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Last week Sam Smith came out as non-binary and asked fans to use the pronouns they/them instead of he/him.
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It caused a debate online - especially after The Associated Press wrote up the story using he pronouns.
And it's not the only gender neutral pronoun story of the week - a gender neutral penguin caused debate on Good Morning Britain.
As did two parents who announced they hadn't told anyone the sex of their baby to avoid gender bias.
America's oldest dictionary Merriam Webster has also recently added the word 'they' as a non-binary pronoun to its website.
Gender-neutral pronouns are defined by the LGBT Resource Centre as providing an identity for a singular person who does not identify as he/him or she/her.
Now, in English, the word "they" is used as a gender-neutral singular pronoun - even though some critics argue that "they" should really only be used to refer to plural nouns.
But these identifiers are nothing new and have actually been used throughout the history of literature.
Examples of the singular "they" being used to describe someone features as early as 1386 in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and also in famous literary works like Shakespeare's Hamlet in 1599.
"They" and "them" were still being used by literary authors to describe people in the 17th Century too - including by Jane Austin in her 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice.
While these pronouns weren't used historically to define people as gender neutral, 'they' was used to specify a role being undertaken by a person.
"You could say that somebody was say, a teacher, but you didn't know whether that teacher was male or female," Dr Emma Moore, a professor of linguistics at the University of Sheffield, tells Radio 1 Newsbeat.
But she says it was from the 18th century onwards that people started using male pronouns when describing someone of a non-specific gender in writing and this marks the time when opinions on what pronouns should be used started to change.
"You might have a sentence like 'if a student comes to see the teacher, he must bring his homework', where he is supposed to refer generically to males and females," explains Dr Emma Moore.
"There's lots of psychological studies that show when people hear that generically, they don't hear it as gender neutral - they do just think about men."
However, when it comes to reclaiming pronouns like 'they' in the modern era, this has been a fairly new development.
A recent study found that using gender neutral pro-nouns reduces mental biases that favour men and increases positive attitudes towards women and the LGBT community.
The practice of using pronouns in a non-binary way has not featured much in academic writing - the first paper on it was published in 2017, but has become more accepted online and on social media, with people now listing them in their Twitter bios.
In July, three Presidential candidates were praised for adding their pro-nouns to their accounts.
And Dr Moore says its easy for people to accept these pronouns into their everyday speech because they are so commonly used in other forms of language.
She also thinks this is why other gender-neutral pronouns like ze pronounced zee and its variations: zir, zem, and zeir, have not caught on in everyday language.
"I think the reason [gender neutral pronouns] have come about is because they have existed previously to not specify gender," she says.
"It has the advantage of already being part of grammar - there have been attempts to make new non binary pronouns, but they haven't been as successful because they're not already embedded in grammar."
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Sixteen jobs are under threat at a Cardiff-based newspaper group as its publisher plans more content sharing across its local and national titles.
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Media Wales publishes the Western Mail, South Wales Echo and Wales on Sunday as well as the Celtic local newspapers.
Its publisher Trinity Mirror will axe a total of 92 jobs, but create 52 across Wales and England.
Four jobs will go from Trinity Mirror's Daily Post in Llandudno Junction, which covers north Wales.
A new publishing model is to be unveiled in what the company is calling an "integrated approach to creating and sharing first-class content across the group".
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has held an emergency meeting at Media Wales.
Media Wales' chief reporter Martin Shipton, who is also the local NUJ representative, said the changes would threaten to remove much of the papers' Welsh content in favour of more generic features.
Trinity Mirror editorial director Neil Benson said: "Our newsrooms have made great progress in embracing the digital world in recent years but, essentially, our processes have remained print-led.
"This new approach is a bold, imaginative step that will enable us to become a fully-fledged, digitally-focused news operation, and brings together for the first time the best of our regional and national journalism.
"It is never easy to make these decisions when it affects our colleagues in this way but we must re-engineer the way we work if our journalism is to thrive in the future."
Media Wales cut 36 jobs across its titles in 2011.
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Apple Pay is launching in the UK , with retailers and restaurants including Nandos, Boots and McDonald's now accepting payments from your phone.
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By Amelia ButterlyNewsbeat reporter
But it's not quite as straightforward as just waving your phone at the till - you'll need to have the right device and set it up.
You also need to make sure that your bank or building society is part of the scheme.
Here's Newsbeat's quick guide to setting up your account.
The device
You'll need to have bought one of the latest Apple devices in order to start using Apple Pay.
The ones that have the right combination of fingerprint technology and near-field communication (NFC) are the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3 and Watch.
Find out which iPad you own
iPhones can make both in-store and in-app payments.
iPads can only make in-app payments, while Watches can only make in-store purchases.
Stores showing this symbol have Apple Pay.
The bank or building society
Nationwide, NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank, Santander, MBNA and American Express are all signed up and ready to go with Apple Pay.
HSBC and First Direct have had some last-minute delays, but have told customers the service should be available before the end of July.
Barclays has recently launched its own contactless payment devices but has since revealed that it will be signing both credit and debit cards up to Apple Pay.
The Co-operative Bank has yet to confirm if it will join the scheme.
Lloyds, TSB, Halifax, MBNA and Bank of Scotland will join later this year.
The set-up
Shops, restaurants and travel
Stores signed up to Apple Pay include: Marks and Spencer, Boots, Lidl, Post Office, Liberty, Waitrose, Spar and BP with Screwfix, New Look, Wilko, Dune, Costcutter and JD coming soon.
Restaurants using the scheme include: McDonald's, Le Pain Quotidien, Bill's, Costa, Pret A Manger, Subway, Wagamama, Nandos, Starbucks and KFC with Five Guys and Eat coming soon.
See a full list of the shops and restaurants which accept Apple Pay
You can also use Apple Pay on the TfL network, to pay for your London bus or Tube fare, just like using an Oyster or contactless card.
Independent stores, such as the coffee shops Workshop and Shoreditch Grind in London, have also been reported to have Apple Pay up and running.
The in-store payment
iPhone: You don't need to open an app. Instead you hold your phone near the contactless reader with your finger on the Touch ID button at the bottom of the device.
Watch: Double click the side button and hold the display of Apple Watch up to the contactless reader.
Other contactless options
Samsung has announced it will soon offer Samsung Pay in South Korea, the US and Europe.
Meanwhile, Google intends to revamp and rebrand its US-only Google Wallet mobile service as Android Pay.
In the UK already, shoppers can use Barclays' Pingit and PayM to send and receive money by using mobile numbers.
PayPal - already popular for online money transfers - has also been trialling in-store and in-restaurant payments with Gourmet Burger Kitchen and Wagamama among others.
A new service called Zapp promises to let older smartphones make bank debit payments in stores belonging to Asda, Sainsbury's, House of Fraser and Clarks among others.
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Two oil tankers have been significantly damaged in suspected attacks in the Gulf of Oman.
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The Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous with 23 crew members aboard and Norway's Front Altair with 23 people were abandoned after the blasts. Iran and the US say they evacuated the crew.
It is unclear what caused the blasts coming amid high US-Iran tensions.
A senior Iranian official told the BBC: "Iran has no connection with the incident."
The suspected attack in one of the world's busiest oil routes comes a month after four oil tankers were attacked off the United Arab Emirates.
No group or country has admitted May's incident, which also caused no casualties.
The US at the time blamed Iran - but Tehran denied the accusations.
Oil prices jumped as much as 4% after Thursday's incident.
The Gulf of Oman lies at one end of the strategic Strait of Hormuz - a vital shipping lane through which hundreds of millions of dollars of oil pass.
What do we know about the explosions?
The cause has not been confirmed.
The Front Altair had been "attacked", the Norwegian Maritime Authority said, leading to three explosions on board.
Wu I-fang, a spokesman for Taiwan's CPC Corp oil refiner, which chartered the Front Altair, said it was carrying 75,000 tonnes of naphtha and was "suspected of being hit by a torpedo", although this has not been confirmed.
Other unverified reports suggested a mine attack.
The ship's owner, Frontline, said the vessel was on fire - but denied reports in Iran media it had sunk.
The operator of the Kokuka Courageous, BSM Ship Management, said its crew abandoned ship and were rescued by a passing vessel.
The tanker was carrying methanol and was not in danger of sinking, a spokesman said.
It is currently located about 130km (80 miles) from Fujairah in the UAE and 16 miles from Iran. The cargo remains intact.
The key thing now is to determine exactly what caused the damage to the two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, and that will provide powerful clues as to who may have carried out the attacks.
The US has a powerful naval presence in the region and will have a range of intelligence assets to draw upon.
A US official has already noted that they believe that they will be able to recover enough debris from the attacks "to come up with solid evidence for tracing them back to their source".
What happens then is a question of strategic judgement.
Countries like France and Germany are already urging caution and pressing for a de-escalation.
But an attack on two merchant vessels in international waters is a hugely significant act.
And these latest attacks - unlike the sabotage with limpet mines a month ago - risked causing significant loss of life.
Who came to the rescue?
Iranian state media said Iran had rescued the crew members of both vessels and they had been taken to the port of Jask.
The US 5th Fleet, based in Bahrain, said it had sent the USS Bainbridge to assist.
Spokesman Josh Frey said in a statement: "US naval forces in the region received two separate distress calls at 06:12 local time (03:12 GMT) and a second one at 07:00."
The US Navy later said 29 crew members from the Kokuka Courageous were taken on board the USS Bainbridge.
Why are US-Iran tensions so high?
In 2018, the US pulled out of the landmark nuclear deal reached in 2015 that was aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear activities.
The move was strongly criticised by a number of countries, including America's closest allies.
In May, President Donald Trump tightened US sanctions on Iran - mainly targeting its oil sector.
Iran then announced it was suspending some commitments under the nuclear deal.
In recent months the US has strengthened its forces in the Gulf - saying there was a danger of Iranian attacks.
It has sent an aircraft carrier strike group and B-52 bombers to the region.
In response, Iran has accused the US of aggressive behaviour.
Those tensions rose markedly after the 12 May limpet mine attacks in the UAE.
The UAE blamed an unnamed "state actor".
The US said that actor was Iran, an accusation Tehran has denied.
How has the world reacted?
UN Secretary General António Guterres condemned Thursday's blasts.
He told the Security Council that the world cannot afford "a major confrontation in the Gulf region".
Meanwhile, the EU called for "maximum restraint", while Russia said no-one should jump to conclusions or use the incident to put pressure on Iran, a Russian ally.
The incident is expected to be discussed at a closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council later on Thursday.
Paolo d'Amico, chairman of the tanker association, Intertanko, said the two vessels had been attacked, and expressed concern about dangers to other crews.
"If the waters are becoming unsafe, the [oil] supply to the entire Western world could be at risk," he said.
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Zimbabwe's military used "unjustifiable" force against opposition protesters in the wake of this year's presidential election, an inquiry has found.
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Six people were killed after troops intervened to curb protests in the capital, Harare, on 1 August.
The independent commission said the army had acted disproportionately when it fired on fleeing demonstrators.
But it blamed some opposition figures for inciting the violence.
The army and police clashed with demonstrators who took to the streets amid allegations that the ruling Zanu-PF party had rigged the 30 July vote.
"The commission's finding is that the deaths of those six people arose from the action of the military and the police," a summary of the final report reads.
"The use of live ammunition directly at people especially while they were fleeing was clearly unjustified and disproportionate," it adds.
The seven-member commission, which was set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa following his narrow victory, found the deployment of the military to have been legal.
It also accused the opposition MDC Alliance of enflaming tensions, citing speeches from some of its leaders.
"Had the riots not been checked the situation could have escalated resulting in disastrous consequences," it said.
The commission has recommended that the government pay compensation to the families of the victims and to the dozens of people who were also injured in the protests.
On Tuesday, Mr Mnanagagwa said he would ""study the recommendations and decide the way forward".
"I am satisfied that the commission of inquiry diligently carried out its mandate," he added.
But the opposition immediately dismissed the report and said the government was trying to "whitewash" the actions of the military.
"Our view is that they are... making a false equivalence between the demonstrators and those who were shooting unarmed protesters using bullets and guns," an MDC spokesman said.
Last month, MDC leader Nelson Chamisa distanced himself from the demonstrations on 1 August, calling them "stupid".
"It was very stupid, even, for people who demonstrated… it was stupid, because they then opened themselves for attacks and manipulation," he told journalists.
On the same day as the protests Mr Chamisa refused to accept the election result, arguing that he had won the popular vote.
Mr Mnangagwa narrowly avoided a second round when he took 50.7% of the vote, which was just 30,000 more votes than the minimum needed for outright victory.
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Emergency outbreak response measures are being taken to try to stop the spread of a virus which is deadly for red squirrels across southern Scotland.
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It comes after confirmation of a number of squirrelpox cases along the Solway coast.
Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels has urged the public to remove wildlife feeding equipment and report sightings.
Meanwhile, it is trapping and killing greys in the area to try to stop the outbreak.
Squirrelpox - which is carried by grey squirrels but is deadly only to reds - has been in the region for more than a decade.
Outbreaks are quite common but the area currently affected is not known to have suffered one before.
At least 15 red squirrels have died as a result of squirrelpox in recent weeks with more sick animals spotted in an area running from Palnackie to Carsethorn.
Dr Stephanie Johnstone, SSRS conservation officer, said: "With support of local volunteers from the Solway Forests Red Squirrel Network, we have deployed emergency squirrelpox outbreak response measures.
"Grey squirrels are being removed from the area through live trapping and humane dispatch.
"We know that when grey squirrel numbers are kept low, red squirrel populations can recover following the devastation of an outbreak.
"Any captured sick red squirrels will be taken to a veterinary clinic in Castle Douglas where they will be assessed and either treated or euthanised."
'Very distressing'
The public has been asked to help prevent further spread of the disease by refraining from feeding wildlife in their gardens while the outbreak is ongoing
Julia Gallagher, who volunteers with SFRS network, said "The arrival of this disease in our area is very distressing.
"I have seen too many cases now and we need to try and combat the spread of this outbreak.
"One way people can help is by reporting sick red squirrels and healthy greys to us when they are seen."
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Smear tests to check for abnormal cells that lead to cervical cancer are expensive and require specialist equipment. So doctors in India are trying a different method - vinegar swabs.
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By Joanne SilbernerPRI's The World
Cervical cancer used to kill more women in the United States than any other cancer. Today, deaths in the US are almost unheard of thanks to a decades-old test called a pap smear, which allows for early detection and treatment.
In India, however, tens of thousands of women still die each year from cervical cancer.
"It's just not possible for us to provide [the pap test] as frequently as it is done in the West," says Dr Surendra Shastri, a cancer specialist at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai.
The pap test requires trained personnel and well-equipped labs, which many parts of India don't have.
"So what do we do?" Shastri asks. "We can't let the women die."
It turns out there may be a simple answer. It's a cheap and easy test developed by scientists at Johns Hopkins University and other institutions. And it relies on something many people have in their kitchen.
In the village of Dervan in the state of Maharashtra, doctors have set up a temporary clinic in the shell of an empty store. A sheet hangs from the ceiling to provide some privacy. There is no electricity - not even a light bulb - in the storefront.
About a dozen Muslim women in headscarves have come for the test. One is on the exam table, her long brown skirt pushed aside. With her friends sitting nearby, she looks calm and ready.
Dr Archana Saunke takes a cotton swab and applies a clear liquid to the woman's cervix.
"We wait for one minute, and we see if there is any yellowish patch," she explains.
If the liquid makes the normally pink cervix turn white or yellow, that means there are pre-cancerous cells - cells that could become cancer.
Within a minute or two, the doctor has good news for her patient.
"It's normal," Saunke says. The woman smiles broadly.
When tests yield bad news and show abnormal cells, these can be removed on the spot with a squirt of liquid nitrogen. No return trip is needed.
So what is this clear liquid Saunke uses? Acetic acid, or common household vinegar.
These tests being done as part of a trial programme run by Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital and Walawalkar Hospital in Dervan, where Dr Suvarna Patil is medical director.
Patil says when the vinegar test was first brought to the villages, women were not interested, even though it was free.
"Whenever we used to go to their houses, they used to shut the doors. They would say, 'No, we don't want [it]. You go away.'"
Many women found testing a bother, says Patil, and were embarrassed to have a vaginal exam. And for what? They assumed cancer couldn't be treated.
India being a country of hi- and low-tech solutions, Patil sent out health workers with computers loaded with PowerPoint presentations. They put up posters around town and performed plays. They talked to students in schools and to village leaders.
Still, Patil says, the women wouldn't come.
"Muslim ladies, they will never come because it's their culture," she says. "Even Indian ladies, they are very shy. So we appointed all-female staff."
The staff got awareness training. They were taught to test not just for cervical cancer, but also for high blood pressure, dental problems, diabetes and other diseases women were worried about. Men were also invited for those other screenings - and male support for the programme was a key factor for the women.
All that got women in the door. Then it was a matter of time for attitudes to change.
Patil says it made a big difference when women saw other women actually beat cancer.
"Now they are seeing the results, because if the cancer is picked up in early condition, the patient is doing well," she says. "People are coming to us and telling us, 'Please arrange a cancer screening camp for our ladies.' But it took eight years. It was so difficult."
It is evident that those years have paid off.
Back at the temporary testing clinic, Sojata Sanjay Kapril says she's happy she underwent the screening. Her test result was negative, but if an abnormality had been found, "then we can cure it".
The vinegar technique has been adopted in several countries now, and there's another more expensive test for cervical cancer that some say may eventually prove to be even better.
These tests could save the lives of many thousands of women in India each year - as long as they continue to be convinced to use them.
This series of reports is by PRI's The World with support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
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Facebook and YouTube have taken down content promoting illegal animal bloodsports following an investigation by the BBC's Countryfile programme.
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But both websites still host users who feature graphic videos and photos showing banned cockfighting and hare coursing taking place in the UK.
Facebook did remove one user and said content "must respect local laws".
YouTube said it had removed all material highlighted by the BBC that broke its policy guidelines.
But much of the material found on both sites, in both private and public user groups, remains online.
'Lucrative business'
Hare coursing, which sees hares hunted by dogs in competition against each other, was banned by the Hunting Act 2004 while cockfighting was made illegal in the 19th Century.
