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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said it would carry out an investigation into what it described as a "dangerous occurrence".
The viaduct, which carries the West Coast Main Line over the River Clyde, was damaged by the swollen river on Hogmanay.
It remains closed for emergency repair.
The incident being investigated by the RAIB took place on the day the damage occurred, before a decision was made to close the line.
Investigators said the driver of a Virgin West Coast service from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston reported a potential problem at 07:35 on 31 December.
He said there was a dip in the track. The area had experience high levels of rain because of Storm Frank.
In response, signallers restricted the speed of trains on the section of the line affected.
Maintenance staff inspected the track and watched a southbound train pass over it at low speed.
They then decided it was safe to lift the speed restriction.
But when a northbound train crossed the viaduct at high speed at 08:40, they noticed what was described as "unusual track movement".
That prompted them to immediately re-impose the speed restriction.
A few minutes later, at 08:57, they closed the line to all trains after finding a large crack in one of the piers supporting the viaduct.
A more detailed investigation has since found a large hole beneath the pier, along with subsidence and damage to three of the steel bearings which support the bridge deck.
After the closure of the line on 10 January, a disused part of another pier under the viaduct collapsed.
Bridges over rivers can be liable to "scour damage", where currents in the water undermine the structure.
The RAIB said it will look at:
A Network Rail spokesman said: "The safety of passengers and our workforce is of vital importance and we are already conducting our own internal review of the incident at Lamington.
"We will work closely with the RAIB as it completes its inquiry."
Engineers said last week that they expect the West Coast Main Line to remain closed at Lamington Viaduct until the beginning of March.
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The lane in Victoria Street, alongside the Victoria Square shopping centre, runs for 12 hours a day from 0700 GMT to 1900 GMT from Monday to Saturday.
Up to 20 others are being considered for introduction as part of the 'Belfast on the move' traffic management plan.
As well as buses, the new lane is open to motorcyclists, cyclists and Belfast public-hire taxis.
Other new bus lanes in the city also opened on Monday at the Shore Road, York Road and York Street.
These are operational from 0730 GMT to 0930 GMT from Monday to Friday.
Bernard Clarke, the research and development manager at Translink, said the bus lanes would improve journey times to and from the city centre.
"There are already significant numbers of commuters on these corridors travelling by public transport and the new lanes should help to make these bus services even more attractive for new customers," he said.
"More people choosing the bus over the private car helps to free up road space for everyone and is the way forward for a better, more sustainable city."
Enda Kenny was speaking in Brussels after meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
He said German reunification provided a precedent for such a provision.
The clause would mean Northern Ireland could potentially enter into the EU without a lengthy accession process.
The taoiseach also suggested the date that most people expected Brexit would be triggered on was likely to be delayed somewhat.
Despite this, he said he hoped to attend the key meetings that will set the priorities for the Brexit talks.
Also speaking after the talks, the European Commission president said the EU does not want a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
"During the Brexit negotiations, the EU and Ireland must work together to minimise the impact," said Mr Juncker.
"We don't want hard borders between Northern Ireland and Ireland."
The 21-year-old, whose two appearances for Palace's first team came in the League Cup, has moved to the League One side on a two-year contract.
Binnom-Williams had four loan spells away from Palace, spending the first half of last season at Burton and the second part at Leyton Orient.
He comes in after Posh missed out on Leicester left-back Callum Elder.
Elder made 21 appearances for Posh on loan last season, but he has joined Championship side Brentford on a season-long loan deal.
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It is part of a planned expansion of the league, with the inclusion of a London-based team likely to follow.
"We are looking forward to having Milton Keynes on board," said Elite League chairman Tony Smith.
"We are very pleased that we are expanding the league. Hopefully this isn't the end of the expansion."
MK Lightning were founded in 2002 and are coached by Pete Russell, who is also in charge of the Great Britain senior men's team.
"The way hockey is going right now this is a really good move for a club which is growing," Russell told the Lightning website.
"I think we have a real core of top-end Brits, and if we can keep them here we will have a really good base to build from."
The Elite League currently has 10 teams - four from England, four from Scotland and one each from Northern Ireland and Wales.
Van Gaal has failed to win a trophy in almost two years in charge, but Ferguson had to wait four years for his first silverware - sparking a run of 38 trophies in the next 22 years.
"For 150 years of history it is worth having a couple of years on the quiet side of success because they will always come back and come back strong," Ferguson told Sky Sports.
"You have to have some patience being a Manchester United fan and they have shown that over the years; in Matt Busby's time, in my time."
Van Gaal has won titles in Spain, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as the Champions League with Ajax in 1995.
United have only won the Community Shield since Ferguson's retirement in 2013, with his replacement David Moyes not even lasting a season before Van Gaal's appointment.
The Red Devils are sixth in the Premier League, although only one point behind fourth-placed Manchester City.
They face West Ham in an FA Cup quarter-final replay on 13 April but lost in the Europa League to fierce rivals Liverpool.
Ferguson added "it is dead easy to be critical" and cited injuries and the amount of summer signings as reasons for their disappointing season.
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The 22-year-old felt discomfort in the fifth one-day international against England in September and scans have revealed the early stages of an injury.
No date has been scheduled for his return, but he hopes to be fit for the World T20 in India in March.
All-rounder James Faulkner, 25, replaces Cummins in the tour party.
The first Test in Chittagong starts on 9 October.
"This is really unfortunate for Pat and I know how disappointed he will be," said chairman of selectors Rod Marsh.
"He is a young bowler with a bright future and we were really pleased with how he bowled in the UK."
Cummins played his solitary Test in 2011 but impressed in the ODIs against England, bowling at speeds of up to 96mph and taking 12 wickets in five games.
His career has been badly disrupted by injury and he was sidelined by a back injury between 2012 and 2014.
Dominic Thornely, a member of Cummins's management team, told the Sydney Morning Herald: "He was disappointed but said, 'It's part of the game. I bowl 150km per hour; it's going to happen.'
"As I said to him, I saw Brett Lee in a full-blown body cast when he was only 18 and he ended up taking 310 wickets and he was rattled by injuries. I told Pat, 'You're only young. Brett retired when he was 38.'"
Australia squad: Steven Smith (capt), Adam Voges (vice-capt), Cameron Bancroft, Joe Burns, James Faulkner, Andrew Fekete, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Nevill (wk), Stephen O'Keefe, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc.
The Dutch have two Euro 2016 qualifiers in October and need Turkey to drop points to make the play-offs.
Dutchman Koeman, 52, has been touted as a potential candidate to take over if coach Danny Blind does not stay on.
"I'm very settled here. I have a contract with Southampton until the end of next season," Koeman said.
"What will happen after that nobody knows, but until that date I am the coach of Southampton."
Blind took over following the departure of previous boss Guus Hiddink earlier in the year but presided over back-to-back qualifying defeats in September.
Koeman, who took over as Southampton manager in June 2014, made 78 appearances for the Netherlands between 1982 and 1994.
Lloyd Blankfein said that his firm, Goldman Sachs, which employs 6,500 people in the UK, had "contingency plans" to move people depending on the outcome of the negotiations.
Mr Blankfein said he hoped the bank would not have to trigger the plans.
He wants to keep as much of its activities in the UK as possible.
In an interview with the BBC, Mr Blankfein revealed the firm had held discussions with different cities across Europe and had looked at increasing office space in a number of locations, thought to include Frankfurt, the financial capital of Germany, and Dublin.
Mr Blankfein said both sides in the Brexit negotiations were playing for very high economic stakes and that there would need to be an implementation period of at least "a couple of years" once the exit deal had been agreed by the spring of 2019.
If there was not, banks like Goldman would have to act "prematurely" and possibly move jobs and activities.
"We are talking about the long-term stability of huge economies with hundreds of millions of people and livelihoods at stake and huge gross domestic product," he told me.
"So, if it takes a little while - I'd rather get it right than do things quickly."
I asked him if the expansion of London as a financial capital over the last three decades would go into reverse because of the Brexit process.
"I don't think it will totally reverse," he told me.
"It will stall, it might backtrack a bit, it just depends on a lot of things about which we are uncertain and I know there isn't certainty at the moment."
More than one million people work in the financial services sector in the UK and it pays over £70bn a year in taxes to the government, 11.5% of all receipts.
The fear from many in the City is that if there is a poor deal with the EU, many of those jobs will move on to the continent.
The head of Goldman Sachs Europe, Richard Gnodde, has already suggested that Goldman is looking to increase its presence on the European continent by "hundreds" of people, although the bank has not said yet whether jobs will be lost in the UK.
I asked Mr Blankfein directly if jobs would move out of the capital.
"We don't have big plans now, we are looking - we are trying to avoid," he answered.
Mr Blankfein said there was a risk of banks having a "smaller footprint" in Britain.
"Obviously, a lot of people elect to have their European business concentrated in a single place, and the easiest place, certainly, for the biggest economy in the world [America] to concentrate would be the UK - the culture, the language, the special relationship, and we are an example of that," he said.
"The UK has a big history - certainly in financial services - of managing markets and having a fair system that makes it very attractive, but it extends to other industries as well.
"And if you cannot benefit from access to the EU from the UK - and nobody knows what those rules and determinations will be - then the risk is there will be some adjustment that will cause some people to have a smaller footprint in the UK."
Mr Blankfein said he wanted to see as few barriers as possible to financial services being traded between Britain and the rest of the EU.
The prime minister has said that the UK will leave the single market but has argued she wants a comprehensive trade deal to replace the present access arrangements.
Labour has said it would scrap Mrs May's Brexit plan, outlined in a White Paper in February, and keep access to the single market "on the table".
But with incendiary language from both sides in the negotiations - the UK government and the rest of the EU - many fear that a new free trade deal will be very difficult to negotiate.
The EU has also made it clear that any deal will not be as economically advantageous to Britain as being a full member of the bloc.
The European Commission announced on Thursday that it is looking at EU-specific "location requirements" for large parts of financial services at present centred in London including lucrative euro trading.
Mr Blankfein - who said he understood the negotiations weren't "being done for our comfort or convenience" - warned that the safety and security of the financial system was also important and that any rapid changes and fragmentation would put that at risk.
He said that basing most of a bank's activities in one place was "sounder" and more efficient and that in 10 years' time it was still very likely that London would be its largest EU office by a substantial margin.
"I would say that it is our hope that we will be able to conduct our business as close as we can to the way we conduct it today," Mr Blankfein said.
"That is, we could have German nationals marketing German securities to German investors from the UK.
"And be resident in the UK and accomplish that.
"I would like and it is my hope that we can do as much of that as possible.
"I think it is in the best interests of the UK, the best interests of Germany, to have London - which has a lot of experience about regulating these markets - continue close to that model."
Goldman, which has faced billions of dollars-worth of fines over its behaviour in the run up to the financial crisis, is one of the world's most successful international banks.
It is second only to JP Morgan, also American, in the league table of investment banks.
If it were to decide to relocate significant parts of its business to the continent, it would be taken as a signal about the attractiveness of London as a place to do business.
"Without knowing how things will turn out we have to plan for a number of contingencies," Mr Blankfein said about possible job losses.
"And our hope is we don't have to implement anything until we know what we have to implement.
"But if there is no period of time to implement whatever changes are brought about in a negotiation, we may have to do things prematurely and we may have to do a range of things as a precaution and take steps."
Mr Blankfein added: "But right now we are trying to avoid that and so our advice and our interests would be benefitted not by one outcome versus another - although clearly we would like to stay close to where we are today - but what we are really looking for at this moment, the finest point we can make, is a long enough implementation period so we can begin the process of adjustment after we know what we are adjusting to."
Referring to the language used by both sides this week - Theresa May said some in the EU were trying to interfere in the general election by attacking Britain's position - Mr Blankfein said: "A couple of years is a long time for people to calm down and really take stock of what their long term economic interests are.
"And in the UK it is to try and have a very good relationship with a very big trading bloc, and for the European market to recognise what a big economy the UK is."
Debt charities StepChange and the Money Advice Trust have reported rising levels of council tax debt.
They argue that increased use of bailiffs by councils could deepen these residents' financial problems.
The Local Government Association (LGA) said that bailiffs were only used as a last resort.
The LGA said that cuts to local government funding meant that some people who had previously been exempt from paying council tax were now having to pay.
"Significant cuts mean many [councils] have had little choice but to reduce council tax discounts for the working-age poor or low-income families...to avoid finding even more savings from spending on local services to meet the shortfall," said councillor Claire Kober, of the LGA.
The two charities say about a quarter of callers to their debt services have council tax arrears.
StepChange said that its clients were typically in arrears by £961 last year, up from £717 in 2011. There was a slight fall in arrears in 2013, but otherwise there had been a sharp rise each year between 2011 and 2015.
The charities argue that the threat of bailiffs causes extra stress and anxiety to those in debt, so there should be a delay before these collection agencies are called in.
"It may come as a surprise to people that public bodies are more aggressive in pursuing debts than many private companies," said Mike O'Connor, chief executive of StepChange.
"This counterproductive approach needs to stop immediately and be replaced with one that is fairer and more constructive."
Some councils rule out bailiff action against anyone who receives council tax support - as they are already considered to be financially vulnerable. Such a policy should be adopted nationwide, the charities said.
They also want a statutory breathing space scheme that guarantees anyone seeking debt advice is given a temporary freeze on debt interest and charges, and that any enforcement action is halted.
The LGA argued that giving people more time to pay could have unintended consequences.
"We agree that bailiffs should only ever be used as a last resort. Before the situation reaches a stage where bailiffs are involved several letters should have been written, people should have been encouraged to apply for financial support, and efforts should be made to arrange new payment plans or to attach the debt to a salary," said the LGA's Ms Kober.
"It is in everyone's interest to ensure those struggling to pay their council tax bills are set up on affordable and sustainable payment plans. However, there is always a risk that the longer a debtor goes on without paying, their repayment instalments will become even more difficult for them to manage and the debt will take longer to clear."
With 97% of council tax collected without the need for bailiffs or court action, the Department for Communities and Local Government said that the vast majority of residents paid on time.
"We have also made it easier for households to pay their bills in monthly instalments and published guidance to stop bad practices from aggressive bailiffs," a spokesman for the DCLG said.
"However, every penny of council tax that is not collected means a higher bill for everyone in the area so we expect councils to be sympathetic to those in genuine hardship, but take appropriate action to chase up outstanding debts, while delivering a fair deal for local families."
The authorities believe the spike in violence is linked to the extradition of the drug lord, Joaquin Guzman, known as "El Chapo," or "Shorty".
The former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel was sent to a high security jail in the United States last month.
His departure has prompted a fight for power in northern Mexico states.
The Sinaloa Cartel controls some of the most lucrative drug trafficking routes in Mexico.
The Mexican authorities had predicted a surge in violence following Guzman's extradition and promised to deploy extra troops.
But in the worst-affected areas, including the northern states of Baja California, Chihuahua and Guzman's native Sinaloa, homicides were up by 50% in January.
In total, 1,938 people were murdered in Mexico last month, a 34% rise on January 2016, when 1,442 homicides were reported.
Defence Minister Salvador Cienfuegos says the recent violence has been caused by a power struggle among different factions of the Sinaloa Cartel.
Guzman is being held in a maximum security prison in New York after he was extradited last month.
The notorious kingpin escaped twice from prison in Mexico, once in a laundry basket and most recently through a tunnel in his cell.
He appeared in court last month and pleaded not guilty to charges that he ran the world's largest drug-trafficking organisation during a decades-long career.
He faces life in prison in the US if convicted.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly are due to meet Mexico's Foreign Secretary, Luis Videgaray, in Mexico City on Thursday.
The talks are expected to focus on migration and the wall the US intends to build along its southern border.
But they are also due to discuss security and ways of curbing the power of Mexico's drug trafficking gangs.
Irwyn Wilcox was relieved of his duties at Fishguard's Ysgol Glannau Gwaun in November 2015.
In a joint statement on Monday, the local authority and school governors said one allegation of gross misconduct against Mr Wilcox "was upheld".
Details of the misconduct allegation have not been revealed.
"This has been an unsettling period for the school community," the school statement said.
"The local authority, governing body and staff now look forward to working together in the future in the best interests of the school."
Pembrokeshire council said temporary management arrangements of the 250-place primary will remain in place until a permanent head is appointed.
Both the council and governing body said they would not be commenting further.
Demand was so high, said Wolfgang Beltracchi, that he could have found buyers for up to 2,000 bogus pieces, had he been inclined to paint them.
Last October, he was given a six-year jail term for forging 14 paintings by six well-known artists.
One work was bought and sold by actor Steve Martin before being exposed.
Beltracchi, who begins his prison sentence this month, has not confirmed the precise number of paintings he has forged over the last four decades.
Pieces painted in the styles of Kees Van Dongen, Max Ernst, Max Pechstein and Heinrich Campendonk were among those fabricated, along with certificates of origin and labels.
Dealers, museums and art collectors were duped into believing the previously unknown masterpieces had been hidden for years by two secretive Cologne collectors.
After experts had been fooled into confirming their authenticity, it sparked a buying frenzy with galleries and auctions offering the works.
Three other people, among them Beltracchi's wife Helene, were convicted last year of forgery and corruption relating to 14 works that sold for $45m (£28.6m).
According toDer Spiegelmagazine, the conspirators "took advantage of an overheated art market".
The composition was captured by Titlow the morning after a large midsummer party in Sweden and has won the former musician a £12,000 prize
Second place was awarded to Jessica Fulford-Dobson for her portrait of a young Afghani girl with a skateboard.
A photo of nine-year-old Estonian twins by Birgit Puve came third.
Of his winning shot, Titlow said: "Everyone was a bit hazy from the previous day's excess.
"My girlfriend passed our son to the subdued revellers on the sofa - the composition and back light was so perfect that I had to capture the moment".
Head judge Sandy Nairne, who is director of the National Portrait Gallery, called Titlow's portrait a "fascinating and compelling image".
After sifting through more than 4,000 submissions from 1,793 photographers, the judges selected just 59 portraits for an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.
The runner-up, freelance photographer Jessica Fulford-Dobson, documented Afghan girls who attend Skateistan - an NGO born out of a small skateboarding school that met around an old, disused fountain in Kabul.
It now provides education for children, teaching leadership and cultural awareness.
"It is here that, for a few hours a week, they are able to have some semblance of a childhood in a place that is detached from the war and their working life on the streets," said Fulford-Dobson
Third-placed Puve selected her competition entry from a book she was working on, looking at twins and triplets living in Estonia.
She visited Braian and Ryan at their great grandmother's house in the countryside outside the capital Tallinn.
A £1,000 prize for fourth place went to Blerim Racaj for his photo Indecisive Moment, which shows a group of Kosovan teenagers sitting at the base of the National Library, a location chosen by the sitters as their 'escape zone'.
The John Kobal New Work Award was awarded to Laura Pannack for her photograph Chayla at Shul, a portrait of a young Jewish girl.
The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2014 exhibition is on from 13 November - 22 February.
The woman sustained leg and head injuries in the incident on the A12 just south of Chelmsford, at 01:30 GMT.
A 41-year-old man from Sevenoaks, Kent, has been arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving and causing grievous bodily harm.
The southbound carriageway was closed between junctions 16 and 15 until 07:00 GMT.
Less than six months ago, a senior IOC official criticised Rio's preparations as the worst in living memory.
The IOC inspection team chair, Nawal El Moutawakel, said the construction of hotel rooms and of Olympic venues were "on track".
But she said "the schedule was tight".
At the end of their three-day visit to Rio, Ms El Moutawakel said their main concern had been hotel rooms and the pace of building the Olympic sports venues.
She said 68 hotels were under construction in Rio, which she called " a challenge" for the city.
But she said, "I think Rio will experience a full transformation. The games will have an impact on the population and on the entire country. "
In a press release, the IOC said that preparations for the Games had been boosted by "a successful winter in Brazil" that included the FIFA World Cup, Rio 2016's first test event.
The IOC said the schedule remained tight but "the Rio team clearly demonstrated that they had the situation under control".
It is part of a collection of "sustainable garments" which will be showcased at the event.
Students at the School of Textiles and Design in Galashiels have produced a wide range of items.
The fashion show is at Abbotsford House, the Borders home of Sir Walter Scott, on 5 June.
As well as the sustainable items, it will also include a selection of "fully convertible" clothes - such as jackets which can be turned into trousers and skirts which can be transformed into tops.
Another collection in this year's show explores the sensation of going blind with garments which have been laser-cut with Braille messages.
A controlled explosion was intended to bring down six tower blocks, but substantial parts of two of the buildings remained in place.
High-reach machinery is now being used to bring down the top storeys.
Some local residents had voiced their concern over the safety of the operation ahead of Sunday's demolition.
Glasgow Housing Associaiton (GHA) said the blowdown "'didn't go completely to plan".
Contractor Safedem started dismantling 123 Petershill Court, with the work involving weakening the steel frame enough to enable it to be brought down to ground level under controlled conditions.
A exclusion zone within the site has been set up so that parts of the structure can be dismantled safely.
A GHA spokesman said: "Although two of the blocks did not fall exactly as predicted on Sunday, all blocks are now at a height that the demolition can be completed as planned.
"The contractor has now begun work on dismantling the remaining floors of the blocks. This work will be carried out under strict health and safety conditions and with minimum disruption to residents."
Cricket has not been played at the Summer Games since Great Britain beat France to win gold in 1900.
But the ICC believes an Olympic Twenty20 tournament is the key to growing the game.
"I think the majority of the members - and certainly myself - think the time is right," said Richardson.
"We've come to the conclusion that the overall benefit to the game, in terms of globalising and growing it, outweighs any negatives.
"We need to make a decision by July so we can make an application in time for September, when, as I understand it, the (International Olympic Committee) will consider new sports for 2024."
The 2024 Games will be hosted by either Paris or Los Angeles, with a decision due in September 2017.
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With growing concerns about the cost of staging the Games, the IOC has been reluctant to go much beyond 11,000 athletes at an Olympics, although it did add five new sports to the programme for Tokyo 2020 without removing any.
Richardson, who made 164 appearances for South Africa in Tests and one-day internationals, said preliminary talks with the IOC have already taken place and the discipline to be included for consideration must be a format played at international level.
"They haven't said [an existing] sport would have to go [to make room], but they said when taking any decision on a new sport they've got an overall limit on the number of athletes," he said.
"So as a team sport we would only fit six to eight teams. T20 is the ideal format and we'd say even better than rugby sevens as it's actually one of the mainstream formats of cricket."
He said that he did not think there would be any opposition from ICC members England or West Indies due to the fact that they would not be able to compete at a Games under those banners.
He suggested England would be relaxed about playing along with other home nations as Great Britain.
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The club is writing to the 900 season-ticket holders affected to explain the decision and "next steps".
Uefa charged Celtic over an "illicit banner" displayed during their Champions League tie against Linfield.
Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell said decisive action was needed in response to the fans' behaviour.
The Glasgow club have also been cited for a "kit infringement" and "blocked stairways" during Wednesday's 4-0 victory at Celtic Park.
In the aftermath, they condemned the conduct of "a small minority of the crowd".
In the past six years, the Scottish champions have been punished on 10 separate occasions relating to misconduct from supporters during European ties.
In a statement on Celtic's website, the club said the fans' behaviour during matches against Linfield in midweek and Hearts last season were a cause for concern.
The section will be closed for next Wednesday's Champions League qualifier against Rosenborg and against Hearts on the opening day of the Premiership season on 5 August.
"The safe standing area of the stadium had been working very well until the final game of last season against Hearts, when large numbers of flares were smuggled into and set off under banners within the Green Brigade section," Celtic said.
"It was an incredibly irresponsible and co-ordinated action which could have had tragic consequences.
"Safety of all supporters at Celtic Park is of paramount importance to the club.
"The safe operation of the safe standing area at Celtic Park requires effective communication and engagement with the supporters in that area.
"Unfortunately, due to the events at the Hearts and Linfield matches, the club is not satisfied that the Green Brigade section can be operated safely at this time."
Celtic say they will attempt to talk to the Green Brigade about a way forward before admitting them to the section in future.
Lawwell said the behaviour of the fans in the section during the Linfield and Hearts matches amounted to a "serious safety risk".
The club's chief executive added: "There is no room for debate. The safety authorities and the football authorities make the rules. They also enforce the rules.
"If the rules are broken, Celtic will be punished again and again. There is no hiding place from these realities.
"Anyone who has Celtic's interests at heart must surely recognise them and behave accordingly.
"Every club which visits here says the atmosphere is incredible and that is something that we have worked very hard to support and encourage.
"We cannot understand why supporters who are capable of contributing so much that is positive to the club can be so reckless in doing it damage.
"In addition to the serious safety concerns, we face further Uefa disciplinary action.
"This is not a decision we have taken lightly, but the behaviour of fans in this section is posing a direct risk to the safe operation of the stadium and is also seriously tarnishing the club's hard-won reputation."
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers expressed disappointment to be talking about "stadium safety and paramilitary banners rather than our progress into the next round of Europe".
Rodgers added that the use of pyrotechnics, unacceptable banners and ignoring stewards enforcing basic stadium safety measures "are simply not on".
"The fans have a responsibility to behave in the stadium and I would urge everyone involved to see the damage this is causing to the club," he said.
"Hopefully this is a wake-up call. The players thrive on the cauldron that the fans create at Celtic Park, but there are clearly boundaries that you can't step over."
After winning the first set, Konta looked set for defeat as her Romanian opponent won the second and was 5-1 up in the decisive third.
However Halep had no answer as Konta fought back to progress.
The 24-year-old will next play former world number one Venus Williams for a place in the last four.
Konta becomes the first British woman to beat a world number two since Sue Barker defeated Tracy Austin in 1981.
"It was a very tough match," said Konta.
"Halep played at an unbelievable level. I was really happy I was able to take a few of the chances I created."
Konta, who will replace Heather Watson as British number one, has won 21 of her past 22 matches this season.
She began the year ranked 150th but will pass her compatriot in next week's rankings. Watson is ranked 60th in the world.
Konta came through two rounds of qualifying in Wuhan, joining 19 of the world's top 20 in the main draw, and reached the last 16 after Victoria Azarenka retired with a leg injury.
While no British woman has beaten a world number two for 34 years, there have been some memorable scalps - and some near misses.
British number three Laura Robson defeated Kim Clijsters and Li Na at the 2012 US Open, while Watson came close to beating world number one Serena Williams at Wimbledon this summer.
This year, Konta has twice beaten Wimbledon finalist Garbine Muguruza.
"Playing Venus is a childhood dream," said Konta.
"I feel lucky and humble I get to play so many matches, and be able to win a few of them. There's a lot of hard work behind it. It's not an accident or a click.
"Everything is a process and a journey, and it's nice to be on a high right now.
"I'm not that amazed, overwhelmed or unnecessarily excited about every match. I'm an ambitious person and believe in my own ability.
"But I know how tennis works - there are ups and downs."
Great Britain's Fed Cup coach Judy Murray on BBC Radio 5 live:
"She's put in hard work on the mental side. She has worked at managing her emotions in tight situations. Who would have believed she would transform her game so much in the last nine months? Huge credit to her.
"She can take another big scalp on Thursday. The way she's playing, I wouldn't put anything past her. She's a dangerous opponent for anybody right now."
Former British number one Annabel Croft on BBC Radio 5 live:
"She's been on a meteoric rise since the grass-court season started at Eastbourne. She's a transformed player from the one we saw a year ago. Today was the biggest win of her career by a long way.
"She's a grafter, a lovely girl and appreciative of everything handed out.
"You couldn't wish the success on a nicer person. It proves hard work, graft and application to the task has paid off.
"She has a huge serve and used to have a vulnerable forehand, but that has disappeared. The backhand is a world-class shot. She is also extremely fit. That combination, alongside having a sports psychologist, means she is becoming a formidable opponent for anybody."
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Williams had little trouble reaching the last eight as the American beat Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3 6-4.
The 35-year-old, who claimed her 700th career victory in the previous round, saw off Navarro in one hour and 29 minutes.
So far cases outside of Latin America and the Caribbean, where the virus is prevalent, have been spread by travel to that region or sexual transmission.
The four Florida cases have raised the possibility that mosquitoes in the US have begun to carry the virus.
Zika causes only a mild illness in most people but the virus has been linked to severe brain defects in newborns.
Florida officials say they have not drawn any conclusions and are still looking into how the virus was transmitted.
The four cases were detected in the Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
To confirm whether Zika is being carried by mosquitoes locally, scientists will survey houses and people within a 150-yard (metre) radius of the cases, the flying radius of the insect.
US experts were baffled last week by another case, in Utah, in which a carer caught Zika after tending to a dying elderly man with the virus.
And earlier this week, a Spanish woman infected with Zika gave birth to a baby boy with the brain disease microcephaly, thought to be the first such birth in Europe.
In February, the World Health Organization declared the Zika virus a global public health emergency because of the risk to newborn children.
In severe cases, children can die and babies who survive can face intellectual disability and developmental delays.
Sarah Louise Catt, 35, of Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire, took a drug when she was full term, 39 weeks pregnant, to cause an early delivery.
She claimed the boy was stillborn and that she buried his body, but no evidence of the child was ever found.
Catt made a "deliberate and calculated decision" to end her pregnancy, a Leeds Crown Court judge said.
Catt, who already had two children with her husband, had a scan at 30 weeks confirming her pregnancy at a hospital in Leeds, the court heard.
Suspicions were raised when she failed to register the birth weeks later.
Catt had been having an affair with a work colleague for seven years, the judge was told.
The court heard her husband was unaware of the pregnancy and was not consulted about her decision to have an abortion.
She maintained she had a legitimate abortion at a clinic in Manchester.
But analysis of her computer revealed she had purchased over the internet a drug which can induce labour, from a company in Mumbai, India.
The defendant pleaded guilty in July to administering a poison with intent to procure a miscarriage.
She told a psychiatrist she had taken the drug while her husband was away and delivered the baby boy by herself at home.
Catt said the child was not breathing or moving and that she had buried his body, but did not reveal the location.
The defendant gave a child up for adoption in 1999, the court was told.
She later had a termination with the agreement of her husband, tried to terminate another pregnancy but missed the legal limit and concealed another pregnancy from her husband before the child's birth.
Mr Justice Cooke said Catt had robbed the baby of the life it was about to have and said the seriousness of the crime lay between manslaughter and murder.
Sentencing, the judge told Catt she clearly thought the man with whom she was having an affair was the father and she had shown no remorse.
Ch Insp Kerrin Smith, who led the North Yorkshire Police investigation, said the case was "unusual, disturbing and very complicated".
Catt had proved to be "more than capable of being extremely deceitful in her actions", said Ch Insp Smith.
"Catt has proved to be cold and calculating and has shown no remorse or given an explanation for what she did."
The striker converted Danny Mullen's assist from inside the area to move the visitors to the top of the group on five points, two clear of St Mirren.
In the group's other match, Airdrieonians ran out 3-1 winners over Stranraer, who were reduced to nine men.
Cammy Russell, with two, and Andy Ryan scored for the home side.
Stranraer were only one goal behind when goalkeeper Cameron Belford was sent off in the 60th minute after conceding a penalty which Ryan then converted.
The visitors pulled one goal back through Scott Robertson in the 81st minute, but any hopes of a comeback were quashed six minutes later when David Barron was sent off after receiving his second yellow card.
In Group G, two games went to penalties, with Albion Rovers drawing 1-1 with Stenhousemuir and Queen of the South drawing 0-0 with East Kilbride.
Colin McMenamin broke the deadlock for Stenhousemuir, but Alan Trouten equalised after the break. Stenhousemuir took the bonus point after winning the penalty shoot-out 3-2.
East Kilbride of the Lowland League also took the bonus point against Championship side Queen of the South after winning the penalty shoot-out 4-1, although Queen of the South remain top of the group on four points, one clear of Hamilton.
Under the Department for Transport plans, fined passengers will be able to go to the panel if they think an initial appeal was unfairly rejected.
Campaign group Transport Focus said fined passengers were "assumed to be guilty" if they were caught with the wrong ticket for their journey.
Ministers said "mistakes do happen".
The proposals, which will also aim to create "clearer rules" about fines and appeals, follow a public consultation and will go before Parliament next year.
Currently passengers in England and Wales have 21 days to appeal against a penalty fare using the Independent Penalty Fares Appeals Service, which is owned by the Go-Ahead group that runs Southeastern.
Passengers with certain operators, including Transport for London, Cross Country and Virgin Trains, can alternatively turn to a commercial appeals body, Independent Revenue Collection and Support.
The new body would offer a further means of appeal for passengers who have received a fine.
Transport Focus said train operators were the "victim, the investigators, the decision-makers and the prosecutor" under current arrangements.
Chief executive Anthony Smith said train passengers who tried to evade paying fares should be punished, but not those who were simply "caught out by the rules".
"They should be treated with understanding and not immediately assumed to be guilty," he said.
The Department for Transport says fare-dodging costs £240m a year in lost revenues.
Rail minister Paul Maynard said this sum was "picked up by honest passengers in the form of higher rail fares".
He admitted some passengers felt they had been "unfairly treated" under the existing appeals regime.
"Passengers need to be confident that there is a robust and independent process in place to deal with their appeal," he said.
A Rail Delivery Group spokesman, representing train companies, said it welcomed the proposals and called for wider reforms to ensure all operators take "the same consistent, fair and transparent approach" to ticketless travel.
Boro dominated the first half with David Nugent and Gaston Ramirez both guilty of missing gilt-edged chances, before Lee Frecklington struck late on.
"We didn't play the same way they did," Karanka told BBC Tees.
"They were fighting for every ball as if they were fighting for their lives and we haven't had the same desire."
Middlesbrough are now four points behind Championship leaders Burnley and just two points ahead of third-placed Brighton, but have a game in hand over both sides.
Despite the loss, Karanka refused to be too downbeat and believes his side can learn from their mistakes.
"We could have won by four or five goals but instead we lost," he added.
"The main thing is that we created chances but we have to learn from this."
A vegetable grower's battle with our unpredictable climate can cost them more than a ruined day out - and that's not the only challenge they face.
Costly protection measures are needed for produce like leeks and scallions.
Hail showers are the biggest problem, they batter and bruise the emerging plants.
That makes the cost of growing them in Northern Ireland more expensive than bringing them in from places like Mexico, where many scallions are grown.
When the call came for County Armagh farmer, Paddy Finn, in October last year, it wasn't good news.
The supermarkets were only selling a quarter of the leeks he was supplying.
Plans to roll out the range across a whole chain were dropped, leaving Paddy with ten acres of surplus.
Without a written contract, he had no choice but to plough his produce back into the ground at a cost of £30,000.
This spring, faced with a rising wages bill and slim margins, he considered pulling out of the business and laying off his 40 staff.
Only the promise of a better price from his customers, including some supermarkets, persuaded him to keep going.
Because of the risks involved in producing fruit and vegetables, businesses are being urged to come together to discuss setting up a new organisation that will give them greater influence with the supermarkets.
Growers, packers and processors have all been invited.
An agreement would give them bulk-buying potential for the things they need and would also mean they'd have more say in the price they get for their produce.
Growers are glad that big supermarkets seem committed to supporting locally grown produce.
But they'd like to see the risk spread and the additional lengths they go to to produce their vegetables reflected in the price they're paid.
Ivor Ferguson, of the Ulster Farmer's Union, told BBC News NI: "Individual small farmers don't really have a voice.
"So growers are being urged to come together."
Evan Mawarire, who left the country last year in fear for his life, was arrested at Harare International Airport.
The BBC's Shingai Nyoka reports that police have not said what he has been charged with.
The pastor backed a stay-at-home strike last July, which was one of the largest anti-government protests in years.
Mr Mawarire first came to fame last April when he posted a video on Facebook of himself wrapped in a Zimbabwean flag complaining about the state of the nation.
It sparked a #ThisFlag protest movement against the leadership of the country.
Protesters were demanding that civil servants were paid on time, roadblocks were reduced and police officers stopped harassing people for cash.
They also demanded that President Robert Mugabe fire and prosecute corrupt officials.
In July, protesters staged a national "shutdown" which led to a complete closure of schools, businesses and shops across the country. It was the biggest strike action since 2005.
Mr Mawarire was arrested and charged with inciting public violence but a court ruled police had violated his rights and released him.
He left the country soon after.
He has been in the US for about six months.
When he landed in Zimbabwe on Wednesday, Mr Mawarire "was escorted into another room by three men even before he went through immigration or customs", his sister Telda Mawarire told AFP news agency.
Our correspondent reports that, after being detained at the airport, Mr Mawarire was taken to a police station in the centre of the capital, Harare.
Police have said he was 21-year-old James Campbell from the Gilford area.
His bike collided with a tractor on the Ballymacanallen Road at about 13:25 BST on Wednesday.
The road was closed following the incident, but has since reopened.
Insp Gregory Beckett said: "We would like to hear from anyone who was travelling on the Ballymacanallen Road or who witnessed the collision."
Captain Edward John Smith, who died when the ship went down, was born in Well Street in the town.
Professor Ray Johnson who has made documentary films about the Titanic, helped to unveil the plaque.
The Stoke-on-Trent-based producer said: "This street and this house links Hanley and Stoke-on-Trent with world history".
The unveiling follows a service on Saturday night at a statue of the captain in Lichfield, Staffordshire, to mark 100 years since the ship sank.
More than 1,500 candles were laid at the statue in Beacon Park. About 300 people, attended.
The short memorial service featured a tea-light candle for every person who died. A single violinist played as the candles were set down.
A flare was also released from the park, to represent the distress flares set off from the Titanic as disaster struck.
Mary Hutchinson, from the Lichfield Titanic Commemoration Group, said: "It speaks of all the attributes of being human.
"There was rightful pride from creating a state-of-the-art vessel with the patronage of some of the northern hemisphere's most wealthy and influential people.
"The captain was on his retirement journey, the whole thing was completely state-of-the-art 100 years ago and then faced such appalling tragedy on so many fronts."
The under-pressure United boss walked out of a news conference after less than five minutes on Wednesday.
United have gone six games without a win - including three successive losses - and Van Gaal said he is experiencing his worst period at Old Trafford.
He added: "There's no disguising the fact we're in a very bad period. Things must begin to improve immediately."
Van Gaal was writing in the United match programme for the 28 December encounter with Chelsea, whose former manager Jose Mourinho has been linked with his job.
"We can turn this situation around. The best way to come out of this period and improve is for us all to stick together," he said.
Captain Wayne Rooney insists the team are behind Van Gaal, despite their longest run without a win since 1998.
"We're fighting for the manager and trying to get results to turn this around," Rooney, 30, told Sky Sports.
"You have a lot of people talking about things they believe are happening when in reality the people writing that stuff don't know anything that's happening."
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Van Gaal's news conference on Wednesday, before Saturday's trip to Stoke City, lasted just four minutes and 58 seconds.
The 64-year-old Dutchman asked reporters if any of them wanted to apologise to him and said speculation about his future had affected his family.
England striker Rooney, who has two Premier League goals this season, said: "We all have families and sometimes things get written, which is not nice for your family to see.
"It's tough but it's part of football and part of being a footballer.
"It's not nice when you're getting criticism every week. It's tough for the players to deal with. We hurt. We're proud people and proud to play for Manchester United."
The Red Devils have not won any of their last four league games and are fifth in the table, nine points behind leaders Leicester City.
They were booed off the pitch by supporters in Saturday's 2-1 loss to Norwich and fans have called for Van Gaal to adopt a more attacking style of play.
"As a group of players we know we can do better. We regularly have meetings with the players and with the manager," said England captain Rooney.
"I know my own performances can be better. I'm working hard to try and improve that.
"We haven't won games the last few weeks and it's normal confidence will be a bit low - we need to lift it."
NBD Nano aims to mimic the way a beetle survives in an African desert to create a self-filling water bottle capable of storing up to three litres every hour.
The insect harvests moisture from the air by first getting it to condense on its back and then storing the water.
Using nature as an inspiration for technology, known as biomimicry, is increasingly widespread.
NBD Nano, which consists of four recent university graduates and was formed in May, looked at the Namib Desert beetle that lives in a region that gets about half an inch of rainfall per year.
Using a similar approach, the firm wants to cover the surface of a bottle with hydrophilic (water-attracting) and hydrophobic (water-repellent) materials.
The work is still in its early stages, but it is the latest example of researchers looking at nature to find inspiration for sustainable technology.
"It was important to apply [biomimicry] to our design and we have developed a proof of concept and [are] currently creating our first fully-functional prototype," Miguel Galvez, a co-founder, told the BBC.
"We think our initial prototype will collect anywhere from half a litre of water to three litres per hour, depending on local environments."
The founders want to use a fan to get the surrounding air to pass over the surface of the bottle. The air would then condense and get stored inside the device.
"Dry places like the Atacama Desert or Gobi Desert don't have access to a lot of sources of water," said Mr Galvez.
"So if we're creating [several] litres per day in a cost-effective manner, you can get this to a community of people in Sub-Saharan Africa and other dry regions of the world. And if you can do it cheaply enough, then you can really create an impact on the local environment."
About three billion people on Earth - almost one in two - live in water-scarce conditions, with demand growing drastically, while supply remains constant, according to the World Health Organization.
In some countries, condensation devices on rooftops already harvest water from the air - but these technologies consume large amounts of energy to produce small amounts of water.
NBD Nano's prototype seems to be more energy-efficient, but it still would not be able to satisfy the needs of an entire community, Erik Harvey from WaterAid charity told the BBC.
"Even in water-scarce areas, communities need more water than what they would consume for themselves - livestock and agriculture in arid environments are very important," he said.
But it does not mean the start-up is wasting time developing a water bottle, he said.
"There is a range of viable markets for them, like the military or the outdoors market, people going camping, and the advantage that they may have is a much lower energy input device," said Mr Harvey.
A number of companies have recently been researching nature-inspired solutions to real-life problems.
Electronics firm Qualcomm studied light reflection on butterfly wings to design its Mirasol e-reader display.
And Canadian company Whalepower mimics humpback whale flippers in its wind turbines and fans to reduce drag.
San Diego Zoo in California recently opened a Centre for Bioinspiration.
And there is a Biomimicry Institute in Montana, US, where consultants work with companies, helping them to apply nature-inspired solutions to particular problems.
Peter Capaldi, who replaces Matt Smith, will have a dark blue Crombie coat with red lining, dark blue trousers, white shirt and black Dr Marten shoes.
Filming for the new series began in Cardiff earlier this month.
Doctor Who's regeneration was the most-watched Christmas Day television moment last year with 10.2 million viewers seeing the five-minute sequence.
The new look was created by Doctor Who costume designer Howard Burden.
Commenting on his outfit, Capaldi said: "He's woven the future from the cloth of the past. Simple, stark, and back to basics. No frills, no scarf, no messing, just 100% Rebel Time Lord."
Capaldi, who is currently starring as Cardinal Richelieu in the BBC series The Musketeers, admitted to first-day nerves after stepping onto the show's set in Cardiff, with co-star Jenna Coleman.
Filming on the latest series of the show will continue until August with director Ben Wheatley coming on board.
Lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat said: "New Doctor, new era, and of course new clothes. Monsters of the universe, the vacation is over - Capaldi is suited and booted and coming to get you."
Doctor Who took two honours at last week's National Television Awards - best drama and drama performance for Smith.
The record-breaking 50th anniversary special last year was among Smith's final appearances on the show.
Samora Roberts, known as Black Dee, was found guilty of possessing heroin and having crack cocaine for supply.
The 34-year-old ran a drugs operation in Birmingham's James Turner Street with Omari George, 22, a court heard.
He was jailed for five years and four months after admitting supplying cannabis and possessing crack cocaine.
Roberts was arrested in June 2013 after 11 .38-calibre Smith and Wesson cartridges were found during police raids.
Birmingham Crown Court heard she was "thrown into the limelight" during filming for the 2014 season of Benefits Street, and had since been reduced to "sofa-surfing" and claiming Jobseeker's Allowance.
Roberts was convicted by a jury in November last year of possessing ammunition and heroin, and two counts of possession of crack cocaine with intent to supply, having earlier admitted offences related to cannabis.
Judge Philip Parker QC told her police surveillance footage of her home between 3 May and 10 June 2013 had shown a "steady trade" of drugs being sold to customers, and described the supply of illegal substances as "a despicable offence".
"All drugs lead to a dependency of some sort," he said.
"The presence of live ammunition is deeply concerning. It shows how drugs can sometimes require other crimes to be committed in order to preserve them."
Roberts was sentenced alongside George, of Dora Road, Handsworth.
Marvin Scott, 39, who previously lived in James Turner Street but has since moved to City Road in Edgbaston, was jailed for four years for conspiracy to supply crack cocaine.
Tina Thomas, 48, from James Turner Street, received a 16-month suspended sentence after admitting supplying cannabis and possessing ammunition without a licence.
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The ex-Villa captain played the second half of Saturday's 8-0 friendly win over Austrian sixth-tier club GAK 1902.
Bulgarian Petrov, 37, was diagnosed with acute leukaemia in March 2012 and retired 14 months later.
The midfielder is attempting to make a professional comeback, and has been training with Villa in pre-season.
He was invited to train with the Championship club for a month on a non-contract basis, as he looks to build up fitness after his long absence from the professional game.
Jordan Ayew, Joe Bennett and Rudy Gestede scored two goals each in Villa's victory, adding to early goals from Micah Richards and Libor Kozak.
Petrov was then-Villa boss Martin O'Neill's first signing when he arrived from Celtic for £6.5m in August 2006.
The midfielder first showed symptoms of leukaemia after developing a fever following a 3-0 defeat at Arsenal in March 2012 and was diagnosed with the disease a few days later after making 218 appearances for Villa and more than 500 in British football.
He had four months of chemotherapy before it was announced in August of the same year that the disease was in remission, and has since set up a foundation to help leukaemia sufferers.
Petrov played Sunday league football for Wychall Wanderers during the 2014-15 season, helping them to win the Central Warwickshire Over-35s Premier Division One Cup.
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Stiliyan Petrov has made his first Aston Villa appearance in more than four years after recovering from cancer.
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Magnolia Ward, at Summerlands Hospital, is set to close on 12 July, a spokesman for Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust said.
Four new beds will open on Pyrland ward in Taunton and other spaces will be found in local care homes.
A new seven-day community outreach service is also being launched.
The Trust's chief operating officer, Andy Heron said: "Having exhausted all recruitment possibilities we were becoming increasingly concerned about our ability to maintain safe nursing levels on every shift at Magnolia Ward and also our increasing reliance on agency staff who do not always know the patients or the ward environment as well as permanent staff when they cover a shift."
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She was represented under a pseudonym in the Roe v Wade case, in what ended up being a landmark and controversial Supreme Court judgement in 1973.
Having turned to religion, McCorvey then said being part of the decision to legalise abortion "was the biggest mistake of my life".
She also unsuccessfully petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade.
Her death, in a Texas care home, was confirmed to US media by a journalist who had been working on a book on the case.
The ruling in January 1973 came after McCorvey, then a 25-year-old single woman under the pseudonym "Jane Roe", challenged the criminal abortion laws in Texas that ruled abortion was unconstitutional, except in cases where the mother's life was in danger.
Henry Wade was the Texas attorney general who defended the anti-abortion law.
McCorvey first filed the case in 1969 - she was pregnant with her third child and said she had been raped. But the case was rejected and she was forced to give birth.
However, in 1973 her appeal made it to the US Supreme Court where, by a vote of seven to two, the justices ruled that the government lacked the power to prohibit abortions.
'Men making decisions about women's bodies'
Roe v Wade explained
The court's judgement was based on the decision that a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy came under the freedom of personal choice in family matters, as protected by the Constitution.
Read more: The last big US abortion ruling
McCorvey, having revealed her real name in the 1980s, went on to clarify that she had not been raped as she had earlier claimed. She had said so only to get permission for an abortion and speed up her case.
By the time the legal challenges to her case were over, her daughter was two and had been given away for adoption.
"I'm a simple woman with a ninth-grade education who wants women not to be harassed or condemned," she told the New York Times in 1994, before she went on to denounce abortion. "It's no glamorous thing to go through an abortion. I never had one, but I've worked in three clinics and I know."
In an anti-abortion television advert broadcast earlier this decade, she said: "Abortion has eliminated 50 million innocent babies in the US alone since 1973. Abortion scars an untold number of post-abortive mothers, fathers, and families too."
Before Roe v Wade, some states had already started to reform or repeal laws on abortion, but women seeking a termination had to do so illegally, at great expense, and often in unsafe conditions.
One underground network run by women in Chicago said it performed some 12,000 abortions in the late 1960s and early 70s, before the court ruling was made.
In more recent years, the issue has proven to be among the most divisive in US politics.
Last month, President Trump signed an executive order banning federal money going to international groups which perform or provide information on abortions.
The order, known as the Mexico City Policy, was originally put in place by Ronald Reagan but was rescinded under Bill Clinton.
US anti-abortion activists rally in DC
Although the policy does not directly affect services in the US, Mr Trump has said he supports an abortion ban at home, where several states maintain restrictions on abortion services.
In many parts of America, women have to travel for hours to get an abortion because access to services is limited.
Omari Sterling-James gave the visitors a seventh-minute lead before Bradley Bubb made it 2-0 13 minutes later.
Vinny Mukendi then scored an 11-minute hat-trick before Luke Coulson rounded off the scoring with a late penalty
Mukendi got his first penalty on 53 minutes before adding a second two minutes later and third on 64 minutes.
The defeat is the heaviest Truro have suffered under manager Steve Tully.
The last time they lost by such a margin was when they were thrashed 6-0 by Hungerford Town under Tully's predecessor Steve Massey.
The MPs are holding their first session at the main airport, one of the most heavily secured areas of the city.
Their main task will be to elect a new president - a vote expected within a week or two.
Outgoing moderate Islamist President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, in power since 2009, is regarded as a favourite.
Other strong candidates include Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali and former parliamentary speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden.
It is a critical moment for the country which, since the overthrow of President Siad Barre in 1991, has seen warlords, Islamist militants and its neighbours all taking a hand in its affairs.
With the help of African Union troops, the interim government has been able to gain control the capital, but al-Shabab - an armed group that has joined al-Qaeda - runs many central and southern areas of the country.
By Mary HarperBBC Somalia analyst
It is easy to be cynical about Somali politics, which is always complex, long-winded and difficult for outsiders to understand. But today the situation has changed significantly.
The date - 20 August 2012 - is key for two main reasons. It marks the end of the mandate of Somalia's transitional government. And, perhaps more significantly, the first parliament chosen in Somalia is to sit in Mogadishu for more than two decades.
In the face of serious intimidation, a technical committee has removed as MPs some of those linked to violence and corruption. Things are a bit behind schedule. Parliament was meant to have elected a new president on 20 August, but what is important is that the process has begun.
But for most Somalis, especially those living outside Mogadishu in areas controlled by religious groups and clan militias, life is unlikely to change for some time to come. They are used to living without effective central government, and it is unlikely that the new administration will be able to immediately exercise power much beyond the capital.
Members of the new parliament spent Monday morning at the country's main airport, which is under protection of the African Union force, being accredited.
The new parliament, to be made up of a lower house with 275 members and an upper house with a maximum of 54 members, is holding its first session.
So far, 211 MPs have been sworn in - enough for a quorum - by clan elders and vetted by a technical selection committee to eliminate people accused of war crimes.
The MPs' first meeting comes on the day the mandate for Somalia's UN-backed transitional government expires.
According to tradition, the interim speaker of parliament is the oldest MP - Gen Muse Hassan. He will oversee the formation of an electoral commission that will organise the vote of the new parliamentary speaker and the president.
Analysts say Somali politicians, the United Nations and other outside powers have been working frantically to ensure a new authority is in place.
It has been a long and difficult process as the country has been without effective central authority for so long that numerous power bases have emerged.
The selection of MPs has not been without criticism.
Earlier this month, the UN special representative for Somalia, Augustine Mahiga, said "favours, bribes and intimidation" had been involved during the appointments.
On Sunday, representatives from the international community flew into Mogadishu for final talks with Mr Ahmed and to resolve a problem over the issuing of identity cards for MPs.
The president had halted the identity cards after the selection committee rejected some proposed members of his clan.
But the process so far has been generally welcomed by the international community.
"The conclusion of the transition should mark the beginning of more representative government in Somalia," said a statement released by the UN.
"Whilst parliament remains a selected rather than elected body, it is essential that it cuts its ties with the past of self-interest and warlordism, and is populated by a new generation of Somali politicians, including the proper representation of Somali women."
Somali affairs analyst Mohammed Adbullahi Hassan says whoever is elected will have more legitimacy and the end of the transitional period means the country will no longer be considered a pariah state.
But the credibility of Somali politicians - accused in a recent UN report of "systematic embezzlement" - is an issue, he says.
The main criteria for president seemed to be "who has the deepest pockets", he told the BBC's Newsday programme.
Paul Ryan was announced as Mr Romney's choice for vice-president in one such state, Virginia, on Saturday.
The pair are going on to tour North Carolina, Florida, Ohio - and Mr Ryan's home state of Wisconsin.
Mr Ryan vowed to save the country from "high unemployment, declining incomes and crushing debt".
But Mr Obama's campaign has said Mr Ryan stood for what they called "flawed" economic policies that would repeat "catastrophic" mistakes.
Mr Ryan is chairman of the House of Representatives budget committee and authored a controversial alternative budget to counter President Barack Obama's plans in 2011 and 2012.
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Mr Romney, 65, formally unveiled his 42-year-old running mate before hundreds of cheering supporters at the retired battleship USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Virginia.
In a slip of the tongue, the former Massachusetts governor introduced Mr Ryan as "the next president of the United States", before correcting himself to say he meant vice-president.
"I didn't make a mistake with this guy," he added.
Mr Ryan told the crowd that he and Mr Romney would "restore the greatness of this country".
"Mitt Romney is a leader with the skills, the background and the character that our country needs at a crucial time in its history," Mr Ryan said.
"Following four years of failed leadership, the hopes of our country, which have inspired the world, are growing dim, and they need someone to revive them. Governor Romney is the man for this moment."
Tight race
Prompting one of the loudest cheers from onlookers, he said: "Our rights come from nature and God, not from government."
By Mark MardellNorth America editor
After Mr Ryan was revealed as Mr Romney's running mate in Norfolk, the men stopped in Ashland, Virginia, before embarking on the next step of their tour of swing states, flying from Virginia to North Carolina.
In a little over two weeks' time, Mr Romney will be formally confirmed as the Republican nominee at the party convention in Tampa, Florida.
Mr Ryan chairs the budget committee in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, and is seen as likely to add electoral firepower on what are expected to be the key election issues - jobs, the economy and the budget deficit.
Recent opinion polls suggest a close race between Mr Romney and President Obama, with Mr Obama tending to have a slight lead in most surveys.
All-rounder O'Brien missed Ireland's defeat by Australia three weeks ago because of a hamstring injury.
On Wednesday, it was announced O'Brien will again play for Leicestershire in T20 and one-day games next season.
The addition to Stuart Poynter to the Ireland squad for the Zimbabwean leg of the tour is the only other change from the line-up that faced Australia.
Ireland will face Zimbabwe in one-day internationals in Harare on 9, 11 and 13 October before taking on Zimbabwe A in a four-day game starting on 17 October.
Their Intercontinental Cup match in Namibia will begin on 24 October.
Ireland captain William Porterfield says his team will be "well prepared" for the African tour.
"It's fantastic that everyone is fit and raring to go," said Porterfield.
"We've been involved in some great games with Zimbabwe over the years and I'm certain this series will bring more of the same.
"We all remember the World Cup games, with the tie in the West Indies in 2007 and our five-run win in Hobart at the start of the year."
Durham player Poynter will not be involved in the InterContinental Cup game.
Ireland squad: William Porterfield (Warwickshire) capt, Andrew Balbirnie (Middlesex), George Dockrell (Somerset), Ed Joyce (Sussex), John Mooney (Balbriggan), Tim Murtagh (Middlesex), Andrew McBrine (Donemana), Kevin O'Brien (Railway Union), Niall O'Brien (Leicestershire), Stuart Poynter (Durham), Max Sorensen (The Hills), Paul Stirling (Middlesex), Stuart Thompson (Eglinton), Gary Wilson (Surrey), Craig Young (Bready).
The FTSE 100 closed down 28.9 points, or 0.5%, at 6,342.28.
Some weak trade figures from China put pressure on mining shares, with Glencore falling 2.6% and Anglo American down 1.8%.
Royal Mail shares fell 4.2% to 452.5p, after the government sold its final stake in the company.
The government said it had raised £591.1m from selling its final stake in Royal Mail at 455p a share.
Shares in brewer SABMiller jumped 9% to £39.48 after it agreed terms for a takeover by AB InBev.
SABMiller said it had agreed "in principle" an increased offer from its rival of £44 a share, bringing closer the prospect of a tie-up between the world's two largest brewing companies.
In the FTSE 250, shares in Bellway Homes rose 3.6% after the housebuilder reported a 44% increase in full-year pre-tax profits to £354.2m.
News that UK inflation turned negative again in September pushed the value of the pound down, as the prospect of an early rise in interest rates diminished.
CPI inflation fell to -0.1% last month from 0% in August. The CPI rate has been at or close to zero for most of this year, and was last in negative territory in April.
The pound was trading down more than a cent against the dollar at $1.5237, and was also down more than a cent against the euro at €1.3387.
Its deficit rose to 11.5 trillion yen ($112bn; £68bn) in 2013 - a 65% jump from a year ago.
Japan has seen its energy imports rise in recent years after it shut all of its nuclear reactors in the aftermath of the tsunami and earthquake in 2011.
But it is having to pay more for those imports after a series of aggressive policy moves weakened the yen sharply.
The Japanese currency fell more than 20% against the US dollar between January and December last year.
The latest trade data showed that while Japan's imports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) rose 0.2% by volume in 2013 from the previous year - the value of those imports surged nearly 18%.
This is the third year in a row that Japan - traditionally known for the strength of its exports - has reported an annual trade deficit.
Japan, the world's third-largest economy, has seen its growth stagnate over the past two decades.
In an attempt to change that, policymakers have unveiled a series of aggressive moves over the past few months, including doubling the country's money supply.
The measures, led by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, have come to be known as 'Abenomics'.
The steps have had a big impact on Japan's currency - which has fallen sharply against the US dollar.
A weak currency bodes well for Japan's exports - a key driver of its growth - making them cheaper for foreign buyers. A weak yen also boosts profits of exporters when they repatriate their overseas earnings back home.
The hope has been that a rise in exports, coupled with a jump in earnings of exporters, will aid Japan's economic recovery.
However, the weak currency has also made imports more expensive and affected the country's trade balance.
"This is the costly flip side of Abenomics," Martin Schulz of Fujitsu Research Institute in Tokyo told the BBC.
"The overall cost of imports is going up, but the exports are not rising enough to offset that."
Mr Schulz said a key reason behind that was the fact that "the yen's weakness has yet to have a strong and positive impact on small and medium-sized exporters".
Bridgend council, together with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), spent a total of £2,800 on six training sessions.
It comes as the council began live streaming meetings online in January.
Plaid Cymru said it was "concerned" by the use of taxpayers' money but the council said it was necessary so the service was "delivered properly".
A Freedom of Information request, obtained by Plaid Cymru, revealed £1,400 was spent on two days' training for 24 councillors last July.
Four more sessions costing £1,400 for 150 members and officers took place in January.
Topics included "What is webcasting?" and "Being on camera" as well as "How to get your message across" and "Dos and don'ts - avoiding the pitfalls".
To date, the council has webcast five committee meetings which have attracted 1,716 views between them.
A council spokesman said the total cost to the authority was £700, with the WLGA providing the rest of the funding.
"The training has been provided so the council can ensure that webcasting is delivered properly and in such a manner that the public receives a full understanding of the service," the spokesman said.
The government is expected to commit £300m to kick-start transport projects, with details due in Wednesday's Budget.
Chancellor George Osborne will confirm government backing for the HS3 rail link between Manchester and Leeds.
The Railfuture campaign group said by the time upgrades were made they would be "outdated and overcrowded again".
The HS3 rail link proposal is a key part of the government's Northern Powerhouse plan - which attempts to redress the north/south divide and attract investment to the north.
Thinktank IPPR North said government backing of HS3 would be "no substitute" for construction work actually beginning.
The organisation's director, Ed Cox, said the region would expect the government to invest significant amounts of public money to finally get the "spades in the ground" just as it had done with Crossrail in London.
Chris Hyomes, chair of Railfuture in Yorkshire, said: "George Osborne needs to find out how to speed the process up and make it simpler so these improvements happen quicker.
"We're looking at improving roads and railways, but by the time they are improved they are going to be outdated and overcrowded again.
"What we're going to do in five to 10 years time should have been done 10 or 20 years ago."
Louise Ellman, chair of the Commons' Transport Select Committee and Liverpool Riverside MP, described improving trans-Pennine links as "equally important" to the North as London's £14.8bn east-to-west Crossrail route, which is due to open in phases from next year.
She added: "We need to know the detail of what is being proposed."
Some rail commuters at Manchester Piccadilly Station said a faster line between the two cities was necessary.
One man said: "Room is a big issue, it's always full and it takes a long time as well. They are always cancelled and delayed so it needs something doing to it."
Another said: "In the morning they are crammed on, every time I ever get on it - there are people struggling to even get on the train."
Ben Harrison, from thinktank Centre for Cities, said: "The Leeds-Manchester train link is one of the slowest big-city connections in the UK, so this upgrade and investment is much needed.
"Progressing the delivery of this investment must now be a priority, to ensure the improved train links are operational early in the next Parliament."
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Len Tingle, BBC Look North's political editor
Sixty million pounds allocated towards creating what the Chancellor himself is calling "HS3" will be spent on providing a route map of how the destination of improved rail links across the Pennines can be reached.
This first allocation of public cash is dwarfed by the expected cost of getting the first 125mph express train on the track.
There have been no official costs yet, but several "guestimates" from independent transport experts put the figure around the £7bn mark.
The problem for the industry is that nobody really knows what HS3 will be.
The final cost and the timetable for completion will will depend on how many extra tunnels, bridges and track extensions it will need.
Chris Fletcher, of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, said the Northern Powerhouse "must be focused around better transport connections across the North of England and not diluted with hundreds of other schemes and ideas".
"The East-West route is fundamental to allowing a good flow of employees, goods and products to move between the major cities and go where demand is highest.
"Ask anyone about the time it takes to get between Manchester and Leeds and they all want faster and more reliable journeys. HS3 is part of that solution," he added.
Upgrades to east-west road links were "absolutely essential" as they lag behind north-south connections, AA president Edmund King said.
"Plans to upgrade the M62 motorway are long overdue; we've seen very little spent on cross-country infrastructure," he said.
Mr King said the government must not "skimp on safety", as an increasing number of AA members were becoming stranded in "live lanes" on smart motorway sections due to a lack of breakdown areas.
Malcolm Bingham, of the Freight Transport Association, said there was an "over-reliance" on the M62 motorway.
He said: "We've got a single road that creates that connectivity across the Pennines and it only takes a small incident or over-running roadworks to create a massive delay."
The road system was not coping with the traffic levels that it needed to, he warned.
"What we need is a network of major routes that connect the north of England. If we don't start moving towards it we'll never see it."
This feels like the moment that the government starts to put its money where its mouth is. Two years ago George Osborne set out his "Northern Powerhouse" idea, and transport was critical to its success.
In a sense, the National Infrastructure Commission has designed a route map and the Treasury has agreed to pay for the ticket. But it is only the start of a long journey.
Much of it will be spent on planning better rail and road links between Manchester and Leeds.
These projects are not quick or easy or cheap. In addition, parts of the M62 will be developed between Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds. The Commission has decided this is the most efficient way to deliver improvements.
This all indicates that the Manchester to Leeds axis is still seen as the key component in creating a Northern Powerhouse. But Lord Adonis, who chairs the commission, has said there is much more to do. And much more beyond transport too.
The 30-year-old prop missed out on a place at this summer's World Cup having last featured for his country in 2014.
"If you perform well for your club week-in, week-out then you're putting yourself in that shop window," he said.
"For me it's just about performing well at the Chiefs. I had the chance last week to start and I've got the chance this week to go out and do it again."
Low made his first start of the season in last week's European Champions Cup win over Bordeaux, having missed the tail end of last season with a hamstring injury.
But he knows it will not be easy to stake a claim in a front row that boasts a number of impressive players, including Welsh international Tomas Francis, Carl Rimmer and Ben Moon.
"I got the opportunity to play last week and hopefully I'll get another chance this week, so it's about putting in the performances and backing it up and getting the consistency," Low told BBC Sport.
"We have a very big squad and we have a lot of depth in various positrons including the front row.
"If you're not performing well the next person is ready to go so I want to go out there and perform well and keep the jersey."
The Premier League season is now at the sharp end. Will there be any more twists before the champions-to-be edge over the finishing line?
The Foxes have a lead of some significance and Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted the result at Liverpool felt like two points lost rather than one gained.
This is a reflection of the fine margins that will decide the destination of the title. It leaves Leicester with an opportunity to strike a heavy blow if they can beat Southampton (kick-off 13:30 BST).
If Spurs win their remaining six games they will finish with 80 points. A Leicester win on Sunday will take their tally to 69 with six games left. It would give them a security blanket and put them in a position where they would feel they had thrown away the chance of a lifetime if they did not win the title.
This is why Spurs, and indeed Arsenal as they lurk in the background, will hope Ronald Koeman's Southampton, harbouring hopes of European football themselves and knowing a win would leave them only a point behind West Ham United in fifth, can somehow stop Leicester's roll.
If they can do that, Spurs will feel their hopes have been revived, leaving Pochettino and his players feeling much better about the point picked up via Harry Kane's superb goal at Liverpool.
While Spurs may feel a tinge of disappointment at the Anfield result, they looked like a team holding their nerve and ready to continue the fight. They faced a grim scenario after Philippe Coutinho put Liverpool ahead, but they responded with resilience and a wonderful moment of quality from Kane.
Leicester have four matches at home and three away in their last seven but they close with visits to Manchester United and Chelsea and a home game against Everton sandwiched in between. As those three matches may well be testing, they will be looking at home games against West Ham United and Swansea City to push themselves nearer to the title.
The idea of Claudio Ranieri returning to Stamford Bridge on the final day of the season as a Premier League champion will provide a delicious irony to this most unpredictable season.
Spurs' last six games are split evenly home and away - and while they will feel confident in all, their final two away games will provide serious examinations at Chelsea and Newcastle United on the final day of the season. What stakes will the Magpies be playing for then?
So while Leicester have that cushion of points, no-one will predict the title winners with serious confidence - but a win for Ranieri's men on Sunday may help them decide.
There will be evidence to answer this question on Sunday - but it is hard to doubt Leicester on what we have seen this season.
It was a year ago, on 4 April 2015, when the great recovery to survival started as bottom-of-the-table Leicester beat West Ham United 2-1. With the pressure to avoid relegation at its height, Leicester won seven of their last nine games to stay up.
It not only started the rush of momentum that was uninterrupted by the sacking of manager Nigel Pearson and his replacement by Ranieri, it proved this group of players can cope with pressure. Pressure of a different kind yes, but still heavy pressure.
And when the emphasis of Leicester's 2015-16 switched from scepticism to disbelief and on to expectation, they have been getting the sort of results that bear the hallmark of potential champions.
Title winners are characterised as much by the results they grind out as well as the days when it all goes smoothly.
Ranieri's side have won their past three games by a single goal, keeping clean sheets - and getting three points at potentially hazardous places such as Watford and Crystal Palace.
The Italian has done superbly in deflecting pressure on to those who are, unlike Leicester, expected to be in the title shake-up.
Will they continue to hold their nerve? They have so far and the doubters have been proved wrong on a weekly basis this season.
Jamie Vardy: He will return to Leicester on a high after excelling for England, scoring a brilliant equaliser in the win in Germany and getting on target again as one of the few players to enhance their reputation in the loss to the Netherlands at Wembley.
Riyad Mahrez: While Vardy's rush of goals has dried up in the league, in relative terms, Mahrez has stepped into the breach with the winners at Watford and Crystal Palace. He now has 16 goals and 11 assists - keep up that ratio and Leicester will be champions.
N'Golo Kante: The bargain £6.5m summer buy from Caen has been one of the stars of the Premier League season and he is another whose spirits will be soaring after excelling on his France debut by scoring against Russia.
He, along with Danny Drinkwater, is the glue in this Leicester side. Ranieri calls Vardy and Mahrez "The Pinnacle Of The Iceberg" - but he, along with everyone else, never underestimates Kante's contribution.
Harry Kane: The man who makes the difference. Spurs were on the back foot at Anfield until Christian Eriksen chased a lost cause and gave the 22-year-old the chance to show his balance, poise, composure and finishing expertise to score on the turn.
Kane is the Premier League's top scorer with 22 goals at a rate of one every 129 minutes. If he stays fit and keeps scoring, Spurs can still claim that first title in 55 years.
Dele Alli: Quiet at Anfield but a prodigious, game-changing talent. Could be pivotal in the weeks ahead.
Hugo Lloris: When Spurs were struggling to establish a foothold at Anfield, it was the France keeper who kept them right in contention with a crucial save from Daniel Sturridge, two fine stops from Adam Lallana and a performance of all-round assurance.
Here we go again. Pressure off as expectations reduce and only the Premier League to fight for after exits from the FA Cup against Watford in the quarter-finals and a last-16 exit in the Champions League for the sixth successive season at the hands of Barcelona.
So what comes next? A fine 2-0 win at Everton and then those FA Cup conquerors are swept aside 4-0 at Emirates Stadium.
It means if Arsenal win their game in hand on Spurs they are only one point behind and in a position to put pressure on Leicester.
Manager Arsene Wenger still believes they are in with a chance - which they certainly are - but just imagine if it was another case of too little too late again for the Gunners?
Meanwhile, Leicester have an opportunity to put clear daylight between themselves and the Premier League's pursuing pack when they face Southampton at the King Power Stadium.
The drones can "print" a sticky foam on dangerous objects before attaching themselves and lifting the hazard away.
The engineers hope that the drones will one day be capable of printing nests in treetops to enable them to rest and recharge before continuing.
But one roboticist is unconvinced about the device's 3D-printing capabilities.
Dr Mirko Kovac, director of the aerial robotics laboratory at Imperial College London, has been working on the project with a small team.
In a video demonstration, a quadcopter (a drone with four rotors) can be seen printing a sticky foam substance onto a small block, before flying away.
A hexacopter (which has six rotors) then takes the quadcopter's place, landing on the sprayed object and waiting for the foam to set.
Then the hexacopter flies off, with the foreign object attached to its underbelly.
The researchers hope this process will be particularly useful for removing hazardous materials, such as nuclear waste.
According to the New Scientist, the quadcopter acts almost entirely autonomously and is guided by GPS. The foam is said to be made of polyurethane.
The project's abstract states that potential applications could include "ad-hoc construction of first response structures in search-and-rescue scenarios," as well as "printing structures to bridge gaps in discontinuous terrain".
Thomas J Creedy, a PhD student working on the project at Imperial College London, said in a statement: "This is an exciting first step in the lab's development of co-operative robotic systems for building structures inspired by the natural world."
The robots are said to be inspired by swiftlets - birds that construct nests using their saliva.
Noel Sharkey, Emeritus Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at the University of Sheffield, told the BBC he was not impressed with the 3D-printing capabilities but had high hopes for its future potential.
Having seen the video presentation, Prof Sharkey said: "This could hardly be called 3D printing, although it uses some of the components.
"However, the potential game changer in this application is their notion of using it to repair bridges and other construction works from the air."
On 24 June, 3D printing firm Deezmaker and aerial photography company Velocity Pigeon teamed up to create a less advanced flying 3D printer, which they claimed was a "world first".
Dr Kovac's drones will be demonstrated at the Imperial Festival in London on 9 and 10 May.
Alan Peters, of Gravesend, Kent, crashed the coach into the Audi, which had its hazard lights flashing on the hard shoulder in Bedfordshire.
Audi driver Allan Evans, 59, Nathan Reeves, 23, and Tom Aldridge, 20, died.
At Luton Crown Court Peters was found guilty of causing three deaths and serious injury by dangerous driving.
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Peters, of Ambleside Valley Drive, had admitted the lesser charges of causing three deaths by careless driving, but denied causing the deaths by dangerous driving.
He also denied causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Jake Dorling - a friend of Mr Reeves and Mr Aldridge, both from Newport Pagnell - suffered a fractured skull, fractured hips, four fractured ribs and a punctured lung in the crash in February 2015.
Judge Richard Foster said it was a "tragic case" and a custodial sentence was "certain".
He granted Peters bail ahead of sentencing in December. He is banned from driving.
Mr Dorling, 23, of Milton Keynes, told the jury Mr Evans, of Islington, London, agreed to drive them home for £60 after a night out at London club Egg and had stopped the car to top it up with oil.
"We were almost ready to set off," said Mr Dorling.
"I looked back and I don't really remember anything.
"My next memory was waking up in hospital."
On Monday, Peters told the victims' families: "I deeply the regret the incident took place and I would do anything to rewrite history."
Prosecutor Peter Shaw earlier told the jury motorway signs indicated the hard shoulder should be used in emergencies only.
He said the coach hit the Audi at an estimated speed of 61mph (98km/h) and the coach driver had ample opportunity to abide by the signs saying the hard shoulder was for emergency use only.
Mr Evans had stopped the car on the M1 northbound between junctions 12 and 13 near Flitwick. The crash happened at about 06:40 GMT when it was still dark.
But in the witness box Peters had said: "My belief is that from junction 10 onwards the overhead gantry signs were displaying 'congestion - use hard shoulder' and 60mph signs. That is why I was on the hard shoulder."
After the hearing PC Dave Clarke, who attended the crash scene, said it had been an "entirely avoidable incident".
Mr Dorling thanked police and other emergency services, adding: "I have been left to live with the consequences of the injuries that I received in the crash, but that's nothing compared to the devastation and loss that Tom, Nathan and Allan's families will have to cope with for the rest of their lives."
PhoneWatch currently employs 150 people in Ireland and is opening up officers in 12 regional centres, including Dublin and Cork.
The company offers 24-hour security monitoring to homes and businesses.
It was set up in 1991 by Eircom and sold to Sector Alarm Corporation, a Norwegian company, last year.
The new roles are in engineering, sales and in the operational areas of the business.
Recruitment for the new positions will begin immediately.
Dan Norton's sublime solo try put the hosts ahead at the break but Hugh Blake levelled just after the restart, before captain Scott Riddell crossed late on.
Victory secures Scotland's second ever World Sevens Series title, having also won the London event last year.
Despite defeat, England confirmed second place overall in the 10-event series, behind champions South Africa.
Canada beat USA 22-19 to take bronze in the series finale, while Olympic champions Fiji finished third in the overall standings.
England lost Ollie Lindsay-Hague to injury early on but took the lead as all-time Sevens Series leading try-scorer Norton checked in from the left to beat four defenders and sidestep the final man to dive over.
Blake then took advantage when England paused, thinking there might have been a Scottish knock-on, but Norton was judged to have stripped the ball in the tackle and the Scotland player picked up the loose ball to score.
The Scots then produced a series of deft offloads to put Riddell over in the corner and, although Scott Wight missed the conversion, England could not find a response as Scotland capped Calum Macrae's final game as coach with a second title.
In the semi-finals, the hosts eased past Canada 24-5, while Scotland beat USA 21-14 thanks to Joe Nayacavou's try with the final play of the game.
England progressed to the semis after two tries from player of the tournament Norton sealed a 17-12 victory over South Africa, who had secured the overall title by beating Scotland in the Paris Sevens final last weekend.
In their quarter-final, Scotland came from 21-0 down at half-time to beat New Zealand for the first time, scoring 24 unanswered points as Jamie Farndale touched down with the clock in the red.
Elsewhere, South Africa saw off Australia 28-17 in the fifth-place play-off and Fiji were 26-14 winners over Wales in the Challenge Trophy final.
1. South Africa - 192 points
2. England - 164
3. Fiji - 150
4. New Zealand - 137
5. United States - 129
6. Australia - 113
7. Scotland - 109
8. Canada - 98
9. Argentina - 90
10. Wales - 73
The firm said all permanent employees based in Paisley would transfer to the new site within the next three years.
The transfer of activities is scheduled to start in 2018.
Chivas Brothers currently has 460 full-time employees at Paisley and 600 at Kilmalid.
The new facility, which is slated for completion by the end of 2019, will include a bottling hall and an office.
It lies about 13 miles from the company's Paisley base.
Chivas Brothers, which is part of drinks giant Pernod Ricard, said the plans were a response to an "extensive review" of the company's existing operations.
The company's portfolio includes Chivas Regal, Ballantine's, Beefeater Gin and The Glenlivet.
Chairman and chief executive Laurent Lacassagne said: "Our proposal is the next step towards achieving our leadership ambition and is a clear signal that we see a strong future ahead for both the industry and our business.
"This £40m investment will enhance and improve our operations and support the development of our global and iconic brands.
"This is a project of significant size and scale for Chivas Brothers which is why which we are announcing our proposal three years in advance.
"We want to provide ample opportunity to manage the transition of our business effectively and for our employees to adjust and adapt to working from a new site."
The Unite union, which represents about 200 employees at Chivas in Paisley, said it is concerned about the plan.
Regional officer Pat McIlvogue said: "It's fair to say that the first reaction of our members to this news was shock, closely followed by anxiety.
"We believe the company should have made an effort to talk with Unite's workplace representatives at Chivas in Paisley long before they made this huge announcement.
"The company has started a period of consultation on these proposals and we will be working with our members to get the answers they need going forward, and we will be looking for reassurances from the company around jobs, working conditions and the logistics of any proposed move."
Scotland's Economy Secretary Keith Brown said the planned investment in the Dumbarton plant demonstrated confidence in the Scottish drinks industry and would provide a boost to the Scottish economy.
However, he added: "While it is encouraging that all employees at Paisley will be offered jobs at the new site, the loss of the Chivas site in Paisley and the effect on the local economy is clearly of concern.
"The first minister spoke to the CEO of Chivas today and the Scottish government is absolutely committed to working with the company, the local authority and local partners to do what we can to minimise local impact and explore positive opportunities for the Paisley economy for the future."
Scottish Labour MSP for Dumbarton, Jackie Baillie, said it was "fantastic news for Dumbarton and a huge vote of confidence from Chivas in our local economy".
She added: "People in Dumbarton are proud of our town's rich whisky heritage and this investment will help secure our place as a producer of Scotland's national drink for many years to come."
The programme claims that Russian officials systematically accepted payment from athletes to supply banned substances and cover up tests.
The documentary, shown by Das Erste, also implicates the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in covering up the abuse.
The Russian Athletics Federation (RAF) says the allegations are "lies".
However, both the IAAF and the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) have said they will look into the claims.
The IAAF said it had "noted a number of grave allegations" and revealed that an investigation into some of the claims was "already ongoing".
The BBC has not independently verified the documentary's allegations and is awaiting responses from athletes targeted in the programme.
In the documentary, broadcast on Wednesday, former discus thrower Yevgeniya Pecherina claimed that "most, the majority, 99%" of athletes selected to represent Russia use banned substances.
"You can get absolutely everything," added the 25-year-old Russian. "Everything the athlete wants."
Pecherina is currently serving a 10-year doping ban that is due to end in 2023. She had already been handed a two-year suspension in 2011.
Liliya Shobukhova, who won the London Marathon in 2010, is also interviewed in the programme and admits paying the Russian Athletics Federation 450,000 euros (£350,000) to cover up a positive doping test.
She is currently serving a two-year ban after irregularities were detected in her biological passport.
The documentary also included an undercover video purporting to show 800m runner Mariya Savinova, who won gold at the 2012 Olympics in London, admitting to using the banned steroid oxandrolone.
The video was dubbed into German with the original audio track absent, but the channel said it possessed an unedited version.
The claims of widespread wrongdoing stem principally from former Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) official Vitaly Stepanov and his wife Yulia (nee Rusanova), formerly an 800m runner who was banned for doping.
They allege that leading Russian athletics officials supplied banned substances in exchange for 5% of an athlete's earnings and colluded with doping control officers to hush up and falsify tests.
Yulia Stepanova said it was also common for Russian athletes to avoid out-of-competition testing by using false names while training abroad.
Wada said that the claims would be "carefully scrutinised", adding that it had "already received some information and evidence of the type exposed in the documentary".
It added it had passed the information on to be investigated by "the appropriate independent body" within the IAAF.
A Wada statement concluded: "If action is warranted, Wada will take any necessary and appropriate steps under the code."
According to some reports, the RAF will hold an emergency meeting later on Thursday, but RAF president Valentin Balakhnichev told news agency Reuters that the documentary's allegations were "a pack of lies".
Rusada managing director Nikita Kamaev added: "We believe that the speculation and the statements are completely unfounded."
But International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams told the Associated Press: "These are serious allegations. Should there be anything affecting the IOC and our code of ethics, we will not hesitate to take any and all action necessary."
Russia, which hosted the Winter Olympics in Sochi earlier this year and finished top of the medal table, currently has 67 athletes serving sanctions for doping offences, according to the latest IAAF report.
In September, Wada banned the gas xenon following allegations, in another German TV documentary, it had been used as a performance-enhancing substance by Russian competitors at Sochi.
Rusada has said it has a rigorous testing system and conducts around 20,000 tests per year.
Last year, there were calls to boycott the World Athletics Championships in Russia because of links to doping.
Archaeologists have found a cave that once housed Dead Sea scrolls in a cliff in the Judean desert - the first such discovery in over 60 years.
Israel's Hebrew University said the ancient parchments were missing from the cave, and were probably looted by Bedouin people in the 1950s.
Storage jars, fragments of a scroll wrapping, and a leather tying string were found at the site.
The Dead Sea scrolls date from as early as the 4th Century BC.
The priceless records include more than 800 documents written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, mostly on animal skin and papyrus.
As well as containing the oldest copies of many biblical texts, they also include many secular writings about life in the 1st and 2nd Centuries AD.
The first Dead Sea scrolls were discovered in 1947, reportedly by a young Bedouin shepherd hunting for a lost sheep in Qumran, on the modern-day West Bank.
It is not known who wrote the scrolls, although some scholars have credited a Jewish sect called the Essenes.
The team excavating the latest cave was led by Dr Oren Gutfeld and Ahiad Ovadia from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, with Dr Randall Price and students from Liberty University in Virginia.
The pottery jars and wrappings were found concealed in niches along the cave's walls, and inside a 4-6m (16-20ft) tunnel at its rear.
"Until now, it was accepted that Dead Sea Scrolls were found only in 11 caves at Qumran, but now there is no doubt that this is the 12th cave," said Dr Gutfeld.
"Although at the end of the day no scroll was found, and instead we "only" found a piece of parchment rolled up in a jug that was being processed for writing, the findings indicate beyond any doubt that the cave contained scrolls that were stolen," he said.
"The findings include the jars in which the scrolls and their covering were hidden, a leather strap for binding the scroll, a cloth that wrapped the scrolls, tendons and pieces of skin connecting fragments, and more."
The team also found a seal made from carnelian, a semi-precious stone - evidence that prehistoric people once lived in the desert cave.
The Bedouin looting theory arose with the discovery of two iron pickaxe heads from the mid-20th Century that had been left inside the cave tunnel.
"I imagine they came into the tunnel. They found the scroll jars. They took the scrolls," Dr Gutfeld said. "They even opened the scrolls and left everything around, the textiles, the pottery."
He said this could be just the first in a series of discoveries, with hundreds of caves yet to be explored.
Sale made his first grade debut for the club as a 20-year-old, helped rebuild their then-Hilton Park home and also represented Warrington and Widnes.
After he retired he served as coach, kit-man, administrator and time-keeper.
Perhaps his most crucial contribution was the signing of player-coach Alex Murphy, who led the club to Challenge Cup success in 1971.
His service to the sport and to Leigh was recognised with the MBE in 2011, and a stand at Leigh Sports Village was also named after him.
"I am sure I speak for the whole of Leigh in paying tribute to the legendary Tommy Sale MBE. We won't see his like again. A true gentleman," Labour MP for Leigh Andy Burnham tweeted.
"I will ensure a fitting permanent tribute to a giant of Leigh."
Dr Ashok Chauhan told the BBC the termination would be carried out "anytime now".
The girl became pregnant about five months ago. She alleges rape by her stepfather, who has been arrested.
Indian law does not allow terminations after 20 weeks unless doctors confirm the woman's life is in danger.
The decision to allow the child to abort was taken after a local court told doctors at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) in the town of Rohtak that it would accept their recommendation.
India is home to the largest number of sexually abused children globally. But there's a general reluctance to talk about the problem and it's rarely discussed in public.
Studies have shown that in large numbers of cases, like in the case of the 10-year-old rape victim in Rohtak, the abusers are known to the children and include care-givers like parents, relatives and teachers.
Contrary to the popular belief that only girls are abused, boys are equally at risk; and children from affluent families are just as much at risk as those from poor backgrounds.
Campaigners say sexual abuse of children goes unchecked because the victims are often afraid to report it to their parents or teachers, and also because parents themselves often hush it up, fearing family dishonour.
But in recent years India has been waking up to the problem and on Tuesday, child rights charity World Vision India launched a new campaign to end child sexual abuse by 2021.
The campaign aims to impact five million children across 200 districts and calls on every Indian citizen to work to break the silence that surrounds child abuse.
Campaigners say India's culture at present stands on the side of the offender, and that must change.
The tough law against abortion was introduced to fight India's skewed gender ratio. A deep-seated cultural preference for sons has led to millions of female foetuses being aborted over the years by pregnant women after undergoing foetal gender testing.
In recent months India's Supreme Court has received several petitions, some from women who were raped, wanting to terminate pregnancies after 20 weeks. The court has always referred the matter to medical experts.
Sources: Indian government, Unicef
In the latest case in Rohtak town in Haryana, doctors from the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) accepted the family's request to allow the child to have an abortion after discussing the matter on Monday.
The pregnancy came to light last week when the 10-year-old's mother, who works as a domestic helper, suspected her child was pregnant and took her to see a doctor.
Reports said the girl was often left at home when her mother went to work. She told her mother that she had been repeatedly raped by her stepfather, who had warned her not to say anything.
The stepfather was arrested after the mother lodged a police complaint, senior Rohtak police official Pankaj Nain told the BBC.
Dr Chauhan had said on Monday the case for the termination was "borderline".
"She is around 20 weeks pregnant, but it could be 19 weeks or it could be 21 weeks. The technology is not so advanced that it can tell you exactly what week she's in."
Big Ben - officially known as the Great Bell - is the largest of five bells that hang in the belfry of Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster.
The team was granted exclusive access for the first ever attempt to assemble a vibration map of Big Ben and reveal how it produces its harmonious tone.
Two lasers were used to scan Big Ben as it chimed at 9, 10, 11 and 12 o'clock.
"Aside from the technical aspects, one of the most challenging parts of the job was carrying all of our equipment up the 334 steps of the spiral staircase to the belfry," said Martin Cockrill, from the University of Leicester, who led the team that undertook the study.
"Then to get everything set up before the first chime, we were literally working against the clock."
The study was commissioned by the BBC and the results will be featured in the BBC Four series Sound Waves: The Symphony of Physics.
The scientists used a measurement technique called "laser Doppler vibrometry". This involved creating a 3D computer model of Big Ben and then using two lasers to map the vibrations in the metal of the bell as it chimed.
From the measurements, the scientists have produced animations showing the different vibration patterns of the bell.
According to Martin Cockrill, "Many of the vibrations in the metal of Big Ben are too tiny to be seen by the naked eye. But this is what we were able to map using the lasers and not just one or two points on the surface; we were able to get over 500 measurements across the surface which just wouldn't have been possible with previous technologies."
Big Ben was cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 1858. It weighs 13.7 tonnes and is one of the largest bells in the UK.
According to the scientists, it is thicker than other bells of a similar size, weighing more and as a result having a higher pitch than expected for its diameter.
The "bong" of Big Ben is produced when its huge 200kg hammer hits the side of the bell, setting off vibrations in the metal and causing the entire bell to pulsate.
As presenter Dr Helen Czerski explains, although we perceive the chime of Big Ben to be a single sound. It is actually made up of a series of distinct frequencies.
"The interesting thing about bells is that there are many differently shaped pulsations, all happening at the same time, on top of each other. Slower vibrations produce deeper sounds, and each bell makes a characteristic mixture of notes."
The Big Ben laser measurements were done prior to the conservation refurbishment work that was announced in April last year. This will involve Big Ben being temporarily silenced as crucial maintenance is carried out on the clock.
Big Ben 'bongs' to be silenced for £29m refurbishment
The Houses of Parliament authorities have confirmed that the initial stage of works is now underway. The plan is for Big Ben to maintain striking and tolling for important events. Big Ben and the clock are expected to run as normal for the first half of 2017.
"Sound Waves: The Symphony of Physics" is produced by BBC Studios in partnership with The Open University. The first episode of the series will be broadcast on 2nd March 2017 on BBC FOUR.
The Swedish-based music platform said subscription payers were not included in the small trial.
Those whose accounts are affected are able to opt out via the settings.
Spotify has more than 140 million active users but continues to operate at a loss.
It recently revealed that while it had revenues of more than 2.9bn euros (£2.6bn) in 2016, it reported a net loss of 539.2m euros (£471.6m).
"This is not the silver bullet but instead part of what will be a multi-faceted answer to Spotify's margin woes," said Mark Mulligan, managing director of Midia research.
"In a broader context, this may presage a wider strategy similar to that of Facebook's, whereby it effectively starts charging artists and labels for access to fans."
Spotify is considering becoming a public company and listing on the stock market.
It says it has more than 50 million subscribers, who can access its library of 30 million tracks without advertising.
The monthly subscription is currently £9.99 in the UK, $9.99 in the US and 9.99 euros in France. The company operates in 60 countries.
"We are always testing new promotional tools that deliver the highest relevancy to our users," Spotify said in a statement.
She was giving evidence to the Historical Abuse Inquiry about the former St Joseph's Catholic children's home in Termonbacca.
The inquiry is examining claims of abuse at 13 homes and training centres in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 1995.
The woman said Termonbacca was in large grounds with a high gate and could seem "intimidating" to young children.
She said she believed children were well fed and well dressed as well as having a roof over their heads.
But, she said: "They were very institutionalised. I would have been concerned for their emotional welfare".
When asked about one nun, whose name is not being revealed, the former social worker replied: "I thought highly of her, I thought she was very caring.
"She did have a lot of children in her care, but I thought she did try and see them as individuals. And I thought she wanted the best for them."
The woman also told the inquiry that no child ever complained to her about sex abuse at the home.
She said she was only aware of one case of physical abuse, when a nun admitted grabbing a 13-year-old boy by the throat.
"I think they were overwhelmed by the emphasis on religion, they seemed to feel oppressed by the regime" she said.
Termonbacca and another Derry home, Nazareth House, were run by the Sisters of Nazareth.
The inquiry, being held in Banbridge, County Down, is chaired by retired judge Sir Anthony Hart and is considering cases in 13 residential institutions.
Public hearings are due to finish in June 2015, with the inquiry team to report to the Northern Ireland Executive by the start of 2016.
Rufus Wainwright, Ben Folds and John Grant had already been announced for the Wales Millennium Centre, which is producing the festival.
Charlotte Church is to star in The Last Mermaid, a musical based on The Little Mermaid.
Other performers include Gwenno Saunders, Mbongwana Star, Ronnie Spector and Scritti Politti.
Full details of the festival, from 3-12 June, have now been announced.
It will be spread across 12 venues in Cardiff and range from classical music from Terfel in Llandaff Cathedral to hip hop in The Tramshed.
Terfel will also perform at a concert with Van Morrison.
One of the smallest events will be a 40-minute opera La Voix Humaine, co-produced with Welsh National Opera, which will be staged in a city apartment with an audience of no more than 36.
Other highlights include:
Graeme Farrow, festival director, said: "The inspiration came from Wales as the land of song and we wanted to take that and explode it across the horizon of Cardiff.
"Our ambition is to put Wales on the map and reaffirm this accolade as being the greatest nation of singers on the planet and to develop the festival to be a rival of Manchester and Edinburgh and other great festivals."
The aim is to hold the festival every two years and to target audiences across Wales.
The group were performing their encore at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver when the 53-year-old took a tumble.
A video posted online of the incident shows the guitarist appearing to misjudge the unconventional shape of the stage and stepping off the side.
He later posted a picture of his grazed arm on Instagram saying: "Didn't see the edge, I'm ok!"
U2 have just begun their Innocence + Experience tour, which will see them play some 70 dates across North America and Europe.
It is not the first stage fall the band has had the misfortune to experience - frontman Bono has taken a dive on several occasions.
He fell backwards off stage at a Miami concert in 2001 and slipped off a rainy stage in Washington DC in 1987 - dislocating his arm and requiring him to wear a sling for a dozen shows.
He also fell in 1983 during a gig in Germany after trying to climb a barricade.
Last November, Bono also underwent five hours of surgery after breaking his arm in six places and suffering a broken eye socket as a result of a "high-energy bicycle accident" in New York.
The Wales Occupancy Survey figures show 79% of hotels were full in July and August, but, while it was up 3% year-on-year for July, August's figure fell 1% with south Wales suffering.
Guesthouses and B&Bs were up 8% to 59% in July with August up 1% to 58%, with self-catering unit rates also climbing.
Mid Wales enjoyed the biggest year-on-year rises overall.
Coilcolor, which produces blue and orange panelling for Ikea and Easyjet, flooded in November 2016.
Managing director Dean Proctor said his two-month wait for a payment he claims the Welsh Government said would take days was "diabolical".
Ministers said no such payment was promised.
One of two independent coil coating firms in the UK, Coilcolor may now have to lay off all 50 staff members after being in Newport for nearly 30 years.
It provides products for B&Q, Costa and Porsche and worked on the new Google headquarters in Holland.
Mr Proctor said government officials recently told him it would be "days rather than weeks" before a payment was provided.
"I just think it's diabolical. It's our own government - that's the worst thing about it," he said.
"They have paid lip service to wanting to preserve the jobs here and have done nothing about it really."
The Welsh Government did previously arrange a loan for Coilcolor through Finance Wales.
However, the company said not all of the money was released, and criticised the 11% interest rate.
Mr Proctor describes the situation as "desperate" and said the total cost of the flood is £3.7m in machinery and lost work.
Coilcolor said it cannot afford to buy new stock, although customer inquiries are up.
The company claims the water that flooded the factory came from adjoining land, owned by the Welsh Government.
The Welsh Government has been asked to respond to this.
Mr Proctor said he needed £600,000 to help the company and the workforce.
He claims Welsh Government officials agreed to provide a "without prejudice" payment of at least half that amount, which would arrive within days.
However he said the company has not received the money.
"What we're asking them for is a very small portion of the full claim, just enough to keep us going long enough that we can get an investor or a buyer, and we have plenty of interested parties," he said.
"When we negotiate a deal with that investor or buyer, we can ensure job security for everybody here as part of that deal".
The Welsh Government said it had written to Coilcolor's solicitors asking for information so any claim could be considered.
A spokesman said: "The Welsh Government has always acted promptly in handling this case, but has never received any official claim from Coilcolor or its insurers.
"We put the company in touch with Finance Wales to enable them to access financial support and have met regularly with the company while they disputed a claim with their insurers.
"No 'without prejudice' payment was ever promised by Welsh Government officials."
Nick Lock, head of property claims at Allianz, Coilcolor's insurers said: "We can confirm that following storms in November 2016 we received two flood claims from Coilcolor resulting from rainwater run-off from the adjoining land.
"As both parties are currently involved in legal discussions we are unable to offer further comment at this time."
The 27-year-old has agreed a four-year deal, and will officially join the Black Cats on 1 July.
We're obviously disappointed by Billy's decision but wish him well
"I'm really happy to be here and I'm looking forward to getting back for pre-season and kicking on," said Jones.
"I've played at the Stadium of Light a number of times so I know what great backing the club has."
He added: "I knew I was signing for a massive club with everything in place to kick on up the league and carry on moving forward."
Jones joined West Brom from Preston in 2011, going on to make 74 appearances for the club, having begun his career at Crewe Alexandra.
West Brom said they had been in contract negotiations with Jones since October 2013 and were "disappointed" by the full-back's decision to reject what they described as "vastly-improved terms".
"Billy rejected this and has exercised his right to run down his contract with a view to joining Sunderland," said West Brom director of football administration Richard Garlick.
"We're obviously disappointed by Billy's decision but wish him well in his future career.
"With there being no guarantees that Billy would re-sign, we have been preparing for this scenario and will pursue the options we have been exploring in the right-back position."
Deemed consent came into effect in December - this means if people do not register a decision to opt out, their organs can potentially be donated to others after their death.
Of the 15 who donated in December and January, six had consent deemed.
Health minister Mark Drakeford urged families in Wales to continue talking about their organ donation decisions.
Almost 20,000 projects have received National Lottery funding, including the Arts Council, Big Lottery Fund, Heritage Lottery Fund and Sport NI.
Among the beneficiaries were the SS Nomadic, the Giant's Causeway Visitor Centre and Belfast's Lyric Theatre.
More than £350m has been given to charities and projects working on health, education and the environment.
The largest single award was £45m for the Odyssey in Belfast in 1997.
Joanne McDowell, of the Northern Ireland National Lottery Forum and Big Lottery Fund NI Director, said lottery players could be "proud of the role they have played in making a real difference in Northern Ireland".
"Northern Ireland's social, economic, cultural and physical landscape has changed immeasurably since 1994," she said.
"We are proud to have played our part by investing more than £1bn to improve communities, change lives and fund a better future.
"The National Lottery has helped ensure there is something relevant and local to everyone in the ever lengthening list of Lottery-funded projects.
"The scale and depth of our involvement and investment in Northern Ireland is now interwoven in the fabric of life here - in sport, in the arts, in heritage and in the community."
Two boys, aged 16 and 14, were arrested over the blaze at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden on Saturday.
The 14-year-old has been bailed and the 16-year-old was released with no further action.
The Metropolitan Police said the investigation was ongoing but "there is nothing to suggest at this stage that this is a hate crime".
The mosque, which has a community centre attached to it, is believed to be the largest in western Europe.
An administration building at the complex was badly damaged in the blaze, which broke out at just after 12: BST, 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.
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."
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Steffen Seibert, a spokesman for Angela Merkel, apologised, calling the episode "deeply shameful".
About 100 people in the Saxony town of Clausnitz on Thursday shouted "we are the people" and tried to block the bus carrying about 20 asylum seekers.
Video footage showing terrified migrants crying caused outrage.
"How cold-hearted and cowardly one must be to stand in front of a bus with refugees and shout with the aim of frightening the passengers, including women and children," Mr Seibert said.
Two days after the protest in Clausnitz, a shelter for asylum-seekers was set alight in Bautzen while onlookers applauded.
Mr Seibert called for a "clear response from government institutions and the majority of citizens".
"This is not something that we can solve with rules from Berlin. It is something that we must, as a society, take a clear stance on," he told a press conference.
Attacks show Germany's dark side
Meanwhile, local authorities replaced the director of the refugee shelter after reports linked him to the populist anti-immigration party AfD (Alternative for Germany).
The man, identified as Thomas Hetze, had criticised Berlin's decision to take in war refugees, but decided to help the newcomers all the same, telling the Bild daily: "Can one not be against the policy but still help anyway?"
To watch the footage that emerged from Clausnitz last week is to catch a rare glimpse of so called 'dark Germany.' It is not often such events are captured on film, but attacks on Germany's refugee shelters are increasingly common. Government statistics reveal that last year there were about a thousand such attacks, five times the number reported in 2014.
Many wonder why most of these crimes are perpetrated in the former east. Some accuse the local government of turning a blind eye to racism and right wing extremism. Others point to east German history.
There are those who say that such violence represents the extreme edge of what some say is a growing anti-refugee sentiment, even if most Germans are horrified by the attacks. What we do know is that these incidents will inflame an already a febrile national debate over refugee policy.
One senior MP told the BBC recently that the country was running out of time. Mrs Merkel needs to find - or negotiate - a solution. Fast.
Matthias Damm, a member of local authority, said the decision to remove him from the asylum shelter was for his own safety.
AfD head Frauke Petry said her party was looking into the links that the refugee centre director has with the faction. She also warned against drawing conclusions about the episode as investigations are still ongoing.
Separately, it emerged that Mr Hetze's brother had organised the demonstration in Clauswitz.
Germany, which received 1.1 million asylum seekers last year, has recorded a rise in the number of attacks against migrant shelters.
The former Communist east in particular has seen a disproportionate number of far-right hate crimes.
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But there is no place for Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths, who scored his 40th goal of the season on Wednesday.
Hearts right-back Callum Paterson has also been brought in while Hibernian midfielder John McGinn keeps his place, but Aberdeen's Kenny McLean drops out.
Scotland face Italy in Malta on 29 May before playing France on 4 June.
Uncapped McKay, 21, has scored nine goals this season from the flanks while left-back Wallace, 28, has been a model of consistency in leading Rangers to promotion and the Scottish Cup final.
"They've had a terrific season," manager Gordon Strachan noted. "As a partnership they work brilliantly together. It's as good a partnership as I've seen for a long time.
"Both appreciate each other's contribution and they both know what they're good at, and they both help each other all through the games. So I think it's worth the two of them coming together."
Strachan said he chose to leave players from Celtic and Aberdeen out of his squad so they can be rested before crucial European ties with their clubs at the start of next season.
Aberdeen face a Europa League qualifier on 30 June, while Celtic start their Champions League qualifiers on 12/13 July, but McLean and Griffiths had both declared themselves keen to be involved.
"I'm the Scotland manager. My job is to get the best for Scottish football," Strachan added. "I'm trying to give them as much rest as I can so they can be ready for their European ties.
"It might be a bit of a gamble, I could have done with some of them."
Craig Gordon, Kieran Tierney, James Forrest, Griffiths and Scott Brown - who has been playing through the pain of inflamed hamstrings - are all rested.
But Celtic defender Charlie Mulgrew is in the squad, with Strachan pointing out he may not be at Parkhead beyond the end of the season.
"He will maybe not be a Celtic player when we play the second game. His contract is up. So that's the reason Charlie is there. But Charlie has had a stop-start season and I don't think he needs as much of a rest."
Hearts will also face a Europa League qualifier at the end of June, but Strachan said Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson was keen for right-back Paterson, 21, to gain more international experience.
"He has also had a six-week break as well with his injury, so that's the reason Callum is in there," Strachan explained. "He is a goal threat, he can get forward and cross, he has a good physique about him, and he will get better and better because he is still a young fella."
Norwich striker Steven Naismith returns to the squad after pulling out of the friendly against the Czech Republic in late March, a 1-0 win Scotland repeated against Denmark five days later.
Nottingham Forest winger Oliver Burke keeps his place and Crystal Palace midfielder James McArthur is recalled after recovering from injury, while Fulham striker Ross McCormack - a late call-up for the previous friendlies - has earned another chance.
But Leeds duo Liam Cooper and Liam Bridcutt, Norwich defender Steven Whittaker, Wolves midfielder Kevin McDonald, Brighton forward Jamie Murphy and Blackburn striker Tony Watt all drop out.
Despite five goals in his last eight matches, Middlesbrough striker Jordan Rhodes has again been left out.
Goalkeepers
Scott Bain (Dundee), David Marshall (Cardiff), Allan McGregor (Hull)
Defenders
Christophe Berra (Ipswich), Gordon Greer (Brighton), Grant Hanley (Blackburn), Alan Hutton (Aston Villa), Russell Martin (Norwich), Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic), Callum Paterson (Hearts) Andrew Robertson (Hull), Lee Wallace (Rangers)
Midfielders
Ikechi Anya (Watford), Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), Oliver Burke (Nottingham Forest), Darren Fletcher (West Brom), Shaun Maloney (Hull), James McArthur (Crystal Palace), John McGinn (Hibernian), Barry McKay (Rangers), Matt Phillips (QPR), Matt Ritchie (Bournemouth), Robert Snodgrass (Hull)
Forwards
Steven Fletcher (Marseille), Chris Martin (Derby), Ross McCormack (Fulham), Steven Naismith (Norwich)
Bolasie, 27, spent four seasons with Palace after joining the London side from Bristol City in 2012.
He played 143 times for Palace scoring 13 goals, and came on as a substitute in Saturday's 1-0 defeat by West Brom.
Palace manager Alan Pardew said after the 1-0 defeat: "We know his heart and soul may be elsewhere."
Bolasie said the move to Merseyside was a "no-brainer", adding: "Now that I've come to Everton, the job is not done. I've got to work hard and feel my way in. I'm ready and up for the challenge.
"It's not about the money for me. It's about looking at the ambition of the club and where they are trying to get to. I just like to play football."
Everton manager Ronald Koeman said: "Yannick is a player who has been a long time on my radar because he's the type of winger I like - fast, strong and he can play different positions in the forward line."
Bolasie is Everton's fourth major signing of the summer.
Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg came from Fulham, Idrissa Gueye from Aston Villa, while Wales captain Ashley Williams joined on 10 August from Swansea for an undisclosed fee, thought to be £12m.
Everton, who drew 1-1 with Tottenham on Saturday, are in discussions to sign Sunderland defender Lamine Kone but are keen to keep striker Romelu Lukaku.
Iranian businessman Farhad Moshiri bought a 49.9% stake in Everton in February, ending the club's decade-long search for new investment.
Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea also claimed wins as they beat Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Southampton respectively.
Everton earned three points against West Ham, Middlesbrough beat Bournemouth, Watford overcame Hull but Manchester United were held by Burnley, while Tottenham drew with Leicester City.
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The young trainee must have left Old Trafford devastated in his early days but returned with Burnley years later and finished the day a hero. The performance by Tom Heaton against his former club was nothing short of breathtaking. The save from Juan Mata was special but it was the point-blank block from Zlatan Ibrahimovic's strike that was sensational. In fact, I thought the power of the shot had broken Heaton's arm. However, for all of United's misfortune against Burnley, the missed chances, referee Mark Clattenburg's badly judged double yellow card of Ander Herrera and the unnecessary dismissal of Jose Mourinho to the stands, Heaton deserved this day in the theatre of dreams.
You can almost guarantee whenever Seamus Coleman is playing for Everton something exciting is likely to happen in the opposition penalty area. The Irishman just loves to bomb forward and get shots on goal at every opportunity. It was Coleman's powerful drive that was simply too hot for West Ham's Adrian to hold and led to Everton's opening goal. The problem for Everton boss Ronald Koeman is that if Coleman doesn't play then the Toffees lose an element of dynamism he cannot replace even with Yannick Bolasie and Kevin Mirallas in the team.
Eden Hazard and Diego Costa will get the headlines but their performance against a very good Southampton team doesn't tell the entire story of Chelsea's resurgence. The real deal is David Luiz at the centre of defence. I said after their clean sheet against Leicester City that here is a player who is taking defending his goal and goalkeeper very seriously. I've no doubt that the Italian 'catenaccio' (bolt the door) philosophy has been embedded into a transformed back five by Blues boss Antonio Conte, but Luiz stands defiant at the heart of that new regime.
Four Premier League wins and four clean sheets don't come by accident. The trio of Cesar Azpilicueta, David Luiz and Gary Cahill, with the assistance of Victor Moses and Marcos Alonso, are in danger of making that 'catenaccio' style very popular indeed in the Premier League. Other teams are playing with three central defenders at the back but no team is nearly as effective as Chelsea. I would argue that, of the three central defenders, the new regime seems to have suited new captain Gary Cahill the most. The three defenders appear to have taken keeping clean sheets personally.
He hasn't played many games this season, mainly because of injuries. However, when he does play, Arsenal always look far more adventurous down their left flank. There is no doubting Kieran Gibbs' technical ability, lovely poise and delightful left foot, but I do worry about his ability to stay the course of a full season. The quality of the cross for Olivier Giroud to score with his first touch of the ball was typical of the defender, and he did exactly the same moments later - only this time Mesut Ozil failed to put the ball into the back of the net when the Gunners were leading 2-1 and totally in control. This is a big season for Arsenal and it's time Gibbs came of age and made this position his own. Besides, England can always do with another good left-back.
He set up Sergio Aguero's first goal and scored two himself in a 4-0 romp at The Hawthorns. The German has settled brilliantly in the new Manchester City line-up and may have provided manager Pep Guardiola with the solution to the Yaya Toure problem. The question is, can Gundogan replace the goals Toure produced in their last Premier League title-winning season? If the answer is yes then Guardiola has cracked it because I am in no doubt that with Kevin de Bruyne's goalscoring contribution from midfield, City are on course for something special again this season.
A lot has been said about Ross Barkley and the player's ability to step up to the plate and fulfil his potential. In fact, Everton manager Ronald Koeman has insisted that the England international's future with the Goodison Park outfit depends on it. Well, Barkley's performance against West Ham made a huge statement in that regard. His general play and well taken goal, which he started and finished, was precisely what Koeman has been seeking from his midfield playmaker. Can the player keep it up?
So Liverpool go marching on - but not without the inspiration of Philippe Coutinho. What a performance by the little man. He might only be 5ft 7in but he stood head and shoulders above any other player at Selhurst Park on Saturday evening. The Brazilian was involved in almost every move Liverpool produced. As for the through ball he played for Sadio Mane, who pulled a fabulous save out of Steve Mandanda in the Palace goal, it was like watching chess legend Boris Spassky make a move that no-one saw coming. Wonderful stuff. I remember when England used to produce players like that - players like Alan Ball, Tony Currie, Gerry Francis, Glenn Hoddle, Paul Gascoigne and, alas no more for Liverpool, Steven Gerrard. What happened?
The goal by Gaston Ramirez against Bournemouth was fabulous. I'm not sure what I liked best, the goal or the commentary that went with it by BBC Radio 5 live's Connor McNamara. "Nought to sixty in four seconds", described the acceleration of Ramirez, which was with the ball at his feet by the way, but it didn't describe the quality of the finish after he had covered the ground in such an explosive manner. The player's fitness levels and composure are to be commended, along with Connor's wonderful line.
Is there a striker who works harder than this player? He simply ran the heart out of Sunderland, picked up his two goals as a reward for his efforts and went home. I've said it before and I will say it again, to turn Alexis Sanchez into the main striker in the Arsenal line-up in the absence of Olivier Giroud was a masterstroke by manager Arsene Wenger. Theo Walcott tried it and didn't even come close to convincing anyone that he could do that job, but Sanchez looks Luis Suarez-esque. What's more, Sanchez could have the same impact on Arsenal as Suarez had on Liverpool. The only problem is now Giroud is fit does Wenger move the Chilean wide again or leave him where he is? I know what I would do.
I've always wondered what actually determines whether a player is deemed world class. He must play for his country and be their star performer on a regular basis. Another benchmark in the debating party is that all must generally agree with the verdict. No-one would deny Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi are world class but an argument might ensue over Paul Pogba, for example. However, there is no argument over Sergio Aguero.
A 22 overs-a-side game was all that was possible after a long rain delay, but the home side were bowled out for 90.
Mark Stoneman top-scored with 29 and the only other batsman to reach double figures was Paul Collingwood (17).
Chris Rushworth took 3-19 as the visitors began their reply, but Alexei Kervezee (37) and Brett D'Oliveira (20) saw them to 91-3 with 17 balls in hand.
Their unbroken partnership was worth 60 after Kervezee collected the winning single from the bowling of Usman Arshad.
Durham reached 35-1 at the start of their innings after play got under way at 15:30 BST, but then lost four wickets for 11 runs.
D'Oliveira, Ed Barnard, Joe Leach and Chris Russell took two wickets each as they were finally dismissed at the start of the 22nd over.
Durham's total was their seventh-lowest in non-Twenty20 limited-overs matches games.
Rushworth exploited the conditions superbly at the start of Worcestershire's innings, but once he was out of the attack, Kervezee and D'Oliveira were able to settle and complete the formalities.
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Line is the most popular messaging app in Japan, Thailand and Taiwan. It is similar to the likes of Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger or WeChat in China.
While it is close to those, it does have some features that set it apart: virtual stickers, cartoon-like animated emojis and games with mascots such as a bear called Brown and his rabbit friend Cony. You can make video calls, stream video or order taxis with it. It also offers a timeline much like Facebook does.
Line has about 218 million monthly active users and makes its money from advertising and selling its virtual stickers and games.
There even are physical Line stores where you can buy merchandise featuring your favourite Line character.
Line dates back to 2011 when, in the wake of the devastating Japanese tsunami, many of the normal channels of communication had broken down.
The Japanese subsidiary to South Korea's internet giant Naver developed the app as a quick fix for staff to use internet-based communication.
In June that year, Naver released Line for public use and the app quickly came to dominate the market in Japan. It went on to become the leading player in Taiwan and Thailand, and also gained a foothold in many other Asian countries.
The company is set to raise up to $1.3bn (£1bn) when it lists its shares, after setting its flotation price at 3,300 yen ($33; £25) per share.
It's being described as Japan's biggest tech IPO of the year but in fact it could have been significantly bigger. When Line was scheduled for an initial public offering two years ago, there was talk of a valuation of more than $10bn.
But that was at a time when the user base was still growing at record pace, and those days are over.
The shares will be launched in a dual offering in New York and Tokyo on 14 and 15 July.
Line is looking to raise funds to expand into the US and help it compete with rivals Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and WeChat.
Line is the market leader in a number of Asian countries. Yet analysts are hesitant when it comes to the company's outlook. "Line is struggling to grow its user base," tech analyst Andrew Milroy of Frost & Sullivan told the BBC.
Last year, it gained 13 million new users, an increase of just 6%.
But the company does make money.
Users buy stickers, animated emojis and pay for games. There's also money coming in from advertising. Revenue grew by 40% in the last year.
Yet breaking into markets where there is already a dominant messenger app is extremely difficult. If all your friends are already on WeChat or Facebook, why would you switch to a new messenger?
"It has so far struggled to get out of the markets of Japan, Thailand, Taiwan," Mr Milroy explains. And while it could enter South East Asia markets like the Philippines or Indonesia, making money in those markets is "more challenging", he says.
Ceredigion council said the final cost could well be higher as it prepares for another high tide on 2 February.
The council has started talks with the Welsh government on submitting a bid to help fund the seafront's restoration.
On Tuesday, Welsh ministers said £2m was available to repair flood defences damaged by the storms.
Aberystwyth was one of the towns that was hardest hit by the heavy rain, strong winds and high tides that battered the Welsh coast between 3 and 6 January.
A Grade II-listed shelter partly fell into a hole after its foundations were washed away as massive waves pounded the seafront.
The 1920s landmark was badly damaged and has been dismantled for repair.
More than 200 volunteers armed with buckets and shovels helped start the clean up operation on the promenade on 11 January.
A Ceredigion council spokesman said; "The estimated costs associated with the immediate necessary work of clearing-up and repairs to assets amount to at least £1.5 million.
"We are in the process of collating all of these costs and the final figure could well exceed this estimated sum once all the information has been received."
The spokesman added that the local authority could access funds from three Welsh government sources but would have to match fund the money from its own reserves.
Meanwhile, promenade repairs are ongoing with workers trying to shore up defences due to fears that storms during a high tide on 2 February could cause more damage.
Tides of up to 7.8 metres (25ft), the second highest of the year, are forecast for the start of February.
The council aims to completely reopen the promenade to the public by Easter.
Adam Fanelli, 31, was found dead at Nash Park travellers' site in Buckinghamshire on 17 March.
Addy McAllister, 34, of Charlesworth Street, Bolsover, and Jemma Price, 30, of Ridgeway, Kensworth, deny murder.
Mr Price told Luton Crown Court he had tried to help Mr Fanelli after Mr McAllister knocked him to the ground.
His account came after Mr McAllister told the jury the fight was between Mr Fanelli and Mr Price.
The body of father-of-two Mr Fanelli, from Dunstable, Bedfordshire, was discovered in a field next to the travellers' site in Winslow Road in Nash, near Milton Keynes.
He had 159 separate injuries and post-mortem tests showed he died from blunt force trauma to the head.
The court heard earlier that Mr Fanelli had bought drugs for both defendants in Dunstable before the three set off for Nash in Mr Fanelli's van.
Mr Price told the jury the atmosphere had been fine but the mood changed when Mr McAllister said he wanted to "exchange some blows" with Mr Fanelli.
He said the pair got out of the vehicle and began fighting while he remained in the van.
"I never thought it was going to get that serious," he said.
"I actually got out of the van because I could see it was getting nasty."
He said he tried to push them apart but Mr Fanelli fell over so he "lifted him up".
Mr Price said, when he got Mr Fanelli back into the van, he saw Mr McAllister approaching them with a knife. The victim jumped out of the van and "ran away", "hitting three fences" as he went.
He told the court Mr McAllister punctured the tyres on the van before driving off in it. When he returned he had changed his clothes.
The prosecution alleges both defendants inflicted a severe beating on the victim.
The trial continues.
The episode will feature two films shot before Clarkson was suspended from Top Gear and eventually sacked.
Co-presenter Richard Hammond and James May return to present links from the studio, with Clarkson noticeably absent.
No date has been given for transmission, and the BBC has yet to decide how Top Gear may return.
The show was pulled from the schedules after Clarkson's suspension for attacking a producer earlier this year.
Footage shot for the three remaining episodes has now been compiled in to one extended programme.
It contains two films which, in classic Top Gear style, feature cheap bangers, caravans and a race to the finish line for the three presenters to avoid a forfeit.
Earlier this week, rumours circulated that Chris Evans was being groomed to take over the Top Gear hotseat from Clarkson, after the Radio 2 DJ reaveled he was making a "Top Gear sequence".
It later emerged that the film was part of Evans one-off edition of TFI Friday, in which his friend Clarkson will appear.
Evans has ruled himself out of the Top Gear job on a number of occasions.
There has also been speculation that the show could return with a different guest host every week, in a similar style to BBC One's satirical quiz show Have I Got News For You.
It was reported last week Hammond and May had been offered £1m deals to stay with the BBC, although they themselves have seemed to distance themselves from returning.
The Top Gear trio have been appearing together in a series of live shows, which were originally meant to be under the Top Gear banner, but have since been rebranded Clarkson, Hammond and May Live and stripped of all BBC branding.
About 60% of giant herbivores - plant-eaters - including rhinos, elephants and gorillas, are at risk of extinction, according to research.
Analysis of 74 herbivore species, published in Science Advances, blamed poaching and habitat loss.
A previous study of large carnivores showed similar declines.
Prof William Ripple, of Oregon State University, led the research looking at herbivores weighing over 100kg, from the reindeer up to the African elephant.
"This is the first time anyone has analysed all of these species as a whole," he said.
"The process of declining animals is causing an empty landscape in the forest, savannah, grasslands and desert."
Prof David Macdonald, of Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, was among the team of 15 international scientists.
"The big carnivores, like the charismatic big cats or wolves, face horrendous problems from direct persecution, over-hunting and habitat loss, but our new study adds another nail to their coffin - the empty larder," he said.
"It's no use having habitat if there's nothing left to eat in it."
According to the research, the decline is being driven by a number of factors including habitat loss, hunting for meat or body parts, and competition for food and resources with livestock.
With rhinoceros horn worth more than gold, diamonds or cocaine on illegal markets, rhinos could be extinct in the wild within 20 years in Africa, said the researchers.
The consequences of large wild herbivore decline include:
The biggest losses are in South East Asia, India and Africa.
Europe and North America have already lost most of their large herbivores in a previous wave of extinctions.
The Ministry of Defence said the plane had carried out its mission overnight.
The focus of the aid effort is on helping thousands of members of the Yazidi religious minority, who are trapped on a mountain in northern Iraq after fleeing from Islamist militants.
Downing Street said the humanitarian situation in Iraq remained "deeply worrying" and said it planned to step up aid drops in the coming days.
Parallel to the aid effort, US planes have been carrying out air strikes against the militants.
The US military said it had destroyed vehicles and equipment of the Islamic State (IS), which has been attacking Yazidi areas.
The militant Islamist group, formerly known as Isis or Isil, has seized swathes of territory across Iraq and Syria in the past few months and has threatened Iraqi minority groups.
Two British C130 cargo planes are delivering the aid to those who have fled from IS's advance.
Defence officials said one plane had dropped supplies that included reusable water filtration containers, tents and solar lights that doubled as mobile phone chargers.
International Development Secretary Justine Greening said: "The world has been shocked by the plight of the Yazidi community. They face appalling conditions, cut off on Mount Sinjar after fleeing persecution.
"The UK has acted swiftly to get life-saving help to those affected."
The US, France and the UN are also taking part in the international aid effort.
Estimates for the number of people trapped on Mount Sinjar range from 50,000 to 150,000.
The UK aid contribution for those displaced in Iraq is worth £13m in total. It includes:
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said the aid effort is likely to continue "for the foreseeable future" until a way is found to get those sheltering on Mount Sinjar to safety.
The government says any long-term solution must involve the formation of a more inclusive Iraqi government, uniting all the country's ethnic and religious groups.
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Speaking on Radio 5 live's Wake Up To Money, the Bank's director of markets also said the timing of an interest rates rise was "extremely uncertain".
On Wednesday, the Bank raised its growth forecast for this year from 1.4% to 1.6%, and 2014 from 2.5% to 2.8%.
It also said the unemployment rate could fall to 7% as early as next year.
Governor Mark Carney has previously said the Bank will not consider raising interest rates until the jobless rate falls to 7% or below.
But Mr Fisher pointed out that the Bank's forecasts saw only a 40% chance that 7% unemployment would be reached in 2014, and said the figure should be seen as a "threshold, not a trigger" for an interest rate rise.
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"The timing of a rate rise is extremely uncertain," he said. "Our main message is output is growing fast again and looks to be sustained, we've got inflation down close to target and unemployment is falling. But we've a long way to go until the economy gets back to normality.
A fall to 7% unemployment would allow the Bank to "take stock", he said, and see whether an interest rate increase "is appropriate at that time".
"It doesn't mean to say we will automatically raise rates then," Mr Fisher added. "We won't raise rates until we think it's sustainable."
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, on which Mr Fisher sits, has kept rates held at historic lows of 0.5% since 2009.
He said rates could be expected to eventually rise back to "normal levels" of 4-5%.
On Wednesday Mr Carney struck a positive tone on the UK's economic prospects, saying the UK recovery had "taken hold".
"For the first time in a long time, you do not have to be an optimist to see the glass is half full," he said.
The issue has been at the centre of debate in Earlston for some time.
Four community council members resigned in 2012 over the Mill Meadow plans and another stepped down at a special meeting last week.
It has left them below the necessary level of six councillors in order to hold meetings.
The location for the proposed park - which has secured £250,000 of lottery funding - has faced significant opposition.
A petition has been lodged against the project amid safety fears raised about access and flooding concerns.
Former chairman Tom Burnham said: "In the middle of 2012, four of our elected members resigned as a result of the arguments going on about Mill Meadow.
"Following those resignations in the middle of 2012, we had some additional co-options but on Thursday of last week one of the elected community councillors resigned so a new election has to take place."
He said that would probably be just before, or immediately after, the General Election.
Mr Burnham said the situation meant other issues would have to be put on hold.
"This means some very worthwhile projects are going to have to be postponed," he said.
"For instance, the rescue of the reading room in the square in Earlston, which is getting more and more dilapidated and needs some urgent action."
He said a bid to reinstate allotments in the area would also be delayed.
"Those projects will just have to be held in abeyance and, of course, at the discretion of the new community council," he added.
Kayleigh, 15, and from Measham, Leicestershire, was found in a field near Ibstock five days after she disappeared in November.
Stephen Beadman, 28, appeared at Leicester Crown Court via video link.
No plea was entered and Mr Beadman, of George Avenue, Ibstock, was remanded in custody ahead of trial in June, accused of murder and one count of rape.
A second man, Luke Harlow, 27, also of George Avenue, is charged with grooming and two counts of sexual activity with a child and appeared in person at court.
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Mr Harlow was also remanded into custody. Their trial is due to start on 7 June at Nottingham Crown Court.
An inquest has heard Kayleigh had died from head and facial injuries.
She was last seen when she was dropped off outside Ibstock Community College on Friday 13 November.
The warning was issued on Facebook after a number of people went to the James Cook University Hospital with stomach aches caused by overindulgence.
The post said patients should "rest at home and drink plenty of water" if they had eaten too much chocolate and a big dinner.
It comes as the NHS revealed A&E delays in England had reached record levels.
The data for January from NHS England showed 88.7% of patients were dealt with in four hours - the worst monthly performance since the target of 95% began in 2004.
On Facebook, South Tees Trust NHS Foundation Trust said: "Believe it or not, we do have people coming into A&E with stomach aches caused by overindulgence.
"If you've had one too many Easter eggs and a big Sunday dinner, you're likely to feel better after a rest at home and drinking plenty of water."
In another post, it added: "Earwax, stomach problems caused by overeating, false nails that won't come off, headache, period pain, colds and flu, sickness and diarrhoea - we have seen all of these in A&E in recent weeks.
"Please only attend A&E if you are seriously ill or injured. If you attend with a minor illness or injury, you could face a long wait."
Last week, Peterborough City Hospital's A&E reached "unprecedented numbers" as people with broken fingernails and hiccups turned up for treatment.
Tomkins, 24, joined Salford on a permanent deal from Wigan in 2016 and has become their first-choice hooker.
Johnson, 27, has been at the AJ Bell Stadium since 2014 and scored 10 tries this season in 18 appearances.
"Logan is one of the hardest workers around, he does so much unseen work," head coach Ian Watson said.
"Greg is one of the best wingers in Super League when it comes to getting the team on the front foot. He's an extremely good trainer and that shows on the field," Watson added.
They have asked prosecutors to look at bringing charges against serial child killer Robert Black.
Genette, 13, vanished while delivering newspapers in Aylesbeare, east Devon, in 1978. Her body has never been found.
Black was convicted in 2011 of murdering nine-year-old Jennifer Cardy in Northern Ireland, in 1981.
Devon and Cornwall Police have asked the Crown Prosecution Service's Complex Casework Unit to examine whether Black, long considered the prime suspect, can be brought to trial for Genette's murder.
By Simon HallBBC South West Home Affairs Correspondent
Of all the historical cases in Devon and Cornwall, it is perhaps the Genette Tate disappearance which most haunts both the public and the police.
Generations of detectives have tried - and failed - to solve it.
But they keep on trying, not just because it's their duty, but also because the potential rewards are so very great; the chance, at last, of closure for the police, the local community, the country, and most of all for Genette's family.
Bad character evidence about his previous child killings was put before the jury during the Cardy trial, a decision which was upheld by the Court of Appeal last year.
Black had previously been found guilty of murdering three other young girls.
Detectives want to see if such evidence could be used to help bring a case against Black for Genette's disappearance.
Devon barrister Gavin Collett said: "Evidence like this can have a powerful impact upon a jury."
A senior Devon and Cornwall Police source said that if the attempt to use bad character evidence was unsuccessful, detectives could once again interview Black in prison.
But, the officer said, it was "a long shot" as Black had previously refused to co-operate.
Tim Swarbrick, a retired Devon and Cornwall Police superintendent, said, "Cases like this are never closed. It would mean a great deal to the police and the community to see the mystery of Genette's disappearance finally solved."
Genette's father John Tate told BBC Radio 4's Today programme he felt "pretty happy" the police were confident in their investigation, although he hoped they had not overlooked any other suspect by spending time focusing on Black.
Asked how he had coped in the decades since Genette went missing, Mr Tate said it had been difficult as the incident was never far from his mind.
He said: "You look at everything that it could possibly be to do with her. You just cope very poorly sometimes."
Black was arrested by Devon and Cornwall Police in 2005 in connection with Genette's disappearance but there was insufficient evidence to prosecute him. He is serving multiple life sentences for his crimes.
In a statement, Devon and Cornwall Police said they were "liaising with the Complex Case Unit of the Crown Prosecution Service to ascertain if the 2013 Court of Appeal judgement following the murder of Jennifer Cardy in Northern Ireland [in which Black's conviction and the use of bad character evidence was upheld], has any bearing on the Genette Tate case".
The force added: "This liaison is still at a very early stage and will take some time to complete."
Three men also died, and four people were injured.
The accident happened when a tourist boat and a speedboat collided off the island of Aegina.
Private vessels are said to be helping the coastguard rescue survivors, 21 of whom have been pulled from the water so far.
Aegina Mayor Dimitris Mourtzis has been quoted as saying others remain missing.
The tourist boat was said to have been carrying about 20 people from Aegina to a popular cove on Moni, an uninhabited small island very nearby.
It is so far unclear how the accident happened. The nationalities of the victims have also not yet been given.
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Malcolm Baker, of Hillary Road, Cheltenham, abused the women during massages they had paid for.
The former accountant - who retrained in massage at Gloucestershire College when he retired - was found guilty of six counts of sexual assault against six different victims.
The 68-year-old denied all counts but was found guilty at an earlier trial.
He was found not guilty of three counts of sexual assault against three different women. Another sexual assault case on a further victim was left to lie on file.
At Gloucester Crown Court, Judge Jamie Tabor QC said Baker had cast aside his training and expanded his repertoire to full body massage researched on the internet.
"I believe you did this for your own sexual gratification," he told Baker during sentencing.
In an interview with the BBC, one of Baker's victims - who cannot be named for legal reasons - recalled an appointment where Baker abused her.
"He pulled my underwear right down and he started to massage my bottom," she said.
"In my head I was thinking 'What do I do? What should I say? Should I object?'.
"I just didn't know what to do, so I thought 'just play it cool'."
Deborah Hughes, head of the Hair and Beauty School at Gloucestershire College, said Baker had completely abused the trust of his clients and disregarded the professional training he'd been given at the college.
She said: "The rules are that you avoid the femoral triangle, which is from the abdomen down to the mid upper thigh, and make sure you ensure modesty by correct towel placement at all times.
"Luckily, it's very rare when one individual does bring any industry or any profession into disrepute."
It plans to reduce tuna fishing methods that harm wildlife and catch sharks, turtles and young fish accidentally.
The firm promised to make it easier to track where fish had come from and said it would improve working conditions.
Greenpeace said the moves by the world's largest tinned tuna company could encourage others to follow suit.
The environmental group's executive director Bunny McDiarmid said: "This marks huge progress for our oceans and marine life, and for the rights of people working in the seafood industry.
"If Thai Union implements these reforms, it will pressure other industry players to show the same level of ambition and drive much needed change. Now is the time for other companies to step up and show similar leadership."
Greenpeace and Thai Union will meet every six months to assess progress and at the end of 2018, an independent third party will look at the situation.
Thiraphong Chansiri, chief executive of Thai Union, said: "Thai Union has fully embraced its role as a leader for positive change as one of the largest seafood companies in the world.
"Thai Union looks forward to continuing to execute our SeaChange sustainability strategy, strengthened and enhanced by the joint agreement with Greenpeace and our shared vision for healthy seas now and for future generations."
The news comes two years after Greenpeace accused John West of continuing to use harmful "fish aggregation devices" to catch 98% of its tuna, despite a sustainability pledge to consumers.
Thai Union will also extend its ban on at-sea trans-shipping, unless suppliers meet strict conditions.
Trans-shipping involves catches being moved to other boats from fishing vessels, which then can stay at sea for months or even years at a time, raising the threat of human rights or labour abuses.
Sadie Bale, 33, made no plea or declaration at Greenock Sheriff Court and was remanded in custody.
Police had been called to Glen Avenue in Port Glasgow just after midnight on Tuesday, where they found a seriously injured woman in a common close.
She died a short time later at Inverclyde Royal Hospital in Greenock.
Mr Issoufou said the plotters planned to use "aerial firepower" to unseat him, in comments made on state TV.
He was elected in 2011, bringing to an end years of military rule. Niger has seen several coups since becoming independent in 1960.
Tensions are high ahead of next year's presidential election, which Mr Issoufou is favourite to win.
"The government has just foiled an evil attempt at destabilisation," he said.
"The objective of these individuals, motivated by I don't know what, was to overthrow the democratically elected power."
At least four senior military officials have been arrested, local media reported, but it is not clear why they were detained.
Shortly after Mr Issoufou's election in 2011, 10 military figures were arrested for allegedly plotting to assassinate him.
The 37-year-old was involved in a two-car collision at the Charleston flyover at about 12:50 on Thursday.
She was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary but died a short time later.
The slip road northbound off the A was closed as a result of the accident.
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The drones will be able to fly autonomously and "overwhelm an adversary", the US Office of Naval Research said of its Low-cost UAV Swarming Technology (Locust) programme.
Wings unfold once the drones are in the air and then they can fly in formation.
The US Navy plans to demonstrate the launch of 30 Locust drones in 2016.
As the drones and the launcher are relatively compact, the Locust system can be deployed from ships, aircraft or land vehicles, the ONR said.
Missions can be pre-programmed, but there "will always be a human monitoring the mission", it added.
"This level of autonomous swarming flight has never been done before," said Lee Mastroianni, ONR programme manager.
"UAVs that are expendable and reconfigurable will free manned aircraft and traditional weapon systems to do more, and essentially multiply combat power at decreased risk to the warfighter."
US use of military drones has attracted criticism from human rights groups, who say that despite their highly targeted nature, innocent non-combatants are often killed in the process.
The prospect of autonomous swarms of drones carrying out pre-programmed military missions is only likely to increase such concerns.
Cambridge United supporter Simon Dobbin, 43, has just returned home from hospital following the fracas in Southend last March.
Several people were arrested but no one has been charged.
His wife Nicole said it was "very frustrating" that no one had been "brought to justice".
Mr Dobbin, who lives with his wife and daughter in Mildenhall, Suffolk, was attacked outside The Railway pub while on the way home from Southend's Roots Hall stadium on 21 March.
Essex Police arrested 17 men on suspicion of assault or violent disorder following the attack. One man remains on bail and three men will face no further action. The force said it is continuing to work with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) "in order to reach a decision" on any charges.
"Our lives have completely changed and yet these people are still walking around as if nothing happened.
"If they get away with it then it will send out completely the wrong message and the next person might not pull through," Mrs Dobbin said.
Neighbours put out banners and balloons for Mr Dobbin's return home earlier this week.
He is still unable to talk, walk or eat solid food, but his wife said she had seen a "fantastic change" over the last few days.
"He is more alert, he is trying so hard to communicate, he has really come alive again and it has lifted everybody.
"Everyone has been so supportive and happy for us," she said.
The next goal is to get him talking and back "to some sort of normality", she added.
A hospital bed, a reclining chair and a hoist have all been installed at their home but she said they need to raise £20,000 for a wet room and an extra bedroom.
Mrs Dobbin and her daughter Emily are taking part in a 12-mile walk on Sunday to raise money and mark 12 months since the attack.
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Line-out expert Geoff Parling sees off the challenge of Joe Launchbury at lock, while Ben Morgan starts at number eight with Billy Vunipola on the bench.
Bath hooker Rob Webber comes into the replacements alongside ex-rugby league star Sam Burgess while scrum-half Ben Youngs will win his 50th cap.
England boss Stuart Lancaster said his squad is "massively excited".
He added: "Friday will be a great occasion for the whole squad and for the country. We are in a unique position to be playing in a World Cup on home soil and to have the support of a nation behind the team.
"That support will be a massive factor and we don't underestimate its importance."
England won their final World Cup warm-up match 21-13 against Ireland and Lancaster has kept faith with a team that started and finished well, but struggled for periods in the middle of that game.
Wings Anthony Watson and Jonny May both scored tries that day and have been in electric form out wide, but with Fiji renowned for their attacking style and ability to cut loose when the game opens up, England may look to play a more conservative style than they did 10 days ago against the Irish.
Against Fiji Brad Barritt and Jonathan Joseph play together in the centre for the only the second time while hooker Tom Youngs, who has been less than perfect in the scrums and line-outs leading into the tournament, gets another chance to show that his work in the loose makes him worth his place in the starting XV.
England and Fiji are in a tough Pool A which also features Wales and Australia - four of the top nines sides in the world.
Former England captain Will Carling told BBC Radio 5 live it is "the hardest pool the World Cup has ever seen".
He added: "I think there is huge pressure on England, it being the home World Cup for them.
"Part of the pressure is to deal with it and to stay calm, stay controlled and realise they have got four pool games, there is plenty of time and to start well.
"It's important they start in a controlled, composed way, that will give them a lot of confidence."
England: Mike Brown (Harlequins); Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby), Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Brad Barritt (Saracens), Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby); George Ford (Bath Rugby); Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers); Joe Marler (Harlequins), Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Geoff Parling (Exeter Chiefs), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Tom Wood (Northampton Saints), Chris Robshaw (capt, Harlequins), Ben Morgan (Gloucester Rugby).
Replacements: Rob Webber (Bath Rugby), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Kieran Brookes (Northampton Saints), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens), Owen Farrell (Saracens), Sam Burgess (Bath Rugby).
As the Economist described in its rather scathing report of the current situation in the UK: "Britain is sailing into a storm with no-one at the wheel."
The latest news out of the UK - the two credit downgrades from Standard & Poor's and Fitch respectively - have just further underlined the uncertainty about the British economy, especially when they come accompanied with statements like this one from S&P: "This outcome is a seminal event, and will lead to a less predictable, safe and effective policy framework."
In the immediate term of course, expect more market volatility. Investors are clearly nervous in Asian trade, with Japan, Korea and Australia all opening lower on Tuesday morning.
But after the dust settles, who are the winners and losers in Asia?
Emerging market currencies: As the pound falls, investors are rushing to safe haven assets like the Japanese yen and the US dollar. So riskier assets like the Indonesian rupiah and the Malaysian ringgit have fallen.
The dollar's strength also makes it more expensive for emerging markets to pay their dollar-denominated debt back, and their commodity exports, also priced in US dollars, become more expensive overseas.
This has led to some research houses downgrading emerging market growth rates - Nomura for instance has downgraded Malaysia's full year GDP forecast to 3.9% from 4.3% because of Brexit.
Japanese carmakers: Japan's biggest carmakers are among those most exposed to the UK. Shares of the major auto-makers have been hit, with Nissan in particular seen as being most vulnerable. It has a plant in Sunderland - the district that voted to leave the EU by 61% votes to 39%. It was a far higher vote than most exit polls had suggested and took markets by surprise.
Together, Nissan, Toyota and Honda produce about half of all the cars made in the UK each year. Most of the cars they manufacture in the UK are exported, and more than of half of those go to EU nations, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders in the UK.
Depending on what kind of relationship the EU ends up having with the UK, Brexit could mean higher tariffs for British goods - and that would eat into Japanese carmakers' profits. Japanese automakers currently get most of their sales outside of Japan, so coupled with the yen's rise as the pound falls, both sales and profit margins look set to suffer.
Hong Kong shares: It's a no-brainer, shares of HK-listed British financial firms like HSBC, Standard Chartered and Prudential are pressured because of the Brexit fallout. Infrastructure stocks like HK's Hutchison Whampoa and Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings have also seen sharp falls. Owned by HK billionaire Li Ka-shing, both companies have big investments in the UK.
Mr Li had warned about the impact of a Brexit on the global economy ahead of the referendum.
China: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has said that although Brexit won't stop the Chinese economy from achieving its growth targets this year (but then, nothing ever gets in the way of China's official growth targets!) it has increased the uncertainty in the global economy.
And China's lost a powerful ally in the EU - London was a big backer of China's free trade negotiations with the bloc. But now that the UK has voted itself out, Beijing's negotiations with the EU just got a lot tougher.
For the moment, it is hard to see any immediate winners of the current impasse in the UK - forecasts for economic growth in Asia have been revised downward.
But as a whole, Asia is still likely to post growth rates of around 5% - not too shabby at a time when other parts of the global economy are looking at low, no, or negative growth.
Growth economies: Indonesia, India, and the Philippines have been cited as growth areas to watch - and that's not likely to change even after Brexit. While Nomura has cut the growth expectations of Malaysia, Singapore and HK - it hasn't cut Indonesia and the Philippines by as much.
DBS's David Carbon says this of India: "Much of the heat is likely to be felt by financial markets - rather than the real economy."
The Fed effect: Brexit was already named as a major risk factor in the last US Federal Reserve meeting - and the reason why Janet Yellen held off on raising interest rates.
In the longer term, this indicates a softer global outlook, but in the shorter term, it does give emerging market economies temporary relief from a stronger dollar.
The pound effect - property, tourism: So while a weaker pound will be negative for anyone who earns in sterling, it will make property, holidays and studying in the UK cheaper.
Watch out for Chinese property magnates who may look to snap up assets at weaker prices - and for those of you who have a bit of cash to spend this summer, it may not be a bad time to start looking at holidaying in the UK. Travel agencies have reported a flurry of enquiries from holiday-makers in Asia.
A few research houses have forecast the sterling may settle at around $1.30-1.20 towards the end of the year, so it looks like there may still be some more downside in the pound to come.
The British Bankers' Association (BBA) said that repayments in loans and overdrafts roughly matched new borrowing during December.
This was despite the extra financial squeeze of Christmas for many families.
The BBA data also reflects other statistics that show a pick-up in mortgage lending at the end of 2012.
The number of mortgage approvals for house purchases was up 4% on the same month a year earlier, to 33,636. The average for the previous six months was 30,979.
This remains much lower than the levels seen during the housing boom.
"2012 was a year of holding on to deposits and repaying debt for companies and households," said BBA statistics director, David Dooks.
This has widely been credited to the Funding for Lending scheme, launched in August. The Bank of England has been offering cheap funds to banks and building societies, provided it is then lent to individuals and non-financial companies.
The availability of mortgage deals has increased, various statistics have suggested, and they have become cheaper too.
However, the BBA figures show that lending to businesses remains subdued.
Repayments of business loans to the major UK banks outstripped new borrowing by £3.5bn in December, the data shows.
Personal loans to individuals tend to be used for buying home equipment, holidays and cars, over a two or three-year period.
The outstanding amount owed stood at £34.4bn in December, the BBA said, which was the lowest since August 1999. It is also almost half the level that had built up before the financial crisis.
The BBA reports that credit card usage has gone up slightly, partly because plastic is a common way of paying for goods on the internet, the only part of the retail sector which is showing significant growth.
A Wales Audit Office (WAO) report said a lack of beds was a common cause of postponed procedures.
It said some health boards had daily staffing difficulties for theatre.
But the Welsh Government said the study showed nearly half of postponed planned operations were because patients cancelled them or did not attend.
The report, published on Thursday, said problems surrounding the availability of beds were "a frequent barrier to the smooth running of operating theatres, and a common cause of cancelled operations".
The report added: "Staff frequently told us about the demoralising impact of not being able to run theatres efficiently because of problems with bed availability."
The lack of an available ward bed was cited as the most common reason for operations cancelled at short notice - 16% of such cases.
Prioritisation of emergency patients at times of high demand "can cause short-notice cancellations of operations and disruption to planned theatre lists," the report said.
Poor planning of operating lists, with unrealistically high or low numbers of operations being booked on to a list, was also an issue, it added.
The audit office said in some health boards there were "daily difficulties" in ensuring sufficient cover for theatres by shuffling staff to work in different areas.
The report said there were nearly 82,000 cancelled planned operations in 2014-15, more than 11,500 of which were cancelled after patients were admitted to surgery.
Some 38,990 cancelled planned operations were due to patients cancelling or not turning up.
Auditor General Huw Vaughan Thomas said it was good to see the focus on safety in theatres growing.
"However... there is a lot more that health boards can do to ensure that their theatre capacity is used efficiently and effectively," he said.
"Achieving this will have benefits for both patients and health boards with fewer cancelled operations, and better performance against waiting time targets."
A Welsh Government spokesman said it was taking action to make planned care in the health service more efficient.
"The auditor general again highlights the stark fact that nearly half of all postponed procedures were because patients either cancelled or did not attend their appointment," he said.
The spokesman added the government wanted to create a "shared responsibility NHS where people attend their appointments".
The report is based on work done between early 2014 to late 2015 in all health boards other than Powys.
Its assembly election manifesto includes creating something similar to Transport for London to create a "genuine integrated transport system".
It also wants an organisation responsible for supporting small firms.
The FSB said it was "deliverable" with existing Welsh government funding.
The organisation, which has 10,000 members among the 200,000 small and medium sized enterprises in Wales, wants parties to adopt its Transport for Wales idea.
The organisation - to be fully functioning within three years - would create an investment plan and manage a Wales-wide rail franchise.
It would follow a similar model to Transport for London including ticketing across services as with the Oyster card.
The manifesto also wants:
The FSB said the measures would help small businesses grow and create more jobs.
The "business manifesto" has been drawn together following research by a number of leading academics for the organisation ahead of May's assembly election.
One of those reports, by Manchester Business School and revealed by BBC Wales last week, said more help was needed for growing firms to stay under Welsh ownership.
The manifesto has been independently costed and could be delivered within current budgets according to the FSB.
FSB Wales policy manager Dr Rachel Bowen said: "We are convinced that if the next Welsh government takes up the policies that we are proposing in our manifesto then businesses and the economy in communities the length and breadth of Wales will benefit."
The manifesto will be launched on Wednesday evening at a cross-party event in Cardiff Bay.
David Cameron is proud of the fact that he does not wear a watch or a wedding ring. Some have put this down to the sartorial conservatism of the Tory male. Or a certain upper crust insouciance.
But maybe he is just following in the footsteps of his predecessors at No 10. Gordon Brown is well known for selling off Britain's gold reserves - does that explain his lack of a wedding band?
Tony Blair may have felt the hand of history on his shoulder but he never felt the reassuring grip of a gold band on his ring finger. A habit he continues to this day.
In fact the last occupant of No 10 to regularly sport a wedding ring in public was Lady Thatcher.
Even John Major - cruelly mocked for his suburban conformity - did not wear one. Here he is demonstrating his bold defiance of convention to German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
They would not have got away with it in America, where maintaining the image of a perfect presidential marriage is paramount. When Barack Obama's wedding ring briefly disappeared from his finger it was front page news (it turned out that it had been sent for repair). Obama's vice-president Joe Biden does not wear a ring though. Much to the irritation of conservative commentators.
The last married male occupant of 10 Downing Street to wear a wedding ring in public was Harold Wilson, who was PM from 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1976.
Wilson's successor "Sunny Jim" Callaghan was married but ringless. Tory PM Ted Heath was a lifelong bachelor. Wilson's aristocratic opponent in the 1964 general election, the happily married Sir Alec Douglas-Home may have renounced his peerage - but he was never Lord of The Rings.
Gentlemen did not wear jewellery in Douglas-Home's day. "Tie clips, cufflinks the size of saucers and all rings with stones are absolutely out. A signet ring on the little finger of the left hand is, however, perfectly all right," wrote the Duke of Bedford in his 1965 tome The Book of Snobs.
Winston Churchill, typically, defied convention by wearing his signet ring, sporting his family's crest, on his ring finger. His Labour opponent in 1945, Clement Attlee, wore a pinkie ring, as the Americans call them.
But the convention for men wearing wedding rings on the fourth finger of their left hand did not really take off until World War Two, when serviceman fighting overseas wanted to wear a reminder of their wives and families back home.
As a relative latecomer to wedded bliss, we can perhaps forgive Labour leader Ed Miliband for wanting to tell the world about it. But if he is serious about joining the world leaders' club, maybe he should take a leaf out of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's book and sling the ring.
The review, led by businesswoman Julie Deane, is calling for them to have similar rights to company employees, such as enhanced maternity privileges.
The report said that self-employed people now stood at 4.6 million or 15% of the UK workforce, an all-time high.
It said self-employment "should not mean that people are disadvantaged".
"It is important that with the increased growth in self-employment, and the subsequent benefits that this group brings to the economy, that there are systems in place to support the self-employed in the same way as the employed," the report added.
In particular, the report called on the government to consider increasing the maternity allowance paid to self-employed people for the first six weeks, bringing it into line with the statutory maternity pay that employees receive.
"As is the case with Statutory Maternity Pay, the remaining 33 weeks would be paid at the lower of the statutory flat rate or 90% of earnings," it said.
It also called for a new Adoption Allowance for self-employed people who adopt children, on the same basis as the existing statutory adoption pay for employees.
"The support provided by government to those starting or extending a family should be consistent whether the beneficiary is employed or self-employed," the report said.
Some analysts have suggested that many of the newly self-employed are people who have lost their jobs as a result of the recent financial crisis and would prefer to work for an employer.
However, Ms Deane's report said the majority of self-employed people had made "a positive choice to be so" and had "no plans to return to employment".
"They have found a good balance with work/life commitments and are often happier," it added.
James Gribben, of the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed, agreed with the report's findings.
He told the BBC: "What we would like to see ideally is paternal leave. So maternity pay and paternity pay, though another call that's made on this report is also for adoption pay, which is another area where the playing field is not level.
"We don't want to see this kind of barrier in place and the way that you work shouldn't determine the ability of somebody to adopt or not adopt."
From 2-2 at the break, on-loan Bristol City striker Arnold Garita turned in playmaker Graham Carey's goal-bound 25-yard drive for Argyle's third goal on 54 minutes at Home Park.
Substitute David Goodwillie made it 4-2 in stoppage time with a close-range tap-in, keeping the second-placed side four points behind leaders Doncaster.
Plymouth may have kept a clean sheet at Liverpool but they conceded after two minutes against Stevenage as Matt Godden turned in Luke Wilkinson's nod down from close range.
Argyle levelled on 35 minutes through Jordan Slew, again from close range, as he turned in Jake Jervis' effort from Graham Carey's corner.
Jervis put Argyle ahead for the first time in the 42nd minute, swivelling on Connor Smith's flick-on after Slew's cut-back from the bye-line.
Stevenage restored parity in first-half stoppage time when Steven Schumacher's 30-yard free-kick bounced up to beat Luke McCormick.
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Second Half ends, Plymouth Argyle 4, Stevenage 2.
Attempt missed. Ryan Loft (Stevenage) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Connor Smith went off injured after Plymouth Argyle had used all subs.
Goal! Plymouth Argyle 4, Stevenage 2. David Goodwillie (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Nathan Blissett (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Nathan Blissett replaces Jordan Slew.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Connor Smith.
Substitution, Stevenage. Charlie Lee replaces Ben Kennedy.
Attempt missed. Connor Smith (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Luke McCormick.
Attempt saved. Matt Godden (Stevenage) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
Tom Pett (Stevenage) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt saved. Matt Godden (Stevenage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Craig Tanner replaces Jake Jervis.
Attempt missed. Ben Kennedy (Stevenage) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Graham Carey (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Luke Wilkinson.
Attempt missed. Jake Jervis (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. David Goodwillie replaces Paul Garita.
Attempt missed. Tom Pett (Stevenage) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt saved. Ryan Loft (Stevenage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Jordan Slew (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Jordan Slew.
Ryan Loft (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Yann Songo'o (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ryan Loft (Stevenage).
Substitution, Stevenage. Michael Tonge replaces Kgosi Ntlhe.
Substitution, Stevenage. Ryan Loft replaces Rowan Liburd.
Jake Jervis (Plymouth Argyle) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Attempt blocked. Graham Carey (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
David Fox (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Steven Schumacher (Stevenage).
Attempt missed. Fraser Franks (Stevenage) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
Foul by David Fox (Plymouth Argyle).
Tom Pett (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Plymouth Argyle 3, Stevenage 2. Paul Garita (Plymouth Argyle) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Graham Carey.
Foul by Paul Garita (Plymouth Argyle).
Steven Schumacher (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Jordan Slew (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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On Tuesday Mr Bush accused the Obama administration of a "premature withdrawal" of US forces from Iraq in 2011, with "grievous" costs.
Mrs Clinton replied by saying it was Mr Bush's brother George W Bush who, as president, negotiated a US withdrawal.
The US-led war in 2003 has been followed by years of turmoil.
Mr Bush called the withdrawal of US forces in 2011 a "fatal error", destabilising the nation and setting the stage for the rise of Islamic State militants.
"So eager to be the history-makers, they failed to be the peacemakers," Mr Bush said of Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton, who was Barack Obama's secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.
"Rushing away from danger can be every bit as unwise as rushing into danger," he told a rally in California.
Analysis: Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America reporter, Iowa
When Jeb Bush blasted Hillary Clinton for "losing" the Iraq War earlier this week, it probably suited her just fine. The challenge for the Democratic frontrunner since she first declared in April has been to generate enthusiasm from the party's rank and file for her seemingly inevitable march to the Democratic nomination. The more she mixes it up with Republicans, however, the more her faithful are likely to close ranks behind one of their own.
That, at least, seems to be outcome for which the Clinton campaign is hoping. And so, at the Iowa State Fair the day after Mr Bush made his rounds among the fried food stands and carnival rides, Mrs Clinton loaded up and returned fire at the Republican.
A war of words with Mr Bush could end up being the best way for Mrs Clinton to move on from the controversy surrounding her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state and the recent surge of fellow Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders of Vermont in some polls.
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On the campaign trail in Iowa on Saturday, Mrs Clinton responded by saying Mr Bush "should present the entire picture. [That]... includes the agreement George W Bush made with the Maliki government in Iraq that set the end of 2011 as the date to withdraw American troops."
"I can only wonder whether he either did not know that or thought that other people would not be reminded of that," she went on.
Earlier in the campaign Jeb Bush was ridiculed for struggling to say whether he would have approved the Iraq invasion "knowing what we know now".
At first, he said he would, then he said he wouldn't engage in "hypotheticals" and finally he announced he would not have.
Mrs Clinton herself voted in favour of the invasion in Iraq in 2002, and has since both defended the decision and acknowledged she "got it wrong".
Without a win or a goal since 22 November, Hartlepool established control early on and bagged three goals in 14 first-half minutes.
They ended the drought after 10 minutes when Padraig Amond took a touch, turned and looped a volley over goalkeeper Barry Roche, who was slow to react as the ball sailed over him.
It only took four minutes for a second to arrive as Jake Carroll crossed from deep and defender Ryan Edwards handled the ball. Hartlepool missed a penalty last time out, but Billy Paynter made no mistake on this occasion as he sent Roche the wrong way.
A third goal for the home side came after 24 minutes. Michael Woods, whose inclusion was one of four line-up changes, was playing behind the front two and released a delightful pass for Nicky Featherstone to get in behind the defence. Featherstone showed great composure to finish.
In first-half injury time, the Shrimps should have got one back but Rhys Turner managed to clip his finish against the bar from eight yards.
They did score after 52 minutes when Hartlepool failed to clear from the back and a low shot from Andrew Fleming was deflected high into the net.
Morecambe scrambled a second in injury time but it came too late to deny the hosts.
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Match ends, Hartlepool United 3, Morecambe 2.
Second Half ends, Hartlepool United 3, Morecambe 2.
Rhys Oates (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Lee Molyneux (Morecambe).
Goal! Hartlepool United 3, Morecambe 2. Paul Mullin (Morecambe) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Lewis Alessandra.
Foul by Liam Donnelly (Hartlepool United).
Michael Rose (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Aaron McGowan (Morecambe) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Josh Laurent (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Delay in match Aristote Nsiala (Hartlepool United) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Andrew Fleming (Morecambe) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
Foul by Josh Laurent (Hartlepool United).
Paul Mullin (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Andrew Fleming (Morecambe).
Lewis Hawkins (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Paul Mullin (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Jake Carroll.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Josh Laurent replaces Michael Woods.
Substitution, Morecambe. Aaron Wildig replaces Rhys Turner.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Rhys Oates replaces Nicky Deverdics.
Attempt missed. Aristote Nsiala (Hartlepool United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Corner, Hartlepool United. Conceded by Michael Rose.
Aaron McGowan (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nicky Deverdics (Hartlepool United).
Attempt missed. Ryan Edwards (Morecambe) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Liam Donnelly.
Substitution, Morecambe. Lee Molyneux replaces James Jennings because of an injury.
Andrew Fleming (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michael Woods (Hartlepool United).
Delay in match James Jennings (Morecambe) because of an injury.
Aristote Nsiala (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Andrew Fleming (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aristote Nsiala (Hartlepool United).
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Lewis Alessandra replaces Billy Paynter.
Paul Mullin (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Liam Donnelly (Hartlepool United).
Goal! Hartlepool United 3, Morecambe 1. Andrew Fleming (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Aristote Nsiala.
Aaron McGowan (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
In the men's marathon Derek Hawkins is included alongside younger brother Callum and Tsegai Tewelde, both of whom qualified at the London Marathon.
Alyson Dixon and Sonia Samuels also guaranteed their marathon spots in Sunday's race in London.
Dominic King has also been selected for the 50km men's race walk.
Callum Hawkins and Tewelde, who claimed asylum in Britain after competing for Eritrea at the 2008 World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, qualified as the first two Britons to cross the line in Sunday's marathon.
Hawkins clocked a personal best time of two hours 10 minutes 52 seconds to finish eighth, while Tewelde was 12th in a time of 2:12:57 - both within the 2:14:00 qualifying time.
His brother Derek ran within the qualifying mark by clocking 2:12:57 to finish 14th and has now been awarded a discretionary place.
Dixon and Samuels, who finished 13th and 14th respectively, had already run the qualifying time of 2:37:00 in Berlin last September.
Sunderland runner Dixon tweeted: "Dreams do come true if you believe in yourself and work hard for it. I'M GOING TO THE OLYMPICS!!"
King competed for Great Britain in the 50km walk at London 2012.
The selection of the six athletes takes Team GB's total for Rio 2016 to 53 across five sports, with 11 sailors, four slalom canoeists, six shooters and 26 swimmers having already been selected.
A temporary closure notice for the production areas of South Eastern Burry Inlet cockle bed has been issued.
Swansea council's decision follows advice from the Food Standards Agency Wales and the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aqua Science.
The council said beaches remained open and waters were safe to bathe in.
Council food and safety officer Ann Rodway said: "We would all like to see the bed re-open as soon as possible. In the meantime, our priority must be to protect public health.
"There is no health risk to beach users, but they must not collect or eat cockles."
The 22-year-old Glasgow full-back replaces Tommy Seymour, who has been forced to withdraw.
Warriors winger Seymour sustained a neck injury during Scotland's 55-6 defeat by South Africa on Saturday.
He is a player who excites fans and he has shown time and time again he can contribute significantly in both attack and defence
British and Irish Lion Hogg will be making his international sevens debut at Ibrox, with Scotland joining New Zealand, Canada and Barbados in Pool A.
"It is disappointing to lose Tommy," said head coach Stevie Gemmell. "However, I'm delighted to be able to bring in a player of Stuart Hogg's calibre.
"Stuart is somebody who has shown at every level of his XVs career what he is capable of.
"He is a player who excites fans and he has shown time and time again he can contribute significantly in both attack and defence.
"Though he has not yet played international sevens, he comes from a background in the Borders that has been heavily influenced by the abbreviated game.
"His game understanding, along with the skills he has developed as a professional, will prove a strong addition to our existing playing group."
Hogg won his 24th cap in the heavy loss to the Springboks, having played in all four Tests on Scotland's summer tour.
Scotland Sevens squad: Richie Vernon, James Eddie, James Johnstone, Roddy Grant, Scott Riddell, Colin Shaw, Lee Jones, Colin Gregor, Scott Wight, Mark Bennett, Sean Lamont, Stuart Hogg.
Junior doctors are currently limited to 48 hours per week, averaged over a six-month period.
Health minister has indicated she will work towards a 48-hour limit per week, with no averaging.
Dr Chris Sheridan, who chairs BMA Scotland's junior doctors committee, said such a move would protect doctors and improve patient safety.
Health Secretary Shona Robison recently met Brian Connelly, whose daughter Lauren died in a crash while driving home from a night shift as a junior doctor.
Mr Connelly has been campaigning for tighter rules on doctors' hours.
Ms Robison said: "I was pleased to meet Mr Connelly recently and discuss how a working week of 48 hours with no averaging of hours could be taken forward.
"Following our meeting I wrote to Mr Connelly to set out that I believe we can deliver this in the future, and that we would be determining a firm and achievable timescale to deliver this.
"This will inform our future workforce planning as part of our ongoing national conversation on the future of health and care in Scotland."
New rules come into effect in February 2016 which, in addition to any new restriction on hours, will ensure junior doctors cannot be asked to work more than seven days in a row.
Dr Sheridan said: "If it is indeed the case that the Scottish government intends to put more rigorous limits on the length of time that junior doctors can be asked to work during a week, then it shows a commendable desire to improve working practices and patient safety.
"Making sure that there are proper safeguards on how long doctors work is not just about the wellbeing of doctors, it is also a vital component of patient safety and ensuring that someone is not being treated by an exhausted doctor.
"We look forward to hearing the Scottish government's intentions in more detail and to working with them on how this would work in practice."
Rubble and firecracker shells were scattered all over the ground. And shoes. Lots of them.
A pink flip-flop, one black sandal, a white sports shoe that's upside down - they were all lying not far from each other, all signs of the mad scramble that erupted as people tried to save themselves.
There was still a whiff of firecrackers in the air, and over parts of the ground, it was mixed with the smell of rotting flesh. It persists, even though all of the dead bodies have now been removed from the site.
Some say the tragedy would have been much worse if the fire had started earlier in the evening. A local politician told me the explosion occurred right at the end of the fireworks display.
All the eyewitnesses I spoke to said a burning firecracker landed on a concrete structure inside which the explosives were stored, and that's what sparked the blaze.
One of the injured, Pradeep Gopalan, described what followed as a "globe of fire".
He had travelled about 30km (20 miles) from his village to the temple to watch the festivities.
He tried to run but got trapped.
"Big pieces of concrete flew off the structure and one hit me on my back," he said. "I couldn't move. I just lay there."
Pradeep was rescued by the police, but many others weren't as fortunate.
"I saw severed limbs, and bodies lying in a pool of blood. Some of them were children," he said, clearly haunted by what he's witnessed, but grateful to be with his family as he recovers at the Kollam district hospital.
On a bed next to Pradeep, Chandra Haasan's son was being treated for a fracture in his leg. Mr Haasan says it was mainly because the concrete building collapsed that there have been so many casualties.
"We were half a kilometre away, and my son has still been injured. It was like an earthquake," he said.
"I went with many people from my village. Three of them died."
Throughout Sunday people had been coming to a help desk that was set up just outside the hospital building hoping to find their loved ones.
Most of the dead bodies had been handed over to the families, but a few are still to be identified.
Kollam's district hospital had a string of high-profile visitors. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit was followed shortly by opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's arrival.
Several political parties have organised food and other supplies for the injured and their families.
Some believe this is because elections are due in Kerala next month, others though say it's simply because this is perhaps the worst disaster the area has ever seen.
Champions Chelsea may have been accused of "parking the bus", but how good is their defence really?
What about Mesut Ozil? Is the Arsenal midfielder really as lazy as so many people seem to claim?
And as for Stoke... we all know what to expect from them. Don't we?
As Stoke established themselves in the Premier League under previous manager Tony Pulis, they developed a reputation for playing a style of football that relied on long balls and set-pieces.
But looking at how the Potters performed last season, this reputation is no longer accurate. Under new boss Mark Hughes, they did not look to get the ball up the pitch as quickly as possible, and they score fewer goals from set-pieces.
While they have kept the aggression fostered under Pulis, they are now also much more comfortable in possession, pass the ball more accurately and run at opposition defences more often.
Most importantly for opposing teams, they now pose much more of a threat in open play than they did under Pulis. In 2012-13, they were ranked bottom of the Premier League for goals from open play, with just 15. They ranked joint-sixth under Hughes last season with 39 goals.
Last season, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was regularly - and rightly - praised for his masterminding of the games against the other top sides.
But actually it was their results against the sides in mid-table that separated them from their title rivals as they won the Premier League.
While Manchester City lost at West Ham and Crystal Palace, and Arsenal and Manchester United both lost twice to Swansea, the only time Chelsea dropped points against a mid-table side was in defeat at West Brom - after the title was already won.
If Chelsea's rivals want to stop them retaining the Premier League crown, it is against the mid-table sides that they must improve.
When a team that had the majority of possession loses, they are often called unlucky.
But while it is true that over a whole Premier League season the top sides enjoy more possession than those lower down the table, in individual games last season the side with more of the ball won only slightly more often than they lost.
In fact, if you looked at all 380 top-flight games last season, the team that had more possession won 155, drew 93 and lost 132. Divide that by 10 to get a 38-game season and Possession FC would have won 57 points - leaving them eighth in the table.
Crystal Palace have had the lowest possession level of any top-flight team in each of the last two seasons and yet finished comfortably in mid-table both times, while West Brom won 1-0 at Old Trafford last term with only 20% of the ball.
Possession is an indicator of a side's style and strategy rather than its success.
Having conceded the fewest goals in the league on their way to winning the title last season, Chelsea's defence was understandably praised.
But compared to the defensive records of other Premier League champions this century, the 32 goals they conceded could not be considered particularly mean.
Last season, Chelsea conceded as many goals as Carlo Ancelotti's free-scoring side of 2009-10 and more than twice as many as Jose Mourinho's first title-winning side of 2004-05.
Interestingly, the six best title-winning defences in Premier League history were all between 2004 and 2009, when English sides dominated the Champions League.
Accusations of laziness have dogged Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil ever since he arrived in the Premier League from Real Madrid two seasons ago. As recently as March, former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes said he thought Ozil looked like he was "going through the motions".
But when compared to other top attacking midfielders playing for last season's top six finishers, the Germany international - while in no way the most energetic - was hardly the most inactive in terms of sprinting around the pitch and winning the ball back from the opposition.
Ozil may owe his reputation to people expecting him to work as tirelessly as his Arsenal team-mate Alexis Sanchez - but that comparison would be a little unfair.
Only Chelsea midfielder Willian sprinted more often than Chile international Sanchez last season - and no top attacking midfielder worked as hard to win the ball back.
The court decided the £84m deal could go ahead following a dispute over a shareholder vote.
Some staff and customers had opposed the move amid fears for jobs and bills.
But the court adjourned until 10 February, pending any application to appeal - so the scheme will not become effective until then.
Dee Valley is due to make a statement.
Rhys McKenzie, a former employee and shareholder, expressed "severe disappointment" at the judge's ruling.
He said he was worried about his former co-workers and their families, but also for "the small shareholder around the country".
Before shareholders of the Wrexham-based company met to vote on the proposed takeover, about 450 customers and staff had shares transferred to them.
The aim was to try and keep the company out of the hands of the Coventry-based provider.
The court was asked to decide whether those votes were valid, and ruled the takeover could still go ahead.
Plaid Cymru AM Llyr Gruffydd said the takeover was "not good news".
"Jobs will be lost and the local supply chain will suffer.
"Small shareholders have been disregarded by the judgement while big corporate shareholders will be laughing all the way to the bank due to today's ruling."
A spokesman for Dee Valley Water previously described the case as "unprecedented in the UK" and as "a David versus Goliath battle between local staff and customers versus a FTSE 100 company".
Dee Valley Water employs about 180 people and has 230,000 customers across the Wrexham and Chester areas.
Customers pay an average of £145 a year for their water compared with £172 for Severn Trent.
The poorly-reviewed buddy movie, which stars Reese Witherspoon and Modern Family's Sofia Vergara, made $13.3m (£8.6m) to take second place.
The Avengers sequel has now taken $313m (£203m) in just 10 days in the US.
It is the joint second fastest film to pass $300m, tying with The Dark Knight.
The first film in the Avengers series, which features Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America and Black Widow, reached that mark in just nine days in 2012.
Warner Bros admitted Hot Pursuit's opening weekend total was "a little lighter" than it had hoped, with the studio having estimated takings of $18m (£11.7m) or higher.
"Critics were very tough on Hot Pursuit," said Paul Dergarabedian from box office analysts Rentrak.
"It was a formula [that] for whatever reason didn't resonate with the critics, and I think that had an impact on its box office."
Mr Dergarabedian added: "Ultron is just so big, it's such a behemoth, it's hard for a newcomer to get attention."
That should all change next week though, when Mad Max: Fury Road and Pitch Perfect 2 open.
Blake Lively's fantasy drama The Age of Adaline was this weekend's third placed film with takings of $5.6m (£3.6m), while Furious 7 took $5.2m (£3.4m) in fourth place.
The action blockbuster, starring Vin Diesel and the late Paul Walker, has earned $1.5bn (£970m) globally to date.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 completed the top five with takings of just under $5.2m (£3.4m).
It is the second time the executive has met away from Stormont this year.
The last time ministers met in Enniskillen Town Hall.
First Minister Arlene Foster said that meeting away from Belfast showed a "commitment to ensure that local people are not isolated from the political process".
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said the meeting "offers a welcome opportunity to highlight all the north west has to offer".
Both the League One club's senior stoppers, Lawrence Vigouroux and Tyrell Belford, are sidelined with injuries.
Kean, 25, made five appearances on loan at Colchester earlier this season.
Meanwhile, head coach Luke Williams has confirmed forwards Jonathan Obika and Nicky Ajose and midfielder Yaser Kasim are all close to returns from injury.
"I think it would be a big boost to see some of those boys involved or even just in the changing rooms," Williams told BBC Wiltshire.
"We were in very good form and we've had the stuffing knocked out of us, losing some key players."
Swindon are without a win in seven games since boss Williams signed a five-year deal as the club's boss in March.
He also confirmed that six of the club's players have been given time off from training since last weekend, to recover from their recent schedule.
"If you look at the schedule recently, some of the players that have been off, they needed that," Williams said.
"A few players had been carrying the burden heavily. I'm hoping they come back and feel a little fitter, stronger and more prepared."
Swindon, who are six points above the relegation zone, host Bury on Saturday before travelling to Walsall on 19 April.
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Permission to replace the block wood flooring with stone paving at the church in Charminster, Dorset, has been granted by the Diocese of Salisbury.
The upgrade will take place alongside continued work to replace a 16th Century village bridge blamed for causing the floods.
It is hoped work at the church will be completed within six months.
Church warden John Pearson said repairs to the church, which will also include fitting under floor heating, were expected to cost more than £100,000.
He said insurance, grants and fundraising would cover the cost, and added the church had already raised £35,000.
Gwen Yarker, who has lived next to the church for more than 30 years, described the flooding in January 2014 as "really very sudden".
She said: "The bridge acted as a dam and the river redirected itself through the churchyard and down the road.
"We had eight inches of river hammering against the house."
Authorities agreed the small arches of the Grade II listed, 16th Century bridge restricted the flow of the River Cerne.
English Heritage allowed it to be replaced with a bridge that has bigger arches.
Work started on the new bridge in May and is expected to end in October.
Some local residents and businesses had raised concerns about the five-month road closure.
Site manager Lorenzo Ferrari described the bridge works as "complex".
He said the old bridge had to be removed "stone-by-stone" due to its historic status.
"We'll be using some of the original bricks and stones to rebuild the bridge, as well as sourcing new Purbeck and Portland stone," he added.
Dorset County Council's chief engineer John Burridge said the new bridge "should reduce the frequency of flooding from once in every 10 years to once in every 50 years".
The British tabloid, he said, had been "negligent" in "exploit[ing] religious differences where none exist".
Earlier this week, the Mail claimed Amal Alamuddin's mother, Baria, wished her daughter to be married within the relatively small Druze sect.
The Mail Online has since apologised "for any distress caused".
In a piece published by USA Today, Clooney said he was "used to the Daily Mail making up stories" and accepted "freedom of speech can be an inconvenience to [his] private life".
Yet the piece in question, he went on, put his family and friends "in harm's way" and took the newspaper "into the arena of inciting violence".
"We have family members all over the world, and the idea that someone would inflame any part of that world for the sole reason of selling papers should be criminal," he wrote.
Clooney's engagement to Amal Alamuddin, a London-based barrister who specialises in human rights cases, was confirmed by her chambers in April.
The Mail's report, published online on Monday and then in print on Tuesday, in an amended form, said "close family friends" had told them that Baria Alamuddin had been "telling half of Beirut" that her daughter "could do better".
"There are 500,000 Druze," one of their unnamed sources was quoted as saying. "Are none of them good enough for her?"
"Amal's mother is not Druze," responded Clooney. "She has not been to Beirut since Amal and I have been dating, and she is in no way against the marriage.
"But this lie involves larger issues. The irresponsibility, in this day and age, to exploit religious differences where none exist, is at the very least negligent and more appropriately dangerous."
The Druze are a religious sect whose beliefs are based on Islam but also incorporate elements of other religions.
There are an estimated 700,000 members, mostly in Lebanon, Syria, Israel and Jordan.
The 27-year-old Bafana Bafana midfielder becomes a Vitesse player on 1 July following the expiry of his contract with Ajax Amsterdam.
Serero joined Ajax from Ajax Cape Town in 2011 but has struggled for game time in the past couple of seasons.
After being overlooked for Bafana Bafana's opening qualifier for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations against Nigeria, he signed a three-year deal on Wednesday many hope will be the catalyst for a return to the national team.
Serero's new club will be playing in the Europa League next season after finishing fifth in the Dutch championship.
His death was announced on Chadian state television but has not been confirmed by other sources.
Mokhtar Belmokhtar is a former al-Qaeda leader said to have ordered January's attack on an Algerian gas plant where at least 37 hostages were killed.
Chadian troops are fighting Islamist militants in Mali as part of an international force led by France.
The French president's office says a French soldier was killed in northern Mali on Saturday - the third to die since France launched its intervention in Mali on 11 January.
The statement carried by Chadian television on Saturday said: "Chadian forces in Mali completely destroyed the main jihadist base in the Adrar de Ifhogas mountains... killing several terrorists including leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar."
Weapons, equipment and 60 vehicles were seized, it added.
Reports of the killing came a day after Chadian President Idriss Deby said the country's forces killed al-Qaeda militant Abdelhamid Abou Zeid during clashes in northern Mali.
By Frank GardnerBBC security correspondent
For two decades now, Mokhtar Belmokhtar has been one of the most infamous Saharan warlords.
The self-proclaimed mastermind behind the recent Algerian gas plant hostage-taking, he and his jihadist followers are reputed to have extorted millions of euros over the years in ransoms from European governments, desperate to free their kidnapped citizens.
Last year he fell out with other leading members of al-Qaeda's franchise in the Sahara and formed his own jihadist organisation, calling it the Signed in Blood Brigade.
If his death is confirmed it will be a huge blow to his followers, although they will likely vow to avenge him and attempt to replace him as quickly as possible.
Abou Zeid - whose death is still to be confirmed by DNA evidence - is said to be second-in-command of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), which is fighting foreign forces in Mali.
The French military - which is leading the military offensive in northern Mali - has not confirmed either death.
BBC West Africa correspondent Thomas Fessy says the death of Mokhtar Belmokhtar has been falsely announced several times before.
Although this is the most official claim to date, there are questions about how the Chadian military were able to confirm the militant's identity so quickly, our correspondent says.
On Friday French President Francois Hollande said the Mali operation was in its final stages.
Islamist militants took refuge in the remote mountains in northern Mali, close to the Algerian border, after being forced out of the main towns and cities by French troops backed by jets and helicopters.
Mali's army and troops from several African countries, including 2,000 from Chad, have also been involved in the fighting.
Islamist rebels took control of northern Mali a year ago after a military coup in the capital Bamako, in the south.
France intervened militarily in January amid fears they were preparing to advance on Bamako.
Algerian-born Mokhtar Belmokhtar has been fighting as an Islamist militant for more than two decades.
Profile: Mokhtar Belmokhtar
He claimed to have received military training in Afghanistan before returning to Algeria, where he lost an eye fighting in the Islamist insurgency in the 1990s.
He then joined AQIM - which operates across the Sahara - before breaking off to lead his own group.
The attack on the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria - which he claims he was behind - was his group's first large-scale armed attack.
He is also known as "Mr Marlboro" because of his alleged role in cigarette smuggling in the region.
Mokhtar Belmokhtar and Abu Zeid have also been involved in numerous kidnappings.
Abu Zeid is known as the most ruthless al-Qaeda field commander in the region and is believed to have executed at least two European hostages in recent years, our West Africa correspondent reports.
If the two deaths are confirmed, they won't mean the war in Mali is over, but they will leave a vacuum in the chain of command for the jihadi fighters hiding in the mountains bordering Algeria, he says.
The reported killings also raise concerns about the fate of several foreign hostages believed to be in the two men's custody, our correspondent says.
A new poll indicates significant splits in gender and age when it comes to where Canadians draw the line at offensive behaviour.
And more frequent users are less easily shocked by online abuse.
From Twitter to Facebook, social media companies are under growing pressure to tackle online abuse.
In May, Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey told the BBC that addressing abuse on the platform was a priority.
Critics have accused Twitter for years of failing to be proactive in addressing harassment and uncivil behaviour on its platform.
In a new survey, the Angus Reid Institute looked into Canadian attitudes towards social media misbehaviour.
A quarter of Canadians reported being subjected to behaviour from the mean to the extreme - from unwelcome comments to violent tthreats and sexual harassment.
The more often someone used social media, the more likely they were to become targets of abuse.
The two-time Irish Gold Cup winner Carlingford Lough, trained by John Kiely, will run in either the Irish National or the Punchestown Gold Cup.
Last year's runner-up The Last Samuri now has top weight of 11st 10lb.
The 33-1 chance Carlingford Lough was among nine withdrawals, leaving a total of 70 entries, with a maximum line-up of 40 announced on Thursday.
Foxrock, trained by Ted Walsh, was rated a 20-1 shot for the race by bookmakers. Vieux Lion Rouge is the general 10-1 favourite.
As it stands the 40th horse in the field is the David Pipe-trained La Vaticane, one ahead of stablemate Doctor Harper.
The nine withdrawals are: Carlingford Lough, Alelchi Inois, Foxrock, Maggio, Ziga Boy, The Romford Pele, Straidnahanna, Sizing Coal and Vics Canvas.
Ziga Boy is likely to miss the whole of next season and be aimed at a potential return in autumn 2018.
Meanwhile, Derek Fox - who was injured in a fall on 9 March - has been passed fit to ride One For Arthur in the National for trainer Lucinda Russell.
The three-day Grand National meeting begins on Thursday, with Cue Card expected to be among the main attractions.
Colin Tizzard's popular chaser, who fell at the third-last fence for the second successive year in the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March, will bid to win the Betway Bowl (14:50 BST) again after succeeding 12 months ago.
The Paul Nicholls-trained Silviniaco Conti, winner in 2014 and 2015, could be among his rivals.
Champion hurdler Buveur D'Air heads entries for the Aintree Hurdle (15:25), alongside stablemate and Cheltenham runner-up My Tent Or Yours, with previous winners Jezki and The New One other possibles.
On The Fringe and Pacha Du Polder head contenders for the Foxhunters' Chase over the Grand National fences.
Enda Bolger's On The Fringe has won the last two renewals, but could only finish fourth behind the Nicholls-trained Pacha Du Polder at Cheltenham.
The 29-year-old Northern Irishman, who was in Edinburgh on Friday for talks with Hearts, is available on a free transfer after leaving Norwich City.
Hearts expect a response from Lafferty in the next 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Hibs are hopeful of keeping John McGinn after rejecting a bid from English Championship side Ipswich Town.
McGinn, 22, has been a stand-out performer for the Easter Road side since moving from St Mirren in 2015.
The midfielder, who has picked up three Scotland caps, played a key role as Hibs secured promotion to the Premiership last season, winning the Championship player of the year award.
Lafferty left Rangers in 2012, joining Swiss side Sion before moving to Italy's Serie A with Palermo. A switch to Norwich followed, and he was subsequently loaned to Turkish side Rizespor and then Birmingham City.
Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party and Alexander Van der Bellen are each on 50%, according to the estimate, which includes postal votes not yet counted.
Official figures from Sunday's ballot give Mr Hofer a lead of 3.8% but do not include postal voting.
The final official results will not be known until Monday.
For the first time since World War Two, both the main centrist parties were knocked out in the first round.
A key issue in the campaign was Europe's migrant crisis, which has seen asylum-seeker numbers soar.
About 90,000 people claimed asylum in Austria last year, equivalent to about 1% of the Austrian population, and the Freedom Party ran an anti-immigration campaign.
The presidency is a largely ceremonial post, but a victory for Mr Hofer could be the springboard for Freedom Party success in the next parliamentary elections, scheduled for 2018.
The presidents of the European Commission and the European Parliament, Jean-Claude Juncker and Martin Schulz, have both expressed concern over a Hofer victory.
Austria is split. The soft-spoken, charismatic Mr Hofer, sometimes described as a wolf in sheep's clothing, caused turmoil in Austrian politics when he won a clear victory in the first round of voting in April.
But now his rival, Mr Van der Bellen from the Greens, has caught up. The far right has profited from deep frustration with the established parties of the centre left and the centre right in Austria. And in recent months, it has been boosted further by fears about the migrant crisis.
If Mr Hofer wins, it could have an impact far beyond Austria's borders - possibly giving momentum to far-right and Eurosceptic parties in other EU countries.
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According to the interior ministry's final count of votes cast at polling-stations (in German), Mr Hofer took 51.9% to 48.1% for Mr Van der Bellen.
But ORF public TV's projection (in German), which is usually considered reliable, has both men on 50%.
Postal voting accounts for some 900,000 ballots, or 14% of eligible voters.
"None of us wished for this," Mr Hofer said when he and Mr Van der Bellen were interviewed by ORF after the vote on Sunday.
"After all, both of us wanted to have a good night's sleep but it is so exciting. I've been in politics for a long time but I've never experienced an election night like this one."
Whoever won, he said, would have "the job of uniting Austria".
Mr Van der Bellen said that if he were elected president he would be welcome in all member states of the EU.
"I have been pro-European during the five months of campaigning," he said. "I made clear how important the European Union is for freedom, security and prosperity - also in Austria."
In the first round, Mr Hofer secured 35% of the votes, while Mr Van der Bellen polled 21%.
The two rivals had engaged in an angry TV debate earlier in the week, described as "political mud-wrestling" by commentators.
Norbert Hofer
Alexander Van der Bellen
Such was the political shock at the far right's first-round win that the Chancellor (prime minister), Werner Faymann, resigned after losing the support of his Social Democratic party colleagues.
The Social Democrats and the People's Party have governed Austria for decades, either alone or in coalition.
At the last general election in 2013, they together won just enough votes to govern in a "grand coalition".
Incumbent President Heinz Fischer, 77, could not run again after two terms in office.
It expects net profit of 525bn yen ($4.4bn; £2.9bn) for the year to next March, after reporting a 8.9% decline in profit last year to 523bn yen.
It was hit last year by quality issues, delayed vehicle launches and recalls.
Honda is also facing tougher competition in the US, as cheaper fuel has boosted demand for larger SUVs.
In the January-to-March quarter, the final quarter of the last financial year, net profits fell 43% to 97.8bn yen.
Honda has been facing scrutiny following the recall of millions of vehicles to replace faulty air bag inflators made by parts maker Takata, its biggest air bag supplier.
Despite the dent in its sales and image, Honda's executive vice president Tetsuo Iwamura was optimistic about a pick up in demand later this year.
"We expect our US sales to start recovering from the latter half of this business year with the launch of the new Pilot and Civic," he said at a press conference in Tokyo.
In February, the carmaker replaced its president Takanobu Ito with another executive - Takahiro Hachigo - among with other management changes.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) received a call to a house in Westland Mews in the Bogside at about 02:45 BST on Sunday.
District Commander Kevin Lynch said that when the crews arrived at the scene, a car was alight and house was beginning to catch fire.
"Some of the crew went to establish that there was no one in the property.
"As they were doing that and dealing with the fire, a strut at the rear of the car exploded and hit one of the fire fighters, injuring him."
The fire fighter was treated in hospital and later discharged, however Mr Lynch warned that arsonists are putting lives at risk.
"I'd just like to remind the public that when they set light to things, they should be mindful of the consequences - it can put the public and indeed the emergency services in danger as they go about their work."
Jockey Danny Cook guided Definitly Red away from the rest of the field while The Last Samuri - runner up in the 2016 Grand National - moved from fourth to second in the closing stages.
Wakanda finished in third place ahead of Sego Success.
"Hopefully now all roads lead to the National," said Cook.
"I think he's a very good horse and the question is whether he can jump round there."
BBC horse racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght
The first two have thrown down significant markers for Aintree - although neither is going to earn anyone 10/10 for spelling.
If Definitly Red adapts to the very different obstacles on the Grand National course - and he has come to grief over 'standard' jumps twice in the last year - then judged by this, and with a nice weight (10 stone 11), he'll be a player.
The Last Samuri, second top-weight for the National on 8 April after last year's heroics, ran a funny sort of race, struggling before staying on. With likely drier conditions on a track he relishes, he is almost bound to go well again at Aintree.
Supervisors David Chaney and Greg Stokes are among three agents already leaving the elite agency in the wake of the affair.
US President Barack Obama was briefed on Friday by Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan about the scandal.
It broke as the president arrived for last weekend's Summit of the Americas.
On Friday, a 12th Secret Service employee was placed on administrative leave.
Another member of staff at the agency was cleared by investigators of "serious misconduct", but will face administrative action.
The scandal broke when a dispute between an escort and an agent spilled into the hallway of a beachfront hotel.
Up to 20 women were involved in the antics in the city of Cartagena.
A 24-year-old Colombian single mother told the New York Times on Wednesday that an agent had agreed to pay her $800 (£500) for sex, but offered her only $30 the next morning.
Mr Chaney, 48, who was in the international programmes division, will be allowed to retire, but Mr Stokes, an assistant special agent in charge of the K9 division, has been told he will be fired, US media report. A third unnamed employee resigned over the allegations.
Lawrence Berger, a lawyer for Mr Chaney and Mr Stokes, told AP on Friday: "Nothing that has been reported in the press in any way negatively or adversely impacted the mission of that agency or the safety of the president of the United States."
Lawmakers on a congressional panel investigating the scandal had earlier warned more agents would lose their jobs.
Representative Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, told Reuters news agency: "It would not surprise me if there were within the next few days additional resignations or firings."
A photo on Mr Chaney's Facebook page showed him near Sarah Palin while on her security detail during the former Alaska governor's 2008 vice-presidential run.
A comment apparently posted by him on the page said: "I was really checking her out, if you know what i mean?"
Mrs Palin took to Fox News on Thursday to respond.
"This agent who was kind of ridiculous there in posting pictures and comments about checking someone out," she said. "Check this out, bodyguard: you're fired! And I hope his wife sends him to the doghouse."
Eleven military members who were supporting the Secret Service in Colombia are also under investigation: six from the Army, one from the Air Force and two each from the Marines and Navy.
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Matthew Rees of Wales stopped 300 metres from the end to help Englishman David Wyeth, who was struggling with exhaustion, over the line.
"It'll be great to see David again - in happier circumstances," said Rees.
The pair will compete in the 10k event, which is broadcast live on BBC One, on Sunday, 28 May.
The two men had never met before April's London Marathon, but have communicated regularly since Rees generously stopped for Wyeth, who is from Manchester.
The pair eventually finished in two hours 52 minutes 26 seconds - with Rees losing scores of places in the race running order to come 986 in the men's overall.
Rees said he was just lending a hand to a "guy in need", but his actions drew praise from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, race officials and many social media users.
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But one thing the standing orders are silent on is when members should get to their feet.
However, an attempt by the new leader of the opposition has left AMs in no doubt where they stand.
AMs have now been told when to sit and when to get up in the chamber after Conservative assembly group leader Andrew RT Davies remained standing during his debut at questions to First Minister Carwyn Jones.
He has been told by the presiding officer to sit down while Mr Jones answers him.
Mr Davies said he would respect the decision and hoped ministers would follow the protocol too.
He stayed on his feet throughout first minister's questions last week - his first as leader of the opposition.
In the past, AMs have stood to ask questions and sat to hear the answer. Only the first minister has remained standing throughout the weekly encounter.
Mr Davies, elected Tory leader in July, tried to use his new tactic at his second question time on Tuesday, until Presiding Officer Rosemary Butler told him otherwise.
He was trying to elicit an apology from the first minister for Labour's "damning failures".
None was forthcoming, and Mr Jones told him that he "needn't stand to attention when I speak".
Mrs Butler added: "No, he's supposed to be sitting down."
She told him that after asking his next question she would "appreciate it if you sit down before you ask the next one".
Later, Mrs Butler provided similar advice for Labour AM Jenny Rathbone, telling her: "You should really sit down when you've finished."
It has raised questions about etiquette in the Senedd and whether ministers gain an advantage by standing throughout question time.
In Westminster, backbenchers, opposition spokespeople and ministers all stand to make contributions and sit to hear the response.
The assembly's standing orders do not stipulate rules on when members should sit or stand.
An Assembly Commission spokesman said the presiding officer had decided to stick with the convention that AMs sit down if they are not speaking, while ministers can remain standing.
He said: "She has decided she wants it that way and he (Mr Davies) will be expected to follow her guidance now."
Mr Davies said: "Having checked the standing orders, I was aware there was nothing in them on this issue.
"However, I respect the PO's decision on this and I hope it will be a universal decision that will be respected by ministers as well."
A state television announcement said the missile, which landed in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, could hit targets anywhere in the world.
But the US and Russia said the missile had a medium range and presented no threat to either country.
North Korea has increased the frequency of its missile tests, in defiance of a ban by the UN Security Council.
China and Russia called on Pyongyang to freeze its missile and nuclear activities.
The announcement on North Korea state television said the Hwasong-14 missile test was overseen by leader Kim Jong-un.
It said the projectile had reached an altitude of 2,802km (1,731 miles) and flew 933km for 39 minutes before hitting a target in the sea.
North Korea, it said, was now "a full-fledged nuclear power that has been possessed of the most powerful inter-continental ballistic rocket capable of hitting any part of the world".
It would enable the country to "put an end to the US nuclear war threat and blackmail" and defend the Korean peninsula, it said.
While Pyongyang appears to have made progress, experts believe North Korea does not have the capability to accurately hit a target with an ICBM, or miniaturise a nuclear warhead that can fit onto such a missile.
Other nuclear powers have also cast doubt on North Korea's assessment, with Russia saying the missile only reached an altitude of 535km and flew about 510km.
The big question is what range it has, says the BBC's Steven Evans in Seoul. Could it hit the United States?
David Wright, a physicist with the US-based Union of Concerned Scientists, says that if the reports are correct, this missile could "reach a maximum range of roughly 6,700km on a standard trajectory".
That range would allow it to reach Alaska, but not the large islands of Hawaii or the other 48 US states, he says.
It is not just a missile that North Korea would need, our correspondent adds. It must also have the ability to protect a warhead as it re-enters the atmosphere, and it is not clear if North Korea can do that.
Once again North Korea has defied the odds and thumbed its nose at the world in a single missile launch. With the test of the Hwasong-14, it has shown that it can likely reach intercontinental ballistic missile ranges including putting Alaska at risk.
Kim Jong-un has long expressed his desire for such a test, and to have it on the 4 July holiday in the US is just the icing on his very large cake.
Despite this technical achievement, however, it is likely many outside North Korea will continue to be sceptical of North Korea's missile. They will ask for proof of working guidance, re-entry vehicle, and even a nuclear warhead.
From a technical perspective, though, their engines have demonstrated ICBM ranges, and this would be the first of several paths North Korea has to an ICBM with even greater range.
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South Korea's President Moon Jae-in has called on the UN Security Council to take steps against North Korea.
Japan described "repeated provocations like this are absolutely unacceptable" and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his country would "unite strongly" with the US and South Korea to put pressure on Pyongyang.
Russia and China said the launch was "unacceptable".
Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Moscow, where he held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The two leaders urged Pyongyang to suspend all its tests. They also asked the US and South Korea to not hold joint military exercises.
US President Donald Trump also responded swiftly on Tuesday.
On his Twitter account he made apparent reference to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying: "Does this guy have anything better to do with his life?"
"Hard to believe that South Korea and Japan will put up with this much longer. Perhaps China will put a heavy move on North Korea and end this nonsense once and for all!"
President Trump has repeatedly called on China, Pyongyang's closest economic ally, to pressure North Korea to end its nuclear and missile programmes.
On the prospect of North Korea being able to strike the US, he tweeted in January: "It won't happen". However experts say it might - within five years or less.
Beijing called for "restraint" following the latest test on Tuesday.
Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said China was opposed to North Korea going against clear UN Security Council resolutions on its missile launches.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said the UK "stood alongside the US and our allies to confront the threat North Korea poses to international security".
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It happened on Monday just after 23:00 GMT in Cornshell Fields, in the Shantallow area of the city.
It is understood that a number of people were in the house at the time, but there are no reports of any injuries.
Police have said they are keen to trace a white vehicle which was observed driving in the area around the time of the incident.
Sinn Féin councillor Elisha McCallion urged people with any information to contact the PSNI.
"Such attacks are wrong and I condemn it. There can be no place for the use of guns on our streets," she added.
Aamir Mazhar, who has muscular dystrophy, says the order by Mr Justice Mostyn infringed his human rights.
He has taken legal action against Liz Truss, the Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, who disputes the claim.
Mr Mazhar's lawyers claim there was "no basis" for making the order.
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Mr Mazhar, 27, from Birmingham, says his rights to liberty and respect for private and family life were breached when he was "forcibly removed" from his home 13 months ago.
A more senior judge is analysing the case at a trial in the Family Division of the High Court.
Court of Appeal judge Sir Ernest Ryder has been asked to declare that Mr Justice Mostyn's order was "unlawful".
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust had asked Mr Justice Mostyn to make the order at an out-of-hours telephone hearing in April 2016, the court heard.
Sir Ernest heard Mr Mazhar had made a separate damages claim against the trust which had been settled.
At a hearing in June 2016, lawyers representing the trust said staff had made an emergency application as they were facing a critical situation.
They said a "care package" provided to Mr Mazhar at his home had "broken down" and staff thought that Mr Mazhar was at risk of serious injury or death.
However, lawyers representing Mr Mazhar told Sir Ernest on Wednesday there had been "no basis" for the making of the order.
The trial continues.
Chris Whitehead, at the heart of a catch and drive, touched down in the opening stages before Glenn Dickson and Henry Slade traded penalties.
Dean Mumm finished a slick Exeter move after the break, only for Samu Manoa to claw one back in the corner.
But there was no way back for the Premiership leaders, who now lose their opportunity to claim a domestic double.
It caps an era of firsts for Rob Baxter's progressing side, who made their Premiership debut in 2010-11 and experienced the Heineken Cup for the first time last season.
For Saints, it continues a worrying trend in major finals, having fell at the last stage in the Heineken Cup in 2011, this competition in 2012 and the Premiership's Twickenham showpiece last year.
Between them, both sides have used a combined total of 87 players throughout this competition this season
The game was being played at Exeter's ground, although it was technically a neutral venue as it was chosen back in November.
The Chiefs were spurred on by a boisterous and sold-out Sandy Park crowd and made their attacking intent clear early on by opting to kick a penalty on the Saints 22-metre line for a line-out.
And they were rewarded for their adventure, as Whitehead collected Damian Welch's throw and was propelled over the line by a thunderous Exeter drive.
Slade put the conversion wide and Dickson, who was not even in the Saints squad at the start of the day, put a penalty between the posts in response.
The New Zealander found himself promoted from the travelling party to the number 10 shirt after a hamstring injury ruled out Stephen Myler and Will Hooley was laid low by a concussion.
Northampton, beginning to see plenty of the ball, found themselves coming up against a brutal Exeter defence, particularly in the opposing 22, where Chiefs successfully survived two scrum resets only one metre from the line.
And Slade punished Jim Mallinder's side by popping over a penalty to restore Exeter's five-point advantage going into the break.
Northampton, becoming increasingly frustrated at Exeter's resilience, were caught off guard when the Chiefs suddenly upped the tempo, with Kai Horstmann and Fetu'u Vainikolo combining well to feed Mumm, who had plenty of work to do on the inside to clatter over with a host of Saints shirts attempting to haul him back, allowing Slade to kick the extras.
Luke Arscott almost put the Chiefs out of sight, jinking through the Saints defence before being cut short inches shy of the line by a superb George Pisi tackle.
Northampton mounted sustained pressure and found a breakthrough when Christian Day fed Manoa to touch down in the corner.
Dickson failed with the boot and at the other end Slade saw a penalty come back off the post, keeping Saints within a converted try of levelling.
But Exeter's ferociousness never faded as they ended almost a century and a half without a top-level prize.
Exeter Chiefs: Arscott, Vainikolo, Dollman, Shoemark, Jess, Slade, Lewis, Moon, Whitehead, Tui, Mumm, D. Welch, Ewers, B. White, Horstmann.
Replacements: Thomas for Lewis (72), Brown for Whitehead (68), L. Cowan-Dickie for Tui (66). Not Used: Rimmer, Graham, Armand, Steenson, Naqelevuki.
Northampton Saints: Foden, K. Pisi, G. Pisi, Wilson, Elliott, Myler, Fotuali'i, A. Waller, Haywood, Ma'afu, Manoa, C. Day, Clark, Dowson, Van Velze.
Replacements: A. Day for Fotuali'i (77), McMillian for A. Waller (65), Mercey for Ma'afu (49), Nutley for Clark (53). Not Used: E. Waller, Craig, Hooley, Autagavaia.
Att: 10,744
Ref: Andrew Small (RFU).
The House of Representatives approved the bill earlier this week, also by an overwhelming majority.
Having passed through both chambers, it will be sent to President Trump to sign into law.
But Mr Trump has sought closer ties with Russia, and has the power to veto the bill despite its political support.
A presidential veto can, in turn, be overridden by a two-thirds vote in the House and Senate - where just a handful of politicians voted against the bill.
The sanctions were drawn up in part to punish Russia further over the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.
But the debate over the new measures has taken place against the backdrop of an ongoing investigation into alleged Russian meddling the in the 2016 presidential election.
Mr Trump has repeatedly denied the existence of any Russian involvement in the election to help his campaign.
But political correspondents say an attempt to veto the new sanctions could fuel suspicion that he is too supportive of the Kremlin.
The White House is also said to be particularly concerned over a provision in the new bill which would limit President Trump's ability to lift the sanctions.
Under the legislation, he would be forced to consult Congress first.
Speaking earlier this week after the House passed the bill, top-ranking Republican Paul Ryan said it "tightens the screws on our most dangerous adversaries in order to keep Americans safe".
But the bill was criticised by some European countries which deal with Russian energy pipelines - which may fall foul of the new sanctions.
It remains to be seen if the president will attempt to veto the bill.
New White House Communications director Anthony Scaramucci told CNN: "He may sign the sanctions exactly the way they are or he may veto the sanctions and negotiate an even tougher deal against the Russians."
Earlier this week, the White House simply said it was reviewing the bill, "and awaits a final legislative package for the president's desk".
The world has taken "concrete" steps to prevent nuclear terrorism, he told the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington.
But the so-called Islamic State (IS) obtaining a nuclear weapon is "one of the greatest threats to global security," he added.
More than 50 nations are represented at the summit.
IS has already used chemical weapons in Syria.
"There is no doubt that if these mad men ever got their hands on a nuclear bomb or nuclear material, they would certainly use it to kill as many people as possible," he said.
"The single most effective defence against nuclear terrorism is fully securing this material so it doesn't fall into the wrong hands in the first place."
He said the world cannot be "complacent" and must build on its progress in slowing the stockpiling of nuclear weapons.
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Mr Obama hailed his own nuclear agreement with Iran, which has been criticised by Republicans and other groups for the sanctions relief it provides. He called it a "substantial success".
"This is a success of diplomacy that hopefully we will be able to copy in the future," he said.
World leaders convening in Washington for the summit expressed concern about North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, and Russia's lack of attendance exemplified the struggle of worldwide unity on preventing nuclear attacks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin refused to attend the summit, and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan cancelled his trip after the deadly bombing in Lahore. Both countries are nuclear-armed.
Though the existence and even whereabouts of the alleged "cyber army" are no secret, recent media reports appear to have revealed some details of how one of the tools of Russian propaganda operates on an everyday basis.
The Internet Research Agency ("Agentstvo Internet Issledovaniya") employs at least 400 people and occupies an unremarkable office in one of the residential areas in St Petersburg.
Behind the plain facade, however, there is a Kremlin "troll den", an investigative report by independent local newspaper Moy Rayon ("My District") suggests.
The organisation, which the paper ties to Yevgeny Prigozhin, a restaurateur with close links to President Vladimir Putin who allegedly pays bloggers to produce hundreds of comments on top news websites and manage multiple accounts on Twitter, LiveJournal and other social media platforms.
"[During one 12-hour shift] I had to write 126 comments under the posts written by people inside the building. And about 25 comments on pages of real people - in order to attract somebody's attention. And I had to write 10 blog posts," a former employee, Anton, told Radio Liberty.
Typical troll accounts, Moy Rayon noted, were operated by people posing as "housewives" and "disappointed US citizens".
To avert suspicions, the fake users sandwich political remarks between neutral articles on travelling, cooking and pets.
"My name is Tatyana and I'm a little friendly creature)). I'm interested in what is happening in the world, I also like travelling, arts and cinema," user "tuyqer898" wrote on her blog.
However, a leaked list of alleged Kremlin trolls published by liberal Novaya Gazeta newspaper suggests that "Tatyana" is in fact a fake account.
A collection of leaked documents, published by Moy Rayon, suggests that work at the "troll den" is strictly regulated by a set of guidelines.
Any blog post written by an agency employee, according to the leaked files, must contain "no fewer than 700 characters" during day shifts and "no fewer than 1,000 characters" on night shifts.
Use of graphics and keywords in the post's body and headline is also mandatory.
In addition to general guidelines, bloggers are also provided with "technical tasks" - keywords and talking points on specific issues, such as Ukraine, Russia's opposition and relations with the West.
One recent technical task, former employee Lena told Radio Liberty, was devoted to the murder of prominent Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov.
"It was mandatory to convey the message to the people that Nemtsov's murder was a provocation ahead of the [opposition] march and that he was killed by his own associates," she said.
"As a result, hundreds and thousands of comments, where this idea is served up under different dressings, emerge under every news article of leading media," she added.
Despite the efforts of the founders of the "troll den", some Russian experts are not convinced there is much point in the Kremlin having an online army.
"The efforts the paid crowd make to create a pseudo-patriotic and pro-government noise on the net go to waste," popular blogger Rustem Adagamov told St Petersburg-based news website Fontanka.ru.
"It is TV that changes the public conscience, rather than the internet," he added.
Internet expert Anton Nosik agrees. "Internet trolling is not, in the first place, aimed at effectiveness, that is at changing the political views of the audience," he told Moy Rayon newspaper.
But prominent journalist and Russia expert Peter Pomerantsev, however, believes Russia's efforts are aimed at confusing the audience, rather than convincing it.
"What Russians are trying to go for is kind of a reverse censorship," he told Ukrainian internet-based Hromadske TV ("Public TV"). They cannot censor the information space, but can "trash it with conspiracy theories and rumours", he argues.
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The map won't just be more accurate, and with greater detail, it'll also be in 3D too.
Launched by the European Space Agency in 2013 the Gaia telescope has been studying the stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way.
The camera on the telescope is so powerful it can photograph a human hair from a thousand miles away!
Researchers have been looking at the data it has found, which has pin-pointed the location and brightness of over a billion stars.
However, despite this being a huge number, it is still only around 1% of the actual stars in our galaxy.
Scientists have said that the Gaia telescope has sent back so much information, they need the public to help them look through it.
The Gaia telescope has been building on the previous research of the Hipparcos satellite, which was sent into space in the 1980s.
It helped scientists to map around 100,000 stars.
The Gaia telescope's mission will carry on for the next few years, meaning that the map of our galaxy will keep getting bigger!
Cuba did not link the exercises to the victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the US presidential election.
But analysts say such exercises have in the past been held at times of tension or to send a signal to the US.
During his campaign, Mr Trump said he would reverse the recent thaw in relations between Cuba and the US.
Cuba's Ministry of Defence announced the move in the government-run newspaper Granma.
It said the manoeuvres, dubbed Bastion Strategic Exercises, would be held from 16 to 18 November, with two extra days of exercises marking Cuba's National Defence Days on 19 and 20 November.
It said they would serve to "prepare the troops and the population to counter a range of enemy action".
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They will include the movement of troops and "war material as well as fly-overs and explosions where required", the statement read.
The first time Bastion Strategic Exercises were held was in 1980, shortly after the election of Ronald Reagan as US president.
Mr Trump's election comes less than two years after current US President Barack Obama and Mr Castro announced a thaw in the fraught relations between the two countries.
Since then, there have been a series of symbolic and practical moves further narrowing their ties, including:
Mr Trump has not been entirely clear about what his Cuba policy would be.
While he has said that he agrees in principle with "the concept of opening with Cuba" he said that the US "should have made a better deal".
In a tweet, he also accused President Castro of lacking respect for not greeting President Obama at the airport.
During a debate on CNN he said that he would close the US embassy in Havana "until such time as a really good deal could be struck".
Mr Trump has also expressed his backing for the US trade embargo in the past.
The boy was assaulted in a communal garden behind flats in Cockenzie Street, in the Greenfield area, near Shettleston, at about 20:30 on Monday.
He is being treated at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Police said the suspect was described as white, about 18 or 19 years old and spoke with a local accent.
The attack took place after the 14-year-old became separated from friends.
Officers have been carrying out door-to-door inquiries in the area and are gathering CCTV images.
Det Sgt Shirley Carr said the motive for the attack was unknown.
"This is a largely residential area and it's possible someone may have seen or heard something and didn't realise a young boy had been attacked," she said.
"I am appealing to local residents to get in touch with us and pass on any information they may have.
"You may think your information won't be relevant but a minor detail could be enough to help us trace the man responsible for this attack."
The group, Women on Waves, flew the aircraft from Germany to highlight Poland's restrictive laws against terminating pregnancies.
Waiting for the drone on the other side were two Polish women who took the pills, used to induce a miscarriage in the early stages of pregnancy.
Abortion was legal in Poland in the Communist era, but outlawed in most cases in 1993.
It is only permitted in cases of rape or incest, in cases of irreversible foetal malformation, or if the mother's life is at risk.
The drone took off from the town of Frankfurt an der Oder and flew across the River Oder to the Polish border town of Slubice.
"After the drones left, the German police tried to intervene but the drone pilots were able to safely land the drones at the Polish side," Women on Waves said in an online statement.
"The German police confiscated the drone controllers and personal iPads.
"They pressed criminal charges but it is totally unclear on what grounds. The medicines were provided on prescription by a doctor and both Poland and Germany are part of Schengen" - the zone of 26 European countries within which internal borders have been abolished.
Women on Waves has sent abortion boats to countries with strict abortion laws - including Portugal, Spain, Ireland and Poland - sparking protests from anti-abortion groups.
The resurgent Catholic Church supported the move in 1993 to outlaw terminations in most cases, reports the BBC's Adam Easton in Warsaw.
The latest operation has been described by the conservative Catholic daily Nasz Dziennik as a "drone of death", reported AFP news agency
"During the Nazi occupation Germany proposed destroying Poland by promoting abortion and contraception," the newspaper reportedly wrote.
But Women on Waves argues that Poland's restrictive laws simply drive women into undertaking risky back-street abortions, and that even women who are legally entitled to end their pregnancies are sometimes refused treatment by doctors and hospitals.
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Newsround's travelled to Scotland, Wales, England and now Northern Ireland to find out how much people there love the sport.
Players from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland all play for one home nation team - Ireland.
Ayshah went to a girl's rugby training camp, in Belfast, to see how they think the team will get on.
The University of Northampton found 50 species of solitary bee last year within a 500m radius of All Saints Church.
Professor Jeff Ollerton, project co-ordinator, said: "I thought we'd find 20-30 species, so to find that many was truly exceptional."
The study was carried out to monitor levels of biodiversity.
Mr Ollerton said: "Part of it is about conservation, because biodiversity underpins a significant amount of pollination of our fruit and vegetable crop.
"The study didn't look for the wild, social bumblebees, which are already well documented, so the true figure is likely to be more than 60 species."
The UK has one species of honey bee, 24 species of bumblebee and about 240 species of solitary bee.
Earlier this year, it was estimated 10% of Europe's 2,000 bee species were threatened with extinction.
The study found the bees on road verges, traffic islands, grass patches and business sites.
Brian Eversham, chief executive of the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire, said: "It is a surprise to find so many species in an urban centre.
"There have been very few bee surveys that go into this much detail, so we now know more about bees in Northampton than almost any other town or city in the UK."
Darryl Cox, information officer for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, said: "Urban spaces are becoming more important for pollination, because there is a lack of diversity in flora on our farmland.
"About 97-98% of wildflower-rich meadows have disappeared since the 1930s, so bees will go to where the flowers are in our towns and cities.
"Private gardens are becoming increasingly important habitats."
The 29-year-old Nigeria captain is one of the squad's permitted quota of three players over the age limit of 23.
Watford's Odion Ighalo, Kelechi Iheanacho of Manchester City and Arsenal's Alex Iwobi miss out having not been released by their clubs.
The men's tournament - won by Mexico at London 2012 - begins on 3 August, two days before the opening ceremony.
Those selected for the Games would miss much of the English pre-season and potentially the start of the Premier League and this has proved a sticking point between clubs and country.
With many teams not releasing players goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi, who plays in South Africa, is the only other overaged player on the Nigeria list for The Games.
However, Mikel is excited by the prospect of playing in Brazil, posting on his Instagram page: "First part of Chelsea pre-season done. Off to Atlanta to join the Nigeria team for the Olympics 2016."
Nigeria, who have been drawn in Group B of the Rio Games alongside Sweden, Colombia and Japan, boast a strong Olympics record.
They made Olympic football history in 1996 by becoming the first African team to win the gold medal. Nigeria also finished runners-up at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, under coach Samson Siasia, who will again take charge in Brazil.
Meanwhile, Siasia's car was broken into over the weekend in Atlanta, Georgia, where the Nigeria team is training, and items including his credit cards, two mobile phones and the phone of his personal assistant Abu Daniel were stolen.
"It's one of the unfortunate things in life but we are focusing on the Olympics." Siasia told BBC Sport.
Nigeria Olympic squad:
Goalkeepers: Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa FC, South Africa), Emmanuel Daniel (Enugu Rangers)
Defenders: Kingsley Madu (AS Trencin, Slovakia), William Troost-Ekong (Haugesund FC, Norway), Ndifreke Udo (Abia Warriors), Saturday Erimuya (Kayseri Erciyespor, Turkey), Abdullahi Shehu (CF Uniao, Portugal), Muenfuh Sincere (Rhapsody FC), Stanley Amuzie (Olhanense FC, Portugal)
Midfielders: John Mikel Obi (Chelsea, England), Okechukwu Azubuike (Yeni Malatyaspor, Turkey), Usman Muhammed (CF Uniao, Portugal), Oghenekaro Etebo (CD Feirense FC, Portugal), Sodiq Saliu (Seraing FC, Belgium)
Forwards: Aminu Umar (Osmalispor, Turkey), Imoh Ezekiel (Al Arabi, Qatar), Sadiq Umar (AS Roma, Italy), Junior Ajayi (CS Sfaxien, Tunisia)
The Championship club say they have paid a club-record fee for the 23-year-old, having only broken their previous record by signing MK Dons defender Kyle McFadzean on Tuesday.
Irvine, who has signed a three-year deal, made 45 appearances for Scottish top-flight side Ross County last term.
He won his fourth cap for Australia in their 2-1 defeat by England in May.
"He's an Australia international who has got good experience in Scotland with Celtic and most recently Ross County," Brewers boss Nigel Clough told the club website.
"He's still relatively young but he's one that we think can still improve with us and he wants a chance to play in England."
Ross County manager Jim McIntyre said: "After refusing a number of bids from Burton Albion, they submitted one that met Irvine's release clause and he has subsequently agreed terms.
"We reluctantly see Jackson head south."
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United announced on Friday that Mata, 28, has had surgery on a groin problem.
Jones, 25, injured a toe in an innocuous training-ground tackle, with reports claiming it involved Smalling.
Smalling, 27, has been pictured wearing a leg brace, and United manager Jose Mourinho said both central defenders would be out "long term".
The club are yet to reveal how long Mata will be out for, and said updates on his recovery "will follow in due course".
Captain Wayne Rooney returns for Saturday's Premier League game against West Brom (15:00 BST) after recovering from a knee injury.
The 31-year-old has missed the Red Devils' past four games.
But United will be without striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and midfielder Ander Herrera, who are both suspended, and midfielder Paul Pogba, who has a hamstring problem.
Asked how long he expects to be without Jones and Smalling, Mourinho: "I don't know. I think clearly they are long-term injuries, and Pogba I have no idea."
Mourinho has previously said he would concentrate on United's Europa League campaign and a two-legged quarter-final against Belgian team Anderlecht next month, rather than the league.
However, as United are four points behind Liverpool, who occupy the fourth Champions League qualifying place and have two games in hand, he is not abandoning the league.
"Every match now for us is a big match," he said.
"Europa League is play quarter-final or go home, in the Premier League one more match, one more victory we are in the run, one defeat maybe you are not in the run any more."
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Mourinho also said he regretted the way he treated Bastian Schweinsteiger, and added he apologised to the midfielder before his move to the Chicago Fire.
The German World Cup winner, who joined United in 2015, trained with the reserves following Mourinho's arrival in the summer, but was brought back into the first team in late October.
However, last week the 32-year-old was permitted a move to join the MLS side.
"He's in the category of players that I feel sorry for something that I did to him," Mourinho said.
"The last thing I told him before he left: 'I was not right with you once, I have to be right with you now.'
"So when he was asking me to let him leave, I had to say 'yes, you can leave' because I did it once, I cannot do it twice.
"I will miss a good guy, a good professional, a good influence in training - a very good influence."
The champions are five points ahead of the Blues while the final five rounds of matches will also determine the European play-off places.
At the other end of the table there's the fight to avoid relegation.
Warrenpoint sit bottom and occupy the automatic relegation place with Carrick Rangers in the play-off position.
Premiership post-split fixtures (all 15:00 BST unless stated)
Saturday, 9 April
Section A
Cliftonville v Glenavon
Coleraine v Glentoran
Crusaders v Linfield
Section B
Dungannon Swifts v Ballymena Utd
Portadown v Ballinamallard Utd
Warrenpoint Town v Carrick Rangers
Saturday, 16 April
Section A
Glenavon v Crusaders
Linfield v Coleraine
Cliftonville v Glentoran
Section B
Portadown v Dungannon Swifts
Carrick Rangers v Ballymena Utd
Ballinamallard Utd v Warrenpoint Town
Tuesday 19 April - 19:45 kick-off
Section A
Cliftonville v Crusaders
Glentoran v Linfield
Glenavon v Coleraine
Section B
Dungannon Swifts v Ballinamallard Utd
Warrenpoint Town v Ballymena Utd
Carrick Rangers v Portadown
Saturday, 23 April
Section A
Crusaders v Coleraine
Linfield v Cliftonville
Glentoran v Glenavon
Section B
Dungannon Swifts v Carrick Rangers
Ballymena Utd v Ballinamallard Utd
Warrenpoint Town v Portadown
Saturday, 30 April
Section A
Glentoran v Crusaders
Glenavon v Linfield
Coleraine v Cliftonville
Section B
Warrenpoint Town v Dungannon Swifts
Ballymena Utd v Portadown
Carrick Rangers v Ballinamallard Utd
Boro have won the most games in the Championship and have not lost a league game at the Riverside since January.
"When we play at home we know we've got the advantage against the other teams we are playing," Kalas told BBC Tees.
"For three home games we have started pretty well but we can destroy everything if we lose the next game."
He added: "We feel the fans are standing behind us and now we notice it even more. We are really pleased and thankful."
The 22-year-old, on loan from Premier League side Chelsea, has impressed for Middlesbrough this season.
"Sometimes it's better when I am under pressure and challenging myself to keep my position in the first XI - that's what all players need," he said.
"I was struggling on the bench when we had gone nine games without conceding. Obviously I was happy for the team but for myself it wasn't the best. Now I am trying to keep everyone out of my position."
Andrew Glaister, 47, from the Isle of Man, and John Milburn, 19, of Crosby, had attended the Boxing Day event at Nation in Wolstenholme Square.
A 22-year-old man was arrested and he is not being "directly linked" to the deaths at this stage, police said.
A warning has been issued over MDMA tablets believed to be in circulation.
Merseyside Police said the tablets appear to be shield shaped, orange or red with a lion or griffin logo on them.
Supt Mark Wiggins said: "Please don't take that, don't take any drugs whatsoever because we don't want a tragedy over the new year period."
A post-mortem examination has been carried out on Mr Glaister but further toxicology tests are being undertaken.
Cream, a so-called "super club", first opened its doors at Nation in 1992 and went on to become an international brand branching out into Cream Ibiza and the Creamfields festival.
The Boxing Day event was held to mark the last Cream club night at the venue, which is closing.
The arrested man from Seaforth, Merseyside, has been released on bail.
On Friday it was announced that a US aid worker back from Sierra Leone had tested positive and was being treated in hospital near Washington DC.
The evacuees may have been in contact with the Ebola patient and are being flown back on non-commercial transport.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said none were currently showing Ebola symptoms.
They will stay in voluntary isolation for a 21-day incubation period. If any start to show symptoms they will be taken to one of three hospitals which are equipped to deal with Ebola cases.
On Friday, the CDC sent a team to Sierra Leone to investigate how the healthcare worker became exposed and determine who might have been in contact with the infected person.
The patient is being treated at the National Institutes of Health in Maryland.
It is the 11th person with the deadly virus to be treated in the US.
More than 10,000 people have died in the current Ebola outbreak.
On Saturday, a 6th British healthcare worker was evacuated from Sierra Leone after coming into contact with a British Ebola case.
Ashbourne is more famous for Shrovetide football - its own chaotic and brutal form of the beautiful game - than international soccer.
But the town can claim its own footnote in the story of the 1966 World Cup, having played host to "Die Nationalmannschaft" for 18 days from 8 July.
In an era when football was much less commercial - and some would say was all the better for this - there were no behind-closed-doors training sessions at plush, well-equipped stadia.
Instead, players of the calibre of legendary captain Uwe Seeler and Germany's most celebrated footballer, Franz Beckenbauer, practised on Ashbourne's playing fields, with the Derbyshire hills framing this improbable scene.
Derbyshire was deemed the perfect location for the Germans as all of their group games were being held in nearby Sheffield and Birmingham, and latterly, for their semi-final, to the north at Goodison Park, Liverpool.
The team stayed at Peveril of the Peak hotel, in nearby Thorpe, but frequently forayed into the livelier Ashbourne.
We can only speculate what residents who lived through both world wars might have thought, but those who still remember the "German invasion" of 1966 have nothing but warm stories of their polite and engaging guests.
Helmut Haller, who scored the first goal against England in the final, went for Sunday lunch with one family and Beckenbauer took up an offer to go horse-riding at a farm. "The Kaiser" would later give his shirt to a local policeman who provided security for the team.
A number of the other players were invited to local discos to dance to The Beatles and Rolling Stones.
They happily posed for for residents and press photographers alike - hence the extensive nature of the photographic catalogue - and took the trouble to sign autographs.
"The town seemed to become alive with Germans," said Pat Johnson, who was 18 in July 1966.
"The team brought a load of supporters with them and they were camping locally and everyone became friendly.
"There was banter but we all hoped that England and Germany would be in the final together and, when it transpired, everybody was thrilled.
"When the supporters left town, they left in a convoy, hooting their horns and waving flags."
The team also moved on, staying in Hertfordshire to prepare for the Wembley final.
Of course what happened at Wembley, on 30 July, is the most celebrated achievement in English sport.
However, it is fair to say had Bobby Moore's men not overcome Portugal in the semi-final there would have been a small section of the country rooting for the Germans.
Exhibition organiser John Scott, who was not born until 1969, said the story of Germany's stay in Ashbourne had taken "50 years to come out".
"It has never been marked before," he said.
"I heard stories about it, it got bigger [and then] more people came together [to share memories]."
Billy Webster, who helped with the exhibition, was a 17-year-old painter and decorator during the World Cup.
He took time off work to watch the West Germans play at Villa Park and Hillsborough.
"They were a great credit to their nation, it was absolutely fantastic to have them around," he said.
"We had German players walking around the town, which you'd never see now.
"They were the best team in the world."
Speaking at the opening of the exhibition, at the sports pavilion at the Ashbourne Recreation Ground, Tony Jameson-Allen, from the Sporting Memories Network, said the town's hosting of the West Germans was a "unique event".
The charity is working with the FA on a project supporting people across the UK living with dementia, depression and loneliness.
Mr Jameson-Allen believes sharing stories of 1966 can help.
"Try and put it into context today," he said.
"I'm sure if Wayne Rooney was walking down the High Street he would be mobbed with security guards, fans with mobile phones.
"You look at the pictures in the clubhouse and there's just no-one around, no-one bothering [them], Franz Beckenbauer is just walking down the street.
"What an amazing thought that is."
Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes asked the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to register the sound in 2014.
But EUIPO refused their request, saying it had "no distinctive character" and was a "banal and commonplace" ringtone which was not easily distinguishable.
The European Union's General Court has now upheld the decision.
The Court said that all sounds could constitute a trademark if they were represented graphically, as the Grupo Globo one was.
However, it felt that members of the public would think the suggested ringtone - which it described as only a "'standard' ringing sound" - was simply a part of their mobile device and not something which would distinguish the broadcaster.
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The Court also felt the ringtone was not distinctive enough to be recognised as a trademark for TV programmes.
It said: "As regards the television broadcasting services and the services which may be provided in the form of television programmes, the Court applies the same reasoning by stating that the sound mark, owing to its banality, will be perceived by the public as indicating the beginning or end of a television programme.
"Since the mark applied for is devoid of any distinctive character, the Court holds that EUIPO did not err in refusing to register it."
Florian Lupu dragged the woman, who was with two friends, across a road before the "sickening" attack, police said.
Lupu fled when her friends shouted at him. He was arrested by officers three months later.
The 29-year-old, of Headingley Road, Handsworth admitted raping the woman in Birmingham last July and was jailed for five years and four months.
The friends, who had been out celebrating on Broad Street, took a short cut through a building site near Paradise Circus but could not get out the other end.
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Lupu, who was nearby, lifted a fence so they could get out and then began walking with them.
The Romanian national put his arm around one woman who shrugged it off and walked ahead.
He then did the same to the 21-year-old, "steering" her away from her friends, police said.
When they realised a few minutes later that she had disappeared, her friends retraced their steps and found Lupu raping her in a doorway of an office block.
The attack was captured on CCTV, police added.
Lupu was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court where he was also ordered to sign the sex offenders' register for life.
Investigating officer Det Con Gavin McGrath said: "I would like to commend the woman in this case for her courage and I hope today's sentence will help her to move on with her life knowing the person responsible is behind bars."
Industrial action, the result of a dispute over the introduction of new high-speed trains, affected routes in south-west England and Wales during the bank holiday weekend.
The company said it "remained hopeful" of an agreement to avoid more strikes.
The dispute centres around staffing and on-board catering facilities on FGW's new fleet of Intercity trains.
Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) fears guards and buffet cars will be disposed of when they come in to service in 2017.
The rail company said it was able to run a "near normal" service in the Thames Valley and long-distance routes over the bank holiday weekend, however it admitted passengers had been "frustrated" by the stoppage.
A statement said: "We're aware there were significant issues with the revised timetable not appearing in our journey planning tool and National Rail Enquiries until very late in the day."
The company maintains it has told the RMT there will be no job losses, but the RMT said "basic assurances" had not been given.
Union members held a 48-hour strike over the same dispute in July as well as a 24-hour stoppage on 23 August.
The first Hitachi Inter City Express trains, to be built at a new £82m plant in Co Durham, will run on the Great Western main line from 2017 and the East Coast main line from 2018.
Up to 400 new cases are being seen each day, the UN's refugee agency said.
Over 100,000 have left Burundi in recent weeks, escaping violence sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term.
In the latest unrest, at least two people were killed in a grenade attack in the capital Bujumbura.
"Those who did this had the intention to kill, because the grenades were thrown among women selling fruits, in a big crowd," General Godefroid Bizimana, a deputy police chief, told the AFP news agency.
There were fresh protests in Bujumbura on Friday against Mr Nkurunziza's bid to extend his rule, a move critics say is unconstitutional.
A UN spokesman called the cholera outbreak a "new, worrying, and growing additional complication".
The epidemic has killed 31 people - two locals and 29 Burundian refugees, the UN's statement said.
Cholera is a highly contagious disease, causing severe diarrhoea and vomiting, and is caught from contaminated water.
The UN described the cramped, dirty conditions in Tanzania's lakeside Kagunga area, where many of the migrants are staying, as "dire".
It is trying to evacuate refugees from the region but warns the situation may get worse before it gets better.
The refugee agency predicts that the number of people fleeing Burundi could double in the next six months.
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In his first interview since being indicted in 2009 for carrying out the second largest investment scam in US history - a crime for which he is serving a 110-year prison term - the Texan told BBC Sport he is "very sad" about the damage his conviction did to the sport.
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In 2008 the former billionaire signed a controversial agreement with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for a multi-million pound series of matches.
In a notorious publicity stunt, Stanford flew into Lord's aboard a private helicopter laden with a treasure chest filled with fake dollar notes.
But the following year the ECB was left humiliated when Stanford was charged with fraud worth $8bn. Convicted in 2012, Stanford denies any wrongdoing and has vowed to clear his name.
When asked how he felt about the humiliation the ECB had suffered as a result of its association with him, Stanford said: "It makes me very, very sad. I'm very sorry".
Speaking from the maximum-security Coleman II federal prison in Sumterville, Florida, he admitted: "It breaks my heart and there's nothing I can say other than that was not caused by Allen Stanford."
"That was caused by the wrongful prosecution... an over zealous and a wrongful prosecution."
Stanford signed a deal with with the ECB for a series of five Twenty20 games between England and a Caribbean side nicknamed the 'Stanford All-Stars'. The winners of each of the five games would collect a prize-fund of $20m (£13.75m), the largest ever for a team sporting event. The losers would get nothing.
The exuberant tycoon promoted the series by flying into Lord's, where he was greeted by the ECB's then chairman Giles Clarke and chief executive David Collier.
The long-term deal collapsed the following year when the US Securities and Exchange Commission charged Stanford, and the ECB cut all ties. But many felt the the governing body had been blinded by Stanford's wealth and should have seen the warning signs. Both Clarke's and Collier's reputations were damaged by the ill-fated partnership.
"I'm not sure if Giles Clarke is still the head person now, but he and I got along well," said Stanford.
"And I think the world of David Collier.
"My dealings with the ECB was one of professionalism and one of mutual respect and I love cricket."
Ultimately, only one match took place between England and the All Stars, England suffering a humiliating 10-wicket defeat in Antigua in November 2008. Stanford also ended up having to apologise to the losers for cavorting with some of their wives and girlfriends during their warm-up victory over Middlesex, at one point bouncing the pregnant wife of wicketkeeper Matt Prior on his knee.
"To tell you the truth I don't remember doing that," he said.
"It's one of those blurry blank spots. What I remember is going down there, I didn't know who they were. I just saw a group of young gals sitting there and they were waving at me and the camera was following me around and they said 'come over here and take your picture with us' so I did.
"There was one chair shy of having us all sitting there, so I said 'here come sit on my knee', and we were going to take a picture and that was the end of it.
"I had no idea those were the English players' wives and that created quite a bit of an uproar. But I apologised for it. I went over to the English locker room and I apologised to the guys. I said 'look I was just over there having fun with the crowd like I always do, I was just horsing around, I didn't mean anything by it', and they accepted my apology."
Stanford's involvement in cricket began in 2006, when the Antigua-based banker created and funded the first Stanford 20/20 tournament. By the time a second tournament took place in 2008, watched by a reported global audience of 300 million, he was considered the world's leading promoter of the sport, and a cricket innovator.
When asked what he thought of those who said he had exploited cricket, Stanford said: "I would say they are absolutely correct.
"I was trying to grow the Stanford brand globally. I mean anybody would be foolish not to spend the money, and I spent about $30-odd million on cricket in the West Indies in addition to what I spent on the 20/20 for 20 tournament.
"But I certainly did want a return on that investment in terms of a business sense.
"But what nobody understood is that I anticipated this new generation of players that we were going to uncover.
"When we had our first cricket tournament we broadcast that and I gave the TV rights away globally. We had over a billion people watch our matches and that was the island versus island competition.
"My goal was to have a vehicle where I could uncover new talent, take the money that this tournament generated, and pile it back into the island so that they could develop their own programmes, home-grow these young athletes and bring them to the Stanford 20/20. We would pick the best players out of the tournament. These would not be the superstars that currently play for the West Indies, these would be unknown young guys.
"In the West Indies we have the greatest physical athletic talent for cricket anywhere in the world. They were just being diverted into other sports, whether it's basketball or soccer. There just wasn't that real incentive for them to stay and play in a sport that had not kept track with the 21st Century and the modernisation of the sport."
Stanford says he never watches cricket now that he is behind bars.
"Cricket is not a very big sport in prison. In fact, I've had to educate some of the guys what cricket is all about. Occasionally I run into a guy from the West Indies - it filters through the system here, and of course they know who I am and we immediately have a talk.
"But cricket is not shown on any of the few televisions that are available here.
"I try to keep up with it best I can, but my focus right now is to get out of prison and to see these wrongs made right and to see that I get back with my family."
Listen to a BBC Radio 5 live special on the Allen Stanford interview from 21:00 on Monday, 11 January.
The Scottish champions released a short statement following news of talks with Malky Mackay and Brendan Rodgers.
David Moyes, Roy Keane, Paul Lambert and Neil Lennon have also been strongly linked with the vacancy.
"We will take our time to go through this process thoroughly and in the proper manner," added the statement from the Glasgow club.
Deila delivered two titles, taking Celtic to five-in-a-row, but the Norwegian fell at the semi-final stage in both domestic cups this season and suffered a miserable European campaign.
"The club has been and will be speaking to a number of candidates," adds the statement.
"We will continue this process with the aim of identifying a new manager who we believe will deliver success to the club."
It highlights the problems faced by social networks trying to set boundaries for what users can post.
The National Cannabis Industry Association said it was seeking "clearer guidelines" from Facebook.
Affected businesses should appeal to have their accounts restored, the NCIA told the Associated Press news agency.
The problem had affected all of the nine US states that had legalised recreational and medical cannabis, deputy director Taylor West added.
"The issue seems to pop up and then go away. These rules are applied extremely inconsistently," she told the BBC.
Facebook does not allow content that promotes the sale of marijuana regardless of state or country.
"In order to maintain a safe environment on Facebook, we have community standards that describe what is and is not allowed on the service," it said in a statement.
TV and radio advertising about legal marijuana is often restricted, meaning social media can be a vital way to communicate with customers.
Leah Levington, who owns cannabis business Enlighten Alaska, told AP the take-down was "frustrating" and she was worried her Instagram account could also be shut down.
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Then they returned with four medals, but head coach Charles van Commenee has confirmed the target in London is eight - with at least one gold.
"We are ready to strike," he said.
"We have been consistent in our target over the last four years and if we are successful, it would be a huge boost for British athletics."
Ennis is the first of the so-called 'Fab Four' of the team - the others being Dai Greene, Mo Farah and Phillips Idowu - to compete, starting her quest for heptathlon gold with the 100m hurdles, one of her strongest events, and high jump before the 200m in Friday's evening session.
She said: "I think Great Britain as a whole can be really successful - from what I've seen training-wise and throughout the year, we're looking in great shape.
"Having a home crowd and the Olympics as a huge occasion is just going to bring out some extra performances in all of us. I think it looks really promising.
"The mood in the camp is really good. It's nice to be here finally with the whole team - everyone is feeling very positive and really looking forward to it."
Although Ennis won World gold in Berlin in 2009 and followed it up with the European title a year later in Barcelona, this will be her first experience of the Olympic Games; four years ago, a stress fracture of her foot suffered two months before Beijing cost her a debut.
This time she is one of the most high-profile athletes from any sport at the Games and the most visible British athlete on billboards around the city despite the fact that current world champion Tatyana Chernova is marginal favourite for gold with bookmakers.
I'm not going there thinking 'do you know, an Olympic bronze would look nice on my mantelpiece'. I'm one tenth off the fastest time in the world this year and I'm in with a shot
Ennis said: "I'm so proud. It hasn't really kicked in but I'm obviously very excited to finally be an Olympian.
"I think it will be similar to the Worlds and Europeans - I want to go there and perform my best that I can, take one event at a time and stay focused. If I do that then I can't have any regrets.
"I really enjoyed watching [road race silver medallist] Lizzie Armitstead - the way she went out so strong, despite the weather being horrendous, and then seeing how happy she was afterwards having hung on for that medal.
"We have been watching on television - it all looks absolutely brilliant, with the crowd getting behind everyone.
"I think when you see someone performing well in the team it gives you that extra edge and feeling that you want to perform just as well, and keep that ball rolling."
Team captain Greene, crowned world champion a year ago in Daegu, begins his own campaign in the 400m hurdles heats on Friday evening having made what Ennis called an "inspiring" speech to the squad at their training camp in Portugal.
He said: "I mentioned my journey over the past few years and spoke about others who weren't so successful and had not made the Games. I stressed that we needed to make the most of this opportunity.
"I can't wait to see the crowd. I can see the stadium from my apartment and it's fantastic to have that sight in the distance."
Greene has been closing the gap on his rival Javier Culson in their last two Diamond League meets and, having beaten the Puerto Rican in the final few strides at the Worlds, is in quietly confident mood.
He said: "I'm not going there thinking 'do you know, an Olympic bronze would look nice on my mantelpiece'. I'm one tenth off the fastest time in the world this year and I'm in with a shot.
"I've not beaten Culson this year but I've beaten him before when it's mattered and I'll have huge support inside the stadium."
Farah will be aiming to add Olympic gold to the World 5,000m gold and 10,000m silver he won last summer, with the final of the longer distance on Saturday evening and the shorter one a week later.
While Farah's form has been immensely encouraging in the past few months, confusion continues over what shape 2008 Olympic silver medallist Idowu is in.
The triple jumper has not been seen in competition since the start of June and Van Commenee revealed earlier this week that he has no idea if he will even turn up to the Olympic Village.
He said: "First, he has to show up - and we don't know when he will. When he shows up, where he sleeps, we have no idea.
"I'm perplexed really that, in the last few weeks before the Games, he turns his back on us."
Britain have other serious medal contenders in reigning 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu, world indoor triple jump gold medallist Yamile Aldama, high jumper Robbie Grabarz and long jumpers Greg Rutherford and Shara Proctor.
Pole vaulter Holly Bleasdale, one-lap hurdler Perri Shakes-Drayton, young discus thrower Lawrence Okoye and the women's 4x400m relay team also have a shot at the podium.
Van Commenee said his pre-Games speech to the team centred on whether success is a journey or destination. "Prepare for the opportunity, not the pressure," he told them.
That opportunity is now upon them.
Sheila, 12, and Katharine Lyon, 10, were last seen in March of 1975.
Initially questioned by police in 1975, Lloyd Lee Michael Welch became a suspect in 2013 after cold-case detectives revisited the case.
Welch is already imprisoned for child sex crimes in Delaware.
Police said a detective reviewing the evidence made a link between Welch and a composite sketch of the suspect. Investigators then interviewed Welch in prison and uncovered more evidence.
When Sheila and Katharine disappeared, the then 18-year-old Welch was at the Wheaton Plaza Mall, where the girls were headed that day in 1975.
Welch and his uncle had been named as persons of interest in the case before, and his wife was charged with perjury after testifying before a grand jury about the case last year, denying his involvement.
He wrote to the Washington Post disclaiming his role in the girls' disappearance.
Police affidavits obtained by the Washington Post show that Welch claims he left the mall with the girls and that his uncle sexually assaulted them. He said he then left and "never saw the girls again".
The Washington Post reports that Welch had bloody clothes in a backpack and asked a relative in Virginia to wash them, spurring investigators to think the blood have might belonged to the two girls.
Authorities have been searching for the girls' remains since last year in Bedford Country, Virginia, where Welch family members own land.
Welch pleaded guilty to child sex crimes in 1994 and 1997.
El Salvador fans whistled in disgust and their players were left baffled as the wrong anthem was played before the game in the United States on Saturday.
CMS Sports said it took "full responsibility for the honest mistake".
Ellan Vannin - the Manx name for the Isle of Man - and El Salvador are next to each other on a list of anthems.
More than 50,000 spectators were inside the FedExField stadium in Maryland to watch the exhibition match between El Salvador and Argentina.
Several El Salvador players slowly dropped their hands from their chests when the Isle of Man's anthem, O Land of Our Birth, was mistakenly played instead of Himno Nacional de El Salvador.
Sports event company CMS Sports expressed regret over the "unfortunate incident".
A spokesman said it was not done with "malicious intentions" and that it would "take steps to prevent this from happening again".
Argentina, who were without talisman Lionel Messi, won the game 2-0 through goals from Ever Benega and Federico Mancuello.
Albert Roca the El Salvador coach did not mention the mix-up in his post match interview.
The FedExField is the home of the Washington Redskins American football team.
The Dons had the best of a poor first half with Adam Rooney going close.
Derek McInnes' side bossed the second period, and the crucial goal arrived when Quinn diverted into his own net from Shay Logan's delivery.
The win takes Aberdeen up to fifth in the table and they are now just three points off top spot.
A victory would have taken County above Motherwell but the Highlanders remain in bottom spot with five points from their 12 outings.
The game started in driving rain and Dons defender Mark Reynolds made an unorthodox acrobatic clearance in front of his own goal in the opening seconds, with Yoann Arquin waiting to pounce on Graham Carey's deep cross.
At the other end Adam Rooney drew a decent save from Staggies keeper Mark Brown with a near-post header from Logan's centre.
And Brown was called into action again when Niall McGinn's floated free-kick picked out Ash Taylor at the back post. His header back across goal took a touch off County defender Scott Boyd but Brown reacted well to palm the ball away.
On a rare foray into the visitors' box, County's Quinn rose brilliantly but nodded just wide of keeper Scott Brown's right-hand post from Michael Gardyne's excellent delivery.
Rooney flashed a header narrowly wide from McGinn's cross late in the half and the sides went in all square at the break, no doubt delighted to escape the deluge in Dingwall for 15 minutes.
County looked sharper at the start of the second period with Gardyne the main architect of their good play going forward.
They still had to be alert at the back though and Darren Barr brilliantly headed clear from under his own bar after Jonny Hayes broke down the left and whipped a great ball into the box.
Minutes later the home side fell behind in calamitous fashion. Boyd's poor pass was pounced on by McGinn, who raced down the right and sent a ball into the box that Quinn fired into his own net from a few yards out.
Andrew Considine fired over the bar from 12 yards as Aberdeen chased a quickfire second, and the excellent Hayes continued to cause County problems down the left during a period of intense Dons pressure.
The second almost came following a superb move. Logan drove a ball into the area and Peter Pawlett took a glorious first touch to escape the attentions of Boyd, but his right-footed shot crashed off the angle of bar and post.
And the hosts almost cashed in on that piece of good fortune when Carey's dig from distance was palmed out by Brown, but substitute Liam Boyce could only lash the rebound well over the bar.
That was as close as the Staggies came to a leveller and the visitors could have increased their lead as Hayes and Willo Flood passed up good chances, but Quinn's horror moment was enough to secure the Dons' first competitive win over County in Dingwall.
Match ends, Ross County 0, Aberdeen 1.
Second Half ends, Ross County 0, Aberdeen 1.
Attempt missed. Willo Flood (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Jeffrey Monakana (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Jeffrey Monakana (Aberdeen).
Lewis Toshney (Ross County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Graham Carey (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Ash Taylor (Aberdeen).
Jake Jervis (Ross County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Jeffrey Monakana replaces Jonny Hayes.
Attempt saved. Willo Flood (Aberdeen) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top right corner.
Attempt missed. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Foul by David Goodwillie (Aberdeen).
Scott Boyd (Ross County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Barry Robson replaces Peter Pawlett.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Scott Boyd.
Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Darren Barr (Ross County).
Foul by Mark Reynolds (Aberdeen).
Lewis Toshney (Ross County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Aberdeen. David Goodwillie replaces Adam Rooney.
Attempt saved. Jake Jervis (Ross County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Willo Flood (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Ryan Jack (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Peter Pawlett (Aberdeen).
Filip Kiss (Ross County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Graham Carey.
Attempt missed. Peter Pawlett (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Graham Carey (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Andrew Considine (Aberdeen).
Darren Barr (Ross County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Scott Boyd.
Attempt missed. Liam Boyce (Ross County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Graham Carey (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Ross County. Liam Boyce replaces Michael Gardyne.
Peter Pawlett (Aberdeen) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Michael Gardyne (Ross County) is shown the yellow card.
Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michael Gardyne (Ross County).
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Nias, a boy, was born to mother Malacca and father Hunter at Port Lympne Reserve near Hythe.
Only about 1,500 to 2,000 Malayan tapirs are now thought to exist.
"Nias' birth is fantastic news not only for the future of Malayan tapirs but also for our dedicated hoofstock keepers," said director Adrian Harland.
"We're all really proud of our breeding success with this species."
The animals are usually found in south-east Asia, in the forests and rainforests in the area.
Hunting, illegal timber logging and deforestation are thought to be to blame for the decline in numbers.
The Malayan tapir or Tapirus indicus is also known as the Asian tapir and is the largest of the four tapir species. It is related to both the horse and the rhinoceros.
It is an "odd-toed" ungulate (meaning a hoofed mammal), having four toes on each front foot and three toes on each back foot. Each toe ends in a hoof.
The species has a typical gestation period of around 13 months and are born with white spots and stripes on black skin.
As they grow older they turn darker, helping to provide camouflage in the moonlit forests of their natural habitat.
Nias is the 11th Malayan tapir born at Port Lympne Reserve since 1989, giving it a reputation as one of Europe's most successful breeders of the animal.
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He becomes only the third player to win both awards in the same season.
"It's a massive honour," said the 23-year-old. "To be voted by your peers is one of the biggest things in the game."
Bale fought off competition from Liverpool's Luis Suarez and Robin van Persie of Manchester United to win the prestigious main award.
2012-13: Gareth Bale (Tottenham)
2011-12: Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
2010-11: Gareth Bale (Tottenham)
2009-10: Wayne Rooney (Man Utd)
2008-09: Ryan Giggs (Man Utd)
2007-08: Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd)
Suarez, currently serving a 10-match suspension for biting, and Van Persie were named in the Premier League team of the year.
Suarez's name was twice booed by an audience largely consisting of footballers during the ceremony in London.
Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick and Chelsea forwards Eden Hazard and Juan Mata, all three of whom were on the shortlist for the main award, were also included in the side.
Bale, who was named Player of the Year in 2010-11, was honoured again by his fellow professionals for a season in which he has scored 19 Premier League goals - and 24 in all competitions.
"It's great to win it and I am delighted," he added.
"When you look at the list there are some massive names on it and the other nominees have been unbelievable this year, but I couldn't have done it without the team.
"They have been fantastic this year and so has the manager (Andre Villas-Boas).
"I couldn't have won it without them so I would like to give them all a big thank you as well."
Wales international Bale came through the ranks at Southampton before joining Tottenham in 2007 in a deal that could rise to £10m.
In addition to his goal-scoring, Bale has been responsible for four assists and 243 crosses. His seven goals from outside the box is the most in the top flight.
In the young player category, Bale beat Hazard, Aston Villa's Christian Benteke, on-loan West Brom striker Romelu Lukaku, Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere and Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck.
Andy Gray (1976-77) and Cristiano Ronaldo (2006-07) are the only other players to have won both awards in the same season.
PFA chairman Gordon Taylor said: "Gareth has had a tremendous season. He has had the same impact on Welsh football as Ryan Giggs did. He is part of the Southampton success story."
Coach Eric Harrison was awarded the Merit award for his role in developing players from Manchester United's academy in the early 1990s.
Premier League Team of the Year: David de Gea (Manchester United), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Leighton Baines (Everton), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Juan Mata (Chelsea), Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur), Luis Suarez (Liverpool), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Robin van Persie (Manchester United).
Championship Team of the Year: Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City), Kieran Trippier (Burnley), Wes Morgan (Leicester City), Mark Hudson (Cardiff City), Wayne Bridge (Brighton and Hove Albion), Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), Thomas Ince (Blackpool), Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City), Yannick Bolasie (Crystal Palace), Glenn Murray (Crystal Palace), Matej Vydra (Watford).
League One Team of the Year: Wesley Foderingham (Swindon), Simon Francis (Bournemouth), Robert Jones (Doncaster), Harry Maguire (Sheffield United), Charlie Daniels (Bournemouth), Matthew Ritchie (Bournemouth), Luke Murphy (Crewe), Alan Judge (Notts County), David Cotterill (Doncaster), Patrick Madden (Yeovil), Leon Clarke (Coventry).
League Two Team of the Year: Stuart Nelson (Gillingham), Sean Clohessy (Southend), Adam Barrett (Gillingham), Ryan Cresswell (Southend), Joseph Martin (Gillingham), Jacques Maghoma (Burton), Marlon Pack (Cheltenham), Gary Jones (Bradford), Jennison Myrie-Williams (Port Vale), Tom Pope (Port Vale), Jamie Cureton (Exeter).
A sign celebrating an engagement that appeared on the slopes of the Mourne Mountains, County Down, will be removed.
It reads: "Jay + Lisa, she said yes here on 4.3.17."
The Mourne Heritage Trust has said it was agreed to remove the sign following discussions with the landowner.
The Irish News reported that the heart-shaped metal sign appeared on an area known as the Brandy Pad on Slieve Commedagh.
Martin Carey, chief executive of the Mourne Heritage Trust, said the group would make an appeal on social media to return the sign to its owners.
He said the sign was reported by walkers in the area and that it was believed to have been "visible from quite a wide area".
"It really got quite a wide consensus from people who consider the Mournes a place apart.
"A sign or such can urbanise the area or jar with the experience for those who go to the Mournes to get away from it all."
He added that the decision to remove it was a "pragmatic response in agreement with the landowner" and that any installation of that kind required planning permission.
"People feel a soft ownership over the Mournes, a guardianship.
"I don't think there's an ill will or malice, there's just concern there would be a proliferation of signs if this came to be accepted."
George Acheson, a regular visitor and walker of the Mournes, said he agreed with the trust's actions.
"Once other people see a sign like that it could encourage them to add to it. It's not in keeping with the mountainside. I think the principle of leave no trace is the right one.
"People like myself like to go to the Mournes for the wilderness aspect and signs such as these can detract from that."
Mr Carey described the leaving of signs on the Mournes as a "growing issue", although he added that mostly these were memorials left paying tribute to people who had died.
"This actually became an issue with Ben Nevis in 2005 and the solution was to put a memorial garden near the bottom of the slopes."
He added: "We ask people to be mindful of the type of place it is and not to leave a permanent mark on the landscape."
Australia added 39 for four wickets to their overnight total as they made 276 to the home side's first innings 189.
The hosts lost two wickets in erasing their 87-run deficit and were 120-4 before Pujara and Rahane put on an unbroken 93 on day three in Bangalore.
The duo batted the whole last session as India reached 213-4 by the close.
The partnership between Rahane and Pujara, who was was dropped on four by Steve Smith off spinner Nathan Lyon, was India's highest of the series so far, after a comprehensive defeat in the opening Test.
Opener KL Rahul also played a part in an improved batting display with 51.
"It was a little bit easier than the first innings," said Rahul. "The wicket was the best to bat on today. I wanted to cash in and get a good start for the team.
"We went in with a clear intent to use our feet and rotate the strike.
"It was a fantastic partnership between Pujara and Rahane and the team really needed it."
Australia lead the series 1-0 after winning the opening Test of the four-match series.
The 229-run win came after lunch on day three and was the 10th-shortest Test match ever for balls bowled (1,297) when all 40 wickets have fallen.
Off-spinner Dilruwan Perera finished with match figures of 10-99.
Australia, chasing 413, started on 25-3 but were all out for 183 as their problems against spinners were exposed.
"It's incredibly hard to play against," said Australia captain Steve Smith. "Particularly coming from Australia, it's very foreign.
"It's very challenging. We have a lot of work to do."
Australia have now lost eight successive Test matches in Asia.
"Not too many teams do this to the number one team," said Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews.
The third Test starts on Saturday, 13 August in Colombo.
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He is a minister in the state government in India's Uttar Pradesh state.
Mr Paras is also charged with taking part in the gang-rape of a local woman.
The Indian government has promised speedier justice for crimes against women, shaken by protests over the fatal gang rape of a Delhi student.
Five of the accused are already on trial in a hastily-established fast-track court. A sixth accused, who is a minor, is being tried in a juvenile court.
But six years since Mr Paras was first charged, his case has neither been prosecuted nor dismissed.
The outcry over the Delhi gang rape has prompted a wider backlash against the old order, and the number of Indian politicians allowed to remain in office while facing serious charges is under the spotlight again.
Mr Paras' case is far from unusual.
According to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a Delhi-based campaign group, a third of India's 4,835 elected representatives have declared criminal charges against them - many of them face serious cases like murder, rape and kidnapping.
The figures are based on information politicians themselves provide in their mandatory pre-election declarations.
Uttar Pradesh has more alleged criminals in its administration than any other state: Mr Paras is among 29 of 58 ministers charged with some kind of crime.
The state transport minister, Mehboob Ali, is charged with attempting to murder a rival politician, Nawshad Ali, last year.
He shows us the charge sheet drawn up by police, called FIR (first information report) in India.
But the minister disputes whether he has been charged.
"Maybe there is a complaint in a court or a police station," he says. "Maybe after an investigation, it might be found to be untrue."
On his election declaration, he has admitted to other past attempted murder charges, as well as kidnapping and robbery.
So far, there has been no progress in any of these cases.
Mr Paras says everyone in his Nagina constituency knows about his rape charge, insisting that it is "a conspiracy" fabricated by rivals.
That's possible in India's robust politics.
But it can be rare for women to press charges of rape - especially in rural areas like Nagina where tradition and caste govern life.
Many do not even report an assault because of the fear they will be ostracised by their family and community.
However serious the charge, as long as a politician is not convicted, he or she can stay in office under Indian law.
They are helped by the overloaded justice system, where even minor cases can drag out.
But ADR's national coordinator Anil Bairwal says politicians can also use their position to delay their cases "not just for years, but decades".
Until India's courts try more politicians, Mr Bairwal says the "poison" will spread through the world's largest democracy.
When Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav took power last year, he pledged not to appoint "tainted" officials to his government. His office would not agree to an interview, despite repeated requests.
Other parties, including the Congress, have made similar pledges.
Yet, ADR figures show, the number of accused politicians keeps rising.
Parties need them to deliver votes, especially where religion and caste play such a key role.
Mr Ali has a proven track record at delivering votes from his fellow Muslims in his constituency, winning four elections in a row.
Mr Paras won by nearly 30,000 votes last year in Nagina, with a particular appeal among members of his Dalits or untouchable caste.
With a general election due in the next year, "India's democracy is in danger", warns Gopal Subramaniam, a former solicitor general and one of the authors of the Verma Commission report into the Delhi gang rape case.
Their report called on all politicians facing serious charges to resign - coming into line with many other democracies.
But Mr Paras rejects the idea of standing down: "Just charging someone is not enough, you have to wait until you are convicted."
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Two Camille Lopez penalties put France 6-0 up but Conor Murray's converted try edged Ireland into a one-point lead.
Johnny Sexton added two penalties and a drop goal in a keenly contested second half, with Lopez and replacement Paddy Jackson trading late penalties.
Sexton, back after injury, passed the 600-point mark in international rugby.
Ireland move a point ahead of Scotland at the top of the table, with England's game at home to Italy to come on Sunday.
Joe Schmidt's men, beaten in their first match in Scotland, have 10 points from their three matches and now face Wales away and England at home.
France left the Aviva Stadium empty-handed to remain on five points and they next host Italy before a final-day trip to Cardiff.
Ireland remain unbeaten at home in the Six Nations during the tenure of coach Schmidt, a run stretching back to 2014, and they will go into their next game in Cardiff on 10 March with confidence.
France displayed glimpses of the much-heralded revival under their coach Guy Noves but showed signs of tiredness throughout the second half and their hopes of a first championship success since 2010 are now surely over.
Only once in the past 10 Six Nations meetings between these sides had the winning margin reached double digits, so Ireland will be happy to come away with a hard-fought win and deny their opponents a losing bonus point.
France began in intense fashion as they sought to carry through the momentum gained from their narrow defeat by England and morale-boosting success over Scotland.
Their enterprising start was epitomised by an outrageous dummy by scrum-half Baptiste Serin, which almost yielded a try, while centre Remi Lamerat was only denied a score by a knock-on by his midfield partner Gael Fickou after Lopez's audacious cross-field kick had set up the chance.
In the event, the visitors only had two Lopez penalties to show for their early dominance and it was Ireland who assumed control for the remainder of the half.
The hosts were rewarded for their superiority in territory and possession when Robbie Henshaw made ground after a five-metre scrum and passed to man-of-the-match Murray, who dived over from close range for the only try of the game.
Ireland should have gone in at half-time further ahead, but turned down a couple of kickable penalties in favour of kicking for the corner, while the French defended stoutly to keep their half-time arrears to a single point.
France looked a more confident, settled and better prepared side for periods in the first half, but despite their squad having enjoyed an accustomed break from Top 14 action last weekend, they were already showing signs of fatigue by the interval.
It was Ireland who showed the greater purpose and spirit after the break, with fly-half Sexton defying the fact that he had been out of action through injury for the past five weeks by pulling the strings and piling on the points.
In the first half, the Leinster man converted Murray's try and almost created a try for himself when he kicked towards the corner after a fine Ireland wraparound move along the backs, only for wing Noa Nakaitaci to ground the ball first.
The number 10's early second-half penalty was followed by an exquisite drop-goal, which brought the home supporters to their feet and the Aviva Stadium to life.
A further penalty extended Ireland's advantage in a breathless second half and although the French put up some resistance, the hosts showed the greater resilience and, with the Ireland pack largely in control, the outcome never looked in doubt.
After Sexton was withdrawn to a rapturous reception, Lopez pulled France back to bonus-point range with his third penalty, but Jackson's kick with four minutes remaining ensured the Noves' side went home empty-handed and broken-hearted.
Ireland: Kearney, Earls, Ringrose, Henshaw, Zebo, Sexton, Murray, McGrath, Best, Furlong, D. Ryan, Toner, Stander, O'Brien, Heaslip.
Replacements: Trimble for Kearney (51), Jackson for Sexton (69), Marmion for Murray (79), C. Healy for McGrath (60), Scannell for Best (68), J. Ryan for Furlong (74), Henderson for D. Ryan (60), O'Mahony for O'Brien (68).
France: Spedding, Huget, Lamerat, Fickou, Nakaitaci, Lopez, Serin, Baille, Guirado, Slimani, Vahaamahina, Maestri, Le Roux, Gourdon, Picamoles.
Replacements: Camara for Spedding (74), Chavancy for Lamerat (60), Machenaud for Serin (62), Ben Arous for Baille (51), Tolofua for Guirado (62), Atonio for Slimani (51), Le Devedec for Vahaamahina (51), Ollivon for Le Roux (60).
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) & Luke Pearce (England)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)
Stephen Gilbert's solicitor pleaded guilty on his behalf to speeding in his Kia car at 40mph in a 30mph zone on the A390 at St Blazey, last August.
Mr Gilbert, 38, of Beach Road, Newquay, was fined £430, ordered to pay costs of £85 and given three penalty points.
A charge of failing to give information relating to the driver's identity was withdrawn at Bodmin Magistrates' Court.
Mr Gilbert is defending the St Austell and Newquay seat in Cornwall.
The politician tweeted that the speeding conviction was "ironic" as he had "secured the funding for the camera 15 years ago".
Commenting on a road safety report in November 2014, Mr Gilbert told the Cornish Guardian newspaper: "What's clear to me is that often the dangerous driving on our roads comes from local people believing that they know the area well."
Mr Gilbert, who did not appear in court, was elected in May 2010 with a majority of 1,312.
A full list of candidates for the St Austell and Newquay constituency is available here.
In the end, it was the other way around.
Assembly campaigning was followed by two weeks of intrigue in the Senedd - a failed bid to get Carwyn Jones re-nominated as first minister, followed by successful negotiations between Labour and Plaid Cymru that ended the deadlock.
Attention was focused on the National Assembly at the start of May in a way it had not for years.
So getting the Cardiff Bay bubble engaged in the EU referendum debate was slow - admitted by senior politicians in the Remain camp which seemed to be hit harder by the clash in campaigns than Leave.
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There were efforts made prior to the assembly campaign on the pro-EU side, but during the campaign proper it was more towards the end that we started to hear a lot from pro-EU assembly leaders Mr Jones and Leanne Wood.
UKIP, given its whole existence is dedicated to leaving the EU, did not seem to be affected in the same way.
Nor was the Tory MP who led Vote Leave Cymru, David Jones.
The received wisdom for much of the campaign was it would be a easy ride for Remain. That might still be the case by Friday morning.
But the Remain side has been pessimistic in the final run up to the vote, with some spooked by intelligence on the ground.
The question of immigration has also frustrated some left-wing politicians who have found it difficult to win constituents around.
One senior Remainer from the south Wales valleys and on the left of politics, when asked how things were going before the poll, put their head in their hands and sighed in resignation.
She said: "Haven't you been out door-knocking?"
There were worries in Labour that voters were confused about the party's EU position - given the scepticism of the party's UK leader Jeremy Corbyn, despite Welsh leader Mr Jones's clear enthusiasm.
However, Remain have made much of a late swing to the status quo.
Leavers early on did not seem to think they could win it, but their mood changed as the polls did.
Any pessimism about the result from their side did not seem to dampen their enthusiasm.
Sometimes it has felt like Leave have been on a victory lap - but that will look like incredible complacency if Leave lose.
This was a UK national campaign and many of the themes talked about in Wales were the same as everywhere else.
But Leavers turned the steel crisis into a Welsh rallying call - blaming the EU for the woes of the industry which Remainers denied.
Agriculture did not have the big role in the campaign that some might have expected. There was a debate on structural funds - the millions of cash that comes to Wales to help the country's economy.
Competing politicians claimed funds would vanish under a vote for their opponents but would stay if you voted for them.
How voters were meant to make any sense of that is unclear.
With only 2.2 million voters, Wales may or may not have a big impact on the final vote.
But who knows what the impact will be on Welsh politics in the long term if voters in Labour areas defy their party's leaders and back leaving the EU.
The Environment Agency has more than 60 severe flood warnings in place.
England's east coast is experiencing the worst tidal surge in 60 years, while in north Wales residents had to be rescued by lifeboat crews.
Earlier, a lorry driver died after his vehicle was blown on to two cars in West Lothian, while a man was killed by a falling tree in Nottinghamshire.
In addition to severe flood warnings - meaning there could be a danger to life - the agency has 120 flood warnings in England and Wales.
An agency spokesman said that in the "worst-case scenario" 6,000 properties could be flooded.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued more than a dozen flood warnings.
The Environment Agency confirmed to the BBC the North Sea tidal surge is the worst since January 1953, although flood defences built since then mean many parts of the country are now better protected.
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson - who chaired two of the government's emergency Cobra meetings on Thursday - said the armed forces were on standby to help if necessary.
Essex Fire and Rescue Service said 10 rescue boats had been sent to Jaywick, near Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, where the sea wall was breached in Hillman Avenue just before midnight. Firefighters were evacuating 2,500 homes.
In Lincolnshire, emergency planners said up to 18,000 homes in the Boston area could be affected by flooding.
Water breached the town's sea defences, leading to the closure of several streets and the evacuation of vulnerable people.
In Great Yarmouth, on the Norfolk coast, police are visiting 9,000 properties to advise people to leave their homes ahead of a storm surge expected at high tide, at 22:45 GMT.
Respite centres have been opened in high schools, and ill and elderly people have been asked to call the council for help. In addition, 20,000 sandbags have been distributed.
More than 1,000 sand bags have been handed out in Aldeburgh, Suffolk in preparation for the tidal surge. A minibus is collecting people in vulnerable areas and taking them to a rest centre.
Elsewhere, about 400 people were told to leave their homes in Rhyl, Denbighshire, while police say 300 people have been urged to find safety in Port Clarence, Middlesbrough.
By Steve CleatonForecaster, BBC Weather Centre
The three factors that have synchronised through today, giving rise to the predicted storm surge around the eastern coasts of Britain, are low pressure, high tides and strong winds.
Air exerts a pressure on everything. A low-pressure system over the sea means that less pressure is being exerted on the water's surface. With less pressure pushing down on the sea, this allows a "bulge" of water to develop.
A period of spring tides are currently affecting the UK , meaning that the astronomical tides are higher than they normally would be. The occurrence of spring tides is driven by standard lunar cycles.
The strong winds, coming from the north, have generated large waves in the North Sea.
The final piece in the jigsaw has been the three factors combining almost in phase.
The storm hit north Wales, where there was flooding in coastal areas.
Homes and businesses are at risk in Suffolk and Norfolk, and in Lincolnshire thousands of people from coastal areas are being evacuated to Scunthorpe.
Residents in Kent are also being warned of the danger of flooding. In Seasalter 70 properties have been evacuated as well as 200 in Faversham ahead of expected flooding in the early hours of Friday.
Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted that he was ensuring all government departments and agencies were doing "all they can to help with [the] storm".
Mr Paterson also urged people "to pay close attention to announcements by the Environment Agency".
The British Red Cross urged people in high-risk areas to be prepared.
Head of emergency planning and response Simon Lewis said: "Flooding can happen very quickly, leaving little time to prepare, so don't wait for the worst to happen - if you're in an area at risk, get ready."
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There are several warnings of affected travel, including:
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The storm has also brought disruption to parts of northern Europe, leaving at least four people dead or missing.
Dutch airline KLM cancelled 84 continental flights from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, while around 20 were cancelled at Hamburg airport.
One of Europe's longest bridges - connecting Sweden to Denmark - is closed.
BBC weather presenter Matt Taylor explained that "storm surges" begin when a rising area of low pressure takes pressure off the surface of the sea, allowing it to "bulge" upwards.
"Then, as that pulls away, you get the very strong winds on the back edge of the low pressure and then that shoves that bulge of high sea levels down through the North Sea," he said.
The Met Office said there had been severe gales of between 60mph and 80mph across Scotland and northern parts of England, with some mountainous regions in Aberdeenshire and Inverness-shire recording speeds of around 140mph.
Conditions across the UK are expected to have improved by the weekend.
North Wales Police said it was alerted to the incident at the Pontcysyllte aqueduct near Llangollen just after 01:00 BST on Tuesday.
The force said an 18-year-old man had died and his family had been informed.
Officers asked anyone with information to get in contact but said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.
Details have been passed to the North East Wales coroner John Gittins and a post-mortem examination is due to be carried out before an inquest is opened.
Wendy Capelle, waterway manager at the Canal & River Trust, said the charity were carrying out an internal investigation into the tragedy.
She added: "I am deeply upset to learn of this tragic accident and our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man that fell."
The towpath has now been reopened.
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The pair scored 456.81 to finish ahead of Russia (445.23) and Ukraine (439.86).
Earlier, Tonia Couch and Georgia Ward secured silver and bronze medals respectively in the individual 10m platform final.
It takes Britain's total to seven medals with two days still remaining.
Laugher and Mears won World Championship bronze together last summer but had their pre-season disrupted after Laugher suffered a foot injury in training.
They showed impressive form at the final World Series in Kazan in April - where they won silver - but Laugher had been disappointed with his individual silver on Thursday after struggling with cramp.
"That's a personal best score for us and it means everything to get this result with my best mate," Laugher told BBC Sport.
"If anything the silver just added to the fire and I wanted it even more tonight."
Mears added: "We haven't had a huge amount of preparation coming into this event, but a score like that really sends out a message to the rest of the world."
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Despite a near 10-year professional career, Couch's silver was her first individual 10m European honour.
"This means so much to me," she said. "I had a terrible start and needed a real talk with myself, but I managed to pull it back and I'm so proud of that result."
Ward, who is competing as a senior British diver for the first time this season, secured Team GB a berth in the event for Rio 2016 earlier this year.
"I'm in shock really," she said. "I am loving every moment and diving in front of my home crowd was amazing but I need to keep this going to secure an Olympic place."
On Saturday, Ward will return alongside Matty Lee in the mixed synchronised 10m platform final - having won 3m bronze together on Monday.
Sunday's final day will see 10m Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley as well as Commonwealth 3m champions Rebecca Gallantree and Alicia Blagg battle for honours.
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."
Petrofac had already said it would take losses of £130m this year on the Laggan-Tormore offshore field, that was initially worth a total £500m.
The oilfield services firm announced on Tuesday it expected to register a further £30m in pre-tax costs.
That cuts the company's expected profit for 2015 by nearly half.
Laggan-Tormore is a large gas field, owned by French energy giant Total, in deep water to the west of Shetland.
The project has required installations on the sea-bed, a new pipeline to Shetland, and a new processing plant where it reaches land at the Sullom Voe terminal.
Petrofac took on the work in 2011, but admitted that it failed to plan for the complexity.
It has meant hundreds of workers continuing to work in Shetland a year longer than planned, which has been a boost to the local economy.
Ayman Asfari, group chief executive of Petrofac, explained in the 2014 annual report: "On the Laggan-Tormore project, we failed to stress-test adequately our assessment of the risks of operating in a wholly new geography for the onshore engineering and construction business.
"Our ability to deliver on schedule was further impacted directly by challenging weather conditions affecting the Shetland islands.
"Furthermore our construction contractors failed to deliver their agreed scope, and, though we had a lack of experience in managing direct construction, we had little choice but to take on more direct construction activity on a day rate basis."
Mr Asfari added: "Putting the challenges we have faced on Laggan-Tormore to one side, the rest of our portfolio continues to perform well."
Investors had priced in the cost of delays in Petrofac's UK offshore projects, and the share price rose 7%.
Pre-tax profits, before exceptional items, fell by 13.2% to £146.4m in the year to 31 March.
Overall sales held steady at just under £575m, but output fell by eight million standard bottles to below 100 million.
Edrington said it had been hit by "fiercely competitive" markets in Asia and in blended Scotch across Europe.
Profits after tax, but before exceptional items, were down by £7m to £72.7m.
The Glasgow-based distiller's Famous Grouse and Cutty Sark blends suffered double-digit declines in sales, but there was growth for Edrington's single malts, The Macallan and Highland Park.
Analysis by Douglas Fraser, Scotland business/economy editor
Edrington is a rare beast in the Scotch whisky industry - it is big and Scottish-based, and it hands profit to worthy causes through its main shareholder, the Robertson Trust.
But it's not unusual in the problems it has been facing, as the rapid growth in Scotch exports has hit turbulent trade winds in more recent years.
Its blends, led by Famous Grouse and Cutty Sark, remain market leaders but have seen a significant fall-off in demand, while its single malts - led by The Macallan and Highland Park - are growing.
Across the industry, the overall volume of whisky exports fell by 2.4% during 2015, to £3.9bn. The previous year, it fell 7%.
But while blends declined (the industry slower, it seems, than Edrington's fall) the value of single malts has now hit 25% of the export total.
It is clear from Edrington's strategy that it sees the prospects for further growth are from more differentiated and premium bottlings of single malt, with the five-year strategy set out last year focused heavily on the few brands and on innovative marketing.
It has identified cities as the key to the high end whisky drinker, and sees the younger millennial demographic as a target for imaginative social media marketing and sales.
Growth in the Americas remains its best prospect, while Asia is going to be of increasing importance though growth will be slow, while its European markets remain flat.
The distiller said The Macallan achieved growth in both volume and value, despite "a setback in Taiwan, where intense competitive activity dented volume and market share".
However the brand performed "particularly strongly" in China, Russia and the USA.
Edrington also reported that Highland Park continued to show "good momentum" across its major markets in Europe, the USA and Canada.
There was a marginal decline in the sales of Brugal rum, but Edrington said there were signs that the brand had "arrested the significant decline of prior years".
Last year the company announced a £239m writedown for the brand after facing "tough economic and competitive conditions" in the key markets of Spain and The Dominican Republic.
A year ago, Edrington set out its 2020 strategy which included plans to develop super premium brands, "perfect The Macallan" and "accelerate Highland Park".
Chief executive Ian Curle said: "A year on from the launch of Edrington's new strategy, we see evidence that we have put the right strategy into effect, and that it is delivering results.
"During this year of transition we have faced challenging economic and trading conditions with strong performances in key markets and shortfalls in others.
"In combination with the influence of currency, this has adversely affected our results."
The warning by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists comes as it publishes its preliminary report into how problems during labour are investigated.
More than 900 cases have been referred to the programme.
Of the 204 investigations reviewed, 27% were found to be of poor quality.
The review has also been looking at the number of cases where parents have been involved in the investigations - nearly three-quarters of the 599 reviewed did not involve them in any meaningful way.
Ministers said the findings were "unacceptable". The final report is due in 2017.
The inquiry, Each Baby Counts, has been set up to ensure lessons are learned when something goes wrong.
The aim is by 2020 to halve the number of babies who die or are left severely disabled.
Out of 800,000 births after at least 37 weeks of pregnancy, in the UK in 2015, there were:
In all cases, the babies had been healthy before labour began.
The report says all investigations should be robust, comprehensive and led by multi-disciplinary teams, including external experts and parents.
Prof Alan Cameron, vice-president of the RCOG and a consultant obstetrician in Glasgow, said: "When the outcome for parents is the devastating loss of a baby or a baby born with a severe brain injury, there can be little justification for the poor quality of reviews found.
"The emotional cost of these events is immeasurable, and each case of disability costs the NHS around £7m in compensation to pay for the complex, lifelong support these children need."
Judith Abela, acting chief executive at Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, said it wanted a more effective review process involving parents.
"Parents' perspective of what happened is critical to understanding how care can be improved, and they must be given the opportunity to be involved, with open, respectful and sensitive support provided throughout," she said.
Health Minister Ben Gummer said the findings were "unacceptable".
"We expect the NHS to review and learn from every tragic case, which is why we are investing in a new system to support staff to do this and help ensure far fewer families have to go through this heartache," he said.
Louise Silverton, director for midwifery at the Royal College of Midwives, said she supported the move to get all investigations carried out to the same high standard, but this was not always easy.
"All healthcare professionals must, of course, be rigorous in their practice," she said.
"However, they are often working in systems that do not support best practice, and the safest and highest quality care as well as they should.
"Each one of these statistics is a tragic event, and means terrible loss and suffering for the parents.
"We must do all we can to reduce the chances of these occurring.
"This report shows that this is not the case and improvements are needed as a matter of urgency."
Michelle lost her son Louie in 2011. She was nine days overdue when she went into labour.
She says she was left in a hospital bath for two and a half hours because there was no bed for her and told it was "a bad day to have a baby" because it was so busy.
Up until then, she thought she was in the safest place she could be, but then she began to get a little concerned.
"I was in labour, but I didn't see anyone for more than five hours" she says.
"By the time I saw a midwife, my gas and air had run out."
Her baby became distressed and his heart rate was monitored - but when a new midwife came on shift, she told Michelle not to panic and did not consult a doctor.
When Michelle finally gave birth to Louie, after a further hour and a half's delay, he was taken straight to be resuscitated.
Thirty-five minutes later, she was told he had died.
The cause was hypoxia - due to lack of oxygen, something she says could easily have been avoided.
Michelle says: "It lives with you forever. I think of Louie every day. I'm not the same person I was before he died.
"There's always a sadness there - it never goes. Everything is tainted by his death."
Senior staff say remaining paramedic crews are under greater pressure than ever before to meet demand.
At least 1,015 paramedics left their job in 2013-14, compared with 593 in the same period two years earlier.
The Department of Health says it is spending an extra £28m on the ambulance service in England this year.
London Ambulance Service saw 223 paramedics leave in 2013-14, four times the number in 2011-12, and the largest increase in the country.
An internal document, produced by London Ambulance Service and seen by BBC Radio 4's The Report programme, suggests morale among paramedics is low.
It says three-quarters of paramedics surveyed had considered leaving the service in the past 12 months.
Anonymous paramedics quoted in the report point to rising workloads as one of their greatest grievances.
Alison Blakely, a paramedic in London for 10 years, says that while she loves the job, when on shift, she often doesn't even have time for a break.
"You use hospital facilities for toilets as much as possible, and eat and drink as and when you can," she says.
"The control room do try and get us rest breaks, but due to the demand currently [they are] rare."
A London paramedic who wanted to remain anonymous, told the BBC that sometimes there were as many as 200 emergency calls on hold, and that the service "haven't got enough vehicles or staff to cope".
"When I joined the job, it was very unusual for someone to leave the service other than through retirement, but over the last two or three years it's escalated beyond belief," he said.
But this is not just a London problem.
Association of Ambulance Chief Executives chairman Anthony Marsh says a surge in 999 calls this year and higher numbers of paramedics leaving some services, means the remaining front-line staff are facing pressures that are "greater than they've ever been".
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"Traditionally, ambulance services receive just over 4% more 999 calls each year, and we have done for the last 10 years - some years a little bit more than that, some a little bit less - but this year we're seeing substantially more 999 calls," says Dr Marsh.
This growth in emergency calls has outpaced the rise in numbers of qualified ambulance staff, which has increased on average by 1.6% each year in England over the past decade.
In 2011-12, there were 13,828 paramedics employed by the 12 of the 13 emergency ambulance trusts in the UK that responded to a request for the data by the BBC. This grew to 15,004 in 2013-14.
Dr Fiona Moore, medical director for London Ambulance Service, estimates there is a shortfall nationally of up to 3,000 paramedics.
And she says expectations of what the service is for have also changed.
"We've seen an increase in calls from the 21- to 30-year-old group, and I think that now reflects the sort of supermarket culture we now have, so if you can buy a loaf of bread at 04:00 in the morning, why can't you access your healthcare when it's convenient to you?" she says.
The trust in London is taking action to try to reduce staff workloads, and improve the service.
It has offered more than 180 paramedics jobs on a recruitment expedition to Australia and New Zealand and has recently increased the number of calls that do not receive an ambulance but are instead referred on to other services.
But nationally, the number of new paramedics recruited in 2013-14 was lower than the year before, and some paramedics are concerned that the number of new recruits coming through degree courses is too low to meet demand.
This year the Department of Health has provided £28m to ambulance trusts to help cope with the extra emergency calls.
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The Scottish SPCA said six owls had been airlifted from installations recently.
It said it was unusual for so many to have been rescued in a short space of time, and that most of them had been "exhausted".
Five of the owls have now been released into the wild on the east coast, north of Dundee.
Colin Seddon, manager of the Scottish SPCA's rescue centre in Fishcross, said there had been previous instances of birds landing on North Sea platforms, but added: "To have this many owls in such a short space of time is unusual."
He said they had probably flown over from Scandinavia, Russia or Iceland to spend the winter in Scotland.
"Most were merely exhausted, which could be due to high winds and stormy conditions," he said.
"Some also had oil on them from the rigs which thankfully we were able to remove successfully."
He added that the remaining owl was currently being looked after in an aviary at the SSPCA's centre and would be returned to the wild shortly.
The shooting happened in the Saqqara area, some 35km (22 miles) south of the capital Cairo.
The unidentified attackers opened fire on a police checkpoint from a motorbike, officials say.
Egypt has seen increased attacks on security forces since the army ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in July 2013.
Most incidents have been confined to the restive Sinai peninsula.
There, the authorities are battling jihadists who have pledged loyalty to the so-called Islamic State (IS) group.
IS's local affiliate says it was behind the crash of a Russian jet in Sinai, which killed all 224 people on board.
The Paraguay river has reached a height of 9.64m (32ft) in Alberdi in Neembucu province, and officials have warned that flood defences are about to burst.
But Neembucu's governor said locals had refused to follow advice to leave.
The El Nino weather phenomenon has triggered some of the worst floods seen in 50 years in the region.
Dyke experts suggested as early as Saturday that resident should be evacuated.
National Emergency chief Joaquin Roa warned that a breach of the defences was imminent and would almost certainly lead to loss of life.
Neembucu Governor Carlos Silva said that people "do not want to believe they real danger they are in".
While the village itself is not yet flooded it has been cut off by the rising waters of the river Paraguay.
The army is helping villagers to cross the river Paraguay by boat to the Argentine city of Formosa.
From there, they are flown by military plane to the Paraguayan capital, Asuncion.
Chile were fined 70,000 Swiss francs (£48,073) for four incidents in 2018 World Cup qualifying games.
Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay and Peru were each fined £13,735 for individual cases of "discriminatory" chanting.
Honduras' FA is under investigation by world football's governing body for similar breaches of discipline.
"We have been fighting discrimination for many years and one part of that has been through sanctions," said Claudio Sulser, chairman of Fifa's disciplinary committee.
"Disciplinary proceedings alone cannot change behaviour by certain groups of fans that unfortunately goes against the core values of our game."
Chile's sanctions follow their recent qualifiers against Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Uruguay. Peru and Uruguay were fined for chanting in the same fixtures.
The other games specified in Fifa's disciplinary report were Argentina v Brazil, and Mexico v El Salvador.
A public meeting was held in the Oh Yeah centre as part of a campaign in support of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) events fund.
On Friday, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) said the £2.4m fund would be scrapped.
The fund helped more than 60 events, from Londonderry's Halloween carnival to the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival.
Adam Turkington, the director of Belfast's Culture Night, told the meeting that they needed "to make the argument that this sector makes economic sense".
Culture Night began six years ago with a turnout of 15,000 people and this year attracted 50,000 on to the streets of Belfast for the festivities, he said.
It benefitted from £30,000 of funding from the events fund in 2014.
Suzie McCullough of NITB said overseas investors are attracted to cities with popular events and a strong tourism sector, and there was a strong case for a dedicated events budget.
Kieran Gilmore of the Open House Festival, said the event had exceeded all expectations in the past year.
He told the meeting that funding regulations require a return of £3 for every £1 that is funded. In 2014, the Open House Festival returned £18 for every £1 of events funding, he said.
Ross Brown, a Green Party councillor in Belfast, said the cuts would have an effect on "the spirit of Belfast" and were "a big step backwards".
The Belfast Festival at Queens is not affected but one of its organisers, Richard Wakeley, said he would be telling MLAs who support his event that the scrapping of the fund will damage the arts sector throughout Northern Ireland.
"If you cut the fingers or cut the head, then the body will bleed out," he said.
It is the second of five bridges to be recaptured since the operation to retake the city from so-called Islamic State began in October.
The news comes a day after Iraqi forces launched a new push against the western part of Mosul.
The eastern part was recaptured in January after heavy fighting.
All five bridges were damaged in coalition air strikes but the capture of the second bridge, also known as the al-Jamhuriya bridge, will provide a foothold for government forces.
The bridges were put out of action with the aim of limiting ability of IS to resupply or reinforce their positions in the east.
Mosul is the last stronghold for IS in Iraq.
On Sunday, a senior Iraqi commander told the Associated Press that troops had been involved in the heaviest clashes since the push into western Mosul began two weeks ago.
The west includes the old city and the Great Mosque of al-Nuri, where IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed the creation of a "caliphate" in July 2014, after the jihadist group overran large parts of northern and western Iraq.
The International Organisation for Migration says 45,000 people have fled as the fighting intensifies and aid agencies say they can barely cope with the number of people arriving at their camps.
About 750,000 people had been living in the west of the city before the new assault started.
In a written statement to Parliament, Food Minister David Heath said it would look for any vulnerabilities in the food chain that could be exploited by fraudsters.
Consumers "must have confidence in the food they buy", he said.
The move follows a series of revelations that beef products sold and supplied in the UK contained horse DNA.
The government's review will consider the responsibilities of food businesses and practices throughout the supply chain, including safety, food authenticity, auditing, testing and health issues.
In his statement, Mr Heath stressed that members of the public "had a right to expect that food is exactly what it says on the label".
He said: "We are establishing a wide-ranging review to help restore consumer confidence by looking at our whole food system - identifying weaknesses and looking at what food businesses, regulators and government are responsible for."
The minister said the Food Standards Agency (FSA) would also be looking at whether to commission a review of its handling of the crisis.
The City of London Police was continuing to coordinate investigations in the UK into how meat came to be contaminated, he added.
Horsemeat was first discovered in January in frozen burgers on sale in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, and since then traces have been discovered in processed beef products and prepared meals across the EU.
A wide range of supermarkets and food suppliers have withdrawn suspect products.
In response to the horsemeat scandal, the FSA requested that local authorities test minced beef products and ready meals sold at shops, wholesalers and catering suppliers for horse and pig DNA above a 1% threshold.
Any companies that have found horsemeat in their products have also been testing for the veterinary painkiller phenylbutazone, known as bute.
Animals treated with bute are not allowed to enter the food chain because the drug could pose a risk to human health.
On 10 April, Asda announced it was recalling all corned beef from its budget range after traces of bute were discovered in its Smart Price Corned Beef product. The supermarket had already withdrawn the product on 8 March.
The FSA said it was the first time bute had been found in a meat product in the UK since the horsemeat scandal started. Officials said it posed a very low risk to human health.
Traces of horsemeat have also been found in numerous processed beef products across Europe, including in France, Switzerland, Sweden and Germany.
Ongoing investigations, spanning many countries, are currently examining whether the substitution of beef for horsemeat was not accidental but the work of a criminal conspiracy.
Earlier this month, it emerged some 50,000 tonnes of meat supplied by two Dutch trading companies and sold as beef across Europe since January 2011 may have contained horsemeat.
Authorities said the meat was being recalled where possible.
For decades this was safe Labour territory. Until 2015, the local MP had been from the Labour Party for 30 years. The party had never lost a Holyrood election here.
But not now.
The MP and MSP are both from the SNP - and Labour members are trying to figure out how to win back what was once a party heartland.
Last year that led the local party to back Jeremy Corbyn for the leadership. This time, they're not so sure.
Christina Boyd has been in the Labour Party for 30 years and is backing Owen Smith.
"We need to win back Scotland for Labour," she says. "But the main thing for me is what we can offer to people in Scotland; vote for us, we will be elected as a UK government, we can make a difference to your lives.
"I believe that under Owen Smith we can do that."
James McColgan was one of those who used to think Mr Corbyn could bring the party back to electoral success. Not any more. He too is backing Mr Smith this time around.
"I believe that Owen can appeal to a wider section of society," he says. "That's crucial."
That's not what many others here think. Siobhan McCready has the unwanted record of being the first Labour candidate to lose a Holyrood election here.
The SNP overturned a narrow majority of 500 in 2015 - and won by more than 8,000 votes.
Ms McCready thinks Mr Corbyn is bringing Labour's natural bedfellows back into the fold.
"I'm a trade union rep," she says in the shadow of a memorial celebrating this area's dockyard workers.
"Every day I'm getting people who have been in the union for a number of years, had left the Labour Party, were just totally disinterested, are now coming back."
She thinks Mr Corbyn can help win Scotland back for Labour.
"He's offering a credible leadership, he's offering a chance to have a Labour government that's going back to its roots, that's standing up for ordinary working-class people."
She was outvoted when the party picked a horse in this race - the party narrowly nominated Mr Smith this time around...but they're in the minority.
From the local parties in Scotland who've picked a horse in this race the majority - 23 - are backing Mr Corbyn. Mr Smith is on 16. But UK-wide, Mr Corbyn's lead over his challenger is far higher. He has the backing of 285, compared with Mr Smith's 53.
MSP Neil Findlay, Mr Corbyn's most prominent cheerleader in Scotland, says the Labour leader has got "very good support" among an increasing party membership in Scotland.
"We picked up nominations which were previously with Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham (in the 2105 contest)," he told BBC Scotland from London, where he has been helping Mr Corbyn prepare for his visit.
Across the UK, many on the left of politics who had previously left the Labour party, are now getting behind Mr Corbyn.
Former Respect MP George Galloway wants back into the party. Filmmaker Ken Loach - who had set up his own party in England - is speaking at pro-Corbyn events.
But is that happening in Scotland too? Colin Fox, from RISE, thinks there's something stopping that happening.
"His opposition to independence is Jeremy Corbyn's Kryptonite in Scotland. The Labour Party's membership has not grown the same way it has down south because he stands opposed to our right to self-determination."
Scottish Labour's top team is split. Leader Kezia Dugdale is backing Owen Smith. She says Jeremy Corbyn can't win a UK general election.
Her deputy Alex Rowley disagrees. He's backing Mr Corbyn - and has criticised those who tried to oust him, including Ian Murray, Labour's only Scottish MP and a Dugdale ally.
UK-wide there have been rumours a split could be on the cards. Could that happen in Scotland? She says no.
"When you believe in the Labour Party like I and so many people do, when you believe in that collective...whilst I hear a lot of talk about that I think everybody is ultimately and totally committed to the cause of the Labour movement."
That's a view both Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith have expressed too.
Tonight they'll have the chance to speak to voters - and members here in Scotland.
Humza Yousaf met them to hear their goals for the road which runs from Edinburgh to Carlisle.
The group believes a range of small and larger-scale projects could bring economic and environmental benefits to the area.
It argues that could benefit the whole region and make it more attractive to visitors as well.
Secretary Marjorie McCreadie said she was delighted a long-sought ministerial visit had been secured.
"We have long waited this meeting with the minister but we have at last succeeded," she said.
Ms McCreadie said talks would be based on a new action plan with a Selkirk bypass the main concern.
However, she said there were other issues along the route which she hoped would be addressed.
The action group said improved transport infrastructure could give a significant economic boost to the area.
"We need tourists to come, we need people to come and stay and shop," said Ms McCreadie.
"To have these people come we need good roads, good transportation to encourage them to stop and shop and stay.
"Money is always a problem but we will stick at it like we did with Auchenrivock - it took us 10 years to get Auchenrivock but we succeeded in the end."
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The Swans have not won in the Premier League since the opening day of the season and are 17th in the table.
Bradley, who has also managed Egypt and Norwegian side Stabaek, leaves French second-tier team Le Havre to succeed Guidolin, who was appointed in January.
The club's hierarchy spoke to several potential candidates, including former Wales captain Ryan Giggs.
American Bradley, 58, will take over a Swansea side who have lost their past three league matches and find themselves above the relegation zone only on goal difference.
Guidolin has been under intense pressure - which was increased by Saturday's 2-1 home defeat by Liverpool - and his sacking was announced on his 61st birthday on Monday.
Three members of the Italian's backroom staff - Diego Bortoluzzi, Gabrielle Ambrosetti, Claudio Bordon - have also left the Welsh club.
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Swans chairman Huw Jenkins said he was "disappointed" to sack Guidolin but added that the club "needed to change things as soon as possible in order to move forward in a positive way".
The chairman said Bradley is viewed as a "long-term appointment" who will "stabilise matters on and off the pitch".
"He is highly regarded as a coach and has a wealth of experience on the international and domestic front," added Jenkins.
"He is well aware of the club's footballing philosophy and will provide us with strong leadership qualities and a renewed belief to compete at this level."
Swansea City also spoke to former Wales and Manchester United captain Ryan Giggs, ex-Derby County manager Paul Clement and former Sevilla and Villarreal coach Marcelino about the manager's job.
BBC Wales has learned neither of the club's American owners, Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien, knew Bradley personally before the selection process began. Their advisor Landon Donovan, the former USA captain, took no part in the decision.
Bradley may bring in an assistant, but Alan Curtis will continue to have a key role in first-team affairs.
The American's first match in charge will be at Arsenal on 15 October, after the international break.
Swansea City Supporters' Trust, which holds a 21% stake in the club, issued a statement saying it is "disappointed" not to be consulted over the managerial change.
"Having been an integral part of the club board for 15 years we are saddened that decisions as major as this can be taken without our involvement, despite earlier assurances from the new majority shareholders that they wished to work closely with the Supporters' Trust," it added.
"We are also frustrated and angry that the club have allowed the speculation over the manager's future to be played out in public."
BBC Wales Sport's Dafydd Pritchard
Bradley may be something of an unknown quantity to some Premier League followers, but the American's career is one that Swansea City's hierarchy have tracked closely.
He is best known for his five years in charge of the United States, with highlights including a run to the 2009 Confederations Cup final that included a victory over then European champions Spain, who were on a 35-match unbeaten run.
Swansea's American owners, Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien, and chairman Jenkins were particularly impressed by the way Bradley conducted himself during his time in charge of Egypt, dealing sensitively with the 2012 Port Said stadium disaster in which 74 people were killed.
It is believed Swansea were as impressed by Bradley's character as they were his experience, and he saw off competition from the likes of former Manchester United and Wales captain Giggs to land the Premier League job he has coveted for years.
For the umpteenth time this season, Kiss bemoaned his team's inability to take chances after they created 11 line breaks in the 31-19 loss at Sandy Park.
"We've got to realise that because we can create chances doesn't make us a good to great team yet," said Kiss.
Sunday's defeat makes next weekend's game against Bordeaux a dead rubber.
Kiss hinted that he may rest some of his big name players for the final Pool Five game at Kingspan Stadium as his mood was decidedly downbeat after Sunday's game.
"We work hard but we've got to work harder," added the Ulster boss.
"We are able to fashion out opportunities despite the fact that you're up against it in certain areas of the game such as the scrum tonight.
"To still be able to do those things is great but it doesn't get you the result if can't convert 11 clean line breaks to the point where you put the points on the board."
Speaking immediately after Sunday's game on BT Sport, Kiss struggled to hide his frustration after Ulster's third successive failure to progress to the knockout stages of Europe's premier club competition.
"It's not good enough to keep saying: 'We'll learn and get out and do the job next time'.
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"We've got to have players who are going to put their hands up and make a difference in terms of their play on a weekly basis and being more consistent.
"I've been in the dressing-room and the boys were quite frank with each other about the disappointment of not being able to do the deal."
Kiss was more measured in his subsequent post-match news conference as he focused on his team's failure to convert their chances.
"We showed some good patches tonight. We made 11 clean breaks to their three which tells a little bit of a story about not being clinical.
"I've got to take my hat off to Exeter. There is some really good ambition in their play at times.."
Kiss added that he had no complaints with Romain Poite's decision to award the decisive late penalty try, when Ulster fly-half Paddy Jackson was also yellow carded for a deliberate knock-on as Exeter looked certain to touch down.
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The 22-year-old will replace New Zealand's Kane Williamson from 18 July and play in all three formats.
Head has played two Twenty20 internationals and worked under Tykes coach Jason Gillespie at the Adelaide Strikers in Australia's Big Bash.
"I can't wait to get over to England and play for Yorkshire, the best side in the English game," said Head.
"To work alongside Dizzy (Jason Gillespie) is also an added attraction. He was brilliant for the Strikers and I have heard so many positive things about what he is doing with the team at Yorkshire.
"To play across all formats is important to me and playing in English conditions will be a good challenge."
Head scored 299 runs from nine innings with an average of 42.71 as the Strikers reached the semi-finals of the Big Bash, although he is not in the Australia squad for the forthcoming World Twenty20.
Gillespie is delighted to be linking up with the batsman, who is set to play in the Indian Premier League with Royal Challengers Bangalore, for a second time.
"The fact that he can adapt to all formats is beneficial to us," said the former Australia fast bowler.
"He will add something different to the squad with his aggressive batting style and his ability with the ball as a genuine spinner."
The Irish province's director of rugby Les Kiss said on Tuesday that the trio would all play a part in Friday's game.
Payne, 31, made his return after three months out because of a kidney injury when he came on in Ulster's Pro12 win over Zebre on Sunday.
Coetzee missed that game because of illness while Trimble was a replacement in Ireland's weekend win over France.
Trimble's fellow Ireland wing Craig Gilroy is also likely to return to Kiss' squad after missing Sunday's game.
Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has indicated that fit-again Payne could now come into consideration for a recall to the national squad for the remaining Six Nations games against Wales and England.
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Ulster boss Kiss was delighted to see New Zealand-born Payne emerge unscathed from his return to action.
"It was great to see Jared come out and have the 20 minutes. Baby steps but they are pretty good baby steps and we'll give him more time this week," Kiss told BBC Sport Northern Ireland.
"Jared's focus is to do the best he can for the Ulster jersey and get himself right and if something happens from there [with Ireland] then great."
With Ireland's full-back Rob Kearney a fitness concern for the Six Nations game in Cardiff on 10 March, there has been speculation that Payne be given game time at full-back against Treviso and when asked about this possibility, Kiss replied: "It's a good question".
The Ulster boss added that he intends make a number of changes this weekend because of the short five-day turnaround from the Parma game.
"We've also got Andrew Trimble back from the weekend [with Ireland] to get him a bit of rugby so I'm going to rotate a few players."
Springboks back row Coetzee has made an impressive start to his Ulster career after starring in his debut against Edinburgh on 10 February and then producing another forceful display in the impressive victory over Glasgow.
Centre Darren Cave remains out of contention for the Treviso game after being concussed against Glasgow while Louis Ludik is waiting to see whether he gets clearance to feature this weekend.
Ludik also missed the Treviso game after taking a bang to the head against Glasgow.
Ireland centre Stuart McCloskey remains unavailable for the visits of the Italians as he recovers from a calf injury which is expected to keep him out for around another fortnight, while Rodney Ah You and Ross Kane also remain on the injured list.
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City of London-based Kleinwort Benson works internationally putting in place funding for large development projects.
Nigel Spray, managing director of private merchant banking, said it would bring in £100m "as the last piece" of private funding for the project.
A sticking point for the project so far has been over the Welsh Government being asked to be guarantors.
On a visit to the Senedd, Mr Spray told BBC Wales that part of the bank's role was to help Circuit of Wales bring in more investors.
"We will be bringing in, roughly speaking, another £100m into the project which is largely funded, but that is the last piece of the funding," he said.
In July, plans for the motor racing circuit, hotels and an industrial zone were rejected for a second time by the Welsh Government.
The issue was that the Welsh Government was being asked to underwrite or guarantee a large proportion for the project.
Economy Secretary Ken Skates said that proportion, about 75% of the project cost, was too large and he told developers to look at reducing that to 50%.
Mr Spray said: "We believe that there is a team here that is very experienced and this is exactly the kind of project that investors, not just UK investors, international investors are very keen to be involved in."
Asked about the Welsh Government underwriting the project, Mr Spray said: "They are there to encourage private investors.
"Although the government is there as a support, really the whole project is being funded by private finance and that I think is the reason why we will see this completed."
He added: "The walls are there - it's our job to put the roof on. There are already very significant private investors in this project and we're looking to specialist investors to come in and do that final piece."
Mr Spray said the bank had spent a lot of time with the management team, which was "very professional and focused and can deliver a project like this".
Since the last funding package was rejected by the Welsh Government, Circuit of Wales officials have been working on new proposals with more private sector involvement.
Nothing new has yet been formally given to Welsh Government.
Mr Spray added: "We see this as a very exciting project to be involved in. It's a huge regeneration project, a good news story, an opportunity for the motor industry to come into Wales but also significant for the tourist industry."
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French magistrates will examine whether the bank helped some clients to avoid paying taxes between 2006 and 2007.
The bank said it had been asked to deposit a bail bond of €50m (£39.6m).
"We will continue to co-operate with the French authorities to the fullest extent possible," it added.
On Monday Belgium prosecutors alleged that hundreds of the bank's clients moved money to offshore tax havens with the help of the bank.
The vehicle smashed into the brick building on Kingfisher Close, Brownhills, West Midlands, at about 05:40 BST on Saturday.
West Midlands Fire Service said no-one was injured although the structure of the garage had been "compromised" by the crash.
Police said they were investigating the incident and trying to find the driver.
The car has been recovered from the garage and insurers for the property are assessing the damage.
Mike Brown, managing director of London Underground (LU), said later running was being "looked at" now that progress was being made in modernising the Tube.
Changes would not come into effect until 2015 at the earliest.
The RMT union's head criticised Tube officials for "spinning ideas" without speaking to their staff.
Mr Brown said: "This is not imminent and we still have much work to do, but I recognise the importance to London.
"There is clearly a balance to be struck between extending our hours of operation, which would mean less time to do upgrade work, and the understandable desire for a later running Tube."
By Tom EdwardsTransport correspondent, London
At every mayoral election so far the issue of a later running or 24-hour Tube has reared its hedonistic head.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has hailed the merits of 24-hour Tubes, but engineering has always got in the way.
Time is needed for clearing up, fixing problems and crucially now upgrade work.
In 2010, later opening plans were put on hold.
So what's changed?
Firstly the economic arguments have become stronger.
Also some of the upgrade work has been done. But also LU is lobbying for "sustained government investment" and so any improvement has to be seen within that wider picture.
There's still a long way to go. It doesn't help that unions are already furious they've been left out of the loop.
At the moment the Tube runs from about 05:00 GMT and closes shortly after 01:00.
It ran an hour later during the London Olympics.
But Tube bosses were criticised by Bob Crow, general secretary of the transport union RMT.
He said: "It would be nice if senior Tube officials had the decency to talk to their staff and their unions within existing agreements before they start spinning ideas out about extending hours and changing procedures."
He said changes to operational hours would mean major changes to rosters and require the recruitment of more staff, plus changes to maintenance and engineering work.
"None of that has been discussed with the unions in any forum and RMT does not conduct its negotiations via the media."
In 2010, Mayor of London Boris Johnson put plans to increase weekend opening hours until 01:30 on hold because of the Tube upgrade plan.
A Transport for London poll in 2005 showed 73% of Londoners were in favour of later opening.
Under the long-running Tube engineering scheme, on some nights up to 5,000 people are at work on the Underground, said Transport for London.
Leeds City Council has approved plans to hand over the reins of The Grand Theatre, City Varieties Music Hall and the Hyde Park Picture House.
All three venues have reported "significant annual deficits" in recent years, a council report said.
Council leader Keith Wakefield said the move would allow the venues to "move to a new level of success".
The decision to hand over control was taken after an assessment was carried out by Festivals and Events International (FEI).
FEI reported the three venues had made deficits, before Leeds City Council grant funding, over the last six years ranging between £196,000 and £716,000.
Ahead of the decision being approved Mr Wakefield said: "While there is no doubt that this new approach will, if given the go-ahead, offer a change in how the company is managed, what will not alter in any shape or form is the council's continuing commitment to both support and protect them in the future."
He said: "We believe these recommendations in the executive board paper offer this security and also an opportunity for these undoubted jewels in our city to really prosper and move to a new level of success."
The report said that while the venues, have struggled financially, recent improvements mean they have "potential for a break-even position for the current financial year".
They are currently managed by Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House Limited, a charity owned by the council.
It said the trust would have the freedom to sub-contract the running of each venue to a commercial organisation, but that decision would lie with the trust.
The Grand Theatre, in New Briggate, the City Varieties, in Swan Street, and the Hyde Park Picture House, in Brudenell Road, put on more than 1,500 screenings and performances during 2013/14.
Gordon Draper, owner of Bondgate Books in Bishop Auckland, hopes to return the note and an accompanying photograph to its rightful owner.
The letter is addressed to "Bethany" and the writer, whose "chest was very poorly", says "don't forget me because I'll always be your mum".
Mr Draper said: "I just thought I have to do something with it."
He added: "Hopefully we will find this Bethany to hand her it back. My only wish at the moment is to get it back to its rightful owner."
The letter fell out of a pile of books which had been given to the shop.
It reads: "If your dad is reading this to you it is because I have died and gone to heaven to live with the angels."
The writer said she had an operation to fix her "poorly chest" but the procedure did not work.
She said: "I will always be in the sky making sure you are alright and watching over you so when you see a bright star, like in the nursery rhyme Twinkle twinkle Little Star, that's me.
"I hope you don't forget me because I'll always be your mam."
The Germany international, 24, joined Real from Werder Bremen three years ago for a fee believed to be around £12.4m and has played 155 times for the club.
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On Wednesday, he pledged his future to the Bernabeu side.
The Gunners are also working on other deals, including a move for Palermo and Italy keeper Emiliano Viviano, 27.
With the transfer deadline at 23:00 BST on Monday, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has made only two signings - striker Yaya Sanogo, 20, and midfielder Mathieu Flamini, 29, arriving on free transfers.
The club are also interested in Ozil's team-mates, Karim Benzema and Angel Di Maria, and Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye.
This summer the Gunners have failed in high-profile attempts to sign Liverpool striker Luis Suarez and Gonzalo Higuain, another Real Madrid player.
It is believed Bale's £85.3m switch from Tottenham to Real could trigger a busy day of deals on the transfer window's final day.
The trio were among 25 players given therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) during the tournament in South Africa.
In its latest leaked documents, the Russian hacking group also claims 160 players failed drugs tests in 2015.
Four of the failed tests were registered by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad).
Three players tested positive for cocaine, and one for ecstasy.
This is the first time Fancy Bears hackers have released details about TUEs in football.
Tevez, now 33, was playing for Manchester City during the World Cup in 2010 having moved from Manchester United the previous year.
His former Argentina team-mate Heinze, 39, was playing for French club Marseille, having previously spent three seasons at Old Trafford.
Dutchman Kuyt, 37, was at Liverpool.
There is no suggestion any of these footballers have done anything wrong.
The latest hack includes an email from the Football Association's head of integrity, Jenni Kennedy, to the sport's world governing body Fifa.
The FA said it was "disappointed that strictly confidential information has been released into the public domain" given the details in the email related to ongoing investigations.
It added that whenever doing violations are uncovered, it released full details on its website as a matter of course.
Fifa said it condemned "in the strongest terms" the release of material it said was obtained illegally.
"The release of such information constitutes a clear violation of the athletes' privacy and puts at risk the ongoing fight against doping," it added.
Nicole Sapstead, chief executive of Ukad, echoed Fifa's condemnation adding that "the theft of medical data is completely unacceptable and this leak does not advance the cause of the anti-doping community at all".
Tevez, Heinze and former Manchester United and Argentina midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron were prescribed betamethasone - a corticosteroid with a variety of uses. It does not feature directly on the World Anti-Doping Agency's (Wada) prohibited list, but is banned depending on the strength of the dose used.
Kuyt, who retired from football in May, used dexamethasone, apparently for pain relief because of tooth problems.
Germany international Mario Gomez needed salbutamol, which is a common asthma medication.
Ex-New Zealand, Blackburn and QPR defender Ryan Nelsen, who is listed as 'Nelson' on the published form, declared the use of prednisone, another corticosteroid.
There were no England players among the 25 names released by Fancy Bears.
A TUE allows an athlete, for medical reasons, to take a prescribed substance or have treatment that is otherwise prohibited.
Athletes must contact their national governing body before applying for a TUE.
There are strict criteria for one to be granted:
Ukad says it has "a number of robust controls in place to make it as difficult as possible" for athletes to misuse the system.
Fancy Bears first hacked the Wada database last year, and in September began revealing athletes' confidential details and information regarding TUEs.
British cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins was forced to defend himself in the face of scrutiny following the leak of his medical records.
The IAAF - athletics' world governing body - then said in April it was hacked by the group earlier this year.
Mo Farah, Helen Glover and Justin Rose were among the British athletes who had their medical files made public.
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It was inevitable that Fancy Bears would eventually target the world's biggest sport, perhaps the only surprise being that it took so long.
The statement on the Fancy Bears' website promises to prove that players and officials are "lying" when they "unanimously affirm" that football is free of doping.
But, while concerning, this release is not exactly earth-shattering.
There is no suggestion that any of the World Cup TUEs involve wrongdoing - but it may reignite the debate about whether the system can be abused.
The late musician's website revealed the songs on People, Hell and Angels were recorded in 1968 and 1969.
It is thought Hendrix had intended them for First Rays Of The New Rising Sun, his follow-up to Electric Ladyland, which he was working on when he died.
The album is due to be released in the US on 5 March, although a UK release date has yet to be set.
Hendrix's website said the tracks suggest "new, experimental directions", as he worked on material separate from the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
It added he explored "fresh diversions from his legendary guitar work", trying out horns, keyboards, percussion and a second guitar.
Rolling Stone magazine revealed the album's cover artwork on Wednesday.
Hendrix is also about to hit cinemas around the world, with his set from the 1969 Woodstock festival released later this month.
It will be screened at more than 30 cinemas across the UK from 29 November to celebrate 70 years since the musician's birth.
The reassembled archive footage captures Hendrix premiering a new band and performing tracks such as Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Fire, Purple Haze and a rendition of Star Spangled Banner.
Premiership sides have been kept apart with last season's beaten finalists Crusaders hosting Donegal Celtic while Cliftonville entertain Knockbreda.
Glentoran will take on Crumlin Star, Ballymena United welcome H&W Welders and Carrick Rangers meet PSNI.
Ards travel to Larne while Dundela face Glebe Rangers.
All eight ties will be played on Tuesday, 19 September.
Linfield's 3-1 victory over the Crues in March secured the first of three trophies for the Blues last season.
County Antrim Shield first round
Glentoran v Crumlin Star
Ballyclare Comrades v Linfield
Cliftonville v Knockbreda
Carrick Rangers v PSNI
Larne v Ards
Dundela v Glebe Rangers
Crusaders v Donegal Celtic
Ballymena Utd v H&W Welders
Garry Lloyd Jones, 48, lost his partner, Bernard Hender, 19, and business partner Doug McTavish, 39, in the flat fire in Llanrwst.
He said he was awoken by smoke at around 06:00 BST last Friday and tried to pull Mr Hender out while screaming for Mr McTavish.
An investigation found the fire started in a tumble dryer.
Speaking to the Newyddion 9 programme, Mr Lloyd Jones described how he was woken by the smell of smoke in the flat the men shared above his undertaker business.
He went to the front of the flat to investigate but was nearly overwhelmed by the smoke which followed behind him.
"The speed of it is unbelievable" he said,
"I grabbed hold of Bernard in the back bedroom and pulled him out of bed. The smoke was increasing.
"I tried to get him towards the door and I had to crawl onto the floor because there was a gap of oxygen at the bottom.
"And I couldn't get him out. I tried to shout to Doug to scream 'Fire get out, get out.' But unfortunately they didn't make it."
No smoke alarms were installed in the flat. Mr Lloyd Jones warned of their importance.
"I would encourage anyone, get a fire alarm, make sure that battery's working in it, lives could have been saved had we had fire alarms fitted here," he added.
Mr McTavish's funeral will be held on Friday and Mr Hender's held the following Friday.
Plas Newydd, with spectacular views of Snowdon from Anglesey, will in future have its collection of past military uniforms warmed by a heat pump.
It's the biggest UK scheme of its kind and shows a way in which buildings can be heated without imported gas or oil.
It relies on a heat exchanger, which uses a system akin to refrigeration to amplify warmth from pipes in the sea.
The 300kW marine source heat pump cost the National Trust £600,000 and is expected to save around £40,000 a year in operating costs.
The proceeds will be returned to the conservation of the 18th century mansion, which boasts relics from the Battle of Waterloo and a spectacular mural by Rex Whistler.
Heat pumps are likely to become more common as the UK attempts to decarbonise its heating systems, which (unlike electricity) are almost totally dependent on fossil fuels.
The pumps use a compressor and a heat exchanger to suck heat from the air, the ground, or - in this case - water.
The system uses electricity to work the exchanger and the pump, and is only efficient if the final heat is usable at a relatively low temperature.
At Plas Newydd it will reach just 55C, but this is perfect for keeping the building at a steady warmth for conservation.
Adam Ellis-Jones, from the National Trust, said: "With the Irish Sea right on the doorstep, a marine source heat pump is the best option for us.
"Being a pioneer is never easy. There are very few marine source heat pumps and none of this size in the UK, so it has been a challenging project - but a very exciting one."
Plas Newydd was previously the National Trust's most polluting property, warmed entirely by an oil-fired boiler.
The use of heat pumps is growing as the government looks to subsidise low-carbon heat sources, but they are by no means universally suitable.
Currently they only pay back under certain circumstances - for instance if a property like Plas Newydd is not connected to the gas grid and relies on expensive oil heating; or if it has been designed to be high-efficiency so it only needs low-grade heat; or if it generates its own electricity through renewables so the power to run the heat exchanger is virtually free.
Air source heat pumps, which suck in air from outside, are the cheapest type to install, but they are the least efficient on the coldest days. Then it is better to have a ground or water source heat pump, with pipes buried underground or underwater, because water and ground will be warmer than air.
Homes with under-floor heating are better suited to heat pumps because they require large amounts of warm water at a relatively low heat.
Tobi Kellner co-wrote the Zero Carbon Britain report for the Centre for Alternative Technology at Machynlleth in mid Wales. He told BBC News that if the UK sticks to its aim to cut CO2 emissions 80% by 2050, heat pumps will be essential.
"Today heat pumps are not the 'green' heat source of choice for most households because of the polluting nature of our power stations," he said.
"In a future where most electricity is produced from renewables this picture would change fundamentally as heat pumps deliver most of the energy required for heating homes.
"Heat pumps could also play an important role in balancing supply and demand in future energy systems. Electricity is difficult to store, but heat can be stored easily in the form of hot water."
He calculates that running heat pumps when wind power output is high and demand low - on, say, a windy night - then storing heat in hot water cylinders or storage caverns could help solve the problems of variable output from renewables.
The National Trust is pressing ahead with low-carbon developments across its huge estate. Its managers are uncomfortably aware that these improvements are heavily subsidised by a levy on the bills of all energy users, including the poorest.
If its remaining five renewables pilots succeed, the Trust will invest in 43 further renewables schemes.
A National Heat Map will be published at the end of June, showing the rivers in England that have the highest potential for water source heat pumps.
The pilots are:
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The woman was taken to Ninewells Hospital with a head injury during the incident, which took place at about 13:10.
Her injuries are not life-threatening.
Ch Insp Nicky Russell said there would be a high-visibility police presence in the area while inquiries continued.
Mr Uribe, who led the campaign against the accord, said the deal had to be for everyone not half the population.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have held marches urging the government and Farc not to go back to war.
Colombians narrowly rejected the deal in a referendum on Sunday.
President Santos is scrambling to salvage the deal, which opponents said was too soft on the Farc guerrillas.
Government negotiators have already returned to Havana for further talks with Farc leaders.
However Mr Santos said peace was "close" and that he would continue meeting opponents to try to salvage the deal.
His meeting with Mr Uribe was believed to be the first since he was sworn in as president six years ago. The one-time allies became bitter rivals after President Santos decided to negotiate with the Farc.
Mr Santos has been supported by demonstrators who rallied in 14 cities demanding that the deal be saved.
Twenty-six public and private universities took part in the marches, organised by students on social media.
Many carried candles and white flags and walked silently, while some carried pictures of loved ones who were among the 220,000 killed during more than 50 years of conflict.
If anyone has the right to feel angry and not to forgive, it is Edgar Bermudez.
At the height of the conflict between the Colombian government and left-wing Farc guerrillas, Mr Bermudez was on patrol in a rural area in the south of the country when he stepped on a land mine.
But he is worried about what kind of country his girls will grow up in now the peace deal is hanging in the balance.
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For their part, the Farc have said that "peace is here to stay".
On Tuesday, President Santos announced that he would extend a bilateral ceasefire between the Farc and government forces until the end of October.
This prompted Farc leader Timochenko to tweet: "@JuanManSantos announces that the ceasefire with the @FARC_EPueblo will last until 31 October, and from then onwards does the war continue?"
But Colombia's ministry of defence released a statement on Wednesday clarifying that the ceasefire had been extended "initially" until 31 October and that it could well be extended beyond that date.
Among the "corrections" those opposed to the deal have demanded are:
The peace agreement was reached after four years of formal talks in the Cuban capital, Havana, between government and Farc negotiators.
From early on in the negotiations, President Santos announced he would put the final agreement to the Colombian people in a "yes" or "no" vote.
Polls suggested the agreement would be approved by a comfortable margi, but the deal was rejected by 50.2% of voters.
Paddy Hill was speaking at a press conference.
The Belfast man was convicted along with five other people of the 1974 bombings which killed 21 people. Those convictions were quashed in 1991.
He accused the "judiciary, the government and the Birmingham police" of "a massive cover-up".
"We never got justice, but I'll tell you one thing that we can get, and that's the one thing we deserve the most, and that's the truth.
"It's not so much me, I know the truth, I want this for the families."
He accused the West Midlands Police of not wanting the inquest to be reopened as "there are too many skeletons in the cupboard".
He alleged police had "advanced warning" of the bombs but "they didn't take any steps to prevent them".
He told journalists he believed he knew who the bombers were.
He added he was sceptical that the full truth of what happened will emerge saying he did not think "the Birmingham police could spell the word truth".
The ex-prime minister, who introduced the public sector pay cap, said those who believed in "sound finances" were wrongly being painted as "uncaring".
"The exact reverse is true," he said at an event in South Korea. "Giving up sound finances isn't being generous."
Chancellor Philip Hammond has urged ministers to "hold their nerve".
As a growing number of Tory MPs, as well as opposition parties and unions, call for the 1% cap on public sector pay increases to be reviewed, the chancellor has said the "right balance" must be struck in terms of fairness to workers and taxpayers.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson expressed his support for a rethink on Monday, while Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he sympathises with the millions of NHS workers whose pay has been squeezed since 2010 - firstly through a two-year pay freeze and then through the cap, which was imposed in 2012.
But Mr Cameron, who as prime minister of the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition oversaw six years of cuts to public spending, defended his government's record on paying down the multibillion pound annual deficit and suggested it would be a mistake to now loosen up efforts.
"The opponents of so-called austerity couch their arguments in a way that make them sound generous and compassionate," said the former PM, who stood down as an MP last year, at a conference in Seoul.
"They seek to paint the supporters of sound finances as selfish, or uncaring. The exact reverse is true.
"Giving up on sound finances isn't being generous, it's being selfish: spending money today that you may need tomorrow."
Rises of 1% for dentists, nurses, doctors and the military have already been agreed for this year and No 10 said ministers would respond to pay review bodies next recommendations in due course.
Nigel Lawson, a former chancellor to Margaret Thatcher, said it was Mr Hammond's job to keep control of public spending and urged ministers to formulate the policy behind closed doors.
"It's not easy but it is necessary," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "People understand we need to pay our way on the road to economic success."
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has said increasing pay in line with inflation next year could cost about £5bn and to do so for the rest of the Parliament could "easily cost twice that".
However, director Paul Johnson told the BBC that Mr Hammond had a range of options to ease the constraints on pay without breaching his immediate financial targets.
"If that were the government's biggest priority then it could probably afford to do it," he said. "The country would hardly be bankrupt if the government were to borrow a few billion more than currently planned."
But he said it was not clear how much "headroom" Mr Hammond would have given uncertainty over the performance of the economy and other spending pressures.
After the Tories' failure to win a majority, the chancellor has said it is up to his party to again make the case for a market-based economy, underpinned by sound public finances, and oppose those calling for a "different path".
Labour said immediate action was needed from the government not "just more empty words or infighting from members of the cabinet".
"The fact that some of the pillars of our community and the public sector such as teachers, doctors and police officers are seeing their pay cut exposes the double standards of a government that likes to praise their work but will not actually truly reward it," said shadow chancellor John McDonnell.
Southern Metropolis Daily showed a full-page ad in its 14 December issue, which sparked reaction from tens of thousands of Weibo users, discussing whether they would have cosmetic surgery if their partner asked.
Many speculated that the post was simply an advert by a plastic surgery clinic or simply a kind of ruse. One popular user said that the paper was known for its "wonderful, endless adverts".
However, it provided no details to suggest as such and the post in any event it sparked a vibrant and massively popular social media discussion about whether users would go under the knife if the message was from their partner.
Recent months has seen a huge debate among Chinese social media users on the ethics, benefits and pitfalls of cosmetic surgery, increasingly a booming business in the country.
On page 10, the post apparently by "Xiao Ming", read "Wife: we still love each other, but were born at the wrong time - in a material era. I think, if I can make you into a beautiful flower, I am willing to contribute the money from my private house and give you cosmetic surgery. The more beautiful you are, the more I will like you."
On this particular story, more than 20,000 users on the popular Sina Weibo microblog used the #HusbandsTellsPaperWantsWifeToGoUndertheKnife hashtag to discuss the Southern Metropolis Daily advert.
Some commenting on this story online said they would undergo procedures if their husband was paying; others said being asked was good grounds for divorce.
Many voiced concern about society being increasingly image-driven. Cosmetic surgery is a 400 bn yuan industry (62.6bn US dollar) in China and by 2019, the country is expected to be the world's third largest market after the US and Brazil.
Many were outraged by the advert and suggested that "Xiao Ming" was treading on dangerous territory. "Is this for real?" said "Dong Nizhu". "This is unconceivable."
"You want your wife to be more beautiful = you want to get dumped," said another.
Some questioned the husband's love for his wife. "If you love someone, you should not be that concerned about her appearance, right?" asked user "Green Pencil No 7".
Others criticised the newspaper for allowing the advert to glamourise procedures that carry health and financial risks: "Newspapers now are so unscrupulous; they dare to show such a socially irresponsible advert for money!" said "Melancholic_622".
Despite criticism, some users said that if their partner was paying, they would show willing. "If I had the money, I would go straight away!" said the ironically named "A Woman Should Be Her Own Master".
"Take me to get my eyelids done and I'll be happy," said "Ann Liu Maideng", in a post to her partner.
Some spoke about their partners being understanding of them wanting cosmetic surgery, and said that it has become less taboo: "My husband is very supportive of me having plastic surgery said "Walking H".
There were those who felt cosmetic surgery had gained influence because society had become more image-driven. "The level of importance people put on their appearance really is evident," said "45453yy".
Cosmetic surgery has been a huge talking point over the last few months, with debate over whether it is ethically appropriate for China, with a financially successful cosmetic surgery industry, to promote people having procedures.
Thousands used the hashtag #SnakeSpirit in March to talk about a 15-year-old Chinese girl Lee Hee Danae, who underwent "major cosmetic surgery" to win over an ex-boyfriend earlier in the year.
In August, they also used the hashtag #19CosmeticOperations to talk about a woman from Shenyang who flew to South Korea to have 19 operations in three years, and wears a veil in public because she is still not satisfied with her appearance.
In October a top Chinese actress, known as Angelababy, sued a clinic for defamation after it alleged she had undergone plastic surgery in a case which saw her face examined in court.
A Taiwanese model who appeared in a plastic surgery ad has previously become the subject of a popular internet meme after it showed her with "children" with drastically different appearances. "The only thing you'll ever have to worry about is how to explain it to the kids," the advert read.
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The union's annual conference voted to use an existing ballot over funding to stage a one-day school strike in their challenge over budget shortages.
Teachers say that spending cuts are leading to job losses, timetable cuts and courses being cancelled.
But the Department for Education says that spending on schools is at the "highest level on record".
But this claim has been rejected by teachers, who point to a real-terms 8% cut as a result of unfunded extra costs, as well as changes from a new funding formula.
Jo Yurky, founder of the parents' campaign group, Fair Funding For All Schools, claimed that budget shortages had left schools worrying about money for heating - to the extent that in one school pupils had to wear their coats and hats in the classroom.
Speaking after the vote at the union's conference in Cardiff, the NUT's general secretary, Kevin Courtney, said he would consult his union's members before pushing ahead with any strike, national or regional.
However, as the union has an active ballot for strike action valid until August 31, this could be used as the legal basis for strikes.
He said: "There are places where the cuts are so bad and the degree of concern so big that strike action is a real possibility. We will consult with colleagues in the regions about the readiness of members to do this.
"If Justine Greening announces the funding formula is changing to make things even worse in some areas, that would be very likely to raise the level of anger in those areas to a point where action will take place."
The NASUWT teachers' union, holding its annual conference this weekend in Manchester, has warned that schools are relying on parental donations for funding - and BBC News website readers have sent in their own experiences of being asked for extra money by schools.
Speaking in favour of a one-day strike at the NUT conference, Cleo Lewis, a delegate from Lewisham, south-east London, said: "I've had enough. It's just too much. Nothing gets changed by sitting around and discussing.
"We can sit and discuss until we are blue in the face.
"The government are not accepting our nice words. We need to show them we are serious."
James Kerr, also from Lewisham, south-east London, said: "We need a strategy that can win on cuts."
Jacqueline Baker told the conference that in her school a teacher had been asked to teach Spanish without knowing a single word of the language.
But a Department for Education spokeswoman said: "We have protected the core schools budget in real terms since 2010, with school funding at its highest level on record at more than £40bn in 2016-17 - and that is set to rise, as pupil numbers rise over the next two years, to £42bn by 2019-20.
"We recognise that schools are facing cost pressures, and we will continue to provide support to help them use their funding in the most cost effective ways, so that every pound of the investment we make in education has the greatest impact."
Williams, 23, joined Peterborough from Nuneaton Town last term when Exiles boss Graham Westley managed Posh.
21-year-old Gordon signed for West Ham in 2014 from Peterborough but is yet to make a senior appearance for the club.
Gordon, who joins on loan until the end of the season, also had spells with Chelmsford, Nuneaton and Sligo Rovers.
"My main priority in this window is to strengthen our back four and defensive midfield options. It is obvious that we need to be better at both ends of the pitch," Westley told the club's website.
"Bringing in Aaron will increase our work ethic and thrust as a team. This is a good start to building a momentum and winning team in the second half of the season.
"Jaanai is a player with the potential to change games."
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The commission is expected to determine how many people died during the operation, and to identify them.
It will also assess whether relatives of the victims deserve compensation.
Officially 514 Panamanian soldiers and civilians were killed but some local groups say the real number is closer to 1,000.
Twenty-three US military personnel died.
"Panama is seeking to heal its wounds," said the country's vice president and foreign minister, Isabel de Saint Malo.
"There can be no reconciliation if the truth is not known," she added.
The 83-year-old Manuel Noriega is now in prison in Panama, for ordering the disappearance of dissidents during his 1983-1989 rule.
He has already served sentences in the US and France.
Happily, our trip coincided with the fifth Seychelles Carnival.
Downtown in the capital Victoria, traffic was bumper-to-bumper, with the main roads blocked off for the carnival parade. April and May are the warmest months of the year, so with temperatures nearing 42C, the weather and humidity were oppressive.
But it didn't matter. We were in paradise and our first appointment was at State House, official residence of the president.
The house is a mixture of old colonial charm, with modern-day features. We were ushered into the sitting room, lined with wood panels and parquet floors. The room was filled with history, reflected through the portraits of former governors and national heroes hanging off the walls. It felt more like a museum than a residence.
Noting our curiosity, Srdjana Janosevic, the president's chief of communications whispered in my ear: "The president doesn't actually live here."
Apparently he lives in his own private house - something his assistant insisted was "the Seychellois way" of doing things.
That phrase, the "Seychellois way" perhaps alludes to the attempt by this tiny island nation to develop a more egalitarian society since independence in 1976. They haven't done badly.
According to the African Development Bank, the Seychelles is on course to reach all eight targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a set of pledges made by UN member states to increase living standards in poorer parts of the world.
The MDGs encompass many of the fundamental aspects of human development, from improving healthcare and education, to eradicating extreme poverty and hunger.
2015 is the deadline for countries to achieve these goals, and in Africa, it looks like the Seychelles may emerge as the star performer.
When I finally meet the president and begin my conversation with him, the MDGs feature strongly.
"From the very beginning, since independence, we have always put people at the centre of our development. This is why in the Seychelles we have people who are highly educated, well skilled, and this is why today here we have a system which is free healthcare for everybody," he tells me.
But surely, I ask, it's far easier to meet the MDGs when your country only has 90,000 permanent inhabitants.
Not so, he counters: "If you build an airport you have to cater for international standards, it doesn't take into account population size."
During 2015 Seychelles may well make history as the first and possibly the only African country to have halved poverty, empowered women, provided basic housing and drinkable water, plus dealt a blow to diseases such as HIV and Malaria.
However the country has other serious challenges that aren't reflected in the matrix of social development targets set by the United Nations.
On a visit to the Takamaka Rum distillery and the Morne Blanc tea factory, locals tell us they relish their life on an idyllic island but lament the new social problems caused by the rise in drug and alcohol abuse.
According to the UN, this tiny island has some of the worst heroin addiction statistics in the world.
For visitors such as ourselves, it's hard to make out the cracks in society. On the surface, island life appears to be relaxed and the different races and cultures mingle seamlessly.
Perhaps our perspective was clouded by the balmy heat or the festive energy of the carnival.
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The 51-year-old tourist was robbed and raped at knife point on 14 January. Nine people, including three minors, were arrested for the crime.
One of the accused died in February. The minors are being tried in a separate court for juveniles.
Scrutiny of sexual violence in India has grown since the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus.
"All accused are held guilty for all offences," The Times of India quoted Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar as saying on Monday.
The sentencing is due on Thursday. The victim was not present in the court on Monday.
The tourist had lost her way to her hotel in Delhi's Paharganj area when she approached the men to ask for directions.
She gave a detailed statement in the presence of the Danish ambassador before leaving the country soon after the assault.
The 2012 gang rape led to protests and new anti-rape laws in India.
However, brutal sexual attacks against women and children continue to be reported across the country.
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The IAAF has outlined the conditions Araf must meet for it provisional doping ban to be lifted.
The federation was suspended last month following a damning independent World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) report.
IAAF president Lord Coe said there is "no timeline" for reinstatement.
Russia, which said in November it is "fully committed" to reforms, faces exclusion from the 2016 Rio Olympics if not declared compliant.
Coe said: "The conditions we have announced leave no room for doubt.
"Russia must demonstrate verifiable change across a range of criteria and satisfy our task force that those criteria will be met permanently.
"It is up to them to implement verifiable change both in anti-doping practice and culture."
An IAAF task force, which will decide whether Russia is in compliance with the new criteria, will make its first trip to the country in January.
Under the conditions outlined by the IAAF, the sport's world governing body, Russia must demonstrate it meets Wada and IAAF rules.
The suspended Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) must also be able to operate without interference, following claims that the country's security services were involved in the doping programme.
The IAAF will take responsibility for testing so that athletes are in a position to return to competition once Russia's suspension is lifted.
Mousset, 20, joins after a prolific season in Ligue 2 where he scored 14 goals and has also been capped at under-20 level by France.
He was part of the squad which played in last month's Toulon Tournament before losing to England in the final.
"Lys is another player with great potential," Bournemouth chief executive Neill Blake said.
"We're always planning for the future and Lys is not only a young player with exciting potential, but someone who had a massive impact for their club last season."
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Bell has signed a two-year contract at Tannadice after leaving Rangers and was instantly impressed by McKinnon.
"I spoke to a couple of managers in the top flight and a couple of teams down south," said the 29-year-old keeper.
"I spoke to the manager here early on in the month and I had kind of made my mind up."
McKinnon, who was in charge of Raith Rovers last season, took over from Mixu Paatelainen after the Finn was sacked following United's relegation from the Premiership.
"It was just the way he came across and sometimes you need to go with your gut feeling," said Bell.
"He came across so well and so determined. I knew this was the club for me."
Out of favour at Rangers, Bell cut a frustrated figure last season at Ibrox as he spent the season on the treatment table and then on the bench as Wes Foderingham kept him out of the team.
"It was difficult," he said. "Starting off, I was injured for the first five months of the season, so that was hard.
"When I got back fit, obviously the manager brought in a new goalkeeper, so I thought I was going out on loan, but things changed and it didn't happen.
"I ended up sitting on the bench, which I didn't really want to do.
"Wes had a good season, so I couldn't go chapping on the door too much.
"I had a chat with the manager at the end of the season and it was all agreed that I could go and try and find first-team football and, when Dundee United spoke to my agent, things started moving on."
Bell believes United should be in the top six of the Premiership and is determined not only to help the club return there but recapture the form that led to his solitary Scotland cap in 2010.
"We know it is going to be difficult," he added. "The Championship is a really difficult league - I have been there two years now.
"We have got a really strong squad and I am sure the boys will be up to the challenge.
"After the last year I have had at Rangers, I am really determined to get my career back on track and prove I am the goalkeeper I was."
Sales rose 17.4% from a year earlier to 1.4bn Swiss francs ($1.48bn: £957m).
Excluding its purchase of Russell Stover, sales were up 9.4%.
However, the rise was slightly below expectations. Lindt said it had been hit by higher raw material prices and the strength of the Swiss currency.
Lindt said that key markets for chocolate such as Switzerland and Europe were "largely saturated, with very little growth".
However, it added it had grown market share in Germany and France, and was also seeing good growth in the UK and US.
The striker's Senegal-issued licence was valid for one year in the UK, but he had been using it for three.
The 30-year-old, of Darras Hall, Ponteland, was given four points and fined £547 by Newcastle magistrates.
Chairman of the bench Carolyn Hyslop then said: "Good luck tomorrow."
Newcastle United play Swansea City at St James' Park on Saturday, in a game they look to have to win if they are to escape relegation.
The court heard how Cisse was stopped by police in Newcastle in February 2015.
Officers said the tinted front window of his black Range Rover was too dark, and ordered him to drive with it down.
At the time, police discovered Cisse's licence had expired and advised him to take a UK driving test.
However, he was stopped again in May and July, and was found to be still using the foreign licence.
Cisse admitted driving other than in accordance with a licence.
Nigel Hedley, defending the player, said there was some confusion over his driving licence, which he said had actually been issued in France.
Cisse had since been on holiday to France and passed a test there, he added.
The problem is that it represents only a tiny corner of the press. Impress has so far not had to deal with a single complaint.
Its membership is made up of smaller community papers, websites and hyper-local news operations, among them the Brixton Bugle, Shetland News and the Scottish investigative website, the Ferret.
Three years on from the signing of the Royal Charter on self-regulation of the press, Britain's main newspapers are all still refusing to sign up to the Leveson system.
The principle that unites them all in their opposition is the belief that "recognition" is tantamount to "state regulation".
Ipso, which represents most of Britain's main national and regional newspapers (the Guardian, Financial Times and Independent all chose to go their own way) is not seeking recognition.
That means that although Ipso says it has taken on board the recommendations of Lord Leveson, it is not interested in having an independent body, the Press Recognition Panel (PRP), check that it is actually complying with the 29 rules and standards laid out in the Leveson report.
The newspapers' argument is that the PRP is, despite its claims of being independent, an arm of the state.
This was foreseen by Lord Leveson which is why there are legal incentives to encourage the press to sign up. The main stick to prod the papers is Section 40 of the 2013 Crime and Courts Act.
To understand it you have to look at one of the key recommendations of Lord Leveson - arbitration. Anyone who feels their reputation has been unfairly damaged by a newspaper article has at the moment only one legal route for compensation, the libel court.
For most people this is simply too expensive and too risky to contemplate. Arbitration is a low-cost and quicker alternative to going to the High Court.
Section 40 says if either newspaper or complainant refuses to take the option of arbitration they will have to pay costs in a High Court case even if they win. Britain's main newspaper owners have been resisting this being signed into law.
It has been passed by Parliament but is awaiting a final signature from Culture Secretary Karen Bradley. Facing questions from MPs, she said she has concerns about the effect it would have on newspapers but has not made up her mind.
Some newspapers are reporting they have been told privately she will not sign Section 40. However, even if she does not sign it remains on the statute book and if there is some future press scandal then it will be there as a possible option.
Newspaper opposition to Section 40 is focussed on the fear that if they do not offer an approved arbitration scheme they could face libel claims in which claimants face no risk of paying costs.
The economics of news are tough at the moment - this looks like a catastrophic extra financial risk for anyone who wants to resist signing up to a "recognised" regulator.
So why have Impress's members signed up to such a system? The answer is the rarely discussed "carrot". Section 40 works two ways.
If a rich and powerful individual or organisation threatens a journalist with a libel writ then arbitration offers a low-cost escape route from a ruinously expensive court case.
The highest settlement in Impress's scheme is £3,000. High Court actions usually cost £150,000 at a minimum. If that individual ignores arbitration and presses on with a libel action then the High Court can force them to pay costs even if they win.
Arbitration offers a new insurance policy for investigative journalism and for websites and news organisations wanting to do stories about people with expensive lawyers. This is one reason why websites such as Byline and the Ferret have signed up to Impress.
Had arbitration existed in the past perhaps parts of the press would have had a little more nerve with stories about highly litigious individuals such as Robert Maxwell and Jimmy Savile.
However, there is also a wider point in all of this. The argument about "state regulation" and a "free press" is not as clear as it might appear.
The Royal Charter system of press regulation is still self-regulation. Ipso is funded and overseen by the newspapers. Impress is funded by a mix of charitable trusts and foundations.
Among the donors to those funders are the former boss of Formula 1, Max Mosley, and JK Rowling, neither of whom has a say over any decision-making process.
The Press Recognition Panel is independently appointed and would merely give self-regulation a warrant of approval that it was meeting the Leveson standards.
However, large parts of the British media are regulated by an arm of the state. Sky News, ITV, TalkSport, the BBC amongst many others are all subject to regulation by Ofcom.
However, only TV and radio broadcasts are subject to their rules for accuracy and impartiality. Articles on their websites are not included.
If you want to complain that an online video by a broadcaster is not accurate or fair then it would depend if it was on a media player, TV or a website.
It is complicated and far from clear to the public. It is not even clear yet whether the BBC News website will be subject to Ofcom regulation when the BBC Trust is replaced next year.
The old dividing lines between broadcast and print and who regulates what is breaking down. Ipso will take complaints about videos on news websites, Ofcom will not.
So, in conclusion, the "recognition" of Impress does not change much. However, if Section 40 were to be signed then the presence of Impress, an approved regulator, would change everything for Ipso.
The editorials and campaigning by the newspapers reflect a real fear that a single signature could make it almost impossible to continue to resist press regulation as envisaged by Lord Leveson.
The 22-year-old, from Lenzie, near Glasgow, and Michaella McCollum, from Co Tyrone, were jailed in 2013 for attempting to smuggle cocaine to Spain.
Reid has served about a third of her sentence of six years and eight months.
McCollum, 23, was freed last month after serving two years and three months in prison.
However, it is anticipated she will have to remain in Peru for a considerable period as part of her parole conditions.
Peruvian authorities said, following a court hearing on Friday, they had agreed to expel Reid from the country.
They said she had met the legal requirements to be released because she had complied with other measures.
A UK Foreign Office statement released on Saturday said: "We continue to provide assistance to Melissa Reid, and remain in contact with her family and local authorities."
McCollum and Reid were caught with an estimated £1.5m of cocaine at Lima airport on 6 August 2013 while attempting to board a flight to Madrid, in Spain.
The pair were caught with 24lb (11kg) of cocaine in food packets hidden inside their luggage.
They had claimed they were forced to carry the drugs, but pleaded guilty to charges later that year.
They had faced the prospect of a maximum 15-year prison term but struck a behind-closed-doors plea bargain to secure a shorter sentence.
Following her release, McCollum told Irish state broadcaster RTÉ she had been "very naive, so young and very insecure".
"A lot of times I didn't know how to say no to somebody," she said.
"I kind of just followed along with it and I guess a part of me kind of wanted to be something I'm not.
"But, simply, I made a decision in my moment of madness."
Reid's father Billy has previously said the impact of his daughter's imprisonment on his family had been "horrendous".
He said: "It's horrendous to see your daughter in handcuffs and the living conditions that she has to put up with.
"Melissa has spent her own 20th and 21st birthdays in prison in Peru."
William joined pilots, ground crew and families from 29 (Reserve) Squadron in Lincolnshire, which is also celebrating its 100th anniversary.
The squadron trains Typhoon jet pilots, and the base is home to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF).
Prince William took to the skies in a Chipmunk as part of the event.
He had been due to fly in a Dakota belonging to the BBMF, but the aircraft had a problem with one of its engines.
Sqn Ldr Martin Morris explained: "It is a very old aircraft and we couldn't get one of the engines up to its full operating speed - so he got to fly in a Chipmunk instead."
He said about operating the BBMF's historic aircraft: "Anything to do with aviation has got to be safety related. If there is any doubt, there is no doubt."
After his flight, piloted by Sqn Ldr Duncan Mason, Prince William joked: "For a beginner, he was alright."
The Chipmunk was joined in mid-air by a BBMF Spitfire.
Sqn Ldr Morris said about the royal visit: "With it being the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain - a very special year - in many respects this is the icing on the cake.
"It is the acknowledgment and recognition of what the veterans did, as part of 'the few', during the Battle of Britain."
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The Battle of Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air superiority over the RAF.
Their ultimate failure was one of the turning points of the Second World War and prevented Germany from invading Britain.
Larry Flanagan criticised how some journalists and politicians "portray a problem as a crisis".
He told the EIS annual meeting in Perth a "more considered analysis" would be useful.
Mr Flanagan spoke as delegates confirmed they may take industrial action unless their pay improves.
The union's general secretary said some teachers were fearful that in the run-up to next year's Scottish election, politicians may seek to overplay concerns to score political advantage.
Mr Flanagan said there were also misgivings about the way some popular newspapers covered education, believing they sensationalised problems but did not reflect the reality of the situation in many schools and classrooms.
Addressing delegates, Mr Flanagan said: "It has been interesting to read recently some right-wing commentators having a specific go at the EIS, with one demanding that the first minister should 'take on the EIS'. But on what basis?
"The inference which might be drawn from these comments is that somehow the EIS is the block to 'progress' however that is defined - when the reality is that as Scotland's teachers, we are the vehicle of progress."
Mr Flanagan said no-one was suggesting "that everything in Scottish education is perfect - clearly it isn't".
But he said the union was "well aware of the attainment gap" and was working jointly with the Scottish government on issues regarding child poverty.
A motion calling for a back-dated pay rise was backed overwhelmingly at the conference.
However, any ballot on industrial action is still some way off.
Moving the motion, David Baxter from Dundee said: "A restorative pay rise will boost the economy and is needed to give public sector workers the same spending power they had before austerity and pay freezes and sub-inflation level pay awards."
He added: "Teachers are working, on average, 46.5 hours on a contract that pays them for working 35 hours.
"Teachers are being worked harder, paid less and are being seriously under-valued.
"Teachers have had enough. This is the time to act."
Seconding the motion, Mike Callaghan, from Angus, said: "If we do not take action now, after at least five years of pay erosion, when will we?"
Teachers' pay is negotiated nationally through a joint body which involves unions, councils and the Scottish government.
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Nick Ross hit the post early on for the visitors but further opportunities were few and far between.
Dumbarton's new signing Christian Nade was impressive on his debut as the Sons competed well.
The hosts' spirit was summed up by an excellent clearance off the line by Mark Docherty to deny Kane Hemmings.
Dumbarton, seventh in the Championship, have not beaten Dundee since 1985 so a replay at Dens Park - a week on Tuesday, 16 February - will no doubt please the Sons.
The opening 10 minutes of this contest suggested it could be an afternoon of shooting practice for Dundee.
Greg Stewart cleverly slipped the ball to Ross, whose low shot from 16 yards bounced straight back off the bottom of the left upright.
But despite a few more pot-shots in the direction of Sons goalkeeper Jamie Ewings and some menace down the right by Stewart, the Dark Blues failed to capitalise on early dominance and allowed Dumbarton into the game.
Much of the hosts' promising play stemmed from the experience and intelligence of Nade.
On one occasion the former Dundee man closed down Darren O'Dea's clearance and bore down on goal, only for visiting goalkeeper Scott Bain to rush out and boot the ball away to spare the Irishman's blushes.
Dundee fans were cheering in anticipation of a goal before half-time, but Mark Docherty's sliding clearance on the line in the nick of time prevented Kane Hemmings' dinked effort from trundling in. Needless to say the Dumbarton supporters enjoyed cutting the visiting section's celebrations short.
Hemmings' luck did not improve after the break. The striker has scored 16 goals this season and managed to succeed in sliding the ball into Dumbarton's net, before realising he had long been flagged offside.
Docherty's curler gave Bain something to think about before Gary Harkins headed narrowly over for Dundee at the other end, but a breakthrough proved elusive on a pitch that was cutting up badly.
Dumbarton manager Stevie Aitken: "I thought the players work rate and commitment was terrific.
"We defended really well against a strong Dundee side who have got great players going forward.
"I'm delighted we've got another shot at it. The club might make some money out of it as well."
Dundee manager Paul Hartley: "I thought we dominated the game from start to finish, but we just didn't have that cutting edge in the final third.
"Dumbarton got men behind the ball and tried to frustrate us.
"But it's a clean sheet for us and we're still in the cup."
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Cairnshill Methodist Church, off the Saintfield Road in Castlereagh, was broken into on Thursday night. The exact time of the attack is unclear.
A number of separate blazes were started and damage was caused to the interior of the building as a result.
Methodist superintendant, Rev Ruth Patterson said she could not understand why anyone would target the church.
"It's just totally random. We have very good community relations, very good relations with other churches and the local community."
The Rev Brian Anderson, president of the Methodist Church in Ireland, condemned the attack.
"At the heart of the Methodist identity is a saying by the Rev John Wesley in which he described Methodists as the friends of all and enemies of none.
"This has been at the heart of the Cairnshill Methodist congregation, whose only desire is to serve the community among whom it is set."
An historic stain glass window from an older church building was covered in soot but otherwise undamaged.
The main church room, where Sunday services are held, also escaped the worst of the damage.
Rev Anderson encouraged anyone with information to contact police.
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As Warrington Wolves clash with Wigan Warriors, Bridgend-born Rhys Evans is hoping the backing of his home nation is going to help Wolves end a 61-year wait to land the sport's top accolade.
For 23-year-old Evans victory would prove the culmination of a long journey.
Scouted by Warrington as a schoolboy, along with twin brother Ben who is injured and currently transfer listed, the family uprooted from south Wales so the sons could pursue their dream.
Evans is aware of the sacrifices made, in particular those by his mum Jane, who will be among the near-75,000 supporters in the 'Theatre of Dreams'.
"I'm proud of where I've come from," Evans told BBC Wales Sport.
"I moved up to Warrington at a young age. I took a risk just to play in games like this.
"There will be immense pride when I step out on that field. I'll be representing my family and my country as well. It will be a great achievement.
"Fair play to mum. She's played a massive part in my career. Ben and me would not be where we are now without her."
Evans also hopes some history will be laid to rest against Wigan.
The two sides have already met three times this season with the Warriors twice bettering the Wolves.
What's more, Warrington have twice come close to ending their Grand Final drought, losing to Leeds Rhinos in 2012 and Wigan a year later.
"The last time we played Wigan was about two weeks ago and they got the better of us on that occasion so, fingers crossed, we can change that on Saturday," said Evans.
"You could say there's some payback, but they played well on the day and we didn't play to our potential.
"It's buzzing around here. We've been to the Grand Final twice in the last few years and we've come up short so to win it for the first time in 60-odd years would be a great achievement for the players and the staff and everyone involved with the club."
The question remains of course, how did a young lad from the rugby union hotbed of Bridgend ended up playing league?
The school they attended, Brynteg Comprehensive School, is renowned as having produced rugby stars such as JPR Williams, Robert Howley and Gavin Henson.
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But during their time there, the Evans brothers came under the influence of Kevin Ellis, a former Bridgend RFC player who went on to play for Wales and Great Britain at rugby league after joining Warrington Wolves.
The young Evans played union for Tondu in the winter and league with his school in the summer with a bit of football thrown in too.
If the Evans boys needed a quirk of fate, it happened when rebuilding Wembley Stadium meant the 2005 Challenge Cup final was switched to what is now Cardiff's Principality Stadium.
The brothers played for Brynteg in the National School's Championship final ahead of the big game and were spotted by scouts from Warrington.
"It got to where we were 13 or 14 and Warrington expressed a serious interest in both of us," said Evans.
"It was down to my mum really, she said, 'whatever you guys want to do I will back it', she'll move up or whatever. Me and Ben had a conversation and said if we really want to give this a good crack we need to be up there 24/7."
Apart from a Grand Final win, Evans is also hoping to finally fulfil his potential on the international stage by helping Wales qualify for next year's World Cup being held in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
Due to injuries Evans has been limited to just three Wales caps so far and has made himself unavailable for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Italy due to his Grand Final commitments.
He counts playing in the last World Cup in 2013 on home soil as one of the best moments of his career so far.
"The fact it was just about 10 years on at the exact same stadium where me and Ben got scouted for Warrington it was a massive thing," said Evans.
"And for my mum to watch both her boys at a full stadium, she couldn't have been prouder.
"Last few years I've had some issues with injuries which has involved me not playing for Wales, but, fingers crossed, we can get to the World Cup next year and that will be a great experience."
But what many fans, of both union and league, will be keen to know is whether Evans might ever return to his homeland and take up the 15-side a game once more?
Evans though is keeping his cards close to his chest only commenting: "You never know, sport can change very quickly.
"I've got another year on my contract at Warrington, but then, you never know, we'll just have to wait and see."
The region's progress is on full display in its capital city of Irbil, some 400km (249 miles) north of Baghdad.
Iraqi Kurds, roughly estimated at five million, have stunningly rebuilt a dirt-poor and traumatised society from scratch since they gained their autonomy in 1991.
Irbil is unmatched by any other city in post-Saddam Iraq and is prospering like no other part of the country.
"We have turned Irbil from a run-down and shabby place into a little Dubai," Mahmoud Othman, an MP for the Kurdish Alliance, said proudly.
The skyline of the city, famous for its citadel and ancient monuments, is changing rapidly, with new hotels being built to accommodate visitors form Iraq and beyond.
Irbil has a glittering airport, European-styled traffic lights, well-paved roads and highly functional infrastructure.
"It is the safest place in the whole of Iraq and Irbil has been named the 2014 tourism capital of the year [by the Arab Council of Tourism]," Mr Othman added, a smile breaking out on his face.
"We have flourished because we are no longer run with an iron fist or fear."
source: Irbil chamber of commerce
"Investment is very, very lucrative in Iraq Kurdistan," said Tony Abu Nakad, a Lebanese investor whom I met in the lobby of his luxury hotel.
"In Irbil, you have zero worry. As a businessman, you don't have to be preoccupied with the security hassle in other cities like Baghdad."
Newly discovered oil has fuelled the economic prosperity.
Kurdish officials predict that Kurdistan could surpass Libya's output by 2019 by producing 2m barrels per day, putting it in the list of oil-producing giants.
But oil is a mixed blessing. It has strained relations with Iraq's central government in Baghdad as there is no agreement on how to share revenues.
The Kurds have angered Baghdad by striking lucrative contracts with dozens of oil companies. Baghdad calls such contracts illegal.
The President of Iraqi Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, hinted last month that the region could seek full independence if disputes over oil revenues and oil-rich territories like the city of Kirkuk were not resolved.
But what is not independent about Iraq Kurdistan today?
The region has its own flag, parliament, government, president, powerful armed forces and its own language.
Most of the young Iraqi Kurds, like Tazreen Zaman, a 21-year-old with a degree in accounting from the prestigious Saladin University, do not speak Arabic even as a second language.
"I was more keen on learning English than Arabic because English is a global language and can secure me a decent job in such a competitive market," she told me in impeccable English.
The Kurds are sticking hard to their identity and their mother tongue.
When Shiwan Ismail learnt I was Egyptian, however, he switched to Arabic, which is not widely spoken across Iraq Kurdistan.
"Our heritage is our only asset," said the 65-year-old, who wears traditional Kurdish costume, never out of fashion in Irbil.
It has long been the Kurdish dream to establish "Greater Kurdistan", a land connecting the Kurdish-inhabited areas of Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria.
"It is shame that a nation like us with a total population of 40 million people in the diaspora does not have a homeland," said Mr Othman.
But Turkey and Iran remain opposed to an independent Kurdish state.
"I know it is unrealistic to seek independence because we don't want war," said the Kurdish MP. "Greater Kurdistan is still a fantasy but we will not give up our dream."
He told activists that the party must "radiate optimism" and its recent success would be "worthless" if the UK did not leave the European Union.
His message comes amid divisions over which anti-EU campaign group to back.
Party leader Nigel Farage has endorsed the umbrella Leave.eu group while Mr Carswell has suggested he would back a separate group, Business for Britain.
On Friday, Mr Farage suggested this difference of opinion showed Mr Carswell had "residual loyalties" to the Conservatives - from whom he defected last year.
In his main address to the party's conference in Doncaster, which came after a day of behind-the-scenes tensions between UKIP's sole MP and other UKIP figures, Mr Carswell said UKIP must throw everything it had at the in-out referendum on Europe, to be held before the end of 2017.
Mr Carswell urged the party to make an "upbeat" case for leaving the EU, arguing the UK was "more tolerant and open than ever" and UKIP "must never blame outsiders" for problems caused by politicians.
"We must be prepared to work with anyone, left or right, politician or undecided," he said. "There are good patriotic politicians in all parties and we must work with them all."
He thanked UKIP members for helping electing him twice in the space of eight months, firstly in a by-election and the general election, saying "my win in Clacton wasn't my victory, it was UKIP's victory, it was their victory".
He told the BBC he was "very loyal to people called Eurosceptics in all parties", insisting "we're on the same side" and he had no doubt about remaining in UKIP.
The gathering in Doncaster is being dominated by the forthcoming referendum on the UK's future in Europe, with Mr Farage urging activists to seize the opportunity of the first public vote on Europe for more than 40 years.
The exact date of the referendum has yet to be announced and the official "in" and "out" campaigns and who will lead them have yet to be officially announced.
Speaking to delegates on Friday, Mr Farage appealed to his members to put "country before party" over the next two years and hailed a "show of unity" among anti-EU groups, who have formed Leave.eu to push for a UK exit.
Several of the disparate groups now joining forces within Leave.eu addressed the conference.
But Mr Carswell has suggested Business for Britain is a better vehicle to lead the "Out" campaign despite its not being part of Leave.eu and having yet to categorically commit itself to backing EU exit pending the outcome of Prime Minister David Cameron's negotiations with EU leaders.
Mr Carswell says Business for Britain's founders, who have links to the Conservatives, are "individuals with a proven track record of winning referendums".
The Clacton MP had an angry exchange of views on the matter with Arron Banks, a UKIP donor and leading light behind Leave.eu, at the conference.
It followed a claim in the Guardian that Mr Banks suggested Mr Carswell could face deselection from UKIP, if he endorsed a different eurosceptic campaign.
Mr Carswell dismissed comments made about him by Mr Banks that he was "borderline autistic" with mental illness, saying "politics can be a rough trade. I have a big chin and take it in my stride".
On the second day of their conference, UKIP have been making the case for reform to the UK voting system following May's election, in which it only won one seat despite getting nearly four million votes.
The party also announced that Peter Whittle will be its candidate for the 2016 London mayoral election while broadcaster Mike Read is among 11 candidates for the London Assembly.
David Cameron was in Edinburgh addressing a gathering of party members.
He claimed Labour had wrapped itself in the Union flag during the referendum campaign - but was now prepared to work with the SNP, who he said would "rip up that flag given half a chance".
Voters in the UK will go to the polls on 7 May to choose their MPs.
Polls are indicating that Labour would be the party with the largest number of MPs, but unable to form a government on its own.
They also suggest that Scottish Labour MPs would lose a significant number of seats to the SNP.
In the light of those polls, Mr Cameron speculated that a vote for "anyone other than the Conservatives" risked Labour leader Ed Miliband becoming prime minister, "leading an unstable minority government".
He continued: "A vote for the SNP is a vote for Labour in government.
"Nicola Sturgeon has made clear she is up for a coalition with Ed Miliband."
Mr Cameron added that votes to the SNP and Labour would allow former nationalist leader Alex Salmond come in "through the back door".
He told the one-day conference: "Like a horror movie - he's back. Only this time he's not running Scotland, he would have the decisive say in running a country he wants to see abolished - our United Kingdom.
"Isn't it appalling that Labour won't rule out this outcome - that they would wrap themselves in the flag one minute, and the next be prepared to work with a bunch of people who would rip up that flag given half a chance?
"Spineless. Weak. Unprincipled. Short-termist. That, my friends, is all anyone needs to know about today's Labour Party."
Earlier, Mr Cameron visited BAE Systems on the Clyde where he spoke about new investments to develop the Type 26 warship.
He said 600 jobs would be safeguarded in Scotland, along with "many more across the UK".
Mr Cameron told workers: "Investing in these warships will ensure we continue to keep our country safe, at home and abroad.
"As part of our long-term economic plan, we're not just building the most advanced modern warships in the world - we are building the careers of many young people with apprenticeships that will set them up for life."
His conference speech also touched on what the Conservatives planned to do in the future.
Mr Cameron said next on the agenda was "getting Britain back to work".
He explained: "Above all - work must always pay. That's what the benefit cap is about. That's what Universal Credit is about. And it's working.
"Across our country, there are 900,000 fewer people on the main out of work benefits.
"Here in Scotland - unemployment is down - lower than the UK as a whole."
The Tory leader finished his speech by saying "we have the brilliant team, we have the record, we have the long-term economic plan to secure Scotland's future".
He added: "We've won for Britain before - now let's win for Britain again. "
Louis Dodds scored for the visitors during a fiery encounter at Bramall Lane in which Jim O'Brien and Abu Ogogo were sent off.
United took the lead in the eighth minute as Sharp collected a neat through ball from John Fleck and slotted the ball into the net.
Shrewsbury were reduced to 10 men in the 22nd minute after O'Brien fouled Daniel Lafferty in the box. Sharp saw his penalty saved by Mark Halstead, however.
United doubled their lead minutes later, as substitute Scougall stabbed home from inside the area.
With just seconds remaining in the first half, Ogogo was shown a red card for a high studs-up tackle on United's Paul Coutts.
Against the run of play, Shrewsbury's Dodds finished well from Gary Deegan's left-wing cross.
Halstead tipped a low Matt Done strike wide and Sharp saw his late close-range effort hit a post.
Report supplied by Press Association.
Match ends, Sheffield United 2, Shrewsbury Town 1.
Second Half ends, Sheffield United 2, Shrewsbury Town 1.
Attempt blocked. Ethan Ebanks-Landell (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jack Grimmer.
Attempt blocked. Matt Done (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Gary Deegan.
Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (Shrewsbury Town).
Daniel Lafferty (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Junior Brown.
Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box.
Stefan Scougall (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam El-Abd (Shrewsbury Town).
Attempt blocked. Ethan Ebanks-Landell (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Mark Halstead.
Attempt saved. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Mark Halstead.
Attempt saved. Matt Done (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Stefan Scougall (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Junior Brown (Shrewsbury Town).
Hand ball by Harry Chapman (Sheffield United).
Attempt missed. Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Harry Chapman (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt saved. Harry Chapman (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Junior Brown.
Goal! Sheffield United 2, Shrewsbury Town 1. Louis Dodds (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Brown.
Attempt saved. Stefan Scougall (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Mark Halstead.
Attempt saved. Harry Chapman (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Adam El-Abd.
Attempt missed. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Harry Chapman (Sheffield United).
Gary Deegan (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Chris Basham (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. John Fleck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Harry Chapman (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Matt Done (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Sheffield United. Harry Chapman replaces Kieron Freeman because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
That is how Caroline Jamison describes living with multiple sclerosis (MS).
The County Antrim woman was diagnosed with the disease in 2013 - she also saw her mother die from it after first having to use a wheelchair and then succumbing to locked-in syndrome.
But Caroline says the news that research by scientists at Queen's University in Belfast could revolutionise treatment for MS sufferers gives her, and others, great hope for the future.
The 57-year-old also explains that her family's long and very personal connection to multiple sclerosis led her to fundraising directly for the scientists doing the research.
Sitting in her living room, surrounded by photographs and mementos of her mother and father, it is easy to see the influence they have had on her life.
Her mother, Rosemary, was told she had MS in her 30s and the disease often dominated family life.
"I was still at school but she had been tripping and falling for some time," she said.
"At first she thought it was just inner ear problems, but she was then told she had remitting and relapsing multiple sclerosis.
"It progressed over the years, by the end she couldn't move or speak. She was locked in - although her mind was very clear."
Caroline's father cared for Rosemary for years before she died in 2007.
An engineer by profession, he found relief in restoring old motorcycles, and at the time of his own death left Caroline a collection of eleven vintage motorbikes.
Her own diagnosis with progressive multiple sclerosis means her mobility is affected, she wears a support on her ankle and walks with a stick.
Caroline also suffers from fatigue which she describes as "like somebody switching my lights off".
These debilitating symptoms coupled with what happened to her mother led to her feeling down - and she coped by doing something positive.
Her thoughts turned to that collection of vintage motorcycles.
"I was always very proud of them and when I heard about the research at Queen's I thought I would take them to shows and display them.
"That way I could raise funds while also telling people about the MS research which is being done at a university in Belfast."
Caroline says the first £500 that she raised helped pay for a vital piece of equipment that was used in the labs at Queen's.
With help from her fiancé, David, she has gone on to further fundraising.
She has met the lead scientists, describing Dr Denise Fitzgerald and Dr Yvonne Dombrowski as "like family".
Even more importantly, she says, their groundbreaking work gives her hope.
"My mum and dad would be thrilled because they always thought there might be a cure and this is pointing towards not only that, but improving life for people with MS," she added.
"My hope for this research is if there is not a cure in my generation, there will be one in the next."
The fire at the Church of the Ascension in Lower Broughton began at about 23:00 GMT on Sunday.
Greater Manchester Police confirmed it was now treating the blaze as suspicious.
Firefighters confirmed the top part of the two gable ends of the building, founded in 1869, will be dismantled on Tuesday to make it safe.
Police believe the church was broken into before it was set alight and have released CCTV footage of a suspect fleeing the scene.
Nearby residents were urged to keep their windows and doors shut while the blaze, which has since been brought under control, was at its height.
Fire investigators believe the blaze caused gas pipes inside the church to melt, before a gas leak ignited, causing further damage.
Fire station manager Dave Baxter said: "We've got a gas leak that has ignited inside the church. National Grid are here trying to isolate the gas externally from the property, It's a big old solid structure.
"We're putting water up from the outside in and we've got a hydraulic platform so we can assess the scene inside."
Liam Cole, 17, saw the flames from his home nearby.
"Initially it wasn't that bad but all of a sudden it was engulfed in flames and the roof started falling through," he said.
"There was a lot of ash and smoke from the roof going on the people standing very close."
His four degrees include a master's from the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and he is now pursuing an MPhil - an advanced postgraduate degree.
However, according to his official identity card, Mr Yadav is still a sammarjak, which is an Indian word for a manual scavenger. A manual scavenger is someone who cleans human and animal waste from buckets or pits, and is performed by members of low-caste communities - and mostly by Dalits, also known as Untouchables.
Mr Yadav, a Dalit, says he was inspired by Dalit rights campaigner BR Ambedkar, who said that only education could bring about a change.
But change seems to have eluded him.
Mr Yadav's degrees have not brought him a promotion from his employer, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM).
At present he is forced to move garbage in the city during the night while studying for his degree during the day. All employees are allowed a leave of absence to study, but Mr Yadav says his latest request was turned down.
"One of the officials told me that if he gives me a chance, he will have to give everyone a chance. He asked me what I would get out of studying. The administration treats us like slaves," Mr Yadav said.
Every course Mr Yadav sits for brings a new battle for leave to study.
He was granted leave for his masters degree only after he had protested for months.
The Mumbai municipality is believed to be India's richest local government organisation. It employs more than 28,000 conservancy workers, and about 15,000 contractual labourers.
Manual scavenging has been banned in India since 2013 but it is rampant and activists say tens of thousands are involved in this demeaning work which opens them to prejudice and abuse.
The Indian Express newspaper quoted senior officials in the state government as admitting the guidelines from the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013 have not been properly implemented in the state.
Milind Ranade, who is the general secretary of a Mumbai based organisation that works for rights of conservancy workers told the BBC: "The Municipal Council plays around with the definition of manual scavengers."
By definition, manual scavengers use their bare hands to pick up rubbish or human faeces - and councils use this to take advantage of a technicality, Mr Ranade says.
"While the workers do not use hands to pick garbage or night soil, they use a broom or a spade. There are streets where squatting is a phenomenon and the workers have to clean it. It is hazardous in any case.
"That's how they legalise this profession," he adds.
In August 2014, rights group Human Rights Watch called on the government "to ensure that local officials enforce the laws prohibiting this discriminatory practice".
In many ways, Sunil Yadav was born to become a conservancy worker - he simply inherited his father's job as is the norm in this profession dominated by Dalits.
Many workers who have managed to educate themselves are forced to remain scavengers because they are effectively not allowed to do anything else.
In 2014, Mr Yadav applied for the post of the Labour Welfare Officer, but was not selected on technical grounds. "I do not understand why they can't promote us to jobs that we deserve," he said.
But his plight is hardly unique.
In 2013, 11 workers from the Mumbai Municipal Sangh (Union) filed a petition in the Industrial Labour Court questioning why they were not considered for promotions. The petition alleged that people from other departments were given the opportunity instead. The case is still pending.
Pramod Jadhav, 41, who also works as a sweeper with the municipality, completed his masters in political science two years ago.
"I have tried applying for higher positions, but I have no hope. In fact, as a rule employees who complete post graduation should get increments. My senior wrote back to me saying that it is inappropriate to give an increment to the fourth class [lower-level staff]," he told the BBC.
"The word scavenger on my identity card and salary slip is the start of exploitation. It is casteist. The administration is equating us to vultures, who are nature's scavengers," he said.
The municipality has, meanwhile, denied any prejudice. "They get promotions after they compete for the job as per recruitment rules. There is no prejudice," Prakash Patil, deputy municipal commissioner told the BBC.
So why don't scavengers simply look elsewhere?
All the workers who spoke to the BBC said it was difficult for them to obtain secure jobs despite their degrees.
And the government housing they get for being in this job is a huge consideration in a city with one of the most expensive real estate markets in the world.
"Many of our workers are not willing to leave the profession, because they are afraid to lose the government housing. About 6,000 of us live in municipal quarters," said Sunil Chauhan, president of a workers' union.
However, Dalit thinker and political commentator Chandra Bhan Prasad says, "Occupation is central to the caste system. If they continue to work in the municipality, they are just internalising slavery. They should separate the occupation from the caste, and desert the profession. Only that will give the system a jolt."
Menaka Rao is a freelance journalist based in Mumbai
Sam Winnall had struck low to put the Owls ahead early on, but Kebano equalised when he tucked home Denis Odoi's cross.
Just before the break, Marco Matias - in his second match of the season - was shown a red for a foul on Sone Aluko.
Kebano completed the comeback, turning in Lucas Piazon's delivery.
There was an outside chance of Fulham not making the play-offs prior to kick-off, but that would have required a defeat and a huge goal difference swing with seventh-placed Leeds United.
Wednesday, certain of a top-six finish, made 10 changes for the match and one of those was Winnall, who hit his third goal for the club into the bottom corner.
Kebano brought a side that have won five of their last six matches level before Matias was given his marching orders for a dreadful challenge on Aluko.
The visitors had to wait until the 79th minute to press home their man advantage, as Piazon's cross was turned in, but the ball may have taken a final touch off Wednesday midfielder David Jones on the way in.
Slavisa Jokanovic's side now face a first leg at home to Reading next Saturday, while the Owls play Huddersfield away from home a day later.
Sheffield Wednesday manager Carlos Carvahal:
"I am happy with the way they fought at the end. This game was not important in the score line, it was important to give my players time ahead of the play-offs.
"It is our priority to try and protect players in terms of injuries and red cards for the play-offs - that is a priority. I would be a very stupid person to lose three or four players in a game that doesn't matter and not have them for the play-off semi-final.
"We will be ready, we had a fantastic season, we achieved with a good set of results - this is most important to us and now we are ready."
Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic:
"We won the game, we finished the regular season very well. I must be satisfied.
"I am satisfied with the result and because no-one is injured after the game so we have a clear situation in front of us.
"We have a tough game against Reading. They are the favourites - they finished behind the two automatically promoted teams."
Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Fulham 2.
Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Fulham 2.
Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. David Jones tries a through ball, but Josè Semedo is caught offside.
Foul by Scott Parker (Fulham).
Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Fulham. Scott Malone tries a through ball, but Neeskens Kebano is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Urby Emanuelson (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Morgan Fox.
Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Neeskens Kebano.
Offside, Fulham. Floyd Ayité tries a through ball, but Chris Martin is caught offside.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Joe Wildsmith.
Attempt saved. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Floyd Ayité.
Attempt missed. Kevin McDonald (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks.
Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday).
Kevin McDonald (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
Attempt missed. Lucas Piazon (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks with a cross.
Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Fulham 2. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas Piazon with a cross following a set piece situation.
Substitution, Fulham. Scott Parker replaces Tom Cairney.
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Jordan Rhodes.
Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Urby Emanuelson replaces Sam Hutchinson.
Foul by Floyd Ayité (Fulham).
Josè Semedo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Vincent Sasso (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Hutchinson.
Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
Sam Winnall (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Fredericks replaces Tomas Kalas.
Foul by Scott Malone (Fulham).
William Buckley (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Josè Semedo.
Attempt blocked. Lucas Piazon (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Vincent Sasso.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
Attempt blocked. Floyd Ayité (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin McDonald.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Vincent Sasso.
Substitution, Fulham. Floyd Ayité replaces Sone Aluko.
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. William Buckley replaces Kieran Lee.
Tomas Kalas (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
The executives are being investigated for suspected insider trading and "leaking inside" information.
The probe comes as Beijing intensifies the scrutiny on irregular stock trading that has rocked Chinese shares.
Mainland Chinese shares have lost about 40% of their value since mid-June.
Those being investigated are Cheng Boming, the general manager and president of Citic since 2012, Wang Jinling, the vice manager of information technology, and Yu Xinli, the head of operational management, the company said in a statement on the Shanghai stock exchange website.
Last month, four other senior executives admitted to insider trading, according to state media.
Citic's Shanghai and Hong Kong listed shares were down over 2% on the news on Wednesday. Its Shanghai listed shares have lost over 60% of their value so far this year.
Chinese regulators have been cracking down on alleged market manipulation intensely among other restrictive measures since mainland shares started their steep slide downwards in June.
Ava-Jayne Corless was attacked while sleeping at a house in Blackburn, Lancashire, in February 2014.
Lee Wright, 27, had denied the claim his pet, called Snoop, was a banned pit bull-type that contravened the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
At Blackburn Magistrates' Court, Wright was warned he was facing jail and will be sentenced later.
District Judge Gerald Chalk asked for a pre-sentence report to be obtained.
The judge agreed there was no evidence to suggest Wright had known the dog was of a prohibited breed.
He said both expert witnesses had relied on the American Dog Breeders Association as standard in making their assessment of the dog, but said it was "comment rather than definitive".
Wright had disputed the pet was a banned pit bull type dog in contravention of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, saying he believed it to be an American pit bull.
Ava-Jayne was killed in February 2014 at the defendant's house on Emily Street, Blackburn, as her mother Chloe King and Wright - her then-boyfriend - slept.
They believed the dog was in the kitchen blocked in by a speaker and a golf bag stand.
Police said at the time the dog - which was destroyed after the attack - had been identified by experts as a pit bull terrier-type.
During the two-day trial, expert witness Peter Olsen, a retired veterinary surgeon, had examined the dead dog and concluded it shared a "substantial number of characteristics" with a pit bull.
But veterinary surgeon and animal behaviourist expert Elizabeth Kendal Shepherd said she was "unable to form any reliable opinion" about the dog's breed.
The messages were created by owners of CloudPets soft toys.
At one point, the data was even held to ransom, Mr Hunt says.
The animals are advertised as being toys that enable people to record and send greetings via a phone app and the toy itself.
The creatures are marketed as cuddly devices to connect children to working parents or grandparents.
They are currently on sale for a heavily discounted £6 in UK children's store The Entertainer but are listed at $29.99 on the CloudPets US website.
In a statement, California-based Spiral Toys, which makes the animals, said it was notified about a potential breach in February and "took immediate and swift action".
"When we were informed of the potential security breach we carried out an internal investigation and immediately invalidated all current customer passwords to ensure that no information could be accessed.
"To our best knowledge, we cannot detect any breach on our message and image data, as all data leaked was password encrypted."
It added that it is now requiring users to choose "new, increased security passwords" and has sent out emails informing customers of the potential compromised login data.
The website NetworkWorld reports that the firm denied voice data had been stolen.
Troy Hunt wrote on his blog that the voice recordings were stored in the cloud and the database, which was left exposed on the net, reveals their exact location.
He also expressed concern that there were no password rules at all, meaning lots of people had selected passwords that were extremely easy to crack.
"Because there were no rules, lots of people created bad passwords," he told the BBC.
"I did an exercise and found it was really easy to create them. Lots of people were using the password Cloudpets because that's what people do."
There appeared to be around 820,000 accounts visible.
Both Mr Hunt and British security researcher Ken Munro said the toy showed similar vulnerabilities to the Cayla doll, an internet-connected toy that was found to be easily breached and could even be hacked to spy on its owners.
German watchdog the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has now advised parents who own a Cayla doll to destroy it.
Like Cayla, there is no Pin number required to sync CloudPets with other devices, Ken Munro explained.
"If you have a CloudPets bear, switch it off," he said.
"It might be a good idea for people to try to delete their accounts - it's possible that the recorded data might go.
"Try to remember what password you set for the account - and if you used it anywhere else, change it."
Experts say only anti-religious tumult has previously sparked a similar move, for example the return to Rome of the ambassador to China following that country's forced conversion to communism.
Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza's departure from Dublin may not be a flight from violent persecution but it is a response to the most significant political pressure on the Catholic church since the formation of the state.
Last week, following the publication of a scathing report into the church's handling of child abuse cases, the Irish prime minister (taoiseach) turned on the Vatican and its role in what had happened.
'A big deal'
Enda Kenny accused Rome of "elitism, dysfunction, disconnection and narcissism" - the kind of language never previously used by a political leader in predominantly Catholic Ireland.
Mr Kenny has since emphasised the positive response he has received to his speech, telling an audience at the weekend that many members of the clergy had been in touch to give him their support.
The Vatican's response on Monday is, according to Michael Kelly from the Irish Catholic newspaper, "a big deal".
"People just do not speak to the Vatican in that fashion. It is simply not used to people talking about it like that so it will have wanted to be seen to act in a decisive fashion in response," he said.
However, he cautioned against seeing the move as a "diplomatic fit of pique", pointing to remarks made by Vatican press spokesperson Father Ciro Benedettini.
Fr Benedettini said that the Papal Nuncio's recall showed the Vatican wanted "serious and effective collaboration with the (Irish) government".
Snub
That statement, Michael Kelly said, suggests the Vatican is interested in constructive dialogue with the Irish government rather than a political head-to-head.
"The Vatican realises it is not in a position to deliver any kind of diplomatic snub. It wants to respond to what the Cloyne report said and in order to do that effectively it needs to liaise with the Papal Nuncio," he said.
The Irish Times religious affairs correspondent Patsy McGarry believes the situation is more complicated.
He pointed to the latter part of Fr Benedettini's statement which said that the Vatican's move "did not exclude some degree of surprise and disappointment at certain excessive reactions".
Evidence, he said, that the Vatican's position remains a mixture of contrition and determination to speak out when it believes it has legitimate points to make.
"This is very similar to the reaction of Federico Lombardi (a Vatican spokesperson) following the taoiseach's comments last week," he said.
Fr Lombardi was sent into bat by the Vatican following Mr Kenny's remarks and spoke of the need for the "necessary objectivity" in the "ongoing debate".
Gravity
For Michael Kelly, the latter half of Fr Benedettini's statement is merely a bid for restraint amid calls for more stringent government action against the Vatican.
"Charlie Flanagan, the leader of the Fine Gael parliamentary party, called for the expulsion of the Papal Nuncio and I think Fr Benedettini's remarks have to be seen in the light of that.
"If we remember back to last year when Irish passports were found to have been used by Israeli and Russian secret agents, the Irish government only acted to expel some junior diplomats, despite the seriousness of the situation.
"The expulsion of a diplomat is not a decision taken lightly and I don't think that the gravity of this situation merits it."
One thing agreed upon by both Michael Kelly and Patsy McGarry was that, given the strained relations, a much speculated upon papal visit to Ireland is unlikely to happen in the near future.
'Wholly penitent'
"I would put it at less than 20%. It was never more than speculation but there would need to be a major healing between the Irish government and the Vatican," Patsy McGarry said.
"The Pope has gone to other places like Australia and expressed his sorrow for what has happened but I think this would need to be another level above that - the image of a wholly penitent church."
Michael Kelly said that was an unlikely scenario.
"I don't think the Vatican would want to put the Pope into a situation like that. There is a feeling there that a lot of this pre-dates the current papacy and it would be unfair to Pope Benedict," he said.
"I think there is a chance of the Pope going to Northern Ireland and making a brief visit to the Irish Republic but anything beyond that - no more than 5%."
Well over two-thirds - 67.9% - of year 12 pupils achieved five or more GCSEs, including English and Maths, at grades A*-C in 2015/16.
That is an increase of 0.9% from 2014/15.
At A-level, 66.3% of students achieved three or more A-levels at grades A*-C in 2015/16, an increase of 1.4% on the previous year.
The statistics for 2015/16 have just been published by the Department of Education.
They also show that almost half of pupils - 47% - who are entitled to free school meals achieved five 'good' GCSEs.
While that is also a rise on last year, it is still short of the 2011-16 programme for government target of 49%.
However, at A-Level more than half of pupils entitled to free school meals got at least three A-Levels at grades A*-C.
Girls continue to outperform boys at A-Level and GCSE with over seven in 10 girls getting five 'good' GCSEs compared to 64.2% of boys.
While pupils at grammar schools perform better that those at non-grammars, the performance gap between the two school sectors continues to decrease.
At A-Level, there was a slight fall in the proportion of grammar school students achieving at least three A-level passes, but an increase of almost 4% in the number of non-grammar pupils achieving those results.
However, 7% of 20,552 year 12 pupils who sat GCSEs were ruled ineligible to be included in the results.
That could be due to illness, welfare issues or because they have been withdrawn by their school.
At A-Level, 3.5% of the 13,253 eligible pupils were not included in the final summary of results.
Pearson, 52, has been out of work since being sacked by Leicester City in June 2015, having taken the Foxes to Premier League safety.
Darren Wassall, who guided the Rams to fifth in the Championship before their play-off semi-final loss to Hull, will return to his role as academy director.
Former Derby left-back Chris Powell will join as Pearson's assistant.
Ex-Carlisle and Southampton manager Pearson was first appointed by Leicester in 2008, and led the club to promotion from League One during his first season in charge.
After losing to Cardiff in the Championship play-offs the following season, he left the Foxes to take over at Hull - only to return to Leicester again less than 18 months later.
Pearson went on to lead them to the Premier League in 2014, but was sacked when relations between him and the club's board were "no longer viable".
The Foxes won seven and drew one of their last 10 games under Pearson to retain their top-flight status, which they went on to top as champions this season.
"Nigel is a proven winner, a highly experienced manager who has track record of success in the Championship," chairman Mel Morris told Derby's website.
"We believe Nigel is the perfect appointment and will build on the solid progress we have made in recent seasons but more importantly, will enable us to achieve our long-term objective of Premier League football."
Despite a spirited second-leg play-off performance against Hull, Derby failed to reach the final and will now spend a ninth consecutive season in the Championship.
They sacked manager Paul Clement in February despite being just five points off top spot, with Wassall taking over until the end of the season.
"Darren is a very talented man, who put his full energy and vigour into the task and we are delighted he will continue to play an important part in the club," added Derby president Sam Rush.
"Nigel is a highly sought-after, talented, manager and I know he will give us absolutely everything to make this club successful. I am excited with what the future holds."
The hosts went closest to making the breakthrough in the first half when Lee Barnard's header hit the crossbar on 16 minutes as Solihull struggled to clear their lines.
But the visitors finished off a game of few chances when White slotted home from 12 yards - his team's first goal in four games - four minutes from time, after Andy Brown had been brought down by Ian Gayle.
Solihull remained 15th in the National League despite the win, although they now have a nine-point cushion over Braintree in the relegation zone.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Braintree Town 0, Solihull Moors 1.
Second Half ends, Braintree Town 0, Solihull Moors 1.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Jack Midson replaces Ian Gayle.
Goal! Braintree Town 0, Solihull Moors 1. Harry White (Solihull Moors) converts the penalty with a.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Claudio Dias replaces Lee Barnard.
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Eddie Jones replaces Omari Sterling-James.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Sam Matthews replaces Monty Patterson.
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Harry White replaces Akwasi Asante.
Second Half begins Braintree Town 0, Solihull Moors 0.
First Half ends, Braintree Town 0, Solihull Moors 0.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Four of the banks - JPMorgan, Barclays, Citigroup and RBS - have agreed to plead guilty to US criminal charges.
The fifth, UBS, will plead guilty to rigging benchmark interest rates.
Barclays was fined the most, $2.4bn, as it did not join other banks in November to settle investigations by UK, US and Swiss regulators.
Barclays is also sacking eight employees involved in the scheme.
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said that "almost every day" for five years from 2007, currency traders used a private electronic chat room to manipulate exchange rates.
Their actions harmed "countless consumers, investors and institutions around the world", she said.
Separately, the Federal Reserve fined a sixth bank, Bank of America, $205m over foreign exchange-rigging. All the other banks were fined by both the Department of Justice and the Federal Reserve.
Regulators said that between 2008 and 2012, several traders formed a cartel and used chat rooms to manipulate prices in their favour.
One Barclays trader who was invited to join the cartel was told: "Mess up and sleep with one eye open at night."
Several strategies were used to manipulate prices and a common scheme was to influence prices around the daily fixing of currency levels.
A daily exchange rate fix is held to help businesses and investors value their multi-currency assets and liabilities.
Until February, this happened every day in the 30 seconds before and after 16:00 in London and the result is known as the 4pm fix, or just the fix.
In a scheme known as "building ammo", a single trader would amass a large position in a currency and, just before or during the fix, would exit that position.
Other members of the cartel would be aware of the plan and would be able to profit.
"They engaged in a brazen 'heads I win, tails you lose' scheme to rip off their clients," said New York State superintendent of financial services Benjamin Lawsky.
The fines break a number of records. The criminal fines of more than $2.5bn are the largest set of anti-trust fines obtained by the Department of Justice.
The £284m fine imposed on Barclays by Britain's Financial Conduct Authority was a record by the regulator.
Meanwhile, the $925m fine imposed on Citigroup by the Department of Justice was the biggest penalty for breaking the Sherman Act, which covers competition law.
The guilty pleas from the banks are seen as highly significant as banks have settled previous investigations without an admission of guilt.
The Attorney General warned that further wrongdoing would be taken extremely seriously: "The Department of Justice will not hesitate to file criminal charges for financial institutions that reoffend.
"Banks that cannot or will not clean up their act need to understand - it will be enforced."
If anyone in the City thought that the latest multi-billion pound fines for the banks meant that they were now out of the regulatory woods, they should think again.
The New York State Department of Financial Services is still investigating Barclays, for example, over other aspects of the foreign exchange market including electronic trading.
Barclays is also being investigated in the UK over its Qatari fund raising during the financial crisis and in America over the operation of its "dark pool" electronic trading business.
Other allegations include manipulating the energy markets in California and the US precious metal market.
For the Royal Bank of Scotland it is not a much rosier picture. The bank is facing a class action from major investors over whether it gave the correct information to the market during the financial crisis and is also facing an investigation into its mortgage business in the US.
Civil legal actions on foreign exchange manipulation are also in the offing for both banks.
It looks like the major global banks are going to face many more "we deeply regret this behaviour" days ahead.
Royal Bank of Scotland will pay fines totalling $669m (£430m) - $395m to the Department of Justice and $274m to the Federal Reserve - to resolve the investigations.
Ross McEwan, chief executive of RBS, said: "The serious misconduct that lies at the heart of today's announcements has no place in the bank that I am building.
"Pleading guilty for such wrongdoing is another stark reminder of how badly this bank lost its way and how important it is for us to regain trust."
Antony Jenkins, Barclays chief executive, said: "The misconduct at the core of these investigations is wholly incompatible with Barclays' purpose and values and we deeply regret that it occurred.
"I share the frustration of shareholders and colleagues that some individuals have once more brought our company and industry into disrepute."
Shares in Barclays gained 3.4% and RBS rose 1.8%.
The fines are "much lower than expected," said Chirantan Barua, an analyst at Bernstein Research in London. "No retroactive massive Libor fine for Barclays is a big positive, as is no reopening of the NPA (non-prosecution agreement).
"The fine came in £270m better than we expected for RBS, £850m better in the case of Barclays," he said.
Warriors lost 14-7 to the Galway-based team on Saturday after going down to 14 men when prop Sila Puafisi was sent off for a wreckless tackle.
That defeat denied Warriors a home semi-final.
"We know we have to be controlled even when we are under duress," Townsend told BBC Scotland.
Despite the defeat that ended Warriors' nine-match winning run, Townsend was not entirely disheartened by his team's display.
"There were times in that game where we let the noise or things that had gone against us affect our decision-making.
"We started the game well and at the end managed to get close to the Connacht line as we tried to get the draw that would have earned us a home semi-final.
"It's just the bits in the middle that we need to work on - our decision-making, our execution and also our emotional control which led to us giving away a couple of soft penalties."
Townsend is considering changes to his starting XV for the semi-final on Saturday 21 May, with Leinster playing Ulster in the other semi-final the night before.
"We know a little more about Connacht having played them on Saturday, and about whether our blend will have to change," explained Townsend.
"But there's something to be said for that group of players to get that second chance because they have that immediate experience of playing against Connacht.
"They were very tough, aggressive, tackled well and tried to move the ball early. They did a couple of things in attack and defence we hadn't seen before.
"We saw enough to know they are a tough team who play with pride and passion and on a dry day we know they are going to move the ball about."
No team has won an away semi-final in the history of the Pro12, but Townsend says his players are capable of breaking the trend.
"It would be nice to break the record, we'll have to do our very best to do that," he added. "We have experience of winning semi-finals.
"Connacht play with a lot of passion at home, the atmosphere there is like Scotstoun, really noisy and tough for referees.
"I hope the referee is strong and not influenced by the crowd. As a group we need to stay strong too.
"If decisions go against us we must keep focussed, but I have huge belief in the players and that we can come back with a win."
Owen Mooney, who lives on the street where the incident happened, said he passed the lorry when it was stopped with hazard lights on.
He said when he returned three or four minutes later the cab of the lorry was on fire and about five to 10 minutes later it had "exploded".
Mr Mooney said he was told the driver had seen smoke coming from the back of the lorry.
He then saw flames underneath it when he stopped and checked and then tried to get people away from the vehicle.
Mr Mooney said there were three explosions in all.
"There was one explosion whenever the fire brigade was here - it was probably the tyres exploding because of the fire," he said.
"Thankfully everybody's OK, it could have been a lot worse because there were children in the street, which was obviously very busy."
The bacterium, found in a California lake, uses the usually poisonous element arsenic in place of phosphorus.
The find, described in Science, gives weight to the long-standing idea that life on other planets may have a radically different chemical makeup.
It also has implications for the way life arose on Earth - and how many times it may have done so.
The "extremophile" bacteria were found in a briny lake in eastern California in the US.
While bacteria have been found in inhospitable environments and can consume what other life finds poisonous, this bacterial strain has actually taken arsenic on board in its cellular machinery.
Until now, the idea has been that life on Earth must be composed of at least the six elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur and phosphorus - no example had ever been found that violates this golden rule of biochemistry.
The bacteria were found as part of a hunt for life forms radically different from those we know.
"At the moment we have no idea if life is just a freak, bizarre accident which is confined to Earth or whether it is a natural part of a fundamentally biofriendly universe in which life pops up wherever there are Earth-like conditions," explained Paul Davies, the Arizona State University and Nasa Astrobiology Institute researcher who co-authored the research.
"Although it is fashionable to support the latter view, we have zero evidence in favour of it," he told BBC News.
"If that is the case then life should've started many times on Earth - so perhaps there's a 'shadow biosphere' all around us and we've overlooked it because it doesn't look terribly remarkable."
Proof of that idea could come in the form of organisms on Earth that break the "golden rules" of biochemistry - in effect, finding life that evolved separately from our own lineage.
Study lead author Felisa Wolfe-Simon and her colleagues Professor Davies and Ariel Anbar of Arizona State University initially suggested in a paper an alternative scheme to life as we know it.
Their idea was that there might be life in which the normally poisonous element arsenic (in particular as chemical groups known as arsenates) could work in place of phosphorus and phosphates.
Putting it to the test, the three authors teamed up with a number of collaborators and began to study the bacteria that live in Mono Lake in California, home to arsenic-rich waters.
The researchers began to grow the bacteria in a laboratory on a diet of increasing levels of arsenic, finding to their surprise that the microbes eventually fully took up the element, even incorporating it into the phosphate groups that cling to the bacteria's DNA.
Notably, the research found that the bacteria thrived best in a phosphorus environment.
That probably means that the bacteria, while a striking first for science, are not a sign of a "second genesis" of life on Earth, adapted specifically to work best with arsenic in place of phosphorus.
However, Professor Davies said, the fact that an organism that breaks such a perceived cardinal rule of life makes it is a promising step forward.
"This is just a weird branch on the known tree of life," said Professor Davies. "We're interested ultimately in finding a different tree of life... that will be the thing that will have massive implications in the search for life in the Universe.
"The take-home message is: who knows what else is there? We've only scratched the surface of the microbial realm."
John Elliott, a Leeds Metropolitan University researcher who is a veteran of the UK's search for extraterestrial life, called the find a "major discovery".
"It starts to show life can survive outside the traditional truths and universals that we thought you have to use... this is knocking one brick out of that wall," he said.
"The general consensus is that this really could still be an evolutionary adaptation rather than a second genesis. But it's early days, within about the first year of this project; it's certainly one to think on and keep looking for that second genesis, because you've almost immediately found an example of something that's new."
Simon Conway Morris of the University of Cambridge agreed that, whatever its implications for extraterrestrial life, the find was significant for what we understand about life on Earth.
"The bacteria is effectively painted by the investigators into an 'arsenic corner', so what it certainly shows is the astonishing and perhaps under-appreciated versatility of life," he told BBC News.
"It opens some really exciting prospects as to both un-appreciated metabolic versatility... and prompting the questions as to the possible element inventory of remote Earth-like planets".
Steven Benner, an astrobiologist based at the University of Florida took a measured approach to the significance of the find at a press conference held by Nasa on Thursday.
However, he noted that although the conditions on Earth may not have particularly favoured the development of arsenic-based life, that may not be the case elsewhere in the cosmos - or even nearer to home.
"In our Solar System, there are places - Titan, a moon of Saturn, is one of them - where the temperature is much lower," Professor Benner said.
"Where very reactive species like arsenate could very well be useful because although they are too unstable to exist in many environments on Earth, they're not too unstable to exist on Titan, which is at -290F.
"You might very well want to have that increased reactivity just to get the reactions you want and make your biopolymer chains go faster."
Update 10 July 2012: Further research has disputed these findings - more information can be found in an updated story..
"From the schoolchildren who watched the launch in class, people watching on the underground... your messages mean a great deal to me," he blogged.
His blog also contains a selection of some of the best messages from social media sites Twitter and Instagram.
He arrived at the International Space Station for six months on Tuesday.
As he does not have the time to reply to each message individually, he wrote: "The support for our launch was outstanding, and I want to thank each of you for the #GoodLuckTim messages.
"From the schoolchildren who watched the launch in class, people watching on the underground, and viewers outside of UK, your messages have shown how much interest there is in space and they mean a great deal to me.
"A big thank you to those who attended launch celebrations up and down the country and especially the school kids who attended the event at the Science Museum. We are very busy up here but I promise to start sharing more of our life in space soon."
The former Army aviator and helicopter test pilot has posted three pictures to his Twitter feed since Friday - one of the view towards Earth, one of him giving a thumbs-up to all his supporters and another of him giving blood for experiments being conducted.
On Friday, during a live link-up from the space platform, he said his first few days in space had been "absolutely spectacular".
Answering questions from reporters gathered at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, he said the first two hours had been "pretty rough" and he had been feeling "disorientated and dizzy".
But he was able to show them a backwards somersault and said he was surprised how quickly his body had adapted to weightlessness.
From Westbourne, near Chichester in West Sussex, the UK's first professional British astronaut said the most unexpected thing about the experience so far had been "the blackness of space".
"We always talk about seeing the view of planet Earth and how beautiful it is and you come to expect that.
"But what people don't mention that much is when you look in the opposite direction and you see how dark space is."
He is among six crew members living and working on the space station.
According to the European Space Agency, he has a number of tasks to perform, including unpacking cargo and taking part in an experiment looking at the effects of microgravity on the bone marrow.
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The 74-year-old man was rushed to hospital after the accident on Sunday but died of his injuries.
The official, named locally as Dieter Strack, had gone to measure a throw but was hit by a javelin before it hit the ground, according to local media.
The competition was called off after the incident.
The 15-year-old competitor who threw the javelin is receiving psychological counselling, police spokesman Andre Hartwig told the Associated Press.
A statement on the website of the local athletics association identified the man as Mr Strack and said he was a "much-loved and experienced" sports judge.
"All of us who were there are horrified and in shock... We will always remember Dieter Strack," the statement said.
Occasional accidents occur in athletics disciplines such as the javelin and the hammer, but deaths are extremely rare.
In 2007, French long jumper Salim Sdiri was speared by a javelin at an athletics meeting in Rome and had to be taken to hospital for his injuries.
Amongst those contributing is a County Antrim egg company which was badly damaged by winter storms in 2013 and needed help then.
The food is being packed into 100 Christmas hampers for distribution across Northern Ireland.
It is being done by a charity, Rural Support.
It was set up 13 years ago to help rural communities after foot-and -mouth disease.
The hampers include items like butter, cheese, chicken, bacon and a Christmas pudding - to a value of about £50.
Seventeen companies are involved between them donating about £5,000 worth of food.
Rural Support's chief executive Jude McCann, said calls to its helpline were up 25% in recent months on the same period last year.
"There are a whole range of issues, some finance and debt problems, also around relationship issues and mental health problems," he said.
Many farm families are under enormous income pressure due to poor prices in dairy, beef and sheep.
Mr McCann said some were heavily in debt, and others were hard pushed to pay regular bills such as animal feed.
In some cases. they were choosing to feed animals before feeding themselves, he said.
Niall Delargy's business was badly damaged in March 2013. Heavy snows collapsed one of his poultry houses in the Glens of Antrim, killing stock and hitting about a third of his production.
He turned to Rural Support for help, both financial and emotional.
He is now returning the favour by donating sixty dozen eggs to the appeal.
"Now our business is in a better place, we'd like to give a little bit back where we can," he said.
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The athlete won Team GB's first medal of this year's Games when he took first place in the 100m breaststroke in world record time.
The 21-year-old, who trains with City of Derby Swimming Club, received the accolade at a ceremony at the Council House.
It comes amid concerns for Derby's limited public swimming facilities.
Moorways Swimming Pool, where Peaty used to train, has been closed since March due to budget cuts.
The family pool at the city's Queen's Leisure Centre has also been shut for repair work.
Before accepting his award, Peaty urged the authority to "push those facilities forward" and use the Olympic legacy as an advantage.
Derby council leader Ranjit Banwait replied he was "committed" to building a new £50m pool at the Moorways site by 2018.
The Labour councillor added giving Peaty the freedom honour was a chance to celebrate his "fantastic sporting success".
Peaty's coach Mel Marshall and Lewis White, who won a bronze medal in the S9 400m freestyle at the Rio Paralympics, were also honoured at the ceremony.
The Staffordshire swimmer's Olympic success made him the first British man to win a swimming gold medal since Adrian Moorhouse, in Seoul 1988.
Earlier this month hundreds of people lined the streets of Peaty's hometown of Uttoxeter during an open top bus tour.
An inquest in 2011 found that Daniel Hegarty posed no risk when he was shot twice in the head close to his home in Creggan.
Following the inquest, the PPS was asked to consider if the soldier responsible should be prosecuted.
It now says that there is no reasonable prospect of a conviction.
The prosecution service's Assistant Director of Central Casework, Michael Agnew, said: "The standard of proof that the prosecution must reach in a criminal trial is the high one of beyond reasonable doubt.
"Our assessment remains that there is no reasonable prospect of proving to the criminal standard that [the soldier] did not act in self-defence having formed a mistaken but honest belief that he was under imminent attack.
"I understand how disappointing this decision will be for the families involved, particularly in light of the findings returned by the inquest jury," he said.
"We have sought to provide them with detailed reasons for our decision and to assure them that the decision was taken only after a most careful consideration of all the available evidence."
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She's made history because it's the first time a woman from one of America's two main parties is up for the top job.
Hillary has been nominated by the Democratic Party at a huge meeting that's happening in Philadelphia.
People in the United States will vote for their new leader in November.
The person they choose will make important decisions about how the US is run and how it works with other countries.
Hillary's main rival is Donald Trump, who is running for the Republican Party.
Watch Hayley's report to find out more about who Hillary Clinton is.
City lost 4-1 at Margate in the third qualifying round, failing to hold on to an early lead given them by Craig Duff.
Margate scored twice at the end of the first half and hit two more after the break to complete the comeback win.
"The plan worked effectively, we scored an early goal and for 40 minutes in the first half we just needed a second goal to kill the game," Tully said.
"You could see they were a team lacking confidence, but we had a five-minute crazy spell just before half-time, we gave them one soft goal, but to give them two, just before half-time, changed the whole complex of the game, " Tully added to BBC Radio Cornwall.
"I'm disappointed for the lads because they put in a lot of effort and we've travelled a lot of miles in the last few days to get here, but we'll dust ourselves off and make sure we're ready to go next weekend.
"We're still undefeated in six games in the league and we'll want to continue that next weekend at Whitehawk.
"We'll make sure all the good things we've been doing over the past five or six weeks don't go out of the window."
The first minister said Scotland was now "leading the UK" with its progressive policies.
But she admitted that the SNP had not got everything right over the past decade.
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said the anniversary marked a "missed opportunity".
And she said the Scottish government could have achieved much more "if they hadn't spent so much time trying to rip Scotland out of the UK".
Ms Sturgeon was marking the 10th anniversary of her predecessor Alex Salmond becoming first minister on 16 May 2007.
Speaking to SNP activists in South Queensferry, she said the country had "come a long way" since then.
She added: "The SNP has only reached the milestone of 10 years in government because we have worked hard - each and every day - to repay the trust of the people of Scotland and deliver on their priorities.
"I know we are not perfect. We haven't got everything right and there is much more work still to do - work to grow our economy, get more people into employment and drive up standards in our schools even further.
"But we can be proud in Scotland that when it comes to progressive policies, we are leading the UK."
Ms Sturgeon was speaking shortly after Labour launched its manifesto for next month's general election, which she said "directly lifts policies that the SNP is already delivering" including free university tuition, ending hospital parking charges, and the abolition of the so-called Bedroom Tax.
Meanwhile, she said the Tories "who for years have mounted ideological attacks on policies as diverse as free prescriptions and council house building have now - albeit belatedly and with little credibility - decided that they are both a good thing".
The SNP leader said: "They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But in this case the imitation shown by both Labour and the Tories is anything but sincere.
"The fact is that they have had the chance to back the SNP's progressive policies - but instead they opposed them tooth and nail."
However, opposition parties insisted the SNP's record in government had proven to be a "disappointment".
Ms Davidson, who was campaigning in Dumfries ahead of the 8 June general election, said the country's school were "going backwards" and its economy was "one quarter away from recession, whilst the rest of the UK is growing."
The Tory leader added: "I think people, if they stop and think about a Scottish government that's got more powers than any previous Scottish government, that's got a bigger budget than any previous Scottish government, what they could have done in 10 years if they hadn't spent so much time trying to rip Scotland out of the UK and continuing to do so.
"There will be people in Scotland thinking it is a real missed opportunity."
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said people were "getting tired of the SNP and all their promises".
He argued: "They haven't been anywhere near as good as many of their supporters had hoped back in 2007. They have let education drift down the international rankings. Literacy has tumbled. They have turned their back on transformative investment.
"In the NHS, young people still have to wait up to 600 days to get the mental health treatment they need. The Scottish economy is on the edge of recession.
"All this is because SNP ministers have been distracted by their obsession with independence."
Meanwhile, Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has described her party's UK manifesto as "a radical vision for the country".
Ms Dugdale said that while the SNP "has done nothing to stop austerity", Labour's proposals would redistribute wealth across the UK.
She added: "A Labour vision for our country is one where the rich and the powerful pay their fair share.
"Labour's manifesto gives voters a real choice: a fairer Scotland for the many, not the few; or a Scotland caught between the two extremes of Tory and SNP nationalism."
Early reports suggested a man had been hit by a van near the Hounslow Heath sale at about 07:00 GMT and a large group was fighting with knives.
A number of weapons were recovered at the scene and the event, in Staines Road, has been closed for the day.
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and remain in police custody.
Staines Road is currently closed between Martindale Road and Green Lane.
Officers initially said five men had been seriously hurt. Met Police have since clarified they found one man with leg injuries who was taken to hospital by ambulance and two further men were being treated in hospital for stab wounds and a serious arm injury.
Keith Todd, who lives nearby, said: "It is the first time [a fight has happened] in what must be 30 years of the car boot."
"It's a bit quieter at this time of year because of the weather but there's normally about 100 stall holders."
Mr Todd said there were only three stall holders left on the car boot site which was in the process of being cleared.
Lord Myners' review is highly critical of the group's takeovers of Britannia building society and supermarket chain, Somerfield.
He added it would be "inappropriate and premature" to appoint a new boss of the Group now.
Co-op chief executive Euan Sutherland resigned on Tuesday.
Mr Sutherland's resignation came after it was revealed he had described the Group as "ungovernable" in a recent Facebook post.
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Earlier this month details of his basic salary of £1.5m, including a retention bonus for another £1.5m, were revealed.
With pension contributions and other extras, Mr Sutherland would have received £3.66m this year.
The first stage of the Myners review accuses the Co-op of suffering from a significant "democratic deficit" in which ordinary members have surprisingly weak constitutional rights and a limited ability to influence the group's social mission and activities.
The Britannia building society and Somerfield takeovers had cost the Group billions of pounds and had led to the accumulation of unsustainable debts which undermined its competitive position and severely eroded its capital base, Lord Myners added.
The former Labour City minister was appointed as a senior independent director by Co-op Group chair Ursula Lidbetter in December, to undertake a full review of the entire business.
It followed the collapse last year of Co-op Bank's deal to take over 632 Lloyds Bank branches and the arrest of the bank's chairman Reverend Paul Flowers on drugs allegations.
He was suspended from both the Methodist church and the Labour party and later resigned from the Co-op.
Co-op Group chairman Len Wardle, who appointed Reverend Flowers, was also forced out.
Lord Myners' initial report found the Group's three-tier system of elected member representation had "consistently produced governors without the necessary qualifications and experience to provide effective board leadership".
He added this had "massively raised the cost of decision-making and diminished genuine accountability throughout its governance hierarchy".
And he said that while "one member, one vote" had been a core principle of co-operative ownership, at present ordinary members do not have the right to attend Annual General Meetings or to elect or re-elect Group board directors.
The Co-op Group is cutting staff and selling off parts of its business in an effort to save itself but is still expected to post annual losses in excess of £2bn at the end of this month.
Lord Myners' review will recommend that Group board directors should be subject to annual election or re-election by all members and that vacancies should be openly advertised and candidates appointed on merit against clear criteria of skills and experience.
They will also include the creation of a new Group board made up of an independent chair with no previous association or involvement with the Group, six to seven independent non-executive directors, and two executive directors.
Lord Myners said the new, far smaller board would replace the existing 20-strong elected board of directors.
He pointed out he had no power to decide whether his recommendations would be approved.
Lord Myners said the decision to accept the recommendations would most likely "lie in the hands of fewer than 50 elected members" who if they acted together would be able to cast more than one-third of the Group's votes in opposition to them.
He added: "Until the outcome of these constitutional changes is decided, it is my opinion that it would be inappropriate and premature to proceed with the appointment of a new CEO, in view of the risk that, while these governance issues remain unresolved,
"The Co-operative Group will be unable to attract applications from best-in-class retail executives. Confirmation of members‟ readiness to approve radical governance reform will also be essential to reduce current uncertainty among existing key employees."
In December of last year the ownership structure of the Co-operative Bank was changed and it is now only 30% owned by the Co-operative Group.
A spokesman from the Bank said: "The Co-operative Bank is a separate organisation to The Co-operative Group and has already made significant advances in reforming its governance and leadership.
"The Bank has a separate board with its own Chairman, Chief Executive and a new management team."
She stepped down after a disastrous assembly election left her as the party's only remaining AM.
Mr Williams, the party's only Welsh MP, said it was a "great honour".
"These coming months and years will test the flame of liberalism, and I will do everything possible to ensure that flame burns brightly again across our great nation," he said.
Mr Williams had already been named as acting leader, and was confirmed in the post at a meeting of the party's Welsh national executive committee on Saturday.
"It is a great challenge to follow in the footsteps of Kirsty Williams, who has served us outstandingly for eight years through challenging times," he said.
"Every one of us owe her a huge debt of gratitude.
"Despite the election results, I'm heartened by the growing number of members and activists joining us because they believe in our cause, and I call on any person who shares our values to join us in our fight."
Christopher Hodder set up a fake online profile and pretended to be a girl as he tricked his victims into providing intimate images of themselves.
Hodder, 31, from Kirkby Stephen in Cumbria, admitted 19 offences at Carlisle Crown Court.
The father of one of his victims said the family's lives had been ruined.
The man said: "This perverted monster should never be allowed to walk the streets again."
The court heard Hodder had been sentenced for a previous grooming crime in 2013. Part of his punishment was not to contact any children aged under 16 via the internet.
But last year police unearthed a catalogue of new offences after learning Hodder had communicated with a teenage boy using social media.
Officers found he had targeted 13 separate young victims including two brothers.
Hodder, of Union Square, admitted five counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, eight attempts to do the same, two breaches of a court order he was given in 2013 and several charges relating to indecent images of children.
Judge Tony Lancaster said Hodder should be subject to an extended three-year licence period.
Judge Lancaster told him: "Your offending was mean, volatile and predatory."
Larroyer was sin-binned after the incident, known as a "squirrel-grip" tackle, and later apologised to team-mates, adding it was "not intentional".
He entered an early guilty plea to a charge of "other contrary behaviour".
Larroyer, 28, will miss the first two games of the Super 8s competition.
Castleford went on to win Saturday's match 32-24.
The Tigers finished top of the Super League table after 23 regular-season matches and need just one win from seven Super 8s games to guarantee themselves a semi-final spot.
Meanwhile, Widnes will be without Alex Gerrard for the first two matches of their Qualifiers campaign - in which the Vikings will be bidding to retain their Super League status - after he pleaded guilty to Grade C dangerous contact in their defeat by Warrington on Thursday.
With New Zealand 12 hours ahead, Moneypenny staff normally based in Wrexham are still working day shifts but provide late-night cover when colleagues in Wales clock off.
Before opening the office in Auckland, bosses asked staff if they wanted to work nights or relocate temporarily.
A trial group of four staff are due to return after flying out last November.
The staff have been working four days on and four days off so they can take in the sights while living abroad, a pattern which is set to continue in four to six month stints when the next group take over.
Jess Edwards, 24, from Holt, near Wrexham, says she is enjoying the experience so much in Takapuna on the east coast of New Zealand's north island that she hopes to be able to continue working there.
"It is an absolutely fantastic opportunity," she said.
"I am getting to see places I probably never would have the chance to see otherwise.
"It's very different to the working week I am used to in the UK but this was deliberately planned so we can make the most of being here.
"I have visited Australia and both the North and South Islands [of New Zealand] and generally thrown myself into the experience."
Moneypenny provides a phone answering service, handling over 8m calls a year for 6,000 clients from sole traders to multinationals.
And bosses said more UK customers had wanted calls handling through the night.
The company is putting up the first group of workers in a rented house.
It is envisaged British employees will spend over four months in New Zealand although the changeover could be altered to suit them.
Rachel Clacher, who set up the company with brother Ed Reeves, had the idea to base staff overseas while on a sabbatical in Australia.
Until opening the office last October she says they had "resisted" expanding the service to deal with out-of-hours calls having seen research about detrimental effects on people working nights, affecting health and attitude, which could also impact on customers.
The issue was compounded when only a handful of the company's 280 staff said they wanted to work nights.
But more than 40 said they were interested in mixing work between home and abroad.
Now, when the Wrexham-based workers leave the office, at the "flick of a switch" at 20:00 GMT their colleagues in Auckland take over until 08:00 GMT and UK customers continue to receive the same service through the night.
Ms Clacher said: "We had looked at hiring staff to work overnight but we weren't confident service levels could be maintained so would have never taken that risk.
"By working on the other side of the world we're now able to offer a truly 24 hour first-rate service, with bright, chirpy and wide-awake people."
In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed up 0.5% at 19,944.41.
Shares in car making giant Toyota rose 1.1% despite the firm saying on Wednesday it was recalling another 1.6 million vehicles equipped with faulty air bags.
The Japanese car maker has recalled nearly 15 million vehicles fitted with the bags since 2013.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index ended flat at 22,488.94, while China's Shanghai Composite index fell 0.3% to 3,635.55.
Trading in the mainland market has become choppier ahead of a series of initial public offerings that will begin next week, analysts said.
South Korea's Kospi index closed up 1.06% at 2,030.68.
Sydney's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was up more than 1% in morning trade, helped by banking shares, but eventually closed 0.3% higher at 5,210.70.
Analysts said that while other markets were trading sideways, money was rotating back into the country's banks as investors looked for income.
"The big four banks are flying today," IG market strategist Chris Weston told the BBC.
Shares in Commonwealth Bank of Australia - the country's biggest lender - closed up 1.5%.
Westpac finished the trading day up 1.2%, while National Australia Bank and ANZ closed up about 0.4%.
"When there's sideways trading in many global markets - traders want to be paid to be in a position and so we tend to see moves into the banks for yield," Mr Weston said.
"There are some risks because of the housing market, which is starting to show some vulnerability, but at the moment, bank shares are the best way to pick up yield."
The so-called big four lenders make up some 30% of Australia's stock market and are regarded as highly profitable. They came through the financial crisis relatively unscathed.
Gatland is favourite to take on the role again after leading the Lions to victory in Australia in 2013.
"We pick the best players, what's to stop us bringing the best coaches?" Wood said on BBC Radio 5 live.
"If these guys worked together, it would be pretty phenomenal."
While Jones has ruled himself out because of his commitments with England, Wood feels the Australian - along with the likes of Ireland coach Joe Schmidt - could be involved in a short-term capacity.
He added: "Eddie Jones says he doesn't want to go on the Lions, but if he went out there for three months as an assistant, is he willing to do that? Is Joe Schmidt willing to do that?"
Meanwhile Wood feels Gatland's success three years ago means he is a prime contender to again head the Lions set-up.
"He's proven to be a winner with the Lions in Australia, and winning breeds winning," the former Ireland captain said.
Jones' contract with the Rugby Football Union does not allow him to take time off in 2017 to prepare for the Lions tour, but former England captain Nick Easter feels there should be some room for manoeuvre.
"Surely the Lions committee has to try to get the best candidate - and Jones right now is," Easter told 5 live.
"Not taking anything away from Warren, but [Jones] has beaten the All Blacks before. You have two outstanding candidates there, with a third in Joe Schmidt.
"Currently [I would go for] Eddie Jones," added former Lions flanker Martyn Williams.
"But I think it will be Warren Gatland, who has a huge advantage because he has been on two Lions tours previously. That's Warren's huge advantage over the others."
Cases have been reported of teenage girls sharing rooms with strange landlords, people sleeping on sofas in kitchens and sheds and increasing numbers are sleeping on the streets.
Some Londoners are sidestepping the city's sky-high rents by living in unusual ways. BBC London hears from three of these people.
Because I am from Ireland, estate agents said I would have had to find six months' rent or ask my parents to be a guarantor. I'm 27, I didn't want that.
I thought why don't I do a live-in, in exchange for lodging? I looked up home share with an older person on Gumtree and found Judy, through an organisation called SweetTree.
The rent I paid was in exchange for 10 hours' companionship a week, so I would either stay in the house and cook, or we would go out for a meal together, each evening from Monday to Friday. She really loves the pub - she loves rosé and to have a pudding.
Judy was very independent and joyful - she didn't want to let life pass her by.
It was not very easy, at the start, because you are not living with someone your own age. It took adjusting to, but if you are a strong-willed person you find your own routine in managing.
I was helping an old woman, she was very grateful, and I was grateful for a cheap room.
At the weekends, I would go out - she would love it if I was out late. She would support me, as well - she was quite modern in her thoughts around dating men. She made friends with the guys I was dating.
It helped me save up a deposit for a place of my own - I live in Croydon now, sharing with two others. I also saved up for a masters degree in nutritional medicine.
I miss living with Judy - she had such a unique sense of humour. But we are still friends, and I visit her often.
I started living here in 1987, an old friend suggested it - I came very close to the start. The rest is history, so they say. We built it up from the beginning. We rent from Peter Bedford [a housing association for vulnerable adults].
We live in a very communal way and we all have our own beliefs - there are Christians and Buddhists living here. The people I live with are aged 25 to 64. We try to be an equal balance between male and female, but it doesn't always work out.
We make decisions together.
People who live here do very diverse things - there is a teacher, an architect, a Spanish musician, a flamenco dancer and a social entrepreneur.
Once a month each person cooks for everyone else, so we have a meal together every three days.
Living here, you don't have to be lonely - if like me, you haven't had a family of your own, there are always people around for companionship.
If someone has some sort of crisis, which has happened from time to time, it can impact on everyone else. Sometimes we have arguments, as we are human beings.
When we have a vacancy we have a lot of interest, and any people who come to live here must have a trial and we can turn people away.
I first moved here as I was renting for £450 a month and I realised I could get three rooms all the size of my old bedroom for around £360 a month - which is really cheap for where I live.
There are people who play in bands, civil servants, a comic book artist, a midwife and quite a few DJs who live here. But I don't know everybody.
We have an office toilet with a makeshift shower and an office tea room and one bathroom per 12 people on our floor - some of the kids are so bad at cleaning up after themselves. We have a lot of passive-aggressive notes. It makes me remember university.
I don't want any part of the kitchen, but I like having my own room and I have decorated it myself - I have room for my records and decks. The strip-lights and the carpet are horrible. I don't know of anyone breaking in - the combination on the front door changes.
We could have to move with two weeks' notice but, if so, Camelot finds us somewhere else, and I'm not too worried about that happening now.
The health secretary has ordered a review into the deaths of at least five babies at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust.
A law firm says it has 27 open cases into claims that mistakes at the trust led to brain injuries at birth.
The trust said the sums already paid out did not reflect current services.
A medical negligence charity says the trust is an "outlier" in terms of avoidable harm and has demanded a full inquiry.
'Doctors ignored me - my girls are gone'
Cluster of baby deaths probe ordered
Trust 'failed to investigate baby death'
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has been the focus of intense scrutiny since the BBC revealed last month that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt had ordered a review into how the trust has investigated the deaths of babies caused by errors in labour.
There have been at least seven avoidable deaths at the trust between September 2014 and May 2016.
Failures to properly monitor and analyse the foetal heart rate - CTG traces - contributed to five of the deaths.
But the problems with CTG monitoring at the trust go back much further, according to a document the BBC has seen.
Living with a child born with brain injuries is a daily struggle for the Morris family.
Beth and Olivia are identical twins born at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in 2005.
Beth is a happy, healthy 11-year-old, with friends and interests common to many young girls.
But a failure to promptly deliver her sister, as well as failing to spot she was in distress due to an error in properly monitoring her heart rate, means Olivia suffered a brain injury.
She has cerebral palsy - she struggles to walk, cannot talk and needs to be fed through a tube as she cannot swallow.
The trust has admitted liability.
"Our family life is not the same as it should be," said their mother Sharon Morris.
"Olivia can see Beth doing all the things that she wants to do.
"Beth has friends that she goes off and does various things with. Olivia doesn't have any friends - Olivia's best friend is her sister."
"She'll always live at home with us for the rest of her life. And she'll always have care for the rest of her life as well - she'll never live independently."
In July 2015, Dr Adam Gornall, an obstetrician at the trust, attended a maternity networking event in Manchester organised by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA), now NHS Resolution.
The discussion was aimed at improving safety in maternity units in England and Dr Gornall revealed the scale of the problem the trust was facing in relation to foetal heart monitoring.
He told the meeting the trust had received one compensation claim for £4.4m relating to CTG interpretation after a child had been born with cerebral palsy.
Two other claims totalling nearly £150,000 were "directly related to the interpretation of CTGs" and they had received other claims "in which CTG interpretation was partially involved".
The trust was given £183,000 in May 2015 by the NHSLA to improve its CTG performance.
Dr Gornall told the meeting the money would be spent on new CTG equipment, a different approach to monitoring, e-learning, improved trained and changing behaviour.
However, in the five months following the July 2015 meeting, the BBC has learned that CTG errors at birth contributed to the deaths of three babies - one was still-born, one died within days, and a third died aged just four months.
An analysis the BBC has done of NHSLA figures shows in the past decade the trust has paid out nearly £25m in compensation and legal fees for maternity errors, when regulators told the trust to improve, with payments made for brain injuries being the single largest category.
Brain injuries at birth can occur for a number of reasons, including a failure to ensure oxygen gets to the baby's brain or a physical injury to the child's head - for instance the incorrect use of forceps during delivery.
Figures provided to the BBC by medical negligence lawyers Lanyon Bowdler in Shrewsbury show they have 27 open investigations into allegations of brain injuries caused to babies at birth as a result of mistakes at the Shrewsbury and Telford trust since 2005.
Solicitor Beth Harrison said the number of families coming forward alleging errors is increasing, with 15 cases being opened in the past three years.
"We've seen a real increase in the number of people approaching us and cases that we've taken on. I think it's down to deterioration in the service and the standard of care. And people are also more aware that they can bring claims when things go wrong.
"Repeatedly we are seeing the same errors - failures in relation to heart trace monitoring and realising the baby is in distress, delays in taking women for an emergency caesarean and issues with the wrong use of forceps."
The firm says since the recent BBC reports, nine new families have contacted them alleging errors in labour at the trust - four say their child died, four say their child was born with a brain injury, while one is alleging the trust caused the death of a mother.
Compensation for brain injuries can run into millions of pounds due to the ongoing, sometimes lifetime needs of the victims.
The Shrewsbury and Telford trust's maternity department has paid out £24.3 million in compensation and legal fees since 2007, according to official NHS figures.
The money relates to at least 34 settled claims, including 14 brain injuries, eight for deaths of babies, one mother's death and 11 other mistakes, including babies born with physical injuries due to errors in labour.
The trust points out that it can take 'many years for claims to be brought and resolved' after the incidents occur.
The total compensation figure is among the highest paid out by comparable obstetrics units - based on the number of deliveries and type of unit as categorised by researchers at the official MBRRACE-UK study into perinatal deaths - over the past decade.
Taken alongside the number of avoidable deaths at the trust, the charity Action against Medical Accidents (AVMA) has added to calls for a much wider inquiry into the trust.
"These figures are very worrying," the charity's chief executive Peter Walsh said.
"It seems to me there should be a fully independent and in-depth investigation into what has been going on and the root causes of the lapses in patient safety that have been causing such terrible harm.
"What has been arranged so far is nowhere near enough. The new Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch should be called in to get to the bottom of the problems at this trust."
In a statement, the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust said it would not comment in detail in case it prejudiced the ongoing review into maternity services.
However, the trust said: "Claims can be and frequently are brought and resolved many years after incidents occur.
"Taking this into account, along with the further period taken up by the litigation process itself, which can last a number of years, the sums paid out in recent years offer little insight into the maternity services provided by the Trust since 2007.
"Since 2007, NHS Resolution has received 50 claims for compensation relating to maternity on behalf of the Trust.
"However, the majority of these claims are in connection with incidents which happened before 2007.
"Of these 50 claims, only one claim for brain injury occurred after 2007."
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Fans expressed dismay after a message on Tenacious D's Twitter page claimed Black had died at the age of 46.
Subsequent messages, however, appeared to suggest the group's account had been hacked.
This was later confirmed by Tenacious D themselves, who called the hacking a "sick 'prank'".
"WE had our Twitter account hacked," the band tweeted on Sunday afternoon. "We can assure you that Jack is ALIVE and WELL."
John Konesky, a guitar player with Tenacious D, also confirmed the tweets were the result of hacking.
Neither Black not his band's US and UK representatives have made a statement, but fans had been quick to rubbish the alleged claims.
One Twitter user said Black was on a plane headed to Los Angeles following his appearance with bandmate Kyle Glass at two music festivals in Germany.
It is not the first time Black, whose films include the Kung Fu Panda trilogy and School of Rock, has been the victim of an online hoax.
One in 2012 claimed he had fallen off a cliff in New Zealand, while another in 2014 alleged he had died after a stroke.
Defenders Danny Rose (knee), Jan Vertonghen (ankle) and Toby Alderweireld (hamstring) and forward Erik Lamela (hip) are also out.
Wycombe, fifth in League Two, are without midfielder Matt Bloomfield and forward Dayle Southwell.
Defender Michael Harriman is back in contention, having not played since Boxing Day with a groin injury.
Tottenham face Sunderland in the Premier League on Tuesday and boss Mauricio Pochettino said: "Toby, Danny and Kane are out. We don't want to take any risks but they'll hopefully be available for Tuesday.
"I think Saturday is not a moment to take a risk and Harry was training in Barcelona [during a mid-season training camp] next to the group. But we hope that for Tuesday it is not a problem and he will be available."
Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth said: "There's no pressure on us. It'll be a brilliant day for Wycombe Wanderers.
"We want to give a good account of ourselves so we'll give our best and see what happens. We know we can cause them problems. If it takes Tottenham Hotspur to end our unbeaten run then that says something, but I'm hoping we can keep this run going.
"There are fairytales and upsets in this competition. If Spurs aren't at their best then we have a chance. We believe in ourselves."
The IFI described the adverts as "a rich treasure trove of national memory and cultural artefacts".
The project, which involved the preservation and digitisation of the adverts, took 18 months to complete at a cost of 362,000 Euro (£307,000).
Over 200 adverts are available to view on the institute's website.
The collection, numbering nearly 8,000 rolls of film, had suffered physical deterioration and contracted a mould infestation after been held in damp warehouses for decades before being transferred to the IFI's archive in the mid-1990s.
The IFI's archive team "salvaged this material, through a combination of painstaking processes including frame-by-frame assessment, extensive physical and chemical conservation, followed by scanning and digital restoration".
IFI director Ross Keane said: "This project has been a huge undertaking for the organisation, and we are particularly pleased to be able to share the results with the public through our new IFI Player."
Michael O'Keeffe, CEO of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), which supported the project financially, added: "The preservation aspects of the project, together with the historical and cultural value of the advertising material, are commendable.
"It epitomises the aims of the BAI's archiving scheme by contributing to the preservation of Ireland's broadcasting heritage, and record of Irish culture.'
A Department for Transport consultation proposes increasing both penalty points and fines for offenders, which it says is the government's "preferred option".
Launched on Tuesday, it cites research suggesting 9% of motorists regularly take "selfies" when behind the wheel.
The consultation will look at whether technology could put motorists' phones into a "drive-safe mode" automatically.
"These proposals ultimately aim to reduce the number of deaths and injuries on the roads," says the government.
The measures relate directly to England and Wales but the document notes that its impact may apply in Scotland.
Under proposals being considered, the number of penalty points given to a motorist using their phone while driving could rise from three to four.
Drivers of Heavy Goods Vehicles could be handed up to six points on their licence.
The offence would also carry a fine of up to £150 - a 50% increase on the current financial penalty.
The document makes clear that increasing both fines and penalty points is the government's "preferred option".
But it admits that a previous increase in the fine in 2013 - which took it from £60 to £100 - had "no statistically significant change to the number of drivers observed using a hand-held mobile phone from 2009-2014".
First time offenders could continue to be offered the chance to attend police safety courses to avoid an endorsement on their licence.
The government's consultation cites research from the Institute of Advanced Motorists, which suggested that 9% of drivers regularly take "selfies" while driving.
Its director of policy and research, Neil Greig, said: "For many, smartphone use has become an addiction that we can only start to cure through some form of therapy.
"The IAM does not object to tougher penalties but we do believe that the real deterrent is fear of being caught. That fear can only be increased by increasing the numbers of traffic police on our roads."
The consultation closes on 15 March 2016.
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In their first game since coming third at the World Cup, the Lionesses picked up where they left off in Canada, thrashing the Group Seven outsiders.
Arsenal forward Carter opened the scoring in the second minute, with Jo Potter doubling the lead minutes later following good work from Jess Clarke.
Fran Kirby netted twice, either side of Jill Scott's side-footed effort and Isobel Christiansen's impressive strike from 25 yards out.
Carter then added another two goals late on to wrap up an impressive win for England.
With a number of players rested and others, such as Lucy Bronze and Toni Duggan, injured, this was a relatively new-look England squad, with only 11 members of the World Cup party making the trip to Estonia.
Captain Steph Houghton and Potter were the only players who started in the bronze-medal match against Germany to make the starting XI, but the new and recalled players did not disappoint.
Debuts for Carter and Christiansen paid off, with the pair scoring four goals between them against an Estonia side ranked 77th in the world - the lowest of the five teams in Group Seven.
Clarke also produced a fine display of forward play, switching between the flanks with ease and creating several goals in the process.
England finished the World Cup full of confidence and they brought plenty of that belief in to this game, which bodes well for the rest of the qualifying campaign.
Judging by this performance, making the 2017 tournament in the Netherlands should be routine for England.
With Estonia ranked 72 places below them in the Fifa rankings, it was always unlikely that England would struggle against the Baltic country but their display of power and attacking threat showed why they are strong favourites to top a group which also features Serbia, Belgium and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
For manager Mark Sampson, the nature of his side's dominance provides plenty of positive selection dilemmas, with so many other proven players who did not feature in Estonia available to him.
Their next qualifier is against 71st-ranked Bosnia-Herzegovina on 29 November, so England - the third-highest ranked European team in the world behind Germany and France - will expect to have a maximum six points from their two matches heading into a six-month break between competitive fixtures.
England manager Mark Sampson: "We produced a good performance, we were balanced and controlled and we scored some good goals.
"It's always hard after a tournament to move away from those hangovers and we brought in some new faces to bring in some enthusiasm.
"You have to focus on the short term and getting three points, which we did, but we want to make sure that come June 2017 we're still going to be competitive."
Danielle Carter, scorer of a debut hat-trick: "I couldn't have dreamt of a better ending to that game on my first cap.
"It's just unbelievable - I can't put into words what it felt like.
"I'm definitely going home with the match ball. I'm going to get it signed and framed."
Former Leeds forward Lucy Ward: "This is an evolving team and new players have been introduced. That team selection has been justified. People shouldn't be guaranteed a place in the England team and that is the case now. Estonia are 20 years behind where England are. They had structure but they just didn't have the quality England had."
England have a chance to repeat the most impressive result in their history - the extra-time win over Germany in the third-place play-off at the World Cup - when they travel to Duisburg for a friendly on 26 November. That match comes three days before that next Euro qualifier against Bosnia-Herzegovina at Ashton Gate.
Estonia: Laar, Raadik, Paulus, Loo, Palmaru, Aarna, Bannikova (Toom 75), Zlidnis, Vals, Ounpuu (C), Lepik.
Substitutes not used: Hoop, Pello, Himanen, Lambin, Kallas, Rosen.
England: (3-4-1-2): Telford, Turner, Houghton (C), Stokes, Davison (White 78), J. Scott (Aluko 68), Potter, Kirby, Christiansen, Carter, Clarke (Stoney 90+2).
Substitutes not used: Bassett, Bardsley, Flaherty, Greenwood.
Attendance: 1,342
The Belfast Telegraph's exclusive about a boy who battled a brain condition, and was injured in a petrol bomb attack in Newtownabbey dominates its front page.
Speaking to the paper, the boy's mother, Danielle Thompson, explains his surgery scars were scorched by flames when the family were trying to flee their home.
She says the fire caught four-year-old Cruz's head, causing scars from one of three life-saving operations to erupt in blisters.
The Irish News goes big on a claim that five Orange Halls have been awarded grants under a controversial Stormont scheme after applying as cultural, educational or historical societies.
The paper attributes the details to the Department for Communities and says details provided by them show a pledge of £104,000 for upgrades to the halls.
The scheme has been criticised by nationalists after it emerged that dozens of loyal order and band halls were offered grants of up to £25,000.
Last week, the Irish News reported the department had also promised £25,000 to the County Antrim based Randalstown Ulster Scots Cultural Society, but the address given for the group, Number 10 Portglenone Road, Randalstown, was not listed on Royal Mail's "postal address file".
Inside, the Irish News carries a story about a County Tyrone boy who is fighting life-threatening epilepsy in the United States.
It reports Billy Caldwell, 11, is recovering after being placed in an induced coma in Los Angeles.
Cannabis oil - an illegal form of treatment in the UK - is being used by medical professionals to help lessen Billy's symptoms, the paper reports.
The Irish News also dedicates a double-page spread to reaction to President Trump's travel ban, detailing demonstrations held across the UK on Monday.
It reports growing pressure on Theresa May to say whether she was aware of Donald Trump's plans during her American visit.
The News Letter reports that a prosecution decision on a man whose palm print was allegedly found on a getaway vehicle used in the Kingsmills massacre is set to be announced within two weeks.
It says the Public Prosecution Service had written to Coroner Brian Sherrard to inform him that a decision on whether a case will be taken against the suspect is imminent.
The already long-delayed inquest into the murders of 10 Protestant workmen killed in rural south Armagh in 1976 was again put on hold last year with the dramatic announcement that detectives had apparently matched the palm print to an individual.
The visitors scored 595 in the first innings but were bowled out cheaply in the second before New Zealand chased down a 217-run target to win.
It meant Bangladesh broke a 123-year record for the highest total made by a losing side in a Test.
An unbeaten century from captain Kane Williamson and 60 from Ross Taylor led New Zealand to a seven-wicket victory.
Bangladesh had earlier been bowled out for 160-9 - captain Mushfiqur Rahim was taken to hospital for checks after being struck on the head by a bouncer and retired hurt.
Mushfiqur, who hit 159 in the first innings, had scored 13 in the second innings when he was hit on the helmet by a Tim Southee delivery.
New Zealand lost both openers before Williamson and Taylor's third-wicket stand of 163 secured victory.
"To bounce back and achieve that was brilliant," Williamson said.
Mushfiqur, who confirmed he was fine after being struck on the helmet, added: "Probably we let ourselves down in the bowling department."
Australia previously held the record for the highest first-innings total by a losing side, with 586 against England in Sydney in 1894 before being beaten by 10 runs.
Mashrou' Leila was told earlier this week that it could not perform in Amman on Friday evening because its songs "contradicted" religious beliefs.
But late on Thursday, Amman's governor said authorities no longer objected.
Mashrou' Leila welcomed the decision, but complained that it had been told too late for the concert to take place.
The ban had sparked criticism of Jordan, one of the region's most liberal countries.
In a post on their Facebook page, the five members of Mashrou' Leila said they wanted to thank artists, musicians, intellectuals and civil society activists from Jordan and elsewhere for "standing with us".
They said had been "shocked" when Jordanian interior ministry officials and religious figures stated that their music contradicted Islam, Christianity, and the values of Jordanian society.
"What we see here is superficial cultural criticism, simple, reductive, and basing itself on the extraction of certain words from their structural context within their songs, and then from their figurative framework as metaphors," they added.
"The critic then offers a simplistic analysis of the song, stripping the writer from his freedom to use metaphor within the texts, to conclude that the writer is a satanist."
The band members said they wanted to "congratulate" Amman governor Khalid Abu Zeid on sending them a letter of approval from the interior ministry, but regretted it came "too late" for the concert to go ahead.
Tarik Hassane, 22, sent his friends a photograph of himself holding a handgun and a book about Osama Bin Laden, his trial at the Old Bailey was told.
After his arrest in 2014, he denied he supported so-called Islamic State.
Mr Hassane and three co-defendants, all from west London, deny conspiracy to murder and preparing terrorist acts.
In a handwritten statement, Mr Hassane told police officers "any foolish posing on my part was just that and not in any way criminal".
The jury was also shown photographs of Mr Hassane and his three co-defendants Nathan Cuffy, 26, Nyall Hamlett, 25, and Suhaib Majeed, 21, being followed during a five-week surveillance operation.
Prosecutors claim the images show how a Russian-made pistol, silencer and bullets were passed between some of the accused men and were later thrown out of a bedroom window when police moved in to make arrests.
The court has heard how Mr Hassane - who is accused of pledging his allegiance to IS during his time studying in Sudan - is said to have carried out online reconnaissance of targets at Shepherd's Bush police station and the Parachute Regiment Territorial Army Barracks at White City.
In social media chats with his friend Mr Majeed, Mr Hassane used coded language, telling the physics undergraduate to get a gun and an untraceable moped for an attack, prosecutors claim.
The jury was shown photographs taken by surveillance officers in early September 2014 in which it is claimed Mr Majeed can be seen on his laptop in Regent's Park carrying out secret online conversations.
Photographs taken on 23 September are alleged to show how the men acquired a firearm for the attack.
Two of the accused men - Mr Cuffy and Mr Hamlett - can be seen shaking hands in the street.
Mr Cuffy has admitted transferring a prohibited firearm but denies conspiracy to murder and preparing terrorist acts.
The surveillance shots show that an hour later Mr Hamlett met Mr Majeed when, according to the prosecution, he passed the weapon on to him.
The following day officers raided Mr Majeed's flat where they saw the Baikal pistol, the silencer and the ammunition being thrown out of an upstairs bedroom window.
In a statement, Mr Majeed told police he did not agree with a religious ruling or fatwa issued by IS calling for attacks on civilians in the West.
He said: "I believe these views are against the teachings of Islam."
Mr Hassane was arrested after returning to London from Sudan the following month.
He told police "I am in total disagreement with Isis [another name for IS]... I have been involved in no terrorist activity anywhere."
He said the coded conversations on social media were about buying trainers, not guns.
The trial continues.
The 46-year-old walked into a team and a Football Association in turmoil following the hasty departure of predecessor Sam Allardyce after just 67 days, one game and conduct regarded as unbecoming for his position.
Southgate was never going to apply a quick fix, and how it showed as England leaned heavily on the brilliance of goalkeeper Joe Hart and large slices of luck to scrape a 0-0 draw in the World Cup 2018 qualifier in Ljubljana.
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The FA will not consider the next step in its succession plan until after England's next qualifier against Scotland at Wembley on 11 November and the home friendly against Spain four days later.
This gives Southgate the opportunity to get the big result he needs so momentum can gather in his favour after two colourless, largely disappointing displays in the 2-0 home win over Malta and the draw in Slovenia.
Southgate - highly regarded within the FA for his work with England Under-21s - has looked and sounded the part. If the FA was searching for someone to restore dignity after the turbulence surrounding Allardyce's departure, he is the perfect fit.
The former England defender has been impressive in all aspects off the pitch since taking interim charge.
He has handled himself in the calm, assured manner for which he is known. He took the ruthless decision to drop captain Wayne Rooney, a player he figured alongside for England and someone he spoke glowingly about before leaving him on the sidelines in Slovenia.
And he was also impressive as he sat alongside Rooney in Ljubljana after making that landmark decision the night before the game, dealing with the inevitable inquest with a mixture of sensitivity and authority.
In this part of the equation he secures full marks - where work still needs to be done is in the more important area of performances and results.
The Malta victory was job done, albeit in an attritional manner against a team intent on avoiding a thrashing, while Slovenia was more a case of 'welcome to the real world' as England struggled to find any rhythm or purpose against a team ranked 67th in the world alongside Burkina Faso.
Southgate - who has made it clear he wants the job full-time, after suggesting in September he was not ready - joked he was heading off for a long sleep.
But he will soon be looking ahead to these next two games - and the increasing likelihood that the meeting with Scotland, on the skids after a 3-0 loss in Slovakia, will be pivotal to his chances of succeeding Allardyce permanently.
One phrase stuck out a mile in Southgate's post-match analysis, as he said he has "inherited a mess".
Did he? Should England fans actually expect no more than they have seen in two performances lacking in spark and inspiration against Malta and Slovenia?
Southgate is correct to suggest he was parachuted into turmoil after Allardyce's hasty departure for non-footballing misdemeanours. The whole matter hit the FA like a thunderbolt, although it deserves credit for dealing with it promptly and decisively.
And no-one can seriously suggest he took over an England side in full bloom after the humiliation and shock of the exit at the hands of minnows Iceland in the last 16 of Euro 2016, a result that was a national embarrassment and prompted the instant resignation of manager Roy Hodgson.
The brave new era under Allardyce was hardly ushered in with a blaze of glory either as England only defeated 10-man Slovakia with a 95th-minute goal from Adam Lallana.
There has to be a realism about what Southgate has walked into. He is in charge of a side that was made grimly aware of its place in the world order in France - and he played no part in that.
Southgate did, however, have two eminently winnable matches to start with and, while four points keeps them top of Group F, the draw in Slovenia was the first qualifier of any kind England have not won in three years, halting a run of 14 successive victories.
He also has a squad that has talent, certainly enough to be producing better than what was on offer on Tuesday.
So yes, to a degree Southgate is correct to suggest he inherited a mess - but equally England have also been sorely lacking in fresh inspiration.
Southgate has plenty of factors in his favour - not least a shortage of alternative candidates beating a path to the FA's door.
He is the man in possession, the man with the chance to produce the results to make the job his. He will, though, have to produce better than has been seen so far and will need to nail down the second part of this four-game trial run against Scotland and Spain.
The FA will make their next move then, which again emphasises the importance of the forthcoming games for Southgate.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger would surely be high on any FA wish list but his future is, as yet, imponderable.
He is out of contract with the Gunners at the end of the season but a new contract is on the table at Emirates Stadium and there is no guarantee a long game of patience by the FA will be rewarded.
Steve Bruce was interviewed in the summer but he is the new Aston Villa manager, which leaves Bournemouth's Eddie Howe as the other main contender.
The England job is still Southgate's to lose - but he needs at least one big result to score the win.
England's old problems were in evidence again in Slovenia. Possession was conceded carelessly, almost fatally in the case of Eric Dier and fellow midfielder Jordan Henderson when they played blind backpasses to Josip Ilicic.
Too often the back and front of the team seemed unrelated to each other, England were short of ideas and there was a grim echo of the Euros and Iceland in both halves when they were gripped by a sense of panic under pressure.
It was only thanks to the magnificent Joe Hart that they escaped, and there was little of the bravery that was Southgate's mantra for this latest England incarnation.
Winger Theo Walcott, such an enigma, was disappointing once more and substituted, while striker Daniel Sturridge also went into his shell and it was no surprise when he was taken off.
Southgate must now seriously study how he can get the fearlessness and pace of Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford into the team and it will be intriguing to see how he answers the Rooney question when it comes around again against Scotland.
He has to be given time - two games is a managerial career in its infancy - and it is unfair to expect Southgate to start providing every answer in such a short space of time.
England drew a game they could easily have lost. They stay undefeated and top of their group with a respectable haul of seven points from their first three games, with a remaining programme that hardly looks taxing.
On the pitch, goalkeeper Hart looked more like the man who was world-class for so long, not the agitated, nervous figure who made such high-profile errors against Wales and Iceland at Euro 2016.
Hart looked much calmer, moving around his team-mates near the halfway line and offering advice during a break in second-half play - and advancing out of goal to keep Jesse Lingard out of trouble in the dying seconds.
And in John Stones, Southgate has a rapidly maturing central defender he can start to build England around.
For perspective, England are doing just as well as France and Sweden in their group and better than the Netherlands and Euro 2016 winners Portugal. Spain also have seven points from their opening three games.
Small crumbs of comfort those - but Southgate will take them after a trying 90 minutes in Ljubljana.
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Scientists have long been experimenting with the 3D printing of cells and blood vessels, building up tissue structure layer by layer with artificial cells.
But the synthetically engineered cells often die before the tissue is formed.
The technology, in which a 3D printer uses sugar as its building material, could one day be used for transplants.
The study appears in the journal Nature Materials.
Dr Jordan Miller from the lab of the lead scientist, Dr Christopher Chen, at the University of Pennsylvania, told BBC News: "The big challenge in understanding how to grow large artificial tissue is how to keep all the cells alive in these engineered tissues, because when you put a lot of cells together, they end up taking nutrients and oxygen from neighbouring cells and end up suffocating and dying."
The body's cardiovascular system - blood vessels - solves this issue with natural cells and tissues.
So a group of scientists from the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) decided to build a synthetic vascular system that would serve the same purpose - by creating a place where the future artificial blood vessels would be located.
Dr Miller's colleague Prof Sangeeta Bhatia, from MIT, said that the technique was similar to creating the shape of a vase in wax, surrounding it with molten metal and then melting the wax away.
But instead of wax, the team used sugar.
"So far, it's been difficult to make organs big enough so that they could provide useful function - and if you implant any tissue thicker than about a millimetre, we can't provide it enough nutrients without also engineering blood vessels into the tissue," said Prof Bhatia.
"We created a network of places that we wish vessels to grow into, so they would become piping into the tissue, and we printed those in 3D out of sugar.
"Sugar is a very nice material that can be dissolved away in the presence of living tissue, it's very friendly to biological tissue.
"We then surrounded the network with the cells that we would like to be fed by the blood vessels when the tissue is implanted - and once we have this structure of pipes-to-be and tissue, we dissolve away the sugar using water."
Although the researches did not do any implantation, they said they had wanted to demonstrate that it was possible to build the thicker tissue that could be fed by this network of pipes - and this way, to create a full organ in future.
"We showed that you can use a 3D printer to print an arbitrary network of vessels for any tissue shape or any network of blood vessels, and then surround them with cells that you would like to create the organ out of," said Prof Bhatia.
"We tried to make a liver, so we surrounded them with liver cells, but one could do it with any other tissue."
Prof Martin Birchall, a surgeon scientist at University College London, said the research answered "a lot of fundamental problems in tissue engineering."
"The idea of 3D printing has been around for several years, and certainly it is possible to print virtually anything," he said.
"You can use biomaterials, cells or a combination these, and this group of scientists has correctly identified that the sticking point in all this is going to be vascularity - blood vessels - making sure that you've got sufficient nutrients going in and waste coming out of something that otherwise is going to be a solid block of stuff.
"And if you're going to build something like a kidney, you're going to need that.
"I'm fascinated by their proposals, they're quite a way from clinic yet, the next step is going to be testing it on animals, but it is certainly very exciting."
In My Mother and Other Strangers, the peace of a small Tyrone parish is disturbed when an American airbase opens nearby.
The five-part series is set in the forties and was written by well-known musician and screenwriter Barry Devlin.
"It's like a big spaceship floating into this rural place," he said.
"It's set in a parish called Moybeg, which might or might not be something to do with a real parish called Ardboe.
"In 1942 this enormous airbase was dropped right into the middle of it, which let all of these exotic creatures with ray-bans and proper uniforms out into the parish."
The series stars Hattie Morahan as Rose Coyne and Owen McDonnell as her husband Michael.
However, Hattie falls in love with the American Captain Ronald Dreyfuss, played by Aaron Staton, best known for his role as Ken Cosgrove in Mad Men.
According to Staton, playing Dreyfuss meant learning more about his own grandfather, who fought in the battle of the Bulge in 1944.
"I've always been very proud of his service and it made me think about my grandfather although his experience was probably very different," he said.
"But it certainly made me wonder about what he saw.
"This actually happened, these bases in Northern Ireland.
"You've got these kids who've left home to possibly go off and die, and they're coming and disturbing what was a peaceful community.
"They feel at times entitled to a bit of fun as part of their service, but it's disrupting what would have been a quiet parish.
"It's my character's position to try to help these two worlds understand one another."
The character Rose is English, although she has lived in Moybeg for nearly two decades since marrying Michael.
According to Barry Devlin, that means she also has to confront different attitudes to the war and the Americans from some of the other villagers.
"There's a certain amount of resistance to the Americans coming in," he said.
"Some of that is just the kind of envy young men who don't have much money feel for young men who do.
"That's a kind of a volatile and potent mix."
Devlin has previous written episodes of hit series like The Darling Buds of May and Ballykissangel.
Did he have to change elements of Northern Irish life for a UK audience?
"It is a universal story but it's also very unique and is about a particular place," he said.
"I'm hoping that people will become part of Moybeg rather than Moybeg trying to simplify itself.
"I've slightly modified the language, but the quirks and uniqueness of a parish is something I've celebrated."
The BBC Northern Ireland production was filmed in early 2016, in locations around Strangford Lough.
For Aaron Staton it meant some time to enjoy Northern Ireland with his family when he was not working.
"I think it's maybe the most beautiful place that we've ever seen," he said.
"We went up to the Giant's Causeway and we drove down the coast.
"The people were refreshingly sweet and direct too."
'My Mother and Other Strangers' begins on Sunday 13 November at 21:00 GMT on BBC One
Thousands, dressed in black, waited to enter to sign a book of condolences at the palace in central Bangkok.
Free buses were laid on to transport mourners from rural areas.
A regent will stand in until the late king's son, Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, accedes to the throne.
Prince Vajiralongkorn has asked for a delay while he grieves for his father, who at 88 was the world's longest-reigning monarch.
Speaking on state television late on Friday, Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam said the head of Thailand's privy council - currently former Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda - would be regent.
"The situation will not be used for long," Mr Wissanu said.
The crown prince and Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn were among those who paid their respects at the palace.
On Friday, the king's body was transported in a convoy to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in the Grand Palace from the hospital where he died. Cremation is not expected for several months.
Large crowds of mourners lined the streets, many weeping, as the convoy passed. Millions more watched on TV.
Flags are to fly at half-mast for the next 30 days and official mourning will last a year.
People have been asked to wear black, and avoid "joyful events" during this period.
King Bhumibol earned the devotion of Thais for his efforts to help the rural poor and was also seen as a stabilising figure in a country often wracked by political turmoil. Thailand remains under military rule following a coup in 2014.
But critics argued he had endorsed military takeovers and sometimes failed to speak out against human rights abuses.
The crown prince, who is 64, spends much of his time overseas and is much less well known to Thais.
Profile: Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn
Strict lese-majeste laws protect the most senior members of Thailand's royal family from insult or threat. Public discussion of the succession can be punishable by lengthy jail terms.
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The 22-year-old from Bristol was shot during an insurgent attack in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand Province, on 14 August.
He later died in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, on Friday.
The father of one joined the Army in 2009 and deployed to Afghanistan for the first time on April 5 this year.
His family said: "Karl was one in a million. He was a proud and caring man who took pride in whatever he did.
"The family are obviously devastated. Karl was the light of many lives and touched all who knew him.
"He will be especially missed by his baby daughter Grace, who has lost her number one man."
Lieutenant Colonel James Bowder, Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, described Guardsman Whittle as "one of our very best. A great soldier and a young man of rare character, he was destined to go a very long way in the Army.
"Big, strong and full of fight, he battled hard against his injuries right to the very end. His loss has been keenly felt in a close Battalion, and our prayers are with his family at this most difficult of times."
He added: "I am immensely proud of what Guardsman Whittle achieved out here in Afghanistan and more broadly during his military career.
"He was utterly committed to his fellow guardsmen, his company and the mission. He will never be forgotten by either the battalion or the broader regimental family."
After completing his combat training, Guardsman Whittle spent time conducting public duties at the Royal Palaces and taking part in state ceremonial tasks with Nijmegen Company, Grenadier Guards.
In August 2011, he joined 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards as part of Three Platoon, The Queen's Company, and later deployed to Afghanistan.
A statement from the Ministry of Defence said: "Guardsman Whittle was one of the leading lights of his Company.
"He was compassionate, selfless and, despite his comparative inexperience, a figure others would turn to in the face of adversity."
It also described him as "a soldier whose presence inspired confidence in all who were fortunate enough to know and work with him."
His death brings the number of UK military deaths in the Afghanistan operation, since 2001, to 426.
The 60-year-old woman was appealing against the UK regulator's refusal to allow her to take her only child's eggs to a US clinic.
Her daughter, who died in 2011, was said to have asked her mother to carry her babies.
The mother lost a High Court case last year.
She was subsequently granted permission to challenge the decision at the Court of Appeal in London, before a panel of three judges.
The UK fertility regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), said, in 2014, that the daughter's eggs could not be released from storage in London because she had not given her full written consent before she had died from bowel cancer at the age of 28.
But, in the latest legal proceedings, lawyers acting for the mother told the judges she wanted to fulfil her daughter's wishes to carry a child created from her frozen eggs and "raise that child".
The mother's wish is to take the eggs to a clinic in New York to be used with donor sperm.
Jenni Richards QC said that if the judges did not overturn the High Court's ruling, the "inevitable" consequence would be that the eggs "will simply be allowed to perish".
Ms Richards argued that there was "clear evidence" of what the daughter, known only as 'A', wanted to happen to her eggs after she died, and that "all available evidence" showed she wanted her mother "to have her child after death".
The appeal was opposed by the HFEA, which said it had great sympathy for the parents of the dead daughter, known only as Mr and Mrs M.
The HFEA said: "The law requires us to consider whether there is sufficient evidence of informed consent. After looking at the matter in great detail we decided that there wasn't, a decision which was supported by the High Court last September.
"Today's judgment by the Court of Appeal reaffirms the need for informed consent but concludes that there is sufficient evidence of Mr and Mrs M's daughter's true wishes."
The HFEA said it would now reconsider the case as soon as possible.
Indian mangoes, often sold by the box-load, will be banned from Thursday by the commission because plant pests could threaten European salad crops.
The UK reportedly imports nearly 16 million mangoes each year, worth £6m.
Monica Bhandari, from wholesalers Fruity Fresh, said there were other options to tackle the pests and called for an "urgent" reversal of the ban.
She told BBC Radio 4's The World at One programme that Australia, New Zealand and Japan dealt with the problem using vapour heat treatment and the EU should do the same.
In an e-petition on the UK government's website she said: "For many growers and exporters in India the ban means the end of their business. Growing for the season has commenced and so vast quantities of mangoes will be destroyed."
The European Commission said the unanimous vote to bring in the ban followed "significant shortcomings" in the certification system of such products exported to the EU.
It said "there was a high number of such consignments being intercepted at arrival in the EU with quarantine pests, mainly insects, like non-European fruit flies".
The EC says such pests were found in 207 consignments of fruits and vegetables from India imported into the EU in 2013.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the pests posed no risk to public health but insects such as the tobacco whitefly, which can carry over 100 harmful viruses, could threaten tomato and cucumber crops.
Environment Minister Lord de Mauley said: "India is a key trading partner and these temporary restrictions affect a tiny percentage of the successful business we conduct with them.
"We are working closely with our Indian and European counterparts to resolve the issue and resume trade in these select products as soon as possible."
A Defra statement said: "The products banned can be sourced from other nations and will have minimal impacts on our supply."
The move, approved by a 127-31 vote in the lower house (Dáil), would authorise a termination when doctors deem that a woman is at risk of taking her life. It needs upper house endorsement, too.
The vote follows the case of an Indian woman who died in hospital after she was refused an abortion.
The debate revealed deep splits in the predominantly Catholic country.
Opponents say the bill could lead to more widespread abortion.
Anti-abortion campaigners say that the bill will allow the intentional killing of the unborn for the first time in the Republic of Ireland.
For them, it is not just a religious but a human rights issue as they believe that in any pregnancy the mother and foetus have equal rights to life.
Others argue the bill is too limited as it does not allow for terminations in cases of rape or incest, or when there is a foetal abnormality.
Nor does it allow for termination when the foetus cannot survive outside the womb.
Members of parliament (TDs) backed the proposal shortly after midnight, after two hotly debated sessions.
Those who support access to abortion say the bill ignores the fact that, on average, 11 women leave the country every day for an abortion in Britain.
Since a Supreme Court ruling in 1992, known as the X case, abortion has been constitutionally available when a woman's life, as distinct from her health, is at risk from the continued pregnancy.
X was a suicidal 14-year-old schoolgirl who had been raped by a neighbour and was initially prevented from leaving the country for an abortion in Britain.
Since then, the credible threat of suicide is, constitutionally, regarded as grounds for a termination.
But in the intervening years, until now, no government has introduced legislation to give doctors legal certainty on when an abortion can be carried out.
And that uncertainty provided part of the context for the Savita Halappanavar case.
She was a 31-year-old Indian dentist who was admitted to hospital in Galway in October 2012 while miscarrying.
She died a week later from septicaemia.
Her request for an abortion was turned down.
Her inquest heard that she could not get a termination at the time because her life was not in danger but, by the time her life was at risk, an abortion would have been too late to save her.
The Fine Gael-Labour coalition government says its proposed legislation will bring the law and constitution into line.
There have been consequences for TDs who did not support the changes proposed.
Fine Gael Junior Minister of State for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton, voted against the government on the amendment. As a result, she was automatically expelled from the party.
She said she felt "deeply and strongly" that aspects of the bill were based on "flawed logic and absolutely zero medical evidence".
Last week, four other Fine Gael TDs, were removed from the party after they voted against the bill's first reading in the Dáil.
Sinn Féin TD Peadar Toibín also chose to vote against the amendment, which was supported by his party.
In a statement, Sinn Féin said all of its TDs had been "mandated" to vote for the legislation.
"The decision this evening by Peadar Toibín TD to vote against the Sinn Féin position is a serious breach of party rules," said Sinn Féin's party whip in the Dáil, Aengus Ó Snodaigh.
"As a consequence Peadar Toibín has been suspended from Sinn Féin for six months with immediate effect."
The 24-year-old initially joined Lille on loan last year before signing a permanent deal until 2020 in May.
His future was in doubt last month when he learned he was no longer required by new Lille coach Marcelo Bielsa.
Despite interest from several clubs, Sliti opted to join Dijon, who have the option to sign him on a permanent deal when his loan expires next year.
"It's true I received some offers but there are a lot of things that motivated me to come to Dijon," Sliti told the club official website.
"The first, and most importantly, is that the coach called me.
"It's a crucial year for me with the World Cup in mind, so it's important to feel confident and see that the coach is counting on you.
"I checked on the club, and I had very good feedback. A healthy atmosphere prevails within the club. It's like a family. I am very happy to be part of this family."
In his sole campaign in the top flight, Sliti played 18 games for Lille last season, scoring once.
"I had a somewhat mixed year, but honestly, that served me well for experience," said Sliti.
"I learned a lot, and today I can tell you that I am really happy and I look forward to playing football again.
"I think that here is the ideal place to find this football pleasure and I cannot wait to meet my new teammates."
Sliti, who began his career with Sedan before moving to Paris FC in 2013, has won 12 caps for his country and scored three goals.
He represented his country at the 2017 African Cup of Nations - where he played all four matches as Tunisia exited the tournament in the quarter-finals.
Speaking to Newsbeat, Arg said his flight had been delayed and got so drunk because he started drinking "relatively early".
Despite it being "embarrassing and cringey", he says the beauty of Towie is "we're people with normal lives."
But Arg says being on the show meant his story went public, whereas for other people it's "just a memory."
We don't know how much of the incident he remembers, but there were plenty of witnesses to remind him.
He was seen being helped off the plane and in to a shuttle-bus with vomit smeared on his unbuttoned shirt.
"I'm sure most people have got pissed and got a bit sick or got drunk on a plane, but if I do it I get caught," he said.
Just weeks earlier Arg had sparked a man hunt after his mum reported him missing.
He didn't turn up at Gatwick airport to meet his agent and explained to Newsbeat how he came to be labelled as missing.
"I went to wrong airport and then I tried to get back to the other one, when I realised I wasn't going to make it I checked in to hotel.
"I had no battery [on my phone], so my manager's waiting, my mum and dad think I've left on another flight and no-one knows where I actually am."
He was out of contact with the world for 26 hours and when he woke, the cleaner told him he was a missing person.
"I asked to borrow a charger and then I turn my phone on and saw the hashtag '#prayforarg'.
Again, he admitted being embarrassed but said it was "one of those things".
And what about his pal and former TOWIE cast-member Mark Wright appearing on Strictly Come Dancing?
"Dancing doesn't come naturally to Mark - he hasn't got the greatest rhythm or moves but he's a trier."
And Arg said he's "definitely" going to watch a live show after being "surprised" by the quality of his first routine.
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The family of Clive Colling - who disappeared from Bideford - has said that, subject to formal identification, he was found in the Torridge River on Friday.
A Facebook post said:"After 104 days nature finally gave him up."
Step-daughter Sally Hewins wrote: "Thank you to the locals for their thoughts, efforts and kindness."
She added: "He was found in the Torridge River by canoeists and I thank them for their bravery yesterday, along with the RNLI for the ultimate recovery and the police for their sensitivity."
The family held a candle-lit vigil for Mr Colling in Bideford on Friday evening.
Devon and Cornwall Police said formal identification would "confirm" the body's identity and "next of kin have been informed at this sensitive time".
The court in Ahmedabad, 2,200km (1,400 miles) from Kolkata where the monk is now, rejected the request and told him to appear next month.
The monk says he cannot use a vehicle as he has renounced the world.
He is charged with forging a government document to say recruitment of children into Jain monastic orders was legal.
Acharya Kirti Yashurishwarji Maharaj, who is 60, had told the court that he cannot walk more than 10-12 km a day because of a spinal injury and old age, the Times of India newspaper reported.
He had also promised the court that his absence would not hinder proceedings.
However the court not only rejected the request, it also issued a fresh warrant against him.
The practice of inducting children as monks or "bal diksha" is common among Jains, especially those in India's western state of Gujarat, where children as young as eight are inducted as monks.
Mr Maharaj was taken to court by Ahmedabad-based activist Jasmin Shah, who accused him of forgery and misleading the Jain the community.
Her lawyer Nitin Gandhi told BBC Hindi that his client had been able to prove that Mr Maharaj had forged an official gazette notification from the government of India, to say that "bal diksha" was legal.
Earlier this month the Gujarat High Court urged the state government to do more to curb the practice.
India is home to around four million Jains, many of whom live in Gujarat and neighbouring Rajasthan.
Army spokesman Colonel SD Goswami said army and air force rescue teams helped by dogs were looking for the troops.
The avalanche hit the high-altitude military post on the northern side of the glacier early on Wednesday morning.
Siachen, known as the world's highest battlefield, is patrolled by troops from both India and Pakistan, who dispute the region's sovereignty.
Four Indian soldiers were killed by an avalanche in the same area last month.
More soldiers have died from harsh weather on the glacier than in combat since India seized control of it in 1984, narrowly pipping Pakistan. Soldiers have been deployed at heights of up to 22,000 ft (6,700m) above sea level.
The neighbours have failed to demilitarise the Siachen glacier despite several rounds of peace talks.
East Lindsey District Council wants to hand the So Festival, Embassy Theatre in Skegness and Meridian Leisure Centre in Louth to a charitable trust.
Officials said this would allow the facilities to access new funding.
It would also save the authority at least £1m over five years without major job losses, they added.
The council has seen a £1.9m (13.9%) cut in central government funding this financial year, on top of £1.2m the previous year.
It said the Meridian Leisure Centre, which only opened in 2010, currently required a £250,000 annual subsidy.
About £350,000 is spent on its events programme, which includes the So Festival.
Councillor Adam Grist is in charge of culture, leisure and tourism at the authority and insisted action had to be taken.
"Looking at this the status quo is not an option, we can't just stand still and hope this problem goes away," he said.
"Every service will be carefully scrutinised and we think, by being proactive and taking this step, we are protecting the services we offer at the moment."
As well as access to grants, charitable status would bring business rate and VAT relief.
Mr Grist explained the proposals were for the council to pay the trust a management fee, which would decrease over time.
The authority would have members on the trust's board, would retain ownership of the buildings and also insist on guarantees for employees' pay and conditions.
The plans will go before the full council next month.
The singer came on as Frozen's snowman Olaf to sing her song 'Style' during the final concert of her American tour.
She even had reindeer dancers.
Taylor then surprised fans by bringing on actress Idina Menzel, the voice of Elsa, to sing Let It Go with her.
"I just wish that Idina Menzel was here, dressed as Elsa to sing Let It Go," Taylor teased the audience.
"It's a good thing she is!"
Getting her friends on for a duet has become a bit of a thing for Taylor during her concerts.
She's been joined by dozens of celebrity mates including Ellie Goulding, Selena Gomez and Justin Timberlake.
Fell walkers had to navigate across a 20m-wide quagmire to reach the top of Walla Crag above Keswick.
Now a mystery £10,000 donation has enabled the Lake District National Park Authority to fix the path to the 1,000ft (305m) summit.
Ranger Richard Fox said he was "not surprised" somebody wanted to put right a "troublesome blot" on the landscape.
Rangers used ancient techniques to fix the route - by rearranging the naturally occurring soils, in this case boulder clay deposited 10,000 years ago by retreating glaciers, the top soil became hard-wearing, leaving a natural dry route.
Mr Fox said: "The path at this point was 10 times wider than it needed to be, a really horrible area of ever-spreading wet bog which people had to plough through.
"This is a well-loved and much-used route, particularly for those living and staying in Keswick.
"I can imagine that someone who really loves the place wanted to make a real difference to all those who walk here by removing an unsightly and boggy obstacle."
Mr Fox said the work could not have been carried out without the "generosity" of the mystery donor.
About 900 people live in 300 apartments in the Longboat Quay complex in Dublin's docklands.
It was built by developer Bernard McNamara in 2006, with buyers paying as much as 750,000 euro (£550,000) for the properties.
But serious fire safety deficiencies were uncovered last year.
Dublin Docklands Development Authority, the nominal landlord, has so far paid 1m euro (£735,000) to fix the fire alarm system.
But further work is required to upgrade fire walls and smoke vents at a cost of 4m euro.
The docklands authority insists that is the responsibility of apartment owners as the company used by Mr NcNamara has gone into receivership.
The owners have been told they have to pay between 9,000 euro (£6,600) and 18,000 euro (£13,250) each.
They have said that while they could pay some of the cost, the authority still has responsibility for common areas.
Dublin City Council has warned that the buildings will be evacuated if a timescale for the work is not set out.
Gendsong, Mr McNamara's development company, has gone into liquidation.
Resident Paula Daly said she already pays a mortgage and maintenance fees and is not in a position to pay the money.
She told RTÉ: "We got hit with the news last night that they were looking for everybody to pay.
"I'm in a three bedroom duplex and they're looking for us to pay €18,000.
"I have two children and we both work and I just don't know where we're going to get the money to pay this."
The authority says it needs to save £45m over the next three years due to government cuts.
The city's Moorways swimming pool will have to shut in March if the proposed budget is approved, the leader of the Labour-run council Ranjit Banwait said.
He described the cuts as "tragic".
The proposals will go to consultation before any final decisions are made.
Mr Banwait said the authority needed to make savings of £19m next year along with an additional 90 redundancies.
"It is a budget that no Labour party would be proud of," Mr Banwait said, adding: "We could see potentially (a total of) 200 job losses - we are in a very tragic position.
"The government has swagger about it - we will see another five years of horrendous cuts."
Plans to replace the 33m Moorways pool with a bigger 50m pool have been put on hold.
Mr Banwait said the annual festive lights in the city at Christmas and Diwali, as well as the Darley Park concert, would not go ahead next year unless outside funding was secured.
The budget proposals would also scrap funding for "neighbourhood management" which allows councillors to spend a total of about £1m a year on community projects in their own wards.
The council's deputy Conservative leader, Matthew Holmes, said: "Labour are proposing to totally decimate the ability of councillors and local people to make improvements in their area and support community groups and activities."
Council UKIP leader, Alan Graves, said the party was disappointed the council had failed to cut councillor allowances which are worth a total of £600,000 a year.
Council tax is also expected to rise by 4% in each of the next three years.
Pools had already taken up the option on his previous deal, but have now agreed improved terms with Bates.
The 29-year-old made 35 appearances last season, and only missed three out of 20 games between January and the end of the campaign.
The former Middlesbrough player, who can also operate in midfield, was third in the club's player of the year award.
Aleksandar Vucic said the four-metre (13ft) fence was "not the solution" to migrants entering Hungary from Serbia.
Hungarian authorities announced the plan on Wednesday, saying the wall would run the length of the 175km (109-mile) border between the countries.
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Hungary could not wait for the EU to find a solution to immigration.
Speaking on TV during a visit to Oslo, Mr Vucic said: "I am surprised and shocked. We will discuss this decision with our Hungarian colleagues.
"Building walls is not the solution. Serbia can't be responsible for the situation created by the migrants, we are just a transit country. Is Serbia responsible for the crisis in Syria?"
Mr Vucic said he intended to discuss the move with Serbia's partners in the EU.
There was also criticism from the Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner Nils Muiznieks, who described the planned fence as "ill-advised."
There has been a sharp rise in the number of migrants and asylum seekers entering Hungary in 2015.
The government said about 54,000 migrants entered the country so far this year, compared to 43,000 people in 2014.
Police registered 10,000 people illegally going over the border in January alone.
However, tens of thousands of Hungarians have also been leaving the country.
Kosovo citizens are by far the largest group of asylum seekers in Hungary, data from the EU's Eurostat agency shows.
In January-March 2015 Hungary had 32,810 new asylum applicants, 22,830 of them from Kosovo. Hungary had the second-highest number of applicants in the EU after Germany, which had 73,120.
Kosovo asylum seekers are often treated as economic migrants fleeing poverty, rather than as genuine refugees.
"Immigration is one of the most serious problems facing the European Union today," Mr Szijjarto told a news conference on Wednesday.
"We are talking about a stretch of border 175km long, whose physical closure can happen with a four-metre high fence. The interior minister received an instruction to prepare that."
Mr Szijjarto said that the fence will not contravene any of Hungary's international obligations and that the plan will be prepared by next week.
Critics say the announcement is the latest anti-immigrant rhetoric from the Hungarian government.
A recent government billboard campaign with messages such as "If you come to Hungary, don't take the jobs of Hungarians!" has caused controversy - and prompted the UN to prepare its own billboards highlighting refugees who have successfully integrated into Hungarian society.
The poster campaign is part of the government's efforts to win public support for tough new immigration laws that are expected soon.
Hungarian officials have said that the billboards were part of a voter survey on immigration that was sent to eight million Hungarians.
The immigration questionnaire asked people whether they agreed that immigrants endangered their livelihoods and spread terrorism.
At the moment there are 700 in service. And putting aesthetics to one side, technically there have been problems and now we can reveal there have been more - this time concerning the power steering.
There were reportedly Bikram Yoga levels of heat on the top deck and only recently have Transport for London (TfL) bosses given ground to concerns at City Hall and allowed the installation of opening windows.
There were battery failures meaning some of the hybrid buses had to run on diesel and drivers complained the hybrid system was not powerful enough and it had poor acceleration.
Now, in another embarrassing revelation, I've been told wiring in the power-assisted steering has had to be replaced in 468 of the buses.
It also meant a recall notice being issued by the government's Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA).
It says the recall was as the "power assisted steering may become non-functional".
The replacements were carried out by the manufacturer Wrightbus at London garages between October 2015 and February 2016.
Mike Weston, TfL's director of buses, said: "A fault was found in the electrical wiring of a unit which provides the power assisted steering in one New Routemaster bus in September 2015.
"As is standard practice, Wrightbus informed the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and, as a precaution, decided to replace the unit on the 468 buses which were manufactured with this component, with the fault found on one further bus.
"There was no impact on passenger safety or service, and the precautionary work was completed at no cost to TfL or the taxpayer."
Of course - if we are being generous - problems usually arise on new transport projects at the beginning and end of their operational lives.
But this latest glitch will play straight into the hands of critics who say the whole New Bus for London scheme is nothing more than a rushed vanity project.
And it would have been far more sensible to buy cheaper existing hybrid buses.
The community and religious leaders say they hope to "shine a light" on the Alawites after a long period of secrecy, at what they call "an important moment" in their history.
In the eight-page document, termed a "declaration of identity reform", the Alawites say they represent a third model "of and within Islam".
Those behind the text say Alawites are not members of a branch of Shia Islam - as they have been described in the past by Shia clerics - and that they are committed to "the fight against sectarian strife".
They also make clear that they adhere to "the values of equality, liberty and citizenship", and call for secularism to be the future of Syria, and a system of governance in which Islam, Christianity and all other religions are equal.
And despite Alawites having dominated Syria's government and security services under Mr Assad and his late father Hafez for more than four decades, they stress that the legitimacy of his regime "can only be considered according to the criteria of democracy and fundamental rights".
The Alawites emerged in the 10th Century in neighbouring Iraq.
Little has been confirmed about their beliefs and practices since then because, according to the leaders, they had to be hidden to avoid persecution.
However, most sources say the name "Alawite" refers to their veneration of the first Shia imam, Ali, the son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad.
Alawites are said to share the belief of members of the main branches of Shia Islam, of which Ithna Asharis or Twelvers are the largest group, that Ali was the rightful successor to Muhammad as leader of the Muslim community following his death in 632.
The Alawites purportedly differ from Twelvers in holding that Ali was a manifestation of God - a notion that some members of Syria's Sunni majority consider heretical.
In the document published on Sunday, the Alawite leaders insist that their faith is "solely based on the idea of worshipping God". They add that "the Koran alone is our holy book and a clear reference to our Muslim quality".
While acknowledging that they share some formal religious sources, the leaders stress that Alawism is distinct from Shia Islam, and decline previous legal rulings, or fatwas, by leading Shia clerics that seek to "appropriate the Alawites and consider Alawism an integral part of Shiism or a branch of the latter".
The leaders also acknowledge that Alawites have incorporated elements of other monotheistic religions into their traditions, most notably Judaism and Christianity, but say they should "not be seen as marks of deviation from Islam but as elements that bear witness to our riches and universality".
Speaking on condition of anonymity, two of the leading Syrian Alawites behind the document told the BBC that they were keen to make this statement of identity as many Alawites were being killed because of their faith.
They wanted to make clear, they said, that members of all Islamic sects in Syria were "brothers and sisters" - and that the Alawites "should not be associated with the crimes the regime has committed".
The Alawite leaders added that the future of Syria now lay in the hands of the international community.
Those behind the document said that they hoped it would "liberate" the Alawite community, who made up around 12% of Syria's pre-war population of 24 million, and that their declaration of identity would cut the link or "umbilical cord" between the Alawites and the Assad regime.
The Alawites, they pointed out, existed before the Assad regime, "and will exist after it".
According to Michael Kerr, professor of conflict studies and director of the Institute for Middle Eastern Studies at King's College London, sectarian identity became a primary driver in the civil war in Syria, even though it was not the case at the beginning of the uprising there in 2011.
In the recent book he edited, The Alawis Of Syria, Prof Kerr wrote that Bashar al-Assad "took the strategic decision to facilitate sectarian narratives and counter-narratives and... perhaps intentionally, exposed his community to the reductionist logic of the most extreme Islamist forces".
Prof Kerr concludes that the future of Syria's Alawites "remains inimically linked to the Assad regime; it is hostage to Bashar's realpolitik approach to a zero-sum conflict that transcends Syria's borders, the outcome of which will have great significance for the future power balance in the region".
Of the document itself, he says: "It is very significant that Alawi community leaders have stressed that they are not a branch of Shia Islam but a separate Muslim religious community that is of and within Islam.
"This development marks an important shift from the regime's previous attempts to steer the community closer to Twelver Shia Islam, under Hafez al-Assad after the Cold War, and Bashar's attempts at 'Sunnification' after he inherited the presidency in 2000.
"They seem to be saying that they are an Abrahamic faith, that they want to be treated as such rather than as a minority Shia Islamic sect, and that they want this identity to be accepted and respected in a new secular Syria comprised of other Peoples of the Book."
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Western diplomat who has seen the declaration of identity believes it is significant, and that it matters.
"It's homegrown by the Alawite community inside Syria, and we have seen nothing authentically Alawite of this kind since 1949 and 1971. The language implies a dissociation from Iran and the regime there, but also something that seeks to disconnect the Alawite community from the Assad family," he says.
"If this had come out during darker times, it would have been seen as a plea for mercy, but this is a time of strength for the regime, supported by the Russians, so this is a statement by Alawite leaders that says 'we are who we are'.
"It's an assertion of belonging to Syria, and an assertion of having an equal right to rights and duties within Syria independent of the regime system."
Ian Watkins, 35, of Pontypridd, will appear before Cardiff magistrates on Wednesday.
He is charged with conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a female under 13 and possession/distribution of indecent images of children.
Two women, aged 20 and 24, have been charged with similar offences.
All three have been questioned at Cardiff Bay police station, said South Wales Police.
Senior investigating officer Det Insp Peter Doyle said: "Specially-trained staff are available to speak to anyone with concerns or information regarding this investigation and a dedicated telephone number has been set up.
"I want to encourage anyone who has any concerns or information which they think may be relevant to contact us.
"Safeguarding children involved in such cases is always a high priority and as such measures have already been taken."
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Operation Globe incident room on 0800 056 0154; or NSPCC on 0800 389 5347; or email [email protected].
Overseas callers are asked to phone 00 44 207 158 0011.
Ian Watkins was a co-founder of Pontypridd rock band Lostprophets in 1997.
The band has sold 3.5m albums worldwide and has had a UK number one album with Liberation Transmission.
The most recent album Weapons was their fifth and released in April this year.
Organisers Southern 100 Racing said Dean Martin, from the Isle of Man, died in a crash with Jamie O'Brien on the Billown course in the 850cc classic practice on Friday.
Mr O'Brien, from Liverpool, and a marshal who was also badly hurt, were flown to the city's Aintree Hospital.
The opening practice session of the main TT races starts at 18:00 BST.
A second marshal suffered ankle and shoulder injuries in the crash at Billown Dip but is expected to be discharged from hospital later.
Southern 100 Racing said Mr Martin, 58, from Santon, was a long-time competitor on the Billown Course on classic and modern machines, and leaves behind his partner, Hilary.
It said the race was abandoned and it was carrying out a full investigation into the circumstances of the crash.
The deliverance of the £357m motorsport project has been in his prayers every day for months - and not just because his wife is a F1 fan and self-confessed "petrol head".
The vicar at Christ Church in Ebbw Vale said: "When I first heard about it, I perceived it as something that would give tremendous hope and purpose to a valley where so many people because of their circumstances have lost hope in many senses," he says.
"It's got to be the biggest socio-economic boost to this area for 50 or 60 years. What else can a church minister do but support it very fully?"
After Wednesday night's news that the Welsh Government could not underwrite the project, Mr Waggett said there was a "deep anger and frustration" and people felt "helpless" and let down.
That frustration lies in the economic difficulties the community still finds itself in.
Despite huge efforts and initiatives Ebbw Vale has never really recovered from the decline of its steel industry, which dated back 200 years.
In the post war era, the rolling mill at Ebbw Vale was the biggest of its kind in Europe, producing 600,000 tonnes a year. At its height, 14,000 people worked there.
STEELTOWN - FROM BOOM TO BUST
The decline started in the late 1970s when the rolling mill closed. After it was demolished, the site was chosen to host the last of the National Garden Festivals in 1992 - a symbol of regeneration.
It is now a not very vibrant retail park.
All that remained was the tinplate works, which was closed by Corus in 2002 with 850 job losses.
Public money has been poured in from Welsh government, European Union and Blaenau Gwent Council.
The old steelworks was demolished and transformed by modern architecture in a £350m regeneration project called The Works.
In its place is a campus of Coleg Gwent named the Blaenau Gwent Learning Zone - with 1,500 students - a leisure centre, environmentally-friendly housing and Gwent Archives.
Nearby, the new Ebbw Vale Town station opened last May and passenger trains are running for the first time in nearly half a century after a £30m investment. Cardiff is an hour away - although a direct link to the city of Newport may still depend on the proposed south Wales Metro.
9% unemployment rate in Blaenau Gwent
15.5% have above A-level qualifications
28% have no qualifications at all
£433.60 average gross weekly wage
But Ebbw Vale's economy has been slow to match the vision and changing landscape.
Until now, very little private sector money has been pumped into the area.
The announcement last month by sports car company TVR that it would create 150 jobs on the Ebbw Vale enterprise zone was made with confidence that the Circuit of Wales would be pushing ahead although the company has emphasised again it is not dependent on it.
The Welsh Government has been working hard to bring that sort of investment to the heads of the Valleys - beyond the M4 corridor.
While the Circuit's investment is centred around a race track, two new hotels are in the proposals to make the area more likely to be able to attract other visitors - those who love walking, heritage or adventure sports.
Local companies also hope to benefit.
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
Alex Thomas, 18, has just got a job at a bricklayer. She started off on a beauty course but then switched to try a mix of carpentry, plastering and painting and decorating.
"I was doing nails but I hated it," she says of the beauty course. "Bricklaying took my interest; it was hard at first but I'm doing really well. I'm treated like one of the lads!"
Alex was in the middle of a City and Guilds course at Coleg Gwent in Ebbw Vale but will instead start work for contractors on long-term work dualling the nearby Heads of the Valleys road.
She will be back in college once a week to finish her qualification.
Alex, now living in Pontypool, is hoping the Circuit of Wales brings local employment. Her father worked as a coil packer in the steelworks for 18 months before it closed.
"It's important to have jobs around here," she said.
"Not many people my age can drive either, so there's not been much. It's such a small knit community, we need something here."
Her tutor Cyril Williams was one of the bricklayers who helped build the college, on the site of the old tinplate works. Alex was one of his best prospects and he has been hoping the Circuit will bring more opportunities for the 35 students on the bricklaying course.
"If [Circuit of Wales] is looking to employ local people than it will be a great for this area, not just for construction but we have hospitality industry too," he said.
"Work is not easy to come by and my apprentices have had to find work further afield, so we could do with a big boost."
Circuit of Wales came with huge claims about how it will help the economy.
The company behind it promises up to 70,000 visitors on a race day, 750,000 visitors a year and up to 6,000 jobs in the wider area in the long term.
Business Secretary Edwina Hart said it had been a difficult decision and she had been "fighting to the end" to find a solution after ministers last month were asked to provide a 100% guarantee.
"I'm sad that we couldn't do it but it's important to recognise that we wanted to support this project, we thought it would've been good," she said.
"But I am not entitled to take the risk with that type of public money and I don't think the public would expect me to take that risk."
Mr Waggett said he still has hope but his plea today is to those with the money.
"I have faith in the people behind this project, I have faith in the local community. One of the great difficulties is taking a massive vision forward," he said.
"It's going to have some element of risk, my plea to the investors is please have faith in this as we have faith in this."
Abortion is only legal in the Republic of Ireland if the mother's life is at risk.
The Citizens' Assembly - made up of 99 members and a chairperson- voted in favour of the change on Saturday.
91 members took part in the secret ballot, RTÉ reports.
44% voted to repeal or delete Article 40.3.3 of the basic law and 56% voted in favour of replacing or amending it.
It will now discuss the recommendations it will make to legislators in more detail.
After already triggering a one-year extension, 24-year-old Stewart has committed to a further two years, keeping him at Adams Park until the summer of 2020.
Williams, 19, moves to the League Two club on a five-month loan.
He has appeared for the Chairboys in two pre-season friendlies.
Wycombe finished ninth last season and start the new campaign with a home game against Lincoln City on Saturday.
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Bydd y chwe chadeirlan Gymreig - Tyddewi, Bangor, Llandaf, Llanelwy, Aberhonddu a Chasnewydd - yn cynnal gwasanaethau er mwyn dathlu'r garreg filltir.
Yn 1997 cafodd 60 o fenywod eu hordeinio yn dilyn ymgyrch hir i sicrhau cydraddoldeb o fewn yr eglwys.
Cyn diwedd mis Ionawr bydd yr eglwys yn cymryd cam arall i'r un cyfeiriad pan fydd y fenyw gyntaf i gael ei phenodi yn esgob, y Canon Joanna Penberthy, yn cael ei chysegru yn esgob Tyddewi ar 21 Ionawr.
Roedd y Canon Enid Morgan ymhlith y gwragedd cyntaf i gael eu hordeinio yn 1997.
Dywedodd: "Ugain mlynedd yn ddiweddarach mae gennym bob rheswm dros ddathlu ac edrych ymlaen.
"Mae cenhedlaeth gyfan wedi tyfu lan yn gweld menywod fel offeiriaid a'u gweinidogaeth fel bod yn normal, a gallwn ddechrau cymryd rhai pethau'n ganiataol."
Ychwanegodd: "Yn wir, pan welwch luniau neu ffilm o grwpiau o glerigwyr heb unrhyw fenywod yn bresennol, mae'n edrych yn rhyfedd a hyd yn oed braidd yn hurt. Creiriau o'r oes o'r blaen."
The 24-year-old singer, producer and songwriter has been waiting in the wings for six years, ever since he uploaded a song to the BBC Introducing website in the hope of being played on his local station.
He was later championed by Zane Lowe, who made his debut single, Worry, his "next hype" track; while Ellie Goulding and Katy Perry declared themselves fans.
Garratt's stock in trade is the heartfelt ballad, performed in a wistful falsetto that has seen him compared to Ed Sheeran.
What sets them apart is the smart production - spliced vocals, dubstep drops and treated guitar lines - which suggest an attempt to bring Jamie xx and James Blake's electronic experimentalism into the mainstream.
Next Thursday in Birmingham, he will accept the Introducing Award at the BBC's Music Awards. He's also been announced as the winner of the Brits Critics' Choice Prize, and as one of the 15 artists on the BBC Sound of 2016. In other words, big things are expected of the luxuriantly-bearded singer from Little Chalfont in Buckinghamshire.
"It's the first moment of validation I've had from a peer figure in the UK music industry," he says of the sudden onslaught of praise. "It really is a genuine honour and a real privilege."
Speaking ahead of the awards, he discusses celebrity endorsements, synaesthesia and how he "swallowed a lake" on his latest video shoot.
How does it feel to win the BBC Introducing Award?
It's pretty intense actually. It's not something I ask for or look out for, but it's the first moment of validation I've had from a peer figure in the UK music industry. So it is a genuine honour and a real privilege.
Have you written a speech?
I'm way too terrified to entertain the idea that I'll actually be going up on stage. But if that's what I need to do, I'll definitely write something down, otherwise I'll end up talking for 10 minutes.
Maybe you could challenge Liam Gallagher to a fight, like Robbie Williams at the Brits.
Yes! I'll rewind time and pretend I'm one of them. That would be great!
Your association with BBC Introducing goes back to 2009. What prompted you to upload your music?
I was writing acoustic music - sort of singer-songwriter bluesy stuff - and a producer mentioned it me.
I was, admittedly, sceptical about it. It hadn't quite proven itself to be a successful platform at that point. But I'm very glad I listened.
Your first radio play came shortly afterwards on BBC Beds, Herts and Bucks - so why did it take six years to get to this stage?
When I was a kid and writing more acoustic songs, I was doing it more for the attention than for the love of the music. I knew I needed to change something because I wasn't having fun, and wasn't liking the songs I was writing.
What was the song that showed you the way forward?
It was called I Couldn't Want You Anyway, and it was the first time I really sat down at a piano and wrote a song. It was a completely new sound and it really resonated with what I was feeling at the time. I remember saying to my management: "I've got this song. I'm going to try and produce it myself. Give me some time to have a crack at this." And I had a couple of days in a friend's studio and I came up with a demo version that I ended up using on my first EP, Remnants.
You have several songs called Synaesthesia [a condition where one of the senses, such as hearing, triggers a sensation in another, like taste or colour]. Is it something you have?
No, but I know a lot of people who have synaesthesia, or who can see colours through sound. It's something I'm fascinated by.
The goal with those songs was to give people the idea of what synaesthesia could possibly feel like. Or to make music that's so dynamic or vivid it could trigger synaesthesia in someone who does have it.
Has anyone ever told you what colours they hear when they play your music?
People tell me different things. There's a song of mine called The Love You're Given. In the second verse, there's a big falling synth pattern and someone told me that when they hear it, it's just spots of purple on a background of blinding white.
What's interesting is that when I was making that piece, that was the image I had in my head - tiny dots on a background that's too bright for your eyes to be able to comprehend. For someone who has the condition turn around and go "that's actually what I saw", was a nice piece of validation.
Your latest video, Breathe Life, sees you lying on your back in a lake, while half a dozen synchronised swimmers dance around you. Was it a hard shoot?
It was fun but it was challenging. We filmed it in California, so it was a sunny 72 degrees the whole day - but that doesn't make much difference when you spend 12 hours floating in tepid water. I was a prune within the first half hour.
How often did you get kicked in the face?
Only a couple of times! The real problem was the splashback when their limbs re-entered the water. I swallowed half of the lake.
You've played a lot of gigs this year. What has that taught you?
Not be intimidated by whatever stage you walk out onto - whether it's big or small. If you can fool every single member of the audience into thinking you're confident and you deserve to be there, everyone will jump on your side.
Do you have any pre-show rituals?
Honestly, it is really very boring. I just stand in my dressing room and jump up and down and freak out for about 10 minutes. Then I'll walk out on stage.
I used to be in a band where the singer couldn't perform unless he'd eaten a Mars Bar, downed a pint of Guinness and thrown up.
That's brilliant! I'm stealing that. I'm telling that to everyone from now on.
Earlier this year, Katy Perry tweeted a link to your song The Love You're Given, calling it her song of the day. How did that change the trajectory of your career?
It completely opened up another door. She has 78 million followers so you're talking about someone who has, at her fingertips, the ability to reach more people than the population of the country I was born in. That's crazy to think about.
Your album, Phase, was finished in October but it isn't out until February. Is the wait driving you crazy?
Pretty much. But it's going to be a good four months. The plan is to go all over the world and say: "Hey, this is going to be available to you in February and if you want it, please go and get it."
For now, it's a little bit of waiting time. The hard work has been done and the album is fermenting. Then it's going to come out and everyone's going to get wasted on it.
Strikers David Clarkson and Wes Fletcher and midfielder Jack Leitch have been released, along with under-20s goalkeeper Brett Long.
Loan players Connor Ripley and Morgaro Gomis return to Middlesbrough and Hearts, respectively.
James McFadden, who is recovering from a broken ankle sustained in March, is among those considering new terms.
Scott McDonald, Steven Hammell, Keith Lasley and Stephen McManus and Craig Samson are the other experienced first team players mulling over offers - on reduced wages.
Manager Mark McGhee also wants to keep defender Ben Hall, while Craig Moore, 21, has been offered a deal after hitting 14 goals in 30 games while on loan with Ayr United.
David Ferguson and Dylan Mackin have been offered terms to stay following their loan spell at Airdrie while the club aims to retain under-20s squad members Robbie Leitch, Jack McMillan, Ross MacLean and Ryan Watters.
McGhee told the club's website: "We're talking to the lads and their representatives at the moment. I've gone on record saying I would like to retain the nucleolus of the squad then add some fresh faces in the key positions where we feel we are a little light.
"We obviously need to know what the lads who are already at the club intend on doing so we can plan accordingly and we hope that will become clearer in the next week or so."
Six weeks ago he broke the club's transfer record to bring Willian to the Dynamo Stadium for £30m and the Brazil midfielder is not the first expensive outlay made by the Dagestan club.
Local billionaire and owner Suleyman Kerimov's previous purchases include Samuel Eto'o (£23.7m), Lacina Traore (£15.8m) and Polygus Gold. The latter is not an international striker, it is Russia's largest producer of the precious metal and Kerimov is owner of a significant stake.
Hiddink has been in charge of Anzhi for just over a year and he believes they have become a much more "professional" outfit in that time. With that in mind the Dutchman says they will no longer accept having to pay over the odds to convince clubs to sell to them, or pay over the odds to persuade players to come to Russia.
"When Anzhi comes now all the places say 'OK we double the price'. That's what we don't do any more," he told the BBC's World Football programme.
"The players are not saying 'Anzhi what is that? What should I do?' That's because in one year the club has become known and also we have a philosophy that we don't go into ridiculous amounts of money, although [the club] can afford it.
"Not just in Russia image-wise, but also in Europe, people take the club more seriously because the approach inside the club is serious."
Their Europa League exit to Newcastle on Thursday will come as a blow but a first appearance in the Champions League would certainly help to further sway opinion.
Anzhi are second in the Russian Premier League and despite a shock defeat by second-from-bottom Mordovia Saransk in their first game since the resumption of the domestic season, they are considered genuine title contenders.
A first-placed finish would guarantee a group stage spot in the continent's elite club competition, while finishing second would be enough to take them into a two-legged play-off for a group place.
Hiddink's side are in strong company though. They sit five points behind league leaders CSKA Moscow and three above reigning champions Zenit St Petersburg. Their rivals boast a joint-record three Russian Premier League titles since its inception in 2002.
But it is as much Anzhi's work off the pitch as on it that is turning them into the kind of club the Dutchman wants them to be.
"When we started a year ago it was chaotic within the team but I think the club has been transformed," he said.
"The new stadium is built, the academy is constructed. We have the aim to try to mix ourselves in with the Moscow clubs and also with Zenit.
"It's not just that there is money from an owner who doesn't think and just buys and buys - that's not the philosophy or the strategy. But of course we do still buy - you see Willian."
Hiddink describes his latest signing as "future orientated" but whether he will be there to see this forward thinking bear fruit is another matter. He confessed this week that he would consider returning to manage in England, although he has not ruled out remaining in his current job beyond the end of the season.
"If they show the ambition that they are showing and improve on all parts of the club then I don't know if I'll go," admitted Hiddink.
"Regarding other clubs, I'm 66 now and nearly 67 but as long as I feel energetic and I'm not becoming an old, bitter, sour man then I can go on.
"I try to reflect in my surroundings to see if I'm getting cynical. I can't predict where I'll be next season."
Many will already have put two and two together and concluded Hiddink will be back at Chelsea next year.
Hiddink won the FA Cup during his three-month stint with the west London club in 2009. He lost only one game, to Tottenham, and was within seconds of taking the club to the Champions League final before an injury-time Andres Iniesta goal at Stamford Bridge gave Barcelona victory on the away goals rule.
And while there is no way Hiddink will nail his colours to the Stamford Bridge mast - or any other - just yet, he did admit to being particularly proud of one achievement that not all his predecessors or successors under another big-spending Russian owner can boast.
"I'm the only manager who was not sacked I think," he joked.
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The late Mary MacAskill, from Edinburgh, requested that part of her estate be used to benefit the RNLI's work on the west coast of Scotland.
The legacy has gone to Leverburgh lifeboat station on Harris.
Ms MacAskill's grandfather Iain Bàn and grand-uncle Iain Òg died in a boat accident off the isles.
It is believed two of the men's nephews also died in the incident between Lochmaddy and Berneray.
Leverburgh lifeboat station was opened in 2012 following a growth of offshore fish farming and also leisure boating in the area.
Its crew has been raising money for a new fixed pontoon facility to provide safer access to the lifeboat.
Ms MacAskill died in September 2015.
Education Secretary John Swinney said mandatory unit assessments will be removed in 2017/18.
He added course assessments - exams and coursework - "have been strengthened to maintain their integrity, breadth and standards".
National 4 and 5 replaced standard grades in the new curriculum.
Teaching unions have raised concerns over the use of unit assessments in the qualifications, which they said significantly increased the workload of teachers.
The reforms also include extending the Grade D band from 45%-49% to include candidates who achieve between 40% and 49%.
Schools will be able to continue presenting candidates for both National 5 units and the course assessments.
This means candidates achieving less than 40% in the course assessment, and who have completed the relevant units, would be awarded a National 4 qualification.
This option is available in exceptional circumstances and for an interim period only.
Mr Swinney said: "Removing mandatory unit assessments will significantly reduce teacher workload and the over-assessment experienced by some young people.
"The changes to National 5 agreed by the Assessment and Qualifications Group will begin to be implemented later this year.
"Ahead of that, I have been listening closely to feedback about the need to ensure the achievements of young people continue to be recognised.
"Teachers and learners are currently making decisions about courses for the next academic year and it is incumbent upon schools and colleges to ensure learners are presented at the appropriate qualification level.
"The new guidance confirms that a fallback option will be available for National 5 on an interim basis only until such time as the National 4 qualification has been revised.
"The guidance also makes clear that this should only be used in exceptional circumstances."
The Scottish Conservatives' education spokeswoman, Liz Smith, gave the move a cautious welcome.
She said: "It has been obvious for some time that there are major issues with National 4 and National 5 exams, the most important of which is the failure of the system to cater for the best interests of least-academic pupils.
"The current system is proving less effective in this respect than both standard grade and O grade before that.
"That is thanks to the very muddled thinking that has characterised discussions within Education Scotland and the SQA about Scotland's national qualifications.
"It appears that the Scottish government has only woken up now to the fact that a sizeable number of pupils could leave school with no creditable qualification and that is clearly unacceptable."
Larry Flanagan, general secretary of the EIS teaching union, said: "It is a matter of regret that this Scottish government advice has been a long time in coming, as this has led to significant uncertainty for schools over a prolonged period.
"The EIS does, however, welcome this strong message around the alleviation of the excessive workload burden that has been placed on teachers and pupils.".
At least 6,000 civilians and rebels are said to have left Aleppo, Syria's largest city, since Thursday after the government recaptured most of the city.
Among the evacuees are at least 2,700 children, a UN agency reports.
But thousands of cold and hungry civilians remain stranded in the rebel-held east, waiting to be picked up.
"Aleppo is now a synonym for hell," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters in New York, urging a resumption of the evacuation.
US President Barack Obama accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies Russia and Iran of "atrocities", saying the world was "united in horror" at the situation.
He admitted he felt responsibility for the situation but defended what he called his country's "best course" over the crisis.
France is calling on the UN Security Council to ensure the operation is co-ordinated by international observers, with humanitarian aid allowed into the city and hospitals given protection.
Four years of vicious fighting in eastern Aleppo left thousands dead, destroyed hospitals and wiped out food supplies.
The battle to control Aleppo may have reached its end, but there is still a fight over the process meant to rescue civilians while it also brings out the combatants, the BBC's chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, reports from Beirut.
Confusion reigned on Friday morning when the evacuation, which was taking place along corridors out of Aleppo towards rebel-held areas (Khan al-Asal and Khan Touman), was stopped.
Vehicles came under fire from pro-government militias, according to activists in the area, and their convoy returned to a rebel enclave.
The opposition Free Syrian Army says it still has 6,000 fighters in the city and they will fight to the end if they have to.
Russia insisted the evacuation was complete, saying 9,500 people had been brought out.
"All peaceful civilians and a majority of militants have left the blockaded districts," Lt-Gen Sergei Rudskoi told reporters.
However, Turkey, which supports the FSA, contradicted this, saying many people still wanted to leave.
Speaking in Ankara, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said consultations were under way with Russia and Iran, as well as "elements on the ground".
An unnamed Syrian official overseeing the operation told AFP news agency the evacuation had been suspended "because the militants failed to respect the conditions of the agreement".
Under a deal brokered by Russia and Turkey, the rebels were meant to ease their siege of towns in Idlib province.
Reports suggest the biggest rebel group in Idlib, the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham jihadists formerly known as the Nusra Front, have now agreed to allow injured people to leave the towns, Foua and Kefraya, which are home to some 20,000 people.
Syrian state media also accused rebels in Aleppo of trying to smuggle captives and heavy weapons out with them as they left Aleppo.
The UN's children's charity Unicef says sick and wounded children are among the evacuees from east Aleppo, some of whom left without their parents.
"However, hundreds of other vulnerable children, including orphans, remain trapped inside that part of the city," it added.
"We are extremely concerned about their fate. If these children are not evacuated urgently, they could die."
Abdulkafi al-Hamdo, a teacher who is also still in east Aleppo with his young daughter, told the BBC by phone he did not want to leave his home and city but believed he had no choice.
"The weather is so cold," he said. "Some people have been here since nine AM yesterday and the children are so hungry they are crying. They are freezing. Most of them here are scared of a brutal end to the ceasefire.
"They are afraid that they will not be able to get out. This is the feeling of most people here."
On Thursday, the UN envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, had put the number of people remaining in east Aleppo at 50,000.
Government forces have captured almost all of the rebel-held territory in eastern Aleppo, with the help of Russian air strikes. But the conflict in Syria is far from over.
Friday saw new protests across the world, from Malaysia to Turkey, to condemn violence against Syrian civilians and show solidarity with the country's opposition.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called for all sides to agree to a complete nationwide ceasefire.
In another development on Friday, Syrian state media report that a girl aged between seven and nine, wearing a bomb belt, blew herself up at a police station in the Midan district of the capital, Damascus.
Three police officers were reportedly injured in the explosion.
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Only about 20% of the building has been searched and "a significant number" of people are still missing, they said.
It is unclear what caused the fire at the converted warehouse.
The safety record of the building is under close scrutiny. There were no sprinklers. The only exit from the second floor was a makeshift stairwell.
Meanwhile, a man identified by former residents as the collective's co-operator, has drawn criticism for a Facebook post, in which he wrote that "everything I worked so hard for is gone", without acknowledging those who died.
Oakland fire chief Teresa Deloach-Reed said between 50 and 100 people were inside the venue when the fire started late on Friday.
The old warehouse, known as the Ghost Ship, was hosting a concert by electronic group Golden Donna and six other acts.
The fire caused the roof to collapse on to the second floor, part of which then fell through to the ground floor.
The building did not have a sprinkler system and firefighters did not hear any alarms when they arrived, Ms Deloach-Reed said.
The warehouse, which housed artists in improvised studios, was packed with furniture, mannequins and other objects, obstructing firefighters' efforts to put out the blaze, she added.
"It was filled end to end with furniture, whatnot, collections. It was like a maze, almost."
Fire crews worked all night at the scene. The search for bodies is expected to continue for at least another 48 hours.
Melinda Drayton, battalion chief at the Oakland Fire Department, said firefighters were going through the debris "bucket by bucket".
"It was quiet, it was heartbreaking," she said, choking back tears. "This will be a long and arduous process.
"We don't believe we have even gotten close to the origin of the fire."
She said every precaution was being taken to treat the victims' remains with respect.
Only three of the bereaved families are believed to have had their loved ones' deaths confirmed, due to issues with identification.
Oakland's Planning Department said it had opened an investigation into the premises last month after complaints from neighbours about rubbish, and of people living inside, against building regulations.
One former resident, Shelley Mack, told the Associated Press (AP) the building was "like a horror house", adding that there was no electricity or running water.
Media in Oakland named Derick Ion as the co-operator of the collective with his partner, Micah Allison.
A Facebook post by Derick Ion lamenting the loss of his belongings but saying he was "blessed that my children and Micah were at a hotel safe and sound" drew a barrage of criticism online.
Neither co-owner has commented publicly and their whereabouts are unknown.
Much of the work in the wake of the fire has focused on securing the building to allow search teams and investigators to enter.
Relatives of those who are missing have gathered at the Oakland coroners' office.
"I just want to go over there," Dan Vega, whose brother and his girlfriend are missing, told AP. "I have my work boots on. I'm ready to go."
The incidents happened at Baildon, near Bradford, last June, when flood water washed away part of the embankment leaving a rail unsupported.
A Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) report said members of the public reported the problem but it was not acted on quickly enough.
Network Rail has been told to improve its safety procedures.
Although no trains were derailed and no one was injured, the RAIB described what had happened as a "near-miss" incident.
The report said two members of the public contacted the emergency services saying that between three and four metres of track was left unsupported following a rain storm.
Both the police and fire service passed the calls on to Network Rail.
Two trains passed over the damaged area between 16:29 and 17:58 GMT on 7 June.
Services were finally stopped after a driver spotted the washout as his train passed over it and made an emergency call to a signaller.
The RAIB recommended that Network Rail should take "measures to minimise the risk of further washouts at Baildon" and take action on "improving the emergency response to incidents on the track by providing Network Rail responders with accurate location information".
But a point for Ivory Coast from the final Group I match would secure their place in Gabon next year.
The Leone Stars, who sit 19 places below Ivory Coast in the African rankings, have been in Ghana to prepare for the game in order to avoid pressure from their fans at home.
"My squad includes many young footballers who have never competed at the Nations Cup and tackling Ivory Coast is a massive challenge for them," Sierra Leone coach Sellas Tettah said.
"All I am asking of them is that they play to their limit and when the final whistle blows they can look at each other and know they did their country proud."
The teams drew 0-0 first in their first Group I encounter last year in a match moved from Sierra Leone to Nigeria because of the Ebola virus.
Ivory Coast will be eager to avoid a shock defeat that would end their defence of the title they won in Equatorial Guinea.
But they will be without Paris Saint-Germain full-back Serge Aurier, who has a heel injury, and Salomon Kalou of German Bundesliga outfit Hertha Berlin, who is mourning the death of his father and an aunt.
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure and striker Wilfried Bony were not chosen by Elephants coach Michel Dussuyer.
Midfielder Toure, not a first choice since the close-season arrival of manager Pep Guardiola, last played for his country in the 2015 Cup of Nations final 19 months ago.
Bony, who has joined Stoke City on a season-long loan, is missing from an attack that does have a Premier League presence in the shape of Max Alain Gradel from Bournemouth.
Another Premier League-based player likely to start is new Manchester United recruit Eric Bailly.
Ivory Coast and Sierras Leone are among 14 nations chasing the six remaining places for the finals, and hoping to join already-qualified Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Morocco, Senegal and Zimbabwe plus hosts Gabon.
Democratic Republic of Congo hold a two-point lead over neighbours Central African Republic so a draw before an expected 80,000 Kinshasa crowd will ensure the hosts progress from Group B.
Stephane Sessegnon-inspired Benin visit fellow unbeaten Group C side Mali needing maximum points to be certain of qualifying.
If Burkina Faso and Uganda use home advantage to defeat Botswana and the Comoros respectively, both will secure finals places.
The Burkinabe will top the standings and the Ugandans will claim a place for the first time since 1978 as one of the best two runners-up.
Group A is the most intriguing with leaders Liberia,Tunisia (10 points each) and Claude Le Roy-coached Togo (eight) all contenders for top spot.
A win for Tunisia or Liberia in Monastir will settle the issue, but if that match ends goalless, Togo can sneak through provided they overcome whipping boys Djibouti in Lome.
Other countries with mathematical chances of qualifying as one of the best two runners-up include Cape Verde,Ethiopia,Mauritania and Swaziland.
The Cup of Nations draw is scheduled for 19 October in Libreville and the tournament will be played between 14 January and 5 February.
Emergency services were called to the scene at 08:39 BST on Tuesday, near the Siabod Cafe on the main A5 road in Conwy county.
The crash involved a red Seat Leon and a silver Mercedes car, and the driver of the Seat vehicles was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident.
The road between Capel Curig and Betws-y-Coed has now reopened.
North Wales Police said no-one else was seriously injured in the crash, but they have appealed for any witnesses to come forward.
Referee Ibrahim Nour El-Din was attacked by players, officials and fans of Jordanian club Al Faisaly who lost 3-2 to Tunisia's Esperance after extra-time.
Esperance's 102nd-minute winner sparked violent protests from Faisaly who immediately vented their fury on the referee, claiming the goal was offside.
Despite being head-butted and elbowed as he walked off the pitch, the referee felt he was right in allowing the match to continue.
"I decided not to cancel the match because it would not be good for Egypt," Ibrahim Nour El Din said after the game.
"One of Al Faisaly's officials came to me and said sorry after his players attacked me, but then suddenly he also beat me.
"I accepted the insults from Al Faisaly because this tournament was on Egyptian soil and I did not want to fail - especially because it was the final," he added.
Egyptian police arrested 38 people who were later freed, and there are reports that the Jordanian Minister of Sport called his Egyptian counterpart to apologise.
It is the third time in Esperance's history that the Tunisians have been crowned Arab champions, having also achieved the feat in 1993 and 2009.
DF Concerts said it needed to "take stock" and that the two years since the festival moved to Strathallan from Balado "have had their challenges."
The promoter said "continued restrictions" had had a "negative impact" on festivalgoers.
It added that the limitations placed on their fans' experience were "too great".
The organisers said: "We now need to take stock and take a year out to try to resolve the issues so that we can once again deliver the kind of camping festival you are used to and deserve."
The festival's first year at Strathallan in 2015 was plagued by traffic problems, leading to organisers implementing a transport plan for this summer's event.
Two teenagers died at this year's festival in separate incidents, while witnesses reported fights and illicit drug use in the campsite area.
Scotland's largest music festival has been held every year since 1994, when Rage Against the Machine and Primal Scream were the headline acts.
The first three years took place at Strathclyde Park, near Hamilton in Lanarkshire, before it moved to Balado in Perth and Kinross.
Over 17 years it grew to a three-day festival attracting 225,000 people, including 70,000 campers.
In 2015 the festival moved to Strathallan Castle in Perthshire.
The move was prompted after "substantial" concerns were raised by health and safety inspectors about an oil pipeline which ran underneath the Balado site.
Planning permission for the July 2015 event was only approved two months before the festival, following public consultations on the move and concerns over a pair of nesting ospreys at the site.
The 2015 event drew the largest number of complaints and negative comments in the festival's history, with "significant traffic congestion" highlighted.
Organisers responded by announcing a revamp of the transport plan, arena and campsite ahead of this year's event.
In a statement the organisers have now said the festival will not take place in 2017.
The statement by DF Concerts and founding partner Tennent's Lager said: "Against our will, and despite a prolonged fight, we were forced to move from Balado, Kinross in 2015.
"This move was a mammoth task for the event and one that was compounded by a series of onerous site restrictions placed upon us as preparations for the event in 2015 took place."
It said that the logistical and financial constraints placed upon it by those planning conditions are "simply not workable".
The company added: "We tried our best to work with the pressures placed upon the site by bringing in an additional team and fixing the first year traffic issues, but ultimately we're not in control of the overall site layout and the continued restrictions means that the negative impact on our fans and the limitations placed on their experience is too great."
Strathallan councillor Tom Gray, who is convener of Perth and Kinross Council's development management committee, said he was "disappointed" at the announcement.
He said the decision on whether the festival would return to the site in 2018 was "entirely up to DF Concerts".
Mr Gray said: "I would like to see it back because it is some sort of help to the area.
"The first year was a big learning curve. Last year was a big improvement, no question about that.
"But I can only wait and see what they will apply for next time around and consider it then."
Kevin Hancock is thought to be one of the first in the country sentenced under new laws to tackle the supply of drugs formally known as "legal highs".
At Sheffield Crown Court, he admitted possession of a psychoactive substance with intent to supply.
The 40-year-old, from Rotherham, also admitted theft and six other charges.
Police said Hancock was seen stealing a bottle of whisky on 15 June in a Tesco store in Rotherham. Officers also found heroin inside a Kinder egg capsule he was carrying.
Further searches found he was carrying the drug spice.
Acting Det Ch Insp Graham Bulmer, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "One of the main aspects of the law change was to make it illegal to possess or supply psychoactive substances in prison and Hancock told officers that he'd deliberately got arrested for shoplifting so that he could make more money selling spice in prison.
"This new legislation can only help us in our fight to protect and educate vulnerable people about illegal and untested substances and punish those, like Hancock, who use psychoactive substances for their own gain."
In May, the Psychoactive Substances Act was passed by the government, making production and supply of 'legal highs' illegal.
Legislation was revised in January to make possession of psychoactive substances such as spice and black mamba also illegal.
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The Frenchman was alleged to be implicated in a scheme to profit from the sale of World Cup tickets.
Valcke, 55, who also faces bribery allegations, denies any wrongdoing.
Sepp Blatter, the outgoing president of world football's governing body, and vice-president Michel Platini were both suspended for eight years in December following a Fifa ethics investigation.
A statement from the ethics committee also recommended Valcke pay a fine of 100,000 Swiss francs (£67,400) for alleged "misuse of expenses and other infringements of Fifa's rules and regulations".
Fifa's ethics committee provisionally suspended Valcke from all football on 8 October for 90 days and on Tuesday - the day that ban expired - the organisation also recommended an extension of 45 days.
That extension was confirmed by Fifa's adjudicatory committee on Wednesday.
Valcke has been accused of being party to a potential $10m (£6.8m) bribe paid to Jack Warner, the former head of the North and Central America football governing body Concacaf, in return for his vote and backing to South Africa's successful bid to host the 2010 World Cup.
He denies the allegations.
When Valcke was Fifa's director of marketing and TV, he was released from the organisation in 2006 over a scandal involving its long-time sponsorship partner Mastercard.
He was found to have negotiated with Mastercard's rival Visa in violation of the former company's right of first negotiation, a mistake that cost Fifa $90m (£61.3m) in a settlement.
He returned in 2007 when Blatter appointed him secretary general.
With the winners taking the title and a draw making Somerset champions, Yorkshire were set 240 off 40 overs after discussions between the captains.
Middlesex slogged 120 off 8.5 overs and then bowled Yorkshire out for 178.
"Both teams felt we owed it to the occasion to try to make a good game of it," Franklin told BBC Sport.
Somerset, who were top of the table at the start of Friday's play after beating relegated Nottinghamshire inside three days, needed their two title rivals to draw to win the County Championship for the first time.
And the decision to set up a Yorkshire run chase meant the title winners were likely to come from the game at Lord's, with Somerset watching on helplessly on television at Taunton.
Somerset opener Marcus Trescothick told Sky Sports: "Both teams wanted to win and you can understand it - they're going to try to win at all costs.
"We're all pretty disappointed because it was heading in a certain direction. It's fairly tough."
The decision to allow the hosts to score quickly before declaring was criticised by some, but Franklin said both teams put everything on the line to go for victory.
The 35-year-old said: "We were still under the pump going into Friday's play but Nick Gubbins (93) and Dawid Malan (116) batted beautifully and forced the hand to start discussions.
"To have the best chance of winning, there would have to be a bit of give and take and each side had to be prepared to lose.
"I take my hat off to Yorkshire for committing to that because we were committed to it. If [Yorkshire captain] Andrew Gale was holding the trophy now, our guys would have walked off with their heads held high. We're very fortunate that we are on the winning side."
Toby Roland-Jones wrapped up Middlesex's first title success for 23 years with a hat-trick.
He was part of the side which inflicted Yorkshire's only defeat of 2015 but it was not enough to stop them from winning a second successive Division One crown, with Middlesex finishing second.
"We said to ourselves we didn't want to watch them lift the trophy at Lord's again this year when we played them here for the last game," said the 28-year-old seamer.
"Winning in the manner we did is an unreal feeling, it's what I have dreamed of since I joined the club."
Yorkshire were unable to give head coach Jason Gillespie a victorious send-off - he is leaving the club after five years in charge to return to his native Australia.
The former Australia paceman led Yorkshire to promotion from Division Two in 2012 and back-to-back Division One titles in 2014 and 2015.
"I'm very disappointed to lose the game, but I am incredibly proud of our players," Gillespie said.
"I'm going to miss them a huge amount and I'm no longer a coach, but a Yorkshire supporter now."
Meanwhile, Yorkshire skipper Gale said it was an achievement to have still been in contention on the final day.
Batsman Gale managed just 525 runs at an average of 21 this season, with his side's top order in particular failing to fire on a number of occasions.
"We probably haven't played our best cricket but to take it to the last hour of the season is incredible," he said.
"I'm disappointed not to get over the line. I thought 240 was maybe a few too many but a longer chase would be better for us.
"We just needed one man to make 100 but it wasn't to be and I'm gutted that I can't send Gillespie out with a trophy."
That's why many companies are steering their attention away from our waking hours and instead focusing on the mostly untouched world of sleep.
Several apps and fitness trackers already keep tabs on how we move around in bed, but one noticeable trend at this year's CES in Las Vegas was just how many innovations promised to help you get a good night's kip - or at least find out why you're feeling tired.
One such company, Sleep Number, takes it very seriously.
Its $8,000 (£4,800) "superbed" - launched at the show - is loaded with monitoring technology, all of which reports back to a tablet app that can be reviewed in daylight hours.
Firstly, it monitors the entire body's movements - an advantage over basic fitness trackers that are limited to movements of the wrist, or to wherever the device is attached.
Secondly, it can work out who's who on the bed, so if one person has had a sleepless night, the app will work out if it was the fault of the fidgety person next to them.
If necessary, it can alter the firmness of the bed on just one side, helping one person be more comfortable without disturbing the other.
And another feature, likely to delight long-suffering partners the world over, is the bed's claimed ability to help stop snoring.
By gently moving the snorer up and down the bed opens their airways without interrupting their slumber.
It's a 2014 upgrade, you could say, to a friendly shove or holding of the nose.
"Too much lately we don't get enough sleep," says Pete Bils from Sleep Number.
"That places a premium on the quality of sleep that we get."
That's a point of view shared by many here who think the way to feel better rested in the modern age is not to just get to bed earlier, as your mother would tell you, but to sleep smarter, making the most of the time you have between the sheets.
For instance, one conference attendee - who didn't want to be named for fear of being told off - said his girlfriend regularly had trouble sleeping.
By Leo KelionTechnology reporter
Studies suggest humans and other creatures follow what is known as a circadian rhythm - a 24-hour biological cycle involving cell regeneration, urine production and other functions critical to health.
Research indicates that it is regulated by a group of cells in a portion of the brain called the hypothalamus which respond to light information sent by the eye's optic nerve, which in turn controls hormones, body temperature and other functions that influence whether people feel sleepy or wide awake.
When the eye sees blue light it stimulates melanopsin - a pigment found in cells in the eye's retina which send nerve impulses to parts of the brain thought to make a person feel alert.
Blue light is also believed to suppress melatonin - a hormone made by the brain's pineal gland which makes a person feel sleepy when its levels rise in their blood.
By switching from blue to red light - via an intermediary white or yellow stage - this process should be reversed, encouraging a feeling of sleepiness.
Whether or not the latest consumer electronics that attempt to piggyback on this research actually make much difference to their owners' sleep is still open to question.
The problem, they later found thanks to a sleep tracking device, was that she was going to bed too early and becoming unnecessarily restless during the night.
The point is, argue the backers of this technology, we historically haven't paid much attention to how we sleep, beyond what time we get in, and what time we get up.
"You spend about a third of your life in bed," says Alain Amador, from Withings. The French company is showing off its own sleep monitor technology, the Aura, this week.
"As of now we've only done tracking, but nothing to help you go to sleep and wake up."
Withings' product centres on a special, and very colourful, lamp.
If you want to go to sleep, it plays some relaxing noises and emits a soft, red light into the room.
The colour is, Withings says, scientifically proven to stimulate the release of melatonin, a hormone which brings on a feeling of sleepiness.
In the morning, a blue light has the opposite effect - suppressing melatonin and encouraging us to wake up and be more alert.
A sensor pad placed under the mattress means the Aura is also taking note of when you're moving around the most, so that it can wake you up when you're not in deep sleep.
That means, in theory, you get out of bed in less of a jarred, grumpy mood.
There's about a dozen technologies at CES that deal specifically with issues around sleep, giving the whole affair the whiff of a bandwagon or fad.
SleepPhones offers a music-playing headband, described as "pyjamas for your ears", while Lighting Science's Good Night light bulb apparently filters out the light waves that "get in melatonin's way".
But Gartner analyst Brian Blau says the products should perhaps be given more credit for solving a long-neglected problem suffered by many.
"In the medical field, to diagnose your sleep problems you need to go to a special facility and be there for multiple nights," he says.
"So, maybe these consumer sleep products can help people with issues they have."
What next? If technology means we're out-for-the-count quicker and better than ever before, what else can gadgetry bring?
Remee - not on show at CES - leads the pack with its sleep mask that it says increases the frequency of lucid dreams - dreams where you're aware you are dreaming.
Six tiny LEDs shine into the wearer's eyes, not enough to wake them up, but to increase alertness ever so slightly, enough to trigger lucidity.
It could pave the way for controlling our dreams, and the things we see in them.
Whatever the technology, though, it can't stop one grim inevitability: you have to drag yourself out of bed eventually.
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said it had brought the charges against Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
It said there were four allegations of health and safety breaches relating to patients who died between October 2005 and May last year.
The trust is due to appear before Stafford Magistrates on 4 November.
A new trust began to run the hospital on 1 November 2014.
The HSE said the charges related to the deaths of:
Wayne Owen, of the HSE, said it had decided there was "sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to bring criminal proceedings in this case".
The trust, which remains in place as a legal entity but no longer provides patient services, was dissolved last November after a report concluded it was not "clinically or financially sustainable".
It is due to appear before Stafford Magistrates' Court on 4 November.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust took over the running of Stafford Hospital, now named the County Hospital, and Royal Stoke University Hospital.
Mid-Staffs Trust special administrator Tim Rideout said the remaining "shell organisation" would oversee any "potential criminal liabilities".
"I am committed to bringing matters to a conclusion as efficiently and effectively as possible in the best interests of the families concerned," he said.
Gosling, 24, had admitted a misconduct charge on 10 March following "multiple breaches" of the rules.
They do not relate to matches involving Newcastle or Blackpool, where he has been on loan this season.
Gosling's breach of betting rules relates to Rule E8(b) of the FA's regulations.
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The rule states a player "shall not bet, either directly or indirectly" on matches involving themselves or their team - or a competition they play in or have played in.
In addition, players are prohibited from betting on "any other matter concerning or related to any club participating in any league competition that the participant is participating in or has participated in during that season".
Gosling was a regular for Blackpool during his three-month stint at the Championship side but has only made three substitute appearances since returning to the Magpies at the start of January.
Tottenham midfielder Andros Townsend was fined £18,000 last June and banned for four months, with three of those months suspended, for breaching betting regulations.
Crystal Palace striker Cameron Jerome, then at Stoke, received a £50,000 fine in August for the same offence.
However, it is believed neither player was charged over bets relating to games in which they or their clubs were involved.
Accrington Stanley managing director Robert Heys was suspended from football for 21 months and fined £1,000 after admitting 735 breaches of FA betting rules in August.
Three players for Southern League Division One Central club AFC Hayes were also suspended and fined in December over multiple betting rule breaches.
More recently, Barnet right-back Andy Yiadom was fined £1,000 and warned about his future conduct regarding FA Rule E8(b).
Then aged 22, Reis Leming saved people from their wrecked homes in Hunstanton after raging sea water breached defences.
Despite being unable to swim, the RAF Sculthorpe-based serviceman managed to battle through high tides that hit a series of wooden prefabricated homes.
It was a feat that saw Mr Leming, who died in November aged 81, become the first non-Briton to win the George Medal for bravery in peacetime.
In one of a series of events to mark 60 years since the floods, people gathered in Hunstanton earlier to mark the heroism of Mr Leming.
A bus was officially named in his honour following by a procession along the town's seafront.
A new Reis Leming Way street sign was also unveiled by his widow and children. Mr Leming passed away just a few days before he was going to do the honour himself last year.
Flying in from the Leming family home in Oregon, on America's west coast, his widow Kathy Leming said: "It's just amazing to me that this community values him the way they do.
"This is the normal man I lived with for 40 years. I've come here and I see his name everywhere. I'm just so proud."
His son Michael, who was wearing his father's flying jacket, added: The outpouring of love and respect is tremendous. It's quite an honour to be here."
John Maiden, coordinator for the commemoration, said the events marked a sad occasion "but one that helps to forge the relationship between Hunstanton and the 67th special operations squadron which came to the rescue in 1953 at a time when the emergency services were at a loss to know what to do".
"Reis Leming was awarded the George Medal for his single-handed rescue of 27 people trapped by the flood waters."
More than 60 people died on the stretch between King's Lynn and Hunstanton after water battered the coast in an overnight tidal surge on 31 January.
When the floods struck Hunstanton, many of those trapped were US service families living off-base in South Beach Road. Thirty-one people would not survive - 16 of them Americans.
Speaking in 2003, Mr Leming said: "Scared? I was frightened to death.
"It was cold, bitterly cold. And there came a time when I realised that I, too, was probably, not going to survive.
"Everything was out of control. And I wondered at times, 'What the hell am I doing here?'"
Totally exhausted after hours battling the raging torrents during the night and with his survival suit torn and filled with water, Mr Leming eventually collapsed suffering from severe hypothermia.
Nine days later he was awarded the George Medal, making him one of the quickest-ever recipients of the award, before he headed back home.
Speaking in November, John Maiden, of Hunstanton Civic Society, paid tribute to Mr Leming's bravery.
"He heard people crying for help and wasted no time at all in donning an anti-exposure suit, grabbed a rubber life raft, and went in there and on three separate journeys rescued a total of 27 people," said Mr Maiden, who has helped to organise Saturday's ceremony.
"Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Not many people would have ventured out in those conditions. It was a tremendous act of courage."
More than 300 people were killed and 30,000 homes evacuated as more than 1,000 miles of British coast was affected by the storm.
In the Netherlands, the dead numbered more than 1,800.
Sixty years on, one in 25 homes in England and Wales is at risk of coastal flooding, the Environment Agency has warned.
David Rooke, the agency's director of flood and coastal risk management, said the anniversary would serve as a reminder of the devastation flooding could cause to lives and property.
He urged people living or working along the coast to find out if they were at risk of flooding and, if necessary, sign up to the Environment Agency's free flood warnings service.
Bolt ran 9.88 seconds at the Racers Grand Prix in Kingston. Only Frenchman Jimmy Vicaut (9.86) has gone quicker.
After a poor start, Bolt caught fellow Jamaicans Yohan Blake, the London 2012 silver medallist, and Asafa Powell by 60m before easing over the line.
"I'm happy I got a season best. It was not a perfect race but I won," he said.
"I was trying to control the start but it's just one of those things. It comes, it goes.
"I think I dragged my foot too hard so it kind of propelled me forward and then I just tried to correct myself, not try to panic and just make my way through."
Bolt, the 100m world record holder, added that he was "in good nick" ahead of Jamaica's Olympic trials which start on 30 June.
"The more I run, the smoother my running will become and the faster I'll get," he said.
Nickel Ashmeade finished second in 9.94secs, with Blake third and Powell fourth.
Kingston-born two-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the women's race in 11.09secs, narrowly beating world indoor champion Barbara Pierre of the United States.
The 20-year-old has made four first-team appearances for the Championship club, who signed him in 2014.
A versatile defender, Burgess can play across the back four and has also played in midfield.
Burgess, an Australia Under-23 international, could make his Robins debut against Bromley on Saturday.
Services affected include routes to London, Edinburgh, Manchester, North Wales and Southampton.
It was caused by a London Midland train "involved in an incident" with overhead wires at Birmingham International station, Network Rail said.
It said the damage "will not be repaired until 20:00 at the earliest".
About 300 people were queuing at Coventry station following the start of the problems at about 06:30 BST.
By 16:30, London Midland said it was operating a reduced hourly service between Birmingham and Coventry.
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Virgin Trains, Arriva Trains, Cross Country and London Midland services routed through Birmingham are either delayed or cancelled.
Liam Sumpter, from Network Rail, said: "Shortly after 06:30 an empty London Midland train leaving Birmingham International station heading towards Coventry, became involved in an incident with the over line equipment."
This "resulted in significant damage to that over line equipment and the train itself, and blocked the line in its entirety," he explained.
He said engineers were on site to rectify the problem.
Commuters took to Twitter to vent their frustrations:
Kirsty from Wolverhampton said: "Seven hours late and the trains still aren't fully sorted. My God its been crazy between Birmingham and Coventry today!"
Fiona Trewavas from Aylesbury said: "Attempting to get to Birmingham to see Mary Poppins. Trains totally messed up. Currently sat at Northampton. Announcements very wrong too!"
Han Nivz from Salford said: "Delays are fine, but we were kept waiting for nearly an hour waiting for a train driver to arrive at Coventry in a taxi...?! "
Bus replacement services have been operating between Rugby, Northampton and Coventry; and Chiltern Railways and Arriva Trains are both accepting London Midland and Virgin tickets.
Birmingham Airport has warned travellers to allow extra time when planning their journey to avoid missing their flight.
Dan Cowan, Scott Flinders, Andy Haworth, Jack Sampson and Chris Sutherland are out of contract this summer and will exit Moss Rose.
Andy Halls, David Fitzpatrick, John McCombe, Kingsley James, Ollie Norburn, George Pilkington, Craig Ross and Danny Whitaker have been offered new deals.
The Silkmen finished ninth in the National League and were also beaten by York in the FA Trophy final at Wembley.
It was the second rally in two days for Wall Street, which had been rattled by investor concerns over Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
The Dow Jones rose 284.96 points, or 1.64%, to 17,694.6.
The S&P 500 gained 34.68 points, or 1.7%, to 2,070.7 points, and the Nasdaq added 87.38, or 1.86%, to 4,779.2.
Citigroup jumped 4.2%, while American Express rose 3.5% and JPMorgan Chase gained 2.8%.
Several oil and gas production and transportation companies notched solid gains as the price of crude oil rose sharply.
The gains are "textbook buy-the-dip activity following a big sell-off," said Briefing.com analyst Patrick O'Hare. "It may be nice to see, but just be aware that the lack of a fundamental driver leaves the rally effort on tenuous ground."
Nike shares were the best performer on the Dow Jones, rising 3.84% despite reporting a fall in fourth quarter profit to $486m.
Cybercriminals used the flaw to install the Poison Ivy trojan on users' computers.
This piece of malware can steal data or take remote control of a PC.
Microsoft said in a blog the Fix It tool was "an easy, one-click solution that will help protect your computer right away" but "not intended to be a replacement for any security update".
Microsoft said there had been an "extremely limited number of attacks".
Before releasing the fix, the company had suggested workarounds such as disabling Active X controls and Active Scripting or downloading its Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit.
Another suggestion had been to change the security-zone settings on the browser to "high" and run IE in a restricted mode.
So-called zero-day, or newly discovered, vulnerabilities are rare. According to security company Symantec, only eight such bugs were spotted in 2011.
Symantec research manager Liam O Murchu said their novelty made them dangerous.
"Any time you see a zero-day like this, it is concerning," he said. "There are no patches available. It is very difficult for people to protect themselves."
The flaw, present in all versions of Internet Explorer except IE 10, was spotted by Luxembourg-based security expert Eric Romang, when his PC was infected by Poison Ivy last week.
Members of three unions will stage two 24-hour strikes on 25 and 27 August in the dispute over the proposals.
LU Managing Director Nick Brown said the unions had demanded more money, but unions claim their members wanted to protect their work-life balance.
Talks are due to resume between LU and the unions later.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT), the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and Unite unions will walk out for 24 hours from 18:30 BST on Tuesday 25 August and at 18:30 on Thursday 27 August.
However, disruption is likely to be felt throughout most of that week owing to the timing of the strikes and the knock-on impact to the service.
The train drivers' union Aslef is yet to decide on the action it will take.
Speaking on Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Brown said: "We are adding 500 extra staff across the network, train operators, station staff, engineering staff, for the night Tube.
"We are not going into it lightly, we have given many assurances and after the first dispute we reshaped the content of our offer... to take on board the work-life balance issues the unions raised.
"But now they have pulled it back to actually asking about money and the lie to that statement is given by the fact they demanded more money on Monday night."
Announcing the strikes on Tuesday, RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said its members had "made it clear that they are determined to protect their work-life balance and not fall into a trap where they will be forced to wreck their home lives in order to comply with the 'rosters from hell' which have been drawn up to plug the staffing gaps in the night Tube plans".
He said staff were angry Mr Johnson had "ignored" their concerns.
The RMT added that delays on the District Line on Wednesday morning were caused by further industrial action over the night service dispute.
Steve White, operations director for LU, apologised, saying the unions were currently taking action short of strike "which on occasion disrupts the service".
A spokesman for Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: "The union leadership appear hell bent on strike action and the mayor is dismayed at their continued failure to put what is a fair, sensible and generous offer on the table to their members."
However, Manuel Cortes at the TSSA said it was "time for the mayor to start getting his hands dirty and get down to serious direct negotiations" to avoid a week of disruption.
Hugh Roberts at Unite said LU's "vague assurances" about work-life balance and unsocial shifts did not give its members "the security they need to plan their home life over the long term".
The 24-hour service is due to be introduced on 12 September.
Here, one African migrant, Gassama, describes his long journey from The Gambia through Libya to Europe and how he is now trying to dissuade others from making the hazardous trip.
I made the crossing from Libya to Sicily last November, after several attempts.
I am from The Gambia and had been trying to get to Europe since I left home, originally in 2009.
I travelled through Senegal to Mali and on to Libya, working along the way when I could find jobs and trying to save money for the trip. I worked loading trucks and any other jobs I could get.
Once I eventually got to Libya, it was very hard.
It was difficult to find work there. I was also arrested three times and taken to five different prisons. I had to pay each time to get out of prison.
I also had to pay a few different people to try to get on one of the boats making the crossing to Italy.
The men that run these boats take people's money, and put too many of them into the boats. That's if you can get on to the boats. They take your money anyway.
The first attempt I made to cross on one of these boats from Tripoli failed. After two days in the water, we had to turn back.
After someone I knew helped me to raise the money, I eventually managed to get on another boat after paying 1,200 Libyan dinar ($870, £585).
There were far too many people on the boat, and it wasn't safe. After a difficult journey across the Mediterranean, I managed to make it to Sicily.
From there, I eventually ended up in Milan.
It's not easy here, with harassment and other problems, but I am so happy to have got across.
I have since set up a Facebook group to try to educate people who are trying to make the journey through Libya to Europe about just how difficult it is.
I have spoken to many people who have contacted me directly through my Facebook page and have so far got a good response.
I have tried to tell them not to come through Libya as it is too dangerous, and I will continue to do so.
They have every right to try to come to Europe, just like I did, but travelling through Libya is just too hazardous.
It is a desperate situation and has now become too dangerous.
There are people who will try to rob you and take your money just to get you on to these boats, which are overcrowded and not safe.
Interview by Stephen Fottrell.
Still wearing her slippers, the 30-year-old first-time mother walked from St Michael's Hospital in the centre of the city to the Avon Gorge, where she threw herself off the cliff-face with baby Zaani in her arms.
At the inquest into her death it was revealed that Ms Bevan had a long history of mental health problems and had suffered an "undiagnosed psychotic relapse" before the tragedy.
Her father died from a brain tumour when she was 15 years old and in the years that followed, she self-harmed, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was sectioned four times under the Mental Health Act.
In 2010, suffering from depression and experiencing paranoid psychotic episodes, Ms Bevan was prescribed risperidone.
The inquest heard she stopped taking the anti-psychotic drug to breastfeed her new baby.
Midwife Alison Woozley told the hearing she had a "sense of foreboding" before Zaani's birth, when she expressed concern that Ms Bevan had stopped taking her medication prematurely.
"She became very, very angry. She was right in my face, saying 'I know my rights as a woman, how dare you tell me what to do'.
"I was extremely concerned for Charlotte's well-being but also for the well-being of the baby. My anxiety was how she could look after a baby," she said.
Psychiatrist Laurence Mynors-Wallis said there were "significant failings" in Ms Bevan's care.
"There wasn't a watertight care plan in place," he told the inquest.
"A care plan is core to delivering the interventions that are needed for people with mental illnesses, especially those who are going through childbirth - which is a stressful experience.
"It is important as well because she would be coming into contact with a series of professionals who aren't experts in mental health."
Dr Mynors-Wallis questioned whether St Michaels Hospital was the right place for Charlotte to give birth.
Nurses there were not trained to deal with "complex" patients and may have "normalised her behaviour as that of being an exhausted mother", he said.
There is a specialist centre for patients with mental health issues at Southmead Hospital, in the north of Bristol.
More questions about Ms Bevan's care are likely be answered in a Serious Case Review which is under way and expected to report its findings once complete.
In an interview with the BBC, Ms Bevan's friend Aniel Paranjpe said her "outgoing" personality could change "suddenly, unpredictably".
Mr Paranjpe first met Ms Bevan about a decade ago in Glastonbury, when he was working in a health food shop where she was a customer.
When he moved to Brighton in 2008 Ms Bevan - who was studying massage and natural therapies - slept on his sofa for three months, he said.
"She wore her heart on her sleeve and she was fairly outgoing.
"But I think there was something holding her back from being the expressionist, the confident person that she could have been.
"I think on most days, if you turn the clock back to when she was here, she was fine.
"But there were trigger moments that would set her off into a depression."
The same year, as her family became increasingly concerned about her "chaotic lifestyle", Ms Bevan was sectioned for the first time.
Mr Paranjpe continued to receive news about her through Facebook and in April 2014 she told him she was pregnant and that she would visit him in Brighton with her partner Pascal Malbrouck and the baby.
"She told me a lot about her dreams and all the fun she was going to have... and it sounded great," he said.
"It sounded like she had a head for all of that and really wanted to get on with life in another way, as a family."
On 28 November, two weeks overdue, Zaani Tiana Bevan Malbrouck was born.
The inquest heard Ms Bevan was "happy on the day of the birth" but her partner Pascal said she became "worse and worse and worse" as she was not sleeping or eating.
Her sister Janet Tibbs, following a visit on 30 November, said she had been "worried for Zaani" as her sister had appeared "sketchy and on edge".
Two days later, with temperatures close to freezing, the new mother walked out of the hospital carrying her four-day-old daughter, wrapped in just a blanket.
Their bodies were later discovered in the Avon Gorge by a passerby who spotted the white hospital slippers and a multicoloured-blanket.
"I just thought I will hear from her when the baby has been delivered," said Mr Paranjpe.
"Then I heard the news and realised that it was too late."
Ontario-based company Kik competes with other messaging services like Whatsapp, Snapchat or the Facebook Messenger app.
Tencent is a Chinese firm with a focus on internet products including online sales, social networks and China's most popular messenger service WeChat.
Kik is hoping the investment will help boost competitiveness and emulate WeChat's success in North America.
The Canadian start-up is particularly popular with teenage users and has been looking for a strategic partner for some time.
The company says 70% of its 240 million users are between 13 and 24 years old, and that 40% of US teenagers use Kik on their smartphones.
"Young Americans are a large group with unmet needs. We can't think of a better group to be building for," said Ted Livingston, founder and chief executive of Kik.
Livingston explained Tencent was the best partner because its messenger service WeChat allows users not merely to connect with friends but also integrates options like shopping, ordering taxis and playing games.
"It was clear they understood chat deeply, making them a great sounding board," Livingston said in a blog post.
Tencent's investment values the Canadian start-up at over $1bn.
The Kemp's ridley turtle found in Aberystwyth's North Beach at the weekend is a juvenile, measuring about 30 cm (11 inches) in length.
David Waines from the aquarium said: "Unfortunately this particular turtle is very poorly indeed."
He added the coming days were crucial to see if the creature could recover.
Blood samples have been taken to establish the cause of the infection, but experts believe the turtle has septicaemia which is being treated with antibiotics.
In the meantime, they are re-hydrating the turtle and gradually increasing its temperature which has been recorded at 16 degrees Celcius.
Normally turtles have a temperature of between 24 - 28 degrees Celcius as they live in tropical waters.
It is the second turtle found washed up on a beach this year which has been looked after by the aquarium.
"We are doing all we can, with the help of a vet who is an expert in marine turtles to try and stabilize his condition.
"Turtles only strand in the UK when there is something seriously wrong with them.
"They tend to fall victim to our chilly waters and gradually become more and more lethargic until they lapse into unconsciousness," added Mr Waines.
Kemp's ridleys live in the Gulf of Mexico, but the juveniles spend their time in the Atlantic, travelling some 6,000 miles on ocean currents until they mature.
In 1985, their population fell to a few hundred nesting females. Since then numbers have risen, with some 10,000 nests laid at Rancho Nuevo, Mexico, annually.
The turtle creature will kept away from public display while it is recovering.
The aquarium has advised that any sea turtles found washed up on the beach should not be put back in the water, but for people to contact British Divers Marine Life Rescue.
Inspectors made an unannounced visit to the Darul Uloom Islamic High School in Birmingham after having previously rated the school as "inadequate".
Inspectors said pupils were not being protected from "extreme views".
But the school rejected this saying the leaflets were not in the school, but in a "mosque adjacent to the school".
A spokeswoman for the Department for Education said the allegations would be urgently investigated and that action would be taken against schools "promoting twisted ideologies".
"These leaflets should have no place in any school - and we will not hesitate to take strong action when schools focus on ideological indoctrination rather than a high-quality education," said the DFE spokeswoman.
An Ofsted inspection last year had found weaknesses with the school and inspectors returned without warning to monitor how an improvement plan was being implemented.
But a report from inspectors says that they found printed material with "extremist views".
"A large number of copies of a leaflet containing highly concerning and extremist views, such as "Music, dancing and singing are acts of devil and prohibited" were discovered during the inspection.
"The leaflets were found in areas shared by the school and adjoining mosque which are used by leaders and in areas used by the pupils from the school," said the inspectors.
But a statement from the school disputed Ofsted's claims, saying that it was incorrect to say that the leaflets had been in the school or to suggest that the school in any way endorsed these views.
The school says that the leaflets had been "clearly dumped by a member of the public" and these leaflets had no association with either the school or the mosque.
"We have a music curriculum in the school. Why would we then say that music are 'acts of the devil'? It does not make sense," said a response from the school.
"We did not or would not produce or allow any such leaflets in our school," said the school, which accused Ofsted inspectors of being "racist".
Ofsted had said that it was not clear who had produced the leaflets, which inspectors thought were calling for a boycott of a local music festival.
The leaflet is understood to have made reference to music in terms of "public indecency" and the "proliferation of sinful activities".
The inspection report of the school, which teaches boys from the ages of 11 to 16, says the school needs to put in practice its commitment to safeguarding pupils.
It also warns that there is a lack of evidence that the lessons match the published curriculum.
"For example, the policy states that the biggest timetable weighting has been given to English and mathematics, but inspection evidence and school timetables show that pupils study Arabic for approximately half of the school day."
The report says the school must take action to meet the requirements of independent school regulations.
The school was previously criticised by Ofsted for what appeared to the segregation of male and female governors.
Ofsted had reported that the school's only female governor sat in an adjacent room during meetings.
But the school challenged this, saying that the female governor was making a choice to sit separately and that this arrangement was respecting her rights.
"The right for a person to choose is a universal value," said the statement from the school.
A Department for Education spokeswoman said: "Extremism has no place in our society and when we find schools promoting twisted ideologies we will not hesitate to take action, including closing the school or working with the police if necessary."
It has been accused of recently launching a ground incursion into Syria and of having previously sent fighters over the border to help the regime crush the opposition.
Hezbollah is not the only Lebanese party suspected of getting involved in the conflict.
Its arch-rival in Lebanon, the Future Movement of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, has also been accused of supplying the Syrian rebels with arms and money.
But according to Hezbollah's detractors, the party's involvement in Syria now goes well-beyond logistical support.
"For months Hezbollah has been shelling targets in the Syrian governorate of al-Qusair from Hermel in Lebanon," says Louai al-Meqdad, a spokesman for the Free Syrian Army, the armed group battling President Assad.
Mr Meqdad is referring to a group of towns in Syria just across the porous border with Lebanon. Passage from one side to the other is as natural as the blood ties that bind residents on either side together.
Overlooking al-Qusair from the Lebanese side is a string of towns with a large Hezbollah support base. The Syrian opposition has accused Hezbollah of using the towns as a base to send fighters into Syria.
"Now they have gone further," says Mr Meqdad. "They've actually taken positions in some border towns inside Syria."
According to Mr Meqdad, the Syrian regime seems to have handed over operations in al-Qusair to Hezbollah so its own troops can be redeployed to Damascus where they are more urgently needed.
"Al-Qusair will be the graveyard of Hezbollah if they ever think of invading it," he adds.
It is easy to see why the area is so fiercely contested.
According to Hilal al-Khashan, professor of political science in the American University of Beirut, the battle for al-Qusair is vital.
"It's the most strategic junction in Syria. Whoever controls it controls the road to Damascus and Homs," he says.
"It's also a very important supply route for the rebels. Through it, supporters of the opposition in Syria are supplying rebels with ammunition."
Little evidence has emerged of any military involvement on Hezbollah's part, but opponents have pointed to the funerals of several of its fighters last year.
The party said they died while "fulfilling their Jihadi duty", without specifying the nature of the duty or where the deaths occurred.
Soon after, Hezbollah's leader, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, offered a narrative of Hezbollah's involvement in Syria rooted in the complex history of Lebanon's relations with its neighbour.
Before the border between Lebanon and Syria was drawn, large Lebanese families owned land in areas inside what was later to become Syrian territory.
These farming communities, numbering about 30,000, remained in Syria after the border was drawn, but retained their Lebanese nationality. Most of them are Shia Muslims and many are members of Hezbollah.
"When the conflict started in Syria, armed groups attacked some of these residents. Many of them fled the area but others decided to stay and to defend their lives, their homes and their honour," Nasrallah said.
"We didn't give them any instructions to stay or to leave. They decided to take up arms to defend themselves and this has nothing to do with fighting with the regime against the armed groups. It's an act of self-defence."
He repeated that narrative this week, denying reports that Lebanese residents of border towns in Syria had taken control of Sunni towns in the area.
"These are all lies with no supporting evidence at all. Actually the opposite is happening," he said.
Hezbollah's Al Manar TV channel has been highlighting the plight of the "forgotten" Lebanese residents of the Syrian border towns, but many remain unconvinced.
"Anyone familiar with Hezbollah's organisation would know that its members couldn't have simply acted independently. They must have received orders from the party," says Professor Khashan.
The party, he says, has little choice. "They are damned if they do, damned if they don't. They know that in both cases, when the regime in Syria falls - and that's a matter of time - the rebels will come after them."
In a speech in October, Sheikh Nasrallah said the Syrian regime did not need Hezbollah to fight with it.
"They haven't asked us to do it and we haven't taken such a decision so far."
Four months later Hezbollah's narrative remains unchanged, amid a fierce media onslaught by the Syrian opposition.
But regardless of whether or not the battle in al-Qusair is being directed by the party, it is certainly dragging Lebanon deeper into the Syrian war.
Ecologist Dr Keith Jones told the hearing the road would affect habitats that "support protected species".
But he said the Welsh Government would carry out "mitigation" as the motorway would cross sites of special scientific interest.
Friends of the Earth, RSPB and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) oppose the plan.
The Welsh Government wants a relief road to boost the economy as it insists the current M4 is "not fit for purpose".
Environmental groups - including the Welsh Government-sponsored NRW - and local residents are among the scheme's opponents.
The proposed route cuts across the Gwent Levels and five sites of special scientific interest (SSSI).
Assistant planning inspector Aidan McCooey acknowledged conservation is "critical" to the five-month inquiry into the planned 14-mile road.
Dr Jones, the Welsh Government's expert ecology and nature conservation witness, told the inquiry he has taken a "precautionary approach" which "may well overestimate the impact" on ecology and wildlife.
He said the operation of the new highway would would have significant long term effects" on otter and bats, adding that during construction, rivers, saltmarsh and reedbeds could be affected.
The first nesting site for common cranes in Wales in over 400 years is on the proposed route and Dr Jones said there will be "significant long term effects of land take" on the crane, the rare shrill carder bee, other terrestrial invertebrates and Cetti's warbler.
He said that the Welsh Government plans to build mammal tunnels and eel passes under the proposed route and build an otter tunnel under the Usk Crossing building site during construction.
The relief road will be mainly unlit to avoid "light spill," a saltmarsh on the banks of the River Usk will be relocated, badger sets ill be replaced and new accommodation provided for bats, he added.
The inquiry continues.
It climbed above $1,600 for the first time on Monday, capping a record-breaking rally of 11 days of gains.
Gold is considered a safe investment and usually gains at times of global economic uncertainty.
But Spanish and Italian bond yields eased and banking shares rose, reversing large falls seen on Monday.
Government borrowing costs are continuing to rise, though. A Spanish bond auction was oversubscribed, but the government was forced to offer sharply higher returns to sell 4.45bn euros (£3.9bn) of bonds.
On the 12-month bonds, the average rate soared to 3.7% from 2.7% at the last such auction on 14 June. For 18-month bonds, the yield was up to 3.9% from 3.3% last time.
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However, Italian and Spanish bond yields eased on Tuesday. The rate on Italian 10-year bonds fell to 5.7% having topped 6% on Monday, while the rate on the Spanish equivalent fell 0.15 percentage points to 6.12%.
On Monday, yields had risen in a sign that financial markets were sceptical that governments would be able to bring an end to the debt crisis.
European banking shares also rose on Tuesday, buoyed by the bond market and helped by a better performance from US bank shares late on Monday.
Shares in Lloyds Banking Group rose 4.1% in London, while French banks Societe Generale, Credit Agricole and BNP Paribas also rose by between 3.5% and 4.5%.
The record breaking gold price comes ahead of Thursday's summit of eurozone leaders in Brussels where they will once again try to contain the growing debt crisis.
Investors are concerned that Greece may default on its debt, and countries such as Italy and Spain, who are also struggling with high debt levels, will get pulled into the crisis.
"Gold hit another milestone... at $1,600 as investors lose confidence in the ability of politicians to get a grip with the debt problems weighing down on sentiment," said Michael Hewson from CMC Markets, a trading group.
"More advances look likely," he said.
As well as gold hitting a new record, silver also continued to climb, to above $40 an ounce, its highest price for two months.
US default?
Meanwhile in the US, politicians are struggling to reach an agreement on a deficit reduction plan in time to avoid a debt default before the deadline of 2 August.
There are also worries about the strength of the US economy and of the dollar.
Nicholas Brooks, the head of investment strategy at ETF Securities, told the BBC: "I think the concern is that if we see another round of so called quantitative easing, it's basically de-basing the US dollar. It's putting new dollars into the system and that of course makes investors concerned about holding on to US dollars.
"When they look at the alternative, the euro and the issues that are now affecting the euro, they look for alternatives and gold of course is one of the first places they go, along with other so-called hard commodities," he added.
And what a year it has been. Ms Rousseff's former running mate Michel Temer took over the top job and since then he has nearly been ousted over alleged illegal campaign financing, charged with taking bribes and implicated in the country's biggest-ever corruption scandal, Operation Car Wash. More recently he narrowly missed having the dubious honour of being the first president to be put on trial for corruption.
Meanwhile, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was, last month, sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison on corruption and money laundering charges.
There are more twists and turns in a week of Brazilian politics than there are in most countries in a year.
But amid the turmoil, Dilma Rousseff's feelings over her impeachment remain the same.
"Don't think that it started and finished the day I was removed from office," she told me in an interview. "It started before, it started when they [rivals] didn't have a way to get to power through direct democratic elections. So democracy wasn't viable from their point of view."
Despite the sentence hanging over Lula, he remains free on appeal and has announced his intention to run for president. Currently he is the front-runner. Ms Rousseff sees Lula's conviction as just another political manoeuvre.
"The first chapter of the coup was my impeachment," she says. "But there's a second chapter, and that is stopping President Lula from becoming a candidate for next year's elections."
If Lula's sentence is upheld, his political ambitions will be thwarted. However, Ms Rousseff won't be drawn on alternative candidates.
And even if he does run, many people question whether a return to the past is the way to solve the country's problems. Does Brazil not need new blood?
""How do we know that Brazil needs a new leader and a new change? And since when is new necessarily a good thing?" she asks. "New could be Hitler. There's no guarantee. Why do people recognise Lula? Because people lived better during his government."
The Workers' Party rule did lift millions of Brazilians out of poverty with generous social programmes. But Brazil also lived through two corruption scandals and the country fell into recession in 2014. Does the party not feel partly to blame for the economic problems it now faces?
"For six years we avoided the economic crisis that affected countries in Europe and in the US in 2008 and 2009," she says, adding that the crisis there was down to a lack of financial controls.
"In 2014, the crisis landed in the emerging economies. The price of petrol plummeted, the price of all commodities fell."
On the current crisis in Venezuela, the head of the Workers' Party, Gleisi Hoffmann, said in a July speech that the party supported President Nicolás Maduro's administration "against the violent offensive of the right". Lula, too, has backed Venezuela's socialist government in the past.
Ms Rousseff stops short of condemning him like many of the region's leaders have in the past week.
"Maduro is ruling Venezuela in extreme circumstances," she says. "What we need is a way out of this that isn't bloody."
But she also admits he does not have the same standing as Venezuela's former President Hugo Chávez.
"I think that Hugo Chávez was a great leader and he was lucky to be in power during the era of high oil prices," she says, explaining the background. "When the price of oil starts to fall, it wasn't just Venezuela who felt it. And the situation started to become difficult."
She criticises the West's view of Venezuela as "irresponsible" and the treatment by the international press as absurd.
"They're going to create what they did in Iraq and Afghanistan here in Latin America - an armed conflict," she says. "It doesn't help to keep arguing because the opposition isn't perfect either."
So can she not blame Mr Maduro for the current crisis in his country?
"I'm not going to just blame Maduro, there's a conflict," she says. "Do you remember what they did to Saddam Hussein? They killed him in the most brutal way possible. When they did, all the monsters were uncovered, it opened up Pandora's box. Where did Isis come from? It came from the fact that the US thought it had a democratic position there. And it didn't."
On 5 August, the South American trade bloc Mercosur suspended Venezuela indefinitely, until democracy in the country was restored. For Dilma Rousseff, the international community - especially Brazil - has a lot to answer for.
"Brazil doesn't have the right to talk about a democratic clause in Mercosur," she says. "The situation in Brazil isn't the same as in Venezuela but it's a coup d'état. There at least, they were elected through a vote."
The Gunners, who last won the league in 2004, slipped to fourth after a 3-1 defeat at Chelsea last Saturday.
Wenger's side host Hull City on Saturday (12:30 GMT) having lost four of their past nine league games.
"It is never over," said the Frenchman. "Even if you [the media] think it is, I don't - we can't think like that."
Just five points now separate second-placed Tottenham from Manchester United in sixth.
Wenger added: "We're in a pack that is very tight and the fight for every position will be massive, maybe more this season than before.
"If it is over for us, it is over for everyone else as we are all in the pack.
"Chelsea have an advantage, they do not play in Europe, they play for nothing, they do not play midweek games and are in a strong position."
Arsenal's defeat by Chelsea came four days after they had lost 2-1 at home to Watford.
Some fans have called for Wenger to leave, with one holding up a poster at Stamford Bridge telling the Frenchman: "Enough is enough. Time to go."
Club legend Ian Wright said last week the 67-year-old, who has been in charge since 1996, has some "serious thinking to do" about his future.
"What is important is we focus on the next game and do not give too much importance to one fan," said Wenger. "It's not me at stake, it's Arsenal Football Club.
"Our fans have been consistent and have a high level of expectation, as I do, but I don't feel you can be a fan until last Tuesday and then not be behind the team any more - it doesn't make sense.
"Even if we have had two disappointing results, I want the fans to be behind the team. Focus on what we do well. They were great players last Tuesday and they are still great players."
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Gross domestic product grew by 0.4% between January and March, down from 0.6% in the fourth quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
On an annual basis, growth was 2.1%.
The 0.4% rate was in line with economists' expectations, and marks the 13th consecutive quarter of positive growth for the UK.
Part of the slowdown was due to a sharp fall in construction output, which dropped 0.9% in the first quarter. Industrial output, which includes manufacturing, declined by 0.4%.
The service sector, the biggest part of the economy, grew by 0.6%
"Services continue to underpin the economy but other sectors have shown falling output this quarter," said ONS chief economist Joe Grice.
This is the first estimate of economic growth for the period, using less than half the data that will be used for the final estimate.
Today's slowing economic growth figures are not all down to uncertainty about the EU referendum, although businesses I have spoken to do say that investment decisions have been delayed both by their own companies and by their customers.
In his interview with me, the chancellor says he is "the first" to admit there are other issues with the UK economy.
It would be wrong to ignore those.
Poor productivity, weak exports and falling industrial production and construction figures are more than a short term reaction to the vote on 23rd June.
They reveal significant challenges rebalancing the UK economy away from services and household consumption towards manufacturing, as well as the UK's exposure to global economic headwinds such as slower growth in China.
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The Office for National Statistics said it had no evidence for or against the slowdown being linked to the EU referendum on 23 June.
The Bank of England warned earlier this month that uncertainty due to the vote could hurt growth in the first half of this year, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its forecast for the UK economy over fears of disruption if Britain votes to leave the EU.
Chancellor George Osborne told the BBC the fact that Britain was still growing was "good news", but added "there are warnings today that the threat of leaving the EU is weighing on our economy".
"Investments and building are being delayed, and another group of international experts, the OECD, confirms British families would be worse off if we leave the EU".
But economists suggested fears over the impact of Britain's exit from the EU was only partly to blame for the slowdown.
Pantheon Macroeconomics chief UK economist Saumuel Tombs said the UK's economy had been steadily losing pace since 2014, and the boost to the economy from higher household spending and rapid employment growth "had run its course".
"Concerns about Brexit likely played a role in the first quarter slowdown and they probably will take a greater toll on GDP growth in the second quarter. But the downward trend in GDP growth since 2014 suggests that the EU referendum cannot be blamed for all of the economy's ills," he added.
But Capital Economics UK economist Ruth Miller said she expected the slowdown to be temporary.
"Many of the factors likely to be to blame for the first quarter's weakness should prove short-lived. We would not be surprised if growth were to subsequently accelerate in the second half of the year, putting the economy back on track," she added.
A five-year-old County Dublin boy has sent a touching letter to his hero, offering him a consolation prize.
Finn McManus told a devastated Conlan: "I want you to have my school medal because you are a winner."
Conlon responded on Twitter, describing it as a "very warming message". He also promised a gift for his young fan.
Finn's message to the Olympian has been impressing disappointed Irish boxing fans after it was widely shared on Facebook.
The boy's mother, Meadhbh McManus, told BBC News NI that she has been "overwhelmed" by both the response of the public and the boxer himself.
She said it was "wonderful that he acknowledged" her son's letter while having to deal with his own disappointment in Rio.
She added that the boxer's offer of a gift for the boy was "really, really kind".
Finn won his own medal during a sports day at his play school near their family home in Swords.
After watching Conlon's defeat on Tuesday, 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 Michael Conlan on Facebook.
However, she said a "social media storm" began after her brother shared her message on Twitter.
She had not expected so much reaction but added that Finn would be delighted when she tells him that his "idol" has responded to his letter.
Conlan was the Irish boxing team's last hope for an Olympic medal after a dismal Games in Rio.
The team has been reeling from shock defeats for 2012 lightweight boxing champion Katie Taylor and 2012 bronze medallist Paddy Barnes.
Bantamweight boxer Conlan lost the quarter-final bout by unanimous decision, but five-year-old Finn disagreed with the judges.
"I saw your fight in Rio and you should have won because you are the best boxer in the world", he wrote to Conlan.
Finn's aunt, Marie Kirk, told BBC News NI that Finn was "really upset" after watching the fight on television on Tuesday afternoon.
"He's mad into the Olympics and especially the boxing," Marie said.
She added her nephew, who turned five last week, asked for boxing gear for his birthday present.
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Fourteen tries were scored on the artificial pitch at Cumbernauld but Wales were always in control after leading 27-0.
Wales' Wales have nine points from three Six Nations matches following an opening win over Italy and home defeat against England
"After the England game, I thought a lot of individuals put in outstanding performances," Strange said
Wales recorded their fourth try for the bonus point after just 41 minutes and went on to score eight, but Scotland hit back with six of their own.
The superb goal-kicking of Ben Jones, who landed 11 goals from 12 attempts, allowed Wales to stay well ahead throughout.
Strange was "pleased overall" with the performance of his side, who are third in the Championship table.
"I think it was excellent to watch, a pleasure to see some of the tries we scored and full credit to the players," he told BBC Wales Sport.
"There's bits of work to do (in defence) but we turned the ball over on a number of occasions that led to counter-attack tries."
Ospreys centre Kieran Williams was man-of-the-match after scoring two of Wales' eight tries.
"It was a fast, frantic game, but I think we controlled it for most parts although it was disappointing the number of points we conceded" said Williams.
"But that's something we can work on in training and against Ireland we'll be way better."
Strange hopes Wales are now back in contention for the title despite a home defeat by England at Colwyn Bay in round two.
They return to Parc Eirias to host Ireland on Saturday, 11 March.
"We've put ourselves back in the hunt, we've got crucial games against Ireland and France," Strange added.
"But it's just about getting better, we did that (against Scotland) and it's something to take forward not just for the Six Nations but also the World Cup."
Cavendish, 30, last competed at the event in 2009 and will partner Sir Bradley Wiggins again, after the pair won the world title the year before.
Last week, Cavendish won the Tour of Qatar road race for the second time.
Two-time world champion Becky James also returns after a two-year absence with a serious knee injury.
"We have selected the strongest squad available to us for these worlds," said technical director Shane Sutton. "We are in good shape and the team we have selected is close to the Olympic model."
Cavendish will take part in the omnium event at the Lee Valley VeloPark and combine with Wiggins in the madison, an event they won in Manchester in 2008.
Full Great Britain team for the UCI Track Cycling World Championships (2-6 March):
Women's sprint: Becky James, Katy Marchant, Jess Varnish.
Men's sprint: Matt Crampton, Phil Hindes, Jason Kenny, Callum Skinner.
Women's endurance: Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker, Ciara Horne, Emily Nelson, Joanna Rowsell Shand, Laura Trott.
Men's endurance: Steven Burke, Mark Cavendish, Ed Clancy, Jon Dibben, Owain Doull, Chris Latham, Andy Tennant, Sir Bradley Wiggins.
Read more: BBC Sport's guide to track cycling
They can control the movement of a floating ping-pong ball just by making a specific pattern of waves.
By changing the pattern, they moved the ball around the tank in various ways, including pulling it closer like the famous beam from science fiction.
The findings, published in the journal Nature Physics, have the potential to help contain oil spills or control and retrieve other floating debris.
"No one could have guessed this result," said Dr Horst Punzmann, who led the project at the Australian National University in Canberra.
"We have figured out a way of creating waves that can force a floating object to move against the direction of the wave."
Dr Punzmann and his colleagues used a very fast videocamera to record the water movements that resulted from a range of different shapes, plunged in and out of the water at various speeds.
They also covered the surface with floating tracer particles that allowed them to see the direction of currents on the water surface, which are distinct from the patterns of the waves themselves.
Simply dropping a cylindrical wave-maker - a bit like a long rolling pin - in and out of the water, gently, produces a predictable set of waves undulating away from the disturbance. The current on the water surface also travels away from the middle of the cylinder.
But if the size of the up-and-down movement is increased, that wave pattern breaks up into choppier pulses. At the same time, the central current switches direction, so that something floating near the middle of the tank can be pulled back towards the wave-maker.
As well as this relatively simple "tractor beam" effect, the team created and modelled various other flow changes that meant they could effectively move a ping-pong ball around their tank at will.
"We can engineer surface flows of practically any shape," said Prof Michael Shats, the paper's senior author. "These could be vortices, these could be outward and inward jets - it's a variety of different flow configurations."
Prof Shats explained that his team started their tank experiments after they realised just how complicated the maths involved must be.
"We realised that particle motion on the surface, determined by waves, is far too complex to handle by any existing theory."
The researchers believe their discovery could be applied in open water. "The applications could be numerous," said Prof Shats said. "For example, collecting floating objects, manipulating small boats on the surface, or maybe collecting oil spills."
"It's one of the great unresolved problems, yet anyone in the bathtub can reproduce it," Dr Punzmann said. "We were very surprised no one had described it before."
Recreating the tractor beam at bath time could prove a rather exhausting challenge, however. The machine used in the lab created waves of precise heights at a rate of between 10 and 100 every second.
More cold weather deaths have been reported across central and eastern Europe as temperatures dropped to below -35C in some countries.
BBC News website readers in the countries affected have spoken about the freeze:
The cold in Ukraine is severe. We had school on Monday and Tuesday, but on Tuesday the students and staff were told that school would be cancelled the next day.
Schools in general have been cancelled for the duration of this week as the temperature inside the heated classroom is 10C. There is a general rule that once temperatures hit -20C, school is cancelled.
Commerce has suffered as many businesses can't receive new shipments. Many ATMs in particular are closed because no new cash can be brought in. However, life goes on.
Ukrainians are a resilient folk. According to them, this weather was the standard many years ago, before winters began to weaken. That is blamed on both global warming and Chernobyl here.
I live in an apartment that is fine, so I am warm enough in here. I also prepared for the weather, knowing that Ukraine would have cold winters. A friend of mine who works in another school got mild frostbite after walking home from work without gloves on.
There are usually a lot of stray cats and dogs around here. I don't know where they went or if they died of the cold, but they are not around any more.
There had been a certain amount of complacency about the weather. January was so mild without snow but winter came with a vengeance last week.
My area, which is called "the Belarus resort" by many, is said to be one of the warmer places in this country. However, this morning, the temperatures were at -28C.
It warms up during the day (the temperature is now at -18C) but we've heard that the weather will get colder over coming days.
It is quite dramatic. You can't go out of the house for more than one or two minutes.
Shelters have been put up in various places. These mainly cater for the homeless, but I have also seen them give out supplies to people who are simply in need of warmer clothing and better food.
I am fortunate. My apartment is well-heated and I live close to the place I work. I have a car so I am able to travel if I need to. However, the trains here are over 50 years old and many people may find it impossible to go to other towns in Belarus.
I think heating has been a problem for some people. Flats and houses in Belarus tend not to have carpets, which means the insulation is not brilliant. It needs heaters, jumpers and other things to bring up the temperature.
The police force and transport services have also had problems. This is generally because they can't start their cars. It means that we are running low on some supplies - the supermarkets, which are never brilliantly stocked, now only run to the most basic products.
There has been a lot of snow, but this has stopped in the last couple of days and it is mostly ice at the moment. Now we are just waiting for the snow to start again.
It is snowing heavily here, which is creating problems for the traffic, but we are used to this amount of snow.
The real problem is the cold.
Outside at the moment it is -13C, but temperatures are dropping below -20C to even -39C. It is very, very cold outside.
This is causing problems for students too. The snow on the roads and the cold means that children cannot get to the school from their villages and towns.
Many of the roads are blocked and it is just too cold.
Extra carriages are being added to key train routes and ScotRail Alliance warned services would be very busy.
British Transport Police said extra officers would be on duty. Alcohol bans will be in place on many routes.
Additional security, including bag and body searches, will be in place at the stadium, the Scottish FA said.
Turnstiles will open earlier than usual to help with any delays.
There will also be a minute's silence ahead of kick-off as a tribute to recent terror attack victims.
The SFA said: "The safety of fans is of paramount importance to the Scottish FA and a range of measures will be implemented as part of an enhanced security operation.
"These increased security measures at Hampden Park will include bag and people searches, and may result in delays in entering the stadium.
"Fans should expect to be searched at the outer cordons at Aikenhead Road, Prospecthill Road, Mount Annan Drive, Somerville Drive and Letherby Drive, with additional bag searches at the turnstiles."
Tens of thousands of fans from across the UK will be at Hampden Park in Glasgow to watch the match.
Queuing systems will be in place at key locations and fans are being advised to leave plenty of time for their journey as they may not be able to board their first choice of train.
Scotland fans will be directed to Mount Florida station before and after the game, while England supporters will use King's Park.
Jacqueline Taggart, from ScotRail Alliance, said: "We want everyone to have a great time at the match but, more importantly, to stay safe.
"With this in mind, police and extra staff will be on hand to assist at key locations across our network. Please help them to help you by following their instructions.
"We'll be doing all we can to get fans to and from the match. You can play your part by planning your journey now - remember not to leave it to the last train of the night to get home, as all trains are going to be very busy."
Ms Taggart said fans should also book their tickets now rather than buying them on the day.
British Transport Police said they had been planning for months alongside Police Scotland and train operators.
Ch Sup John McBride, who is leading the operation for British Transport Police, said: "This is a mighty event for both teams and we're looking forward to welcoming spectators as they arrive in Glasgow. Our policing operation will stretch the breadth of the nation and will involve a large number of officers.
"We want spectators to have a fun and enjoyable journey towards this match and will be on hand if they need assistance.
"Likewise, we will also be taking a zero-tolerance approach towards any individuals or groups who exhibit anti-social or criminal behaviour. There is no place for hooligan or intimidating behaviour and we will be taking firm action against those who are out to cause trouble."
Ond mae swyddogion yn pwysleisio nad yw'r cladin ar Ysbyty Singleton yn fflamadwy a'i fod yn gynnyrch gwahanol i'r un oedd ar y tŵr.
Dywedodd Bwrdd Iechyd Abertawe Bro Morgannwg y bydd rhan o orchudd yr ysbyty yn cael ei symud i gael ei archwilio gan arbenigwyr.
Mae'r bwrdd yn addo gweithredu ar frys petai'r arbenigwyr yn codi pryderon.
Gwario £3m
Rhwng 2010 a 2012 cafodd £3m ei wario ar adnewyddu Ysbyty Singleton - gwaith a oedd yn cynnwys goruchuddio'r adeilad â phaneli wedi'u hinswleiddio.
Bwriad y cladin oedd cadw'r ysbyty yn gynnes yn y gaeaf a chadw'r gwres allan yn yr haf. Y nod oedd arbed £10,000 mewn biliau tanwydd.
Ychwanegodd llefarydd ar ran Bwrdd Iechyd Abertawe Bro Morgannwg: "Mae'n holl adeiladau yn cydymffurfio â rheolau tân a diogelwch ac wedi pasio profion yr awdurdod tân a rheolau adeiladu."
Ymhellach i'r gorllewin, mae Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda hefyd wedi bod yn adolygu eu mesurau diogelwch yn sgil trychineb Grenfell.
"Rydyn ni wedi cynnal adolygiad brys o'n holl adeiladau sydd â chladin fel rhan o'n hasesiad risg tân ar ein stad," meddai Joe Teape, cyfarwyddwr gweithrediadau'r bwrdd iechyd.
"I gydfynd â'r casgliadau hynny, rydyn ni'n adolygu ein mesurau diogelwch tân ac yn adrodd yn llawn i Lywodraeth Cymru."
Mae BBC Cymru yn dal i aros am atebion i nifer o gwestiynau gan fyrddau iechyd eraill Cymru.
John Arthur Jones, 66, of Bodffordd, Anglesey, caused dangerous distractions to pilots on night training flights in Hawk jets, Mold Crown Court heard.
He denies 13 charges of endangering aircraft between November 2013 and September 2014.
The court heard Mr Jones had a grievance against the RAF and had, at one stage, considered legal action.
Prosecutor John Philpotts when Mr Jones was interviewed, he alleged pilots were deliberately harassing him by flying over his property from RAF Valley.
He said he only went outside to inspect his property with a torch and may have, on one occasion, instinctively shone it upwards as a jet passed by, but it was not deliberate.
Mr Philpotts said an under cover police officer watched a man shine a torch at aircraft on one occasion and that was Mr Jones.
Mr Jones lives close to a relief landing strip at RAF Mona, which has been used for more than 100 years.
"It is the prosecution case that he became obsessed with the activity of the aircraft flying out," Mr Philpotts said.
"He became displeased by the aviation activity in the skies near his land."
On occasions, jets had to abandon landings, the jury was told.
The light was said to have come from an area close to a reservoir, next to the defendant's property.
Mr Philpotts said the lights were "dangerously distracting" and appeared to be tracking the jets.
The trial continues.
"The people of Scotland have spoken. It is a clear result. They have kept our country of four nations together. Like millions of other people, I am delighted.
"As I said during the campaign, it would have broken my heart to see our United Kingdom come to an end.
"And I know that sentiment was shared by people, not just across our country, but also around the world…. because of what we've achieved together in the past and what we can do together in the future.
"So now it is time for our United Kingdom to come together, and to move forward.
"A vital part of that will be a balanced settlement - fair to people in Scotland and importantly to everyone in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as well.
"Let us first remember why we had this debate - and why it was right to do so.
"The Scottish National Party was elected in Scotland in 2011 and promised a referendum on independence.
"We could have blocked that, we could have put it off but just as with other big issues, it was right to take - not duck - the big decision.
"I am a passionate believer in our United Kingdom - I wanted more than anything for our United Kingdom to stay together.
"But I am also a democrat. And it was right that we respected the SNP's majority in Holyrood and gave the Scottish people their right to have their say.
"Let us also remember why it was right to ask the definitive question, Yes or No.
"Because now the debate has been settled for a generation or as Alex Salmond has said, perhaps for a lifetime.
"So there can be no disputes, no re-runs - we have heard the settled will of the Scottish people.
"Scotland voted for a stronger Scottish Parliament backed by the strength and security of the United Kingdom and I want to congratulate the No campaign for that - for showing people that our nations really are better together.
"I also want to pay tribute to Yes Scotland for a well-fought campaign and to say to all those who did vote for independence: 'we hear you'.
"We now have a chance - a great opportunity - to change the way the British people are governed, and change it for the better.
"Political leaders on all sides of the debate now bear a heavy responsibility to come together and work constructively to advance the interests of people in Scotland, as well as those in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, for each and every citizen of our United Kingdom.
"To those in Scotland sceptical of the constitutional promises made, let me say this we have delivered on devolution under this Government, and we will do so again in the next Parliament.
"The three pro-union parties have made commitments, clear commitments, on further powers for the Scottish Parliament.
"We will ensure that they are honoured in full.
"And I can announce today that Lord Smith of Kelvin - who so successfully led Glasgow's Commonwealth Games - has agreed to oversee the process to take forward the devolution commitments with powers over tax, spending and welfare all agreed by November and draft legislation published by January.
"Just as the people of Scotland will have more power over their affairs, so it follows that the people of England, Wales and Northern Ireland must have a bigger say over theirs.
"The rights of these voters need to be respected, preserved and enhanced as well.
"It is absolutely right that a new and fair settlement for Scotland should be accompanied by a new and fair settlement that applies to all parts of our United Kingdom.
"In Wales, there are proposals to give the Welsh Government and Assembly more powers.
"And I want Wales to be at the heart of the debate on how to make our United Kingdom work for all our nations.
"In Northern Ireland, we must work to ensure that the devolved institutions function effectively.
"I have long believed that a crucial part missing from this national discussion is England.
"We have heard the voice of Scotland - and now the millions of voices of England must also be heard.
"The question of English votes for English laws - the so-called West Lothian question -requires a decisive answer.
"So, 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.
"I hope that is going to take place on a cross-party basis. I have asked William Hague to draw up these plans.
"We will set up a Cabinet Committee right away and proposals will also be ready to the same timetable
"I hope the Labour Party and other parties will contribute.
"It is also important we have wider civic engagement about to improve governance in our United Kingdom, including how to empower our great cities. And we will say more about this in the coming days.
"This referendum has been hard fought. It has stirred strong passions. It has electrified politics in Scotland, and caught the imagination of people across the whole of our United Kingdom.
"It will be remembered as a powerful demonstration of the strength and vitality of our ancient democracy.
"Record numbers registered to vote and record numbers cast their vote. We can all be proud of that.
"It has reminded us how fortunate we are that we are able to settle these vital issues at the ballot box, peacefully and calmly.
"Now we must look forward, and turn this into the moment when everyone - whichever way they voted - comes together to build that better, brighter future for our entire United Kingdom."
The 21-year-old scored his first try with a clever chip-and-chase against Northampton and followed that with a dancing effort against Harlequins the week after.
The ex-England Under-19 international made his debut in April 2013, but made just four outings before this campaign.
"It's good to get my chance and grab it with both hands," he told BBC Sport.
"Sale give a lot of opportunities for young boys, so taking those opportunities is a step forward ."
The former Manchester Rugby Club player was a fly-half growing up, but now hopes to cement a position in the Sharks midfield.
"Anywhere in the centre, I don't mind either inside or outside," he said.
"I'm kind of leaning away from fly-half now as there is too much responsibility for me.
"I'm getting plenty of advice off Jonny [Leota] and Sammy [Tuitupou] who are great role models for me, I couldn't ask for anything better.
"Every day you're reminded boys pushing through like last year with Mike Haley - he was in my year so to see him go through to the first-team motivates you more to push on as a player."
A rebel official said they had retaken ground in the Jobar district which they gained on Sunday but then lost during fierce clashes.
But state media said the infiltration attempts had been "foiled" and that the military was bombing rebel positions.
On Monday, warplanes carried out dozens of strikes on nearby rebel-held areas.
Fighting since the weekend has left at least 38 pro-government fighters and 34 rebels and jihadists dead, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The head of the UK-based monitoring group, Rami Abdel Rahman, told AFP news agency that Tuesday's rebel assault began with a "big blast at dawn, most likely due to a car bomb attack by the rebels against a regime position between the districts of Jobar and Qaboun".
The air force responded with raids on rebel positions, while rebels shelled the Abbasiyin and Tijara areas, Mr Abdel Rahman added.
The Islamist rebel faction Faylaq al-Rahman announced on Twitter "the second phase" of a "steadfast battle" had begun.
"Thank God, all locations in which the [government] forces had advanced over the past few hours have been retaken. New locations have been seized and the [rebel] advance is ongoing amid collapses amongst the enemy's ranks," it said.
Spokesman Wael Alwan told Reuters news agency that the group's fighters had "fire control" over garages in the Abbasid area and had begun storming them.
The official Sana news agency cited a military source as saying army units had repelled Tuesday's attack on the al-Maghazel company area in northern Jobar by what it said were fighters from al-Nusra Front, a former al-Qaeda affiliate that recently formed an alliance called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
Troops had managed to isolate and encircle the jihadists, inflicting heavy losses on them, the source added.
On Sunday morning, fighters from several rebel factions, Tahrir al-Sham and other jihadists launched a surprise assault on a government-controlled part of Jobar.
They managed to capture an industrial area adjoining the rebel-held Qaboun district and reached Abbasiyin, only 1.2km (0.7 miles) north-east of the Old City.
Government forces subsequently launched a fierce counterattack and by Sunday evening state media were reporting that they had been regained the industrial area.
The second rebel assault came two days before the start of another round of UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva aimed at finding a political solution to the civil war.
Government and rebel factions agreed to a nationwide cessation of hostilities in December, but both sides have accused each other of repeated violations. Tahrir al-Sham and the rival jihadist group, Islamic State, are excluded from the truce.
Activists say at least 320,000 people have been killed and 11 million displaced since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began six years ago.
Noel Jones was 18 when he was arrested over the murder of 15-year-old Janet Commins in Flint.
He admitted manslaughter and served half of his 12-year sentence but has never challenged his conviction.
Stephen Hough, 58, is now on trial at Mold Crown Court accused of Janet's rape, sexual assault, murder and manslaughter but denies the charges.
On Thursday, the court heard DNA extracted from samples from the murder scene 40 years ago matched Mr Hough's DNA profile.
Jones, who is free after serving his sentence and now goes under a different name, told the court he did not sexually assault her and did not know her.
Again asked if he killed Janet, he replied: "No sir, I didn't."
The jury heard he was arrested as he came out of a pub and was "in hell - I didn't know what was happening to me".
He said he could barely read or write at the time and believed he was targeted as he was a Gypsy.
"I was just lost... I didn't know what was going on... everything was going so fast and they were just saying to me 'you done it, you done it, you done it'...it seemed like forever."
He said police were "bombarding" him with questions and he was "agreeing to whatever they wanted me to say".
He told the court the questioning continued "until they got what they wanted... I happened to fit the bill".
Jones said: "I was like a scapegoat. That's what it felt like."
A statement said to be made by Jones in 1976, in which he confessed to killing Janet, was read to the court.
Asked if any of it was true, he replied: "No sir, 100% not true."
He told the jury: "I did not know this person and I would not commit this crime. I had no reason to commit this crime."
"I had a girlfriend at the time and we were happy together," he added. "I had plenty of friends. I had no reason to do this."
Referring to Jones's trial where he was convicted of manslaughter, defence barrister Patrick Harrington QC asked him: "If you made a bogus confession, why not get the barrister to say so?"
Jones replied: "I don't know sir".
The trial continues.
In a pilot project, South East Coast Ambulance delayed sending help for certain 111 calls and transferred them to the 999 system, thus gaining an additional 10 minutes to respond.
Health regulator Monitor said it had not fully considered patient safety.
The trust has defended the project but acknowledged the "serious findings".
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (Seacamb) covers Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Brighton and North East Hampshire.
As part of the pilot from December 2014 to February, the trust transferred some calls between systems to re-assess what type of advice or treatment patients needed and whether an ambulance was really required.
How call handling was changed
Secamb provides NHS 111 services across the region and responds to 999 calls.
Some NHS 111 calls were transferred to the 999 system to give Secamb more time for more urgent calls.
The calls affected were in the second most serious category - Category A Red 2 - which covers conditions like strokes or fits but which are less critical than where people are non responsive.
Under NHS rules, calls designated as life-threatening are supposed to receive an ambulance response within eight minutes.
The trust allowed itself an extra 10 minutes to deal with some calls by "re-triaging" patients in the 999 system.
Monitor said the project was "poorly handled" and there were "reasonable grounds to suspect that the trust is in breach of its licence."
It has added a condition to Secamb's licence, so that if insufficient progress is made the leadership team could be changed.
Paul Streat, regional director at Monitor, said: "It is understandable that trusts want to explore better ways of delivering the best possible care but this was poorly-managed and done without the proper authorisation and without enough thought given to how it might affect patients."
The trust said it had faced "unprecedented call volumes" and "serious hospital handover delays" last winter.
Chief Executive Paul Sutton said it had wanted to make sure the most ill patients were responded to promptly, but acknowledged that it had not acted in the right way.
"These are serious findings," he said. "We have already begun to take steps to address Monitor's concerns and as part of this process, independent reviews will assess how decisions are made within the trust, governance processes and our approach to patient safety."
In fact, with more than 3,500 pages to its latest edition, plus vast amounts of supplementary case law, it is not just easy to be befuddled - it is inevitable.
And let us venture further. Befuddlement is not merely incidental to the French Labour Code. It is part of the very design.
There cannot be more than one person in several hundred thousand who understands the latest reform plan being circulated by Prime Minister Valls.
On Monday, as the various "social partners" stopped before television cameras outside the prime minister's offices, their reactions to the plan (revised version) were like rival exegeses on the Talmud.
France's 35-hour working week was approved by Lionel Jospin's socialist government in 2000. Anything more is legally considered overtime.
Previously the legal duration of the working week had been 39 hours, established under Francois Mitterrand.
Some employers say the 35-hour week has pushed up costs, and made it difficult for France to compete in global markets.
The current government wants employers to be able to negotiate longer hours and lower overtime pay with staff, arguing that it would help to reduce the country's double-digit unemployment rate.
Busting the myth of France's 35-hour week
The Medef business leader complained that a compensation ceiling imposed by tribunals in the case of proven wrongful dismissal would no longer be "prescriptive" but "indicative".
The CGT union leader complained that new guarantees limiting the justification of economic dismissal on the basis of a company's French - rather than international -- performance were insufficient.
The FO union leader regretted that a worker's Compte Epargne Temps (Personal Time Savings Account) would not be included in the future Compte Personnel d'Activité (Personal Activity Account).
And that it was also unclear where the Compte Penibilite (Hardship Account) and the Compte Personnel de Formation (Training Account) would fit in.
One students' leader was pleased that there was a commitment to the Garantie Jeunes (Youth Guarantee Scheme). But another supported more strikes because under the law overtime pay can be negotiated at 10% rather than 25%.
One "reformist" union leader was happy because the "philosophy" of the law was to devolve negotiations to company rather than sector level. One "hardline" union leader was angry for exactly the same reason.
And a business leader said whatever the "philosophy", it was all irrelevant because the law's original intention - to allow small businesses to make deals directly with workers, rather than unions - had just been removed in the revised version.
How any ordinary person is supposed to make head or tail of this - let alone decide whether the maze of new clauses to the Labour Code will actually bring down unemployment - is beyond understanding.
The purpose of the new "Law on New Protections for Businesses and Workers" is to do precisely that - tackle France's crippling unemployment (five million if you include all categories).
It is President Hollande's last throw of the dice, before elections next year.
Early on, Hollande had said he should be judged as head of state on whether he had "turned the unemployment curve around". But this he has singly failed to do.
Some 600,000 more people are in the dole queues today than there were in 2012. Most of them are young people - another group who the president promised to pay special attention to when he took office.
Equally damning: for all France's vaunted social protection, 90% of new job contracts today are short-term "CDDs", which normally last just three months. Employers are too scared to offer the sacrosanct "CDIs" - which are permanent.
So with the clock running out and his unpopularity at new highs, the president has cast in his lot with the economic liberalisers in his Socialist Party - that is to say Prime Minister Valls and Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron.
The new law was intended to start the same process that has long been under way in France's neighbours, loosening up the labour market and reducing employee protection, but in return creating new jobs.
A month on, and we have seen the reaction. A day of strikes and protests last week was not hugely followed - but sufficiently so as to rattle the government, especially as a large part of the Socialist Party is itself opposed to the changes.
So now we have the Khomri Law (after Labour Minister Mariam El Khomri) Mark II. Under pressure from the street, Prime Minister Valls has removed several clauses, adapted others - while (he says) remaining true to the reforming spirit of the original.
But - and here is the point - who is to know?
As we saw at the start, the content of the law is bewildering in the extreme. Only a handful of people understand it, and they themselves have differing interpretations on what effect it will actually have on the jobs market.
All that can said with certitude is that it is a million miles from the radical, game-changing reforms that have been introduced in Germany and the UK.
In France, once again, it is textual fudge that will win the day.
Politically it will be a master-stroke, probably allowing the law to go through with a couple of "reformist" unions onside and avoiding all-out confrontation with the street.
Judgement on its practical effect will be deferred because - after all - it takes years for complex changes like these to work their way into the jobs system.
And by that time the law will be forgotten - apart, that is, from an extra hundred extra pages in the Labour Code.
The Police and Crime Plan says 63 of 136 front counters will close, with new "contact points" created instead.
The plan says 2,600 officers will be "redeployed" from back offices into neighbourhoods.
Critics say the restructuring will mean 17 boroughs will have fewer officers than in 2010.
The plan for 2013-16 says changes to the Metropolitan police's estate - which has almost 500 buildings - will save £60m in running costs.
The plan notes the number of crimes reported at front counters has dropped by 100,000 since 2006/7, and the majority of people report crime over the phone.
Each borough will have a front counter open every day for 24 hours and 94 "contact points" will be open a minimum of three times a week.
Of the 63 front counters being closed, 34 of the buildings will be kept and 29 sold.
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A further 15 police stations are said to be unsuitable in the long-term and may also be sold once alternatives can be provided, including Barking, Ealing, Chelsea, Tottenham and Chingford.
Under a new local policing model, safer neighbourhood teams will focus on clusters of wards, Local Police Areas.
Each ward will have its own dedicated police constable, but now only one dedicated police community support officer.
The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) has been set priorities which it will be held to account on.
These are reducing key neighbourhood crimes (including burglary and vandalism) by 20%, cutting costs by 20% and boosting public confidence by 20%.
Deputy mayor for policing, Stephen Greenhalgh, said despite having to find significant savings, the plan would "allow Londoners to reconnect with the Met, and the Met to reconnect with Londoners".
Joanne McCartney, London Assembly police and crime spokeswoman for Labour, said the mayor's police cuts were "too far, too fast" and "hitting the frontline".
She said: "Londoners will lose nearly half of their police stations and, contrary to Boris's claim, 17 of London's 32 boroughs will see a reduction in the number of police officers they have.
"For Boris to continue claiming that every borough will see an increase is extremely disingenuous."
The report says that the October 2011 baseline numbers used in calculation differ from the "actual numbers" working on a borough at a given time for reasons including overlaps in new staff members arriving and those leaving.
Labour also criticised the lack of detail on contact points planned for civic buildings.
Developed by MOPAC, the plan, the first since the mayor gained power over policing, had an eight-week public consultation.
Highgate Safer Neighbourhoods Panel was among those concerned about changing neighbourhood policing.
Its response said the new Local Police Areas would "destroy the gains of the last six to seven years".
Safer Harrow was one group which was concerned that redeploying back office staff would have an impact on intelligence-led policing.
The man was struck by the HGV on Lanark Road, at the junction with Baberton Crescent, at about 14:50 on Monday, police said.
The man is being treated at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
The road was closed for about four-and-half-hours while a police investigation was held. Police are now appealing for witnesses to the incident.
Sgt Kosmas Papakyriakou, of Police Scotland, said: "We believe that there were a number of people in the area at the time and we're appealing for them to get in touch with us.
"Likewise, I would urge anyone who was on Lanark Road or near Baberton Crescent on Monday morning, and may have witnessed the accident, to contact us immediately."
The Assembly Commission's staffing costs have risen from £10.5m in 2007/08 to £19.8m in the last financial year.
One campaigner said Welsh taxpayers would be "appalled" by the increase.
An assembly spokeswoman said the commission had "increased its staffing levels proportionately".
Staff numbers at the commission, including agency and seconded staff, also increased 44% from 312 to 448 full time equivalent.
In comparison, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body employs around 450 staff, while the number employed by the House of Commons is around 1,776.
The figures cover the people that ensure the assembly and its committees can convene and who encourage public awareness of and engagement with the assembly.
It does not include the costs of assembly members and their staff.
Rachel Banner, who led the 2011 referendum campaign against increasing the assembly's powers, said "many Welsh taxpayers who are struggling to make ends meet will be appalled" by the increase.
The Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party said the costs were "out of control" and it was "appalling" so much was being spent while the NHS and schools were under pressure.
The commission was set up in May 2007 under a change to the law that made the Welsh Government separate from the assembly.
An assembly spokeswoman said: "Since 2007, the National Assembly has gained significant powers and responsibilities, including primary law-making powers, and powers over taxation.
"While the number of AMs has stayed the same their responsibilities have grown and the commission has increased its staffing levels proportionately, to ensure that the support provided to AMs continues to adapt to meet the assembly's needs".
She added: "We have also needed to expand our security service in response to increasing threat levels and by bringing our ICT services in-house, we have increased the head count, but the costs of running and supporting our systems have significantly decreased.
"Every request for additional resources is looked at very carefully, and delivered within our agreed annual budget."
During 2016/17, the commission - which is chaired by the presiding officer Elin Jones and includes four other assembly members nominated by the main political parties - had a budget of £54.4m.
This included £15.5m for the pay of the 60 AMs, their support staff and the costs of running their constituency offices; £36.5m on the assembly's property, staff and services; and £2.5m ring-fenced for the 2016 assembly election.
Joyce Ferder Rankin travelled from the Arctic to Antarctica and back again over a four-year period from 2011 to 2015, capturing stunning polar images.
An exhibition of photographs from her journey has opened in Portstewart.
She decided to showcase "the beauty of what we are losing" rather than the ugly effects of human destruction.
The trip brought her up close and personal with polar bears - getting within 7ft (2.1m) of the fierce creatures to record their fight for survival on a shrinking hunting ground that is melting into the sea.
The committee has voiced serious concerns over the financial stability of the health trusts.
The criticisms are made in its general report on the health sector.
It also raised concern over breaches in hospital waiting time targets, especially for cancer patients.
Some of the recommendations are targeted at helping the trusts break even.
The report found that despite only the Western Trust failing to break even in 2014-15, with a deficit of £6.6m, this masks an underlying funding gap for trusts from that year.
The funding gap is reckoned to be over £131m. This will be carried forward to 2015-16.
The report makes now familiar criticisms associated with high levels of spending on locum doctors as well as what it described as the "mediocre" implementation of Transforming Your Care.
The report suggests that Northern Ireland could follow Scotland's lead and benefit from a three-year budget, instead of the constraints of an annual budget in which money cannot be carried over.
The chairperson of the committee, Michaela Boyle, said the health and social care bodies are facing an unprecedented financial squeeze.
"Although the health and social care sector has been more generously funded than other areas of public spending over recent years, it faces an ever increasing demand for its services," she said.
"This is partially as a result of an ageing population as well as increasing chronic conditions such as diabetes.
"Putting the health and social care trusts on a sustainable footing is a major challenge, unless there is a significant change in funding or transformation of services.
"One significant problem that the health and social care trusts face is that they are unable to carry forward unused funds from one year to the next, impeding their ability to undertake longer-term financial planning."
Among the other recommendations in the report is a call for the health department to provide a detailed explanation of how it will tackle the issue of consultant shortages.
It also calls on the health service to redesign the way it provides services. Failing to do so will mean trusts will find it difficult to operate within their budgets.
The report also highlights Northern Ireland's heavy reliance on locum doctors.
It repeats previous criticism that the practice adds to the trusts' increasing spend, particularly within the Western Trust where difficulties in recruiting and keeping permanent consultants continues to put pressure on budgets.
That is at least according to a much talked about Instagram account, Barbie Savior, which is charting her imaginary volunteer journey.
It starts with her saying farewell to her home in the US and wondering if the "sweet sweet orphans in the country of Africa" are going to love her the way she already loves them.
The satirical account encapsulates what some see as the white saviour complex, a modern version of Rudyard Kipling's White Man's Burden.
The 19th Century Kipling poem instructed colonialists to "Fill full the mouth of Famine And bid the sickness cease". Today, Barbie Savior says she is going to love the orphans "who lack such an amazing Instagram community".
Because of the history of slavery and colonialism, many people in Africa find such attitudes deeply patronising and offensive. Some argue that aid can be counter-productive, as it means African countries will continue to rely on outside help.
US-based Nigerian author Teju Cole described the complex in a 2012 essay as a belief that "a nobody from America or Europe can go to Africa and become a godlike saviour, or at the very least, have his or her emotional needs satisfied".
The two American women behind Barbie Savior said that through their 10 years combined experience of volunteering, studying and working abroad they began to question what they once thought was right and good.
"From orphanage tourism, to blatant racism in [the] treatment of local residents, to trafficking children in the name of adoption - the list of errors never ends," the two - who have chosen to remain anonymous - wrote in an email to the BBC.
They are not against all aid work and when asked about medical staff going to help the fight against Ebola, replied:
"We have seen short-term medical teams do amazing things, as well as act in inexcusable ways."
They say that aid workers should act in the same way they would back home.
"For example, nurses in America are not allowed to take Instagram photos of their patients and post emotionally captivating blurbs about how tragic their life is."
They note that in the US, and other Western countries "it was decided that a person's privacy is more valuable than the need of the caretaker to have an emotional outlet" and the same standards should apply in Africa.
"As a Westerner coming into a developing country, whether to live or visit, you must be aware of the privilege your skin colour affords you," they argued.
And they want people to "stop treating 'third world countries' as a playground for us to learn and gain real life experience from".
There are plenty of opportunities for Westerners to work abroad, from long-term placements with established NGOs to the growing market for the short-term "voluntourism" experience.
According to a 2008 estimate, 1.6 million volunteer tourists spent around $2bn globally.
On the GoAbroad.com site, which pulls together volunteering opportunities, there are more than 1,600 programmes in Africa alone.
One of the organisations featured is African Impact which says in its publicity that volunteering is not only about the "skills that volunteers bring, but also about what this magnificent continent, its warm people and amazing wildlife can give volunteers in return".
It sends volunteers to work in health, education and conservation projects across southern and east Africa, and in 2016 it is recruiting around 2,500 people.
African Impact managing director Greg Bows says that out of naivety some volunteers they get do come believing they can solve a country's problems - though one of its slogans encouraging people to sign up is "let's save Africa's wildlife".
But Mr Bows adds that he is now using some of the Barbie Savior pictures during the induction process to disabuse new volunteers of those ideas.
Barbie Savior's creators take particular issue with unqualified people doing jobs that they would never be allowed to do at home.
African Impact's publicity for a position helping at a school in Zambia, says "you do not have to be a qualified teacher to be a volunteer", but Mr Bows points out that none of his volunteers teach whole classes, rather they can provide vital one-to-one support.
He says that local guidelines are observed and argues that in general, as long as the limitations are accepted, volunteering can make a difference.
He does acknowledge though that there are organisations that do not have the same standards as African Impact and that for him Barbie Savior highlights the need for regulation in the industry.
But for critics this goes beyond the sphere of volunteering, and Barbie Savior's creators say they are trying to tackle not just the attitudes but the damage that they can cause.
Kenyan writer and development consultant Ciku Kimeria says that "the development sector today is still chock-full of examples of benevolent and sometimes not-so-benevolent paternalistic attitudes from the West", and she draws a link with the colonial mindset.
She says that this can sometimes lead to people with an "average undergraduate education and a lack of development experience... getting to chair meetings of local experts with decades of experience".
She has come across some development workers who "are very uneasy with me and other Africans who don't fit into the mould of what they were told about African people.
"They do not know what to make of Africans who are better educated than them, more articulate than them, well-read, knowledgeable about the world and so on."
Ms Kimeria says aid work and volunteering can work as long as some basic points are observed.
Firstly, that people are aware that they are coming not to "save Africa" but to help out locals who are already doing the work.
Secondly, they need to acknowledge the privilege that they come with.
And thirdly, they need to know the real place they are visiting, not the place they imagined back home.
Barbie Savior's creators are not intending to offer solutions themselves, but what they are happy about is that the Instagram account has sparked discussions and raised awareness about the white saviour complex.
But is Barbie Savior herself listening?
As she puts it: "I have noticed people informing me that Africa is a continent and not a country. I hope you can forgive my mistake. I have so much to learn.
"But I do know one thing for certain, and that is that my love for this place is bigger than any country! Even bigger than the country of Africa!"
The book Killer by Charlie Seiga was found at taxi driver Jon Harbinson's home, when it was searched by police.
Prosecutors allege similar methods and equipment were used in the book as in the Easter Bank Holiday raid.
Mr Harbinson denies conspiracy to commit burglary at Hatton Garden.
The 42-year-old of Beresford Gardens, Benfleet, Essex, is accused of transporting away some of the proceeds of the raid.
Among his co-accused is his uncle William Lincoln.
He told Woolwich Crown Court he had no knowledge of the book by former armed robber Charlie Seiga who was billed as the "Houdini of the criminal underworld" and had the nickname "Killer".
Prosecutor Philip Stott asked Mr Harbinson: "He (Seiga) is talking about his criminal life and heists he had been involved in. Is that something you had an interest in?"
Mr Harbinson replied: "Many years ago, possibly."
Mr Stott went on: "There was a bookmark in this page."
Mr Harbinson replied: "That's what you say but I don't know, I wasn't there."
He was asked if he was interested in the Hatton Garden plan he was "engaged in", and responded: "I wasn't engaged in it. If this book is so prevalent in evidence against me why wasn't it forensically examined?"
Mr Stott continued: "It was bookmarked on a page that is exactly what took place in Hatton Garden."
He showed him the grey card used to mark the page which Mr Harbinson agreed was probably the back of a book of taxi receipts.
Mr Stott said: "This was your book and you were reading it, weren't you?" to which the accused replied: "No sir."
On Monday, the court heard he was asked about items of jewellery found at his home.
Mr Harbinson said one piece, a necklace, was given to him by his grandmother, which had sentimental value to him.
Another item, a sovereign ring, was a present from his parents, while another half-sovereign was a gift to his sister when he got his first job, he told the court.
The trial continues.
Eric Donovan from the University of Calgary in Canada spotted the feature in photos shared on a Facebook group.
He did not recognise it as a catalogued phenomenon and although the group were calling it a proton arc, he knew proton auroras were not visible.
Testing showed it appeared to be a hot stream of fast-flowing gas in the higher reaches of the atmosphere.
The European Space Agency (ESA) sent electric field instruments to measure it 300km (190 miles) above the surface of the Earth and found the temperature of the air was 3,000C (5,432F) hotter inside the gas stream than outside it.
Inside, the 25km-wide ribbon of gas was flowing at 6 km/s (13,000mph), 600 times faster than the air on either side.
Relatively little else is known about the big purple light as yet but it appears it is not an aurora as it does not stem from the interaction of solar particles with the Earth's magnetic field.
There are reports that the group called it Steve in homage to a 2006 children's film, Over the Hedge, where the characters give the name to a creature they have not seen before.
Roger Haagmans of the ESA said: "It is amazing how a beautiful natural phenomenon, seen by observant citizens, can trigger scientists' curiosity.
"It turns out that Steve is actually remarkably common, but we hadn't noticed it before. "It's thanks to ground-based observations, satellites, today's explosion of access to data and an army of citizen scientists joining forces to document it."
The race begins in Edinburgh on Sunday, 3 September and will finish in the Welsh riders' home city of Cardiff on Sunday, 10 September.
Thomas, 31, was second overall when he broke his collarbone in a fall on stage nine of last month's Tour de France.
"It's always great to be able to race in front of home fans," he said.
"It was the first thing the Welsh guys spoke about when we saw that the finish was going to be in Cardiff.
"I'm sure the fans will do us proud - that's going to be a great day."
Doull, who finished third overall and won the points classification in 2015, will be competing in the Tour of Britain for a fifth time.
"The crowds just seem to get bigger every year, so it's a race I really look forward to," said the 24-year-old.
Team Sky have already named former world champion Michal Kwiatkowski as part of their six-rider line-up, with the remaining three places to be announced before the race.
Coxswain Martin Steeden joined the Swanage RNLI in 1977, but said it was "the right time" to go as the station completes a £3.5m redevelopment.
The new Shannon-class lifeboat will replace Swanage's Mersey vessel, that has been in service for about 25 years.
The project was funded by two "generous benefactors" and fundraising projects.
Mr Steeden began as a crew member, before progressing to mechanic and finally becoming coxswain in 2000.
He said: "A lot has changed in my time on the lifeboat, and during my time as coxswain, and I know that this is the right time for me to move on.
"With the arrival of the Shannon and the new lifeboat station, it's fitting that there should be a new generation of coxswains and crew who will take their turn as part of the station's history."
As well as a new lifeboat, the Swanage boathouse is undergoing a £3.5m redevelopment, that will include new training facilities and offices.
Mr Steeden will leave the lifeboat charity at the end of February, when the new vessel officially goes into service.
The Gift sold 3.7 million copies abroad compared with the six million shifted by her debut I Dreamed A Dream.
Boyle's record was followed by Sade's Soldier of Love, with 2.3 million, and Mumford and Sons' Brits-winning album Sigh No More, which sold 1.3 million.
Muse's The Resistance, released in 2009, was fourth with a million copies.
Phil Collins' Motown covers album Going Back, Plastic Beach by Gorillaz, and James Blunt's Some Kind of Trouble all sold 900,000 copies overseas.
Take That's Progress - the top-selling album in the UK last year with sales of 1.8 million - clocked up a further 800,000 copies abroad.
Lungs, by Florence and the Machine, also sold 800,000 copies, while Rod Stewart's latest Great American songbook collection shifted 700,000 copies.
The top four albums in the Music Week list scored top three placings in the US Billboard 200 album chart.
Fifth-placed Going Back, by Phil Collins, reached 34 in the US chart but was a huge hit across Europe.
The blaze at the Royal Clarence Hotel, described as England's oldest hotel, started at 05:00 BST on Friday and continues to burn.
The facade of the building has partially collapsed and its interior walls have been reduced to rubble.
Firefighters extinguished the flames but said they were still dealing with some "hotspots".
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The shell of the building is being monitored with lasers to detect movement, while a thermal imaging camera is helping to show the internal temperature of debris.
Gerald Taylor, from Devon & Somerset Fire Service, said: "Any decision on demolition will be discussed with the fire service, police and local authorities."
"While the public may not be able to see flames, we are still actively fighting the fires that are burning under the debris," he added.
"We're keeping our eye on one hotspot which has climbed from 30 degrees to 140 degrees in the last couple of hours."
A senior source within the fire service told the BBC that demolition work could begin as soon as Monday, but would be more likely to take place on Tuesday.
The Bishop of Exeter, Robert Atwell, praised the "heroic" firefighters for saving the city's Norman cathedral, and said he wanted to see the fascia of the Royal Clarence rebuilt.
"All the historic stuff inside has gone, you can't replace it, but I hope and pray that they rebuild the frontage as it was, because it deserves to be there, because that's what will preserve at least the veneer of the architectural continuity on the Cathedral Green."
The fire broke out above the Castle Fine Art gallery where renovation work was under way, before spreading to the Well House Tavern, a cafe and the hotel.
Guests at the Royal Clarence were evacuated from their rooms in the middle of the night to another hotel nearby. There were no reported casualties.
A spokesman for the fire service said the gallery and hotel had been destroyed by the blaze, but its cause was unknown.
Fire crews used water from the River Exe hundreds of metres away to help tackle the flames. About 80 firefighters remain at the scene.
Hamish Marshall, BBC South West News
Work continues on the ground to damp down hotspots, but fire crews are now moving to the next phase of this operation.
Firefighters must stop water getting onto the facade of the hotel in case it collapses and structural engineers will assess what will happen when demolition teams move in tomorrow.
Some local shops remain closed and the High Street has not fully reopened.
Holy Communion at Exeter Cathedral was moved to the smaller Chapter House.
Normally up to 400 worshipers attend. Today there was seating for just 100.
People have been sharing their memories of the hotel on social media.
Clare said on Twitter: "So sad to see the devastated Royal Clarence Hotel, lovely memories of birthday lunch with my husband in the wonderful Abode".
Others are already discussing what should happen to the site of the hotel once it has been cleared.
On BBC Breakfast's Facebook page, Matt said he hoped the facade could be saved, while Lizzie added "I hope they don't put something modern there instead".
Barca will be champions if they win at 16th-placed Granada or equal Real Madrid's result away at 13th-placed Deportivo La Coruna next Saturday.
"I hope we can be precise in the final game to win the title," said Enrique after a 5-0 derby win over Espanyol left Barca one point clear at the top.
"We're going to play for a league of 38 games in one match."
Real Madrid were 10 points behind leaders Barcelona on 1 April.
However, 11 straight La Liga wins, including Sunday's 3-2 success over Valencia, means Zinedine Zidane's side go into the final day one point behind.
They will secure their first La Liga title since 2012 if they win and Barcelona slip up. A Barcelona defeat and a Real draw will see Barca crowned champions as Luis Enrique's side have a superior head-to-head record.
"There will be tension, Real Madrid and ourselves are in the same situation of playing away from home and having to win," added Luis Enrique.
"The prize is there and it is attractive enough that we will all be very motivated."
Atletico Madrid started the penultimate weekend of the season level on points with Barca but a surprise 2-1 defeat away to relegated Levante means only Real Madrid can overhaul Barca.
"Now we're second there's only one game and anything can happen," said Real boss Zidane.
"You never know in football. We have to be aware of that and fight to the end."
The 26-year-old Saracens forward will have surgery on Tuesday and will be out for up to three months.
However, prop Mako Vunipola will join up with Eddie Jones' squad this week as they prepare to face Wales on Saturday.
It is hoped the Saracens man, 26, who is recovering from a knee problem, will be fit to play some part in the latter stages of the championship.
Kruis, who had only just recovered from a fractured cheekbone, missed England's Six Nations opener against France on Saturday after picking up the injury in training on Tuesday.
The set-back is a blow to Kruis' chances of making Warren Gatland's British and Irish Lions squad, which is due to be named on 19 April.
The Lions' tour of New Zealand begins in June.
Austria international Djuricin, 22, has played twice for his country since making his debut in March against Liechtenstein and will spend the rest of the season with the Bees.
Canos, 18, has yet to feature for the Reds and has joined the Championship side until 3 January.
Both players could feature against Leeds on 12 September.
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The bodies of Joanne Marie Semple, 36, Kelly Taylor-Hackett, 28, and Stephen Fitzgerald, 18, were found on Sunday after a blaze on East Park Street, East End Park.
Post-mortem examinations found all three died as a result of the fire, police said.
Three Rottweiler dogs were also found dead inside the terraced property.
The fire had burnt itself out before the emergency services arrived.
West Yorkshire Police said it continued to treat the deaths as unexplained.
Lancashire Police, who are still appealing for witnesses, said a 33-year-old man from Accrington is currently in custody.
Officers said the child was taken from Nairne Street at 16:00 GMT on Thursday.
She was dropped off 30 minutes later less than three miles away in Whitefield Street, Hapton where she was found and returned home.
Det Ch Insp Joanne McHugh said: "We need anyone who may have witnessed a black coloured car in the Nairne Street or Whitefield Street areas around the time of the abduction to contact us."
Red blood cells can already be made in the lab, but the problem is scale.
A team at the University of Bristol and NHS Blood and Transplant have developed a method to produce an unlimited supply.
The artificial blood will be far more expensive than conventional donation. So it is likely to be used for people with very rare blood types.
The old technique involved taking a type of stem cell that manufactures red blood cells in the body and coaxing it to do so in the lab.
However, each cell eventually burns out and produces no more than 50,000 red blood cells.
The trick developed by the Bristol team was to trap the stem cells at an early stage where they grow in number indefinitely.
It is known as making them immortal.
Once the researchers have this group of cells, they can just trigger them to become red blood cells.
Dr Jan Frayne, one of the researchers, said: "We have demonstrated a feasible way to sustainably manufacture red cells for clinical use.
"We've grown litres of it."
The work is far from over.
The researchers now have the biological resource to mass produce red blood cells, but they still need the manufacturing technology for mass production.
It is like the difference between home-brewing beer and a large brewery.
A bag of blood contains about a trillion red blood cells.
Prof David Anstee, another of the researchers, told the BBC: "There is a bioengineering challenge.
"To produce that much at scale is quite a challenge, and really the next phase of our work is to look at methods of expanding the yield."
The cost will be a massive barrier to wide-scale use of manufactured blood.
NHS Blood and Transplant says it has no plans "in any way at all" to move away from traditionally donated blood.
However, it can be almost impossible to match some people's blood - often from minority ethnicities - with a donor.
Prof Anstee added: "The first therapeutic use of a cultured red cell product is likely to be for patients with rare blood groups, because suitable conventional red blood cell donations can be difficult to source."
Safety trials of lab-made blood are already planned for later this year.
The study was published in Nature Communications.
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Athletes in the Bangkok Half-Marathon bombarded race organisers with complaints after running almost 17 miles rather than the usual 13.
David Paul Nicholson said on Facebook he was "disgusted" by the error.
"According to my GPS watch it was 27.8kms!!! (17.3 miles)," he wrote.
"I am utterly disgusted that a marathon that prides itself and markets itself as one of the best in South East Asia, cannot get the distance right.
"Needless to say I will vote with my feet and never again participate in this joke of an event."
On Monday, Songrakm Kraison, vice-president of the Jogging Association of Thailand, said organisers told runners to turn in the wrong place.
"The association apologises for the mistake," he told the Associated Press. "It will not happen again in the future."
More than three kilometres (about two miles) were added to each of the two laps.
"We have rebuked the association, but we could not do anything else," added Kraison.
Facebook user Sam Lord wrote: "Still waiting for any kind of apology or explanation. Extremely disappointed. Instead of the satisfaction of crossing a finish line I ended the race in the back of a taxi after 23km when my legs gave out. I want my money back!"
Sebastian Movila was a passenger in the car when it lost control and struck a tree on the M57, near Prescot, on Saturday evening.
He was being treated in hospital but on Thursday Merseyside Police confirmed he had died.
His parents paid tribute to their "wonderful" son, and said they would "miss him more than words can explain".
"Sebastian was a loving seven-year-old who loved life, his football and tennis, and living here in the UK, where he had been since August 2015," they said.
"We felt it fitting to allow his organs to be donated to other children in order that they live."
Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
PC Kurt Timpson said: "The events of last Saturday evening have devastated a lovely family.
"They wish to thank everyone who stopped on the motorway to help them and for those who gave first aid to Sebastian and themselves."
Frederick Boyd failed to return to the open prison on Tuesday 11 April after being on leave at his home in Glasgow.
Officers had warned the public not to approach the 54-year-old.
Police Scotland said Boyd was traced in the Glasgow area.
The 7.8-magnitude quake struck on Saturday in the hilly district of Gorkha, west of Kathmandu.
Aid groups say the damage could be far worse in rural areas than in the capital.
One aid worker spoke of "an entire village - all but gone" - and there are fears others have suffered the same fate.
The United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs said it expected "high and significant damage" in the regions closest to the earthquake's epicentre, Gorkha and Lamjung.
Close to 300,000 people live in Gorkha, which is normally around four hours' travel from Kathmandu. The region's most senior official, Udav Prashad Timalsina, said: "There are people who are not getting food and shelter.
"I've had reports of villages where 70% of the houses have been destroyed."
Mr Timalsina said 223 people had been confirmed dead in the district but he said "the number would go up because there are thousands who are injured".
On Monday, an Indian journalist flew over the damage in Gorkha in an Indian army helicopter. The footage shows many low-lying houses, seemingly cut off in the middle of mountains and reduced to rubble.
The journalist, Jugal Purohit, said: "What we are witnessing here are villages completely devastated, destroyed and, in a sense, rubbed off the map of Nepal."
The aerial images are the first recorded pictures of the destruction near the epicentre. Very few images of damage there have emerged, even on social media.
Matt Darvas, of the charity World Vision, is in the town of Pokhara, further west from the epicentre. He told the BBC: "I spoke to one man. He had been [evacuated] in to the hospital where I was, in the very first helicopter.
"In his village of 1,100 homes, almost every home was decimated. He estimated 90%. That's a village of over 2,000 people.
"There could be many other villages in a similar case where the entire village is all but gone."
Mr Darvas said he expected the death toll in Gorkha to rise "significantly".
Pokhara itself - Nepal's second city and a popular trekking destination - appears to have been spared significant damage, though there are reports of people sleeping outside due to a fear of buildings collapsing.
Teams from many major charities have so far been unable to reach the more outlying areas of the country, but have plans to do so as soon as possible. Many are working with regional partners who are based in western Nepal.
But access to areas such as Gorkha and Lamjung, that are hilly, isolated and heavily forested, was difficult even before the earthquake, that caused landslides to block roads.
Mr Darvas said some parts of Gorkha could take up to five days to reach.
Chandra Kayastha is the programme unit manager for Plan International in Baglung, 270 kilometres west of Kathmandu. He told the BBC: "The main problem of this area is damage of their houses and school buildings.
"Some of the area is very remote, it takes more than three hours, four hours on a wagon, there's no road facilities even before the disaster because it lies in the western hills of Nepal."
Part of the effort to help relief teams reach distant areas will come down to space agencies.Rural Nepal prepares for the worst
The earthquake has led to the activation of the UN's International Charter on "Space and Major Disasters".
Many of the world's space agencies are signatories to the charter, and they will now task their satellites to gather images of the country every time they pass overhead.
The images will be used to assess the scale of the damage, and to find roads not blocked by landslides.
One added factor, says Rupa Joshi, a communications officer with Unicef Nepal, is the fact that many men from rural areas are absent, having gone to work for more money abroad.
She said: "In many of the villages in Nepal, many of the men are out of the country. So what you find in these villages are the elderly, women and children.
"They are now the ones who are having to deal with this massive thing - when their houses have come down, their homes wiped out - without men, who are usually the ones running around, setting things straight."
The 21-year-old and three others were allegedly involved in a disturbance in the VIP section of Livello in October.
Newcastle Magistrates' Court heard an amateur footballer, Wesley Erskine, was hurt during the incident.
Geoffrey Forrester, defending, said the allegations would be "seriously contested".
The court heard Mr Erskine, had been on a night out in Newcastle with his teammates when violence broke out.
Keith Laidlaw, prosecuting, said: "Mr Wesley Erskine suffered injuries when bottles were smashed and bottles where thrown around by a number of the defendants in this case."
Jamar Collins, 21, from Bristol, Jean Coly, 23, from Liverpool, and Joan Jacob, 45, from Newcastle, also appeared in court.
All three are charged with violent disorder and Coly an additional charge of wounding with intent.
All four were granted unconditional bail and will appear at Newcastle Crown Court on 3 May.
The Jamaica-born winger joined the club in 2012.
The administration would rule Kurdish-majority areas in the northeast until the broader conflict is over.
Kurdish groups in northern Syria have tried to stay out of the civil war between the government and rebels.
However, Islamist rebels have moved into Kurdish-controlled areas in recent months, causing increasing clashes between them and Kurdish militias.
The Democratic Union Party (PYD) announced the move after two days of talks in the town of Qamishli in north-eastern Syria.
Alan Semo, the PYD's UK-based representative, told the BBC his party was not seeking to carve out a separate Kurdish state.
Mr Semo said the region would be "integrated in future in a united, democratic, plural Syria", adding that neighbouring Turkey, which has fought a long war against Kurdish rebels, had nothing to fear from the move.
"I think Turkey will realise that this step is not a threat to any regional or international or global stability, it is temporary," he added.
The PYD planned to introduce a constitution and regional parliament, with representation for non-Kurds in the area, he went on.
However, it is not clear whether all Kurdish factions will take part in the administration.
"I think that such a rushed, one-sided move will be seen as... an obstacle to the Syrian opposition," Nuri Brimo, a member of the Kurdish National Council (KNC), an alliance of 13 Kurdish parties, told AFP.
A de facto autonomous Kurdish zone was created when government forces withdrew from the area in the summer of 2012.
Last month Kurdish fighters took control of a border crossing with Iraq from an Islamist rebel group.
Syria's Kurdish minority makes up around 10% of the population and is largely concentrated in the country's far north-east, near the borders with Turkey and Iraq.
The fighting between jihadist rebels and armed Kurdish militia has added another layer to Syria's complex civil war.
McKinnon, 45, resigned as boss of Raith Rovers on Wednesday after agreeing to take over at Tannadice, where he enjoyed two spells as a player.
The former midfielder succeeds Mixu Paatelainen, who left United on 4 May after their drop to the Championship.
"This is a wonderful opportunity at a club that is close to my heart," McKinnon told United's website.
"I am looking forward to taking on the task of rebuilding the club and developing the talent required to get us where we should be.
"There are a lot of challenges ahead and it is important that we give ourselves every opportunity to succeed. We will work hard to build a team that the United fans can be proud of.
"I want to thank everyone at Raith Rovers. I really enjoyed my time there and I am grateful to them for being so understanding of my desire to become manager of Dundee United. Raith Rovers are a fabulous, proper club whom I wish all the best."
Raith missed out on promotion via the play-offs and McKinnon had a year left to run on his contract at Stark's Park.
He joined Rovers last summer after three years in charge of Brechin City.
McKinnon led Raith to fourth place in the Championship, but they lost 2-1 on aggregate to Hibernian in the Premiership play-off quarter-finals.
United were bottom of the Premiership for most of the season with Jackie McNamara replaced as manager after only one win in their first nine games, but Paatelainen was unable to inspire a turnaround in fortunes.
Defeat by city rivals Dundee on 2 May ensured United would finish at the foot of the table, and they were docked three points on Wednesday for using two ineligible youngsters in their win at Inverness last week.
McKinnon will watch United's final game of the season on Saturday away to Kilmarnock from the stands.
This week's departure of coach Ian Millward appeared inevitable after barely 3,000 fans turned up to watch a ninth successive game without victory, a 40-24 defeat to Huddersfield.
The Tigers have won just once in 18 games and have lost their chief executive, commercial manager and now head coach during a painful middle year of the current three-year licence period.
The manner of Millward's departure highlighted the Tigers' problems.
The news was leaked and widely known on Tuesday morning but only finally made public by the club that evening, during which time the one update to their official website was of its £100 Daily Draw winner.
Interestingly, the club statement referred to the team's results as "unacceptable for all concerned, including sponsors and supporters".
Millward may feel he was dealt a rough hand after being appointed as part of a long-term plan.
He has made many improvements to the daily operation around the team, including increased use of video analysis but, crucially, on the field there has been no improvement and he has paid the price.
An impressive win over champions Leeds and a gutsy draw against the Catalan Dragons offered a glimpse of the quality in the squad and the players may feel they have to take a large share of responsibility for Millward's departure.
It leaves the club's fans, staff and former players wondering what the future holds.
Former Great Britain forward Lee Crooks, who played over 200 times for the Tigers, is hugely concerned.
"The club is in turmoil at the moment and unless someone comes along with £1m then I am very worried about where Castleford might be heading," he said. "There need to be big changes."
When Steve Ferres walked away as chief executive in February after just six months in the job he warned that unless things changed then Castleford Tigers would simply not be able to generate enough income to exist as a Super League club.
The ideal is that change would be a new stadium, or an improved version of the club's dated Wheldon Road home, but it is hard to envisage that scenario while the team toils on the field and the fans stay away.
Ferres' replacement Steve Gill, promoted from his role as head of youth development, has been charged with the responsibility of turning the club's fortunes around by owner Jack Fulton.
Danny Orr will take temporary charge of the team.
The decision on who should replace Millward is vital to both ensure the fans are onside and get one of rugby league's most famous old names firing again.
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The club has already assembled a new-look commercial team and attention now turns to finding the right head coach.
Gill says the new man could be named within a fortnight if it is a Briton, but he is willing to wait longer if a suitable overseas candidate is available.
John Kear and former Hull KR coach Justin Morgan will again be frontrunners.
Batley are unlikely to stop Kear if there is a chance of him returning to a Super League job.
He once called Castleford his dream job, but circumstances for both club and individual have since changed.
The Tigers may look closer to home at highly rated Featherstone boss Daryl Powell. That could give the former Leeds Rhinos and Great Britain international a dilemma.
Powell is well established at the successful Championship club, and would have to decide whether his longer-term Super League prospects are at Post Office Road if he was offered a top-flight role now.
Andy Hay could be another contender. The former Tigers forward is Castleford through and through but remains untried in the main role after moving from Cas to Hull as their assistant coach.
Whoever takes over will find that there is as much quality in the squad as there is concern around it.
In Justin Carney, Rangi Chase, Jordan Thompson, Michael Shenton and Weller Hauraki, there is enough flair in this Tigers team to convince the new man in charge that a position at the foot of Super League is a huge misrepresentation of where Castleford should be.
Ofsted has rated the service "inadequate" since 2009 and improvement has "not gone far enough, fast enough", the Department for Education has said.
Child deaths include Khyra Ishaq, seven, who starved and Keanu Williams, two, who was murdered by his mother.
The council said the voluntary decision will be finalised by the cabinet.
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The government appointed Lord Warner as an external commissioner to oversee the running of children's services in the city in March 2014.
Since then, he found there had been "significant improvements" but more was needed.
On Tuesday he said he felt moving to a trust was a "rushed decision" as it had no proven track record of providing change.
Andrew Christie from Westminster, Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea councils, replaced Lord Warner in December 2015 to continue a three-year review of the department.
Mr Christie said: "The city council has decided that one of the things it now needs to do is to strengthen governance with a children's services trust.
"Done well, my judgment is that this will provide a more solid platform for the next stage of Birmingham's improvement programme."
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Insiders have been telling me that while improvements have been made to Birmingham children's services, the department still struggles to retain staff and therefore relies heavily on agency workers.
They also say that social workers can still be dealing with between 20 and 30 individual cases, even though a maximum of 15 is recommended.
Critics of the council have been calling for a change along these lines for years, but it's unlikely that the new voluntary trust, however it is set up, will be a panacea for the city's problems.
Birmingham's central belt is one of the most deprived areas in the country and the city's population is rapidly growing.
Whoever takes charge will have to address recruitment and morale as a matter of urgency.
Professor Ray Jones, who has advised councils on social services, said if there was "a lot of work to do and not enough people to do the work, that'll be the same in the trust as anywhere else".
An NSPCC spokesman said: "Concerted efforts must now be made to improve staff retention rates and - most importantly of all - ensure the most vulnerable members of society are protected."
Brigid Jones, cabinet member for Children's Services at the city council, said it was "a voluntary move", adding: "We will retain control of design, delivery, and the trust itself".
"Our caseloads are the lowest that they've been: they're 15 now on average, they were around 30 on average when I started," said Ms Jones.
"We've got our staff turnover down from around a third to around a quarter. And the number of agency social workers has come down significantly as well.
"What we need to do now is find a way to keep that improvement going. And we think that by going into some sort of trust arrangement, we can do that in the best way."
Alison Holt, BBC social affairs correspondent, said the announcement was brought forward because of a Channel 4 Dispatches programme to be broadcast this week.
She said: "Similar children's trusts have been established to run services in places where there have been problems such as Doncaster and Slough.
"They often rely on groups of experts, charities and high-performing local authorities to provide support."
Perry Barr MP, Khalid Mahmood, said he welcomed the news that a trust would make key decisions, but said there were still "huge issues" around how it would be staffed, managed and resourced.
A blogger who runs the Facebook page Social Work Tutor said he had been contacted by a social worker who was filmed for Dispatches.
He said: "It talks about exposing a service which is struggling, where decision-making is clouded and the protection of children isn't good."
He added: "Somebody, somewhere has had the responsibility to turn this around. Three years is a long time when the cost of failure isn't monetary, it isn't logistical, it is children dying and children seriously injured.
"Doncaster was the first authority in England to go into a trust and has seen a fall in referrals. A trust will bring an added level of accountability.
"The evidence we've seen from Doncaster is that this can only be a good thing for staff, children and social workers."
Across Ghana, the irreversible effects of child malnutrition can be seen among thousands of children affected during their critical first 1,000 days of life.
This is the time in a child's life that will determine their health as adults, their ability to learn in school and to perform in future jobs.
A group of photographers and researchers organised by Ubelong went to Ghana to uncover the complex stories behind this problem.
Nana has been the chief of the farming community of Bentum for 35 years, although two years ago he sold most of the farming land in the area to a developer.
As a result, most local villagers lost their livelihoods, and now struggle to feed their families.
The signs previously used to identify farm boundaries lie discarded by the road.
"I am very proud to be the chief," he says. "It's not easy. No-one will take my land. I know my people in Bentum cannot farm anymore.
"But whatever you do for food, is on you."
While at home with her mother, Kate tells the story of how one of her daughters died aged two.
Ever since her husband died, a decade ago, she has struggled to find work and take care of her four children.
They are malnourished and often get sick as they eat only banku, a Ghanaian dish of fermented corn and cassava dough.
"God took my two-year old daughter. She was not feeling well, so I put her to bed. Later that evening, there was a bad storm," she says.
"The sky was loud and angry. I heard an explosion in the clouds. When I went to check on my baby, she was dead. I believe the thunder killed my baby."
Hannah stands surrounded by the yellow buckets of rainwater she collected the night before.
She never attended school, and started working at a very early age as a fishmonger. She is married to a fisherman who is often away for weeks.
"My kitchen is empty. I have no food," she says. "My children don't even eat the little food I give them. I don't know about malnutrition. I just pray my children become great people".
Rebecca's children receive over-the-counter medical remedies from the local shop, instead of professional healthcare at the hospital.
Like many women in the village, Rebecca doesn't receive much support from the father of her children. She feels she has nowhere to turn.
"Women don't support each other here, it's not something we do."
Beatrice and Joy are in charge of the childcare and malnutrition unit at the Kasoa Clinic.
A few community nurses cover an area with more than 30,000 people, and Beatrice estimates only about 20% of the malnourished children are brought to this clinic.
"Women with malnourished children have problems that they cannot openly discuss with friends or family. There is a stigma associated with having a malnourished child," she says.
"So, we mostly identify malnutrition cases by talking to neighbours. Our most important job is to provide a safe environment to counsel them about their children, so that they don't feel embarrassed about bringing them here.
"But our effort is just a drop in the ocean."
Christy stands with her youngest daughter besides the farm where she used to work in Bentum, a community plagued by poverty and child malnutrition.
When the village chief, Nana Agya Kwao, sold all the farming land in the community, it meant she could no longer work.
"No-one here can access their farms. I was able to feed my four children before, but there is no food anymore and no jobs in this village," she says.
"I struggle to earn a quarter of what I made before."
Mary holds a bottle of glucose that a nurse gave her at the clinic, to combat the malnutrition symptoms of her newborn baby.
She could not breastfeed her son, who was very small at birth.
Despite giving glucose to her baby, he died six weeks later, at just two months old.
Local tradition mandates that when a baby dies of malnutrition, the baby is taken away. Mary and her husband were not allowed to attend their son's funeral.
The striker thought his tournament may be over after he went off injured in Wednesday's 1-0 loss to Egypt.
"Tests have shown the injury is not as bad as initially feared," the Ghana Football Association said on Friday.
Should he recover from a "left thigh muscle contusion", Gyan will earn his 100th cap.
"Gyan has now joined the Black Stars camp in Oyem to undergo treatment to make him fully fit," added the Ghana FA statement.
The 31-year-old, who is playing in his sixth successive Nations Cup tournament, is also looking to score his 50th goal for his country.
He scored his 49th international goal in Ghana's second Group D match against Mali, earning them a 1-0 win.
His superb run set up Jon Walters for the goal which keeps the Irish in contention for a place at next summer's Euro 2016 finals in France.
Hendrick, 23, said he was unhappy with his display until a dazzling solo run and pass to Walters in the 69th minute.
"I got past and Jonny made a great run and just tapped it in," Hendrick added.
The Derby midfielder produced one of the few moments of genuine quality in the priceless victory, cutting in from the left and slipping the ball through a defender's legs.
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He then danced past two others before picking out striker Walters in front of goal.
"I gave the ball away maybe three times before it, going sideways and backwards and not really being positive with the ball, so in my head, I was saying, 'Next time I get it, I'm just going to go at them and show a bit of positivity'.
"Thankfully it worked and Jonny got the goal.
"The two of them were closing me down, so obviously I had to try to go through them.
"I could have maybe fallen over, the way it was going before, but I got past. Obviously we are all delighted."
Hendrick won his 15th senior cap against the Georgians and is rapidly becoming a fixture in Martin O'Neill's midfield.
The Derby midfielder looks certain to play in next month's showdown against Germany with both Glenn Whelan and James McClean suspended after picking up third bookings of the campaign.
"Obviously I'm happy the manager has shown a bit of faith in me by playing me in the games.
"I have got to work hard not only for the team, but for myself. I don't want to let the players down when I'm out on the pitch."
During a fractious Stormont committee hearing, Gordon Dunne said she had not funded events in many unionist areas.
The exchange happened as the minister was facing questions about cuts to her budget and allegations surrounding funding for the Féile an Phobail festival in west Belfast.
Mr Dunne denied her allegation.
During questioning by members of the culture, arts and leisure committee, the Sinn Féin minister defended her department's distribution of a cultural fund which was set up two years ago.
Unionists have demanded answers after it emerged the bulk of the money was spent on projects in north and west Belfast.
The exchange happened after the minister was accused of prioritising the Belfast area for funding.
She replied by listing a series of projects which had been given money in south Armagh, Newry and Newcastle.
But Mr Dunne said: "You didn't touch on many unionists areas there I noticed, or is that obviously a minister's priority as to where funding goes."
Ms Ní Chuilín replied: "I think that's a complete disgrace. I think that's an absolute disgrace that you've accused me of being sectarian."
In response, Mr Dunne said: "No I didn't."
The minister also clashed with the committee's DUP chairman Nelson McCausland telling him if she could put words in his mouth he might have more manners.
He accused her of demeaning herself.
At the end of the hearing, Ms Ní Chuilín, an MLA for North Belfast, added that claims she was siphoning off funds was "disgraceful".
Health chiefs say a register would alert GPs to the specific needs of adults and children with autism and help tailor services for them.
The National Autistic Society said it would "help improve the health and wellbeing of autistic people".
But getting a quick diagnosis was still an issue, a child autism charity said.
Autism is a lifelong, developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with and relates to other people, and how they experience the world around them.
GPs in England already keep a register of patients with learning disabilities, and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence thinks patients with autism should be easily identified by healthcare professionals too.
NICE says a register - which would be anonymous outside a patient's surgery - would help staff to adapt their approach to suit patients' needs.
For example, doctors might need to take time to explain information clearly, nurses could vaccinate children at quieter times of the day, and surgeries could turn down lights for those with sensory problems.
Robyn Steward, 30, has autism and lives in south London. She says going to the GP can be a difficult experience.
"I used to dread ringing up. I have lots of appointments and the receptionists are very understanding.
"But a lot of autistic people aren't verbal and don't find it easy.
"GPs assume a level of understanding but they need to give us more processing time and more time to go through issues."
She says a flag on medical records telling GPs about an autism diagnosis could make things easier.
And finding out how many autistic people there are in each local area is "really important", Robyn says.
"Adults are often under-supported.
"If you know there are lots of women in one area then you can set up a woman's group.
"It's about looking at the needs of the community."
Mark Lever, chief executive of the National Autistic Society, welcomed the autism register proposal but said it was not the only answer.
"It must be accompanied by continued efforts to improve GPs' understanding of autism so they can recognise the needs of different autistic people and provide the right care and guidance."
Mandy Williams, from the charity Child Autism UK, said a register could also help track how many people have autism and "enable better planning of services in the future".
But she added: "It doesn't address the more fundamental problem of actually getting a diagnosis in the first place."
The guidance from NICE over an autism register will now need to be accepted by NHS England before it is put into practice in GP surgeries in England.
David Hope, 43, reported a car had hit the central reservation on the A19 in North Tyneside on 16 July last year.
Mr Hope, from Wallsend, then got out of his vehicle on the dual carriageway near Killingworth where he was hit.
A 25-year-old man from Ashington, Northumberland, has been charged with a number of offences, including causing death by dangerous driving.
The man, who is also charged with causing death by careless driving over the prescribed limit; causing death while driving disqualified and causing death while driving with no insurance and no driving licence, is due to appear in court on 1 March.
The duke told Radio 4's Today programme that "everything that wasn't invented by God was invented by an engineer".
He was discussing the merits of British engineering with Today's guest editor, former BP chief executive Lord Browne.
Prince Philip said engineering had contributed to the post-war recovery and would help solve future problems.
The prince, who has an interest in scientific and technological research and development in industry, told the programme that after World War Two "we were completely skint, seriously badly damaged" when engineering had helped the post-war rebuilding process.
Looking to the future and the problems the world's growing population are likely to pose, he said: "But somehow or other that balance to try and fit as many people onto this globe as comfortably as possible without them doing too much damage - I think ultimately it's going to be engineers who are going to decide that."
Asked whether scientists viewed engineers as second-rate, the prince said there was, he assumed, a certain amount of jealousy and anxiety as to whether engineers might be better.
He added it was "curious" that there was no Nobel Prize for engineering.
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France's Aurelie Muller had won silver but was disqualified at the finish line on Rio's Copacabana Beach.
A replay showed the world champion forcibly holding Italy's Rachele Bruni down with her right arm while trying to touch the finishing board.
Brazil's Poliana Okimoto was upgraded to a bronze medal, with Payne seventh.
Van Rouwendaal, 22, broke away shortly after the halfway mark and led for the remainder, finishing in one hour 56 minutes 32 seconds.
Payne, who finished in 1:57:23, said: "I was hoping for rough, choppy conditions, but it was the perfect race for pool swimmers which I think is why you saw Sharon become the Olympic champion.
"I won't be dramatic so I won't hang up my goggles just yet, but I am taking a break - I need to catch up with family and friends and have some time for my business."
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The Terminator star couldn't resist diving in front of the Thai visitors as they were posing for a group shot in front of the Eiffel Tower.
On a bike, in dark glasses, shorts and a camouflage jacket, the actor was understandably unrecognisable to them.
He later thanked them on Instagram for "letting me crash your photo!"
One of the Thai group later said on Pantip that he and his companions were about to smile broadly for the snap when someone "rode his bike in front of our shot".
The tourist, posting as Y-G2006, added: "I thought to myself, 'Hey, what a badass!'"
He also said he and his group had no idea at the time who the photobomber was.
It was only down to their guide shouting "Arnold" once Schwarzenegger had ridden off - accompanied by bodyguards on cycles and motorbikes - that they realised who they had been dealing with.
Schwarzenegger's Instagram account showcases a range of snaps taken on his Parisian adventure.
He's seen outside Notre Dame cathedral and the majestic building of Les Invalides.
"Fantastic bike ride through Paris. I cannot say this enough: to truly appreciate a city, get on a bike," Schwarzenegger wrote.
The actor, and former politician, was in the city after being honoured at the weekend at the Elysee Palace by French President Francois Hollande.
Schwarzenegger was awarded with the country's most prestigious medal, that of a Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur - for his environmental work.
The actor has long been a supporter of green, renewable energy and has worked with the French leader on promoting its use.
Schwarzenegger, the former governor of California, also met the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo.
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Graham Gregory, 79, of Brockfield Park Drive, Huntington, York, was a curate in Wandsworth when he indecently assaulted the girl, then aged under 13.
Police were contacted by the victim in 2012 who said she had been abused by him between 1969 and 1971.
Gregory was found guilty of two counts of indecent assault by a jury at Kingston Crown Court.
As well as working as a curate in Southfields, Wandsworth, Gregory also held positions in Hastings, Chichester, York and the Isle of Man as a vicar.
Det Con Aaron Vardy, of the Met's Sexual Offences Exploitation and Child Abuse Command, said: "Gregory abused his position as a figure of trust and authority."
He added: "I would urge anyone else who may have been a victim of Gregory's abuse to make contact with the police."
The England striker, 27, scored 15 minutes after coming off the bench by chipping in the Reds' third goal.
But he immediately pulled up and was substituted on 87 minutes, with boss Jurgen Klopp saying he hoped "it's nothing serious".
Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah also scored as Liverpool set up a final against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
Mane slotted home the opener on six minutes after a quick breakaway by Roberto Firmino.
The Senegal forward then turned provider when he flicked the ball to Alberto Moreno, and although his effort was saved, Salah was able to nod in from close range.
Bayern offered little in attack but were in their most dominant spell when they were caught on the counter-attack and Sturridge raced forward to add a third before limping off.
Injuries have limited Sturridge to 46 league appearances in the past three seasons.
Speaking after the match, Klopp said: "He hurt his thigh. He has really prepared well, really well, so I hope this is just a small injury and that he can play again soon.
"The goal was great and he had a chance just before that. You could see how fast he is."
Liverpool, who remain unbeaten during their pre-season campaign, will play Atletico Madrid in Munich on Wednesday (19:30 BST) before their final friendly of the summer against Athletic Bilbao in Dublin on Saturday.
The Exmoor Society's collection of books, maps, letters and photographs used to be housed in two old storerooms but was disorganised and inaccessible.
The society began a two-year project to curate the material as part of its move to its new premises in Dulverton.
During the move from the Parish Rooms, a lost manuscript by Exmoor writer Hope Bourne was rediscovered after 45 years.
Archivist Dr Helen Blackman said other discoveries included several slide collections documenting changes in the moor's landscapes over 60 years, and material relating to the founding of Exmoor as a national park.
"All of this helps us gain a more complete picture of Exmoor's landscape, people and heritage," she added.
The archive, based at Dulverton High Street, will be officially opened later by Graeme Bonham-Carter.
His father, Victor Bonham-Carter, was the president of the society for more than 30 years and wrote several books and articles about Exmoor.
He was also a distant relative of the British actress, Helena Bonham-Carter.
The Carajas complex is the largest iron ore mine on the planet and at any one time 3,000 people are toiling here in the tropical heat using a fleet of giant machines including trucks the size of houses.
Amid an ocean of lush green jungle, a series of four manmade chasms stretching deep into the rock represents an ugly first step in the long process involved in making steel.
The company operating the mine, the Brazilian giant Vale, often criticised for causing environmental devastation, claims it is planning to restore this landscape to its original state.
The conundrum of Carajas is that we all make use of steel but that comes at a price to the natural world.
This is the source of a constant struggle between Vale's desire to reach new seams of ore and attempts by the environmental authorities to keep the expansion under control.
It is also at the core of the debate on sustainable development at the Rio+20 summit under way this week.
I reported on a similar contest in the UK last week, over plans for the expansion of Lydd Airport in Kent close to the wildlife reserve of Romney Marsh.
The iron rush here at Carajas was only triggered by a chance discovery.
An American geologist, whose helicopter needed refuelling at Carajas in 1967, reputedly bent down to retie a shoelace and noticed the Amazonian soil littered with chunks of rich ore.
The lumps he found here, almost as black as coal, are surprisingly heavy - I picked one up - because this ore has one of the highest iron contents anywhere in the world.
Nearly half a century later, the mine processes a staggering 300,000 tonnes every day and last year generated an immense total of 109 million tonnes - snapped up by the fast-industrialising economies of Asia.
At first sight the mining operation appears breathtakingly destructive.
For a start the mine is smack in the middle of a National Forest and what was once a landscape of dense vegetation is a now a moonscape of bare cliffs and billowing dust.
The whoops and cries of jungle birdsong are replaced by the constant roar and grind of hundreds of massive engines.
But Vale, like most multinationals these days, is eager to promote the idea that sustainability is embedded in its thinking and points to a series of measures designed to limit the mine's impact.
The operations manager of the mine, Jaymilson Magalhaes, tells me that the mine complex only covers about 3% of the area of the national forest and that before any digging can start, the company has to have a restoration plan to return the area to its original state.
That includes using spoil to fill in the mines once they are exhausted to reshape the topography - a process we witnessed in one small area - and undertake a massive replanting programme using native species.
"I believe we genuinely can restore the forest and we have a strategy to do that," Jaymilson tells me.
"What we do is very careful planning so that when we finish we know exactly the plants we need to replant and we have nurseries with the original vegetation.
"When we grow them we will reposition the soil so the forest can grow back to its original state."
Vale also highlights its support for an extensive monitoring operation in the forest run by the Brazilian Government's conservation agency ICMBio - so we checked with the agency to get their perspective.
Frederico Drumond Martins of ICMBio is the manager of the national forest and agrees that Vale is trying to be greener - for example, he says, he only has 12 rangers but Vale pays for a further 80, plus cars, boats and the use of a helicopter, all vital to guard against illegal logging and poaching.
"Vale is really trying to operate sustainably but there's a long way to go - for Vale the iron comes first and Nature second or third."
Frederico and his colleagues are locked in a series of disputes with Vale over its plans for new mines in the forest.
"My job," he tells me, "is not to stop the mining - it is good for the economy and it puts Brazil in a good position in the world - but it is to control it."
One of his greatest concerns is to preserve a surprising and recently discovered world beneath the Amazon - a series of caves lurking in the iron ore under the forest floor.
In this one region, some 2,000 caverns have been found and scientists regard them as potentially precious features because of their iron content, unusual biology and archaeological remains.
A cave we descended into hosts four species of bat - only one of them carnivorous, luckily - and excavations in its floor have revealed evidence of human habitation as long as 9,000 years ago.
The air inside was cool and musty and there was a constant squeaking from the bats as they fluttered above our heads.
ICMBio and Vale are surveying the caves to rank their importance - only those granted the highest grade will be saved from mining while some may be destroyed if others are preserved.
The status of the cave we visited has yet to be decided so its fate is unclear.
It lies within a zone identified for potential mining by Vale but any bid to start digging will require a lengthy planning battle.
The rainforest is under assault from a variety of sources and, compared to soya planting and cattle grazing, iron ore mining causes relatively minor damage.
And there's an irony: the vehicles used by the conservation rangers around are made with steel that may have had its origins in this very landscape.
Expansion of the mines would create new jobs and lead to valuable exports. An informal estimate of one planned project is that the ore could yield, at current prices, a staggering $800bn.
Set against that is a growing awareness of the uniqueness of the forest, not only with the ecosystems thriving within and below its canopy, but also a dark and largely unknown realm under the forest floor.
As Frederico of ICMBio puts it: "The iron is for this generation but the forest is for the next generation."
As the host of the Rio+20 summit this week, Brazil faces its own difficult choices over how to define the much-disputed phrase 'sustainable development' and what it means for the jungles and caves of the Amazon.
The former Chicago Bulls player, who was criticised during his career for not addressing political issues, said he could "no longer stay silent".
Jordan's father, James Jordan, was shot dead in 1993 at a roadside rest stop.
He said recent police shootings and subsequent targeting of police officers had prompted him to speak out.
"I know this country is better than that, and I can no longer stay silent," Jordan told theundefeated.com, a website backed by ESPN.
"As a proud American, a father who lost his own dad in a senseless act of violence, and a black man, I have been deeply troubled by the deaths of African Americans at the hands of law enforcement and angered by the cowardly and hateful targeting and killing of police officers," he said.
"I grieve with the families who have lost loved ones, as I know their pain all too well."
Jordan will donate $1m each to two charities working to improve relations between police and communities - the Institute for Community Police Relations and the NAACP Legal Defence Fund.
"Although I know these contributions alone are not enough to solve the problem, I hope the resources will help both organizations make a positive difference," he said.
The US has been rattled by a series of high-profile shootings of black people by police, and earlier this month the murder of five Dallas police officers.
The 22-year-old England international suffered the knock in a challenge with Barcelona's Javier Mascherano during Tuesday's Champions League last-16 tie.
He left Emirates Stadium on crutches after the 2-0 first-leg defeat.
"We lost Chamberlain on Tuesday. His injury is quite serious and keeps him out for a few weeks," said Wenger.
The French manager added that could mean "two or three weeks" or perhaps "six or seven" depending on the verdict of a specialist.
Oxlade-Chamberlain joins three other Arsenal midfielders on the sidelines - Tomas Rosicky, Jack Wilshere and Santi Cazorla.
The Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company is inviting expressions of interest to run the service from 2016.
Stena Line said it was consolidating its services from Holyhead to Dublin Port.
The harbour firm said it had not ruled out working with Stena in the future.
Last August, the Mission Impossible actor ordered lobster and chicken tikka masala when he and eight companions visited the Veer Dhara in St Albans.
A friend settled the bill after the restaurant told Cruise it did not accept American Express.
A video about his curry night has been entered into the inaugural St Albans Film Festival's short-film competition.
Festival director Leoni Kibbey said: "Everyone in the film is wearing a Tom Cruise mask. It's very funny."
Miss Kibbey said the festival - which runs from 8 March until 10 March - showcases the county's historic links with the film industry.
Director Stanley Kubrick lived in the St Albans area, film pioneer Arthur Melbourne-Cooper was born in St Albans and the Pinewood and Elstree studios are nearby.
Cruise was in Hertfordshire last August for the filming of All You Need Is Kill, which was shot at the county's Leavesden Studios.
But what do those actually covering the Games for papers and media organisations around the world think of the event? BBC asks a selection for their views.
Defining image
The opening ceremony and the way it told Britain's far-reaching story was very striking and moving; the storytelling was unique and nuanced, and showed many sides of the British story.
Jessica Ennis probably tops the list of athletes who have impressed me and will stick in my memory; she seems to so deeply enjoy her athletic ability and her success in a way that is both confident and disarming without seeming at all egotistical.
Usain Bolt's strides have been just astonishing to watch, and of course what unfolded in the pool for the United States, men and women alike, has been riveting.
London's organisation and approach
My personal experience has been one of complete efficiency and friendliness. I keep reading about how Londoners grumble a lot, but I have to say that I haven't heard any of that.
Compared to other Games
This is my third Olympics in person, and each has its own character. I don't know that any of them are comparable. I have been delighted at much of the Olympic architecture, and I think that the Stratford and Hackney Wick neighbourhoods, which have probably been through a great deal these past few years as the Olympics approach, have lent a very distinctive flavour to my experience of these games.
Biggest surprise
I'm not sure it's a surprise so much, but I have been struck like never before by the multiculturalism here. I'm sure that has been just as present at previous Olympics I've been to, but for some reason I felt it more here.
One would think the ability to get along with others that pervades an Olympic Games might eventually extend itself into the larger world. That's always the hope, at least.
My father, a linguist, felt strongly that if people could communicate better with each other it might help prevent wars. I believe that to be the case, and I think that the Olympics are a pivotal proving ground for his notion.
Defining image
The cheering 80,000 fans who filled up the Olympic Stadium for the athletics events daily. The arena enjoyed a full house during the morning and afternoon sessions. And of course the union jack was one other prominent image.
London's organisation and approach
I'd give them 7/10. They did well for the athletes - security was watertight around them. But they made things difficult for the media at times with their exaggerated demarcation around some other events.
Biggest surprise
Team Great Britain hauled the medals as if their events were fixed! That was a remarkable feat for a nation that seemed buried at the start.
Defining image
For me, there has been nothing better than seeing the British Olympians excel at their home Olympics. Jessica Ennis, Andy Murray and Bradley Wiggins all delivered gold medals under tremendous pressure and the subsequent roars from the crowd were deafening. Sure, Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps cemented their legacies here, but for me, there is nothing better than seeing a host city celebrate the success of one of their own athletes.
London's organisation and approach
This has been a tremendous success, when you consider the fear and hesitation a lot of people felt prior to the games.
The last-minute security shortfall had the government scrambling to call in military support and left people feeling uneasy. But there hasn't been a single incident or legitimate scare and the authorities have done a marvellous job of getting people in and out of venues.
I was certain that I was going to be sitting in traffic or on crowded trains for two weeks, but that hasn't been the case at all. To pull that off in one of the busiest cities in the world is truly remarkable. I'm not sure if New York, Paris or Tokyo could do this any better.
Compared to other Games
I so like the fact that some of the venues here are only temporary - that way the city isn't stuck with any white elephants or venues that they don't know what to do with down the line. And I think in some previous host cities, that has been a big issue.
Biggest surprise
The weather has been the biggest surprise for me. Coming into London last month, everybody told me to bring my umbrella and winter clothes because the rain had been unbearable for two months in this city. And yet we've only had a few passing showers here and the weather hasn't wreaked havoc on any of the events.
Defining image
Usain Bolt in the 100 metres final - after all the speculation and doubts about his fitness and form he defeated the fastest field in history, set the second fastest time ever and confirmed beyond doubt that he is the greatest sprinter of all time.
London's organisation and approach
Exceeded all expectations. There were genuine and well-founded doubts about transport and security: the first has been fine, at least as far as accredited Olympic personnel are concerned; the second we won't know until after the closing ceremony but the security seems to have been efficient without being overbearing.
Compared to other Games
It's my seventh summer Olympics, and I would rank it in the top three along with Barcelona and Sydney. I was discussing the very same topic with the Sports Illustrated Olympic guy yesterday who's done 15 summer and winter Games and he's of the same opinion - although he would also put the Lillehammer winter Games up there.
Biggest surprise
How well it's all gone really - lucky with the weather after such a dreadful summer but the rest is down to organisation and the amazing public support. That in itself is not such a surprise - the British love grumbling before big events but they then embrace them and they do know their sport. As well they should because they invented most of them.
Defining image
The opening ceremony, of course. It was great, and this is the best ceremony I've ever seen. In addition to this, a lot of friendly smiles. And, of course, volunteers who coped brilliantly with their work.
London's organisation and approach
Organisation was at a high level, but it's not been without problems. The main thing has been the transport.
The buses for press have been late - some had to wait for an hour and a half or two hours, which is not acceptable. It should be noted, though, that there has been excellent security and volunteers.
Compared to other Games
At the moment, Beijing is still in first place for the organisation and the Olympic Games, but in general London has organised a Games to be proud of.
One of the downsides is that there are long distances between some of the the Olympic venues.
Rights group Amnesty International expressed concern about Hasnat Karim and Tahmid Khan after their families said they had not returned home.
Mr Karim is Bangladeshi and Mr Khan a Canadian of Bangladeshi origin.
Twenty hostages, mostly foreign, and two police officers died in the attack.
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Mr Karim and Mr Khan were among 13 hostages, mostly Bangladeshis, who came out just before commandos stormed the Holey Artisan cafe this month.
A police officer told the BBC the pair had been treated as suspects and interrogated, but said they were no longer in custody.
Mr Karim's wife, who was also held hostage, said she was concerned about his wellbeing.
Amnesty said the authorities had earlier given conflicting accounts on whether they were holding Mr Karim.
Relatives insist both men have no connection to the attack, claimed by the so-called Islamic State group.
Nine Italians, seven Japanese, one US citizen and an Indian were among the victims. Police said they had been brutally attacked with sharp weapons.
The attackers were almost all from affluent backgrounds and had studied in some of the country's top schools and colleges.
The attack followed a spate of murders of secular bloggers, gay activists, academics and members of religious minorities, blamed on Islamist militants.
The first review of its kind was conducted by Queen's University and the NSPCC.
Dr John Devaney, who oversaw the research, said it showed that NI's child protection system was working.
"We have a very robust children protection system," he said.
The report, Translating Learning into Action, will be launched later on Thursday. Researchers took a sample of 24 reports on children who died or were seriously injured.
Dr Devaney said it was clear that in the vast majority of cases, none of the deaths could have been predicted.
"But there are key things we could do like ensuring families get support at a much earlier stage and that the resources are available for professionals to stay involved with families for longer to ensure that improvements made are sustained," he said.
The report also found there are now more children on protection registers than five years ago but the authors put that down to there being a better protection system in place.
The report drew a number of conclusions: ยท
- The rate of non-accidental child deaths in Northern Ireland continues to fall as a consequence of having a strong child protection system;
- The majority of the 24 case reviews commented positively on the dedication and professionalism of individual staff working with the families subject to review;
- The children in these reports were amongst hundreds living in very similar circumstances and who were known to professionals, and the reviews concluded that it was unlikely that the children who died or were seriously injured could have been identified as being at heightened risk;
- There is a need for services to become involved at an earlier stage with families before problems became entrenched and harder to improve;
- Services need to stay involved for longer with some families to ensure that improvements in parenting are consolidated in the longer term;
The report's authors said therapeutic services to children should be provided to address the psychological harm of poor parenting.
They said professionals should be provided with opportunities to meet together more frequently to co-ordinate assessments and interventions with children and families.
"Senior managers across organisations must take greater responsibility for ensuring that workloads of individual professionals are manageable and commensurate with their level of experience," the report's authors said.
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The actor is currently in the country filming another 'Pirates of the Caribbean' film.
Last month the star and his two dogs, Boo and Pistol, flew there from Los Angeles in America on a private jet.
All dogs that arrive in Australia must spend at least 10 days in a special area so they can be checked over.
Lots of countries have these kinds of rules to prevent the spread of diseases between animals.
But on this occasion the authorities didn't even know that the dogs were in the country.
They only found out when a photo of them at a grooming parlour appeared online.
Boo and Pistol are now on their way back to America.
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Beckham's plan to field a side in the 2018 MLS season has been hampered by the lack of a suitable venue.
But the 40-year-old is now looking to build on the site of the Orange Bowl, the former home of the Miami Dolphins which was demolished in 2008.
"We are as confident as we have ever been that we can move this forward," MLS chief Don Garber told BBC Sport.
The site Beckham is interested in is adjacent to the Miami Marlins' baseball stadium.
Beckham was given the right to own an MLS franchise as part of the contract he agreed when he joined LA Galaxy in 2007.
"He has been trying very hard to get a stadium built. There has been a lot more progress lately than in the last 12 to 15 months," said Garber.
"We have to finalise a whole bunch of deals with the city and the landowners but the site has been selected."
Garber is looking forward to Beckham's return.
"David has been out of MLS for many years now but we still talk about him," he said.
"He is a big part of our history. MLS wouldn't be what it is today if he hadn't decided to come in 2007."
This season is the 20th since the MLS was formed.
Although it is still loss-making across its 20 member clubs, the competition - which features 17 sides from the United States and three from Canada - is expanding rapidly.
Average attendances are above 21,000 and newcomers Orlando City and New York City have attracted a combined crowd in excess of 863,000 for their 28 home games so far.
"We are not a toddler now," said Garber. "We are probably a college kid.
"Our best days are ahead of us but we are growing up."
Steven Gerrard, 35, is playing for LA Galaxy this season while former England team-mate Frank Lampard, 37, and 36-year-old Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo have joined New York City.
It has been claimed that signing older players is detrimental to the development of MLS.
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"The interesting question is whether it matters," said Garber, who said the league needed a "blend" of players.
"David Beckham came over when he was 31. Michael Bradley, the captain of our national team, came back when he was 26. Sebastian Giovinco - formerly of Juventus -came over when he was 28 and just got into the Italian national squad again.
"We signed 35 players this summer, more than ever before, and the average age was 27. It is understandable that the biggest signings were players coming to the back end of their careers and that is what some people focus on."
Garber said the MLS needed "world stars who attract attention" to increase its profile.
He added: "When you have Gerrard playing for LA against Lampard in New York, that is going to resonate around the world.
"At the same time we are investing millions of dollars in academy programmes. Last weekend, Dallas had five home-grown players in their first team.
"It is a combination of all of those things that give us our identity."
When Didier Drogba left Chelsea for the first time, he joined Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua, though he has since moved to MLS side Montreal Impact.
Shanghai Shenhua have subsequently signed Demba Ba - another former Chelsea striker - and ex-Everton midfielder Tim Cahill, while Brazilian pair Paulinho and Robinho have joined Guangzhou Evergrande.
The second season of the Indian Super League, meanwhile, will feature former Brazil left-back Roberto Carlos - who is the boss of Delhi Dynamos - and ex-France internationals Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda.
Does the MLS regard the Chinese and Indian leagues as rivals?
"Not in any way," said Garber. "Drogba left China to come to a league that could provide him with experiences more in line with his vision of what he wanted for his career.
"India and China might be where we were 20 years ago. They are new leagues.
"It is ironic we might not be the new kids on the block any more. We are past that fledgling stage."
Seven Premier League teams spent part of their pre-season in North America while teams from six countries played in the North American part of the International Champions Cup.
This was in July, the middle of the domestic season as the MLS runs from March to December.
New York Red Bulls played Philadelphia Union in a cup tie on 21 July, the day before they faced Chelsea.
"The rest of the world does look at our region as a bit of an ATM," said Garber. "There is a lot money, there is a lot of interest and there is a lot of fan potential.
"There was a time when we believed wholeheartedly that the rising tide of soccer interest would raise all boats - and we had the most boats on that water. Whether that remains true is still to be seen.
Garber said he has had talks with the Premier League about an official competition every summer.
"I would love to find a way that we could play our cup champion and our league champion against an FA Cup and league champion in a tournament and play it in New York City every year," he said. "If not every year, then every four years."
Even those who dismiss MLS as an irrelevance could not be unmoved at the United States' involvement in shaking world governing body Fifa.
An FBI investigation has led to the indictment of 14 former and current Fifa officials. Indirectly, it also prompted the resignation of Fifa president Sepp Blatter.
"The Department of Justice certainly weren't calling us up and saying 'guess what, we are about to go', but I will say many of us were proud," said Garber.
"We are in this game and were around a situation where there was perhaps less governance than would be around businesses in the US. Fifa was operating in a way that is culturally very different to the way we operate in our part of the world. That could be frustrating.
"It is good to see that finally, some folks are going to have to answer for that. People need to be accountable for what they do and I very much support what is happening.
"There is a great movement of reform and a new quest for different governance. As a person that is involved in the governance of my league, I think that benefits everybody, owners, fans, players."
Ms Dugdale and Ken Macintosh are vying for the post left vacant by Jim Murphy.
Fellow MSPs Alex Rowley and Richard Baker are in the race for deputy leader along with Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson.
Unison Labour Link confirmed it was supporting Ms Dugdale and Mr Rowley in the contest.
Chairman Gordon McKay said Scottish Labour needed to change direction, and predicted Ms Dugdale and Mr Rowley would make a good team.
He added: "Kezia will provide energetic leadership and Alex offers experience and commitment. They have both shown they are prepared to take Scottish Labour out of its comfort zone."
Lothian MSP Ms Dugdale, who had served as deputy leader under Mr Murphy, said she was delighted by the move.
She added: "It shows that I can be a uniting force for our movement by bringing together all the different elements of the Labour movement."
Spaniard Nadal, 30, is fifth in the latest ATP standings, with 35-year-old Swiss Federer two places lower.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic tops the list, ahead of Briton Andy Murray and Federer's compatriot Stan Wawrinka, with Japan's Kei Nishikori in fourth.
Briton Johanna Konta is in the women's top 10 for the first time.
The 25-year-old climbs to ninth after reaching the final of the China Open, in which she was beaten by Agnieszka Radwanska.
Nadal, who won the most recent of his 14 Grand Slams in 2014, has claimed two titles this year - in Barcelona and Monte Carlo.
Federer, a 17-time Grand Slam winner, has been out with a knee injury since Wimbledon, where he was knocked out in the semi-finals by Canada's Milos Raonic.
ATP rankings:
1 Novak Djokovic (Ser) 13,540 points
2 Andy Murray (GB) 9,845
3 Stan Wawrinka (Swi) 5,910
4 Kei Nishikori (Jpn) 4,740
5 Rafael Nadal (Spa) 4,730
6 Milos Raonic (Can) 4,690
7 Roger Federer (Swi) 3,730
8 Gael Monfils (Fra) 3,745
9 Tomas Berdych (Cze) 3,470
10 Dominic Thiem (Aut) 3,295
The break-in at premises on North Street, Blaenavon, took place some time between 17:00 BST on 3 May and 07:00 on 4 May.
Hand spinners are toys that people rest on their palm and balance as they spin while Slush Puppie machines make drinks using ice and syrup.
Gwent Police has appealed for information.
Burns became Scotland's first three-weight world champion when he stopped Italy's Michele Di Rocco in May.
Belarussian Relikh, 26, is unbeaten, boasting 19 knockouts from 21 fights.
"Relikh's a very tough first defence. He's got a high KO ratio so he'll be very dangerous. Trust me, he has my undivided attention," Burns said.
"There are some massive fights out there against some huge names in the 140lbs division - but we're taking it one step at a time."
Former two-weight world champion Hatton says Relikh will not be fazed by going into the bout as the underdog.
"Kiryl is one of those cool, unflinching boxers," said Hatton. "This is a big opportunity for him and he's not bothered about being the underdog.
"He's been training and boxing away from home for years so he'll have no problem going to Scotland. Having the crowd against him will bring the best out of him.
"Ricky Burns is a top-class fighter, but there always has to be a changing of the guard and I think this could be Kiryl's time."
Charlie Flynn and Joe Ham, who represented Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, will both fight on the undercard.
At the age of 23, she had found a flat-share she could afford. A wave of sadness swept over me - our family unit was crumbling. But, like many parents, I also felt a sense of relief that she had finally found a way out of the nest.
My wife and I both said goodbye to our respective parents well before our 21st birthdays and to us, there is something almost odd about still sharing a home with your mum and dad after your education is complete.
We learn today, though, that a quarter of all 20-34 year-olds in the UK still live with their parents. According to analysis of census data by the Office for National Statistics, since 1996, the number of young adults still at home with their mum or dad has increased by 25% to 3.3 million.
In some parts of Britain, the proportion is far greater. In Northern Ireland, a third of 20-34 year-olds are living with parents, compared to London and Yorkshire where the proportion is just 22%.
Britain's living habits appear to be changing - becoming more southern European, perhaps. While in Scandinavian countries, children tend to leave home by the age of 20 or 21, in Italy, Greece, Slovakia and Slovenia it tends to be late 20s for daughters and above 30 for sons. In Bulgaria, most men are still living at home at 35.
So what is going on? In Britain, the biggest increase is found among 20-24 year-olds - 49% of that age group still live at home. One obvious reason for that is housing affordability - the ratio of house prices paid by first-time buyers to their incomes is now 4.4, up from 2.7 back in 1996.
Millions of parents will recognise the problem of a child in their late teens or early 20s unable to afford to buy or even to rent a home in some parts of the country. Certainly with my children, finding a decent and affordable place to live in London has proved immensely difficult.
But there are other reasons why young adults are not flying the nest as they once did. The big increase in the figures coincides with the economic downturn. The proportion of young people (18-24) who are unemployed has risen from 13% in 2008 to 19% last year. Without a job it becomes much harder to make that big move into the wider world.
Among 20-34 year-olds who live with their parents, 13% are without a job. Among those who live independently, it is 6%. Austerity more generally has meant that young adults may choose to study at a college or university close to the parental home, avoiding expensive accommodation costs.
Men are more likely than women to still be living at home in their mid to late 20s. For every 10 women, 17 men aged 20-34 are still shacked up with their parents. The main reason is that women tend to form partnerships with men older than they are - so more in the 20-34 age group are married or cohabiting.
I do wonder whether there is also a tendency for young people generally to settle down in a relationship later in life. More people go to university now and students are likely to wait until after their education before getting married or agreeing to cohabit.
Lifestyles may be changing, but Britain is far from unusual. Of the 28 countries in the European Union, only six have a lower proportion of 25-34 year-olds living with their parents than the UK.
The Labour leader said big business was holding back £26bn a year by not paying bills on time and it was driving 50,000 small firms out of business.
He vowed to tackle this "national scandal" if Labour won power.
A string of firms named by Mr Corbyn said they did not recognise his figures on late payments.
Labour researchers took the data from a report by Experian, but the credit reference agency said it should not be used as an "overall barometer of how a company pays suppliers".
In response, a spokesperson for Jeremy Corbyn said: "To highlight the scale of the problem, we used Experian data about how late payments by major companies to their suppliers are, once invoices become due.
"Drawing attention to this issue, so vital to the success of our small businesses and health of our economy, is itself overdue."
In a speech to the Federation of Small Businesses, Mr Corbyn said: "Cash is king for any business, and big companies are managing their cash by borrowing - interest free - from their suppliers.
"Some of the biggest names in business are holding cash piles that don't actually belong to them.
"It's a national scandal. And it's stopping businesses from growing and causing thousands to go bust every year.
"It kills jobs and holds back economic growth."
Mr Corbyn said that if Labour won the next election, it would consider fining late payers and require companies bidding for public sector contracts to pay suppliers within 30 days.
He claimed Capita, which is one of the UK government's biggest contractors, paid suppliers 82 days later on average than its agreed terms.
A Capita spokesman said: "We don't recognise these figures whatsoever and, according to our own data and analysis, these claims do not correctly reflect our payment behaviours.
"We pay 90% of all invoices received across our supplier base within 30 days of receipt."
Mr Corbyn also named Marks and Spencer, which he claimed paid its suppliers an average of 72 days over terms.
M&S said: "We don't recognise these numbers at all. Over 99% of our supplier invoices are paid on time."
The retail giant said it had signed the government's prompt payment code, a voluntary agreement aimed at ensuring big firms pay their suppliers in reasonable time.
And, like all big companies, it would be publishing performance data on payment to suppliers from next year, it added.
Other firms named by the Labour leader, including BT, Vodafone, E.On and the National Grid, have also said they do not recognise Mr Corbyn's figures.
Labour's late payment figures come from a "random selection" of data from credit reports produced by Experian.
The credit reference agency said it had not had any input into Labour's report and the figures were taken from a commercially available report aimed at giving small businesses an idea of how late some companies can be with payments.
An Experian spokesman said the figures solely related to invoices settled late and did not take into account payments that had been made on time.
"As such, the data relates to how late a business can expect any late payments to be, and not the company's overall track record on the payment of suppliers," the spokesman said.
"For example, if a company settles 1,000 invoices on time but 50 are paid an average of 20 days late, their 'days beyond terms' figure would be 20.
"It is intended for indicative purposes only, to inform specific business decisions, and we would not recommend it is used as an overall barometer of how a company pays suppliers."
The £26bn figure quoted by Labour for late payments was based on data from Bacs Payment Schemes Ltd, formerly known as the Bankers' Automated Clearing Services.
The government is committed to strengthening the prompt payment code - and ensuring all major government suppliers sign it - but Mr Corbyn said they had "not done enough".
He was backed by the Federation of Small Business.
FSB national chairman Mike Cherry said: "Jeremy Corbyn's proposals today are important, as we build a cross-party consensus for further action.
"The government's transparency reforms are vital, but not sufficient."
Mr Corbyn also pledged to cut red tape for small businesses with a turnover of less than £83,000 per year by dropping the requirement to issue quarterly financial reports.
And he repeated Labour's pledge to create regional investment banks to make it easier for businesses to access finance.
He said he wanted to create a "level playing field" for entrepreneurs by increasing corporation tax on big business and cracking down on tax avoidance, with the cash raised to be spent on improving skills training.
But the Conservatives said Labour's policies would mean "higher corporation tax, an increased deficit and more economic instability".
Conservative MP Amanda Milling MP, a member of the Commons business committee, said: "With Jeremy Corbyn in charge of the nation's finances, Labour would crash the economy just like they did last time."
Ms Saa was 15 when a 32-year-old man threw acid at her for rejecting his offer of marriage.
"It felt cold first. Then I felt an intense burning. Then the liquid melted my skin," she remembers about the attack.
Since then, she has become one of India's most outspoken advocates against the unregulated sale of acid, as well as for harsher punishment for the perpetrators of acid attacks.
"This opportunity to represent an apparel brand was a platform for me to set an example for women like me to be confident and have courage despite their physical appearances. This was also a platform for me to send a clear message to criminals that women will not lose courage even after they are attacked with acid to destroy their physical beauty," Ms Saa told the BBC.
According to one estimate by the Acid Survivors Trust International, there could be as many as 1,000 acid attacks every year in India alone, many of which go unreported.
Despite this, the country does not have any specific law to prosecute acid attackers.
However in 2013, the Supreme Court of India acted on a petition filed by Ms Saa and directed state governments to formulate a policy to regulate over-the-counter sale of acid in India.
The apparel company Viva N Diva, for which Ms Saa is modelling, said it chose her out of a desire to change the outlook of people towards fashion and beauty by spreading awareness that beauty is beyond mere physical attributes.
Ms Saa agrees that there need to be wider conversations on the issue.
"The problem is not just in being a victim but also your victimisation by the society. We are treated as if we are good for nothing and as if our lives are a waste," she said.
Co-founder of Viva N Diva, Rupesh Jhawar, told the BBC that the idea for the campaign with Ms Saa came after he saw a calendar featuring acid attack survivors.
"To my eyes that are used to seeing fashion models with flawless skins dolled up in front of the cameras everyday, this view was both disturbing and inspiring.
"For a moment I had seen beauty in a very different way and we wanted to capture it - remove any speck of being a victim from those eyes and give them a stage, an employment, a platform, a medium to flaunt it with style."
Tony and Darren Day held their wedding day in County Monaghan on Saturday.
But their Irish marriage was not legally recognised until Tuesday, when a short ceremony made it official.
The County Antrim couple said it is "a matter of time" until same-sex marriage is legalised in Northern Ireland.
It is the only part of the UK where gay marriage is not legal.
Speaking after their legal exchange of vows on Tuesday, Belfast man Darren said it had been "a happy coincidence" that he and Tony, from Lisburn, were one of the first gay couples to marry in the Republic of Ireland.
"It's been lovely to exchange our vows and to make it official, to finally be able to call each other husband and husband," he said.
"But Tony was joking that we would only be able to do that for 10 minutes until we went back over the [Irish] border.
"As far as we're concerned, we're married - we got married on this island."
The couple had first began planning in January for a civil partnership ceremony, and booked a County Monaghan hotel for 14 November.
But as the months passed and same-sex marriage was passed in a referendum in the Republic of Ireland in May, their hopes began to rise that they could instead have a marriage ceremony.
Darren said: "We knew the law was coming and we hoped it would be in place by that date.
"There was talk it would be in place in September, then by late autumn, and as it got closer we were getting excited, thinking: 'This could be more than a civil partnership, it could be a wedding.'"
The same-sex marriage legislation came into effect on Monday, two days after the couple's big day.
They decided to have their planned "wedding day" on Saturday and remain in the Republic of Ireland until Tuesday, when they could make their marriage official.
On Saturday, Tony's son eight-year-old Parker walked the couple up the aisle for a service in front of 220 guests, with an evening reception including a cabaret.
"Saturday's ceremony had no legal effect, but it was absolutely terrific to publicly declare our love," Darren said.
"It was so sweet, and I've never sensed a feeling of love like that.
"Parker suggested holding our hands and walking us up the aisle, which was amazing for a child so young to have that idea."
Darren, whose birth surname is Baird, has taken his husband's surname after their marriage.
He added that he believed their marriage would be legally recognised in Northern Ireland "sooner rather than later".
A majority of Northern Ireland Assembly members voted in favour of same-sex marriage for the first time earlier this month.
But the motion was blocked by the Democratic Unionist Party.
"In some ways our wee country is amazing; in other ways it's backward. It will happen some time."
He was acquitted of tax evasion in an Italian court last week and is waiting to hear if his disqualification by the Football League will now be quashed.
Cellino told the Times: "It's better to walk out, not because I'm dishonest but because I'm tired and hurt and lonely.
"If I could turn back time and you ask whether I would come to this club, I would say never."
The Football League said on Thursday that his ban, which was deferred, would no longer apply once they saw the court's written judgment confirming his acquittal.
Cellino, who took over at Elland Road in April 2014, agreed to sell the club to Leeds Fans United earlier in the season before calling off the deal.
It was revealed earlier this week that his son Ercole had left the club's board, while his other son Edoardo was suspended in April from all football activities for three games and fined £5,000 for or using abusive and/or insulting and/or improper language on social media.
The former Cagliari owner now says he will sell the club if he gets the right offer.
"If somebody doesn't come in then I have no choice but to run it," he said. "A lot of people have called me, but they are just fishing. I don't see the money."
Cellino has been the focus of a number of protest from fans and says he feels unsafe as a result.
"I'm scared to take a train in case someone comes up to me. My family don't come to Leeds anymore because they are scared," he added.
Leeds finished 13th in the Championship this season.
The 7T system, the third of its kind in the UK, will help researchers study disorders including dementia, schizophrenia and depression.
It is hoped the 40-tonne scanner will help early detection of disease and to develop and monitor new therapies.
It is part of the new Cubric research facility on the Cardiff Innovation Campus, due to open in Spring 2016.
The scanner's giant magnet helps create detailed images of the human brain, and can reduce scanning times for patients.
It is about seven times stronger than magnets used to pick up cars in junk yards, producing high-resolution images.
The 26-year-old was sixth in the final of the last in the series at Rock Hill.
But, having won three of the five rounds in the series this year, he had done enough to claim victory, finishing on 865 points overall.
"It's been an unforgettable season and I can't thank those that support me enough," said Phillips.
The Briton won in Manchester,Sweden and Argentina and finished ahead of Dutchman Niek Kimmann, who picked up 735 points overall.
Gunn crashed 15 fours and two sixes while Georgia Elwiss (81) and Alison Davidson-Richards (77 no) contributed to a massive 397-4 from 50 overs.
Gaby Lewis top-scored with 28 as Ireland were skittled out for 103 in reply, with Anya Shrubsole and Alex Hartley each taking three wickets.
The sides meet again on Wednesday.
The game was played in temperatures touching 40C.
Laura Delany's young Irish side acquitted themselves well in the early stages of the England innings, and at 229-4 in the 34th over they had ambitions of restricting their opponents to below 300.
However, Gunn's powerful 94 from 52 balls, adding 150 in just 16 overs with Davidson-Richards, saw England set a daunting target.
Sixteen-year-old debutant Lara Maritz was the pick of the Irish attack, taking 1-51 in a nine-over spell, while the other wicket takers were Laura Boylan (1-39) and Rachel Delaney (1-49).
In reply Ireland struggled against an experienced and penetrative England attack, with Shrubsole (3-11) and Hartley (3-24) boasting impressive figures.
Lewis, also just 16, hit four boundaries in her 28 as the Irish were dismissed in the 44th over.
Parts of Westfield shopping centre and nearby buildings were evacuated amid fears an item found was a WW2 bomb.
But people were allowed back into buildings and roads and Tube services reopened near the shopping centre after the item was removed.
And the Metropolitan police told the BBC it was not a bomb as first thought.
The casing, 34cm (13.5 in) in length and 15cm (6in) wide, was found by builders in Ariel Way, off Wood Lane.
Local traffic was diverted causing severe disruption and Tube services in the area were affected.
Geoff McGrath was ejected from the scouts last month and the group's charter was revoked on 17 April.
The Boy Scouts voted last year to allow gay boys within their ranks but barred gay men from adult leadership roles.
The Reverend Monica Corsaro of Rainier Beach United Methodist Church said she hoped the Scouts would reconsider.
"I would really like them to honour their own bylaws, to respect the religious beliefs of their chartering partners," she told the BBC. "Our religious beliefs include being accepting of all people."
The church chartered its Boy Scout troop in November.
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) said it had revoked the charter "because the church no longer agrees to the terms of the BSA chartered organisation agreement".
"We are saddened by this development, but remain committed to providing all youth with the best possible Scouting experience where the Scouting program is the main focus," spokesman Deron Smith said in a statement provided to the BBC.
"We have already identified a new chartered organisation to sponsor the units and are contacting the parents and leaders of the units to inform them of the change."
Mr McGrath told the Associated Press news agency he would continue to participate in the church's youth programme even though it could not be an official scouting troop.
The Rainier Beach church, which belongs to a denomination of Methodist churches who say they welcome all sexual orientations and gender identities, supported Mr McGrath and allowed him to continue leading Scout meetings after his membership was revoked.
But a lawyer for the Scouts told the church last week in a letter the charter was being revoked, Dr Corsaro said. The church was considering its legal options, she added.
Both state and national legislators from Washington state had sent letters in support of Mr McGrath to the national scouting organisation.
The BSA, founded in 1910, has about 2.6 million young members, down from a peak of around four million, and about one million adult leaders and volunteers.
Kevin Barrera was shot in 2009. His body was found near a railway line in Richmond, California.
Jose Barrera told KTVU-TV he had asked Google to remove the image, which appears to show a police car and officers surrounding a body, out of respect for his son.
It said replacing the image could take eight days.
Mr Barrera said: "When I see this image, that's still like that happened yesterday. And that brings me back to a lot of memories."
Google Maps vice-president Brian McClendon said: "Since the media first contacted us about the image, we've been looking at different technical solutions.
"Google has never accelerated the replacement of updated satellite imagery from our maps before, but given the circumstance we wanted to make an exception in this case."
Google Maps uses a selection of images collected by satellite and at street level by cameras mounted on vehicles.
The satellite images tend to be between one and three years old.
Unlike for the pictures in its StreetView service, there is no facility to report satellite images.
The search giant takes a number of steps to protect privacy of individuals when collecting images for StreetView, including blurring faces and number plates.
The claim: The US has the highest taxes in the world.
Reality Check verdict: The total amount of tax raised by the United States as a proportion of the size of its economy is not the highest in the world. It also does not have the highest rates of taxes on households. By one measure, it does have the highest rate of corporation tax.
A broad measure of the level of taxes is to look at the total amount of tax taken by the government as a percentage of the amount produced by the economy (GDP).
The US is clearly not at the top of this list based on figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
In 2015, the US tax take came in at 26.4% of GDP, well below countries such as Italy at 43.3%, France at 45.5% and Denmark at 46.6%.
So, for overall tax, the US is certainly not the highest.
It may be that President Trump was referring to specific taxes.
Looking at taxes on individuals, Pew Research looked into tax levels in the US last year and considered the tax rates paid by various types of households with different levels of incomes.
It found that US tax bills were below average for developed nations.
For high earners, PriceWaterhouse Coopers did some research in 2014, which looked at the G20 countries, and found that someone earning $400,000 (£240,000) in Italy would take home the smallest proportion of their earnings, with the US coming eighth on the list.
For the 2017 tax year, the top rate of income tax was 39.6%, affecting single taxpayers whose income exceeds $418,400, or $470,700 for married taxpayers filing jointly.
If you look at this list of top tax rates from KPMG, Sweden comes out on top at 61.85%.
Turning to corporation tax, the corresponding list from KPMG does put the highest rate for the US at the top (that's 35% federal corporate income tax plus state taxes), with only the United Arab Emirates having a higher rate, which appears to be charged only to foreign oil companies.
The US Congress also did a comparison, which found that the US had the highest statutory corporate tax rate in the G20, although looking at the levels companies were actually paying, the US was third on the list of average corporate tax rates and fourth on the list of effective corporate tax rates.
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Eamon Farrell told BBC News NI's Claire Noble that he was happy to be in Cavan Leisure Centre to support Arts Minister, and Fine Gael TD, Heather Humphries.
Its new six-week digital marketing drive to be launched in France and Germany next week follows up a Nessie-themed campaign run earlier this year.
The latest effort will also target The Netherlands.
Called "Tips for Monster Hunting" the new ad campaign includes photographs taken at Plodda Falls at Tomich and the Falls of Foyers, south of Inverness.
The previous drive featured Glen Ord Distillery in Muir of Ord and kilted revellers in the Dores Inn at Dores on Loch Ness.
Both campaigns were set up with the aim of drawing more visitors to Scotland and the wider UK.
It has extended to the UK, Canada and other countries where the number of people killed by police is a fraction of that in the US.
In the UK, members of Black Lives Matter London marched to the US Embassy. In Canada, Black Lives Matter activists brought Toronto's gay pride parade to a standstill in protest. In Germany, protesters staged a "die-in" in Berlin and read the names of black people killed by US police.
In the US, the Black Lives Matter movement gained prominence after deaths of black men like Michael Brown and Eric Garner at the hands of police. As the movement has grown, so has its goals and its reach.
"Black Lives Matter is not just about black lives, it is about the quality of black lives," says Janaya Khan, a founder of the Black Lives Matter Toronto chapter.
Among the protesters in London was Maryam Ali, an 18-year-old student from west London who helped found the movement's London chapter.
Ms Ali has never experienced police violence first hand. Just two people have been killed this year by British police, one of them black. US police have killed at least 512 people in the same period, according to a tally by the Washington Post.
So what prompts a student in London to throw herself into a protest movement about police shootings thousands of miles away?
"Part of it is solidarity with the US," she says. "I have family in America, and I fear for their lives. They could just been walking down the street and their lives could be be taken away.
"But the UK isn't innocent. There have been police killings here," Ms Ali says.
She mentions Mark Duggan, a black man whose death at the hands of police in 2011 sparked the riots in London that summer.
Like the UK, Canada has relatively few police killings, but Ms Khan says racial bias affects the country's criminal justice system.
"We really have to pay attention to what we mean when we say less anti-black violence," Ms Khan says. "Take our prisons for example; we make up only 2.9% of the Canadian population but 10% of the federal inmate population."
Black Lives Matter Toronto began, late last year, with two goals: express solidarity with what was happening in the US and apply the cause to Canadian issues.
To that end, the Toronto chapter is branching out into policy and education. This year it is running a pilot summer school in an attempt to reduce the numbers of young black people getting caught up in crime and to "teach a history that is more balanced".
The Freedom School was created and is run entirely by the Black Lives Matter chapter and the community, Ms Khan says.
"Some Black Lives Matter chapters focus on policy change and legislation, while others understand that their specific context requires them to be on the streets. The cultures in every city are difference and Black Lives Matter responds to those cultures."
The Toronto chapter sees its place as both on the streets - controversially it brought the city's gay pride parade to a standstill after being invited as guests - and at city hall.
It has made specific political demands, including the overhaul of Canada's Special Investigations Unit, which is tasked with holding police accountable but which Black Lives Matter campaigners say is too dominated by former officers to be independent.
The chapter has also called for the demilitarisation of Toronto police - an issue that came to the fore in the US when police deployed military-style vehicles and weapons at the Black Lives Matter protest in Ferguson, Missouri.
Back in London, the movement is less focused but no less passionate, Ms Ali says.
Ms Ali says the issues that drive the Black Lives Matters movement are not limited to the US.
"There is internalised racism everywhere. There is a system that targets young black people because of a stereotype that they are dangerous, without actually looking at who they are. It's a terrifying cycle."
Breaking that cycle is about raising awareness everywhere, she says, whether there are police killings or not. "We are trying to build an awareness of black lives worldwide, not just for those in close proximity with racist law enforcement."
When she is not at school, Ms Ali is working on organising new protests and actions.
"This is about trying to make a change for those who don't have a voice," she says. "And for me as well."
The 24-year-old from Runcorn became Britain's first champion in the event's 17-year history when she won in 2016.
Coxsey needed to finish ninth or higher to guarantee back-to-back titles, but took gold in the penultimate event of the season in Mumbai.
Japan's Miho Nonaka finished second, with compatriot Akiyo Noguchi third.
Sport climbing - which includes bouldering - is one of five new sports confirmed for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The San Francisco-based firm disclosed the investment in a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
AirBnB did not comment on how it would use the funding, but is expected to expand its operations globally.
It has grown rapidly since its launch in 2008, and currently operates in 65,000 cities worldwide.
The firm, which does not publish its sales figures, makes its money by enabling homeowners to rent out their homes.
It takes a 3% cut of each booking and a 6% to 12% service charge from guests.
It made its first profit in the second half of 2016, and will continue to be profitable this year on an underlying basis, according to media stories.
They also reported that the firm had no plans to list its shares on the stock market in the near future.
AirBnB has been diversifying and recently began offering users new services, such as tailor-made city tours and exclusive experiences with local experts.
However, it has also faced criticism over claims it is driving up rents and contributing to housing shortages in some cities.
In December, under pressure from MPs, the firm said it would block hosts in London from renting out homes for more than 90 days a year without official consent.
It is also facing tougher regulations in New York, Berlin and Barcelona.
The accommodation site lets people rent out their properties, often at prices undercutting hotels and traditional Bed and Breakfasts.
It was started by university friends Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia in 2008 to help pay the rent on their San Francisco flat.
As the site expanded into more and more cities, helped by the use of professional photographers, it attracted backers including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and actor Ashton Kutcher.
In total it has raised more than $3bn from investors and it is now the second most valuable start-up in the US after Uber, which is valued at about $70bn.
The arrests were made between the evening of Friday 26 December and the early hours of Saturday. Those detained were aged between 17 and 25.
Thirteen of the suspects were bailed at the scene to appear at Coleraine police station at a later date.
Two were taken into custody but later released pending further inquiries.
The family-owned firm, formally known as AP Moller-Maersk, will focus on its transport and logistics business.
The energy division is to shrink its global reach and focus more on the North Sea, where it has expertise.
That division has around 800 employees based in Aberdeen, working both on and offshore.
The company employs 88,000 people and operates across 130 countries, with turnover of more than $40bn (£31bn).
Work will continue on existing energy projects, including some of the biggest projects in the UK offshore sector. But the company signalled that new investment commitments may be low, particularly in tankers and drilling.
Maersk Oil has been operating in the UK central North Sea sector for 11 years, and is a partner in some of the biggest developments during that time, including the Golden Eagle.
From a small country perspective, Maersk looks like a giant. So it is uncomfortable for Denmark that the giant has been weakened in both legs.
Shipping has been hit by sharp reductions in rates for containers - a notoriously volatile market. That is partly due to a downturn in trade, and also to the extra tonnage added to the world container fleet.
Hanjin Shipping, the seventh-biggest in container transport and based in South Korea, recently filed for bankruptcy. It is struggling to find the finance to offload cargo from its ships, worth several billion pounds.
Maersk's energy business faces problems which are at least as deep as shipping, due to the fall in the price of oil. The company's strategic review speaks of finding "solutions" including joint ventures, mergers or spinning off companies for separate listing. The vagueness of the plan makes it look like an intention to exit as much of that sector as possible, and shipping is clearly the priority.
The North Sea presence may be one part of the energy division that is retained, as the technology involved is an area of expertise. That's unless a buyer can be found.
Breaking up the 112-year-old conglomerate is a reversal of the strategy under which Maersk Line grew to have a fleet of 590 ships, plus 500 smaller service ships. It was guided by its chairman Maersk McKinney Moller, who remained active in the company until his death four years ago, aged 98.
It is operator of the Culzean gas field development, which is one of the biggest in UK waters for 25 years. It is expected to meet 5% of Britain's gas demand after it comes on-stream, scheduled for 2019.
Its other production is from Denmark, Qatar, Kazakhstan, the US Gulf of Mexico and Algeria. Exploration and development activities are also under way in Angola, Kenya, Ethiopia, Greenland, Brazil, Kurdistan, and the huge Johan Sverdrup field being developed in the Norwegian North Sea.
Michael Pram Rasmussen, the chairman, said in a statement: "Separating our transport and logistics businesses and our oil and oil related businesses...will enable both to focus on their respective markets. Both face very different underlying fundamentals and competitive environments."
The oil, drilling, offshore services and tanker divisions face moves towards joint ventures, sales and stock market floats over the next two years. Profits in that division have recently come in well below expectations.
The company's strategy states: "Maersk Oil will adjust its current strategy to focus its portfolio in fewer geographies to gain scale in basins, particularly in the North Sea, where it can leverage its strong capabilities within subsurface modelling, well technology and efficient operations. Maersk Oil will aim to strengthen its portfolio through acquisitions or mergers.
"Further, Maersk Oil will mature existing key development projects, while keeping exploration activities and expenses at a low level. While the strategic focus will be reflected in a disciplined capital allocation, investments in strategic projects already sanctioned or under development will continue as planned.
"Maersk Drilling, Maersk Supply Services, and Maersk Tankers will continue to optimise their market position and operation with the existing fleet and order book. Additional investments in the group's offshore service businesses and Maersk Tankers will be limited."
Denmark's Sydbank estimated the value of the logistics business at, very roughly, £23bn. Its central estimate for the energy division was close to £13bn.
Matthew and John Hargreaves admitted participating in a fraudulent business, while Jean Hargreaves admitted engaging in an unfair commercial practice.
The trio, from Knutsford, Cheshire, sold the product at the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells, Powys, in 2013.
The two men got 18 months in prison and Jean Hargreaves received a six month sentence, suspended for two years.
Sentencing the three, Judge Philip Harris-Jenkins said: "You put personal greed ahead of public safety."
Merthyr Crown Court heard the family made £3.4m from the venture - a figure disputed by defence counsel - with John Hargreaves, 69, playing a leading role until handing over to his son, Matthew, 44, in 2010.
Jean Hargreaves, 71, was said to have played a lesser role than her husband and son.
Powys council's trading standards team launched a three-year, £400,000 investigation into the three after tests on the products at the agricultural show showed the hydrogen peroxide levels were "harmful".
The council's investigations led them to 30 victims across the UK, including one who required hospital treatment.
Investigators found the three had tried to sell the whitener at about 150 venues, including shopping centre, as well as online.
The council said numerous unsubstantiated and false claims were discovered on banners at the Royal Welsh Show, including claims the product was "ideal for any age group" and was "used by leading dentists throughout the UK and Europe".
The product was 11% hydrogen peroxide. It is legal for anyone to treat themselves with an over-the-counter kit, provided it contains less than 0.1% hydrogen peroxide. A dentist can legally use 6%.
Excessive levels of the chemical compound can cause blistering, burns and other damage.
Prosecutor Mark Wyeth QC said the whitening had "harmful levels of hydrogen peroxide, thereby putting at risk the health of anybody who happened to buy this product".
The court heard the family would change the name of the company they operated under and dissolve businesses in order to evade unhappy customers and the authorities.
The father and son's involvement stretched from 2007 to 2015, while Jean Hargreaves' crime was carried out between 2013 and 2015.
The family have refused to disclose where the whitener was manufactured, as well as the supply chain.
Mr Wyeth said since the broadcast of BBC's Fake Britain programme featuring the Hargreaves was broadcast, Walsall council had discovered Matthew Hargreaves was still trading in teeth whitening products.
The court heard John Hargreaves, who accepted a caution in 2007 for selling similar teeth whitening products at Manchester Airport, used his wife to "provide a layer of protection against investigation".
It was also told the two men had aspirations of producing even stronger products with hydrogen peroxide content of 22-38%.
Sukhdev Garcha, defending Matthew Hargreaves, said he played a subordinate role but had accepted his actions and expressed remorse.
Representing John Hargreaves, Amos Waldman said: "His involvement reduced towards the end - he effectively retired. He accepts entirely he was dishonest."
Anthony Barraclough, defending Jean Hargreaves, said: "This lady would never have condoned the sale of dangerous chemicals. She has been devastated by all of this."
Jean Hargreaves was disqualified from being a company director for five years while the two men were banned for 10 years.
Magma Structures had been a preferred bidder for part of the site, but the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed it would not move in.
Conservative council leader Donna Jones said it was a "disappointment".
The MoD said a centre of excellence was being created on the site by BAE Systems.
Ms Jones: "It is a disappointment they haven't moved in yet, it is for financial reasons with the cost of the relocation of the company into that ship hall."
Magma Structures is currently based at Trafalgar Wharf in Portsmouth and is a manufacturing company.
Mark Lancaster, minister for defence personnel and veterans, said Magma Structures was not using the site "after a review of its business needs".
It will be leasing office space within the naval base, he said.
The government also announced a centre for excellence for minehunter vessel maintenance is to be created at the site.
HMS Brocklesby is due to be moved to the facility on Wednesday for maintenance.
These activities had previously been carried out elsewhere at the base.
Magma Structures confirmed it would not be moving to the site.
When BAE moved shipbuilding from Portsmouth to Scotland the government said it would not let the city sink into economic recession.
We had the prime minister personally endorsing a £100m city deal, the hosting of Britain's own Americas Cup team in Portsmouth and even its own minister.
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Such portrayals posed a "significant health hazard that requires appropriate regulatory control", researchers said.
YouTube videos of songs in the top 40 singles chart were examined by the University of Nottingham study.
The British Board of Film Classification started putting age ratings on online pop videos last year.
The research, in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, said girls between the ages of 13 and 15 were the most exposed to cigarettes and alcohol in videos.
Using pollsters YouGov, researchers asked 2,068 11- to 18-year-olds and 2,232 over-19s whether they had seen the videos, taken from the chart between 3 November 2013 to 19 January 2014.
The average viewing percentage across the 32 music videos was 22% for the younger group and 6% for the elder.
Trumpets, by Jason Derulo, and Blurred Lines", by Robin Thicke, had some of the highest number of tobacco references, while Timber, by Pitbull, and Drunk in Love, by Beyonce, contained the most alcohol-related content, according to the study.
"It is well established that young people exposed to depictions of tobacco and alcohol content in films are more likely to start smoking or to consume alcohol, but the effect of imagery in other media, including new online media such as YouTube music videos, has received relatively little attention," research author Dr Jo Cranwell said.
Her research calculated the number of "impressions" - any verbal or visual reference - of alcohol or tobacco imagery in the videos.
When Dr Cranwell extrapolated the data to estimate the overall affect on the British population, she concluded the 32 videos were responsible for 1,006 million impressions of alcohol and a further 203 million of tobacco.
"If these levels of exposure were typical, then in one year, music videos would be expected to deliver over four billion impressions of alcohol, and nearly one billion of tobacco, in Britain alone," she said.
"Further, the number of impressions has been calculated on the basis of one viewing only, however, many of the videos had been watched multiple times, so this number is likely to be much bigger."
Here are a selection of lyrics from Beyonce's Drunk in Love that reference drinking and smoking:
Paid-for placement of tobacco products in music videos is prohibited by the Advertising and Promotion Act 2002, but this law does not apply to videos produced outside the UK.
Last year, it was announced that online music videos would now get age ratings in the same way films do, following a government pilot.
Sony Music, Universal Music and Warner Music will send videos to the British Board of Film Classification before putting them on YouTube and Vevo.
At about 20:25 GMT on 10 January, a Honda Civic and a Mitsubishi Shogun collided at the junction of Hastings Road and Buckland Road.
The driver and front seat passenger of the Honda died at the scene while two rear seat passengers were injured.
One of these, 21-year-old Abubaker Hussein Mohamed, of Leicester, died as a result of his injuries on Tuesday, police said.
The fourth man remains in hospital in a stable condition.
Police have renewed an appeal for witnesses.
A man and a woman, travelling in the Mitsubishi, were also injured. The man was later released from hospital but the woman is in a critical but stable condition.
Lawn Tennis Association chief executive Michael Downey said it was time to "seize the moment" and capitalise on Andy and Jamie Murray's success.
"We must create a lasting legacy with a purpose-built plan for Scotland," Downey added.
Mel Young, chairman of sportscotland, hopes for increased participation.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Andy Murray, 29, ends 2016 top of the men's singles rankings after winning Wimbledon and the ATP Tour finals this year.
Older brother Jamie, 30, and Brazilian doubles partner Bruno Soares are the current world number one men's doubles team.
And the Murrays' fellow Scot Gordon Reid, 25, is top of the wheelchair tennis men's rankings, having won the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2016.
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Downey said: "This unprecedented investment will make tennis more accessible, bringing certainty of play to a climate that sees on average 200 days rain a year and in a country that is under-resourced versus the rest of Britain and other European nations when it comes to the number of covered tennis courts per capita."
Young confirmed that half of the £15m will come from sportscotland and the rest from the LTA and will "have a transformational impact on Scottish tennis".
Tennis Scotland chairman Blane Dodds said the funding would prove crucial to the future success of the sport in Scotland.
"This is what we all have been working towards to deliver an appropriate and ambitious legacy so the whole country benefits from the performances of our three world number ones: Gordon Reid, Jamie Murray and Andy Murray," he said.
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The firms are two of the largest selling toddler learning toys in the UK, the Competition and Markets Authority said.
The regulator is concerned about price rises and quality issues.
VTech has until Wednesday to address the CMA's concerns, or it will face an in-depth investigation, the CMA said.
An initial inquiry by the CMA found that the companies compete closely in supplying toddler products to retailers and there are few other competitors.
The CMA raised concerns that the deal may lead to a "substantial lessening of competition in the market".
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Hong Kong-based VTech bought US firm Leapfrog Enterprises for $72m (£55m) in April, bringing together two of the biggest names in children's electronic toys.
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The law has created a national outcry, with critics saying it could be used to discriminate against gays and lesbians.
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) protects businesses from state laws that "substantially burden" their religious beliefs.
There have been calls to boycott the state, in response.
Connecticut has banned state-funded travel to Indiana, and Apple CEO Tim Cook has condemned the measure.
Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed the legislation into law last week, but some of his fellow Republicans are already seeking to make amendments.
Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma and Senate President Pro Tem David Long said that they will add additional language to the law to make it clear that it doesn't allow for discrimination against gays and lesbians.
"What we had hoped for with the bill was a message of inclusion, inclusion of all religious beliefs," Mr Bosma said.
"What instead has come out as a message of exclusion, and that was not the intent."
Mr Long stressed that Indiana's law is based on the federal government's Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, which has survived court challenges.
Mr Pence defended the law on television on Sunday but refused at least five times to say if it allows businesses to deny services to gays and lesbians.
"This is not about discrimination, this is about empowering people to confront government overreach," he told ABC's George Stephanopoulos.
A chorus of criticism is growing, with the White House and companies such as Wal-Mart and Angie's List denouncing the law.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is openly gay, said his company was "deeply disappointed in Indiana's new law". Some companies have said that they are halting any expansion plans in the state.
In a move directed at the Indiana law, Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy signed an executive order on Monday that bans state-funded travel to states that have laws similar to Indiana's controversial law, but that do not protect gays and lesbians from discrimination.
"When new laws turn back the clock on progress, we can't sit idly by. We are sending a message that discrimination won't be tolerated," Mr Malloy said on Twitter.
The mayor of Indianapolis, which is about to host the final rounds of the nation's largest collegiate basketball tournament, has reaffirmed the city's protection of gays and lesbians.
Mayor Greg Ballard, a Republican, issued an executive order affirming that any person or institution receiving public funds would have to abide by the city's human rights ordinance, which protects minority groups.
While many states have passed legislation similar to Indiana's, critics say it goes further because it empowers corporations to discriminate, with no state protection for gays and lesbians.
When asked whether he would consider extending civil rights protections to gays and lesbians in Indiana, Mr Pence said: "I will not push for that."
A B-25 bomber, a P-51 Mustang fighter and The Blades aerobatic team were among the first displays to take place near Low Green in Ayr on Friday.
The Saturday programme includes displays from The Red Arrows and RAF Falcons Parachute Team.
An estimated crowd of 120,000 attended the main Saturday event in 2015, with similar numbers expected this year.
Event manager Doug Maclean said: "We're very enthusiastic about what we've planned for 2016 knowing we will continue to excite and wow the crowds with some of the most amazing aircraft, pilots and displays they will ever see.
"The acts we have coming along are truly world-class and the fact they all want to come and take part in our event shows that the airshow has continued to grow from strength-to-strength."
South Ayrshire Council is the main sponsor of the airshow, which returned in 2014 after an absence of 22 years.
The council's chief executive, Eileen Howat, said: "The Scottish International Airshow has grown in magnitude and 2016's line-up is undoubtedly set to be the best yet.
"Last year around 120,000 people enjoyed the air display and demand has led to the addition of another day of flying and entertainment on the Friday.
"Not only is this a great family event, but it gives the local economy a real boost, generating over £5m last year, which is something we all benefit from."
Although anyone can watch the displays for free, ticket packages can be purchased for access to the entertainment area at Low Green.
One of the packages offers limited access to Prestwick Airport for a chance to see the aircraft up close.
Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Intel's chief executive Brian Krzanich urged the "entire industry" to follow suit.
Gold, tungsten and other minerals used in electronics manufacturing are mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and surrounding countries.
Production and trade of the materials are often controlled by armed groups.
Intel's policy comes after increased international pressure for technology firms to investigate the sources of their raw minerals.
The company, which is the world's largest chipmaker and has factories around the world, says all the microprocessors it ships in 2014 will be "conflict free".
Most electronic devices contain either gold, tantalum, tin, or tungsten, much of which originates from sub-Saharan Africa and is mined in conditions of armed conflict and human rights abuses.
In 2010, US President Barack Obama introduced a law requiring public companies to report whether their products contained minerals from these areas.
Mr Krzanich, who took over as the head of Intel last year, told the audience at CES that the company had been trying to determine the sources of the metals used in its chips for some years.
"We felt an obligation to implement changes in our supply chain to ensure that our business and our products were not inadvertently funding human atrocities," he said.
The company is already a member of the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative run by the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition, which encourages environmental and ethical responsibility.
"This is not an issue we would normally be talking about at CES. But it's an issue that is important to me," Mr Krzanich said.
"You begin to think about the impact of the supply chain and the potential issues you can be causing."
At the same keynote session, Intel also announced it would be scrapping the McAfee anti-virus brand name and replacing it with Intel Security.
The move is intended to sever the connection to the software's eponymous founder, John McAfee, who has been mired in legal troubles, and has confessed to extensive drug use.
But Mr McAfee told the BBC he was was elated by Intel's decision.
"I am now everlastingly grateful to Intel for freeing me from this terrible association with the worst software on the planet," he said.
"These are not my words, but the words of millions of irate users."
Last year Mr McAfee released a video showing how to "uninstall" the firm's anti-virus software by blasting a laptop with a bullet.
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Lincoln, 88 places below their Premier League opponents, held their own for much of the first half and even went close to scoring when Petr Cech saved Nathan Arnold's curled effort.
However, Theo Walcott's deflected strike gave the Gunners the lead on the stroke of half-time and Olivier Giroud put the hosts in control with a clinical strike just after the break.
Lincoln's dreams of a fight back were dashed when Luke Waterfall scored an own goal, turning in Kieran Gibbs' cross.