Geoff Edmond, the RSPCA's national wildlife co-ordinator, who viewed the online material uncovered by Countryfile, said: "We would ask for responsibility. It should be taken down - it's illegal activity.
"It's down to these social media companies to take on that responsibility. At the moment, we are still talking to them to be responsible in the hope that that will happen.
"But I would always urge the public to call it in to ourselves or the police because what matters to me is stopping it."
The programme's investigations team monitored a number of YouTube and Facebook users and accounts over several months, including two private groups that together had more than 31,000 members.
Images and footage were posted showing hares being caught and mauled by dogs, trained cockerels fighting to the death and users mocking the ban on hare coursing.
Young children are featured in some of the footage and photographs.
Police forces across the UK told the programme the organisers of illegal bloodsports are also using social media apps to share and livestream material - to enable wider gambling.
Sgt Kevin Kelly, of North Yorkshire Police's rural taskforce, said mobile phones seized in a raid on a cockfight last year showed that fights were taking place every two weeks - and footage was being share much more widely.
"You can stream things that are encrypted, you can have private groups, you can have chats, you can share your videos and you can organise events. It's a lucrative business," he said.
'Clear policies'
Sgt Tom Carter, of Sussex Police's rural crime unit, said the crackdown on hare coursing in the UK meant some hare coursers were going abroad, holding events and streaming footage back to the UK.
He said: "We've got hare coursers that are making six-figures annually purely from hare coursing. They can livestream that to their friends in the pub or other people that are betting on it.
"It can go international. It can go to other countries where people are betting on the dogs. You can use money transfer or even cyber currency to put the bets on."
Countryfile provided both Facebook and YouTube with links to the evidence of illegal bloodsports and hunting its researchers had found online.
Facebook removed one profile while YouTube said it had removed any material that broke its policy guidelines.
A spokesperson for Facebook said: "Content on Facebook must respect local laws and adhere to our community standards.
"When governments believe that something on Facebook violates their laws, they are able to report this to us so we can take suitable action. This applies to things like bloodsports, where we rely on reports by the appropriate authorities."
In a statement, YouTube said: "YouTube has clear policies that ban graphic content and animal abuse and we remove videos violating these policies when flagged by our users."
The full story features on Countryfile on BBC1 at 19:00 GMT on 17 February and afterwards on the iPlayer.
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More should be done to support the mental health needs of victims of violence, new guidance by a health expert has said.
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Professor Jonathan Shepherd from Cardiff University said victims of crime are at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and substance misuse.
The guidance was published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists on Wednesday.
It has been backed by the Victim Support charity.
The charity which helps people who have been victims of crime in England and Wales said greater collaboration is needed by agencies to identify those who need support.
Prof Shepherd, chair of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Cardiff University, has been involved in research on the effects of violence-related injuries treated at hospitals.
"Having treated people injured by violence for many years, I'm convinced that the mental health problems that are inflicted are often more serious and long-lasting than their physical injuries," he said.
He says that of about 300,000 victims of violence treated in emergency departments in England and Wales each year, about 40% will go on to have mental health problems.
He added that although the "mental health impacts of violence are common", they are also "often neglected."
"We hope this guidance will help make sure that people who are victims of violence get the help they need," he said.
The guidance includes a new stepped system to show how emergency departments, GPs and the criminal justice system can work together to identify people who show signs of mental ill health and provide them with help.
Victim Support chief executive Javed Khan said volunteers have been helping victims deal with the emotional and psychological effects of crime for nearly 40 years.
However, greater collaboration between all the agencies and individuals involved would ensure more victims with trauma-related and mental health conditions are identified and appropriately referred.
The Welsh government has been asked to comment.
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Victims of abuse within the Catholic Church in Scotland will speak to a special commission set up to look into the issue.
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Andrew McLellan, a former Church of Scotland moderator, is leading an external review of how the Catholic Church handles allegations of abuse.
His recommendations will aim to make the Church "a safe place for all".
He has named 11 commissioners who will assist him, including a senior police officer, a journalist and an MP.
Dr McLellan stressed the commission would not "investigate or adjudicate" on current or historical allegations.
However, he said it would "listen to the experience of survivors of harm and abuse" and use what it learns to "bring about material change".
The review was announced last year following a series of scandals.
The Church faced allegations of abuse at a former Catholic boarding school, at Fort Augustus Abbey in the Highlands.
The former leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, stepped down earlier in the year after admitting sexual misconduct.
The McLellan Commission will look at the existing systems for dealing with allegations of abuse within the Church and make recommendations on how to improve them.
It will hear from experts and interested parties and take advice on best practice.
The review will also look at how the support available to victims can be improved.
It will consider wider aspects of culture and governance within the Church and examine how effective it is at promoting "safeguarding" as a core part of its life, work and teaching.
Joining Dr McLellan on the Commission are:
Dr McLellan said: "With the commissioners now in place we can begin to undertake the challenging task that will be the work of the commission.
"Of paramount concern is the contribution we can make to bringing about the best protection of many vulnerable children and adults.
"As well as setting up this commission, the Catholic Church in Scotland has also given a robust commitment to acting upon all of its findings and recommendations.
"This means that we have before us a significant opportunity to bring about material change."
Report due
He added: "Today I emphasise my firm commitment to discovering the truth, and setting out unambiguous recommendations that can be taken forward by the Church to secure the safety and security of those that rightly expect it."
The commissioners said details would be provided in due course of how victims, and others with an interest, can contact them.
Their final report is due to be delivered in the summer of 2015.
But Dr McLellan said if any areas of "immediate concern or action" arose during the course of the commission's work, he would work with the Catholic Church to progress these "more urgently".
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The family of a man who was killed when timber fell from a lorry have described him as a "wonderful father".
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Jack Stevens, 28, from Burgess Hill, West Sussex, died when the wood fell on to his BMW car in Newhaven, East Sussex, at 07:30 BST on 13 May.
Mr Stevens was a father to three children aged eight, five and two, his family said.
His parents Amanda and Keith Stevens, said: "Jack was a lovely son, kind and caring with a unique sense of humour."
They said: "He was well liked by all who knew him, including his friends and colleagues at work who have been described as a second family to him."
His parents added: "He was also a wonderful father to his three young children, who will now have to grow up without their father's guiding hand and love.
"We, as their grandparents, can only try to emulate that love and to keep his memory alive for them."
A 32-year-old man from Eastbourne who had been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving has been released under investigation, Sussex Police said.
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A 14-year-old girl has gone missing from a Dutch asylum centre. Police say Fatema Alkasem was nine months pregnant and may be in need of medical care.
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By Anna HolliganBBC News, The Hague
She is also thought to be a "child bride", and her case has highlighted the problem that the Netherlands faces in providing asylum for girls who married in Syria but are below the Dutch age of consent.
The government in The Hague is rushing to close a loophole in the asylum law which has so far allowed child brides to be reunited with their husbands in the Netherlands.
The practice has inflamed debate about how the Netherlands is responding to the refugee crisis, with some arguing it is condoning paedophilia.
'Foster care'
As many as 20 girls between the ages of 13 and 15 have been given legal permission to join their older partners at Dutch asylum centres, according to regional news channel RTV-Noord. The figures were reportedly obtained from a leaked immigration service document.
"A 12-year-old girl with a 40-year-old-man - that is not a marriage, that is abuse", says politician Attje Kuiken, whose Labour party is a partner in the ruling coalition.
"We're talking about really young children, girls 12, 13 years old. I want to protect these children. The government should take them into foster care and protect them, because before the new law comes into force, they can still be subject to abuse."
The age of sexual consent in the Netherlands is 16 but migration minister Klaas Dijkhoff has told the BBC that the country currently recognises marriages involving young teenagers, as long as they are officially registered in their country of origin.
"At the moment we do have a problem with the bracket between 15 and 18. We want to be more strict, (and in future we will) not recognise the relationship..."
The amendment means that family reunification applications will only recognise marriages if both partners are over the age of 18.
"So if you're a man with an underage wife," Mr Dijkhoff warns, "you won't make it in time to bring over your underage wife."
Political repercussions
The new rules are due to come into force in December.
In the meantime, there are concerns for the welfare of married Syrian teenagers who are already living the Netherlands, like 14-year-old Fatema. She disappeared from the country's main asylum centre in Ter Apel two months ago.
A police spokeswoman told the BBC they feared she had been taken overseas. She has been placed on their list of missing children.
The failure to pre-empt the rising tide of refugees is having political repercussions.
More than 36,000 people entered the Netherlands this year. Former prisons, empty government offices and sports halls are being hastily modified to accommodate the surge in numbers.
Earlier this month, Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem announced that the treasury's original predictions of €300m (£220m) to cover the cost of the new arrivals in 2015 was a vast underestimate.
They are now looking at a bill of approximately €1bn.
The anti-immigration Freedom Party (PVV) is enjoying its highest ever poll rating. The Freedom Party's popularity is being partly attributed to Dutch concern about the continent's inability to manage the flow of new arrivals.
Syrian "child brides" and international law
I met two Syrian friends from Aleppo, Majd and Samo. They are worried that the child brides issue may be further tainting the Dutch view of Syrian people and their culture.
"The refugees here have a culture shock right now. We bring with us our beliefs, our traditions and they're not easy to break," says Majd.
"Our problem is that Dutch people can't see the difference between Syrians but it's our responsibility to deal with these new laws."
Samo remembers meeting a young girl who was married at a refugee camp in Den Helder.
"I'm a refugee but I was working there in food distribution. I was very moved. I thought the guy was her little brother. When she said, 'this is my son', I was shocked. She was 14 years old. She accepted her fate, but it's wrong."
Majd has been informally adopted by a Dutch family who invite him round for home-cooked meals and help with his language skills. Many Dutch people do support those who have fled the conflict zones. But there are complex challenges in accommodating them. And as the reaction to the reports on child brides shows, cultural integration can be complicated.
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Haim, a trio of Californian sisters who have been compared to Fleetwood Mac, have come top of the BBC Sound of 2013 new music list.
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By Ian YoungsEntertainment reporter, BBC News
The list, which aims to showcase the best new acts for the year ahead, was compiled using tips from 213 UK-based critics, broadcasters and bloggers.
Now in its 11th year, previous winners include Michael Kiwanuka, Jessie J, Adele, Mika, Ellie Goulding and Keane.
BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens said Haim had a "contagious enthusiasm".
"Haim have an unapologetic passion for music that shines in their songs," he said. "They're brilliant musicians who have a real talent for tunes that merge their tales of growing up in the 21st Century with a classic songwriting ability."
The sisters have already supported British artists Florence and the Machine and Mumford and Sons live.
Este, Danielle and Alana Haim, who are aged between 21 and 26, started playing music as children when their parents enlisted them into a family covers band.
The sisters all play guitar, drums and sing and are still occasionally known to pull their mother and father on stage.
Haim's songs pay homage to feelgood, freewheeling '70s rock and anthemic '80s synth-pop, gaining a modern sheen by borrowing rhythms from contemporary R&B.
The 213 tastemakers - ranging from music magazine editors and newspaper critics to influential bloggers, DJs and radio and TV producers - each named their favourite three new acts.
They were free to choose performers from any country and any musical genre.
Artists who had scored a UK top 20 single or album before 11 November 2012 were ineligible, as were those already well-known to the UK public - for example by featuring in the final stages of a TV talent show or already being a member of a successful band.
The tips were compiled into a longlist of the top 15 artists, which was published in December, and the top five have been revealed this week.
In second place were London R&B duo AlunaGeorge, with uncompromising New York-based rapper Angel Haze in third. Birmingham soul singer Laura Mvula was fourth and Glasgow electro-pop outfit Chvrches completed the top five.
It is the first time that the top five acts have all been female or fronted by women.
Este Haim said: "It's the craziest thing to think we're on a list with so many amazing artists. This year the five bands that were in the list were all female fronted, right?
"We love the UK - the last time we were there, we were there for almost a month and a half. The UK is like a second home."
NME magazine's new music editor Matt Wilkinson, who took part in the poll, said Haim "have a knack for writing amazingly catchy singles, they're a killer live band and they talk the talk miles better than most other new bands".
"It's a rare and exciting combination," he added.
Michael Kiwanuka was top of the Sound of 2012 list. The London troubadour sold 500,000 copies of his debut album Home Again around the world last year and was nominated for the Mercury Prize.
The other previous winners are: Jessie J (Sound of 2011), Ellie Goulding (Sound of 2010), Little Boots (Sound of 2009), Adele (Sound of 2008), Mika (Sound of 2007), Corinne Bailey Rae (Sound of 2006), The Bravery (Sound of 2005), Keane (Sound of 2004) and 50 Cent (Sound of 2003).
Other artists in the top five in previous years include Frank Ocean (Sound of 2012), The Vaccines (Sound of 2011), Marina and the Diamonds (Sound of 2010), Florence and the Machine (Sound of 2009), Foals (Sound of 2008) and Plan B (Sound of 2006).
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Gerry Adams has apologised for using an "offensive" term at a public meeting, but said he was referring to "bigots", and not all unionists.
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The Sinn Féin leader used the phrase "break these bastards" in answering a question at the County Fermanagh event.
He told the BBC's Talkback programme he was "sorry for using the b word" and acknowledged it would cause offence.
He also said he partly regretted using a "Trojan horse" analogy when referring to Sinn Féin's equality strategy.
Mr Adams accepted a suggestion that he had made a "political gaffe" and added "we all make mistakes".
However, the DUP has said that a full transcript of the exchange published by the Impartial Reporter newspaper showed that Mr Adams was referring to the DUP when he used the offending phrase.
The party's Arlene Foster said: "I'm glad the Impartial Reporter has a recording of Gerry Adams' mask slipping moment.
"If it hadn't, Gerry Adams probably wouldn't even remember being in Enniskillen on Monday evening as Sinn Féin's revisionism strategy has been in overdrive.
"Adams' words were not about breaking attitudes, but rather about breaking people. He was responding to a question about the DUP."
'Alternative to war'
Mr Adams confirmed that he was correctly quoted as telling the public meeting: "I think the [Northern Ireland] assembly could collapse. I don't think unionists have a game plan. The assembly for many is an alternative to war."
The meeting took place in Enniskillen on Monday night and audio of Mr Adams' comments, containing the swear word, was tweeted by Impartial Reporter journalist Rodney Edwards.
Speaking on Talkback on Tuesday, Mr Adams said: "I'm sorry for using the b word, and I don't mean bigot, I mean the other word. That was inappropriate and people would be offended by it.
'Wrong term'
"The full transcript of my remarks will show very, very clearly that I wasn't talking about unionists, I was talking about bigots," he added.
"I was responding to a question, which was about what's the point in republicans trying to do business when there's a cadre or a cohort who clearly are against the type of changes that are contained in the various agreements that the political parties have signed up for."
Mr Adams told the programme he had "used the wrong term" during the "cut and thrust" of a question and answer session.
However, he said he stood over "the main thrust" of what he said during the meeting because bigotry had to be "faced down" and challenged "in a smarter way than I did it last night".
'Educated bigot'
Mr Adams was asked repeatedly who he had in mind when he referred to bigots.
The Sinn Féin leader replied: "I'm using the broad brush to describe that cohort who on the one hand, are out-and-out bigots, and there's nothing worse than an educated bigot."
He told the programme he did not believe unionists had "a game plan to collapse the assembly", but added "the negative axis within unionism was dictating the pace".
Unionists have criticised the language Mr Adams used at the meeting, and both the Democratic Unionist Party and the Ulster Unionists have made it clear they believe he was insulting all unionists.
Mr Adams was apparently answering a question about Sinn Féin's relationship with the DUP in the light of Gregory Campbell's disparaging comments about the Irish language.
'Trojan horse'
During the meeting, Mr Adams said he was often asked by republicans "what's the point?"
"They weren't blaming Sinn Féin - in fact they were making the point that Sinn Féin were doing their best," he said.
"But what's the point? The point is to actually break these bastards - that's the point. And what's going to break them is equality. That's what's going to break them - equality.
"Who could be afraid of equality? Who could be afraid of treating somebody the way you want to be treated?
"That's what we need to keep the focus on - that's the Trojan horse of the entire republican strategy is to reach out to people on the basis of equality."
'Shocking revelation'
Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt described it as "shocking to the point of nausea".
"The most shocking revelation is that he considers equality as a 'Trojan horse'," he said.
"The audio recording makes clear Gerry Adams thinks equality is nothing more than a tool to be used to manipulate people like me."
Alliance leader David Ford said he was "appalled and disgusted" at Mr Adams' comments.
"He has actually damaged equality legislation with his remarks."
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Hong Kong student activist Tony Chung has been sentenced to four months in prison for insulting the Chinese flag during a protest in May last year.
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The 19-year-old had faced a sentence of up to three years in jail after he was found guilty earlier this month.
The court heard Mr Chung had undermined the dignity of the national flag by pulling at it, breaking the flag pole, and throwing the flag in the air.
The teenager was already awaiting trial on a separate national security charge.
The protest that led to Tuesday's sentence was among the earliest against a controversial extradition bill put forward by the Hong Kong government, which was eventually withdrawn in the face of a mass demonstration movement.
Mr Chung, the former leader of pro-independence group Studentlocalism, was convicted on charges of desecrating the flag and unlawful assembly. China is increasingly cracking down on prominent pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, causing some to flee the city.
While serving his sentence, Mr Chung will await trial on separate charges filed under a new national security law imposed by China in July, which criminalises subversion, secession and collusion with foreign forces.
The law has drawn global criticism and accusations that it ends freedoms guaranteed for 50 years after British rule ended in Hong Kong in 1997. The Chinese government has dismissed the criticism, saying the law is necessary to prevent the kind of pro-democracy protests seen in Hong Kong throughout 2019.
Mr Chung was among the first to be arrested under the new law, in July, and he was the first to be prosecuted, on a charge of "inciting secession".
He was arrested again in October by plainclothes police officers near the US consulate in Hong Kong. The UK-based activist group Friends of Hong Kong said he had been planning to enter the consulate to claim asylum.
He is also facing separate charges of money laundering and conspiring to publish seditious content.
In a separate case, 10 Hong Kong activists went on trial in mainland China on Monday. They were 10 of 12 activists arrested at sea as they tried to flee to Taiwan by speedboat - most already facing charges related to protests.
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A man has been jailed for murder after a fatal stabbing over a debt.
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Richard Astin, 42, suffered a knife wound to the chest and was found in New Hey Road, Huddersfield, in the early hours of 26 March 2019.
He was stabbed after Sean Anthony Waterhouse, 40, had taken him to get cash to pay a debt, police said.
At Leeds Crown Court, Waterhouse, of Buckden Court, Huddersfield, admitted murder and he was sentenced to life to serve at least 19 years in prison.
Det Supt Mark Swift said: "He stabbed his victim to the chest in the street after taking him to get cash to pay a debt, and then left him, having inflicted what proved to be a non-survivable injury to Mr Astin's heart.
"This case illustrates how the use of knives can have absolutely deadly consequences and we hope the sentence is of some comfort to Mr Astin's family."
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One of a few "rare" buildings at the southern-most point of the British Isles has been sold.
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The hut, built on Les Minquiers - a group of rocks about nine miles (14.4 km) south of Jersey - was sold for "a six-figure sum".
Fewer than 20 huts have been built on the reef, which France sought to claim in the 1950s.
Advocate James Lawrence, who travelled by sea for a site visit, said only five had been sold in the past 50 years.
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The "priceless" huts are "closer in size to a garden chalet", according to Mr Lawrence, who said the property had been bought by "a Jersey company".
He added: "Ordinarily, these beautiful huts are passed through families from one generation to the next, so the fact that one was subject to a transaction is rare."
Many of the chalets are thought not to have changed hands since they were built in the 19th Century.
The area is protected by conservation treaty, the Ramsar Convention, due to its unique ecology.
In 1953 the International Court of Justice settle a dispute over the reef's sovereignty between Britain and France, who both claimed it through historical ties.
The court unanimously found in favour of the UK, and the Jersey law firm Viberts says ownership of properties on the islands by Jersey residents, who paid taxes for their maintenance, "seemed to have been a deciding factor which lead the court to that outcome".
What does 'Minquiers' mean?
Local historian Doug Ford says the reef, one of three which surround Jersey, was created about 7,000 years ago by rising sea levels.
He said: "Some say the name Minquiers is derived for the Breton word for a sanctuary - minihi, others that it comes from the Norman word for fish seller - minkier, while a third theory is that it means 'a ground teeming with fish'.
"The one thing that they all agree on is that it was a fishing ground."
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Scientologists in Hollywood tried to derail a movie inspired by the religion's founder, its studio claims.
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By Ian YoungsArts reporter, BBC News
Unnamed Scientologists applied "lots of pressure" to stop The Master being made and have it changed once filming began, studio head Harvey Weinstein said.
The film's director Paul Thomas Anderson has stated that The Master was partly based on L Ron Hubbard, who founded Scientology in the 1950s.
The Church of Scientology has denied trying to block the film.
Weinstein told BBC News: "We've had pressure and we've resisted pressure. Originally people said to me 'don't make it'. Lots of pressure.
"And then, as we were making it, we had pressure to change it. Paul's not doing that and I didn't think he chose me [to work with] because I was going to acquiesce either."
The movie tells the story of a cult leader known as The Master, played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, and a troubled World War II veteran, played by Joaquin Phoenix, who is drawn into his world.
It won awards for acting and directing after its premiere at the Venice Film Festival and is seen as an early contender for The Oscars.
Asked about the reaction from Scientologists in Hollywood, Weinstein said: "I'm not going to get into names, but they feel strongly that they think it's a religion and as such they think the subject matter shouldn't be explored.
"Paul Thomas Anderson admitted in Venice that it was about L Ron Hubbard and the early days of his teaching and the creation of Scientology. But that's not all there is in the movie."
The film is also about the impact of fighting in World War II on the armed forces, he said.
"That's what attracted me to this script - my dad saw combat in World War II and he never got over it. It's about the journey that Joaquin Phoenix's character goes through, trying all sorts of things.
"I'm not sure how Scientologists will react. So far, without seeing it, it's negative - so I just urge people to go see it and then they can react." Weinstein is a producer and distributor who has worked on films including Pulp Fiction and The King's Speech.
'Still friends'
The Church of Scientology, meanwhile, have denied any suggestion that it had attempted to block the making of The Master and pointed to earlier statements in which the film-makers distanced themselves from the movement.
"The movie is a work of fiction and the director, producer and actors have said so," a Church of Scientology spokesperson said.
"For example, Paul Thomas Anderson is quoted as saying: 'This is a fabricated story: pure fiction.' And Philip Seymour Hoffman is quoted saying: 'It's not a Scientology movie.' There is nothing more to say about the matter."
Prominent Scientologists include Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Juliette Lewis and Priscilla Presley.
Paul Thomas Anderson recently said he had held a screening of The Master for Cruise, with whom he worked on the 1999 film Magnolia.
"Yes, I have shown him the film, and yes, we are still friends," Anderson said. "The rest is between me and Tom."
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Former Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said the government is run by "non elected" members of the Rajapakse family.
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Ousted foreign minister said on Thursday he was dismissed by thegovernment mainly because he had stressed the need to curbhuman rights abuses including abductions and killings .
"Tamil people in Colombo are living in fear of being abducted". He said.
"Not only Mangala Samaraweera, but also Mahinda Rajapakse can't be a part of a government that abuses human rights". said the former minister.
human rights abuse
"As the foreign minister, I pointed out those human rights violations very often and that's a reason for them to oppose me", said Mangala Samaraweera, referring to President Mahinda Rajapakse's decision to sack him from the Cabinet last Friday.
"I repeatedly said that our silence over human rights issues will only strengthen the terrorists internationally while we are conducting a successful military campaign against them", Samaraweera said referring to the fight against Tamil Tiger rebels.
"The fighting is a farce. The government says they are advancing in the East. But, if they really mean war, they must attack Mulathivu and Kilinochchi", said the other ousted minister Sripathi Suriyarachchi.
different language
"we may have the biggest cabinet in the world, but the state affairs are decided by the Rajapakse brothers. Most of government expenditure is under the president. This means the real power on this money is controled by Basil Rajapakse". Mangala Samaraweera told the large gathering of journalists.
"Sri Lankan forces are just advancing in the desserts. LTTE is withdrawing from all these places. We know how this is done!" the ex minister said.
When asked about these comments, government defence spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said the minister "Never said anything like that last week. He was talking in a very different language about the military gains. I do not have to say any more".
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Agatha Christie's former holiday home in Devon is to play a pivotal role in David Suchet's final Poirot film.
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Dead Man's Folly will feature scenes filmed at Greenway, which is now owned by the National Trust.
The film is the last one starring Suchet, who has played the TV detective since 1989.
When the new ITV series is completed in July, the actor will have appeared in every Christie story ever written for Poirot - more than 65 TV films.
Suchet told the BBC last year he felt like he had "achieved a dream".
"But I'll also be gutted, because I will be saying a real farewell and a goodbye [to Poirot] and then I will have to bury him," he said.
Dead Man's Folly was first published in 1956. The house at the centre of the mystery was inspired by Greenway.
The grounds include a boathouse similar to the one where a body is found in the book.
Dead Man's Folly features in the 13th and final Poirot TV series, which includes five brand new films.
Elephants Can Remember, Curtain; Poirot's Last Case, The Labours of Hercules and The Big Four make up the final series.
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After three months of lockdown the tough restrictions are finally beginning to ease - but with the caveat that it's all dependent on continued progress in tackling Covid. So how are the numbers looking?
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By Calum WatsonBBC Scotland News website
The Scottish government collates the most recent evidence in its weekly State of the Epidemic in Scotland publication. Here are some of the latest findings:
Case numbers
The lockdown delivered a steep and steady decline in case numbers throughout January and February - but the first weeks of March saw a small increase.
A week ago, data from the ONS indicated that Scotland had the highest rate of infection of all four UK nations.
The most recent data suggests case numbers are now falling again, although at a slower rate than we saw earlier in the year.
The latest State of the Epidemic document, published on 1 April, said that last week an average of 505 cases were reported each day, a 7% decrease on the previous week.
There were 66 weekly cases per 100,000 of population - a similar rate to that observed at the end of September.
Scotland no longer has the highest proportion of people becoming infected, having been overtaken by Northern Ireland, but the rate of infection is still higher than in either England or Wales, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Case rates have declined among all age groups but the falls have been most marked among the over-80s.
The latest estimate of the reproduction (R) number - a measure of the disease's ability to spread - is between 0.8 and 1, unchanged from last week.
Local hotspots
While overall case rates have come down, there are wide geographical variations with local outbreaks keeping infection rates stubbornly high in a number of council areas.
Clackmannanshire currently has the highest weekly case rate in Scotland reporting 165 cases per 100,000 population in the last week.
West Lothian, North Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire also had seven-day average rates above 100 cases per 100,000 population.
Sharp increases in infection have recently been observed in Angus, East Dunbartonshire, Moray and North Lanarkshire.
At the other end of the scale Shetland, Argyll and Bute, Na h-Eileanan Siar and Orkney each reported 10 or fewer cases per 100,000.
Under the Scottish government's plans for easing lockdown, it is hoped all mainland council areas will be able to move initially to level three from 26 April but rates of lower than 50 cases per 100,000 population will be one of the benchmarks for going down to level two.
It's important to stress that the case rate is only one of the factors that will determine such decisions on levels, with other considerations including, for instance, the capacity of the NHS locally to cope with the situation.
Hospital admissions
The number of people in hospital with confirmed Covid peaked on 22 January at 2,053 which was well above the first wave peak.
The most recent figure, which will not be updated until after the Easter break, is 215 people in hospital, 21 of them in intensive care. In addition there were another 18 people who have been in ICU for longer than 28 days.
The latest modelling predicts that both hospital bed and ICU occupancy will continue to fall, however it is possible that this will plateau or even rise again slightly depending on factors such as the impact of more pupils returning to school.
Before the start of the Easter break a slight increase in infections among children was observed, although this could have been down to the wider availability of asymptomatic testing.
Deaths
In the week to 28 March there were 61 deaths where Covid was mentioned on the death certificate - an 8% decrease on the previous week.
By comparison, during the first wave in April last year the equivalent figure was 663.
In mid-December more than a third of deaths were occurring in care homes but that has now fallen to about 8%.
Scotland, however, does have the highest daily rate of deaths in the UK - 0.1 per 100,000 population compared with 0.07 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Vaccination
More than 54% of the adult population have now received a first dose of a vaccine - that's more than 2.5 million people.
That figure includes 34,000 care home residents and 51,000 care home staff.
While it has been hard to unpick whether the falling death rate is due to lockdown or vaccination, there is now evidence the vaccination programme is leading to decreasing hospitalisation and deaths.
Vigilance is required though as it is not clear yet how effective existing vaccinations will be for some new variants of Covid-19.
The more infectious variant, known as the UK variant, is currently the dominant strain in Scotland.
However, there have also been 22 confirmed and five probable cases of the "South Africa variant" as well as three confirmed and one probable case of the "Brazil variant".
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An attempt has been made to save the eggs of some poisoned birds of prey by trying to get other birds to adopt them.
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By Conor MacauleyBBC News NI Environment Correspondent
The RSPB used two donor nests to take the eggs from a pair of red kites.
At one location the attempt failed. At the other, the evidence of whether it worked is inconclusive.
But the charity says the attempt was worth it to try to salvage something from a bad situation.
It was the first time it had been tried in Northern Ireland.
Toxicology tests have established that the breeding pair were poisoned.
Neither of the two eggs placed in one donor nest hatched.
At a second nest, a chick did hatch but the charity is not sure whether it was the original egg, or the donor one placed alongside it.
The kites were found in County Down. The female was located dead on the nest, which contained three eggs.
In a ground-breaking move the eggs were placed in the nests of other red kites.
Relocation
The work was done under licence by the RSPB.
It said the loss of the breeding pair was a "massive blow" to a programme to re-introduce the iconic bird of prey.
About 80 of them were relocated from Wales to Northern Ireland between 2008 and 2010 and some have now begun breeding.
The RSPB's Claire Barnett said the dead kites were a "really good pair with high productivity" and described their deaths as "devastating".
Having recovered the eggs from their own nest, they were kept in an incubator while tests were run to establish whether they were viable.
Egg experts confirmed that at about 21 days, there was a chance they could hatch.
Goodwill
Trained tree climbers were used to put the eggs in the donor nests.
The work had to be done quickly to minimise disturbance to the donor parents.
Two eggs were placed in one nest and the third in another.
It is only when the RSPB went back to check weeks later that they established whether they'd hatched.
Claire Barnett said the kites, which are scavengers, might have been deliberately targeted or could have picked up a poisoned bait left for a fox.
She said there was a huge amount of goodwill for the egg relocation operation, including from landowners who have nests on their farms.
Red kites have done well since their introduction to Northern Ireland, fledging chicks and extending their range.
Work is going on with schools to build support for the project and there is a plan to put up a camera on a nest site in the near future.
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The Christian owners of a Northern Ireland bakery have lost their appeal against a ruling that their refusal to make a "gay cake" was discriminatory.
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Appeal court judges said that, under law, the bakers were not allowed to provide a service only to people who agreed with their religious beliefs.
Two years ago, the family-run firm refused to make a cake iced with the slogan: "Support Gay Marriage".
The order was placed at its Belfast shop by gay rights activist Gareth Lee.
The firm argued that the cake's message was against the bakers' religious views.
Reacting to the ruling, Daniel McArthur from Ashers said he was "extremely disappointed" adding that it undermined "democratic freedom, religious freedom and free speech".
"If equality law means people can be punished for politely refusing to support other people's causes then equality law needs to change," he said.
"We had served Mr Lee before and we would be happy to serve him again.
"The judges accepted that we did not know that Mr Lee was gay and that he was not the reason we declined the order.
"We have always said it was not about the customer, it was about the message."
Witches on Halloween cake
In court on Monday, three judges said it did not follow that icing a message meant you supported that message.
In their ruling, they said: "The fact that a baker provides a cake for a particular team or portrays witches on a Halloween cake does not indicate any support for either."
The judges also said that Ashers would not have objected to a cake carrying the message: "Support Heterosexual Marriage" or indeed "Support Marriage".
"We accept that it was the use of the word 'gay' in the context of the message which prevented the order from being fulfilled," they said.
"The reason that the order was cancelled was that the appellants would not provide a cake with a message supporting a right to marry for those of a particular sexual orientation.
"This was a case of association with the gay and bisexual community and the protected personal characteristic was the sexual orientation of that community.
"Accordingly this was direct discrimination."
The judges said that in the course of the hearing, concern was expressed about the role of the Equality Commission in the pursuit of the case.
They said that they had been assured that the commission was available to give advice and assistance to those such as the appellants "who may find themselves in difficulties as a result of their deeply held religious beliefs".
"The only correspondence to the appellants that we have seen, however, did not include any offer of such assistance and may have created the impression that the commission was not interested in assisting the faith community where issues of this sort arose," they added.
The judges said it "should not have been beyond the capacity of the commission to provide or arrange for the provision of advice to the appellants at an earlier stage and we would hope that such a course would be followed if a situation such as this were to arise in future".
Speaking publicly for the first time about the case, Mr Lee said he was both "relieved" and "grateful to the appeal court judges."
Michael Wardlow, from the Equality Commission, said the appeal court ruling against Ashers bakery was extremely significant and clarified the law.
"The judgement today was very clear. It said unequivocally, faith is important, but faith cannot set aside equality legislation that has been long fought," he said.
The appeal court upheld the original court's decision that Ashers in County Antrim discriminated against Mr Lee.
At that time, the judge said she accepted that Ashers had "genuine and deeply held" religious views, but said the business was not above the law.
The family's appeal was heard in May, but the judgement was reserved.
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It was a luxury brand that sounded too controversial to be true - and it was.
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By Heather ChenBBC News, Singapore
"Vintage" retailer Ivory Lane attracted public ire when it went online in Singapore this week, touting modern designer jewellery and accessories made from ivory.
"Ivory is a secret desire for most girls," said its ad campaign.
But the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has now revealed it was all a publicity campaign to promote awareness of the global trade in elephant ivory.
"The brand may be fictional but the issues highlighted are real. This was just the start," WWF-Singapore CEO Elaine Tan told the BBC.
"We are calling for clear and robust laws that will not allow the trade of ivory or any illegal wildlife products in Singapore."
Following the big reveal, many applauded the WWF's novel approach in tackling the issue of elephant ivory. But did the conservation body go too far in selling its cause?
Ivory, mainly from elephant tusks, has been traded for hundreds of years. But a growing outcry against the trade kicked off bans in Asia, its biggest market.
So it was no surprise that the launch of Ivory Lane sparked an immediate uproar in Singapore, where ivory from elephants killed before 1990 can legally be sold.
Highly-polished marketing videos, professionally-worded ads combined with expensive statement pieces (inspired by the "luxury of nature and heritage") built a thoroughly believable brand narrative and drew the fury of animal lovers and netizens alike on Facebook.
Many Singaporeans - and media outlets - were fooled, buying into the outrage and taking to Facebook to express their anger at the brand and its mistreatment of elephants.
"Ivory is a secret desire for most girls - said no one with a heart ever," wrote Christine Neo in response to "founder" Ivy Chung's words.
"Why would you even assume ivory is something many Singaporeans would want to buy?"
Hundreds of strongly-worded Facebook reviews also followed swiftly. But the fictional Ms Chung had her defence ready: "We understand the concerns and would like to assure that the ivory we use is completely legal in Singapore."
Highlighting a very telling loophole, she continued: "The import and export of elephant ivory has been banned internationally since 1990. Ivory Lane does not import any new ivory into Singapore and all our ivory products are made of vintage ivory, before 1990."
The outcry only intensified and rattled on for days, as more and more ads emerged.
On Tuesday, the WWF revealed it was "a fictitious brand that was created by WWF-Singapore to highlight the shortcomings of wildlife laws in Singapore".
It cited a recent investigation which found more than 40 shops in Singapore selling ivory products.