Alexis Sanchez added a brilliant fourth, expertly placing the ball beyond Lincoln goalkeeper Paul Farman's reach, before Aaron Ramsey completed the win when he tapped in from Sanchez's cross.
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It was ultimately a routine victory for Arsenal and perhaps eased some of the pressure on Arsene Wenger, who is bidding for his seventh FA Cup triumph as Gunners boss.
A protest was held before the game by around 200 fans urging the club to not give the 67-year-old a new contract when his current deal expires this summer.
Relive Arsenal's emphatic win against Lincoln City
Lincoln have undoubtedly been the story of this season's FA Cup. They came through eight games, beating Premier League Burnley and Championship high fliers Brighton along the way to become the first non-league side to reach the quarter-finals of the competition in 103 years.
Against an Arsenal side that had reached the semi-finals 28 times previous, few would normally have given Lincoln a chance.
But a run of just two wins in their last seven games, coupled with the discontent felt by some Arsenal fans towards Arsene Wenger, gave the minnows reason to believe an upset could be achievable.
The club's fans clearly felt that to be the case as they travelled in huge numbers to the Emirates, and for large periods of the first half their voices were the only ones that could be heard.
On the pitch, Lincoln were impressive, sticking to a game plan that limited Arsenal to only one real chance in the first half half hour, when Walcott hit the post.
There was a momentary silence around the ground when Lincoln threatened to snatch the unlikeliest of leads as Arnold's smart footwork left Laurent Koscielny on the floor, and he took aim at the far corner - but Cech managed to stretch across to make the save.
A goalless draw at half-time would have been a deserved reward for their performance, but Walcott's strike appeared to knock their confidence and in the second half it looked every bit the tie involving a Premier League side and a team four divisions below them.
The FA Cup dream may be over for Lincoln but they could yet walk out at Wembley this season. They are in the semi-finals of the FA Trophy and now switch attention to their first-leg tie at York on Tuesday.
Arsenal could still finish the season with silverware, but success in the FA Cup is no longer enough for a sizeable number of Gunners fans.
They are out of the Champions League and a top-four finish is far from guaranteed as they currently sit fifth, two points behind Liverpool.
Those fans who feel Wenger has taken the side as far as they can go made their feelings known before the game with a protest - their second in a week after around 200 supporters expressed their frustration before the Champions League last-16 second leg tie with Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
But there was support for Wenger inside the ground as some fans held 'In Wenger we trust' banners, while on the pitch his players stepped up after a slow start.
Mesut Ozil was particularly influential after his 27th minute introduction and Sanchez, whose long-term future at the Emirates is reportedly in doubt, impressed with a fine goal and an assist.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "There was always a level of anxiety because these boys are unpredictable. They knocked out Burnley, Ipswich and Brighton, so we have to respect them.
"It was all us in the second half but you have to congratulate Lincoln for what they have achieved in the FA Cup.
"We have been short of confidence after some disappointing results recently. When the confidence was there in the second half the quality came back."
Lincoln manager Danny Cowley: "I thought we did really well for the first 45 minutes. It is very hard to get negative against them because they have such world-class players. At 45 minutes I thought we had limited them in chances and we were hoping to get in 0-0 but they got the goal.
"Arsenal were frightening in the second half and for us it was a pleasure to see world-class players first hand. It felt like Arsene Wenger had brought 15 players on. If we can learn from this experience today and throughout this FA Cup journey we will be better players and better people.
"The best [in this run] was at the end, sharing a moment with our supporters. Our supporters were world class. They were brilliant. We are winners and don't like losing but when we can draw breath we will be proud."
Former Arsenal and England defender Martin Keown on Match of the Day
Lincoln revitalised the FA Cup, their run was magical. Arsenal came in wounded, there was a lack of confidence early on, but the goal just before half-time was perfect and settled them down. Them needing that goal to settle them down was some compliment to Lincoln, but the Gunners played with a swagger in the second half. Still, Lincoln can hold their heads very high.
Former England winger Trevor Sinclair on Match of the Day
A National League team getting to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup? It is a fantastic achievement. I am sure everyone at the club will be so proud, and it doesn't happen by accident. They kept Arsenal at bay for 45 minutes.
The players and fans will remember it for the rest of their lives.
What next?
Arsenal are back in Premier League action as they travel to West Brom on Saturday, 18 March (12:30 GMT) looking for their first league win since 11 February. Lincoln, meanwhile, face York in the FA Trophy on Tuesday.
Match ends, Arsenal 5, Lincoln City 0.
Second Half ends, Arsenal 5, Lincoln City 0.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sean Raggett.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Waterfall.
Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sean Raggett.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bradley Wood.
Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
Sean Raggett (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sean Raggett (Lincoln City).
Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Pérez.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sean Raggett.
Attempt blocked. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
Attempt saved. Alan Power (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Arnold.
Attempt missed. Adam Marriott (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Foul by Francis Coquelin (Arsenal).
Alex Woodyard (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Lincoln City. Adam Marriott replaces Terry Hawkridge.
Goal! Arsenal 5, Lincoln City 0. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
Goal! Arsenal 4, Lincoln City 0. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Sean Raggett (Lincoln City).
Foul by Francis Coquelin (Arsenal).
Terry Hawkridge (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez with a cross.
Substitution, Lincoln City. Joe Ward replaces Matt Rhead.
Substitution, Arsenal. Lucas Pérez replaces Olivier Giroud.
Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
Jonathon Margetts (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jonathon Margetts (Lincoln City).
Substitution, Arsenal. Francis Coquelin replaces Granit Xhaka.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Paul Farman (Lincoln City) because of an injury.
Own Goal by Luke Waterfall, Lincoln City. Arsenal 3, Lincoln City 0.
Attempt missed. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Viewers will see 12 amateur bakers trying to impress judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood when the new series begins on BBC One on 24 August.
Last year's winner Nadiya Hussain was a big success and Hollywood said this year's crop had felt the pressure.
"Nadiya went to a whole new level... it put pressure on them more," he said.
"I think we felt it in the tents as well. They started quite nervously, but once they settled down they got into it."
Berry concurred, saying: "They know the standard that it is, which is now pretty high. And I think they were slower to bond this year than they were in the past."
A teacher, a student and a garden designer are also among the hopefuls. Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins will return to host the show.
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7 January 2014 Last updated at 16:58 GMT
A company in Oxfordshire have started selling special hi-vis jackets for chickens.
They claim they keep them warm and dry and make it easier for owners to see where they are during the dark winter nights.
The coats even come in two colours - pink and yellow. No yolk!
It beat the debut episode of five-part BBC One army drama Our Girl, which attracted an average audience of 3.9m.
An extra 300,000 watched Downton on ITV's +1 channel. But it was just over a million less than the 9.2m who saw the first episode of series four.
The latest instalment of Julian Fellowes's period drama attracted a mixture of reviews.
Andrew Billen, writing in The Times, gave Sunday's episode four stars in his review.
"Lord Fellowes, who may yet get through a series without resorting to murder, rape or sudden death, is filling his plots very enjoyably with sex instead," he said.
The Telegraph's Ben Lawrence concluded "there are still faults with Downton Abbey".
"Some of the dialogue should really have been left on the cutting room floor - 'Tom, come with me. You know where the sandbags are kept!' Also, the large ensemble is beginning to feel unwieldy.
"But it is such an enjoyable confection that these criticisms feel niggardly."
The Independent's Ellen E Jones described the episode as "slow-moving", but said that Dame Maggie Smith's portrayal of the Dowager Countess was worth seeing on its own.
"If this slow-moving series eventually unravels (as I think it must) into only the Dowager's decrepit form, alone at Dower House, whispering cutting asides into the fire, we will be none the worse off for it," she wrote.
The new season of Downton is set in 1924, as Britain's first Labour government comes to power.
New actors to join the series include Richard E Grant, who joins the cast as Simon Bricker, one of the guests of the Grantham family.
Anna Chancellor also joins in a guest role, playing Lady Anstruther, while 24 actor Rade Sherbedgia plays a Russian refugee.
Downton Abbey has also become a cult hit in the US, and more than 100 countries have broadcast rights.
Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth said AMs are not being given the opportunity "to get under the skin" of government business.
The government said it was the quality, not format, of scrutiny that mattered.
AMs discuss issues in the Senedd chamber in sessions known as plenary held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Government business dominates Tuesday plenary sessions, while debates held by the opposition take place on Wednesday.
Ministers can use their Tuesday time to make announcements - known as statements - which AMs can ask questions about but cannot vote on what is discussed. In debates, they can.
Mr ap Iorwerth, Plaid AM for Ynys Mon, said: "We've seen a pattern in this term of government reading out statement after statement, some of them very important, but some of them rather spurious.
"What that means is there is very little opportunity to debate issues."
He suggested that announcements tabled on the Welsh Government's tourism initiative, the 2017 Year of Legends, and exotic animal disease could have been dealt with without a statement being read out.
Meanwhile, proposals for the merger of the commercial functions of Cadw and National Museums Wales were dealt with in a statement, despite Plaid calls for a debate.
Mr ap Iorwerth said the landlord registration scheme, Rent Smart Wales, should have also been dealt with through a debate.
He suggested that without debates - where a vote is held and AMs can intervene - the "government is able to duck some tricky issues".
Mr ap Iorwerth said the matter had been raised in the Labour/Plaid liaison committees, set up earlier this year as part of the deal between the parties to return Carwyn Jones to the position of first minister.
He was confident that the Labour leader of the house, Jane Hutt, had taken his concerns on board.
"I've got no problem with late finishing, that's fine," added Mr ap Iorwerth.
"But to have late finishes because we have seven statements, one after another, that's not good use of assembly time.
"It doesn't give assembly members the opportunity to really get under the skin of some government business in the way that we could and hopefully we will now."
Figures shown to the BBC by a source suggest a majority of four recent plenary days of government time was taken up by ministers' statements.
At four recent Tuesday sessions - 11 and 18 October, and 1 and 8 November - 64.9% of government time was spent on statements, amounting to 837 minutes.
In comparison, on 14 and 21 October in 2014, and 4 and 11 November 2014, 41.8% of government time was spent on statements, a total of 422 minutes.
Valerie Livingston, director of Newsdirect Wales which monitors the Senedd, said: "Certainly there do seem to be more Welsh Government statements now."
She said some could be dealt with in written form rather than in the chamber, and she said there had been examples of the Welsh Government announcing things to the media "that probably should have been announced to AMs first".
But Ms Livingston said the opposition's time is "not always used very effectively".
She suggested the opposition "need to be more focused on what they are tabling debates on" instead of tabling "quite general motions on business or health care, or the environment".
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "In an oral statement, a minister answers each point raised by individual AMs as they arise, rather than responding in general terms to points raised during a debate.
"Therefore, a statement allows for more engagement and challenge between AMs and ministers than would be the case during a debate.
"During the last two business questions to the Leader of the House, AMs have asked the Welsh Government to bring forward 23 statements, but only one debate."
Research by London Assembly member Tom Copley says 52,000 homes - 36% of those sold - were being let out by councils.
The homes are being rented at higher market rates, the report says.
The Labour politician said the system needed to be reformed but the government said the scheme helped to create more affordable homes.
Of the homes that are being let, a "substantial" number are being let to tenants who are now supported by housing benefit, according to the study.
Mr Copley has recommended that there should be mandatory covenants on all Right to Buy properties so they cannot be let through the private rented sector and that local authorities should retain an equity stake in any property sold.
He said the practice had "helped to fuel the increase in the housing benefit bill, heaped more pressure on local authority waiting lists and led to more Londoners being forced into the under-regulated private rented sector".
"This shows that Right to Buy currently represents incredibly poor value for money to taxpayers," Mr Copley said.
"Not only did they pay to build the home in the first place, they then subsidised the considerable discounts offered to tenants and then missed out on the rental income that would have covered the build costs.
"Now, we have the indignity of London boroughs renting back their former council homes at higher market rent levels, once again costing taxpayers through the nose."
According to the report, 36% of about 145,500 properties in London where the council still holds the freehold are to be put on the rental market.
Tower Hamlets has the highest proportion of such properties up for renting - 50.5%, Enfield comes second with 49.8%, followed by Kingston with 45.6%.
A statement from the Department for Communities and Local Government said: "Under our reinvigorated Right to Buy scheme, every additional home sold will be replaced by a new affordable home to rent.
"Of course, the original home may be sold on or rented out down the line, yet there is clear benefit as our scheme helps reduce social waiting lists and increases the overall housing stock both across London and across the country."
Under current rules, council tenants and housing association tenants who were in their home when it was transferred from council landlords have the right to buy their properties at a discount, after five years as a tenant.
The current maximum it can be reduced by is £100,000 in London.
The scheme was originally introduced in the 1980s, however, the government brought it back in 2012.‬
Nowell, 23, tore a quad muscle at the England camp in Brighton, while Williams suffered nerve damage in his arm warming up for Tigers on Saturday.
England also saw flanker Sam Jones break his leg and winger Anthony Watson break his jaw at the training cap.
Premiership Rugby criticised the timing and intensity of England's sessions.
Nowell - capped 18 times by England - was absent from Exeter's 27-27 draw against Gloucester. and is expected to be "out for weeks" according to Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter.
Chiefs boss Baxter revealed he has "significant quad tear" which makes him a doubt for the start of the autumn internationals next month.
Nowell, who featured in all three of England's wins over Australia in June, has already endured an injury-hit season, having only recently returned from a spell on the sidelines with a thumb injury.
Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill said he was unsure whether Williams' injury would keep him out of his club's European Champions Cup meeting with Glasgow Warriors next weekend.
"We will have it scanned and see where he's at. Hopefully it's just a bit of nerve irritation," he said.
Williams' injury scare, combined with Jones' absence, potentially leaves England short of open-side flanker options with James Haskell out until early 2017 with a toe injury and Harlequins' Jack Clifford already ruled out of the autumn internationals as he has had ankle surgery.
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Prof David Reynolds warned ministers would miss their targets for the Pisa tests unless teacher training improved.
Industrialists made investment decisions based on this "most important test", he told BBC Wales.
The Welsh Government said initiatives to raise standards should result in an improvement at the next tests in 2018.
The Pisa tests - a major study of educational performance - are taken by 15-year-olds in 72 countries every three years.
Students in Wales were the lowest of the UK nations in science, reading and maths in the 2015 tests, scoring 478 in maths, 477 in reading and 485 in science.
Speaking to Sunday Politics Wales, the Swansea University head of education said: "In a globalised world Pisa is the most important test that there is.
"If you look back at 2010 when Shanghai, China, suddenly came from nowhere to be top, foreign investment in China went up.
"If industrialists are looking at Pisa - and they are - the answer is to get those scores up to get industry in or we risk becoming just a kind of theme park with no industry."
In 2014 the Welsh Government set itself a target of reaching a score of 500 in the three subjects by 2021.
After Education Secretary Kirsty Williams recently distanced herself from that goal, First Minister Carwyn Jones reiterated his government's commitment to it.
Asked if the goal could be reached, Prof Reynolds said: "If teacher training improves, if we get the knowledge base out there and if we make our teachers master craftsmen and women of teaching which many countries have done, then we could be very, very close to those targets.
"But I fear at the moment we're not doing it so it ain't gonna happen."
Owen Hathway, Wales policy officer for the National Union of Teachers, said confusion over the government's policy left the profession asking "whose target are we aiming for?"
"Should we be aiming for targets at all and, if so, what merits are we being judged on?
"Are we being judged on the performance as set out by the education cabinet secretary or by the Welsh Government itself?
"If we don't have clarity on that, then it becomes even more meaningless really to put weight on Pisa results."
A Welsh Government spokesman said the education secretary's focus "remains on the next set of Pisa tests in 2018 where we expect to see improvement".
"Pisa allows us to judge ourselves against the world - everybody in our system must understand this," he said.
"It is a check and review against our development and will remain so."
The spokesman pointed to measures aimed at boosting the quality of teaching, from initial training and career development to a new National Academy for Educational Leadership.
"These actions reflect our shared ambitions and pride for the profession," he said.
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Recorder Mr David Bartlett said it was "quite ludicrous that the banks have allowed this to happen", after hearing how a card was used by a thief to buy goods soon after being stolen.
Robert Vipond was jailed for 18 months at Exeter Crown Court after admitting fraud and theft offences.
He used the contactless card to buy £23 of tobacco and groceries in Exeter.
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Contactless cards can be used for transactions of up to £30 and do not require the entering of a PIN number or any form of identification.
In sentencing Vipond, Mr Bartlett said: "You can make these contactless payments now. It seems quite ludicrous that banks allow this to happen.
"It seems anyone who steals a card can wave it around until it is reported as stolen."
The court heard the card was taken from a man's bedside table as he slept in his home in Exeter in the early hours of 5 April.
Vipond made the contactless purchase soon afterwards, and also took out cash from bank machines using a PIN number, which had been left on the same table as the wallet.
The offence was one of a spree in which Vipond used two stolen cards to withdraw £250 cash, buy a £1,500 watch and spend £279 of clothes.
He is a heroin addict with 32 previous convictions for theft, and had been released from a four and a half year sentence nine days before the offences.
Vipond, aged 34, of Gissons Lane, Kennford, admitted handling stolen bank cards, theft, and four counts of fraud.
The Rotary Club of Oxford Spires said it had abandoned plans for Sunday's charity event at Day's Lock, Little Wittenham with "great regret".
An Environment Agency flood alert is in place for the stretch of the river.
The club said the river is "still too high and fast to have our safety boats on the river", but would try to hold the event later in the year.
The annual event, based on the game played by AA Milne's characters, began in 1984 as a fundraiser for the RNLI.
It regularly attracts more than 1,000 people and was voted "Britain's Favourite Quirky Event" by the readers of Countryfile magazine in 2012.
His side conceded seven tries as they slipped to a second loss of the season.
Ospreys coach Steve Tandy praised his team's "huge shift" and added: "To get five points is really pleasing."
But Wilson commented: "Physically we didn't turn up tonight, we got manhandled and as a group - coaches included - we've got to look at that and say it's not good enough."
Blues were Wales' leading team going into the game, and led 10-3 after a quarter of an hour thanks to Kristian Dacey's try.
But a yellow card for full-back Dan Fish saw Ospreys score 19 points inside 10 minutes to take complete control and secure a bonus point before half time.
"The yellow card is a catalyst, if you like, but you can't blame the yellow card for the amount of tackles one-on-one that people missed leading up to what was three tries in that period," said Wilson.
"It's physically not the performance we've seen this season from the Blues players. They're a far better group of players than that and we'll work hard to put it right.
"Maybe it's a little bit of a reminder of where we are and that we still have a huge amount of work to do.
"We've had four good results and a reasonably good performance against Leinster, so there's definitely something there to build on, but tonight in a derby - the ones that we all talk about as the big games - it's not acceptable."
Tandy, whose side moved to second place in the table, was happy with the way his team bounced back from consecutive defeats away to Leinster and Ulster.
"It's really pleasing for the boys to get a bonus point win against the high-flying Blues and I think more importantly we backed up last week," he said.
"We were really disappointed that we didn't get a result out in Ulster but they have dug in and put in another huge shift and to get five points is really pleasing.
"It was how we kept our speed of ball, how we looked after the tackle contest really well and that allowed us to keep on the front foot and keep working the Blues."
Ospreys have now won 11 consecutive games against Cardiff Blues and scored 32 tries in their six matches this season.
The only disappointment for the Swansea-based region was a serious looking ankle injury to Canada international wing Jeff Hassler who was taken from the field on a stretcher.
"I don't think it's going to be good," said Tandy. "It's a big disappointment for us."
Jackie Thomson identified Angus Sinclair as one of the two men she saw with Christine Eadie and Helen Scott.
They were at the World's End pub in Edinburgh.
Mr Sinclair, 69, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting, raping and murdering the 17-year-olds.
Ms Thomson, who was with the girls on the night they went missing and were killed, was giving evidence on the third day of Mr Sinclair's trial at the High Court in Livingston.
She told the court that she and another friend, Tony, had left Christine and Helen in the World's End in the company of two men at around 10.45pm on Saturday 15 October, 37 years ago.
Prosecuting, Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland said Ms Thomson had been shown a series of 12 photographs of men by the police in 2004.
Mr Mulholland said she was shown the images to see if she could identify anyone who was one of the males she saw with the girls in the pub in 1977.
Pointing to Mr Sinclair, he told the court Ms Thomson had identified the accused.
He asked: "How sure were you that this person on photo K, Angus Sinclair, was one of the two male persons?"
Ms Thomson replied: "In 1977 he looked quite a lot different - younger than that. It is hard to say because I had seen photos in the newspapers."
Mr Mulholland asked her to answer the question directly, stating: "How sure were you?"
She replied: "I was pretty sure, yeah."
Earlier, a former boyfriend of one of two girls found dead in 1977 has told the court he never had sex with her.
Alan Dixon, 56, was in a relationship with Helen Scott for about two years until her death.
Ms Scott and Christine Eadie, both 17, were last seen alive at the World's End pub in Edinburgh in October 1977.
Their bodies were found in two different parts of East Lothian. Angus Sinclair, 69, denies murdering the girls after raping and strangling them.
Mr Sinclair is alleged to have gagged the girls, bound their wrists and tied a ligature around their necks.
He denies inflicting blunt force injuries on Ms Eadie by repeatedly punching and kicking her on the body and biting her.
He also denies forcing Ms Scott to walk barefoot into a field, ripping the strap from her handbag, repeatedly punching and kicking her on the head and body and stamping on her head.
And he denies stealing clothing, footwear, jewellery and other personal effects from the teenagers in an attempt to pervert the course of justice.
Mr Sinclair has lodged three special defences, of incrimination, consent and alibi.
The case is expected to last two to three weeks.
1 February 2013 Last updated at 17:13 GMT
She performed the song when Barack Obama was officially sworn in to his second term as American president but lots of people noticed she wasn't singing live.
Instead she pretended to sing to a pre-recorded backing track, something known as lip synching.
She says it is because she had not had enough time to rehearse the song.
To prove how good her voice is she sang the anthem live for journalists at a press conference and promised not to lip synch when she performs at the Superbowl.
The Welshman, who helped Britain to track pursuit gold at the Rio Olympics, was due to be part of Team Sky for the Adelaide-based event.
"Not exactly how I pictured making my world tour debut but when your appendix ruptures there isn't much you can do," he wrote on Twitter.
Australian Caleb Ewan won the first stage riding for Orica-Scott.
Team Sky doctor Neil Heron said: "The earliest Owain will leave the hospital is Thursday and recovery and recuperation is likely to take at least four weeks.
"Owain is obviously disappointed, but he appreciates he needs to be 100% fit to get back racing."
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Robots will eventually help carry out less invasive surgery in areas such as ear, nose and throat, and urology.
Deputy Health Minister Vaughan Gething said the "advanced facilities" would attract specialists to Wales and give patients the latest treatment.
A prostate surgery robot at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff will also be given extra funding.
The cash will boost facilities for training doctors from hospitals across south Wales in robotic surgery.
Professor Andrew Davies, chair of Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, said: "This is great news for patients as it will allow our doctors and nurses to improve and extend their skills and surgical techniques."
The visitors, 2-1 up from the first game, went ahead through Lewis Milne, with David Cox adding to their lead.
Danny Denholm fired home early in the second half and Aiden Malone knocked in a back-heel finish.
Scott Brown pulled one back for Peterhead before Josh Peters completed the rout from close range.
The visitors made the perfect start on five minutes when Milne raced on to a through ball to slip his shot under keeper Graeme Smith from 14 yards.
The second goal arrived on 17 minutes when Cox steered in a Milne pass from a couple of yards.
Nicky Riley had a shot blocked for a corner and Leighton McIntosh saw his header clawed away by keeper Grant Adam as the home side pressed for a goal to give them some hope but Forfar, with a strong wind at their back, looked dangerous on the counter attack.
Denholm cracked in a powerful left foot shot six minutes after the restart from the left side of the Peterhead box to leave the home side with an impossible task.
Substitute Malone piled the misery on for the Balmoor side back-heeling in the fourth goal from close in.
Peterhead reduced the deficit when Brown rifled a low shot in from 22 yards but substitute Peters then knocked in his 17th goal of the season as the Loons marched back into the third tier at the first time of asking.
Forfar Athletic manager Gary Bollan: "We expected a tight game because Peterhead are a good side and not many teams come here and score five goals.
"We were without Gavin Swankie, who has been influential for us this season, but Lewis Milne filled his boots and got the first goal.
"We felt if we kept the ball well enough we could catch them on the break and cause them problems. Our back four were magnificent, getting the ball into wide areas and into midfield. At times, we cut them open.
"After the disappointment of relegation last season, we had a huge job in front of us. We probably should have won the league but we've done it the hard way."
Match ends, Peterhead 1, Forfar Athletic 5.
Second Half ends, Peterhead 1, Forfar Athletic 5.
Jamie Stevenson (Peterhead) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lewis Milne (Forfar Athletic).
Foul by Scott Brown (Peterhead).
David Cox (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Thomas O'Brien (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Leighton McIntosh (Peterhead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Leighton McIntosh (Peterhead).
Christopher McLaughlin (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Scott Ross (Peterhead) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marc Scott (Forfar Athletic).
Goal! Peterhead 1, Forfar Athletic 5. Josh Peters (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jim Lister.
Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Josh Peters replaces Aiden Malone because of an injury.
Goal! Peterhead 1, Forfar Athletic 4. Scott Brown (Peterhead) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Peterhead. Nathan Blockley replaces Ryan Strachan.
Simon Ferry (Peterhead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Simon Ferry (Peterhead).
Marc Scott (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Eddie Malone (Forfar Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Allan Smith (Peterhead) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Eddie Malone (Forfar Athletic).
Attempt saved. Leighton McIntosh (Peterhead) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Nicky Riley (Peterhead) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Grant Anderson (Peterhead) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Ryan Strachan (Peterhead) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Goal! Peterhead 0, Forfar Athletic 4. Aiden Malone (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Aiden Malone (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Scott Brown (Peterhead) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Scott Brown (Peterhead) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Liam Gordon (Peterhead).
Jim Lister (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Peterhead. Allan Smith replaces Jamie Redman.
Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Marc Scott replaces Danny Denholm.
Attempt missed. Jamie Redman (Peterhead) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Peterhead. Conceded by Thomas O'Brien.
Attempt saved. Scott Brown (Peterhead) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Ryan Strachan (Peterhead) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Jamie Stevenson (Peterhead) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Danny Denholm (Forfar Athletic).
The 23-year-old has been recovering from a shoulder injury after undergoing surgery in July.
Lee, who played in all three Tests for Wales in New Zealand in June, was expected to be sidelined for 12-16 weeks.
"He's looking good," said Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac.
"There's been consultation (with Wales) and everyone is happy with his testing.
"He's training with us today and he's stepping it up. He'll have more involvement next week."
Scarlets suffered a second successive Pro12 loss when they were beaten 20-9 by Edinburgh at Murrayfield on Friday.
The Welsh region visit Ulster on Friday, 16 September.
The bill would have allowed faith-based organisations to refuse service to gay and transgender people.
Disney, the National Football League, Coca-Cola and others threatened to pull business out of the state.
The veto comes as other US states enacted similar laws that limit gay rights.
"I believe it is a matter of character for our state," Governor Nathan Deal said.
"I do not think that we have to discriminate against anyone to protect the faith-based community in Georgia."
Republicans lawmakers said the bill would protect religious people who believe serving gay and transgender people violates their beliefs.
The bill also would have protected clergy not wishing to perform gay marriages, and people who would not attend weddings based on religious beliefs.
If passed, opponents said it would have legalised discrimination and flattened ordinances passed to protect gay and transgender people.
Mr Deal said his decision was "about the character of our state and the character of our people. Georgia is a welcoming state; it is full of loving, kind and generous people."
Disney said it would not shoot films in Georgia if the bill became law.
"Disney and Marvel are inclusive companies, and although we have had great experiences filming in Georgia, we will plan to take our business elsewhere should any legislation allowing discriminatory practices be signed into state law," a Disney spokesman told Variety last week.
Warner Bros and cable network AMC released a similar statement last week. AMC produces the hit show The Walking Dead, which is filmed in the state.
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank denounced the bill, and the National Football League said passing the bill would have hurt Atlanta's chances of hosting the Super Bowl.
"The message to Governor Nathan Deal was loud and clear: this deplorable legislation was bad for his constituents, bad for business and bad for Georgia's future," said Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, a leading gay rights group. "Discrimination and intolerance have no place in the 21st Century."
Republican State Senator Josh McKoon said he was "disappointed" and thought Mr Deal was someone "the faith community could rely on".
After the US Supreme Court legalised same-sex marriage last year, many conservative states drew up laws in an attempt to protect the religious community.
Last week, North Carolina's legislature passed a sweeping bill that bars its cities and counties from having their own anti-discrimination rules.
Legislators pushed for the bill after Charlotte passed an ordinance allowing transgender people to use restrooms according to gender identity.
Lawmakers in several other US states have proposed similar legislation - sometimes referred to as "bathroom bills".
The North Carolina law has also drawn criticism from the business community with Charlotte-based Bank of America, Apple and other large companies expressing concern about the law.
On Monday, a federal lawsuit was filed against the governor of North Carolina over the new law.
Two transgender men along with two civil rights groups filed the lawsuit, asking a judge to declare the law unconstitutional.
Swansea Bay City Region's chairman Sir Terry Matthews aims to transform these sectors in the same way the internet changed telecom.
The blueprint is to create up to 33,000 jobs over the next 20 years.
A fibre-optic transatlantic cable from New York to Oxwich Bay would be a "game changer" to bring ultrafast broadband.
The city region has decided to go for something distinctive and ambitious in its vision - not based on physical infrastructure or huge transport projects.
It concedes that south west Wales is underachieving economically and also needs to be resilient, particularly with the difficulties being faced by big employers like Tata Steel at Port Talbot.
Those behind it say they want to "punch above our weight" and offer something of importance to the UK, as well as developing something different to what other city deals are offering.
South west Wales would in essence become a giant test bed for internet and digital innovation.
The bid has been analysed by Cardiff University and it is estimated the economic potential could see 33,000 jobs created over 20 years - worth £3.3bn in output.
The four local councils in the city region are looking at a £100m commitment over 20 years, with contributions from the private sector, higher education and European Union.
The negotiations for the fibre-optic link from north America is understood to be at an advanced stage and would bring the ultra-fast broadband speeds to west Wales first, enabling towns along the coast to benefit.
Sir Terry, speaking from Canada, said it was important to realise the main transmission communication channel from New York to London was via the south west Wales region.
"It speaks very loudly to the importance of building up a technology sector on those communication channels.
"There's an opportunity of creating a significant industry which is in software. Coding should become the name of the game for the people in this region."
In a letter to Chancellor George Osborne, Sir Terry - who made his millions in internet developments of the telecom industry - said the vision addressed global challenges and was of a sufficient scale to attract international investors.
"The prosperity gap between Swansea Bay and the rest of Wales and the UK remains stubbornly and unacceptably high.
"Real transformation will not be achieved by simply doing more of the same."
Swansea council recently unveiled its own regeneration proposals and leader Rob Stewart called the city deal proposal "an enormously exciting bid".
The shooting happened in Braithwaite Road, Sparkbrook, at about 23:30 BST on Thursday. The 22-year-old man remains in a stable condition in hospital.
West Midlands Police said three men aged 20, 21 and 25, have been arrested in connection with the shooting.
The busy Stratford Road at the junction of Bordesley Middleway and Braithwaite Road has been cordoned off while forensic investigations take place.
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Lizzi Walton is struggling under the weight of 25,000 brochures, and she is inundated with calls.
It is a good job she can multi-task because she has got plenty to do.
From this tiny office in the middle of a small Gloucestershire market town, Lizzi is running an international festival - one that will see some 15,000 visitors swell the local streets this month.
So are we talking music, literature or the latest fad, food - all of which are now popular festival fodder?
No, this festival is all about fabric or, to be more precise, textiles - and it is already into its sixth year.
Stroud has a proud textile heritage. In its heyday, the town was bursting at the seams with mills churning out cloth.
By the mid 19th century, there were more than 1,000 looms at work in what was known as the Golden Valley.
Stroud Scarlet, a beautiful red woollen fabric, graced the backs of the Army, the Royal Navy and the Royal Family, and local manufacturers were world-renowned.
Today Stroud still boasts a mill that makes cloth for snooker tables and championship tennis balls.
It is this former global reputation that Lizzi is seeking to build on.
"Stroud has such a proud textile heritage and I wanted that tradition to live on," she says.
"This area is teeming with talent and was at the forefront of the arts and crafts movement.
"[Famous 19th century designer] William Morris' country house Kelmscott Manor is just up the road."
Born in Stroud, Lizzi trained in fine art at Winchester and has spent much of her life working in arts administration.
Then, a few years ago, she decided to channel her considerable creative energy into putting the town back on the map and single-handedly started the festival of which she is now the director.
"I support good design, provide contemporary artists with a platform to showcase their work, and aim to create a real buzz around textiles again," she says.
This year, more than ever, one senses that buzz is growing. The recent recession has awakened a whole new generation to the delights of sewing, knitting and crochet.
"Make do and mend" has gone from being a wartime necessity to a fashion trend, and in Stroud itself two enterprising barmaids from The Prince Albert are now running popular monthly clothing repair sessions alongside the peanuts and pints.
But Lizzi is keen to point out that textiles are not just about domestic crafts.
"It's really not just about women making quilts, although of course that definitely has a place," she says.
"Textiles helped make Britain great and fashion, for instance, is a huge generator of wealth.
"Fabrics play a major role in all our lives, from the cradle to the grave we're literally touched by textiles. It's a global language."
This year the festival is an exciting mix of exhibitions, talks and workshops, with artists coming from as far afield as Holland, France and Japan to take part.
Established world-class makers rub shoulders with emerging talent, and quirky fringe events provide opportunities for everyone to get involved.
Putting on a festival in a recession is no easy task, and the programme is delivered on a shoestring. Apart from Lizzi, there is just one part-time administrator.
"With investment, we could draw even bigger crowds," she says.
"The local economy is already benefiting from hosting an international festival, and visitor numbers have grown year-on-year, with 65% of people coming from outside of the county.
"Bed and breakfasts in the town this month are full. The craft sector brings in cash and helps people think outside of the box, both important commodities - especially today."
The 5.2cm (two inch) coin was taken to the auction house in Dorchester, Dorset, by its owner who was unaware of its significance.
The Declaration Pound, which dates from 1643, was described by auctioneers as "extremely rare".
It was struck in Oxford, a year after the English Civil War broke out, at a new mint created to launch an official currency under Royalist control.
Duke's Auctioneers had expected the coin to fetch £50,000.
It had been handed down through several generations to the current owner, who said she did not know where it had originally come from.
The coin marks Charles I's attempts to regain his failing power from the Parliamentarians led by Oliver Cromwell.
A legend inscribed on the back of the coin in Latin reads: "Let God arise and let his enemies be scattered".
It is seen as a declaration of the king's power and his belief in absolute monarchy.
According to the National Archives, £1 in 1640 would have been worth £85.80 in 2005.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendation includes a ban on hands-free devices, making it stricter than any current state laws.
Thirty-five states have banned texting when driving, and nine states have outlawed hand-held mobile phone use.
But enforcement is generally not a priority.
And no states ban the use of hands-free devices for all drivers.
The NTSB does not have the power to impose such a nationwide ban, but its recommendations carry significant weight with federal regulators and lawmakers.
In a unanimous vote, the board also recommended increased enforcement of existing laws.
The NTSB recommendations would make an exception for devices seen as aiding driver safety, such as GPS systems.
The debate was prompted by a pile-up in the state of Missouri last year, caused by a 19-year-old driver who sent or received 11 texts in the few minutes before the crash.
Missouri has a law banning drivers under 21 years old from texting while driving, but was not enforcing it regularly at the time of the accident.
"We're not here to win a popularity contest," NTSB chairman Deborah Hersman told reporters on Tuesday.
"No email, no text, no update, no call is worth a human life."
Other high-profile cases investigated by the NTSB include the death of 25 people in a train collision, which involved an engineer texting.
Another accident involved a lorry driver who was using his phone when he collided with a van, killing 11 people.
About two out of 10 drivers have texted or emailed from a mobile phone while driving, according to a survey of US drivers by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Half of drivers between 21-24 years of age had done so.
The survey found that many drivers do not think it is dangerous when they use phones on the road - only when others do.
The body of the 18-year-old was recovered by RNLI crews close to Weymouth ferry terminal on 15 March.
Louis, from Dorchester, went missing on Valentine's Day after a night out. It is understood he was celebrating a friend's birthday when he went missing.
The force said in a statement: "His family have been updated. Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time."
He wants to ensure firms in countries which do not use the euro as their currency are not discriminated against.
He also wants to ensure those countries, including the UK, are never required to bail-out euro members.
German leader Angela Merkel said her message to Mr Osborne was that the UK must "stay in" the EU.
Mr Osborne's visit to Germany comes as the UK government "steps up the pace" of renegotiation talks ahead of an in/out referendum promised by the end of 2017.
Prime Minister David Cameron will next week set out Britain's demands in full in a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk.
But Mr Osborne is preparing the ground with a speech to business leaders in Berlin, setting out his vision of Britain's place in a "two-tier" Europe.
He will tell the BDI, the Federation of German Industries, the EU must accept that the single market has more than one currency and that it "should not discriminate against any business on the basis of the currency of the country in which they reside".
"What we seek are principles embedded in EU law and binding on EU institutions that safeguard the operation of the union for all 28 member states. The principles must support the integrity of the European single market."
And he will add: "We must never let taxpayers in countries that are not in the euro bear the cost for supporting countries in the eurozone."
Not much happens in the European Union without Germany's agreement.
So the conversations between the Chancellor George Osborne and the German finance minister, Wolfgang Schauble, really matter.
And Mr Osborne will use this visit to give more details of two of the four goals the government hopes to achieve as part of their quest for a new relationship with the rest of the EU - an explicit end to the commitment of ever closer union, where countries inside the EU inevitably become more and more aligned, and a legal guarantee that British businesses won't lose out because they are not in the eurozone.
Making those demands to the rest of the EU is one thing, persuading their leaders to help the UK's cause is quite another.
Speaking ahead of Mr Osborne's appearance at the conference, Angela Merkel said: "I think Great Britain should remain a member of the European Union. Mr Osborne is not here yet (at the BDI meeting), but you can relay a message to him: Stay in.
"But of course this is not just up to us. In the end the British have to decide. The only promise we can make is this: Whereever their demands are justified, more competitiveness, more effectiveness in the EU, the British demands are our demands too.
"Of course we won't be able to agree on everything, we have always found possibilities for opt-outs, and the Europe of today is not a one-speed Europe.
"For us there are many reasons to keep the UK in the EU and we will do everything we can to make this happen. But the British have to decide and I hope they will make a decision that takes Europe forward."
Another crucial demand for the UK is the ability to opt-out of the EU's commitment to "ever-closer union" between member states, which dates back to the 1957 Treaty of Rome.
Mr Osborne will tell members of the BDI the British people "do not want to be part of an ever-closer union".
He will stress the British government's desire to stay in a reformed, EU, but will add: "It needs to be a Europe where we are not part of that ever closer union you are more comfortable with.
"In the UK, where this is widely interpreted as a commitment to ever-closer political integration, that concept is now supported by a tiny proportion of voters.
"I believe it is this that is the cause of some of the strains between Britain and our European partners.
"Ever closer union is not right for us any longer."
He will say that the new principles "must ensure that as the eurozone chooses to integrate it does so in a way that does not damage the interests of non-euro members".
The chancellor fears Britain could be kept out of decisions on single market laws that will have an impact on its economy as integration between the 19 euro member states intensifies.
His proposals could be enshrined in future EU treaty changes after Britain has held its referendum but only if Mr Cameron and Mr Osborne can persuade other EU countries to accept that they do not represent special treatment for the UK.
Michael Sandford, 20, pleaded guilty in September to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and disrupting an official function.
He was accused of grabbing a policeman's gun at a rally in Las Vegas in order to shoot at the candidate.
His mother says "he is remorseful over what he did".
Sandford, of Dorking, Surrey, had faced up to 10 years in prison over the alleged assassination plot.
The court heard that he could be eligible for release in four months' time, at which point he will be deported to the UK.
The defence team said their client is autistic and suffers seizures and obsession-compulsion anxiety.
Michael Sandford appeared in court in orange prison garb, looking pale and slight, his ankles shackled.
He smiled as members of his family waved to him and mouthed: "I love you."
Sandford then broke down in tears as he apologised for what he had done and for taking up time and costing the taxpayer money.
"I just feel terrible about it," he said.
The judge James Mahan appeared sympathetic, telling Sandford: "I don't think you harboured malice in your heart."
His mother, Lynne Sandford, also addressed the judge, saying her son was "cherished and adored".
"It breaks my heart to see him in this environment," she said, as she appealed for a lenient sentence on the basis that her son needed treatment and the support of his family.
After Sandford was arrested, he told officers he had planned to shoot the billionaire Republican candidate.
He failed to pull the weapon from an officer's holster, the court heard.
His mother said that she had lost contact with her son after he left home to travel around the US in 2015.
He had previously shown no interest in politics, and she was unable to explain why he would want to shoot Mr Trump.
According to court documents, Sandford, who was homeless and living in the US illegally having overstayed his visa, told the Secret Service that he had driven from California to Nevada with the goal of shooting Mr Trump.
The papers detail how he had been plotting the attack for around a year and had gone to a gun range in Las Vegas the day before the attack to learn how to shoot, firing 20 rounds from a 9mm Glock pistol.
He reportedly told an officer that he had expected to die in the attack but that he also had tickets for a later Trump rally in Arizona in case he needed a second chance.
Judge James C Mahan described the incident as "a crazy stunt".
"You have a medical problem," the judge told Sandford, adding that it is "nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about."
"I don't see you as evil or a sociopath," the judge said, wishing Sandford luck as he rose to leave the courtroom.
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With polls narrowing, experts say the votes of young people will be "absolutely crucial" in the contest.
BBC Scotland teamed up with The Social to host a debate with young politicians taking questions from an audience of people aged under 30.
They highlighted issues including housing, human rights and homelessness.
Taking part in the debate, which was streamed live on Facebook and Twitter, were the SNP's Stewart McDonald, Labour's Pam Duncan-Glancy, Conservative Kirstene Hair, Lib Dem Kris Chapman and Green MSP Ross Greer, attempting to win over a panel of young voters.
The key topics discussed focused on engaging young people in politics.
Prof John Curtice of Strathclyde University said the turnout rate among the young could be "absolutely crucial" in the election.
He said: "One thing we know from every single election about younger voters is that they are less likely to vote. And therefore how many of them turn up to vote, whether they abstain in the kind of numbers they did in the last election or whether they turn out in rather high numbers this time, could well in truth determine or have a significant impact on the outcome of this election."
Discussing political engagement in the debate, Mr McDonald said: "My experience is that young people are generally quite well tapped into the issues in a way that perhaps older generations aren't. Young people tend to be more broad and open-minded on the issues, and the more time we spend engaging them the better."
Mr Greer, who was elected as Holyrood's youngest MSP aged 21, said: "When I was elected, there were some people saying 'how can you possibly be a politician at that age, you don't have enough life experience to know what you're talking about. But our parliaments are supposed to represent all of society - they're not doing that if they're full of white men over the age of 50."
Ms Hair said it was "really important that you engage with young people", and said she had seen more young people involved in Tory campaigns in recent years.
She also said Ruth Davidson had lobbied Tory colleagues at Westminster to reduce the voting age in UK-wide elections to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote.
Meanwhile Ms Duncan-Glancy said her party was standing on policies aimed at engaging young voters.
She said: "The manifesto we have put forward for this election is a manifesto for young people. We've got policies to be proud of, which is why you'll see a lot more from Labour on social media on what we'll do for young people."
And Mr Chapman said future generations were the "most powerful tool in society", saying it was important to invest in them.
He said: "It's all about engaging young people and representing them and making sure they have a voice at all levels of parliament and politics."
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The attack happened near Balloch Road in Balloch at about 22:45 on Sunday 11 September last year.
The man in the image is described as white, in his 20s, about 5ft 7in tall, of slim build with short dark hair and riding a red Firefox bicycle.
He was wearing a long-sleeved grey top and a short-sleeved black top.
Police Scotland said he was also wearing black lycra shorts, black Sondico socks, grey Nike trainers and was carrying a black rucksack.
Officers have urged anyone who recognises the man to contact them.
The 54-year-old was arrested after "clashing" with a teenager at the store in Camden on Friday 17 October.
In a statement posted on his website following the incident, Mr Joyce claimed he had asked for the police to be called after he had "detained a youth".
He is due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court on 30 December.
The Metropolitan Police said the former Labour MP, who is now an independent, had been charged with two counts of common assault and one count of criminal damage.
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Paul Hemming beat mother-of-three Natalie Hemming, 31, to death in the lounge of their Milton Keynes home while their children slept upstairs.
Miss Hemming was found dead in woodland at Chandlers Cross, Hertfordshire, on 22 May, 21 days after she disappeared.
Hemming, 43, was found guilty at Luton Crown Court and told he must serve a minimum term of 20 years.
The noise of the attack woke the couple's six-year-old son, who went downstairs.
When he peeked through a gap in the door he saw his mother's body, which by then his father had wrapped in a blanket.
Not realising she had been killed and fearing he would be told off for being awake, he crept back to his bedroom.
When the youngster and his two sisters got up the next morning, their father claimed their mother had left the house while they were asleep.
He then took them to Whipsnade Zoo for a day out.
Hours earlier, while the children slept, Hemming had carried his partner's naked body out of the house, transferred it in the boot of his car and driven 30 miles from the family home in Alderney Avenue, Newton Leys, Milton Keynes, to Toms Wood, Chandlers Cross, south Hertfordshire.
There, he dragged her corpse by her feet into thick undergrowth.
He left her face down beneath the trees, where she was found three weeks later by a man who had been mowing a meadow nearby.
Hemming had earlier admitted manslaughter, claiming he never meant to kill Miss Hemming or cause her serious bodily harm.
He claimed she died when he threw a heavy ornament at her which, he said, accidentally hit her on the head.
Hemming said by the time he got to her she was not breathing and he knew she was dead.
But Simon Russell-Flint QC, for the prosecution, said Miss Hemming had been killed "in a fit of rage and jealousy" when Hemming learnt she had been unfaithful to him and was planning to leave him and take the children.
In sentencing, Judge Richard Foster told Hemming: "Natalie Hemming knew, you were overbearing, controlling, jealous and on occasions violent. You said you would mend your ways but you did not.
"The manner in which you have conducted yourself since the murder indicates a complete lack of remorse."
The judge passed a concurrent sentence of five years for the offences of obstructing the coroner and preventing Natalie's lawful burial.
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Karon Thomas-Larkin, 47, taught five and six year olds at Cwmffrwdoer Primary School, Pontypool.
She was later dismissed by the school after turning up smelling of alcohol seven times in a six-week period.
She admitted unacceptable conduct at a General Teaching Council for Wales hearing in Cardiff.
The disciplinary panel was told the incidents followed a period of sick leave, after a serious illness where she was treated in intensive care.
Her union representative, David Browne, told the hearing: "This is a particularly sad case of health issues which had an impact on the set of circumstances."
The panel said her behaviour fell short of that expected of a registered teacher and "undermines public trust and confidence in the profession".
In a recent update, it had listed Paint as a feature that would be either removed or no longer developed.
Paint, renowned for its simplicity, has been part of the Windows operating system since its launch in 1985.
Microsoft suggested it would not remain on Windows 10 by default but did say it would be available for free on the Windows Store.
Its successor, Paint 3D, will be part of the Windows 10 package.
There had been an outpouring of support for the program on social media, following the publication of the list on 24 July.
"If there's anything we learned, it's that after 32 years, MS Paint has a lot of fans," Microsoft wrote in a blog.
"It's been amazing to see so much love for our trusty old app."
There does not appear to have been a similar reprieve for other features on the list of casualties.
These included the Outlook Express email client, now replaced by Mail.
The Scottish Football Association asked Sheriff Principal Edward Bowen to investigate May's pitch invasion.
Fans clashed on the field following Hibs' historic win over Rangers.
Rangers claimed there were "a number of factual inaccuracies and contradictions" in the report.
The club said it would be "urgently" seeking a meeting with sheriff principal Bowen.
Hibs have so far made no official comment.
SFA chief executive Stewart Regan said its board would "consider the report in greater detail", and was "committed to ensuring that there is no repeat of the scenes that detracted from this showpiece occasion".
A number of people have been charged and one jailed following after-match events, which saw supporters invade the pitch and fights break out.
In his report, the sheriff principal said the pitch invasion was caused by "an exceptionally high degree of excitement" sparked by Hibs' last-minute winning goal, and that the "vast majority" of fans who ran onto the field did so "in a spirit of jubilation".
However, he said a small number had "behaved in a manner which went well beyond a manifestation of high spirits". This led to "direct physical confrontation with Rangers players" and "the hurling of obscene language and sectarian abuse".
During the match, the report said sections of fans in the section housing Rangers supporters had "merited greater police attention" than that containing Hibs supporters, due to "the discharge of pyrotechnics and the singing of sectarian songs".
He said that while "the overwhelming majority" of Rangers fans "behaved properly" and left the stadium at full-time, a small number had "allowed themselves to be taunted by the Hibs fans to the point of invading the pitch for the purpose of physical confrontation".
Sheriff principal Bowen said the layout of Hampden Park, which has a running track around the pitch, left police officers and stewards stretched and unable to deter the large number of pitch invaders.
He made a number of recommendations, including the installation of a "retractable tunnel" to create a secure path onto the field for officials and players at Hampden.
He said the number of stewards and police deployed at the stadium was "appropriate", saying there was "no basis for criticism" of stewards or security staff, and also said neither club was to blame for the incident.
The sheriff principal did not criticise stewarding or policing at the match, saying all agencies "played an appropriate part in seeking to clear the pitch". However, he said it might help to have a reserve of extra police officers at future high-profile matches who could be deployed onto the field in the event of a pitch invasion.
The report said there should be "full debate" about making encroaching on the pitch a criminal offence - similar to the law in England.
The sheriff principal said it could be argued that existing laws were sufficient, and that a specific offence would not have affected the actions of those who invaded the field in May.
However, he said "the very existence of a statutory prohibition might serve to send home the message that proceeding onto the field of play is likely to result in automatic sanction under the criminal law".
The report continued to say that it would be unfair to suggest that Hibs players running to the fans after the winning goal had caused or led to the pitch invasion, but said that it "may have contributed to the impression that direct physical interaction between players and supporters was an appropriate component in the celebrations".
He said referees should "continue to take a strict line with players who leave the field of play to engage physically with spectators", to "discourage the notion that physical interaction between players and fans is acceptable".
SFA boss Mr Regan thanked the sheriff principal for the "comprehensive" review, and said he was pleased that the report "acknowledges that the processes and procedures of the match operation were robust".
He said: "We are committed to ensuring that there is no repeat of the scenes that detracted from this showpiece occasion and will give full consideration to the recommendations set out by Sheriff Principal Bowen in respect of the Scottish FA's future planning of major sporting events under our jurisdiction."
The SFA's compliance officer is conducting a separate inquiry into the events of the match, while police are also investigating.
Rangers issued a statement saying they did not wish to do anything which would detract from the team's upcoming Scottish Premiership season opener.
However, they added: "It is imperative that we gain insight into the underlying basis for the findings in the report given that we consider it contains a number of factual inaccuracies and contradictions.
"It is right that the club gives the author and requisitioner of the report the opportunity to comment on our concerns prior to making a conclusive statement."
Konta, who came through three rounds of qualifying, beat American wildcard Louisa Chirico 6-3 6-0 in New York.
Bedene, 26, led Ernests Gulbis 3-6 6-4 3-0 when the Latvian retired.
Laura Robson went down 3-6 6-3 7-5 to Russia's Elena Vesnina, and James Ward was beaten 6-1 7-5 6-3 by Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci.
Andy Murray made it three Britons in the second round after beating Australian Nick Kyrgios in Tuesday's night session.
Konta, ranked 97th, will next play Spanish ninth seed Garbine Muguruza, while Bedene, ranked 57th, goes on to face American Donald Young.
Since losing to Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon, the 24-year-old has gone on a startling run, collecting two titles and coming through qualifying at Flushing Meadows.
A draw that paired her with 19-year-old Chirico offered up real hope of only a second main draw win at a Grand Slam, and the Briton took her chance.
"It looks good on paper but I don't really treat this win any differently from the previous 13," Konta told BBC Sport.
"I'm really happy I was able to deal with things out there and take my opportunities."
Born in Australia but based in Eastbourne since switching allegiance to Britain in 2012, Konta has moved her tennis base to northern Spain.
That new support team includes a mental coach, and Konta said: "We've been doing good work. It's a very open team, there's a lot of communication between all of us, and now I've got some good tools to use."
Britain's men appeared unlikely to add to the tally of wins when both fell behind early on, but Bedene was able to turn his match around before Gulbis retired with a wrist injury.
"I wouldn't say I could expect it," said Slovenia-born Bedene, who took British citizenship in March. "He was doing something with his wrist. I guess he was injured before.
"He was hitting his serve quite well so I don't think it's a big injury. But I guess he didn't feel comfortable to play."
Ward suffered a ninth straight defeat but remained optimistic about his form ahead of next month's Davis Cup semi-final against Australia.
"Obviously it's been tough," said the Londoner. "I've played in six of the top tournaments in the world.
"The last few weeks have been really good. I've been playing at a great level and I've been practising really well."
Robson's last victory at a Grand Slam came on the same court 11 at Flushing Meadows in 2013, since when she missed 18 months with a serious wrist injury.
After a first-round loss as a Wimbledon wildcard, and just two wins in smaller tournaments, victory over world number 108 Vesnina would have truly kicked off the Robson comeback.
Robson, now ranked 618th, came within two points of doing just that but ultimately paid the price for letting a 4-0 lead disappear in the final set.
A sliding first-serve percentage allowed Vesnina to attack the second serve, and Robson's ground game was not yet robust enough to withstand the pressure.
"Any loss is tough, but that one especially because if we're being honest, I should have won," said Robson. "That definitely makes it harder and makes me more determined to work harder for the next one."
Photographers across the west of Scotland captured dramatic pictures of the Glasgow scrapyard blaze.
The giant plume of smoke could be seen rising above the city on Sunday evening from 40 miles away.
Hundreds of images were shared on social media and submitted to the BBC website as the good weather offered incredible views of the cloud at sunset.
The smoke dispersed as fire crews worked through the night to battle the blaze at Japanese Autoparts. It was extinguished on Monday morning.
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He struck twice as the Bluebirds rose to seventh in their 4-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.
The 31-year-old former Aston Villa player has moved from central midfield to a wider role this season.
"I'm roaming it, in and out of positions trying to get in pockets," said Whittingham.
"And when you've got people like Rallsy (Joe Ralls) and Stuart O'Keefe finding you with the ball, it's always going to be fun.
"The last couple of years it's been a case of playing in front of the back four and trying to dictate play and trying to get Cardiff as a whole playing.
"It was always going to come to a halt at some stage, but I'm playing on the left now."
Whittingham helped the Bluebirds reach the Premier League in 2013-14 and hopes to help them reach the top flight again.
He says last Saturday's win will have impressed all their Championship rivals.
"The whole league will look at it and think 'wow, that was a huge statement by Cardiff," said Whittingham.
Cardiff now hope to underline their promotion ambitions at third-placed Middlesbrough on Tuesday.
"They're a good team," added Whittingham. "They seem to pass the ball around well.
"It's a game we've got to look forward to, these big games now, the games you have to be winning and that's what we'll go out to do.
"We're close to the play-offs and have a couple of big games coming up.
"We have to take it as it comes and try to steal some wins."
The 32-year-old suffered a knee ligament injury in January 2008 playing for West Ham United's reserves.
Collins says he was "virtually in tears" as he feared the worst during a scan on the injury.
"That's all that was in my head. I'm thinking this is never going to be the same again," he told Sport Wales.
The Newport-born player added: "I remember at my age looking at the fact that a cruciate knee injury - you used to see players not come back from it."
Collins made his Wales debut as a 20-year-old in a youthful team fielded by then-manager Mark Hughes for a 0-0 draw with Norway in May, 2004.
The former Cardiff City player says injuries have restricted his international appearances, but is relishing what lies ahead in France in the summer.
"I think I made my debut when I was 20 maybe. I am 32 now and only to be on 46 caps is not enough, really," Collins said.
"I've pulled out of a lot of games through injury and I was out for two years from international football with my knee."
Collins says "persistent calf problems" have also limited his Wales career.
"Every time there was a Wales trip coming around I seemed to be out," he added. "I wasn't playing at my club and obviously I was missing the Wales games.
"So to be involved now still, at 32, and having touched this successful (Welsh) period and enjoying it more than I ever have, is great.
"A while ago, looking at my Welsh career I thought it would probably never happen and to be involved and hopefully going into it (Euro 2016) playing well in a tremendous Welsh team is very exciting."
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Butland, 23, had surgery in March after being injured in England's 3-2 win over Germany in Berlin.
The injury flared up again this summer and he has not played this season.
Stoke signed Derby goalkeeper Lee Grant on deadline day because of concerns over Butland's fitness.
"I'll be having a minor operation on Monday," Butland said in a social media statement.
"Rather than push through and risk damaging further, I'd like to have it sorted for good and be back to the levels I was at last year."
Having trained without trouble during pre-season, Butland suffered a training ground injury on the eve of Stoke City's opening Premier League match against Middlesbrough.
Forty-year-old Shay Given has played in every game so far and is expected to continue for the Potters in Butland's extended absence.
PC Robert Fitzsimmons, 32, told a trial he thought fellow constable Deborah Lawson was going to die.
He told the High Court in Edinburgh it was the most scared he had ever felt.
David McLean, 31, and Ryan Gilmour, 25, deny attempting to murder the two officers during the incident in Banner Drive, Drumchapel, last October.
PC Fitzsimmons told a jury that the pair had been called to a report of a man being chased by another man with a knife in the street at about 23:10 on 23 October.
On arrival, they found a dark 4x4 or people carrier vehicle in the middle of the road with its headlights on, which moved at a "crawl" towards them before stopping.
PC Fitzsimmons said he had struggled with the driver after he refused to get out of the car.
He said he discharged his incapacitant spray into the faces of two men in the car, after being concerned the car would be driven, putting the officers "in a life-threatening situation".
He said the car began to reverse and both officers were swept backwards and dragged to the ground.
"It was the most scared I've ever been in my life," he said.
"PC Lawson's screams will live with me for the rest of my life.
"I thought she was going to die and I couldn't prevent it."
He said at that point PC Lawson's head was about 3ft from the driver's side of the vehicle.
"I heard the engine of the car rev really loudly and I knew it was going to go," he said.
He said he had not realised the extent of PC Lawson's injuries until she failed to move.
At that point he grabbed her torso and pulled her out of the path of the vehicle.
He told the court that as it sped off, the car made no effort to avoid his colleague and without his actions it "would have run over the top of her head".
The court heard he had later identified the accused men in photographic and video identity parades as being the driver and passenger in the car.
Mr McLean and Mr Gilmour are alleged to have attempted to murder the two officers by reversing a Nissan car towards them and repeatedly hitting them with the vehicle "to the danger of their lives".
They also deny further charges including wilfully setting fire to the vehicle and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
The trial, before judge Lord Summers, continues.
Holyrood's education committee heard from councillors from across Scotland, who said it was "extremely difficult" to maintain schools spending.
Many councils said they only reluctantly accepted this year's funding offer after protracted talks.
Ms Constance said education was "at the heart" of the government's programme.
All of Scotland's 32 councils have now accepted the Scottish government's £10.3bn funding settlement, which sees local authority budgets reduced.
Many voiced reluctance after bodies such as the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla) urged them to reject the deal. Finance Secretary John Swinney said he recognised that it was "not easy for councils to accommodate" the budget cut but said it was "a deal worth taking".
At the education committee, a succession of councillors spoke out about the impact the budget cuts could have on education in their areas.
Councillor Malcolm Cunning said his council in Glasgow would have to make savings of £133m over two years, which he said would "clearly" have an impact on education services.
He said teacher-to-pupil ratios would be maintained but said it would be "very, very difficult" and could see fewer support staff in schools.
Gary Robertson from independent-controlled Shetland Islands Council agreed, adding: "It is becoming extremely difficult to maintain education expenditure."
He said "constant cuts" to funding were making it difficult to close the attainment gap in schools, saying if this continues it could bring overall attainment levels down.
Robert Nicol, from Cosla, said budget cutbacks "will not make closing the attainment gap any easier", while Paul Godzik from City of Edinburgh Council said services such as music tuition may be affected by savings.
Ms Constance told MSPs that there was "a real willingness" from the Scottish government to work together with councils.
She said the funding deal was a "fair settlement", admitting it was "not without its challenges" but claiming the reduction in budgets was "less than 1%" once investment was included.
She said: "Within the local government settlement, education is a priority.
"We remain committed to teacher numbers and the settlement includes provision of £88m specifically to support delivery of the commitment to maintain the pupil-teacher ratio.
"We are investing in our schools - we have rebuilt or refurbished 607 schools - as a result of that the number of pupils in poorer or bad condition schools has more than halved since 2007.
"While we all recognise the financial constraints, we need to focus on what we can do with the resources we have. Attainment is increasing and the gap is closing, and we need to continue in that vein."
Council representatives voiced a concern about a lack of flexibility in school staffing due to the enforcement of the teacher-to-pupil ratio.
Ms Constance said the quality of teaching was one of the most important factors in raising attainment, saying she failed to see how reducing the number of high quality teachers in schools could help tackle the attainment gap.
Lib Dem MSP Liam McArthur said the ratio chosen was "arbitrary", accusing Ms Constance of being "rather disingenuous" by conflating quantity and quality of teachers.
He also said the government should accept the existence of multiple attainment gaps.
The cabinet secretary said the government did accept this, and said it was "setting a high bar" to close the gap between those least and most disadvantaged.
She said a "strong offer" had been made for all schools to invest in the workforce and insisted schools were "on the right road".
Newly-published documents reveal the Metropolitan Police is questioning the unprecedented size of the probe.
It says it needs months to assess which former officers need their identities protected - and does not believe all of them should give evidence.
Public evidence hearings may not now start before 2018.
Sir Christopher Pitchford, the inquiry's chairman, says he needs to hear from all the officers.
The new delays have emerged a week after the Independent Police Complaints Commission said it was investigating whether a Metropolitan Police unit shredded a large number of files that were relevant to the inquiry.
Theresa May, then home secretary, ordered the inquiry in 2015 after serious allegations against undercover officers.
She told Sir Christopher to report back by July 2018, something that is now impossible.
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Documents published by the inquiry on Wednesday reveal months of tension building between its team and the Metropolitan Police over what the force should hand over.
Scotland Yard says it has so far disclosed one million pages and identified 116 surviving former undercover officers from the Special Demonstration Squad, the disbanded unit at the heart of many of the allegations.
The inquiry wants all of them to give evidence but Scotland Yard says that is unworkable because of the "immense" pressures it is under.
In detailed submissions to the inquiry, it says that the demands for evidence dating back 40 years are unprecedented. It is already spending the equivalent of 80 police constables' salaries on the inquiry and may need to have more than 100 officers and staff working full time.
"The Metropolitan Police Service recognises that a number of deployments [undercover operations] will be properly subjected to close scrutiny by the inquiry," says one of the force's letters. "This does not mean however that each deployment will need to be subject to the same depth of review. Many officers are reluctant to engage with the inquiry process."
In a further twist, the documents reveal Scotland Yard proposed that an unnamed detective sergeant would explain to the inquiry how it was managing secret documents even though the officer had been accused of destroying files on the Green Party peer Baroness Jenny Jones.
The officer has since been cleared of wrongdoing but the inquiry has insisted the individual cannot give evidence.
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In his response to the Met's plea for a delay, Sir Christopher said the Metropolitan Police would need to explain at a special hearing in April how the inquiry could work if it did not hear from all the former undercover officers.
"Their evidence is clearly relevant," he says. "The Inquiry needs to see that evidence... it might have been otherwise if the Inquiry could be confident that the documentary records of the Special Demonstration Squad were fully preserved, but they were not.
"It seems to me clear that there is no reasonable prospect that the Inquiry will complete its work within the three year period originally envisaged in July 2015, and that it is unlikely that evidence hearings will take place in 2017."
A key element banned transgender people from using toilets in accordance with their chosen gender, earning the measure the "bathroom law" tag.
The state House of Representatives and the Senate cleared the repeal bill after reaching a late-night deal.
The deal came hours before the state was to lose key basketball fixtures.
Democratic Governor Roy Cooper has signed the measure into law.
The deal was announced late on Wednesday by Mr Cooper and Republican state lawmakers.
Mr Cooper, who ran for office on a platform of repealing the measure, known as House Bill 2, said: "It's not a perfect deal, but it repeals HB2 and begins to repair our reputation."
Majority Republican leaders Tim Moore and Phil Berger said in a joint statement: "Compromise requires give and take from all sides, and we are pleased this proposal fully protects bathroom safety and privacy."
But the terms of the deal have angered LGBT activists and some of the state's most conservative lawmakers.
The law had required transgender people to use toilets in schools and government buildings that correspond to the sex listed on their birth certificates.
Although the deal repeals the law, state legislators will remain in charge of policy on multi-occupancy restrooms.
It creates a moratorium so that local government, state colleges and universities cannot pass measures extending non-discrimination on sexual orientation and gender identity until December 2020.
The compromise angered LGBT activists.
Equality NC executive director Chris Sgro said before the proposal was agreed that it was "a train wreck that would double down on anti-LGBTQ discrimination. North Carolinians want a clean repeal of HB2, and we urge our allies not to sell us out".
Mr Sgro added on Thursday that legal challenges could follow if lawmakers approved the measure.
Human Rights Campaign president Chad Griffin said: "At its core, it's a state-wide prohibition on equality."
Businesses, entertainers and sports teams had boycotted North Carolina in the wake of the law's passage last year.
Its largest city, Charlotte, lost the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star game, which was moved to another state.
"Basketball is important to North Carolina; nobody is going to deny that," Senator Ralph Hise told the Charlotte Observer.
"But we've been threatened as a state and we took the coward's act and we're backing down. I can't stand for that," he said.
Republican Sen Dan Bishop, an author of HB2, called the compromise "at best a punt, at worst it is a betrayal of principle".
North Carolina was on Thursday set to lose its ability to host any college (NCAA) basketball championships from 2018 to 2022 "absent any change" in the House Bill 2.
The controversial bill will cost the state more than $3.67bn in lost business over 12 years, according to a recent Associated Press analysis.
Mr Cooper beat Republican Pat McCrory, who had signed the law, in an election in December.
The then-governor-elect attempted to reach a compromise over the law during a special session in December, but failed.
Critics of the bill say it has encouraged lawmakers in other states to put forward their own version of House Bill 2.
As of March, 16 states were considering bathroom bills, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Among those states are Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois and Minnesota.
Ben Wallace said extremists were trying to carry out attacks in the UK because they were either unable to join IS overseas or had returned from there.
He said Europe was now under "constant attack" from terror groups.
Mr Wallace also warned there needed to be more understanding of the anti-terrorism programme Prevent.
It comes after IS said it was behind the Barcelona attack on 17 August when a van drove down Las Ramblas, killing 13 and injuring scores more.
The terror group lost its Mosul stronghold to Iraqi forces last month and international efforts to bring down its "capital" Raqqa in Syria continue.
IS seized Raqqa in 2014 and established its headquarters there, with former prime minister David Cameron calling it "the head of the snake".
Mr Wallace told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I think the threat is still increasing, partly driven by the fact Isis is collapsing in Syria and people are either unable to get out there to fight for Isis and so they look to do something at home, or also because people have come back and tried to inspire people with their stories and tales of the caliphate.
"I think those two things mean that the threat is to some extent increasing."
The security minister also said it was vital for people to engage with the government's anti-terrorism programme, Prevent, which aims to stop people from becoming radicalised.
But he said he disagreed with comments from the police lead for Prevent who said the programme should be compulsory.
Under the scheme, police and other organisations try to build relationships with the public - including faith leaders, teachers and doctors - and urge them to report any concerns to them, but currently any engagement is voluntary.
Mr Wallace added that he had ordered the release of more information to increase understanding of Prevent and its successes to get more people to engage with it.
"There's no ifs and buts nowadays.
"If we're going to stop these people who use everyday items such as vehicles and kitchen knives to murder people on our streets, we are going to have to all engage together with Prevent and we are having real success when we do that."
Mr Wallace added: "We must offer an alternative and help people be protected from that [radicalisation]."
The average viewer watched three hours and 55 minutes of TV a day last year, according to commercial TV marketing body Thinkbox.
But just three and a half minutes - the equivalent of three 30-minute shows a month - was watched via mobile devices.
The average viewer now watches 12 more minutes of TV a day than in 2003.
Despite the low figure for non-TV set devices, it was still slightly up on the three minutes (1% of total viewing) recorded in 2012.
Thinkbox added the majority of viewing on mobile devices was on-demand and catch-up programming using services such as the BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, Sky Go and 4OD.
"New screens are making TV even more convenient for viewers," Thinkbox chief executive Lindsey Clay said.
"But, the more we learn, the clearer it becomes that the TV set will remain our favourite way to watch TV - especially as on-demand services become more available on the best screen."
Overall, daily linear TV viewing - that is, watching TV "live" rather than using catch-up services - fell by nine minutes to three hours and 52 minutes a day, against 2012's figure of four hours and one minute.
The lack of significant sporting events following the London Olympics, added to the good weather in 2013, are thought to have contributed to the slight dip.
However, the World Cup is expected to boost live viewing figures again this year.
The research also found the proportion of linear TV watched live fell from 89.9% in 2012 to 88.7%, reflecting the growth of digital TV recorders (DTRs) like Freeview+, Sky+ and Tivo on Virgin Media.
According to Barb - which measures TV viewing on DTRs for seven days after the original broadcast - 81% of all recorded, or time-shifted, viewing was watched within two days.
Thinkbox said it expected the average amount of recorded and playback TV viewing to settle at around 15-20% of total linear viewing, with the proportion of on demand viewing increasing as part of the time-shifted total.
The striker netted his first goal of the season in the 23rd minute, latching on to a Patrick McLaughlin flick-on and coolly slotting home, before converting Mitch Brundle's cross seven minutes after the interval.
Braintree, having had two big shouts for a penalty in the first half, pulled a goal back five minutes later as Michael Cheek tapped in after Jake Goodman's effort hit the post.
But Gateshead put the game beyond doubt with goals in the 70th and 82nd minutes, McLaughlin finding the net following a smart turn before Wes York buried Danny Johnson's cutback.
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Match ends, Braintree Town 1, Gateshead 4.
Second Half ends, Braintree Town 1, Gateshead 4.
Goal! Braintree Town 1, Gateshead 4. Wes York (Gateshead).
Barney Williams (Braintree Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Braintree Town 1, Gateshead 3. Patrick McLaughlin (Gateshead).
Wes York (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Sam Matthews replaces Rohdell Gordon.
Substitution, Gateshead. Gus Mafuta replaces Reece Styche.
Mitch Brundle (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Brandon Goodship replaces Lee Barnard.
Goal! Braintree Town 1, Gateshead 2. Michael Cheek (Braintree Town).
Goal! Braintree Town 0, Gateshead 2. Reece Styche (Gateshead).
Substitution, Gateshead. Danny Johnson replaces Rhys Oates.
Second Half begins Braintree Town 0, Gateshead 1.
First Half ends, Braintree Town 0, Gateshead 1.
Jake Goodman (Braintree Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Braintree Town 0, Gateshead 1. Reece Styche (Gateshead).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
They said the higher end of the market was stalling because of the new land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT).
The rate change has resulted in a tax cut on sales under £325,000, but they have increased above that sum.
Representatives from the property sector made their views known in evidence to MSPs at Holyrood.
Members of the finance committee have been examining the LBTT changes which came into being in April this year.
In a paper submitted by the Scottish Fiscal Commission to the committee estimated revenues under the new tax of between £203.9m to £243.9m, once the effect of forestalling - people bringing transactions forward to avoid the new tax - was taken into account.
That compares with the Scottish government's forecast for LBTT revenues of £235m for the year 2015-16, which did not include forestalling.
Under LBTT a rate of 5% is levied on the proportion of a property's price between £250,000 and £325,000, with a 10% rate applying between £325,000 and £750,000 and 12% above £750,000.
The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) wanted the 5% rate threshold to be raised to £500,000 and for the 12% rate to be abolished.
Chairman Chris Stewart said the federation's figures showed a 22.5% decline in sales of properties over £400,000 between May to September 2014 and the same period in 2015, with a 54% reduction in sales of homes costing more than £1m.
Sales to international buyers in the highest bracket were also down from 27% last year to 18% in 2015.
Mr Stewart told the committee: "This is not about feeling sorry for people in that part of the market, it's about allowing the market to function properly.
"Clearly the tax structure, that 12%, is putting people off... it's stopping people from investing in Scotland."
Similar concerns were raised by Philip Hogg, chief executive of Homes for Scotland, which represents the home building industry.
He said: "The impact of the tax at the top tier levels, the ones where the higher tax bands come in, has been quite significant and we're hearing anecdotally a number of our members stating that sales have either been stalled or have not gone through."
Mr Hogg pointed to evidence that buyers at the top end of the market were opting to "spruce up" their homes instead of moving.
Homes for Scotland was not calling for immediate change to the regime but wanted it kept under "close review" with a view to adjusting or tweaking the system if current trends continued.
Kennedy Foster, policy consultant at the Council of Mortgage Lenders, pointed to growth in the mortgage lending market in Scotland, particularly for first-time buyers, but cautioned this could be due to other factors such as low interest rates and a competitive mortgage market.
He said figures for the quarter ending September show first-time buyer numbers up to 8,500 with the value of loans granted for house purchase at £920m.
Prof Campbell Leith, from the Scottish Fiscal Commission, told MSPs: "The out-turn data is significantly below what you would expect given the seasonality you would normally expect in the data.
"This may be because of a temporary forestalling effect or it may be that the change in the tax regime has permanently subdued certain parts of the market and this will continue indefinitely."
The British Music Experience was at the O2 Arena for five years until 2014, and has now been reborn in the grand Cunard Building on Liverpool's waterfront.
It is exhibiting several iconic items from British pop history.
There are three of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust outfits, a suit worn by John Lennon, Geri Halliwell's Union Jack dress... and Honey G's baseball cap.
Harvey Goldsmith, the gig promoter and museum chairman, said outfits from Honey G and other X Factor contestants were relevant "whether you like it or not".
"I don't think we've particularly singled out Honey G, but it's just to show the range of what we've got," he said.
"It's a difficult judgement call because we want to be an all-inclusive exhibition that tells the history of how music morphed from the beginning all the way through until today. And that's what it is today."
The British Music Experience features memorabilia and footage from almost every major artist and musical movement since World War Two.
There is skiffle pioneer Lonnie Donegan's banjo, a snakeskin suit worn by The Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman, Marc Bolan's feather boa, a silk suit from Duran Duran and Noel Gallagher's Union Jack guitar.
The Beatles are represented in their home city with suits, merchandise and the graffiti-covered door from the headquarters of their record label Apple Corps.
Goldsmith is hoping the museum will appeal to the hundreds of thousands of fans who already make the pilgrimage every year to the Cavern Club, Beatles Story and Liverpool's other music-related locations.
"I don't know why we didn't come here in the beginning," he said. "There's more of an emotional tie with music in Liverpool than there is in London. Liverpool is the home of British music.
"To be honest, where we were in London at the O2, we were lost, even though we had pretty good crowds coming.
"But we were a bit of an also-ran, stuck on the second floor at the back of the O2. I think being up here, we're a focal point, we're a feature, and not everything that goes on in life has to happen in London."
At the O2, the British Music Experience struggled to attract more than 100,000 visitors per year and its backer AEG, which owns the arena, wrote off the museum's £16.4m deficit after it closed.
The relaunched museum opens on Thursday, with tickets costing £16 per adult.
As well as having a prominent position near other attractions on the River Mersey, its new home - the Cunard Building - played its own part in British music history.
Post-war seamen known as Cunard Yanks travelled to New York from Liverpool on Cunard ships and returned with American blues and rock 'n' roll records that went on to influence The Beatles and other budding British stars.
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The data dump was accompanied by a note addressed to the infidelity dating website's boss saying: "Hey Noel, you can admit it's real now."
The name of one of the files indicates that it contains nearly 14 gigabytes worth of data from the chief executive's email account.
However, there is a problem with it.
The archive in question has been compressed, and efforts to expand it to normal size bring up an error message,
"It's in a zipped format, and when I try to decompress the contents a message comes up saying it won't work," Per Thorsheim, chief executive of cybersecurity firm God Praksis, told the BBC.
"I can't yet say why."
The BBC has independently verified that the archive appears to be damaged.
Other files, however, can be viewed.
Mr Thorsheim said they appeared to contain collections of computer instructions.
"The one that I opened up - Avid.tgz - looks to me like source code," Mr Thorsheim said.
"I can't say [for sure] that it's from Ashley Madison, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is."
Another security firm that has taken a cursory look at these files highlighted the threat they could pose.
"If this turns out to be legitimate, which it in all aspects appears to be, having full source code to these websites means that other hacker groups now have the ability to find new flaws in Avid Life's websites, and further compromise them more," wrote Dave Kennedy, chief executive of TrustedSec, on his firm's blog.
Ashley Madison's owner, Avid Life Media, could not be reached for comment.
News of the latest "leaks" was first reported by the website Motherboard.
A Twitter user who provided the BBC with details of where the material could be found on the Tor Network later confirmed that it had been uploaded to the same place as the earlier leaks, and included matching encryption keys.
"Ultimately though the real test is the data they posted in the torrent," the Twitter user added.
"We'll see once people start to parse it."
The data dump comes days after 10 gigabytes of data stolen from the site was made public containing 36 million email addresses and other personal information.
Hackers calling themselves The Impact Team said they committed the act in order to encourage Ashley Madison's users to sue the business.
The news site Fusion has reported that at least one US law firm is already inviting members of the public to be part of a class action lawsuit against Avid Life Media.
The parade started in Trafalgar Square where hand-crafted floats led a procession to Shaftesbury Avenue.
Crowds were entertained with music, dance and acrobatics in Charing Cross Road, Leicester Square and Chinatown.
The London celebrations for the year of the sheep are the largest in the UK with more than 1,000 performers and volunteers taking part.
Organised by London Chinatown Chinese Association, the event included lion dances throughout Chinatown along with the Cultures of China, Festival of Spring show and a drum show by The Red Poppy Ladies Percussion in Trafalgar Square.
The event, a so-called silent disco, will see 160 people dancing to music while wearing headphones on Saturday evening.
The chamber at the north London site will also be open to public as the Regent's Canal marks 200 years.
Eight sets of lock gates on the Regent's Canal were repaired on replaced at a cost of £500,000.
The two-hour party will take place at Hampstead Road Lock 1A, with revellers able to book tickets for half-hour slots from 19:00 BST.
People coming to visit the lock during the day will get a chance to walk along the original timber flooring in the bottom of the lock chamber, and take part in events like free fishing session and canoeing.
Jeannette Brooks, development and engagement manager for the Canal & River Trust, said: "Never before has a music event taken place in the bottom of a drained canal so this is a world's first! We want people to come along and rock the lock at the silent disco!"
Graham Smith, construction supervisor for the Canal and River Trust, said: "Repairing all the lock gates at Camden (Hampstead Road Lock 1A and B, Hawley Lock and Kentish Town Lock) over the last few years has been challenging, but we're pleased with the work we've done and the gates shouldn't need replacing for a quarter of a century."
A gun was discovered in the drained canal bed which police believe has been in the water since the 1980s.
It is not in working condition and has "no forensic opportunities".
Interviews with 1,128 people found that 22% of people could name their own MP, compared with 38% in 2011.
The report suggests many people were "disenchanted" with politics, with the proportion saying they would not vote doubling from 10% in 2011 to 20%.
The public's self-declared likelihood to vote is the lowest recorded since the audit series began 10 years ago.
Despite the prominence of the eurozone crisis and the debate on the UK's EU membership, 57% of people did not correctly identify the fact that Britons elect members to the European Parliament.
The report from the Hansard Society - a charity which aims to strengthen parliamentary democracy and encourage greater public involvement in politics - also suggests that 33% of people believed peers were elected.
The society said "fewer and fewer people are convinced about the value of voting than at any point in the last decade", raising "serious questions" about the system of government in this country.
The survey suggests:
Some of the figures bucked the trend and revealed closer engagement:
Dr Ruth Fox, director of research at the Hansard Society, said: "These results, coming on top of the low election turnouts last year, should be an urgent warning to all the political parties."
She added: "The public's improved view of Parliament can perhaps be explained by the increased profile of select committee activity in tackling issues such as phone-hacking and taxation of multinational corporations."
It took place at 07:28 BST on Friday and follows events including an overnight vigil in Cardiff.
The battle in northern France was one of the bloodiest of World War One - with 19,240 British soldiers dying on the first day.
Remembrance services take place around the UK to mark the battle, which began on 1 July 1916 and lasted five months.
An overnight vigil concluded with a public service at the National War Memorial in Cardiff at 07:00.
On Friday morning, Swansea's Morrison Orpheus Choir will sing at a memorial event at Thiepval in northern France.
Around Wales, churches will be hosting community events.
At the Llangollen War Memorial in Denbighshire, a whistle will be blown at 07:30, followed by a remembrance event at 10:50.
Events will continue through the day, with St Mary's Church, Welshpool, Powys, holding a service at 18:00.
Needing 35 to win from the last six deliveries of their game against Swinbrook, Dorchester-on-Thames CC looked down and out in the Oxfordshire Cricket Association match.
Hosts Swinbrook had posted 240 from their 45 overs in the Division Four encounter.
With an over to go in Dorchester's reply, the visitors were on 206-7, with 54-year-old Steve McComb on strike against bowler Mihai Cucos.
The over began with a no-ball which was dispatched for six.
Ball two also went for six, effectively giving Dorchester 13 runs from one legitimate delivery.
Cucos responded with a yorker, from which McComb was unable to score.
Ball four (the third legitimate delivery) went for four and was then followed by another no-ball which also flew to the boundary for four.
The next two balls were flayed for six, leaving the scores level with one delivery to come.
Swinbrook brought the field in, but McComb advanced down the pitch to hit his fifth six of the over, winning the game and bringing up his own century.
"It was an amazing end to the game," said McComb, who has played for Dorchester for 20 years.
"240 is a tough target to chase in our league and we never looked ahead of the rate.
"I had nothing to lose in the final over and the boundaries weren't huge, so I knew there was a slim chance.
"I've had an arthritic ankle for many years and I can't run very well between the wickets, as the lads constantly remind me, so I either try to score a boundary or hop for a single!
"When they brought the field in for the final ball I knew if I got bat on ball we'd be OK."
Fellow Dorchester batsman Richard Sharman, who was scoring at the time, added: "I got so excited the scorebook's a bit of a mess, but it was a pleasure to watch."
So far in August 1,367 arrivals have been reported in Greece compared with 1,721 in the entire month of May.
The charity says the increase is partly down to insecurity since the failed coup in Turkey last month.
After more than a million migrants crossed to Europe in 2015, Turkey agreed in March to help stem the flow.
Most of the arrivals had come to the Greek islands from the west coast of Turkey.
Since the EU signed a deal with Turkey to halt the influx, the numbers have dropped dramatically but there are fears the reduction may not be sustainable.
And because of new rules that prevent irregular migrants crossing to the Greek mainland, record numbers have become stuck in increasing squalid conditions, and are becoming more angry and desperate, says the UK-based charity.
More than 10,000 migrants are currently being held on islands of Lesbos, Chios and Samos - the bulk of whom are fleeing violence and poverty in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq.
"Mothers with small babies are being forced to sleep on the ground in makeshift tents," said Katie Dimmer, Save the Children's director of operations in Greece.
"Children and breastfeeding women are suffering from dehydration due to water shortages in some camps, and tensions are increasing as basic services, such as toilets and showers, are stretched."
Average daily arrivals on the Greek islands have risen from 56 in May to 90 in August, Save the Children says. However, the figures are dramatically down from a year ago, when 107,843 refugees and migrants arrived in Greece in August alone.
Source: International Organisation for Migration./UN
The summer months routinely see a rise in the number of migrants attempting to reach Europe as they take advantage of better weather conditions to make the arduous journey.
Administrative disorder in Turkey following July's attempted putsch could partly explain migrant numbers rising once again. But deteriorating Turkey-EU relations could also be a factor in the rise, say observers.
In March, the EU pledged to work towards visa-free travel for Turks to Europe's Schengen zone in exchange for Turkey's assistance in curbing migrants crossing to the Greek islands.
But after a Turkish crackdown following the attempted coup, that looks increasingly unlikely.
Imad Aoun, of Save the Children in Greece, says that has prompted Turkey to relax its pursuit of people smugglers.
"This just shows the agreement is not sustainable," Mr Aoun told the BBC. "Last year everyone was moving through the islands within days, now they are stuck and more people continue to come.
"There is local fatigue and tension too. Locals rely on tourism and they are struggling to cope. This is making the situation worse.
"The route is still open unofficially. This is not being reported sufficiently. There's a fake sense of accomplishment in EU corridors and among EU leaders, as if this migration crisis has been resolved, just because the 'official numbers' are less than last year's.
"But Serbia is recording an average of 300 new arrivals entering the country unofficially every day - 9,000 per month. The Balkan route is wide open."
The comments come as an event to mark 50 years of work preventing homelessness is held in Cardiff.
Last year, the law in Wales changed, putting a duty on councils to prevent people losing their homes.
However Shelter Cymru said there was still a "huge amount of work" to do.
Cardiff University's School of Geography and Planning is holding a joint 50th anniversary celebration with homeless charity Shelter on Tuesday.
Housing and social policy professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, an authority on homelessness, has praised the work being done in Wales.
Ahead of her keynote speech at the event, she told BBC News: "Wales has instituted legislation which is more progressive than that seen anywhere else in the UK.
"Wales is really at the forefront of homelessness policy development. [It] does look to be leading the way."
However she acknowledged it was still early days, following the new law last April.
"We've only had a limited amount in the way of evidence from statistics of what's happening in practice since the new legislation was passed but it does look very promising," she said.
"Certainly in England there's a lot of interest in different quarters including possibly in government to looking at the Welsh model with a view to drawing out what seems most appropriate and relevant to England."
Dr Peter Mackie, senior lecturer in housing at Cardiff University, said: "England is just lagging so far behind.
"It's very rare that we can say that. Wales totally outperforms England but it's something the Welsh government doesn't shout out about enough."
Shelter Cymru director John Pusey said the growth of housing services and the emphasis on trying to prevent homelessness was positive, but added: "There's still a huge amount of work to do.
"We're seeing growing numbers of people coming to us. We have still got a major problem."
Sevilla twice fell behind before two late goals moved them back within a point of Zinedine Zidane's side, who still have a game in hand.
Sergio Leon put Osasuna ahead but Sevilla skipper Vicente Iborra levelled moments before the interval.
Iborra then diverted into his own goal to restore the home side's lead after half-time, but made amends two minutes later when he pounced on a rebound to equalise again.
Franco Vazquez's header put Sevilla ahead for the first time with 10 minutes left, substitute Pablo Sarabia sealing the win in stoppage-time.
Osasuna did pull another goal back through Kenan Kodro, but Sevilla held out for their fourth away league win in five matches.
Real Madrid moved clear of their nearest rivals by edging past mid-table Malaga on Saturday.
Atletico Madrid's title challenge faded further with a 2-2 draw at Athletic Bilbao.
Fourth-placed Atletico, aiming for a fourth straight win, fortuitously led when Koke's third-minute cross dropped into the net.
Athletic levelled before the break through Inigo Lekue's thumping strike and Oscar de Marcos headed the home side in front before the hour mark.
France forward Antoine Griezmann dinked in a wonderful equaliser from an acute angle with 10 minutes left, but the point leaves Atletico eight adrift of leaders Real Madrid.
Match ends, Osasuna 3, Sevilla 4.
Emmanuel Rivière (Osasuna) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half ends, Osasuna 3, Sevilla 4.
Goal! Osasuna 3, Sevilla 4. Kenan Kodro (Osasuna) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross.
Goal! Osasuna 2, Sevilla 4. Pablo Sarabia (Sevilla) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Kenan Kodro (Osasuna) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Adil Rami (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Osasuna).
Substitution, Sevilla. Joaquín Correa replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
Attempt saved. Alex Berenguer (Osasuna) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Torres.
Substitution, Osasuna. Kenan Kodro replaces Fausto.
Attempt blocked. Stevan Jovetic (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Sevilla. Matías Kranevitter replaces Franco Vázquez.
Sergio Escudero (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Oriol Riera (Osasuna).
Offside, Sevilla. Vicente Iborra tries a through ball, but Pablo Sarabia is caught offside.
Oriol Riera (Osasuna) is shown the yellow card.
Mario Fernández (Osasuna) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Osasuna 2, Sevilla 3. Franco Vázquez (Sevilla) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Mario Fernández.
Attempt saved. Adil Rami (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross.
Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Oier.
Franco Vázquez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Unai García (Osasuna).
Offside, Sevilla. Pablo Sarabia tries a through ball, but Wissam Ben Yedder is caught offside.
Substitution, Osasuna. Imanol García replaces Goran Causic.
Offside, Sevilla. Pablo Sarabia tries a through ball, but Wissam Ben Yedder is caught offside.
Substitution, Osasuna. Emmanuel Rivière replaces Sergio León.
Hand ball by Stevan Jovetic (Sevilla).
Attempt saved. Stevan Jovetic (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
Sergio Escudero (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alex Berenguer (Osasuna).
Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stevan Jovetic.
Substitution, Sevilla. Pablo Sarabia replaces Gabriel Mercado.
Goal! Osasuna 2, Sevilla 2. Vicente Iborra (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Wissam Ben Yedder (Sevilla) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stevan Jovetic.
Offside, Osasuna. Goran Causic tries a through ball, but Sergio León is caught offside.
Own Goal by Vicente Iborra, Sevilla. Osasuna 2, Sevilla 1.
Foul by Adil Rami (Sevilla).
Oriol Riera (Osasuna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12 March 2017 Last updated at 15:54 GMT
The BBC's Andrew Marr said the party's fiscal credibility was at stake because Ms Long-Bailey was unable to provide a detailed breakdown of its plans - suggesting her numbers were "£30bn short".
But she maintained independent research showed reversing a series of Conservative tax cuts benefiting the most wealthy in society would raise £70bn by 2020.
Plus Dane Housing said they had decided to sell 10 Admiral Grove in Toxteth, Liverpool, following the death of "well-respected" tenant Margaret Gorse.
A spokeswoman said restrictions on the sale would mean it could not be turned into a tourist attraction or museum.
Starr moved into the terrace from nearby Madryn Street as a small child and lived there until finding fame.
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Plus Dane director Claire Griffiths said the company felt the decision to sell would be "most beneficial to the community as any profits made will be reinvested back into Plus Dane homes in the area".
The housing association's spokeswoman said the property "still attracts fans daily", adding that Ms Gorse, who lived there for 37 years, "was always happy to invite people in to have a look inside the house".
Source: BBC/National Trust
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Auctioneers Countrywide, who will host the sale at Liverpool's famous Cavern Club in March, said the house was "a unique part of Liverpool's history as well as that of The Beatles".
They said the house would probably sell for much more than the guide price, adding that the company "expect a high level of interest from potential buyers in the UK and internationally".
The program they are alleged to have used made victims believe their web browsing habits were being investigated by police.
The program stopped a PC working and displayed a warning message purportedly from the Metropolitan Police.
The message claimed illegal web use had been detected and demanded payment of a £100 fine.
The warning page used logos from both the Metropolitan Police and the Police Central Crime e-Crime Unit (PCEU) to make it look more like an official warning notice.
"I remind all computer users that police do not use such a method to impose or enforce fines, so if you are confronted by such a page do not enter any of your details," said Det Insp Jason Tunn from the PCEU in a statement.
Instead of responding, said Det Insp Tunn, people should contact the police.
All three suspects, two men and a woman, are from Stoke-on-Trent and are accused of using the malicious code to defraud victims. All three are being held in custody at a Staffordshire police station.
So-called ransomware is becoming increasingly popular with cybercriminals and more usually works by preventing a computer starting up or encrypting important documents. People often fall victim by following a link to a booby-trapped website that installs the malicious program when they visit.
Earlier this month an Australian medical centre was hit by ransomware which encrypted patient records. The malicious hackers behind the program demanded 4,000 Australian dollars (£2,610) to release the records.
Trevor Elias, from Abertridwr, Caerphilly county, was last seen in nearby Senghenydd on 5 April 2012 outside the Leigh Club between 23:15 BST and just after midnight.
He was seen on CCTV walking past the town's Cenotaph and two women spotted walking ahead of Mr Elias have still not been identified.
Three cars may also have passed him.
All were seen on the town's Commercial Street.
Mr Elias was also in the Buffs Club earlier in the evening. Police have urged anyone who has any information to contact them on 101.
Mr Elias was reported missing on 7 April. He is described as being approximated 6ft (1.82m), of very thin build, with brown short hair, and he wears glasses.
Police are also re-releasing CCTV of the last confirmed sighting of Mr Elias.
Officers will be searching the area between Senghenydd and Abertridwr in an effort to find any clues as to his disappearance.
Kezia Dugdale said her party would use the money to close the attainment gap in Scotland's schools.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has argued raising the top rate could cost Scotland £30m.
And the Conservatives have warned against making Scotland the highest-taxed part of the UK.
The Liberal Democrats - like Labour - have argued for an immediate 1p income tax increase across all bands, which they have estimated would raise £475m to help "transform" Scottish education.
The Scottish Parliament will have the ability to set income tax rates and bands from 1 April next year - with the issue a clear dividing line between the parties ahead of the Holyrood election on 5 May.
But the SNP, which opinion polls have suggested is on track for a third successive Holyrood victory, has ruled out raising the basic 20p rate for the five years of the next parliament, with Ms Sturgeon also pledging the top rate will not rise in 2017-18.
Ms Sturgeon told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme on Tuesday that raising the top rate for those earning more than £150,000 from 45p to 50p - higher than elsewhere in the UK - could see Scotland lose up to £30m a year.
She pointed to concerns that the top 1% of earners - who pay more than a fifth of the income tax total - would be able to move their homes to England, or find other ways of avoiding paying the higher Scottish rate.
However, Ms Sturgeon said she would ask her economic advisers to examine the potential impact of a 50p top rate on a year-by-year basis.
HM Revenue and Customs reckon that:
The Scottish government looked at a variety of possible responses by additional tax earners:
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Ms Dugdale told Holyrood magazine in October that a 50p tax rate "could also raise zero because of the mechanisms by which people can avoid paying tax".
But speaking to Good Morning Scotland on Wednesday, she insisted: "Since that point Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have had a crackdown on people being able to move their tax liability throughout the United Kingdom."
She was referring to evidence given by HMRC to Holyrood's finance committee in October, in which the agency said it was preparing to clamp down on high earners who attempt to avoid paying the new Scottish rate of income tax by changing the location of their main home to England.
Ms Dugdale said her party had estimated that increasing the tax rate for those earning more than £150,000 would bring in "between £70m and £110m".
She added: "Its not gestural politics and the Scottish government's own analysis that Nicola Sturgeon published last week actually details that it would raise money,
"Her problem is not with the detail of this - its the principle. She quite clearly, like Ruth Davidson, doesn't think that the richest should pay any more tax in Scotland. I fundamentally disagree.
"I think Nicola Sturgeon is making the same excuses the Tories made, they're trying to say rich people will be able to avoid tax while the rest of us have to pay.
"I think if you believe in the principle of the richest paying their fair share, you chase after the money, you make sure they pay their taxes."
Ms Dugdale said the additional revenue would be used to pay for the party's "fair start fund" - which would see schools receive an additional £1,000 for each pupil who is entitled to free school meals.
Headteachers would then be able to use the money to help close the attainment gap between the wealthiest and most deprived pupils, Ms Dugdale said. She has estimated the policy would cost about £77m.
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, the group urges Europe's governments to do more to challenge negative stereotypes and prejudices against Muslims.
In particular, it says Muslims face exclusion from jobs and education for wearing traditional forms of dress.
It also criticises the bans on Muslim women's veils passed in some states.
"Muslim women are being denied jobs and girls prevented from attending regular classes just because they wear traditional forms of dress, such as the headscarf. Men can be dismissed for wearing beards associated with Islam," the group's discrimination specialist Marco Perolini said.
"Rather than countering these prejudices, political parties and public officials are all too often pandering to them in their quest for votes."
The report highlights moves in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Spain to ban the full-face veils worn by some Muslim women, as well as the ban on minarets enacted in Switzerland in 2009.
It also criticises rules in many countries that forbid students from wearing the headscarf or other religious and traditional dress at school.
"Wearing religious and cultural symbols and dress is part of the right of freedom of expression. It is part of the right to freedom of religion or belief - and these rights must be enjoyed by all faiths equally," Mr Perolini said.
According to the rights group, bans on full-face veils cannot be justified by security concerns, except in certain circumstances such as security checks or high-risk areas.
While applauding the desire to stop women from being coerced into wearing traditional or religious dress, it says this should not be achieved by banning individual women from wearing certain items of clothing.
Amnesty International also accuses Belgium, France and the Netherlands of failing to implement properly laws banning discrimination in employment.
Its report says employers are being allowed to discriminate on the grounds that religious or cultural symbols will conflict with colleagues, customers or the company's image.
Citing statistics showing lower rates of employment among female immigrants from Muslim countries, the report says surveys of Muslim women suggest this is in part to blame on discrimination.
The report's recommendations include the creation of national anti-discrimination bodies and greater efforts to monitor discrimination on religious grounds.
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The union says the new 9-1 GCSE grades will increase the pressure on pupils and narrow the range of educational opportunities for young people.
The new grading system is being phased in from this summer, starting with maths and English, with grades 9-1 replacing grades A*-G.
The government maintains the changes will drive up standards.
Education Secretary Justine Greening says a grade four will be seen as a "standard pass" and a grade five as a "strong pass".
But the NASUWT's annual conference in Manchester heard that the introduction of a new grading system was causing unnecessary confusion, with negative consequences for pupils and teachers.
Paul Daly, a maths teacher at Whitworth Park school in Spennymoor, County Durham, told the BBC pupils would be taking the new maths GCSE imminently, amid confusion about grade boundaries.
"We still haven't got our head around what the grade boundaries are because no-one will provide us with any.
"So we're giving them mock exams and then telling them 'we think that your grade might be a four, or might be a five, or it might be a six, or it could be anything because we don't know because we haven't been told anything about grade boundaries.
"All we know is, compared to last year, the marks are very, very low and very few people are scoring very high marks in the exams."
Mr Daly said students were often anxious and confused, and that low scores like 25% meant "a bit of a counselling session goes on" after mock exams.
"You sit down with the kids and you try to make them feel like actually they're doing well, they're working hard and 'I know that last year you would have got a grade B, you're that kind of student, you would have got a grade B last year.
"'This year I think you're probably going to get a five but I have no clue because I don't have any grade boundaries, I have nothing to judge it off, so as much as I want to make you feel better, I can't give you any guarantees."
Languages teacher Candy Mellor from Marden High School in North Tyneside is preparing for the new GCSEs which will be taken for the first time in her subject next summer.
"I feel very sorry for the Year 10s who have only got two years' preparation for this new exam that we're still learning about.
"We are making up examinations that we think that it's going to be like for our Year 10s to practice - but we just don't know what it looks like.
"But I can start thinking about my Year 7s, so they'll get five years' preparation, whereas the Year 10s have got two where we're still working it out and confused.
Claire Taylor from Woodlawn Special School, in North Tyneside, says her pupils, who have special needs, will not even be able to access the new exams.
"I've got no young person who is able to take the current maths GCSE at present."
This makes them "feel different" from their peers, she says.
"They're already struggling, given the fact that they have a learning disability or a physical disability [...] and they are now standing out even further from the crowd because they can't access the same type of curriculum and the same type of opportunities and qualifications as other young people across the education system."
Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT, said the changes - brought in under Michael Gove when he was education secretary - had been driven by "political imperative", rather than the needs of young people.
"The government has consistently sought to portray GCSEs as 'broken' and 'dumbed down' qualifications in order to push through its vision of an elitist, narrowly focused curriculum and qualifications system which risks failing to meet the needs of the majority of young people.
"The changes to exam grading have created huge uncertainty for pupils, teachers, parents and employers which will be difficult for schools to manage.
"Schools already buckling from excessive workload are now facing even more bureaucratic reform and young people, already experiencing rising rates of anxiety and mental ill health, will face even greater pressure to perform."
A Department for Education spokesman said the new GCSEs would provide "more rigorous content" and the new grading system provided "greater stretch" for the highest performers.
"These changes will help young people ‎to compete with the best in the world and deliver the skills that employers tell us they need.
‎"Nothing has changed with regard to schools being held to account for the proportion of children achieving a strong pass and we are working with Ofqual ‎to support teachers as we implement the new system."
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Reforms to the GCSE grading system in England has created "huge uncertainty" for schools, the NASUWT union says.
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Figures from Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) showed personal insolvencies rose by 38.9% to 2,230 between July and September.
However, the total was still more than 25% lower than it was in the same period last year.
The Scottish government said the longer term trend of people seeking debt relief continued to decline.
The insolvency data includes people who go bankrupt and those who use a protected trust deed (PTD) to repay their debts.
Over the quarter, a total of 965 people were declared bankrupt - up by 27.5% on the previous three months.
AiB said the rise was likely to be due to figures "returning to a normal level" following recent legislation on bankruptcy and debt advice.
At the same time, the number of people using a PTD - which is similar to individual voluntary agreements (IVAs) in England and Wales - to repay debts increased by 49% to 1,265.
These agreements used to be for five years but changes in the law have reduced that to four years - the same period as for bankruptcies.
It means those taking on a PTD no longer have to make payments for an additional year.
While personal insolvencies increased over the summer, the number of companies becoming insolvent or entering receivership dropped by 8.6% on the previous quarter, to 180.
Commenting on the figures, business minister Fergus Ewing said: "The longer term trend of people falling into financial difficulty and seeking debt relief continues to be a declining one, which will be welcomed by everyone who wishes to see Scotland prosper.
"Fewer businesses becoming insolvent also means more people can remain in work, which is good news for industry and provides further evidence that Scotland's economy goes from strength to strength."
Alistair Dickson, from accountants RSM, said: "The continued downward trend of people entering into formal personal insolvency procedures is encouraging and suggests that many Scots continue to enjoy low interest rates and the impact of pay rises.
"On top of this, lower motoring costs may also have had a positive impact.
"However the increase in quarter two against quarter one has to be considered in light of what is happening in the economy, with particular reference to the oil and gas sector and recently, the steel sector.
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Scotland saw the largest increase in personal insolvencies in more than seven years over the summer.
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The Pope closely followed the four-year talks between the government and the Farc rebel group, which led to a peace agreement in November.
President Juan Manuel Santos said the Pope was travelling to Colombia to help "in the building of peace".
He will arrive in the capital, Bogota, on 6 September and will visit Medellin, Cartagena and Villavicencio before returning to Rome five days later.
A Vatican spokesman said that the fact that the Pope was visiting only one country in the region and the length of the trip showed the importance Pope Francis attributed to Colombia.
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During a visit in 2015 to Cuba, where the peace negotiations were held, he urged the Colombian government and the Farc to persevere with the talks.
He said the two sides could not allow "another failure on the path of peace and reconciliation".
"Pope Francis is a builder of bridges, not walls,'' said Mr Santos,
"The visit will help Colombians come together as a fairer, more compassionate, more equal country, one that is in peace," he added.
Mr Santos won last year's Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the conflict with the left-wing rebels.
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The agreement is now being implemented. But it still divides opinions in Colombia, where many think the rebels will not pay for the crimes committed during the 52-year-long conflict.
Some 7,000 Farc fighters are now gathered in transition zones across the country to be registered and to hand over their guns, before they return to civilian life in June.
This is the third visit by a pontiff to Colombia, a nation of 47 million people where an estimated 70% of the population are Roman Catholics.
Paul VI was the first Pope to visit Colombia, in 1968. Pope John Paul II travelled to the country during a Latin American tour in 1986.
Pope Francis, who is Argentinian, has already been on pastoral visits to six Latin American nations - Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico and Paraguay.
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Pope Francis has announced he will visit Colombia in September.
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"David Bowie, he would be a very good one," he told the audience at a screening of the first two episodes of series nine in Cardiff.
He added he would also like to see Rolling Stones guitarist Richards stumbling around the Tardis, knocking out a few chords."
The new series starts on 19 September.
The trailer includes a clip of Capaldi - a new wave and rock and roll fan - playing the electric guitar, a scene the actor said he was "delighted" to find in the script.
"I think I'd sort of half mentioned it in joking, but I was really delighted that these guys went for it as an idea," he said.
"It was a great day when I went to pick the Doctor's guitar. We went to Denmark Street [in London] and went into various vintage guitar shops, looking for Doctor Who's guitar.
"I first thought it should be like a Stratocaster or a Telecaster, one of those old classic guitars, but they all started to look like I was having a mid-life crisis."
Doctor Who has played host to many high-profile guest stars over the years including Simon Pegg, Carey Mulligan, and John Hurt. This series will see guest actors including Maisie Williams and Michelle Gomez.
Executive producer Steven Moffat has said he hopes the series will continue forever.
"I think Doctor Who is permanent," he told BBC Wales.
"I think it's part of our culture now - I think like Robin Hood, King Arthur, James Bond, the things that are eternal, there will always be a Doctor for every generation. Long may it continue."
Asked whether he would want to broadcast a live episode of Doctor Who, Moffat told the audience he "wouldn't do it" and he would "run like hell" if TV bosses proposed one.
Capaldi said he had not understood how much his life would change after accepting the part of the Doctor, and admitted he struggled to satisfy fans' demands for selfies.
He said he "always feels bad" if there is not enough time to pose for every photo, but admitted the attention was "very nice, you've got to do as much as you can."
"It's a pretty amazing position to be in," he said. "It's lovely to feel the affection that people have for the show."
In the first episode of the new series, the Doctor and Clara are faced with a city of Daleks while fellow time-traveller Missy returns to plague the pair.
The new series of Doctor Who was filmed at the BBC's Roath Lock drama studios in Cardiff Bay and on location in Tenerife, while Welsh locations were also used including sites in Caerwent, Caerphilly Castle, Cardiff Castle, St Athan and Margam Park.
Levine, 72, will step down in May at the end of the current 2015-16 season.
The Met said Levine had in recent years "struggled with the effects of Parkinson's disease, making it increasingly difficult for him to conduct a full schedule of Met performances".
A successor will be announced in "a couple of months".
Levine, who has conducted more than 2,500 performances at the Met, will become music director emeritus and continue to oversee its programme to nurture young talent.
He made his Met debut in June 1971 in Puccini's Tosca and became principal conductor in the 1973-74 season, and music director in 1976-77.
He conducted 85 different operas and also worked with the Three Tenors - Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo.
Levine's struggles with Parkinson's disease and other health issues saw him take two years off in 2011, after which he conducted from a motorised wheelchair.
"I am tremendously proud of all we have been able to achieve together as a company, from expanding the repertory to include new and seldom-heard works, to the development of the orchestra and chorus into one of the glories of the musical world," Levine said.
"Although I am unable to spend as much time on the podium as I would like, I am pleased to step into my new role and maintain my profound artistic ties to the Met."
Peter Gelb, the Met's general manager, said: "There is no conductor in the history of opera who has accomplished what Jim has achieved in his epic career at the Met.
"We are fortunate that he will continue to play an active and vital role in the life of the company when he becomes music director emeritus at the end of the season."
Now the survival of the Irish Red and White Setter is explored in 'A Very Noble Breed' which is broadcast on Radio Ulster and Radio Foyle on Sunday.
Classified as a "vulnerable" breed, last year just 64 were registered with the Irish Kennel Club.
And were it not for the post-war determination of an Ulster cleric, the breed could very easily have been lost.
One of nine native Irish breeds, Red and White Setter numbers began to dwindle in the late 1800s when the fashion for the now much more recognisable Red Setters became prevalent.
By the time former Army chaplain, the Reverend Noble Houston, returned home from the Great War, so alarmed was he by the dwindling numbers of the Red and Whites, he set about "single-handedly" saving the breed form the "jaws of extinction".
Presenter Dáithí Murray said the minister was "a fascinating character" now widely regarded as the saviour of the breed.
"In the programme we spend some time with the congregation of First Presbyterian Church in Ballynahinch, County Down, where he ministered until his death in 1949.
"They explain to us the significance of this very special individual who kept the Irish Setter bloodline going."
A wholly dependable gun dog, highly skilled in sniffing out, and pointing to the hiding spots of grouse and game birds, Red and White Setters were granted favour by 18th Century landed gentry who came to see the breed as the working dog of choice.
Over the centuries however, they lost that favour as their Red cousins became increasingly popular - anyone who has taken a bus in the Republic of Ireland will know the place Red Setters have in the national psyche.
And while both the Red and the Red and White Steers hail from the same canine family, it is the latter that can lay claim to being the original native breed.
Numbers registered with the Kennel Cub have fluctuated over recent years. In 2011 there were 119, but only 64 last year.
An outcross programme involving Red and Whites and Red Setters has recently been approved by the Irish Kennel Club.
Outcrossing involves widening a breed's gene pool to increase genetic diversity and combat complications from inbreeding.
But as Dáithí Murray finds out, that has not been met with universal approval.
In northern Europe the breed is seen as a working dog, he said, while across the Atlantic it is viewed as a show dog.
'A Very Noble Breed' will be broadcast on Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle on Sunday at 12.30 BST and is repeated next Thursday at 19.30 BST.
Jamie Leek was celebrating his ninth birthday when he was killed crossing a road in Zakynthos in June 2012.
Chris and Lydia Leek, from Clifton, Nottingham, had been celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary on the island.
Last year they asked PM David Cameron to urge the Greek authorities to speed up the prosecution process.
Before flying out on Sunday they said they were "relieved" and "scared".
Mr Leek and his son, Jamie, were hit by a motorbike as they crossed a road. He suffered a broken arm and Jamie died later in hospital.
"I'm not looking forward to going back to the island but I do want to see justice done," he said.
Mrs Leek said: "It's a relief to know that it is finally at rest and that it [the case] has been taken seriously and gone through the procedure that it needs to go through."
The couple will give evidence in the trial of Spiridon Koklas which begins at the Zakynthos Criminal Court on Tuesday.
He is charged with involuntary homicide, involuntary bodily harm and producing a fake driving licence.
Vince, who has played both one-day and Twenty20 cricket for England, averaged 28.57 in the 2015 County Championship.
The 24-year-old intends to focus on his county captaincy, Hampshire director of cricket Giles White confirmed.
"His head's screwed on," said White. "James is looking at it broadly and can see what's ahead of him right now."
Vince was appointed Hampshire captain last season, replacing Jimmy Adams.
The right-hander finished leading run scorer in last season's T20 Blast competition and during his debut T20 series for England against Pakistan in the UAE in November.
"James is very much in the space that he wants to play Test cricket," White told BBC Radio Solent.
"I think that if he were to go to the IPL auction, for him at the moment, it might narrow that opportunity.
"Runs early season in county cricket here, captaining Hampshire, will push his case."
Vince is currently playing for Karachi Kings in the inaugural Pakistan Super League being held in the UAE.
He is also hoping to be selected in England's squad for March's T20 World Cup in India, which will be named on Monday.
The visitors nearly took the lead after three minutes when Matt Godden lobbed over onrushing O's goalkeeper Alex Cisak, only for Tom Parkes to get back to hook off the line.
It was a let-off for Orient and they made Stevenage pay in the 20th minute when Dean Cox crossed in for Jay Simpson, Jamie Jones saved his effort before Harry Cornick's follow-up header hit the post and eventually fell to Massey, who fired in from six yards.
The game continued to be end-to-end and O's crucially doubled their lead through Cox in the 37th minute. Massey released Cornick down the right and he brilliantly found Cox on the edge of the box, who headed home off the post.
Predictably the pace of the game slowed in the second half, but Orient wrapped up the victory 15 minutes from time when substitute Jordan Bowery crossed in from the right and Massey smashed home his second from close range.
Report supplied by Press Association.
Match ends, Leyton Orient 3, Stevenage 0.
Second Half ends, Leyton Orient 3, Stevenage 0.
Attempt missed. Rowan Liburd (Stevenage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Ollie Palmer (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Jordan Bowery (Leyton Orient).
Fraser Franks (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Dale Gorman (Stevenage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Gavin Massey (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Luke Wilkinson (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Gavin Massey (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Luke Wilkinson (Stevenage).
Foul by Ollie Palmer (Leyton Orient).
Jamie Jones (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Yvan Erichot (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rowan Liburd (Stevenage).
Foul by Jordan Bowery (Leyton Orient).
Dale Gorman (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Connor Hunte (Stevenage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Foul by Ollie Palmer (Leyton Orient).
Fraser Franks (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Leyton Orient 3, Stevenage 0. Gavin Massey (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Ollie Palmer replaces Jay Simpson.
Foul by Jay Simpson (Leyton Orient).
Fraser Franks (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jay Simpson (Leyton Orient).
Luke Wilkinson (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Stevenage. Connor Hunte replaces Tom Conlon.
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Jordan Bowery replaces Dean Cox.
Yvan Erichot (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rowan Liburd (Stevenage).
Attempt missed. Jobi McAnuff (Stevenage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Harry Cornick (Leyton Orient).
Fraser Franks (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Jobi McAnuff (Stevenage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Tom Parkes (Leyton Orient) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Andrew Fox.
Jay Simpson (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Luke Wilkinson (Stevenage).
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Yvan Erichot.
Attempt blocked. Matt Godden (Stevenage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
The increase in the Norfolk and Waveney area in the December 2014 to February 2015 period - compared with April to June 2014 - resulted in higher staff caseload levels, the report said.
There has also been an increase in the number of cases not allocated a social worker at the trust.
Between November and January the number of these cases rose from 662 to 960.
The report by the Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT), which provides mental health care, highlights the fact that while mainstream hospitals in the two counties have seen budgets rise by 15% since 2010, mental health service funding has fallen by 3%.
In the report, its author Marcus Hayward, locality operations manager of the NSFT, says: "The increase in referrals is putting pressure on community services and resulting in higher caseload levels, waiting times and unallocated caseloads.
"The high referral rate has also reduced capacity to provide ongoing monitoring and crises prevention."
Debbie White, NSFT director of operations for Norfolk and Waveney, said: "The increase in referrals to our services is in line with demand on mental health services nationally, as is the ongoing challenge of recruiting qualified nursing staff due to a national shortage of registered nurses.
"As a result of the number of referrals to our trust there has been an increase in the number of patients on our waiting lists, also known as unallocated cases.
"It is regrettable that patients have to wait but we have implemented a number of measures to ensure they have regular contact with our trust."
Terry O'Shea, of the Campaign to Save Mental Health Services in Norfolk and Suffolk, said: "It shows how badly funding is needed and shows how much demand has increased."
In February the NSFT became the first mental health trust to be put in special measures.
The decision came after the Care Quality Commission reported the trust was "not a safe... service".
Ralph Marchant is stepping down from the G4S-run Medway Secure Training Centre in Kent after severe criticism of its management.
His decision came after Chief Inspector of Prisons Nick Hardwick urged the government to establish a commissioner to oversee the unit.
A team inspected the unit the day a BBC Panorama investigation was aired.
There are no allegations against Mr Marchant, whose role will be filled in the interim by the director of the immigration removal centres at Gatwick, Ben Saunders.
In a joint HM Inspectorate of Prisons and Ofsted report, Mr Hardwick urges Justice Secretary Michael Gove to establish a commissioner to "provide increased oversight, scrutiny and challenge of managerial arrangements in particular in relation to the safeguarding of young people" at the centre in Rochester.
"Managerial oversight failed to protect young people from harm," he said.
He also recommended body-worn cameras should be worn by staff who have regular contact with children at all institutions holding youngsters and they should "be expected to record all use of force incidents".
Inspectors said a small number of young inmates described staff using "insulting, aggressive or racist language" and also told them they felt "unsafe in areas not covered by CCTV".
"The concerns raised with us by a small number of children are consistent with the evidence presented by the BBC investigation which showed targeted bullying of vulnerable boys by a small number of staff in addition to the conditioning of new staff," Mr Hardwick said.
"There was also evidence in the BBC programme that a larger group of staff must have been aware of unacceptable practice but did not challenge or report this behaviour."
He also detailed the high level of staff turnover, said to be "in the region of 50% of the basic grade custody staff", but said inspectors were now satisfied "measures have been put in place to ensure appropriate staffing levels" at the unit.
Extra independent oversight was also being provided by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) and Barnardo's advocates, according to Mr Hardwick.
Following the publication of Mr Hardwick's report, Mr Gove told the House of Commons an "independent improvement board" would be set up to examine whether the failings at Medway Secure Training Centre were being addressed.
The panel will investigate safeguarding arrangements, "oversee, challenge and support" G4S over its improvement plan and report to the justice secretary on its "confidence in the capability of G4S, Youth Justice Board and other organisations to meet appropriate safeguarding standards at Medway" in the future.
Analysis
So, the fall-out from the Panorama programme on Medway continues.
A resignation, to add to the five dismissals and four suspensions; an inspection report blaming failings in managerial oversight and a panel of experts to oversee improvements.
It's this development, announced by Michael Gove, which carries the most significance.
One of the panel's terms of reference is to report to the Justice Secretary by March on whether it has "confidence in the capability" of G4S and the YJB, among other bodies, to meet "appropriate safeguarding standards" at Medway.
That sounds to me like a last chance for the controversial private security company to prove that it's able to fulfil the terms of its contract to run Medway, a contact which was renewed by Mr Gove last year.
The YJB has warned G4S there will be "contractual implications" if its fails to "deliver the improvements required" at Medway.
It also confirmed that body-worn cameras will be worn at Medway, as well as the G4S-run Oakhill secure training centre in Milton Keynes, following Mr Hardwick's recommendation.
YJB chief executive, Lin Hinnigan, said the safety of young people was "paramount importance" to the board.
Peter Neden, of G4S UK and Ireland, said the firm was "committed to supporting" an independent review commissioned by the Ministry of Justice.
The allegations uncovered by Panorama relate to 10 boys, aged 14 to 17, and involve unnecessary force, foul language and a cover-up.
Five men are currently on police bail.
Kent Police said four of the men were arrested on suspicion of child neglect. A fifth person was held on suspicion of assault.
Five members of staff at the 76-bed centre, which houses young inmates aged 12 to 18, have been sacked by G4S.
Four other people have been suspended and one has been reinstated.
The firm said the person had been present when another member of staff was restraining an inmate but its disciplinary investigation cleared them of "all fault or blame"
"It is the British press that made the 'legend' that you see before you, so perhaps I should ask you who I am."
So said an ailing 82-year-old Ronnie Biggs in a rare public appearance as he turned the tables on the journalists who have spent much of the past 48 years following and scrutinising him.
Biggs's part in the 1963 Great Train Robbery - in which a gang held up a mail train, making off with £2.6m - and his later escape from prison that sparked a global chase gave him a notoriety that has enthralled the press for nearly half a century.
His life as a criminal on the run filled many newspaper column inches over the decades, as did his return to Britain in 2001 to face justice, his return to prison and then the controversial decision to release him on health grounds in 2009.
At that time, his family argued he was severely ill with pneumonia and unlikely to recover. "Ronnie Biggs is about to close this last chapter. He will now be retreating fully from public life," his son Michael said at the time.
Yet, two years on, he was the focus of media attention again as he launched an updated version of his autobiography at a private members' club in Shoreditch, east London.
After all this time, how does he think the British public sees him?
Speaking with the help of his son Michael, because several strokes dictate that he can no longer speak, he denied that their view was of him as a criminal.
"I'm a loveable rogue," said Biggs by pointing to letters on a specially made poster.
Earlier, journalists awaited Biggs's arrival in a bright, upstairs room at Shoreditch House, to a soundtrack of Elvis's Jailhouse Rock and Thin Lizzy's Jailbreak, and the babble of Cockney accents.
When Biggs finally came in - nearly an hour late - his entrance was something akin to that of a rock star.
Wearing black sunglasses and skull and crossbones braces with a sharp black suit and blue tie, Biggs lapped up the attention as photographers closed in on his wheelchair.
"Ronnie, this way, Ronnie," they shouted. "In the middle Ronnie - gis' a wave Ron, thumbs up Ron."
As a frail Biggs responded to the requests, a smile creeping across his face, his son joked: "He'll be up tap dancing next."
Opening with a statement read by his son, Biggs gave a tongue-in-cheek thank you to those attending from "far and wide", including Australia and Brazil, where he spent 13,068 days on the run.
He added: "I can't believe this is my first press conference in Britain, but it is, and I apologise for not holding one after I went over the wall from Wandsworth (referring to his escape from Wandsworth prison in a furniture van after just 15 months behind bars)."
He explained how he would have liked to have had his own voice for the event, but added: "Despite my appearances my marbles are all there - or as many as I should have at my age and given my health."
He was quizzed on the actions that led to his notoriety and asked whether he wished he could go back and do things differently.
Did he regret the events of 8 August 1963? He answered "Yes" on his pad. If you could go back in time would you do it all again? A firm shake of the head. "No."
Did he feel uncomfortable in any way that the book was ultimately profiting from crime?
Biggs's son responded: "This is not profiting from crime this is profiting from his life. Yes he committed the crime but there's much more to my dad's life than the Great Train Robbery."
However, his son acknowledged that without the robbery Biggs would never have had the sometimes glamorous and exciting life he had. Instead he would likely have continued as a builder in Redhill.
Michael went on: "I don't look up to my dad as the Great Train Robber or as a criminal, I look up to him as the family man he became."
He said it was "never my father's intention to become Ronnie Biggs". Biggs had no way to support himself in Brazil so the press became his way to survive, he said.
"My dad was probably the Jordan of the 80s," quipped Michael, whose birth prevented his father's extradition from Brazil back to the UK.
One name that cropped up time and time again was that of Jack Mills.
He was the train driver caught up in the robbery. He was badly beaten by some of the gang and never recovered. He died in 1970 of leukaemia.
Asked if any of the proceeds from the book could go to his family, Biggs's son responded: "We haven't discussed that yet but it could be a possibility."
His family said the book - named Odd Man Out: The Last Straw - was a chance for Biggs to answer the "many misconceptions" about the robbery.
He has been working on the book since his release from jail in 2009.
Michael Biggs believes his father has been wrongly blamed for the violent actions of others. In fact, the man who Biggs claims coshed Mr Mills has never been caught. The convicted gang members still refuse to give him up, and he remains one of three robbers never caught.
Michael added: "My father wants to set the record straight (with the book). This is his last press appearance. He's retiring from public life 100%."
His son described the state of his father's health and how he developed chest infections every three or four weeks.
He also has no control over his mouth and throat, he said.
He said Biggs, who is originally from Lambeth, south London, had a final wish that his ashes be spread between Brazil and London.
But why is it that the Great Train Robber still holds such fascination now, nearly half a century on from his crime?
Daily Mail journalist David Jones, who has followed the former fugitive's story for years and met him in Rio in 2000, thinks he has the answer.
"He's the one who cocked a snook and pulled the wool over the authorities' eyes. Everybody likes to think they could do the same," he grins.
"They see him as a loveable rogue - and they're three-quarters right."
Charles Anthony Swift, known as Tony, was found at Mendip House in Cheltenham on 26 October.
Lee McClatchley, 29, of Cromwell Road in the town, appeared before magistrates on Thursday.
Police are continuing to search for Mr Swift's bloodstained clothing and a "blunt instrument used in the attack".
Det Chief Insp Steve Porter, of Gloucestershire Police, said officers were looking for a weapon which may have been discarded or hidden in Whaddon or the surrounding area.
In his previous 10 major finals the man across the net was either Novak Djokovic or Roger Federer, but not this time.
To claim his second Wimbledon crown Murray will have to overcome Milos Raonic, who toppled Federer over five sets in the last four.
BBC Scotland looks at the man standing between Murray and Wimbledon glory.
Similar to Murray's semi-final opponent Tomas Berdych, Raonic possesses enormous power in his serve, something Federer struggled to deal with as first-serves of up to 140mph were raining down on him.
The Canadian is currently ranked number seven in the world, but was as high as four last year. No mean feat in this golden age of men's tennis.
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Raonic, 25, is appearing in his first Grand Slam final. He made the last four of Wimbledon in 2014, losing to Federer in straight sets.
He also made the semi-finals of this year's Australian Open, losing to Murray.
The head-to-head record between Murray and Raonic is 6-4 in the Scot's favour.
Their most recent meeting was in the final at Queen's three weeks ago. The world number two prevailed in three sets, but it is one that Raonic feels he let slip away.
He was a set and 3-0 up in the best of three sets match, only to allow Murray back into the match to claim a record fifth Queen's Club title.
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Murray will be encouraged by the recent record between the two. He's won the previous five meetings, with his last defeat to Raonic coming at Indian Wells in March 2014.
They have met twice in Grand Slams, with Murray prevailing in three sets in the last 16 of the 2012 US Open, and edging a tough five-set encounter in Melbourne in January.
An intriguing sideshow to Sunday's main event will be the renewing of the rivalry between two of the game's legends - Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe.
Lendl returned to Murray's camp ahead of Queen's after taking a 27-month break from working with the Scot. The Czech was Murray's coach when he claimed his only major titles to date - the 2012 US Open and Wimbledon in 2013.
McEnroe joined the Raonic team as a consultant around the same time as Murray's reunion with Lendl. A three-time Wimbledon champion as a player, he appears to have inspired the Canadian to take his game to another level.
Lendl and McEnroe were contenders for tennis' biggest prizes throughout the 1980s, Lendl winning eight Grand Slam titles to McEnroe's seven.
They did, however, meet just once at Wimbledon, McEnroe winning the 1983 semi-final in straight sets.
"There's no doubt Milos Raonic will be a very tough final opponent, after all he beat Roger Federer on Centre Court to get there.
"Milos returns well and is good off the ground, but it's pretty obvious that he has one of the best serves out there, so my returning will be key.
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"It's not just by chance that I'm good at returning. I've practised it a lot and still work on it all the time to make sure it's good.
"However well I return, opportunities will probably be few and far between on Sunday and I need to be ruthless."
"We played in the final at Queen's a few weeks ago and I told him 'I hope I get a rematch a few Sundays from now'.
"He does a lot of things well. I think the biggest challenge for me, which is the thing I don't want to repeat from Queen's, is that I got sucked into his game. I didn't play on my terms and that's going to be the most important thing for me."
"I watched Raonic play Federer and saw a number of serves at 140mph, but Andy is one of the best returners. He figures out a way, especially over the course of a five-set match, to make returns and to put the ball in uncomfortable positions, especially for top players.
"I think the addition of Lendl has really got him sparked up and super confident, believing in himself again. Over the course of three out of five sets, especially with the crowd, I think Murray's going to get it."
Margaret Mayer, 85, of Cardiff, was found dead at the home she shared with her husband Angus, 86.
Mr Mayer climbed in front of a train in Cardiff the day her body was found in July 2016. He died seven weeks later.
The coroner recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.
The family has criticised social services after raising concerns about Mr Mayer's ability to cope with caring.
The inquest in Cardiff heard Mr Mayer climbed in front of a slow moving train at Cardiff Central railway station which was unable to stop before it hit him, badly injuring his legs.
He told police who tried to help him: "I killed my wife this morning, I smothered her. I put her out of her misery."
Mr Mayer was described as speaking in a matter-of-fact way and said he would spend the rest of his life in prison.
He later told officers he tried to smother Mrs Mayer with a pillow, but when that did not work he hit her with the brass lamp.
The inquest heard one officer was told by Mr Mayer: "My wife suffers with dementia and incontinence. She told me if I ever put her in a home she'd kill herself.
"I told her it would be quick then I'd throw myself under a train."
He was arrested on suspicion of murder but died seven weeks later.
The coroner was told the couple's six children had become increasingly concerned about the effect the caring role was having on Mr Mayer, four years after his wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
He had lost his enthusiasm for life and the things he once enjoyed, according to one daughter.
After concerns were raised by the family in February, Mrs Mayer started attending a day centre twice a week, but the week before her death, the children again contacted Cardiff council about their fears.
The council's adult services manager told the inquest there was nothing to suggest Mrs Meyer was in danger and, in hindsight, nothing would have been done differently.
The couple's sons questioned why the wider family was not contacted in early July when there were concerns, saying the council was "passive rather than proactive" in involving them.
"We don't think the system is fit for purpose," said Andrew Mayer.
The 20-year-old suspect is due to appear in the Christchurch District Court on 4 April, officials said.
Police said they were also following a line of inquiry in relation to another person.
Ryder is in a medically induced coma after being attacked twice in quick succession as he left the bar.
He is believed to have suffered serious head injuries after the assaults and is now in intensive care.
At least 10 or more people are thought to have witnessed the incident, a police spokesman said earlier.
Ryder has a history of disciplinary lapses and alcohol-related incidents. Although he had been drinking before the assault on Thursday morning, police said alcohol was not a factor.
The cricketer was in Christchurch playing for Wellington against Canterbury in the domestic one-day competition.
The 28-year-old had been due to fly to Delhi to start his $300,000 (£200,000) contract in the Indian Premier League.
He had chosen not to play for New Zealand since the Napier ODI against South Africa in February 2012 after he was disciplined by team management for being out drinking while carrying an injury.
Police believe two or three men attacked Ryder outside the bar, before following him to a car park and launching a second, more serious assault on the cricketer.
A witness told New Zealand's One News that she could hear the impact of the blows from inside the bar.
"As soon as the fight started there were probably four or five guys that ran out to pull them off him and hold them back while he stumbled off over the road," the witness said.
Ryder's friends and domestic and international cricketers have sent messages of support via social media.
New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said he was "extremely concerned" for Ryder.
Meanwhile, the head of the country's Cricket Players' Association, Heath Mills, has flown to Christchurch to be with Ryder.
"The cricket community's very shocked at what's happened to Jesse. It's a sad day for us," he said.
The attack has also been condemned by Prime Minister John Key, who expressed his shock over the "sinister" and "vicious" incident.
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said the man, who has not been officially named, had applied for asylum in August 2014. Using his fingerprints, officials found that he had already been registered as an asylum seeker in Bulgaria and later in Austria, he said.
He said Bulgaria had told German authorities that the 27 year old had been granted protection as a refugee there - as a result his application for asylum in Germany was refused on 2 December 2014 and his deportation to Bulgaria was ordered.
However, after medical certificates showed the man's "psychological instability", the deportation order was temporarily lifted, the interior minister said. But on 13 July it was re-issued.
That was just 11 days before the attacker struck, injuring 15 other people when he exploded his device on Sunday night, close to a square where a music festival was under way.
Police say he set off the bomb in his backpack after being kept from entering the festival ground because he did not have a ticket.
He had tried to kill himself twice in the past and had spent time in a psychiatric clinic, officials said.
Investigators announced on Monday they had found a video message on the bomber's phone in which he pledged allegiance to the leader of IS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
In the message, he threatened an "act of revenge against Germans because they were standing in the way of Islam", Bavarian state interior minister Joachim Herrmann told reporters.
Violent, militant Islamist videos and bomb-making materials including petrol and chemicals were found in his lodgings.
An Iranian neighbour at the former hotel, Alireza Khodadadi, told reporters he had occasionally drunk coffee with the Syrian, whom he named only as Mohammed, and they had discussed religion.
Mohammed, he said, had told him IS was not representative of Islam and he would say, "No, I'm not with them, I don't like them."
"He would always ask me if people in Iran were Shi'ite [Shia Muslim] or Sunni [Muslim],'" Mr Khodadadi said.
At the same time, the Iranian recalled a man who would "tell lies so often without any reason", just to gain attention.
"Mohammed" had been known to local police because of a drug-related offence.
A social worker who knew him, Reinhold Eschenbacher, recalled him as "friendly, inconspicuous and nice", Germany's DPA news agency reports.
162,510
applications for asylum were lodged by Syrians in 2015
36%
of all first asylum applications were from Syrians
23 Syrian applications were rejected
4,178 applications were closed or withdrawn
135,852 more Syrians arrived in the first five months of 2016
Germany has been the main destination of Syrian asylum seekers entering the EU, most of them arriving irregularly in Greece via Turkey.
Only 23 Syrians had their applications for asylum rejected by the country last year, out of a total of 105,620 decisions on Syrians' applications. A common reason for rejecting an application is when the asylum seeker submits false or incomplete information.
Just under half of asylum seekers rejected by Germany in the past two years were allowed to stay on in the country, according to a recent report in German daily Die Welt (in German).
The Ansbach bomber, who was among those rejected for asylum in 2015, appears to have been placed in a former hotel in the town, designated by the municipal authorities for asylum seekers since 2014.
Source of statistics: German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees report (in German)
Footlights, the basis for his 1952 film Limelight, has been reconstructed by Chaplin's biographer, David Robinson.
Drafts of the work were uncovered in the Chaplin archive at the Cineteca di Bologna in Italy.
The novella will be launched on Tuesday at BFI Southbank in London during an event to mark the centenary of Chaplin's 'Little Tramp' character.
Footlights is 70 pages long and contains around 34,000 words. It took Chaplin around three years to adapt his book into a film script.
It is being published as part of a larger book called The World of Limelight, compiled and written by Robinson.
Limelight is considered by many to be one of Chaplin's last great films.
It tells the story of a clown - played by Chaplin - who saves a dancer (Claire Bloom) from suicide and helps her resume her dancing career.
It includes a sequence where Chaplin and Buster Keaton, who plays Chaplin's stage partner, appear on screen together - the only time they did so.
Bloom will appear at Tuesday's event alongside Robinson, author of many books about Chaplin's life and work.
After Limelight, Bloom was named best newcomer at the 1953 Baftas and went on to appear with Richard Burton in Look Back in Anger (1956) and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965).
In recent years she has been seen as Queen Mary in The King's Speech, ITV's Doc Martin and a mysterious Time Lord in Doctor Who.
The Cineteca di Bologna's digitisation of the vast Chaplin archive comprises more than 100,000 documents.
The Tapi project aims to feed energy-deprived South Asian markets and transit fees may benefit Afghanistan.
But details about security and funding were not addressed in the framework agreement reached by the four states.
The pipeline will have to cross Taliban-controlled regions and Pakistan's troubled border region.
Turkmenistan has previously costed the project at $3.3bn (£2.1bn, 2.5bn euros) although other estimates are as high as $10bn.
Tapi, a project which dates back to the mid-1990s, is backed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The US has also encouraged the project as an alternative to a proposed Iranian pipeline to India and Pakistan.
The framework intergovernmental agreement was signed in the Turkmen capital Ashgabat by three presidents - Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov of Turkmenistan and Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan - and India's energy minister, Murli Deora.
"This will not be an easy project to complete - it is mandatory that we guarantee the security of the pipeline and the quality of construction work," ADP chief Haruhiko Kuroda told reporters in Ashgabat.
A campaign to preserve the pub, which opened in 1853, was relaunched after it faced closure this month.
Brewers SA Brain, which closed the pub on Thursday night, said it was no longer commercially viable.
The museum said rebuilding the pub will not begin for several years but has asked for historic photographs of it.
It had previously been given a stay of execution after an earlier campaign to save it in 2009 and was given something of a new lease of life after the building of a University of Glamorgan campus opposite.
The Vulcan was built to serve the mainly Irish immigrant community on the outskirts of the city centre in an area once known as Newtown.
Among the famous names to back the 5,000-signature petition to keep it open the last time were James Dean Bradfield, of Manic Street Preachers, Hollywood star Rhys Ifans and sports presenter John Inverdale.
Brains said it had no option but to sell the premises after it was served with a compulsory purchase order four years ago to accommodate the new St Davids shopping development.
Chief executive Scott Waddington said the firm had found itself "the target of negative publicity" over the pub's fate.
He said: "In essence, we had no other option than to sell the pub.
"We have kept the pub trading over this period despite declining customer numbers and therefore income.
"The uncertainty surrounding the future of the premises has also made justifying any significant investment in the pub unrealistic."
The brewer leases the pub from the property's owners, Marcol Asset Management Limited, which has agreed to donate it to the museum.
The exterior of the two-storey building is virtually unchanged, the lower half of the facade being tiled in green and white and the upper floor faced in brick.
Museum deputy director Mark Richards said: "The Vulcan Hotel will be a welcome addition to the collection of historical buildings at St Fagans.
"We are grateful to Marcol for donating the building and giving us the opportunity to save and preserve this important part of Cardiff's heritage for the nation and to tell some of the area's rich history."
Mr Richards said the museum will appeal for photographs, objects and stories relating to the Vulcan and its history.
Licencees Gwyn and Sandra Lewis, who called the final last orders on Thursday night, said: "We look forward to visiting St Fagans and will have good memories of the short time we were at the Vulcan."
Cardiff historian Brian Lee, who has written a history of city pubs, said: "It's a great shame. It's a part of Cardiff's past.
"I think that moving it to St Fagan's is the next best thing. At least it will be a reminder of old Cardiff and people can see it."
Poet and writer Peter Finch, author of the Real Cardiff books series, said he was delighted the musum had chosen the Vulcan as the first Welsh pub it was preserving.
He said: "There will be a gap of five years or so but an important part of our heritage is preserved.
"Cardiff is a young city. It does not have very much of a past. The Vulcan is a city pub of a dying, almost dead breed."
The announcement about The Vulcan Hotel comes as plans for a £24m, five-year revamp and expansion of St Fagans, Wales' most popular heritage attraction with 600,000 visitors a year, have been submitted to Cardiff council.
Second-from-bottom Leigh led 14-10 at the break thanks to Dawson's brace and Vea's first, while Jamie Shaul and Carlos Tuimavave went over in response.
Ben Reynolds converted his own try edge Leigh further ahead before Albert Kelly put Shaul over for his second try.
Kelly ensured a tense finish with a late try, but Leigh held on for their first Super League win away from home.
The Centurions, who were recently knocked out of the Challenge Cup and beaten in their first Magic Weekend appearance last week, went ahead after Matty Fleming sent Dawson over in the right-hand corner.
And while Shaul levelled midway through the first-half for fourth-placed Hull, Dawson was quick to put the visitors up once again.
Steve Michaels thought he had restored parity nine minutes before the interval, but his try was ruled out because of a knock-on that led to the ball arriving at his feet over the try line.
Vea then got on the end of a grubber kick from Josh Drinkwater to touch down, but again the hosts responded as Tuimavave strolled through without any resistance
Reynolds went over six minutes after the break, but the Black and Whites would not yield as Kelly broke away on a 40-metre run before sending Shaul in to score, only for the full-back to then allow Vea to grab a second of his own by failing to gather a high ball.
Despite the difficulty of the kick, Reynolds converted to put Leigh ahead 26-16, which proved enough as Hull's Jansin Turgut was denied a try for a forward pass and Josh Griffin went close before Kelly's converted try with less than five minutes remaining made for a nervy finish.
Hull FC head coach Lee Radford:
"We started the game at Leigh Centurions tempo and we finished it at Hull FC's tempo,"
"Confidence is a funny thing and you forget how to catch a pass like we were three weeks ago.
"We have to play at a tempo to allow us to get confidence back. It was a really slow ruck all game but we need to adjust to that.
"Saturday's defeat had a knock on effect on players' mindset but that will come as soon as we start playing at the tempo we want to play at."
Leigh head coach Neil Jukes told BBC Radio Manchester:
"I'm really pleased for everybody especially the fans that tuned up here tonight on Bank Holiday weekend.
"The players worked so hard and it is so difficult when you seeing working hard and sometimes just missing out.
"It is really difficult to keep motivating them and telling them there is light at the end of the tunnel from what we did last year.
"The staff are working harder than even and sticking together is key from the top with the owner to the guys that are on the bench supporting us."
Hull FC: Shaul; Michaels, Tuimavave, Griffin, Rawsthorne; Kelly, Sneyd; Bowden, Houghton, Watts, Manu, Minichiello, Green.
Replacements: Turgut, Fash, Downs, Washbrook.
Leigh Centurions: McNally; Dawson, Fleming, Paterson, Brown; Reynolds, Drinkwater; Weston, Hood, Acton, Vea, Hansen, Stewart.
Replacements: Pelissier, Tickle, Hopkins, Burr.
Referee: Ben Thaler.
Sir Nicholas, who died last year aged 106, brought Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to the UK.
The garden at Oaken Grove Park in Maidenhead will include an ornamental pond, a fountain and an information panel which will display a number of quotes from Sir Nicholas.
It is expected to open in spring 2017.
Samantha Rayner from Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead said: "Sir Nicholas was a quiet and humble man despite his global fame and we wanted to make sure that any tribute to him respects that side of his character.
"We have worked very closely with his family to find the most fitting memorial and we feel that an outdoor space for relaxation and contemplation will do just that.
"Sir Nicholas' bravery will always be a proud part of Maidenhead's history and I am glad that we are able to create this wonderful new space right round the corner from where he once lived."
In 1939, Sir Nicholas organised the rescue of 669 Jewish children destined for Nazi concentration camps, arranging for trains to carry them out of German-occupied Prague to the UK.
He lived much of his life in the village of Pinkneys Green until he died last year at the age of 106.
Eleven men died after a vintage jet crashed on to the A27 on 22 August last year during the Shoreham air show.
The review had been arranged for 19 September but has been postponed because the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has not yet published its final report.
Pilot Andy Hill is being investigated for possible manslaughter.
Senior coroner Penelope Schofield had warned a delay was likely.
A spokesman for the coroner's office said: "The families have been informed and information about the new date will be available soon."
In a statement, the AAIB said: "We have published three special bulletins which have included safety recommendations to prevent future similar accidents.
"Our final report will integrate and expand on those previous bulletins, which dealt with systemic issues, and cover the technical aspects of the accident itself.
"The final report is expected to be published later this year."
The US stopped its contributions, which make up about a fifth of the agency's funding, when Unesco gave the Palestinians membership in 2011.
Israel, which halted its dues at the same time, has also had its Unesco voting rights suspended.
The US and Israel said admitting the Palestinians was a misguided attempt to bypass the Middle East peace process.
Unesco's loss of $80m (£50m) a year in US funding has forced it to pare back American-led initiatives, including Holocaust education and a project to restore water facilities in Iraq.
Paris-based Unesco is charged with designating World Heritage sites, promoting education and supporting press freedom, as well as countering extremism.
The American ambassador to Unesco, David Killion, told Reuters news agency: "We intend to continue our engagement with Unesco in every possible way."
The US, however, has said it cannot legally contribute to a UN agency that implies recognition of a Palestinian state.
Israel's ambassador to Unesco, Nimrod Barkan, told the Associated Press news agency that his country supported the US decision, "objecting to the politicisation of Unesco, or any international organisation, with the accession of a non-existing country like Palestine".
The Palestinian ambassador to Unesco, Elias Sanbar, said other countries were beginning to make up for the funding vacuum left by the US.
But he added: "Is this in the interest of the US, to be replaced?"
The US suspension comes amid attempts by Washington to broker peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
The talks have hit a stumbling block in the last week over the continued Israeli expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The body of 60-year-old Elizabeth Mackay, or Muir, was discovered at a house in the city's Hilton area on Thursday by two of her friends.
Ms Mackay, who was originally from Nairn and had been living in Inverness for eight years, had a number of injuries.
Police said she had been described as "a loner" and a "private person".
Det Ch Insp Keith Hardie, who has arrived in Inverness with a team of detectives from Edinburgh, said murder was a "rare crime" in the Highland capital.
He told BBC Scotland: "It is quite apparent from a number of injuries that this has been a fairly sustained and brutal attack in the safety of her home."
Ms Mackay was last seen on Tuesday afternoon and her body was discovered at about 16:45 on Thursday.
Det Ch Insp Hardie appealed for other sightings of her and also for help from the public in "building a picture" of her life.
He said: "We know she was a bit of a loner, kept herself to herself. As far as we are aware she never had any enemies in the community or elsewhere.
"She has been described by family and friends as a gentle person who wouldn't hurt a fly, making this horrible crime even harder to comprehend."
Police have appealed to the community in Hilton for help with their investigation into her death.
Det Ch Insp Hardie said the local community would have been "shaken" by the murder.
But he added that it was "best placed" to have noticed anything suspicious or out of the ordinary at the time.
The senior detective said: "Neighbours and the wider community of Hilton will be understandably shaken and upset by this tragic event and officers will continue to carry out patrols.
"Local communities are best placed to pick up on things that are out of place or events out of the ordinary, so we would appeal to anyone who heard or saw anything unusual or suspicious, even if its appears insignificant."
The house in Kintail Court 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.
Researchers at IBM have demonstrated the most advanced integrated circuit made of wafer-scale graphene - often touted as a "wonder material" that could revolutionise electronics.
Graphene circuits could allow mobile devices to transmit data loads in a much speedier manner.
Details have been published in the journal Nature Communications.
Produced for the first time in 2004 by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov at the University of Manchester, graphene consists of a single layer of carbon atoms packed in a honeycomb structure.
The material is the subject of global research efforts aimed at harnessing the extraordinary electrical, optical, mechanical and thermal properties that potentially make it a cheaper and more energy efficient choice than silicon in electronics.
"This is the first time that someone has shown graphene devices and circuits to perform modern wireless communication functions comparable to silicon technology," said Supratik Guha, director of physical sciences at IBM Research.
The growth of big data applications has placed increased importance on the development of improved mobile devices that can transmit and receive increasingly large amounts of information more efficiently. IBM says graphene is particularly suited for wireless communications.
True integrated circuits based on graphene have been difficult to build because the material's nano-scale dimensions have meant that it could be easily damaged during fabrication.
In 2011, IBM built a proof-of-concept - an analogue graphene circuit with a broadband frequency mixer.
But the performance of the graphene transistor was relatively poor owing to a lack of refinement in the manufacturing process. Since then, the researchers have been working to improve the prototypes.
Scientists have now developed a manufacturing method that fully preserves the transistor quality. Using this approach, they were able to demonstrate the most sophisticated graphene-based integrated circuit to date.
To showcase its true functionality, the researchers were able to use it to transmit a text message displaying the letters "I-B-M".
The circuit's performance was 10,000 times better than previously reported efforts for graphene integrated circuits.
The researchers describe it as a step towards true graphene technology.
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The Millers' Jon Taylor shot wide from a tight angle before Fletcher's low drive gave the visitors the lead.
Fletcher powerfully headed Jack Hunt's right-wing cross into the top corner to put Wednesday in control at the break.
Richard Wood went close for the hosts, but already-relegated Rotherham have now lost nine games in a row.
Wednesday meanwhile, are back up to sixth after in-form Fulham were beaten at Derby.
It could have been a different story had Rotherham not been so wasteful in front of goal as Wood and Carlton Morris both spurned decent openings in addition to Taylor's early opportunity.
Fletcher, however, was clinical with the Owls' first real sight of goal as he kept his composure to beat Lewis Price after collecting a Ross Wallace pass and score his first in 15 games.
The former Scotland international was equally lethal just before the break, meaning that three of his nine goals this season have come against the Millers.
It might have been a hat-trick for the ex-Sunderland and Burnley man early in the second half, but this time he was denied by Wood's block.
Rotherham interim manager Paul Warne will hope this latest defeat will not affect his chances of getting the job on a permanent basis, with a new full-time boss expected to be confirmed on Wednesday.
Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal: "I think last season this is a game we might not have won, but we have learnt.
"We only depend on us. We must win our games. We won today and we are sixth with six games to go. Our fans will be very important.
"It was not fantastic, but two derbies, back-to-back, away from home, and it is four points to us."
Rotherham interim manager Paul Warne: "I have been told there is a board meeting and I am told they are going to come to a conclusion over the direction of the club, and I would presume that will include the manager of the club.
"If the chairman rings me up in the morning and asks me to be manager I will be very proud to do it. I can't promise I will do a good job but I will try.
"In the first half, we were pretty good, we were brighter than them. Their first goal was offside, it is a bit of a game changer."
Match ends, Rotherham United 0, Sheffield Wednesday 2.
Second Half ends, Rotherham United 0, Sheffield Wednesday 2.
Attempt missed. Anthony Forde (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Darnell Fisher (Rotherham United).
Hand ball by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
Attempt missed. Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Forde with a headed pass.
Foul by Sam Winnall (Sheffield Wednesday).
Darnell Fisher (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
Darnell Fisher (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday).
Jonson Clarke-Harris (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Ross Wallace tries a through ball, but Atdhe Nuhiu is caught offside.
Sam Winnall (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Richard Wood (Rotherham United).
Substitution, Rotherham United. Alex Bray replaces Richard Smallwood.
Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Keiren Westwood tries a through ball, but Atdhe Nuhiu is caught offside.
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Sam Winnall replaces Jordan Rhodes.
Substitution, Rotherham United. Anthony Forde replaces Carlton Morris.
Jack Hunt (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joe Newell (Rotherham United).
Joe Newell (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Joe Newell (Rotherham United).
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Steven Fletcher.
Jack Hunt (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jonson Clarke-Harris (Rotherham United).
Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Barry Bannan tries a through ball, but Jordan Rhodes is caught offside.
Foul by Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday).
Carlton Morris (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.
Substitution, Rotherham United. Jonson Clarke-Harris replaces Jon Taylor.
Attempt saved. Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross.
Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Will Vaulks (Rotherham United).
Stephen Harper said it was unclear which ship had been found, but photo evidence confirmed it was one of them.
Sir John Franklin led the two ships and 129 men in 1845 to chart the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic.
The expedition's disappearance shortly after became one of the great mysteries of the age of Victorian exploration.
The Canadian government began searching for Franklin's ships in 2008 as part of a strategy to assert Canada's sovereignty over the Northwest Passage, which has recently become accessible to shipping because of melting Arctic ice.
Expedition sonar images from the waters of Victoria Strait, just off King William Island, clearly show the wreckage of a ship on the ocean floor.
"I am delighted to announce that this year's Victoria Strait expedition has solved one of Canada's greatest mysteries, with the discovery of one of the two ships belonging to the Franklin Expedition," Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a statement.
"Finding the first vessel will no doubt provide the momentum - or wind in our sails - necessary to locate its sister ship and find out even more about what happened to the Franklin Expedition's crew."
The find has been described as "the biggest archaeological discovery the world has seen since the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb almost 100 years ago" by a British archaeologist, William Battersby, who has written extensively about the Lincolnshire explorer's expedition.
"From the images it is clear that a huge amount of evidence will be preserved from the expedition, possibly even including the remains of the men and maybe, just possibly, some of their photographs," he said.
The loss of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, which was built in Topsham, Devon, prompted one of largest searches in history, running from 1848 to 1859.
The mystery has gripped people for generations, in part because no one knows for sure exactly what happened to the crew.
Experts believe the ships were lost when they became locked in the ice near King William Island and that the crews abandoned them in a hopeless bid to reach safety.
Reports at the time from local Inuits say the men, desperate for food, resorted to cannibalism before they died.
Sir John Franklin's wife spearheaded an attempt to find him, launching five ships in search of her husband and even leaving cans of food on the ice in the desperate hope he would find them.
In total more than 50 expeditions joined the search.
Three bodies discovered over a century later in the 1980s were found to have a high lead content and to this day, many people believe the 129 crew members were poisoned by leaking lead in their poorly soldered tin cans.
More recent research suggests the canned food supplied to Franklin was not acidic enough for that to happen and the lead was more likely to have come from the internal pipe system on the ships.
The search resulted in the discovery of the Northwest Passage, which runs from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Arctic archipelago.
The discovery of Franklin's vessels is considered one of the most sought-after prizes in marine archaeology.
A team of Canadian divers and archaeologists has been trying to find the ships since 2008.
A team says they have found a churned up layer of soil at an Alpine pass near the French-Italian border that dates to the time of Hannibal's invasion.
In Archaeometry journal, they say the disturbed sediment was rich in microbes that are common in horse manure.
Hannibal's third century BC campaign is seen as one of the greatest military endeavours in antiquity.
He was commander-in-chief of the Carthaginian army during its second war with Rome (218-201 BC). Carthage was located in present-day Tunisia and was Rome's main military rival at the time.
In an audacious manoeuvre, Hannibal led about 30,000 troops, 15,000 horses and 37 elephants across the Alps to challenge Roman power on home soil.
It was very nearly a masterstroke: in a series of battles, the Carthaginians brought the Roman military to its knees. But Hannibal was ultimately defeated at the battle of Zama in 202 BC.
Historians, statesmen and academics have long argued about the route Hannibal took across the Alps. Firm archaeological evidence has been difficult to find.
But an international team has now argued that the military commander led his troops across the Col de Traversette mountain pass at an altitude of 3,000m.
The results may not yet be a smoking gun, but the researchers are hopeful of finding other evidence from the deposit, such as tapeworm eggs from horses - or even elephants.
They found a churned-up mass of sediment in a 1m-thick mire at Col de Traversette that could be directly dated to the time of the invasion.
Dr Chris Allen, from Queen's University Belfast, said the layer had been produced by "the constant movement of thousands of animals and humans".
"Over 70% of the microbes in horse manure are from a group known as the Clostridia, that are very stable in soil - surviving for thousands of years," he said.
"We found scientifically significant evidence of these same bugs in a genetic microbial signature precisely dating to the time of the Punic invasion."
This crossing point was first proposed over a half century ago by the British biologist Sir Gavin de Beer, but it has not been widely accepted by the academic community.
City's victory took them third in the Premier League with a superior goal difference over their title rivals.
Toure's first professional hat-trick took his season's tally to 20 goals.
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"He's a very important player and scoring 20 goals for a midfielder is not easy," said Pellegrini.
"At the beginning of the season, Toure received some criticism for not defending well, but it's easy to tell him to stay back and not give him freedom."
Pellegrini's side moved above Arsenal, who were hammered 6-0 at league leaders Chelsea, with second-placed Liverpool winning 6-3 at Cardiff.
City are six points off the top but have played two games less than Liverpool and Arsenal and three matches fewer than Jose Mourinho's side.
"I don't think it's just between Chelsea and Man City as favourites," added the Chilean.
I'm not happy with our performance after the second goal
"We must continue considering what Liverpool are doing because they are playing well and scoring goals.
"Arsenal had a bad game but are seven points behind Chelsea with one game in hand so the four teams have the same chance to win the title."
City, who have not conceded a league goal in their last four matches, have 10 league games left beginning with the Manchester derby on Tuesday and a trip to the Gunners next Saturday.
"It was a complete performance because we kept a clean sheet again, it's important in the last part of the season," said Pellegrini. "We must be very balanced, not only scoring but not conceding easy goals."
With top goalscorer Sergio Aguero missing, Alvaro Negredo started up front for City in place of the sick Edin Dzeko, although the Bosnian could return for Tuesday's trip to Old Trafford.
Negredo won the first of two City penalties, which Toure converted, after Fernando Amorebieta clipped the City forward.
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Fulham boss Felix Magath was unhappy with that decision, but there were no complaints about the second spot-kick as Amorebieta scythed down David Silva to receive a red card.
Toure, 30, grabbed his third with a stunning strike before late goals by Fernandinho and Martin Demichelis sealed the convincing victory.
Magath, whose side remain bottom of the table and are four points from safety with seven games left, said the second penalty after 54 minutes led to his side giving up.
"I'm not happy with our performance after the second goal," said the German coach.
"Sure it was a bad moment for us, but that's no reason to stop playing, we have to play 90 minutes with 10 or 11 players."
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In a statement to the City, the firm said this muted retail environment should be seen as "the new normal".
Its comments came as it reported a 15% rise in half-year profits to £213m, with sales up 5% to £1.59bn.
Next also reiterated that higher cotton prices may lead to customers having to pay more for clothes.
The fashion retailer did, however, make significant gains in the FTSE 100 after announcing the substantial rise in pre-tax profit, which saw its share price rise by 4.9%.
The news appeared to lift sentiment in other major retailers, with Kingfisher and Marks and Spencer also rising by more than 2%.
The retailer said it did not anticipate a double-dip recession in the UK nor a meltdown in consumer spending.
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But it said the impact of public spending cuts and fall in the credit availability would be felt.
"Very little by way of growth in total consumer spending for the foreseeable future" was expected, Next said.
BBC business editor Robert Peston said that Next's "sober assessment" would be taken notice of by the government, "partly because it is a respected business and partly because Next's chief executive [Simon Wolfson] is a Tory peer and close to the prime minister and chancellor".
For the six months to the end of July, Next's High Street sales were towards the lower end of previous guidance, but the Next Directory home shopping business produced a better-than-expected performance, with a 7.8% rise in first-half sales.
The firm said that the real opportunities it saw for growth were through its website and catalogue and by opening new shops focussing on homeware and furniture.
In its statement, Next reiterated that higher cotton prices will mean that clothes will become more expensive.
Devastating floods in Pakistan - one of the world's largest cotton producers - and fears over this year's crop in China have sent cotton prices surging to 15-year highs in recent weeks.
Next said cotton prices were 45% higher than this time last year, and that this, along with the planned VAT rise, meant price rises were "inevitable" in the spring of next year - predicting increases of between 5% and 8%.
On Tuesday, department store Debenhams warned that the entire UK clothes retail industry faced higher prices, because of the rising cost of cotton and the weak pound.
Primark has also said that rising costs may eat into its profit margins over the coming year.
Regarding Catalonia, most commentators and politicians in Madrid never thought the answer to that question could be yes.
And by refusing to even entertain the idea of a referendum, the Spanish government believed the pro-independence camp in Catalonia would have nowhere to turn.
However, Catalan nationalists have forced the issue.
A year ago they held their own unofficial (in the eyes of Madrid) referendum. They scored 80% in favour of independence, but turnout was low as many boycotted the vote.
Then in September they held a regional election and painted it as a Yes/No vote on independence.
The nationalists failed to get 50% of the vote. And only with the support of a far-left pro-independence party did the main coalition, Together for Yes, get past the 50% threshold of seats in the Catalan parliament.
But that didn't stop them. A majority of seats for pro-independence parties was enough for them to claim a "mandate" and push on with their project to create a new state.
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For years Catalan nationalists have been warning me that without a referendum they would still proceed.
In September 2012 I was on the streets of Barcelona amid a sea of red- and yellow-striped Catalan flags (many with the blue triangle and silver secessionist star), chants of "independence" and more than a million people.
I was struck by their impassioned rejection of the Spanish state.
In their eyes, the failings of Spanish politics were catastrophic. For them, the economic crisis enveloping their beloved Catalonia was proof enough.
Surely that demonstration was a wake-up call for the Spanish government?
However, it was another three years until I and other foreign Madrid-based journalists were invited to La Moncloa - Spain's version of Number 10 Downing Street or the White House - to be briefed on Catalonia by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's Chief of Staff, Jorge Moraga.
In at times strong language, he wanted to put across how Madrid saw latest events.
Catalonia did not get a raw economic deal, he argued. Via Catalan public media the nationalists had manipulated public opinion, creating a false sense of grievance amongst Catalans and the impression that the Spanish state was "anti-Catalan".
Mr Moraga, a Catalan himself, said the opposite was true and argued that the voice of those Catalans (like him) whose DNA was both Spanish and Catalan was being drowned out.
Around the same time, the Spanish foreign minister went head-to-head on Catalan TV in a debate against a leading pro-independence politician.
For many, the Spanish government woke up late from what appeared, at worst, to be a sense of denial over the Catalan question, and at best a policy of non-engagement.
Now Madrid is warning that senior Catalan politicians could have their powers taken away if they continue to "disobey" the will of the Spanish state.
In one Spanish newspaper this week there was talk of Madrid taking control of Catalonia's autonomous police force, or cutting funding to the Catalan government.
After years of inaction, when the arguments and desires of the Catalan independence movement appeared for many in Madrid to be theoretical hyperbole, things now feel real.
The threat of Catalan politicians creating their own state, regardless of what Madrid says, is real.
The idea of Madrid using the force of law to physically stop this happening could soon become real.
Everything could change if there is a change of government in Madrid in a Spanish general election on 20 December.
Of course the pro-independence camp have problems of their own. They are an unlikely political amalgamation of right- and left-wing parties. The centre-right President Artur Mas is desperately trying to hang on to power.
But those on the far left are unlikely to accept him as their independence king.
The impasse between Madrid and the nationalists in Barcelona has produced a sense of political crisis. And no one knows where this will end.
The 45-year-old, nicknamed the Sheriff of Pottingham, fought back from 5-2 down to triumph in Berlin.
World number 14 Carter, winner in 2013, claimed the first three frames.
But Hamilton, ranked 66 and hampered by a neck injury in recent years, chalked up breaks of 118, 73, 74 and 70 as he recovered to secure victory.
Hamilton's run to the final - his first since the 2002 China Open - included wins over the world number one and two, Mark Selby and Stuart Bingham.
The Nottingham potter, who briefly dropped off the main tour last year, was embraced by his father and mother as the crowd gave him a standing ovation after his victory.
"Dreams are made of this stuff," he said.
"It's been a fantastic week and I just can't ask for any more than this.
"I don't know what to do with the trophy as I've never had one."
Carter has won four ranking titles - the most recent in the World Open last summer was his first since being given the all-clear from lung cancer in 2014.
"Anthony played really well. He thoroughly deserved it. I'm delighted for him," Carter said.
Ronnie O'Sullivan, five-time world snooker champion, told Eurosport: "I was on the amateur circuit with him and his mum and dad were there all the time.
"He's very self-deprecating. Every professional in the game will be over the moon for him."
Jimmy White, six-time world championship runner-up: "He's a really nice guy. It's just a wonderful moment. He's given his whole life to the game."
A "dramatic" blaze ripped through the roundhouses about 3,000 years ago at Must Farm quarry in Cambridgeshire.
River silt helped preserve the timbers and contents.
But Dr Karl Harrison, who has been brought in to investigate the cause, said a definitive explanation was unlikely to be established.
The Whittlesey site has been described as the "best-preserved Bronze Age dwellings ever found" in the country.
Dr Harrison said char patterns suggested the fire started within one of the houses and could "assist " in building up a picture of what the site would have looked like.
The forensic archaeologist, from Cranfield University's Wiltshire campus, specialises in the archaeology of fires within structures.
"Must Farm gives us a particularly dramatic burnt building to look at," he said.
"Normally when we get an opportunity to study prehistoric fires it's because they're preserved in mud brick buildings in the Near East, not in Cambridgeshire - so having this material preserved is absolutely incredible."
Evidence suggests the fire probably started within the largest roundhouse, but the cause is likely to remain unknown.
"It could have been a deliberate fire to clear the site for a new house, or set as a ritual closure of a site, perhaps if the family died," Dr Harrison said.
However, as many of the contents were still inside, he said: "It's looks like they just ran out the door - but that might not tell the whole story."
Greig Thomson, 38, wanted to impress his new girlfriend by buying a flat in Dundee.
He was caught when lawyers demanded £80,000 from his mother after he defaulted on the loan.
She realised the loan agreement had been signed by her son without her permission and called in police.
Sheriff Alastair Brown told Thomson: "The fact this crime of dishonesty was committed from an office with a computer and a desk rather than at the dead of night with a pair of gloves and a jemmy doesn't make a difference to the court."
Dundee Sheriff Court heard Thomson had been working for Aberdeen Mortgage Management in Dundee when he carried out the fraud in 2007.
The £180,000 flat was repossessed in 2014 and eventually sold for £126,000.
Fiscal depute Vicki Bell said: "On February 8 last year he attended police HQ and was interviewed.
"He admitted forging his mother's signature and obtaining the property.
"He stated he had been earning a good salary but didn't have three years of accounts as a self-employed person to get a mortgage.
"He wanted to impress his new girlfriend, he saw the property and really liked it so forged his mother's signature to get the mortgage."
Thomson's lawyer Paul Parker Smith said: "He does not claim what he did was right.
"One option he had was to take out a mortgage with his mother as a guarantor.
"He elected to go down the fraudulent route."
Sheriff Brown told Thomson, of Wellgrove Street, Dundee, he would have jailed him for a year but for his early guilty plea.
He said: "This merits a serious sentence - those who are in regulated positions who abuse that must understand that they are walking towards the door of prison.
"It appears that the underlying motive here was a wish to be seen as a person of substance and standing, of sufficient success to obtain property.
"But what you did was dishonest."
A2Dominion said that a "small number" of the "severely damaged" properties in Gibbs Crescent, Osney, will be dismantled after an explosion.
A three-storey block of flats fell down in the explosion on February, and others were damaged.
Thames Valley Police said human remains found at the scene were thought to belong to resident Guido Schuette.
Residents of the severely damaged flats are still in temporary accommodation.
A2Dominion director Dawn Wightman said: "Our priority at the moment is to retrieve as many personal belonging as possible from these flats for the residents who will not be able to return.
"Once we have completed this, we will finalise arrangements with our structural engineers for the damaged properties to be taken down safely. We are aiming to do this as soon as possible."
The housing association has not said when the flats will be demolished, or where residents will be housed.
An investigation into the cause of the explosion continues, and an inquest into the death of Mr Schuette will be held at Oxfordshire Coroner's Court.
The 48-year-old was missing and believed dead before test results proved human remains found in the rubble of the explosion were his.
The contest at the Harwich sausage festival is adjudicated by a cricket umpire "to prevent cheating", organisers said.
The record for the furthest-thrown "standard raw" sausage stands at 150ft and 6in (45.9m) and is held by Nick Alway, who also won this year's event.
The event is organised by Tendring's branch of Camra (Campaign for Real Ale) and is now in its fifth year.
"There's a bit of sausage-throwing but the serious business is sampling sausages from nine local producers," said Richard Oxborrow, vice chair of Tendring Camra and one of the festival organisers.
"Nick's been the champion for three years now. He's been pursued by several people but they just can't throw their sausages as far as he can."
Tendring Camra posted a photo on Twitter of one of the less successful throws of the competition, captioned: "The last throw's trajectory was interrupted".
The 18-year-old studied source gated transistors, an energy-efficient alternative to traditional transistors.
Their usability has been questioned due to some self-heating effects.
The new research, presented at the British Science Festival and published in Scientific Reports, shows that these effects are actually minimal.
Source gated transistors (SGTs) are more energy efficient and more electrically robust than traditional transistors - the fundamental building blocks of electronic devices. They allow the control of colour and brightness in the pixels on a screen, among a raft of other variables.
But it had been thought that SGTs self-heating would lead to device failures.
Thomas Burridge, a sixth-form student, co-authored the paper during a placement with the University of Surrey last summer, through the educational charity Satro.
He wrote computer code to simulate SGTs self-heating and processed the results, then checked them against data from real experiments.
Simple design changes to the geometry of the SGT, he found, all but eliminated self-heating and its damaging effects.
This year, Mr Burridge is going on to study engineering at the University of Cambridge.
"When you set the students a task, you never tell them that this is something that no-one has ever tackled before. They're not aware that this is at the edge of our knowledge, yet they deliver great work," said Dr Radu Sporea, Mr Burridge's supervisor and a research fellow at the University of Surrey.
Clothing, sensors and displays could benefit from this development, making wearable technology and flexible screens a reality.
But untapped potential remains, as Dr Sporea explained.
"I don't think we've found the true killer application of this, but the potential is immense because SGTs could be economic, robust, lightweight, and we can manufacture vast amounts of them in a similar way to newspapers being printed in a paper press."
As for Thomas Burridge - he found it all very rewarding: "I wanted to do this because I wanted to experience what it was like to do research. I did all this in four weeks; it's really surprising how much you can learn in a short amount of time. At the start I didn't think I would be able to do it, but it got easier as I went along."
The Ivorian left the Swans for the Etihad Stadium on a four-year contract in 2015 for a fee worth up to £28m.
Bony, 28, managed only eight goals in 46 appearances for City - more than half of which came as a substitute - and spent last season on loan at Stoke.
His potential return to Wales could depend on the future of Swansea's top scorer last season, Fernando Llorente.
The 32-year-old, who is currently sidelined with an arm injury, has been a transfer target for Chelsea, having worked with the Premier League champions' manager, Antonio Conte, at Juventus.
Swansea have yet to receive a bid this summer for the Spain international, who scored 15 goals last season to help the Welsh club avoid relegation from the top flight.
The Swans did reject offers for Llorente during the January transfer window, and a move for Bony could be seen as insurance should Llorente leave.
Swansea signed England Under-21 striker Tammy Abraham on a season-long loan from Chelsea earlier this summer.
But with club record signing Borja Baston on loan at Malaga, the Swans could be short of forward options if Llorente was to leave.
Before Baston's arrival, Bony was Swansea's record signing when he joined from Vitesse Arnhem for £12m in 2013.
He scored 34 goals in all competitions for the Swans before his move to City.
Bony's high wages at City were thought to be a stumbling block for a potential return to the Liberty Stadium, though Swansea could soon have more money if midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson joins Everton.
The 24-year-old Scot achieved the ranking in the same year he won four Grand Slam titles in additions to Paralympic gold and silver.
"It's only a good thing if people are expecting you to win because you're playing well," Reid told BBC Scotland.
"Hopefully I can keep going in the right trajectory and try to emulate the success of this year."
In 2016, Reid won singles titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, as well as doubles titles at the French Open and Wimbledon.
More recently he added a silver medal alongside Alfie Hewitt in the Paralympic doubles and a gold medal in the singles final - against Hewitt - in Rio.
"If someone had told me that at the start of the year I'd have told them they were crazy," said Reid.
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"It's been a phenomenal year and I've loved every moment of it. The trip to Rio was the icing on the cake and hopefully there will be more years like that in the future.
"It's always a really special thing for me to represent my country but to go out there and be on the podium, have the flag on your top and know that you've contributed to the most successful tally we've ever had as a team was brilliant."
Despite such a successful last nine months, Glasgow-based Reid believes he has still to reach his peak in tennis.
"I'm only 24 and I've already got a lot of experience under my belt, which is really important in our sport," he said.
"Physically I still feel like I've got improvements to make and in my game as well there are still things I can make better.
"There are a lot of good players at the top of the men's game so it's going to be tough and people are going to be gunning for me. But I'll do my best to try to stay up there."
Yet Tim Brown, chief executive of design agency IDEO, is convinced the combination is the future and says he has already hired "several".
"They're really changing the way we think," he says enthusiastically.
And that fresh perspective is exactly what he believes not just his firm, but businesses in general will need to enable them to adapt and find new profitable niches in an increasingly competitive market.
"We think of a business as a machine. I don't think that's appropriate in the future.
"The way we will think about business and society will be much more based on biological metaphors, on the way ecosystems work, because they're much more complex and much more adaptive," he says.
At IDEO, staff are sent on secondments to different international offices to ensure they experience different ways of working and living, giving them a wider perspective.
Mr Brown says the firm also aims to create an atmosphere where employees feel free to try new ideas out, regardless of whether or not they are successful.
For a firm like IDEO , which employs just 550 staff and whose work is based on individuals' knowledge and skill, changing how it does business can be relatively painless and fast.
But for bigger companies the process can be much harder as inevitably the larger a firm gets the more people have to agree and approve any changes before they are put into action.
Leadership expert Steve Tappin says larger firms often become "mind bogglingly complex", making change very difficult.
"Most big businesses create bureaucratic processes to deal with their expansion. The key for chief executives is not to control complexity but to build organisations which can respond intelligently and adaptively," he says.
When George Barrett joined US healthcare services firm Cardinal Health in 2008 as chief executive, the entire industry was changing due to a significant demographic shift, with the older population expanding rapidly, and a sharp growth in some health issues such as obesity.
Because the firm operated on very small profit margins, the performance of staff and different units was constantly measured to ensure it was on target, but he says the "dark side" of being so focused on the detail was that the firm was missing these bigger external shifts in the market.
"Part of my job was about bringing a different perspective," he says.
As a result, he says the firm started to look forward more, making some bets on which services would be in demand in the future and ensuring it hired people qualified in those areas.
This included deliberately hiring people, he says, which were not like him or other people in the organisation, avoiding the "recipe for disaster" which he says surrounding himself with similar people would have been.
"You sometimes have to give the voice to that heretic who drives everybody crazy but at least is stirring up enough new thought."
Stefano Pessina, executive vice chairman of newly-merged firm Walgreens Alliance Boots, is equally careful to make sure the views of those at the top don't become too dominant.
An entrepreneur all his life, Mr Pessina has grown the family firm he inherited from his father into a giant through constant mergers.
But he's careful to ensure the larger firm retains its entrepreneurial edge.
In fact, it regularly cuts people at the top of the firm to keep the organisation "very lean" and to make sure that it doesn't become too bureaucratic.
"What is important is to have a lot of people where the customers are. It's not important to have people just in the corporate offices, because many people in the corporate offices have never seen a customer," he says.
He, himself, he says only has a tiny office, to emphasise the point that its customers and the staff serving them are the most important part of the organisation.
Ultimately, says John Mackey, chief executive at supermarket chain Whole Foods, those at the top have to ensure that they have a solid understanding of all the different relationships which exist in the business: those between suppliers, staff, investors and customers, for example.
"We need leaders who have a higher degree of systems intelligence that can see how it all fits together and that understand the importance of creating value for all of these stakeholders. It's a different kind of leader to who we typically have," he says.
Maybe a biologist is the person for the job, after all.
This feature is based on interviews by leadership expert Steve Tappin for the BBC's CEO Guru series, produced by Neil Koenig.
The Englishman spent his first game since his appointment taking a back seat while the Premiership side lost their Scottish Cup replay to Rangers.
"Those are a couple of things that stood out, certainly towards the end of the game," Clark told BBC Scotland.
"It is just about gradually getting the message across."
Clark, the former Huddersfield Town, Birmingham City and Blackpool boss, will take charge properly for the first time when Dundee visit Rugby Park on Saturday in the Scottish Premiership.
The 43-year-old took "lots of positives" from Tuesday's game, despite the 2-1 defeat by the Championship leaders.
"There were some terrific bits of play, I thought we scored a tremendous goal and, for 60-65 minutes, we were more than a match for a really good Rangers team," he said.
"We obviously got a bit tired and fatigued towards the end of the game, so obviously fitness is the one that we can work on.
"When you lose a bit of your fitness towards the end of the game, you lose a bit of composure on the ball and you give it back to the opposition a little bit quicker, so that's another area in terms of keeping the ball and making the opposition work for it."
Clark has already made alterations to Kilmarnock's training regime since his appointment on Monday.
"Obviously the fitness one is going to need to be a gradual thing because we cannot rip into the players and go from nothing to full tilt because then you run the risk of picking up injuries and we can't afford to do that," he said.
However, Kilmarnock defender Conrad Balatoni revealed one intriguing change to their preparations.
"We're coming in a bit later and we're doing this chronological training where you're training the same time as you're going to be playing, so I'm looking forward to seeing how that goes," he said.
"We're looking forward to working with him in the coming weeks and hopefully improving ourselves as a team.
"He says he's very approachable, so that's always good.
"It's always good when someone with his knowledge of the game comes in and he can tweak a few things."
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.
He was found with serious head injuries at a property in Granville Road, Accrington, at about 08:45 BST.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police officers remain at the house.
Det Supt Paul Withers said the death is being treated as an isolated incident and an investigation into the circumstances is under way.
He appealed for anybody with information to come forward.
The airport operator raised an action against the council over work at Sumburgh Airport.
It had contracted the council to provide engineering works and services for a runway extension project.
The Court of Session has ruled that HIAL had not left it too late to make a claim for payment.
The council said it now expects the case to go to a full hearing.
The court action raised in 2011 originally sought declarations that there had been a breach of contract.
It alleged defects had arisen and not been remedied.
There was no conclusion for damages. HIAL maintained the extent of the alleged loss could not properly be assessed.
But it added a further amendment later seeking payment of £14.2m plus interest from the council.
Shetland Islands Council maintained the claim for payment came too late.
But judge Lady Scott said the terms of the action gave fair notice of the claim to the council.
Lord President Lord Gill, sitting with Lord Menzies and Lord Drummond Young, have now rejected the council's challenge to that ruling.
Lord Gill said: "It is not disputed that if the claim can be said to have been made only when the amendment was allowed, the claim has prescribed.
"The short question therefore is whether the declaratory conclusions in this action constituted the making of a relevant claim."
He added: "On a fair reading, the summons left the defender (the council) in no doubt that a claim was being made, that it was a claim for payment and that precise quantification of it would follow in due course.
"It was plainly a claim in part-implement of the defender's alleged obligations, being a definitive step in the process of enforcing them."
Shetland Islands Council said the case was now likely to proceed to a full hearing.
In a statement, it said: "The appeal court in Edinburgh has ruled against Shetland Islands Council in a technical legal matter over the Sumburgh airport runway extension dispute with Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.
"The issue before the Court of Session was whether or not the airport authority was time-barred from raising a claim for payment. HIAL initially raised the court action against the council claiming, among other things, defects in the design.
"The decision on this preliminary matter means that the case is likely to proceed to a full hearing. The council will not comment further at this time."
Indian censor official JP Singh said they had objected to some scenes in the film and "wanted them to be blurred".
Sony Pictures in India said in a statement quoted by the AFP news agency that it would not compromise on the content of the film.
The David Fincher film stars Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara.
It is based on Stieg Larsson's best-selling thriller which tells a story of murder, corruption and family secrets, and contains some sex scenes.
"Bare bottom and bare-breast scenes are not allowed in India," Mr Singh, an official at India's Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) said.
"We objected to several scenes in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and wanted them to be blurred."
Sony Pictures in India said that the censors had "adjudged the film unsuitable for public viewing in its unaltered form".
"And while we are committed to maintaining and protecting the vision of the director, we will, as always, respect the guidelines set by the board," the statement added.
More than 1,500 foreign films, mostly Hollywood, are released in India every year after clearing the country's censors.
The 4,500-year-old wooden maul, or mallet, used by Egyptian craftsmen, had been stored in the wardrobe in Derbyshire to protect it from sunlight.
It was originally discovered during World War Two in a cave near Cairo by a relative of the owner.
Auctioneer Charles Hanson said "the tool would almost certainly have helped with the building of important ancient temples of the day".
The item, which goes to auction in October, has a pre-sale estimate of £2,000-£3,000.
Mr Hanson, manager of Hansons Auctioneers, said the maul had been used but was in "remarkable condition".
The relative of the vendor, who wanted to remain anonymous, had been camped in a cave in the Mokattam Hills, near Cairo, and discovered the artefact while digging.
Mr Hanson said: "To hold something which is twice as old as Christianity and to close your eyes and think back to the Ancient Egyptian civilization, and the time of the Pharaohs, is quite remarkable."
Almost 5,000 years ago, a series of small settlements along the River Nile were unified into one kingdom, dominating the Mediterranean for much of the following 3,000 years.
At 4,500 years old, the mallet dates to about the same time as the Pyramids at Giza, pictured, built in the fourth dynasty from 2575 to 2465BC, although they are about 10 miles (17km) away.
In 30BC, the last Pharaohs Cleopatra and her son Caesarion died and Egypt became part of the Roman Empire.
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Many of them are escaping war and poverty at home, in countries like Syria, Iraq and parts of Africa.
But many European governments are struggling to cope with the huge numbers of new arrivals.
Watch Ricky's report to find out more about the crisis.
Priscilla Berry, 39, vanished from her home in Mochdre, Conwy county, in 1978 but North Wales Police believe her body was later discovered off the coast.
They traced family members after a public appeal last week and now hope new DNA techniques can close the case.
The woman's body was interred in a local cemetery but was not identified.
Det Con Don Kenyon, who is leading the investigation, said: "We will now work with the family in the hope of bringing them some closure.
"The news of renewed police involvement in the case has clearly caused them some distress and reawakened memories of the time when Mrs Berry went missing."
Police are trying to identify several human remains discovered in the region over the last five decades, including those of a man aged in his 30s whose body was recovered from the sea off Anglesey in 1983.
Criminality is not suspected in any of the cases and Operation Orchid was launched to "identify, reunite and allow the dignity of a funeral service for family and friends to pay their respects".
New police inquiries with the National Missing Persons Bureau identified Mrs Berry as a possible match with the remains found in the sea off Llandudno on 2 January 1980.
The Airport Operators Association said more stringent passport checks for EU nationals would result in longer queues and processing times.
Its comments have been sent to a House of Lords inquiry into the movement of people between the EU and UK.
The Home Office said Border Force could meet the demand and maintain security.
According to the AOA - which represents more than 50 UK airports - the growth in air traffic has not been matched by an increase in resources for Border Force, which is responsible for immigration and customs checks.
The AOA said its members have told it a lack of resources has already led to longer queues at passport desks.
In 2015, there were 251 million passenger journeys through Britain's airports.
Figures from an annual Home Office report showed that Border Force staff numbers fell from 8,332 in 2014-15 to 7,911 in 2015-16.
The AOA's comments come after a whistleblower told the BBC last July that "stressed" Border Force staff were struggling to cope with queues to check passports at Heathrow Airport.
In evidence submitted to the House of Lords' EU home affairs sub-committee, the AOA said it is concerned any potential change to passport control after Brexit will make waiting times longer.
EU nationals travelling by air currently use a separate system or automatic ePassport gates when entering the UK, which is often quicker than systems for passengers from outside Europe.
The association said if all overseas passengers were screened in the same way at UK airports following Brexit, this could lead to an increase in waiting times at border control and would be "highly disruptive" for passengers, airlines and airports.
Airports would also have to spend millions of pounds on extra facilities for immigration checks if any stricter controls went ahead, it added.
The AOA is recommending the government keep the current system in place for EU passengers travelling to UK airports.
However, a Home Office spokesperson said: "We are about to begin negotiations with the EU and it would be wrong to set out further positions in advance, but we are clear that Border Force has the capacity to meet passenger demand and maintain security.
"Our Border Force officers currently clear passengers within our agreed waiting times in more than 95% of cases and will continue to carry out stringent checks on 100% of scheduled passengers arriving in the UK."
Large crowds gathered on Tuesday as the pontiff arrived at a local school where he met children, survivors and relatives of the victims.
He said he wanted the visit to be made in private in order to be closer to those directly affected.
The magnitude-6.2 quake in August killed nearly 300 people.
In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, authorities advised the Pope that it was unsafe to visit the region.
The 79-year-old also visited Accumoli, where a building collapsed following the quake, and Arquata del Tronto, where homes were reduced to rubble.
The Pope confirmed his intention to visit Amatrice on Sunday, but did not specify when he would arrive.
Vatican spokesperson Greg Burke posted a photograph on Twitter of Pope Francis after he was approached in his car by a local resident who wanted to show her appreciation for his visit.
Gerard O'Connell, an Irish journalist living in Rome, posted a tweet quoting Pope Francis as saying: "I am close to you, I pray for you."
Pirates got a bonus point as they beat Ospreys' Premiership Select 34-10 in Maesteg to consolidate second place in their British and Irish Cup pool.
Paver told BBC Radio Cornwall: "Over the last month we've had a full review of why we lost close games and it came down to our discipline.
"We've had a massive focus on what can we do and what's in our control."
Pirates gave up just six penalties in the whole game as Brett Beukeboom scored two tries, while Tyler Gendall, Marlen Walker and a penalty try earned the Penzance-based club their bonus point.
"The guys have dealt with it pretty harshly in training and in games we have some very frank conversations about discipline issues," added Paver.
"Over the last four weeks our average penalty count has dramatically dropped, in some cases it's halved, which is absolutely outstanding.
"That's testament to their ability to retain the information and being able to deliver it under pressure."
The Mary Peters Track meet will be part of a four-week period which includes the Northern Ireland Championships and the Irish Milers Club meeting.
The Belfast International will have athletes from the UK and Ireland and further afield.
In-form long jumper Adam McMullen will be among those in action.
The county Londonderry man achieved the Commonwealth Games consideration standard in Florida recently as he improved his personal best to 7.85m.
McMullen's leap added 0.01m to his previous best and was seven centimetres beyond the Gold Coast consideration standard set by Athletics Northern Ireland.
However, the Newbridge man will need to achieve the 7.78m mark on at least one more occasion to guarantee his place in the Games team so he will continue to compete regularly over the coming weeks.
The Belfast International will also offer invaluable preparation for young athletes heading to the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas later this summer.
Beechmount Harrier Davicia Patterson joined McMullen at the launch of the 5 July meeting.
Her new 400m personal best of 55.54 seconds booked her Bahamas berth and she has also reduced her 200m and 300m PBs to 26.43 and 39.66.
Athletics Northern Ireland general secretary John Allen said the 5 July meeting would again showcase the Mary Peters Track venue which underwent a £3m upgrade before being reopened in 2013.
"The Belfast International Athletics Meet will offer fans an opportunity see world-class athletes compete at the home of Athletics in Northern Ireland ahead of the World Championships, Commonwealth Youth Games 2017 and Commonwealth Games 2018," said the Athletics NI chief.
Local athletes wishing to be considered for the Commonwealth Games must compete in the Northern Ireland Championships at the Mary Peters Track on 10 June.
The Irish Milers Club Meet at the same venue on 24 June is also set to attract a healthy contingent of international athletes.
A Japanese research team found that large earthquakes are more likely to occur at times of a full or new Moon.
Tides arise from the effects of the gravitational interaction of the Moon and Sun on a rotating Earth.
This could put extra strain on geological faults that are already close to slipping, the team reports.
The researchers led by Satoshi Ide, from the University of Tokyo, have published their findings in the journal Nature Geoscience.
"Large earthquakes are more probable during periods of high tidal stress," they wrote in their paper.
When the tug of gravity is strongest, they added, "the probability of a tiny rock failure expanding to a gigantic rupture increases".
While the link might seem intuitive, firm evidence for the tidal triggering of earthquakes has been lacking.
The team reconstructed the size of tidal stresses - rather than just looking at the timing of tidal phases - in the two weeks prior to large quakes (of Magnitude 5.5 or greater).
There was no clear correlation found between tidal stress and small earthquakes. But they found that the fraction of large earthquakes increases in line with the size of tidal stress.
These massive quakes, such as the Magnitude 9.0 Great Tohoku event in Japan and the Magnitude 8.8 earthquake that hit Chile in 2010 tended to occur near the times of maximum tidal stress - during new and full Moons.
The findings "can be used to improve probabilistic earthquake forecasting, especially for extremely large earthquakes," Prof Ide and colleagues concluded.
The epicentre of the earthquake was in India's mountainous Sikkim state, where at least 18 people were killed.
Rain and landslides are hindering search and rescue operations there and officials in Sikkim fear that the toll could rise further.
Several earthquakes hit the region this year, but none caused major damage.
At least five people were killed in Nepal, police there say, and at least seven died in Tibet, China's official Xinhua news agency reported. At least six other people were killed in other Indian states.
Officials in all regions say the death toll is likely to rise as rescuers reach the remote mountainous areas struck by the quake.
The quake struck the mountainous north-eastern Indian state of Sikkim at 18:10 (12:40 GMT) on Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey, and was followed by two strong aftershocks.
Telephone lines were knocked out across the state, while power cuts plunged Gangtok, the capital, into darkness just seconds after the quake hit.
Hundreds of people there spent the night on the streets after buildings developed cracks, reports say.
Tremors were felt in the north-eastern Indian states of Assam, Meghalaya, and Tripura. They were also felt in regions of India: West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chandigarh and Delhi. Bangladesh and Bhutan also felt the quake.
One person was killed during a stampede as people panicked in a town in the eastern state of Bihar, and other deaths were reported near Darjeeling, in West Bengal.
Landslides have blocked the two main highways linking Sikkim with the rest of the country making it difficult for the rescue workers to reach the area, reports say.
Just over the border in Tibet's Yadong County, just 40km (miles) from Sikkim, the earthquake caused hundreds of landslides disrupting traffic, telecommunications, power and water supplies.
Chinese authorities said relief supplies were on the way to the area.
In Kathmandu, 270km (170 miles) west of the quake's epicentre, buildings were evacuated and traffic came to a standstill.
Three people died when a wall of the British Embassy collapsed. Those dead included a motorcyclist and his eight-year-old child who were struck as they rode past, police said.
Two others died in Dharan in Sunsari district, including a five-year-old child, according to the the Himalayan Times newspaper.
Lawmakers in parliament hurried out of the building shouting when the quake struck in the middle of a debate on the budget, witnesses said.
What appeared to be more than 30 white wedding dresses were hung from nooses, strung up between the palm trees.
Lebanese law currently allows a rapist to be exonerated if he marries his victim.
The activists are pressing to have the legislation abolished at an upcoming session of parliament.
Minister for Women's Affairs Jean Oghassabian described the article as being "from the stone age".
"There are 31 days in a month and every single day, a woman may be raped and forced to marry her rapist," said Alia Awada from the non-governmental organisation Abaad.
A proposal to scrap Article 522 of the penal code, which deals with rape, assault, kidnapping and forced marriage, was introduced last year and approved by a parliamentary committee in February.
Activists hope that MPs will vote to abolish it when it goes to a vote on 15 May.
BBC World Service Middle East editor Alan Johnston says the ghostly wedding dresses swaying in the wind beneath their nooses conjure a sense of a brutal snuffing out of life and hope.
That is the sort of impact the controversial law may have on victims of rape, our correspondent says.
The installation was designed in Paris by Lebanese artist Mireille Honein.
She told AFP news agency that Article 522 had left women "without an identity" and was "shameful for those imposing it on them".
Last December, women dressed in wedding dresses made from bandages to protest against the law.
Mireille Honein's hanging wedding dresses are the latest in a line of protests using artistic expression to highlight violence against women
Domestic violence: A group of "guerilla feminists" in China marched up a Beijing street wearing wedding dresses spattered with red paint to highlight the issue, little debated in the country, but were later detained for more than a month in 2015 on public disorder charges, sparking an international outcry
So-called "honour" crime: Eighteen-year-old Tunisian feminist Amina Sboui wrote "my body belongs to me. It is not the source of anyone's honour" on her chest and published the topless photograph on the internet in March 2013. She subsequently had to go into hiding and spent two years in France before returning.
Female genital mutilation (FGM): UK playwright Charlene Jones won an award for her play looking at the impact of FGM - some form of which has been carried out on 200m women around the world, the UN says - as seen through the eyes of two 15-year-old girls.
Mr Ross, who is currently a junior minister in the Executive, has been an MLA for East Antrim since 2007.
He said it had been "an enormous privilege to represent the people of East Antrim at the NI Assembly for the past ten years".
Mr Ross said he had taken a decision "when elected in May 2016 that it would be my final election".
The virus is suspected to be linked to a large number of babies born with underdeveloped brains in Brazil.
In February, the World Health Organization declared the Zika virus a global public health emergency.
Google said its grant would help to raise awareness, reduce mosquito populations and support the development of vaccines.
"Today we have Google engineers working with Unicef to analyse data, to determine how to map and anticipate the virus," the company said in a blog post.
The firm's team of volunteers is designing open-source software that will be able to collate data, such as weather and travel information, to help predict how Zika may spread.
Google said it had also updated its search engine to display detailed information about Zika - available in 16 languages - for visitors to the US and other countries. The company is also working with popular YouTube channels in Latin America to produce information videos about the virus.
The World Health Organisation has identified the Zika virus as a serious global threat, in the same category of importance as Ebola.
But unlike Ebola, where aid organisations focused on getting "boots on the ground" to treat patients and prevent transmission, with Zika the attention is on understanding the virus' link with microcephaly.
Microcephaly is when a baby is born with an unusually small head, as the brain has not developed properly.
But in the knowledge the Prime Minister was about to tell the party conference about a shift to the centre ground, an appeal to "ordinary working class people", I left Birmingham the night before the speech to find out what some real voters, in the Labour stronghold, thought.
We call them vox pops in the trade, from the Latin "vox populi" which means voice of the people - one question asked of randomly picked people in the street.
Normally on TV they are short and to the point. But such was the eloquence and strongly-held beliefs I found in Mansfield, they are worth hearing at length because they sum up what people think of politics and the country right now.
The first person in his mobility scooter bemoaned the number of homeless people on the streets, particularly ex-servicemen. This is what he said, though, about Theresa May:
"She needs a chance.
"But making false promises isn't going to get us out of the situation that we are in."
Next, the 75-year-old ex-miner, still working as a gardener. Proud he had worked, so far, for 60 years and not intending to retire.
"She's great and I've always been a Labour man," he said.
"But this woman makes sense. I'm sure she's going to do a good job for us and we've got to be patient and I'm sure at the end of the day we'll be all better off.
"She's got that know-how look. I'm sure she means what she says and she's going to do it and she's got a good group of people around her."
Next the man in the street who takes the anti-immigration line.
He said: "I think she should do what she says and do it for the working class, which is curtailing foreigners from coming into this country.
"I've worked hard all my life and these foreigners are coming in and using our system and they're not paying for it."
"I think this town needs a change... it needs more money putting into it."
In the market place, stall holders were reluctant to talk. Not on camera anyway.
There was concern at the Brexit vote, the falling pound putting up the cost of what they sell from the EU threatens their future.
The next to speak was a woman who was surprised to find herself supporting the Prime Minister's words.
"I was a bit sceptical about her to start with but what she's saying is making a lot of sense," she said.
"But whether she puts it into practice... I'm quite optimistic. As I say, I was very sceptical to start with because I'm not a Conservative person."
Finally, although we did speak to more, the disillusioned man who speaks for many too, on politics, Brexit, and even the voting system.
All in response to the same question about his thoughts on Theresa May's speech appealing to ordinary working class people.
"I'm more leaning towards Socialism than Conservatism," he said.
"Politics is in a worst state than it's ever been.
"I've never been so disappointed as I am at the moment with the political situation. Every party.
"The Brexit thing was very disappointing. You've got a decision which just over half the country wanted so you've got a divided nation there.
"I'm very proud to be British but in reality I've never felt so down with politics as I do at the moment."
Lots for politicians need to take heed of here. Words and promises are powerful but what is delivered in the end is what will decide which way people vote.
Domestic policies are one thing, the government can control that. It can decide where to invest to help the economy as it steps towards to the centre and at the same time to the right on immigration.
We, as a nation, may have voted to seize control with the referendum result on 23 June but it may be hard to control the effects of Brexit on the economy.
What will the people of Mansfield think then?
Striker Stevan Jovetic scored twice as Inter came from a goal down to boost their chances of remaining in the top four.
Cyril Thereau volleyed Udinese ahead, with Jovetic equalising from Mauro Icardi's cross.
Jovetic chested in Jonathan Biabiany's cross before substitute Eder scored in injury time to seal the win.
Councillors voted to shut Ysgol Llanbedr primary school near Ruthin on Tuesday.
The school has already been reprieved from closure once after the Welsh government ruled the original consultation was flawed.
More than 900 people objected to the plan which the council admitted was "extremely emotive".
The 32 existing full-time and three part-time pupils will transfer to Ysgol Borthyn in Ruthin from 31 August 2016.
Councillor Eryl Williams, Denbighshire's cabinet member for education, said: "We fully recognise that this has been an extremely emotive issue for those connected with the school.
"With almost £20m being invested in the Ruthin review process we need to continue to review school provision across the area, to ensure that we provide the right number of school places, of the right type, in the right location."
Clwyd West Conservative AM Darren Millar said the decision was "yet another set back" for parents, pupils and staff who had been "tirelessly campaigning" to save the school from closure.
But he added the fight was "not over yet".
Campaigners have said they still hope to save the rural school from closure.
The Diocese of St Asaph, which supports the retention of the Church in Wales school, is seeking a judicial review on the decision.
Chairwoman of governors Julie Baddock said: "We're very disappointed, but not in the least bit surprised.
"We intend to refer the matter back to the education minister to review."
The board of governors and diocese had proposed Ysgol Llanbedr be joined with Ysgol Trefnant, near Denbigh.
"The governors and diocese believe that our position is much stronger this time." said Mrs Baddock.
Campaigners have 28 days to refer the matter to the education minister. Any final decision is likely to be made after the assembly elections.
The 55-year-old, who spent a season with St Helens in the mid-1980s, takes over on a four-year deal.
He succeeds Tim Sheens, who resigned in October to become full-time director of rugby with Super League side Salford Red Devils.
"It is truly an honour to be in this position," said Meninga, a former Australia Test captain and centre.
"It's always been something I've wanted to do."
Meninga's main goal is to lead the defence of Australia's World Cup title in 2017, to be co-hosted by Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
His first major international competition will be next year's Four Nations in Britain, where Australia will take on New Zealand, England and Scotland.
His appointment has been backed by current Queensland and Australia captain Cameron Smith.
"I couldn't think of a coach more suited to this role, given Mal's achievements as a former Kangaroos captain and his understanding of what representing Australia means," Smith said.
Dixon and Sonia Samuels secured places for Rio by finishing as the top two British athletes, having already achieved the qualifying time.
"I was like 'I still want to beat you, there's a British Championship at stake'," Dixon told BBC Newcastle.
Dixon was 13th, while Samuels finished eight seconds behind to come 14th.
"It would have been lovely if we had gone 'let's cross the line hand in hand'. But no, you still want the bragging rights," she added.
Both Dixon and Samuels set personal bests at the Berlin Marathon in September to dip under the 2:31:00 qualification standard set by British Athletics ahead of Rio 2016.
Sunderland Stroller Dixon continued: "There was more pressure on myself and Sonia because we were going into the race having already achieved the qualifying time.
"So we knew we had to be the top two Brits to rubber stamp our plane tickets, but it also meant we had a lot more to lose than the others. We could have thrown it away but thankfully we didn't."
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Having both grown up in the north east of England, 37-year old Dixon could not be happier to be heading to Rio with Samuels by her side.
"It's absolutely brilliant. If I had to pick one of the athletes that I race against to be on that plane to Rio with us, it would be Sonia," she said.
"We used to race as under-15s and under-17s, so for us to both to get to the stage that we are in life right now, it's just absolutely amazing that we've got there at last."
Samuels, who is now based in Loughborough, says qualifying for Rio is the realisation of a lifelong dream.
"I remember watching the Barcelona Olympic Games (in 1992) and I said to my mum that I was going to do that one day," the Sale Harrier told BBC Sport.
"It was just something that I carried on believing. It's taken 23 years to get there but it was still worth the wait."
The British-designed Ocelot has a V-shaped shell intended to defend against attacks coming from below the carriage.
The patrol vehicle can also be easily dismantled if needs be.
The Land Rover had been criticised for not offering troops in Afghanistan and Iraq enough protection from roadside bombs.
The first Ocelots should come into service by next year.
The Ocelot, which was created by Warwickshire-based Force Protection Europe and Ricardo, a British automotive engineering company, was among several bids competing for the Ministry of Defence contract.
The vehicle, which can weigh 7.5 tonnes when loaded, can reach 50mph in 19.75 seconds.
Its wheels work independently of each other; this means it is less of a problem if one falls off as the others would continue to work.
All the components can be removed easily - meaning that the pod where up to six people can sit can be changed and the vehicle could be turned into an ambulance if required.
It was devised by engineers from a variety of backgrounds - including the World Rally Championship, McLaren F1 and BMW - and the creators say tests show the vehicle can easily be repaired in confined forward operating bases.
At least 37 UK soldiers have died in Iraq and Afghanistan while travelling in the lightly armoured Snatch Land Rover; its vulnerability to roadside bombs and other explosives led some soldiers to call it the "mobile coffin".
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Col Stuart Tootal, former commander of 3 Para, the first battle group sent to Afghanistan's restive Helmand province, told the BBC that soldiers would be pleased but the Army could not afford delays in choosing the right equipment.
He said: "I think there is general disappointment in many areas of the armed services that equipment takes too long to be replaced when it's found to be inadequate, but at the same time that has to be balanced against the fact that the lessons are being learned and that a lot more equipment and a lot better equipment is now coming in at a faster pace."
The inadequacies of the Land Rover have been discussed several times during the Iraq inquiry.
Paul Kernaghan from the Association of Chief Police Officers said he refused to allow police officers sent to Iraq to be driven around in the vehicles, while former Army chief Gen Sir Richard Dannatt said the problem of the Land Rovers should have been dealt with earlier.
He told the inquiry: "'We worked round the problem, we didn't actually confront the problem. It has been a definitive negative and we are paying to some extent the price for that in Afghanistan."
In March this year, a coroner presiding over the inquest into the deaths of Cpl Sarah Bryant and SAS reservists Cpl Sean Reeve, L/Cpl Richard Larkin and Pte Paul Stout in an explosion in Afghanistan in 2008 said he would be contacting the MoD about his concerns over the use of the vehicle in which the four had died.
The inquest heard that the soldiers' commander had requested a replacement for their Snatch Land Rover but was refused because of equipment shortages.
The vehicles could not cover soft ground and became stuck in a little water, which restricted the unit to driving along dangerous tracks.
"There was significant disquiet about these vehicles being the only resource available to this unit for a variety of reasons," coroner David Masters said.
That same month, the Labour government announced it was placing an order worth hundreds of millions of pounds for 200 vehicles to replace the Land Rovers.
Rose Gentle, whose 19-year-old son Gordon was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2004, said the news had come too late for many.
"They should have been replaced a long time ago. In fact, the Snatch Land Rover should never have been used," she said.
Col Tootal said: "Snatch's deficiencies came to light in Iraq in 2003 where it was clearly apparent this was a vehicle that was not suitable for counter-insurgency operations where there was a high threat of IEDs (improvised explosive devices) in particular.
"[But the decision has] taken so long for two reasons. First of all it is difficult to get the technology and science right to give you a vehicle of sufficient mobility with the right level of protection, but at the same time, it is also a poor reflection on a cumbersome procurement system that needs to be much snappier and much sharper about meeting the operational requirements which commanders are asking for.
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The body of 53-year-old year old Jane Reilly was found at a property on Stirling Street at about 07:00 on 30 January.
Her family described her as "a devoted mother who would be dearly missed."
Police Scotland are continuing with their investigations into the incident are pursuing a number of lines of inquiry.
In a statement her family added: "Her sudden death has left us devastated and our hearts are breaking as we try to come to terms with what has happened.
"We thank everyone who has passed on their condolences but we now ask for peace to grieve at this extremely difficult time."
Det Insp Jim Thomson of Falkirk police, said: "We are treating Jane's death as unexplained at this time however our investigation is very much ongoing as we work towards establishing the full set of circumstances.
"I again urge anyone who has information that might assist with this effort to please contact police if not already done so."
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The economy expanded 4.7% from January to March from a year ago - weaker than 5% in the fourth quarter of last year.
The figure also missed market expectations of growth of about 4.95% for the quarter.
Indonesia's growth was hurt by a slowing demand for exports and falling oil prices, the government said.
Glenn Maguire, Asia chief economist for ANZ, said the data confirms the view that the Indonesian economy is struggling to find a "base".
"Indeed, it appears that the government will be attempting to rely on fiscal policy - bringing forward infrastructure spending to stabilise growth," he told Reuters.
The country's full year growth in 2014 was the slowest in five years.
Indonesia has also been struggling to bring down a large current account deficit, which happens when a country imports more than it exports.
A move to cut oil subsidies has also been challenged by weak commodity prices that have hit exports.
Markets, meanwhile, reacted negatively to the growth figures.
Indonesia's benchmark Jakarta stock index reversed early gains of as much as 1.2% before the announcement to fall 0.1%.
The rupiah, which is the worst performing emerging market currency in Asia this year, fell to 13,030 against the US dollar - its weakest since 1 April.
A safety trial, published in the Lancet Neurology medical journal, suggested the chemical NA-1 was safe to use.
The study on 185 people also hinted that patients given the drug developed fewer regions of damaged brain tissue.
The Stroke Association said that it was promising, but needed more research.
Tests in primates had suggested NA-1 prevented brain cells dying when a stroke starved them of oxygen.
A small trial was set up at 14 hospitals in the US and Canada.
Patients who took part were having an operation to repair a brain aneurysm, a weakened blood vessel which could rupture, are at increased risk of a stroke.
Ninety-two people had the drug injected into a vein, while another 93 were injected with salty water.
The doctors concluded that NA-1 was safe, with only two patients having mild side effects.
However, brain scans also showed that fewer brain lesions, damaged areas of tissue, formed in patients given the drug.
The doctors involved said the study provided evidence that "neuroprotection is achievable" but said that "a larger trial is necessary to investigate the robustness of the effect".
Prof Markku Kaste, from Helsinki University Central Hospital, said: "Age is the greatest risk factor for stroke. Because of the global population ageing, the number and burden of strokes will increase."
He said previous trials to use drugs to protect the brain had resulted in failure. His said this drug still need to be assessed in much larger clinical trials before its effectiveness was known.
Dr Peter Coleman, from the Stroke Association charity said: "We welcome any treatment that could protect brain cells after a stroke and limit the amount of brain damage. This potential treatment appears promising, but a lot more research is needed."
The trial was funded by the biopharmaceutical companies NoNO and Arbor Vita.
21 September 2015 Last updated at 10:58 BST
Figures from the body show Coventry City Council is among the authorities falling behind.
A total of 7,230 homes were built in Coventry between 2011 and 2014 - a 60% shortfall on the calculated need.
Councillor Kevin Maton, cabinet member for business, said the authority needed 40,000 new homes over the next 15 years.
Reece Palmer and his girlfriend Ayesha Kalyan are among those affected.
"If the prices are at a certain point now, who knows what they're going to be like in a year or so?" said Mr Palmer.
Inside Out is on BBC One West Midlands on Monday, 21 September at 19:30 BST and nationwide on the iPlayer for 30 days thereafter.
Roy Blackman, 73, was found with multiple blunt-force injuries in Biddenden, Kent, on 21 March.
Mark Love will also serve 12 years concurrently for aggravated burglary at the East Sussex home of champion clay pigeon shooter George Digweed.
The 37-year-old, of Frittenden Road, Staplehurst, was found guilty at Maidstone Crown Court.
Mr Blackman was found lifeless on the floor of his home in Headcorn Road and a safe containing up to £250,000 in cash, firearms and jewellery, had been stolen.
The court heard Love was seen at Ashford Designer Outlet retail park, the day after the murder, spending hundreds of pounds on new clothes and asked staff to dispose of his old ones.
He was with William Smith, who became a suspect in the murder inquiry, and was shot dead by police during a raid on 1 May while he was on bail.
Love was charged with murder after his DNA was found on a bathroom tap in Mr Blackman's home.
Mr Blackman's family said: "The horror of what Mark Love and others did to our dad that night, together with the ransacking of his house, will haunt us forever and is truly unforgivable.
"Justice has been served today but it will not bring him back."
Det Insp Lee Whitehead said police believed the offenders intended to burgle the house but were confronted by Mr Blackman.
"In relation to the attack in Northiam, I hope this conviction will go some way in allowing the victims to move on with their lives."
Mr Digweed - who has 26 clay pigeon shooting world titles and was honoured with an MBE in 2009 - was badly beaten by intruders at his home in Ewhurst Lane, Northiam, on 21 February.
Cash, guns, trophies, medals and Mr Digweed's 4x4 car were stolen in the raid.
The OECD, which carries out the Pisa tests of school performance, has produced a comparison of homework.
It suggests teenagers in the UK put in more hours than in countries such as Finland, Germany, Sweden and Austria.
But they are far behind pupils in Singapore and Shanghai in China.
The most distinctive feature of the UK's homework hours is the social gap.
The OECD study suggests an international pattern for the urban middle classes to have the highest amounts of time spent on homework.
But this is particularly accentuated in the UK, which has one of the widest gaps in homework hours between wealthy and disadvantaged pupils.
Andreas Schleicher, the OECD's director of education, says this is likely to widen the gap in how well pupils perform in exams as there is a link between longer homework hours and higher achievement.
But Finland bucks this trend, with high results and the lowest amount of homework, and there is also a very narrow social gap in Finland.
South Korea, another top performer in international tests, also has low levels of homework.
The research, which includes regional school systems as well as countries, suggests that Shanghai has the longest homework hours, followed by Russia and Singapore.
Italy, Ireland and Poland had high levels of homework for European countries, ahead of the UK.
But the UK's teenagers are studying longer at home than in countries such as Japan, Norway, Austria, Sweden, South Korea, Austria, Denmark and Switzerland, according to the research.
Among middle-class UK teenagers, the homework burden is disproportionately greater and above the average for both European and Asian countries, it suggests.
If late-night, last-minute homework seems familiar to parents, the number of hours might seem rather modest. The weekly average for the UK was about five hours - but, the OECD said, this was because the figures included young people who appeared to do almost no homework at all.
The gap between the homework hours of rich and poor could be about a lack of space to study, said Mr Schleicher. It could also reflect the amount of help that parents could give.
Mr Schleicher said schools could help to bridge the gap by providing a space in school where pupils could do their homework.
There could also be advice for parents to help them "motivate their children to finish their homework".
"The homework still has to get done, but maybe students and their parents will find it a little less troublesome," he said.
Brian Lightman, leader of the ASCL head teachers' union, said homework can have a "powerful impact on attainment" and that most secondary schools offer facilities where pupils can study after school or homework clubs.
"It is nevertheless important that children also have spare time for themselves. There is a risk that exam pressure can lead to excessive time spent on homework thus undermining opportunities for young people to develop character, skills and qualities to be successful in later life."
But parents, including those with younger children, might also think about their own extra homework hours, not to mention the arguments.
Cathy Ranson, editor-in-chief of the Netmums parenting website, said the study challenged the "common misconception that British kids are lazy and aren't being pushed hard enough".
"However, what the study doesn't show is that much of that homework is being done by parents not by children.
"With coursework counting towards some exam grades, some parents feel this is a way to push their child's results higher, while others believe their homework help will work like home tutoring."
She said that this was such a problem in some schools that at parents' evenings they were trying to "weed out mums and dads doing the homework".
"Teachers rightly point out children won't learn anything by relying on others if parents continue to do homework."
Nuala Kerr was speaking ahead of the first anniversary of Constable Kerr's murder.
The 25-year-old died when a bomb exploded under his car at Highfield Close in Omagh, County Tyrone, in April 2011.
The police have issued a fresh appeal for information about the murder.
The PSNI believe a garage in Coalisland is linked to the attack. Four days after the bombing, guns, ammunition, explosives and stolen cars were found in the unit at Mountjoy Road.
Police say identifying those who rented the property could hold the key to catching Constable Kerr's killers.
His mother said that since her son's death "numerous people" had told her they would join the PSNI.
"I am delighted for Ronan that at least that is something positive that has come out of this, but unfortunately saddened that Ronan wasn't there to be one of their mentors to help them along," she said.
Mrs Kerr said she pitied her son's killers and felt sorry for them.
"I actually feel sorry for people like that being brought up and indoctrinated into the belief that killing somebody is actually going to achieve something," she said.
"I feel sorry for people who think that, that it's okay to kill somebody.
"How is it ever going to be okay to kill somebody, you are going to have to live with that for the rest of your life?"
Mrs Kerr said no-one should be put off joining the PSNI and added that she believed it was the "only way forward in this country".
She said she planned to spend the anniversary at home in Beragh in the company of her surviving children Cathair, Aaron and Dairine.
The nurse said it did not seem like a year since she learned of Ronan's death.
"Even to this day, we are still in disbelief," she said.
"It's been a really harrowing year, because of the type of person Ronan was.
"He was such a bubbly big personality in our house, he was the talker, he was the fun, he knew exactly what to say and what to do in situations, so we all depended on him an awful lot.
"I certainly did and I know my other children did.
"He was a confident and happy and intelligent young man, with great potential and just a great future.
"He could have turned his hand to anything, but he had just decided he always liked that type of work, he liked dealing with people, he liked the role the PSNI offered - he loved it with a passion."
Mrs Kerr said her son had been aware of the risks associated with the police, but that she did not regret his decision to join.
"I know two weeks prior to him dying he did say to somebody that he was never as happy as he was then in his life, so I think that confirmed to all of us that he was doing what he wanted to do," she added.
"He was doing what he was good at and I know he would have made a really good police officer."
She recalled that in her final conversation with Ronan, half an hour before the bomb exploded, he had been "bubbly and chatting as usual".
"It was about (how) he loved his job and what time he was starting at that night again and how happy he was and looking forward to Cathair coming home the next day (from Australia), and he couldn't wait to see him and what we were going to do as a family," she said.
"Then everything just changed completely."
Mrs Kerr said that her son always checked under his car for booby traps before driving, but that on the day he died he had gone to get something out of the vehicle - the impact triggering the device as he sat in driver's seat.
She said the family needed justice before they could think about moving on and urged the community to provide information to catch her son's killers.
"Obviously we want justice for Ronan, we want somebody charged, the right person charged," she added.
"There are people out there know what happened, they know who did it and we are urging them to come forward.
"They owe it to Ronan as a person to get justice, they owe it to themselves to clear their own conscience because if they know information they are as guilty as the person who put the bomb under Ronan's car, and they owe it to us as a family that we can get answers and are able to move forward with our lives."
Cathair Kerr learned of his brother's death via the internet as he returned to Northern Ireland from his adopted home in Australia.
"I was sitting in Sydney airport on the way home and I had just checked-in on Facebook to the airport, the first person to comment on it was Ronan and I was straight on instant messenger to him," he added.
"Manchester United was playing that day so I wanted to check when I got to Abu Dhabi the football result and I logged onto Facebook again and everything was about Ronan, in the past tense.
"I didn't know how or why, I just knew he was dead.
"It was tough, just a big shock. I just passed it to my girlfriend who was sitting beside me and didn't say anything.
"I tried to get through to mum and just asked: 'Was it true?'.
"It was."
Cathair agreed with his mother that it was important that those responsible for Ronan's murder were brought to justice.
"It could save another life," he said.
"If they can take Ronan's life, they can take someone else's.
"That's the main thing.
"It's not going to bring Ronan back but it could save someone else."
The company has shares in four companies raising more than 1 trillion won ($888.9m; £681m).
The sales come as Samsung is recalling its flagship Galaxy Note 7 phone after reports of fires caused by faulty batteries.
Analysts say the recall could cost the company more than $1bn.
Samsung sold shares in US chipmaker Rambus and hard drive producer Seagate, Dutch semiconductor firm ASML and Japan's Sharp.
The firm sold off half of a 3% stake it held in ASML, and its entire stakes in the other three companies for "efficient management of assets," it said.
It had held a 4.2% stake in Seagate, 4.5% of Rambus, and 0.7% of Sharp.
On Friday, US regulators ordered a formal recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. According to Samsung, the problem affects 2.5 million devices globally, including one million in the US.
Phones in China were thought by the firm to be safe as they are equipped with batteries by a different supplier. However, reports on Monday suggested that there had been two incidents of phones in China catching fire in the past few days.
Samsung has already recalled a small batch of phones in China that had been handed out prior to the official launch in the country for testing purposes. It is not clear whether the two phones affected were from that batch.
More than 300 people infected with hepatitis C have been given lump sums totalling tens of thousands of pounds.
Some have also received improved annual payments of up to £37,000.
Campaigners said they remained "anxious" about the slow rate of progress on the issue, particularly for those with early symptoms of disease.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said the Scottish government was committed helping those affected by the "terrible chapter" in NHS history.
It is estimated that about 3,000 Scots were infected with hepatitis C and HIV through NHS blood products in the 1970s through to the early 90s.
Infections also occurred on a huge scale in the rest of the UK, but Scotland is the only part of the UK to hold an inquiry.
Earlier this year the government said victims of the infected blood scandal would get increased financial support.
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The developments were broadly welcomed by campaigners but they called for urgent action to address concerns over widows' payments.
Haemophilia Scotland chairman Bill Wright said the payments would only be made to partners of people who died from illnesses like cirrhosis or liver cancer, which are linked to advanced "stage two" hepatitis C.
Widows and widowers of people who had less advanced "stage one" hepatitis C will not get payments, even if their deaths were "strongly suspected" to be linked to their existing condition.
"We are pretty anxious about the rate of progress," he said. " We need to get back around the table with ministers to try and tackle the process as much as possible."
He also raised concerns that the administration procedures for new payments may not be ready by April.
The health secretary told BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme that officials were working hard to meet the deadline.
She said: "I am keeping a very close eye on progress but I have had nothing to me to say that there's anything that is not optimistic about getting this up and running by 1 April."
Annual payments are being made to people with advanced hepatitis C - but not those with the disease in "stage one".
Tommy Leggate, of the Scottish Infected Blood Forum (SIBF), said the system for deciding who receives the payments was "inadequate, arbitrary and not fit for purpose".
"The Scottish government has still not accepted that people in stage one can be as seriously affected as those in stage two," he said.
"There are some people in stage two who lead more of a normal life than those in stage one."
Ms Robison said the money was a "lifeline" to families across Scotland.
"The Scottish government is absolutely committed to doing all we can to help the people affected by this terrible chapter in the history of our health service," she said.
"We remain the only country in the UK to have held a full public inquiry and I'm proud that we can now offer the most generous support in the UK to those infected, and their families."
And that's what he has been doing through his Facebook page SikhPark, which is loosely based on the popular animated series SouthPark.
Mr Singh told the BBC that he initially started making cartoons to highlight stereotypes about the Sikh community in the West.
"Sikhs sometimes face discrimination and attacks because of their appearance and turbans, which some people mistakenly end up identifying with groups like the Taliban. So I started sketching about this issue in 2007," he said.
He said his cartoons made people laugh but they also highlighted a crucial issue.
Mr Singh later started making cartoons about other aspects of the Sikh community like their food habits and arranged marriages.
"Sikh men are very often asked funny questions about their turban, so a good number of my cartoons are about this topic," he said.
He said humour "should always be pure and should never hurt religious sentiments".
The cartoonist added he did not agree with some lawyers who have filed case in a Delhi court to ban Sikh jokes.
"Humour is a great instrument to comment on social issues. And one should always be ready to take a joke or two," he said.
The former skipper had hinted that this could be his last Championship and the Irish complete the campaign away to Italy next Saturday.
"It is a decision for Brian obviously, but I am hoping it won't be his last as he is such a huge asset," said Kidney.
O'Driscoll was given a huge ovation by the crowd at the Aviva Stadium.
But there was disappointment that the Irish could not secure a much-needed victory, having held a 13-3 lead.
"It is frustrating we did not manage to close out the deal," said the Ireland coach.
"It was the type of game where chances were at a premium and it is all about taking chances.
"These games can be decided on tiny margins."
Kidney was asked about the decision not to award Ireland a potential match-winning penalty late on after winger Keith Earls was eased out of his chase for a try in the right-hand corner by France replacement Vincent Debaty.
Referee Steve Walsh referred the decision to the video official, but it was decided there was no foul play.
"The TMO was asked try or no try - obviously it was not," said Kidney.
"But the question of foul play seemed to be taken out of his hands."
On the same incident, Ireland skipper Jamie Heaslip said: "From what I saw, Keith got bumped a bit but they went upstairs, the video referee called it as he did and you have to get on with it."
Heaslip, who scored Ireland's try in the first half, had no complaints about the drawn outcome.
"It probably was not the prettiest game to watch but I think the score reflected the game," said the number eight.
"There was not much between the teams but they came back strongly in the last 20 minutes. It was a very tough game."
Ryan Magee, 34, from Eglinton, appeared at Londonderry Magistrates Court accused of assaulting the woman four times between 1 and 2 August.
The defendant spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth and to say that he understood the charges.
He was released on bail until 29 September.
The case will then be reviewed at the domestic violence court.
As part of his bail conditions Mr Magee was ordered not to contact his partner.
The Pisdicables announced on social media their keyboard player Mike Crampton died in a crash on the A20 in Farningham, Kent, early on Saturday.
The Dartford band said the musician's friend James Montegriffo was also killed.
Eight other people were injured, one seriously, in the three-vehicle crash on Eglantine Lane at about 01:20 BST.
A statement by the band on Facebook said: "We have lost our brother, an incredible and unique human who will be irreplaceable to everyone who was lucky enough to know him."
Police have appealed for anyone who saw a black Vauxhall Insignia with a 61 registration being driven on the A20 towards Swanley, to contact them.
A blue Citroen Berlingo van and a white VW Polo were also involved in the collision.
The mining giants had already been ordered to pay 250m reais after a dam burst at a mine run by Samarco, a firm they jointly own.
Twelve people remain missing following the incident in southern Brazil that set off a deadly mudslide.
The fine will provide aid to the victims and fund environmental repairs.
The head of Brazil's environmental agency, Ibama, has described it as the worst mining accident in the country's history.
Prosecutors in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais said the preliminary payment would cover the clean-up costs and compensation.
"We know that the amount of damages could be much greater, but the agreement establishes a firm legal guarantee," prosecutor Carlos Eduardo Ferreira Pinto said in the statement.
Brazilian miner Vale's chief financial officer Luciano Siani earlier refused to speculate on the level the clean-up costs and penalties could ultimately reach.
State prosecutors are also considering whether to pursue criminal charges.
On Tuesday, BHP Billiton chief executive Andrew Mackenzie expressed his "sadness and concern" for the community affected by the dam burst.
He added: "Our priority remains the welfare of the workforce and the local community and I am encouraged by the support I saw Samarco providing.
"Samarco continues to provide food, water and emergency supplies to local communities.
"They also continue to work with the authorities' efforts to supply clean water to the communities further downstream along the Doce River."
More than 600 people who lost their homes in the accident have been placed in hotel or B&B accommodation, he added.
Meanwhile, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said the country was "committed to blame those who are responsible".
The cause of the dam breach has not yet been determined, but one of the structures was being extended as part of an expansion project at the time.
Mr Siani said he did not yet know when the mine would reopen.
The incident is expected to affect Vale's production next year, and the firm has said it will give a new forecast for 2016 production in December.
Mining is Brazil's third-largest industry.
Minutes before, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, 32, had shot dead a soldier at Ottawa's war memorial near parliament.
Zehaf-Bibeau was ultimately shot dead by Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers.
He was not on a list of known high-risk travellers, but had links to extremist elements, police said. He had recently applied for a passport and intended to travel to Syria.
At a news conference on Thursday, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Bob Paulson described Zehaf-Bibeau as a Canadian-born petty criminal with possible dual citizenship in Libya, where his father was from.
Mr Paulson said Zehaf-Bibeau was not among the 90 individuals known to Canadian security forces as a "high-risk traveller", contrary to earlier reports.
Nor was he linked to the Muslim convert who on Monday killed a Canadian soldier in Quebec in a hit-and-run attack.
"[Zehaf-Bibeau] was an individual who may have held extremist beliefs," said Mr Paulson, who suggested the passport application process may have driven him to violence.
"I think the passport figured prominently in his motives. I'm not inside his head, but I think it was central to what was driving him."
Killed in the Wednesday morning attack was Cpl Nathan Cirillo, a 24-year-old reservist from Ontario who was standing as an unarmed honour guard, in ceremonial dress, at Canada's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Canadian capital's Parliament Hill.
According to the RCMP investigation, Zehaf-Bibeau arrived in Ottawa on 2 October, intending to deal with an issue related to his application for a passport.
"He was waiting to get it, and there was an investigation going on to determine to see whether he would get a passport," Mr Paulson said.
On Tuesday, he purchased the beige car used in the attack. On Wednesday at about 09:50, he approached the war memorial from behind, fired twice at Cpl Cirillo, who never saw him coming, then fired on the second guard. Cpl Cirillo was struck, but the shot missed the second guard.
Zehaf-Bibeau yelled something in English, then drove north on Wellington Street toward Parliament Hill. He stopped his car directly in front of the parliament complex's East Block, and alighted from his vehicle brandishing a rifle as pedestrians fled.
Video shows he hijacked a minister's car, then sped off toward Centre Block, by now pursued by police.
At Centre Block, he left the stolen car and ran into the building, exchanging gunfire with House of Commons security forces and RCMP officers.
He was ultimately shot dead by Sergeant-at-Arms Vickers, a former senior RCMP officer, who received a standing ovation in parliament on Thursday.
Only one minute and 23 seconds elapsed between the time Zehaf-Bibeau parked his own car and when he entered Center Block.
At the scene: Jon Kelly, BBC News, Ottawa
Rows of squad cars blocked the National War Memorial, where a gunman shot and killed a soldier before rampaging through the parliament building.
By the standards of most Western cities, these security measures appeared restrained in the wake of a deadly attack.
But in a nation where the openness of political institutions is a deeply-cherished article of faith, they were a sign that something was out of the ordinary.
Can Canada preserve its openness?
Zehaf-Bibeau's assault has shaken a nation already reeling from Monday's attack in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, in which 25-year-old Martin Couture-Rouleau smashed his car into two Canadian soldiers in a car park, killing one.
Couture-Rouleau, who authorities say was "inspired" by Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq and Syria, led police on a brief chase before he wrecked his car, exited the vehicle reportedly brandishing a knife, and was shot dead by the officers.
PM Stephen Harper has vowed to strengthen the nation's anti-terrorism laws, and has said Canada will not be intimidated by such violence, nor swayed from its role fighting IS in Iraq alongside the US military.
He is now under 24-hour protection, authorities have said.
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23 March 2017 Last updated at 11:42 GMT
Angus Robertson spoke in the Commons on the day after the attack on Westminster, paying tribute to the "bravery" of PC Keith Palmer, who died in the attack.
Construction volumes fell by 1.1% in the quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
There were large falls in repair work, and these were only partly offset by small rises in infrastructure and public building.
The figures measure the first three months following the Brexit vote.
The value of all repair and maintenance was 3.6% lower than in the second quarter of the year, which was partially offset by an increase in all new work of 0.3%, said the ONS.
Further evidence of a slowdown in the construction industry came from building materials and insulation firm SIG on Friday, as it issued a profit warning and said its chief executive was stepping down.
The company said: "Following a slowing of activity around the time of the EU referendum, trading conditions in the UK have continued to soften and competition in the market has intensified."
SIG also said that some commercial projects had been delayed.
Despite the overall decline across the sector, the construction figures are better than had been indicated when the ONS published its first estimate of GDP figures last month, when it forecast a 1.4% fall in construction activity.
However, the ONS said that the upwards revision to construction output would have no impact on the GDP growth figures.
ONS statistician Kate Davies said. "Construction output has remained broadly flat in the last year, both before and after the recent referendum."
Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said the outlook for the sector was uncertain: "The downturn in construction output in Q3 [the third quarter] is shallower than the ONS initially estimated, but the sector still faces severe challenges ahead."
However, Chris Williamson, from IHS Markit, which compiles the closely-watched Purchasing Managers' Indexes (PMI), saw positive indicators in the data.
"There's light appearing for beleaguered builders" he said.
"First, the downturn had been signalled in advance by survey data which have since revived. The Markit/CIPS PMI survey has shown construction industry output rising in both September and October, with the rate of growth accelerating to the highest since March.
"Second, the official data lag behind the survey but likewise recorded an upturn in the month of September, with output up 0.3% compared to August."
The ONS figures measure construction output by both private sector and public corporations, and are taken from a survey of 8,000 businesses."
Teachers of subjects not included in the EBacc league table measure are the most at risk, research from the ATL and NUT unions has suggested.
Of 1,200 union members polled, before the ATL annual conference in Liverpool, 93% were "pessimistic" about funding.
The Department for Education says funding is at record levels.
But in recent months school governors, head teachers, MPs and teacher unions have highlighted mounting financial problems in England's schools.
In December, the National Audit Office said funding was not keeping pace with rising national insurance and pension costs and the budget gap would reach £3bn by the end of the decade.
The two unions questioned teachers, support staff and head teachers last month - just over half were from secondary schools.
Almost three quarters (71%) of the secondary staff said there had been cuts to teaching posts in their schools in the past year, compared with 31% of the primary staff.
At secondary level, the greatest impact was on non-EBacc academic subjects, with 61% of respondents reporting cuts compared with 38% reporting cuts in EBacc subjects.
The English Baccalaureate or EBacc was brought in by the coalition government in 2010 for pupils achieving at least a GCSE C grade in English, maths, the sciences, a language and geography or history.
The percentages of pupils entering and achieving this standard are among measures used by government to determine a school's performance.
The poll suggests pupils' options are being narrowed throughout the secondary curriculum.
One London school has "shed" design technology at GCSE and removed religious education from the curriculum for 11-14-year-olds, according to a staff member.
Other teachers mentioned cuts to music, modern languages, drama, PE, and art, as well as to vocational subjects including engineering, construction, childcare and business studies.
Overall, 64% of secondary staff said there had been a reduction in vocational subjects in their schools.
According to the report, a quarter of secondary staff said their schools had cut teaching hours for some courses, "clearly creating a potential threat to students' chances of success".
At one Hertfordshire school, the teaching hours for A-level maths have been cut to four hours a week from five, said a teacher.
Of the staff polled at both secondary and primary levels:
ATL general secretary Mary Bousted warned: "Unless the government finds more money for schools and fast, today's school children will have severely limited choices at school and children from poorer families will be even further disadvantaged because their parents may struggle to provide the resources schools can no longer afford."
NUT general secretary Kevin Courtney said: "Parents cannot sit back and watch their children's education harmed by this bargain basement approach to schooling. More money must be found for our schools.
"Our government must invest in our country and invest in our children."
The two unions are due to merge this year to form the National Education Union.
A Department for Education spokeswoman said the government had "protected the core schools budget in real terms since 2010", adding that there was "significant scope for efficiency across the system".
"We recognise that schools are facing cost pressures, which is why we will continue to provide support to help them use their funding in cost effective ways and make efficiencies."
The spokeswoman said the new Schools' Buying Strategy would help schools "save over £1bn a year by 2019-20 on non-staff spend".
The Dutchman, 53, was inundated with complaints that his baubles were in the red of arch-rivals Liverpool rather than the blue of the Toffeemen.
Koeman quickly changed them... and tried to avoid taking responsibility.
He explained in his weekly pre-match news conference: "A big mistake of my wife, I'm a Blue but I do like a glass of red wine."
Koeman had earlier posted a snap of his tree on Twitter.
Following complaints, Koeman's tree was redecorated with far more neutral cream and white baubles.
"Better colour?" the former Southampton boss tweeted.
But some Everton fans thought he should have gone even further... mocking up a full blue-and-white Everton-themed tree on social media.
Clubs promoted to the Championship are given a three-year period to convert terracing to all-seater arenas.
Brentford returned to the second tier in 2014, and were due for alterations.
The club said in view of its planned ground move, and good safety record, the SGSA said it could retain the Ealing Road and Brook Road terraces.
Brentford chief executive Mark Devlin said the introduction of seats would have reduced the stadium capacity by approximately 1,600.
"This is hugely positive news as this would have had a significantly damaging impact on our revenues and ability to grow our fanbase," he added.
Brentford have planning permission to build a new 20,000-capacity ground at nearby Lionel Road and hope to move in by the start of the 2019-20 season.
The Stags lie 18th in League Two with one win in 11 games, and lost 4-0 at Portsmouth on Saturday.
"I have been with the club for over 14 years and having discussed it with my management team we have decided it is time for a change," the ex-player said.
Under-21s head coach Mike Whitlow and youth team manager John Dempster will take temporary charge with Mansfield set to host Crawley on Saturday.
First-team coaches Karl Hawley and Richard Cooper have also left Field Mill.
Murray had pledged his future to the club 11 days ago after reports he would quit.
Chairman John Radford said: "I've worked with Adam for a long time and respect him immensely. The decision by Adam to part ways was made with a very heavy heart.
"Adam will always be in Mansfield Town's hall of fame. He has served the club magnificently as both a player and for almost two years, a manager, and I sincerely wish him well for the future."
Murray was placed in caretaker charge - with the Stags sitting 19th in League Two - following the departure of Paul Cox in November 2014 and his appointment was made permanent a month later.
He helped the Stags avoid relegation and last season he led them to a 12th-placed finish, 11 points adrift of the play-off places.
The 55-year-old was admitted to Kings College Hospital in London last Monday after experiencing chest pains and breathing problems.
The north London club said in a statement: "Gary Mabbutt has been released from hospital and will now continue his recovery at home."
The ex-defender played over 600 times for Spurs, winning the 1991 FA Cup.
The Tottenham statement added: "Gary would like to thank the staff at Kings College Hospital, the Kings College Cardiac team & also Spurs fans for their get well messages."
The Pole came back from a break down and edged a dramatic tie-break before going on to win 7-6 (11-9) 6-3.
Broady, ranked 82nd, was playing in the second round of a Grand Slam, and up against a top-five opponent, for only the second time in her career.
Top seed Serena Williams beat fellow American Vania King 6-3 6-3.
Williams, chasing record seventh US Open and 23rd Grand Slam singles titles, earned her 306th Grand Slam win to tie Martina Navratilova's all-time record.
Romania's Simona Halep, the fifth seed, beat Czech Lucie Safarova 6-3 6-4, while sixth seed and two-time former champion Venus Williams beat Germany's Julia Goerges 6-2 6-3.
Radwanska could overtake Serena Williams and become world number one if results go her way at Flushing Meadows - but she was given a severe test by Broady on Louis Armstrong Stadium.
The 26-year-old from Stockport used her 6ft 2in frame to regularly send down serves above the 120mph mark, backing them up with 35 winners from the net and some flashing groundstrokes.
"She was serving unbelievable," Radwanska said. "120mph serves are not easy to return."
Radwanska, 27, recovered from 5-2 down to earn a tie-break in the first set and saw off four set points, with Broady failing to make three returns and sending a volley long.
It was Radwanska who prevailed when a Broady forehand floated long, but it had taken the former Wimbledon finalist 69 minutes to take the set, and she found herself 2-0 down in the second.
The errors were increasingly coming from Broady's end of the court, however, and Radwanska levelled at 2-2 before firing a backhand winner from out wide to get the decisive break at 4-4.
"I'm so pleased I could come back in that first set," said the Pole. "It was the key set. There was a lot of running and a lot of struggling but it was another two sets for me."
The items were apparently found during a search of a burial ground in Edmonton.
Earlier, Sky News reported that a man who had admitted taking part in the raid wrote to Sky offering to reveal the whereabouts of the stolen goods.
He was escorted from prison to the cemetery to show officers where to dig.
The contents of 72 safety deposit boxes were taken during the heist in April.
Jewellery, cash and other items valued at up to £20m were taken in the burglary over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. The BBC has learned that "many millions" are still missing.
Sky News said its crime correspondent was contacted by Danny Jones, 58, one of four men who had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob the Hatton Garden vault over the Easter weekend.
Five others pleaded not guilty and are due to stand trial next month.
Joshua Clarke opened the scoring before half-time for the hosts as he finished off a sweeping move with Lasse Vibe poking home a second soon after.
Defender Maxime Colin scored his first goal for the Bees to extend the lead to 3-0 following a neat one-two with Vibe.
Yann Kermorgant pulled one back from the spot for Reading but Scott Hogan slotted home as Brentford moved fourth.
Despite the hosts having just 37% of possession, it was their clinical finishing that proved the difference.
Clarke opening his account for Brentford as he ended a five-man move that began on the edge of Reading's box.
Leading goalscorer Hogan chased after a through ball and managed to pull it back from the byeline to give Vibe the easiest of goals.
The Bees continued the second half on top and with the away side's defence ball-watching, right-back Colin smashed the ball into the net.
Kermogant's cool penalty gave the Royals hope but Hogan's seventh goal of the season helped Brentford bounce back in style from their 3-1 loss at Wolves on Saturday.
Match ends, Brentford 4, Reading 1.
Second Half ends, Brentford 4, Reading 1.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Yoann Barbet.
Attempt blocked. Dominic Samuel (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Mendes.
Attempt blocked. Josh McEachran (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joseph Mendes with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Sullay Kaikai (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yoann Barbet.
Attempt missed. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Josh McEachran with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
Hand ball by Dominic Samuel (Reading).
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Stephen Quinn.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Paul McShane.
Substitution, Brentford. Sullay Kaikai replaces Lasse Vibe.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jordan Obita.
Goal! Brentford 4, Reading 1. Scott Hogan (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh McEachran with a through ball.
Substitution, Reading. Dominic Samuel replaces Callum Harriott.
Substitution, Reading. Joseph Mendes replaces Roy Beerens.
Substitution, Brentford. Josh McEachran replaces Alan McCormack.
Foul by Roy Beerens (Reading).
Alan McCormack (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
Nico Yennaris (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
Stephen Quinn (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
Foul by George Evans (Reading).
Alan McCormack (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. George Evans (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jordan Obita.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Liam Moore.
Foul by Callum Harriott (Reading).
Lasse Vibe (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Offside, Reading. Yann Kermorgant tries a through ball, but Stephen Quinn is caught offside.
Substitution, Brentford. Yoann Barbet replaces Andreas Bjelland.
Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jordan Obita.
Foul by Stephen Quinn (Reading).
Maxime Colin (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Brentford 3, Reading 1. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
Penalty Reading. Stephen Quinn draws a foul in the penalty area.
A period of silence, is an answer many chief executives would give with a smile and a roll of the eyes.
Many businesses crave nothing more than consistency and certainty, so they can get on with running their companies with no nasty, political surprises.
In an election campaign that is a pretty forlorn hope, given that politicians over the next six weeks will be hoping to be seen as people of action, announcing new policies and what they hope to change.
For many businesses, general election campaigns are times of uncertainty.
Sitting next to the European head of one of the largest private equity houses in the world recently, he told me that some investment decisions in the UK were "on hold" due to the general election.
Today, Labour launches its business manifesto.
Beyond plans for a new infrastructure commission, freezing business rates and backing a British Investment Bank, is the big offer for business.
Labour will not hold a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union (EU), meaning, the party argues, that one uncertainty will be removed from the risk register of the business community.
"There could be nothing worse for our country or for our great exporting businesses than playing political games with our membership in Europe," Ed Miliband will say at a speech at Bloomberg later this morning.
"I want to be clear about what is at stake in this election for British business. David Cameron promises a referendum on an arbitrary timetable.
Main pledges
The accused, who is 42, will appear in court in Belfast on Wednesday.
The 62-year-old victim's body was discovered in a flat on the 14th floor of the tower on Sunday night.
Police investigating the murder have widened their appeal and now want to speak to anyone who saw Mr Hughes between Friday and Sunday.
Det Supt Kevin Geddes said: "Although a suspect has been charged, we are continuing to appeal for information and have widened the relevant appeal period.
"We now want to hear from anyone in Divis Tower who saw James Hughes or witnessed anything suspicious between Friday evening 4 November and the evening of Sunday 6 November to contact detectives."
With most seats declared, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said Zanu-PF had won 137 seats in the 210-seat chamber, just short of two-thirds.
Results in the presidential race have yet to be announced.
Mr Mugabe's main rival, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, has already dismissed the election as "a sham".
Mr Tsvangirai, 61, who heads the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and is running for president against Mr Mugabe, said the vote was "null and void".
By Brian HungweBBC News, Harare
There is a mood of despair among Morgan Tsvangirai's supporters - they are shocked and dejected.
A palpable feeling has gripped the capital, Harare, where people's hopes had been raised by the absence of the intimidation and violence seen in past elections. Many cannot understand how President Robert Mugabe's party managed to win seats in Mr Tsvangirai's urban strongholds.
In contrast, Zanu-PF supporters feel they have brought back the father of the nation, who fought colonial rule and restored the dignity of black Zimbabweans.
The country is torn apart by political strife. Emotions are running high and the country is likely to face another period of bickering and, perhaps, economic stagnation.
The leaders of Mr Tsvangirai's MDC are meeting on Saturday to map the way forward. The question is whether he will remain at the helm, or face internal pressures to quit. The strong indications are that he may stay on in the opposition trenches until the next election.
For now, the MDC is pursuing the legal route, which - judging by the past - is unlikely to succeed.
For President Mugabe, it is time to go back to the office, where he will face the world's questions about his legitimacy.
A local monitoring group has also said that the poll was "seriously compromised".
However, the two main observer groups have broadly endorsed the election, saying it was free and peaceful.
Earlier reports from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said Zanu-PF had won 142 seats but this was later corrected following some recounts.
The AFP news agency reports that 186 seats have been declared with 24 results still to come.
If Zanu-PF clinches a two-thirds majority it will be able to change Zimbabwe's constitution.
African Union (AU) mission head Olusegun Obasanjo dismissed the complaints of fraud, saying the election was fair and free "from the campaigning point of view".
He acknowledged incidents "that could have been avoided and even tended to have breached the law" but added: "All in all, up to the close of the polls, we do not believe that these incidences (incidents) will amount to the result not representing the will of the people."
The former Nigerian president added: "I have never seen an election that is perfect. The process continues and we have to limit our comments."
Monitors from the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) described the elections as "free and peaceful" but said it was too early to call them fair.
"In democracy we not only vote, not only campaign, but accept the hard facts, particularly the outcome," said Sadc mission head Bernard Membe.
The AU assessment sharply contrasted to that of the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) - the largest group of domestic monitors with some 7,000 people on the ground.
It said on Thursday that the elections were "seriously compromised", with as many as one million people unable to cast their ballots.
"I accept that the president has support, but enough for a landslide?
When I was in a voting queue, I struck up conversations with people. Most of us were there to fix our country.
Surely that does not mean returning to the pre-2008 days?"
Harare diary: 'Sad and disenfranchised'
The ZESN said potential voters were much more likely to be turned away from polling stations in urban areas, where support for Mr Tsvangirai is strong, than in President Mugabe's rural strongholds.
The group also alleged significant irregularities before the poll. It said that 99.7% of rural voters were registered on the electoral roll in June compared with only 67.9% of urban voters.
Zanu-PF and the MDC have formed an uneasy coalition government since 2009. That deal ended deadly violence that erupted after a disputed presidential poll the previous year.
Mr Mugabe, 89, is running for a seventh term.
His Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa said on Friday that Zanu-PF was "headed for an unprecedented landslide".
"If anyone is dissatisfied, the courts are there. I invite Tsvangirai to go to court if he has any grounds to justify what he has been saying,'' he told journalists.
Under Zimbabwean law, seven days are set aside for legal challenges with another two days for rulings to be made. After that, the swearing-in of a new government takes place.
The BBC's Andrew Harding in Johannesburg says some strong legal challenges are likely, with perhaps a few results overturned.
Amid rising tension, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on President Mugabe and Mr Tsvangirai to send "clear messages of calm" to their supporters.
His spokesman, Martin Nesirky, said Mr Ban wanted any election disputes to be handled "transparently and fairly".
Nestled on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey's cosmopolitan city, the glitzy venue is known for attracting famous singers, actors and sports stars.
It sits within Ortakoy, a lively neighbourhood triangulated by a Muslim mosque, Christian church and Jewish synagogue that is said to reflect "the religious freedom and mosaic in Turkey as a secular state".
The Reina, like the area, is also beloved to many visitors to the city.
"Reina is a must do when in Istanbul!" one tourist from Delhi raves online. "I have never been disappointed with the music there and that might just even be because who can complain when your (sic) dancing the night away with a breathtaking view."
Another, from London, describes it in similarly dreamy terms: "You can just sit there and watch all the beautiful people of the city".
After a turbulent year marked by an attempted coup and several deadly terror attacks, glamorous partygoers at the Reina will have been hoping that 2017 would bring better things for their country.
Instead, in the first hours of the new year, they were leaping into the Bosphorus to escape a gunman firing directly at them, looking to kill.
Of the 39 people confirmed dead, at least 15 were foreigners, reflecting the venue's popularity among international visitors.
Some have drawn comparisons with the massacre at Paris' Bataclan concert hall in November 2015, where terrorists killed 90 people.
Crowds there were watching the Eagles of Death Metal, a Californian rock band.
The Reina certainly is a more upmarket venue. Well-heeled visitors arrive by private boat, entering via the waterfront terrace.
But the attack, like those claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS) in Paris, targeted young people out having fun.
IS now says that one of its "soldiers" carried out the Reina attack, which occurred just a few days after a pro-IS group urged supporters to attack "celebrations, gatherings and clubs" in Europe during the holiday period.
The nightclub reportedly knew it could be a target. The Hurriyet newspaper quoted owner Mehmet Kocarslan saying that security measures in the neighbourhood had been stepped up in recent days after US intelligence warned of a possible attack.
The US Embassy in Ankara has said it did not have information about a specific threat to the Reina.
Less than a month ago, Reina's Facebook page posted a black and white photo of Istanbul's Vodafone Arena, where at least 44 people were killed in a double bomb attack on 10 December claimed by Kurdish militants.
"May our nation be safe. #Wecondemnterrorism" the post reads.
The football stadium is located just a few miles away from the waterfront nightclub. Now, terror has been brought to Reina's door.
A company spokeswoman said it had listened to its customers and would pay another £5m later this year.
The move follows pressure from politicians and campaigners, and an agreement by world leaders last week to clamp down on corporate tax avoidance.
Starbucks has only reported taxable profit once in 15 years in the UK.
It announced late last year it would pay more corporation tax after a public outcry and an investigation by MPs.
"We listened to our customers in December and so decided to forgo certain deductions which would make us liable to pay £10m in corporation tax this year and a further £10m in 2014," a Starbucks spokeswoman said.
Starbucks reportedly paid just £8.6m in corporation tax in the UK over 14 years and nothing in the last four years - despite sales of £400m last year.
As part of its tax affairs, the firm transferred some money to a Dutch sister company in royalty payments, bought coffee beans from Switzerland and paid high interest rates to borrow from other parts of the business.
During an investigation into corporate tax avoidance, the company's global chief financial officer told a committee of MPs last year that the tax deal struck with Dutch authorities was "an attractive reason" for basing operations there.
A spokeswoman said the company was now "undertaking measures to make Starbucks profitable in the UK".
She added unprofitable stores would be closed or relocated and there would be a "greater reliance on franchised and licensed stores".
The Public Accounts Committee of MPs said last year it "found it difficult to believe" Starbucks "was trading with apparent losses for nearly every year of its operation in the UK".
Only seven trains ran on the Piccadilly line last weekend instead of the normal 22, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said.
It warned the situation may last until Christmas.
London Underground (LU) admitted some drivers were off due to sickness but the service had been a success since it launched last August.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "Tube bosses need to send out a clear signal that they are addressing the driver shortage issues which have reduced the Night Tube on the Piccadilly Line to chaos."
Twenty-four hour services operate on the Central, Victoria, Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern lines every Friday and Saturday.
Brian Woodhead, LU's operations director for the Piccadilly line, said: "I apologise to customers who were unable to use Night Tube services on the Piccadilly line last weekend because some train drivers were absent due to sickness.
"The Night Tube has been a real success in supporting London's night time economy and we are fully focused on running a reliable service on the Piccadilly line."
Their study effectively dismisses one of the most popular theories about the outbreak's origins - that it was brought over by football fans.
The findings, published in the journal Science, suggest the virus arrived between May and December 2013.
That is long before any cases were first detected in 2015.
The other popular idea - that it was brought over during the World Sprint Championship canoe race in 2014 - has also been dismissed.
Tracing the origins of a virus takes a feat of genetic genealogy.
The researchers analysed the genetic code of seven Zika samples from across Brazil.
First, they discovered all of the viruses were closely related, suggesting the infection was brought to Brazil by just one person.
The virus has since spread to 34 countries or territories.
But Zika is still a virus that mutates rapidly. The small differences between each sample allowed the scientists to construct Zika's family tree and estimate when their common ancestor arrived in Brazil.
They conclude that the virus was brought over in mid-to-late 2013.
Prof Oliver Pybus, from the University of Oxford, told the BBC News website: "We can't be sure exactly how the virus got into the Americas, but it certainly seems that the virus was already in the continent before the start of the World Cup in 2014.
"We also looked at the numbers of passengers embarking from countries that have recorded Zika transmission in the last few years and who disembarked in Brazil and we found a 50% rise in the number of passengers along those routes. That could be a reason why it appeared when it did."
The virus spreading in the Americas is closely related to the one detected in an outbreak in French Polynesia in 2013.
While this is a possible source of the latest outbreak, the researchers say a lack of samples from other countries - particularly in south East Asia - mean they cannot be sure.
One of the most disturbing aspects of the outbreak has been the strongly suspected link with a surge in cases of microcephaly - babies being born with small brains.
Dr Nuno Faria, a fellow researchers at the Evandro Chagas Institute, said their data was "consistent" with suggestions that Zika could be causing brain defects.
But he cautioned there was still more research to be done to confirm the link and "we will have a much better picture of the virus later this year".
Their analysis did not discover any major mutations in the virus that could make it more dangerous to developing brains.
The scientists suggest co-infection with other diseases such as Chikungunya, previous infections with Dengue or a lack of immunity could explain the spike in birth defects.
Commenting on the findings, Prof Martin Hibberd from the London School Of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: "The introduction of one Zika virus leading to a widespread outbreak may seem surprising.
"However the modelling of other Zika outbreaks, and also the highly-related Dengue outbreaks, suggests that this is not unusual.
"In the right conditions, with sufficient mosquitoes and closely packed humans, the virus can spread rapidly."
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NHS Lothian said the campaign was part of a major work programme to ensure the sustainability of the paediatric ward at St John's Hospital in Livingston.
The health board is seeking to recruit eight consultants as well as advanced paediatric nurse practitioners.
They will work at St John's and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
A question mark had hung over the future of the paediatric ward at St John's after two temporary closures to new inpatients resulted in NHS Lothian commissioning an independent examination of services.
The expert review by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) concluded inpatient children's services should be retained at St John's and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh.
It recommended St John's move to a system that would involve consultants being resident in the hospital overnight, with each consultant required to do occasional overnight shifts, backed up by on-call consultant staff at home.
The model has already been put in place at other hospitals across the UK and was expected to take an estimated two years to implement in full.
In the interim, RCPCH proposed St John's operate a 24-hour "low acuity" unit which does not admit children between 20:00 and 08:00 when consultants are not there.
However, NHS Lothian said a working group set up to take forward the report's recommendations had proposed the preferred resident consultant system be implemented using the existing workforce from next month.
Jim Crombie, acting chief executive, said: "This is clear evidence of NHS Lothian's commitment to sustaining safe paediatrics services at St John's Hospital.
"This has been achieved by a huge effort by the clinical teams across paediatrics, but especially at St John's Hospital."
Details of Draper's salary were published for the first time last week.
On Monday, Sport England cut the LTA's funding, criticising its plans for increasing participation.
"It's unthinkable that someone earning four times more than the Prime Minister has not got ideas for the shake-up of the sport," Baroness Billingham said.
This report from Sport England means what the LTA is doing, or failing to do, is absolutely unacceptable
"You don't give bonuses for failure, surely, and a priority has to be placed on grassroots sport.
"The LTA is one of the wealthiest sporting organisations in the country and it's my honest and genuine opinion that they are useless."
The LTA published details of Draper's salary for the first time last week. He received a basic wage of £394,000, a bonus of £201,000 and a pension contribution of £45,000.
This was a £42,000 increase on his package of £598,000 in 2011. Prime Minister David Cameron earns £142,500 a year.
The figures were released days before Sport England announced its decision to withhold three years' funding from the LTA for grassroots tennis.
The number of people playing tennis once a week has fallen from 487,500 in 2008 to 445,100 in 2012, and Sport England decided to give the LTA just one year's funding of £7.1m.
"This report from Sport England means what the LTA is doing, or failing to do, is absolutely unacceptable," added Baroness Billingham, who is urging sports minister Hugh Robertson to demand a meeting with Draper so he can explain himself.
"The people who can hire and fire are the board of the LTA, but I see no sign whatsoever that they are moving to even chastise Roger Draper."
Sport England chief executive Jennie Price said a further £10.3m could be available to the LTA if it proves it has credible plans for how to improve participation in the sport.
"We need to give them a year to step up their game and prove they can deliver it," she said.
On Monday, LTA chief commercial officer Simon Long said: "£17.4m is a substantial potential award for British tennis and we are working closely with Sport England to ensure that we develop the best tennis offers to increase participation, whilst continuing to deliver a leading talent programme."
A spokesman for the LTA added that Draper's salary had been decided by the LTA's remuneration committee after careful consideration. He would not give reasons for the £201,000 bonus awarded to Draper.
The LTA received 92% of the "net surplus" of the Wimbledon Championships in 2012, which came to £37.8m.
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First-half goals from Paul Robinson, Dean Parrett and Poleon effectively ended the tie as a contest.
The hosts continued to impress after the break, dominating a disjointed Bury backline and adding to their lead through Poleon and Lyle Taylor.
Robinson slammed the Dons in front on 27 minutes, converting Taylor's deft low cross from close range.
They doubled their lead five minutes later as Parrett sidefooted past goalkeeper Ben Williams after a mix-up in the Bury defence.
The visitors' defending was poor and they conceded a third in first-half stoppage time, Robinson unselfishly sliding in Poleon for the third.
AFC Wimbledon - who were without a win in four matches previously - were producing some excellent football in front of their home crowd and Poleon underlined their dominance by getting his second and the home side's fourth goal on 72 minutes.
The impressive Taylor then added his name to the scoresheet by ripping a powerful shot into the far corner 10 minutes from time.
The result piles more misery on the visitors, who have not won in their last 11 games in all competitions.
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Match ends, AFC Wimbledon 5, Bury 0.
Second Half ends, AFC Wimbledon 5, Bury 0.
Delay in match Tom Walker (Bury) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Tom Walker (Bury) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Foul by Jake Reeves (AFC Wimbledon).
James Vaughan (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Lyle Taylor (AFC Wimbledon) because of an injury.
Hand ball by Lyle Taylor (AFC Wimbledon).
Attempt missed. Dean Parrett (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Goal! AFC Wimbledon 5, Bury 0. Lyle Taylor (AFC Wimbledon) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Reeves.
Attempt saved. Dominic Poleon (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Dominic Poleon (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tom Soares (Bury).
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Tom Beere replaces Dannie Bulman.
Substitution, Bury. Tom Walker replaces Hallam Hope because of an injury.
Dean Parrett (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Neil Danns (Bury).
Goal! AFC Wimbledon 4, Bury 0. Dominic Poleon (AFC Wimbledon) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
Seth Owens (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hallam Hope (Bury).
Attempt blocked. Danny Mayor (Bury) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Jake Reeves (AFC Wimbledon).
Hallam Hope (Bury) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Seth Owens replaces Barry Fuller.
Foul by Barry Fuller (AFC Wimbledon).
Danny Mayor (Bury) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Dominic Poleon (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Dominic Poleon (AFC Wimbledon).
Tom Soares (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Ben Williams.
Attempt saved. Dean Parrett (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Dominic Poleon (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Neil Danns (Bury).
Corner, Bury. Conceded by Chris Robertson.
Corner, Bury. Conceded by James Shea.
Attempt saved. Hallam Hope (Bury) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Danny Mayor (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Bury. Conceded by Chris Robertson.
James Vaughan (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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The research found 90% were satisfied with their GP care and 91% with their last NHS hospital appointment.
But only 24% of adults in Blaenau Gwent agreed their council provided high quality services, the lowest figure.
Conwy performed best on that measure - 61% said services were high quality.
Ceredigion was next with 58% and Cardiff 57% in figures released in the latest National Survey for Wales.
Authorities following Blaenau Gwent in scoring badly on how their services were perceived included Anglesey, where 34% said they were high quality, Powys 35%, and Merthyr Tydfil 38%.
The survey was conducted by the Office for National Statistics for the Welsh Government.
On health matters, 87% of respondents said they were satisfied with emergency ambulance services, but that figure had fallen from 90% in 2014-15.
Social care and support services were rated excellent or good by 70% of people, lower than for NHS services but similar to the figure recorded in the 2014-15 survey.
At a personal level, 47% of adults said they had a physical or mental condition expected to last a year or more and 33% stated their condition or illness limited their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
Around 59% said they had done some physical or sporting activity in the previous four weeks, with 34% of people saying they had walked more than two miles.
With education, 90% parents said they were satisfied with their child's primary school and 85% with their secondary school.
Asked about their local area as a whole, 72% said they felt like they belonged there and that people of different backgrounds got on well together, whilst 73% felt people treated each other with respect and consideration.
Those figures are lower than in 2014-15, when around 80% answered yes to those questions.
The survey found 17% of people in Wales to be lonely, using an internationally recognised scale of measurement.
Some 15% said they were materially deprived, meaning they could not afford to pay for basic needs such as keeping the house warm.
Around 66% said they had no difficulty keeping up with paying their bills and credit commitments, a big increase on the 48% figure in 2012-13.
The survey found 85% of adults were now using the internet, compared to 77% in 2012-13, and one in five said they could speak Welsh.
On environmental matters, 67% reported they were concerned about climate change - 21% were very concerned and 46% very concerned.
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10,493 interviews with adults aged 16+ were carried out between 30 March 2016 and 31 March 2016 by the Office for National Statistics.
Many of the delays that passengers on Virgin Rail suffer are down to Network Rail, he said.
"Network Rail is far too big a company," he said. "I think that companies that kind of size should be broken up into small units."
Network Rail said decisions on its future would be taken by the government.
Sir Richard added that "ideally" the train operators should manage the track they use.
"We get enormously frustrated that people say will say that Virgin Rail has delays, but 90% of those delays are down to Network Rail," he told the BBC.
"If we were running the track underneath, because we've got our trains running on that track we'd make absolutely certain that track was fixed and running well, because we value our reputation."
When asked if a break-up of Network Rail was likely, he said: "I don't know; I've thrown that idea out before. Maybe right now it's an option that might be considered."
A spokesman for Network Rail described Sir Richard's figures as "incorrect", adding: "Over the last year (to 30 May), infrastructure faults were responsible for around a third (36%) of delays to Virgin Trains services."
On Thursday, the government said it would delay or cut back a number of modernisation projects planned for Network Rail.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said rising costs and missed targets made an existing £38.5bn investment plan untenable,
Mr McLoughlin said Network Rail should have foreseen the improvements would cost more and take longer.
Network Rail said the plan, which was launched last year as the "largest modernisation of the railways since Victorian times", was too ambitious.
Under the changes, the government said electrification work on the Midland main line and on the Trans-Pennine route between Leeds and Manchester would be "paused".
Shane Long headed high for the home side but atoned when he pounced on a Baba Rahman blunder before clipping a shot over keeper Thibaut Courtois.
Diego Costa volleyed wide for Chelsea but the visitors equalised when a Cesc Fabregas cross crept in.
Chelsea finished strongly and Ivanovic headed in from a Willian corner.
Follow reaction to Saturday's games here
Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink managed Southampton counterpart Ronald Koeman when the pair won the European Cup with PSV Eindhoven in 1988.
They later fell out over Hiddink's appointment as Netherlands manager in 2014, although both have said there were no hard feelings.
They shared a handshake and a few words before their teams competed in a fascinating match.
Southampton were initially on top but Chelsea showed they had the greater stamina and capitalised on the home side dropping back too much after the break.
Hiddink will not only be pleased with his side's desire and commitment but the fact they recovered from conceding against a team who had not let in a goal in six games.
The Blues remain unbeaten in the Dutchman's 11 league games since he took over from Jose Mourinho.
Southampton had been unbeaten in six league games, including five wins, before this match.
Keeper Fraser Forster set a top-flight league record of going 667 minutes without being beaten when the clock reached 34 minutes at St Mary's and, when he did eventually let a goal in, it was in bizarre circumstances.
The assistant was flagging for a foul by Chelsea's Kenedy on Cedric Soares but referee Martin Atkinson overruled and Fabregas sent in a low curling cross, which Forster misjudged as it went across him and in at the far post.
"I don't understand that. The linesman is the closest to the situation. If it is a fault by Kenedy then you have to listen to the linesman. That's why you have linesmen - to help you," Koeman said.
When asked about his view, Hiddink said: "There are many duels and referees in England usually let a lot of duels go."
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Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink: "I think it was a deserved win for us. They haven't conceded in the last six, seven games so it was successful for us.
"We had a setback when we went 1-0 down - it was a present from our defence - but we did very well in the second half. We were well organised and then got the goals."
On replacing Baba Rahman, whose mistake led to Southampton's goal, at half-time: "I don't want to make a fake injury. I took him off because of the error. He has to cope with that. He was very down in the locker room about his mistake, but we have to make decisions like we did."
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Chelsea face another away trip as they travel to Norwich for a top-flight game on Tuesday (19:45 GMT), while Southampton are at Bournemouth the same evening.
So when Ireland coach Joe Schmidt revealed his contract would not allow him to take a year off to take charge of the tourists, in some people's eyes Sunday's Six Nations match against Wales lost a little of its spice.
It wasn't just a game, it was a presidential candidacy caucus for Schmidt and Wales coach Warren Gatland; the opening round of a campaign which will end in the autumn when the successful candidate will be named.
But wait a second. This is Ireland, chasing an unprecedented third consecutive title against Wales, the side who have so often derailed Irish hopes and, in turn, had their ambitions crushed by the men in emerald.
Celtic cousins, perhaps. Bosom pals - not once the whistle goes. There is no added incentive required.
Ireland and Wales have won six of the last eight tournaments between them and when it comes to sub-plots, there are already enough to populate a season of Quentin Tarantino films.
Here are five of the best.
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Wales ended a 28-year run without a Grand Slam when they beat Ireland 32-20 at a euphoric Millennium Stadium in 2005.
A day of high drama and higher passion saw plenty of needle.
Brian O'Driscoll had a niggle or two with Gavin Henson, and Gethin Jenkins celebrated Wales' opening try by throwing the ball at Ireland fly-half Ronan O'Gara. He missed.
Four years later Ireland came to Cardiff chasing their first Grand Slam since 1948 and were almost denied when Stephen Jones narrowly missed a long-range penalty with the last kick of the game.
In truth, Ireland's 17-15 win was richly deserved with the peerless O'Driscoll scoring one of their two tries in a dominant second-half display.
But even when clearly the better team, the Irish almost let the cup slip.
Warren Gatland's decision to leave Brian O'Driscoll out of the squad for the British and Irish Lions' decisive third Test against Australia in 2013 caused an wealth of Irish indignation.
In fairness, it was not just in the Emerald Isle that eyebrows and danders were raised.
A succession of former players and pundits rounded on Gatland, who claimed to be shocked at the vitriolic criticism he faced.
Suspicions of Wales squad favouritism were further fuelled because O'Driscoll's omission was to make way for fit-again Jamie Roberts, who was partnered with Wales colleague Jonathan Davies and not O'Driscoll, with whom he'd been such a success in South Africa in 2009.
The fact the Lions crushed the Wallabies to register a first series win since 1997 did little to salve the soreness many felt.
O'Driscoll later the same year said Gatland was unlikely to be on his Christmas card list, but in 2014 had mellowed and said he felt no resentment towards the New Zealander.
Fans are not as understanding.
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The match in Cardiff in 2011 was another which left the Irish seething after Mike Phillips scored a runaway try from a quick throw in by Matthew Rees.
It was enough to seal a 19-13 win for Wales - but the try should not have been allowed.
Replays showed a ball boy had handed Rees the ball and that it was different to the one kicked out of play by Ronan O'Gara - both actions against the laws of the game when it comes to a quick throw-in.
"We were robbed," said Ireland skipper Brian O'Driscoll. Though this time it was referee Jonathan Kapland who was the target of his ire, rather than the Welsh players for trying - and succeeding - to pull a fast one.
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Ireland are the defending champions but 2015 really should have been a Grand Slam year for Schmidt's men.
The fly in the ointment was Wales, whose obstinate refusal to buckle in the face of total Irish domination in Cardiff earned a 23-16 win.
Floodlit robbery? That does no justice to Wales' extraordinary defensive display and the brilliance of Scott Williams' decisive try.
But unquestionably Ireland's lack of the cutting edge they later showed against a less resilient Scotland cost them the ultimate crown.
Perhaps the simple truth behind the rivalry between Wales and Ireland is that they tend to meet in big matches.
Aside from the Grand Slam showdowns in 2005 and 2009, both teams were unbeaten going into their 2008 meeting in Croke Park, which saw Wales take the Triple Crown on their way to Warren Gatland's first Grand Slam.
In addition, there was the small matter of the quarter final of the 2011 World Cup, when a fancied Irish team were chop-tackled to a comprehensive defeat by a fresh-faced Wales team.
O'Driscoll later confessed that result was the biggest disappointment of his career - and when you consider what happened to him when he was captain of the 2005 British and Irish Lions, that is possibly a surprising admission.
Make no mistake, Ireland versus Wales will lack nothing. This is never going to be friendly.
Amelia Jones was critically injured leaving her paralysed following an attack possibly motivated by Mark Jones's strong dislike for her father, Newport Crown Court was told.
Mr Jones, 45, of Cwmbran, denies killing Amelia in Pontnewydd.
He was looking after her when she was injured in November 2012.
The jury was told the little girl was rushed to Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital in a state of cardiac arrest on Sunday 17 November, 2012.
Mr Jones had called 999 because, he said, Amelia had stopped breathing when he went to make a cup of tea.
At his trial on Friday, in a statement read to the court, a consultant paediatrician who treated Amelia said she had been suffering seizures, her eyes were flickering and she was "unresponsive".
The court heard Amelia had been in cardiac arrest for 35 minutes, and was put on life support when she arrived at hospital.
She was later transferred to the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, but two days later Amelia's mother, Sarah Jones, and father, Ian Skillern, were told their daughter had "significant brain damage, and would not recover".
Doctors withdrew life-support and Amelia died that evening.
She had a fractured skull, brain swelling and multiple rib fractures. She had been injured at least three different times, the court heard.
Previously, the jury heard the defendant had been mostly absent from his daughter, Ms Jones', life until she was 16 and he strongly disliked Mr Skillern.
The blaze broke out in his home in Cloghan near Fintown at around 14:00 on Thursday.
Fire crews attended the scene but the man, who lived alone, died a short time later.
His body has been taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for a post mortem examination. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
It found that it averaged 12 days per employee, a rise of 15%, after falling for the previous five years.
The highest absence rate of 17 days was in Carrickfergus Borough Council and the lowest was seven days in Cookstown.
Carrickfergus council said it has recently introduced measures to improve the health and well-being of its staff.
Between them, Northern Ireland's 26 councils employ 9,700 staff and the statistics in the report relate to the 2012-13 financial year.
Carrickfergus was also one of two authorities which did not have "proper arrangements" in place around governance issues.
The local government auditor, Louise Mason, said it related to procurement and workforce management, but added the council had put in place procedures to address her concerns.
The other council she highlighted over governance in her report was Larne.
Among her concerns was its financial planning.
She also drew attention to a £292,000 fraud involving Belfast City Council in July 2013.
It involved changing the details of bank account held by one of its main contractors, into which the money was paid.
The council recovered most of the loss from its insurers.
A PSNI investigation concluded there was no evidence to suggest that either council or contractor employees were involved.
Responding to the audit report, a spokesperson for Carrickfergus Borough Council said it was "aware of the high levels of sick absence in the year in question but has since put in place a comprehensive package of measures to improve the health and well-being of staff".
"This has proven to be successful and has significantly reduced absenteeism," the statement added.
Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez also spoke out against conflicts in the Middle East, according to the Reuters agency.
Police have said his motives are still being investigated.
Four US Marines were killed in the shooting. A sailor who was seriously injured died in hospital on Saturday.
Logistics specialist Randall Smith had been fighting for his life since the attack.
Abdulazeez was himself later killed in a shootout with police.
Reuters says it has seen a text sent the night before to a friend linking to a passage of Islamic text - Hadith 38 - containing the verse: "Whosoever shows enmity to a friend of Mine, I will indeed declare war against him."
The friend, who requested anonymity, said he thought nothing of the text at the time, but now wonders if it was a hint at the attack to come.
Full text of Hadith 38
Allah the Almighty has said: "Whosoever acts with enmity towards a friend [wali] of Mine, I will indeed declare war against him. Nothing endears My servant to Me than doing of what I have made obligatory upon him to do. And My servant continues to draw nearer to Me with supererogatory [nawafil] prayers so that I shall love him. When I love him, I shall be his hearing with which he shall hear, his sight with which he shall see, his hands with which he shall hold, and his feet with which he shall walk. And if he asks [something] of Me, I shall surely give it to him, and if he takes refuge in Me, I shall certainly grant him it."
Other friends also told Reuters that Abdulazeez spoke of his anger about conflicts in the Middle East, including Israeli bombing campaigns in Gaza and the civil war in Syria, after returning from a trip to Jordan last year.
"He had always talked about it, but I'd say his level of understanding and awareness really rose after he came back," said one of the friends interviewed.
They said he had purchased three guns online following the visit, and used them for target practice.
"It would be premature to speculate on exactly why the shooter did what he did," FBI agent Ed Reinhold said. "However, we are conducting a thorough investigation to determine whether this person acted alone or was inspired or directed."
Abdulazeez began Thursday's attack with a shooting spree at a recruitment centre in Chattanooga.
He then drove about six miles (10km) to a Navy and Marine reserve centre, where he shot and killed the marines, and wounded Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Smith.
"A male Navy Petty Officer succumbed to wounds received in the July 16 shooting at the Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) in Chattanooga, Tennessee" on Saturday at 02:17 local time (06:17 GMT), the US Navy said in a statement.
It did not name the sailor, but family members confirmed it was Randall Smith.
A relative told the US military newspaper Stars and Stripes that Smith was married with three young daughters.
Motorists will have to pay an extra 20p per hour to park their vehicles on city centre streets from Monday 20 February.
Mr Hazzard said fees had "not kept pace with inflation" in recent years.
However, traders have described the price hike as "disgraceful and unnecessary" and have called on the minister to reverse his decision.
In Belfast, city centre charges will rise from £1.20 per hour to £1.40.
In Lisburn, County Antrim, charges will increase from 60p to 80p per hour.
For motorists in Newry, County Down, fees will rise from 40p to 60p per hour.
Some streets on the edge of Belfast city centre will see a 50% rise in parking charges, as zones where fees are currently charged at 80p per hour will increase to £1.20.
The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association (NIIRTA) reacted with "surprise and dismay".
Its chief executive Glyn Roberts said it was "completely unacceptable" that traders had not been consulted before the announcement.
"Rather than increasing parking charges, the minister should be reducing them to encourage more people to come into the three city centres," Mr Roberts said.
The minister's statement said: "On-street parking tariffs in Belfast have not increased since 2011 and have therefore not kept pace with inflation.
"Similarly, tariffs in Newry and Lisburn have not increased since 2009 and 2008."
Mr Hazzard said he had "limited these increases to the minimum possible".
The DUP politician told the BBC Evening Extra programme that the issue can often be a taboo subject and Nichola Sturgeon discussing her loss helped her to talk about it.
At the weekend, Scotland's first minister spoke publicly for the first time about her miscarriage.
Ms Sturgeon told author Mandy Rhodes, who is writing a book about her, that the experience was "painful".
"Sometimes, having a baby just doesn't happen, no matter how much we might want it to," she said.
It is estimated that about one in six pregnancies end in miscarriage.
Ms Lockhart said it can be something people "don't really want to talk about".
"People haven't been in those shoes, they don't know the hurt and the pain," she said.
"People need to realise how many women are going through this."
The MLA for Upper Bann said she wanted to use her platform as a politician to help other women.
"I believe it will help raise awareness," she said.
"I see this as an opportunity to let women know it's OK to hurt, it's OK to cry."
Ruth Bender Atik, director of the Miscarriage Association, told Evening Extra it could be difficult to talk about miscarriage.
"It's very private," she said. "You don't know what response you are going to get.
"It sounds medical, but it is the loss of a baby - a hidden loss."
Daily measurements of CO2 at a US government agency lab on Hawaii have topped 400 parts per million for the first time.
The station, which sits on the Mauna Loa volcano, feeds its numbers into a continuous record of the concentration of the gas stretching back to 1958.
The last time CO2 was regularly above 400ppm was three to five million years ago - before modern humans existed.
Scientists say the climate back then was also considerably warmer than it is today.
Carbon dioxide is regarded as the most important of the manmade greenhouse gases blamed for raising the temperature on the planet over recent decades.
Human sources come principally from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas.
The usual trend seen at the volcano is for the CO2 concentration to rise in winter months and then to fall back as the northern hemisphere growing season kicks in. Forests and other vegetation pull some of the gas out of the atmosphere.
This means the number can be expected to decline by a few ppm below 400 in the coming weeks. But the long-term trend is upwards.
James Butler is responsible for the Earth System Research Laboratory, a facility on Mauna Loa belonging to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa). Its daily average CO2 concentration figure on Thursday was 400.03.
Dr Butler told BBC News: "Carbon dioxide has some variability on an hourly, daily and weekly basis, so we are not comfortable calling a single number - the lowest we will go is on a daily average, which has happened in this case.
"Mauna Loa and the South Pole observatory are iconic sites as they have been taking CO2 measurements in real time since 1958. Last year, for the first time, all Arctic sites reached 400ppm.
"This is the first time the daily average has passed 400ppm at Mauna Loa."
By David ShukmanScience editor, BBC News
Near the summit of the Mauna Loa volcano, the carbon dioxide monitors stand amid one of the world's remotest huddles of scientific instruments. To reach them you have to leave the steamy Hawaii coast and climb through barren lava-fields.
At the top, above 11,000ft, the air is thin and the sun piercing. During my visit, I watched rain clouds boiling in the valleys below me. Charles David Keeling chose this otherworldly spot because the air up here is neither industrial nor pristine; it is "well-mixed" which means it can serve as a useful guide to changes in the atmosphere.
Despite their global significance, the devices he installed back in 1958 do not look impressive. But he battled bureaucratic objections to fund them and his legacy is the longest continuous record of a gas, linked to much of global warming, that just keeps rising.
The long-term measurements at Mauna Loa were started by a Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientist called Charles Keeling.
In 1958, he found the concentration at the top of the volcano to be around 315ppm (that is 315 molecules of CO2 for every one million molecules in the air). Every year since then, the "Keeling Curve", as it has become known, has squiggled resolutely higher.
Scripps still operates equipment alongside Noaa on the mountain peak.
Its readings have been pushing 400ppm in recent days, and on Thursday recorded a daily average of 399.73.
But Noaa senior scientist Pieter Tans said: "Our measurements (Noaa) are in Coordinated Universal Time, while the Keeling measurements are in local Hawaii time. If you shift the Keeling definition of a day to the same as ours then we do agree almost completely on the measurements." By this definition, the Keeling team's Thursday number would be 400.08ppm.
And Dr Butler added: "Probably next year, or the year after that, the average yearly reading will pass 400pm.
"A couple of years after that, the South Pole will have readings of 400ppm, and in eight to nine years we will probably have seen the last CO2 reading under 400ppm."
To determine CO2 levels before the introduction of modern stations, scientists must use so-called proxy measurements.
These include studying the bubbles of ancient air trapped in Antarctic ice.
One of these can be used to describe CO2 levels over the past 800,000 years. It suggests that CO2 held steady over this longer period at between 200ppm and 300ppm.
British atmospheric physicist Prof Joanna Haigh commented: "In itself, the value 400ppm of CO2 has no particular significance for the physics of the climate system: concentration levels have been in the 300s for so long and now we've passed the 400 mark. However, this does give us the chance to mark the ongoing increase in CO2 concentration and talk about why it's a problem for the climate."
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Unbeaten Frampton is aiming to become the first Northern Ireland boxer to win world titles at different weights.
The 29-year-old Belfast man had to relinquish his IBF super-bantamweight belt before the fight.
"The Mexican fans are getting worried now it is getting closer," said Frampton in New York.
Frampton was also stripped of the WBA crown because he did not agree to a defence against mandatory challenger, Cuba's Guillermo Rigondeaux.
The last time Frampton fought in the United States, he recovered from being knocked down twice in the opening round to retain his IBF super-bantamweight title with victory over Alejandro Gonzalez Jr in Texas.
"I feel good. It does not feel like I am the away fighter. I am expecting it to be noisy on the night," Frampton, who has won all 22 of his professional fights, told BBC Radio 5 live.
"You will see the best performance yet from me. I am full of energy. I will refuel and then come back a bigger man than Santa Cruz on the night. I will be stronger than him and will do the business."
The youth was detained after disorder broke out at the Intu Bromley centre, causing panic among shoppers.
Armed police were called at about 15:45 GMT and found the boy with a head injury. Two knives were recovered.
The youth, due at Bromley Magistrates' Court on Monday, is accused of common assault, violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon.
A second 16-year-old boy, held on suspicion of affray, was detained at his home in Lewisham on Sunday.
A photograph taken by a member of the public appeared to show that a machete had been found.
Video filmed at the scene also appeared to show shoppers fleeing in panic.
Thomas Bach, International Olympic Committee president, said Fifa must "regain credibility" after bans for Blatter, vice-president Michel Platini and secretary general Jerome Valcke.
World football's governing body is investigating corruption allegations against the trio, who deny wrongdoing.
"Enough is enough," Bach said.
"Fifa must realise that this is now about more than just a list of candidates. This is also a structural problem and will not be solved simply by the election of a new president."
The three men are provisionally suspended for 90 days while Fifa's ethics committee continues its investigation. Issa Hayatou, who heads Africa's football confederation (Caf), will act as Fifa president during Blatter's ban, but will not permanently replace him.
South Korean ex-Fifa vice-president Chung Mong-joon said his six-year ban - also handed down on Thursday - was "politically motivated" to sabotage his presidential campaign.
Blatter won a fifth consecutive Fifa presidential election in May, but quickly announced his decision to step down in the wake of widespread corruption allegations against 14 Fifa officials and associates.
He is due to finish his term at a Fifa extraordinary congress on 26 February.
Uefa president Platini, 60, says he refuses to believe the "farcical" development is designed to "crush" his candidacy and still plans to stand. He has the full backing of Uefa, which is holding an emergency meeting next week, while Football Association chairman Greg Dyke says the FA will withdraw its support for the former France international midfielder if he is found to have "behaved dishonestly".
Chung, another leading candidate, maintained he would "expose the injustice" of his ban and help "bring about a true rebirth of Fifa" after describing the world football governing body as "like the sinking Titanic".
Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, pushed Blatter to a second round of voting in May's poll, winning 73 votes, before standing aside in the contest. The 39-year-old is free of any corruption allegations and former FA chairman David Bernstein told BBC Sport the Jordanian was a "person of repute".
However, Bernstein insisted that football needed a choice of strong candidates "beyond reproach" that had "impeachable character and no baggage" - even if that meant looking outside of the sport.
"Someone of a Seb Coe stature in football, a man of great reputation that has done a huge amount within and without the sport - that would be the best thing," said Bernstein.
British former Olympic 1500m champion Lord Coe, 58, is the new president of the IAAF, the body that governs world athletics.
"If we can't find that person we should look externally," added Bernstein.
"This is a road crash we could see ahead of us. Blatter is a fool to himself to stay on for so long."
Klaus Stoehlker, a close friend and advisor to Blatter, told the BBC that the suspended Fifa president had been "put on the touchline" but said he was confident that he would return to the helm of the organisation.
His 90-day ban would expire in January.
"He will be back early to hopefully organise the congress in 2016," Stoehlker said.
"It is a pity that after 40 years in football he should have this happen to him. This is not the end. He will have the final word."
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Former England striker Gary Lineker supported Bach's calls for a new, untainted candidate in February's election.
"It just seems that everybody in Fifa or Uefa involved in the running of the game is implicated in some way, or certainly suspicious of bad behaviour in some way, so who knows how far it goes or how many dominoes will fall," said the former Leicester, Tottenham and England striker.
"The new leader needs to be somebody with integrity, above suspicion," he said. "They need to do a total clean sweep and reform Fifa."
Lineker, 54, added: "Sepp Blatter is remarkable in the sense that he seems to keep wriggling away from things, but it seems to be catching up with him. The house of cards appears to be collapsing at Fifa which inevitably leads to the man at the top at some point. He seems to have had more lives than a cat."
Sports Minister Tracey Crouch tweeted that Blatter's "time at the top is up" and he should resign immediately.
She later added: "The only way forward for Fifa is full-scale reform. It has to be much more accountable, transparent and restore the faith of football fans across the world.
"Blatter has hung on to his position for too long and a new president must drive through widespread change."
And players' association Fifpro said in a statement: "A pattern has emerged that leaves little or no confidence in the ability of Fifa to reform from within."
Blatter has been president of Fifa since 1998. He won a fifth term in May but just days later announced his intention to step down, amid corruption allegations after United States authorities indicted 14 Fifa officials and associates on bribery and racketeering charges.
Former France international Platini is a vice-president of Fifa and has held the post of president at European confederation Uefa since 2007. He was once seen as a key ally of Blatter but their relationship deteriorated when Platini urged Blatter to step down earlier this year.
Valcke is the general-secretary of Fifa and was effectively Blatter's second-in-command until he was suspended last month following allegations he was involved in a scheme to profit from the sale of World Cup tickets.
Blatter is accused of signing a contract "unfavourable" to Fifa and making a "disloyal payment" to Platini, who is also president of European football's governing body - Uefa.
The ethics committee also opened an inquiry into Platini over the 2m euros (£1.35m) payment, which was made nine years after the 60-year-old carried out consultation work for Blatter.
Valcke was already on gardening leave from his Fifa post following newspaper allegations last month which implicated the 54-year-old in a scheme to profit from the sale of World Cup tickets.
"You know you are carrying a baby and it's the wrong thing to do, but you still do it."
'Rachel' was addicted to heroin throughout her pregnancy.
After suffering domestic abuse for 10 years, she says she was forced into prostitution which led to drug addiction.
"It's a lifestyle. Then one day you wake up and realise you have a habit.
"I feel guilty every day of my life, and that guilt will stay with me."
Rachel is one of the many mothers who has given birth to a drug-dependent baby.
According to NHS figures, 1,087 babies in England were affected by maternal use of drugs in 2014-15, while in Scotland 987 babies were affected between 2012-15. In Wales 75 babies were affected by drugs and alcohol in 2015-16.
Almost every drug passes from the mother to her foetus's blood stream during pregnancy so babies enter the world addicted and suffering the effects of withdrawal - known as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS).
Uncontrollable trembling, high-pitch crying and blotchy skin are common symptoms in newborns addicted to opioids such as heroin and methadone.
In many cases a child like Rachel's would be given to a family member or taken into care, but some experts believe the outcomes for children and their mums are much better if they are allowed to detox together.
The Plymouth-based charity Trevi House provides this service and gave the BBC exclusive access.
The women living in the centre insist they stand a better chance of detoxing whilst staying with their babies.
'Louise', who became addicted to heroin in her teenage years, had her first children taken into care.
"I just wanted to kill myself when they were taken away," she says. "I did attempt numerous times."
She says she can only stick to the detox program because she has her son by her side.
"To have him with me is amazing. They tried to take him from birth."
Emma completed the rehab program last year, which meant she kept custody of her twins.
"It's actually heartbreaking that so many women like me are just written off: 'oh well, you're a drug addict so you can't have your child'," she says.
"Something has got to change.
"The women who I have met in this place were phenomenal. Some of the stories I've heard, some of the things some of these women have been through you wouldn't imagine it in your darkest nightmare.
"They didn't deserve that. People deserve a chance, they deserve help and their children deserve it".
Now in recovery she was offered housing in a nearby community.
Between December 2013 and December 2015, 65% of children left the programme in the care of their mother, who was drug and alcohol free.
But despite this, some experts believe removing a mother and child from the community does not solve the problem.
There are concerns the site does not project real life and mothers returning to the community could relapse after becoming accustomed to 24-hour care.
Hannah Shead, chief executive of Trevi House disagrees.
"Every mother here says she wouldn't be able to do recovery without her child. She wouldn't be able to focus on what she needed to do.
"And for the child to be separated; they would either be in the care system, they might be with family members but they would not be with their mums.
"So keeping them together is better for mother and the child."
With just a few months to go until she has completed the rehabilitation program, Rachel says she is looking forward to a life without drugs and abuse.
"I don't blame partners, I don't blame anybody for what happened to me. I have to take responsibility for it because it was my choice to take drugs.
"I will never forgive myself but I'm using that guilt for strength, because living in past would put me back to square one."
Trevi House opened in 1993. It can take up to 10 women at a time, who are not allowed to leave unsupervised.
Each mother follows a strict rehabilitation plan which includes daily counselling sessions, group meetings, medical examinations and check-ups from social services.
It costs £1,500 per week to send a mother and baby to the centre.
Funding for placements is often via joint arrangements between adult addiction and children's social care services.
There are other residential rehabilitation options available in the UK as well as services in the community.
23 December 2015 Last updated at 20:14 GMT
On the haunting Delta blues-inspired track Ake, Bassy plays the harmonica and wistfully sings in his mother tongue Bassa.
The musical, which was plagued with problems from its inception, took $2.9m (£1.8m) over nine performances last week, according to The Broadway League.
The Edge said it was a "proud day" for everyone who has been involved.
The show, which cost $75m (£48m) to make, is the most expensive Broadway show to be produced.
Initially the production was beset with problems, which included injuries to some of the cast members, opening night delays, poor reviews and unpaid royalty claims.
"For all the problems, there was magic on the stage," Bono said.
"Things did get chaotic and messy after our producer Tony Adams died. But this week's news has us all giddy again and we are raising our glasses to Tony, to our indefatigable cast, crew, creative - and production team."
Co-producer Jeremiah Harris admitted he and his colleague, fellow producer Michael Cohl, "came into a very difficult situation" when they signed up.
"We've changed the team. We added players when we needed to. We've moved some players around to different positions. And the success we've had here is the culmination of all those people working hard to get done what we've gotten done," he said.
According to figures collected by Cohl and Harris, it is thought that half of all attendees to Spider-Man had never been to a Broadway show before.
They claim the production has been seen by more than 600,000 people during the past year.
'Longevity'
1. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark - $2.9m (£1.8m)
2. Wicked - $2.7m (£1.7m)
3. The Lion King - $2.4m (£1.5m)
4. Hugh Jackman: Back On Broadway - $2m (£1.2m)
5. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - $1.9m (£1.2m)
Figures recorded over nine shows
The musical has beaten the previous record set by Wicked in 2011, which took $2.2m (£1.4m) over an eight-show run in January last year.
Over Christmas and New Year many productions added a ninth show to their regular eight-show week, which helped boost total ticket takings this year.
Head-to-head last week, over nine shows, Wicked took $2.7m (£1.7m).
However, Wicked which is performed at the Gershwin Theatre, has about 100 seats less than the 1,930-seat Foxwoods Theatre, home of the superhero musical.
The Lion King recorded takings of $2.4m (£1.5m) and Hugh Jackman: Back On Broadway took a total of $2m (£1.2m)
Harris insisted they still had a long way to go.
"The time to crow is when we have sustained longevity and we've returned the money to our investors."
Not all shows enjoyed healthy ticket sales over the festive period, with producers of the musical Lysistrata Jones announcing the comedy will close on Sunday.
The teenager sprinted to victory in scorching temperatures to edge out Guernsey's Samuel Culverwell in the boys' road race on Sunday.
Tara Ferguson added a second medal for the Manx team by claiming silver in the girls' road race.
Bostock said: "It's absolutely unreal to win the first ever gold for the IOM at the Commonwealth Youth Games."
Will Draper claimed fifth in the boys' race and added: "Jimmy did a perfectly timed sprint from the original break of four.
"I had to go solo on the last lap before we got caught and held off the bunch for fifth. It was very hot."
Last week Bostock's brother Matty won a gold medal for Great Britain at the UEC Junior and Under-23 Track European Championships in Portugal in the team pursuit.
Ferguson delivered a fantastic sprint finish but was narrowly beaten by Scotland's Rhona Callander on the line.
Team Isle of Man's Steve Partington said it was a "proud day for all of us", while a spokesman for the Isle of Man team said it was a "truly amazing demonstration" by the three Manx cyclists.
The Commonwealth Games and Youth Games are the biggest international multi-sport events in which the Isle of Man is allowed to compete as an independent state.
More than 1,300 people, aged 14-18 from 71 countries, are competing in the Youth Games on the Caribbean archipelago.
The Isle of Man had won four medals at previous Commonwealth Youth Games, three of them in 2011 when it hosted the event.
Gold
2017 in Bahamas - Jimmy Bostock - cycling (Road Race)
Silver
2017 in Bahamas - Tara Ferguson - cycling (Road Race)
2015 in Samoa - Mathew Rennie - boxing (64kg)
2011 in the Isle of Man - Grant Halsall - swimming (50m backstroke)
2011 in the Isle of Man - Grant Halsall - swimming (200m backstroke)
Bronze
2011 in the Isle of Man - Grant Halsall - swimming (100m backstroke)
Researchers say the syndicates are run by Chinese and Vietnamese nationals working with corrupt officials and have become the main challenge in the fight against the illegal wildlife trade.
They are involved in poaching and moving large illegal ivory consignments across Africa and then to Asia.
Ivory carvings are prized in East Asia as status symbols.
The finding by Traffic, a wildlife trade investigating agency, was based on the increasing number of Chinese and Vietnamese nationals being arrested during illegal ivory seizures.
The small West African country of Togo is the latest hub for shipping large consignments of ivory, often from across the continent, to Asia, the report found.
Researchers said some of the arrests also involved Thai and North Korean nationals.
"At the present time, Asian criminal networks, often in collaboration with local political and economic elites, completely dominate the supply of raw ivory out of Africa," the report prepared for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) said.
"This is exacerbated by increasing evidence of direct Chinese involvement in Africa-based ivory processing operations in many countries including Angola, Congo, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe."
Source: Traffic
Traffic recorded 61 cases of large scale ivory seizures between 2011 and 2014, almost double the numbers during 1998-2006.
"In most of these seizures, Chinese and Vietnamese nationals were arrested," said Traffic's Tom Milliken, who wrote the report.
The report found that 87% of the 2014 seizures in Ethiopia, an important air transport hub connecting Africa and Asia, involved Chinese nationals.
It has identified Mozambique as a base where East Asian criminal syndicates can operate, mainly because ivory traffickers are not normally imprisoned.
The Chinese and Vietnamese embassies there did not respond to the BBC's request for comment.
More than 30,000 elephants are killed in Africa every year for their tusks that frequently end up in Chinese and Vietnamese markets.
"You are moving big consignments like one ton, two tonnes or three tonnes of ivory - smaller players just cannot do it," said Mr Milliken.
"The DNA test of the ivory that was shipped out of Togo, for instance, has demonstrated that it came from the other side of Africa, so this tells us how continentally these criminal syndicates are able to operate. It's a pan-African set up."
The syndicates have been allowed to grow dramatically in recent years, according to Julian Rademeyer, who has written a separate report on the illegal trade in rhino horns for the Global Initiative Against Transnational Crime.
More than 6,000 African rhinos have been killed in the past decade for their horns, which are prized for their use in traditional medicine, even though they are made from the same material as fingernails.
"Much of the focus [of the authorities in Africa] is on the lower level and not so much on the transnational organised crime networks."
"These networks are ruthlessly efficient, they are entrenched and are aided and abetted by corrupt officials."
Researchers said a lack of detailed investigations after seizures has prevented the syndicates from being unmasked.
"While Asian nationals are arrested in Africa in major wildlife crime cases, the interrogation and examination of documents, cell phones and computers whose contents are in foreign languages rarely occurs," the report says.
The study has been presented for a major Cites meeting in South Africa in September.
Polar, Venezuela's largest food and drinks producer and the owner of the local Pepsi division, said the workers had been "arbitrarily detained".
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro routinely accuses the company of hoarding goods to harm the government.
Polar said it had halted production due to a lack of raw materials.
Venezuela's economy on the brink?
The company said that inspectors from Venezuela's Ministry of Labour had visited the plant in Caucagua in central Miranda state on Friday.
According to Polar, Venezuela's currency control system, which restricts the access to foreign currencies, had left it unable to import the raw materials needed to keep up production.
Polar said that the Labour Ministry inspectors ordered that production be restarted at the plant and arrested several employees.
Local media said those arrested were the manager of the plant, two human resources employees and a lawyer.
President Nicolas Maduro has repeatedly accused the CEO of Polar, Lorenzo Mendoza, of attacking not just the government but the Venezuelan people.
Speaking at an election rally earlier this month, President Maduro addressed Mr Mendoza: "Oligarch of the devil, are you afraid of the people? Here are the people who are going to beat you, you who are evil and perverse and who hides goods from the people."
Days later, Mr Maduro's PSUV party suffered a heavy defeat in legislative elections with the opposition coalition winning two-thirds of the seats in the country's National Assembly.
Mr Maduro blamed his party's loss on an "economic war" he said was being waged on Venezuela by opposition activists, private companies and "imperialist forces".
It was the first major defeat for the governing Socialists since Mr Maduro's predecessor in office, Hugo Chavez, came to power in 1999.
Many voters said they were fed up with Venezuela's spiralling inflation, chronic shortages of some basic goods and insecurity.
The newly elected delegates to the National Assembly will take up their seats on 5 January.
But the outgoing speaker of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, has called two extraordinary sessions in which he wants delegates to nominate 12 new Supreme Court judges.
The opposition says the move is a desperate attempt by the PSUV to cling on to power and impose its influence in the face of their loss at the polls.
Security personnel secured Pathankot base on Saturday evening, after a battle lasting more than 14 hours.
The heavily-armed gunmen entered the base dressed in Indian army uniforms.
The attack came days after the Indian and Pakistani leaders, Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif, met in Lahore to launch a surprise peace initiative.
No group has said it carried out the attack, which is being seen as an attempt to undermine those efforts.
All of India's Punjab state has been placed on alert. Soldiers are combing the area around the base looking for more militants.
"We want peace but if terrorists carry out attacks on Indian soil we will give them a befitting reply," said Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
Pakistan condemned the attack and called it a "terrorist incident", adding that it remained committed to peace efforts with India.
The gunmen drove a hijacked police vehicle when they launched the attack at 03:30 (22:00 GMT Friday).
They entered living quarters at the base, but were contained there and so were unable to cause any damage to military hardware, said air force spokeswoman Rochelle D'Silva.
Later on Saturday morning, fresh gunfire was heard and a helicopter seen firing at an area inside the base.
But by the end of the afternoon, police confirmed the base was secure.
The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says it is not yet clear who the attackers were - but suspicion is already falling on Kashmiri militant groups based in Pakistan.
Some Indian security officials suggested the Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed was to blame.
India says the group is backed by Pakistan, but Islamabad denies this.
In July seven people were killed in a similar attack when gunmen stormed a police station in nearby Gurdaspur district.
The three attackers in Gurdaspur were killed after a 12-hour standoff with police.
Pathankot air force base is about 430km (270 miles) north of the Indian capital, Delhi and is on the road linking Indian-administered Kashmir with the rest of the country.
Indian-administered Kashmir has seen a long-running insurgency against rule from Delhi, and Kashmir has been a flashpoint in relations between Pakistan and India for nearly 70 years since independence.
The club has achieved Premier League promotion, 34 years after reaching the FA Cup Final before being relegated.
An open-top bus with the Seagulls players on board slowly made its way along the seafront to Hove Lawns.
Brighton owner Tony Bloom said the club was grateful to be allowed to celebrate with fans in this way.
Euphoric supporters cheered, blasted horns and waved blue and white flags as the convoy passed them.
Brighton captain Bruno said the experience on the bus was "crazy boss, crazy, unbelievable".
Defender Uwe Hunemeier, also said: "In my football career I have never seen anything like that. It was amazing, it was nice to be part of that, I really enjoyed it."
It took about two and a half hours for the bus to crawl along the seafront from the Palace Pier to Hove Lawns, where players greeted fans on a specially-erected stage.
From brink of disaster to the Premier League
How players and fans celebrated promotion
A huge security operation was in place, with bag searches, a ban on glass bottles and alcohol restrictions.
Fans have been tweeting from the event.
Tom Williams tweeted: "Loving the scenes from the #albionparade the streets I grew up in and the club I grew up with. Can't beat a sunny Sunday in Brighton."
Chris Sanderson tweeted simply: "WHAT AN ATMOSPHERE!"
Jonathan Bradshaw tweeted: "Do I really get to call this town home? #lucky #BHAFC #promotion"
And Rob Bootle added: "Massive atmosphere at Hove Lawns right now for the #bhafc promotion parade. HUGE!"
The club last played in the old First Division in 1983 - they reached the FA Cup Final that year but got relegated.
In 1997, the club had to sell the Goldstone Ground to pay off some of its debts.
It spent two seasons 70 miles away, at Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium.
The club then moved to the Withdean Stadium in 1999 - a council-owned athletics track in the suburbs of Brighton.
Chairman Tony Bloom's arrival eight years ago paved the way for their new permanent home at the Amex stadium and the success that followed.
The Gulls are 10 points from safety and have brought in six new players since the start of the month.
Meanwhile the likes of Waide Fairhurst, Simon Heslop, Louis Briscoe, Shepherd Murombedzi and Tyrone Marsh have left.
"We've got a bit of a smaller squad, but I think the quality's high," Nicholson told BBC Radio Devon.
"The attitude's right and they know that they're going into a huge month of football for the club.
"They've got to gel quick, that's the only slight concern when you get new players in is that you need them to gel quickly.
"On Saturday against Tranmere probably our biggest fault was that we looked a bit disjointed, but you had four players that were either making their debuts or starting their first game, so I could accept that a little bit.
"I can't accept it any more. We've got to hit the ground running with all the new lads," he added.
The baby spotted seahorses, which measure less than a centimetre in length, have started life at Tynemouth's Blue Reef Aquarium.
Usually found throughout south east Asia, Australia, Japan and Hawaii, the new arrivals are part of an ongoing captive breeding programme.
A spokesman for the aquarium said their birth was "very important" in easing the pressures on wild populations.
The seahorses, which are listed as vulnerable in the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species, will eventually grow up to 20cm (8ins) in height.
In the wild, the majority of species of seahorse are now under threat.
Displays supervisor Terry McKeone said: "The babies are doing extremely well and it's more than likely there will be more born over the coming days.
"Although tiny, the newborns are exact miniature replicas of their parents and are already learning and mimicking the adults' behaviour."
The British Lung Foundation wants statutory targets to be added to the Public Health Wales Bill, currently passing through the Senedd.
It said ministers should have to report annually to the assembly on smoking prevalence rates.
The Welsh Government said significant reductions have already been made.
AMs are expected to allow the bill, which introduces new regulations on smoke-free areas, tattooists and public toilets, to pass its next hurdle on Tuesday.
Ministers already have a target to reduce smoking levels to 16% of adults by 2020.
But the charity said it is simply a "health board and civil service target" and by making it legally-binding, ministers would have an incentive to meet it and resources would be made available to achieve this.
Joseph Carter of the British Lung Foundation said: "Given legally-binding targets like this are reserved for vital issues like climate change, doing this would be a clear indication that this issue is too important to ignore and would ensure resources are available to meet it."
He also called for localised targets, saying some parts of Wales are still seeing increases in numbers of smokers.
"Setting more localised targets would ensure that we see progress in all parts of Wales instead of hiding behind Wales-wide figures," he said.
A Welsh Government spokeswoman said the Welsh Health Survey of 2015 showed 19% of adults reported they smoked, down from 26% in 2003-04.
"This significant reduction means we have already exceeded our aim of reducing smoking rates to 20% by 2016 and are well on track to achieve our ambitious target to reduce levels to 16% by 2020," she said.
"While we do not feel statutory smoking cessation targets are necessary or workable, we are continuing to do all we can do reduce smoking rates."
40,000 people have fled the country as protests continue about President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term.
Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda have integrated Burundi into plans for projects, like a railway connecting the region with the port of Mombasa.
The head of the United Nations refugee agency has expressed his deep concern.
Speaking in Nairobi, Antonio Guterres said: "We are extremely worried. We have already more than 20,000 refugees in Rwanda. We have probably eight to ten thousand in Tanzania and probably four to five thousand in the Democratic Republic of Congo."
Civil society groups say 13 people have died since protests began on April 26, although police give a lower number.
On Monday the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, said he was "deeply concerned" about president Nkurunziza's decision to stand for office again.
East African foreign ministers, have announced a crisis summit for next week, in Dar es Salaam, the economic capital of Tanzania.
The member states of the East African Community have forged ahead with plans to boost the region's economy, aiming to create a single market.
Multi-billion dollar projects, such as new roads, building a 1,720 kilometre rail line through East Africa to the export hub of Mombasa, or constructing an oil pipeline across the region, underline just how serious the EAC is about developing the region's economy.
The Burundian capital Bujumbura is part of the trade routes the EAC wants to develop in the region.
Notable EAC policies introduced in the last year to break down trade barriers include speeding up customs processes for goods in the Kenyan port of Mombasa, which are being imported to other countries such as Uganda.
The bloc has also leaned on mobile phone companies to cut roaming charges.
Burundi emerged from a civil war in 2005 and neighbouring nations are worried about the growing crisis.
"We are expecting if the situation in Burundi gets worse there could some economic effect on Uganda," Nebert Rugadya, a business commentator in Kampala, told the BBC.
"A stable Burundi means a lot for stability in the region," he added.
François Conradie from the African economic consultants NKC has a stark assessment for foreign investors,"risk in Burundi should be considered very elevated," he warned.
"The danger of a cross-border shock is also serious, especially as tensions a bit further north, in the region of Goma on the DRC-Rwanda border, are increasing," he said.
"If matters unravel further in Burundi then the Hutu-Tutsi dynamics which informed its civil war will come to the surface again, and play a role in tensions in the DRC's Kivu provinces," he added.
Economic growth remained stable last year in Burundi, at about 4.7%, driven by a rebound in coffee production and increased work in the construction industry.
Exports of coffee and tea are Burundi's main foreign trade. However the development of nickel mining promises to enhance the country's economy.
The mining group Kermas, which also has operations in South Africa, Germany, Turkey and Croatia, is concerned developments in Burundi could affect its BMM subsiduary which controls exploration rights for nickel, cobalt and platinum.
"We feel extremely sad about this situation in Burundi," Kermas spokesman Kreso Raguz told the BBC.
"For us, success of our projects also always meant success for our employees and their families, especially in an underdeveloped country like Burundi," he said.
"Burundi's economy is something we are very interested in, as well as stability in that country and that is why we can only hope that a peaceful solution of these issues in Burundi will be found soon," he added.
Since 2012 Burundi's economy has grown annually more than 4% and although the government's finances have improved the African Development Bank says the country is still faced with major constraints, due to the poor mobilisation of domestic resources and the volatility of external aid.
Before President Pierre Nkurunziza revealed his intention to run for a third term the bank cautioned investors that "political tensions have grown in the run-up to 2015 elections", an assessment that, with hindsight, seems an understatement.
The fallout of events in Burundi threatens to not only damage the country's economy, but have a wider impact on the region.
No wonder the East African Community is suddenly so focused on its troubled member Burundi and much hinges on next week's summit in Dar es Salaam.
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A 200-yard (180m) section of the Cumbria Coast Line at Flimby remains closed after flooding washed away a section of embankment on Friday.
Train operator Northern Rail said buses were being used between Carlisle and Workington.
However, the company said train services had resumed between Workington and Barrow-in-Furness.
Network Rail said engineers faced a "huge task" of repairing the damage strong winds and high tides caused to the coastal rail route.
A spokesman for Northern Rail added: "The line between Barrow and Workington has reopened to train services.
"The Cumbrian Coast Line had been closed following significant damage caused by storms and flooding.
"A number of sites were affected and Network Rail engineers have worked over the weekend to reinstate the railway at many of these locations so trains can operate between Workington and Barrow.
"However, at Flimby, where the storm washed away over 200 yards of track, the scale of the damage means that sea defences need to be rebuilt before work can begin to reinstate the track.
"Early indications are that this will take Network Rail around one week to complete.
"A bus replacement service will operate between Carlisle and Workington."
Environment Agency flood warnings remain in place for the Cumbrian coast from Gretna to St Bees, including North Morecambe Bay.
The 34 youngsters and two adults had got lost on the Kent coast in an area prone to cliff rock falls.
An air and sea search began at about 21:00 BST on Monday after the London school group alerted Kent Police.
They were advised to use their phone lights to aid the search for them, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said.
A rescue helicopter, based in Lydd, was involved in the operation, along with three lifeboats, two from Dover and one from Walmer and the Langdon Coastguard Rescue Team.
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"The group was located by one of the Walmer lifeboats in the area of active cliff falls and also spotted by a helicopter using the forward-looking infra red camera," said Richard Cockerill, UK Coastguard's senior maritime operations officer.
"All 36 people were recovered to safety by lifeboat and helicopter."
It is understood the group had descended on to the beach from a coastal path, between St Margaret's Bay and Dover, when they were caught by rising waters, a coastguard spokeswoman said.
After being spotted using night-vision cameras, 31 members of the group were taken ashore and the remaining five were airlifted to safety before being flown to the Dover Coastguard station.
All members were accounted for by 23:00 and were "safe and well".
"Thankfully, the quick and well co-ordinated search and rescue response meant all 36 were rescued and were lucky to escape without serious injuries, but they've had a traumatic experience," said Mark Finnis, coxswain of Dover RNLI.
The Port of Dover later tweeted that the group's rescue "was a lesson to us all to be careful around water and check tidal information".
Two Indian soldiers were also killed in the incidents in Kupwara and Sopore areas early on Thursday.
Police say at least 60 militants have been killed by security forces in the disputed region in recent months.
Thousands of people have been killed in Kashmir since an anti-India uprising began in 1989.
Pakistan and India have overlapping territorial claims in Kashmir and have fought two wars over Kashmir.
The Indian army said four militants and a soldier have been killed in a a clash in Handwara area in Kupwara district.
Army sources told the BBC that the soldier had died in an "initial ambush" by the militants.
Earlier, another militant and a soldier were killed in a prolonged gun battle in the neighbouring town of Sopore, the army said.
The incidents came weeks after Pakistan called off high-level security talks after India refused to allow Pakistan's ambassador to meet separatist leaders from Kashmir.
In recent years violence has abated from its peak in the 1990s, but the causes of the insurgency are still far from resolved.
A ceasefire agreed in 2003 remains in place, but the nuclear-armed neighbours often accuse each other of violating it.
Shaun Murphy, 38, was found injured in Greenbrow Road, Manchester and died in hospital on Saturday.
"He loved to go to work but most of all he cared about being a good father to his son Matthew," a statement issued on behalf of his family added.
A man, 23, held on suspicion of murder has since been released without charge.
Mr Murphy "loved to make people laugh and was always the joker, with silly nicknames for everyone he knew," the family statement went on.
"He never went out looking for trouble or drama, he was just happy and enjoying his life."
Thomas, 23, moves up a level, having joined the National League club from Lincolnshire side Boston who play in National League North.
He follows the arrival of strikers Luke Benbow and Chris Lait from Stourbridge.
Leicester-based former Corby Town player Thomas is capable of operating in either full-back role.
Solihull finished 16th last season in their first season at fifth-tier level, while Boston came 15th in National League North.
She has the sweetest face. Beate Zschaepe smiles gently at the camera as she twirls for the video the police made for their files. She is dressed in a girlish pink top as she performs the required choreography shortly after giving herself up. It is a face of child-like innocence, a young woman who would not hurt a fly.
But is it the face of genuine innocence - or a deceptive face concealing her involvement in the murder of 10 truly innocent people?
Prosecutors have called Beate Zschaepe the country's most dangerous neo-Nazi. She is accused of helping to murder nine men, all but one of them of Turkish background, and a policewoman.
She is also accused of helping in 28 attempted murders as well as being a member of a terrorist organisation. And she is charged with robbery, causing explosions and arson.
The arson relates to the fire which she is alleged to have started before giving herself up on 8 November 2011, telling police she was the one they were looking for.
She shared a flat in Jena, in the old East Germany, with two men - Uwe Boehnhardt und Uwe Mundlos. They had been found shot dead four days earlier, apparently a double suicide after they botched a bank robbery.
After the deaths, the gun used in the murders of the 10 people was discovered, thus clearing up one mystery but opening another: how did they get away with it for so long?
And it opened a debate about whether the police and security services were "blind in the right eye" because they had failed to see right-wing terrorism. And there was even speculation that maybe they had detected it through informers but then failed to act on it out of sympathy.
The first murder took place at a stall on the outskirts of Nuremberg on the Saturday afternoon of 9 September, 2000.
Two gunmen shot a seller of flowers in the face. They fired eight shots at Enver Simsek, six of which hit him. Two days later he died in hospital. One of the weapons used was a Czech-made pistol - a CZ 83 - the gun found after Beate Zschaepe handed herself in 11 years later.
The pattern of that first murder was repeated over the next six years. The victims were Turkish except for Theodoros Boulgarides, a locksmith who may have been mistaken for a Turk. The last murder was that of a policewoman on 25 April, 2007. Nobody - except perhaps Beate Zschaepe - knows the motive for this murder, though it may have been a personal grudge or an attempt to get weapons.
Either way, after the double suicide and Ms Zschaepe's surrender, a grisly video emerged (some say sent by the woman now on trial) which gloated over the killings. To the tune of the Pink Panther, it showed pictures of the corpses of the victims and identified the "organisation" behind the murders as the National Socialist Underground.
It was a revelation to the police. They had initially assumed that the murders were the work of the Turkish mafia. This meant that the families of the victims had been interrogated, in their grief, as potential perpetrators rather than as victims themselves. In one case, a mother who had scrubbed and cleaned up her own son's murder scene then found herself the object of suspicion.
Mehmet Daimagueller, who represents one of the families, still seethes with anger. He told the BBC: "It's obvious you can't survive underground in Germany - you need to have people supporting you - and I would like to know who supported the group."
He is voicing a common discontent about the trial in Munich. It is, the critics say, about much more than the specific charges against one woman.
Big questions arise because of the failure of the security authorities. The neo-Nazi trio were known to have been involved in far-right demonstrations 20 years ago in Jena, the run-down town where they got to know each other as rebellious teenagers.
One case cited is where a doll bearing the sign "Jew" was hung from a motorway bridge. The three realised they were known to the authorities so, it is alleged, they vanished from view in 1998 to found their murderous cell.
One of the problems for the authorities is that they have admitted that documents relating to the investigation were shredded. The questions asked by sceptics are: did informers tell the authorities of the activities of this group and, if so, why were the murders not halted?
The authorities' defence is that law enforcement in Germany is in the hands of myriad agencies, police and secret service, national and local.
On top of that, the murders were spread out in place and time. Sometimes the killers would strike within a few weeks of the previous murder and sometimes many months would pass.
Even today, it is hard to see why these particular victims were chosen. They were invariably the operators of small businesses - tailors, internet cafes, a flower stall, kebab shops - with no public profile. Their shops were nondescript and often in run-down parts of a city. The murders were spread across Germany in no particular pattern.
One of Germany's leading investigative authors, John Goetz, wrote a book on the case. He concluded that it was more cock-up than conspiracy.
"What we are looking at is security services which failed dramatically but basically out of incompetence and pettiness, not out of Nazi sympathies," he told the BBC.
On this view, the shredding of documents was to protect the security services from embarrassment over incompetence rather than to hide their complicity.
Sebastian Edathy, who heads a German parliamentary investigation, inclines to a similar view but thinks there was a blindness to the crimes of the right - the police simply assumed that Turkish victims meant Turkish criminals.
The Bundestag, he said, was debating new legislation which would oblige police to investigate a possible political background to any severe crime where the victim was a member of a religious or ethnic minority.
"Right-wing extremism should never be underestimated again in Germany," he added.
Advocate's Close won national Project of the Year at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) awards.
The development saw nine listed buildings transformed into commercial, office and residential spaces.
It was created by Thomas and Adamson surveyors and Morgan McDonnell Architecture Ltd.
David Tuffin, chairman of the RICS judging panel, said: "Careful conservation, coupled with sensitive interventions and a clever use of new material and finishes, has produced an imaginative mixed use scheme.
"It includes a new hotel, 50 serviced apartments with views over the city, offices, restaurants, cafés and bars combining to produce a commercially sustainable and elegant addition to the Old Town.
"An exceptional regeneration, Advocate's Close is a very worthy winner of the 2015 RICS Awards - Project of the Year."
Lynn Robinson, regional director at RICS, said: "The Advocate's Close development is a shining example of how a once neglected part of a city can be truly transformed for the better of the surrounding community.
"Not only has this part of the city been restored in relation to its historic buildings and architecture, it's been brought right up-to-date with contemporary additions.
"The RICS Awards provides a real showcase of the skills and expertise of those professionals working across all sectors of the built environment.
"Once again, the standard set by the shortlisted projects was extremely high; each one representing a shining example of how property professionals with a passion for inspirational schemes, both large and small, can transform the lives of not only individuals, but whole communities and the environment at large."
A full list of winners from around the UK can be found here.
Karen James took on at the role at Tameside General Hospital last July after former chief executive Christine Green quit.
The hospital was one of 14 placed under scrutiny for its high death rates last year.
An inspection in January also found "serious shortfalls" at the site.
Now Ms James has been given the job permanently at the Ashton-under-Lyne hospital after a successful interview.
She said: "The hospital has made huge steps over the last 12 months.
"We still have a long way to go on our path, but I am delighted to have the opportunity to play a role in getting this hospital firmly back on its feet and delivering the kind of healthcare the local community deserve."
Denton and Reddish MP Andrew Gwynne praised the appointment, and said Ms James had made "a significant difference to the staff and patients."
He added: "I am very pleased that she has been appointed on a permanent basis, so she can finish the journey of improvement the hospital is now on."
Currently, EU nationals who have lived in the UK for three years can apply for support for maintenance costs.
But from this autumn, new EU students in England will need five years of residency to qualify for assistance.
The government said the move was not related to the EU referendum and British relationships with the EU.
A spokesman for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said the department undertook a consultation on the issue last year and the move was about ensuring greater sustainability in the funding for higher education and bringing the UK into line with other EU countries.
The announcement means that EU nationals who start their courses in the academic year 2016-17 onwards will be required to demonstrate five years' residency in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
In a written statement to Parliament, Universities Minister Jo Johnson said the change would bring the UK into line with the rules applied by other EU countries, such as Germany and France , "who generally require five years' residency in the home country before students become eligible for living cost support".
He said: "The higher education student support budget is under pressure from increasing numbers of applicants from the EU, and the government is taking steps to manage the burden on the taxpayer.
"The government is therefore increasing the residency requirement that EU nationals must meet in order to be eligible for living cost support."
The increased residency requirement will not apply to UK nationals and the existing three-year residency rule will continue to apply to them.
EU students who are already studying, as well as migrant workers from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway and their families, are not affected by the change.
Other changes to the student support package from this autumn mean maintenance grants for students from lower-income homes are being scrapped.
New maintenance loans will replace the grants, with full-time students eligible for a means-tested loan of up to £8,200.
The Crofting Commission has disbanded two village committees in Lewis and one in Lochaber in a dispute over the way they conduct their affairs.
Crofting minister Fergus Ewing sided with the crofters at a private meeting on Wednesday.
He has now asked the commission to rescind its decisions and apologise.
Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, said: "The Crofting Commission, like any public body, must enjoy the trust of those it is working to serve and, sadly, the disputes over the past few months have been a cause of concern for those who want to support the crofting community.
"As such, I support Fergus Ewing's commitment to moving on, apologising where necessary and putting in place the necessary safeguards so that crofters are not sidelined in the cause of small 'p' politics and damaged relationships."
There are more than 1,000 common grazings covering tens of thousands of acres of land across Scotland, according to the Crofting Commission.
Grazing committees manage these areas of land and their members are elected by crofters.
Two Lewis grazings committees, one in Mangersta and another in Upper Coll, have been dismissed by the commission over the past year.
The disagreement at Upper Coll centres on a row over the committee's finances. BBC Alba reporter Donald Lamont said the detail of why the other two committees were dismissed was not fully known.
Set to a racy beat and sung by popular Tamil singer Ghana Bala, the video combines footage of reckless youngsters on motorbikes with those of road accidents and funerals.
Police said they wanted a video that would "appeal" to the youth.
India has one of the highest rates of road accidents in the world.
The lyrics of the video appeal to parents who buy motorbikes for their children to "teach them not to call Lord Yama" (Hindu god of death) and hit them if they intentionally put their lives in danger.
"Parents have the right to correct their children when they go wrong. They should insist their children obey traffic rules," Chennai police commissioner AK Viswanathan told BBC Tamil's Pramila Krishnan.
He said they felt that couching the message in a music video would help them reach the youth.
Apart from appealing to parents, the song also directly addresses its target audience - asking the youth to wear helmets, not accommodate more than two passengers on a bike and not perform wheelies to impress their friends.
The singer, Ghana Bala, told BBC Tamil that parents had a big responsibility to ensure that their children followed road safety rules.
"Many parents have begun gifting motorbikes and cars to their children while they are still in school. There are some cases of even 10-year-olds performing stunts which is unsafe not only for them but also to others."
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson became the first free climbers to scale the sheer Dawn Wall of the El Capitan rock formation in California.
They are the first climbers to do so without the usual aids, relying sometimes on fingertip grips.
Jorgeson said it should show people the importance of teamwork and persistence.
He said the experience "recalibrates your perception of what you can do and what's possible. Now that we've done this, who knows what comes."
His fellow record-breaker Caldwell told the New York Times: "I would love for this to open people's minds to what an amazing sport this is."
Both men said they had been touched by the number of people who had been inspired by their achievement.
The task began on 27 December and while scaling the 3,000ft (914m) rock, they had even climbed in darkness, when sweat was less of an issue.
They took rest days to wait for their finger cuts and grazes to heal and used tape and even superglue to speed up the process.
Caldwell said support climbers had provided them with fresh fruit and vegetables every five days, plus they had burritos, chocolate and even coffee.
In spare moments, he said, he read the autobiography of legendary climber Barry Blanchard.
Jorgeson said the Dawn Wall "personifies dreaming big and making it happen".
He added: "It's just a super-concrete example and an iconic, beautiful place with amazing images and a great story of perseverance and teamwork and making it."
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Skelton Hooper School of Dance has seen 24 of its pupils win places at the Royal Ballet School and boasts the first ever Briton to dance with Russia's Mariinsky Ballet amongst its alumni.
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The ideas include creating a "flexible fund" to help key companies get the skilled workforce they need.
There are also proposals to streamline and simplify employment and skills support, and cut duplication.
Ministers said action was needed to help Wales to compete in a "global race to develop our skills" and "evolve into a highly-skilled economy".
Deputy Skills Minister Ken Skates unveiled the plans at Coleg Cambria's Deeside Campus.
The document lists four priorities:
Before the launch, Mr Skates said a "step change" on skills was needed.
By Brian MeechanBBC Wales business correspondent
Businesses often report that skills is one of the top issues for them.
In a globally competitive marketplace, it is also vital in encouraging investors to set up their companies here.
The Welsh government outlined four main priorities including responding to the needs of local communities and ensuring employers are getting the skills they need to help them grow their businesses.
It will give more support to companies and people looking to access training.
Ministers add that businesses will need to take more responsibility for their employees' development but they say the Welsh government will help with investment.
"Our economy is changing and, if we're to attract the more high-skilled jobs we need to see, then we need to take action now," he said.
"This means addressing the essential skills not only of people who are in the workplace, but people who are unemployed and young people who will soon be entering the labour market.
"We also need to address the skills gaps that exist in our workforce.
"If we're to succeed in doing this we need employers of all sizes to work with us and invest in the skills of their employees.
"Ultimately, these are the same skills that will define our future competitiveness as a nation."
The event took place a day after researchers forecast that nearly 18,000 new construction jobs were expected to be created in Wales over the next five years.
The Construction Skills Network (CSN) said the industry in Wales would grow 3.4% annually between now and 2018, boosted by work on the new Wylfa nuclear power station on Anglesey.
CSN predicted Wales' output growth would be above the UK average of 2%.
Residents in Consett, County Durham, were paid to forward post that came to their address, but said they otherwise had no involvement in the companies.
One, John Mawson, said he "didn't really know" what his role involved.
Simon Dowson, who set up the legal firms, said everyone was informed.
Mr Dowson, 35, from Shotley Bridge formed the shell entities to provide a UK address, directors, company records and tax returns to meet UK requirements so overseas online businesses could trade in Europe.
These were businesses considered by credit card companies to be at high risk of refund requests.
The investigation by the Reuters news agency found at least 429 unconnected people in the town were paid £50 cash to become directors, with a further £150 a year for forwarding company mail and fees for extra paperwork.
Mr Mawson, 61, was recruited by a neighbour who had already signed up.
"All we were told was that we would just get letters sent and all we had to do was hand them on," he told BBC Newcastle.
"Money was rather tight. All we wanted was a bit of extra cash."
Another director, Andrew McBride, 46, said he did not realise what he had agreed to, but accepted he should have checked further.
Mr Dowson was paid between £2,500 and £3,000 per shell company, administering 1,200 at his peak.
Using unconnected individuals as directors prevented "cross contamination" if credit card companies withdrew services from one company, he said.
"It's a very simple operation. It's commonplace. It's just not commonplace here," he said.
Mr Dowson said the directors were given information about the companies, their role and any documents they had to sign.
"There was nobody ever kept in the dark," he said.
Mr Mawson only found out a few years ago that one of his directorships involved pornography sites and wanted "nothing more to do" with the arrangement.
Mr Dowson said the overseas companies' trade included travel, bingo and "vanilla" dating sites, not just adult entertainment.
He has been investigated by the Insolvency Service, part of what is now the government's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, he said.
Some of the firms using his service have also been investigated, and some closed down, but there have been no criminal charges or sanctions brought against Mr Dowson or any of the directors.
He was told what he had been doing was "incorrect or maybe not best practice" but "not illegal in any way, shape or form", he said.
He has agreed to stop using untrained people as directors and said his company formation business would soon close.
The government declined Reuters' request for comment.
Ashton, 29, is alleged to have bitten Northampton prop Alex Waller during Saturday's Premiership victory.
The two incidents occurred in the 24th and 25th minutes of the game at Allianz Park, which Saracens won 27-12.
Ashton's mouth appeared to make contact with Waller's hand during a tangle on the floor.
Ashton, capped 39 times by England, was banned for 10 weeks last season for making contact with the eye area of Ulster back Luke Marshall during a European Champions Cup game.
If the biting charge is proved, he could face another lengthy lay-off and a setback to his prospects of an international recall in the season ahead.
Ashton was ruled out of this year's Six Nations because of suspension and was left out of the squad which toured Australia last summer.
His last England appearance came back in the summer of 2014, against New Zealand.
Sally Cogley has taken a seat in Irvine Valley along with Labour's George Mair and the SNP's Elena Whitham.
Ms Cogley, of Galston, East Ayrshire, was voted in just two months after she founded the party to focus on the issues of waste and littering.
She has organised clean-up events in the local area and campaigned under the slogan "Vote Sally for a better valley".
The website states: "The aim of the party is to rid the local community of all types of 'rubbish', from wasted resources to littering and dog fouling.
"Households are facing council tax increases alongside cuts to services, it is therefore imperative that wastage is removed and that money is spent wisely.
"Sally aims to make the Irvine Valley a better place to work, live and visit. Sally is totally committed to the valley."
Writing on Facebook after the results were declared, Ms Cogley said: "Thank-you to all of those who turned out to vote, and for supporting me.
"I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible in the next few weeks and thereafter.
"I am looking forward to the challenges ahead and to working with Elena Whitham and George Mair."
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Ryan Mayse got the opener for the Mallards with a well-struck shot in the 39th minute.
Tiernan McNicholl quickly levelled and then put Carrick into the lead with a fine lob on 63 minutes.
The visitors made sure of the three points when Martin Murray netted a penalty after a foul on TJ Murray.
The win means 11th-placed Carrick are now just three points behind Ballinamallard who are 10th.
Ballinamallard had been the better team in the early exchanges, with Shane McGinty and Johnny Lafferty wasting good opportunities.
The lively Mayse was set up by the equally impressive Adam Lecky to rifle in from the edge of the six-yard area for the first goal.
But almost immediately, as the ball was played back up the park, a swift pass found McNicholl unmarked and he did the rest.
In the second half, it was again the Mallards who started more brightly, Johnny Lafferty forcing a fine save from Brian Neeson, who got down well to push the ball away.
From a speculative ball forward, McNicholl ran on to calmly lob over keeper James McGrath.
That goal gave Carrick the confidence to finish it off and in the 72th minute they were awarded a penalty after Jason McCartney foul on Murray.
The spot-kick was converted by Martin Murray to make sure of the away victory.
"It could have gone either way - they really gave us a match," said winning boss Callaghan.
"They took the lead but we responded quickly and I felt we were the better team in the second half."
It was only Carrick's second league victory this season, their other coming away to Glentoran on 13 August.
"It wasn't good enough. You have to do the basics right and we didn't," said Ballinamallard boss Gavin Dykes.
"We scored a goal but for the next five minutes we could not defend."
The hole is the global shortage of skilled staff that keeps security hardware running, analyses threats and kicks out intruders.
Currently, the global security industry is lacking about one million trained workers, suggests research by ISC2 - the industry body for security professionals. The deficit looks set to grow to 1.8 million within five years, it believes.
The shortfall is widely recognised and gives rise to other problems, says Ian Glover, head of Crest - the UK body that certifies the skills of ethical hackers.
"The scarcity is driving an increase in costs," he says. "Undoubtedly there's an impact because businesses are trying to buy a scarce resource.
"And it might mean companies are not getting the right people because they are desperate to find somebody to fill a role."
While many nations have taken steps to attract people in to the security industry, Mr Glover warns that those efforts will not be enough to close the gap.
Help has to come from another source: machines.
"If you look at the increase in automation of attack tools then you need to have an increase in automation in the tools we use to defend ourselves," he says.
That move towards more automation is already under way, says Peter Woollacott, founder and chief executive of Sydney-based Huntsman Security, adding that the change was long overdue.
For too long, security has been a "hand-rolled" exercise, he says.
That is a problem when the analysts expected to defend companies are "drowning" in data generated by firewalls, PCs, intrusion detection systems and all the other appliances they have bought and installed, he says.
Automation is nothing new, says Oliver Tavakoli, chief technology officer at security firm Vectra Networks - early uses helped antivirus software spot novel malicious programmes.
But now machine learning is helping it go much further.
"Machine learning is more understandable and more simplistic than AI [artificial intelligence]," says Mr Tavakoli, but that doesn't mean it can only handle simple problems.
The analytical power of machine learning derives from the development of algorithms that can take in huge amounts of data and pick out anomalies or significant trends. Increased computing power has also made this possible.
These "deep learning" algorithms come in many different flavours.
Some, such as OpenAI, are available to anyone, but most are owned by the companies that developed them. So larger security firms have been snapping up smaller, smarter start-ups in an effort to bolster their defences quickly.
Simon McCalla, chief technology officer at Nominet, the domain name registry that oversees the .uk web domain, says machine learning has proven its usefulness in a tool it has created called Turing.
This digs out evidence of web attacks from the massive amounts of queries the company handles every day - queries seeking information about the location of UK websites.
Mr McCalla says Turing helped analyse what happened during the cyber-attack on Lloyds Bank in January that left thousands of customers unable to access the bank's services.
The DDoS [distributed denial of service] attack generated a huge amount of data to handle for that one event, he says.
"Typically, we handle about 50,000 queries every second. With Lloyds it was more than 10 times as much."
Once the dust had cleared and the attack was over, Nominet had handled a day's worth of traffic in a couple of hours.
Turing absorbed all the information made to Nominet's servers and used what it learned to give early warnings of abuse and intelligence on people gearing up for a more sustained attack.
It logs the IP [internet protocol] addresses of hijacked machines sending out queries to check if an email address is "live".
"Most of what we see is not that clever, really," he says, but adds that without machine learning it would be impossible for human analysts to spot what was going on until its intended target, such as a bank's website, "went dark".
The analysis that Turing does for Nominet is now helping the UK government police its internal network. This helps to block staff accessing dodgy domains and falling victim to malware.
There are also even more ambitious efforts to harness the analytical ability of machine learning.
At the Def Con hacker gathering last year, Darpa, the US military research agency, ran a competition that let seven smart computer programs attack each other to see which was the best at defending itself.
The winner, called Mayhem, is now being adapted so that it can spot and fix flaws in code that could be exploited by malicious hackers.
Machine learning can correlate data from lots of different sources to give analysts a rounded view of whether a series of events constitutes a threat or not, says Mr Tavakoli.
It can get to know the usual ebbs and flows of data in an organisation and what staff typically get up to at different times of the day.
So when cyber thieves do things such as probing network connections or trying to get at databases, that anomalous behaviour raises a red flag.
But thieves have become very good at covering their tracks and, on a big network, those "indicators of compromise" can be very difficult for a human to pick out.
So now cybersecurity analysts can sit back and let the machine-learning systems crunch all the data and pick out evidence of serious attacks that really deserve human attention.
"It's like the surgeons who just do the cutting," says Mr Tavakoli. "They do not prep the patient, they are just there to operate and they do it very well."
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The Crown Office said new legislation would allow it to hold such a hearing for the first time.
The fatal accident inquiry will be held in the Lothian and Borders sheriffdom.
It will consider the deaths of Joy Robson at the Snowman Rally in 2013 and Iain Provan, Elizabeth Allan and Len Stern at the Jim Clark Rally in 2014.
A statement said the inquiry would examine the full circumstances surrounding the deaths and "help to avoid such incidents happening in the future".
The decision follows a change in legislation to allow for a single fatal accident inquiry to be held in relation to deaths in different parts of Scotland.
The Crown Office said the two events held "similar questions in relation to spectator safety at rallies" and added that the Lord Advocate considered that it was in the public interest that the issues be explored together.
It is working to identify an appropriate location and dates for the inquiry.
The Crown Office also confirmed there would be no criminal proceedings in relation to either event, though that "may be reconsidered should additional evidence come to light".
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire MSP John Lamont said he hoped the move could pave the way for the Jim Clark Rally to be held once more.
The event has not been staged on closed public roads since the accident, and was cancelled this year due to low entries.
"I hope the fatal accident inquiry can be carried out as quickly as possible and that Scottish Borders Council, the police and the Crown Office will do all they can to facilitate the holding of the rally as soon as possible," said Mr Lamont.
"The Snowman Rally, which will also be considered by the FAI, has been allowed to continue and I hope the same flexibility can be applied to the Borders."
Organisers of the Jim Clark Rally and the Snowman Rally have declined to comment on the decision at this time.
However, Andrew Henderson, a partner with Thompsons Solicitors who represent the family of Ms Robson, said: "This announcement by the Crown Office has been welcomed by Joy's family who always felt that only a fatal accident inquiry could provide them with the answers about events that led to their mother's death.
"They were also greatly concerned that, unless lessons were learned through the FAI process, more families could be affected by tragic accidents at motorsport rallies.
"Sadly they were proved to be correct as the awful events at the Jim Clark Rally in 2014 have shown."
Mr Henderson said the family had always been motivated by the belief that rallying in Scotland could be made "safer for everyone" and the Crown Office decision to hold an inquiry was "a very important part of that process".
None was stopped, cautioned, fined or arrested in the ban's first three months, Freedom of Information figures from Surrey and Sussex Police show.
Kent Police said it was following guidance that only warnings should be issued but did not have records to show what had been done.
Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) said the law should be enforced.
The ban, which was introduced on 1 October in England, followed a similar law in Wales and aims to protect young people under 18 travelling in cars from second-hand smoke.
Anyone found flouting the law could face an on-the-spot fine of £50.
Motoring organisation the RAC said it was not surprised drivers had not been penalised.
"This isn't a debate about the law itself - it's about the ability of our police forces to actually enforce some of these new motoring laws when their officer numbers are down 23%," said spokesman Pete Williams.
"UK traffic officer numbers have fallen from over 5,500 thousand to 4,350.
"There just aren't sufficient officers to enforce laws like undertaking and middle-lane hogging."
Sussex Police said the legislation was still only a few months old and police had been advised by the Department of Health to take a non-confrontational and educational approach while members of the public became more aware of it.
"Should a police officer come across it I am confident that they will deal with it as they see fit in the circumstances," said Chief Insp Phil Nicholas.
Surrey Police declined to comment.
Ash spokeswoman Amanda Sandford said the law was there for a good reason.
"It is there to protect public health and if they are not enforcing it I think they should be," she said.
The Office for National Statistics said borrowing, excluding support for state-owned banks, was £9.7bn in May, down £0.4bn from the same month last year.
It was the lowest May total since 2007, but economists had forecast £9.5bn.
The ONS revised down its estimate of the amount borrowed in the 2015-16 financial year to £74.9bn.
But for the financial year so far - covering April and May - borrowing has reached £17.9bn, £0.2bn higher than the same period a year ago.
Receipts from income, corporation and VAT taxes in May were all higher than a year earlier, but the government's total current expenditure also rose.
The ONS said that total public sector net debt - excluding banks - by the end of May stood at £1.606 trillion, the equivalent of 83.7% of gross domestic product (GDP).
The ONS says annual borrowing has been falling in general since the peak reached in the 2009-10 financial year.
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which produces economic forecasts for the government, has estimated that the public sector will borrow £55.5bn during the financial year to March 2017; a reduction of about £20bn for the previous financial year.
Chancellor George Osborne has pledged to fix the public finances, and in March insisted that the UK was still on track to return a budget surplus by 2020.
But both the Treasury and Bank of England have said the economy has been hit due to uncertainty ahead of Thursday's EU referendum.
Capital Economics economist Scott Bowman said that the chancellor still "had a long way to go" to meet his projections.
"Admittedly, we would take the figures for the first few months of the fiscal year with a pinch of salt as they are often revised in time due to being largely based on forecast data.
"And if the UK votes to remain in the EU next month - as bookmakers' odds still suggest - then GDP growth should rebound in the second half of this year, paving the way for a more rapid improvement in the public finances," he added.
Ross Campbell, public sector director at accountancy industry body ICAEW, accused the chancellor of "taking his eye off the economic ball".
"Whatever the result on Friday morning, whether we remain in or leave the European Union, it is vital that government devises a comprehensive and rigorous strategy to kick-start a faltering economic recovery," he said.
It will be the first time the band have played the event at Worthy Farm, Somerset, which takes place on the final weekend of June.
The Stones will perform on the Saturday night, with Mumford and Sons and the Arctic Monkeys the other headline acts.
Frontman Mick Jagger tweeted: "Can't wait to play Glastonbury. I have my wellies and my yurt!"
Guitarist Ronnie Wood claimed he cajoled the rest of the band into playing, saying: "I've been using all my persuasive charm on the boys for a few weeks now, really pleased to be doing it, can't wait to be getting out on that stage."
Fellow-guitarist Keith Richards added: "We all had such a ball last year, and the energy between the band is so good, we can't wait to play Glastonbury, see you on a summer's day in England."
The festival, set to be attended by 135,000 people, was not held last year because of the Olympics, and to allow the farmland to recover from the previous event.
The full line-up, announced on the official website, includes Primal Scream, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds and Elvis Costello, with chart acts such as Professor Green and Dizzee Rascal also appearing.
Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis called it "as big a coup as we ever thought would be possible".
She said: "It is something we never thought we'd be able to pull off - a dream booking.
"We've tried or talked about getting the Rolling Stones to play Glastonbury throughout my entire life - I can't remember a year it hasn't been wished upon.
"It is such an honour to have them. I get the sense they are excited too, there's been a real buzz about it from both camps."
Surprises among the 190 acts include country star Kenny Rogers. The 74-year-old will perform on the main Pyramid Stage, which also hosts Rita Ora, Jake Bugg, Rufus Wainwright and festival veteran Billy Bragg.
Names on the Other Stage include Portishead - almost 20 years after they released their debut album Dummy - along with Smashing Pumpkins, Mercury Prize-winners Alt-J and John Lydon's band PiL. The XX, The Lumineers, Alabama Shakes and Foals are also included on the bill.
Elsewhere on the huge site will be performances by 1970s disco pioneers Chic, Tom Tom Club, hip-hop giants Public Enemy, Dinosaur Jr, The Horrors and former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr.
This year's Glastonbury is already a sell-out but there will be some resales next month.
Mr Menem, 85, enjoys immunity as a senator and is unlikely to be arrested.
He was sentenced two years ago for involvement in an arms trafficking scheme but did not serve time in jail.
His finance minister during the Argentine economic boom of the 1990s, Domingo Cavallo, has also been found guilty of embezzlement.
Mr Cavallo was sentenced to three years and three months.
He will remain free at least until March, when the court will announce further details of the sentence.
The two men devised a scheme to make overpayments to high-ranking intelligence officers, the court said.
They kept a share of the illegal payments for themselves, the judges ruled.
Mr Menem was previously sentenced to seven years in jail in 2013 for his role in a scheme to smuggle weapons and ammunitions to Ecuador and Croatia.
He is also being tried for allegedly obstructing the investigations into a huge bomb attack against a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires in 1994.
The attack killed 85 people and injured more than 300.
Mr Menem was president of Argentina between 1989 and 1999.
His lawyers said he could not attend Tuesday's hearing for health reasons.
The measure was introduced after the killing of the country's third highest ranking police officer.
Assistant Inspector General Andrew Felix Kaweesi was killed when his car was attacked by gunmen on motorbikes.
The president posted a tweet strongly condemning the murder.
The president also took to Twitter to announce the immediate installation of security cameras in major towns and along major highways.
No further details have been made public.
In another post he reassured the country that public security would be guarded at all costs.
Two bodyguards who were accompanying Insp Gen Kaweesi were also killed.
The motive for the shooting and identities of the attackers, who escaped from the scene, were not known.
But Insp Gen Kaweesi was a former head of police operations in the capital Kampala and had gained a prominent public profile for overseeing the frequent arrests of Uganda's main opposition leader, Kizza Besigye.
He had left his home in a northern neighbourhood of the city and was on his way to work when the attack happened.
The Reuters news agency reported that local television showed a crowd gathered at the scene of the shooting and a parked Toyota Landcruiser with both doors on the driver's side open. Blood was spattered on the ground.
Government critics have long accused the police of cracking down on opponents of Mr Museveni instead of fighting crime.
Last month the Daily Monitor newspaper reported that only 15 out of 1,068 murders recorded in 2015 had led to prosecutions.
The murder of a high-profile police official will further heighten fears over public safety.
Trinity won in Perpignan last season and never trailed as they backed up that result with a convincing win.
Jones-Bishop crossed twice, followed by Tom Johnstone's score as they led 16-0 at half-time, with Ben Garcia replying.
Catalans kept battling away, scoring two further tries, but Wakefield added four of their own to cap the win.
Despite a decent start, Catalans have faded since talismanic back-rower Greg Bird was injured in the defeat by Leeds at Headingley last month.
Even their home form has fallen away with this their third winless game at the Stade Gilbert Brutus in 2017.
Wakefield were aggressive and smart from the opening stages, frustrating Catalans and forcing errors that were compounded by breakaway scores from Jones-Bishop and Johnstone.
The playmaking triumvirate of Liam Finn, ex-Dracs player Sam Williams and off the bench Jacob Miller, playing behind a dominant pack, put Joe Arundel and Matty Ashurst through gaps with soft hands.
Krisnan Inu was a rare bright spot for Catalans, scoring a solo try, in addition to Garcia and Fouad Yaha touch-downs on the edges.
Wakefield Trinity head coach Chris Chester: "I'm really, really pleased, I thought we were very dominant today straight from the kick-off. I thought our forward pack was outstanding and we created a lot of opportunities.
"We were a little bit disappointed not to go in at half time with a few more tries under our belt - I think Tom Johnstone lost the ball twice in try-scoring opportunities but his try just before half-time gave him a bit of a leg up.
"In the second half we came out and were very, very good with the ball, we ran hard and I think defensively we were good in the second half. I'm a bit disappointed that we give them a bit of a leg up in the second half and a couple of poor penalties from us gave them some field position.
"That being said, I think we are deserving of the two points, we've won four from the last five now and this team is full of confidence."
Catalans: Bosc; Yaha, Inu, Duport, Thornley; Walsh, Myler; Moa, Aiton, Casty, Anderson, Horo, Garcia
Replacements: Bousquet, Baitieri, Simon, Da Costa
Wakefield: Grix; Jones-Bishop, Arundel, Tupou, Johnstone; Williams, Finn; Fifita, Wood, Allgood, Ashurst, Kirmond, Arona
Replacements: Miller, Hadley, Hirst, Huby.
George "Johnny" Johnson was 22 when he took part in the 1943 air raid using experimental bouncing bombs in Germany.
The 96-year-old, who has been the subject of a number of campaigns to get him knighted, said the MBE was "as much honour" as he could "really expect".
He added he was "pleased" and "very grateful to all those who signed the petitions and made this possible".
Bomb-aimer Mr Johnson, who now lives in Bristol, is the last British survivor of the 133-strong squadron which dodged anti-aircraft fire to drop the four-tonne skipping bomb on dams in the Ruhr Valley.
Codenamed Operation Chastise, eight of the 19 planes were lost, 53 men died and three were captured.
In the past few years, there have been a number of high-profile petitions wanting recognition for Mr Johnson.
In January, TV presenter Carol Vorderman and Gulf War veteran John Nichol took a 237,000-signature petition to No 10 calling for Mr Johnson to be knighted.
The bid was backed by the Dambusters Museum in Germany and followed a petition by campaigner Paul Walmsley.
But instead of a knighthood for his part in one of the most famous episodes of World War Two, the pensioner has been made an MBE for his "services to World War II Remembrance and the community in Bristol".
Mr Johnson, said if he had been offered a knighthood he would have had "difficulty in accepting it".
"It's not me, I'm the lucky one, I'm still alive - I'm representing the squadron and it's the squadron that's been honoured with this not me," he said.
He added that he has raised "thousands of pounds" over the years for charity but views his fundraising as a "bit selfish" because he enjoys it.
"I can't think how it all happened in the first place but I'm honoured that it has and I shall be very pleased to go to the investiture," he said.
Champions Cup matches involving Munster, Glasgow Warriors and Ulster will take place over the same weekend.
Bath's Premiership fixture with Sale, originally set for 8 January, will be rescheduled for later in the season.
Round 12 games in the Pro 12 affecting Glasgow, Newport, Cardiff, Ulster and Munster will also be rearranged.
The exact dates on which the Champions Cup fixtures will be played are set to be announced in the next few days.
All Champions and Challenge Cup fixtures in France were postponed in wake of the attacks on 13 November, in which 130 people died.
The Grantham Canal runs from the Lincolnshire town of Grantham, through Leicestershire, before joining the River Trent in Nottinghamshire.
The Canal & River Trust is dredging silt from a 6km (3.7 miles) stretch designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
The trust said the £179,000 project should help a rare pondweed to thrive.
Lucie Hoelmer, from the Canal & River Trust, said; "The Grantham Canal is a really special place for wildlife making it one of the nation's most cherished waterways.
"However, whilst it looks idyllic we do have to give a helping hand from time to time to make sure particular species, such as reeds, don't dominate and harm the overall ecology of the canal."
The dredging, taking place between Harby, in Nottinghamshire, and Redmile, in Leicestershire, will reduce silt on the canal bed and help slow the flow of water to encourage grasswrack pondweed to grow, the trust said.
Students from Brooksby Melton College have been propagating the plants ready for growing in the spring.
The work is due to be completed by Christmas.
Grantham Canal
The removal of Pravin Gordhan after days of speculation sent South Africa's currency, the rand, lower.
Insurer Old Mutual, which has significant interests in South Africa, fell 7.5% in response.
The benchmark FTSE 100 share index was down 46.6 points, or 0.63%, at 7,322.92 by the end of the day.
Other companies with exposure to South Africa's economy were also affected, with private hospital group Mediclinic International falling 6.19%.
Miners also weighed on the index as metal prices fell, with Anglo American down 3.4% and BHP Billiton losing 2.9%.
Direct Line was one of the better performers in the FTSE 100, climbing 1.8%, after a couple of broker upgrades.
HSBC raised its rating on the UK insurance group to "buy", while it was lifted to "overweight" at JP Morgan.
In the FTSE 250, shares in challenger bank Shawbrook soared 11.5% after it received an £842m takeover offer from private equity firms Pollen Street Capital and BC Partners. Shawbrook has rejected the offer.
On the currency markets, the pound climbed 0.54% against the dollar to $1.2536, while against the euro it rose 0.27% to 1.1717 euros.
The 23-year-old scored 11 goals in 18 games while on loan at the Rams last season and becomes the sixth player to join this summer.
Darren Bent, Alex Pearce, Scott Carson, Chris Baird and Andreas Weimann have already joined prior to Paul Clement's first season as head coach.
"He is an exciting talent. I am delighted," Clement said.
"I'm aware of the positive impact he had on the side during his time on loan last season from speaking to people at the club, and also watching a number of the matches back myself.
"I feel that we're in a good place with how the squad is looking right now."
The fee for Ince, who had a year to run on his Tigers contract, eclipses the previous record of £3.5m which was paid to Norwich City for Wales striker Robert Earnshaw in 2007.
"I'm over the moon, especially after last season," Ince told BBC Radio Derby.
"We had the disappointment of not achieving what we wanted to achieve, but from an individual point of view it was fantastic for me to get back playing.
"I would like to think that after last season I did everything in my power to try to help the team.
"The fans appreciated that and I appreciated the support I had, not only from the fans but from the players and staff, to get me back on track."
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Jean Walters' husband Den left a final message on the device before his death from cancer 11 years ago.
But the recording, which had slowly deteriorated over the years, eventually stopped working last month.
Through an online appeal, her family tracked down the original manufacturer, which managed to fix the bear.
When it is squeezed, the bear plays a greeting which says: "I think you are the best girl in the world for me, love Den".
Mr Walters used the message at the end of letters he sent to his wife when he was in the army.
Mrs Walters, 83, who has dementia, said it "broke her heart" when the sound box stopped working.
"Even though 11 years have gone by, it was like he never left me", she said.
Mrs Walters' granddaughter Abbie Webb said: "Having the bear is something which gives her a reminder of him and something about hearing his voice sparks that little bit more.
"When she is having a bad day with her dementia it really helps...hearing something that she heard for many, many years in a row was a comfort to her."
Ms Webb, from Bristol, said they were "utterly devastated" but "got to the point where we though we would have to give up".
After a social media appeal, Ms Webb found the original manufacturer and they agreed to try and restore the voice.
"We then got the most amazing news that the bear had started talking again", she said.
Mrs Walters said: "I think Den's still there sometimes...it's a bear but he's lovely."
The leader of the House of Commons, Chris Grayling, has made it abundantly clear that the chances of him voting to stay in the EU are about the same as the chances of David Cameron inviting Jeremy Corbyn along the next time he and Samantha pop down to Cornwall.
Grayling is careful to say that he supports the prime minister's efforts to change our relationship with the rest of the EU. But his clear implication is that he will not just vote to leave, but will take a prominent role in the campaign for exit. No question, this will test the truce Number 10 had hoped would last until the negotiations with the rest of the EU were complete.
It's clear several other cabinet ministers, perhaps as many as seven, share Mr Grayling's view.
Whether they are ready to follow him and go (almost) public is another matter.
But less than a week after they were published, at least one cabinet minister is already bending the rules.
The missing files relate to a report of mysterious lights from US servicemen at RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk in 1980.
The disappearance came to light with the release of 8,000 previously classified documents on UFOs.
Officials found a "huge" gap where defence intelligence files relating to the case should be, the papers show.