One Facebook user, Nicolette Dode Tan, applauded the approach. "It was a great marketing campaign and wouldn't have worked this well if it didn't tap into the reality of living in Singapore.
"The materialism, the lack of transparency in our supply chains, technical legalities as well as abhorrent practices like consuming sharks fin just because it's a traditional thing," she said.
"Riling people up by creating a fake brand and drawing attention? That worked wonderfully," added Facebook user Kyaw Tay Zar. "The usual media campaigns don't bring much deserved attention as it should. People usually glaze over such issues."
But to Singaporeans like Alvin Ho and Joshua Kho, who bought into the campaign's narrative, it came across as being "irresponsible fake news".
"A silly way of drawing attention to an issue," wrote Mr Ho.
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Mr Kho said: "Regardless of intention, using deliberate misinformation is disrespectful and childish. You've lost my trust, WWF. This was 'Fake News' for me."
Addressing the unhappiness online, WWF's Ms Tan told the BBC: "The overwhelming and strong response towards Ivory Lane made it very clear that people in Singapore have a zero tolerance stance towards the illegal wildlife trade."
"We saw the need to take such an approach as Singapore is a significant player in the illegal wildlife trade, both as a transhipment hub and demand market," she said.
"People had to be aware and care about our role in illegal wildlife trade, in order to drive change."
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A West Yorkshire school at the centre of bullying allegations has been subject to an Ofsted inspection.
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Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield was inspected on Thursday.
Ofsted said: "Where there are concerns about the effectiveness of a school's work to safeguard pupils, we will not hesitate to conduct an inspection."
It comes after video footage of a 15-year-old refugee who was dragged to the ground and had water poured in his face was widely shared.
When asked if it was an emergency inspection, Ofsted said it wouldn't comment on individual inspections.
An inspection report could be published within 28 days.
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The school had an Ofsted monitoring visit in September and a previous inspection of the school in June 2017 found it required improvement.
Full Ofsted inspections, where schools are told whether they are outstanding, good, requiring improvement or inadequate, are normally separated by a period of years.
The video was shared at the end of November but had been filmed in a lunch break at Almondbury Community School on 25 October, West Yorkshire Police said.
Trevor Bowden, the school's head teacher, said in a letter to parents on Tuesday: "We can assure you that the school is continuing to operate calmly."
He said the same boy had also received a wrist injury on 7 October in the playground that was investigated by police but no police action was taken.
"The incidents were dealt with at the time by our school not at a later date after footage appeared on social media", he added.
A 16-year-old boy is to be charged with assault, West Yorkshire Police said.
The force has said the older boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, would appear at Youth Court "in due course".
An online fundraising page set up to help the 15-year-old boy and his family raised more than £158,000.
The money raised is to be spent on relocating his family, the family's solicitor said.
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The High Court in London will hear allegations that 142 Iraqis were mistreated by British forces in Iraq between 2003 and 2008.
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This case will determine whether a public inquiry should be held.
In a statement to the BBC, Britain's Ministry of Defence said it was, "vigorously contesting the application... These remain allegations of mistreatment - they are no more than that and remain unproven".
The MOD said a public enquiry would be "costly" and would be neither "necessary or appropriate". The MOD has set up a dedicated Iraq Historic Allegations Team to look into claims of abuse by British soldiers.
Ali Zaki Mousa is one of those who alleges he was mistreated by British forces in Iraq in 2006. He spoke to BBC World Service.
Ali Zaki Mousa, a former taxi driver who lives in Basra, Iraq
At about 0200 in the morning, while I was asleep with my wife and my little baby daughter, I was woken by the sound of an explosion. British soldiers immediately started firing shots, and smoke and stun grenades, and capsules which looked like ammunition.
My father, he's 62, he'd been sleeping in the front room; he started screaming. I put my little daughter down and I looked around, and then the soldiers started hitting me in the chest and genitals.
The soldiers forced me to kneel facing the wall and tied my hands with plastic handcuffs. Then they started kicking me and swearing at me. They kept using the "f" word and telling me to shut up.
I was beaten heavily around the eyes and my face became all swollen. One soldier pointed his rifle at my mouth; then they beat me heavily in the back around my kidneys using their rifle butts. The following morning I noticed there was blood in my urine.
Later on I found out that while I was in detention, British soldiers carried out intrusive searches of our women, including my relatives. They also beat my elderly father and my brother.
Then they blindfolded me and pulled me outside in my sleeping clothes and barefoot, and forced me to get into a tank. Then we were taken to Basra airport.
During the investigation with me in Basra International Airport, they accused me and some of my neighbours of being affiliated with militias and they said our area was under the control of militias.
They pulled me out of the tank and forced me to kneel with my head down and my hands tied behind my back. It was incredibly painful.
The more I screamed the more they kicked me. They tightened the plastic handcuffs further, and honestly they were very painful.
The time must have been about 0330 to 0400 in the morning when the soldiers started to beat the detainees in Basra airport one after the other, and I was one of them; they then interviewed us individually in a tent.
[They] accused me of being a member of the militias and that is not true. They threatened to remove my nails using pincers, and they threatened to remove my underwear and to force me to sexually assault myself using a bottle.
I was eventually released after I'd been in detention for 12 months.
[I was never charged,] except the accusation that me and my brothers were linked to the militias.
My father died recently and his body carried the marks of wounds as a result of beatings and punches from British soldiers.
I have my daughter, she was born before the detention. Now, 5 years on, I can't have any more children, and I still have the marks of the beatings on my back, around my kidneys and on my genitals.
Psychologically, I can't cope with any pressure from my wife or my child; if my wife talks to me about things I can't manage, I lose my temper and I beat her. All this is caused by the beating and the abuse I was subjected to by the British forces.
When the British forces first came into Iraq, the Iraqi people were so delighted at the defeat of Saddam the dictator, but then when British forces started behaving so badly, not only me, but all the Iraqi people, changed their view of the British troops.
We used to look at them as people who had come to help us, but they completely turned against us - with their tanks shooting in the streets, and the continued arrests without any legitimate or legal cause or proof. To us now they are no more than a pack of savage wolves.
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Ratings agency Standard and Poor's has cut its credit grade for the European Union after the UK's Brexit vote.
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S&P said the cut from AA+ to AA came after reassessment "of cohesion within the EU, which we now consider to be a neutral rather than positive".
The UK's Brexit vote had triggered "greater uncertainty" over long term economic and financial planning.
On Monday, S&P cut the UK's top AAA credit rating, saying Brexit could hit the economy and financial sector.
S&P said the change to its EU rating was because the previous assessment was based on all 28 states remaining in the bloc.
The agency said: "The rating action stems from S&P Global Ratings' view that the UK government's declared intention to leave the union lessens the supranational's fiscal flexibility, while reflecting weakening political cohesion.
"Our baseline scenario was previously that all 28 member states would remain inside the EU. While we expect the remaining 27 members to reaffirm their commitment to the union, we think the UK's departure will inevitably require new and complicated negotiations on the next seven-year budgetary framework.
"Going forward, revenue forecasting, long-term capital planning, and adjustments to key financial buffers of the EU will in our view be subject to greater uncertainty," S&P said.
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On Monday, S&P stripped Britain of its top credit grade by two notches, from AAA to AA, warning the Brexit vote would lead to "a less predictable, stable and effective policy framework in the UK".
A number of economists have warned about the consequences of leaving the EU, with IHS Global Insight cutting its growth forecasts to 1.5% from 2% for 2016 and to 0.2% from 2.4% for 2017.
Also on Thursday, Bank of England governor Mark Carney signalled that interest rates could be cut over the summer to help boost the UK economy.
He said "some monetary policy easing" would be required in response to the Brexit vote.
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A Little Italy Festival has been revived to stop the "dilution" of a town's Mediterranean heritage.
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Bedford became known as "Little Italy" after thousands of Italians moved to the town from the 1950s, primarily to work in the brickworks industry.
Alfonso Bravoco, one of the festival organisers, said he did not want the 14,000 descendants of those immigrants to forget their past.
He said the festival must "show off our diversity".
Ciro Ciampi, a founding organiser of the Bedford Italian Festival in 2009 and 2011, said the event was "very close to my heart and a personal celebration of my nonno [grandfather] Umberto Zanna".
He said Mr Zanna arrived in Bedford in 1951 from Caserta in the Campania region of southern Italy to work at the Stewartby London Brickworks.
"His story of risk, sacrifice and hard labour is shared throughout the Bedford Italian community," said Mr Ciampi.
"We have over 14,000 Bedfordians tracing their roots [to Italian immigrants] over four generations."
Mr Bravoco runs Mamma Concetta restaurant, which is named after his mother Concetta who came to London in 1956 from Flumeri, Campania.
"Bedford is Little Italy," he said.
"Over the past few years we have slightly diluted our heritage with the younger generation, so we do not want them to forget where they came from.
"Thirty percent of the town's community is not from England" so the event is also to "share and show off our diversity", he said.
Bedford tour guide David Fowler said: "The major migration came after World War Two when there was a shortage of labour in the brickfields, to the extent that the town had the only Italian Vice Consul outside London.
"The Italians led the way to Bedford becoming the diverse community it is today."
The festival, organised by SpectaculArts Foundation, takes place around Harpur Square, starting at noon on Sunday.
It will include food, music and a display of Italian cars.
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The religious violence which has roiled Delhi since the weekend is the deadliest in decades.
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Soutik BiswasIndia correspondent
What began as small clashes between supporters and opponents of a controversial citizenship law quickly escalated into full-blown religious riots between Hindus and Muslims, in congested working class neighbourhoods on the fringes of the sprawling capital.
Armed Hindu mobs rioted with impunity as the police appeared to look the other way. Mosques and homes and shops of Muslims were attacked, sometimes allegedly with the police in tow. Journalists covering the violence were stopped by the Hindu rioters and asked about their religion. Videos and pictures emerged of the mob forcing wounded Muslim men to recite the national anthem, and mercilessly beating up a young Muslim man. Panicky Muslims began leaving mixed neighbourhoods.
On the other side, Muslim rioters have also been violent - some of them also armed - and a number of Hindus, including security personnel, are among the dead and injured.
Three days and 20 deaths later, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his first appeal for peace. There were no commiserations for the victims. Delhi's governing Aam Aadmi Party was criticised for not doing much either. Many pointed to the egregious failure of Delhi's police - the most well-resourced in India - and the inability of opposition parties to rally together, hit the streets and calm tensions. In the end, the rioters operated with impunity, and the victims were left to their fate.
Not surprisingly, the ethnic violence in Delhi has drawn comparisons with two of India's worst sectarian riots in living memory. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in anti-Sikh riots in the capital in 1984 after the then prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards. And in 2002, more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, died after a train fire killed 60 Hindu pilgrims in Gujarat - Mr Modi was then the chief minister of the state. The police were accused of complicity in both riots. The Delhi High Court, which is hearing petitions about the current violence, has said it cannot let "another 1984" happen on its "watch".
Ashutosh Varshney, a professor of political science at Brown University who has extensively researched religious violence in India, believes that the Delhi riots are beginning to "look like a pogrom" - much like the ones in 1984 and 2002.
Pogroms happen, according to Prof Varshney, when the police do not act neutrally to stop riots, look on when mobs go on the rampage and sometimes "explicitly" help the perpetrators. Evidence of police apathy in Delhi has surfaced over the past three days. "Of course, the violence thus far has not reached the scale of Gujarat or Delhi. Our energies should now focus on preventing further escalation," he says.
Political scientist Bhanu Joshi and a team of researchers visited constituencies in Delhi ahead of February's state elections. They found the BJP's "perfectly oiled party machinery constantly giving out the message about suspicion, stereotypes and paranoia". In one neighbourhood, they found a party councillor telling people: "You and your kids have stable jobs, money. So stop thinking of free, free. [She was alluding to free water and electricity being given to people by the incumbent government.] If this nation doesn't remain, all the free will also vanish." Such paranoia about the security of the nation at a time when India has been at its most secure has "widened" existing ethnic divisions and "made people suspicious", Mr Joshi said.
In the run-up to the Delhi elections Mr Modi's party embarked on a polarising campaign around a controversial new citizenship law, the stripping of Kashmir's autonomy and building a grand new Hindu temple on a disputed holy site. Party leaders freely indulged in hate speech, and were censured by poll authorities. A widely reported protest against the citizenship law by women in Shaheen Bagh, a Muslim-dominated neighbourhood in Delhi, was especially targeted by the BJP's campaign, which sought to show the protesters as "traitors".
"The repercussion of this campaign machine is the normalisation of suspicion and hate reflected in WhatsApp groups, Facebook pages, and conversations families have among themselves," says Mr Joshi.
It was only a matter of time before Delhi's fragile stability would be shaken. On Sunday a BJP leader issued a threat, telling the Delhi police they had three days to clear the sites where people had been protesting against the citizenship law and warned of consequences if they failed to do so. The first reports of clashes emerged later that day. The ethnic violence that followed was a tragedy foretold.
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Poppy Hunt would definitely like to earn a bit more money.
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By Emma SimpsonBusiness correspondent, BBC News
Although she graduated in Fine Art from the University of the West of England six months ago, she's currently working as a customer services assistant for Sainsbury's in Bristol.
"I feel overqualified at the moment working in a supermarket, because for this job I'm doing now, I don't necessarily need a degree," she says.
She's got plenty of company. The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) has been tracking graduate outcomes and reckons that for those who left in the 2015 university year, 48% ended up in non-graduate jobs six months on.
Lizzie Crowley, the author of the report, says: "Unless we actually see degrees creating value for the economy, it is a big problem."
She says 77% of students will not pay their loans back in full. Her organisation wants UK universities to be prevented from charging the maximum level of tuition fees unless they deliver better graduate outcomes.
The CIPD argues that with the spiralling costs of university, students need to ask themselves whether a degree path is the best route into a career.
It says there is a need for much better career advice and guidance, alongside high-quality alternative vocational routes into employment other than university education.
Poppy Hunt wants to apply for museum and art gallery jobs, but working 39 hours a week in a supermarket, she is finding it tough to build up the required experience to secure a break into the arts.
"It might be one of those careers that it's better to have work experience in necessarily than having a degree," she says.
Poppy wasn't sure what she wanted to do when she left university in the summer, but it didn't take long for graduate Jessica Davies to land on her feet and forge a career in the world of recruitment. She just wishes she hadn't racked up £48,000 of student debt in the process.
"I left university as anyone does and suddenly thought: what now? I had this great degree and wanted to go out there and get a job that suited me." But she ended up in a job which doesn't require a degree.
Jessica left the London School of Economics in 2016 with a 2:1 in Economic History. She doesn't regret it. But for her career, it wasn't really necessary: "I've found something that I'm good at, that I can do well, but also that I enjoy. I could have gone into recruitment four years ago before my degree and probably done just as well. It's not something that was worth £48,000 now," she says.
Fee incentive
Lizzie Crowley wants the government to step in.
"As we look ahead to the budget next week, the government should consider linking tuition fees to graduate destination data in order to prevent higher education institutions charging top-rate fees while delivering bottom-rate outcomes," she says.
"This report shows that the pre-occupation of successive governments with boosting graduate numbers is leading to high levels of over-qualification and potentially skills mismatches, which the OECD suggests undermines productivity growth."
The CIPD figures are based on the most recent data from the Higher Education Statistics Authority.
The CIPD also found that almost a third of total graduates (29%) were on a salary of less than £20,000 six months after graduating, well below the UK average of £28,300.
But the head of Universities UK, Alistair Jarvis, says assessing the employment outcomes for graduates only six months after they leave is too crude a measure.
"Six months after graduation, a lot of graduates are deciding what they want to do in the future still," he says.
"Over the last year, there were 4% more graduate vacancies than the year before and this is the fifth year in a row that employers are telling us we need more graduates and not [fewer]."
Mr Jarvis said: "University is not the best choice for everyone, apprenticeships are the right choice for some people. But employers are demanding more graduates.
"The graduate earnings premium is an average £9,500 per year and graduates are half as likely to be unemployed as non-graduates. There are many many good graduate outcomes coming from universities."
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The Chief Constable in Northern Ireland has said the cost of policing Monday's violence will run into millions of pounds.
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Rioters attacked police in several nationalist areas after parades by the loyalist Orange Order.
A policewoman suffered head injuries when a lump of concrete was dropped on her from a roof in north Belfast.
Another senior officer said political leaders must do more to prevent violence over the 12th of July period.
Assistant Chief Constable Alastair Finlay described the violence following the parades as "totally unacceptable".
He called on First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness to show leadership.
"There are individual politicians working very hard on this but are we seeing the joined up government?
"Are we seeing this after a very difficult, damaging night for Northern Ireland?
"Are we seeing the first minister or the deputy first minister stepping out to condemn this and showing that they will have a plan to meet this type of issue next time it comes round rather than waiting until it inevitably comes next year.
"It's the police who will form that human barrier attempting to keep the peace."
The Chief Constable, Matt Baggott, said there would be an extensive follow-up investigation.
He was speaking as he released aerial footage of the violence at Ardoyne in North Belfast.
It showed officers coming under sustained attack from people throwing bricks and wielding metal bars and planks.
More than 100 riot police were involved in an operation to remove nationalist protesters blocking the Crumlin road, close to the Ardoyne, ahead of the return of an Orange Order march.
The crowd threw petrol bombs, a blast bomb and other missiles at police. The policewoman was struck on the head by debris thrown from the roof of the shops at about 2200 BST on Monday.
Police said they had to protect their injured colleague and ambulance crews from further missiles in Ardoyne as they tended to her, before she was taken to hospital.
Her condition is described as stable but "not serious".
The parade eventually went past the flashpoint area at Ardoyne shops. As it passed, stones and bottles were thrown.
The march had been delayed for about 90 minutes because of the protests.
The rioting in north Belfast continued for several hours. At one point, rioters used a laser pen to try to blind police officers.
Two people injured by police baton rounds were treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. They were later discharged.
There was sporadic violence in other parts of Belfast, Londonderry and Lurgan on the day Protestant Orangemen staged their main annual parades.
The Twelfth of July is the annual high-point of the loyal orders' parading calendar.