The documents are the latest MoD files on UFOs released into the National Archives which will be free to access on its website for a month.
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Photographs and sketches of UFOs made by members of the public are included, as well as their eyewitness reports.
Among the documents is testimony from an airline pilot and his son who say they spent five minutes watching an object made up of three circles fly past their garden in Hellingly, East Sussex.
The pilot reported it to Air Traffic Control in West Drayton, and an official labelled his sighting as one by "a credible witness".
But another defence official later wrote a memo saying the report "contains nothing of air defence significance".
More attention is given to the crew of an RAF Tornado who encountered an object the size of a C130 Hercules transport aircraft while flying over the North Sea in 1990.
The pilot describes flying at Mach 0.8 but being overtaken by an aircraft the like of which he had never seen before.
He talks about lights and even "an engine area" but the files also show how a possible explanation emerges - a Russian rocket booster was re-entering the earth's atmosphere on that same night.
Another file released reveals six small "flying saucers" were found by members of the public in locations across southern England in 1967. Four police forces and the army were mobilised before it emerged the incident was a rag-day hoax by engineering students from Farnborough Technical College.
There is also a report from a London man who believed he may have been abducted by aliens.
The files reveal that key documentation relating to the Rendlesham Forest incident has disappeared.
Some UFO researchers believe the episode, which happened over two nights in 1980 is a classic example of a "close encounter".
The incident took place near the fence of RAF Woodbridge - at that time being used by the US Air Force. A group of servicemen reported seeing strange lights in the trees near the base and after investigating found marks on the ground and damage to vegetation.
The files reveal the MoD received a request for its own records of the incident in 2000, but when officials looked they discovered a "huge" gap where defence intelligence files relating to it should be.
The hunt generated a series of notes, with one official speculating that the files could have been taken home by someone and another remarking that "it could be interpreted to mean that a deliberate attempt had been made to eradicate the records covering this incident".
However, among intelligence papers released in 2009, it was revealed that former Admiral of the Fleet Lord Hill-Norton wrote to the defence secretary about the incident in 1985, speculating that an unauthorised aircraft may have entered and left UK airspace at the time.
But it is not the only gap in the official record. In 2002 the MoD received a request for information from Lord Hill-Norton. He wanted to know about reports of a UFO sighting made by HMS Manchester while on exercise in the 1990s.
It emerged in the file that HMS Manchester's log for one of the periods was lost overboard after "a gust of wind" and the vessel's captain cannot remember anything unusual taking place.
This latest tranche of documents covers not just people who contacted the Ministry of Defence after seeing lights or objects, but also sheds some light on official thinking about this aspect of the paranormal.
Concern about UFOs and what they might be went up to senior level and lasted several years.
Officials were dismayed when in 1977 the then Prime Minister of Grenada Sir Eric Gairy wanted to call for the United Nations to set up a unit to investigate the phenomenon.
The files show how Britain was concerned the idea would drag the UN into disrepute. The premier was persuaded to withdraw his proposal but went on to call for 1978 to be designated "the year of the UFO". He was deposed in a coup the following year.
UFOs have only ever received one debate in Parliament. It came in the House of Lords in 1979, at the height of the "winter of discontent", and the files show how officials laboured to prepare a government position on the topic.
At the end of the discussion the government spokesman Lord Stabolgi summed up what remains the official position now.
"There is nothing to convince Her Majesty's government that there has ever been a single visit by an alien spacecraft. As for telling the public the truth about UFOs, the truth is simple.
"There really are many strange phenomena in the sky, and these are invariably reported by rational people. But there is a wide range of natural explanations to account for such phenomena."
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Sale enjoyed the better of an error-strewn first half and led at the break through captain Dan Braid's try.
Tim Visser touched down to put Quins in front following a pinpoint crossfield kick from fly-half Nick Evans.
Sam James dived over to bring the visitors back to within two points before Danny Cipriani missed a penalty to put Sale ahead as Quins held on.
England reject Cipriani, whose game-management and kicking were magnificent for most of the evening, sliced his effort just wide of the left post eight minutes from time and then miscued an attempted last-minute drop-goal under pressure.
The defeat was harsh on a Sharks side who dominated large periods of play as Harlequins' back-line struggled to get into the match.
It was the visitors who deservedly went in front midway through the first half as Cipriani launched a huge kick towards Quins' try-line which Visser spilled, and Braid snapped up the loose ball to cross the whitewash.
The hosts' improved performance straight after the break proved to be the turning point of the game, as Scotland winger Visser did well to cling onto Evans' wonderful 40-yard crossfield kick and dive over.
Sale had lost the inspirational Braid to injury and former New Zealand international Evans added two penalties either side of the try as Quins took a 16-7 lead into the final 15 minutes.
Centre James, 21, jinked past a couple of defenders for his second try of the season to bring Sale back into the game, but Cipriani was unable to complete the comeback as Quins ran down the clock for their third win in four games.
Sale, who have only won once away from home since last November, take a losing bonus point back to Greater Manchester and move up to fifth in the Premiership table, while Quins are up to second.
Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea:
"We've started the season well but tonight was not a performance we can be proud of at all.
"I don't care about winning and losing and I never have - I care about the way you play and the energy you bring.
"For 20 minutes in the second half we did well to get a 16-7 lead but then we let it go.
"We said before the game we wanted to show people what we're about and there won't be too many people afraid.
"We've got a win which we potentially didn't deserve, but I know where we're at as a team because of how well we've played over the last few weeks."
Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond:
"We were unlucky with a lot of decisions not going our way, we've got to be pleased with our performance but we just didn't get the end result.
"We know we're a competitive side, we didn't get the rub of the green tonight - one or two little things let us down, which resulted in us not winning the game.
"But you know what, we can't really whinge. Fair play to Quins, they're a good side and to get a bonus point from here, some people would be grateful for and I've got to be."
Harlequins: Brown; Yarde, Lowe, Hopper, Visser; Evans, Care (capt); Marler, Ward, Collier, Matthews, Twomey, Clifford, Robshaw, Easter.
Replacements: Gray, Lambert, Sinckler, Clifford, Chisholm, Dickson, Botica, Lindsay-Hague.
Sale Sharks: Haley; Arscott, James, Tuitupou, Edwards; Cipriani, Stringer; Harrison, Taylor, Cobilas, Evans, Mills, Braid (capt), Ioane, Beaumont.
Replacements: Briggs, Flynn, Mujati, Ostrikov, Lund, Mitchell, Macleod, Leota.
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The Ospreys fly-half succeeds cyclist Geraint Thomas, who won in 2014.
Results of a public vote were revealed at the Wales Sport Awards in Cardiff where BBC Cymru Wales and Sport Wales celebrated Welsh sporting success.
The Wales football team were named team of the year award after qualifying for the Euro 2016 finals and their manager Chris Coleman is the elite coach of the year.
Biggar reacted to the award by saying: "I'm so thrilled to bits that enough people voted.
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"I'm very, very privileged to receive this and thank you everyone for voting.
"There are some great names on there and it's scary to think that mine name is on there with them.
"It doesn't feel right but I'm very, very pleased."
Biggar gave outstanding performances for Wales during the Rugby World Cup, the Six Nations and for regional side Ospreys.
The 26-year-old scored 23 points in a man-of-the-match performance in the 28-25 win over England in the pool stage at the World Cup, including a long-range winning penalty.
In total he scored 56 points in four matches as Wales were knocked out in the quarter-finals against South Africa.
In the 2015 Six Nations, he scored 26 points in five games as Wales missed out on the Championship on points difference with four wins from five. He also helped Ospreys to the semi-finals in the Pro12.
Biggar secured the public vote ahead of second-placed Geraint Thomas and world featherweight boxing champion Lee Selby.
Thomas became the first British rider to win the formidable E3 Harelbeke race in Belgium in March and as a key member of Team Sky helped Chris Froome claim his second Tour de France title.
Selby became the 12th Welsh world boxing champion by beating Russia's Evgeny Gradovich to claim the IBF featherweight title and defended his crown against Mexican Fernando Montiel in the USA.
The other nominees chosen by an expert panel for BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality 2015 had been footballers Gareth Bale and Ashley Williams, triathlete Non Stanford, taekwondo competitor Jade Jones and para-athlete Aled Sion Davies.
Wales' footballers ended a 57-year wait when they qualified for the final stages of a major tournament for the first time since the 1958 World Cup.
Under manager Coleman, and inspired by on the field by Bale, Wales finished second behind Belgium in their qualifying group.
Legendary rugby player Sir Gareth Edwards received a lifetime achievement award.
Edwards played 53 consecutive Test matches for Wales between 1967 and 1978, winning three Five Nations Grand Slams.
He inspired the British and Irish Lions to Test series wins against New Zealand in 1971 and South Africa in 1974 and scored the most famous try in history for the Barbarians against the All Blacks in 1973.
The Carwyn James Award for the best young sportswoman was won by sprinter Hannah Brier. The 17-year-old Swansea Harrier won the 100m and 200m at the 2015 Welsh Championships and then equalled the Welsh 100m record of 11.39 seconds at the World Youth Championships.
The best young sportsman award went to tennis player Matt Story, who won the Welsh National Junior Championship Under-18 title for the third year in a row.
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Volunteer of the Year: Wendy Pressdee
Community Coach of the Year: Angeline Tshiyane
Young Coach of the Year: Lowri Haf Barker
Young Volunteer of the Year: Elan Môn Gilford
Coach to Disabled People of the Year: John Wilson
Lifetime Achievement Award (Community): Dorothy Neyland MBE
The Unsung Hero award has already been given to Jane Roberts and Nerys Ellis for their work at Llanrwst Swimming Club. They were at the ceremony to collect the award and will go on to represent Wales at the UK BBC Sports Personality of the Year event in Belfast on Sunday, 20 December.
The 2015 Rugby World Cup final referee Nigel Owens was recognised during Monday's event for his achievements and contribution to the worldwide game.
A review of the sporting year will be broadcast on BBC Cymru Wales television on Friday, 18 December at 21:00 GMT.
Please note the event is not connected with the UK Sports Personality of the Year and is for the Wales award only.
Tawfiq Ukasha, the owner of the private al-Faraeen TV station, and Islam Afifi, the editor of the private al-Dustour newspaper, will be tried in Cairo.
The move is seen by some analysts as an attempt by Egypt's powerful Muslim Brotherhood to suppress the opposition.
Mr Mursi, who was elected in June, is a member of the Islamist movement.
On Sunday, he ordered the retirement of the influential head of the armed forces, Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, and the chief of staff, Gen Sami Annan.
Mr Mursi also issued a constitutional declaration giving him broad legislative and executive powers.
Relations between Islamists and the military have been increasingly tense since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak in February 2011.
The announcement about the forthcoming trial of Mr Ukasha and Mr Afifi was made on Monday by a spokesman for the prosecutor general.
Adel Saeed said that Mr Ukasha, who is also a leading presenter on his TV station, was accused of "incitement to murder" President Mursi.
The spokesman added that Mr Afifi would be tried for publishing "false information" deemed insulting to Mr Mursi and which could also stoke sectarian tension.
Mr Saeed did not say when the trial would begin.
Mr Ukasha is seen as a fierce critic of the Brotherhood and supporter of the military.
Last week, al-Faraeen was ordered off the air for a month and warned that its broadcast licence could be cancelled over the allegations against Mr Ukasha.
Several days earlier, a court order saw the 11 August edition of the al-Dustour - which has been critical of Mr Mursi and his group - seized over allegations that it had insulted the president and instigated sectarian discord.
An editorial in the confiscated copies had warned of a Brotherhood "emirate" taking over Egypt and called on Egyptians to join the military's fight against Islamism.
Some commentators in Egypt say that Mr Mursi and the Brotherhood are now resorting to tactics employed to great effect by Mubarak and his party to gain influence over media policy, the BBC's Muhammad Sukri says.
He says the appointment of Salah Abdul Maqsud, a Brotherhood member, as information minister earlier this month has been viewed as an attempt to wrest control of state media from supporters of Mubarak and the military.
The victim was targeted in Paisley's Kilnside Road sometime between 01:00 and 04:00 on Sunday.
Police Scotland officers are viewing CCTV footage and carrying out door-to-door inquiries as part of their investigation.
They appealed for information and said there would be additional patrols put in place in the area.
The note, which follows the polymer £5, will be issued on 14 September and has a portrait of Jane Austen on the 200th anniversary of the author's death.
It is also the first Bank of England note to include a tactile feature to help visually impaired people.
Meanwhile, a limited supply of a new £2 coin honouring Jane Austen has been put into circulation by the Royal Mint.
The coin will initially only be available in tills at key locations in the Winchester and Basingstoke areas that have connections with Austen, including Winchester Cathedral and the Jane Austen House Museum.
It will be circulated more widely across the UK later this year.
The £10 note will be made of the same material as the £5 note, which means it also contains some traces of animal fat - an issue which caused concern for vegans and some religious groups when it was launched last September.
A petition to ban the note attracted more than 100,000 signatures but the new £10 will again contain some tallow, which is derived from meat products.
The Jane Austen quote on the note from Pride and Prejudice has also attracted some unfavourable comment.
The quotation: "I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!" is uttered by a character called Caroline Bingley who in fact has no interest in books and is merely trying to impress Mr Darcy, a potential suitor.
But Mr Carney defended the choice.
"It captures much of her [Jane Austen's] spirit, at least in my mind," he said. "It draws out some of the essence of some of her social satire and her insight into people's character. So it works on multiple levels."
A new polymer £20 featuring artist JMW Turner is due to be issued by 2020, but there are no plans to replace the current £50 note, which was released in 2011.
The Bank of England says the new £10 notes contain sophisticated security features and are expected to last five years, which is two-and-a-half times longer than the current note.
The tactile feature was developed in conjunction with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and is a series of raised dots in the top left-hand corner of each note.
Bank notes are already in tiered sizes, and have bold numerals, raised print and differing colours to help blind and partially sighted people.
Launching the note in Winchester Cathedral, Austen's final resting place, Mr Carney paid tribute to the author, saying: "The new £10 note celebrates Jane Austen's work. Austen's novels have a universal appeal and speak as powerfully today as they did when they were first published."
Victoria Cleland, the Bank's chief cashier, said: "The new £10 note marks the next exciting step in our introduction of cleaner, safer, stronger polymer banknotes, and I am grateful to the cash industry for their work towards a smooth transition."
The design of the note includes the quote "I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!" from Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice and a portrait of the novelist based on an original sketch drawn by her sister Cassandra.
Meanwhile, the Austen £2 coin, designed by Royal Mint graphic designer Dominique Evans, features Austen's silhouette, set in a period frame against a backdrop of Regency wallpaper.
Ms Evans said: "I imagined Jane Austen's framed silhouette as if it were in one of the houses featured in her books, on the wall of a corridor as guests passed by to attend a dance, perhaps in Pride and Prejudice, or on the wall in the home of Emma."
Austen had her first novel Sense and Sensibility published anonymously in 1811 at the age of 35.
The Bank of Scotland unveiled the design of its new plastic £10 note at the end of May.
Featuring Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott alongside The Mound in Edinburgh on the front and the Glenfinnan Viaduct on the back, it also has a picture of a steam locomotive hauling a heritage tourist train.
The note is due to come into circulation in the autumn.
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Instead, it was a little busier than normal.
On Saturday, she released a previously unannounced new single, with a politically charged video.
On Sunday, she performed at half-time of the 50th Super Bowl, American football's end-of-season extravaganza and the most-watched television event of the year in the United States.
Soon after, she announced a 40-date world tour that will start in late April in Miami.
But it was her Super Bowl show in California, referencing celebrated black figures of the past and recent black history, that gained the headlines.
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Formation is Beyonce's first new solo single in 14 months.
In it, she refers to the Black Lives Matter movement, details what it is to be black in 2016 United States and sings: "I like my baby hair with baby hair and afros, I like my Negro nose with Jackson 5 nostrils."
In what mic.com described as "one of the most political music videos in recent memory", she is seen lying on top of a New Orleans police car that sinks into water, a clear reference to Hurricane Katrina, which ravaged mainly black communities in 2005.
New South Negress journal wrote that, in the video, Beyonce "becomes every black southern woman possible for her to reasonably inhabit, moving through time, class, and space".
It was this song she launched into at the Super Bowl.
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Even before the performance, when images of the backing artists were posted from backstage, plenty of people picked up on the visual reference - the berets of the Black Panther Party.
A militant organisation that rejected the non-violent ideals of Martin Luther King, the party was set up 50 years ago to defend black people against violence.
The group was established in Oakland, barely 40 miles (64km) from the stadium in Santa Clara where Beyonce performed on Sunday.
At one point, the singer and her backing dancers raised a fist into the air, mimicking the Black Panthers' salute.
The reference did not go unnoticed:
At the end of the musical segment, which also featured Coldplay and Bruno Mars, a compilation aired showing some of the most memorable Super Bowl performances of the past.
Among them was Michael Jackson's show in 1993, but in truth, that performance had been marked by Beyonce already.
Beyonce has hailed Jackson's influence in the past, saying "Michael Jackson changed me, and helped me to become the artist I am".
At one point, Beyonce and her dancers formed a large 'X' shape. They also formed an arrow, straight lines and a triangle, but it was this particular formation that people noticed.
Malcolm X, the black civil rights leader, was shot dead in 1965.
Three years ago, Beyonce's sister, Solange Knowles, was seen carrying a placard quoting Malcolm X in protest against the decision to acquit George Zimmerman of the murder of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida.
It wasn't strictly part of the performance, but images later did the round on social media of Beyonce's dancers holding a sign while in the centre of the field.
Mario Woods, 26, was shot dead by police in San Francisco in December. Pressure by civil rights groups has led the US Justice Department to open an investigation into the shooting.
Police in cities throughout the US have been subjected to intense scrutiny for using excessive and lethal force against suspects, many of them black.
Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones said the repeal bill, to convert current EU laws into UK law, was a "naked power-grab" which he could not support.
He has joined forces with SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon to opposed the bill, which ends the supremacy of EU law.
Downing Street says it is "optimistic" of getting the bill into law.
But the prime minister also faces a battle at Westminster, when MPs debate it in the autumn, with Labour promising to vote against it in its current form.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is demanding concessions in six areas, including the incorporation of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights into British law and guarantees workers' rights will be protected.
The bill needs to be passed by the time the UK leaves the EU - which is due to happen in March 2019 - otherwise the UK will be left with no laws in areas previously covered by EU-derived statutes.
Brexit Secretary David Davis rejected claims ministers were giving themselves "sweeping powers" to make changes to EU laws as they are repatriated - as Labour and the SNP claim - and he is willing to "work with anyone" to get the repeal bill into law.
He has also claimed that no powers currently exercised by the devolved administrations will be removed, in a bill which he says is mainly "technical" in nature.
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Westminster normally seeks the consent of the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly when it passes UK-wide laws that cover devolved issues - as the repeal bill will.
This is what's known as the Sewel Convention - named after Lord Sewel who first set it out when the Scottish Parliament was established.
However, it's a political convention, not a legally enforceable rule.
That remains true even though it has been given a statutory basis in the Scotland Act 2016 and Wales Act 2017.
The Supreme Court made this clear in its judgment in the case brought by Gina Millar about triggering Article 50.
So it's not absolutely essential to have Scotland and Wales's consent.
But it will be highly contentious if the UK government pushes the bill through against the wishes of the Scottish and Welsh governments.
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But in a joint statement on Thursday, first ministers Nicola Sturgeon and Carwyn Jones said they couldn't support the bill as it stood, arguing it would return powers solely to the UK government and Parliament and "impose new restrictions" on the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly
Speaking on Friday, Carwyn Jones said the UK government could not be trusted to keep its promise to hand powers back to Cardiff and Holyrood after Brexit.
Asked whether it was not the case that, legally, the UK government could go ahead with the bill anyway, he told BBC Breakfast. "If they did that...there would be an immense constitutional crisis because it would go against everything the UK is based on.
"It would also mean all the words they have used so far are worthless. David Davis and Boris Johnson have both said the consent of the devolved Parliaments will be needed so their words are absolutely worthless and they are prepared to override something that has been in place for 18 years."
But he later struck a more conciliatory tone, telling an assembly committee meeting that Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns had assured him that they would work together "to make the situation acceptable" and it was possible to "retrieve" matters.
Mr Cairns said he was taken aback by the criticism as the Welsh government had been involved in drafting the repeal bill.
A Downing Street spokesman said First Secretary of State Damian Green had contacted the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the government was confident of gaining their consent.
The Conservatives are relying on Democratic Unionist Party support to win key votes after losing their Commons majority in the general election, but could face a revolt from Remain supporting backbenchers.
Conservative MP Kwasi Kwarteng, a ministerial aide to Chancellor Philip Hammond, conceded the passage of the bill would be "difficult" but downplayed newspaper reports claiming more than a dozen Tory MPs could rebel over aspects of the legislation.
He told the BBC's Daily Politics the government was "more united" than commentators were assuming and there were also Labour MPs sympathetic to its position.
Outgoing Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, whose party is seeking to join forces with Labour and Tory rebels, said he was "putting the government on warning", promising "if you found the Article 50 Bill difficult, you should be under no illusion, this will be hell," he said.
But Mr Kwarteng said Mr Farron has "his own agenda" and was "not really in a position to talk about guerrilla warfare" as he had quit after failing to make real headway in the general election.
From July Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service will be given their own ambulances to respond to 999 calls.
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) said the scheme could mean quicker response times and better patient care.
However the fire union says it is worried the scheme could affect local fire cover.
The 12-month project, thought to be the first of its kind in the UK, will launch in three towns and could be extended to other parts of Lincolnshire if successful.
Fire service division commander Nick Davies said firefighters had been attending medical emergencies for the ambulance service for 15 years.
But while officers would usually wait for an ambulance to arrive, they would now be able to take patients to hospitals.
"We will attend whichever emergency comes first, whether it's a fire or medical," he said.
"If there is a negative impact on fire cover within those areas, we will look at whether this is a viable way of managing risks within that community."
Last year EMAS was fined £3.5m after it missed response times targets for a third successive year.
EMAS community response manager Steve Pratten said firefighters would be given extra medical training and a 'fast response paramedic' would always go in the ambulance.
He added: "We have previously failed some targets so we are looking at new ways of working to assist us.
"But this is also about quality patient care and getting a patient to hospital in a timely fashion."
Karl McKee, from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), said: "We do think it is a good idea. It is good for the community and we do think we should be working together."
But he added: "We are after an assurance that fire cover isn't diminished as a result."
Residents will have a chance to have their say on the scheme from Monday.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the second-half winner with his first goal in five matches, nodding in substitute Wayne Rooney's mis-hit shot at the far post.
It was United's first effort on target, despite dominating at Old Trafford.
Zorya offered little threat, although Sergio Romero had to be alert to save Paulinho's shot just before the winner.
Relive how Manchester United edged past Zorya Luhansk
The Red Devils are among the favourites to win Europe's secondary club competition, but started the evening at the bottom of Group A following a 1-0 defeat at Dutch side Feyenoord in their opening match.
And for more than an hour it looked as though Jose Mourinho's men would stay there.
Despite hogging over 70% of possession, United were slow and ponderous in the final third as Zorya's well-drilled defence held firm.
But Zorya, making their debut in the Europa League group stage, were undone inside two minutes of Rooney's introduction.
United move up to third, level on three points with Feyenoord and one adrift of Turkish leaders Fenerbahce, who travel to Old Trafford on 20 October in the next round of games.
Rooney had been expected to be restored to the United starting XI after being dropped for the Premier League win against Leicester last weekend.
But Mourinho's plan to recall the England skipper was scuppered by a minor back injury.
The United manager decided that continuity was the policy in his absence, sticking with the attacking quartet - Ibrahimovic, Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata - that started Saturday's 4-1 win.
However, they offered little spark against a visiting side that finished fourth in the Ukrainian Premier League last season.
Rooney was summoned from the bench with 25 minutes left and inadvertently set up the winner, as the ball struck his knee and bounced up off the ground for Ibrahimovic to head in at the far post.
"Wayne gave us different positions and speed when the opposing team was getting tired," said Mourinho.
Mourinho, who replaced Louis van Gaal in the summer, questioned the character of his United side earlier this month after they suffered three straight defeats against Manchester City, Feyenoord and Watford.
But they have bounced back with three successive wins, beating Zorya after victories against Northampton in the EFL Cup and Leicester in the Premier League.
"One week, three defeats. One week, three victories. But I was not depressed by the defeats and I am not over the moon with three wins," said the 53-year-old Portuguese.
"It was difficult. We had our chances in the first half, we could have scored and it would have been a different match. But we didn't.
"They kept organised and had plenty of players behind the ball but with players ready to do something on the counter-attack. It was difficult and we needed to win."
Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic:
"It was not an easy game. We played well, created chances, but this is a typical game. When you don't score in the beginning, the spaces get smaller and smaller. After the goal, we had more space but it was a decent game. We won and that is what counts after losing against Feyenoord.
"We could have done much more though, and I expect much more from the team. We did not score as we did against Leicester but it is good for confidence. If we continue this and step it up, we will do good."
Back to the Premier League and back to Old Trafford for Manchester United. The sixth-placed side host Stoke, who are second bottom and winless, on Sunday (12:00 BST).
Match ends, Manchester United 1, Zorya Luhansk 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Zorya Luhansk 0.
Attempt missed. Ivan Petryak (Zorya Luhansk) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
Foul by Marcos Rojo (Manchester United).
Oleksandr Karavayev (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jaba Lipartia (Zorya Luhansk).
Mykyta Kamenyuka (Zorya Luhansk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Mykyta Kamenyuka (Zorya Luhansk).
Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rafael Forster (Zorya Luhansk).
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rafael Forster (Zorya Luhansk).
Attempt missed. Oleksandr Karavayev (Zorya Luhansk) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulinho with a cross.
Attempt missed. Paulinho (Zorya Luhansk) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mykyta Kamenyuka with a cross.
Attempt missed. Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Wayne Rooney with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Mikhail Sivakov.
Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
Substitution, Zorya Luhansk. Artem Gordienko replaces Igor Chaykovsky.
Attempt missed. Jaba Lipartia (Zorya Luhansk) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Foul by Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United).
Jaba Lipartia (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Zorya Luhansk. Jaba Lipartia replaces Zeljko Ljubenovic.
Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
Substitution, Manchester United. Ashley Young replaces Juan Mata.
Goal! Manchester United 1, Zorya Luhansk 0. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
Attempt missed. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
Substitution, Manchester United. Wayne Rooney replaces Jesse Lingard.
Corner, Zorya Luhansk. Conceded by Sergio Romero.
Attempt saved. Paulinho (Zorya Luhansk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Igor Chaykovsky.
Hand ball by Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United).
Corner, Zorya Luhansk. Conceded by Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
Eric Bailly (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Eric Bailly (Manchester United).
Paulinho (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Zorya Luhansk. Paulinho replaces Vladyslav Kulach.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Poland-born Ropiak, whose residency qualifies her to apply for British citizenship, had previously represented England but is now deemed ineligble.
"I'm eligible [for a passport] as I've been here for more than five years.
"Unfortunately it's very expensive, it's about £900 which I can't afford," Ropiak told BBC Look North.
"I want to look for sponsors because it's a great opportunity for me.
"I know I can be in the squad, I know I can represent England and the one thing that is stopping me is my nationality."
Ropiak combines her Team Northumbria commitments with studies for a degree in Biomedical Science and it was her student volleyball performances at college and university that brought her to the attention of the England selectors.
Only players holding the citizenship of the country they represent may be registered to participate in FIVB and World competitions, except for the FIVB Club World Championship
She captained the England squad to success at the Novotel Cup in Luxembourg earlier this year but is now no longer under consideration.
"The bosses decided that because I wasn't from England the whole team were not allowed a cup, so I was letting the team down," she said.
This summer's London Olympics brought increased exposure for the sport, including a 850% increase in page visits to the Volleyball England website.
However, Ropiak is still undecided about her own future as she also has the possibility of representing her native Poland.
"I want to be a professional volleyball player, I'm looking to get a contract abroad - that's what I'm thinking about," Ropiak continued.
"It would be great for me to go to Brazil and the next Olympics, but I know it's going to be a long journey, I need to work very hard.
"Poland probably has a higher standard [of volleyball] and a bigger chance to get into the Olympics, whereas Great Britain is still progressing in volleyball.
"We will see where we are in four years time," she added.
With 22% of the vote, PSOE came second, edging the anti-austerity upstarts of Podemos by one percentage point. That difference meant more than 20 extra seats for the established party of the left in Spain and a lifeline for Mr Sanchez, under internal pressure for the leadership of the party.
Now, six weeks after the elections, King Felipe VI has asked Mr Sanchez to form a government, after acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy finally admitted he could not command a parliamentary majority.
Mr Rajoy's conservative Popular Party (PP) won the election but fell well short of a majority.
"Spain wants the left; Spain wants change," Mr Sanchez proclaimed as the result emerged.
And yet, now that he has been given the chance of power, the parliamentary arithmetic could hardly be more of a strain on his own political survival.
His party could govern with the support of Podemos and a deal with Basque nationalist groups.
But Pablo Iglesias's two-year-old radical left party is making any deal extremely uncomfortable to negotiate.
King asks Sanchez to form government
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Indeed, the aggressive tone he has taken towards Mr Sanchez suggests he is more interested in fresh elections being called, a scenario the Podemos leader has said would favour his fast-rising party.
Podemos has consistently stated its insistence on holding a referendum on independence in Catalonia, anathema to the Socialists.
Pablo Iglesias's approach appears to be to keep the Socialist leader at a disadvantage. He went public on his plan to join the Socialists in an evenly shared coalition government before the two had even discussed it.
To make matters worse, senior figures in Mr Sanchez's party seem to have the knives out for their leader.
Felipe Gonzalez, Spain's longest-serving prime minister, said PSOE was wrong to stop the Popular Party from governing.
And criticism by Andalucia's Socialist leader, Susana Diaz, of any approach towards Podemos has been leaked to the media.
She is touted by many as the next Socialist leader. Mr Sanchez will have to stand in party primaries in May if he wishes to stay in his job.
Mr Sanchez has said he will submit any eventual coalition deal to party members for their approval, in an attempt to break free of the shackles that many of the Socialists' party's national executive seem to wish to place on him.
Tired of Podemos's attempts to bounce him into a coalition with Pablo Iglesias as deputy PM and the inclusion of the smaller United Left party, he has indicated he wants to negotiate with the centrist Ciudadanos (Citizens) party.
Like the Socialists, the pro-business Ciudadanos, led by fresh-faced Albert Rivera, are set against Catalan independence.
But the two parties together have 130 seats, well short of the 176 needed for a majority in Congress. And Pablo Iglesias has indicated he will not take part in any coalition deal with Ciudadanos.
Sources close to Mr Sanchez told the BBC that talks with the different groups were "at a very early stage".
He said on Tuesday night he would need at least a month to bring "all of the parties of change" together, citing four main areas in which he would seek cross-party deals: unemployment, inequality, the fight against corruption and creating a federal Spain to solve the Catalan question.
The Socialist leader is determined to march forwards, even if he ends up falling into a trap set by Podemos or his own internal party rivals.
Or maybe, like Don Quixote, he is merely tilting at windmills. "I am fully aware of the challenge I am facing," he said on being nominated by the king, ending his speech by quoting Cervantes: "Good spirits repair any wrong."
The Care Inspectorate has served a formal improvement notice on Little Einstein's nursery after an inspection raised concerns.
The notice called for the nursery to be thoroughly cleaned and for the playrooms to be reorganised.
It also called for it to ensure all staff were properly trained in child protection.
The Care Inspectorate said managers must "put in place and implement a system for cleaning the nursery in order to ensure that it consistently remains in a clean and hygienic state".
They must also "put in place and implement robust and consistent infection control practices to keep children safe and minimise risk of illness and infection to children".
By 30 August, the nursery must ensure all staff receive training in child protection relevant to their role and are able to demonstrate they have the skills and knowledge to protect children from harm.
A spokesperson for the Care Inspectorate said: "This improvement notice clearly lays out the areas which require swift improvement, so that children are protected and the care they receive is of a standard they have right to expect.
"We will work closely with this nursery to support improvement and check on progress.
"If we are not satisfied that swift and sustained progress is being made to address these issues, we will not hesitate to take further action."
Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn and Liz Kendall are hoping to succeed Ed Miliband who resigned after Labour lost the May general election.
Immigration, education and child poverty were among the subjects discussed in Cardiff on Sunday.
Some of the most lively exchanges were on Labour's failures in the general election campaign.
Ms Cooper said the party had been too narrow while Mr Burnham accused their former leader of failing to tackle the myth that Labour was to blame for the financial crisis.
Ms Kendall said Labour had fallen into Tory traps and Mr Corbyn called on the party to take on what he called "Conservative greed".
All have spoken of the need to build on the party's success in Wales, the only UK nation where it holds power.
The winner, to be chosen by a postal vote of all Labour party members, will be named in September.
Sunday's leadership hustings was followed by one for the deputy leadership.
Ben Bradshaw, Stella Creasy, Angela Eagle, Caroline Flint and Tom Watson are the candidates hoping to succeed Harriet Harman.
Currently acting leader of the Labour party, Ms Harman will step down in September once the new leader and deputy are confirmed.
This was a lively affair - particularly, and unsurprisingly, when they debated Labour's failings in the general election campaign.
Andy Burnham probably won if there had been a clapometer with his punchy delivery.
On immigration, he said the party needed practical solutions so "we do not avoid people's eyes on the doorstep when immigration comes up".
Yvette Cooper delivered some lines that went down well, particularly early on when she said the Conservatives decide nationally and then blame locally, and at the end when she said "we know David Cameron has a woman problem - let's give him a bigger one" by electing her as leader.
Liz Kendall tried to appeal to Labour members to think about the middle ground saying that if the party goes too far to the left then it'll be in the wilderness for a decade.
Jeremy Corbyn clearly appealed to a chunk of the audience with his anti-austerity message.
There is a sense of urgency to this hustings that may not exist in other parts of the UK with the assembly election on the horizon.
The key question is whether the Labour members at the hustings are thinking about who is most attractive to them or who would be most attractive to wider voters.
In other words are they thinking about a Labour leader or a Labour Prime Minister?
She was found unresponsive behind bushes at a community hall in Herfolge, with her insulin pump disconnected.
The three defendants, all 17 at the time of the offence in September 2014, have now been convicted of rape or attempted rape and given jail terms.
Their acquittal in April sparked anger and demonstrations in Denmark.
The High Court of Eastern Denmark ruled on Monday (in Danish) that the victim was so drunk and affected by her diabetes that she was unable to consent to sex.
The district court in Roskilde had earlier found that the teenager was in a fit state to consent.
She was found with multiple abrasions on her body, and lacerations to her vagina and anus.
She had apparently drunk 12 units of alcohol since arriving at the party and said she had never been so drunk.
When the perpetrators were acquitted in the spring, there was a great debate in Denmark, not just about the case but about rape in general.
Although the Danish justice system works, our legislation needs correcting because we focus too much on violence and coercion instead of consent.
We ask the perpetrator, 'Did the woman say no? Did she fight for herself?', instead of asking if she said yes.
The problem in this case was that the woman was unable to consent, so the main topic was whether she was in a state of mind in which she was unable to say no. But that is the wrong way to look at a rape case. It should have been whether she was able to say yes.
Human freedom is for women too and if you want to go into a relationship, you have to have consent. Many Danish MPs have focused on rape this summer as a result of this case. I think they'll change the law so justice will be done in a more appropriate way.
The woman's blood sugar levels were several times higher than normal, though her diabetes was usually well controlled.
Two of the defendants admitted not knowing the girl's name, and did not speak to her during the sexual acts.
Two of the young men have received eight-month prison sentences, and the third a six-month jail term.
Helena Hansen from the Danish Women's Society told Denmark's TV2 that Monday's verdict would "give rape victims the courage to stand up".
Danish feminist organisation Joan Sisters also welcomed the High Court's judgement - criticising the "unfortunate signal" in the earlier judgement from the lower court that as the girl had danced earlier in the evening with one of the accused this "could provide indirect consent to sex".
Amnesty International says there is "impunity" for the majority of rape cases in Denmark as most cases never reach trial. It says there is a "disproportionately high attrition rate in prosecuting cases of rape" there.
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The congress was called after Sepp Blatter, 79, announced in June he would step aside after 18 years, amid a corruption scandal at football's world governing body.
Swiss Infantino, 45, who also has the backing of the English FA, will stand against Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa, Tokyo Sexwale and Jerome Champagne.
SFA chief executive Stewart Regan says Infantino "is the best candidate possible to lead the governance reform required at Fifa".
He would replace Blatter, who is currently appealing against an eight-year ban from all football-related activities following an ethics investigation.
"He has been a highly respected general secretary of Uefa for many years and has performed that role with skill, diplomacy and professional integrity," Regan said of Infantino.
"As well as having the support of the majority of Uefa's national associations, he also has the support of many across the world in other confederations."
The board of the SFA "consulted with the wider Scottish football family" before making their choice.
Last month, Infantino said he intended to include in his manifesto plans for a World Cup to be held in a whole region rather than one or two countries.
The men, all aged in their 90s, were given the Légion d'Honneur during a ceremony held at Yorkshire Air Museum in Elvington, York.
The honour is in recognition of their roles in France and Europe's liberation from the Nazis.
They all served with either the British Navy, Army or Royal Air Force on the D-Day invasion of Normandy in June 1944.
Several similar ceremonies have taken place since the 70th anniversary of D-Day in 2014.
D-Day was the first stage of the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe, changing the course of the war.
Following the 70th anniversary, French President François Hollande pledged to honour all those British veterans who had served in his country during the war.
What is the Legion d'Honneur?
Robert Hall, from Harrogate, said he was "absolutely surprised" to hear he was going to be a recipient.
He said: "Two years earlier, I got hinted that they might be passing medals on to certain people.
"I feel very honoured actually. It's not just for me really, it's for the whole unit that I was on."
The Legion d'Honneur is France's top accolade for an elite group of people who distinguish themselves through civilian or military valour.
It was initiated by the then First Consul of the French Republic, Napoleon Bonaparte, in 1802.
Full list of men given the Légion d'Honneur in York on 21 February
It will be the first time the US comedian and talk show host has fronted the ceremony, which takes place on 26 February.
He confirmed on Twitter: "Yes, I am hosting the Oscars. This is not a prank. And if it is, my revenge on @TheAcademy will be terrible & sweet."
Kimmel has previously hosted the American Music Awards and has twice fronted the Emmys - in 2012 and 2016.
This year's ceremony, presented by Chris Rock, suffered an eight-year low in US television ratings, with an average of 34.5 million viewers.
Previous presenters of the Oscars include Ellen DeGeneres, Seth MacFarlane, Whoopi Goldberg and Neil Patrick Harris.
Kimmel has hosted his own nightly hour-long talk show - called Jimmy Kimmel Live! - since 2003.
Regular features on his talk show include celebrity guests reading out insulting tweets about themselves and parents filming their children's reaction to being told all of their Halloween chocolate has been eaten.
He has also made cameo appearances in films such as Pitch Perfect 2 and Ted 2, as well as TV shows including Sesame Street and Entourage.
The 2017 Academy Awards show is being produced by Michael De Luca, producer of films including American History X and The Social Network, and Jennifer Todd, president of Ben Affleck's and Matt Damon's Pearl Street Films production company.
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On Friday, the mainland's benchmark Shanghai Composite closed up 4.8% at 3,232 points.
China's second bourse, the Shenzhen Composite, closed up 5.4% to 1,846 points, but ended the week 9.4% lower.
Other stock markets in Asia also continued their rebound, helped by a strong finish for US shares.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 closed up 3% at 19,136 points, but the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong reversed earlier gains to close down 1%.
The Hang Seng ended the week 3.6% lower - its sixth consecutive weekly fall.
Dominic Chan, analyst at GF Securities in Hong Kong, said: "Investor confidence remains shaky. Some took profit as they think the rally is not sustainable."
Angus Nicholson, an IG Markets analyst, said investors remained concerned about China and when the Federal Reserve will raise US interest rates.
In London, the FTSE 100 also turned negative, after initially rising, to be down slightly at 6,186 points.
China's market has rebounded, so sighs of relief all round?
Some argue, it is a typical August market flap, and calm was always going to return when the grown-ups are back from their holidays. Well, maybe.
But this episode is a reminder of how important China is to the global economy and of the fact that it is slowing down.
The rest of us really do need China to achieve a smooth transition to a slower and more sustainable growth rate.
Two figures to underline the need for more moderate growth: the average over the last three decades was 10%, and investment has been more than 45% of national income, or GDP, every year since 2009.
Neither can last indefinitely. The hard bit is getting to a new path without tripping up on the way.
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Kamal Ahmed: India - we can take the economic lead as China stumbles
The rise in Tokyo extended the previous day's recovery for Asia's largest stock market after its sharp losses earlier this week.
Investors were also digesting new data showing that Japanese inflation fell back to zero in July, raising speculation that the central bank would launch a fresh round of stimulus.
In Sydney, the ASX 200 finished 0.6% higher at 5,263 points.
Marking the end of a week of corporate results, the supermarket Woolworths reported a 12.5% drop in full-year profit - its first fall in almost two decades.
However, Woolworths' shares closed 1.5% higher after the retailer announced a new chief executive in a bid to revive its fortunes.
South Korea's Kospi index finished 1.6% higher at 1,937 points.
The recovery across Asia took its cue partly from China's recovery, but also the strong sentiment from the US.
Shares on Wall Street rose overnight and oil prices jumped sharply after revised figures showed the US economy expanded far more than originally thought in the three months to June.
Chinese-born Anastasia Lin, 25, says she did not receive an invitation to attend the event, which meant she could not apply for a visa.
But she attempted to travel to Sanya, via Hong Kong, as Canadian tourists are eligible for visas on arrival.
Ms Lin has blamed the apparent ban on her human rights campaigning.
She has criticised the "repressions and censorship" in China and is a practitioner of Falun Gong, a spiritual movement which China deems a cult and has banned.
The Miss World tournament is due to happen in the seaside resort of Sanya on 19 December.
When Ms Lin first made her claim that she was not sent an invitation to attend, the BBC tried to get in touch with Miss World authorities, but received no response.
Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail quoted a statement from the Chinese embassy in Ottawa that "China does not allow any persona non grata to come to China", in response to a query on Ms Lin's status.
"My denial was unfortunate, but not entirely unexpected. The Chinese government has barred me from the competition for political reasons," Ms Lin said in a statement.
"They are trying to punish me for my beliefs and prevent me from speaking out about human rights issues."
As a child growing up in southern China, Ms Lin tells me she was completely unaware of any human rights abuses in the country.
In fact, as a class monitor, she even helped organise propaganda films for her fellow students to watch. But after moving to Canada 12 years ago, her world changed.
The beauty queen credits her mother, a former university professor, with giving her a wide range of reading material, including books about the Falun Gong spiritual movement, that eventually led to her embracing activism.
She asks me about the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement last year, saying Hong Kong residents were brave in standing up for their rights.
With no way of getting into mainland China, she plans to spend some time meeting Hong Kong rights campaigners, before returning to Canada to continue her work.
Ms Lin said she was barred from flying after trying to check in at the Dragonair counter at Hong Kong airport.
Canadians usually need a visa to enter China, but Ms Lin was trying to enter Sanya on a special landing visa that Sanya, as a tourist destination, grants on arrival to citizens of certain countries, including Canada.
In an email seen by the BBC, Ms Lin's travel companion Kacey Cox is asked by airline officials to return with Ms Lin to the counter for a phone interview with a Sanya official.
During that conversation she was told she could not enter Sanya.
Dragonair, when contacted by the BBC, said it would not confirm any information due to "privacy" concerns.
Ms Lin moved from China to Canada in 2003 as a teenager. She has performed in films about the abuse of Falun Gong members, and spoken about the subject to a US Congressional committee in July.
She also claims her father, who still resides in China, has been harassed by officials because of her activism.
Falun Gong, considered a cult by Chinese authorities, first began as a spiritual movement that quickly amassed thousands of followers.
After a demonstration by Falun Gong practitioners demanding recognition in 1999, Chinese authorities outlawed it and launched a crackdown.
The movement's followers have accused authorities of persecution and often hold protests outside of China to draw attention to their treatment.
The education department said previously French was taught from year five and above, but it will now start in year three.
In the department's annual report, Education Director Justin Donavan said the goal was for children to learn French from year one to year 11.
He said this would still happen in the future when resources were available.
French has been taught from a younger age in a select number of primary schools in the past, but only where they have French language speakers available.
Mr Donovan said they were also investigating the opening of a French language secondary school in Jersey.
A department spokesman said: "Education, Sport and Culture is committed to improving the teaching of French in States of Jersey schools.
"From September 2015 the provision of French teaching in Primary school is extended to at least four year groups.
"The longer term ambition is to teach French from Years 1 to 6 in Primary, and Years 7-11 in Secondary education."
English and French are both official languages in Jersey with prayers in parliament said in French.
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Wales have not qualified for a major tournament finals since the 1958 World Cup.
In 1976, they did grace a European Championship quarter-final against Yugoslavia but technically it was not in a 'major final' as it was a two-legged tie with games in Zagreb and Cardiff.
On no fewer than 11 occasions since 1958, Wales have suffered the agony of missing out on a major tournament in their final qualifying match - a run that included six of nine qualifying campaigns between 1978 and 1994.
Welsh football fans have suffered such qualifying heartache that those lows have made qualifying for the 2016 European Championships in France so sweet.
So take a look inside the BBC Sport archives and watch some memorable and infamous fixtures that have defined Welsh football since 1976.
1976: Wales 1-1 Yugoslavia - The forgotten team
Wales are beaten on aggregate in the quarter-final of the 1976 European Championships as, after a 2-0 defeat in Yugoslavia, they are held 1-1 in Cardiff.
Mike Smith's side are often referred to as Wales' forgotten team, because the last-eight ties in 1976 were two-legged affairs, and did not constitute part of the finals. Back then, only four teams qualified for the Euros.
1977: England 0-1 Wales - James' Wembley winner
Leighton James' penalty in the 1977 Home Internationals seals Wales only victory over England at Wembley and their first away win over their biggest rivals on their home turf since a 1936 triumph at Molineux.
1980: Wales 4-1 England - Four-some Wales
Leighton James is on target again as Wales celebrate a memorable first home victory for 25 years over England with a 4-1 hammering at Wrexham.
Paul Mariner had given the visitors the lead but goals from local hero Mickey Thomas, striker Ian Walsh and James, plus a Phil Thompson own goal, ensure a famous Wales win.
1984: Wales 1-0 England - Bright Sparky shocks England
Mark Hughes returns to his home town of Wrexham to score on his international debut to earn Wales their third win over England in seven years - in the final Home Nations Championship meeting between the two rivals.
1985: Wales 3-0 Spain - Sparky's stunner
Mark Hughes scores one of the memorable goals in Welsh football history in a historic 3-0 victory over Euro 1984 runners-up Spain in Wrexham.
1990: Wales 3-1 Belgium - Brush aside Belgium
Ian Rush, Dean Saunders and Mark Hughes lead a stunning comeback as Wales beat Belgium in their opening match of the Euro 1992 qualifying campaign - where they came within a point of qualifying for the tournament in Sweden.
1991: Wales 1-0 Germany - Welsh World Cup winner beaters
Striking great Ian Rush scores a second-half winner as Welsh football celebrates one of the greatest nights in their history, with reigning world champions Germany beaten in Cardiff in a European Championship qualifier.
1991: Wales 1-0 Brazil - Saunders stuns Samba boys
Dean Saunders scores as Wales follow up their victory against world champions Germany with their only win over the mighty five-time World Cup winners Brazil, in a friendly at Cardiff Arms Park in September 1991.
1993: Wales 1-2 Romania - Bodin's miss
Wales suffer another qualification heartbreak as Paul Bodin misses a penalty with a decisive World Cup qualifier poised at 1-1.
Terry Yorath's team need a victory to qualify for USA '94; instead, Florin Raducioiu's late goal gives Romania a 2-1 win.
2002: Wales 2-1 Italy - Bellissimo
Craig Bellamy scores a memorable winner to ensure Wales beat a top footballing nation in a competitive game for the first time in 11 years as Mark Hughes' men win against four-time World Cup winners Italy in a Euro 2004 qualifier in Cardiff.
2003: Wales 0-1 Russia - No love from Russia
Welsh football suffers another heartbreaking night as Mark Hughes' men lose 1-0 to Russia in their Euro 2004 qualifying play-off second-leg in Cardiff. After a goalless first leg in Moscow, Wales are defeated by Vadim Evseev's first-half winner.
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The southern city is where Enyeama hails from but his night was soured when Farouk Miya's close-range shot deflected in nine minutes from time.
Enyeama, who was presented with a trophy before the match, joins Joseph Yobo on 100 caps for Nigeria.
He can beat that record when the Super Eagles play South Africa on Sunday.
The 32-year-old Lille player is the fourth African goalkeeper to become a centurion after three Egyptians - Essam El-Hadary, Nader El-Sayed and Ahmed Shobair - previously achieved the feat.
After the match, Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick was highly critical of the Super Eagles squad, which was led by caretaker coach Daniel Amokachi.
"We are supposed to be celebrating with Enyeama on his 100th cap, but your poor performance has ruined the party and Nigerians are very angry," he told the players after the game.
"When next you receive an invitation letter to come represent Nigeria, you have a critical decision to make: accept it only if you believe you are in the frame of mind to give your everything or decline if you do not feel that way.
"The camp of the national team will no longer welcome average players or good players with poor attitude."
Elsewhere, Gabon beat Mali 4-3 in a thrilling friendly, with Bruno Ecuele Manga scoring a 90th-minute winner in the French city Beauvais.
Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice for Gabon, while Bakary Sako was among Mali's scorers.
Frenchman Alain Giresse was back in charge of Mali - who he guided to third place at the 2013 Nations Cup - for the first time since leading Senegal at this year's finals in Equatorial Guinea.
Meanwhile, South Africa won 3-1 in Swaziland.
Thulani Hlatshwayo celebrated captaining Bafana Bafana for the first time by opening the scoring, with debutant Thabo Mnyamane and Mandla Masango also finding the net for the visitors.
The match marked the return to the starting line-up of controversial South Africa midfielder Thulani Serero from Dutch club Ajax.
He was left out of this year's Nations Cup by coach Ephraim 'Shakes' Mashaba after snubbing a pre-squad announcement training camp.
The first game of the day on Wednesday came in Indonesia where Cameroon, who finished bottom of their Nations Cup group without a win, bounced back with a 1-0 victory.
Porto striker Vincent Aboubakar slotted home after 35 minutes to earn the Indomitable Lions a win in a fixture that 1990 World Cup legend Roger Milla had called 'humiliating' given Indonesia's Fifa ranking of 156.
Burundi equalised twice to draw 2-2 in Mauritius and prevent French coach Didier Six celebrating his debut in charge of the Indian Ocean islanders with a victory.
A 2-0 home win for Botswana over fellow southern Africa nation Lesotho completed a six-friendly schedule designed to prepare teams for the June kick-off of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The Royal Navy internal review looked at events surrounding the shooting of an injured captive by Sgt Alexander Blackman in Afghanistan four years ago.
It said he let professional standards "slip to an unacceptably low level".
Blackman also had difficulty switching his mindset from killing his enemy to giving them first aid, it added.
The killing, on 15 September 2011, took place after a patrol base in Helmand province came under fire from two insurgents.
One of the insurgents was seriously injured by gunfire from an Apache helicopter sent to provide air support and the marines found him in a field.
Footage from another marine's helmet-mounted camera showed Blackman shooting the Afghan prisoner in the chest with a 9mm pistol.
A court martial board heard that Blackman told him: "There you are. Shuffle off this mortal coil."
Blackman's senior rank meant that others in his patrol were put off questioning his orders or challenging his actions, the report said.
It also criticised his unit, 42 Commando, as a whole, saying it was perceived by many outside as "overly aggressive".
Despite representations however, the Brigade Commander judged its approach to be "appropriate given the circumstances", the report said.
It went on to say a "number" of those involved directly and indirectly felt the chain of command had failed to provide them with adequate support before, during and after the court martial.
The Ministry of Defence said it was releasing the executive summary of the report in recognition of the public interest in the case.
Two paragraphs have been redacted and there are no plans to publish the review in full.
Blackman, of Taunton, Somerset, was convicted of murder in 2013 and lost an appeal in May last year, but his 10-year minimum term was reduced to eight years.
Supporters say it was manslaughter, not murder, and have launched a campaign to review the case.
Author and campaigner Frederick Forsyth said the Ministry of Defence was trying to "pile every single thing that went wrong" in Helmand on to one sergeant.
"They sent 15 men to the most dangerous square mile in the world for five-and-a-half months unvisited, unrelieved, under-resourced, and then when one man, at the extremity of exhaustion made a mistake, they are saying it was all his fault," he told BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme.
Conservative MP Richard Drax, a former soldier, said Blackman was "just a man pushed to the very edge, sent to do a filthy job with his hands tied behind his back".
Speaking to MPs at Westminster Hall, he said Blackman was paying a terrible price for a "momentary lapse of judgement" and called for the full review to be published.
He added that Colonel Oliver Lee, Blackman's commanding officer at the time of the shooting, resigned in protest over the marine's treatment.
In his resignation letter, Lee wrote that Blackman was sentenced by an authority "blind of facts that offered serious mitigation".
"The cause of this is a failure of moral courage by the chain of command," he also wrote, Mr Drax told MPs.
22 September 2016 Last updated at 08:22 BST
Her three new gold medals means that she's now Great Britain's most successful female Paralympian of all time, with an incredible 14 golds.
"It was an incredibly emotional time getting the medals," Dame Sarah told Newsround.
She also said she couldn't believe how heavy the gold medal was!
Watch the Paralympic star answering your questions.
He was identified as "the man in the hat", seen on CCTV moments before the explosions at Brussels airport in March.
Prosecutors say he may not be handed over for some time, as he is being investigated in Belgium too.
Mohamed Bakkali, another suspect in the Paris attacks, will also be extradited.
The Belgian judges agreed both men should be sent to France to face questioning over the Paris attacks last November in which 130 people were killed.
Before Thursday's hearing, Belgian prosecutors said Mohamed Abrini would not be handed over to the French authorities immediately, as he was still being investigated over the bombings at Zaventem airport and at a metro station immediately after.
"The timeline is not at all fixed," a spokesman for the federal prosecutors' office said.
He added it was possible that Mohamed Abrini could stand trial in Belgium first before being handed over to France, or he might be questioned in Belgium by French investigators.
Mohamed Abrini, a 31-year-old Belgian of Moroccan descent, was filmed at a petrol station in northern France with fellow suspect Salah Abdeslam, two days before the Paris attacks.
He reportedly told investigators he was at the scene of the 22 March suicide bombings in Brussels, which killed 32 people.
Investigators claim the Brussels and Paris attackers were part of the same network - backed by so-called Islamic State.
Mohamed Abrini was said to be part of that cell, and before his arrest in Brussels in April was one of Europe's most-wanted men.
The other suspect to be extradited, 29-year-old Mohamed Bakkali, is believed to have rented the Brussels apartment where the suicide vests used in the Paris attacks were assembled.
Miguel Angel Lopez Velasco, who wrote about politics and crime, was killed in his house in the port city of Veracruz.
Authorities have not yet determined a motive for the murders, which they condemned as a "cowardly" attack.
Rights groups rank Mexico as one of the most dangerous countries in the Americas for journalists.
Armed men broke into Mr Lopez Velasco's house in Veracruz early on Monday morning, killing him, his wife Agustina and his son, Misael.
Mr Lopez Velasco, 55, wrote for the daily newspaper Notiver, where he was also an editor. His columns focussed on crime, drug trafficking and political corruption.
In its coverage, Notiver called for a swift and transparent investigation to find those guilty of the three killings.
Those responsible "should be punished with the full weight of the law", the newspaper said.
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Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is investigating the incident after receiving reports of pollution of the tributary near Llanpumsaint.
About 200 trout, 40 lamprey and hundreds of bullheads have been killed.
NRW said officers identified the pollution as slurry from a nearby farm and have stopped any further pollution.
Kimberley Redman, natural resource management team leader for NRW, said the pollution has had a "significant impact" on fish in the river.
She added: "Following quick action from our officers to identify the source and stop the pollution, it's unlikely that we'll see further impact."
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The "drive hate out" campaign is designed to give victims and witnesses more confidence in reporting crime.
A charter for public transport reassures the travelling public reports of verbal and physical abuse will be pursued by the authorities.
Transport minister, Humza Yousaf, said it would be rolled out across the country if successful.
Lesley Macinnes, City of Edinburgh Council's transport and environment convener, said: "Edinburgh is a diverse and thriving city that does not tolerate any form of hate crime.
"The city is a safe place to live, work in and visit but sadly there is a small minority who behave in an unacceptable manner. This charter - a first in Scotland - is a fantastic step forward."
Mr Yousaf said: "There is absolutely no excuse for hate crime or prejudice towards people working or travelling on our transport network and I am extremely grateful for the work of City of Edinburgh Council and partners in developing and implementing the charter."
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All routes between Cardiff and Newport and Arriva Trains Wales services between west Wales and the Valleys are subject to alteration.
No trains will run between Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street.
Passengers had faced cancellations and delays before new year as a result of re-signalling work in Cardiff Central.
Changes include:
Engineering works for the Christmas period are scheduled to be completed before 3 January.
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Tendulkar had tweeted the airline, complaining about poor service and what he referred to as a "don't care" attitude by staff.
The airline responded, apologising for the inconvenience and asking him for his full name and address.
Indian fans are livid British Airways did not know Tendulkar, and declared social media war on the company.
The reactions to the tweet from Indians have bordered on the hysterical, with some people even going so far as to call upon Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to call off his UK tour.
Tendulkar has since tweeted that British Airways had "expressed deep regret" and offered to look into his complaints about customer service.
He thanked Twitter users for their "love and support".
British Airways is currently the top trend on Twitter in India, with even politicians like the former chief minister of Indian-administered Kashmir getting in on the act.
Indians are particularly sensitive over Tendulkar - widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batsmen the sport has ever seen - and often refer to him as "God".
There are even temples that are dedicated to him - one village in the northern state of Bihar made headlines after they erected a life-size white marble statue of the cricketer "amid the chanting of Vedic prayers" and a religious pandal was once dedicated to him during the most holy festival in Kolkata (Calcutta).
Special "puja" or prayer ceremonies would often be held for him ahead of matches where India was due to play.
When he retired in 2013, people travelled to Mumbai from across the country to watch his final test match, with emotions running high.
And this is not the first time that Indians have taken offence en masse on behalf of "God".
In 2014, the Russian-born tennis player Maria Sharapova was pilloried on social media by Indians after she admitted that she had no idea who Tendulkar was.
Some people however, defended Sharapova given that she did not come from a cricket-playing nation.
British Airways unfortunately, have no such excuse.
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In the May 2016 election she lost her Upper Bann seat.
The show, set 19 years after the final Potter book, is up for best play, best director for John Tiffany and best emerging talent for Anthony Boyle.
The National Theatre's revival of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom also has three nominations.
Actress Sheridan Smith is in contention for the best musical performance prize for her role in Funny Girl.
The nomination comes after Smith took almost two months off from Funny Girl due to stress and exhaustion earlier this year.
She will go up against Glenn Close for Sunset Boulevard and Groundhog Day's Andy Karl.
Helen McCrory, Noma Dumezweni, Sophie Melville and Billie Piper will compete for the Natasha Richardson award for best actress.
Dumezweni is recognised after stepping into the Royal Court's play Linda two weeks before opening night, replacing Kim Cattrall, who was suffering from extreme insomnia.
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The awards will be handed out on 13 November at London's Old Vic Theatre during a ceremony co-hosted by Sir Elton John and Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev.
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The retailer is looking for almost 300 new locations for small to medium-sized supermarkets within the M25.
The move puts it into the heartland of supermarkets such as Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury's.
Grocers are under pressure, with Waitrose reporting its first fall in annual sales for seven years on Thursday.
This week Morrisons reported a 47% slide in annual profits, as well as the sale of 140 convenience stores.
Analysts say Lidl is simply extending a plan that has been in place for several years as it moves more upmarket.
David Gray, retail analyst at Planet Retail, said: "This is part of an ongoing strategy, with Lidl putting in more premium ranges, more fresh bakery products, more brands, to make it more like a mainstream supermarket."
Last week its stores introduced 60 new lines to its "Wine Cellar" concept, all from France, including less well-known wines such as Arbois, and a white Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Lidl has just under 4% of the UK grocery market and last year turned over a record £4bn - 21% higher than the previous 12 months.
It has also bought a five-acre site in southwest London at Tolworth for a new headquarters.
It plans a 220,000 sq ft building that will accommodate more than 750 people - double the size of its existing base in Wimbledon.
But Mr Gray added: "They are not there yet. Lidl is still a discount store, with a limited range, and shelf-ready packaging.
"You still do your main shopping at Tesco or Sainsbury and then top up at Lidl. You don't do your main shop there."
There are signs that Lidl's plan to change its image is working. Advertising group Havas last month put Lidl - and its rival discounter Aldi - among the UK's "Top 10 most meaningful retail brands", above Tesco, Asda and Morrison's.
Mr Gray said that Lidl's strategy was a gamble because its model was based on low-cost out-of-town sites and moving into central London could be far less profitable.
"I can't see them moving into the heart of central London. They will end up with smaller shops - they'll end up with convenience stores, which are a high-cost business model where it's a lot harder to make money."
Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman revealed the title at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Tuesday evening.
He said it was designed to reference its high-school-aged star, but also to show that "Peter [Parker] is trying to find his way home."
The film, which will star British actor Tom Holland as Spider-Man, is due to be released in July 2017.
He is the third actor to take on the role, following in the footsteps of fellow Brit Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire.
Footage from the new film, which was shown for the first time at the festival, featured the teenage Parker coming home to find his Aunt May, played by Marisa Tomei, speaking with Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man.
Iron Man's appearance in the new Spider-Man film is a combination now possible in light of a deal made between Sony and Marvel which allowed Spider-Man into the comic company's current cinematic universe.
Tony Stark's appearance in the new footage comes a week after Marvel's president, Kevin Feige, confirmed the upcoming Spider-Man movie will feature characters from the Marvel cinematic universe.
Feige explained that Spider-Man "is in the universe now, and the fun of the universe is that characters go back and forth".
Holland will make his debut appearance as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War, which is released in UK cinemas on 29 April.
He is seen briefly in a trailer for the movie, which was released last month.
Marvel confirmed the news of the new Spider-Man film title on Wednesday morning via company's official Twitter account.
Earlier this month, Sony registered more than a dozen domain names connected to Spider-Man, suggesting the company was considering several different titles for the new film.
Spider-Man: Coming of Age, Spider-Man: Greatness Awaits, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Suspended were all reserved by the company.
However, Time Warner itself, which had risen more than 8% amid reports of the deal on Friday, fell by 3% to close at $86.74.
AT&T closed down by nearly 1.7%.
The Dow Jones rose 0.43% to 18,222.89, while the S&P 500 added 0.47% to 2,151.31 and the hi-tech Nasdaq gained 1% to 5,309.83.
North Ferriby defeated AFC Fylde 2-1 in the North final, with Danny Hone scoring their extra-time winner.
In the South final, Maidstone beat Ebbsfleet 4-3 on penalties after the sides drew 2-2 after extra-time.
Ebbsfleet's Danny Kedwell, who had earlier netted twice from the spot, saw his attempt in the shootout saved.
North Ferriby and Maidstone will join Solihull Moors and Sutton United in the fifth tier of English football in 2016-17.
Ugly anti-Muslim sentiment that was evident in those first clashes between Buddhists and the Rohingya minority in Rakhine state last June and October has now spread, setting off assaults on Muslim communities in several parts of the country.
Nearly all of those displaced in Rakhine state were Rohingyas, and their plight has drawn in substantial international assistance, channelled through major NGOs and UN agencies.
The Burmese government has become conscious of the negative publicity created by the long-standing discrimination against Rohingyas. It has authorised one official inquiry into the violence, and is co-operating with the international relief effort.
But, as I discovered on a recent visit to Rakhine state, not much has changed for the Rohingyas.
In fact, their already tenuous status in Burma, also known as Myanmar, appears to be weakening.
A combination of intense hostility from the Rakhine Buddhist majority, and an official policy of segregation which imposes restrictions on the Rohingyas alone, has forced them to the margins of this already poor region, unwanted and unrecognised.
My visit coincided with that of the UK International Development Minister Alan Duncan, who had come to see how British aid to Rakhine state totalling £6.4 million was being spent, and to assess the prospects for reconciliation between the two estranged communities.
It was a typically rushed affair, with little time in each of the camps he visited.
He was accompanied at all times by the jovial figure of Burma's Deputy Minister for Borders, Major-General Zaw Win, in full military uniform, and by squads of police and soldiers.
Nonetheless, the Rohingyas he met were unabashed in venting their frustration over their situation.
"We just want to go home," one woman shouted. "I want citizenship, and I want my old life back."
Her camp was just a few kilometres from the state capital Sittwe, but the inmates are not allowed to go there, either for supplies or to seek work.
Military checkpoints all around Sittwe block the Rohingyas from travelling, although the Buddhists are usually free to go where they want.
Some improvements have been made to the camps, but they are limited.
Enough food is supplied, and the government has made a start building elevated long-houses to protect the Rohingyas from the rain.
But these primitive barracks are a far cry from the neat, solid rows of individual houses already constructed for the small number of displaced Buddhists, who have been living in settlements far better made and situated than those housing the Rohingyas.
Their camps quickly become muddy quagmires every time it rains, which it does every day now.
And the ban on travel means Rohingyas cannot go to hospital for treatment, even to have babies.
Burmese officials justify these restrictions on grounds of security. But the way they are applied to just one group has uncomfortable echoes of apartheid in South Africa, or segregation in the southern USA.
One constant obsession is the high birth-rate.
Buddhists all over Burma believe Muslims are on track to become the majority because of the number of wives and children they have, even though official statistics put the Muslim population at around 4%.
But one exasperated international NGO worker pointed out to me that the attacks on Rohingyas and their subsequent isolation had disrupted a once-successful family planning programme.
The hostility felt by the local Buddhists to the Rohingyas is a real problem for the local and central government.
As I was told by a spokesman for the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party, now one of the largest in parliament and often accused of stirring up anti-Muslim feeling, even if the government wants Rohingyas to move back to their former homes in Sittwe, the people won't allow it.
In a grand old gym in the town I watched young men training hard.
Some have aspirations to represent their country when it hosts the South East Asian Games later this year, another milestone on Burma's journey away from its former isolation.
But they were unyielding in their attitude to the Rohingyas.
"It's not possible to live with them, and we don't want to", Kyaw Lyaw Win, a Taekwondo instructor told me.
"They invaded our country. It's not just me saying this. Ask any Rakhine Buddhist - they will say the same thing."
There is only one Muslim neighbourhood left in Sittwe, called Aung Mingala, sealed off by checkpoints. Travelling with the British minister, we were the first foreigners allowed in for several weeks.
I bumped into Aziz, a bright young man who helped me when I was there last November. Now he is trapped in what has become a Rohingya ghetto.
He told me a small delegation was allowed out twice a week, to visit Muslim districts outside the town.
Another man who helped me before is Aung Win, one of the most outspoken and respected Rohingya leaders. I had to negotiate with a police checkpoint to meet him in the Muslim neighbourhood of Bumay, where he escaped after being arrested in February for trying to meet the visiting UN Human Rights Rapporteur.
But this means he is now separated from his wife, children and 95-year-old father, who are still at his home in Aung Mingala.
He has repeatedly asked for permission to see them, and repeatedly been turned down.
The situation of those Rohingyas who were not driven from their villages during the violence is little better.
I travelled two hours north by boat to see the little hamlet of Ah Nauk Pyin, a Rohingya community entirely ringed by Buddhist villages.
Paths into Ah Nauk Pyin were guarded by Burmese soldiers - something the Muslims said they were grateful for.
But they can't leave. Even if they were allowed to, they fear attacks by their Buddhist neighbours, and in any case all their boats, along with their livestock, were taken during the unrest.
They told me the village dated back 200 years - we are not illegal Bengali immigrants, they said.
Yet none of them had citizenship. They pulled out the white ID cards they are issued.
"This is very important for us", said Ali Jofar, a young man who has been designated the village medical expert, although he is not a doctor. "If we try to travel outside our village with these cards, we get arrested."
So no one there can reach hospital either.
18-year-old Moryan sat, pale, shaking and weeping, in her in-laws' straw house. Her house was burned down, and her husband one of 170 men from the village still imprisoned after the conflict.
She has been seriously ill since she gave birth to her son six months ago. She cannot walk, nor can she breastfeed her baby.
The remaining men in Ah Nauk Pyin walk to the little blue mosque, washing in the village pond before going in to pray.
They've been given simple tractors by an NGO, so, after a year, they can start farming again.
But where would they sell their produce, in a country so hostile it has sealed them off from the outside world?
Benkenstein's side were dominated by Yorkshire on day two of their County Championship match on Monday.
"It doesn't help when you're up against it before the game even starts," Benkenstein told BBC Radio Solent.
"We have to (think about loans). We need to get our heads down and we are already discussing some options."
Yorkshire's England batsman Jonny Bairstow made a double ton as the hosts declared on an emphatic 593-9 on Monday.
But Hampshire's bowling attack was without Dawson, who has an abdominal strain, Wood, who has a knee problem, and Topley, who fractured his hand on his debut.
"I can't really accept what we dished up with the ball," Benkenstein added.
"That performance out there in the field is not good enough. We have also learnt that we don't have time in this competition.
"We can't expect a miracle like we did last year in the last four games. The signings that we made were exactly for that reason."
Skipper Laura Delany hit 81 with Shauna Kavanagh notching 67 as Ireland managed a competitive total of 254-5.
Zimbabwe's run chase looked on course as Chipo Mugeri (57) and Modester Mupachikwa (57) produced a second-wicket stand of 115.
But Beggs' introduction saw her producing figures of 5-52.
As Zimbabwe lost their way, they were eventually bowled out for 235 with two balls of their 50 overs remaining.
YMCA seamer Beggs' victims included Mupachikwa which left Zimbabwe on 150-3 after Leah Paul had bowled Mugeri.
Gaby Lewis also produced tidy figures of 2-46 as the Irish ended the tournament in Potchefstroomon on a positive note after earlier hammerings by India and hosts South Africa.
Beggs was named player of the match after her five-wicket haul.
Seven uncapped players - Beggs, Rachel Delaney, Louise Little, Lara Maritz, Sophie MacMahon, Leah Paul and Rebecca Stokell - were included in Ireland's 15-woman squad for the tournament as a number of regulars were unavailable.
Ireland's women missed out on earning a place at this year's World Cup in England at the qualification tournament in Sri Lanka in February.
Replacing BBC Ceefax, it offers news and sport text services as well as extra channels during events such as Wimbledon and Glastonbury.
A £35m cut is also being made to sports rights.
The BBC has already lost the rights to the Open Golf Tournament and while no event has been officially earmarked, it could throw doubt on the corporation's coverage of sports such as F1 racing.
The BBC's TV budget is also being reduced by £12m, but BBC drama and shows such as Strictly Come Dancing will be protected from the savings.
The cuts also include 1,000 job losses, which were announced in July.
The BBC has laid out the £150 million savings in the following way:
The BBC said the savings were a consequence of a drop in the licence fee income because of what it calls the "iPlayer loophole".
This refers to people who have switched to watching BBC services only on "catch up" via the iPlayer, which does not currently require payment of the licence fee.
The BBC said it had received assurances from the government that this "loophole" would be closed.
A further £550m of savings are due to be announced in spring 2016.
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The problem is sport, weather, headlines, alternative commentaries and repeats of popular programmes on the old red button services are still used by large numbers of people.
They are more likely to be older viewers, but older viewers watch more TV and are a growing part of the population.
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"The BBC has and is doing everything possible to make sure the impact on the public is minimised," said director general Tony Hall. "Wherever possible we're targeting savings by creating a simpler, leaner, BBC.
"But cuts to budgets for programmes and services are unavoidable. No director general wants to announce reduced spending on services that the public love.
"This is very tough, but the BBC's financial position means there is no alternative."
Broadcast union Bectu responded to Wednesday's announcement by calling on the BBC's senior managers "to fight for the corporation".
In a statement, Bectu general secretary Gerry Morrissey said the BBC was "doing everything it can not to lose services" but said it was "clear... this position cannot be maintained".
"What we need is a BBC management prepared to fight for the BBC," he continued. "Without this commitment the licence fee payer will only continue to lose out."
Scotland Under-21 cap McGhee, 19, is poised to spend a season with Boro's development squad after playing 28 times for Hearts last season.
The 25-year-old Noring, who has one cap for Sweden, was with Lyngby in the Danish top flight last season.
Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson said: "He has everything we're looking for."
The Edinburgh club released Neil Alexander this summer despite the former Scotland squad goalkeeper being first choice for most of last season.
As the 38-year-old moved on to Scottish Premiership rivals Aberdeen as a player-coach, Hearts signed Paul Gallacher from Partick Thistle to fill that role at Tyncecastle.
Neilson said that 22-year-old Jack Hamilton, who was recently called up to the senior Scotland squad for the first time, was ready to become his first choice.
But Noring, who started his career with Trelleborgs and had loan spells with Malmo and Celtic before joining Bodo/Glimt then Heerenveen, is poised to challenge the young Scot.
"We offered Viktor a contract, so he's away back to Sweden to speak to his agent and his family and we're hoping to hear back from him in the next couple of days," said Neilson of Noring, who played nine times for Lyngby.
"We think he can challenge Jack Hamilton for the number one spot and that's what we want. I want someone to push him on and compete."
Meanwhile, McGhee is poised to be given the chance to win a permanent transfer to Middlesbrough, with the club promoted to England's Premier League continuing their interest in the product of Hearts' youth academy.
"Middlesbrough have come back in wanting to take Jordan on a loan deal," Neilson told Sky Sports.
"It was something that came up in the January window and it broke down at the last minute and Jordan's had his heart set on it since then.
"The last year or two, he's been desperate to get down to England and, with Middlesbrough coming back in and, with Jordan's desire to play down there, it was the right thing to do.
"Middlesbrough are looking to recruit younger players into their development squad and Jordan will go down there and try to push himself into the first team."
McGhee made his Hearts debut aged 16 in 2013, but only 15 of his 28 appearances last season were in the starting line-up.
He was travelling to Middlesbrough on Monday and will not feature in the second leg of Hearts' Europa League qualifier against Infonet in Estonia on Wednesday.
However, midfielder Morgaro Gomis and striker Robbie Muirhead will both travel after being passed fit following minor injury complaints.
Midfielder Don Cowie will remain in Edinburgh to work on his recovery from a calf injury.
The man, who is in his 50s and has yet to be named, was at Buxton Road, Frettenham, near Norwich, when the crane's arm struck the power line.
Police said they were called shortly before midday and attended, along with fire and ambulance crews. The man died at the scene.
An investigation involving the Health and Safety Executive has begun.
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The Markit/Cips construction purchasing managers' index (PMI) was virtually unchanged at 53.5 points in July from 53.6 points in June. A number above 50 indicates growth in orders.
But employment in the sector in the sector fell for a second month.
The data comes after a similar survey of manufacturing on Monday showed its first contraction in two years.
Within the construction sector there was an increase in commercial and civil engineering orders but a small decrease in residential orders.
"Following a recent flurry of disappointing surveys and data, it is actually somewhat of a relief to see construction activity expand at a similar pace in July to June," said Howard Archer an economist from IHS Global Insight.
It was the 17th successive monthly rise in construction orders.
Confidence amongst construction companies improved slightly but Markit said it remained subdued by historical standards.
However, PMI surveys are not always a reliable indicator of economic performance.
Data from the Office of National statistics showed the construction industry contracted during the winter despite surveys indicating solid growth in orders.
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People living in Manor Farm, Horfield, say there's nowhere else nearby for young people to play and that its removal risks further anti-social behaviour.
Children who use the Multi-Use Games Area (Muga) say they will be very sad when it goes.
Magistrates ordered the local authority to take steps to reduce noise in the area - but the council decided the cheapest option was to demolish it.
Prof Venki Ramakrishnan has said that growth could be stifled if researchers are not able to move easily.
In a speech, he also said that retreating into protectionism would repeat the mistakes of the past.
Prof Ramakrishnan made his remarks ahead of the government unveiling details of its industrial strategy.
Addressing fellows of the Royal Society, he said that science had always been a global enterprise and depended on the free flow of people to bring in new ideas and expertise. That, he said, would need to continue after Brexit.
"A major reason for the success of UK science and technology is that it has been open and welcoming to the best talent from around the world," he said.
"Currently an EU citizen working here has to fill out a 90-page form with lots of onerous and unnecessary reporting to gain the right to remain.
"In the future, rather than making things worse by having EU citizens go through the same mass of red tape that others currently do to gain the right to work here, we need to improve the situation for everyone by streamlining procedures so they are fair, transparent and efficient."
Prof Ramakrishnan said that 30% of the UK's academic research staff were from abroad and a third of UK start-ups were founded by non-UK nationals.
"We are second only to the US as a destination for global talent. Their presence ensures that we remain first rate, and, importantly, produces a first-rate environment for training home-grown talent. Losing them would be a disaster for our economy."
The Nobel Prize winner added that he believed that people voted for Brexit were not against movement of highly skilled labour into the country. He also said that including students as part of the migration figures is both "unreasonable and a poor strategy".
He said: "Only a small fraction of them stay on mostly to our benefit and they can be counted at that time. The rest return to their home countries and are valuable links with the UK. They become future leaders and are more likely to look at the UK as natural partners for trade and investment.
"By putting up unnecessary barriers to students and restricting opportunities for them, we are in danger of turning away entire generations of future partners who would be well disposed towards us".
But Prof Ramakrishnan welcomed the extra money for science and infrastructure the Prime Minister announced last week as well as the prospect of an industrial strategy.
"Science and innovation must be an essential component of such a strategy. The recent announcement by the government of significant increased spending for research... sends a strong message that post-Brexit, the UK is determined to continue to be a leader in science and innovation," he explained.
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It happened at a shop on the Circular Road in Letterkenny just before 22:00 GMT on Monday.
The two men, one armed with a firearm, entered the business. They left with a sum of money.
No one was injured and there have been no arrests.
The court recorded a ''not guilty'' plea on her behalf after she refused to enter a plea.
Earlier this month, an arrest warrant was issued for Mrs Arroyo, who is accused of diverting $8.8m (£5.5m).
She arrived in court in a neck brace and wheelchair from a military hospital where she has been confined.
Mrs Arroyo, who suffers from a spine-related ailment, was admitted to the hospital for dehydration days before the arrest warrant was served.
She is currently a lawmaker in the House of Representatives.
Mrs Arroyo was detained earlier this year on a separate election fraud charge but released on bail in July.
Her lawyer, Ferdinand Topacio, said he was optimistic that the current charges could be dropped.
He told reporters that there was a "pattern of persecution" against his client.
This is the third corruption case against Mrs Arroyo. She faces a maximum penalty of life in prison if found guilty.
Aside from plunder, she also faces charges over electoral fraud in connection with polls in 2007, as well as corruption over an aborted broadband deal with a Chinese company. She has denied these charges.
President Benigno Aquino has said that bringing her to justice is a key part of his anti-corruption campaign, says the BBC's Kate McGeown in Manila.
But Mrs Arroyo, who was president of the Philippines from 2001 until 2010, accuses her successor of waging a vendetta against her, says our correspondent.
She was first arrested in November 2011 when she tried to leave the country to seek medical treatment for her neck ailment.
Two executives left Abellio and its state-owned parent company on Friday after a probe into the awarding of a major contract in the Netherlands.
Abellio took over the ScotRail franchise earlier this year after winning the £2.5bn contract.
The Scottish government said there were no doubts about the ScotRail process.
Abellio chief Jeff Hoogesteger and Timo Huges, head of its parent company Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), which is owned by the Dutch government, both left their posts after an investigation into the awarding of a public transport contract in the Netherlands which was won by Abellio.
Mr Huges has been accused of giving an "incorrect and incomplete" statement about his involvement in passing on confidential information about a rival bidder to Abellio during the tender process.
Abellio also runs the Greater Anglia rail franchise in England.
A Scottish government spokesman said: "We are aware of the outcome of investigations of the franchise competition for regional passenger services in Limburg.
"However we have today (Friday) received assurances that appropriate steps are being taken by Abellio UK to continue to manage its separate UK franchises by putting customers first.
"There is absolutely no suggestion of any conduct that puts the ScotRail franchise procurement process in doubt. Reviews by Audit Scotland and independent auditors have supported and indeed praised the process and the outcome."
About 300 men in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer each year compared with more than 45,000 cases for women.
The majority of male breast cancer cases are in men aged between 60 to 70.
Mr Barr, from the Isle of Man, discovered a lump in his breast in July 2006 and a series of hospital tests followed.
The results showed a large and rapidly growing cancerous tumour which meant an immediate mastectomy of the right breast.
"I was in total shock. At the time I didn't even know men could get breast cancer," he said.
"I remember sitting in the hospital waiting room wondering if I was going to die and I thought that I couldn't die because I was only 51."
Mr Barr's surgery was followed by six months of chemotherapy.
"You can have very low patches during chemotherapy when you feel absolutely terrible but you have to remind yourself that it is for the greater good," Mr Barr said.
"I think a lot of men who have breast cancer are very reluctant to come forward because it is a very pink world. It is perceived as a female world and men tend to shy away from that - I feel it is very important that male breast cancer is highlighted."
After contacting a breast cancer support group in the Isle of Man, Mr Barr became part of a network which he has since found invaluable.
"Ten years ago I could never have imagined myself being a member of a breast cancer group but it has given me a whole new perspective, and a whole new social life. It's always funny when we go out together because there is me and about 35 other ladies - a lot of men would be very envious.
"The ladies were more than welcoming - I think they thought it quite novel to have a man as one of their number."
After his mastectomy, Mr Barr found it difficult to come to terms with the disfigurement of losing his right breast.
His doctor recommended regular exercise to aid recovery, but Mr Barr felt self-conscious about going to the gym or swimming pool.
"I thought everybody would be looking at me but it is like everything in this world, people don't really pay much attention. Psychologically though, I did find this a bit difficult."
Now an active member of the island's breast cancer support group, Mr Barr hopes his experience will help other men be aware that breast cancer knows no gender divide.
"Men need to check their breasts just like women. I would urge everybody to go for regular check-ups just to make sure that everything is OK.
"If you have the slightest worry get it attended to because we all have to be proactive about our health."
Currently two doctors, including a psychiatrist, advise judges on a defendant's fitness before a trial.
But the commission, an independent body that reviews laws in England and Wales, wants advice from psychologists to be allowed, along with wider testing.
The Ministry of Justice said it would carefully consider the recommendations.
The commission said existing rules to decide whether or not a defendant was mentally fit were "out of date, misunderstood and inconsistently applied".
It called for a "shift in focus" from the existing tests, which it said prioritised "intellectual ability".
Tom Symonds, BBC home affairs correspondent, said the commission was concerned "too many defendants face criminal trials despite lacking the ability fully to take part, often because of poor mental health".
Defendants should have a statutory entitlement to assistance to enable them to have a fair trial, the commission said.
Judges and other legal practitioners should receive training to help identify defendants who need support, it added.
Currently, if a judge decides a normal trial cannot go ahead, a so-called trial of the facts is held, in which a jury decides if the defendant is guilty.
However, the commission said the prosecution in such situations should also be required to prove the defendant intended to break the law.
It also wants judges to have the power not to hold a trial of the facts at all - if it is in the interests of justice.
Last year, former Labour MP Lord Janner was declared unfit to stand trial over allegations of child sexual abuse, which he had always denied.
The decision not to prosecute the peer - who died last month - because he had been suffering from dementia faced criticism.
Professor David Ormerod QC, law commissioner for criminal law and procedure, said it was "in the interests of justice" that defendants who can play a meaningful and effective part in their trial should have the opportunity for a full trial.
"Our reforms would modernise the law to bring unfitness to plead into line with current psychiatric thinking, making it more effective, accessible and fair for vulnerable defendants and victims, and providing greater protection for the public."
He said it was "extraordinary" that unfitness to plead procedures were not currently available in magistrates' and youth courts, "where some of the most vulnerable defendants in the criminal justice system can be found".
McGregor, 35, is on loan from Hull City until the end of the season.
Ex-Wales goalkeeper Dibble is full of praise for the Scotland international, who has made 13 appearances for the Bluebirds.
"He's been absolutely fantastic the way he approaches training and games," Dibble said.
"Yes, we would love to have him long term. That's up to the powers that be with the financial side.
"But he would be one on our radar definitely. He's a model professional."
McGregor had fallen behind Eldin Jakupovic and former Cardiff number one David Marshall in Hull's pecking order before joining Cardiff in January.
Ashley Yates placed the device in the toilets of The Tynings Primary School in Staple Hill, South Gloucestershire, and recorded images.
Yates, 45, admitted making indecent images of children and voyeurism at Bristol Crown Court.
South Gloucestershire Council said it was supporting pupils, parents and staff.
The court heard Yates, of Filton, who is married with children, filmed six girls, one boy and two members of staff.
A South Gloucestershire Council spokesperson said: "Ashley Yates remains suspended from the Tynings Primary School and while the police investigation is under way it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.
"We are continuing to work closely with the school to ensure that pupils, parents and staff are being supported."
The Nation Union of Teachers (NUT) is also offering legal and emotional support to those affected.
South Gloucestershire NUT President Kerry-Anne Barber said statutory safeguarding policies "have been adopted to protect our young people and staff from incidents such as these".
"Unfortunately, in this isolated case, a rogue head teacher has breached these high safeguarding standards with extremely serious ramifications for the children and staff at The Tynings Primary School," she said.
Yates pleaded guilty to three separate counts of making indecent images of children and two separate counts of voyeurism.
He will be sentenced on 9 August and remains in custody.
The court heard he had handed over passwords to computers which would assist with the continuing police investigation.
A psychiatric report is being prepared.
Second seed Federer lost his serve for the first time since Wimbledon but still easily won 6-3 6-4 6-4.
In the same half of the draw, fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka and Britain's Andy Murray also progressed.
Second seed Simona Halep of Romania and fifth seed Petra Kvitova both won in straight sets.
Halep beat American qualfier Shelby Rogers 6-2 6-3, while Kvitova routed Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-2 6-1 to secure a last-16 meeting with Briton Jo Konta.
Konta, 24, beat German 18th seed Andrea Petkovic 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 to extend her remarkable winning run to 16 matches.
The British number two had never been past the second round at a Grand Slam before this week.
Since recruiting Stefan Edberg to his coaching team in December 2013, Federer has varied his game with more approaches to the net to counter the baseline prowess of the likes of world number one Novak Djokovic and Britain's Andy Murray.
However he revealed he stumbled on his recent habit of advancing in behind his return almost by accident during a jet-lagged practice session with Frenchman Benoit Paire during August's Cincinnati Masters event.
Federer explained: "I said, 'OK, I'm going to chip and charge and just keep the points short. I'm tired. I want to get off the court soon anyway.' That's when I started to run in and hit returns. I hit a couple for a winner. They were ridiculous.
"I tried it the next practice and it still worked. That's when coach Severin Luthi said, 'Well, what about using it in a match?' I was like, 'Really?'
'We sort of came up with that name, 'sneak attack by Roger' or 'Sabr' for short. I don't know. Call it 'Fed Attack', call it whatever you want."
Former world number one Victoria Azarenka beat German 11th seed Angelique Kerber 7-5 2-6 6-4.
The Belarusian 20th seed converted her sixth match point to end one of the best matches of the tournament on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Azarenka is a two-time finalist but battling her way back up the rankings after two years interrupted by injuries.
"It's probably the most you can miss when you're an athlete, not just a tennis player. That intensity, that feeling of the battle, heat of the moment. Personally that's what I live for."
Richard Gasquet secured his spot in the fourth round by beating Australian Bernard Tomic in straight sets, 6-4 6-3 6-1.
The shot of the match came when a thick net cord allowed Frenchman Gasquet to play a winner around the net post and he continued running to receive a congratulatory fist bump from Tomic on his opponent's side of the net.
"Bernard is a great friend of mine so I think I can do it with him," said Gasquet about the fist bump. "You don't do it with guys you don't like."
Gasquet will play Czech Tomas Berdych, who beat Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 6-3.
Swiss fifth seed Stan Wawrinka saw off Belgian Ruben Bemelmans 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 6-4, while American 13th seed John Isner led Jiri Vesely 6-3 6-3 when the Czech retired with a neck injury.
In the men's doubles, Scotland's Colin Fleming and Treat Huey of the Philippines overcame Australia's likely Davis Cup team of Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Groth 6-3 6-4.
Fleming and Huey, who had never played together before the US Open, will face Leonardo Mayer of Argentina and Portugal's Joao Sousa in the next round.
"My voice feels like normal again. Still dull, obviously." Andy Murray is over the head cold he was suffering and back to his normal self.
"Between 'finish' and 'punish', he came up with 'pinish'". Victoria Azarenka reveals that hitting partner Sascha Bajin has been inventing a new motivational language to help her.
"It was 90% you guys, 10% me. I was on the other end of one of those against Andy Murray in Scotland so it is nice to have you guys 100% for me." American Donald Young, who was beaten in four sets by Murray in the Davis Cup in Glasgow in March, revels in the home-crowd support after coming from two sets down to beat 22nd seed Viktor Troicki of Serbia.
"For the coffees I'm going out, but otherwise I'm staying in the room." Petra Kvitova is taking a simple approach to her pre-match preparation.
"I have done mistakes when I was younger, you know. Playing video games until too late and feel tired the next day." Roger Federer reveals his past misdemeanours.
Maria Sharapova, missing from the tournament with a knee injury, is keeping the US Open's official Twitter feed honest.
The revised death toll is three times what was initially reported, and could increase further, the sources said.
On Saturday afternoon, violence erupted between members of rival gangs at Alcacuz prison, starting a riot which lasted until a dawn raid the following day.
Earlier, prison officials said some of the victims had been decapitated.
"We could see the heads ripped off'' three of the dead prisoners, said Zemilton Silva, coordinator of the prison system.
Forensic teams said most victims had been decapitated or had body parts chopped off, according to reports, and many bodies were thrown into a ditch.
It is not yet known if any prison officers or police staff were injured during the incident.
The riot is believed to have started when members of one of Brazil's powerful criminal organisations attacked their rivals, who were housed in a separate wing.
Details are still emerging as authorities restore order and remove the dead and injured from the complex.
Video footage from the scene showed prisoners roaming the rooftops of the prison, and smoke billowing from at least one building.
Several reports said prisoners had cut off electricity to the site at the beginning of the violence,
Rio de Janeiro's O Globo newspaper reported one inmate had temporarily escaped, but was quickly recaptured.
No prisoners are believed to be missing, but several were taken to nearby hospitals.
Alcacuz prison is designed to hold 620 inmates, but now holds more than 1,000 in overcrowded conditions - a common problem throughout the country's prison system.
This is the third major riot in Brazil this year. Nearly 100 inmates died in riots earlier this month in prisons in the states of Amazonas and Roraima.
Riots are not uncommon in Brazil's overcrowded jails, which are largely controlled by powerful criminal gangs.
But the scale of the violence this year has put pressure on President Michel Temer to address the problem.
After the Amazonas prison riot, the government announced plans to build five more high security jails and to create new intelligence units to try to curb the power of the gangs behind bars.
Charlotte Eades died in February at the age of 19, after being diagnosed with glioblastoma when she was 16.
On her YouTube channel the teenager from Brighton inspired many with her humour and frank videos on the ups and downs of the disease.
Her mother Alex Eades and brother Miles are launching Charlotte's Battle Against Glioblastoma (BAG).
Their new charity, whose name was inspired by Charlotte's love of handbags, is being set up to raise funds for research into and awareness of glioblastoma.
Mrs Eades said: "Losing Charlotte was and still is completely devastating, but the aim of Charlotte's BAG is to try and make sure that other glioblastoma patients and their families do not suffer in the same way.
"Medics call glioblastoma 'the Terminator' because currently there is no cure and the only treatment is to reduce the symptoms and relieve pain for as long as possible," she said.
"We aim to change this."
The killing is the latest in a spate of deadly attacks against vaccination workers in the country.
In December at least eight people engaged in polio vaccinations were shot dead in Karachi and the north-west.
No group has said it carried out Tuesday's attack, but the Taliban have threatened anti-polio efforts.
The militants have accused health workers of working as US spies and say the vaccine makes children sterile.
Along with Afghanistan and Nigeria, Pakistan is one of only three countries where polio is still endemic.
The latest attack took place on the southern outskirts of Swabi town, police say.
Tuesday was the second day of an immunisation drive in the area and a two-women team were administering polio drops to children.
"The team, after finishing the campaign in Kala [village of Swabi district] was heading towards a nearby village when three men armed with Kalashnikovs appeared from sugarcane fields and opened fire," Swabi police chief Abdul Rashid Khan told the AFP news agency.
He said that the two team members were unhurt and the gunmen escaped.
"It seems the target was the policeman," Mr Khan said.
Health officials say a total of 538 immunisation teams were deployed in Swabi district on Monday, each accompanied by a policeman for protection.
The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says Swabi has had its share of militant attacks in the past, mostly targeting non-governmental organisations involved in health and education projects.
On 1 January seven charity workers, six of them women, were shot dead in the Swabi area. Correspondents say it is not clear if they were targeted because their charity offered vaccinations or education for girls.
All NGO operations in Swabi district have now been suspended, officials say.
The 72-year-old had denied the charges allegedly involving a 15 year old.
Mr McPeake from Eliza Street Close, Belfast, was acquitted at Belfast Crown Court on Monday.
He looked up and breathed sighs of relief as the foreman of the jury delivered unanimous verdicts of "not guilty" on each count.
The woman whom he had been accused of abusing, wept in the public gallery.
She is now 20 years old and she had claimed she was involved in a sexual relationship with Mr McPeake when she was a 15-year-old schoolgirl.
She left the court before all 12 verdicts were returned.
Mr McPeake thanked the jury as he left the dock.
In the trial, that lasted more than two weeks, the jury of six men and six women heard evidence from the woman involved, her friends and several family members.
The woman claimed she and the pensioner first became intimate during a cross-border music trip in 2009, and that when they returned to Belfast, their relationship became sexual.
The jury also heard evidence from Mr McPeake, who told them that all the allegations against him were untrue.
He said that at the time, he was offering support and guidance to a troubled teenager who was going through personal problems - maintaining that nothing sexual or intimate ever occurred between them.
Mr McPeake did not comment as he left Laganside Courts.
European banking stocks have lost almost a quarter of their value since the start of the year.
But Mr Draghi said banks were now better protected from a collapse than before the financial crisis.
Individual banks and the financial system as a whole are more resilient, he told European Parliament members.
His comments come as stocks including Deutsche Bank and Societe Generale fluctuated wildly last week.
"The sharp fall in bank equity prices reflected the sector's higher sensitivity to a weaker-than-expected economic outlook," Mr Draghi said.
Investors were also worried that banks would be hit by low commodity prices, tighter regulations and low interest rates, he said.
However, Mr Draghi said banks had better "capital buffers" than they did during the eurozone banking crisis four years ago.
"In the euro area, the situation in the banking sector now is very different from what it was in 2012," he said.
Speaking in the European Parliament, Mr Draghi also said the ECB was "ready to do its part" to strengthen the wider Eurozone economy: "We will not hesitate to act."
He hinted at further monetary stimulus next month as the eurozone battled weak investment, sluggish manufacturing growth, geopolitical risks and heightened uncertainty about the health of the global economy.
The euro fell nearly 1% against the US dollar to $1.1141 following Mr Draghi's comments.
Asked about this week's crucial summit on the UK's EU renegotiation, the ECB boss said the ideal outcome would be to "anchor the UK in the European Union", adding: "Both have to draw benefits from this."
Meanwhile, the ECB is examining the possibility of abolishing the €500 note, Mr Draghi said, describing the note used by savers to hoard tens of billions of euros as an instrument also used by criminals.
He said savers would not be penalised and could use the €200 note instead to hold their cash.
Mr Draghi told MEPs: "The €500 note is being viewed increasingly as an instrument for illegal activities. It has nothing to do with reducing cash."
Money exchanges in the UK have not been permitted to sell the €500 note since 2010.
The Serious Organised Crime Agency said at the the time that the note had become the currency of choice for criminals who wanted to hide their profits.
The Foreign Office said the accident happened in Flaine, 38 miles north west of Chamonix, on Friday.
It said it was providing consular assistance to the family but did not provide any more details.
The boy had become separated from his parents and rescuers later found his body.
He was reported missing at 16:30 local time and his body was found at the bottom of a 100-metre cliff at 19:00 local time.
Michel Ollagnon, police commander for the nearby town of Bonneville said the boy fell on Friday evening at the Flaine ski resort after apparently losing his way.
He had been skiing with his mother, brother and sister.
Mr Ollagnon told the BBC: "It seems as if the boy did the last piste descent of the day on his own after asking his parents' permission. He appears to have become lost before falling over the edge of the cliff after taking his skis off.
"A helicopter was deployed in the search before his body was recovered.
"A judicial inquiry into what happened has begun."
The BBC's Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield said police believe the boy had been on a blue slope - an easier descent.
The animal was discovered by the industrial units at the Kenfig industrial estate, near Afon Cynffig.
"The otter was found cold and lethargic, although once I had put him in my warm van he started to perk up," said RSPCA inspector Nic de Celis.
"It's a young cub that may have been displaced due to flooding, following the heavy rain."
The cub has been taken to the RSPCA'S West Hatch Wildlife Centre for rehabilitation.
The RPSCA are warning people that before touching any baby wild animal, they should first monitor it as there may be a mother waiting nearby.
It is understood she was hit by the wooden frames of a ground-floor window in Hanover Street, Mayfair.
A witness told BBC London the woman was eating her lunch when she was struck on her chest.
London Ambulance and police were called at 11:30 BST. The woman, believed to be in her 20s, was treated at the scene but was pronounced dead by paramedics.
The building, 5 Hanover Square, is a multimillion-pound development comprising six floors of office space. The ground floor is in the process of being turned into an art gallery.
Scaffolding was removed from the outside of the building a few weeks ago.
Orla Wojtowitz said it "happened in a second".
"She was just passing and then she was suddenly lying on the pavement," she said.
Another witness, who did not want to be identified, said the victim saw the frame beginning to fall but could not move out of the way in time.
A delivery driver who made the 999 call following the incident said he and 10 other people helped to lift the concrete frame off the woman which had "flattened" her.
The man, who did not want to be named, said: "I heard this incredible loud bang, the guy next to me said 'what the hell is that?', pointing.
"I turned round and the frame was on the ground and I was hoping it was a coat underneath, but then I saw an arm.
"I realised it was a person underneath so I phoned 999. The operator asked me to go closer to the victim so I got off the back of my wagon and went over.
"Her eyes were open and I saw her hand move and then I think I saw her last breath and then the light went out, she'd gone."
He said ambulance crews arrived about a minute or two later.
"She was in exactly the wrong place at the wrong time."
Beverley Hazel, another witness, said she was on her way to work in nearby Conduit Street at 11:30 BST when she saw a young woman "half lying in the road".
"A man was saying to her 'can you hear me?' but I don't think there was any response. It had just happened," she said.
"Then there was a lady who said she was a doctor. She got on with doing CPR and I counted three minutes for her."
Mrs Hazel, who lives in Kennington Oval, south London, said she believed the victim was hit by two "massive" wooden window frames, measuring about 10ft by 10ft (3m).
"She was very young and slight. I've got two daughters, one younger and one older than this woman. I was in bits.
"If it had been my daughter I would have wanted someone with her.
"I went back later to lay some flowers."
Golam Mortuza, who works in the nearby Eat sandwich chain, was on his break when the incident happened. He said paramedics tried to revive the woman for 30 minutes.
"Life is so difficult. She was walking around and then this happened. It could have happened to anyone."
The Health and Safety Executive is aware of the incident, police said.
London Ambulance said it sent two cycle responders, two ambulance crews and a hazardous area response team and an air ambulance to the scene.
Hanover Square has been closed between Brook Street and St George Street.
The 8, 25 and 55 bus routes have been diverted.
During the evenings of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, after the traditional Iftar meal is eaten to break the day's fast, families across Egypt and much of the Arab world enjoy watching special dramas on television.
This year, Egyptian channels have more than 50 soap operas on offer as they compete fiercely for audiences and advertising revenue. Their combined production cost is estimated at a record 1.18bn Egyptian pounds (£125m; $196m).
More than a year after the revolution that toppled President Hosni Mubarak, politics and international affairs are more popular themes than usual. In the absence of the widespread censorship that existed during the Mubarak era - some of it self-imposed - Egyptian drama is also enjoying an unprecedented level of freedom.
Several Ramadan productions have focused on the negative aspects of the Mubarak regime and events that led to its demise.
The Egyptian actor, Hani Ramzi, told the Emirati newspaper, al-Khalij: "The 25 January revolution created new vistas for writers."
One TV series, And The Day Comes, reviews the last years of Mubarak's rule and explores the political, social and security factors that led to the uprising. Another, Son of the Regime, does the same using a comic frame.
With Direct Order tackles the problem of succession of power that overshadowed the former president's final years in office. Dangerous Games raises the problems of slums and youth unemployment.
Political corruption is explored in The Case of Her Excellency the Minister-ess.
At least five soap operas look at the practices of the notorious State Security Police under Mubarak's rule. Others, including The Thug, consider how the state used armed supporters to carry out a campaign of intimidation.
Egypt's relationship with Israel under Mubarak was the inspiration for the Ramadan soap opera that got the highest number of viewers this year, according to a report from the Egyptian information ministry's audience rating committee.
Naji Atallah's Crew tells the fictitious story of Atallah, a retired military officer working as an administrative attache at the Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv.
The character is popular with ordinary Israelis, but comes under suspicion from Israeli security officials because of the large amount of money he has made. This leads to him being sacked from the embassy and his local bank account being frozen.
He then plots to rob the same bank with five other men, entering Israel via tunnels from the Gaza Strip. His plan is to return to Egypt via Lebanon but he is taken hostage at the border by the Shia Islamist militant group, Hezbollah.
The series explores aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Egypt's 1979 peace treaty with Israel, Egyptian policy towards the Palestinian factions, as well as tensions in Israeli society between secular and religious Jews.
It has been strongly criticised by Israeli officials. On his official Twitter account, the Israeli prime minister's spokesman, Ofir Gendelman, said the show "aims at inciting hatred against Israelis".
Arab TV critics also questioned the content of the production, reported to have had a budget of 70m Egyptian pounds.
"The star of the show, Adel Imam, used to be the mouthpiece of the Mubarak regime, but it seems now that the regime has fallen he wants to attract an audience by playing on anti-Israeli feelings on the Arab street," wrote Tariq al-Shinawi in the Egyptian newspaper, al-Tahrir.
"The danger here is that this TV series is trying to appease viewers by investing in hostility against Israel to make the series a commercial success," wrote Mohammed Benaziz in the Lebanese daily, al-Safir.
Overall, Egypt's latest Ramadan offerings are seen as a sign that its television industry has recovered after many interruptions following last year's popular uprising.
"This year's drama season is considered one of the biggest in the history of Egyptian drama," Dalal Hamzah of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union told al-Shorfa news website.
"The momentum this year follows a quiet season last year, when many productions were cancelled. An atmosphere of economic optimism in Egypt is what prompted producers to inject capital once again."
Reports said that famous stars had been keen to sign up for Ramadan shows after recently losing their incomes.
Film producer Hisam Shaban told al-Arabiya that the movie industry was still "risky", "so they resorted to the safe means, which is drama that can achieve high viewership".
The unrest in Syria also had a knock-on effect on Egypt. Normally the two Arab countries' TV industries compete for the highest Ramadan ratings.
"With an absence of Syrian productions, Egyptian productions have found themselves standing tall without any competition, which resulted in an increase in both quantity and quality," said Mahmud Dallal, a lecturer at Cairo University's theatre studies department.
Mr Dallal added that despite rumours that there would be radical changes to Egyptian drama when Islamists were victorious in the parliamentary and presidential elections, this had so far not happened.
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The top priority for three to seven-year-olds was more places to play.
The What Next? consultation was initiated by the Children's Commissioner for Wales, Sally Holland.
It is one of the largest consultations of its kind, involving more than 7,000 children.
Other priorities raised in the consultation were: better protection from violence and abuse in the home; more timely support on mental health and emotional well-being issues; less poverty; and safer local areas.
The results will inform the commissioner's priorities for the next three years.
Ms Holland said: "The consultation included many groups who often don't get a chance to take part in large surveys like this: very young children, and those not in school because they are in hospital, in custody or homeless.
"Wales will be stronger if all of its citizens get the chance to play their part."
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There's good and bad news. And on several fronts.
Diesel is today selling in some supermarket forecourts at less than £1 per litre. Nice if you use diesel.
Not so great if you produce it, or if you want to curtail burning of it for environmental reasons.
Industry analyst Douglas-Westwood has today warned that the backlog of work in subsea operations worldwide has disguised the falling away of orders.
It forecasts a 15% drop in the next year in sub-sea installations.
With budgets slashed, offshore discoveries last year were down 60% on 2013 and 45% down on 2014.
That looks bad, but it's a bust that could lead to a boom. If replacement reserves are not being discovered, there's a reasonable chance of a shortage of output a few years away, pushing prices up again.
Recent assumptions have been that a significant rise in world oil prices has not been expected until towards the end of this year. The word is that it's "lower for longer".
But then, you should expect the unexpected. One of the uncertainties around supply of oil is political tension around the Persian Gulf.
It doesn't take much of a threat to the Straits of Hormuz, between Iran and its Sunni neighbours, to make the market nervous.
With Saudi Arabia and Iran in a serious diplomatic tiff, that threat of disruption explains why oil prices have risen with the first day of 2016 trading.
At one point, it was up 4% at nearly $39, counter to the sharp downward plunge of stock markets.
[Note, 24 hours later: that boost to the price has been lost in subsequent trading. Brent crude has fallen back below $37 per barrel.]
We have also heard today that production in the UK offshore sector is well ahead of expectations.
It was thought that output would rise during 2015, but only a little, ending a 15-year decline from the North Sea peak, more recently steeper than anticipated.
It was clear that a bumper series of investments in new fields were sure to raise output of oil and gas, against the trend of declining output from older fields.
The drive to cut costs means non-essential maintenance may also have been postponed, meaning that production could continue.
So now, Oil & Gas UK, the trade body, is predicting the full year of 2015 is going to be at least 7% up on 2014.
UK government statistics for January to October show oil up 10.6% and gas by 6.1%. November and December rarely change that picture.
We're yet to hear of the long-delayed first gas from the Laggan-Tormore field, west of Shetland, but when it comes, that will boost 2016 figures.
So here's another combination of good news for the industry coinciding with the bad - production rises at the point when prices drop.
So would it not be more sensible to hold back on production until prices rise again?
Not in the offshore sector. Once £40bn of investment has been committed, as we've seen over recent years, oil companies don't have the patience or capital to wait until the price rises.
Nor does the technology lend itself to sitting idle while the markets make up their minds.
In the Arabian deserts or Texas, pumps can be switched off when the price falls - though this time, the Saudis have chosen not to do so.
In the Dakotas, fracked wells run out of pressure, and without renewed activity, output dwindles over time.
But in the hostile, corrosive waters around Britain, once you've committed, you have to keep up momentum.
You could say the same of Norway. But Norway has got lucky - or made its own luck? - with the timing of its production.
Britain's production peaked when prices and profits (the taxable bit) were low. Its offshore fields have been, on average, smaller than Norway's, and its tax rates lower.
The UK government chose to sell off its stake in oil companies and oil fields, losing out on the opportunity for profits.
As I've written before, an analysis of production, price, profits and tax revenue shows the UK and Norway have produced similar levels of oil and gas since 1971.
But the Norwegian state gained nearly $30 from each barrel of oil extracted, while the UK government gained only $11.
As the UK sector is now seeing an upward blip on the long-term downward trajectory of output, that is welcome for the beleaguered offshore energy industry. But it has come, again, at the wrong time.
Meanwhile British number three Kyle Edmund lost to defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6 (7-5) in round two.
It ends British interest in the singles after Andy Murray and Dan Evans lost.
Konta, seeded 11th, broke Garcia in the fourth game but the 21st seed levelled the match and dominated the third-set tie-break, winning it 7-1.
Garcia, who was once described by Murray as a future world number one, showed impressive resilience to recover from a set down against Konta and sealed her win and a place in the last 16 with a powerful cross-court backhand.
Edmund lost the first set in 42 minutes against Serb Djokovic but won the first three games of the second and served for the set at 5-3, before the five-time champion fought back to seal the match.
The world number two will play former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the third round.
Australian Open champion Roger Federer needed only 52 minutes to reach round three with a comfortable 6-2 6-1 win against France's Stephane Robert.
World number six Rafael Nadal secured a third-round tie against fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Guido Pella of Argentina in one hour 20 minutes.
World number 60 Donald Young was a surprise 6-3 3-6 6-3 winner against fellow American Sam Querrey, ranked 26.
BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller at Indian Wells
Konta played without her usual fluency and, although she served better in the final set, she could not take any of the three break points and was outplayed emphatically by Garcia in the tie-break.
The best part of four weeks off tour resting a foot injury may explain some of the rustiness, and - like Andy Murray - Konta now has virtually two weeks of practice stretching ahead of her before she plays her first singles match in Miami.
The Scottish SPCA was called out after the ducklings were spotted in Ellon.
Animal rescue officer Hannah Gorrara said: "Some lovely children were able to show me the drain where the ducklings were swimming about.
"I think their mother must have lost them. It is very sad that they are no longer with their mum but they are doing well in our care."
She added: "Thankfully, it wasn't too big a drop.
"Hopefully we'll be able to release them back into the wild in about six weeks time once they are fully fit and able to fend for themselves."
They were taken to the animal charity's National Wildlife Rescue Centre at Fishcross.
Tensions are again escalating between Kiev and Moscow, after a period of relative stability.
Unidentified individuals blew up four pylons in two locations in southern Ukraine at the weekend, near the border with the Crimea peninsula, which the Kremlin annexed last year.
The explosions severed the flow of electricity to Crimea and plunged it into darkness. Schools were shut down and hospitals ran on reserve generators. Local officials declared a state of emergency.
On Wednesday, Moscow and Kiev both announced that Ukraine would no longer receive Russian natural gas deliveries, although it was unclear which side actually initiated this cut-off.
At the same time, Ukraine said it was banning all Russian aircraft from flying over its airspace.
All this takes place as fighting intensifies between government troops and rebels, whom Moscow by all appearances supports with men and firepower.
A ceasefire in September lowered the violence to nearly zero, but the number of dead and wounded is once again mounting.
Relations between the two countries are poor, to put it lightly.
Still, so far there has not been a complete breakdown.
Ukraine bans Russian planes as gas flow halts
Crimea hit by blackout and trade boycott
Ukraine has officially declared Russia an "aggressor nation" and the fight in its east an "anti-terrorist operation".
But Kiev has stopped short of calling it a "war," and ties between them exist but are greatly reduced.
Each escalation of the conflict, or the war of words between the countries, raises fears that the fighting will return to the massive bloodshed of earlier this year or, if allowed to spiral out of control, to an all-out conflict.
That explains the concern over the mud-splattered electrical equipment in southern Ukraine.
Renovation work has begun on one of the four trunk lines into Crimea.
Maintenance workers re-erected the pylon on Tuesday and the following day made preparations to raise the electrical cables.
Cables were stretched and in some spots slightly lifted, but the labourers stopped short of hoisting them fully on to the pylons.
This one line would restore up to 40% of Crimea's power supply, according to local reports. However, it is unknown when the power will finally be switched on.
The explosions come after political activists - mostly ethnic Crimean Tatars and members of the Right Sector ultranationalist group - imposed a "blockade" on Crimea, to protest its annexation by Russia and reports of widespread human rights abuses there.
This consisted of setting up checkpoints at the two main entry points into Crimea and stopping all cars and trucks trying to transport goods into the region.
"I'm protesting because in Crimea people can't live peacefully," said Roman Ragozin, an activist wearing camouflage and the insignia of the Aidar volunteer military battalion.
"They're being beaten, and are being searched in the middle of the night - just because they support Ukraine."
Kiev officials said they understood the reasons behind the protest and did nothing to stop it, despite its extra-legal character and reports that a number of the activists were using intimidation and force against motorists.
Judging by the quiet at the site of the fallen electrical posts, the government's attitude towards the Crimean power outage seems to be similarly ambivalent.
Police and protesters clashed on Saturday. However, by the middle of the week, all attempts to repair the remaining three pylons appeared to have been put on indefinite hold.
A small group of protesters kept a watchful eye to make sure that authorities did not introduce any additional work beyond that on the first pylon. The government, for the moment, made no move to assert its authority.
As a light, cold rain began to fall, the activists moved into a military tent they had set up and poured themselves some hot tea.
"A deal will probably be reached to turn back on the electricity," said Roman. "But I'm against giving those separatists anything."
The IBSF has named 35 sliders in its registered testing pool who must commit to regular anti-doping checks during the Winter Olympic season.
Yarnold, 28, is one of three Britons in the 11 athletes selected from skeleton.
"I don't understand why there are three GB athletes and no Russians," she said.
"The system is crucial in our fight against doping and I think the IBSF should expand the testing pool."
The 2014 Olympic skeleton champion also said on Twitter: "2017-18 list of athletes on anti-doping whereabouts published. Olympic season and no Russian athletes?"
The World Anti-Doping Agency's Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS) requires athletes to guarantee their whereabouts for one hour per day of the programme's duration.
The second McLaren report published in December alleged "a state-sponsored doping programme" in Russia and implicated medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Following the report, four Russian skeleton athletes were provisionally suspended by the IBSF but had their bans lifted in January.
In November last year, Yarnold said she was thinking about boycotting the 2017 Skeleton World Championships in Sochi following the claims.
But she won bronze at the event held in Germany after the IBSF was forced to move the games from Sochi to Konigssee due to ongoing concerns over the integrity of the sport in Russia.
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Denning, 75, of London, is currently in prison for child sexual offences. He pleaded guilty in August to 21 further counts committed between 1969 and 1986.
Denning was arrested after a police inquiry into the Walton Hop Disco in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.
He was part of the original line-up of disc jockeys that launched BBC Radio 1 in 1967, but left two years later.
Denning is already serving a 13-year jail term for sexual assaults against 24 victims, aged nine to 16, which took place from the 1960s to 1980s.
Judge Alistair McCreath said the effect on the victims, now grown men, has been "devastating".
He described the offences as "utterly depraved", and added: "It is not to be forgotten that all of this suffering was inflicted by you for nothing other than your own selfish pleasure."
The jury at Southwark Crown Court heard Denning lured boys into his house using his fame and plied them with records, alcohol and cigarettes.
He showed them pornography before forcing them to perform sex acts on him and photographed them naked, prosecutor Jonathan Polnay told the court.
On several occasions he took some of the boys to London and introduced them to other celebrities, including Gary Glitter, Mr Polnay added.
The prosecutor also said Denning had offered one of his victims to another Radio One DJ, who had refused.
He also took one of the victims to the Walton Hop Disco, which ran from 1958 until 2001, the jury heard.
Judge McCreath said the latest sentence would start from Friday.
He told the defendant: "You groomed all of these boys. They were for the most part in their early teens, although some were younger.
"You used your own fame, your acquaintance with others who were famous, your familiarity with the music industry... to win their trust and misplaced admiration."
David Burgess, defending, said Denning suffers from "various ailments" and may die before the end of his sentence.
He added: "His past has caught up with him - we are talking about events over 40 years ago.
"He is very sorry, he has expressed that before."
Tracey Ullman's Show, on BBC One on Monday, included impressions of a kleptomaniac Dame Judi Dench and a "sex bomb" German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Other comedy characters included drugs mule Karen, adjusting to modern life after 28 years in a Thai prison, and topless feminist MP Sally Preston.
Times reviewer Alex Hardy said Ullman's sketch show delivered "mostly hits".
"Someone confiscate her passport," she wrote. "It's as if a prodigal daughter - last seen mucking about with French, Saunders and pop producers in the mid-1980s - has returned to the UK from 30 gap years in America and wrapped herself instantly round British hearts and funnybones."
The Arts Desk's Veronica Lee said: "Last night's opener didn't just have some of her pitch-perfect impressions, but also her keen-eyed observations of British life today. Clearly her long sojourn in the States hasn't blurred her view, nor made it more rosy about dear old Blighty."
Ullman's strongest characters, she thought, were the shoplifting Dame Judi Dench as well as Dame Maggie Smith, seen making an audition tape for a part in Star Wars.
The Independent's Sally Newall said Ullman was "on fine fighting form".
"The duds were few and far between," she wrote. "In the pipeline are some swipes at the royal family, and if the pictures I've seen of Ullman as a tweeded-up Camilla Parker Bowles and Carole Middleton are anything to go by, we're in for a treat."
In The Telegraph, Michael Hogan described the "hit and miss" sketch show as cross between Victoria Wood and Little Britain.
"The cosier skits (the animal-stealing zookeeper or accident-prone masseuse) were generic and simply not funny enough. The best material was the darker, dafter stuff, where jokes got stretched to surreal extremes, such as a war criminal going for a job interview."
He concluded: "She might be 56 and rich enough to never need work again, but Ullman's lost none of her youthful bite. Welcome home."
The Guardian's Sam Wollaston was less enthusiastic, describing the show as "unashamedly same-old".
"It's not brave or funny enough, like a step backwards from Little Britain, 10 years after Little Britain."
Steve Bennett, on the comedy website Chortle, said Tracey Ullman's Show did not feel like a classic. "Perhaps too much has been pegged on securing Ullman's talents and not enough into why this show otherwise needs to exist."
Ullman last appeared on the BBC in A Kick up the Eighties and Three of a Kind in the early and mid-1980s.
She also starred in ITV sitcom Girls on Top, before emigrating to the United States.
The comic later created The Tracey Ullman Show for the US Fox network, winning several Emmy and Golden Globe awards.
The show famously spawned cartoon series The Simpsons, which started out as short sketches either side of a commercial break.
The animals are those left from 108 chimps used for biomedical research carried out by a New York-based charity, Blood Center.
I took a boat ride to accompany a team of people taking food for the chimps.
The animals knew when food should arrive and started to mill around the distribution point just before we got there.
Samantha, in her mid 40s, is the oldest.
She and two others, Mabel and Bullet, stood before a group of animals which gathered as the feeding boat arrived.
Other notable names on the islands include Joyce, Stewart, Duno, Hellen, Ellie, Annie and Teta.
They were very excited - shouting and making joyful noises as they jumped and swaggered up and down.
As the boat zoomed in, an outburst of giggling and shouting echoed across the island, with chimps rushing out from the bush, climbing trees and joyfully descending to grab something to eat.
They are given food once a day, scrambling over pumpkins, plantains, pawpaw, rice, sugar cane and pears that are brought over on the speed boat.
"We don't give any of them food until all of them have gathered so that they are served together," said Joseph Thomas, a caretaker who has looked after the animals for 36 years.
Mr Thomas called each chimp by name to come forward for food.
As he threw coconut and cucumber to the chimps, he stroked their noses.
Mr Thomas introduced me to Bullet, a middle-aged male.
He was named by conservationists who rescued him and brought him to the island.
As an infant in the 1980s, Bullet lost his right hand to a hunter who shot and killed his mother.
As part of an effort to keep the animals alive in all weather, there is a reservoir on each of the six islands that the chimps have learned to use to fetch clean water when the dry season sets in and the river becomes dried out and salty due to infiltration from the Atlantic.
"They know where to press for fresh water to shoot out to drink," Mr Thomas said. "Every one of them can operate it."
He says the animals now feel closer to human beings than their compatriots in the wild.
Some were born here and some have spent 25 years in captivity.
Mr Thomas fears that if the chimps are put back into the wild they will go to wherever they hear the sound of humans.
This, he said, makes it difficult to take them back to the jungle to live.
So, he said, they are kept on islands "because chimpanzees don't swim".
On another island, where nine reside, the chimps came out of the bush, each washing their hands hurriedly as the food boat arrived.
Rice was served first, followed by cucumbers, pumpkins and pears.
Boat operator and caretaker Julius Cooper took a pear intended for a chimp who had not received any.
The fruit had been intercepted by another chimp. Mr Cooper told the chimp to return the food and he did so immediately, even if he yelled and jumped in anger.
If the chimps aren't fed every day they will start eating leaves.
John Abayomi Zeonyuway, administrator of the Liberia Chimpanzees Rescue Project, says this leads to constipation because the leaves are hard to digest.
Eventually, he says, if they carry on eating leaves, they will die.
But it is expensive to feed them - about $25,000 (£16,000) a month.
That's a bill Mr Zeonyuway says that the Liberian government has not shown it is prepared to pay.
The Blood Center announced they were going to stop supporting the islands in March after 40 years involvement with the chimps.
In 1975 the blood bank and research facility signed a contract with the government-sponsored Liberian Biomedical Research Center to do medical tests on the chimpanzees, including studies which led to the development of a Hepatitis B vaccine.
After the chimps had been tested in the lab just outside the capital, Monrovia, they were released on the islands.
But the Blood Center says its research ended in 2007 and since then, it has been supporting the sanctuary on a voluntary basis until the Liberian government was able to take over.
After the research institution pulled out, another group, Washington-based Humane Society, stepped in to pay on a temporary basis.
The islands are now under the custody of the Liberia Institute for Biomedical Research - an animal and medical research centre that is itself struggling due to lack of funding.
But fishermen inadvertently cause the chimps distress.
When they go fishing near the island, the animals think food is coming their way.
People in the region have come to appreciate the difficulties the animals are going through.
"The feeding of these animals should be everybody's business," appealed Christine Garr, a resident of nearby Marshall Town.
As she boarded a dugout canoe, she said: "The animals are our friends even though a chimpanzee is nothing to play with".
The ex-London mayor and Leave campaigner said the EU was "virtually identical" after the PM's reform talks.
In a speech in London, he criticised what he called the "wholly bogus" arguments in favour of remaining in.
David Cameron said the UK had "the best of both worlds" in its relationship with a "reformed" EU.
He also said the Leave campaign offered "no answers to the most basic questions" and warned security in Europe could be at risk if the UK voted for an exit.
There are just over six weeks to go until the 23 June referendum which will decide whether Britain remains in, or leaves, the EU.
Mr Johnson, one of the favourites to replace Mr Cameron as Conservative leader, was scathing about the reforms the PM secured before calling the vote.
Quoting from the PM's 2013 speech in which Mr Cameron outlined his referendum plans, Mr Johnson said "nothing remotely resembling" the promised changes had been achieved.
Eurosceptics had been "excited" by what had been offered, Mr Johnson said, but "quietly despaired as no reform was forthcoming".
"If you look at what we were promised, and what we got, the government should logically be campaigning on our side today," he said.
Mr Cameron told the BBC he had "always believed that we are better off in a reformed European Union".
The reforms, he said, gave the UK "the best of both worlds" because it was in the single market but out of the euro, and people were able to travel freely but able to "keep our borders".
But Mr Johnson said the government was powerless to control EU migration because "this most basic power of a state - to decide who has the right to live and work in your country - has been taken away and now resides in Brussels".
The Uxbridge and South Ruislip MP said the UK would not be "leaving Europe" if it quits the EU, as he set out the "liberal cosmopolitan" case for an exit - including starting to sing Ode to Joy in German.
He also reiterated the Leave campaign's desire to maintain access to the EU single market area if it leaves - saying this could be achieved without being subject to the "vast, growing and politically-driven empire of EU law".
In his speech, Mr Cameron said the UK would be forced to accept freedom of movement and pay into the EU budget in exchange for single market access, adding that leaving it would be a "reckless and irresponsible course".
"The Leave campaign can't answer them because they don't know the answers," he said.
"They have no plan."
Ecce Homo (Behold the Man) by Elias Garcia Martinez has held pride of place in the Sanctuary of Mercy Church near Zaragoza for more than 100 years.
The woman took her brush to it after years of deterioration due to moisture.
Cultural officials said she had the best intentions and hoped it could be properly restored.
Cecilia Gimenez, who is in her 80s, was reportedly upset at the way the fresco had deteriorated and took it on herself to "restore" the image.
She claimed to have had the permission of the priest to carry out the job.
"(The) priest knew it! He did! How could you do something like that without permission? He knew it!"
BBC Europe correspondent Christian Fraser says the delicate brush strokes of Elias Garcia Martinez have been buried under a haphazard splattering of paint.
The once-dignified portrait now resembles a crayon sketch of a very hairy monkey in an ill-fitting tunic, he says.
The woman appears to have realised she was out of her depth and contacted Juan Maria Ojeda, the city councillor in charge of cultural affairs.
Teresa Garcia, granddaughter of Elias Garcia Martinez, said the woman had painted the tunic before, but the fresco got disfigured when she painted Christ's head.
Art historians are expected to meet at the church soon to discuss how to proceed.
Mr Ojeda said: "I think she had good intentions. Next week she will meet with a repairer and explain what kind of materials she used.
"If we can't fix it, we will probably cover the wall with a photo of the painting."
The fresco is not thought to be very valuable, but has a high sentimental value for local people.
Our correspondent says that to make matters worse, the local centre that works to preserve artworks had just received a donation from the painter's granddaughter which they had planned to use to restore the original fresco.
They were drawn in the same qualifying group for the competition, which will take place in France.
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are also together in a group, while Scotland will face competition from Switzerland.
Altogether 24 teams will take part in the finals of the competition, which will be held in June 2019.
The qualifying matches will take place between 11 September 2017 and 4 September 2018.
The 13th edition takes place at the Harmony Gardens in Melrose.
More than 100 events for people of all ages will be held over the weekend of 16 to 19 June.
Thriller author Frederick Forsyth, musician Mike Rutherford, food critic Jay Rayner and comedians Phill Jupitus and Sara Pascoe are all taking part.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will join fellow politicians Gordon Brown, Jim Sillars and Michael Forsyth in a series of political debates.
Further highlights include chef Albert Roux, Rab C Nesbitt actor and comedian Gregor Fisher, Scottish historian Tom Devine, best-selling author and raconteur Gervase Phinn and Top Gear script writer Richard Porter.
Some of our greatest writers, communicators and entertainers will appear onstage to delight the audiences for four magical days within the walls of the beautiful Harmony Gardens.
Children's authors Cressida Cowell and Michael Morpurgo have also been lined up.
As well as a series of talks and events, the winner of this year's £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction will also be announced as part of the festival.
Alistair Moffat, festival director, said: "Some of our greatest writers, communicators and entertainers will appear onstage to delight the audiences for four magical days within the walls of the beautiful Harmony Gardens.
"We look forward to a wonderful weekend of entertainment and political debate as we welcome our authors, sponsors and supporters, and most of all our audience for what will be a truly memorable festival."
David Watt, Arts & Business Scotland's chief executive, said he was also looking forward to the weekend.
"The Brewin Dolphin Borders Book Festival is a fantastic literary event and a wonderful addition to Scotland's festival portfolio, which is highly regarded all over the world," he said.
"Arts & Business Scotland is delighted to be able to support this through the New Arts Sponsorship Grants programme and we wish the organisers every success with their 13th festival."
Over the past two months at least 13 wooden boats have turned up, with more than 20 decaying bodies on board. Very little is known about them but investigators have found some evidence that hint at their origins.
They are so called because they have been found empty or with only corpses on board off Japan's western coast, stretching from Fukui prefecture to the southern tip of Hokkaido . All the bodies were either decomposing or partially skeletonised by the time they arrived, a clear indication they had been dead for a long time.
But this is not the first time boats have come ashore in Japan or on the coast of Russia's far east. Japan's coast guard told the BBC that 65 such boats washed up last year, but the latest influx appears to be coming at a slightly higher rate than usual.
They are believed to be North Korean fishing boats, many of which will have been out searching for king crab, squid and sandfish at this time of year. Markings on at least one of the boats, in Korean, indicated that it belonged to the North's military.
In North Korea the military is heavily involved in the fishing industry, as it is in many others.
A scrap of what is thought to be part of the North Korean flag flying from one of the boats is also a clue. Unsurprisingly, there has been no mention of the missing vessels from North Korea
Not every boat has been found with corpses.
Japanese officials are investigating the causes of death but say some of the bodies are in such a bad state of decomposition that it may be impossible to identify cause of death.
It is now winter in the region and with little food on board, exposure and starvation are possible explanations too.
Japan normally bans North Korean ships from landing in the country, although it makes exceptions on humanitarian grounds, such as for ships sheltering from storms.
Some commentators have suggested that purges could be behind this, speculating that sailors could be trying to flee the regime. There have also been reports of tighter control of the North Korea-China border, the most common route for defectors.
But many remain unconvinced.
Dr John Nilsson-Wright, head of the Asia Programme at think-tank Chatham House told the BBC that aside from the cultural and linguistic ties, "it wouldn't make sense if you were a defector to go to Japan. South Korea is much closer by boat."
The wooden boats arriving are old and heavy and have neither powerful modern engines nor GPS navigation systems. If they ventured too far out or were blown off course, they could lose their bearings or find it hard to beat the currents even if they knew which way to go, analysts say
The fact that it is relatively common for these boats to appear also suggests that this, not purges in Pyongyang, might be a more likely explanation.
Weather is unlikely to be a factor. While the Sea of Japan had rougher seas and stronger winds in November, the Japan Coast Guard told the BBC these were normal conditions.
One hypothesis is that the leadership is demanding bigger catches, and they have been forced to take chances to meet their targets. State TV has shown Kim Jong-Un at fishing facilities, exhorting the country to boost production.
But the leader's media appearances have not convinced everyone.
"Agricultural yields seem to be up," Dr Nilsson-Wright says, suggesting that profit-seeking would be a more plausible incentive to take such risks.
It is common in North Korea for workers to keep some of the surplus they generate past the targets set by the state. This quasi-capitalist system has been credited with improving production, analysts say.
But, if you are especially poor, as many North Koreans are, "you will do anything you can to improve your own existence", says Dr Nilsson-Wright.
This could include taking desperate chances at sea: "It could simply be that they were just unlucky."
Tributes have been paid to the victims of the crash, all of whom were from the local area.
Dane Chinnery, a 19-year-old Crystal Palace fan, was the first victim to be identified on Tuesday.
The former Meridian High School pupil, from New Addington, was described as a "beautiful lad".
Barbara Dumbleton, a family friend, said he "always had a smile on his face... he was absolutely lovely."
Tributes also poured in for the teenager on social media.
One described him as "an amazing happy outgoing person who will always be remembered".
Another read: "Hearts been broken today. Dane is the funniest boy I've ever met in my life. If anyone ever needed anything he'd be there doing all he can to help."
Grandfather Philip Seary, from New Addington, was a Crystal Palace fan who was well-known in his home town.
The 57-year-old, also known as "Tank", leaves behind his wife, children and grandchildren.
In a statement, his family said they were "in shock, completely heartbroken and utterly devastated" by his death.
"Everyone that knew him said he was a gentle giant with a heart to match... He will be immensely missed by all that had the great fortune to know him," they said.
Friends and family also left messages of condolence online.
Graham and Holly Eves wrote on their joint Facebook page: "We lost one of the BEST!! The most kind, giving person we'll ever have in our lives!! Rest in Paradise our friend & brother.. luv u to the Stars!!"
Heather Palmer added: "He was a truly lovely gentle giant of a man x one of the nicest people I ever knew x genuinely lovely x will be missed x RIP Tank and god bless you xx."
Mark Smith, a young engaged father from Croydon, was described by his future brother-in-law as a "a wonderful husband, an amazing brother, amazing son to his parents".
"He will always stay in our hearts and our minds and we will never forget him," Osvaldas Novikovas said.
In another tribute posted on Facebook by his cousin Tom Smith, he was described as someone who "could make everyone laugh".
Mr Smith wrote: "Still cannot believe this is true, the last couple of days have just felt like a nightmare that I'm gonna wake up from."
Another friend, Rich Padley, wrote on Facebook: "Marky was one of the nicest guys I've ever met in the car scene, and always made time for anyone.
"RIP dude, the world's a sadder place without you that's for sure, my heart goes out to your loved ones that you've left behind."
Dorota Rynkiewicz, 35, from New Addington, was the only woman to die in the crash.
Simon Smith, chief executive of her employer SSP UK, said the company was "deeply saddened" by her death.
"We have offered our heartfelt condolences to her family and we are doing all we can to support them at this difficult time," he said.
Donald Collett, 62, a grandfather from Croydon, was identified by the British Transport Police as one of the seven victims of the Croydon Tram derailment on Saturday.
In a statement his family said they were "struggling to deal with this tragic news".
"Don was a well loved, funny and generous man, who could light up a room with his smile. He is tragically leaving behind a loving family, partner, adored friends and work colleagues," they said.
On Facebook Samuel Collett wrote a tribute to his uncle: "My wonderfully funny and generous uncle Don died this week in the tragic tram crash in Croydon that has left our family in utter shock and devastation.
"I cannot express the pain and distress our family has gone through during this time waiting for the confirmation of his death but wish to remember our Don with the laughter and love in which he bestowed on our lives. I personally will never forget his infectious laugh and positive attitude to life . He will be eternally missed."
Philip Logan, 52, from New Addington, south London, was also named on Saturday.
In a statement his family said he would be "immensely missed by all that knew him".
"Philip Logan known to all who knew him as Loag, a loving husband to Marilyn, brother to Susan, father to Lee, Tracy, Lisa and Adele, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was a true family man and generous friend to all with a magnificently dry sense of humour," they said.
"Phil was a man with more love, compassion and zest for life than words can express."
Robert Huxley, 63 from New Addington was described by his family as "a larger than life character" and loving husband, father and grandfather.
In a statement they said: "As you can appreciate for his loved ones it's been a difficult and uncertain time.
"Bob was a larger than life character and very hardworking. A loving husband, devoted father and grandfather, brother, uncle and dear friend to many. He was also a lifelong Chelsea supporter and a season ticket holder.
"This tragedy will have far reaching consequences and impact many people for a significant time. We are all heartbroken."
The Minster Quarter access road is being considered by the city council's cabinet in a move which managers hope will boost visitor numbers and investment in the city.
Council cabinet secretary Mel Speding said a new road would give cars and coaches better access to the area.
The route would run through the former Gillbridge Police Station site.
It will also link to St Mary's Boulevard and a one-way route for the Empire Theatre.
If the council approves the plan when it meets on Wednesday, work on the site will begin early in 2018, a spokesman for the council said.
The city is currently bidding to become the UK City of Culture 2021.
Council chiefs said the city was in a strong position because of its cultural attractions including the National Glass Centre and the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens.
The health ministry said doctors who fled in those circumstances would be guaranteed a job in Cuba and would incur no punishment or loss of status.
Some 25,000 Cuban doctors are currently working abroad in programmes organised by the island's communist government.
In the past, most Cubans who fled the country were banned from returning to the island, often for long periods.
The offer has also been extended to doctors who were allowed to emigrate on official visas, under a more open policy introduced in 2013 by President Raul Castro.
The Cuban government says it has some 50,000 health workers engaged in health projects in 68 countries. Half of them are doctors.
Critics say the highly-trained professionals are underpaid, while the Cuban government charges other countries for the service and make significant profits.
"We have agreements with other governments, by which we are compensated, with benefits to both sides," reads a health ministry statement published on the Communist Party newspaper, Granma.
"But we will continue to provide free assistance to the nations that request it. That is the case at the moment in Haiti, Niger, Honduras, Eritrea and other countries."
The United States previously accused Cuba of coercing doctors and other professionals to travel abroad and work in government programmes.
But last month the US State Department removed Cuba from its list of countries that fail to combat human trafficking.
"The Government of Cuba does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so," read the annual State Department report.
The Saints took an early lead when Manolo Gabbiadini blasted in an opener on his debut after a £14m move from Napoli on transfer deadline day.
But Andy Carroll equalised when he finished after a fine pass from Pedro Obiang, who then put the Hammers ahead with a 30-yard low effort.
West Ham grabbed a third as Mark Noble's free-kick deflected in off Saints midfielder Steve Davis.
What a way to introduce yourself to your new club as Italy international Gabbiadini only needed 12 minutes to open his goalscoring account after his move from Serie A.
It came when he collected Jay Rodriguez's lofted ball over a high West Ham defence and the 25-year-old timed his run perfectly to beat the Hammers offside trap.
He then ran into the penalty area and blasted the ball from a tight angle past Darren Randolph.
However, Gabbiadini should have done better later on when he shot over the bar after Cheikhou Kouyate's misjudged header had gifted the Italian a chance.
With club record signing Sofiane Boufal limping off in the second half with a foot injury, Gabbiadini will need to show his best form if the Saints are to stay away from the relegation zone.
But Saints fans may be getting nervous. They are now only seven points above the bottom three, with six defeats in their last seven league games, and they were not good enough against West Ham.
What is the reason for Southampton's slump? Well, they are defending badly and have now conceded 10 goals in their last three matches in all competitions.
Their former captain Jose Fonte looked assured in the West Ham defence after his £8m move in January and with influential defender Virgil van Dijk out for up to three months with an ankle injury, the Saints look short of options at the back.
They provided little resistance as West Ham, who moved up to ninth in the table, equalised within two minutes of conceding the opener.
The Saints backline were caught square and Obiang was allowed to slot a pass through to Carroll, who then registered his fourth goal in as many games.
Just before the break, Obiang was given time and space to drill in a low shot from 30 yards out, which went through a crowded penalty area and goalkeeper Fraser Forster could not react in time.
If the first two West Ham goals came from poor Southampton defending, the third was down to bad luck. Noble's free-kick was on target and heading straight at Forster before Davis' swipe at the ball steered it into his own net.
Southampton did force Hammers goalkeeper Darren Randolph into a number of routine saves late in the second half, but it made no difference to the result.
Southampton manager Claude Puel said: "We started well - a fantastic goal from Gabbiadini - but after that we made mistakes and it was difficult.
"In the second half we had many chances but without the possibility to come back. We have the quality to play, to score, now we need to keep a clean sheet. We have to correct this and find a clean sheet and find confidence about the situation."
On Italian striker Manolo Gabbiadini, who scored on his debut, Puel added: "I'm happy with his first game. We saw a great player for the future. He is technical, gives solutions, sees the game and is a very interesting player."
On their defensive problems, the Frenchman said: "It is important to give confidence to the squad about the defensive chances. We can't replace the best defender (the injured Virgil Van Dijk) in the Premier League."
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic: "The guys were fantastic, we had a gameplan and they executed it in the best way. We were solid behind the ball, we kept the ball, attacked well and it was a great team performance.
"We have a team that is working hard for each other. We have a brilliant atmosphere in the dressing room, not because Payet left, but because we have won six of nine. It is a crazy league and there are 42 points to play for. There are crazy results and that is why we have to keep playing as we are."
On Andy Carroll, who scored his fourth goal in four games, Bilic added: "He is a matured man. He is happy, stable, has got three kids. The key is that and the number of training sessions. The best prevention of injuries is training."
West Ham's Jose Fonte, who handed in a transfer request at Southampton before joining the London club, said: "The move is still fresh and only a couple of weeks ago I was still a Southampton player.
"No doubt it was tough, but the main thing was to stay focused on the game and do my job the best I could.
"It was almost eight seasons so it was tough but with the help of my team-mates and West Ham supporters the most important thing was achieving what we got - the three points.
"I always gave my best for Southampton - my sweat and blood - so my conscience is clear. The past was good but now I look forward to the new challenge ahead of me."
Southampton play away at the Premier League's bottom team, Sunderland, on Saturday, 11 February (15:00 GMT), while West Ham entertain West Brom at the same time.
Match ends, Southampton 1, West Ham United 3.
Second Half ends, Southampton 1, West Ham United 3.
Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt missed. Manolo Gabbiadini (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
Attempt missed. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
Substitution, West Ham United. Jonathan Calleri replaces Sofiane Feghouli.
Attempt saved. Steven Davis (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Robert Snodgrass (West Ham United).
Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Winston Reid (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Winston Reid (West Ham United).
Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Robert Snodgrass (West Ham United).
Attempt missed. Cédric Soares (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
James Collins (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
Winston Reid (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
Sofiane Feghouli (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
Robert Snodgrass (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Southampton. Oriol Romeu tries a through ball, but Ryan Bertrand is caught offside.
Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Manolo Gabbiadini (Southampton).
Pedro Obiang (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Mark Noble (West Ham United).
Attempt missed. Maya Yoshida (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nathan Redmond with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James Collins.
Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
Mark Noble (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Steven Davis (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
Mark Noble (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Shane Long (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Manolo Gabbiadini.
Attempt missed. Steven Davis (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Scientists have treated a man for "internet addiction disorder" said to be linked to overuse of the wearable specs.
The 31-year-old, who was also being treated for alcohol abuse, had apparently been using the device for 18 hours a day.
He showed signs of "frustration and irritability" when not using it, according to a study published in the journal Addictive Behaviours.
The study claims it is the first reported case of internet addiction disorder (IAD) linked to Google Glass.
The wearable device has a built in camera and microphone which can record photo, video and sound.
IAD is not officially recognised as a clinical diagnosis, and psychiatrists are split on its existence.
But it is sometimes used as a way of identifying addictive behaviour relating to phones, computers and video games.
The man was taking part in a US Navy programme for alcohol misuse.
Doctors noted he had a history of "mood disorder" consistent with substance abuse, depression, anxiety and severe alcohol and tobacco use disorders.
Over the course of his 35-day treatment the report claims he became "extremely irritable and argumentative" once he was parted from the device.
He also seemed to mimic the movement used to operate Google Glass, when not wearing it.
"The patient exhibited a notable, nearly involuntary movement of the right hand up to his temple area and tapping it with his forefinger," the study claimed.
Doctors also said his symptoms reduced over time.
They noted he became less irritated and showed "improvements in his short-term memory and clarity of thought processes."
Google Glass went on sale in the UK in June, costing £1,000.
At this stage the device is aimed at tech developers rather than the likes of you and me.
Google has so far declined to comment.
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Leonard Scollay, 40, died after the Diamond hit rocks and sank near Burrafirth harbour on 25 March 2014.
At Lerwick Sheriff Court, Christopher Smith, 39, also admitted neglecting to keep a proper lookout.
A Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report said both the skipper and Mr Scollay had taken drugs.
It said their ability to function had been significantly impaired as a result.
It was Mr Scollay's first voyage to sea and he had not had any sea survival training. He was not wearing a life jacket.
It was dark and stormy when the accident happened but procurator fiscal Gary Aitken told the court that the navigation lights leading into the harbour could have been easily followed.
The MAIB report released last year said: "The skipper employed Leonard without ensuring that he was appropriately trained.
"It is likely that Leonard Scollay would have survived had he been wearing a lifejacket.
"However, he had taken heroin before the accident and this would have impaired his ability to survive or to appreciate his predicament."
Smith will return to court for sentencing next month.
The 33-year-old Bath forward missed Wales' 33-7 win over Italy and the 21-16 defeat by England.
Forwards coach Robin McBryde said Charteris is keen to play against Scotland on 25 February.
"If you ask Luke, he'll be fit to play. I'm not sure about the medics yet," said the former Wales hooker.
"He's back up and running, he's done a bit of passing today albeit with a bit of protection on his hand.
"Everything is going in the right direction and it's just step by step with Luke again with regards to how that increases his load.
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"He's had a little bit of extra time to heal his hand because he picked up a hamstring injury."
The 71-times capped Charteris played in three of the November Test matches, but Scarlets second row Jake Ball has stepped up in his absence.
Wales have also been without Ospreys lock Bradley Davies since the defeat by Australia on 5 November.
McBryde said the Wales squad had gone through a tough analysis session following their narrow defeat by England, but were keen not to forget some of the positives from the performance.
Wales led until the 77th minute when Elliott Daly's try edged the defending champions ahead.
"We were playing against a team ranked second in the world and for 65 minutes we more than matched them," he said.
"The disappointing thing is obviously the 15 minutes and - typically Welsh - you tend to focus on what went wrong.
"There were occasions when we had the ball and in control, and we could control where the game was going. It was those we focussed on for our learning and how we can improve if we find ourselves in that situation again.
"You can perhaps focus too much on what went wrong and forget the good stuff.
"It's important we retain a lot of the stuff there and focus on those instances."
In the landmark case, the newspaper says reporters' human rights were breached in 2012.
Scotland Yard sought the records after the newspaper revealed the Downing Street row between police and then cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell.
Police were hunting the source amid allegations of a potential conspiracy.
The unprecedented case against the Metropolitan Police will involve a rare public sitting at the High Court of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, the body that hears claims of malpractice in relation to monitoring and surveillance.
In the claim, the Sun's parent News Group Newspapers, the paper's political editor Tom Newton Dunn and reporters Anthony France and Craig Woodhouse argue that Scotland Yard chiefs breached their freedom of speech under the European Convention of Human Rights.
Officers were given permission to search records belonging to the three journalists, plus two landlines to the newsdesk.
Police can ask superiors for permission to search phone records under a key 2000 law. The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act was designed to oversee and control how crime and security agencies secretly access data in the pursuit of serious criminals or terrorists. Detectives also use it in the hunt for missing people and it can be deployed by other public bodies.
But in its legal challenge, the newspaper will argue that the force's actions amounted to "coercive legal powers by the state", because journalistic sources have special protection in a democratic society.
In a preparatory hearing, the tribunal has already heard that police looked at a week's worth of phone records in an effort to uncover the officer who told the newspaper Mr Mitchell had called police "plebs".
The dispute occurred when Mr Mitchell was stopped from cycling through Downing Street's gates.
The Tory MP, who was the government's chief whip at the time, admits swearing during the incident but denies it was directed at the officers or that he called them plebs - a claim he maintains to this day.
In November last year Mr Mitchell lost a High Court libel action against the Sun's publishers after a judge ruled he probably had called the officers "plebs".
The records obtained by the police included mobile phone data showing the whereabouts of the three reporters.
A panel of five, including two High Court judges, will hear the newspaper's claim over two days.
Officers involved in the decision-making, including two detective superintendents, are expected to give evidence justifying the operation.
Backed by Republicans, the law places high standards on clinics and puts new requirements on doctors that provide abortions in the state.
Proponents of the law say that it is necessary to protect women's health.
Opponents say that argument is an excuse to cover up efforts aimed at shutting abortion clinics and making the procedure harder to obtain.
The case focuses on a part of the law that has yet to go into effect requiring abortion clinics in Texas to have hospital-grade facilities - a requirement that would require costly upgrades at many providers' offices.
It also focuses on a mandate within the law already gone into effect that requires doctors have the ability to admit patients to hospitals within 30mi (50km) of their clinic.
Activists who oppose the law said there were 42 clinics in the state of Texas before the law was passed in 2013, according to Reuters.
After the first provision of the law was enacted many were closed, leaving only 19 clinics in the state.
The activists say that if the rest of the law is implemented, only 10 clinics would remain in the country's second-largest state.
The last time the Supreme Court considered an abortion-related case was in 2007, when they ruled in favour of keeping a federal law that bans a late-term abortion procedure.
The Supreme Court ruled in 1992 that states can regulate abortion unless it "places an undue burden on women".
The court will hear arguments in the case early next year and likely make a decision in June, four months before the US presidential election.
This June, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to grant an emergency appeal from clinics at risk of closing over the new laws, which were due to go into effect on 1 July.
Both sides of the US abortion debate
The three year inquiry centres on complaints filed by several websites which claimed Google had been unfairly highlighting its own services.
The accusations are similar to other allegations Google has faced in the US and Europe.
The San Francisco based company says it is confident it will be cleared of wrongdoing in India.
The firm has ten days to respond to the findings by the Indian Competition Commission.
Google is already facing allegations in Europe that it influences its shopping results to put rivals at a disadvantage.
European regulators are currently examining whether the internet company manipulated search results to steer traffic away from rival sites that could diminish its advertising sales.
Google has denied the allegations. If it loses the case in Europe, the firm could be faced with a multi-billion dollar fine.
Regulators in the US wrapped up a probe into Google's practices in 2013, concluding the company did not have to make any major changes to how it ranks websites.
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Tomic said he felt "bored" during his straight-set first-round defeat by Mischa Zverev on Tuesday, resulting in a fine of US $15,000 (£11,581).
Medvedev had a number of disputes with umpire Mariana Alves during his second-round defeat on Wednesday and ended the match by throwing coins at her chair.
He was fined $14,500 (£11,200).
World number 59 Tomic earned £35,000 for his one hour and 19 minutes on court.
He also admitted he called for the trainer during the match, even though he was not injured, to try to disrupt his opponent's momentum.
"I think I don't respect the sport enough," he said in a post-match interview. "You know, I'm going to play another 10 years, and I know after my career I won't have to work again."
Hours after the fine was announced, racquet sponsors Head said it would "discontinue" its relationship with Tomic, adding that the company is "extremely disappointed" with his post-match comments.
Tomic has told Australian newspaper the Herald Sun he will appeal the fine.
"I was being honest," he said. "People are saying the fine is for calling for the doctor, but it's not. I don't think the fine is fair."
Medvedev, who upset fifth seed Stan Wawrinka on Monday, lost 6-4 6-2 3-6 2-6 6-3 to Belgium's Ruben Bemelmans.
The 21-year-old, who earned £57,000 for reaching the second round, led 2-0 in the decider but became angry at Alves' decisions as he lost five straight games and was docked a point by the umpire.
After the match, he denied he was accusing Alves of bias by throwing coins, but that conduct cost him $7,500 (£5,795).
"I was just frustrated - it has no meaning, I apologise," he said after the match.
The remainder of Medvedev's fine was for two offences during the match, including being docked a point after a heated argument with Alves.
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The four were shot dead in clashes between police and protesters at the Chinese-owned Las Bambas mine project.
Locals fear the $7.4bn (£4.9bn) copper mine project will cause environmental damage to the Andean area.
The government said extra troops would be sent to Apurimac "to restore internal peace".
While the state of emergency is in force, police are able to search homes without a warrant and freedom of assembly is suspended.
It is the second time this year a state of emergency has been declared in Peru to quell anti-mining protests.
In May, a state of emergency was declared for 60 days in the province of Islay in Arequipa after protests against the Tia Maria copper mine turned deadly.
The protests in Apurimac began on Friday.
They escalated on Monday when some of the estimated 2,000 demonstrators tried to move onto land owned by the mining project near the town of Challhuahuacho.
Fourteen protesters and eight police officers were injured.
Locals are angry about changes to the project's environmental impact plan, which they say they were not consulted about.
They say that under the new plan, the area and its groundwater are at risk from contamination.
Peru is currently the third biggest producer of copper after Chile and China.
It is seeking to overtake China but its ambitions have been hampered by local opposition to the projects.
Bangladesh, the only other team still in contention, lost to Sri Lanka by 42 runs in their rain-affected final game of the World Cup Qualifier in Colombo.
India, who beat Pakistan, and South Africa, who overcame Ireland, had already made sure of qualification.
Those top four teams from the Super Six phase will join hosts England, plus Australia, New Zealand and West Indies.
The leading four sides had booked their places by finishing in the top four of the ICC Women's Championship, which was contested between 2014 and 2016.
It is the first time since 1993 that England have hosted the tournament, which starts on 24 June and will be played in a round-robin format with the group games at Bristol, Derby, Leicester and Taunton, before Lord's hosts the final on 23 July.
The Qualifier concludes in Colombo on Tuesday with the top two sides, India and South Africa, meeting in the final - although this does not affect qualification.
At the end of this decade Japan will stage the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and the next year the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in Tokyo.
Japan has already joint-hosted football's 2002 Fifa World Cup, but the size of the task ahead is of a much greater magnitude.
However, the country sees there being equally strong economic, touristic, and sporting benefits.
Progress this autumn has been a mixture of highs and lows, with the excitement of the Japan rugby team's showing at the recent Rugby World Cup being counterbalanced by controversy around the 2020 Games logo and stadium.
Both those projects have gone back to the drawing board, but Yukihiko Nunomura, chief operations officer of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, tells me he believes these issues are "slowly starting to recede".
"Both the stadium and logo are in the process of selection for new designs," he says.
"When it comes to the logo, previously this was limited to designers who had [won] an award, however those limits have been taken off. The process needs to be open and involve the public. It is now a much wider selection process."
One of the major targets for 2019 and 2020 is to see an upswing in tourism to the country, with hopes that the number of tourists will rise from 15 million last year to 20 million by Olympic year.
"It is not an unachievable target," says Mr Nunomura. "It would bring great economic benefits, not just to Tokyo.
"We have very rich attractions across Japan, including food and natural beauty, to cutting edge technology."
Mr Nunomura also says more than 20 major local firms have already signed up as 2020 partners, including Asahi, Asics, Canon, Eneos, NEC, Fujitsu, ANA and Japan Airlines.
"A lot of Japanese companies are already putting their hands up to be involved with the Olympic Games," he says.
Other plans currently in the pipeline include a programme of cultural activities around the Olympics and Paralympics.
And, for the period after the sporting events, a post-2020 legacy plan is also set to be launched next year, looking at areas such as Japanese traditional crafts and sustainability, among others.
Mr Nunomura's sporting tourism goals for 2019 and 2020 are shared by Masanobu Mikami, executive director at the London office of the Japan National Tourism Organization.
For the Rugby World Cup he says there are target markets such as the UK and Australia, but that Japan will be looking to attract visitors from other competing nations, and elsewhere.
The 2019 RWC is being hosted from the north to south of the country, and will ensure sports fans visit a number of regional cities, including such as Fukuoka, Sapporo, Oita, Kobe, and others.
And, for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games a year later, Mr Mikami hopes that visitors will not restrict themselves to the two tourism hotspots of Tokyo and Kyoto.
"Obviously with the RWC being a year before, it gives us a very important opportunity to emphasise the appeal and attractiveness of regional cultures across the country," he says.
"In 2020 we would again like to focus on the attractiveness of regional cities, and different parts of the country. It is really important that we get visitors to visit all parts of Japan."
Despite the media attention in the West given to elements of youth culture such as manga and anime, and characters such as Hello Kitty, Mr Mikami says that "most people who visit are interested in traditional things, such as temples, the tea ceremony, culture.
"But of course younger people who visit us are interested in these other things," he adds. "This current image we have is not a bad thing."
Mr Mikami says that one of the biggest cheerleaders for the country during the two events can be the Japanese public.
"We have to explain to them the importance of international visitors, and that if we welcome them with open arms, and get them to spend money then that will be of benefit to the whole country.
"That mindset needs to be encouraged, and if visitors to the Rugby World Cup or Olympic Games experience enough hospitality in Japan, we are hoping they would be back afterwards to enjoy the experience again."
The responsibility for a meaningful sporting legacy for 2019 and 2020 rests with Daichi Suzuki, head of the Japan Sports Agency, whose role is to integrate all the nation's sports administrative bodies under one umbrella.
A former swimmer, who won gold in the 100 metres backstroke at the 1988 Olympic Games, he has ambitions for sporting progress in both the elite and general public spheres.
Indeed, he says the two areas are related, as if Japan can grow the number of teams and athletes capable of winning on a global stage, that can inspire citizens to take part in sport.
"One of the goals is for the general population to be fitter and take part in sport," he says, adding that at present there are no set targets regarding public sporting participation, although this could change.
Conversely, he says there are specific targets for Japan's elite athletes, with a goal of finishing among the top three medal winning nations at the 2020 Games.
"Medals are very important," he says. "In London we got seven gold medals, in Rio 2016 we hope to win more than 10. So Rio will be very important for Japan."
Looking to the 2020 Paralympic Games, he says they can help integrate disabled people more into Japanese society, and put a focus onto issues which affect them, and also ones which affect the nation's elderly population.
Mr Suzuki says the country has a strong background in swimming, judo, wresting, gymnastics, and athletics, while there have been encouraging signs recently in archery and cycling.
In addition, team sports - such as rugby and football - are important too.
"We [Japanese] are very good at taking action in a group," Mr Suzuki says, and he hopes that seeing Japanese teams doing well will encourage the public to take part in sport.
"Japan spends 40 trillion yen on health care. That is very high, that could break Japan itself. It is very important to protect your own health and be fit.
"Sport is fun when you start participation, and make friends - there is a real sense of community."
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Britain's Lizzy Yarnold has criticised the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) for failing to include any Russian skeleton athletes on the anti-doping checklist.
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The government should be campaigning to leave the EU because of the "total failure" of its renegotiations, Boris Johnson says.
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West Ham came from behind to beat Southampton and move into the top half of the Premier League.
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Wales lock Luke Charteris is back in training as he recovers from a hand injury which has kept him out of the 2017 Six Nations so far.
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In January, talks between a developer and the authority broke down as they failed to agree a price for the work.
Councillors will look at how savings can be made, if other funding can be found, or failing that may shelve it.
Bristol City Council says it has put aside £123m to pay for the venue and infrastructure. It has so far spent £9m on preparing the site for development.
One aspect being considered is reducing the size of the car park from 500 spaces to 200. Further feasibility work would cost £500,000.
The report also acknowledges the impacts of redesigning a cheaper arena.
A redesign could result in "significant technical simplification, reduction in visual appeal and reduction in the quality of the visitor experience," the council said.
New planning consent would also be needed, pushing up costs.
Another issue is building costs for materials and labour, which have risen, since the council agreed the scheme in February 2014.
The report will be considered on Tuesday by cabinet members.
Negotiations with a new contractor are set to begin in early April.
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Jones, 30, joined the Clarets after his release from Wigan in 2013 and the former Manchester United trainee featured in 38 games last season.
He has won promotion from the Championship three times in his career.
Agyei, 18, scored 35 times for the Dons youth teams last season and has signed a long-term contract.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
Former fly-half Wilkinson, 37, has been a consultant on Eddie Jones' coaching staff over the past year.
Farrell, 25, told Radio 5 live: "It's brilliant working with him, he has a massive understanding of everything we are going through as players."
England host Italy on Sunday in the Six Nations seeking a 17th straight win.
And Farrell said he has no doubt he has benefited from working with Wilkinson, who is England's record points scorer with 1,179, more than double the total of second-placed Farrell.
"You can speak to him whenever. [The advice] is pretty constant. [I've learned] quite a bit, as you would imagine," he said.
Farrell broke into the Saracens first team as a teenager in 2008, the same year current England forwards coach Steve Borthwick joined the club.
Borthwick said he knew straight away Farrell's competitive nature meant he was destined for greatness.
"As soon as I met him and saw him around the club as a youngster, with the competitive desire he had then and still has now, he was always going to have a great future in the game," said Borthwick.
"The work he has put in over the years to get to the player he is now is fantastic, and shows the character of the guy. All the respect and accolades he gets are richly deserved."
Farrell admitted he has been a driven character for as long as he can remember, following in the steps of his father Andy, himself a dual-code rugby international and now Ireland's defence coach.
"My dad never let me win at anything. That was probably more to do with it," Farrell said.
"I was always competitive. Probably too competitive at times when I was younger. I've always been that way inclined."
Since making his debut under Stuart Lancaster in the Six Nations in 2012, Farrell has scored 562 points in an England shirt, and has assumed the role of vice-captain under skipper Dylan Hartley.
Over the course of 2016 Farrell overtook both Rob Andrew and Paul Grayson in the list of England all-time points scorers, but the 25-year-old said he is not motivated by personal records.
"I am not really too aware of them, it's only when things come around that people tend to talk about them," he added.
Farrell said he has learned from difficult times in his career, and believes he is a much improved player since he made his debut.
"You like to think you have improved in most areas, and learned from experience," he said.
"Hopefully from the start of my career to where I am now, I am miles away."
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The former Rangers striker tapped in from close-range in the 47th minute after Chris Lavery drove powerfully across the face of goal.
Near the end Curtis Allen saw a penalty saved by keeper Brian Neeson after a hand ball by Paddy McNally.
Last week the Glens won 4-2 away to Ballymena United.
Glentoran move up to seventh in the table, a point ahead of Dungannon Swifts who play Portadown on Saturday.
Carrick remain one from bottom - 14 ahead of Portadown and eight behind 10th-placed Ballinamallard United.
Glentoran manager Gary Haveron: "Carrick came and pressed all over the park but I felt we deserved to win and created the better chances.
"We want to be challenging for European football but four home wins in the league is not good enough.
"We have not given our fans enough to shout about."
Carrick Rangers manager Aaron Callaghan: "Our first half performance was brilliant - we took the game to Glentoran.
"But for one minute of madness at the start of the second half, we were the much better side.
"I have to question some of the refereeing decisions - what is going on with refereeing in this country?
"He gives a hand ball when our man is just a couple of yards away and I'd question the offside decision on their goal.
"Let's start giving decisions which are fair."
Scarlets' open-side flanker John Barclay will return after two weeks out with a shoulder injury, while blindside Aaron Shingler is rated as 50-50.
"One of our goals is to be the top Welsh region," Pivac said.
"So that has huge significance if we can get the win."
The Scarlets are top of the table with eight wins out of nine while the Ospreys have only four victories after a slow start.
"It'll all be part of the motivation when you get these games," Pivac added.
"You want to be the best Irish team, Scottish team or Welsh team."
The west Wales region have been without a specialist open-side for most of the last two matches with injuries to Scotland international Barclay, James Davies (foot) and teenager Tom Phillips (concussion) forcing 21-year-old number eight Jack Condy to provide emergency cover.
"Getting John back, a seasoned player and experienced player, brings a lot in terms of our defence as well as what he does in attack and at the breakdown," Pivac told BBC Wales Sport.
"He's a good communicator and a good leader so we welcome him back."
Pivac believes there is no significance to the lack of tries in Scarlets' 9-6 home defeat against Glasgow, compared to the eight on offer in Ospreys' 33-27 reverse in Bordeaux.
"I think they are playing very well at the moment, trying a few things in good conditions and playing some good rugby," added the New Zealander.
"They're going to be a big threat to us with some class players.
"Dan Biggar is a class player and we're obviously aware of his abilities, but if you start targeting one player then it opens up for others.
"We won't be setting any particular plan for Dan Biggar, but we're aware of his capabilities."
Ford brought in a full year profit of $10.8bn ($7.5bn). Its net income for the year rose to $7.4bn up from $6.1bn in 2014.
The growth came as car sales in the US reached the highest level in 2015.
Ford also saw its European division return to profitability- the first time since 2011 - and its best ever profit results for its Asian-Pacific region.
In Europe, Ford brought in an operating profit of $259m, compared with a loss of $598m in 2014. The company has taken steps to cut cost in Europe, closing several plants in the last few years.
Ford said on Tuesday, it was planning to close plants in Japan and Indonesia. It blamed poor sales and market conditions.
North American remained the most important market for Ford. Its North American operating profit rose 25.6% for the year.
Like other carmakers, Ford has taken increasing steps to compete with the tech sector.
The company has made a push into driverless vehicles. Ford tested the first driverless car in the snow in January.
In 2015 the average car on the road in the US was close to a decade old.
With the US economy improving, oil prices and borrowing rates low, US drivers have begun to buy new vehicles.
It did not take a debate, within Labour or the House of Commons. A few words on the Today programme did the trick.
Should he get to Number 10, he said simply, he would not press the nuclear button.
Think of it this way: Corbyn declared to Britain's potential enemies that with him in charge they could disregard a multi-billion pound weapon system.
Or, perhaps, put it like this: a man with a lifetime commitment to scrapping Britain's deterrent promised not to kill untold thousands of innocent people if he had the opportunity.
Many politicians choose not to be so frank.
They talk - as David Cameron does - of an insurance policy. They are rarely asked to contemplate what would happen if they were forced to cash it in.
The peer and historian Peter Hennessy has put the question to prime ministers.
In 1988 former Labour PM Jim Callaghan told him: "If we had got to that point where I felt it was necessary to do it, then I would have done it."
Although he added: "And if I had lived after having pressed that button, I could never, never have forgiven myself."
In his book the Secret State, Hennessy says Margaret Thatcher told an aide early in her premiership that she was not at all sure she could have pressed the button.
She is reported to have said: "I want grandchildren too…"
For prime ministers past, the question was far from academic.
In Mr Corbyn's youth, nuclear attack was a present threat and the debate about the bomb shaped the politics of the left.
Many years have passed since Britons were warned to prepare for a nuclear attack with stout shoes, whitewash and warm overcoats.
Global diplomacy no longer focuses so keenly on an east-west debate about disarmament; nuclear holocaust is no more a go-to trope for the makers of disaster movies.
But the weapons remain, so too potential enemies. The prime minister has argued Britain must consider new threats from North Korea and Iran.
Opposition to Trident was a potent part of the SNP's offering; the future of the Clyde Naval Base in Faslane central to debates about Scottish independence.
The decision on replacing Trident meant questions about the bomb would return.
The issue now threatens to define a split between Mr Corbyn and his fellow front benchers, but it is far more than a handy symbol of the political gap between him and his more centrist colleagues.
Britain now has an opposition leader - a would-be prime minister - who wants not only to disarm, but explicitly vows never to fire a nuclear weapon.
In making his view so clear Labour's new leader may already have changed the politics of the nuclear debate.
Lizzy Yarnold won a skeleton gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and races for the first time in the new season in the World Cup at Lake Placid, USA, on Friday. However, in an exclusive column for BBC Sport, she reveals that not everything has gone to plan in pre-season.
But the beginning of an Olympic quad provides a refreshing chance to review everything. We can shake the things that didn't work and emphasise those bits that did. I have always expected a lot from myself and this year is no different.
I want to slide faster than I ever have before, be a better athlete and to try and win more gold medals. I am also the one to beat as the returning Olympic champion. My new nickname among my teammates is "OC" - a new experience for me!
However, a less than perfect start to this year's pre-season training did put me out of step. It's always nice to experience a "first" - except when it's the first time you fall off the sled.
It was in pre-season training in Konigssee, Germany, a few weeks ago. I had steered through the three large oscillations in the Kreisel corner and made it through the chicane of two extremely steep-sided corners.
Before I knew it, I was thrown off the sled sliding around a huge left-hander with the sled on top of me.
Every run, whether in training or competition, I stand at the start block with the same questions running through my mind: "Why am I doing this? Will I remember all of the steers? Will I crash?" I had never crashed the sled before so that one is usually ticked off.
I realised in that split second that complacency had played a part - I had never crashed before so didn't think I had to worry about it.
I got back on to the sled by the next corner and continued down the track to the outrun where I was met by two of my team-mates to check that I was OK, which luckily I was.
Having grown up on a farm riding horses I knew the importance of "getting straight back on the horse". After my flip I was nervous about it all, but I had to show the track who was boss.
I was eager to get back sliding the next day and rewrite my memory. The worst thing is to leave a track with bad emotions and memories because the next time you'll be there it will be near on impossible to perform.
What a lesson - I won't let my concentration dip again that's for sure.
After that rocky start, I am back to sliding well and I am in great physical shape. I've got all my track notes ready to take with me to Lake Placid and Calgary for the first two World Cup races.
But more importantly, I have all my Christmas presents sorted and wrapped back home.
The last game six years ago was the second leg of the first-ever Championship play-off final - and a defining moment in the histories of both clubs.
Exeter came away with 38-16 aggregate win and with it a place in the Premiership for the first time.
Bristol were left to lick their wounds in the second tier, and needed six more attempts before securing a return to the top flight last season.
So, as they prepare to face each other for the first time ever in the Premiership, what impact did that 2010 game have on the two clubs?
Gareth Steenson was Exeter's hero that night, kicking six penalties and two drop-goals, and six years on he is still a key cog in Exeter's attacking wheel, having been the Premiership's top points scorer last season.
"It was a great experience for anybody involved with the club at that time," says Steenson.
"There's a lot of people in Bristol that are still hurting about that, but I think more so with the supporters.
"They've suffered a few hard losses since then, but for us it was obviously a great experience and one that we kicked on from, and we've had some great experiences since."
Since the second tier became the Championship in that 2009-10 season, Exeter and London Welsh are the only teams to win promotion without having been relegated from the Premiership the previous season.
And while Welsh went straight back down on both occasions - in 2014-15 they lost every game they played - Exeter slowly built and became the force they are today.
Last season the Chiefs reached the play-offs before losing to Saracens - and also made it through to the Champions Cup quarter-finals, but then suffered a last-second loss at Wasps.
So, when Bristol finally returned to the top flight this summer, it was to Exeter that they looked.
"They initially struggled when they went into the Premiership, but they've managed to sustain themselves and they've just grown on that," Bristol's former Wales scrum-half Martin Roberts said.
"They've got a good culture and that's exactly what we're trying to build here."
Exeter's first season in the top flight saw them win their debut game at home to Gloucester, and earn five victories in their first 10 games on their way to finishing eighth.
Bristol, by contrast, have yet to win this season and were thrashed 70-22 at Wasps last Sunday.
"It's about overcoming the setbacks, learning from it and getting better," adds Roberts.
"We know we're not going to win every weekend, but it's about reducing our error count and putting our best foot forward."
Friday will be the first evening Premiership game at Bristol's new Ashton Gate home; they left the Memorial Ground in the summer of 2014 to move in with Bristol City, with both clubs owned by billionaire sporting philanthropist Steve Lansdown.
"The fans will be well up for it, it's going to be a feisty old evening and a very loud one as well, so we're going to have to be on our toes," says Exeter prop Ben Moon, one of a handful of survivors left in the Exeter squad from 2010.
"There's always going to be a big rivalry between the two of us as we're two south west teams, it's going to be a big derby game for years to come if they stay up."
The 27-year-old former Aston Villa player missed Tuesday's 2-0 win over Sheffield United, which kept Cardiff top of the league, through injury.
Cardiff manager Neil Warnock confirmed after the game that Fulham had made an approach.
"I think they're [Fulham] talking to our people. I'm not aware of anything definite," he said.
"I think he has a buyout clause in his contract and then it's up to them, if they meet it then they're entitled to talk to him.
"It doesn't mean he's going anywhere but they're entitled to talk to him."
Bennett has made 26 appearances and scored three goals for the Bluebirds since signing on a free transfer from Aston Villa in the summer of 2016.
He played the opening two games of this season but a minor knock saw Bennett sit out the win over the Blades, as Cardiff won their opening three league games of a season for the first time in the club's 107-year Football League history.
Cardiff switched Jazz Richards to left-back to cover, with Bruno Ecuele Manga asked to fill in at right-back.
Warnock indicated he would rather not lose Bennett but said he was happy with his squad, although Cardiff have been linked with Wigan striker Omar Bogle and Watford midfielder Ben Watson.
"We've got a very good squad and it's nice to have options," Warnock added.
Cardiff next go to Molineux on Saturday, 19 August for a top of the table clash with a Wolverhampton Wanderers side who have also won their opening three games.
"They've had another great win [3-2 at Hull City]," Warnock said.
"The money that they've spent, it's going to be a great to go up there and test ourselves against one of the most expensive squads.
"I think the lads are looking forward to it really."
Matt Gohdes deflected in the opener for the hosts, but Simon Mantell equalised for GB in his 200th international after a 30-minute storm delay.
Iain Lewers then put the tourists ahead in the third quarter, but Jamie Dwyer levelled for the world number one side with nine minutes left.
The second match, at the same Western Australia venue, takes place on Sunday.
The series concludes in Perth on Tuesday, 24 May.
The teams will also meet on the opening day of the Champions Trophy in London on 10 June, and are in the same pool at the Rio Olympics in August.
Britain recorded a 5-2 victory in the last match between the sides at the World League Final pool stage in India in November.
However, they went behind after 11 minutes at the Narrogin Regional Recreational Centre when Fergus Kavanagh's powerful pass into the circle was deflected in by Gohdes.
Mantell, 32, who made his international debut in 2005, slid in to convert a backhand cross from Ashley Jackson - and Jackson was again the provider for the second, finding Lewers at the far post for an emphatic finish.
George Pinner made some fine saves in the GB goal but Dwyer salvaged a draw for the home side, touching home a Trent Mitton pass.
"The conditions made hockey very difficult early on," said GB head coach Bobby Crutchley.
"We played our best hockey in the third quarter when we controlled the game, but then performed poorly in the final stages with the ball."
Ebbsfleet Academy, in Kent, said the measure came after a minority had been "violent and abusive".
One mother's four-letter outburst - in which she can be heard shouting and swearing - was recorded in the school's reception area.
Principal Alison Colwell said some parents had been banned for the safety and wellbeing of students.
Some of the behaviour was the worst she had seen in her 25-year career, she said.
"The students don't deserve to witness that, to hear that. My staff don't deserve to be subject to that. All of the people that work here are totally committed.
"As part of your working life to have to take that level of abuse is just unacceptable."
The school said threats of violence had also been made, but did not reveal further details.
Ms Colwell said all staff could be contacted directly by email and she was always prepared to meet any parent with an appointment to discuss their child's education.
She added: "The problem is with a small number - parents coming in angry, aggressive, demanding to see a member of staff at a certain time, which clearly isn't practical or workable or what would happen in any other organisation."
Julie Huckstep, from the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, said: "It's the first instance that I've heard of, certainly in this area, of violence from parents towards staff.
"But yes, teachers need to be protected. If you go to any public building, there are signs saying 'we won't tolerate violence' and why should schools be any different?"
Jaime Cheesman, then 16, disappeared days after moving from her home in Wellingborough, Northants, to live with a friend in Grimsby in November 1993.
Officers have returned to carry out final tests at the house in Grimsby before it is demolished.
Jaime's father Eric hopes the latest appeal will help him find his daughter.
Northamptonshire Police carried out the initial investigation after her disappearance. Humberside Police are now making a fresh appeal for information about Jamie, who would now be 39.
Police say previous inquiries suggested after Jaime went to Grimsby she may have become involved in a disagreement and left the address. She did not return and she has not been seen since.
The last confirmed sighting of her was on November 2, 1993, when she made a benefit claim in Grimsby.
Mr Cheesman said he would never give up hope of finding his only child.
He said: "A lot of time has gone by, but I am still hopeful.
"There were a few sightings of her in Wellingborough, but that was in the years after she disappeared."
He said a lot had changed since she left, including the deaths of her granddad and mother.
He said there were times he worried that something had happened to her.
"My sister in law sent an article saying a body had been found in a shallow grave in Grimsby. After three days of tests we found out it wasn't Jaime."
He said he hoped the internet and particularly Facebook would boost the latest appeal, adding: "I just want to know that she is alright."
Det Ch Insp Phil Gadd, of Humberside Police, said Jaime may still be in the Grimsby area, or with travellers in either Grimsby or Northamptonshire.
Both the boss of Unilever and the boss of Tesco have previously warned that the fall in the value of the pound since Brexit could see the price of some products rise. They are not seeing eye to eye now.
A Unilever demand for a 10% rise in the wholesale price of many well-known brands has seen the UK's biggest retailer dig in its heels.
Tesco boss Dave Lewis was a senior executive at Unilever, so is in a good position to read the Anglo-Dutch company's hand in this game of grocery poker.
Industry sources have told the BBC that while retailers recognise the fall in the pound has put upward price pressure on some imported goods, they feel Unilever's demand for across-the-board price increases is unreasonable - not least because many of the products are produced in the UK.
Retailers also feel that manufacturers are in a better position to absorb the shock of the currency move as their margins on the branded goods are between 20% and 30%, while the supermarkets generally operate on margins of between 2% and 3%.
Rows between suppliers and retailers are common, but a dispute which sees supplies of much-loved brands choked off is not.
Other grocers have been hit by the same demands and are still considering their options. While secretly cheering Tesco's stand, it's not clear they are rushing to join them.
According to one competitor I spoke to, watching the market leader unable to sell some of customers' favourite products is not entirely without its benefits in a cut-throat retail world.
Tesco said it hopes to resolve the dispute soon, but until then, Tesco shoppers may find some items on their list are not in stock.
The plan retains key Obamacare taxes on the wealthy, while allowing insurers to offer less coverage and imposing sharp cuts to healthcare for the poor.
The new bill aims to woo Republicans of conservative and moderate factions.
Congress is delaying its summer holiday in a bid to overturn former President Barack Obama's 2010 legislation.
The latest version of the Republican bill would retain two taxes on people earning more than $200,000 (£155,000), which have helped pay for Obamacare.
Plans for hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, a healthcare programme for the poor and disabled, are largely unchanged in the Senate's revised plan.
The Better Care Reconciliation Act would also provide an extra $45bn to tackle the US opioid epidemic that is wreaking havoc in some Republican senators' constituencies.
It includes an additional $70bn to help cover so-called out-of-pocket expenses, which are medical fees not reimbursed by insurers.
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The bill also incorporates conservative Senator Ted Cruz's proposal to let insurers offer stripped-down, low-cost healthcare plans by ducking Obamacare rules requiring coverage for "essential" health benefits.
These include maternity and postnatal care, mental health services, addiction treatment, outpatient care, hospitalisation, emergency room visits and prescription drugs.
Insurance companies have warned that Senator Cruz's plan would harm people with pre-existing medical conditions by making their insurance unaffordable.
The Congressional Budget Office found that the previous version of the bill would leave 22 million fewer people insured over a decade.
Senate Republicans are now awaiting a new assessment from the nonpartisan score-keeper.
The Obamacare repeal has been testing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's reputation as a master tactician.
He must conjure a compromise option that will appease both moderates and conservatives among his rank-and-file.
Democrats are united against the bill, which means that just three "no" votes among Republican senators would sink the legislation.
Republicans have a 52-48 majority in the 100-seat Senate, with Vice-President Mike Pence able to cast any tie-breaking vote.
Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Rand Paul of Kentucky appear firmly opposed to the measure.
Moderate senators such as Rob Portman of Ohio, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska are alarmed by the planned Medicaid cuts.
Ten Republicans said they would not support the previous version of the bill.
Underlining the divisions, minutes before Mr McConnell unveiled his plan, two other Republican senators, Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy, offered their own healthcare proposal.
Their plan would steer much of the federal funding for health insurance to the states.
President Donald Trump, who made repeal of Obamacare a core campaign pledge, is monitoring the Senate developments while on a visit to France.
He said in an interview on Wednesday he would be "very angry" if he did not get a bill on his desk, exhorting Mr McConnell to "pull it off".
A vote is planned on the bill, should agreement emerge, next week.
She was speaking in Ethiopia on the final stage of a tour, which also included Mali and Niger.
Mrs Merkel has made pledges of development as well as military aid on her trip.
She has told Germans it is important to stem migration at its source.
Germany took in more than one million irregular migrants last year - many from war-ravaged Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, but also many fleeing economic hardship across Africa.
Migration is expected to be a key issue in next year's federal elections, though Mrs Merkel has not yet declared whether she will seek a fourth term as chancellor.
Ethiopia hosts 700,000 refugees - one of the highest rates in Africa, according to the UN refugee agency.
Some 90% of migrants who reach Libya - a jumping-off point for the perilous sea crossing to Europe - are said to pass through Niger.
And on her visits to Mali and Niger earlier in the week, Mrs Merkel highlighted the deadly desert crossing that African migrants undertake even before reaching the Mediterranean.
In coming days, she will also host leaders from Chad and Nigeria back home in Germany.
Commentators say this flurry of diplomacy illustrates how deeply the migration crisis is affecting the foreign policy of arguably the European Union's most powerful nation.
In Mali, Mrs Merkel pledged more support to fight drug- and people-smuggling, as well as the country's agricultural sector.
She also said Germany would give extra help to stabilise the north, where jihadist groups still operate - Germany already has 550 troops in Mali.
In Niger, Mrs Merkel pledged aid for both development and military equipment. Germany will also build a military base to support the UN mission in neighbouring Mali.
Migration was also on the agenda for talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.
Historically Germany has had a tiny influence on the African continent when compared with France or Britain.
But Mrs Merkel said before her trip that Germans should "take a far greater interest in Africa's destiny".
"The wellbeing of Africa is in Germany's interest," she said.
For Merkel biographer Margaret Heckel, this represents a change of strategy for Germany, from compassion to political reality.
"In the past, when Germany gave development aid, it was always depicted as altruistic, now it's base political tactics," she told the BBC. "She also said it can't be done in days, months or even years but is something for a generation."
She believes the chancellor will face questions of how successful she can be.
At best, the visit shows that Europe's most influential politician has understood that equitable, economic development would be a game-changer for countries that are losing their youth to emigration, says BBC correspondent Alex Duval Smith.
Mrs Merkel said she would use Germany's presidency of the G20 in 2017 to encourage the private sector to invest in transport and energy networks and better vocational training in sub-Saharan Africa.
Her €77m (£70m; $85m) pledge over several years to improve training and infrastructure in the arid and impoverished Agadez region of Niger could be seed money for a broader push from the private sector.
On the other hand, Germany's ambitions could be narrower. The focus on security - including €10m she pledged for communications equipment and vehicles for Niger's army - could be intended as a strong-arm tactic to close off the desert to migrants.
Mrs Merkel is not just pursuing a "soft" approach by increasing development spending in an attempt to reduce the "push" factors that drive migration.
She is also focusing on security.
The German leader has indicated she would like to agree deals with African nations along the lines of the EU's much-criticised arrangement with Turkey, whereby Turkey agrees to take back illegal migrants in exchange for vetted Syrian refugees and other benefits such as visa-free travel.
That could see aid tied to countries taking migrants back, but these are countries criticised over failure to respect human rights and the rule of law.
Mrs Merkel's experience in Ethiopia is a case in point.
While she thanked Prime Minister Hailemariam for hosting hundreds of thousands of migrants from around the region, he requested further "enhancement of investment relations", according to local TV.
But Chancellor Merkel was also compelled to warn authorities against using excessive force against protesters amid the worst unrest since Ethiopia's government came to power in 1991.
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Every race, practice and qualifier will be live on BBC Radio 5 live or sports extra and the BBC Sport website.
An extensive digital offering will even let audiences decide how they watch.
"Our top-class team will get audiences as close as possible to the starting grid, paddock, pit-lane and track," said Ben Gallop, the BBC's head of F1.
Reigning champion Lewis Hamilton will again write an exclusive column for the BBC Sport website.
He will preview every grand prix weekend and share his thoughts on his ongoing performance throughout the season.
Hamilton told BBC Sport: "I hope it gives some insight into my life, which is pretty different to most people's, and shows just how much work I put into being the best F1 driver I can be."
The Malaysian Grand Prix on 29 March is the first of the 10 live races on BBC television this year, including the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 5 July.
The climax of the 2015 season in Abu Dhabi, which last year saw 6.5m people tuning in on BBC1 to watch Hamilton beat Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to the drivers' championship, will also be live on BBC television.
Coverage of qualifying and races from the grands prix not live on television will be shown in the popular extended highlights programmes.
Presenter Suzi Perry will again lead the television team alongside chief analyst Eddie Jordan and co-commentator and expert pundit David Coulthard.
Lead commentator Ben Edwards will take fans around the track, with reporters Lee McKenzie and Tom Clarkson bringing all the news from the pit lane and ex-driver Allan McNish providing additional analysis.
New for 2015, Perry will also present Formula 1 Rewind, which will be repeated on the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer.
Formula 1 commentary legend Murray Walker will delve into the BBC archive to recount the classic grands prix of the past.
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Correspondent and commentator James Allen will lead the radio coverage on BBC Radio 5 live and 5 live sports extra with McNish as co-commentator and Jennie Gow as pit-lane reporter.
The F1 homepage of the BBC Sport website last year attracted an average of 3.3m UK visitors each week, an increase of more than 50% on 2013, and this year's digital offering is even stronger.
Live television races, Radio 5 live audio from every session, text coverage, expert analysis and opinion and the best of social media will come together at the BBC live commentary page.
On live race weekends fans will control how they watch the action with five different video options to choose from in addition to the network TV coverage.
There is the pit-lane camera, a driver tracker, a stream of on-board cameras and TV images accompanied by Radio 5 live commentary. A highlights package will also be available to watch after every race.
You can keep in touch on the move through the BBC Sport app, where you can now sign up for alerts on the result of every track session through the season.
Audiences can access the BBC's coverage by visiting BBC Sport's digital platforms on any device, and via the BBC Sport app.
Christie's sale of 80 items had been estimated to raise about $20m (£13m), but took more than double the record for a single collection.
The highlight was a necklace featuring a 16th Century pearl which sold for $11.8m (£7.6m), a record for the gem.
The actress' famous 33.19-carat diamond ring, given to her by Richard Burton, also sold for $8.8m (£5.7m).
The pearl, known as La Peregrina, has been depicted in artwork for centuries and was once painted by 17th Century Spanish artist Velazquez.
Burton, who married Dame Elizabeth twice, bought the pearl in 1969 at auction for $37,000 (£23,800).
It was once owned by Mary Tudor and later by Spanish queens Margarita and Isabel.
The actress commissioned Cartier to design a ruby-and-diamond necklace mount for the piece.
It had been estimated to sell for $2 million (£1.3m) - $3 million (£1.9m), but surpassed the previous auction record for a pearl, set in 2007 with the sale of The Baroda Pearls for $7.1m (£4.6m).
The BBC's Laura Trevelyan, who was at the auction house, said applause broke out as the bidding passed $10m (£6.4m).
The first lot to be auctioned, a gold and gem bracelet valued at up to $35,000 (£22,500), sold for $270,000 (£174,000).
Minutes later an ivory and gold necklace fetched more than 100 times its estimate of $1,500 (£967) - $2,000 (£1,300), selling for $314,500 (£203,000).
One buyer also paid $600,000 (£387,000) for a diamond and sapphire ring given to the actress by her close friend Michael Jackson.
Other highlights included the Taj Mahal diamond, another gift from Burton marking Dame Elizabeth's 40th birthday, which sold for $8.8m (£5.7m), a record for an Indian jewel.
The per-carat record for a ruby was also broken by Burton's Van Cleef & Arpels ruby and diamond ring, a 1968 Christmas gift.
Another record, for a tiara, fell when the actress' third husband Mike Todd's 1957 gift to Taylor sold for $4.2 million (£2.7 million) - about six times its estimate.
Christie's Marc Porter said the auction was "one of the most extraordinary sales" they had ever held, calling it "a testament to the love of Elizabeth Taylor worldwide".
The sale will continue on Wednesday when Dame Eizabeth's haute couture, including the dresses from her two weddings to Burton, will be sold.
Part of the proceeds will go to The Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation, which she established in 1991.
Taylor, who was best known for National Velvet, Cleopatra and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? died in Los Angeles in March at the age of 79.
A spokesman said rescuers searched the site for a second day on Thursday.
The avalanche hit the high-altitude military post on the northern side of the glacier on Wednesday morning.
Siachen is patrolled by troops from both India and Pakistan, who dispute the region's sovereignty.
It is known as the world's highest battlefield. Four Indian soldiers were killed by an avalanche in the same area last month.
"The area presents temperatures ranging from a minimum of minus 42C in the night to a maximum of minus 25C during the day," the army said in a statement.
"Rescue teams are braving adverse weather and effects of rarefied atmosphere to locate and rescue survivors.
"However, it is with deepest of regrets that we have to state that chances of finding any survivors are now very remote," the statement added.
"It is a tragic event and we salute the soldiers who braved all challenges to guard our frontiers and made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty," the head of the army's northern command Lt-Gen DS Hooda said.
More soldiers have died from harsh weather on the glacier than in combat since India seized control of it in 1984, narrowly pipping Pakistan. Soldiers have been deployed at heights of up to 22,000 ft (6,700m) above sea level.
The neighbours have failed to demilitarise the Siachen glacier despite several rounds of peace talks.
An economic analyst says there is no evidence to back up the report's claims on jobs or increased income for the city.
The masterplan - containing dozens of proposals to improve the city centre - was backed by councillors last month.
It claims that 5,000 jobs could be created, alongside an increase in the city's gross annual income of £280m.
However, economist Tony Mackay, from Mackay Consultants, said there was no publicly available explanation for those figures.
In his initial study of the plan, he said the large number of projects would likely lead to a "pick and mix" approach rather than an integrated strategy.
He also said the business plan needed rewritten based on realistic assumptions about oil prices.
Aberdeen City Council said officers would carry out detailed scrutiny of each project and review the relevant financial strategies.
Mr Mackay said he intended to submit his detailed analysis to the council in the next few weeks.
He said: "Aberdeen has been unfairly treated by successive Scottish governments.
"The belief in Edinburgh seems to have been that because of the oil boom Aberdeen did not need as much central government money in relative terms as other councils.
"In fact, the opposite has been the case because of the large increase in population, in both the city and neighbouring Aberdeenshire.
"My initial reaction [to the masterplan] is that [planning consultants] BDP have done a very good job and should be commended for that, but they have been badly let down by their subcontractors Regeneris, who were responsible for the economic analysis."
He added: "The masterplan claims that it will create 5,000 jobs and increase Aberdeen's gross annual income by £280m. There is no explanation of those estimates or forecasts in the publicly available documents on the council's website.
"I asked BDP for the evidence but they replied that Regeneris were responsible for those forecasts.
"I twice read the socio-economic review produced by Regeneris but it gives no explanation of the above claims. Also, it appears to have been written before the collapse in oil prices, so much of the information in the background paper is out-of-date and much of the analysis needs to be redone."
Mr Mackay concluded: "In my opinion, the revised business plan must be based on realistic assumptions about oil prices and the continuing decline in oil-related activity and employment. It is essential that Aberdeen avoids another fiasco like the Union Terrace Gardens."
A spokesman from the local authority said: "Council last month unanimously agreed the city centre masterplan subject to a number of tasks for officers to complete.
"This included detailed scrutiny on each project with a report back to councillors prior to proceeding, a review of all relevant financial strategies with a report back on any necessary changes and a report to council in August on governance arrangements for the planned city centre masterplan reference group plus the establishment of an in-house officer team to guide the implementation of the masterplan.
"The chief executive will also report to the finance, policy and resources committee in September on a proposed programme of enabling works - and regular update reports will be produced for council as the masterplan is progressed."
Wales asked organisers for permission to play all their home games under the tournament's only retractable roof but were turned down.
"They approached us, but that obviously wasn't acceptable to all the other unions," said Feehan.
"We run the competition by consensus."
The roof could still be closed for Wales' home matches against England and Ireland but would need permission from the away sides.
"What we are doing is staying with existing protocols, which basically say if both teams agree conditions demand they want to close the roof, or both teams want to close the roof anyway, that's fine," Feehan told BBC Radio Wales' Jason Mohammad show.
"But what we can't do is allow any one individual team an inherent or underlying advantage.
"The other unions perceive it to be an advantage for Wales given they could play all their games under the roof given they understand it (the conditions).
"These games are won on any tight margins anyway. It's a case of everyone wanting a level playing pitch."
Feehan said rugby union is a sport that should take place in "different weather conditions", adding: "It's not necessarily always going to be a sunny day like you would like it to be.
"Sometimes the weather conditions can have an effect on the game and that's not necessarily a bad thing.""
Listen to the John Feehan interview on BBC Radio Wales' Jason Mohammad show on Monday, 30 January from 09:00 GMT.
The blaze erupted in a restaurant at Fleet services on the M3 at 22:30 GMT on Wednesday
Mark Willis said the extent of the damage was "preventable". Fire investigators confirmed the blaze started in a coffee machine.
Operator Welcome Break declined to comment on the specific claims.
It said the cause of the fire was still being investigated.
Mr Willis said he was able to walk up to the seat of the fire, a coffee machine which had smoke "pouring out".
"It had that very distinct smell of a burning motor," he said.
He said he then left the building but another two customers entered as he exited. He also said the fire was initially small enough to have been extinguished "in seconds" with a fire extinguisher.
"It was a ridiculous a total waste of time for the fire services for a fire that could have been prevented," he added.
It said a temporary structure should be put in place by early January. The Fleet North services remain open.
The fire was brought under control in the early hours. No-one was injured but the rear of the building was destroyed.
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) said 100 firefighters were sent to the scene and part of the M3 was closed for a time.
The footbridge which runs over Fleet services on the M3, named after BBC Radio 1's Scott Mills, was also closed due to smoke logging.
The roof and upper floor of the Tudor-era Wythenshawe Hall was badly damaged in a blaze on 15 March that was tackled by 50 firefighters.
Jeremy Taylor, 26, of Wythenshawe, has been charged with arson.
Manchester City Council has released photographs showing shattered stained glass windows and blackened beams.
The authority said "crucial archaeological work" is taking place at the timber-framed mansion, which was built in 1540.
It was home to the Tatton family for about 400 years.
Source: Friends of Wythenshawe Hall
The clashes are visible from Turkey, where some protesters have stormed a border fence to go to defend the town.
Earlier, the US said it had destroyed four tanks and damaged another during a fourth night of bombardments in Syria.
The UK parliament has voted to conduct air strikes against IS in Iraq, while Belgium and Denmark have also announced they will take part in the operation.
IS controls much of north-eastern Syria and earlier this year seized swathes of territory in neighbouring Iraq, including the second city, Mosul.
Some European leaders are wary of bombing Syria, as the government there has not asked for foreign assistance against IS, unlike Iraq.
IS fighters have besieged Kobane, leading some 140,000 people to flee into Turkey over the past week.
However, some on Friday tried to return to help stem the militants' advance and Turkish forces fired tear gas and water cannon to stop them.
During the fighting for Kobane, at least two shells landed on Turkish territory, witnesses said.
One man watching the battle from the Turkish side of the border asked why air strikes were not being conducted to defend the town, which has a population of some 400,000.
"Where is America, where is England, why are people not helping?" a villager called Ali told Reuters news agency.
Speaking at the Pentagon on Friday, US armed forces chief Gen Martin Dempsey said the air campaign had damaged Islamic State but would not be enough to defeat it.
He said a political solution and a ground campaign would both be needed in Iraq and Syria.
Gen Dempsey said that a force of up to 15,000 fighters - to be drawn from Syria's moderate opposition - would be needed on the ground in Syria. He said there was no need for that force to include US troops.
"In fact, ideally for the kind of issues we are confronting there, the only truly effective force that will actually be able to reject Isil (IS) from within its own population is a force comprised of Iraqis and Kurds and moderate Syrian opposition," he said.
After seven hours of debate, British MPs overwhelmingly voted in favour of air strikes, and six RAF Tornados could be called into action over the weekend.
Prime Minister David Cameron told MPs: "This is about psychopathic terrorists that are trying to kill us and we do have to realise that, whether we like it or not, they have already declared war on us."
Denmark's government has agreed to send seven F-16s, while Belgian lawmakers said they would send six.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest welcomed the "strong support" for the coalition showed by its Europeans allies.
More than 40 countries, including several from the Middle East, have offered to join in, US officials say.
The latest US strikes were carried out by both fighter jets and drones.
The tanks were destroyed in the oil-rich Deir al-Zour province, the US Department of Defense said in a statement.
It also said strikes in Iraq had destroyed nine IS vehicles and damaged others.
UK-based activist group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the conflict in Syria, said the number of casualties was unclear.
Recent air strikes have been targeting oil facilities under IS control in both countries in order to reduce its income.
The militant group is earning an estimated $2m (£1.2m) a day from oil sales.
IS has killed three Western hostages in recent weeks.
On Thursday, the European Union's anti-terrorism chief told the BBC that about 3,000 Europeans had gone to join armed Islamist groups in the region.
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Earlier, Spain's interior ministry said Spanish and Moroccan police had arrested nine people suspected of belonging to a militant cell linked to IS.
A statement from the ministry said the suspects belonged to a group based in the Spanish enclave of Melilla, on the northern coast of Africa, and the neighbouring town of Nador, in Morocco.
One of those arrested is reported to be Spanish; the rest are Moroccan nationals.
Earlier this week, the UN Security Council adopted a binding resolution compelling states to prevent their nationals from joining jihadists in Iraq and Syria.
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They play the Netherlands in a friendly on Wednesday and Cameroon in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on 10 June.
The Ajax midfielder was handed a recall despite saying he would never play under Renard again.
"He deserved a call-up from Morocco based on his Europa League performances. But he's not here and I can't tell you why," Renard said.
"If you wish to know why he doesn't want to work with me, you will have to ask him directly. I am not going to talk about it in the media.
"I respect Hakim's decision to reject this latest call-up but I do believe he is making a very big mistake. The ball is now in his court."
The 24-year-old was surprisingly left out of Morocco's preliminary squad for this year's Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.
He then rejected a late inclusion as replacement for the injured Younes Belhanda.
However Renard believes Ziyech , who scored 12 goals in 42 appearances this season and reached the Europa League final deserves another chance.
Last month Ziyech said: "As long as Herve Renard is there, I will be with my head elsewhere.
"He remains in charge of picking players of his choice. And I accept it. I know that a coach does not usually stay long. I'm waiting quietly (maybe he's leaving)."
Countries that sell exports below their cost of production - usually to get market share - have to pay duties as punishment.
But Beijing says its rates should now be reduced because China has been a WTO member for 15 years.
The US has signalled there would be no change in its approach.
And the European Commission said China's legal challenge was a "regret" given a proposal to change the way it calculated the duties on China was awaiting approval from the EU's 28 members.
Authorities in Washington and Brussels are keen to preserve tough rules prevent cheap Chinese products flooding their markets.
China joined the WTO in December 2001 and argues rules clearly say it should now be considered as "a market economy" - a status that merits a change in the way member states calculate anti-dumping duties on Chinese goods.
"Regretfully, the United States and European Union have yet to fulfil this obligation," China's Commerce Ministry said. "China reserves the right under WTO rules to resolutely defend its legal rights."
But the US Commerce Department said China's WTO accession deal did not require members to automatically grant it market economy status, and permitted it to keep using use "alternative antidumping methodologies."
"The United States remains concerned about serious imbalances in China's state-directed economy, such as widespread production overcapacity, including in the steel and aluminium industries, and significant state ownership in many industries and sectors. China has not made the reforms necessary to operate on market principles." a senior Commerce Department official said in a statement.
Sanderson, 27, joined on a two-year deal in February and helped Northants win the T20 Blast, taking 3-31 as they beat Durham Jets in the final.
"I'm delighted to have signed a new three year deal. I'm looking forward to playing with these boys for more years to come," he told the club's website.
"He is a very skilful bowler and very popular member of the squad," head coach David Ripley said.
He said the new fleet was "the only sensible policy to pursue" and would ensure a continuous nuclear deterrent.
A final decision on replacing the current Trident system is due in 2016.
Labour is committed to renewing Trident if it wins the election but will consider whether to reduce the number of submarines from four to three.
The Liberal Democrats do favour cutting the number of Vanguard submarines from four to three, saying the existing system was designed for the Cold War era.
The Clyde-based submarines that currently carry Trident are due to reach the end of their operational lives within the next decade.
In an article for the Times, Mr Fallon confirmed the existing Tory policy of four new submarines would feature in the election manifesto.
He also said a minority Labour government backed by the Scottish National Party, which wants to scrap Trident, would mean Ed Miliband was "ready to barter away our nuclear deterrent in a backroom deal with the SNP".
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's "brusque demands should alarm people right across our United Kingdom", Mr Fallon said.
He added: "Our nuclear submarines protect all of Britain including Scotland. This SNP policy is a threat to us all that would dangerously weaken our collective defence.
"When Britain could face nuclear blackmail by rogue states, this self-indulgent approach is more suited to a student protest group than a party of government."
Speaking on the BBC's Scottish leaders' debate, Ms Sturgeon said: "It is often asked of me whether Trident is a red line... here's your answer - you'd better believe it's a red line".
However she did not say the SNP would bring down a minority government if it lost a vote on the matter, saying it could "force a different direction" with enough backing from other parties.
Labour has ruled out a coalition with the SNP after the 7 May general election.
Speaking on the same debate, the party's leader in Scotland, Jim Murphy, said a majority Labour government was the only way to avoid "public horse trading" over the issue.
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Last month, shadow chancellor Ed Balls floated the possibility of fewer submarines, but said Labour would "absolutely" maintain the current number if it was needed to provide a continuous deterrent.
The issue also provoked a coalition row in the previous government when the Lib Dems requested a report examining possible alternatives.
All of the parties have faced questions during the election campaign about their plans for defence spending.
Neither Labour nor the Conservatives have committed to matching the Nato target of 2% of GDP beyond 2016. UKIP says it would meet this commitment by cutting foreign aid.
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A club statement said his decision relates to "other business interests" and that Shaw "found combining the two roles too time-consuming".
Blackburn are 18th in the Championship table and have been drawn at home to Liverpool or West Ham in the FA Cup fifth round on 20 February.
Shaw's departure comes a day after Rovers sold striker Jordan Rhodes to Middlesbrough for £9m.
Shaw, a former chairman of Preston North End, took over as Blackburn managing director in June 2012.
Less than a year later, he was told to stay away from the club while an investigation was held into a compensation settlement for former Rovers manager Henning Berg.
It came a day after the embattled government inaugurated a new legislative body, the 545-member constituent assembly.
Chief prosecutor Luisa Ortega had asked a local court to halt the inauguration.
She cited allegations that the government had misrepresented the results of the vote that created it.
"I reject the siege of the headquarters of the public prosecutor's office," Ms Ortega, a leading critic of President Nicolas Maduro, wrote on Twitter on Saturday.
"I denounce this arbitrary act before the national and international community."
President Maduro says the constituent assembly - which is due to begin work on Saturday - is needed to bring peace after months of crisis sparked by the country's economic implosion.
But the opposition says the new body, which has the ability to rewrite the constitution, is a way for the president to cling to power.
On Friday in Caracas, police used tear gas against opposition protesters who tried to reach parliament.
Several people were injured as security forces tried to disperse a few hundred demonstrators, reports say.
In other parts of the city, thousands of government supporters gathered to cheer and wave flags as the new members took office. Some carried pictures of late leader Hugo Chávez and the independence hero Simón Bolivar.
Among those sitting for the first time in the 545-member assembly are Mr Maduro's wife and son.
A close ally of Mr Maduro, former foreign minister Delcy Rodriguez, was elected president.
Her opening speech attacked the opposition as "fascist" and warned the international community against interfering.
Gabriel Rasmus, Anas Abdalla and Mahamuud Diini were arrested at Dover on 3 April.
In a brief statement, West Midlands Police said the men would appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday.
They are charged with preparing for acts of terrorism between September 2014 and April 2015.
Two other men who were arrested at the same time are no longer being held on suspicion of terrorism offences - but are being investigated by immigration officers.
A woman who was also arrested faces no further action.
Mr Rasmus, 28, of Lozells, Mr Abdalla, 26, of Acocks Green and Mr Diini, 25, of Small Heath, were found in the back of a lorry at the Port of Dover.
Mari Reid of the Crown Prosecution Service's counter-terrorism unit said: "The allegation is that they were attempting to smuggle themselves out of the United Kingdom and travel to Syria or Iraq in order to engage in terrorism.
"The decision to prosecute has been taken in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors. "I have determined that there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and that a prosecution is in the public interest.
"May I remind all concerned that the defendants have a right to a fair trial. It is very important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings."
West Midlands Police said: "Police continue to urge anyone concerned that a friend or family member may be considering travelling to Syria to please contact us on 101. We work with a range of agencies that support and safeguard those vulnerable to radicalisation but early intervention is vital."
Officials from the Community union had "constructive" talks with Tata Steel representatives in Mumbai, where the board is meeting on Tuesday.
The future of thousands of UK steelworkers is at stake.
The Port Talbot plant in south Wales suffered most of the 1,000 job losses announced in January.
Unless Tata goes ahead with a turnaround plan, the future of the huge plant could be in doubt.
Tata 'will be wary of reputation'
Roy Rickhuss, general secretary of Community, along with Stephen Kinnock, MP for Aberavon, and Frits van Wieringen, chairman of the Tata Steel European works council, met in Mumbai with senior representatives of Tata Steel ahead of Tuesday's board meeting.
A Community spokesman said the meeting was "open and constructive", with the European delegates making the case for Tata to continue to support the UK business.
"Tata Steel representatives outlined the context of commitment to the UK business to date, financial performance and the challenging global conditions of the steel sector," he added.
More than 35,000 people have signed an open letter to Tata Steel chairman, Cyrus Mistry, in support of the UK steelworkers.
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Mr Rickhuss said: "In Mumbai, I'll be standing up for the whole UK steel industry and asking Tata to give us the chance we need to succeed.
"Steel is the very foundation of our manufacturing base; even the prime minister has conceded that it would be simply unacceptable for Tata to end our steelmaking capacity."
Mr Kinnock told the BBC: "What we need now is Tata Steel to hold its nerve to back the plan and we can move forward, get the steelworks back to break even and then, over a longer period, getting it really operating in surplus again."
Steelworkers and companies have called for more action from the government to tackle cheap Chinese steel imports and high energy costs, which have been blamed for thousands of job cuts.
Leading 2-0 from the first leg, the visitors eased further ahead as Marvin Pourie headed in Kasper Kusk's cross, and Nicolai Jorgensen's 40th-minute penalty gave them a 2-0 interval lead.
Pourie's second early in the second half emphasised the gulf in class.
But Tom Goodwin's tap-in for Newtown brought the biggest cheer of the night in spite of the 5-1 aggregate score.
Four years ago Newtown were close to going out of business, but reached the Europa League by winning a play-off with Aberystwyth Town.
A two-leg win over Valletta of Malta earned them a draw with the Danes who played in the group stages of the Champions League in the 2013-14 season.
Newtown manager Chris Hughes said: "I'm really really proud, not just tonight but of what's happened in the last month.
"To win a first qualifying round tie was a huge achievement for this club.
"And to come up against a team who were playing in the Champions League two years ago and go out there and play the way we did - I think the players acquitted themselves really well."
French firm EDF, which is financing most of the £18bn project, approved the funding at a board meeting on Thursday.
But the government has said it wants to review the project and will make a decision by the autumn.
The delay has been met with a mixture of support and frustration in Somerset.
Ian Liddell-Grainger, the Conservative MP whose constituency includes Hinkley Point, said he understood the government's position.
"Those of us who have been pushing for Hinkley have been closely involved in the project for nine and a half years and understand it inside out.
"Theresa May has had just three weeks to get her head round it, so it's hardly surprising she has called for a pause."
He said he is "100% confident" it will still go ahead.
Valerie Boxall, who lives in the village of Stogursey, near Hinkley Point, said she agreed with Mrs May's decision to delay the go-ahead.
"She's newly in power and she's got a new cabinet," she said. "I think it's right that they should look at it. What's another couple of months."
But Steve Willcox, from Clutton, believes postponing the final decision on the plant will make people "lose confidence" in the new prime minister.
"There are thousands of jobs and people all dependent on it. She could have used yesterday to show we're open to trade all over the world."
Jan 2006 - Government proposes nuclear as part of future energy mix
Mar 2013 - Construction of Hinkley Point approved
Oct 2013 - UK government agrees £92.50 per megawatt-hour will be paid for electricity produced at the Somerset site - around double the current market rate at the time
Oct 2015 - EDF signs investment agreement with China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN)
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Conservative MP for Bath Ben Howlett said he was "disappointed" by the delay and feared it gave "a bad impression" in the wake of the EU referendum.
"We need to be doing all we can to show that the UK is open for business," he said.
Irene Dickson from Wells added: "Why delay further the inevitable? Let's get on with it now, especially after the events of Brexit."
John Spratley from Radstock said he was appalled the government has put things on hold.
"I felt that at last we might have a government of courage and conviction. It is obvious that our politicians lack the guts to take difficult decisions."
Dale Edwards of Somerset Chamber of Commerce remains positive the project will go ahead, but said it will "be very frustrating for the many businesses that have been awaiting the green light from EDF".
David Hall, deputy leader of Somerset County Council confirmed he will work with the government to "accelerate" the decision to go ahead, as it will be "hugely important to our economy."
Launching the Welsh Conservatives' election manifesto in Wales on Monday, the prime minister will tell voters they must chose whether she or Jeremy Corbyn negotiates the UK's EU exit.
The EU wants to begin talks 11 days after polling day, she will say.
It will be seen as a bid to move on the election debate after criticism of Tory social care plans in England.
No details have yet been released of the party's Welsh manifesto ahead of the 8 June vote.
The Conservatives are under pressure to commit to the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project and confirm the main railway line in south Wales will be electrified as far west as Swansea - projects which will be promised for delivery by Welsh Labour during its own manifesto launch, also on Monday.
A promise to scrap the tolls on the Severn Bridges was made by the Tories last week.
During a visit to Wales, Mrs May will say: "The UK's seat at the negotiating table will be filled by me or Jeremy Corbyn. The deal we seek will be negotiated by me or Jeremy Corbyn.
"Every vote for me and my team in this election will be a vote to strengthen my hand in the negotiations to come. Every vote for any other party - Labour, the Liberal Democrats or Plaid Cymru - is a vote to send Jeremy Corbyn into the negotiating chamber on our behalf.
"That is the stark reality of the choice that we face - the choice we must focus on over the next 17 days."
She will say "ordinary working people" have too often been denied the support they need from the government.
"I know that sense of disenchantment is particularly acute here in Wales. We saw that when people across Wales chose to ignore the hysterical warnings of Labour, Plaid Cymru and Liberal Democrat politicians in Cardiff Bay, and voted to leave the EU," she will add.
"We see it now in the way those same politicians refuse to respect that vote as they try to find new ways to put obstacles in our way.
"And the cause of that emerging gulf is clear.
"It is because the Labour party has taken people in Wales for granted for decades - just as it has in other communities across Britain."
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said such measures would plant a "dangerous mine" under the foundation of ties.
The House of Representatives will vote later on the sanctions, intended to punish Russia for alleged interference in last year's election.
President Donald Trump has been dogged by claims of collusion with Russia.
The House is expected to vote overwhelmingly to back a bill that will impose new sanctions on Russia, as well as on North Korea and Iran.
The planned sanctions on Russia have also been drawn up in part to further punish its annexation of Crimea in 2014. They would place new restrictions on oil and gas projects, affecting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany.
Mr Ryabkov said: "All this is very worrying. We can see no signs that that Russophobe hysteria that has engulfed the entire US Congress is dying down.
"Unfortunately, the prospects for adopting this bill are real. We are alarmed by the fact that a very dangerous mine is being planted under the foundations of relations between our countries."
The legislation would still have to pass the Senate.
If it does, it would provide a headache for President Trump, who has signalled a more conciliatory approach towards Moscow.
The president could veto the bill, but in doing so would fuel suspicion that he is too supportive of the Kremlin, correspondents say.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Monday: "He's going to study that legislation and see what the final product looks like."
The US already has a raft of sanctions in place against Russian individuals and companies over Crimea. In December, following claims of election hacking, then President Barack Obama also expelled 35 diplomats and closed two Russian compounds in the US.
Russia has denied interfering in the US election and Mr Trump says there was no collusion.
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The pair were fishing when their boat overturned in wind three-quarters of a mile off Walton-on-the-Naze.
Lee Holt, 67, said there had been a "strong offshore wind" which had not been so noticeable on shore.
Beach patrol staff sent a jet ski out to right the boat and bring them back in on Tuesday lunchtime.
Mr Holt, from Frinton, had been out with Jim West, 72, from Holland-on-Sea, at their "normal spot" near Walton Pier when they flipped over at about 11:30 BST.
Mr Holt said: "We started drifting towards the Naze and the anchor was not holding, so we decided to pick it up and turn back and as we were doing that we turned over, lost our paddles and rods and ended up in the water."
Harry Castle, from Tendring District Council's beach patrol team, rode out to get them back in the kayak and tow them to dry land, where Luke Hood helped look after them.
Once they warmed up, they did not require medical treatment.
Mr Holt said: "The way they continued to care for us was fantastic and we cannot thank them enough.
"One of them even went out again to try to salvage our equipment."
Randolph Turpin triumphed in the middleweight contest on 10 July 1951, with the 65th anniversary being marked at Gwyrch Castle, near Abergele.
It was there he trained for an unsuccessful rematch before he retired to run a pub in Llandudno.
Events including exhibition fights will celebrate the life of the English-born boxer on Saturday and Sunday.
Mr Turpin died in 1966, aged 37.
The virus is one of the most contagious in cattle, sheep, goats and pigs.
Current vaccines must be refrigerated and require multiple boosters, making them difficult to administer in Africa - where the virus is endemic.
The new study, led by St Andrews University, will aim to develop a new generation of vaccines.
Millions of animals had to be destroyed in the UK's last foot-and-mouth outbreak, which took place in 2001.
The study - which will also involve the Pirbright Institute and the universities of Dundee, Edinburgh and Leeds - will investigate the virus' growth and interaction with cells.
Professor Martin Ryan, of translational virology in the School of Biology at St Andrews University, said: "One approach will be to alter the virus to make new strains that can infect animals without causing disease.
"These weakened viruses can prompt an immune response from the infected animal, giving it protection from subsequent infection."
The researchers will also attempt to use knowledge of how the virus grows in cells to make a new type of virus that could only grow in specially designed "helper" cells, meaning the virus could not then grow in animals.
This would make the use of existing conventional vaccines a much safer process.
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has awarded the £5.6m to the five-year project.
The company said the ads would also be less taxing on the handsets' processors, meaning their batteries should last longer.
The technique is based on work it has already done to make news publishers' articles load more quickly.
But it is still in development, and one expert said Google still had questions to answer.
The California-based company's online advertising revenue totalled $67.4bn (£51.2bn) last year.
That figure included banners and animations placed via the Google Display Network - which would be affected by this project - as well as other types of ads, such as search result links and YouTube pre-roll clips, which would not.
Details of the experiments were published on the company's Accelerated Mobile Pages (Amp) project blog.
The A4A (Amp for ads) initiative's technology is already used by the BBC, the Guardian, the Wall Street Journal and many other news sites to make their stories appear up to 10 times faster than those produced in HTML code.
The resulting Amp pages currently contain normal adverts, but the ads are made to load after the rest of the content and their animations often do not play smoothly.
The new A4A ads restricts the use of Javascript, which is commonly used to track users' behaviour and automate which ads should be placed where.
Instead, Amp provides its own activity measurement tools, which are said to be much more efficient.
"Amp only animates things that are visible on the screen," Malte Ubl, the project's tech lead, blogged.
"Being new and special purpose technology, [it] can pinpoint when animations are needed and thus further reduce CPU [central processing unit] usage and battery consumption.
"Similarly, if Amp is unable to stabilise the frame rate, it will turn off animations.
"This ensures that every device gets the best experience it can deliver and makes sure that ads cannot have a negative impact on important aspects of the user experience such as scrolling."
One expert said Google would have to provide more details about how the scheme would work in practice before its chance of success could be weighed up.
"It has to be a good experience for consumers, but it also has to be a good experience for publishers, linking in with their current advertising systems and giving them the data they need about their viewers," said Ian Fogg, from the consultancy IHS Technology.
If it does take off, it could help Google reduce the appeal of ad-blockers.
In addition, the faster that pages load, the more articles and therefore ads are likely to be seen.
But Mr Fogg added the move could address an even greater threat to the search giant's business.
"The big risk for Google is that consumers use the mobile web less and less and use apps instead," he said.
"If you use an app, you are more likely to use the search experience built into that platform - if that's Apple, it's Siri; if it's a Microsoft device, it's Bing; or if it's Amazon, it could be Alexa.
"If that happens, Google's web search service will eventually get outflanked."
Officers said they were called to an address in Salford at about 04:30 BST on Monday following reports of a disturbance.
Conrad Pritchard, 21, of Isaac Close, is due to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
The girl and her family are being supported by specially trained officers.
The 27-year-old was killed when his car collided with a pick-up truck in Ontario, local media reports say.
Mr Anker, who was born in Essex, moved to Canada last year and married his girlfriend, Cyndi.
The group said in a Twitter post that he "inspired so many with his talent and was taken far too soon".
She had plucked the small object from wet sand by the Elbe river near Hamburg and put it in a pocket of her jacket, which she laid on a bench.
Bystanders soon alerted the 41-year-old to the fact her jacket was ablaze.
The stone was actually white phosphorus, which had reacted with the air as it dried.
Police say the two are easily confused.
They are warning local beachcombers to collect amber in tins, saying pieces of phosphorus dropped in incendiary bombs by the Allies in World War Two still wash up.
White phosphorous burns at 1,300 C (2,370 F) and its flames cannot be put out using water. It can cause horrific burns that often require skin grafts.
Fortunately, this time, only the jacket was damaged.
Located in the heart of the city's Bogside, the new building shines a spotlight on the civil rights campaign of the 1960s and The Troubles.
Visitors can enjoy a new multi-media exhibition and artwork based on key events, such as Bloody Sunday.
Museum manager Adrian Kerr said it had been a long, hard road, but that it was "worth the wait".
A number of exhibitions tell the people's story of the civil rights movement, the Battle of the Bogside, internment, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday.
On 30 January 1972, 13 civil rights marchers were shot dead in Derry by the Army in what became known as Bloody Sunday. Another died from his injuries a few months later.
In 2010, the Saville Inquiry found that the 14 demonstrators and bystanders were killed without justification.
Last year, the retired Bishop of Derry, Dr Edward Daly, a photograph of whom became the iconic image of that day, died aged 82.
"We are all thrilled that the new museum is at long last ready to open," Mr Kerr said.
"It will allow us to do a lot more work in educating people about this very important era in our history, and will make a visit to the museum a much more rewarding and stimulating experience for all visitors, be they from the city or from across the world.
According to Mr Kerr, the museum's previous incarnation catered for about 160,000 visitors, a figure he is hopeful of improving upon.
The artwork on the front wall of the museum was created by local artist Locky Morris and is entitled 'We Shall Overcome'.
It uses the actual sound waveform of the moment on Bloody Sunday when the crowd sang the civil rights anthem.
Those 21 seconds have been 'cut into' the fabric of the building and are intended to be seen as a "paean to community resistance amidst deadly force".
One of the many iconic items held by the museum is the Queen's University Civil Rights Association banner.
It was dropped in the derelict house at Free Derry Corner as the students fled the gunfire of Bloody Sunday.
It was later found by a local boy, Hugh Doherty, who kept it in his attic for 30 years, before donating it to the museum.
The museum was funded by a range of agencies, including Derry City and Strabane District Council, the Heritage Lottery Fund, Tourism NI and the Northern Ireland Executive.
Mr Kerr said he wanted to thank all those who helped make it possible.
"We would also like to thank the residents of Glenfada Park and the surrounding areas for their patience and support during the building work and all the disruption that it caused, and the many people, including elected representatives, from across the city who have worked hard to help us achieve this," he said.
The bird hatched three chicks at the Dunkeld reserve last summer and was last seen on 7 August 2015.
She took over from long-term resident "Lady", who reared 50 chicks there.
Perthshire Ranger for the Scottish Wildlife Trust, Charlotte Fleming, said: "It's great to see the osprey back again."
She added: "Her behaviour is very relaxed and she seems very at ease in the middle of the nest.
"From initial observations she looks in great condition for breeding.
"We are hoping that she won't be on her own for long and are keeping our eyes glued to the webcam to see when the male will arrive.
"I am delighted that our osprey season has started so well already, and have everything crossed for another successful breeding season."
Once extinct in the UK, there are now about 240 breeding pairs of ospreys. The trust does not refer to them by names and Lassie is officially called Lowes Female 15 or LF15.
The Osprey Protection Programme is supported by the People's Postcode Lottery.
The 26-year-old, who has trained with the Gulls since the end of last season, has agreed non-contract terms.
Chamberlain spent much of last season playing in the eighth tier of English football with Southern League Division One South & West side Bideford.
"He's the type of raw player that can always pop up with a goal," said Torquay player-manager Kevin Nicholson.
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A US jury convicted Blankenship of conspiring to wilfully violate mine safety standards at a Massey Energy coal mine that exploded in 2010.
The explosion was the worst mining disaster in recent US history.
According to the prosecutor, this is the first time that a chief executive of a major company has been convicted of a workplace safety crime.
The 2010 explosion occurred at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia, killing 29 people.
The former superintendent of the mine was given 21 months in prison for falsifying records, disabling a methane gas monitor and tipping off workers ahead of inspections.
Blankenship was acquitted of two more severe charges - conspiracy and securities fraud.
The jury in the case deliberated for over two weeks, appearing to be deadlocked on several occasions.
Blankenship, 65, could face a $250,000 (£165,000) fine or a year in prison when he is sentenced on the 23 March.
Bill Taylor, a lawyer for Blankenship, said he was "disappointed in the decision", but did not think his client would serve jail time.
Turkey says the refugees are receiving food and shelter inside Syria and there is no need yet to allow them to cross.
Turkey already hosts the largest number of Syrian refugees - at least 2.5 million.
Two plain clothes police officers approached the men just before 04:30 BST in Sandmere Road, Clapham.
Both men ran off, and one pointed a gun at the officer before firing one shot.
Neither of the officers were hurt or injured. A man has since been arrested and is in custody in south London.
No firearm was recovered and police enquiries continue.
Steven Varley, 45, and Michael Gath, 30, appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court charged with robbing and killing 48-year-old Andrew Gordon.
His body was found on 11 February at a flat in Briarsdale Heights, Gipton.
Mr Varley, of Coldcotes Crescent, Gipton, and Mr Gath, of Barton Terrace, Beeston, were remanded in custody to appear at Leeds Crown Court on Tuesday.
Pienaar spent seven seasons with Ulster and had been keen to extend his stay with the Belfast club.
But the Irish RFU told Ulster they could not retain the 33-year-old, claiming he was blocking the development of Irish-qualified players.
Pienaar has said he would like to return to Ulster in a coaching capacity at some stage.
On Tuesday Montpellier announced Pienaar had agreed a deal taking him up to 2020.
They have also captured French number eight Louis Picamoles from Northampton and New Zealand fly-half Aaron Cruden.
Bishop Nicholas Chamberlain, a suffragan in Lincoln diocese, was consecrated last year by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby - who has said he knew about the bishop's sexuality.
He was in a "long-term and committed" relationship, Archbishop Welby said.
Bishop Chamberlain says he obeys Church guidelines, which say gay clergy must remain celibate.
The archbishop also said: "His appointment as bishop of Grantham was made on the basis of his skills and calling to serve the Church in the Diocese of Lincoln.
"He lives within the bishops' guidelines and his sexuality is completely irrelevant to his office."
A Church of England spokesman said: "Nicholas has not misled anyone and has been open and truthful if asked. The matter is not secret, although it is private as is the case with all partnerships/relationships."
Bishop Chamberlain's sexuality emerged in an interview with the Guardian, and it has been reported that he gave the interview because his private life was about to be exposed by a Sunday newspaper.
"It was not my decision to make a big thing about coming out," he told the newspaper.
"People know I'm gay, but it's not the first thing I'd say to anyone. Sexuality is part of who I am, but it's my ministry that I want to focus on."
Susie Leafe, the chairwoman of the conservative evangelical group Reform, said she sympathised with Bishop Chamberlain for having been "hounded by the secular press and forced into making a statement".
"All human beings have a range of complex desires, who he is attracted to should not make any difference to his ability to do the job of a bishop," she added.
It is thought no serving bishop has ever before gone public about their sexuality. The former archbishop of York, Lord Hope, said in 1995 that his sexuality was a "grey area".
The Dean of St Albans, the Very Reverend Jeffrey John, did not take up the office of bishop of Reading in 2003 after an angry reaction from traditionalist Anglicans about his sexuality.
Bishop Chamberlain said he had been with his partner for many years.
"It is faithful, loving, we are like-minded, we enjoy each other's company and we share each other's life," he said.
Asked about whether other bishops might follow his lead in openly declaring their sexuality, he said: "I really can only speak for myself. If I'm an encouragement to others, that would be great."
Bishop Chamberlain said the Church of England was "still at the beginning of a process of learning" about issues of sexuality, describing it as a struggle.
He said he hoped to be a "standard-bearer for all people as a gay man" and that he hoped he would be able to "help us move on beyond matters of sexuality".
He added that he hoped to be "judged by my actions as a parish priest, a bishop - and by the Lord ultimately".
Reverend Sally Hitchiner, who is gay and runs the LGBT support group Diverse Church, told the BBC she was looking forward to the day that a bishop's sexuality was not a news story.
"He's being very clear that he's sticking within the Church of England guidelines and being celibate. Most of us in the Church do know about people who are gay in high office," she said.
"There's a lot of discussion about this and whether or not it's going to make it more difficult for conservatives to hold their view with integrity within the Church or whether it's just a really helpful thing for everyone for there to be more visibility on all levels of the Church and say everyone is welcome no matter what your orientation or gender."
But Bishop Chamberlain's revelation is likely to cause further tension among Anglicans.
Last month 72 traditionalist members of the Church's ruling general synod wrote to all bishops, encouraging them to abide by biblical teaching on sexuality.
Last week the Archbishop of Canterbury said in an interview that he "couldn't see the road ahead" when it came to the Church's policy on sexuality.
Last week it was revealed an inquiry had been launched into the Liberal MP's arrest on the M1 in Northamptonshire.
But he was released from custody after making a telephone call to a third party in London, it has been claimed.
Northamptonshire Police has not revealed details of the five people.
After the force started its investigation into the arrest, officers appealed for anyone with information on Mr Smith, who died in 2010, to get in touch.
In particular it called for retired police officers who may have been involved in his arrest or had knowledge of it to contact the force.
It said it was not prepared to reveal if former officers were among those who have got in touch so far.
Labour MP Simon Danczuk first made the claim in his book about Smith, published last year.
Despite being taken into the police station, the material said to have been found in Smith's boot disappeared, Mr Danczuk said.
The move from chief executive Bill Winters is meant to cut costs.
The bank has grown very quickly since the financial crisis and some roles are now not needed, sources told the BBC.
Standard Chartered said it had disclosed before "that there would be further personnel changes to come".
"We have already acted to reduce management layers, and a result will have up to 25% fewer senior staff," the bank said in a statement.
Mr Winters told staff in the memo that about a quarter of senior managers, of director level or above, would be cut. There are about 4,000 bankers in the grades affected by the decision.
The bank employs about 88,000 people in total. It has grown rapidly, from about 44,000 in 2005.
Mr Winters took over from former diplomat Peter Sands in June and said he would simplify Standard Chartered with a "new management team and simpler organisational structure".
The bank has already shed some businesses, in Hong Kong, China and Korea, booking a gain of $219m and improving its capital position.
Standard Chartered hired Mark Smith from Asia-focused rival HSBC to join as new chief risk officer.
Mr Winters also cut the dividend to help the bank strengthen its capital base - a safety net protecting it from unexpected financial knocks. He has also not ruled out raising more capital if needed.
The holders progress as Group B winners and will face Group A runners-up Denmark in the last eight.
Sweden took second spot behind the Germans despite losing 3-2 to already eliminated Italy in Doetinchem.
Spirited Italy led three times in a five-goal thriller, dashing Sweden's hopes of taking top spot.
The Swedes - ranked ninth in the Fifa world rankings - will face hosts the Netherlands in the quarter-finals on Saturday.
Sweden, who held Germany to a goalless draw in their opening game and were top on goal difference before Tuesday's matches, fell behind to Daniela Sabatino's neat finish.
Lotta Schelin quickly levelled from the penalty spot for the Olympic silver medallists, but Brescia forward Sabatino's placed volley restored the Italians' lead before the break.
Soon after half-time, Stina Blackstenius turned in substitute Fridolina Rolfo's right-wing cross to equalise, and Sweden pushed for a winner.
But Blackstenius hit the post with a close-range header and Italy punished that miss, with Cristiana Girelli's far-post finish earning their first points of the competition.
Topping the group means eight-time winners Germany avoid the in-form hosts - one of only two sides with a 100% record - in the next round.
The holders were much improved in Utrecht on Tuesday and could have won by a far greater margin, but Mandy Islacker's early low finish was correctly ruled out for offside.
Wolfsburg's Babett Peter soon had them in front from the spot after a bizarre off-the-ball foul from Maria Dakarenko on Islacker.
Russia keeper Tatyana Scherback kept the scoreline close with several fine first-half saves, before Anja Mittag twice fired wide in the second half after Dzsenifer Marozsan's calm penalty.
Sweden will meet the hosts in Doetinchem at 17:00 BST on Saturday, before Germany face Denmark at 19:45 in Rotterdam later that night.
Group D leaders England's campaign continues when they face Portugal on Thursday, when Scotland will need to beat Spain to have any hope of avoiding elimination.
Match ends, Russia Women 0, Germany 2.
Second Half ends, Russia Women 0, Germany 2.
Hasret Kayikci (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Elena Morozova (Russia Women).
Attempt missed. Sara Doorsoun (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Elena Danilova (Russia Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Anna Cholovyaga.
Offside, Germany. Anna Blässe tries a through ball, but Tabea Kemme is caught offside.
Foul by Hasret Kayikci (Germany).
Natalya Solodkaya (Russia Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Germany. Anna Blässe tries a through ball, but Hasret Kayikci is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Sara Doorsoun (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tabea Kemme.
Offside, Russia Women. Anna Cholovyaga tries a through ball, but Nadezhda Karpova is caught offside.
Anna Blässe (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marina Fedorova (Russia Women).
Attempt missed. Anna Kozhnikova (Russia Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marina Fedorova with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Russia Women. Conceded by Lena Goeßling.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Ekaterina Morozova (Russia Women) because of an injury.
Hand ball by Hasret Kayikci (Germany).
Attempt saved. Tabea Kemme (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Carolin Simon (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristin Demann.
Attempt blocked. Hasret Kayikci (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tabea Kemme.
Attempt saved. Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hasret Kayikci with a cross.
Lena Goeßling (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Elena Danilova (Russia Women).
Hand ball by Elena Danilova (Russia Women).
Offside, Russia Women. Natalya Solodkaya tries a through ball, but Elena Danilova is caught offside.
Foul by Tabea Kemme (Germany).
Elena Morozova (Russia Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Kristin Demann (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lina Magull.
Offside, Germany. Almuth Schult tries a through ball, but Anna Blässe is caught offside.
Substitution, Germany. Tabea Kemme replaces Anja Mittag.
Attempt blocked. Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lina Magull.
Attempt missed. Lina Magull (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kristin Demann.
Attempt missed. Carolin Simon (Germany) left footed shot from long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Dzsenifer Marozsán following a corner.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Anna Kozhnikova.
Attempt blocked. Anja Mittag (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lina Magull.
Attempt saved. Lina Magull (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hasret Kayikci.
Offside, Russia Women. Nadezhda Karpova tries a through ball, but Elena Danilova is caught offside.
Foul by Babett Peter (Germany).
Tory candidate Kathleen Baird won the vote in the Almond and Earn ward in the third round of counting. The SNP finished second.
The contest was triggered by the death of independent councillor Alan Jack, who was originally elected as a Tory.
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said the result was due to "a tremendous effort from our whole team".
Ms Baird previously served on the council for 13 years, until 2011.
MPs voted 284 to 259 in favour of an amendment allowing landlords an independent rent review and to buy their beer on the open market.
So-called "tied pubs" are required to buy supplies - often at high prices - from the companies that own the pubs.
Campaigners said the "historic" vote would help "secure the future of the Great British pub".
The amendment to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill was put forward by Lib Dem Greg Mulholland.
Mr Mulholland, the chairman of the all-party Parliamentary Save the Pub group, described the "tie" arrangement made between a pub and its owner as an "archaic" and "extraordinary" system.
It is thought to be the government's first defeat on one of its own bills since the 2010 election.
Ministers want to create a pubs code, aimed at helping pub landlords struggling to pay rent or beer costs.
It includes the right to request a rent review after five years.
But campaigners wanted the automatic right for pub landlords to exchange their tenancy for an independently-assessed market rent without any "tie".
In an attempt to head off a defeat on the amendment, which was signed by MPs of all parties, Business Minister Jo Swinson said the government would introduce new measures to allow pub landlords to apply for "market rent" rates from after two years, if a review found other measures in the bill had not helped them sufficiently.
But Mr Mulholland said this would be "business as usual".
He told MPs the new clause, which was backed by Labour, had been drafted by lawyers and publicans and would come in gradually, reducing the impact on the industry.
He added: "This is a reasonable gradual process that will simply bring back market forces into a sector that frankly has become grotesquely anti-competitive."
Tim Page, chief executive of the Campaign for Real Ale, said he was "delighted" that "after 10 years of our campaigning, MPs have today voted to introduce a market rent only option for licensees tied to the large pub companies - a move that will secure the future of the Great British pub".
The Federation of Small Businesses said it was "a historic day for tied publicans who look forward to a more open and competitive marketplace".
But the British Beer and Pub Association said the outcome was "hugely damaging".
Chief executive Brigid Simmonds said: "This change effectively breaks the 'beer tie', which has served Britain's unique pub industry well for nearly 400 years."
The Pars took the lead in the replay when Callum Morris poked home from close range after defensive partner Lee Ashcroft had two headers blocked.
Dunfermline paid for missed chances when Hamilton equalised after Rakish Bingham scored from the penalty spot.
Extra-time followed without a goal and Accies went through after a shoot-out.
It not only denied the visitors a big pay day at Ibrox but also a third straight win at New Douglas Park against their Premiership hosts.
The visitors had no cause to arrive at the SuperSeal Stadium in trepidation. They were on a run of only one loss in 13 games and might have won this tie in the first game at the weekend if they had been more accurate in front of goal.
There was a clear threat in the attacking pace and cleverness of the wide men, Kallum Higginbothm and Paul McMullan, while Nicky Clark and Michael Moffat dovetailed well up front.
The early authority, though, was built on the powerful midfield pairing of Nat Wedderburn and John Herron.
From that base, McMullan threatened with a low shot that flew wide then, from a corner kick, Hamilton failed to defend their lines.
First, Wedderburn's header returned the ball into the danger area, then Ashcroft twice won headers, the second one sending the ball to his central defensive partner, Morris, who scored with his head.
There might have been a second goal, too, just after half-time, when Moffat sent Clark through, but his first touch was heavy and that allowed the Hamilton goalkeeper Remi Matthews to block.
The home side set out to be in command of the game, playing three at the back to mark and cover Dunfermline's front two and three up front to provide attacking cut and thrust.
The reality, though, was that the team's display lacked intensity or purpose. The first-half was a trial for them, although Dougie Imrie will feel he should have converted with a half-volley on the cusp of half-time.
Hamilton enjoyed more possession after the break, with Massimo Donati having moved into midfield, but Rakish Bingham had his long-rage effort pushed away by Dunfermline goalkeeper Sean Murdoch.
Once Eamonn Brophy was on the field as a substitute, there was more substance to their attacking play.
The scoreline might have changed on two second-half moments. The first came when Herron chipped over an empty goal after a Moffat effort was blocked by Matthews.
As urgency then gripped Hamilton's play, the home side felt they were due a penalty kick when Brophy's surging run into the penalty area ended with him tumbling to the ground.
Martin Canning's team was galvanised by the sense of injustice and, when Scott McCann ran into the penalty area, he was clearly tripped by Morris, who did not even complain about the awarded of a penalty kick, and Bingham converted to take the tie into extra-time.
Dunfermline goalkeeper Sean Murdoch saved from Murdoch and Bingham, but there was to be no decisive effort in extra-time.
Instead, the game was decided on penalties, with Dunfermline continuing their poor form from this spot this season.
Hamilton Academical manager Martin Canning: "In the second half, you could feel the momentum switching as we came back into it and the penalty looked a penalty even before the penalty that we did get.
"We managed to find a way to get our goal and then we should have won the game in extra-time. Over the piece, we deserved to win the game. The most important thing in a cup tie is to get the job done.
"It was difficult, because they're an organised side and it was never going to be easy to score, but you could sense it was coming.
"It's great to have nine first-team lads out who would make a difference on a night like this and we've still got the squad to get through to the quarter-final.
"The quality of the penalties was good. Remi saves three out of three, which is big for him.
"We know it's going to be very difficult [against Rangers at Ibrox], but we acquitted ourselves well there at the start of the season."
Dunfermline Athletic manager Allan Johnston: "The boys showed a lot of quality in the two games and tonight we were comfortable for long spells. It looked as though Hamilton were struggling to break us down.
"Probably the same as the first leg, you've got to take your chances, but we defended really well and we were disappointed to lose the goal with a couple of minutes to go.
"I had a quick look at the video and [the penalty award] he's skipped by a couple of challenges and over-run the ball a wee bit. It just looks like a dive into the box and. to be fair to the referee. he was strong throughout the game, but that key decision he got wrong.
"It was a fairly even game, we probably just edged it on chances, so it's disappointing to go out.
"In training, everybody whips [penalties] into the top corner and nobody misses. Sometimes it's just pressure and I'm sure it's something the boys will learn from, but penalties are a lottery.
"I'm sure [the penalty misses earlier in the season were in players' minds], but there were a lot of different penalty takers and everybody who took a penalty was confident of stepping up and taking it."
Match ends, Hamilton Academical 1(3), Dunfermline Athletic 1.
Penalty Shootout ends, Hamilton Academical 1(3), Dunfermline Athletic 1.
Goal! Hamilton Academical 1(3), Dunfermline Athletic 1. Michael Devlin (Hamilton Academical) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty saved! Gavin Reilly (Dunfermline Athletic) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
Goal! Hamilton Academical 1(2), Dunfermline Athletic 1. Eamonn Brophy (Hamilton Academical) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty saved! Michael Paton (Dunfermline Athletic) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Daniel Redmond (Hamilton Academical) left footed shot is too high. Daniel Redmond should be disappointed.
Penalty saved! Rhys McCabe (Dunfermline Athletic) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
Goal! Hamilton Academical 1(1), Dunfermline Athletic 1. Massimo Donati (Hamilton Academical) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty Shootout begins Hamilton Academical 1, Dunfermline Athletic 1.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Hamilton Academical 1, Dunfermline Athletic 1.
Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Lewis Martin.
Foul by Eamonn Brophy (Hamilton Academical).
Nathaniel Wedderburn (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Eamonn Brophy (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Darian MacKinnon (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lewis Martin (Dunfermline Athletic).
Attempt blocked. Scott McMann (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Rhys McCabe (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Foul by Darian MacKinnon (Hamilton Academical).
Jason Talbot (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Ross Cunningham replaces Rakish Bingham because of an injury.
Hand ball by Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic).
Attempt blocked. Daniel Redmond (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Rakish Bingham (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jason Talbot (Dunfermline Athletic).
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Remi Matthews.
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Craig Watson.
Foul by Michael Devlin (Hamilton Academical).
Lee Ashcroft (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Massimo Donati (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by John Herron (Dunfermline Athletic).
Second Half Extra Time begins Hamilton Academical 1, Dunfermline Athletic 1.
First Half Extra Time ends, Hamilton Academical 1, Dunfermline Athletic 1.
Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Giannis Skondras (Hamilton Academical).
Attempt missed. Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the right.
Foul by Giannis Skondras (Hamilton Academical).
Rhys McCabe (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Eamonn Brophy (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Charlotte Bevan vanished from Bristol's St Michael's Hospital with Zaani Tiana Bevan Malbrouck on 2 December.
Avon Coroners Court was told it was "strongly believed" Ms Bevan had headed straight to the Avon Gorge.
The bodies of Ms Bevan, 30, and four-day-old Zaani, were found on the cliff face on 3 and 4 December.
A statement from Ms Bevan's sister Janet Tibbs said she had been visiting her on Sunday 30 November before she went missing.
"I saw her in hospital, [on the Sunday afternoon] she looked sketchy and on edge.
"I'm 99.99% certain she made the decision to jump with Zaani," she said.
Ms Bevan's mother, Rachael Fortune, said her daughter told her that she had stopped taking her medication on the day before she went missing.
"She was breastfeeding constantly," Mrs Fortune said. "She was very quiet.
"I told her it was very brave but it was difficult because anything I said she would have done the opposite.
"I suggested that she spoke to the nurses as they could give her advice. I told her I thought Zaani was beautiful."
The court was told Ms Bevan's family had become increasingly concerned by her "chaotic lifestyle" and that she had first been sectioned in 2008.
She was considered a "high risk" missing person by police who searched areas including the city centre and "local suicide spots".
Giving evidence, her partner Pascal Malbrouck described her as "very caring, very joyful" when she was well - when she was taking her medication.
But Mr Malbrouck said she had stopped taking an anti-psychotic drug before their baby was born because she wanted to breastfeed.
He said she had complained of being exhausted and he thought she was deteriorating mentally and physically in the days after the birth.
As he left her for the last time at 20:25 GMT, he asked hospital staff "to keep an eye on her".
CCTV footage later showed Ms Bevan, who suffered from schizophrenia and depression, walking up to the Clifton Observatory at 21:06.
The inquest was told that on the morning of 3 December a witness told police a pair of slippers and a blanket had been found close to the Avon Gorge cliff edge, close to the Observatory.
A search found Ms Bevan's body that evening - her daughter's body was found the next day.
The hearing continues.
The free exhibition, which has 385 objects from museums and historical sites in Mexico, runs until 18 October.
Museum director Steve Judd said it was a great honour for the museum as it was the only UK venue for the exhibition.
Objects range from a court ring and ceramic figurine of a ball player to a small golden frog with turquoise eyes.
Accompanying the exhibition is a programme of free events, including a celebration weekend in July; Mexican folk dance and traditional music; workshops for schools, as well as craft activities exploring Mayan culture.
Over three million customers had already switched their electricity supplier by the end of July, according to the latest figures.
Energy UK, the trade association for the energy industry, said one in five had signed up to small or medium sized suppliers.
In July alone 385,000 customers switched, a 16% increase on July 2016.
Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK, said: "There are now over 50 suppliers to choose from, which is driving innovation, improvements to customer service and providing an incentive to keep prices competitive as suppliers fight to keep and attract customers."
Although the largest number of switches were done by customers moving from one large supplier to another, some 34% transferred from a large supplier to a small or mid-tier one.
The steady increase in the number of consumers looking for better deals comes as electricity and gas price rises outstrip inflation.
British Gas owner Centrica said in August it would hike electricity prices on its standard tariff by 12.5% from September, although it is maintaining a freeze on its gas prices.
The five other big suppliers - E.ON, ScottishPower, npower, EDF Energy, and SSE - have come out with similar increases.
The price comparison website uSwitch estimates that the average annual cost of dual-fuel standard tariffs from the "Big Six" will rise between 7% and 10%.
However, those taking advantage of switching are still in a minority. uSwitch believes that seven out of ten households are overpaying for gas and electricity on expensive standard tariffs.
The reasons for the inertia were revealed in a report last year by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
It said: "Those who have low incomes, have low qualifications, are living in rented accommodation or who are above 65 are less likely to be engaged in the domestic retail energy markets."
However, it also found that consumers in these groups were the ones most likely to gain from switching energy supplier.
Another review into the cost of energy was announced last week.
It will be led by Professor Dieter Helm and examine the entire electricity supply chain of generation, transmission, distribution and supply, in light of the Government's ambition to have the lowest energy costs in Europe.
French workers blocked roads and damaged a train line by starting fires. Migrants, trying to reach the UK, took advantage of the chaos and boarded lorries stuck in the traffic.
Drivers waiting to board ferries and those using Eurotunnel describe the wait with many witnessing hundreds of migrants along the side of the road.
Charlie a lorry driver in Calais described the situation as "utter chaos"
"I myself have been threatened with machetes and crow bars from migrants trying to gain access to mine and surrounding vehicles, when we stop them.
While waiting to board the train I saw one migrant removed from the trailers axles.
It took just shy of 11 hours 30 minutes from joining the queue to boarding the train. Whilst this has been one of the longest waits yet it is regularly like this.
I can't see a clear end in sight unfortunately."
Truck driver Mark was in Calais on Tuesday
"I have just spent practically the whole day trying to get over to Calais in my truck. I opted for Eurotunnel as I imagined the delays would be less. How wrong was I!
Once boarded we breathed a sigh of relief as I was finally on the way. After about 20 minutes the train ground to a halt within the tunnel.
We were not given much info but after about 15 minutes we were told that we were returning to the UK.
Once back in Ashford we waited for a couple of hours before being told we would be going back to Calais. The Eurotunnel staff came down with sandwiches and crisps as by now we were all starving.
On getting off in France I witnessed large queues of trucks waiting for the port to open plus large numbers of migrants.
As a truck driver doing this crossing on average once a week something must be done to curb this migrant problem.
We should not have to put our lives, cargo and vehicles in danger and the UK government should do more to protect us.
We should not be expected to be unofficial immigration officials, we are doing an important job and should be given guarantees of our safety and a smooth passage through to the UK from Calais.
The situation will only get worse and the UK with its soft policies are entirely to blame.
We truck drivers are at the sharp end of it and one day one of us is going to get killed."
Richard Jameson runs a small transport company with drivers making the Channel crossing each week
"The situation out there is getting increasingly bad. I am seriously concerned for the safety of my drivers!
I currently have a truck stuck in Belgium trying to return to the port of Calais, I am not sending him into the Eurotunnel terminal just yet as I know he will be caught in traffic and will have migrants trying to break into our trailer.
I have another truck heading towards Dover right now and I know he will be caught in the traffic queuing in operation Stack!
The level of intimidation and violence my drivers (and all the rest) are receiving by the immigrants rises by the day as they travel through Calais.
They are openly throwing rocks at any truck drivers who try and warn other drivers about illegal migrants climbing on trailers.
Last month two migrants climbed under our trailer and hung onto the axles while it was being made to queue out on the motorway.
Luckily another driver warned my driver and we were able to get the French Police to remove them.
My drivers and myself are worried for their safety and no one seems to care."
David Robinson-Smith was travelling back to the UK on Tuesday
"I'm travelling back on a motorbike from a trip to the French Alps.
Coming into the port area it was absolutely flooded with migrants.
Lots of immigrants outside were jumping on board articulated lorries. Police are pepper spraying underneath the trailers and they drop out like flies.
We were filtering through and they seemed quite jovial. None of them was particularly aggressive to us.
But we've heard people saying they had to wind up their windows and lock their doors, so I can see how it could be intimidating.
Now we're just waiting for news at the terminal. We can't leave and most people, like us, are just hanging on for news."
A model of security in a very unstable Middle East, Jordan could now be teetering on the cusp of political conflict and instability.
It is a scenario that King Abdullah has so far managed to weather, unlike four other longstanding leaders who were swept away by the volatile Arab Spring's winds of change.
Unlike them, the absolute monarch says that he has been guiding Jordan's reform process, responding to street protesters' demands for more political say.
A Constitutional Court has been set up to ensure a division of power between executive, legislative and judicial offices. A new, but controversial electoral law governing the poll has been devised.
The forthcoming elections, considered the centrepiece of the king's reforms, also will see for the first time an elected prime minister, a concession by Abdullah, who has appointed past premiers.
But are these changes enough and for how long?
"The elections are going to be the dividing line," says Sean Yom, a Jordan expert at Temple University in Philadelphia.
"They're supposed to be the inaugural elections of the new electoral law, a whole new system of democratic governance. If various opposition forces do not see the elections as credible, you will see real signs of instability," he said.
He also does not expect that significant change will be achieved by the new parliament, even with the prime minister emerging from its ranks for the first time.
Mr Yom believes that the prime minister and cabinet will be vetted by both the palace and the country's powerful intelligence service, the so-called Mukhabarat.
He argues that the House of Representatives lacks the basic authority to introduce laws or formulate the budget and that the new electoral law "does not change this absence of checks and balances".
Jordanian analyst Labib Kamhawi also criticises the electoral law, saying it "excludes people based on their political beliefs or ethnic origins".
Jordan's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, has already announced that its political wing, the Islamic Action Front, will boycott the vote.
It claims that nothing has changed to rectify an electoral system it believes is skewed against it in favour of the king's traditional Bedouin loyalists.
Other opposition parties, trade unionists and leftists say they, too, will boycott the elections.
There is also apathy among Jordanians of Palestinian origin, who make up 60% of the country's 6.5 million people but have little political power.
Yet the government says high voter registration - more than 2 million of the 3.7 million eligible - proves it is on the right track.
Mr Kamhawi and others question the legitimacy of some registrations.
"Many say they went to register and found their cards had already been registered and taken by potential candidates for the vote," Mr Kamhawi says.
Hamza Mansour, who leads the Islamic Action Front, says the opposition wants parliament to have full powers to form a government to be a watchdog over the Cabinet.
He has vowed that the Brotherhood and its supporters will take to the streets "in full force in peaceful struggle" following the elections.
They will not be alone, according to Mr Yom.
He expects young educated Bedouin, who feel marginalised by tribal elders from seeking public office and playing a more prominent role, will also take to the streets in force in the coming period.
"There will be real movement towards political disorder in Jordan with spontaneous sustained protests and not weekly one-off events," he says.
The demands for change of the Bedouin youth - who have galvanised into political forces, particularly in the north and south of the country - have become more vitriolic, at times publicly criticising Abdullah and calling for his removal from power - a taboo punishable by prison.
Mr Yom expects "concerted, daily protests to be expressions of grievance against the king who has been given indications that things are not right".
"But because he is cautious or is moving against a very entrenched elite, he is not delivering on the reforms he promised," he adds.
But Mohammed al-Masri of the University of Jordan believes the country's opposition activists are still too divided to muster the critical numbers on the street to bring about a mass movement for change as seen in Egypt, Tunisia, Syria and Libya.
"Building activists groups in Jordan is a process that will take time. It's similar to Egypt from 2003 to 2005, like Kifaya and other social movements," Mr Masri says.
"The fragmentation of Jordanian society means that the process will take longer than other countries to build credible opposition and activist groups."
Mr Masri says Jordan's history with the Hashemite monarchy, viewed as moderate and a unifying influence, also suggests that political actors in the country are able to "reach compromises", which is perhaps less likely elsewhere in the region.
"Developments in Syria will also serve to slow opposition activists and give the Jordanian government the oxygen it needs to manoeuvre and bring opponents and regime together," he adds.
While few question the truth of recent revelations that Jordan's intelligence services thwarted a major al-Qaeda-linked plot targeting foreign embassies and shopping malls in the capital, Amman, some wonder about the timing of the announcement earlier this week.
"It could serve an undisclosed plan to rally support behind the government when it is facing tough times on the elections," Mr Kamhawi says.
"Jordanians don't support such subversive activities that could lead to instability and civilian casualties."
"Still, people also have a legitimate right to democracy, transparency and seeing government corruption tackled," he adds. "If the timing of the announcement is intended to serve other state objectives, then people also won't like this."
Zahid Iqbal, Mohammed Sharfaraz Ahmed, Umar Arshad and Syed Farhan Hussain admitted facilitating, planning and encouraging travel overseas contrary to Section 5 of Terrorism Act 2006.
The men were arrested following a series of anti-terror raids in Luton, Beds, last year.
All four, aged between 21 and 31, were due to stand trial next month.
Woolwich Crown Court heard that Iqbal, of Bishopscote Road, Arshad, Hussain and Ahmed downloaded computer files containing practical instruction for an attack.
The men purchased survival equipment and collected funds for terrorist purposes. The offences took place between January 2011 and April last year.
Following their guilty plea, further charges of possessing documents including the al-Qaeda magazine Inspire will be ordered to lie on file.
The men were charged with possessing copies of a manual written by Anwar Al Awlaki, a radical American Muslim cleric of Yemeni descent who was killed last year in a US drone strike, called 44 Ways to Support Jihad.
Ahmed, of Maidenhall Road, and Arshad, of Crawley Road, were also said to have held a copy of 21 Techniques of Silent Killing, while the latter was claimed to have been in possession of The Al Qaeda Manual.
Hussain, of Cornel Close, was alleged to have possessed The Book of Jihad and a copy of The Explosives Course 2.
Mr Justice Wilkie adjourned the case for sentencing on 15 April.
John Moore-Robinson, 20, died at his Leicestershire home in 2006 after staff at Stafford Hospital failed to notice the severity of his injuries.
In September, a second inquest found his death could have been prevented.
His father Frank said he would ask Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt why no one was facing disciplinary action.
Mr Moore-Robinson, from Sileby, near Leicester, was admitted to hospital after a mountain bike accident on Cannock Chase.
He was diagnosed with bruised ribs but collapsed hours later. The subsequent inquest returned a narrative verdict.
It later emerged parts of an internal report criticising Mr Moore-Robinson's care had been withheld.
After a report into wider problems at Stafford Hospital, a second inquest was ordered and this found six separate shortcomings at the hospital's A&E all of which contributed to his death.
Mr Robinson said: "(This apology) is the first communication we have had from the Department of Health in eight years.
"But after all the apologies we have had it rings hollow, it feels a little meaningless.
"It will be an interesting discussion (when we meet Jeremy Hunt) . We would like people who wronged John, and did wrong after he died, to be held to account."
Mr Robinson and his wife Janet are due to meet Mr Hunt in January.
Ronan McGavigan was killed on the Lone Moor Road at about 13:15 BST on Sunday.
The McGavigan family's parish priest, Fr Eamon Graham, said the boy had been out playing and enjoying the sunshine when he ran out on to the road.
The funeral mass was held at St Columba's Church, Long Tower on Wednesday.
Speaking to BBC Radio Foyle on Monday, Fr Graham said he had visited the McGavigan family.
"It's almost like they are looking at it from outside because the enormity of it is so great that how do you begin to come to terms with it?"
"By all accounts Ronan was just a lovely boy, full of the life and devilment that a two-year-old would be.
"They're not long back from a family holiday," said Fr Graham, "I suppose they are trying to hold on to those good memories of what they had together.
Parker was acquitted of raping the woman while at university.
But the details have re-emerged as the release of Parker's Oscar-tipped film The Birth of a Nation approaches.
Parker said he had not been aware of the woman's death until it was reported on Tuesday, adding he "should have used more wisdom" during that period.
The actor was 19 when he was accused along with his roommate of assaulting an 18-year-old fellow Penn State University student.
The unnamed woman said she was unconscious at the time and did not consent to having sex. Parker testified it was consensual and he and the woman had previously had sex.
He has gone on to appear in films including Beyond the Lights, Non-Stop and Red Tails.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, he said he was "devastated".
"I can't tell you how hard it is to hear this news," he wrote. "I can't help but think of all the implications this has for her family.
"I cannot - nor do I want to ignore the pain she endured during and following our trial. While I maintain my innocence that the encounter was unambiguously consensual, there are things more important than the law.
"There is morality; no-one who calls himself a man of faith should even be in that situation. As a 36-year-old father of daughters and person of faith, I look back on that time as a teenager and can say without hesitation that I should have used more wisdom.
"I look back on that time, my indignant attitude and my heartfelt mission to prove my innocence with eyes that are more wise with time.
"I see now that I may not have shown enough empathy even as I fought to clear my name. Empathy for the young woman and empathy for the seriousness of the situation I put myself and others in."
He added he had "never run from this period in my life and I never ever will" and was not trying "to solve this with a statement".
Parker's roommate Jean Celestin, who has a story credit on The Birth of a Nation, was convicted of sexual assault, but that was later overturned when the woman opted not to testify again for a 2005 retrial. She sued Penn State and was awarded a settlement out of court.
The incident has come back into the press ahead of the October US release of The Birth of a Nation, a drama about Nat Turner's 1831 slave rebellion.
Parker, who plays Turner, has also written, directed and co-produced the film, which has been tipped for big things after winning a grand jury prize and an audience award at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
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Twenty-year-old Smith trailed Breeze after lifting 92kg in the snatch, but managed 118kg in the clean and jerk to set a Games record of 210kg.
Two-time champion Breeze, 35, who came out of retirement last December, lifted 202kg in total as Nigeria's Ndidi Winifred took silver with 206kg.
"This is what I've been dreaming of for months and it's happened," said Smith.
"There was a time when I considered quitting the sport.
"I had problems with a back injury and I just wasn't getting any better but, sitting here with a gold medal round my neck, I know exactly why I love this sport."
The Londoner, who won bronze in the same event four years ago in Delhi, celebrated victory with a back flip.
She admitted she struggled to make the weight for the competition.
"I had a bit of a scare a couple of days ago because I still had a good two-and-a-half kilos to come down, so I cut out the carbs and I didn't drink for the majority of Friday," she said.
"I was suffering a little bit so, post-weight, that first bite of chocolate was the best thing I've ever tasted."
Breeze, who moved into coaching after retiring in 2010, said: "It's been one heck of a comeback. I never for one minute thought I'd be back competing.
"My sole intention when I started playing around again last year was to try and motivate and push my athletes to qualify themselves."
England's Christopher Freebury, 25, finished eighth in the men's -69kg after lifting a total of 280kg. That was some way behind Malaysian gold medallist Mohd Hafifi Mansor's total of 305kg.
Former party leader Mr Salmond lost his Gordon seat to Conservative Colin Clark.
Westminster leader Angus Robertson, the party deputy leader, lost his Moray seat to Conservative Douglas Ross.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon later said the loss of MPs including Mr Salmond and Mr Robertson was "bitterly disappointing".
There were also Conservative gains from the SNP in Banff and Buchan, Aberdeen South and Aberdeenshire West and Kincardine.
Eilidh Whiteford was defending a huge majority for the SNP in Banff and Buchan but lost out to Conservative David Duguid, overturning a 31.4% SNP majority from 2015.
The Conservatives also clinched Aberdeen South through Ross Thomson, who beat the SNP's Callum McCaig.
And fellow Conservative Andrew Bowie defeated the SNP's Stuart Donaldson in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine.
Mr Donaldson later tweeted: "CV update: 25-year-old who took two years out to be an MP now ready to re-enter the real world."
Aberdeen North was an SNP hold for Kirsty Blackman.
And Alistair Carmichael held Orkney and Shetland for the Liberal Democrats.
Speaking after the results at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Mr Salmond said he had fought 10 elections, winning nine and losing one - which he described as "not too bad a batting average".
Mr Salmond said serving the local area had been the "privilege of my life", but hinted his political career may not be over.
Colin Clark took the seat with 21,861 votes - a 29% gain - compared to Mr Salmond's 19,254.
Mr Clark said: "The silent majority have spoken. We are proud to be part of the United Kingdom."
Douglas Ross overturned a majority of 9,065 to beat Mr Robertson in Moray.
Mr Robertson tweeted: "Thanks for the kind messages from political friends and foes.
"It's been an honour to be MP for Moray for 16 years and wish my successor well."
Mr Ross said: "I give a promise that my first and only priority will be to serve the people of this constituency to the best of my ability."
Far-right protesters booed and shouted "traitor" as she arrived at the newly-opened centre in Heidenau near Dresden.
Germany has seen a sharp rise in attacks on asylum centres, as it deals with record numbers of arrivals.
Earlier, police in Hungary fired tear gas at migrants at a reception camp.
They tried to disperse crowds amid unrest at the centre in Roszke, on the Serbian border. Hungary has said it is considering the use of troops to secure the border.
After visiting the centre in Heidenau, Mrs Merkel said Germany was facing a "gigantic challenge".
The country expects up to 800,000 asylum applications in 2015 - more than any other EU country.
"There is no tolerance for those people who question the dignity of others, no tolerance for those who are not willing to help where legal and human help is required," Mrs Merkel told reporters.
She condemned violent protests as "shameful" and "vile".
On a separate visit to an asylum centre in Berlin, President Joachim Gauck praised volunteers who had shown a "bright Germany full of light", rather than the "dark Germany" that arose from attacks on asylum seekers.
Dozens of police were hurt at the weekend when neo-Nazis and other right-wing extremists hurled bottles and fireworks.
During Mrs Merkel's visit, protesters outside the centre chanted slogans including "We are the mob", mocking remarks used by Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel when he visited Heidenau.
Tracking perilous migrant journey to Germany
Why is EU struggling with migrants and asylum?
Most people in Germany are welcoming to the migrants, opinion polls suggest. But a minority are vocally opposed, with a sharp rise in attacks on housing for asylum seekers:
Mrs Merkel's government confirmed on Tuesday that it had decided to consider asylum cases from most Syrian applicants, regardless of how they entered Europe.
It said it was suspending the EU's Dublin regulation, under which asylum seekers must make their applications in the first member state they reach.
Cabinet ministers are also discussing plans to give German regions €500m (£366m) this year to help with influx of people arriving.
Many thousands of people are now following a dangerous route through Greece and the Western Balkans to reach the EU passport-free Schengen zone.
At Roszke, inside the Hungarian border with Serbia, officers used tear gas to quell unrest after migrants at the reception centre refused to be fingerprinted.
The authorities in Budapest have announced plans to send more than 2,000 extra police officers to boost border security. MPs are also set to discuss deploying troops next week.
Bulgaria says it will also send soldiers to its border with Macedonia.
Nils Muiznieks, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, criticised both countries' plans as "ill-advised", saying "militarisation of borders is [the] wrong answer to migration".
Hungary is already building a 175km (110 mile) fence in a bid to stop migrants entering.
Officials say a record number of migrants - more than 2,500 - entered Hungary on Tuesday.
The European Commission has announced that it is releasing an additional €1.5m in humanitarian funding to Macedonia and Serbia to help cope with the crisis.
181,500
migrants have arrived in Greece by boat so far in 2015
3,000
expected to enter Macedonia daily
90,000 have passed through Serbia since January
80,000 asylum applications expected in Austria in 2015
800,000 asylum applications expected in Germany in 2015
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Drinkhall lost 4-1 to European number one Dimitrij Ovtcharov, with team-mates Liam Pitchford and Sam Walker having been eliminated a round earlier.
Walker and David McBeath made it to the last 16 of the doubles in Germany.
However, their challenge was ended by a 4-2 defeat by Taipei duo Chien-An Chen and Cheng-Ting Liao.
"I don't think we even played our best and there's a lot more to work on and improve. It's promising times for us as a pair," said Walker.
Drinkhall and Pitchford went out in the last 64 of the doubles following a 4-2 loss to India's Sharath Kamal Achanta and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran.
"Overall, I'd have like to have done better but in both the singles and doubles I got to where my seeding was, so it wasn't good or bad," said Drinkhall.
No women's squad went to Germany as the top two players - Kelly Sibley and Tin-Tin Ho - were unavailable.
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Paul Drinkhall was beaten in the last 64 of the men's singles as England's final remaining player was knocked out of the 2017 World Championships.
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The former world champion says Lanarkshire's Burns can be the first to beat the American, and says it would rank as one of the great British wins.
"If he wins, it will be one of the best wins in a British ring for some time," Hatton said.
"This is Ricky's chance for his name to go seriously up in lights."
He's a wonderful success story, getting a world title, and he's not just got to the world title, he's fighting the best in the division
Burns will be defending his WBO world lightweight title for the fifth time when the two clash at the Glasgow SECC on Saturday night, with many expecting Crawford to provide the toughest test of his career.
Hatton, who defeated the great Kostya Tszyu in 2005 to capture the IBF light-welterweight crown, compared Saturday's fight to his own memorable win in his home city of Manchester that night.
"It's a credit to Ricky that he's taken this fight on," said Hatton, now a boxing promoter.
"Crawford is probably one of the most dangerous fighters in the division and that just sums Ricky Burns up.
"He's a wonderful success story, getting a world title, and he's not just got to the world title, he's fighting the best in the division.
"If he can pull it off, this will be a fight he'll be remembered for when he hangs his gloves up in years to come."
Crawford boasts a record of 22 wins - 16 by way of knockout - with no defeats.
Burns will have the support of 10,000 fans and, as a man who enjoyed many fights in front of a passionate home support, Hatton thinks the Scottish crowd can roar him on to victory.
"It will be like the extra man for him when the fight is getting hard," Hatton said.
"When that crowd roars he needs to use it to his strength, not play to the crowd, not get involved in a war.
"He (Crawford) will never have boxed in this type of atmosphere. The Scottish fans are always very, very passionate. He might not travel well this kid, so right from the off get in amongst him, put him under pressure and let's see what he's made of. Maybe Ricky can pull away with a points win."
Burns clung on to his world title after a controversial draw in his previous bout against Raymundo Beltran back in September, when he suffered a broken jaw. Hatton concedes that the injury will be on Burns' mind but that he wouldn't have taken the fight if he was not physically ready.
"I have no doubt it will be playing on his mind, but Ricky and his coach wouldn't have accepted the fight if they didn't think the jaw was going to stand up," said
"Ricky's been in the game a long time now, as has his trainer Billy Nelson - they're not daft. It will be in the back of his mind, but he's experienced enough to know what he's doing."
You can hear more from Ricky Hatton on Sport Nation at 1100 this Saturday morning on BBC Radio Scotland 92-95FM, on digital and online.
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Ricky Hatton has backed Ricky Burns to overcome Terence Crawford in their WBO world lightweight title bout in Glasgow on Saturday.
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The Scot bemoaned the absence of Jason Day, Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott - all top-eight players in the world - plus a dozen others who have ruled themselves out, citing the Zika virus.
"First time we're back in the Olympics since 1904 and we don't show up," said former Ryder Cup captain Montgomerie.
"It's a shame that a number of top players have decided not to go."
The Zika virus is mosquito-borne and has been linked to defects in newborn babies.
"If there was as many ladies not going, you might have thought that was OK," Montgomerie continued.
"One lady has pulled out. There you go. How many men? It's disappointing."
Henrik Stenson offered some levity on the subject and goodness knows it was needed. Golf in the Olympics has become the touchiest topic.
As one stellar name after another - seven major winners and counting - withdraw from the Games by way of earnest lines about the Zika virus and the damage it might do to their unborn child, Stenson spoke with humour on the whole wretched business while on duty at the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart.
"It's the only time when it's a competitive advantage to be 40-plus," said the 40-year-old world number six. "I'm done with the bambino thing.
"I've got three kids at home and I'm not looking to have any more. I might be in a different situation [to other players], but the Zika virus is not a concern of mine.
"It's the one good thing about being 40 and being done with the baby boom."
Golf needed Stenson to talk up the Games. Patrick Reed, the American, weighed in too.
"Any time I can wear the Stars and Stripes, I do it," said Reed. "If I get the call tomorrow, I'll be on the flight.
"It doesn't matter where it is, when it is. If I can play for my country, I'm going to play.
"I've talked to Justine [his wife, a registered nurse] and she looks at it the same way. We have our little baby girl and so we've already started our family. It's risk-reward. I've always dreamed about being able to play for a gold medal."
This is thorny stuff for golf. Phil Mickelson spoke about it all on Wednesday as well. It was only a one-word answer, but given the nature of the question and the man who it answered it, it was telling nonetheless.
Asked if he was concerned about golf's future participation in the Olympic Games, he replied: "Probably."
Mickelson made it clear that, if only his form was good enough and his ranking high enough, he'd be honoured to represent his country.
He's too far out of the reckoning for that, but in Mickelson's demeanour, and in the demeanour of others such as Montgomerie, you sensed a disappointment and a worry about the absence from Rio of some of the game's most stellar names, among them three of the world's top-eight players and three more in the top 20 - Branden Grace, Louis Oosthuizen and Hideki Matsuyama.
So far, 15 male players have ruled themselves out of the Games. Major winners Graeme McDowell, Vijay Singh and Charl Schwartzel are also on the list.
Englishman Andy Sullivan, the world number 40, is the latest to make the call. Sullivan, like others on the list, would have not have made his national team, but his announcement adds to the air of negativity around the Games nonetheless.
By contrast only one female player has withdrawn - Lee-Ann Pace, the world number 37 from South Africa.
Montgomerie's exasperated tone was obvious. He knows how all this looks.
He's seen the comments by Rebecca Adlington, the Olympic champion swimmer, almost mocking the golfers who say they have been spooked by Zika. Katie Taylor, the iconic Irish boxer and another Olympic champion, has also had a pop.
They won't be the last stars from other sports to pour scorn on the golfers who have decided to skip Rio.
The controversy is not just about those who are not travelling, but the reasons why. Suspicions reign.
Is it really about Zika or more about a lack of interest in the Olympics, a refusal to tweak schedules to accommodate an event that is about national pride over individual glory? Scott said very firmly that it was the latter. So, too, Day. McIlroy said that it was a mixture of both.
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Padraig Harrington has been an interesting voice in all of this. The Irishman has been an Olympic fan all of his life and, because of the withdrawals of three of his countryman, he's going to be a competitor at the Games.
Harrington sees all the arguments. "Players are not individuals in this," he said last week. "They're married, their wives are at home saying, 'This is crazy, you're not putting the family first if you go to the Olympics'. Some are scared because they want to start a family. And that's valid.
"I'll agree that there are players who are not interested in the Olympics - yet. Some of them don't see it as a big deal. Some of these guys feel it's not adding to their careers."
The interpretation about Zika and its threat - or otherwise - changes depending on who you listen to. These golfers have been pilloried for staying away from Rio despite the fact that Zika is not just in Rio, it's in 64 countries worldwide, including Barbados, where McIlroy recently holidayed, and Florida, where he now lives.
Zika has spread to central and South America and into Asia. In Rio, now in wintertime, the number of reported cases are falling all the time. Back at the start of the year, there were numbers in the thousands per week. Now that figure is in the hundreds. This in a population of 16m people in Rio state.
Hence the mocking of golf's stay-aways. The risk of infection is stated at one in 350,000. The World Health Organisation has said the risk is very low, an assessment supported by the Oswaldo Cruz Institute, a respected medical think tank in Brazil.
But, for every argument, there is a counter argument from another equally qualified expert.
Professor Sam McConkey, head of the department of international health and tropical medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, urged caution.
"Anybody who is considering conceiving a child in the next six to 12 months shouldn't be travelling voluntarily to Brazil," he said.
"If someone is considering fathering children, that would be a sound, wise, evidence-based reason not to travel to Brazil right now."
The story continues. As, you suspect, will the withdrawals.
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Colin Montgomerie has criticised the elite golfers who have withdrawn from the Rio Olympic Games.
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Andrew Rodgers replaced Marc Lawrence with 20 minutes remaining and combined with fellow substitute Jordon Brown to net the winner.
It was one of few opportunities created at Balmoor.
Rory McAllister could have doubled the hosts' advantage but his shot cleared the crossbar.
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Peterhead remain 10 points behind Scottish League One leaders Dunfermline Athletic after claiming a narrow win over Airdrieonians.
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The 19-year-old forward joins last season's bottom-placed team from Louisiana State University.
He said: "I've been looking forward to this day for a while, so I'm glad I've made history, not only for myself but my family and Australian basketball."
Simmons was one of 14 international picks, breaking the record of 12 in 2013.
He was expected to be the first pick after an impressive college season, during which he averaged 19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.
The Los Angeles Lakers took shooting guard Brandon Ingram with the second pick, while two seven-footers, Croatian Dragan Bender and Sudanese-born Australian Thon Maker, went to Phoenix and Milwaukee respectively.
The second round of the draft takes place on Friday.
Campaigners against the mine first took their case to Europe in 2008, claiming the site flouted EU environment rules.
Their petition was heard again this week and the European Commission asked for more time to look into potential breaches.
The firm behind the scheme said it was constantly assessing its impact.
The petition is expected to return to the European Parliament later this year.
It says work is done just 36m from houses and would have a detrimental impact on residents' health.
Work to mine 10m tonnes of coal over 17 years from Ffos-y-Fran began in 2007.
Miller Argent (South Wales) Ltd initially received planning permission following a public inquiry, only for that to be overruled by the High Court.
But the Welsh government, which backed Ffos-y-Fran, won the right to appeal and a Court of Appeal judge allowed it to go ahead.
A spokesman for Miller Argent said: "We currently employ over 230 people at Ffos-y-fran providing high quality jobs.
"We work closely with Merthyr and Caerphilly councils, Natural Resources Wales to ensure we consistently meet their requirements as well as our own.
"We are constantly assessing the impact of our activities upon others and diligently implementing mitigation techniques across our operations.
"The scheme itself is saving the public purse many millions of pounds reclaiming over 1,000 acres of dangerous and derelict land, at the same time providing substantial benefits to the local community through the Ffos-y-fran benefit fund."
Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans has written to the parliament's petitions committee urging it to acknowledge "residents are continuing to suffer noise and dust from Ffos-y-fran".
She said: "Ffos-y-fran has had a devastating environmental impact, primarily on the residents but also on a much wider scale considering our commitment to reducing carbon emissions."
Miller Argent said it would be happy to discuss the scheme in detail with Ms Evans.
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks began on Monday and are continuing, according to the network's operator, Jisc.
The attacks "have resulted in reduced connectivity and disruption", says a statement on Jisc's facebook page.
Engineers are working to restore normal service, it adds.
DDoS attacks are malicious attempts to interrupt or degrade an internet-connected service, often by flooding that service with large amounts of network traffic.
Jisc, formerly the Joint Information Systems Committee, is a publicly funded body that provides computer network services to higher education and research bodies.
Its statement says it is using "various blocks and filtering" to limit the impact of the disruption, "but the details of each attack are subject to change".
The body says it has had to limit its tweets "as we suspect that those behind today's DDoS attack are adjusting their point of attack based on our Twitter updates".
It also had to close its own website for a period, as it also came under attack.
"We understand the importance of connectivity to colleges, universities and other public sector organisations," said Jisc executive director Tim Kidd.
"We are doing everything in our power to ensure normal service in resumed as soon as possible, and in the meantime to minimise any disruption that users of the Janet network may be experiencing. We apologise for any inconvenience caused."
University of Manchester, one of the universities affected by the attack, said staff and students had experienced intermittent problems accessing external sites.
Emails to staff and students warned them to expect "slow performance or a complete lack of access to external services".
"By flooding the service with excessive network traffic, an attacker is attempting to exceed the capacity of the service, which causes the service to run slowly or become unavailable," the university said.
It added staff and students were experiencing problems with accessing external websites, email, submitting assessments online and external collaboration services for research staff.
The forward scored 12 goals in 10 games as Bristol City won promotion from Women's Super League Two last season.
The 23-year-old also scored in a 2-1 defeat by her new club in the Women's FA Cup in March.
"It feels great to be here," she told ManCity.com. "Manchester City are a huge club and the women's team is amazing. I'm really happy to be here."
Rick Nelson, 61, from Ontario was walking his dog when a cub poked its head out of a shrub. Moments later, its mother charged out of the bushes and attacked.
He fought off the mother bear with his bare fists, walking away with just minor scratches on his face and chest.
The Canadian forestry ministry says that attacks by black bears are rare.
After several swings from Mr Nelson, the bear walked away from the fight with a bloody nose.
Mr Nelson said: "It just turned back around and walked away like nothing ever happened and followed the cub. So I really lucked out there."
Despite his encounter, Mr Nelson told a Canadian broadcaster that he did not want people to fear black bears.
The Government of Ontario says black bears usually avoid contact with humans.
A study in the BMJ looked at GP data spanning over a decade and found that more than a quarter of 33,000 adults with learning difficulties had been prescribed antipsychotics, often with no obvious clinical justification.
The drugs are designed to treat severe mental illness, not tricky behaviour.
NHS England has already warned prescribers about the problem.
In July, it sent a letter to patients and professionals saying these powerful medicines should not be used as a "chemical restraint".
A report by Public Health England estimates that up to 35,000 adults with a learning disability are being prescribed an antipsychotic, an antidepressant or both without appropriate clinical justification.
NHS England advises: "If you are worried, either for yourself or someone you know, about the medicines being taken, speak to the person responsible for prescribing them. This will usually be a GP, psychiatrist, specialist doctors, pharmacist or nurse prescriber."
It says medicines used to treat mental illness can be very effective in treating some people with learning disabilities when used appropriately.
The number eight is recovering from a fractured thumb and faces a race to be available for the opener on 24 June.
"I'm confident. I'll back the medical team, but it should be all right," Read told BBC Sport.
"At the end of next week I'll be out of a cast, so should be good to go in a few weeks after that."
Speaking on Wednesday when the Lions arrived in New Zealand, Read said the series rivals a World Cup and that he believes the All Blacks are ready to meet the expectation of a nation.
He added that he is honoured to be leading his country in such an historic event.
"It's awesome," the Crusaders player added. "You are lucky to play them in your career. If your career spans a Lions tour, it's a really fortunate thing.
"To captain the All Blacks is a massive honour and I just can't wait for the series to kick off. We know how big the challenge is going to be."
The Lions arrive at the end of their domestic season and face a daunting schedule with a lack of preparation time.
As a result, Read accepts the pressure is on the hosts, but feels his players will be able to cope with the demands of the New Zealand public.
"The importance New Zealanders place on winning this series is massive, and we all appreciate that," Read continued.
"If we don't win, then certainly it will be really disappointing from our point of view.
"But that's not the way you look at things; you look at these series as opportunities. There is always pressure on us to win, and we know that. A little bit of extra pressure is sometimes nice for the group.
"Both teams are going to be giving it everything and I'm sure it's going to be a great series."
Read's opposite number in the Test series would have likely been England and Saracens' Billy Vunipola, but he has withdrawn from the tour with a shoulder injury.
However Read feels his replacement, who is likely to be Bath's Taulupe Faletau, will be able to fill the void.
"Billy has been awesome the last couple of years," Read said. "But it's one of those things, and the next guy will step up, whether it's Taulupe or someone else."
The last time New Zealand hosted the Lions in 2005 they swept to a 3-0 series win, with fly-half Dan Carter playing a starring role.
Read says the current incumbent at number 10, Hurricanes' Beauden Barrett, is capable of doing the same this time around.
"He's probably already there in some ways," Read said.
"There are some talented guys in this country, and it's about opportunities.
"The spotlight is on us and the Lions players in the series, and that's what makes it pretty special to be a part of."
The Sousse attack on 26 June was claimed by so-called Islamic State.
But Tunisia looks unlikely to overcome the threat posed by its domestic jihadists anytime soon.
An additional 1,500 guards are boosting security at beaches and festivals this summer. The move has been coordinated with leading hotel chains.
The government has allocated 550 million dinars ($255 million) in this year's budget to combating terrorism, and the authorities say 1,400 suspected militants were arrested between January and April.
The country has also tried to impose controls at hundreds of mosques after it emerged they had been used to preach radical views. The Sousse gunman, Seifeddine Rezgui, is reported to have frequented one of them.
Despite these efforts, Tunisia has suffered major terrorist incidents since Sousse.
Last November, an attack targeted a bus carrying members of the presidential guard in Tunis, just 200 metres from the Interior Ministry, killing 12 guards and prompting the authorities to declare a state of emergency.
In May this year, four National Guards were killed by a suicide bomber in Tataouine Governorate.
But an attack in March most clearly highlighted the home-grown nature of Tunisia's terror threat.
Nearly 40 militants were killed in clashes with security forces after they crossed from Libya and attacked the town of Ben Guerdane.
It was not just a spillover of the Libyan crisis. Most of the fighters were Tunisian nationals who had been trained in Libya before returning to stage an attack in their home country.
Days before the attack, nearly 50 militants were killed in a US air strike on IS fighters in the Libyan city of Sabratha. Again, most of them were Tunisian.
This comes as little surprise. Tunisians have been associated with jihadist activity in Libya for the last few years. Militants have attended training camps there, reportedly including the Sousse gunman.
Studies indicate that Tunisians make up the highest proportion of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq.
Moreover, suspected jihadist cells are discovered with alarming regularity across Tunisia.
Interior Minister Hadi Majdoub has told national TV that Tunisia is "still fighting" terrorism and the problem is not confined to the fasting month of Ramadan, when the Sousse attack took place.
Following the 2011 revolution, Tunisia has faced a persistent militant threat on several fronts.
The attack on the presidential guards, the Sousse attack and, before them, a major assault on the Bardo Museum in Tunis that killed 24 people were all claimed by IS.
Meanwhile, security forces are struggling to contain attacks by militants entrenched in the western Chaambi Mountains.
These are members of the Okba Ibn Nafaa Brigade, which is allied to IS rival Al-Qaeda, and they primarily target the army using landmines.
As part of its security measures, Tunisia has erected a barrier along the border with Libya, to try to protect itself from the chaos and lawlessness there.
But this defence will do little to address the threat that exists within Tunisia's borders.
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Wakefield Council will use the Heritage Lottery Fund grant to open parts of Pontefract Castle not accessible since the mid-1600s.
Work will include restoring paths and platforms which will allow visitors to reach the Sally Port and Swillington Tower areas of the site.
It could see the castle removed from English Heritage's 'at risk' register.
Further work will include extending the arts and crafts area to include a shop and café.
Wakefield Council and English Heritage will provide additional funding to the £3.5m project.
Councillor Peter Box, leader of the council, said: "We are delighted that Heritage Lottery Fund is supporting our work.
"The money will help put Pontefract on the map for tourists, building on what is an already popular site, and will certainly bring wider economic benefits into the town."
The castle was built in the 11th Century and is reportedly the site of King Richard II's imprisonment and murder.
It was used as a Lancastrian stronghold during the Wars of the Roses (1454-85).
During the English Civil War (1642-1651) the Royalist castle was besieged by Parliamentarian forces and was demolished in 1649 on the request of the townspeople.
Since then, the castle has been used as a place for liquorice cultivation and as a tourist attraction.
Mr Justice Francis said Northamptonshire County Council had not fulfilled its duties.
The council had failed to respect their family life and catalogued its "failures, delays and incompetence".
The judge did not identify the parents or the child, who had lived with his grandmother since 2013.
He urged council lawyers to negotiate settlements of the damages claims but said he would rule if they failed to reach agreement.
Mr Justice Francis, from the Family Division of the High Court in London, said at the hearing in Birmingham the boy had been embroiled in care proceedings.
He ruled the youngster should continue to live with his grandmother who had cared for him for most of his life.
The parents had separated.
Social workers had raised concerns when the boy was a baby and had moved him from home to the care of his grandmother.
Mr Justice Francis said the legality of that placement was in "serious doubt".
He said staff had failed to carry out "full and adequate" family assessments and failed to carry out adequate care planning.
Nearly two-and-a-half years passed before the council began legal proceedings and 10 different social workers had been involved.
The judge said there had been "extraordinary delay and dereliction of duty".
"I find the local authority to have been in egregious breach of its duties," he said.
The council would be able put its side of the story through lawyers, he said.
All 171 attendees supported president Rob Flockhart's motion to fund its professional and performance set-up.
The decision hands the union an "immediate mandate" to seek inward investment.
"This was a pivotal moment for the game in Scotland," said Scottish Rugby chief executive Mark Dodson.
"I am delighted our members have empowered us to move forward.
"The hard work really does start now and we will now take time to prepare before entering a challenging market with what we think is a compelling and credible investment opportunity."
Scottish Rugby president Rob Flockhart added: "This vote will enable us to not only seek inward investment to the professional sides but also help to secure funding levels to our grassroots game and protect it from rising costs elsewhere in the game."
Any proposed investment would first have to be approved by the Scottish Rugby Board.
A two-thirds majority was required from the delegates when they gathered at Murrayfield on Friday.
In a statement last month, the union said there was "no immediate interest" from any external investor on the table.
Dominic McKay, the SRU's chief operating officer, said: "It's almost unprecedented in Scottish rugby to have an unanimous vote on something.
"I think everybody recognises that the challenge of running and operating two professional clubs is significant. The costs involved in running Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby are rising.
"But we've got a responsibility as a governing body to make sure that we invest in all elements of our game and that includes the grassroots as well as the national team.
"So there's a recognition that if we want to be successful we can't do it on our own. The best way to do that is with external investment."
Earlier this week, Glasgow Warriors coach Gregor Townsend said he hoped that members would back the move.
The SRU owns and funds both to the tune of about £5m per year, a fraction of the cash clubs in England and France have at their disposal thanks to wealthy investors and television money.
It hopes that private finance can help ensure more players follow full-back Stuart Hogg's recent lead in extending his Warriors contract until 2019.
Scotland's governing body would want to ensure any potential buyers of the two Pro12 clubs would make commitments in terms of future investment and bringing through young Scottish players before selling stakes to investors.
Sports marketing consultant Alan Ferguson is less sceptical than many observers who wonder whether there would be many potential buyers.
"At the last count, global sports sponsorship was worth 50 billion US dollars and growing, so it's not an easy sell," he said.
"But it's sellable and may well appeal to people. But this vote is just a first step."
Delegates on Friday came from 143 members clubs, six regions, plus referees, schools and Scottish Rugby Council members.
Sussex Police said the pedestrian, from Felpham, was hit by a Nissan Micra driven by an 87-year-old woman from Bognor Regis who was leaving a parking space near local shops.
Emergency teams tried to revive the woman but she died at the scene.
The woman who died has not yet been named. Anyone who saw the incident in Felpham Road at about 12:30 GMT is urged to contact the force.
Mr Lanzer, a UK citizen, was given no explanation as to why he had been asked to leave the country, the UN said.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the government to reverse the decision immediately.
Months of fighting have left an estimated 40% of South Sudan's population in need of food aid and more than two million have been displaced.
A spokesman for Mr Ban said Mr Lanzer had been "instrumental in addressing the increasing humanitarian needs" of the people.
"The secretary-general calls on the government of South Sudan to reverse its decision immediately. He further urges the government to co-operate fully with all United Nations entities present in South Sudan," a statement said.
The UN said Mr Lanzer was not in South Sudan on Monday but he planned to return to wrap up final business.
Mr Lanzer was coming to the end of his term and the UN had already announced he was to be replaced by Eugene Owusu of Ghana.
South Sudan is the world's newest state, having gained independence from Sudan in 2011.
But violence broke out in December 2013 when President Salva Kiir accused his sacked deputy, Riek Machar, of plotting a coup.
Mr Machar denied the allegation but then formed a rebel army.
Government forces have recently been advancing towards Leer, Mr Machar's birthplace.
BBC Southern Africa correspondent Karen Allen says the UN has stopped short of imposing sanctions on South Sudan's politicians but there is now a renewed sense of urgency to step up efforts to hold the leadership to account.
Earlier this month, Mr Lanzer warned that more than 300,000 people were without access to vital aid because of fighting in Unity state.
"Ongoing hostilities in Unity state have now obliged all non-governmental organisations and UN agencies to evacuate staff from Leer and other locations," he said.
The figures come from a report by child health experts which found 110 more cases among under-19s in 2015-16 than two years previously.
The youngest children affected are aged between five and nine.
Council leaders said urgent action on childhood obesity was needed.
The Local Government Association, which represents councils in England and Wales, added that government cuts to public health budgets had affected their ability to tackle the issue.
Being overweight is the biggest risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes, and three-quarters of these children were obese.
With child obesity rates in England rising - but now by a smaller amount than they have been - it's no surprise more children are being treated for the condition.
In primary schools in England, one in 10 children in Reception and one in five children in year 6 were classified as obese in 2015-16.
Type 2 diabetes in children is a serious condition which can lead to long-term health complications such as heart disease, kidney failure and blindness.
Children from Asian and black ethnic backgrounds were particularly affected, and children who lived in deprived areas were more likely to have type 2.
There were twice as many girls than boys with the condition and most of the cases were among 15-19 year olds.
Across all children and teenagers, numbers are on the rise - from 507 cases in 2013-14 and 543 in 2014-15 to the current tally of 621.
But there could be more who are undiagnosed, the report said - these are only the ones being treated by paediatric specialists around the country.
Parents can make an appointment with their family GP if they are concerned about their child's weight.
They can then be referred to a paediatrician, weight loss services or a dietician, depending on what is available in the area.
When children are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, the whole family will normally be involved in encouraging more physical exercise and a healthier diet, which are crucial to managing the condition.
Because type 2 diabetes can be more aggressive in children than in adults, it is important to manage the condition carefully in order to prevent any health problems occurring.
Children's doctors, from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, say type 2 diabetes is preventable in most cases and more action is need to reverse the trend.
Dr Justin Warner, from RCPCH, said the sugar tax was "a positive step" towards reducing sugar in diets, but the government should be doing more to ban junk food adverts on TV targeted at children.
Diabetes UK said there should be moves to reduce the sugar and saturated fat content in food.
Libby Dowling, senior clinical adviser at the charity, said: "We need to make it as easy as possible for children and their families to lead healthy lives and reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and its serious complications."
It published a childhood obesity plan a year ago, which included measures asking the food and drink industry to cut 5% of the sugar in products popular with children, with a target of 20% over four years.
A Department of Health spokeswoman said this was already delivering results.
The plan also called on primary schools to deliver at least 30 minutes of physical activity a day and to help parents and carers ensure children got the same amount at home.
But local councils in England, which now fund public health, want an increased budget to tackle the problem.
They say more needs to be done to reach out to black and other minority ethnic groups, where a disproportionately high number of children and teenagers have type 2 diabetes.
Goulding joined the Robins from Wigan ahead of the 2015 Super League season and played eight times for the club.
He said: "It's just sinking in at the minute but I've had a lot of great memories from over the years.
"I'm just upset I can't be part of the good times I'm expecting Hull KR to have here in the future."
Goulding, who made two appearances for England in 2010 and helped Wigan to a Super League and Challenge Cup double in 2013, is the second Super League player this season to announce their retirement because of concussion injuries.
St Helens half-back Lance Hohaia, 32, quit the game in April.
Candidates will have to obtain a Grade 5, equivalent to a low B or high C now, as grading switches to numbers nine to one in exams to be taken first in 2017.
The aim is to make standards comparable to top-performing countries such as Finland, Canada, and the Netherlands.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan says raising the bar on GCSE exams will help pupils achieve in life.
The new grading system, which replaces the A to G system with a new nine-to-one numbered scale, comes as new "more rigorous" GCSEs are being introduced for first teaching this September.
The new grading system has been designed to reveal the differences between candidates at the top end.
Currently, candidates are expected to achieve a C to attain a "good pass", although grades below this are still officially considered passes.
The government has also appointed school behaviour guru Tom Bennett to draw up plans to help teachers address problems of "low level disruption" in classrooms.
New GCSEs
The announcement comes just a week after the government said all pupils would have to study English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects to GCSE.
It means they must sit English, maths, science, history or geography, and a language.
Mrs Morgan said: "This means ensuring children study key subjects that provide them with the knowledge they need to reach their potential - while setting a higher bar at GCSE so young people, their parents and teachers can be sure that the grades they achieve will help them get on in life."
Mr Bennett will lead a new group that will develop training for teachers on behaviour.
He said: "Behaviour has been the elephant in the classroom for too long, and the amount of learning time lost because of disruption is a tragedy.
"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."
The government says the new measures will place England's education system on a par with the best-performing countries, pushing expectations and aspirations of young people and ensuring they can compete with peers across the globe.
National Union of Teachers general secretary Christine Blower said: "From September, the EBacc will in effect become compulsory.
"A bad idea has suddenly become much worse. It will cause dismay among parents.
"Parents, like teachers, want a broad and balanced curriculum for their children.
"It is the responsibility of government to translate that aspiration into a curriculum that reflects the many demands that are made on the school, and that can involve and engage all learners."
The operators have said it is likely some form of traffic restrictions will continue for the next few days.
They have now banned all goods vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes, which will have to use an alternative route.
Efforts are continuing to fix defective steelwork that led to the introduction of a contra flow system.
Long queues of traffic had formed well before the rush hour peak on Thursday afternoon.
Engineers are working on a temporary repair to ease the immediate pressure before replacing the faulty component.
Restrictions were imposed on the crossing after engineers uncovered a potential fault in the structure of the bridge on Tuesday.
Only one lane of traffic is operating in each direction.
The road network company Amey has revealed there are eight parts of the bridge where a similar problem could be encountered in the future.
Disruption on Thursday has included heavy traffic through Rosyth and Inverkeithing.
The Kincardine Bridge and Clackmannanshire Bridge, which are alternative routes for some drivers, were busier than usual.
Amey Facilities Manager Chris Waite said: "Once we have a fix in place we would hope the bridge would reopen to all traffic but in the meantime the engineers are working out what level of traffic can we allow on while we are putting a temporary repair in place, which might take some time.
Meanwhile, motorists are being warned to be prepared for additional disruption on the bridge due to very strong winds from mid-afternoon on Friday 4 through to the early hours of Saturday.
The bridge is likely to be open to cars only during the evening peak period and a full bridge closure is possible around midnight.
Public transport may be affected, with winds forecast in excess of the level at which buses would be allowed to cross.
Hauliers are advised to plan an alternative route.
The bridge is also expected to be closed to cyclists and pedestrians for most of the afternoon and overnight.
Before the bridge was opened by the Queen on 4 September 1964, cars could only get across the Forth on a ferry.
So the Forth Road Bridge, which at the time was the fourth biggest suspension bridge in the world and the longest outside the United States, was welcomed as an engineering marvel.
It transformed the journey between Edinburgh and Fife and from the north of Scotland to the south.
Traffic on the crossing grew steadily and it now carries 24 million vehicles across the Forth every year - far more than it was originally designed to handle.
But its reputation for engineering excellence has been tarnished over the years by traffic congestion and maintenance problems.
Read more on the troubles of the Forth Road Bridge
A new £1.4bn Queensferry Crossing over the Firth of Forth is due to open in December next year.
It was ordered by ministers because of corrosion of the main suspension cable on the Forth Road Bridge.
Prop Matt Mullan is named as cover for Joe Marler, who faces a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday for striking.
Sale's uncapped hooker Tommy Taylor is included, while captain Dylan Hartley sat out Tuesday's training, for what is thought to be precautionary reasons.
England, who beat Wales on Saturday, have won the Six Nations.
Jones' side secured the title after Scotland beat France last Sunday, and win in Paris will complete England's first clean sweep since 2003.
Forwards: Kieran Brookes (Northampton Saints), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers),Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs), Jack Clifford (Harlequins), Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), James Haskell (Wasps), Maro Itoje (Saracens), George Kruis (Saracens), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Matt Mullan (Wasps), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Tommy Taylor (Sale Sharks), Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Mako Vunipola (Saracens).
Backs: Mike Brown (Harlequins), Danny Care (Harlequins), Elliot Daly (Wasps), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Bath), Alex Goode (Saracens), Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), Anthony Watson (Bath), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers).
But he added he believed the decision was right for him and his family.
He made the remarks in an interview with a Connecticut TV station, and also praised Democratic candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.
He ruled out running last October, saying his family was ready after the death of his son earlier that year, but he had now run out of time.
"I regret it every day," the vice-president said during an interview on WVIT-TV on Wednesday. "I plan on staying deeply involved, and we've got two good candidates."
Mr Biden, a Democrat, offered praise for the candidates he would have competed against, Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
"There's real robust debate between Hillary and Bernie, as there would have been if I had gotten in the race," he said. "It's not a bunch of serendipity out there."
He did not mention the third candidate, Martin O'Malley, whose campaign has lagged far behind those of Ms Clinton and Mr Sanders.
His warm tone quickly dissipated when asked about the opposing Republican field of candidates.
"I will not mention them, but I promise you, I have spoken to three of the presidential potential nominees on the Republican side who tell me 'Joe it's crazy, this is absolutely crazy'," he said. "It's not been a very illuminating campaign so far."
He began what appeared to be a criticism of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz before stopping mid-sentence.
Mr Biden made the remarks in an interview that was primarily focused on touting President Barack Obama's newly-announced executive actions on gun control.
The 73-year-old politician spent months wrestling with the decision of whether to launch a campaign or not, with the death of his adult son, Beau, in May weighing heavily on the decision making process.
Reports in August said that it was the dying wish of the younger Biden for his dad to enter the race.
Mr Biden spent weeks toiling over the decision, often teasing the press and potential donors with speculation that he was going to jump on the campaign trail.
However, he announced in late October that he had decided against running, acknowledging that he was at a disadvantage in terms of funding and popular support relative to the other candidates who had been campaigning for months.
As he pleaded guilty to her murder and details of a "highly dangerous" individual with psychopathic tendencies emerged, parents and pupils said they still could not comprehend that the teenager they knew as a "quiet, typical lad" carried out the brutal attack.
It was the news that shocked the nation - a much-loved teacher of Spanish killed in her own classroom.
Mrs Maguire, 61, had taught at Corpus Christi Catholic College for 40 years and retirement was just a few months away.
Many regarded her as the "mother" of the Halton Moor school, having helped nurture thousands of students who had passed through its doors.
But on 28 April Cornick, who was then 15, walked into the lesson she was teaching and knifed her seven times as the class looked on in terror.
Former student Tom Smith knew Mrs Maguire's killer and said he occasionally played cards with him.
"He was probably the most intelligent person I knew," he said.
"But he was really quiet and kept himself to himself. He had his friends, but he wasn't with them all the time.
"You can look at someone and say, 'I don't think they could do anything like that', but within a [split] second, anything can happen.
"I'm still shocked. I didn't think that in a school like Corpus such a thing could happen."
Mrs Maguire died from a stab wound to the neck, which severed her jugular vein.
In the aftermath of the attack, hundreds of floral tributes were laid at the gates of the school and news soon spread that police had a suspect in custody.
Until Cornick was sentenced, he could not be named due to reporting restrictions but his identity was widely known to many. Parents and pupils painted a picture of a high-achiever: a loner, but not one to cause trouble.
Prosecutor Paul Greaney QC told Leeds Crown Court Cornick's parents were also "at a loss to understand" what their son, who has been found to have an "adjustment disorder with psychopathic tendencies", had done.
He said there was nothing to indicate to the boy's parents or teachers a risk of "homicidal violence".
He said: "The parents are decent people and responsible parents.
"They are at a loss to understand how and why their son has turned out as he has and they have co-operated fully with the police and with the prosecution."
The court heard behind his apparently quiet, intelligent persona Cornick, who had received "generally positive" academic reports, harboured a hatred for Mrs Maguire and took pride in her killing.
Mr Greaney said: "Undoubtedly, one of the most disturbing aspects of an extremely disturbing case is that [Cornick] not only lacks remorse but is proud of what he did in killing Mrs Maguire, who he at one stage described to [a psychiatrist] as barely human."
He said Cornick told a psychiatrist: "I wasn't in shock, I was happy. I had a sense of pride. I still do."
Julie Langton, whose two daughters attend the school, said people were aware of Cornick's grudges against Mrs Maguire.
"It was known he had some sort of issue with Mrs Maguire, about how she was being with him," she said.
"He didn't like that she was pushing him...to concentrate harder and to do his studies a bit more than he was. She knew he was capable and it triggered a lot of what he felt."
Ms Langton said there had been talk after the attack that Cornick had a list of those he wanted revenge on.
She said: "There were all sorts of things going around school about what he was planning and the things he wanted to do in connection with that day; that he had a list and had people he wanted 'payback' on.
"There were teachers and pupils known to be on this list and that if he hadn't have done what he'd done at that point, then he was going to do more damage somewhere down the line."
Cornick, now 16, admitted killing Mrs Maguire at Leeds Crown Court and was sentenced to life with a minimum of 20 years.
His defence barrister, Richard Wright, said: "Plainly, these were the actions of a deeply disturbed young man."
A fellow pupil said he could not comprehend how the boy he knew had committed such a terrible crime.
"He was like any other lad my age; he wasn't a naughty kid. He was a typical, nice lad. It seems surreal how it's changed," he said.
"One minute you have got memories of this really nice person, then the next minute you're thinking this person has done something awful...that someone so nice could change overnight.
"I wouldn't have put this crime to that person but it's happened and you just have to accept that."
The pupil said after the attack, he looked at his former friend's Facebook page and was shocked by what he saw.
"The Grim Reaper was the first thing you saw on his page. That corrected everyone's opinion. [I thought] what the hell has happened, something has definitely gone wrong."
Though they have lost a wife, mother and aunt, Mrs Maguire's widower, Don, said the family were honouring his wife's memory by staying positive.
They have established a charity, The Ann Maguire Arts Educational Fund, to provide bursaries and funding for the personal development of people under 18 years of age.
Mr Maguire said: "I may have feelings towards [the boy] but the reality of our lives is that the feelings I have won't improve our situation at all.
"We have all lost and we are all living without something. I have lost my wife, the children have lost their mother. It doesn't change our daily struggle."
In September, 1,200 people paid their respects to Mrs Maguire at a public memorial at Leeds Town Hall.
Among those attending the service were her two daughters - Emma and Kerry - and her two nephews, Daniel and Andrew Poole, who Mrs Maguire raised following her sister's death.
Tributes described her as an "inspirational" person who had made a "wonderful contribution" to education in Leeds.
Speaking to the BBC about her mother's death, Emma said: "Every morning you wake up and there's a moment that you just wish that wasn't true and I don't think that will change.
"I think for us the reality is that Mummy doesn't come home anymore. And that really says it all."
The 301 new pieces of kit will capture evidence of crimes as they happen.
An outlay of £163,000 follows the purchase of 120 body-worn video devices last year, the first to be used in the force area.
Police and crime commissioner Arfon Jones said they would help to secure more convictions, especially in domestic violence cases.
The new kit will be worn by specialist officers, including members of firearms teams.
Mr Jones said the chance of prosecution in domestic violence cases rises from 72% to 81% if there is body-worn video footage for the jury to watch.
He said the cameras are "good for everybody except for the criminals" and would ensure victims do not have to go to court to give evidence.
The process of recording the songs in 2013 and 2014 also caused him to break out in "nerve rashes".
"My hands were covered in these great red welts," he told Newsbeat.
Thankfully the rashes didn't last, and only erupted during a particularly stressful week when the track Uptown Funk had to be finished.
It was also the same week Ronson was scheduled to give a high-profile talk for global ideas organisation TED about how sampling transformed music.
He needn't have worried.
Ronson's TED talk was well received and has been viewed more than 1.6 million times online, while Uptown Funk you could say has done more than OK.
According to data compiled by the Official Charts Company, there has been more than two million streams of the song every week since it went online last December and it's been number one in the Official Singles Chart for five weeks.
Mark Ronson also now holds the record for having the most streamed single of all time in the UK.
Uptown Funk was streamed 2.56 million times in the week ending on 4 January.
Sounds profitable already, and that's before the album was even released. Ronson admits, though, that he has "no idea" how much money he makes from streaming, before sheepishly admitting, "I should really know, I should ask someone".
So why was Ronson feeling anxious before cracking on with Uptown Special initially?
"I think it had been a couple of years since my last record," Ronson explains. "I had been working with Bruno [Mars] on Unorthodox Jukebox."
"I'd been working with Sir Paul McCartney and I was thinking of ideas and I was DJ'ing a lot of festivals around that time.
"I was always DJ'ing the same tents and line-ups with people whose production I really enjoyed but it was probably more banging-drums-of-doom style stuff than what I was doing, and I was thinking like, 'Oh am I going to make a hip-hop record?'
"So I was messing around with that for a while and I didn't quite know what I was doing and I was having like a little bit of a musical identity crisis."
His solution was to just get on with working, so he went to Venice Beach in Los Angeles with friend and colleague Jeff Bhasker who co-produced and co-wrote Uptown Special.
"And I just started writing," Ronson says. "I spent time at the piano, which I hadn't done in a while.
"And maybe something about being in California, and the songs started coming out, stuff that was interesting and seemed unique, like not a lot of other stuff like it around, which is always what I'm looking for when I start something."
Mark Ronson then enlisted highly-respected author Michael Chabon (Wonder Boys and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay) to help write the lyrics on the album.
He also got together a bunch of other musicians to work on various songs, from Bruno Mars on Uptown Funk, to Mystikal, Miike Snow's Andrew Wyatt and Kevin Parker from Tame Impala.
Ronson even managed to achieve that rare feat of aligning schedules so that most of the contributors on the album de-camped to Memphis for recording sessions together.
He recalls working in one room of the studio and "all I can hear is loud music and glasses clinking and drinks being drunk from the next room", and Mystikal and Bruno Mars "come out and they had the verse and first chorus of Feel Right".
"Lovely, magic moments would be happening," Ronson remembers.
Ronson's pulling power even succeeded in getting his musical hero Stevie Wonder to record a harmonica section for the album, which Wonder recorded on a rare day off in Chicago last year.
After all the time and effort he put in, Ronson hopes Uptown Special does get listened to as an album, and that it's not all about his number one single Uptown Funk.
"People do get their music and listen to it however they want now and I'm no different," says Ronson.
"But I think when something comes along and you kind of believe it's an album, you believe it was meant to be consumed that way, then that's the time when I care enough to listen to something from start to finish.
"The album as a format may not be what it once was, but it's the only complete version of our art form as musicians and people that create music that we have, so I think I'll always feel some kind of thing for it."
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It could mean the potential merger between the company and the German steel producer, ThyssenKrupp is more likely to move forward.
The £15bn British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) has been a significant barrier to any agreement.
Tata has been in negotiations with pension regulators and trustees of the scheme.
A deal was done between unions and the company that would see reduced benefits for current employees, but the decision would affect all members of the pension scheme including those already retired.
Other similar pension agreements have seen the companies involved pay money into the fund as well as giving a stake in the ongoing business to the new pension providers.
About 6,250 people are employed by Tata Steel across Wales, including 3,500 in Port Talbot.
Tata Steel UK has offered to pay £550m into its now-closed pension scheme and give the fund a 33% stake in its UK business.
It means Tata would no longer have any responsibility for the pension scheme.
This pension arrangement is only available to companies that would not be able to continue trading without the change.
Who are ThyssenKrupp?
Nearly three quarters of union members backed the new pensions deal earlier this year.
A Tata Steel spokesman said parties involved in pensions talks were in "positive discussions and we are hopeful of reaching a final agreement shortly".
The pensions regulator refused to be drawn on any speculation. It said progress was being made and an official announcement would be made in due course.
A spokesperson for the steel trade unions said: "If accurate, we welcome this development which will lead to certainty for scheme members following a year of unprecedented turmoil.
"Our members will now expect the trustees to provide all the information necessary to enable them to make the right decision for them and their families."
Pensions expert Stuart Price, partner with Quantum Advisory, said a deal has been done with a new pension scheme being set up, with better benefits than a "worse case scenario" of members relying on the safety net of the pension protection fund (PPF).
"Tata Steel will continue to sponsor the scheme and will stand behind it and pay in more money if needed to keep the scheme well funded," he said.
"Going forward, members will be worse off than if the British Steel pension scheme had stayed in place but it's better than the alternative with the PPF."
Leadership contender Steven Woolfe was treated in Strasbourg after he collapsed following the fracas at a UKIP meeting of MEPs on Thursday.
While he said he was "not impressed" by the incident, Mr Farage said he would not get involved "in the blame game".
But he insisted that "men behaving badly" was not a feature of his party.
Mr Farage was speaking to BBC 5Live from the US presidential debate in St Louis, a day after Mr Woolfe was discharged from hospital following the tussle at the European Parliament.
'Horrible incident'
Mr Farage said he had launched a probe that "will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday to find out exactly what happened".
He explained: "There was an altercation - two men sized up to each other - I'm not going to get involved in the blame game as to exactly who did what until we've had our inquiry, but I wasn't very impressed by the incident at all."
Asked if UKIP could be taken seriously as a political party following the fracas, Mr Farage referred to other scuffles involving former Labour MPs.
"Hang on - didn't we have a deputy prime minister [John Prescott] punch a member of the public just a few years ago? Didn't we have Eric Joyce - a Labour MP - who assaulted people in a bar in the House of Commons?
"I'm afraid men behaving badly is not just a feature of UKIP - it happens in other political parties.
"I regret we had this horrible incident last week that led to somebody at the end of the day becoming very ill, but I don't think you can judge an entire party on one incident."
Pressed on whether the event highlighted deep divisions within UKIP, Mr Farage retorted: "Things could be a lot worse - we could be the Labour Party, couldn't we?"
Mr Woolfe, 49, is among the favourites to be the party's next leader following the resignation of Diane James just 18 days after she was elected to the role.
He collapsed after the altercation had taken place during a gathering of UKIP MEPs to discuss whether he had been talking to the Conservative Party.
But Elizabeth Jones, a former leadership contender and member of UKIP's national executive committee, told BBC2's Daily Politics that if the internal investigation proves Mr Woolfe had been in talks about defection, "then potentially yes it could suspend him from standing as a leadership candidate".
Mr Woolfe had a row with fellow UKIP MEP Mike Hookem at the meeting, before the pair went outside together.
On Saturday, a spokesman for the UKIP MEP said medical examinations suggested Mr Woolfe had bruising on his face that was not consistent with just a fall or seizure.
In an interview with BBC Radio Humberside on Friday, Mr Hookem acknowledged the pair had had a "scuffle".
He has since tweeted a photo of his "unbruised" hands, saying he did not punch Mr Woolfe.
"I am innocent," he said. "I never threw a punch. I never assaulted him. I will stand my corner."UKIP to launch 'men behaving badly' probe
There have been varying descriptions of what happened and Mr Hookem has said only that he and Mr Woolfe knew precisely what went on.
The fracas is being investigated both by the party and the parliament, with Conservative MEP Sajjad Karim leading the parliamentary probe, and the party expected to report its findings on Friday.
Mr Woolfe has not spoken in public about the episode, but the Daily Mail quoted him as saying Mr Hookem "came at me and landed a blow" after they left the meeting room.
Another UKIP MEP, Nathan Gill, said there had been no police involvement and Mr Woolfe did not want any police involvement.
The row comes amid division in the party over its future direction following the vote for Brexit.
The party is split between those loyal to interim leader Nigel Farage and former Conservatives who support broader policies.
UKIP MEP Bill Etheridge has announced he will stand in the leadership election and Raheem Kassam, Mr Nigel Farage's chief of staff, has also thrown his hat into the ring.
It insists that officers have never been given a target to conduct a certain volume of searches.
But a survey found some "are confusing directed and targeted patrols with general pressure to conduct searches".
Last month, the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) sought further evidence on the "perceived pressure".
In response, Police Scotland asked all 17,234 officers if they agreed with the statement: "It is clearer now that officers are not under pressure to conduct volume stop-and-searches."
Just 851 officers responded to the survey and only 557 responded to the specific question.
Of that number, 159 (28.5%) stated they disagreed (83) or strongly disagreed (76) with this statement, according to a report presented to the SPA's audit and risk committee.
The report, presented by Supt Andy McKay, does not say how many officers agreed with the statement.
It stated: "It is acknowledged that the results of the survey provide a very limited degree of information and context on which to base any conclusions.
"They can be interpreted in a number of ways and do not definitively provide a clear outcome of perceptions."
Mr McKay said the survey was a "first step" in measuring changes in stop-and-search practice and policing culture.
"It is our intention to revisit this survey later this year and reassess the issue of perception," he said.
"Worthy of note is the need to better refine the survey to take account of the differences between 'pressure' and 'tasking'.
"This process may cause officers some confusion as all divisions continue to encourage officers to conduct targeted (right place, time, people) stop-and-search activity to support national and local priorities such as knife crime, and there is still a benefit in recording proactivity through the de-brief process."
He added that in recent months, members of the NSSIDT (national stop and search improvement delivery team) had carried out workshop days, visited every division and spoken with operational officers.
He said they confirmed that some officers were confusing directed and targeted patrols with general pressure to conduct searches.
"It is acknowledged that supervisors must communicate the concept of tasking in such a way as to minimise this perception and that is something that the NSSIDT will proactively address in the near future," he said.
The report said there had been a 50% reduction in relation to the overall volume of stop-and-search, including seizure, and consensual searches fell by 82% between June and November 2015.
It added: "Whilst acknowledging that progress has been made over recent months to remove any perceived pressure, we acknowledge that there is still further action required.
"In order to address any remaining perception of pressure, the NSSIDT are in the process of analysing the survey results and are preparing a handling report ... to consider and to make further recommendations to ensure all officers are clear that there is no pressure on officers to carry out volume searches."
Fe wnaeth Stephen Evans adael y BBC yr wythnos hon ar ôl bron i 30 mlynedd gyda'r gorfforaeth.
Yn wreiddiol o Sir Benfro, mae wedi bod yn gweithio fel newyddiadurwr ers bron i 40 mlynedd, a bydd nifer yn ei gofio fel un o brif leisiau'r BBC yn dilyn ymosodiadau terfysgol 9/11 yn 2001.
Yn gweithio fel gohebydd busnes Gogledd America ar y pryd, roedd ar lawr gwaelod y World Trade Center pan wnaeth yr awyren gyntaf daro'r adeilad.
Bu wedyn yn cyfrannu'n helaeth i gynulleidfaoedd Radio Cymru a Newyddion 9 dros y dyddiau wedi hynny, yn ogystal â nifer o wasanaethau eraill y BBC.
Bu'n rhannu ychydig o'i hanes fel newyddiadurwr, a'r hyn sydd wedi newid dros y pedwar degawd diwethaf, gyda Cymru Fyw:
"Fe wnes i hyfforddi ar y Western Telegraph, a phan ddechreues i roedd papurau newydd yn rhan enfawr o fywyd Cymreig," meddai.
"Roedd gan y Western Telegraph ddau bapur pan oeddwn i'n dechrau yn Hwlffordd, ond mae llawer o hynny wedi mynd erbyn hyn.
"Byddai pawb yn Sir Benfro yn darllen y Telegraph, ac roedd pobl yn llythrennol ar bigau drain i'w gael o. Byddai pobl yn disgwyl amdano.
"Roedden ni'n gwneud ysgrif goffa am bron i bawb fyddai'n marw yn y sir.
"Roedd hyfforddi i fod yn ohebydd bryd hynny yn wych - fyddech chi ddim yn meiddio cael pethau'n anghywir, oherwydd os byddai gennych chi wallau byddai pobl yn llythrennol yn dod i mewn i'r swyddfa a chwyno."
Ymunodd â'r BBC gyda Radio 4 yn 1988, cyn symud i fod yn ohebydd. Yn fwy diweddar mae wedi bod yn ohebydd yn Berlin a Seoul.
Ond dyw Stephen ddim yn hiraethus am bob agwedd o newyddiaduraeth pan oedd yn ifanc, gyda datblygiadau bellach yn ei gwneud yn haws darlledu o unrhyw le yn y byd.
"Mae'n hawdd dweud bod pethau cymaint gwell yn yr hen ddyddiau, ond mewn gwirionedd mae technoleg wedi gwella pethau'n anferthol," meddai.
"Ar gyfer teledu er enghraifft, os oeddech chi eisiau gwneud darn byw byddech chi angen tryciau o offer, llawer o bobl a mynydd o waith paratoi.
"Ond nawr, rydw i wedi gwneud darnau byw o Pyongyang yng Ngogledd Corea ar fy ffôn. Mae'n newid aruthrol."
Un peth sydd wedi siomi Stephen gyda'r diwydiant dros y blynyddoedd diweddar yw newyddion ffug, ac mae'n dweud, er ei holl fuddiannau, bod y we wedi cyflwyno ei hun fel llwyfan i unrhyw un rannu newyddion, boed yn wir ai peidio.
"Yr hyn sydd hefyd wedi newid dros fy nghyfnod i, yn amlwg, yw newyddion ffug a diffyg ymddiriedaeth mewn newyddion," meddai.
"Pan oeddwn i'n dechrau, mewn llefydd fel Hwlffordd neu Gastell-nedd lle oeddwn i, roedd pawb yn derbyn eu newyddion gan ffynonellau y gellir ymddiried ynddynt
"Roedd pawb yn darllen y Western Mail. Radio Wales a Radio Cymru oedd prif ffynonellau gwybodaeth. Felly roedd rhyw fath o gysondeb i ddaliadau gwleidyddol pobl. "Doedden nhw ddim yn cael daliadau gwallgof o bob cornel o'r byd.
"Y syniad oedd y byddai'r we yn gwneud newyddion yn fwy democrataidd ond mewn gwirionedd, mewn ffordd mae'n tanseilio democratiaeth. Mae hynny'n newid enfawr.
"Mae'n welliant mewn nifer o ffyrdd - y dechnoleg sydd mor ystwyth - ond gall fod yn beryglus iawn, bod llwyfan i bob mathau o syniadau hurt a ffals - pobl yn gwneud drygioni ac yn gwasgaru celwyddau."
Ai dyma'r diwedd i newyddion traddodiadol felly? Yw'r cyfryngau cymdeithasol wedi gwneud hynny'n ddiangen?
"Dydw i ddim yn ddigalon am ddyfodol newyddiaduraeth," meddai Stephen.
"Rwy'n meddwl bod papurau newydd nawr yn sylweddoli, dydyn nhw ddim wedi marw.
"Yr hyn rwy'n gobeithio fydd yn digwydd yw y bydd pobl yn dechrau sylweddoli eu bod angen ffynonellau gwybodaeth y gellir ymddiried ynddynt, a bydd ffynonellau fel y BBC yn gwbl ganolog i hynny.
"Wrth i bobl sylweddoli bod celwyddau a drygioni allan yno, ac ni allwch chi o reidrwydd goelio yr hyn dy'ch chi'n ei weld o'ch blaenau, bydd pobl yn gweld mai nonsens yw'r cwbl."
Ond dyw Stephen ddim wedi'i ddadrithio gan newyddion a newyddiaduraeth, ac yn wir, nid ymddeol yw ei gynlluniau.
Mae'n symud i Awstralia i weithio fel gohebydd i bapur newydd bychan sy'n cael ei gyhoeddi pob pythefnos, mewn ardal ddiarffordd rhyw naw awr o yrru o Sydney.
"Roeddwn i wastad wedi bod eisiau mynd i Awstralia fel tipyn o antur am 'mod i mor hoff o'r lle, ac maen nhw wedi cynnig swydd i mi," meddai.
"Mae'r papur newydd yn meddwl 'Sut yn y byd allwn ni ddelio â'r byd newydd yma?' felly efallai y gallai eu helpu gydag ychydig o'm mhrofiad i."
From smart phones to tablet computers and game consoles, it is not unusual to see toddlers intuitively swiping screens and confidently pressing buttons.
Even if parents enjoy the momentary peace that comes with handing a small child a gadget to play with, parents secretly worry that this screen time is damaging their brains.
But it appears that screens can be beneficial to learning - and the more interactive the experience the better.
Research from the University of Wisconsin, presented at a meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development this week, found that children aged between two and three were more likely to respond to video screens that prompted children to touch them than to a video screen that demanded no interaction.
The more interactive the screen, the more real it was, and the more familiar it felt from a two-year-old's perspective, the study suggested.
Heather Kirkorian, assistant professor in human development and family studies, carried out the research and says touch screens could hold educational potential for toddlers.
When she did another test on word learning, the results were repeated.
"Kids who are interacting with the screen get better much faster, make fewer mistakes and learn faster.
"But we're not turning them into geniuses, just helping them get a little more information."
So breathe more easily parents, your toddler is just doing what comes naturally and interacting with the world.
In any case, technology, in the form of phones and tablets, is here to stay. Many primary schools and some pre-schools have introduced iPads into the classroom to facilitate learning. Technology, understanding how things work, and ICT are part of the curriculum.
"I'm not one of those people who think we shouldn't expose children to mobiles, tablets etc," says Helen Moylett, president of Early Education, a charity that aims to improve teaching practice and quality for the under-fives.
"They can be really helpful and interesting tools if used in the right place to help us learn - and not all the time, or instead of other things."
However, her main concern is that parents are not always good role models.
"I see parents texting while they walk. Often they are so plugged into their device that it becomes a barrier to communication with their child."
A recent study from Stirling University's school of education found that the family's attitude to technology at home was an important factor in influencing a child's relationship with it.
It concluded: "The experiences of three to five-year-olds are mediated by each family's distinct sociocultural context and each child's preferences.
"The technology did not dominate or drive the children's experiences; rather their desires and their family culture shaped their forms of engagement."
Christine Stephen, study author and research fellow at Stirling, says most parents understand the dangers of addiction and passivity, and set up rules on screen time to make sure that children do a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities.
But there are other experts in the field who disagree.
Psychologist Dr Aric Sigman has regularly said that children are watching more screen media than ever, and that this habit should be curbed because it could lead to addiction or depression.
He calculates that children born today will have spent a full year glued to screens by the time they reach the age of seven.
If true, few people would argue that this fact is scary.
Yet, if only 9% of UK children do not have access to a computer at home or school, as studies suggest, then screens are pervasive. There is no going back.
The key must be for children to use their time in front of them to best advantage by downloading the best apps and the right software to aid their learning.
Jackie Marsh, professor of education at the University of Sheffield, says there needs to be more research done in this area.
"We are going to outline what we feel should be the principles for good apps because there is a lack of a central resource for teachers.
"It's not just a case of giving them the iPad," she says.
"It's finding the right quality of apps that's important."
She also maintains that good-quality programs and particular software can help children with learning difficulties develop the skills they are lacking.
Online environments can also provide children with a virtual space to develop in confidence - something they might not be able to do in the home or the classroom, she says.
Her message to parents is that two hours of screen time each day is enough for children aged six and under.
Although there is a minority who consider screens not to be healthy, there is no evidence to suggest they are detrimental, Prof Marsh adds.
Children quickly get bored with one type of media, research suggests, and tend to combine screen time with playing with toys and running around in circles outdoors.
"We can get in a terrible panic about this, but toddlers are very curious and savvy," Ms Moylett says.
"Children are going to be exposed to all sorts of things."
Perhaps, in the end, they just want to enjoy technology the way adults do.
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Four people were killed as tornadoes moved through northern Mississippi, officials said, and two in Tennessee and one in Arkansas.
There have been reports of at least 20 tornadoes of varying severity.
The high winds have also caused significant damage to homes.
Authorities in parts of Mississippi - where a seven-year-old was among those killed - are conducting a house-by-house search-and-rescue operation after the state was hit by multiple tornadoes.
The boy was inside a car, which was picked up and tossed in the storm. His relatives, who were also in the car, were taken to a hospital for treatment.
Planes at a small airport in the north-west of the state were overturned and an unknown number of people were injured.
"I'm looking at some horrific damage right now," Clarksdale Mayor Bill Luckett was quoted by the AP news agency as saying.
"Sheet metal is wrapped around trees; there are overturned airplanes; a building is just destroyed."
Mississippi's Interstate 55 was closed in both directions as the tornado approached, the state's Highway Patrol said.
The bad weather is also due to hit - or has hit - the states of Kentucky, Alabama, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Alabama.
The national Storm Prediction Center in Oklahoma released a "particularly dangerous situation" warning for the first time since June 2014 when two massive tornadoes destroyed a rural Nebraska town, killing two people.
The possibility of bad weather just before Christmas in the US is not unusual, officials at the centre say.
One year ago a tornado hit south-eastern Mississippi, killing five people and injuring dozens more.
A storm on Christmas Day in 2012 which included several tornadoes damaged homes from Texas to Alabama.
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Ian Cathro's side are 10 points behind third-placed Rangers - who are in the final guaranteed Europa League place - and four off St Johnstone, having played a game more than both sides.
Esmael Goncalves's header was Hearts' best chance before Kris Boyd twice went close for the hosts late on.
Killie are six clear of Motherwell, who occupy the relegation play-off spot.
Both Kilmarnock and Hearts have now completed their pre-split fixtures and have five games to play.
The opening 45 minutes were low on chances, but one man who did have a pop at goal from 25 yards was Killie's Iain Wilson.
He was an impressive performer and you can see why the home fans rave about this young defensive midfield prospect.
The 18-year-old Kilmarnock youth product has been in the team since the turn of the year and shows a calmness on the ball and a range of passing, as well as always showing to receive the ball.
Hearts had a penalty shout in the first half when Arnaud Djoum went down under a challenge from Kristoffer Ajer, but any pull by the Norwegian was not deemed significant enough by referee Euan Anderson for a spot kick.
Goncalves, on five goals so far for Hearts, had another of the few efforts early on but it failed to seriously threaten Killie goalkeeper Freddie Woodman.
Thankfully both teams were more intent on bringing an attacking edge at the start of the second half.
Liveliness was a key trait of substitute Dean Hawkshaw's contribution for Killie and he set up Cal Roberts minutes after the restart, but he dragged a left-footed effort into the side netting at the near post.
Killie spurned another decent chance to go in front when the usually reliable Boyd ballooned over after being set up by Gary Dicker.
At the other end, Goncalves got his head on the end of a cross but could only nod straight at Woodman.
Goncalves had another couple of golden opportunities as the match drew to a close.
First, he whipped a low shot just wide with the help of a deflection, before being caught in two minds when Liam Smith's centre came his way.
Boyd nearly won Killie all three points with a low, drilled free-kick that fizzed narrowly wide of Jack Hamilton's goal, then a diving header at the back post.
But overall the hosts will likely be happier with a point than Hearts will.
It is another crucial little step away from the relegation region for Kilmarnock, yet for Hearts it is not really enough to apply serious pressure on those ahead of them.
Hearts head coach Ian Cathro: "It's not acceptable [the result] because it's not what we wanted. Initially we controlled the match but we didn't create enough chances, we weren't enough of a threat.
"There's not tremendous confidence levels there, we're still building that. A draw away from home is not a disaster but we are disappointed.
"We need to be better. We are progressing, slowly, but we've got no concerns over where we are."
Interim Kilmarnock boss Lee McCulloch: "We possibly could've snatched all three points in the way the game finished. It was certainly nowhere near good enough in the first half; we got away with one there as we didn't stick to the game-plan, didn't play, didn't look to get on the ball or pass it.
"We showed great character in the second half to go out and put on a performance like that, we were maybe unlucky not to nick it in the end.
"Iain Wilson played tonight like a mature man; even in the first half he was probably our best player and then he stamps his authority all over the game in the second half. His range of passing, he's quick, he can play centre-half and it shows what a great job the youth coaches are doing here."
Match ends, Kilmarnock 0, Heart of Midlothian 0.
Second Half ends, Kilmarnock 0, Heart of Midlothian 0.
Freddie Woodman (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Esmael Gonçalves (Heart of Midlothian).
Attempt missed. Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Kristoffer Ajer (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rory Currie (Heart of Midlothian).
Attempt missed. Perry Kitchen (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Iain Wilson.
Attempt blocked. Esmael Gonçalves (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Kilmarnock. Adam Frizzell replaces Callum Roberts.
Attempt saved. Malaury Martin (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Malaury Martin replaces Jamie Walker.
Attempt missed. Alexandros Tziolis (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right.
Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Arnaud Sutchuin-Djoum (Heart of Midlothian).
Jordan Jones (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liam Smith (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Liam Smith (Heart of Midlothian).
Attempt missed. Liam Smith (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Luke Hendrie.
Attempt saved. Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Moha replaces Don Cowie.
Substitution, Kilmarnock. Greg Kiltie replaces Sean Longstaff.
Attempt saved. Arnaud Sutchuin-Djoum (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Esmael Gonçalves (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Kilmarnock. Conceded by Perry Kitchen.
Iain Wilson (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Krystian Nowak (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Krystian Nowak (Heart of Midlothian).
Delay in match Kristoffer Ajer (Kilmarnock) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Foul by Iain Wilson (Kilmarnock).
Perry Kitchen (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Andraz Struna (Heart of Midlothian).
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Rory Currie replaces Prince Buaben.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Jones (Kilmarnock) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Sean Longstaff (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
About 60 people have been injured, five critically, after the rush-hour crash.
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy said the front of one of the trains had been badly damaged and its wheels were "sticking into the other train".
Investigators are now trying to find out what caused the crash, which came shortly after 6:00pm local time on Friday evening.
Police Chief Joseph Gaudett said most of those hurt were walking wounded.
"Everybody seemed pretty calm," he said. "Everybody was thankful they didn't get seriously hurt. They were anxious to get home to their families."
But Canadian passenger Alex Cohen told reporters that "people were screaming... they had to smash a window to get us out".
Amtrak, a train company is America, has suspended its service between New York and Boston.
The "confidence and supply" agreement was signed in Downing St by DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Tory Chief Whip Gavin Williamson.
The Prime Minister sought the support of the DUP's 10 MPs after losing her majority in the general election.
The government has published full details of the agreement online.
Talks between the Conservatives and the DUP began shortly after the poll on 8 June but it took longer than expected to finalise a deal.
As well as the financial commitments, the two parties have agreed there will be no change to the pensions triple-lock or the universal winter fuel payment, that they will meet a NATO commitment of spending 2% of GDP on the armed forces, and that they will implement the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland.
Sinn Féin, the second largest party in Northern Ireland, has previously refused to support implementing the military covenant in Northern Ireland.
The Prime Minister described the deal as a "very, very good one".
In a letter outlining the terms of the deal to Conservative MPs, Mrs May said: "Northern Ireland's unique circumstances, not least the legacy of the Troubles, means that it faces specific challenges."
Her letter added that both the DUP and the Tories "agree the need for additional financial support for Northern Ireland and jointly desire that this will play a positive role in the efforts to re-establish devolved government".
Speaking outside Downing Street, DUP leader Arlene Foster said the details of the agreement would "benefit all our (Northern Ireland) people".
"They will boost the economy and invest in new infrastructure as well as investing in the future of our health and education sectors and a range of other measures," she said.
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Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) leader Colum Eastwood said it was critical that the money is "targeted at areas of need, not the parochial priorities of one political party".
He said the deal should prioritise "building the A5 and A6, using city deals to further the expansion of Magee University at Magee and bespoke investment across the north and an immediate end to regional investment disparities".
Alliance MLA Stephen Farry described the agreement as "significant" and said his party would welcomed additional resources for Northern Ireland, provided any new money was spent "wisely and strategically".
However he added: "The process around which the money and allocations have been determined has not been and open and transparent one."
The agreement has also been criticised by politicians in England, Scotland and Wales, who argue spending in Northern Ireland should be matched in other parts of the UK.
Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, said the Tory-DUP deal is "clearly not in the national interest" but was designed to help the prime minister "cling to power."
"The government must immediately answer two questions," Mr Corbyn said.
"Where is the money for the Tory-DUP deal coming from? And, will all parts of the UK receive the much needed additional funding that Northern Ireland will get as part of the deal?"
Money distributed to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is controlled by the Barnett Formula, which dictates the allocation of funding from Westminster according to population size and what powers are devolved to each nation.
Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones said the Conservative-DUP deal "all but kills the idea of fair funding for all nations and regions".
"It is outrageous that the prime minister believes she can secure her own political future by throwing money at Northern Ireland whilst completely ignoring the rest of the UK," he said.
Ian Blackford, the Scottish National Party's leader at Westminster, said it was a "grubby deal" that "summed up how little the Tories care about Scotland".
The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney said the deal between the Conservative Party and the DUP was "primarily a matter for those two parties".
However, he noted that the agreement "provides for DUP support for British government legislation on Brexit" and suggested that could help Stormont negotiate a better deal when the UK leaves the EU.
"An enhanced Northern Ireland voice, articulating an agreed devolved government position, could see more effective and inclusive representation of the unique circumstances of Northern Ireland at Westminster," Mr Coveney said.
Northern Ireland's health service is a big winner from the DUP-Conservatives deal - it will receive about £300m that will allow the service some breathing space.
Many will argue that it is just a sticking plaster that will not go far enough to see the transformation that is required.
The UK government is to allocate £50m per year for two years to enable the executive to address immediate pressures in health and education.
While £50m may sound a lot, in practice that amount of money could be spent very quickly trying to tackle the thousands of people on hospital waiting lists
On top of that, £100m per year will be allocated for two years towards transforming the local health service - this will go someway in helping to deliver the recommendations set out in the Bengoa health review and the Department of Health's subsequent 10-year plan.
The big surprise is the money allocated to tackling mental health: £10m per year for five years.
Health professionals will welcome this additional funding in an area with a spiralling problem of its own in terms of waiting lists.
The deal will also have a major impact on ongoing talks in Northern Ireland, where parties have until 29 June to find agreement over restoring the devolved government.
Northern Ireland has been without a power-sharing executive since March and without a first and deputy first minister since January.
The institutions collapsed amid a bitter row between the DUP and Sinn Féin about a botched green energy scheme.
The late deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness, stood down in protest over the DUP's handling of an investigation into the energy scandal, in a move that triggered a snap election.
Stormont parties have been warned that if they cannot reach agreement on restoring the Northern Ireland's power-sharing government, direct rule from Westminster could follow.
Parties had raised concerns that the DUP-Tory deal could undermine devolution negotiations, arguing a government dependent on the support of the DUP could not be impartial its Northern Ireland policies.
However, Conservative MP and First Secretary of State, Damian Green, denied that the deal could put Stormont's future at risk.
He repeated a previous comment made by Mrs May that "the Conservative Party's full title has traditionally been the Conservative and Unionist Party".
"We are always unionist, we remain as unionist as we ever have been, and have been throughout the time when we've been able to deal with devolved institutions," Mr Green said.
"But what we say is that absolutely we continue to be committed to the notion of consent in Northern Ireland; it is for the people of Northern Ireland to decide on their own governance structure."
In her letter to Tory MPs, Mrs May said "the Conservative Party will never be neutral in expressing its support for the union".
"As the UK government, we believe that Northern Ireland's future is best served within a stronger United Kingdom. We will always uphold the consent principle and the democratic wishes of the people of Northern Ireland."
Joel Griffiths, who performs as J Reaper, had not been seen since 19 April.
Dog units, a police helicopter and Dartmoor Search and Rescue had been searching for the 35-year-old from Devonport, Plymouth.
Plymouth police tweeted: "Good news. Missing person Joel Griffiths found safe and well."
Writing in the Sunday Mirror Lord Prescott said Mr Burnham had "one thing all leaders crave - the common touch".
He also criticised former leader Ed Miliband for resigning "prematurely" and "before the successor could be elected".
He likened Mr Burnham to that of former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Referring to Mr Blair, Lord Prescott writes: "He spent 11 years as an MP. In that time he learned his brief, gained the Âexperience, handled the media and won the public's trust with an overwhelming landslide.
"I have seen a lot of those skills and Âqualities in Andy Burnham during his 13 years as an MP.
"Many people talk about aspiration but Andy is a living example - a working-class lad from Liverpool who went to a Âcomprehensive and got a place at Cambridge University.
"Andy also has that one thing all leaders crave - the common touch.
"I've seen him in small groups and big meetings. People instantly warm to the guy. He's a family man who loves his football."
Ed Miliband resigned as Labour leader after the Conservatives were elected as a majority government with 331 seats in the general election.
Harriet Harman has been leading Labour temporarily until a new leader is appointed but has ruled herself out of the contest.
The other contenders for the Labour leadership include Mary Creagh, Liz Kendall and Yvette Cooper.
In his column Lord Prescott added: "Not New Labour or Old Labour.
"We need someone to lead Now Labour. That's why I'm backing Andy to be our leader. To unify our party, to lead our country and put our traditional values in a modern setting."
Holyrood is to be given control over 11 benefits under the Scotland Bill - including support for carers and those with disabilities.
It will also be given the ability to top-up existing payments and create new benefits.
Social Justice Secretary Alex Neil has led a Holyrood debate on the new welfare powers.
The new devolved benefits, which are said to be worth about £2.7bn every year, include the Carer's Allowance and benefits for the disabled such as the Disability Living Allowance.
Mr Neil said the devolved benefits would be run by a new Scottish welfare agency, and has promised that payments will be made in full and on time.
He said he wants to remove the stigma attached to claiming benefits, and to show that social security can be "fairer, tackle inequalities, and protect and support the vulnerable in our society."
Mr Neil said the new powers represented a "real opportunity to transform the service people receive".
He said: "Our new Scottish social security agency will be the flagship organisation that oversees the delivery of benefits in Scotland.
"It will be underpinned by our commitment to principles that will treat people with dignity and respect. We want to take a fairer approach to social security that tackles inequalities.
"Our immediate priority is to make sure there is a smooth transfer of these benefits and that households continue to receive them on time and in the right amount."
The Scottish government has already confirmed it will increase Carer's Allowance to the same rate as Jobseeker's Allowance once it receives the powers, and that the so-called Bedroom Tax will be scrapped in Scotland.
On Monday, Scottish Labour unveiled its own welfare proposals, with party leader Kezia Dugdale pledging to "grasp with both hands" the possibilities provided by the new powers.
Her proposals included:
Ms Dugdale said that the Scottish Parliament's new powers meant the election on 5 May would be about "tax and spend" issues rather than the constitution.
Leading for Labour in the chamber, Neil Findlay said the Scottish government should see addressing child poverty as their number one priority of the new agency.
He argued that this could only be delivered by using new financial powers to increase the revenues available to Holyrood.
The Scottish Conservatives have warned against creating a "benefits stampede" when the new powers come into effect.
During the Holyrood debate, Tory MSP John Lamont said the future delivery of social security should "always encourage the benefits of the workplace", albeit with an emphasis on dignity and respect.
He said welfare policy choices should be made with fairness to Scotland's taxpayers in mind, calling for a low-welfare, high-work society with measures to prevent people abusing the system.
Party leader Ruth Davidson - who supports increasing the Carers' Allowance - said the welfare system should provide a safety net, but one which also helps people back into work, which she said was always the best route out of poverty.
And she said all political parties need to be sure there is a fair balance between helping people who support, as well as the taxpayers who fund it.
Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie told his party's spring conference on Friday that he would put forward a "big, bold agenda" for change in the run-up to the election on 5 May.
During the debate he said he agreed with the government's priorities and stressed the importance of getting the "foundations" of the new system right.
He said both he and his wife had relied on the social security system in the past, noting that anyone may need it at any time, but said there would not be any "stampede" into Scotland for these benefits.
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The NRA's relationship with gun control has changed over the years since its inception in 1871. Initially, it helped the US government to draft legislation on gun control but since the late 1970s, the organisation has fervently resisted any calls to limit restrictions on arms.
The right to bear arms is enshrined in the second amendment of the US constitution and has caused controversy down through the years.
The victims, all unarmed farmers, were in a restricted zone around the village of Abadam, next to the Nigerian border.
Two were from Niger, and the rest were from Nigeria. Details of how the operation unfolded and why the civilians were there were not clear.
Boko Haram is based in Nigeria but has carried out cross-border attacks.
Thousands of people have been displaced from the south-eastern Diffa region and civilians have been banned from many areas.
Many, however, have been returning to tend their crops, correspondents say.
There were conflicting reports about the army's operation. The AFP news agency said an air strike had killed the group after they returned to check on their crops. But Reuters said soldiers were patrolling the area when they opened fire.
Yahaya Godi, Diffa's secretary general, said: "Abadam is a village located in the red zone and has been prohibited for a very long time... Any individual seen in the area is considered Boko Haram."
The Diffa region has seen a series of attacks by Boko Haram fighters in recent years. Just three days ago, suspected militants killed nine people and kidnapped dozens more there, including children.
The 36-year-old has played 455 games in the National Hockey League, plus 321 at American Hockey League level.
Neilson said: "He was a top-six forward in the NHL for a while. He has class and skill. He's ready to go, excited to be here and we are happy to have him."
Panthers are sixth in the Elite League after a poor season so far.
But they have reached the Super Final of the Continental Cup which will take place in Ritten, Italy in January.
Joachim Brolly, 59, was spotted near the Torran Bay Hostel near Ford in Argyll and Bute on Thursday 9 March.
Officers have released an image of the boat in the hope it will jog people's memories.
Mr Brolly is described as white, 5ft 6in tall, of medium build, with short grey hair and clean-shaven.
He was wearing navy trousers, a navy fleece and a navy jacket.
Insp Julie McLeish said: "Extensive searches involving police and fire services along with the coastguard have been carried out in an attempt to locate Mr Brolly.
"Police divers are still conducting searches in new areas of the loch and we would welcome any new information from members of the public.
"If you were in the area of Loch Awe on Thursday 9th March and may have seen the Mr Brolly, or the boat in the image, please get in touch.
"We would particularly like to speak to anyone who was out in a boat on Loch Awe that day."
Finding Your Roots, similar to the BBC's Who Do You Think You Are?, researches celebrity family histories.
A review into an episode, which aired in October, concluded Affleck lobbied producers about ditching details about his slave-owning ancestors.
PBS said it plans to hire a fact-checker and an independent genealogist.
Following its investigation, PBS concluded producers violated network standards by allowing Batman star Affleck to have "improper influence" and "by failing to inform PBS or [New York TV station] WNET of Mr. Affleck's efforts to affect programme content".
The public service broadcaster said it would not commit to a fourth season of the series "until we are satisfied that the editorial standards of the series have been successfully raised to a level in which we can have confidence".
Affleck's request to omit details about a slave-owning relative from the show came to light with the publication of hacked Sony emails between the series host, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr, and Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton.
The details were eventually left out of the show.
"I lobbied him the same way I lobby directors about what takes of mine I think they should use," Affleck wrote on Facebook, when the email exchange came to light earlier this year.
"I didn't want any television show about my family to include a guy who owned slaves. I was embarrassed," the actor said.
At the time, Gates defended his editorial choices: "Ultimately, I maintain editorial control on all of my projects and, with my producers, decide what will make for the most compelling program. In the case of Mr. Affleck - we focused on what we felt were the most interesting aspects of his ancestry," he said in a statement, released in April this year.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Gates thanked PBS for its "thoughtful internal review".
"I sincerely regret not discussing my editing rationale with our partners at PBS and WNET, and I apologise for putting PBS and its member stations in the position of having to defend the integrity of their programming."
The third series of the show will be delayed to ensure "improved editorial and production processes", PBS said in their statement.
It added that the episode in which Affleck's ancestry is examined will be withdrawn from all forms of distribution, including digital streaming and DVD.
The country's environment ministry also announced an investigation into VW cars sold in China, after the German carmaker admitted installing software designed to cheat emissions tests.
VW has said that 11 million vehicles are affected worldwide.
The carmaker offered its "sincerest apologies" to its Chinese customers.
It is recalling 1,950 cars, mainly Tiguan models, all imported into China. This represents a small fraction of the total number of VWs imported by the country.
However, analysts said the recall comes at a bad time for the world's biggest carmaker.
"I have so far seen little impact on consumers' confidence and trust in the VW brand [in China], but we need to continue to monitor that," said Yale Zhang from Shanghai-based Automotive Foresight.
"Their sales are already weak this year thanks to the slowdown in China's general economy.
"If sales took a further beating from the current emissions scandal, that would further complicate their position globally following the scandal."
VW has already appointed a new chief executive and chairman after the revelations last month that its cars cheated emissions tests in the US.
The company has launched a thorough investigation into the scandal, but new chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch warned last week that answers would take "some time".
VW has set aside €6.5bn ($7.4bn; £4.8bn) to cover the costs of the scandal, but some experts believe the final bill could be much higher.
Shares in the company recovered slightly last week but are still down more than 20% since the scandal broke in the middle of September.
"This is undoubtedly the most exceptional excavation of a Roman site in 40 or 50 years," team leader Benjamin Clément told AFP news agency.
The site in Vienne, near Lyon, was abandoned after fires, leaving a "real little Pompeii", he said.
Vienne, on the River Rhone, is already famous for a Roman theatre and temple.
The city, which became a Roman colony in about 47 BC, flourished under the Caesars.
The new site in modern-day Vienne was discovered during preliminary work to build new housing in the suburb of Sainte-Colombe, on the right bank of the river, but remains have now been uncovered on both banks.
What is so astonishing is the extent of the site, which covers 7,000 sq m (75,000 sq ft), and the diversity and state of preservation of the ruins, Clément says.
Among the ruins are:
Excavations began in April and are due to continue into December.
Many argue that despite the UK becoming a more secular country over recent decades, the radicalisation of some youngsters in Wales and elsewhere means that a solid grounding in religious and ethical education has never been more vital.
The Welsh government minister for education and skills, Huw Lewis, told the Welsh assembly over the summer that he wanted to see a transformation of the current curriculum on religion to help combat extremism, with RE to be extended and renamed as "religion, philosophy and ethics".
The aim is to allow children to "ponder ideas around ethics and citizenship and what it means to be a citizen of a free country", with schools needing to "rise to the challenge of community cohesion".
That followed a review of the curriculum in Welsh schools by Prof Graham Donaldson, a former chief inspector of schools, who urged pupils to be "ethical, informed citizens of the world".
It also came after a major report on the English education system urged a radical overhaul of RE in English schools. The report was compiled by the former Education Secretary, Charles Clarke, and religious education expert Prof Linda Woodhead from Lancaster University.
"A systematic rethink of the way we deal with religion in schools is long overdue, so the initiative from Wales is welcome. RE urgently needs to be strengthened and resourced, whilst the way religion is handled in other parts of school life, like assemblies, needs to be updated," according to Prof Woodhead.
"There's no magic bullet for dealing with religious extremism, but making sure all children are equipped with the knowledge and confidence to deal critically with their own and other faiths has to be an essential part of any long-term solution."
RE has been one of those subjects that has suffered from an unglamorous reputation in schools, and the perception that it is one of the easier subjects.
In 2013, a report by Ofsted found that more than half of schools in England were failing to teach the subject adequately. The National Association of Teachers of Religious Education (NATRE) found a quarter of the 700 RE teachers they surveyed had done no RE during their teacher training, while nearly half had done less than three hours.
The Welsh move was also welcomed by Accord, the campaigning group for inclusive education.
Its chairman, Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, described the change as a positive development. "It will help clarify the big difference between religious education - a fascinating academic subject that is very appropriate for schools - and religious instruction, a personal belief system that is best served through churches and other religious institutions. The key question is what sort of society do we want? If it is one that is knowledgeable and tolerant, then the education syllabus should be broad-based and inclusive."
He is also keen that faith schools in particular ensure their pupils are informed about a broad range of religions and beliefs - not just their own.
The British Humanist Association also approved of the Welsh move.
"Whilst very little is currently known about the proposals for RE in Wales, Huw Lewis has said very clearly that the subject will be set up so as to best promote community cohesion and allow children to grapple with ethical and philosophical ideas for themselves," says its chief executive, Andrew Copson.
"That can only be welcomed and suggests a long overdue move towards a values-led syllabus that's objective, impartial and fully inclusive of the range of religious and non-religious beliefs that make up our society."
"Unfortunately, there's been no suggestion as yet that the government in Westminster has any similar plans for English schools, so we'll just have to hope that some of this positive intent manages to find its way across the border."
Rudolf Eliott Lockhart, chief executive of the Religious Education Council of England and Wales, points out that religious education today is very different to what many people remember from their schooldays. "As well as the study of religious and non-religious world views, RE already touches upon philosophical, moral and ethical topics which are highly topical in today's world."
His body supports the strengthening of all the disciplines, including philosophy, history, theology and even some sociology, which it sees as "essential for excellent RE".
He also wants to see action taken to reverse the decline in the short-course GCSE, pointing out concerns that this year, more than 85,000 fewer pupils completed Key Stage 4 without an RE qualification compared with 2012.
Source: NATRE
"Another key issue is the lack of qualified RE teachers," says Lockhart. "RS (religious studies) has been shown to be as demanding as geography and more demanding than English, so it is vital that it is taught by specialists, particularly as from September 2016 students will begin to prepare for the new RS GCSE exam."
Whether better religious education can help combat Islamist radicalisation of the young in the UK or elsewhere is another matter.
But at a time that religious differences are shaping life in many parts of the world, to sometimes bitter effect, better knowledge of the beliefs, philosophies and values that can divide or unite people around the globe can only help - while ignorance is not an option.
Garba Shehu said the release was "the outcome of negotiations between the administration and Islamist militants".
A security official told the BBC several militants were freed in a swap - but the government later denied this.
Boko Haram seized more than 270 girls from a school in Chibok, north-east Nigeria, triggering global outcry.
It sparked one of the biggest global social media campaigns, with tweeters using the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls.
President Muhammadu Buhari's spokesman said on Twitter that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Swiss government had acted as mediators in the talks with Boko Haram.
Mr Shehu added that negotiations were continuing.