Some marches have been a source of tension between nationalists who see the parades as triumphalist and intimidating, and Orangemen who believe it is their right to walk on public roads.
In Londonderry, youths in the Bogside set a police car alight with petrol bombs and a gunman fired five shots at it. No-one was injured.
On the Ormeau Road bridge in south Belfast, petrol bombs and paint were thrown at police on Monday evening.
A car was later set alight on the bridge.
Police also dealt with minor disturbances on the Albertbridge Road and Short Strand area in the east of the city.
Police in riot gear responded to what a PSNI spokesperson described as "a major disturbance" at Botanic train station in south Belfast.
Dozens of police officers moved into the area after a disturbance on the platform.
A PSNI spokesman said two men and a woman would be reported to the Public Prosecution Service for alleged disorderly behaviour and assault on the police.
In west Belfast on Monday afternoon, a bus driver was forced to drive to a police station by two masked men who claimed they had left a bomb on the upper deck.
The men boarded the bus at Glencolin Walk shortly before 1600 BST.
He drove the bus to Woodbourne police station. Police later said the alert was a hoax.
In Lurgan, County Armagh, youths halted a train in the Lake Street area at about 1630 BST and attempted to set it on fire, but the driver managed to restart the vehicle.
None of the 55 passengers on board the Belfast to Dublin are believed to have been injured.
A van was also hijacked in the area.
Later, police said there was sporadic violence in the town's Antrim Road area, with petrol bombs being thrown at officers.
In Armagh city, a vehicle was set on fire on the Killylea Road and a large number of youths gathered.
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A hospital in a Somerset town has been issued with two formal warnings to improve the care of its patients following an unannounced inspection.
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Weston General Hospital was criticised by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for not "respecting people's privacy, dignity and independence".
The CQC said it was concerned to find the "same failings" which had been identified in a previous inspection.
Weston Area NHS Trust said it had taken "immediate action" to improve care.
'Left humiliated'
The CQC spent three days at the hospital in April to follow up concerns about the standards of care and to check whether improvements, required from a previous inspection in August, had been made.
Ian Biggs, from the CQC, said "When we last inspected Weston General Hospital we found that all too often, patients privacy and dignity were not properly respected - and it is a matter of concern that we have found the same failings in all of the patient areas we visited.
"We heard too many stories of people who weren't getting the help they needed, or whose appeals for assistance went unanswered, and who were left humiliated or simply left to wait."
Mr Biggs said inspectors were told by nurses - in all the wards they inspected and in the accident and emergency department - they were "overstretched".
He said the trust had acknowledged it must recruit more nurses but action was needed to give patients services which were "safe, effective, caring, well led, and responsive to their needs".
'Staff shocked'
He said the CQC would return unannounced in the near future to ensure the changes had been made.
Chief executive of the trust Nick Wood said: "Staff here were shocked by some of the findings of the CQC inspectors and we have taken immediate action to improve care."
He said the hospital had been "under intense pressure" during the winter but said "this is not an excuse for poor standards".
He said they were recruiting more permanent nursing staff and had written to all employees encouraging them to report any concerns to him directly.
He added: "Weston is a safe hospital. The CQC found no evidence of care that put patient safety at risk and we have one of the best records on patient mortality in the country.
"Although disappointing, we are grateful to the CQC for highlighting areas where we need to concentrate efforts. We are all determined to raise standards."
Local Conservative MP John Penrose said: "The CQC say they're happy with the quality of medical treatment at Weston hospital, so it's still getting high marks for curing patients and helping them get better, but people are entitled to be treated with dignity and care during their treatment too.
"Weston needs a hospital we can all be proud of."
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife whom he reported missing as the newlyweds sailed off the coast of Cuba, the FBI has said.
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Lewis Bennett, from Poole, Dorset, was arrested on suspicion of second degree murder in a Miami court on Tuesday.
He was being sentenced for smuggling stolen coins during the voyage in May from which he was rescued alone.
The FBI believes Bennett "knowingly and unlawfully killed" Isabella Hellmann, the mother of his child.
Bennett reported the 41-year-old estate agent missing in an SOS call in the early hours of 15 May, saying their 37ft catamaran, Surf Into Summer, had struck an unknown object and was sinking.
Escape hatches
FBI Special Agent James Kelley alleged in court documents that the hull appeared to have been breached in two places from inside the vessel, but this damage was not catastrophic.
Instead two underwater escape hatches had been opened which would cause the boat to flood, the agent claimed.
Bennett said during an interview that they had started their trip in St Maarten and then travelled to Puerto Rico and Cuba before starting the trip back to their home in Delray Beach, Florida.
But Mr Kelley claimed: "Based on knowledge learned during the course of this investigation, the fact that Bennett waited until the final leg of his voyage to activate those devices is indicative of the fact that he wanted to ensure his own rescue and survival after murdering his wife and intentionally scuttling his catamaran".
'Monetary incentive'
Bennett has requested a presumptive death certificate for Ms Hellmann, which Mr Kelley says is "extremely early" for a husband who "would normally want his wife to be found alive".
The agent claims there is a monetary incentive if she is presumed dead as Bennett would inherit the American's Delray Beach home and the contents of her bank accounts.
The FBI found that, as he was rescued, Bennett was smuggling collectable gold and silver coins that he had reported to police as having been part of a haul worth $100,000 (£72,000) stolen from an employer's boat in St Maarten.
Investigators searched the Delray Beach home to find a further stash of gold coins.
British-Australian dual citizen Bennett admitted a charge of transporting stolen property over the recovered coins, valued at about $38,480 (£28,500), and was jailed for seven months on Tuesday.
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Councils and housing associations have welcomed government plans to spend £2bn on a "new generation" of council houses and affordable homes for rent.
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In her conference speech, Theresa May pledged to dedicate her premiership to fixing the "broken" housing market.
The state, she said, must get "back in the business" of building subsidised rented homes for those not able to buy.
Labour and housing charities said the plan would only help a fraction of the 1.2 million families awaiting housing.
The government said the £2bn injection could fund 25,000 homes for social rent by 2021 although the National Housing Federation said the figure could rise to between 50,000 and 60,000 if the government's intervention unlocked, as it is hoped, a further £3bn in public and private investment.
In 2015-6, 6,800 social rented homes were completed.
Speaking in Manchester, the prime minister - who was interrupted by a prankster and battled with a persistent cough during a troubled speech - said the UK's housing market was "broken", with falling levels of home ownership, demand outstripping supply and the high cost of renting in the private sector shutting millions of people out.
Promising to "take personal charge" of "getting government back into the business of building houses", she told builders to "do your duty to Britain and build the homes our country needs".
"So whether you're trying to buy your own, renting privately and looking for more security, or have been waiting for years on a council list, help is on its way," she said.
The government said the £2bn it was making available would unlock a further £3bn in public and private investment in all types of housing.
In areas of the country where rents were high, the focus will be on increasing the supply of social housing - where rents are set at a typical discount of 30% to 40% to the market rate.
The policy marks a departure from that of the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition which focused on "affordable" homes for rent, where tenants paid higher rents of up to 80% of the market value.
David Orr, from the National Housing Federation, said it marked the first injection of funding into the social rented sector since 2010 and marked a move away from a sole focus on increasing owner-occupation.
"It will make a big difference," he told BBC News.
However, he said the success of the scheme would depend on increasing availability of public land. "It is really important that the government accepts that it has a critical role to play," he added.
Shelter's Polly Neate welcomed the shift in emphasis to affordable renting but said £2bn would not go a long way to helping the 1.2 million families in England waiting for a council house - a statistic she said represented "an enormous amount of human suffering".
Labour said the number of new houses being proposed was "paltry" and it had pledged at the election to build more than 60,000 social homes for rent within two years.
'Renaissance'
The Local Government Association, which represents more than 300 councils in England and Wales, said it hoped it marked a "significant shift" in the government's housing policy.
While it did not expect a return to the late 1970s, when councils built more than 40% of new homes, it said local authorities wanted to "get on with the job" of building, particularly in areas of real need.
"It is good the government has accepted our argument that councils must be part of the solution to our chronic housing shortage and able to resume their historic role as a major builder of affordable homes," its chairman Lord Porter said.
"Councils are working with communities to approve nine in 10 planning applications but it is clear that only an increase of all types of housing - including those for affordable or social rent - will solve the housing crisis."
However, the LGA reiterated its call for restrictions on councils being able to borrow to spend on building new homes to be lifted.
The Institute for Economic Affairs said the UK already had more social housing stock than France, Spain and Germany and the highest number of tenants living in subsidised rental properties.
The free market think tank said the government needed to focus on removing supply-side obstacles to house building, such as unnecessary and onerous planning regulations.
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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has begun a programme to vaccinate badgers in the county as an alternative to culling.
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The trust is treating badgers on its nature reserves to tackle the spread of Bovine TB.
It is part of a five-year programme aimed at convincing the government to fund alternatives to culling.
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), said other control methods were still needed.
Trust conservation manager Tim Birch said vaccinating badgers was a more effective way of preventing the spread of the disease.
He added that he was "deeply disturbed" that the government was also carrying out gassing trials, which he described as "inhumane".
Defra carried out pilot culls in Gloucestershire and West Somerset last year to try to halt the spread of the disease.
An independent scientific assessment concluded they were not effective.
Analysis commissioned by the government found the number of badgers killed fell well short of the target deemed necessary.
And up to 18% of culled badgers took longer than five minutes to die.
However, Defra said culling in areas where the disease was widespread did reduce cases of TB in cattle.
The department said it supported vaccination programmes, but added that the vaccine would not work on badgers already infected with the disease.
Derbyshire County Council is also backing the county's wildlife trust.
It said it was opposed to badger culling and is calling on the government to introduce a nationwide badger vaccination programme.
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust raised £50,000 to start the programme, which it hopes to expand in the future.
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A seaside town in Norfolk has been awarded £20.1m by the government to help boost the local economy.
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The Towns Fund cash, announced in the Budget, was given to Great Yarmouth to help it create jobs and support economic regeneration.
The coastal town will also use the money to "tap into and grow a thriving arts and cultural scene".
Great Yarmouth has been awarded a total of £42m of government cash in the last seven months.
"We are overjoyed to have secured 81% of the funding ask towards delivering the vision," Great Yarmouth Borough Council leader, Conservative Carl Smith, and Labour group leader Trevor Wainwright said.
Projects include the £26m new Marina Centre and the £120m Third River Crossing, currently being built.
Chairman of the town deal board, Henry Cator, added the cash would help Great Yarmouth "to realise a vibrant and inclusive coastal economy".
The town was one of 101 places eligible to submit a bid, with 45 areas of England chosen to benefit from the initiative.
The government said it would help to "level up" towns and aid recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
In the government's most recent Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) , a quarter of Great Yarmouth's 61 neighbourhoods were among the most deprived 10% in the UK.
Across the borough, earnings, life expectancy, GCSE results, and major health measures were worse than the national average.
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A mum's voice calling out for her missing daughter was played over loudspeakers during a search of the Malaysian jungle.
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Police believe Nora Quoirin, 15, who has special needs, is still somewhere near the Dusan resort she vanished from on Sunday.
They played loudhailer recordings of Meabh Quoirin calling Nora's name during the search of nearby rainforest.
Police believe she could be lost but her family fear she has been abducted.
Nora, her parents Meabh and Sebastian - an Irish-French couple from London - and her younger brother and sister arrived on Saturday at the resort near Seremban, about 40 miles south of Kuala Lumpur, for a two-week stay.
Her father raised the alarm the following morning when she was found to be missing from her bedroom with the window open.
Malaysian police have "not ruled out anything" but are treating it as a missing persons case.
During their search, teams used a recording of Meabh Quoirin calling "Nora darling, I love you. Mum is here," according to Malaysia newspaper, the New Straits Times.
"This morning when we went out, we played the recording using loudspeakers," said Mohamad Mat Yusop, police chief of southern Negeri Sembilan state.
Other family members have also been recorded with authorities hoping that they will draw Nora towards the sound.
Officers have been divided into six teams who are searching an area of jungle about 2.5 sq miles in size.
"We hope that on this fifth day we will be successful in finding the missing victim," district police chief Mohamad Nor Marzukee Besar said.
Nora's relatives have told the BBC it was "unthinkable" the teenager, who has special needs, had left her room on her own.
Her grandfather Sylvain Quoirin described her as "very shy, very reserved, very fearful".
"In my opinion, the adventure escapade line of inquiry is not at all valid," he said.
An online fundraising page set up to cover "unforeseen expenses or charges" as family members join the search in Malaysia has raised more than £55,000.
Missing persons charity the Lucie Blackman Trust, which is supporting the family, has provided a hotline and email address for information.
People can remain anonymous and can call +448000988485 or email [email protected].
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Emergency healthcare in Northern Ireland has "fallen off a cliff and the ground is rapidly racing up to meet us", a senior doctor has said.
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Dr Ian Crawford, vice president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine in NI, said staff were "working in exceptionally challenging positions".
As of Friday afternoon, 401 patients had waited at least 12 hours in A&Es over a 24-hour period.
Dr Crawford said he was aware of patients waiting more than 48 hours.
He called for a restoration of political oversight for the healthcare service in Northern Ireland.
Current ministerial targets are for 95% of those admitted to emergency departments to be treated and discharged, or admitted, within four hours and for no patient to have to wait more than 12 hours.
Dr Miriam McCarthy, director of commissioning at the Health and Social Care Board said: "It's always difficult to know what is a crisis and what is increased pressure."
Responding to comments made by Dr Crawford she agreed the health service was on a cliff edge saying: "At the minute we are seeing an unprecedented position - that is certainly the case and the symptom of that is certainly being seen in our [emergency departments]."
On Friday evening the Western Trust issued a tweet urging the public not to attend the emergency department unless in need of "urgent medical or mental health attention".
On Thursday, the Health and Social Care Board said an increasing number of sick children and older people attended emergency departments requiring to be admitted.
The board confirmed elective procedures had been scaled back to allow the trusts to deal with an increase in emergency admissions, but said it was "normal practice at this time of year".
In an update on Friday afternoon, the Health and Social Care Board said staff across the health trusts were "continuing to work tirelessly".
It assured the public that anyone who requires attention for an urgent or life-threatening condition will receive it.
"It is unacceptable and regrettable that some people are having to wait longer to be treated in emergency departments than normal or to be admitted to hospital at this time, for this we apologise," said the health board.
'A lack of dignity'
Speaking to BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme on Friday, Dr Crawford said elderly patients waiting on trolleys faced a number of risks.
He said these ranged from "a lack of dignity and privacy... [and] delays in delivering care" through to "increased risks of mortality associated with spending long times in emergency departments".
Dr Crawford said he could not cite a direct example of someone in Northern Ireland dying due to their experience of an emergency department, but referenced an unpublished study reported in the Guardian last month.
Dr Crawford said while there was usually an increased winter demand on departments, the current pressure mostly came from a "increasing numbers of patients attending our emergency departments year on year".
Increased pressure on Northern Ireland's emergency departments follows strikes by healthcare workers last month over pay and staffing issues.
A number of further strikes have been pencilled in for the coming months.
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It is now a long time ago, but I've been trying to remember my two periods of paternity leave.
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Rory Cellan-JonesTechnology correspondent@BBCRoryCJon Twitter
I dimly recall clumsily changing nappies, making endless cups of tea for visitors, and a mixture of immense joy and total weariness. What I'm sure I did not do is come up with a plan for a personal robot assistant.
But then I'm not Mark Zuckerberg. Having spent some weeks at home with his new baby daughter, Facebook's founder has come up with an idea.
He has just told the world that his personal mission for 2016 is "to build a simple AI to run my home and help me with my work. You can think of it kind of like Jarvis in Iron Man".
Apparently this "simple" AI will do everything from controlling the heat and lighting in his home via voice commands to acting as a kind of supercharged baby monitor for his daughter Maxima.
Oh, and it will also help him at work to build more services and "lead more effectively", presumably turning Zuckerberg into Tony Stark, though maybe without the Iron Man suit.
So is all of this the result of too little sleep? Absolutely not - it may sound fanciful but Mark Zuckerberg is always deadly serious in his public pronouncements.
He is telling the world that Facebook's investment in artificial intelligence - already pretty substantial - is not some side project but of core importance to the company's mission.
He has looked at what Apple is doing with Siri, Google with Google Now, and Microsoft with Cortana and has decided that these still-crude personal digital assistants could actually be the next big thing in technology.
Maybe he has also played with the Amazon Echo, an intelligent speaker that learns your voice and responds to all sorts of queries and commands.
I'm currently in Las Vegas preparing for the CES show and have borrowed an Echo from Amazon - it only really works in the United States.
So far, it has been pretty good at understanding my English accent, giving me news and weather reports when I ask for them and playing Pulp when I request a bit of Jarvis Cocker.
But it does not understand my need for the cricket score, and when asked for Amazon's current share price, Alexa - the voice of Echo - tells me she does not have that information.
So there is plenty of scope for Mark Zuckerberg - and the world class engineers in his team - to develop a much more useful personal assistant.
What's the betting that in a few years we will all be able to talk to Facebook and get it to arrange our lives and watch over our homes?
One other thing about the new father's plan. By announcing it just days before CES, a show which Facebook does not attend, he has reminded the technology world that whatever is unveiled in Las Vegas his company won't be left behind.
All in all, quite an effective status update. Now he can get back to changing nappies...
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced the nursery Prince George is to attend alongside the release of a new photograph of their family.
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The two-year-old will go to the Westacre Montessori School Nursery in Norfolk from January.
A nursery spokesman said: "We are looking forward to welcoming George to our nursery."
The nursery, near King's Lynn, is close to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's home, Anmer Hall.
The BBC's royal correspondent Peter Hunt said the duke and duchess appreciate what they see as the care being shown by the British media around the privacy of their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, and are grateful for the public's support in respecting the privacy of their young family.
He said the couple would be pleased George's new nursery was sited in a private road, not a public one.
The nursery said Prince George would "get the same special experience as all of our children".
Read more on this and other news from across Norfolk
Analysis by Peter Hunt, BBC royal correspondent
Prince George is continuing a royal tradition but not one that is long established.
The Queen was educated at home and relied on her nanny, Crawfie, to take her on educational trips - including a journey on the London Tube.
Prince Charles did go to school but his nursery was a palace room containing a blackboard, a desk and a governess.
It was at his mother's insistence that Prince William was exposed to children of his own age when he started at Mrs Mynors' School.
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The new picture shows the duke and duchess with their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte in the garden at Kensington Palace. It was taken in late October by photographer Chris Jelf.
Mr Jelf said: "I thoroughly enjoyed photographing a very lovely family, although you have to be sharp as you don't have long when there are two young children involved!
"I hope everyone enjoys this photo and I am honoured that the duke and duchess have decided to share it with the public."
Kensington Palace said that the royal couple were "very much looking forward to their first Christmas as a family of four" and "hugely appreciative of all the warm messages they have received about their family this year".
The early learning at the Westacre Montessori School was rated good by Ofsted after an inspection in June 2015. It costs £5.50 an hour or £33 a day to attend the nursery.
The school follows the principles of an Italian doctor called Maria Montessori who developed a new approach to teaching in the early 20th Century, in which children take responsibility for their own learning.
Analysis: What goes on in a Montessori nursery?
The Montessori teaching method was developed by Italy's first female professor in the slums of Rome in the early 1900s.
Working with special needs children, Dr Maria Montessori developed a child-centred approach using the classroom as her laboratory.
Utilising children's natural instinct to learn through play, children are free to develop at their own pace.
They choose the activities they want to pursue, in effect being trusted as the masters of their own development.
Much Montessori philosophy has been incorporated as best practice in regular nurseries.
Staff may lead activities, such as identifying sand paper numbers, which children will be encouraged but not obliged to take part in.
Montessori nurseries can be quite different however, with some following the principles more closely than others.
To use the name, a nursery must have a Montessori-trained member of staff.
Prince William was the first senior royal to go to nursery and not start his education in a palace.
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The Celtic-supporting QC targeted in a parcel bomb campaign has said those responsible are not football fans but "terrorists, thugs and cowards".
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Paul McBride said a "vocal minority" stir up sectarian hate in Scotland and has called for tougher jail terms for those who use the internet to do so.
Mr McBride said he was "coping perfectly well" following the incident.
Parcel bombs were also sent to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and former Labour MSP Trish Godman.
On Thursday night a vigil outside Celtic Park in support of the manager was attended by about 2,000 people, according to a statement from the club.
A message of support on Facebook stated: "Enough is enough, Neil Lennon has long been a target of sectarian bigots.
"It is time for a public show of support for Neil and to send the bigots a clear message."
In a BBC interview, Mr McBride said: "It looks like anyone who's a high profile supporter of Celtic or has been vocal in their support of the difficulties faced by Neil Lennon has become a target these days.
"These people out there are not football fans. They are just terrorists and thugs and cowards.
"My main distress is for those others who may have opened the various packages."
Speaking about internet support of the incidents on social networking sites, Mr McBride said: "I find it extremely depressing that there are people out there who would celebrate the idea of a mail bomb blowing up and going into someone's face, and taking out their eyes, and blowing their hands off.
"It seems almost beyond comprehension that any rational individual could support that kind of activity."
He added: "As I understand it, the Solicitor General for Scotland, Frank Mulholland, has made it clear recently that he intends - with the support of the Scottish Parliament - to make it an offence which is indictable, which means instead of a potential six months imprisonment, you can get up to five years in prison for that kind activity on the internet."
Mr McBride also suggested that Scotland may need a South African style truth and reconciliation commission to deal with sectarianism.
"This minority are tarnishing this nation's image," he said.
He praised the "superb" efforts of Strathclyde Police and said it had put security measures in place to protect him and his family, which made him feel safe.
The force have appealed for three potential witnesses to come forward.
A couple, thought to be in their late teens, and another man, were seen separately walking near a post box in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, on Friday.
The post box in Montgomerie Terrace is a "focal part" of the investigation.
Police said the potential witnesses were possibly near the post box at about 1400 BST on 15 April.
'Massive distress'
The man is described as being in his 30s, wearing glasses and a baseball cap and was walking with a black and brown Staffordshire terrier type dog.
The young couple are described as a man who was wearing a black hooded top and a woman who was small and slim.
They were walking with a dark-coloured Staffordshire Terrier type puppy, thought to be about eight weeks old.
Det Ch Supt John Mitchell, of Strathclyde Police, said: "As part of our ongoing investigation we have been conducting house-to-house inquiries in Montgomerie Terrace in Kilwinning and as a result, we have identified three people that we would like to speak to as potential witnesses.
"We would like these potential witnesses to come forward as they could have vital information which might help our investigation.
"Anything they may have seen or heard on the street at that time could provide us with clues which could lead us to the person or people responsible for these crimes."
Det Ch Supt Mitchell added: "The person or persons who are responsible for this have not just caused massive distress and worry to the intended targets, they have also placed the people who handle the mail in harms way.
"They must be caught and they must be brought to justice."
Device intercepted
The first device was intercepted by the Royal Mail in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, on 26 March and was addressed to Mr Lennon at Celtic's training ground in nearby Lennoxtown.
Two days later, a device was delivered to Labour politician Ms Godman's constituency office in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Her staff were suspicious and contacted Strathclyde Police.
The third package was addressed to Mr McBride at the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh.
It is believed to have been posted in Ayrshire, before being found in a letter box by a postal worker on Friday and taken to a Royal Mail sorting office in Kilwinning, where police were contacted.
Detectives are also investigating another package addressed to Neil Lennon which was found at a sorting office in Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, on 4 March but this has not been confirmed as an explosive device.
Ch Supt Ruaraidh Nicolson said: "I would like to make it absolutely clear that the people who have received these packages appear to have been targeted for comments they have made in recent weeks.
"We do not believe that this is a general threat to all Celtic supporters or other high profile supporters of the club.
"We are giving appropriate advice to people who we believe should be getting it."
'Appalling act'
Earlier, David Cameron described the parcel bomb threats as "an appalling act".
The prime minister, who is visiting Scotland ahead of next month's Holyrood election, said police would be given every help to catch those involved.
"Any assistance the Strathclyde Police need the Strathclyde Police shall get because this is an absolutely appalling act," he said.
"The most important thing is that the police pursue it with every piece of vigour they have and get to grips and find the person who is responsible for it and [ensure] they are severely punished."
He added: "It is a reminder of the appalling sectarianism that exists in some people's minds, even as we actually deal with it quite effectively in Northern Ireland, it's still a problem and it must be sought out and crushed."
Meanwhile, it has been reported that a live bullet was sent to the official residence of Scotland's most senior Roman catholic, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, ahead of the Pope's visit to Scotland last year.
The incident, which has not being linked to the parcel bomb or bullet threats to Celtic-related figures, was not reported at the time.
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A £15m Welsh discount travel pass for young people that was axed has been reinstated.
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Ministers had been criticised for scrapping MyTravelPass, which gave 16-18 year olds a third off bus travel.
But it will now continue beyond April until a new scheme, planned for 2018, is in place.
The move was welcomed by NUS Wales but the Welsh Conservatives said the "U-turn" highlighted historical issues over the management of projects.
MyTravelPass was established as part of a budget deal with the Liberal Democrats during the last assembly term.
The Welsh Government announced the end of the scheme in January. The announcement was criticised by bus operators and other AMs, including Labour's Lynne Neagle.
CPT Cymru, which represents the bus industry, said at the time of the decision to end the scheme that it had not been well publicised and that take-up had been low.
The Welsh Government, at the time of announcing the end of the scheme, had said that it was only ever launched as a pilot with funding agreed until March 2017.
It said initial analysis suggested that pass-holders were not using their passes to travel outside their immediate areas.
But in a statement to assembly members, Economy Secretary Ken Skates said "there is clearly an appetite in Wales for a scheme of this nature".
Mr Skates said he would launch a consultation into a new youth travel pass, which he intends to launch from 2018.
The existing arrangements will continue to be available throughout Wales from 1 April 2017, the minister explained, adding he has asked CPT to come forward with proposals for a new marketing campaign.
'Learned lessons'
NUS Wales deputy president Carmen Smith welcomed the news but said the new scheme "should be extended to all learners in further education and apprentices to the age of 25".
The Welsh Liberal Democrats also welcomed the move while Welsh Conservative spokesman for skills Mohammad Asghar called it an expected "U-turn".
He said the move "once again highlights historical issues within the economy department over its management and implementation of investments and projects".
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "We made clear at the time of the draft budget that as a result of the low take up of the pilot MyTravelPass, our intention was to develop a new discount scheme for young people that learned the lessons of the pilot and which could encourage more young people to use the bus network.
"Today we have confirmed that approach."
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Police in Londonderry say Radio 1's Big Weekend is their biggest security operation of the year.
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By Steve HoldenNewsbeat entertainment reporter
Chief Inspector Tony Callaghan from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has overseen the planning of the event.
He says he will have enough police deployed on the ground to curb any anti-social behaviour.
"City life has to go on as normal," he said. "The police are here to support the event."
Derry violence
Forty-thousand people are due to attend the three-day event being held in Derry's Ebrington Square.
The ongoing threat from dissidents in Derry and throughout Northern Ireland is labelled "severe" by the security services.
In March, a van loaded with mortar bombs was intercepted in the city with the target believed to have been a police station.
Guns, ammunition and a suspected pipe bomb were found in April when two cars were stopped in Derry.
However, Chief Inspector Callaghan said Big Weekend was a very different situation.
"The planning has been in the making for six to nine months now," he said.
"Clearly there is no 100% guarantee with these things but I'm confident we can deal with most eventualities."
He wouldn't confirm how many police would be deployed at the event but said it was enough "to deal with whatever's thrown at us".
Chief Inspector Callaghan also issued a warning to people intending to cause trouble.
"We have stewarding in abundance, we have police in abundance," he said. "You will be arrested and prosecuted if you're involved in any criminality."
Calvin Harris, Biffy Clyro and Bruno Mars are headlining Big Weekend.
Other acts performing across the weekend include Olly Murs, The Vaccines and Foals.
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The government is in "pretty good shape" to cope with a no-deal Brexit, the head of civil service has said.
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Speaking at an event organised by the Institute for Government, Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill said there had been "a lot of preparation".
He said: "We have got the government in pretty good shape and public services in pretty good shape for it".
A key issue in the Tory leadership campaign has been whether a no-deal Brexit should be an option for the UK.
The top three contenders so far in the race to become the leader of the Conservative Party - and therefore prime minster - have all said they would consider leaving the EU without a deal.
Boris Johnson, the frontrunner thus far, clarified he was "not aiming for a no-deal outcome" for Brexit at the launch of his campaign for the Tory leadership.
But he stressed the threat that Britain could cuts its European ties without a deal was a "vital" negotiation tool.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said if the only way to leave the EU was without a deal then he would do that, although it is not his preferred option.
Michael Gove said he if it came down to a choice of no-deal or no Brexit, he would choose no-deal.
Some MPs were hoping to prevent this scenario from happening, but on Wednesday the Commons rejected a Labour-led effort that would have enabled opponents of a no-deal Brexit the chance to table legislation to thwart the UK leaving without any agreement on the 31 October deadline.
Mr Sedwill's comments contrast with those made by many British businesses.
Figures seen by BBC's Newsnight have suggested that many UK businesses "are not even close to being ready".
The discovery came after the HMRC launched the Transitional Simplified Procedures scheme in February, aimed at easing imports in the event of the UK leaving the customs union and single market abruptly.
Fewer than 10% of the firms estimated to require the status had applied for it as of 26 May, Newsnight found.
However, Mr Sedwill said: "We did a lot of preparation for no-deal in the run-up to the March/April deadline and of course we continue to try and keep those programmes in the best possible shape."
He added: "A lot of this depends on choices made by the private sector and by third parties and will continue to do that work."
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Hundreds of former members of the Jesus Army are seeking damages for alleged abuse inside the religious sect.
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By Jon IronmongerBBC News
Ex-members have told the BBC how children suffered sexual, physical and emotional abuse on a "prolific scale", with most claims relating to incidents in the 1980s and 1990s.
The Baptist sect is to close but is the subject of a renewed police inquiry.
The Jesus Army has apologised to anyone "who experienced harm in the past" and urged victims to contact police.
Ten people from the Jesus Fellowship Church - later known as the Jesus Army - have been convicted for various sex offences.
'Beaten with rods'
Launched in the manse of a small chapel in Northamptonshire in 1969, the Jesus Army grew quickly in wealth and number.
At its peak the JFC had more than 2,000 members, hundreds of whom lived together in close-knit communal houses throughout central England.
It offered homeless or vulnerable people and god-fearing families the promise of "new creation" through a devout, all-encompassing way of life.
Residents submitted to an intense regime of work and worship. All of their income was given to a common purse and everything was shared - from underwear to parenting.
Children could be disciplined by any adult, while youngsters and newcomers were assigned to a male "shepherd" to oversee their spiritual development.
By the age of 12 or 13, children were often separated from their parents.
Ex-members say it was typical for adults to enter their bedrooms while they undressed, or watch them take a bath.
The BBC has heard that children as young as three who misbehaved could be stripped from the waist, told to bend over and hold their ankles, and beaten with a rod.
Rape, bullying, brainwashing
Community members lived under the unchallenged authority of the movement's creator, Noel Stanton.
He was a firebrand who preached daily about sins of the flesh, and cursed wayward members as "backsliders" who were going to hell.
Mr Stanton founded the JFC on a huge enterprise of shops, businesses and two large farms, generating millions of pounds in annual turnover.
After his death in 2009, the church handed allegations of sexual offences against Stanton and others to Northamptonshire Police.
The BBC can now reveal that 43 people who were active in the church have been linked to reports of historic sexual and physical abuse.
It is understood further claims have come to light such as rapes, bullying, brainwashing, forced labour, financial bondage and "barbaric beatings" of young boys by groups of men.
Detectives have launched a new "comprehensive" inquiry into historic abuse by the church and evidence of a cover-up by five former leaders.
However, a survivors' group has raised concerns about the level of compensation being proposed by the church. It is now preparing group legal action involving hundreds of claimants.
A spokesman for the JFC insisted a formal redress scheme was being developed "to provide money and counselling" to "those who had suffered poor treatment in the past".
It said the scheme had been set up with external stakeholders to ensure everyone was dealt with in a "transparent and even-handed way"
Rose's story
"I don't remember ever feeling safe as a child, I think people thought God would protect their children," says Rose, which is not her real name.
She is one of a number of alleged victims who have told the BBC about their experiences inside the Jesus Army.
Rose was a baby when her family moved to a commune in the 1980s.
She says the intense regime made it a frightening place to grow up, with "loud and scary exorcisms" taking place at every meeting.
"I remember very strongly as a child a man manifesting next to me, shouting, screaming, retching and being sick on the floor," she says.
Fervent sessions of worship were held in the evenings with songs, prayer and speaking in tongues, while most weekends were spent on recruitment drives in towns and cities. Followers donned military-style uniforms and drove rainbow-coloured buses.
Rose explained that one of the main teachings was "there is nothing good in you as a person".
"Everything in you was the result of sin, and I developed a complete self-loathing because of that message," she says.
Rose said children were regularly "disciplined" by adults, including homeless people and drug addicts picked up off the streets.
"There was something about public discipline... being whacked in front of a whole congregation of people, that was very humiliating."
Rose says that when she was 12 years old an older man in her commune began to groom and molest her "every weekend".
She says he used to touch her leg under the dinner table or fondle her breasts while handing her money to get an ice cream.
"At the time, I didn't know what was going on," she says. "I hadn't thought or talked about my body and he used that to molest me and continued to do it every weekend."
She knew the situation was "weird and uncomfortable" but felt "he must have had a reason for doing it".
When she was 15 years old, she says another prominent figure in the church led her behind a building and forced her to perform a sex act on him.
"I knew something had happened that was wrong and felt a lot of shame," Rose says, but added that "women were there to serve. We were always subordinate."
It was typical for women to be seen as temptresses who corrupted male members, former members said.
So when her abuser told the church what had happened, Rose says she was blamed for it.
She is now hoping to receive compensation from the church's redress scheme, and is considering going to the police about her alleged abusers.
Ben's story
Ben, whose name we have changed, was born into the community in the 1980s.
When he was six years old he says he found himself alone in the grounds of his commune with a male worshipper who undressed and sexually assaulted him.
"My dad's mum used to say how happy and smiley I was, but [after he was abused] I don't remember anyone ever saying that again," he says.
"The memories afterwards are all isolation. I withdrew into myself as a child and I had no friends in particular."
Ben became distanced from his family and left the church when he was 17 years old.
Recently he discovered his siblings had suffered similar experiences, including one of his brothers who he says was raped during much of his teenage life.
"I believe that at least five of us have been abused in one way or another," he says.
"I have anger for the church. I have anger because of what they did to my family. Whether they chose to ignore it, or give it to God, they're still culpable for letting it happen."
"There are still some beautiful people in the church with the best intentions," Ben adds. "But everything's been overshadowed by what happened in the houses."
Ben has been speaking to police about pursuing a criminal investigation against his abuser, but says so far there has been little progress.
Philippa's story
Philippa Muller's family moved from Surrey to the birthplace of the JFC community, New Creation Hall, in Northamptonshire, when she was seven years old.
Her father worked in the local tax office and handed over every penny of his earnings to the church's communal purse.
Philippa's mother, like most of the other women, was a "servant" and spent her time cooking and cleaning to ensure the men of the house could do their "godly work".
Women were encouraged to claim benefits and give them to the church.
"I grew up with a very negative imprint as to what it was to be a woman," Philippa says.
Young people were urged to recant their sins - real or imagined. They were taught about demonic manifestations and were present during exorcisms.
Philippa became increasingly isolated. "You couldn't just go to have a coffee with someone, or go to the cinema. That was all forbidden.
"We weren't allowed to socialise. We didn't have TVs. Things were censored... bits from the papers were cut out."
One of Philippa's close friends fled the church after she was assaulted by a male elder.
Philippa became a key witness in the court case - in which the elder was convicted - but says she was "persecuted" by the church community which treated her as a traitor and liar.
She left the church shortly afterwards.