The girls, who are due to arrive in Abuja, would be examined by a team of doctors and psychologists, Information Minister Lai Mohammed told journalists in the capital Abuja.
Mr Mohammed said the government was confident that this "credible first step" would lead to the eventual release of the remaining girls.
However, he stressed that "this is not a swap".
"It is a release, the product of painstaking negotiations and trust on both sides," the minister said.
A security official has told the BBC that several top-level Boko Haram detainees were taken to a meeting point close to the Cameroon border.
Under the supervision of the ICRC, the girls were then released and the militants were handed over.
The students were then transported to the city of Maiduguri and placed under the supervision of the security forces.
According to the security official, most of the young women have babies.
Just last month the Nigerian government announced that several round of talks with Boko Haram had broken down, but with this release they have shown that those kidnapped can be released through intermediaries.
"I can only weep, right now. You know that kind of cry that is a mix of multiple emotions," Obiageli Ezekwesili, one of the leaders of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, has tweeted in response to the news.
The president also tweeted that he welcomed the release "following successful negotiations".
Up to now there had only been one confirmed release of a student kidnapped from Chibok.
In May, a 19-year-old woman was found by an army-backed vigilante group.
After that it was believed that 218 students were still missing. More than 50 managed to escape on the day they were captured.
Boko Haram has also kidnapped thousands of other people during its seven-year insurgency in north-east Nigeria.
More than 30,000 others have been killed, the government says, and hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee from their homes.
Creating big, sustainable, and highly profitable ventures is every investor's dream.
But getting you and your business in front of these wannabe billionaires - let alone being given the green light - isn't easy.
So we spoke to three different and influential investors to find out how to get a proposal to them, what they were looking for, and as importantly, what they would run a mile from.
Each of the investors has agreed to answer questions from our readers. You can email your questions to [email protected] with the subject heading "investment", or complete the form at the bottom of the story.
Since 2009, Google Ventures has invested in around 250 businesses including transport app Uber and "smart home" business Nest.
Investments range from around $100,000 to $250m and they have just opened their first office outside the United States in London with a $100m fund aimed at European businesses.
"We're looking for businesses dealing with something complex like sciences, technology and computer sciences; we want people who are technologically enabled," he says.
"Personally, it's like finding someone for any kind of long-term relationship; we need people we can work with, people with big visions, that know their limitations and are humble and passionate about what they're working on.
"The data shows that people who have had previous successes are more likely to have another success. Their businesses are 30% likely to succeed; first timers are 21% likely to succeed; and people who have previously failed are 22% likely to succeed next time.
"We also look not to be the only investment partners. If there's another group of investors you have more diversity of experiences around the table."
"Some are obvious. For example, if you have a series of felonies then that will count against you," Mr Maris warns.
"There are also categories that we don't invest in, like online gambling, which would be against our values.
"If you're obsessed with your financial stake at the first meeting that's also a big red light. If you're talking about selling some of your equity at the same time as you're raising money that is likely to be a problem, though there maybe personal reasons someone would be doing that that we would take account of.
"People who can't listen is another one. It's not that we're looking to give instruction but we do want to be advisors, so if you're not open to feedback it's unlikely that it's going to work.
"It also works the other way. We're not really looking for companies that need us. Needing us too much can be a warning sign."
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"We've evaluated tens of thousands of businesses and invested in 250, but we have never invested in a company that came to us out of the blue.
"The best way to approach us is through someone who knows us, knows someone on the team or someone who works at Google. If you can be recommended by someone you rise to the top of the stack."
"We don't take cold calls as we would never be able to keep up with the volume and wouldn't be able to give each one the time it deserves. The best ones will find a way to know someone on the team and get referred in."
Mahesh Murthy and his partners at Seedfund have been voted the best venture capital fund in India twice. He has spent three decades working in the USA and India and has experience running TV channels; founding Pinstorm, which is one of the most successful digital marketing businesses in Asia; writing newspaper columns; and on TV as one of the investors in India's version of Dragon's Den. Seedfund has made over 35 investments including in Redbus, an Indian online bus ticket venture.
"We're looking for people who have an Indian solution for and Indian problem," he says.
"We don't want to cut-and-paste other models. If someone says I want to do the Facebook or Amazon for India, we're not interested. We want an idea that doesn't have an equivalent.
"We also look for one clear leader. In other countries the wisdom is often to invest in a team, but we want to find one charismatic person. Our biggest successes come from single entrepreneurs.
"Finally, we're looking for people who will give it time. It can take longer to have a success in India so we're not looking for people who are looking for an exit strategy from the beginning."
"We don't want people who are going to hedge their bets, who want a big salary as well as a stake in the business. That's not how it works. You have to be committed, be willing to burn your bridges and not have a Plan B. We want people to be lean and hungry, not fat and complacent.
"It's also important that they want to share their equity with their team; we want all of the people involved to get a stake. Humility and risk taking are key."
"The ones which come with someone's recommendation are the most likely to succeed, so coming through someone who knows us is best.
"Another way is to shine in a college or business competition. These days I've got almost 70,000 followers on Twitter and 40,000 on Facebook, so there is potentially far too many connections to be useful, which is why standing out through a personal connection or an existing achievement will work best."
Best known as the former chief executive of The Huffington Post which he invested in while at Softbank Capital, Mr Hippeau is now managing director at the New York-based Lerer Hippeau Venture, which provides early-stage venture capital. He also serves on the boards of other companies, including Starwood Hotels and Resorts.
"We're looking for big disruptive ideas," he says, "that can have a very large impact creating a new market or changing the face of an existing market.
"Secondly, we want the kind of person who will see it through, as it's not an easy process. You're going to have to commit a significant chunk of your life; your family has to be on board with that.
"We also want a measure of fearlessness. Most entrepreneurs are very young, there's not much background that you can check, it's more on the personality side.
"We always invest at seed level in the early rounds, so we're talking about $1m-to-$2m - enough to launch a company and get its first customers. These days businesses can become global very quickly."
"We want someone who has a personal, strong reason for coming up with their project, not someone who has run the numbers on an under-served market, but someone whose life experience has revealed to them something and made them see an opportunity.
"If you don't have that deep personal conviction it makes it difficult to battle the almost inevitable hurdles that come up when launching any business."
"We only meet with people who are being introduced by someone we know. Cold calls or people reaching out via social networks typically won't get a response. If you know who we are and how we can help then you will find a way."
The EU Withdrawal Bill is set to be passed after peers voted by 273 votes to 135 not to challenge the Commons again over the rights of EU nationals.
Labour says it will not continue its opposition, including over the issue of a vote on the final Brexit deal.
This came as MPs voted overwhelmingly to overturn the Lords amendments.
MPs rejected calls for the government to protect the status of EU nationals within three months of the start of Brexit talks by 335 votes to 287 and then dismissed calls for Parliament to have a meaningful vote on any Brexit deal by 331 to 286 votes.
Labour peers have said they will not vote to reinsert the provisions, meaning a period of what is known as "parliamentary ping-pong" between the elected chamber and its unelected counterpart is highly unlikely.
Conceding defeat, Labour's leader in the Lords Baroness Smith, told the BBC they had "done their best" in the face of what she claimed was the government's "pure stubbornness" but she said for the Lords to continue its opposition when the views of MPs were clear would be an "empty gesture".
Crossbench peer Lord Pannick said "it was time to give way" to the elected chamber.
As peers gathered to consider their position. the Lib Dems accused Labour of "giving up" and said they would continue to "fight until the end of the process" - forcing a fresh vote on the status of EU nationals in the UK.
Both Houses of Parliament have to agree the text of the bill before it can be sent for Royal Assent and become law. Prime Minister Theresa May could then theoretically trigger Article 50, which formally starts the Brexit process, as early as Tuesday.
However, Downing Street sources have said this will not happen this week and the PM is expected to wait until the end of the month to officially notify the EU of the UK's intention to leave.
Only two Tory MPs - Tania Mathias and Alex Chalk - defied the whip over the issue of EU nationals as the government won the first vote comfortably, aided by six Labour MPs who backed Theresa May.
There were no rebels in the second vote although 11 Tories abstained, including former cabinet ministers Nicky Morgan, Dominic Grieve and Anna Soubry.
Opening Monday's Commons debate, Brexit Secretary David Davis said MPs had already approved the bill "without any strings attached" and putting it into law "without further delay" would enable the negotiations to begin.
He said the government was committed to a "quick deal" on the rights of EU residents, but insisted guarantees must be reciprocal.
He repeated the government's verbal assurances that both Houses would have a vote on any Brexit deal, but warned that while the Lords amendment "has been badged as a meaningful vote, the reality is there are some who would seek to use this to overturn the result of the referendum".
"We will not have anything that will put the intention to leave the EU in doubt," he told MPs.
But he was pressed by a number of Tory MPs over the exact nature of the parliamentary vote they've been promised. Former minister Anna Soubry said it was "perverse" that if the UK and EU were not able to agree a deal at all, that Parliament would not be "entitled" to pass its judgement.
"I would urge the government, for the sake of bringing unity to the country at large, that they allow Parliament's sovereignty to reign and in the event of no deal we have a vote and a say," she said.
For Labour, shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer said there was a "compelling case" to give EU residents the certainty they deserved, arguing that "not only is it the right thing do in principle but it would set the right tone ahead of the negotiations".
Former Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg accused ministers of "shameful inaction" on the issue, while Green Party leader Caroline Lucas said MPs "were not elected to be lemmings" in the Brexit process.
The SNP's Stephen Gethins said the question of the future of EU residents "went to the heart of what kind of country we want to be" and warned MPs not to hand the government a "blank cheque" in upcoming talks.
But the government won the backing of the vast majority of Tory MPs, including Dudley South's Mike Wood, who had been unable to vote during previous stages of the bill after being hospitalised with sepsis.
He tweeted: "I'm still recovering from sepsis but I was determined to vote to make sure that the decision taken in last June's referendum is implemented."
Mrs May has said Parliament will get a vote, but some MPs and peers want a stronger commitment to give them a more "meaningful" say - and to be able to potentially send her back to the negotiating table in Brussels.
Mrs May has said she would rather take the UK out of the EU with no deal rather than a "bad deal".
No deal would result in trade rules defaulting to World Trade Organisation standards, meaning the UK and EU would be obliged to apply to each other the tariffs and other trade restrictions they apply to the rest of the world.
The video, released on Tuesday, showed the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, 17, by a white police officer. Police say he refused to drop a knife.
Officer Jason Van Dyke has been charged with first-degree murder in the case.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has appealed for calm in the city.
Mr Van Dyke has said through his lawyer and police union he had feared for his life.
The shooting and subsequent protests have become the latest flashpoint in a national debate over violence against black men by police.
Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of the mid-western city late on Tuesday, in what police said were largely peaceful demonstrations.
The five demonstrators that were arrested were charged with offences ranging from assaulting a police officer to weapons possession.
"It is fine to be passionate but it essential to remain peaceful," Mayor Emanuel told a news conference before the protests.
Police are bracing for more protests in the coming days.
Michael Brown: Police shot the unarmed teenager in Ferguson last year, setting off huge protests and unrest nationwide
Eric Garner: Garner choked to death while under restraint by police in New York
Tamir Rice: Police shot and killed the 12-year-old in Cleveland as he brandished a toy gun
Walter Scott: A South Carolina police officer shot Scott numerous times in the back as he was running away
Freddie Gray: The 25-year-old died after sustaining a severe spinal cord injury while in the custody of police in Baltimore
A post-mortem examination showed McDonald had been shot at least twice in the back, and had hallucinogenic drugs in his system.
State prosecutor Anita Alvarez said Mr Van Dyke had not been justified in shooting the teenager.
She said McDonald had been carrying a knife when he was stopped by police in 2014 but had not been threatening them or moving towards them.
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Mr Van Dyke opened fire seconds after he arrived and continued shooting at the teenager as he lay on the ground, the lawyer added.
"While we expect officers to do their jobs... there are a few bad apples who go too far and break the law," she said.
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has said the video is "very troubling" and he expects a strong public reaction, though he hopes it will be "thoughtful and peaceful".
The police union in Chicago had opposed the release of the video and said it would taint a trial jury.
Chicago police say McDonald threatened officers with a knife and slashed the tyres and windows of a patrol car.
You have to admire the way South Africa fought back to a position where if one hairline decision - the potential stumping of Jonny Bairstow, when England were 147-6 - had been given out they would have been favourites to win the game.
South Africa captain Hashim Amla did exactly the right thing - he thought about what England's openers would least like to do, which was bat for half-an-hour at the end of day four, and he stuck them in.
They survived those six overs but to lose Alastair Cook in the second over of the day, followed by a brilliant catch by Chris Morris to end Alex Hales' innings, meant suddenly South Africa were away.
No team has ever lost a Test match having scored 600 in the first innings, as England did. It would have been an outstanding performance from South Africa to win the game, although it has still been a very good one to draw it.
It has been an unusual match but one of the great positives about Test cricket is that it doesn't follow a set pattern, and any five-day game where the fate is still undecided by tea on the last day can't be a bad one.
There was a huge number of runs scored to start with - 1,415 in total, with both teams passing 600 in their first innings.
But you cannot dismiss a Test match after three days just because there are a lot of runs scored in it. There are reasons for that - brilliant batting, poor bowling, poor fielding lapses.
It is about so much more than a 22-yard pitch. It is about human frailty and confidence and pressure.
This wasn't an impossible track to get wickets on. Just ask James Taylor, who nearly had his head taken off from a length.
There was enough there to keep the bowlers interested, which is just what you want from a Test match.
It went through on the first day - Morne Morkel with the new ball was a handful - then it flattened out and South Africa played very patiently. Finally, it all comes down to the pressure of the situation at the end. That is classic Test cricket.
South Africa were very poor in Durban. But now Amla, Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers have all scored runs and they look like they will be a bit of a handful.
I like the look of Morris. He has something about him as a bowler, he is a brilliant fielder and he can bat. Dane Piedt keeps taking wickets and Kagiso Rabada looks a good prospect.
They will fancy themselves to have a chance in Pretoria on the harder, bouncier pitches at 5,000ft altitude. It is a different game up there and it will be a challenge for England.
But there is a break now and a chance for England to get over this game, get up to Johannesburg and acclimatise. They will put this game away and work on things.
They are still 1-0 up with two to play and will start in a confident frame of mind.
Those who aren't around the South African team may be surprised by Amla's resignation as captain, especially as he scored a double hundred and has his form back. On the face of that, it seems a surprising decision.
But he isn't a man who necessarily enjoys being captain and has resigned before from the role in first-class cricket.
I suspect he had had enough and his decision was made before he scored his double hundred.
The question is whether the South Africa players will lose any momentum as a result of this. I don't think it will have a negative impact.
De Villiers will be a very capable captain. He is a strong leader and tactically he is probably more astute than Amla, who was always undemonstrative as captain.
They now have a liberated Amla in form, which might be rather dangerous for England.
Jonathan Agnew was speaking to BBC Sport's Phil Dawkes
Ronnie Jessiman, 33, died when a suicide bomber attacked a British embassy vehicle in Kabul.
He lived in Canterbury with his wife and had previously served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, before joining security company G4S in 2013.
Mr Jessiman was the son of a Scottish serviceman who lives in Glasgow.
Speaking ahead of his funeral, G4S chief executive officer Ashley Almanza, said: "Ronnie Jessiman was a well-liked colleague who inspired those who worked alongside him with his character and professionalism.
"He will be missed by all his friends at G4S and the company extends our deepest sympathy to his family at this most difficult time."
The suicide bomb attack on 27 November, which the Taliban said they carried out, also killed three Afghans and wounded more than 30 others.
G4S colleagues involved in close protection in Kabul described Mr Jessiman as "a true gentleman" and "very professional".
They said he was "a no-nonsense type of bloke" who was "the glue that held the team together" and he would "be sadly missed".
Mr Jessiman was born in London and joined the British Army in 1998, aged 17.
After serving with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, in 2007 he transferred to 5 Scots, Support Company, Fire Support Group and had two deployments to Afghanistan as part of Operation Herrick.
Mr Jessiman left the army in November 2012 and joined G4S in January 2013 as a close protection officer to the British Embassy in Kabul.
He married his wife Natalie in August this year.
Jeremy Pemberton currently works as an NHS chaplain in Lincolnshire, but has been blocked from taking a new job with the NHS in Nottinghamshire.
He was also told he could not work as a priest in Nottinghamshire after he married his partner in April.
His case was raised in the House of Lords earlier this week.
The Acting Bishop for Southwell and Nottingham, the Rt Revd Richard Inwood, issued a statement on 9 July.
He said: "In its pastoral guidance on same-sex marriage, the House of Bishops said that getting married to someone of the same sex was clearly at variance with the teaching of the Church of England.
"The statement said it would not be appropriate conduct for someone in holy orders to enter into a same-sex marriage, given the need for clergy to model the Church's teaching in their lives.
"In view of this, and having spoken to the Reverend Jeremy Pemberton, his permission to officiate in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham was revoked.
"In light of the pastoral guidance and for reasons of consistency, I am unable to issue a licence to Jeremy Pemberton for the post of chaplaincy and bereavement manager, in the Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust."
Mr Pemberton told BBC Radio Nottingham he was "very, very disappointed" not to be able to take up the post of chaplaincy and bereavement manager for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after the offer was withdrawn on Friday.
"I've now been treated, I think, in an unfair and rather harsh way in Southwell and Nottingham, whereas I'm now going to carry on doing the job I have been doing in Lincolnshire where I have a licence," he said.
"So I've been treated in an inconsistent way, and the House of Bishops can't agree amongst themselves what ought to be the processes that somebody who enters a same-sex marriage should go through."
NHS chaplains are funded by the NHS rather than the Church of England, but a chaplain needs a licence from the relevant diocese.
The Acting Bishop for Southwell and Nottingham, the Rt Revd Richard Inwood, revoked Mr Pemberton's permission to officiate as a priest in June and wrote to the trust in July saying he would not give Mr Pemberton a licence for the new job.
The trust said it was considering its response after receiving the bishop's letter on 7 July, then withdrew the job offer on 1 August.
Mr Pemberton said: "I think the problem now is that it appears that I'm stuck in the job I'm doing, and if I try to move I could be blocked.
"There are, to be honest, quite a lot of gay and lesbian Church of England chaplains working in the health service.
"Now we don't know, if any of them try to move, will the same thing happen to them, and should it?"
He said he did not know this would happen when he married his partner.
"I didn't, and neither did the House of Bishops, appear to know what would happen," he said.
"As soon as they put their pastoral guidance out that very obvious question was asked of them, and the bishops said, 'Oh no, we don't know, we will have to take it on a case-by-case basis.'
"I'm not going to bow out gracefully and take a low profile.
"I think this needs to be tested [legally] and I think in due course it probably will be somewhere."
James Greig is pictured on one knee holding a ring for Katie Moore, next to the words: "Will you marry me, Katie?"
The article says they are "in a hotel in the countryside... as soon as we hear her answer we will let you know."
But - for those wondering what happened - the Observer Magazine tweeted this update: "Katie said yes!"
The magazine says the pair met in New York through friends and began a relationship, despite Ms Moore living in the US East Coast city and Mr Greig residing 3,500 miles away in London.
Ms Moore, from Shropshire, took part in an interview after being told the magazine was doing a story on long-distance relationships.
The Observer says the proposal is a "first" for a national newspaper.
Their first "proper" date, six weeks after they met, ended with Mr Greig telling Ms Moore he loved her "in a Brooklyn nightclub at 4am".
"On the flight home, to the embarrassment of the BA cabin crew, I cried," Mr Greig, from west Wales, told the magazine.
The couple, who now live together in south London, say they spent many thousands of pounds on plane tickets and had many tearful goodbyes at customs before Ms Moore moved to London in 2014.
The article says Mr Greig recently put their travel miles into a carbon footprint calculator and worked out their long-distance relationship "had effectively used up three whole worlds".
"Do I get let off because it was for love?" he asks.
The work and pensions secretary - a friend and ally of the PM - has been made First Secretary of State, effectively her second in command.
Michael Gove, one of the driving forces of the Brexit campaign, returns to the front bench as environment secretary.
The previous incumbent, Andrea Leadsom, has been appointed as the leader of the House in the Commons.
Most other ministers have kept their roles - but Liz Truss is moved from justice to chief treasury secretary.
Commons leader David Liddington takes over as justice secretary and Lord Chancellor.
Chief Treasury Secretary David Gauke has been appointed work and pensions secretary.
Live: Reaction to Mrs May's cabinet reshuffle
Mrs May had been expected to carry out a widespread reshuffle of her top team after Thursday's general election but her room for manoeuvre has been limited by her failure to win an overall majority.
Most of the cabinet jobs remain unchanged:
Damian Green, who was previously work and pensions secretary and was at university with Mrs May, has also become minister for the Cabinet Office, a position left vacant by Ben Gummer, who lost his seat in Thursday's general election.
The First Secretary of State is a role previously held by George Osborne and, under Labour, Peter Mandelson and could see Mr Green standing in for Theresa May at prime minister's questions when she is not available.
The role is periodically used by UK governments and did not exist in Mrs May's first cabinet, formed after she became prime minister in July last year.
It does not come with a government department but does give its holder seniority over other cabinet ministers and is seen as being similar to the role of deputy prime minister.
Boris Johnson said that while the public would be wondering about the future of the current government, Mrs May had got the biggest Conservative mandate anyone had achieved for decades.
"It's absolutely right that she should go ahead, form a government and deliver on the priorities of the people.
"I'm going to be backing her, and absolutely everybody I'm talking to is going to be backing her as well."
In the latest fallout from the general election result, which confounded pollsters and left the UK with a hung Parliament:
Liam Fox retains his position as international trade secretary - he told reporters he was "delighted" to be continuing in the role he has held since July last year.
Dr Fox told the BBC that Mrs May was in a "very positive" mood during her reshuffle conversations.
"It's now time for the whole of the Conservative party to rally behind the prime minister and get a government in the national interest.
"I have absolute faith in the prime minister. She is the best person to take this country forward in terms of being able to give a government that is genuinely in our national interest, and I very much look forward to working with her."
Dr Fox was one of the Cabinet's "three Brexiteers" with David Davis and Boris Johnson, who have also kept their roles, as the government gears up for the start of talks with Brussels.
Liz Truss's change of position will be seen by some as a demotion - she was widely criticised by the judiciary following the High Court ruling regarding the government seeking Parliament's permission to trigger Article 50 and begin the formal start of the Brexit process.
The judges involved were heavily criticised by some newspapers, and Mrs Truss was in turn criticised for failing to stand up for them.
Justine Greening remains as education secretary - her opposition to Theresa May's policy of expanding grammar schools might be less of an issue now, if, as some expect, the government is forced to drop it from the Queen's Speech to prevent a backbench revolt.
The 23-year-old former Northern Ireland Under-21 international was a free agent after leaving Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers.
The ex-Ipswich Town trainee made 87 appearances for Raith across two seasons and has also played for Kilmarnock and Cowdenbeath.
He joined in time to start Tuesday's Checkatrade Trophy game against Crewe.
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Several Scots, including Eilidh Doyle, Lynsey Sharp and Andy Butchart have already met the qualifying standards for the World Championships in August.
They require a top-two finish at this weekend's British trials to qualify automatically for Team GB.
"It's probably moving into an unprecedented era," Harkins said of the Scottish success.
"People talk about the past when athletics was really good in the 1980s, but from last year and this year we can see that many Scottish athletes are stepping up to the mark and performing with distinction.
"It's not an overnight success, in reality this takes an awful lot of time, hard work and dedication by the athletes and their coaches, and of course their families who support them."
In addition to the two automatic qualifiers, a third place in each event is allocated at the discretion of the British team selectors.
Laura Muir, 24, looks set to miss the Birmingham trials after recovering from a foot injury, but will still be selected for the World Championships by virtue of her 1500m Diamond League title in September 2016.
Muir hopes to compete in the 1500m and 5,000m in London.
"The exception is if you have won a Diamond League in 2016," Harkins said. "So that would be [Laura Muir], or if you are a defending world champion - then you get a fourth place.
"I would not expect to see Laura at the trials.
"Her selection for the 1500m should be assured. If she wants to do the 1500m and the 5,000m then that would be up to the selectors, I would guess."
The road to London should be straightforward for defending British champion Butchart, since he has already achieved the time needed for the men's 5,000m.
The 2016 Rio Olympian also plans to enter the 1500m to aid his preparations for the World Championships.
Butchart's participation would boost the Scottish contingent in that event to five, with fellow Olympian Chris O'Hare, Oslo Diamond League-winner Jake Wightman, NCAA champion Josh Kerr, and Neil Gourley already competing.
"This year the pressure is a little bit off because it's only me that's got the standard apart from Mo Farah," Butchart said.
"But Mo is not going to be competing this weekend, so it'll just be me. It should be fun and a good event, and it's nice to be back in Birmingham for it.
"We were struggling to find a fast 1500 between now and the World Championships so we thought why not do the double at the British trials and get another race in our legs?
"I'm really looking forward to it, to see how Josh Kerr gets on. He's young and he's ready to go for a good race, but Chris O'Hare and Charlie Grice are going to be hard ones to beat.
"Scots just keep performing year on year - last year was a massive building block for us and this year's going to be even better."
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Canadian prosecutors argued that the ally of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper kept a "slush fund" for illegitimate expenses.
Mr Duffy faced 31 charges, including bribery, fraud and breach of trust, and denied them all.
He was accused of improperly claiming expenses related to a home in Ottawa, the Canadian capital.
He was charged in 2014 and his trial had been going on for nearly a year.
It became a key election issue that hurt Mr Harper as he ran for re-election last year.
Mr Duffy argued that his expenses claims were within government guidelines for reimbursement of senators who live outside of Ottawa but have to have a residence there.
According to the CBC, Judge Charles Vaillancourt said the Crown failed to make a case for fraud, breach of trust or bribery.
"'Could Hollywood match their deviousness?" the judge said of former prime minister Stephen Harper's staff. "It is interesting that no one suggested doing the legal thing."
Mr Vaillancourt called Mr Duffy a "credible witness" with "no sinister motive or criminal intent".
The 31 charges related to the following:
Mr Duffy testified for eight days as the sole witness in his case.
Some of the services Mr Duffy received by paying through his friend, Gerald Donohue, include a personal trainer and make-up artist.
Mr Duffy's defence lawyer, Donald Bayne, argued in his closing statement that the case was "thin" and "insubstantial" and called the prosecution "unprepared" for the trial.
He has claimed that Mr Duffy's actions were legitimate under Senate rules that were vague, and that he did not break the law.
Canadian senators are appointed by the governor general of Canada - the Queen's representative - on the advice of the prime minister.
They typically join either the government caucus or the opposition caucus, or sit as independents.
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They said the suspects were spotted outside a state prison in Cumberland on Saturday, with a drone, handgun and contraband found inside their vehicle.
A separate search on an inmate of the jail turned up contraband, they added.
While it is the first case of its kind in Maryland, there have been similar attempts in Ohio and South Carolina.
Synthetic marijuana and pornographic DVDs were among the items the suspects intended to fly into the maximum-security prison using a Yuneec Typhone drone, officials said.
"You couldn't make this stuff up," Maryland's Secretary of Public Safety Stephen Moyer told reporters.
Both men are being held; one on a $250,000 (£159,000) bail, the other without bail. The inmate who was found with smuggled items in his cell has also been charged.
Police said they had been under surveillance for some time.
Drones - also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - have been used before to smuggle drugs, cigarettes and mobile phones into prisons in the US.
Earlier this month, a brawl erupted at a prison in Ohio after a drone dropped a package containing small amounts of tobacco, marijuana and heroin into the prison yard.
Nine prisoners who were involved in the fight were placed in solitary confinement.
He said they were "disgraceful scenes" and players may have suffered an injury as a result.
His comments come after a sports surgeon called for a review on the rate of injuries, saying it cannot continue.
Former Osprey Mr Gough, 38, said there is a moral responsibility to consider a player's welfare.
Speaking on the Jason Mohammad programme on BBC Radio Wales, he said: "I've seen team doctors bullied by coaches at times, absolutely bullied."
He said all team officials from coaches to physiotherapists and team doctors have a moral responsibility, not just to do what is right for "that win and for the next week's game".
"You're dealing with people's lives," added the 64-times capped second row.
"I think from age grade, everything from under eights up, coaches and parents should be taking that moral stand.
"It's just a game, much as we love this game, it's a game and people's lives are much more important."
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 188 points, or 1.1%, to 16,431 points.
The S&P 500 lost 1.3%, or 24.2 points, to 1,921.29 points, while the Nasdaq composite fell 1.5% to 4,503.1 points.
Oil prices fell again, with US crude down 4.6% to $31.87 a barrel and Brent crude dropped to $33.27.
Shares in Dow Jones member JP Morgan fell 4.3% after the bank said it would set aside an extra $500m to cover losses from loans to oil and gas companies.
Bank of America slid 3%, while Citigroup dropped 3.4%.
Energy shares were also hit. Chevron fell 4.4%, while Halliburton and Baker Hughes both slipped more than 2%.
Traders said investors remained cautious, with trading volumes far lighter on days the market has risen and heavier on days it has fallen.
That suggested that there was more interest among investors in selling shares rather than buying them.
Ryan Larson, head of US equity trading at RBC Global Asset Management, said: "We aren't seeing the buying interest that you would usually see in a major upward swing in the markets. Although we have come off the bottom, it's still quite volatile out there."
The animal charity the PDSA is running a six month diet and exercise plan to help pets slim down and teach their owners about feeding them well and keeping them active.
A third of all dogs and a quarter of cats are now classed as overweight or obese.
Pets are getting fatter than ever because they're being fed too many treats and leftover takeaways, according to the charity.
Early goals from Nile Ranger and Ryan Leonard handed the visitors a first win in four games.
Shrimpers boss Phil Brown read the riot act to his squad following last weekend's defeat to Bristol Rovers, and they wasted little time in making amends at the Ricoh Arena as Ranger poked the ball past Coventry goalkeeper Lee Burge from six yards with just two minutes on the clock.
Southend doubled their lead in the 23rd minute courtesy of a deflected 30-yard free-kick from Leonard.
Coventry's main attacking threat came down the left from wing-back Ryan Haynes, who hit a shot over the bar in the 25th minute in the home side's first meaningful attack.
It took 49 minutes for the Sky Blues to register their first shot on target through Callum Reilly but it was not enough to trouble Southend goalkeeper Ted Smith.
The result left Coventry rooted to the bottom of the table after a fourth defeat in five, while Southend remain in seventh place.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead announced the plan following talks with animal welfare charity OneKind.
It will examine how imported, and native, species can be better protected and consider the impact tighter legislation could have.
It comes amid concerns over the sale of non-domesticated animals like monkeys, meerkats and snakes on the internet.
There have been several recent cases of exotic animals being abandoned, such as a monitor lizard found in a supermarket toilet in Edinburgh and a snake which slithered into a legal office in Clydebank.
Mr Lochhead said: "There is an increasing desire across Europe, including in Scotland, to keep exotic pets.
"There are potential threats to animal health and welfare, human health and our native species that accompany this trend and merit serious investigation.
"Current legislation in Scotland already provides protection for the welfare of exotic animals kept as pets, forbids the release of non-native animals and also has the power to ban the sale or keeping of certain invasive species.
"However, I feel that perhaps more can be done to protect not only the exotic animals that are being brought into the country, but our own native animals and environment."
The environment secretary said he would seek views and advice from animal welfare groups, veterinary organisations and biologists across the country.
The review will consider the possibility of introducing a "positive list" approach which gives a single list of animals that may be kept as pets.
Under current legislation there is a "negative list" where access to certain specific species is prohibited or subject to a requirement for licence due to concerns surrounding invasive potential or public safety.
More than 1,000 species of mammals, birds, invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians, and hundreds of fish species, are sold in the pet trade.
Libby Anderson, OneKind policy director, said: "We are delighted that the cabinet secretary has taken our concerns about the animal welfare and conservation issues surrounding exotic, non-domesticated pets so seriously.
"OneKind believes that the most effective means of solving these problems is to limit the quest for evermore unusual specimens as so-called pets.
"We recommend the introduction of a positive list system to identify those animals that are suitable for private keeping, and prohibit or stringently license the keeping of all other types. Obviously, exceptions can be made for certain specialist purposes."
The Scottish government is planning to conduct a wider review of pet welfare, including the breeding and sale of animals for the pet trade, and it is likely that the review of the exotic pet trade will be addressed as part of this project.
Issues around the sale of various animals online will also be looked at as part of the review of pet welfare.
He told Bishop Gerhard Mueller, head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith - the Vatican watchdog that deals with sex abuse cases - to ensure that perpetrators were punished.
It was the Argentine Pope's first public statement on clerical sex abuse.
A leading sex abuse survivors' group has responded with scepticism, saying "actions speak louder than words".
The new Pope was elected last month, replacing Pope Benedict, who became the first pope in 600 years to resign.
When first elected, Benedict XVI promised to rid his Church of the "filth" of clerical sex abuse, but critics accused him of covering up abuse in the past and failing to protect children from paedophile priests.
Victims of sex abuse by clergy had called for a strong response from the new pontiff to the crisis that has rocked the Church.
By David WilleyBBC News, Rome
Pope Francis has inherited a major scandal which demands continuing decisive action. Archbishop Mueller, the German cleric in charge of the Vatican department which investigates cases of sexual abuse - and decides whether paedophile priests are to be defrocked - has had several meetings with Pope Francis since his recent election.
Only last month one American diocese - Green Bay, Wisconsin - paid $700,000 (£460,000) to two brothers who had been sexually abused by a Catholic priest decades ago. Several American Catholic dioceses have been forced to declare bankruptcy as a result of making huge payouts to victims.
Dr Rebecca Rist, a papal historian at Reading University, said: "The papacy has always taken a strong line on the importance of the purity of life of its clergy. In the 11th Century, the medieval papacy took stringent measures against the abuses of 'simony' - the buying and selling of ecclesiastical office - and 'nicolaism' - clerical concubinage.
"Pope Francis is signalling that he regards clerical sexual abuse as the modern day scourge of the Church."
In his remarks on Friday, Pope Francis said combating the crisis - which has mired the Church in scandal from the US, Ireland and Europe to Australia - was important for the credibility of the Church.
A Vatican statement said the Pope had urged Bishop Mueller to "act decisively as far as cases of sexual abuse are concerned, promoting, above all, measures to protect minors, help for those who have suffered such violence in the past (and) the necessary procedures against those who are guilty".
In 2011, the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith called on bishops' conferences around the world to submit guidelines for helping victims; protecting children; selecting and training priests and other Church workers; dealing with accused priests; and collaborating with local authorities.
Three-quarters of the 112 bishops' conferences have sent in such guidelines, with most of those yet to respond coming from Africa, the Vatican says.
The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) responded to the statement by calling for actions rather than words.
"We can't confuse words with actions," SNAP Outreach Director Barbara Dorris told the BBC. "When we do, we hurt kids.
"We must insist on new tangible action that helps vulnerable children protect their bodies, not old vague pledges that help a widely-discredited institution protect its reputation."
The scheme would be based on the first-time buyer ISAs announced by George Osborne which sees the government top up money people save towards a deposit to buy their first house.
Labour says it would invest the money in new housing developments.
The Conservatives said the scheme was "ill thought-through".
Mr Miliband set out further details of his housing policy at a rally with party activists in Warrington.
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Housing is a key election issue, and the parties have made pledges to boost the supply of homes across the country and make home ownership more achievable.
The Conservatives have pledged 200,000 homes will be made available to first-time buyers in England by 2020 if they win the election. The Lib Dems have pledged to help first-time buyers get on the property ladder through a "rent-to-own homes" scheme.
But Mr Miliband attacked the government's record on house building, which he said had fallen to its lowest level in almost 100 years and made it harder for people to own homes.
"A Labour government will get Britain building again," he said.
This election issue includes house building, home ownership and social housing.
Policy guide: Where the parties stand
In his last Budget, Chancellor George Osborne unveiled the first-time buyers' ISA which is designed to help people get a foot on the housing ladder.
It allows the government to top up by £50 every £200 a first-time buyer saves for a deposit.
Labour supports the policy but says further action is needed to address the "under supply" of homes.
Under its plan, any bank or building society that offered such an ISA would be required to invest the money in housing.
This would unlock £5bn to invest in a Future Homes Investment Fund to build 125,000 new homes between 2015 and 2020, according to Mr Miliband, and a Labour government would underwrite the investment.
The party has already committed to building 200,000 new homes every year by the end of the next Parliament but this scheme is aimed at getting the policy moving.
Developers would have to give priority to first-time buyers and anyone saving under the ISA scheme when the new homes are completed.
Chancellor George Osborne sounded a warning about Labour's plan.
"The Help to Buy ISA will support over a million first-time buyers achieve their dream of earning their own home - and with one badly thought-through policy, Ed Miliband would put all that at risk. It would undermine home ownership and harm savers," he said.
And Culture Secretary Sajid Javid told the BBC News Channel: "Remember when Labour were last in office, housing starts fell to their lowest levels since the 1920's so they really don't have a track record here."
Stephen Williams, Liberal Democrat housing spokesman and communities minister, said: "Both Ed Miliband and Ed Balls admitted to failing on housing in government and no one should believe anything has changed now.
"The Liberal Democrats will build 300,000 homes a year needed to tackle the housing crisis while also helping people who want to get on the housing ladder now, through our Rent To Own scheme."
Eight teams in total will do battle for both the trophy and for places in South Korea for the youth World Cup in May.
All four semi-finalists are assured of qualification for the World Cup.
Only two of the teams taking part have won the top prize before, with four-time winners Egypt among the favourites.
Cameroon, who have won this title once before, will be hoping the winning spirit from their senior team rubs off the junior Indomitable Lions.
Zambia is banking on home ground advantage to run away with the trophy but they will have to combat formidable opposition in the form of Egypt, Guinea and Mali.
Having not played in qualifiers as hosting granted them automatic qualification, the junior Chipolopolo may not know how prepared they are for competitive action.
However, they did play some friendly matches in Spain - against B sides for Tenerife, FC Basel and Barcelona - winning the first two matches 1-0 with the final one ending in a 3-1 defeat.
The host nation wound up its practice matches with a 2-1 win over regional rivals South Africa.
Zambia may take a leaf from Senegal who made the final after hosting the tournament in 2015 falling only to eventual winners Nigeria.
The junior Teranga Lions will be coming to Lusaka on a mission to amend that final loss at home.
While few would expect Senegal to have trouble beating Sudan in Group B, Sudan could prove to be the surprise package given they swept aside the traditionally strong Nigerians to qualify for Zambia 2017.
Senegal and Mali will be coming back to do battle after both made it to the U-20 World Cup in 2015 where they competed against each other in the third match play-off. which Mali won.
The Malian government has staked an additional incentive for their team to reach the top three by offering them an extra US$1,600 bonus which counts for much given the restrictions about rewards for junior teams.
South Africa will be flying the flag for Southern African teams alongside Zambia and anyone can only discount them at their own peril.
Group A will be based in Lusaka with the hosts Zambia, Mali, Egypt and Guinea.
Group B has Senegal, Sudan, Cameroon and South Africa, with their group games being played in Ndola.
The tournament runs from February 26 to March 12.
Natural Resources Wales said rivers across the country had been affected, with up to 80mm (3in) expected to fall over the next 48 hours.
Areas worst hit by flooding include Gwynedd, Denbighshire, Conwy and Powys, and about 200 homes are without power.
River levels in some areas have reached almost record highs.
The River Vyrnwy at Meifod has risen to 12.3ft (3.75m), just 1.6in (4cm) below the 12.4ft (3.79m) recorded in February 2011.
Firefighters across the country have made a number of rescues, including:
Crews are also delivering sandbags to Penrhiwfer Road, Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taff, after homes flooded.
Many rivers have burst their banks, and the worst affected include the Severn at Dolwen; rivers Vyrnwy, Mawddach and Wnion. The A458 from Llanfair Caereinion to Llanerfyl, in Powys, was closed because the River Banwy has burst its banks.
Mid and West Fire and Rescue Service has said it has been called out to 50 different incidents, all weather-related.
Pentyrch Primary School, Cardiff, has been closed due to "extensive water damage".
Arriva Trains Wales has cancelled some services.
Meanwhile, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service reported two terraced homes in St Julians, Newport, had sections of their roofs blown off in high winds.
Much of the country was battered by gusts of up to 70mph at the weekend.
The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" warning for rain.
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Eight years ago, one of Europe's best-known orchestras moved their rehearsal rooms to a secondary school on this housing estate and pupils from Tenever found themselves sharing their corridors and lunch tables with professional musicians.
Since then the school's results have improved, its drop-out rates have fallen to less than 1% and the atmosphere in the wider neighbourhood has been "transformed", according to Joachim Barloschky, a local official who oversaw a programme of renovation and regeneration in the area.
Next month, the pupils who started at the school at the same time as the orchestra will sit their final exams. There is optimism because the number of pupils leaving school with the lowest qualifications has plummeted and the number staying on to take the Abitur exam at the end of secondary school has risen sharply.
This might sound like the plot of a feelgood film. But for the pupils of Bremen East comprehensive school (known in German as GSO), the musicians of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen have become part of their daily lives.
The unusual arrangement happened by accident. The orchestra was looking for a new rehearsal space at the same time that the school was being renovated.
The city authorities made the connection, the builders made sure the rooms had excellent acoustics, and the orchestra moved in shortly afterwards.
At first, the arrangement was not popular on either side.
"We had thought we would move to an iconic building in the centre of the city," says Stephan Schrader, a cellist in the orchestra.
"The teachers thought the kids already did not have enough time for learning without having to skip another maths or English lesson to talk to musicians," says Annette Rueggeberg, co-head teacher.
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The school and the orchestra devised a series of projects to bring musicians and students together. Musicians would visit classes to talk to pupils and once a year the musicians would help pupils and residents of Tenever to write and perform an opera.
But what makes the partnership unique is the sheer volume of interactions between musicians and pupils. Whenever they are not playing, the musicians are based in the school.
They sit with pupils over lunch and talk to them about their lives. Pupils are allowed to watch the orchestra rehearse, sitting between the musicians rather than in front of them as an audience.
Ms Rueggeberg says: "Normally you only see an orchestra dressed up for a concert, but the kids mostly see them running around in jeans and find them very approachable. It has broken down the barriers."
The improving results and the presence of the orchestra have changed people's opinions.
"For a very poor area where so many students come to us with German as a second language, this is really quite something," says Ms Rueggeberg.
"The whole atmosphere of the school has improved and we no longer have such problems with fighting or aggression or graffiti."
Students from all over Bremen now want to join the school.
"In the past you could not imagine pupils travelling from well-off parts of Bremen to a very poor area but now we have to turn them away because we do not have enough space. We have become the most popular school in the city."
The orchestra has helped to remove the stigma attached to the neighbourhood surrounding the school, says the former district manager Joachim Barloschky.
"People used to say about Tenever, 'Don't go there, they are poor, they are from different countries, many of them are criminals,'" says Mr Barloschky.
"Now we are known as the district that has the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and everyone has more self-confidence."
"After one community opera, a child ran up to me and asked: 'Did you see the people coming all the way from Hamburg to see us in a very big Maserati?' They are no longer ashamed of where they come from but proud of their school and their district."
Is there something special about music that has led to these improvements?
Research has suggested links between music education and improved reading comprehension, language development, IQ scores and creative skills.
"While other activities can be beneficial, music seems to have a wider range of benefits," says Professor Susan Hallam at UCL Institute of Education.
The pupils also benefit from encountering people from the unfamiliar background of classical music.
Max Haimendorf, head of secondary at King Solomon Academy in central London, says his school has improved since it became compulsory for every pupil to play in an orchestra.
"By performing at places like the Barbican and working with people from a classical instrument background, the knock-on conversations, opportunities and experiences our pupils get has really broadened their perspectives," he says.
But the orchestra in Bremen plays down the role of music.
There are many music education schemes that teach pupils for a week or invite them to a special concert, says Lea Fink, who runs the education programme for the orchestra.
"But the value of our project lies in the long and persistent groundwork and the feeling of trust that has developed between the children and the musicians."
"We do not try to be music teachers, but we let them see that we are normal people," says Mr Schrader. "I ask students about their families and tell them about mine.
"When they have a problem, I know about it. I am not the one who will find the solution, but I am one more adult person they have contact with."
So should other top orchestras, cultural organisations or even sports teams consider moving into a school?
Mr Schrader thinks so. "The experience has actually improved us as an orchestra," he says.
"When the children sit between us at rehearsals, our concentration is better. We can actually see their eyes grow wide with excitement when we play certain chords or play quickly.
"It reminds us of the reason we make music, which is sometimes easy to forget."
The victims were killed in the town of Waverly, Virginia, which was hit with winds up to more than 60mph (97kph).
The same system, which spawned several tornadoes, destroyed hundreds of homes in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida on Tuesday, killing three others.
Forecasters said more than 80 million people were in the path of the storm.
Tornado warnings were issued for the densely populated region between Washington and Philadelphia.
Police said they exchanged gunfire with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, after cornering him in Watertown, near Boston.
He had escaped on foot early on Friday, apparently wounded, after a police shootout that claimed the life of his elder brother, an alleged accomplice.
Three people died and more than 170 were wounded in Monday's bombings.
By Gordon CoreraSecurity correspondent, BBC News
We may know the names of the suspects in the Boston marathon attacks and also much about their lives, but the question of why they did it remains elusive. Recollections of friends and family, as well as the digital data trail people now leave on social media, means we can get a picture of a young brother who seemed to be a well-adjusted student.
The elder brother comes across less well-adjusted, not quite fitting into American life or making friends. Seven years older, some wonder if he drew his younger sibling into his own world in which he seemed to be exploring radical Islamist ideology.
But was this simply about two brothers, a tight-knit bond with no outside support? An organised conspiracy would worry Americans who hoped that era had passed, but in some ways the era of small self-starting groups is just as worrying since they can be much harder to spot.
As news emerged that the teenaged suspect was being treated in hospital, US President Barack Obama promised to seek answers on what had motivated the bombers and whether they had help.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found after a day of lockdown on Boston's streets and a night of bloodshed that had claimed the life of a police officer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Sean Collier, 26, was fatally shot in Cambridge late on Thursday. Then, after a car was hijacked, a gun battle began further west, in Watertown.
A transport police officer was seriously hurt and one of the brothers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was fatally injured.
He had died of bullet wounds and injuries from explosives strapped to his body, a hospital doctor said.
As thousands of Swat team officers scoured the streets for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Boston and its suburbs were brought to a standstill, with residents told to stay indoors.
Despite house-to-house searches in the Watertown area, nothing was found and the trail appeared to have gone cold.
Profile: The Tsarnaev brothers
Q&A: Suspects' Chechen links
Maps of manhunt
Timeline of manhunt
It was not until 19:00 local time (23:00 GMT), an hour after the city-wide lockdown order was lifted and the transport system had reopened, that the breakthrough came.
A resident of Franklin Street, Watertown, emerged from his home and noticed blood near a boat in his backyard,
Upon opening the tarpaulin covering the boat, he found a man covered in blood in the stern and called police.
Bomb-squad vans and ambulances surrounded the house, while helicopters buzzed overhead.
"The hostage rescue team did try to talk him out but from what I understand, he was not communicative," Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis told reporters.
Officers tossed flash-bang grenades into the boat to disorient the fugitive.
Police said they exchanged gunfire with the suspect for about an hour before moving in and seizing him. Images show the teenager climbing out of the boat and then lying on his back as he is searched by police.
A crowd near the scene cheered as he was taken into custody.
Boston Police Department tweeted: "CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody."
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was taken to a Massachusetts hospital, bleeding and seriously injured with gunshot wounds to the neck and leg, police told reporters.
Little more than an hour later, President Obama praised the "character of our country" after what he said had been a tough week in which the world had seen Americans refusing to be terrorised.
"If anyone wants to know who we are; what America is; how we respond to evil and terror - that's it. Selflessly. Compassionately. And unafraid."
The Boston manhunt had begun with two explosions at the finish line of Monday's marathon.
The twin blasts killed Martin Richard, aged eight, Krystle Campbell, 29, and Lu Lingzi, 23, a postgraduate student from China.
The climax to the search for their suspected killers began hours after the FBI released images of the bombing suspects.
Law enforcement officials and family members identified the Tsarnaev brothers as ethnic Chechens who had been living in America for about a decade.
The FBI had interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011 after a request from a foreign government, US law enforcements officials have confirmed. But agents closed the case after finding no cause for concern.
Chechnya (pair were ethnic Chechens): Southern Russian republic, rich in oil. Infrastructure hit by years of war between separatists and Russian forces, banditry and organised crime. Improved security situation has led to increased investment in reconstruction projects. But sporadic attacks by separatists continue.
Dagestan (pair lived here for several years): Southern Russian republic, translating as "land of the mountains", famed for ethnic and linguistic diversity. A long-running militant Islamist insurgency is a thorn in the authorities' side. Dagestan has oil reserves and a strong manufacturing sector, but rampant corruption and organised crime .
Dagestan profile
Chechnya profile
It is not known which country made the request, but the BBC's Paul Adams in Washington says it is likely to have come from the Russians.
In an interview on Russian television, the mother of the two suspects said the FBI had been in contact with her son for several years.
The Kremlin said on Saturday that President Vladimir Putin had agreed with President Obama during a telephone conversation to increase co-operation in the wake of the Boston attacks.
Our correspondent says now that the manhunt in Boston is over, the extent of the FBI's prior knowledge of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's activities is likely to be examined.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's father said on Friday that his son was a second-year medical student in the US and was hoping to be a brain surgeon.
Anzor Tsarnaev, speaking from Dagestan, told the BBC he believed the secret services had framed his sons.
"It was a terrorist attack carefully organised by secret services - I don't know which ones. My son used to go to a mosque, so they once paid us a visit to ask why he is doing that.
"Yes, there was such an episode. So they put all the blame on him and shot him. That's it."
But Ruslan Tsarni, an uncle of the suspects who lives in Maryland, said he was "ashamed" at his nephews' alleged role in the bombings.
Asked what the bombers' motives may have been, he replied: "Being losers, hating everyone around them."
Also on Friday, investigators removed a computer and other evidence from the New Jersey home of the Tsarnaev brothers' sister, police said.
Ailina Tsarnaeva, who lives in the town of West New York, is said to have told FBI agents she had had no contact with her brothers for some time.
Officers were called to the Union Street area near to Huntly Street at about 06:45 following a call about a woman who was found unconscious.
The 43-year-old was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where she was being treated.
Following extensive inquiries, it is now understood the woman may have been assaulted.
Det Insp Norman Stevenson said: "We are appealing to anyone who saw anything or anyone in the area around 4am to contact us on 101.
"We are following a positive line of inquiry but any further information may be able to assist."
Hugh McGoldrick, Crossgar Road East in Crossgar, County Down, has 28 days to appeal the decision.
Last April, the 59-year old admitted two charges of falsifying drug trials on patients with sleeping disorders.
He was jailed for nine months and fined £10,000 in June 2016, but appealed. His sentence was suspended and he was released from jail six days later.
The offences took place at McGoldrick's Pound Lane GP practice in Downpatrick between 2007 and 2008.
In a statement on Tuesday, his lawyers said he "does not accept the tribunal findings and has every intention of contesting them".
Toy specialist auctioneers Vectis from Thornaby, Teesside, are selling the collection, which was built up over 40 years by a couple in the North East.
Key items include a rare 1939 Japanese Lilliput Robot - one of which recently sold for £11,000.
The "Out of this World" sale is due to take place on 15 March.
Auctioneer and valuer Andy Reed said: "Sci-fi, space and robots are very sought after.
"There are not many collections of this size and this is the biggest one we have handled in the last 20 years.
"We think 70% of these will go outside the UK, perhaps back to the USA and Japan."
Another rare item is an American-made Flash Gordon spaceship, also from 1939.
Mr Reed added: "It's a fascinating collection, the couple are from the North East and have asked not to be identified.
"They have been collecting for 30 to 40 years and they felt the time was right to part with it.
"They have had much enjoyment out of it over the years, travelling to fairs, shows and toy shops."
In January, 550 people were caught getting through - up from 270 in December. More than 1,200 were caught in the first 20 days of February.
Hungary caused controversy with the 4m (13ft) barrier, completed in September.
However, several other countries have since introduced tough border controls to stop the influx of migrants.
The number of people crossing from Serbia dropped after Hungary built the fence along the 175km (110-mile) border with its neighbour last year.
But police say migrants are now increasingly getting through, mostly by cutting through or climbing over the barrier.
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Most are from Pakistan, Iran and Morocco, who are no longer admitted through other routes.
It follows moves by Austria, Slovenia, and Balkan countries to limit the nationalities and the numbers of those being allowed through.
More than a million people arrived in the EU in 2015, creating Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War Two.
The majority of migrants and refugees have headed for countries like Germany and Sweden via Hungary and Austria after crossing from Turkey to Greece. Many are fleeing the conflict in Syria.
Far fewer migrants are entering Hungary than Austria but the sharply increasing trend of people breaching the border fence is alarming the authorities, reports the BBC's Central Europe correspondent, Nick Thorpe.
More people crossed from Serbia into Hungary in the first 20 days of February than in the same period in 2015, before a fence was even contemplated, our correspondent adds.
Once in Hungary, they face criminal charges or deportation.
Meanwhile Interior Minister Sandor Pinter has renewed the closure of three railway crossings to Croatia, for fear that migrants and refugees will again start walking down the tracks into Hungary.
On Friday Austria introduced a daily cap on the number of migrants and refugees allowed into the country.
Just 80 asylum applications will be accepted each day at the country's southern border, in a move condemned by critics as incompatible with European law.
The huge number of migrants and refugees arriving illegally in Europe has left countries struggling to cope and put the EU's Schengen passport-free travel zone at risk.
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.
Mr Simpson, 22, from Embo, near Dornoch, went missing after he left the Dornoch Show dance on 26 July.
His body was found in the water more than 70 miles around the coast at Whitehills near Banff earlier this month.
Mr Simpson's family said they were "shocked and saddened" by the news.
In a statement they said they had always kept hope that he would return home safe and well.
They said: "There has always been hope that we would hear his voice and see his cheeky smile again.
"We would like to thank Police Scotland, the other emergency services, friends, family and the whole community for all their efforts and support in searching for Lachlan.
"We as a family have been overwhelmed by the love that has been shown to our son and brother."
Why was it that the same brand of fish fingers had more fish in neighbouring Austria, he asked.
Mr Fico said it was a serious problem that he would raise with Czech, Polish and Hungarian leaders on Wednesday.
If the European Commission fails to act, he has threatened import restrictions from other EU countries.
"We have to defend ourselves, we can't accept this," he said on Tuesday, describing the issue as a scandal. Alongside the fish fingers lay packets of fabric softener and coffee.
Any boycott of products from another EU member state would violate competition rules but the Slovak leader said he would be compelled to act if the Commission did not. As a last resort, he would consider a citizens' initiative of a million signatures.
A senior EU official said this week she would do all she could to fight against a "double-standard market".
Mr Fico's complaints about food quality chime across the four Visegrad states in Central Europe.
Earlier this year Czech Agriculture Minister Marian Jurecka told the BBC that one brand of iced tea sold in Germany had 40% more tea extract than the same sold in the Czech market. He made a similar complaint about lunch meat.
"Sometimes I reckon we're a kind of garbage can for the producers - what's left over, they send to the Czech Republic"- Sarka Zedinkova, Czech Republic
Hungary's food safety authority, Nebih, found earlier this year that a chocolate spread and a packet of wafers were of a different quality to those sold in Austria.
Polish business website Gazeta Prawna even asked whether it was a case of "food racism".
While companies are free to sell food with different ingredients if they are correctly labelled, more importantly they are also required to be fair to consumers under EU rules.
A European Commission spokesman said the evidence so far suggested there was no systematic attempt by producers and retailers to vary food quality for different states. The problem was limited to certain products, he told the BBC.
EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova said on Monday she would start a dialogue with producers and retailers as many people felt they were being treated as second-class consumers.
"We need to join forces to tackle this problem that appears to be present only in some EU countries," she said.
Imagine being all fingers and thumbs while trying to button your shirt or tie your shoes shoelaces.
Then try imaging having a conversation while your head is buzzing with loud, nonsensical noise.
For some people, that is what life is like living with dementia.
A physically and mentally torturous condition, it is distressing not only for the patient but also for their family and the staff involved caring for them.
To try to get to grips with what dementia can be like, staff at a residential care home in Belfast are using a new training kit that gives them an idea of what their patients are experiencing.
The Four Seasons Health Care group is rolling out the training across its homes in Northern Ireland.
I was invited to take part and visited Parkview Care Home in north Belfast.
I spent just 30 minutes in a world that was disconcerting, frustrating and muddled.
Alongside staff from Parkview and the Belfast Health Trust, we were asked to do simple tasks such as getting dressed, finding and matching socks, tying our shoelaces even unwrapping a sweet.
Sounds simple?
Well, not when wearing padded gloves, tainted goggles and donning headphones that are blasting noise.
Our experience was brief, but we got a sense of the frustration felt by some people who live with the condition.
Colin Sheeran, the lead dementia facilitator with Four Seasons Health Care, said staff were learning to look beyond the label of the illness.
"We are teaching our staff to look at the person who can't do some of the most basic of tasks," he said.
"The carers get a sense of what their life is like, perhaps when they are sitting in a common room or kitchen with other residents, when there is noise, confusion and nothing seems straight forward."
After the training, carers said they would be even more patient with residents.
Some said there was a tendency to speak loudly at the person instead of listening and trying to understand what they are feeling and seeing.
Four Seasons Health Care intends to train people within their own care homes but also those working in Northern Ireland's health trusts.
They also want to educate the public.
An ageing population in Northern Ireland means the number of people living with dementia is growing and growing fast.
It is thought there are about 20,000 people in the region who are living with dementia, with at least 7,000 more who are undiagnosed.
I was struck by all the different people affected by dementia - the residents, the staff but especially the families.
I watched husbands stroking their wives' hands and then waving goodbye as they left to return home.
I also saw wives feeding their husbands their dinner.
Reg Cole, 85, has been married to Doreen for 57 years and she has called Parkview her home for three years.
"This training is great," he said.
"It's giving staff an idea what Doreen is going through every day.
"She might look OK but she can no longer get dressed - she's very confused."
Life, he said, is tough for him, too.
"I have to get used to being home alone, one knife, one fork, one cup and one saucer."
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Wenger, 67, has come under more scrutiny this term than at any other point in his 21-year reign at Arsenal.
The Gunners beat Manchester City 2-1 to reach a third FA Cup final in four years and Wales international Ramsey wants to win the trophy for Wenger.
"We've let him down at times this season," Ramsey said.
"But he's kept believing in us and the quality we have and we wanted to get to the final and now hopefully we can go on and win it for him and for ourselves.
"I absolutely love this competition we've been quite successful in recent years and you can see the passion that the players play with."
Some sections of Arsenal fans have protested against Wenger in recent months with the Gunners lying in seventh place in the Premier League and after an early Champions League exit.
The Frenchman is out of contract at the end of the season and has been offered a new two-year deal, although he is yet to announce whether he will continue.
Ramsey's mistake led to Manchester City taking the lead in the semi-final but Nacho Monreal and Alexis Sanchez's extra-time winner secured Arsenal an FA Cup final against Chelsea.
"I made the mistake for their goal, that was painful for myself," Ramsey said.
"But I know in these situations that you have to respond to it and you can't let these things get to you.
"I carried on going and trying to work my socks off, get into position and tackle and you know, ultimately, it paid off.
"It was important to win to have something to look forward to at the end of the season but now we have another seven cup finals to try and finish off and get into that top four.
"We know we're more than capable of doing that and winning every single game but we're going to have to be so focussed in every single minute."
It comes in the wake of heavy criticism about harassment on its platform and a failure to find a buyer after months of rumours about takeovers.
It has announced three main changes, which will be rolled out in the "coming weeks".
It includes moves to identify people who have been permanently suspended and stop them creating new accounts.
In a blogpost announcing the changes, Twitter's vice-president of engineering, Ed Ho, said: "Making Twitter a safer place is our primary focus.
"We stand for freedom of expression and people being able to see all sides of any topic.
"That's put in jeopardy when abuse and harassment stifle and silence those voices.
"We won't tolerate it, and we're launching new efforts to stop it."
In a tweet last month, chief executive Jack Dorsey promised that it was going to take "a completely new approach to abuse on Twitter, including having a more open and real-time dialogue every step of the way".
The other changes are:
Neither of these tools will mean tweets are removed entirely from the platform but users will be able to control whether or not they want to see either in their settings.
In November, Twitter acknowledged a trend towards being "abusive to each other" was growing.
In response, it expanded its Mute tool, which enabled people to block certain keywords, phrases and even entire conversations they did not want to see notifications about.
It also said that it was retraining its support teams on its hateful conduct policy and improving internal tools and systems to more effectively deal with hateful speech when it was reported.
In June last year, Twitter updated its block button to make sure that people who used the function could no longer see the tweets from the person they blocked.
Previously, their tweets could still be retweeted by another users into the blocker's timeline.
Twitter has had to address the issue of abuse following a lack of interest from potential buyers.
Google, Apple and Disney were all reportedly interested but walked away from any deal.
There are also questions over how the social network will grow, as it struggles to attract a new audience and make money in the long term.
Nick Thomas, an analyst with research company Ovum, said the changes would be welcome news for those who saw the platform as "an increasingly toxic place on which to engage" but asked if it was a case of "too little, too late".
He added that the platform's most high-profile tweeter - President Donald Trump - may be adding to its issues.
"The fact that Twitter is now the preferred communications channel of the most divisive figure in global politics is at best a mixed blessing for the platform," Mr Thomas said.
"The US's tweeter-in-chief certainly generates profile for the platform through his regular updates, but those who oppose him consider that his style and tone have given unwanted validation to the unsavoury trolls whose presence makes the site unattractive to other users and advertisers."
Yingying Zhang was probably kidnapped on 9 June after she entered a black Saturn Astra that appeared to be driven by a white man, the FBI said.
The 26-year-old agricultural sciences student was about six weeks into her studies when she went missing at the University of Illinois.
Rewards totalling $50,000 (£39,000) have been offered for her safe return.
Police have released CCTV video showing the student getting into the car at the campus, about 150 miles (240km) from Chicago, at 14:04 local time.
The vehicle "appeared to driven by a white male, and circled the area prior to making contact with Zhang", the FBI said in a kidnapping bulletin.
On Tuesday, FBI investigators announced they have located the vehicle after receiving "numerous leads" from the public.
FBI spokesman Brad Ware declined to say where the car was found, or provide any details about the apparent breakthrough.
"We have developed several additional leads and would like to remind the public that this is still an active investigation," the agency said in a statement.
The Chinese Deputy Consul General in Chicago, Yu Peng, said after the car was discovered: "The Consulate General of The People's Republic of China in Chicago has been in close contact with [the university], police department and FBI."
The graduate of Beijing's prestigious Peking University went missing moments after getting off a bus on her way to sign an apartment lease.
She had been researching plant photosynthesis and was planning to seek her PhD in the autumn, according to the university.
Police say they are working with taxi-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, hoping they will be able to help determine the driver's identity.
The University of Illinois campus at Urbana-Champaign is home to 5,629 Chinese students, CNN reports, a fivefold increase since 2008.
Ms Zhang's case has attracted huge amounts of attention in her home country.
A WeChat messaging group has been set up there to share details about the case, which is trending on Chinese social media.
Many Chinese speakers have also donated money and left messages of support on a crowdfunding page which was set up to help her family with "expenses incurred as the search for her continues".
That fundraiser has already raised more than treble its goal of $30,000.
Her father has travelled from Nanping to do whatever he can to assist in the investigation, US media report.
A University of Illinois student march is planned for Thursday to show support for the missing student.
The ward, which has been shut on previous occasions, is to close to in-patients from 7 July.
Children will be assessed and treated in the A&E department at night and at the weekends. The ward will operate on an assessment basis during the week.
NHS Lothian said the closure was not permanent.
Children who to be need admitted will be transferred to Edinburgh's Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
Jacquie Campbell, NHS Lothian's chief officer of acute services, said: "The safety of our patients must be our top priority and this is a difficult and deeply frustrating decision to have to make.
"I would again emphasise our on-going commitment to St John's Hospital and the children's ward.
"If we don't make changes now to the operating hours of the children's ward, we run the risk of having to make an unplanned closure at a few hours notice, which would lead to the sudden diversion of patients.
"This reduction in opening hours is the safest option for the children of West Lothian.
"We are committed to reinstating the full service as soon as possible after the summer."
Last year, a study by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) recommended the ward be retained after previous temporary closures for the same reason.
Lawrence Fitzpatrick, West Lothian Council leader, said: "I am shocked and very angry at this decision. It is unacceptable that West Lothian families are being forced to accept a cut in services at the children's ward at St John's once more.
"This is the third time in six years that the ward has been closed to young inpatients, forcing West Lothian families to travel into Edinburgh at what is often already a difficult time for them."
Health Secretary Shona Robison said she has written to the health board "to emphasise the importance I attach to early reinstatement of this vital service".
She said: "NHS Lothian has assured me they will engage again with the Royal College of Paediatricians to identify solutions for sustainable services for patients. The board has confirmed they will reinstate a full service as soon as possible after the summer.
"The chief medical officer and the Scottish government's director of performance will keep progress under review over the coming weeks.
"We are continuing to work with NHS Lothian to ensure the services on offer at the St John's in-patient paediatric ward remains safe and sustainable in the long-term."
Opposition parties said local residents would be "furious" at the latest closure.
Scottish Conservative health spokesman Donald Cameron said: "This is another downgrade at a hospital the SNP government used to say it was committed to.
"St John's caters for a huge population centre and is a greatly-appreciated acute hospital. But this decision damages that reputation, and many will be concerned more cuts are to come."
Labour MSP Neil Findlay said: "Nicola Sturgeon promised to support the retention of these services. She has clearly broken that promise.
"It is simply not good enough - the SNP Government and NHS have once again failed to deliver on their promises. Scottish Labour will fight this closure."
The Heed beat Eastleigh 2-1 on Tuesday to move up five places to sixth and to within a point of the play-off places.
"With 14 games to play you've got to make sure that for those games, and as many as possible, you play at your best," Aspin told BBC Newcastle.
"To be successful you have to be solid at the back. You won't get any success if you're conceding all the time."
Gateshead have lost just three National League matches since Aspin's appointment in November, but have a challenging set of league fixtures ahead.
Aspin's side face leaders Cheltenham and promotion rivals Tranmere and Forest Green Rovers in their next five games.
"We know that if you have an off day and make mistakes you get punished in this league and you've got to be on your game every week," he said.
"There's not going to be many chances this season where you can look at the league table and three points could put you in the top five."
The 28-year old signed a short term deal as a free agent that will keep him in Helsinki until the end of August, with an option to extend the deal.
"I had a lot of demands from other clubs but the love I have for the HJK brought me to the club again," Kamara told the club's website.
"I wanted to wear blue and white colours on me again" he added.
Kamara joins former Nigeria international Taye Taiwa at HJK.
The move is seen as Kamara's bid to resurrect his career after he spent the whole of the first half of the English season without playing a game for Bolton.
The midfielder enjoyed his first spell with HJK Helsinki, helping the club to win the 2009 and 2010 Finnish league.
Kamara was voted the club's MVP in 2007 and the best player in the Finnish top tier league in 2010 before he departed for Serbia to join Partizan Belgrade where he also won league titles and subsequently played in the Uefa Champions League.
He joined Bolton in 2013 and was able to make 52 appearances before he was loaned to Isreaeli club Maccabi Haifa.
Kamara returned to Bolton but was never again picked to play and had his contract terminated by mutual consent in January.
His move came a day after struggling Sierra Leone international striker Ibrahim Teteh Bangura was able to secure a short term contract with Swedish second tier league club GAIS.
Kirsty and Matt Hardman may just be the Team GB super fans of the 2016 Olympic Games, after taking venue-hopping, event-watching and selfie-gathering to podium level.
The couple, from Fakenham in Norfolk, started planning an Olympic honeymoon when they got engaged in 2014.
While chasing Team GB around Rio, they have met medallists such as Andy Murray and Jessica Ennis-Hill - and they aren't done yet, as the hunt for tickets goes on for the two PE teachers.
"To sum up the experience, it has literally been the trip of a lifetime and the best possible honeymoon we could have ever wished for," said Kirsty, who married Matt a year ago after over four years together.
The couple have been to the opening ceremony, football, rowing, beach volleyball, basketball, tennis, gymnastics, track cycling, swimming, show jumping, BMX, canoe slalom, athletics, volleyball, diving, boxing, and rugby sevens.
"Being in the venue for all of these events was such incredible experiences and it felt great to be part of seeing history in the making," added Kirsty.
"We've met lots of GB athletes at the events and on the park and they have been very generous with their time, so grateful of the support and to see GB fans out here."
While some couples ask for white goods or crockery as wedding gifts, the Hardmans wanted to see Mo Farah win 10,000m gold and so instead sought help from loved ones in the shape of tickets, flights and accommodation.
So, was it worth it?
"Tokyo 2020, here we come," added Kirsty.
The 26-year-old fired a closing 66, including birdies on the last four holes, to reach 14 under and beat Australian duo Jason Day (68) and Adam Scott (67) by two shots at Augusta.
American Tiger Woods (67), England's Luke Donald (69) and another Australian, Geoff Ogilvy (67), tied for fourth at 10 under with Argentina's 2009 champion Angel Cabrera (71) nine under.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy, 21, who led for three rounds, collapsed on the back nine and carded a round of 80 to end four under.
Schwartzel becomes the third South African to win the Masters on the 50th anniversary of Gary Player's breakthrough win for a non-American at Augusta. Player also won in 1974 and 1978, while Trevor Immelman triumphed in 2008.
"It was such an exciting day, with all the roars," said Schwartzel. "The atmosphere was just incredible."
His victory means that for the first time since 1994, none of the four majors are held by an American. He joins countryman Louis Oosthuizen, who won the Open last July, Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell (US Open) and Germany's Martin Kaymer (US PGA).
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Schwartzel, who was tied 30th on his debut last year, is a six-time winner on the European Tour and climbs to 11th in the world rankings.
The Johannesburg-born player started the final day tied second with Cabrera on eight under, four strokes off McIlroy's overnight lead.
But he made an electric start to the fourth round, chipping in from off the green for a birdie at the first and holing his second from the fairway for an eagle at the third hole to reach 11 under and share the lead with McIlroy, who bogeyed the first.
However, Schwartzel slipped back to 10 under at the fourth, where he would remain until his final birdie barrage.
McIlroy slipped further back at the fifth but recouped the stroke at the seventh and still led by one from Schwartzel, Cabrera, KJ Choi and Woods after the ninth.
But when McIlroy endured a nightmare spell of triple-bogey, bogey and double bogey from the 10th, the tournament was wide open.
Scott became the first player to reach 12 under after a birdie on the 16th but could only par his way home.
"It's just disappointing that I didn't win when I held the lead with a few holes to go," said the 30-year-old.
"I'm usually a pretty good closer. I didn't do a bad job but Charl was better. It was an incredible finish. I'm proud of the way I played but I'm disappointed that I didn't get it done when I was right there at the end."
Scott's playing partner Day birdied four of the last seven holes, including the last two to jump up to a tie for second with his compatriot.
However, he said: "You can't do anything about a guy who birdies the last four holes of a tournament.
"If you want to go out and win a tournament, that's how you do it.
"Obviously we fell short a little bit but it just shows how good Australian golf is right now."
At one stage it had looked like it was going to be Woods's day. The former world number one began the final round seven shots behind but four birdies in the first seven holes hinted at a potential charge up the leaderboard.
When he then eagled the eighth hole to get to 10 under and post a front nine score of 31, the momentum seemed to be behind him.
But he squandered birdie chances on the par-five 13th and par-three 16th when it looked like he was about to surge clear and had a good chance of an eagle on the 15th but could only make a birdie as he finished tied for fourth for the second straight year at Augusta.
"I got off to a nice start there and posted 31," he said. "And then on the back nine, I could have capitalised some more.
"I should have shot an easy three or four under on the back nine and I only posted even. I didn't putt well and hit one loose iron at 13.
"[But] this entire weekend I hit it good, so that was a nice feeling. I had to be committed to my spots and I did that all week."
His search for a 15th major continues as he looks to chase Jack Nicklaus's record of 18.
Australia's search for a first-ever Green Jacket must wait another year. Scott and Day both challenged until the very end to match Greg Norman, who managed three second-placed finishes at Augusta.
Ogilvy made five birdies in a row from the 13th to get to 10 under and tie with Woods and Donald, who birdied four of the last six but then bogeyed the 17th to end any hopes he had of a first major. Donald's fourth place finish sees him move up to third in the world rankings.
Reigning champion Phil Mickelson never threatened as he shot 74 to finish well down the field.
Lee Westwood shot a closing round of 70, featuring four birdies and a double-bogey at the short 12th after finding water, to finish in a tie for 11th with compatriot Justin Rose, who carded a 68.
Ross Fisher finished on four under, with Scotland's Martin Laird a shot further back on his Masters debut.
The benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 6.15 points at 6,933.73, with Imperial Tobacco the top riser on the index.
Shares in the tobacco firm rose 2.4% after it said it was on track to meet its financial targets, despite underlying half-year sales dropping 5%.
Sainsbury's shares were down 1.4% after the supermarket chain reported its first full-year loss for 10 years.
The UK's third-largest supermarket chain reported a £72m loss in the year to March, after being hit by several one-off costs, including a write-down in the value of some of its stores.
In the FTSE 250, shares in Superdry owner Supergroup rose 3.7% after it reported strong fourth-quarter sales.
The fashion chain reported an 11.6% rise in like-for-like sales for the 15 weeks to 25 April, and said it was on track to hit full-year targets.
The pound was having a mixed day on the currency markets. Against the dollar it rose 0.26% to $1.5222, but against the euro it fell 0.33% to €1.3527.
The deal will keep the Croatian international, 28, at the Bernabeu until 2018.
The former Tottenham Hotspur player joined Real Madrid from White Hart Lane in August 2012 for about £30m.
Modric has made 67 appearances for the La Liga side and started Tuesday's Spanish Super Cup first leg against Atletico Madrid at the Bernabeu.
Paton, 28, changed his plea on the first day of evidence and admitted punching Lukasz Zaluska on the head in Byres Road on 20 October 2014.
In his defence Mr Paton's lawyer said he was provoked by abuse and there was no injury to the victim.
A charge that accused him of a further assault on the goalkeeper was dropped.
Mr Paton was previously fined four weeks wages by his club.
The player said he regretted what had happened.
The sheriff said the charge to which Paton pleaded guilty was significantly less serious than the original indictment.
During evidence at Glasgow Sheriff Court, ex-Celtic and Dundee United player Mark Wilson said his former team-mate Mr Zaluska had thought Paton was a Rangers fan.
Mr Wilson told the court Mr Zaluska said he hated all Rangers fans and wanted to kill them.
After Mr Zaluska left Ashton Lane with Mr Wilson and went on to Byres Road, Paton punched the former Celtic goalkeeper on the head, causing him to slide down the side of a taxi.
Paton then walked away from the incident and a short time later Zaluska was found unconscious and bleeding on the ground in Ashton Lane.
Paton, from Paisley had been accused of repeatedly hitting Mr Zaluska and causing injury but the Crown amended the charge.
He admitted punching Mr Zaluska on the head.
Sheriff Andrew Normand fined him £500 and told Paton: "It is clear this is an incident which you regret".
Defence lawyer Billy Lavelle said: "Mr Paton faced substantial provocation from the other gentleman."
He said that it did not justify his client's actions but "perhaps gives a background" and that on that day he "felt he couldn't take any more of the abuse".
The solicitor advocate said: "He has never denied that, the question was whether there was a second incident, which he did not accept."
Paton declined to comment as he left the court.
Both men are named Shigeru Aoki. There can be many ways to write a name in Japanese with the same pronunciation, but in this case the pair use the same Chinese characters, or kanji.
They could not even be distinguished by party, since both ran as independents.
Votes are cast by writing the candidate's name on a ballot paper.
One Shigeru Aoki was an older incumbent and the other a younger newcomer. Election officials asked voters to add their preferred candidate's age, or the words "incumbent" or "challenger" to their ballots to clarify their choice.
Officials were also allowed to accept other clearly distinguishing observations.
But subjective opinions, like "the better-looking one", were not acceptable, Kyodo news reported.
Ballots with unclear distinctions or none were divided between the two Aokis in proportion to their clearly identifiable vote totals.
To help voters, candidate lists at registration tables in polling stations displayed each candidate's age and whether they were currently in office or not.
The men were among 32 candidates running for 30 seats. Some worried the fuss over the name issue might hurt other candidates, who might have received less attention as a result.
Challenger Mr Aoki acknowledged that the issue had made him better known, the Mainichi newspaper reported.
The pair - both originally from the construction trade - had similar policy platforms too.
Both wanted greater self-sufficiency for the port city, which is famous for its castle and summer festival but somewhat faded since its heyday as a major trading gateway to Korea and China hundreds of years ago.
Japanese media reported it is not the first time this situation has occurred, with one of the most recent cases being another city assembly battle, in 2003 in Naruto, about 70km (40 miles) from Tokyo.
The model, unveiled on Tuesday by the London EV Company (LEVC), runs for about 70 miles on its battery before switching to a petrol engine.
The hybrid vehicle would save drivers an average of £100 each week in fuel costs compared with the outgoing diesel model, the manufacturer said.
It is due to be seen on London's streets later this year.
An initial order for 225 vehicles, which will be built at its headquarters in Ansty, has been placed by Dutch taxi operator RMC.
The London Taxi Company, now renamed the London EV Company, faced administration in 2013 before China's Zhejing Geely Holding Group stepped in to rescue the firm.
From next year all new London cabs must be capable of producing zero emissions, while there will be a ban on new diesel taxis entering the city.
LEVC chief executive Chris Gubbey said: "London has led the way in setting out tough measures to reduce taxi and van emissions and in just a few short years we expect electric vehicles for the commercial operator will not just become commonplace but mandatory in cities around the world, creating huge opportunities for LEVC globally."
An LEVC spokesman said: "We have had thousands of expressions of interest from individual drivers in London. The order book will open on 1 August when we'll take deposits."
He said taxi drivers in London were a mixture of those who own their vehicle and others who rent from companies who had bought taxis in bulk.
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The Vikings smashed their way to 227-5 in a 48-run victory over Notts Outlaws, led by opener Adam Lyth's 82 and a 37-ball 60 not out from Australia batsman Shaun Marsh.
Northants began their defence of the trophy with a home defeat against Derbyshire, despite Ben Duckett's 69, while Ian Bell's unbeaten 75 guided Birmingham Bears to an eight-wicket victory at rivals Worcestershire.
At Chelmsford, tournament favourites Surrey pulled off a two-run win over Essex with seamer Tom Curran holding his nerve to defend 10 off the final over.
The 22-year-old, who made his England T20 debut last month, bowled Ravi Bopara for 75 before cleaning up Ashar Zaidi to finish with 3-28.
Despite all their success in the County Championship in recent seasons, Yorkshire are still looking for a first T20 title.
The Vikings have been the competition's perennial underachievers, only reaching Finals Day twice since the tournament started in 2003.
However, in front of 10,037 at Headingley, their biggest crowd outside of a Roses match, Yorkshire made a statement of intent from the outset.
Lyth pulled the first of his three sixes off just the third ball, also striking seven boundaries in his 50-ball knock, before Marsh, Jack Leaning, Peter Handscomb and Tim Bresnan combined to smash 50 off the final 16 deliveries.
It took the Vikings past the 223-6 they made against Durham last season, when Lyth hit his T20 best of 87.
England opener Alex Hales got the Outlaws chase off to a rapid start with 47 off 26 balls, but once he fell to Azeem Rafiq, Notts could not keep up with a sky-high required run rate and fell short on 179-8.
Gloucestershire and Middlesex were involved in an extraordinary game at Cheltenham which ended up in a rare tie.
Chasing 183, the visitors looked down and out when they were 119-8 off 15.4 overs, still needing 64 off 26 deliveries.
Ryan Higgins then went ballistic, smashing four fours and six maximums to leave Middlesex requiring one off the final delivery.
However, the drama was not done - last man Nathan Sowter was caught off Benny Howell leaving the scores level.
"I thought there was always a chance, small boundaries, the wind was going nicely in one direction where I wanted to hit the ball," Higgins, 22, told BBC London.
"You're always in the game chasing, as much as it was tough at the end there. It just seemed to come out of the middle of the bat today, sometimes it doesn't, but today was one of those days."
While Higgins enjoyed himself in a Middlesex shirt, it was a day to forget for England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan who was out for a four-ball duck, and recently-capped Dawid Malan made 36.
England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler hit his 19th T20 half-century, making 59 off 39 balls in Lancashire's 192-6. The 2015 champions beat Durham by 52 runs at Chester-le-Street.
Surrey and England opener Jason Roy made just four before he was pinned lbw by Pakistan left-arm paceman Mohammad Amir - although replays suggested the ball was missing off-stump.
His Australia counterpart Aaron Finch biffed a 26-ball 56 including three huge sixes to help Surrey to 188-8.
At the SWALEC stadium former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi produced an outstanding bowling spell, claiming figures of 4-20, in Hampshire's 22-run win over Glamorgan.
Apart from Afridi's four-wicket haul, it was a difficult day for many bowlers, especially at Headingley where six Notts men went for more than 10 an over.
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A number of people told police they visited the house in Inverkip either to socialise or through their work, but had not seen Margaret Fleming.
The 36-year-old was reported missing by her two carers at 17:40 on 28 October.
However, apart from her carers, the last independent sighting of her was on 17 December 1999 at a family gathering.
The excavation of the garden of the house, Seacroft on Main Road, is to continue.
The house belongs to Ms Fleming's carers, 75-year-old Edward Cairney and 56-year-old Avril Jones, who were family friends.
Det Ch Insp Paul Livingstone, who is leading the inquiry, told BBC Scotland they had heard from a number of people who had visited Seacroft.
"Unfortunately that hasn't taken our inquiries any further forward with no other confirmed sightings of Margaret," he said.
"I'm really keen to speak to anyone who may have been at Seacroft over the past 20 years either socially or on business.
"It may well be they've been making a delivery - whether it's parcels or takeaway food."
Police are to distribute leaflets to local residents and businesses in Inverkip and Port Glasgow in the hope of jogging people's memories.
Ms Fleming, who is believed to have learning difficulties, is thought to have attended James Watt College in Greenock between 1996 and 1998.
Police Scotland had appealed for information from anyone who knew Ms Fleming during her college days.
Officers said she had few contactable friends or family and checks on education, employment, health and welfare records had shown no trace of her.
Her carers are helping police with their inquiries.
Det Ch Insp Paul Livingstone said: "They were her carers up until 28th October, and everything was normal as it should be.
"It is concerning that it's been six weeks since Margaret has gone when she did need help in her day to day life."
Police officers had gone to Ms Fleming's house on 28 October about a social work issue.
Her carers said she had left that day. They later reported her missing.
Police have also confirmed that Ms Fleming's carers assisted with her finances.
It is believed Ms Fleming lived with her father in Port Glasgow before he died in October 1995.
She then lived with her grandparents and mother but moved in with the carers in 1997.
She is thought to have been estranged from her mother since then.
Det Ch Insp Paul Livingstone said Ms Fleming's mother, who is originally from the Inverclyde area, was upset and concerned.
"She just wants Margaret back safe and well," he said.
"She does not want to make an appeal at this time."
Det Ch Insp Paul Livingstone also said Ms Fleming had enjoyed visiting Port Bannatyne and Wemyss Bay.
He said CCTV and door-to-door inquiries had failed to yield any sightings.
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Police probing the disappearance of an Inverclyde woman last seen in public in 1999 have said visitors to the house where she lived had not seen her.
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Forsyth featured as Scotland beat Russia 4-3 in Friday's Championship II semi-final to secure a place in the 2019 EuroHockey Nations Championship.
It is the first time Scotland's men have achieved that feat since 2005.
"It's amazing - there's no-one in our current team that's played in the A division top tier hockey," Forsyth told BBC Scotland.
"We got a bit of a taste of it at World League in June when we got to play against teams that are in the top 10 in the world.
"We're currently 23rd but we've proved we can compete with these teams.
"This is just an incredible milestone for Scottish hockey."
Forsyth's brother Alan scored in Scotland's victory over Russia, which the Scots led 4-0 at one stage.
It means the squad can go into Saturday's final against Wales knowing their mission of promotion is already complete.
"We've sometimes complained about funding and felt hard done by, but we've gone out and worked really hard and finally got the results we deserve," added Forsyth.
"With the Commonwealth Games next year and then the European A division in two years' time, it's going to be a really exciting time for the whole squad going forward."
The Scots had beaten China's A team in the quarter-finals but lost out 4-1 to the hosts' B side, who secured the £120,000 top prize in Wuxi.
China's Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo won the event the last time it was played, in 2011, defeating Northern Ireland.
Zhou and Yan edged out Wales 4-3 in the semi-final before beating the Scots.
The Chinese teenagers have both won the world amateur title, Zhou had his rookie year on the professional tour last season, while Yan is now debuting on the circuit.
China established into a 3-0 lead in the final as Yan beat Higgins in the opening frame with a break of 100, Zhou saw off Maguire with runs of 44 and 51 then the home team added a doubles frame.
Former UK champion Maguire took frame four against Yan, but Zhou's 33 clearance in frame five against four-time world title holder Higgins gave China the title.
For the first time, China had been allowed to enter two teams into the competition and, having come through the group stage, their B team defeated Australia 4-2 in the quarter-finals.
They then edged out Welsh duo Mark Williams and Michael White 4-3.
Scotland beat China A 4-1 in the last eight then defeated India 4-3, with Maguire taking a dramatic final frame on the last pink after Aditya Mehta had missed a match-winning chance.
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Captain Jacques Rudolph led the way with a beautifully-timed 65 not out off 37 balls, including six fours and two sixes.
He accelerated after the dismissal of Colin Ingram for 39 off 21 deliveries.
The match, which began 35 minutes late, was called off at 21:25 BST, giving Somerset their first point of 2017.
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Spinner Roelof van der Merwe (0-29 in 4 overs) was Somerset's most economical bowler, while Aneurin Donald (24) and Chris Cooke (21) also chipped in quick runs for the Welsh county.
Both teams faced rapid turn-arounds for Sunday fixtures, with Glamorgan facing Essex at Chelmsford and Somerset taking on Middlesex at Uxbridge.
Damien Nettles was last seen in West Cowes on 2 November 1996.
Valerie Nettles has passed on tip-offs, one from a clairvoyant, that Damien may be buried at sites around Gurnard or Parkhurst Forest on the island.
Detectives dismissed the sources of the information as "unreliable and inaccurate".
They said they remained "determined" to find Damien.
Supt Dave Powell said the information came from a seance and people with a criminal background. He insisted neither were credible enough to justify police resources being used in a search for human remains.
"We want the truth, facts and accurate information, we don't want rumour, gossip and speculation," he said.
Police said that since announcing a £20,000 reward on 4 October for information that would help them find Damien, officers had received 20 pieces of information.
The cash remains on offer until the beginning of April 2013.
Mrs Nettles, who now lives the US, said the 16th anniversary of his disappearance would be particularly difficult.
She said: "Sixteen years, this is my child - it just kind of marks that weird deadline where I had him for 16 years and now I've lost him for 16."
She believes Damien may have been killed over a cannabis debt.
"Maybe old loyalties got in the way in the past that perhaps are no longer an issue. People need to realise this is a one off opportunity.
"We just want to lay Damien to rest, give him back some dignity and put this ambiguous grieving to rest," she said.
Adverts appealing for information about Damien are being screened on Wightlink ferries from the anniversary week until the end of the reward period.
Supt Powell said: "Murder or a crime cannot be ruled out.
"But I stress again that speculation, gossip and the spreading of rumours won't help the police and the Nettles family find the answers we seek in this investigation.
"We are determined to solve this case with the help of the community.
"The information received over the past month is being assessed by detectives who are keeping an open mind about future lines of enquiry."
Eight people were arrested last year but released without charge.
The last remaining CCTV footage of Damien shows him at Yorkie's fish and chip shop in Cowes High Street at about 23:45 GMT.
Further CCTV evidence that showed Damien walking in the high street up to a bus stop after leaving Yorkie's was lost by police in the 1990s.
A spokesman said: "Police regret the loss of potential evidence in any investigation and have apologised to the Nettles family previously.
"This outcome was clearly disappointing and distressing for all involved."
Stefano Brizzi, 51, was sentenced to life in prison in 2016 for murdering PC Gordon Semple and was ordered to serve at least 24 years in jail.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed Brizzi, an HMP Belmarsh prisoner, died in custody on Sunday.
His trial was told he had tried to eat his victim's flesh.
Brizzi denied trying to cannibalise parts of PC Semple, from Greenhithe in Kent, by cooking and then biting into a rib.
But at his sentencing, the prosecution said an expert odontologist had since confirmed that even though Brizzi claimed not to remember it, he had in fact tried to eat flesh.
He was caught when neighbours reported a foul smell coming from his flat in south London.
The pair met on the dating app Grindr and at his trial Brizzi claimed PC Semple, 59, had died during a "sex game gone wrong".
Jurors did not believe him and found Brizzi guilty of murder by a majority of 10-2 after five days of deliberation.
The court was told Brizzi was a fan of the US TV show Breaking Bad in which the protagonists dissolve a rival drug dealer in a bath filled with acid.
When investigators visited Brizzi's flat in south London they found "globules" of flesh floating in the bath, plus bags containing bones and pools of human fat in the oven.
In a statement the MoJ said: "HMP Belmarsh prisoner Stefano Brizzi died in custody on Sunday.
"As with all deaths in custody there will be an independent investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman."
The MoJ has not indicated a cause of death and said that would be determined by a coroner. No date has been given for an inquest.
The 42-year-old woman and 32-year-old man were also assaulted as they got out of the tent, South Yorkshire Police said.
The incident happened at about 01:20 BST on Tuesday on land near to College Road, Doncaster.
A force representative said the man and woman were being treated in hospital for their injuries.
A 21-year-old man suffered minor burns to his hands after his tent was also set alight.
Det Insp Mark Monteiro said: "It is believed that a male or males have entered the area and doused the tents with what we believe to be some kind of inflammable material before setting fire to the tents.
"It is an unbelievable attack and something I'm amazed has happened."
Three providers of Virtual Private Network (VPN) systems reported that updates to China's firewall had hindered people using their services.
The providers affected are Astrill, StrongVPN and Golden Frog.
Many Chinese people use VPNs to visit websites outside the country that they would not be able to reach without the aid of such tools.
Sites blocked in China include services operated by web giants such as Google, Facebook and Twitter.
China operates a very sophisticated net censorship system that both limits the places people can go online and what they can search for and discuss.
A VPN works by setting up a dedicated, encrypted link between a person's computer and the website or service they want to use and makes spying on the data flowing across the connection difficult.
Chinese state media said the blocks had been imposed "for safety". Reuters reported that a cybersecurity expert at a state-backed think tank said the upgrades to the nation's firewall had been carried out to preserve China's "cyberspace sovereignty".
The renewed attempt to stifle use of VPNs comes as the ruling Communist party seeks to clamp down on corruption by top officials, Prof Xiao Qiang from Berkeley's School of Information told AP.
The clampdown was "a very clearly related fact with the amount of political rumours and information related to China's high politics showing up in websites outside of China,'' he said.
The services that have been hit are almost exclusively used by individuals and are often accessed via mobile phones. China has not put any restrictions on the use of VPNs inside large corporations.
Sunday Yokubaitis, president of the Golden Frog VPN service, told Reuters: "This week's attack on VPNs that affected us and other VPN providers is more sophisticated than what we've seen in the past."
Despite this, Golden Frog said access to some of its servers was still unimpeded.
StrongVPN said via its blog that it was "working diligently" to restore access to servers it had in China. In addition, it said customers should attempt to connect at non-peak hours to limit the load on its network.
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After a goalless first half, Cathair Friel's 22nd goal of the season put Ballymena ahead on 53 minutes.
Glenavon fought back and after Rhys Marshall volleyed an equaliser on 66, Andy Hall hit the Ballymena woodwork.
However, ex-Glenavon man Braniff's deflected 25-yard shot beat Johnny Tuffey to give Ballymena a 2-1 win.
Ballymena manager David Jeffrey had only introduced the former Northern Ireland striker from the bench a couple of minutes earlier.
As Glenavon produced intense late pressure, James Gray had a glorious injury-time chance but failed to get a good connection as Ross Glendinning made a comfortable save.
Ballymena's victory sees them earn a European place for the first time since the 1989/90 season.
The Lurgan Blues looked the better side for much of the first half as Joel Cooper dragged a shot well after bursting clear of the Ballymena defence and home keeper Ross Glendinning had to make a superb double save to deny Gray and Ciaran Martyn.
Ballymena did come into the game more in the second quarter with Kyle Owens and Friel both missing headed chances.
However, Ballymena raised their game after the restart and they took the lead on 53 as Joe McKinney's clever ball into space released Johnny McMurray to tee up a close-range finish for Friel.
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McMurray wasted a glorious chance to double Ballymena's advantage within a minute and it looked an expensive miss as Marshall volleyed an equaliser 13 minutes later.
As Ballymena's nerve threatened to fail them, substitute Andy Hall hit the home woodwork with a free-kick from nearly 40 yards with Marshall also nodding the follow-up against the crossbar.
However, the match then had a further twist as Braniff's 80th-minute shot looped over Tuffey and into the net off the underside of the crossbar after taking a wicked deflection.
Glenavon desperately chased an equaliser in the closing minutes and Gray, who joined the Lurgan Blues in the New Year as Braniff departed the club, missed the inevitable great chance to force extra-time as he failed to connect well with only Glendinning to beat.
Thrilled Ballymena fans invaded the pitch after the final whistle as the club's renaissance under David Jeffrey continued.
Dr John Hinds of Craigavon Area Hospital in County Armagh said the service is "essential" and should be introduced in Northern Ireland.
He said it "would be a game changer in terms of trauma provision".
A woman who was critically injured after she was hit by a motorbike at a racing event last month said she also supports calls for the service.
Dr Hinds added that "every other UK trauma network has an air ambulance providing enhanced care at the scene, and safe transfer to a trauma centre".
The health minister is involved in discussions on the issue.
The absence of an emergency helicopter was highlighted during the G8 summit in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, in 2013, when organisers had to rent an air ambulance from Scotland.
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During last month's North West 200 motorbike races in County Antrim, a helicopter was dispatched from County Sligo to attend a serious accident.
Spectator Violet McAfee was transferred to hospital in Belfast when she was struck by a motorcycle that had left the road.
She said she was "shocked" to find out the helicopter was not based in Northern Ireland.
"I certainly do feel it is something that the province here does need, because nobody knows when an accident is going to happen," Ms McAfee said.
"It's really an important thing that we must have here."
When it comes to an air ambulance service, Northern Ireland has had a problematic experience with little agreement about how it could be delivered across the region.
Dr Hinds, a lecturer in trauma science, said he finds it "hugely frustrating to return home to what is essentially a third world system.
"Those of us who have worked in countries which have an air ambulance can see how game changing it is for victims of major trauma.
"It's not a luxury, it is essential and it would be cost effective.
"One of the problems is that Northern Ireland is a rural population, so the cut-off criteria for most major trauma networks is access within 45 minutes.
"Air ambulance cover in the rest of the UK is roughly one air ambulance to 1.5m of population, so we are well over that in Northern Ireland.
"If we consider cross-border work, that would go up to two million of population," he added.
"In countries that have an established service, the mortality rate from trauma has been cut from anything up to 40%.
"Some of the air ambulance services in England have reported cost savings up to £20m in the care of trauma patients."
TUV MLA Jim Allister is due to meet the health minister later to make the case for an air ambulance.
He said: "It's really about saving lives, because there are statistics which Dr Hinds has demonstrated that show that in countries where you have an efficient air ambulance service, those who suffer severe trauma have at least at 25% better chance of survival."
There have been previous calls for an air ambulance for Northern Ireland and controversy about the setting up of such a service.
A number of years ago, a charity raised about £700,000 towards an air ambulance.
But in 2009, a BBC investigation revealed that 90% of the money collected by the Ireland Air Ambulance Charity in its first year went on wages and overheads.
The charity was later wound up.
The then health minister Michael McGimpsey said Irish Air Ambulance never had an agreement in place to provide the service and he said there was no need for a dedicated air ambulance.
The former first minster was the biggest name to face defeat in the June 8 election. Alex Salmond led the SNP for a decade, and as first minister brought Scotland to the brink of independence in 2014.
After Scotland voted to stay within the Union, he stood down as leader, but did not stay out of the spotlight for long. He successfully stood in the Gordon constituency in 2015 as the SNP gained all but three Scottish seats. Perhaps the most influential person in recent Scottish political history, he spent 30 years as a parliamentarian.
Angus Robertson had represented Moray at Westminster for 16 years, and was the SNP's leader in the House of Commons.
He became one of the party's most high-profile members thanks to the role he played at Prime Minister's Questions. He was often credited for holding Theresa May to account more successfully than Jeremy Corbyn.
He was defeated by former MSP Douglas Ross of the Scottish Conservatives who overturned a majority of more than 9,000.
Former broadcaster John Nicolson was defeated by Jo Swinson, for the Liberal Democrats. He took the East Dunbartonshire seat from her two years ago.
Before becoming a politician in 2015, he was a one-time presenter on BBC Breakfast as well as a reporter on Newsnight and Panorama. He was the SNP's shadow Culture spokesman in the House of Commons.
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh entered parliament in 2015 as an SNP politician, but she had previously stood for the Scottish Conservatives in the Scottish Parliament before briefly having been a member of the Labour Party. Before her election she worked as a lawyer, and remains a partner in a Glasgow firm.
While in the House of Commons, she was prominent in calling for the UK to respond to the Syrian refugee crisis, and campaigning on equality issues. She acted as the SNP's Westminster trade spokesperson.
George Kerevan had been MP for East Lothian since his election in the 2015 SNP landslide. He had worked as a journalist and academic for many years before entering politics. He defected to the SNP from the Labour Party in the 1990s and spent 12 years on Edinburgh Council.
He remained as an occasional columnist for pro-independence newspaper The National while in parliament.
The 24-year-old right-back, who has 16 caps for the Black Stars, has signed a three-year contract with Augsburg.
Augsburg managing director Stefan Reuter told the club's website: "Daniel is a young, talented player who has already gained match practice at various clubs in Europe.
"But we are sure that his development is not yet complete."
Opare said: "I look forward to the challenge of playing with the FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga. I only heard good things from Baba Rahman."
However Opare may not get the chance to play his club football alongside fellow Ghanaian Rahman, who is a target for English Premier League club Chelsea.
The council has cited "unprecedented cuts in government funding" and rising levels of demand for services by the over-65s and children's sectors.
Since 2011 the council has axed some 600 roles.
The proposals will be considered at a committee meeting on 18 July. The council said there could be even further cuts because of Brexit.
Labour council leader Jo Lovelock said: "Whilst no-one can know for sure what the effect of the recent EU vote will be, further cuts in local government funding are possible.
"We do know that over the next four years the government will further reduce the revenue support grant income Reading receives by 92%.
"Unfortunately, savings proposals such as these are a direct consequence."
Losing 200 members of staff - not including teachers and other employees who work in education - would mean a 10% reduction in the council's 2,000-strong workforce.
Ms Lovelock said: "Things are going to take longer, some things won't happen at all and people will notice that the council can't be as proactive as it has been."
About £5.9m is planned to go from children's, education and early help services.
The council will need to save about £36.7m by 2020 due to a funding gap from central government.
Ms Lovelock added: "These are the latest in a long line of savings we are having to consider following the unprecedented cuts in government funding.
"We have a legal duty to deliver a balanced budget."
The council says the population has increased to 159,200 - about 9% - since 2001 and there has been an increase of so-called heavy service users like the over-65s and children.
The cuts were announced at a meeting on Friday, where the council also released proposals to "save all libraries" from closure by reducing their opening hours.
Weekly opening hours at the eight libraries will be reduced by between five and 15 hours.
Some, including Whitley and Southcote libraries, could be moved to neighbouring community centres in a measure that could save about £290,000.
In one of the tournament's biggest upsets, he was beaten 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 7-6 (7-5) in a third-round match which stretched two days after rain delays.
Djokovic, seeking a calendar-year Grand Slam, appeared out of sorts but afterwards did not want to detract from his opponent's triumph.
"It's not a place and time to talk about it," he said on his performance.
The 2016 Australian and French Open champion said he was hurt by his exit, but added: "I managed to win four Grand Slams in a row over two different seasons. I want to focus on that rather than on failure."
Asked if he was concerned in any way coming into the match after racking up an Open-era record of 30 consecutive Grand Slam match wins, Djokovic said: "No. Why would I be?"
When it was suggested that he didn't seem himself during practice on Court 14 earlier in the day, the 29-year-old replied: "I just said I don't want to talk about it. Please respect that. Thank you."
Some observers took that to mean the 12-time Slam winner might be hiding an injury or another issue, while others pointed to tennis etiquette of not taking away from an opponent's triumph.
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2015: Rafael Nadal lost 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-4 to Dustin Brown, a German journeyman who once travelled around Europe's Challenger Circuit in a camper van.
1996: Then-triple champion Pete Sampras was stunned 7-5 7-6 6-4 by Richard Krajicek, who went on to win the title.
1987: German top seed and two-time defending champion Boris Becker was beaten 7-6 4-6 6-2 6-4 by 70th-ranked Peter Doohan.
1985: John McEnroe, winner in 1984 and a finalist five years running, was defeated 6-2 6-2 6-4 by Kevin Curran in the quarter-finals.
Djokovic gave a thumbs up to his big-serving opponent after bowing out in a fourth set tie-break, and took time to sign autographs after he left Court One, though conceded it was not his favourite court.
"Because I play 90% of the matches on the Centre Court, 10% on the other court. Obviously, naturally I'm going to feel better on the Centre Court," he said.
It was the first time a defending champion had lost in the third round, and he appeared tired but philosophical in a packed post-match press conference convened just 20 minutes after his loss.
Djokovic, a three-time winner at SW19 who had never previously lost a set at Wimbledon to an American player, had reached the last 16 of the tournament seven years in succession.
It was his first defeat in a Grand Slam third round for seven years - when ousted as fourth seed in the 2009 French Open by Philipp Kohlschreiber.
"The top players only play outside Centre Court once in the tournament and this was Novak's turn on Court One.
"He struggles on there, even when he goes on to win the tournament. In 2011 he lost a set against Bernard Tomic when he played there.
"In 2014 he went down two sets to one to Marin Cilic and last year he was two sets down to Kevin Anderson. He also lost to Tommy Haas on Court One in 2009."
At 17:04 BST on Saturday, Djokovic was out of the 2016 Wimbledon tournament. Exactly an hour later, Britain's second seed Andy Murray was into the last 16.
The Scot beat Australian John Millman to reach the fourth round without losing a set.
Bookmakers now make the 2013 champion an odds-on favourite to follow up this year. Seven-time victor Roger Federer, in the opposite side of the draw, is rated his main danger.
News of Djokovic's defeat on Court One brought cheers from the Centre Court spectators when relayed during a break in Murray's match.
But Murray refused to look too far ahead, saying: "I need to reach the final for that result to have any bearing at all on my performance."
He added "Rather than a surprise we should be celebrating what Djokovic's done because he's broken so many records and won 30 consecutive Grand Slam matches in a row which is incredible. It's probably been the best 12 months in tennis for years."
•In 2012, he contested the second longest men's singles match in Wimbledon history, losing in the third round to Marin Cilic 7-6 (8-6), 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-7 (3-7), 17-15 in 5 hours 31 minutes.
•He had not made it past the first round in the two previous majors of 2016 - retiring because of cramp after the fourth set of his opening match against Dusan Lajovic at the Australian Open and losing to Bjorn Fratangelo in the French Open.
•In 2015, Querrey took part in TV dating show, Millionaire Matchmaker, in the US. "The date was fun, the girl I chose was really cool. At the end of the episode it said we're still together, but actually she never talked to me once after the show was shot."
The American victor, ranked 41 in the world, is into the fourth round at Wimbledon for only the second time in nine appearances.
"It's an unbelievable win. To do it here at Wimbledon is really special," said 28-year-old Querrey, who served 31 aces in his win and faces unseeded Frenchman Nicolas Mahut next.
In an interview with BBC Radio 5 live's Sonja McLaughlan, Querrey's coach Craig Boynton said: "He's had some ups and downs but to come through on this occasion, I'm just so happy for him.
Asked what his coaching secret is, Boynton said: "If I knew, I would be able to tell you but sometimes a blind squirrel finds a nut. It's all Sam."
John McEnroe, three-time Wimbledon champion
"Djokovic's defeat is completely shocking, obviously. Sam Querrey is someone that in America we've been concerned about whether he has the competitive juices to wrestle with the top players.
"With Serena last year so close to the Slam, and Novak this year, we see how difficult it is to maintain that intensity for so long."
Tim Henman, four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist
"If I was questioning something about Djokovic it would be more mental than physical. There was a lot of eye contact with his box. Normally he is so clear in his mind and the consistency of his performances in the majors has been unbelievable. Today it was so up and down.
"It was a bizarre performance. We haven't seen anything like that from Djokovic for a long time."
Djokovic said he wants to "get away from tennis" for a while and will sit out Serbia's Davis Cup quarter-final against holders Britain in Belgrade from 15-17 July.
He will consider where he plays next, although Rio in August has been a target for the world number one who has won all four Slams and a Davis Cup, but not Olympic gold.
"Thankfully I have a family and I have a life outside of tennis. I have plenty of things to look forward to," he said.
"It's been a very successful year so far, but a very long one, exhausting one, in every sense of that word. I just need some rest."
Most of the victims were accused of collaborating with Israel, Amnesty International investigators report.
The report says no-one had been brought to account for the abuses, suggesting they were officially sanctioned.
Hamas said the report was biased and had relied on dubious sources.
The report, entitled Strangling Necks, covered the period of last summer's 50-day war between Israel and militants in Gaza.
It says while "Israeli forces were inflicting destruction and death on the people in Gaza, Hamas forces took the opportunity to ruthlessly settle scores".
Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum told BBC Arabic the report was "highly politicised and lacks professionalism and credibility.
"It wasn't based on accounts from all parties nor did it listen to Hamas or even the police force in the Gaza Strip. It was just based on accounts from some sources, which is not enough to write a report of such calibre from such an international rights organisation."
The fighting between Israel and the militants left at least 2,189 Palestinians dead, including more than 1,486 civilians, and 11,000 injured, according to the United Nations. On the Israeli side, 67 soldiers and six civilians were killed, with scores more wounded.
Amnesty has been deeply critical of the actions of both Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza in recent reports, accusing both sides of abuses during the conflict. Israel and the Palestinians have rejected the allegations.
In the latest report, Amnesty says Hamas forces committed the abuses during Israel's military offensive, which began on 8 July and ended on 26 August 2014.
According to the report, at least 23 Palestinians were subjected to summary, extra-judicial executions. Most were already in prison, accused of acting for Israel, it says.
In addition, "perceived political opponents" of Hamas were abducted, tortured or assaulted - "particularly members of the rival Fatah party and former members of the Palestinian Authority security forces in Gaza".
"These abuses too were committed with impunity," the report says.
BBC Middle East correspondent Kevin Connelly says Hamas exercises undisputed authority within Gaza, and Amnesty's powerful report depicts an organisation responding to the relentless pressure of Israeli military operations with a brutal campaign against its own enemies within.
In one incident, six men were shot dead outside a mosque as they knelt in hoods in front of a crowd of men, women, and children, the report says.
The killings were among a series of "spine-chilling actions, some of which amounted to war crimes, [and] were designed to exact revenge and spread fear across the Gaza Strip," Amnesty regional director Philip Luther said.
Amnesty called on the Palestinian authorities to "impartially and independently" investigate the allegations, and bring the perpetrators to justice.
The figures show Hillingdon has had the greatest growth in population, while 44% of the city's people are now of black or ethnic minority origins.
Mayor Boris Johnson said the figure was predicted to reach 11m by 2050.
He added the capital was the "best big city on the planet" but said more financial control was needed to fund key infrastructure, like housing.
London covers a total area of 1,572 sq km (607 sq m) with a population density of 5,197 Londoners per sq km, making it the largest city in Europe.
Hillingdon as a borough has increased from 159,000 residents in 1939 to 289,000 this year, while Islington has seen the biggest reduction, falling from 343,000 residents in 1939 to 221,000 in 2015.
Prof Michael Batty, from University College London, told BBC London 94.9 the population fell after 1939 in part due to "suburbanisation".
He said: "It went down from about 8m to 6.6m over a period of about 30 years and the main reason was suburbanisation - suburban growth, people getting cars, changing transport and also slum clearance.
"London, of course, was less attractive internationally in terms of migration during those years."
He said much of the population growth in the past 10 years was down to international migration, which could make the population size difficult to predict in the future.
"When you have such a large proportion of growth which relates to international migration, this is really dependent on what is happening in the rest of the world," he said.
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Mr Johnson said: "With more green space than any other European city, a thriving economy, a low crime rate and a roaring cultural scene, it is no surprise that London is the place to be.
"What we need now is the government to grant greater fiscal devolution to London so that we can properly fund the key infrastructure that is so vital to stimulate jobs."
To manage the city's growth the mayor said he was developing the London 2050 Infrastructure Plan.
He said with transport requirements expected to increase significantly, Tube services would need to be extended, Crossrail 2 would need to be approved and in addition more accessible green space, schools and colleges were needed.
Labour has called for further spending on infrastructure.
Len Duvall, London Assembly Labour Group leader, said: "Londoners are desperate to see much needed investment in the capital's transport and wider infrastructure, and today's population figures show why that funding is so necessary."
Dr Michelle Drage, chief executive of the Londonwide Local Medical Committees, which represents GPs in the capital, said the increase had led to a pressure on services.
"Everyone focuses on hospitals, but nobody thinks about investing in community services," she said.
"We heard the mayor talking about housing, if you have housing you have to have doctors and nurses but you also have to have support services, community nurses, mental health services, social services and they have been stripped back to the bone."
Thirty candidates are vying to replace interim leader Catherine Samba-Panza.
UN peacekeepers hope to stop a repeat of the violence three weeks ago during a referendum on a new constitution.
The CAR has been torn by sectarian violence since the Muslim Seleka alliance seized power in March 2013.
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A band of mostly Christian militias, called the anti-Balaka, then took up arms against the Seleka.
In January 2014, a transitional government was formed but elections have been postponed four times since February 2015 due to insecurity and logistical challenges.
Three candidates are considered frontrunners for the presidency.
Two of them - Martin Ziguele and Anicet Dologuele - were prime ministers under late President Ange-Felix Patasse. The third, Karim Meckassoua, is a Muslim who served as a minister under President Francois Bozize until he was ousted in 2013 by Seleka rebels.
Observers say a second round is likely and expect it to be held by the end of January.
Elections are also taking place for the 105-seat National Assembly.
After seizing power, the Seleka rebels installed Michel Djotodia as the first Muslim leader of the majority Christian country.
But under pressure from regional leaders and former colonial power France, Mr Djotodia stood down and was succeeded by Ms Samba-Panza.
Mr Djotodia and Mr Bozize are both in exile and face UN and US sanctions over violence in the country.
The annual audit report said checks on 80 trains and at 74 stations had found that some food was contaminated, while packaged and bottled items were past their expiry date.
Food was stored in the open, attracting flies, rats and cockroaches, it added.
India has one of the largest railway networks in the world, used by around 23 million passengers daily.
Built mostly under British colonial rule, the railway network is the backbone of public transport.
But its catering services have often come under criticism from passengers and Indian Railways announced a new catering policy in February.
The report by India's Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) said that cleanliness and hygiene were not being maintained at catering units at stations and in trains.
The audit found:
The report blames frequent policy changes and the failure of Indian Railways to provide kitchens, static catering units, and automatic vending machines.
In a series of tweets, the railway ministry said on Friday that the new catering policy announced on 27 February would lead to quality food for rail passengers. It promised new kitchens and upgrades to existing ones.
The African champions lost 2-0 to Chile in their opening match on Sunday in Russia but only after their opponents had a goal ruled out by the VAR.
The Belgium-based midfielder says players want to see new systems that make the game fairer.
"If we can make it a little bit faster it will be good for football," he said.
"It's the future. Sometimes we need technology and this can help."
Chile ultimately took the points with two late goals and the second strike was only confirmed after a video review.
However some of the crowd were left confused after the scoreboard at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow flashed up a message saying "incident under review" even thought the referee had validated the goal.
"It was a little bit confusing but we have to accept it," Siani added.
Portugal's Pepe saw a goal ruled out earlier in the day following a VAR review, with the European Champions going on to concede a last minute equaliser to Mexico.
Last December's Club World Cup was the first tournament where video assistants were able to help referees with decisions on goals, penalties, red cards and cases of mistaken identity.
Fifa confirmed in April they will be using the technology at next year's World Cup in Russia.
His father, Jorge Messi, was also given a jail term for defrauding Spain of €4.1m (£3.5m; $4.5m) between 2007 and 2009.
They also face millions of euros in fines for using tax havens in Belize and Uruguay to conceal earnings from image rights.
However, neither man is expected to serve time in jail.
Under the Spanish system, prison terms of under two years can be served under probation.
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The footballer and his father were found guilty of three counts of tax fraud in Wednesday's ruling by the court in Barcelona.
As well as the jail terms, Messi was fined about €2m and his father €1.5m. They made a voluntary €5m "corrective payment", equal to the alleged unpaid tax plus interest, in August 2013.
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"FC Barcelona expresses its full support to Leo Messi and his father in relation to the conviction for tax fraud...
"The club... considers that the player, who has corrected his position with the Spanish tax office, is in no way criminally responsible with regards to the facts underlined in this case."
Statement in full (in Spanish)
Mothers may still suffer depression or anxiety long after going on to have a healthy baby, researchers report in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
They studied 13,000 women and said past pregnancy loss should be considered when assessing depression risk.
It underlines the need for midwives to spend time with pregnant women to discuss worries, say midwife leaders.
Losing an unborn baby through miscarriage is common but most women go on to conceive again.
As many as one in five pregnancies ends in miscarriage, while stillbirth happens in about five in every 1,000 births.
Past studies have shown women who have lost a baby are more likely to experience anxiety and depression when they get pregnant again.
But few studies have looked at whether these symptoms fade after the birth of a healthy child.
Researchers studied more than 13,000 women taking part in the University of Bristol's children of the 90s study.
It tracks the progress of about 14,000 children born in the early 1990s in the former county of Avon, England, and their parents.
The UK/US team found women who had lost a baby in the past experienced significantly higher levels of anxiety and depression during their next pregnancy.
This continued nearly three years after they gave birth to a healthy baby.
Professor Jean Golding, founder of the Avon project (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children) said: "This study is important to the families of women who have lost a baby, since it is so often assumed that they get over the event quickly, yet as shown here, many do not.
"This has implications for the medical profession as well as the woman and her family."
Dr Emma Robertson Blackmore, of the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York, US, added: "We know that maternal depression can have adverse impacts on children and families.
"If we offer targeted support during pregnancy to women who have previously lost a baby, we may be able to improve health outcomes for both the women and their children."
Louise Silverton, deputy general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, welcomed the report.
She said: "It underlines the need for midwives to be able to spend time with women to discuss their pregnancy and their worries and fears.
"This is so that they can spot signs of depression when it is happening, offer timely advice and give these women the best possible care.
"I worry that because of the significant time pressures on midwives and the fact that we do not have enough of them, this may mean that women suffering from perinatal depression will not get the help they need."
Postnatal depression affects one in seven-to-10 mothers.
Women can also get depression during pregnancy - this affects about one in 10 women.
Perinatal depression is a term used to describe depression before or after the birth of a baby.
The company's revenues fell by 4% in 2013 to £2.4bn while pre-tax profits were down 5% to £418m.
Glasgow-based Weir had warned profits would be lower, blaming project delays in mining and a slower than forecast recovery in its oil and gas division.
However the company said, despite mixed conditions in 2014, it expected to return to underlying growth.
The firm sells pumps and valves for the mining and oil and gas industries and employs about 14,000 people in 70 countries.
Weir said it intended to capitalise on an increase in its oil and gas customers' upstream spending as it predicted a further decline in its core mining business.
Chief Executive of Weir, Keith Cochrane, said: "2013 was a challenging year in many of our end markets but our relative outperformance demonstrated the strength of the group's strategy, the diversity of our portfolio and the resilience of our aftermarket focussed business model."
He added: " We will continue to capture profitable aftermarket opportunities, cross-selling our full product portfolio across all our end markets and delivering further efficiencies."
Weir said its order book was already seeing a pick-up towards the end of last year.
Asked about the referendum on Scottish independence, Mr Cochrane said: "At the Weir Group we've commissioned our own research following the Scottish government's White Paper.
"It will look at issues like currency, pensions, trade and taxation.
"All I will say now is that there are serious questions in these areas which need serious answers.
"We'll happily publish the details of our research when it is complete."
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It has been signed by the former world marathon champion and a number of other athletes, agents and promoters.
They believe the money belongs to sportsmen and women "whose earnings were reduced by cheating athletes".
Russia is suspended from international athletics because of widespread cheating and corruption.
It hopes to get the ban lifted in time for the 2016 Olympics, which begin in Rio de Janeiro on 5 August.
The online petition, which went live on Tuesday, had attracted 149 signatures by 14:00 GMT on Thursday.
Among them are marathon world record holder Radcliffe, Olympic heptathlon bronze medallist Kelly Sotherton, London Marathon chief executive Nick Bitel and Berlin Marathon race director Mark Milde.
Kenya's Edna Kiplagat, the 2011 and 2013 world marathon champion and Germany's Irina Mikitenko, who won the London Marathon in 2008, have also signed it.
"It's an extremely good idea," Bitel told the BBC's World Service. "There are many, many athletes around the world who've been affected.
"To try to leave it up to individual athletes and individual events to sue the Russian athletes who doped, that is just not practical."
Russia's Liliya Shobukhova won the London Marathon in 2010 and claimed a hat-trick of Chicago titles before being stripped of those victories for doping irregularities.
Bitel says he is determined to recover the money Shobukhova won by winning in London.
"Our intention is that someone who cheats shouldn't get away with it, but we have started the process and will pursue her so far as we can," he said.
Caernarfon of the Cymru Alliance face Welsh Premier League side Bala in Saturday's semi-final at Rhyl's Corbett Sport Stadium bidding to reach the final for the first time.
And the 25-year-old midfielder will be hoping to achieve success with his hometown club - 13 years after first gaining national recognition for his footballing talent on TV.
Aged 12, he won a soccer skills competition on BBC's Football Focus in 2004, winning with tickets to that year's European Championship final in Portugal.
"I entered doing skills for about 30 to 45 seconds," Craig recalls.
"I got a phone call one Saturday telling me 'make sure you're watching BBC One in the next half hour and we'll call you back'.
"I was watching the TV and announced not only had I won my own under-12 category but had won overall and won two tickets to the Euro 2004 final between Portugal and Greece."
Five years later and by now a young player at Everton, Craig was a guest at another high-profile final.
He was part of the Toffees' official party for the FA Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley, which the David Moyes' side lost 2-1.
"That was a fantastic day and I can remember like it was yesterday," he added.
"Those experiences will always be with me and there's nothing better than being involved in a final."
Craig spent seven years at Everton having previously been on the books of Manchester City.
"Everton were doing well at the time and training alongside the likes of Steven Pienaar and Louis Saha was a great experience," he recalls.
"Ross Barkley was a year below but he was always stepping up to play with our age group or the year above, which included Jack Rodwell.
"There was a good bunch of lads growing up and I was involved in Seamus Coleman's first game for the club."
Craig made his one and only first team appearance as a substitute against BATE Borisov in a Europa League group game in December 2009.
He came on for the final nine minutes of a game which Everton lost 1-0 to the Belarussian side but cherishes the memory to this day.
"The day before on the Wednesday, because we were on a scholarship, we were in the local school doing our BTEC Sport and I got a phone call saying I was in the squad.
"I was a bit shocked and thought I'd miss out on being on the bench because there were so many players there.
"But to turn up at Goodison and to see my name on the shirt hanging on the wall is something I will never forget.
"Nobody can take away from me the fact I made my first team debut."
Craig was released by Everton in the summer of 2011 and had a stint with Caernarfon Town before eventually joining Torquay United.
He was with the Plainmoor for two years but the Devon club's relegation to the Conference resulted in wages being cut and Craig had his contract terminated.
"I decided to think about number one and came back home to enjoy playing football week in, week out," Craig said on leaving Torquay and signing once again for Caernarfon.
"Lucky I got that with Caernarfon and secured a job with Football in the Community as well.
"Caernarfon is very close to my heart. I grew up living about a minute's walk from the ground and remember being a ball boy there when I was a youngster."
Caernarfon won the second-tier Cymru Alliance title in 2015-16 but were denied promotion to the Welsh Premier League after being refused a Domestic Licence by the Football Association of Wales.
"It was a massive disappointment for everyone involved with the club and a big dampener on our season," Craig added.
"The most important thing was everyone staying together.
"It just shows the respect we have for the manager Iwan Williams because everyone decided to stay together and to try and build what we achieved last season.
"The thing that the supporters have loved with Iwan is that he brings that local feel to the club. He's brought the one club ethos to the club.
"You could see him on a random night where he turns up at the academy and helps out with the youngsters coming through and they can can see that the first team manager is there watching.
"Caernarfon is a footballing town and the club has always had a massive following."
Although they have missed out on this season's Cymru Alliance title - Prestatyn have already been crowned champions - Caernarfon are now chasing success in the Welsh Cup.
Caernarfon have reached their first Welsh Cup semi-final since 1988 and have accounted for Welsh Premier sides Carmarthen Town and Rhyl along the way.
"It's been a memorable cup run and hopefully turn two wins into three," the former Wales Under-21 international said.
"We've got to be ruthless because Bala will be another level, but we'll make sure that we do everything to make sure we have every chance to beat them."
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He will be replaced by British-born Steve Easterbrook, the company's current chief brand officer, in March.
"It's tough to say goodbye to the McFamily," said Mr Thompson, a 25-year veteran, in a press release.
McDonald's recently reported disappointing results.
Fourth quarter earnings were $1.1bn, down 21% from a year earlier. The company also reported its fifth consecutive decline in sales.
Crucially, sales in the lucrative US market were down by 4.1%, as US consumers continue to eschew McDonald's, in favour of so-called "fast-casual" restaurants like Chipotle and Shake Shack.
After the earnings were released last Friday, McDonald's said its profits would remain under pressure for the next several months as it sought to lure back consumers with menu changes.
The company is also facing a labour issue in the US, where efforts to unionise fast food workers have led to a spate of lawsuits.
Mr Thompson was paid $9.5m in 2013, the most recent year for which data is available.
His successor, Steve Easterbrook, grew up in Watford, UK, and previously ran the Pizza Express and Wagamama restaurant chains.
He attended Watford Boys Grammar School and studied Natural Sciences at Durham University, before becoming an accountant at Price Waterhouse.
Mr Easterbrook will become only the second non-US chief executive to run McDonald's.
"The nation" is a flexible concept here, as this is a Scottish viewpoint, when everyone agrees that the energy market should remain British, if not expanding into a European single market, with the help of more sub-sea inter-connectors.
Appearing before the enterprise and energy committee are the big energy utilities, and their regulator. Scottish Power and SSE (Scottish Hydro, to most of us) are among those under pressure over consumer bills.
They had made it clear that prices were stuck while they waited to see if Ed Miliband and Labour would follow through on freezing prices. That interventionist policy also had the unintended consequence of raising investment risk.
With Miliband defeated and a less interventionist government in power at Westminster, it follows that prices should now fall, and investment plans can be taken out the chiller.
However, SSE and Scottish Power have another major role to play in supplying energy. Along with National Grid, they have responsibility for keeping the energy distribution system functional. On that score, the pressure is being exerted in the other direction - telling politicians they need to get their acts together.
MSPs have been told there remains a significant risk that Scotland will be left without sufficient electric power, particularly if thermal plants, including Longannet, are closed down before there is sufficient capacity in place to import power from the south.
That means that there will be several years when high demand for power will be met with low supply of renewable energy (a cold, windless period in winter, for instance) and there won't be enough back-up in Scotland.
The capacity to export renewable energy is being expanded, with new power lines, re-cabling and a sub-sea inter-connector from Ayrshire to Merseyside, at a cost of more than £1bn. The key elements should be operational by 2017. But it looks all the more important that this is available for importing power.
National Grid calculates that only around half of Scotland's peak demand (2.6GW, out of 5.4GW) can be met by inter-connectors with England until the west coast sub-sea connector is complete.
If the north of Scotland lacks wind power, it can pull on 65% of what it needs at peak demand, at least until the new Beauly-Denny inter-connector is in place.
National Grid has modelled around 1,000 scenarios for what could happen if the wind drops, without Longannet or the Cockenzie coal-burning power station and at least one other nuclear generator is out of action. With the results in mind, they're paying SSE to provide back-up capacity at its gas-burning plant in Peterhead.
Scottish Power, which has responsibility for the grid in central and south Scotland, warns that the closure of Longannet power station, likely be March next year, will make resolution of an energy crisis in Scotland largely dependent on importing power from south of the border.
It says current emergency plans depend on Longannet, so they need to be re-drawn ahead of its closure. And medium-term, there needs to be new consideration of how to provide back-up capacity in Scotland.
One option is to put gas-burning turbines into the former coal-burning plant at Cockenzie in East Lothian, but such an investment makes no financial sense at current profitability on gas-burning.
SSE, with responsibility for the grid in the north of Scotland, has other points to make to MSPs. In addition to payments made to generators to ensure spare capacity in case of shortfalls elsewhere, it wants to see more certainty and stability for pricing, lasting further into the future.
It also returns to the question of the cost to generators of contributing to the National Grid from the North of Scotland.
This involves a high charge per unit of electricity, while southern England gets a sizeable subsidy. It's a pricing system intended to create incentives for generators to build close to population centres. And although the gap between northern cost and southern subsidy is being narrowed, it remains in place.
This plays to that pervasive narrative of Scotland being disadvantaged by policy set in London. And SSE has a telling graphic illustration of how wide of the European norm this is:
That shows Ireland is the only other part of Europe to have price incentives to help generators choose where they locate their power stations. But Britain's are far stronger price incentives, and far removed from the case for generating renewable power where it is most plentiful.
They will be further complicated if the newly-elected Conservative government puts the brakes on onshore wind developments, responding to local community pressure.
Once again, the industry sees this as short-term thinking, when it says it needs stability if it is to re-orient power supply around low-carbon technology. SSE has a wonderfully diplomatic way of telling the government it's wrong and should think again:
One other argument being made by green groups as well as the power companies, is that back-up storage to keep the lights on when the wind drops could be much better supported.
Pump storage is a specialised use of hydro power. It takes wind power when demand is low (at night) to pump water from a low to a high reservoir. That is then available for switching on at short notice, usually for short periods.
SSE has a plan on the drawing board for a big new project that has the potential to provide 600 megawatts (quarter of Longannet's maximum output, or around 300 large wind turbines) for up to 50 hours. However, it sees "no route to market". In other words, the investment incentives are not there.
The evidence reflects a lot of progress made on closing down the risk that the lights could go out, with next winter being the riskiest of all, and the problem of tight capacity margins persisting at least until 2018.
But the evidence also requires a reality check for those saying Scotland can be self-sufficient in renewable energy and an exporter, and that it doesn't need nuclear power.
It can be a net exporter, but that brings with it more dependence on imports when renewable energy doesn't deliver. And those imports are bound to include nuclear power - if not from England, then from further afield. Britain's capacity for transferring power to and from the continent is being increased from 4GW to nearly 11.
That's the build-up of the Europe-wide electricity market, in which Scotland's grid access charges become harder to explain, and in which solar power from the south will compete directly with wind and marine power from the north-west.
The move by Citizens UK comes ahead of the demolition of the Calais camp, which is due to take place on Monday.
The charity says the government has failed to bring the children over and will launch legal action if the process does not begin promptly.
The Home Office said the process to move children to the UK was under way.
Children have begun arriving from Calais this week, but there have been questions raised over whether some are over 18.
Citizens UK told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme it is prepared to launch legal proceedings against the government for failing to introduce an "actual process" to facilitate the transfer of child refugees under the Dublin regulation.
It said that the government "has not set up a system for bringing the most vulnerable children who have no family in the UK", despite it being required to arrange the transfer of such children under an amendment to the Immigration Act.
"There is no functioning state system and what system there is, is currently almost entirely dependent on private actors," the charity added.
It said it passed the details of 30 "fully assessed" children to the Home Office on Tuesday with a deadline of Thursday to respond.
The UK's Immigration Act 2016, passed earlier this year, included an amendment, originally put forward by Labour peer Lord Dubs, placing a legal requirement on the government to arrange unaccompanied refugee children from Europe to be transferred into the UK.
This is known as the Dubs amendment and is in addition to the EU's Dublin regulation, which allows unaccompanied refugee children to be placed in a country where they have a relative who can be responsible for their care.
Lord Dubs told the Victoria Derbyshire programme that the Home Office has been "very slow" in organising the transfer of children into the UK.
"We'd hoped something would start way back in May or June, when Parliament passed the amendment," he said.
"They're beginning to move, they're beginning to do the right things, but they should have got on with this a long time ago.
"What we're worried about is that the camp will be demolished and some of the children with no family here will be stuck without safety."
Lord Dubs also said his amendment did not say the UK should take in all the migrant children, but that "we should take our share".
Ealing Council has pledged to take in 10 unaccompanied children from the Calais camp.
Its leader, councillor Julian Bell, has visited the camp and is calling on other councils to take in migrant children.
He said: "If every council took five or 10, like my council's willing to do, then we'd more than deal with the problem."
Mr Bell also said Hammersmith and Fulham Council is willing to take 15, while Hounslow Council has agreed to admit five children.
Immigration minister Robert Goodwill said the process to transfer "as many eligible children as possible" from Calais to the UK, before the start of the camp clearance, was "under way".
He added: "We are working extremely closely with the French authorities and charities and NGOs on the ground to make this happen.
"Our focus remains to ensure the vulnerable minors who are eligible to come here arrive safely. Ultimately it is up to the government, who is admitted to the UK and under what terms. This must be done through an agreed and proper process and with the agreement of the French."
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A judge entered not guilty verdicts against Padraic Wilson, Briege Wright, Seamus Finucane, and Agnes McCrory.
The charges allegedly concerned several meetings held by the IRA in the late 1990s and 2000.
All four had denied the charges at arraignment.
Mr Wilson, 53, of Hamill Park, Andersonstown, Belfast, was the only one of the four present in the public gallery at Belfast Crown Court to hear the verdicts.
He was due to go on trial at a non-jury court accused of two counts of "arranging or assisting a meeting of three or more people, knowing that the meeting was to support a proscribed organisation, namely the Provisional Irish Republican Army''.
Agnes McCrory, 63, of Dermot Hill Road, Seamus Finucane, 57, of Hawthorn Hill, Hannahstown, and Briege Wright, 56, of Glasmullin Gardens, all west Belfast, were accused of professing to be members of the Provisional IRA, making threats, and organising or addressing meetings of PIRA.
The case had been listed for mention only on Thursday.
However, a prosecuting lawyer asked the judge that the charges "be left on the books and not to be proceeded without the leave of the Crown Court of the Court of Appeal''.
But a defence counsel said in the case last month of his client Martin Edward Morris, 49, of Welbeck Road, London, the prosecution offered no evidence against him on a charge of membership of the Provisional IRA.
"In the light of that decision, we say that the prosecution in this case should offer no evidence in the same terms," he said.
The prosecution lawyer told the court the prosecution was now "not offering evidence'' evidence against the four accused.
She added that the prosecution was also not "offering any evidence'' against Mr Morris who was awaiting trial on separate charges.
The Belfast Recorder said that as a result of the prosecution decision, he would enter "not guilty verdicts'' on all 13 charges faced by Morris.
Changes will include an end to major government reforms being introduced during the academic year, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said.
The pledge follows the biggest survey of teachers undertaken in 10 years.
The National Union of Teachers said the measures were "simply insufficient".
Almost 44,000 people - the majority of them classroom teachers - responded to the Department of Education's Workload Challenge survey.
They cited excessive amounts of time spent recording data and dealing with bureaucracy as factors which contributed to "unnecessary" or "unproductive" workloads.
Other reasons included unrealistic deadlines and excessive marking - with some saying they marked up to 120 books a day.
Teachers had been left feeling "browbeaten and undervalued", said Mr Clegg as he announced the series of commitments alongside the education secretary.
They include:
Ms Morgan said the changes would tackle the root causes of excessive workloads.
"It is no secret that we have made some very important changes in schools - changes that we know have increased the pressure on many teachers," she said.
"We know there is no quick fix but we hope the commitments we have outlined today will support and empower the profession, and free up teachers to focus on what matters most in their jobs."
However, the National Union of Teachers said teachers would be "bitterly disappointed" by the measures.
"At a time when the number of teachers leaving this proud profession is at a 10-year high, this announcement on workload is simply insufficient," said general secretary Christine Blower.
She said the government should immediately tackle its "out-of-control accountability system", which had "Ofsted at its centre".
More than half of respondents said the perceived pressures of Ofsted inspections contributed to unnecessary workloads.
HM Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw said Ofsted was working to "dispel some of the myths that may have led to unnecessary workloads".
"It is very important that schools maintain a sense of proportion when preparing for an Ofsted inspection," he said.
"If they are devoting their energies to getting things right for pupils, then an Ofsted inspection will take care of itself."
A memorandum of understanding has been agreed between the council and the consortium, led by Kelvin Thomas, which is taking over the Cobblers.
The deal would see the debt wiped out, with the council taking over land near Sixfields for development in return.
The club currently faces both an administration and winding-up petition.
The Cobblers owe the council the money over a loan given for unfinished redevelopment work at Sixfields Stadium, and also owes HM Revenue & Customs £166,000 in unpaid tax.
The loan was originally paid to the League Two club for building the new East Stand, along with a hotel and conference centre - none of which have been completed.
The council said the outline agreement signed off by its cabinet would see Thomas's consortium pay off the debt to HMRC and finish work on the stand.
Mary Markham, leader of the council, said: "It is clear that if the club is to survive and have some stability, we have to find a way of repaying the debt.
"This deal puts us in the strongest position to ensure that the public purse is protected."
Northamptonshire Police is investigating "alleged financial irregularities" surrounding the loan to the club.
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Welsh Language Commissioner Meri Huws confirmed she had received complaints.
On its website, Twitter says it offers promoted tweets in ten European languages and the service will be available in other languages over time.
Craig Edwards, who owns Jonah's Fishmarket in Aberystwyth, said social media was vital to his business and he tweets in English and Welsh every day.
"A lot of our customers come in saying that they have seen our tweets about what is on offer," he said.
"We are trading in Wales so we should be able to advertise in the Welsh language."
Meri Huws said she had contacted TwitterAds to raise the issue and was waiting for a response.
A Welsh government spokesperson said: "We want to see big technology companies using and facilitating Welsh, including advertising in Welsh.
"We've engaged with a number of these companies and would be happy to discuss this issue with Twitter."
Wiltshire Chief Constable Mike Veale said he wanted "to put the record straight" on the case of Christopher Halliwell who was given a rare whole life sentence for killing Becky Godden.
Mr Veale said the criticism was based on "misunderstanding, misleading information and factual inaccuracies".
In his latest blog, Mr Veale "thought long and hard" before he responded.
Halliwell, a former taxi driver, from Swindon, was already serving a prison sentence for the 2011 murder of Sian O'Callaghan, but was last month given a whole life term for the murder of Becky Godden - five years after he confessed to her murder.
Police irregularities meant Halliwell could not originally be charged with the murder, but a new case was brought when police found new evidence that led to his conviction.
In 2011, ex-detective Steve Fulcher failed to caution Halliwell when he originally confessed to Becky's killing, which meant any prosecution case could not go ahead.
Mr Fulcher was later found guilty of two counts of gross misconduct and resigned from the force in 2014.
Ms Godden's mother, Karen Edwards, has praised Mr Fulcher for his actions but he has been repeatedly criticised by her father John Godden.
In his blog, Mr Veale said: "As a result of the obvious emotions and complexities of this case the public criticism and unjustified challenge of Wiltshire Police was entirely predicted and expected."
He said the case has had "raised a number of issues, including the legislation relating to interviews" of suspects.
However, he said they wanted to avoid a "media frenzy" which could in turn lead to the families with missing or murdered loved ones being "re-traumatised".
Mr Veale also raised the issue of press speculation over other women "who may or may not have been a victim of Halliwell".
Speaking on BBC Radio 4 last week, Mr Fulcher said Halliwell had told him "police want to interview me about eight murders".
But Mr Veale wrote: "This speculation is not helpful and is very distressing to the families involved.
"At this time Wiltshire Police has not uncovered any links between Halliwell and any other murders across the country."
Mr Veale ended the blog with a message to anyone with information in the "ongoing inquiry" to share it with the force.
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Xixi Bi, 24, was attacked by Jordan Matthews in August 2016 suffering a broken jaw, ribs and widespread bruising. She died in hospital after a cardiac arrest.
Matthews had admitted manslaughter but denied murder.
But a jury at Cardiff Crown Court found him guilty.
Following the verdict Miss Bi's family branded Matthews as a "selfish, mindless and gutless" man who "ripped the heart out of our family".
Matthews had told police he was a black belt in karate but did not think the incident was bad enough to cause the injuries Miss Bi suffered.
But the court heard he regularly beat her and called her "worthless".
Matthews said he had hit Miss Bi, believing she had cheated on him and cried when he was later told she had died.
He told Cardiff Crown Court he had planned to marry Miss Bi.
Matthews accepted he was smoking "quite a lot" of cannabis at the time, and the court heard he felt "insecure" when his girlfriend went to visit her family in China.
He said he became "paranoid" about Miss Bi being unfaithful to him, and believed at the time she had received a message from someone called "Ben" on the Tinder dating app.
Both prosecution and the defence agreed that Miss Bi did not have the Tinder app, nor any contact called "Ben".
Analysis from pathologist Dr Ryk James said: "The assault upon her was severe and involved dozens of impacts.
"She had died as a result of the multiple blunt force injuries."
Born in China, Miss Bi was educated in the UK from the age of 15 and was a post-graduate student at Cardiff Metropolitan University at the time of her death.
In a statement following the verdict Miss Bi's family described her as an "intelligent and energetic person who had a very bright future and her whole life in front of her".
"All this was taken away from her, and us, by the selfish, mindless and gutless actions of Jordan Mathews, who brutally killed her for no other reason than jealousy," they said.
"He has wallowed in self-pity and refused to accept the truth."
Her family said they hoped the sentence would prevent Matthews from ever having the opportunity to hurt anyone else and give him time to reflect on his actions.
Cardiff Metropolitan University said they were offering support to students and staff affected by her death.
A spokesman said: "The University offers its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Xixi at this very difficult time."
University of Leeds research examined NHS data on about 600,000 heart attack cases over a period of nine years.
Women were 50% more likely than men to have an initial diagnosis different from their final diagnosis, it said.
NHS England said it was working to improve the diagnosis of heart attacks.
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is urging people to be aware of the symptoms of a heart attack.
The study, which appears in the European Heart Journal - Acute Cardiovascular Care, looked at the UK national heart attack register and was carried out between April 2004 and March 2013.
It involved 243 NHS hospitals in England and Wales which cared for patients who were aged between 18 to 100 years old when they were admitted.
Researchers found that 198,534 patients were initially misdiagnosed.
Up to 28,000 women die from heart attacks each year in the UK, according to the BHF. There are also about 275,000 female heart attack survivors in the UK.
Dr Sarah Clark, consultant cardiologist at Papworth Hospital, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the symptoms of a heart attack can be "very subtle" and, in her experience, men are more likely to report problems than women.
"I have to say I think women tend not to present as frequently as men do, they tend to play down their symptoms... and present later," she said.
Lisa Price, from Bolton, had an ankle operation which resulted in a blood clot which led to a heart attack.
She said women should be made more aware of the differing symptoms.
"The symptoms are not falling to the floor and clutching your chest, they are very different," she said.
"At first the feeling was a real tightness and a crumbling of my ribcage - it was as if I had a small child sitting on me - a child that just would not move. There was such a heavy weight.
"As the actual symptoms progressed it actually turned into a burning. It was as if a burning cannonball had actually been pushed through me and I could feel a huge hole burning right through from my front to my back."
Doctors initially said her symptoms were a result of the operation and told her to take paracetamol, she said.
Although the chest pain is often severe, some people may only experience minor pain, similar to indigestion. In some cases, there may not be any chest pain at all, especially in women, the elderly and people with diabetes.
Source: NHS
The BHF, which part-funded the study, says heart attacks can be classified into two main types - STEMI (ST segment elevation myocardial infarction) and NSTEMI (non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction).
NSTEMI, the more common type, involves a partial blockage of one or more arteries and can cause serious damage to the heart muscle.
A STEMI, which the NHS calls the "most serious type of heart attack", occurs when there is long interruption to the blood supply.
"This is caused by a total blockage of the coronary artery, which can cause extensive damage to a large area of the heart," the NHS explains.
Women who had a final diagnosis of STEMI had a 59% greater chance of a misdiagnosis compared with men, while women who had a final diagnosis of NSTEMI had a 41% greater chance of a misdiagnosis when compared with men.
The BHF's associate medical director Dr Mike Knapton said the diagnosis differences were "alarmingly high" but said better tests were being developed for female heart attack diagnoses.
"This new study highlights the current scale of the issue and confirms more research is urgently needed into tests that will enable earlier and more accurate diagnosis of a heart attack, particularly in women," he added.
Researcher Dr Chris Gale said: "We need to work harder to shift the perception that heart attacks only affect a certain type of person.
"Typically, when we think of a person with a heart attack, we envisage a middle aged man who is overweight, has diabetes and smokes.
"This is not always the case - heart attacks affect the wider spectrum of the population - including women."
An NHS England spokesman said: "Survival rates for heart attacks are the best they have ever been and swift diagnosis and treatment is key to this.
"We are working hard to continually improve tests for accurately diagnosing heart attacks in both men and women so that correct treatment can begin without delay, ensuring the best possible recovery for patients.
"We are also working to increase awareness of signs and symptoms of heart attack amongst both the public and healthcare professionals as this will help speed up diagnosis."
Entertainment Weekly said the pop star was "a bright delight", "plugging her product with such gleeful abandon".
The Los Angeles Times said her show was "arguably more outrageous than the notorious Jackson nipple shot" of 2004.
But the New York Times argued she had taken "a downright benign stance" compared with more shocking Madonna performances of years gone by.
The 53-year-old's half-time performance at the Lucas Oil Stadium, in Indianapolis, included hits Vogue, Music, Open Your Heart, Express Yourself and Like a Prayer as well as new song Give Me all Your Luvin', from new album MDNA, due out next month.
She entered the stadium on a chariot, led by dozens of Roman gladiators, wearing a black and gold costume topped with an elaborate crown.
Marching bands, tightrope acrobats, gladiators and choirs - as well as guest stars M.I.A, Nicki Minaj, Cee Lo Green and LMFAO - were among the cast in the spectacular show, watched by more than 100 million TV viewers in the US.
Censors have paid special attention to the half-time entertainment ever since the 2004 Super Bowl performance in Houston, Texas, when Justin Timberlake famously exposed Janet Jackson's breast during a duet.
The only controversial moment this year came when British singer M.I.A. was seen gesturing with her middle finger.
Broadcaster NBC later apologised for the "inappropriate" and "spontaneous gesture".
Meanwhile, Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker cited interviews with Madonna last week stating she had no plans to incite controversy.
"But instead of resulting in a cautious, tedious performance, Madonna gave a joyous, unironic, open-hearted one," he added.
"Now the carping will begin in living rooms and throughout the internet: Was she lip-syncing? Did she make a few wobbly moves? Was M.I.A. being a naughty girl?
"Me, I don't care - I was happy to see Madonna smiling so much, giving it her all".
Sarah Fitzmaurice, of the the UK's Daily Mail, said Madonna had previously declared she had to put on "the greatest show on earth, during the greatest show on Earth".
The paper added that she "certainly didn't disappoint".
It said that, under "immense" and greatly-felt" pressure, she had only suffered "one small slip-up throughout the show".
"As she was strutting her way across the bleachers to Music, the second song in her set, she was unable to step up onto one of them and had to repeat the dance move to hoist herself up," it said.
"But Madonna proved a true professional and laughed the error off throwing herself into the next sequence of the set."
The star's mis-step came after she revealed she had pulled a hamstring during rehearsals, requiring "a lot of warm-ups, taping and ultrasound".
The New York Times' Jon Pareles noted that Madonna was no longer "the indefatigable trouper of years past".
"The bad girl is a grown-up now, like it or not," he added.
"It's impossible to guess what the Madonna of decades past, fascinated with lust, power, religion and transgression, might have done with this platform."
It said that, while the star was "still lithe, she measured her moves, letting her supporting cast offer distractions".
USA Today's Elysa Gardner, meanwhile, described Madonna as "stylish but hardly provocative in tailored tops and skirts that showed off her yoga-toned gams" saying she had delivered flourishes "with a winking sense of humour".
And she suggested that, if the singer "moved a little less nimbly than usual, it might have had to do with a reported pulled hamstring - or gravity-defying heels".
She added that, in Give Me All Your Luvin' - featuring M.I.A and Nicky Minaj - Madonna had "wisely" chosen "not to join the younger stars or an accompanying ensemble in donning cheerleader outfits".
The Chicago Tribune's Greg Kot complained the song, released on Friday "fell flat".
"Rhyming 'ya wanna' with 'Madonna', recasting herself as a cheerleader for a sport that she's barely noticed in decades past - it was the Material Girl who couldn't deliver the goods," he said.
Referring to the lip-syncing, he said Madonna had "never really been about 'live' performance - her concerts are essentially theatrical exhibitions accompanied by piped in music".
A spokesman told the BBC that Omar's eldest son and brother swore allegiance to Mullah Akhtar Mansour on Tuesday - and the movement was now united.
The move consolidates the new leader's place after weeks of uncertainty.
His swift appointment had angered some Taliban leaders after the group's founder's death was confirmed in July.
Mullah Omar's family and a number of senior figures were against his successor and splits emerged into the open.
The BBC's Dawood Azami says Mullah Omar's son and brother - Mullah Yaqoub and Mullah Manan - have little military power but their support is symbolically significant. He says Mullah Mansour's leadership now seems accepted by most Taliban.
Several other heavyweights not already on board are now expected to follow suit.
The support of important Taliban commanders in the south has yet to be secured but would be even more important, our correspondent says.
"We intend to protect and keep this movement united," the Taliban said in a statement on their website.
Speaking to BBC Persian's Harun Najafizada, Taliban spokesman Zaibullah Mujahid did not reveal where the secret meeting had been held but said it had been "splendid".
Asked about other senior Taliban figures such as Manan Niazi, Mullah Hassan Akhund and Mansour Dadullah, the spokesman said: "They have not yet given allegiances, but they should give it now, because they were waiting for the family of the commander of the faithful to go first."
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The Associated Press news agency reported that it had spoken to Mullah Manan and he confirmed that he and Mullah Yaqoub now supported Mullah Mansour.
The two men made their support conditional on the new leader accepting eight demands, giving them more say, an aide to Mullah Yaqoub told Reuters news agency. These included restructuring the leadership shura (council) and ruling by consensus.
"Mullah Mansour accepted all these demands," the aide said.
Last month the Taliban admitted covering up Mullah Omar's death for two years, for tactical reasons. Earlier this week his son said he had died of natural causes in Afghanistan, after contracting hepatitis C.
This conflicts with the account given by the Afghan government, which said Mullah Omar died in hospital in Karachi in 2013, despite Pakistani denials he was in the country.
The death disrupted fledgling peace talks between the Afghan government and the insurgents, but hopes for talks will rise if Mullah Mansour's position is more secure.
Eligible food bank users in Cardiff who have pre-payment meters will be given vouchers for gas or electricity.
It will enable them to have lights and heating on for around two weeks.
The fuel bank will be located at Cardiff Foodbank and run by npower and anti-poverty charities The Trussell Trust and National Energy Action.
Rebecca, a mother-of-four who had to give up her job as a qualified beauty therapist to support her eldest child, was the first recipient of the fuel bank voucher in Wales.
"Without the help of the food bank and fuel bank, I would not have had electric for a week and would have struggled to feed my children," she said.
"I often have to borrow from my father to help me pay the bills - he has mental health problems and I worry about the extra stress this puts on him."
Catherine Williams, operational manager of Cardiff Foodbank, added: "Whilst we have been able to give people food we have often come across people who say they are unable to cook it."
Fuel banks have been trialled Kingston upon Thames, Durham, Gloucestershire and the Wirral and are now being rolled out more widely.
The analysis of data from more than a million people is part of a study of physical activity published in the Lancet to coincide with the Olympics.
Watching TV was found to be worse than sitting at a desk, probably because of associated habits like snacking.
Current NHS guidelines recommend 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week.
Being inactive is known to increase the risk of conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and some cancers.
It has been linked to 5.3 million deaths globally a year - compared with 5.1 million linked to smoking.
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The Lancet research says the global cost, for healthcare and lost productivity, is estimated at $67.5bn per year.
To look at the the impact of activity and inactivity, researchers went back to the authors of 13 existing papers and asked all of them to reanalyse their data.
People were classed depending on how active they were - from the least active who did less than five minutes a day, up to 60-75 minutes a day for the most active.
Researchers then looked at how many people died during the follow-up period - between two and 14 years.
Those who sat for eight hours a day, but were physically active, had a much lower risk of premature death compared with people who sat for fewer hours a day, but were not active.
Sitting for a long time as well as being inactive carried the greatest risk.
Prof Ulf Ekelund, of the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences and the University of Cambridge, led the study.
He said: "For many people who commute to work and have office-based jobs, there is no way to escape sitting for prolonged periods of time.
"For these people in particular, we cannot stress enough the importance of getting exercise, whether it's getting out for a walk at lunchtime, going for a run in the morning or cycling to work.
"An hour of physical activity per day is the ideal, but if this is unmanageable, then at least doing some exercise each day can help reduce the risk."
But he admitted: "One hour's moderate activity is substantially higher than current recommendations."
Watching TV for more than three hours was associated with an increased risk of premature death for all but the most active.
The researchers suggest this is likely to be because people might snack while they watch, or because they are more likely to watch TV after eating their evening meal which might affect their metabolism.
It could, they say, also be a sign of a more unhealthy lifestyle in general.
Dr Pedro Hallal of Brazil's Federal University of Pelotas looked at the effect of the Olympics on the general public's activity levels.
He said that, despite a blip around the Games where people temporarily take up a sport, there is no long-term legacy.
"There's been no health legacy of the Olympics reported ever, but it's the perfect time to talk about human movement."
The scientists said governments should ensure their policies encouraged physical activity - citing the example of a bus scheme where stops are placed further apart to encourage walking - and employers should make it easier for staff to be active during their working day - such as flexible lunch breaks and the provision of showering facilities.
Lisa Young, a physical activity specialist at the British Heart Foundation said: "Although we recognise the link between sedentary behaviour and poor health, we do advocate further research in this area to establish categorical statistics in relation to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality."
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Dr Mike Loosemore, from the English Institute of Sport, said: "An hour of brisk walking is hard work this is essentially moderate exercise, I suspect not many people would be able to manage that amount of moderate activity a day.
"So if you change the guidelines then it puts them even further out of reach of the people who would benefit most from increasing their physical activity, which are those that do very little.
"For the vast majority of people while the best way to stay healthy would be to do an hour of moderate activity a day, realistically the best place to start is reducing your sedentary behaviour at work by sitting less and try to increase whatever physical activity you are doing."
Redditch Borough Council said the delay at Redditch Crematorium was due to extra work being carried out there.
The work, which was has been criticised by unions, will divert waste heat which escapes from the cremator chimney into Abbey Stadium leisure centre.
The council said it would save taxpayers about £16,800 a year.
The new system, which was expected to be operational by late summer, will also heat the crematorium.
Equipment is also being installed so that the crematorium meets new laws to reduce mercury emissions.
The two cremators, which have been working for 12 years, and the flue network are being replaced.
The Labour-controlled council said the work would bring the crematorium up to modern standards.
Unison initially attacked the plans as "sick and an insult to local residents" when they were first announced.
The incident happened on the Suir Road in Inchicore shortly after 22:00 local time.
Those injured are aged from their late-teens to the mid-30s.
Four patients were transferred to three different hospitals for treatment. It is believed there were no serious injuries.
Opposition MPs chanted "Dilma Out" as the session got under way.
Brazil's Supreme Court rejected a government injunction against the vote.
Ms Rousseff is accused of manipulating government accounts ahead of her re-election in 2014. She denies the charges and accuses opponents of plotting a "coup".
Her supporters say the issue is not valid grounds for impeachment.
Ms Rousseff has vowed to fight to "the last minute" despite the desertion of three allied parties ahead of Sunday's vote, which begins at about 14:00 (17:00 GMT).
Brazilian media predict a close vote, with two polls putting the number of those in favour of impeachment at 342 - the crucial two-thirds needed to send the motion to the upper house, the Senate.
If the Senate endorses the move, Ms Rousseff will be suspended for up to 180 days whilst an impeachment trial is held.
Brazilian Attorney-General Jose Eduardo Cardozo took the floor to warn against voting to impeach the president, calling the process a "violent act with no parallel against democracy".
"History will never forgive those who broke with democracy," Mr Cardozo said.
But one of the MPs spearheading the petition to dismiss the president, Miguel Reale Junior, said Ms Rousseff deserved to go because "she was extremely irresponsible and knocked out the country".
He said the president's actions had led to Brazil's difficult economic situation.
"Are you going to tell me that isn't a crime?", he added.
The Supreme Court made its decision in an extraordinary session, with seven of 10 justices voting to reject the motion even before the Supreme Court session had finished.
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On Tuesday, Ms Rousseff seemed to suggest that her Vice-President, Michel Temer, was one of the ringleaders of a "coup" attempt against her.
She said a widely distributed audio message of Mr Temer appearing to accept replacing her as president was evidence of the conspiracy. However, she did not identify him by name.
Brazil is "living in strange times", she said, "times of a coup, of farce and betrayal".
While President Rousseff's opponents say the impeachment is supported by most Brazilians, the president's supporters have labelled it a flagrant power grab by her political enemies.
If the president and Mr Temer were both suspended from office, the next in line to assume the presidency would be lower house speaker Eduardo Cunha.
However, he is facing money-laundering and other charges.
Lower house vote: An impeachment vote is expected 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.
Councils will each get £10,000 from the Welsh government to train Flying Start and Families First staff to identify those in need of help.
Its chief nursing officer Jean White said post-natal depression affected between 15-20% of women.
She said it could affect a mother's wellbeing and a child's development.
The parenting charity NCT welcomed the announcement, adding: "Many women experiencing maternal mental illness fall through the gaps but with better trained health professionals, we hope these mothers will receive the support they need."
MyTravelPass was launched in September 2015 offering 16 to 18-year-olds a third off bus travel, but it will cease after March.
The Welsh Government said it had been launched as a pilot with funding only guaranteed for that period.
However bus operators' body CPT Cymru said the scheme was not well publicised and take-up had been low.
The project had been part of a two-year Labour-Liberal Democrat deal to pass the Welsh Government's budget during the previous assembly term, when the Lib Dems had five AMs.
Since the May 2016 election they now have just one member - Kirsty Williams, who is a minister in the Labour-led administration.
"18 months is not very long to get something established," said John Pockett, director of CPT Cymru, which he said was "disappointed that the government has decided not to continue".
"On top of that, the way the scheme was marketed by the government was very poor, and hence the low take-up."
He cited figures that 8,000 had signed up for the scheme out of a potential audience of around 100,000 to 110,000.
Welsh Lib Dems' spokesman Cadan ap Tomos said the party had secured the pilot scheme "because we know that young people are unfairly penalised by high fares when travelling to work or training".
"What's clear is that the implementation of the pilot by the last Labour Government was a disaster," he said.
"It's difficult to believe that despite access to affordable transport being a key concern for young people, only 7% of those eligible took it up."
But Welsh Conservative skills spokesman Mohammad Asghar said: "With a Liberal Democrat at the heart of the government, you would've expected greater protection, support and oversight of a scheme secured through one of the party's backroom deals.
"Sadly, members of the Welsh Government appear content to waste millions of pounds of hardworking taxpayers' money just to do a deal and cling onto power."
A spokesman for the Welsh Government said the scheme was launched in September 2015 as a pilot to "test the issues" influencing the use of buses by 16 to 18-year-olds.
"At the time that MyTravelPass was announced, it was confirmed that the Welsh Government's funding for the pilot scheme was only ever for the period to 31 March 2017," the spokesman said.
Initial analysis of the scheme seemed to suggest that passholders were not using their passes to travel outside their immediate areas, he added.
More detailed analysis is set to take place once the pilot is complete.
The spokesman added that the Welsh Government had asked councils, bus operators and public transport information service Traveline Cymru to consider affordable ways of continuing to offer cheaper bus travel for young people.
"While agreeing that as many 16 to 18-year-olds as possible should be encouraged to take up the discounted bus travel offer, all partners acknowledged from the outset of the pilot that a take-up of 10% would be realistic," the spokesman said.
He added: "Lessons learned from the marketing of the MyTravelPass pilot will be used to support the marketing of any future scheme."
The posters are originals from the 1960s and 1970s, and were used to advertise the films Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice and The Man with the Golden Gun.
They are worth several hundred pounds each, with the most valuable being an Italian poster for Goldfinger.
Only one other item was stolen during the burglary in Breadsall, Derbyshire.
This suggests the home might have been targeted for the posters, although police say the thefts could have been opportunistic.
Det Sgt Claudia Musson from Derbyshire Police said: "We are keeping an open mind as to whether the home was targeted for these particular items.
"We would ask if anyone has been offered similar items for sale, or indeed have seen them suddenly appear on display in someone's house, that they contact us."
The burglary happened on Rectory Lane in the village between 23:30 on 21 January and 08:30 GMT on 22 January.
Since then, police have tried to trace the posters through specialist dealers but have had no luck.
Plans for the former Sainsbury's plot in the city's Shaftsbury area also include proposals for a health centre and pharmacy.
A shop and a cafe is also proposed by Wye Valley City Projects Ltd, which has submitted outline planning permission to Newport council.
The plans will be discussed at a planning meeting on 19 November.
The stock fell by more than 3% in extended US trading on Tuesday.
The firm, which makes the popular Fifa football and Battlefield multi-shooter games, lowered its 2015 revenue forecast to $3.9bn (£2.4b) from $4bn.
However, it reported a better-than-expected profit of $398m for the three months ending in December.
This was partly due to a 27% increase in digital revenues from titles such as Madden NFL Ultimate Team and The Simpsons Tapped Out.
The California-based company has been focused on increasing sales of its digital games, which earn higher margins compared to traditional packaged console games.
EA chief executive Andrew Wilson said the company was having to cater to "a new generation of games".
"In addition to consoles, our mobile games, digital downloads and live services are growing year-over-year," he said in a statement.
Game makers such as EA, Sony and Nintendo have been grappling with what some herald as the end of the traditional video game.
In recent years, sales of older, traditional machine consoles such as the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 have dropped as users switch to playing games on their smartphones and tablets.
As a result, the gaming industry has been shifting more of their resources to web software as less shoppers buy console hardware.
Analysts say another strategy includes releasing fewer but bigger next-generation game titles.
EA for example, plans to release science-fiction shooter game Titanfall as an exclusive title for Microsoft's Xbox consoles and personal computers in March.
Over the next two years, it is also expected to release games licensed from Walt Disney's Star Wars franchise.
Rivals such as Sony, which makes the PlayStation 4, is also offering franchised material and exclusive games such as Infamous: Second Son and Transistor.
Microsoft, which makes the Xbox, is developing exclusive content and applications such as the next instalment of Halo, a game linked to a forthcoming TV show.
The defending champions are one point above the relegation zone after losing nine of their first 16 Premier League matches this season.
Emenalo said there was a "palpable discord between manager and players".
Asked about the role of the squad in Mourinho's exit, he told Chelsea TV: "It's very easy to make that inference but it is not one the club accepts."
Emenalo said the squad consisted of the same group of players who won the league and League Cup "in style" last season while "sweating tears and blood".
He added: "The players have a responsibility to go out and prove everybody wrong and show a commitment to the decision that has been made to try and get the club up the league table.
"This club is in trouble and something needed to be done."
Following Monday's 2-1 defeat by top-of-the-table Leicester City, Mourinho said his "work was betrayed" by his players, with Foxes forwards Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez both scoring.
Earlier this season, he said some of his players had shown an "unstable attitude".
Midfielder Cesc Fabregas - who in November denied there was a player revolt - said on Tuesday the players need to justify their "big wages".
Chelsea face fellow strugglers Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on Saturday and Emenalo said "competent people" would "help with preparation for the game".
Former Nigeria international Emenalo, who first joined the club as head opposition scout in 2007, added: "You're not a big club if you don't have contingency plans for situations like this.
"Make no mistake about it, the club is working vigorously and actively to make sure a managerial appointment is taken care of as soon as possible."
Players?
"A real champion keeps going, this lot have thrown the towel in." - Martin Keown.
The former Arsenal defender added: "I'm disappointed for Mourinho. He's been brilliant, but this has been a disaster for him. Maybe he got too close and the players were told some home truths they couldn't accept.
"It's almost imploded in front of our eyes. It was astonishing the way his players capitulated against Leicester. I saw players that weren't really giving everything.
"The respect had gone, and it's easier to change the manager than it is 22 players."
Former Chelsea striker Chris Sutton: "The truth is there are a lot of enormous egos in that dressing room and some of them have downed tools. It is not acceptable but it is nearly always the manager that carries the can.
"I know what it is like when big players are upset - they don't just turn round and say: 'Oh, all right.'
"After what Mourinho said about betrayal he knew he had to go. He is not daft. He knew there would be consequences after the words he used."
Former England captain Alan Shearer: "Eden Hazard - player of the season - wouldn't get in a second division side now the way he's playing.
"I have never known a capitulation like it. The players have just not performed and have a lot to answer for. They've let the club and the manager down."
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Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher: "No group of players of that quality should be performing as they are.
"I'm a massive fan of Jose Mourinho but, with the results, something had to change. The only way you can change it right now is change the manager. It was the only decision the owner could make really."
Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry: "The players should be held accountable. What happened in some of the games is not all down to Mourinho. There was a lack of desire and commitment.
"You can't sack the players, so go for the manager. I am now thinking if I am going into the right profession."
Sun journalist Rob Beasley: "If you watched Eden Hazard the other night at Leicester, if that wasn't a guy that showed no guts or stomach for the fight I have never seen one.
"When you have players like that, you are going to have problems as a manager no matter who you are."
BBC radio presenter Garry Richardson: "This is a quote from Mourinho - 'I've got a couple of bad apples that are causing me a lots of problems and it is a very difficult situation to handle for me".
Manager?
"If you create a snake in the camp, you've only got yourself to blame." - Martin Keown.
While not sparing the players, Keown also felt the manager had to take his share of responsibility, adding: "He didn't seem stable right from the off. He was on a campaign where he fell out of love with his players.
"This has been an accident waiting to happen. He talked about betrayal this week but back in October he was talking about rats in the camp. You can't be people's mate one minute and their enemy the next."
Former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp: "After Monday's result against Leicester, when words like betrayal were used, you felt there was going to be an ending where the manager has to leave.
"It's always light and shade with Jose but it just feels this year there's been a lot more shade. A lot of players who have fallen out with him will be pleased to see the back of him."
Sun journalist Martin Lipton: "There is no doubt that the interview post-match on Monday was inflammatory at best. I don't know how he could have got on the bus back after that, the atmosphere would have been poisonous. Some of the things he has said have been foolish beyond belief."
Daily Telegraph journalist Jason Burt: "When Jose Mourinho went in 2007, it was basically civil war at Chelsea.
"This time, it has not been like that. If anything the club has probably tried too much to help him, but results just haven't been good enough."
The Stubbington bypass near Fareham has been "an aspiration for more than 30 years", ministers said.
The award supplements £8.5m already given to the project by Hampshire County Council.
The authority said work on the road was expected to start within two years and would take about two years to complete.
The bypass will run through nearly three miles of farmland near Stubbington village, connecting the A27 with the Solent Enterprise Zone on the former Daedalus airfield.
Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage said it would "unlock £200m of private sector leverage" as well as easing "terrible congestion" on the A32 and other routes.
The government, which announced funding as part of the latest round of local Growth Deals, said road users would enjoy "particularly strong forecast benefits".
The money was awarded to the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership which submitted a bid in July, naming the bypass as a top priority.
Hampshire County Councillor Rob Humby, in charge of transport, said it was "one of the biggest schemes by far" that the authority had delivered.
Nine chicks have been born on three nests at Kielder Water and Forest Park - beating the previous record of eight chicks in 2014.
The fish-eating birds usually produce two or three eggs each, but four chicks have hatched on nest 1A.
Osprey volunteer, Joanna Dailey, said to have four chicks on one nest is "very rare", so it was "particularly great" for everyone to see.
For 150 years ospreys in England were nearing extinction, but they have bred successfully in the park since they re-colonised naturally in 2009.
London 2012 Paralympics gold medallist Firth, 20, was in second spot behind Spain's defending champion Michelle Alonso Morales who won in 1:13.46.
The Seaforde woman was 0.85 seconds behind as she won silver on her major championship debut for Britain.
Firth represented Ireland in London before switching allegiance to Britain.
After producing a morning heat time of 1:16.08, Firth led early in Wednesday evening's final but the Spaniard moved ahead after 25 metres and held off a strong challenge from the Northern Irishwoman on the second length.
Firth gained ground at the turn but Alonso Morales, who won the event at the 2011 and 2014 European Championships, pulled clear again in the closing 40 metres.
The county Down woman was scheduled to compete in the 100m backstroke on Tuesday but missed the race after her flight to Madeira was cancelled.
Firth will also compete in the medley on Saturday.
She qualified for four disciplines at the Rio Paralympics at the British Para-swimming trials for the Olympics in Glasgow last week.
Oliseh quit on Thursday, blaming contract violations and unpaid wages.
On its website the NFF said it "categorically denies the allegations" and accused Oliseh of not reciprocating the respect it showed him.
"We find it strange that Mr Oliseh waited to receive monies owed him before resigning," the NFF added.
"Two days before his resignation, he had passionately appealed that we unite as one force to fight the battle on the football field with the Egyptian national team.
"We had no idea he was selling a dummy."
Oliseh responded in an interview with BBC Sport that he felt was not "only playing against my opponents but I felt I was also playing against my own federation, especially the technical committee".
He added: "Members of the federation were going public to criticise the team, even though we were winning. When you have played 14 games and you have lost only one competitive match and one friendly, I don't see what there is to complain about."
But the NFF statement, which was issued on Monday, stressed that Oliseh had violated several clauses in his contract and embarrassed his "tolerant employers" on several occasions.
"Contrary to the terms of his contract, Coach Oliseh went on air several times to talk about the NFF's finances and in a derogatory manner," the statement read.
"He went on air to insult Nigerians in what is now known as his 'YouTube rant' wherein he made serious allegations against the Nigeria media, which he has failed to substantiate.
"In it, he also noted that he didn't want the job of the Super Eagles Chief Coach but was prevailed upon to accept it.
"It is clear that without claiming to be perfect and working under considerable financial difficulties, not only did the NFF support Mr. Sunday Oliseh in his capacity as Chief Coach of Super Eagles, it actually showed lots of restraint in the face of aggravated impulsive behaviour by the coach bordering in some cases on insubordination."
Nigeria have swiftly reappointed Samson Siasia as coach to replace Oliseh.
Despite their technical director Shaibu Amodu rejecting an offer to take temporary charge of the Super Eagles, the NFF has ensured a coach is in place for the upcoming Nations Cup qualifiers against Egypt.
The first task for Siasia, who is in charge of the national U-23 side, is to prepare the team for the Nations Cup qualifiers against Group G leaders Egypt at home on 25 March and the return match four days later.
Gerard Zalewski, 33, of Dartford, Kent, sexually abused the girl over several hours in June after taping her mouth shut and taking pictures of her on his phone, police said.
Zalewski is wanted in the US after being sentenced in absentia 10 years ago for abusing another girl aged 13.
He was jailed for eight years plus four years on licence.
He had groomed his victim over the internet and got her to send indecent images of herself before arranging to meet her in a park in the Lancashire village of Bamber Bridge, police said.
During the abuse, Zalewski put a dog collar around the girl's neck and wrote the words "rape me" on her leg.
He was arrested in Kent on 21 June after a man-hunt.
Zalewski pleaded guilty in October to two counts of sexual activity with a child, meeting a child following sexual grooming, making and possessing indecent photographs of a child and false imprisonment.
He was sentenced at Preston Crown Court.
Zalewski, who is originally from Poland, is one of 28 men on an FBI "most wanted" list for crimes against children.
An arrest warrant was issued for him in the US for failing to appear at a sentencing hearing in 2006 after admitting sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 2004.
He was ordered in his absence to serve five to 20 years, but did not surrender to custody.
No decision has been made on extradition at this stage, police said.
Det Ch Insp Vicki Evans said Zalewski is a "dangerous and predatory sexual deviant who posed a significant risk to children".
"He groomed this vulnerable young teenager before arranging to meet her knowing that she was under 16.
"He then filmed her for his own gratification," she said.
It seems a risky tactic, provide a service then let people decide how much (if anything) they want to pay for it.
It has been how street performers and artists have operated, passing around a hat for spectators to fill, but now more established and high-profile groups are trying it.
The Halle orchestra will let people coming to their show in Manchester pay whatever they like.
Chief executive John Summers said it would allow new audiences to "experience the Halle and enjoy some incredible music, but on their own terms".
But they are not the first.
Rock groups Radiohead and Wheatus both released albums for which they charged fans only what they wanted to pay.
A year after the 2007 release of Radiohead's In Rainbows, Rolling Stone magazine reported that more people had downloaded the album free than had paid for it, but it had still generated $3m in total sales.
The ARC arts Centre in Stockton-on-Tees launched a six month trial of a pay-what-you-want scheme in January, and they are so pleased with it they have now extended it until the end of the year.
Audiences attending the theatre's drama, dance and spoken word shows pay whatever they want at the end of the show - including nothing if they deem that's what it was worth.
But marketing officer Anne-Marie O'Donnell said people were prepared to pay.
She said: "It has been a great success, we are seeing more people coming to the shows than before and people have given quite generously."
Audience numbers were up 58% on the same period in 2014 with 15.6% attending the theatre for the first time compared to 10.8% the year before.
Annabel Turpin, chief executive of ARC, said: "[It] sent a message to customers that we were so confident of what we were offering that if they didn't like it, they didn't have to pay - and what better message is there for someone who feels like they are taking a risk?"
Leeds-based theatre company Slung Low has been running a similar scheme for two years.
The average donation is £7.50 for an hour's performance.
There are more than 60 cafes in the UK which are part of the Real Junk Food network, all of which have only two rules.
At least 90% of the food they serve would otherwise have been wasted, and all must offer a pay-what-you-feel scheme.
Project director Duncan Milwain said the scheme was proving so successful at his Saltaire Canteen near Bradford it has gone from being open three days a week to six and employs three people.
He said: "The big question is do people pay and the answer is a definite yes.
"Some pay more than others, some just can't pay and some are more than generous."
Diners are asked to put whatever they feel happy paying into a brown envelope at the end of their meal.
Mr Milwain said: "We have no idea what people are giving, it takes away any embarrassment people might feel.
"If they do not want to pay or simply cannot afford to then that is absolutely fine.
"Some people are flummoxed by it so I will say to them to think about what they might pay for a similar meal in a more conventional restaurant, but it really is totally up to them what they give."
He said typical payments were upwards of £5 for main meals, but each diner differs.
Football is also dipping its toe into the world of pay-what-you-want.
National League North side Gloucester City AFC have played several games in the past couple of seasons in front of fans who only pay what they feel is appropriate.
And the club made more money on those games than through its normal fixed price matches, according to club chairman Mike Dunstan.
"We do it for two reasons, one in the hope of generating decent money, but also to try to encourage people to give us a try," he said.
"Because of the problems we have had, like our ground being flooded, our loyal following will generally put in the normal price or more - lots of £20 notes and so on.
"Non-regulars didn't take advantage, a lot of people paying £10 rather than £12, and a few fivers but nobody refused to pay anything.
"All in all it was positive from a publicity point of view, from a public relations point of view and financially, so a real win-win."
Relying on the public to pay does not always work though.
Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival was axed in 2012 due to a lack of funds and organisers confirmed last year that it would not return.
The annual event cost £300,000 to stage but organisers refused to charge people to attend, instead asking for voluntary donations.
Organiser Paul Bayfield said: "The public could have supported us better and so could some of the local businesses, because the people who made the most from the air show contributed the least."
But even for those for whom it is working, is pay-what-you-want sustainable?
Not according to marketing professor Dr Ben Voyer from the ESCP Europe Business School and London School of Economics.
"There are three kinds of consumer" he said.
"The first is the savvy shopper who will pay close to zero because he wants the best deal. I would say this accounts for about 1 in 4 consumers.
"The majority, however, will pay what they consider to be a fair price, they do not want to engage in difficult decisions so to avoid the headache they will base their price on what they think the value is.
"They also don't like to feel they are making a steal.
"The third kind will pay more than the value, either to show power or because they really love the product and want to become like a patron or sponsor.
"One of the reasons this works is because of the novelty factor, but as people get used to it the novelty wears off so people will start paying less and they also speak to others who might not be paying as much.
"And the longer you do it the more you will attract the first type of consumer who is coming simply to get a deal.
"As a promotion it works really well for a company, it gets people into the habit of using their product and for most people, once they know a product or service they will continue to use even if you set a price.
"And the company can learn the real value of what it is offering so as a market research tool it is excellent.
"But in the long run it is a dangerous marketing technique."
Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray reaffirmed concerns about the human rights of Mexicans in the US.
But migrant defence centres would not "promote illegality," he said.
Mexico is worried about the impact that guidelines issued last month by President Donald Trump will have on the lives of its citizens.
Mr Trump ordered federal agents to join local police and immigration officers to enforce deportation procedures.
Millions of Mexicans who have lived in the US for many years are suddenly facing the prospect of fighting a lengthy and costly legal battle against deportation.
The new defence centres will provide free legal assistance for Mexican citizens who feel that their rights in the US are being threatened.
Bilateral relations have reached its lowest point in decades.
A week after being sworn in January, Mr Trump reaffirmed his intention to build a wall along his country's southern border, which extends for 3,200km (2,000 miles).
He insisted that Mexico would have to bear the cost of the proposed wall.
The remarks prompted President Enrique Pena Nieto to cancel a visit to Washington on 31 January and to announce extra funding to protect the rights of Mexican citizens in the US.
During a visit to Mexico by last month by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security Chief John Kelly, Mr Videgaray said President Trump's policies towards Mexico were a source of "concern and irritation".
There are an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the US. Six million of them are reportedly Mexican citizens.
Humza Ali, 20, posed for photos, alongside three other men linked to the extremist organisation, at Delta Force paintballing in Solihull.
Ali, who told a friend he would "fight and die" for IS, flew to Turkey in January 2015 but was turned back, Birmingham Crown Court heard.
He will be sentenced in January.
The would-be fighter, of Bromford Lane, Ward End, Birmingham, had denied dissemination of terrorist material and trying to travel to Syria for terrorist purposes.
Ali, who was covertly recorded telling another IS sympathiser his mother had confiscated his passport, shared videos of beheadings and other IS atrocities online.
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Co-defendant Ali Akbar Zeb, 19, from Northleigh Road, Birmingham, admitted three counts of distributing extremist literature by sharing graphic images and videos via a WhatsApp group to promote IS at the beginning of the trial.
Jurors heard Ali posed for the "promotional" photos alongside Mohammed Ali Ahmed, from Small Heath, Gabriel Rasmus, from Lozells, and Abdelatif Gaini at the paintballing centre in June 2014.
Prosecutor Anne Whyte QC said the pictures - found on Ali's phone - showed the men dressed in quasi-combat gear while holding paintball guns.
"It was a bonding act of preparation between men of like mind and like intent. They were doing what passed, in their limited circumstances, for training," she said.
Ali intended to join the IS group in Syria when he travelled to Turkey seven months later.
An "occasional paintballing session with friends is ideal, however bizarre that may seem", she said.
"If you step back you will understand that for an inexperienced but committed young man like Humza Ali, who intends to leave his Western urban life for war in the Middle East, the opportunities for handling anything remotely resembling a type of firearm are extremely limited," she added.
Rasmus was jailed in November for preparing for acts of terrorism after he attempted to travel to Syria.
Ahmed, who was tried separately, was jailed for eight years on Monday for his part in handing £3,000 to Brussels attacks suspect "man in the hat" Mohamed Abrini.
Mr Gaini is thought to be in Syria.
Police have released the images after reporting restrictions were lifted following the conclusion of the trial.
Ali was also found guilty of sending malicious communications after directing "abusive" anti-democracy messages at a local councillor after making his way back to the UK from Istanbul via Ireland.
Wednesday's 3-0 home defeat by Morton left Hibs eight points behind leaders Rangers with 11 games remaining.
"It certainly doesn't make it any easier but we have been eight behind before and we managed to claw it back," Stubbs told BBC Scotland.
"We'll keep going, as we have done all season."
Hibs had not lost at home in all competitions since July and they travel to face Dumbarton on Saturday before visiting Queen of the South on Tuesday.
Stubbs' men then have a Scottish Cup quarter-final with Inverness followed by the League Cup final against Ross County.
Only the Championship's winners will gain automatic promotion to the Premiership, with the sides finishing second, third and fourth going into the play-offs.
"Tonight is a blow, it's a blip," said Stubbs.
"It's going to be an uphill challenge but we'll obviously give it our best shot until the end of the season.
"We've been fantastic for the majority of the season and it's disappointing when you lose a game of football.
"I've got to say I've not been in this position a lot of times this season and that's where the players deserve a lot of credit.
"They've not performed as well as what they have done and they're as disappointed as anybody but the good thing is we go again on Saturday and we've got a lot to play for.
"They know they've dropped below their levels tonight. We've had chances and unfortunately we haven't taken them. When Morton had chances they've taken them and all credit to them.
"I don't want to take anything away from them. It's a great result for them, it's a poor result for us."
The hosts had opportunities, most notably Jason Cummings with a close-range header, before Thomas O'Ware, Denny Johnstone and Ross Forbes netted for Jim Duffy's visitors.
"We started the game okay then we had a period when we had a couple of half-chances," Stubbs explained.
"Jason's one in the middle of the goal, he should score but that probably summed the night up, really.
"We just lacked a little bit of urgency. I thought we made too many wrong decisions."
Morton boss Duffy lauded his side's display after they moved to within a point of the promotion play-off places.
"It was an outstanding performance from the team," he said.
"Overall, I didn't think we had a failure. I think everybody deserves the credit.
"To win in the manner we did, we're absolutely thrilled."
Carlton Alexander, 23, died after being found at a property on Brightmeadow Close in Breightmet, Bolton, early on Sunday morning.
Ross Ashcroft, 31, of Leonard Street, Bolton, has been charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
He has been remanded into custody to appear before Bolton Magistrates' Court later.
Stephen Nambwe, 21, of High Street, Bolton, has been charged with affray and possession of an offensive weapon and will also appear before the court.
Three other men arrested in connection with Mr Alexander's death have been released without charge.
He said if the crisis was not resolved by September, Stormont's government would be "hanging by a thread".
The Sinn Féin MLA has faced criticism from unionists for meeting US officials instead of holding more talks at home.
But said he would not have been invited to US meetings if White House officials believed the talks were pointless.
During his trip, Northern Ireland's deputy first minister has met representatives from the US State Department and influential Irish Americans, asking them to lobby the British government to give more financial support to Stormont.
His trip has coincided with a diplomatic visit to the US by Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers, who has said a budget increase is not an option.
On Tuesday, Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Minister, Arlene Foster, described Mr McGuinness' US mission as a "waste of time".
However, he disagreed and said he had "come away very encouraged" by what he had heard from Barack Obama's administration.
"The fact is Theresa Villiers is here as well. Does Arlene consider that Theresa Villiers' trip is a waste of time?" Mr McGuinness said.
"Certainly the White House [staff] don't think it's a waste of time. I wouldn't have been invited to meet with a key official if that had been the case."
The Sinn Féin MLA said he was "working flat out" to achieve a resolution to the welfare reform crisis that has engulfed Northern Ireland's political institutions for months.
He said he had made the US government aware of the seriousness of the crisis threatening Stormont's future and the likely timescale.
"The institutions, if we don't resolve this problem by September, are effectively hanging by a thread," he told BBC Radio Ulster.
Mr McGuinness said the money required to resolve the welfare budget row was a "drop in the ocean" compared to the resources that British governments had spent "pacifying" Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
Mrs Foster set up the scheme in 2012 when she was minister for enterprise, trade and investment.
It was an attempt by the Northern Ireland Executive to help to increase consumption of heat from renewable sources.
RHI is approximately £490m over budget.
The DUP leader has turned down offers of an interview with BBC News NI, but told Sky News she would not stand aside as she had done nothing wrong.
She claimed some of the calls for her to do so were personal and some were because of her gender.
"There's a lot of it personal. There's a lot of it, sadly, misogynistic as well, because I'm a female, the first female leader of Northern Ireland," she said.
"I'm here because the electorate put me into this position. I take the responsibility very, very seriously and I intend to see it through."
Arlene Foster and the DUP have come out fighting in characteristic form.
I think some people will find the misogyny line hard to take.
Among those, as late as yesterday, calling for her to go, is the Alliance leader Naomi Long.
And it's not just Sinn Féin who have been calling for her to go, with virtually every other party in the assembly [also doing so].
But I suppose it suits the DUP to make this, if there is going to be an election, which there could be, as a battle between them and republicans - that this is a strong unionist leader standing up to republicans.
Speaking on Sky News, Mrs Foster accused Sinn Féin of being on a "party political mission" to get her to stand aside in order to weaken unionism.
"Just because I'm a woman, it doesn't mean I'm going to roll over to Sinn Féin. I'm not going to roll over to Sinn Féin. I'm not going to roll over to my political opponents," she said.
"I'm going to deal with the issues in front of me because that's what the electorate want me to do."
Economy Minister Simon Hamilton backed his party leader: "If you go and do even the simplest of searches online and social media you will find some quite venomous, some quite nasty criticism of Arlene personally - abusive of her personally - much of which is gender based.
"The criticism being stoked by some within the media and other political parties for their particular reasons is then fuelling that abuse."
Mr Hamilton said over the holiday period he and Mrs Foster had been "working on our preferred option for cost control, that is an option that will come at no cost to the Northern Ireland budget and will keep the scheme running as originally intended".
"We need to take some further legal advice around that, but that's the plan that we're working on, a plan that will reduce that liability to effectively zero."
She said that the terms for an independent inquiry were worked out in consultation with the attorney general and sent to Sinn Féin who, so far, had not responded.
But on Wednesday, Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy said they were "insufficient" and that there was no agreement with the DUP on the terms of reference for an investigation.
Last month, Mrs Foster apologised for its lack of cost controls but defended her own role in the scheme.
Businesses were receiving more in subsidies than they were paying for renewable fuel and the scheme became majorly oversubscribed.
Other politicians have dismissed Mrs Foster's allegations of misogyny.
Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill told the BBC Nolan Show: "This is not an Orange and Green issue, or a gender issue. This is about a financial scandal which has the potential to cost the public purse hundreds of millions of pounds".
She also said her party's ministerial team is meeting on Wednesday to discuss the issue.
"The DUP are in denial about the growing public outrage at the misuse of public funds in the RHI scheme and the serious allegations of incompetence, corruption and abuse".
SDLP MLA Nichola Mallon said her party's response to: "... this financial fiasco, the biggest financial scandal to hit this place in the history of devolution would be the same regardless of whether it was a man or a woman at the heart of it all, or whether for that matter it was a unionist or nationalist".
She added: "This has absolutely nothing to do with Arlene Foster being a woman or being a unionist, this is about incompetence, with possible corruption and with unquestionable arrogance from the minister at the heart of it all - Arlene Foster."
TUV leader Jim Allister said that for Mrs Foster to suggest misogyny was behind criticism of her was "beyond belief".
"What lies behind this is great public distaste and unease about the squander of public money, squander made in Stormont, a squander made by Arlene Foster.
"It's nothing to do with gender, it's the fact that she authored the RHI scheme."
Alliance Party leader Naomi Long said it did a great disservice to women in public life "to play the sexism and misogyny card when that is not the issue at stake".
"To suggest that wanting to hold women to the same level of accountability as their male counterparts is in some way sexist or misogynistic is a nonsense," she said
"In fact, to hold them to a lesser standard would be sexism and misogyny."
Ulster Unionist Steve Aiken said it was a "distraction technique" by the DUP.
Shaun Whiter was helping his friend Joey Abbs to change a tyre near Newmarket, Suffolk, when it happened.
Jan Adamec, 40, of Haverhill, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He is on remand and will be sentenced in September.
Mr Whiter, 27, said: "Without a doubt it's good to know that the guy is off the streets."
The Stansted estate agent was due to begin training with Newmarket Town FC.
His legs were crushed by Adamec's vehicle as he tried to help his friend fix his car on Dullingham Road.
Mr Abbs, who was trapped between his and Mr Whiter's vehicles, also sustained a serious leg injury.
Adamec did not stop after the crash.
Mr Whiter underwent emergency surgery at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. He lost both his legs below the knee.
He said: "Being 27, I didn't dream of this. Personally think I shouldn't have to deal with this but it's a case of now I have to deal with this and I hope he's aware of that."
Fundraising events, including a charity fun day in Exning, near Newmarket, on Saturday, have raised more than £100,000 towards Mr Whiter's rehabilitation.
Despite his injuries, he told his family he was determined to walk his fiancée down the aisle when they marry next summer.
The keen sportsman also said he would like to take part in the Paralympics.
The deadline has now passed for him to respond to a Scottish Football Association charge for "shouting and gesticulating at away supporters".
"I quite enjoyed the moment," said the Dundee United manager.
"They want to have a chat about what happened and I've got no problem with that at all."
The Dundee fans had been heckling Paatelainen when Dundee were 2-0 up in the Scottish Premiership game at Tannadice on 20 March.
And the Finn cupped his hands behind his ears and pumped his fist in the direction of the visiting support after United secured a 2-2 draw with Billy Mckay's stoppage-time equaliser.
Paatelainen thought that "everybody there" enjoyed that moment.
"There was no harm, there was no offensive stuff, there was nothing - just football banter," he insisted.
The former Finland manager does not accept that he did anything wrong and will travel to Glasgow for a hearing on 13 April.
Three days later, Paatelainen will return to Hampden Park for the Scottish Cup semi-final against Hibernian and he is adamant he should face no touchline ban.
"I will gladly go there and say exactly what happened and what the feelings were," he said.
One consequence of the game is that United may move visiting supporters, some of whom were positioned behind the dugouts, during derby matches.
"We must make sure that we have full concentration throughout the match as coaches in the dugouts," Paatelainen added.
"That's something we need to look at and take measures on."
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Bony suffered a cut on his leg in training on Thursday and did not play for his Premier League club Manchester City in Saturday's win over Watford.
City manager Manuel Pellegrini said on Friday that the striker would be out of action for between seven and 10 days.
Ivory Coast's Group I qualifier against Sierra Leone is on 6 September in Lagos.
Bony's City team mate Yaya Toure was left out when the Ivorian squad was named on Thursday, with coach Michel Dussuyer saying the 32-year-old midfielder wanted time to consider his future in international football.
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The men were executed at jails in Karachi and Hyderabad.
They hijacked a Pakistan International Airlines flight in May 1998 and ordered the pilot to fly to India but the plane was diverted and stormed by troops.
Pakistan has put at least 130 people to death since lifting a moratorium on executions in December.
The men - Shabbir Rind, Shahsawar Baloch and Sabir Rind - were members of the left-wing Baloch Students' Organisation (BSO), who were demanding more resources, such as gas and electricity, for their region.
They were sentenced to be executed in October 1998 but remained on death row until a moratorium on executions was lifted after the Peshawar school massacre.
Four other men were hanged on Thursday at jails across the country. They were convicted in murder cases and were not linked to the hijackers.
PIA flight 554 took off from Turbat, in the south of Balochistan, and was heading for Karachi when the attackers boarded during a stop-over in Gwadar.
They commandeered the Fokker shortly after take-off, and demanded the captain fly directly to Delhi.
He told them there was not enough fuel, but agreed to bring the plane as far as Bhuj, an airstrip in Gujrat, India.
Instead, he landed in Hyderabad where security forces were waiting.
BBC Urdu's Riaz Sohail in Karachi reports that in order to let the hijackers think they were in India, authorities banned the use of loudspeakers in mosques around the airport.
Troops then stormed the plane and overpowered the hijackers. Passengers and crew were unharmed.
The hijacking on 24 May came just four days before Pakistan carried out nuclear tests in Balochistan, which the BSO opposed.
The province is one of the most underdeveloped regions in the country and has become the site of a long-running conflict between separatists and security forces.
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The train left the city of Yiwu, on China's east coast, travelling 7,500 miles (12,000km), before arriving at a freight depot in Barking.
It delivered 34 containers of clothes and High Street goods.
He said the regime would be in trouble "like few nations have ever been" if they do not "get their act together".
His comments came after Pyongyang announced it had a plan to fire four missiles near the US territory of Guam.
US Defence Secretary James Mattis warned that armed conflict with North Korea would be "catastrophic" and said diplomacy was bearing fruit.
"The American effort is diplomatically led, it has diplomatic traction, it is gaining diplomatic results," he said.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said his country is fully prepared to join a war against North Korea, were it to launch an attack on the US.
"If there's an attack on the US, the Anzus Treaty would be invoked and Australia would come to the aid of the United States," he said in a radio interview, "as America would come to our aid if we were attacked."
Tensions have escalated in recent weeks after North Korea tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles in July.
The UN recently approved further economic sanctions against Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons programme.
President Trump also said he was close to revealing his keenly awaited decision on the number of troops he plans to keep in Afghanistan.
He said he had "taken over a mess", but was going to make it "a lot less messy".
Speaking on Thursday at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, Mr Trump suggested his own statements on North Korea had not been tough enough, despite his threat this week to rain "fire and fury" upon the regime.
North Korea has dismissed his dire warnings as "nonsense".
Mr Trump railed against previous US administrations for being too weak on North Korea and also chided the North's closest ally, China, saying it could do "a lot more".
He said: "I will tell you this, if North Korea does anything in terms of even thinking about attack of anybody that we love or we represent or our allies or us they can be very, very nervous.
"I'll tell you why… because things will happen to them like they never thought possible."
However, he added that the US would always consider negotiations.
He added: "I will tell you this, North Korea better get their act together or they're gonna be in trouble like few nations have ever been."
North Korea said on Wednesday it planned to fire medium-to-long-range rockets towards Guam, where US strategic bombers are based.
However, there has been no indication that any attack on the Pacific island is imminent.
Yogita Limaye, BBC News, Seoul
On the streets of Seoul, barely 50km (30 miles) from the border with North Korea, the latest developments have drawn mixed reactions. Kim Seong-su, 62, said he thought Pyongyang was bluffing to preserve its regime and justify its nuclear programme.
But others are more concerned. Yeon Eui-sook says she finds the situation scary. "I hope everyone can live in peace. Kim Jong-un keeps doing this and making us worry," she said.
Analysts say the language from Pyongyang always gets more aggressive in August, when the US and South Korea conduct joint military exercises. But this time - with a US president who also uses strong words - the confrontation is getting even fiercer than usual.
Mr Trump meanwhile denied there were any mixed messages from his administration.
Earlier this week, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson played down the rhetoric between the two sides.
But in an interview with the BBC on Thursday, White House Deputy Assistant Sebastian Gorka dismissed the top diplomat's comments.
"You should listen to the president," he said. "The idea that Secretary Tillerson is going to discuss military matters is simply nonsensical."
Mr Gorka recalled a quote from a Holocaust survivor he often refers to when lecturing on grand strategy, saying: "When a group of people repeatedly says they want to kill you, sooner or later you should take them seriously".
"North Korea has said they wish to annihilate the United States and use nuclear weapons. Sooner or later, somebody should take them seriously," he said.
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Those fined include Oxfam, Cancer Research UK, The Royal British Legion and Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home.
The Information Commissioner's Office said offences included secretly piecing together data from various sources and trading personal details to target new and lapsed donors.
It said charities must obey the law.
But it limited the individual fines to between £6,000 and £18,000 because donors could be unhappy at more punitive fines.
"[People] will be upset to learn the way their personal information has been analysed and shared by charities they trusted with their details and their donations," said Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham.
"No charity wants to alienate their donors."
The regulator said that some of the charities had hired companies to profile the wealth of their donors. It said this was done by investigating their incomes, lifestyles, property values and friendship circles among other means.
In some cases, the "wealth screening" process was also used to flag those most likely to be convinced to leave money in their wills.
Some charities are also accused of tracking down additional data about past supporters - for example using old telephone numbers to identify current ones. This ignores the fact people have the right to choose what information they share.
In addition, some of the charities shared data with each other without seeking permission.
"Supporters of animal charities could have their information shared with homeless, humanitarian or religious charities even though the supporters only expected their information to be shared with other animal charities," the Information Commissioner's Office said.
"Some charities don't know if the information has been shared one or 100 times. This can result in lots of unwanted charity marketing."
The Information Commissioner's Office carried out the probe after reports that charity supporters were being pressured into follow-up donations.
Last December, the British Heart Foundation and The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals were fined for similar activity.
The full list of charities affected by the latest penalties is:
The Charity Commission for England and Wales - another regulator - said it was now investigating whether follow-on action needed to be taken against individual trustees.
"The generous British public expect charities to safeguard their data and raise funds responsibly, and in return they donate in their millions," said the commission's chief operating officer David Holdsworth.
"Sadly in these cases charities have not kept their side of the bargain.
"We are working with the charities concerned, the Information Commissioner and the Fundraising Regulator to ensure that any necessary remedial action is taken."
You might think that fining charities for being a bit too eager to solicit donations is rather unfair. But make no mistake, the kind of offences that the Information Commissioner uncovered are seen by the regulator as very serious breaches of the Data Protection Act.
They would have probably meant far more serious penalties for commercial organisations.
Piecing together information from other sources not provided by donors, ranking people according to their wealth, and in a couple of cases trading data with other charities all meant that millions might have received marketing approaches they did not expect or want.
One of those fined, the NSPCC, said it was disappointed by what it regards as an unjustified punishment.
But the Information Commissioner hopes that charities will now be aware that they have to be just as careful with personal data as any business.
College friends Morgan Ruig and Evan Shay, both 28, told Australian media they pretended to be national players to get into the game.
News sites around the world, including the BBC, picked this.
But it has since emerged they most likely simply joined an organised tour, which included a golf tournament.
"We were very nervous handing our passports over at the border. There are stories of people not coming home," Mr Ruig had told the Courier-Mail newspaper on Thursday.
He said they were chaperoned throughout their five-day trip which included a tour of the capital, where they placed a bouquet at a monument to the country's leaders.
They performed badly, Mr Ruig said, prompting his caddy to say he had "bought great shame to my family".
Mr Ruig also told Yahoo Sport that officials "thought it was quite funny", and that they had no problems leaving the country afterwards.
"I wouldn't recommend it to a light-hearted traveller. It was pretty hardcore but it was an amazing experience."
But it has since emerged that the men simply joined a two-day "DPRK Amateur Golf Open" organised by a UK-based travel company Lupine Travel.
The event they entered is advertised as being "open to all amateur golfers" except South Korean passport holders, and costs between £749 ($930) and £1,349, not including club hire and tips.
Golf magazine quoted Dylan Harris from Lupine Travel as saying the men had never pretended to be professional golfers, but when some North Koreans asked if they were, "they just decided to go along with it".
"They didn't prank the North Koreans. They pretty much just pranked the media," Mr Harris said.
Mr Ruig and Mr Shay did not respond to the BBC's requests for comment on Thursday, nor did Lupine Travel.
Lakmal dismissed openers Stephen Cook and Dean Elgar in quick succession after their 104-run partnership gave the hosts a strong start.
JP Duminy's aggressive 63 steadied the innings before he was trapped lbw by left-arm spinner Rangana Herath.
Lakmal then struck with the new ball as he had Faf du Plessis caught at slip.
Sri Lanka are searching for their first Test victory in South Africa since December 2011, where they won by 208 runs.
The UK Foreign Office said the Russian planes, which came near UK airspace on Wednesday before being "escorted" by RAF jets, were "part of an increasing pattern of out-of-area operations".
Russia's ambassador to the UK said the concerns were "not understandable".
He insisted the patrols were "routine" and met "international legal norms".
Typhoon fighters were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Coningsby to escort the Russian aircraft, and the RAF said the mission lasted 12 hours.
The Foreign Office refused to give details of the disruption to civil aviation.
BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale said the Russian planes - two Tu-95 Bear H bombers - came within 25 miles of the UK.
They travelled from the north, past the west coast of Ireland and to the English Channel before turning and going back the way they had come, he said.
He said the bombers did not file a flight plan, did not have their transponders switched on and "weren't talking to air traffic control".
In a statement, the Russian embassy in the UK said ambassador Alexander Yakovenko had met with British officials to discuss the issue.
The statement said: "This flight (as all other routine flights of the Russian military aircraft) was carried out in strict compliance with the international legal norms including international flight rules and regulations, without violation of other countries' airspace, therefore it cannot be regarded as threatening, destabilising or disruptive."
In response to a recent parliamentary question, the Ministry of Defence disclosed the number of days when Quick Reaction Alert flights were launched against Russian military aircraft
This is the latest in a series of similar incidents involving Russian aircraft. Last month Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said the UK was concerned about the "extremely aggressive probing" of its airspace by Russia.
In a statement on the RAF website, one of the controllers involved in the mission said: "Thanks to our integration with air defence systems across Nato, we were able to begin mission planning early and therefore were ready to act in good time."
The controller added: "The operations room was both calm and focused.
"We constantly train for these scenarios so that we are well rehearsed and ready to maintain the integrity of our airspace."
Former RAF pilot Andrew Brookes, who is a fellow at defence think tank The Royal United Services Institute, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme similar incidents had happened in other parts of the world.
He added: "The Russians are coming back on to the world stage, they've cranked up an air force that they have neglected for many years, and they are basically strutting their stuff around the globe."
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said there had been a sharp increase in the number of times Russian planes were intercepted by members.
He said: "Last year, allied aircraft intercepted Russian planes over 400 times. Over 150 of these intercepts were conducted by Nato's Baltic air policing mission. That's about four times as many as in 2013. So we are staying vigilant."
Warner, 26, was dropped for Wednesday's Champions Trophy match against New Zealand.
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Cricket Australia said he was involved in an alleged physical altercation in a bar hours after Saturday's loss to England at Edgbaston.
The ECB said Warner had apologised for an "unprovoked physical attack".
In a statement, the ECB added: "Following a full investigation, the England team management has concluded that the England player was in no way responsible for nor retaliated to the attack.
"Warner has admitted behaving inappropriately and has since apologised to the player involved who has accepted the apology.
"ECB has concluded that this is a matter for Cricket Australia and have no further comment to make."
Australian team management have stood down Warner - who was described as having "great potential to be a leader of the Australian cricket team" by current captain Michael Clarke in May - pending the outcome of a full hearing.
"David Warner has history. He is a kid from the back blocks, who has a lot of talent.
"He is vital to the team, although he has no form at all in his last 10 innings and it is a while since he last made some runs.
"He is the one player alongside Shane Watson who can give some momentum to an innings. So, without Michael Clarke, it will be a big loss."
BBC Radio 5 live's Pat Murphy said: "I believe it happened around 02:00 (BST) at the Walkabout bar in the centre of Birmingham.
"There was a private VIP area and some of the Australia players were in there. The three England players, Joe Root, Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes, were some way away and were larking around - wearing silly wigs and that.
"I understand Warner took umbrage and went over to Root and glanced him on the chin.
"I am hearing that Broad put his arm around Root as soon as it happened and said 'time to go back to the hotel' and I am also told that they were not worse for wear.
"One thing that is important to say is that since 13 May the England players, particularly Root and Broad, have not had a day off.
"The evening of the eighth of June was identified as down time. The matter is closed as far as the ECB is concerned."
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England captain Alastair Cook defended his team-mates, saying he believed the squad as a whole had "not done anything wrong".
"Our conduct as England players is vitally important," the 28-year-old said. "We are aware of the position we hold as players. It is a matter we have taken seriously as well."
"We didn't have training for a few days, so we had a couple of days off.
"You do not often get those in a tournament, so it is important you let your hair down and celebrate wins."
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live, Cook added Root "is a pretty resilient character".
Warner has been reported for "unbecoming behaviour" after potentially breaching rule six of the governing body's code of behaviour.
It states that representative players or officials must not engage in conduct "that could bring them or the game into disrepute or be harmful to the interests of cricket".
Cricket Australia says it will not make further comment until after a hearing, a time and date for which have yet to be confirmed.
Australia, who are already without Clarke because of a long-standing lower back injury, replaced Warner with Glenn Maxwell for Wednesday's game against the Black Caps at Edgbaston.
Warner struggled in his side's opening loss to England, scoring only nine runs in 21 balls before he was caught by Jos Buttler off the bowling of Stuart Broad.
He also failed to score in warm-up games against India and West Indies.
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
In one-day internationals, Warner averages 29.81 from 38 innings, with a strike-rate of 80.58, while in Tests, he has made three centuries and seven fifties in 19 appearances, averaging 39.46.
Yorkshireman Root has excelled since making his debut for England with a patient first-innings 73 in the drawn fourth Test against India last December.
The 22-year-old has since gone on to average 42.40 with the bat in the Test arena, while he has scored 429 in 11 one-day international innings at a strike-rate of 83.95.
This is the second time in three weeks Warner has been in trouble with authorities.
Last month, he was fined £3,700 for comments to journalists on his Twitter account.
The tweets, some containing obscene language and which Warner later apologised for, appeared after a journalist criticised the Indian Premier League (IPL) in an article which used a picture of him.
The game in Birmingham between England and Australia was the start of a hectic schedule in which they will meet in home and away Ashes Test series, as well as Twenty20 and one-day international fixtures.
England will begin the defence of the Ashes at Trent Bridge on 10 July.
The researchers, at the University of Dundee, analysed medical records from more than half a million British women.
They argue the operations could directly affect fertility or there may be a "behavioural" explanation.
Experts said the findings might lead to new treatments, but advised women not to have their tonsils and appendix taken out unnecessarily.
The study found that for every 100 pregnancies in women who had had no procedures there were:
One of the researchers, Dr Sami Shimi, said most doctors were wrongly taught that having an appendix removed damaged fertility.
He told BBC News: "This [study] is very important in reassuring young women that appendicectomy will not reduce their chances of future pregnancy.
"More importantly, looking at both the appendix and tonsils together, this study confirms beyond doubt that removal of inflamed organs or organs likely to suffer from repeated inflammation, in women, improves their chances of pregnancy."
Explaining the findings, published in Fertility and Sterility, is more of a challenge.
One biological possibility is that regularly infected tonsils or appendixes raise levels of inflammation in the body, which affects the ovaries and womb.
The Dundee team favour a behavioural explanation such as women enjoying more "liberal sexual activity", being both more likely to get pregnant and have pelvic inflammatory disease, which could lead to an appendix being removed.
More research is needed to figure this out.
Prof Allan Pacey, from the University of Sheffield, told the BBC: "This is an interesting paper which suggests that surgical removal of the appendix or tonsils (or both) in young women is associated with an increase in their fertility later in life.
"There are several explanations which may account for these observations, one of which is that the removal of these tissues makes an alteration to their immune system which has an impact to some aspect of the reproductive process (such as how their embryos implant in the womb).
"If true, this may ultimately give doctors and scientists some new ideas for novel drugs or therapies to enhance women's fertility.
"But to suggest that infertile women have their tonsils or appendix removed as a way of improving their chances is a step too far at this stage."
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The fictional character was one of just seven people picked for the Power List to mark the show's 70th birthday.
She was described as "a flawed heroine" by the chair of the judging panel.
Former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher topped the list, while pop star Beyonce and feminist academic Germaine Greer also made the cut.
Helen Brook, who set up the Brook Advisory Centres in 1964 offering contraceptive advice to unmarried women, was also chosen.
The other women listed were Barbara Castle, the Labour MP who brought in the Equal Pay Act in 1970; and Jayaben Desai, who campaigned against low pay and poor conditions for women workers.
BBC 5 live presenter Emma Barnett, who chaired the judges, said Bridget Jones had been a divisive choice for the panel.
But she said the list was about who has "actually had impact in real women's lives... impact doesn't have to be good, bad, serious or funny".
The character "gave permission for our own imperfections... we still have huge image issues in this country", Barnett explained.
Bridget Jones creator Helen Fielding said it was a "tremendous honour for Bridget and, of course, for me".
She added: "I hope it doesn't mean everyone's going to binge drink and eat Milk Tray late at night.
"I also hope there was something rather more profound going on, there's something in Bridget's nature which is very British which is ultimately quite decent, quite kind, quite resilient, not judgemental."
She said Bridget, who first appeared in a newspaper column in 1995 and went on to feature in hit books and films, had caught the zeitgeist and that "women were fed up of being presented in movies and in fiction as not being able to speak for themselves".
Woman's Hour presenters Jenni Murray and Jane Garvey will host a special edition of the programme on Wednesday at 10:00 GMT to celebrate the chosen women.
It was recorded at Buckingham Palace at a reception attended by The Duchess of Cornwall.
In deciding on the final seven names, the judges considered a woman's body of work or her role as a catalyst for change over the past 70 years, as well as those having an impact today.
Sophie Walker, leader of the Women's Equality Party, said: "It is interesting that all but two of these women are 'second-wavers'.
"We are excited about the next generation of activists, thinkers and writers fighting for social and political justice in the 21st Century and look forward to seeing them on future power lists."
Woman's Hour publishes a Power List every year, with a different theme each time. This was the first year where dead women or those outside the UK were considered.
Barnett said: "The list takes in a range of experiences across a range of ages. We hope the list inspires, educates and crucially shines a light on the work of some women who history may already be starting to forget."
Barnett was joined on the panel by business leader and Apprentice star Karren Brady; former Labour adviser and commentator Ayesha Hazarika; award-winning screenwriter Abi Morgan; former Woman's Hour editor Jill Burridge; and networking expert and author Julia Hobsbawm.
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The company will reduce its early morning, late evening and weekend timetables from 20 April.
Cardiff Bus blamed the move on the Welsh government slashing its three-year funding package from £213.3m to £189m.
As a result the company will introduce a price hike to selected fares. The Welsh government said previously it was reviewing funding.
A single journey in the Cardiff to Go area will increase by 10p, while day tickets will increase by 10p when bought through the company's app.
In the Cardiff to Go Plus area - which includes travel to Cardiff Airport and the Vale of Glamorgan - single fares will go up by 10p and day tickets will increase by 30p when bought on the app.
Cynthia Ogbonna, managing director of Cardiff Bus, said: "It is unfortunate that we have been forced to take the decision to reduce services as a result of Welsh government cuts in funding to the bus industry in Wales.
"The result of the latest cut in funding is that some of our routes will not cover their running costs, which means that these services are not sustainable."
Nearly 100 subsidised bus routes have been scrapped by councils in Wales in the past three years, with further cuts expected as authorities make savings.
Nearly one in seven routes across 19 council areas have been axed and the Welsh government said it was reviewing ways of funding services.
In February, a Freedom of Information request made by the BBC showed 93 services have been cut from 656 subsidised routes between 2011 and 2014.
The £50m Rushden Lake retail park, which would include 20 shops and create 1,500 jobs, is proposed for the outskirts of Rushden.
East Northamptonshire District council's planners are recommending the project is approved at a meeting next week.
But many surrounding councils have objected to the proposal.
Developer LXB Retail Properties, which owns the land, submitted the planning application in December 2011.
Paul Bell, leader of Wellingborough Council, said the town had no objections to the plans.
He said: "Councillors didn't believe the development would be in competition with Wellingborough town centre.
"The choice of retailers would be different and in fact it could be a catalyst for Wellingborough's regeneration and a stepping stone to attracting big name retailers to the town."
Corby, Kettering, Northampton and Bedford councils have objected to the plans, fearing an adverse impact on their town centres.
Leader of Northampton Borough Council, David Mackintosh said: "We are at a critical point in the development of our town and the proposed Rushden Lakes project could jeopardise all of this, putting jobs and investment at risk in Northampton.
"After studying the proposals our planning committee has raised a number of strong objections which will be heard by East Northamptonshire Council."
Planning officials said the project would regenerate the area, create jobs and new recreational facilities.
East Northamptonshire councillors will discuss the plans on 10 October.
The 20-year-old was selected for their Sheffield Shield game against South Australia, which started on Tuesday.
He took his first wicket on his Shield debut, taking 1-24 on a rain-affected first day in Sydney.
Englishman Crane is the first overseas player to represent the state since Pakistan's Imran Khan in 1984-85.
Crane has been playing grade cricket in Sydney during the English winter, and has taken 45 wickets in 11 matches, including three seven-wicket hauls.
His form at Gordon Cricket Club in the city, taking his wickets at an average of just over 20, saw him selected for NSW.
In his 16 first-class appearances for Hampshire, he has also taken 45 wickets, but at an average of 40.75.
New South Wales spinners Steven O'Keefe and Nathan Lyon are on Test duty with Australia in India, and Crane has been selected alongside off-spinner William Somerville.
Despite only bowling five overs on the opening day in Sydney, he had Tom Cooper caught for 19 as South Australia reached 169-5 at stumps.
In November, Crane signed signed a three-year contract extension with Hampshire, keeping him at the county until 2019.
The exhibition features pictures of the city posted on photo-sharing site Instagram and is the first display of its kind at the Ikon Gallery.
Themes include architectural heritage, hidden spaces, urban street art, evolving landscape, art and culture.
The More Birmingham Instagram Showcase runs until Sunday.
The exhibition celebrates a successful series of 'Instameet' social media events that have taken place throughout 2015.
The events captured key milestones, from the opening of the revamped New Street Station to the redevelopment of Paradise Circus, key cultural celebrations such as the Big Hoot and the Birmingham Weekender.
The thousands of images produced have generated more than one million hits across social media throughout the year.
Emma Gray, director of marketing and communications at Visit Birmingham, said: "Birmingham's Instameet events have created an online photographic legacy, with thousands of remarkable images generated and shared amongst potential visitors across the world."
The exhibition comprises a mixture of print and projected photography, complimented by a virtual gallery accessible online.
Some 1,200 firefighters are battling the large blaze, which has destroyed hundreds of homes since Saturday.
President Michelle Bachelet put the army in charge of the evacuation after declaring the city, 110km (70 miles) west of Santiago, a disaster zone.
Security forces are on the streets to maintain order and prevent looting.
Earlier, the authorities said 16 residents had died, but it turned out that one family had been counted twice.
One official said it was the "worst catastrophe" he had ever seen.
"We fear that the fire will spread to the centre of the city, which would increase the severity of the emergency," regional governor Ricardo Bravo, a life-long resident of Valparaiso, said.
The old centre is a Unesco World Heritage Site, packed with old buildings that are vulnerable to fire.
Strong Pacific coast winds have pushed the fire deeper into the neighbourhoods of Valparaiso, hampering the battle to contain the blaze.
The city is built on a series of steep hills, separated by narrow winding streets, making the job of firefighters all the more difficult, says the BBC's Gideon Long in Santiago.
Large parts of Valparaiso are without electricity, and residents were said to be suffering from smoke inhalation.
President Bachelet is in the city to oversee an emergency committee's response.
"The people of Valparaiso have courage, have strength and they aren't alone," she said during a tour of the worst-hit areas.
"In some places the fires have started again so we're working on this and people will continue to be protected," the president added.
Temporary shelters have been set up for residents who were forced to flee.
The Chilean Red Cross has appealed for donations, such as food and other basic supplies, to help those who were left homeless.
"We will send all of this to the people because they lost everything," a Red Cross volunteer told the BBC.
The fire started on Saturday, and most of the damage was done overnight.
'Hell'
Those residents who managed to return to their homes discovered that they had been destroyed.
"It's all burned down. My sister's house also burnt to the ground," Rosa Guzman told the Reuters news agency.
Another resident said the blaze felt as if "hell encircled my family".
"The fire raced down the hills and destroyed everything in its path," Miguel Ramirez told the AFP news agency.
This is the second emergency that President Bachelet has had to face in the first month of her second term in office, after an 8.2 earthquake hit northern Chile on 1 April.
Fires are frequent in central Chile, where summer sends temperatures soaring.
If successful, the university would be the first higher education provider to be based in the Shropshire Council region.
The former Shelton Hospital site, in Bicton Heath, which became derelict a year ago, is being suggested as a location for the campus.
But, campaigners fear the town's 16th century Rowley's House may be used.
University staff are currently in talks with council leaders, who have confirmed they are "looking at all the options", and currently have three Chester University staff based at Rowley's House each week.
Councillor Keith Barrow, Shropshire council leader, said: "We are looking at options, including the type of facility needed to meet Shropshire's future needs, and how best to take advantage of the opportunities available.
"We have made office space available in Rowley's House.
"Three staff from the university are currently based there for up to three days a week."
A spokesman for campaign group, Friends of Rowley's House, said: "We are hoping the building will be kept for public use.
"A campus would not be public use; it would solely be for students."
Members of the group are now compiling a list of alternative uses for the Barker Street building, which they will present to the council.
Harper Adams University is near Newport and the University of Wolverhampton has a base at Priorslee - both of which fall under the boundaries of Telford and Wrekin Council.
Earlier this month, part of Shrewsbury's Museum, which was based at Rowley's House, moved into the town centre's revamped music hall.
The 26-year-old scrum-half has been announced as club co-captain for the upcoming campaign, with Chris Houston.
Mellor scored 12 tries in his 32 appearances last season as the Vikings finished seventh.
"It wasn't fully torn so I didn't need an operation, just rehab and a brace," he told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"Obviously I was gutted to get injured and miss the start of the season, but it is better to be now than round one, and I won't miss too many games."
There were licence breaches in patient services, agency staff spending and discharging patients, it said.
The Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in Wiltshire, said it would improve financial performance, sustainability and governance.
A Monitor spokesman said it recognised the trust could not fix all of these problems on its own.
The group met after a tribunal suspended him for a month from being a Cardiff councillor.
Mr McEvoy claimed the tribunal proceedings - which ruled that a comment to a council officer was "bullying behaviour" - were a "farce".
He claimed he could be back in the group within hours as a separate party inquiry into his conduct continues.
A group statement said: "With Neil's agreement, the Plaid Cymru group has decided that he should be temporarily suspended from the group whilst agreement is sought on a way forward following recent events."
It added that, prior to the group meeting, leader Leanne Wood met Mr McEvoy and took the decision to remove him from his role as a Plaid spokesman on sport and tourism.
Prior to the suspension a Plaid Cymru spokeswoman told BBC Wales that the party's inquiry, being held by chairman Alun Ffred Jones, will "look at all evidence and complaints available to it".
Since the tribunal ruling on Friday, Mr McEvoy has been subject to a number of accusations on social media about his behaviour.
Mr McEvoy said: "This is a temporary suspension until me and the group can agree a statement together.
"We are a united group but I need to take legal advice before we agree our statement and so it's right that I'm temporarily suspended until that time.
"It could be that I'm back in the group in a few hours but I need to speak to my barrister first."
The South Wales Central AM also said he made "no apology for standing up" for a constituent who was facing eviction at a court case in July 2015, following which he made the comment judged to be bullying.
Meanwhile a group of domestic violence survivors and women's activists has written to Plaid Cymru calling for the party to review its support for Mr McEvoy.
The signatories include Rachel Williams, an ambassador for Welsh Women's Aid and a survivor of domestic violence herself.
The letter called on Plaid Cymru to "take the necessary measures (including suspension pending the investigation of fresh complaints) to ensure that he has no platform to attack the already fragile position of women in Wales".
Ms Williams told BBC Wales that she is a member of the Labour party.
Mr McEvoy has previously accused Welsh Women's Aid of "publicly funded child abuse" - comments for which he later apologised and received a formal warning from Plaid Cymru.
In response to the letter Mr McEvoy said: "I have consistently stood up for the underdog. I support both men and women who have been victims of domestic abuse."
Plaid assembly group chairman and South Wales West AM Dai Lloyd told reporters on Tuesday he did not agree with Mr McEvoy's criticism of the Adjudication Panel for Wales tribunal.
"I don't agree with him that it's a 'kangaroo' court... Personally you would have to respect the deliberations and the results of such an adjudication panel," Mr Lloyd said.
"As elected representatives, we owe it to ourselves professionally to always act in a way that is always mature and professional at all times, whatever difficult situation you find yourself in."
The decision to suspend Neil McEvoy from the Plaid Cymru assembly group was probably inevitable given the animosity towards him from some, although not all, of his fellow Plaid AMs.
While the Cardiff Plaid leader's campaigning abilities are widely admired by the party rank and file, fellow AMs complain of him being in a "continual attack mode" and being more concerned with his own personal brand than the overall image of the party.
Had the group failed to act, it is likely that Labour in the assembly would have launched an all-out assault on the party's feminist and anti-bullying credentials - attacks that would have been particularly painful for Leanne Wood, who has often spoken out on both issues.
In the longer term, Mr McEvoy's ultimate fate will depend on the results of an inquiry being carried out by the party chairman, former AM Alun Ffred Jones.
With less than two months to go to the local elections, Plaid activists will hope that inquiry is completed sooner rather than later.
Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder analysed the dust found in 1,200 households across the United States.
They discovered that the types of bacteria and fungi varied depending on where the home was located, who lived there and whether pets were present.
The research is published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Dr Noah Fierer, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, who carried out the study, said: "This is really basic natural history we are investigating here.
"We have known for a long time that microbes live in our homes. What we are doing is now is old-fashioned science, to see how they vary across space."
The study is part of a citizen science project called The Wild Life of Our Homes.
Volunteers from 1,200 homes across the United States sent dust samples to the researchers.
They scooped up the detritus from the ledges above doorways - a spot, the scientists say, that is often overlooked while cleaning.
A genetic analysis of the house dust revealed a menagerie of microscopic creatures.
The researchers found that the average household had more than 2,000 different types of fungi.
These included well-known moulds such as Aspergillus, Penicillium, Alternaria and Fusarium.
However the exact make-up of the fungal ecosystem depended on the home's location.
"Most of the fungi we are seeing in the home appears to be coming from outside the home," said Dr Fierer.
"They enter the home on our clothing, or through open windows or through doors.
"Therefore the best predictor of what types of fungi are in your home is where your home is located."
The researchers also discovered an average of 7,000 different types of bacteria per household.
Some, such as Staphylococcus and StreptococcuIs, were commonly associated with human skin.
However others, such as Bacteroides and Faecalibacterium, were linked to faeces.
But here, the species varied according to who - or what - was living in the house.
"We found distinct bacteria in homes that had women and homes that were male only," said Dr Fierer.
"There are some kinds of bacteria that are more common on women's bodies than on men's, and we can see the impact of that on the bacteria found in house dust."
Pets also added to the microbe mix.
"Bringing a dog or cat into your home really has a significant effect on the bacteria you find in your home," explained Dr Fierer.
"It was surprising to us that it was such a strong influence - stronger than any other factor, stronger than where your home was located or the design of your home, for example."
While the study was carried out in the United States, Dr Fierer said that the findings would be relevant for other parts of the world.
The researchers now want to find out how sharing our homes with these organisms could affect human health.
While some microbes may be linked to disease and allergies, they say most are probably harmless - and some may even be beneficial.
Dr Fierer added: "People do not need to worry about microbes in their home. They are all around us, they are on our skin, they're all around our home - and most of these are completely harmless.
"It is just a fact of life that we are surrounded by these microbes."
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The Briton is 11th after completing the 2km course in Gaiarine that precedes the nine-stage race across Italy in two minutes 29 seconds.
Fellow Britons. Molly Weaver and Emma Pooley, were eight and 11 seconds back.
Canada's Leah Kirchmann is the early leader after stopping the clock on 2:23, less than a second quicker than Dutch rider Thalita De Jong.
Prologue result:
1. Leah Kirchmann (Can/Liv-Plantur) 2mins 23secs
2. Thalita De Jong (Ned/Rabo Liv) +1sec
3. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/Rabo Liv) same time
4. Megan Guarnier (US/Boels Dolmans) +3secs
5. Roxane Knetemann (Ned/Rabo Liv) same time
6. Tiffany Cromwell (Aus/Canyon-SRAM) +4secs
Selected others:
11. Lizzie Armitstead (GB/Boels Dolmans) +6secs
20. Molly Weaver (GB/Team Liv-Plantur) +8secs
41. Emma Pooley (GB/Lotto Soudal) +11secs
93. Abby-Mae Parkinson (GB/Servetto Footon) +17secs
Overall Standings:
1. Leah Kirchmann (Can/Liv-Plantur) 2mins 23secs
2. Thalita De Jong (Ned/Rabo Liv) +1sec
3. Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned/Rabo Liv) same time
4. Megan Guarnier (US/Boels Dolmans) +3secs
5. Roxane Knetemann (Ned/Rabo Liv) same time
6. Tiffany Cromwell (Aus/Canyon-SRAM) +4secs
Selected others:
11. Elizabeth Armitstead (GB/Boels Dolmans) +6secs
20. Molly Weaver (GB/Team Liv-Plantur) +8secs
41. Emma Pooley (GB/Lotto Soudal) +11secs
93. Abby-Mae Parkinson (GB/Servetto Footon) +17secs
Members of the Unite and GMB unions walked out from 08:00 GMT to 12:00 GMT.
The Society of Radiographers in England and Northern Ireland also took part in the strike action.
Unions want a recommended 1% pay rise to be implemented for all staff, but the National Health Service said this would cost too much.
The strike action follows a similar walkout last month. Members of several unions in England also took part.
Kevin McAdam of Unite said the government was "reneging on their miserly 1% pay increase recommendation, even though the health trusts had already factored this cost into their budgets".
"Our members cannot and will not sit back and take further cuts to our pay - we have to stand up for the service we provide," he said.
"We are all proud of our NHS and what it stands for, but what we see now is it being damaged deliberately and patient safety compromised in favour of balancing books and making austerity cuts."
Health Minister Jim Wells said he understood that patient safety would not be compromised, but the industrial action was "regrettable".
"I have made known my intention to exercise a degree of restraint over pay, given the financial challenges and the need to prioritise front-line service provision," he said.
"Subject to the necessary approvals, staff will therefore receive either the incremental progression to which they are entitled or a 1% non consolidated pay award if they are at the top of the pay scale.
"Health and social care staff are our greatest asset, and I recognise well their hard work and commitment."
Mr Wells said his department was "keen to work in partnership with trade unions on an affordable pay system".
Ministers in England have awarded NHS staff a 1% increase, but only for those without automatic progression-in-the-job rises.
Designed to reward professional development, these are given to about half of staff and are worth 3% a year on average.
An independent pay review board had said the 1% increase should be across the board.
It was implemented in full in Scotland.
Northern Ireland has yet to make a decision on pay, while Wales did the same as England but did give extra to the lowest paid. Some unions are balloting their Welsh members about action there.
Alexander Perepilichnyy, 44, collapsed while running near his Surrey home in November 2012.
Traces of a chemical that can be found in a poisonous plant were later found in his stomach.
A pre-inquest hearing heard he moved to Britain from Moscow five years ago and had been warned his life was in danger.
Mr Perepilichnyy had been helping an investigation into a multimillion pound tax fraud involving Russian officials before his death.
The pre-inquest hearing at Woking Coroners' Court set his inquest for 29 February.
Mr Perepilichnyy's death was originally attributed to natural causes but traces of a chemical that can be found in the poisonous plant gelsemium elegans were discovered in his stomach.
Surrey Police has insisted there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding Mr Perepilichnyy's sudden death.
But the company which had led the fraud investigation, Hermitage Capital Management (HCM), has said he could have been deliberately killed for his role in helping it uncover the fraud.
Alexander Perepilichnyy worked as a currency trader in Moscow before moving to the UK in 2009. Friends say he faced problems after losing a substantial amount of his own and other people's money in the financial crash of 2008.
He moved with his wife and two children to a luxury home in the high-security St George's Hill estate in Weybridge, Surrey. Several of his former business associates told the BBC he feared for his life, believing he was on a 'hit list'.
While in the UK he appears to have kept a low profile and was not well known among the Russian community living in the London area.
But those who did know him described an intelligent and calm man who looked healthy after going on a diet and taking much more exercise in the months before he died.
Grainy video footage from the night he collapsed shows his body lying in the road shortly after it was discovered by a neighbour.
Mr Peripilichnyy's widow, Nataliya, is still believed to be in the UK but she has not spoken publicly about her husband's death.
Geoffrey Robertson, a lawyer for HCM, said Mr Perepilichnyy had been in a vulnerable position because he was handing over highly sensitive documents to HCM, implicating a number of Moscow officials in money-laundering and fraud.
Mr Robertson said Mr Perepilichnyy may also have been talking to the British security services and had taken out life insurance worth £3.5m shortly before his death.
The hearing also heard that Surrey Police had 45 sensitive documents relating to Mr Perepilichnyy's death that it wanted to be kept secret under public interest immunity - something Mr Robertson described as a "cover-up".
Public interest immunity allows for sensitive documents not to be submitted as evidence when it is deemed to be against either the public interest or national security.
But Charlotte Ventham, representing Surrey Police, said: "I can not let it pass without comment that Surrey Police are guilty of some kind of cover-up of documents you require to conduct your inquest, or that Surrey Police are urging upon this court some sort of unlawful procedure with regard to public interest.
"Both of these serious allegations are very firmly rebutted and refuted."
Senior Surrey coroner Richard Travers said: "Let me make it plain, I do not see it like that."
Charles Walker, vice chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee, told ministers to "stop chattering away".
Earlier the PM told her cabinet to show "strength and unity" as she attempted to stem the leaks.
And she told Tory MPs to end the "backbiting" over disagreements within the party on Brexit and other issues.
Number 10 said press briefings were a case of colleagues not taking their responsibilities seriously.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's The World at One, Mr Walker said that aside from a few "outliers", the party was united behind Mrs May - adding that those plotting were "not doing themselves any favours at all".
"I do not care about people's personal ambitions," he said.
"If the prime minister has to start removing secretaries of state because they are not focusing on their job, they are focusing on their own personal ambitions, so be it. And she will have the support of the 1922 Committee."
Mrs May's attempt to instil discipline follows a sustained outbreak of cabinet leaks and leadership gossip.
According to her spokesman, the PM told cabinet at its regular Tuesday meeting: "There's a need to show strength and unity as a country and that starts around the cabinet table."
On Monday she told Tory MPs to end the "backbiting" over disagreements within the party.
At a summer reception for backbench Tory MPs on the House of Commons terrace on Monday, Mrs May told the party "no backbiting, no carping".
The choice, she said, is "me or Jeremy Corbyn... and nobody wants that".
Go away over the summer for a "proper break", she told MPs, and "come back ready for serious business".
Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Home Secretary Amber Rudd said media reports of splits and negative briefings did not reflect her experience in cabinet.
She said Mrs May was "absolutely right" to tell ministers that "what is said in the cabinet should stay in the cabinet".
The PM's plea to her party for unity comes after she lost her Commons majority when her snap general election gamble backfired.
Hostile briefings in the press over the weekend appeared to show a growing rift in the cabinet.
On Sunday, Chancellor Philip Hammond suggested colleagues opposed to his approach to Brexit had been briefing against him, following press reports of his cabinet remarks on public sector pay.
During Treasury questions in the Commons, Mr Hammond dismissed Lord Heseltine's claim - raised by Labour - that he was "enfeebled".
"I don't feel particularly enfeebled," he said.
It was ordered amid concerns that public spending in Scotland was too high.
It focused on what is now known as the Barnett Formula - the way UK government funding for the nations is calculated.
The 1985 review found it was "unfair to England and Wales".
But the cabinet papers on the review have remained secret until now, when they were released by the National Archives.
The documents reveal Mrs Thatcher told the cabinet office to arrange "in strict secrecy" an urgent study of how public spending was shared out.
Her private secretary warned of the "sensitive" nature of a meeting held to discuss it.
Papers show Treasury official Sir Brian Unwin wrote in a note to the prime minister: "There appears to be ample evidence of substantial over-provision in Scotland; some over-provision in Northern Ireland but none in Wales."
In 1986, Mrs Thatcher chaired a meeting to discuss spending to see if there should be a fresh study of the formula - then known as the "Territorials Formula".
Her private secretary, Nigel Wicks, wrote: "Summing up the discussion, the prime minister said that the Cabinet Office should arrange, in strict secrecy, for an urgent study of the existing figures of public expenditure provision within the block in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland."
At the time, public spending per head was £1,632 in England, £1861 in Wales, £2,058 in Scotland and £2461 in Northern Ireland.
With spending in the countries outside England decided by the formula, Mrs Thatcher commented in her own hand-writing: "block provision - automatic and free from scrutiny".
Despite Mrs Thatcher ordering a review, and continuing claims that it favoured Scotland, it out-lived her and survives to the present day.
David Cameron's government promised after the Scottish referendum in 2014 to maintain the formula for Scotland.
Papers released by the National Archives also revealed the strength of the former Tory leader's opposition to regeneration of Cardiff docklands and the Cardiff Bay barrage project.
The releases also unveiled how the Welsh secretary at the time, Nicholas Edwards, urged the prime minister to to reject any plans to build a bridge linking England and France, based on his own experiences of using the Severn Bridge and the Cleddau Bridge in Pembrokeshire.
Finally, a gift of moon dust from the United States sparked official concern about when it should go on display in Wales, the archives disclosed.
At first, we had no idea if we were in the right place but then the parachute appeared as a miniature white blob in the sky as our helicopter circled the landing zone - one of a fleet involved in recovering the spacecraft.
Gradually its white and orange stripes became more distinct, and just visible beneath it was the dark shape of the tiny capsule carrying Tim and his two colleagues.
A column of dust in the distance signalled the rush of the ground vehicles speeding over the bumpy terrain in a desperate hurry to provide help as soon as possible.
By a happy coincidence of winds and flight paths, we had an airborne ringside seat as the near-black craft drifted closer and closer towards the ground.
Although our window was dirty, and the helicopter lurched in the air, we watched spellbound as the Soyuz craft glided delicately towards the pale surface before a flash of explosives broke its fall.
These were the miniature rockets designed to fire a second before impact - everything was working as it should, and it looked uncannily like a Russian space agency animation I'd seen the day before.
A great brown cloud of dry earth surged into the air and, for a few moments, it engulfed the craft so we lost sight of it. But touchdown had been achieved. The giant chute lay draped over the parched grassland.
Within minutes the first helicopters were on the scene, specialists running towards the capsule - the absolute priority was getting the three spacemen to safety.
We landed shortly afterwards, and cameraman Anton Chicherov and I raced towards a small crowd clustered in front of the spacecraft's hatch. A medical tent was already inflated and plastic tape marked out where journalists were allowed to go.
In this blank stretch on the map in the middle of nowhere, more than 100km (62 miles) from the nearest town, the order and procedures of a small community had suddenly sprung up with impressive speed.
Commander Yuri Malenchenko, a veteran cosmonaut, was first to be lifted clear and placed in a small folding chair - tradition demands that returning spacefarers are seated for a few minutes after landing.
Malenchenko's expression was dead calm - he'd seen it all before. This is a man who's so familiar with life off the planet that he even got married in space (while his bride was in Houston).
Next to emerge was Tim Peake. Pale-faced from six months without sun, he was grinning and relaxed and apparently well.
But the sudden exposure to the baking summer heat obviously left him uncomfortable, medics offering him sips of water and mopping his brow.
Having met him a number of times over the past seven years, I felt moved to welcome him back to Earth. He smiled and said he'd been so well trained that the descent was fine and he was loving the fresh air.
You would never have known he'd just spent a few hours crammed into an agonisingly small spaceship and endured the perils of descent with scorching temperatures and violent swings.
Tim, a model of polite and cheerful efficiency, took every shouted question in his stride. He might easily have declined to respond to the excited curiosity of the British journalists there but, calmly and pleasantly, he maintained his usual courtesy, a very British version of the Right Stuff.
Last out was US astronaut Tim Kopra who looked a little unwell, and he was so thronged by assistants that we could hardly see him, but he was obviously in good hands.
The fact is that the Russians have evolved a brutal but highly reliable system for venturing into space and returning from it. The technology does not look space-age but it works - simple ladders access the capsule, and the spacecraft was rolled upright with a dozen strong pairs of hands.
Once Yuri and the two Tims had been carried to the medical tent for check-up, the officials relaxed enough to let me walk right up to the spacecraft itself.
Even an hour after landing, it was hot to the touch and there was an acrid smell in the air. When I ran my fingers over the charred surface they turned black - evidence of the intense heat of re-entry and the effectiveness of the design for handling it.
It's not pretty, let alone glamorous, but the Soyuz is effective and has repeatedly done its job.
First impressions can be deceptive. When I first boarded our very battered Russian Air Force helicopter at Karagandy airport in the morning, I was struck by the utter lack of comfort: two huge yellow fuel tanks dominated the cabin. The stench was overpowering but it meant we had massive range.
I picked one of the few places left - there were no proper seats, just tough canvas benches. I unwrapped a cereal bar. Crumbs spilled everywhere.
And then I learned that this very helicopter was assigned to carry Tim Peake from the landing zone to the airport and that the bench I was sitting on would serve as his bed for the two-hour flight. His first chance to lie down in six months - and I'd messed it up. Sorry, Tim.
It measures the extent adults are affected by repetitive behaviours - a criteria used to diagnose the condition.
Currently diagnosis relies on parents, carers or teachers reporting behaviour, but the test will allow people to assess themselves at clinics.
It will now be trialled before it is rolled out in clinics across the UK.
The research, published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, focuses on how much people indulge in common habits and routines such as lining up objects, arranging them into patterns and fiddling obsessively with things to help clinicians diagnose them.
It found consistently higher scores for people with autism after it was trialled on 311 people.
Autism is found in more than one in 100 people.
Meleri Thomas of the National Autistic Society Cymru called the test "a useful new resource".
She said: "Although, as the researchers make clear, it's not a diagnostic tool in itself, it could help some adults explore whether they should seek a full diagnostic assessment."
MPs will also be discussing a rather routine-looking Euro-bill on some minor treaty changes, but they'll be following up with what looks like a rather more controversial debate on two EU policy papers on migration issues.
And the European Scrutiny Select Committee (proprietor, Sir Bill Cash) will be publishing a report on Renegotiation of EU Membership Parliamentary Sovereignty and Scrutiny.
The Commons meets at 2.30pm for Communities and Local Government Questions.
As usual, the end of question time is the opportunity for ministerial statements or urgent questions on any issue that has come up over the weekend.
After that, MPs move on to the European Union (Approvals) Bill [HL] - taking the Committee stage, Report stage and Third Reading - in a single sitting with Foreign Office Minister Priti Patel batting for the Government.
This Bill fulfils a requirement of the European Union Act 2011 that EU legislative proposals based on the "catch-all" Article 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union must be approved by an Act of Parliament before the UK can support their adoption in the EU Council.
The Bill deals with two relatively uncontroversial proposals concerning the Republic of Macedonia becoming an observer on an EU human rights body and a draft decision on the Tripartite Social Summit for Growth and Employment. Anything with the word "Europe" in it can run into difficulty, but no amendments have been put down, so far, signalling that MPs are unlikely to make many waves on this occasion.
Much more controversial are two motions to take note of EU policies on the relocation of migrants in need of international protection and on the European Agenda on Migration - the UKIP MP Douglas Carswell has an amendment down on the second of these, complaining that it makes no mention of Saudi funding for ISIL, which, he says, has led to mass displacement of people in Syria; and complains that majority Sunni and Gulf states are not assisting in the resettlement of Syrian refugees.
The adjournment debate is on finance for student nursing - the Labour MP Wes Streeting is concerned that converting the NHS's bursaries for student nurses to loans will make it harder to attract much-needed new recruits to the profession and will mean that the disposable income of newly qualified nurses is reduced, while they repay the loan.
In the Lords, at 2.30pm, another new peer arrives: Baroness Watkins of Tavistock - emeritus Professor of healthcare leadership at Plymouth University. She will sit as a Crossbencher.
Peers will be dealing with Commons amendments to the European Union Referendum Bill - which means reacting to the vote by MPs to strike down their amendment which would have allowed 16 and 17 year-olds to vote. The expectation is that, even though the Commons has played its trump card and asserted its "financial privilege" on this issue (in effect saying that peers can't interfere because of the £6m cost of their amendment) there will be an attempt to offer up an "amendment in lieu" which would suggest savings that might be made to allow the lower voting age. If that happens there will have to be another Commons vote on the issue, probably on Wednesday.
Otherwise, Peers will be considering the detail of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill - the subjects due to be covered are more on the welfare benefits provisions, loans for mortgage interest and social security administration. (The final committee day is on Monday, 21 December)
The Commons opens at 11.30am with Business, Innovation and Skills Questions, and that will be followed by a Ten Minute Rule Bill from the Labour chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, Frank Field, pictured below, on Free School Meals (Automatic Registration of Eligible Children). He has attracted an impressive collection of backers for this measure, which is one component of his wider campaign on hunger - he co-chairs an all-party group on the issue, which has just reported, and recommended a series of measures, some centred around school meals, designed to stop people going hungry.
The day's main debates are on two Labour motions, first on climate change and flooding, and then on the government's housing record.
The adjournment debate, on Transgender Prisoners, is led by the shadow minister for women and equalities, Cat Smith. She has been questioning ministers about the number held in segregation units or placed in vulnerable prisoner units.
In Westminster Hall the subjects covered include Transport for London funding, the effect of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 on Wales, specialist neuromuscular care and treatments and access to justice in Wales.
In the Lords (from 2.30pm) the day's main legislative action (unless the EU Referendum Bill bounces back again) will be on the detail of the Bank of England and Financial Services Bill.
Watch out for a vote on changes to the "reverse burden of proof" requirements placed on banks and other financial institutions in the wake of the credit crunch, to show that they are following good practice; critics say the Government is quietly loosening the rules imposed in the previous Parliament.
In the Commons, half an hour of International Development Questions at 11.30am is followed, at noon, by the final Prime Minister's Question Time of 2015.
The day's Ten Minute Rule Bill is the one which was supposed to have been floated two weeks ago, only to be postponed in favour of the Syria debate. Labour MP Jonathan Reynolds will propose his Representation of the People (Proportional Representation) (House of Commons) Bill.
As I noted in my preview a fortnight ago, it does what it says on the tin and Mr Reynolds, a long standing supporter of proportional representation, who voted "yes" in the AV Referendum back in 2011, will argue that the First Past the Post system for electing MP's is "simply unfair and no longer fit for purpose." And he will point "massive discrepancies" in the number of seats a party got in the last election, compared to their share of the vote.
Next comes detailed consideration of the Armed Forces Bill - watch out for an amendment on compensation for service personnel with mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos - at the moment they get worse compensation terms than civilians. Then, MPs turn to a motion on benefit changes from Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, which follows the Chancellor's autumn statement announcement that he was not planning to implement the tax credit cuts he'd previously announced. The vote is to allow a breach of the welfare cap in 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 which results from that decision.
In Westminster Hall the 2.30pm debate on benefit sanctions, led by the SNP's Dr Eilidh Whiteford caught my eye.
In the Lords (3pm) the main legislative action comes in the second day of Report Stage scrutiny of the Education and Adoption Bill - look out for government agreeing to extend the Bill's provisions on coasting schools to cover academies (having said this was unnecessary during the committee stage, and then spotted a possible defeat looming). Lib Dems Lord Storey and Baroness Pinnock propose a new clause giving local councils the ability to set up a committee to review and scrutinise education provision, where more than 10% of schools in a local education authority area classified as coasting, and requiring Regional Schools Commissioners to attend to answer questions. There will be several amendments on adolescent mental health services, and the Bishop of Ely proposes a new Clause on Protection for schools which have a religious character.
In the Commons it's the last day of term (starting at 9.30am) and MPs begin with Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Questions. That's followed by mini-question-times for the Church Commissioners, the Public Accounts Commission and the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission.
The rest of the day is devoted to debates chosen by the Backbench Business Committee - opening with a motion on protecting 16 and 17-year-olds from child sexual exploitation based on The Children's Society's report "Old enough to know better?".
The motion calls on the government to give police the same tools to intervene when a 16 or 17-year- old is being targeted and groomed for exploitation as they have younger children. (the Conservative Kit Malthouse and Labour's Ann Coffey lead the discussion). Then MPs move on to a motion on Conception to Age 2, the first 1001 days - picking up recommendations made by an all-party group before the election (Conservative MP and former children's minister Tim Loughton and Plaid Cymru MP Liz Saville Roberts take the lead).
And in Westminster Hall (1.30pm) there will be a general debate on a new tobacco control strategy led by Labour's Sir Kevin Barron.
The Lords (who're continuing, remorselessly, into next week) open at 11am by welcoming Baroness Brown of Cambridge, the Vice-Chancellor of Aston University. She is a member of the Committee on Climate Change, the Airports Commission, and has served as a non-executive Director of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
The day's debates are on subjects chosen by backbench peers: on the Outcome of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta on 27-29 November (Lord Luce) and on the positive contribution made by the National Lottery to sport, culture, charities, and national heritage throughout the UK (Lord Holmes of Richmond).
Neither House sits on Friday December 18th.
Darcy said riders have not been paid for "quite a while" and the Elite League club postponed their final meeting of 2016 on Saturday.
But he told BBC Radio Leicester: "I can assure all Leicester fans that speedway will be raced at Leicester next season.
"We will be in the Elite League next season without any doubt."
Lions finished bottom of the league table following a miserable season on and off the track, but Darcy is confident of a fresh start, with further details to emerge after the club's Annual General Meeting on 1 November.
"Another sponsor will come on board and there could be a new promotion team involved," Darcy added.
"There are things in the pipeline that I can't talk about before the AGM.
"We have had financial problems but speedway will definitely be running at Leicester next season."
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The 26-year-old, who helped Pompey win the League Two title this term, had moved to Fratton Park in 2015.
He has made 140 league starts so far in a career which has included spells at Shamrock Rovers and Aston Villa.
Stevens played under now-Blades boss Chris Wilder while on loan at Northampton in 2014, either side of two loan spells at Doncaster Rovers.
"He is an attacking full-back and, the way we play, the wide areas are important. Enda provides us with extra options," Wilder told Sheffield United's website.
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Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, 30, said in a police interview of which a transcript was read out at Snaresbrook Crown Court that he was "not pals" with Mr Duggan.
The defendant, who denies the charges, also said: "If you live by the gun you die by the bullet."
He added that he had been beaten with a gun by a gang including Mr Duggan.
Mr Hutchinson-Foster alleges this happened a week before Mr Duggan was shot dead by police in Tottenham on 4 August last year.
The court heard when told his DNA had been found on an illegal handgun found at the scene of the shooting, the defendant said: "If someone hits me with something and I bleed on it I get in trouble?"
The jury has been told that some months after giving the statement, Mr Hutchinson-Foster pleaded guilty to possession of a handgun and an assault on a barber in Hackney, east London, which took place close to the time he claimed he had been attacked by Mr Duggan elsewhere.
The prosecution alleges the incident in the hair salon is the real reason his blood was found on the gun he supplied to Mr Duggan a week later.
Earlier, a senior investigator with the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said he failed to grasp the significance of a shoebox until a week after the shooting.
The prosecution alleges that Mr Duggan's fingerprints were found on the box which had contained the gun.
Deputy senior investigator Colin Sparrow said by the time he was told about the shoebox, the minicab Mr Duggan had been travelling in had been moved to a police car pound and seals on the car had been broken.
Another IPCC investigator has told the court that he discovered the shoebox had been moved within the vehicle, apparently during searches.
Mr Sparrow said the minicab had been moved from the scene the day after the shooting and then returned there the same day, before being removed for a final time that night - a process which a recovery driver last week told the court had been "unusual".
The trial continues.
Katie Locke's body was found by police at Theobalds Park Hotel in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire.
Carl Langdell, 26, of the town's Roundmoor Drive, has been charged with her murder and was remanded in custody at Luton Crown Court on Tuesday.
Ms Locke, who was from Buckhurst Hill, Essex, "loved her job" said her family.
In a tribute, they said: "As a family we are distraught, in shock and totally devastated.
"There was not a bad bone in Katie's body.
"Katie worked hard and loved her job as a teacher. In what little spare time she had, she enjoyed sports.
"We now feel like our future has been stolen from us."
Mr Langdell is due to appear at St Albans Crown Court on 8 January.
Youngsters from Hinckley Rugby Football Club and Hinckley AFC remembered their fellow players Adam Stokes, 11, and his brother Matthew, 5.
Police found the boys dead at the house in Hinckley early on Wednesday after being called to a disturbance.
Their father David Stokes, 43, was found dead from a stab wound.
The children's mother, Sally Stokes, was injured at the house in Welwyn Road and taken to hospital.
A minute's silence was also held for the family at St Mary's Church in Hinckley.
Richard Spalding, whose son was close friends with Adam, said he "spent hours on the touchline often talking and playing with Matthew" as he watched his big brother play rugby.
Mr Spalding has set up a £5,000 fundraising campaign, for a memorial for the community, with any remaining funds will be used to assist the family.
"Our son feels a hole in his life and wishes to do something positive to help fill it in memory of the boys," he said.
Police said the boys' causes of death have not yet been "conclusively ascertained".
The rugby club said Adam was "a pleasure to teach the game of rugby" and would be "greatly missed".
"He was very well mannered, polite and a fantastic team player," it said in a statement.
"All our thoughts are with Adam's family and close friends as they struggle to come to terms with this tragedy."
Officers called to the house initially found Mr Stokes, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The children's bodies were then found during a search.
They are looking to open up investment opportunities for UK firms in India's defence and infrastructure sector, and attract Indian investment into Britain.
The visit comes as a new government led by Narendra Modi has taken charge in India - Asia's third-largest economy.
Mr Modi is widely expected to announce new reforms to boost economic growth.
"I believe a stronger relationship with Britain will help deliver the new economic policy of the Indian government," Mr Osborne said in a speech in Mumbai.
"Prime Minister Modi is seeking more investment in India's economy - and I want British companies to provide it, and the British government to support it."
Meanwhile, Mr Osborne also announced that Indian pharmaceutical company Cipla is to invest up to £100m in the UK.
India's economy has struggled in recent years with rising price pressures and problems with bureaucracy and corruption.
That has hurt the confidence of foreign investors looking to enter the country.
However, a landslide win for the Mr Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recent general elections has sparked hopes of a revival in India's economy.
Both foreign and local investors have been hoping that Mr Modi will introduce fresh reforms and boost investment in key sectors to help spur growth.
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As a result, various countries have been keen to boost ties with India's new government and open up opportunities for their businesses.
"It's great to be here at a time when the excitement about the Indian economy, and the optimism about the prospects for future growth, are palpable," Mr Osborne said.
"And the excitement here is matched by new confidence among international investors abroad in the future of the Indian economy.
"It is a measure of the ambition and drive and pace of the new government of prime minister Modi, that this complete turn-around in sentiment about the Indian economy has been achieved in just seven short weeks, since that stunning election victory."
The visit by Britain's two senior ministers follows a series of other high-profile visits to India - including those by the French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
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The offer of 350 pence per share for Songbird, which owns 69% of Canary Wharf Group, undervalues the firm, it said.
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and US investor Brookfield Property Partners made the offer.
Shareholders have until 29 January to accept or reject it.
QIA owns 29% of Songbird. It will have to persuade the next three biggest shareholders, New York-based Simon Glick, sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp and Morgan Stanley, who own more than 50% between them and are still evaluating the offer, Songbird said.
The move is the latest in a series of offers from QIA for the firm.
"The board remains unmoved in its view that the offer does not reflect the full value of the business, its unique operating platform and its prospects," said David Pritchard, the chairman of Songbird.
Canary Wharf was established 25 years ago as the new financial district in London, and is home to some of the world's biggest banks including HSBC and Barclays.
In the UK, Qatar owns Harrods, Chelsea Barracks and the Shard, Europe's tallest skyscraper.
QIA was founded in 2005 by the state of Qatar to help its economy by investing in a diverse array of businesses, outside of the country's huge oil and gas resources.
The pair were ninth after the technical routine and added 44.240 points to their total with Monday's free routine, progressing with 176.890 combined.
"We've got a few things to work on for tomorrow," admitted Randall.
"It wasn't one of our best efforts. We've put in a lot of hard work and we want to work towards higher marks."
Team-mate Federici added: "We want to go back home, look at the video and give our best performance tomorrow. We really want to give everything we've got."
Great Britain's last synchronised swimming finalists were Kerry Shacklock and Laila Vakil, who finished sixth at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.
Commonwealth silver medallists Randall and Federici, who finished 14th in Beijing, will perform in the duet free final on Tuesday at 15:00 BST.
They will then compete as part of the team event on Thursday and Friday.
But Mrs Justice Nicola Davies said medical staff acted professionally and in the best interest of Janet Tracey.
Mrs Tracey, 63, died at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, in March 2011.
Her husband David says the notice was put on unlawfully, which the Cambridge University Hospitals Trust denies.
Mrs Justice Davies found a second notice, which followed three days afterwards and two days before Mrs Tracey's death, was put in place with the agreement of her family, who were unwilling to speak to her about it.
The judge, who was determining disputed issues of fact, will rule on Friday whether the legal issues should now be considered at a judicial review hearing in February, which would also involve the Secretary of State for Health.
Lawyers for Mrs Tracey's family said this would clarify whether there is a legal duty to inform patients with capacity whether a DNR has been placed on their notes.
Mrs Tracey, a care home manager, died following a transfer to Addenbrooke's Hospital after breaking her neck in a car crash on 19 February - two weeks after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.
The first notice, on 27 February, was cancelled on 2 March, while a second was imposed on 5 March, two days before she died.
Her husband, a retired engineer, said his wife believed she was being "badgered" into making a decision about resuscitation options.
But Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has said the claims are unsound and unfair.
It said cardiopulmonary resuscitation would have been wholly inappropriate and not in the best interests of Mrs Tracey, who also had pneumonia and required ventilation.
Mrs Justice Davies said the failure to inform or involve Mrs Tracey had "minimal causative effect", as the notice was cancelled five days later when her family objected.
Midfielder Enzio Boldewijn fired Crawley ahead just after the interval, but an own goal from James Collins, an Adam Campbell strike and a late Jon Stead penalty gave County their second successive away win.
Crawley striker Collins, booked early on for a foul, should have put his side ahead midway through the first half when he had a shot turned round the post by goalkeeper Adam Collin after getting the better of Richard Duffy.
The hosts had started well with former County forward Jason Banton forcing Collin into a save before Josh Yorwerth failed to connect with a dangerous cross by skipper Jimmy Smith.
Crawley threatened again when a good run by Billy Clifford took him into the box, but his low goal-bound shot was blocked by Louis Laing.
Crawley's Dutch midfielder Boldewijn broke the deadlock two minutes after the break by firing into the bottom corner from just inside the area following a throw in from Lewis Young.
County levelled in the 51st minute when Collins diverted the ball into his own net from Michael O'Connor's cross. Referee John Busby initially disallowed the goal only to change his mind after consulting with the assistant.
Campbell then fired the hosts ahead 10 minutes later, bending a right-footed shot into the far corner from the edge of the area.
Stead sealed victory four minutes from time, blasting a penalty high into the roof of the net after Andre Blackman handled, the striker's fourth goal in five games.
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Match ends, Crawley Town 1, Notts County 3.
Second Half ends, Crawley Town 1, Notts County 3.
Adam Campbell (Notts County) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Foul by Louis Laing (Notts County).
Joe McNerney (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Notts County. Genaro Snijders replaces Jon Stead.
Foul by Vadaine Oliver (Notts County).
Lewis Young (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Crawley Town 1, Notts County 3. Jon Stead (Notts County) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Hand ball by Andre Blackman (Crawley Town).
Attempt missed. Michael O'Connor (Notts County) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Yusuf Mersin.
Joe McNerney (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Lewis Young (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Vadaine Oliver (Notts County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Joe McNerney (Crawley Town).
Foul by Vadaine Oliver (Notts County).
Mark Connolly (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Vadaine Oliver (Notts County).
Lewis Young (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Joe McNerney (Crawley Town) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Thierry Audel.
Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Matt Tootle.
Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Richard Duffy.
Attempt blocked. Alex Davey (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Vadaine Oliver (Notts County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mark Connolly (Crawley Town).
Michael O'Connor (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jimmy Smith (Crawley Town).
Foul by Matt Tootle (Notts County).
Jimmy Smith (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Matt Tootle (Notts County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jimmy Smith (Crawley Town).
Vadaine Oliver (Notts County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Vadaine Oliver (Notts County).
Joe McNerney (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Notts County. Vadaine Oliver replaces Robert Milsom.
Substitution, Crawley Town. Bobson Bawling replaces Billy Clifford.
Substitution, Notts County. Thierry Audel replaces Alan Smith.
Foul by Jon Stead (Notts County).
John Milburn, 19, of Crosby, and 47-year-old Andrew Glaister from the Isle of Man, became ill after taking the drug during the Cream event on 26 December at the Nation club.
Liverpool Coroner Simon Holder ruled both men had died due to MDMA toxicity.
He said their deaths were "a bizarre coincidence", the Liverpool Echo reported, as the men were unacquainted.
They may have obtained the drug from different people, the inquest heard.
Mr Glaister, who ran his own haulage company, had been drinking in Liverpool bars before the event.
During this time, he purchased two green ecstasy tablets, his brother Chris Glaister told the hearing.
Det Insp Lee Wilkinson, of Merseyside Police, said officers had been unable to establish who sold ecstasy to Mr Milburn.
However, in a statement read by the coroner, his friend Jamie Maclean said they had bought orange-coloured tablets from "a local lad".
Mr Milburn died in hospital the day after being taken ill at the club night, while Mr Glaister died on 29 December.
No-one has been charged in connection with the deaths, Det Insp Wilkinson said.
Regarding Mr Milburn's death, the coroner said: "The medical evidence is sadly very clear. The reason John is not with us is because he took MDMA.
"John is an adult and he took that decision, but his body couldn't withstand it that particular night."
Mr Glaister's death was a "tragic coincidence", he said.
Mr Holder said he was satisfied the club "did everything it could" to help the men, who were seen by trained door staff and medics.
Cream, known as a "super club", first opened its doors at the Nation venue in Wolstenholme Square in 1992, before branching out into Cream Ibiza and the Creamfields festival.
The Boxing Day event was held prior to the closure of Nation, which is to be replaced by a new music venue.
Iran vowed to complain to the UN, saying a rocket strike on Thursday had "seriously wounded a guard".
The coalition said no operations had been conducted near the embassy.
Saudi Arabia recently cut ties with Iran after its embassy in Tehran was attacked by protesters angry at the Saudi execution of a key Shia cleric.
The regional rivals back opposing sides in Yemen - Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of supporting the Shia Houthis militarily. Tehran denies this.
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A statement by the Saudi-led coalition on Thursday said Iran's allegations were "false and that no operations were carried out around the embassy or near to it".
It said its investigation "also confirms the embassy building is safe and has not been damaged".
Residents and witnesses in Sanaa had also earlier reported there was no damage to the main embassy building.
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari had accused Saudi Arabia of a "deliberate action" in "violation of all international conventions that protect diplomatic missions".
He spoke of damage to the building and injuries to staff.
Later, Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said: "During an air raid by Saudi Arabia against Sanaa, a rocket fell near our embassy and unfortunately one of our guards was seriously wounded."
He added: "We will inform the Security Council of the details of this attack."
Ever since the Saudi-led air campaign began against Yemen's Houthi rebels last March, there was always a risk that the cold war between the region's two big rivals, Saudi Arabia and Iran, could ignite into something more serious.
The Saudis accuse Iran of smuggling in arms by sea to equip the Shia Houthis, who retain control over the capital and much of the country. Saudi officials have even claimed that Iranian military commanders are on the ground there, helping to direct the Houthis.
Both Iran and the Houthis deny this. The reality is that the Houthis owe most of their military gains to support from renegade Yemeni army units loyal to ousted ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Saudi Arabia's military spokesman says its coalition has asked for precise co-ordinates of foreign embassies in the Yemeni capital so it can avoid hitting them. Angry as the Saudis are about the ransacking of their embassy in Tehran, it would have been a major escalation if they had carried out a deliberate, direct hit on Iran's embassy in retaliation.
It is not clear whether the Iranian embassy was fully functioning, but a number of countries have withdrawn their staff or relocated missions to the port city of Aden in the past year.
Although the incident may turn out to be less serious than initially feared, the BBC's Arab Affairs Editor Sebastian Usher says the growing row between Saudi Arabia and Iran could derail peace efforts in Syria and Iraq, as well as in Yemen.
The row began after Saudi Arabia executed Shia cleric, Nimr al-Nimr for "terrorism offences"
After the Saudi embassy was attacked, Saudi Arabia severed relations with Iran. A number of Saudi allies then followed suit in taking diplomatic action against Tehran.
At least 2,795 civilians have been killed in Yemen since March, when the Saudi-led coalition began a military campaign to restore the government and drive back the Houthis and allied security personnel loyal to ex-President Saleh.
In the past six months, coalition and pro-government forces have retaken Aden, but the rebels still control the capital.
The already dire humanitarian situation has also deteriorated, with more than 21 million people - four-fifths of the population - now requiring aid.
Population: Iran 81.8m; Saudi Arabia 27.7m
GDP: Iran $416.5bn; Saudi Arabia $746.2bn
Export trade/year: Iran - Saudi Arabia $111m; Saudi Arabia - Iran $79.4m
Active army size: Iran 545,000; Saudi Arabia 233,500
Defence spending: Iran $6.3bn; Saudi Arabia $56bn
(Sources: CIA country guide, World Bank, the OEC, Global Firepower. Figures are for latest available year)
Nations who have now cut ties with Iran: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia
Nations who have taken other diplomatic measures against Iran: UAE (downgraded relations), Qatar, Kuwait (both recalled ambassadors)
The actor and artist has been appearing in a live video stream called He Will Not Divide Us since President Trump's inauguration on Friday.
The New York Police Department said Mr LaBeouf was involved in a dispute in the early hours of Thursday.
No-one else was charged and Mr LaBeouf has now been released.
During the incident, a 25-year-old man sustained scratches after a verbal confrontation escalated to a physical confrontation, a police spokesman said.
According to TMZ, a member of the public walked in front of the camera and said something the actor objected to.
Mr LaBeouf then allegedly took hold of the man's scarf. Police said he also pushed the man, who refused medical attention.
The actor could be seen in handcuffs walking off with a police officer in the live video stream. He must attend a court hearing on 7 April.
Mr LaBeouf has starred in films including the Transformers franchise, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
He has also become known for his performance art projects in recent years. In the name of performance art, he has answered phone calls from the public in Liverpool, spent 24 hours in a lift in Oxford and wore a paper bag over his head at the Berlin Film Festival.
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One fellow protestor was heard saying: "Shia took a hit for us... he came out and tried to protect us."
On Monday, Mr LaBeouf told the Associated Press the public participatory project was not exclusively motivated by President Trump.
"We're anti-division out here. Everyone's invited," the actor said. "I'm just saying, be nice to each other."
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Katie was found with serious injuries on a playing field in Woodthorpe, in the city, on 9 January and died later in hospital.
The service was led by the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu.
Dozens more gathered at the entrance to the minster as the cortege arrived. Katie's coffin was carried in a white horse-drawn hearse.
The coffin was decorated with characters from the Dr Seuss children's books which had been a particular favourite of Katie.
Her mother Alison had asked for the minster to be "packed to the rafters" for the service.
The family had asked mourners to dress formally "with a twist of colour" and orange, pink, red or rainbow scarves and colourful ties were worn by the congregation.
An emotional tribute was paid to Katie by her uncle who described her as a "smart, fun, beautiful child".
Katie had selective mutism, but Mr Rough said it did not stop her from having fun.
"Her family were her world," he said.
"She loved her mum and dad but she was definitely described as a daddy's girl."
Katie's coffin rested overnight at the Archbishop of York's official residence, Bishopthorpe Palace, on the outskirts of the city.
Dr Sentamu said he had sat with her overnight in his chapel so she would not be alone.
"I found myself there from eight 'til seven in the morning," he said.
Following the service, mourners applauded as the coffin was driven away to private family service of committal.
On the order of service, a message from the family thanked people for their support.
"The family have asked that the collection today be given in aid of Smira (Selective Mutism Information & Research Association)," it added.
More than 1,300 people have donated money to an online appeal for Katie's family, raising more than £25,000.
The family thanked all those who contributed and said a lasting memorial would be established for their daughter.
A 15-year-old girl, who cannot be named, has appeared in court charged with Katie's murder.
She is due before Leeds Crown Court on Thursday.
Several banks are trying to raise new money from investors to reinforce their financial foundations.
Attention is focused especially on Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Italy's third largest bank and the world's oldest. It came out of a recent European Central Bank assessment worse than any other major lender.
Italy's banks are currently one of the main trouble spots for the eurozone.
They are struggling with a burden of bad debt, loans that are unlikely ever to be repaid fully.
So they are trying to unload some of these loans - sell them to investors that specialise in dealing with problem debt. Some, including Monte dei Paschi di Siena are also trying to raise new capital, to strengthen their financial foundations so they can better cope with losses on problem loans.
The banks are a potential flashpoint in an economy that has for some time been seen as potentially posing wider risks to the EU's currency area.
However, it is the size of the Italian economy and the size of the government debt that makes the country a smouldering financial volcano. The risks are aggravated by the political situation.
Italy is the third largest economy in the eurozone. The government debt burden, depending on which figures you look at, is certainly one of the largest in the eurozone. In fact, on one measure its debt burden is the largest. As a percentage of the national economy, or GDP, it's an eye-watering 133%, second only to Greece in Europe.
One of the roots of the problem is Italy's two decades of dismal economic performance. Measured by total economic activity (gross domestic product, or GDP), the economy remains about 8% smaller than it was at the onset of the international financial crisis.
It is roughly the same size as it was at the turn of the century.
That has made it harder to generate the tax revenue needed to keep the government's debt burden down. It has also increased the chances of businesses getting into difficulty and being unable to maintain their loan payments.
The result: Italian banks are weighed down with a massive problem of bad debts, or non-performing loans (NPLs), worth €360bn (£307bn), equivalent to about a fifth of the size of country's economy.
The problem has been exacerbated by the country's bankruptcy legislation, which made it very slow for lenders to get their money back when a borrower has failed financially. The law has been changed under the government of Matteo Renzi, but it has taken time to make itself felt in practice.
One way that banks can deal with problem loans is to sell them to other investors. But the delays in the foreclosure procedures that enable creditors to recover the money mean these deals involve deep discounts.
That, in turn, would mean the banks would have to acknowledge heavy losses in their accounts, further undermining their financial foundations.
At best, the NPL problem inhibits the banks' ability to provide the new credit that Italian businesses need to generate a more convincing economic recovery.
At worst, there is a risk that the failure of a large bank could set off a wider financial crisis and set the recovery back more severely.
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena is at the centre of this crisis. Its shares have lost more than 80% of their value this year. It has been ordered by the European Central Bank to reduce its holdings of bad debt.
The bank is trying to raise new capital to the tune of €5bn, and plans to do it by issuing new shares and by asking some creditors to convert the debts they are owed into shares.
Several other banks have problems too.
The referendum plays into this problem simply because repairing the banks is more difficult in the face of profound political uncertainty. The worry is, will investors want to put their money into a struggling lender when the political environment is so hard to read?
Mr Renzi has announced his resignation and Italy's president will decide later whether to appoint a new PM or hold elections.
The Five Star Movement, which headed the No campaign in the referendum, is anti-euro, although that does not mean that a eurozone exit is now on the horizon.
There are many steps that would have to be taken first, and in any case European Commission surveys have consistently suggested Italian public opinion favours sticking with the currency.
One option that has been considered for the banks is a bailout by the Italian government. There are two problems with that: one financial and one legal.
The financial issue is that the Italian government's dismal finances mean it really doesn't need the additional burden of propping up the banks.
The legal point is that European Union rules, agreed in the wake of the financial crisis, require a bank's creditors, in particular its bondholders, to take losses before the taxpayer steps in.
It's an approach that can make sense. Bondholders are usually professional investors who can handle losses and are also, in theory, better able to monitor banks and discourage them from taking excessive risks in the first place.
But in the case of Italy, many of these bonds are owned by retail investors. So, following the EU rules and imposing losses on this group would be very unpopular in Italy and many would say unfair.
The rules are part of a very important project in the eurozone, called banking union. It was a response to the region's financial crisis, intended to make the banks more resilient and to break the malign link between weak banks and financially stressed governments.
So far the impact of the latest political turn of events on the Italian government's borrowing costs in the financial markets has been unfavourable but very moderate. It would have to pay an interest rate of about 2% to borrow for 10 years. When the crisis was at its worst five years ago the figure was more than 7%.
If the situation were to deteriorate, the European Central Bank has some scope to help - though there are limits - by increasing its purchases of Italian government bonds or debts under its quantitative easing programme.
So far though, it has not been needed as the markets don't appear to think that the outlook for the Italian government's financial position has deteriorated very much.
Seven months after becoming Florentino Perez's 10th managerial appointment as Real president, Benitez has made way for the 11th.
Unlike the Spaniard, successor Zinedine Zidane is a Real Madrid legend, adored by the club's supporters. He also gets on with the players.
They are just two of the reasons Benitez's time in charge was doomed.
BBC Sport looks at the factors behind his departure, and how Real have reached such a desperate situation so soon after his appointment.
There was strong opposition to the sacking of Benitez's popular predecessor Carlo Ancelotti, whose 2014 Champions League triumph and easy-going manner made him a highly respected figure both inside and outside the Bernabeu.
Even Perez seemed unsure about his decision, addressing a news conference by starting to answer a question about why he had sacked Ancelotti with a shrug of the shoulders and a muttered "I don't know…"
And there was plenty of scepticism about the suitability of Benitez, a man who had enjoyed precious little success in the past decade and who had developed a reputation - whether deserved or not - for negative, defensive football.
Shortly before Ancelotti's sacking, an opinion poll in daily sports newspaper AS saw Benitez receive only 8% of the votes as the best option to manage the team, while an article in Marca listed 18 reasons why he would be a bad choice.
Pointedly, that article included the observation people "would struggle to give him the benefit of the doubt". That certainly proved to be the case as everyone - fans, players and the media - appeared only too willing to leap upon any opportunity to criticise Benitez.
That impression is underlined by the timing of his sacking, a day after his team secured an away draw against a high-quality Valencia team - who have not lost at home in the league for more than a year - despite having a player sent off and a strong penalty appeal turned down
Hardly grounds for dismissal, but with Benitez it appears not to matter because - as he once complained - he seemed to get nothing but criticism whatever he did.
Having arrived at the Bernabeu surrounded by such scepticism, the only way Benitez could have ensured his long-term position was by leading the team to a hugely successful run of form with goals galore and victories flowing on a weekly basis.
That never happened. Even though Real were unbeaten for their first 14 games under Benitez, two of those were goalless draws against lowly Sporting Gijon and Malaga, which attracted initial grumbles.
The first major criticism arrived following a 1-1 draw with local rivals Atletico Madrid in October. Real took an early lead through Karim Benzema but then went on the back foot - including the substitution of a clearly disgruntled Benzema - and conceded a late equaliser, prompting inevitable complaints about the manager's perceived negativity.
But that was nothing compared to the avalanche of abuse endured by Benitez after Barcelona's sensational 4-0 Clasico victory in November, which concluded with loud chants for the former Liverpool manager's dismissal ringing around the Bernabeu after his team were utterly outclassed by their eternal rivals.
Benitez survived that trauma, but he never really recovered and from that moment his departure was just a matter of time, with every home game since the defeat by Barca preceded by loud jeers when Benitez's name was announced with the team line-ups.
Though it certainly wasn't entirely his fault, the club's expulsion from the Spanish Cup after fielding an ineligible player did Benitez no good whatsoever, and a limp 1-0 defeat at Villarreal in mid-December ensured the negative atmosphere was maintained heading into Christmas.
So the news of his departure comes as no surprise, with Benitez's reign finally buckling under the weight of weeks of relentless pressure.
Zidane's appointment is also no surprise, because he has long been earmarked as a future Real Madrid manager, with his status as Benitez's expected replacement splashed across the front page of Marca on 27 December under the headline 'The Chosen One'.
That headline was a deliberate reference to Jose Mourinho, the ex-Madrid boss who has retained a good relationship with Perez and had been touted as Benitez's potential replacement - an idea swiftly abandoned after it provoked a predictably negative reaction.
Zidane is a legend at Real, winning six titles and providing one of the club's iconic moments with a stunning volley in the 2002 Champions League final victory over Bayer Leverkusen at Hampden Park.
He has always been a big favourite of Perez, who was responsible for bringing him back to the club initially in a behind-the-scenes role but then as Ancelotti's assistant.
The Frenchman's coaching career was given another shove by Perez in the summer of 2014 when he was named boss of the club's B team, with the president even prepared to accept the administrative wrangling that followed his appointment of a man lacking the necessary coaching badges.
In appointing Zidane, Perez is hoping to follow the examples set by Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique at Barcelona - a highly regarded former player who cut his coaching teeth with the club's B team, understands the club's 'DNA' and commands absolute and instant respect.
Whether Zidane will be able to work in the same kind of environment that allowed Guardiola and Enrique to flourish and win medals galore is another matter.
Benitez is by no means the only high-profile figure at the Bernabeu being criticised, because Perez has also been on the receiving end of the fans' unhappiness.
Chants against the president just as loud as those against Benitez accompanied the final whistle of November's embarrassing loss to Barcelona, and the slogan "Florentino dimision!" ("Florentino resign") has become a familiar refrain at the Bernabeu and on social media.
Perez has been held responsible for two things: building an unbalanced squad over-packed with glamorous attacking players (Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez, Isco) who play in similar positions, and overseeing general administrative incompetence such as the Copa del Rey expulsion, the bungled attempt to sign David de Gea and the constant turnover of managers.
Amid such unhappiness, something had to give and Perez - consummate politician to the end - was predictably in no hurry to offer his head when the option of sacrificing a widely unpopular manager was also available.
That alone won't be enough to stem the tide of criticism against the president, and the possibility of Perez potentially being forced into calling early elections remains alive.
There has been plenty of unhappiness with Real's players, as well. Even Ronaldo, the club's all-time leading goalscorer, has not been immune from barracking and was spotted on camera mouthing obscenities towards dissenting fans during the bizarre 10-2 victory over Rayo Vallecano.
Throughout his short reign, Benitez was regularly beset by reports he had failed to develop good relationships with his key players, many of whom were outspoken in their support for Ancelotti before and after his sacking.
Specifically, there have been claims Benitez did not get along with Ronaldo, Benzema, long-serving captain Sergio Ramos, and attacking midfielders James and Isco, both of whom have been regularly left out of the starting line-up over the course of the season.
A neat illustration of the perceived lack of respect for Benitez within the dressing room came at the start of December's defeat at Villarreal.
As he took his seat in the dugout, substitute Isco noticed he was being filmed by TV cameras and ostentatiously grinned, stared at fellow sub Toni Kroos, rubbed his eyes, shook his head and stared again in the direction of Kroos, apparently intending to convey the question: "Can you believe he's on the bench?"
Such public displays of petty dissent undermined Benitez's claim he was supported by his players, and with a manager similarly ridiculed by fans and the media they could get away with it.
But with Zidane in charge, there will be more expectation on those superstars, very few of whom have performed consistently well this season, to start living up to their reputations.
One player never linked to the internal criticism of Benitez, and whose reputation among Madrid fans has been enhanced this season, is Wales star Gareth Bale.
The former Tottenham man was affected by injuries earlier in the campaign, but he has been in excellent form since returning to fitness and has scored nine goals in 13 league games so far this season.
Indeed, his performance in Sunday's 2-2 draw at Valencia was one of his best in a Real Madrid shirt, as he conjured a brilliant backheel to help set up Benzema's opener and then scored a superb header for the second goal - his seventh in the past five games.
So Bale, despite the team's travails, is in a good place - and the appointment of Zidane could be further positive news, because the Frenchman has been one of his staunchest admirers.
During Madrid's wooing of Bale before his big-money move from Tottenham in the summer of 2013, Zidane - then director of football - identified the Welshman as the player in Europe who had impressed him the most that season.
After his move was completed, Zidane hailed Bale as one of the three best players in the world (inferring that only Lionel Messi and Ronaldo are better).
When you also consider Bale's somewhat protected-species status as Perez's personal signing, it is clear he will be continue to be an undeniable first choice under Zidane.
The Magpies started well and could have been a goal ahead in the opening 10 minutes when Mark Yeates smacked the top of the bar with a wonderful long-range drive.
Notts took the lead in the 24th minute and the architect was Michael O'Connor, who produced a wonderful pass which picked out the run of Jon Stead who ran on to smash beyond Scott Brown.
It was no more than County deserved for a vibrant display and they gave themselves a cushion when Richard Duffy's header from Yeates' corner squirmed over the line just past the half-hour mark.
That prompted Robins boss Gary Johnson into a tactical switch as he ditched a 5-4-1 system to play 4-4-2 and the new shape seemed to kick-start Cheltenham.
The extra man up front made it more of a contest and, after Jonathan Forte hit the post for the hosts, Manny Onariase grabbed a late goal.
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Match ends, Notts County 2, Cheltenham Town 1.
Second Half ends, Notts County 2, Cheltenham Town 1.
Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Tin Plavotic.
Manny Onariase (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jorge Grant (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Manny Onariase (Cheltenham Town).
Jorge Grant (Notts County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town).
Jorge Grant (Notts County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jordan Cranston (Cheltenham Town).
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Daniel Wright replaces Carl Winchester.
Goal! Notts County 2, Cheltenham Town 1. Manny Onariase (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Holman.
Jorge Grant (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Manny Onariase (Cheltenham Town).
Elliott Hewitt (Notts County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town).
Substitution, Notts County. Jorge Grant replaces Curtis Thompson.
Foul by Curtis Thompson (Notts County).
James Rowe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jonathan Forte (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town).
Attempt blocked. Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
Attempt missed. Tahvon Campbell (Notts County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Jonathan Forte (Notts County) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Attempt missed. Tin Plavotic (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Elliott Hewitt.
Substitution, Notts County. Tahvon Campbell replaces Mark Yeates.
Substitution, Notts County. Jonathan Forte replaces Shola Ameobi.
Attempt blocked. Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Michael O'Connor.
Attempt missed. Curtis Thompson (Notts County) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Thierry Audel (Notts County).
Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Richard Duffy.
Attempt blocked. Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Michael O'Connor (Notts County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Michael O'Connor (Notts County).
James Rowe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Michael O'Connor (Notts County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Later that evening, the 22-year-old was going to take off in a Mosquito aircraft and drop the 4,000lb bomb on Kiel in northern Germany.
It was 2 May 1945 - and the photograph was taken, with the date and destination chalked on the side of the bomb, because this was going to be the last RAF wartime bombing raid on Nazi Germany.
Mr Wearn, now aged 92, was recalling his part in this historic raid after the discovery of another photograph taken at the same airbase that evening.
Last month, the BBC published a picture, found in a family album, that showed an RAF crew also preparing for this final bombing raid of World War Two in Europe, from Downham Market in Norfolk.
It had been found by Brian Emsley. His late father was one of the ground crew in the photograph, but he didn't know much more about it.
But the publication of the picture brought first-hand memories, family connections, historical records and other photographs of the last raid of the War, which were sent to the BBC, including celebrations at the airbase a few days later, when the war ended.
It has also helped to put names to some of the faces.
The Ministry of Defence's Air Historical Branch confirmed that this was Bomber Command's last raid against Germany.
It was targeted at Kiel, after fears that German forces were gathering to try to escape by sea to Norway for a last stand.
The last embers of the Nazi regime were being extinguished. Hitler was already dead, and the surviving German forces in Berlin were surrendering to the advancing Soviet army.
There had been a lull in the bombing raids that had been pounding Germany. But there was going to be one last air raid.
Christopher Coverdale, who maintains a commemorative website and has written a history of the RAF's 635 squadron based at RAF Downham Market, came forward with an explanation of what happened that evening.
To capture the historic moment, he says, the RAF station's photographer, Jack Walmsley, was asked to take a series of pictures of air and ground crews. They used the same bomb and aircraft, but switched the crews.
In the photograph of Mr Emsley's father, he suggests names for two of the crew, Pilot Officer Turner and Flt Sgt Bryant. Mr Wearn also believes these were their names.
Mr Wearn, now living near Christchurch in Dorset, is pictured in his flying boots and lifejacket.
Looking back on that night, he says the crews were not certain that would really be the last raid of the war. They thought they were preparing for "just another raid".
"It was a job, an intense job," says Mr Wearn, who was a navigator, part of a two-man Mosquito crew in 608 squadron that attacked at night with a single bomb.
Looking at the photograph of himself 70 years ago, he says: "The first thought is how good humoured it was. They were such grand people. It's not the raids you remember, but the friendships."
"There were some remarkable people," he says, often men and women who had mundane jobs in civilian lives and found themselves caught up in "something special".
"You grew up very rapidly," he said. By the time of the raid on Kiel, he was already a veteran of many raids over Berlin.
"It's not something that you'd want to repeat, war is something that should be avoided at all costs."
But he remembers the closeness of people whose lives depended on one another.
In the same photograph is John McCormack, a New Zealand airman, described by Mr Wearn as an "exceptional pilot".
Mr McCormack survived the war but died young - and Mr Wearn says that looking at the picture brings back his old friend's mannerisms, how he walked and talked. Such crews knew everything about each other and their families, says Mr Wearn.
Flying from Norfolk to a target such as Kiel was more than a three-hour round trip. But such was the level of concentration required that "you didn't really have to time to be scared", he says.
But on the return trip, once away from the threat of being shot down, Mr Wearn says, he used to watch the engines on the aircraft and think that his life depended on every single part functioning.
"You could see the engines glowing red hot."
This was not the era of counselling.
"When you got back, you went down a ladder, and then you were whipped away in a lorry for a debriefing. You were quizzed at length. They didn't say, 'Poor chap, you look tired.'"
There were casualties, and this could affect people deeply, but, he says much of the time it was "never mentioned".
Mr Wearn's final bombing raid appears in Mr Coverdale's records, taking off from Downham Market at 21:34 BST, dropping their bomb at 23:22 BST and landing back on the morning of 3 May at 00:42 BST.
He was part of the first of two waves of Mosquito bombers.
Another piece of family history provides a record of this last raid.
The family of another RAF airman, Jeffrey Smith, sent in a picture of his logbook showing his flights from Downham Market.
He was a Mosquito pilot who also took part in 608 squadron's last wartime mission on 2 May. The records show Mr Smith taking off a few minutes after Mr Wearn.
"Like many of his generation, he never referred much to the war," said his son, Martin Smith. His father died in 2013 at the age of 90.
There are now only a diminishing band with first-hand memories of flying on these final bombing raids.
Dick Maywood, now aged 92, served at Downham Market. in May 1945 as a 22-year-old navigator.
He described the build-up to a mission, with a briefing in the afternoon about targets, working out the route, the preparations of the aircraft and the bomb and then getting the parachutes ready. The favourite meal before they flew was bacon and eggs.
"There was always a certain amount of apprehension.
"But once you were in the aircraft, you were too busy." Navigation was a labour-intensive operation, demanding his attention. Once they approached the target, he said, all the concentration was on aiming the bomb. This was "a job of work".
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When the war finished, Mr Maywood flew along the Ruhr valley, and, he says, it was like something from Hiroshima, mile upon mile of destruction.
There was no sense of any regret, he says. "We hoped we would do as much damage as possible."
He also says, in the face of constant danger, there was a strong sense of needing to remain light-hearted.
It was only when the war ended that they realised the level of tension and the relief that they had survived. He remembers plans on VE night to go to his parents, but never got further than a nearby pub.
And who dropped the very last bomb? According Mr Coverdale's records, it was a Pilot Officer Nichols and a Sgt Easy, who took off a couple of hours after Ted Wearn, returning to Norfolk at 02:18 BST of 3 May, the last wheels touching down from the last raid.
Within a week, the war in Europe was over.
The "persecuted" birds are the focus of a government plan to increase their numbers across moorlands in England.
The charity said "human interference" could be a factor for the lack of nests and cited a recent incident involving an armed man in the Peak District.
Raptor Persecution UK, a conservation group, said the plan was not working and the RSPB should withdraw support.
The action plan, launched in January by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and supported by organisations including the RSPB and the Moorland Association, was set up to revive the bird's fortunes.
It followed the disappearance of five male hen harriers from sites in Lancashire and Cumbria, in 2015, leading to the collapse of nests.
The hen harriers' predation of grouse has been a source of conflict on moors used for shooting, but there was hope the diverse partners could come together and reverse the decline.
However, several incidents have led some conservation groups to suggest that little has changed.
In April, a video emerged apparently showing an armed man using a decoy bird to attract a hen harrier in the Derbyshire Peak District.
In May, a man was caught on camera setting illegal pole traps on the Mossdale estate, near Hawes, North Yorkshire.
In both incidents hen harriers had been spotted in the area.
A spokeswoman for Raptor Persecution UK said: "There has been clear evidence that illegal raptor persecution is continuing.
"The RSPB should withdraw its support of the Hen Harrier Action Plan and join the increasing call for a ban on driven grouse shooting."
Martin Harper, the RSPB's conservation director, said it was too "premature to change tack" and hoped by the end of the season there might be progress.
Amanda Anderson, director of the Moorland Association, which supports grouse shooting, said the organisation was committed to the successful breeding of hen harriers.
"We have joined voices with conservationists to condemn all wildlife crime and will continue to do so," she said.
*The RSPB said there were only a handful of nesting attempts so far in England this year.
Son of a revenue official, he grew up in mixed neighbourhoods. In 2002, massive anti-Muslim riots sparked by the burning of a train carrying Hindu pilgrims, left more than 1,000 people dead in Gujarat.
A few months before the riots, Mr Kadri moved out with his wife and son from a mixed neighbourhood where he had lived for 24 years to a Muslim apartment building in Juhapura, one of India's largest Muslim ghettos, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad.
A year later, his ageing parents joined them. "The move was prompted by concerns over safety more than anything else," says Mr Kadri.
Ahmedabad, the main city of Gujarat, which was ruled by the new PM Narendra Modi for more than a decade, is among the many Indian cities where segregated housing is alive and well.
A range of old reasons like caste and cultural differences - and some relatively new ones such as migration and religious tensions - have led to a proliferation of what urban sociologist Loic Wacquant, referring to ghettos in French and American cities, has described as "neighbourhoods of exile".
Juhapura, an obscure village-turned-ghetto of some 400,000 Muslims, is one such neighbourhood of exile.
The heart of this dystopian sprawl is clogged with narrow lanes, tumbledown tenements, overflowing sewers and rubbish mountains. Public transport stays away from the neighbourhood. The wider streets are lined by a rash of new high-rise gated Muslim properties costing up to 6 million rupees (£62,000). A forthcoming gated 14-storey property with some 800 apartments promises a mall, club, separate gyms for men and women, prayer rooms and mosque.
Ghettos are also a great leveller: the stench of rubbish wafts from the grubby low-slung tenements to Mr Kadri's apartment just a mile away, the air is polluted, and the streets are bumpy and pockmarked.
Segregation has inevitably led to curious business opportunities. Sensing that mixed neighbourhoods were fast disappearing and even well-to-do-Muslims were finding it a problem to buy property, Ahmedabad-based entrepreneur Mohammed Ali Husain began a property fair connecting Muslim builders with buyers.
More than 40,000 potential buyers have turned up for the two fairs he's held so far, checking out and buying housing offered by 25 Muslim builders.
"Earlier communities lived in segregated neighbourhoods for cultural reasons," say Mr Husain. "Now the reason is the fear of the other."
In a deeply divided and hierarchical society like India, segregated living - and housing - has existed for centuries.
Mumbai has community-based "vegetarian only" housing societies. Delhi and Calcutta have Muslim ghettos, crowded, run-down and neglected. A planned apartment coming up in Delhi promises "dream homes for elite Muslim brotherhood".
Ahmedabad has been always divided on caste, community and religious lines. But, as analysts say, the ghettoisation was relative in the sense that Muslim-dominated areas co-existed with Hindu-dominated ones.
"These mixed neighbourhoods disappeared after Muslims became the main victims in communal riots which have gone on a par with their growing socio-economic marginalisation," write Christophe Jaffrelot and Charlotte Thomas in their study of ghettoisation in Ahmedabad.
The divisions of the past appeared to be more cultural in nature; the divisions of today appear to be rooted in fear, distrust and anomie.
Mr Kadri says he was picking up an order at a burger chain drive-thru a few years ago when he overheard the manager asking one of his delivery boys to not to deliver to Juhapura because, "people will chop you into pieces if you go there".
Rising urbanisation was expected to blur religious and social boundaries, but that hasn't happened fully.
So despite the fact that more than a third of India's Muslims live in cities and towns - making them the most urbanised community of a significant size - poverty and discrimination continues to easily push them into ghettos.
Even Dalits - formerly known as untouchables - who escape the stifling caste-based discrimination of their villages to live and work in the cities find that they still end up living in ghettos.
Kamlesh Revabhai Chauhan is a Dalit builder in Ahmedabad who helps his community members find cheap homes.
He says he has built some 150 tenements and apartments in the last two decades, costing anything between 300,000 and 2 million rupees.
These days, he is building 90 more properties - tiny, self-contained apartments - in Sarkhej on the outskirts of Ahmedabad.
"Dalits are not given housing or shelter by other communities, so they buy homes from me in Dalit areas. They sell their land in the villages and buy homes here," he says.
His homes have been bought by policemen, clerks, factory workers, and traders.
Azadnagar Fathewadi is one such Dalit ghetto.
The better-off residents live in bigger, brightly painted homes, while the poorer ones live in poky, unkempt tenements on a different street.
Naresh Parmar, who lives in a two-bedroom 140 sq yard house with air-conditioning and running water, rents out his two road rollers for a living.
Ten years ago, he bought this house from Mr Chauhan for five million rupees. There is a swing and a rope-bed on the verandah.
"This is like my village. I like the environment. When it becomes crowded like the city, I will pack up and go back to the village," he says.
There is almost what many say is a consensual silence on segregated living.
Last month, Mumbai's municipality passed a resolution saying it should stall a residential project if the builder plans to sell it on "grounds of caste, religion or food preferences". It is not clear whether this can be enforced.
In the end, segregated housing - now increasingly driven by religious discrimination - is a blight on India's progress.
"This marks the end of intimacy and formal integration of communities that every modern, civilised society needs," says political psychologist Ashis Nandy.
Mr Kadri, 45, offers his example to show how such segregation is harming India. "I am what I am because I grew up in a cosmopolitan environment in mixed neighbourhoods," he says.
"Unfortunately my 12-year-son does not have the same privilege as he's growing up in a ghetto. This is a big tragedy. We are moving backwards."
The disease must be treated as a global public health priority, experts report in the journal PLOS Medicine.
The study compared clinical depression with more than 200 other diseases and injuries as a cause of disability.
Globally, only a small proportion of patients have access to treatment, the World Health Organization says.
Depression was ranked at number two as a global cause of disability, but its impact varied in different countries and regions. For example, rates of major depression were highest in Afghanistan and lowest in Japan. In the UK, depression was ranked at number three in terms of years lived with a disability.
Dr Alize Ferrari from the University of Queensland's School of Population Health led the study.
"Depression is a big problem and we definitely need to pay more attention to it than we are now," she told BBC News.
"There's still more work to be done in terms of awareness of the disease and also in coming up with successful ways of treating it.
"The burden is different between countries, so it tends to be higher in low and middle income countries and lower in high income countries."
Policy-makers had made an effort to bring depression to the forefront, but there was a lot more work to be done, she added.
"There's lots of stigma we know associated with mental health," she explained.
"What one person recognises as disabling might be different to another person and might be different across countries as well, there are lots of cultural implications and interpretations that come in place, which makes it all the more important to raise awareness of the size of the problem and also signs and how to detect it."
The data - for the year 2010 - follows similar studies in 1990 and 2000 looking at the global burden of depression.
Commenting on the study, Dr Daniel Chisholm, a health economist at the department for mental health and substance abuse at the World Health Organization said depression was a very disabling condition.
"It's a big public health challenge and a big problem to be reckoned with but not enough is being done.
"Around the world only a tiny proportion of people get any sort of treatment or diagnosis."
The WHO recently launched a global mental health action plan to raise awareness among policy-makers.
Li had ties to Zhou Yongkang, jailed for life in June in one of China's biggest ever corruption scandals.
The sentence was reported on an official China Central Television social media account.
The former deputy security minister stood accused of taking nearly 22m yuan ($3.3m; £2.3m) in bribes.
He was also accused of abuse of power in positions he held between 1996 and 2013, according to state media reports at the time.
Li was formally sacked in February last year, after coming under investigation, along with several other former associates of Zhou Yongkang.
Zhou served as China's security chief before retiring in 2012.
The former politician - one of the most senior in China - was convicted of a series of corruption charges, including bribery, abuse of power and leaking state secrets.
The jet will be the launch platform for the satellite rocket being developed by another of the entrepreneur's companies - Virgin Galactic.
The 747 will carry this booster to high altitude where it will be released to ignite its engine and go into orbit.
Jumbos have long played a role in space activity, most famously to transport Nasa's old shuttles across America.
Virgin Galactic will be air-launching a tourist spaceplane from underneath a jet vehicle, and originally had planned for the satellite rocket to use the same platform.
But the performance requirements of the booster have driven engineers to seek an alternative carrier.
Earlier this year, they announced they would be increasing the payload capability of the forthcoming rocket after consultations with prospective customers - a jump from 120kg of satellite payload to 200kg, into a standard orbit.
That meant stretching the tanks on the booster to accommodate more propellant, and, as a consequence, its mass and length had to increase.
The old 747-400 jumbo can handle this. Coincidentally, it used to fly in its Virgin Atlantic livery under the nickname "Cosmic Girl". It will now get a new paint job in the Virgin Galactic colours. The company has produced a video visualisation of how the system will work.
"The Boeing 747 has a very special place in my heart: we began service on my first airline, Virgin Atlantic, with just one leased 747," Sir Richard said in a statement.
"I never imagined that today one of our 747s would get a second chance and help open access to space. I'm absolutely thrilled that Cosmic Girl can stay in the Virgin family - and truly live up to her name!"
Virgin Galactic is calling its satellite booster LauncherOne.
It intends to debut the liquid oxygen/kerosene rocket in 2016 or 2017, selling missions for under $10m. The company believes that with this price it can grab a major share of the market for launching small satellites.
Already, it has done a deal with satellite telecommunications company OneWeb. This British Channel Islands-based outfit has ordered at least 39 LauncherOnes to orbit up to two spacecraft at a time.
One of the advantages of an air-launch model for satellites is the freedom to base the carrier jet at many locations. It is not restricted to a fixed pad location.
"Air launch enables us to provide rapid, responsive service to our satellite customers on a schedule set by their business and operational needs, rather than the constraints of national launch ranges," said George Whitesides, Virgin Galactic CEO.
"Selecting the 747 airframe provides a dedicated platform that gives us the capacity to substantially increase our payload to orbit without increasing our prices."
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The Westminster SNP Coordination Group will be chaired by Angus Robertson, who is the party's leader in the House of Commons.
It also includes Alex Salmond as well as Stephen Gethins, Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh and Hannah Bardell.
The party has also reshuffled its front bench team to shadow new departments created by the prime minister.
The changes include Mr Gethins becoming the party's Brexit spokesman in parliament after David Davis was appointed to head a new department for leaving the EU in Whitehall.
Ms Ahmed-Sheikh will be the party's International Trade spokeswoman, shadowing Dr Liam Fox who is also heading a new department created after the Leave vote.
It follows SNP MSP Michael Russell, the former Scottish education minister, being confirmed as Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland's Place in Europe.
Private investment firm Ennismore said improvements and upgrades were being made throughout the Perthshire hotel.
The project includes a new bar in the Dormy Clubhouse and refurbishment of the hotel's main bar.
Ennismore plans to create public spaces that "reflect Gleneagles' distinctly Scottish identity, but with a contemporary feel".
Designers involved in the initiative include David Collins Studio, Timorous Beasties, Macaulay Sinclair and Goddard Littlefair.
Work is expected to be completed by early summer.
The hotel and golf resort was bought by Ennismore last July in a deal thought to have been worth about £150m.
Ennismore chief executive Sharan Pasricha said: "We're approaching the refurbishment with bold and creative decisions while respecting the hotel's history and building on its remarkable heritage.
"It's an organic progression - evolution, not revolution - and will ensure the iconic Gleneagles brand remains synonymous with luxury, and the hotel maintains its position among the leading hotels of the world."
He added: "When Gleneagles first opened its doors in 1924, it was dubbed as the 'Palace in the Glens' and our aim is to surpass these glory days.
"We look forward to introducing our guests to the new spaces and continuing to provide them with a five-star experience in a setting that is effortlessly stylish and luxurious."
The prime minister - who is known for her love of fashion, especially eye-catching shoes - posed for the renowned portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz.
"The long-planned shoot for US Vogue will come out in April," a No 10 spokesman said.
The magazine's editor, British-born Anna Wintour, was made a dame in the New Year Honours.
Mrs May chose a lifetime's subscription to Vogue magazine as her luxury item when she appeared on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs programme.
Her choice of expensive, chocolate-coloured leather trousers - which retail for £995 - for a previous magazine spread angered former education secretary Nicky Morgan, who said she had never spent that much on anything except her wedding dress.
According to the Press Association, Downing Street sources denied reports the Vogue feature was connected to a planned visit to the US for the PM's first meeting with Donald Trump.
US photographer Annie Leibovitz has previously shot Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton for the publication.
Margaret Thatcher, the UK's only other female leader, was photographed four times for British Vogue.
Baroness Thatcher, who died in 2013, was known for her smart, unfussy style including power suits, pussy-bow blouses and an ever-present handbag.
14 October 2013 Last updated at 15:36 BST
Cyclone Phailin struck the state of Orissa in the east of the country on Saturday.
Eighteen people were killed and nearly one million forced to leave their homes.
Winds of up to 125 miles an hour flattened many coastal villages, uprooted trees and blocked roads.
Now a major clean up operation has begun, with many ordinary Indian people doing their bit to repair the damage.
Watch BBC correspondent Andrew North's report from India.
The FTSE 100 index was down 47.27 points, or 0.68%, at 6,893.32. Shares in Easyjet dropped 2.5% and British Airways owner IAG fell 2.1%.
The falls came as the price of oil hit five-week highs, with Brent crude hitting $48.74 a barrel.
Mining shares enjoyed a better day, helped by well-received results from Antofagasta.
Antofagasta shares rose 8.6% after it reported a rise in half-year core profits, and BHP Billiton climbed 0.7% despite it reporting a record annual loss of $6.4bn.
On the currency markets, the pound was given a slight boost after the UK inflation rate rose to 0.6% in July, which was slightly higher than expected.
Sterling rose 1.13% against the dollar to $1.3025, and was 0.18% up against the euro at €1.1545.
Tiverton High School pupil Olly Croker was airlifted to a Bristol hospital after the incident on Saturday but died on Monday night.
A Bradninch club spokesman described it as a "freak accident".
Olly's mother Pippa called him "our gorgeous boy" and said his organs had now "given life" to five children.
The schoolboy was watching his brother in the fixture between Bradninch and Bampton when it is believed there was a collision and fencing gave way.
A piece of material then lodged in the youngster's head but the club spokesman said it was "unclear how the accident occurred".
Mrs Croker wrote on Facebook: "We would very much like you all to feel so proud of Oliver this evening, through organ donation he has given life to to 5 other children.
"He will live on in them. What very lucky boys and girls they are!!! Love you our beautiful gorgeous boy!!"
Olly was a regular supporter at Bampton games, said the club.
The spokesman said everyone was "absolutely shocked and devastated".
The club tweeted: "Everyone at Bradninch Town FC would like to give our sincere condolences to the family of little Oliver who has tragically passed away.
"No-one deserves to be taken so young and he will be dearly missed. Gone but never forgotten. Rest in peace."
Head teacher Andrew Lovett expressed his "great sadness" at the youngster's death.
He was "the life and soul of the party, a larger-than-life character, brimming with confidence, with an eagerness and enthusiasm for taking part in all aspects of school life".
Mr Lovett added: "His youthful vibrancy and curiosity about life shaped his whole character.
"He was a very knowledgeable and sparky lad with his finger on the pulse of what was going on at school, in the local community and beyond.
"He was multi-talented and we had high hopes for his future. Olly was a keen sportsman and represented THS at rugby and even played up an age group.
"Our thoughts and wishes are with Olly's parents and brothers."
The school has a team of support staff and counsellors on hand to help students at this "difficult time".
Roger Spray, chairman of the Devon and Exeter Football League, called the youngster's death an "absolute tragedy" and the league had sent its condolences to the family and Bampton Football Club.
Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the death on Monday night.
"Our sympathy and thoughts are with the family," said the force.
A local authority inquiry is under way to discover the exact circumstances of the accident.
Kirsty Bond wrote on Facebook: "He always had a smile on his face, always polite, and a pleasure to know."
Berahino, 21, made an impressive start to the season, scoring seven goals in West Brom's first nine games.
He earned an England call-up in November but has started just one of Albion's last five matches.
The club said on Twitter: "This Berahino story for £23m is, and always has been, an entire fabrication."
The Baggies academy product said in November he may have to leave the club to play in the Champions League.
He has been linked with a move to Anfield, with Tottenham also reported to be interested.
Following Berahino's first call-up to the England squad, West Brom began contract talks with the striker last month in a bid to extend his current deal beyond 2017.
SCX made the first roof in 2009 to allow all-weather play on Centre Court.
Fabrication work for the Number One Court roof is about to start and it is expected to be completed in time for the 2019 championships.
The cost of the project, which includes expanding the seating capacity, has not been disclosed.
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The new roof will be a concertina design made of transparent fabric stretched between steel trusses.
The structure will weigh 1,100 tonnes and cover an area of 5,500m². It will be able to be deployed or retracted in around eight minutes.
The company said it would use local suppliers whenever possible.
SCX managing director Simon Eastwood said: "Wimbledon is the world's greatest tennis tournament and we are incredibly proud to be part of the work on Number One Court.
"Our technical innovation and engineering expertise helped us to produce a highly successful retractable roof for Centre Court and we expect this project to be just as successful."
Bashar Jaafari said Mohammed Alloush had acted in a way "removed from diplomacy" at the indirect negotiations convened by Russia, Iran and Turkey.
Mr Alloush described the Syrian government as a "terrorist entity".
He also said a political solution to the civil war was the rebels' preferred choice, but "not the only one".
The talks in Kazakhstan's capital are the first at which the opposition delegation is formed exclusively of representatives of armed groups.
UN-brokered negotiations in Geneva involving exiled opposition political figures broke down last April with little progress having been made.
More than 300,000 people have been killed and 11 million others displaced since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in March 2011.
The talks opened on Monday morning at a hotel in Astana with the rebel delegation sat on one side of a large round table, and government officials on the other side.
They were joined by representatives of Russia and Iran, which back Mr Assad, and Turkey, which supports the rebels, as well as UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura and the US ambassador to Kazakhstan.
The meeting was closed to the media after an address by Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov, who said it was time to "make the real breakthrough that Syrian people rightfully deserve".
Mr Jaafari, Syria's permanent representative to the UN, insisted he had delivered a "positive and optimistic" message.
"Everything has changed since Aleppo," says a Western diplomat who has been engaged on Syria for the past several years. "There's a new equation."
The opposition's stinging defeat in the city of Aleppo in December robbed them of their last major urban stronghold to challenge President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
And there was another game-changer. Behind the scenes, in the Turkish capital Ankara, a new Russian-Turkish alliance forged a deal to end the final fight for Syria's second city.
Now two unlikely allies, who have always backed different sides in this war, are hoping to redraw Syria's geo-political map.
Read Lyse's piece in full
But he said the "provocative tone and lack of seriousness in the opposition delegation chief's speech" had "irritated the attendees' diplomatic senses and experience".
A transcript of Mr Alloush's speech has not been released, but a video of part of it was posted online by a member of his delegation.
The political leader of Jaysh al-Islam described the government as a "terrorist" entity and called for groups fighting alongside it, including Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, to be placed on a global list of terrorist organisations.
Mr Alloush said the rebels wanted to stop "the horrific flow of blood" by reinforcing the truce brokered by Russia and Turkey at the end of last month, which both sides have accused each other of violating.
He warned: "A political solution in Syria is our choice but it is not the only one because we fight for our rights; our right to live; the right of freedom; the right to decide our fate and the people's right to decide who will represent them."
Syrian state-owned daily Al-Thawra says the gathering represents a chance for Damascus to vaunt its recent military gains, and a "last opportunity" for "terrorist groups" to negotiate peace.
London-based paper Al-Quds al-Arabi believes the talks are hampered by the fact that key players are not present.
In Saudi Arabia, which backs the rebels, pro-government daily Okaz dismisses the conference as an attempt by other "regional powers" to pursue their own interests.
Russia state TV Rossiya 1 says "the fate of Syria" is being decided in Astana, but Channel One TV described the aim as "finding common ground".
A spokesman for the rebel delegation, Yahya al-Aridi, earlier told reporters that they would also seek the lifting of government sieges of opposition-held areas and "goodwill gestures", including the release of political detainees and aid deliveries.
Mr Aridi added that it was hoped the meeting would "contribute" to the UN-brokered Geneva talks on a political settlement, which are scheduled to resume next month.
Government officials said they wanted to focus on "establishing lines of the cessation of hostilities" and separating the rebels represented in Astana from the jihadist groups excluded - so-called Islamic State and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham.
The Yorkshire batsman scored 109 off 124 balls as England recovered from 108-6 to post 262 all out.
England looked to be heading for victory when they reduced South Africa to 143-5, with AB de Villiers brilliantly run out by Chris Woakes.
But Chris Morris hit a superb 62 from 38 balls as South Africa reached the target with 16 balls to spare.
Morris was bowled with the penultimate ball of the match to set up a dramatic finish, but Imran Tahir - who had earlier starred with three wickets - hit Adil Rashid for four to seal victory.
England must now beat South Africa in Cape Town on Sunday to clinch their third win in four ODI series.
It was an extraordinary, perhaps career-defining knock from 28-year-old Morris, who came in at number eight with a highest score of just 12 to his name from nine previous ODIs.
Last week Morris was bought for 70 million rupees (£707,882, or $1,027,607) by the Delhi Daredevils at the Indian Premier League auction and he underlined his considerable value in limited-overs cricket here with a breathtaking exhibition of clean ball-striking.
Having been dropped by Rashid on 14, the million-dollar man cashed in, bludgeoning four sixes into the thin highveldt air to guide his team to the brink of victory before Rashid finally removed him with a googly.
It was a masterclass in seizing the initiative, with South Africa having looked second favourites for much of the chase.
Stuart Broad removed Hashim Amla in the first over and Ben Stokes bowled the in-form Quinton de Kock before Woakes - dropped for England's World Twenty20 squad - proved a point with the wicket of Faf du Plessis and the run-out of the talismanic De Villiers.
Farhaan Behardien and David Wiese briefly stemmed England's momentum with a partnership of 48, but when they were out in quick succession, followed by Kagiso Rabada to leave the hosts 210-8, an England series win looked inevitable.
That England were able to get up to a competitive total after a nightmarish middle-order collapse owed much to another innings of supreme talent and maturity from 25-year-old Root.
Having come to the crease at 18-1 after Jason Roy was caught at fine leg, the Yorkshire batsman put on 69 with Hales, then had to watch from the other end as England's innings crumbled.
When the sixth wicket fell, Root had just 38 and was not batting with his customary fluency, but his response to adversity solidified his burgeoning reputation as England's man for a crisis in all formats.
Having reached his fifty off a relatively leisurely 74 balls, he cut loose - targeting all-rounders Morris and Wiese and scoring with particular abandon in front of square on the leg side - as he raced through the second half of his century in just 45 deliveries.
Root was aided by two valuable lower-order contributions from Woakes and Rashid.
Woakes provided the bulk of the support, contributing 33 in a partnership of 95 before gloving Rabada behind, while Rashid belted 39 from 26 balls after joining Root late in his innings.
England were going along nicely at 87-1, with Alex Hales recording his fourth consecutive half-century of the series.
But the ball after bringing up his fifty, he slog-swept Tahir straight down the throat of deep midwicket to spark a collapse of five wickets for 21 runs in 40 balls.
Captain Eoin Morgan continued his run of disappointing scores when he somehow chopped a Tahir long hop to point for just two.
And Stokes perished two balls later, poking at a Tahir googly and brilliantly caught by Hashim Amla at slip.
Jos Buttler suffered his second failure in a row, top-edging on to his helmet to offer a caught-and-bowled to Kyle Abbott.
And when Moeen edged Abbott to first slip, England had collapsed to 108-6.
England captain Eoin Morgan: "At halfway it was South Africa's game to lose - we were 30 or 40 runs short even though Joe Root was magnificent. I'm surprised, with the way we're playing, it's taken us this long to fall short with the bat.
"We took wickets, which is a big improvement on the last game, and it was our game to win at the end. The bowlers bowled out of their skin and the most disappointing thing is that we had chances. To see that fight is really positive."
South Africa captain AB de Villiers: "We had opportunities to bowl them out for 150. Unfortunately we missed out on that, but I was still very happy with 260 which I thought was very chaseable.
"We could have made it easier but Chris Morris and the guys batting with him at the end were fantastic.
"We were a bit naughty with my run out and a couple of other wickets were soft but England played well to get back into the game. I am just happy to take it to Cape Town."
Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott:
It was a wonderful game of cricket. It was a game that both sides could have won. South Africa had it in their grasp with England 108-6. England didn't come to terms with the pace and bounce of the pitch. It didn't come easy, even for Joe Root. This was one of his hardest-working hundreds.
England should have got 20 more runs, had it not been for sheer stupidity. Stuart Broad, with all his experience, was playing with Rashid, who was batting out of his skin. And what does he do? He tries to hit the bowler out of the park.
Morris played fantastically, but if you're sat in the dressing room as England, they'll think they had that game, and they went and lost it. Rashid dropped a cuckoo at mid-off, and they bowled full and wide at the end. Where has the straight yorker gone? England should be more than disappointed - they should be dejected. That is one that got away.
Today, it announced some ideas to get things moving - starting with a change many users may not appreciate.
Videos have autoplayed on Facebook’s News Feed for some time, leading to a curious rise of “silent movies” as publishers adapted to knowing that the majority of viewers would be watching, but not listening, to their work.
But between now and the end of the year Facebook’s News Feed will be enabling sound on your News Feed by default, a move the company has been testing out on a limited number of users for a short while.
The firm said it had received “positive feedback” so far.
"With this update, sound fades in and out as you scroll through videos in News Feed, bringing those videos to life,” the company explained in a blog post on Tuesday.
"As people watch more video on phones, they’ve come to expect sound when the volume on their device is turned on.”
Thankfully - for those who don’t want videos to suddenly play out on the bus - if your phone is set to be completely silent, Facebook will not override that. You can also turn it off completely in the Facebook app’s settings.
But data shows us that when something is thrust upon users as the default, they will mostly stick to it.
It will likely change the style of many of the videos we see on the network. For some time now, publishers have realised that because viewers were probably not listening to clips, but just watching them, they needed to add subtitles as a way to draw people in.
Publishers may well relish the chance to do away with that legwork. Subtitling is time-consuming and costly. Facebook’s analytics tools go into great detail about how videos are performing, and so expect companies to be watching closely to see if they can now give up on subtitles.
Accessibility hit
If that’s the case, it could potentially be terrible news for accessibility. One welcome side effect of viewing habits on Facebook has been that impaired viewers were benefitting from subtitling becoming good business sense as well as just the right thing to do for accessibility.
Earlier this week in the UK, disability groups cheered the arrival of a new amendment to the Digital Economy Bill that would push broadcasters to improve subtitling for on-demand content. It is intended to bring existing laws over TV subtitling into the modern age - giving media regulator Ofcom the ability to set quotas and minimum standards for subtitling online.
But that, as it stands, would not apply to Facebook - and even if it did, the majority of video posted to Facebook originates overseas.
There is, however, potential good news on the horizon: Facebook has also been tentatively rolling out voice recognition software designed to automatically transcribe clips and add subtitles. But, I’m yet to see software truly up to that massive task.
Today’s announcement by Facebook was just one part of several plans the company shared about its video ambitions. Vertical videos will be displayed in full, and therefore appear larger in your feed. And you’ll also be able to carry on watching a video while scrolling down your feed - a feature already found in YouTube’s app.
The plans also include new efforts to reach viewers through their televisions.
The company is launching an app on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Samsung Smart TV with more platforms to come, it said.
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Tom Sylvester and Julie Baum will tie the knot at the Rothera Research Station on Adelaide Island to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula.
The ceremony will take place over the weekend and be performed by station leader and BAT magistrate Paul Samways.
Miss Baum said: "Getting married in Antarctica feels like it was meant to be. There is no better place."
The couple will not be holding out for good weather though, with temperatures well below freezing and very little daylight.
Mr Sylvester, from Sheffield, said: "Somebody suggested to me that we should get married in Antarctica and I dismissed it as something that wasn't possible.
"But it turned out that Paul could do it as he's a magistrate and then suddenly it became a possibility and I just jumped at the idea."
He had been due to be stationed at the Halley IV research station but was drafted in to the team at Rotherha after the British Antarctic Survey closed Halley IV for the winter for safety reasons.
The couple, who have been together for 11 years, are among a team of about 20 people who maintain the station during the Antarctic winter.
They are experienced mountaineers and were selected to join the British Antarctic Survey in 2016 to manage deep-field science expeditions.
The wedding celebrations will include a champagne breakfast, short ceremony and a party with live music.
Mr Sylvester added: "We have always wanted to have a small personal wedding, but never imagined we'd be able to get married in one of the most remote places on Earth."
His parents Barbara and Paul will not be at the wedding but said they were "absolutely thrilled".
The marriage will be registered with the BAT Government and will be valid in the UK.
The final in Paris on Sunday did not provide the happy ending the French wanted as the hosts lost 1-0 in extra time. And the national mood reflected the feeling of many who have followed Euro 2016 around the country over the past month.
Euro 2016 was a tournament that had the odd highlights and big moments, but was one that eventually came up short on what it promised.
Here are some personal reflections on Euro 2016.
Euro 2016 got the final many felt it deserved, one that mirrored the tournament.
Portugal's win over France was mediocre for long periods, enlivened by late drama but rarely sprinkled with the stardust to elevate it above the ordinary.
The brutal truth is this was a Euros that will not be remembered with huge affection by many countries other than winners Portugal and perhaps Wales and Iceland.
The setting was ideal. It was played in front of sell-out crowds in modern stadiums, from the vast expanse of the rebuilt Stade Velodrome in Marseille to the new-age Stade de Bordeaux, highly distinctive because of the 900 exterior stanchions that support the roof.
It made France the perfect environment to stage a classic tournament - but in the end it was a tournament of individual contributions from great players that fell a long way short of being a great showpiece.
There were 51 matches and 22 were goalless at half-time, although excitement was provided by the trend of late goals, with 20 coming in the 85th minute or later.
Too often caution ruled, apart from the last day of qualifying from the groups, with the chance of a third-placed team finding a way into the last 16.
Did this add to the tone of conservatism in too many games, with teams holding what they had and hoping one win would be enough to see them into the last 16? Or was it a case of too many teams?
There is certainly a case for reverting back to 16 but once these decisions are taken, European football's governing body Uefa rarely reverses them.
The final round of group games provided genuine thrills, including Portugal's 3-3 draw with Hungary. This was one of the most exciting matches at Euro 2016, especially as added drama came with Iceland's last-minute winner against Austria that altered the complexion of the last 16.
It meant England faced Iceland rather than Portugal. The rest is history, as is Roy Hodgson's tenure as England manager, after they were beaten.
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There were still some top-class games and great moments.
The electric, emotional atmosphere inside Marseille's Stade Velodrome for France's semi-final win against Germany was a permanent assault on the senses and eardrums.
Wales captured the imagination of France with their run to the last four, the good humour and fervent backing of their supporters one of the lasting images.
Iceland's fans made a permanent impression with their infectious chant and communal clapping that may well be seen and heard on Premier League grounds next season.
Northern Ireland's win against Ukraine and the Republic of Ireland's late winner against Italy that sent them into the last 16 provided stories that will be told and retold long after those two vast contingents of support left France.
Sadly, there was also the dark shadow of hooliganism over the opening stages of Euro 2016, with the shameful scenes before, during and after England's 1-1 draw in their game against Russia in Marseille.
How many more crossroads will England and the Football Association have to reach before they realise they are lost?
England certainly found the route out of France and Euro 2016 swiftly enough, departing the searing heat of Nice humiliated after losing 2-1 to 34th-ranked outsiders Iceland, who fully deserved the win.
So add Euro 2016 to the World Cups in 2010 and 2014 when England arrived, did very little and went out. They reached the last 16 in South Africa (2010) and could not even muster enough to get out of the group stages in Brazil (2014). It is a grim record.
England's demise in France, however, was a much greater embarrassment and was followed by the immediate resignation of Hodgson.
The whole England campaign was a mess, with Hodgson seemingly unable to locate his best formation or team.
He was also let down badly by a squad that should have performed much better than only winning one game out of four, an injury-time victory against eventual semi-finalists Wales.
It was not even over with that loss to Iceland.
Less than 24 hours later there was a final news conference with a deeply reluctant Hodgson. "I don't really know what I'm doing here," he said sitting awkwardly alongside FA chief executive Martin Glenn, sifting through the wreckage.
Once more there was a joyless atmosphere around England. Even attempts from the squad to carry around a stuffed lion seemed forced.
The FA is now in the familiar territory of an inquest while at the same time searching for Hodgson's successor.
Glenn, FA vice-chairman David Gill and influential technical director Dan Ashworth will lead the search as well as making a full assessment of Euro 2016 on and off the pitch and looking at the recent list of failures at major tournaments.
The new manager will be given the rather vague task of creating a strong team identity and building on the work and investment in coaching at St George's Park.
It remains to be seen whether that man will be in place before a friendly on 1 September against opponents yet to be confirmed. And then there is the World Cup qualifying opener in Slovakia.
So another crossroads - now the FA has to find the right manager and the right way forward or England will be left behind for even longer.
Portugal's history is littered with world-class stars going back as far as the great Eusebio in the 1960s - but also with a history of getting close, but not close enough.
Eder's extra-time goal against France changed all that and Portugal were winners at last. It was a long overdue honour, and elation at the end of the years of frustration was easy to see, not just in the celebrations inside Stade de France but back home, where Lisbon came to a standstill.
Portugal will know how France felt on Sunday night. They were beaten in the final by outsiders Greece at their own Euro 2004. They also lost the World Cup semi-final in 2006, the quarter-final at Euro 2008 and semi-finals at Euro 2012.
And, of course, they were semi-final losers to eventual winners England at Wembley in the 1966 World Cup.
Portugal's own years of hurt are over. Fernando Santos' team were largely solid and pragmatic but so were Greece when they won in Lisbon in 2004. When the story of the country's football is updated, no-one will remember anything other than a historic victory.
Captain Cristiano Ronaldo's Euro 2016 final went from the despair of being taken off injured on a stretcher to lifting the trophy. He has now added a major honour on the international stage to his Champions League medals, winning it once at Manchester United and twice with Real Madrid.
There were even stories within Portugal's story.
Renato Sanches was voted Uefa's young player of Euro 2016. Surely Manchester United will come to regret losing out to Bayern Munich in the £27.5m transfer battle for this outstanding 18-year-old midfield talent.
And what about Eder? A flop at Swansea City but now a national hero in Portugal. He will be a sporting immortal after his powerful shot flew past France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to win the tournament for Portugal.
European club football has an elite group of attackers at its pinnacle - Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez at Barcelona plus Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale at Real Madrid.
Ronaldo and Bale demonstrated their brilliance in France but the Golden Boot went to France and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann, who has now moved to the brink of joining that glittering company with his six goals.
The 25-year-old was the face of France's campaign, the big hope for goals and attacking inspiration with Karim Benzema marginalised. Griezmann used the stage to confirm his stature as a player ready to be ranked in the world-class bracket.
The slight figure belies great strength on the ball, his speed of thought and movement perfect allies to an exquisite first touch.
Griezmann's greatest quality is the most priceless commodity in football. He scored goals when the pressure was on and the occasion demanded, not withstanding a rare fruitless night in the final.
It was Griezmann who dragged France out of a hole with two second-half goals when they trailed 1-0 to the Republic of Ireland in the last 16. He then delivered the goals that knocked out World Cup holders Germany in the semi-final.
He has a special place in French hearts as this tournament helped to unite a nation that was grief-stricken after the attacks on Paris last November which saw 130 die and hundreds wounded. Griezmann's sister Maud was in the crowd at Bataclan when gunmen opened fire at an Eagles of Death Metal concert.
Griezmann is popular, personable and the outstanding player at Euro 2016. It has made him box office.
All the matches at Euro 2016 were played in front of fervent fans and, while that trouble in Marseille when England played Russia must not be ignored, this was a tournament in which most supporters mixed on friendly terms.
Iceland's fans brought their own special brand of backing as they reached the quarter-finals. Such was the impact of their trademark clapping chant that Uefa adopted it and attempted to co-ordinate opposing fans in a reproduction.
If this piece of stage management proved one thing, it is that this is best left to the Icelanders.
Wales received magnificent, colourful support from their fans while followers of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland sent a sea of green surging through France.
France's own supporters bought into the significance of Euro 2016 as a unifying force after those November attacks.
It was encapsulated in one moment midway through the second half of their 2-0 semi-final win against Germany.
France were on the back foot and fighting to protect a 1-0 advantage. Suddenly a roaring emotional version of national anthem 'La Marseillaise' swept around Stade Velodrome in a very obvious attempt to inspire their team.
It worked. France went on to win 2-0.
Memorable moment: The sight of Cristiano Ronaldo effectively taking over as Portugal manager in the closing minutes of their victory over hosts France in the final.
Player of the tournament: Antoine Griezmann (France). An outstanding forward who will now demand wider attention.
Team of the tournament: Portugal - the winners always take this one but honourable mentions for the wonderful contributions of Iceland and Wales.
It is part of a series for adults written in the style of the well-known children's books that aims to clearly explain complicated subjects.
The 52-page guide has been co-authored by former Friends of the Earth director Tony Juniper and climate scientist Emily Shuckburgh.
Mr Juniper said he hoped the book would "stand the test of time".
Ladybird produced a series of books for children in the 1960s and 1970s and has recently found renewed success with a range of humorous books for adults.
Titles include the Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis and the Ladybird Book of the Hangover.
The latest series involves experts explaining complex subjects in simple form.
The prince previously co-authored a book with Mr Juniper and Ian Skelly called Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World. He also wrote a children's book entitled The Old Man of Lochnagar.
Mr Juniper told the Mail on Sunday: "His royal highness, Emily and I had to work very hard to make sure that each word did its job, while at the same time working with the pictures to deliver the points we needed to make.
"I hope we've managed to paint a vivid picture, and, like those iconic titles from the 60s and 70s, created a title that will stand the test of time."
A publishing director for Penguin, which produces Ladybird books, revealed Clarence House had put the latest idea to the publisher.
Rowland White told the Sunday Times: "It was a coincidence where we were thinking about a new series for adults after the huge success of the spoof books, but this time wanted some factual books by experts on science, history and arts subjects."
Penguin Books said the title, which will be released on 26 January, had been read and reviewed by figures within the environmental community.
The other books in the series are Quantum Mechanics by Jim Al-Khalili, and Evolution by Steve Jones.
Asked how the book might be received in the academic community, Dr Phillip Williamson, an associate fellow at the University of East Anglia's School of Environmental Sciences, said: "There's the obvious danger that this won't be taken seriously.
"But if the style is right, and the information is correct and understandable, the new Ladybird book with royal authorship could be just what is needed to get the message across that everyone needs to take action on climate change."
Some customers of Bank of Ireland (BOI) and Bristol and West will see their repayments double overnight.
The changes will affect 13,500 homeowners, who took out tracker mortgages as long ago as 2003.
BOI has defended its decision, saying that customers were warned about such rises in the small print.
But lawyers are now advising those people affected to make an official complaint about BOI to the Financial Ombudsman Service, in an attempt to obtain possible compensation.
Customers who took out tracker mortgages (in some cases they were called "lifetime trackers") were told they would track the Bank of England base rate, plus a margin of, for example, 0.85%.
Many were under the impression that the margin would stay the same, and hence the cost of their mortgages would only rise if the underlying base rate were to rise.
The base rate has remained at a record low of 0.5% for the past four years.
So some borrowers are furious that typical repayment rates will rise from 1.35% (0.5% base, plus 0.85% margin) to 2.99% from 1 May.
Residential customers will then face a further rise in October, to 3.99%.
Gary Smith, from Colchester in Essex, took out a £200,000 mortgage with Bristol and West, a BOI subsidiary, in 2004.
He faces having to pay an extra £280 this month and a further £200 in October.
"It was sold and marketed as a tracker rate," he told the BBC.
"I thought I had that margin for life. It's all very frustrating," he said.
Mr Smith said he was not in a position to move his mortgage elsewhere, as his wife was now only working part-time and no other lender would grant a mortgage on his new earnings multiple.
Two-thirds of the customers affected are buy-to-let landlords, and they face an even steeper increase than residential borrowers.
Instead of facing a staged increase, they will be hit by a doubling of rates this month.
Colin Thody, from Mytchett in Surrey, is a buy-to-let landlord who believed he would pay 1.75% over base rate for the lifetime of his mortgage.
This month, his mortgage repayment will increase from £270 to £600.
"I think the bank has acted in an immoral way and will cause many landlords serious financial problems," he told the BBC.
Lawyer Justin Sellig is advising customers to complain to the Financial Ombudsman.
"People were sold a lifetime tracker," he says.
"They were led to believe that the margin over base rate wouldn't change."
The consumer organisation Which? is advising customers to complain directly to BOI if their mortgage had the word "life" or "lifetime" in its title.
"Customers should complain if they were led to believe they had bought a 'lifetime' mortgage and Bank of Ireland must deal with these complaints quickly and fairly," said Richard Lloyd, executive director of Which?.
But BOI insisted that if customers had read the small print on their contracts, they would have known that the bank had the option to increase its margin over base rate.
It said the increase was "permitted by a specific clause in these mortgage contracts".
It added that "this clause was clearly referenced in the pre-sale offer document provided to the customer".
BOI blamed the increase on a rise in the cost of providing such mortgages, and on the need to maintain greater levels of capital.
It said that customers were free to move to other providers, and that no early repayment charges would apply.
Andrew Tyrie MP, who chairs the Treasury Select Committee, has twice written to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), asking them to investigate potential mis-selling.
But the FCA said that since mortgages were not regulated before October 2004, it had no power to carry out an investigation.
Customers with queries can call Bank of Ireland free on 0800 345 7512.
Terence McNaughton, Dominic McKinley, Neal Peden and Gary O'Kane have stepped in following the recent resignation of PJ O'Mullan.
Their first game will be in the Christy Ring Cup against Kildare on 23 April.
"They are stepping in on an interim basis and the situation will be reviewed after the Christy Ring," said a county source.
McNaughton, O'Kane and McKinley were all part of the Antrim team which made it to the 1989 All-Ireland final.
It means a second spell in charge for McNaughton and McKinley as they were joint managers of the Saffrons between 2007 and 2009.
In an effort to accommodate hurling and football fans, Antrim have given up home advantage for the Christy Ring opener against Kildare, in the hope a Dublin venue can be arranged.
On the same day Antrim's footballers play Louth in Croke Park in the Division Four final.
Ryan Ford, 24, of Porthcawl, Bridgend county, lost control of an Audi A4 outside Streets nightclub in the seaside town in October.
Cardiff Crown Court heard the scene was "carnage with bodies on the floor".
Ford admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to provide a specimen and driving without insurance.
He was jailed for three years and 10 months and has been banned from driving for six years.
A total of 21 people were injured in the crash, six of them seriously, who all required surgery, mainly for broken legs.
Gareth James, prosecuting, said Ford's girlfriend, a passenger in the car at the time, made a frantic phone call to a friend while the car was being chased by police.
Mr James said she was screaming to her friend and called out for help, saying Ford was not "thinking about other people, just thinking about himself".
One witness said people were screaming and running around after the crash, while another said Ford smelled strongly of alcohol and "looked intoxicated", the court heard.
Sentencing Ford, Recorder of Cardiff Eleri Rees said: "Some of the victims suffered life changing injuries and it was simply a miracle nobody was killed."
Police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission, is investigating what police action was taken before the crash happened and whether the relevant procedures were followed.
The jurors, seven women and five men, cast their eyes down or kept them closed while the sentence was read out.
None of them glanced in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's direction. It was as if they could not bear to look at him.
Afterwards one of the jurors, a woman with gold hoop earrings, appeared to weep. Someone touched her lightly.
A juror in dark-framed glasses held the edge of the jury box. He bit his lips and rubbed his hands. He wiped his face, distraught.
Tsarnaev, 21, stood still.
Outside the courthouse people shook their heads in disbelief.
Mary Duggan, a 28-year-old marketing manager said her reaction was simple: "It's just shock."
The jury's decision has turned liberal Massachusetts upside down.
Most people here oppose the death penalty. A recent poll done by WBUR, for example, shows 60% of voters living in Boston think Tsarnaev should be sentenced to life in prison.
The jurors were chosen, however, because they said they would be willing to consider the death penalty.
In this way they are different from the majority of the people who live in the state.
However, watching the jurors for hours in the courtroom, it is hard to see them as all that different. One of the jurors was a student. The others were professionals, including a legal executive and a former nurse.
While they may not have reflected the majority opinion of those living in Massachusetts, they captured a mood as well as a widely shared and until now pent-up desire to punish Tsarnaev.
When I spoke to people in Boston during an earlier phase of the trial, some hinted they might support a death penalty. But they did not come out and say it - at least, not to me, and not back then.
Now that the sentence has been imposed, the people of Massachusetts do not look so liberal. Some even say that the jurors went easy on him.
Michael Campagnone, a 36-year-old sommelier at Strega's restaurant, says Tsarnaev "lucked out".
"At the end of the day, it should be more than death," said Mr Campagnone. "He should face the families to explain himself and say why he did it."
One woman who works in a nearby hotel had another idea: "Put him in a cage and let wild animals tear him apart."
Tsarnaev remained stone-faced in court. He acted this way, too, when victims of the bombings talked about what happened to them on the day of the Boston Marathon.
Only two of the jurors believed Tsarnaev has felt remorse. The other 10, like many in Massachusetts, think he has no regrets.
Even those who oppose the death penalty get tripped up when they talk about it. Beth Pardo, a special-education teacher who lives in East Longmeadow, says she is against the death penalty but wonders whether he showed any remorse.
"You were there," she says, looking at the courthouse down the street. "Did he?"
I shake my head.
She says: "If he had no remorse..." Her voice trails off. She says she can see why the jurors made their decision and then heads off.
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Pan Tiku, 75, an investment adviser who is wearing ear buds in Starbucks and listening to a sermon in Urdu, says that he hopes Tsarnaev will be spared.
"I'm not a believer in eye-for-eye," he says, while acknowledging that the jurors examined the evidence "methodically".
"They came to the right conclusion based on the law,'" he says. "They would be negligent if they did not do what the law states."
Daniel Medwed, a professor at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, says the jurors made a calculus: "At the end of the day they probably just conducted a balance - that the horror of the crime outweighed any argument that he should be spared."
After the sentencing was delivered, the jurors left the room in single file. A moment later, guards led Tsarnaev through a side doorway.
He walked out of the room in the same way he had done before - with a slight swagger and in high spirits, as if he were going to a place that is fun and exciting and full of marvel.
The spy agency argues the planned boost - from 2,500 staff to a little under 3,500 - has been made necessary by the development of the internet and technology.
MI6 will use the extra staff to ensure the security of people and operations.
No public announcement has been made, but the BBC has established the 40% boost via Whitehall sources.
Intelligence bosses around the world are trying to work out how they can continue to operate covertly in an age where almost everyone in Western societies has left traces on the internet, making it far harder to create fictitious identities.
Facial recognition technology has also reached the point where images - for example of an intelligence officer travelling under an assumed identity - can be easily reverse searched to find pictures posted online under their real identity, before they joined MI6 or the CIA.
In a rare public appearance in Washington DC on Tuesday, Alex Younger, the chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, alluded to the scale of this challenge.
"The information revolution fundamentally changes our operating environment," he said.
"In five years' time there will be two sorts of intelligence services - those that understand this fact and have prospered, and those that don't and haven't.
"And I'm determined that MI6 will be in the former category."
MI6 is set to secure the lion's share of additional people for the intelligence services promised by the government in its 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.
That pledged 1,900 additional staff, but MI6 will get most of that figure, with the Security Service (MI5), Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ, the eavesdropping organisation), and police Counter Terrorist Command sharing the remainder.
The scale of challenge faced by spymasters became clearer in 2010, following the assassination of a Palestinian militant in Dubai by a team believed to have been sent there by Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence arm.
It quickly became clear that the hit team had travelled on European passports that had been cloned, and belonged to real people who had visited or were living in Israel.
It is thought Mossad may have done this because of the difficulties of operating today with completely false identities.
MI6 officers fear that sensitive operations will be increasingly open to compromise by foreign spies or even militant groups skilled at using the internet.
"Our opponents who are unconstrained by conditions of lawfulness or proportionality can use these capabilities to gain increasing visibility of our activities which means that we have to completely change the way that we do stuff," Mr Younger said.
Both MI6 and GCHQ face increasing challenges also because of the breakdown in co-operation between technology firms and the agencies following the revelations of US whistleblower Edward Snowden.
"To the extent that those revelations damaged and undermined the trust that needs to exist, I think it's highly problematic," said Mr Younger.
Mark Urban is diplomatic and defence editor for BBC Newsnight. More on this story on the programme at 22:30 on BBC Two - or you can catch up afterwards on iPlayer
The killings in the north-eastern state of Assam are the latest in a series of attacks blamed on religious tensions over the treatment of cows.
Hindus consider cows sacred and killing them is illegal in several states.
A Human Rights Watch report last week said at least 10 Muslims had been killed over the issue since May 2015.
The victims of Sunday's attack in Assam's Nagaon district have been identified as Abu Hanifa and Riyazuddin Ali, police said.
"They were chased and beaten with sticks by villagers who said the two men were trying to steal cows from their grazing field," news agency AFP quoted senior police official Debaraj Upadhyay as saying.
"By the time we took them to the hospital at night they had succumbed to their injuries."
A murder case has been registered and two people have been detained for questioning, police said.
The Human Rights Watch report says that since the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party formed India's federal government in 2014, attacks against Muslims and Dalits (formerly known as untouchables) have risen over rumours that they sold, bought or killed cows for beef.
The BJP now also governs Assam.
Those killed in the violent vigilante campaign against beef consumption in India include a 12-year-old boy.
Many states are now actively enforcing bans on cow slaughter and in March, the western state of Gujarat passed a law making the slaughter of cows punishable with life imprisonment.
In addition to government bans, vigilante groups who portray themselves as protectors of cows have also been active in several states.
The groups routinely check vehicles and often beat up cattle traders.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year criticised the vigilantes, saying such people made him "angry", but this has not stopped the attacks against cattle traders.
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His own hopes of a pro boxing career ended at 23 when he was stabbed through the hand by a rival gang member.
But rather than carrying on down the wrong path he has helped others.
Now 41, he provides free classes to hundreds of young people at his Nottingham School of Boxing, with some even dreaming of reaching the Olympics.
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Bryer Wheatley, one of the young people Baz has helped, said: "When I was younger I used to be on the streets, carrying weapons, and I was involved in crime. I had no future. Baz has got me into college.
"He got me a part-time job and put me on the right track. I have even become a national junior boxing champion and have aspirations of going to the Olympics one day. If it weren't for Baz, my mum and dad would have thrown me out and I would have ended up in prison."
Baz received the trophy in Birmingham on Sunday at the annual BBC Sports Personality show after winning the East Midlands award earlier in the month.
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Regional awards organiser Natalie Jackson of BBC East Midlands Today said: "Marcellus's voluntary work totally bowled over the judging panel. Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping told us youngsters listen to Baz because they can relate to him.
"His work is a real life changer and the effect of it on breaking the cycle of crime is immeasurable, and the judges could see why."
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The visitors missed a glorious chance early on, with John Marquis heading wide from two yards out, while Andy Williams nodded against the top of the bar moments later.
Rovers had the ball in the net on five minutes, but Marquis was flagged offside moments before beating Christian Walton, while Joe Wright sent a header wide from a corner.
Doncaster went ahead after 21 minutes when James Coppinger slammed home his fifth of the season from close range, while Town captain Scott Cuthbert was stretchered off in the aftermath after a nasty head injury.
However, Luton then came storming back into the contest and were level on 36 minutes when Olly Lee's wonderful fizzing cross was powered home at the back post by Cameron McGeehan.
The game changed four minutes before the break when Danny Hylton's wonderful backheel sent Jack Marriott away and he slotted under Doncaster goalkeeper Marko Marosi to give Luton a lead they had scarcely deserved.
After the break, McGeehan went close to making it 3-1 when his shot deflected over, while Tommy Rowe's tame free-kick was easy for Walton.
Marriott almost had a second, his shot bouncing into the grateful gloves of Marosi, before Luton made sure of the three points with 81 minutes gone as Pelly Ruddock was felled in the area by Wright, and McGeehan fired the spot-kick into the roof of the net.
The Hatters were reduced to 10 men in the closing seconds as Hylton picked up his second booking, before Walton saved superbly from Marquis as Luton ran out winners.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Luton Town 3, Doncaster Rovers 1.
Second Half ends, Luton Town 3, Doncaster Rovers 1.
Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Dan Potts.
Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by James Justin.
Second yellow card to Danny Hylton (Luton Town).
Attempt saved. Matty Blair (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Hand ball by Pelly Ruddock (Luton Town).
Dan Potts (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Luton Town. Alex Gilliead replaces Cameron McGeehan.
Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Joe Wright.
Dan Potts (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by James Coppinger (Doncaster Rovers).
Pelly Ruddock (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Houghton (Doncaster Rovers).
Goal! Luton Town 3, Doncaster Rovers 1. Cameron McGeehan (Luton Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
Joe Wright (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Penalty Luton Town. Pelly Ruddock draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Joe Wright (Doncaster Rovers) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt saved. Alan Sheehan (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Delay in match Jack Marriott (Luton Town) because of an injury.
Jack Marriott (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Andy Butler (Doncaster Rovers).
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Harry Middleton replaces Tommy Rowe.
Jack Marriott (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Matty Blair (Doncaster Rovers).
Delay in match Dan Potts (Luton Town) because of an injury.
Delay in match Pelly Ruddock (Luton Town) because of an injury.
Foul by Pelly Ruddock (Luton Town).
Andy Butler (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
James Justin (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by James Coppinger (Doncaster Rovers).
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Riccardo Calder replaces Cedric Evina.
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Mathieu Baudry replaces Frazer Richardson.
Attempt blocked. John Mullins (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Cedric Evina (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
James Justin (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cedric Evina (Doncaster Rovers).
Alan Sheehan (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andy Williams (Doncaster Rovers).
Attempt saved. Jack Marriott (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Their high fitness levels also appear to increase their chances of surviving cancer if they are diagnosed later on.
University of Vermont researchers said even small improvements in fitness could help to reduce cancer risk.
Cancer Research UK said investigating links between men's fitness levels and cancer risk was a new approach.
Being physically active and eating a healthy, balanced diet are already known to be important factors in reducing people's risk of developing cancer and other diseases.
But study author Dr Susan Lakoski said it would be more beneficial to tell people how much they needed to improve their fitness in order to reduce their risk of cancer to acceptable levels.
This could come in the form of a personalised plan, which should start with measuring their cardio-respiratory fitness.
This study of 14,000 men aged between 46 and 50, in Texas, tested their cardio-respiratory fitness levels at the outset by making them run on a treadmill to the point of exhaustion.
After that, their fitness levels were regularly tested over an average of six and a half years between 1971 and 2009.
Between 1999 and 2009, 1,310 of the men had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, 200 with lung cancer and 181 with colorectal cancer.
The study found that the men with high levels of fitness in middle-age reduced their risk of lung cancer by 55% and their risk of colorectal cancer by 44%, compared with the men with low levels of fitness - those who took more than 12 minutes to run or walk a mile.
However, the study found that the fit men in middle age did not appear to reduce their risk of prostate cancer.
The authors said the exact reasons for this were unknown but men with high cardio-respiratory fitness may be better at looking after their health and therefore more likely to undergo screening for prostate cancer, making them more likely to be diagnosed.
Dr Lakoski said fitness prior to a cancer diagnosis was important.
"This preventative message starts earlier than you think, way before you develop cancer.
"Your health behaviours and your fitness earlier in life has an impact 20 or 30 years later - and that's what people don't realise."
In the study, she said as long as people were above the low-fitness category, they already had a lot of advantages.
Tom Stansfeld, health information officer at Cancer Research UK, said: "Investigating links between men's fitness levels and cancer risk, rather than just the amount of physical activity they do, is a new approach.
"The results reconfirm the benefit of physical activity in decreasing men's risk of bowel cancer.
"Interestingly, the study also found a positive effect of fitness on reducing lung cancer risk, but more research is needed to understand this potential link better."
He said other research in women had shown that increased levels of exercise could reduce the risk of breast and womb cancers.
He added: "Being regularly physically active is great for your overall health and, as this study demonstrates, has benefits far beyond the health of your heart."
The Lib Dems say there are "closing the gap" on sitting MP Zac Goldsmith, the former Tory who triggered the poll over his opposition to Heathrow expansion.
Both the Lib Dem and Labour candidates say they will vote against Brexit in the event of a Parliamentary vote.
Mr Goldsmith is backed by local Tory MPs and UKIP while the Green Party is backing the Lib Dems.
With the Conservatives, UKIP and Green Party not fielding candidates, there are eight people standing in the election.
Mr Goldsmith won the seat with a majority of more than 23,015 in last year's general election but the Lib Dems are targeting the constituency - after making big gains in the Witney by-election last month - which they held for 13 years until 2010.
Leader Tim Farron and predecessor Nick Clegg are among those to have been out canvassing in the seat while many of the party's more than 100 peers are visiting the constituency - which encompasses Richmond, North Kingston and New Malden in south-west London - in the 48 hours before polls open.
Former Lib Dem business secretary Vince Cable, who was MP for the neighbouring seat of Twickenham and Isleworth until last year, told the BBC on Sunday that Mr Goldsmith's lead over Ms Olney was "narrowing" and he expected the result to be "very close".
Mr Goldsmith, who is standing as an independent, told BBC Breakfast that the by-election was a vote on his record as a MP since 2010, including his support for the UK leaving the EU, but primarily on his longstanding opposition to a new runway at Heathrow now backed by the government.
"If I lose this by-election, Heathrow will win," he said. "A vote for me is against Heathrow expansion".
With all the leading candidates opposing Heathrow expansion and with the constituency having voted clearly in favour of remaining in the EU in June's referendum, the Lib Dems have sought to turn Thursday's poll into a vote on the government's Brexit negotiating strategy and aims.
Ms Olney told the BBC that, if elected, she would have a "personal mandate" to vote against triggering Article 50 - the official mechanism for leaving the EU - should Parliament get to decide on the issue.
"It appears people want to send a very clear message [on Brexit]," she said. "People want better representation on this issue."
Labour candidate Christian Wolmar has also said he would oppose the start of official talks on the UK's separation from the EU - putting him at odds with many within his own party who argue the Leave referendum result must be respected.
"Brexit is bad for Britain," he told BBC Radio 4's Today. "We know that from the dodgy Nissan deal, we know that from the fact that some 30,000 civil servants are going to have to untangle it. It would be a complete vote into the unknown."
At the 2015 election the then Conservative Zac Goldsmith got 34,404 votes, the Lib Dems 11,389, Labour 7,296, the Green Party 3,548 and UKIP 2,464.
Green co-leader Caroline Lucas has called for party supporters to back the Lib Dem candidate as the best way of ousting Mr Goldsmith - as part of attempts to form a broader electoral alliance among "progressives".
But former London Assembly member Darren Johnson has criticised the decision not to field a candidate in the constituency.
Voting takes place between 07:00 GMT and 22:00 on Thursday. The result is expected in the early hours of Friday. There will be a This Week by-election special on BBC One covering the result.
Here are all the candidates, in alphabetical order of surname:
The strange discovery was made by members of The River Dee Trust at a place called the Lummels Pool, at Birse, in Aberdeenshire.
River Dee Team biologist Jamie Urquhart said it was thought foam floating about on the water started to freeze and bump together, forming the discs.
The phenomenon can be found in rivers and in the open sea.
Mr Urquhart, who found and photographed the "pancakes", said: "What we think happened is this - foam floating about on the water started to freeze, probably at night.
"Bits of frozen foam got pushed around in the eddy, and in the ensuing collisions became roughly circular."
Mr Urquhart added: "The air temperature rising - being colder at night due to the clear-sky conditions but warmer in the day - means the discs may have grown at night, collecting new foam.
"Then during the day, when the discs softened in the sun, softening particularly around the edges, the collisions raised up the rims.
"The next night, further growth followed by a new rim the next day with a greater size."
BBC Scotland news website reader Nick Lindsay got in touch to say he had spotted the same "quite bizarre, but lovely features" on the River Brora in the Highlands five years ago.
The statistics show the Welsh NHS spent more than £6m on private treatment in the last two years.
Hywel Dda health board spent six times more than any other board - £3,676,211 between April 2013 and March 2015.
It said it had used private providers after facing recruitment problems, to avoid patients suffering longer delays.
Five out of the six health boards in Wales all paid for so-called "spot contracts" during the period - short-term, unplanned contracts awarded to private healthcare providers to carry out NHS work.
Winter pressures, long waiting lists and staff vacancies are all reasons given for why this was necessary.
Figures uncovered using a Freedom of Information Inquiry show Hywel Dda health board paid for 22 spot contracts over the two years, to reach the £3,676,211 total figure for private spending.
Most of the other health boards spent in the region of hundreds of thousands of pounds, but Aneurin Bevan spent nothing.
Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care director Marcus Longley questioned whether the decision to pay the private sector amounted to good value for money.
"In Wales the policy is to do everything in-house within the health service whenever possible.
"The difficulty is that if you go to the private sector in January wanting lots of operations done by March you'll pay through the nose for that."
Hywel Dda health board said difficulties with recruitment had led it to use external providers, but it was continuing to review this.
In a statement the board added: "The decision to allocate additional funding was in recognition of the importance of ensuring our patients received planned treatment, such as hip or knee replacements, when demand for emergency services was significant.
"Without this immediate solution more patients would have waited longer for treatment."
The Pakistani Taliban attacked the Army Public School in the city on Tuesday, which resulted in at least 141 deaths.
The Pakistan Cricket Board tried to postpone the match but said they were "constrained" by media commitments.
New Zealand won the fourth one-day international by seven runs, with Kane Williamson hitting 123 off 105 balls.
Pakistan have played most of their "home" matches in the Middle East since 2009, when a bus carrying the Sri Lanka team on its way to play in Lahore was attacked by gunmen.
"We are playing outside Pakistan only because of the threat of terrorism at home," said the PCB spokesman, who added that black armbands would be worn by the players in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
"If we allow terrorists to disrupt our matches abroad, then all will be lost."
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Playing on home ice in a world championship tournament for the first time since 1992, GB took a first-period lead as Robert Dowd blasted to the net.
Mislav Blagus levelled for Croatia before goals for the hosts from David Clarke and Evan Mosey.
David Brine replied for Croatia before Russell Crowley hit GB's fourth goal.
Only the winners in the six-team round-robin tournament at the SSE Arena will be promoted.
Great Britain head coach Pete Russell was pleased with his team's opening win.
"It's a good start. It's all we wanted," Russell told BBC Five Live.
"They are a decent team and we maybe made it hard work for ourselves at times.
"We got a bit flat in the second period but we bossed that final period and got the win we wanted."
The Croatians included Vancouver Canucks NHL player Borna Rendulic but after his impressive first period, he was well contained by the hosts for the remainder of the game.
Russell handed British debuts to Brendan Brooks, 18-year-old Sam Duggan and Liam Stewart.
Top seeds Japan opened their campaign with an emphatic 6-1 win over the Netherlands while Estonia and Lithuania are also competing in Belfast.
The competition winners will qualify for next year's Division 1 Group A with the top two from that tournament advancing to the top tier of the 2019 World Championships.
Great Britain have narrowly missed out on promotion following second-place finishes in the third-tier competition in the last two years.
The hosts are back in action against Estonia on Monday evening.
The bronze statue of the writer surrounded by books has been placed in Guildhall Square in Portsmouth, the city in which he was born.
More than 100 invited guests, including 40 members of the Dickens family, attended.
One of the youngest members, nine-year-old Oliver Dickens, helped to unveil the £140,000 statue.
Dickens stipulated that when he died there should be no memorial to his life, apart from his published works.
However, professor Tony Pointon, chairman of the Charles Dickens statue committee, said the event marked a "wonderful day for Portsmouth".
He said: "When we had the idea 20 years ago, we knew the statue had to be in his place of birth.
"Finally after years of fundraising Charles Dickens and the city are both getting what they deserve."
Mark Charles Dickens, the writer's great, great, grandson, said the Dickens family was "delighted" that a statue would "at long last" be erected in the UK.
"This is the culmination of years of hard work by many dedicated people," he said.
"We really hope that this magnificent statue will stimulate and inspire future generations to discover the genius of his writing and his passionate campaign for social justice."
The statue was made by Oxfordshire sculptor Martin Jennings, whose previous works include sculptures of poets John Betjeman at London's St Pancras Station and Philip Larkin in Hull.
Mr Jennings said he wanted the statue to "express Dickens's energy, the richness of his imagination and the abundance of his output".
Although there are Dickens statues overseas, including Philadelphia and Sydney, this will be the first full-sized statue of the author in Britain.
Portsmouth's Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum is opening to the public for free all day to "celebrate" the new statue.
The organisation has issued a statement after the Sunday Herald reported claims of hundreds of hares being shot.
Mountain hares can be shot for sport and they are also culled as part of the management of grouse moors.
CNPA said the park had a "good population" of hares but asked landowners to ensure culls were properly managed.
The park authority said it believed a cull cited in the newspaper report was an annual managed cull.
One of the reasons for shooting the animals is because the hares carry sheep ticks which can infect the game birds with a disease called the louping ill virus.
Also known as blue hares, Scotland has almost all of the British mountain hare population.
They are Britain's only native hare and may have been here since the Ice Age.
The brown hare, which can be seen on farmland across Scotland, was introduced to Britain possibly by the Romans or during the Iron Age.
Heather moorland managed for grouse shooting provides the best habitat for mountain hare, according to public agency Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH).
However, SNH, the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust and Scottish Land and Estates have asked shooting estates to limit large-scale culls because of concerns about the species' conservation status.
An effort also started last year to provide clearer information on the health of hare populations.
Online there is a public petition seeking support for the mountain hare to be given protected species status. It has gathered more than 11,600 signatures so far.
Hamish Trench, director of conservation and visitor experience at CNPA, said the park authority had also previously set out its concerns about the balance of moorland species and habitat management.
He said: "Observation suggests there is a good population of mountain hares in the Cairngorms and the managed moorlands provide a good habitat for them.
"We back the current research project which is working with estates in the national park to establish better counts."
Mr Trench added: "In this case we understand the hare cull was part of a planned annual management cull.
"We recognise the public concern about the scale of culls and this emphasises the need for good information on populations and restraint in line with SNH's advice in the meantime.
"In particular we expect moorland managers to ensure any culls do not threaten the conservation status of mountain hares."
Former Derby County, Hull City and Preston boss Brown, 57, took the job at Roots Hall on 25 March 2013.
He took over with the Shrimpers in League Two, but guided them to promotion via the play-offs in 2015 and his side are now sixth in League One.
"I started off a job four years ago to prove the world of football wrong," Brown told BBC Essex.
The ex-Bolton and Hartlepool defender said he had had "to go down into the second division to get a job".
Brown had been out of management since December 2011, when he was fired by Preston, before being appointed by Southend in 2013.
He said many chairmen these days are "trigger happy", leading to "good men ending up losing their jobs".
"I'm so happy the chairman [Ron Martin] isn't influenced by the outside world as much as other chairmen are," Brown continued.
"I think if you have a good relationship with the guy up top, that is the most important thing. I firmly believe that, given time, most managers will get it right."
Brown is the 11th longest-serving manager in England's top four divisions, with under-pressure Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger top of the list having been in charge of the Gunners for more than 20 years.
"I'm hoping Arsene hangs on to his job," Brown added. "If that crumbles, unfortunately the whole mentality of the world of football will change."
The Sons were two ahead at half-time through Kevin Cawley's strike from distance and Christian Nade's header.
That lead became three when Darren Barr headed in from a corner.
The non-stop Liam Henderson curled in a beauty before Farid El Alagui drove in another, but Hibs failed to reap an equaliser from sustained late pressure.
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With Rangers winning and the gap now at 11 points between the Ibrox side and Hibs - who lost 3-0 at home to Morton on Wednesday - with 10 league games to go, it would seem a huge slip-up would be required for Mark Warburton's side not to end up champions.
Alan Stubbs said after the Morton defeat it was important to show it was just "a blip", and Hibs appeared calm and composed as their much-changed starting XI got to grips with Dumbarton.
A passage of crisp passing started by Henderson was almost finished delightfully by the same player within the opening five minutes, meeting Niklas Gunnarsson's cross with his left foot and cushioning a lovely volley from 12 yards off the junction of post and crossbar.
Former Hearts striker Nade was enjoying his remit of pestering the Hibs defence and Paul Hanlon felt the full force of the Frenchman when he ended one of his runs.
But despite Stubbs' men apparent comfort, Dumbarton struck first through Cawley, finishing superbly into the bottom-left corner from 20 yards.
Danny Carmichael and Jason Cummings both sent efforts narrowly wide of goal - misses that proved costly when Dumbarton extended their lead three minutes before half-time through Nade's first ever goal for the club.
The 31-year-old rose to glance Mark Docherty's delivery past the onrushing Mark Oxley.
More jubilation followed straight after the break for the Sons when another former Jambo in the shape of Barr met Calum Waters' corner at the near post to bullet another header in off Oxley.
Nade was withdrawn and goaded the Hibs fans with a 5-1 gesture in reference to their Scottish Cup final defeat to Hearts in 2012.
But almost immediately Henderson answered with a mazy run and wonderful finish into the top corner to reduce the deficit.
Henderson's engine was admirable and the man on loan from Celtic was soon instrumental in a second Hibs goal.
He had a shot cleared off the line by Docherty before taking the corner that resulted in substitute El Alagui driving the ball into the net following a scramble.
The Easter Road side piled on the pressure and amounted 16 corners as they searched for an equaliser but Dumbarton showed great resolve to secure crucial points as they try to avoid being embroiled in a relegation fight.
The final episodes of series two of the political drama, which has attracted a cult following worldwide, were aired on BBC Four earlier this month.
"Strong characters coupled with delicately woven personal and political storylines have kept our audiences hooked on a Saturday night.
"The final season will be equally as engrossing," said Richard Klein, controller of BBC Four.
The third series, which takes place some two-and-a-half years on from the season two finale, is currently being shown in Denmark - and a British character is understood to be in the cast .
Speaking to the Sunday Politics Show earlier in February, actress Sidse Babett Knudsen - who plays prime minister Birgitte Nyborg in the show - confirmed it would be the final series, despite the programme's "unexpected" success.
"It's a bit sad, but it's great to end on a high," she told the BBC's Andrew Kerr.
"It's like finding a treasure," she said, explaining the success of the show, which has followed in the footsteps of other Scandinavian TV hits The Killing and The Bridge.
"Everything that's not from America is exotic, TV-wise. I think you become very loyal if you feel that you are part of discovering something."
The opening two episodes of the current series drew more than a million viewers to BBC Four when it was broadcast in January.
"We are so thrilled that BBC Four is on board for season three," said Camilla Hammerich, creative producer of Borgen.
"And amazed at how the UK viewers have taken the series into their hearts."
The third series will be shown in the UK next year.
Three major indexes turned higher in mid-morning trading and were modestly up by early afternoon.
Mr Bannon, a right-wing nationalist, helped shape the "America First" message of Mr Trump's election campaign.
He also supported some of Mr Trump's more radical economic positions.
In a recent interview with the left-leaning American Prospect magazine, Mr Bannon said the US was in an "economic war" with China, and called for aggressive protectionist moves.
Cheering broke out on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as news of Mr Bannon's exit spread.
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Stocks had been trading in record territory earlier this year, leading some to forecast a correction.
Some say Mr Trump's clashes with North Korea and the domestic fight stirred by his defence of a white supremacist rally in Virginia provided a trigger for the recent losses.
Stocks will welcome Mr Bannon's departure if it represents a victory for the more traditional economic advisers in the White House, such as Gary Cohn, a former investment banker, JP Morgan analysts wrote in a note sent to investors on Friday.
But they warned the firing may not improve odds of actual legislative victories if Mr Bannon remains active politically via his right wing news outlet Breitbart.
"Mr Bannon's departure ... could wind up having mixed ramifications depending on how it happens and what he winds up doing next," they wrote.
Rosa King, 34, died at Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire on Monday.
It is understood she died after a tiger entered an enclosure, but police and the council are still investigating and an inquest has yet to take place.
Her parents Peter and Andrea King said an "abundance of love" had been shown by all for their daughter Rosa.
Ms King, whose family home is in Chippenham, Wiltshire, was dedicated to her job at the zoo where she had worked for 14 years, her parents said.
"She lived and breathed a vocation that meant the world to her", her parents said in a statement released through Cambridgeshire Police.
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Referring to their "beloved daughter", Mr and Mrs King said she was a "dedicated professional when it came to her work".
"Rosa was passionate about animals from the age of two when she first sat on the back of a horse. After that, her life was always going to be about animals," they added.
Details of how Ms King died have not yet been released, and an inquest is expected to take place next week.
A joint investigation by police and Huntingdonshire District Council - which is responsible for licensing the zoo - is currently under way.
Meanwhile the zoo remains closed to the public and staff have not said when it might reopen.
The tiger that killed Ms King has not been put down and was unharmed, police said.
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The England and Wales Cricket Board created the role leading the England team in a restructure after managing director Paul Downton left in April.
Strauss's fellow former England captains Michael Vaughan and Alec Stewart had also expressed an interest in the position.
But it is understood Vaughan is no longer in the running for the role.
Job descriptions were sent to a number of candidates last month and Stewart said the ECB "needs to decide what the job is going to look like".
Strauss, 38, captained England in 50 of his 100 Tests, scoring 7,037 runs at an average of 40.91.
Confirming his interest in the role last month, he said it was "very important" for England to "move on" after incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves suggested the door remained open to Surrey batsman Kevin Pietersen if he was scoring runs in county cricket.
Pietersen, 34, was dropped in 2012 for sending derogatory text messages about Strauss - then England captain - to members of the South Africa team.
Last July, Strauss apologised to Pietersen after making an offensive remark about him during a live television broadcast when he thought he was off-air.
Speaking after England lost the third Test in the West Indies to draw the series 1-1, Geoffrey Boycott told BBC Sport "things won't change" if Strauss is appointed.
The former England opener and Test Match Special pundit said captain Alastair Cook and coach Peter Moores were "cautious" and "don't have any imagination".
He added: "If Andrew Strauss is the new ECB director of cricket, it'll stay the same."
Ex-England pace bowler Angus Fraser said Strauss is an "excellent man" whose work with former England head coach Andy Flower showed his strengths.
The Middlesex director of cricket and England selector told BBC Radio 5 live sports extra: "They put a plan in place and worked to it. They won Ashes series and became the number one Test side in the world.
"Thinking things through, getting the organisation right and putting the right people in the right positions is something he'll do very well.
"If you've produced a Test side that got to number one in the world, you must have taken ideas on board."
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Psychiatrists say the sounds of the fireworks could provoke extreme stress among those who have fled war zones.
The town, in North Rhine-Westphalia, also banned sales to shelter residents.
In other parts of the country, migrants have been notified about the likelihood of fireworks during the night.
Amateur firework displays are popular in Germany and small, hand-held rockets are often set off in residential areas.
"Those who have fled war-torn areas associate the bangs more with gunshots and bombs than with New Year," Christian Soebbeler, a spokesman for Arnsberg town, told newspaper Deutsche Welle.
According to a report published in September by Germany's Federal Psychotherapy Chamber, 40% to 50% of migrants or refugees in Germany suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression.
Dr Joachim Bauer, a psychotherapist from the University Medical Centre in Freiburg, told Deutsche Welle that for those suffering from PTSD, the sound of fireworks could cause anxiety, panic and shock.
"For this reason it seems sensible to prohibit the customary New Year's fireworks in refugee shelters and the surrounding areas," he said.
Germany has accepted more refugees than any other European nation.
More than one million new asylum-seekers registered in the country in 2015.
The award-winning artist was known for songs like Working In The Coalmine, Southern Nights and Fortune Teller.
He suffered a heart attack shortly after coming off stage at Madrid's Teatro Lara on Monday night, reported Spanish newspaper El Mundo.
He was found in his hotel and resuscitated - but suffered a second heart attack en route to hospital.
The mortuary at the Madrid's Hospital Fundacion Jimenez Diaz confirmed his death to the BBC.
A legend of New Orleans R&B, Toussaint worked with some of music's biggest stars - including Paul McCartney, Irma Thomas, Aaron Neville, Joe Cocker, Glen Campbell and Elvis Costello.
He had been due to play the London Jazz Festival this weekend.
Toussaint was born in 1938 in the working class neighbourhood of Gert Town, New Orleans.
He began learning piano at the age of seven, influenced by the likes of Huey "Piano" Smith and Ray Charles, and got his big break when he was asked to fill in for an absent Fats Domino at a recording session.
In 1960, Toussaint was hired by Joe Banashak's Minit record label and masterminded many of the company's biggest hits - including Irma Thomas's Ruler of My Heart (later recorded by Otis Redding as Pain in My Heart) and Benny Spellman's Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette).
Drafted by the military in 1963, he continued to make music on service leave, but scored his biggest hits after his discharge in 1965.
His most successful collaborations were with singer Lee Dorsey, who recorded Toussaint's compositions Ride Your Pony, Get Out of My Life Woman, Working in a Coalmine and Everything I Do Gon' Be Funky.
Many of his songs became famous through cover versions, with the likes of The Who, The Rolling Stones, Robert Plant, Bo Diddley and The Doors re-interpreting his songs.
He also produced Labelle's signature hit Lady Marmalde in the 1970s, and released a collaborative album with Elvis Costello in 2006.
Toussaint was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. The citation said his greatest contribution "was in not allowing [New Orelans] old-school R&B traditions to die out but by keeping pace with developments in the rapidly evolving worlds of soul and funk.
"In addition, he brought the New Orleans sound to the national stage, and it remains a vital and ongoing part of our musical heritage to this day."
Following Hurricane Katrina, he campaigned tirelessly for his hometown, raising money to support those left destitute by the disaster.
In 2013, he was presented with America's National Medal of Arts, the highest honour given to an American artist.
"After his hometown was battered by Katrina and Allen was forced to evacuate, he did something even more important for his city - he went back," said President Obama at the award ceremony.
"Since then, Allen has devoted his musical talent to lifting up and building up a city. And today, he's taking the stage all over the world, with all kinds of incredible talent, doing everything he can to revive the legendary soul of the Big Easy."
Toussaint is survived by his two children, including his son Clarence, known as Reginald, and his daughter, Alison, both of whom managed his career in recent years, reported New Orleans' broadcaster WWL-TV.
The first half was goalless and it took until the 94th minute for Wrexham to break the deadlock.
However, Paul Rutherford's goal was soon cancelled out by Diarra.
Barrow remained eighth, but four points off the play-offs with a game in hand while Wrexham stayed 10th in the National League table.
Wrexham manager Dean Keates told BBC Radio Wales: "Overall on the game the draw is probably a fair result, but the way they scored their goal was disappointing.
"But I'm proud of the lads - absolutely outstanding.
"It's not an easy place to come to. It's very difficult - they're very direct, there's a lot of pressure and they're all big lads."
Match ends, Barrow 1, Wrexham 1.
Second Half ends, Barrow 1, Wrexham 1.
Goal! Barrow 1, Wrexham 1. Paul Rutherford (Wrexham).
Paul Turnbull (Barrow) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Wrexham. George Harry replaces Ntumba Massanka.
Goal! Barrow 1, Wrexham 0. Moussa Diarra (Barrow).
Substitution, Wrexham. Mark Carrington replaces Curtis Tilt.
Substitution, Wrexham. Paul Rutherford replaces Antony Barry.
Substitution, Barrow. Akil Wright replaces Lindon Meikle.
Substitution, Barrow. Inih Effiong replaces Richard Bennett.
Second Half begins Barrow 0, Wrexham 0.
First Half ends, Barrow 0, Wrexham 0.
Curtis Tilt (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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The Hrossey was heading into Kirkwall in fog at about 22:00 on 3 July when passengers described the ship making what appeared to be an emergency manoeuvre to avoid another ship.
It was believed to have been the anchored Coastguard tug Herakles.
Serco Northlink Ferries has now said the ferry had "manoeuvred to ensure a safe passing distance".
This was said to have "caused the ferry to list more than normal".
The new measures, which will ensure compensation is paid to victims, are contained in the Modern Slavery Bill, which was announced in the Queen's Speech on Wednesday.
The bill would change the maximum jail sentence from 14 years to life.
The Home Office wants the bill to become law before the general election.
The initial version of the bill, published last year, was criticised by a parliamentary committee for being a "cut and paste job" of existing offences.
Since then that committee, led by Frank Field MP, has made a series of amendments which place a much stronger focus on victims.
Under the proposed law, courts will be able to demand that offenders with assets pay compensation for the exploitation and loss of dignity that slavery victims have suffered.
The bill could also enforce a statutory defence against the prosecution of victims who have been compelled to commit crimes after being trafficked or held against their will.
The Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010, which established an annual anti-slavery day to raise awareness of the issue, described slavery as including:
Currently victims are liable for prosecution if there is evidence to prove that they have been involved in illegal acts such as prostitution or cultivation of drugs.
Modern slavery can include men, women and children who are brought into the country from overseas and forced to work in illegal brothels or immigrants who are forced to work in cannabis farms, the Home Office said.
It can also include vulnerable people forced to work in any number of industries, from farms to nail bars, against their will.
"Sandra", 24, was 13 when her grandmother died. She was taken to work for a woman in Uganda as a housemaid but soon found herself being regularly raped by the lady's husband.
When she was 17, a friend of the couple she was living with took Sandra to England. She was told she had to sleep with men and could not return to Uganda until she had paid back the cost of bringing her to the UK.
A few months later, she was taken to another house by a man who said he had paid for her. Other men would visit the house regularly and she was only allowed to leave her room to go to the toilet.
The man later abandoned her on the side of the road when she fell pregnant. It was the first time she had been outdoors in the UK. She was helped by a passer-by and given help by the Salvation Army.
You can listen to an interview with Sandra here.
The independent think tank Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) welcomed the bill being included in the Queen's Speech.
Its director Christian Guy said: "There are high hopes that this new bill will force modern slavery from the shadows and bring Britain's fight against it into the 21st Century."
A Home Office spokesman echoed his sentiments and said: "We want to ensure that victims of this horrendous crime get the reparation they deserve.
"The bill will also strengthen action against the criminals involved in this disgusting trade in human beings to prevent them from ruining any further lives."
The new measures - which the Home Office has said will be the first of its kind in Europe - will only apply specifically to England and Wales, but ministers have previously said they wanted it to have the "broadest UK-wide effect".
A consultation process on slavery and human trafficking has recently closed on 15 April in Northern Ireland, and the results are yet to be published.
The UK and Scottish governments have also previously agreed to work together while ensuring Scotland's "distinctive approach" to the issue is maintained.
The plans for a Modern Slavery Bill were first unveiled by Home Secretary Theresa May in August 2013 and the government want to see it enforced before the 2015 general election.
The Queen's Speech is designed to outline the government's proposed policies and legislation for the forthcoming parliamentary session of 2014-15.
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Both of the diplomatic missions had been closed for several months due to the deteriorating security situation there.
The Libyan government has been fighting hard-line Islamist militias in Libya's second city of Benghazi for months.
Government forces are accused of being backed by Egypt and some Gulf states.
The BBC's Rana Jawad reports from the site of one of the bombings in Tripoli.
The paper calls it her "mea culpa".
In an editorial, the paper says it is right that Mrs May will show contrition - but adds that the time for apologies is over.
It says decisiveness and clarity are the best way of uniting the cabinet, her party, and ultimately, the country.
The Sun on Sunday, meanwhile, says Mrs May is being urged to clear out what it calls the "Brexit-bashers" in a mini reshuffle in order to reassert her authority.
The Mail believes Chancellor Philip Hammond and the Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson are poised to back a leadership bid by "soft-Brexit" supporter, Home Secretary Amber Rudd - if Mrs May is forced to step down.
Both the Mail and the Sunday Times say backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg is considering whether he should enter the race to succeed Mrs May.
Although when asked directly about his ambitions, he told the Sunday Times: "I think if I threw my hat into the ring, my hat would be thrown back at me pretty quickly."
In an editorial, the paper says what it calls "Moggmentum" is gaining strength.
"Could he become Tory leader? Stranger things have happened", it concludes.
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The Observer has an article by the former Labour Foreign Secretary David Miliband calling for politicians on all sides to fight back against what he calls the "worst consequences" of Brexit.
He says the country should have the chance to vote on any Brexit deal in a second referendum with a straight choice between remaining in the EU and the negotiated alternative.
The former Business Minister, Anna Soubry, who campaigned for remain in the referendum, says a hard Brexit would destroy the lives and livelihoods of her constituents.
In the Mail on Sunday, she says "it's not impossible" that she could join with like-minded people who wanted to save the country from that fate.
In the Sunday Telegraph, Chancellor Philip Hammond, and the International Trade Secretary Liam Fox have written a joint article insisting the UK will leave the customs union and single market when it withdraws from the EU.
They previously appeared to have opposing views on Brexit.
The ministers stress there should be a limited transition period but say this must not be a means of staying in the EU.
Five pages of the Mail on Sunday are given over to the first hand account of the British model who says she was abducted in Italy by masked men, who wanted to sell her as a sex slave.
It says Chloe Ayling has given her first account of her ordeal.
The paper says her story has divided the nation and invites its readers to decide whether she was telling the truth.
The Sunday Mirror has spoken to her agent, who says police posed as him in an effort to track down her captors.
The Daily Star Sunday is predicting a Royal wedding. It says Prince Harry's inner circle claims he has asked his actress girlfriend, Meghan Markle, to be his wife - adding that she has accepted.
The People says Ms Markle has received her first seal of approval from the royal family - from Mike Tindall, the husband of Prince Harry's cousin, Zara Philips.
It quotes the ex-England rugby union international as saying Ms Markle will do "absolutely fine" if she becomes a royal - even though he has not actually met her yet.
The success of Great Britain's men in 4x100m relay at the World Championships came too late for the first editions of Sunday's papers.
But Sir Mo Farah is pictured on many front and back pages - the disappointment at coming second in the 5,000m final clearly shown.
The Mail on Sunday calls him a "silver knight", while the Sunday Mirror says he had a "knight to forget".
The Sunday Times is kinder, saying that if defeat is the making of a true champion, then Farah left the track as the greatest champion of all.
The Sunday Telegraph sums up his legacy as: "A loser on the night, a winner forever."
David Kidd, the Sun on Sunday's chief sports writer, says even the greatest icons are eventually caught by an invincible opponent - old father time.
Rivals Manchester United won the title with a 3-0 win over Aston Villa on Monday, leaving City 16 points behind.
"You should move very quickly. We didn't do this last year," admitted 48-year-old Mancini.
"We moved so slowly. We lost the players that were our targets to improve our team."
Earlier this month, Mancini questioned the club's transfer policy, commenting: "I think we had the chance to win another Premier League if we worked well last summer but we didn't."
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With five games left in the league, City are five points ahead of third-placed Arsenal with a game in hand.
"I think that when you build your team you need to start like in this case, in the end of this championship. We have time, but not a lot of time. We should have our targets in mind," the Italian added.
On Manchester United's 20th title victory, Mancini said: "United have more attitude than us, as a club, as a team. We had big problems with players injured.
"They did better than us, they won a lot of games in a row, it was really difficult."
City have the chance to win silverware for the third successive season when they face Wigan in the FA Cup final on 11 May.
Alexandre D'Acol got the opener - a rebound after keeper Owain Fon Williams had kept out Ali Crawford's header.
Crawford almost doubled Accies' lead, his chip tipped over by Fon Williams.
Robbie Thomson replaced injured keeper Remi Matthews and kept out a Ross Draper header but could not stop Liam Polworth's long-range leveller.
The away team in this fixture had won the five previous meetings and perhaps more pertinently, Caley Thistle had not lost at New Douglas Park since January 2009, winning on all six of their most recent visits to Hamilton.
Although they could not preserve that record, they will be delighted to emerge from this match with a point, having looked second best for much of the game.
Accies' renowned youth academy is a gift that keeps on giving it seems and in Greg Docherty they appear to have cultivated another star-in-the-making.
Cut from a similar cloth to James McCarthy and James McArthur, Docherty is a tidy, energetic box-to-box midfielder, with an eye for a pass.
Called up for Scotland Under-21 duty this week, Docherty showed why as he and fellow academy graduate Crawford dominated the midfield, with Crawford getting beyond D'Acol to glance a header at Fon Williams before the striker's emphatic finish.
Pleasingly for player-manager Martin Canning, Scott McMann - another youth product - made his first Premiership start, filling the left-back slot that has been a problem for Accies this season.
Caley Thistle appeared to have turned a corner recently, with a fine run of four games undefeated following three losses in their opening three matches.
And they began the match well as Brad McKay had a header cleared off the line by Louis Longridge.
But they drifted out of the match, though Gary Warren did go close on two occasions.
It was not until the closing stages they really began to push Accies back and when the home side lost Matthews to injury, Draper pulled out a magnificent save from his replacement Thomson.
But Thomson could not get to Polworth's ferocious low drive deep into stoppage time, which extended Accies' winless run to four.
Hamilton player-manager Martin Canning: "For the seventh out of the eight games, I think, we've gone ahead - we've only managed to see it out once and win one game.
"It's not enough, we know that, we need to do better, to see games out. I thought again we did enough to win the game. But obviously we got hit again in injury time, which was disappointing.
"We didn't lose the goal because tactically we were unaware or were undone. Sometimes all you can say is maybe Lady Luck isn't on our side at the minute."
Inverness CT manager Richie Foran: "I thought we had the better chances, their keeper pulled off one or two decent saves, we had one cleared off the line so on chances alone I think we deserved a point. On overall play, I thought they were the better team.
"We've scored a couple of late goals now so I always thought one was going to drop for us. It's a great finish by Liam Polworth.
"The spirit was great. I'm delighted with the lads."
Match ends, Hamilton Academical 1, Inverness CT 1.
Second Half ends, Hamilton Academical 1, Inverness CT 1.
Gary Warren (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ali Crawford (Hamilton Academical).
Attempt missed. Lonsana Doumbouya (Inverness CT) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Ali Crawford (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Goal! Hamilton Academical 1, Inverness CT 1. Liam Polworth (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
Danny Seaborne (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Scott Boden (Inverness CT).
Attempt missed. Liam Polworth (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Foul by Rakish Bingham (Hamilton Academical).
Carl Tremarco (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical).
Jake Mulraney (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Shaun Want replaces Louis Longridge.
Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Gary Warren.
Attempt blocked. Ross Draper (Inverness CT) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Robbie Thomson.
Attempt saved. Ross Draper (Inverness CT) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner.
Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Robbie Thomson replaces Remi Matthews because of an injury.
Darian MacKinnon (Hamilton Academical) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Darian MacKinnon (Hamilton Academical).
Jake Mulraney (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lonsana Doumbouya (Inverness CT).
Delay in match Remi Matthews (Hamilton Academical) because of an injury.
Foul by Greg Docherty (Hamilton Academical).
Larnell Cole (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Scott McMann (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Liam Polworth (Inverness CT).
Substitution, Inverness CT. Larnell Cole replaces Iain Vigurs.
Attempt missed. Brad McKay (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Carl Tremarco (Inverness CT).
Attempt missed. Scott Boden (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Scott McMann (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Liam Polworth (Inverness CT).
Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Rakish Bingham replaces Alejandro D'Acol.
Lonsana Doumbouya (Inverness CT) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Charlotte Lawson, 24, took photos of the jellyfish at Queensland's Deception Bay after noticing an unusual colour in the water.
"[When] we got closer we realised it was jellyfish," she told the BBC. "It was like bubble wrap across the beach."
Although a common sight on Australia's east coast, the mildly venomous marine stinger is rarely seen in such numbers.
Marine biologist Lisa-Ann Gershwin said she gasped when she saw the pictures.
"It's like wallpaper," she said. "They are just cheek by jowl. They are packed so tightly. It's a sea of blue."
Dr Gershwin said the phenomenon was probably caused by a combination of factors including warmer waters, abundant nutrients and an absence of predators.
Northerly winds and tide conditions may have also contributed, she said.
Ms Lawson said she had never seen so many jellyfish. They had started to smell "pretty rank", attracting complaints from locals, she said.
Dr Gershwin said she expected the jellyfish to dry out on the sand and be eaten by birds.
The Sunshine Coast Daily reported that recent strong north-easterly winds had contributed to a spike in jellyfish sightings.
According to Surf Life Saving Queensland, more than 22,800 swimmers were treated for stings by another jellyfish species, the bluebottle, on the Sunshine Coast from 1 December to 31 January.
Dr Dan Capps said he treated three dogs for stings at his Sunshine Coast veterinary clinic at the weekend.
"We've had a prevalence of bluebottle jellyfish and other fire-type stingers on the Sunshine Coast," Dr Capps told the BBC.
"Some dogs have been eating them and its a very painful experience for them."
Reporting by the BBC's Greg Dunlop
The show is enormous and with most of the 225 exhibitors offering discounts of up to 50%, it's easy to understand why 25,000 people are expected to flood through the doors this weekend.
Parents are spending more than ever on their children. Sales of baby products such as furniture, clothes and food are rocketing.
The Baby Show takes place around the UK three times a year - two events in London and one in Birmingham - and has seen an almost 30% rise in spending from year to year.
The 2014-15 shows saw visitors spend over £30m, while at the 2015-16 events, more than £39m was spent.
The pressure to provide the best is clear when you take a look at popular parenting discussion site Mumsnet. The number of threads in the forum about how much to spend on various items is staggering.
And as new entries to the market bring different ideas and innovative products, the spending pressure on parents grows even more.
Take cots, for example. The decision to buy one should be simple. A baby needs somewhere to sleep.
But should the child be in a Moses basket or crib before a full-size cot? Do you also need baby positioner supports? What about the wide variety of pods, wraps, pillows, mats and even "nests" available out there?
The choices are overwhelming.
Jenny Ward, director of services at the Lullaby Trust, which provides expert advice on safer baby sleep, is very clear on what is required.
"Babies need their own sleeping place, although it can be in the same room as parents. They need a firm, flat, waterproof mattress. Bedding must not be too loose as it could become a danger by covering their head and it must not make the baby too warm," she says.
Beyond that, she says it is up to parents to make decisions on the type of cot that fits in with their lifestyle.
Some of the biggest sellers at John Lewis are cots where the side drops down completely, allowing a mother to have it positioned almost as an extension of her own bed.
This "co-sleeping" design is particularly popular with breastfeeding mothers, and sales at the department store are up 134% compared with last year.
On the cot market you can also find: bunk cots - a space-saving option for twins or for a toddler and infant sibling combo; cots with storage built in underneath; ones that can convert into beds as the child grows; the options go on and on.
The top end of the market is epitomised by London-based Dragons of Walton Street. The showroom in Harrods, Kensington, is a sight to behold.
Princess Diana commissioned the company to design nurseries for Princes William and Harry. Its cots are, quite literally, fit for a (future) king.
The Arab and Russian markets are very important for the brand.
"We are currently working on a big project in Abu Dhabi," says global sales director Simon Croft. "It's a complete redesign of four bedrooms and we are flying a team out to install everything."
Discretion is key at Dragons, and Croft won't comment on the price of such a job, but it would certainly be beyond the reach of most parents.
As is the world's most expensive cot, the €12m (£10.7m) Dodo Bassinet by Suommo. Made of solid 24-carat gold it takes six months to build and weighs 188kg.
Suommo's chief executive and designer Ximo Talamantes says his creations are "works of art". He is currently working on a special project for the Dubai royal family.
There is no doubt that celebrity endorsements and trends are followed closely by parents these days. Generally speaking, whatever Harper Beckham, the Kardashian kids and other famous tots wear sells out.
The same is true of sleeping arrangements. In April 2013, the Duchess of Cambridge was spotted buying a Moses basket while pregnant with Prince George at high-end shop Blue Almonds. Sales immediately picked up.
Beyond the products we would all think of as traditional for a sleeping baby, the market has exploded in recent years.
From cushions and pads, designed to keep a baby in a particular position, to pods, hammocks and cocoons all meant to recreate an enclosed "womb-like" sleeping environment, the list is endless. At the Baby Show some 31 stalls are categorised as selling "sleeping" products.
Jenny Ward from the Lullaby Trust says these items are simply "not necessary".
But for a desperate parent, with a child who just will not sleep, anything is worth a try.
"There's not much that exhausted parents won't do to help their baby sleep, budget permitting," says Kate Williams, editor at Mumsnet.
One such story is what led Charlotte Marshall to design the Poddle Pod. In November 2011 her son Deacon was born.
"He just did not want to be put down," Charlotte says. "He would fall asleep in my arms and then wake up after a few minutes if I tried to put him down anywhere."
After reaching the point of desperation, she and her mum came up with the £49.99 Poddle Pod, a design that fits snuggly around the child, imitating the feeling of being held.
While the Poddle Pod is not recommended for overnight sleeping, there are other similar products on the market which are.
John Lewis has seen sales of the Sleepyhead pod range, which starts at £110, more than double compared with last year.
"Conversations on Mumsnet indicate that people buy Sleepyheads for quite specific reasons - often because they've found that their baby won't take to a cot - and so despite the expense, the product seems to be successfully meeting a particular need," says Mumsnet's Kate Williams.
The 28-year-old reached the landmark in Exeter's 3-0 win at Grimsby Town in League Two on 14 January.
"It was a proud moment," Reid, who has played for 13 clubs during a near 11-year career, told BBC Sport.
"I've had managers and people tell me that I wouldn't play 100 games, so to get 100 goals is quite an achievement, especially for the position I play."
Reid has scored five times for Exeter since joining the Grecians in September.
He was one of League Two's most prolific marksmen between 2013 and 2015 while at Plymouth Argyle, but injury last season saw him score just seven goals.
"I wasn't really thinking about getting to the landmark at all really," added Reid, who had to wait almost two months before getting his 100th goal.
"I knew I was on 99 but I wasn't chasing it, it wasn't in my brain."
Reid has formed part of an impressive attacking unit at Exeter, with David Wheeler, Ollie Watkins and himself combining to score 12 goals in Exeter's past six games.
That form has helped Exeter from just above the relegation places to 10th position, four points below the play-offs.
"At the moment the goals seem to be going in for the lads and hopefully it continues," Reid said.
"A lot that you see on the pitch is training ground-based. It's very nice when it comes off and we're seeing the rewards from that.
"As long as we win and keep winning points, I'd take not scoring again."
The 14-year-old was last seen on 28 August walking along the Grand Union Canal.
Police hope the reconstruction will prompt new information as they continue the hunt for their main suspect, convicted murderer Arnis Zalkalns.
Scotland Yard says it has identified Elthorne Park, west London, as an "area of interest" in its investigation.
A Metropolitan Police (Met) statement said: "As part of the ongoing search operation we have identified an area that is currently being assessed. It will be subject to further examination to determine if it is relevant to this investigation.
"The area of interest is in Elthorne Park."
Alice's family has asked people with information to "please, please help us".
In a statement, they said they were "desperately concerned" for her welfare and "every morning brings new agony" but they were "trying to keep hopeful".
Earlier, Alice's father Jose Gross said the scale of the public's help was "extraordinary".
Lampposts and postboxes in Hanwell, west London have been decorated with yellow ribbons to raise awareness about the missing teenager.
The reconstruction follows three parts of Alice's last known movements.
Detective Superintendent Carl Mehta said: "Alice was last seen on CCTV walking along the canal towpath, heading under Trumpers Way bridge towards Hanwell.
"Since 16:26 BST on that Thursday 28 August she has not been seen. Did you see Alice that afternoon? Have you seen her since? We need your help to find her."
Officers are also searching for 41-year-old Mr Zalkalns who was filmed cycling along the canal 15 minutes after Alice was seen.
He went missing from his Ealing home on 3 September.
The Latvian was convicted of his wife's murder in 1998 and served seven years in jail before moving to the UK in 2007.
Detectives have flown to the Latvian capital Riga as part of the investigation.
In their statement, Alice's family said: "Alice has been missing for four weeks now. We are desperately concerned about her welfare and worry constantly about what may have happened to her."
Appealing directly to Alice, they said: "We love you and we miss you. We want to see your smile again, we want to hear you sing again. We want to be a family again.
"The whole family, all your friends, the community and the police are united in trying to bring you home."
Detective Superintendent Mehta said the force needed "more help" to try and find Alice and had conducted the reconstruction in order to "try and stimulate visually and remind people visually" if they saw Alice.
He said Alice's walk was "particularly distinctive" and was similar to that of a power walker moving her arms up and down as she walked.
Detective Superintendent Mehta, said: "Just as Alice reached the [Trumpers Way] bridge it started to rain heavily. Think back and try to remember if you were out and about in that area that afternoon.
"It was during the summer holidays and the canal is a really popular place locally.
"We know that Alice loved the rain, so she probably would have kept walking in it rather than seek shelter.
"There are many paths and turn offs from that canal towpath. We don't know the route that Alice took, so please think back to that Thursday four weeks ago and call us if you can help."
The investigation team has followed at least 729 lines of inquiry, spoken to 1,067 people and taken more than 1,000 calls but there have been no confirmed sightings of Alice.
It has also created an interactive map showing Alice's last known movements.
Force commander Graham McNulty has said the decision to name Mr Zalkalns as a suspect in the disappearance of Alice Gross was a "kind of last resort".
"It's not very often we seek to name suspects... because you're tipping people off," he said.
The force stressed Mr Zalkalns was one of many lines of enquiry.
Officers have travelled to Latvia as part of the investigation, although Scotland Yard said there was no evidence to suggest Mr Zalkalns was there.
The BBC's correspondent in Latvia, Damien McGuinness said officers had been questioning his relatives in the city of Liepaja, where his former girlfriend and two young children live.
He said there was currently not enough evidence to issue a European Arrest Warrant, however legal experts believe Latvian police would detain Mr Zalkalns because there is reasonable suspicion a crime has been committed.
Arwel Jones, head teacher of Brentside High School, where Alice is a pupil, said she is "a truly exceptional young lady" who sings and writes her own music.
He said: "We remain anxious, we're hoping every day for some good news about Alice's safe return.
"Alice's close friends and the school community generally are saddened by this difficult time."
The hunt for Alice, from Hanwell, west London, is the largest Met Police search operation since the 7/7 terrorist bombings in 2005, with 600 officers from eight forces involved.
Officers are continuing to search a stretch of the River Brent where Alice's rucksack was found.
A reward of up to £20,000 is being offered for anyone who has information that leads detectives to find Alice.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the incident room on 0208 358 0100 or 101.
The 28-year-old, who won the Premier League title during a season-long loan at Leicester last season, has "extra bone growth" in the joint.
He said he is "bitterly disappointed", adding: "I started to feel some pain in my ankle after returning from the training camp in America.
Dyer signed a four-year contract extension with the Swans in August.
He added: "I saw a specialist last week and the MRI scan revealed the extra bone growth at the back of my ankle. There is not a lot I can do about it."
The collision, which involved a Ford Focus and a Renault Clio, happened on the A98, about a mile east of Portsoy, at about 16:50.
One person was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with serious injuries.
Another person was taken to the same hospital with injuries that are not believed to be serious. The road was expected to be closed for some time.
Diversions have been put in place.
Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, both at Manchester University, UK, took the prize for research on graphene.
Graphene is a flat sheet of carbon just one atom thick; it is almost completely transparent, but also extremely strong and a good conductor of electricity.
Its unique properties mean it could have a wide array of practical uses.
The researchers, along with several collaborators, were the first to isolate the layers of carbon from the material graphite, which is used in pencil "lead".
The breakthrough could lead to the manufacture of innovative electronics, including faster computers, according to the Nobel Prize Foundation.
"I'm fine, I slept well. I didn't expect the Nobel Prize this year," said Professor Geim.
He was talking over a telephone line to journalists assembled at a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden.
Prof Geim said his plans for the day would not change - he said he would go back to work and carry on with his research papers.
"In my opinion, there are several categories of Nobel prize winners. There are those who, after getting the Nobel Prize, stop doing anything for the rest of their lives, which is a big disservice for their community," he said.
"There is another type of person who thinks that other people think they won the Nobel Prize by accident. So they start working even harder than before."
He said that he was in neither of these categories and would "muddle on as before".
Prof Geim, 51, is a Dutch national while Dr Novoselov, 36, holds British and Russian citizenship. Both are natives of Russia and started their careers in physics there.
The Nobels are valued at 10m Swedish kronor (£900,000; 1m euros; $1.5m).
They first worked together in the Netherlands before moving to the UK. They were based at the University of Manchester when they published their groundbreaking research paper on graphene in October 2004.
Dr Novoselov is among the youngest winners of a prize that normally goes to scientists with decades of experience.
Graphene is a form of carbon. It is a flat layer of carbon atoms tightly packed into a two-dimensional honeycomb arrangement.
Because it is so thin, it is also practically transparent. As a conductor of electricity it performs as well as copper, and as a conductor of heat it outperforms all other known materials.
The unusual electronic, mechanical and chemical properties of graphene at the molecular scale promise ultra-fast transistors for electronics.
Some scientists have predicted that graphene could one day replace silicon - which is the current material of choice for transistors.
It could also yield incredibly strong, flexible and stable materials and find applications in transparent touch screens or solar cells.
Geim and Novoselov first isolated fine sheets of graphene from the graphite which is widely used in pencils.
A layer of graphite 1mm thick actually consists of three million layers of graphene stacked on top of one another.
The layers are weakly held together and are therefore fairly simple to tear off and separate.
The researchers used ordinary sticky tape to rip off thin flakes from a piece of graphite.
Then they attached the flakes to a silicon plate and used a microscope to identify the thin layers of graphene among larger fragments of graphite and carbon scraps.
Professor Martin Rees, president of the UK's Royal Society commented: "It would be hard to envisage better exemplars of the value of enabling outstanding individuals to pursue 'open-ended' research projects whose outcome is unpredictable.
In an apparent reference to the threatened cuts to UK science funding, he added: "There are surely important lessons to be drawn by the government from the Nobel Committee's decision.
"The UK must sustain our science at a competitive level in a world where talent is mobile and other countries are advancing fast."
On Monday, the Nobel Foundation announced that British scientist Robert Edwards, the man who devised the fertility treatment IVF, had been awarded this year's prize for medicine.
Professor Peter Main, director of education and science at the Institute of Physics, said, "We're delighted to see two UK-based physicists take the prize.
"Following yesterday's win for Prof Edwards, there could be no clearer sign of just how much the UK punches above its international weight in a very competitive scientific world."
Ten years ago, Prof Geim and Prof Sir Michael Berry from the University of Bristol were jointly awarded an Ig Nobel prize for their experiments using magnetic fields to levitate frogs.
These tongue-in-cheek awards for "improbable research" have become almost as famous as the real Nobels.
The Nobel prizes also cover chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economics (more properly called the Sveriges Riksbank Prize). Laureates also receive a medal and a diploma.
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The youngest is a schoolboy from Blackburn who was 14 when he incited an act of terrorism in Australia.
The figures also show there are growing numbers of women and girls being prosecuted.
Police say five terror plots have been foiled since March and 18 thwarted since 2013.
For the last two years the BBC has tracked the numbers of people from the UK who have been drawn into the conflict in Syria and Iraq.
The most comprehensive online record of its kind, it shows the rapidly escalating number of prosecutions since 2014.
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Those convicted come from a wide cross section of society and include former prisoners, a hospital director and the son of a police officer.
Married couples, siblings and a mother of six have also been prosecuted.
Of the 109 people convicted, 18 (16%) were women and girls and interestingly, over 85% of those convicted have never been to Syria or Iraq.
That's because some of the offences relate to those who have plotted to go and fight but who were arrested before putting their plans into action.
Others have been convicted of using social media to encourage support for banned groups such as Islamic State.
Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders told the BBC: "We need to be acutely aware that if people can't go to Syria - and we have certainly seen this in some of the cases we have prosecuted - they may plan a sort of an attack here instead or they may do more to radicalise other people here to attack so we need to be very aware of that."
The DPP says the Crown Prosecution Service has the resources it needs to deal with the increased number of cases.
After the London Bridge attack in which eight members of the public were killed, the prime minister called for a review of Britain's counter-terrorism strategy to make sure the police and the security services have the powers they need.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that some of the country's most dangerous extremists have been moved to a "prison within a prison".
The inmates have been relocated to what the MoJ has called 'separation centres' within HMP Frankland in County Durham.
The move was promised by the then-Justice Secretary, Liz Truss, after a report into Islamist extremism in prisons.
"There's nothing to choose between them," he says. "I'll go and vote because it's my duty, but I'll leave my ballot blank."
The National Front leader, Marine Le Pen, won almost 18% of the vote in the first round, and told thousands of supporters on Tuesday that she too would refuse to back either candidate.
Her 6.4 million supporters now hold the key to the outcome of the second-round run-off between Mr Sarkozy and Mr Hollande on Sunday.
According to the opinion polls, Mr Sarkozy needs about 80% of them to vote for him if he is to overtake his Socialist opponent's lead and win a second term.
But if the reaction of Mr Flahaut and many of his fellow party supporters is anything to go by, Mr Sarkozy faces an uphill battle.
The idle textile mills on the outskirts of Flixecourt, a decaying red-brick town in the Picardy region of northern France, symbolise the predicament of its people.
"We've known nothing but job losses here for 20 years and the politicians haven't lifted a finger to help us," says Mr Flahaut.
Blue-collar Flixecourt is traditionally left-wing and its mayor is communist. But high unemployment and a sense of neglect have sent many of the town's voters on a remarkable political journey to the far right.
In Flixecourt, Ms Le Pen won more votes than any other candidate in the first round of the presidential election. She did better in Picardy than in any other region.
Twenty-year-old Kevin Masse, a National Front youth organiser with close-cropped hair and an intense gaze, is typical of the party's young supporters.
Unemployed, he left school with a vocational diploma in construction trades, but without the baccalaureate needed to go to university.
"I'd like to be a machine operator or a crane driver, but it's tough to find a job," he says. "It's even hard to get unpaid work experience."
About 15% of people in Flixecourt are jobless and youth unemployment is much higher.
Like many here, Kevin feels abandoned by the apparatus of power. "Politicians come to see us before elections and the rest of the time they forget about us," he says.
He is unmoved by Mr Sarkozy's efforts to woo National Front voters, saying that "he spits on us".
Many National Front supporters who voted for Mr Sarkozy five years ago now feel betrayed, especially on immigration.
In the nearby village of Conde-Folie, surrounded by wheat and barley fields, Marine Le Pen's photo is proudly displayed in the local cafe, along with hunting and fishing trophies.
"We hate Sarkozy," says a grey-haired man standing at the bar. "We won't vote for him, whatever promises he makes."
Bar owner Jean-Francois Wogtysiak agrees. A former soldier whose grandparents came from Poland, he says the number one issue is immigration.
"We don't have enough money to take any more immigrants," he says. "Our companies are moving abroad and there's no work for French people."
Asked why immigration was such an important issue in a rural area where there are few immigrants, Mr Wogtysiak replies: "There's no work either."
"The French love their country," says Mr Flahaut. "Our values are disappearing and we see the bad effects of immigration in the big cities. We don't want that here and Sarkozy hasn't done anything to stop it."
But in other towns and villages in the area, I met some Le Pen supporters who said they would vote for Mr Sarkozy in the second round.
"I'll vote to beat the left," said Gilbert Pruvot, a retired dustbin lorry driver in the nearby village of Bernaville. "Those who cast blank votes are making a mistake."
According to opinion polls, up to 45% of National Front supporters will swing behind Mr Sarkozy, probably not enough to secure him victory.
The polls also indicate that up to 20% may back Mr Hollande, who has conceded that immigration has to be limited at a time of economic hardship.
And he says he would maintain the ban on the Islamic face veil, a measure he opposed when it was introduced by Mr Sarkozy.
In the more prosperous town of Eu, less than an hour's drive from Flixecourt, antique dealer and National Front activist Christian Mandrosse says he won't vote for either candidate.
The party's strategy, he says, is to let Mr Sarkozy lose in the hope that his UMP party will implode.
"If Francois Hollande wins, the UMP will be in a total mess," he says. "It will be a fight everywhere and of course it will be good for us - because it will be Socialists in the future against a new right, and the new right won't be any more UMP but perhaps, National Front."
But if Ms Le Pen is seen to support Mr Hollande, she risks losing credibility.
Kevin Masse is horrified that his father, who voted for her in the first round, says he'll vote for Mr Hollande in the second. "Surely Sarkozy would do less damage," he says.
But that's not the message coming from the top.
Ms Le Pen held a May Day rally in front of a statue of Joan of Arc in Paris on Tuesday and urged her supporters to vote with their consciences, while refusing to endorse either man.
Ten years ago her father and another far-right candidate together won a similar proportion of the first-round vote in the presidential election.
But Mr Sarkozy then neutralised the National Front in 2007 by campaigning on traditional far-right issues such as immigration.
This time, however, Ms Le Pen has moderated the party's message and softened its image - and her supporters are convinced she can continue to gain more support and command new political clout.
"We're looking to the future and we're hoping to win seats in the parliamentary elections in June," says Mr Mandrosse.
Many people in Picardy blame immigration, the euro and the international financial markets for France's economic difficulties.
They believe the euro has increased prices and they resent European Union regulations which they say restrict hunting and fishing.
Ms Le Pen says she would pull France out of the euro. And she has also won support locally with promises to scrap speed cameras on the roads and abolish the system of deducting points from driving licences for speeding.
The South Korean firm said it expects operating profits for the period to be 5.2tn won ($4.5bn; £2.9bn), 73% higher than a year a earlier.
Samsung overtook Apple as the world's biggest-selling smartphone maker in the second half of last year.
The firms have been locked in a number of patent battles in recent months.
Analysts said Samsung's profits were likely to grow again this year.
"Samsung is likely to continue record-breaking earnings this year as earnings from flat screens and memory chips will improve, making up for any potential slowdown in handset growth rates," said Lee Seung-woo at Shinyoung Securities.
"I'd expect profits to grow by another 5tn won this year."
The company is due to publish its official results for the fourth quarter of 2011 later this month.
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Neither candidate gained the 50% needed to win outright in the first round. Mr Duda won 34.7% of the vote, just ahead of Mr Komorowski on 33.7%.
Mr Komorowski hopes to win a second term in office.
Opinion polls before the election had put him comfortably in the lead. The turnout was 48.8%.
Mr Komorowski, 62, took office five years ago after his predecessor, Lech Kaczynski, died in a plane crash.
He is an independent allied with the centre-right Civic Platform, which has been in government since 2007.
Mr Komorowski said the election result was "a serious warning for the entire team in power''.
Mr Duda is from the right-wing opposition Law and Justice party, which is led by former President Kaczynski's twin brother, Jaroslaw.
He welcomed the result of the first round and looked forward to "two weeks of hard work" before the second round on 24 May.
"I deeply believe victory is still ahead of us," he said.
Mr Duda attracted most support in the more conservative eastern regions of the country, near the border with Ukraine and Belarus.
Rock musician Pawel Kukiz came third in the election, gaining just over 20% of the vote. There were another eight candidates standing.
The president has limited powers, but is head of the armed forces and can veto new laws.
The presidential vote comes ahead of parliamentary elections this autumn, and may give pointers to Civic Platform's chances of retaining power for a third term.
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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) twice yearly Food Outlook analysis says rising demand will absorb most of the higher output.
It says its index of food prices in May was at 232, only five points below February's record high of 237.
The FAO says higher food prices could mean poor countries will see food import costs rise by up to 30%.
That would mean them spending 18% of their total import bills on food this year, compared with the world average of 7%.
The organisation says the next few months will be critical in determining how major crops will fare this year.
The FAO's May index - which measures price changes in a range of essential foodstuffs, including cereals, oilseeds, dairy, meat and sugar - was 37% higher than a year ago.
David Hallam, director of the FAO's markets and trade division, said: "The general situation for agricultural crops and commodities is tight, with world prices at stubbornly high levels, posing a threat to many low-income food deficit countries."
The FAO says although prospects are encouraging in some countries, such as Russia and Ukraine, weather conditions - either too much or too little rain - could hamper wheat and maize production in Europe and North America.
In 2010, drought led Russia to ban exports of cereals and Ukraine to limit overseas sales. Better weather there this year means exports should return to normal and globally cereal production is expected to rise to a record.
Record production is also expected this year for other staples, including rice and fish.
The FAO report says that earlier in the year there was a good chance that supplies and prices would return to a more comfortable situation.
However, there then followed what the FAO called "a remarkable turn of events", including unfavourable weather and a host of unpredictable factors including the catastrophe in Japan and an unprecedented wave of political unrest in North Africa and the Middle East.
The big increase in the oil price has also had an impact. Soaring oil prices push food prices higher as they increase the cost of food production and transportation.
The role of commodities traders is increasingly coming under the spotlight with some blaming the speculative element of their activities for pushing prices artificially high.
The report looks into the subject, and concludes that "much has been done to improve market transparency but more is needed".
Signeul, who has been in charge since 2005, will leave following the summer tournament in the Netherlands, having agreed to manage Finland.
Kerr, 47, has been in charge of Lowland League side Stirling University since 2014.
Capped 59 times for Scotland, she was also manager of Arsenal Ladies, winning the FA Women's Cup twice.
Kerr's coaching career began while playing for Kilmarnock in 2004 and she had spells in charge at Hibernian and Spartans, while looking after the Scotland Under-19s from 2009-13.
The BBC expects an official announcement on her appointment on Monday.
Scotland's women are taking part in their first major finals and have been drawn in Group D alongside England, Portugal and Spain.
They continue their preparations for the finals with a friendly against Belgium on 11 April in Leuven.
Kerr will be in charge for the 2019 World Cup qualifying campaign, which begins in September.
Scotland will be seeded in Pot B along with Belgium, Netherlands, Iceland, Denmark, Austria and Russia for the draw for Europe's qualifying groups on 25 April.
Top seeds Germany, England, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland and Italy are in Pot A.
It is a brutal admission from Michael Kiwanuka, the winner of the BBC's Sound of 2012.
The 29-year-old singer-songwriter from Muswell Hill in north-London is talking about a time between his debut album and its hectic touring schedule, which saw him play dates to audiences across the world and the forthcoming release of his second album, Love And Hate.
His soft, tender vocals and acoustic guitar endeared him to fans of pop and folk music, and there were also flashes of jazz and comparisons to classic artists like Bill Withers and Otis Reading. But the sound eventually grew restrictive and led, not to a bout of creative block, but rather a complete crisis of self-confidence.
"There was a lot of doubt between the first album and this album. When I went into the studio and it affected my inspiration, my songwriting.
"I'm still really proud of that first album, I still really love that music, I guess it was more like how can you keep people interested in your music and what you're doing and how do you stay relevant without sacrificing who you are or being inauthentic to yourself?
"I tried to make the album and scrapped a lot of songs and started again which is one of reasons why it took so long to do."
Borne out of this frustration came the song Black Man In A White World - which would become the first single from Kiwanuka's new album.
"I didn't intend it as a first single," he says. "Making this album was a massive learning curve, every album probably is but it was a massive learning curve about me being me and gaining confidence to really believe that I could be an artist."
The reaction to the record was overwhelming positive. Radio 1's Annie Mac made it the week's Hottest Record.
"It was the first that changed everything," says Kiwanuka. "It gave me a fresh approach, I saw myself in a different space. I was sitting in the studio trying desperately to come up with something interesting and kept hitting a brick wall and that hook and those lyrics came out. Kind of out of frustration but not politically, like I was frustrated about what was happening out in the world. It was the frustration leading up to why all this self-doubt was there."
Nevertheless, the song has been given extra currency by a range of issues including the rise of the #Blacklivesmatter campaign in the US.
"I would meet musicians who were so self-confident in what they were doing, like I couldn't even put a track on and play a demo to people, I just thought they were awful but then I'd see people who were so confident in what they did. I was like 'I want some of that', so that's why that came out - 'I'm a black man in a white world', me not fitting in when I was growing up is the reason maybe why I'm so shy about everything and when that started to sound good, it was like 'I get it', the inspiration came.
"So it wasn't like to do something political, I didn't think it would be the first single because I saw it as just an exercise and when it was done, I thought no-one's going to play that because of the lyrics. It wasn't the intention to do something political but it came from digging deeper within myself."
Much of that burst of newly-discovered creativity was thanks to the producer on the new album, a Mr Brian Burton, better known as Danger Mouse.
"I've been a fan of his for ages, we had met before and we didn't have any plans to work together, so when he said we should, I thought, 'Amazing'.
"I definitely wanted his sensibilities to help push my music forward. I want to sing on things that sound good turned up, that have a heavier weight. His records sound classic but are also modern sounding."
Burton had asked Kiwanuka about what he wanted people to hear in his music and why someone should download and stream one of his song but also what he could do to subvert what people had come to expect from a Michael Kiwanuka song.
"He said he'd be interested to hear what I sound like angry, for example, and when he discovered I could play the guitar, he thought that's the way to do it, to contrast with my smooth sounding voice."
"I was using the same processes as I did on the first album and I thought it was a tired road for me, it was growing a bit repetitive and a bit tiring so I asked myself how can I get some excitement in my music without being crass. Getting out of the country, thinking about orchestrations, about new things to sing about, putting the acoustic guitar down freed me up and made music sound different."
One of Kiwanuka's heroes, Prince, died earlier this year. He famously recorded everything he did, much of which is still unreleased in his legendary "vault" of music. Kiwanuka admits he would like to go back to some of those songs which cause him so much heartache.
"I hope so, I'd like to think so. You need to have your own working space because something that happens is, someone you work with says, 'Oh I don't like that song,' so you put it down and you work on something else. If you have your own space, you can at least get them to a point where they're presentable and then you can decide, so I hope some of those songs will come out.
"I think some of them were good, they just weren't given the light of day to show their full potential so I'll probably revisit those, there are loads that have not been released."
Love And Hate is due out on 15 July.
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Three cats from Ty-Nant sanctuary in Cymmer were found dead while another three were later found unharmed after a break-in on Saturday.
Frank Lewis appeared at Swansea Magistrates' Court charged with two counts of burglary and causing suffering to a protected animal.
He was released on bail until 2 September.
A 15-year-old was also charged and will appear at Swansea Youth Court on 11 August.
Three dead cats were found mutilated following the break-in.
A post on the sanctuary's Facebook page said three cats were found in a cage in a ditch on Sunday and had been safely returned to the centre. Five are still missing.
Ty-Nant said it was still looking for a tortoiseshell and white cat, three black and whites and one large tabby male.
A fundraising website set up for the sanctuary has raised more than £11,000 since Saturday.
A sanctuary volunteer posted on the centre's Facebook page saying: "The injuries they had sustained has left all of us heartbroken and angry.
"There are still cats that are unaccounted for and we hope that they will somehow be found and returned safely."
When I was growing up, one of the subjects I learnt in both primary and secondary school was history - not only of Nigeria but also of Europe.
The bare facts of the growth of nationalities might not have been interesting to my young mind but I grew up with the conviction that hardly anything could be more exciting than the study of the exploits of men and women who later became heroes - or villains - among their people as they shaped the course of history either in their local areas or in the world at large.
A long ago, I read in history books of the conquest of the Ilorin people in the central Kwara State, by Fulani forces from Sokoto under Shehu Alimi following the betrayal of the Alafin of Oyo by his former warlord, Afonja.
So now I understand clearly the never-ending undercurrent of ethnic restiveness between the Yoruba and the Fulani peoples in the Kwara state capital.
Many other ethnic crises across the Nigerian nation are similarly rooted in historical events and they may be resolved only after excavating the root, but who has the tools?
Queen Amina of Zaria in the north, Moremi of Ife and Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti of Abeokuta in the west were historical figures whose lives I studied in school.
They were women who conquered the chauvinism of their times to lead their communities in war and in political emancipation.
Their history is a study in equality of the sexes, each given the same opportunities.
A government has to be retrogressive to discourage the studying of the lives of these great human beings by removing history as a subject from our school curricula.
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It was during the military rule of General Ibrahim Babangida in the 1980s and early 1990s that the studying of history began to disappear from our schools and, in recent years, it has not been taught at all.
The reason given then was that history did not add to the market value of students after graduation.
Experience showed that the only employment open to history graduates was teaching, a vocation which had been degraded by the popular saying that the reward of teachers was in heaven rather than in good pay here on earth.
No-one wanted to take a gamble of waiting to get to heaven before enjoying the good life.
Many universities cleverly changed their Department of History to Department of History and International Relations and they awarded degrees in the latter subject.
The Senate's vote to reintroduce history was prompted by Senator Shehu Sani, who had presented a motion calling for pan-Africanism to be taught in schools.
A well-known activist, he appeared to have ignored the saying that charity begins at home.
What the majority of lawmakers in the Senate have told him is that a person who does not know the history of his own family compound surely cannot seek to settle scores among other families in the clan.
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Central Intelligence Agency officials are said to have turned to the country's former enemies to help beat the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Academics studying the documents say America used at least 1,000 ex-Nazis.
Some had served at the highest levels of the Nazi Party, and were recruited to work as spies for the US in Europe.
Former SS officer Otto von Bolschwing reportedly wrote policy papers on how to terrorise Jews, but was hired by the CIA to spy in Europe after World War Two.
The agency is said to have relocated him and his family to New York in the 1950s as a reward for loyal service.
Nazi collaborator Aleksandras Lileikis - linked to the massacres of tens of thousands of Jews in Lithuania - was recruited by the US as a spy in East Germany and later brought over to Boston.
There is evidence the CIA even tried to intervene when Mr Lileikis became the subject of a war crimes investigation.
The recruitment of Nazi assets occurred against the backdrop of Cold War paranoia and panic.
But records indicate long-time FBI director J Edgar Hoover not only approved of the use of ex-Nazis as spies, he also dismissed the horrific acts they had been involved in during the war as Soviet propaganda.
The revelations come one week after an Associated Press investigation found the US government had paid dozens of suspected Nazi war criminals millions of dollars in Social Security benefits after forcing them to leave the US.
The payments were made through a legal loophole. The US justice department later said benefits are paid to individuals who renounce US citizenship and leave voluntarily.
Their planned party at Dynamic Earth, a visitor attraction overlooking the Scottish Parliament, never really got going.
Early predictions of victory for the No camp had let the air out of the balloons before they were even fully inflated.
Ashley Drake, 49, a publisher who had travelled up from Wales to support the "Yes" campaign, described the atmosphere as "muted".
"Obviously we knew fairly early on it wasn't going well," he said, adding "I'm really disappointed. It's very, very sad."
As daylight - such as it was - imbued the thick mist around Holyrood with a slight glow, campaigners who had spent months slogging away on the campaign trail began to drift home.
Many were in tears as they left, exhausted and disheartened.
Two friends in kilts seemed particularly disconsolate. A woman with them was so upset she could not speak.
Alasdair Maciver, 49, a kilted engineer summed it up in one word. "Gutted. I think Scotland has thrown away a real opportunity here. I can't believe 55% of Scotland voted against our country being a country."
Like many who have campaigned for independence, Mr Maciver said he was deeply sceptical about promises by the Westminster parties of more powers for the devolved parliament in Edinburgh.
"The three parties won't be able to get any kind of consensus at Westminster," said the engineer, "I think there's going to be a bit of a backlash and I can't see them delivering."
Bryan McDermaid, 44 said he too was "gutted."
"A chance in a lifetime and they've thrown it away," he said.
The oil engineer said he did not think the UK parties could keep their promises to hand more power to Edinburgh.
"Self determination, control of our own affairs - it was on a plate for us - we should have had it," he said.
So, in the eyes of these supporters, why did Scotland vote No?
In the cold dawn, fingers of blame were being pointed: at the British establishment, big business, and the media, in particular the BBC.
"I feel the press and the BBC have let us down because they didn't tell us the truth," said Sheena Jardine, 46 a violinist, echoing a familiar refrain from "Yes" campaigners.
Journalists had bombarded the voters with "propaganda" she went on, telling only one side of the story and "not showing all the amazing things that could have happened if we'd been independent."
"If we'd had a balanced debate we would have won this and it's such a sad missed opportunity. I feel absolutely gutted," she said.
There had been no such talk from Alex Salmond when he addressed the crowd at Dynamic Earth under the banner "One Scotland".
"I accept that verdict of the people and I call on all of Scotland to follow suit," the First Minister had told them.
They had cheered loyally but some wondered whether the issue would return sooner rather than later.
Mr Salmond's choice of phrase that Scotland had decided "by majority, not at this stage" to become an independent country, seemed to give them a glimmer of hope.
Jim Bryce, 47, a project planner, thought there could be another opportunity.
"At the start of the campaign if we thought we would get 45%, getting towards 50%, we'd still have said that was a very good result," he argued.
"If you look at the big picture it's still a great success.
"Hopefully we can take this forward and have another go on another occasion."
So all eyes are now on the Westminster parties and their differing offers of more devolution.
The questions: What will be delivered? When? Will it be enough?
In the meantime is there any chance of reconciliation?
Lesley Bryce, 41, said she had switched from "No" to "Yes" late in the campaign.
The museum worker said she was not devastated by the result. Her main emotion was one of relief that it was all over.
"We can get on with being one Scotland together," she said.
In a restless, divided nation, it seems an optimistic hope.
Mr Duncan Smith, who quit days after the 2016 Budget, is urging the PM to postpone a plan to raise the income tax threshold to fund the move.
In 2015, cuts to the Universal Credit "work allowance" were announced - reducing the amount people could earn before benefit payments were withdrawn.
A government spokesperson said there were "no plans" to reverse the cuts.
Universal Credit's single payment replaces six current benefits, including Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Mr Duncan Smith drove its introduction under the coalition government, although it was beset by delays, IT problems and an entire "reset" of the system, and was the subject of tensions between the Treasury and the DWP.
He argues the cuts to work allowance cost people up to £1,000 as they move off benefits into work.
Now a backbencher, he chairs the Centre for Social Justice which is making the call to reverse the cuts made by former chancellor George Osborne - who was sacked by Mrs May when she became prime minister in July.
The CSJ is pointing to Mrs May's own words in her first speech as PM, in which she promised those who were "just managing" that "when it comes to taxes, we'll prioritise not the wealthy, but you".
Mr Duncan Smith argued that higher earners would benefit most from raising the income tax threshold - something the government has pledged to do by 2020 - and said the money should be spent on those who were "just about managing" instead.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the former minister said: "One of the key elements as you cross into work, the work allowances, those were all reduced. The problem with that is it means it is more difficult to get people into work and keep them in work.
"We want to get people into work, we want them to progress through work, but most importantly, we want to make sure work always pays."
He said raising the tax threshold for everyone would mean about 25p in every pound would end up with the lowest paid, while reversing the Universal Credit cuts was "a more direct way of delivering on Theresa May's statement, which was strong and powerful, to help those who try".
The CSJ argues that £3.4bn cut from the Universal Credit budget by Mr Osborne would cost people up to £1,000 as they "transitioned" from Universal Credit into work, thereby undermining incentives to take a job and move off benefits.
The government says Universal Credit work allowances have been simplified and people are getting extra help to move into work, as well as benefitting from increased tax allowances, childcare support and the National Living Wage.
A spokesman for the DWP said: "There are no plans to revisit the work allowance changes announced in the budget last year.
"Universal Credit is transforming lives with claimants moving into work faster and staying in work longer than under the old system."
Mr Duncan Smith also defended his work at the DWP, following the new film by Ken Loach, 'I, Daniel Blake', which tells the story of a joiner in north east England on benefits.
Mr Loach appeared on BBC's Question Time on Thursday, criticising the system that tells "the most vulnerable people" that their poverty "is their own fault."
Mr Duncan Smith said he had "high regard" for Mr Loach but added: "Whilst on the one level this was a human story, full of pathos and difficulties, I think is the film has taken the very worst of anything that can ever happen to anybody and said 'this is life how it is lived'. I don't believe that
"Also, his portrayal of job centre staff was unfair. Yes, you will always get one of two, but the vast, vast, vast majority are there to work and help people. This idea that everybody is out to crunch you has really hurt a lot of job centre staff."
The 37-year-old impressed in the second warm-up match against France in Paris, but was unable to force his way into Stuart Lancaster's final squad.
Easter says he has to be prepared if he is called up in the event of an injury.
"I'm the next cab off the rank, so if anyone goes down I have got to be ready," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I had a week off, a little bit of a sulk for a day, and now back in with Harlequins - keeping my sharpness with ball in hand and conditioning up - ready to answer any calls, and also moving on with my club."
Gloucester number eight Ben Morgan - who has returned to fitness after a broken leg - was preferred to Easter, with Saracens' George Kruis selected as the fourth lock in the 31-man squad.
"It's a cut-throat business and only 31 out of the 50 could make it," Easter continued.
"In myself I know I did as much as I could do to push it, and it did go to the eleventh hour. It was tight, I know it went down to the wire and the England coaches had a meeting into the night."
After three years out of the international scene, Easter was brought back into the fold for the 2015 Six Nations, winning his 50th cap in the process.
" I was fortunate enough to go to the previous two World Cups. I would love to still play a part in this one, but it's been brilliant being back in, and let's hope I haven't just finished yet."
Easter says he is extremely proud to have proven he can still perform at the highest level at this stage of his career.
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"I'm very very very proud," Easter added. "I got told in 2012 I wouldn't make the World Cup, fair enough.
"Then they brought me back in at the beginning of the year, and a lot has changed in the set-up. It's a really good environment, the training centre, the management of the players, the coaching, they are in a very good place. I am expecting very, very big things."
However Easter has warned that Fiji will be a significant threat in the opening match of the tournament on the 18 September.
"This is their World Cup final," Easter said. "They have had a lot of time to prepare, and will be analysing England with a fine tooth comb, as England will Fiji.
"I expect England to pull away in the last 20 minutes, but Fiji have the individuals to be a very, very dangerous team."
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In a strong display with contributions from all 13 players, GB started well and improved throughout the first three quarters to establish a winning lead.
Gabe Olaseni led their scorers with 16 points and Dan Clark and Teddy Okereafor added 11 each.
GB will face Greece in Tuesday's final after the hosts beat Romania.
The first match of a summer that will feature a minimum of 12 games - including at least five in the Eurobasket finals - featured some encouraging signs for GB coach Joe Prunty.
They took the first quarter 26-17 with the aid of two three-pointers each from Clark and Ben Mockford, but it was the crispness of their passing and the energy in their defensive hustle that extended the lead to 41-23 in the second period as they held their opponents scoreless for four and half minutes.
Ahead by 19 at the interval, GB kept up the defensive pressure virtually to the end of the game, allowing their opponents just 35 points in the second half.
Prunty was enthused by the display: "There were a lot of positives, and they came from a lot of people," he told BBC Sport..
"Our spacing was good…I liked the way we shared the ball - like whether we missed something like a screen or the ball, we still kept playing, moving and sharing the ball."
The 2006 Martin Scorsese film, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio, is being made into an hour-long TV drama by Amazon, the Hollywood Reporter said.
It will be based on Scorsese's movie as well as the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs, on which it was in turn based.
The Departed won a total of four Oscars, including best director for Scorsese - his first Academy Award.
The TV show will be set in modern-day Chicago and tell the story of a young police officer who goes undercover to infiltrate a Latino gang.
It is said to be Warner Bros TV's first co-production with Amazon and the pilot will be written by Jason Richman, who will also be an executive producer on the show.
Scorsese's film starred DiCaprio as Billy Costigan, an undercover cop who becomes involved in a Boston crime gang run by Jeff Costello, played by Jack Nicholson.
The film also starred Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg, who won a best supporting actor nomination for his performance as a foul-mouthed police officer.
As well as best director, it won Oscars for best picture, best adapted screenplay and best editing.
Other films currently being made into television dramas include The Lost Boys, Lethal Weapon and Taken.
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Shaw has chosen to name an extended panel for the competition, which also features Germany, China and Korea.
The Green Army will use the tournament to prepare for World League 3, which takes place in Johannesburg in July and the Eurohockey Championships in August.
Shaw will wait until after the matches in Berlin before announcing the travelling squad for South Africa.
The 4 Nations tournament begins on Thursday, 15 June, with Ireland, who are in 15th place in the world rankings, going up against three sides in the top ten.
They will face the host nation, who are ranked 7th, on the opening day.
Their match against China, ranked 8th, will take place on 16 June and their final game against Korea, ranked 9th, is on 18 June.
"We have decided to bring 20 players to Berlin for the 4 Nations due to the tightness of the selection for World League 3 in South Africa," Shaw said.
"Germany, Korea and China provide ideal opposition in preparation for WL3," he added.
The Irish team will depart for World League 3 in Johannesburg at the end of June with the tournament beginning on Saturday, 8 July.
Ayeisha McFerran (University of Louisville), Grace O Flanagan (Railway Union), Hannah Matthews (Loreto), Alison Meeke (Loreto), Shirley McCay (Elks), Yvonne O'Byrne (Cork Harlequins), Elena Tice (UCD), Zoe Wilson (Harvestehuder), Nicola Daly (Muckross), Roisin Upton (Cork Harlequins), Gillian Pinder (UCD), Chloe Watkins (Hermes/Monkstown), Lizzie Colvin (Loreto), Katie Mullan (UCD), Emma Russell (UCD), Anna O'Flanagan (Hermes/Monkstown), Nicola Evans (Hermes/Monkstown), Emily Beatty (KHC Dragons), Deirdre Duke (UCD), Sinead Loughran (Hermes/Monkstown).
The Italian, 25, spent last season on loan at AC Milan but has now returned to Liverpool for pre-season training.
The former Manchester City striker has scored four goals for the Reds since joining the club in 2014.
"He's not at the stage of his career where he should be battling with four or five players for one or two positions," said Klopp.
"So it's clear we need a solution. There will be a club who would be happy to have the new Mario Balotelli."
Balotelli scored just three goals in a 23-game loan spell at the San Siro last season, and was not named in Italy's Euro 2016 squad.
Meanwhile, Klopp says the Reds are eager to resolve the future of Wales midfielder Joe Allen, who has a year left on his deal.
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Titan Arum produced a bud several weeks ago, which has recently been growing at several centimetres a day.
But up until Friday morning it had not been clear if it would produce a leaf, or a flower.
It will be the first time the so-called "corpse flower" has ever blossomed in Scotland.
It gets its name from the horrible stench it produces, to attract insects to pollinate it.
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The Plantagenet Alliance told the first day of a judicial review there should have been a public consultation on where to reinter the king.
They are challenging a decision to have the remains placed in Leicester Cathedral and want them to go to York.
The High Court will decide if Leicester University's licence stands or if a consultation should be held.
A University of Leicester team found the skeleton beneath a Leicester car park in September 2012 and they were confirmed as belonging to the notorious monarch in February 2013.
The Ministry of Justice, Leicester University and Leicester City Council insist the remains have been dealt with in line with standard archaeological practice.
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But the alliance argued the Ministry of Justice failed to consult widely enough, or take into account the wishes of the king's descendants, or the wishes of Richard himself, if they could still be determined.
Their counsel, Gerard Clarke, told the court: "Our lead point is the secretary of state's decision is flawed because he did not sufficiently inform himself of the relevant factors before he made that decision."
Mr Clarke added his clients would be satisfied with a wide-ranging public consultation exercise on the king's final resting place, including views from the Crown, English Heritage, relevant churches, other public bodies "and those who claim a family relationship with the late king".
Government QC James Eadie told the court Mr Grayling was "under no statutory or common law duty to consult".
Proceedings were interrupted by Philippa Langley, member of the Richard III Society and a driving force behind the hunt for the grave.
From her seat at the back of the public gallery, she said: "I'm sorry, I have to say something... So much of the information here is being misrepresented."
Ms Langley was asked to pass the judges a note outlining her objections.
Outside court she expressed her dismay the remains were being treated like an "archaeological specimen" and said if the judges back the licence she would begin her own action.
"The whole ethos of this project was that it wasn't an archaeological dig, it wasn't a trophy hunt, it was about burying someone who was a casualty of war," she said.
"It was a reburial project from the get go."
She added: "If the court decides that full consultation is going to take place then we would be happy with that, but if not, then I'm afraid we are going to be in court."
The hearing is expected to last two days.
Second row Beirne, 25, has been linked with Munster after playing a pivotal role in the Welsh region's championship victory last season.
The lock joined from Leinster and is being targeted by the team Scarlets beat in the Pro12 final in May.
"We've spoken to his agent and to Tadgh and offered him an extension on his contract," said Pivac.
"He has a bit of a dilemma in that he is playing so well that all of a sudden there are some noises coming out of Ireland.
"I don't think they wanted to know him 12 months ago, and that's why he came here to the Scarlets to get some regular rugby."
Beirne played 24 games in the 2016-17 season and scored a try as Scarlets beat Munster 46-22 in the Pro12 final at Dublin's Aviva Stadium.
Pivac believes any decision will be based on Beirne's Ireland international ambitions.
"He's one we will continue to talk to and he has another big season coming up here," said Pivac.
"If he doesn't back up his performances from last season then there won't be any noises coming out of Ireland.
"He wants to play for Ireland and who can blame him? We'll wait and see how that one pans out."
Beirne is one of more than 20 Scarlets players out of contract at the end of the 2017-18 season, including Wales internationals Scott Williams, Gareth Davies, Jake Ball and Olympics Sevens silver medallist James Davies.
Ball is on a National Dual Contract with the Welsh Rugby Union which is a similar deal to Scarlets centre Jonathan Davies.
Talks about extending Davies' contract will also continue as the Wales centre was named the British and Irish Lions player of the series against New Zealand.
"We're well down the track," said Pivac.
"Before I went to New Zealand to watch the Lions we had discussions and we've been talking to agents in the background for some time.
"We've identified the players we want to keep and we've touched base with them early.
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"I'd like to think we'd get them done as soon as possible.
"We've got a good squad of guys. It's taken three years to get to this stage and we want to keep building.
"We'd like to keep the nucleus of this squad.
"There is always going to be turnover - that's professional rugby - but we've got a good core of players who we are enjoying working with.
"We don't want to break that up."
Last Thursday's outage caused sites including Foursquare, Reddit and Quora to go offline, some for days.
EC2- Elastic Compute Cloud - provides processing power and storage to companies that do not have their own data centres.
The apology comes after a week of silence on the matter.
Amazon is giving users a 10-day cloud services credit, whether or not they were affected.
Cloud computing is a fast-growing business that is becoming essential to increasing numbers of businesses and individuals, who use it for remote storage of data.
It offers individuals and businesses the ability to rent virtual storage space.
Cloud providers like Amazon host websites and other data in server farms.
• Cheap: IT provider hosts services for multiple companies; sharing complex infrastructure is cost-efficient and you pay only for what you use.
• Quick: Basic cloud services work out of the box; for more complex software and database solutions, cloud computing allows you to skip the hardware procurement and capital expenditure phase.
• Up-to-date: Most providers constantly update their software offering, adding new features as they become available.
• Scaleable: You can grow quickly because cloud systems are built to cope with sharp increases in workload.
• Mobile: Cloud services are designed to be used from a distance, so if you have a mobile workforce, staff can have access to most of your systems on the go.
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A statement on Amazon's website said: "We know how critical our services are to our customers' businesses and we will do everything we can to learn from this event and use it to drive improvement across our services."
Amazon promised to "spend many hours over the coming days and weeks improving our understanding of the details of the various parts of this event and determining how to make changes to improve our services and processes".
In a detailed technical explanation the company described what had gone wrong with its data storage process.
It said there was a problem when changing a network configuration, which caused its primary and secondary systems to fail and overload.
Amazon then had to stop the system and restart it, including physically moving servers.
Amazon's statement on Friday said: "Everything looks to be getting back to normal now."
It concluded with: "Last, but certainly not least, we want to apologise."
Patrick Kelly is to stand in the Scottish Parliament elections on behalf of the "Frank's Law" group.
Amanda Kopel, wife of former Dundee United footballer Frank, who died last year, has been calling for free care for dementia patients aged under 65.
Mrs Kopel said the current system of care represents "age discrimination".
Mr Kopel, who made 407 appearances for the Tayside club, died in April 2014 aged 65 after battling vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
He only qualified for free personal care after he turned 65, and Mrs Kopel has been campaigning for this "loophole" to be closed.
She led a demonstration outside Ms Robison's Dundee office, and was invited in to discuss the matter with the health secretary in person.
Mrs Kopel said: "For 27 months we've been begging and pleading with the Scottish government to change the ruling on free personal care for under 65s.
"It's age discrimination. We keep getting excuses and excuses.
"To be honest I'm saddened and delighted - I'm saddened that it's had to come to this, to do a demonstration, but I'm delighted that there are so many people supporting us all across Scotland."
Mrs Kopel said she had been urged to stand in the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections herself, but said she would throw her support behind Mr Kelly.
Former health secretary Alex Neil met the couple at their Kirriemuir home before Mr Kopel died, and pledged to bring their concerns to parliament.
Paul Garner, 53, of Maidstone in Kent, died on Friday 18 September.
His family said in a statement to Essex Police: "Paul was a loving husband, father of two and life-long car and motorcycle enthusiast.
"He was a keen reader, excellent in the kitchen and with a wicked sense of humour. Paul lived and worked in the Kent area all of his life."
Stana Caltun, 35, from Romania, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
Labour's Mark Dempsey said it was important the town "gets better as it gets bigger", and James Faulkner, UKIP, said brown field sites should be used.
Liberal Democrat Janet Ellard and Poppy Hebden-Leeder, Green, agreed more needs to be done to develop communities.
Justin Tomlinson, Conservative, said the growth had resulted in £19.2m of New Homes Bonuses from the government.
The five candidates were speaking on a BBC Radio Wiltshire election debate programme.
In the last decade, the population of Swindon has grown by over 16% and the borough council is forecasting by 2021 there will be around, 240,000 people living in the town.
Poppy Hebden-Leeder, from the Green party, said the the infrastructure was not "keeping up" with the population.
"We're having to play catch-up very fast and I'm not sure just putting in a [northern link road] is sufficient," she said.
Liberal Democrat Janet Ellard said some areas lacked community feel and the town needed extra "community halls, shops and possibly new churches".
UKIP's James Faulkner said he wanted a new link road but said brownfield sites should be developed.
"There are areas - the park and ride facility and industrial sites behind Stratton Road - which could now be used for house building," he said.
But Labour's Mark Dempsey said a University of Swindon and a "better town centre" were the "big priorities".
Conservative Justin Tomlinson said Mr Dempsey's "grand plans to go on a spending spree" could be jeopardised if Labour came into power.
"The Labour shadow minister confirmed they would scrap the New Homes Bonus because that money should be going to towns where they don't have development," he said.
"Swindon is the fastest growing town. It would rob Swindon of £19.2m."
The candidates for the constituency are:
Mark Dempsey, Labour
Janet Ellard, Liberal Democrat
James Faulkner, UKIP
Poppy Hebden-Leeder, Green
Justin Tomlinson, Conservative
Wales defender Neil Taylor accidentally kicked the Serbian, 27, while they both tussled for the bouncing ball.
Tadic, who has been in fine form for both Serbia and Southampton this season, may need surgery.
The draw in Cardiff left Serbia second in the group, two points adrift of leaders the Republic of Ireland.
The ITF has revealed it barred Kazakhstani Kirill Parfenov for life in February 2015 and suspended Croatia's Denis Pitner for a year last August.
Four others are being investigated for allegedly taking bribes to manipulate scores on the Futures Tour.
This follows BBC and BuzzFeed claims of match-fixing in tennis.
That joint investigation uncovered files showing that, over the past 10 years, 16 high-ranking players have been repeatedly flagged to the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) over suspicions they have thrown matches.
It led to the announcement of an independent review into tennis' anti-corruption practices.
In a joint statement, the TIU and ITF said: "Kirill Parfenov of Kazakhstan was decertified for life in February 2015 for contacting another official on Facebook in an attempt to manipulate the scoring of matches.
"Separately, Denis Pitner of Croatia had his certification suspended on 1 August 2015 for 12 months for sending information on the physical well-being of a player to a coach during a tournament and regularly logging on to a betting account from which bets were placed on tennis matches."
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The Guardian, whose investigation brought the latest suspensions to light, says the umpires involved on the Futures Tour, the lowest rung of professional tennis, are, in effect, accused of an act known as 'courtsiding'.
It is a practice whereby gamblers attend sporting events live and bet on scores before bookmakers have up-to-date information.
Umpires at smaller tournaments update the scoreboard themselves after each point, and this information is transmitted to live-score sites and bookmakers.
The umpires being investigated are alleged to have deliberately delayed updating the scores for up to 60 seconds - allowing gamblers to place bets on events they knew the outcome of.
All four have been suspended until investigations are complete.
The Guardian also says some umpires are alleged to have sent text messages to gamblers before updating the score on their tablet computer.
Some of the first people on the Smiler ride cheered and clapped when it moved off, as crowds arrived for the new season at the Staffordshire theme park.
Two women needed amputations after two carriages crashed on the track in June.
The park said it had introduced "additional safety procedures" to the way the ride operates.
Jim Harvey and his 14-year-old son Liam, from Bloxwich, West Midlands, were among the first on the Smiler when it reopened.
Mr Harvey said: "It was fantastic, a bit daunting being first on - my son Liam forced me to sprint to be first.
"After the terribly sad crash, you have to feel really bad for the people that got hurt but hundreds of accidents happen daily on the roads.
"There's not a nice way to say it but accidents happen. Alton Towers have to move on."
Rainbow Serina, 28, from Southend, Essex, who also went on the first Smiler ride, said: "It was great to get back on. The park is busy and people are out in force to support Alton Towers and show that we're absolutely happy to ride, we know it's safe and we trust the park.
"What happened last year was awful and should never have occurred but we know it was a human error and measures have been taken to ensure the same mistake is never made again."
However, some of the people injured in the crash last June have said they wished the ride would remain closed.
Vicky Balch, who along with another passenger, Leah Washington, from Lancashire, had to have a leg amputated, told ITV: "I understand it's a business and it's what they have to do. I just didn't think it'd be so soon. It's only nine months, it's not a very long time."
"It feels like the money comes before the people on the ride."
Joe Pugh, of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Daniel Thorpe, from Buxton, Derbyshire, and Chandaben Chauhan, from Wednesbury, West Midlands, were also seriously injured.
In total 16 people were hurt in the incident, which park owner Merlin Entertainments said was due to human error.
Rollercoaster fans arrived at Alton Towers from dawn to be among the first to ride the Smiler.
Hundreds of people queued to get into the park on the first day of the new season but the queues moved quite quickly.
The theme park sent empty carriages around the Smiler before allowing members of the public on.
Its first riders cheered and clapped as the ride was started.
Many visitors headed straight for the Smiler - although the queue for it remains relatively short.
Smiler riders voice support for theme park
Alton Towers said the safety of its guests and employees must always be paramount and that the Smiler ride been re-examined and issued with a document of compliance before reopening.
"The park has implemented a number of changes to the way the ride is operated, including enhanced training and additional safety procedures," a statement said.
The Health and Safety Executive is prosecuting Merlin Entertainments over the crash and the company is due in court next month.
Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir made the announcement in a reallocation of funds known as a monitoring round.
The SHA allowed Stormont to borrow money for a public sector redundancy scheme but any under spend can be used for capital projects.
Half of the £30m will be used for roads maintenance.
In total, the redundancy scheme is set to be under spent by around £100m this year.
However, only £30m has been reallocated as it will be difficult to start new capital projects this late in the financial year.
The largest portion of the money, £15m, will be used for roads maintenance; £10m will be spent on approximately 45 new buses.
The remaining £5m will be used for a new community regeneration fund.
The minister said this will be for "small scale but focused interventions in our most deprived and marginalised communities."
"We need long-term economic stimulus and I envisage this will be delivered by our executive in the near future.
"We are sending an early signal of intent."
Other reallocations include £13m for schools maintenance and £8.7m to the Department of Health for essential maintenance and defibrillators for ambulances.
There is also a £2.5m allocation to the Department of Economy for route development at the City of Derry Airport.
The minister also noted that £20m has been set aside this year to cover the cost of the botched Renewable Heat Incentive scheme.
That additional annual cost is likely to reoccur every year over the 20-year life of the scheme.
Prices were 0.1% lower than a year ago.
The figure was a small improvement on February, when deflation was running at 0.2%, but it maintains pressure on the European Central Bank (ECB) to act further to boost prices.
Deflation can be damaging for economies, particularly if consumers put off buying products in the belief that prices will fall further.
The official figures, from the Eurostat agency, showed energy prices were 8.7% down on a year ago.
The ECB is charged with keeping inflation close to, but below, 2%.
Core inflation, which excludes energy prices, was running at 0.9% in March, slightly above February's 0.8%, but still well below the ECB's target rate.
Earlier this month the central bank increased its effort to boost economies of the eurozone.
The ECB cut its main interest rate from 0.05% to 0% and cut its bank deposit rate, from minus 0.3% to minus 0.4%.
The bank also expanded its quantitative easing programme from €60bn to €80bn a month.
It hopes those moves will encourage banks to lend.
The pit, which has been run by an employee-owned trust since 2013, closed in June with the loss of 430 jobs.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport listed the headstocks after a campaign group pushed to save them.
Doncaster Council, which was planning on having the towers demolished, said the site posed a "real danger".
Hatfield was one of the UK's last remaining deep seam mines when it closed after almost a century of production.
After its closure, the Hatfield Main Colliery Community Heritage Association called for the mine head structures to be preserved as a "monument" to the area's history.
Historic England recommended listing the headstocks as they are "the most recognisable feature of the nationally-important coal industry".
The power and winding engine houses at the site were not recommended for protection.
Jo Miller, Doncaster Council's chief executive, said: "We are all immensely proud of Doncaster's coal mining heritage, but the fact is that these dilapidated headstocks are an accident waiting to happen.
"The decision taken by Historic England appears to have been taken with no thought to a funding plan for a decaying structure.
"This will put the public at risk in the short term and could cost Doncaster taxpayers millions over the coming years."
Historic England said it "understood" the council's position and a meeting had been held to discuss "how to make them safe".
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"I am not sitting here thinking about myself," he told the media post-match, insisting his thoughts were only for his players and the supporters who had traipsed to Trnava to witness their efforts.
Strachan's overall record reads 15 wins (a 47% success rate) and six draws from his 32 matches in charge, but only three victories- against Gibraltar, twice, and Malta - in the last nine competitive matches has put his position under increased scrutiny.
With Scotland's final qualifier this year - against England at Wembley - only four weeks away, the future of the 59-year-old, who signed a two-year extension to his contract a year ago, is in question.
BBC Scotland canvassed the opinion of players, former players, fellow managers, the media and fans on whether Strachan remains the right man for the job.
Scotland goalkeeper David Marshall: "I don't think there's anybody within the squad would want the manager to leave whatsoever."
Scotland midfielder Barry Bannan: "We aren't thinking anything [about Strachan's future]. It's our fault, we're the ones who are out there losing games.
"We're disappointed at the moment, we'll get ourselves back to our clubs and try to perform, then the next time we meet up we'll try to look at where we went wrong on this trip."
Ex-Scotland midfielder and Celtic assistant coach John Collins (58 caps from 1988 to 1999):
"I certainly hope Gordon stays on. The SFA appointed Gordon, they gave him a contract and the race isn't finished at the halfway stage. The prizes are not given out just now. There are still a lot of games to be played and a lot of points to be gathered.
"Things can turn around quickly in football. We live in hope and I just hope that Gordon and his coaching team is still there and we can surprise England and get ourselves back into the group."
Ex-Scotland striker Steven Thompson (16 caps from 2002 to 2004):
"Last night was unacceptable and the supporters showed that at the end with their dissatisfaction. The second half was well below the levels that are required.
"Ultimately it always comes back to the manager. There were players that didn't perform to the levels they should have done and over the two games, they can take some responsibility for not stepping up to the plate.
"But ultimately the manager picks the team and it is his responsibility."
Ex-Scotland midfielder Kevin Thomson (3 caps from 2008 to 2010):
"I had the pleasure of working under Gordon [at Middlesbrough] and he is not naive. He has been round the block, got plenty of experience and knows that pressures comes with results when they are not what is expected.
"But I don't think his time is up. Who could replace him and do a better job?"
Rangers boss Mark Warburton: "We need to look at far deeper issues. You need to offer a quality of challenge to a young player that they are not currently being faced with.
"I look at the national team and I see a very experienced manager, a very experienced coach. His credentials are there for all to see, so it's not about changing managers - it's about looking at the bigger picture.
"There is a lot of young talent in Scotland. We need to give them a chance to be the best they can be."
Hamilton boss Martin Canning: "I don't think you can say the manager is to blame or the players are to blame. I don't think it's always the answer to look to replace people and blame people.
"You've got to stick together as a country. It's our national team and we've all got to get behind them."
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From BBC Scotland's Facebook page:
Craig Watson: Sack him now. Get someone interim in to look after the England game then appoint someone permanent after that match. Next competitive match is then in March so time for the new guy to get sorted.
John Kerr: He should resign today, if not he should be handed his P45. If he remains in charge we could easily suffer another four defeats in the group.
Tom English, BBC Scotland:
"The central defence is a disaster zone, it is horrific. But I still think a better manager would get more out of his players. They looked tired, demoralised, they didn't look to have a backbone among them.
"There was no fight, no aggression in the first half or much belief. It was a shambolic performance and I would put that squarely at the door of the manager. I think his time is up."
Scottish Daily Mail chief football writer Stephen McGowan:
"Gordon Strachan is a decent man and there are deep systemic problems in Scottish football, but should this Scotland national team be performing better than it is right now? Yes it should.
"I think he will hang on until Wembley, he will want to manage that game. If it goes badly, I suspect he himself will make a decision to say enough is enough.
"The genie is out of the bottle now, and it would take a heck of a victory against England to put it back."
Michael Grant, Times chief football writer, Scotland:
"I think he should get the Wembley game and if something positive comes out of it then you reassess it. But that might be a natural end - and it felt a bit like that after the Slovakia game.
"If Scotland lose again then there are five months before the next World Cup qualifier for the SFA to indentify and pursue the next guy."
The monthly survey of around 100 expert found a continued drop in the number of people available for jobs.
That is despite redundancies in the oil and gas sector, and a slowdown in economic growth.
Figures for last month suggest an employment gap is opening up between Scotland's performance and the rest of the UK.
The latest research, carried out by the Markit consultancy, found a a very weak rise in the number of people starting permanent roles, having eased sharply since April.
It was the lowest growth in six months.
A sign of the skill shortages was that those who did find permanent roles found their starting pay increased at the strongest rate since May last year.
The biggest shortages of applicants for permanent jobs were in hotels and catering. For temporary roles, the biggest shortages were in care work and the health service.
These are both sectors in which employers look particularly strongly to recruit migrants workers, from outside the UK.
It seems odd that we can have a slowing economy at the same time as growing skill shortages.
It seems even stranger to find recruiters complain they can't find the right engineering skills for the jobs on offer, when the oil and gas sector has been shedding such a lot of workers.
But if the Markit survey is any guide, that's where we seem to be.
Part of the explanation is that the Scottish jobs market has been tightened by the very strong job-creating pull of the English labour market, particularly in and around London.
The Labour Market Survey also points to a lot of Scots leaving the labour market. And it's not clear why.
But the challenge now for individuals, as for government, is to match up skills with areas of shortage. The range of transferable skills in the offshore sector, for instance, will be a priority for adaptation to other areas of demand.
However, few drillers have what it takes to slot in to vacancies in the hospitality business, which is showing signs of more rapid growth than elsewhere.
To ensure the tourism industry is matching the demand from staycationers and inbound visitors, employers need to be able to draw in skills from other parts of the European Union and beyond.
Scotland's rural hotels rely on foreign workers. If the current debate about migration is to stem the flow of them into Scotland and into jobs, wages and prices can be expected to inflate, and the country's tourism offer will become less competitive.
The jobs market has tightened in recent months, with recruitment rising at a very strong rate across the UK as a whole. The Scottish jobs market has not performed as strongly. Unemployment is now higher than the UK as a whole.
The most recent figures from the Office for National Statistics showed a drop in the number of people available for work, and also the number of people in work.
Commenting on the Markit survey of recruitment consultants, Kevin Green, chief executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, said: "UK businesses are now facing candidate shortages in nearly every sector of the economy.
"From engineering firms, to catering companies, schools and hospitals, we need more people with the right skills for the jobs that are available. Despite this, employers are showing uncertainty about hiring in the run-up to the EU referendum.
"Whatever happens after the referendum, we need to ensure a sensible approach to immigration is taken, so that employers have access to the people they need."
Mr Green added: "The hospitality sector is a case in point. The latest data shows a surge in demand for staff from hotels and restaurants as they expect many holidaymakers to stay in the UK this summer rather than travel abroad."
The Belgian, 25, had a difficult start to his rookie campaign as team-mate to double world champion Fernando Alonso, but his form has improved.
With Alonso's future uncertain, McLaren have ensured continuity with at least one of their drivers next season.
"We've great confidence in Stoffel and he's getting better all the time," said racing director Eric Boullier.
"His team-mate is a tough opponent - that's an understatement in fact, because he's arguably the best driver in the sport today.
"But Stoffel's robust talent and fierce ambition make us sure that he'll achieve great successes with us in the future."
McLaren executive director Zak Brown added: "I regard Stoffel as a super-talent - a future Formula 1 world champion in fact - and that's why I've always been adamant that he should race for us on a multi-year basis."
Brown said he would not discuss the duration of Vandoorne's contract but added: "When we signed Stoffel, we intended that he would race for us for a significant number of years, and that remains our firm intention."
Vandoorne said: "I'm delighted that the team has now formally announced that I will continue to race for them next year, because I'll be able to approach the second half of my rookie season with total focus on the job in hand: namely getting the very most I can out of my car, my engineers, and everything and everyone around me."
Alonso, who turned 36 last month, is out of contract at the end of this season and has said he will wait until at least September before deciding on his future.
McLaren want to keep him, and Alonso has said it is his "priority" to stay in F1, where he does not appear to have other options, with top teams Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull not interested in him.
But he has also said he wants to win in 2018 and it is far from clear McLaren will be able to satisfy those wishes - whether they stick with struggling Honda as engine supplier or switch to Renault, as is the other possibility.
Alonso has intimated he would be prepared to consider a future outside F1, most likely in IndyCars, where he has an ambition to win the Indy 500, in which he was racing for victory this season in a McLaren-supported programme before his Honda engine failed.
Starring Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg and Steve Carell, the movie centres on the buzzing cafe society of 1930s Hollywood.
It makes Allen the first director to present three opening-night films at Cannes.
Hollywood Ending opened the annual festival in 2002, and Midnight in Paris in 2011.
According to the festival organisers, Cafe Society tells the story "of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant cafe society that defined the spirit of the age".
It marks a romantic reunion for Stewart and Eisenberg who appeared together in American Ultra.
Cafe Society will screen out of competition at this year's event, which runs from 11 to 22 May, ahead of its release later this year.
Jodie Foster's Money Monster starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney, and Steven Spielberg's The BFG are already confirmed to screen at the festival.
The full official selection will be announced mid-April.
The programme about the Disappeared also hears denials from Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams that he ordered the disappearance of Mrs McConville.
The Disappeared are those who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles.
Mrs McConville's body was found at a beach in County Louth in 2003.
By Alison MillarProducer/Director of The Disappeared
"I remember as a child being at an agricultural fair with my family.
Between the latest tractor and cutting edge machinery were stalls selling novelty jeweller. This year I knew exactly what I wanted - an 'Elvis' necklace.
In my excitement to get the necklace, I ran ahead, but in the busy crowds I lost my mum.
It felt like an eternity before my mum came to find me in the security hut. I have never been so happy to see her in my life.
Way before this film began, I saw the footage of the McConville children appealing for their mum to come home. It broke my heart.
Darragh MacIntyre and I spent almost a year getting to know the families of the Disappeared - we listened to one tragic tale after another.
Years of silence inflicted on them by the fear of the IRA had caused a pain that was as raw as the memory of the last moment they saw their loved ones alive.
I saw a profound sadness in the eyes of those families who are waiting for their loved ones remains to be found.
A crucial part of the grieving process has been removed and emptiness will always be in their hearts. "
One of her 10 children, Agnes, described her mother's abduction, which happened in 1972.
"We could hear her squealing, still squealing and looked over at the banister on Divis Flats (in west Belfast) and there she was getting thrown into the back of a van," she said.
"That was the last time that we saw her."
Agnes' brother Michael also recalled seeing his widowed mother being taken away.
"All of us were just wrapped around her, all crying and squealing," he said.
"I remember one of the girls (who abducted her) talking, who I knew because she hadn't got a mask on, she used to be a neighbour of ours, her and her sister were there.
"They kept trying to calm us down, because they knew us and they knew us by name."
In the programme, Mr Adams is asked about allegations that he ordered the murder of Mrs McConville. He is also asked about his knowledge of the fate of two IRA men who also disappeared the same year.
"No, I had no act or part to play in either the abduction, the killing or the burial of Jean McConville or indeed any of these other individuals," he said.
"My focus is in trying to do what I can as an individual to bring those remaining bodies to the families who grieve them, who want a burial place to go to.
"Of course I regret, one wouldn't be a thinking, living human being if one didn't have regrets. All of us bear a responsibility, those of us who are in leadership, and I've never shirked that."
Although the remains of some of the Disappeared have been recovered, seven have never been found.
One of them is Columba McVeigh, a 19-year-old from Donaghmore in County Tyrone, who was abducted and murdered by the IRA in 1975.
His sister, Dympna, told the programme: "I never did anything to the IRA, neither did my mum, so why are they torturing us? Thirty-eight years on and they're still torturing us and that's what it is. How would you feel if it was your brother?
"I've got an image in my head of Columba standing there crying, looking into a hole. Nobody got to say goodbye to him."
The first of the Disappeared to be found was north Belfast man Eamon Molloy, who was 21 when he was abducted and murdered in 1975.
His body was discovered in a coffin left at Faughart graveyard near Dundalk, County Louth, in 1999.
Mr Molloy's brother Martin told the documentary-makers a priest had told the family of Eamon's final moments.
The Disappeared is shown at 22:00 GMT on Tuesday 5 November on BBC Four.
You can watch a series of additional clips on the programme's website.
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Figures show 4,535 arrests were made for immigration offences after allegations by members of the public.
Of these, 1,585 people were removed from Britain, and only 15 cases prompted criminal prosecutions.
Labour said it showed the government "can't get a grip on illegal immigration".
Shadow immigration minister David Hanson, who obtained the figures in a written parliamentary answer from immigration minister James Brokenshire, described the figures as "a shocking record and one that the government should be ashamed of".
A Home Office spokesperson responded that the immigration system left in place by the previous Labour government "was shambolic and open to abuse".
"We are building a system that is fair to British citizens and legitimate migrants and tough on those who abuse the system and flout the law," the spokesperson added.
"We take all reports of illegal immigrants in the UK seriously, but not all the information we receive is accurate. When tip-offs do lead to arrests, there are many legal barriers that can prevent speedy deportation."
The government is trying to remove these "barriers" by making it easier to deport foreign criminals and migrants who are in the UK illegally, through the Immigration Bill currently before Parliament.
The new legislation replaces several different powers to make a removal decision with a single power to remove a person who requires leave to enter or remain in the UK but does not have it.
The bill also cuts the number of grounds for appeal against deportation from 17 to four and allows foreign criminals to be deported before the outcome of their appeal is known, as long as they do not face "serious irreversible harm" at home.
The proposed reforms have broad support from Labour and other parties, but the bill's final wording has yet to be agreed after peers demanded several changes as it passed through the House of Lords.
Among the plans the government will have to reconsider is its proposal to make foreign-born terror suspects "stateless".
MPs backed the move in January but peers were unhappy.
They defeated the government on this point, voting in favour of a parliamentary committee to consider whether the policy should go ahead.
That was despite assurances from the Home Office Minister Lord Taylor of Holbeach, who said any decision to strip someone of their citizenship would not be taken lightly and would only be used in a "limited and targeted way".
The bill has another outing in the Lords on 6 May before MPs get to review peers' changes.
They discussed the proposal to impose limits at a regional summit.
Togo and The Gambia, both with presidents who have been in power for more than two terms, opposed the idea, diplomats say.
The third-term issue has caused a lot of controversy in several African states in recent years.
Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore was forced out of office last year after trying to change the constitution so he could run for a third term.
In East Africa, there have been weeks of protests and a failed coup after Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza announced plans to seek a third term in office.
The constitutions of most West African states already impose a two-term limit.
The proposal discussed at Tuesday's summit of the regional body Ecowas in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, was supposed to formalise this across the region.
If a popular referendum on presidential term limits was held across the region, there is little doubt that people would vote in favour of it.
Since the president of Burkina Faso was overthrown last year for trying to change the constitution so he could seek re-election, this has become a big regional issue.
However, some West African leaders argue that each country has a different political context and there cannot be a blanket ruling.
Optimistic souls would say that it is already a step forward that presidential terms are being discussed at an Ecowas summit.
But imposing a two-term limit limit requires unanimity among West African leaders, and there is still a long way to go to achieve that.
The UN representative in West Africa Mohammed Ibn Chambas backed the plan and said it had been triggered by the failed attempt by President Compaore to change the constitution to allow him to run for a third term.
But the BBC's Sammy Darko in Accra says that it was not adopted as Togo and The Gambia had reservations.
"This dissenting view became the majority view at the end of the day," the Reuters news agency quotes Ghana's Foreign Minister Hanna Tetteh as saying.
The plan has now been deferred for further consultation.
Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe has been in power since 2005 and won a third term in office last month.
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh is reaching the end of his fourth term in office after coming to power in a coup in 1994.
President Jammeh told the BBC in 2011 that presidents should be judged on what they do in power not by the length of time they have been in office.
"I will deliver to the Gambian people and if I have to rule this country for one billion years, I will, if Allah says so," he said.
Andrew Marshall, of Heiton near Kelso, died at the Bowmont Forest Sawmill in June 2015.
An inquiry into the accident is scheduled to take place at Jedburgh Sheriff Court on 14 March.
A preliminary hearing will be held at the same court on Monday.
The Premier League champions are level on points with Swansea heading into Sunday's relegation battle at the Liberty Stadium.
Clement thinks Ranieri deserves better, even if he has received a vote of confidence this week.
"What he did last year was remarkable and for that he deserves time to try and put it right," Clement said.
Clement thinks speculation on Ranieri's future is unfair.
''How he is public enemy number one? I just don't understand that,'' said Clement.
"The talk of unrest and players speaking to the chairman and pundits talking about who might be next Leicester boss is not right," he said.
"He is a very good coach, tactically very good, did amazingly well with that group, got them so tough during that run-in when everyone thought they would fall away and they kept winning 1-0, 1-0, 1-0. He deserves a chance to turn it around."
Clement had mixed news for Swansea fans regarding team selection for the weekend.
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Ghana striker Jordan Ayew arrived has at Swansea this week after international duty at the African Cup of Nations.
And Clement has made it clear Ayew, signed from Aston Villa in January in a player plus cash deal which saw Wales full back Neil Taylor go the other way, is in contention for a debut.
He said: ''I can see him being very much involved on Sunday but I am not quite sure yet to what degree.''
However, Swansea are without midfielders Leon Britton and Ki Seung-yueng,
Clement says Ki (knee) is out for a few more weeks and admits Swansea are now light in midfield.
"It is possible he could be a couple more weeks away, he has had specialist opinion on his knee, he will have more advice and go from there," added Clement.
"It is not a long term injury, I am hoping it will be three to four weeks and we see him back again.
"But with Leon out, it does not leave us with a lot of depth in midfield and we need to keep the guys who have been doing well fit."
Clement also revealed that long-term injury victim Jefferson Montero will be out for three months with a torn hamstring.
The Royal College of General Practitioners, which analysed the data, says it expects the delays to worsen.
It says demand is growing due to a rising population, yet fewer trainee doctors are being directed to general practice to meet this need, rather than hospital medicine.
This will put more pressure on accident and emergency departments, it warns.
If people cannot see their GP promptly, some will visit the emergency department instead, says the RCGP.
According to NHS England's latest GP Patient Survey, the proportion of patients in England who are having to wait a week or more for an appointment has risen to 15%, compared to 14% a year ago.
Based on these findings, the RCGP estimates some 26.2m patients waited a week or more to see or speak to their GP, and 46.8m waited a week or more to see of speak to a GP or nurse at their practice.
But the GP Patient Survey data, involving nearly 1m respondents, also shows 92.2% of people find making a GP appointment convenient.
The RCGP says more investment is needed in general practice, which currently receives just over 8% of the total NHS budget.
And it wants more graduates to be trained as GPs.
In 2012 - the latest year for which figures are available - there were 31,700 GPs compared to 38,200 hospital doctors.
RCGP Chair Dr Maureen Baker said: "It is vital to ensure that patients are able to access their local GP quickly and effectively - just as it is important for hospitals to have adequate numbers of qualified consultants to look after patients who are in need of acute health care.
"We need to ensure that we have enough GPs to provide patients with good access to high-quality health care in local communities across the UK."
She warned: "If waiting times get longer, it will be more difficult for GPs to ensure that problems are caught early, and the pressure on A&E will intensify. This is bad news for patients and bad news for the whole of the NHS."
Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter said: "The recent GP survey showed that 86% of patients rate their overall experience of their GP practice as good.
"We have announced a £50 million fund to support innovative GP practices to improve access for their patients so that people who lead busy lives will have better access to GP services when it suits them."
He also said: "We have a commitment to increase the number of GP trainees to 50% of all medical students by 2020 and we expect GP numbers to continue to grow faster than the population."
Dr Mike Bewick, Deputy Medical Director for NHS England said: "We are aware of the challenges with recruitment, retention and inequity in the distribution of the general practice workforce, with planning in primary care not as strong as other specialties."
He said work was under way to develop general practice fit for the future.
Labour blamed the waits on the current government's decision in 2010 to scrap a target that guaranteed patients a GP appointment within 48 hours.
London Fire Brigade said up to 21 firefighters were called after an area of shrubbery caught fire at the All England Tennis Club at 12:33 BST.
It comes just weeks before the grand slam tournament is due to take place at the venue in SW19.
The fire, which broke out at the practice courts, close to Gate 1, has since been extinguished. The cause of it is currently unknown.
About a tonne of mixed building materials, up to 20m (65ft) of hedgerow and a small section of a temporary marquee were damaged in the blaze in Church Road, Wimbledon, the fire brigade said.
This year's championship takes place for two weeks from 3 July.
Britain's Andy Murray became Wimbledon champion for the second time when he beat Canadian Milos Raonic in last year's final.
Murray is the first British man to win multiple Wimbledon singles titles since Fred Perry in 1935.
Johanna Konta will also be seeded - the British women's number one is currently sitting at number eight in the world rankings.
Woking Borough councillors voted to let New Vision Homes submit a planning application for 984 new properties in Sheerwater, Woking.
It includes plans for at least 460 new affordable homes, a health centre and leisure and retail facilities.
Residents are angry their houses will have to be bulldozed.
Ian Vousden, Sheerwater Residents' Association vice-chairman, said: "I'm a homeowner and I'm due to lose my home.
"I'll be fighting the cause as I am with 160 private-owned residents and hopefully with all the tenants who want to stay in their own homes."
Woking Borough Council said a planning application would "establish the scale and nature of the overall development" and once it was submitted they would be able to start a consultation with the community.
"It remains my belief, and that of the council, that the proposed regeneration of Sheerwater will make significant improvements to the housing stock, roads, community and leisure facilities and ensure the area is a sustainable and desirable place to live, work and play for years to come," said Conservative councillor David Bittleston.
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Liverpool striker Suarez appeared to bite Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini one minute before Diego Godin scored Uruguay's winner.
Earlier in the game, Italy midfielder Claudio Marchisio was sent off for a studs-up challenge on Egidio Arevalo.
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Uruguay will now play Colombia at the Maracana on Saturday in the last 16 of the World Cup, but controversy is likely to rumble on.
Italy left the field furious at the manner of their defeat and having to come to terms with a second World Cup in a row in which they have failed to get beyond the group stages - in 2010 they finished bottom of their group with only 2 points.
Italian coach Cesare Prandelli said before the game it was "the most important match of my professional career" and after the defeat offered his resignation.
This was a tense and turgid contest that was bad-tempered both on the field and the touchline.
On a number of occasions the officials had to step between the two benches, the referee's whistle interrupted play constantly and the players spent as much time on the turf as they did running with the ball at their feet.
That suited Italy, who only needed a draw to go through. The Azzuri, in a 3-5-2 formation, lacked cohesion, tempo and sustained threat. But if their system was designed to disrupt Uruguay's attacking flow, it was working.
Andrea Pirlo forced Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera to push his swerving free-kick over the bar, while striker Ciro Immobile shot wildly over.
Edinson Cavani wanted a penalty after 50 minutes, having gone down under the challenge of Andrea Barzagli, but the referee waved his claims away.
The Mexican official would, however, change the game moments later when he showed Marchisio a red card after the Juve midfielder challenged Arevalo for a loose ball near the centre circle.
Marchisio's studs were raised and made contact with the Uruguay midfielder close to his knee, leaving the referee with no option but to show him the red card.
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Uruguay sensed their opportunity. Suarez almost broke the deadlock, striking a low shot with the outside of his boot that Buffon turned away with his upper arm.
More controversy was to come, however, as Suarez and Chiellini clashed in the penalty area with nine minutes remaining.
The Italy defender immediately complained to the referee that he had been bitten and attempted to show the official the mark.
With Italy's players still complaining to the referee, Uruguay won a corner. Suarez delivered a perfect cross and Godin rose highest, the ball going in off his back.
Italy threw everything at Uruguay to rescue the game, including keeper Buffon striding forward for a late corner, but Oscar Tabarez's side held firm.
This game is unlikely to be remembered for football, however. The spotlight will, once again, fall on Suarez.
Up the coast and visible from Streedagh's sands is Classiebawn Castle, the home of Lord Mountbatten before he was murdered by the IRA.
But out at sea are the wrecks of Spanish Armada ships, La Lavia, La Juliana and the Santa Maria de Vison.
All three were destroyed in fierce storms on 21 September 1588, while returning to Spain after their failed attempt to invade England.
In February, after another bout of stormy weather, local man Declan Bruen made a chance discovery.
"I was out walking on the beach as I do most days, when I spotted a piece of timber," he said.
"We brought it in and it turned out to be part of the rudder from The Juliana."
Declan's discovery re-sparked interest from the underwater archaeology unit and the National Museum in Dublin.
Because of the danger that the bad weather could force the wrecks further out to sea, divers immediately began to explore the area.
In all, nine cannon and other items in remarkable condition were discovered and brought ashore.
The artefacts were brought to the National Museum in Collin's Barracks in Dublin where other Armada cannon are on display.
It is hoped they will soon go on show to the public.
Lar Joye, the museum's curator of military history, believes the finds are a real treasure trove.
"What's great about the ones found recently is that there are so many of them," he said, "And they are in excellent condition.
"Once those involved in conservation in the National Museum start working on them all the fine details on the cannons will survive."
Not all those on board the Spanish ships perished in the fierce storms off the Sligo coast.
Franciso De Cuellar one of the survivors at Streedagh, wrote about his experiences.
He described the sea as reaching "the heavens", drowning more than 1,000 men over an hour-long period and leaving barely 300 survivors.
Eddie O'Gorman, a local historian and the chairman of the Grange and Armada Development Association, says De Cuellar landed at a time when local Irish clans, like the O'Rourkes, were daggers drawn with the the English who were based in the nearby Sligo town.
"What a swashbuckler that man was", he adds, "He entertained chieftains like McClancy and O'Rourke who wanted to recruit him to their side so that he could train up their soldiers in the art of continental warfare.
"But he was determined to get back to Spain and eventually he did through Scotland."
But before that return, he sought refuge in an abbey close to Streedagh, but found that the "Lutheran English" as he called them had got there before him.
The abbey was in ruins, the monks had fled and 12 Spaniards had been hanged.
The local community in Grange now want to establish an interpretive centre to tell De Cuellar's story and that of the Spanish wrecks.
But Donal Gilroy, a local campaigner, says there's more to north Sligo than the Armada.
"We want to make it a centre for the culturally-curious tourist", he said.
"We want to promote not just the Armada, but also Lisadell House, Ben Bulben, Mullaghmore and Lord Mountbatten and all the other places of interest in the area."
In September there will be an ecumenical event on Streedagh beach to remember the 1100 men who lost their lives far from home in stormy weather off the wild Irish coast.
It is the start of the replacement of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) by Personal Independence Payments (PIP).
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said the current "ridiculous" system where people were given benefit with no further checks must end.
But charity Scope says the changes have been designed just to save money.
That charge has been denied by the government, which says spending will not be reduced, but more help will be given to those who need it most.
There are currently 3.3m people claiming DLA, compared to 1.1m when it was introduced in 1992.
PIPs will be introduced gradually for new claimants, starting in Merseyside, Cumbria, Cheshire and North East England.
Scope says 600,000 people will eventually lose their financial support.
The disability benefits changes are the latest in a round of welfare reforms introduced at the start of April.
Figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that more than 70% of claimants get DLA for life.
But ministers believe the circumstances of some individuals can improve over time, so there is a case for more regular assessment.
Mr Duncan Smith told the Daily Mail: "Seventy per cent of people on it have lifetime awards which means no-one sees you ever again. It doesn't matter if you get better or your condition worsens - it's quite ridiculous."
"Taxpayers pay out £50bn in sickness and disability benefits - we're ahead of pretty much every other major country in the G20," he said.
"So this is not exactly what you would call harsh - this is quite reasonable to get it back under control and stop the unnecessary growth levels".
Minister for Disabled People Esther McVey said the PIP would give more targeted support than DLA.
"Disability Living Allowance is an outdated benefit... and needs reform to better reflect today's understanding of disability," she said.
By Emma TraceyBBC News, Ouch!
The DLA application form is universally dreaded and will be missed by few. Fifty-five pages long, it forces claimants to focus firmly on what they can't do. Simpler paperwork will be broadly welcomed.
But disabled people have concerns about the new face-to-face assessments for PIP, worrying that an assessor won't fully grasp the extent of their needs.
Many have also experienced - or heard - horror stories about controversial Employment Support Allowance assessments carried out by Atos, one of the companies contracted to do PIPs assessments on behalf of the government.
The government says it will continue to spend similar amounts on PIPs as it does on DLA. However, 600,000 people who get DLA now, won't be eligible for PIPs.
There's a general feeling of fear as current claimants try to establish whether they'll receive the new benefit.
"At the moment the vast majority of claimants get the benefit for life without any systematic reassessments and around 50% of decisions are made on the basis of the claim form alone".
"The Personal Independence Payment will include a new face-to-face assessment and regular reviews - something missing in the current system. This will ensure the billions we spend give more targeted support to those who need it most."
New claimants in the north of England will now begin face-to face assessments with Atos - one of two firms administering the process.
One of the new assessment criteria that has been heavily criticised is tougher rules to judge how far a person can walk.
Under the new regulations, claimants who are unable to walk more than 20m will qualify for the benefit, rather than the previous distance of 50m.
From June, new claims will be treated under the PIP system elsewhere - and in October some current DLA claimants will start moving to PIP if their circumstances change or an existing award ends.
But it will be two years before most existing claimants begin moving to PIP.
Even before the majority of the face-to-face re-assessments have taken place, the government claims the introduction of PIPs will reduce spending by a total of £2.2bn between now and May 2016 compared to spending projected under an unchanged system.
BBC reporter Emma Tracey said the 55-page DLA application form will not be missed, but that many disabled people have concerns that PIP assessors will not be able to fully grasp the extent of their needs.
One of those facing the changes is Margaret Allen, of Chadderton in Lancashire, who is registered blind with the hereditary eye disorder Retinitis pigmentosa and is unable to work.
She is worried the reforms will cause her to lose money for petrol, which she and her husband need to get around.
"My message to the government would be: 'Stop persecuting the entire sick and disabled population for a handful of people and listen.
"'People need it, they paid taxes.'"
Disability groups have argued that DLA is one of the most effectively targeted benefits, with an estimated fraud rate of just 0.5%.
Scope says DLA does need to be reformed but the new changes mean a "financial lifeline is being cut".
The charity's chief executive, Richard Hawkes, said: "Day-to-day life can be more expensive if people are disabled. These are tough times for everybody and times are even tougher if your everyday life experience is more expensive.
"The assessment itself has been designed to achieve a budget target of the reductions that the government talked about in the Comprehensive Spending Review. They said there was going to be a 20% reduction, then developed an assessment that will deliver that.
"The assessment looks at an individual's condition, the health or medical condition of an individual, it doesn't look at what the fuller picture is and what the additional cost might be of being a disabled person."
Ms McVey denied that the government had any targets to reduce spending.
"We will be spending more in 2015-16 than we are spending now, and it will remain at approximately £13bn every year, so what the difference is and what the big reduction is in is actually in the growth of the number of people getting the benefit, which had gone up 35% in 10 years," she said.
She added that the changes are "about the fact that we couldn't have, by 2018, one in 17 people in the public on the benefit".
The rock-bottom Lions held on until the break, although they needed some good fortunate to do so.
Goalkeeper Jonathan Maxted saved superbly from Tom Shaw, then Ryan Lloyd hit the post, and Kane Richards fired straight at the keeper during a goalmouth scramble as Guiseley rode their luck.
Jon McCarthy's hosts did find the breakthrough not long into the second period as Richards converted James Akintunde's cut-back with a smart chip.
Chester sealed matters from the penalty spot with Shaw slotting home after Johnny Hunt was fouled.
Will Hatfield completed Guiseley's miserable night as he was sent off after a foul on Craig Mahon with six minutes to go.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Chester FC 2, Guiseley 0.
Second Half ends, Chester FC 2, Guiseley 0.
Michael Rankine (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Chester FC. Matty Waters replaces Craig Mahon.
Theo Vassell (Chester FC) is shown the yellow card.
Alex Purver (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Chester FC. Wade Joyce replaces James Akintunde.
Second yellow card to Will Hatfield (Guiseley) for a bad foul.
Substitution, Chester FC. Jordan Chapell replaces Elliott Durrell.
Substitution, Guiseley. Michael Rankine replaces Jordan Preston.
Javan Vidal (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Chester FC 2, Guiseley 0. Tom Shaw (Chester FC) converts the penalty with a.
Substitution, Guiseley. Simon Walton replaces Jake Lawlor.
Substitution, Guiseley. Luke Porritt replaces Reece Webb-Foster.
Goal! Chester FC 1, Guiseley 0. Kane Richards (Chester FC).
Second Half begins Chester FC 0, Guiseley 0.
First Half ends, Chester FC 0, Guiseley 0.
Will Hatfield (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Lisabela Marschild is standing for Blaydon, in Tyne and Wear, (click on the link for full list of candidates) for the Space Navies, a party named in a nod to Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.
The party describes itself as an organisation "dedicated to the future of our beautiful world".
It is styled - in an ironic way born out of performance art - on military lines with ranks, medals, uniforms and so on - but its main honours are awarded for reasons such as "never having killed anybody".
But its main manifesto offerings, Marshal Marschild says, are introducing direct democracy and cutting MPs' pay.
A database would be set up to allow every registered voter to vote on an issue three days before a vote in Parliament.
The MP would then simply vote in Parliament the way the majority in the constituency had voted.
Conversely, constituents could also propose issues for debate, and the MP would then present them to Parliament as a private member's bill.
The Space Navies Party also supports a "basic income grant" of £19,000 a year.
Marshal Marschild says she would, as soon as she was elected, take an MP's salary of £19,000 plus the basic grant of £19,000 - and donate the rest of her £74,000 to a charity chosen by her constituents.
"We all need a new future without the self-serving, greedy, careerist politicians of today and of the past years," she says.
The Space Navies isn't the only party offering direct democracy ideas.
There is Keith Garrett's Rebooting Democracy, standing in Cambridge.
He had hoped the movement would fight all 650 seats in the election - but the snap election meant there was only time to get one.
It doesn't have a manifesto as such, because its primary goal is to move towards a "sortition-based government" - where lawmakers are chosen not in elections but as groups drawn at random (although weighted to be representative) from the population at large.
Each group would then seek advice on a particular issue and make decisions.
Sortition was the form of democracy in ancient Athens, Mr Garrett says, and is a much better form of democracy than our current one - which is a "really, really bad form of democracy".
Mr Garrett's main focus is climate change - and he says that under the present system it is difficult for politicians to make the hard, long-term decisions that need to be made.
Or, on a similar note, there is Something New, which is fielding candidates in Ross, Skye and Lochaber and Horsham.
James Smith, the Horsham candidate, describes Something New as a "progressive platform for the 21st Century", using the internet as a device for listening rather than just broadcasting.
The party has adopted the OpenPolitics Manifesto, which anyone can contribute to - to suggest a change, you just click a button on its website and write in what you think the manifesto should say.
It is then voted on by other members, in a system similar to that used by Wikipedia, and adopted if approved.
The manifesto ideas currently include a "right to health" and an aim to "stop the Brexit process".
"It is a filter bubble, and that's OK," says Mr Smith.
Or there's even the Money Free Party , which has a national manifesto of transition to a "money-free world" where resources are equally shared, plus local manifestos to create a system of local governance where locals are "supplied with ample food and energy security".
It is fighting the Bristol West constituency, and its local manifestos include:
The Young People's Party wants to rebalance the economy towards young people, who it says are the most productive in society. It has three candidates, in Epping Forest, the Cities of London & Westminster, and Durham.
Some of its manifesto suggestions are:
Leader Thomas Hall says the land value tax is the "least bad tax" and would make society a lot fairer.
The Animal Welfare Party has been around for about 10 years and is contesting four seats, including in Maidenhead against Prime Minister Theresa May, and London constituencies Hackney South and Shoreditch; Hackney North and Stoke Newington, and Lewisham Deptford.
It wants to create a "fairer, more equitable and sustainable society, in which the interests of the environment, people and animals are taken into account".
Some of its manifesto pledges include:
Leader Vanessa Hudson told the Daily Politics that as the world population was growing we could not carry on the way we had been.
All a bit heavy? Well, veteran candidate David Bishop, also known as Lord Biro, who first stood for a general election in 1997, had planned to retire from politics, but is giving it another shot for the Church of the Militant Elvis Party.
The retired painter and decorator's manifesto for Nottingham East includes:
Mr Bishop has had some electoral success - he beat the Liberal Democrats in a local council by-election in 2014, getting 67 votes to their 56.
The other famous electoral veterans, the Official Monster Raving Loony Party, are standing in 12 different constituencies this year, including against Prime Minister Theresa May in Maidenhead, and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in Islington North.
Their 2017 "manicfesto" offering is topped with the pledge: "We will stand on a platform of free woollen hats for all, so we can pull the wool over people's eyes."
Others include:
Leader Howling "Laud" Hope - fighting Maidenhead - told the Daily Politics some of their past and present manifesto pledges had been pinched by other parties and even put into practice - citing UKIP's one-in, one-out immigration policy, 24-hour drinking and pet passports.
Prefer to write some policies of your own?
"If you go to our Loonyparty.com... there's a piece on there you can send in your own policies," says Mr Hope.
"And at our party conference in Blackpool we then look through them, see which ones are good and see which ones we're going to use."
And finally, if you're a fan of fish-based puns, then you could have a look at Mr Fish Finger's "manifishto", which includes:
Mr Fish Finger is running against Lib Dem leader Tim Farron in the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency, and says he is "fully codmitted to making Brexit work for the codstituents".
The hosts went into the match on the back of a six-match winless run in the league which had seen them drop down to 13th in the standings, but bounced back in style from Tuesday's defeat at Boreham Wood.
Gary Waddock's visitors were reduced to 10 men when Jake Gallagher was shown a straight red card just before the break after going into a tackle with Bedsente Gomis, his opponent seeming to come off worse.
The U's took advantage after 58 minutes as Collins headed home the opener before netting his sixth goal this season as he picked up Kevin Amankwaah's cross from the left and fired past Mark Smith to seal the points with 10 minutes remaining.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Sutton United 2, Aldershot Town 0.
Second Half ends, Sutton United 2, Aldershot Town 0.
Substitution, Sutton United. Adam May replaces Nicky Bailey.
Goal! Sutton United 2, Aldershot Town 0. Jamie Collins (Sutton United).
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Iffy Allen replaces Bernard Mensah.
Jim Kellerman (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Sutton United. Dan Fitchett replaces Maxime Biamou.
Substitution, Sutton United. Craig McAllister replaces Chris Dickson.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Charlie Walker replaces Jack Saville.
Goal! Sutton United 1, Aldershot Town 0. Jamie Collins (Sutton United).
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Josh Wakefield replaces Matt McClure.
Second Half begins Sutton United 0, Aldershot Town 0.
First Half ends, Sutton United 0, Aldershot Town 0.
Gomis (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Idris Kanu (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jake Gallagher (Aldershot Town) is shown the red card.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
The 32-year-old managed to force the intruders out of the property in Willow Court, Toxteth, but was shot as they left, at about 21:45 GMT on Wednesday.
His partner and children, aged one and six weeks, were in the house during the attack, Merseyside Police said.
The men, wearing balaclavas, are believed to have escaped in a car and officers are appealing for information.
The victim was taken to hospital where he is being treated for shotgun wound to his arm. His condition is not believed to be life threatening.
Det Sgt Adam Smith said: "The fact that these people saw fit to threaten and attack a man at his own home, whilst his partner and two young children were in the house, shows the mentality of these people, who have a complete disregard for others.
"Our inquiries are clearly at a very early stage, although it does appear that this was a targeted incident."
First they gathered at an office near the airport where they were due to meet an official from Malaysian Airlines for one of their regular, two-monthly briefings.
After being denied permission to bring the media with them to that meeting, they marched on.
Next stop, the Malaysian Embassy, where there were a few scuffles and skirmishes with the police before they were eventually allowed to hold a protest at the gates.
And then, after that proved fruitless, they headed off shouting and chanting for truth and justice to the Malaysian ambassador's residence, where they set about punching and kicking the gates.
They were quickly hustled away by the police with the promise of a meeting with a Malaysian government representative, so in the end, perhaps, there was a victory of sorts.
But it is, you can't help but conclude, a very sorry sight.
Seventeen months after the loss of their close family members, they've been reduced to a small, despairing band of protesters.
Today, they at least managed to make their point in front of the foreign media although some muttered quietly of constant control and harassment by China's plain-clothed police.
It is a treatment normally reserved for those perceived as a political nuisance rather than the bereaved family members of the victims of an air disaster.
But then, that is, arguably what they have indeed become.
Around 30-strong, they do not, of course, represent all of the 153 Chinese passengers on board MH370.
But it is still a sizeable sample and they are united by that one, abiding belief; that they have not been given the truth by the Malaysian authorities.
Their biggest fear is that they are being duped.
The discovery of the wing part on the island of Reunion is, in their view, perhaps a convenient device to help draw a line under the whole affair without the plane, or the bodies, ever being produced.
On one level, you could argue, it is simply a refusal by the grief-stricken to accept the obvious.
The evidence after all is strong; the satellite data shows the flight ended in the southern Indian Ocean and now that debris find - matching the sea current patterns - does indeed seem to add further corroboration.
But the unwillingness of many of the Chinese relatives to believe is not as illogical as it sounds.
There are indeed real question marks over the way the Malaysian authorities have handled both the search for the plane and the release of information - marred by delay, confusion and apparent self-interest.
And here in China too, the families feel there is no-one they can trust.
There are no independent media voices campaigning on their behalf or doggedly pursuing the truth.
Their own attempts to demand answers here in Beijing, as we saw today, are falling on deaf ears.
Bewildered and despairing, it is perhaps little wonder that some find comfort in the myriad conspiracy theories swirling online: that the plane might not be at the bottom of the ocean and that their loved ones might still be alive.
International Development Secretary Justine Greening announced the funds on the second day of a visit to Iraq.
She said the situation there was "deeply worrying", with thousands of people forced from their homes by the fighting and living in makeshift camps.
The UK has already given £13m, including 62 tonnes of food, 1,574 tents and 840 water filtration sets.
RAF planes have undertaken seven missions to deliver aid to thousands of Yazidi civilians trapped on Mount Sinjar while there have been eight flights by the Department for International Development to the northern city of Irbil.
The Iraqi authorities and Kurdish militia are battling militants from Islamic State and allied Sunni groups, which control large parts of the north and west of the country.
The United Nations Refugee Agency has estimated there are up to a million internally displaced people in Iraq, as well as up to 500,000 refugees from the civil war in Syria and 100,000 stateless people.
The UK had already given £13m in aid.
Of the new funds, £6.5m is being given to non-government organisations (NGOs) working on the ground while £2m is to ensure the rapid delivery of emergency supplies.
About £500,000 is going to the International Red Cross to help communities cut off from forms of outside help while £20,000 will go to setting up a camp for displaced people near Dahuk.
Other resources will go to supporting logistics and to facilitate a safety hub for humanitarian workers.
Speaking after meeting Kurdish President Masoud Barzani in Irbil and meeting displaced people at a camp in Bakhara, Ms Greening said the UK was "scaling up" its efforts to help the most vulnerable.
"Hundreds of thousands have been forced from their homes and thousands are surviving in makeshift camps as the fighting continues," she said.
"I am particularly concerned about increasing reports of human trafficking and violence against women, as well as children suffering terrible trauma.
"Britain has been quick to respond and I have seen for myself how lifesaving supplies of food, water and shelter are making a real difference to people who have been left with nothing.
"But we can do more, and will do more."
Mr McCausland said Sinn Féin was "stepping up its cultural war".
Sinn Féin's John O'Dowd, who is Stormont education minister, said Mr McCausland's claims were "nonsense".
Mr O'Dowd said he had no personal involvement with the letter.
"It was a routine departmental matter until Nelson released his rant," he told BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme.
"Officials confirmed to me that as part of the normal day-to-day running of the Department of Education, and in engagement with the curriculum advisory body, they sent out a letter to all schools asking them would they be interested in this project.
"There is no John O'Dowd agenda, there is no Sinn Féin agenda, there is no other agenda."
Mr McCausland told the BBC he had issued his press statement after being contacted by a number of school principals who raised their concerns with him.
"Principals feel very nervous about dealing with something like this because at the end of the day, he who pays the piper calls the tune, and if you've got a bid in for development for your school, you're not going to go out of your way to offend the education minister," he said.
Mr O'Dowd said this was "complete rubbish", and said Mr McCausland had used "disturbing language" in his statement.
"He's attempting to intimidate schools in unionist communities away from this project, and that's his agenda," he said.
Mr McCausland, who is a former Stormont culture minister, defended the wording of his statement.
"We are familiar with their phrase about every word spoken in Irish being another bullet in the freedom struggle, and they also referred on one occasion to the terrorist war being the peak of the cultural revival," he told the BBC.
"I think the language that I used was simply borrowed from Sinn Féin's own language."
The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment said it had written on behalf of the Department of Education to non-Irish medium primary schools "to explore the feasibility of developing a programme of support for the teaching of Irish and aspects of a shared cultural heritage".
"This followed a previous survey which showed interest from a number of non-Irish medium primary schools in developing this area of their curriculum.
"The decision to engage in such a programme is a matter for individual schools, led by the support of governors and teachers, in line with their guiding ethos. Such a programme would only be taken forward by CCEA based on demand and available funding."
Lambeth Council said the wire was fed into the terraced house in Rectory Gardens, Clapham which had been illegally turned into flats.
It said the man acting as landlord was charging £100 per week for each of the eight rooms which shared one bathroom.
The council has repossessed the house.
The Clapham house had been licensed to a housing association on a "short-life" basis in the 1970s when the council was unable to pay for renovations.
But the agreement had continued for decades and it was unclear who should have been managing it.
Councillor Matthew Bennett, cabinet member for housing, said: "The conditions the people in this illegal HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) were living in were truly appalling, and represented a genuine danger to life and limb.
"It is shocking that someone can make money exploiting people by illegally renting out such dangerous accommodation with no regard for the safety of the people living there."
The council was alerted to the property as part of a programme to reclaim more than 40 buildings which remain operating under the short-life scheme and offer tenants homes with little or no rent.
Any resident displaced because of the action is being put at the top of the local authority's housing list for new accommodation in the borough.
The council said it had made about £58m through the sale of about 1,160 short-life properties.
It is considering whether to take legal action against the landlord.
"For years we have been eager to expand our entertainment expertise to the world of live stage," said Fox chairman Jim Gianopulos in a statement.
"But we wanted to do it right and, most importantly, with the right people."
Kevin McCollum, the producer behind Broadway hits Rent and Avenue Q, is among those co-financing the operation.
He has teamed up with film producer John Davis and entertainment mogul Tom McGrath to match Fox's 50% investment in the venture.
"Theatre is about surprises and things that you haven't seen before on stage," McCollum told the New York Times.
"There are amazing Fox Searchlight titles and great films from the '70s that nobody today has heard of."
Some nine to 12 films will be developed into musicals, bound either for Broadway or US and international tours.
McCollum declined to say what films he saw as potential candidates for a musical makeover. However, Fox's back catalogue includes such successes as Star Wars, Home Alone and Avatar.
"Most important is not forcing anything," said Davis, whose big-screen hits include Doctor Dolittle, Predator and I, Robot.
"A big, popular movie doesn't always lend itself to a live experience."
Co-financer McGrath previously worked for Viacom, where he was involved in the musical adaptations of Paramount titles White Christmas, Footloose and Saturday Night Fever.
McCollum, who brought a version of High Fidelity to Broadway in 2006, is currently enjoying success with Motown: The Musical, which opened on Broadway in April and was nominated for four Tony awards.
McCollum told the New York Times he hoped Fox would become a partner in reverse by bringing his original stage shows to the big screen.
Fox's only prior experience of stage musicals has been as a licensee for productions such as 9 to 5 and Big.
Warner Brothers, MGM, Sony and Universal all have Broadway operations of varying sizes, where the losses are relatively small compared to the film business.
The profits can also be impressive, with Disney recently claiming the US tour of The Lion King has taken more than $1 billion.
"A lot of different companies have wanted to get in," said Thomas Schumacher, head of Disney's theatrical group, when asked about the new Fox alliance
"But to do this with someone like Kevin, a smart producer who knows everybody, is a great decision."
The Australian Livestock Exporters' Council said the footage, released by animal rights group Animals Australia, was "horrific".
Animals Australia said it had been filmed inside the two abattoirs approved to process Australian cattle.
Exports to Egypt were halted in 2006 for four years over similar concerns.
And in 2011, livestock exports to Indonesia were suspended after evidence of cruelty emerged there.
The Egyptian videos have not been made public, but Animals Australia said they showed cattle believed to have come from Australia being treated in a "vicious, cruel and clumsy" way.
The group is campaigning for a full ban on livestock exports.
"The way that these animals are treated are quite horrific," said spokeswoman Glenys Oogjes.
In one instance, a cow fell off the processing line and was chased through the abattoir before having its legs cut and being stabbed to death, she said.
"It is quite terrible and it shows systemic problems in these abattoirs for our animals. And how Australia ever sent animals back there after a suspension in 2006 is beyond us."
The chief executive of the Livestock Exporters' Council, Alison Penfold, said the acts shown in the footage were "exceptionally distressing" and "completely unacceptable to the industry and to Australians".
She told the BBC the trade was undertaken under a memorandum of understanding between the Australian and the Egyptian governments.
The industry was investigating, she said, and working with the Egyptian authorities to ensure the welfare of animals already at the facilities.
Australia's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry said in a statement it was "pleased with the level of co-operation" from the Egyptian authorities.
Australia exports more than 700,000 cattle each year, and the industry is worth about A$1bn ($1.03bn: £0.7bn) a year.
But pressure is growing for a total ban on live exports amid a series of cruelty scandals.
Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig said he backed the industry's voluntary suspension.
He said the export industry had "bright future" but that it had to "maintain animal welfare outcomes", The Australian newspaper reports.
Staff at West Kent Neuro Rehab Unit were filmed cleaning Grant Clarke's feeding tube with a pen and giving him drinks when he was nil-by-mouth.
The unit in Sevenoaks, now renamed Knole Centre, will shut on 24 December.
The NHS trust which runs it said bad publicity had affected the unit's ability to recruit and retain staff.
Grant Clarke had a massive brain haemorrhage in 2012, at the age of 43 and after 12 weeks in hospital was transferred to Sevenoaks.
After raising concerns on a number of occasions about his treatment his partner Binny Moore installed a secret camera in his room.
Footage passed to BBC's Newsnight programme revealed:
Mr Clarke's family made 26 complaints to Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), most of which were upheld.
KMPT originally intended to close Knole - an eight-bed unit for people with brain injuries or neurological illness - in April 2016.
The date has been brought forward because keeping it open over Christmas would be "clinically unsafe".
Patients will now receive care based on their individual needs from other local private and NHS providers in the community or acute settings.
A report being considered by Medway councillors on Thursday says adverse publicity has affected the unit's ability to recruit and retain staff.
Ms Moore said it was a "crying shame" the unit was closing because patients would have to go to London for care.
"It's the right decision that KMPT shouldn't be managing it because they have proved they are not up to the standard of what is needed by patients," she said.
"It should be handed over to a service provider with a proven track record of excellence in care."
KMPT said in a statement the high cost of providing a quality and safe service meant it was not sustainable.
"Our staff are highly valued and anyone currently working at the Knole Centre will be redeployed to other areas across the trust," it said in a statement.
A Freedom of Information request revealed the county council paid about £100,000 in compensation to motorists for pothole damage over two years.
For the second year running the B4526 came top for damage claims.
The council said "comprehensive repairs" to prevent potholes on the B4526 would cost £6.4m.
A total of £7,758.96 compensation was paid out for damage caused on the B4526, which runs between Goring and Cane End, from April 2014 to March 2015.
The A4074, which links Oxford and Reading, was the second worst with £5,605.22 in payouts.
Over the last two years, 192 defects relating to the condition of the carriageway were recorded on the B4526. Of these, 105 were potholes and 61 were clusters of potholes which resulted in £16,808 of compensation, the council said.
The biggest single compensation payment was £3,905.46 and related to damaged caused on the Goring to Cane End road.
Motorist Robin Adams, who lives near Goring, told BBC Radio Oxford he claimed £300 after damaging a wheel on a pothole.
Delivery driver Andy Benton, who lives near Chipping Norton, said he hit a deep pothole on the A40 in West Oxfordshire and bent the wheel on his car, but did not make a claim.
He said: "It's pretty bad everywhere. A lot of the side roads are absolutely awful."
In a statement Oxfordshire County Council said: "Reducing the number of potholes is a national problem, not a local problem.
"We are similar to most authorities and managing a road network without as much funding as we would like."
The council said it was working to develop more effective ways to make and fund repairs to highways.
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The craft, part of the European-Russian ExoMars programme, lifted off from the Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan on board a Proton rocket at 9.31am (UK time), starting a seven-month journey through space.
It is carrying equipment to study gases around Mars, such as methane, which is a chemical that is strongly linked with life on Earth.
This is the first of two ExoMars missions, together costing £924 million, designed to uncover signs of past or present life on the Red Planet.
Watch Leah's report to find out more.
9 December 2015 Last updated at 08:48 GMT
After the first goal fans are asked to chuck stuffed toys onto the ice rink. And this year was a bumper year...
Jordy Stallard's second period marker triggered a record-setting avalanche of 28,815 teddy bears.
The annual Teddy Bear Toss has got bigger each year, and it's not just for fun - after the game all the toys get donated to charity.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the man, named by French media as Ayoub El-Khazzani, had links to the "radical Islamist movement".
He was restrained by passengers, including three Americans, two of whom are members of the US armed forces.
They have been praised by the French and American presidents.
Mr Cazeneuve said on Saturday that the identity of the suspect had not been "established with certainty", but official sources later said he had been identified through fingerprints.
The suspect, who is being questioned near Paris, was flagged up to French authorities by their Spanish counterparts in February 2014.
He is reported to have lived in France, Spain, and Belgium and to have travelled to Syria.
What we know
The incident happened on a high-speed Thalys service near the northern city of Arras on Friday.
When a French passenger tried to enter a toilet, he encountered the gunman and tried to overpower him.
A gun was fired and a French-American passenger was injured by the bullet.
The gunman was carrying a Kalashnikov rifle, an automatic pistol with ammunition clips, and a box cutter knife, Mr Cazeneuve said.
One of the Americans, Spencer Stone, seized the gunman, while a second, Alek Skarlatos, grabbed his guns, according to accounts from the passengers.
A friend of theirs, Anthony Sadler, and Chris Norman, a British man who lives in France, also helped restrain the attacker.
Mr Norman told reporters on Saturday that he initially hid when he saw the gunman running down the aisle, before deciding that "perhaps the only chance was to act as a team".
"He had a Kalashnikov - I don't know how many magazines he had. My thought was: 'I'm probably going to die anyway so, let's go'," he said.
"I jumped up and I was actually the fourth person to begin working on the terrorist."
With Mr Stone holding the gunman in a headlock, the passengers hit him until he fell unconscious.
The gunman injured Mr Stone with a knife. Mr Stone and another man, who received cuts to his neck, were treated in hospital.
"I don't know why [the gunman] could not fire, but I think it was because his gun was jammed," said Mr Norman. "We were all enormously lucky."
Mr Stone and Mr Skarlatos are members of the US Air Force and the National Guard respectively.
Mr Stone has now been discharged from hospital and has joined his countrymen. They were all due to spend the evening at the US embassy in Paris.
US President Barack Obama has telephoned the three men to commend their "extraordinary bravery".
US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter praised the three, saying that the two servicemen had shown why "on duty and off, ours is the finest fighting force the world has ever known".
The 554 passengers included French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade, the star of Betty Blue and Nikita, who was lightly wounded breaking glass to sound the alarm.
In an interview with Paris Match magazine, Mr Anglade said train staff had entered a private cabin and locked it when they heard gunshots, leaving the passengers alone.
"I thought it was the end, that we were going to die, that he was going to kill us all," he said.
However Agnes Ogier, the boss of Thalys, denied Mr Anglade's allegations, saying train staff had "fulfilled their duties".
One member of staff found himself under fire and took five or six passengers with him into the baggage car, where he sounded the alarm, she said.
French President Francois Hollande telephoned Mr Obama on Saturday to thank him for the "exemplary conduct" shown by the three US citizens.
British Prime Minister David Cameron also praised their "extraordinary courage".
The American men and Mr Norman were awarded medals for bravery by authorities in Arras.
Anti-terror investigators in Paris now have 96 hours to question the suspect.
The suspect boarded the Thalys train in Brussels, and Belgian prosecutors also opened an anti-terror investigation on Saturday morning.
France has been on edge since the attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket in Paris in January, which left 17 people dead.
Brigadier John Donnelly said there must be a cultural shift, but change would take "a few years".
The inquest in Woking into the death of a teenage recruit at Deepcut barracks in Surrey has heard she was the subject of unwanted sexual conduct.
Pte Cheryl James was found dead with a bullet wound to the head in 1995.
The 18-year-old from Llangollen, Denbighshire, was one of four recruits to die at the base in seven years.
The inquest heard a survey two years ago of 24,000 service men and women found the majority of respondents thought the Army had an overly sexualised culture.
Brig Donnelly, head of Army Personal Services, said the results had been a "wake-up call".
The survey also suggested serving soldiers did not have faith in their own complaints system.
Questioned by Alison Foster QC, representing the family, Brig Donnelly admitted this "troubled" him.
He said a number of changes had been made throughout the Army as a result of the death of Pte James and three other recruits who died between 1995 and 2002.
They included a confidential support line, a female-focused officer attached to each unit to provide advice, and better awareness of how to make complaints.
"We recognise that a number of changes have taken place since 1995," he said.
"We got some things wrong and we took too long to recognise that and I have apologised to Mr James [Pte James's father]."
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In a wider context, he spoke of other changes including a policy at Deepcut where no trainees were expected to undertake guard duty, as Pte James had been doing at the time of her death.
"We recognise that trainees in large part were not ready to take on guard duty," he said.
Supervising ratios are also now "vastly different" to those when Pte James was there, he said.
The inquest heard that in 1995 there was often just one corporal in charge of 200 trainees - but one warrant officer second-class who was at Deepcut between 1995 and 1998 had seen one non-commissioned officer in charge of 300 to 400 recruits.
Pte James's boyfriend, Simeon Carr-Minns, told the inquest how she had claimed she had been assaulted by a fellow soldier, known as soldier B.
He said soldier B had propositioned Pte James while she was on restriction of privileges at Leconfield army barracks but she "fobbed him off".
Mr Carr-Minns gave a statement about it to Surrey Police when they investigated Pte James's death in 2002 and 2003.
He told officers a soldier had come on to her "sort of groping maybe or a bit of innuendo".
He also said Pte James felt soldier B was picking on her and she said she found him "creepy".
Mr Carr-Minns said he complained on his girlfriend's behalf to a sergeant the day after she told him.
An initial inquest into Pte James's death in 1995 recorded an open verdict, but that was overturned by the High Court which ordered the new hearing.
The inquest was adjourned until Monday.
The guardsmen performing for their colonel in chief on the parade ground were fighting soldiers.
Centuries ago, the colour or flag was a rallying point on the battlefield.
It's now a symbolic affair. Today, it was held in honour of the Queen who inspected her troops - as Queen Victoria did once, and as all monarchs have done since the time of Edward VII.
The annual pageant ended with the fly past and the Queen and other royals appearing on the balcony.
Dedicated royal watchers will have been delighted by the sight of Princess Charlotte and an animated Prince George.
With Prince Charles and Prince William also there, this was the British monarchy, its present and its future on display.
The report estimates that there are just 7,100 of the world's fastest mammals now left in the wild.
Cheetahs are in trouble because they range far beyond protected areas and are coming increasingly into conflict with humans.
The authors are calling for an urgent re-categorisation of the species from vulnerable to endangered.
According to the study, more than half the world's surviving cheetahs live in one population that ranges across six countries in southern Africa.
Cheetahs in Asia have been essentially wiped out. A group estimated to number fewer than 50 individuals clings on in Iran.
Because the cheetah is one of the widest-ranging carnivores, it roams across lands far outside protected areas. Some 77% of their habitat falls outside these parks and reserves.
As a result, the animal struggles because these lands are increasingly being developed by farmers and the cheetah's prey is declining because of bushmeat hunting.
In Zimbabwe, the cheetah population has fallen from around 1,200 to just 170 animals in 16 years, with the main cause being major changes in land tenure.
Researchers involved with the study say that the threats facing the fabled predator have gone unnoticed for far too long.
"Given the secretive nature of this elusive cat, it has been difficult to gather hard information on the species, leading to its plight being overlooked," said Dr Sarah Durant, from the Zoological Society of London, UK, and the report's lead author.
"Our findings show that the large space requirements for the cheetah, coupled with the complex range of threats faced by the species in the wild, mean that it is likely to be much more vulnerable to extinction than was previously thought."
Another of the big concerns about cheetahs has been the illegal trafficking of cubs, fuelled by demand from the Gulf states, as reported by the BBC earlier this year.
The young cats can fetch up to $10,000 on the black market. According to the Cheetah Conservation Fund, some 1,200 cheetah cubs are known to have been trafficked out of Africa over the past 10 years but around 85% of them died during the journey.
At the recent CITES conference in South Africa, governments agreed to put new measures in place to tackle this issue, clamping down on the use of social media to advertise cheetahs for sale.
However if the species is to survive long term then urgent efforts must be made to tackle the wider question of protected areas and ranges.
The new study argues for a "paradigm shift in conservation", moving away from the idea of just declaring an area to be protected and towards incorporating "incentive-based approaches". This, in essence, means paying local communities to protect a species that many see as a dangerous predator.
"The take-away from this pinnacle study is that securing protected areas alone is not enough," said Dr Kim Young-Overton from Panthera, another author on the report.
"We must think bigger, conserving across the mosaic of protected and unprotected landscapes that these far-reaching cats inhabit, if we are to avert the otherwise certain loss of the cheetah forever."
To fully recognise the scale of the threat that the cheetah now faces, the report is calling on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to change the categorisation of the fastest animal on its Red List from vulnerable to endangered.
This would help focus international conservation support on a species that the authors fear is heading for extinction at an increasing pace.
The report has been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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The London-based developer, Canonical, has generated $10,288,472 (about £6.6m) in pledges, passing the record set by Pebble smartwatches last year.
But with six days of its campaign left the company is far from reaching its funding goal of $32m.
Canonical would have to return all the money if it does not reach the target.
The developer had said that if its campaign on the Indiegogo crowdfunding website was successful, it would aim to deliver 40,000 handsets to qualifying backers by next May.
In an interview with the BBC, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth said public interest in the Ubuntu Edge smartphone was high.
"The campaign has sparked a level of interest that has surprised even us," he said, adding that it had seized the attention not only of phone enthusiasts but innovators and futurists as well as manufacturers.
He added that some large manufacturers had come "out of the woodwork" to discuss the device with him.
Last week, Bloomberg said it had made an $80,000 contribution to the campaign, explaining that the open-source initiative could benefit its clients and influence the future of mobile computing.
But Mr Shuttleworth conceded the product might be too much of a departure from the current generation of smartphones for many institutional investors, such as major telecom companies, to consider backing it now.
If the Edge managed to find enough funding, "we would have been bringing the future forward a year or two at least", Mr Shuttleworth said.
Programs on the proposed smartphone would look like standard mobile apps when the handset was being used as a standalone device.
But they would change their user interfaces to that of a desktop application when the phone was docked with a monitor, Canonical said.
In addition, the operating system could support apps written in the HTML5 web language, albeit at slower speeds.
Particularly in regions such as Asia, Mr Shuttleworth said, businesses as well as individuals expressed interest in this type of device.
But he acknowledged that, with one week of the campaign left, there was still a long way to go to meet the funding target.
Canonical aimed to raise $32m. Indiegogo's current funding record is $1,665,380, which was raised by Scanadu Scout - a scheme to build a Star Trek-style Tricorder medical scanning device.
Its rival Kickstarter's record is $10,266,845 for the Pebble smartwatch.
Other independent fundraising campaigns have attracted larger sums, such as Cloud Imperium Games, which has gathered more than $15m by soliciting contributions directly on its website. It raised more than $2m in a separate campaign on Kickstarter.
"We were mindful that tripling a record is always a big stretch and a big ask," Mr Shuttleworth said.
"Risky new technology is difficult for mainstream manufacturers," he said, adding that the campaign's funding target was "head and shoulders" above anything else.
According to Chris Green, senior consultant at the Davies Murphy Group, "$10m in crowd-sourced funding is a huge achievement, a very powerful and distinct message".
But he added that Canonical's strategy of raising all the money through a single crowdfunding campaign was "naive", and the developers chose the wrong platform for it.
"It was a smart move to go straight to buyers and say, 'Be part of the future,' " Mr Green said. "But they would have had a better chance of tapping into funding if they went for a bigger platform, just because of the sheer base.
"They need to really start looking at more conventional forms of fundraising," he added.
Mr Shuttleworth admitted there were lessons learned in the campaign. For example, he said he would rethink the discounted price offered to early contributors.
Backers were asked to commit $600 on the first day or $830 on the remaining days of the campaign to secure a handset, roughly double the cost of LG's Nexus 4 mobile, which supports its software.
But Mr Green said Ubuntu's pricing was an "absolute bargain", adding: "The product was sound. I would not say it is expensive."
Mr Shuttleworth said that if the campaign made significant gains in the coming days, Ubuntu would consider extending its online campaign. If it remained far from its goal, all the money would be returned to contributors.
Canonical chose to use Indiegogo's "fixed funding" campaign, under the terms of which all the money pledged must be returned if the campaign does not reach its funding goal.
The company could have selected a "flexible funding" campaign and kept most of the funds, after paying a higher percentage to Indiegogo for missing the target.
Canonical makes money by charging for support and training for Ubuntu and also plans to take a share of sales from online marketplaces offered by handset makers who adopt its software.
It is seeking to gain ground in an increasingly crowded smartphone marketplace.
Canonical's campaign will run until 21 August.
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Australia is suspending the export of live cattle to Egypt after video emerged showing extreme cruelty to animals in Egyptian abattoirs.
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The crash, involving a male pedestrian, happened on the A40 Fishguard to Letterston road, near the Trecwn turnoff, just after 18:15 GMT on Wednesday.
The driver and the pedestrian were both taken to hospital and the road was closed temporarily.
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A man was left in a serious condition after being hit by a car in Pembrokeshire, Dyfed-Powys Police has said.
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The 30-year-old skippered England to a 3-2 Ashes win over Australia this summer, but has not played since the final Test at The Oval in mid-August.
England will soon travel to the UAE for a three-match Test series against Pakistan, starting on 13 October.
Ian Bell is in Warwickshire's squad but Joe Root will not play for Yorkshire.
Root, England's leading run-scorer during their Ashes win, was rested for the limited-overs series against Australia and will not play for Yorkshire against Sussex.
But Jonny Bairstow and Adil Rashid, who both appeared in the shorter-form series, are included in the champions' squad.
Fast bowler Stuart Broad, meanwhile, is set to make his first Championship appearance for Notts since June in their game against Hampshire.
And new-ball partner James Anderson will continue his comeback from a side strain in Lancashire's game at Essex.
However, Worcestershire's Moeen Ali and Middlesex's Steven Finn will not play in the Division One match between their respective sides at New Road.
The final County Championship fixtures start on Tuesday.
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England captain Alastair Cook has been named in Essex's 14-man squad for their final County Championship game of 2015 against already-promoted Lancashire.
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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.
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A petition calling for Sadiq Khan to declare London an independent state after the UK voted to quit the EU has been signed by thousands of people.
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The man suffered serious injuries in the crash, which happened shortly after midnight on Sunday on the A48 Cowbridge Road West in Ely.
The road was closed for several hours, but has since reopened.
South Wales Police referred the incident to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) to investigate.
The blast struck the family's van in the Marjah district, a Taliban stronghold, local police chief Nabil Jan Mullahkhail told reporters.
Several people were injured and the death toll could rise, he added.
Violence has increased across the country since the departure of most US and Nato forces last year.
The family had been fleeing the area after hearing a government offensive against the Taliban was imminent, a relative told the AP news agency.
The attack is yet to be claimed by any group but the Taliban routinely plant roadside bombs in the area to target Afghan security forces.
In February, the United Nations said more than 10,000 civilians had been killed or injured in Afghanistan in 2014, the highest number since 2009.
That figure included 3,699 civilian deaths, up 25% from 2013.
It happened between Quigley's Point and Whitecastle at around 03:35 BST on Saturday morning.
Gardaà (Irish police) have said that the five males travelling in the car were all in their late teens.
One of them was pronounced dead at the scene.
A second was taken to Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry where he was later pronounced dead.
Three other males, who were also in the vehicle, are understood to be in a stable condition in hospital.
The road has now reopened.
Fr Francis Bradley said the young men were both from Buncrana.
Having spoken to the families of those who died, Fr Bradley said: "It is a terrible loss for them. There is a terrible sense of sadness."
Thunder, helped by debutant Amy Clinton, edged clear in the final quarter for a 65-51 success that moved them to the summit on goal difference.
Mavericks had beaten Celtic Dragons the previous Monday.
Team Northumbria remain a place above bottom side Yorkshire Jets, who were beaten 52-39 by Loughborough Lightning.
The battle between third and fourth saw Surrey Storm beat Team Bath 54-42 to go level on 15 points.
Bath won the Super Saturday battle between the two teams in January but Surrey gained revenge to keep up the pace at the top end of the table.
Storm are back on court in Monday's televised game when they take on Team Northumbria.
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The 22-year-old scored 16.133 points, finishing 0.1 points ahead of team-mate Louis Smith who claimed silver.
Whitlock had won his second silver medal of the championships earlier on Saturday on the floor.
"I had dreamed of this moment but never felt I would get emotional," said Whitlock.
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"Louis did an amazing job to get a massive 16 so to beat that I am over the moon."
It takes the Basildon gymnast's medal haul at these championships to three.
He won team silver on Wednesday and recovered from the disappointment of missing out on a medal in the men's all-around final on Friday by winning another silver on the floor exercise.
It was Britain's first silver in the men's floor exercise since Neil Thomas in 1994, finishing 0.667 points behind Japan's gold medal winner Kenzo Shirai.
He added: "It has taken a lot out of me, my legs are like jelly on the floor but the support from the crowd has got me through. It has been a tough year having had glandular fever but this makes up for everything."
Smith, 26, who had previously taken world silver and two bronze on pommel horse, was favourite having qualified top of the apparatus.
He had gone fifth out of the eighth finalists and appeared set for gold himself until his score of 16.033 was beaten by Whitlock, the last man to take to the horse.
Smith said: "There are seven-and-a-half billion people on this planet and we are one and two on the pommel horse.
"I am happy with the job I have done this week and we have qualified as a team for Rio."
Whitlock is only the second Briton to win a World Championships gold after Beth Tweddle, who achieved it three times.
Tweddle told BBC Sport: "I don't think Max realises how much of an impression he is having on these competitions. He saw Louis get that huge score and knew he had to beat him. He kept his head down and did his routine and looked so relieved afterwards."
In the women's uneven bars, the gold medal was shared by China's Fan Yilin, Madison Kocian from the United States and Russian team-mates Viktoria Komova and Daria Spiridonova, who all scored 15.366.
With the giant television screen confirming that there were indeed four champions from the eight-woman final, the gold medallists stood with their arms around each other in a straight line as the crowd gave them a standing ovation.
While so many gold medals have never been given out in one event before, there was a five-way tie for silver at the 1922 championships on the pommel horse.
Mr Evans is accused of eight offences in total dating between 2002 and 2013, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
The 55-year-old MP for Ribble Valley denies any wrongdoing and pledged to continue to represent his constituents from the backbenches.
He said the claims were "incredulous".
In a statement to reporters after being charged, he said: "May I reassure everyone at this time that I will robustly defend my innocence.
"I have today answered bail following complaints I have said were incredulous.
"Whilst I am saddened that this case has not been closed today, I am certain of two things: firstly that I am innocent, and secondly that my innocence will be demonstrated.
"Having informed my fellow deputy Speakers Lindsay Hoyle and Dawn Primarolo, my association chairman and staff, I can confirm I will now resign as deputy speaker.
"However, I will continue to work hard for the people of Ribble Valley from the backbenches where I first started my political career in 1992."
He pledged to do his best to tackle local problems such as the "crisis of extra house-building" and cuts to rural bus services.
Mr Evans finished: "I appreciate that this case will create a great deal of media interest, but after today I will not be making any further comment until after the case concludes."
Mr Evans was a Conservative MP before becoming deputy speaker, a politically neutral role, but he has not sought to return to the Conservative fold in the Commons and will sit as an independent backbencher, Tory sources said.
The director of public prosecutions for England and Wales said the decision to charge Mr Evans had been taken after careful consideration.
Keir Starmer added: "We have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and that it is in the public interest to prosecute.
"Lancashire Constabulary has therefore been authorised to charge two counts of indecent assault, five counts of sexual assault and one count of rape relating to a total of seven alleged victims."
Mr Evans is expected to appear before Preston Magistrates' Court on 18 September.
The two indecent assaults are alleged to have been committed between 1 January 2002 and 1 January 2004, the five sexual assaults allegedly happened between 1 January 2009 and 1 April 2013, and the alleged rape between 29 March and 1 April 2013.
Mr Evans, from Pendleton in Lancashire, answered bail on Tuesday having previously been arrested in May and June.
He was re-arrested and interviewed by detectives throughout the day before being charged in the evening.
In May, Mr Evans dismissed the original allegations against him as "completely false", and said they had been made by two people he had "regarded as friends".
He was elected as one of three Commons deputy Speakers in 2010.
A cycle of violence began in April with protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza's third-term bid.
Mr Nkurunziza gave a deadline of midnight on Saturday for Burundians to hand in illegal firearms or face being "dealt with as enemies of the nation".
Earlier this week, the UN secretary-general condemned the "inflammatory rhetoric" in Burundi.
And the Brussels-based International Crisis Group said the language was "chillingly similar" to that used in Rwanda before the genocide of 1994.
Agencies reported that many people were leaving Cibitoke and Mutakura, two neighbourhoods of the capital, Bujumbura, that have seen anti-government protests.
"Now I decide to leave as everyone is leaving," one elderly Mutakura resident, Marguerite Bigira, told the Associated Press news agency.
"There is fear everywhere. But I still believe in God and all this will end."
Another fleeing resident, Marie, told Agence France-Presse: "I was terrified, I understood that this time they would kill every last one of us."
The violence, in which close to 200 people have been killed, began in April when the president said he would stand again.
He argued that his first term as president did not count towards the constitutional two-term limit as he was chosen by MPs.
Mr Nkurunziza was duly re-elected to a third term with 70% of the vote in July.
10.4m population
50 years - life expectancy for a man
2nd poorest country in the world
85% are Hutu, 14% Tutsi
300,000 died in civil war
The weapons ultimatum has led to a spike in killings.
On Friday, the body of Welly Nzitonda, the son of a leading human rights activist, was discovered.
UN Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein said the killing, which he called an assassination, "reinforces fears that there is a systematic policy of targeting members of the opposition, journalists, human rights defenders and ordinary citizens perceived to be opposing the government".
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the discovery of bodies in Bujumbura was now a regular occurrence - and many victims showed evidence of summary execution.
Mr Ban said Burundian authorities had a responsibility to protect civilians.
The International Crisis Group and others were commenting on remarks by Burundi's Senate President Reverien Ndikuriyo - who threatened to "pulverise" opponents who did not lay down arms.
Uganda is leading regional efforts to broker peace talks and the UN Security Council is expected to discuss the violence at a meeting on Monday.
The 55-year-old is accused of driving the wrong way on a southern California motorway, causing another car to swerve and crash into a concrete wall.
Prosecutors claim Rodman then fled the scene of the crash on 20 July and gave police false information.
He has also been charged with driving without a valid licence.
Rodman's lawyer Paul Meyer, says the incident occurred on a poorly signed exit ramp. He added that Rodman corrected the driving error without the cars touching, stopped and spoke to people in the other car.
The case is scheduled for 20 January.
Rodman won two titles with the Detroit Pistons and then three championships with the famous Chicago Bulls team of the mid-1990s, alongside Michael Jordan.
Bedene fought bravely and twice broke his opponent's serve, but lost 6-2 6-3 6-3 on Court Philippe Chatrier.
"I think I found my game now, so it's good to see, especially before Wimbledon. I just have to build it up," said 26-year-old Bedene.
The tournament at Wimbledon is the next Grand Slam and begins on 27 June.
Bedene began brightly but his best groundstrokes were all returned well by Serbian Djokovic, who had to battle for more than two hours for victory.
The Slovenia-born world number 66, who became a British citizen in March 2015, added: "I guess the confidence is back. I'm working hard, but it's about just working hard and improving the things which were not the best.
"Obviously when you play someone like Novak, you can see where the weaknesses are, so I'm going to work on that."
Andy Murray is the only Briton left in the competition and faces American John Isner in the fourth round on Sunday at about 14:00 BST.
Meanwhile, 29-year-old Djokovic has appealed to event organisers to build floodlights on Roland Garros' showpiece court.
He had to complete his third-round match at 21:30 local time (19:30 BST) as the light faded.
"It was getting dark," said Djokovic, who is looking to win the French Open for the first time. "For a Grand Slam, you need to have lights.
"I'm really hoping we can have that very soon for these particular situations, especially considering the fact that the forecast for the weather is not that great in the following days."
Chelsea leave for China on Monday and manager Antonio Conte has told both players they will not be selected.
Striker Costa, 28, wants to return to Atletico Madrid, even though they are under a transfer ban.
Manchester United have been trying to reach an agreement to sign midfielder Matic, 28.
However, there is also thought to be interest in the Serb from clubs in Italy.
Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko is expected to replace Matic in the Chelsea side next season.
It is believed the 22-year-old will complete his move to the Premier League champions in the next few days.
Chelsea open their pre-season programme against Arsenal in Beijing on 22 July before travelling to Singapore for games against Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.
Traditionally, Irish leaders attend to present the US president with a bowl of shamrock during the 17 March festival.
Mr Trump first mentioned the invitation in November, when Mr Kenny phoned to congratulate him on his election win.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer has now given an update on plans for the visit during a media briefing.
Mr Spicer, who has Irish American heritage, told reporters that the St Patrick's Day reception was "an issue that's near and dear to me".
"I was asked yesterday about the status of the invitation of Prime Minister Kenny, from Ireland, to visit the United States on St Patrick's Day and I'm pleased to announce that the president has extended that invitation.
"It happened, actually, during the transition period [from the Obama to Trump administrations] and we look forward to the prime minister attending."
Mr Kenny, who has been taoiseach since March 2011, has attended several previous St Patrick's Day receptions hosted by Barack Obama.
The shamrock presentation dates back to the presidency of Harry Truman in the 1950s.
Police said several homemade devices were thrown at thousands of worshippers gathering for the annual Ashura procession in the capital, Dhaka.
Leaders of Bangladesh's small Shia minority said it was the first time the procession had been targeted.
In Pakistan, at least 22 were killed on Friday when a suicide bomber attacked an Ashura ceremony in Jacobabad.
The blast happened before dawn on Saturday in the old town area of Dhaka at around 02:00 (20:00 GMT Friday).
Shia Muslims were gathered at the historic Hussaini Dalan, the main Shia site in the city, to start an annual rally to mark the occasion of Ashura.
Police arrested three people at the scene, but have released no information about the possible identity of the attackers.
"It is our apprehension that blasts were carried out only to panic the people and to create a chaotic situation," said Colonel Ziaul Ahsan of the elite Rapid Action Battalion.
"We've recovered two unexploded bombs. These are like explosive devices and almost like grenades and fitted with batteries," local police chief Azizul Haq told the AFP news agency.
None of those taken to hospital were reported to be in critical condition.
During Ashura, Shia Muslims mourn the death of Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad.
J Jayalalitha, chief minister of the state of Tamil Nadu - of which Chennai is the capital, died aged 68 on Monday.
The fifth Test is due to be held in the city from 16-20 December.
"We are keeping a close watch, and taking input from the local association about sentiments of the people," said board secretary Ajay Shirke.
India lead the five-match series 2-0 before the fourth Test in Mumbai, which starts on Thursday.
The Taliban came once for Fawzia Koofi, and she knows they could come again. This prominent member of parliament - and mother of two - survived a hail of bullets last year.
"It was the Taliban. They kept shooting at my car for half an hour," she said. "But luckily I survived that. For me the threats are more, because I don't like to keep silent".
Lately there was a new threat. Fawzia was warned that the much-feared insurgents of the Haqqani network planned to assassinate her.
"Our intelligence service wrote to me saying please strengthen your security measures and be careful. I don't know what that means," she said, with a laugh. "How can I be careful if they want to assassinate me?"
This articulate and tireless campaigner refuses to be intimidated. She shuttles from parliament to public meetings, under armed guard, championing reform and women's rights.
But over lemon tea, in her Kabul home, she spoke about her new fear - that Afghan women could soon be abandoned by the international community, which promised them so much 10 years ago.
"They seem to kind of turn their face to the women's issues, and say we just want to say goodbye and leave Afghanistan," she said, "and that could put us even more at risk because we have been outspoken about what we want.
"If they leave without giving us an assurance for our own security, the women's rights activists will be the first victims," Fawzia said.
Another outspoken activist, Wazhma Frogh, of the Afghan Women's Network, already jokes with friends about the risk of being hanged if the Taliban return.
"There are times when we laugh among women's groups and say 'Okay, the first day you might be hanging around this square or you might be killed,'" she said. "We joke about it on a daily basis, because we are that scared".
That's a lot to be scared about, and a lot at stake.
In the decade since the Taliban government was ousted from power, there has been tangible progress for Afghan women and girls - though much less than many had hoped.
Women now account for almost 30% of Afghan MPs. Equal rights are enshrined in the constitution. The number of girls in school has climbed to 2.5 million.
But in some areas handed to Afghan control, the clock is already being turned back, according to Wazhma Frogh.
One women's organisation had to close training projects in five districts, she said, because communities were fearful, knowing that foreign troops would be pulling out.
Feisty and fearless as she is, Wazhma is haunted by flashbacks from Taliban times - from the era when women could be beaten because their feet were visible.
"The nightmare that I have is the memories of when I lived under the Taliban," she said. "That's what we went through and that's what might come back."
In her textile factory on the edge of Kabul, Hassina Sher Jan shares those concerns. "I'm in counter-insurgency," said the stylish entrepreneur with a smile, gesturing to the rows of men and women sewing, cutting and pressing side by side.
Women make up half the workforce at the Boumi Design Company, producing cushions, curtains and tea cosies, and fashioning new future for themselves and their country.
Nadia sits in the back row, head bent over her sewing machine. Under the Taliban, she and her seven sisters had to stay at home, embroidering burqas.
Zarghona, who wears a patterned yellow headscarf and lipstick, said she was providing for her two younger brothers.
"I'm proud to work like a man to support my family," she said. "I was very sad in the Taliban times because I couldn't work outside."
But the possibility of reconciliation with insurgents hangs over this business, like a storm cloud. The Taliban would want to shape the future, as they did the past, Hassina warned.
"None of the Taliban have come forward to saw I am a moderate, and I believe differently," she said.
"Of course all the achievements that we have had so far are going to be lost. We have been fooling ourselves with thinking that there are moderate Taliban, and the situation will be different. They are not saying that. We are making that up," Hassina said.
The death of a 25-year old woman called Siddqa is testament to that.
An amateur recording, which emerged in January, captured her last moments. She was slaughtered, without mercy, in a Taliban-controlled area of Northern Afghanistan.
The grainy footage shows her standing waist deep in a hole, shrouded in a blue burqa, as local men bayed for blood.
Siddqa had eloped, and been found guilty of adultery.
The Taliban stoned her - for two minutes - then shot her dead.
In areas under Taliban control women are still voiceless and defenceless, 10 years on.
Fawzia Koofi wants her daughters to grow up in a different Afghanistan. She has spent the past decade working for that.
After a long day of speeches, and political meetings, Fawzia sits at the dining room table, helping her eldest daughter prepare for a computer exam.
Sharhazad, 13, wants to be an aerospace engineer but she and her younger sister are afraid for themselves and their mother. They want a future outside their homeland.
"My daughters seem to be worrying more these days," said Fawzia. "They are asking me questions like 'why are we living in Afghanistan?'. It makes me feel sad. They would prefer to be poorer abroad, with safety and stability."
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) had said the rooms, dubbed "shooting galleries", had the potential to reduce drug deaths.
The rooms offer a space for users to take class A drugs under the supervision of medical professionals.
The government said it has no plans to back consumption rooms but policies could be developed by local bodies.
In response to a record number of drug deaths, ACMD recommended in 2016 that "consideration should be given" to the introduction of drug consumption rooms.
But the official response to the ACMD report has now dismissed the proposal, stating "the government has no plans to introduce drug consumption rooms".
It added: "It is for local areas in the UK to consider, with those responsible for law enforcement, how best to deliver services to meet their local population needs."
The use of shooting galleries has proved divisive, with some claiming it amounts to the state helping people take illegal drugs.
Under the scheme, drug users visiting a consumption room would be provided with clean needles, while medical staff would be on hand to prevent overdoses or give advice about entering a recovery programme.
The medical staff would not provide the user with illegal drugs.
The ACMD report said drug consumption rooms in Canada, the USA and Europe had been shown to cut the number of overdose related deaths. Whilst there was no evidence to show that such facilities resulted in increasing the levels of drug use, in areas where they were set up.
A plan to pilot consumption rooms in Brighton was scrapped in 2014, while a similar proposal in Glasgow for a so-called "fix room" has met opposition.
Some drug users believe consumption rooms would be counter-productive.
Tommy Cairns, a former addict from Halifax, West Yorkshire, said: "Whoever came up with the idea has never been addicted to drugs.
"I use to take six bags of heroin a day, I got imprisoned for four and a half years for dealing, and let me tell you, a consumption room wouldn't have helped me.
"Abstinence from all drugs is the only way to begin recovery."
But Ian Hamilton, a lecturer in mental health and drug addiction at the University of York, called the government's position "outrageous".
He said: "The government has simply ignored all the evidence that has been presented to them which shows that drug consumption rooms can prevent deaths.
"We are still obsessed by this idea of abstinence, but the fact is more people are dying of drugs whilst the government still believes the same old strategies will somehow eventually work."
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the number of drug misuse deaths in England and Wales reached a record high in 2015.
There were 2,479 fatalities in 2015; more than double the number of similar deaths recorded 20 years earlier.
Although there are no plans to introduce consumption rooms, the Home Office said it supported local healthcare providers offering addicts the option of joining formal treatment programmes where they were prescribed replacement drugs such as diamorphine, often described as medical grade heroin.
Overall the government says it is "committed to taking action to prevent the harms caused by drug use and our approach remains clear: we must prevent drug use in our communities, help dependent individuals recover, while ensuring our drugs laws are enforced".
"We must remove Islam's negative image from today's cyber and real space," he told a conference in Tehran.
Mr Rouhani, a religious moderate, said Islamic principles opposed violence.
In a veiled reference to Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies, he also criticised nations which had bought US weapons and fired them at fellow Muslims.
Iran is staunchly opposed to the Saudi-led aerial bombardment campaign targeting Shia Houthi rebels who seized control of large parts of Yemen earlier this year.
"How many bombs and missiles have you purchased from America this year?" Mr Rouhani asked. "If you had distributed the money for those bombs and missiles among poor Muslims, nobody would be going to bed hungry."
Addressing a conference on Islamic unity on Sunday, the Iranian president spoke of the shame of watching Muslim children make long, dangerous journeys to seek refuge in non-Islamic countries.
"It is our greatest duty today to correct the image of Islam in world public opinion," he said in the speech that was aired live on state television.
He voiced concern that damage was being done to Islam's reputation by the violence in its heartlands, and urged all Islamic nations in the region to stop the "violence, terror and massacres".
He also condemned Muslim countries for "being silent in the face of all the killing and bloodshed" in Syria, Iraq and Yemen - conflicts in which Iran plays a role.
Iran supports the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, providing soldiers and military expertise in the fight against the rebels and jihadists, including the so-called Islamic State (IS) group. Iran also has close ties to Iraq and condemns IS militants who are fighting both the Syrian and Iraqi governments.
Nathan Gill said the UK and Welsh manifestos, out later this week, would be comprehensive, "full" documents on "every single topic you could imagine".
Immigration would merit "just a few paragraphs", he added.
But Mr Gill said voters possibly felt they would not be "vilified" by UKIP for bringing up the issue with them.
Tries from Bryan Habana and Damian de Allende gave the Springboks a 12-10 half-time lead.
But Italy, guided by Irish coach Conor O'Shea, fought back and Giovanbattista Venditti added to South African-born Dris van Schalwyk's first-half try.
A Carlo Canna penalty with 15 minutes remaining gave the Azzurri their first home win in two years.
Italy thought they had sealed the result two minutes from time when Marco Fuser crashed over after a driven maul but the try was ruled out for an Italian foot in touch.
The home side had lost all 12 of their previous encounters with the Springboks, dating back to 1995, all by 16 points or more.
Former Ireland full-back and Harlequins director of rugby O'Shea said: "I'm very happy for the players and the fans. For us, it's just the start but it's a very good one and we have a lot to do to change rugby in Italy,
"Today we rode the rollercoaster and we survived by sheer heart and courage. They weren't just brave, they were heroic."
Defeat heaped more misery on the embattled South Africans who in the past six weeks have suffered their heaviest home loss at the hands of New Zealand, only drew with the Barbarians, and lost to England 37-21 last weekend - their first defeat by the English for 10 years.
Census animation: 100 years of growth
The census - carried out in March last year - found there were 53 million people in England; 3.1 million in Wales; and 1.8 million in Northern Ireland.
It also revealed there were 33 times as many people over 90 as there were a century ago.
Here's a round up of what the first England and Wales data reveals. UK-wide census-based population estimates, including Scotland, will be released in December 2012.
The population of England and Wales has risen by 3.7 million in a decade, up to 56.1 million, the census shows. It is the largest growth shown by any census since they began in 1801.
The growth was fuelled by increased life expectancy, a rise in fertility rates and migration, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The figures also indicate the population is ageing, with the median age rising to 39 in 2011 from 35 in 2001.
The percentage of the population aged 65 and over was the highest seen in any census at 16.4% - or one in six people.
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The number of people over the age of 90 also went up. There were 430,000 residents within their 10th decade in 2011, compared with 340,000 in 2001 and 13,000 in 1911.
The census showed that higher percentages of people aged 65 and over lived along the coast of England, in the south west, south east and east.
European population growth between 2001 and 2011 differed greatly between countries.
While some, such as Cyprus, Ireland, Luxembourg, Spain and England, saw big increases, others, mainly in eastern Europe, experienced population losses.
Latvia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Romania, Hungary, Estonia, Germany and Poland all saw their populations decrease.
Although all of the wider regions of England and Wales saw population growth in the last decade, within those regions some local authorities saw theirs decline.
The biggest population growth was seen in London's Tower Hamlets (up 26.4%) and Newham (up 23.5%), while Manchester showed the third highest growth - up 19%.
Overall, 10 of the 20 authorities with the highest percentage growth were in London. The 19 most densely populated authorities were also in London.
In contrast, almost half of the local authorities with a declining population were in north-west England, and a further four were in north-east England. The ONS suggested this could be, in part, down to the decline in traditional manufacturing industries in these areas.
The girl went missing from the Primark store in Northumberland Street shortly before 17:00 BST on Wednesday.
She was found just over an hour later, about three miles away in Gosforth.
Northumbria Police said two girls, aged 13 and 14, would appear at at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court on Friday, charged with shoplifting and kidnap.
The force said all local police resources were involved in the search for the child.
A spokesman said travel networks in the city were alerted and officers scoured CCTV footage from council and retail premises in the area.
He added: "I would like to thank all of those involved for their help in finding this little girl and helping reunite her with her mother."
Organisers have also written to ticket holders for the live performance to warn them in advance about the scene, which is not in the original opera.
The Opera House has since apologised for distress caused by the first night.
The 5 July performance is being screened in cinemas around the world.
The production, which is directed by the Italian director Damiano Michieletto, was heavily criticised by audience members and critics.
The Stage gave the production one star. George Hall called it a "dire evening" in which the "gratuitous gang-rape" scene provoked "the noisiest and most sustained booing I can ever recall during any performance at this address".
After the first night, Director of Opera Kasper Holten defended the controversial scene saying it "puts the spotlight on the brutal reality of women being abused during war time, and sexual violence being a tragic fact of war."
Now Holten has been joined by Alex Beard, chief executive of the Royal Opera House and Antonio Pappano, music director of The Royal Opera, in issuing a joint response in which they say they want to "assure that the public reaction to this scene has been of great concern to us and we take it very seriously.
"For this reason, we want to make sure that ticket holders are warned in advance of watching the show, that they will be seeing a scene depicting momentary nudity and violence of a threatening sexual nature."
The response which is posted on the Royal Opera House website again defends the scene saying that they "feel that the scene in question is not gratuitous but is founded in the libretto of the opera and in the context of the overall action of the piece".
But the post admits the "reactions have made a deep impact on us".
"It has never been our intention to offend members of our audience, but for the scene to prompt reflection on the consequences of such terrible crimes on their victims."
It was a first half of few chances at Richmond Park with City striker Rory Patterson firing over while Conan Byrne went close for St Pat's.
McNamee met Patterson's flick to volley low into the net on 63 minutes.
Patterson burst clear but saw his shot saved by Brendan Clarke while St Pat's substitute Dylan McGlade dragged wide as the Derry defence held firm.
Derry, buoyed by Monday's EA Sport Cup quarter-final win over Cork, made a bright start in Dublin with Patterson's deflected effort flying just over.
Jamie McGrath impressed as the St Pat's came into the game and they threatened before the break with Byrne rifling wide before Gerard Doherty denied David Cawley.
McNamee missed the target seconds before finishing with skill and composure for the only goal.
Patterson should have doubled the lead but the former Plymouth and Linfield forward lost out in his one-on-one duel with Clarke.
It was a frustrating night for St Pat's, who had two second-half penalty appeals turned, while City returned to winning ways in the league after last week's defeat by Sligo.
Leaders Dundalk beat Galway United 2-1 to remain five points clear of the Brandywell men.
Lee, 23, played in three Tests against New Zealand in June, starting two and coming off the bench in the third.
Scarlets will welcome back DTH van der Merwe, Emyr Phillips and Gareth Owen for the start of the season.
"Samson has undergone shoulder surgery and is expected to be unavailable for 12-16 weeks," said Scarlets physiotherapist Matthew Rees.
"We're pleased to see DTH, Emyr and Gareth making good progress and on track to be back in action for the start of the season."
The talks are expected to be dominated by issues of security and trade.
They come days after the US exempted India from economic sanctions in return for cutting imports of Iranian oil.
Ms Clinton said ahead of the talks that ties with India "have never been stronger".
Mr Krishna is being accompanied by a large team, including senior cabinet ministers, government officials and the chief of India's intelligence bureau.
The two sides will discuss a range of issues from Afghanistan and Pakistan to counter-terrorism, homeland security, health and climate change.
BBC India correspondent Sanjoy Majumder says that defence is now a key area of cooperation, with India spending $8bn on US-made military hardware.
Trade has grown from $9bn in 1995 to $100bn this year.
Over the past few months, a number of senior members of the US administration have visited Delhi, including Mrs Clinton and Defence Secretary Leon Panetta.
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is expected in the Indian capital at the end of June.
Many in Delhi see this as an indication of the growing significance of India in the US's regional strategy, our correspondent says.
There are areas of concern - the US wants India to allow greater access to American firms, and a landmark nuclear deal has not delivered the lucrative contracts it promised to.
But ahead of the talks, the US announced that it was exempting India from financial sanctions because it had reduced oil imports from Iran, another sign of the growing proximity of the two countries.
The offer was oversubscribed, with sovereign wealth funds from Middle East and Asia taking part.
Petrobras sold 1.87bn new preferred shares at 26.30 reais each and 2.4bn new common - or voting - shares at 29.65 reais each.
The money will fund the development of recently-discovered oil reserves off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
The offer's 2% discount to Petrobras's closing share price was much smaller than investors expected, and suggests strong demand for the shares.
"The deal was priced at a very tight discount, which is comforting to know because the market expected it to price lower," said Marcio Macedo, fund manager at Sao Paulo-based Humaita Investimentos.
A public share offer had been expected earlier this year, but was delayed while a deal was sorted out over how many shares the Brazilian government would receive in return for giving Petrobras access to up to 5bn barrels of oil.
The astronomer, who presented The Sky At Night for over 50 years, died at his home in Selsey, West Sussex, in December 2012.
The monocle will be auctioned later at Christie's, in London.
The xylophone - which he used during a Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen - is to be sold at Henry Adams Auctioneers in Chichester.
Sir Patrick presented the first edition of The Sky at Night on 24 April 1957.
He became famous for his habit of wearing a monocle on screen, as well as his dishevelled and idiosyncratic persona.
However, he was a celebrated and gifted astronomer and wrote dozens of books, with his research being used by the US and the Soviet Union in their space programmes.
The monocle has a reserve price of £500 - £800 and the xylophone £1,500 - £2,000.
Dr Heimlich died at a hospital in the US city of Cincinnati early on Saturday following complications from a heart attack he suffered on Monday, his family says.
Dr Heimlich invented the lifesaving technique, which uses abdominal thrusts to clear a person's airway, in 1974.
In May he used the technique himself to save a woman at his retirement home.
He dislodged a piece of meat with a bone in it from the airway of an 87-year-old woman, telling the BBC: "I didn't know I really could do it until the other day."
Dr Heimlich was director of surgery at the Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati when he devised the technique.
In a statement released to the media, Dr Heimlich's family said he had been "a hero to many people around the world".
"From the time Dad began his medical career in New York City, to the time he practised as a thoracic surgeon in Cincinnati, he was committed to coming up with simple, effective ideas that helped save lives and significantly improved people's quality of life," it said.
The anti-choking manoeuvre was not Dr Heimlich's only success. In 1962 he developed the Heimlich Chest Drain Valve which was credited with saving many soldiers' lives in the Vietnam War and is still used for patients undergoing chest surgery.
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Since the technique was introduced in 1974 it is believed to have saved the lives of more than 100,000 people in the US alone.
They include former President Ronald Reagan, pop star Cher, former New York mayor Edward Koch and Hollywood actors Elizabeth Taylor, Goldie Hawn, Walter Matthau, Carrie Fisher, Jack Lemmon and Marlene Dietrich.
In 2014 actor Clint Eastwood was credited with saving the life of a golf tournament director in California who was choking on a piece of cheese.
In the UK, celebrity promoter Simon Cowell was reportedly saved by comedian David Walliams, who carried out the Heimlich manoeuvre on him after a mint became stuck in his throat.
Dog saves US owner with Heimlich technique
Traffic and pedestrians were banned from Deerness Bridge, between Ushaw Moor and New Brancepeth, on 13 April.
Durham County Council is to install a replacement Bailey bridge so people can cross the river while a permanent solution is developed.
The council said the "vital route" is expected to open by the end of May.
Jean Hanlon, 53, from Dumfries, disappeared on 9 March last year and her body was found four days later in the sea off Heraklion.
A local coroner initially ruled she died as a result of an accident.
However, her family said a Greek magistrate had now said the case was being treated by police as murder and two men had been arrested.
Her son Michael Porter, 25, who now lives in Mansfield, said police revealed his mother suffered a broken neck before she went into the water and also had minor injuries to her face and neck, consistent with a struggle.
He said: "This gives us confirmation that we were right to be suspicious all along and now we want our country to help us.
"We cannot afford to go out there again, we have not got a translator or legal aid and it is a battle to get justice for my mum.
"It worries and concerns me that many other families may have been told their loved ones died in an accident and have not persisted like us."
Mrs Hanlon, previously known as Jean Porter, disappeared on 9 March last year but police and British Embassy officials in Greece were not informed until several days later.
She had moved to the village of Kato Gouves four years earlier to work in the seasonal tourism trade and returned to England and Scotland regularly to visit her family, including her three sons.
Mr Porter, a musical theatre performer, said the last anyone heard of her was after she met a man at a bar in Heraklion.
He said she spoke to a friend on the telephone saying she wanted to get away and sounded as if she had been drugged.
She later sent a text message with the single word: "Help".
Mr Porter added: "There are a lot of questions I want to know the answer to that we know that police have investigated.
"It is a lack of communication and the language barrier.
"I am not criticising the Greek authorities for not doing anything - we just do not know what they have done because they will not tell us."
The Porters' Greek solicitor said the death of Mrs Hanlon was now being treated as suspected murder.
In an email to the family, he said: "I would like to inform you that as concerning your mother's case, criminal proceedings were brought against the suspects by the attorney."
The family has campaigned to bring the case into the public spotlight on social networking site Facebook.
Hull, 20, shot a five-under round of 66 to move to eight under, two adrift of South Korean leader Inbee Park.
American Stacy Lewis produced the best round of the day - an eight-under-par 63 - and is one shot behind Park at the halfway stage.
Britain's Catriona Matthew, 46, moved from tied 26th at the start of play to a share of 13th position on five under.
This is the first women's Olympic golf event since 1900 and the third round will be played on Friday before Saturday's final round.
Hull made a mixed start on day two, posting a birdie at the first, but bogeying the second before further birdies at the sixth, seventh, 16th, 17th and 18th.
"I hit some great shots," said Hull. "I've played the course a few times and know where to hit it.
"I feel I am representing my country every week, but this week you know you are part of a team.
"It's pretty cool, not many people can say they're an Olympian. It's a good thing to have on my CV."
Matthew, level par after day one, started her second round with birdies at the first, third and fifth holes.
The Scot also picked up shots at the 10th, 16th and 18th, with her only bogey of the day coming at the 14th.
Park, ranked fifth in the world and a winner of seven major women's titles, claimed three birdies in the final four holes to take the lead at the halfway point.
The leaders go out in reverse order on Friday, with Hull beginning her round at 15:09 BST and in the same three-ball as Park and Lewis.
Matthew starts her third round at 14:25 BST.
Meanwhile, Brazil's Victoria Lovelady became the first player in the Olympic Games to be penalised for slow play during her second round.
Lovelady, 29, was given a one-shot penalty on the 15th hole, turning what should have been a par into a bogey.
"I tried to refute it, tried to appeal, but I didn't have enough argument to convince them," Lovelady said after a 75 left her 12 over par.
"There was a lot of interruption noise from the crowds, which is normal. I had to back off a lot of shots."
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Thomas Brown came off his bike at a privately-run event next to Low Hardwick Farm, near Sedgefield, County Durham, on Sunday.
The 27-year-old, from Barnard Castle, worked on his family's farm and had been involved in motocross since the age of eight, Durham Police said.
Mr Brown was taken by air ambulance to hospital in Middlesbrough, but was pronounced dead shortly before arrival.
His family said they were "devastated".
A woman in her 30s from the Sedgefield area, who was hurt in a separate incident at the track on Sunday, remains in hospital.
Her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
The event, which involved about 100 participants and 300 spectators, was closed down by police on safety grounds following the crashes.
Its organisers have not yet commented.
Some will be housed in temporary camps at two former Olympic stadiums.
The migrants have been stranded since Macedonia started filtering by nationality - allowing through only those from war zones.
The UN refugee agency says more than 900,000 refugees and migrants have reached the EU since January.
Separately on Wednesday, 12 migrants drowned and 12 more were reported missing after a boat carrying about 50 people sank off the small Greek island of Farmakonisi in the early hours.
More than 3,500 people have died or have been reported missing this year while trying to cross the Mediterranean into Europe.
Some 350 Greek policemen were mobilised before dawn to put migrants from the Idomeni border area on to about 45 buses to Athens.
They were mainly from Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia and Morocco.
Some scuffles broke out and about 30 men were taken to a police station. They were later put on the Athens-bound buses along with the other migrants.
Aid workers and journalists were kept away from the operation, which Greek police said was completed smoothly.
The Idomeni crossing has been the scene of angry demonstrations among migrants who have been stranded for three weeks.
The bottleneck occurred after Macedonia blocked passage to those not fleeing war zones in Syria, Iraq or Afghanistan.
A few sewed their lips shut in protest.
Some tents and temporary houses were destroyed.
The migrants now transferred to Athens will be allowed to file for asylum, while the others will be repatriated.
Meanwhile, Greek coastguard and navy ships were still searching for survivors of the boat that sank off Farmakonisi.
Six of those who drowned were children. Some 26 people were rescued.
Although the weather was good, the vessel reportedly started taking on water after leaving the Turkish coast.
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.
A snapshot of 12 cases investigated by the watchdog over the past five years shows "inadequate standards of care" given to patients, including at weekends.
Nine of the patients died, although in most cases the out-of-hours care was not necessarily a factor. The hospitals and names of patients were not identified by the ombudsman.
Here are summaries of five of the cases:
1 Elderly motor neurone disease patient - feeding tube not fitted for 40 hours, 2011
A patient with a history of motor neurone disease and dementia admitted to hospital after a fall. Transferred to a medical ward early on Friday and seen by a consultant. Due to difficulty swallowing, he was to fed by a tube. But there was no attempt to insert a tube until the Sunday - 40 hours later. His condition deteriorated and he died two days later.
The ombudsman found it "entirely unacceptable" that an elderly, nutritionally deficient patient had to wait so long before an attempt was made to insert a tube to feed him.
2 Patient with abdominal pains, who needed an urgent operation, 2010
Admitted to hospital with vomiting and abdominal pain early on a Friday and a consultant physician suspected gastroenteritis or peritonitis. X-ray carried out which showed signs of colitis. A registrar reviewed the case at 17:00 and advised continuation of treatment plan. Unclear if the consultant still in the hospital. Abdominal pain worsens and registrar reviews the patient at 01:00 on Saturday. No medical or surgical review on Saturday. Consultant surgeon diagnoses severe infection and shock and requests scan on Sunday morning which finds fulminant colitis. Patient dies before he can be transferred to intensive trauma unit.
Ombudsman found if consultant surgeon had seen him on the Friday, emergency surgery would have been carried out and his death could have been prevented. No effective referral between consultants before or during the weekend and poor communication.
3 Patient with kidney problems - lack of weekend reviews, 2012.
In hospital with spinal condition discitis. Blood tests indicated impaired kidney function but not checked for two days and then not repeated for a further six days, when doctor said he was then aware of decline in kidney. The patient also once had to use a black bag to vomit into and he slept under his sister's coat to keep warm because of lack of blankets. Transferred to the high dependency unit and then to another hospital, where he died a couple of weeks later.
Ombudsman found lack of weekend reviews caused delays in treatment. Several missed opportunities to diagnose kidney failure and repeated failures to maintain his hydration levels. A consultant commented on a shortage of doctors at the hospital during the weekends and "as a result patients do tend to deteriorate over the weekend period".
4 Patient with a stroke - five days to see a specialist, 2012
A 77-year-old man admitted on a Friday with a suspected stroke to his left side. A scan in the afternoon followed by ward admission at 21:50. Not transferred to a specialist stroke ward, or acute stroke unit at neighbouring hospital due to lack of beds initially but missed opportunities over the weekend when beds became available. His family made repeated requests for him to see a specialist but told none available. Two trainee doctors assessed him over weekend until a consultant saw him on the Monday. Specialist stroke physician eventually reviewed his case on Tuesday afternoon and transferred him.
Ombudsman found junior doctors were unaware of the availability of, or unwilling to contact, on-call consultants.
5 Patient with kidney failure - no consultant review at weekend, 2012
Duty consultant physician confirms gastroenteritis, dehydration and impaired kidney function diagnosis. Intravenous fluids prescribed over 24 hours but plan not completed. Condition deteriorates rapidly on Saturday and on Sunday he suffers respiratory arrests - and dies after the second.
The ombudsman found staff failed to adequately rehydrate the patient or respond appropriately to his acute kidney failure, while doctors failed to monitor him adequately. His intravenous fluids were stopped overnight without explanation. Not sure if death could have been avoided but further consultant physician review after admission on the Thursday night was "unacceptable".
Some of them now say their trade is unviable in the long term.
There is no doubt their hard won, sole right to be hailed and pick up in the street is shrinking and there are many concerns if you drive a black cab.
There are now 90,000 private hire vehicles on the streets and apps like Uber and 'ehailing' by phone means it is easy to find a lift.
Cabbies also say there is a lack of enforcement by Transport for London (TfL) on touts and there are too many road works, with some cabbies complaining the construction of cycle superhighways are contributing to congestion.
Also, new cabs will have to be electric from 2018.
More broadly, cabbies have found themselves isolated politically (even though they do have a representative on the board of TfL) as the trend in cities is to give more space over to pedestrians and cycling.
And it is not party political - a Conservative mayor is doing it as are Tory and Labour councils.
And these changes are not stopping.
The Conservative mayoral hopeful Zac Goldsmith has said he would allow electric cars in bus lanes in which black cabs are allowed to go.
And more areas of London are being closed to cars and cabs.
City of London has said it will close the notorious Bank junction to all traffic apart from buses and cyclists to make it safer for the 18,000 pedestrians an hour that use it. Tavistock Place is another example.
The rise in cycling and the increase in cycling infrastructure certainly attracts anger from the black cab trade.
On some roads according to the 2013 Central London Cycle Census, cyclists make up 24% of road-based vehicles in the morning peak.
But as well as the rise in cycling, there has also been a big jump in the number of 'white vans'.
According to TfL,25% of peak traffic in London are now vans, and 5% are HGVs.
Also the number of private hire vehicles (PHVs) entering the congestion charge zone has also jumped.
There are now 91,465 PHV registered drivers compared to 76,249 at the start of 2014.
TfL predicts it could reach 128,000 by 2017. It also believes about 8% to 10% of vehicles in peak traffic are now PHVs and the mayor thinks it is the private hire cars that are creating the congestion.
London also has a lot of construction sites.
There are big redevelopment projects at Lewisham Gateway, Victoria and Nine Elms. There are road improvements schemes at Aldgate, Shepherd's Bush town centre and Elephant and Castle.
At City Hall congestion is seen as a concern. If you look at the raw data then speeds have dropped.
In the latest Street Performance report it says: "We've seen a significant deterioration in London-wide traffic speeds during observed hours of 07:00 to 19:00. These decreased by 1.0 mph to 17.5 mph compared to Q1 last year, representing a 5.6% reduction."
More worrying for anyone that drives is that the number of trips on the roads is only going one way.
At the moment there are 30 million trips per day on the capital's roads. With population growth TfL predicts there could be an extra five million trips per day. That is a huge challenge.
Transport for London says: "We've got on-street officers to clear obstructions and move unlawfully stopped vehicles.
"We're installing high tech SCOOT traffic control system at 4,000 sites by next spring - these cut congestion by 12% where they operate.
"We're providing up-to-the-minute traffic information to help people avoid hot spots, including via our Twitter feed, which is the largest of its type in Europe.
"Where lanes have been reduced such as on the Embankment, we have looked to remove the central reservation to ensure traffic continues to flow past where a vehicle is broken down.
"We have contingency plans in place, including a rapid response vehicle breakdown service.
"Red routes are constantly monitored from TfL's London Streets Traffic Control Centre, allowing the recovery teams to respond immediately to any incident."
But what about long term? There already has been talk about investment in 'fly-unders'. As yet I've yet to see any funding.
And don't forget London already has a congestion charge (although the zone was reduced by the current mayor).
If congestion keeps increasing will that be increased? That is politically sensitive.
I'm told the authorities are looking at how to reduce freight from rush hour. And charging is not being ruled out.
I'm also told it is looking at charging private hire vehicles (minicabs) to enter the zone - that would be extremely controversial.
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He was two-year-old Archie Tafts. It is understood the accident happened on Tuesday.
Heather Loughridge works at the Reformed Presbyterian Church mothers and toddlers group, which Archie attended.
She described him as "a very pleasant boy".
"Archie was a lovely, smiley wee fellow," she said. "He always took part in the singing and dancing at the end and really enjoyed it.
"When you hear these things, it puts everything else into perspective. It's hard for people to take in."
She said the toddlers group held a Christmas party the last day they met and he was "singing and dancing".
"He made a wee reindeer picture that day and one of our other leaders said to his mum to put the date on it so she could remember when he did it. That'll be a wee memory of his last Christmas," she said.
"It'll be hard for us all going back next week after the break."
A PSNI spokesperson said: "Archie's parents and extended family would like to thank all who have expressed their condolences at this distressing and difficult time, however, as this is a personal tragedy for them, they will be making no public comment."
Postgraduate loans of up to £10,000 for under 30-year-olds in England were announced by Chancellor George Osborne in last year's Autumn statement.
But the report from a group of universities says older students from disadvantaged groups also need support.
A government response to a consultation on the scheme is due later this year.
Mr Osborne said the loan scheme would "revolutionise" access to postgraduate university courses as the cost too often "deters bright students from poorer backgrounds".
The new loans will be available from next year and are expected to benefit 40,000 students.
The government anticipates 10,000 more students will enter postgraduate study.
The report, by a group of six institutions led by University of Sheffield, urges the government to consider whether the age restriction should be waived for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Students with disabilities, who have caring responsibilities, who are from poorer families without a background in higher education or who may have been in the care system as children, often take longer to progress through the education system and so will be older by the time they are ready for postgraduate study, the authors argue.
They are under-represented in universities and are more likely to need financial support, says the report.
It also says a loan scheme could fail to attract more students from under-represented groups into postgraduate study as they will be put off by the prospect of more debt.
Instead it suggests a separate scholarship scheme for people from under-represented groups taking master's degrees.
Last year these six universities piloted such a scheme, which offered grants of £10,000 for 350 master's students from under-represented groups.
Half of the £5.3m budget came from the Higher Education Funding Council for England, with the rest provided by the six universities themselves.
The project found that a fifth of the scholarship holders were aged over 30.
"Our research found that those who came from lower socio-economic groups were more likely to be debt averse" - especially those who lack their own resources of access to family assistance to help pay the costs of study, the authors conclude.
A Department for Business, Innovation and Skills spokeswoman said the government wanted "everyone with the potential to benefit from higher education to be able to do so".
"The government recognises that access to finance can be a barrier for some people who want to continue their studies, which is why for the first time we have announced proposals to introduce postgraduate loans," the spokeswoman said.
"We have invited the sector to contribute views to a consultation and will publish our response in due course."
They were among four children said to be playing near tracks next to parkland on Durham Road, Wednesbury, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
Both injured boys were taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital, one by air ambulance. One of the teenagers is in a critical condition.
British Transport Police is investigating.
The 25-year-old forward is one of several high-profile players omitted by Kwesi Appiah in his first squad since his second coming as Black Stars coach.
Atsu, who signed for newly-promoted English Premier League side Newcastle United this week, is joined on the sidelines by Mubarak Wakaso, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu and Razak Brimah.
No official explanation has been given for the decision to drop Atsu, Wakaso, Badu and Brimah but Appiah has made it clear that he will cast his net far and wide in search of new talent to take Ghana forward.
Appiah has included seven players from the domestic league in a squad that will also play friendly internationals against the United States and Mexico.
Abdul-Majeed Waris, the striker overlooked by former coach Avram Grant for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Gabon, has been given a chance to revive his international career as a Black Star.
Appiah has also kept faith with regulars such as captain Asamoah Gyan and the Ayew brother, Andre and Jordan.
The Nations Cup qualifier against Ethiopia will take place on 11 June in the second city of Kumasi.
The Black Stars will travel to the US for a date with Mexico in Houston, Texas, on (28 June) and the US in Connecticut (1 July).
Goalkeepers:
Richard Ofori (Wa Allstars); Adam Kwarasey (Brondby, Denmark); Felix Annan (Kotoko); Joseph Addo (Aduana Stars)
Defenders:
Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew, USA); Daniel Amartey (Leicester City, England); Lumor Agbenyenu (Munich 1860, Germany); Daniel Darkwah (Aduana Stars, Ghana); John Boye (Sivasspor, Turkey); Rashid Sumalia (Al Gharafa, Qatar); Nicholas Opoku (B.Chelsea, Ghana); Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew, USA); Jerry Akaminko (Eskiserhispor, Turkey); Samuel Sarfo (Liberty, Ghana)
Midfielders:
Mohammed Abu (Columbus Crew, USA); Afriyie Acquah (Torino, Italy); Isaac Sackey (Alanyaspor, Turkey); Thomas Partey (Atletico Madrid, Spain); Ebenezer Ofori (Stuttgart, Germany); Kingsley Sarfo (Sirius, Sweden); Winful Cobbinah (Hearts of Oak); Yaw Yeboah (FC Twente, Holland); Godsway Donyoh (Nordjaelland, Denmark); Andre Ayew (West Ham, England); Frank Acheampong (Anderlecht, Belgium); Thomas Agyepong (NAC Breda, Holland)
Forwards:
Asamoah Gyan (Al Alhi, UAE); Jordan Ayew (Swansea City, England); Majeed Waris (Lorient FC, France); Raphael Dwamena (FC Zurich, Switzerland)
John Kerry made the comments at a press conference after laying a wreath at the city's atomic bomb memorial.
He is the first US secretary of state ever to visit the memorial or the city.
Around 140,000 people, most of them civilians, were killed when the US dropped its atomic bomb on the city in 1945.
Describing it as "a display that I will, personally, never forget" he said: "It reminds everybody of the extraordinary complexity of choices in war and of what war does to people, to communities, to countries, to the world."
Mr Kerry was joined by foreign ministers from the G7 group of nations who are holding talks in the city. They laid wreaths at the memorial and observed a minute of silence.
As well as the Hiroshima Peace Park memorial, the ministers also visited the Bomb Dome, over which the A-bomb exploded, and the nearby Hiroshima museum, which tells the personal stories of people who died.
At 08:10 local time on 6 August 1945, the US B-29 bomber the Enola Gay dropped a uranium bomb nicknamed "Little Boy" on Hiroshima. It exploded 600m (1,800ft) above what is now the Hiroshima Peace Dome.
About 70,000 people died immediately. At least 140,000 people had died by the end of the year through injury and the effects of radiation.
The bombing, and a second bomb dropped on Nagasaki three days later, forced Japan to surrender, initiating the end of World War Two.
The US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited Hiroshima in 2008, but US diplomats have largely avoided official visits.
Many in the US believe the bombing was necessary to end the war, and do not want their leaders to take any action which might be seen as an apology.
Mr Kerry previously said his time in Hiroshima would "revisit the past and honour those who perished" but stressed that his trip was "about the present and the future".
It also comes amid efforts to strengthen the relationship between the US and Japan, particularly with growing concern about China's assertiveness in territorial disputes in Asia, affecting Japan and other US allies.
President Barack Obama is attending a G7 leaders' summit elsewhere in Japan in May, and there are reports he is considering a stop in Hiroshima.
If it happens, it will be the first time a sitting US president visits Hiroshima.
The front pages of both the Belfast Telegraph and Irish News zero in on the fallout from Arlene Foster's description of Sinn Féin northern leader Michelle O'Neill as "blonde".
The former deputy first minister told a Sunday newspaper that Mrs O'Neill "presents herself very well" and that "you never see her without her make up".
"Foster stands ground in sexism spat" says the Belfast Telegraph while the Irish News' snappy headline says it's "another crocodile moment", referencing Mrs Foster's previous animal-themed comments about her political rivals.
According to the Telegraph, Sinn Féin have demanded an apology for the "sexist and disparaging remarks" but the DUP is having none of it.
"Nothing that was said was offensive or intended to be so and Sinn Féin have a cheek demanding an apology. Indeed they would be better served examining some of their recent words and deeds and the impact that has had on the people of Northern Ireland," a party statement said.
In the Irish News, Northern Ireland's other female political leader, Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, was unimpressed.
"I think it is disappointing that anyone in leadership, but especially a woman, would opt to describe another female leader in terms solely of her appearance.
"You simply could not imagine such comments about male politicians, which makes it all the more demeaning. It trivialises woman in politics."
Meanwhile, Mike Nesbitt, a former political leader, is making headlines in the Belfast Telegraph after breaking his silence over that photo of him apparently lying on a hotel floor.
In a statement, he said it was "just a bit of fun, banter and play-acting".
Mr Nesbitt spoke out after the Sunday Life tracked down the woman from the photo, who was apparently pulling at Mr Nesbitt's collar as he lay on the floor - Marie Hyland, a great-grandmother in her 70s.
Ms Hyland told the newspaper that the whole thing was a joke "blown up out of all proportion".
In Monday's Daily Mirror, friends of one of the Disappeared, Capt Robert Nairac, have appealed for the killers to reveal the location of his body 40 years on from his murder.
Capt Nairac is now one of three Disappeared whose bodies have not yet been found, after the discovery of the remains of Seamus Ruddy earlier this month.
Friend and ex-MP Patrick Mercer said that Capt Nairac's "gallantry needs to be recognised with a proper grave".
Another family appealing over the loss of a loved one is that of murder victim Eamonn Magee Jr - the Irish News reports that they are unhappy with the 14-year sentence given to his killer and have described it as a "joke".
Mr Magee's father, former boxer Eamonn Magee, called for an appeal against the "lenient" sentence, as first reported in the Sunday Life.
"I was expecting at least 20 years as the murder was pre-meditated, a knife was used and Eamonn was stabbed six times. I couldn't believe it when the judge said 14 years."
Over in Monday's News Letter, Theresa May's surprise Saturday visit to the Balmoral Show gets plenty of coverage.
Across pages two and three, the paper reports her view that "legacy issues have to be addressed fairly".
She also defended the independence of prosecutors who are considering charging 18 soldiers in connection with the Bloody Sunday killings.
"Prosecutors are independent and they will make their decisions, rightly, absolutely independently," she said.
Sticking with Balmoral, the News Letter says that this year's extended edition, with the addition of a fourth day, means that visitor numbers have exceeded 100,000.
"The additional footfall we've seen with the extra day this year had made the decision to commit to a Saturday opening extremely worthwhile," said Colin McDonald from the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS).
And finally, it was also a good weekend for a young boy who had the opportunity to meet his footballing heroes on Friday according to the Daily Mirror.
Seven-year-old Daire Flanagan, from Belfast, has Apert Syndrome, a rare condition which causes the premature fusion of skull bones. But a few days ago, he got to travel to Goodison Park to not only see his favourite team Everton, but to lead them out as their mascot.
Republic of Ireland international Seamus Coleman was instrumental in helping the dream become reality after he donated £5,000 to a fundraising campaign.
"I'm honestly lost for words," said Daire's mother, Colette. "We are just a normal family from Belfast. And to have someone so famous to donate and help Daire, it is just unbelievable."
Conner Marshall, from Barry, was found at Trecco Bay Caravan Park, Porthcawl, last month but died in hospital four days later.
A man has been charged with his murder.
The service started at 11:00 BST at St Peter's Church on Mill Road, Dinas Powys. The family asked mourners to wear bright clothing.
Owen Delaney, 40, from Teddington, has been mapping out Christmas-themed images using Strava - an app which uses GPS to track users running routes.
During his jogs in Bushy Park, Richmond, he has created pictures of Santa Claus, a cracker and a snowman.
The father-of-two said he hopes to draw something new "every day until Christmas".
"The idea first came about a couple of years ago when I did something similar for an online competition," he told the BBC.
Originally Mr Delaney had intended to stop after his first drawing - a depiction of Rudolph.
"But my friends seemed to like it so I did the Santa one the next day," he said.
Each run takes meticulous planning to avoid "having to wade through any rivers or ponds" and can take up to up to an hour to design.
"I used to draw a lot of cartoons when I was younger, and sometimes made hand drawn Christmas cards for people," Mr Delaney said.
"I guess this is a similar theme, but I never imagined being able to use the park as a canvas."
Mr Delaney is keeping the design for his final run on Christmas day a secret.
He said: "Everyone seems to be enjoying it and it's bringing lots of smiles and lovely comments from people.
"We could all do with something simple and happy this year I think."
London Midland had reduced the number of stops on its Cross City line between Longbridge and Redditch.
But after reports of delays and overcrowding, stops on its morning services were reintroduced.
The firm said it had received lots of "constructive feedback" in response to the new timetable.
However, some passengers said the changes, which have seen the 0732 and 0812 trains from Selly Oak to Lichfield call at Longbridge, Northfield, Kings Norton and Bournville, did not go far enough.
Commuter Chris Ivans said: "They reinstated a train which has relieved a lot of the pressure in the morning but in the evenings it's certainly just as bad as they've been."
London Midland said the number of station stops had been reduced because driving conditions were most hazardous when braking and pulling away from stations.
Travelling at a slower speed and calling at all stations could cause delays and lead to further disruption., the firm said.
Head of Cross City Services, David Whitley said "It's important to listen to customers and get the balance right.
"These changes will reduce crowding on board and minimise delays at stations as people get on and off the trains.
Sergeant Alexander Blackman, 42, from Taunton, Somerset, is appealing against his murder conviction.
Blackman, known as Marine A, was sentenced to life in 2013.
His defence team argues fresh psychiatric evidence would have provided him with the "partial defence of diminished responsibility".
Blackman watched the court proceedings on Tuesday via video link from jail.
Jonathan Goldberg QC, for Blackman, said that at the time of the 2011 shooting the marine was serving with Plymouth-based 42 Commando in Helmand province, Afghanistan, in conditions which were a "breeding ground" for mental health problems.
Mr Goldberg said three experts agreed that at the time of the killing, Blackman, described as a reserved man like a "John Wayne character", had been suffering from an adjustment disorder.
He argued that this affected Blackman's ability to form a rational judgement or exercise self-control and crucially to know whether the insurgent was alive or not.
Blackman shot the insurgent, who had been seriously injured in an attack by an Apache helicopter, in the chest at close range with a 9mm pistol.
Blackman used abusive language as he said: "There you are. Shuffle off this mortal coil."
He then turned to his comrades and said: "Obviously this doesn't go anywhere, fellas. I just broke the Geneva Convention."
The shooting was captured on a camera mounted on the helmet of another Royal Marine.
Blackman was convicted in November 2013 and sentenced to life with a minimum term of 10 years.
In May 2014, the Court Martial Appeal Court rejected a conviction challenge, but reduced the minimum term to eight years because of the combat stress disorder he had been suffering from.
During his trial, Blackman, who denied murder, said he had believed the victim was already dead and he had been taking out his anger on a corpse.
Prof Neil Greenberg told the appeal hearing that everybody had their "breaking point".
"There is no such thing as a Rambo type, an Arnold Schwarzenegger soldier, who can face all sorts of stresses and appear to be invulnerable.
"That sort of person only exists in the cinema."
He said that, assuming that the video showed elements of planning and deliberation, it was completely consistent with an adjustment disorder.
But Richard Whittam QC, for the Crown, said that the mere fact of an adjustment disorder did not get one "through the door" of diminished responsibility.
The hearing continues.
It brings to an end a row over Derby City Council's changes to school support staff contracts, which Unison said would see individual teaching assistants lose £6,000 a year.
A cash lump sum for some of those affected has been agreed.
Derby City Council said it was "delighted" the contract offer had been accepted.
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The long-running dispute, in which teaching assistants had been supported by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, had forced some schools to close during strike action.
This new deal that has been agreed will see the worst-hit workers share £2m to compensate the loss of hours.
The offer also includes a new 52-week flexible contract for all support staff starting in September.
Parent Simon Maingay said he was pleased that the dispute was at an end.
He said: "I was on the verge of having to book unpaid leave [to look after my son] because I had used annual leave beforehand.
"I'm very, very relieved that everything is back to normal."
Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said: "School support staff are relieved this dispute is behind them.
"Now they can concentrate on the great work they do helping children in the city's schools."
The council's initial pay review centred on what it said were "inconsistencies" where some teaching assistants were being paid the same amount as other employees who worked more hours.
Councillor Baggy Shanker said: "This [vote] allows us to move on now.
"All our teaching staff are back at work as they have been for the last couple of weeks.
"I'm absolutely delighted it's over."
While 70,000 retired Brits use Spain's health system, 81 Spanish pensioners are registered as covered by the NHS.
Across the European Economic Area (EEA) there are 145,000 UK expat pensioners registered, compared with 4,000 EEA pensioners registered to use the NHS.
The figures were obtained after a BBC Freedom of Information request.
Citizens of the EEA - EU states and Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein - can get public healthcare in all EEA states, which is ultimately claimed back from their home country.
The Department of Health figures show that the UK and Spain have the biggest disparity in numbers of pensioners covered by the reciprocal healthcare agreement, as of December 2016.
And while 43,000 British pensioners were registered to use the French health service, only 201 French pensioners were registered as covered by the NHS. In Cyprus 12,000 British pensioners are covered by the health service, but fewer than five Cypriot pensioners were covered by the NHS.
Britain paid £674.4m to other EEA countries to cover expat British citizens' health costs in the 2014-2015 financial year, while it claimed back £49.7m to pay for EEA citizens' treatment in the UK.
Questioned about the small numbers of Spanish pensioners that were choosing to retire in the UK in November, Department of Health civil servant Chris Wormald told a Public Accounts Committee hearing on reciprocal healthcare: "We are not the retirement place of choice."
When Britain leaves the EU, these arrangements would cease to apply if it also left the EEA and would need to be renegotiated as part of any exit deal.
Switzerland, for example, is not a member of the European Union but has negotiated access to EEA reciprocal healthcare arrangements.
Professor Catherine Barnard, Professor of EU law at the University of Cambridge, says that much will depend on the Article 50 Brexit negotiations and any transitional arrangements.
If the terms are not as good as the current ones, she said, pensioners may no longer get the same access to public healthcare in these countries.
"Of course it then becomes expensive for older people to get health insurance, and so it may be they feel obliged to return to the UK," she said.
While some British pensioners who have been living abroad for more than five years might still be granted access to public healthcare under an EU directive, this would still require they have health insurance and sufficient income not to be a burden on the public funds of the member state in which they reside.
Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth said: "The government needs to urgently tell us if it's their intention to maintain those reciprocal healthcare arrangements after Brexit."
A spokesman for the Department for Exiting the EU said: "The prime minister has been clear that we will work to ensure the best possible outcome for the British people.
"Healthcare arrangements will depend on reciprocal agreement by other countries. We are about to begin these negotiations and it would be wrong to set out unilateral positions in advance."
Caroline Abrahams of Age UK said it was an "anxious time" for retired expats: "We know that reciprocal healthcare arrangements are a vital safety net and people are likely to have made the decision to live overseas based on their existence. Without that safety net many may feel they have no choice but to return."
For the Lib Dems, healthcare spokesman Norman Lamb said the reciprocal deal must be protected adding: "It would be ludicrous if the government, in what appears to be a zealous fixation on reducing migration at all costs, pulled us out of the EEA without due consideration of the security that these deals provide to British pensioners in Europe."
The 27-year-old British and Irish Lions flanker has played 128 times for the region since making his debut in 2009.
In March 2015, he became the 26th player to make at least 100 appearances for the Pro12 club.
"It was an easy decision," he said. "We are going in the right direction and I'm happy to sign for the team I support. It's a good place to be."
Tipuric is the third highest-scoring forward in Ospreys history, his 19 tries leaving him one behind Alun Wyn Jones and Ryan Jones.
Having won his Wales debut in 2011, he won his 44th cap in Saturday's 32-8 defeat by Australia in Cardiff.
"There have been some ups and downs over the last few seasons but we've learned from them and are in a much better place," he said.
"With some experienced players added to the squad, key players re-signing and plenty of young talent coming through it's an exciting time for the Ospreys."
Tipuric made 32 appearances for Aberavon before making his regional debut and became Ospreys' second-youngest captain, aged 21, when they faced Leinster in January 2011.
"Not only does he have phenomenal talent, he has a work ethic to match, which is the secret of why has become one of the best sevens around," said head coach Steve Tandy.
"When you look at him in our environment, head down and working hard, you realise what a great role model he is, whether that be working hard with the youngsters to help them improve, or leading by example striving for excellence in his own game, he is relentless."
A first-half onslaught began after five minutes, when Stevie Mallan volleyed in the opener, then delivered for Gary McKenzie to head home.
Stephen McGinn tapped in a cross, before Kyle Magennis and Lewis Morgan scored either side of half-time.
Paul Cairney and Farid El Alagui grabbed consolations for Ayr, before Cammy Smith completed the rout.
The Buddies have played a game fewer than United, and boast a significantly superior goal difference.
Mallan kicked things off in style, cracking a sweet, low volley from 18 yards into Greg Fleming's bottom-right corner.
The midfielder turned provider for Saints' second, whipping in a cross for MacKenzie to bullet home, before McGinn stabbed in the third from Stelios Demetriou's delivery.
Mallan jinked past two Ayr defenders, but struck the post with his shot shortly after, but St Mirren stretched their lead eight minutes before the break, when Magennis raced onto a diagonal pass to evade keeper Fleming and fire home from an acute angle.
Morgan made it five seven minutes into the second half, coolly picking his spot from 18 yards out.
The 20-year-old was stretchered off injured with 20 minutes to play - the only real negative for Buddies manager Jack Ross.
Ayr staged a mini-revival in the final quarter, with Cairney, then El Alagui finding the net, but Smith bundled home number six for Saints, completing an emphatic performance that has given their Championship survival hopes a massive shot in the arm.
St Mirren manager Jack Ross: "I understand my responsibility to give supporters the product on the pitch - we're doing that.
"The results and performances won't always be perfect, but as long as we play in that manner, the support will come from the stands. That's happened regularly, home and away, over the past few months.
"We're still in the most difficult position in the league, I understand that, but from where we were two or three months ago - we were dead and buried, a lot of people had written us off, we were double-figure points adrift, we're back with a real opportunity to stay in this league, which would be a terrific achievement."
Ayr United manager Ian McCall: "St Mirren thoroughly deserved to win and I don't think the margin flattered them. I'm not making excuses for myself, but two or three of the players are carrying injuries from the Dunfermline game and haven't trained, so that was a catch-up.
"We've got two home games coming up, and all this means is that we have to win both of them, rather than just one.
"I'm not under pressure in the slightest. If the worst comes to the worst and it happens, the chairman knows I took us up last year. That's the very last thing in my mind."
Match ends, St. Mirren 6, Ayr United 2.
Second Half ends, St. Mirren 6, Ayr United 2.
Foul by Adam Eckersley (St. Mirren).
Alan Forrest (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Kyle Magennis (St. Mirren).
Michael Wardrope (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Adam Eckersley (St. Mirren) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Nicky Devlin (Ayr United).
Goal! St. Mirren 6, Ayr United 2. Cameron Smith (St. Mirren) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Sutton.
Goal! St. Mirren 5, Ayr United 2. Farid El Alagui (Ayr United) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig McGuffie.
Foul by John Sutton (St. Mirren).
Michael Rose (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, St. Mirren. Andy Webster replaces Gary Mackenzie.
Farid El Alagui (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Gary Mackenzie (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Farid El Alagui (Ayr United).
(St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Farid El Alagui (Ayr United).
Foul by Gary Mackenzie (St. Mirren).
Farid El Alagui (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stephen McGinn (St. Mirren).
Michael Wardrope (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Nicky Devlin (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Josh Todd.
Substitution, St. Mirren. Josh Todd replaces Stephen Mallan because of an injury.
Patrick Boyle (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Stephen Mallan (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Patrick Boyle (Ayr United).
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Adam Eckersley.
Goal! St. Mirren 5, Ayr United 1. Paul Cairney (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Adam Eckersley.
Stelios Demetriou (St. Mirren) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Farid El Alagui (Ayr United).
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Adam Eckersley.
Substitution, St. Mirren. John Sutton replaces Lewis Morgan because of an injury.
Delay in match (Ayr United).
Michael Wardrope (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stelios Demetriou (St. Mirren).
Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Patrick Boyle.
Substitution, Ayr United. Michael Wardrope replaces Robbie Crawford.
"We have had a brilliant start to the season, and a lot of nice things said about us, and it's a dose of reality," he told BBC Radio Scotland.
"We looked very tired at the end, but that is mental, rather than physical.
"I'm bitterly disappointed with my team's performance. The better team won today. They defended better than us."
Hibs went into the match on a high after a 3-2 victory over Rangers at Ibrox last weekend had maintained a perfect start to their league campaign, while they have also reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup.
However, the display against Hamilton lacked the energy of their earlier displays.
Simon Murray headed wide of the target and Danny Swanson had a fierce drive turned around the post by Hamilton goalkeeper Gary Woods before Greg Docherty and Ali Crawford drew saves from Ofir Marciano in the home goal.
But after the break, Darren McGregor fouled Docherty in the box to allow Rakish Bingham to score from the penalty spot and Accies scored their second when Hibs defender Paul Hanlon, instead of passing to team-mate Lewis Stevenson, knocked the ball into the path of Louis Longridge, who stroked the ball into the net.
Already in jubilant mood, the small band of Hamilton fans were thrilled at their team's third goal, a slick move involving Longridge and Docherty rounded off by Bingham, before Anthony Stokes scored a late consolation for Hibs.
"I thought in the first half we were OK without being anywhere near the level which we can play at," Lennon said afterwards.
"We asked the players to increase the tempo, increase the energy but in the second half we were very, very flat.
"We didn't look secure at times today at all, people getting in the wrong body positions, the wrong positions, not giving the midfield a hand.
"Their second goal was farcical from our point of view; good players making mistakes which sometimes you can't legislate for.
"But they scored a great third goal and sometimes you have to doff your cap."
Lennon admitted to having "a wee feeling" on Thursday and Friday that complacency might affect his players after receiving praise for their performance at Ibrox.
"I don't want us to go back to playing really well against the big teams and then (losing) games you're expected to win," he added.
"We have no right to win any game here. We are the promoted team. These are Premier League teams, they are streetwise and have some quality players, and Hamilton certainly deserved to win today.
"There were one or two signs that didn't make me happy about the attitude of some of the players and the body language, but I'll learn from that."
NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh called for action as research by him and others linked the "weekend effect" to 11,000 excess deaths.
It is not clear exactly how many of these could have been avoided.
But the study in the British Medical Journal said the findings raised "challenging questions" about weekends.
The study has been published as the government is trying to push ahead with its policy of extending the services available seven days a week.
The research - carried out by seven leading doctors and statisticians, including Sir Bruce - looked at hospital records during 2013-14.
It follows on from similar research published three years ago.
During the year studied, 15.9m patients were admitted to hospital and just over 290,000 - 1.8% - of them died within 30 days.
But when the data was broken down by day of admission a clear "weekend effect" was identified.
An admission on Fridays led to a 2% increased risk of death, on Saturdays it was 10%, on Sundays 15% and Mondays 5%, the study said.
11,000
excess deaths from the 'weekend effect'
15.9m hospital admissions a year
1.8% of patients die within 30 days of visit
15% more likely to die if admitted on a Sunday compared to a Wednesday
10% more likely to die if admitted on a Saturday compared to a Wednesday
Combined, this equated to 11,000 excess deaths over the course of the year.
Researchers adjusted the data to take into account factors such as the age of patients and their levels of illness - patients admitted at weekends tend to be sicker because non-emergency work, such as knee and hip operations, tend not be done, while community services are less available.
But they said it was impossible to know whether this process had managed to take into account these factors entirely and so it would be "misleading" to conclude all these excess deaths could have been avoided.
No. It reinforces what has been said before. In July, when Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt set out his intentions on seven-day working in hospitals he talked about 6,000 deaths.
That was based on the previous study by these authors, which was published in 2012.
The higher risk of death at weekends was almost exactly the same in the two studies - 16% on Sundays last time compared with 15% in the latest one and 11% on Saturdays compared with 10%.
The reason why the absolute number is different is because the 6,000 figure was just based on Saturday and Sunday while this one includes Friday and Monday. What is more, the total number of admissions and deaths is increasing, partly because of the ageing population.
But this report does contradict the health secretary in one respect. He talked about the deaths being avoidable, while the researchers say you cannot be so categorical.
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Nonetheless, Sir Bruce said he believed it presented a compelling case for action.
"Doctors up and down the country routinely go the extra mile, well beyond any contractual duty, to save and improve lives. But the idea that patients are being harmed because of the way we organise our services is quite simply beyond what any of us can regard as acceptable.
"The moral and social case for action is simply unassailable and there is widespread clinical consensus about that. Change always brings practical difficulties that must be tackled but we cannot duck the facts."
While emergency care from A&E units to life-saving surgery is available at weekends, staffing levels are much lower and access to key tests is more difficult than it is during the week.
Ministers have identified the opt-out consultants have in their contract meaning they do not have to do non-emergency work at weekends as a key barrier to improving care.
They have given the British Medical Association a deadline of next Friday to agree to talks about removing it - or they will impose the change on new doctors.
BMA leader Dr Mark Porter said: "Given the current funding squeeze on NHS Trusts, the only way for many hospitals to increase the number of doctors over the weekend would be to reduce the number providing care during the week.
"If the government really want to deliver more seven-day services then they need to show patients, the public and NHS staff their plan for how this will be delivered at a time of enormous financial strain on the NHS and when existing services and staff are under extreme pressure."
Chris Ham, chief executive of the King's Fund think tank, said there was a need to be "cautious" about the causes behind the excess deaths, but he admitted it would give "further impetus".
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the findings should act as a "wake-up call".
The 33-year-old Scot, who retired from racing in November, launched Dare To Be Different on Thursday.
The former Williams test driver aims to promote women in motorsport as well as branching out into other areas of life.
"The most outstanding girl we find will get a scholarship in karting, but it is about much more than that," said Wolff.
"It is not about finding the next female world champion."
She said there were lots of opportunities in F1 besides driving, adding she started the scheme, being run in partnership with UK motorsport authority the MSA, as part of a "burning desire to give something back".
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She told BBC Sport: "When I stopped, I was very surprised at the amount of messages I got from people who were disappointed because they viewed me as a trailblazer.
"It isn't short-term. I don't want it to be something that comes with a bang and and is gone by the end of the year. I want it to build up in the long term."
Wolff hopes the scheme will "build an online community of women from all over the world.
"It will connect them through a shared passion and empower them to become the next wave of role models, while also providing access to some of the most successful female names in the sport."
Dare To Be Different will hold five events throughout the UK this year, the aim being to "break the mould and shatter perceptions of a male-dominated sport".
Girls will be able to experience kart-racing and media work as well as learn about the importance of fitness, nutrition and diet.
Wolff said the scheme will use the success of women in the sport now to inspire the next generation, not just in F1 but at many different levels.
"All the women who are doing successful roles within the sport will be showcased as role models," she said.
Beyond that, the idea is to "connect women" in the sport so they can:
Critics said the Forest Heath District Council's Core Strategy Development Plan would destroy the unique, horse-friendly character of the town.
Racehorse owner Lord Derby wanted to build about 1,200 houses, a hotel, park and ride scheme and a retail park on the 160-acre Hatchfield Farm site.
Mr Justice Collins said an EU planning directive had not been complied with.
The judge quashed the proposed central housing policy of the core strategy as it affects Newmarket.
He said a strategic environmental assessment did not contain all the relevant information.
Forest Heath District Council had adopted the new housing strategy in May last year.
The council was refused leave to appeal.
Lord Derby had supported the new strategy and applied for planning permission for the houses, hotel, park-and-ride scheme and retail park.
His planning application was refused, but the appeal process is continuing and could be affected by the High Court's decision.
Previously racehorse trainers and prominent figures in the racing world had said the extra traffic caused by the development would make it unsafe for the 3,000 horses that cross Newmarket's roads each day.
They also said urban development would ultimately lead to the demise of Newmarket as a racing town.
Lord Derby said he believed the development was the best way to meet targets for new homes, and the last thing he intended to do was threaten the town.
The university announced back in March it needed to save £10.5m and planned to cut 150 posts.
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) Scotland were balloted as a result.
After the ballot closed on Monday, the union said 73% of those who voted backed strike action. And 80% also voted for action short of a strike.
Andrew MacKillop, Aberdeen UCU representative, said: "Members have made it quite clear that they reject the job losses proposed by the university.
"Strike action is always a last resort but we can't sit back and see jobs lost with the accompanying damage to the student experience and the reputation of the university."
In a statement, the university said it was disappointed that the union had vote for strike action "in the midst of ongoing dialogue".
It added: "According to the results of the ballot, 263 UCU members voted in favour of strike action, representing 12.5% of our total academic and academic-related workforce.
"The UCU had asked for assurance that the university would rule out compulsory redundancies as it seeks to make savings of £10.5m.
"We were unable to give that assurance, although we are working tirelessly to achieve the savings we need through voluntary measures as far as possible, and are pursuing a range of additional options to increase our efficiency as a world-leading university."
The women beat Germany 4-1 to win the European B Championships, while the men finished runners-up to Ukraine to secure their consecutive promotions.
"It's the first step towards Tokyo," said assistant women's coach, Becky Ashworth.
"I'd like to think either UK Sport or Sport England will fund us."
Ashworth, who is also Goalball UK's national development manager, added: "The amount we'll probably need in the next year is £70,000 - which for some sports isn't a great deal of money, but for us it would mean the world."
Both teams have been without UK Sport funding since 2014 - the men's team having lost theirs following a group stage exit at the London Paralympics and the women after an eighth-place finish at the 2013 European A Championships condemned them to relegation.
Since then they have relied on individual fundraising, private sponsorship and Sport England money to compete.
"Since London 2012 we've tripled our participation as a national governing body," Ashworth added.
"So I hope that Sport England and UK Sport will see that and are willing to support us."
The European A League is the highest level in European goalball and gives both teams the chance to qualify for the 2018 World Championships and 2020 Paralympics.
"You can really sense that GB are turning a lot of heads in the goalball world," said Georgie Bullen, who is part of the women's team.
"If we continue like this throughout this Paralympic cycle, there is no reason why there couldn't be a GB team in Tokyo.
"We just have to focus on the things we can control and have our fingers crossed [for funding]."
Goalball is a sport for athletes with visual impairments and involves players attempting to roll or throw a basketball-sized ball with bells inside into their opponents' goal.
The ball must make contact with certain areas of the court and, once it has passed these points, defenders will attempt to block the ball with their bodies.
The game is played by two teams of three on a standard volleyball court and the goals are nine metres in width, which is the same length as the court.
Speaking to BBC Radio 3's In Tune, he said the "radical reducing of public subsidy" was a particular threat to regional companies.
"Opera companies are [being] forced more and more to rely on any private money they can raise," he said.
"Inevitably, a theatre like the Royal Opera House is able to raise more than smaller, less attractive companies.
"That's why we're seeing the extraordinary explosion of country house opera - Grange Park, Longborough, Glyndebourne and so on - and the shrinking of regional opera.
"All our marvellous regional opera companies are in real trouble and struggling."
Grant in aid to England's Arts Council has fallen nearly 30% in the last five years, and opera houses have not been spared from the cuts.
English National Opera was hit particularly hard, with its annual grant cut from £17.2m in 2014/15 to £12.4m in the next financial year, amid concerns over its management and business model.
Vick, who is the artistic director of Birmingham Opera Company and works in many of the world's major opera houses - including La Scala and the Royal Opera House - said he "fears for the future" of the artform.
The 61-year-old was speaking to BBC Radio 3's Suzy Klein ahead of the world premiere of Morgen und Abend (Morning and Evening) at the ROH this weekend.
He described the opera, written by Austrian composer Georg Friedrich Haas, as "an astonishing masterpiece".
"Unusually for opera, it deals with mature emotions," said Vick, who is directing the production about the life and death of a Nordic fisherman.
"The first half hour is about the last moments in the womb and his emergence into life," explained Vick, "and the rest of the opera is about his realisation that he's dead".
Praising the composer as a "genius", he said the opera was "existential, profound, complex and simple all at the same time".
"Today a first-time opera goer came to the dress rehearsal - a woman who does my VAT receipts for me," he said. "She said to me at the end, 'it was extraordinary - I could see the music in the air'.
"That ability - to conjure that image from a first-time opera-goer - is an example of his extraordinary gift."
The Royal Opera House has fought back against cuts by programming much-loved favourites, like La Traviata, Tosca and Carmen, against cutting-edge and contemporary works.
It is premiering eight new pieces in its 2015-16 season.
James Fenton, 22, left his ward at the Ulster Hospital in July 2010.
His body was found in hospital grounds 10 weeks later, less than 40 metres away.
Mr Fenton's grandfather said he climbed a fence to search an area that police officers had not searched.
The coroner asked a police superintendent who was giving evidence how trained Tactical Support Group officers failed to carry out a successful search in that area on the same day.
The officer observed that a controversial decision had been made to search to "a natural boundary".
Earlier, the superintendent told the inquest the PSNI had changed its policy and practices on missing persons, as a direct result of the case.
In 2013 the Police Ombudsman issued a report critical of the way the police had handled the case, and 12 officers were subsequently disciplined.
During his evidence, the officer issued an apology to the Fenton family for the way the police had handled the search for James.
The inquest also heard on Thursday from an expert in psychiatry that he had concerns about James' care.
Giving evidence by video link, Professor Seena Fazel, a forensic psychiatrist at Oxford University, repeated the views of a report he wrote for the Coroner's Office in March 2015, and stated that he had "a number of concerns about Mr Fenton's medical care".
In it, he said he believed that James was likely to have been clinically depressed, that he should have been diagnosed as such on assessment at the ward, and that he should have been monitored more closely.
"I do not think that placing Mr Fenton on routine observation was an appropriate decision," he said.
He also repeated his belief that James most likely took his own life.
He further stated he felt that the junior doctor who first assessed Mr Fenton should have discussed her findings and actions formally with senior psychiatric colleagues.
She has previously told the court she did have an informal conversation with senior colleagues about what she had done.
On Wednesday, two other senior consultant psychiatrists told the court they disagreed with Professor Fazel's conclusions.
They were Dr Nial Quigley, the Director of Mental Health services at the South Eastern Trust, and Dr Neta Chada, a consultant psychiatrist at the neighbouring Southern Trust.
Both doctors' evidence supported the diagnosis and level of observation chosen by the clinical staff at the Ulster Hospital.
Professor Fazel told a barrister for the Fenton family that in one matter, Dr Quigley had "cherry-picked a lot of evidence that supported his view".
Coroner Joe McCriskin is due to deliver his findings on Friday.
Jones believes recent controversial decisions have put the competition's officiating in the spotlight.
"There are big decisions to be made by all unions on how we can give some credibility to this league," Jones said.
"We all want the best and fairest outcome and for players to decide matches."
Ospreys felt they had a "clear" try disallowed in their defeat at Connacht on 27 February.
Irish official George Clancy conferred with video ref Jude Quinn before making the ruling in that game in Galway.
"I've been out to the Sportsground many times and we've had perfectly good tries taken away from us," said former Wales flanker Jones.
"Incidents have been happening which have gone undetected. We've been banging the drum for years about this, so it doesn't surprise me."
Edinburgh coach Alan Solomon's was unhappy with an offside decision which he believes cost his side victory at Scarlets on February 12.
The match officials in that game were Irish referee Andrew Brace and Welsh assistants Craig Evans and Greg Morgan with another Welshman, Jon Mason, as television match official.
"You can refer back to the last-second penalty for the Scarlets against Edinburgh two weeks ago. It goes on and on - it's a catalogue," Jones added.
"It's a challenge for this league and always has been from day one."
Referees in the Pro12 are drawn from the four unions whose teams compete in the tournament - Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
But referees and assistant referees - formerly classified as touch judges - are able to take charge of matches involving teams from the country of their birth.
"It would be nice to have neutral officials for all matches," said Jones.
"I still feel that the best team does win. However, upsets can occur and it just needs really sound officiating for that [the best team winning] to happen."
Dragons are at Munster at Thomond Park on Saturday, where they have won just once, but Jones is undaunted.
"We can win there. We need to be positive and take our attacking game and intent to Munster and put them under pressure.
"Get the referee on our side and get those 50-50 calls coming our way, which we all see in the league sometimes influences outcomes."
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Ding led 10-6 going into Monday's final session and held off a late comeback by the Englishman to win three of the seven frames played and secure victory.
The Chinese player will face Welshman Mark Williams in the last eight.
England's Kyren Wilson beat Mark Allen of Northern Ireland 13-9, having begun the session with an 11-5 lead.
To tweet or not to tweet?
The closest Trump came to Ding was when he scored his only century of the match to get back to 2-2 in the opening session.
At the mid-session interval, Trump responded to a critical tweet by beaten qualifier Dominic Dale by calling him "clueless" after Dale had said his cue ball control was not as good as his opponent's.
But Trump, who scored two half-tons in his three-frame run to get back to 12-10, refused to blame his social media activities for his defeat: "It had nothing to do with it. It was because Ding was the better player.
"It worked when I did it against Liang Wenbo [Trump's first-round win]. People just like to pick faults."
'I don't feel a lot of pressure' - Ding
Ding took a seemingly unassailable 12-7 lead thanks to a break of 91, but Trump made him work for the win by reeling off three frames in a row.
The Bristol-based player had his chances at 12-10 as well but could not convert, and Ding finally got across the finish line to reach the quarter-finals for the fourth time.
"I feel good," said Ding, who had to come through qualifying after dropping out of the world's top 16.
"When I feel well I don't feel a lot of pressure.
"Judd is a great player. I had a very good start at 6-2 up and after that I tried to hold on and win every session, or if not hold it at 4-4."
Wilson wins 'crazy, crazy match'
Kettering qualifier Wilson, ranked 19th, overcame some late jitters to see off world number seven Allen and set up a quarter-final against 2014 world champion Mark Selby.
Allen won four in a row thanks to some sensational long-potting and break-building as he cut the deficit to 11-9.
But Wilson, making just his second Crucible appearance, showed he has the temperament to equal his talent by winning a scrappy penultimate frame before sealing victory with a fine 71 under intense pressure.
"It was the strangest game I have ever played," said the 24-year-old.
"To go 7-0 up, lose five on the bounce, win five on the bounce and then lose four on the bounce - it was a crazy, crazy match.
"But I think I showed a lot of mental strength. It is something I have learned - to fall back on my routine. My coach Barry Stark got me right at the intervals.
"There are only eight players left in the tournament. I am still here to win it. I will be well up for playing Mark."
The eight-year-old grey, trained by Alan King and ridden by Wayne Hutchinson, jumped beautifully from the outset and was 12 lengths to the good over Theatre Guide at the line.
First Lieutenant was another neck away in third, with favourite Saphir Du Rheu and 2012 winner Bobs Worth unplaced.
Smad Place was fifth last year and Hutchinson said: "It all come together this year. He never missed a beat."
Nicky Henderson's 10-year-old Bobs Worth, who also won the 2013 Cheltenham Gold Cup, was seeking to become only the fourth horse to win the Hennessy twice.
But he never featured as Hutchinson drove the striking grey in commanding fashion, with his trainer surprised by the way the race unfolded.
King said: "We hoped for a good run but that's taken my breath away.
"He (Hutchinson) was very brave, but I'm not sure that were the tactics we discussed. He loves to be up there and he deserved to win a big race as he'd been knocking on the door."
Saphir Du Rheu, the 9-2 favourite and top weight, travelled favourably for a large part of the race but made a bad mistake seven fences from home and finished fifth.
Bobs Worth, who had shortened to 6-1, never looked entirely happy and came home in sixth.
There was much emotion around this victory for the Alan King team after the recent death of one of their number, but there was also a considerable amount of joy mixed in with the tears at a genuinely stunning performance.
To carry plenty of weight on rain-softened ground and to win by a wide margin having led for much of the way in one of the great steeplechases of the year was top-drawer stuff.
No wonder people are talking now about the Cheltenham Gold Cup as a future target.
The revelation came from the head of criminal police in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, where Amri had lived.
Dieter Schuermann said investigators did all they could to stop an attack.
But local authorities are accused of ending surveillance of Amri and allowing him to travel freely.
Opposition politicians have spoken of flagrant failures and misjudgements in handling him.
"The attack was committed by a man whom the security authorities knew a lot about," the state's interior minister Ralf Jaeger acknowledged at a hearing before the parliament in Duesseldorf.
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Anis Amri, a 24-year-old Tunisian, had initially been registered in Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, but Mr Jaeger said he had moved to Berlin in February 2016.
His request for asylum was turned down in June, 11 months after he had arrived from Italy where he had served four years in jail.
But Tunisia refused to take him as he had no valid papers and he apparently took advantage of Germany's fragmented security apparatus to avoid scrutiny. Each of Germany's 16 states has its own police and security service, on top of the federal agencies.
The Duesseldorf hearing was told how state police had sought a prosecution against Amri in February for planning a serious act of violence against the state. The case was handed over to the Berlin authorities but there was no evidence of an imminent attack, the interior minister said.
Neither the federal nor the state security services had been able to provide sufficient evidence against Amri that would have stood up in court, said Mr Schuermann. Officials had "exhausted all legal powers to the limit to prevent potential dangers," he added.
Amri's use of multiple identities apparently enabled him to claim large amounts in welfare benefits. But it will also have hindered attempts to track him down. A suspect held on Wednesday on suspicion of helping Amri had also used false identities, officials said.
Amri was able to escape to the Netherlands on 21 December, apparently travelling from Berlin to North Rhine-Westphalia. He then took a train to Amsterdam before going on to Brussels, Lyon and Milan, where he was eventually shot dead.
Germany's federal interior minister has announced plans to tighten up its handling of failed asylum seekers and improve its monitoring of suspects identified as security threats. One measure likely to be accepted is a plan to detain individuals seen as potentially dangerous, known in German as "gefaehrders".
PC Edward Watkins was carrying the handcuffs, truncheon, whistle and a notebook on the night he found one of the five murder victims in London.
Each lot was expected to fetch up to £800 at JP Humbert Auctioneers in Northamptonshire.
The items were bought for a total of £17,700 by a private collector.
The serial killer, dubbed "Jack the Ripper", murdered and mutilated five women who worked as prostitutes in the Whitechapel area of London in 1888.
He was never caught but debate about his identity continues to fascinate case enthusiasts.
The items were each estimated to fetch between £500 and £800.
The handcuffs have been sold for £6,420, the truncheon for £3,950, the leather notebook cover for £4,450, the whistle for £2,600 and a collection of press cuttings for £280.
Jonathan Humbert, from the Towcester-based auction house, said: "It was a sensible estimate for each item, but we didn't have anything to compare it to and the results exceeded our expectations.
"Five women died and you have to be sensitive, but these items are undoubtedly of huge historical interest.
"Sometimes these unusual items just re-write the rule book."
Martha Tabram, stabbed to death on 6 August 1888, is considered by some historians to be the first victim.
Source: BBC History - Jack the Ripper
The auction house said PC Watkins was walking the beat when he found the body of Catherine Eddowes on Mitre Square on Sunday, 30 September, 1888.
She was the killer's fourth victim.
PC Watkins's personal effects were bought from his widow by a private collector in 1914 and it is the first time they have been auctioned.
The buyer wanted to remain anonymous and was going to put the items in a private museum in the UK, the auction house said.
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Plans to revamp the 1906 Greenwich Power Station, in south-east London, have been announced by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
The transformed power station will also provide heat for local homes and buildings.
Six new gas engines will be installed in the building's old turbine hall.
BBC London's Karl Mercer also spoke to Councillor Denise Hyland, Leader of Royal Borough of Greenwich.
"Unlike some foreign colleagues who see Russia as the enemy, we do not seek - and never sought - enemies. We need friends," he said.
But "we will not permit harm to our interests", he added.
He said Russia was ready to work with the new US administration to fight terrorism.
Mr Putin has previously said he hopes for better relations with the US once President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
He praised the courage of Russian military personnel fighting rebel groups in Syria, in support of President Bashar al-Assad - and drew applause in the ornate Kremlin hall.
"Of course I'm counting on joint efforts with the US in fighting a real - not invented - threat, that is, international terrorism," he said.
He also warned that any attempt to "break the strategic parity" could be globally catastrophic - an apparent reference to the Russian-US nuclear balance.
US and EU politicians have criticised the heavy Russian bombing campaign in Syria, especially in Aleppo. They say Russia should strike harder against so-called Islamic State (IS), instead of backing President Assad's forces, who are accused of grave human rights abuses.
Mr Putin highlighted examples of what he called foreign pressure on Russia, and included the recent Olympic doping scandal involving Russian athletes.
Describing the scandal as a "blessing in disguise", he said Russia was putting in place an outstanding anti-doping system early next year.
In a humiliating blow to the country's sporting pride, a World Anti-Doping Agency inquiry uncovered evidence of state-sponsored doping that led to a ban on a number of Russian athletes from the 2016 Rio Olympics, as well as the entire Paralympics team.
This was a speech short on slogans and snappy soundbites. If there was a theme, then it was one of unity.
It was a call to Russians to pull together as patriots, in what Vladimir Putin admitted were still extraordinary, tough economic times.
He has long tried to achieve that by highlighting Russia's external enemies. But with a potential US ally now on his way to the White House - and perhaps sniffing an end to sanctions - Mr Putin has toned down his rhetoric.
In fact, he pushed international affairs right to the end of his speech and talked of needing friends, not enemies.
Mr Putin also saw scope for better relations with some EU countries, despite the EU sanctions imposed because of Russia's intervention in Ukraine.
He spoke of widening the Russian-led Eurasian partnership, saying: "I'm convinced that this conversation is possible with states of the European Union, where there is growing demand for an independent, subjective, political and economic course. And we see that in the results of elections."
Most of his speech focused on Russia's economic and social challenges. On the problem of corruption he said "it has become an unfortunate practice here to whip up a media frenzy around so-called high-profile cases".
"The fight against corruption is not for show," he stressed.
Last month Russia's Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev was charged with taking a $2m (£1.6m) bribe to endorse a state takeover in the oil industry.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge. He is the highest-ranking Russian official held since the 1991 coup attempt in what was then the USSR.
Ten firefighters are continuing to dampen down the flames and are checking for hot spots at a building housing recycled waste and carpets in Saltney.
It started shortly after 11:30 BST on Wednesday and crews from six fire stations were sent to the scene at the height of the fire.
Workers at 11 industrial units had to be evacuated.
The 92-year-old sold Villa to Randy Lerner in 2006 and was at Old Trafford on Saturday to see them relegated for the first time since 1987.
"We are going to have great difficulty in returning in one year but I've seen some encouraging signs and we've a reasonable chance," Ellis told the BBC.
"I hope I will still be alive - I am only 92 remember - to see that happen."
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Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek programme, Ellis added: "I don't think I could be any sadder than I am today but it has been obvious since Christmas that we were going down."
Villa began the season with Tim Sherwood, who had taken them to the FA Cup final the previous season, as manager.
He was sacked in October after six straight league defeats and replaced by Frenchman Remi Garde.
However, with Villa still bottom of the table, the former Arsenal midfielder lasted only 147 days in the role before he was dismissed in March, with Eric Black taking temporary charge.
Ellis appointed 13 managers in his 35 years as chairman and believes whoever become Villa's new boss should have experience of the British game.
"That would be an advantage, it's got to be someone with a background of coming through the divisions, certainly the second tier," he said.
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Former Villa captain Dennis Mortimer, who lifted the European Cup with them in 1982, believes former Leicester boss Nigel Pearson is the outstanding candidate for the job.
"I said when Remi Garde was put in that they needed someone who has been in a similar situation and that was Nigel Pearson," Mortimer told Sportsweek.
"With his understanding of the English game he would have given it a better go than Remi Garde.
"It definitely has to be him, people talk about David Moyes but I think Nigel is more current.
"I wouldn't have thought he'd be sitting back over the last 12 months, he would have been putting together a portfolio of players.
"He wouldn't be relying on the chief scout they have got at Villa now because that has been a disaster over the last few seasons and they are paying the price for it."
Lerner, who put the club up for sale in 2014, recently agreed changes to the Villa board, with former player and manager Brian Little returning to the club alongside former FA and Manchester City chairman David Bernstein.
Mortimer agreed it was a "step forward" but added: "It's probably five years too late.
"Randy thought he could do it the American way by putting in people to look after the club for him but he missed a trick on how English clubs operate.
"It's a difficult league, the Championship, many teams have gone down and not come back up, we can see the lower divisions littered with teams that once played in the Premier League and that's something Villa can't afford.
"I think this next month is so important for them, they need to get the manager in there right away sorting out what he needs and then they start the season fresh."
It involves thousands of unique coded microdots being embedded into the animal's fleece.
Designers claim it makes it easy to identify an animal as stolen and trace the farm it came from.
Agricultural insurer NFU Mutual believes the cost to the UK of livestock rustling is about £2.9m a year.
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TecTracer is being trialled on a sheep farm on the North York Moors near Whitby.
If successful, the company behind it, which has worked with North Yorkshire Police on the design, hopes to roll it out across the region.
Simon Clapcot, a PCSO with North Yorkshire's rural task force, said it offered a modern answer to older systems such as tagging sheep.
"Tags can be cut out and replaced giving the sheep a new identity but this remains on the fleece close to the skin and even shearing doesn't remove it."
The new system has been developed by York-based Trace-in-Metal.
If an animal is stolen, the system can alert the police, other farms, abattoirs and livestock auctions.
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She told the BBC that Labour must do its job of holding the government to account while avoiding "scapegoating".
She was speaking after ex-chancellor Alistair Darling became the latest figure to attack the party's direction under former leader Ed Miliband.
He said the party had "no economic strategy" and had failed to defend its record in government properly.
Ed Miliband stood down on Friday after Labour failed to regain power, ending up with 26 fewer seats than in 2010.
On Sunday, Liz Kendall became the first candidate to confirm she was entering the race to succeed him and others - including potentially Chuka Umunna, Tristram Hunt, Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper - are expected to enter the fray in the coming days.
However, both Dan Jarvis and David Lammy have ruled themselves out of the contest.
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Harriet Harman said the party had suffered a "very bad" defeat and she had commissioned research into its performance in different parts of the countries so the post-mortem could "be based on the actual facts rather than anecdotes".
Ms Harman, who will address members of the Parliamentary Labour Party later at its first meeting since the election, urged the party to pull together and refrain from recriminations.
In recent days, leading Blairites such as Lord Hutton and Lord Mandelson have questioned the party's direction under Mr Miliband, suggesting he had made a "terrible mistake" in moving away from the territory occupied by Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
But Ms Harman said the party should not "jump to conclusions" about why it had done so badly.
"We have to have a proper analysis rather than scapegoating and 'blame gaming'," she told BBC Breakfast. "It is my responsibility to make sure we have a debate which is illuminated by the facts rathern than people just grinding axes".
She added: "At the same time we need to be electing a new leader and we are doing that under new rules because Ed Miliband changed the rules."
While she was temporary leader, Ms Harman said she would make sure the government was held to account for the "whole load of promises" it had made during the election campaign.
"We are not going to go away and let them do whatever they want. It is a very important role".
Labour election rules
MPs wishing to stand as leader and deputy leader have to be nominated by 15% of their colleagues in the Parliamentary Labour Party to be eligible to stand.
As Labour now has 232 MPs, this means prospective candidates must get at least 35 signatures.
Under rules agreed last year, all Labour Party members, registered supporters and affiliated supporters - including union members - will be allowed a maximum of one vote each on a one member, one vote system.
When the election is held, they will be asked to rank candidates in order of preference.
If no candidate gets 50% of all votes cast, the votes will be added up and the candidate with the fewest votes eliminated. Their second preference votes will then be redistributed until one candidate has 50% of all votes cast.
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Mr Darling, who did not contest the election, suggested that Labour was in a worse position than when it lost the 1992 election.
"We did not have an economic policy," he told the BBC. "We didn't repudiate the criticisms the Tories were making of when we were in government.
"They were occasions when we almost said we didn't do any good in 13 years, which is absolute rubbish.
"You've got to have confidence about what you did in the past just as the courage to admit where you got things wrong - but we just didn't look compelling and convincing."
Mr Darling said he favoured a long leadership contest so the party could determine not only who would take it forward but what it should be arguing for against a majority Tory government.
"An awful lot of people being talked about now were only elected five years ago and you've got to see where they stand."
Mr Jarvis, who served in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan before resigning his commission and entering politics in 2011, had been touted as a possible leadership contenders by some of his fellow MPs.
However, in an article for the Times, he confirmed he would not be putting his name forward.
"I'm ready to serve in that rebuilding process as part of the Labour team. But I can't do that as leader at this moment," he wrote.
Mr Jarvis, whose first wife died in 2010 and who has a young family, said it was "not the right time" for him or them.
"My eldest kids had a very tough time when they lost their mum and I don't want them to lose their dad. I need some space for them, my wife and our youngest child right now, and I wouldn't have it as Leader of the Opposition."
But he said Labour, had to "move out of the comfort zone of critiquing the Tories" and offer an alternative.
Labour, he suggested, had to reconnect with the public, pointing out that, excluding London, "more people have walked on the moon than the number of Labour MPs elected across the South West, South East and East of England".
He also said Labour was facing increasing challenges in its traditional northern heartlands.
"Labour began this Parliament leading the debate about devolving power away from Westminster. It ended it having allowed George Osborne to steal our clothing with talk of a Northern Powerhouse."
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Paul Watson's diving header in the second half, from Lee Miller's cross, delivered the critical goal, but there were moments of tension to endure.
Falkirk striker John Baird missed a first-half penalty, and Morton were lively, dangerous opponents throughout.
Declan McManus and Alex Samuel went close for the visitors.
Had their finishing been more accurate, the conclusion would have been even more dramatic.
But it will be Hibernian who will contest the play-off quarter-final against Raith Rovers, with the winner then taking on Falkirk in the semi-final.
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The Bairns were trusting that their accomplishment would be enough to seal their fate. They sought to be typically poised on the ball and crisp in their passing - and that refinement allowed an elect of command in the early stages.
The occasion could not be denied its influence, though. Once in the final third, the home side had a tendency to be too anxious; to rashly aim for the risky pass rather than the more reliable one.
A feature of the opening half was home manager Peter Houston rushing to the touchline to tell his players to calm down and to urge Lee Miller to hold the ball up as the centre-forward and not keep trying flicks and feints.
Vigilance was also required, since Morton carried a threat in the sharpness and guile of Denny Johnstone and McManus up front. Defender Lee Kilday was presented with a half-chance inside the Falkirk area, but hit his effort straight at Falkirk goalkeeper Danny Rogers.
If Falkirk were alarmed, it did not disrupt their approach. There were moments of hope, when Craig Sibbald headed over and Baird almost converted from close range.
Regret was the players' companion as they left the field at half-time, though, after Baird saw his penalty kick saved by Derek Gaston.
The Falkirk striker had earned the spot-kick with a run that seemed to be ended by a trip in the area. Relief was etched on Baird's face three minutes after the break, as he celebrated his side making the breakthrough.
Miller, who along with Mark Kerr was a steadying influence throughout, delivered the cross to the back post that Watson converted with a diving header.
Moments later, Miller had a chance to double the lead, but saw his header from Sibbald's cross saved.
The lead was fragile enough for Falkirk to need a spell of care and composure. Morton were intent on playing an active role in the final drama of the Championship campaign, and Ross Forbes' free-kick was pushed away by the diving Rogers.
As Hibs were racking up chances and two goals at Easter Road against Queen of the South, Falkirk were living on the edge. McManus shot wide after a skilful run, then Samuel headed wide from close range.
In the closing minutes, Falkirk defended with a combination of panic and determination. They did enough to hold on, though, and Hibs were unable to score the two further goals they needed to pip the Bairns to the runners-up spot.
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Falkirk held on to secure second place in the Championship and a Premiership play-off semi-final berth with a narrow, fraught win over Morton.
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The Perthshire Hotel, which hosted the Ryder Cup last year, includes three golf courses.
Property firm Jones Lang LaSalle is reported to have been hired to test the water before Diageo decides whether to sell.
A Diageo spokesman said it had received "numerous expressions of interest, particularly since the Ryder Cup".
The company has tested the market on at least two occasions. In 1998 offers of £60m fell short of the expected figure - thought to have been about £100m.
Diageo is understood to be considering offers from a number of parties.
The spokesman said: "Gleneagles is one of the UK's finest luxury hotels and one of the world's most fantastic golf resorts.
"We are sure there are many people who would love to own Gleneagles and have received numerous expressions of interest over the years and particularly since the Ryder Cup.
"As you would expect we have a duty to consider such interest carefully."
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Helm Mills, 27, and Clark, 36, trained together for just 10 months after being paired together for the last Olympics.
But Mills thinks the last four years' training could help them win gold.
"It [2012] was just a whirlwind, stuff going on we couldn't control and it all felt so rushed," said Mills.
"We had so much to do, whereas this campaign we've had a lot longer, broken down our sailing, broken down our teamwork and communication and rebuilt it again.
"It's taken time and it's a difficult thing to do but we're in a much stronger position as a team and in our sailing, so we feel really good."
Mills and Clark have proved a successful team, claiming a gold medal at the 2012 World Championships and silver in 2015.
They also won silver at the Aquece Rio International Sailing Regatta, a test event for next summer's Games in Brazil.
Having been runners-up at the last Olympics, Mills is hopeful the team can go one better in Rio.
"You can give your best performance and someone else on that day might have had a tiny bit more luck at the right moment, or their best performance might be better than yours," she told BBC Wales Sport.
"So it very much depends on whether we've given all we can and delivered our best. If we do that then I think we will be happy with where we come.
"But I feel if we can achieve that we will be on the top step of the podium."
The German escaped further punishment for the incident at an inquiry held by governing body the FIA on Monday.
Vettel said: "It was the wrong move, to drive alongside him and hit his tyre.
"Am I proud of it? No. Can I take it back? No. Do I regret it? Yes. I had the impression I was fouled. That was wrong. I wasn't happy, I overreacted."
Hamilton, who trails Vettel by 14 points in the championship heading into this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, said he accepted his rival's apology and said his main concern was for the four-time champion to withdraw his accusation that the Mercedes driver had "brake-tested" him.
"We spoke after the race on Monday and shortly after that he messaged me the day after," Hamilton said.
"I just said that for me I still have the utmost respect for him as a driver and will continue to race him hard as a driver as we always have and no less hard.
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"My only point was that saying I had brake-tested him, I hoped he could correct that because people watching would think I had. That was not the case.
"In fact, he accelerated. It was an error of judgement. I said I hoped he made that clear. I had no intentions to do that. There was no need.
"There wasn't actually an apology in the conversation we had, even if that was maybe the intention. The next day when we were texting there was an apology and I did accept it."
Vettel said he had been caught out by the differing speed in the cars as they exited Turn 15 preparing for a restart after a safety car period.
"At the time I was surprised," he said. "It felt like Lewis hit the brakes and I couldn't stop hitting the car. But I don't think he actually brake-tested me. At the time I read it like that."
It is the second incident in seven months in which Vettel has lost his temper in the car - at last year's Mexican Grand Prix he swore at race director Charlie Whiting because he was angry Red Bull's Max Verstappen was not being penalised.
But Vettel denied he had an issue with anger.
"I don't think so," he said. "I can see why you might believe it's not [the case]."
Hamilton said he did not want to withdraw his comment that Vettel was "a disgrace" for driving like he did in Baku.
"I wasn't particularly upset," Hamilton said. "If I was, it was for other reasons. I don't think I said anything I should take back.
"I am of the same opinion as to what happened but it is water under the bridge and there is no point saying much more."
Vettel added: "I am happy to hear we are mature enough to move on.
"What I did was wrong. I made a mistake. I apologised but it doesn't take it away.
"If I could go back in time and take it back, I would. But as I can't it is good to say we focus on the weekend and go out and race."
Vettel was given a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for the incident. He ended up finishing in fourth place with Hamilton fifth after the Briton had to pit from the lead to replace a loose head restraint.
Decorating the grand house has been no easy feat, taking three years to complete.
The final touches are still being put to the house, with every inch of it lovingly remodelled ahead of its reopening to the public on Monday.
The house once belonged to some of the most powerful people in the UK, the Marquesses of Londonderry, but it has been in the hands of the National Trust since 1977.
The furnishing comprises a mixture of pieces from different periods, including marble vases, carved lamps and oak tables, as well as collections of art from around the world.
However, in recent years the house had been slightly neglected, with chairs and sofas left threadbare.
Thanks to the investment, it has been completely rewired, repainted and transformed to look like it did in the 1950s when it belonged to Lady Edith, the seventh Marchioness.
Her family has lived at Mount Stewart since the 18th Century.
Her grand-daughter Lady Rose Lauritzen said visitors to the house could expect to be "totally wowed".
"A lot of them come back often and know and love the house," she said.
"It was all what I call shredded, and it needed a lot of care and attention. Now it's back to its glamorous pristine self.
"Back in that time, the house was hosting celebrities, royalty and it was a very political family."
Lady Lauritzen added that her favourite item in the house was the silver display.
"It's where the old gun cupboard was, and it was full of silver and gilt on loan from my cousin," she said.
"But my favourite room is the drawing room, that was always everyone's favourite room."
The manager at Mount Stewart, Jon Kerr, said the restoration project had been the National Trust's "most significant investment in Northern Ireland in quite some time".
"It has been a hugely exciting project that brings this family home back to its former glory and truly showcases the history of this special place," he said.
"Combined with one of the top gardens in the world, we have a destination which offers a fascinating insight in to the stories of the Stewart family."
He added that the project had been a "huge team effort", involving hundreds of joinery apprentices and builders to expert conservators and curators to ensure Mount Stewart House was properly looked after.
Other highlights that visitors can now expect to see are world-class art collections, refitted stained glass artwork as well as entry to a selection of rooms that have never been opened to view before.
People will now be able to see the butler's silver store, the billiards room as well as family and guest bedrooms.
Northern Ireland's National Trust Director Heather Thompson said it was extremely important to protect Mount Stewart, because of its unique heritage and tourist attraction status.
"With this fabulous restoration we expect to welcome even more visitors to this very special place over the coming years," she said.
"As well as the many historical items and beautiful represented rooms, the project has ensured that the structure of the building is now sound."
It's a residence that has a place in the heart of many people in Northern Ireland, not just because of its beauty, but because its history is fascinating.
Now that it has been completely restored, new generations of visitors can come and explore the sheer decadence of the place, right down to its crystal chandeliers.
But what does Lady Lauritzen think about tourists taking a nosy around her home?
"It's going to be quite noisy, but now it's just going to be people walking around enjoying themselves instead of builders, and that's pleasant," she said.
"They can't come along my little bit of the terrace, so it's fine and they can all enjoy themselves!"
Two goals in 108 seconds in the second period proved decisive as they lifted their first piece of silverware since winning the 2006-07 Knockout Cup.
Player-coach Andrew Lord and Chris Culligan were the scorers, and despite the loss of Matthew Myers, Cullen Eddy's reply was only a consolation.
Cardiff netminder Ben Bowns turned away 25 of the 26 shots he faced.
"This is a special group of guys and it was a fantastic performance," said Lord. "I am so pleased for every single one of them, the management, the staff and the fans.
"The fans were superb and they deserve this moment. They have backed us for so long and I am thrilled for them."
The Devils settled the better of the two sides and created the early chances, and Sheffield suffered the blow of losing forward Tomas Petruska to injury in the first period.
Lord gave his side the lead from the slot (21:07) and Culligan shot through a crowd (22:55) to give the Welsh side the edge.
But they were then were dealt an injury setback of their own as Myers suffered a blow to his shoulder.
After treatment throughout the second break, he tried to return for the third period before having to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines.
Sheffield set up a tense finish when Eddy fired through traffic from the blueline (52:38), but Cardiff and Bowns stood firm.
The Charity Commission said political activity should be in support of a charity's aims and proportionate, with transparency about funding sources.
It has warned charity trustees of the "reputational risk" of getting involved in the EU referendum campaign.
The commission said it would take action against any rule breaches.
The in-out referendum on Britain's membership of the EU will take place on 23 June.
The guidance said: "Many charities are funded by the EU or its institutions, and conditions are usually attached to the funding.
"For charities that are in direct receipt of such funding, the possibility of a loss of funding will clearly be an issue.
"However, knowing that the outcome of the referendum could result in a loss of funding would not in itself justify political activity directed at the UK remaining in the EU."
The commission said the key issue should be whether staying in, or leaving, the EU would affect an organisation's "charitable purposes and the ability of your charity to continue its work", and that the extent of engagement "must be proportionate to the issue involved".
"Trustees must consider issues such as the risk posed to the charity by the loss of funding and the ability to replace the funding that is at risk of being lost," it added.
The commission said charities that choose to get politically involved in the referendum should be transparent about their sources of funding.
Failure to do so, it said, "could seriously undermine and detract from the quality of your contribution to these very important issues and may attract regulatory scrutiny by the commission".
Kenneth Dibble, the commission's director of legal services, added: "Political activity by a charity can only ever be undertaken in support of its charitable purposes.
"The guidance clearly says that there are reputational risks for charities which engage in political activity on the EU referendum."
Ruabon-based GHA Coaches employed 320 people and operated 230 vehicles on school and bus routes across north Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire.
Its closure has caused major disruption for passengers.
Jason Bell of administrators Grant Thornton said: "We will explore all options in terms of bringing any part of the business back to life."
The company recently received a winding-up petition from HMRC in respect of unpaid taxes.
Attempts by the directors - Gareth and Arwyn Lloyd Davies - to secure an emergency funding package proved unsuccessful and the company was placed into administration on Wednesday.
"Our immediate responsibility is to look after the interests of the creditors," Mr Bell added.
"We are also liaising with the local authorities involved on contingency arrangements for the routes affected."
Workers - who first received the news by text - have expressed shock at the closure.
Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham councils have put urgent contingency plans in place to minimise disruption for passengers.
The authorities say they have given priority to school transport services, putting on replacement buses.
Wrexham council said it was "very concerned" at the news.
GHA operated up to 30 public routes in the county, none of which ran on Thursday.
"Our priority at the moment is to ensure that our statutory services such as home to school transport are maintained and all pupils get to school," said a spokesman.
"With regard to the regional transport services provided by GHA, we are working with other authorities across the north west and north Wales to mitigate the disruption.
"We are confident other operators will take on some of the routes."
Denbighshire council said it provided alternative transport to 95% of the pupils affected by the closure.
Out of the 28 public services GHA ran in the county, only four were running on Thursday.
"The council is using its contingency plans to try to ensure that as many former services as possible run by GHA are able to continue to operate by other suppliers on a temporary basis," it said in a statement.
"There will be some gaps in service, as it will take a few days to arrange the necessary vehicles from other suppliers."
Flintshire council said no public services would be covered immediately but it was working to cover them as soon as possible.
GHA also operated a handful of services in Gwynedd and Conwy and, over the border, routes in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East, Warrington and into Greater Manchester council areas.
Lloyds Coaches has been brought in to run the Welsh Government-funded Traws Cymru route between Barmouth, Dolgellau, Bala, Corwen and Wrexham.
A Welsh Government spokeswoman said: "We have for some time been working with local authorities to try to protect the bus network provided by GHA Coaches.
"We will continue to work collaboratively to minimise any adverse effects of the company entering administration."
It is the second large Welsh bus company to close after Pembrokeshire firm Silcox collapsed in June.
In south Wales, drivers at Newport Bus have voted to take industrial action in a row over pay, the company said.
Pakistan's Akmal, 25, the second Foxes overseas T20 Blast player, scored 133 T20 runs in four matches this season.
Ireland international O'Brien, 31, will be available for both the T20 Blast and the One-Day Cup.
"We saw the positive influence Umar and Kevin had on the club this year," said Leicestershire chief executive Wasim Khan. "They are both match-winners."
He continued: "They showed their ability by both having an immediate impact with Kevin batting beautifully in his first game at Lancashire and Umar playing our best innings of the tournament at Nottinghamshire on his debut."
"I know our members and supporters enjoyed watching them play and we are excited to welcome both players back to Grace Road."
The people of the first new nation of the century suffered some of the worst atrocities of modern times in their struggle for self-determination.
When their Portuguese colonial masters withdrew in 1975, Indonesia claimed the territory for itself and ruthlessly suppressed the independence movement.
Eventually the UN took over the administration and supervised the territory's transition to independence.
Population 1.2 million
Area 14,609 sq km (5,641 sq miles)
Major languages Tetum and Portuguese (official), Indonesian and English (working languages)
Major religion Christianity
Life expectancy 62 years (men), 64 years (women)
Currency US dollar
President: Francisco Guterres (aka Lu Olo)
Francisco Guterres was sworn in as president of East Timor in May 2017, pledging to boost health and education.
Commonly known as "Lu Olo", Mr Guterres leads the centre-left Fretilin party and is a former guerrilla, having fought against Indonesia's occupation of East Timor.
He led the draft of the country's first constitution in 2001 and mounted failed bids for the presidency in 2008 and 2012.
The president has limited executive power. He chooses the prime minister after elections.
Radio is the most popular medium and there are several community radios on air.
There are a handful of daily and weekly press titles but a low rate of literacy limits readership.
The UN telecom body lists East Timor as being among the world's 10 least-connected nations.
Some key dates in East Timor's history:
1600s - Portuguese invade Timor, set up trading post and use island as source of sandalwood.
1749 - Timor split following battle between Portuguese and Dutch. Portuguese take the eastern half.
1942 - Japanese invade, fighting battles with Australian troops. Up to 60,000 East Timorese are killed. Japan in control until 1945.
1974 - Coup in Lisbon leads to a new Portuguese government that begins policy of decolonisation.
1975 - Portuguese administration withdraws to offshore island of Atauro. After brief civil war, left-wing Fretilin party unilaterally declares East Timor independent.
Indonesian troops invade. More than 200,000 people - a quarter of the population - killed by fighting, famine and disease that follow the invasion and during Indonesian occupation.
1999 - After a change of leadership in Indonesia, East Timorese are allowed to vote in an independence ballot.
1999 September - After 78% of voters opt for independence, anti-independence militia resume campaign of terror. UN takes over administration and prepares territory for independence.
2002 - East Timor becomes independent.
In two separate cases, three people smugglers have been sentenced after groups of Albanians were brought to England in small boats.
Eighteen were rescued from an inflatable which began sinking a mile-and-a-half off Dymchurch in Kent.
Seventeen others were discovered on a yacht at Chichester Marina in Sussex.
A court was told the smugglers at Dymchurch had pleaded guilty to being "hired boatmen": men who were paid £2,000 to transport the migrants but were not in the direct hierarchy of the smuggling operation.
Speaking to the BBC, David Fairclough led both investigations by the Home Office's Immigration Enforcement team.
"Organised crime groups work across borders, not just in the UK. They are working all over Europe, into the source countries. It is a massive network so it's a big challenge," he said.
"We face a severe threat of exploitation for illegal working, sexual exploitation and a vast amount is sponsored by organised crime groups.
"Because controls in ports are extremely strong and security has been enhanced, people smugglers are looking at more innovative ways to try to evade controls.
"The move into small craft recently is a new technique, but we are determined to remain one step ahead.
"And as these cases prove, we are onto this threat, taking it robustly."
A former senior immigration investigator has warned of the risk of sea tragedies, similar to those seen on the voyage to Turkey, Greece or Italy, taking place in the English Channel.
There is an "equal chance" of migrants drowning in the Channel as drowning in the Mediterranean, former chief inspector of borders and immigration, John Vine said.
"Clearly if this is now the start of something new, then really that needs to be reassessed and resources need to be put in," he added.
The Albanian migrants found in a catamaran in Chichester Marina had been brought across the Channel from Le Havre.
The National Crime Agency has said some migrants in France were willing to pay thousands of pounds to people smugglers, to risk taking them across the channel.
It also warned earlier this year that criminal gangs are targeting less busy ports.
Marinas along the south coast have been warned that boats could slip in unnoticed.
Chichester Marina said it worked with police on Project Kraken, an initiative encouraging maritime communities to report suspicions about criminal activity on the water.
But one boat owner there, Jim Prior, said many private boats could get in and out with few checks.
"There is no border control here. Once you get into the marina, people can just disperse, there's woodland and open country all around.
"They can walk to Chichester, be on the train and be away," he said.
Gary Anthony Burgess, 50, left open prison HMP Sudbury in the early hours of Thursday.
He was jailed for 10 years for burglary offences at Teesside Crown Court in 2011.
Burgess, who has links to the Middlesbrough area, is described as white, 5ft 8in (1.73m) tall, with brown hair, blue eyes and heavily tattooed.
Derbyshire Police are warning people not to approach Burgess but to report any sightings immediately to their local force.
Mohamed Abdelaziz, 68, was secretary-general of the Polisario Front, which fights for an end to Moroccan rule in Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony annexed by Rabat in 1975.
The front has declared 40 days of mourning after which it said a new secretary-general will be chosen.
The UN has long been trying to broker a settlement for the region's future.
However, the conflict is currently deadlocked over a dispute about a referendum on self-determination.
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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika declared a week of mourning for the Polisario leader, who died in hospital in Algeria after leading the group based in the southern Algerian city of Tindouf for almost 40 years.
Morocco considers Western Sahara to be its "southern provinces", but Algeria and other countries recognise the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) declared by the Polisario Front in 1976.
Morocco is the only African country not to be a member of the African Union, of which the SADR is a full AU member.
The Moroccan government has proposed wide-ranging autonomy for the region, but the Polisario Front wants self-determination through a referendum for the local population, as called for in UN resolutions.
In April Morocco expelled 84 UN civilian staff after after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon referred to Morocco's rule over Western Sahara as "occupation" during a visit to refugee camps in Tindouf.
The same month, senior Polisario Front member Bachir Mustafa Sayed warned of possible war over the disputed territory if the UN failed to set a timetable for a referendum on self-determination.
All Scottish government FoI requests are now published online after complaints about late responses.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats say journalists have been put off making requests because rivals get the answers at the same time.
Ministers insist it shows Scotland has one of "the most open and transparent governments in the world".
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act gives everyone the right to ask for any information held by a Scottish public authority, with a response required within 20 working days.
Some information can be exempt but an organisation must explain the exemption which applies.
The Lib Dems claim the new system of open publication is "devaluing the information".
MSP Tavish Scott said ministers had "figured out they can evade scrutiny, deter the submission of requests and spike stories".
There has been a row over Scotland's freedom of information system after a group of journalists signed an open letter voicing concerns.
In June, MSPs unanimously condemned the Scottish government's performance on FOI requests and called for an independent inquiry.
In response, the Scottish government announced it would publish all information released in response to FoI requests online from July.
Mr Scott said: "Ministers accepted a degree of criticism of their performance.
"However, the only measure they have really championed to address the fact they weren't responding properly to freedom of information requests, publicly publishing all material released under FoI, is fraught with dangers of its own.
"Just weeks into the new regime I am hearing from journalists that this is having a chilling effect on their work. We need quality investigative journalism to acquire the truth and get to the bottom of spin. These changes are designed to deter that.
"Immediately publishing information publicly removes the incentive for journalists to pursue stories as they fear that whatever they uncover will immediately be made available to all their competitors.
"This wheeze means the Scottish government can appear transparent while achieving the opposite."
Mr Scott called for an independent inquiry into how the Freedom of Information system operated.
He added: "There is a good argument that information released under FoI laws should be in the public domain. However, the best process for doing this should be considered as part of a wider independent inquiry.
"For example, a short delay between the provision of the information to the applicant and it being published could make the system fairer.
"Meanwhile, the original problem of industrial scale evasion and the failure to release information we have a right to remains. Just this week, my party had to again chase up information that was asked for 17 weeks ago."
The Scottish government said FoI legislation has been extended to extra public bodies and that access to national records has been reduced from 30 years to 15 as part of a drive to improve transparency.
A spokesman for Parliamentary Business Minister Joe FitzPatrick said: "This is an extraordinary statement from Tavish Scott, who is suggesting that the Scottish government is now releasing too much information, implying that we should instead cut back on the amount of material we release.
"Under this government, freedom of information has been extended, and Scotland now has one of the most open and transparent information and governance systems, which has been praised internationally."
The Georgians, appearing in their first tournament, led 7-0 early on but had flanker Ilia Spanderashvili sent off after just eight minutes.
Irish winger Hugo Keenan had just scored when the red card was issued and his side led 20-7 at the break.
Ireland go through to the last four for only the second time ever.
They will face Argentina in the semi-finals on Monday.
Georgia raced ahead as scrum-half Vasil Lobzhanidze touched down after a line-out maul, with out-half Davit Modzgvrishvili converting to put the Georgians 7-0 up after just six minutes.
But Ireland took control soon after as Keenan raced through to score his first try of the tournament.
In the build-up, Craig Evans consulted with the TMO after instruction from his touch judge and flanker Spanderashvili was found to have kicked out at Irish second-row Sean O'Connor and Evans produced a red card.
Jonny McPhillips converted the try to bring Ireland level on points with nine minutes played.
The fly-half kicked two penalties in quick succession after Keenan's try as Ireland looked to make the most of their numerical advantage.
And McPhillips continued his scoring exploits as he grabbed Ireland's second try of the contest four minutes before the break, which he converted to give Ireland a commanding 20-7 lead.
A 54th-minute penalty from McPhillips further stretched the lead and Terry Kennedy notched the third try a few minutes later.
It took Ireland until the final play of the match to secure the bonus point victory as replacement Andrew Porter crossed and full-back Brett Connon converted to round off the victory.
Nigel Carolan's squad had stunned holders New Zealand on Saturday in Manchester to put themselves in line for a semi-final spot.
The success was their first ever win over New Zealand at an age-group world championship and helped them emerge winners of Pool A.
Head coach Carolan made 13 changes to the side that defeated New Zealand 33-24 for their final group game against Georgia at the Manchester City Academy Stadium.
Ireland defeated this season's Grand Slam winners Wales 26-25 in their opening game last week.
The men appeared on petition at Livingston Sheriff Court charged with two offences under the Asylum and Immigration Act 2004.
They were were detained at addresses in Hamilton and Forth, both Lanarkshire, Edinburgh and Salford on Friday.
The four made no plea or declaration and were released on bail.
Detectives from West Lothian CID led a series of anti-trafficking raids as part of Operation Heathyard.
They were supported by partners including West Lothian Council, the National Crime Agency and Greater Manchester Police.
Maris Kursis, 28, from Hamilton, Arvids Civkors, 28, from Edinburgh, Aivars Dzagarjans, 36, from Forth, and Hardijs Langsteins, 35, from Salford, are accused of arranging or facilitating the arrival of individuals in the UK with the intent of exploiting them.
They are also charged with arranging travel for "passengers" within the UK with the intent of exploiting them.
Stephen McColgan, 52, had just finished dropping off pupils from Bridge of Weir Primary when he was stopped by police in the village last Friday afternoon.
He pleaded guilty to drink-driving during an appearance at Paisley Sheriff Court on Monday. Sentence was deferred.
It has now been confirmed that McColgan has been sacked from his position with bus firm Gibson Direct.
The contract for the school run was granted to Gibson by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT).
SPT confirmed McColgan is no longer with the firm: "SPT was informed by Gibson Direct that one of its drivers had been arrested by Police Scotland on suspicion of drink driving when operating on a school contract.
"The company has subsequently confirmed that the individual in question has been dismissed.
"A full investigation is under way to determine the facts surrounding this incident paying particular emphasis to the bus company's internal procedures."
It is understood the McColgan picked up the children at about 15:00 on Friday 9 September.
He then went along his route and dropped all the children off before being stopped by police in Prieston Road a short time later.
McColgan was found to have 72 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath - the legal limit is 22 micrograms.
He was held in police custody for three nights and pleaded guilty to drink-driving at Paisley Sheriff Court on Monday.
Sentence on McColgan, who is from Renfrew, was deferred and he was banned from driving and released on bail.
He is due back in court next month.
Following the incident, Bridge of Weir Primary School head teacher Carol Vallance wrote to parents, saying that she had contacted police after concerns about the driver were raised.
The letter said: "At the time it was brought to my attention that the bus driver may have been drinking.
"I immediately reported my concerns to the bus company and our community police officer who contacted traffic police."
Australia and New Zealand will contest the first day-night Test under lights in Adelaide from 27 November to try out a concept designed to boost crowds.
Pietersen, 35, told the BBC World Service's Stumped he was "not a fan".
"Test cricket is the pinnacle. Wickets change at night," he said.
"Who wants to see a new ball at certain grounds around the world at 8 o'clock at night under lights. Are you mad?"
The Adelaide Test, the last of a three-match series starting in Brisbane on Thursday, will feature a pink ball, designed to be visible under floodlights, while still allowing players to wear traditional whites.
The Kookaburra ball has drawn mixed reviews from players, with claims it does not swing as much as its red or white counterpart and is difficult to see under the lights.
Pietersen, a freelance Twenty20 player having been discarded by England last year, is more concerned by the principle of disregarding the 138-year history of Test cricket.
"Don't mess with the greatness of Test match cricket," he said.
"I speak to a lot of players in all the tournaments I play in. Who wants to face a spinner at half 10 at night or half nine at night? It's not going to spin as much; it's going to skid on.
"You've got to change all the statistics. I don't even know how many runs I got in one-day cricket but I know how many runs I made in Tests and we've got to value that in Test match cricket."
You can hear more from Kevin Pietersen on Stumped on BBC World Service at 00:30 GMT on Saturday, 7 November, or you can download the podcast.
Natalie Hage, who was travelling to Los Angeles for a photo shoot, said that in one of the texts, he wrote to a friend that the flight would not take off because of her weight.
In another, he said: "I think she ate a Mexican."
The man later apologised, saying he had had a few drinks before boarding.
Ms Hage shared the incident, which happened on Thursday, on social media. A video of the exchange has been watched more than a million times.
Ms Hage, who described herself as being "extremely flight anxious", said she had paid $70 (£54) for additional space "because I know I need a little extra leg room" but that there were only middle seats available.
"As soon as I sat down, the gentleman on my left began LOUDLY huffing, sighing, and readjusting himself in his seat," she wrote on a post on Instagram.
Then, Ms Hage said, she noticed that he was sending text messages to a friend about her.
"[The recipient] says 'Hopefully she didn't have any Mexican food' and his response is 'I think she ate a Mexican'. Then he proceeds to say he's leaving a 'neck mark on the window' because he's so smashed against the wall."
She said she asked the man on her right to change seats, telling him what had happened, but that he laughed and refused.
"This is a fat person's daily reality and not just on a plane. This is on a bus, standing in line at the grocery store, at a concert, on the internet. You can be completely in your own space, not bothering anyone, and people will still f*** with you and try to hurt you.
"All you can do is know you haven't done anything wrong just by existing and to move on."
Later, she confronted the passenger, and posted a video of it on Facebook, and the post has been liked by more than 7,000 people. In the video, he apologised. But he later said she should not sit on the emergency row as she would be unfit to help people out.
When she cited one of the messages he allegedly sent, he laughed. "Don't ever treat somebody like that again," she told him.
On Facebook, Ms Hage has been widely praised for her "courage" and for being a "brave woman".
The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, attacked Bradley Moore outside a McDonald's restaurant in Ashton-under-Lyne on 27 July 2016.
Seconds later, the 43-year-old was struck by Jonathan Carter's car.
Carter, 44, was given a nine-month jail sentence - suspended for two years - at Manchester Crown Court on Monday.
The teenager, found guilty of Mr Moore's manslaughter at trial in January, was sentenced to youth detention.
Found guilty of causing death by careless driving, Carter was also disqualified from driving for two years.
After the trial, senior prosecutor David Hartley said it was "unusual" for two people who did not know each other to both be convicted, but each had "independently contributed" to Mr Moore's death.
He said Mr Moore had been attacked by the boy and three of his friends outside the restaurant, who had thrown "numerous punches and kicks" before the 16-year-old "struck him with one punch which caused him to fall into the road".
They then fled, leaving the 43-year-old "lying prone" on the street and "moments later, Carter - who was having a text argument with his partner - got in his car, and drove away", he added.
Duncan Thorpe, the senior investigating officer, said Carter was "driving the wrong way up a one way street" when he ran over Mr Moore and had told police that he had "felt a bump" but thought he had "clipped the kerb or a tree".
He said Mr Moore died from multiple injuries, including over 30 chest fractures, a tear to his liver, a broken jaw and internal bleeding.
The 16-year-old also pleaded guilty to affray along with three other boys.
They were sentenced to referral orders at an earlier hearing at Tameside Youth Court.
Space World, in the southern city of Kitakyushu, had opened its aquarium-themed attraction earlier this month.
Skaters could glide over 5,000 fish frozen in the rink's ice.
The park has since encountered a barrage of criticism online, and has apologised. It also said the fish were already dead when they were frozen.
A statement on Space World's website said: "We have received a lot of opinions such as 'Using animals as entertainment and in events is bad' and 'Poor fish'. We sincerely apologise."
General manager Toshimi Takeda told the AFP news agency said the theme park would now hold a memorial ceremony for the fish.
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Pictures posted on the park's Facebook page - which have since been taken down - showed some fish half-submerged in the ice with their mouths open, while others were arranged to form arrows under the ice.
The rink also appeared to have sea creatures such as rays and crabs, although the park said these were just enlarged pictures of marine life, according to reports.
The park also said it used only fish that were already dead and unfit for consumption, bought from a wholesale market.
Space World's Facebook page has been deluged with negative reviews. "What were you people thinking, to use dead fish to decorate a playground?" said one commenter who added the rink was "disrespectful of life".
Another commenter called the rink "Japan's shame".
A park representative told the BBC that the rink had been shut as of Sunday and that they were planning to take the fish out of the rink.
"We are planning to return it to its normal state," he said, adding that they were unsure when exactly the rink would re-open "but it will be in December".
The first official UK Gay Pride Rally was held in London on 1 July 1972. The date was chosen as it was the nearest Saturday to the anniversary of the Stonewall riots of 1969, which saw people protest against a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Manhattan.
In 1976, a picnic was held in Victoria Gardens by the Houses of Parliament during what was then called Gay Pride Week.
In 1981 the Pride March was moved to Huddersfield for one year only, in support of the Gemini Club, which police had once called "a cesspit of filth".
In 1983 the march was renamed Lesbian and Gay Pride and in the 1990s became more of a carnival event.
Pride London was formed in 2004. Since then, a political rally has been held in Trafalgar Square straight after the parade.
The march in 1996 saw gay men make a statement about religious attitudes to homosexuality by impersonating the Pope and members of the Mafia.
This year's parade is set to be the biggest yet, with more than 300 groups marching and more floats taking to London's streets than ever before. There will also be for the first time a seated grandstand - tickets for which have already sold out.
The 2017 theme is Love Happens Here - and marks 50 years since homosexuality was decriminalised in the UK.
Pride in London has issued advice for those planning to attend: "We recommend you come ready for a day of exciting parade watching.
"Bring snacks, refreshments, suntan lotion, sunglasses, a raincoat, and glitter".
The parade starts at 13:00 BST and takes a 1.4-mile (2.3km) route from just north of Oxford Circus on Regent Street, down Regent Street and through Piccadilly Circus.
It then heads down Pall Mall towards Trafalgar Square, and finishes in Whitehall at around 16:30 BST.
If you miss it on Saturday, or haven't had enough Pride, there's an event on Sunday in Vauxhall - Pride in the Park, which is run in conjunction with UK Black Pride.
The girls, aged 10 and 11, were in Mainsforth Terrace West at 16:00 BST on Friday when they were struck by a blue MGZR, Northumbria Police confirmed.
The 10-year-old suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries, the force said.
Two men, aged 28 and 29, have been arrested in connection with the collision and are due to be questioned in custody.
Officers are appealing for witness to the crash or for anyone who saw a car being driven erratically in the area to come forward.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said workers would earn less in real wages in 2021 than they did in 2008.
Other analysis shows the biggest losers between now and 2020 will be lower income families, with the poorest third likely to see incomes drop.
Chancellor Philip Hammond said millions of new jobs had been created.
Defending his Autumn Statement plans, the chancellor told Radio 4's Today programme that the government had brought job growth. It was investing for the future, preparing for a "rainy day", and government borrowing was on a "downward path", he added.
In its analysis of the Autumn Statement, the independent think tank, the IFS, said workers would earn less in real wages in 2021 than they did in 2008.
"This has, for sure, been the worst decade for living standards certainly since the last war and probably since the 1920s," said Paul Johnson, director of the IFS.
"We have seen no increase in average incomes so far and it does not look like we are going to get much of an increase over the next four or five years either."
The "outlook for living standards and for the public finances has deteriorated pretty sharply over the last nine months", he added.
Real average earnings - which factor in the rising cost of living - were forecast to rise by less than 5% between now and 2021. That forecast is 3.7% lower than was projected in March.
"Half of the wage growth projected for the next five years back in March is not now projected to happen. On these projections real wages will, remarkably, still be below their 2008 levels in 2021," Mr Johnson said.
"One cannot stress enough how dreadful that is - more than a decade without real earnings growth. We have certainly not seen a period remotely like it in the last 70 years."
The biggest impact on income in recent years, according to the IFS, has been felt by younger workers. Those aged 60 and over, in contrast, have seen living standards rise.
The squeeze on living standards could be worse during this Parliament than between 2010 and 2015, suggests the Resolution Foundation think tank. which campaigns for people on low and middle incomes.
Lower growth in pay, an accelerating rise in the cost of living, and welfare changes such as a freeze on working age benefits all combined to show that incomes on average would only grow by 0.2% a year, it said.
This compares to a rise of 0.5% during the coalition government years - a period of austerity in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
"Taking all this together we can look at the outlook for family incomes in the coming years, and it paints a grim picture," the think tank said.
Significantly, given the government's focus on "just about managing" families, the data shows that lower income families will be worse off.
The Foundation said the poorest 10% would see an income hit of more than 3% by 2020 as a result of tax and welfare policies.
"While top earners were hit the hardest following the financial crisis, the big difference looking forward is that the biggest losers are lower income families, with the entire bottom third of the income distribution set to see incomes fall in the years ahead," the Foundation said.
The Treasury's own analysis, published alongside the Autumn Statement, shows that the poorest 30% of households will see a negative impact on incomes from tax, welfare and public spending measures by 2019-20.
Primarily, this is a result of the main working age benefits and tax credits being frozen in cash terms for four years from April 2016. That includes entitlements such as jobseeker's allowance and income support.
That income freeze is forecast to coincide with an acceleration in inflation, pushing up the cost of living.
The chancellor offered some help to the lowest paid with changes to Universal Credit - the new umbrella benefit gradually being introduced across the UK.
Mr Hammond announced a reduction in the rate at which the benefit is withdrawn from people when they start work.
The Resolution Foundation report said this would have relatively little impact on family finances.
"When set against all other policy changes announced since the 2015 election, the Autumn Statement only undoes 7% of the hit from benefit cuts to the bottom half of the income distribution," it said.
Middle-income families will see some rises in income, but by no more than 1%, the Treasury documents show. The richest 10% will see the biggest hit to incomes.
More broadly, the IFS said that the OBR had forecast that national income in 2020-21 would be £30bn lower than projected in March - the equivalent to £1,000 per household.
Among Mr Hammond's announcements were:
The IFS said that Mr Hammond had clearly put whatever money he had into long-term plans.
"The clear prioritisation by Mr Hammond to direct most of what largesse he felt able to afford to paying for additional investment spending - roads, housing, research and development - to support the economy in the long run, rather than to pay to support the incomes of the "just-about-managing", or indeed public services, in the short run," Mr Johnson said.
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The financial markets have reacted very strongly to the British referendum decision.
At bottom it is because investors view leaving the EU as likely to be bad for the UK economy, especially in the near future.
The International Monetary Fund warned just last week that, in the more adverse scenario it considered, the economy could contract next year.
Many other official economic organisations and independent economists also concluded that leaving would damage the British economy.
That view is disputed by many Leave supporters and some economists, especially over a longer-term horizon, but it is widely believed in the markets.
When the likely result became apparent, it was the pound that took the brunt of the storms, though there were also some sharp falls in Asian share prices. The Nikkei index in Tokyo ended down 8%.
Sterling was at one point 10% lower against the dollar.
When European markets opened, the turbulence spread. In London the FTSE 100 share index dropped by 9% before recovering partly. House builders and banks were especially hard hit with falls well in excess of 20% at the open.
They are exposed to the ups and downs of the domestic British economy. Many other companies in the index are more international and less at risk from UK developments and so they were more moderately affected.
The wider FTSE 250 index was down more sharply - the companies included in it are more UK focused.
The sharp declines also affected share prices in the eurozone, which is seen as especially susceptible to any economic fallout from the vote. Germany's main index was down 10%. In Greece the initial fall was 15%.
There has also been a wider move among investors away from assets that are seen as relatively risky towards what are known as safe havens. That's especially apparent in the market for government debt.
They have been selling the debts, or bonds, of countries with stressed government finances, such as Italy and Spain, which can have the effect of increasing their borrowing costs.
The reverse has been happening with Germany, which already pays very little to borrow money. In fact it could borrow at an interest rate of less than zero in some circumstances.
The UK government's borrowing costs have also declined. The debts, known in the market as gilts, are still seen as a very safe investment despite the concerns about the economic outlook.
There has also been a rise in the price of that oldest refuge in a financial storm - gold.
Risk aversion has also been a factor in the currency markets.
The Swiss franc is a favoured safe haven, a status that has often tended to push its value higher.
That is unwelcome to the Swiss authorities.
It makes the country's exporters less competitive. It has been happening again since the UK vote and the Swiss National Bank has intervened in the currency markets, buying foreign currency such as euros with Swiss francs.
Some of these moves in the markets have been partly, though not fully reversed.
And that has prompted London consultancy Capital Economics to pose the question: "Has the Brexit storm already passed?"
In a note to clients, the firm described the initial reaction as "knee-jerk" and wrote: "It has dawned on investors that a long period of negotiation, rather than sudden upheaval, now lies ahead."
It does nonetheless suggest that a further decline in the value of sterling may be on the way, mainly because of the response it anticipates from the Bank of England - some combination of cuts in interest rates and extra quantitative easing, both of which would tend to make sterling less attractive to international investors.
Planning permission is being sought for the facility near Downpatrick, County Down.
There would be no headstones and ordinary coffins would not be allowed, instead thousands of trees and wildflowers will be planted to create a memorial nature reserve.
People wishing to be buried there would use cardboard or wicker coffins and no embalming fluid would be permitted.
GPS technology will be used to ensure that people who want to be buried with family members can identify grave locations.
It is estimated 750 burials could be accommodated in the first phase with more later.
A group of people have come together to develop the proposal. They are called Down to Earth and include well-known artist Catherine McWilliams.
Having drawn on the landscape for inspiration in her work for years, she said: "I would like the idea of my mortal remains going back to preserve the earth and to feed the plants and flowers that grow out of it."
A buffer zone of trees will be planted to provide a natural filtration unit and protect a lough close to the site.
There is already a similar facility in County Wexford and hundreds of them in Britain.
If passed by planners the site, near Lough Money close to the village of Ballyalton, could be operation within the year.
Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook and Johnny Lomax tries either side of Daryl Clark's score for Warrington put Saints 12-6 up at the the break.
Jack Hughes' try for the Wire helped them close the gap to two points.
Jordan Turner then powered over for Saints, only for Ryan Atkins to set up a nervy finish with Wolves' third try.
Warrington's Rhys Evans was denied a winner by the television match official two minutes from the end, with replays showing the winger's foot had gone into touch as he crossed in the corner.
Defeat for Warrington at the Halliwell Jones Stadium comes five days after they beat Wakefield 56-12 to book their place in the Challenge Cup final against Hull FC at Wembley.
Conversely Saints were in action for the first time in 13 days, having gone into the competition split with a 23-4 win over Wigan Warriors in the last regular season Super League game on 22 July.
St Helens' sixth successive Super league win moves them to within two points of Wigan in third.
Wolves remain a point adrift of leaders Hull FC, who host Castleford Tigers in their opening Super 8s game on Friday.
Warrington Wolves coach coach Tony Smith: "I don't want to use the short turnaround as an excuse. We were off it.
"The sharpness wasn't there. My boys tried right to the end but, if we were going to pull it out, it was going to be through individual brilliance.
"I thought St Helens were very good at getting numbers in the tackles and controlling the speed of the ruck and their kicking game better than ours. They deserved their win."
St Helens coach Keiron Cunningham: "How many Warrington games have been sat biting our nails at the end? I do think we were deserved winners.
"It was a really brave performance. In big games you've just got to find a way to win and defensively I thought we were immense.
"We started the game with zero ball and were camped on our own line and that was a common theme throughout the game.
"Sometimes you've got to win ugly games because they really count at the end.
Warrington Wolves: Ratchford; Russell, T King, Atkins, R Evans; Gidley, Sandow; Hill, Clark, Sims, Currie, Hughes, Westerman.
Replacements: Dwyer, Westwood, G. King, Wilde.
St Helens: Lomax; Owens, Peyroux, Percival, Swift; Turner, Walsh; Richards, Roby, Walmsley, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Greenwood, Wilkin.
Replacements: Amor, Vea, Thompson, Knowles.
Referee: Phil Bentham (RFL)
Scotland have lost nine consecutive matches against Wales since winning 21-9 at Murrayfield in 2007.
Vern Cotter's team beat Ireland 27-22 in a the opening round of the Six Nations, but lost 22-16 to France.
"I think it's going to be one heck of a game," said former Wales and British and Irish Lions captain Bennett.
"They are going to want to beat them badly because Wales have given them some hidings over the last few years.
"Scotland are revived and Murrayfield will be packed out.
"The passion, the singing when they were beating Ireland. I haven't seen that from a Scottish crowd for a long time."
Bennett was in the Wales team that lost in Murrayfield in 1973, and came on as a replacement in the 12-10 defeat in 1975.
He was captain of the Wales team that won 18-9 in 1977, scoring one of the great tries in the history of the Five Nations Championship.
He believes Wales' coaching staff will resist calls for changes after their 21-16 home loss to England.
"I've been to Murrayfield and it's a tough place to play, so I can't see Wales making many changes," he said.
"I think the influence of Glasgow and their coach Gregor Townsend is obvious on this Scotland team.
"They're playing with excitement and flair.
"But it will be a heck of a game and it's one I'm looking forward to because Scotland won't change the way they play, they'll run it, and I wonder if Wales will take up the challenge and say 'come on. let's have a go back against them'."
Meanwhile, Scotland will be without captain Grieg Laidlaw who has been ruled out of the tournament with an ankle injury.
Andy Haldane said interest rates could "edge up" if the cost of living continues to rise.
He spoke to residents in Barry, Porth and Ely in Cardiff in the first visit of its kind in the UK.
Mr Haldane told BBC Wales certain issues like economic inactivity needed to be tackled in Wales.
He sits on the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, which is responsible for setting the interest rate in the UK.
In 2014, he was voted one of the most influential people in the world by Time magazine.
He said: "We need to look seriously at the possibility of raising interest rates to keep the lid on those cost of living increases.
"For now we are happy with where the rates are, we need to be vigilant for what happens next".
The visit was organised by Citizens Cymru Wales.
Issues raised included affordable housing, the living wage, mortgages, poverty and transport.
Nikki Cole, one of the residents at the meeting in Barry, said her family are finding it difficult.
"I had my son and daughter-in-law in tears last night because they don't know how they are going to manage," she said.
"I had to use my redundancy money to help them, not realising my husband was going to die a year later. For my family and friends it's extremely difficult."
Mr Haldane said transport, skills and economic inactivity were all issues that needed to be addressed in Wales.
"Do young people have the right sets of skills to find a way into the world of work? Levels of inactivity, people not involved in the jobs market, tend to be a bit higher in Wales," he explained.
"Transport infrastructure is a big question - the difficulty of getting around between areas is something of an obstacle to businesses and people in the world of work."
The tour is part of the Bank of England being more proactive in finding out what financial issues people are facing across the UK.
The man pulled out a shotgun and shot himself through the mouth beside the main altar shortly after 16:00 (14:00 GMT) - in front of some 1,500 people.
He was later named by police as 78-year-old Dominique Venner, an award-winning far-right historian.
Mr Venner had recently been involved in the campaign against the government's decision to legalise gay marriage.
On Saturday, President Francois Hollande signed the bill into law.
The police said Mr Venner had made no statement before killing himself, although a note was found next to his body. They did not disclose its contents.
Earlier on Tuesday, he had written on his blog a critique of the same-sex marriage bill.
"New spectacular and symbolic actions are needed to wake up the sleepwalkers and shake the anaesthetised consciousness," he wrote.
"We are entering a time when acts must follow words."
Mr Venner is also a former member of the Secret Army Organisation (OAS), which opposed Algerian independence in the early 1960s and tried to assassinate Charles De Gaulle.
Marine Le Pen, the far-right National Front leader, paid tribute to Mr Venner, describing his suicide as a political gesture aimed at "waking up the people of France".
The BBC's Christian Fraser in Paris says Notre-Dame is the most visited landmark in France, attracting more than 13 million visitors each year, but security is relatively relaxed.
It would not be difficult to conceal a weapon in a shoulder bag, he says.
Obituary: Dominique Venner
The cathedral is celebrating its 850th year, and at the time of Mr Venner's death.
Police said the evacuation began immediately, that there were no further problems, and that the cathedral for the moment remained closed.
"It's unfortunate, it's dramatic, it's shocking," the rector of Notre-Dame, Monsignor Patrick Jacquin, told the Associated Press news agency.
This was the first suicide in decades at the cathedral, he said. A few people had jumped to their deaths from Notre-Dame's twin towers, but no-one was thought to have killed themselves at the altar before, he added.
"We will pray for this man, as for so many others at their end."
Last Thursday, a 50-year-old man with a history of mental problems killed himself with a sawn-off shotgun in front of a dozen children at a private Catholic school next to the Eiffel Tower.
The loss in Mohali, which gave India a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, was England's fifth Test in six weeks.
With the next Test in Mumbai not beginning until 8 December, a number of the England squad will leave India for a holiday in Dubai.
"We will get away, see some different scenery and come back for the last two Tests," Cook told BBC Sport.
England's two-Test series in Bangladesh, which was drawn 1-1, began on 20 October.
They then travelled straight to India where, after a draw in the first Test, Cook's men have suffered two heavy defeats.
"I think most people would agree that five back-to-back Tests in six weeks is a heavy schedule," added opener Cook, who has spent just 18 hours with his daughter since she was born midway through the tour of Bangladesh.
"I genuinely believe if we put a better standard of performance in we can put India under pressure, we just haven't done it yet."
By the end of their tour to India, England will have played seven Tests in two months and 17 in total in a 2016 that also included a run to the final of the World Twenty20 in March and April.
Their congested schedule is part of a modern trend that sees tours packed with international matches, while also including fewer rest days or warm-up games.
England coach Trevor Bayliss said: "It's been a long tour.
"The break will give the guys time to get away, refresh mentally and physically and come back ready and raring to go.
"These tours are what you've got to put up with these days. A lot of the teams are going through the same thing and a lot of the players and staff are saying the same thing - it's becoming too much."
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Mentally it's going to be a challenge. When you're 2-0 down and you can only draw, it's always a challenge.
The one thing in their advantage - the one thing they can grab at - is they're playing the fourth Test in Mumbai. The last two times they've been there, England have won the Test.
An NHS report said the equivalent of 41 bottles of vodka or 114 bottles of wine per adult were sold in 2014.
The Scottish government said the figures reinforced the need for minimum unit pricing.
NHS Scotland warned that increased consumption would result in higher levels of alcohol-related illness and deaths.
The figures are in contrast to a trend for declining alcohol sales seen in recent years.
They showed most of the alcohol - 72% - was bought through supermarkets or off-licences, rather than in pubs and clubs - the highest market share since recording began in 1994.
Scots continue to drink almost a fifth more than in England and Wales.
The statistics also highlighted that for the first time since 2007, the average price per unit in the off-trade has not increased and remains at 52p.
However, more than half of alcohol sold in off-trade costs below 50p per unit - the initial level proposed for minimum unit pricing.
Public Health Minister Maureen Watt said: "It's concerning that the decline in consumption seen in recent years now appears to have stalled, especially after figures published last week showed alcohol-related deaths have increased for the second year running.
"That is why we remain absolutely committed to tackling Scotland's difficult relationship with alcohol head on. In particular championing the introduction of minimum unit pricing.
"We recognise that no single measure will help change our relationship with alcohol."
She added: "Our Alcohol Framework has more than 40 measures to reduce alcohol-related harm, such as the multi-buy discount ban, increased investment in alcohol treatment and care services, increased delivery of Alcohol Brief Interventions, legislation to ban irresponsible promotions, and introduction of a lower drink drive limit.
"The Framework has had a positive impact so far, but while an average of around 22 people a week still die because of alcohol, there can be no room for complacency."
The Oxfordshire golfer, 25, shot six under-par rounds at Qualifying School in Catalunya, finishing fifth overall.
"My swing and my game got into some pretty awful habits this year," Pepperell told BBC Radio Oxford.
"I'll be keen to make sure that doesn't happen again and I can come out of this experience a better player."
Pepperell's frustrating 2016 on the European Tour saw him finish 113th on the Race to Dubai rankings, compared to his 49th position the previous two seasons.
After missing the cut in his final event of the year at the Portugal Masters, the scramble to finish in the top 25 at Qualifying School followed.
An already nerve-wracking week then became more painful when his right ankle swelled and became infected after an on-course accident with a rabbit hole.
"I fell down a hole and had a bit of an accident with my club in the process," Pepperell joked. "My ankle came off a little bit worse for wear.
"Thankfully the physio did a good job bandaging it up and we battled through the pain."
Pepperell, who finished tied 49th at The Open in 2015 at St Andrews, hopes to kick on from testing experience of Qualifying School.
"Some golfers need to have failures sometimes," he added. "For what's happened to me this year, to come out and be a better player and learn some lessons from it, will hopefully further my career."
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Farouq al-Qahtani, the group's leader in the area, was killed two weeks ago in what the Pentagon described as a precision strike.
Saudi-born al-Qahtani was placed on a US list of most wanted terrorists in February.
He was said to be one of al-Qaeda's senior plotters against the US.
Saudi-born al-Qahtani, a Qatari national, was also accused of involvement in plots targeting Europe.
Afghan government spokesman Abdul Ghani Mosamem said that 15 insurgents were killed in the operation on 23 October in the province of Kunar.
Those dead included two Arabs and a number of Pakistani Taliban fighters.
Afghan government spokesman Abdul Ghani Mosamem said that 15 insurgents were killed in Sunday's operation in the province of Kunar.
The deaths included two Arabs and a number of Pakistani Taliban fighters.
Minneapolis-based Font Brothers says the manufacturer failed to buy a "special licence" to allow the font's use on its toy packaging and related services.
The company is seeking damages of $150,000 (£104,820) per infringement.
A spokeswoman for Hasbro was unable to comment.
News of the case was first reported by the Torrentfreak news site.
Font Brothers says Hasbro refused to pay the appropriate licensing fees "despite several demands for such action".
The disputed typeface is Generation B - a "playful and offbeat" font inspired by the opening titles of 1961 Walt Disney film The Parent Trap, it says.
Font Brothers charges $20 (£14) for its use on a desktop computer, but its fees rise according to the number of people likely to see it.
The font is still being used by the official My Little Pony website, whose underlying code had confirmed the designers were aware of its name..
A lawyer representing Hasbro declined to provide more information, and the company's legal team has yet to file a response to the allegations.
One lawyer said such disputes were not unusual, but seldom made it into the public eye.
"More than 99% of all intellectual property cases are settled well before they ever end up in court," said Dai Davis, a solicitor who previously represented a company whose font was used on an American clothes-maker's products without permission.
"Generally, they are less emotionally charged than 'who said what to whom' cases because they are more factually based - either someone has a unique typeface that has been taken and used, or not."
The unborn foal was identified among the remains of its mother - a 48-million-year-old horse-like animal found in Germany's Messel pit in 2000.
The mare probably fell into a lake shortly before birth - which led to outstanding preservation of the soft tissue from the foetus.
Details are published in the open access journal Plos One.
Dr Jens Loren Franzen and colleagues investigated the 12.5cm-long foetus using scanning electronic microscopy and high-resolution micro-X-rays.
Almost all bones are present and connected, except for the skull, which appears to have been crushed.
And this exceptional preservation allowed the researchers to reconstruct the original appearance and position of the foetus.
This corresponded very well with foetuses in living mares, suggesting the horse reproductive system was already highly developed during the Eocene Period.
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The Gleneagles Hotel has been put on the market with a potential price tag of more than £200m.
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Plans for a "cap" over the road near the Mitchell Library have yet to be approved.
Glasgow City Council said feasibility work could take about 12 months, with the actual design work due after this.
The proposal is part of the Sauchiehall Garnethill Regeneration framework that aims to link the city centre with the West End by removing the M8 barrier.
A council spokesman said it planned to start procurement for the feasibility work in late spring 2017, with investigations and modelling expected to begin in autumn.
Feasibility work will include traffic modelling to investigate how to manage heavily congested roads while making the area safer for pedestrians.
It will also include engineering work, site investigations and economic analysis.
The council is undertaking comparative research with other cities, including the team behind the Klyde Warren Park in central Dallas.
The park, described by on its website as green space made "out of thin air", was opened in 2012 and covers the Rogers Woodall Freeway.
A final decision on the M8 proposal is expected to be made in the summer of 2018.
Glasgow City Council leader Frank McAveety, said: "This is a truly inspiring project, but also one that is complex as it is ambitious.
"We must get the groundwork right and take time to create something that benefits the city while delivering a new public space that attracts and connects people and places.
"Coupled with the other projects coming forward as part of the Sauchiehall and Garnethill regeneration project will ensure that we make this a prominent place in the city's life."
Design company Keppie produced the picture to show how the public space over the M8 could look.
A council spokesman said the image was just indicative, and the planned location of the park was closer to the top of Bath Street in front of Tay House.
Christopher Eccleston, who played Vaughan's son in Our Friends in the North, said he had learned more from Vaughan than anyone else in his career.
He told BBC Radio 4's Front Row the actor was "wonderful to work with".
Porridge writer Dick Clement told the programme Vaughan made the character of Grouty "his own" in the sitcom.
Clement said: "He had a wonderful quality of being menacing at the same time funny, not an easy thing to pull off.
"He was a real adversary for [Ronnie Barker's character] Fletcher, someone you knew you wouldn't mess around with."
Clement highlighted the "brilliant films" in which Vaughan also appeared, including The Remains of the Day, Brazil and Straw Dogs.
"If you are still working in your 90s, which he was, you can only celebrate what was a fantastic life and be glad of it," he added. "I think he was a consummate actor and I feel very privileged to have worked with him."
Speaking about Our Friends in the North, Eccleston recalled: "When he was first introduced to me, the first thing he said to me was, 'Hmm, I don't like the look of you.'
"And I said, 'No, I don't like the look of you.' And me and Peter were off from then.
"Peter was gladiatorial as an actor.
"You've got to remember that you had Daniel Craig, Gina McKee, Mark Strong and myself all at the beginning of our careers, all very opinionated, all very energised, but there was no more intense actor on that set than Peter Vaughan."
Vaughan played Felix Hutchinson in the 1990s drama, a character at odds with the younger generation and who developed dementia.
Eccleston said the actor's "subtlety" made him stand out: "Little things, like obsessive gestures like rubbing the table."
Vaughan also played Maester Aemon in four series of HBO's Game of Thrones, his character being a blind, scholarly mentor and guide to Samwell Tarly, played by John Bradley, and Jon Snow, played by Kit Harrington.
Bradley said of his co-star: "His enthusiasm, passion and kindness were matched only by the power and precision of his performances.
"He could terrify and enchant in equal measure. He taught me so much but only ever by example and it was an honour to be his colleague."
Owen Teale, who plays Ser Alliser Thorne in the series, told ITV News: "Peter was a very inspiring character to me, I think to anybody.
"He was a gentle giant, he really was. And as I speak about him I miss him very much. And the memories I have I cherish."
Vaughan's many other roles included parts in TV shows Citizen Smith, Bleak House and Chancer.
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The regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), accused the company of an "aggressive sales strategy" and of failing to treat its customers fairly.
It said the company had "prioritised profit".
Swinton issued an immediate apology. It said it had changed its practices, and had set aside a total of £11.2m to compensate its customers.
The fine, one of the largest of its kind, relates to policies that were sold over the telephone.
Between April 2010 and April 2012, staff attempted to sell so-called "add-ons", in the form of personal accident, home emergency and motor breakdown policies.
But customers were not told that the policies were optional.
"Swinton failed its customers," said Tracey McDermott, the FCA's director of enforcement and financial crime.
"When selling monthly add-on policies, Swinton did not place the consumer at the heart of its business. Instead it prioritised profit," she said.
The FCA said such add-ons generated £92.9m of income for the company.
Swinton said it had now contacted more than 650,000 customers, and paid out £1.9m in compensation.
On average customers have been paid £55 each.
"We apologise for these shortcomings," said Christophe Bardet, the chief executive of Swinton.
The FCA was particularly critical of the sales patter employed by staff.
It said that "poor sales scripts meant that every sale could have been a mis-sale".
Swinton said it had since changed its scripts, and issued new guidance to staff.
The FCA is also to launch a wider enquiry into the selling of "add-ons" by insurance companies.
The study will look at competition between rival insurance companies in this area.
It will also determine whether such products represent good value for money, and whether consumers understand what they are buying.
"I recently told the insurance industry that we were taking a strong interest in the area of add-ons, and our first competition study will take a far-sighted view of the impact of current practice on consumers in this market," said Martin Wheatley, the FCA chief executive.
Play was scheduled to begin at 12:30 BST but was regularly delayed because of intermittent showers over London.
Frenchman Gasquet lost 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 to American Steve Johnson in a stop-start match that finished after 19:30 BST.
British number four Dan Evans was due to face France's Paul-Henri Mathieu but they will now play on Tuesday.
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In Monday's other completed matches, South Africa's Kevin Anderson and Canada's Vasek Pospisil won second-round qualifiers to reach the main draw.
Top seed Andy Murray faces Frenchman Nicolas Mahut - the world number 49 - in his first-round match, which is scheduled for Tuesday.
Mahut, 34, comes into the tournament having claimed the fourth ATP title of his career at the Ricoh Open in the Netherlands.
He retained his title with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Luxembourg's Gilles Muller in a rain-interrupted final that was completed on Monday.
Meanwhile, rising Austrian star Dominic Thiem became the first player to win titles on three different surfaces this year when he won the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart.
The French Open semi-finalist won 6-7 (2-7) 6-4 6-4 against Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber after Sunday's final had been stopped by rain before the first-set tie-break.
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She became one of the most famous actresses in post-war cinema, renowned for her husky voice, the trademark look and her marriage to Humphrey Bogart.
She was born Betty Joan Perske on the 16th September 1924, in Brooklyn, to a Polish father and a Romanian mother.
Her parents divorced when she was five and she took her mother's maiden name as her surname, although she added an extra "l" to her mother's Bacal.
Like many aspiring actresses, she financed her studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts by taking on part-time work, in her case as a theatre usherette and a model.
Bacall became an overnight success when film director Howard Hawks realised his long-term ambition of turning an unknown actress into a star.
Hawks' wife spotted the aspiring young Bacall on the cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine in March 1943 and recommended her to her husband.
Hawks brought a different type of woman to the big screen, one who could hold her own with anyone and had as many dimensions and problems as her male counterparts.
Known as "Hawksian women," his characters were hugely varied. He renamed her Lauren, and sent her for voice training to develop the low, sexy tones which became her trademark.
Her first film performance, as the tough and tender dame in To Have and Have Not, became one of the most powerful debuts in film history.
The film featured her legendary lines: "You don't have to act with me, Steve. You don't have to say anything and you don't have to do anything. Oh, maybe just whistle. You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and ... blow.
One critic said that she was "the toughest girl a piously regenerate Hollywood has dreamed of in years".
During the filming of To Have and Have Not, she and her co-star Humphrey Bogart began a relationship which led to Bacall, 25 years Bogart's junior, becoming his fourth wife.
Despite his no-nonsense physical on-screen persona, Bacall once said of her husband: "Was he tough? In a word, no. Bogey was truly a gentle soul."
The couple went on to star in three more films together, the most famous of which was The Big Sleep. In this classic film noir, Bogie and Bacall had an on-screen rapport that other Hollywood couples could only dream of.
Yet, later in life, she refused to watch her early work, once reportedly saying: "I can't bear to see myself looking young.
"It is a form of torture to be reminded of what used to be now I'm a wrinkly old woman."
During the late 1940s, Bogart and Bacall set up the Committee for the First Amendment. Established by some of Hollywood's biggest names, it was an attempt to counter attacks on Hollywood by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).
HUAC's campaign to rid American cinema of anyone with allegedly communist tendencies led to a blacklist of Hollywood writers and actors.
Together with some 50 other celebrities, Bacall and Bogart flew to Washington DC in 1947 to lend support to those blacklisted but their efforts failed to end the persecution.
Her career continued to blossom during the 1950s. She received good reviews for her performance in the jazz influenced film, Young Man with a Horn, where she appeared with Doris Day and Kirk Douglas.
More plaudits followed for the 1953 film, How to Marry a Millionaire and Written on the Wind in 1956.
However, Bogart, who was a heavy smoker and drinker, had been in failing health. He was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus in 1956 and died a year later.
After Bogart's death she was briefly engaged to Frank Sinatra and, in 1961, she married another Hollywood heavyweight, Jason Robards.
Bacall's film career faded in the 1960s but she made a triumphant transfer to the stage.
She performed in the popular comedy Cactus Flower and the musical Applause, which ran for nearly two years and earned her a Tony Award for the best actress in a musical play.
In the 1970s she wrote a remarkably frank autobiography called Lauren Bacall, By Myself, which went on to become a bestseller in several countries.
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to Lauren Bacall in 1963 and Harvard University named her Woman of the Year in 1967.
She was nominated for an Oscar in 1996 for a more recent Hollywood role in the mother-daughter tale The Mirror Has Two Faces, opposite Barbara Streisand.
In 2009, she received an honorary Oscar and joked: "I can't believe it - a man at last."
Paying tribute to the actress on the night, actor Kirk Douglas described her as "a pussycat" adding she had "a heart of gold".
The first years of the 21st Century saw something of a revival in her film career with appearances in Dogville in 2003 and Birth a year later, in both films starring opposite Nicole Kidman.
Proving age had not diminished her spirited nature, the veteran actress reacted badly when Kidman was described on TV as a "legend".
Bacall replied: "She's not a legend. She's a beginner... she can't be a legend at whatever age she is."
However, she told a press conference promoting the film at the Venice Film Festival that she and Kidman had a "fabulous relationship".
Tall, elegant and determined with an acerbic sense of humour, she brought a fresh knowingness to her roles.
She appeared in some of the greatest films in Hollywood's Golden Era and helped to define the role of the strong, determined woman who knows exactly what she wants out of life, and knows just how to get it.
Prime Minister Theresa May is to officially notify the European Union next Wednesday that the UK is leaving.
Sinn Féin leader Mr Adams said Mr Kenny must work to secure special designated status for Northern Ireland within the EU.
Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU referendum by 56% to 44%.
"The taoiseach has previously expressed impatience over the lack of clarity from Britain on Brexit," said Mr Adams.
"He now knows the date on which Article 50 will be triggered. The clock is ticking, so he needs to act accordingly and stand up for our national interests across the island, at European level, to secure special designated status for the north within the EU.
"That is the consensus of the majority of parties north and south.
"If the British government succeeds in its plans, it will drive part of Ireland out of the European Union.
"That is not acceptable."
The party's northern leader Michelle O'Neill said she planned to meet Mrs May to voice her strong opposition to the triggering of Article 50.
The prime minister is reportedly set to travel to the region later this week, coinciding with the last few days of talks to form a new power-sharing executive at Stormont.
"The British government are acting against the interest and the expressed wishes of a cross-community group of people here that want to stay in Europe," said Mrs O'Neill.
"We will be making that message clear to Theresa May when she is here - apparently she is coming later in the week - we will make this message very clear to her, that this is not good, this is bad news for the people of Ireland."
Earlier, Downing Street said Mrs May would write a letter to the European Council, adding that it hoped negotiations on the terms of Brexit and future relations could then begin as quickly as possible.
An EU spokesman said it was "ready and waiting" for the letter.
Mrs May's spokesman also rejected reports that an early election might be held, saying: "It's not going to happen."
Under the Article 50 process, talks on the terms of exit and future relations are not allowed until the UK formally tells the EU it is leaving.
If all goes according to the two year negotiations allowed for in the official timetable, Brexit should happen in March 2019.
The Harlequins centre, 30, was man of the series in South Africa in 2009 and played against Australia in 2013.
Roberts admits he has to perform well for Quins against Saracens and Exeter before Gatland names his party to tour New Zealand this summer on 19 April.
"I know the next few weeks are probably on a personal note quite big," he said.
"I haven't played too much in the Six Nations so I need to perform well over the next few games for my club and see what happens.
"The two tours I've been on have played a huge part in my life and was a massively enjoyable thing to do.
"It's the pinnacle of rugby for us and it's an absolute privilege to go on tour with the Lions.
"But I suppose that selection first and foremost is out of your hands and it takes care of itself with your performances that season on the pitch."
Roberts has made 91 appearances for Wales, but was on the bench for all of their 2017 Six Nations match.
He played a total of 107 minutes during the tournament, though that includes the extraordinary 20 minutes of additional time in the 20-18 defeat by France in Paris.
Roberts says he is determined to fight his way back into the starting line-up after missing out on starting team selection.
"Collectively, to finish fifth was disappointing," he told BBC Wales Sport.
"We played some great rugby but over the course of five bouts of 80 minutes - or 100 minutes in Paris - we weren't good enough to be at the top of the table.
"It was disappointing being on the bench for Wales for the last Six Nations campaign but, if anything, that's made me hungrier than ever to achieve.
"But I've learned a lot from it and it's important that I learn from that and go again."
That starts with an English Premiership fixture at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 8 April, when Harlequins play third-placed Saracens.
Roberts was in outstanding form when Quins - currently sixth in the table - beat Sarries 17-10 at The Stoop in October 2016 in front of 14,800 fans.
More than 60,000 tickets have been sold for Saturday's meeting, with Roberts relishing the occasion.
"Playing Saracens at Wembley, doesn't get much bigger than that for us in the Premiership," he said.
"We're fighting for a top four slot - I think those top three are quite far ahead of the rest but that fourth place spot is up for grabs between about three or four teams.
"The opportunity to play at Wembley is a huge privilege in itself it's a wonderful stadium obviously and the history of the place speaks for itself - it's a huge game."
Roberts has another season to run on his contract at Harlequins, and says he has no firm plans about his future beyond that deal.
"I know I'm here next year and I've always told myself I'll make that decision in November," he said.
"As a professional rugby player I think it's quite unwise to make these decisions too early because circumstances can change pretty quickly in the game.
"It's not a decision that will even enter my head until next season, whether that's to stay in London or move elsewhere, so I'm just going to enjoy the moment, enjoy the current situation and as I said I'll cross that bridge come November or December."
The number of homes targeted in the area has almost tripled.
Between October and December 2010, 43 homes were burgled for oil, with many community halls, churches and village buildings also hit.
BBC Wales' X-Ray programme found the thefts are costing thousands of pounds.
During the three-month period, the price of heating oil rose from about 41p a litre to 73p a litre, meaning an average 500 litre tank would cost £365 to fill, compared to £205.
According to Consumer Focus Wales, 16% of people living in Wales are not connected to mains gas supplies, while in England it is only 9%.
X-Ray met Alice, a 97-year-old, who lives in one of the 143,000 homes in Wales which use domestic heating oil.
Last December, her daughter Sue Nicholls filled her heating oil tank while she was in hospital for a hip operation.
Two days later, the oil had gone. Just over 1,000 litres had been taken, at a cost of about £800.
Ms Nicholls told X-Ray: "I wonder if these people will do it to their own mothers if they knew the situation that they'd left my mother in.
"And what would have happened if she was at home. Then the house would have been cold. So in one respect it was good that she was in the hospital, but in another respect not very good at all".
North Wales Police have carried out a large-scale investigation.
Pc Gary Aldous added: "The individuals who we believe are doing this kind of crime, they know what they are doing, they have got all the equipment ready and obviously they've got an industry and are selling it on.
"We've only actually caught somebody in the process of doing it on the one occasion.
"It's not something that's definitely happening of a night time either, we've got a suspicion on one of the other jobs we've been at, that it's been as early as seven o'clock in the evening."
He added: "Having looked at the crime figures since November, I've had 32 thefts of oil, and over 12 village areas, which has had a massive impact on those communities."
The Reverend John Jones is responsible for churches at Nercwys and Treuddyn in Flintshire, which have been hit by heating oil thieves twice this winter
"It's been absolutely freezing at times. We've shortened services because the breath that was coming out my mouth at the altar was like icicles," he explained.
'Elderly and vulnerable'
"I truly wish they could appreciate the distress that they are bringing to communities and especially to the elderly and those who are vulnerable".
Despite the weather starting to warm up, and heating oil prices falling again, the thieves are not being put off.
Self-employed builder Ian Davies from Mold, who was targeted a few weeks ago, said: "It was about half past seven one night.
"I heard a little bit of knocking on the fence and didn't really pay much attention to it - until the next night when I turned my heating on and of course it didn't work," he recalled.
His tank had been drained dry of £200 worth of fuel.
He said he is now considering protecting it with a concrete wall and only fills it with 25 litres at a time.
"Cheeky people, they just don't care about anybody or anything. It's really low," he added.
X-Ray is on Monday 28 March at 1930 GMT on BBC One Wales.
Then, in November, we can turn around to our friends and say: "I told you so." Or maybe not.
Joining us on this crazy trip of predictions is chief F1 writer Andrew Benson, who explains his reasons for his forecasts. After which, you can probably get them all completely wrong as well.
"Let's make one thing clear before we start - this is a bit of fun, based on not very much evidence at all. So let's not fall out if it's wrong.
"Having said that, pre-season testing did give some indications about how the year might shape up. No-one would be surprised if Mercedes turned up in Melbourne and blitzed everyone again. But it does not look that way right now. So assuming the picture so far is accurate, let's take a deep breath and jump in.
1.Hamilton
2.Vettel
3.Ricciardo
"If the Mercedes and Ferrari are the two fastest cars, my money would be on Hamilton to beat Vettel to the championship.
"He's just that bit faster and better, as long as he can keep weekends such as Baku and Singapore last year to a minimum. It's a tough call between the two Red Bull drivers, but I've gone for Ricciardo to edge it just on the basis of last year.
"There was a sense of a momentum swing towards Verstappen at the end of 2016, though, both in races and in the pattern of qualifying. In which case the Dutchman could easily swing it."
18. Vandoorne
19. Wehrlein
20. Ericsson
"Assuming Sauber will be last, Pascal Wehrlein would be expected to out-do Marcus Ericsson over a season. If he doesn't, his F1 career is almost certainly over. And on the basis of a terrible season for McLaren, Stoffel Vandoorne - promising and extravagantly talented though he is - cannot realistically be expected to beat Fernando Alonso in his first full season, unless the inevitable unreliability is skewed heavily in one direction.
"Had Esteban Gutierrez still been at Haas, he would be on this list instead of the Belgian. But Kevin Magnussen is a much stronger proposition so he and Romain Grosjean should be clear of this little 'battle'."
Which three drivers do you think will be slowest during the 2017 Formula 1 season?
1.Ferrari
2.Mercedes
3.Red Bull
"This is based not so much on the overall speed of the cars, but on the combination of team, car, engine, reliability and driver line-up.
"If testing is to be believed, the Ferrari could be the quickest car. And if it's of similar pace to the Mercedes, there's a decent chance Vettel-Raikkonen as a combination will score more points than Hamilton-Bottas, as it's inevitably going to take Bottas a while to adapt to a new team.
"However quick the Ferrari was in testing, it's hard to contemplate the idea of them beating Mercedes over a season, but let's go for it anyway. Red Bull may be similarly quick, but there is a reliability question mark over the Renault engine."
Which three teams do you think have made the fastest cars for F1 in 2017?
8. Haas
9. McLaren
10. Sauber
"After their dire testing programme, McLaren should be at the bottom of this list. And things are so bad, they might yet be. But simply assuming that when the car does actually run, it will be faster than a Sauber (surely), and that Alonso-Vandoorne is several light years ahead of Ericsson-Wehrlein as a driver line-up, Sauber are last.
"Picking the team to finish bottom of a very tight midfield battle is extremely difficult. Haas looked the slowest but some of their rivals felt they must be hiding something. Still, on the basis of difficult-second-year syndrome, let's go for them."
Which three teams do you think will be bottom of the pile during the 2017 Formula 1 season?
Iraq's defence ministry also said a top aide to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed in a strike on Mosul, but neither death has been confirmed.
Separately, IS fighters were reported to have kidnapped 40 men from a town in northern Iraq on Thursday.
The group has taken over swathes of Iraq and Syria in recent months.
Iraqiya TV quoted defence officials as saying Abu Alaa al-Iraqi, head of the IS military council in the city of Tal Afar, had died in an air strike.
Earlier reports on social media had suggested that al-Baghdadi himself had been killed in a separate strike on Mosul.
But the defence ministry said intelligence suggested the strike had killed one of the leader's senior aides instead.
US forces began carrying out air strikes on IS positions in August after they took over several cities in northern Iraq. It is unclear whether the latest strikes were by US or Iraqi forces.
Residents in the northern province of Kirkuk said IS fighters had kidnapped dozens of men on Thursday, dragging them into cars in the town of Hawija before driving off.
Locals said it was unclear why the men had been taken, saying IS had taken over the Sunni town without encountering any resistance last month.
IS militants were said to have retreated from the village on Wednesday and residents were reported to have set fire to a flag left behind by the group.
Amnesty International has accused IS of "systematic ethnic cleansing," including mass killings of ethnic and religious minorities.
Meanwhile, Human Rights Watch said said it had uncovered new sites of mass killings in the Iraqi city of Tikrit.
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama vowed to destroy the group after it released a video showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff.
The group has carried out several more beheadings, including that of another US journalist, James Foley, and several Kurdish fighters.
Iraqi security forces, fighting alongside Kurdish and Shia fighters, recently launched an offensive against IS-controlled towns.
They have pushed IS out of several towns but the group remains in control of large areas.
Arlene Foster, Martin McGuinness and Claire Sugden said the celebration of different traditions in a peaceful manner had the potential to enrich society.
They called for any protests to be done in a peaceful way which would not undermine law and order.
Twelfth of July parades are being held across NI on Tuesday.
"As we move into a period which has in the past resulted in heightened tensions, we encourage everyone to conduct themselves in a dignified and lawful way," they said in a statement.
"We all have a responsibility to show leadership and to continue to seek resolutions to contentious issues through discussion and ensure any difficulties are identified and resolved peacefully thus showing respect for the views and wishes of everyone in the community.
"We want to build a future that is respectful, inclusive and vibrant.
"Dialogue and engagement are key to ensuring mutual understanding and co-operation, and we welcome the ongoing commitment of all involved to maintaining a peaceful and safe society."
The 12th of July parades mark the 326th anniversary of King William III's victory at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
Bonfires are due to be lit in loyalist areas later to mark Eleventh Night celebrations.
The sailing of a US warship within an area claimed by China last week angered Beijing, which issued a warning.
Adm Harry Harris, speaking in Beijing, said such moves should surprise no-one.
An unnamed US official earlier told Reuters similar patrols would take place at least "twice a quarter".
The guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen breached the 12-nautical mile zone that China claims around the Subi and Mischief reefs in the Spratly archipelago.
Contested South China Sea
Admiral Harris, of the US Pacific Command, said in a speech at Peking University: "We've been conducting freedom of navigation operations all over the world for decades, so no-one should be surprised by them."
"Our military will continue to fly, sail, and operate whenever and wherever international law allows. The South China Sea is not - and will not - be an exception."
But he also added that the operations, which he described as "routine", should "never be construed as a threat to any nation".
His remarks came a day after US deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said ensuring freedom of navigation in the South China Sea was in the US interest.
Defense One, which organised the event he was speaking at, quoted him telling the audience to "expect more demonstrations of that interest".
"We have a responsibility to demonstrate that we're going to be there but fostering peaceful resolutions," he added.
Separately, an unnamed US official told Reuters that military visits to the region could take place as often as "twice a quarter or a little more than that".
"That's the right amount to make it regular but not a constant poke in the eye. It meets the intent to regularly exercise our rights under international law and remind the Chinese and others about our view," the official said.
The US and China's naval commanders spoke by video link last week after the USS Lassen's trip. China told the US that a minor incident could spark conflict in South China Sea if the US did not stop its "provocative acts".
Tensions have escalated in the resource-rich South China Sea in recent years, where several countries have overlapping maritime claims, as China has steadily expanded and consolidated its presence.
China, which claims a wide swathe of the sea, has been reclaiming land around reefs and constructing airstrips and buildings. The US and other countries have called for the halt of such activities, accusing it of militarisation, but China has insisted that the construction is for civilian purposes.
Willett fired eight birdies and a bogey in a seven-par-under 65 at the K Club.
McIlroy posted a 67 as he bids to improve his recent poor form at his home tournament, which has seen him miss three straight cuts at the event.
England's Callum Shinkwin and Jaco Van Zyl lie a shot behind McIlroy, with Soren Kjeldsen, Ross Fisher, Martin Kaymer and Brett Rumford three under.
World number three McIlroy, whose Rory Foundation is hosting the tournament, is seeking a first win of the season after six top-10 finishes.
The Northern Irishman recorded three birdies on his front nine, and picked up a further three shots on his inward nine, including a birdie at the 18th.
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Willett showed much improved form after missing the cut at last week's Players Championship at Sawgrass, his first appearance since winning the first major of the season at Augusta.
The 28-year-old's round of 65 was only one shot off the course record set by South African Charl Schwartzel in 2003.
Heavy rain greeted the early starters but 2010 champion Fisher defied the difficult conditions to birdie three of the first five holes.
The Englishman's 69 saw him secure the clubhouse lead, along with two-time major winner Kaymer.
Shinkwin and Van Zyl bettered their scores by one, while defending champion Kjeldsen remains well in contention four shots off the lead, the same score as Australian Rumford.
Shane Lowry, who won the title as an amateur in 2009, ended one over, with 2007 champion Padraig Harrington five shots worse off after carding two double-bogeys on his front nine.
Graeme McDowell joined Lowry on one under, with Lee Westwood level par and European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke one over.
The Inspiring Governors Alliance wants to encourage more "high-calibre people" to volunteer.
A report found many schools in England - often in deprived areas - struggle to recruit governors, while bodies did not always represent the "wider community".
Education Secretary Michael Gove said the "school system is in their hands."
The recruitment drive is supported by the ASCL and NAHT head teachers' organisations, the National Governors' Association, the CBI employers group and the Department for Education and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
There are 350,000 governors in England - volunteers who have a major role in overseeing £46bn of school spending.
The Inspiring Governors Alliance says that the expertise provided by governors to the school system has the value of £1bn per year.
But the accompanying report says that recruiting can be difficult in the disadvantaged areas where effective governors are most needed.
Governors in England are responsible for holding schools to account for their academic performance, overseeing school finances and ensuring the ethos and "strategic direction".
However, the role of governors has been put under scrutiny with the so-called "Trojan Horse" allegations in Birmingham, where there are claims that hardline Muslim groups have sought to gain influence over school governing bodies.
Birmingham City Council has frozen the recruitment of governors while the allegations are investigated.
There have also been questions about governors' scrutiny of spending in academy chains.
A study from Prof Chris James at the University of Bath, published as part of the Inspiring Governors project, provides the biggest profile of the current state of school governing bodies, based on a survey of about 7,700 governors in all types of state school.
The study shows that governors are overwhelmingly likely to be white - 96% - with little difference between wealthy and poor areas or between urban and rural schools.
They are also likely to be middle class. A large majority of governors are in professional or managerial jobs - and that those who are retired are likely to have been in such professional careers.
About a third of governors are not working, usually because they are retired.
This means that governing bodies are often not representative of the local communities served by a school - and this could be a weakness when appointing a head teacher.
The report says governing bodies can have problems recruiting new members - with many saying there were shortages of people from the "wider community" wanting to become governors, as well as shortages of parent and teacher governors.
To encourage more people to come forward, governors say that there needs to be a clearer public recognition of their value.
"Employers have a role too in making it easier for their employees to be involved. What is very clear from our research is that recruiting governors can be very difficult and we need more volunteers with the right qualities," says Prof James.
About a quarter of governors who had jobs said they were allowed to take paid time off - with one in 20 not allowed any time off by their employers.
The typical amount of time spent on school governance was between four and 16 hours per month.
Introducing the report, Nick Chambers, director of the Education and Employers Taskforce, said it acknowledged "the work of hundreds of thousands of individuals who volunteer their time, free of charge, to provide leadership and accountability within our schools".
He said there should now be "a new call to action to make it as easy as possible for all schools to find people, willing and able, to strengthen governing bodies across the country".
"There has never been a more important time to be a governor," said Mr Gove.
The education secretary has previously criticised governors who were "local worthies who see being a governor as a badge of status not a job of work".
Neil Carberry, the CBI's director for employment and skills, said: "There's no better or more strategic way for business to support and influence the education system and our future workforce than through school governance."
One was withdrawn and three payments have been made so far after property owners claimed for damage to doors, windows, roof tiles and ceilings.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) said inconvenience needed to be balanced with national security.
It scrambled Typhoon jets over Yorkshire on 2 May 2016.
Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show there were seven claims for damage from sonic booms in 2012. In other years the number of claims has been four or less. There were no sonic booms recorded in 2015.
£5,246.79
compensation paid since 2012
£1,207.46 biggest payout, for cracked windows in Anglesey, 2014
£780 for damaged patio doors and chandelier in Peterborough, 2014
£500 for car accident victim "startled by noise", Peterborough, 2014
£388.80 for damage to door window in West Yorkshire, 2 May 2016
People across large parts of Yorkshire heard what sounded like two loud explosions on 2 May after the aircraft were launched from RAF Coningsby to intercept an Air France passenger plane, which was not responding due to a radio communication problem.
Houses shook as the planes flew over Yorkshire to identify the unresponsive aircraft and accompany it in to land at Newcastle airport.
In figures requested by the i newspaper, claims have since been made to the MoD for damage to windows, roofs, ceilings and a fish tank.
The figures show eight "sonic incidents", which were likely to be the result of RAF aircraft undertaking supersonic flight, have been reported to RAF police since January 2013.
During that time, sonic booms have been heard in Norfolk, Wales, Cambridgeshire and Yorkshire.
Dozens of compensation claims have been made to the MoD as a result of these incidents, with a total of £3,576.26 being paid out. An older release revealed a further £1,670.53 paid out in 2012.
An RAF spokesman said: "Any inconvenience caused to the public is regretted but this must be balanced against the need to maintain national security in an unpredictable and dangerous world."
A sonic boom is created as an aircraft breaks the sound barrier, causing a high-energy shockwave.
Inside in the warmth, Brian Gaffney, a guitar-playing singer from County Kerry entertains with a selection of Irish ballads.
It is winter in America - a time for collars up and heads down.
That is especially the case if you are one of the estimated 11 million illegal or undocumented immigrants, up to 50,000 of whom are Irish.
Brian Gaffney, was himself once undocumented, so he knows what the current 'illegals' are going through.
"Everybody is very nervous now," he said.
"I know people in this situation and my heart goes out to them.
"Things had been very lax for years, when nobody was chasing anybody, but now all of a sudden there's the uncertainty and the decisions since the new Trump administration came in."
Several Irish heads-of-government have raised with several American presidents the plight of the undocumented immigrants, but never with any resolution.
Niall Stanage, a Northern Irish-born journalist, does not see that changing any time soon.
"I have much doubt that the Irish will get special privileges," he says.
"If that were the case there would be an understandable outcry from the governments of Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador - nations that have many more illegal immigrants here.
"And I've never been persuaded what the argument for a special Irish deal is."
With a new and very different president in the White House "putting America first", there is also a growing sense that, in spite what might be said publicly, the plight of the undocumented is not as important a matter for the Irish as it once was.
"The issue of Irish immigration is still there but I think this Trump administration faces other issues, particularly tax, investment.
"Its relationship with the EU is going to be crucial for Ireland's relationship with America going forward," says Suzanne Lynch, the Washington correspondent for the Irish Times.
This week, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has been told by several senior congressmen and senators that the Trump administration may not get around to dealing with immigration for at least a year because of other priorities, including healthcare and taxation.
Congressman Joseph Crowley represents New York and has family connections with Armagh, Cavan and Louth.
He is the Democrat caucus chairman, and therefore an important man, and he can see light at the end of the tunnel for the 'illegals'.
"I do ultimately see this being resolved in a comprehensive way, not in a piecemeal way," he said.
"Not by any one group pitted against another - that's not the way we ought to approach it.
"We should do this in a holistic way and take care if all those who are facing an uncertain future in an undocumented state."
All of which means it will still be some time before the Irish or other illegal immigrants can emerge from the shadows into the sunlight of legality and the warmth of the American nations and its institutions.
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The tie ended 3-3 on aggregate after both sides scored in extra time, but Sunderland won a penalty shoot-out 2-1.
A save by Sunderland goalkeeper Vito Mannone sent the Wearside club to the 2 March final against Manchester City.