Now on the brink of closure, the Jesus Army is understood to have accrued assets worth £50m. But it leaves a harrowing legacy - and an unsettled future for Philippa and its many other victims.
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Upmarket department store chain Selfridges is cutting 450 staff after saying that the coronavirus outbreak has led to "the toughest year we have experienced in our recent history".
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In a letter to staff, boss Anne Pitcher said it was "the toughest decision we have ever had to take".
The retailer has four stores - one each in London and Birmingham, and two in Manchester.
However, Selfridges has not yet indicated where the job cuts will be.
The company closed its stores in March when the government-mandated lockdown began, before reopening in June.
Its restaurants and hair salons began welcoming customers again at the start of this month.
'Fundamental changes'
In her message to staff, Ms Pitcher said: "The Covid-19 pandemic has forced change and caused us to rethink so many aspects of our lives and, will continue to do so as we adapt and respond to a new and evolving reality."
She warned that Selfridges needed to make "fundamental changes", adding that the company had been examining every aspect of its business "to ensure we are fit for purpose and the future".
There will be a period of collective consultation to discuss the proposals with elected team member representatives and trade union representatives, she said.
"Nobody imagined when we started the year that things would unfold like this and lead us to having to make such momentous decisions.
"It is a huge responsibility and I appreciate how incredibly unsettling receiving this news today must feel, prompting all sorts of thoughts and emotions," Anne Pitcher said.
The store chain was founded by American Harry Gordon Selfridge in 1908 with the flagship Oxford Street store in London opening in 1909.
Other Selfridges stores opened in Manchester's Trafford Centre in 1998, Exchange Square in 2002, and in Birmingham's Bullring in 2003.
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A fire service has dealt with more open fires in the last two months than it attended during the whole of last year.
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Norfolk firefighters have put out 452 open-air blazes during the heatwave, compared to 366 in 2017.
Despite recent downpours, the rain has failed to much improve the tinderbox conditions across the county, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service said.
Garry Collins, from the brigade, urged people to give them a "fighting chance" and be mindful of their actions.
Mr Collins, head of fire prevention and protection, said the onslaught of blazes in remote places like heaths and farmland had put the service and its 51 engines under pressure.
"The reality is we have called up every fire appliance we have got across the county," he said.
"Half of these fires are deliberate and reckless and are preventable, so please don't throw your cigarette out of the window when driving and don't leave your litter.
"A bit of vigilance will give us a fighting chance.
"Although a lot of these fires are remote, they can spread to properties."
Blazes like the recent wildfire outbreak on Cromer Cliffs are often labour-intensive because of limited water supplies and the fact they are difficult to get to, he said.
It has meant retained fire staff have been pulled from their normal jobs to help.
"They have stayed at incidents over and above the average duration," said Mr Collins.
"That has had an impact - a lot of them actually haven't been to their primary employer, so a big thank you!"
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Global stock markets have tumbled after US President Donald Trump's unexpected threat to impose new tariffs on Chinese exports.
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On Wednesday, Japan's Nikkei 225 index lost 1.5% after the Dow Jones ended down 1.8%.
The US president has vowed to double tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods on Friday, amid claims Beijing is trying to row back on a trade deal.
But a Chinese delegation is still due in the US for trade talks this week.
The talks, led by Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, are due to resume in Washington on Thursday.
Asian markets lost ground on Wednesday, after investors in the previous session had sought shelter in safer government bonds and the Japanese yen.
"As we digest the significance of the tariff threat, we are a little less hopeful that we are going to see progress at the end of this week that will forestall the additional tariffs," said Tony Roth, chief investment officer at Wilmington Trust in Wilmington.
In the US the S&P 500 fell for the fourth session in five days, closing 1.7% lower
Boeing, the largest US exporter to China, declined 4% and construction equipment giant Caterpillar fell 2.3%.
London's FTSE 100 fell 1.6% on Tuesday.
In Europe, France's Cac-40 and Germany's Frankfurt's DAX index declined for a second day, with both losing 1.6%.
Late on Monday, US trade representative Robert Lighthizer accused China of trying to substantively change the text of a deal between the two countries as it neared its final stages.
However, he insisted an agreement was still possible.
"We're not breaking off talks at this point. But for now... come Friday there will be tariffs in place," he said.
The stock market falls come after a period of strong first-quarter earnings for US companies.
Of the 414 S&P firms that have reported earnings so far, about three quarters have beaten analyst forecasts, according to data from Refinitiv.
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Four Cardiff men have appeared in court on charges of kidnap and causing actual bodily harm.
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The four from the Rumney area of the city appeared at Newport Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
The men, aged between 33 and 58, were granted bail and sent for trial at Newport Crown Court on 4 June.
They were all arrested as part of Gwent Police's Operation Imperial investigation looking into modern day slavery and forced labour.
Patrick Joseph Connors, 58, has been charged with two offences of kidnap and four offences of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Patrick Dean Connors, 38, and Lee Carbis, 33, have both been charged with kidnap and William Connors, 35, has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
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A woman has suffered serious injuries after being struck and injured while swimming with humpback whales off the coast of Western Australia.
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The Australian woman, 29, was with a tour group at the popular Ningaloo Reef on Saturday when she was struck.
She reportedly suffered fractured ribs and internal bleeding.
St John Ambulance said the woman had suffered internal bleeding and upper torso injuries "from the crush".
Unconfirmed reports said she was trapped between two of the giant mammals, which can grow up to 19m (62ft).
She was treated in the town of Exmouth before being flown to a hospital in Perth, where she was in a "serious but stable condition" on Monday.
Other guests on the snorkelling tour witnessed the incident but were uninjured, according to Western Australia Police. The tour group had only been a few hundred metres from the shore when the incident happened.
Police said work safety regulators were investigating the incident, as it had involved a charter group.
Chartered swimming with humpback whales is currently undergoing a five-year trial in the region, monitored by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA).
Fifteen tour operators have been licensed to take groups of nine swimming with the whales, with guidance in place advising the swimmers to stay at least 15m from the animals.
The DBCA said in a statement it was "working closely with the industry and the tour operator involved to understand how the incident occurred", and that swimming with humpback whales involved "some inherent risk".
It said nearly 10,000 participants had swum with humpback whales since the trial began in 2016, with no previous incidents resulting in serious injuries.
Ningaloo Reef on Western Australia's Coral Coast is known for its diversity of marine life and is one of the state's best-known tourist spots. Snorkelling expeditions on the coral reef are popular.
Western Australia is home to the largest known population of humpback whales, which are typically regarded as safe to swim among despite their size. The region's borders are currently closed to international and interstate visitors as part of efforts to keep out the coronavirus.
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Uber is still losing money, but the ride-hailing firm appears to have stemmed the flow of cash to some degree.
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The company lost about $645m in the second quarter of the year, down 14% from the same period in 2016, according to figures given to the website Axios.
Revenue reached $1.75bn in the second quarter - more than double the figure for the same period last year.
Uber also said drivers earned about $50m in tips since June.
The number of trips in the quarter soared 150% year-on-year, with the fastest growth coming in developing markets.
The privately owned company has recently started to reveal some of its financial information. However, the figures released on Wednesday were adjusted - a process that typically allows investors to compare quarters more easily, but do not necessarily reflect the bottom line.
Jan Dawson, chief analyst at Jackdaw Research, said Uber's reporting was selective: "There's clearly growth in the numbers reported by Uber, but they should be taken with a big pinch of salt."
Uber has been under a microscope after a series of scandals that led to the departure of Travis Kalanick as chief executive.
Four US companies have recently reduced the value of their investments in Uber, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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State schools are to be allowed to teach international GCSEs in a shake-up of England's qualifications system.
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By Hannah RichardsonBBC News education reporter
The exams, used by a growing number of independent schools, have not previously been approved for maintained schools.
Ministers also said they would not be going ahead with three academic diplomas planned for 2011.
The ATL teachers' union described the coalition government's changes as "neanderthal".
Diplomas in science, languages and humanities had been planned to add academic rigour into the vocational qualifications, which have had a shaky start since their introduction in 2008.
By offering the part-practical, part-theoretical qualifications in academic subjects as well as more vocational ones, the former Labour administration had hoped to make the diploma more attractive to academically brighter pupils.
Former children's secretary Ed Balls had said he wanted diplomas to become the qualification of choice.
But this move by the new government leaves a question mark hanging over the qualification which has already struggled to make headway against A-levels and GCSEs.
Schools Minister Nick Gibb said it would save £1.77m, with further savings ahead.
But he suggested the changes to exams were driven by ideological rather than financial concerns.
"After years of political control over our exams system, schools must be given greater freedom to offer the qualifications employers and universities demand, and that properly prepare pupils for life, work and further study," he said.
"For too long, children in state maintained schools have been unfairly denied the right to study for qualifications like the IGCSE, which has only served to widen the already vast divide between state and independent schools in this country.
"By removing the red tape, state school pupils will have the opportunity to leave school with the same set of qualifications as their peers from the top private schools - allowing them to better compete for university places and for the best jobs."
Old O-levels
He said it was not for government to decide which qualifications pupils should take or to develop new ones.
This was why he was "stopping development of the state-led 'academic diploma' in humanities, sciences and languages from today", he said.
"Instead, we will devote our efforts to making sure our existing qualifications are rigorous, challenging and properly prepare our young people for life, work and study," he added.
State schools would not get extra money to teach the IGCSEs, but could use their existing budgets to offer them.
The IGCSEs resemble the old O-levels, with more essay-based questions. They are popular with those who have concerns about regular GCSEs lacking in challenge for brighter pupils.
Mr Gibb also said he would allow IGCSE results to be included in school performance tables as soon as possible.
Good grounding
A number of top performing secondaries had expressed an interest in offering these exams, the Department for Education said.
And some independent schools have stopped offering regular GCSEs altogether.
On the primary curriculum, Mr Gibb said: "A move away from teaching traditional subjects like history and geography could have led to an unacceptable erosion of standards in our primary schools.
"Instead, teachers need a curriculum which helps them ensure that every child has a firm grasp of the basics and a good grounding in general knowledge, free from unnecessary prescription and bureaucracy.
"It is vital that we return our curriculum to its intended purpose - a minimum national entitlement organised around subject disciplines."
Association of School and College Leaders general secretary Dr John Dunford said the current diploma structure was far too complicated and did need simplification.
Pupil premium
"Many school leaders have put considerable time and effort into preparing for these diplomas and will be disappointed that they are being abandoned before a full review takes place."
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers called the changes "neanderthal", adding, "education in England remained locked in the 19th Century and out of step with the rest of the world".
Education Secretary Michael Gove announced further details of the £670m in budget cuts planned for his department.
On top of those savings he has already announced, Mr Gove said he was scrapping the proposed extension of pilots of free school meals for primary schools, saving £125m.
Scrapping the new primary curriculum would save £7m
And he confirmed that extra money would be made available outside the DfE's budget to pay for a "pupil premium" - money which follows poorer pupils. But he did not say how much would be invested.
The premium was a key plank of the coalition government's agreement.
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The low cost of energy in Jersey leads to it being wasted, the island's environment minister has said.
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Deputy Rob Duhamel said: "A lot of people squander electricity and other fuel sources - energy is probably too cheap for people who waste a lot."
His comments came as Jersey's government unveiled plans that by 2050 would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80% compared to 1990 levels.
He said it was achievable if the whole island and politicians worked together.
Deputy Duhamel said the commitment to cutting emissions was in line with the island's commitment to abide by the Kyoto protocols.
Senator Sarah Ferguson said it was a waste of time, adding the targets were unrealistic. She added: "Frankly, carbon dioxide is good."
Deputy Duhamel said they would introduce a number of energy saving measures over the next 30 years, including changing the way homes are built.
"Most of the changes will come through in how we build our houses, how we heat them, things like that."
The minister said a key area they would be working on to reduce emissions was transport.
He said a third of greenhouse gases in Jersey came from cars and other transport and by working to bring in more electric vehicles they could reduce that considerably.
The Renewable Energy Commission has also been looking at the potential for offshore tidal and wind power, which Deputy Duhamel said could play a significant role in improving the island's energy security in the future.
They are now working on a Channel Island basis with Guernsey.
But Senator Ferguson said trying to cut carbon dioxide levels was a waste of time.
She said: "Carbon emissions, we are talking mainly about carbon dioxide.
"If you want to cut carbon dioxide the first thing you have to do is shoot everybody in the island as one of the big sources of carbon dioxide is every time we breathe out."
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Fewer than four in 10 schools have co-operated fully with inspections over the past two years.
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By Robbie MeredithBBC News NI Education Correspondent
That is according to the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) chief inspector's report, which has just been published.
The chief inspector, Noelle Buick, called the disruption, due to ongoing teaching union action, "unacceptable".
Her biennial report covers the period 2016 to 2018 and 706 schools were inspected.
Ms Buick said that of 706 schools inspected in that period, 39% had fully co-operated with inspectors.
Thirty-one percent had partially co-operated, while 30% offered no co-operation.
"Parents deserve to know if their children are getting a good education and have a right to be reassured about the quality of education in their local schools," Ms Buick said.
"It is unacceptable for this disruption to continue unresolved.
"We are all entrusted with the care and education of our children and young people and have a responsibility to put them first above all else."
Pay dispute
Four of the five teaching unions have been refusing to take part in school inspections since early 2017 in a dispute over pay and workload.
The ETI report said that primary school inspections had been particularly affected by the action.
While Ms Buick said that there were many positives in education which should be celebrated, she also highlighted a number of challenges facing schools and other education providers.
"The past two years have been a period of unprecedented challenge for our education and training system," she said.
"In the absence of political leadership for a significant part of that time, schools and providers are working in a climate of severe financial challenges."
Obesity concerns
Ms Buick also used her report to specify a number of other concerns.
She said that one-fifth of children entering primary school were overweight or obese.
This rose to one in four pupils entering post-primary schools.
Ms Buick called for a long-term and strategic commitment from Stormont departments to tackle childhood obesity.
Wide-ranging issues
Her report also said that some children were already struggling with mental health problems in the first year of primary school.
"The number of pupils who require support increases steadily with age," she said.
"Significantly, schools and Education Other Than at School (EOTAS) centres highlight an increasing number suffering from anxiety as a result of attachment disorders, school work, friendships and family relationships.
"A recurring theme in identifying mental health challenges is the increasing use of social media and online gaming by pupils, resulting in social isolation."
Suspension and Expulsion
Her wide-ranging report said that the majority of pre-school children were getting a good education, and maths performance in primary schools was especially noteworthy.
However, while performance in GCSEs and A-Levels in post-primary schools had improved, she said the gap between the exam results of pupils entitled to free school meals and other pupils was still far too wide.
She also said that too many pupils were missing school through suspension or expulsion - with more than 4,000 pupils aged four to 16 suspended in 2016/17 alone.
The ETI report also covers work-based learning, youth groups and education in prisons.
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Three people have been taken to hospital after a house fire in Denbighshire.
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North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the occupants of the house on Cae'r Felin in Llanrhaeadr managed to escape before crews arrived at the scene.
The service was called just after 02:00 GMT on Friday after a blaze in a bedroom filled the house with smoke.
All three casualties were taken to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Bodelwyddan.
The fire has been extinguished.
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TV star Miranda Hart has announced there will be no more episodes of her hit BBC sitcom after this Christmas.
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"I'm actually coming to the end of the whole sitcom," she revealed on Steve Wright's BBC Radio 2 show on Thursday.
"I'm doing two Christmas specials, but they are going to be the finale of the show, full stop," she continued.
The 41-year-old actress and comedienne said it was "the right time to end it" and wanted the programme to go out "on a high".
She said the filming of the last two episodes in November would be "really emotional" and she would miss making the programme.
Miranda, which first aired on BBC Two before moving to BBC One, cast its creator as a joke shop owner prone to committing social faux pas.
The programme also featured Patricia Hodge as her TV alter-ego's mother and Sarah Hadland as her shop's assistant manager.
The sitcom drew huge audiences with its slapstick humour and plots revolving around her character's disastrous love life.
Yet Hart told Wright she wanted the character to "come into her own" and "be happy in herself".
"People have loved the character, which is so nice and amazing for me," she told the afternoon DJ.
"But as she gets older I don't want her to keep falling over and make a complete fool of herself."
Hart also addressed speculation she is to launch a revival of classic BBC game show The Generation Game.
"I am thinking about an entertainment format [and] there might be elements of The Generation Game," said the Call the Midwife star.
"We're thinking how The Generation Game could possibly work in 2015."
First broadcast in 1971, the slapstick show was hosted by Sir Bruce Forsyth, Larry Grayson and others over the course of its three-decade life-span.
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The number of complaints about the UK's major energy suppliers fell by 4% in the final three months of 2011, a watchdog says.
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The drop, compared with the previous quarter, took the average number of complaints to 83 per 100,000 customers, Consumer Focus said.
The fall came after a 26% increase in complaints across the big six suppliers in the third quarter of 2011.
The watchdog said many problems for consumers still needed to be resolved.
'Rebuilding faith'
The data shows that complaints about four of the major suppliers - SSE, British Gas, Npower and EDF Energy - dropped in the last three months of the year.
E.On recorded a 7% rise in complaints and Scottish Power was unchanged.
EDF remained the worst performing, with 188 complaints per 100,000 customers. This meant it was awarded a zero rating out of five by Consumer Focus.
However, complaints to EDF were down 14% on the previous quarter. The watchdog said some progress was being made to deal with problems surrounded EDF's implementation of a new billing system, and difficulties for customers trying to get through on the telephone.
"Any fall in complaints is clearly welcome but there are still many problems energy customers are experiencing which need to be resolved," said Audrey Gallacher, of Consumer Focus.
"Giving consistently good customer service and tackling any problems which do arise effectively is key to rebuilding faith in the distrusted energy market. "
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Priti Patel has resigned as UK international development secretary amid controversy over her unauthorised meetings with Israeli officials.
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She was ordered back from an official trip in Africa by the PM and summoned to Downing Street over the row.
In her resignation letter, Ms Patel said her actions "fell below the standards of transparency and openness that I have promoted and advocated".
The PM said her decision was "right" as "further details have come to light".