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"It's been a difficult season, they deserve that," said Poyet. "Let's see if we can go one more and win it."
Sunderland, who were bottom of the Premier League when Poyet was named as manager in October following the sacking of Paolo Di Canio, are currently one place better off.
"The things that happened today, it's incredible, but the players have been outstanding. Credit to them," said Uruguayan Poyet.
Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, Manchester United levelled the tie in the first half when Jonny Evans turned in.
However, Sunderland stood less than two minutes from Wembley when United keeper David De Gea hopelessly fumbled Phil Bardsley's shot in the dying moments of extra-time.
But the Black Cats could not hold out and Javier Hernandez's goal seconds from the end sent the match to penalties.
"It's been a remarkable achievement from the lads," said Sunderland's ex-United defender Bardsley. "They've dug in the last three months, worked their socks off and we're getting the rewards."
The pro-independence Yes Scotland campaign had said Saturday would be the "biggest day of national campaigning" Scotland has ever seen.
The Better Together campaign claimed there would be "a thousand events all across Scotland today".
Supporters of both sides argued that the momentum was with them.
The latest poll of polls collating the the six most recent surveys - carried out between 9 and 12 September and excluding "don't knows" - puts the No campaign on 51% and the Yes campaign on 49%.
And a new Sunday Times poll - conducted by Panelbase - puts the No campaign on 50.6% and the Yes campaign on 49.4%.
That is a narrowing of the gap compared with the paper's poll for last weekend, which showed a No campaign lead of 52% to 48%.
Saturday's campaigning followed interventions in the debate by businesses raising concerns about independence, which "Yes" campaigners claimed was "orchestrated" by the UK government.
Scotland's Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said: "The 'Yes' campaign has been carried along by a flourishing of self-confidence among people in Scotland.
"That momentum is still growing and will soon become unstoppable, as people reject the Downing Street-orchestrated campaign to talk Scotland down.
"Today thousands of Yes supporters from communities across Scotland will be running the biggest campaign day of action Scotland's ever seen."
Scotland today is a nation frantic with political activity and campaigners for independence, for so long the underdogs in this debate, are relishing the energy.
Every time he stepped from a car or a helicopter, Alex Salmond was surrounded by supporters.
On Prestwick high street in Ayrshire this morning, the first minister rallied the troops before popping in to the local Wetherspoons for a swift half.
The choice was not accidental. The boss of the pub chain, Tim Martin, has been a voice of support for independence saying "Scotland could do very well on its own".
Other businesses have taken a very different view with talk of economic disaster if there is a "Yes" vote.
But travelling by helicopter from town to town, Mr Salmond seemed remarkably relaxed about such interventions.
He thinks he has caught the mood of the public, insisting they don't want to hear tales of doom and gloom.
Better Together published a new poll on Saturday suggesting 53.5% opposed independence and 46.5% backed it, when undecided voters were excluded.
The telephone poll, commissioned by Better Together from pollsters Survation, reached 1,044 respondents, with an effective sample size of 927.
Conducted between 10 and 12 September, it used a different methodology from previous Survation polls.
Better Together campaign director Blair McDougall said: "This poll suggests that 'No' are in the lead but that the race is far from over.
"No-one can afford a protest vote. Any one of us could cast the vote that makes the difference between the UK staying together or breaking apart."
Labour MP Jim Murphy, for Better Together, added: "I get a sense now the momentum has switched back - huge numbers of undecided voters are coming to us, there's a thousand events all across Scotland today."
Responding to the poll, a Yes Scotland spokesperson said: "There is everything to play for, and this will spur on everybody who wants and is working hard for a 'Yes' to redouble their efforts.
"A 'Yes' vote is our one opportunity to achieve job-creating powers, protect our NHS from the damaging impact of Westminster privatisation and cuts, and ensure that never again do we get Tory governments imposed on Scotland that we have roundly rejected."
Thousands of members of the Protestant Orange Order marched through the streets of Edinburgh in defence of the union.
Better Together, the official No campaign, kept its distance - it wanted to maintain support from people of all faiths and none.
Across the River Forth in Fife, former prime minister Gordon Brown spoke at a community centre on a council estate in Kirkcaldy - the town where he grew up.
He listed what he saw as the risks of a "Yes" vote - from higher prices to businesses moving south.
And following Deutsche Bank's warning that independence could lead to a new depression, he said if an independent Scotland were to fail to pay its fair share of the UK national debt, it could face an era of hyper-inflation and economic meltdown similar to Weimar Germany between the wars.
Yes Scotland said over the weekend there will be more than 35,000 volunteers at 473 registered street stalls trying to persuade people to vote for independence.
They said that 2.6 million "Yes" leaflets would be delivered in 48 hours.
Meanwhile, the bosses of three retail groups have put their names to a letter in the Daily Record, in which they claimed their costs would rise in an independent Scotland and they would have to take "the difficult decision" whether or not to pass those on to consumers.
The letter, signed by the heads of Marks and Spencer, B&Q owner Kingfisher and Timpsons, read: "Within our group there is first-hand experience of trading across national borders - in France, Ireland and across the world.
"Our experience is that it always leads to more red tape and higher costs."
In a separate open letter the heads of several telecommunications groups said they would have to modify their networks, possibly incurring increased costs if Scotland voted for independence.
However, Mohammed Ramzan, the chairman of cash and carry business United Wholesale Grocers and a "Yes" supporter, said: "Every single company fights for market share - they can't afford to raise prices because they have to compete to retain their market share and to grow."
Mr Salmond has renewed his complaint that the Treasury broke ministerial rules when it confirmed to journalists that the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) planned to relocate its registered headquarters from Edinburgh to London in the event of a "Yes" vote.
He has written to Sir Jeremy Heywood, the UK's most senior civil servant, asking "which minister or official authorised the release [of the information about RBS]" and "at what time the information was released".
BBC economics editor Robert Peston said he had been told the Treasury briefed journalists about the plans to potentially move to London before the board of RBS had formally approved the decision.
But he said sources had told him they did not believe it was a case of market abuse, or the illegal release of price sensitive information, because the UK and US stock markets were shut at the time of the briefing.
Police Scotland have confirmed they have received a complaint from RBS shareholder Peter de Vink, a supporter of independence for Scotland, alleging the UK government leaked market-sensitive information about the bank.
Mr de Vink said Downing Street "has been behaving like a dictator in a banana republic," adding that the UK government's behaviour was "a total affront to democracy".
He said he had written to Scotland's senior prosecutor, the Lord Advocate as well as Police Scotland, the City of London Police and the Financial Conduct Authority.
In other developments, Deutsche Bank's Mr Folkerts-Landau said it was "incomprehensible" that Scotland was even contemplating withdrawal from the UK.
The chief economist compared a potential "Yes" vote to the mistakes which led to the Great Depression of the 1930s.
"A 'Yes' vote for Scottish independence on Thursday would go down in history as a political and economic mistake as large as Winston Churchill's decision in 1925 to return the pound to the Gold Standard or the failure of the Federal Reserve to provide sufficient liquidity to the US banking system, which we now know brought on the Great Depression in the US," he said.
Deutsche Bank's global strategist Bilal Hafeez also said independence would bring a depression to Scotland and possibly the rest of the UK.
He told Radio 4's Today it was "very, very difficult" to make a case for Scotland flourishing as an independent country.
"Essentially the issue is that if Scotland was to break away from the Union, but retain the pound... Scotland would lose control of the pound, it would have to accept whatever monetary policy was set for the rest of the UK. It would not have control of the money supply in the country.
"More importantly, it wouldn't have a central bank that can issue pounds - that power would reside with the Bank of England."
However, the Scottish government accused Mr Folkerts-Landau of failing to take into account Scotland's "strong fiscal position".
And a former managing director of Deutsche Bank Scotland, Ian Blackford, dismissed the warning as "scaremongering".
Mr Blackford, a former SNP treasurer, said: "They're talking about really an economic tsunami that could affect Scotland if we vote for independence on the basis of the financial risk for the banks.
"But you know this has been superseded because the banks themselves have said that they will move their registered offices under certain circumstances to London so they will have the protection of the lender of last resort from the Bank of England, that doesn't change.
"So I would look upon this as scaremongering really of the worst order."
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is in Scotland and tweeted: "Cameron and Brown have promised so much more devolution if No wins, Britain will look like a federation. Bet many Tories outraged."
He added: "Unprecedented 97 per cent registered. Everywhere alive with debate. Democracy truly at work. Both sides predicting victory."
On Thursday voters in Scotland will go to the polls to answer the Yes/No question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"
In 2015, more than 1.2 million adolescents died. Road injuries were to blame for about one in 10 of these deaths.
Most of the road fatalities involved males between the ages of 10 and 19.
Chest infections and self-harm were the biggest global killers of girls and young women, however.
1. Road injury
2. Lower respiratory infections
3. Self-harm (intentional and accidental suicide)
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
5. Drowning
According to the worldwide report, more than 3,000 adolescents die every day.
Over two-thirds of these deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries in Africa and South East Asia.
And most are preventable.
Most young people killed by the top cause - road crashes - are "vulnerable" road users: pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
Males aged 15-19 make up the biggest share of these 115,302 fatalities, mostly in poorer countries in Europe, the Americas and the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Although far fewer in number, road injuries are still the leading cause of adolescent death in high-income countries, shortly followed by deaths from self-harm.
In 2015 in Britain, road accidents killed 145 people aged 10-19, and left 3,166 more seriously injured.
According to UK experts, the transition between primary and secondary school, when children often begin to walk to school unassisted, can be a particularly risky time.
In some countries, such as the UK, road safety education and legislation encouraging drivers to slow down appears to be having the desired effect, reducing road accident rates, says the WHO report author, Dr Anthony Costello.
But other countries are lagging, he says.
Globally, adolescent deaths as a whole have been reducing.
But some fatalities are becoming more commonplace.
Deaths from self-harm are increasing in many regions, says Dr Costello.
"Self harm is a massive and increasing issue in many countries. We are seeing suicide rates go up.
"Adolescence is quite a stressful time of life. Young people need support, but adolescent health across the world has been largely neglected."
He says improving the way health systems serve adolescents is just one part of improving their health.
"Parents, families and communities are extremely important, as they have the greatest potential to positively influence adolescent behaviour and health."
The Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents report was produced by the WHO in collaboration with UNaids, Unesco, UNFPA, Unicef, UN Women, World Bank, the Every Woman, Every Child initiative and The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health.
Services have been held since the incident near Dagenham Dock station at about 20:30 GMT.
A Eurostar spokeswoman said the decision to suspend travel had been made by British Transport Police.
She said she did not know how long trains would be suspended for.
The 34-year-old former Leicester and Charlton player signed an 18-month contract with the Championship side.
Kermorgant spent two years with the Cherries and scored 15 goals last season to help them win promotion to the Premier League.
"We have an experienced striker who will be able to work with our young players," said manager Brian McDermott.
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The proposed new single carriageway would also connect the Inshes and Smithton areas of the city.
The road, which has been planned for several years, forms part of the £315m Inverness City Region Deal.
Transport Minister Humza Yousaf said public views were being sought on the six options.
He said: "When completed the new road will improve the operation of the road network around Inverness both for those travelling long distances and those making local journeys and at the same time improve safety for motorised and non-motorised users of the route.
"This scheme is being taken forward as part of the Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal and we are working closely with our colleagues in Highland Council to ensure that our scheme fits with their development plan for the area east of the A9."
The options are being exhibited at Inverness's Inshes Church until 19:00 on Tuesday and at Smithton Church from midday to 19:00 on Wednesday.
They are also available online.
Michelle Carter, now 20, will serve 15 months of her term behind bars and five years of probation.
Carter was convicted in June of the involuntary manslaughter of Conrad Roy, who took his own life on 13 July 2014.
Mr Roy's father told Thursday's hearing: "My family is heartbroken. My son was my best friend."
What the texting suicide case tells us
Carter was allowed to remain free pending an appeal.
She had faced a maximum sentence of 20 years, but her legal team argued that both she and Mr Roy suffered from mental illness.
Dressed in red trousers and a cream blouse, Carter stood tearfully with hands clasped and eyes cast down as she was sentenced.
"Her actions killed Conrad Roy," the prosecutor told the court. "She ended his life to better her own."
"She has not accepted responsibility," she said. "She has shown no remorse."
But Carter's lawyer said it was a "horrible circumstance that she completely regrets".
However, Judge Lawrence Moniz said he did not find that her "age or level of maturity or even her mental illness have any significant impact on her actions".
A prosecutor read a statement from Mr Roy's mother, Lynn Roy, saying there was "not one day I do not mourn the loss of my beloved son".
Michelle Carter: What the texting suicide case tells us
"I want him to be proud of me and how I am handling everything - I am trying to be there for his sisters in all of my pain we will carry with us for eternity," it said.
Mr Roy's sister, Camdyn Roy, testified that she was "haunted" by the realisation that she would never attend her brother's wedding or be an aunt to his children.
"Not having that one person I've been with every day since birth is a pain I'll always keep with me for the rest of my life," she said.
The case appears to set a legal precedent, as there is no Massachusetts law that criminalises telling a person to commit suicide.
Carter was 17 when Mr Roy was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in a vehicle in 2014.
The case drew national attention after Carter's text messages revealed she had encouraged him to end his life.
"Hang yourself, jump off a building, stab yourself I don't know there's a lot of ways," she said in several messages sent in the two weeks before his death while he was on holiday with his family.
In the moments before his suicide, she wrote: "You need to do it, Conrad" and "All you have to do is turn the generator on and you will be free and happy."
Judge Moniz said Carter sought attention through Mr Roy's death, ordering that she not be allowed to profit from the case through any press.
The case has divided legal opinion. Among the few to defend Carter was Amanda Knox, who was convicted of murdering her British roommate in Italy in 2007 before she was cleared two years ago.
Ms Knox, 30, published an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times saying: "Michelle Carter deserves sympathy and help, not prison."
Paintwork directed motorists in Stafford to take the A34 (M6) "nouth" rather than north.
Staffordshire County Council said the mistake happened when a utility company resurfaced and repainted the road.
The authority, which became aware of the blunder on Tuesday, said: "It's got nothing to do with us, but it is being corrected by the contractor".
The 23-year-old asked not to play against Burnley last Friday following two transfer bids from the Clarets.
"I thought it was right to keep him away from the club for a while and give him time to reflect," Bees head coach Dean Smith told BBC Radio London.
"He needs to settle down a little bit and get back to fitness as well."
Tarkowski was initially named in the starting XI to face Burnley but, after discussions with Smith, declared himself unavailable to play and the centre-back was subsequently dropped entirely from the matchday squad.
The Bees have rejected recent bids for Tarkowski, saying offers have not met their valuation for the former Oldham player.
"We have dealt with it internally, in terms of the discipline side of it," added Smith. "He will be available moving forward for sure."
The company demonstrated the device along side another new model, the lighter Gear 2 Neo.
Both have a heart rate sensor, a pedometer and various tools to measure exercise, sleep and stress levels.
The watches run on Tizen OS, a fledgling mobile operating system, rather than Google's Android software.
The move is being seen as part of a wider strategy from Samsung to move away from Google's platform and to lessen its reliance on the search giant's product.
Crucial to Tizen's longer-term success will be whether it can attract the same breadth and quality of apps compared to Apple's App Store and Google Play.
Currently there are offerings from the likes of CNN, Ebay, Evernote and Paypal available on Tizen, as well as some slightly clunky but nonetheless functional workarounds that allow Android apps to run on the platform.
At Barcelona's Mobile World Congress on Monday night, Samsung is expected to launch the latest iteration of its flagship smartphone range, presumably to be called the Galaxy S5.
The current model, the S4, has proved to be a hugely popular product for the South Korean firm, and is widely considered the only real rival to Apple's iPhone.
The Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smartwatches are companion devices to the Galaxy smartphones, although last year's model was poorly received by both critics and consumers.
Samsung will hope a number of enhancements will turn things around.
Firstly, the battery life of the new devices is considerably better. Samsung promises two to three days of power - much more than the charge-every-night issue suffered by the company's first effort.
The Gear 2's camera is now situated on the main body of the device, taking it away from the strap and removing some of the rigid bulk of the Galaxy Gear.
The Gear 2 Neo does not have a camera, but is 13g lighter as a result.
Samsung has heralded both devices as offering "freedom and style" - but despite bringing in extra design expertise, the watch still looks very much a technology product, rather than a fashion accessory.
Although those fleeing the Syrian crisis have for several years been crossing into Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey in huge numbers, entering other Arab states - especially in the Gulf - is far less straightforward.
Officially, Syrians can apply for a tourist visa or work permit in order to enter a Gulf state.
But the process is costly, and there is a widespread perception that many Gulf states have unwritten restrictions in place that make it hard for Syrians to be granted a visa in practice.
Most successful cases are Syrians already in Gulf states extending their stays, or those entering because they have family there.
For those with limited means, there is the added matter of the sheer physical distance between Syria and the Gulf.
This comes as part of wider obstacles facing Syrians, who are required to obtain rarely granted visas to enter almost all Arab countries.
Without a visa, Syrians are not currently allowed to enter Arab countries except for Algeria, Mauritania, Sudan and Yemen.
The relative wealth and proximity to Syria of the states has led many - in both social and as well as traditional media - to question whether these states have more of a duty than Europe towards Syrians suffering from over four years of conflict and the emergence of jihadist groups in the country.
The Arabic hashtag #Welcoming_Syria's_refugees_is_a_Gulf_duty has been used more than 33,000 times on Twitter in the past week.
Users have posted powerful images to illustrate the plight of Syrian refugees, with photos of people drowned at sea, children being carried over barbed wire, or families sleeping rough.
A Facebook page called The Syrian Community in Denmark has shared a video showing migrants being allowed to enter Austria from Hungary, prompting one user to ask: "How did we flee from the region of our Muslim brethren, which should take more responsibility for us than a country they describe as infidels?"
Another user replied: "I swear to the Almighty God, it's the Arabs who are the infidels."
The story has also attracted the attention of regional press and political actors.
The Saudi daily Makkah Newspaper published a cartoon - widely shared on social media - that showed a man in traditional Gulf clothing looking out of a door with barbed wire around it and pointing at door with the EU flag on it.
"Why don't you let them in, you discourteous people?!" he says.
The commander of the opposition Free Syrian Army (FSA), Riyad al-Asaad, retweeted an image of refugees posted by a former Kuwaiti MP, Faisal al-Muslim, who had added the comment: "Oh countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, these are innocent people and I swear they are most deserving of billions in aid and donations."
But despite the appeals from social media, Gulf states' position seems unlikely to shift in favour of Syrian refugees.
In terms of employment, the trend in most Gulf states, such as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE is towards relying on migrant workers from South-East Asia and the Indian subcontinent, particularly for unskilled labour.
While non-Gulf Arabs do occupy positions in skilled mid-ranking jobs, for example in education and health, they are up against a "nationalisation" drive whereby the Saudi and Kuwaiti governments in particular are seeking to prioritise the employment of locals.
Non-native residents may also struggle to create stable lives in these countries as it is near impossible to gain nationality.
In 2012, Kuwait even announced an official strategy to reduce the number of foreign workers in the emirate by a million over 10 years.
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The move could lead to about 250 new jobs across its leased and tenanted pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels.
Punch recently invested a total of £1.5m in refurbishing the Crown Hotel in Stornoway and Portree Hotel on Skye.
It now plans to invest in "key hotel sites" in the north, central belt and Borders, as well as other pubs across Scotland.
Punch operations director Brian Davidson said: "We have over 200 sites in Scotland and are committed to working in partnership with our publicans to build a flourishing pub and hotel estate.
"Tourism and the economy in Scotland are particularly buoyant and we have seen a growing demand for good quality hotel accommodation coupled with traditional Scottish hospitality."
Punch is currently looking for publicans and hoteliers to run its refurbished sites.
Mr Davidson added: "We have some great pubs and hotels coming up for lease that need strong local entrepreneurs to run them.
"As part of our support package, we will work closely with them to develop their business plan, making this a great opportunity for the right candidates to take the lead on running their own invested site."
The centre-back, 26, injured ligaments in last weekend's 2-1 FA Cup loss at home to Reading and the Bluebirds fear he will be sidelined for 10-12 weeks.
Cardiff manager Russell Slade said: "He is devastated, especially as he worked so hard to get over the double ankle injury he had in the summer."
The Bluebirds could rush Bruno Ecuele Manga back into action for Saturday's Championship game against Derby County.
Ecuele Manga only returned on Thursday from African Cup of Nations duty with Gabon.
Turner's absence could also have implications for Cardiff before the transfer window closes on Monday night.
Slade hopes to make one or two more additions, adding: " I have been looking for a leader type in the window anyway.
"But probably with Ben going it makes it more vital we try to search for somebody who can provide that role for us a little bit."
Slade, who is not looking to lose more players before the window closes, is awaiting a decision from a transfer target and said other potential acquisitions could "go to the wire".
And the Cardiff manager made it clear there is no desire to sell Scottish international goalkeeper David Marshall, who is currently sidelined following groin surgery.
"Nobody at the football wants to sell David Marshall, not even the owner," Slade said.
"But I suspect at some stage at virtually every club in the country everybody has a value, so it would probably have to be something that would blow us away.
"I actually don't see that happening at all. David is very happy and to date there have been no inquiries on my desk."
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The world number two won a feisty encounter 6-3 6-2 7-5, after David Goffin had earlier beaten debutant Kyle Edmund 3-6 1-6 6-2 6-1 6-0.
Andy and Jamie Murray are set to team up in the doubles on Saturday, before the reverse singles on Sunday.
Britain are trying to win the team title for the first time since 1936.
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"Obviously on paper it's what people would have expected," GB captain Leon Smith said of the day one score.
He will now hope that a combination of the Murray brothers in doubles, and Andy Murray in the reverse singles, will secure Britain's first Davis Cup victory for 79 years.
Smith retains the option of bringing in James Ward for Edmund, should the contest come down to a decisive fifth rubber on Sunday.
The best-of-five tie takes place over three days at the Flanders Expo, with around 1,300 travelling fans among 13,000 in the arena, and security tight following the recent high state of alert in Belgian capital Brussels.
Edmund might have raised the prospect of an unlikely 2-0 lead, but once again it was Murray who got the scoreboard moving for Britain.
There was plenty of tension on display, despite the regulation look to the scoreline, and the Briton was docked a point during a tetchy third set for repeated audible obscenities.
"I didn't actually hear I'd been given the second warning," said Murray. "It's obviously very loud after the point.
"That was why I went to speak to the umpire, because literally I had no idea about either of the warnings because you can't hear anything on the court. So I'm surprised he could hear what I was saying."
Belgium captain Johan van Herck was warned about the noise made by the home crowd as Murray played the pantomime villain, celebrating wildly when he saved a set point in the third.
A straightforward afternoon had looked on the cards when he broke four times across the first two sets, but by midway through the third, he and Smith were berating umpire Carlos Ramos and the match referee as the atmosphere crackled.
Bemelmans played a superb game to break for a 4-2 lead but it only served to fire up Murray, who hit straight back and moved 6-5 up after one blistering forehand return, before closing it out on serve.
"The crowd were getting wound up and you have to use that your advantage," he said. "It was a good atmosphere and it is going to be tough over the next couple of days."
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Edmund, the British number two, was distraught at the end of his Davis Cup debut, after a spectacular start had turned into a collapse with the loss of 14 of the last 15 games.
"You're playing for your country, you're playing for your team-mates," said the Yorkshireman. "You feel like you've let them down.
"I'll look back on it and I'll say I did my best. But you're right in the moment, you're emotionally attached to it. You're just disappointed you couldn't do it for your team."
Asked if he would be able to play again on Sunday if required, Edmund insisted: "I'll be ready to go."
Edmund became the sixth man in 115 years to make his Davis Cup debut in the final, and for two sets looked like becoming the first debutant to win a live rubber.
He saved two break points in a gripping opening game that lasted 12 minutes, and went on to dominate for the next hour with his huge forehand.
Goffin, 24, needed 34 minutes to get on the scoreboard at 5-1 down and his game all but disintegrated under heavy hitting as Edmund took seven straight games, and a two-set lead.
A wayward forehand from the Briton early in the third handed Goffin the break, and at last a lead, and the Belgian grew in confidence as Edmund wilted.
The forehand that had provided 14 winners in the first two sets produced just four in the third and fourth as he was quickly hauled back to two sets all, and a fifth set loomed for only the second time in his career.
Goffin had four five-set wins to his name, and with the crowd now well and truly energised he reeled off 14 of 15 games to claim a first victory from two sets down after two hours and 47 minutes.
"I was cramping up," Edmund added. "I lost confidence in my movement and it was bugging me."
Goffin said: "Kyle played an unbelievable first two sets. He was really aggressive with his forehand. I tried to stay calm, to manage it very well. People expected me to win the match, and that's what I did."
Davis Cup ties usually get a little overheated at some stage, but it was still something of a surprise to see just how tightly wound everybody became on the first afternoon of the final.
Crowds started gathering several hours before the start of play, perhaps with the widely publicised increase in security checks in mind, and the visiting support seemed to account for more than the official 10% of spectators.
Amid the giant cardboard cut-outs of Belgian players' heads, and the well-practised team chanting of the British supporters, there were a few early casualties of the ample refreshment on offer.
Interruptions to play and calls for quiet from the umpire are nothing new in Davis Cup ties, although the Belgian tactic of trying to "sshhh" Murray between serves was eventually deemed out of bounds by umpire Ramos.
"I didn't think they crossed the line, to be honest," said Murray.
"But as the server, I'm not going to serve when the crowd are making any noise because it's off-putting. That's something that in tennis is a rule really."
Belgium's captain Van Herck said: "I feel the crowd for a Davis Cup was very respectful. OK, there was noise, but there will always be noise. I didn't feel like we should get any warning or discussion about the public."
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Sgt Alexander Blackman, 42, from Taunton, Somerset was jailed for life in 2013.
Earlier this month a Court Martial Appeal Court ruled the conviction should be "manslaughter on the ground of diminished responsibility".
A decision on a new sentence is due to be announced on Tuesday.
Blackman - who was known as Marine A during the original trial process and fully identified when he was convicted - watched the proceedings via video link from prison.
The plea for the release of the Plymouth-based Royal Marine was made by his QC at the start of a sentencing hearing at the Court Martial Appeal Court in London.
Jonathan Goldberg, making submissions in mitigation, told Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas and the other judges that "at the forefront of our submission is the plea that he should be released today".
Mr Goldberg said "the incarceration of almost three-and-a-half years which he has already served is already too much for his crime".
He added: "We plead, as you know, that he should not as part of his punishment be ordered to be dismissed, let alone dismissed with disgrace, for that single word 'disgrace' has been for him a more bitter pill to swallow than anything else."
Mr Goldberg said the years Blackman had served in prison "equate to a determinate sentence of almost seven full years."
After the hearing, the Marine's wife Claire Blackman said: "We are obviously disappointed not to have a decision today, but we understand that the judges wish to consider this important matter with great care.
"We will patiently await their ruling."
Footage of the fatal shooting of the injured Taliban fighter, in September 2011, was captured on another marine's helmet camera.
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The pair were not picked in the British squad for the European Championships in Brandenberg next month but overcame a tough field on Lake Varese.
World finalists Roel Braas and Mitchel Steenman from the Netherlands led but the Britons won in six minutes 40.06.
World champions Martin and Valent Sinkovic won the double sculls, with Jack Beaumont and Nick Middleton sixth.
He was speaking in a BBC interview amid a war of words that has broken out between Bulgaria and Russia over Russian involvement in Ukraine and Russian pressure to speed up work on the South Stream gas pipeline, which will cross Bulgaria.
As an EU and Nato member with strong traditional links to Russia, Bulgaria is walking a tightrope between East and West.
Bulgaria was said to have frozen work on the Russian gas pipeline project in August, under EU and US pressure. According to Russia, work on the ground continues.
Tensions between Bulgaria and Russia grew when President Rosen Plevneliev described Russia as "a nationalist and aggressive state" for its involvement in Ukraine.
Suggestions from outgoing Defence Minister Shalamanov that Bulgaria might buy used F-16s from Italy or Greece, or Eurofighters from Portugal, prompted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin to tweet: "News from Bulgaria: a certain Shalamanov has convinced Prime Minister Bliznashki to once again betray Russia... in favour of second-hand eagles."
That comment sparked a reaction from Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov who said such comments were "extremely unworthy, contrary to good manners and show… a lack of respect for Bulgarian institutions".
Mr Shalamanov told the BBC that reliance on outdated Soviet-era equipment, which still needs spare parts and maintenance in Russia, was the result of 10-15 years of mismanagement of the Bulgarian armed forces.
As a result, he said, in the current Nato standoff with Russia over its role in the conflict in Ukraine, Bulgaria was having to depend on its neighbours, Greece and Romania, to help police its own Black Sea borders.
Following the 5 October elections, a new government is to be formed in Bulgaria, leaving Mr Shalamanov unusually free to speak his mind over the state of the armed forces.
"The critical area is especially air defence. Because all the radars, all the surface-to-air missile complexes and fighters were produced in the Soviet Union," he said. "And maintenance, especially of the fighters, depends very much on overhaul of the engines and other equipment in Russia."
He highlighted in particular Bulgaria's ageing fleet of MiG-29 fighters.
Bulgaria currently spends only 1.3% of its annual budget on defence, compared with a Nato target of at least 2%, re-inforced at its recent summit in Wales. The size of Bulgaria's armed forces has fallen below 30,000, down from 110,000 in 1999. The target figure was 45,000.
The outgoing defence minister spoke of Bulgaria's "high vulnerability" because of the conflict in Ukraine, although he said the situation facing its land forces was "not so dramatic" as its military industry could largely service its Soviet-era equipment such as the T-72 tank.
But he expressed concern over pro-Russian sentiment in Bulgaria.
In last week's elections "several parties… gave a higher priority to co-operation with Russia and joining a Eurasian Union, than improving our level of integration in Nato and the EU", he said.
"This creates tension and… misunderstandings, including inside the armed forces."
Asked to respond to Mr Shalamanov's comments, Volen Siderov, leader of the pro-Russian Ataka party, described the defence minister as "an American agent".
Other former Warsaw Pact armies have devised various strategies for ending their dependence on Soviet-era equipment.
In 2013 Poland launched the biggest military procurement of any Nato member, and its defence budget reached 1.95% of GDP. Hungary replaced its MiGs with Gripen fighters in 2009.
After Bulgaria, Slovakia is the most vulnerable Nato force in terms of outdated military hardware.
Around 70% of the Slovak army's land vehicles and 90% of its ammunition are past their shelf life, according to the Central European Policy Institute (CEPI) in Bratislava.
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund is joining a coalition of philanthropists pledging to rid themselves of more than $50bn (£31bn) in fossil fuel assets.
The announcement was made on Monday, a day before the UN climate change summit opens on Tuesday.
Some 650 individuals and 180 institutions have joined the coalition.
It is part of a growing global initiative called Global Divest-Invest, which began on university campuses several years ago, the New York Times reports.
Pledges from pension funds, religious groups and big universities have reportedly doubled since the start of 2014.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund director Stephen Heintz said the move to divest from fossil fuels would be in line with oil tycoon John D Rockefeller's wishes,
"We are quite convinced that if he were alive today, as an astute businessman looking out to the future, he would be moving out of fossil fuels and investing in clean, renewable energy," Mr Heintz said in a statement.
The philanthropic organisation was founded in 1940 by the sons of John D Rockefeller. As of 31 July 2014, the fund's investment assets were worth $860m.
"There is a moral imperative to preserve a healthy planet," Valerie Rockefeller Wayne, a great-great-granddaughter of Mr Rockefeller and a trustee of the fund, is quoted by the Washington Post as saying.
A climate change summit is due to start on Tuesday at the UN headquarters in New York, with 125 heads of state and government members expected to attend.
It is the first such gathering since the unsuccessful climate conference in Copenhagen in 2009.
At the scene: Matt McGrath, Environment Correspondent, BBC News
The event held to launch the Rockefellers' news was more revivalist meeting than press conference. There was whooping, cheering, hollering and stamping of feet.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu appeared by video and told the assembly that the move was "a tipping point of transition to a new energy economy that was just and equitable".
Rockefeller Brothers Fund director Stephen Heintz said dryly that "everyone noted the irony" that a foundation built on oil wealth would now be leading the charge out of fossil fuel.
Actor Mark Ruffalo, who also signed the pledge, told the conference: "These are not silly people, these are people who know how to deal with money."
They recognised that clean energy was "the future", he said - prompting more whooping, cheering and stamping of feet.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hopes leaders can make progress on a universal climate agreement to be signed by all nations at the end of 2015.
On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of marchers took to the streets in more than 2,000 locations worldwide, demanding urgent action on climate change and calling for curbs on carbon emissions.
Business leaders, environmentalists and celebrities also joined the demonstrations, which were organised by The People's Climate March.
The 25-year-old, who can play at full-back or in central midfield, made 40 league starts for Colchester after signing in July 2015, having begun his career as a trainee at Bristol City.
"I'm delighted to be here," Gloucester-born Edwards told Walsall's website.
"I've played against Walsall a few times before and they have always been a very good footballing side."
Manager Jon Whitney added: "Joe is an experienced front-foot defender who is a leader on and off the pitch.
"I have been impressed with his performances when he has played against us over the years and he will be a valuable and influential member of the squad."
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Saints led 10-6 at the breaks thanks to a Ken Pisi try but missed chances to increase their advantage.
Owen Farrell ended with 19 points and was integral to his team's comeback.
Sarries' strength in depth told as Chris Ashton and Chris Wyles crossed the whitewash, and Courtney Lawes' late converted try was mere consolation.
The hosts were the only side to progress to the knockout stages unbeaten and it is now 904 days since the Londoners last lost at home in the competition.
But Saints - without England captain Dylan Hartley, Lions wing George North, scrum-half Lee Dickson, prop Kieran Brookes, flanker Tom Wood and number eight Sam Dickinson - pushed the favourites before running out of steam in the final 20 minutes.
On 23 April, the Premiership leaders will meet Wasps, a side who reached the last four in extraordinary circumstances, with a last-second Jimmy Gopperth conversion securing a 25-24 win over Exeter.
Saracens, who had claimed a try-scoring bonus point in all but one of their group games, were expected to romp into the last four, but Northampton but up a brave resistance.
The visitors will rue letting 11 points go astray in an impressive start which had Saracens flanker Will Fraser sin-binned for a late tackle on Ben Foden.
Stephen Myler missed two simple penalties, while wing Jamie Elliott failed to touch down after crossing the try line.
The Saints eventually did score, the impressive Teimana Harrison breaking loose and feeding Pisi for the opening try which Myler converted, but it was their missed opportunities which will be the talking point.
Saracens, a team which had six of England's Grand Slam winners in its line-up, kept within touching distance thanks to Farrell's boot, the England centre ending with a 100% record.
After the break, the hosts were much improved and momentum was with them when, in the 69th minute, Ashton celebrated with a swan dive after good work by Alex Goode and Farrell.
Shortly afterwards Wyles made sure of Sarries' progress, picking up a loose ball from 10 metres out and finishing.
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall: "This was a complex match for us. In the first half we didn't play anywhere near to the level that we can.
"We just needed to find a way to turn the energy of the game around. Give Northampton a lot of credit because they put us under all sorts of pressure at the breakdown.
"Good teams find a way of getting the job done. We were nowhere near our best and the last few weeks in the Premiership were almost too easy for us, in a way.
Jim Mallinder, Northampton's director of rugby: "For 60 minutes we did pretty well - I was really pleased. Our defence was outstanding and helped by our outstanding back row.
"We looked to attack them, not run into brick walls. We're disappointed to lose, but proud of the performance. Maybe if we had our international players, the final quarter would have been different."
Saracens: Goode; Ashton, D. Taylor, Barritt, Wyles; Farrell, Wigglesworth; M. Vunipola, Brits, du Plessis; Itoje, Kruis; Wray, Fraser, B. Vunipola
Replacements: Bosch for Barritt (77), de Kock for Wigglesworth (41), Barrington for M. Vunipola (77), Saunders for Brits (77), Lamositele for du Plessis (77), Rhodes for Wray (52), Hargreaves for Fraser (77)
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Sin Bin: Fraser (10)
Northampton: Foden; K. Pisi, G. Pisi, Burrell, Elliott; Myler, Fotuali'i; A. Waller, Haywood, Hill; Craig, C. Day; Lawes, Nutley, Harrison
Replacements: Mallinder for Foden (47), Hanrahan for G. Pisi (71), Kessell for Fotuali'i (69), Ma'afu for A. Waller (62), Marshall for Haywood (77), Denman for Hill (69), Matfield for C. Day (61)
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Currently, students in Northern Ireland receive maintenance loan and grant payments three times a year, usually at the beginning of each academic term.
Student leaders say that making the payments monthly would help students make ends meet more easily.
DEL said it would cost between £250,000 and £350,000 to implement the changes.
Most students in Northern Ireland take out a loan to cover living costs, but many also receive additional support grants.
Unlike loans, the grants are means tested and do not have to be repaid.
In 2013/14 over 42,000 students in Northern Ireland borrowed a total of £131m in maintenance loans.
However, just under 25,000 students - around 60% - were also given a support grant to help with living costs, costing DEL just over £68m.
The level of grant a student receives depends on household income.
If it is £19,203 or less, students are eligible for the maximum grant of £3,475 a year.
However, students coming from households where the total income is between £19,203 and £41,605 receive a partial grant, and in 2013/14, 38% of students in Northern Ireland got the full grant and 22% received a partial grant.
Like maintenance loans - where a student gets £3,750 a year if they are living with their parents and £4,840 a year if they are living independently - the grants are paid in September, January and April.
However, a monthly system is currently operating in Scotland, where students get a relatively large initial payment in September, followed by smaller monthly payments from October to June.
NUS-USI President Fergal McFerran said that monthly payments would be better for students.
"Having monthly support payments, with the September payment being larger than the other 11 months, could help students pay for accommodation deposits, household equipment or study materials that they need to buy at the start of the academic year," he said.
However, there is no indication that the level of maintenance loan or support grant is set to rise.
Launching the consultation, DEL Minister Stephen Farry said: "While there is little flexibility in the current financial context with the overall level of support available to students, there is scope to consider the profiling of that support."
The consultation closes on Sunday 27 September.
Tuition fee loans, currently at £3,805 per year for a Northern Irish student studying at Queen's or Ulster University, are paid directly to the university and would not be affected by any changes.
The ruling comes after a parent complained that her child in grade one, a class for six-year-olds, had deep bruises after a beating by a teacher.
Linah Pfungwa said her daughter had been punished for failing to have her reading book signed by guardians as proof she had done her homework.
The constitutional court will have to confirm the judgement.
The BBC's Shingai Nyoka in the capital, Harare, says if upheld, it would transform the way parents have disciplined their children for centuries in the southern African country.
Some parents are criticising the ruling, while rights groups says it is long overdue, she says.
Ms Pfungwa, who filed her application with support from the Justice for Children's Trust, said her child was severely assaulted with a rubber pipe.
"My child suffered major bruises and I took photographs and pictures... She had deep bruises on her back and she could hardly sleep properly," the state-run Chronicle newspaper quotes her as saying.
"I posted the pictures of my daughter on our WhatsApp group for other parents to observe and it turned out that other children had also been assaulted."
In her application, Ms Pfungwa said that children should not be subjected to any form of violence and such corporal punishment breached their rights under Zimbabwe's Constitution.
She argued that other forms of discipline should be used for children.
"If my child misbehaves, I ground her by denying her access to television as well as denying her pocket money or other goodies like sweets and presents," she said.
"If she does well, I reward her by presents or extra hours of watching television.
"My child is well-behaved and well-brought up simply as a result of the dialogue that I use as a means of discipline."
Justice David Mangota agreed that corporal punishment for children was unconstitutional and said that parents and teachers should not lay their hands on children even if they misbehave.
Americans often say elections are decided by the "big mo" - the party or candidate that has momentum.
After last night's debate, Ed Miliband appears to have "little mo" and his strategists are content, if not ecstatic, with that.
That's because, they say, so much of the Conservative campaign focuses on the issue of leadership.
On day one, David Cameron denounced his Labour opponent on the steps of Downing Street, so to tie with the current PM in two polls on the question of who won the debates - and to be ahead in another - is seen as progress.
On the question of who'd make the better prime minister, Mr Miliband still trails - but Labour argue the gap is narrower now than it was before the campaign got under way.
Privately, they would concede that the seven-way format worked to an extent for Mr Cameron - and publicly they say the prime minister "hid behind" the leaders of the smaller parties to blunt Mr Miliband's blows.
They also recognise that Labour hasn't been on the front foot enough in the first full week of the campaign.
Now, with their leader pretty much unscathed after the only debate with Mr Cameron at this election, they say they have "policies in the locker" which will be released next week in an attempt to set, rather than react to, the agenda.
David Cameron may not have won the debate, but it is the poll giving him a commanding lead when it comes to who is most capable of leading the country which has buoyed the Tory camp.
As Mr Cameron heads back out on the campaign trail today, he will undoubtedly be relieved to have the debate behind him.
Chancellor George Osborne, who led a clutch of cabinet ministers into the "spin room" last night, said the key moment was when the prime minister accused each of the leaders lined up against him of planning more debt and more taxes.
Tory strategists believe Mr Cameron succeeded in sticking to his core argument, that he is the leader with a long-term plan of turning the economy around.
The big risk was the unpredictability of the event, but though Mr Cameron faced some strong attacks from Ed Miliband on the NHS and Nigel Farage on immigration, he held his ground.
Though the polls suggest the UKIP leader performed better on the night, Conservatives dismiss his significance and point to the success of the SNP's Nicola Sturgeon as a further problem for Mr Miliband.
The polls also suggest that it was the leaders of the smaller parties who did best on the night.
But Conservatives believe that in the coming weeks, voters will focus on who will be their next prime minister, so the party's attacks will be targeted at their real rival in this campaign - Mr Miliband.
The first debate over and there's no sign of Cleggmania breaking out.
A small crowd did turn up to see Nick Clegg unveil his latest poster near Hyde in Greater Manchester on Friday, but they were Labour activists.
That's probably no reflection on his performance in the debate.
The Lib Dems are pleased with how their leader did, attacking his opponents while appearing reasonable.
Crucially, Mr Clegg avoided making any mistakes and didn't appear to take much flak from the other leaders either.
The trouble is that after five years in coalition with the Tories, he's carrying a lot of baggage.
No matter how well he did, it was never likely to lead to a boost in the polls and it hasn't.
But the ComRes poll taken immediately after the debate suggested that very few people felt he was the worst performer.
The deputy prime minister told me he has not watched the debate back but if he's starting to neutralise the hostility towards him, that's progress.
This wasn't the first test of Nigel Farage's televised debating skills. Last year he went head-to-head with Nick Clegg - and many said he came out on top.
So this time, expectations of the UKIP leader were high.
UKIP wants to be seen as a big player in these elections and in any negotiations that may follow polling day over who forms the next government.
No doubt they'll make the most of the fact that Mr Farage was grouped with David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nicola Sturgeon near the top of the snap opinion polls.
He took every opportunity to bring the debate back to his key messages on the European Union and immigration.
Mr Farage again positioned UKIP as the anti-establishment party, using his final pitch to tell the audience the other party leaders were "all the same".
He landed a few blows on the traditional Westminster parties.
But he had an uncomfortable moment, when Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood got the first round of audience applause for telling Mr Farage he should be ashamed of himself for his views on migrants with HIV.
Today is Mr Farage's birthday and he's expected to stay out of the spotlight. No doubt there'll be some celebrating.
"It's Trump first and everyone else last," said the Democratic presidential hopeful while campaigning in Ohio.
At the weekend, the New York Times claimed Mr Trump might have avoided tax due to a $1bn loss he made in 1995.
But the Republican tycoon declared on Monday it showed he had "brilliantly" navigated the complex tax code.
"I understand the tax laws better than almost anyone," he said, adding that as a hotel developer and businessman, he had "legally used the tax laws to my benefit and to the benefit of my company".
His business acumen makes him uniquely qualified to reform the tax code, he told supporters in Colorado.
But his Democratic rival castigated him as a hypocrite because he casts himself as a change candidate who will reform the system in favour of working people.
"While millions of American families - including mine and yours - were working hard paying our fair share, it seems he was contributing nothing," said Mrs Clinton.
"Trump represents the same rigged system that he claims he's going to change."
The tax row is sure to be continued on Tuesday on the debate stage when the two candidates' running mates, Republican Governor Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine, duel in Virginia.
In other campaign developments:
Mr Trump has been on the defensive for a week, ever since the first presidential debate with Mrs Clinton in which he was widely thought to have been second best.
A CNN/ORC poll on Monday night suggests Mrs Clinton has received a post-debate bump.
With five weeks to go until the election, she has pulled five points ahead nationally according to the poll, and is getting away from him in some of the key battleground states.
Nearly three-quarters of those polled said Mr Trump should release his tax returns.
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Dovetailing with fellow fast bowlers James Harris (3-42) and Tim Murtagh (3-48), Finn took 4-50 as, despite Liam Plunkett's unbeaten 56, Yorkshire were bowled out for 178.
Joe Root, making his first-class return, was out for a duck to Finn.
Middlesex were 64-3 at the close, Dawid Malan top-scoring with 31.
Jack Brooks had nipped out both openers, reducing the home side to 20-2, but it was Finn who once again impressed and the fast bowler now has 19 wickets this season - the best tally in the country.
He had Adam Lyth caught behind before pinning Root in front for a five-ball duck, in his first match since scoring a one-day international century with a broken hand for England against West Indies in early March.
To accommodate Root's return, Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale dropped himself from the team.
Ryan Sidebottom and Steven Patterson were also removed by Finn after the former put on 48 for the eighth wicket with Plunkett.
BBC London 94.9's Kevin Hand:
"Two strong bowling attacks made the most of the overhead conditions to torment the batsmen all day at Lord's.
"Middlesex will be disappointed that Yorkshire recovered slightly from 113-7 with a fine half-century from Liam Plunkett and, with the weather set to continue along a similar pattern tomorrow, the question for the hosts is can one of their batsman register a half century or better to establish a first innings advantage.
"Eoin Morgan will hope he can improve his Test claims while fellow not out batsman Neil Dexter and next man in Joe Denly both have points to prove.
"However, Jack Brooks bowled the best spell of the day, picking up Chris Rogers and Sam Robson in the process, and the visitors will look to him to set the tone again in the morning."
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The Nottinghamshire pace bowler, 25, is in the 12-man squad for the first Test of the three-game series against Sri Lanka, which starts on Thursday.
"The day I got the news, it didn't quite sink in. I was sworn to secrecy," he told BBC Nottingham Sport.
"That night I was in my flat thinking 'I know I will be in the squad' and I wanted to scream it from the rooftops."
Ball was told in a face-to-face meeting with national selector James Whitaker while in the middle of a County Championship game against Middlesex at Lord's, and joins Notts team-mates Stuart Broad and Alex Hales in the squad.
"I saw Stuart and Alex get their phone calls to say they were in and just after lunch Mick Newell [Notts director of cricket] said there was somebody who wants to speak to you.
"I walked downstairs saw James and I was delighted to get the news," he said.
"Obviously I was over the moon. I told mum and dad and brother, but I didn't get much sleep that night.
"The next day, when I got all the messages on Facebook, Twitter and the text messages, was when it started to sink in. It was overwhelming."
Ball took 39 wickets in 13 Championship appearances last season, but is joint leading wicket-taker with 19 from four games so far this summer.
He met England coach Trevor Bayliss for the first time when the squad joined up for fitness tests.
"I shook hands with him and he said he didn't recognise me," he added.
"He said to keep doing what I have been doing. It's very surreal but I am trying to soak it all in and enjoy it."
The novel technique boosts the data about height changes that are gathered by radar instruments on satellites.
Known as swath altimetry, it permits researchers to see broader regions of the ice sheets in any one pass overhead, and at a much finer scale.
Areas of melting or accumulation can now be investigated with 100 times more information.
The new approach has so far been applied only to a small set of data acquired by the Cryosat spacecraft.
But the intention eventually is to go back and reprocess the entire six-year archive of observations made by this European Space Agency (Esa) mission.
Swath altimetry will totally change the way scientists are able to study some phenomena, says Dr Noel Gourmelen from Edinburgh University, UK.
"The temporal and spatial improvements mean that if we have a surge in a glacier, it now makes it much easier to look at where that event initiated. Did the whole glacier start moving at once? Or did the change start at the ocean, meaning the ocean was having an impact on the glacier? Or perhaps it was further back, meaning different processes were involved. Now, we're better able to trace the history and the causes of the surge," he told BBC News.
To be clear, swath altimetry changes nothing about how Cryosat operates - only in the way its data is processed.
The spacecraft already has a special radar designed to meet the peculiar challenges of observing ice sheets.
With its twin antennas, the instrument can work in an interferometric mode, detecting not just the distance to a spot below it on the ice but also the angle to that location.
Without this ability, it would struggle to map effectively the steep slopes and ridges found at the edges of the ice sheets - the very locations where recent melting and thinning have been most pronounced.
But even in this improved mode, standard data processing concentrates on the nearest radar echo return point and ignores much of the energy in the rest of the signal. Swath processing, on the other hand, unpacks it all, revealing a line of additional elevation points.
It is now possible to see more of the shape of a depression or valley, not simply the rim or ridge that surrounds it. And because the "brush" of detection is much broader, it takes less time to "paint" the map of an ice sheet.
"We can now see detail that was simply not possible before," said Cryosat's principal scientific advisor from Leeds University, Prof Andy Shepherd.
"We can now map with about 500m spatial resolution the elevation and elevation change of Antarctica and Greenland, and other ice caps and glaciers across the globe."
The power of swath altimetry
The images below of the Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland show the effect of standard processing versus the new swath approach. The latter pulls out far more elevation information from the radar signal.
The new swath mode has been a major talking point here in Prague at the European Space Agency's Living Planet Symposium, as has the the future of Cryosat itself.
Its radar measurements are highly valued, and are credited with having transformed studies of the Arctic, the Antarctic and Greenland.
But the mission is now operating beyond its design lifetime and could die in orbit at any time.
Researchers have urged Esa and the European Commission to find the means to fund a follow on.
Dr Andrew Fleming from the British Antarctic Survey said if its strand of information was lost with no suitable replacement, it would send many researchers "to bed in tears".
Outgoing Esa Earth observation director, Prof Volker Liebig, said there was no plan for a direct successor, and there was insufficient time to build one even if the money was available.
But the idea that the commission could launch a similar satellite in its Sentinel series of spacecraft in the 2020s was now being discussed, he added.
Prof Liebig said there was no denying the importance of a Cryosat capability, particularly in studying Arctic sea-ice.
"[Cryosat] is a mission that has a geopolitical meaning because the Arctic is the place that will change most in our lifetime as a result of climate change," he told the symposium.
"Plus two degrees [in temperature increase] worldwide means plus six degrees or even 10 degrees at the poles. I've even seen some statements of plus 15 degrees. And this means that by mid-century, in only 30 years from now, Arctic sea-ice will have disappeared completely in summertime."
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The animal was identified by accident in the Western Ghats area in the state of Kerala, South India.
The specimens were found inside moist soil after digging the shrub-covered bank of a mountain stream.
The creature - about 168mm in length and pink in colour - belongs to an enigmatic, limbless group of amphibians known as the caecilians.
Ramachandran Kotharambath, lead author of the report, told the BBC Tamil Service that the animal was identified as a new species following extensive comparisons with other, similar examples from this amphibian group.
According to the researchers, specimens of the novel caecilian - named
Gegeneophis primus - were collected during field works in two consecutive monsoons, first in October 2010 and then in August 2011.
They were discovered at a valley on a plantation in the Wynad district of Kerala.
The new finding was made as part of a longstanding research collaboration between the department of zoology at the University of Kerala and London's Natural History Museum. The Central University at Kasargod in Kerala also contributed to of the discovery.
The finding has been reported in the latest edition of the academic journal Zootaxa.
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The wider distribution, natural history and habitat preferences of the species are yet to be determined.
The discovery of this species indicates that the caecilian amphibians might have great diversity all along the Western Ghats area said Mr Ramachandran.
"The discovery on a plantation points out that these elusive animals are very vulnerable to anthropogenic activities and are living silently right under our feet," he explained
The new species do not face any immediate threat as long as the habitat structure is maintained, according to the scientists.
They also say that they need to know how far and wide this species is distributed and what are the habitat requirements.
Though these tiny amphibians are at least safe now, any major modification in the plantation structure could dangerously affect the species survival, said Mr Ramachandran
Co-author Dr Oommen says the discovery was significant since the finding ended a hiatus of almost half-a-century. "It highlights the fact that the knowledge of caecilian amphibians of the Western Ghats remains incomplete and in need of further study."
They lost 4-2 to last year's beaten finalists Blackheath & Old Elthamians.
Steve Waldrom put the island side ahead at Footes Lane and scored again late on, but it was not enough to deny the visitors a place in the next round.
The defeat means Guernsey, who had beaten London Edwardians in the previous round, will not reach the final for the first time since 2011.
Brisbane-born McQueen, 29, has been called up by Wayne Bennett for the mid-season Test against Samoa on 6 May.
The Gold Coast Titans back-rower and ex-Queensland Origin player qualifies to play through his English father.
"In regards to it being controversial I get where people are coming from, but sport has changed now," said England's Graham, formerly of St Helens.
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs forward, 31, told BBC Radio Merseyside; "If Chris wants to play for England, he feels proud to play for England.
"I can only presume that it is Chris that has knocked on Wayne's door rather than the other way around.
"If you have got guys that want to represent their heritage or a part of where they're from then I'm all for that and I'd actively encourage that.
"I've spoken to Australian-born players who qualify for England but some of them don't want to take it on, and some of them do.
"We live in a very multicultural society, people travel, people are born and live in different countries, so I'm all for Chris wanting to play for England - I'm happy he's in the squad and he'll add a lot to us."
Wayne Hollerin, 35, tried to kill the woman he met on Facebook to "release her spirit from her mortal body", Preston Crown Court heard.
He beat the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, with his fists and a pint glass at the Regent Hotel in Blackpool, Lancashire.
Hollerin denies attempted rape, saying she had consented to sex.
The hotel owner found the woman naked and covered in blood after responding to reports of a disturbance in a room at about 08:00 BST on 11 June.
The court heard Hollerin, from Sheffield, had exchanged explicit messages with the woman, who was from Cumbria.
The day before the attack they had checked into the hotel and started drinking alcohol, with Hollerin taking some amphetamine, the jury was told.
Later he poured whiskey on himself and held a lighter to the alcohol, telling the woman: "I don't know who I am. I don't know where I'm at," the court heard.
Opening the trial for attempted rape, David Potter QC said: "He says that the crime of attempted murder was not in any way connected to the sexual activity - such as it was - which he claims was at all times with her active and willing consent.
"Rather he claims the attempted murder took place a long time after the sexual activity had ceased.
"He said God had told him his spirit needed to be liberated from his mortal body, and having tried and failed to set himself on fire by pouring whiskey on himself, he claimed he realised the woman's spirit similarly had to be released from her mortal body."
The prosecution said he was "fuelled with drugs and alcohol" and "enraged by her persistent refusal to engage in sex" and so "he beat her after he had attempted to rape her".
The trial continues.
Registered voters will be able to cast their ballots from 07:00-22:00 BST.
Elections are taking place for seats on 124 councils in England and 25 on the Greater London Authority.
Mayors of London, Bristol, Liverpool and Salford and 36 police and crime commissioners (PCCs) will be chosen and there is one parliamentary by-election.
The seat of Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough has been vacant since the death of sitting MP Harry Harpham in February.
Tap here to find out which election is taking place in your area.
A third of council seats are up for election in 32 of 35 Metropolitan boroughs including Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sunderland. All but five are currently Labour-controlled.
Every seat is up for grabs in the council elections in Sheffield, Knowsley and Rotherham.
Voting is also taking place in a further 19 unitary authorities, including three where all the seats are up for election - Bristol, Peterborough and Warrington.
There are 70 district councils holding elections.
Votes in 79 local authorities will be counted overnight after polls close at 22:00 BST. A further 39 are expected to be declared between 11:30-22:00 BST on Friday, five on Saturday and one, Bristol, declaring on Sunday.
Councillors are elected by a simple majority.
Mayors and PCCs are elected by voters marking a first and second choice of candidate. If no candidate gets a clear majority the top two go through to a second round and are allocated the second preferences of eliminated candidates.
The new mayor of London is expected to be announced on Friday evening, while Liverpool's mayoral result is expected in the early hours, Salford's on Friday afternoon and Bristol's on Saturday.
Registered electors with postal votes who have not yet sent them back can take them to a polling station.
Mark Williams told listeners to BBC Radio Wales election phone-in that it would take time to rebuild trust with voters after a backlash against its record in a UK coalition government.
He claimed public support for a 1p rise in income tax to fund social care.
Fellow Lib Dem Kirsty Williams was boosting support for students as Wales' Education Secretary, Mr Williams added.
He was taking calls on the Jason Mohammad programme as Lib Dem leader Tim Farron prepared to launch the party's UK manifesto on Wednesday.
Mr Williams admitted the party had suffered from decisions taken during the coalition with the Conservatives at Westminster from 2010 to 2015, including the breaking of a pledge not to increase university tuition fees in England.
"It will take time for the party to build up to regain that trust," he said.
"Having been the nice guys of British politics for a long time, then to be given the responsibilities of government and make tough decisions and make mistakes, let's be honest enough and say that we got it wrong in several instances - we made mistakes.
"But we are where we are, we have to move on - I hope people will trust the sincerity that some of us have tried to show in the party, because it is genuine."
Mr Williams pointed out that he himself had opposed the rise in tuition fees and the imposition of the so-called bedroom tax, claiming he had been thanked by people for showing an "independently-minded spirit".
He praised the role of the previous Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams, who stepped down from the role after the 2016 assembly election to join an otherwise all-Labour Welsh Government.
As education secretary, she had recognised the need to give "real, meaningful financial support" for students in Wales through grants for living costs rather than tuition fees, Mr Williams said.
On Brexit, he defended the Lib Dems' call for a referendum on the deal negotiated to leave the European Union, denying he wanted to overturn the result of last June's vote.
"The country was clear in terms of its departure - it wasn't clear in terms of the destination," he said.
"I think we need to be cautious in terms of those negotiations, because they could severely jeopardise Wales and our economy."
Top of the list is a train originating in Scotland, the 04:22 TransPennine Express service from Glasgow Central to Manchester Airport.
The time when the most overcrowding was noticed was clearly closer to the 08:47 arrival time in Manchester, when commuters joined the route.
At its peak, 355 people were counted on a train designed for 191.
The DfT warns that there are problems with the reliability of the figures, in particular that standard class passengers were counted on a single day that is not necessarily representative.
Also, the passengers are counted by somebody on the train, which means human error is possible, especially on particularly crowded trains.
Top 10 most crowded trains 2014
Source: Department for Transport
The second train on the list was also a TransPennine Express service, this one the 16:00 going from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh.
The DfT says that the TransPennine services in the top 10 were all rerouted via Wigan rather than Bolton, which extended the length of the most crowded part of the journey.
The DfT statistics make allowances for standing of about 35% of the number of seats on services taking less than 20 minutes, so these services would not previously have been included.
In third place comes the 06:31 First Great Western Service from Reading to London Paddington.
It is surprising that the services at the top of the list did not go through London, as the DfT's other release on train crowding says that peak-time crowding was greater in the capital than it is in other cities.
It says that in the weekday morning peak, about 563,000 passengers were arriving at stations in central London, of whom 139,000 were standing.
The second busiest city was Birmingham, with 39,000 commuters coming into the city in the morning peak.
Manchester came third with 31,000 morning commuters.
"I know how frustrated customers are with overcrowding, and I expect the rail industry, including operators, to continue to develop innovative proposals to meet the capacity challenge head on," said Rail Minister Claire Perry.
"We are investing £38bn in the railways for the five years until 2019, underpinned by flagship schemes like the Intercity Express and Thameslink programmes to provide more space and more seats on trains."
According to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the number of rail journeys taken in Britain has risen from 735 million at the time of privatisation in 1994-95 to 1.7 billion in 2014-15.
The body of Susan Ashworth, 47, was discovered at her home in Farfield Court, Garforth, on 29 April 2014.
Her husband, Martin Ashworth, 48, who had been released from a mental health unit 13 days before the fire, died in hospital after suffering serious burns.
Coroner David Hinchliff recorded an open verdict on his death following the inquests at Wakefield Coroner's Court.
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Mr Ashworth's mother Barbara had previously told the inquest her son had been sectioned after attempting suicide a month earlier as his marriage deteriorated.
She said he had been released from the Becklin Centre in Leeds on 16 April because the unit "needed beds".
The inquest also heard Mr Ashworth was controlling and emotionally abusive to Mrs Ashworth, with her mother telling the court he had "tried to impose control and power over Susan".
She also said Mrs Ashworth has asked for a divorce while her husband was in hospital.
The inquest heard she was only told of his release on the day and she had little choice but to allow him to return home.
At the time of the fire, West Yorkshire Police said the cause was being treated as suspicious, but they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the investigation.
Following the coroner's ruling, Anthony Deery, of Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, said he was "satisfied that we acted appropriately both in terms of the care provided to Mr Ashworth and the safeguarding referrals made on behalf of Mrs Ashworth".
The possibility of changing the timing of Africa Cup of Nations finals is also on the cards, as well as the qualification process for junior tournaments.
"I will be discussing with as many stake holders as there around African football to come up with the best solution for the problems," Ahmad, who uses only one name, told a media conference in Johannesburg after meeting with presidents of southern Africa's football associations.
The new Caf president, who comes from Madagascar, pulled off an upset triumph over long-term incumbent Issa Hayatou in last month's elections.
Ahmad said he was concerned about a 12-year television deal that Caf signed last year with French-based Lagardere Sports.
"This contract is the subject of a judicial challenge in the Egyptian courts at the moment and it was to protect the integrity of Caf in this issue that the general secretary Hicham (El Amrani) submitted his resignation, which we accepted," he said.
"We will investigate but I am concerned about the length of the contract. I would never sign anything for longer than three years."
Lagardere Sports hold the television and marketing rights over all Caf's major properties and have guaranteed African football a minimum of $1bn (£807m) in income over the next 12 years. Last month's Caf Congress was told this could be more in the region of $1.5bn (£1.2bn).
Ahmad said he would also consider switching the hosting of the Nations Cup from January to mid-year and also look at its two-year frequency.
"It is the big stars who make this tournament and I will be talking to them to see how they feel. This is something where we need to consider many different points of view," he said.
African footballers at European clubs are under increasing pressure to forego the tournament because it falls in the middle of their club season.
Ahead of January's finals in Gabon, nine players took the unprecedented step of turning down call-ups to play for the country in order to stay at their clubs.
Ahmad said Caf would also look at regionalising qualification for its Under-20 and Under-17 Championship.
Hickey stepped aside as OCI president after being arrested by Rio police during the Olympics in an investigation into illegal ticket sales.
The 71-year-old is expected home in Ireland on Thursday after being released on bail on medical grounds.
Dublin man Hickey has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
A statement from the OCI said that Hickey would not be a candidate for the president's post, which he has held since 1988.
"For clarity, as Pat Hickey has repeatedly advised in the past year prior to the Rio Games 2016, he would be finishing his term of office after the Games, therefore please note he will not be a candidate for President at the forthcoming elections," said the OCI.
Hickey, who has also stepped aside from his presidency of the European Olympic Committees, was detained by Brazilian authorities and charged with various offences relating to ticket touting.
Earlier this week after four months of detention, which included a brief prison stay, a court ruled Hickey's passport could be returned on medical grounds after his lawyers lodged a bond of just over £340,000.
Judge Juliana Leal de Melo from Brazil's Special Court for Supporters and Large Events warned his bail would be forfeited if he did not return for future legal proceedings.
Hickey suffers from a heart condition and is set to receive treatment in Dublin.
Several OCI executives have resigned since August, including vice-president, Football Association of Ireland chief executive John Delaney, treasurer Kevin Kilty and crisis management committee member Ciaran O'Cathain.
Willie O'Brien is serving as interim OCI president, and is expected to be a candidate for the role in February.
Meanwhile, OCI chief executive Stephen Martin has been appointed as Team Ireland's chef de mission for the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea.
The County Down native and double Olympic hockey medallist also led the Irish team at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Ireland are hoping to qualify competitors in alpine skiing, snowboarding, and skeleton disciplines.
Sussex Police said plans had been reviewed after recent events in the likes of Orlando and Nice.
He said while the UK's terror threat level was the same as last year, contingency plans and security measures had been increased.
Ch Supt Nev Kemp said stewards and security staff had undergone additional training.
"[But] most people are unlikely to notice any difference from previous years and none of the changes that we have made should affect the enjoyment of people involved," he said.
Pride, a celebration of the Brighton and Hove's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender population, attracts more than 200,000 people each year, according to organisers.
The carnival parade will start at Hove Lawns at about 11:00 BST, followed by a ticketed event in Preston Park. The Pride Village Party will be held in the evening in Kemptown.
The Pride flag would be flying at John Street police station and police vehicles would also be showing the rainbow colours.
Ch Supt Kemp urged people to take care of belongings during the event, follow safety advice and flag any issues or suspicious behaviour to event staff or police.
The 29-year-old is the reigning European Cross-Country champion.
She told BBC Radio Leicester: "I am sort of borderline going for marathon or 10,000m on the track, so that's the big question at the minute.
"We have now just got to have a chat with my coach and see where I am going with that."
Steel, who recently finished second at half-marathon distance in the Great North Run and was third at Sunday's Great Scottish Run, is yet to represent GB at an Olympics but sees marathon running as a long-term aim.
"I think the marathon is, in the future, where I could win a medal, but 10,000m on the track I am more comfortable with the distance.
"My coach is training me for the marathon, so I am prepared for it.
"I have only been going up to 15 miles in my training, but once I get comfortable with that and 17 miles, then 20, I think I will get more confidence."
Melynda Jarratt says the letters provide accounts of good times in Scottish Highlands, but also hint at the stresses the war put on loved ones at home.
Jarratt's grandfather Pat Hennessy was a farmer and woodsman from New Brunswick, Canada, who joined the army in 1940 when he was 56.
He joined the ranks of the Canadian Forestry Corps and was sent to Scotland where corpsmen, all skilled foresters, logged Highland woodland for the Allied war effort.
Skilled in the kitchen, Mr Hennessy served as camp cook with the corps' 15 Company while it was stationed for five years near Beauly, west of Inverness.
Jarratt, who has previously written about war brides and whose new book is called Letters From Beauly, says his hundreds of letters home were found in her family in 2008.
She says: "As one letter turned into another the impact of the war soon began to manifest itself in Pat's life in Scotland - but also on family life back home in Canada and on the people he started to meet in Scotland.
"I kept on expecting to run across something that would shock me or at the very least change my view of this man who I had always believed to be a sweet, loving father and grandfather.
"I guess the biggest surprise is that my opinion of him did not change. He was exactly as I had always remembered him.
"He was a devout Catholic, a loving father to his children, a professional cook who took his job very seriously and a friend to all who met him. That did not change one bit.
"If I was surprised at all it was at the extent of his curiosity, of his yearning to learn and to explore Scotland, England and Ireland."
Mr Hennessy's time in the Highlands brought him into contact with World War Two hero Lord Lovat, who lived at Beaufort Castle, near Beauly.
The clan chief and his wife, Lady Lovat, invited Mr Hennessy and other members of the forestry corps to join them at their castle to celebrate Christmas Day in 1941.
Later in the war, Lord Lovat gained fame for his actions at D-Day.
As he led troops ashore at at Sword Beach in France on 6 June 1944, the clan chief instructed Glaswegian piper Bill Millin to play the bagpipes. The action is recalled in the 1960s war film The Longest Day.
Mr Hennessy also sought to sign up to join the Canadian army at D-Day but he was rejected because of his age.
Jarratt says her grandfather's letters show that he "absolutely loved" Scotland.
She says: "It's evident from moment he arrived there in April 1941 that he is going to take advantage of every opportunity to see the countryside, meet the people and make the best of the gift he has been given.
"The letters are filled with wonderful descriptions of the people he is meeting who are so good to him and who are becoming like family to him as the years pass by.
"He describes the flora and fauna in a way that just makes you feel that you are at his side - and the little slips of heather that he included in the letters brings the moment to you ever so close.
"On the other hand, the letters show he definitely missed his family in Canada and that comes across in the frequent references to his sons and daughters who are growing up in his absence, graduating from school and leaving the family farm to join the military themselves.
"He tries to discourage them from joining up but it's all to no avail as events in Canada take on a life of their own. After a couple of years of pleading he gives up, accepting the fact that there is little he can do to influence his children's decisions from the Highlands of Scotland."
Jarratt adds: "There were a few letters that brought a tear to my eye: one in particular is when he is talking about the marriages that are taking place between the forestry corps men in 15 Company and local women from Scotland.
"'Some successful, some not' he says. Then, as if in passing, he says 'my own marriage hasn't been very happy but we shall not talk about that'. It made me cry to read that."
Jarratt says that as a child she was aware of tensions between her grandparents. Writing the book gave her a fresh insight into not only her grandfather's life, but that of her grandmother.
She says: "I think that she was very unhappy and she had her reasons which come across in my book.
"She had dreams too and they were unfulfilled. She was artistic and creative. She loved to paint. She wanted to be a milliner and run her own shop.
"But there was no time for that as a farm wife with nine babies born one year after the other. She also suffered the loss of three children and that couldn't have been easy."
She adds: "I think my grandfather would have loved to stay in Scotland but there was no way he could given the times and the expectations of him - both back home and in Scotland.
"I know some men did abrogate their responsibilities back in Canada but not my grandfather. He dutifully returned and accepted his lot in life.
"It must have been very hard to come back to Canada after five years in Scotland. I suppose that was the experience of many Canadian soldiers."
He quit as deputy first minister in a row over a botched green energy scheme, sparking an election on 2 March.
He had been in the post since entering NI's power-sharing assembly in 2007 with ex-political enemy Ian Paisley.
Mr McGuinness, 66, has been ill for a number of weeks and said this was a factor in his decision.
Mr McGuinness told the BBC that he had faced a "big decision" over his future and that he will never again be "an elected representative" in politics.
"The question I ask myself is: Are you capable, are you physically capable, of fighting this election with the intensity that elections need to be fought?
"And the honest answer is that I am not physically capable or able to fight this election, so I will not be a candidate."
He added that his successor as Sinn Féin's leader in Northern Ireland would be announced "next week".
Prime Minister Theresa May said Mr McGuinness "played a key role in moving the republican movement towards a position of using peaceful and democratic means",
"I want to send him best wishes for his retirement," she added. "We will all continue to work to make sure that the people of Northern Ireland are able to live freely and in peace."
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster, who lost her position as first minister when Mr McGuinness resigned, said that he had been a "major figure" in Stormont.
"While never forgetting the past, I believe the work at Stormont provided the foundations for our relative peace today.
"Despite all that has happened, I wish Martin McGuinness a speedy recovery and that he and his wife are able to enjoy time with their family away from the relentless focus of public life."
Former first minister Peter Robinson, who worked with Mr McGuinness at the head of Northern Ireland's government for seven years, said: "We came from polar opposite backgrounds but built up a relationship based on doing the best we could for all our people."
Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny said that while he and Mr McGuinness "may not always have seen eye-to-eye on every issue" he would "readily acknowledge the remarkable political journey that he has undertaken".
Northern Ireland Secretary of State James Brokenshire said he was "sorry to hear" about Mr McGuinness' decision.
Details of Mr McGuinness' condition have not been disclosed officially by Sinn Féin but Irish national broadcaster RTÉ has reported that he has a rare heart condition.
Mr McGuinness said the illness had taken its toll but that he was "determined to defeat it".
"I'm also very determined to continue to play a political role - it won't be an electoral role although in the election I will be wholeheartedly behind the Sinn Féin candidates and the new leadership."
Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams expressed his "heartfelt thanks" to Mr McGuinness and said he needs to take "time out to get better for himself, for his family and for our struggle".
"On behalf of Sinn Féin and republicans everywhere I want to send him our best wishes.
"Give him the space to get better and (we'll) increase our efforts so that when he returns the process of change has advanced."
Mr McGuinness resigned in protest after former first minister Arlene Foster refused to step aside for an investigation into a Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.
The row over the scheme surfaced a range of other issues, including the Irish language and gay rights, that divide Northern Ireland's two power-sharing parties - the DUP, led by Mrs Foster, and Sinn Féin.
Mr McGuinness' resignation, and Sinn Féin's refusal to nominate a replacement seven days later, has led to a snap Northern Ireland Assembly election on 2 March and the fall of the Northern Ireland government institutions.
The former deputy first minister said the institutions are "restorable" after March's election but it will pose "particular challenges to everybody, but more so the DUP".
During his interview with the BBC, Mr McGuinness said he was disappointed that the "reaching out I had done", such as meeting the Queen in 2012, were not reciprocated by the DUP.
"I don't actually remember the last time I ever heard a member of the DUP use the word reconciliation," he said.
He added that a "particular disappointment" was that Mrs Foster turned down an offer to attend both a Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland football match with him at last year's European Championships.
"They refused to go. I wasn't asking her to go to a 1916 commemoration, it was a football match, it was an opportunity to reach out. Arlene went to the Northern Ireland match and I went to both."
The idea is that individual taxpayers would benefit from any long-term gains when shares in the banks are sold.
The deputy prime minister said it was important British people were not overlooked after their money was used to keep the banking system alive.
The Treasury said all options would be considered but Labour dismissed it as a headline-grabbing exercise.
Under the plan, the 45 million people on the electoral roll would be given free shares in the bailed-out banks, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group.
The shares would only have any value above a "floor price", equivalent to what the government paid for the holdings, so the Treasury could cover the cost of its investment.
That price is estimated at 74p per share for Lloyds and 51p for RBS.
The idea for so-called people's shareholdings, first suggested in March, was developed by City firm Portman Capital with the support of the Lib Dems' Treasury Parliamentary Committee, chaired by backbencher Lib Dem Stephen Williams.
He argued that the mass distribution of the bank shares would be the fairest way of giving taxpayers a share of the rewards, of getting back the money the government paid out in 2008, and would help restore confidence in state-owned financial institutions.
Mr Clegg has written to Chancellor George Osborne in support of the proposal.
Speaking on a trip to Brazil, Mr Clegg said: "Psychologically it is immensely important that the British people feel they have not just been overlooked and ignored.
"Their money has been used to the tune of billions to keep the British banking system on a life-support machine and they have absolutely no say at all in what happens when normality is restored.
By Hugh PymChief economics correspondent, BBC News
If it happens it would be the biggest exercise yet in "people's shareownership", putting the Thatcherite privatisations into the shade.
The sales of British Gas and other utilities created a new generation of 10 million shareholders in the late 1980s and early 90s.
But they had all made a conscious decision to buy.
The proposed scheme for Lloyds and RBS would give 45 million adults shares, many with no experience or knowledge of the Stock Market.
The fact that Nick Clegg has thrown his weight behind it is significant.
There has been no rubbishing by the Treasury who say they will "look at all options".
But there's no guarantee it will go further.
The chancellor ultimately will decide whether its workable and gives value for taxpayer.
"I think, in a sense, as a society we are condemned to take an interest in our banking system."
He said the scheme would give the Treasury an assurance that they would "break even" without allowing it "the freedom to grab the windfall if there is one".
Business Secretary Vince Cable said proposals were at a "preliminary" stage and it would be some years before the banks were in a position to be returned to the private sector.
But he said it would be a way for tax-payers to benefit after "saving" the banks.
Mr Cable, who has previously accused the banks of privatising their profits and socialising the losses, said the proposal would be one way of reversing that he said.
There have been suggestions the scheme could cost hundreds of millions to administer but Mr Williams, the MP who floated the idea, told the BBC he was convinced it would be cheaper than a conventional privatisation - which would see the Treasury charged "huge fees".
He added that people with "surplus cash" would be able to buy shares, but millions of citizens would miss out, despite having "felt the pain of contributing" to the bank bailout in the first place.
The idea has also been backed by the Conservative backbencher John Redwood, who told the BBC: "It is a great opportunity so that the taxpayers can be involved, the taxpayers could then it discipline the banks as their owners and shareholders and they can get something back when the banks have sorted themselves out."
The Tory right winger asked Chancellor George Osborne about the idea in the Commons earlier in the week.
Mr Osborne told him was "always happy to discuss ideas" about disposing of the bank shares and the "good bank" in Northern Rock was going up for sale.
But he added: "We want to exit from our shareholdings in RBS and Lloyds in due course, but we do not judge now to be the right time."
Ahead of last year's general election, Mr Osborne himself floated the idea of a "people's bonus plan", under which the public would have been offered discounted shares in state-owned banks.
The taxpayer owns 83% of RBS and 41% of Lloyds after the government invested about £65.8bn in 2008 at the height of the banking crisis.
A Treasury spokesman said: "While the question hasn't arisen at the moment, we've said we shall look at all options".
Labour dismissed the proposal as a headline-grabbing exercise by Mr Clegg that had not been properly thought through.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said: "The test for what happens to the nationalised banks must be the long-term best interests of the taxpayer not the short-term need to get headlines for Nick Clegg's overseas trip.
"The government needs to urgently explain what impact this proposal will have on the public finances, what the administration costs are estimated to be, how the scheme would work and what effect it would have on the balance sheets of the banks."
The National Assembly approved by a show of hands a cross-party, non-binding resolution which is due to be followed by a bill.
Six-month prison sentences and fines of 3,000 euros (£2,580; $4,000) are envisaged for clients of prostitutes.
Some campaigners reject the bill, advocating prostitutes' rights instead.
Around 20,000 people are believed to be working as prostitutes in France.
France has been committed to abolishing the practice in principle since 1960.
The resolution said the country should seek "a society without prostitution" and that sex work "should in no case be designated as a professional activity".
It urged abolition at a time when "prostitution seems to be becoming routine in Europe".
In 1999, the Swedish government brought in similar legislation to criminalise the buying of sex, while decriminalising its sale.
Under existing French laws on prostitution, summed up by French Roman Catholic newspaper La Croix
Guy Geoffroy, an MP from the ruling UMP party who sits on the commission, said France's political parties had reached a consensus on the issue because it was a matter of "republican ethics".
Nine out of 10 prostitutes were victims of trafficking, he said.
"From now on prostitution is regarded from the point of view of violence against women and that has become unacceptable for everyone," Mr Geoffroy added.
Yves Charpenel, head of the Fondation Scelles group which fights human trafficking and also advocates criminalisation, said it was unclear whether the bill would eventually be adopted.
"There is no consensus yet on this subject," he said, according to AFP news agency.
"Will the deputies who vote for the abolitionist resolution then vote for its concrete application? More than ever, it is necessary to clarify the French position."
Another advocate of criminalisation, a French-led men's initiative known as ZeroMacho which was inspired by the historian and feminist Florence Montreynaud, has published a manifesto against prostitution, gathering some 200 signatures across EU states.
ZeroMacho member Jean-Sebastien Mallet told French women's website Terrafemina that it wanted to speak for "the vast majority of men - hitherto silent - who do not use prostitutes".
However, France's sex workers' trade union, Strass, called a rally outside parliament to oppose the proposed bill.
Several dozen prostitutes and supporters gathered under placards reading "Sex Work is Work" and "Prostitution - No Repression - No Punishment - Rights!"
Punishing clients would "deprive prostitutes of work that provides them with a living, give clients more power over them and push prostitutes to turn to intermediaries to be able to work", said Sarah-Marie Maffesoli, a lawyer for Strass.
In a letter to MPs, it and other groups accused politicians of treating prostitutes as "marginals whose voice does not deserve to be heard".
Strass draws a clear distinction between consensual prostitution and sexual trafficking.
A man at the demonstration who described himself as a "client of sex-workers" said he was "against enslavement".
"If I thought that the prostitutes I know were being enslaved, I would no longer be a client," he told Reuters news agency.
When police checked a car on Tuesday one person was found hidden in the dashboard and another in the hollowed-out back seat.
The man and woman, thought to be Guineans, received first aid as they had had little air to breathe.
Separately, a young African man was found hidden in a woman's suitcase.
That incident happened on 30 December and again the man - believed to be from Gabon - required urgent medical attention.
A 22-year-old Moroccan woman had tried to smuggle him into Ceuta, but customs officers ordered her to open the case, which was tied to a trolley.
The incidents coincided with a mass attempt by sub-Saharan Africans to storm the 6m (20ft) border fence separating Ceuta from Morocco.
Fifty Moroccan and five Spanish border guards were injured when 1,100 migrants tried to get over the fence on Sunday.
None managed to get through, but two people were injured scaling the fence and were taken to hospital in Ceuta. One guard lost an eye, officials said.
A similar assault on 9 December involved more than 400 African migrants.
There have been many such attempts by sub-Saharan Africans living illegally in Morocco, who desperately want to reach Europe. Melilla - Spain's other North African enclave - is similarly targeted by migrants.
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The enclaves are Europe's only land borders in Africa.
Most migrants are intercepted and returned to Morocco, while those who make it over the fences are eventually repatriated or released.
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Speaking in Santiago, Joachim Gauck said his country's diplomats should have said something about the atrocities committed at Colonia Dignidad.
But he said Germany did not share responsibility for them.
The enclave was used as a torture centre during the Pinochet era.
It was set up by a former Nazi officer, Paul Schaefer, in the 1960s as an agricultural commune of German migrants.
A Chilean congressional report said in 2010 that Colonia Dignidad - which means Dignity Colony - operated as a "state within a state" during the Pinochet regime, thanks to Schaefer's close ties to the country's ruling elite.
Thousands of children and young people were physically and psychologically abused there.
Germany said in April that it would release classified documents it has on the colony for research purposes.
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A report published in the British Journal of Psychiatry suggests temperature, sunlight, infection or the mother's diet could be responsible.
Other academics said the effect was small and the disorder had many causes.
The researchers analysed data from four previous studies including 1,293 people with anorexia.
The researchers found an "excess of anorexia nervosa births" between March and June - for every seven anorexia cases expected, there were in fact eight.
There were also fewer than expected cases in September and October.
Dr Lahiru Handunnetthi, one of the report's authors, at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, said: "A number of previous studies have found that mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression are more common among those born in the spring - so this finding in anorexia is perhaps not surprising.
"However, our study only provides evidence of an association. Now we need more research to identify which factors are putting people at particular risk."
The report suggests seasonal changes in temperature, sunlight exposure and vitamin D levels, maternal nutrition and infections as "strong candidate factors".
Dr Terence Dovey, from the Centre for Research into Eating Disorders, at Loughborough University, said: "Anorexia is a very complex multifaceted disorder," adding that the study looked at just one aspect.
"Should we concentrate screening methods to those born in the winter months? No, we should not. It leaves too much error of margin and the potential significant difference is only small."
The circumstances that carry both sides into the game bring an additional edge to the outcome, even if a final is at stake when they meet at Ibrox.
Defeat, after all, would not be brushed aside as insignificant.
Rangers will be expected to progress, playing at home and having lost only one league game all season. They have also recorded two victories against the Paisley side already in this campaign.
Mark Warburton has bristled at times, though. He felt the reaction to his side's defeat to St Johnstone in the Scottish League Cup was overstated and has spoken of his surprise at his team's form being described as a "crisis" following a draw and a defeat in their last three games.
He may be trying to generate a siege mentality among his players, but perspectives at Rangers tend to skew with every result.
His side won their first 11 games of the campaign and went on a run of 12 successive victories in the league to establish a significant lead at the top of the Championship.
Yet they have since lost to Hibernian and drawn with Livingston, while the Easter Road side have embarked on a run of their own to draw level at the top, albeit Rangers have one game in hand.
The sense, then, is of the team's form having run aground, although the greater influence has been the string of victories (now sitting at eight) that Hibs have put together in the league.
Rangers' form has been consistent and, mostly, bullish. There is a predictable style of play, but the team has generally had enough quality to overcome opponents even if they're set up to deny them.
More points will inevitably be dropped along the campaign, but the measure of Rangers' season will be how they live up to the demand that they win the title this season.
Pressure is a defining quality at Ibrox, since supporters believe that every opponent should be overcome. That level of expectation can stifle players or motivate them and Warburton has tended to recruit well in his first campaign as manager.
The team remains a work in progress and if they are to succeed this season then every area of the side will need strengthened for a return to the top-flight.
Even so, the likes of James Tavernier, Rob Kiernan, Andy Halliday, Jason Holt and Martyn Waghorn have contributed to the side's progress in their first seasons at the club.
There is promise, too, in the players on loan from Premier League sides in England, most notably midfielder Gideon Zelalem.
Victory or defeat by St Mirren will become incidental to the bigger picture of this campaign, but either will feel immediately significant, particularly a defeat.
The visitors travel to Ibrox in a state of anxiety. There is little other response to an underwhelming campaign that has seen them cut adrift with Livingston and Dumbarton, nine points adrift of Queen of the South in sixth place.
Frustration has, at times, grown to anger. A late goal rescued a draw against Raith Rovers in midweek, but the away support could not suppress their disillusionment with the performance and Ian Murray reacted with criticism towards the fans.
That kind of hot-headedness betrays the extent of the pressure the St Mirren manager is facing. He has only won two league games all season and they were knocked out of the League Cup by Livingston.
The recent appointment of Alex Miller as assistant manager was an attempt to regroup and he might yet bring some perspective and experience to bear.
St Mirren have a squad that ought to be performing better, but confidence has drained from the side. The result has been a team that is gripped by its lack of self-esteem.
A win at Ibrox would provide the kind of jolt that might change their mood and there are players like Andy Webster, Stephen Thompson and Jamie Langfield who will not be fazed by visiting Ibrox.
There should be vitality in the youth of the likes of Callum Gallagher, Stephen Mallan and Lawrence Shankland, but they have seemed overwhelmed at times - even if Mallan has been intermittently impressive.
The odds are stacked against St Mirren, although that can sometimes have a liberating effect. Rangers should be sound enough to prevail, but there is intrigue in the tie nonetheless.
The writer said the banning of his book in many countries and the subsequent threats on his life had created a "long-term chilling effect".
"A book which was critical of Islam would be difficult to be published now," he told the BBC's Will Gompertz.
He said the only way to solve the issue was for publishers to "be braver".
"The only way of living in a free society is to feel that you have the right to say and do stuff," he said.
Many Muslims regard The Satanic Verses as blasphemous, and the book is still banned in India.
The 65-year-old writer lived in hiding for many years after Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for his execution.
Sir Salman said writers were still being attacked for their works in the same way, in Muslim countries including Turkey, Egypt, Algeria and Iran.
"If you look at the way in which free expression is being attacked by religious extremism, the things of which these people are accused is always the same - it's blasphemy, heresy, insult, offence - it's this medieval vocabulary.
"We're in a difficult place because there's a lot of fear and nervousness around."
He pointed out that, as recently as last week, Channel 4 had cancelled a screening of its documentary, Islam: The Untold Story, following security threats.
"The fact a documentary about Islam can be pulled because someone is worried about the consequences is an indication of that," he said.
However, the author said he noted that, on the 20th anniversary of the fatwa, many who had arranged protests against him told newspapers they thought their actions had been a mistake.
"Some of them seemed to accept the free speech argument and understood if they had the right to say what they felt, it was wrong to prevent people who felt differently from having their say," he said.
"If that's right, then maybe we can emerge from a climate of fear."
The writer is set to release his memoirs, entitled Joseph Anton - the name he used while in hiding, and a reference to his favourite authors Conrad and Chekhov - which tell of how he was forced underground in 1989 over his book.
Andrew Dale Iveson, 48, of Anchorage Hill, Richmond, began abusing the girl in 2005 when she was under 10. The abuse continued until 2013.
Iveson had denied nine child sex offences, 11 counts of rape and five other sexual offences.
He was jailed for 20 years and put on the sex offenders register for life at Teesside Crown Court.
Speaking after sentencing Det Insp Shaun Page, of North Yorkshire Police, said it had been the "most horrific" abuse he had dealt with in 19 years as a police officer.
"The ordeal he put his victim through when she should have been enjoying her childhood was downright evil and I can only describe him as a monster.
"I would like to acknowledge the bravery of the victim for coming forward and telling the police what happened to her.
"Her courage has ensured that a vile and dangerous paedophile has been jailed for a long period of time."
Mr Modi has met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Xian, capital of Mr Xi's home province of Shaanxi, and will later travel to Beijing and Shanghai.
The leaders of the world's two most populous nations are expected to sign deals worth billions of dollars.
Relations are still strained over a long-running border dispute.
China is India's biggest trading partner with commerce between the two countries totalling $71bn (£45bn; €62bn) in 2014.
But Indian figures show that its trade deficit with China has spiralled from just $1bn in 2001-02 to more than $38bn in 2014.
Mr Modi said ahead of his visit that he hoped it would increase the prosperity of Asia.
"I am confident my visit will lay the foundation for further enhancing economic co-operation with China in a wide range of sectors," he tweeted last week.
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Mr Modi's decision to start his trip in the ancient central city of Xian - some 1,000km (600 miles) from Beijing - is being seen as symbolic of the move to improve relations between India and China.
Mr Xi, who like most Chinese leaders seldom hosts foreign dignitaries outside the capital, issued the invitation while visiting Mr Modi's home town in Gujarat state last year.
After arriving on Thursday, Mr Modi tweeted pictures of himself visiting the Wild Goose Pagoda and the Terracotta Warrior exhibition outside the city, saying he had received a "warm welcome" from dignitaries.
He was expected to have dinner with Mr Xi, before travelling to Beijing.
On Friday, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and top legislator Zhang Dejiang will meet him there.
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The challenge for the Indian prime minister is the same as for many other Chinese neighbours: to establish common interest with the amiable lion while hedging against the possibility that its temper turns nasty.
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Ties between China and India have long been strained over a border dispute stemming from a short but bitterly fought war between the two countries in 1962.
But these days border issues - although far from resolved - are not allowed to get in the way of business.
The BBC's Celia Hatton in Beijing says deals on the table include Chinese trains and nuclear power plants to India, and pharmaceuticals and IT services from India to China.
Mr Modi will also seek Chinese investment in Indian infrastructure.
Mr Modi has pursued a more strident foreign policy since coming to power a year ago, strengthening ties with the US and abandoning his country's long-standing foreign policy of non-alignment.
Beijing, in turn, has strengthened ties with India's arch-rival Pakistan, pledging to invest millions of dollars in infrastructure projects there.
The author was imprisoned for two years in 1895 for gross indecency.
The handwritten letter was sent by Wilde to a newspaper in 1894, denying he was the anonymous author of the controversial book The Green Carnation.
Both items are owned by Francis Spiteri Paris, founder of a Maltese estate agency, who collects Wilde artefacts.
They are being put on display among other Wilde-related items in the town of Attard by the Storm Petrel Foundation, a Maltese non-profit voluntary organisation, the Times of Malta reports.
The key was sold in an auction at Sotheby's in December. It opened the door to cell block C, landing 3, cell 3 in Reading Gaol - where Wilde carried out his hard labour sentence.
He was convicted over his homosexual behaviour, considered a crime at that time.
The letter on display is the one he wrote to the Pall Mall Gazette on 2 October 1894, to deny claims he had written The Green Carnation, first published anonymously in 1894.
The novel's main characters are closely based on Wilde and his lover Lord Alfred Douglas - the latter of whom the real author, Robert Hichens, knew personally.
The book, which caused a scandal on both sides of the Atlantic, also formed part of the evidence used against Wilde during his prosecution for indecency. A first edition of the novel is included in the Maltese exhibition.
Mr Spiteri Paris said: "I became obsessed with Oscar Wilde in 1966 when I was on a working trip in the UK and had gone to watch the play An Ideal Husband.
"Since then I must have read every single book about him - I'm fascinated by his genius and complete absence of malice."
The items will be on display until May.
Officers were called to an address at Fort Terrace shortly before 06:00 BST.
During a search, police said they found a car linked to the suspect with a drunk woman inside. They forced open the car and found a "machete-type" knife in the vehicle.
A short time later, police arrested a 31-year-old man who remains in custody.
A police spokeswoman said the woman is "believed to have willingly travelled to the area in the vehicle as a passenger and is not suspected of involvement in any alleged crime at present".
A defensive mix up gifted Burkina Faso the lead, as defender Rudinilson Silva headed past onrushing goalkeeper Jonas Mendes and into his own net.
On-loan Ajax forward Bertrand Traore doubled the advantage with a composed left-footed finish after the break.
Cameroon also went through as group runners-up after a goalless draw with Gabon that saw the hosts eliminated.
Guinea-Bissau, making their Africa Cup of Nations debut in this tournament, looked the more likely to open the scoring, before handing Burkina Faso the lead.
Rudinilson's header looked to have crossed the line, but Prejuce Nakoulma thumped in to make sure after Guinea-Bissau attempted to scramble it away.
The dangerous Piqueti went closest to levelling, but Burkina Faso keeper Koffi Kouakou was able to push the winger's low strike wide of the far post.
Juary Soares could have equalised in the second half when a corner found the Guinea-Bissau defender unmarked at in the six-yard box, but Abdou Traore threw himself in front of the goalbound shot.
Burkina Faso immediately went down to the other end to increase their lead, with Nakoulma setting up Traore, on loan at Ajax from Chelsea, to slide a finish beyond Mendes.
Match ends, Guinea-Bissau 0, Burkina Faso 2.
Second Half ends, Guinea-Bissau 0, Burkina Faso 2.
Attempt missed. Abel Camará (Guinea-Bissau) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frederic Mendy with a headed pass.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Charles Kaboré.
Foul by Saná Camará (Guinea-Bissau).
Abdou Traoré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Toni Silva (Guinea-Bissau) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rudinilson Silva.
Foul by Tomás Dabó (Guinea-Bissau).
Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Mamadu (Guinea-Bissau) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Prejuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso).
Attempt blocked. Saná Camará (Guinea-Bissau) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aldair.
Aldair (Guinea-Bissau) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso).
Offside, Burkina Faso. Bakary Bouba Saré tries a through ball, but Cyrille Bayala is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Juary Soares (Guinea-Bissau) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Delay in match Prejuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso) because of an injury.
Foul by Juary Soares (Guinea-Bissau).
Prejuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Aldair (Guinea-Bissau) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Aldair (Guinea-Bissau) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso).
Substitution, Burkina Faso. Bakary Bouba Saré replaces Bertrand Traoré.
Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Charles Kaboré.
Substitution, Guinea-Bissau. Aldair replaces Francisco Júnior.
Attempt missed. Abel Camará (Guinea-Bissau) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Frederic Mendy.
Attempt missed. Juary Soares (Guinea-Bissau) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mamadu with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Guinea-Bissau. Conceded by Kouakou Herve Koffi.
Attempt saved. Zézinho (Guinea-Bissau) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Saná Camará (Guinea-Bissau) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Kouakou Herve Koffi (Burkina Faso) because of an injury.
Foul by Frederic Mendy (Guinea-Bissau).
Kouakou Herve Koffi (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Burkina Faso. Blati replaces Alain Traoré.
Foul by Francisco Júnior (Guinea-Bissau).
President Putin himself and his senior ministers have been left alone. But some of his oldest political allies and his closest friends have had their US assets frozen, their companies sanctioned, and their ability to travel limited.
By far the most significant person to be sanctioned on Monday was Igor Sechin.
He was one of seven names on a new list produced by the US Treasury.
Mr Sechin is the most important of the "Siloviki" - the hard men of Russian politics. He is a former intelligence officer, and a long-term ally of President Putin, dating back to their days in St Petersburg.
He is not even a minister any more but remains hugely influential in the Kremlin, after shifting across to become the chairman of the huge oil giant Rosneft, which is state-controlled - although almost 20% of it is owned by the British company BP.
Another Rosneft board member and old ally of President Putin, Sergey Chemezov, is also on the list.
But sanctioning Igor Sechin and Sergey Chemezov is not likely to have much direct effect on the wider Russian economy, and for Rosneft it should be almost business as usual.
The US sanctions have also targeted close friends of President Putin, like his childhood playmates Arkady and Boris Rotenberg, who have become construction billionaires through working on government contracts. Many of their companies have now been added to the sanctions list.
The Americans have gone after people who they claim have worked with President Putin's own finances too.
Most notable among these is the billionaire Gennady Timchenko who used to run the commodities trading company Gunvor, in which the Americans claim Vladimir Putin may have had a personal stake.
Also targeted was Bank Rossiya and companies associated with it. The bank is said to handle the finances of senior Kremlin officials.
But it is also an important Russian financial institution, and the sanctions on Bank Rossiya have already had some effects on the payments system in Russia.
However the most significant effect of the sanctions so far has been on business confidence.
Investment into Russia has fallen and the amount of money pouring out of Russia has increased.
Russia's credit rating has been downgraded by Standard & Poor's to BBB - just one notch above "junk" status. The stock market is down 15% this year, and the rouble has fallen around 9% against the dollar.
But despite all this, the Russian stock market has risen in the last two days after concerns that whole sectors of the Russian economy could be targeted this time proved wrong. The US says it is keeping that option in reserve.
The most notable absentee from any sanctions list remains Gazprom and its chairman, Alexey Miller. Presumably this is because it is such an important provider of gas in Europe.
That said, Gazprom warned on Tuesday that any further expansion of sanctions against Russia would start to affect its business and its share price.
Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest, Santander and Virgin Money have confirmed they will offer the savings product.
It is aimed at helping first-time buyers save for a deposit and includes a government top-up.
The industry has said the scheme should run alongside building more homes.
First-time buyers purchasing an owner-occupied home worth up to £250,000, or £450,000 in London, will be eligible for a Help to Buy Isa when it launches on 1 December.
The monthly maximum contribution from savers into a Help to Buy Isa will be £200, following an initial deposit of up to £1,000, with the government adding £50 a month at the most.
The accounts will run indefinitely once opened. But if someone accumulates £12,000 over that time, a maximum of £3,000 will be added by the taxpayer.
Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that a typical first-time buyer faces paying 5.1% more for a property than they did a year ago. The average price paid for a starter home in May was £211,000.
Data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders showed that the typical first-time buyer needed a deposit of 18.6% in May.
Earlier in the week, accountancy firm PwC predicted more than half of the under-40s would be renting homes from private landlords in the UK in 10 years' time.
Marion Coutts' The Iceberg beat five other titles to receive the £30,000 Wellcome Book Prize, given annually to works that "showcase the breadth and depth of our encounters with medicine".
Coutts' memoir charts the last 18 months in the life of Tom Lubbock.
Chief art critic of the Independent, he died in 2011 of a tumour that robbed him of the ability to write or speak.
Published last July, The Iceberg was previously been shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction and the Costa Biography Award.
Author Bill Bryson, chairman of the Wellcome judging panel, called it a "wise, moving and beautifully constructed" book that "stays with you for a long time after".
Coutts is an artist, writer and lecturer who wrote the introduction to her late husband's own memoir, Until Further Notice, I am Alive.
Orica rider Yates, 24, finished fourth overall, one minute and 31 seconds behind Valverde, who won Sunday's seventh and final stage.
Alberto Contador was second in the final classification, with Valverde's Movistar team-mate Marc Soler completing an all-Spanish top three.
Chris Froome finished 30th.
Victory continues a superb start to the season for 36-year-old Valverde, who also beat Contador by a second to win the Tour of Andalusia and was victorious in the one day Tour of Murcia for a fifth time in February.
Valverde's win is even more impressive given every Movistar rider was handed a one minute penalty for infringements by Jose Joaquin Rojas in Tuesday's team time trial.
His secured the overall win with a perfectly-timed sprint finish to pip Colombian Jarlinson Pantano on Sunday.
Valverde had launched a late attack alongside Irishman Daniel Martin with three kilometres to go of the 138.7km race around Barcelona.
"Today I felt good after a really hard stage yesterday, everything was easier today because of the team," said Valverde.
"I knew Daniel [Martin] would attack when he did as he always does that and I worked very hard to stay with him and in the end I won by a hair's breadth."
The Spaniard also won stages three and five of the event.
Meanwhile at the Gent-Wevelgem one-day classic, local favourite and Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet of BMC won, holding off a challenge from fellow BelgianJen Keukeleire and the advancing world champion Peter Sagan.
Van Avermaet celebrated a hat-trick of victories in the Belgian cobbled classics this season having also won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and E3 Harelbeke.
In the under-23 race, Britain's Jacob Hennessy sprinted to victory.
Volta a Catalunya stage seven result:
1. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) 3hrs 8mins 50secs
2. Jarlinson Pantano (Col/Trek) Same time
3. Arthur Vichot (Fra/FDJ)
4. Rafal Majka (Pol/BORA)
5. Daniel Martin (Ire/Quick-Step)
6. Aldemar Reyes (Col/Manzana Postobon)
7. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R)
8. Davide Formolo (Ita/Cannondale)
9. George Bennett (NZ/LottoNL)
10. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/LottoNL)
Final classification
1. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) 25hrs 27mins 15secs
2. Alberto Contador (Spa/Trek) +1min 03secs
3. Marc Soler (Spa/Movistar) +1min 16secs
4. Adam Yates (GB/Orica) +1min 31secs
5. Tejay van Garderen (US/BMC Racing) +1min 34secs
6. Daniel Martin (Ire/Quick-Step) +2mins 29secs
7. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/LottoNL) +2 mins 56secs
8. Carlos Verona (Spa/Orica) +3mins 00secs
9. George Bennett (NZ/LottoNL) +3mins 01sec
10. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R) +3mins 05secs
The shares fell 9%, the steepest fall since it floated in London last year.
First-half sales for stores open at least a year rose 1.8%, led by specialist pet food sales and grooming.
"Trading in parts of the business has been weaker than expected," chief executive Nick Wood said. "Our full year profit outlook is broadly in line with market expectations."
Another difficult area was "continuing seasonal challenge to health & hygiene products".
Analysts at broker Liberum called the results "disappointing".
Total sales rose 6% to £404.5m, the company said in a statement.
In a year's time, the firm will have 408 stores, up from 385.
The fastest-growing part of the business is the services business where revenues rose 26.2% to £41.9m.
Fee income from joint venture veterinary practices rose 20.7% to £18.4m and the firm saw a "good performance" from NorthWest Surgeons, its specialist referral hospital.
It said 300,000 members joined its loyalty club during the quarter, taking membership to 3.9 million.
The bullet hit her in the shoulder - she narrowly missed death or paralysis.
"I thought I was dying," said Ms Kells who is 75 years old. "I thought; 'I'm not ready to go Lord, I'm still in the middle of building this nursery.'"
It was a drama that could so easily have killed her.
"The bullet just missed my lung. It just missed a large blood vessel by a fraction of a centimetre. If it had hit that, I would have just died on the spot from severe haemorrhaging," she said.
"It came out, almost on my spinal cord. Another fraction of a centimetre and I would have been paralysed.
"It was a miracle - God saved my life."
But she survived and is recuperating in her Northern Ireland home.
Maud Kells has two homes - she spends about half of the year in her County Tyrone home of Cookstown.
But the rest of the time, she spends on the mission field in Mulita, to the north east of DRC. She has worked tirelessly to help the people there for 47 years. She works for the WEC International mission agency.
The night of the shooting began with a loud rapping late at night on the shutters at Ms Kells' bungalow and a man urging her to hurry as she was needed at the hospital.
When she got there, they were puzzled to see her and she realised it was a bogus call by people wanting to raid her home. She turned and went back.
"I had just gone through the gate of my compound when these two bandits came running. They were masked and wearing camouflage. They had a shotgun and pointed it at me," she said.
"I thought it was wood, I went to grab it and, as I did it, he pulled the trigger. There was a terrific noise and pain. He ran past me and out the gate. I could feel the blood trickling down my back. I stood and called for help. But everybody was too frightened, they had heard the shotgun.
"It was about seven minutes before they came and I collapsed on the mat into the house."
From there, the local chief came with security and police. Doctors were called.
It took time in a world where there are no mobile phones and few modern conveniences.
Ms Kells was eventually airlifted to Nyankunde hospital.
She arrived home in Northern Ireland last week but is still receiving daily treatment for the gunshot wound to her shoulder and a fractured rib.
"Everyone was very kind," she said.
Now, looking back on the shooting, she said: "What an honour to suffer with our Lord Jesus Christ."
When she first arrived on her mission in 1968, Ms Kells turned builder, working with local people and using brick making equipment left over by the Belgians to create a hospital in the Congo.
Between them, they built a maternity unit, an operating theatre, a surgical ward, later there was a primary school and office block. Work on the pre-school nursery has now begun.
Yes, the people are "too poor" and life is very tough, but she has not given up on her Congo home.
Maud Kells would like to return.
"I would love to go back to finish off that nursery we have started building and hand over the work properly to the church people," she said.
"I have no real bitterness, I just feel sorry for the guy (who shot me). I am sure he must have a terrible conscience and must have a lot of regret especially since he has been arrested and didn't get away with it.
"I just pray that through this experience, he will come to his senses and realise what a dreadful thing that he did do.
"All I can think of now of Mulita is the affection, care and help that the people have given me and I would have no apprehensions about going back."
At the weekend, the regional government dropped plans to force students in the town of Jajce into two ethnically based schools after a year-long campaign.
The Jajce students were given a hero's welcome by pupils from other towns as they arrived in Travnik, the capital of the Central Bosnia Canton, on Tuesday.
They now want to end segregation in the remaining 57 schools in the entity.
"We saved our school... now the time has come for every other school in Bosnia and Herzegovina to fight against division and segregation," Nikolas Rimac, a Croat student who helped lead the struggle in Jajce, told the BBC.
The practice of separating students in the same building to learn from differentiated Bosnian, Serbian or Croatian curricula was introduced following the Balkan war of the 1990s.
It persists in spite of a ruling by the Federation Constitutional Court that it is discriminatory. The US ambassador and international organisations, such as the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, have also opposed the practice.
Segregation in schools is a hangover from the nationalist politics which sparked the conflict of the 1990s and continues to blight the lives of Bosnia's people.
Sometimes this produces absurdities such as the insistence that students of a particular ethnicity should be taught in "their" native tongue. The notion that Serbian, Bosnian and Croatian were distinct languages was thoroughly debunked in March, by an alliance of linguists from across the former Yugoslavia.
This infuriated nationalists who profit from perpetuating divisions among Bosnia's people. But it vindicated those who believe that the country will remain in the mire until its elected officials start serving the common good rather than their patronage networks.
The battle is far from over. Earlier this month the president of the mainly-Serb Republika Srpska ordered schools in the entity to remove references about the genocide at Srebrenica from history textbooks.
It was another example of how nationalists continue to use education as a tool for division. But the victory of the Jajce students shows that younger Bosnians are now rejecting the policies which have hobbled their country for more than two decades.
Under the system known as "two schools under one roof", the children are physically divided and cannot socialise.
Defenders of the system say it preserves ethnic identity and prevents one ethnic group from dominating another.
But campaigners say it fosters tensions and suspicions from an early age.
The schools are "prisons and factories of hatred," Mr Rimac said.
He said protests such as that on Tuesday in Travnik showed how such divisions could be broken down.
"It was brilliant," he told the BBC. "All those wonderful and kind people... standing together in the name of knowledge, education, unity and justice."
Pyotr Pavlensky, 29, reportedly sat for an hour and a half on the square on Sunday afternoon, with a nail driven through his genitals into the ground.
The St Petersburg performer had faced a custodial sentence of 15 days but was freed on Monday.
Pavlensky said his "Fixation" act was a metaphor for apathy in Russia.
Critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin accuse him of presiding over a crackdown on dissent since his re-election in March last year.
Timing his act to coincide with Police Day, Pavlensky said in a statement: "When the authorities turn the country into one big prison, openly robbing the populace and channelling funds to increase and enrich the police and other security agencies, society accepts arbitrariness and, having forgotten its advantage in numbers, brings the triumph of the police state closer through its inaction."
His graphic act outside the Lenin Mausoleum was recorded on video which was put online before being blocked by leading social media, the Russian news website grani.ru reports. Clips continued to appear on Monday.
A judge who examined his case on Monday ruled that the documents had been incorrectly presented, Russian news website TV Rain reports. It was not immediately clear if he would be re-arrested.
Pavlensky previously attracted attention by sewing his lips together in July of last year and demonstrating outside St Petersburg's Kazan Cathedral in support of the imprisoned Pussy Riot protesters. In May of this year, he wrapped his naked body in a "cocoon" of barbed wire outside the city's parliament.
Fellow figures from the Russian arts world praised his Red Square act in comments on grani.ru, with one calling it a "powerful gesture of absolute despair" and another, "a manifesto of powerlessness".
Others asked how security forces patrolling Red Square could have allowed Pavlensky to get away with his performance so long. One blogger quipped on Twitter: "The artist Pavlensky nails micro-bloggers to his testicles".
An expert at security firm AVG found some voice-activated systems responded just as well to fake voices as they did to that of the owner.
Clever fraudsters could subvert this to send bogus messages or compromise gadgets in the future, said AVG.
Voice-activated systems needed to do a better job of checking who is talking, said a security expert.
Problems with voice-activated systems were found by Yuval Ben-Itzhak, chief technology officer at anti-virus firm AVG who managed to turn on and control a smart TV using a synthesised voice. The attack worked, he said, because the gadget did nothing to check who was speaking.
Voice-activated functions on Apple and Android smartphones were also vulnerable to the same attack, he found. In one demonstration, he used the synthesised voice to send a bogus message via an Android smartphone telling everyone in the device's contacts book that a company was going out of business.
Mr Ben-Itzhak also wondered if children could exploit the flaw and use it to turn off safety features that stop them seeing or using inappropriate content.
In the future, when homes and offices are peppered with more and more devices that are controlled via voice, attackers might well be tempted to abuse them, he warned.
"Utilising voice activation technology in the Internet of Things without authenticating the source of the voice is like leaving your computer without a password, everyone can use it and send commands," he wrote in a blog about the research.
Mr Ben-Itzhak said AVG undertook its research purely as a demonstration and there was no evidence of voice-based attacks being used.
Independent security expert Graham Cluley said there was no doubt that voice-activated systems could be more secure.
"It would obviously be preferable if devices were to learn our voices, and ask for some form of authentication if they determined that an unauthorised user might be giving commands," he told the BBC.
However, he wondered why attackers would use voice-based attacks rather than the more tried-and-tested techniques that currently work so well.
"If malware can get on an Android device to speak a command and order the Android to send an unauthorised email, it could just as easily do that without using speech," he said.
South Yorkshire Police said he is suspected to have gunshot injuries but they are not life-threatening.
A spokesman said two groups believed to be of Kurdish and Somalian origin clashed in the Spital Hill area at about 15:00 BST on Wednesday.
A heavy police presence is expected in the area for the next few days.
Martin Matthews, 48, and Bobby Smith, 33, used a ladder to gain access to the Queen's Gallery, at about 15:15 GMT, a spokesman for the men said.
It is understood the Queen and Prince Philip were not at the palace.
Scotland Yard said officers were called to a report of a protest at 16:28 GMT. The incident ended more than six hours later and two men were arrested.
A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: "Officers attended and two males were found to have climbed on to the roof of the entrance at the location.
"At approximately 23:00hrs, the two came down from the building of their own accord."
The men sat on a roof about 18ft (5m) high at the entrance of the public art gallery, which is located on a road to the side of the main gate to Buckingham Palace.
Two police officers - one armed - stood on an adjacent roof a few feet away, while a number of others were on the road.
One of the men held a banner reading: "I'm Harry's dad. Stop the war on dads."
The protesters' spokesman said the demonstration was part of a campaign by the groups New Fathers 4 Justice and Stop The War On Dads.
They were campaigning over rights for fathers in divorce and separation proceedings and the reform of the family courts.
Two men were later arrested on suspicion of trespassing on a protected site, the Met said.
Daly, who plays for Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League, was taken to hospital after the side's 2-0 defeat by Seattle Reign.
The televised game at Houston's Compass Stadium was played in high humidity, with temperatures reaching over 32C.
The league said in a statement that it would review start times for its games.
Daly, who has been released from hospital, described the experience as "frightening".
"Everyone who knows me knows I'm a player who will give everything and those conditions are not safe to play at your maximum," she said.
The National Women's Soccer League said it had worked with Houston Dash on scheduling before the season started in an attempt to avoid the heat.
"The safety of our players is always our top priority and, due to the high temperature in Houston, we implemented water breaks to provide additional opportunities to help the players stay hydrated," it added.
"We will immediately review these measures to prevent this situation from occurring in the future."
Ateeq Latif, from Middlesbrough, was found guilty a day after the jury at Teesside Crown Court found taxi driver Shakil Munir, 32, guilty of charges involving girls aged 13 and 14.
A third man, Sakib Ahmed, 19, pleaded guilty to exploiting five victims. The men, all from Middlesbrough, were "loosely connected", the court heard.
Two 18-year-old men were cleared.
Judge John Walford lifted orders banning Ahmed's guilty pleas and Latif's identity being reported.
The court heard allegations relating to seven victims, some of whom were known to each other.
The "vulnerable" girls were groomed with offers of free lifts, takeaway food and in some case drugs, prosecutors said.
Latif, of Abingdon Road, and Ahmed, of Cambridge Road, will be sentenced alongside Munir, of Tollesby Road, at a later date.
Latif was found guilty of two counts of arranging or facilitating commission of a child sex offence. His victims were both aged 14. He was cleared of another count of the same charge.
Ahmed admitted five counts of sexual activity with a child before the six-week trial of the other defendants.
Munir was found guilty of four counts of sexual activity with a child and one of child abduction.
Speaking after the case, Det Insp Dino Carlucci, of Cleveland Police, said: "These men preyed on young, vulnerable girls by befriending them and securing their trust and then exploited it.
"This has been an arduous and protracted inquiry for all involved and particularly for the young victims, who I commend for having the strength to see this through until the end.
"It hasn't been easy for them, or their loved ones, but hopefully now they can put this behind them and look forward to bright futures."
The Ospreys flanker sat out the "captain's run" at the Principality Stadium 24 hours before Wales face Italy in their final Six Nations match.
"He's got a little bit of an ankle irritation so we left him back in the hotel," said Wales forwards coach Robin McBryde.
Lydiate will lead Wales in place of the injured Sam Warburton.
Wales will finish second behind England if they beat Italy under the closed roof in Cardiff.
Lydiate previously captained Wales in a midweek match against EP Kings in South Africa in 2014, and led the British and Irish Lions against the Melbourne Rebels in 2013.
But this will be his first captaincy in a Test match.
McBryde said the injury was "nothing major" and that he expects Lydiate to lead the team out on Saturday.
After admitting the 25-21 defeat by England in Twickenham "took the wind out of our sails", McBryde said the team had to knuckle down and "put things right".
"There's a lot on the game in regards to our personal pride and responding to the disappointment of last week," he said.
"This is about getting the spring back in our step because there's only 70 days before we face England again ahead of a tough tour down to New Zealand.
"It's going to be a tough opening 20 or 30 minutes and it's something that we've got to get right.
"We haven't got the first half performance right during this Six Nations, really.
"We've always found ourselves behind at half time - bar for once - so it's important to start well and hopefully kick on in the second half."
After the Six Nations, Wales face England in Twickenham on 29 May before embarking on a three-Test tour of New Zealand in June.
Joseph Beti Assomo said his forces had also killed around 100 Boko Haram members at the end of November.
There has been no independent confirmation of the operation in Cameroon's remote Far North region.
It is not clear exactly where the clashes took place, or where Boko Haram's captives had been held.
The statement on public radio on Wednesday said a large stock of arms and munitions had been seized, as well as black-and-white Islamic State flags.
It did not give any details on the identities of the freed hostages.
So it is not known whether those freed include any of the 219 schoolgirls taken from their dormitories in Chibok, Nigeria last year.
At least 17,000 people have been killed and 2,000 abducted since Boko Haram launched its insurgency in 2009, according to Amnesty International.
Until officials in Cameroon provide more details on the hundreds of hostages they claim were freed during a three-day military operation, questions will inevitably remain.
They have yet to say exactly where the operation took place, although reports suggest it was in northern district close to the Nigerian border.
In the past, this sparsely-populated region was used by the insurgents to stockpile weapons and to launch attacks.
But since the start of this year, Boko Haram has been hit hard by military campaigns carried out on both sides of the border.
The areas where they can operate freely in Nigeria and Cameroon are being severely squeezed.
In Nigeria, the military has retaken towns once controlled by the militants.
But that does not mean the insurgents are defeated. Boko Haram has now switched tactics, frequently carrying out suicide attack to deadly effect.
Cameroon has been increasingly drawn into the conflict as there have been regular attacks over recent weeks in the Far North of the country near the border with Nigeria's Borno State, where Boko Haram was founded.
On Tuesday at least three people were killed when two suicide bombers attacked in the region.
Cameroon along with Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Benin have formed a regional force which this year has retaken most territory Boko Haram had seized in north-eastern Nigeria.
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Richard Benyon accused the HM Courts and Tribunals Service of deliberately lowering usage of the court at Newbury to "warrant its closure".
It is one of 91 courts and tribunals in England and Wales the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans to shut down.
The MoJ said modern technology would allow for a more "efficient service".
An MoJ statement read: "Straightforward, transactional matters, such as paying a fine and obtaining probate can be dealt with using digital technology to make the processes as straightforward as filing a tax return.
"Many straightforward cases do not need face-to-face hearings."
Mr Benyon argued that victims of crime in his area, which includes Lambourn, Newbury and Hungerford, would have to travel to Reading to give evidence - which is about a 45-minute drive.
He said: "I believe that the court service has run down the use of Newbury court to claim that the level of usage warrants its closure."
Newbury's magistrates' court was saved from the axe in 2010 following a campaign by residents, although the town's county court was closed.
The MoJ has launched a consultation on the closures that will run for 12 weeks.
Stokes, on loan at Hibs from Celtic, refused to say whether he thought Stubbs would one day be Celtic boss.
But the Irishman feels Stubbs would cope admirably with everything that comes with being an Old Firm manager.
"From the managers I have seen there he would have no issue in coping with the Celtic job," said Stokes.
"That is not me trying to put anything out there. You look at him and he is obviously not in the manager's job that long but he is like a manager that has been around for 10 or 15 years in how he handles the boys.
"He has played the game himself and he understands how players react and how they handle themselves and adapt to situations."
Stokes says it has taken him some time to recapture the sharpness he was looking for when he joined the club in January.
He insists this is down to his lack of game time, having not featured for Celtic since a 3-1 win against Dundee United back in August.
"It's just down to fitness and match sharpness," explained the Republic of Ireland cap.
"It doesn't come back in three or four games. It can take seven, eight or nine games. But I felt at the weekend a lot better and even in the previous game against Queen of the South I felt sharper."
Stokes is hoping to play a part in winning the League Cup for Hibernian on Sunday when they face Ross County at Hampden. He says the squad assembled by Stubbs is more than capable of returning to Easter Road with the silverware.
"There is a good mixture of youth and experience and I think with the gaffer leading the march it's all coming together and it could be a very exciting finish to the season," said Stokes.
With Hibernian also pushing for promotion from the Championship and still in the Scottish Cup, Stokes says lots of games on the horizon are what he needs for his own personal ambitions.
"It will be crucial and hectic but I would rather play three games a week than train," he added.
"I think me personally as a footballer, big schedules are good. It's exactly what I need at the minute."
Leslie Codd's family farm in Tullow, County Carlow, in the south-east of the Republic of Ireland, employs more than 200 people.
From six o'clock each morning, about 145 harvesters begin their day's work.
The mushrooms are picked, packaged, bar-coded and taken away by hauliers to UK and Irish supermarkets, all within a 24-hour period.
Because mushrooms are so perishable, the producers can only realistically supply nearby markets.
That has now become a big problem for the Irish mushroom industry because of the fall in value of sterling after the Brexit vote.
Speaking on behalf the industry as a whole, Mr Codd uses phrases like "a perfect storm" and "falling off a cliff".
The sector employs about 3,500 people and is worth about 130m euros (£117m) annually.
About 85% of its produce is sold to the UK.
Five businesses have closed since the Brexit vote and others in the industry are worried, especially as the sector is not one where currency hedging is a realistic option because the product has such a short shelf-life.
Mr Codd says the mushroom business operates on "low, single-digit margins" and that, because of currency movements, "when you see your price affected by 25%, sometimes you just don't survive".
He predicts that unless UK multiples increase their prices, which they are reluctant to do, there could be mushroom shortages on the shelves of British supermarkets until such a time as the British suppliers fill the gap, a process that may take two years.
Sterling was trading at around 70 pence to the euro before the vote.
Now, it is about 90 pence to the euro.
That is good news for the Buttercrane shopping centre in Newry, Northern Ireland, just a few miles north of the Irish border.
Nestled off what was once the main road between Belfast and Dublin, the centre is used to the changing patterns of cross-border shopping arising from currency fluctuations.
Because so many goods are now bought with plastic cards, the shopping centre's manager, Peter Murray, estimates where customers are from by their car registration plates.
Before the vote, he reckoned about 10% of customers were from the south but that has now increased to 25% and rising.
"Brexit has closed off northern shoppers heading south, which they were doing, and has encouraged southerners to come north," Mr Murray says.
"But, really for us along the border dealing with currency fluctuations has always been a case of swings and roundabouts, and we have now the silver lining of the Brexit dark cloud."
He expects a lot more customers between now and Christmas buying such items as nappies and baby wipes, alcohol, tins of biscuits, electrical goods and perfume but says it has not yet gone back to the days when coach loads of shoppers were arriving from as far south as Cork or Wexford.
One man who will keep a keen eye on the falling value of sterling, its implications for cross-border shopping and his VAT returns is the Irish Finance minister, Michael Noonan.
In his budget last week, he spoke of the expected impact the UK vote will have on the state's economy.
Several ministers talked of "Brexit-proofing" measures, but critics say that was more often a useful sound-bite than a case of new and useful measures for industries like mushroom production.
Mr Codd says the minister should have postponed asking employers in his sector to make social insurance contributions for a year.
Patricia Callan from the Small Firms Association was also disappointed with the lack of specific measures in Mr Noonan's budget.
She says that when the value of the euro rose to 85 pence it was "problematic" for most of her members, but at 90 pence their situation is "detrimental".
Most Irish small companies "have just come out of 8 years of recession", she says, adding "there is no fat to cut as businesses are already lean".
In the past, the Irish government did provide funds to troubled sectors but some now privately wonder whether the state is waiting to see if the fall in value of sterling is short-term or whether it signals a fundamental re-structuring of the economy before deciding whether to act.
While small and largely domestic industries in the Republic of Ireland are worried about the fall-out from the Brexit result, the multinationals associated with the huge Foreign Direct Investment sector have few worries.
Indeed, government ministers are also keen to point out that the UK leaving the EU also provides opportunities for the Republic of Ireland, most notably in financial services.
With its low 12.5% corporation tax rate, the Republic of Ireland will soon be the only English-speaking EU member within the single market - if there is a hard Brexit.
And it is that word "if" that highlights the problems facing governments, policy makers and small firms, including mushroom suppliers, at the moment.
Apart from perhaps, an inner group of senior people in the UK, nobody quite knows what "Brexit means Brexit" really means.
It is unlikely any extra light will be shed on it at this week's European Council meeting in Brussels.
Warren Gatland's team for Saturday's first Test against New Zealand at Eden Park fits that ideal that 'Geech' wanted.
As expected, the basis of the Test side is the 'Saturday team' that has gone unbeaten so far on tour, recording wins against Super Rugby-leading Crusaders and the New Zealand Maori.
However, those victories have not been by as wide a margin as they could have been. The majority of their try-scoring chances have been wasted.
George North, a key figure in Gatland's previous successes with Wales and the Lions, has paid the price. The wing's performances have given away his jersey.
Elliot Daly, whose packed skill-set makes him one of the most complete and versatile backs in world rugby, is the beneficiary.
It is just one big call in a Lions' XV that mixes hard-nosed forward power with clever, incisive runners behind the scrum and it might just prove the magic formula to confound the All Blacks.
As a former Lion, it is obvious, even from a distance, why Peter O'Mahony has got the role of captain ahead of Sam Warburton, who is on the bench, and Alun Wyn Jones, alongside him on the pitch.
O'Mahony struggled for a starting slot for Ireland for most of this year, but when Jamie Heaslip was injured in the warm-up before Ireland's final Six Nations game against England, he came in and drove Joe Schmidt's side to victory with a man-of-the-match performance.
O'Mahony is a heart-body-and-soul force of nature on the pitch, a born leader who sets the example that inspires his team-mates to give more than they knew they had for the cause.
He is out of the mould of fellow Lions captains Paul O'Connell, Martin Johnson and Finlay Calder - they don't have to say a great deal, but every word comes with real weight and meaning.
They don't go in for florid pre-match speeches. They are straight, honest, direct and their team-mates appreciate that.
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Ireland team-mate Sean O'Brien is getting back to his barnstorming best on the opposite flank, while Taulupe Faletau, who has been excellent for the entire tour, completes the back row.
However, they are up against a phenomenally experienced All Black unit, though. Sam Cane, Jerome Kaino and Kieran Read have a total of 216 caps between them, compared to the Lions trio's 158.
It is the recovery of Read from a broken thumb that is most pleasing for New Zealand coach Steve Hansen.
He is a totem of a player for the All Blacks, as comfortable taking a one-out crash ball into the big fringe tacklers or collecting a 40-yard cross-field kick from Beauden Barrett.
Like so many of these All Blacks, he invariably picks the right option - and that great rugby intuition can trump the best-laid game plans.
One of the stories to emerge from the Lions camp in the early weeks was of Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton jokingly referring to Owen Farrell as a midfielder in training in the hope that Englishman would be deployed at inside centre, where he plays his international rugby, rather than 10, where he earns his crust with Saracens.
No such luck.
When he announced his squad, Gatland pointedly said that Farrell was involved as a fly-half.
Having recovered from a thigh strain, the 25-year-old will carry his team's hopes at 10 with Sexton on the bench.
It is Farrell's form that has made him irresistible. He may play at inside centre for England, but he has steered Saracens to back-to-back Champions Cup victories with a string of commanding performances as fly-half.
His confidence is obvious and infectious. You can't say that about Sexton at the moment.
I don't think Farrell is as good a defender as Sexton. While the Leinster man throws himself courageously into the path of heavy-duty runners, Farrell is not the biggest and can get bumped off.
He gets away with it to a degree, because he is alert, well-positioned and radiates a bit of an aura on the field that runners instinctively shy away from.
Whether that will work against All Blacks fly-half Barrett is another matter.
Barrett beat Farrell to the World Player of the Year award in 2016 and is an electrifying runner with the ball in hand as well as a superb all-round footballer.
Thirty of Barrett's 50 Test caps have come as a replacement, but that lop-sided record reflects his apprenticeship under the great Dan Carter.
He will have learned a lot from his predecessor in the All Blacks 10 shirt, but Barrett is a different player to Carter.
Carter was a supreme manipulator of space. He would put people around him into a gap or flummox the defence with the timing of a pass or the accuracy of a kick.
Barrett is more instinctive, sniffing out the slightest sign of weakness - a slight dog leg, a defender whose shoulders have turned the wrong way, a mismatched forward - in an instant as he receives the ball.
He takes that all in, processes it and exploits it with the speed of a supercomputer.
Isolating him in defence is not easy. But the Lions may try to find him and test out any vulnerabilities.
Robbie Henshaw's decisive try in Ireland's win in Chicago in November came via a charge straight up that fly-half channel. That might be the template for the Lions.
I had Leigh Halfpenny nailed on as the Test full-back.
He is the best place-kicker in the world and I would hate to lose a game because it came down to a missed touchline conversion that he might have landed.
Leaving him out is a risk, but it does come with a reward.
Liam Williams, together with wings Daly and Anthony Watson, has been picked to get on the breaks that centres Ben Te'o and Jonathan Davies have been making, and which the team have not been converting into tries.
Halfpenny is not the best attacking full-back, but the Lions starting back three on Saturday will read those chances and react to them faster than we have seen.
Both Watson and Daly can play full-back as well, so, even given the wet forecast for Auckland, I don't think the Lions are any more vulnerable to the All Blacks kicking game.
The tourists might not be able to make much headway either via that route, though.
New Zealand's Ben Smith, along with Australia's Israel Folau, is the best full-back in the world and a specialist in the position.
He only really established himself as the All Blacks first-choice full-back in 2015, by when he was 29.
But he plays at a consistently high level, making very few mistakes, and is one of the first names on the team sheet.
Lions scrum-half Conor Murray will put up a few competitive box-kicks, but there will be little change out of Smith.
A couple of years ago if you had asked which former South Sydney Rabbitoh would be lining up opposite Sonny Bill Williams in the the first Test, most people would have presumed Sam Burgess - long departed from union - would be the man in question.
Instead Ben Te'o, who took the lower profile route into union via Leinster and Worcester before making his England debut earlier this year, will be at 12.
Te'o has had a great tour. He runs strong lines and has got a good pass on him, even if we don't always see it.
He could do with being bigger and stronger in defence, but he will be buoyed playing against Williams and reigniting their NRL battles.
It is so hard to call, but I am backing the Lions to inflict a first defeat on the All Blacks at Eden Park since 1994.
I predict 28-21 to the tourists.
Who would you select in your Test XV for the Lions?
Use the numbers as they correspond to positions. So, one is loose-head prop, two is hooker, three tight-head prop, four and five are second rows, six is blind-side flanker, seven open-side flanker and eight - well that's the number eight, obviously.
For the backs, nine is scrum-half, 10 fly-half, 11 is left wing, 12 inside centre, 13 outside centre, 14 right wing and 15 is full-back.
Strathallan councillor Tom Gray said the campsite could be an "ongoing success" if festival organisers could "get on top of indiscipline".
Witnesses reported fights and illicit drug use in the campsite area.
DF Concerts said it cared about "each and every music fan that passes through our gates."
Two teenagers died at this year's event and police are investigating the rape of an 18-year-old.
Police Scotland said 429 crimes were reported at the Perthshire festival, compared with 414 last year.
Officers made 54 arrests, compared with 57 in 2015.
Commentators on social media sites, including Tintheparktruth on Facebook, have raised concerns over anti-social behaviour, with reports of first-aid volunteers and stewards being threatened.
DF Concerts has previously denied claims that posts critical of the festival have been deleted from the T in the Park Facebook page.
Mr Gray, who is convener of Perth and Kinross Council's development management committee, said: "Some sort of organised set-up in the campsites seems to be required, or certainly more visible policing of them might help.
"At the same time, when you have a gang of youths who decide to throw things at a police van, then there is another problem, a general problem of misbehaviour, that seems to be drawn into T in the Park.
"Somebody who can look after the campsites and can put their finger on what makes them function well, rather than badly, would help.
"If they could do that and get on top of the indiscipline, then there's no reason why the site can't be an ongoing success."
Mr Gray praised improvements made to the festival's transport plan, which was heavily criticised in 2015.
He said: "This year it really was night and day, it was so different.
"The bus park was a great success. I even went along on Saturday night to try it myself and it was wonderful."
A DF Concerts and Events spokeswoman said its priority over the last 23 years had been "to bring the best musical acts from around the world" in a "fun and safe setting" for fans.
She added: "We care about each and every music fan that passes through our gates and the entire festival team is devastated by the tragedies that took place on Thursday night.
"We aim to do everything we can to ensure fan safety by working closely in partnership with Police Scotland and the event stewarding companies to ensure a proactive approach is taken to identifying and dealing with crime.
"This will be at the forefront of our debrief process for this year's event."
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He swore at his teacher (using a particularly offensive word he just happens to like the sound of), he went over to a bigger boy in the park and licked his ice cream, then he told a woman out walking her dog that he doesn't like dogs except when they are turned into hot dogs.
All quite amusing really - Bruce Willis language aside - and all quite typical.
Dylan is autistic, you see, and so sees the world a bit differently. He finds it a stressful place; there is too much going on so he is prone to sensory overload, he also doesn't really get social interaction - how to act with other people, how to build and maintain friendships, how conversations work. I'm with him on that one, to be honest.
What autism needs isn't a cure, quacks claiming gluten causes it, or jabs or whatever; what it needs is simply greater awareness. No two autistic kids are the same, but there are similarities - the differently-wired brain, the sense of unease with a world which isn't autism friendly and is becoming less so, with brighter lights, more noise, just busier.
One of the best ways to think of it is with your own stress levels.
Maybe they're at one or two out of 10 right now. If something annoying happens - the wifi drops, you spill tea on your desk - maybe it goes up one. An autistic kid starts far higher, maybe at seven out of 10 - they go into a supermarket, a toy makes an unexpected noise and they're going up a notch to eight and you're soon into full-on meltdown.
For Dylan, a hand dryer can cause a meltdown, or the sound of an ice cream van, or a dog barking. As a parent, what you have is a kid who can't control themselves at this point. To anyone else watching, you have a six-year-old having a massive tantrum and parents who are weak, or flawed, or whatever.
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That's the negative side, though. Autistic kids can also have a unique sense of humour and a different take on the world.
Dylan is without doubt the funniest person I know, even if I'm the butt of his humour sometimes - like when he told the entire queue at the cinema that his dad is a bad man who sells tickets for the circus. Who knows where that one came from.
On Sunday, I'm going to be running the London Marathon in support of the National Autism Society.
They do great work raising awareness and generally supporting both people with autism and their parents. My wife and I went on one of their courses which was incredibly valuable - it's the sort of course which used to have council funding but is one of the first things to be cut in the name of austerity.
The more awareness there is, the more kids like Dylan can just be themselves. People will realise they are different, not naughty; their unique viewpoint will be valued not stifled.
Next time you see a kid have a meltdown you might see it differently, when a random kid grabs your arm to ask you if you know what Minecraft is you might see it just as their way of trying to engage in conversation.
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The Most Reverend Justin Welby said it was an interim arrangement.
Relations between Bishop Tim Dakin of Winchester and Jersey's Dean, the Very Reverend Bob Key, broke down over the handling of alleged abuse.
Mr Key said it ended the 500-year-old relationship between Jersey and Winchester.
The Bishop of Dover, the Right Reverend Trevor Willmott, will oversee the islands on behalf of Mr Welby.
Mr Key said: "That might not be a bad thing for island parishioners.
"Relationships sometimes reach a point where you need something fresh, new and different.
"There is a tinge of sadness that 500 years of being looked after by Winchester has come to an end but we are where we are."
In a statement the Archbishop of Canterbury said the interim arrangement had the full support of the Bishop of Winchester. He said it would be in place within a matter of weeks.
The Bishop of Dover is a former Bishop of Basingstoke in the Diocese of Winchester, and has knowledge of the islands.
Nicholas Anthony Churton, 67, was found dead at an address in Crescent Close, Wrexham, at 08:20 BST last Monday.
An inquest into his death was opened and adjourned on Monday, with the provisional cause of death detailed.
Jordan Davidson, 25, will appear before Mold Crown Court on Tuesday charged with murder, robbery, burglary and offences against police officers.
It follows the governing Socialist Party's heavy defeat in last month's election.
The result put an end to 16 years of government majorities in the single-chamber assembly.
One government and three opposition members suspended because of alleged electoral irregularities were not allowed to take up their seats.
But even without the three seats, it is believed that the opposition will have the critical two-thirds majority needed to challenge the government of President Nicolas Maduro, says the BBC's Daniel Pardo in Caracas.
Fifty-four pro-government and 109 opposition assembly members were sworn in for a five-year term.
Mr Maduro's supporters vowed to defend in parliament the left-wing programmes introduced by him and his predecessor, the late Hugo Chavez.
"We took a beating in the elections. That will force us to change and to do things in a better way," said newly elected pro-government assembly member Hector Rodriguez.
"But we will be here to defend the country and the Bolivarian (Socialist) Revolution," he added.
Veteran opposition politician Henry Ramos Allup was voted Speaker of the National Assembly, replacing Diosdado Cabello.
After the new members were sworn in, opposition members called for an amnesty for politicians detained during the Maduro government.
Among them is prominent opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, who was sentenced in September to 13 years and nine months in prison.
He was found guilty of inciting violence during protests in 2014 in which 43 people - from both sides of the political divide - were killed.
Mr Cabello lead a walk out by all pro-government members over "the violation of internal regulations".
He accused Mr Ramos Allup of deliberately ignoring the rules, saying no debate should be allowed in the inaugural session of the assembly.
Mr Cabello also criticised calls for an amnesty law: "It is ridiculous and absurd that the perpetrators forgive themselves. Only (General Augusto) Pinochet did that, in Chile".
Government and opposition supporters gathered in different areas of Caracas as the inauguration ceremony unfolded.
Security was beefed up outside the building because of fears of clashes. But there were no major incidents.
They were due to meet for the vacant belt on Saturday 20 May at Ravenscraig Sports Centre in Motherwell.
"I'm gutted for Gary because he had a real chance of becoming Scotland's first-ever British heavyweight champion," promoter Paul Graham said.
"But we've been left with no choice other than to cancel the show."
The event was also due to feature Connor Law, Eddie Doyle, Rhys Pagan, JP McGuiness, Leon Roberts and Martin Taylor.
Parts of Italy, including the Lazio region around Rome, are suffering from drought.
The water company that serves Rome is proposing cutting supplies for eight hours a day to 1.5 million residents.
Water utility Acea blames a decision by officials to stop it taking supplies from a nearby lake.
The authorities that run Lazio say levels in Lake Bracciano have fallen too low because of the drought and they fear an environmental disaster.
Ms Lorenzin said: "An eventual suspension of the supply of water in Rome could seriously compromise the level of hygiene of all the accommodation structures, restaurants and public offices.
"But above all, it could seriously compromise the provision of essential health services."
Acea has criticised the decision to prevent the use of water from Lake Bracciano and said it had no choice but to introduce rationing.
But the water company and the regional authorities say they will continue to try to find a solution.
Italy has suffered its third-driest spring in 60 years, affecting two-thirds of farmland and costing Italian agriculture some €2bn ($2.3bn; £1.8bn).
There have been two years of lower-than-average rainfall in Rome.
So dire is the situation that the Vatican began shutting off its famous fountains on Tuesday.
The set of 15 bells at St Mary Magdalene Church in Taunton swing unpredictably because of their height.
All but one will be recast and set lower down the tower so they are easier to ring - with the new bells expected to be in place by October.
The 300 year-old carillon has broken so this will also be replaced.
The Bells of St Mary's project was launched in June 2012 with the aim of raising £300,000. So far £223,000 has been raised by various appeals.
Rosemary Tuhey from the project said: "It's going to deliver something we can all be proud of as a town.
"It all started because we'd been unable to teach on the bells because they are so difficult.
"We realised that we were all getting on a bit and if we didn't do something soon there would be no bells ringing from that church at all."
The bells will be be coming down in April after preparatory work is carried out.
She added: "There's quite a lot of work to do getting off their wheels and their clappers, and getting the room ready and lowering the tower for them to go into and taking out all the old bits of carillon electrical work.
"Once the bells come down, we're going to put up a webcam so that people in the town can see what's going on."
The bell that is not being recast is the lightest, known as the treble bell. This is a memorial to four St Mary's ringers killed in World War One and will be put on display in the church.
Bell ringer Mike Hansford said: "We certainly won't miss these bells because they are very untuneful, they're very difficult to ring.
"Hopefully by the time we have re-hung them they will be a joy to ring."
The bells were rung for a final time at 15:30 GMT.
The 26-year-old former world number 39, currently ranked 124, gave the positive sample in Luxembourg on 16 October.
She claimed the stimulant, sibutramine, had entered her system via weight-loss supplement ACAI Berry Thin and denied any intent to enhance her performance.
Zahlavova Strycova will be able to return to competition on 16 April.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) said it "did not dispute Ms Zahlavova Strycova's account of the circumstances surrounding her ingestion of sibutramine".
An ITF statement added: "Or that she (a) met the requirements to satisfy article 10.4 of the Programme (Elimination or Reduction of the Period of Ineligibility for Specified Substance under Specified Circumstances), and (b) bore No Significant Fault or Negligence".
Zahlavova Strycova has won one WTA singles and 17 doubles titles since turning professional in 2003. She has reached the third round at all four Grand Slam tournaments and achieved her best ranking of 39 in July 2010.
The Book Fairies started in London with the Books on the Underground project, but has now spread to 26 countries.
The books, by feminist authors including Caitlyn Moran and Maya Angelou, are being left as part of International Women's Day.
They all include a handwritten note from the Harry Potter actor.
In it, she wrote she hoped the reader would enjoy the book, and urged them to leave it in a public place afterwards for others to find.
The books are selections from her book club, Our Shared Self, which she started last year.
The actor has described it as a public library lending system.
"The idea is make people love reading again and to spread the love, like random acts of kindness," she said.
Books on the Underground started in 2012 and leaves about 250 books in stations across London each week.
Cordelia Oxley, who runs the project, said: "I am so excited to see these amazing books popping up around the world.
"We have a team of international book fairies, New Zealand to Dubai, who are going to share these Our Shared Self books today.
"This is a great way to mark International Women's Day and we hope to have a lot of fun with it."
Abeer, a 26-year old Filipina blogger based in Dubai, said: "I have superpowers today, running around town dropping books without feeling exhausted because there's too much joy in my heart! I saw someone picked it up and I'm telling you this feels priceless!"
Amatullah, in Kenya, said: "It's the most exhausting yet exhilarating experience I have ever had. The smiles on everyone's faces when they pick it up are priceless."
Shana Grice, 19, was found with her throat cut in the smoke-filled bedroom of her Brighton flat in August 2016.
Michael Lane, 27, had placed a tracker device on her car during a campaign of harassment, his trial heard.
Sentencing Lane, Mr Justice Green said he would serve a minimum of 25 years. The judge also criticised police over their contact with Miss Grice.
Lewes Crown Court was told Miss Grice had contacted police several times about Lane's unwanted attention.
The jury heard that after making one complaint to Sussex Police about Lane, Miss Grice was issued with a fixed penalty notice for wasting police time because she did not disclose she had been in a relationship with him.
Mr Justice Green, criticising Sussex Police, said: "You jumped to conclusions.
"In other words, she was treated as the wrongdoer and having committed a criminal offence, and Michael Lane was treated as the victim.
"There was seemingly no appreciation on the part of those investigating that a young woman in a sexual relationship with a man could at one and the same time be vulnerable and at risk of serious harm," he said.
"The police jumped to conclusions and Shana was stereotyped."
He said that after penalising Miss Grice for time-wasting, police then treated all further complaints by her with "scepticism".
The judge said another consequence was that Lane felt police would not act if he continued his "obsessive stalking".
Miss Grice's mother, Sharon Grice, said Lane had been harassing, stalking and pressuring her daughter for more than a year.
In a statement following Lane's sentencing, she and Miss Grice's father Richard Green said their daughter would have still been alive if Sussex Police had acted on her complaints.
They said: "Shana had complained to the Sussex Police about his stalking her over five times but this was treated as being of low risk and she was given a fine for wasting police time."
They described Lane as a "dangerous and obsessive man" who had shown "arrogance and cowardice" by pleading not guilty and blaming others for his actions.
"He compounded this by relying on the wholly inadequate police assessment of risk to Shana to suggest he was no danger to her.
"We firmly believe Shana would be alive today if Sussex Police had acted to protect Shana on the many occasions she complained about Lane, rather than issue her with a fine for wasting police time."
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has begun an investigation.
Tony Vita, 47, repeatedly stabbed 48-year-old Marion Vita at their house in Baillieston last September.
A jury rejected his claim that she had died in a bizarre accident after falling on the knife during a struggle.
At the High Court in Glasgow, Vita was ordered to serve a minimum of 12 years before being eligible for parole.
Jailing Vita, temporary judge Sean Murphy QC, said: "This is an incredibly sad case and has had tragic consequences for everyone who knew her including you.
"You had lived an exemplary life, but all of that ended when you discovered she was having an affair with another woman."
The judge said the incident was a "truly exceptional case given the unusual circumstances" of what went on.
Vita - who often broke down during his trial in March - showed no emotion as he was led handcuffed to the cells.
During the trial, Vita said he had tried to kill himself after discovering that his wife had been having an affair with 34-year-old Elwira Rumniak for almost a year.
The jury was told that the couple's neighbour, Helen Colquitt, heard three screams just after 20:00 on 20 September last year as she was watching television.
She said the screams were immediately followed by a woman shouting: "No, don't", followed by the sound of someone running upstairs.
In his evidence Vita said he did not realise his wife was injured and said he went upstairs and stabbed himself twice in a failed attempt to end his own life.
But he had no explanation as to why his wife's blood was on the front of the dressing gown he was wearing and on the legs of his glasses.
Detectives who examined the home after the murder found an entry on a calendar in the kitchen for 20 September 2013 which stated: "Marion cheating lesbian whore."
Vita had also cut his wife out of family photographs and smashed a mug which said "home is where the heart is".
Mrs Vita's lover, Ms Rumniak, told the court she had met her at a party in October 2012 and fell in love.
Ms Rumniak told prosecutor Douglas Fairley QC that the couple wanted to set up home together and had talked of adopting a child.
Mrs Vita had been staying in Edinburgh with Ms Rumniak but came home to Baillieston to face her husband after confessing by text to the affair.
In a rage, Vita stabbed his wife four times and then left her to die.
The court heard how the couple's 11-year-old son found her lying dying on the couch.
He told the court: "My mum was unconscious...her lips were quite grey.
"She was not moving at all. She was lying on the sofa, sort of on her side."
The boy said he tried opening his mother's eyes and talking to her before a 999 call was made.
He said that Ms Rumniak had been one of Mrs Vita's "best friends", but that his father had "suspicions" about the true extent of their relationship and he had been aware of his parents arguing.
Police officers who interviewed Vita shortly after the murder said he displayed no grief or sense of loss at the death of his wife.
Prior to sentencing, Brian McConnachie QC, defending, said: "The circumstances disclosed at trial indicate that this incident clearly happened at a time of unimaginable stress, so far as Mr Vita is concerned."
After jailing Vita, Judge Murphy also praised his son adding: "He will have to come to terms with the loss of his mother and the imprisonment of his father."
He was acknowledged as one of the great playwrights of his generation.
His work was performed in theatres across the globe from the USA to Russia - where at one point three of his plays were running at the same time.
Friel was also, famously, a quiet man who shunned the limelight. He made his statements on the stage and let his plays speak for themselves.
His first major stage success - Philadelphia Here I Come - was the hit of the Dublin Theatre Festival in 1964 and went on to Broadway.
In the 1970s, a young unknown actor Liam Neeson would win plaudits for his role in the play on the Irish amateur drama circuit, setting him on a path to international fame.
Among the best known of Friel's plays are: Lovers, The Freedom of the City, Faith Healer, Translations and Dancing at Lughnasa.
Brian Friel was born in Killyclogher, County Tyrone, on either 9 or 10 January 1929. There has always been confusion about the birth date.
In a rare radio self portrait, he said he was the "son of a teacher and grandson of peasants who could neither read nor write".
His sense of self and of religious, rural Ireland in contrast to the more progressive Ireland of the north would feature prominently in his work.
Friel's father, Patrick, was a teacher and his mother, Mary McLoone, came from Glenties, County Donegal.
He moved to Londonderry when he was 10 and grew up there. He always declared a deep love for the city.
He attended St Columb's College, the alma mater of other Irishmen who would go on to grace the world stage in the arts and in politics: Seamus Heaney, John Hume and Seamus Deane.
After school, Friel went to Maynooth College to study for the priesthood, an experience that he later described as "very disturbing".
He returned to teach in Derry and to write.
In 1954, he married Anne Morrison and they had five children: Mary, Paddy (who predeceased him), Judy, Sally and David.
He began writing short stories but quickly found his spiritual home in the theatre. His first play, A Sort of Freedom, written for radio, was broadcast by the BBC in 1954.
After 10 years, he left teaching and went to the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, America, where, he said, he found liberation and an assured sense of self and from that, came his breakthrough play in 1964, Philadelphia, Here I Come, which went to Broadway.
He moved away from Derry to County Donegal in 1966 but he always had strong links to the city and said that every going away was "a wrench" and every return "a fulfilment".
His plays are poetic and one enduring theme is the power of memory.
"It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us," he said, " but images of the past embodied in language.
In 1980, he co-founded the Field Day Theatre Company with actor Stephen Rea that proved brave, controversial and unique. It was formed in an atmosphere of riots and looming hunger strikes.
It became an artistic response to the violence and the politics that divided Northern Ireland at that time during the Troubles.
Field Day was a travelling theatre company that opened the world of drama to people who might otherwise never have seen it.
Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said: "There was Seamus Deane, Seamus Heaney, Brian Friel and Stephen Rea.
"These were people who were well-grounded within the community and who understood."
Stephen Rea said of Friel: "He is completely in tune with Irish audiences.
"There is something innate in the plays where he speaks very directly to an Irish audience and we found the audience for him."
Translations, about the mapping and renaming of Ireland by the English, was the first play performed by Field Day and it opened in Derry at the Guildhall in September 1980.
His later plays, such as Dancing at Lughnasa harked back to the traditional culture of rural Ireland and the place where tradition, religion and modernity meet head on.
Ballybeg is the Irish word for small town and it is that small town Ireland that he explores with all its harshness and heartbreak.
Dancing at Lughnasa received three Tony awards in 1992, including best play and a film was made, starring Meryl Streep,
There was one memorable showing of the film in Glenties, Friel's mother's home and the possible inspiration for Ballybeg.
In 1982, Friel was elected to Aosdana, the Irish association to honour artists who have made an outstanding contribution to the arts in Ireland.
He went on to serve in the Irish senate from 1987 to 1989.
In 2005, The Home Place, Brian Friel's last original play, opened and sold out at The Gate Theatre, Dublin, before transferring to London's West End and then on to the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis.
The following year, the then Irish president Mary McAleese presented the playwright with a gold torc, in recognition of his election as a Saoi, a wise one, by the members of Aosdana.
Accepting it, he joked: "I knew that being made a Saoi... is extreme unction; it is a final anointment - Aosdana's last rites."
The House of Lords has been pushing for teenagers to have a say in the vote, promised by the end of 2017.
But ministers fear it could undermine the legitimacy of the result.
Speaker John Bercow has now decided that due to the estimated costs, the changes must be decided by the Commons.
He has certified that the changes are covered by "financial privilege" rules which can be used by the Commons "as grounds for overruling any House of Lords proposal that has cost implications".
Peers voted last month to amend the European Referendum Bill to extend the franchise.
The Bill returns to the Commons on Tuesday, with MPs expected to reject the move.
The government's notes on the House of Lords amendment say the change would incur "in excess of £6m of additional public expenditure".
This includes the postage cost of campaign literature, which would be incurred by Whitehall and local authorities.
It has triggered the financial privilege rules, which refer to the special right of the House of Commons to make tax and spending decisions.
Labour sources accused the government of arrogance and promised to find way around the obstacle.
But BBC deputy political editor James Landale said the parliamentary technicality made it much harder for peers to continue pushing for 16 and 17-year-olds to get a vote and in doing so to delay the referendum.
"It also shows that the government is ready to play hardball with the House of Lords after its plans to cut tax credits were defeated in October," he added.
The government has no majority in the Upper House, and commissioned a review to look at the workings of Parliament following its defeat on tax credits.
The Electoral Commission has said registering 16 and 17-year-olds could take 12 months, which could affect the government's referendum timetable. No date for the poll has been set.
Labour, the SNP and the Lib Dems all favour 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.
The prime minister's spokeswoman said the government wanted to progress its EU negotiations "as quickly as possible".
On votes at 16, she added: "The Commons has taken a very clear position on this and we will seek to overturn that amendment."
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Newsround breaks down what happened during the match.
The company reported its first rise in sales in nine months on Tuesday after strong Christmas sales of its iPhone 7.
The main US indexes were unmoved by the Federal Reserve's widely expected decision to hold interest rates.
The Dow Jones was little changed, up 27 points at 19,891. The S&P 500 moved less than 1 point to 2,279 and the Nasdaq edged up 28 points to 5,643.
The US central bank ruled unanimously to keep its benchmark interest rate in a range of 0.5% to 0.75%, and said the outlook for the US economy remained positive.
Dennis de Jong, managing director at UFX.com, said: "The first US Fed policy decision since Donald Trump became president hasn't brought any shocks, as Fed chair Janet Yellen has kept interest rates unchanged for another month."
On the currency markets, the dollar rose slightly against the euro and the yen.
Oil prices also rose on signs that members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries were making good on promises to cut output. Brent crude was up 1.6% to $56.45 a barrel.
Konta, 25, occupies the eighth and final slot for the tournament which starts on Sunday in Singapore.
Kuznetsova must win Saturday's final to overtake the British number one, who is not playing this week as she continues to recover from an injury.
The 31-year-old Russian will play world number 49 Daria Gavrilova in the final.
Australian Gavrilova defeated Germany's Julia Goerges 7-5 6-1 to set up a meeting with top seed Kuznetsova, who beat Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 6-1 6-7 (1-7) 6-4.
Konta moved up to eighth in the rankings following the withdrawal of world number two Serena Williams.
BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller said she has arrived in Singapore, and appears fit to play.
Konta was present for the WTA Finals draw in Singapore on Friday, when she was named most improved player for 2016.
If she qualifies, she will face Agnieszka Radwanska, Karolina Pliskova and Garbine Muguruza in the group stage.
Angelique Kerber, Simona Halep, Madison Keys and Dominika Cibulkova line up in the other group.
Kuznetsova is the only player who can deny Konta a place at the Finals, because ninth-ranked Carla Suarez Navarro retired with a wrist injury after round two of the Kremlin Cup.
The portrait of three women was due to be auctioned in Northamptonshire this week.
But it was withdrawn from sale after a collector came forward about a similar Bronte portrait by the same artist.
The auctioneer said this could prove there was a link between the sisters and the artist, Sir Edwin Landseer.
Auctioneer Jonathan Humbert said: "In light of the new information and its potential significance, we have postponed the sale and will evaluate the strength and implications of what has now come to light.
"This could help prove beyond doubt, the important link between Landseer, one of the 19th century's greatest artists, and the Bronte sisters, English literature's most perennial siblings."
He added: "We can only do our best to prove beyond doubt, and obviously the more information we have the better our conclusion can be."
The Bronte family moved to Haworth, West Yorkshire, in 1820 where the Reverend Patrick Bronte was appointed Curate of Haworth.
They lived at the Haworth Parsonage from 1820 to 1861, which is now the Bronte Parsonage Museum.
The appeal was launched at the request of coroner Sir John Goldring and the victims' families.
Of 6,500 witnesses interviewed so far, investigators had been unable to trace those captured on camera despite "exhausting" all other avenues.
Two police officers, one steward and six fans are still to be traced.
Ninety-six football fans died after the crush at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough stadium.
One witness, who was on the pitch when the disaster unfolded, came forward on Thursday after identifying himself from a photograph.
An Operation Resolve spokesman said eight more had now been identified, including a Nottingham Forest fan.
He said: "The response has been fantastic. To get 50% in the first 24 hours is really good."
Those with information have been asked to contact Operation Resolve on 08000 283 284.
The match between was abandoned at 15:06 BST on 15 April 1989.
Fresh inquests being held in Warrington, Cheshire, continue.
The authority is looking at ways to make the savings as it faces cuts to its government grant.
It aims to cut costs through efficiency savings, technology and better value for money in commissioning services.
Labour council leader George Nobbs said the authority had a "mountain to climb" over its £1.4bn annual budget.
Since 2010 the number of people directly employed by the council has shrunk from 7,940 to 4,800.
About half the reduction in staff numbers came from workers being transferred to other organisations such as NorseCare - which runs care homes.
Since 2011-12, the council has seen cuts to its grant of £124m, but further central government grant reductions are expected.
Plans to meet the latest savings go before the council's policy and resources committee on 1 June.
The proposals for "Re-imagining Norfolk" are set out in a report from the council's managing director, Dr Wendy Thomson. She said fundamental change was needed in local government, following the outcome of the election and continuation of the government's austerity policy.
Mr Nobbs said: "We are being open and frank from the start of this process about the mountain we have to climb. Despite unprecedented efficiencies, we still find ourselves having to take out more from the council.
"We need to use every penny of... [our savings] to get the best possible results we can for the people of Norfolk. "
The report said it set out a vision of creating a Norfolk public service by "forging alliances" with other organisations to free up capacity across the county.
It said the council needed to focus on four priorities - excellence in education, real jobs, good infrastructure and supporting vulnerable people.
The council is run by an alliance of Labour, Lib Dems and UKIP supported by the Greens.
The 24-year-old Brazil international joined the Reds from Inter Milan for £8.5m in January 2013, and his new deal will take him through to 2022.
Coutinho has scored 34 goals in 163 appearances for Liverpool.
"It is a club that I am very grateful to and this shows my happiness here," he told the club's website.
There is no release clause in Coutinho's new contract, the terms of which come into effect from 1 July.
Coutinho, who had been linked with a move to Spanish champions Barcelona, added: "I signed this new contract to stay here for a few more years because it's a great honour for me.
"It gives me great happiness because I was welcomed here with open arms by everyone at the club and the supporters right from my first day."
Coutinho was brought to Anfield by former manager Brendan Rodgers, with Southampton also interested in signing him at the time.
He has established himself as one of the Reds' key players during his four years at Anfield.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes his decision to sign a new long-term contract sends out a "big statement".
"This is wonderful news," said Klopp, whose side are fourth in the Premier League, 10 points behind leaders Chelsea.
"He is truly world class - in that very top bracket. He knows he can fulfil his dreams and ambitions here at Liverpool."
Coutinho has recently returned from an ankle injury, prior to which he had scored six goals in 14 appearances this season.
Analysis by BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty
Coutinho's ability to create and score goals has not only brought him adulation at Anfield and more recognition at international level with Brazil, it also brought him to the attention of the likes of Barcelona.
Liverpool's move to secure Coutinho is not only a coup for Klopp and the club, but is also a contract without an exit clause, which is a vital component of the deal.
It is a strategy designed to avoid the sort of scenario they faced in 2014 when Luis Suarez signed a new deal at Liverpool in December 2013 that was ultimately only security for when he made a £75m move to Barcelona that summer.
Coutinho has expressed his complete satisfaction at Liverpool and is accompanied by none of the controversies that made Suarez even more likely to leave Liverpool and the Premier League.
Liverpool believe this is one deal that has been signed by a player who is in it for the long haul at Anfield.
Carmel Napier, also lead on domestic abuse for the Association of Chief Police Officers, said other services also had a vital role to play.
In 2010 there were 8,075 domestic abuse incidents reported in the Gwent force area - an average of 22 per day.
Mrs Napier will chair a domestic violence conference in June.
She said she hoped the conference will spell a new era for tackling violence in homes across Wales.
The event follows high-profile cases in Wales where victims of domestic abuse have died at the hands of their attackers.
Last June, North Wales Police was criticised in a report over the murder of Karen McGraw, 50, by her former partner at her Flintshire home.
An investigation said police could not have prevented her death but should have done more to protect her.
In August 2009, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said South Wales Police and Gwent Police had failed Joanna Michael, who was killed by her boyfriend despite dialling 999 twice during the attack.
Mrs Napier has invited Home Secretary Theresa May to the conference, along with assembly government representatives, members of the IPCC and representatives from all the different agencies and services involved when a woman, man or child becomes a victim of domestic violence.
She told BBC Wales: "The one place we should all feel safe is within our homes.
"Domestic abuse is one of those hidden behind the curtain things. Research shows it happens at least 40 times before police are notified, and generally when we get notified it's to an incident.
"We have been training and focusing the energies of our staff on taking positive action at the scene and making our specialist domestic violence officers available 24-7 so they can provide the on the spot assistance and guidance to officers, victims and families to make sure safety plans are in place for the future."
But she said it was regrettable so few agencies are set up to respond in the 24-7 way "the blue light services" do.
"The police service has got to protect and reassure communities and take positive action but they do not have a core role in telling people how and where and what to do with their lives.
"The conference is at a very senior level and aims to share the lessons learnt and to agree a clear plan where every agency will have its accountability and responsibilities outlined and will reach agreement on how to take this forward."
She referred to a pilot in the Newport area where the council and police worked together with all agencies on one day to look back at domestic abuse incidents from the previous 24 hours.
"The idea was to agree what support and services the victims, offenders, children and neighbours will need to make sure such incidents don't happen again and how victims and families move forward with things like housing, finance, schooling for children, education and welfare.
Mrs Napier said she hoped the conference on 14 June would "draw out" what was needed in terms of getting the basics right and "making clear the responsibilities of neighbours, families and friends in supporting people".
Christopher Halliwell, 47, was arrested on Thursday before Miss O'Callaghan's body was found near Uffington, Oxfordshire.
Police said bones recovered during a search in Gloucestershire were believed to be of another woman estimated to be aged between 23 and 30.
Miss O'Callaghan had not been seen since leaving a nightclub in Swindon early on Saturday 19 March.
Mr Halliwell, of Ashbury Avenue, Swindon, was charged with murdering Miss O'Callaghan on Saturday evening and is due to appear before Swindon magistrates on Monday.
Police had been digging on Baxter's Farm at Eastleach in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds 17 miles from where Miss O'Callaghan's body was discovered, since late on Thursday.
On Saturday they revealed they had found human remains but said they had yet to identify them.
Det Supt Steve Fulcher of Wiltshire Police, who is leading the investigation, said on Sunday forensic laboratory tests and a post-mortem examination would be carried out on the bones.
Det Supt Fulcher said it had been indicated to him that the woman was taken from the Swindon area between 2003 and 2005.
District Crown Prosecutor Simon Brenchley said: "I have been working closely with Wiltshire Police and now have authorised them to charge Christopher Halliwell with Sian O'Callaghan's murder.
"Having reviewed the evidence, I am satisfied that there is sufficient to charge him, and that it is in the public interest to do so.
"I will keep liaising closely with the police as their investigation continues."
Mr Halliwell remains in police custody at Gablecross Police Station in Swindon.
Det Supt Fulcher appealed for anyone who had been "lamping" or poaching in the Ramsbury area of Wiltshire or nearby from 0300 BST on Saturday 19 March to contact the force if they had seen anything suspicious, or a green Toyota Avensis.
He stressed officers were not interested in prosecuting anyone for poaching.
Hundreds of Chinese lanterns and balloons were launched into the sky on Saturday evening during an event in Swindon in memory of Miss O'Callaghan. Thousands of people gathered at the town's Polo Ground for a two-minute silence.
Team mates also stood in silence on Saturday afternoon at the club where she played bowls.
The 27-year-old, born in Northern Ireland, opted to represent Ireland, before pulling out of Rio 2016 because of concerns about the Zika virus.
"It put me in a position where I had to question who I am, where am I from," McIlroy told Irish newspaper, the Sunday Independent.
"Whether that's right or wrong, it's how I feel."
When he declared his intention to play for Ireland, McIlroy described himself as "comfortable" with his decision, explaining that it was a logical choice having twice represented Ireland at the World Cup alongside fellow Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell.
However, he now says he felt he would inevitably upset some people whether he chose to represent Team GB or Ireland.
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McIlroy says that he does not envy the profile of fellow former world number one Tiger Woods.
McIlroy lives in Florida, USA and regularly plays rounds with American 14-time major winner Woods, and he says he would gladly accept less success if it means maintaining a more normal life away from the course.
"I've played golf with him and said: 'What are you doing tonight? Do you want to come and have dinner with us?' And he can't," McIlroy added.
"For me, that's unfathomable. I could not live like that.
"If someone was to say, 'you can have 14 majors and 70 wins but have to deal with that, or nine majors and 40 wins and stay somewhat the same as you are', I'd take the second option all day."
Songs like Purple Rain, Kiss and Little Red Corvette, currently only available on Tidal, will appear on Sunday, ahead of the Grammy Awards.
Spotify, the world's biggest streaming platform, told the BBC that all of Prince's albums from 1978 to 1996 would be part of the deal.
The BBC understands the music will also arrive on Apple Music and Napster.
Prince was the ninth-most successful recording artist of 2016, despite his most famous recordings being withheld from those services,
Prince, one of the biggest stars of the 1980s, was both a pioneer and a sceptic when it came to putting his music online.
In 2001 he began a monthly online subscription service, the NPG Music Club, that earned him a Webby lifetime achievement award in 2006.
Organisers said the star "forever altered the landscape of online musical distribution" and "reshaped the relationship between artist and fan".
A day later, he shut the website down.
In later years, he aggressively pursued people who put unauthorised clips of his music and performances on YouTube and pulled his music from all streaming sites except Tidal.
He wasn't being capricious. Prince was a life-long advocate of artists' rights and would simply pick up his ball and go home when he felt business terms were unfavourable.
If he were alive today, it is unlikely his catalogue would be appearing on streaming services.
However, his estate potentially owes $100 million (£80 million) in taxes, making new business deals a matter of urgency.
As well as the streaming announcement, which will be made official on Sunday, Prince's team have arranged to license his unreleased recordings to Universal Music.
The company will be able to exploit his vast archives of live recordings, alternate takes and unheard songs.
They also gain the rights to the 25 albums he released after parting ways with Warner Bros in 1996, which include hits like Musicology, 3121 and Emancipation.
Speaking to Billboard magazine, Charles Koppelman and L Londell McMillan - special advisers to Prince's estate - said they had been inundated with requests from people who wanted to honour the star's legacy.
"Whether it's a motion picture, documentaries, Broadway, Cirque du Soleil - all of those are opportunities that I think are in the future for Londell and me and the estate to work on," said Koppelman.
"Prince has amazing content beyond the music," added McMillan. "There are [filmed recordings of] the most amazing performances that we haven't even begun to discuss."
McMillan, a music industry lawyer who worked with Prince for 12 years and acted as his manager for some of that time, said he had no intent to disrespect the musician's memory.
"Some people may say. 'Why are you making all these deals? Prince wouldn't make these deals,'" he said.
"Prince never wanted to lose ownership and control of his creations, so we place ownership and control over dealmaking [in order to] preserve the assets and stay within Prince's brand values.
"As I have told everybody, there's not gonna be a big IRS truck backing up to Paisley Park saying 'I'll take those assets!'"
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The incident shows the guard at an entrance to St David's 2 in the city centre telling the boy and his friends to "get out or I'll chuck you out".
He then takes the boy by the arm to clear him from the doorway before grabbing hold of his throat.
St David's said it was "not the level of conduct expected from our officers".
Jason Mann's son was one of the group present.
He told BBC News Online the teenagers were in the city centre on Sunday skateboarding before deciding to go into St David's to get some food.
"They went inside to a cafe and were about to order when two security guards approached them and they were asked to leave, because they had skateboards with them and the management didn't want them there.
"Stupidly perhaps, they tried to enter through another door. That's when they were confronted.
"I appreciate what security guards do and what they're confronted with sometimes but grabbing a 15-year-old boy by the throat is totally unacceptable," he said.
Mr Mann, from St Mellons, Cardiff, said he felt the boys had been labelled by the fact they were carrying skateboards and by their clothing.
"They are a really good group of boys and well-behaved. They are being very dismissive of the incident as if it's nothing, but the parents involved don't feel the same.
"After being grabbed around the throat, I'm not sure I'd be so dismissive. [My son] is more concerned about the guy losing his job.
"I'm a firefighter so I come across anti-social behaviour on a regular basis, being spat at, rocks thrown by youths, and I'd never react in that way."
He said the incident had been logged with the police.
St David's' centre manager Mark Nott said: "We have been made aware of this incident and the security officer involved has been suspended with immediate effect.
"This is not the level of conduct we expect from our officers and we apologise to all parties involved. A full investigation in now taking place and we are liaising with the customers concerned directly."
Energy tycoon Simon Rigby stepped forward after Preston Council voted to demolish the building because of the costs of running and refurbishing it.
A council spokesman said the council's cabinet was likely to discuss the proposal at its meeting on 21 March.
The report on the proposal by Mr Rigby should be published at the end of the week, the spokesman added.
Mr Rigby, who last month pledged to fund the station in the short-term, said his proposal was subject to commercial confidentiality but has now revealed some "common sense" elements of his scheme.
"The car park was built when cars were smaller - you wouldn't get planning permission for it now," said Mr Rigby.
He added: "It would be better to make bigger spaces for less cars."
Mr Rigby said part of the bus station area could be pedestrianised, because there were fewer buses using the station, and a section of its interior space would become a retail area for start-up businesses.
He hoped to encourage student entrepreneurs, in particular.
He said: "Preston doesn't need another Starbucks, I would rather have small start-up businesses, which are retail-based.
"In the short-term, it would be based on philanthropy but, in the medium to longer term, the businesses would have to be viable."
There would also be space for art displays.
Mr Rigby is also supported by two other Preston businesses - structural engineers Frank Whittle Partnerships, whose projects include Preston North End's refurbished Deepdale ground, and property company and surveyor Parker and Company, whose clients include Barclays Bank and Lancashire County Council.
The council estimated refurbishing the building could cost £23m, with running costs at £300,000 a year.
Mr Rigby, who founded utilities company Spice and is now CEO of the Greengen Group, said: "We are all Preston lads, we were brought up around the bus station, we know what it means to people in Preston."
Heritage campaigners said the building was iconic and an asset to tourism.
The army claim that Taj Muhammad was one of the commanders behind the Taliban assault.
The army is still searching for other militants linked to the attack, in which at least 150 people were killed, including 133 children.
All of the gunmen who stormed the school are believed to be dead.
Taj Muhammed was captured in a camp for internally displaced people in the Pawaka area of Peshawar.
Pakistani authorities believe 27 militants were involved in the attack. Nine gunmen were killed during the siege and several others linked to the attack have been captured.
The detainees could be brought before military courts and face the death penalty if convicted of terrorism.
Following the massacre, security has been stepped up in the region, with teachers now allowed to carry guns.
The group of attackers cut through a wire fence at Peshawar's Army School on 16 December before launching an attack on an auditorium where children were taking a lesson in first aid.
The gunmen, who were wearing bomb vests, then went from room to room shooting pupils and teachers in a siege that lasted eight hours.
A faction of the Pakistani Taliban loyal to Mullah Fazlullah said they carried out the attack in revenge for the army's offensive against them in North Waziristan.
Günther Oettinger said the bloc must either spend less or find new money to fill the gap, equivalent to an estimated 16% of the entire budget.
Among the options on the table could be less generous payments to farmers or a tax on financial transactions.
"A big country, a net contributor is leaving," Mr Oettinger said.
"That must have consequences."
Mr Oettinger said each euro spent must have a positive impact on people's lives, as he presented a discussion paper on the EU's future.
Negotiations are under way for the UK to leave the EU by the end of March 2019, following last year's referendum vote.
It is not just Brexit giving the EU a budget headache.
"At the same time we need to finance new tasks such as defence, internal security...," Mr Oettinger writes, with regional policy commissioner Corina Cretu, in an EU blog.
"The total gap could therefore be up to twice as much."
The BBC's Europe reporter, Adam Fleming, says the disappearance of Britain's annual rebate will make the budget process simpler.
The rebate, negotiated under former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, is a complex calculation which sees a sizeable proportion of the UK's net contribution to the EU each year returned.
Officials will now consult member states and the European Parliament, our reporter says,
They hope the "Brexit effect" will be clearer by the end of the year and a draft budget for the years 2020 and beyond will be proposed by the middle of next year.
The Genting Arena in Birmingham will host the event on Sunday, 18 December and will celebrate an outstanding 12 months of British sport.
Tickets cost £45 each and will be restricted to six per person.
Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan will again present the show, which will be live on BBC One, the BBC Sport website and BBC Radio 5 live.
Last year the first wave of tickets sold out in 35 minutes.
Tickets can be purchased online from theticketfactory.com or by calling the box office on 0844 33 88 222.
All tickets are subject to administration fees and children under 16 (minimum age 10) must be accompanied by an adult.
"This is an unparalleled era to be competing under the Union flag," says BBC Sport chief sports writer Tom Fordyce.
"Sports Personality of the Year? Good luck with whittling it down to the shortlist, let alone choosing your winner."
Read more from Tom.
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Tennis player Andy Murray won Sports Personality of the Year 2015 with 35% of the votes when the show travelled to Belfast for the first time.
Rugby league player Kevin Sinfield (28%) was runner-up, with heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill third (8%).
Other awards presented on the evening were:
Sports Personality roll of honour: Every winner since 1954
Cardell Hayes said there is more to the story than the initial police account.
Police said former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was driving with his wife on Saturday when Mr Hayes' Humvee crashed into Smith's Mercedes.
The crash set off a row in which police said Mr Hayes shot and killed Smith and wounded his wife, Racquel.
Police are trying to determine whether there was any connection between Mr Hayes and the victims.
Mr Hayes worked as a security guard for the Saints while Smith was with the team, but his lawyer John Fuller said his client did not know Smith.
Mr Hayes's father was shot to death by police in 2005 and his lawsuit against the department was settled for an undisclosed sum, according to the New Orleans Advocate.
One of the officers named in the lawsuit, William Ceravolo, told ABC News he and Smith were friends and had dinner together on Saturday.
Mr Fuller said his client did not act like a murderer.
He said Mr Hayes, 28, said his vehicle was hit first and he was following Smith's car to take down a registration number when the incident happened.
Mr Hayes called emergency services to report the shooting and encouraged a witness to stay at the scene to speak to police, Mr Fuller said.
Police said Smith was not armed and Mr Hayes owned his gun legally.
Racquel Smith is being treated at hospital and is expected to recover.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who played with Smith for seven seasons, decried New Orleans' high rate of killings.
"We've become desensitised to it," Mr Brees told a local radio show.
"And so many people die, but we pay attention when it's Will Smith; that forces so many people who wouldn't normally deal with it to deal with the reality of a terrible thing, the gun violence in the city."
Smith, a 34-year-old father of three, played with the Saints for his entire career and won a Super Bowl with the team in 2009.
He retired in 2012 after he was implicated in the "Bounty Bowl" scandal.
The NFL accused of Smith of being part of a locker-room pool that paid cash bonuses for heavy and even injurious hits.
Their question was this: where would they stand the best chance of completing the journey they had begun many months ago from their hometowns in Afghanistan?
Having tried and failed to get through the enhanced security around the port of Calais and the Channel Tunnel, they had decided to travel almost 500km (310 miles) west to Normandy in the belief that the security at Cherbourg would be more easily breached.
And that would mean finally reaching Britain hidden inside a lorry, on a ferry making its way across the Channel.
But it was not to be.
"Someone told me it would be easy, but here it is more difficult," says Amir forlornly.
"There is security and there are CCTV cameras everywhere, so it is very difficult to have any chance to get into a car or truck and then into a ship and go to England."
While Amir says he has never been approached by smugglers offering places on small boats to reach the English coast and would not do it anyway because he thinks it is too dangerous, it seems some migrants and refugees are being tempted by this risky option.
At the port of Carteret on the Cherbourg peninsula, fishermen told me of an incident earlier this year in which a group of migrants had tried to board a motorboat with the apparent intention of reaching the Channel Island of Jersey.
But they were caught by the police.
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And over the past two weeks there have been three incidents involving Albanians and Iranians running into difficulty on board flimsy boats off the south coast of England.
Inside a large official migrant camp near Dunkirk, one leading member of the Iraqi Kurdish community told me he knew people there who were now desperate enough to take small boats across the Channel.
But it is far from clear how many would really do this given the risks involved and the amounts of money allegedly being charged by the smugglers.
The local French authorities admit there have been a few cases of their coastguard rescuing migrants in small boats, but are convinced the numbers remain small.
Franck Dhersin, mayor of Teteghem near Dunkirk, stresses the difficulties of navigating the Channel with its strong currents, winds and sandbanks.
He argues any smugglers trying to buy motorboats in France would be quickly spotted.
The test of whether this is accurate or wishful thinking will be over the coming months of summer.
Symphonic Brass Wales will join thousands of people in the march past the Kremlin in Moscow during the Victory Day commemorations on Tuesday.
The annual mass parade marks the anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.
The band is thought to be the first non-Russian ensemble to have been invited to take part.
The Immortal Regiment parade is for people to remember their relatives who fought in WW2.
Cornet player Alexandra Humphreys said the event would be "very emotional".
Ms Humphreys, who presents Ffeil - the Welsh-language TV news programme for young people on S4C - said the players had been asked to share photographs of their loved ones who had fought in the war to be made into posters as is usual at the parade.
She told BBC Wales she had sent over a picture of her great-great uncle Arthur, who died during the war.
"They put a photo of him on a placard. It was quite emotional because I had never really seen him until a couple of weeks before I came to Russia," she said.
"It's nice to remember him in the same way the Russians remember their war heroes."
The march of remembrance will follow a mass parade of military strength in Red Square, involving 10,000 soldiers.
The panel show features six celebrities who help contestants match phrases by filling in missing blanked out words.
Match Game premiered in the US in the 1960s and ran in different incarnations until the 1990s.
Baldwin will donate his fee to the foundation he runs with his wife, which supports arts charities.
Baldwin tweeted the news: "Get ready to match the stars and laugh your BLANK off, because I'm hosting #MatchGame. This secret nearly made me BLANK!"
He said he and his wife, Hilaria, were "beyond grateful" to US network ABC "for the chance to support the arts".
"Hilaria and I are thrilled to donate this fee to arts-related charities. And we look forward to having a lot of fun," he said.
The show, which will also be produced by Baldwin, will be air on ABC on 26 June.
The UK version of the show was a big hit in the 1980s when it was broadcast on BBC One, first hosted by Sir Terry Wogan and then comic Les Dawson.
Lily Savage, Paul O'Grady's alter ego, also hosted a revival of the show from 1998 to 2002, broadcast initially on BBC One and then ITV.
The men were found guilty of violating strict Islamic laws in conservative Aceh and will receive 85 lashes each.
The pair, aged 20 and 23, were found in bed together by vigilantes in March. They have not been identified.
Gay sex is not illegal in the rest of Muslim-majority Indonesia and this is its first such conviction. Aceh is the only province where Sharia is in force.
The sentence is due to be carried out next week.
While the judges did not give the maximum punishment of 100 lashes, the sentence is heavier than the 80 lashes asked for by the prosecution.
Public caning sentences have been handed down previously only for gambling and drinking alcohol.
Aceh has become increasingly conservative in recent years. Strict laws against homosexuality were passed in 2014 and came into effect the following year.
Judge Khairil Jamal told the court that the men had been "proven legally and convincingly guilty of committing gay sex", according to the AFP news agency.
When the sentence was being read out, the two men covered their faces with their shirt and hands.
Local officials claim that Sharia law is in line with Aceh's long Islamic tradition. Munawar, an official in charge of overseeing the implementation of the law, says "people want to implement comprehensive Islamic teachings including the enacting of its criminal code".
He also says the Qanun Jinayat - as the Islamic criminal law enacted in Aceh in 2015 is known locally - is an effective deterrent.
The law covers the consumption, production and distribution of alcohol; gambling; adultery; extra-marital sex and homosexual acts.
Punishments include caning and imprisonment, but not stoning.
Rights activists tried last year to repeal some provisions in the Qanun Jinayat, arguing that it was against human rights and Indonesia's national criminal code - but that was rejected by the Supreme Court.
The caning sentence handed down on Wednesday has been condemned by human rights groups and activists.
"I see this as a criminalisation, a step back for Indonesia and violation to human rights," Dede Oetomo, founder of Gaya Nusantara, an organisation advocating LGBT rights said after the verdict.
Ahead of the ruling, Human Rights Watch had called on Indonesia to release the two men, saying that "the verdict will increase fear among LGBT people not only in Aceh but also in many other, especially conservative provinces" in Indonesia.
The men will be caned during a public ceremony on 23 May in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh - where they were found by vigilantes.
The neighbourhood group filmed themselves kicking and beating the pair and the video was shared widely in Indonesia. Rights groups say anti-gay sentiment is growing in the country.
Aceh was granted special rights to introduce its own stricter Islamic laws more than a decade ago.
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The Cookstown-based team said they would be at the Isle of Man TT Races in June and various Irish road events.
BE boss John Burrows said they had consulted with Malachi's father, Kevin Thomas, and the team's sponsors.
"We hope fans and the public respect our decision which was a hard one," said team boss John Burrows.
"It is bad timing that the TT is so close to the death of Mal, who was much more than a rider to the team and the Burrows family."
"We have come to the decision to carry on at the 2016 TT Races, and support Derek Sheils for the remainder of the year at Irish national road races.
"Derek will be competing in the Superbike and Supersport, and Peter Hickman in the Supertwin classes at the TT."
Mitchell-Thomas died during the Suptertwin race at the North West 200 races on Saturday.
His father, Kevin Thomas, said he would be scattering the ashes of the 20-year-old, from Chorley, in Lancashire, at the Isle of Man TT races in June.
"That is what he wanted me to do - he lived for racing," said Thomas.
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The SS Samtampa ran aground at Sker Point, a headland in Bridgend county, on 23 April 1947 after attempting to sail through a force 11 gale.
All 39 members of crew died along with eight lifeboat rescuers sent from Mumbles, Swansea.
A service took place at Sker Point at 14:30 BST, following one at All Saints Church, Porthcawl on Saturday.
The 7,000-tonne steamer was travelling from Middlesbrough to Newport where it was due to be sold when it broke into three on the rocks.
There is a plaque and stained glass window at All Saints Church - where 12 of the crew were buried - commemorating the disaster.
After Sunday's service, the congregation walked to Sker Point, where two lifeboats similar to Edward Prince of Wales - the RNLI vessel destroyed in the rescue attempt - met them.
The Awen Trust, Porthcawl Sea Cadets and the Porthcawl Shout Forum have received Heritage Lottery funding for a £45,000 granite sculpture which will go outside a new £5.5m maritime centre in Porthcawl's harbour marina.
It is hoped the 6ft (1.8m) tall monument will be ready in about five months.
The group also secured funding for educational events including a public exhibition at the Senedd called "Porthcawl's secret tragedy", which runs from Monday until 8 May.
Gary Victor, chairman of Porthcawl Shout Forum, said it was important people remembered and younger people were educated about it.
"It was a gigantic event which happened on our coast but has gradually been forgotten," he said.
The Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust had run the service from 09:00 to midnight, but it has now been cut to between 08:00 and 16:00.
Hospital staff now have to call out "crisis teams" at other times when they need a patient assessed.
The NHS said it was working to recruit more staff.
The psychiatric liaison service ensures that a patient receives a specialist assessment within four hours.
Patients are then either safely discharged or referred to onward psychiatric services.
In a leaked email seen by the BBC, the chief operating officer of East Kent Hospitals, Jane Ely, said it did not have enough space to accommodate patients waiting for specialist services.
If there are no such staff or beds available, patients in need of "immediate care and control" are taken into police custody.
Brian Clark, whose daughter regularly uses mental health crisis services in Kent, said she had recently spent 18 hours in a cell.
"It's not acceptable. The police don't know who they're dealing with, and what they're capable of," he said.
Ian Pointon, chairman of Kent Police Federation, said it did not have "the capacity to deal with an increase in something that is in reality a matter for the health service".
The NHS South Kent Coast Clinical Commissioning Group said the shortage of trained mental health clinicians was a national problem.
"The psychiatric liaison service in east Kent is fully funded - and more funding has recently been provided by the NHS, therefore we remain hopeful that suitable, qualified staff will be recruited soon," Dr Tara Hoshyar said.
The Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust said it would be discussing how the extra funding could be used.
The 27-year-old was on a routine patrol, in an unmarked police car, when the collision happened on the Limavady Road at 03:40 GMT on Saturday.
Two other police officers were hurt but not seriously injured.
It is believed the stolen car may have gone through a red light at a junction. Two men fled from the scene towards Ebrington.
The road is closed at the junctions with Glendermott Road and Clooney Terrace.
The Police Ombudsman has been informed.
The PSNI Chief Constable, Matt Baggott, paid tribute to the officer and vowed to catch those responsible.
"It is with great sadness that I learned of the death of our colleague. This is a personal tragedy for her family and also for the whole Police Service," he said in a statement.
"She was out on duty, working to keep people safe, when she died. My thoughts and prayers are with her family at this time."
Mr Baggott added: "I and my colleagues will ensure that no stone remains unturned as we work to bring to justice those who perpetrated this crime".
Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford said his thoughts and prayers were with the woman's family.
"I also send my best wishes to the two officers injured in this incident for a speedy and full recovery," he said.
"It is hard to imagine how they, and indeed the wider PSNI family, are feeling."
Chairman of Northern Ireland's Policing Board, Brian Rea, said he was shocked by the incident.
"To lose a colleague, out on patrol protecting the community, is a terrible blow to the PSNI," he said.
SDLP MP Mark Durkan said the policewoman had been "tragically killed in the line of duty whilst doing her job to protect the community".
"The accident appears to involve a stolen car. The shock felt across the community will be matched with disgust that such criminal activity has led to this tragic death, and I call on those responsible, or anyone who has any information, to come forward to the PSNI," Mr Durkan said.
Ulster Unionist Ross Hussey said: "This young woman's death in the line of duty serves to re-emphasise the dangers faced by the officers of the Police Service of Northern Ireland on a daily basis, as they put themselves in harm's way to protect the whole community."
The Republic of Ireland's most senior police officer, Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan, also expressed his condolences.
"Our thoughts and sympathies are with our friends in Northern Ireland as they mourn the loss of their colleague," he said.
"We also wish a speedy recovery to the officers injured in the incident."
The police are appealing for witnesses to contact them.
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Seats and flares were thrown onto the pitch by Palermo fans and play was halted temporarily once in each half.
Italy international Candreva ran past a flare seconds before it exploded during Lazio's 3-0 win.
There had earlier been clashes between fans outside the stadium in Sicily.
Palermo are battling to avoid relegation to Italy's second division and, following a brawl outside the ground before the game, Palermo fans reacted angrily to their team going 2-0 down in the first 15 minutes.
They began lighting and throwing flares on to the pitch, with firecrackers setting explosions echoing throughout the stadium and prompting referee Andrea Gervasoni to halt the game for two minutes in the 24th minute.
When flares began to land on the pitch again after the interval, including the one that exploded metres away from Candreva, Gervasoni stopped the match again.
Discussions were held with officials and players before the game resumed after a five-minute stoppage.
Troubled East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) is struggling financially and has some of the worst response times in England.
It is thought the trust's non-executive directors want to merge with West Midlands Ambulance Service.
Both trusts said discussions on a "range of options" had taken place but talks were at an early stage.
If the merger goes ahead, the new service would cover a population of 10.4m people and cover 11,500 sq miles.
EMAS recently applied for a loan after ending the year £12m in debt, and chief executive Sue Noyes stood down last month. Its response times to the highest-priority emergency calls in 2014-15 were well below national targets.
It is understood EMAS first approached the West Midlands trust - which had some of the best response times in the country - for help around six weeks ago.
The BBC understands that although the non-executive directors at EMAS believe a merger is the right option, there is resistance from the trust's other management.
In a letter to staff, chairwoman Pauline Tagg said she had been talking to WMAS about the potential for chief executive Dr Anthony Marsh, to provide support.
"This option, and others, is still being explored and discussions have not yet come to a conclusion," she said.
It is understood Mr Marsh, who previously took on a part-time role as head of the East of England Ambulance Service, was interviewed by EMAS.
However, sources told the BBC Dr Marsh, who was heavily criticised over his salary in the dual roles, was concerned he would face similar attacks if he stepped in to oversee the East Midlands Trust.
In a statement, West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed it had been approached "to explore how we might assist" and "a range of options" had been discussed but nothing yet agreed.
Dr Iestyn Williams, senior lecturer in health policy and management at the Health Services Management Centre in Birmingham, said that large mergers are complex and often do not provide the anticipated benefits.
"It can cost millions of pounds and run into years.
"The productivity and efficiency can be affected and it can be years before the benefits materialise."
West Midlands Ambulance Service
Serves population of 5.6m
Area: More than 5,000 sq miles covering Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Coventry, Birmingham and Black Country
Number of calls a day: 3,000
Number of staff: 4,000
East Midlands Ambulance Service
Serves population of: 4.8m
Area: 6,425 square miles covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire
Number of calls a day: 2,000
Number of staff: 2,700
The free app has been developed by Edinburgh-based Luma 3D Interactive and is aimed at giving users a bird's eye view of the area.
Dundee Waterfront is a £1bn regeneration project transforming 240 acres of land along the River Tay.
The project is now well past the halfway mark.
The waterfront skyline will change with the construction of a new railway station, V&A Museum of Design Dundee, a new marina, port developments, offices, hotels, bars, shops, cafes and residential accommodation
Mike Galloway, director of city development at Dundee City Council said: "The 3D app is an astonishing piece of technology that unveils how Dundee Waterfront will look in the future.
"We are expecting a surge in tourism and visitor numbers as the waterfront develops, so the app will allow prospective visitors or investors a chance to virtually visit and experience Dundee Waterfront now."
Kevin Archibald, from Luma 3D Interactive, added: "It's great to work on a project of this profile that allows us to demonstrate how Scotland is leading the way in this design technology.
Director of V&A Dundee, Philip Long, said he wanted to using the latest technologies to "showcase and celebrate" Scottish innovation and design.
"This app helps bring V&A Dundee and its superb location on the waterfront at the very heart of the city to life in a fun and inspiring way," he added.
The 19-year-old man, from Donaghmore in County Tyrone, was kidnapped in 1975.
In the latest hunt for his body which began on 17 September, trees were cleared at Bragan Bog, County Monaghan. However, nothing was found.
His family said they were "devastated" and have appealed for information.
His brother, Oliver McVeigh, said that the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) was doing everything in its power, but they needed more details.
"There are people out there who have the information and they haven't come forward and I can't understand why," he said.
"They have nothing to gain by keeping their secret and nothing to lose by telling the commission what they know. They know the information is confidential. Why do they continue to torture a family like this?"
Columba's sister Dympna said: "Our mother went to her grave unable to tend the grave of her son.
"If the people who know where Columba is buried could have seen what that did to my mother, if they could imagine their own mother in that position they could not stay silent if they had any human feelings at all.
"Let us bring Columba home and end this torment."
The family has released the final letter that Columba wrote to his mother in September 1975, weeks before he was killed. In it, he describes seeing the funeral of Irish president Eamon de Valera in Dublin. He ends with: "God bless and take care, from your big son, Columba".
Sandra McPeake from the Wave Trauma Centre, a group that supports families of the Disappeared, said: "It is a cruel irony that just as Richard Haass is looking at ways of dealing with the past, a family is forced to endure more pain even though there is a process through the IVLCR already in place to deal with this terrible legacy of the Troubles."
The first search for Columba McVeigh began 14 years ago. There have been a number of searches at Bragan Bog near Emyvale.
Columba's mother, Vera McVeigh, campaigned tirelessly for the return of his body. She died in 2007, aged 82.
The Disappeared are those who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles.
In 1999, the British and Irish governments established the commission in an effort to gain confidential information about the location of their bodies.
There are 16 people on the ICLVR list of the Disappeared. So far, nine bodies have been recovered. The remaining seven are Joe Lynskey; Seamus Wright, Kevin McKee, Capt. Robert Nairac, Brendan Megraw, Seamus Ruddy and Columba McVeigh.
The Provisional IRA admitted responsibility for 13 of the 16, while one was admitted by the INLA. No attribution has been given for the remaining two.
Lord Mayor Frank Prendergast said the Liverpool Cancer Research UK Centre was a "deserving recipient" of the highest honour the city could bestow.
Cancer Research UK chief executive Dr Harpal Kumar attended a ceremony at the town hall to receive the award
The honour comes during the city's Action on Cancer Year.
Dr Kumar was joined by senior management from University of Liverpool, Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology, Royal Liverpool Hospital and NHS Merseyside for the ceremony on Wednesday evening.
The centre aims to boost key areas of research that will produce the greatest benefits for cancer patients in Liverpool, Merseyside and Cheshire.
It also focuses on tackling cancer in low income communities in the region, where more people die from the disease.
It is a partnership between Cancer Research UK, the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust, Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Foundation Trust, the University of Liverpool, Liverpool City Council, and Merseyside and Cheshire Cancer Network.
Mr Prendergast said: "Those working tirelessly to find a cure for cancer have made and continue to make a huge difference to the lives of many people. Their commitment and drive cannot be commended highly enough.
"2012 is Liverpool's Action on Cancer Year, backed by the Council and Liverpool PCT, and Cancer Research UK's 10th anniversary.
"I can think of no better time to reward the efforts of those working in the cancer research field."
Plymouth's Gregg Wylde fired in the opener with a stunning volley from outside the box past Scott Shearer.
Ryan Brunt doubled the advantage from the penalty spot after Peter Hartley was fouled by Krystian Pearce.
Mansfield's Ryan Tafazolli hit the post with a header, before Brunt completed the scoring when he deftly turned Jake Jervis' cross into the far corner.
Tia, 12, disappeared after leaving her grandmother's home in Croydon, to go shopping at about midday on Friday.
Earlier, a police dog was taken into the house at the Lindens, New Addington, where she was last seen.
Police dog handlers will also conduct a search of the area and alleyway behind the house.
Det Ch Insp Nick Scola also visited the home and met members of the family.
He said: "This morning I have been in to see the family and update them with details of the investigation."
Meanwhile people gathered at Croydon Rugby Club on Tuesday to search nearby woodland.
Club secretary Sue Randall said: "People are coming from everywhere, from Swanley, even a couple from Wales because they thought they might be able to help and wanted to be involved.
"It's worrying. I've got four children and five grandchildren and I would be frantic if they went missing."
She added volunteers were being accompanied by police officers in searches to avoid "contaminating evidence".
Earlier, police began searching the local wood, Birchwood, less than a mile from Tia's grandmother Christine Sharp's home in New Addington.
Alex Benham, of the rugby club, said several social networking pages had been set up appealing for information, adding: "It has been a real community thing."
One woman has posted a message saying: "I printed 2,000 flyers at work last night."
A poster created by Karon March, a supermarket worker, has been displayed alongside official police flyers.
Her husband, Steven March, said: "We've been standing in the middle of roads handing leaflets to drivers and going door-to-door.
"The community's really pulling together."
Gavin Barwell, the Conservative MP for Croydon Central praised the community, saying the response from people had been "absolutely magnificent".
Meanwhile The Sun newspaper has offered a £25,000 reward for information that will help police find Tia.
On Tuesday Tia's stepfather said the family was "in bits" and urged people to find "my little girl".
David Niles, 29, said Tia's mother Natalie was distraught and he had not slept for four days.
Wearing a T-shirt bearing Tia's image, Mr Niles said: "I just want to find my little girl.
"We're in bits, the whole country has helped us and is supporting us.
"I haven't slept in four days. Natalie (Tia's mother) is in bits."
He said he last saw Tia on Thursday morning at the family home in Mitcham before he headed to work.
"She was good as gold," Mr Niles said.
"I know I am not her real dad, but I have been there since day dot.
"When she left the house she shouted: 'Bye' and 'see you by six'."
Tia's grandmother said she was pinning her hopes on new CCTV stills of Tia taken outside the Co-op in Featherbed Lane near her house at about 16:15 BST on the day before she went missing.
Police have scoured hours of CCTV footage but have not found any trace of Tia, who has never gone missing before.
She had been on her way to the Whitgift shopping centre, in Croydon, when she went missing.
Officers are particularly keen to hear from anyone in the Lindens area of New Addington who has information and appealed for any bus or tram drivers in the Croydon area who recognise Tia's description to contact them.
She is known to frequent the Croydon, Mitcham and Wimbledon areas.
Tia is described as white, 4ft 5in tall and slim, and was wearing FCUK glasses.
Jordan Thompson missed numerous first-half chances for the hosts, while Brian Gilmour's effort amounted to nothing.
Paddy Boyle provided Moore with the perfect cross on the stroke of half-time, though, and the Motherwell loanee tucked home his ninth of the season.
Ayr stopper Greg Fleming denied Jamie Bain a leveller.
Work and Pensions Minister Damian Hinds said "sought-after" roles in popular industries such as media and fashion were not available to everybody.
On Friday, MPs will debate plans to pay interns at least the minimum wage.
The bill's sponsor, Tory MP Alec Shelbrooke, called unpaid work a "scourge on social mobility".
The proposed National Minimum Wage (Workplace Internships) Bill would require companies to pay interns at least the minimum wage for their work.
Any adult hired as an intern would have to be paid, but the bill excludes school-age children, apprentices and full-time university and college students completing work experience as part of their studies.
Government minister Damian Hinds told ITV's Peston on Sunday programme unpaid internships were not an option for many poorer young people.
Mr Hinds said: "In the media, in fashion, in these very sought-after occupations, these unpaid internships aren't actually accessible to everybody.
"It's important for social mobility that everybody has a crack at getting into the particularly competitive industries."
Mr Hinds's comments echo concerns that unpaid work disadvantages poorer people, who may not be able to rely on family support to cover their living costs.
Mr Shelbrooke said: "Unpaid internships are a scourge on social mobility.
"I'm confident that this government is serious about building a Britain that works for everyone and not just the privileged few so I look forward to government support for my bill."
Responding to the suggestion that having to pay interns might stop employers taking them on, Mr Shelbrooke said: "There are a number of businesses such as KMPG, Ernst & Young and Pimlico Plumbers that already offer paid internships, showing that there really is no excuse for profit-making companies not to pay their workforce."
There could be long delays at the units at the Royal Gwent in Newport and Nevill Hall in Monmouthshire, Aneurin Bevan health board said.
A high number of emergency cases has followed a busy week, the board said.
Staff are prioritising "very sick patients", a spokeswoman said.
The board said people should consider calling NHS Direct Wales or out-of-hours GP service, visit a pharmacist or the minor injury unit at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr in Ystrad Mynach.
The brutal regime, in power from 1975-1979, claimed the lives of up to two million people.
Under the Marxist leader Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge tried to take Cambodia back to the Middle Ages, forcing millions of people from the cities to work on communal farms in the countryside.
But this dramatic attempt at social engineering had a terrible cost.
Whole families died from execution, starvation, disease and overwork.
The Khmer Rouge had its origins in the 1960s, as the armed wing of the Communist Party of Kampuchea - the name the Communists used for Cambodia.
Based in remote jungle and mountain areas in the north-east of the country, the group initially made little headway.
But after a right-wing military coup toppled head of state Prince Norodom Sihanouk in 1970, the Khmer Rouge entered into a political coalition with him and began to attract increasing support.
In a civil war that continued for nearly five years, it gradually increased its control in the countryside.
Khmer Rouge forces finally took over the capital, Phnom Penh, and therefore the nation as a whole in 1975.
During his time in the remote north-east, Pol Pot had been influenced by the surrounding hill tribes, who were self-sufficient in their communal living, had no use for money and were "untainted" by Buddhism.
When he came to power, he and his henchmen quickly set about transforming Cambodia - now re-named Kampuchea - into what they hoped would be an agrarian utopia.
Declaring that the nation would start again at "Year Zero", Pol Pot isolated his people from the rest of the world and set about emptying the cities, abolishing money, private property and religion, and setting up rural collectives.
Anyone thought to be an intellectual of any sort was killed. Often people were condemned for wearing glasses or knowing a foreign language.
Hundreds of thousands of the educated middle-classes were tortured and executed in special centres.
The most notorious of these centres was the S-21 jail in Phnom Penh, Tuol Sleng, where as many as 17,000 men, women and children were imprisoned during the regime's four years in power.
Hundreds of thousands of others died from disease, starvation or exhaustion as members of the Khmer Rouge - often just teenagers themselves - forced people to do back-breaking work.
The Khmer Rouge government was finally overthrown in 1979 by invading Vietnamese troops, after a series of violent border confrontations.
The higher echelons of the party retreated to remote areas of the country, where they remained active for a while but gradually became less and less powerful.
In the years that followed, as Cambodia began the process of reopening to the international community, the full horrors of the regime became apparent.
Survivors told their stories to shocked audiences, and in the 1980s the Hollywood movie The Killing Fields brought the plight of the Khmer Rouge victims to worldwide attention.
Pol Pot was denounced by his former comrades in a show trial in July 1997, and sentenced to house arrest in his jungle home.
But less than a year later he was dead - denying the millions of people who were affected by this brutal regime the chance to bring him to justice.
Leach was overlooked as a replacement for the injured Zafar Ansari, with Liam Dawson chosen instead.
Information on his action became public the day after India scored 759-7 in the fourth Test in Chennai.
"When I did the test and they told me, I was as shocked as anyone," said Leach, 25.
Leach took 65 Championship wickets in 2016, more than any other English spinner. He has been part of the England Lions squad for matches against the UAE and Afghanistan and will tour Sri Lanka in the new year.
"It was only a very small thing in terms of my body position," he added. "I've made a hell of a lot of progress and I was pleased with the way it went out in the UAE."
Leach said he had "come to terms" with needing work on his action and that he would be a "better bowler in future".
Peter Such, the ECB's lead spin-bowling coach, confirmed: "He's only made slight modifications but they make a big difference, and we've seen really significant progress".
Matthew Maynard, Somerset's director of cricket, said: "Whilst he was picked up for a minor abnormality in his bowling action during routine testing at the end of the season, this was quickly addressed with remedial work, allowing him to play for England Lions over the last few weeks.
"I have every confidence that he will be playing for England in the future and that there is no major issue with his bowling action."
Leach was not chosen for the tour to Bangladesh, with routine tests at England's national performance centre then revealing that his action may breach the 15-degree limit for the straightening of the elbow.
Ex-England spinner Vic Marks said: "The timing is convenient, because England are getting stick for their selection.
"It nags at me how come this has just come out," added Marks, who played six Tests for England. "I don't like that it's come out after England have just gone for 759, with people rumbling about why he isn't here."
"I was stunned when I heard it," former Somerset captain Marks said on Test Match Special. "It just hasn't occurred to me that there was any problem at all. He looked to have a classic, orthodox action.
"However, it is hard to argue with the computer or camera."
Any problems with Leach's action would have had no bearing on the selection of the original touring party, but did prevent him from being called up as a replacement for Ansari after the third Test.
Dawson has gone on to make his debut in the fifth Test, where England conceded their highest total in Tests.
The Hampshire left-armer was the most economical of England's spinners in Chennai, taking 2-129 off 43 overs, while Moeen Ail returned figures of 1-190 off 41 overs and Adil Rashid claimed 1-153 off 29.4 overs.
Andrew McCornick, a livestock farmer from near Dumfries, replaces Allan Bowie who has served two years.
The role of president is an important one, acting as a liaison with government ministers.
Mr McCornick said the role would be essential over the next two years to fill the "vacuum" created by Brexit.
Gary Mitchell of Stoneykirk, near Stranraer, and Martin Kennedy, from Aberfeldy, were elected his vice presidents.
Mr McCornick told BBC Scotland: "I want to see us looking for a real strategy for this Brexit situation.
"I am going to make sure that we are there to deliver for farmers.
"I want us to be a profitable, sustainable industry. We need to get (Brexit) negotiators to understand this industry.
"I would like to see us moving to a properly rewarded industry."
Henriette Reker - an independent candidate supported by Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party - was seriously injured along with an aide. Three others suffered minor injuries.
Local police said Ms Reker, 58, was "stable, but not out of the woods".
Police have arrested a 44-year-old German national and Cologne resident.
The attacker told police he stabbed Ms Reker "because of anti-foreigner motives," senior police investigator Norbert Wagner said.
The suspect appeared to have acted alone and had no police record, Mr Wagner added.
Ralf Jager, a regional interior minister, said: "The first signs speak for a politically motivated act."
The attacker will undergo a psychiatric examination to establish whether that was his primary motive or whether he had a health problem.
A spokesman for Ms Merkel said the chancellor "expressed her shock and condemned this act".
Germany's interior minister, Thomas de Maiziere, called the attack "appalling and cowardly".
City officials said the election would go ahead as planned. Ms Reker has been the head of Cologne's social affairs and integration department since 2010.
Ms Merkel has come under fire from some in Germany over the large numbers of refugees and migrants being allowed into the country.
Germany has said it expects 800,000 people to seek asylum this year, but a leaked report suggested the number could be as high as 1.5 million.
Politically-motivated attacks are relatively rare in Germany. In 1990, then-Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was shot while out campaigning, an attack that left him using a wheelchair.
A few months earlier, Oskar Lafontaine, then a prominent member of Germany's main opposition party, was stabbed in the neck by a mentally disturbed woman.
26 February 2016 Last updated at 13:33 GMT
The team, led by Richard Gill, started on a beach in Northern France, where they set the drone off on its 35 kilometre flight back to the UK.
They followed it in a boat, being careful not to get in the way of big ships, until it finally reached Shakespeare Beach in Dover.
It took 72 minutes of flying, without stopping, to get back to the UK.
Gillan played space pirate Nebula in 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy and will reprise the role in the sequel due to be released in cinemas next year.
James Gunn revealed she has a bigger presence in a question and answer session he held with fans on Facebook.
Guardians also stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Dave Bautista.
The sequel, which is being shot in Atlanta in the US, is a follow up to one of the most successful Marvel movies.
In the Q and A, Gunn said he was "excited to have Karen Gillan around more" on set.
He added: "Karen is here in Atlanta now I believe, unless she went home for a few days."
Gillan's other film and TV roles have included Amy Pond in Doctor Who and Kaylie Russell in the horror film Oculus.
Watson, the world number 53, won 6-3 6-0 and will now face Romanian fourth seed Monica Niculescu in round two.
But British number one Johanna Konta is out after a first-round defeat by Slovakia's third seed, Dominika Cibulkova.
Konta lost 7-6 (8-6) 7-5 after failing to convert five first-set points.
"It doesn't happen every day that you win a tie-break from 1-6 down against such a good serving player," said Cibulkova, 26.
There were no such problems for Watson, 23, as she served seven aces in a dominant win against the world number 46.
Former Wimbledon finalist, Canadian Eugenie Bouchard, made it through but American Madison Brengle and Czech Barbora Strycova, seeded fifth and sixth respectively, are out of the tournament, the former after retiring because of a respiratory illness when trailing 6-0 1-1.
Strycova lost 6-4 6-4 to Sweden's Johanna Larsson.
A meeting in Sydney this week could pave the way for the Lions to tour the southern hemisphere in 2019.
Wood said: "That would be for matches against Australia, New Zealand and other nations. It's a real possibility.
"It's not a foregone conclusion, but I wouldn't be having this discussion if I didn't have a degree of confidence."
The Lions last played in a series against New Zealand in 2007. England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland have since played under their own banners.
Wood told BBC Radio 5 live's rugby league podcast he is travelling to Australia for the meeting he hopes will confirm the international calendar for the three years between this year's World Cup in Australia and the 2021 tournament in England.
The plans include a tour by New Zealand to Britain in 2018, the Lions tour in 2019 and the iconic Kangaroos visiting Britain in 2020.
Wood also wants to see more matches between Tier 2 nations, such as Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the Pacific countries, and the big three of Australia, New Zealand and England.
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"We want to give them access to playing against England, Australia and New Zealand," said Wood, who is also chief executive of the Rugby Football League.
"We saw last year, for example, how spectacularly well Scotland did. But France have only played against Australia once in the last 10 years.
"There's a log-jam in terms of the aspirant nations that we're trying to improve and get stronger and put more quality and depth in the World Cup."
Wood said the aim was to "improve standards" and "deliver more compelling entertainment".
"The reality is that, for too long, there's only been two or three contenders," he said. "The aim is to grow nations four to eight, and then four to 12.
"People should remind themselves the Rugby Union World Cup didn't start until 1987 and they had similar number of nations, possibly a few more.
"But it's now the third biggest tournament in terms of global reach after the Olympics and the football World Cup.
"We've got to start making that progress."
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4 January 2014 Last updated at 09:51 GMT
Li Dongyi completed the puzzle in just 11.84 seconds at a World Cube Association tournament in Shenyang, according to Chinese state media.
He's been solving Rubik's Cube's for more than four years and learnt from his Dad, who's a speed solver.
Li is now in popular demand at his school, trying to teach his classmates the technique of solving the puzzle.
Two teenagers were left needing leg amputations, while several others were also seriously injured in the crash on 2 June last year.
An investigation found human error caused the crash.
Merlin has been warned to expect a "very large fine".
Opening the sentencing hearing at Stafford Crown Court, barrister Bernard Thorogood, prosecuting for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), said the crash equated to "a family car of 1.5 tons having collided at about 90mph".
•The £18m Smiler was the world's first 14 multi-loop rollercoaster with up to five trains running at any one time
•On 2 June four trains were operating on the ride; a fifth was stored away
•At 13:00 BST there was a problem with one of the trains; technical staff were called
•One of the engineers thought it was a good opportunity to add the fifth train because the park was busy
•An empty test train was sent but failed
•Engineers pushed the train until it engaged with the system and off it went
•Another empty train was sent out. It got stuck, too, but in a different place
•Engineers were unaware of this, thought everything was working fine and handed it back to operators
•The train with 16 passengers on was sent out and stopped
•The engineers looked but could not see the stalled car, thought the computer was wrong, and over-rode the stop. This set the 16-passenger train in motion and into the empty carriage
Mr Thorogood said a test carriage had been sent around the 14-loop ride but had failed.
Engineers re-set the ride and overrode a computer system "block-stop" which they believed had halted the ride in error, sending a full 16-seater rollercoaster car around the track and into the empty carriage.
He said the "fault here is with the employers", not individuals.
The engineers were "without guidance from above", and had not been given a system to follow to safely deal with the problem on the track, he told the court.
"The fault is with the defendant for not devising a scheme, for not guiding the work of the engineers," he said.
The court heard how there were estimated winds on the day of 45mph. But the manufacturer's manual said the ride should not be operated at speeds above 34 mph.
Mr Thorogood said the victims were left for a "significant period of time" at least 20ft (6m) above ground, waiting for medical attention because of the inaccessibility of the ride.
He said those in the front row spoke of their "disbelief and horror" as they saw "the train into which they were going to dive" approaching.
Engineers on the day had not read or seen the operating instructions for the ride, the barrister said.
During the prosecution, Mr Thorogood made repeated reference to an expert report compiled by Stephen Flanagan, who inspected rides for the HSE.
Parts of the report which were not read in court said management had set targets for downtime on rides "with bonuses linked to achieving acceptably low levels".
One of the engineers "felt pressure" to get the ride "quickly back into service" shortly before the crash, the report said.
The Recorder of Stafford, Judge Michael Chambers QC, said in passing sentence he would consider "not just the impact on those injured, but on those close to them."
In mitigation for Alton Towers, barrister Simon Antrobus said Merlin's top executives had accepted responsibility for the crash from the day it happened and apologised.
"(The company) accepts its responsibility that this should never have happened and accepted that the accident was attributable to failures that, while they were never intended, would have been avoidable with greater care," he said.
Mr Antrobus said Merlin ran more than 120 rides over 11 different sites and was "the most reputable operator in this field".
"It's a good organisation that made a serious failure, but is one that is of otherwise good character," he said.
Asked by the judge if anyone had resigned as a result of the crash, he replied: "No."
Mr Antrobus said Merlin accepted "inconsistency" in staff training was a failure, and that there had been "blind spots" in educating staff.
In April, Merlin admitted charges of breaching the Health and Safety Act.
Since the crash, a number of safety changes have been made including improved access and a policy of closing the ride when winds exceed 35mph.
The reasons why were unclear but last November he ended a tour early.
He had accused fellow rapper Jay-Z of trying to kill him and walked off stage after announcing he would vote for Donald Trump.
His wife, reality TV star Kim Kardashian, remains on Twitter and has 51m followers.
She has been promoting her and her husband's children's clothing line.
Shortly after West's accounts were deactivated, she tweeted that he had hand drawn a logo for the clothing line.
Fans responded by pleading with her to persuade her husband to return.
West had already adopted a quieter approach to social media earlier this year and reportedly deleted some of his previous pro-Trump tweets.
His breakdown also came after his wife was robbed of jewellery worth an estimated €10m (£8.7m; $10.5m) in Paris last October.
In the letter, sent in January, Assange described Cumberbatch's film, The Fifth Estate, as "toxic" and "distorted".
He also urged the actor: "Reconsider your involvement in this enterprise".
The Australian whistle-blower has been living at the Ecuadorean embassy in London after claiming asylum a year ago to avoid extradition to Sweden.
Released by Wikileaks, his email was written in response to the actor's request for a meeting, something Assange called "a bad idea".
"By meeting with you I would validate this wretched film," he wrote.
"I cannot permit this film any claim to authenticity or truthfulness. In its current form it has neither, and doing so would only further aid the campaign against me."
The Fifth Estate received a standing ovation at its world premiere during the Toronto Film Festival last month and is released this Friday 11 October in the UK and in the US next week.
It has received mixed reviews from critics, although they have been favourable towards Cumberbatch's performance.
Assange did praise Cumberbatch's previous work and said the two would "forever be correlated in the public imagination".
"I believe you are a good person, but I do not believe that this film is a good film," said Assange
"It is based on a deceitful book by someone who has a vendetta against me and my organisation."
The film draws on a memoir by former WikiLeaks spokesman Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange and the World's Most Dangerous Website.
It also uses material from WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy, by British journalists David Leigh and Luke Harding.
Assange continued: "Feature films are the most powerful and insidious shapers of public perception, because they fly under the radar of conscious exclusion. This film is going to bury good people doing good work, at exactly the time that the state is coming down on their heads.
"It is going to smother the truthful version of events, at a time when the truth is most in demand.
"As justification it will claim to be fiction, but it is not fiction. It is distorted truth about living people doing battle with titanic opponents. It is a work of political opportunism, revenge and, above all, cowardice."
The email was published in full on a number of websites including Variety.
In comments accompanying the release of the letter, Assange said the DreamWorks film, directed by Bill Condon, was "a geriatric snoozefest that only the US government could love."
WikiLeaks angered the United States in 2010 by publishing hundreds of thousands of classified documents on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and US diplomatic cables.
In June 2012, Assange walked into the Ecuadorean embassy in London when his appeal against extradition to Sweden, for questioning on accusations of sex crimes, was turned down.
He denies the allegations and claims they are politically motivated, but Britain refuses to grant him safe passage out of the country, leaving him stuck inside the embassy.
In January's email Assange warned Cumberbatch: "You will be used, as a hired gun, to assume the appearance of the truth in order to assassinate it. To present me as someone morally compromised and to place me in a falsified history. To create a work, not of fiction, but of debased truth."
"Not because you want to, of course you don't, but because, in the end, you are a jobbing actor who gets paid to follow the script, no matter how debauched."
Cumberbatch revealed last month that he had considered quitting the movie after receiving the email, which he called a "considered, thorough, charming and intelligent account" of why he should not take part.
The world's biggest carmaker said it will also add a new production line to an existing plant in southern China.
The company stopped investing in new facilities after a series of massive recalls.
The most recent recall was last October, when the Japanese giant called back 1.75 million cars for checks.
Toyota raised its annual profit outlook earlier this year as a weaker yen offset a fall in domestic sales.
The new Mexico operation will be built in the state Guanajuato and will employ some 2,000 workers, the firm said.
Car production at the new plant is expected to start in 2019 with a focus on new technology and Corolla vehicles.
The Japanese firm also said it would restructure its existing lines at its joint venture with Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co in China, with plans to build an addition facility by the end of 2017.
Toyota faced a huge recall last year over various issues such as faulty brakes and fuel component issues.
Since then, however, it has forecast a record operating profit of 2.7 trillion yen ($22.93bn; £15bn) for the fiscal year to March, up from 2.5tn yen.
The firm is expected to report its full year earnings in May.
Vaughan scored twice, either side of a Ben Reeves strike, before Zeli Ismail added a third to ensure the Shakers remain second in the table following their fifth victory in a row.
Bury took the lead against the run of play through a Vaughan volley in the eighth minute following a mistake at the back by Paul Downing.
MK Dons dominated the first half and only a resilient Ben Williams kept them at bay. Reeves and Downing were both denied by spectacular Williams saves, before Nicky Maynard had his curling effort pushed around the post by the keeper.
Substitute Samir Carruthers crashed a shot against the post two minutes into the second half before Downing cannoned a header back off the upright on the 57th minute.
Reeves equalised deservedly from close range on the 64th minute but four minutes later Vaughan restored Bury's lead with a clinical finish.
And the Shakers wrapped up the win when Ismail ran the ball into an empty net five minutes into added time as the Dons threw caution to the wind.
Report supplied by Press Association.
Match ends, MK Dons 1, Bury 3.
Second Half ends, MK Dons 1, Bury 3.
Goal! MK Dons 1, Bury 3. Zeli Ismail (Bury) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Mellis following a fast break.
Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Neil Danns.
Foul by Ben Reeves (MK Dons).
Tom Soares (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Hallam Hope.
Attempt blocked. Paul Downing (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
George Baldock (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hallam Hope (Bury).
Kean Bryan (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ben Reeves (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kean Bryan (Bury).
Darren Potter (MK Dons) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Hallam Hope (Bury).
Darren Potter (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jacob Mellis (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Darren Potter (MK Dons).
Attempt missed. Zeli Ismail (Bury) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Jacob Mellis (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Samir Carruthers (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jacob Mellis (Bury).
Ryan Colclough (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ryan Colclough (MK Dons).
Zeli Ismail (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Antony Kay.
Zeli Ismail (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ryan Colclough (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Zeli Ismail (Bury).
Attempt missed. Ryan Colclough (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Ryan Colclough (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Zeli Ismail (Bury).
Substitution, MK Dons. Kabongo Tshimanga replaces Nicky Maynard.
Attempt missed. James Vaughan (Bury) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Darren Potter (MK Dons).
Tom Soares (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! MK Dons 1, Bury 2. James Vaughan (Bury) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Mellis.
Dean Lewington (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by James Vaughan (Bury).
Foul by Samir Carruthers (MK Dons).
Financial uncertainty around the world following the presidential result has seen demand for gold - seen as a safe haven investment - rocket.
Rob Halliday-Stein, from wholesaler BullionByPost in Birmingham, said: "It's gone nuts, absolutely bonkers."
Gold has been trading above £1,050 an ounce, above a six-month low of £821.
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Mr Halliday-Stein, who set up his firm in the city in 2008, said: "Trump equals more uncertainty, and normally that means it's a good time to get into gold.
"This is looking like it will be our best day of trading in eight years.
"We've done a good few million already, and it's getting towards £10m."
Republican Donald Trump beat Democrat Hillary Clinton to the 270 electoral votes required to become the 45th US president.
The result caused gold to initially jump 5% although it has now fallen back to more modest gains.
New changes for the hosts see opener David Warner rested, stand-in skipper George Bailey suspended for a slow over-rate and Shane Watson injured.
"We haven't gone into depth about the XI they'll have," Bell told BBC Sport.
"If we can concentrate on ourselves and execute our plans we'll be difficult whatever XI Australia put out."
Australia, who also continue to rest pacemen Mitchell Johnson and Josh Hazlewood, plus all-rounder Mitchell Marsh before next month's World Cup, have brought in all-rounder Moises Henriques to cover Watson, who has a tight hamstring.
Regular captain Michael Clarke carries on with his rehabilitation from hamstring trouble.
England lost the opening match of the series against the Australians by three wickets in Sydney but revived hopes of meeting them in the final on 1 February with a nine-wicket bonus point victory against India, who have lost both of their opening matches.
After Friday's game, England play India again in Perth on 30 January, which could determine who goes through to the final at the same venue.
Bell, who was out to the first ball of the series in Sydney, made an unbeaten 88 against India and said of his partnership with Moeen Ali at the top of the innings: "It's a nice blend.
"I'm trying to be as aggressive as I possibly can be, but by playing the way that suits my game."
After Andrew Flintoff trained with the team in Brisbane recently, where he was playing in the Big Bash franchise for Brisbane Heat, another all-rounder Tim Bresnan was invited to bowl in the nets during practice in Hobart.
The 29-year-old, who last played for England in March 2014 during the World Twenty20, has been in the Tasmanian capital playing for Hobart Hurricanes.
Australia (from): Steven Smith (c), Patrick Cummins, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin (wk), Moises Henriques, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Gurinder Sandhu, Mitchell Starc, Cameron White.
England (probable): Ian Bell, Moeen Ali, James Taylor, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Ravi Bopara, Jos Buttler (wk), Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, James Anderson.
Number 10 confirmed the comment by a government lawyer in the High Court represented the "government's view".
The vote would take place after negotiations have taken place and with Brexit already triggered using Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
Campaigners have been calling for a vote before Article 50 is triggered.
Open Britain, formerly the Remain campaign, said the government's comments were an "encouraging sign" but renewed calls for a debate and vote earlier in the process, before Article 50 begins two years of formal negotiations.
The UK is expected to leave the European Union in 2019.
Prime Minister Theresa May opposes a vote before Article 50, saying those calling for one are "trying to subvert" the outcome of June's referendum.
The issue is currently the subject of a landmark legal challenge, with the government defending what it says is its right to invoke Article 50 without Parliamentary approval.
It's the question pre-occupying many MPs as Britain prepares to leave the EU. What role will they have in shaping and approving the final withdrawal deal the UK reaches with Brussels? Theresa May plans to begin talks with the EU by the end of March and negotiations will last for two years.
The government's legal team have now clarified what they believe happens then.
James Eadie QC said it was "very likely" the UK and the EU would agree a new treaty that would have to be ratified by Parliament.
A law passed in 2010 gave MPs the power to block a treaty indefinitely. But in practice, would Parliament at that point derail the UK's withdrawal agreement with the EU?
David Pannick QC, acting for one of the claimants in the High Court case, said even if Parliament refused to approve the final Brexit deal, the UK would have to leave the EU anyway - with or without an agreement. That is why, he argued, parliament needed to vote before formal talks began.
Judges who heard the case said they would give their decision "as quickly as possible". An appeal to the Supreme Court later in the year is expected, whatever the outcome.
During the High Court hearing, government lawyer James Eadie QC moved on to what was likely to happen at the end of the negotiations, in 2019, saying: "The government view at the moment is it is very likely that any such agreement will be subject to ratification."
If this vote ends with MPs rejecting the Brexit deal, the UK would still leave the EU, Lord Pannick, who is acting for the campaigners challenging the government, told the court.
"Parliament cannot reverse the notification," he said.
The UK would either leave with no agreement or reach a new one, he said, adding: "But the new agreement cannot restore the rights that are irretrievably lost, and whether there is a new agreement is out of the hands of Parliament."
Labour's shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer said: "A vote so late in the day would put MPs between a rock and a hard place. It would ask us to choose between a deal on the government's terms or leaving the European Union with no deal at all."
UK voters opted in favour of leaving the EU by 51.9% to 48.1% in a referendum in June.
A blaze ripped through the building and destroyed the roof on 14 April.
Three boys, all aged 17, and a 15-year-old girl have been released on bail and are due to appear at Halton Youth Court on 29 July.
No further action will take place against two boys and a girl, all aged 17, who were also arrested in April, Cheshire Police said.
At its height, 70 firefighters tackled the fire at the premises on Wilson Patten Street.
No-one was injured in the blaze at the former nightclub, which closed in 2010.
Mr Smiths was a regular setting for the ITV Granada show The Hit Man and Her, which was presented by Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan between 1988 and 1992.
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A 40-seat "Bio-Bus", which runs on biomethane gas generated from sewage and food waste, has been running a full service since March.
Operator First West of England now wants to run 110 gas-powered double-decker buses in Bristol.
It has submitted a proposal to the government to run the expanded service.
First West of England's Jenny MacLeod said: "If we are successful we will be leading the way in creating a fully sustainable public transport network that can really make a difference to people in and around Bristol."
Rival operator Wessex Bus and partners GENeco have also applied for a government grant to run 20 bio-buses in the city by 2019.
The two companies have submitted a joint bid to the OLEV (The Office for Low Emission Vehicles) Low Emission Bus Scheme for a grant of £2.5 million to support the project.
The biomethane gas for the buses is generated at Bristol sewage treatment works in Avonmouth run by GENeco, and the company hopes to build a permanent refuelling station at the site.
Antony Goozee of Wessex Bus said: "This is a great opportunity to increase the number of gas-powered buses on the streets of Bristol and surrounding area, which will significantly improve air quality.
"We believe this would be the most sustainably fuelled fleet in the UK, as it will be the only fleet where the buses are actually powered by treatment of sewage and inedible food waste from the local community."
In a blog post on the Channel 4 website, Snow said the Jimmy Savile scandals had forced him to confront his own experience.
Snow praises the "courageous individuals" who have come forward in the wake of the scandal.
He says no effort should be spared in responding to them.
Snow had previously written in his autobiography about the 1953 incident but said the "swirl of allegation and denial" at the current time forced many to "relive the abuse inflicted upon them".
"I know this in part because in a small way I too was a victim as a child," he said.
"This is a dramatic moment in the affairs of men and women; we shall all be tested. But don't underestimate what this time means to the abused.
"I know, I was six years old when a member of the domestic staff at the school, where my father taught, abducted me.
'Witch-hunt'
"He took me to his room and undressed me, and then himself. Thank heavens someone saw the abduction and eventually a member of staff intervened and rescued me.
"I remember to this day fretting over not being able to do my braces up. And I admit that I have found Savile regurgitating the guilt and confusion that I felt."
The news anchor, 65, stressed the importance of treading with "diligence and great care" in handling allegations of sexual assault.
"No amount of effort in responding to complainants must be spared, but neither must it be allowed to become a witch-hunt. We face some delicate balances in which the welfare of many is at stake. But I suspect the journey has only just begun," he said.
Jimmy Savile is alleged to have committed over 200 offences over 50 years, a report revealed in January.
The NSPCC said Savile, a former BBC DJ and presenter who died in 2011, had been one of the most prolific sex offenders in its 129-year history.
A spokeswoman for the child protection charity told the BBC the Savile revelations had caused hundreds of people who had been abused as children to contact them.
She said: "Hearing that Savile's victims had come forward gave them the strength to tell us what had happened to them. Many were speaking out for the first time.
"We know from our work with victims of child abuse that it is not unusual for them to be silenced for years because of fear and shame. Also they are often worried they will not be believed or taken seriously.
"No more children should have to suffer like this. We would urge anyone who is worried that a child is being abused to contact the NSPCC helpline on 0808 800 5000 for help and advice."
A spokesman for his Wisebuddah company said there had been no complications and that the 55-year-old hoped to be back at work before the end of 2016.
The news came to light through an automated email response Goodier set up that referred to his absence.
"I am away from work for a time recovering from a stroke and so not seeing email every day," it reads.
Goodier was last heard on the BBC filling in for Radio 2 breakfast presenter Chris Evans on 24 and 25 October.
The former Radio 1 DJ was also heard presenting Radio 2's Pick of the Pops programme earlier this year, following Tony Blackburn's temporary departure.
"At the beginning of November Mark Goodier suffered a stroke and was taken directly to UCH [University College Hospital] in central London," a statement from his production company said.
"He was kept in for a short period and then returned to his home where he is currently recuperating.
"He is receiving excellent medical attention, and recovering very well indeed. He expects to be able to return to work before the end of December."
News of Goodier's condition prompted several of his radio colleagues to send messages of support.
Jeremy Vine said he was sending his friend "love and best wishes", while Sara Cox advised the "radio legend & all round lovely man" to "rest up & get better".
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England need a new partner for captain Alastair Cook, but Moeen has scored only 41 runs in his past three innings.
"I'm sure he'll show what he can do," said Root in the build-up to the first Test in Abu Dhabi, starting on Tuesday.
Alex Hales could also open the batting, but he made only nine on the final day of the tourists' final warm-up match.
All-rounder Moeen, 28, has made 749 runs at an average of 31.20 in his 16 Test matches.
"I think he's proven in Test cricket now that he's a valuable member of our batting side," said Root. "I'm sure he'll rise to the challenge.
"He's batted at six and eight and he's made valuable contributions in both positions."
England go into the three-Test series in the United Arab Emirates having beaten Australia 3-2 in the Ashes in the summer.
No visiting side has beaten Pakistan in a Test series since they relocated to the United Arab Emirates five years ago, with England beaten 3-0 on their only previous trip.
"It is going to be a big challenge and they're a very good side and very good in their own backyard," said Root.
"But we've shown over the last six months that we're capable of doing things that people don't expect us to and this is going to be no different.
"Against a very strong side like Pakistan, in their own conditions, we are going to have to play out of our skin, but we are more than capable of doing that."
The European Union terminates all its nuclear-related economic sanctions including an embargo on buying Iranian crude oil, but more importantly, ends restrictions on Iranian trade, shipping and insurance.
"This is a day we were awaiting for years. There will be big changes," says Michael Tockuss, managing director of the German-Iranian chamber of commerce.
"We will also get some 300 Iranian individuals and companies off the (EU) sanctions list. Up to now, we couldn't do a single business transaction with them, not even selling bread or biscuits."
Besides removing sanctions on entire sectors such as banking or insurance, Iranian entities or individuals who were blacklisted because of their alleged nuclear-related activities can now do business with the EU.
However, those on the terrorism sanctions list, will still be excluded.
The United States will no longer apply its crippling sanctions on Iran's economy, especially on the banking sector.
A full annulment of those restrictions would in some cases require approval by the Republican-dominated US Congress - which is why President Obama opted for issuing "waiver orders" for these sanctions.
The US, too, keeps sanctions on entities accused of sponsoring terrorism such as Iran's Revolutionary Guards or those allegedly linked to it.
Previous UN Security Council resolutions that imposed sanctions on Iran's nuclear programme will be annulled.
Though the economic impact of these has been small in scope, compared with US or EU sanctions, those of the UN lent legitimacy to restrictive actions by others.
With the lifting of sanctions Iran will be able to export as much crude oil to the world as it can, or as much as it can find demand for.
Before imposing an oil embargo on Iran in 2012, one in every five barrels of Iranian crude went to European refineries.
Iran has been selling just over one million barrels a day for the past few years, mostly to China, India, Japan and South Korea.
Tehran says it will hike sales by 500,000 barrels the day after sanctions are lifted and increase total exports to around 2.5 million barrels within the next year.
This will push the price in only one direction: downwards. The market is already flooded by cheap oil and there will be many more barrels in the market than there are buyers.
In order to win back its customers, Iran plans to offer discounts on prices that are already the lowest in 11 years.
Iran's full return to the market could trigger a price war with its arch-rival Saudi Arabia, which is trying to keep its own market share by selling under the market price.
But the biggest bottleneck in future business with Iran could be banks. Although Iran will again be connected to the global financial system it is unclear how many banks will re-engage in Iranian business.
"When I speak to our big German banks, they say wait until 'implementation day' then another 12 months, then you might be able to speak to us again about doing business with Iran," says Mr Tockuss.
US financial and judicial authorities have slapped hefty penalties on two dozen European banks for bypassing US sanctions on Iran, Sudan and Cuba.
Over the last 10 years, banks have paid $14bn in fines or out-of-court settlements - French bank BNP Paribas's bill alone amounted to $9bn.
"A number of UK banks have given commitments to US regulators not to increase their Iran exposure," says Justine Walker, director of financial crime at the British Bankers' Association.
Both German and British business leaders say they have asked the US Treasury to give a "green light" to banks, so that financial institutions are confident in handling Iran-related requests by their European clients.
"If we can't convince any big banks to provide us with big amounts, we have to look for a large number of smaller banks," says Mr Tockuss, whose chamber members managed to keep doing business with Iran, thanks to small German banks with no exposure to the US market.
But such "micro-financing" could prove inadequate for large-scale projects like the overhaul of Iran's railway system by engineering firm Siemens, or the purchase of large passenger aircraft from Airbus.
If practical complexities were not enough, there are also legal ones too.
The US is lifting its so-called "secondary sanctions" - the ones that apply to non-US individuals or companies, but US "primary sanctions" will still ban US nationals and companies from engaging in business with Iran.
"There are big grey areas: what about non-US subsidiaries of US companies?" says sanctions expert Maya Lester, a barrister at London's Brick Court Chambers.
The text of the nuclear deal says business with Iran will be permissible for subsidiaries of US companies but that contradicts with US primary sanctions.
Many companies and their lawyers are waiting for detailed guidelines by the US Treasury's financial and asset control office (OFAC) before doing business with Iran.
But the legal complications are not solely on the western side. It may seem straightforward to export cosmetics to Iran's hungry market but navigating the country's legal and regulatory regime is like walking in a minefield.
Corruption is an epidemic, says Ahmad Tavakoli, a prominent Iranian conservative member of parliament.
Sometimes obtaining import permits could be a headache without "extra payments", while some businesses, such as those in the UK must observe Britain's Bribery Act.
"There might be joy for now, but there will also be surprises and disappointments," says one managing director of a Tehran-based engineering procurement firm.
"Many will understand that sanctions were only part of the problem."
Andre Ayew's header and a sumptuous Jack Cork goal put the hosts in charge after a vibrant first-half display.
Christian Benteke nodded in to give the visitors hope, but Ayew's second goal swiftly ended those aspirations.
Brad Smith was then sent off for Liverpool, whose hopes of Champions League qualification now rest on winning the Europa League.
It is a victory which moves Swansea, who have two games remaining, to 13th in the table and opens an unassailable 11-point gap between them and third-from-bottom Sunderland.
With Liverpool playing their first league game since an inquest concluded the 96 fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster were unlawfully killed, the pre-match tributes at the Liberty Stadium made for a moving atmosphere.
On the pitch, Swansea were as impressive against Liverpool as they were abject in their 4-0 capitulation at Leicester in their previous outing.
With this match bookended by the two legs of their Europa League semi-final against Villarreal, Liverpool made eight changes as they named their youngest side of the Premier League era with an average age of 23.
This was not the first time Jurgen Klopp had selected an experimental team with European commitments in mind, as a similarly inexperienced line-up won comfortably at Bournemouth in April.
However, against Swansea, Klopp's side unravelled as their youngsters were overwhelmed.
Midfielder Pedro Chirivella endured a torrid first league start, and the 18-year-old was replaced by the seasoned Lucas Leiva at half-time.
Chirivella's midfield colleague Kevin Stewart did not fare much better, while young left-back Smith was sent off after receiving two yellow cards.
Swansea were already all but guaranteed a sixth successive season in the Premier League, but knew a point against Liverpool would officially secure survival.
Soundly beaten by Leicester and Newcastle in their last two games, there was an onus on Francesco Guidolin's side to produce an improved performance - and they did so in style.
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Cork embodied their dynamism with a thrusting display in midfield, crowned by his arcing shot from the edge of the penalty area which gave his side their second goal.
The Swans were given a fright when substitute Benteke headed in from a corner to halve Liverpool's deficit.
But the home side were never genuinely troubled and, two minutes later, Ayew fired into the bottom corner as Swansea scored three goals for the first time in the Premier League this season.
Swansea boss Francesco Guidolin: "It is an important result for me, for the players, for the club, because this was a complicated season. I'm happy for my players because today they've shown they're not on the beach but very focused on the job. I know my players and I'm proud of them.
"At Leicester, we played well in the first 30 minutes and they were a bit worried, but today we played well and we scored two times. At Leicester we conceded two goals and this is the difference.
"Today we are happy because we won and the table is very good. I played in my career many games in the Europa League and it's difficult to play Thursday and Sunday. This is not right and this is the reason Liverpool, I think, lost the match because it's impossible to be fresh and ready for another important match but we deserved to win."
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp: "We changed the line-up and with this line-up we can play much better football. We could explain a few things and it would sound like an excuse.
"This performance was not enough. We cannot be sure but if we don't concede the third one it's an open game. You can see there was not the body language you need for a comeback, though.
"We deserved to lose, they deserved to win, that's how football is on a bad day. I thought we lost a lot of easy balls, we weren't compact, there were a lot of things we could've done better. If we'd played a normal game, we could have won."
Swansea can rest a little easier knowing their Premier League safety has been secured before next weekend's tough trip to West Ham and a home game with Manchester City on the final day of the season.
Liverpool must wipe out a 1-0 first-leg deficit in the Europa League semi-final against Villarreal at Anfield on Thursday to maintain their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League.
Match ends, Swansea City 3, Liverpool 1.
Second Half ends, Swansea City 3, Liverpool 1.
Sheyi Ojo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
Substitution, Swansea City. Jay Fulton replaces Leon Britton.
Attempt missed. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Naughton.
Foul by Dejan Lovren (Liverpool).
André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Cork.
Foul by Christian Benteke (Liverpool).
Wayne Routledge (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wayne Routledge.
Lucas Leiva (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Neil Taylor (Swansea City).
Substitution, Liverpool. Cameron Brannagan replaces Jordon Ibe.
Attempt missed. Angel Rangel (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Martin Skrtel.
Martin Skrtel (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Martin Skrtel (Liverpool).
Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Second yellow card to Brad Smith (Liverpool) for a bad foul.
Foul by Brad Smith (Liverpool).
Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Leon Britton.
Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Angel Rangel.
Angel Rangel (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sheyi Ojo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Angel Rangel (Swansea City).
Substitution, Swansea City. Kyle Naughton replaces Jefferson Montero.
Attempt blocked. Jefferson Montero (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Cork.
Goal! Swansea City 3, Liverpool 1. André Ayew (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Jack Cork (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Goal! Swansea City 2, Liverpool 1. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sheyi Ojo with a cross following a corner.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea City) because of an injury.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
Attempt blocked. Kevin Stewart (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.
Attempt blocked. Sheyi Ojo (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Stewart.
Sheyi Ojo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The comment - wrongly citing numbers killed by the Nazis - was inhumane and deeply offensive, they said.
Mr Duterte said he would kill as many addicts as Hitler did Jews in his crackdown on users and dealers.
"Hitler massacred three million Jews... there's three million drug addicts. I'd be happy to slaughter them," he said.
"What President Duterte said is not only profoundly inhumane, but it demonstrates an appalling disrespect for human life that is truly heart-breaking for the democratically elected leader of a great country," said World Jewish Congress president Ronald S. Lauder as he demanded an apology.
US-based Jewish group the Anti-Defamation League said the comments were "inappropriate and deeply offensive", with communications director Todd Gutnick saying it was "baffling why any leader would want to model himself after such a monster".
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, of the US-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, said Mr Duterte owed "[Holocaust] victims an apology for his disgusting rhetoric".
Mr Duterte, who has overseen a bloody crackdown on drug users and dealers since taking office in June which has left more than 3,000 people dead, made the comments during a rambling speech in Davao, the city where as mayor he implemented a tough anti-crime policy and was accused of sanctioning death squads to kill criminals.
He told reporters he had been "portrayed to be some cousin of Hitler" as he lashed out critics who he said were accusing him of genocide.
"Hitler massacred three million Jews, now, there is three million drug addicts. I'd be happy to slaughter them," he said.
Both figures quoted by Mr Duterte are incorrect.
Hitler actually massacred six million Jews, as well as other minorities, during the Holocaust, while the most recent figures in the Philippines - released earlier in the week - suggests the number of drug users in the country is closer to 1.8 million, just 1.8% of the overall population, according to local news website Rappler.
Mr Duterte's rambling speech continued: "At least if Germany had Hitler, the Philippines would have..." - at which point he is reported to have pointed to himself.
Mr Duterte also used the speech to once again accuse the West of hypocrisy over its criticism of his brutal crackdown.
"You US, EU. You can call me anything. But I was never into... hypocrisy like you," he said.
"There are migrants escaping from the Middle East. You allow them to rot and then you're worried about the death of about 1,000, 2,000, 3,000?"
Scottish Rugby (SRU) says it is "absolutely baffled" by the decision, which is yet to be formally announced by competition organisers.
The SRU learned of the decision by World Rugby in October.
An SRU spokesman told BBC Scotland it is already assessing how this will affect the future of its squad.
Scottish Rugby has also expressed "our disappoint that the birthplace of sevens, which consistently delivered a great tournament, had been removed from the Sevens World Series".
The Sevens World Series visits nine locations annually and a Scottish leg will be held for the final time in May.
Scotland has hosted the event for seven years, initially at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh and then at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow.
The SRU says it received positive feedback from players, officials, fans and sponsors regarding the delivery of the tournament.
Japan is also set to lose its host nation status, to Singapore, despite being the host country for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, with the new venue choices expected to remain in place until 2019.
"Scottish Rugby submitted a compelling and robust bid document to World Rugby in August last year to continue to host a round of the Sevens World Series," the SRU said in a statement.
"This was endorsed fully by our partners and sponsors who had supported our seven successful years of hosting the tournament.
"We are extremely disappointed, as are our partners, that the Scottish leg of the World Series has been given to another location.
"This very much remains a live issue for us and we are engaged in dialogue with World Rugby currently.
"We are committed to delivering another stand-out weekend of rugby sevens in Glasgow over the weekend of Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 May."
World Rugby is still refusing to comment on the choice of venues but says it will announce the full series in the next month or so.
One week ago any debate would have been unthinkable. In authoritarian Uzbekistan, it would have been too risky to even acknowledge any health problems.
But Mr Karimov's daughter Lola posted a message on Facebook saying he had suffered a brain haemorrhage. Now a nation of 31 million is facing the prospect of an Uzbekistan without President Karimov, and no named successor.
In recent years any debate about the succession has inevitably been embroiled with the Karimov family's "dirty laundry".
Until just a few years ago, many believed that Mr Karimov would be succeeded by his glamorous eldest daughter, the pop diva, fashion designer and businesswoman Gulnara Karimova. She was clearly being groomed as such and regarded as one of the most powerful people in the country.
But her downfall was swift and brutal.
In 2013, with allegations of corruption swirling, Ms Karimova's businesses were requisitioned, and her TV and radio channels shut down. She was also probed for corruption in cases involving hundreds of millions of dollars in Europe and US. She is now believed to be under house arrest.
"Gulnara Karimova tried to go beyond what was permitted in the system," Dr Eric McGlinchey, associate professor at George Mason University says. "She tried to accumulate not just some of the economy, she tried to accumulate all of the economy. She didn't compromise, she didn't play by the rules."
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As Gulnara Karimova was losing power, she accused her younger sister Lola Tillayeva-Karimova and her mother of trying to get rid of her.
Many analysts say this family feud reflected a deeper power struggle in the nation.
Among those who Gulnara named as being behind her troubles are people who are now contenders for the job. One of them is Rustam Azimov, who is both deputy prime minister and finance minister.
Mr Azimov was appointed minister back in 1998 and considered very close to Islam Karimov.
Viewed as a more pro-Western voice he was the governor of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development for Uzbekistan in the 1990s.
Alisher Taksanov, an Uzbek journalist who lives in Switzerland argues that Mr Azimov has a good chance also because he is from the "Tashkent clan".
"This clan has managed to seize all key positions in the country - interior ministry, security services, finance ministry, etc. This clan is more powerful than their rival 'Samarkand clan' headed by the Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev."
Clans in central Asia are networks based on regional loyalties and these networks are used to accumulate power and wealth, so particularly influential at times of succession.
But others believe that Mr Mirziyoyev who has served as prime minister since 2003 is more likely to succeed President Karimov.
"If you look at who has more state resources, then Shavkat Mirziyoyev has better chances," says Kamoliddin Rabbimov, an Uzbek political analyst who used to work in the presidential administration before fleeing to France.
"He has been at this job for 13 years and appointed his people to key positions all around the country," Mr Rabbimov argues.
Most agree that the head of the security services Rustam Inoyatov, a former KGB spy, will be a power broker.
Mr Inoyatov is also one of those accused by Ms Karimova to be behind the demise of her empire. But such intrigue imparts a powerful message about how a power transfer will happen in Uzbekistan. Whoever wants to succeed President Karimov must reach a compromise with the rest of the political elite, something Gulnara Karimova refused to do.
"All things point to continuity, to someone who would be inclined to maintaining the kind of regime that Karimov created," Dr McGlinchey argues. "And the reason for that, if you look at Uzbekistan, all sources of wealth [there] come from the government. People who are wealthy in Uzbekistan will have a strong incentive to maintain the system that gave them the wealth in the first place."
So the transition is largely expected to be quiet and hidden from the public and many expect the tone Mr Karimov has set, where dissent is not tolerated and any protest quashed, to continue.
Indeed the successor may not necessarily be a well-known figure, analysts argue.
"This may be a compromise candidate that all power brokers are comfortable with and as a result might not be the big three that we keep hearing about," Dr McGlinchey says.
What is clear is that the new leadership will not try to change the authoritarian system in Uzbekistan. They will continue relying on repression and state propaganda to maintain their power, just as Mr Karimov has done for 27 years.
The central character of Dorothy Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles was joined in the list by Ian Rankin's Rebus, Sherlock Holmes and Oor Wullie.
Francis Begbie from Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting came second by one vote.
The poll attracted more than 3,150 votes from 28 countries including Argentina, Singapore and Qatar.
Edinburgh-based JK Rowling earned two places in the list for Hermione Granger (sixth) and Harry Potter (joint ninth).
Begbie made a late climb into second place on Wednesday after Welsh promised to write a Begbie-based book if the character won.
You can test your knowledge about the top 10 characters by taking our quiz.
The vote, part of Scottish Book Week, invited the public to choose from a shortlist of 50 titles compiled by a panel of experts to reflect the variety of Scottish writing.
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Marc Lambert, director of Scottish Book Trust, said: "Francis Crawford of Lymond may be an unknown name to many, but Dorothy Dunnett's enduring popularity, sustained over the years by her legions of devoted fans, is testament to the strength of writing talent that we enjoy in Scotland.
"Literature is one of the best ways of really inhabiting another person's thoughts, and is the reason why people have such strong feelings about their favourite character. It isn't always a traditionally 'nice' character who gets under people's skin either, as is proven by Begbie and Miss Jean Brodie's positions in the top 10."
Commenting on Katie Morag's position in the poll, Mairi Hedderwick said: "I'm delighted that Katie Morag is still a favourite book character. All of 33 years old, she is now treading the TV boards but her first home will always be on the page. Long live books!"
If voters could not see their character of choice on the shortlist, they could nominate one.
Jocky Scott, a character from cult comedy novel The Tartan Special One by Dundee-born Barry Phillips, won the most wildcard votes and came 14th in the list.
Kurdish Peshmerga commanders said they made large advances into IS territory and secured part of a highway that will limit IS's freedom of movement.
Turkey joined the fight against IS on Sunday, directing artillery fire at jihadist positions in Bashiqa.
The Iraqi PM had rejected an offer of Turkish involvement on Saturday.
Kurdish fighters killed dozens of IS militants, cordoned off eight villages and blocked IS's ability to supply Mosul with reinforcements.
The top US commander in Iraq, Lt Gen Stephen Townsend, told reporters there had been "considerable success" in Bashiqa on Sunday.
But he cautioned: "I have not received a report that says every house has been cleared, every Daesh [IS fighter] has been killed and every IED [roadside bomb] has been removed."
Journalists have not yet been allowed into the town.
Reuters TV footage, shot from a nearby village, showed smoke rising from Bashiqa as Kurdish fighters launched attacks against IS with mortars and machine guns.
Coalition forces have continued to push back IS positions around Mosul. Peshmerga commanders say they have advanced within 9km (5.5miles) of the city.
Turkey has insisted that its forces cannot remain idle during the fight to drive IS militants from Mosul. On Sunday, Turkish forces in Iraq fired weapons on militants in Bashiqa. Turkey said Kurdish fighters had asked for help.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said in televised comments: "The Peshmerga have mobilised to cleanse the Bashiqa region from Daesh [IS].
"They asked for help from our soldiers at the Bashiqa base. So we are helping the tanks with our artillery there."
Bashiqa is close to a military base where Turkish troops are training Sunni Muslim fighters, both Arabs and Kurds.
On Friday, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter suggested Turkey should play a role in the Mosul offensive, but the Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi balked at the idea, telling the US that there was no need for Turkish forces yet.
In an apparent attempt to divert attention from the Mosul offensive, IS militants attacked the town of Rutba, in the western province of Anbar, on Sunday.
An Iraqi military spokesman reported three suicide car bombs in the city but said the situation was now "under control".
The town had been under IS control since 2014, but was taken back into government hands four months ago. Rutba's mayor said IS entered the city through sleeper cells.
As the pressure builds on IS in and around Mosul, the group has been counter-attacking with suicide bombers and launching assaults in other areas.
On Friday, IS launched an attack on the city of Kirkuk, south-east of Mosul. At least 46 people were killed and many more injured. The city remains under curfew and there were reports of continuing sporadic clashes on Sunday.
Mr Carter, who is visiting Kurdish officials in Irbil, praised the efforts of Peshmerga forces
"They fight extremely well. But because they're fighting hard, they suffer... casualties,'' he said.
Mr Carter said Washington would supply extra support to the Iraqis if it was requested and said the US was planning a simultaneous operation in IS's Syrian stronghold Raqqa, according to the Associated Press news agency.
He said Washington wanted to begin military operations against IS fighters in Raqqa "as soon as possible".
A US-led coalition is backing the assault on Mosul with warplanes and military advisers.
Some 30,000 Iraqi security force personnel, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, Sunni Arab tribesmen and Shia militiamen are involved in the offensive.
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The UN says that 5,000 people have been displaced so far by the recent fighting around Mosul. It expects another 200,000 will be uprooted in the coming weeks.
On Friday a sulphur factory outside of Mosul was set on fire by militants. Up to 1,000 people have been treated in hospital for the effects of toxic smoke.
Aid agencies are bracing for a displacement of up to one million civilians as the battle continues. The UN says some 700,000 people are expected to need shelter.
It's the first time an uncommunicative, severely brain-injured patient has been able to give answers clinically relevant to their care.
Scott Routley, 39, was asked questions while having his brain activity scanned in an fMRI machine.
His doctor says the discovery means medical textbooks will need rewriting.
Vegetative patients emerge from a coma into a condition where they have periods awake, with their eyes open, but have no perception of themselves or the outside world.
Mr Routley suffered a severe brain injury in a car accident 12 years ago.
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None of his physical assessments since then have shown any sign of awareness, or ability to communicate.
But the British neuroscientist Prof Adrian Owen - who led the team at the Brain and Mind Institute, University of Western Ontario - said Mr Routley was clearly not vegetative.
"Scott has been able to show he has a conscious, thinking mind. We have scanned him several times and his pattern of brain activity shows he is clearly choosing to answer our questions. We believe he knows who and where he is."
Prof Owen said it was a groundbreaking moment.
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"Asking a patient something important to them has been our aim for many years. In future we could ask what we could do to improve their quality of life. It could be simple things like the entertainment we provide or the times of day they are washed and fed."
Scott Routley's parents say they always thought he was conscious and could communicate by lifting a thumb or moving his eyes. But this has never been accepted by medical staff.
Prof Bryan Young at University Hospital, London - Mr Routley's neurologist for a decade - said the scan results overturned all the behavioural assessments that had been made over the years.
"I was impressed and amazed that he was able to show these cognitive responses. He had the clinical picture of a typical vegetative patient and showed no spontaneous movements that looked meaningful."
Observational assessments of Mr Routley since he responded in the scanner have continued to suggest he is vegetative. Prof Young said medical textbooks would need to be updated to include Prof Owen's techniques.
The BBC's Panorama programme followed several vegetative and minimally-conscious patients in Britain and Canada for more than a year.
Another Canadian patient, Steven Graham, was able to demonstrate that he had laid down new memories since his brain injury. Mr Graham answers yes when asked whether his sister has a daughter. His niece was born after his car accident five years ago.
The Panorama team also followed three patients at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN) in Putney, which specialises in the rehabilitation of brain-injured patients.
It collaborates with a team of Cambridge University neuroscientists at the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre at Addenbrooke's hospital, Cambridge.
One of the patients is diagnosed as vegetative by the RHN, and he is also unable to show awareness in an fMRI machine.
A second patient, who was not able to be fully assessed by the RHN because of repeated sickness, is later shown to have some limited awareness in brain scans.
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Two unions - Unite and the GMB - claim there has not been enough consultation on moves by members of the Offshore Contractors Association (OCA) to change rota patterns in a bid to cut costs.
The OCA said its members needed to make changes in the face of lower oil prices.
The talks are being held in Aberdeen.
The 20-year-old was attacked as she travelled between Leuchars in Fife and Edinburgh on Thursday.
British Transport Police (BTP) said she was touched inappropriately by a man in his 50s on the busy 16:39 Dyce to Edinburgh Waverley service.
The woman reported the incident when she got off the train at Haymarket.
The man was about 5ft 10in tall, with short grey hair and a red tattoo on his right hand.
He was wearing a round-necked light blue T-shirt, with a brown long-sleeved top underneath it and brown trousers.
BTP said the man spoke with a Tyneside accent and it is believed he was travelling on to Newcastle.
Det Con David McAlister appealed for anyone who was on the train and witnessed the assault to get in touch.
He said: "I am asking anyone who has information which can help identify the man responsible to contact BTP as a matter of urgency."
Officers are reviewing CCTV from the train and stations in an attempt to identify the man responsible.
They briefly broke through police lines at Tovarnik and Bezdan after hours waiting in full sun.
At least 9,200 migrants have entered Croatia since Hungary closed its border, officials said, blocking the previous land route into the EU.
Croatia's interior minister says the country is "absolutely full".
EU leaders will hold an emergency summit next week to discuss the crisis.
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Croatia's president has asked the army to be ready to protect its borders from "the illegal migration", state news agency Hina reported (in Croatian).
Officials say migrants must apply for asylum there or be treated as illegal immigrants.
Under EU regulations, refugees must register and claim asylum in the first member state they reach.
Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said that Croatia would close its border with Serbia if another 8,000 migrants enter in one day.
Migrants started heading to the Croatian border on Wednesday, after Hungary sealed its southern border with Serbia on Tuesday.
There were chaotic scenes at at least two official border crossings between the two countries on Thursday, after Croatian officials were overwhelmed by the numbers of arrivals.
Correspondents described the situation at the train station at Tovarnik as mayhem earlier in the day, after several thousand migrants who had crossed from Serbia were held back by riot police, trying to get them to wait for transport on from the border.
Croatian police eventually gave way under pressure.
All morning several thousand people had waited in the heat hoping a train would take them north on their long journey to Germany.
Around midday we saw a group of young men begin to mobilise for a protest.
At first they tried to walk towards Zagreb on the rail line but were turned back by the police. They then walked to the police line on the road next to the station. For about an hour they chanted "let us go" and pressed the police to be allowed through.
Eventually police allowed some women and children to squeeze past their line.
Scenes of chaos followed. Men tried to push through. Children became separated from parents.
The police did not resort to force. There was no use of batons or tear gas. They attempted to push the crowd back but could not prevent a breach.
I saw hundreds pushing through a wire fence and running towards the main road. On the way a man suffered a heart attack.
A combination of angry young men, extraordinary numbers of people and a lack of any coherent plan by the EU has produced scenes of chaos in Europe.
At the northernmost crossing between Croatia and Serbia, the River Danube separates Batina, on the Croatian side of the border, from the Serbian town of Bezdan.
The BBC's Lucy Williamson witnessed thousands of jubilant migrants streaming across the bridge and through the border, into Croatia and the EU.
Many of the migrants said they intended to walk to Slovenia, Croatia's neighbour to the north.
On Thursday evening, Slovenian police said they had stopped a train carrying around 200 refugees at Dobova on the border with Croatia.
Slovenia, like Hungary, is within the borderless Schengen zone. Officials have said they will not allow Slovenia to be a "corridor" to other EU countries to the north.
Hungarian media have reported that dozens of migrants were crossing from Croatia into Hungary at Illocska, within 50km (30 miles) of Bezdan - thus avoiding the fence on Hungary's border with Serbia.
Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto says the country will extend its fence along the border with Romania.
On Wednesday, Hungarian authorities used water cannon and tear gas at the border with Serbia to stop hundreds of migrants forcing their way through.
The United Nations' top human rights official said the images from the border were "truly shocking".
Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said he was appalled at Hungarian authorities' actions, some of which "amount to clear violations of international law".
Separately on Thursday, European Council President Donald Tusk announced an emergency summit on migration on 23 September.
The European Parliament voted to back plans for the mandatory relocation of 120,000 refugees around the EU, but interior ministers from EU countries have not so far been able to reach agreement on the plan.
In other developments:
Police discovered the burnt body of Ozgecan Aslan in a riverbed in the city of Mersin in February.
Bus driver Ahmet Suphi Altindoken faces a life sentence alongside two alleged accomplices, his father and a friend.
Some 1,000 lawyers have requested to represent Ms Aslan, according to reports.
The courthouse in the southern Turkish city of Tarsus is not big enough to hold them all, but hundreds of supporters massed outside as the first hearing got under way on Friday.
Ms Aslan, a psychology student, was kidnapped after boarding a public mini-bus home from a shopping trip.
The driver allegedly tried to rape her. She reportedly fought him off with pepper spray, but was then stabbed to death. She was also hit on the head with an iron pipe.
The brutality of the murder caused an outcry across Turkey, with activists staging protests in several cities.
Ahmet Suphi Altindoken is accused of driving Ozgecan Aslan to a wood after all the other passengers had got off, and then attacking her.
His father, Necmettin Altindoken, and a friend, Fatih Gokce, were also arrested and charged with helping him hide the crime and conceal evidence.
Ms Aslan's body's was found two days after she was reported missing.
The three men, who all appeared in court on Friday, face a life sentence if convicted of charges including "murdering with a monstrous feeling".
The trial comes amid calls for more action to stop violence against women in Turkey.
More than 280 women were murdered by men in the country in 2014, according to reports, while there is said to have been about 134 killings so far in 2015.
In another shocking attack in May, a 19-year-old woman who was competing in a nationwide televised song contest was shot in the head, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend. Mutlu Kaya remains in a coma.
Argyle have a number of key players out of contract in the summer including top-scorer Graham Carey.
Adams believes the League Two leaders may get offers they cannot turn down.
"We've got a very good squad and every time a transfer window comes along and somebody bids money for a player that we can't refuse then that's the way it is," Adams told BBC Radio Devon.
"The football club has got to move in the right direction, it's a selling club when it has to be a selling club and it wants to keep its best players when it is possible.
"We'd like to have everybody here when the transfer window closes at the end of January."
Adams says other clubs wanting to sign his players is natural due to the good season they are having.
"I'm delighted that people are interested and I'm sure that the players are as well because we've had a lot of good performers this season," the 41-year-old added.
"I'm sure there are scouts and managers watching our games on a weekly basis because they want to see why Plymouth Argyle are at the top of the league and the reason is we've got a lot of talented individuals."
After nine years travelling and a three billion mile journey, the New Horizons probe is getting closer to the dwarf planet.
The amazing pictures have shown that the planet has a dark area, which scientists have nick-named "the whale", and a light area, which looks like it's shaped like a heart.
New Horizons is set for an historic fly-by next week.
This means the probe will fly around 12,500km above the dwarf planet's surface - the closest we have ever been to Pluto.
John Spencer, one of those working on the New Horizons project from the Southwest Research Institute said: "They're still a little blurry but they're by far the best pictures we've ever seen of Pluto, and they're only going to get better,".
The new policy, which will allow troops to transition gender while serving and set standards for medical care, will now come into effect on 1 January 2018.
Pentagon officials say that different services are not in agreement about when to accept recruits.
Rights activists have said they are disappointed with the delay.
"Each day that passes without the policy in place restricts the armed forces' ability to recruit the best and the brightest, regardless of gender identity," said Human Rights Campaign spokesman Stephen Peters in a statement.
Mr Mattis said in a memo quoted by the Washington Post he had decided more time was needed to make a decision after consulting senior defence officials, adding that the delay "in no way presupposes an outcome".
Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said in a statement that the delay was imposed so the armed services could "review their accession plans and provide input on the impact to the readiness and lethality of our forces."
A study by the Rand Corporation last year, commissioned by the military, estimated that there were between 2,500 and 7,000 transgender active service members in a total force of 1.3 million, with an additional 1,500 to 4,000 among reserve units.
The Palm Center, an influential think tank which studies gender in the military, estimates that there are about 12,800 transgender service members.
Under the shelved plan drawn up by former defence secretary Ash Carter, transgender individuals would be able to enlist as long as they had been "stable" in their identified gender for 18 months.
James Greenwood, Green Party candidate, said he was "fed up with the constant sell-off threat" to the woodland.
Conservative's Mark Harper and Liberal Democrat's Chris Coleman agreed the forest should remain publicly-owned.
Labour's Steve Parry-Hearn wanted legal protection while UKIP's Steve Stanbury said it was a "precious resource".
The five parliamentary candidates had been asked about the leasing of forest land when they took part in a BBC Gloucestershire radio debate on Wednesday.
Mr Greenwood referred to a holiday company which he said had been given a 125-year lease for a piece of land.
He said: "We have to see a moratorium on land being disposed in the forest and stop these long leases."
He claimed a lease could be traded and said it was "effectively a sell-off".
Mr Harper said: "It's very important to develop tourism - getting more people to come to the Forest of Dean and spending money and developing local jobs is a very good thing and should be encouraged."
He said the forest should be kept in "public ownership".
Mr Parry-Hearn said he was against long leases adding: "We could find ourselves in a position where there is privatisation because that lease could then be sold on."
Lib Dem Chris Coleman said: "When you're talking about a 125-year lease, that is longer than any of us in this room can imagine - that is a sell-off."
He said he was "wholeheartedly against privatisation".
UKIP's Steve Stanbury said the management of the forest should be "done in a balanced way".
He said: "We need to make sure the business community, on which so many livelihoods depend, is actually engaged and that the forest works for everybody."
The candidates for the constituency are:
Christopher Coleman - Liberal Democrat
James Greenwood - Green
Mark Harper - Conservative
Steve Parry-Hearn - Labour
Steve Stanbury - UKIP
The main focus is on Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire, where he is believed to have assaulted more than 60 people - the youngest aged eight.
Other reports on NHS hospitals and a Department for Education investigation into Savile's abuse have also been published.
The BBC looks at the key revelations.
The report found Jimmy Savile was an "opportunistic predator" who abused victims between 1968-92.
Savile had full and unsupervised access to all areas of the hospital for more than 20 years - even to clinical areas.
The entertainer sexually abused more than 60 patients, staff and visitors at the hospital. This included an eight-year-old patient, a pregnant mother in her 20s, and a 19-year-old paralysed woman in a wheelchair. Almost half the victims were under 16, and the crimes included rapes.
Savile's reputation as a "sex pest" was an "open secret" among junior staff and some middle managers. Working as a hospital porter, he was given a room in an accommodation block used by female students.
A number of Savile's victims complained to staff but none of the informal complaints were "taken seriously or escalated to senior management". One formal complaint made by a patient's father was dropped due to the victim's ill health, but it should have been reported to police.
Senior managers at the hospital were probably never told about Savile's inappropriate behaviour or the sexual assault claims.
Over the past 40 years, Stoke Mandeville employed three doctors who were subsequently convicted of sex crimes against patients.
A woman who was a patient at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in the 1970s has described being sexually assaulted there by Jimmy Savile when she was 18. She said: "It was repulsive, it was horrible... I was stunned." The woman told nurses about the assault, but was advised to ignore Savile. "They thought it was funny really," she said.
Another woman who worked as a nurse at the same hospital said the abuse she had been subjected to had "ruined" a decade of her life. She told the BBC Savile had sexually abused her over an 18-month period - when she was aged 17 to 19 - assaulting her when she had been preparing milk feeds for children and even after she had been admitted to the staff sick bay.
A report by former barrister and NHS executive Kate Lampard reviewed how Savile could have abused victims at some 40 NHS hospitals across the country and set out lessons learned.
She warned elements of the Savile story could happen again, and said there would always be people who tried to gain undue influence within institutions such as hospitals.
She also indicated "the need for us to examine safeguarding arrangements in NHS hospitals, the raising of complaints and matters of concern, and how managers and staff respond to complaints".
Reports into Savile's activities in relation to other hospitals and hospice premises have been published. A total of 44 reports have now been published. The latest include:
The DfE has reviewed reports by local authorities into allegations of abuse by Savile at number of children's homes and schools.
Children's Minister Edward Timpson said none of the investigations had been able to reach "firm conclusions" about whether abuse took place.
"Although many of them say the informant was credible, the lack of corroborating evidence has prevented them from reaching a definitive conclusion," he said.
Dr Androulla Johnstone, lead investigator into Stoke Mandeville abuse, told a press conference: "All NHS services should be alert to predatory sexual offenders like Savile who can be placed in a position of trust and authority." She said those to whom the attacks were reported had ''failed'' in their duty to protect, but denied allegations of a "cover-up" by staff.
Hattie Llewelyn-Davies, Buckinghamshire NHS Trust chair, said: "On behalf of the NHS organisations that existed at that time and those that exist now, I would like to say sorry to all of Jimmy Savile's victims. I know how difficult it must have been for you to come forward and tell your stories after such a long time."
Lawyer Liz Dux, who represents 44 of the Stoke Mandeville victims, said it "beggars belief" that the report had found no evidence of senior staff having been aware of the abuse.
A Downing Street spokeswoman announced that a consultation on possible mandatory reporting of child abuse would now be extended to cover vulnerable adults. She said the PM's view was that "we absolutely must look at what lessons can be learnt from today".
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said people were "too dazzled or too intimidated to confront the evil predator we now know [Savile] was", but that vulnerable people had been let down. He said he would be accepting 13 recommendations in principle that were made in Ms Lampard's report.
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham called for a more formal inquiry into the role of the Department of Health, ministers and hospital chiefs in giving Savile power at Stoke Mandeville. He said: "The question that will be growing in the minds of people hearing this news today is this, 'Where is the accountability?'"
Star point guard Stephen Curry scored 36 points to help the Warriors to a 102-92 victory over Atlanta Hawks.
Monday's win meant they reached 50 victories from only 55 games, one fewer than the 1995-96 Bulls side.
Warriors are now chasing a second Bulls record, the Chicago side being the only team to win 70 games in a season.
Their 72-10 record in 1995-96 was the pinnacle for a side that dominated the sport in the 1990s, winning six titles in eight years.
"Fifty wins is great but we've got to keep plugging away and staying hungry, because nobody wants to talk about that in June," Curry said.
They include the minister of public security and the deputy director of police.
The four will face an asset freeze and visa restrictions.
The US says President Pierre Nkurunziza's pursuit of a third term has "precipitated" violence which has left at least 240 dead since April.
The violence increased in recent weeks, with bodies found on the streets on a daily basis.
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The White House said it had received "multiple, credible, and ongoing reports of targeted killings, arbitrary arrests, torture, and political repression by security forces, as well as violence and abuses by youth militia affiliated with the ruling party".
"Recent dangerous rhetoric by government officials has further contributed to the climate of fear and risks inciting further violence," the statement added.
"At the same time, some of those opposed to the Nkurunziza government have resorted to violence against the government."
Earlier this month, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution strongly condemning the escalating violence.
The French-drafted resolution also paves the way for a possible deployment of blue-helmeted UN peacekeepers.
Burundi's constitutional court backed Mr Nkurunziza's third-term bid, as his first term as president did not count towards the constitutional two-term limit because he was chosen by MPs, rather than in a popular election.
Mr Nkurunziza was duly re-elected with 70% of the vote in July.
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Historic Scotland, which looks after the medieval building, is considering charges of up to £5 from 1 April next year to help with maintenance.
Minister of the cathedral, Rev Dr Laurence Whitley, said he was concerned this would deter visitors.
Hundreds of people have also signed an online petition against the proposal.
A spokesman for Historic Scotland said: "We are investigating the possibility of charging for admission for visitors to Glasgow Cathedral.
"In line with many other cathedrals which perform a dual function as both a place of worship and a visitor attraction, any admission charge introduced would apply to visitors only and would not affect worshippers with any income generated from the introduction of a proposed admission charge reinvested into the cathedral and the wider historic environment.
"Discussions with the Church of Scotland and other interested parties are on-going."
Dr Whitley said he was concerned that any charge would deter people from the nearby Royal Infirmary using the cathedral during times of emotional stress.
He also said it may deter international visitors to the city.
"This would be the only attraction, almost in the city, where you would have to pay," he said.
"It has been Glasgow City Council's policy that museums and attractions that they owned would be entirely free and all the ones around here are free.
"I don't know if that's a terribly good message to be sending out that if people come to the mother church of this great city and find that they have to pay £4.50 to get in just to see it."
Rev Whitley cited the case of Chester Cathedral which he said had abandoned a charging policy for admission and reinstated donations boxes.
He said this decision had been taken because it was felt that charging "gave out the wrong signal" and "changed the atmosphere of that particular place of worship".
He added: "That would be my concern that the atmosphere of welcome, the volunteer guides, the peace, the quiet would be changed if it became somewhere that you paid.
"It would just not be what we are here to do."
Wagner sprinted down the touchline to join his players in celebrating Michael Hefele's 89th-minute winner.
The pair then clashed before being sent to the stands for the closing stages.
Wagner said that in his native Germany it is not disrespectful to celebrate with his players.
"They're my values; humility, respect and class, and I don't think he [Wagner] showed that," Monk told BBC Radio Leeds. "If someone else goes against those values then it's wrong.
"I've been brought up with the values, and that's not come back towards us."
Wagner had spent his whole career playing and coaching in Germany prior to taking over at Huddersfield in November 2015.
He defended his celebration after Hefele's goal sent the Terriers up to fourth in the table.
"In British culture it seems to be disrespectful if I celebrate with my players - it is different in Germany to be fair," Wagner told BBC Radio Leeds.
"It isn't something that I usually do but if there was a moment where this could happen, then it was this moment.
"I celebrated with my players in the corner and I wanted to jog back into my technical area, but Garry tried to nudge me."
The Unite for Europe march in London coincided with events to mark 60 years since the EU's founding agreement, the Treaty of Rome, was signed.
A minute's silence to remember the victims of the Westminster attack was held ahead of speeches at a rally in Parliament Square.
Prime Minister Theresa May will trigger the exit process from the EU next week.
A minute's silence for the victims of last Wednesday's attack came after organisers refused to call off the event, saying "we will not be intimidated... We will march on the heart of our democracy and reclaim our streets."
Ex-Labour spin doctor Alistair Campbell told the crowd beforehand "we need to recognise that something really bad happened not far from here just the other day".
Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, Labour MP David Lammy and Green co-leader Jonathan Bartley were also among those who addressed the crowd.
Mr Farron said: "Democracy continues... We stand in defiance of that attack."
One marcher, Jaqueline Skelton, told the BBC she had joined the demonstration because she was "really, really frightened" about leaving the EU.
But onlooker Mike McKenna, who voted to leave, said it would be better for the nation to unite before talks with the EU begin, "not stamp your feet and have hissy fits".
Brexit Secretary David Davis has described the upcoming talks to leave the EU as "the threshold of the most important negotiation for this country for a generation".
Thales Alenia Space of France will build the satellites - 66 to form the operational constellation, the remainder to act as spares.
The order makes the Iridium Next venture the biggest commercial space project in the world today.
The $2.1bn deal has largely been underwritten by the French export credit guarantee organisation, Coface.
The overall cost of the Iridium Next project is likely to be about $2.9bn, much of which the company expects to finance out of its own cash flow.
"As you can all imagine, this is a great day for Iridium and the news we announce today represents a significant milestone in the life of our business," said Matt Desch, the chief executive officer of Iridium.
"Iridium has selected Thales Alenia Space to be our prime contractor for Iridium Next, and our agreement constitutes a $2.1bn commitment. We signed an authorisation to proceed yesterday with TAS to immediately begin work designing and building our satellites, and this puts us on track for our first launch of the new satellites in the first quarter of 2015."
Reynald Seznec, president and CEO of Thales Alenia Space, added: "We were selected for this contract following a long international competition that started back in 2007.
"It is the result of the dedication and commitment of our teams and those of our partners. This success is also a clear recognition of our expertise in system architecture and telecommunications in general, and also confirms our competitiveness and our leadership in the constellation market."
Iridium, which allows subscribers to make a phone call and data connection anywhere in the world, began operating in 1998 but soon ran into financial difficulties.
It was purchased out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2000 by investors who paid a fraction of the cost of setting up the first constellation.
Today, the company, which is based in McLean, Virginia, has about 360,000 subscribers worldwide, earning revenues amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars. Just under a quarter of those revenues come from US government and Department of Defense contracts.
The Iridium constellation operates in a low-Earth orbit about 780km above the planet. The spacecraft are aligned in six planes and relay communications between themselves and ground stations to provide global coverage.
The distinctive arrangement of the satellites' antennas gives rise to so-called "Iridium flares".
These flashes are produced by sunlight glinting off the spacecraft and are a popular observation for skywatchers.
It was an Iridium satellite that collided with a defunct Russian spacecraft in 2009.
The current network consists of 66 satellites. The Next constellation order encompass 81 satellites in total.
TAS will build 66 for operational use, a further six will act as in-orbit spares, and nine spares will be held on the ground.
The Next constellation is expected to work until at least 2030.
Satellite phone competitor Globalstar is already in the process of renewing its network. Globalstar operates 48 spacecraft in a slightly higher orbit and will see its first next-generation platforms launch later this year.
These renewals are also being built by TAS, again in a deal underwritten by Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur (Coface).
TAS beat Lockheed Martin of the US to win the Iridium contract. The support of Coface will have been critical to that outcome.
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Aleppo, Syria's second city, was once the country's commercial and industrial hub, as well as a major regional tourist destination.
But four years of war have left large parts of the Old City - designated by Unesco as a World Heritage site - in ruins.
As the evacuation of the rebel-held eastern areas nears completion and government forces take full control of the city, pictures have begun to emerge of the devastation.
The 13th century Citadel of Aleppo is one of the city's most iconic landmarks, but the war has left it badly damaged inside and out.
Syrian government soldiers used the citadel as a defensive stronghold and, as a result, it frequently came under fire from rebel fighters.
Just to the west of the citadel, the Great or Umayyad Mosque - built between the 8th and 13th centuries - has been left almost in ruins. Its 45m (150ft) 11th century minaret was toppled three years ago.
The 12th Century al-Shibani School, just to the south of the mosque, had become a venue for hosting cultural events and exhibitions after a major renovation.
Now the centre is deserted, in need of major building work.
Hammam al-Nahasin, also just south of the mosque, is situated in the heart of Aleppo's ancient souk and dates back to the 13th Century.
The male-only bathhouse was another popular tourist destination before the civil war.
It isn't just the old city that has been damaged. The fighting has also closed the Shabha Mall - one of the largest shopping centres in Aleppo.
The mall was for a while reportedly used by so-called Islamic State as a prison before being taken over by the rival jihadist group, al-Nusra Front.
All images courtesy of Reuters.
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Writing in the 152nd edition of the yearly almanac, Booth criticises the England and Wales Cricket Board's handling of the Kevin Pietersen affair.
He also raises concerns with the decline of the Test and one-day sides and a fall in grassroots participation.
England internationals Moeen Ali and Gary Ballance are among Wisden's five cricketers of the year.
Yorkshire's Adam Lyth, Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews and New Zealand's Jeetan Patel make up the list.
England's 2014 started with an Ashes whitewash at the hands of Australia, took in losses in 28 matches across all formats, and included a humbling by international minnows the Netherlands in the World T20.
"In 2014 English cricket repeatedly lost touch - not just with things it wished had never happened, but with the basic idea that the national team belongs to us all," said Booth, who went on to link a lack of conviction among ECB decision makers with the team's poor form.
"The power brokers indulged in mutual backslapping... It was a nexus of self-preservation - yet, as the wagons circled, the wheels kept threatening to come off."
The ECB declined to comment on Booth's criticism when contacted by BBC Sport. However, incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves, who is set to take over in May, has already suggested he expects to make sweeping changes to improve the game.
Pietersen, 34, was sacked by England after the 5-0 Ashes defeat by Australia and, while the South African-born batsman has said he would like to return to the international fold, his future remains uncertain.
"It was typical of a story beyond the ECB's control that their best moment was not of their own making," said Booth.
"Having searched in vain for the words that justified his sacking, they were gifted a 324-page solution: an autobiography so full of rancour that BBC chat-show host Graham Norton suggested to Pietersen, 'Maybe, just maybe, team sport's not for you…'.
"All the while, he kept insisting how happy he was in the land of Twenty20 franchises - and agitating for an international recall. The whole thing would have been sad, if it hadn't been so absurd."
Alastair Cook had looked set to lead England into the World Cup - despite a 3-1 one-day series defeat by India in the autumn - after ECB managing director Paul Downton said he would be "surprised" if the batsman was removed as captain.
But he was sacked in December, just two months before what would turn out to be a disastrous World Cup.
"To leave the sacking of Cook so late made little sense," said Booth.
"Trouble was, Cook had become more than just a cricketer: cast by his employers in the role of latter-day saint to Pietersen's fallen angel, he was now an article of faith.
"England overplayed their hand: the Test win over a supine India did not mean Cook would effect a similar transformation of the one-day side. This seemed obvious to everyone - except to the men who run the game."
The ECB found that the number of people playing cricket in teams fell 7% between 2013 and 2014, from from 908,000 in 2013 to 844,000 in 2014.
And Booth has called on the ECB to do more to advance the game in Asian communities: "The English game needs an Asian player to prosper beyond a few Tests here and there.
"If the England team really want to unlock their full potential, it is perverse to be so reliant on (white) southern Africans and smash-and-grab raids across the Irish Sea, and so ignore the more natural solution on our doorstep.
"There remains a damaging perception among Britain's South Asian communities that its best young cricketers are not wanted."
All-rounder Ali, 27, was named as one of Wisden's five players of 2014 in a year in which he took 19 wickets in the Test series victory over India, while 25-year-old Ballance registered three Test centuries and averaged 60.75.
Lyth, 27, helped Yorkshire to the County Championship title by leading the scoring charts with 1,489 runs, while spinner Patel, 34, was commended for his 107 wickets for Warwickshire across all formats.
And Mathews was included for his influence in Sri Lanka's first ever Test series victory in England.
Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara was named leading cricketer in the world, while Australia batsman Meg Lanning is Wisden's first leading woman cricketer in the world.
Since forces were given extended powers in August 2013, 492 motorists have been given £100 fixed penalty notices.
However, in the figures, gained through a Freedom of Information request, only 30% have paid.
Road safety charity Brake called legislation "ineffective".
While Dyfed-Powys Police did not respond to the request, North Wales Police said it had fined 155 people in 2015 and Gwent Police fined 141.
South Wales Police only issued five fines last year - although its officers only started using the new legislation from June.
In north Wales, a motorist was fined for driving with a dog on their lap while a biker was spotted riding a motorcycle with no hands on the handlebars.
Other offences included reading documents, driving on the wrong side of the road and using handheld computers at the steering wheel.
There were also fines for crashing into low bridges, dangerous and slow overtaking and reversing down slip lanes.
Of the 492 motorists issued with on-the-spot fixed penalty notices between 2013 and 2015, just over 30% have paid.
Alice Bailey, of road campaign charity Brake, said: "Any one of these cases could have ended with a serious or even fatal collision.
"If your driving isn't safe, it's dangerous and potentially deadly.
"We need to stop seeing road crime as second class crime and take criminal driving more seriously."
In North Wales, 252 motorists have been issued with fines between 2013 and 2015 for offences including:
Brake said the current legal system needs to be reviewed to make sure police are properly resourced to catch offenders.
"The fact that so few fines have even been paid shows the present system is ineffective," Ms Bailey added.
The Department for Transport has been asked to comment.
It will look at the effect EU and non-EU students have on the UK labour market while they are in the UK.
The study is being launched on Thursday, as the UK publishes its latest migration estimates.
The first data from new exit checks at ports and airports will also be released.
The UK stopped counting people in and out of the country in the 1990s, casting doubt on the accuracy of official immigration estimates, which are based on a random survey at points of entry.
A much-delayed new exit-check system was introduced in April 2015 with aim of building a more complete picture of whether those who entered the UK left when they were supposed to.
There has been particular focus on the large gap between estimates of arrivals and departures of foreign nationals who come to Britain to study.
The difference - which averaged about 110,000 a year between 2012 and 2015 - fuelled questions over whether students were remaining in the country beyond the end of their courses.
Long-term immigration of students to the UK was approximately 136,000 last year, with an estimated 63,000 emigrating to the country having originally gone there to study.
Amber Rudd said: "There is no limit to the number of genuine international students who can come to the UK to study, and the fact that we remain the second most popular global destination for those seeking higher education is something to be proud of.
"We understand how important students from around the world are to our higher education sector, which is a key export for our country, and that's why we want to have a robust and independent evidence base of their value and the impact they have."
The in-depth analysis of international students, to be carried out by the government's Migration Advisory Committee, will also look at the impact of tuition fees and other spending by foreign students on the national, regional and local economies.
It will also consider the impact their recruitment has on the quality of education given to domestic students.
The committee is due to report back by September next year.
Alistair Jarvis, chief executive of Universities UK, said: "We welcome the government's commitment to a detailed examination of the net benefits of international students.
"This is an opportunity to build on the considerable evidence that shows that international students have a very positive impact on the UK economy and local communities."
Lord Green of Deddington, who chairs Migration Watch UK, also backed the new study, saying: "For too long the higher education lobby have had the field for themselves.
"The government will now be able to formulate policy on the basis of more wide-ranging evidence."
Prime Minister Theresa May has resisted calls to remove students from her overall net migration target of 100,000.
The UN says the talks between the government, the Houthi rebel movement and its allies aimed to find a "durable settlement" to the months-long crisis.
About 6,000 people, almost half of them civilians, have been killed since a Saudi-led coalition launched a military campaign against the rebels in March.
The coalition is seeking to drive back the Houthis and restore the government.
Representatives of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, the Houthis and the General People's Congress party of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh - whose loyalists in the security forces have backed the rebels - are meeting near the town of Biel.
The Saudi-led coalition is not involved in the talks, which are expected to last all week.
The UN's special envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, said the truce "should mark the end of military violence in Yemen and the transition to progress based on negotiations, dialogue and consensus".
"Making peace is a fundamental requirement to rebuild Yemen, rehabilitate the basic infrastructure, address the consequences of the war, provide the necessary environment to normalize life in all governorates, and resume economic activity," he added.
The Mauritanian diplomat has said the warring parties are committed to implementing UN Security Council resolution 2216, which calls on them to end the violence and avoid unilateral actions that might jeopardise a political transition.
It also demands the Houthis and allied army units loyal to Mr Saleh withdraw from areas they have seized since September 2014, when the capital Sanaa was overrun, and hand over captured weapons.
An earlier round of indirect talks in Geneva in June ended without an agreement.
Hours after it began, the ceasefire appeared to be largely holding, although there were reports of violations by both sides.
On Monday morning, a Saudi military commander and an Emirati officer were reported to have been killed along with dozens of Gulf, Yemeni and Sudanese soldiers by a missile fired by rebels in Taiz province.
The coalition launched a military campaign in March after the Houthis advanced on the second city, Aden, forcing President Hadi and his ministers to flee the country.
Since then, coalition and pro-government forces have retaken Aden and the city of Marib, but have failed to drive the rebels out of the third city of Taiz.
The already dire humanitarian situation in Yemen has also deteriorated severely, with more than 21 million people - four-fifths of the population - now requiring aid.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it had been promised "unconditional movement" of supplies and medical teams as part of the ceasefire.
A spokesman said 19 aid lorries were due to leave Aden and Sanaa later on Tuesday, and that 150 tonnes of supplies were expected to be shipped to Yemen from Djibouti on Sunday or Monday.
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The Ferhad Pasha mosque in Banja Luka is seen as a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture. It took 14 years to rebuild, mostly using original stones.
More than a dozen of Banja Luka's mosques were destroyed during the war.
The Bosnian Serb authorities say the re-opening demonstrates their commitment to ethnic tolerance.
The mosque was blown up 23 years ago, at the height of the Yugoslav civil war when Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks), Croats and other non-Serbs were expelled from their homes in a tactic known as ethnic cleansing.
Known as the Ferhadija, the mosque was rebuilt after architects managed to recover about two-thirds of the original stone and use plans drawn up when an earthquake damaged it in the 1960s.
Saturday's re-opening took place amid tight security, with about 1,000 police officers patrolling the streets as buses arrived with Muslims from across the country.
Traffic was barred from the city centre and alcohol consumption was banned.
Turkey financed part of the rebuilding and outgoing Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu re-opened the mosque in front of a congregation of about 10,000 people.
He said the new building sent a message of peace.
"Bosnia-Herzegovina, with its Muslims, Catholics, Orthodox and Jews, is one body, one heart. If there is any attempt to split it up, it means that this one heart would be split," he said in an apparent reference to secessionist threats by Bosnian Serbs.
Bosnia's Grand Mufti, Hussein Kavazovic, called the re-opening "a joyous day for all".
Banja Luka's Orthodox and Catholic bishops added their congratulations - while the president of Bosnia's Jewish community said the co-operation showed how people should live in the region.
The re-opening was also welcomed by the UN and the EU.
At least 100,000 people in total died during fighting in the the Bosnian war. The conflict lasted nearly four years before a US-brokered peace deal brought it to an end in 1995.
Banja Luka is the capital of the Republika Srpska - one of two entities comprising Bosnia-Herzegovina.
It is estimated that now only about 10% of Banja Luka's pre-war Muslim and Croat population remain in the city.
Almost 40,000 vehicles a day cross the junction of the A182 and A1231 in Washington.
The junction could be without signals for up to eight weeks, Sunderland City Council said.
Council asset and network manager Graham Carr said the "significant damage" meant that "there's a potential for more serious accidents".
Sourcing the necessary parts took time and was "not a case of just getting something off the shelf", he said.
The President Is Missing is being written in collaboration with James Patterson, believed to be the world's best-selling living author.
The publishers say the book will be "informed by details that only a President can know".
The book, which is Mr Clinton's first novel, will be released by Alfred A Knopf and Hachette in June 2018.
"Working on a book about a sitting president - drawing on what I know about the job, life in the White House, and the way Washington works - has been a lot of fun," said the former president.
"And working with Jim has been terrific. I've been a fan of his for a very long time," he added.
The details of the plot are not currently known, but the two men have announced plans to hold a national book tour to promote it.
Mr Patterson is considered to be the world's best-selling novelist in recent years, and has published more than 130 titles in his name.
Mr Clinton has written several books since leaving the presidency, but never a novel.
His other works include My Life, Giving, and Back to Work.
The news playing on the TV was covering the ongoing row over whether the Australian government had bribed people smugglers with A$31,000 ($24,000; £15,150) to turn their boat back.
Beside me, two elderly ladies were passing comment as they sipped on their white wine spritzers.
"The thing is: Tony Abbott stopped the boats," one said to the other.
"Labor never managed to do that."
And that essentially, is the debate here in a nutshell.
In Australia, there is no real debate.
While its tough policies have been panned internationally by human rights groups - the United Nations calling them cruel, inhumane, contemptuous and degrading - domestically the hardline stance is broadly a popular one.
And that is why the opposition Labor Party has been so mealy-mouthed in its criticism of the alleged paying of people smugglers not to smuggle people, a policy that is possibly illegal.
A bit like paying bank robbers not to rob banks.
Initially, Labor leader Bill Shorten was self-righteous and indignant that the current government might have been using taxpayer money to buy off traffickers.
But once it became clear that Labor might have been operating a similar policy when it was in power, Mr Shorten became much more evasive and ambiguous.
Speaking to the BBC's HARDtalk programme this week, former Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard similarly chose her words carefully.
She gave a politician's answer with no clear denial that Labor wasn't doing the same thing.
You get the impression that perhaps Ms Gillard couldn't say for sure if her government was or it wasn't, such was the dysfunction in the Labor party at the time.
And indeed it was the previous Labor government of Kevin Rudd, eager not to be out-toughed on illegal immigration by Tony Abbott's Liberals, which ramped up the hard-line stance against asylum seekers.
It was Labor that signed a 2013 deal with Papua New Guinea, effectively outsourcing the asylum seeker problem.
Under that deal, Papua New Guinea was paid over $400m (£253,000,000) not only to house the notorious Manus Island detention centre, but also to resettle legitimate refugees destined for Australia.
During the 2013 election which Tony Abbott comfortably won, both major parties could not utter enough the immortal phrase "Stop the Boats."
Mr Abbott has had far more success in doing so. Two years ago, there were thousands of people trying to reach Australia's shores by boat.
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Today, the number attempting the journey has been cut to virtually zero.
The Australian government points out that it has also cut to zero the number of people drowning at sea, which is true, at least off Australia's coasts.
But there is a huge amount of politics being played out around the debate.
While polls show that when asked what are the main issues that concern them, voters rated asylum seekers pretty low behind things like education, the economy and health.
But when asked if they'd back a tough stance on asylum seekers, the government broadly has public support.
Sure, there are many people in Australia who are appalled by the government actions.
But not the majority.
The only party that has been unambiguously critical of the treatment of asylum seekers is the Green Party, which only has one MP and 10 Senators.
The two big parties, the Liberals and Labor, seem terrified of appearing weak on asylum seekers.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has repeatedly said that Europe should learn from Australia on how to tackle the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean.
But there are huge differences.
Firstly, the scale of the problem does not compare.
Even at its peak in 2013, the number of people arriving by boat in Australia was just over 20,000.
More than 100,000 migrants arrived on Europe's shores in the last five months.
If Europe was going to have offshore detention camps similar to those operated by Australia, they'd have to be massive.
And Greece and Italy are far easier to reach than Australia.
The distances involved are far smaller and the seas far less treacherous.
The boat carrying 65 asylum seekers that Australian officials allegedly paid to turn back, was trying to reach New Zealand from Indonesia.
An unimaginably awful journey of around 7,000 km.
People smugglers operating in Europe are making millions. So it would take some big bribes to pay them off.
But despite the criticism, Australia thinks it should export its asylum seeker policies to the world.
For the government, they've been a huge success and are something to be proud of, not shy away from.
You can bet that when the Australian general election rolls around next year, most parties will again be talking tough on asylum seekers.
So is Australia likely to change its stance?
In the words of Prime Minister Tony Abbott: "Nope, Nope, Nope."
After Wayne Madsen had hit exactly 100, his sixth Championship ton of the summer, first-innings centurion Harvey Hosein got to 59 to take his total of runs in the match to 167 at New Road.
But the visitors lost their last five wickets for 11 runs to collapse to 266.
Worcestershire then took 9.4 overs to reach their target on 40-1 - their third Championship win in four matches.
After resuming on 15-1, Madsen and Hosein looked to have taken the prospect of victory out of Worcestershire's reach with a fifth-wicket stand of 124, before Hosein's 57-run stand with Tom Milnes (36).
But home skipper Daryl Mitchell put himself on and took two wickets in successive overs to get rid of Milnes and debutant Greg Cork.
Spinner Brett D'Oliveira then removed Hosein and Will Davis in the space of two deliveries before Miguel Cummins had Tony Palladino leg before.
Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
"A lot of the crowd went home because they anticipated the game fizzling out.
"At tea five wickets sounds a lot to get but we lost five for five at Hove. We reminded the players of that at tea because they were pretty tired after two days out there in the field.
"You can never predict what happens in cricket but Daryl Mitchell came on, got a couple of wickets and we finished them off. It was nice to end with another win."
Derbyshire captain Billy Godleman told BBC Radio Derby:
"The guys battled very hard. Harvey Hosein and Wayne Madsen played magnificently again but the top order were not able to take enough time out of the game in the second innings.
"It's obviously been a new-ball wicket. It's been the pattern of the game. Most games of cricket are. That's why myself and the top three bat in the position that we do.
"But we weren't able to bat as long as we would have liked was because the top order didn't bat for long enough."
Ex-Special Branch officer Peter Francis says he saw files on 10 Labour MPs which he and others regularly updated.
He says he personally gathered information on three MPs as part of his work infiltrating left-wing groups.
The MPs named, and Labour, have called for a forthcoming public inquiry into undercover policing to be widened.
Mr Francis operated undercover between 1993 and 1997 in the Met's now disbanded Special Demonstration Squad. He was told to embed himself in left-wing groups or causes that were deemed to pose a potential threat to security.
He says that during this period he was told to gather intelligence on MPs and their activities if and when they featured in any of his operations.
That information, he says, was added to a special pink file that was available for Special Branch officers to read.
Between 1990 and 2001, he claims to have personally seen records relating to Diane Abbott, the late Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn, the late Bernie Grant, Peter Hain, Harriet Harman, Ken Livingstone, Joan Ruddock, Dennis Skinner and Jack Straw.
Four of the group became ministers during Mr Francis's time in Special Branch - including Jack Straw who was home secretary after 1997.
"When I was deployed undercover in the Special Demonstration Squad, any MP that I came across, such as on demonstrations, I would report back on them," he said.
Mr Francis says that the files not only contained the MPs' publicly-stated political views - but also intelligence on what was going on behind the scenes in the party or their group. He says some of the information would have been things said in private by the MP, depending on how close each undercover officer had been able to get.
Mr Francis said that when he first saw the files he understood that each had probably been created before the individual was an MP because of their personal involvement in radical causes or protests.
But he added: "When they became MPs these files carried on. It [was] your duty as an SDS officer to report back any intelligence that you come across.
"I felt that it was OK to report back on MPs," he said. "I used to give myself a pat on the back, thinking 'I have done a good job'. These MPs were spied on and they should know."
"I don't think the police force should be monitoring MPs, full stop. I don't think we have any right to do that at all. It may be justifiable to say that the Security Service should be doing it - but I certainly don't think the police should be doing it."
Scotland Yard has refused to comment on the substance of the claims, but a spokesman said it had not shied away from serious allegations about the SDS. It said that Operation Herne, the internal police investigation into what happened in the unit, remained an ongoing investigation.
"Operation Herne maintains that without speaking to Peter Francis it is simply not possible to fully investigate allegations he makes," said a spokesman. "Operation Herne remains very willing to engage with him."
Mr Francis said that he has refused to speak to Operation Herne because he fears being interviewed under caution as a suspect, rather than a whistleblower. Scotland Yard told the BBC that Operation Herne detectives would be prepared to speak to him as a witness.
He has, however, spoken to Mark Ellison QC who reviewed allegations about the SDS for the Home Secretary Theresa May - prompting her to launch a statutory inquiry. He says he will appear before those hearings.
Peter Hain, who was a leader of the anti-apartheid movement in the late 1960s and 70s and became an MP in 1991, said he now wants full answers from Scotland Yard.
"I was deeply disturbed to find that files were still being kept by the Special Branch while I and others were serving Members of Parliament," he said.
"That is constitutionally an outrage. It infringes the sovereignty of Parliament.
"I want to see the home secretary widen the scope of the inquiry into the SDS to look specifically at the surveillance of MPs and the fact that there were active files on us while we were serving Members of Parliament.
"This should never have happened and it should have been reported and properly authorised - and we don't know whether it was."
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper echoed the call for the inquiry to be widened in light of what she described as "extremely serious and disturbing allegations".
"While undercover policing remains a crucial tool in combating serious and organised crime it must not be abused," she said.
"There have now been a series of serious allegations about undercover policing - ranging from the treatment of Stephen Lawrence's family to police having long-term inappropriate relationships.
"We called some time ago for much stronger oversight of undercover policing and it is also vital to get to the truth about what has happened."
Mrs May announced earlier this month that Lord Justice Pitchford would lead the inquiry into the SDS allegations - but the precise shape of that inquiry is not yet clear.
A Home Office spokesman said the review by Mark Ellison QC had unearthed "serious historical failings".
"That is why the Home Secretary established a public inquiry to thoroughly investigate undercover policing and the operation of the Special Demonstration Squad.
"Lord Justice Pitchford will consult interested parties to the inquiry over the coming months on setting the terms of reference, with a view to publishing these at the end of July.
"Undercover policing is an essential tactic in the fight against crime but to improve the public's confidence in undercover work we must ensure there is no repeat of these failings in the future."
Launching the party's Welsh manifesto in Talgarth, Powys, Kirsty Williams said it had "opportunity at its heart", with more money for public services.
Higher spending on English education would mean an extra £150m for Wales over the next five years, she said.
The Welsh NHS could also get an extra £450m, Ms Williams added.
The Welsh Lib Dems would seek to spend the extra money for education on the poorest pupils.
Ms Williams said the introduction of the Welsh pupil premium "has been my proudest achievement".
Additional Lib Dem health spending in England would also generate an additional £450m for the Welsh NHS, Ms Williams said.
The Welsh government would decide how to spend the money, but the Welsh Lib Dems would urge it be spent on their health priorities of safer nurse staffing levels on hospital wards and equal status for mental health.
The party also wants to see the the full implementation of the Silk Commission proposals on further Welsh devolution and a "proper fair funding system for Wales".
The Lib Dems have already announced plans to make it easier for young people to rent homes and review the way the Welsh government is funded.
Elsewhere on the campaign trail on Wednesday, Labour has announced that firms getting major Welsh government contracts will have to offer apprenticeships.
Plaid Cymru argued that "equality of funding" for Wales with Scotland offers the "best hope" for protecting public services such as the NHS.
The Conservatives are focusing on their manifesto commitment to pass a law to guarantee a Tax Free Minimum Wage.
Launching UKIP's manifesto, party leader Nigel Farage promised to reform the formula used by the UK Treasury to decide the budget for the devolved governments, to give Wales and England a "better and fairer deal".
Blues coach Danny Wilson says the the 36-year-old is making good progress, after setting himself the target or a post-Six Nations return.
Jenkins missed all of the tournament for Wales but could be back this week.
"We are hoping if he ticks the relevant physio and conditioning boxes you'll see him back in a Blues shirt in the next couple of weeks," said Wilson.
"He's going well. He's making good progress now."
Jenkins is unlikely to start Blues' Pro12 trip to Leinster on Saturday, 25 March, but is likely to figure in the European Challenge Cup quarter-final at Gloucester on Saturday, 1 April, if medical tests go well.
The injury mean the 36-year-old loose-head prop has been unable to press claims for a place on the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.
He toured there with the Lions in 2005 and again in South Africa four years later. Jenkins had to leave the 2013 Lions tour to Australia without playing a game because of injury.
Returning to action before the season ends would enhance his chances of playing some part down under, even if it is on Wales' summer trip that includes Tests against Samoa and Tonga.
Wilson continued: "Gethin being Gethin, he was keen to get back as quickly as he possibly could and he set himself some very big targets which he worked extremely hard to get to.
"He was probably a week or two off."
Blues lie eighth in the Pro12 table, nine points behind sixth-place Glasgow.
Wilson admits, due to his side's recent form, Blues are now very much an outside bet for a top six finish that would automatically send them into the top tier European Champions Cup next season.
"It's a big ask now," Wilson added.
"We've left ourselves a fair bit to do to get into the top six, but there's still mathematically the opportunity and we've got some big games ahead of us."
Qualification for the Champions Cup is also possible via end-of-season play-offs involving French and English clubs
Wilson added: "A play-off spot gives us the opportunity to make Champions Cup next year."
It started with the party's leader in Scotland, Jim Murphy, saying that the party would not need to make "further cuts to achieve our spending rules" in the next parliament.
Then, shadow chancellor Ed Balls appeared to contradict that on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4, and Ed Miliband, in his speech launching the Labour manifesto, clearly ruled out a policy of having no cuts at all in departmental spending after 2016.
The confusion arises from the different promises the parties are making. The Conservatives have said that by the end of the next parliament they will be raising more money than they spend on anything. Labour is undertaking to eliminate the current deficit by the end of the next parliament, which means only borrowing to invest.
The confusion grows further because the Labour manifesto says: "We will get national debt falling and a surplus on the current budget as soon as possible in the next Parliament."
If Labour is still borrowing to invest then the national debt will not be falling - it will be rising. The party probably means that the total debt will be falling as a proportion of the total amount produced by the economy, but it does not say that.
The next question, which was posed by many journalists at the manifesto launch, is how soon will the current deficit be eliminated.
This is crucial, because the Institute for Fiscal Studies agrees with Jim Murphy that if the current deficit is not to be eliminated until 2020 then there is no need for further cuts.
Mr Murphy is right that no further cuts are needed to meet the fiscal target, but the party leadership plans to make them anyway.
Mr Miliband and Mr Balls say the current deficit will be eliminated "as soon as possible" so there will have to be extra cuts. We don't know how severe those cuts will be because we do not know how soon a Labour government would try to get rid of it.
It may be that a Labour government would pursue a radical anti-austerity policy as Jim Murphy suggests, or it could be that it would make more severe cuts than the Tories - we just don't know.
In an interview with the BBC News Channel, shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said that Labour may not need to borrow to invest at all, which would bring its borrowing pledge into line with the Conservative one. But he did not go quite that far.
"There are no commitments in this manifesto that entail additional borrowing - that includes capital commitments," he said.
So it sounds like the new policy is only to borrow to fund investment schemes that do not appear in the 2015 manifesto - and that's an unusual-sounding borrowing pledge.
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A research paper, reported on but not published by The Australian newspaper, was said to go into detail about how teenage users post about self-image, weight loss and other issues.
Facebook confirmed the research was shared with advertisers, but said the article was “misleading”.
"Facebook does not offer tools to target people based on their emotional state,” the network said.
"The analysis done by an Australian researcher was intended to help marketers understand how people express themselves on Facebook.
"It was never used to target ads and was based on data that was anonymous and aggregated.
"Facebook has an established process to review the research we perform. This research did not follow that process, and we are reviewing the details to correct the oversight."
According to The Australian, the report was seen by marketers working for several major Australian banks, and was written by Facebook executives David Fernandez and Andy Sinn.
The document said Facebook had the ability to monitor photos and other posts for users who may be feeling “stressed”, “defeated”, “anxious”, “nervous”, “stupid”, “overwhelmed”, “silly”, “useless” or a “failure”.
The research only covered Facebook users in Australia and New Zealand.
The statement on Monday appeared to soften an earlier comment which mooted the possibility of disciplinary action over the document, though the BBC understands such action could still be taken, pending an investigation into how and why the research was carried out.
The company has guidelines that take into account any possible “adverse effects” on users, or whether people would reasonably expect the network to conduct such analysis. The company said that it appeared the research did go against some of these policies.
Facebook has faced criticism in the past over manipulating users’ feeds for the purpose of research.
In 2014 it was discovered the firm was intentionally showing 700,000 users certain types of content and seeing if their emotions could be manipulated.
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In an oddly-worded statement, the star said: "I am required to state that I am no longer a member of the band".
He did not indicate why he was leaving, but blamed "circumstances beyond my control".
The group, who scored hits with True and Gold, broke up acrimoniously in the 1990s but had reformed in 2009.
The remaining members put the blame for the latest split on Hadley's shoulders.
"Much to our frustration, Tony had made it clear in September 2016 that he didn't want to work with the band anymore," they wrote on their official website.
"This has not changed and 2015 was the last time we were able to perform or work with him. So we have now made the decision to move on as a band."
Formed in 1976 as The Cut, they cut their teeth in the punk era, before emerging as one of the planet's biggest pop bands - engaged in a fierce rivalry with fellow New Romantics Duran Duran.
Following their first hit - 1980's To Cut A Long Story Short - they released six studio albums and had 10 UK top 10 singles, topping the charts with True in 1983.
Spandau's original split came after the five-piece fell out over money.
In 1999, Hadley, saxophonist Steve Norman and drummer John Keeble sued guitarist Gary Kemp for a share of the band's songwriting royalties.
Kemp, who played in the band with his brother Martin, wrote all of the hits, but the other musicians believed they had a gentleman's agreement to share the profits, in recognition of their musical contribution to the songs.
The case went to the High Court, where Kemp won. He later described the battle as "like walking away from a car crash - you're glad to be alive but mortified and shocked by the wreckage".
The band were back in court three years later, arguing over the right to use the name Spandau Ballet. Hadley, Keeble and Norman lost again and had to tour under the humbling name of Ex-Spandau Ballet.
By this point, Hadley was not on speaking terms with the Kemp brothers, and for a number of years a reunion seemed like an impossibility.
In 2007, the singer told the Daily Express: "I know you should never say never, and bands in the past have said hell would freeze over before they got back together, but in our case I think hell is frozen and we still wouldn't do it."
Naturally, they reformed two years later, hosting a press conference on HMS Belfast in London, the scene of a landmark early gig in 1980.
Since then, they have toured the world, headlining the Isle of Wight Festival and producing a documentary about themselves called Soul Boys of the Western World.
They even recorded a handful of new songs for the 2014 album The Story - The Very Best of Spandau Ballet.
More recently, the band have been playing solo shows; while Martin Kemp appeared as a judge on the BBC show Let It Shine.
Hadley's decision to cut ties with Spandau effectively puts an end to any future reunion.
His full statement read as follows: "Due to circumstances beyond my control, it is with deep regret that I am required to state that I am no longer a member of the band Spandau Ballet and as such I will not be performing with the band in the future."
Fans on Twitter responded by quoting some of Spandau's more memorable lyrics.
"Say it's not True!" wrote one. "Communication let them down," added another. "He didn't need this pressure on," noted a third.
"You'll notice it [the statement] is only one sentence," said Scott Taylor. "I think @TheTonyHadley found it hard to write the next line."
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Two men have been arrested following the stabbing just before 14:00 BST at Westfield Shopping Centre in White City.
An initial hospital assessment suggests that the victim's injuries are not life threatening.
The mall was partly cordoned off following the incident, which is not terror related, police confirmed.
Alessandro Mascellino, who works for Nomination Italy jewellery store, saw a group of policemen run past.
"I didn't see the attacker," he said.
"I was then told to stay outside and they shut the doors. I asked a policeman if my friends inside would be OK and they told me there was no risk whatsoever, it was just closed as it's a crime scene.
"I've worked here for three years and I have never seen so many police here. They're continuing to shut down sections of the mall."
Anyone with information was asked to contact Hammersmith and Fulham police.
Official figures released this week suggest that the amount of tax collected by Irish exchequer this year will be 3bn euros more than expected.
The vast majority has come from a big spike in corporation tax receipts - that's the tax that companies pay on their profits.
Ireland of course has a famously low rate of corporation tax and the rate has not been touched, remaining at 12.5% throughout the crisis and the recovery.
What is going on is that some companies have made bigger profits and so have a bigger tax bill.
The Republic of Ireland's finance minister says this is a reflection of a broad-based recovery and improved trading conditions.
And there is no doubt that Ireland has staged a real recovery and is growing strongly. But it's not just as straight forward as that.
The University College Cork economist Seamus Coffey has been having a dig into the figures and points to a very large chunk of this extra corporation tax coming from just 10 big companies.
These companies are highly likely to be big American multi-nationals which have a tax presence in Ireland.
Mr Coffey thinks these big firms are likely to be reorganising their tax structures and activities ahead of possibly stricter international taxation rules.
So, simply put, it may be that these mega companies have decided to play nice and pay a bit more tax before they are forced to.
The big question for Ireland's finance minister is if this means a sustainably higher corporation tax take on which future spending plans can be based.
The Irish tax authorities have said that they expect the surge will continue into next year at least.
The chair of the country's Fiscal Advisory Council, John McCale, has struck a customarily cautious note warning that there is "limited understanding" of what's going on with corporation tax.
The unexpected windfall means the country is likely to close its budget deficit earlier than the 2018 target date - maybe as early as next year.
Spain's market regulator blocked the practice for three months to try to restore order after sharp falls in bonds and shares.
"Short-selling" is a way that traders can make money by betting on falling share prices.
Italy has also banned short-selling of financial stocks for one week.
Short-selling is a technique used by investors who think the price of an asset, such as shares, will fall.
They borrow the asset from another investor and then sell it in the relevant market. The aim is to buy back the asset at a lower price and return it to its owner, making a profit along the way.
In a statement, Spain's CNMV regulator
said it was imposing the ban in order to maintain market order: "The situation of extreme volatility across the European markets could interfere with their smooth functioning and the normal course of their activities."
It is not the first time that such a curb has been used by regulators. Almost a year ago, France and Belgium joined Spain and Italy in a ban on short-selling financial stocks to try to stabilise bank shares which had fallen sharply.
Markets have had a turbulent few days on fears that Spain's indebted regional governments will push the country towards a full bailout.
On Friday, Valencia, one of the country's 17 regions, asked the central government for a financial lifeline, and on Sunday, the Murcia region said it was considering following suit.
Shares in Europe fell when trading got underway on Monday, with Spain's main share index, the Ibex, down 5% at one point. It recovered slightly to close down 1% but Germany's Dax ended the day down 3%.
The US share markets opened with a downward jolt and the euro hit a new two-year low against the dollar.
Spain's economy minister denied the country needed more help.
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Luis de Guindos said: "We have made important economic reforms and we just reached an agreement with our regional partners over the recapitalisation of the banks, and from there we have done all what we could to establish the bases of a return to a healthy growth for Spain's economy."
Mr Guindos is due to meet his German counterpart in Berlin on Tuesday.
Markets remained unsettled. The yield on Spain's 10-year bonds reached a new euro-era high of 7.56% before falling back to 7.39% in late afternoon trading.
The bond yield indicates the interest rate the government would have to pay to borrow new money, and acts as a measure of investor confidence in Spain's creditworthiness.
Spain has already asked for and been granted a 100bn-euros bailout for its banks, so far avoiding asking for the same sort of national bailout that was needed by Greece, the Republic of Ireland and Portugal.
However, on Friday the Valencia region said it would be the first region to seek financial help from an 18bn-euro fund set up to help the country's regions.
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A yield, or interest rate, of 7.5% on 10-year bonds takes Spain even further into the danger zone.
Higher borrowing costs can make the difference between a debt situation that is a problem and one this is ultimately unsustainable.
But the impact on the interest bill is slow. It's like turning an oil tanker.
When governments borrow they generally do by selling bonds - which are a promise to repay - and the interest rate is fixed for the lifetime of each batch of bonds. Each time Spain goes to the market for new money, the interest rate it pays then feeds into its total borrowing costs.
The general trend is upwards and that means the tanker is gradually turning towards the rocks. The eurozone has to decide whether to grab the wheel, giving a new bailout to keep those borrowing costs from rising further.
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On Sunday, Murcia's government said: "Regarding the liquidity fund provided by the state, the regional government has repeatedly stated that it is studying whether to apply for it."
There is speculation that other regions are also considering seeking assistance, creating further pressure on central government finances.
There was more bad news for Spain on Monday when the Bank of Spain said the country's economy contracted by 0.4% in the three months to the end of June, having shrunk by 0.3% in the previous quarter.
Eurozone jitters also spread to Italy, which is also struggling with high debts. The main Italian share index closed down 2.7% with banks being the worst hit. UniCredit and Intesa Sanpaolo were among six Italian banks suspended from trading after their share prices fell sharply.
On the currency markets, the euro fell to a two-year low against the US dollar, at $1.2082 at one point on Monday and an 11-year low against the Japanese yen, 94.37 yen, its lowest level since November 2000, before recovering slightly.
The price of oil has also fallen by nearly 3%, a sign that markets think there will be waning demand for oil as a result of worsening economic prospects.
Of the 24 people convicted for the so-called Gulbarg Society killings, 12 were jailed for seven years while one man was sentenced to 10 years.
During the attack, 69 people were hacked and burned to death by a mob.
More than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, died in the riots, sparked by a fire on a train that killed 60 Hindu pilgrims.
Critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was the state chief minister at the time, say he did little to stop the riots.
The special court in Ahmedabad called the incident the "darkest day in the history of civil society".
However, Zakia Jafri, the wife of Ehsan Jafri, a prominent Muslim politician and a former Congress party MP, who was among those killed, has expressed disappointment at the sentencing.
"I was there when Ehsaan Jafri was killed, it's not justice at all," she told reporters.
Survivors of the Gulbarg massacre say he fired his gun in self-defence as the mob attacked the complex.
Mrs Jafri says her husband called Mr Modi for help but it never came.
Mr Modi has always denied any wrongdoing and has not apologised for the riots. A Supreme Court panel also refused to prosecute him in 2013, citing insufficient evidence.
The violence was initially investigated by the Gujarat police and subsequently by an independent Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Supreme Court in 2008.
The Gulbarg massacre was among 10 key incidents in the riots being investigated by the SIT.
Some of these cases have brought convictions.
Police were called to Ellesmere Road at around 17.25 BST on Thursday to reports of a collision between a black Renault Clio and a pedestrian.
The boy was taken to hospital with head injuries where he later died.
Sgt Mark Thomas of Greater Manchester Police said it was "a tragic turn of events" and has urged anyone with information to come forward.
Grab users will be able to use the app to book nuTonomy cars for driverless rides in a small district of the city only.
The cars still have a backup drivers.
The announcement comes as car and technology companies around the world step up their experiments with self-driving cars.
The big ride-hailing competitor Uber, which is working with car maker Volvo in the US, started a trial with self-driving cars in Pittsburgh in August, albeit also still with a backup driver who can take control should technology fail.
Lyft has joined forces with US giant General Motors, whose chief executive earlier this month predicted driverless cabs in as little as 5 years.
NuTonomy started a limited public trial of a driverless taxi in August in Singapore, and says it hopes to have as many as 100 autonomous taxis operating in the city-state by 2018.
Karl Iagnemma, chief executive of nuTonomy, told the BBC that the partnership with Grab will "allow us to expand our public pilot by integrating it with the Grab app".
He said: "People can use the Grab app to call one of our cars, and it's going to be very similar to hailing a Grab car today except that that car will be driven by our software - not by a human driver," he explained.
Aside from ride-hailing or taxi companies, carmakers are also working on autonomous driving technology.
Google has for years been working on its driverless Google car, also pushing US legislators to update the legal framework for a future of self-driving vehicles.
Jon Taylor fired the visitors ahead early on, before Colchester's George Moncur had a penalty saved by Ben Alnwick following Ricardo Santos' foul on Elliot Lee.
Lee hit the post after the break, but goals from Andrew Fox and Shaquile Coulthirst extended Posh's lead.
Moncur reduced the arrears before Marcus Maddison added Posh's fourth.
The U's are now nine points adrift of safety with four games left to play, while Graham Westley's Peterborough are mathematically assured of safety in 14th place.
The beach between Lowestoft South Pier and Parade Road South has been eroded, and now part of the ramp at Children's Corner is crumbling.
Waveney District Council said it believed the ramp could collapse.
A barrier has been put across the prom at the ramp's entry, and another at a groyne to the south of the ramp.
A spokesman for the council said it would probably be closed for several months.
The council said there were also concerns about part of the shoreline over the Royal Green frontage as far as Parade Road South.
Old sea defence debris, including pieces of steel and timber, littered the beach, the spokesman said.
The risks were being looked at, and it it was possible restrictions over public access could be put in place.
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The 17-year-old striker netted a sweet first-time right-foot shot from six yards in Saturday's match at Coleraine.
Glenavon's Bobby Burns went closest for the hosts with a long-range shot which struck the crossbar.
The friendly match was a curtain-raiser for the annual Super Cup NI youth tournament which starts on Monday.
After missing the last two years, Manchester United will have a team in the junior section of the tournament.
United will play Colina of Chile in their opening match at Portstewart on Monday.
Eleven games from the tournament will be shown live on the BBC Sport website, including Friday's Premier and Junior finals.
The United Under-18 team are coached by Fermanagh man Kieran McKenna.
He spent seven years at Tottenham before injury forced him to end his playing career at the age of 23.
Van Aanholt played under Palace manager Sam Allardyce last season, as he kept Sunderland up.
The 26-year-old left-back, capped six times by his country, is the Premier League's top goal-scoring defender over the past two seasons, with seven goals.
"I want to keep all my good players and build," said Moyes.
Van Aanholt joined Sunderland from Chelsea, where he developed through the youth system, in July 2014.
The Black Cats are 18th in the table on 15 points, one behind Palace.
Former England manager Allardyce said on Thursday that his "interest is in strengthening the defence" at his new club.
"We have got bids in for three or four players and will find out if they are successful later on Thursday," he said.
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But it has been more than 40 years since the UK last got around the negotiating table and it could be a little rusty. Here are four key requirements to getting a good deal.
When it comes to trade deals, the devil is in the detail. Trade deals have grown incredibly complex - the recently concluded deal between the EU and Canada runs to almost 1,600 pages and covers everything from fisheries to financial services.
Successful negotiations require a skilled - and large - team, but the UK has not negotiated a trade deal since 1973. The EU has 596 trade negotiators and the UK urgently needs a similarly sized team to craft new deals with major trade partners.
A first step will be to bring back the handful of experienced and expert UK nationals in the European Commission. They will know what to expect when facing European negotiators across the table.
Successful negotiation involves clearly identifying your own trade interests and not simply reacting to the other side's. The UK Government must know what it wants from any deal, what it wishes to keep off the negotiating table and the concessions it is willing to make.
This is not easy. A well-prepared government will have consulted extensively with businesses, small and large, as well as consumer groups and trade unions. UK-based banks need to be able to operate across the EU single market.
Communities in the North need manufacturing industries which serve that market, potentially creating thousands of jobs. But access probably comes at the price of accepting freedom of movement for EU citizens and paying contributions to the EU budget.
Getting a good deal requires strong leadership which galvanizes the whole of the government's machinery, across ministries and non-governmental stakeholders.
Positions taken in the trade negotiations should be backed up by communication between national leaders where necessary. Any sign of disunity is likely to be exploited by opponents in a negotiation.
As a rule of thumb, 80% of a trade negotiation is preparation, 20% execution. Important decisions are made before formal negotiations commence. The UK government should start to prepare immediately, capitalising on the time it has to form a stellar negotiating team, precisely define its national interests, and flesh out a strategy.
Going into the negotiations, the UK will need an astute strategy to get a good deal with the EU and with other trading partners. Intelligence on the other side's negotiating position and bottom lines will be crucial, as will an anticipation of how they will react at each turn.
The UK will need to have identified all potential sources of leverage, and potential allies within Europe and beyond.
Currently, children in the county start school at the beginning of the term in which they have their fourth birthday.
But the authority wants to push the start date back so pupils start in the September after they turn four.
If agreed, the policy, which is part of council's plans to save £27m over the next three years, could start in September 2017.
Councillor Arwel Jones, cabinet member for schools, said the changes would bring the authority in line with the majority of other councils in England and Wales.
Parents can have their say on the plans until 1 March.
Nigel Barwell and his brother-in-law, Thomas O'Reilly, both 51, were found not guilty by a unanimous jury at Birmingham Crown Court.
Mother-of-one Ms Payne, from Coventry, disappeared as she crossed wasteland towards her parents' house on 14 December, 1991.
She had a seven-month old son Owen. Her body has never been found.
Ms Payne's parents Marilyn and John were in court each day of the five-week trial but Mrs Payne said she did not have the strength to be in the room for the verdict.
As the jury returned their not guilty verdicts Mr Payne sat with his eyes closed, while the defendants' families were in tears.
Mr Barwell, of Coventry, punched the air and then mouthed "Thank you very much" towards the jury, while Mr O'Reilly, also from Coventry, stood in silence.
Mr and Mrs Payne said they felt "terrible guilt" they had still not found their daughter and made a public appeal for any information that could help them lay her to rest.
Speaking outside court, the couple said: "Nicola was not only our daughter, she was a loving mother to her son Owen and sister to her four older brothers.
"She deserves to be laid to rest. We cannot contemplate not knowing where Nicola is for another 24 years."
Ms Payne's brother Nigel said his family were "devastated and heavy hearted" by the verdict having lived through 24 years of daily anguish of not knowing what happened to his sister.
"For nearly 24 years we have lived daily with the anguish of not knowing what's happened to our beloved Nicola, and worse than that - to this day not knowing where she is," he said.
He thanked the police for their work over the past 24 years and support from the public.
"We will never give up on Nicola and therefore we would ask anyone with any information to come forward and contact the police or Crimestoppers," he added.
The families of Mr Barwell and Mr O'Reilly, who had protested their innocence from the beginning, expressed sympathy for Ms Payne's family but said the trial had also been a "huge ordeal" for them.
The pair had been originally arrested and questioned two days after Ms Payne disappeared.
They were re-arrested and charged with her murder earlier this year, after what detectives claimed was a breakthrough with forensic evidence in the case.
During the trial Mr Barwell, of Copperas Street, said that on the day of Ms Payne's disappearance he and Mr O'Reilly had been stuck in a car that had broken down after a night out in Rugby, Warwickshire.
He told the jury the case against him was "absolutely absurd" and rejected claims he had deliberately delayed attending identity parades held in 1991 and 1992.
Mr O'Reilly, of Ribble Road, cried as he told the trial how in 1992, he was kidnapped and blindfolded by three men, who threatened to cut off his fingers if he did not confess to the killing.
Speaking outside court, Mr Barwell's daughter said her family had suffered from "suspicion and innuendo" for 24 years and were pleased "this nightmare has finally come to an end".
"Our father and uncle always maintained from the onset of this investigation that they have had no involvement in the disappearance of Nicola Payne," she said.
West Midlands Police has said it will continue to investigate the case.
Det Supt Mark Payne said: "We're clearly very disappointed we have not been able to bring Nicola's killer to justice.
"This case will never be closed, we will continue to search for the people responsible for Nicola's murder and disappearance."
He appealed to people to come forward with any information "no matter how small" to help the investigation.
Police retention of evidence since Ms Payne's disappearance was criticised during the trial with Mark Dennis QC, representing Mr Barwell, describing it as shambolic.
Det Supt Payne said he had apologised to Ms Payne's parents.
"I... offered them my apologies for any mistakes that may have happened over the intervening 24-year period," he said.
Ross Cowling, from Luton, was hit by a Land Rover Defender as he walked through Flitwick, Bedfordshire, on Christmas Eve.
The 37-year-old, who had two daughters, aged 10 and eight, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Bedfordshire Police has appealed for witnesses to the crash in Maulden Road at 17:35 GMT.
In a statement, Mr Cowling's family said: "Ross was a loving father, brother, uncle and son and we are all absolutely devastated.
"He had been on his way home to spend Christmas with his family.
"We are all heartbroken."
The 66-year-old, of Hackballscross in north County Louth, denies nine charges of failing to supply proper tax returns between 1996 and 2004.
The trial is expected to last up to three weeks.
If he is found guilty he could face up to five years in jail.
The trial is taking place before three judges in a non-jury court.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to the eastbound carriageway between Pencoed and Miskin just before 18:00 GMT on Friday.
Firefighters freed her from the car and she was taken to the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend; her condition is not yet known.
The M4 eastbound was closed at 20:15 GMT for investigations to take place.
Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe, Jack Dakin and manager Craig Tarry, aged between 19 and 32, were killed.
Their car plunged more than 25m (82ft) from a bridge into a canal.
People gathered at The Lounge bar in Warrington where two of the band members worked. One fan said they were "down-to-earth... and just lovable."
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David Morgan, entertainment reporter for the Warrington Guardian, was due to meet up with the band on Tuesday and said he was shocked at the news.
"They were going to come in for a photo shoot, I was going to meet the manager and meet the band because I was going to join them when they played the Pyramid, which is a small stage in Warrington.
"And then for it all to just end in an instant, it's obviously quite shocking," David said.
David said front man Kris Leonard was "humble" about the fact that he was a cleaner for the Warrington Guardian at the same time he was in the band.
"That's how he got to know BBC Introducing by uploading this track while supposedly cleaning our toilets.
"It's hard to say what their legacy will be but I think they'll always be remembered, especially in Warrington."
Dave Monks, who presents the BBC Introducing programme on Radio Merseyside, played early demo tracks from the band.
"Straight away they jumped out as such a great band with great potential. It was really uplifting music, it was quite anthemic. Always got a great reaction whenever they played.
"They got selected to play the Reading and Leeds festivals and since then they've just gone on and on. They've just signed a small deal with Communion records as well and just released their new single Boys That Sing.
"We're so proud of their story so to hear this is heartbreaking."
A poster of Viola Beach is still proudly displayed outside The Lounge bar in Warrington town centre where three members of the band had worked.
Explaining why he had come to the venue, one fan spoke of how talented the "lovely young gentlemen" were.
"It's just natural to congregate round where we had so many happy times with them... this was their social hub round here.
"The only thing that outstripped their talent was what lovely young gentlemen they were - and gentlemen is not a word we tend to use these days that often but all of them really were down-to-earth, self-deprecating, funny, daft and just lovable.
"They just walked into a room and the room lit up. It's just an absolute tragedy.
Viola Beach were due to play a homecoming gig in Warrington in March and now their fans have begun a social media campaign to encourage people to buy their music to get them a place in the charts.
Jason Carter, head of BBC Introducing, said the band's tracks and live performances would be played over the next few days and all 36 of the service's local radio shows would pay tribute on Saturday.
Warrington Council said the flag at the town hall will be flown at half-mast this week in memory of the band.
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The crash happened while the band were in Sweden to take part in a music festival on Friday. They had hours earlier played their first international gig.
An investigation is now under way into the accident in which police say the band's car fell through a gap in a bridge, which had opened to let a boat pass through.
Their families said they had been doing what they loved.
The new suspension covers all games including internationals, on top of Uefa's original European ban.
The ban is provisional until a final decision is taken by Uefa's control, ethics and disciplinary body.
Sakho, 26, tested positive for what is thought to be a type of fat burner after the Europa League win against Manchester United on 17 March.
He chose not to challenge the results, with Uefa, European football's governing body, adding he "did not request the analysis of the B sample".
The date of a disciplinary hearing will be announced at a later stage.
The France international and his club had already agreed he would remain unavailable while a Uefa investigation was completed.
Sakho's Liverpool team-mate Kolo Toure was banned for six months in 2011 while at Manchester City after testing positive for a weight-loss drug contained within "water tablets" recommended to him by his wife.
Should Uefa decide on a similar ban for Sakho, it would rule him out of Euro 2016 in France, which starts on 10 June.
The suspension will be backdated to 28 April, the day it was issued, no matter when the disciplinary hearing is set for.
An £18m signing from Paris St-Germain in 2013, Sakho has played 34 games for Liverpool this season, including 10 in the Europa League.
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Established in 2003, Artes Mundi is a biennial exhibition that aims to highlight the best in international contemporary art.
The shortlist of seven international artists includes Bedwyr Williams from Caernarfon, Gwynedd.
The exhibition will run at the National Museum Cardiff and Chapter Arts Centre on 21 October 2016- 26 February 2017.
On 25 January 2017 an international panel of judges will award one of the artists the £40,000 Artes Mundi Prize, the UK's largest cash prize for contemporary art.
The shortlist of seven artists was selected from more than 700 nominations submitted from 90 countries.
It also includes Ghanaian-born British director, writer and theorist John Akomfrah OBE, award winning French-Algerian artist Neïl Beloufa, California-based artist Amy Franceschini and her collective FutureFarmers, performance artist Nástio Mosquito from Angola, Lebanese artist and filmmaker Lamia Joreige and Berlin-based artist and writer Hito Steyerl.
In 2015 the winner, Theaster Gates, chose to split the prize fund equally between the whole shortlist.
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In a phone call with Sergei Lavrov, Mr Kerry said the US held Russia responsible for the use of incendiary and bunker bombs against the city.
The US state department said it was making preparations to suspend talks.
Aleppo has come under heavy aerial bombardment since the end of a ceasefire a week ago.
In response to Mr Kerry's phone call, the Russian Deputy Ambassador to the UN, Evgeny Zagaynov, said the "trend" of Russia being blamed for the attacks in Syria must stop.
"It's become a sort of unfortunate tradition that the majority of strikes on civilian facilities in Syria, without checking it ... is blamed on Damascus or Russia,'' he said.
But Moscow said on Wednesday they would send diplomats to Geneva to talk to the US about normalising the situation in Aleppo.
"On orders of the Russian president, we are ready to continue joint work with our American partners on the Syrian issue," the defence ministry said in a statement.
Some 250,000 people are trapped in the rebel-held east of the city. They are under siege from Russian-backed Syrian government forces, which have launched a fierce campaign to recapture the area. The bombardment has been among the worst in the history of the five-year conflict.
The US has accused Russia of taking part in strikes on civilian targets and possibly committing war crimes.
The two nations have been locked in talks in an attempt to revive a fragile peace agreement, but the US said last week that Russia had openly lied to the UN about its intentions.
At least 96 children have been killed and 223 injured in eastern Aleppo since Friday, according to the UN children's agency Unicef.
"The children of Aleppo are trapped in a living nightmare," said Unicef deputy executive director Justin Forsyth on Wednesday. "There are no words left to describe the suffering they are experiencing."
More than 170 people have been killed in east Aleppo since the beginning of the recent offensive, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group.
Air strikes continued to hit Aleppo's besieged eastern neighbourhoods on Tuesday night. Local medical workers said that two major hospitals were put out of service by the bombardment.
International medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) tweeted to say that both hospitals were out of service. Adham Sahloul, a spokesman for the US-based Syrian American Medical Society, which supports the two hospitals, said the two attacks took place at the same time, suggesting they were deliberately targeted.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon denounced the reported attacks on the two hospitals as "war crimes".
Addressing crowds in St Peter's Square in Rome on Wednesday, Pope Francis decried the bombing of Aleppo, saying those responsible for killing civilians would have to answer to God.
Aleppo, once Syria's largest city and its commercial and industrial hub, has been divided roughly in two since 2012, with President Bashar al-Assad's forces controlling the west and rebel factions the east.
In the past year, government troops have gradually broken the deadlock with the help of Iranian-backed militias and Russian air strikes. Earlier this month, they severed the rebels' last route into the east and placed its 250,000 residents under siege.
Children in Aleppo have made up a large proportion of casualties from air strikes, according to aid groups. At least 100,000 children remain trapped in the eastern part of the city.
In the government-held west, 49 children were killed by rebel shelling in July alone, the New York Times reports, citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
On Tuesday, the US pledged to provide an extra $364m (£276m) in humanitarian aid to people affected by the Syrian war.
The World Health Organization (WHO) meanwhile called for the "immediate establishment of humanitarian routes" into Aleppo, where hospitals are running out of supplies and rubble-strewn streets are preventing ambulances from getting through.
Other countries in Europe are already using similar measures as they struggle to cope with the number of migrants and refugees arriving.
The new law gives the Danish authorities "the power to search clothes and luggage of asylum seekers... with a view to finding assets" to cover expenses such as food and accommodation, according to a government statement (in Danish).
Police can seize cash over 10,000 kroner (€1,340, $1,450) as well as any individual items valued at more than that amount, such as watches, mobile phones and computers.
Wedding rings and any other items of sentimental value are exempt.
Savings and money in bank accounts will not be seized, a spokeswoman for the immigration ministry told the BBC.
As a main rule, money and valuables will be confiscated on arrival, she said. Assets discovered at a later stage during the asylum seeker's stay may also be taken.
However some experts have questioned how this will enforced.
While the seizing of assets has dominated international headlines, legal experts and human rights groups have voiced more alarm over measures making it harder to obtain family reunions and residency permits.
Amnesty International has said refugees fleeing war would face "an impossible choice" if the waiting period to apply to bring over their family was increased from one year to three.
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Switzerland has had a law enabling the authorities to confiscate assets belonging to asylum seekers for 20 years.
Migrants are required to declare their assets on arrival, and anything over 1,000 Swiss francs ($1,000; €900, £700) can be taken. Objects of emotional value are never seized, the government says.
In 2015, the Swiss authorities collected a total of 210,000 Swiss francs from 112 people. Most of this was cash.
As the vast majority of asylum seekers are destitute, assets are confiscated from only a small number, the government says.
It was forced to defend the policy last week following criticism of the Danish proposals.
In the Netherlands, asylum seekers are supposed to declare their assets, and deductions can be made if this exceeds €5,895 for an individual or €11,790 for a family.
They also have to pay levies on their income towards their stay, once they are allowed to work.
A report in the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad found asylum seekers had paid nearly €500,000 towards their living costs since the start of 2013.
Meanwhile in Germany, Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann has reportedly said cash and valuables worth more than €750 can legally be seized in his state - one of the main entry points for migrants arriving in the country.
"The practice in Bavaria and the federal rules set out in law correspond in substance with the process in Switzerland," German newspaper Bild quoted him as saying.
In the neighbouring German region of Baden-Wuerttemberg, asylum seekers can only keep money and valuables worth €350 (£265), the report said.
The new law has been compared by some commentators to the confiscation of valuables from Jews during World War Two.
But Denmark's right-wing government has defended the move, saying it brings migrants in line with Danes who have to sell valuables to qualify for social benefits.
Denmark expects to receive around 20,000 asylum seekers in 2016, compared with 15,000 last year, the integration ministry told BBC News.
However, some politicians have said the move is "purely symbolic" in order to deter migrants from travelling to Denmark in the first place.
It comes amid heightened tensions over the migration crisis in Europe, with recent opinion polls suggesting 70% of Danes rank immigration as their top political concern.
Prime Minister Rasmussen's Venstre (Liberal) party won the June 2015 election after promising an "immediate slowdown" of refugees.
Despite being a member of the EU, Denmark has opted out of most of the bloc's asylum rules.
The country's immigration minister has repeatedly insisted that "Denmark's immigration policy is decided in Denmark, not in Brussels".
However, Denmark is bound by the UN Refugee Convention, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights.
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned that the latest plans risk violating these standards.
In a letter to Ms Stojberg, the Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights, Nils Muiznieks, also said the issue of delaying family reunions raised "issues of compatibility with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights which protects the right to respect for one's family life".
The bill "could also infringe on the rights of children to live within their family environment, as prescribed by the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child".
But the concerns were dismissed by government ministers.
"Those are his personal views," AFP news agency quoted Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen as saying. She said the Council of Europe had not started a legal case against the move.
Sunderland had been given permission to speak to the management team as they seek a replacement for David Moyes.
The Dons said on their website they were "pleased to confirm" the duo "have elected to remain at Pittodrie until at least the summer of 2019".
And McInnes, 45, said: "I feel there is so much still to be done here at Aberdeen."
Scot Moyes resigned as Black Cats boss following their relegation from the Premier League.
The two clubs agreed compensation, allowing the English side to speak to former Scotland player McInnes, who previously managed in England with Bristol City.
He started his management career at St Johnstone, where he also played, having featured for Greenock Morton, Rangers and West Brom as a midfielder. His two international appearances came in 2002.
McInnes replaced Craig Brown as Dons boss in 2013 and the following year led the club to their first trophy in 19 years by winning the League Cup final against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on penalties. In 2015, the Pittodrie manager and Docherty signed new contracts until 2019.
Aberdeen have finished second to Celtic in the Scottish Premiership three years running and were also runners-up to Brendan Rodgers' side in the Scottish Cup and League Cup in 2016-17.
Since May's 2-1 Scottish Cup final defeat, first-team regulars Ryan Jack, Niall McGinn and Ash Taylor have left the Dons under freedom of contract while winger Jonny Hayes is nearing a move to Celtic.
"We have improved season on season and that is not something I'm planning on changing," said McInnes.
"While we have lost players from last season, they will be replaced by signings of similar quality and our first challenge is to reach the group stages of the Europa League after coming so close in each of the last three seasons," McInnes explained.
"The recent investment in the club from Dave Cormack, who has rejoined the board, now puts us in an even healthier situation financially and that will allow us to be in a position to take the club to the next stage."
And chairman Stewart Milne added: "Given what Derek has achieved here, there is inevitably going to be interest from other clubs and in making the decision to stay, he has demonstrated how much Aberdeen Football Club means to him.
"I make no bones about it, it would have been a massive blow to lose Derek at this time.
"We are in the process of rebuilding a strong squad to ensure we continue our on-field progress, we need to deliver the new training and community facilities and subsequently the new stadium."
1300s - Tutsis migrate into what is now Rwanda, which was already inhabited by the Twa and Hutu peoples.
1600s - Tutsi King Ruganzu Ndori subdues central Rwanda and outlying Hutu areas.
Late 1800s - Tutsi King Kigeri Rwabugiri establishes a unified state with a centralised military structure.
1858 - British explorer Hanning Speke is the first European to visit the area.
1890 - Rwanda becomes part of German East Africa.
1916 - Belgian forces occupy Rwanda.
1923 - Belgium granted League of Nations mandate to govern Ruanda-Urundi, which it ruled indirectly through Tutsi kings.
1946 - Ruanda-Urundi becomes UN trust territory governed by Belgium.
1957 - Hutus issue manifesto calling for a change in Rwanda's power structure to give them a voice commensurate with their numbers; Hutu political parties formed.
1959 - Tutsi King Kigeri V, together with tens of thousands of Tutsis, forced into exile in Uganda following inter-ethnic violence.
The assassination of President Juvenal Habyarimana (r) sparked the 1994 genocide
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1961 - Rwanda proclaimed a republic.
1962 - Rwanda becomes independent with a Hutu, Gregoire Kayibanda, as president; many Tutsis leave the country.
1963 - About 20,000 Tutsis are killed following an incursion by Tutsi rebels based in Burundi.
1973 - President Gregoire Kayibanda ousted in military coup led by Juvenal Habyarimana.
1978 - New constitution ratified; Habyarimana elected president.
1988 - Some 50,000 Hutu refugees flee to Rwanda from Burundi following ethnic violence there.
1990 - Forces of the rebel, mainly Tutsi, Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) invade Rwanda from Uganda.
1991 - New multi-party constitution promulgated.
1993 - President Habyarimana signs a power-sharing agreement with the Tutsis in the Tanzanian town of Arusha, ostensibly signalling the end of civil war; UN mission sent to monitor the peace agreement.
1994 April - Habyarimana and the Burundian president are killed after their plane is shot down over Kigali; RPF launches a major offensive; extremist Hutu militia and elements of the Rwandan military begin the systematic massacre of Tutsis. Within 100 days around 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus are killed; Hutu militias flee to Zaire, taking with them around 2 million Hutu refugees.
Around 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in the 1994 massacre
Rwanda: How the genocide happened
1994-96 - Refugee camps in Zaire fall under the control of the Hutu militias responsible for the genocide in Rwanda.
1995 - Extremist Hutu militias and Zairean government forces attack local Zairean Banyamulenge Tutsis; Zaire attempts to force refugees back into Rwanda.
1995 - UN-appointed international tribunal begins charging and sentencing a number of people responsible for the Hutu-Tutsi atrocities.
1996 - Rwandan troops invade and attack Hutu militia-dominated camps in Zaire in order to drive home the refugees.
1997 - Rwandan- and Ugandan-backed rebels depose President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire; Laurent Kabila becomes president of Zaire, which is renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo.
1998 - Rwanda switches allegiance to support rebel forces trying to depose Kabila in the wake of the Congolese president's failure to expel extremist Hutu militias.
2000 March - Rwandan President Pasteur Bizimungu, a Hutu, resigns over differences regarding the composition of a new cabinet and after accusing parliament of targeting Hutu politicians in anti-corruption investigations.
2000 April - Ministers and members of parliament elect Vice-President Paul Kagame as Rwanda's new president.
2001 October - Voting to elect members of traditional "gacaca" courts begins. The courts - in which ordinary Rwandans judge their peers - aim to clear the backlog of 1994 genocide cases.
2001 December - A new flag and national anthem are unveiled to try to promote national unity and reconciliation.
2002 April - Former president Pasteur Bizimungu is arrested and faces trial on charges of illegal political activity and threats to state security.
2002 July - Rwanda, DR Congo sign peace deal under which Rwanda will pull troops out of DR Congo and DR Congo will help disarm Rwandan Hutu gunmen blamed for killing Tutsi minority in 1994 genocide.
2002 October - Rwanda says it has pulled the last of its troops out of DR Congo, four years after they went in to support Congolese rebels against the Kabila government.
2003 May - Voters back a draft constitution which bans the incitement of ethnic hatred.
2003 August - Paul Kagame wins the first presidential elections since the 1994 genocide.
2003 October - First multi-party parliamentary elections; President Kagame's Rwandan Patriotic Front wins absolute majority. EU observers say poll was marred by irregularities and fraud.
2003 December - Three former media directors found guilty of inciting Hutus to kill Tutsis during 1994 genocide and receive lengthy jail sentences.
2004 March - President Kagame rejects French report which says he ordered 1994 attack on president's plane, which sparked genocide.
2004 June - Former president, Pasteur Bizimungu, is sentenced to 15 years in jail for embezzlement, inciting violence and associating with criminals.
2005 March - The main Hutu rebel group, the FDLR, says it is ending its armed struggle. FDLR is one of several groups accused of creating instability in DR Congo; many of its members are accused of taking part in 1994 genocide.
2005 July - Government begins the mass release of 36,000 prisoners. Most of them have confessed to involvement in the 1994 genocide. It is the third phase of releases since 2003 - part of an attempt to ease overcrowding.
2006 January - Rwanda's 12 provinces are replaced by a smaller number of regions with the aim of creating ethnically-diverse administrative areas.
2006 November - Rwanda breaks off diplomatic ties with France after a French judge issues an international arrest warrant for President Kagame, alleging he was involved in bringing down Habyarimana's plane.
2006 December - Father Athanase Seromba becomes the first Roman Catholic priest to be convicted for involvement in the 1994 genocide. The International Criminal Tribunal sentences him to life in prison.
2007 February - Some 8,000 prisoners accused of genocide are released. Some 60,000 suspects have been freed since 2003 to ease prison overcrowding.
2007 April - Former President Pasteur Bizimungu is released from jail three years into his 15-year sentence after receiving a presidential pardon.
2007 October - Inquiry launched into 1994 presidential plane crash that sparked the genocide.
2007 November - Rwanda signs a peace agreement with Democratic Republic of Congo under which the latter will hand over those suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide to Kigali and to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
2008 January - French police arrest former Rwandan army officer Marcel Bivugabagabo who is on list of war criminals wanted for trial by the Rwandan government.
2008 February - A Spanish judge issues arrest warrants for 40 Rwandan army officers, accusing them of genocide, terrorism and crimes against humanity.
2008 August - Rwanda accuses France of having played an active role in the genocide of 1994, and issues a report naming more than 30 senior French officials. France says the claims are unacceptable.
2008 September - President Paul Kagame's Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) wins large majority in parliamentary elections.
2008 October - Rwanda decides all education will be taught in English instead of French, officially as a result of joining the English-speaking East African Community.
2008 December - One of Rwanda's most famous singers, Simon Bikindi, is sentenced to 15 years in prison for inciting violence during the genocide.
UN report accuses Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo of directly helping Tutsi rebels fighting in eastern DR Congo. Rwanda denies supplying aid and child soldiers.
Theoneste Bagosora sentenced to life imprisonment at UN tribunal for masterminding genocide.
2009 January - Former Justice Minister Agnes Ntamabyariro is jailed for life by a Kigali court for conspiracy to plan the genocide and speeches inciting people to take part.
2009 February - Rwandan troops leave the Democratic Republic of Congo five weeks after entering to attack Hutu rebels.
UN war crimes court finds former army chaplain Emmanuel Rukundo guilty of genocide, sexual assault and kidnapping during genocide, sentences him to 25 years in jail.
2009 March - Rwandan MP and governing party member Beatrice Nirere found guilty of genocide and sentenced to life imprisonment in a traditional gacaca community court.
2009 November - Rwanda is admitted to the Commonwealth, as only the second country after Mozambique to become a member without a British colonial past or constitutional ties to the UK.
France and Rwanda restore diplomatic relations, three years after they were severed over a row about responsibility for the 1990s genocide.
2009 December - Rwanda is declared free of landmines - the first country to achieve this status.
2010 February - French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits to mark reconciliation after years of mutual recrimination over the genocide.
2010 April - Opposition leader Victoire Ingabire, who planned to run against President Kagame in the August elections, is arrested.
2010 June - Ex-army chief of staff Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, a former ally turned critic of President Kagame, is wounded in a shooting while in exile in South Africa.
Kagame re-elected
2010 August - President Kagame wins new term in elections.
2010 October - UN report into 1993-2003 conflict in DR Congo says Rwandan forces took part in attacks on Hutu civilians which - if proven in court - could amount to genocide.
2010 December - Exiled military officers General Kayumba Nyamwasa and Colonel Patrick Karegeya form new political party - Rwanda National Congress.
2011 February - Opposition leader Bernard Ntaganda, accused of stoking ethnic tensions, is sentenced to four years in jail. Rights groups criticise the ruling.
2011 June - Former family minister Pauline Nyiramasuhuko becomes first woman to be found guilty of genocide by an international court.
2011 September - Former presidential candidate Victoire Ingabire goes on trial accused of genocide denial and working with a terrorist group.
2011 December - Hutu rebel leader Callixte Mbarushimana becomes the first suspect brought to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to be freed after finds rules that there is insufficient evidence for charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
2012 June - Rwanda shuts down "gacaca" community courts that for 10 years tried those accused of involvement in the 1994 genocide.
2012 July - The US, Britain and the Netherlands halt aid to Rwanda over UN accusations that it is fuelling a rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo by training rebel troops. Rwanda denies the charge.
2012 October - A Rwandan court sentences opposition leader Victoire Ingabire to eight years in jail on charges of threatening state security and "belittling" the 1994 genocide.
2012 December - The UN-backed International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) convicts former government minister and key organiser of the 1994 genocide Augustin Ngirabatware to 35 years in prison.
2013 February - The ICTR overturns the 2011 genocide convictions of former ministers Justin Mugenzi and Prosper Mugiraneza, to the dismay of Rwandan prosecutors.
Opposition leader Victoire Ingabire (r) was jailed following a trial she says was politically motivated
Rwanda politician's jail term raised
2013 September - French court frees former army deputy chief-of-staff Laurent Serubuga, turning down an extradition request on the grounds that genocide and crimes against humanity were not punishable by law in Rwanda in 1994.
2013 September - Parliamentary elections. Governing RPF party gains a resounding victory.
2014 January - Leading opposition figure Patrick Karegeya dies in exile in South Africa, which becomes embroiled in a diplomatic row with Rwanda.
2014 March - Former Rwandan intelligence officer Pascal Simbikangwa is becomes the first man to be convicted in France in connection with the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
2014 October - Rwanda suspends BBC broadcasts in the Kinyarwanda language because of a film questioning official accounts of the 1994 genocide.
2015 February - An official inquiry in Rwanda calls for criminal and civil proceedings against the BBC over a documentary which questioned official accounts of the 1994 genocide. The BBC rejects the inquiry's findings.
2015 April - The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda holds its last hearings, 10 years after opening, and having convicted 93 individuals in connection with the 1994 genocide.
2016 January - President Kagame announces that he will stand for the presidency again in 2017, after winning a December referendum on constitutional changes allowing him to serve a third term.
2016 November - Rwanda opens an investigation into 20 French officials it says are suspected of involvement in the genocide of 1994.
Scotland Yard said the male cyclist rowed with the female driver, who was in a small dark car, on Victorian Grove on 10 February at 21:15 GMT.
He then rode off along the road but was struck by the same car near the junction with Ormsby Place.
The 38-year-old remains in an east London hospital with serious injuries.
Police have appealed for anybody with information about the crash to contact them.
Holders Lightning earned a 56-run win over the North West Warriors at Bready helped by George Dockrell's three wickets and Andrew Balbirnie's 44.
Leinster hit 153 and after reducing the Warriors to 42-6, eased to victory.
The Northern Knights clinched a nine-run DL win over debutants the Munster Reds in a rain-affected game at The Mardyke in Cork.
At Bready, Johnny Robinson hit three sixes in an unbeaten 37-ball 38 but it was too little, too late as the Warriors were dismissed for 97.
Ireland spinner Dockrell produced figures of 3-20 with Eddie Richardson (3-11) and Kevin O'Brien (2-14) the other main wicket-takers.
Earlier, Balbirnie top-scored with 44 from 31 balls to get Lightning off to a strong start before three Andy McBrine wickets had the game evenly poised at 92-6.
However, Lightning added 60 in the last seven overs with Dockrell (29 not out) and Max Sorensen (23) making vital contributions.
In Cork, Adam Dennison (33) and Graeme McCarter (25) led the Knights out of the traps as they raced to 82 for 2 in just eight overs.
They were pegged back by a superb spell from Stephan Grobler (3-12) which saw them faltering at 124-8 after 15 overs when the rain came.
On the resumption, Munster needed a DL adjusted 122 to win, but despite a quite brilliant 59 from 40 balls by Jack Tector, he received little in the way of meaningful support before play was halted by bad light with Munster 92-8 after 13 overs.
That meant the Knights were declared nine-run winners.
The next action in the competition is on Monday, when the Warriors host Knights in a 50-over game at Strabane, followed by the maiden first-class match between the same opponents at Eglinton on Tuesday.
Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Trophy results
Leinster Lightning beat NW Warriors by 56 runs
Leinster Lightning 153-8 (20 overs): A Balbirnie 44, G Dockrell 29 no, S Singh 27, M Sorensen 23; A McBrine 3-19)
North West Warriors 97 all out (17 overs): J Robinson 38 no; E Richardson 3-11, G Dockrell 3-20, K O'Brien 2-14)
Northern Knights beat Munster Reds by 9 runs (DL) at The Mardyke
Northern Knights 124-8 (15 overs): A Dennison 33, G McCarter 25, S Grobler 3-12, H Tector 2-18, M Neville 2-22)
Munster Reds 92-8 (13 overs): J Tector 59, J Mulder 2-8, G Kidd 2-25)
US authorities proposed the fine on Tuesday, saying that the firm, SkyPan International, flew 65 such flights over more than two years.
The fine would be more than 100 times larger than the previous biggest punishment.
The company said it has not had time to review the proposal in detail.
The proposed fine was so large, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told the Associated Press (AP), because it had asked SkyPan to stop the flights, but the firm continued anyway.
In a statement, the FAA said that 43 of the flights were in the heavily restricted Class B New York airspace without air traffic control clearance.
The airspace is usually around airports and stretches from the ground up to a maximum of 10,000ft. It is often shaped like an inverted pyramid.
"Flying unmanned aircraft in violation of the Federal Aviation Regulations is illegal and can be dangerous," said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. "We have the safest airspace in the world, and everyone who uses it must understand and observe our comprehensive set of rules and regulations."
It said that the firm operated the aircraft in a "careless or reckless manner so as to endanger lives or property" during the flights, which allegedly took place between 21 March 2012 and 15 December 2014. The FAA further alleged that, on all 65 flights, the aircraft lacked the proper airworthiness certification.
SkyPan is a Chicago-based firm that specialises in aerial photography. Its production co-ordinator Karl Brewick told the AP that it had not had a chance to review the fine proposal and had no immediate comment. The firm has 30 days to respond to the FAA's proposed fine.
The previous largest fine for drone operations was $18,700 (£12,200), which was proposed in September against Xizmo Media, a New York video production company, the FAA said.
On Wednesday, the day after its announcement, an FAA official was due to face questioning by a House of Representatives committee on what the agency was doing to address safety hazards created by drones flying too close to manned aircraft.
FAA officials have said they are receiving multiple reports daily of drones flying in the vicinity of airports and airplanes, Associated Press reported.
Between November 2014 and August 2015, the agency received more than 700 reports by pilots of drone sightings, although questions have been raised about whether some reports involved birds mistaken for drones. Most of the flights appeared to be unauthorised.
Following Khan's unsuccessful foray into the middleweight division, a match between him and IBF welterweight champion Brook seemed natural.
But Khan said Brook is not a big enough name and they simply do not get on.
"Eddie Hearn [Brook's promoter] keeps saying Brook is a big draw, but he's not," said Khan.
"I respect him, he's got a world title, but he's not a big name. He's gone down his route, I've gone down my route and I don't like him.
"I want to fight the biggest names, leave a great legacy and I've only got a few fights left.
"I was out-boxing Canelo for six rounds, so I can go straight into another big fight. So I don't think the Kell Brook fight will happen."
Bolton's Khan and Sheffield's Brook have been circling each other for years and when the latter won a world title in 2014, a match-up seemed inevitable.
However, despite not owning a world title himself since 2012 and losing for a fourth time on Saturday, Khan has always insisted Brook is not at his level.
Instead, Khan, 29, is likely to take a rematch with American Danny Garcia, the WBC welterweight champion who knocked him out four years ago.
Despite being knocked out in brutal fashion by Avarez in Las Vegas, Khan gave a good enough account of himself to make a match against Brook compelling.
But Brook, 30, will have to look elsewhere for his next payday, with a unification bout against WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas most likely.
Brook tweeted "I'm here, all-British showdown" after Saturday's fight, but said on Monday that it "wasn't safe" for him to fight Khan.
"He's had some bad knockouts. I punch just as hard as Canelo. It would just be a matter of time before the same thing happened," Brook said.
Meanwhile, Khan tipped Gennady Golovkin to beat Alvarez if that fight happens later this year.
Alvarez, who fought Khan at a catch-weight of 155lb, says he is willing to fight Golovkin at the natural middleweight limit of 160lb.
Kazakhstan's Golovkin, who has 32 knockouts from 35 fights, is the WBA and IBF middleweight champion, while Alvarez owns the WBC belt.
"On boxing skills alone, Canelo is very beatable," said Khan, who was knocked out by Alvarez in the sixth round in Las Vegas.
"Golovkin is a very good boxer and a big guy as well, so he'll be able to deal with Canelo's pressure and size.
"That fight should happen, Canelo needs to fight someone his own weight. But I think Golovkin would edge it."
Chancellor Philip Hammond announced in the Budget that the rate for Class 4 NICS would rise from 9% to 10% in April 2018, and to 11% in 2019.
That compares to 12% currently paid by employees.
"The difference in National Insurance Contributions is no longer justified," Mr Hammond said.
Self-employed people have traditionally paid lower NICS than employees, as they receive fewer state benefits.
But the chancellor said the self-employed now had equal access to the new state pension. He also said that the government would consult on parental benefits, some of which self-employed people cannot claim.
The chancellor said all self-employed people who earned less than £16,250 would be better off.
Around half of the 4.8 million workers registered as self-employed earn less than £13,000, according to the think tank the Resolution Foundation.
As a result it said most such workers - such as low-paid hairdressers - will be better off by 2019/20.
source: Resolution Foundation
But the rise, which will cost those affected an average of 60p a week, was criticised by entrepreneurs.
"Increasing National Insurance rates for the self-employed could be a further step by the government to penalise those who are taking risks and starting a business," said Lucy-Rose Walker, the chief executive of Entrepreneurial Spark.
Others said it was unfair that the self-employed would have to pay more, when they do not receive the same level of state benefits.
"Self-employees are subject to a lower national insurance contribution because they do not receive the same entitlements and benefits as their employed counterparts - such as holiday and sick leave," said Chas Roy-Chowdhury, head of tax at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Those paid less than £16,250 will be better off because of a planned abolition of a different class of NICS - Class 2 - in April 2018.
Under Class 2 NICS, self-employed workers pay 2% on qualifying earnings between £5,965 and £8060, amounting to £2.80 a week.
The increase in the NICS rate will raise £145m a year for the Treasury by 2021-22.
Matthew Taylor, head of the Royal Society of Arts, is due to produce a report on how the self-employed are taxed later this year.
He has already said that the Treasury is missing out on millions of pounds, as a result of the workers who have been designated as self-employed.
Scott Sinclair netted an early penalty after Myles Beerman needlessly fouled Patrick Roberts and Leigh Griffiths struck a spectacular second.
Callum McGregor rolled home to extend the advantage after the interval.
Dedryck Boyata headed in Griffiths' swirling free-kick before Kenny Miller replied for Rangers and Mikael Lustig curled in the visitors' fifth.
Brendan Rodgers' side remain unbeaten domestically this season, having also beaten Rangers in last weekend's Scottish Cup semi-final to set up a final date with Aberdeen and the chance to clinch Celtic's first domestic treble since 2001.
Rangers - third in the league after a second 5-1 loss to Celtic this season - remain nine points behind Aberdeen, who face St Johnstone later.
Whatever Rangers' plan was, it dissipated in double quick time. It took Celtic only a single minute to cut through the home defence, McGregor being put in on goal.
Had McGregor looked outside him and rolled a pass to Griffiths then the striker would have had a tap in. Instead, he took it on himself and was denied by a brilliant last-ditch block by Clint Hill.
It was a mighty let-off for Rangers, but it was just a reprieve on what was a thunderously sobering day for them.
The opening goal came after Beerman made a bad decision when diving in on Roberts while the winger was making his way out of the penalty box.
It was an error that was punished by Sinclair, the winger sending Wes Foderingham the wrong way from the penalty spot.
Celtic did not let up. Their movement had Rangers bewildered and their work-rate ensured that, whenever Rangers got the ball, they were relieved of it very quickly.
The second came when Emerson Hyndman was robbed of possession by Stuart Armstrong, who played it out to Griffiths.
The striker's shot from the left side of the penalty area was a venomous hit that flew over Foderingham's head.
Celtic were enjoying a mountain of possession and all the chances and should have racked up more goals before the break.
Griffiths' curling shot came slapping back off the crossbar. When the loose ball fell to Sinclair, he knocked it wide when he really ought to have put it away.
Sinclair had a second great chance soon after. Again, Griffiths was the creator, spinning in a ball from the left to an unmarked Sinclair at the back post. Sinclair contrived to put it wide.
Rangers' defending was appalling and the half-time introduction of Andy Halliday for Joe Dodoo did nothing to change that.
Celtic were on a different plain. Roberts went close to adding a third a minute into the new half, but McGregor did precisely that six minutes later.
Rangers, completely spooked by Celtic's runners, stood off McGregor and he fired through James Tavernier's legs for number three.
The fourth duly arrived from Griffiths' fierce free-kick on the right-hand side. Rangers had enough men in the box, but Boyata was free in the six-yard area and easily nodded past Foderingham.
Miller placed home following a one-two with substitute Joe Garner, but Celtic would get the day's final goal.
The history-defining fifth came when right-back Lustig skipped away from Danny Wilson and swerved a gorgeous finish past Foderingham.
Five did not flatter Celtic. Six or seven would have been a fairer reflection of their dominance, but the result was enough to register their biggest away league win against Rangers since a 4-0 victory in 1897.
Match ends, Rangers 1, Celtic 5.
Second Half ends, Rangers 1, Celtic 5.
Substitution, Celtic. Eboue Kouassi replaces Scott Brown.
Attempt missed. Jason Holt (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Jason Holt (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
Mikael Lustig (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal! Rangers 1, Celtic 5. Mikael Lustig (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
Kenny Miller (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
James Tavernier (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Scott Sinclair (Celtic).
Foul by Kenny Miller (Rangers).
Scott Sinclair (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Rangers).
Goal! Rangers 1, Celtic 4. Kenny Miller (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Garner.
Foul by Joe Garner (Rangers).
(Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Joe Garner (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dedryck Boyata (Celtic).
Substitution, Celtic. Tomas Rogic replaces Stuart Armstrong.
Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Joe Garner (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dedryck Boyata (Celtic).
Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Patrick Roberts.
Andy Halliday (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
Dedryck Boyata (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Joe Garner (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Dedryck Boyata (Celtic).
Joe Garner (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Dedryck Boyata (Celtic).
Attempt missed. Callum McGregor (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
Goal! Rangers 0, Celtic 4. Dedryck Boyata (Celtic) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Leigh Griffiths with a cross.
Foul by Myles Beerman (Rangers).
Patrick Roberts (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
The piece - depicting a young girl clutching a bomb - is said to be one of dozens made for a protest against the Iraq War in 2003.
It had been kept in a flat by a protester until 2016, when it was sold to its current owner.
The placard had been estimated to fetch between £10,000 and £15,000 at the auction in Newmarket.
Banksy created a number of different signs for the 2003 London protest but few originals have survived because they were either discarded in the street or confiscated by the Metropolitan Police.
Will Axon, senior auctioneer at Rowley's said: "It is one of those rare occasions when you can genuinely call a picture iconic."
Pest Control, which is responsible for authenticating works by Banksy, is quoted on the auction listing as saying it could not issue a certificate of authentication for work deemed as "street-art".
Banksy, who keeps his true identity secret, began his career as a graffiti artist in Bristol but has since gained global notoriety for his unique, stencilled artwork on public walls and facades.
Timothy Loehmann opened fire on Tamir Rice as he played with a pellet gun, sparking widespread protests.
City officials announced Mr Loehmann's sacking and a 10-day suspension for his partner at the scene, Frank Garmback.
The penalties come more than a year after a grand jury declined to indict them in the boy's death.
An investigation found the officers had not violated procedures but also uncovered details which led to Mr Loehmann's dismissal.
Mr Loehmann had been allowed to resign from another police department instead of being sacked for being emotionally unstable.
But he did not disclose the full circumstances when applying to join the the Cleveland police force.
"Patrol Officer Loehmann had been charged with rule violations concerning his application... specifically answers he had provided on his personal history statement," Cleveland's Director of Public Safety, Michael McGrath, said at a press conference.
The other officer, Frank Garmback, was assigned extra tactical training in addition to his suspension.
Tamir Rice had been playing with the pellet gun in a park on 22 November, when a police cruiser pulled up close by.
Rookie patrolman Loehmann jumped out and fired his service weapon twice. Tamir Rice died the next day.
Mr Loehmann was still in his six-month probationary period when the shooting happened. His dismissal is effective immediately, officers said.
In April 2016, the city agreed to pay $6m (£4.14m) to the family of Tamir Rice.
The settlement carried no admissions of any wrongdoing.
An interior ministry statement also classified two jihadist groups fighting with the Syrian rebels - the Nusra Front and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant - as terrorist groups.
The statement gave Saudis fighting in Syria 15 days to return.
A royal decree issued last month said any citizen found guilty of fighting in conflicts abroad faced a jail sentence.
By Sebastian UsherBBC Arab affairs editor
This is the strongest warning so far to Saudis fighting with extremist groups in Syria.
The Saudis clearly now fear similar blowback from having encouraged jihadist rebels there as they faced a decade ago when militants returning home attacked domestic targets.
The statement also bans an exhaustive list of activities - including meetings, funding and online communication - that could be seen as supporting such groups.
But it goes further, encompassing any activism seen as seditious.
The message goes wider too - coming as it does in the midst of a diplomatic offensive against Qatar. Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain have all withdrawn their ambassadors from Doha in an unprecedentedly public dispute over Qatar's perceived support for the Muslim Brotherhood.
Hundreds of Saudis are believed to be fighting in Syria, and correspondents say Riyadh fears they could pose a security risk when they return home.
Although the kingdom has supported the Sunni-led rebels fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, it has long feared a backlash from radical jihadist groups.
Last month, King Abdullah decreed jail terms of up to 20 years for anyone belonging to "terrorist groups" or fighting abroad.
The interior ministry also said the Saudi branch of the Shia militant movement Hezbollah was now banned.
The new law also promised tough sanctions for anyone backing the incriminated organisations.
However, rights group Amnesty International has criticised the legislation, saying it could be used to suppress peaceful political dissent.
Earlier this week, Saudi Arabia joined the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in withdrawing its ambassadors from Qatar, which it sees as an important supporter of the Brotherhood.
The Muslim Brotherhood is already banned in Saudi Arabia, which has long viewed its ideology of populist Islam as a threat.
Analysts say the Brotherhood's conservative Sunni doctrines are seen as a challenge to the Saudi principle of dynastic rule.
In Egypt, the Brotherhood has been driven underground since the army deposed President Mohammed Morsi, a longtime member of the group.
The military-backed government in Cairo designated the Brotherhood a terrorist group in December.
Update 13 March 2014: The Shia movement Hezbollah was among the groups banned on 7 March and the story has been updated to include this.
Legislation expected soon to reach Governor Jerry Brown's desk will gradually raise the current minimum of $8 an hour 25% by 2016.
The measure was opposed by some business owners who warned it would force them to reduce hiring.
The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, although 19 states and Washington DC have a higher minimum.
The Democrat-control state Senate passed the bill on a party-line vote on Thursday. The state Assembly, which had already passed a separate version, will vote on the Senate's version, a procedure analysts described as a mere formality.
Mr Brown, who supports the bill, has said the minimum wage has not kept pace with rising costs in California, which is the largest state by population in the US.
"This legislation is overdue and will help families that are struggling in this harsh economy," he said on Wednesday.
But some business leaders warned the higher wage would hamper their ability to operate and force them to cut back working hours and put off hiring.
The California Restaurant Association called the proposal a "back breaker".
"A 25% increase in labor costs will result in fewer job opportunities for Californians looking to get back on their feet," the group said on its website.
The bill's approval comes amid a growing strike campaign by fast-food workers in dozens of US cities in demand of higher wages.
President Barack Obama and some in Congress have advocated raising the US minimum wage, as the nation's income gap continues to widen.
Recent data indicates the top 1% of US earners collected 19.3% of household income in 2012.
The flight, operated by Thomson Holidays, landed at the airport at about 15:30 BST on Saturday.
Passengers were taken off the plane while detailed checks were carried out.
The passengers were allowed to re-board less than two hours later and the plane took off at 17:15 BST.
A spokesperson for Belfast International Airport said the plane had returned as a precaution and that checks had revealed it had not been hit by lightning.
Former Gloucestershire seamer Fuller added to his two overnight wickets either side of a rain-delayed lunch.
Jimmy Adams (78) offered some Hampshire resistance in the follow-on before James Franklin trapped him lbw.
Middlesex's first win of the season saw them secure maximum points and move up to fourth in Division One.
Hampshire resumed overnight on 100-4 after a rain-affected third day at Merchant Taylors' School, still 237 runs shy of making Middlesex bat again.
County Championship debutant Joe Weatherley was bowled by Toby Roland-Jones after just nine runs had been added.
Wicket-keeper Adam Wheater (25) and Adams added 53 for the sixth wicket, but victory was firmly in sight for Middlesex as three wickets then fell without a run scored.
Ryan McLaren struck five boundaries in an unbeaten 33 before James Tomlinson edged Ollie Rayner to slip.
Middlesex captain Adam Voges told BBC Radio London:
"I think we've played a brilliant four days of cricket. Set up well by our batters on day one and then the bowlers have done a fantastic job really.
"It was a bit of punt to bat first under the skies we had, but seeing the scores and talking to the guys from last year, they felt that batting first was the right option.
"We were able to set up what became a really good first innings total.
"I think we've been playing some really good cricket in the last couple of weeks and as a bowling unit, that's probably the best we've been this season.
"It always felt like a result like this was coming. We've been frustrated a bit by the weather this season, but it's nice to get a win finally."
Hampshire stand-in captain Will Smith told BBC Radio Solent:
"I thought after day one, we didn't do too badly. I know the outcome wasn't ideal, but we acquitted ourselves pretty well with the ball.
"We were perhaps a shade unlucky as well. The sun was out when they batted and then it's been cloudy and a lot more bowler-friendly since that.
"On the flip side, the first session on day two we've let them get away. Then the way we've batted, against what was a very high-skilled, resolute and relentless attack really was below par.
"It's the right result absolutely. It's good we've got a break now before our next four-day game to give us a look and review a few things to make sure this doesn't happen again."
VR firms such as Oculus and Samsung have concentrated on developing headsets for use at home.
But the Void will open its first entertainment centre in Utah in the autumn.
One expert said the idea of a physical VR park seemed "pretty compelling".
The Void's founder Curtis Hickman wants to open virtual reality parks in "cities all around the world".
"The Void is about creating the most immersive technology, so instead of sitting at your desk, you walk around an environment. It is a tangible world that seems like it never ends," he told the BBC.
"People like to feel that they are somewhere else, and feel the mist in a cave or the heat from a fire - or believe that they are going up in an elevator."
That experience is creating using haptic vests and a backpack alongside the more familiar VR headset.
The version at TED was a bespoke creation that challenged players to solve puzzles as they walked around an ancient tomb.
I have tried a few VR headsets in my time but generally I am very aware that, despite the amazing visions I can see through the goggles, I am basically standing in a room moving my head around in an odd fashion.
Entering the Void was a very different experience and felt like I had finally fulfilled my childhood dream of stepping inside the TV.
There are walls to touch and a stone throne that you are invited to sit on. It all takes place in a small room but the space feels much larger, with corridors that lead to jungles and pools full of sea monsters. You have to pick up virtual torches and when walls crumble you believe that the bricks are falling on you.
Despite believing entirely in the world I entered - and feeling like Indiana Jones - I didn't scream when I met a monster or fall down a pit having failed to solve the problem correctly.
This was partly because I experienced the Void with a partner, who I rather feebly suggested went first around every corner..
But it was also because I remained aware at all times that this wasn't "real".
Had I remained there longer than the 10 minutes it took to complete - and I could happily have stayed inside for hours - I may have started to believe more deeply in my strange new reality.
Coming back to a somewhat grey Vancouver was a bit disappointing and made me wonder about how we are going to cope with reality when such exciting worlds are just a headset away.
The entertainment centres being planned by the Void will offer a range of content and will be family friendly.
Ina Fried, a journalist for technology website Recode, enjoyed her test run.
"It was a little rough around the edges but still fun and very immersive," she told the BBC.
"It does allow people to get their first taste of VR without having to plunk down cash to buy new gadgets."
Chris Savage, chief executive of video hosting platform Wistia said: "I've not experienced it myself but it sounds like laser tag taken to the millionth degree."
"The challenge will be to build different physical spaces to experience it in," he added.
As virtual reality becomes ubiquitous, he thinks the Void raises questions about how people will react to an alternative reality.
"Is it too real for some people? Do you forget you are a person if your avatar is too real?"
Curtis Hickman joked that, while there was a place for the real world, he preferred the Void.
"I know when I get out I want to go straight back in - it's an adventure that is difficult to have any other way," he said.
He added, on a more serious note, that he hoped the virtual world "would translate into the real world and help people to live their lives even better".
The booth was attracting huge queues at the TED conference but was also experiencing some technical faults, forcing it to close several times during the week.
Previous Speaker William Hay has retired because of ill health.
Sinn Féin said the DUP should honour an agreement to support its nominee Mitchel McLaughlin.
However, DUP leader Peter Robinson said the appointment of Speaker should be dealt with at the upcoming talks along with welfare reform.
In the absence of a replacement for Mr Hay, Mr McLaughlin will remain in the chair as principal deputy speaker, along with deputy speakers John Dallat of the SDLP and Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs.
The DUP promised Sinn Féin the post as a result of a deal that dates back to Ian Paisley's time as first minister.
Therefore, Sinn Féin expected Mitchel McLaughlin to be elected. However, some DUP MLAs are known to be strongly hostile to the notion of a Sinn Féin Speaker.
Sinn Féin's Caitriona Ruane criticised the DUP over the failure to elect Mr McLaughlin.
"The refusal today to honour that deal by refusing to back Mitchel McLaughlin raises serious questions about DUP sincerity in any negotiations process," she said.
Ulster Unionist chief whip Robin Swann described Monday's events as a "pantomime".
"When is a deal not a deal? When it is between the poisonous Sinn Féin/DUP coalition at the heart of our government," he said.
Alliance leader David Ford said the DUP should have backed Mr McLaughlin.
"The DUP should have honoured the deal that they made in 2011. They are attempting to politicise the office of the Speaker," he said.
However, the DUP's Arlene Foster blamed the failure to elect a Speaker on Sinn Fein's inability to "stand by their agreement" on welfare reform.
"If Caitriona Ruane is looking for anyone to blame for today's actions, then she should cast her eye southwards to those in Dublin currently controlling her party," she said.
Last week, the DUP tried to get the vote postponed, arguing that the appointment should be discussed during inter-party talks.
Mr McLaughlin took on the role of Speaker last month in a temporary capacity.
In Stormont on Monday, MLAs paid tribute to Mr Hay who was elevated to the House of Lords in August but then fell ill with heart problems.
US stocks finished lower after positive economic data spurred fresh speculation that the Federal Reserve could move more quickly to raise interest rates.
Japan's Nikkei 225 closed 0.2% higher at 19,746.20, while the broader Topix gained 0.3% to end at 1,592.01.
But the Shanghai Composite fell 0.8% to 3,660.73, ending a 10-day winning streak as banks dragged down the index.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index closed up 0.5% to 24,528.23.
South Korea's Kospi was little changed and ended the session at 2,042.81.
In Australia, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 also closed flat at 5,973.32 despite gains in gold and iron ore prices, which is used to make steel.
Iron ore prices climbed nearly 2% to $55.86 (£37.60) per tonne, rebounding from a six-year low.
Analysts said Asian markets were tracking the subdued performance on Wall Street on Tuesday.
"Overnight action was mixed and indecisive across the board," said Nicholas Teo at CMC Markets in Singapore.
"It remains to be seen whether we are going through a period of equilibrium - where bulls and bears even each other out - or simply a period where traders are happy to ride out the end of a good quarter by staying on the sidelines."
Shares of the Agricultural Bank of China (AgBank) fell 2.4% in Shanghai after it reported a drop in profit and a spike in bad loans as the economy slows.
Meanwhile, shares of struggling Chinese property developer Kaisa Group fell by as much as 6% in Hong Kong after its credit rating was downgraded to "default".
Ratings agency Standard and Poor's said they "do not believe that the company will pay any other debt obligations whether onshore or offshore".
Rival developer Sunac China is proposing to takeover Kaisa, which is billions of dollars in debt and risks running out of money by the end of next month.
Australia's third-biggest iron miner, Fortescue Metals, rose by 1.5% after the firm called on rivals to cap their production to help support prices.
However, the Australian Competition & Consumer Watchdog slammed the move, saying it did not approve of "any attempt by Australian businesses to encourage competitors to restrict outputs".
Nathan Wood, 16, was reportedly seen running naked near the River Dart in Totnes on Friday evening in a "distressed state", police said.
Officers said they believed he entered the water at about 18:30 BST on Friday.
Divers, the Dartmoor Rescue Group and a helicopter were drafted in on Saturday to help find Mr Wood.
Acting Sgt Kevin Rowe, of Devon and Cornwall Police, told the BBC the boy had been with a group of friends.
Sgt Rowe said there was a "possibility he may have taken some sort of [formerly] legal high which has had an adverse effect on his behaviour and caused him to behave quite irrationally".
New psychoactive substances, formerly known as "legal highs", are synthetic versions of drugs such as amphetamines and cannabis designed to mimic their effects.
Blanket legislation outlawing NPS was passed earlier this year.
One advert says "75% say breastfeeding in public is fine, 25% say put them away. What's your way?"
The Advertising Standards Authority has received 151 complaints, including concerns the ad perpetuates a negative image of breastfeeding in public.
Brand owner Unilever said it aims to celebrate different parenting styles.
Another Dove advert shows a crying baby accompanied by text that reads: "36% are for feeding him when he cries, 64% are passionately against it. What's your way?"
While the brand's website also reads: "So whether you're among the 66% who think that breastfeeding in public is fine, or the 34% who think otherwise, whatever choice you make, we are with you every step of the way."
But "Unmumsy Mum" blogger Sarah Turner said in an open letter to Dove, posted on Facebook, that supporting the "dangerous" view that it was acceptable to criticise breastfeeding in public could put mums off.
"No woman should be made to feel ashamed for feeding their baby in public," she wrote.
"If you are standing with people who think breastfeeding in public is not okay, are you also with them if they ask a breastfeeding mum to cover up, or if they think she would be better off sat feeding in a restaurant toilet?"
Baby Milk Action, a non-profit organisation, called the "What's your way?" campaign "seriously misguided".
In a Facebook post, it said: "Please do not be intimidated by the Dove marketing campaign condoning those who object to breastfeeding in public.
"It is illegal to discriminate against anyone for how they feed their child in public."
Emma Pickett, from the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers, said: "It's not anyone's 'way' to oppose it unless they fancy going to court or criminal action, and it's insulting to imagine that mums who formula feed automatically sympathise with people who dislike breastfeeding in public.
"This message intimidates new mums and that means increased isolation and greater risk of postnatal mental health issues."
Anna Burbridge, from support group La Leche League, agreed that women "need support and protection against unpleasant and aggressive comments, and advertising campaigns which ask what people think are unhelpful".
"Women do not have to 'put them away' and anything which implies they do contradicts the legal right of women to breastfeed."
Unilever responded to the criticisms in a statement, saying: "We believe there are many ways to be a great mum or dad.
"Our campaign simply aims to celebrate the different approaches and opinions around parenting, including whether or not mums choose to breastfeed in public, recognising that it's ultimately what works for you and your baby that matters the most."
Many have voiced their opinions on social media.
Bev Bevster said on Facebook she was "disgusted that Dove supports the discrimination of breastfeeding mothers" and "promotes child cruelty" by allowing babies to cry.
"What has any of this got to do with do with body products?"
Rhiannon Kendrick wrote: "I have just seen your ludicrous, sensationalist and downright upsetting Baby Dove advert. Who wants to see a picture of a crying baby for goodness sake?"
In England and Wales, it is illegal for anyone to ask a breastfeeding woman to leave a public place, such as a cafe, shop or public transport.
Scottish law makes it an offence to deliberately prevent or stop a person from feeding milk to a child in their charge in a public place or licensed premises.
Northern Ireland ministers are considering legislation to protect mothers who breastfeed in public.
Last year, a study published in medical journal The Lancet found that the rates of breastfeeding in the UK were the lowest in the world.
The Advertising Standards Authority said the "general nature" of the complaints it had received were that it was not clear where the statistics were from.
The complaints said one advert encouraged a parenting style that was poor or neglectful, while the other perpetuated a negative perception of breastfeeding in public.
An ASA spokesman said the complaints were being assessed and no decision had yet been made on whether advertising rules had been broken.
They are hunting for Moroccan-born Younes Abouyaaqoub, named by Spanish media as the suspected driver.
A man previously reported as the key suspect, Moussa Oukabir, 17, was one of five men killed by police after a later attack in Cambrils, west of Barcelona.
Police say the suspects had been planning more sophisticated attacks.
They said blasts on Wednesday in the town of Alcanar deprived plotters of bomb material so they carried out simpler attacks using vehicles.
Abouyaaqoub, 22, lived in the town of Ripoll to the north of Barcelona. Three people were arrested in Ripoll and one person in Alcanar on Friday.
Oukabir had previously been seen as the main suspect - but late on Friday police chief Josep Trapero told local TV that the theory that he was the driver now "had less weight".
El Pais newspaper said there was a growing belief that Abouyaacoub was the main suspect.
Oukabir is suspected of using his brother's documents to rent the van used in the Barcelona attack and another found hours later in the town of Vic, north of Barcelona, that was intended as a getaway vehicle.
In the early hours of Friday police shot dead five attackers including Oukabir in Cambrils after they drove a car into pedestrians killing one woman and injuring six others.
The attackers' vehicle overturned and when the men got out they were quickly fired upon by police. One was reportedly brandishing a knife.
Police chief Trapero said one officer killed four of the attackers single-handedly.
The men were wearing what appeared to be explosive belts, police said, but these proved to be fake.
Police have named three of the five attackers in Cambrils - Said Aallaa, 18, Mohamed Hychami, 24, and Oukabir.
Oukabir's brother Driss was among the three people arrested in Ripoll. He reportedly turned himself in, telling police he was not involved and that his documents had been stolen.
Thursday's attack occurred when a Fiat van was driven down the pedestrianised Las Ramblas area on Thursday afternoon, killing 13 and injured scores more people.
Only four of the dead have been named so far:
A 74-year-old Portuguese woman, a 40-year-old woman with dual Argentinian and Spanish citizenship and a Belgian were also killed, their governments said.
Seven-year-old Julian Cadman, a dual British-Australian national who was separated from his mother during the attack, is missing, ABC Australia reports. His mother was reportedly among the seriously injured.
The Islamic State (IS) group said it had carried out the attacks, though it is not clear whether the attackers were directly connected to the group or simply inspired by it.
The veterans, from Croatia's 1991 war for independence, have been campaigning since September for better assistance.
But police moved in on Thursday, saying the gathering Zagreb's St Mark's square was illegal.
Many, including some in wheelchairs, sought refuge in St Mark's church and were protected by a group of priests.
The veterans remained in the church on Friday while riot police gathered outside and surrounded the square.
"We do not plan to leave," protest leader Djuro Glogoski told local media, adding that the group would "only be carried out dead".
The veterans have called for the resignation of Predrag Matic, the country's Minister for Veterans' Affairs, and demanded a meeting with Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic.
About 200 more veterans who arrived at St Mark's square on Friday were prevented from entering by a wall of police. Up to 50 broke through, leading to clashes in the square.
They are angry about what they say are plans to cut their benefits. "We want the prime minister to talk to us, we want a dialogue," Josip Klemm, one of the protest's organizers, told Croatian state radio.
The ruling Social Democrats have accused the conservative opposition HDZ party of being behind the protest and manipulating the veterans.
Croatia's split from Yugoslavia in 1991 triggered a brutal five-year war to secure its independence, leaving 500,000 registered veterans in a country of just 4.2 million.
Protests were held in Zagreb in December by the country's Association of 100% Disabled War Veterans, which says the government is not doing enough to protect war veterans suffering from depression.
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The pilot of flight 448, bound for Los Angeles, was alerted by the sound of banging "from beneath the aircraft", an Alaska Airlines statement said.
Once back on the ground, the baggage handler emerged from the pressurised hold, saying he had fallen asleep.
He "appeared OK" but went to hospital as a precaution, the airline said.
Alaska Airlines later said the worker had passed a drugs test and been released from hospital.
The Boeing 737 aircraft had taken off from Seattle with 170 passengers on board, and was airborne for 14 minutes.
According to Alaska Airlines, the worker's team leader had noticed that the man was missing before the plane took off.
The team leader had called into the cargo hold and rung the worker's mobile phone but did not get an answer.
"His co-workers believed he finished his shift and went home," the airline said.
The airline said the worker, employed by Menzies Aviation, started work at 05:00 local time and was due off at 14:30, but fell asleep in the cargo hold. The compartment was pressurised - so survivable at altitude - and was temperature-controlled.
One passenger, Marty Collins, told a local Seattle TV station that passengers had not heard the banging.
She said: "Nobody on the plane heard anything like that, nobody knew why we were turning around. They just said we were fine and we weren't in any danger."
Later, Ms Collins said passengers were told "there was someone in the cargo hold and he's been escorted off and taken away".
The flight later left for Los Angeles.
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King Kigeli died last October, aged 80, in the United States, where he had been living since 1992.
The former monarch had reportedly not wanted to be buried in Rwanda as long as the current government was in power.
However, a US court ruled in favour of relatives in Rwanda who wanted his body returned there to be laid to rest.
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"We are very happy to have him back in his country of birth," said James Vuningoma, executive secretary of the Rwanda Academy of Language and Culture (RALC), who was at Kigali airport when the king's remains arrived.
A number of relatives, including King Kigeli's half-sister, were also there.
Earlier, the king's Royal Council had said Kigeli had not wanted to be buried in Rwanda "as long as the current government administration that was hostile to his majesty in life was still in power".
Born Jean-Baptiste Ndahindurwa, Kigeli ascended to the throne in 1959 but ruled for less than a year before being forced into exile.
Rwanda abolished the monarchy in 1961.
King Kigeli lived in several other African countries before eventually settling in the US where he set up a charity helping Rwandan refugees and orphans.
A 2013 profile in Washingtonian magazine found him living off food stamps in subsidised housing.
King Kigeli was the last in a line of monarchs from the minority Tutsi ethnic group, which had dominated Rwanda for many years, but the Belgian former colonial power favoured the majority Hutus and backed a coup.
When Rwanda was proclaimed a republic, a Hutu, Dominique Mbonyumutwa, was made president.
Tens of thousands of Tutsis went into exile after King Kigeli and for three decades the country endured ethnic violence.
It culminated in the 1994 genocide, in which some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed by Hutu extremists.
Current President Paul Kagame came to power at the end of the killings, as the head of a Tutsi rebel group.
King Kigeli held onto the hope that he could return to the throne in Rwanda, at the head of a constitutional monarchy.
A small opposition party argued that the king could be a force of unity in a country still torn by the legacy of the genocide.
But the government was willing to let him return only as a private citizen.
A Derby City Council report said that on average each employee took 11 days off sick this year.
A cabinet member at the Labour-run authority said increased sickness was down to stress over extra workloads.
Staff will hear about more job losses later as next year's budget is set, the BBC understands.
The average number of working days per employee per year lost through sickness was 11.2, based on figures from the second quarter of 2014, compared to 7.4 in 2011/12.
Cabinet member for governance Baggy Shanker said the figures were not acceptable.
"There are a number of reasons I'm told why these figures are increasing from a previously good position and a lot of that is around stress existing members of staff are facing in their daily jobs," he said.
Nearly 450 staff have been made redundant over the last two years. About 100 of the redundancies have been compulsory.
Tigers were hammered 43-0 in their final Champions Cup tie of the season.
Speaking ahead of their return to Premiership action against Gloucester on Saturday, Youngs said the loss provides both pain and motivation.
"It sat very heavy in my heart and a lot of the boys' hearts. It hurt big time," he told BBC Radio Leicester.
"A lot of stuff has been thrown at us as a group. It will make us stronger in the long run, but short-term it will probably knock us a little bit.
"I have never wanted a game to end early in a Leicester shirt, but I really wanted that to end early. Everything we said to do we didn't do."
Hooker Youngs said his side's inadequacies, coupled with facing an in-form Glasgow side, made it difficult to keep their heads up in the days that followed.
"We could have done things better, but they were in one of those bubbles you get in sometimes in rugby," Youngs added.
"They got the momentum and got the squeeze on us. It was very hard, after the losses we have experienced, to keep heads up and keep going.
"It does take it's toll. It was pretty hard. There were lots of disappointed people and we have to take it on the chin."
As well as bowing out of Europe, Tigers are fifth in the Premiership, having lost seven of their past nine games in all competitions.
Youngs added: "I said to guys to watch the game against Glasgow again because you have to learn from that sort of game, and understand, and make sure it doesn't happen again.
"You have to draw a line in some regards, but you also have to learn from it. We need a win against Gloucester."
The PM said the union "would not work" if it could not show "flexibility".
Mr Cameron was speaking after formally launching his bid to renegotiate the UK's membership ahead of the in/out membership promised by 2017.
He also said Greece would be likely to leave the euro if it rejects its bailout terms in a referendum.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Cameron said Britain's interests would be best served by an agreement between the Greek government and the eurozone.
"If they vote no, I find it hard to see how that's consistent with staying in the euro because there would be a very significant default and a very significant problem," he said.
Mr Cameron said the EU had to be flexible enough to work for countries inside and outside the eurozone.
"If it can't show that flexibility it won't work as an organisation and I believe the British people will see that," he said, adding: "This needs to have the flexibility of a network not the rigidity of a bloc."
Asked about raising his demands for reform during a summit dominated by the Greek and Mediterranean crises, the PM said there had been "very long" discussions about those two issues.
"In the middle of that there was a brief discussion about the British situation," which "got a very good reception", he said.
The PM said there were many negotiations to come - "but every journey starts with a single step, as they say".
Resuming on 53-2, Rob Keogh (88 not out) helped the home side to 343 in their second innings, leaving Worcestershire needing 148 to win.
Opener Daryl Mitchell followed his first-innings 161 by scoring 78 not out to guide his team to victory.
The visitors utilised the extra eight overs of play to wrap up an eight-wicket success at Wantage Road.
Mitchell finished the match in style with three fours and a six off Steven Crook to complete a win which keeps Worcestershire in touch with Division Two leaders Nottinghamshire.
Their maximum 24-point haul lifts them to second, within 13 of fellow three-day winners Notts, but Steve Rhodes' side have a game in hand.
The day was marred slightly by an injury to Northants batsman Richard Levi, who retired hurt after being hit on the helmet by a Josh Tongue bouncer.
Levi was taken to hospital for a precautionary scan, which revealed he was suffering from a mild concussion, but he was later allowed to return home.
Northants captain Alex Wakely told BBC Radio Northampton:
"Worcester have outplayed us. Their disciplines were much better than ours. We fought well, but we lost that game in the first innings with both bat and ball.
"Our statistics are pretty poor with the bat. You're not going to win games of cricket with that.
"We're making the same mistakes over and over again. We've got to find a way to not do that."
Worcestershire captain Joe Leach told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
"I challenged the guys at the start of the week to get us a position to win the game and we've done that.
"Hats off to Mitch for two fantastic innings in this game and the bowlers have toiled away well too.
"12 months ago we probably played similar cricket but didn't win a game. This time we've managed to kill sides off when we've had the chance."
Former soldier Dean Henderson-Smith, 46, had been working on skylights at Great Park Farm Cottages, Besselsleigh, Oxfordshire in October 2012.
John Binning, 65, of Great Park Farm, pleaded guilty at Oxford Crown Court to a health and safety offence on Tuesday. A manslaughter charge was dropped.
He was fined a total of £72,500.
His son, James Binning, of Binnings Farm, Besselsleigh, had also faced a manslaughter charge, which was dropped in November.
Mr Henderson-Smith suffered multiple injuries in the fall on 18 October 2012 and died later in hospital.
The court heard neither he nor his colleague, Benjamin Baker, wore hard hats, gloves or harnesses while on the roof.
In mitigation, defence lawyer Ben Compton QC said John Binning "acknowledges his obligation to inquire and do more about the work undertaken".
In a victim impact statement, Mr Henderson-Smith's partner Sacha Roberts said losing him had been "forever life-changing".
"I was blissfully happy and believed I'd found my soul mate. In one moment my life was wrecked and will never be the same again," she said.
Nor is it a new technology like virtual reality - compared with last year, there seem to be fewer VR headsets around.
No, the biggest thing in Barcelona is something invisible that doesn't yet exist, 5G.
The hype about the potential of the next generation of mobile networks has reached new heights, with every major company exhibiting here eager to explain how it will be at the cutting edge of the coming 5G revolution.
Governments too have decided it is now technologically correct (can I coin the term TC?) to rave about the importance to the economy of being 5G-ready.
On the UK stand, the Trade Minister, Greg Hands, told me funds would continue to pour into 5G research post-Brexit.
Over at the Intel stand, they had gone as far as to build a prototype 5G network to give us a feel of what this new connected paradise would be like.
There was an autonomous car, a connected home, and a smart lamppost all talking to the network at breakneck speed.
Visitors were invited to don a Microsoft HoloLens headset for an augmented reality display of seas of data flowing round the stand and up into the sky.
It was easy to forget there was still no agreement on exactly what constitutes 5G, and most countries still had to work out what spectrum would be needed and how they would allocate it.
More important, perhaps, there is no sense that consumers know anything about it or have any sense that they want it - in fact my sense is that most would prefer to see a bit more of the 4G vision realised before the next revolution comes along.
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But Intel's Aicha Evans did a good job explaining why we should be excited about the promise of 5G.
She told me: "Think about what was life like without smartphones - start there," and then explained that just as that revolution had connected people, so this next one would allow everything else to get connected, enabling all sorts of advances in the way we live.
Now, Intel is a hardware company that stands to benefit as the telecoms industry has to retool for 5G, but I came away from the exhibit almost convinced.
But then I ran into two 5G sceptics.
The first was a senior executive at one of the world's biggest mobile operators, who took a very cynical view of his industry's current state.
"Who's going to pay for it?" he asked me, adding operators were already seeing their margins squeezed, as they battled with nimble newcomers such as WhatsApp, and had little appetite to pour money into 5G without seeing much of a return.
The second was a chief technologist at a major networking equipment company - one that could stand to benefit from the 5G rollout.
But he described the hype around the technology as "irrational exuberance" - the same term used by an economist warning in the late 1990s about the dot-com bubble.
He believed that current advances in 4G - what's known as Gigabit LTE, which enables much faster data rates over existing networks - offered a more practical and affordable solution.
Nevertheless, he said, there was such a head of steam behind 5G that it was likely to happen, just as the dot-com bubble had led to vast and unaffordable investments in fibre networks.
But the result was likely to be another radical reshaping of the telecoms industry,
So the 5G revolution is coming.
But who will benefit and who will end up going bust as a result of it is far from clear.
Funai Electric has been producing VHS-playing VCRs for 33 years, most recently in China for Sanyo.
But last year it sold just 750,000 units, down from a peak of 15 million a year, and has been finding it difficult to source the necessary parts.
VCRs were introduced in the 1970s but were superseded by DVD technology.
Last year, Sony announced it would stop selling Betamax video cassettes - a rival to the VHS. VCRs were required to play or record such tapes.
It was 12 years ago that UK High Street retailer Dixons decided to phase out the sale of VCRs due to the popularity of DVD players.
Some vintage technologies - such as vinyl - have enjoyed a renaissance.
However, Tania Loeffler, an analyst at IHS Technology, does not think the same nostalgia will ever be felt for VCR-playable formats.
"I don't see VCR becoming like vinyl, where a lot of people appreciated the warmness of how something sounds on vinyl," she told the BBC.
"The quality on VHS is not something I think anyone would want to go back to."
However, she added that a niche market for accessing VHS content, perhaps for archival purposes, would probably mourn the loss of VCRs if they became unavailable.
The 23-year-old, who spent three years with Dungannon, signed for the Mallards in 2016 after a spell with Dergview.
"From the minute I left I've always wanted to get back here - I feel I can bring a lot to the Swifts," Mayse told the Dungannon website.
Mayse scored 10 goals for Ballinamallard last season.
"I'm delighted with the signing of Ryan," said Dungannon manager Rodney McAree.
"I've known him for a long time and he'll be a terrific addition to the squad. He is a very talented player with an eye for goal - I can't wait to start working with him in pre-season."
Mayse's exit from Ferney Park comes five days after the Fermanagh club signed midfielder Richard Clarke from Crusaders.
Amir Makhoul, 52, admitted to the charges in a plea bargain that will see him jailed for seven to 10 years.
Under the deal, prosecutors dropped the most serious charge - assisting an enemy in a time of war - for which he could have faced life in prison. He will be sentenced in November.
Makhoul was arrested in May, along with Israeli Arab activist Omar Sayid.
Charges against Mr Sayid were reduced in a plea bargain and he was freed last month after serving a seven-month jail term.
The Israeli press was initially barred from reporting on the case, but when the gag order was lifted, Israeli Arab pressure group Adalah said their arrest and interrogation had been conducted "in gross violation of their fundamental rights to due process".
Makhoul's lawyer, Hussein Abu Hussein, said he agreed to a plea bargain because of the difficulty of proving his innocence.
He said the information that Makhoul shared was common knowledge and available on the internet.
In May, Makhoul and Sayid confessed that they passed information about Israeli bases to the Lebanese militant and political group, Hezbollah, which is blacklisted by Israel as a terrorist organisation.
Prosecutors said they sent information to their Lebanese contacts over the internet using sophisticated encryption programmes.
In 2006, Israel and Hezbollah fought a devastating war that killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon, most of them civilians, and more than 160 Israelis, mostly soldiers.
Makhoul is the director of Ittijah, the Union of Arab Community-Based Associations, the brother of a former Israeli-Arab member of Israel's Knesset, or parliament, and an outspoken critic of Israel's treatment of Palestinians and Israeli Arabs.
Prince Charles joined members of the Saudi royal family for the Ardah - or sword dance - in the capital Riyadh.
The prince wore a traditional ankle-length garment, known as a "thobe", for the all-male ceremony which is usually performed at events such as weddings.
He is touring the Middle East, where he is visiting Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
It is his second visit to the two nations in just under a year and his 10th official trip to Saudi since he first toured the nation in 1986.
The Ardah features hundreds of Saudi Arabian men and boys dancing and singing in formation with swords in hand.
The ceremony was performed to celebrate the Janadriyah Festival, an annual cultural event lasting about two weeks which marks all aspects of Saudi life and is being held this week in Riyadh.
The prince's host was Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, the former head of the Saudi intelligence service who was named as the second deputy prime minister by King Abdullah last year.
The Associated Press news agency reported a Buckingham Palace statement that said the prince had also planned to meet the Saudi king before he heads to Qatar for a two-day visit.
British ambassador to Saudi Arabia Jon Jenkins had said in a statement prior to the prince's visit that the royals were expected to discuss the need for reconciliation in the region and their hopes for its future, AP said.
On Tech Tent this week we reflect on the growing tensions between Europe and the United States over the regulation of tech giants - and mounting global anxiety over cyber-crime.
...or does it? When news broke this week that a new cyber-attack was under way, affecting businesses and government organisations around the world, it sounded very similar to the Wannacry ransomware which afflicted NHS hospitals in May.
But it is becoming clear that this was rather different. For one thing, the attack seems to have been focused on Ukrainian businesses and state organisations, and has spread rapidly within networks but not hopped from one to another so easily.
Experts are also pointing to the fact that the attacks seemed to destroy data rather than just locking it up - which means that it is unlikely to garner many ransom payments as victims will get nothing in return for paying up.
The show debated what conclusions we can draw about who was behind the attack - and whether it is more or less worrying than Wannacry.
Type anything you might buy into Google's search engine - say, leather shoes - and at the top of the results you will see a box with images of products and links to where you can order them. This is an advertising service called Google Shopping, and this week the European Commission decided it amounted to an abuse of the search giant's market power.
The European Commission slapped a record 2.4bn euro ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) fine on Google and ordered the company to change its ways and stop favouring its own services above rival shopping comparison services.
Depending on your point of view, this was either a long overdue move to trim the sails of an over powerful monopoly - or it was Europe throwing a hissy fit because it can't produce a company as innovative as Google.
The second view is expressed forcefully on our programme by the media academic Prof Jeff Jarvis, long an admirer of Google. He says there is little evidence of harm to consumers from Google's behaviour and sees this week's fine as sour grapes:
"I think Europe has constantly been in the position of feeling jealous that it doesn't have a Google," he tells us. "But you're not going to get there by regulating and passing protectionist legislation."
Of course the irony is that the EU ruling has been applauded by the likes of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and the British tabloid press, usually sceptical about regulation and anything else that comes out of Brussels.
But in the view of Prof Jarvis that is because they have watched impotently as the innovative web giant steals their advertising business - so they have decided that their enemy's enemy is their friend.
Another area where Europe and the United States see things differently is on where to draw the line between free expression and protecting people from racist and violent language.
The German parliament has just voted to approve a law which could see social media firms face big fines if they fail to remove illegal hate speech within 24 hours. A country where there are strict laws against anti-Semitic and other racial abuse has struggled to apply those rules online.
Now, according to Justice Minister Heiko Maas, Germany has acted to end "the internet law of the jungle".
The American social media giants had lobbied long and hard against what looks like the strictest law yet to be applied about online behaviour in a democratic country
And even some German organisations which monitor online hate speech and fake news are worried. Alexander Rabe from Eco, which was consulted about the drafting of the law, told us that it was difficult to define hate speech and he was concerned that repressive regimes might take inspiration for a crackdown on free expression..
So why did lawmakers vote it through?
Our correspondent in Germany, Joe Miller, tells us there is a simple answer - the idea of curbing hate speech and taking on what are seen as irresponsible American web firms is hugely popular.
More than 100 drivers in Weymouth and Bridport in Dorset, are currently involved in an eighth week of industrial action.
Bus firm First Dorset said a further walkout was "unnecessary".
The union Unite said it had contacted the conciliation service Acas, but accused First Dorset of not yet agreeing to the terms of reference.
First Dorset said it welcomed Unite's request for formal arbitration but added a date had not yet been set.
Unite has said Weymouth and Bridport drivers earned £8.80 an hour and it wants this to rise to £9.50 over three years to match the wages of drivers in Yeovil, Somerset.
But First Dorset has said the pay increase is "unaffordable".
The first round of action began on 20 June, with the current round due to end at 04.29 BST on Monday.
However, further action will now take place from 04:30 on Monday until 04:29 on Tuesday, from 04:30 on Wednesday until 04:29 on Thursday, and from 04:30 on 26 August until 04:29 on 29 August.
First Dorset said the firm was providing more than 90% of its services and running an emergency timetable during the dispute.
Marc Reddy, managing director of the firm, said: "We simply cannot understand the rationale for further strike action.
"Typically, when both parties agree to resolve a dispute through collective arbitration, as in this case, industrial action ceases, on the basis that the arbitrator will resolve the dispute with a decision.
"The decision to strike this week and next is completely unnecessary and will have no bearing on an arbitrator's decision."
Unite regional officer Bob Lanning said: "We are keen to get the arbitration process rolling, but the company has yet to agree the terms of reference."
He added drivers "won't even consider suspending the strikes until we have a copper-bottomed agreement for a date for the Acas talks".
The Astana rider finished 52 seconds ahead of Colombia's Esteban Chaves (Orica) in the overall standings with Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) third.
Fellow Italian Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek) was stripped of victory in the final stage after deviating from his sprint line in a bunch finish.
Germany's Nikias Arndt (Giant) was handed the victory.
Nibali was battered and bruised after a terrible performance in last Sunday's uphill time trial and Tuesday's mountain stage to Andalo, but when all seemed lost he hit back in style.
He won solo in Risoul on Friday when overall leader Steven Kruijswijk crashed, and he put the hammer down on Saturday by dropping his closest rivals Valverde and Chaves, who had been wearing the leader's pink jersey.
Nibali is one of only six men to win all three Grand Tours - the 2013 Giro, 2010 Vuelta and 2014 Tour de France crowns.
His team considered pulling him from the race earlier this week after his mediocre form saw him slip out of contention.
Stage 21 result:
1. Nikias Arndt (Ger/Giant) 3hrs 48mins 18secs
2. Matteo Trentin (Ita/Etixx-Quick-Step) Same time
3. Sacha Modolo (Ita/Lampre) Same time
4. Alexander Porsev (Rus/Katusha) Same time
5 Sean De Bie (Ger/Lotto) Same time
Final general classification:
1. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Astana) 86hrs 32mins 49secs
2. Esteban Chaves (Col/Orica) +52secs
3. Alejandro Valverde (Spa /Movistar) +1min 17secs
4. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/LottoNL) +1min 50secs
5. Rafal Majka (Pol/Tinkoff) +4mins 37secs
The drugs were found after a car was stopped on the Great Northern Road shortly before 15:00 BST.
Police said about 13kgs of suspected cutting agent for a class A drug were also found.
A number of house searches have been taking place in Londonderry following the find.
The May Morning festival, whose origins are unclear, has been a tradition for more than 500 years.
It began with crowds listening to the Magdalen College Choir serenade the congregation from Magdalen Tower at daybreak.
The bells were then rung - the movement of which typically makes the tower sway up to 4in (10cm).
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Mr Trump pondered whether Scotland would "go for the vote".
He said that this "would be terrible", adding: "They just went through hell."
The president then noted that "they'd no longer have the British Open" golf championship, saying: "Scotland. Keep it in Scotland."
SNP MP Angus MacNeil suggested that Mr Trump's comments would actually be a boost for the cause, writing on Twitter: "Goodness, Scottish independence must have a whole raft of new global supporters as Donald Trump says 'bad'."
Mr Trump's interview with the Wall Street Journal, a transcript of which was released by Politico, also discussed the UK's prospects of securing a trade deal with the US after Brexit.
Having been asked about "trade talks with Britain", the president is noted as saying: "We're going to be very involved with the UK. I mean, you don't hear the word Britain any more. It's very interesting. It's like, nope."
He then changed tack to ask: "Is Scotland going to go for the vote, by the way? You don't see it. It would be terrible. They just went through hell."
The newspaper's editor in chief Gerard Baker interjected that "the first minister's already made it clear she..." before Mr Trump interrupted.
The president then added: "One little thing, what would they do with the British Open if they ever got out? They'd no longer have the British Open.
"Scotland. Keep it in Scotland."
Mr Trump then asked Mr Baker if he was "a member there", before embarking on a discussion of golf, including the prospects of 2017 Open champion Jordan Spieth.
The tournament is scheduled to be held in Carnoustie in Angus in 2018. Other active venues in Scotland include the Old Course at St Andrews, Muirfield, Royal Troon and Turnberry, the latter course having been bought by Mr Trump in 2014. He visited the course during his presidential campaign.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has put plans for a second referendum on Scottish independence on hold after announcing a "reset" of her proposed timetable.
However, she has said it remains "likely" that a vote will be held by 2021, stressing that she is "strongly committed" to Scots having a choice on their future at the end of the Brexit process.
Animal researchers say that it will be impossible to stop all animal tests.
But most scientists accept that it is extremely important to minimise the suffering of laboratory animals, and to use as few animals as possible.
Some companies and shops offer products that have not been tested on animals. They often put information about this on their website. You can also write and ask the makers of your favourite products for more information.
Matthew Carapiet, 23, from Kent, had been trekking north of the capital Kathmandu just before the disaster.
His family said the architecture student was "kind, happy and caring" and "made a huge impression" on others.
More than 7,500 people were killed in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake which struck on 25 April.
The architecture student from Bearsted was trekking in the Langtang valley as part of his gap year.
In a statement, released through the Foreign Office, his family said: "Matt was touring Asia in a gap year before planning to continue his architecture studies in the autumn.
"He spoke to us regularly about how much he was enjoying his travels and we know he was doing something that he loved."
They added: "Matt is loved by his family and friends who all have countless memories of how kind, happy and caring he was.
"He made a huge impression on the lives of everyone he met."
The news of Mr Carapiet's death came as the UK government said 92 more Gurkhas had been deployed to Nepal to provide aid.
The Gurkhas, from the 36 Engineer Regiment based in Kent, will boost the total number of UK military personnel in the region to almost 300.
Aid from the UK's Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has reached more than 60 villages, towns and camps in the weeks following the earthquake, which has also left more than 14,500 injured.
More than 4,000 aid workers from around the world have been helping with relief and rescue operations.
The Gurkhas, who arrived in two groups on Friday and Saturday, will focus on providing support to the villages of serving and veteran Gurkhas and their families, the Ministry of Defence said.
They are expected to stay for about three months.
A separate team of Gurkha engineers has already been deployed to set up a water purification system in Kathmandu.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: "The British Army Gurkhas deploying have a unique set of local knowledge, language skills and engineering experience, making them a vital element of the international response.
"We recognise that this terrible disaster will have directly affected our own Gurkha community and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time."
The DEC appeal, fronted by Absolutely Fabulous star and Gurkha campaigner Joanna Lumley, has raised £45m to date.
The UK government's humanitarian response now stands at £23m, which includes a pledge to match the first £5m raised by the public for the DEC appeal.
DEC chief executive Saleh Saeed said: "The overwhelming generosity of the UK public will help families get through the next few months and rebuild their lives over the coming years.
"Our members' teams have been are working around the clock to provide essential aid. However, a huge amount of work remains to be done before the monsoon rains make the response even more difficult and the risk of disease outbreaks increase."
The Department for International Development has flown out 54 tonnes of humanitarian aid supplies, including more than 1,100 shelter kits and some 1,700 solar lanterns, while the RAF has been transporting supplies and equipment from India to Kathmandu.
India seems to be climbing down from a stiff position that not an inch of its land can be given away to China to resolve the border dispute that has dogged the two Asian giants since the 1950s.
"It is important to solve the India-China border dispute and for that some give and take is necessary," said retired General JJ Singh.
"India will have to move away from our position that our territory is non-negotiable," he said.
Gen Singh did not specify the "give-and-take" he thought necessary, but specialists feel that he was hinting at India accepting some of the Chinese positions on the disputed Himalayan border and vice-versa.
Gen Singh is now governor of the frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh, the whole of which is claimed by China as its own.
Chinese maps mark the state as Southern Tibet and when the Chinese claim line was posted on Google earlier this year, it led to a furore in India.
Both countries have frequently accused the other of border incursions, but Gen Singh said they occurred because both armies go by their own conflicting versions of the border.
Giving the inaugural speech at a national seminar on Indo-China relations organised by the Indian Council of Social Science Research and Rajiv Gandhi University, Gen Singh made a strong plea for normalisation of Sino-Indian relations.
"The world has changed and we are a much more confident nation now. It is important to realise that we need a speedy resolution to the Indo-China boundary dispute and for that some give-and-take may be necessary."
However, he did not spell out where India might need to concede to Chinese positions and vice-versa.
"By and large, the McMahon Line will help resolve the boundary of the two countries but some incongruities apparent on the ground might have to be amicably resolved and there is no scope for conflict as we have agreed to resolve the issue peacefully," the Arunachal Pradesh governor said.
The McMahon Line was drawn up by British India's Foreign Secretary, Sir Henry McMahon, in 1914 but is not accepted by China.
The way Gen Singh lashed out at those who predict a future Sino-Indian war indicates that the Indian establishment is keen to build bridges with China by controlling the tensions that have cropped up in recent months.
"A governor of a state bordering China would not make such an important statement unless he had been cleared to do so by Delhi," said CJ Thomas of the Indian Council of Social Science Research's North-eastern chapter.
Predictions of a looming Sino-Indian war were "utter nonsense", Gen Singh said.
"I must tell these futurologists and experts to stop this nonsense of predicting a Indo-China war, first in 2010, then in 2012 and now in 2020. They will be proved wrong as we will not fight. We are competitors, not rivals," he said.
"These experts have no ground knowledge, they don't know that Chinese and Indian soldiers actually play volleyball on the borders.
"We have plans for extensive military-to-military interactions between the two countries," Gen Singh told the conference. "That includes joint military exercises."
He said India will nevertheless not compromise on its military preparedness.
But the governor said there was no scope for a purely militaristic approach and it was equally important to develop Arunachal Pradesh by utilising its considerable resources so that the "very patriotic Arunachalis" feel more and more strongly about defending their land against any possible aggression.
Talking of Chinese territorial claims on the area, Gen Singh said: "Our Chinese friends should come here and find out for themselves what the Arunachalis feel about China and India. Nobody here wants to be part of China."
Many China specialists in India have welcomed Singh's statements.
"We need a pragmatic approach to resolve the border dispute, said CV Rangnathan, a former Indian ambassador to China who also attended the conference.
"We can't keep the matter hanging and a give-and-take approach is the best way to do it."
"It is high time the sabre-rattling and one-upmanship stopped and China and India find a way to resolve the festering border dispute," said China specialist Shrikant Kondapalli. "That will take both countries forward."
China claims about 90,000 sq km (35,100 sq miles) of what India says is her territory, mostly in the eastern part of their shared border.
India has been reluctant to part with any portion of the disputed territory since the 1950s. It rejected a swap offer made by China's former Prime Minister Zhou Enlai in 1960, asking India to recognise China's control of Aksai Chin in the west as a quid pro quo for China's recognition of the McMahon line.
After rejecting that offer, India initiated a "forward policy" to control the disputed territories in the Himalayas.
Many specialists like Neville Maxwell, author of India's China War blame this policy for the 1962 war between the two countries, in which the India army was routed and the Chinese almost reached the plains of Assam before withdrawing to their present positions on the Tibet-Arunachal border.
The channel picked up eight out of a possible 13 awards at Monday's ceremony at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's South Bank.
Also among its haul was Liz Mackean's Dispatches programme, Hunted, about the persecution of gay people in Russia.
The BBC won two prizes, including best historical documentary.
That award was given to BBC Two's The Iraq War: Regime Change.
And BBC Four won best art documentary for Colin Davis in His Own Words, a tribute to the late conductor who died in 2013.
Channel 4 also won best presenter for Rupert Everett's Love for Sale, looking at why people buy and sell sex, best international contemporary documentary for Dispatches: Children on the Frontline and best entertaining documentary for Our Gay Wedding: The Musical.
It was also honoured for Last Chance School, which collected the new documentary award. The programme followed pupils at an academy for boys who had been excluded from school.
Educating Yorkshire, which follows the lives of staff and pupils at a secondary school in Dewsbury, was a double winner, also picking up the Radio Times Readers' Choice award.
Lorraine Heggessey, chairman of The Grierson Trust, said: "Watching this year's entries is a fabulous reminder of how the documentary is alive and kicking in this digital age - there are funny, uplifting and moving films alongside those that pack a punch and expose the darker underbelly of our society.
"The richness of the human condition and the complexities of 21st century life are celebrated and scrutinised."
Hosted by TV presenter and comedian Sue Perkins, the ceremony can be seen on Sky Atlantic HD on Friday 7 November.
Fergal McGrath and Julian Warren stopped nine times to refuel their Honda Civic Tourer 1.6i which recorded an average of 100.31 miles per gallon.
The route took the pair, from Honda's European research and development team, across 24 EU countries in 25 days.
They are due to receive confirmation of their record at the Honda factory in Swindon later.
The drivers set out from Aalst in Belgium on 1 June, navigating the continent in clockwise direction and returning to the start point on 25 June.
Under Guinness World Records rules, the same two drivers must be in the car for the whole journey and the vehicle must be a standard model with no modifications.
The car had to enter each of the specified countries collecting a range of evidence containing GPS readings, video, photographs, and signatures from independent witnesses.
The men said they used techniques including careful route planning, driving smoothly and consistently without hard acceleration or braking, and anticipating road conditions ahead,
Later this summer it will open around 100 offices on a Sunday afternoon for customers to pick up their parcels.
Delivery offices with the highest parcel volumes across the UK will take part in the scheme.
The company will also try out parcel deliveries to addresses within the M25 motorway.
"Through these new Sunday services we are exploring ways to improve our flexibility and provide more options for people to receive items they have ordered online," said Royal Mail's chief executive Moya Greene.
"The support of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has enabled us to respond quickly to a changing market, " she added.
CWU deputy general secretary Dave Ward said: "Royal Mail's announcement about expanding delivery and collection services to seven-days-a-week is an exciting innovation which we welcome.
"We have worked closely with Royal Mail to develop how best we can go forward to grow the company together and improve the services for customers."
Royal Mail's express delivery service, Parcelforce Worldwide, which tends to deal with larger and more valuable parcels, will also offer a Sunday service to retailers from June. It will be up to the retailer to decide whether to offer it to customers.
The BBC's John Moylan says that rival firms, including Hermes and DPD, have already announced plans to deliver on Sundays and that some have been undercutting Royal Mail, which increased the price of posting letters and parcels earlier this year.
Royal Mail was privatised last year. The company reports its first annual results as a public company on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the Fenway Sports Group scrapped its planned top-price £77 ticket and apologised for the "distress caused" by last week's announcement.
But fans' group Spion Kop 1906 told the BBC that the battle may have been won but the "longer war isn't over".
Liverpool's dearest matchday ticket will now stay at £59.
Thousands of Reds fans protested against the planned price hike by leaving Saturday's home game with Sunderland before it had ended.
They started to walk out on 77 minutes, with their team leading 2-0. Sunderland eventually fought back to secure a point.
James Cooke, a member of Spion Kop 1906, told BBC Radio 5 live that he was "pleasantly surprised" by the club's decision.
"There's a feeling amongst football supporters that we were fighting a good fight but it was always falling on deaf ears," he said.
"We had 13 months of consultation with the club, repeatedly telling them their plans would go against what fans wanted, but they didn't listen."
Cooke said that the club needed to start taking fans more seriously.
"While we welcome the news, the next process is dialogue with the club to ensure that, for future generations, football at Liverpool and across England is affordable for everyone," he said.
Cooke also said all fans should unite to make football affordable.
"Football rivalries have to go to one side," he said. "If supporters' groups join together, that's how we can really get some results."
The Spirit of Shankly, another fans' group, also welcomed the club's decision to abandon the price hike.
But, in a joint statement with Spion Kop 1906, said it was "not our panacea", adding: "More must be done to make football affordable."
Local MP Alison McGovern, who represents Labour in Wirral South, hoped the club had learned a lesson.
"For the sake of a marginal amount of income, the owners had put at risk the relationship with the fans," she told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I know lots of people who walked out who would never dream of leaving a game before the final whistle.
"My family were there and they did. I know what an absolute wrench that was. They felt a line had been crossed and they wanted to be listened to.
"I am hopeful that this signals a direction for football that it isn't a business like any other. People can't just switch. The role of owners is to be custodian of that relationship between fans and their club."
8 April 2016 Last updated at 20:56 BST
The gardens were closed because of the subsidence and cracks have appeared in the disused hotel next door.
The BBC has been told the hole, which is 10ft (3m) in diameter, could be 20ft (6m) deep.
It is close to the spot on Earlham Road where a double decker bus sank into a hole in the road in 1988.
The Earlham Road area is built over a number of chalk quarries and tunnels.
Luke Fletcher, 19, from Portsmouth was a passenger in a silver Nissan Almera when it crashed on the B2177 at Southwick late on Saturday.
His mother Sarah Hiscutt said: "He was a dear son, brother and friend, was full of life and a great person."
A 24-year-old man and a 21-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving have been bailed.
The former home secretary told the BBC it was a decision taken to allow people to work legally - not a "failure".
At the time, Labour ministers highlighted a report suggesting 13,000 migrants a year would come, but that proved to be a huge underestimate.
Former minister Jack Straw has said the policy was a "spectacular mistake".
Unlike France and Germany, which did not give migrants from the eight countries which joined the EU in May 2004 full access to their labour market until 2011, the then Labour government did not insist on any transitional controls.
Asked whether he regretted the failure to do so, Lord Blunkett told Radio 4's PM programme: "No, I don't. It was a decision, it wasn't a failure.
"It was a decision to allow people to work legally, openly, transparently, to pay taxes and national insurance and the numbers coming in openly, legally and working are a fraction of those who Germany have taken because they are refugees."
He said the failure was not to "put in place the mechanisms to absorb and to support those people coming in and to support the communities who were hosting them - not the decision to be open and transparent about it".
He added that he did not believe the policy was ultimately responsible for stoking Euroscepticism in the UK.
Lord Green of Deddington, chairman of pressure group Migration Watch UK said: "It is surprising that Lord Blunkett has no regrets about one of the most serious blunders committed by his government.
"They based themselves on a report that predicted a maximum of 13,000 net migration a year.
"We said at the time that this prediction was 'almost worthless'.
"In the event the population of East Europeans increased by nearly a million in the following ten years.
"This had a huge impact on public services and housing in many communities, for which the government failed to provide."
Only the UK, Ireland and Sweden fully opened their borders to nationals of the eight states that joined the EU in May 2004, which included Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary.
At the time the government quoted research suggesting the move would increase the UK population by 13,000 a year - although the author of that report has since said it was misinterpreted.
Then Home Office Minister Beverley Hughes told MPs in 2003: "The number coming here for employment will be minimal."
Jack Straw, Mr Blunkett's predecessor as home secretary, has since described the policy as a "spectacular mistake".
He said handing immediate working rights to Poles and others when they joined the EU nine years ago was a "well-intentioned policy we messed up".
Office for National Statistics data suggests that there were 76,000 arrivals to the UK from the eight countries that joined the EU in 2004 in the year to December 2005, 92,000 the following year and 112,000 the year after.
Figures from the University of Oxford's Migration Observatory suggests "net flow" of EU nationals - taking into account people leaving and and arriving in the UK - shot up from 15,000 in 2003 to 87,000 in 2004 and continued to rise until 2007 when it reached 127,000 a year.
The amendment was introduced by the senate on Friday and then passed by the lower house on Sunday.
The original version of the bill said a census was needed before elections, effectively delaying next year's polls.
The opposition said this was an attempt to extend President Joseph Kabila's time in office.
Under the new bill, the election can proceed as planned, without a census, which would take at least a year in this vast country.
Human rights groups say that dozens of people were killed during the protests. The government puts the figure at 12 - a policeman shot by a sniper and 11 looters killed by security guards.
"We have listened to the street. That is why the vote today is a historic vote," Senate President Leon Kenga Wa Dondo said after the amendment was passed on Friday.
The lower house, the House of Representatives, had approved the original version of the bill, in a vote boycotted by opposition MPs.
The government has argued that the census is vital to ensure polls are free and fair - the country has not had a reliable census since independence from Belgium in 1960.
Mr Kabila first took power in 2001 following the assassination of his father Laurent, who was president at the time, and is constitutionally barred from running for another term.
Leicester Forest East opened on 14 February 1966 with "waiters in sailor suits and a pianist on a baby Grand."
At its heart was The Captain's Table restaurant in the bridge over the M1 - now replaced by fast food outlets.
The once-innovative design is unlikely to win many admirers now, but Crap Towns author Sam Jordison has praised its "refreshingly upfront" ugliness.
"As there are fewer and fewer buildings like this we come to appreciate them more," he said.
"Let's hope it lasts another 50 years."
When it opened, just seven years after the first phase of the M1 was completed, it offered diners the opportunity for silver service on the motorway and marked a move away from the traditional roadside cafe.
Professor Joe Moran, of Liverpool John Moores University, said: "[Service stations] used to be very glamorous places, just as the motorways in the 1960s were excitingly novel places to drive.
"When it opened in 1966, Leicester Forest East had a Terence Conran-designed restaurant with waiters in sailor suits, décor like an ocean liner, an open balcony on to the motorway like a ship's deck, and a pianist playing on a baby Grand.
"It was really the first attempt to turn the motorway meal into a gourmet experience.
"Needless to say it didn't last long, but motorway services are an important part of our social history and cultural mythology."
Staff have recalled how working at Leicester Forest East sometimes provided opportunities to rub shoulders with the rich and famous.
Suzanne Chapman, who works in a newsagents at the service station, said: "Terry Waite, Steve Davis, they've all been through.
"We've had loads of celebrities, David Frost came, but he didn't come to the till, he sent his driver and he stood in the background."
X Factor winner Sam Bailey also worked at the newsagents before becoming famous.
Some encounters have proved to be more unexpected than others.
Former employee Jayne Gardener recalled: "We were going over to take some stuff over to the store room one day.
"Five young fellas held the door open for us and we didn't think anything of it as they were pleasant fellas. But when we got back one of the girls in the office was going crazy.
"We said 'what's the matter' and she said 'Westlife are in' and they'd held the door open for us and we didn't know who they were."
Nurettin Canikli told the BBC that the number of arrests could grow.
At least 60,000 state employees have been detained or suspended in an internationally criticised purge.
But Mr Canikli criticised Turkey's allies for "only half-heartedly" condemning the "coup-makers".
The government accuses those loyal to the US-based exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen of orchestrating the coup. Mr Gulen has denied any involvement.
"For 40 years this terror organisation has infiltrated the furthest corners of the country - ministries, all institutions and the private sector," Mr Canikli said.
"It's not just the judiciary, courts, the police, the military. It includes education. And in fact, education is the field that they have entered best," he said.
Education ministry officials, private school teachers and university heads of faculty together account for more than half the people targeted in the crackdown.
On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency for three months following the coup.
The state of emergency allows the president and cabinet to bypass parliament when drafting new laws and to restrict or suspend rights and freedoms.
The move has drawn criticism from leaders in France and Germany, as well as from top EU officials. Turkey has applied to join the bloc, but talks over its membership have been making very slow progress.
Mr Canikli defended the post-coup measures, saying they were only targeting people who had been "100% identified".
He described the "terrorist" group behind the coup as a greater threat to Turkey than the so-called Islamic State militants or the Kurdish militant group, PKK.
Members of the group, he said, had "practically had their brains removed".
"They've been hypnotised. They're like robots. Each one of them is a potential threat. They could commit all sorts of attacks, including suicide bombs."
Critics of Mr Erdogan have accused him of consolidating power on a scale largely unprecedented since Turkey's first democratic elections in 1946 and of using the state of emergency to acquire more power for the presidency.
That's just a small insight into David Cameron's day.
After being hit with a £1.7 billion bill by the EU to be paid by 1 December.
The prime minister's hands repeatedly thumped against a wooden lectern as he accused EU officials of "unacceptable" behaviour after a meeting in Brussels.
All 28 member states of the EU agree to pay a set amount from their economy each year to fund the running of the world's biggest trading club.
Every year, EU officials get their calculators out to check if each country has paid the right amount.
In the past they've found that the UK was owed a refund because it overpaid. This year, though, they've worked out that the UK owes an extra contribution of £1.7 billion in addition to the £8.7 billion that was already handed over.
This is because the UK has recently changed how it measures the size of its economy to include the work of charities plus, strange as it may sound, the value of illegal activities such as prostitution.
The EU says because the UK economy was bigger than thought in previous years, it has been underpaying and therefore owes this extra money.
The UK has been hit with the biggest bill but The Netherlands, Italy and Greece have also been told they have been underpaying. The Netherlands owes £506m, Italy £268m and Greece £70m.
Where there are losers there must also be winners and countries that have paid too little in the past will be handing that cash to countries that have paid too much.
For example, France gets £801m back and Germany is owed £614m.
First of all he says he's going to make sure that the sums have been correctly and check if there's any way to prove the UK owes less money.
Even if the amount turns out to be correct the PM has made it clear he thinks the 1 December deadline is "unacceptable."
He told reporters in Brussels: "If people think I am paying that bill on 1 December, they have another thing coming."
Crucially, the PM didn't rule out handing over the money at a later date.
As well as the loss of almost £2 billion pounds of public money, this problem for Cameron plays very nicely into the hands of UKIP.
Off the back of winning a Conservative seat at the Clacton by-election, the anti EU party are now hoping to do the same in Rochester next month.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage says this latest row is another example of the UK government struggling to cope with demands from Brussels.
He says: "It just leaves Mr Cameron in a hopeless position.
"Remember one of his big claims is that he would cut the EU budget. The result of that cut is that our contribution had gone up a little bit and now it has gone up a lot."
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Bradford, Blackpool, Bristol Rovers, MK Dons, Millwall, Charlton, Peterborough, Sheffield United and Southend have been fined £3,000 and Fleetwood £5,000.
Teams had to field five players who started the previous or following game, or five who had made the most appearances this season.
The clubs have the right to appeal.
The English Football League (EFL) say they considered "mitigating factors" and considered "transgressions that were not within the spirit of the rules".
Sides that did not put out 'full-strength' teams were liable to a fine of £5,000 for each group match by the EFL.
League Two Portsmouth and Luton and were found to breach the rule in each of their three matches in the opening round of the competition, with the Hatters' fine coming out of their £20,000 prize money for progressing to the next stage.
Pompey went out of the trophy after finishing third in their group.
Luton chief executive Gary Sweet said the club do not feel they should be "paying 'fees' to get our youngsters experience".
"We entered those teams with our eyes wide open and we accept that we would be fined for doing so," Sweet said.
"We are staggered, however, that we have been fined the maximum amount for our first offence, which was winning away from home at a club from the division above with half-a-dozen first-team regulars in their team.
"We played nine graduates of our academy in that game at Gillingham, and seven against a West Brom side containing four players, two of whom who were internationals and had been transferred for several million pounds, and still beat both."
This season's EFL Trophy has been revamped with the introduction of 16 development sides from the Premier League and Championship.
But it has been marred by criticism from managers and fans and low attendances, with Northampton drawing their lowest-ever crowd of 762 for their game against West Ham's under-21 team on 9 November.
Just 284 watched West Brom's academy side play at home to Gillingham - a number, according to the Gills' Twitter account, that included scouts and press - and 308 saw Middlesbrough's development side lose 3-0 at home to Shrewsbury during the final round of group matches.
The 32 clubs who went through, including eight development sides, have been told they must continue to field 'full-strength' teams for the remainder of the competition.
The rules are different for the academy clubs, with six of the starting XI having to be aged under 21.
On 30 January 1915, England played Scotland in a charity match organised by former England international and Northampton Saints captain Edgar Mobbs.
The aim of the game had been to recruit sportsmen to Mobbs's World War One battalion.
The commemorative match will take place on 24 January 2015 at Olney Rugby Club.
It will see players from the East Midlands region line up against The 1st Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment, while Olney Ladies will face the Army Women's XV.
Edgar Mobbs
•Born in Northampton in 1882
• He played his early career in Olney and became captain of Northampton Rugby Football Club in 1907
•Selected for England in 1909, he scored a try on his debut against Australia and went on to win seven caps
•He went from private to battalion commander. fighting in Loos, Somme, Arras and Messines
•Mentioned in Despatches twice, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
•He died while charging a German machine gun during the battle of Passchendale on 31 July 1917
Having retired from rugby in 1913 aged 30, Mobbs was refused an officer's commission when war broke out because of his age. Instead, he joined up as a private.
He was called in to encourage people to sign up and on one occasion addressed a large crowd at a Northampton Saints game. He was credited with helping persuade more than 200 men to join.
The international match in 1915 is said to have inspired hundreds of men to sign up to his own corps, the Sportman's Battalion, which formed a significant part of the 7th Battalion of the Northamptonshire Regiment.
Among these were 16 Olney players who died during the war.
Members of Mobbs's family. including his great-nephew, also named Edgar Mobbs, will be attending next year's game.
He said: "The MP Ryland Adkins said at the time 'Northamptonshire in time of peace produced no finer sportsman and in time of war no finer soldier'."
Chairman of Olney Rugby Club, Jarlath McElroy, said Mr Mobbs was a "sporting and war hero".
Money raised at the event will go to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Families Association military charity.
The proposals also include the formation a two-tier structure of Test cricket, with those three nations immune from relegation.
Fica "are extremely concerned about the future of international cricket," said executive chairman Paul Marsh.
The plans will be discussed at an International Cricket Council (ICC) executive board meeting next week.
The proposals, drafted by the ICC's Finance & Commercial Affairs (F&CA) committee and leaked to the media last week, suggest the formation of a four-man executive committee, on which the boards of England, India and Australia would be guaranteed a place. The other position would be selected by the three boards annually.
The Future Tours Programme, which guarantees regular fixtures between all full ICC members over a cycle, would be abandoned in favour of bilateral agreements.
"This proposal is designed to vest control of the game in the three boards of India, Australia and England," added Marsh.
"It is not in the best interests of the global game and we have real fears that it will only serve to strengthen the 'big three' countries whilst the rest are left to wither on the vine."
Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have also spoken out against the plans.
CSA, whose national side are currently ranked as the number one Test nation in the world, called on the ICC to withdraw the 'fundamentally flawed' initiative, arguing that it breached the ICC constitution.
"These proposals should first be referred to the relevant ICC committees or sub‐committees for proper consideration and to make recommendations to the ICC board," CSA president Chris Nenzani wrote in a letter to ICC president Alan Isaac.
1. South Africa
2. India
3. Australia
4. England
5. Pakistan
6. Sri Lanka
7. West Indies
8. New Zealand
9. Zimbabwe
10. Bangladesh
"Although there is nothing to prevent a review of the ICC funding model or finances, the proposal self-evidently is inextricably tied up with a fundamental restructuring of the ICC, which has far‐reaching constitutional implications.
"The draft proposal is, therefore, fundamentally flawed as regards the process and, therefore, in breach of the ICC constitution."
The plans were defended by Cricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards, who said they had the best interests of the game at heart.
"Setting aside the fact that we are yet to discuss and vote, CA's approach internationally is consistent with its approach at home where we have made significant strides improving the governance of Australian cricket.
"There will be a discussion in the next few days among the ICC's full member nations about possible changes to how the ICC works.
"CA's view going into that discussion is that we need to continue to promote international cricket competitions including the primacy of Test cricket, we need to improve global cricket leadership and we support that members should be working to promote the interest of the game as their priority."
Any decision on potential changes to the structure of cricket's governing body will be made solely by the ICC board, with further discussion to take place, if required, in its meetings in April, July and October.
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The ad compares buying a car to finding a wife, saying "an important decision must be made carefully".
It shows a woman having her nose, ears and teeth inspected by her mother-in-law on her wedding day.
An Audi spokesman told the South China Morning Post marketing in China was the responsibility of its local joint venture partner.
Some are calling for a boycott of the German carmaker - which is recognised as one of the big three in China, along with Mercedes Benz and BMW.
One user called it "a terrible ad!" with others branding it "disgusting".
"I will not buy an Audi in this lifetime," one user says, and another calls it "disastrous marketing".
Many said that a male focus group must have decided it was worth running with.
"From the inception of this idea to its broadcasting, was there a single woman who worked on this commercial?", asked one Weibo user.
Because the mother-in-law gives her permission to her son to marry the bride, the advert has also generated debate about contemporary marital values.
It is just the latest commercial to cause a backlash in China.
Last year a Chinese firm apologised over an advert for detergent in which a black man was stuffed head-first into a washing machine before emerging as a light-skinned Asian.
The manufacturer of Qiaobi said it strongly opposed and condemned racial discrimination, and was sorry the advert had caused controversy.
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Sarah Williams, 35, told Preston Crown Court, she did not know why her friend Katrina Walsh, 56, wrote about a plot to murder Sadie Hartley, 60.
Ms Hartley was paralysed with a stun gun and stabbed 40 times in Helmshore, Lancashire on 14 January.
Both Ms Williams and Ms Walsh deny murdering the mother-of-two.
The crown alleges Ms Williams' obsessive desire for Ms Hartley's partner Ian Johnston, 57, led her to incapacitate Ms Hartley with a 500,000-volt stun gun before murdering her.
It is alleged she put a tracking device on Mr Johnston's car in the weeks prior to the murder and discovered that the couple were living together in Helmshore.
But Ms Williams told the court it was Ms Walsh's idea to buy the stun gun and the tracker.
Gordon Cole QC, took his client Ms Williams through entries recorded in diaries that were recovered at Ms Walsh's workplace.
In September 2014, Ms Walsh wrote: "Sarah came round so got caught up in endless murder plots for Ian's other half."
Mr Cole asked Ms Williams: "Were there any murder plots discussed between you and Katrina Walsh?"
She replied: "No, not at any time in any way."
Another diary entry read: "We're also seriously talking of getting rid of her opponent. I agree is probably a good play... she does seem to be a totally evil bitch."
Ms Williams told the court: "I couldn't account for what she wrote and why."
The jury heard the stun gun and tracker were bought when the women visited Germany in December.
Ms Williams, who said the pair had planned to visit a Celtic museum and Christmas markets, said when she asked Ms Walsh why she bought the stun gun she was told it was for "self-defence".
She said she thought Ms Walsh bought the tracker because of her "excessive and obsessive" interest in the Channel 4 programme Hunted, where people try to avoid former police officers and intelligence officers for 28 days.
Ms Williams added she thought the tracker was for one of Ms Walsh's "hare-brained" business schemes.
The case continues.
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From next year the airline said there will be a "small increase" in the number of seats on its Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft.
Reports suggest that this will amount to two extra rows, or 12 seats in total.
That will reduce average leg room for passengers by 1 inch per seat, to just 29 inches.
That amount of space will be the same as Easyjet planes, but one inch less than on Ryanair aircraft.
A BA spokesperson said the move would help to keep fares low.
Simon Calder, travel editor of the Independent, told the BBC the increase would bring the number of seats on BA planes to 180. That is the same as the total on Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling, which are also owned by BA's parent company IAG.
Airbus planes operated by Easyjet already have 180 seats, but that number will soon rise by six, while Ryanair will squeeze another eight seats on its planes, Mr Calder added.
Last November BA said it would increase the number of economy seats on its long-haul Boeing 777 aircraft by almost a fifth, from 280 to 332.
That means each row in economy class will have 10 seats rather than nine.
BA has 68 A320 planes in its fleet, along with 18 of the larger A321s aircraft.
Big centre-half Ryan Astles was left unmarked to score his first goal of the campaign when Chester went in front against the run of play after 33 minutes.
That kicked off a frenetic 15-minute burst of five goals either side of half-time, Lincoln's Matt Rhead equalising with his eighth of the season four minutes before the break.
Chester skipper Tom Shaw's penalty put the hosts back in front on 44 minutes, but Sean Raggett levelled again for Lincoln in first-half stoppage time.
Rhead then gave Lincoln the lead for the first time three minutes after the interval, coolly slotting home a loose ball after Nathan Arnold's free-kick.
Substitute Jack Muldoon and Harry Anderson made it 5-2 with late goals as the visitors spectacularly ended Chester's run of just one goal conceded in nine National League matches.
The Imps climb to second in the table, while Chester remain 12th - now eight points adrift of the play-off places.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Chester FC 2, Lincoln City 5.
Second Half ends, Chester FC 2, Lincoln City 5.
Substitution, Lincoln City. Terry Hawkridge replaces Matt Rhead.
Goal! Chester FC 2, Lincoln City 5. Harry Anderson (Lincoln City).
Goal! Chester FC 2, Lincoln City 4. Jack Muldoon (Lincoln City).
Substitution, Lincoln City. Elliot Whitehouse replaces Alan Power.
Substitution, Chester FC. James Akintunde replaces James Alabi.
Substitution, Lincoln City. Jack Muldoon replaces Theo Robinson.
Substitution, Chester FC. Kane Richards replaces Craig Mahon.
Goal! Chester FC 2, Lincoln City 3. Matt Rhead (Lincoln City).
Second Half begins Chester FC 2, Lincoln City 2.
First Half ends, Chester FC 2, Lincoln City 2.
Goal! Chester FC 2, Lincoln City 2. Sean Raggett (Lincoln City).
Goal! Chester FC 2, Lincoln City 1. Tom Shaw (Chester FC) converts the penalty with a.
Alan Power (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Chester FC 1, Lincoln City 1. Matt Rhead (Lincoln City).
Goal! Chester FC 1, Lincoln City 0. Ryan Astles (Chester FC).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Separate polls conducted by The Washington Post/ABC and CNN/ORC both found Mr Obama with 60% approval.
A majority approve of his economic policy, but polls show a deep divide between Democrats and Republicans.
The nation's first African American president will hold his final press conference later on Wednesday.
Only Presidents Ronald Reagan, Franklin D Roosevelt and Bill Clinton have handed over the White House keys with higher favourability ratings.
President Barack Obama is set to leave office with some of the highest popularity ratings in his presidency. The man who will replace him, despite having some of the lowest ratings of any incoming president, is poised to roll back much of his legacy.
A closer look at these recent surveys helps explain the apparent contradiction. The US is sharply divided along partisan lines, with Mr Obama touting high support among Democrats and low ratings with Republicans.
Throw in that voters in key Midwestern swing states feel more pessimistic about the state of the nation - many of whom backed Mr Obama in 2008 and 2012 and switched to Donald Trump in 2016 - and it's a recipe for a narrow presidential win for the Republican Party.
Mr Obama's reservoir of goodwill as he departs, like Hillary Clinton's popular vote victory in November, must be cold comfort for Democrats shut out of the Washington corridors of power.
In 2001 they were in a similar situation, with Bill Clinton riding an even higher wave of support, and it took them six years - and an unpopular war - to climb out of that political hole.
About a quarter (25%) of Americans view him as one of the greatest presidents, however about the same number (23%) view him as a poor president.
Among Democrats, Mr Obama has near-universal support (95%), however just 18% of Republicans approve of his eight years in office.
Mr Obama's approval continued to climb during the bitter 2016 presidential election, as views of the economy improved.
When Mr Obama took office in 2009 only 5% of Americans rated the economy as "great" or "good" according to the Washington Post's figures, and that number never rose about 20% during his first four-year term.
Although few now rate the economy as "excellent", those rating it as "poor" have dropped from 62% to 14% during Mr Obama's presidency.
On Tuesday a Washington-Post/ABC News poll found the President-elect Donald Trump has one of the lowest approval ratings of any incoming president in history.
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Nike has suspended its relationship, while Tag Heuer has cut its ties.
Nike said it was "saddened and surprised" at her admission that she tested positive for a banned substance at the Australian Open in January.
Ms Sharapova said she had been taking meldonium since 2006, on the advice of her family doctor.
She is one of the highest paid female athletes with earnings of over $30m last year from winnings and endorsements.
In addition to the moves from Nike and Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer, German carmaker Porsche said it was "postponing planned activities" with Ms Sharapova until the situation became clearer.
Nigel Currie, an independent sports consultant, said brands would not have responded so quickly five years ago, but they now have to react faster in the modern, social media environment.
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Maria Sharapova's relationship with Nike dates back to when she was 11 years old.
Nike said: "We have decided to suspend our relationship with Maria while the investigation continues.
"We will continue to monitor the situation."
In 2010, the 28-year-old Russian tennis player signed a new eight-year contract with the US sportswear giant worth $70m (£49m) as well as a cut on sales of her own branded clothes.
Tag Heuer was in talks to extend its deal with Ms Sharapova, which ran out at the end of last year.
But the Swiss watchmaker said those talks had now been suspended and the company had decided not to renew the contract.
In 2014, Porsche named her as its first female ambassador and she signed a three-year deal with the car company.
That contract is due to end at the end of this year.
In a statement, the carmaker said: "We are saddened by the recent news announced by Maria Sharapova. Until further details are released and we can analyse the situation, we have chosen to postpone planned activities."
Ms Sharapova is also the face of Avon perfume, Luck, and the water company Evian. They have yet to comment on the matter.
Paul Swangaurd, from the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon, said Nike's decision reflected a "new era" for the way sponsors deal with these issues.
Nike is taking a "very proactive approach", which resulted from "them being burned by a lot of athletes over the years, and growing impatient with putting so much investment behind athletes that potentially comes back to bite them in the court of public opinion".
Last month, Nike dropped Manny Pacquiao after the boxer said homosexual people were "worse than animals".
The company also severed ties with cyclist and drugs cheat Lance Armstrong as well as athlete Oscar Pistorius, who killed his girlfriend.
Ms Sharapova tested positive for meldonium, a substance she said she had been taking since 2006 for health issues.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) said she would be provisionally suspended from 12 March.
Ms Sharapova said: "I did fail the test and take full responsibility for it."
She said she had taken meldonium after being given it by her family doctor and had known the drug by the name mildronate.
"A few days ago, after I received a letter from the ITF, I found out it also has another name of meldonium, which I did not know," she said.
It is meant for angina patients but athletes like it because it helps their endurance and ability to recover from intensive exercise.
It is on the banned list now because Wada started seeing it in lots of samples and found it does have performance-enhancing properties.
It was on Wada's 'watchlist' for over a year and added to the banned list on 1 January.
Made in Latvia, it is widely available - without prescription and at low cost - in many east European countries, but it is not licensed in most western countries, including the United States.
It is thought that hundreds of athletes have been using it and there are a lot more cases in the pipeline.
Through exploration and conquest, Spain became a world power in the 16th century, and it maintained a vast overseas empire until the early 19th century.
Spain's modern history is marked by the bitterly fought Spanish Civil War of 1936-39, and the ensuing 36-year dictatorship of General Francisco Franco.
After Franco's death in 1975, Spain made the transition to a democratic state and built a successful economy, with King Juan Carlos as head of state.
The constitution of 1978 enshrines respect for linguistic and cultural diversity within a united Spain. The country is divided into 17 regions which all have their own directly elected authorities.
Population 46.7 million
Area 505,988 sq km (195,363 sq miles)
Languages Spanish (Castilian), Catalan and its variant Valencian, Gallego (Galician), Euskera (Basque)
Major religion Christianity
Life expectancy 79 years (men), 85 years (women)
Currency euro
Head of state: King Felipe VI
King Felipe succeeded to the throne on the abdication of his father Juan Carlos in June 2014. Born in 1968 when his father was heir-apparent to the vacant throne during the Franco dictatorship, Prince Felipe was educated for his future royal role, and undertook official engagements on behalf of the king from 1995.
Despite retaining considerable constitutional power as chief executive and commander-in-chief, King Felipe has pledged to continue his father's legacy of supporting the primacy of parliament.
Prime Minister: Mariano Rajoy
Spain's parliament in October 2016 voted to allow conservative leader Mariano Rajoy to lead a minority government, after a 10-month political deadlock following inconclusive elections.
Mr Rajoy, who became prime minister in December 2011, took on the role of acting prime minister of a caretaker government after elections in December 2015 failed to produce a clear winner.
He claimed the right to form a government after a repeat election in June 2016 saw his conservative Popular Party (PP) win more seats but fall short of a majority once again.
He first became premier after the PP won a resounding victory in parliamentary elections in 2011.
The election campaign was dominated by Spain's deep debt crisis and sky-high unemployment, and the governing Socialists' defeat was widely expected.
Mr Rajoy, who has long been known as a cautious public administrator, warned the Spanish people that there is no miracle cure to restore the country to economic health.
The son of a lawyer, Mariano Rajoy grew up in a socially conservative Catholic environment, studied law and began his career as a land registrar.
Broadcasting in Spain has witnessed a significant expansion in recent years with the emergence of new commercial operators and the launch of digital services.
The cable and satellite TV markets have grown and Spain has made the switch to digital terrestrial TV (DTT).
Home-produced dramas, reality shows and long-running "telenovelas" are staple fare on primetime TV.
RadioTelevision Espanola (RTVE) is the public broadcaster. There are numerous regional TV stations backed by regional governments and many local stations. Multichannel TV is offered by satellite platform Digital Plus.
Some key dates in Spain's history:
16th-17th centuries - Spanish Empire at its height, with Spain the predominant European power. The rise of Protestant states in northern Europe and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean begin the country's gradual decline.
18th century - The War of the Spanish Succession loses Spain its European possessions outside the Iberian Peninsula. Bourbon dynasty, originally from France, centralises the Spanish state, shutting down many regional autonomous assemblies and modernising government and the military.
1807-1814 - Napoleon's France occupies Spain, which has been a French satellite since 1795. Fierce nationalist resistance and British intervention in the Peninsular War gradually force French troops out.
19th century - Napoleonic legacy of political division and economic dislocation leaves Spain weak and unstable, with frequent changes of government and a low-level insurgency by Carlist supporters of a rival branch of the royal family. All Latin American colonies win their independence, with Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines in Asia lost during a disastrous war with the United States in 1898.
1936-39 - Spanish Civil War pits left-wing Republicans against right-wing Nationalists, with both sides receiving foreign support. General Francisco Franco leads the Nationalists to victory and remains in power till his death in 1975.
1939-45 - Spain remains neutral throughout the Second World War, although the government's sympathies clearly lie with the Axis powers.
1975 - Franco dies. Succeeded as head of state by King Juan Carlos. With Juan Carlos on the throne, Spain makes transition from dictatorship to democracy. Spain withdraws from the Spanish Sahara, ending its colonial empire.
1978 - New constitution confirms Spain as a parliamentary monarchy.
Spaniard Perez, 27, scored 17 goals in 37 games last season and was close to joining Everton before the Gunners met his 20m euro (£17.1m) release clause.
Germany international Mustafi, 24, signed for a fee in excess of £35m.
Meanwhile, right-back Calum Chambers has joined Premier League rivals Middlesbrough on a season-long loan.
Jack Wilshere could also be going out on loan this week, with reports that Crystal Palace and Bournemouth are both interested in the England midfielder.
Perez and World Cup winner Mustafi join recent signings Granit Xhaka, Rob Holding, Takuma Asano and Kelechi Nwakali at the Gunners.
"He's not only a goalscorer, he's a guy who combines well with partners, who can give a final ball and makes good runs," said Wenger of Perez.
"He's got a good eye for goal and had an outstanding season last year."
Speaking about Mustafi, Wenger added: "He is at the right age. He has good experience. He is a very focused player who can play with the ball as well. We have taken a great player but have prepared well for the future."
Meanwhile, Werder Bremen are hopeful of signing Arsenal midfielder Serge Gnabry and say the transfer could be confirmed on Wednesday morning.
The 21-year-old was the joint top scorer at this summer's Olympic Games with six goals as his Germany side lost the final to Brazil.
Talks between the Rail Maritime and Transport Workers union (RMT) and Southern broke down last week in the 10-month-long dispute.
It centres on Southern's plan to make conductors on-board supervisors, giving drivers control of carriage doors.
Southern said it expects to run "around three-quarters of its normal service", despite the industrial action.
The rest will either be cut completely, be replaced by bus services, or run with fewer carriages than normal.
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Angie Doll, passenger services director at Southern said: "We will be running as many trains as possible on Wednesday but our advice to passengers is to expect some disruption and check on our website before you travel."
The 24-hour strike, which began at 00:01 GMT, comes after ongoing talks ended on 14 February without deal.
Two days later, members of train drivers' union Aslef voted against a deal union leaders had agreed with Southern.
A fresh set of talks with the rail firm got under way, earlier.
An Aslef spokesman said it was re-opening of negotiations at the earliest opportunity since the ballot result, but given the length of previous debates, a quick resolution was not expected.
Southern's parent firm Govia Thameslink (GTR) added: "All we can say is that lines of communication are open."
The information ministry said many of the dead and injured were villagers trying to collect spilled fuel.
The train was travelling from Mandalay to Myitkyina in the north, near the border with China.
No explanation has been given for the accident, but Burma's railways are in poor condition after years of neglect.
Officials told the BBC Burmese service that three wagons overturned and burst into flames.
There were seven wagons carrying petrol and two more of diesel, officials said.
The ministry posted images on its website of burnt-out wagons and what appeared to be charred bodies.
The train came off the rails near Kantbalu, a town some 500 miles (800km) north of the main city, Rangoon.
The number of people killed in the accident was unclear. The government said 25 people died and 62 people were injured.
But emergency officials told the BBC that more than 80 were wounded, and that 27 had been killed.
Two people died after being transferred to hospital, emergency officials said.
Kennedy's scheduled opponent, Matt Askin and stand-in Stephen Simmons have both withdrawn, prompting Cyclone Promotions to postpone the event.
British and WBC international flyweight title holder Andrew Selby was due to fight on the undercard.
Selby beat Ardin Diale to win the WBC's International belt on 4 February.
Selby, the younger brother of current World IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby, is Wales' most successful amateur boxer.
The 28-year-old has said he will be ready for a tilt at a world title after 10 professional outings.
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Amber Rudd called it "a practical solution to a crime taking place now".
The orders in England and Wales will help those who are targeted by strangers, giving them similar protection to domestic abuse victims.
Breaching an order's conditions will be a criminal offence with a maximum sentence of five years in jail.
Police will be able to apply to the courts for an order before a stalking suspect has been convicted or even arrested.
The requirements of the order will vary according to the nature of the case. Typically, the suspect will be banned from going near the victim and contacting them online.
They might also be ordered to attend a rehabilitation programme, or undergo treatment if they have a mental health problem.
The announcement is part of a set of measures to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG).
The National Stalking Helpline has already dealt with more than 3,550 calls this year.
The new orders will offer protection for anyone who has not been in an intimate relationship with their stalker, helping those targeted by strangers, acquaintances or colleagues, as well as professionals such as doctors who may be targeted by patients.
Rachel Griffin, director of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust which manages the National Stalking Helpline, welcomed the announcement.
"We are really excited that the order allows positive obligations to be put on a stalker," Ms Griffin said.
"But of course that mental health treatment needs to be available at local level."
The orders will provide the same protection as that offered to victims of domestic abuse and will be available whether or not there are ongoing criminal proceedings.
If a prosecution is going ahead, the order can protect victims while evidence is being collected.
The orders follow legislation introduced in 2012 which made stalking a specific criminal offence in England and Wales.
In Scotland, stalking is illegal under the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 and in Northern Ireland it is prohibited under the Protection from Harassment Order (NI) 1997.
The National Police Chiefs' Council's lead for stalking and harassment, Assistant Chief Constable Garry Shewan, said:"We want to stop stalkers in their tracks.
"The launch of stalking protection orders will help us intervene earlier and place controls on perpetrators to prevent their behaviour escalating while the crime is investigated."
Ms Griffin said the success of the orders would rest on the ability of frontline officers to recognise stalking.
Stalking protection orders form part of a package of government action to coincide with 16 days of action following the 25 November International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women.
A new £15 million fund will boost local provision of VAWG services to promote and embed the best local practice.
The VAWG Service Transformation Fund, running over three years, will be open to Police and Crime Commissioners, local authorities and health commissioners to support community-based services and promote best practice.
They will be encouraged to make joint bids for funding with women's charities and VAWG service providers to encourage a joined-up approach with a focus on early intervention as well as crisis response.
The government has said it will seek to legislate to introduce the orders as soon as parliamentary time allows.
James Corry, 46, originally from Belfast, was arrested in Killorglin in County Kerry on Friday.
The High Court in Dublin heard his extradition is being sought in relation to terrorist offences.
He is alleged to have been involved in an IRA attack on a base in Osnabruck.
The three mortars were fired from a van, but only one of them exploded.
No-one was hurt in the attack.
Det Sgt Sean Fallon, of the Irish police force's extradition unit, told the court he had shown Mr Corry the warrant alleging he was a suspect for terrorist-type offences at Osnabruck.
He added that Mr Corry had nothing to say in response.
The judge said she was satisfied the man in court was the person named on the European extradition warrant.
She told Mr Corry he had the right to consent to surrender and remanded him in custody pending a bail application on Tuesday.
Bonfire season is upon us and the PSNI is investigating a theft, says the Belfast Telegraph.
The paper reports that 3,000 pallets being stored by Belfast City Council for Eleventh night bonfires have been stolen.
It speculates that the bonfire builders "may demand that the council buys new pallets to replace the stolen ones".
It adds that any such move would meet with fierce opposition from other parties.
The Irish News and Daily Mirror focus on a "significant failing" from the PSNI on the night of the tragic killing of a west Belfast greengrocer.
Harry Holland was stabbed outside his home, while protecting his van in 2007.
The papers report that the police had "failed to adequately respond" to a 999 call about a street gang armed with a knife on the night of the murder.
The Irish News reports that an officer has been disciplined over the failures. Mr Holland's daughter Sarah said her dad had been "completely failed by police".
There is more tragedy on the front page of the the News Letter.
It leads with the trial of a man who is in court over causing his father's death, by allowing the 69-year-old to sit on the draw bar between his tractor and trailer.
Pensioner Phelim Alexander Brady died after a cattle lorry crashed into the tractor driven by his son Paul.
His lawyer told the jury "you will have a heart of stone if you were not to have a sympathetic disposal to the facts".
Former SDLP MLA Alex Attwood may have lost his assembly seat, but he's still earning £55,000 as a member of the Assembly Commission, according to the Belfast Telegraph.
The veteran politician failed to get elected in March and hasn't been paid an MLA salary since then.
However, the paper reports, as Stormont is currently "in limbo", no new Assembly Commission can been elected and the salary continues.
An SDLP spokesperson told the paper Mr Attwood was a "member of the Assembly Commission and continues to represent the party in that role".
There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing on Mr Attwood's part.
Has a potential crisis been averted?
All our local daily papers report that a controversial Linfield v Celtic football match, which could have been played on the Eleventh night, has been postponed until 14 July.
The match can only happen, of course, if 'The Blues' defeat La Fiorita of San Marino in a first-round clash.
The Irish News says the decision was made after "extensive consultations between two clubs".
The paper's editorial says the authorities "deserve credit" for their quick thinking and the move has been "sensible".
Good news for fans of flame-haired crooner Mick Hucknall.
The Simply Red front man is selling his Glenmore rivers estate, in east Donegal. He owns the property with fellow band member Chris De Margary.
Covering more than 24,000 acres the Irish News says the estate is popular amongst the "super rich as a hunting location".
The bad news is that the estate on the River Finn is on sale for £2.3m, so if money's too tight to mention, give it a miss.
Ruff day at the office? Good news - it's national 'Bring your Dog to Work Day'.
The Belfast Telegraph gauges what Alliance Party leader Naomi Long thinks about the idea. She said she'd thought about bringing her dog, Daisy, along to Stormont.
Surely Daisy could ease any tensions between fraught politicians during current negotiations?
Unfortunately Naomi says little Daisy isn't too keen to going to the hill. We can't blame you Daisy.
Rob Buchanan, Jack Clifford, Marland Yarde and Ross Chisholm all touched down as Quins took a commanding 28-0 lead into half-time at The Stoop.
The Blues responded with two tries from Dan Fish and scores from Cory Allen and Lloyd Williams to make it 31-26.
However, Ben Botica's late penalty ended hopes of a remarkable comeback.
Victory means Harlequins are guaranteed a home quarter-final in April after five bonus-point wins from five games.
Cardiff will likely need a bonus-point win of their own at home to bottom-of-the-table and pointless Calvisano in their final pool match on Friday to keep their quarter-final hopes alive.
Harlequins took just four minutes to open the scoring with hooker Buchanan crossing from close range.
New England call-up Clifford then shot over from a maul 15 metres out and winger Yarde finished off another close-range attack.
After Mike Brown dropped the ball over the Blues line, Chisholm ran onto a kick through to seal the bonus point before half-time.
Jamie Roberts was the only Welshman enjoying himself at that stage with a series of trademark charges to cross the gain-line regularly.
But Allen barged his way over under the posts just three minutes after the break and Rhys Patchell converted before Fish got the visitors' second try shortly afterwards.
Williams shot through for a solo effort from 20 metres out and Fish's second try put the Blues within range as Patchell kicked the conversions.
But Quins finally roused themselves and Botica's penalty with the last kick deprived the Welsh side of a second point.
It was a generally positive afternoon for Eddie Jones' six England squad selections, with Chris Robshaw named man of the match.
The exception was Joe Marler, who went off clutching his chest and looking groggy a minute after the break.
Wales' utility back Gareth Anscombe made his first appearance since the World Cup, just two days before their Six Nations squad announcement.
He played the final 25 minutes at fly-half with Patchell moving to full-back.
Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea said:
"They play really good rugby, the Blues, and we knew if they had the ball, they'd cause us trouble.
"We had most of it in the first half, we knew we'd cause them trouble. We scored some good tries and fortunately held on."
On the performances of his England squad players:
"I thought Mike Brown played really well, his usual feisty self and counter-attacked well.
"Danny Care was sharp and they're all in good form and feeling confident. Joe Marler's fine, just a jarred joint."
Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson said:
"I think the first 20 minutes just shell-shocked us, but second half we played a certain shape and structure.
"Until that last scrum, we were in a position to come away with two bonus points.
"Missing that second bonus point may make (the quarter-final) a step too far for us, but we need to get another win at home (against Calvisano)."
Harlequins: Mike Brown; Marland Yarde, George Lowe, Jamie Roberts, Ross Chisholm; Nick Evans, Danny Care (capt); Joe Marler, Rob Buchanan, Will Collier, George Merrick, Charlie Matthews, Chris Robshaw, Jack Clifford, Nick Easter.
Replacements: Joe Gray, Mark Lambert, Kyle Sinckler, Mat Luamanu, Luke Wallace, Karl Dickson, Ben Botica, Charlie Walker.
Cardiff Blues: Dan Fish, Blaine Scully, Cory Allen, Ray Lee-Lo, Alex Cuthbert, Tom James; Tom Patchell, Lloyd Williams; Sam Hobbs, Kristian Dacey, Taufa'ao Filise, Macauley Cook, James Down, Josh Turnbull, Ellis Jenkins, Manoa Vosawai.
Replacements: Ethan Lewis, Tom Davies, Dillon Lewis, Lou Reed, Cam Dolan, Tavis Knoyle, Gareth Anscombe, Gavin Evans.
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Touch judges: Mark Patton (Ireland), Jonathan Peak (Ireland)
TMO: Jude Quinn (Ireland)
Citing commissioner: Yann Le Dore (France)
The supermarket said it was "urgently investigating" problems encountered by at least 20 customers at its store at Branksome, Poole.
Customers have complained of damage running into thousands of pounds being done to their vehicles.
Tesco said a first round of tests on fuel sold in Poole had been inconclusive.
The supermarket said more samples had been taken for testing and told customers to continue to take receipts to the store where fuel was bought.
Jonathan Waddington-Jones said his Ford car broke down when being driven to Weymouth by his wife after she had bought diesel at the store.
He said the breakdown had caused a "great deal of inconvenience" to his family.
Robbie Studwick from Bournemouth said he smelt a "plastic, toxic smell" from his exhaust after filling up on Thursday.
He has been told £5,000 of damage has been done to his Toyota and faces problems in running his wedding photography business.
Among customers complaining to Tesco on Twitter, @johnpenfold tweeted: "car is ruined after filling up at Branksome branch. I've no car with 3 kids"
@lincnew tweeted: "New Van ruined long journey big ££."
Tesco said anyone experiencing problems after buying diesel at the Branksome filling station in the last few days should contact the store.
The two men and a woman, all in their 60s, were members of the same family.
Police said one of the men collapsed while cleaning the empty concrete tank, prompting his wife and brother to go to his aid before they also collapsed.
Authorities would investigate whether dangerous petrol fumes contributed to the deaths, said New South Wales Police Supt Andrew Koutsoufis.
"There were high levels of poisonous gas in the water tank by the time police got there," he said.
"A petrol [water] pump being used the clean the tank ... may have been the cause of the build-up of fumes at the bottom of the tank."
Police were called to the property at Oolong, 235km (145 miles) from Sydney, soon after 18:00 (07:00 GMT) on Thursday.
Supt Koutsoufis said a neighbour heard the woman's cries for help and alerted authorities.
"It's an absolute tragic set of circumstances," he said. "The town is hurting at the moment."
The deaths are not being treated as suspicious. Police said a post-mortem would be conducted.
"It's a very tragic loss," local man Bruce Newman told Nine News. "It's something you don't hear about every day around this area."
Irvine spent three seasons with St Johnstone before a move to Dens Park in 2010 but he has only featured in seven games this campaign.
He has agreed a deal until the end of the season, with the option of another year.
Left midfielder Alex Cooper has also joined the Buddies after securing an exit from Falkirk.
The 24-year-old has signed on until May and both of the new arrivals will be in the squad for Saturday's Championship home fixture with Alloa.
Meanwhile, midfielder Lewis McLear, 19, has joined Stirling Albion on loan until the end of the season.
He told ITV's Good Morning Britain the UK would pay what was legally due, in line with its rights and obligations, but "not just what the EU wants".
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said there was no desire to punish the UK but "its accounts must be settled".
While he wanted a "cordial" Brexit, he warned the "clock was ticking" now.
Publishing his Brexit mandate, Mr Barnier said the EU would "put all its efforts" into reaching a deal but said negotiations must start as soon as possible after "ten months of uncertainty" and suggested the outcome of June's general election would not change anything.
While approaching the process in a "cool-headed and solution-oriented" manner, he said it was an illusion to think it would be concluded "quickly and painlessly" or that there would be "no material impact" on lives.
An EU source has told the BBC that officials in Brussels will not enter into a discussion about potential figures for a final bill, likely to be one of the hardest-fought and most sensitive areas of the Brexit process.
On Wednesday, the Financial Times claimed the likely bill had risen sharply from 60bn to 100bn euros, basing its calculations on new data from across Europe.
Mr Barnier said there was no agreed figure but the UK and EU had entered into "mutual commitments" which must be honoured. "There is no Brexit bill. The final settlement is all about settling the accounts."
Mr Davis said the negotiations had not started in earnest but he indicated the UK would set down a marker when it came to talks over the divorce settlement.
"We are not supplicants," he said. "This is a negotiation. They lay down what they want and we lay down what we want."
Various figures ranging from 50bn to 100bn euros had been knocking around, he said, but he had "not seen" any official numbers. Asked directly whether a figure of 100bn euros - was acceptable, he replied: "We will not be paying €100bn."
He added: "We will do it properly. We will take our responsibilities seriously. What we've got to do is discuss in detail what the rights and obligations are.
"We have said we will meet our international obligations, but there will be our international obligations including assets and liabilities and there will be the ones that are correct in law, not just the ones the Commission want."
He subsequently told the BBC that the 100bn euro figure should be viewed "with a pinch of salt" and the negotiations would not "end up there", adding that it was up to the two sides to agree and he did not want the European Court of Justice to become involved.
Many Conservative MPs argue the UK does not owe the EU anything given the size of the contributions it has made over the past 40 years. A recent report by a House of Lords committee argued the UK was not legally obliged to pay a penny although to do this would threaten any chance of a post-Brexit trade deal.
Former Chancellor Lord Lawson, a strong supporter of Brexit, said the UK's withdrawal would have a big impact on the bloc's finances and that was why the EU was "so exercised" about the issue.
He told BBC Radio 4's World at One that the current political climate - with elections in the UK, France and Germany - was not conducive to a "rational" negotiation but once these were all over, the UK should make a "very good" offer to the EU on a range of issues.
If this was rejected, he suggested the UK should effectively suspend talks and "wait patiently" until the time came to leave.
Some sort of financial resolution is seen by the EU as a precondition for opening talks on a trade deal.
There are reports in Brussels that countries like France and Poland could ask the UK to contribute to farm subsidies while the EU may also be planning to refuse to allow the UK a share of the EU's assets including buildings and bank deposits.
Zsolt Darvas, a senior fellow at the Bruegel think tank, said a range of factors would have to be taken into account - including the UK's rebate on budget payments and its share of EU borrowing - but he believed a credible figure would be somewhere between 25bn and 65bn euros.
There have been growing tensions between the UK and EU since a dinner in Downing Street last week, in which European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is reported to have told Theresa May that Brexit could not be a success.
Mr Davis, who was one of ten people present at the dinner, said accounts of the meeting were "gossip and spin" and while there were some differences in key areas, the atmosphere had been "constructive" rather than hostile.
While the process was currently in a "rough and tumble" phase of manoeuvring, he believed a "generous settlement" could be reached over the status of EU nationals living in the UK and Britons living on the continent which guaranteed "pretty much exactly" the same rights they enjoy at the moment.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the 100bn euro figure was the "opening gambit of negotiations" but that commitments that have been made by the UK government must be honoured.
For the Lib Dems, Tim Farron said no divorce bill had ever been mentioned during last year's referendum and it strengthened his party's call for a further vote on the terms of exit.
But UKIP leader Paul Nuttall said talk of a 100bn euro figure was "ridiculous" and the UK "should not be paying anything at all".
St Andrew's First Aid said they should learn potentially live-saving skills such using the recovery position.
The charity also said children should know how and when to call an ambulance.
The Scottish government said it recognised the value of children learning first aid skills and insisted individual schools were best placed to decide what was appropriate.
St Andrew's First Aid chief executive Stuart Callison, said: "One of our key priorities is to provide as many people as possible in Scotland with first aid training.
"Research has shown that even very young children can learn the basics of first aid and that the skills and knowledge they develop at a young age will stay with them for years.
"We can equip them with the necessary skills to help a parent, family member, friend or someone in the street. By knowing how to call for an ambulance, put someone into the recovery position or assist a person who has suffered a heart attack, they will help save lives."
He added: "This is why we feel it is so important to partner with local authorities, with the support of the Scottish government, to identify ways in which we can make it easy for teachers in Scotland to deliver basic first aid training to their pupils."
A spokesman for the Scottish government said: "We recognise how important it is that children and young people are able to positively engage with health and wellbeing issues at school.
"Being trained in first aid can help young people develop the skills they may need in an emergency situation.
"Under Curriculum for Excellence, schools already have the flexibility to provide first aid training. It is up to individual schools and local authorities to decide if, and how best, to deliver this."
The US president also left open the possibility of re-nominating Janet Yellen as the head of the Federal Reserve, despite having criticised her.
He made the comments days after meeting China's President Xi Jinping.
China has been accused of suppressing the yuan to make its exports more competitive with US goods.
Before the US election, Mr Trump likened this to "raping" the US, and promised to label China a currency manipulator on his first day in office.
That would have triggered talks between the countries and potentially led to US sanctions - something experts warned would have prompted retaliation.
But in an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, Mr Trump said China had not been "currency manipulators" for some time and had been trying to prevent further weakening.
He also said: "I think our dollar is getting too strong, and partially that's my fault because people have confidence in me."
He added that while this had benefits, it would ultimately hurt the US economy.
"[It is] very, very hard to compete when you have a strong dollar and other countries are devaluing their currency."
Mr Trump has been highly critical of Ms Yellen in the past, saying that the Fed's low interest rate policy had hurt savers.
He has also indicated that he would not nominate her for a second four-year term when her current one expires in February 2018.
But in Wednesday's interview he said he now liked "a low-interest rate policy" and "respects" the Fed chair.
He also said she would not be "toast" when her current term ended, although he added: "It's very early."
Mr Trump's administration was also said to be "very close" to filling three vacancies on the Fed's board.
RTÉ reports that it is understood the man died after falling into a swimming pool.
A post-mortem examination is due to take place.
The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance to the family of the man.
The 2011 result was confirmed on Tuesday after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) dismissed Tatyana Chernova's blood doping ban appeal.
Chernova beat the Briton to gold in Daegu but her results are now annulled.
The Russian also won bronze medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
The 29-year-old has been told she must give up all three medals after twice testing positive when her anti-doping samples were later re-analysed. Her biological passport has also revealed years of blood doping.
World governing body the IAAF first stripped Chernova of her Daegu gold in November 2016 but the medal could not be reallocated until the appeal to Cas had been heard.
Several ceremonies to reallocate medals are expected to be held at the London World Championships, which runs from August 4-13.
Ennis-Hill, 31, announced her retirement from athletics in October but will now be able to celebrate her third world heptathlon title in front of a home crowd.
The last four majors have gone to first-time winners, including Willett's triumph at Augusta National in April.
Henrik Stenson's Open win a fortnight ago followed major breakthroughs by Willett, Dustin Johnson and Jason Day.
"Anyone who pitches up with their 'A' game has a good chance of winning," said Englishman Willett, 28.
World number one and defending champion Day, American Jordan Spieth and Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy had been expected by some to establish themselves as 'the big three' in the sport, after winning five of eight majors in 2014 and 2015 between them.
As a result of his maiden major at the US Open, Johnson has now been catapulted into a 'big four' - but Sheffield-born Willett believes this year's results prove there is a wide spectrum of players who can compete with the elite.
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Rickie Fowler, Patrick Reed, Branden Grace and Brooks Koepka are four talented players who could very easily keep the run of maiden major winners going at the historic New Jersey venue.
"The winners that you've got this year just go to show that it's been so varied. It shows the strength and depth throughout golf at the moment," world number nine Willett added.
Meanwhile, McIlroy is targeting a win this weekend to prevent him from going two years without a major, having won his fourth title at the 2014 PGA Championship.
The 27-year-old said doing so would turn a "B-" campaign into an "A+" one.
"I'd love to sit here and say I'm going to win a major every year," he said. "I could retire at 40 and be very happy.
"There's no reason to think I can't do that for the foreseeable future. I have to play my best golf, but I definitely think it's attainable."
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Sweden's Stenson said his Open victory was the "icing on the cake" of his career but he now intends to "focus on what's ahead".
He added: "If I look at my career, a major championship was pretty much the only thing I had not managed to achieve and now I have that.
"But then at the same time, you can look ahead and then try and win another one."
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Phil Mickelson, the man Stenson pipped to the title on a thrilling final day at Royal Troon, said he did not want "to let the effects or disappointment linger".
The 46-year-old American, who won the last time the US PGA was staged at Baltusrol in 2005, said: "I think there's a really big window of opportunity to add to my resume, to continue to compete in big events."
World number three Spieth wants to add to his major triumphs at last year's Masters and US Open and will adopt an aggressive approach as he attempts to do so.
"My goal has changed now to trying to win a career Grand Slam, and this would be a fantastic time to grab a third leg," said the American, who turns 23 on Wednesday.
"I've been getting a bit too frustrated at times but recently I've gotten back to kind of the gunslinger, the way that I grew up playing, which is just step up and hit it.
"I have more confidence in my mid-to-long-iron play than I did last year. Short game has gone down just a bit. I'm working hard on it."
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 65.82 points to 18,481.48.
The wider S&P 500 index slipped 11.46 points to 2,175.44, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 42.38 to 5,217.69.
Mylan shares fell 5.4% after lawmakers called for an investigation into the rising cost of its emergency allergy injection, EpiPen.
The price of EpiPens in the US has shot up nearly 400% in less than a decade.
Other healthcare stocks also slipped.
Insurance firm UnitedHealth Group dipped 1.5%. Drug maker Merck saw is stock price slide 1.3%.
Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen is due to make a speech on Friday which will be studied for clues as to the timing of the next US interest rate rise.
Investors are remaining cautious this week ahead of a meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
"The market over the past several weeks has been in a holding pattern, really not doing much of anything and the reason for that is everyone is waiting to hear what [Ms] Yellen is going to say," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at First Standard Financial.
Recent comments by the head of the New York Federal Reserve, William Dudley, indicated the Fed might be willing to raise rates at its meeting in September.
At Ford's biggest European plant, in Spain's south-eastern coastal city of Valencia, it was $2.6bn (£1.7bn; €2.3bn) and a lot of ostrich feathers.
Journalists have now been allowed inside the factory for the first time to see what Ford claims is one of the "world's most advanced, flexible and productive" facilities.
But among all the hi-tech, it's low tech bird plumage that's the big talking point.
You see, ostrich feathers - as any professional cleaner knows - are darn good at collecting dust.
So, after giant 2,000-tonne presses stamp car body panels from steel rolls and robots laser-weld them together, the shell glides along the production line to be painted.
But not before it has been brushed with giant feather dusters. Think garage car wash, but with rollers made of thousands of plumes. Female feathers are the best, apparently.
"The whole system is designed to prevent static electricity from causing particles to stick to the vehicle," says Dirk Hoelzer, Ford of Europe's chief paint engineer.
"Through their unique construction and durability, ostrich feathers are perfect for picking up and holding tiny particles," he says.
But despite the ostrich feathers, and a dust prevention system that involves visitors to the paintshop first going through an "air shower" chamber to remove loose fibres from clothes, some dust still gets through.
So technicians worked with the local university to develop a system to identify imperfections in the paintwork that are scarcely visible to the naked eye.
After a vehicle has been painted - using a more energy-efficient "3-Wet" painting process that applies layers without the need for each coat to dry - it is scanned by multiple hi-resolution cameras. The computer matches the surface to ideal standards.
Blemishes, and their location on the bodywork, flash up on computer screens, and are colour-coded according to the severity.
A tiny fibre or dust spec gets a "red" warning. The car is taken away to be hand-finished.
The computer analyses 3,150 images in 15 seconds, keeping the production line moving.
"Workers used to spend 70% of their time inspecting cars with their eyes, and 30% repairing the paintwork. Now they spend 10% on scanning and 90% on finishing defects," says paintshop manager, Jose Asencio.
The new painting regime also saves time and energy - painting time has been cut by 20%, Mr Asencio says, with CO2 emissions reduced by the same amount.
"It's environmentally friendly and more economic. There's been a big cut in the amount of power needed to run the operation."
Ford also takes cars at random for a "hearing test" to detect rattles or vibrations from a loose screw or badly fitted part, say.
An ultra-sensitive microphone is put in the car, and a sound pulse put through speakers. Any vibration is relayed to a computer.
In a demonstration using a euro coin, quality control manager Juan Soler showed how the computer was able to pick up the rattle even though it was inaudible to the human ear.
The computer also located the coin.
"It's a unique bit of kit," Mr Soler says. "If we identify something that's not right, we can go back to the production line and sort out problems before it's too late."
Although the factory employs 8,000 people - 1,000 more than 18 months ago - "robotisation" has reduced the human input on the shop floor.
Ford installed 900 robots and a computer system capable of monitoring the just-in-time delivery of 18,000 components that arrive on specially-built tracks from the other side of the complex.
Six models, including Mondeo, Galaxy, Kuga and Transit van, travel down the same line, with robots - and humans - working on whichever car comes their way.
It doesn't matter if the model is a four or five door, diesel or hybrid, saloon or estate.
"A Vignale [the new upmarket Mondeo] goes down the same line as a Transit. This is the essence of flexible manufacturing - a continuous movement of car bodies," says the plant's operations director Dioni Campos San Onofre.
Such flexibility is certainly not unique among carmakers, but it is essential in modern manufacturing, says John Leech, head of automotive, at consultants KPMG.
"Ford has built in the flexibility to change as fashion changes. That's what they'll be most pleased with," he says.
Valencia's transformation into a "mega plant" means that it will churn out 400,000 vehicles this year - 40% up on 2014 - and has capacity to produce 450,000.
"That's a lot of cars for a single factory," says Mr Leech. "When it's running at full capacity it will probably be the second biggest Ford plant behind its one in China."
Making up to 450,000 vehicles a year also requires speed.
An advanced wi-fi network was installed and workers are trialling smartwatches to help them communicate more easily with each other along the assembly line.
This connectivity also speeds up the installation of software used in the cars.
Almost 80% of Valencia's production is exported, and assembly workers must download vehicle-specific language and navigation packs for hundreds of cars each day.
The introduction of such processes, even small ones, all contribute to Ford's aim to create one of the world's more efficient factories.
But the plant still has a way to go to beat some competitors, says IHS Global Insight analyst Denis Schemoul.
"The plant is certainly very efficient," he says. "But the build pace [of each car] is nothing outstanding."
The plant can't rely completely on automation, though. There's a test track where engineers drive around with the explicit aim of finding fault.
Maybe the era of autonomous driving will end this, too. But that's a different story.
His daughter was one of them.
Born into her father's Communist "collective", she spent her childhood almost entirely isolated from the outside world.
She never went to school or played with a friend her own age, but spent years cooped up in the various houses occupied by the group.
Southwark Crown Court heard how, as a child, she was so painfully alone she spoke to the taps and toilet for company - hugging them for being "nice" to her.
On one occasion, she was so desperate to see an unfamiliar face she fabricated a water leak in an airing cupboard in the hope someone would come to fix it.
This was the sad picture painted in the diaries of a girl who was kept in captivity most of her life.
But how did this happen?
At Aravindan Balakrishnan's trial, jurors heard how the cult leader likened himself to God and believed himself to be the "centre of the natural world".
Through a brutal regime of violence and sexual degradation, he sought to mould his followers into a "cadre of women soldiers" he believed could help him overthrow "the fascist state".
There were rapes and victims were beaten and told "bad ideas could burn you to death". He made it, the prosecution said, so they were "too frightened to leave but hated to stay".
To those with the luxury of free will, the fact these women stayed might seem baffling.
But Graham Baldwin, manager of Catalyst Counselling, which supports victims of cults, said those caught up in Balakrishnan's web would have been taught to believe their lives were "satisfying".
"What normally happens is a leader says: 'I've got special knowledge, I know how to make your life better and the world better but you've got to do what I say'," he explained.
"Then it becomes a process of breaking down a person's ego, so that he is incompetent. They are told they are the new world order and this is their great moment... [and] if they leave the group or betray it then God is going to punish them."
Jurors heard Balakrishnan's political views were influenced by what he saw as post-war British mistreatment of the people of Malaysia and Singapore, where he lived from 1949.
He moved to London in the 1960s and began giving political speeches, earning a reputation as a "charismatic man" whose ideals struck a chord.
It was the height of the Cold War and a period when the UK had a plethora of small left-wing collectives and communes.
The many empty houses of south London in particular were targeted by left-wing groups for the purpose of collective living.
"It had been a worrying and oppressing time and finding someone a bit like you, who has the same idea about the world you want to live in, living with them was not so unusual," said historian Dr Lucy Robinson.
"It was a time when all sort of ideas were up for grabs. People did go out and make their own politics.
"[But] this [case] is not a lesson about communes and counter-culture, but a lesson about abuse, because you could normally just leave a commune."
Balakrishnan and his wife Chandra ran a bookshop and commune from a large building in Brixton, where he started his so-called "Workers Institute" in 1974.
He initially claimed his teachings were based on those of Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong but by 1980 the "collective" had evolved into a "Cult of Bala", far removed from its original ideals.
Only a handful of women remained and were kept under Balakrishnan's strict control - prevented from seeing family members and governed by a strict rota of work and chores.
Regular beatings eventually evolved into the sexual abuse of at least two women, who Balakrishnan claimed were being "purified" or "cleansed" by the acts he forced upon them.
His appearance [now] does not reflect in any way who he was.
In the early days he was well groomed, he was smart, he took great care of his hair, the way he wore his glasses, the way he conducted himself.
He was extremely knowledgeable and a great orator... but in his environment, we began to realise you didn't have a choice, you had to listen to what he said.
That's when my relationship broke up with him.
He's definitely a psychopath, I have no doubts about that. He has all the characteristics of a psychopath - they have no remorse, no guilt, they're manipulative, they have a great sense of self-grandeur, they have objectives that are totally unrealistic.
He meets people, he impresses them with his knowledge and storytelling skills, he gleans info about their private lives and uses that to create doubts within that individual and their capabilities and makes them emotionally dependent on him, like a cult leader.
Balakrishnan's daughter was born into the collective after one of its earliest members, Sian Davies, became pregnant.
But the girl's status as the youngest member of the commune did not save her from physical punishment and she lived in perpetual fear of incurring the wrath of "Jackie", a mind control machine the defendant claimed had the power to torture her.
She lived in fear of her father's "Jekyll and Hyde" character: "When he was nice, he could be very nice, but when he was not he was frightening," the court heard.
Speaking to the BBC, she recalled an incident in which the defendant took away her balloon when she was 10 years old.
"He punctured it because I liked it. He said: 'This is really good because I can use the stick to whip you'."
It was against this backdrop that Balakrishnan, now 75, was able to oppress his victims for so long.
The court heard his views were "so deeply instilled in them all they were too scared to oppose him".
Mr Baldwin said that, far from being unintelligent, the kind of person often caught up in a cult tends to be bright but idealistic.
He said some fall victim very quickly and, in one case the charity dealt with, a gap-year student was recruited into a cult during a 12-hour flight stopover in New York.
But, he warned, it can take much longer to leave.
"We have spent a lot of time working with them and the progress has been outstanding; [the daughter] is very competent and is looking at moving to independent living and she's studying at college," said Ms Hall.
"They were all told the outside world was a very hostile place and if they went out bad things would happen to them: they would get killed or raped or disappear. The youngest one was told if she left the property she would spontaneously combust.
"[When the daughter came out] she wasn't able to navigate from A to B, she wasn't able to use public transport or go shopping independently, or do day-to-day activities that a normal 30-year-old could do."
Mr Stocks added: "She couldn't cross the road. It took us two-and-a-half weeks to teach her how to do that herself and now she can get about just fine, but when she came out it was very different.
"We're looking at a man who manipulated and controlled people to a height none of us can really imagine."
For Balakrishnan's daughter, it was only when she reached her 20s that she began to realise the extent of her confinement.
She started fantasising about men and developed a crush on a neighbour. Though she never spoke to him, she was devastated when the commune moved to another estate, writing in her diary: "I was cruelly wrenched away from my beloved darling, I have never [had] anything to look forward to."
An infatuation with a second neighbour turned into a sexual relationship - he would climb through a window to visit her - but this ended when Balakrishnan caught them and beat her.
She believes she suffered a miscarriage a few weeks later.
Fed up with being "a non-person", in 2005 she plucked up the courage to flee the commune.
Ill-equipped to cope in the outside world, she went to a police station - where she was told to go back to the collective or risk being reported as a missing person.
It would be another eight years before she finally managed to escape for good - by that point seriously ill with diabetes - setting off the chain of events that would lead to her father's arrest.
Now 32, she is no longer at the mercy of the man who for years she knew only as Comrade Bala, and the note she left him the day she left suggests a woman determined to make up for lost time:
"I may have no wealth, no property, but I do have my dignity and I will defend it with my life," she wrote.
But she also hopes to build bridges with her father.
"I forgive him and I would like to reconcile with him in the future, because hatred does no good to anyone," she told the BBC.
"Nelson Mandela said if you leave a place with anger and hatred and bitterness, then you are still in prison and I don't want to be in prison that way."
Additional reporting: Beth Rose
Researchers have found that two diseases harboured by honeybees are spilling over into wild bumblebees.
Insects infected with deformed wing virus and a fungal parasite called Nosema ceranae were found across England, Scotland and Wales.
Writing in the journal Nature, the team says that beekeepers should keep their honeybees as free from disease as possible to stop the spread.
"These pathogens are capable of infecting adult bumblebees and they seem to have quite significant impacts," said Professor Mark Brown from Royal Holloway, University of London.
Around the world, bumblebees are doing badly.
In the last few decades, many species have suffered steep declines, and some, such Cullem's bumblebee (Bombus cullumanus) in the UK, have gone extinct.
Scientists believe that the destruction of their habitats - particularly wildflower meadows - has driven much of this loss, but the latest research suggests that disease too could play a role.
The researchers looked at two pathogens commonly found in honeybees and found they can also infect adult bumblebees.
In honeybees, deformed wing virus (DWV) causes significant problems. Its severity seems to be exacerbated by the presence of another widespread parasite, the varroa mite, causing entire colonies to collapse.
Bumblebees do not carry the varroa mite, but the scientists found that those infected with DWV had a dramatically shortened lifespan. The fungal parasite has also been shown to have an impact on bumblebee longevity.
Prof Brown said: "A significantly shorter lifespan in the field would impact on their ability to go out and collect food and look after other bees."
The researchers found the diseases were already prevalent among wild populations.
Looking at 26 sites across Great Britain and the Isle of Man, the researchers found that about 11% of bumblebees were infected with DWV and 7% were infected with the fungus. By comparison, about 35% of honeybees carried DWV and 9% had the fungus.
"A geographical patterning provides us with the information that transmission is occurring among these animals - they are sharing parasite strains," said Prof Brown.
"We cannot say it definitively, but because of the epidemiology, the most likely explanation is that the honeybees are acting as the source of the virus for the bumblebees."
The team suspects that the same pattern will also be found around the world - and says that controlling disease in honeybee hives is vital to stopping the spread.
"We have to, at national and international levels, support management policies that enable our beekeepers to keep their bees as free of diseases as possible," Prof Brown said.
"The benefits are not just to the honeybees, they are to the wild bees as well."
Dr David Aston, president of the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA), said: "By employing good husbandry practices, beekeepers can take steps to reduce the impact of pests and diseases on honeybee colonies using biotechnical controls and practices such as apiary hygiene, regular brood comb changes, ensuring the colonies are strong and well-nourished and the use of authorised treatments."
But he added: "Beekeepers need new effective medications and other biotechnical controls to help in the management of bee pests and diseases and these should be a high-priority action."
The researchers also want to investigate whether neonicotinoid pesticides are playing a role in problem.
A recent paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal suggested that the chemicals are affecting the immune systems of honeybees, making them more susceptible to pathogens.
"If bumblebees were exposed to neonicotinoids and had the same effect, you would expect the bumblebee viral load to be going through the roof. This is something we are hoping to test later," said Prof Brown.
In the European Union, neonicotinoids have been banned for two years because of fears that they may be harmful to bees. But the British government strongly opposed the plan, rejecting the science behind the moratorium. Both Syngenta and Bayer, which manufacture neonicotinoids, are now taking legal action against the European Commission in an effort to overturn the ban.
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Andrew McGarry, 39, formerly of Harwood, Bolton, was given life with a minimum term of six years.
He had been found guilty of three counts under the Serious Crime Act 2007 after a trial at Bolton Crown Court.
McGarry had previously set fire to his car before speeding into the home of his ex-wife and children, police said.
That collision, in July 2012, caused damage to the car and house but no-one was seriously injured.
He was arrested at the scene and initially charged with attempted murder.
McGarry was eventually jailed for eight years after pleading guilty to arson with intent to endanger life.
The following month, he befriended two other inmates at HMP Forest Bank in Salford.
He asked one if they knew anyone who would be willing to damage his old house, where his wife was still living, and offered him £100 to arrange for the windows to be smashed, police said.
With no intention of doing so, the inmate told McGarry he would arrange this and was given the address.
Some days later, McGarry told the man he wanted someone to burgle the house and set it on fire and provided detailed hand-drawn plans of the property's layout.
When McGarry was asked whether his wife would be present, he told the inmate he was "not bothered" if his wife and children would be there.
Again, with no intention of arranging the attack, the inmate said he would get someone to do it before confiding in a fellow inmate.
The second inmate approached McGarry and asked him what he wanted, to which he replied: "A reign of terror".
Both inmates reported McGarry to prison staff.
In April 2013, he was moved to HMP Wymott in Lancashire, where he approached another inmate and made similar requests, police said.
Again the inmate confided in prison staff.
Det Sgt Nick Gibson, said: "Having failed in his own efforts to set fire to his ex-wife's home, McGarry tried to recruit fellow inmates to do his dirty work.
"At first the inmates thought his ramblings were those of an extremely bitter man, but as soon as they realised his intent was sincere, they reported him."
McGarry was sentenced after being found guilty of three counts under Section 46 of the Serious Crime Act 2007, namely encouraging or assisting offences believing one or more would be committed.
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Scottish Premiership side Inverness came from behind to avoid a shock defeat by the League Two side and reach the fifth round of the competition.
About 4,000 people attended the match and there were no arrests during the game which ended 2-1.
But police said there were videos of a disturbance in Elgin on social media.
Police Scotland said: "Officers are making enquiries and would appeal to anyone who saw anything or who may have footage on their phone to contact police."
She will become the fifth woman laid to rest in the crypt, alongside 76 men.
President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to her invincible spirit at her funeral at Les Invalides in Paris.
Ms Veil died last week, aged 89. The body of her husband, politician Antoine Veil, who died in 2013, will be moved to join hers in the mausoleum.
Writers Emile Zola, Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas, and scientist Marie Curie, are among others buried in the grand neoclassical building.
Internment is reliant on a parliamentary act for "national heroes".
President Macron said the honour showed "the immense gratitude of the French people to one of its most loved children".
"You have given our lives the light you had in you and which nothing or nobody was able to extinguish," Mr Macron told mourners.
Born in Nice in 1927 as Simone Jacob, she was arrested by the Germans in 1944, alongside her family, and sent to Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen.
She became best known in France for her instrumental role in legalising abortion in the 1970s as minister of health, and went on to serve as the first president of an elected European Parliament.
She later re-entered French politics, returning to the cabinet in the 1990s.
In 2010, she was deemed one of the 40 "immortals" of the Académie Française - a great honour in France.
Aside from Curie, the other women honoured with a Pantheon burial are two French Resistance members, Genevieve de Gaulle-Anthonioz and Germaine Tillion.
Sophie Berthelot, the wife of chemist Marcellin Berthelot, was also allowed posthumous entry to be buried with her spouse.
An investigation into events at the post-primary school was ordered by the former minister John O'Dowd in April.
There had been ongoing industrial problems at the west Belfast school for a number of months.
The minister has not, however, indicated when the report will be made public.
The investigation was carried out by a three-person panel consisting of leading educationalist Sir Robert Salisbury, trade unionist John Corey and Belfast Metropolitan College's principal Marie-Thérèse McGivern.
Their remit included looking at staff relationships, the role of senior leadership, governance of the school and the impact of the ongoing disputes on pupils.
"I appreciate the wide interest in the report's findings and I am committed to sharing the recommendations as widely as possible," Mr Weir said.
"However, given the extent of the report, I will now take time to consider the findings and decide how best to take forward the recommendations.
"My main priority will be ensuring that all the necessary steps are taken so that the pupils of De La Salle College receive a high standard of education and the opportunity to develop to their full potential," the minister added.
The contraction, which was bigger than analysts expected, was largely due to a slump in mining activity, the figures from Statistics South Africa showed.
Gold mining saw production fall, as well as platinum and diamond mining.
Workers in platinum mines have been on strike for five months.
"This makes for grim reading," said Razia Khan at Standard Chartered Bank.
"Mining, hit by protracted industrial unrest, fell almost 25% on an annualised basis. Manufacturing was down 4.4%."
This is the first quarter of negative growth since the second quarter of 2009. In the final quarter of 2013, the economy grew by an annualised rate of 3.8%.
The rand fell by about 1% against the dollar following the release of the figures, to 10.44 rand.
Compared with a year earlier, the South African economy grew by 1.6%. GDP growth has been slowing steadily for the past three years as the economy struggles with high levels of unemployment, which currently stand at almost 25%.
Alcohol problems still amount to more than half of all substance misuse cases in Wales, according to Public Health Wales.
Heroin accounts for nearly a fifth of cases.
But is cannabis - just under 10% of cases - something we should still be worried about in Wales?
HOW MANY ARE USING CANNABIS?
Cannabis use peaks in the late teens and early 20s, and then declines with age, according to the Home Office's Crime Survey.
The most recent crime survey suggests cannabis use has dropped in Wales, with 6.1% claiming to have taken the drug in the last year.
At a high point in 2003/04, this was 10%.
Across England and Wales, 2.2 million are estimated to have taken cannabis in the last year.
This compares with an estimated 21,000 of 16 to 59 year olds taking heroin and 768,000 who took cocaine.
Men are twice as likely as women to smoke cannabis.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND CANNABIS
The latest Welsh government survey of health behaviour of pupils aged 11 to 16 in Wales found:
Across England and Wales, the number of 16 to 24 year olds using cannabis in the last year is estimated to being around 950,000. The Home Office's Crime Survey also suggests a long term "significant fall" - from 25.8% in 1996 to 16.3% in the most recent survey.
CANNABIS AND TREATMENT
Figures for referrals to drug treatment centres for cannabis show an increase over the last five years - to 1,556 people in Wales in the last year.
The average age is 20 and around half were under 19.
The numbers of the under 15s has started to fall but health officials have noticed a slight increase in those aged up to 24.
Included is the use of cannabinoids - synthetic variations of the drug - and stronger skunk cannabis.
Public Health Wales said young people may not be aware of this distinction and the issues around synthetics.
Josie Smith, head of its substance misuse programme, said: "If you've purchased it from head shop, you don't categorically know what you're taking. 130 different varieties have been identified and it can have a much more potent effect on the brain while neither its health and chronic effects are known."
Sarah Walsh, of Drugaid Cymru in south east Wales, said the number one reason for drug referrals of young people was still cannabis - both for physical and mental health issues.
"Physically, some of the young people we work with will complain of a negative impact on their chest and breathing," said Ms Walsh.
"Their concentration and motivation can also be affected which could be due to their cannabis use.
"Mental health problems can also be presented by some of the young people we work with, such as feeling paranoid or anxious.
"In some more extreme cases, we have dealt with drug-induced psychosis where cannabis has been one the drugs used by the young person. However, this has been when used with a number of other substances."
CANNABIS AND CRIME
The National Police Chiefs' Council is expected to publish a report in the next few days looking at the scale of criminal activity relating to cannabis.
Altogether in England and Wales, nearly half a million cannabis plants were seized in the last year, a drop of 11%.
In 90% of seizures, fewer than 50 plants were involved.
Figures have suggested a fall in the number of raids.
South Wales Police could not provide figures but said they are committed to enforcement regarding all illegal drugs.
Det Supt Simon Davies, head of force intelligence and organised crime at South Wales Police, said: "The cultivation of cannabis and the direct links to organised criminality are very evident and officers are regularly uncovering premises across our communities which contain many hundreds of cannabis plants.
"Arrests are frequently made and those accountable are placed before the court.
He said they wanted to encourage communities to provide intelligence "to allow us to take disruptive action".
North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Winston Roddick has pledged not to "go soft" on enforcing even smaller cannabis offences.
"My approach to drugs in general and cannabis in particular remains as it was: If the use of them is illegal according to law the police should enforce the law," he said.
"If a police force were to decide which laws to enforce and which not to enforce, it would be usurping the function of Parliament.
"The people we serve have every right to expect us to provide a professional and comprehensive service and in relation to cannabis so long as it remains an illegal drug North Wales Police will continue to enforce against its use."
THE LEGALISATION DEBATE
The question of whether cannabis should be legalised has been intensely debated in recent months.
Although the Home Office said it has no plans to change the law on cannabis, MPs debated the issue after a petition calling for legalisation drew more than 220,000 signatures.
An all-party group wants the UK to try out a controlled system where licensed premises sell labelled and tested cannabis.
Long-time campaigner for legalisation Newport West MP Paul Flynn said politicians have been cowardly over the issue.
Meanwhile, drugs smuggler turned author Howard Marks in a recent BBC interview maintains cannabis is better legalised than left to the criminal world.
PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR LEGALISATION?
The most recent YouGov poll of 1,600 people in March found 49% were against legalising cannabis; 32% were in favour and 18% did not know.
A 2013 poll for the Transform drugs policy group - which wants a controlled legalisation - found 53% backed a regulated legalisation or decriminalisation for possession and only 14% wanted tougher enforcement.
In December, Chancellor George Osborne announced that a cap restricting how many students English universities could recruit would be lifted.
Higher Education Wales said this could result in 1,500 students leaving to study over the border next year.
The Welsh government said it was too early to assess the impact on Wales.
From September an extra 30,000 places will be made available in England for 2014/15 and 60,000 places in 2015/16.
Currently, Welsh students who study outside of Wales pay the first £3,500 of their tuition fees, while the Welsh government pays the rest.
With English universities charging £8,000 a year on average in tuition fees, this costs the Welsh government £4,500 per student.
This means the 7,370 students from Wales who will start university courses in other parts of the UK this year could take more than £33m with them - money which could otherwise be used in the higher education sector here.
A document sent to Higher Education Wales (HEW) says the changes could see an extra £7.1m go to English institutions by 2015/16.
The paper, leaked to BBC Wales, calculates that between 2% and 2.5% of students in England are from Wales, so by 2015 an extra 1,500 students could leave to study over the border.
Last year Prof Colin Riordan, chairman of HEW, said that if the money the Welsh government currently paid in tuition fee grants to other UK countries was spent in Wales, it could be used to improve their research capacity and upgrade the support available to students.
In November, Education Minister Huw Lewis announced a major review into higher education and student finance.
He said it was right to take stock at a time of "rapid and unpredictable change" facing universities.
Responding to the leaked document to HEW, the Welsh government said changes to student number controls in England would not necessarily result in a higher numbers of Welsh students choosing to study over the border.
"When we know more we'll be in a position to comment further, but at this point we're not convinced that this decision is sustainable in the long term and there's nothing to suggest applications to Welsh HEIs (higher education institution) will be affected," said a spokesman.
"Supporting higher education continues to be a priority for us, and in 2014/15 over £362m will be made available to Welsh universities via the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW).
"A recent WAO (Wales Audit Office) report confirmed that thanks to our tuition fee policy, income to the higher education sector in Wales will continue to grow, from £1.26bn in 2011/12 to £1.45bn in 2015/16, despite the cuts imposed on us by the UK government."
Officials in the Welsh government also point out that more money comes into Welsh universities with English students than which leaves Wales - and that Welsh institutions get above-inflation increases in funding every year.
Dr David Blaney, HEFCW chief executive, said the proposed 30,000 increase in places in England in 2014/15 was likely to create further opportunities for prospective students, including those domiciled in Wales, to study in England.
"It is, though, too soon to be clear about the scale of the impact of these changes in terms of the additional number of Welsh domiciles who will be accepted at English universities," he added.
Breel Embolo and Ahmed Mehmedi scored first-half goals for the hosts, who had Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka sent off in stoppage time.
Portugal were missing Cristiano Ronaldo, with the Real Madrid forward injured since July's Euro 2016 final.
Beaten finalists France got their own campaign off to a slow start with a 0-0 Group A draw in Belarus.
Elsewhere in that group, Sweden held the Netherlands to a 1-1 draw with a Wesley Sneijder goal cancelling out a chip from Marcus Berg.
Bulgaria beat Luxembourg 4-3 thanks to an injury-time winner from former Aston Villa winger Aleksandar Tonev.
Former Everton boss Roberto Martinez won his first competitive match as Belgium manager with a 3-0 victory in Cyprus.
Martinez's side had been booed by some Belgian fans after a 2-0 defeat by Spain in a friendly last week, but a double from Toffees striker Romelu Lukaku and a late third from Yannick Carrasco gave them three points.
Despite the win, they are third in Group H after the first round of matches.
Edin Dzeko was among the scorers as Bosnia-Herzegovina hammered Estonia 5-0, while Greece eased to a 4-1 win over Gibraltar in Portugal.
In Asian qualifying, former Everton midfielder Tim Cahill came off the bench to give Australia a 1-0 win over the United Arab Emirates.
The 36-year-old drilled home a cross from Bournemouth's Brad Smith with his first touch after coming on.
The Socceroos made it two wins from two games to go top of Group B, ahead of Saudi Arabia, who beat Iraq 2-1 in a game that was played in Malaysia because of security issues in Iraq.
Seren Bernard, 14, was found dead in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, in April 2012.
She had lived with foster carers from December 2011 until her death.
During the fourth day of the Milford Haven hearing on Thursday, social worker Wendy Rodriques said Seren "engaged well" with professionals involved in her care.
She said the teenager had people caring for her that she could trust, that Seren's foster parents had formed a good relationship with her and she had an adult she could speak to at school.
The hearing was told on Tuesday that Seren said she had "no aspirations" in the weeks leading up to her death.
A serious case review last year found her death under the care of social services might not have been preventable and police ruled out crime.
The inquest will resume on 15 June.
Speaking to Wake Up To Money on BBC Radio 5 live, Mr German revealed he had told VW about his findings in May 2014, but the company had failed to fix the problem.
He now thinks cars produced by other brands should be investigated for the emissions-cheating "defeat device" software found in some VWs.
John German is the US co-lead of the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to reducing vehicle emissions.
He told Wake Up To Money the story of how they got started with their investigation.
"There's been a consistent stream of data suggesting that diesel cars in Europe have high NOx (nitrogen oxides and dioxides) emission," he says.
"So we had this bright idea - let's look at US where the emissions standards are more stringent.
We thought the cars there would be clean, and we could take the results to Europe and say, 'hey look, they're clean in the US, why can't you do it in Europe?'"
'Something wrong'
On 20 September, VW's then chief executive, Martin Winterkorn, issued a public apology, admitting to "breaking the trust" of customers.
But as Mr German explained, his ICCT organisation had been investigating VW since 2013.
To put it simply, Mr German and his team abandoned standard emissions lab tests and instructed researchers to take their cars - a VW Passat and Jetta, and a BMW X5 - out on the roads to simulate ordinary driving conditions.
What they found - with a machine in the cars' boot and probe down the exhaust pipe - was explosive.
"When [the researchers] first saw it they thought there was something wrong with their equipment," says Mr German.
"We found high - very high - emissions in the real world.
"The Passat had emissions five to 20 times the standard. The Jetta was worse. It was 15-35 times the standard.
"And then when they got to the X5, they were recording very, very low emissions again - so they were like 'OK - it wasn't our equipment'."
The data was clear enough, but Mr German didn't want to pre-judge an enquiry.
"While we suspected it might be a defeat device we never said that, and we turned our data over to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and let them do the investigation.
"The words 'defeat device' are not something you ever say unless you're certain."
'Completely inexplicable'
Mr German finished his report and turned over all his team's data to the EPA in May 2014.
He says he also sent a courtesy copy to Volkswagen.
Then in December 2014, the EPA announced VW was issuing a software fix to solve some vehicles' emissions problems.
Mr German says: "[VW] swore up and down to the agencies that this would fix the problem.
"But CARB went out in May [2015] and tested some of the vehicles with the fix and the emissions were still very high.
"VW tried to offer a lot of other explanations for the high emissions for a very long period of time. It wasn't until September 2015 that they finally admitted to the agencies there was a defeat device."
Mr German resists being drawn when asked what action should be taken against VW. "I'm just a simple engineer from Michigan - I don't get into that," he says.
But he is clear on one thing.
"This is the part that I find to be completely inexplicable. VW had a chance to fix it, and yet they continued to try and hide the fact they had a defeat device."
Having discovered the fault in VW, Mr German now thinks wider questions needs to be asked.
"We do not have any data or information that suggests any other manufacturer also is using a defeat device," he says. "But it absolutely needs to be investigated."
A single parent family with two children needs to pay £99 a week and a pensioner living alone faces a bill of £57.05.
Food poverty is complex, said Sharon Gilmore of the Northern Ireland Food Standards Agency.
But the sharp cost of healthy choices means some end up nutritionally poor.
"Low income households here need to spend up to 44% of their weekly take home income in order to purchase a minimum acceptable standard of food, while also meeting their nutrition and social needs," said Ms Gilmore, head of standards and dietary health with the agency.
"Food poverty is complex. It affects those living on low incomes, with limited access to transport and poor cooking skills while many people in the same situation continue to have a healthy diet in spite of these obstacles."
The survey on the Cost of a Healthy Food Basket was carried out by Safefood, the Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland and the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland.
It compared the cost of a healthy food basket for four of the most common household types in Northern Ireland.
It is the second report, following up on a study in 2014. Despite a slight drop in the cost of food and alcohol since then, the challenge of eating well and still meeting all other weekly household bills is high for people on low incomes, the report suggests.
A family of four on jobseeker's allowance needs to spend 44% of their total weekly income on food, says the report, while a single parent with two children needs to spent 32% and a pensioner needs to spend 34%.
The report's authors said the struggle to eat well is reflected by a greater reliance on food banks.
"From January to April 2016, 25,755 three-day emergency food supplies were given to people in crisis by the Trussell Trust food banks," says the report.
"This is a considerable increase from the 254 food supplies provided in the year to April 2012."
Safefood's Dr Cliodhna Foley-Nolan said: "Families on a low-income tend to eat less well and have poorer health outcomes with higher levels of obesity.
"In general, cheaper foods and takeaways are simply less nutritious. This presents a real challenge for parents when it comes to food shopping and planning for the week."
The consumer council said it was committed to tackling food poverty in Northern Ireland.
"This second piece of research is welcome evidence showing the true cost of a basic but healthy food basket in Northern Ireland," said Philippa McKeown-Brown from the council.
"Food prices may have fallen since the first food basket report, however low income consumers continue to struggle to afford a healthy, balanced diet.
"The Consumer Council will continue to work closely with Food Standards Agency in NI, Safefood and the All-island Food Poverty Network to help inform the debate and actions needed to tackle food poverty here."
The survey asked consumers to select an acceptable food basket in terms of taste and menu choices, while also meeting the social needs of a household, such as hosting visitors or special occasions.
The food baskets were reviewed by nutritionists from Ulster University to make sure they met the nutritional guidelines of The Eatwell Guide and are price-checked accordingly.
The 24-year-old former Arsenal player has been playing in Russia since September 2014 for FC Ufa.
He made eight appearances last season and was sent off twice.
One of his red cards came for he made an offensive gesture towards Spartak Moscow supporters after he believed he had been the victim of racist abuse.
Spartak did not receive any disciplinary action, while the player was given a two-game suspension.
In April 2016, his contract was ended by mutual consent.
Arsenal Tula won promotion back to the Russian Premier League and have three points from two matches.
They'll spend a few days on vacation at a California desert resort before, as Mr Obama tweeted from his personal account, getting "back to work".
And, for Democrats, there's a lot of hard work to be done. With Mr Obama's departure, the party is only just beginning its long journey in the political wilderness.
Democrats have lost Congress. They've been decimated in state legislatures. Their hoped-for liberal majority on the Supreme Court was blocked by intransigent Senate Republicans. And now the presidency is gone, as well.
In the days ahead, the party that thought it had time and demographics on its side, that saw Mr Obama's coalition of young, ethnic and educated voters as a durable governing majority, will try to figure out what, exactly, went wrong.
Ironically enough, some liberals are looking at the Tea Party grass-roots conservative movement that emerged in the months after Mr Obama became president in 2009 as a model for their path back to power.
At the time, many on the left mocked the impromptu outbursts of conservative protest - which bedevilled Democratic politicians at constituent meetings - as ill-conceived, uninformed or ineffective. Now, they point to recent efforts to confront Republican legislators over attempts to repeal Mr Obama's healthcare reform as signs of life in a dispirited party.
Democrats face a tough challenge in the days ahead. They have to settle on a leader for their national committee - resolving an ideological battle between left-wing populists and those who preach continued Obama-style moderation and incrementalism.
They need to devise a strategy to win back Congress, complicated by the fact they have to defend 10 Senate seats in states that Donald Trump won in the upcoming 2018 mid-term congressional elections. And, before too long, candidates for the 2020 presidential nomination will begin jockeying for position.
More than anything else, however, they need to begin rebuilding their party on the local and state level. Mr Obama's successes glossed over a party that is bereft of young leaders working their way up through the ranks.
At the moment, the Democratic Party is a skeleton of its former self. Until they put some meat on its bones, memories of the 2008 hope that Obama ushered in - that they were a party of destiny - will seem to liberals like a cruel joke.
The 28-year-old quit the game at the end of last season, having taken 170 wickets across all formats.
But he played for Northants' second XI last week and was included in their squad for the Division Two match against Worcestershire.
Carter took three wickets in 10 balls - including England's Moeen Ali - during the first day's play.
The Bears added 37 to their overnight score in 10 overs, losing Tim Ambrose for 50 before declaring 174 ahead on 381-8, with Keith Barker not out on 43.
With 84 overs to bat, Durham lost Keaton Jennings, who edged Barker.
But Borthwick (92) and Stoneman (80) helped their side reach 195-3.
Their fifth century partnership for Durham was a welcome return to form for Borthwick, whose form has dipped since he was reported to be back on the England selectors' radar earlier in the summer.
He departed only five balls before hands were shaken just before 17:00 BST, when Bears seamer Rikki Clarke foxed him by coming on to bowl off spin.
Clarke's first ball was so wide of off stump that Borthwick could not resist flailing at it, only to get a big inside edge into his stumps.
Warwickshire's 11 points from the draw leave them fifth in County Championship Division One, four points ahead of seventh-placed Durham.
With a game in hand too, Durham are now 35 points ahead of bottom side Nottinghamshire, who they host at Chester-le-Street next Wednesday.
Dougie Brown's Bears have two days to prepare for Monday's One-Day Cup semi-final against Somerset at Edgbaston.
Durham batsman Scott Borthwick told BBC Radio Newcastle:
"It's always nice to bat with Mark Stoneman. It's been a while since we put a stand together.
"I've never felt out of form, but in the last few games good balls have got me out.
"The pitch got firmer and better to bat on. It properly finished the way it was meant to start, but it had spent two days under covers because of the rain."
Warwickshire captain Ian Bell told BBC WM:
"We came in this morning excited about our opportunity considering the amount of movement there had been in the pitch. But it was not to be.
"This was a better day for batting, whereas yesterday would have been a good day to bowl.
"It seems to be a trend of the season that every time we get in a good position the weather gets in the way."
It was the first time the world's largest passenger plane had landed at Cardiff and BA hopes it will prove the airport can cope in the event of a diversion.
BA has a maintenance base at Cardiff Airport, employing hundreds of workers.
The A380's wings are made at Broughton in Flintshire.
The A380 aircraft, which landed at just after 09:00 BST and left at about 14:15 BST, flew into Cardiff as part of its preparations for long-haul operations.
Pilots and cabin crew working on the British Airways Airbus A380 based in Kent have been making test flights.
The carrier has spent £10bn upgrading its long-haul fleet and is the first UK airline to take delivery of the A380 superjumbo.
The company has ordered 12.
Cardiff Airport was sold to the Welsh government for £52m in the spring.
First Minister Carwyn Jones had been critical of the airport after a slump in passenger numbers from a peak of two million in 2007 to just over one million in 2012.
Cardiff Airport chief executive Jon Horne said there could be a potential for long haul flights from the city's airport.
"I think what British Airways are looking at is very much using Cardiff as a potential diversion," Mr Horne told BBC Radio Wales.
"They use us at the moment with their existing aircraft fleet.
"With the A380, it's not every airport in the UK that can take that aircraft so we're in a very good position and I would expect to see it from time to time operating into Cardiff."
Asked about the potential for long haul flights from the airport, Mr Horne said those opportunities were driven by markets and there are many other aircraft types which could fulfil them.
"But clearly some of those carriers that we're thinking about also operate the A380, so having the airport capable of taking that aircraft as well clearly enhances our chances going forward."
Staff at British Airways Maintenance Cardiff (BAMC) - which employs more than 800 people - were able to view the fleet's latest arrival.
The base uses the airport's runway.
Speaking before the aircraft landed, BAMC general manager Bill Kelly said: "This will be the first time that we've had an aircraft (A380) in the British Airways livery landing here at Cardiff Airport. This is a really exciting time for us, for British Airways and for the airport.
"Today's very much about testing the aircraft, testing the airport's procedures should we need to use this airfield in a diversion, and celebrating its introduction into service."
Each A380 will carry 469 passengers and the first commercial flights are due to begin in autumn 2013.
The 72m (236ft) long aircraft stands at 24m (78ft), and has a range of 9,500 miles (15,000km).
Singapore Airlines was the first carrier to operate an A380, with its first flight taking place in October 2007.
Fe ddywedodd Ann Clwyd, sydd wedi cynrychioli Cwm Cynon yn San Steffan am 33 blynedd, bod ei dadl o blaid rhyfel yn ymwneud â hawliau dynol yn hytrach nag arfau dinistriol.
Ychwanegodd bod ei hymweliadau cyson ag Irac wedi ei dychryn yn fawr ac ar adegau roedd hi'n poeni am ei diogelwch.
Roedd Ms Clwyd yn siarad â rhaglen Sunday Supplement, Radio Wales a hynny ar drothwy cyhoeddi ei bywgraffiad, Rebel With a Cause.
"Roedd nifer o'm ffrindiau yn Nhŷ'r Cyffredin - y rhai a oedd ar ochr chwith y Blaid Lafur - yn gwrthwynebu y rhyfel ond eto roeddent yn cytuno â mi bod fy nadl i yn ymwneud â hawliau dynol.
Dywedodd bod ei chyfnod yn San Steffan wedi cael ei reoli gan faterion yn ymwneud â hawliau dynol - yn enwedig cefnogaeth i'r Cwrdiaid yn Irac.
"Dwi'n gwybod dim am arfau dinistriol," ychwanegodd.
"Roeddwn i yno yn Chwefror 2003 ychydig cyn y rhyfel ac am y tro cyntaf erioed fe ddywedodd y Cwrdiaid wrthyf nad oes ffordd arall - gan olygu bod angen cymorth arnynt.
"Rydym wedi'u helpu i ail-adeiladu cymdeithas ddinesig ac wedi'u hyfforddi i sefyll mewn etholiadau. Mi es i i'r etholiad cyntaf ar ôl Saddam ac rwy'n ymwybodol o'n hymdrechion ni a'r Americanwyr i ail-adeiladu cymdeithas Iracaidd."
'Ofn'
Dywedodd ei bod wedi hedfan i Irac 25 o weithiau ers y rhyfel.
"Doedden ni ddim yn gwybod yn iawn pryd oedd yr awyrennau yn gadael Kuwait," meddai Ms Clwyd.
"Roedd angen i ni fod yn barod i fynd a hedfan yn y tywyllwch ac yn aml roedd rhaid newid llwybr yr awyren er mwyn osgoi peryglon fel taflegrau ar y ddaear.
"Roedd 'na rai adegau pan roeddwn i wirioneddol yn ofnus ond, am wn i, rwy' wastad wedi bod yn un sy'n hoffi mentro."
Dywedodd Ms Clwyd, sy'n feirniadol o'r arweinydd Llafur Jeremy Corbyn, nad yw'n edifar ganddi newid ei meddwl am sefyll yn etholiad 2015.
Yn wreiddiol roedd hi wedi penderfynu peidio sefyll ond mae Mr Corbyn angen teyrngarwch, ychwanegodd.
"Rwyf i wedi cadeirio'r Blaid Lafur, " meddai wedyn, ac mae 'na wastad elfen o eisiau cael gwared ar arweinydd plaid - ac allai'm dweud wrthoch sawl gwaith y digwyddodd hynny o dan fy nghadeiryddiaeth i.
"Ond mae'r person hwnnw wedi cael ei ethol yn arweinydd y blaid a'n dyletswydd ni yw ei gefnogi ... Jeremy Corbyn yw'r arweinydd a mae'n rhaid iddo gael ein teyrngarwch."
The declassification was made in the "interest of increased transparency", intelligence officials said.
But significant parts of the three released documents were redacted.
Meanwhile the father of Edward Snowden, who leaked information about the surveillance, says the FBI has asked him to go to Moscow to see his son.
Also on Wednesday, the UK's Guardian newspaper published slides leaked by Edward Snowden that detail a secret US surveillance system known as XKeyscore.
It reportedly enables American intelligence to monitor "nearly everything a typical user does on the internet".
The programme includes real-time data and suggests analysts could narrow searches through use of so-called metadata also stored by the National Security Agency (NSA), America's electronic intelligence organisation, the newspaper reports.
The official US documents released on Wednesday include a court order describing how the data from the phone-snooping programme would be stored and accessed.
Two reports to US lawmakers on the telephone and email records were also declassified.
But lines in the files, including details on "selection terms" used to search the massive data stores, were blacked out.
Deputy Attorney General James Cole told a Senate judiciary committee hearing on Wednesday that the court order spells out how the government can use call data obtained from telecom giants such as Verizon.
For the first time, the government acknowledged publicly that by using what it calls "hop analysis" it can scour the phone calls of millions of Americans in the hunt for just one suspect.
NSA analysts could use the records of everyone a suspect calls, as well as everyone who contacts the contacts of contacts of the initial suspect.
If the average person calls 40 unique people, such three-hop analysis could allow the government to mine the records of 2.5 million Americans when investigating one suspected terrorist.
Senator Richard Durbin said: "What's being described as a very narrow programme is really a very broad programme."
But the head of the NSA, General Keith Alexander, remained unapologetic about the agency's methods at a hacker conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, insisting the programme had prevented attacks on the US.
Wednesday's was the first congressional session on the issue since the House narrowly rejected a proposal effectively to shut down the NSA's secret collection of hundreds of millions of Americans' phone records.
The National Security Agency (NSA) began collecting Americans' phone records in 2001, as part of far-reaching surveillance programmes launched by then-President George W Bush in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
But the scope of the practice, continued under President Barack Obama, only became apparent in June when ex-CIA contractor Edward Snowden leaked classified US surveillance files. It emerged that a US secret court had ordered phone company Verizon to hand over to the NSA the phone records of tens of millions of American customers.
This information, known as metadata, includes the numbers of the originating and receiving phone, the call's duration, time, date and location (for mobiles, determined by which mobile signal towers relayed the call or text). The contents of the conversation itself, however, are not covered, US intelligence officials say. The surveillance applies to calls placed within the US, and calls between the US and abroad.
Q&A: Prism internet surveillance
During the early parts of the hearing, NSA deputy director John Inglis said "no" when asked if anyone had been fired over the leak.
"No-one has offered to resign," Mr Inglis said. "Everyone is working hard to understand what happened."
Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, the chairman of the committee, also questioned the deputy director on the number of attacks the agency said had been disrupted by the programmes.
"If this programme is not effective it has to end. So far, I'm not convinced by what I've seen," said Sen Leahy, who cited "massive privacy implications" of keeping phone call records.
Gen Alexander has said phone and internet surveillance disrupted 54 schemes by militants.
Sen Leahy said a list of the relevant plots provided to Congress did not reflect dozens, as he said, "let alone 54 as some have suggested".
Mr Inglis said the phone surveillance helped disrupt or discover attacks 12 times, and the larger number were foiled thanks to both the phone-records snooping and a second programme collecting global internet users' data.
Meanwhile, Edward Snowden's father, Lon, told Russian state TV he does not believe his son would get a fair trial in America and that the fugitive should stay in Russia.
In the interview, the elder Snowden thanked the Russian authorities for keeping his son safe and advised the 29-year-old "to find a safe haven".
Edward Snowden, a former NSA contractor, has been stuck in a transit area at a Moscow airport for more than a month after the US revoked his travel documents.
Norton will co-host the show alongside Tess Daly, Rochelle and Marvin Humes, Greg James and Ade Adepitan.
Sir Terry fronted the broadcast every year from its first appearance in 1980. But he pulled out last year due to ill health and died two months later.
Chat show host Norton said it was a "huge privilege" to step in.
"This year we'd love to raise as much money as we possibly can in honour of the late Sir Terry Wogan," he said.
It is the first time Norton has appeared as a presenter on the appeal. Sir Terry was replaced by Dermot O'Leary for the 2015 show.
Strictly Come Dancing's Daly, who has previously presented the show alongside Sir Terry, said it was an "honour and pleasure" to work on Children in Need again and "make a real difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people right here in the UK".
Former Paralympian Ade Adepitan said: "When I was a kid, Children in Need had a fundraiser at Stoke Mandeville - I was playing wheelchair basketball there.
"They made me and all the other kids feel really special, the money raised helped to buy wheelchairs and gave my friends opportunities to play sport. It was also cool to think we might get on TV.
"So, to now be part of the presenting team is such an honour and so exciting. I can't wait - it's going to be an incredible night!"
Rochelle Humes said she would "never forget the amazing experience of presenting Children in Need with Sir Terry Wogan".
Her husband Marvin - who has previously appeared on the show with boy band JLS - said: "I've always been a huge fan of Children in Need and have great memories of watching the night of TV growing up and of course, performing with the JLS boys."
BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James, also hosting for the first time, said: "It's an honour to be hosting Children in Need this year. It does such great work and makes a huge difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK."
The programme will be broadcast live on BBC One on 18 November from the BBC's Elstree Studios.
Director of BBC content Charlotte Moore said: "I know the nation will dig deep and do the late Sir Terry Wogan proud with their generous fundraising."
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About 105,000 people paid £3 to sign up as "registered supporters" and overwhelmingly backed Mr Corbyn.
Labour peer Lord Collins told the BBC that the system introduced in 2014 had created a "transactional relationship" between the party and some voters.
The previous electoral college system gave more power to unions and MPs.
Guide to the Labour leadership election
Former Labour general secretary Lord Collins was speaking to the BBC on the eve of another Labour leadership contest result - as Mr Corbyn defends his leadership against a challenge from Owen Smith, having lost the confidence of the bulk of his own MPs.
In Labour leadership elections before 2015, MPs, affiliated union members and party members had one third of the vote each.
But that was criticised for giving too much influence to the trade unions and was changed to a "one member one vote" system, under then leader Ed Miliband in 2014.
Lord Collins, a former Labour general secretary, led a review in 2013 which recommended opening up the leadership contest to Labour supporters in the country at large, as registered supporters.
The peer said the changes had had unforeseen consequences.
"A lot of things were untested," he said.
"My biggest disappointment is that the registered supporter became a transactional relationship which I thought was really wrong.
"A transactional relationship which is, well, "buy a vote" - "buy a vote for the leader of the Labour party" when in fact it was about building a relationship over time."
Deputy leader Tom Watson has led calls for a rethink of the process, saying the involvement of registered supporters had been "rushed and unpopular".
Lord Collins said Mr Watson had been right to call for a greater role for MPs in future leadership elections.
"Being a member of the Labour Party isn't about paying money and getting a vote.
"Being a member of the Labour Party is about shared values and wanting to change society and wanting to develop society."
Asked whether he felt regret over any of his reforms, Lord Collins said "of course", before adding that the circumstances the party found itself in at the time were very difficult and he was proud his report had brought people together.
The Labour peer said a system in which a leader could remain in place with the support of only 20% of his MPs was "not sustainable".
He said: "That's not going to change by whoever wins on Saturday - that's an issue we've got to continue to address."
The current leadership contest, the result of which will be announced on Saturday, has used the same rules.
This time around, however, those wanting a one-off vote in the contest between Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith had to pay £25. It is thought that 129,000 applications were accepted following a vetting process.
Supporters of the new rules say they have massively increased the Labour Party's membership and wider support base. The latest official figures, from August, showed the party has 515,000 members although reports have suggested it has now grown to about 550,000.
Mr Corbyn has said there is a "thirst for democracy" in the party and the country and the widest number of people should be allowed a say in the election of a leader.
Have I got your full attention?
Probably not. And that's especially true if you are looking at this in your office.
Finding focus is a something almost everyone has to deal with. And research figures in the US show that in the workplace we are having more and more trouble keeping both internal and external stimuli at bay.
Blame it on technology.
Professor Gloria Mark of the Department of Informatics at the University of California says email, social media, notifications and countless other digital distractions are eroding our ability to concentrate on individual tasks in the 21st Century.
"Back in 2004 we followed American information workers around with stopwatches and timed every action," she says.
"They switched their attention every three minutes on average. In 2012, we found that the time spent on one computer screen before switching to another computer screen was one minute 15 seconds.
"By the summer of 2014 it was an average of 59.5 seconds."
Academics and scientists are becoming increasingly interested in the effects of technology in the work place.
This is perhaps because there is relatively little research available about the impact of websites like Twitter and Facebook, or games like Candy Crush, that seem to be deliberately aimed at keeping us constantly engaged, to the detriment of work.
Cultural anthropologists, such as associate professor Natasha Dow Schull from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), point to the work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who several decades ago crystallised the idea of "flow".
Prof Schull says there are several characteristics of a focused state that Mr Csikszentmihalyi identified.
"It's to do with having a sense of control. It's about having a choice to be drawn into something compelling, and it doesn't exceed your capabilities or leave you feeling confused and frustrated that you don't know how to do it," she says.
"To get 'flow' your activity needs to match your ability. But I have found in my own work to think about focus as not being all on you and to recognise it can be affected by your environment."
"Flow" is the basis of a streaming audio service called Focus@will.
It aims to blend into the background so successfully the listener is unaware of its presence, whilst keeping their mind in a prolonged flow state.
Founded by Will Henshall, a member of the original Londonbeat dance group that had a hit with I've Been Thinking About You, the service remixes music of various types and speeds.
Most tracks start off as a basic instrumental, but then are completely re-engineered.
"We discovered it's not only vocals but instruments that sound like a human voice that are also pretty distracting," he says.
"A good example would be a cello. Also, no saxophones, bassoons, synth sounds and no lead electric guitars. About forty other elements are tagged because they affect the non-conscious mind."
That's why listening to your favourite tracks on Spotify or Pandora might have the opposite effect.
If you love a tune, you'll recognise it and get distracted by it, even momentarily. And that's all it takes to lose concentration.
Focus@will claims about two thirds of the population can benefit. But the rest do not find the service useful at all.
There are channels called Uptempo and Alpha Chill, as well as drumming and coffee shop atmospheres.
For people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder there's one called ADHD Type 1. About 4% of members listen to nothing else, but to those people who do not have ADHD, the channel is almost unbearable.
"We are constantly tuning our back-end algorithm," says Mr Henshall.
In-house research has found about half of listeners can concentrate non-stop for about an hour. And about 20% can stay focused for up to two.
The site's algorithms deliver a personal stream of music, taking into account responses to some initial questions, as well as how long you have been listening. It also adapts to individual usage over time.
Mr Henshall reports anecdotally that using a walking treadmill desk setup in conjunction with streaming audio seems to increase the level of focus for some people.
Peter Schenk, president of Lifespan Fitness, which produces treadmills specifically for walking, says there is now an increasing number of research projects that indicate strolling on the spot for at least some of the day is beneficial for the mind.
"A recent Canadian study showed the connection between treadmill desks and improved memory and concentration," he says.
"Another new study covered treadmill desks and attention to detail. And a University of Minnesota study that became a major reference point showed the connection between treadmill desks and increased productivity."
The onslaught of digital distractions and an increasing number of stay-at-home workers might also be one reason why there are so many tools and apps marketed under the "improve your focus" banner.
Some, like The Pomodoro Technique developed by Francesco Cirillo, have been around for many years.
It involves setting a kitchen timer or digital equivalent to 25 minutes and calling it a Pomodoro.
It might take several Pomodoros to complete a project but each one must be distraction free.
In-between Pomodoros a five-minute break is taken.
The idea is to enhance concentration, reach a goal in stages and finish everything, instead of allowing a task to become too overwhelming.
A quick look in various app stores reveals an increasing number of software solutions that block websites, quickly cover a busy computer desktop or temporarily disable distracting apps.
They come with titles like FocusMask, OneFocus, Concentrate, B-social and SelfControl.
Researchers say while technology has had a detrimental impact on office concentration, they have some hope something positive will come from this new era of experimentation with services, apps and devices designed to increase attention spans.
It seems like a good idea - as long as we can keep our minds on it, of course.
British goods including soft drinks, vitamins and baby products are in the 30 containers carried by the train, which will be a regular service.
The DP World locomotive left its terminal in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, for Zhejiang province, eastern China.
After going through the Channel Tunnel, the train will pass through seven other countries before arriving on 27 April.
They are France, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan.
The operators say it is cheaper to send goods by train than by air and faster than by sea.
The service is part of China's "one belt, one road" programme aimed at reviving the ancient Silk Road trading routes with the West, dating back more than 2,000 years.
The first rail freight service in the opposite direction, from China to the UK, arrived three months ago.
UK international trade minister Greg Hands said the rail link "shows the huge global demand for quality UK goods".
Xubin Feng, chairman of Yiwu Timex Industrial Investment Co, which is organising the service, said restoring the Silk Road route was "an important and exciting initiative".
"We have great faith in the UK as an export nation and rail provides an excellent alternative for moving large volumes of goods over long distances faster," he said.
DP World chief executive Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem said it was a "significant trade occasion".
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The 55km cable is the only connection between the Isles of Scilly and the National Grid.
It failed on Monday and it could be at least a further ten days before it is fixed.
Western Power Distribution (WPD) said the fault is 17km from Land's End. The generators were operational within two minutes of the cable failing.
WPD has chartered a specialist ship from Global Marine Systems to carry out the repairs.
The CS Sovereign will travel from Portland, Dorset, on Wednesday, at which point WPD hopes the repairs will be completed within a week.
A remotely-operated underwater vehicle (ROV) will be deployed to the seabed to cut the cable, which will then be lifted to the surface for repairs.
John Nesbitt, distribution manager for West Cornwall with WPD, said: "There's a constant fuel supply for the generators. This was always the contingency plan and it's working well."
It's not known what has caused the damage to the cable.
It said 17 soldiers, including four officers, and more than 100 militants were killed.
Some reports, citing local officials, put the army death toll far higher.
Near-simultaneous raids were launched on at least five military checkpoints and a police station in and around Sheikh Zuweid on Wednesday morning.
The attack was one of the largest co-ordinated assaults yet by IS in Sinai.
Eyewitness reported seeing militants roaming the streets of the northern town on Wednesday, clashing with armed forces.
An Egyptian military spokesman, Brig-Gen Mohammed Samir, told state TV later that the situation was "100% under control".
Jihadists based in the restive region stepped up their attacks after the military overthrew Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in July 2013. At least 600 police and armed forces personnel have since been killed.
In a separate development on Wednesday, security officials said nine members of Mr Morsi's now banned Muslim Brotherhood, including former MP Nasr al-Hafi, had been killed in a police raid on a flat in western Cairo.
The security situation in Egypt has worsened since the assassination of the public prosecutor, Hisham Barakat, two days ago in the capital.
The attack in Sheikh Zuweid is one of the biggest of its kind targeting the army in Sinai.
Eyewitnesses say IS-affiliated militants are roaming the streets, raising the flags of the extremist group. But it is always hard to verify any story in Sinai.
The army has enforced a total media blackout on the area since it intensified its fight against jihadists in 2013.
These latest assaults prove that the battle is still far from over. The long military operation, which was meant to restore peace to Sinai has, so far, failed to uproot extremism.
President Sisi has vowed to accelerate his crackdown against the "terrorists", a broad term which does not only include extremist fighters in Sinai, but possibly all Islamists.
But many are questioning how effective his military solution is.
Gen Samir said more than 70 "terrorists" fired mortar rounds and detonated a car bomb in attacks on five checkpoints in the Sheikh Zuweid area of North Sinai province on Wednesday morning.
Security and army officials told the Associated Press that at least 50 troops had been killed and 55 wounded, and that several had also been taken captive.
Sources meanwhile told the Reuters news agency that at least 36 soldiers, policemen and civilians had been killed along with 38 militants.
Dr Osama el-Sayed of El-Arish General Hospital was cited by Reuters as saying 30 bodies had been brought in, "some of whom were wearing army fatigues".
Islamic State's local affiliate, Sinai Province, later said in a statement posted online that it had targeted 15 security sites and carried out three suicide attacks.
Earlier in the day, officials told AP that dozens of policemen were inside Sheikh Zuweid's main police station, which they said was coming under mortar- and RPG-fire.
"We are not allowed to leave our homes. Clashes are ongoing. A short while ago I saw five [Toyota] Landcruisers with masked gunmen waving black flags," Sheikh Zuweid resident Suleiman al-Sayed told Reuters.
The militants were also reported to have planted bombs along a road between Sheikh Zuweid and a nearby army camp to prevent reinforcements arriving.
North Sinai has been under a state of emergency and a curfew since October, when an attack on a checkpoint in El-Arish left dozens of soldiers dead.
Police and army patrols have been increased and additional checkpoints have been set up. In addition, a buffer zone along the border with Gaza has been created by demolishing houses and destroying underground tunnels the military says have been used to smuggle weapons from the Palestinian enclave.
Following the deaths in Cairo, the Muslim Brotherhood issued a statement saying that several of its leaders had been "murdered... in cold blood" and urged Egyptians to "rise in revolt" against the actions of the government of President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi.
The interior ministry said the men had been fugitive Brotherhood leaders who were meeting to plan "acts of terrorism and sabotage".
The Muslim Brotherhood, however, said they were part of its committee supporting the families of detainees and members who had been killed.
Analysts said the car bomb attack in Cairo that killed Mr Barakat also bore the hallmarks of Sinai Province, which was known as Ansar Beit al-Maqdis until it pledged allegiance to Islamic State in November and changed its name.
In a speech at Mr Barakat's funeral on Tuesday, President Sisi promised legal reforms to ensure death sentences could be enforced more swiftly for those convicted of acts of terrorism.
Hours later, a soldier was shot dead outside a museum in southern Cairo and three suspected militants were killed when a car in which they were travelling blew up near a police station in a western suburb.
Tom Christy aims to pioneer techniques which could lead to new games where players must control their feelings to go forward in a virtual environment.
Other applications for the "emotional study" application, known as affective computing, could be military training.
Mr Christy, 35, is working closely with Bangor University's schools of electronic engineering and psychology.
The plan is to combine brain wave information collected from a single electrode that sits on the forehead as part of a headset with data such as the wearer's heart rate.
The information will then be sent to a group of programmes that analyses the data independently.
"It will combine already existing biometric detection devices into a lightweight portable system that will be able to perceive and indicate a person's mood and level of stress and anxiety," he said.
Mr Christy has also had talks with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MiT) in Boston, USA, as part of his research.
"I feel this is possible and we've had some early success," he said.
"What we need now is someone to come on board with us," he added.
This could be someone working in computer games, or maybe someone within the film industry to produce DVDs which tailor content according to the viewers' emotions, he said.
Prof Lucy Kuncheva, from Bangor University, said the area of "emotional study" is fast becoming an important part of research within computer science.
"There are many other possible applications for this type of technology, for example marketing to determine customer preferences and brand effectiveness," she said.
"It could also monitor anxiety levels of prospective soldiers during military training, providing instant neuro-feedback to combat addictive behaviours - the list is seemingly endless," she added.
Mr Christy, from Upper Llandwrog, Gwynedd, gained a first class degree in computer science in 2009 after leaving his job as a postman.
Following that success he was offered a post-graduate position at Bangor University.
The 25-year-old joined the NRL side from Huddersfield in December 2016 and has made 15 appearances this year.
Wardle said: "I would just like to say thank you to Newcastle for working alongside me in what has been a hard time adjusting to life down under.
"Rugby careers are short so happiness is key and sometimes things don't work out, which is unfortunately the case."
Eoin McManus got the only goal in the second half as Peter McGrath's men won convincingly at Pairc Esler.
"The goal was the decisive score. It gave us some breathing space," said Erne county manager McGrath.
"The first match is an important one because it can decide the complexion of the rest of your campaign."
Tomas Corrigan hit eight points, seven from frees, with the McManus goal coming after 53 minutes.
Despite not scoring for 22 minutes in the opening half, the visitors led 0-6 to 0-5 at the interval and were totally dominant in the second half.
It was a precious opening round win for Erne boss McGrath, who led Down to All-Ireland titles in 1991 and 1994.
Down's wait for a first league win since April 2015 continues, and after a good spell before half-time they faded quickly and accepted their fate far too tamely.
Fermanagh settled quickest and were good value for their 0-4 to 0-1 lead after 13 minutes.
Alan Davidson opened the scoring with a free for Down after 41 seconds but Tomas Corrigan landed three frees and Eddie Courtney scored from play to give the visitors an early cushion.
The Erne men owned the ball in the first quarter but racked up seven first-half wides.
The game changed in the second quarter as Down forced their way back into the game.
Davidson's placed balls, along with points from Conaill McGovern and Shay Millar, saw Down hit four points without reply.
Fermanagh failed to score for 22 minutes but Sean Quigley ended the drought with the best point of the match, hoofing one over from play from 50 metres for the equaliser. Corrigan tagged on an injury-time free to edge Fermanagh in front 0-6 to 0-5 at the break.
Pete McGrath's side scored seven points without reply either side of the break as Fermanagh regained control.
Aidan Breen scored twice from play, with Corrigan adding three frees as Fermanagh streaked clear.
Davidson's point ended a 17-minute barren spell for Down and they hit three points in three minutes to reduce the gap to three points.
Fermanagh responded well to Down's rally, with Eoin McManus's well-taken goal in the 53rd minute.
Not for the first time, the Mourne defence parted far too easily and McManus drilled a low shot to the far corner of the net to put Fermanagh 1-12 to 0-8 ahead.
The goal took the sting out of the contest and Erne subs Cathal Beacom and Ryan Lyons took the number of Fermanagh players on the scoresheet to nine.
The attack took place on Saturday and left the victim in a critical condition in hospital.
One man has been arrested after an 18-year-old man was stabbed in Homerton High Street on Sunday afternoon.
Police said the fatal stabbing of a 30-year-old man in Camden on Sunday now means three people were attacked with knives over the weekend.
Earlier this week, the Met said it was called to more than 9,000 knife crime incidents in London in the year ending April 2016.
There were 1,623 victims under the age of 25 including 866 teenagers, it said. Twelve were knifed to death.
In their campaign video Choose a life not a knife, people involved with the after-effects of knife crime, including a victim's father, police officer and a convicted murderer, all talk about the impact it has had.
Thomas Koing, a doctor at London's Air Ambulance service said 30% of the incidents they attended were due to knife crime.
"We see this almost every week, people being stabbed in the heart.
"We've had to change, we've had to up our game - we've had to do open heart surgery on the streets of London to try and save people's lives and that's hand-to-hand combat that belongs in war, it does not belong in London."
The number of pupils hurting themselves is said to be at a high.
NHS figures obtained by BBC Newsbeat show a 20% rise in the number of 10 to 19-years-olds admitted to hospital because of self harm injuries across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The government says it has asked experts to examine how to tackle self-harming and related issues in schools.
The NHS figures show the number of hospital admissions rose from 22,978 in 2012-13 to 28,730 in the following year.
Figures for Scotland were not available.
According to the National Association of Head Teachers and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, spending cuts to local services have left schools without as much expert medical help as in the past.
Dr Max Davie, a spokesperson for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), says feeling pressured at school, or by friends, family and the media can all play their part in why young people self harm.
"[These figures] are very worrying," he said.
"We have to remember that people self harm because they're in psychological distress that's so severe that they prefer physical harm or physical pain to their psychological state.
"So the real question is why are more young people experiencing unbearable psychological distress?
"They are often isolated and if that isolation is extended to their own families that can be very serious and damaging.
"There aren't enough services. If they reach out and talk about their problems there is often no-one there who is able to listen who is able to address their issues".
Holly Rabey, 18, from Plymouth, was only 12 when she first started to hurt herself.
"I started because I was bullied in school which caused a lot of anxiety.
"It went from scratches on my forearms to deeper cuts on my wrists and my legs, on my sides, on my stomach.
"I sometimes bruised myself. I would sometimes burn myself as well.
At her lowest point Holly was admitted to hospital after overdosing.
"I was in my bedroom. I'd had a terrible day at college and I started cutting myself on my wrists and I was very, very scared of myself and what I was doing.
"There was a lot of blood and I felt like I needed a way out.
"I felt like I needed to die."
Holly was saved after being taken to hospital by paramedics and treated for her overdose.
After getting help from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services with both therapy and medication she managed to turn herself around and is now enjoying university life in Plymouth.
"I did find some true friends and I've been through a lot but it was meeting my girlfriend and getting engaged, experiencing life and knowing it is worth living so that's who I am now and I'm very happy with it."
Caroline Kolek, a secondary school teacher and spokesperson for the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, said: "My experience in schools and talking to colleagues is that we are seeing a rise in self harm, predominantly among girls but also among boys as well.
"My reaction to those figures is disappointment really. We recognise anxiety and depression is on the rise among young people.
"Unfortunately there is a correlation [between the figures and] a decrease in funding for mental health services - we've lost our emotional wellbeing workers who used to come into schools, we've lost youth workers and there is certainly a massive underfunding in mental health services for young people so many aren't getting the support, and their families, aren't getting the support they need.
"We schools really don't have the support we had four or five years ago."
"When it comes to social media I certainly wouldn't demonise [any network]. I don't think at the moment we fully understand the role social media plays in the rise of self harm among young people," she added.
"I am aware of young people who have self harmed and then put photographs up on social media and they have had very negative comments which has led to bullying. And they've had copycat scenarios."
The government has responded to claims that cuts in local services mean schools are struggling to cope with self harm.
Care Minister Norman Lamb said: "Self harm is a sign of serious emotional distress and it is crucial that young people get the help they need.
"I've brought together a team of specialists to look at how we can improve care - including in our schools - and we are investing £150m over the next five years to help young people deal with issues like self-harm and eating disorders."
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James Brokenshire will hold talks with the Irish Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Coveney.
It is understood he will also meet representatives from the British-Irish Chamber of Commerce.
Mr Brokenshire is expected to discuss the UK government's Brexit position proposals.
The series of papers, which were published last week, looked at a range of issues including the "unique circumstances" of the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.
They emphasised the need to avoid a hard border and said there should be no physical infrastructure, or check points which could impact cross-border trade.
Beyond Brexit, Mr Brokenshire will also discuss the restoration of the devolved Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont.
Northern Ireland has been without a functioning power-sharing executive since it collapsed in January, with the last round of talks suspended in July.
On Sunday, Sinn Féin's Stormont leader Michelle O'Neill wrote to the UK and Irish governments proposing that talks should recommence next week.
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) described the proposal as a "stunt".
Analysis of the rogue code shows that it can decrypt scrambled data being sent through virtual private networks.
In a security advisory, the internet hardware maker said whoever wrote the code would be able to use it to spy on encrypted conversations.
Juniper has released patches to strip the code out of its firewall software and urged customers to apply them.
The code was found in Juniper's ScreenOS software with which many large firms using its hardware keep an eye on data traffic entering and exiting their networks.
Juniper's routers and network switches are widely used in ISPs and by many large corporates.
An internal code review revealed that ScreenOS was harbouring the unwanted passenger, said the firm. No information was given about where the code came from or how it found its way into the firewall's core software.
The range of products affected suggests that the extra software has been lurking inside different versions of ScreenOS since 2012.
Juniper added that it had no evidence that the loopholes the code opened were being actively exploited.
It said it took the matter "very seriously" and had quickly produced software patches to remove the rogue code.
"We strongly recommend that all customers update their systems and apply these patched releases as soon as possible," said Bob Worrall, Juniper's chief information officer.
In a separate notice, Juniper provided more details about what was possible if the unauthorised code was used. One section gives attackers remote administrative access to a device and would let them hide any evidence of tampering.
Another would let an attacker strip out the encryption many firms use to protect communications between staff.
Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) said it was "reducing liabilities" at a time of budget cuts.
It said the areas were small and would be sold with restrictions on their use - and a similar number would be sold later in the year.
The Woodland Trust said it would monitor the situation closely to make sure safeguards were in place.
All national parks have been facing large cuts in grants - the PDNPA has lost £3.5m in funding since 2010 - a cut of a cut of 36.5%.
Jane Chapman, assistant director at the authority, said: "Having established or improved these woods - often by reclaiming former rubbish tips or quarry sites - then protected and maintained them over many years, we have fulfilled our primary objective as a national park.
"We now want to return these natural assets to the community, as we are reducing our liabilities at a time of budget reductions.
"The sales will allow us to focus on the protection, improvement and maintenance of our remaining woodlands.''
Norman Starks, UK Operations Director of Woodland Trust, said: "We are looking carefully at the conditions of sale, to ensure full and proper safeguards are in place so that any changes in land use or access rights for these sites will be restricted."
He said the woodlands would remain subject to the usual planning regulations that applied to national parks.
The PDNPA currently manages 120 woodlands, covering approximately 443 hectares of land.
Apple's phone shipments grew by 46% to a record 135.8 million mobile phones worldwide in 2012.
But Nokia's global phone shipments fell by 20% from 417.1 million units in 2011 to 335.6 million.
Overall, total shipments grew by 2% annually to reach 1.6 billion units in 2012, according to Strategy Analytics.
Neil Shah, senior analyst at the research firm, said: "Ongoing macroeconomic challenges in mature markets like North America and Western Europe, tighter operator upgrade policies, and shifting consumer tastes" were among the reasons for the modest global growth figure.
He added: "Fuelled by robust demand for its popular Galaxy models, Samsung was the star performer, shipping a record 396.5 million mobile phones worldwide and capturing 25% market share to solidify its first-place lead.
"However, Samsung's total volumes for the year fell just short of the 400-million threshold."
Meanwhile Strategy Analytics said global smartphone shipments grew by 43% annually to a record 700 million units in last year.
Global smartphone shipments for the full year reached a record 700.1 million units in 2012, from 490.5 million units in 2011, but there were signs that shipments of smartphones began to mature in developed regions such as North America and Western Europe.
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Once again Samsung had the biggest market share, at 30% worldwide and extending its lead over Apple and Nokia.
The research comes as Samsung reported a 76% jump in profits for the last three months of 2012, helped by sales of its Galaxy smartphones.
Net income rose to a record 7.04tn won ($6.6bn; £4.2bn), up from 4.01tn won in the same period a year earlier, beating analysts' expectations.
The Korean firm said its mobile profits more than doubled over the same period.
Last year, Samsung became the world's biggest smartphone maker, overtaking Apple, its main rival in the sector.This week Apple also reported quarterly results, showing flat profits, unchanged from a year earlier at $13.1bn, and record quarterly revenue of $55bn.
But it was not enough to overcome disappointment over sales of the company's new iPhone 5, as analysts said the firm was in danger of becoming a victim of its own success.
The firm said late on Wednesday it had sold more iPhones (47.8 million) and iPads (22.9 million) in the final three months of last year than in any previous quarter, but investors had expected more.
"If you look at Apple, their position of strength in the smartphone market has generally been in Europe and North America, " said Mark Newman, head telecoms analyst at research firm Informa.
"A lot of their continued growth will be in emerging markets, in Bric countries such as Brazil, India and China. There has certainly been this feeling that Samsung is catching up up, and overtaking Apple in terms of sales."
Meanwhile Nokia, the struggling Finnish mobile phone maker which once dominated the global mobile market, said on Thursday that it had swung back into profit in the last three months of 2012.
Pre-tax profit for the quarter was 375m euros (£316m), against a 974m-euro loss last year. Nokia said it sold 15.9 million smartphones in the quarter, down from 19.6 million a year earlier.
"We have seen Nokia hit rock bottom but there are now some gentle signs of a recovery," said Mr Newman.
He said in that the smartphone marketplace Apple and Samsung currently occupied the top tier, with "many players vying for position in the mid-range marketplace," including Nokia, and others such as LG, Motorola, HTC. and Sony.
"This is an extremely competitive place, and it is difficult to see any of these brands capturing the mid-market, which is so fragmented," added Mr Newman.
He said at the bottom end of the smartphone market there was "pent-up demand" for a phone retailing at about 100 euros, and Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE were "making most of the running here".
Rebecca Shaw, 32, from Huddersfield, was on her way to swim with elephants when the crash happened in Phuket in December 2015.
Her friend, Julie Robinson, escaped with minor injuries.
Bradford Coroner's Court heard the exact details of the crash were unclear due to conflicting witness accounts.
Coroner Martin Fleming said the driver of the Toyota pick-up truck, Natthaphon Klomkhan, told police he was driving at approximately 60kph (37.5mph) when the moped drove from a side road, across a four-lane carriageway, and directly in front of his vehicle.
Mr Klomkhan said he braked, sounded his horn and flashed his lights but was unable to avoid hitting the bike.
Ms Robinson, who did not attend the inquest, said she checked before driving across the road, and claimed the truck was being driven at excessive speeds, and had failed to take evasive action.
In an email sent by Ms Robinson to the coroner in July, she said: "He just drove straight into the back of the scooter, sending both of us flying through the air at some height."
Describing the aftermath of the crash, Ms Robinson described blood pouring out of her friend's mouth when her head hit a metal barrier.
She was twice resuscitated at the scene but died later in hospital, the inquest heard.
Mr Fleming said photographs of the scene showed Ms Robinson's view would have been obscured and that crossing the carriageway would have left little margin for error.
He said it was unclear whether the truck driver was going too fast.
The inquest also heard police in Thailand had considered charging Ms Robinson in connection with the incident.
The coroner ruled Ms Shaw, who was wearing a helmet, died as a result of head injuries sustained in a road traffic collision.
She played for the England national team 10 times and was described by her family as a "real-life angel".
Alan Clark, 39, abused the women in Glasgow, Clydebank and Dumbarton between 2001 and 2012.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard how he raped one woman who had helped him with literacy skills while he was in prison.
Judge Lord Carloway ordered Clark to be kept under supervision for a further four years after his release.
The judge told him: "You have been convicted of a catalogue of sexual and violent offences."
The court heard how Clark, who had "a significant criminal record", raped a woman who had helped to teach him during a previous prison sentence.
He was described as being "charming and pleasant" at first but later abused the woman who was pushed, slapped, gouged and handcuffed.
On one occasion he tried to strangle her after she turned off the TV at a house in Dumbarton.
After being raped the woman said she felt "so low" that she believed the attacks would only end when one of them died.
Clark threatened to burn down her house and her parents' home during a four-year period up to the end of 2005.
He also raped a second woman in 2008 at a flat in the Bridgeton area of Glasgow.
During the ordeal he slashed clothes belonging to her and threatened to stab her dog.
Clark also threatened to petrol bomb the woman's home.
He also committed acts of violence against a fourth woman who was punched, kicked and jumped on.
He threatened to throw her out of a window and tied her hands and ankles together with wire.
During one incident in 2012 in Glasgow he tried to strangle her and dragged her through the door of a close and repeatedly struck her head against a concrete floor.
Clark also robbed the woman of cash and destroyed photos belonging to her.
A fourth woman was dragged by the hair and punched by Clark during incidents in Glasgow in 2010.
Kenneth King, 60, said his aunt handed him the deeds to her house in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, in 2011, saying: "This will be yours when I go."
But lawyers argued Mr King's story was "too convenient by half".
Judges have now ruled in favour of Chiltern Dog Rescue and Redwings Horse Sanctuary, the main beneficiaries.
Last year, the High Court heard June Fairbrother had left her Kingcroft Road property to seven animal charities when she made a will in 1998.
In 2010 she had signed documents, but not a proper will, which left the house to her nephew in the hope he would care for her pets when she died.
But following Ms Fairbrother's death in April 2011, Mr King - who has twice been made bankrupt - did not follow her wishes and sent her dogs Tinker, Bonnie and Patch to an animal home.
At the High Court, lawyers for Mr King invoked an ancient legal principle that his aunt had given him her home "in contemplation of her death".
But Court of Appeal judges have now disagreed, saying it had not been established that Ms Fairbrother had effected a "deathbed gift" and ruling in favour of the two charities which appealed against the High Court decision.
Lord Justice Patten said Ms Fairbrother's words "This will be yours when I go" did not mean she was giving her nephew the property there and then, or had any intention to.
The three appeal judges backed the High Court's finding that if he was wrong about the gift, Mr King should receive £75,000 from his aunt's estate.
The average annual comprehensive policy cost £462 in the last three months of 2016, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
Previously the highest figure was £443 in the spring of 2012.
The rise comes in spite of government attempts to limit compensation payments and cut court costs.
One reason for the increase is a rise in the cost of repairing cars that have been in accidents, because of their increasingly sophisticated electronics.
Buying in spare parts is also getting more expensive, due to the weakness of sterling.
The average repair bill has risen by 32% over the last three years to £1,678, the ABI said.
The ABI warned that premiums were likely to increase further, if the government went ahead with plans to review the so-called discount rate.
When accident victims are given a lump sum in compensation, the sum is discounted to make up for the extra investment return they are likely to receive.
Since 2001 the discount rate has been 2.5% - based on investment returns from government bonds.
If that rate is reduced, insurance companies will have to pay out more - thus increasing premiums.
"The sudden decision to review the discount rate has the potential to turn a drama into a crisis, with a significant cut throwing fuel on the fire in terms of premiums," said Rob Cummings, the ABI's head of motor and liability.
The government said it would make an announcement as soon as possible.
"The Lord Chancellor has decided to review the discount rate to ensure personal injury claimants are fairly compensated," said a spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice.
"Due to ongoing consultation it is not yet possible to announce the review's outcome."
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The cost of insurance has also risen because of a series of increases to Insurance Premium Tax (IPT).
IPT went up from 6% to 9.5% in 2015, to 10% in 2016, and will rise to 12% in June 2017.
Personal injury claims, such as whiplash, have also become more expensive, rising by 2.3% over the last year, the ABI said.
However, the government is currently consulting on plans to cap compensation payments to accident victims, which it says could reduce annual premiums by £40 a year.
It also wants more disputes settled in the small claims courts, which would reduce costs for insurance companies.
Leigh Brightman, 37, of Tennyson Avenue, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, discovered the girl, who was 15, may have been working as a prostitute.
He then contacted her to discuss sexual services and arranged for a taxi to bring her to his house.
Brightman pleaded guilty to three counts of misconduct in public office.
The teenager told the Old Bailey said she was left feeling "dirty, ashamed, but partly stupid" after her interaction with Brightman in August 2014.
The prosecution said it was not their case the two had sex even though they met at his house and he hid the fact he was a police officer.
He claimed he was handed an escort card, during a troubled period in his marriage, and had no idea he was contacting the missing girl.
She told the court she had "suffered psychologically" and "will always have trouble trusting people" as a result of the encounter.
The jury heard Brightman also had sex with two other women he met while on duty, one in her 20s, the other in her 40s.
The older woman said he was "flirtatious" when they met in 2012 after she reported being harassed by a former partner. They began having sex but when she grew concerned he was not investigating her complaint he begged her to keep quiet.
The younger woman met Brightman as a drug-addicted teenager and was reintroduced some years later. They began to have consensual sex, often when he was in uniform.
Kevin McCartney, defending, said: "There can be no doubt that if he could rewrite or undo what he has done, he would."
Judge Mark Lucraft QC said: "It's clear that when you contacted her, you knew perfectly well who she was, her age and her vulnerabilities."
A Hertfordshire Police spokesman said Brightman "betrayed the trust placed in him by targeting such vulnerable victims".
Brightman also admitted to two counts of downloading indecent images of a child between 2011 and 2014.
Marcelo Melo's defeat in the second round of the Miami Masters means Murray will replace the Brazilian at the top when the next set of rankings is published on Monday, 4 April.
In doing so, Jamie will beat his younger brother Andy to the world number one spot - just as he did when he became the family's first Grand Slam champion by winning the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon with Jelena Jankovic in 2007.
Three years ago, though, Jamie was contemplating retirement as his ranking threatened to drop into triple digits. Here, BBC Sport charts the 30-year-old from Dunblane's highs and lows.
Like his brother, Jamie's first taste of tennis was trying to hit sponge balls and balloons around the living room with his mother Judy. And according to his mum, it was Jamie who had by far the better hand-eye co-ordination when young.
Despite the horror of the massacre at Dunblane Primary School - during which a 10-year-old Jamie hid under a desk in the headmaster's office as Thomas Hamilton killed 16 children and one teacher - his junior singles career started to flourish.
He was the runner-up in the prestigious Junior Orange Bowl in Florida at the age of 12, and ranked two in the world at the age of 13. But it was in his early teenage years that ambitions of a successful singles career started to fade.
He had a very unhappy spell at a Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) training centre in Cambridge. He became homesick and, by his own admission, was never quite the same player again.
His forehand went from being a strength to a weakness and he lost his enthusiasm for the game. Both his brother and mother felt the coaching he received had been damaging, and Jamie stopped playing the game altogether for the next few months.
Life as a doubles player has also had its ups and downs, but Jamie says he has no regrets and argues a successful doubles career is far preferable to struggling to make ends meet on the Challenger or Futures singles tour.
He has only entered three singles qualifying draws in the past eight years, but said during the grass-court event at Queen's Club in 2014: "The doubles level is very high. The money is good. Contrary to other comments it is not just a bunch of poor players getting a lucky break with their career."
Murray has earned about £1.5m in prize money thus far, and last year he was also - lest we forget - part of the first British Davis Cup winning team for 79 years.
Jamie was a Grand Slam champion at the age of 21, courtesy of his mixed doubles triumph on Wimbledon's Centre Court, but it took a long time to find a partner with whom he could become a serial winner on the ATP Tour.
Having teamed up with Colin Fleming for the 2013 Australian Open and lost in straight sets in the first round to Michael Kohlmann and Jarkko Nieminen, he fell to a world ranking of 92.
He considered calling it a day, fed up with the grind of life as a doubles player without a regular partner.
Jamie has played with 63 different players - from Henry Adjei-Darko to Mischa Zverev - in a professional career stretching 13 years.
In 2012 alone, he played with 15 different partners, but when he teamed up with the Australian John Peers and Canada's former Davis Cup captain and coach Louis Cayer for a second time in early 2013, life started to look up.
He and Peers won six titles together over the next three years, and reached 10 other finals. Last year, they were runners-up at both Wimbledon and the US Open - and qualified for London's season-ending World Tour Finals for the first time.
But Jamie felt it was time for a change. A doubles partnership lasting three years is almost as impressive as a Hollywood marriage of the same duration, and with the two not exactly soulmates, he turned to Bruno Soares.
The results were instant. They won a tournament together at only their second attempt in Sydney, and then became Australian Open champions in Melbourne.
Jamie's greatest strength is his volley, and he can also drive players to distraction with the glorious unpredictability of his service returns. The chip - often directed to the most inconvenient spot on the court - is his stock in trade, and the lob return is becoming his trademark.
His Davis Cup team-mate Dom Inglot thinks Jamie has followed the same advice he was given by a senior player when he first started out in the game.
"Know what you can and can't do, and don't bother trying to do the things you can't do," was the advice offered to a teenage Inglot.
"Jamie has now really perfected that. He doesn't bother trying to hit crazy forehands. He hits that chip - at a world-class kind of level - his backhand is good, his volleys are exceptional. He doesn't try to hit some of the serves he knows he's not that comfortable with, and executes perfectly the ones he is capable of. Look how far it can take you."
With a 43-year-old, a 39-year-old and 37-year-old twins all occupying places in the world's top 15, Jamie could look forward to a sustained spell of success. It is hard to know when he might tire of life as a travelling professional, but the next few years at least could offer many more rewards.
There are still three Grand Slam men's doubles titles he has not won, and with his brother Andy hoping to be ever-present in the Davis Cup team, last year's victory in Ghent may not be the once-in-a-lifetime achievement it seemed at the time.
For now, though, Jamie can savour the moment and the knowledge that - however long it lasts - he will always be able to reflect on how he became the best in the world in his chosen event.
"Smoking kills more people than Obama," one advert spotted in Moscow says.
Dmitry Gudkov, an MP and critic of the Kremlin, posted the image saying: "I am disgusted and ashamed of what appears on the streets of the Russian capital."
It is not the first time the US president has been targeted in negative ads, amid rising US-Russia tensions.
According to the Moscow Times, a pro-Kremlin art group hung a banner of President Obama with the caption "killer" opposite the US embassy in Moscow.
And in December a major Russian supermarket chain apologised after selling a chopping board with the US president pictured as a chimpanzee.
It is not clear who was behind the latest advert, which contrasts the number of deaths from smoking to people "killed by President Obama".
"Smoking kills more people than Obama, although Obama kills a lot of people," the ad copy reads. "Don't smoke. Don't be like Obama."
Barack Obama famously gave up smoking in 2010, but admitted to "falling off the wagon" several times after entering the White House.
His wife, Michelle, later said he kicked the habit to set a good example to his two daughters.
Relations between the US and Russia have deteriorated in recent years over the Kremlin's support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and its role in neighbouring Ukraine, which culminated with the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014.
Last week, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said strains between Russia and the West had pushed the world "into a new cold war".
Boris Johnson, who had been due to travel on Monday, said the situation had changed "fundamentally" and his priority was to build international support for a ceasefire.
He said the UK called on Russia to do everything possible to bring about a "political settlement in Syria".
"We deplore Russia's continued defence of the Assad regime," he added.
The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Moscow as planned after the G7 meeting on 10-11 April.
Mr Johnson said he was in contact with the US and others in the run-up to the meeting, to build "coordinated international support for a ceasefire".
He said he was working to bring together other "like-minded partners" to "explore next steps".
After the G7 meeting between the world's leading seven industrialised nations Mr Tillerson would be able to deliver a "clear and co-ordinated message to the Russians", he said.
The foreign secretary called on Russia to work with the rest of the international community to "ensure the shocking events of the last week are never repeated".
The Russian Embassy responded to the cancellation of Mr Johnson's visit with a tweet linking to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.
The embassy in London said: "@BorisJohnson cancelled his visit to Moscow: theatrics for lack of argument? Safer in G7 pack? Listen to our soft power response."
Eighty-nine people, including 33 children and 18 women, died in a suspected nerve agent attack in the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun on Tuesday.
The figures come from Idlib's opposition-run health authority. The country's government denies using nerve gas.
On Friday, the US carried out missile strikes on a Syrian air base it says is suspected of storing chemical weapons. At least six people are reported to have died.
In response, Syria's ally Russia accused the US of encouraging "terrorists" with unilateral actions.
Moscow has further promised to strengthen Syria's anti-aircraft defences and it is shutting down a hotline with the US designed to avoid collisions between their air forces over the country.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has said "terrorists are celebrating" the US strikes on a Syrian airbase.
But he also backed calls for an independent inquiry into Tuesday's suspected chemical weapons attack.
Mr Johnson's visit, for talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, would have been the first visit by a UK foreign secretary in more than five years.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said the cancellation meant Mr Johnson had "revealed himself to be a poodle of Washington, having his diary managed from across the pond."
He added: "It is pretty shameful when even Trump judges you to be a buffoon."
The government was "quick to blindly follow every order from the Trump White House", he said.
An aide to Mr Johnson responded that it was "a shame the Lib Dems would rather snipe and be silly when the US and UK are trying to work on a plan to help the innocent people of Syria and stop a devastating civil war".
He was moved from his role in international development earlier this month.
But he is no newbie to politics, having first been elected as an MP in the eighties and growing up in a political household - his MP father Sir David Mitchell served as a minister under Margaret Thatcher.
Mr Mitchell, 56, was educated at Rugby public school. It is here the self confessed "stern disciplinarian" is said to have earned the nickname "Thrasher".
He read history at Jesus College, Cambridge where his extra curricular activities included chairing the student Conservatives and becoming President of the Cambridge Union.
Before going to university, Mr Mitchell served in the Royal Tank Regiment and as a UN peacekeeper in Cyprus.
But upon graduating he moved into the world of banking, taking up a role with investment bank Lazard Brothers.
During this time he got married to Sharon, a doctor. They have two daughters.
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He was determined to get into politics and, having failed to get elected in 1983 in Sunderland South, he won the seat of Gedling in Nottinghamshire in 1987.
Here he started his career in the whip's office, serving as a government whip during the notorious rebellion over the Maastricht Treaty - where a number of Conservative MPs voted against Prime Minister John Major.
He was made a vice-chair of the Conservative Party and later promoted to be social security minister, and he was tipped as a future chief whip in the mid-1990s.
But his career suffered a set back when he lost his seat in the Labour landslide of 1997.
This brought to an end a decade of serving in the House of Commons alongside his father - who retired the same year.
He returned to Lazard Brothers as a director and began his search for a new, and hopefully safer, seat.
After five other attempts, he beat a large field to succeed Sir Norman Fowler in Sutton Coldfield, where he has built up a large majority since 2001.
Back inside the Commons, he got involved with the party's leadership machinations as it tried to find someone to take on Tony Blair.
As early as October 2002 he was named by the Daily Telegraph as one of four ringleaders in a plot to oust then leader Iain Duncan Smith.
He found favour with Mr Duncan Smith's replacement, Michael Howard, who promoted him into the shadow cabinet as shadow international development secretary after the 2005 general election.
He ran David Davis' failed leadership campaign in 2005, but kept his shadow cabinet job under David Cameron's regime. He is now seen as a Cameron loyalist.
Mr Mitchell stayed in the shadow international development role all the way through to the 2010 general election, after which he took the post on in government.
He oversaw moves to make aid more transparent and repeatedly pledged to enshrine in law an obligation for the UK to spend 0.7% of its national income on overseas aid - something which has angered some of his Conservative colleagues.
When David Cameron carried out his first major reshuffle in early September, he made Mr Mitchell his new chief whip.
It was a couple of weeks after taking up this job that, after what he called a "long and extremely frustrating day", he allegedly swore at a police officer who stopped him cycling out of the main Downing Street gates.
He initially issued a written apology for the outburst, which was also reported to have seen him calling the officer a "pleb", with Mr Mitchell apologising on camera for the first time five days after the incident.
In his public apology he said he was sorry he had not shown the police enough respect, but denied saying the words attributed to him in The Sun newspaper.
But his statement failed to end the row about the incident, with Labour and the Police Federation both calling for a full inquiry into what Mr Mitchell said, while a series of senior Lib Dems said he had left questions unanswered.
His friend of 25 years, MP Michael Brown - who worked with Mr Mitchell in the whips office in the early nineties - said the incident was "totally and utterly out of character".
He said: "A 30 second moment of madness by the chief whip, who I know to be a very decent and honourable man.
"I come from the wrong side of the tracks. I'm a secondary modern school boy, an eleven plus failure and I can tell you working with Andrew Mitchell was an absolute delight and a privilege."
"I said, 'Well if a gay Irishman can become the CEO of Qantas then an indigenous lady can.'"
The fact that Mr Joyce makes no secret of his sexuality, makes him a relative rarity among top ranking bosses.
Among the chief executives of the 500 biggest US companies only one, Tim Cook of Apple, is openly gay. Similarly, in the UK's 100 largest firms listed on the stock exchange, Burberry boss Christopher Bailey is the only well-known gay chief executive.
Of course you could argue that the sexuality of those at the helm is not really anyone else's business but their own, but Mr Joyce believes being open about it allows him to be himself at work and demonstrates to others that it hasn't hindered his career.
During his tenure, he has steered the airline through huge difficulties caused by tough competition and soaring fuel costs, including a 2011 union dispute over restructuring which led him to take the unprecedented step of grounding all flights.
He subsequently led the firm through a massive cost-cutting programme that involved some 5,000 job losses, in the midst of which the national carrier announced the biggest annual loss in its near 100-year history, leading to calls for Mr Joyce to be sacked.
Critics accused him of ruining a national icon, yet earlier this year, helped by the drop in fuel costs, the firm reported its best ever first-half profit.
Mr Joyce credits the airline's diverse senior leadership team for its successful turnaround, saying it meant they came up with more varied ideas for addressing the firm's problems.
"We've got three Brits, an American, an Irishman, a Kiwi. So all different type of backgrounds. We've got three women, three gay men, people that were mathematicians, people that were business consultants, people that were flight attendants.
"I can say categorically that we wouldn't have gotten through the transformation and the tough times of this business as well as we did without having that diversity in the top leadership team. At the end of the day, it makes you a better business."
Recent research suggests Mr Joyce's conclusion is spot on.
Firms in the top quartile for gender or racial and ethnic diversity are more likely to have financial returns above their national industry medians, according to management consultancy McKinsey, which looked at 366 public companies across a range of industries.
A separate study by accountancy firm Grant Thornton estimated that publicly traded companies in India, the UK and US with male-only executive directors missed out on £430bn of investment returns last year.
"The research clearly shows what we have been talking about for a while: that diversity leads to better decision-making. Those businesses stuck in the past are not fully unlocking their growth potential," says Francesca Lagerberg, global leader for tax services at Grant Thornton.
Yet while recognising it is the right thing to do, embracing diversity can be tough in a firm that has traditionally employed a particular type of person.
One of Australia's biggest firms, Westfield, which owns shopping centres around the world, has been listed publicly for over half a century and has its roots in real estate and construction, both sectors which have historically been male-dominated.
The firm's global spread means that it is already very diverse culturally, says co-chief executive Steven Lowy, but he admits it still has "some way to go" on gender diversity.
"The gender issue is a challenging issue for companies to come to grips with, but I would suggest that we're very focused on it," he says.
Often it is business needs that drive a firm to become more diverse.
Jayne Hrdlicka, chief executive of Qantas' subsidiary Jetstar, grew up in the US. As a female CEO who was brought up abroad, she sees herself as a great testament to the firm's diversity.
Over half of Jetstar's revenues are generated outside Australia, meaning a diverse workforce is an absolute necessity.
The airline has invested significantly in educating people in working cross-cultures "because it's such a fundamental part of the way we need to operate," she says.
One exercise it has carried out with external experts is a nationality swap, where for one day Australian staff pretended to be Japanese and the Japanese staff pretended to be Australian.
While an exercise like this could seem superficial, Ms Hrdlicka says it taught staff to respect each other's roots.
"We were able to appreciate the different ways of working, and the importance of building on the best of all those different ways of working rather than trying to force one over another," she says.
In the end, though, she says embracing a more diverse workforce requires a broad shift in how those at the top think about things, meaning that it's time that will make the biggest difference.
"It's the right thing to do, but it's a smart thing to do. You get the best outcomes for your shareholders and you get the best outcomes for all the stakeholders involved in your business when you really do create an environment that brings the best out of everyone."
This feature is based on interviews by CEO coach and author Steve Tappin for the BBC's CEO Guru series, produced by Neil Koenig.
The only Lib Dem MP Mark Williams was defeated by 23-year-old Ben Lake, who stood for Plaid Cymru in Ceredigion.
Mr Lake, the country's youngest MP, defeated the Lib Dem's leader in Wales by 104 votes.
It ends 158 years in parliament for Welsh party MPs, which counted the first and only Welshman to be prime minister among its members.
The Liberal Party was formed in 1859, was the first political party to recognise Wales as a political nation in its own right with the formation of the Welsh Liberal Council in 1897.
Because of this the Welsh Liberal Democrats boast on their website: "The Welsh Liberal Democrats have the deepest roots of any Welsh political party."
Member of the fledging Welsh wing of the party David Lloyd George would go on to be the only Welsh prime minister to date.
But the party has seen a gradual decline in recent years in Wales. In 2015 two of their three MPs lost their seats in the general election.
Then in 2016 four of the five Lib Dem AMs lost their seats with just Kirsty Williams AM retaining her seat of Brecon and Radnorshire.
Now Ms Williams is the only remaining Liberal Democrat elected in Wales, and she sits as Education Minister in Carwyn Jones's Labour Welsh Government.
The Welsh Lib Dems have also seen problems in the House of Lords when, earlier this year former Welsh Lib Dem leader Lord Carlile quit the party leaving them with six representatives in the house.
"This is a sad day for liberalism in Wales," said chair of the Welsh Liberal Democrat National Executive Committee Carole O'Toole.
"This is a difficult result for us following the results in last year's Assembly elections and we will need to take stock and consider how we move forward from here."
The new requirements would put "Australian values at the heart of citizenship processes", the government said.
But as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull explained the system, social media observers were keen to interrogate an obvious question.
That question appeared to trouble even Mr Turnbull, when a reporter asked him to provide a summary.
"What we will… the answer is yes, but the discussion paper that [the immigration] department has released is going to engage public discussion on this," he said.
After some further comments, he said: "Australians have an enormous reservoir of good sense, and we know that our values of mutual respect, democracy, freedom, rule of law, those values, a fair go - these they are fundamental Australian values."
Despite his clarification, Mr Turnbull's response drew rapid criticism from political commentators. "Wow... doesn't answer," said one; another dubbed the briefing "surreal"; a third suggested Mr Turnbull was in "full gibbering mode".
Sharing comments on a hashtag #AustralianValues, many people were quick to offer amusing alternatives.
Some joked that sporting fans complaining about rising match costs demonstrated "Australian values", while others poked fun at Australians' use of language and skill at making coffee.
Others took aim at politicians including one who resigned over an expenses scandal involving a chartered helicopter.
Some used it to protest government policy over the ailing Great Barrier Reef, or Australia's tough policy of offshore detention for asylum seekers.
There was also criticism of Australia's soaring house prices, a topic of much national discussion in recent weeks.
Others suggested that "Australian values" as a solitary concept would not necessarily result in wise policy.
Criticism included comparisons to last century's White Australia policy, when Australia took migrants from only certain countries, and the Stolen Generations, when Aboriginal children were forcibly removed from their families.
That may be difficult to immediately assess, given the specifics of the new test are not fully known.
However, although the opposition accused Mr Turnbull of playing domestic politics, it did agree some of his ideas were worthwhile.
"I think it is reasonable to look for English language proficiency and I think it is reasonable to have some period of time before you become an Australian citizen," said opposition leader Bill Shorten.
Mr Turnbull's linking of Australian values to gender equality, and preventing domestic violence, also drew praise.
"The Prime Minister is on the right track defending the fundamental right of every woman and child to live free from violence and domestic abuse," said Libby Davies, the CEO of anti-domestic violence group White Ribbon.
The Sheshan seminary can be found on a quiet leafy lane that could just as well be in Tuscany as its true location, the outskirts of Shanghai.
There is no barbed wire in sight and no guards, just a solitary, rather friendly watchman on the front gate.
Nonetheless it is, as our inquiries confirm, being used for the effective confinement of China's missing bishop, Thaddeus Ma Daqin.
Friends of Bishop Ma whom I spoke to told me that he does enjoy certain limited freedoms.
He can get permission to come and go from the seminary, they said, but not to leave the wider Shanghai area.
And, as his followers will know, he's been allowed to keep his internet blog updated, although most of the postings are simple, biblical quotes that shed little light on his well-being.
But while he may not be shackled to his bed, his enforced "retreat" continues and, after almost 18 months, the authorities have still not finished with him.
Bishop Ma, we learnt, is being sent to political lessons - communist indoctrination by any other name - three times a week.
In July last year Bishop Ma did a very rare thing: he appeared to publicly challenge the authority of the Communist Party to control the Catholic Church.
In Shanghai's Catholic cathedral, in front of a large congregation including party officials, he used his ordination speech to announce his resignation from the Catholic Patriotic Association (CPA).
The CPA has governed the church in China since 1957, co-opting it into the structure of the state and ensuring that it is unable to become an alternative centre of power.
To any outside observer, Bishop Ma's declaration may not have looked all that defiant.
He wanted to focus all his energies on being a bishop, he said, so it would no longer be "convenient" to continue with the dual role of being a bureaucrat.
But in the eyes of the Chinese authorities it was an extraordinary statement of independence and they moved swiftly against the priest.
He was reportedly taken straight to Sheshan and has not been seen in public since.
The subsequent announcement that he has been stripped of the title of bishop has been strongly contested by Rome.
On the hill above the seminary stands the red brick Sheshan Basilica with its elegant domed bell tower.
Since it was completed in 1935 it has been witness to the many twists and turns in the relationship between the Catholic Church and the Chinese state.
During the worst of times, Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution, the church was ransacked and the statues and stained glass windows were smashed.
But over the years as the Basilica was gradually restored so too, to a limited extent, were the relations between Rome and Beijing.
Despite the lack of official diplomatic ties and the on-going mutual mistrust a kind of accommodation was reached.
Throughout the 1990s and the early 2000s many of the bishops selected by the Catholic Patriotic Association were also approved by The Vatican.
But in recent years, that tacit deal started to unravel and Beijing has pushed ahead with the ordination of a number of bishops that do not enjoy the support of Rome.
Some observers suggest that relations are now as troubled as they've been in decades and the Sheshan seminary finds itself at the centre of the crisis.
Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin - a man who up until his ordination speech was one of the those bishops acceptable to both sides - is now a symbol of the continuing divide.
The issue highlights a long running debate in the Catholic Church about how best to deal with China.
It brings back painful memories of the Vatican's own version of Ostpolitik in the 1960s when it muted its criticism of the Soviet Union in order to build bridges with the church behind the Iron Curtain.
Catholics in China are now waiting to see what kind of a strategy Pope Francis will adopt.
There are some within the wider church who would like it to do more to speak out in support of the unofficial, or underground, Chinese Catholics who pledge allegiance not to the CPA, but to Rome, and risk persecution as a result.
Others suggest that dialogue is the only way forward and that means speaking to and negotiating with the CPA.
But, given that China is politically, economically and diplomatically stronger than it was 10 years ago, the party may be in no mood to negotiate.
It has what it wants, control, and strange as it seems, this atheist state may be even more determined to insist on the right to run the church and appoint its bishops - as well as dismiss them.
We asked at the seminary if it was possible to speak to Bishop Ma.
"We won't even pass on your request," we were told.
The experienced defender, 28, is in his second spell with the Daggers and is the club captain.
He returned last summer following a season at Boreham Wood.
He previously made 243 league appearances during a six-year stint with Dagenham and has played 27 times for them in all competitions so far this season.
Six of their World Cup-winning squad played in the side which beat England 4-0 in the 2009 European Championship Under-21s final.
James Milner was the only England player from that game to play at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The Germans beat Argentina 1-0 in Sunday's final, while England went out of the competition in the group stages.
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, defenders Mats Hummels, Benedikt Howedes and Jerome Boateng and midfielders Sami Khedira and Mesut Ozil started against England in the youth final.
Only the injured Khedira did not start against Argentina.
Since that final in Malmo five years ago, Ozil won La Liga with Real Madrid before making a £42.4m move to Arsenal last September.
His title-winning team-mate at Real was Khedira, who also helped the Spanish giants to the 2013-14 Champions League title.
Neuer, 28, and Boateng both play for Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, while Hummels is a two-times Bundesliga winner with Borussia Dortmund. Howedes, 26, plays for Schalke.
Here is what became of the England squad from that under-21 final:
The 26-year-old goalkeeper started his career at Watford before joining Ipswich in 2012. He moved to newly promoted Championship side Rotherham in June after losing his place in the Ipswich side to Dean Gerken. Has not played at international level since that U21 final.
The right-back made 16 appearances for England's U21s, with his last cap in 2009. He played alongside Theo Walcott and Gareth Bale at youth level with Southampton, before playing for Portsmouth and current club Barnsley, who are in League One.
The 25-year-old defender has been with Premier League champions Manchester City since 2005, but made just two appearances last season. Progressed from the U21 squad to the senior England side and has 13 caps in total, but has not played for the national team since 2012. Also represented Great Britain at the London Olympics that year.
Played his last game at international level in the 2009 U21 European Championship final. The 27-year-old defender came through the ranks at Manchester City and made 95 appearances, but left in 2012 to join Queens Park Rangers. Part of the squad which secured promotion from the Championship last season, but struggled with injuries and played only eight games.
The left-back is a first-team regular at last season's FA Cup winners Arsenal and played 42 games in 2013-14 - the most since coming through the youth ranks at the club in 2007. Made his full England debut in 2010 but had just two further appearances because of injury.
The 26-year-old midfielder currently plays for Sunderland, where he has been since leaving Wigan in 2009. Won the last of his 16 U21 caps in 2010 and has yet to be recognised at senior level.
Earned 33 U21 caps, the last of those coming in 2011. The 26-year-old retired from football in March the following year after suffering a cardiac arrest when playing in an FA Cup match for Bolton against Tottenham.
The midfielder, 27, captained England's U21s in the 2009 European Championship, but has not played internationally since the final of that tournament. Has been with West Ham since 2004 and made 38 appearances in the Premier League last season.
The 27-year-old midfielder has arguably been the most successful player to progress from the U21 side which played Germany in 2009. A two-times Premier League winner with Manchester City, whom he joined for a reported £26m from Aston Villa in 2010, he has made 48 appearances for England and was part of the 23-man squad at this summer's World Cup. He started England's final group game which ended in a goalless draw with Costa Rica.
Like Milner, Walcott has progressed to become a regular for England and would have been in the squad for Brazil but for a knee injury which ruled him out of the tournament. The 25-year-old forward, a key player for Arsenal whom he joined for an initial £5m in 2006, has 36 England caps and scored against Sweden at Euro 2012.
The 27-year-old also managed to make the step-up to the senior England side and has 11 caps, but has not played since 2012. The midfielder moved from Manchester City to Sunderland two years ago and is a key player for the Black Cats. An impressive spell of form in the Premier League in the middle of last season saw him in contention for a place in England's World Cup squad, but he ultimately missed out.
Substitutes:
Jack Rodwell (Manchester City): Replaced Fabrice Muamba in the 2009 final and progressed to the senior England side in 2012, going on to make a total of three appearances for the national team. The midfielder joined Manchester City from Everton in 2012 and has played 26 games at club level, 10 of those last season.
Michael Mancienne (Hamburg): The defender, who came on for Nedum Onuoha, made 30 appearances at U21 level, with his last cap coming in 2009. Rose through the ranks at Chelsea and had loan spells at QPR and Wolverhampton Wanderers, before joining German club Hamburg in 2011.
Craig Gardner (WBA): The midfielder, 27, replaced Martin Cranie in the final, but has not played international football since then.
After a job interview, one of the women was told her "personal arrangements with the new baby will make it impossible to carry out this role".
Another of the cases was settled by the Irish Football Association (IFA).
All three women were helped to pursue their separate claims by The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
Sarah Shilliday, Cherie White and Kelly McAtamney accepted financial settlements before their cases reached an industrial tribunal.
Ms Shilliday said her "childcare responsibilities" were discussed when she was interviewed for a management job with RJN Chemicals.
She later received an email from the firm that commented favourably on her suitability for the post, but added: "sadly I'm afraid your personal arrangements with the new baby will make it impossible to carry out this role".
"I was really upset when I received this email as it clearly indicated that the fact I had a child had influenced the decision not to appoint me," she said.
"I could have accepted not getting the job if that was because I wasn't the best candidate, but to have the opportunity denied because I am a mother is not acceptable."
Ms Shilliday's case was settled for £3,000.
The second case was brought against Medi Cosmetics by its former beauty therapist by Kelly McAtamney, who was pregnant and at risk of miscarriage.
She alleged the company would not adjust her duties to accommodate her doctor's advice that she needed to "stay off her feet" as much as possible.
"They would not allow me to sit down to perform my duties and when, failing that, a request for a period of maternity suspension was also refused, I had no option but to continue on sick leave," said Ms McAtamney.
"Subsequently I felt I had to resign."
She received a £4,500 settlement with no admission of liability.
The Irish Football Association (IFA) settled a complaint from Cherie White for £8,000, without admission of liability.
Ms White alleged a number of temporary positions, including posts which had arisen while she was on maternity leave, had been made permanent.
"I'd worked for the IFA for a number of years on temporary contracts and I believed that, but for my maternity leave, I would have been in a position to be considered for one of the permanent posts," she said.
Eileen Lavery, who leads the Equality Commission's advice service, said pregnancy discrimination was a "persistent problem" and the most "common cause of complaint on the grounds of gender" the watchdog receives.
The shoulder bone of the Palaeoloxodon antiquus was found protruding from the sand on the west coast of the island by local resident Paul Hollingshead.
The bone is at the Dinosaur Isle museum in Sandown and is thought to date from the Eemian interglacial period.
Mr Hollingshead said: "I was shocked how big it was and spent around two and a half-hours digging it out."
He found the bone back in March but the museum said it had taken a long time to conserve so that it was fit for display.
Alex Peaker from Dinosaur Isle said: "You don't really associate elephants with the Isle of Wight but this find shows they did roam the island many years ago."
Mr Hollingshead, who has donated the bone to the museum, said: "I remember it was a big five-metre tide, so I knew the water would go out a long way, when I saw what looked like a bit of bone showing from the sand.
"I stopped and realised it was a bit bigger, so I started clearing all of the sand and stones away from it.
"I was hoping it was a dinosaur bone, so was quite shocked to find out it was from an elephant."
The 27-year-old, said to be a target for Juventus with his Zenit contract due to expire in the summer, has agreed a reported £15.3m annual salary.
His new Chinese Super League side, who were promoted from the second tier in 2016, are managed by former Italy international Fabio Cannavaro.
Witsel has won 78 caps for Belgium.
He spent five seasons at Zenit after arriving from Portuguese side Benfica, having started his career at Standard Liege.
Former Chelsea midfielder Oscar and ex-Manchester United and Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez have also recently joined Chinese sides in lucrative deals.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
I'm on the first leg of a 650km (400-mile) journey to Russia's second city, St Petersburg - a route that has seen a revolution in rail travel.
For those who can afford it, the new Sapsan high-speed service has cut journey times from eight hours to just four, offering luxury, leg room and onboard Wifi.
But I'm foregoing this high-tech, 21st-Century experience and will be travelling on ordinary suburban trains.
I want to find out if progress on the railways has been matched by improvements in the lives of ordinary Russians living near the tracks.
The Swallow is full of business travellers, and I'm sitting next to Pavel, a middle-aged company manager.
He is reading a fantasy novel about time-travelling Stalinist secret agents.
"Stalin was a man who made our country great," says Pavel, as we rattle through Moscow's bleak suburbs.
"Everything was ruined in the 1990s, and the people in charge aren't making any attempt to rebuild it."
Our first stop is Klin, a nondescript town 90km outside Moscow.
Its main claim to fame is composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who spent his summers here.
The town hopes the legacy of the great 19th-Century composer will help revive its 21st-Century fortunes.
Two years ago a well-connected businessman, Igor Chaika, launched an ambitious project to turn Klin into a Russian Salzburg, like Mozart's much-visited birthplace in Austria.
There were plans to revamp the town centre, build a metro, and start an annual Tchaikovsky festival.
Two years on, Igor Chaika has pulled out, but his name and the project featured in a widely-publicised opposition video last year, accusing him and his father - Russia's chief prosecutor Yuri Chaika - of corruption. Both deny the allegations.
Klin still has no metro, but there is a music festival, and Alyona Sokolskaya, the town's smartly-dressed mayor, is happy to talk about it.
But when I ask about Igor Chaika, the conversation abruptly ends.
"Are you here to interview me or to talk about Chaika?" she asks icily, and I am escorted from the building by security.
Later, back on the train, we wait in a siding in Tver region, waiting for the Sapsan to race past.
Passengers say delays of up to an hour are common now.
I meet Natalya, a well-spoken former teacher who makes a living selling small items to passengers on the trains.
She's been doing this 10 hours a day, six days a week, for 20 years.
In a good month she earns the equivalent of $300 (£245) - much more than her teaching salary. But it's a hard life.
"Sometimes I don't want to come to work so much I feel sick, "she says. "But that's life. Russians are used to being under the cosh."
The next stop is Leontevo, once famous for its glass factory, which made the ruby stars on the Kremlin towers.
In 2010 Nina's son Mikhail was knocked off his feet by a Sapsan roaring through the station.
Furious, he hurled a lump of ice at the train and was prosecuted for criminal damage.
It was Mikhail's third conviction - not unusual for a generation who came of age amid the chaos of the 1990s.
With no work or prospects, life offered Mikhail little except drink and crime.
Two years after his Sapsan conviction he was dead.
"It was hard living with him," says Nina. "But it's even harder without him."
Nina bears no bitterness towards the Sapsan, but she's troubled by the inequalities of life.
"Yes, we need progress," she says. "But is there any guarantee that people who live along the tracks will be safe and comfortable?"
Nina's old friend Slava is scathing about how the ruling United Russia party is running the country,
"Haven't they stolen enough?" he asks.
"They've bought land, built houses, salted money away, and sent their children abroad. Isn't it time to do some good?"
But Slava deeply respects President Vladimir Putin, and says he'd like a return to the Soviet discipline of Joseph Stalin's era.
"If you weigh up the prison camps on one side, and what Stalin achieved on the other, then to me he was a great leader."
Early the next morning we're rolling through Novgorod region.
A young man with a child's face is lying across the seat opposite.
He doesn't have a ticket but the conductor leaves him alone.
Oleg is 29 and homeless. He grew up in a children's home, spent seven years in prison and now travels the trains begging money for food and cheap wine.
"I drink to keep warm," he says. "Not to get drunk."
At Mstinskiy Most station a bell rings non-stop, warning passengers a fast train is approaching.
"That's how it should be," says Olga, at the station shop. "A Sapsan might come through at any moment."
I'm staying with Maria, a cheerful widow in her mid-sixties who runs a guest house.
Maria is a karaoke fan and clearly enjoys life.
"Whatever people might say, we're okay here," she says.
The last stop before St Petersburg is Chudovo, once home to the poet Nikolai Nekrasov.
He wrote one of his most-quoted poems here, titled: Who Can Be Happy In Russia?
I'm still thinking about Nekrasov as we finally reach St Petersburg.
It's three days since I started out, and almost 150 years since Nekrasov wrote the poem.
Life along the tracks is clearly moving much slower than the Sapsan train, and Nekrasov's question seems as relevant as ever.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it was examining whether there were any remaining legal issues preventing its publication.
Thousands of striking miners and police clashed at Orgreave coking plant.
A redacted version of the report was published last year.
An IPCC spokeswoman said the report had been redacted as a result of legal issues, including some relating to the Hillsborough inquests, which concluded last month.
She said: "We are now considering whether the legal issues that prompted the report being redacted still remain.
"One key consideration is that the IPCC and Operation Resolve are conducting criminal investigations into the events at Hillsborough and its aftermath.
"As a result we must now carefully consider whether we can publish an unredacted version of the report at this stage without compromising the integrity of the ongoing criminal investigations."
Operation Resolve is the continuing police inquiry into the events of the day of the Hillsborough disaster and its lead-up.
South Yorkshire Police referred itself to the IPCC in 2012 over allegations of assault and misconduct relating to the events at Orgreave.
However, the IPCC ruled in 2015 that the passage of time meant the allegations "could not be pursued".
Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham said the report contained proof "that underhand tactics were used first against South Yorkshire miners before being deployed to much more deadly effect against Liverpool supporters [at Hillsborough]".
He said: "As I've always said, we won't have the truth about Hillsborough until we have the full truth about Orgreave."
South Yorkshire Police were not available for comment.
The 34-year-old, who went off on a stretcher after hurting himself while catching a cross and clearing the ball, was replaced by Willy Caballero.
"Of course he has an injury, probably [out] for some weeks," said Guardiola,
"I don't know if he will be available again this season."
The 0-0 draw - in which Bravo came off after 79 minutes - was only his sixth clean sheet in 22 Premier League games since his £15.4m summer move from Barcelona.
Steven Modeste, 37, James Irvine, 54, and Anthony Kimber, 43, attacked Jacqui Young in Kelso in October last year.
A court heard how the trio went to the Original Factory Shop in the town's Bowmont Street wearing masks.
Modeste was jailed for eight years, Irvine for nine and a half years and Kimber for nine years.
A jury at the High Court in Edinburgh had found them guilty of armed robbery and illegally possessing a stun gun.
They were also convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice.
The men used the stun gun on Ms Young, who was 14 weeks pregnant, and her co-worker Alexandra McMurray.
Ms Young told the court that she kicked one of the men in the groin after she had been attacked.
But they then dragged her across the shop floor and into the office where the shop's safe was kept.
Prosecutors believe the robbers got away with £7,300.
Afterwards, Ms Young was taken to hospital for an emergency scan to check her baby had not been hurt.
The court heard that the child had been born unharmed in April this year.
Following conviction it emerged that all three men, whose addresses were given as being prisoners at HMP Edinburgh, had previous convictions for robbery.
Judge Lady Carmichael said the sentences were given on the basis of their criminal records, with Irvine having the worst record for previous offending.
She told the three men: "All three of you have been convicted of serious offences - the most serious one was the robbery in charge two.
"It involved not just the threat of violence. What marks it out is the actual use of a stun gun on two women.
"This assault was particularly distressing as it led to concerns for her unborn child."
With nearly all the ballots counted, he had won 66.5% to 33.5% for his run-off rival, Alain Juppe.
The former prime minister promised to build a fairer society, saying France wanted "truth and... action".
A new opinion poll suggests he would easily beat the far right's Marine Le Pen in the actual election.
According to the Harris interactive poll quoted by BFMTV (in French), Mr Fillon would lead the National Front candidate by 26% to 24% in the first round, then win the run-off against her by 67% to 33%.
Mr Juppe, also a former prime minister and regarded as more moderate, congratulated Mr Fillon and pledged to support him in his bid to become president.
Francois Fillon was the man to beat going into this run-off vote, and his team knew it.
Shortly after polls closed, they were already celebrating at his party headquarters, as the first partial results came in. Within hours, it was confirmed. Mr Fillon had won two-thirds of the vote; a stunning victory for the candidate once seen as the 'third man' in the contest.
Alain Juppe appeared in front of his own, determined supporters, to concede the contest. He gave a small smile to the crowds chanting his name and told them he was ending the contest as he began it: "A free man, who didn't betray who he was or what he thought."
The job for Mr Fillon now is to unite his party after this unprecedented primary battle, and prepare to take on the governing Socialist party - and the far-right leader Marine Le Pen - in presidential elections next year.
What now for France's left and far-right?
As the result of the Republican party primary became clear, Mr Fillon told his supporters he would work for change.
"If the French people entrust me with their confidence," he said, "I will try to respect that contract and conduct myself with dignity."
"I will take up an unusual challenge for France," he went on to say. "To tell the truth and completely change its software."
Mr Fillon had been widely expected to win the race, after securing 44% of the vote in the first round a week ago that saw former President Nicolas Sarkozy knocked out.
The 62-year-old is a Roman Catholic who is seen as a traditionalist on issues such as abortion and gay marriage.
He is proposing dramatic economic reforms that include slashing 500,000 public jobs, ending the 35-hour week, raising the retirement age and scrapping the wealth tax.
On foreign policy, he advocates closer relations with Russia.
Mr Juppe had initially been seen as the favourite to win the race but struggled against Mr Fillon's strong performances in the primary debates.
Conservative daily Le Figaro warns Mr Fillon's biggest challenge will now be to stop the "terrible alienation of the ordinary voter", as he will need to appeal to a much broader constituency at the presidential election than in these primaries. Marginalised voters, it argues, are "being driven into the arms of the National Front by unemployment and uncontrolled immigration".
The centre-left Le Monde says Mr Fillon's clear victory gives him a "good chance of winning against the National Front and a comatose left".
France Info, a popular news website, declares that "'Mister Nobody' is en route for the Elysee Palace", adding that "it must be said that Francois Fillon has come a long way".
Now the spotlight falls on the Socialist party, and whether the deeply unpopular President Francois Hollande will stand again in his party's primaries in January. He is expected to announce his decision in the coming days.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Sunday that he would not rule out running against Mr Hollande in the primary, telling the Journal du Dimanche he wanted to dispel the idea "that the left has no chance" of retaining power.
The two men are expected to have lunch together on Monday at the Elysee Palace, as they normally do each week, French media report.
But government spokesman Stephane Le Foll stressed that Mr Valls would need to resign in order to stand for the candidacy.
"There will not be a primary between the president and the prime minister," he told Europe 1 radio.
Earlier, Emmanuel Macron, the 38-year-old former economy minister and protege of Mr Hollande, announced plans to stand in the presidential election as a centrist independent.
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Only a late Wasps try prevented Tigers, who sacked long-serving director of rugby Richard Cockerill in January, from reaching the final.
Burns, who now rejoins Bath, told BBC Radio Leicester: "We've been in some unbelievably dark places this year.
"To get to a semi has to fill you with pride."
Burns, 27, will return to his boyhood club next season in a deal which sees England fly-half George Ford rejoin Leicester.
In March, he said he was unhappy at the way the move was handled, having been keen to see out the final year of his existing deal at Welford Road.
And his time at Leicester ended abruptly in the closing minutes of the game at the Ricoh Arena, as Josh Bassett went over two minutes from time to send Wasps into the final, where they will face Exeter Chiefs.
"It's disappointing that we couldn't go that one step [further] and send everyone to a final down at Twickenham," Burns said.
Marston's has been brewing Thwaites beers since early last year, after the firm announced it was shutting down its main brewery in Blackburn, Lancashire.
The acquisition includes two premium ales, Wainwright and Lancaster Bomber.
Marston's will secure both Thwaites beers and the firm's 150-strong team of regional sales, marketing and distribution staff.
Last year, Thwaites announced it would be moving to a new £10m factory at Mellor, a village near Blackburn.
A spokesman said the company would still move as it continues to brew beer for its own pubs, inns and hotels in a small craft brewery - but the current site is too big.
Ralph Findlay, chief executive of Marston's, said he was "delighted" to acquire "a very high-quality business with good people and brands, and with growth potential".
Tom Stainer of the Campaign for Real Ale said: "We believe that consumer choice is always reduced when breweries are acquired by larger operators.
"We'd urge Marston's to ensure that the individual nature and taste of Thwaites brands are not diluted and lost as a result of this acquisition."
The accident happened on Standingstane Road at its junction with Burnshot Road at about 10:30 on Monday.
It involved a silver Land Rover Discovery travelling from Kirkliston on Burnshot Road. The male cyclist, who was travelling from the Dalmeny direction, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police have appealed for witnesses.
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The 28-year-old winger has agreed a two-year deal with the Blues, who won the Women's Super League title and the FA Women's Cup double last season.
"The team established themselves as the top club in the country and I'm excited about the prospect of helping to build on that," she told Chelsea's website.
'It is the right point in my career to begin a new challenge."
Carney has won 110 international caps and was a member of the England side which finished third at the World Cup earlier this year.
She has previously played under Chelsea manager Emma Hayes at Arsenal Ladies and Chicago Red Stars.
"Karen was a major target and a genuine world-class addition to the squad," Hayes said.
"She is a student of the game and brings additional leadership to our squad.
"I see Karen complimenting the talent we already possess in the final third. All our attacking players will benefit hugely from her vision and passing."
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A win over derby rivals Cliftonville at Solitude on Tuesday night would ensure that the Crues retain the Gibson Cup for the first time in their history.
"We have only won the league five times in our history so if we can do it back-to-back it will be an incredible achievement," said Baxter.
"You can see what it means to people."
A 1-0 victory over the Reds effectively clinched the title for Crusaders last season and a repeat performance would see the league trophy reside in north Belfast for a fourth consecutive year, Cliftonville having collected the trophy in 2013 and 2014.
"I am so caught up in getting us over the line that I haven't had a lot of time to dwell on the historic side of things," added Baxter.
"We are just trying to play the next game in front of us and Cliftonville are our nearest neighbours, so they won't be lying down for us.
"I asked the players to look after themselves over the weekend. We are closing in on the title and it's important that we close it off."
Crusaders have won 1-0 on each of their last three league visits to Solitude and are unbeaten in their last six meetings with the Reds, winning five of those encounters and drawing one.
Linfield's 3-0 success over Coleraine on Saturday guaranteed them a second-place finish in the table but manager David Healy is dangling the carrot of Irish Cup final places in front of his players ahead of their clash with Glentoran at the Oval.
"The boys are being given an opportunity to showcase what they can do and prove they are worthy of a place in the squad for the final," explained Healy.
The Blues boss rested Jamie Mulgrew for the victory over the Bannsiders, while Ross Gaynor was out with a slight injury and Reece Glendinning, Andrew Waterworth and Mark Stafford sat out the game as they were one booking away from missing the showpiece decider against Glenavon.
Glentoran go into the match unbeaten in their last five fixtures, having secured 13 points from a possible 15.
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Bottom club Warrenpoint Town prepare for their home game against in-form Ballymena United with manager Barry Gray admitting that "confidence is a wee bit low" among his players, but hoping that a triumph could "give us the spark that we need".
Ballymena secured their top-flight status by defeating Carrick Rangers but will now be targeting the seventh-place finish which would assure them of a Europa League play-off berth.
Ballinamallard will be without the suspended Ivan Sproule for their trip to Stangmore Park to face Dungannon Swifts, who are also assured of playing Premiership football next season.
The Mallards took a step towards easing their relegation worries by seeing off Warrenpoint on Saturday but finish their campaign with three away matches against the Swifts, Ballymena and Carrick Rangers.
In the evening's other matches, Glenavon continue their bid to finish third as they entertain Coleraine, while Gary Haveron's Carrick outfit play Portadown at Taylor's Avenue.
Arron Banks, co-chair of Leave.EU, said he would like to merge with Vote Leave but claimed they did not want to.
The Bristol businessman said relations between the two were "strained" but his group was "ready" for the referendum.
Both groups are vying for the right to be designated the official "out" campaign, which will benefit from increased spending limits.
No date has been confirmed for the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, promised by the end of 2017, although there has been speculation it could be this year.
The Electoral Commission has yet to select a designated lead campaign for either the "in" or "out" sides.
Mr Banks said his group had "offered to come together" with Vote Leave - a cross-party group made up of MPs and donors - but they were "not particularly interested".
He told BBC Sunday Politics West: "I think it's highly unlikely right now. We would like to but I don't think they [Vote Leave] are in the mode of wanting to merge.
"They're an SW1 [Westminster] campaign. We don't believe it can be won from SW1 we think it's got to be won on the streets of Britain."
But he dismissed newspaper reports that Leave.EU had hired security experts to spy on the rival group as "silly".
The official "in" and "out" campaigns will be allowed to spend up to £7m during the campaign period and will be entitled to TV broadcasts and a free mailout.
The Electoral Commission says it will choose the campaign that represents "to the greatest extent those campaigning for that outcome".
Vote Leave is supported by Business for Britain, the Labour Leave campaign and Conservatives for Britain.
It has yet to comment.
Drugmaker AstraZeneca led the downward trend, shedding 3.4%.
Imperial, Royal Dutch Shell and BP also took a turn for the worse after trading without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-out.
Overall, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares was down 28.46 points or 0.39% at 7,273.95.
In the wider FTSE 250, defence group Cobham's shares plunged 15.1% after it issued a new profit warning, its fifth in two years.
On the currency markets, the pound was 0.25% higher against the dollar at $1.2493 and down 0.42% against the euro at 1.1707 euros.
The 19-year-old arrives at Sincil Bank with the Imps leading the National League and through to the FA Cup fifth round for the first time.
Ginnelly has yet to make his first-team debut at Burnley but made 14 appearances on loan at League One Walsall earlier this season.
He scored five times in 20 games on loan at Altrincham prior to that.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here.
The blaze was started outside the family's home in Kilmeny Crescent, in the Coltness area of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, at about 03:10.
It is being treated as wilful after a probe by police and the fire service.
Police said the "dangerous" fire had left the owner "absolutely distraught". They have appealed for witnesses.
Det Con Chris Norton said: "This was a deliberate and dangerous act which has completely destroyed this family's summer house in their garden.
"The damage caused is estimated to be worth a five-figure sum of money and the owner has been left absolutely distraught by what has happened.
"The house is in the middle of a busy residential area in Wishaw and is overlooked by several flats and other properties. It did happen during the night but I would appeal to anyone who was awake around that time and may have seen anything suspicious to get in touch."
Several homes and a hospital were struck by mortar fire on Saturday.
The Shia group's advance on the capital has left scores dead this week and damaged many key buildings.
The showdown between the Houthis and forces loyal to the main Sunni party, Islah, has triggered Yemen's worst crisis since 2011.
The violence came as it emerged that a deal between the rival groups was under discussion.
One presidential source told a BBC Arabic correspondent in Sanaa that the Houthis - an armed Shia grouping - had signed a draft agreement proposed by President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
No confirmation was available, and details of any discussions were limited.
Much of the violence on Saturday was in the northern part of the capital, where the rebels tried to seize control of the Iman University from fighters loyal to Islah.
The capital's international airport remained closed for a second day. Hundreds have fled their homes.
Following serious clashes between armed groups on Thursday and Friday, hundreds of Yemenis have had to leave their homes. Many others are stranded in their houses unable to go out and buy food and supplies.
"Most of the neighbourhood has left and most shops have closed," says Samir al-Miqbaly, a small grocery owner near the headquarters of Yemen TV, the state broadcaster, where clashes have taken places for the past two days.
"The sounds of shelling are very strong and the fighting is so intense that we could feel our houses shaking."
Even in the relatively calm area of Hadda, one resident and mother-of-three is worried about sending her children to school next week.
"Where is the government in all of this?" she asks.
The Houthis, an armed Shia movement based in the mountainous northern province of Saada, have been advancing upon the capital for weeks, skirmishing with rivals and staging protests demanding political and economic reforms.
This week they attacked the offices of Islah and the headquarters of Yemen's state TV station. President Hadi has described the rebel offensive as a "coup attempt".
The Houthis, who belong to the minority Zaidi Shia community, have staged periodic uprisings since 2004 to win greater autonomy for Saada.
Yemen has remained unstable since an outbreak of anti-government protests in 2011, which forced the then-President Ali Abdallah Saleh from office.
David Harris, 68, who had become "besotted" with another woman, offered to pay an undercover policeman £150,000 to murder Hazel Allinson.
Jurors at the Old Bailey heard Harris wanted to inherit her fortune and £800,000 home so he could elope with sex worker Ugne Cekaviciute, 28.
He said he was researching a spy novel and denied solicitation to murder.
The retired producer was caught when the police officer posing as a would-be hitman taped a conversation in which Harris said he was "100% sure" he wanted his partner dead. Extracts of the recordings have been released by the City of London police.
Former TV scriptwriter Ms Allinson, who was present as details of her partner's betrayal were aired in court, refused to co-operate with the prosecution and also offered to give evidence in Harris' defence.
But prosecutor William Boyce QC described Harris' story as "absurd" and said: "You were utterly sinister, utterly convincing and utterly intent on the death of Hazel."
Harris told the court he had an "active libido" and it was on a regular visit to a brothel in Worthing he met Ms Cekaviciute.
"I had become besotted with her. I thought that she was too young and too nice to be in a brothel," he said.
Harris took the younger woman to expensive restaurants and hotels, spending £50,000, which Ms Allinson, who also worked on The Bill, had given him as an allowance after his retirement.
The pair were together 27 years and Harris used Ms Allinson's reputation as a parish councillor and church chorister to borrow thousands of pounds from neighbours to fund his five-year affair.
The court heard he sneaked Ms Cekaviciute into the house they shared in Amberley, West Sussex and photographed her posing on a bed.
Harris often told Ms Allinson, a cancer survivor who lost both her mother and sister to the disease, that he was tending to his sick brother in a mental hospital, when he was actually away with Ms Cekaviciute.
The court was told Harris approached London mechanic Christopher May in March 2016 and said: "I'm offering you £250,000 to kill my wife."
Mr May instead tried to warn Ms Allinson, so Harris approached a second man, Duke Dean, in October 2016, and offered him up to £175,000.
Mr Dean alerted police who brought in an undercover detective to pose as "Chris", an apparent killer for hire, whom Harris offered £150,000 to kill Ms Allinson.
Speaking after Harris was found guilty, Det Ch Insp Adele Michael said: "This is a man who basically presented himself as a retired middle-class pensioner, who in fact was a very manipulative, conniving and ruthless individual who approached not one but three individual men and offered them money to have his partner killed."
Sentencing has been adjourned to July 14 for a report on Harris's future risk.
Judge Anne Molyneux QC said: "There was a prolonged period of almost a year where he actively sought to murder his life partner.
"During that year, he displayed an ability to lie almost instinctively.
"He has demonstrated a lack of empathy and he has demonstrated a callousness and willingness to do what is necessary to achieve his own ends."
The work to upgrade the section of A96 forms part of a wider project to build 88 miles (141km) of dual carriageway between Inverness and Aberdeen.
Improving the A96 from Inverness and Nairn could cost between £375m to £475m.
The surveys will look for animals such as bats and great crested newts.
Teams of ecologists will gather information on species present and their habitats over the next few months.
Infrastructure Secretary Keith Brown said: "The surveys this week will look at breeding birds and great crested newts in their natural habitat along the route.
"Over the coming months further surveys for otters, red squirrel, pine marten, badgers, bats and wintering birds will also take place along with aquatic studies and other environmental and heritage surveys.
"Gathering this kind of information will give us a clearer understanding of the local environment and allow us to help protect the wildlife and their habitats as we take forward essential work to upgrade the main artery between Inverness and Aberdeen."
Korean Central Television's page now bears a message saying the account has "been terminated for violating YouTube's Community Guidelines".
The channel is used mainly for daily and breaking news broadcasts.
Reports suggest the reason could be the possibility of Pyongyang earning advertising money on the channel, which would violate US sanctions.
Sanctions imposed in March by the Treasury Department forbid American companies and people from doing business with Pyongyang's Propaganda and Agitation Department.
According to the Washington Post, the account was apparently blocked last month by Google to avoid violating the sanctions.
Google has declined to comment saying: "We don't comment on individual videos or channels."
"But we do disable accounts that violate our terms of service or community guidelines, and when we are required by law to do so."
In January, the channel was live with the news of another nuclear test in which the state had "successfully tested a hydrogen bomb", although that claim was disputed by experts.
Pulis, 57, led Crystal Palace to safety last season and he replaced Alan Irvine at the Hawthorns on 1 January.
The Baggies, have lost one of the seven games since the Welshman took charge.
"Tony Pulis is there now and we all know what sort of manager he is, so we know it's going to be a tough game," Williams said.
"What you know with his sides is that they're going to be organised and very difficult to beat.
"I'm sure he's trying to implement that there, and it's about us trying to break them down.
"But they're at home so they should come out a little bit and hopefully it's a good game."
Swansea eased to a 3-0 win over West Brom at the Liberty Stadium in August during Irvine's seven month spell in charge at the Hawthorns.
Victory over the Baggies saw Swansea briefly move to the top of the Premier League, although they are currently ninth in the table.
The Swans recovered from going a goal down at home to Sunderland on Saturday to rescue a draw, thanks to Ki Sung-yueng.
That resulted followed a 1-0 win at high-flying Southampton the previous weekend.
"I thought we showed great character to come back from being a goal down, especially when you're not playing as well as you want to," Williams said.
"Second half we played a lot better and finally Ki got the goal, so credit to the team for that."
Holding midfielder Jack Cork signed from Saints in the January transfer window and Williams praised his debut against Sunderland.
"I thought he did really well, another one who put a shift in, covered a lot of ground and was fully committed to the team," Williams said.
"He seems a really nice guy and started brilliantly.
"It's nice to hear that people want to come to the team, maybe we've struggled with that before with it being a smaller club, being in Wales and a lot of people want to live in bigger cities.
"But it just shows the work that we've all done here... that we can attract players to the club and Jack is a good British player. I think he'll have a good career here."
Those who represent this place at Stormont are either unionist or nationalist, and the battle for power in Upper Bann has often been a heated and divisive one, as the tension between the DUP and UUP camps showed at last year's Westminster election.
Upper Bann has also been the scene of electoral battles between Sinn Féin and the SDLP.
At present, Upper Bann is made up of two Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) assembly members, two from the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and one each from Sinn Féin and the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
The new year has brought a fresh election and a series of new names on the assembly ballot paper.
This year the local parties have all selected high profile women and their number includes Carla Lockhart, a DUP councillor who also works for sitting DUP MLA Stephen Moutray.
She defeated him in a selection contest and now wants his job.
Speaking to the BBC NI programme, The View, she said: "Stephen has decided at this stage to take a look at his own business interests, so I therefore will be putting my best foot forward and delivering for Upper Bann."
Like Ms Lockhart, Catherine Seeley of Sinn Féin is fighting her first assembly election and thinks she has a good chance of success in May.
"We are very much focussed on myself and [Education Minister] John O'Dowd getting two seats," she said.
"We came so close in the previous assembly election. It was a very small margin."
If Sinn Féin succeeds in taking two seats, the woman who might lose out is the sitting SDLP MLA Dolores Kelly.
A veteran of election campaigns, Ms Kelly has defied the critics before and thinks she will triumph again.
"Sinn Féin's real intent is to topple the SDLP from this constituency and I am not going to be the candidate that allows that to happen," she told the BBC.
"I am proud to represent this constituency and I intend to serve the people of Upper Bann for another five years."
Back in the 2011 assembly election, two of Sinn Féin's candidates outpolled the SDLP on the first count but the party only took one seat.
It means that transfers and vote management will be key in this constituency.
Veteran journalist Victor Gordon has covered many electoral campaigns in Upper Bann.
"Sinn Féin will have to manage their vote very carefully because they got quite a good first preference but the transfers did not come to them last time and they are going to have to split their vote 50/50 throughout the constituency to make it," he said.
The Ulster Unionists are fielding three candidates, including sitting MLA Jo-Anne Dobson.
She welcomes her female rivals, saying: "I think it shows we have a variety of excellent candidates going forward."
Even though her party normally only secures two seats she rejected any suggestion that the UUP are running too many candidates.
"I think we are offering the electorate choice, a fantastic choice, and I am very much looking forward to taking to the doorsteps," she said.
In the coming weeks economic matters, health care and Troubles legacy issues are all expected to surface during the election campaign.
The four larger parties are expected to face challenges from the other parties including Alliance, Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) and the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP).
This constituency is always worth watching. The election may be three months away but Upper Bann is already making headlines.
The View will be broadcast on BBC One NI at 22:45 GMT on Thursday, 4 February.
John Watson, 35, lay in wait for the victim to leave the house of his ex-wife, with whom the victim was having a relationship with.
He then tied him up, bundled him into his car and stabbed him before eventually he was saved by police.
Watson was convicted by a unanimous jury at Reading Crown Court on Thursday.
The court heard the men became friends while stationed together at Combermere Barracks, near Windsor, last year.
The relationship broke down after the victim started a relationship with Watson's former partner following the breakdown of their respective marriages.
The 28-year-old victim sustained a number of injuries, including a stab wound to his side and left elbow, as well as damage to a tendon in his finger which required surgery.
Watson had already been found guilty of one count of kidnap in relation to the attack, and pleaded guilty to one count of possession of an offensive weapon.
Investigating officer Det Con Lyndsey Shaw said: "This was a callous and premeditated act on the part of John Watson.
"Fortunately the victim did not suffer any long lasting injury and physically he has been able to move on from this ordeal".
Watson is due to be sentenced at the same court on 9 February.
Rachel Atherton, who had already clinched the title, secured her sixth successive race win in Italy.
The English rider beat France's Myriam Nicole into second to claim the 26th World Cup win of her career.
Carpenter needed a strong end to the season after disqualification and crashes had ruined her title hopes.
The 2014 World Cup champion will now join Atherton, and third-placed Tahnee Seagrave, in the Great Britain team at the World Championships are held in Andorra in September.
"You know if you don't want to entice a rapist, don't wear high heels so you can't run from him," she said, in an interview in the Sunday Times.
The Pretenders singer, 63, said she takes "full responsibility" after she was sexually assaulted aged 21 in Ohio.
"If I'm walking around in my underwear and I'm drunk. Who else's fault can it be?" Hynde told Krissi Murison.
In her recently completed autobiography, Reckless, Hynde recounts how she was forced to perform sexual acts on members of an Ohio motorcycle gang who had promised to take her to a party, but instead took her to an abandoned house.
"Technically speaking, however you want to look at it, this was all my doing and I take full responsibility," said the singer, who recalled being high on drugs at the time.
"If I'm walking around and I'm very modestly dressed and I'm keeping to myself and someone attacks me, then I'd say that's his fault. But if I'm being very lairy and putting it about and being provocative, then you are enticing someone who's already unhinged - don't do that. Come on! That's just common sense."
"I don't think I am saying anything controversial, am I?" she concluded.
Dismissive response
But her comments were condemned by the charity Victim Support who said that victims "should not blame themselves".
Lucy Hastings, director of Victim Support, said: "Victims of sexual violence should never feel or be made to feel that they were responsible for the appalling crime they suffered - regardless of circumstances or factors which may have made them particularly vulnerable.
"They should not blame themselves or be blamed for failing to prevent an attack - often they will have been targeted by predatory offenders who are responsible for their actions."
The response on Twitter was equally dismissive.
"Chrissie Hynde has completely destroyed her feminist legacy in one ignorant, appalling statement", tweeted Andrew.
Dear Chrissie Hynde. NOTHING ever justifies the rape or sexual assault of a woman. It's the abusers fault only. Love. A Man", tweeted Antony.
"Thing about rapists is that they're rapists. They don't care what victims wear. Their impulse is to rape. They're rapists. Chrissie Hynde", wrote Jill.
But there was also some sympathy.
"People criticising Chrissie Hynde for her comments are overlooking that she is a victim and this is self blame. I feel v sorry for her tbh", tweeted Stephanie.
While the Guardian's Hadley Freeman echoed her thoughts: "Many people seem furious with Chrissie Hynde, and I get why, but I feel pity for her. Imagine blaming y/self for sthg so awful for so long."
19 January 2016 Last updated at 14:23 GMT
But did it ever go away? As far back as April 1980, Bristol's environmental health officers were using noise monitoring equipment to try to track down the source.
More than 100 complaints had been made - one inspector told BBC Points West, in this archive footage from April 1980.
Steve Watson, 53, appeared in the reconstruction of the 1994 murder of Julie Pacey, which was reshown on BBC One earlier this year.
Officers took his DNA after viewers told them he was the "killer" shown in the reconstruction.
The BBC has said it tried to contact Mr Watson before the show.
Julie Pacey, 38, was found dead in Grantham, Lincolnshire, but her killer has never been found.
Mr Watson, of Newark, Nottinghamshire, said he answered a BBC ad to play the part in 1994.
"[My face] was on the screen for too long and even then, people in the street said, 'Oh, is that that murderer?'" he said.
"To hear those words you think, 'Please, it's just a reconstruction, surely you understand', but unfortunately they don't."
The original Crimewatch appeal was aired again in July after advancements in DNA technology.
"A couple of people in Newark recognised me and put me forward as a suspect and I was on the end of having my DNA taken and all sorts," he said.
Despite telling police he was the actor, he is yet to be told he is no longer a suspect.
"I'm in limbo, it's ridiculous," he said.
Det Insp Helen Evans, of Lincolnshire Police, said it would be "remiss not to thoroughly investigate every solid piece of information" and he will be given an update "in due course".
Mr Watson said Crimewatch "do a fantastic job" but actors should be warned they could be called on by the police.
A BBC spokesman said it tried to contact Mr Watson about re-airing the appeal but his details were not in their records.
The charity Asthma UK, which analysed nearly 100,000 patient records to reach this estimate, says lives are at risk.
It found some patients had been put on the wrong types of inhalers.
And some medics were not picking up on warning signs that asthma could be spiralling dangerously out of control.
Asthma UK insists that no patient is in immediate danger, but warns that they should check which inhalers they have been prescribed and how often they use them.
No asthma patient should be prescribed a long-acting reliever inhaler without being given a preventer inhaler too, for example.
And any person who finds that they use 12 or more short-acting reliever inhalers in a year must see a doctor because it means their condition is not under control and needs other medication.
Likewise, anyone who is using their reliever inhaler - which is usually blue in colour - more than three times a week and has not had a recent review with their doctor should contact their GP.
Asthma inhalers:
In the audit of more than 500 GP practices carried out between 2010 and 2013, 5,000 patients had been prescribed more than 12 reliever inhalers over a 12-month period, 1,965 of them without being reviewed by a nurse or doctor.
And 400 patients had been prescribed long-acting reliever medicines without inhaled steroids.
Applying this incidence to the whole of the UK suggests tens of thousands of people with asthma could have these medication errors, says Asthma UK.
There are about 5.4 million people in the UK on asthma treatment - a million of these are children.
Experts say the findings echo those of a report published a year ago - the National Review of Asthma Deaths.
The UK has one of the highest rates of asthma prevalence, hospital admissions and mortality in the developed world.
Dr Mark Levy, GP and author of the National Review of Asthma Deaths, said deaths could be prevented by better disease management.
"We should be assessing and reviewing every patient and reviewing people every time they have an attack.
"A single review once a year is not acceptable," he said.
Prof Russell Viner, of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said: "A huge part of this is making sure we intervene early and ensure preventative medication is given as well as used to relieve symptoms in emergencies."
Nurses called for better asthma training.
Dr Peter Carter, of the Royal College of Nursing, said: "The role of specialist nurses is vital in supporting better patient and professional education, but the number of specialist nursing posts that have been eroded in recent years is deeply concerning."
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said it provided prescribing advice on its website.
A spokesman said: "Guidance for prescribers has been published in the MHRA's safety bulletin, Drug Safety Update, and product information for prescribers and patients has been updated accordingly."
The matches will now take place at 11am local time (16:00 BST) on Friday.
Williams will face Roberta Vinci after second seed Simona Halep meets Flavia Pennetta in the other last-four match.
The men's semi-finals will take place after the conclusion of the women's matches at 22:00 BST.
Top seed Novak Djokovic faces defending champion Marin Cilic first, with second seed Roger Federer taking on his fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka in the other match.
The rainy conditions did not prevent the men's doubles semi-finals from going ahead as scheduled on Thursday.
Great Britain's Dom Inglot and his partner Robert Linstedt were beaten 7-5 6-2 by French duo Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert, but Jamie Murray and his Australian partner John Peers won their semi-final later on.
Murray and Peers saved a match point to beat Americans Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey 6-4 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (9-7) and take their place in Saturday's final.
Police are continuing to search parts of Oxfordshire for 21-year-old Jed Allen who they want to question in connection with the deaths.
The bodies of Janet Jordon, 48, her six-year-old daughter Derin and Philip Howard, 44, were found at their home in Didcot, Oxfordshire, on Saturday.
Detectives have described their deaths as a "tragic and sad event".
Mr Allen, who has a distinctive black spider tattoo on his left hand, is described as white, about 6ft (1.8m) tall and stocky.
Thames Valley Police confirmed he was known to the force and has warned the public not to approach him, although he is not considered dangerous to the wider community.
Speaking at a news briefing on Sunday, Det Supt Chris Ward emphasised the need to trace the suspect as soon as possible.
"It is vital that we trace Jed Allen and I would urge anyone who has any information about his whereabouts to contact police," he said. "If you see Jed please do not approach him, instead call 999 immediately."
More than 100 officers - some of them armed - have taken part in the search which involved closing Oxford University Parks where Mr Allen used to work as a groundsman.
Police said the presence of armed police was "purely for the safety of the searching officers".
The victims' bodies were found in a house in Vicarage Road at about 20:20 BST on Saturday after police were alerted by concerned neighbours.
A number of people have since visited the scene to leave floral tributes.
One tribute left with a bunch of flowers read: "You are my family and always will be. I will miss you all each day. You have all left a massive void in my heart which will never be filled.
"I love you all so much, Jan, Phil and my Dezzy Doo."
Earlier, resident Sheila Welch said the family had only lived in the house for a couple of months and "always looked so happy".
Ms Welch said she was first alerted when police descended on the quiet residential road, adding there were "just sirens and police cars".
"All I can say is that I am very upset - it is all very traumatic," she added.
Nelson Cheung, 65, died after his car was forced off the road near Randalstown on 8 January.
His wife, Winnie, 57, was injured.
Appearing in court were - Virgilio Augusto Fernando Correia, 33, from Grant Avenue, Randalstown, Gary William Thompson, 32, from Cunningham Way, Antrim, and Christopher David Menaul, 25, from Barra Street, Antrim.
They deny the murder of the Chinese businessman, attempting to murder Mrs Cheung, the attempted robbery of Mr Cheung and the robbery of a handbag, iPad, iPhone, £200 in cash and Ulster Bank and American Express cards.
Mr Menaul is also accused of burglary at a house on the Magheralane Road between 6 January and 9 January.
Lisa Thompson, 32, the wife of Mr Thompson, from Cunningham Way, Antrim, also appeared in court.
She is accused of handling stolen goods and perverting the course of justice.
The four spoke only to confirm they understood the charges against them.
A police officer told the judge at Ballymena Magistrates' Court that he believed he could connect the accused with the offences.
He revealed that Mr Cheung had been stabbed 17 times, and that his wife Winnie had been stabbed in the hand.
The court was also told that the couple had been heading home to Ballymena shortly after midnight last Thursday from their takeaway business after closing up for the night.
As they headed along the Caddy Road, on the outskirts of Randalstown, their vehicle was ambushed by two cars that forced them off the road.
Mr Caldwell said people got out of the car and approached the Cheungs' vehicle, before pulling open the Jeep door and shouting: "Give us the money."
The police officer said while Mr Cheung was stabbed, his wife Mrs Cheung was verbally abused and grabbed by the hair and was stabbed on her hands, which cut an artery causing bleeding.
However, she managed to break free and ran to a nearby house for help, before returning to the car where she found her husband.
The officer also told the court that a CCTV investigation is being conducted, and that a forensic analysis is being carried out on another car involved in the incident and that Mrs Cheung's blood had been found on the handbrake.
But the head of the IAAF, athletics' world governing body, wants to know what they intend to ask him.
The Culture, Media and Sport select committee has asked Coe to return for further questioning after hearing evidence it believes "undermines" what he told them when appearing last year.
Writing to the committee chairman, he said he "will do what I can to help".
But he added: "I believe I have a right to understand the nature of the further information you are seeking."
Coe said previously he was unaware of allegations of state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes, and cover-ups involving officials at the IAAF, until they were revealed in a documentary by German broadcaster ARD on 3 December 2014.
He had received emails detailing some of the allegations earlier in the year but told the committee he had passed them on to be dealt with and had not read them himself.
However, the man who sent those emails - former London Marathon chief David Bedford - told the committee earlier this month that he had contacted Coe about the matter in August that year then spoke to him about a related matter in November.
That prompted committee chairman Damian Collins to ask Coe to come back for further questioning because Bedford's evidence "raised clear and important questions" about Coe's knowledge of the allegations.
Fellow panel member, Conservative MP Nigel Huddleston, said the answers "undermined" Coe's version of events.
An IAAF statement followed which questioned whether Bedford's evidence offered anything new to the inquiry, adding Coe has "no further information he can provide" - suggesting he would not be returning to give evidence.
Coe has now written to Collins to say that is not the case, saying: "I will do what I can to help the select committee further."
However, he added: "It is not clear to me what these unanswered questions are."
In a reply, Collins said: "David Bedford told the committee that in his view you were aware of the allegations. We wish to pursue this discrepancy."
The marine engineer in India does not blame his grandfather for giving him the Iraqi dictator's name 25 years ago.
But after being refused a job some 40-odd times, he has concluded employers are loath to hire him - even if his name is marginally different - spelt Hussain, not Hussein.
So he went to court to become Sajid. But the wheels of bureaucracy are turning slowly - and so is his search for a job.
It may never have opened many doors in India - and has raised eyebrows and grins elsewhere - but one thing was guaranteed: a name like Saddam Hussain was not likely to pass unnoticed.
Two years after graduating from Tamil Nadu's Noorul Islam University, the man from Jamshedpur in Jharkhand is feeling the strain.
He did well at college, and his classmates have already found jobs, but shipping companies turn him away.
"People are scared to hire me," Saddam-turned-Sajid is quoted by Hindustan Times as saying.
He says they fear complications from an encounter with immigration officials across international borders.
Saddam thought he might easily get around this obstacle, by getting a new passport, driving licence and more.
But his job applications are still not proceeding smoothly as he cannot provide proof, under his new name, that he went to school - and this is proving to be a time-consuming exercise.
Another court hearing beckons on 5 May, this time to force authorities to change the name on his secondary school certificates, after which his graduation papers will need amending.
Sajid is not alone in his plight - but he may feel more aggrieved than the numerous Saddam Husseins of Iraq, who feel cursed with a name that was originally given in tribute to a leader whose legacy is one of a brutal dictator.
One Saddam, a journalist working in Ramadi, a Sunni city in the desert province of Anbar, said his father was fired from his government job because he could not convince his superiors he was not a member of the dictator's Ba'ath party.
He had named his son Saddam, after all - what greater allegiance could he have shown to the ousted president, they argued.
Others had more terrifying stories - one said he was captured by a Shia militia, set down on his knees and had the barrel of a gun placed against the back of his head. Somehow, thanks to sheer luck, the weapon jammed, and the militia eventually released him.
One friend told me how, as a Kurdish schoolchild in Baghdad, he had known a fellow classmate named Saddam Hussein.
While playing football with the boy, they would often shout at him: "It is not only us who hate you, the entire country hates you."
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The government said "a few passengers" had their temperatures checked and filled in a health questionnaire at Terminal 1 on Tuesday.
Screening will be extended to Heathrow's other terminals by the end of the week, and Gatwick airport and Eurostar next week.
The measures are set to cost ??9m over the next six months.
The UK and the US have both introduced screening measures in response to the threat from Ebola, which has killed more than 4,000 people in West Africa.
The first flight subjected to the screening left Liberia for Brussels on Monday night, with transfers coming into Heathrow at 09:30 BST on Tuesday.
High-risk passengers were flagged up to border control and passed on to health workers from Public Health England who then carried out the actual screening.
The Department of Health estimates that 85% of all arrivals to the UK from affected countries will come through Heathrow.
There are no direct flights to the UK from the three worst-affected countries - Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea.
Public Health England director Dr Paul Cosford said: "This is a set-up process. We will be learning from the experience today and over coming days as to how it is working.
"The principle benefit is about distributing information to people about how to contact, the symptoms to look out for, and who to contact in the event that they do get symptoms when they are in this country."
He said the expectation was that everyone who was asked to go through the process would do so.
He said the information given out via leaflets, and protocol about who to call if affected, was as important as the screening.
No system was "100% certain" but it was about reducing the risk as much as possible, he added.
He said the overall risk to the UK remained low, and the domestic health system was "world class and ready to respond".
*In all cases but two, first in Madrid and later in Dallas, the patient was infected with Ebola while in West Africa.
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The Border Force does have legislation to be able to compel people to be screened if they are deemed to be a public health risk.
Border Force chief of staff Dan O'Mahoney said he did not anticipate any problems.
"We envisage that most people will be fine with the request to undertake that screening," he said.
"If it becomes an issue and we find a number of people are saying they don't want to undergo that screening we will need to look at the words we use and how we are actually referring them on to PHE."
Mr O'Mahoney said about 1,000 passengers a month flew into Heathrow from the affected countries, 0.05% of its total traffic.
One of the first passengers to be screened, Sorious Samura, 51, who had been in Liberia filming a documentary about the outbreak, was not impressed with the system.
He said: "Most of the people who had been on our flight from Liberia to Brussels didn't go into the screening room, they just seemed to go through to customs and presumably out of the airport.
"I only filled in the questionnaire and went through the screening because I felt a sense of responsibility, having seen the effect of Ebola where I've been."
At 28,000 tonnes RFA Argus is one of the Royal Navy's larger support ships. Now docked at Falmouth she's being loaded with supplies to help the British military in the fight against the deadly Ebola virus. On board they're storing hospital beds, medical equipment and protective clothing in her massive cavernous hangar.
Above, on her large flat deck, Argus will carry three Royal Navy Merlin helicopters to fly people and equipment around. The ship will act as an offshore base as the troops set up four Ebola treatment centres in Sierra Leone. There is a hospital on board along with 80 medical staff.
But it won't be used to treat anyone who's contracted the virus. Should any of the crew or the Royal Marines on board become infected they would be kept in isolation and then taken to one of the clinics on the ground.
The marines will help offload the supplies when Argus reaches the coast of Sierra Leone, after a 10-day voyage. They say they're not worried about being infected by Ebola because they'll have little contact with people on the ground. Maj Luke Davis says malaria is as much of a concern.
Under the screening measures, passengers are identified by UK Border Force officers on arrival before nurses and consultants from Public Health England carry out the actual screening.
They will have their temperatures taken, complete a risk questionnaire and have contact details recorded. Anyone with suspected Ebola will be taken to hospital.
Passengers deemed to be at high risk due to contact with Ebola patients, but who are displaying no symptoms, will be contacted daily by Public Health England.
Questions asked on the form include "did you come into contact with a person known/suspected to have Ebola" and "do you have a temperature?".
The World Health Organization (WHO) said there were estimates of 8,914 cases of Ebola now reported in west Africa and 4,447 deaths.
WHO assistant director general Bruce Aylward told a news conference in Geneva that there could be 5,000 to 10,000 new cases per week by December.
He said one of the main concerns was the increase in the number of cases in the capital cities of the affected countries.
A 56-year-old UN medical worker, originally from Sudan, has died from Ebola at a hospital in Leipzig, Germany, despite receiving experimental drugs to treat the virus.
The UK government has pledged ??125m "to help contain, control, treat and defeat Ebola", hundreds of NHS staff have volunteered to travel to West Africa and 750 troops have been deployed to help build treatment centres and provide logistical support.
UK casualty vessel RFA Argus, which has a fully-equipped hospital, is expected to set sail for Sierra Leone later this week. It will not be used to treat Ebola-infected patients but mainly to ferry kit and people.
There is no cure or vaccine for Ebola, which is transmitted through sweat, blood and saliva.
Symptoms of Ebola include fever, headache, vomiting, diarrhoea, bleeding - but these are similar to more common infections like flu and some stomach bugs.
If you have these symptoms and have had contact with an Ebola patient then ring 111 first, do not go directly to A&E or a GP.
If there has been no contact with Ebola then seek help from 111, your GP or A&E if necessary.
The chances of developing Ebola in the UK remain low.
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Mr Boal was a Unionist MP for the Shankill constituency in Belfast between 1960 and 1971.
He left to establish the Democratic Unionist Party with Ian Paisley and was the party's first chairman.
Following a series of disagreements with Paisley over the future direction of the DUP, he resigned from the party in 1974.
Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) leader, Jim Allister, paid tribute to Mr Boal, describing him as a "unique talent in both politics and law".
"As MP for Shankill in the old Stormont parliament he fought tirelessly for his constituents and was both a vocal opponent of republicanism and an articulate champion of the Union," he said.
He said that as a barrister, Mr Boal was "brilliant in cross examination and unrivalled in the skills of advocacy".
Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt said Mr Boal would be remembered as a "man of intellect and commitment".
He added that in politics or law, he "was a hard man to miss".
Robinson, now director of rugby at Bristol, was an assistant to Sir Clive Woodward before taking over as head coach from 2004 to 2006.
"This side can go all the way," Robinson told BBC 5 live. "They are well coached and have a great attitude.
"They are tough competitors and their feet are on the floor in terms of the mental edge that they have."
Under Eddie Jones, England backed up a Grand Slam in the Six Nations earlier this year with a 3-0 series win in Australia last month, which was a remarkable achievement, according to Robinson.
"I can't stress enough how great that is," he said. "I've taken sides down to Australia - and sides have gone on many occasions - and been beaten heavily on a summer tour before winning at Twickenham.
"So to go away [from home] after a long season and perform in the way they did was tremendous.
"It's slightly different to the side that we had in 2003 because our side was a little bit older. This is a young side, and it bodes well for English rugby that this team can play together for many, many years, and that's very exciting."
And as he prepares Bristol for their return to the Aviva Premiership, Robinson feels the game in England is in rude health.
"I think English rugby, and the professional game in the British Isles, has been developing over the last four or five seasons," he added.
"The World Cup was a tremendous advert for that in the way the games were supported, and Bristol can add to this.
"We have a travelling support, so I see the support of matches getting better and better, and that bodes well for English rugby."
The UKIP leader said the French port had become "virtually lawless" and soldiers could help to search vehicles bound for the UK to deter migrants.
Thousands of migrants are now trying to enter the tunnel on a nightly basis.
Labour's Keith Vaz has urged David Cameron to hold talks with Francois Hollande on his return from Asia.
Speaking in Malaysia on Wednesday, Mr Cameron said the situation in Calais was "very concerning" but the government was working closely with the French authorities and was prepared to contribute more money to improve security at the port.
Home Secretary Theresa May is holding a meeting of the emergency committee Cobra on Wednesday morning.
A man was killed on Tuesday when 1,500 migrants tried to storm the Eurotunnel terminal, French police have said, the latest in a series of efforts to penetrate the route in recent weeks. Nine people have been killed at Calais in the last eight weeks.
The BBC's assistant political editor Norman Smith said the UK and France had reached an outline agreement on a scheme to repatriate some migrants - who are mainly from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and Afghanistan - but there were no details as yet of how it would work.
Mr Farage, who is an MEP for the south of England, said unless the French authorities were willing to "enforce law and order around those terminals", then the UK should step in.
British holidaymakers, businesses and residents in Kent were "paying a terrible price" for the failure of the French authorities and the shortcomings of the European Union's asylum policy, he told BBC Radio 4's Today.
"I was stuck on that road outside Eurotunnel a few weeks ago. I was there for about 40 minutes and I was surrounded by scores of migrants, crossing the motorway and trying the passenger doors on my car. It is a pretty scary situation.
"The British government appears not to want to criticise the French government at all but frankly they are not doing enough."
The UK, he added, must also get tougher on illegal immigrants because, at the moment, those risking their lives coming to Britain did so "knowing that if they get here they are very unlikely to be removed".
"I think what the British government needs to do is to send out a very clear, strong message."
Earlier, Mr Farage told LBC Radio that the army may be needed to be brought in to Calais - where the UK and France have juxtaposed border controls - help a "very overburdened police force and border agency".
"If in a crisis to make sure we've actually got the manpower to check lorries coming in to stop people illegally coming to Britain if in those circumstances we can use the army or other forces, then why not," he said.
Politicians have called for freight to diverted to other cross-channel routes to ease the pressure on the Dover to Calais crossing and to help address the problems on the M20 - where lorries have been "stacked" on a southbound stretch of the motorway for weeks, restricting access to non-freight traffic.
The Conservative MP for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins, said the chaos at Calais was having "terrible" repercussions for Kent but the problems were happening "principally on French territory" and the French authorities needed to do more to defend the Channel Tunnel.
"They have allowed people to willingly break into the Channel Tunnel site," he told BBC Radio 4's Today. "I can't believe they would be that lax in protecting an airport or another sensitive facility but that has happened constantly throughout the summer. So they have to enforce their own restrictions."
The UK is providing £7m ($11m) of additional funding for new fencing at the terminal, the latest contribution it has made to try and secure the site.
Mr Collins said the French needed to put more of its own resources into defending the tunnel, adding: "It is not just a migrant crisis it is also the strike. This summer we've had weeks of strike action with criminal damage which has caused massive disruption. The French authorities have to get a grip of that too."
Mr Vaz, chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, said a solution could only be reached if the crisis was dealt with by heads of government. Mr Cameron, he said, should meet with the French President the moment he returns for a trade trip to south-east Asia.
"The French police need to show zero tolerance and end the daily onslaught of thousands of people trying to board the freight trains," he added.
The new owner will move into Tynecastle on Monday and hold meetings with staff and players about the future.
Hearts' largest creditor, Ukio Bankas - which held a 29.5% stake as well as security on Tynecastle, agreed to sell its shares to Budge's Bidco company.
It follows a deal with the bank's parent company, UBIG, to buy the investment company's 50% holding in the Edinburgh club.
Budge, a millionaire former IT specialist, has fronted the £2.5m for Bidco, the company that should now take over the running of the club.
The 66-year-old will become executive chair "on a no-fee basis" and ownership of the club will be transferred over to fan group the Foundation of Hearts within five years.
The FoH wrote on its Twitter account: "Four historic words for all Hearts supporters - 'deal done, thank you'."
Budge will be joined on Hearts' board by business partner Eric Hogg, Robert Wilson, who was the Scottish Premier League's first chairman, and MP Ian Murray, who will be the foundation's representative.
The deal with the fans group was concluded after it made a payment of £1m that will be used to provide the club with immediate cash flow.
In addition, it will pay another £1.4m for the first two years and, if all payments are met along with a number of other conditions, the foundation will then be able to take control of 75% of the club.
Hearts have been relegated this season and will play in the Scottish Championship next term.
Manager Gary Locke, whose contract expires in the summer, has called for his future to be clarified.
The firm's shares slumped by 25% when the London stock market opened, dropping by 30p to 86p.
The fall in sales was partly due to supplies being disrupted by problems at the firm's new depot in Derbyshire.
Thorntons says those are over, but lower sales in the run-up to Christmas will depress the whole year's profits.
Last year, the company made £7.5m in pre-tax profits and as recently as October told its investors it expected to make annual profits of nearly £10m for the year 2014-15.
"The board now anticipates a decline in sales in the UK Commercial channel [supermarkets] for the second quarter of the current financial year," it said.
"The board now expects earnings for the full year to be below those achieved for the last financial year."
Despite these problems, sales in Thorntons' own shops and in convenience stores have been growing.
For the past three years the company has been revamping itself and reviving its profitability, mainly by shutting unprofitable stores and increasing the volume of sales it generates via supermarkets and other stores.
It currently runs 249 shops and plans to cut that number further to between 180 and 200.
Shareholders will be given a further trading update in January.
Davis, 30, played under Robins boss Gary Johnson at Yeovil Town, where he scored once in 35 appearances before leaving in 2015 to join Swedish second division side GAIS from Gothenburg.
He began his career at Coventry City before moving on to Peterborough, Northampton and then Oxford United.
Subject to international clearance, he may face Luton Town on Tuesday.
The deal to sign Davis was part funded by additional investment from the Robins Trust to enable to club to stay within its EFL imposed salary cost management limit.
EFL clubs are permitted under these regulations to spend 55% of their total revenue on players' salaries.
Davis is Cheltenham's eighth signing since the beginning of January as the club, who are 22nd and three points above the relegation zone, battle to maintain their EFL status.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here.
The Blue singer was treated in hospital for a condition called quinsy over the weekend, but was released on Tuesday.
However, the Press Association says Ryan, 33, has since been readmitted after developing further problems.
Ryan first appeared in EastEnders - as Woody Woodward, who took over the running of the Queen Vic - in April.
The Press Association reported a source saying: "He continues to be under good care and all of the Blue boys have been in to see him.
"He's likely to be in for another couple of days."
His recent stint in hospital comes less than two years after doctors found a cyst in his throat, which was removed over fears it was cancerous.
Ryan rose to fame in the early 2000s as one of the founding members of boy band Blue.
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Sherwood has been heavily linked with the job of succeeding Paul Lambert.
Lambert was sacked after Villa dropped into the bottom three with their Premier League defeat at Hull.
"This would be a real challenge for Tim but he wouldn't be fazed by it," said Allen. "He is a confident guy who believes in his own ability."
Sherwood looked poised to be appointed as Harry Redknapp's successor at QPR earlier this month but talks ended abruptly and Chris Ramsey has now been installed until the end of the season.
He was also linked with West Brom last summer, as a result of the job he did at Tottenham last season.
Sherwood stabilised Spurs following the exit of Andre Villas Boas in December, taking them above Manchester United to sixth place in the table.
He has also gained credit for the work he did with the likes of Harry Kane and Ryan Mason when he was in charge of Tottenham's development teams.
Villa dismissed Lambert after a run of 10 Premier League games without a win, during which time they collected three points and scored two goals.
"Aston Villa is a club that is steeped in tradition," said Allen.
"Tim would certainly believe he could get them out of it. He did a tremendous job at Tottenham and people have seen that."
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A disciplinary hearing in Cardiff heard that Lee Lewis, 33, led the girl into the cave for a "passionate kiss".
The outdoor pursuits leader at Cardiff and Vale College in Barry is then accused of starting a two-year sexual relationship with her.
He did not appear at the hearing, which is continuing.
The qualified medic and PT instructor faces seven counts of misconduct.
Mr Lewis began teaching the girl when she was 14 and spent one day a week at the college where Mr Lewis taught public services, the hearing was told.
The girl, referred to as Student A and now 18, said: "I found his power attractive.
"I thought it was thrilling, meeting up with him. He told me he was in the army, and was also a personal trainer.
"I wasn't comfortable because I wasn't sexually active before and I kept trying to avoid it. He told me he would train me."
The Education Workforce Council misconduct panel heard Mr Lewis used WhatsApp and Facebook to send "flirty" messages to the girl. describing her as "special and amazing".
The girl admitted she was "flattered" by the attention, which included trips in his car, visits to McDonalds and adventure days out with the college.
Student A said: "When I went on the rock climbing trip we ended up kissing in a cave. It was passionate."
The girl said they began a two-year sexual relationship. The hearing was told he asked her to keep it secret at first, saying he would lose his job.
In February 2015, the girl said Lewis become "emotionally abusive", accusing her of not spending enough time with him and threatening to expose their relationship to her mother.
Student A said Mr Lewis began stalking her and his behaviour became "controlling and manipulative".
She said: "I didn't want my family to know because I was ashamed at what I was doing."
She said she eventually told Mr Lewis it was over, but he began bombarding her with apologies and threatened to kill himself if she left him.
In June 2015 she told staff about the relationship and Mr Lewis was reported to education officials.
Her tutor, Joanna Hughes, told the hearing how the "bubbly and cheerful girl" became "fragile and vulnerable" during the course of the relationship, during which time she was regularly absent from college.
"I'd rather that we control how to spend that money, and if I had that control I would spend it on the NHS."
We've said it before and we'll say it again - the UK does not send £350m a week to Brussels - the rebate is deducted before the money is sent, which takes the contribution down to £276m a week.
That figure includes £88m a week spent in the UK on things like regional aid and support for farmers. The government could decide after a Brexit that it should take that money away from farmers and give it instead to the NHS, but it might be an unpopular decision in rural areas.
Then there's another £27m a week that goes to support things like research projects in UK universities and companies.
If we deduct all that we end up with £161m, although even that includes development funding, which counts towards the government's pledge to spend at least 0.7% of the country's economic output on development aid.
And before deciding to divert that £161m a week to the NHS, we would have to see what trade deal the UK ended up doing with the European Union.
Countries outside the EU, which want access to the single market, such as Norway and Switzerland, still make contributions to the EU Budget.
It's a slightly difficult comparison to make, but fortunately a paper from the House of Commons Library from 2013 did it for us.
It says that Norway's contribution to the EU in 2011 was £106 per capita, compared with the UK's net contribution of £128 per capita in the same year.
The paper says that Switzerland's contribution as a member of the European Free Trade Areas (Efta) has been about £53 per head in recent years.
We don't know what deal would be done in the event of a Brexit, but if it is anything like the deals done by Norway and Switzerland it would be a decent chunk.
So we don't know how much would be left over to be spent by the government on the NHS, but it is important to bear in mind just how big the NHS is, to get these figures into context.
The NHS in England, which is the one that the Westminster government can directly increase funding to, had a budget last year of £116bn, which works out to £2.25bn a week.
It's also worth bearing in mind this comment from the Institute for Fiscal Studies: "These impacts [EU budget net contribution] of EU membership on the public finances are easiest to calculate, but not the most important: if leaving the EU significantly increased or reduced national income, the impact on the public finances would dwarf the UK's current overall net contribution."
Reality Check verdict: Leaving the EU would not give the UK an extra £350m a week to spend on the NHS.
UPDATE 26 April - On 21 April the chair of the UK Statistics Authority wrote a letter describing the £350m a week claim as "potentially misleading", objecting specifically to "the suggestion that this could be spent elsewhere". Read more about his ruling here.
READ MORE: The facts behind claims in the EU debate
The road to the precarious position in which the team find themselves in Formula 1 dates back several years, to an engine supply partnership with Renault which hit problems almost as soon as it started.
That was the end of 2006 after Red Bull became dissatisfied with their previous supplier, Ferrari. Nine years on, Red Bull's options have distilled to another deal with Ferrari or quitting F1.
How they reached this point is a story of ambition, fuelled by success, turbocharged by frustration, spiced with a dash of arrogance and topped with a sense of entitlement. And not all of that applies to Red Bull.
It is a story of how the most successful team of the past five years have got to a point where, five races before the end of the 2015 season, they have secured a split from their current engine partner without having anything lined up to replace it.
On the face of it, it is a catastrophic strategic miscalculation. But, as ever in F1, it is not quite as simple as that.
When Red Bull started their relationship with Renault in 2007, they soon realised that the engine was down on power compared with the rivals from Mercedes and Ferrari - which was a problem, because F1 had started a period of frozen engines, when only changes aimed at reliability would be allowed.
Red Bull and Renault started lobbying to be allowed to retune the engine, on the basis that the engine freeze was predicated on there being parity between teams, and there wasn't any.
Governing body the FIA agreed, and Renault was allowed to modify its engine over the winter of 2008, while Mercedes and Ferrari were not. Inevitably, this led to resentment that continues to rumble behind the scenes today.
Even after retuning, the Renault was not the most powerful engine - it lagged by about 5%, or 35bhp, according to Red Bull. But it had other positive attributes, including excellent driveability.
Rivals were not impressed when, following a major rule change on chassis for 2009, Red Bull-Renault had suddenly transformed themselves from midfielders to front-runners.
Red Bull came on increasingly strong in that year's championship, but ended up as runners-up to Jenson Button and Brawn.
In 2010, Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel went one better - and then repeated the double success of drivers' and constructors' titles for the next three years.
A fair bit of that success over 2010-13 was based on Renault's expertise at a particularly esoteric form of engine technology.
The French company tuned the engine to blow exhaust gases even when the driver was off-throttle. These were harnessed by Red Bull's aerodynamicists, led by the genius Adrian Newey, to create rear downforce out of reach of other teams - even when they cottoned on to what Red Bull were up to.
Their lead driver adapted brilliantly to the unique and counter-intuitive driving style required by this technology and Vettel-Red Bull-Renault swept all before them.
Behind the scenes, though, all was not well.
Red Bull bosses wasted no opportunity to point out that they were achieving this success despite having a down-on-power engine, rarely mentioning the effect of the blown exhaust. And Renault began to resent the lack of coverage they were getting for the success, despite their integral part in it.
Tensions began to grow.
Despite being a works partner, Red Bull were paying for their engines. Renault introduced to team principal Christian Horner the idea of a sponsorship from Infiniti, the luxury brand of Japanese company Nissan, which is part of an automotive conglomerate with Renault.
Horner and the Infiniti bosses quickly concluded a sponsorship deal for the 2011 season, which grew into a title sponsorship for 2013.
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But the deal was not a win-win for Red Bull.
The Infiniti title sponsorship deal - worth $30m (£19.8m) - more than covered the cost of the engines. So it meant the Renault engines were effectively free. And even with the more expensive turbo hybrid engines introduced from 2014 Red Bull still had a net financial gain from the deal.
However, $30m was considerably less than the space allocated to Infiniti on the car could theoretically be sold for to another company.
So, all in all, Red Bull felt it was offering a pretty good arrangement to the Renault-Nissan group.
But the logic of the arrangement was always lost to those not involved - by putting another car company's brand on the Red Bull car, and including it in the team's official name, it was inevitably going to further frustrate Renault by reducing its brand exposure.
Sure enough, Renault realised this too. As Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul puts it: "The problem is, when we were winning championships with Red Bull, no-one was talking about us."
Although both parties admit the relationship was not exactly one of roses and chocolates to begin with, things really began to go wrong from 2014.
Renault entered the new era of turbo hybrid engines last season with confidence. One executive told a senior insider in F1 towards the end of 2013: "Nobody knows more about turbocharged engines than Renault."
But the executive was wrong. Mercedes had committed more resources to the project much sooner than anybody else, and their four-year development programme resulted last year in an engine that was miles ahead of any other manufacturer.
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As well as being slow, Renault's engine was initially catastrophically unreliable, and Red Bull had a terrible pre-season testing programme.
The biggest problems were solved by the start of the season, but reliability remained an issue through 2014 and, with in-season development frozen, Red Bull were resigned to a season picking up scraps. They did, at least, win three races when things went wrong for Mercedes, thanks to some brilliant driving by Daniel Ricciardo.
Renault promised Red Bull a significant step forward in performance for 2015. But when the definitive 2015 engine appeared for the first time at the first race of the season in Australia, it was not only no more powerful than the 2014 engine, it had worse drivability and was unreliable.
Red Bull had had enough and severely criticised Renault in public after the race, Horner describing the situation as "unacceptable".
Renault, too, was unhappy, and both parties quickly concluded that the current relationship was not working for them.
Renault began to explore the possibility of running its own team again - five years after it had concluded this was not the way forward and handed its team to investment group Genii Capital.
Initially, Renault looked at Toro Rosso, Red Bull's junior team. Red Bull proposed a deal that locked it into the Renault Group - Renault would buy and rebrand Toro Rosso; Red Bull would continue with Renault engines, but badged as Infiniti. Renault rejected it and started to look at buying back its old team, now called Lotus.
Meanwhile, Red Bull had funded its own engine development programme with the British Ilmor company.
By early summer, it had produced a new engine design that it believed would be 0.45secs a lap quicker than the current one.
Renault was doing its own parallel development. After being told about Ilmor's progress, Renault said its development engine was worth an extra 0.46secs, and it would pursue that design.
Later, that step forward was downgraded to 0.25secs. Now, Renault is telling Red Bull the new engine that is due to debut at the US Grand Prix next month will gain them 0.15secs. Red Bull is questioning whether that gain is worth the grid penalties using it would incur.
As this saga unfolded, Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz decided he had had enough of Renault - and that he would not work with them any longer, even if it meant pulling out of F1.
That the Red Bull-Renault partnership will end after this season has not been officially announced, but it is an open secret within F1.
As the Renault relationship collapsed, Red Bull began exploring other options. First on the list was Mercedes.
Mateschitz - who has a longstanding antipathy towards Mercedes for a reason few in F1 understand - met with Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda, a fellow Austrian, who is close to Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko.
There are differing versions of what happened at that meeting. One is that a deal for Red Bull to have Mercedes engines in 2016 was "effectively agreed". Except Lauda is not empowered to make that decision.
Another is that Lauda said he was pro the idea and would do all he could to persuade Mercedes to make it happen.
Red Bull's problem was that Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff was very much against the idea - and he worked hard to make sure it did not happen. By early September, Wolff had got his way.
Now, though, Red Bull had a problem. They had dumped Renault and Mercedes had said no. Which only left Ferrari, whose engine in 2015 has improved dramatically and is as near as makes no real difference a match for Mercedes.
No problem - Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne had said as long ago as June that he would be happy to supply Red Bull engines if they needed them.
But what he did not say was which engines - and there's the rub.
Ferrari's F1 team have offered Red Bull a supply of 2015 engines - their very real fear being that if Red Bull had parity, they would beat Ferrari, whose car has not been as good as a Red Bull since 2009.
Red Bull describe this as an "insult", given that Ferrari customers Sauber and Haas will get 2016 engines, and say if they do not get parity they will quit F1. And so they have reached an impasse.
Red Bull have a negotiating position. Ferrari wants to change the engine development rules for next year, to give it a chance of surpassing Mercedes.
Currently, in-season engine development is banned again next year, after being permitted on a limited basis this season. Ferrari want the system that has applied this year to continue - and Honda and Renault want completely open development, to try to close the chasm that exists between them and the others. Mercedes are open to discussion.
But for this to be allowed, all the teams need to agree - and Red Bull could threaten to block it unless they are given a 2016 Ferrari engine.
Ferrari, though, also have cards in their hands.
Red Bull have under contract four of the most promising young drivers in F1. Ferrari initially had Ricciardo at the top of their list as a potential replacement for Kimi Raikkonen in 2016, but he is locked into Red Bull until the end of 2018.
The Italian team are also interested in Toro Rosso's teenage sensation Max Verstappen, who has a three-year deal with Red Bull until the end of 2017.
Ferrari could use their interest in either of them as leverage in the engine negotiations.
It's a game of brinksmanship. Who will win? The Austrian soft drinks billionaire? Or the world's most glamorous car brand?
David Cameron said the in-out vote "would follow" if agreement with EU leaders was reached on his reforms.
The SNP's Stephen Gethins said Mr Cameron does not appear to have confidence in a renegotiation package.
Labour's Ian Murray said he was not aware of any Labour MSPs currently planning to campaign for an EU exit.
Meanwhile, Alex Johnstone of the Conservatives said Europe needs a "different sense of direction".
During an interview on the Andrew Marr programme, Mr Cameron also said he would stay on as PM even if he ended up on the losing side.
Stephen Gethins MP, the SNP's European affairs spokesperson, said: "The deep-seated divisions within the Tory party over Europe are becoming increasingly acrimonious and obvious ahead of David Cameron's EU referendum.
"The very fact that the Prime Minister is even entertaining the idea of a Brexit does not exactly show he is confident of securing a renegotiation package which will satisfy the Tory Eurosceptics .
"The SNP will make the positive case for Scotland and the UK's continued membership of the EU - but Scotland must not be dragged out of the EU against its will."
On Sunday Politics Scotland, Ian Murray - the Shadow Scottish Secretary and Labour's only MP in Scotland - said the "vast majority" of Labour members and supporters are pro-Europe.
He added: "We see the benefits of being part of the European Union. We are a broad church of a party. Both Scottish Labour and the UK Labour party will be campaigning and putting lots of resources behind staying within the European Union because we know it is in Scotland's interests to do so."
Mr Murray said that while it was apparent some Labour MPs would be campaigning in the referendum to leave Europe, he was currently unaware of any MSPs who intended to do so.
While the Scottish Labour Party will campaign to remain in Europe, individual MSPs will be given a free vote on the issue.
Mr Murray added Scottish Labour would share a platform with all parties campaigning to stay in the EU, but Labour would run its own distinct campaign.
Meanwhile, Mr Johnstone - a Conservative MSP who represents north east Scotland - told the programme he supports Mr Cameron's efforts to renegotiate Britain's membership of EU and he will vote in the referendum depending on how successful the Prime Minister is.
He said: "I think we have some serious problems in Europe at the moment. At this time, our direction in Europe is inappropriate."
Mr Johnstone believes the EU has not managed to deal with political problems generated by the refugee crisis, and the economic crisis in Greece and other smaller states.
He added: "Britain needs not to be dragged into that kind of situation against our will. I want a Europe that has a different sense of direction - one that is about opening up trade, opening up competition, opening up opportunity, not providing a political and economic straightjacket that will benefit some countries and disadvantage many more."
Ian Duncan is a Conservative MEP for Scotland. He said there has already been "substantial progress" in reforming the EU.
He told the programme: "There has been an 80% reduction in the laws passing through that particular chamber. That is because of Britain's pressure to do less, and to do less better."
Willie Rennie, the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, said his party is united behind staying in the EU.
He added: "Despite his claims of commitment to it, David Cameron's sloping shoulders threaten the future of this country. By allowing UK government ministers to campaign against him instead of uniting behind him, the Prime Minister is only encouraging party infighting which will detract from the more important issues.
"The leader of the Scottish Conservatives needs to step up to the plate and show leadership in the way her Prime Minister is not. The EU has brought members states together, created peace, free trade and the ability for Scots to live, work and move around freely in Europe. We cannot put those liberties at risk."
Johnny Stirling, 20, was aged 15 when 21-year-old Nattalie Muir was fatally stabbed in December 2010.
Stirling was jailed along with George Stewart for culpable homicide. Emma Merrilees was jailed for murder.
Stirling was released in 2014 but has been returned to jail after he admitted attacking a former girlfriend. He will be sentenced for that at a later date.
Stirling was jailed for six years for culpable homicide but was released in March 2014 having served around half the term.
The High Court in Glasgow heard that after being released he went on to attack his then partner at a property in Mauchline, East Ayrshire, in October last year.
The young woman was slapped and dragged around the house during the attack after Stirling "went mental".
She only escaped when a little boy used a butter knife to unlock a door after she was trapped in a bathroom.
Stirling admitted assault and abduction in connection with the incident.
Judge Lord Matthews deferred sentence over the attack but ordered Stirling to serve 279 days of the jail-term he had been freed early from.
Deferring sentence for the attack, Lord Matthews said that any new jail-sentence would begin at the end of the term.
The body of Nadia Khan, 24, was found in a house in Holker Street, Bradford on Sunday. She had suffered fatal stab wounds.
Detectives said they could not confirm how many weeks pregnant Mrs Khan was at the time of her death.
Her husband Tariq Khan, 26, of Clarendon Court, has been charged with murder and child destruction.
He was remanded at Bradford Magistrates' Court earlier and will appear at the city's crown court on 19 June.
Chelsey Harwood, 29, was ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work after previously admitting benefit fraud.
But she failed to attend probation appointments and told a judge at Liverpool Crown Court she would rather go to jail.
Judge Andrew Menary has sentenced her to three months in prison.
He said the probation service had "bent over backwards" to accommodate the former This is Liverpool and Celebrity Botched Up Bodies star, who is transgender.
The court heard she had failed to attend two appointments and had sent in sick notes referring to stress or depression.
Harwood, of Cleveland Street, St Helens, told the Liverpool Echo the probation office was 25 miles from her home and she refused to use a bus as she did not want to mix with "scallies."
Her defence lawyer John Rowan said she had attended an office in St Helens, but a man there had threatened her on social media.
Mr Rowan said that Harwood, who admitted breaching a court order, is fearful of putting herself at risk of harm.
Asked by the judge if she had told police about her concerns, Mr Rowan said she had not.
He added that "she is anxious in relation to public transport".
Harwood shouted from the dock: "Am I allowed to answer any of these questions? This is ridiculous, it's not fair.
"He threatened to burn my house down. Yes, I took them seriously. No I didn't go to the police because I would be in more danger."
Judge Menary criticised Harwood's own social media posts.
"There is nothing particularly edifying or positive about the image you have created for yourself," he said.
"Following your sentence you deliberately posted or encouraged the posting of images celebrating the type of sentence you received.
"If that was an attempt to ridicule the sentence or the court it failed, and none of that is of any concern to me today.
"My only concerns were that you completed the requirements properly and on time. You have completely failed."
Harwood's original sentence included a four month suspended jail term.
The judge said he would now activate this, but only in part as she had completed an eight week curfew he had imposed.
The 17-year-old male was arrested on Friday following a search by detectives from the Wales Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit.
He was been charged with one offence of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism, and one of encouragement of terrorism.
He will appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday.
Of the whales killed, 103 were male and 230 female, 90% of them pregnant, said Japan's fisheries agency. It said that showed the population was in a healthy breeding state.
Australia has branded the slaughter "abhorrent", its environment minister saying Japan's scientific justification for the hunt did not exist.
What are the issues behind Japan's whaling programme, and why has compromise been so difficult?
Not quite. The International Whaling Commission (IWC), which regulates the industry, agreed to a moratorium on commercial whaling from the 1985. But it did allow exceptions, enough for Japan to hunt more than 20,000 whales since.
It is those exceptions to the moratorium that allow for whaling activity. They are:
Norway simply rejects the moratorium, while Iceland whales "under reservation" to it. Both still whale commercially - 594 minke were taken by Norway and 169 (mostly fin whales) by Iceland in 2013.
Practiced by indigenous groups in places like Greenland, Denmark and Alaska. The flexible definition allows for "cultural" subsistence so it does not have to be about nutritional necessity. Greenlanders sell whale meat to tourists for example and even non-indigenous groups like the Bequians in St Vincent & the Grenadines, can whale
Famously used by Japan, this is the exemption that has run into problems.
Yes and no. In 2014, the United Nations' top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), noting a relative lack of recent discoveries, said Japan's Antarctic whaling programme, JARPA II, was insufficiently scientific to qualify. But it did not ban research whaling.
The Antarctic Southern Ocean hunt is the largest and most controversial of Japan's hunts.
Following the decision, Tokyo granted no Antarctic whaling licences for the 2014/15 winter season, though it did conduct a smaller version of its less well-known north-western Pacific Ocean whaling programme, which was not covered by the judgment.
It then created a new Antarctic whaling programme, NEWREP-A. Japan insists this meets the criteria set out by the ICJ for scientific whaling. It has cut the catch by around two-thirds, to 333 and covers a wider area. It also specified more scientific goals.
Since then one IWC expert panel said the new plan did not adequately demonstrate the need to kill whales to meet its research objectives. But the final IWC Scientific Committee meeting was split.
Japan says it is trying to establish whether populations are stable enough for commercial whaling to resume.
But research is almost never mentioned by ordinary Japanese whaling supporters, who are more likely to cite tradition, sovereignty and the perceived hypocrisy of anti-whaling nations.
Prof Atsushi Ishii of Tohoku University, an expert in environmental politics, argues it is an excuse to subsidise an unprofitable but politically sensitive industry.
Japan's whaling negotiations, he says, "actually make the lifting of the moratorium more difficult," and deliberately so.
Without the implicit subsidy, he says, whaling companies "would go into bankruptcy very easily - they can't sell the whale meat".
The scientific whaling exemption allows for by-product, in this case dead whales, to be sold commercially. That meat, blubber, and other products, is what ends up being eaten.
Critics say they contain dangerously high levels of mercury. Nevertheless it is not a popular meat in Japan.
The whaling industry has tried to reverse perceived indifference by organising food festivals and even visiting schools.
Alternatives to the hunts have been proposed:
There is one potential game-changer; Prof Ishii points out that Japan's only factory whaling ship, the Nisshin Maru, will need to be replaced before long "at huge cost". This may be a cost the government is reluctant to bear. Without it, some whaling could persist, but big hunts far from Japan's shores would be impossible.
Reporting by Simeon Paterson
John Goddard put the Cards ahead inside the first 10 minutes when he tapped in from close range.
Bromley restored parity midway through the half when ex-Woking striker Moses Emmanuel equalised from the spot.
Cunnington pounced on a loose ball for the second, but both scorers were unable to capitalise on chances to extend the lead after the interval.
Woking boss Garry Hill told BBC Surrey:
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"It was such a shame to lose Sam Smith with a groin injury because I felt at that time we were very comfortable in the game.
"It wasn't causing us too much of a problem. Bromley got some momentum and at the end of the first half, we were very relieved to be 2-1 down.
"We never used the elements as much as Bromley did and to be fair, they had breakaway chances and thanks to man of the match Jake Cole, it could've been worse."
The gap between US exports and imports increased to $43.8bn, up from May's revised deficit of $40.9bn. Analysts had been expecting a deficit of $42.8bn.
Record imports of food and cars meant total imports rose 1.2% to $232.4bn.
Exports fell for the second month in a row, down 0.1% to $188.6bn, as global demand weakened.
The dollar, which has gained 15% against the currencies of the United States' main trading partners over the past year, also makes its imports cheaper and exports less competitive.
The trade deficit with the European Union is at an all time high, with exports to the bloc down 2.3% in June while imports were up 4%.
The deficit with China also increased by 3.3% in June to $31.5bn.
Industrial disputes at West Coast ports earlier in the year pushed the monthly deficit to a three-year high of $50.6bn in March.
Laura Rosner, an economist at BNP Paribas said: "Exports remain far below trend and we have yet to see a decisive rebound following the resolution of the West Coast port strike.''
Figures last week showed that the US economy grew at an annualised pace of 2.3% in the three months to June, and also upgraded the growth estimate for the first quarter.
However, a survey of private sector job creation, released on Wednesday, fell short of forecasts.
Private employers hired 185,000 more workers in July, according to the ADP National Employment Report, below analysts' expectations of about 215,000.
The report also revised June's number down by 8,000 to 229,000.
The more comprehensive government jobs survey - the non-farm payroll report - is due out on Friday.
A Reuters survey of economists estimated that it will show that about 223,000 jobs were added to the US economy in July, the same as in June.
Kodak said 12 intellectual property licensees led by Intellectual Ventures (IV) and RPX Corp bought the patents.
The photography pioneer has sold the patents to pay creditors after filing for bankruptcy in January.
The bids for the roughly 1,100 patents up for sale fell short of a $2.6bn target.
Companies participating in the consortium buying the patents include Apple, Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Adobe, Facebook, Amazon, Shutterfly, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion, Fujifilm, HTC and Huawei Technologies.
IV and RPX are so-called "patent aggregators" which dedicate themselves to buying and then licensing out patent rights.
In the initial stages of the bid process IV and RPX had formed two rival consortiums to purchase Kodak's patents, with Apple backing IV and Google behind RPX, before they decided to collaborate.
The agreements are subject to approval by the US Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan.
"This monetisation of patents is another major milestone toward successful emergence," said Kodak's chairman and chief executive officer Antonio Perez.
"This proposed transaction enables Kodak to repay a substantial amount of our initial DIP loan [loans used to turn around a business], satisfy a key condition for our new financing facility, and position our commercial imaging business for further growth and success."
The patent portfolios on sale include ways to let devices capture, process, edit and transmit images.
Kodak filed for Chapter 11 protection in January. Chapter 11 refers to a section of the US Bankruptcy Code. It protects a company from its creditors, giving it time to reorganise its debts or sell parts of the business.
Kodak filed a motion to sell several of its patents in June after pulling out of the digital camera business to focus on making printing equipment. It plans to exit bankruptcy in the first half of 2013.
He made his comments during a meeting of the Fine Gael parliamentary party on Wednesday.
Mr Kenny will travel to the US for the annual St Patrick's Day celebrations.
He will continue the tradition of presenting the US president with a shamrock.
There had been speculation he would face a motion of no confidence at the meeting but that did not happen.
The speculation was that a no confidence vote would result from his handling of a police whistleblower controversy.
The controversy began more than three years ago when two whistleblowers - Sgt Maurice McCabe and the now retired John Wilson - alleged there was widespread corruption with the Republic of Ireland's driving licence penalty points system.
A public inquiry is to be held into whether Sgt McCabe was falsely smeared by senior officers in the An Garda Síochána (police).
There will also be an independent review of police operations.
Questions had been raised about Mr Kenny's future arising from his government's handling of the Gardai whistleblower affair last week.
The Taoiseach had indicated that he would stand down as Fine Gael leader before the next general election but many in his party, were fearful last week that the country could face a general election because of the whistleblower affair with him still leader.
Mr Kenny received a standing ovation at tonight's short meeting, and faced no questions from his TDs, Senators and MEPs after he outlined his decision.
Last week, the Irish coalition government - which is made up of Fine Gael and the Independent Alliance - survived a vote of no confidence in the Irish parliament (Dáil).
The government won the motion by 57 votes to 52 votes and there were 44 abstentions.
The Fine Gael leader was re-elected as taoiseach (prime minister) in May 2016, 70 days after a general election which had produced no outright winner. He was the first Fine Gael taoiseach to be re-elected to office after a general election.
Mr Kenny became leader of Fine Gael in 2002 and was first elected taoiseach in 2011.
The 18-year-old is yet to make a full senior appearance for Albion but played in their pre-season draw at Bath City.
"He's that right winger we've been after," United's player-manager Kevin Nicholson told the club website.
"He's got the pace that is going to cause problems for the opposition. Hopefully we can make him a better player and he can improve us."
Forestieri put the Owls ahead from the penalty spot after he was was brought down by Matt Doherty in the box.
The striker then played provider, finding Lucas Joao with a cross before he set up Kieran Lee from 10 yards.
Substitute Ivan Cavaleiro put Wolves' best chance wide as they suffered a fourth successive home defeat.
The home side's miserable form, which led to former Italian international Walter Zenga being sacked as boss last month, has seen them collect just three points from a possible 27 in a nine-game winless run. They are now one place above the relegation zone.
Meanwhile for Wednesday, it was the first time in nine Championship games they had managed to score more than once.
It was also their their first win at Molineux in seven attempts, having lost on their past five visits. They have moved up to the top six in the Championship.
Wolves manager Paul Lambert: "We are in a fight along with a few others and in a dangerous position, but that is why we are here - to try and get out of it. There are a lot of games to go but we have to defend better.
"If you can get this right it is a cracking place to be but you have to handle the occasion. It is up to us to find lads who can do it. The ones who can will go with you and the ones who can't will struggle.
"Individual errors have cost us and we are going to have to be more streetwise than that.
"Sheffield Wednesday are a really good side and they punished us. We were a lot better in the second half but by then the horse had bolted."
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Sheffield Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal: "I told Fernando that he is back again. He performed very well against Fulham in the last game and (against Wolves) he again did very well and it is the Fernando we know and recognise and that the coaches and fans like.
"We are better than last season and the big difference is the efficiency. We have found a way to score goals and the level of the football is very high. I hope we can keep this going for all of the season.
"Wolves ran and fought a lot during the 97 minutes we played. They had new energy because they had changed the coach and it was the first home game and that made them tougher to play against.
"But I think we were ready for this environment and we did well. We got the first goal and deserved it and we had more chances."
Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Sheffield Wednesday 2.
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Sheffield Wednesday 2.
Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. David Edwards tries a through ball, but Nouha Dicko is caught offside.
Kortney Hause (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
Attempt saved. Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Keiren Westwood.
Attempt saved. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
William Buckley (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) header from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. William Buckley replaces Barry Bannan.
Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Andy Lonergan.
João Teixeira (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by João Teixeira (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by David Edwards.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ivan Cavaleiro replaces Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
Hand ball by Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conor Coady tries a through ball, but Nouha Dicko is caught offside.
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Steven Fletcher replaces Lucas João.
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Glenn Loovens.
Foul by João Teixeira (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. João Teixeira replaces Hélder Costa.
Foul by Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Glenn Loovens.
David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday).
Attempt saved. Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Hutchinson.
Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Emails obtained by BBC South East also showed 999 service commissioners could have been unaware of changes.
A South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) manager removed reference to the changes in a report and warned of "reputational damage", emails revealed.
Secamb said the trust and its regulator were working to establish the facts.
Last week it was revealed Secamb is being investigated over the pilot project in which the trust decided to transfer certain 111 calls to the 999 system, thus gaining up to 10 additional minutes to assess patients' conditions.
A leaked NHS England report, expected to be published on Thursday, showed the project was launched in secret by some senior managers and set up without the knowledge of 111 staff, board non-executives, the medical director or local commissioners of services.
In one case where a 60-year-old Horsham man died following a cardiac arrest, there was a "missed opportunity" to improve his outcome, the report said.
The documents reveal:
The project was exposed by health regulator Monitor which said the trust had not fully considered patient safety.
Peter Kyle, Labour MP for Hove and Portslade, has called for the person responsible for the pilot to resign.
"I have never called for anyone's resignation since I became an MP but there are four and a half million people in this ambulance area, 25,000 people we now know have been affected and almost 25 lives could have been lost," he said.
These documents are very significant.
We now know senior staff were aware of grave concerns both within the trust and in other NHS organisations but, as far as we are aware, didn't stop the pilot.
We also know they realised if these fears got out their reputation would be damaged, which is of course what has now happened over the last seven days.
These documents also show a report was amended to remove any reference to what was being done.
Secamb have said they are keen to work "closely" with health regulator Monitor to "establish the facts" but I sense there is some frustration over the amount of time it will take.
A Secamb spokeswoman said: "We welcome Monitor's review and are keen to work closely with them to establish the facts, as we believe much of what has appeared in the media during recent days has been based on incomplete information."
A spokeswoman for Monitor told BBC South East: "As part of our regulatory action, we have asked the trust to carry out a detailed independent review of the impact the project had on patients.
"We have asked the trust to do this with the help of an external expert, who we will select."
Secamb covers Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Brighton and north-east Hampshire.
The Cricket Australia's Chairman's XI reached 254-8 declared on the second and final day in Alice Springs, with Steven Finn ending wicketless and Boyd Rankin taking just one at the death in temperatures that hit 39C.
Graeme Swann took four wickets and Monty Panesar three to provide some optimism from a game that otherwise did little to aid the tourists before they fly to Adelaide on Sunday to resume the Test series against Australia.
"Three years ago, Andrew Strauss's team would have obliterated the Chairman's XI. But this England team are not sure of a lot of things. They are not sure of their best bowling attack or their best batting order.
"Wicket-taking was Steven Finn's knack but he can't get it together at the moment. He is tall and athletic and yet his bowling - although fast - is just not doing the job."
When England batted again in the final hour, a nominal 42 runs behind after their own 212-7 declared on Friday's first day, Joe Root was caught behind for one before Michael Carberry (37 not out) and Gary Ballance (eight not out) saw them to the close at 47-1.
Swann's figures of 4-56 reflected the opposition's desire to go after him, much as Australia had with success in the first Test at Brisbane, with three of his wickets caught in the deep.
Panesar's three wickets - in his first appearance of the tour's five weeks thus far - came off 19 steady overs as stand-in captain Ian Bell gave both spinners long spells in the fierce heat.
Panesar bowled opener Steve Cazzulino for 48 after Swann had broken the opening partnership of 78 by having Marcus Harris caught by a back-pedalling Finn at mid-on for 49.
The same combination accounted for Michael Hill for 13, but with the ball in hand Finn was too short too often, his 15 overs going for 61 as the Chairman's XI unheralded and inexperienced batsman enjoyed themselves in front of a refreshed crowd in Alice Springs.
For much of this match, the atmosphere was akin to a low-key county game at a festival ground, which made the struggles of Finn and Rankin all the more chastening.
Three years ago Finn was England's leading wicket-taker after three Tests; he was also the second fastest Englishman to 50 Test wickets after Sir Ian Botham.
31 Oct-2 Nov: drew with Western Australia Chairman's XI, Perth
6-9 Nov: drew with Australia A, Hobart
13-16 Nov: beat Australian Invitational XI, Sydney
21-25 Nov: First Test, Brisbane: lost by 381 runs
29-30 Nov: drew with Chairman's XI, Alice Springs
5-9 Dec: 2nd Test, Adelaide
13-17 Dec: 3rd Test. Perth
26-30 Dec: 4th Test, Melbourne
3-7 Jan 2014: 5th Test, Sydney
But his underwhelming tour this time - 11 wickets at a cost of 38.9 runs apiece - and the similarly unimpressive form of Rankin mean that Tim Bresnan is now the clear favourite if England wish to replace Chris Tremlett for the second Test.
Rankin ended with a weary 1-52 on Saturday, his sole wicket that of number nine James Muirhead, to leave him with eight wickets from 88 overs against limited opposition on tour. All-rounder Ben Stokes bowled 13 wicketless overs at a cost of 37 runs.
Josh Lalor was able to compile an unhurried 45 before becoming Panesar's third victim, while Muirhead's 29 came off only 17 deliveries as the second new ball was clouted around the Traeger Park Oval.
England came on this tour with three tall fast bowlers in Tremlett, Finn and Rankin, looking to exploit the hard, bouncy pitches down under as both Tremlett and Finn had been able to on the corresponding tour in 2010-11.
But none of the three men has carried a sustained threat, leaving the door open to Bresnan as he continues his rapid rehabilitation from a stress fracture of the back.
Ballance's 54 in England's first innings here in Australia's Red Centre make him the most likely man to replace Jonathan Trott in the Test side after the experienced number three returned to the UK with a stress-related illness.
Whether he would bat in Trott's position at three or lower down the order is less clear, with Root failing as an opener on Saturday afternoon and Bell unlikely to move up from five.
With Australia coach Darren Lehmann insisting that he will pick his strongest side when the second Test begins at the Adelaide Oval on 5 December, it leaves England with all the selection headaches as they look to fight their way back into the series after the 381-run thrashing at the Gabba.
Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger said reduced access to legal aid could lead to inefficient claims costlier for the court system.
If people had to drop claims, it would be "a rank denial of justice and a blot on the rule of law", he said.
The Ministry of Justice said the annual £2bn bill for legal aid was "costing too much".
An MoJ spokesperson said that the £350m cuts "will create a sustainable legal aid system that will still be one of the most generous in the world".
"At a time when major financial challenges are being felt by businesses and households across the country the legal sector cannot be immune from the government's commitment to getting better value for every penny of taxpayers' money we spend."
Lord Neuberger's comments came as he delivered the annual Tom Sargant Memorial Lecture.
He also used the speech, organised by legal campaign group Justice, to urge ministers to be "very careful" about restricting the right of people to use a judicial review when challenging the decisions of local councils and other public authorities.
He said moves to discourage "weak" applications were "understandable, even laudable", but warned: "One must be very careful about any proposals whose aim is to cut down the right to judicial review.
"The courts have no more important function than that of protecting citizens from the abuses and excesses of the executive - central government, local government, or other public bodies."
Warning of the potential harm from government cuts to the legal aid budget, Lord Neuberger said: "Cutting the cost of legal aid deprives the very people who most need the protection of the courts of the ability to get legal advice and representation."
He said recent changes to the system had reduced the types of claim which qualified for support and increased the "stringency" of the eligibility criteria.
He added: "If a person with a potential claim cannot get legal aid, there are two possible consequences. The first is that the claim is dropped - that is a rank denial of justice and a blot on the rule of law.
"The second is that the claim is pursued, in which case it will be pursued inefficiently, and will take up much more of the court staff's time and of the judge's time in and out of court."
This would mean "greater costs" and delays for the court system, he said.
Emma Pengelly replaced her party colleague Jimmy Spratt as South Belfast MLA on 28 September after he retired.
Mrs Pengelly had previously worked as a special adviser in the Office of the First and deputy First Minister.
She has said she will bring a "great deal of experience" to her new role in that department.
Mrs Pengelly added she was "really enthusiastic about the opportunity".
Earlier this month, a DUP spokesman confirmed Mrs Pengelly would receive a five-figure severance payment from her previous job as First Minister Peter Robinson's special adviser.
Asked about that payment on Tuesday, she said she intended to spend a "considerable amount" on her constituency work.
She said she had neither applied nor asked for the severance payment, and that it would be paid automatically on a statutory basis after she spent almost nine years as a special adviser.
Mrs Pengelly has not yet stood for election but said she was an "incredibly hard worker" and people should judge her on her actions.
Mr Clegg said expenses are there to help MPs with the cost of living and working in two different places.
The Lib Dem leader, who rents a second home in his Sheffield constituency, declined to reveal how much bills are in his London home, on LBC radio.
He also admitted the recession has not affected his family as much as others.
"Both [my wife] Miriam and I work in well-paid jobs so clearly we're not in the same position as many people who feel under greater considerable pressure," he said.
The Liberal Democrat leader defended MPs' rights to claim back utility costs for their second home, as he appeared on his weekly LBC radio phone-in.
The government has come under increasing pressure to help people facing higher gas and electricity bills, with Labour calling for a 20-month price freeze.
MPs have been criticised for claiming expenses to cover the cost of heating their second homes.
LBC radio show host Nick Ferrari said it had been reported Mr Clegg claimed £254.29 for electricity and gas in his constituency home in Sheffield.
Mr Clegg said: "I think most people would understand that if you are living and working in two different places and you are giving allowances to cover the costs in one of those places that also covers your utility bills.
"And I am totally open about what those bills are and I've got no embarrassment in explaining that to you."
Mr Clegg repeatedly refused to reveal the cost of utility bills in his private home, telling Mr Ferrari: "I'm not going to go into my personal bills."
He said MPs are no longer "judge and jury" on their expenses as in the past, with the system independently overseen by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.
To remove that financial support for MPs, the deputy PM argued, would turn the clock back 150 years by turning politics into a hobby for the landed gentry.
Mr Clegg later revealed that he was a "keen buyer" of undergarments from Marks and Spencer, but dismissed the idea that his wife buys them for him as "old-fashioned".
However, he did not answer correctly how much a standard pack of three men's boxers costs. Mr Clegg guessed at £10, but the answer provided was in fact £8.
The bloc suggested it would then be "ready for dialogue".
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) cut ties with their Gulf neighbour on 5 June, saying it supports terrorism.
Qatar strongly denies the allegation and has rejected a list of conditions for the lifting of sanctions.
They include the closure of news broadcaster Al Jazeera and reducing ties with Iran.
The group accuses the Qatari-funded channel of fostering extremism, a charge the network denies.
The foreign ministers of the Saudi-led bloc met in Bahrain's capital Manama on Sunday to discuss the blockade.
"The four countries are ready for dialogue with Qatar with the condition that it announces its sincere willingness to stop funding terrorism and extremism and its commitment to not interfere in other countries' foreign affairs and respond to the 13 demands," Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa told a news conference after the meeting.
Saudi Arabia has closed its land border with Qatar, while all four countries have cut air and sea links with Doha.
Qatar's lawyers have called the tactics "reminiscent of the extreme and punitive conduct of 'bully' states that have historically resulted in war".
Diplomatic efforts led by Kuwait and backed by Western powers have so far failed to end the dispute.
Earlier in July it appeared the 13-point list might be abandoned, when diplomats told reporters at the UN they now wanted Qatar to accept six broad principles.
These included commitments to combat terrorism and extremism, and to end acts of provocation and incitement.
But on Sunday, it was clear the list was still on the table.
The bloc also accused Qatar of complicating the hajj - the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca - for its citizens.
Mecca is in Saudi Arabia, but Qataris cannot fly there directly from Doha under the sanctions.
Last week, the four nations added 18 more groups and individuals they say are linked to Qatar to their "terrorist" lists.
David Cameron made the comment in response to a question from Oxford West and Abingdon MP Nicola Blackwood.
Ms Blackwood called on the government and retailers to "make it more difficult" to get hold of weapons.
Justin Skrebowski, 61, was killed in the chain's Abingdon branch on 7 December.
At Prime Minister's Questions Mr Cameron, who represents Witney in Oxfordshire, said he had been "shocked" by the attack and would examine Miss Blackwood's suggestion.
He said: "I think [Miss Blackwood is] right to ask the question about offensive weapons and how available they are and I'm very happy to look at that.
"I also think with that attack and also the Leytonstone attack - although unrelated - it is right also to look at the resources our police have in terms of the equipment they have."
Trevor Joyce, 36, was charged with murder after the attack and is due to appear at Oxford Crown Court on 7 March next year.
Thames Valley Police said it had voluntarily referred itself to the IPCC following the stabbing.
Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland urged all those with an interest in the death of Sheku Bayoh not to engage in "speculation and a running commentary".
Mr Bayoh, originally from Sierra Leone, died after being arrested and restrained in Kirkcaldy on 3 May.
The Police Investigations Review Commissioner (Pirc) is investigating.
Mr Mulholland called for Pirc and the Crown Office to be allowed to "get on with their job" amid intense media interest in the case.
The intervention followed a public row between Aamer Anwar, the lawyer representing Mr Bayoh's family, and former justice secretary Kenny MacAskill.
Mr Mulholland QC said both Pirc and the Crown were "well aware of all the evidence, the lines of inquiry and the issues surrounding this case".
He said: "The Crown and Pirc are not influenced by comments made in the media and that is how it should be.
"However, speculation and a running commentary on the investigation can be upsetting to the family of Sheku Bayoh as well as the families of the officers involved.
"A decision will be taken at the end of this extremely complex investigation as to whether or not criminal proceedings should be raised.
"An inquiry will also be held at which all the relevant evidence will be heard, open to the public and the media, and it is right that it is this forum where the evidence will be rigorously tested and judicially assessed.
"Pirc, and the Crown, should be allowed to get on with their job."
Earlier this week, Mr MacAskill accused campaigners and commentators of declaring an "open season of hunting Police Scotland" and creating a "poisonous atmosphere" in which individual officers had been targeted.
His comments were welcomed by Prof Peter Watson, the lawyer for the police officers involved in the case.
Mr Anwar responded by accusing Mr MacAskill and Mr Watson of "yet another attempt to divert attention from why Sheku Bayoh died".
One of the lorries shed its load of spuds in the crash near Knutsford and police said it took three hours to clear the road.
"They filled the carriageway," said bee farmer Henry Baxendale, whose farm is close by. "I didn't see any injuries but there were a few bruised potatoes."
A police spokeswoman said: "One man tried to sweep them up but he failed."
Police and others chipped in to clear the crop that had blocked Chester Road near The Smoker Inn pub shortly after 10:00 BST.
Fly-half Jack Carty kicked 20 points for the hosts in Galway, who top Pool One at the halfway stage in the group.
Replacement centre Danie Poolman crossed for a try with six minutes remaining to deny Newcastle a chance to claim a losing bonus point.
Captain Richard Mayhew bagged a second-half try for the visitors, but two points was as close as Newcastle got.
Carty's kicking ensured Connacht led throughout and the 23-year-old missed just one attempt from seven on the night.
The defeat leaves Newcastle second in the pool with third-placed Brive playing Russian side Enisei-STM on Saturday.
Connacht: O'Halloran (capt); Adeolokun, Parata, Robb, Healy; Carty, Blade, Bealham, Harris-Wright, White, Dillane, Muldowney, O'Brien, Connolly, Naoupu.
Replacements: Delahunt, O'Donnell, Ah You, Qualter, Heffernan, Porter, O'Leary, Poolman.
Newcastle Falcons: Hammersley; Marshall, Penny, Harris, Kibirige; Willis, Takulua, Rogers, Lawson, Vea, Witty, Botha, Mayhew (capt), Temm, Hogg.
Replacements: Hawkins, Harris, Foster, Green, Chick, Dawson, Socino, Watson.
Bolt was celebrating his win in the 200m sprint at the World Athletics Championships when the cameraman lost control of his motorised scooter as it rolled over a post and crashed into the runner's legs.
The Jamaican did a backward roll and got back on his feet - he briefly rubbed his ankle before continuing to celebrate with fans.
He later told reporters: "Accidents happen. I have a few cuts but it is nothing that I have never done to myself in training. I will be all right."
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The two men came face to face again on Friday when the cameraman presented Bolt with a gift, said to be a friendship bracelet, to apologise for the accident.
The state-owned bank said it was moving the jobs, which help to handle loans for small businesses, as part of an ongoing cost-cutting drive.
But the company, which owns RBS and NatWest, added that UK staff would still deal with customers and take the decisions on whether to grant loans.
The Unite union said UK workers and taxpayers would lose out from the move.
"By shipping these jobs to India, RBS will be getting that work done more cheaply at the cost of jobs and livelihoods here in the UK," a spokesman said.
The bank's small business customers will also be unsettled by the decision, according to Mike Cherry, chairman of the Federal of Small Businesses.
"Many small business customers with RBS will be extremely concerned at the idea of local expert staff being sent packing and their roles outsourced to call centres halfway round the world," Mr Cherry said.
He added it was the "wrong way to rebuild trust" after branch closures and a mis-selling scandal that saw thousands of small business customers compensated by the bank last year.
The company, which is still 73% owned by the government after a £45bn bailout in 2008, said staff in Mumbai would take over back-office roles such as background checks.
But it added that UK-based staff would continue to do the work that involved customer contact.
Credit decisions will also be taken in the UK, according to the bank.
by Joe Lynam, business correspondent, BBC News
If you've just agreed a new mortgage or remortgaged, you'll probably not have met the person who decided to give it to you (or not).
That's not the case with small companies. They have a far closer relationship with their bank manager. The latter needs to know what kind of business you have and how you run it.
Some may have fretted that shifting more than 400 jobs relating to SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) lending to India might irrevocably alter than relationship.
And that's why RBS is stressing that all credit decisions will continue to be taken here in Britain and no relationship managers with SMEs will be downsized.
RBS doesn't want to damage its current position as the largest business bank in the UK.
A spokesman for the RBS group said: "As we become a simpler, smaller bank, we are making some changes to the way we serve our customers.
"Unfortunately, these changes will result in the net reduction of 443 roles in the UK."
The company said it would support staff affected by the "disappointing news", including by moving them into new roles where possible.
It comes just weeks after RBS said it would cut 250 IT jobs in the UK and move dozens of the roles to India.
A recent laser survey of the ship, which was sailed to Antarctica by Captain Scott, has made virtual tours using the Oculus Rift headset possible.
Dundee Heritage Trust and laser scanning firm Digital Surveys are using video game technology to build up a realistic 3D version of the ship.
A completed prototype allows users to explore the ship's wardroom.
The current programme lets users move around a detailed reproduction of the room, sit at the table and peek into Ernest Shackleton's cabin, while future possibilities include walking the decks and climbing the rigging.
The virtual tour is conducted through the Oculus Rift, an immersive gaming headset which Facebook bought the rights to for £1.2bn earlier this year.
Dundee Heritage Trust is aiming to raise £50,000 to develop a virtual reality tour covering more of the ship, along with a tablet and mobile phone application version for those without headsets.
Operations director Mark Munsie said the original laser survey, which had aimed to produce an accurate record of the ship's structures for conservation planning, had provided the opportunity to develop the virtual tour.
He said: "The prospect of people at home all over the world being able to explore the ship in 3D is very exciting.
"It also opens up the visit experience to people with disabilities who would otherwise be unable to climb up to the bridge or go below decks."
The project to date has been funded by the Scottish government's recognition fund, awarded by Museums Galleries Scotland.
Chief executive Joanne Orr said Museums Galleries Scotland was "delighted" to support the project.
She said: "Bringing Captain Scott's ship directly to people in their own front rooms and offices around the world is a fantastic achievement, and Dundee Heritage Trust is reinforcing the city's status as the technology capital of Scotland with this innovative project."
The 24-year-old was billed "Licensed To Thrill" ahead of his Crucible debut win over compatriot Stephen Maguire.
"My walk-on is The Smiths' 'This Charming Man' and I think I am pretty charming," joked McGill.
"I think my nickname should be 'The Charming Man'. It's as good an effort as 'Licensed To Thrill' I think."
Commentator Rob Walker's introduction at the World Snooker Championship was the latest attempt to thrust a nickname on flame-haired McGill.
He has rejected being dubbed McNugget through comparisons with former world champion Steve Davis - and the Ginger Ninja.
"Some players have names that you can just get nicknames naturally, but there doesn't seem to be one with me," McGill told BBC Scotland.
Morrissey and The Smiths broke up before McGill was born.
"Why The Smiths? Just listen to them, they are just incredible - the best music I've ever heard," he said when asked about his love of the Manchester band.
"When I walk out and I hear that, it makes me feel a little bit more comfortable as well."
McGill has no plans to adopt a Bond theme instead but admitted: "Licensed To Thrill? It rhymes, it's catchy, it's cheesy, it makes people smile, so I don't mind it too much."
The Scot came through the qualifiers before edging out former UK champion Maguire 10-9 in his first appearance at the Crucible.
"It was just amazing," he said. "When you walk down that little corridor and the Crucible opens, it was just the best experience ever.
"I could do that a million times and not get sick of it.
"Considering it was my debut here, I thought I played a pretty good match and it was a terrific win.
"Stephen wasn't at his best. He let me off the hook a little bit, but take it when you can get it."
McGill insisted he did not feel under any pressure on his debut.
"I was extremely calm," he added. "I wasn't nervous at all in the dressing-room.
"When I could hear the crowd, my heart started jumping out my chest at that moment.
"But, when I took my seat and started playing, I was fine again."
The fire at E and S J Walpole, in North Pickenham, broke out during the fire service strike on 1 November last year.
Its intensity caused plumes of smoke that could be seen over 20 miles away.
Jason Snook at the haulage and storage firm said the area was still being cleared and it would "take stock" before deciding if it could be rebuilt.
Three explosions were heard as fork lift trucks powered by propane cylinders caught alight.
The blaze gutted the warehouse and caused structural collapse, but no-one working there at the time was hurt.
It was so fierce it took a number of weeks to establish a cause.
Mr Snook said the fire at the 21-acre site involved cardboard and packaging.
He said it had "affected the business", based in Dereham, but it had managed to "get on with it" and keep its haulage side running.
He said if the warehouse could not be rebuilt on the same site, the firm would consider opening one elsewhere.
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The 22-year-old joined the Vikings in August 2015, and has scored 16 tries in 19 appearances so far.
"I am extremely pleased that Charly has decided to commit to us for the next two years," head coach Denis Betts told the club website.
"As a group he has settled in brilliantly. He is a fantastic bloke as well as a superb rugby league player."
Runciman played a big part in helping the Vikings retain their place in the Super League via last season's Super 8 Qualifiers.
And they have won six of their first seven matches this season to reach the top of the table.
"I have enjoyed my time here at Widnes Vikings since arriving last year and I am excited about what is to come in the future here," Runciman added.
"To be part of a club that proving that it is moving forward is really exciting for me and my team-mates."
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