Ms Patel had apologised to Theresa May on Monday after unauthorised meetings in August with Israeli politicians - including prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu - came to light.
But it later emerged she had two further meetings without government officials present in September.
Ms Patel arrived at 10 Downing Street via the back door - after earlier flying back to the UK from Africa for her meeting with Mrs May - and she left some 45 minutes later.
She was accused of breaching the ministerial code, which sets out the standards of conduct expected of government ministers.
Her resignation from the cabinet is the second in seven days, after Sir Michael Fallon quit as defence secretary on Wednesday last week amid allegations about his behaviour.
In her letter to the PM, Ms Patel said: "While my actions were meant with the best of intentions, my actions also fell below the standards of transparency and openness that I have promoted and advocated.
"I offer a fulsome apology to you and to the government for what has happened and offer my resignation."
In her reply, Mrs May said: "Now that further details have come to light, it is right that you have decided to resign and adhere to the high standards of transparency and openness that you have advocated."
She added that Ms Patel should "take pride" in what had been achieved during her time as secretary of state.
The BBC's chief political correspondent Vicki Young said Theresa May "decided to give her colleague the dignity of resigning".
But she said the response from Mrs May was "interesting", saying: "It was clear from Theresa May that if she hadn't resigned, she would have been sacked."
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson told the BBC: "Priti Patel has been a very good colleague and friend for a long time and a first class secretary of state for international development.
"It's been a real pleasure working with her and I'm sure she has a great future ahead of her."
Meanwhile, Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson has written to Mrs May over claims passed to him that Ms Patel met Foreign Office officials in Jerusalem, which he says makes it "impossible to sustain the claim that the FCO was not aware of Ms Patel's presence in Israel".
Mr Watson said he was "pleased" that Ms Patel had resigned as her undisclosed meetings were "a clear breach of the ministerial code, and of diplomatic protocol".
Analysis
By Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editor
It was precisely a week ago that I was summoned to the Ministry of Defence to ask Sir Michael Fallon why he was resigning.
Seven days on, for an unconnected reason, Theresa May has just lost another one of her ministers.
That time the resignation was rather differently handled - some private speculation through the day, then a discreet summoning to a quiet room in the department until one of the minister's team came to say: "Be ready, the secretary of state is resigning, we are finalising the letters between us and Number 10 right now."
This time, the process has been more like a pantomime, with speculation rife for nearly 24 hours that she was on her way out, no-one in government moving to quash it, leaving journalists, on the first day of parliament's recess, free to track Priti Patel's plane online then her journey back to Westminster.
Goodness knows what Ms Patel's Ugandan hosts, who were expecting her to visit today, make of it all.
Beyond today's palaver, though, her exit throws up problems for Mrs May.
It is never as simple as one out, one in.
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Ms Patel was formally reprimanded in Downing Street on Monday, where she was asked to give details about a dozen meetings she had with Israeli officials while on holiday, which were not sanctioned by the Foreign Office.
She was then forced to correct the record earlier this week about the number of meetings that she had attended and when the Foreign Office had been notified about them.
The MP admitted she had been wrong to suggest to the Guardian that Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson knew of the trip in advance when he had only learnt about it while it was under way.
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Read more: A profile of Priti Patel
Then, details of two other meetings emerged. Ms Patel met Israeli public security minister Gilad Erdan in Westminster on 7 September.
And on 18 September she met foreign ministry official Yuval Rotem in New York.
It is thought Lord Polak, honorary president of the Conservative Friends of Israel, was present at both meetings.
It is not yet clear whether or when Ms Patel had informed the prime minister about these meetings or of her plans to look into giving tax-payers' money to the Israeli military to treat wounded Syrian refugees in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights region - a request that was turned down as "inappropriate" by officials.
In a further development on Wednesday the Israeli Haaretz newspaper reported that during August she visited an Israeli military field hospital in the Golan Heights - the UK, like other members of the international community, has never recognised Israeli control of the area seized from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War.
In her letter to Ms Patel, the prime minister wrote: ''As you know the UK and Israel are close allies, and it is right that we should work closely together. But that must be done formally, and through official channels.
''That is why, when we met on Monday I was glad to accept your apology and welcomed your clarification about your trip to Israel over the summer. Now that further details have come to light it is right you have decided to resign.''
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The man suspected of being North Korea's first confirmed Covid-19 patient did not have the virus, South Korea says.
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The man apparently defected from North to South three years ago, before seemingly deciding to return last week.
South Korea said the man reached the North by crawling through a drainpipe on a southern island, and then swimming about a mile.
At the weekend, North Korea reported its first suspected case of Covid-19.
It said the patient was a North Korean who had "re-defected" from the South.
How did the man reach North Korea?
On Monday the South Korean military said the 24-year-old man reached the North from Ganghwa Island, near the border.
He apparently crawled under barbed wire in a drain which leads to the Yellow Sea, before swimming to the North.
"We spotted the specific location from which he fled, as a bag believed to belong to the man was found," Col Kim Jun-rak said, according to Yonhap news agency.
Earlier, North Korean state media said the man had defected to South Korea three years ago, before returning earlier this month.
He reached the North Korean city of Kaesong, which is near the coast, on 19 July and was "suspected" of having "the vicious virus".
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reportedly ordered a "maximum emergency system" to contain the virus.
What did South Korea say about the man's health?
"The person is neither registered as a Covid-19 patient, nor classified as a person who came in contact with virus patients," said Yoon Tae-ho, a senior health official, according to Yonhap.
Virus tests were conducted on two people who had close contact with the defector, and both tested negative.
South Korea was one of the first countries outside China to have a Covid-19 outbreak, but now has the virus largely under control.
With a population of more than 50 million, the country averages just over 50 new cases a day - many of them imported and then quarantined.
North Korea has not confirmed a single case of Covid-19 - something analysts have long said is unlikely.
How common is 're-defecting'?
It is rare for someone to leave the North for the South, and then come back.
The South Korean unification ministry told the BBC there had been 11 confirmed cases since 2015, the last of which was in 2017.
If confirmed, the man who swam from Ganghwa would be the 12th.
Analysis
By Subin Kim, BBC News, Seoul
Though it said the re-defector was only "suspected" of having Covid-19, Pyongyang appears to be keen to stress that the outside world - especially the South - is to be blamed for the possible breach in its anti-epidemic measures.
So far, it seems unlikely the man who returned to Kaesong after three years in South Korea really has Covid-19.
South Korean authorities have denied it, and Pyongyang has an apparent lack of testing capacity anyway.
Experts agree that Pyongyang is trying to divert its people from blaming the regime for the hardship the pandemic has caused in their lives.
Whether or not cases are confirmed, it is evident the North Korean economy is faltering from its vigorous prevention measures - including shutting off its border trade route with China.
Pyongyang might try to use this incident as an excuse to demand aid from Seoul - such as medical supplies, or food.
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Four new railway stations could open in Wales by 2024 if the UK government agrees to a request by Welsh ministers.
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Stations are proposed at Carno in Powys and St Clears in Carmarthenshire, as well as at Deeside Parkway, and a station at Ely Mill in Cardiff.
Transport Minister Ken Skates said they would improve rail connectivity and "supercharge" post Covid-19 recovery.
The UK government said bids would be independently assessed so the most beneficial were funded.
In a letter to UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, Mr Skates called on him to invest in the Wales and Borders rail network through the UK government's Restoring Your Railways fund.
He said Transport for Wales had drawn up "a compelling case for all four [stations] to be developed as an integrated programme to improve access to the rail network across the regions of Wales.
"They will make a major contribution to improved rail connectivity, supercharge our post Covid-19 recovery, and develop our public transport for the future," he added.
"Our new station openings will be key to Building Back Better."
Mr Skates said Deeside Parkway and Ely Mill would be "key components" of their respective Metro developments with "major contributions to improved urban connectivity, employment/economic growth and reduced car use".
New stations at Carno and St Clears - to replace those which closed in the 1960s - would be seen as supporting "strong employment and sustainable economic growth through improved regional connectivity".
The minister also suggested longer-term discussions on new stations for Greenfield in Flintshire and Magor in Monmouthshire, as well as reopening passenger services between Gaerwen and Amlwch on Anglesey.
He also called for talks on restoring the line which served Abertillery in Blaenau Gwent, as well as the Aberystwyth-Carmarthen and Bangor-Caernarfon routes.
Plans to open a new station at Bow Street, near Aberystwyth, and a Cardiff Parkway station on the eastern outskirts of the city are already in progress.
The spokesman for the UK government's Department for Transport said investing in rail infrastructure was crucial to restarting the economy.
"We look forward to receiving several bids from Wales in the latest round of the New Stations Fund to connect communities across the country," he said.
"Each will be independently assessed in order that we fund the schemes which are most beneficial to passengers and communities."
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The future of a heritage railway is in doubt after the company made a trading loss of more than £800,000.
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The annual report of West Somerset Railway, seen by the BBC, shows this compares with a profit last year of £12,000.
The company's annual report questioned its ability to "continue as a going concern".
But chairman Jonathan Jones-Pratt said the attraction was "sustainable" and a "viable" business and would continue.
Since his appointment a year ago the railway was shut for three months after criticism from the rail watchdog.
The Office of Rail and Road told the attraction it had "significant number of important actions to take" but stopped short of handing out an enforcement notice.
In the past there has been disharmony between the organisations which run the attraction, West Somerset Railway Plc (which employs staff) and West Somerset Railway Association (a volunteer group).
Mr Jones-Pratt said the aim is now to "rebuild the cash reserves" to create "a sustainable, viable business".
The chairman of the railway's association, Paul Whitehouse, said it had a future under the leadership of Mr Jones-Pratt.
"We can raise money provided that we work together and Jonathan Jones-Pratt is quite confident that the railway company and the association are together and will succeed," he said.
However, many volunteers have left meaning more staff have been employed. In five years the payroll has risen from £700,000 to £1.25m and ticket sales alone will not cover the running costs
Volunteer Ann Saunderson said she was "very sorry to see it in the state it is it now".
The 20-mile (32 km) line between Minehead and Taunton was closed by British Railways in 1971.
The following year, the council bought the branch line and leased it to West Somerset Railway.
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A bus powered by cow manure has set a land speed record for a regular bus by driving at 77mph.
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Reading Buses' "Bus Hound" was recorded doing a lap speed of 76.785mph (123.57km/h) at Bedford's Millbrook Proving Ground.
It runs on biomethane compressed natural gas and is painted black and white like a Friesian cow. It normally carries passengers around Reading.
The UK Timing Association confirmed the new record.
Trevor Duckworth, the association's chief timekeeper, said it was "quite a sight".
The bus is normally speed-limited to 56mph (90km/h).
Martijn Gilbert, chief executive of Reading Buses, said it would not be recognised as a Guinness World Record unless it reached speeds above 150mph (241km/h).
'Vulcan bomber'
Chief engineer John Bickerton said the company wanted the "world's first service bus speed record" to bring to light the viability, power and credibility of buses fuelled by cow poo.
"We've laid down a challenge for other bus operators to best our record and we had to make it a bit hard for them.
"Most importantly we wanted to get the image of bus transport away from being dirty, smelly, and slow. We're modern, fast, and at the cutting edge of innovation.
"It was an impressive sight as it swept by on the track. It sounded like a Vulcan bomber - the aerodynamics aren't designed for going 80mph."
Its fuel is made from animal waste which is broken down in a process called anaerobic digestion to produce biogas, which is then liquefied, Mr Gilbert said.
It is stored in seven tanks fixed inside the roof of the bus.
The vehicle's name was inspired by the British Bloodhound super-sonic car which aims to go beyond 1,000mph in 2016.
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For a speech about whether the US should remain a party to the Paris climate accord, Donald Trump's Rose Garden address on Thursday didn't have a whole lot of discussion about, you know, the climate.
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Anthony ZurcherNorth America reporter@awzurcheron Twitter
There was plenty of talk about jobs and the US economy. He offered more than a few expressions of concern over whether other nations were being given an unfair advantage over the US. And then there was that lengthy opening plug for his presidential accomplishments that had nothing to do with the environment whatsoever.
At one point the president made a somewhat oblique reference to current climate science, asserting that even if all nations hit their self-set, non-mandatory greenhouse gas emissions targets under the Paris agreement, it would only result in a reduction of 0.2 degrees in average global temperatures by the year 2100. (The researchers who conducted the study said the number he cited was outdated and misrepresented.)
Mr Trump's relative silence on the matter has left reporters wondering whether the president still stands by earlier comments - and tweets - expressing serious scepticism about whether climate change is real.
Does he still believe it's a Chinese plot to make the US less competitive, as he tweeted in November 2012? Or that it is a money-making "hoax", as he said during a December 2015 campaign rally?"
He's occasionally backed away from such sweeping denunciations. During the first presidential debate with Hillary Clinton, he denied having ever blamed the Chinese. In a New York Times interview shortly after his election victory, he said he thinks there's "some connectivity" between human activity and climate change.
After Mr Trump announced his Paris agreement withdrawal, reporters posed the almost-too-obvious question once again to White House aides tasked with selling the move to the public. Does the president believe human activity contributes to climate change?
They asked about it during an on-background session with two administration officials on Thursday afternoon. They asked White House advisor Kellyanne Conway during a television appearance Friday morning. They asked Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt during his press conference on Friday afternoon.
Time and time again the answer was some variation of "I don't know", "I can't say" or "that's not relevant".
"We focused on one key issue," Mr Pruitt said during one of the multiple times he was pressed on his boss's views. "Was Paris good or bad for the country?"
On Tuesday Press Secretary Sean Spicer had said he didn't know the president's thoughts about climate change because he hadn't asked him. On Friday he was asked whether he had since had a chance to speak to the president.
"I have not had the opportunity to do that," Spicer replied.
The rest of the press conference was an extended parlour game to try to get the press secretary to slip and perhaps inadvertently shed some light on Mr Trump's views - to no avail.
It's clear at this point that the administration has no interest in clarifying Mr Trump's position on climate change. But why?
Confusion can often be a politician's ally. The embattled president needs his core supporters to stick with him through what could be a rough road ahead. Those who don't believe climate change is real can look at the president's past comments as proof their man still stands with them without anyone having to explicitly say so.
That allows the president to insist that he is willing to do something to address climate change - "renegotiating" the Paris accord, perhaps - without saying climate change is a problem. It allows him tell the majority of Americans who believe climate change is a real global threat that he is trying to address their concerns.
It allows administration surrogates like Mr Pruitt to tout that the US has lowered its carbon output without acknowledging the only reason this would be a noteworthy accomplishment - human activity affects the global climate.
It's a fine line to walk for even the most dextrous of White House communications teams - let alone one that has to be concerned that the next time the president is asked the question, there's no telling what he might say.
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A governor at a Birmingham school alleged to be the target of an "Islamic takeover plot" has described the claims as a "witch hunt".
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David Hughes, a governor at Park View School, defended it against what he said were "unfounded attacks".
The Department for Education (DfE) is investigating 12 schools over the alleged plot.
Ten MPs have asked for the council and DfE to jointly review any lessons to be learned following the investigation.
In a letter to Education Secretary Michael Gove the Birmingham MPs said it was "essential" such a review was undertaken, led by an advisor appointed by the two organisations.
A so-called "Operation Trojan Horse" letter claimed responsibility for leadership changes at four Birmingham schools, but its authenticity has not been established.
'No complaints'
Mr Hughes, who describes himself as a "white, practising Anglican Christian", has been a governor at the Alum Rock school for more than 15 years.
"In all my time as a governor we have not received a single complaint about 'extremism' or 'radicalism'.
"If we had we would have investigated it openly and thoroughly," he said.
Ofsted has confirmed it is carrying out a number of snap inspections at Birmingham schools, including Park View, at the request of the DfE.
Mr Hughes said he suspected the school would receive a negative Ofsted report, despite previously being rated as "outstanding".
"The revisit of the inspection team gave every indication of having no wish other than to condemn the school - even the outstanding features," he said.
"Are there areas to improve at the school? Yes of course, as there are at most schools."
An Ofsted spokeswoman declined to comment on the remarks.
'Fictitious allegations'
Last week Michael White, a former teacher at Park View School, said he was dismissed in 2003 after raising concerns about extremism among governors.
But Mr Hughes dismissed the claims, saying "at no time" during a disciplinary panel had Mr White raised concerns.
He said some former staff members were "smearing" the school and "sharing fictitious allegations".
The allegations were "socially divisive and dangerous for a settled, stable, multi-cultural Birmingham," he said.
Birmingham City Council has said it is continuing to investigate the allegations and cannot comment further.
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Snapchat is coming in for criticism after launching a Bob Marley filter on the anniversary of 4/20 - a so-called "celebration of marijuana".
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Some are angry at the reggae legend being portrayed as "nothing more than a weed mascot".
Others say the filter is offensive because it encourages white users to "black up".
The day known as "4/20" seems to originate from a group of friends in California back in 1971.
They met after school at 4:20pm on 20 April and went in search of a crop of marijuana north-west of San Francisco.
The farm was never actually discovered but the group smoked cannabis the whole time and began referring to the day as 4/20.
The term spread and it is still marked today, 45 years on.
Snapchat users spotted the Bob Marley filter appear earlier.
It's been called "pathetic" and "disrespectful" by some.
One Marley fan tweeted: 4/20, and you choose Bob Marley to be some sort of filter. What pathetic mess is this? The mans a legend, and you remember him for weed
Another posted: It's rude that they have Bob Marley filter on 4/20 he was way more then a guy who smoked weed, I hate
All the things Bob Marley did, stood/fought for, & accomplished, & he's reduced to just a weed symbol for stoners. Amazing.
Why is everything Bob Marley did in his life reduced to weed and dreads?
Snapchat tripping with that Bob Marley filter. Very disrespectful.
Oh dear. Why did snapchat think that Bob Marley filter was a good idea...
If I see one more "Bob Marley" snapchat story you're getting blocked
Others questioned why Snapchat had chosen this anniversary and not the singer's birthday.
Keon tweeted: They never had a Bob Marley filter for his birthday but there's one for 4/20. :(
Ally tweeted: Snapchat puts a Bob Marley filter on TODAY? Not his birthday, not the anniversary of his death? He's known for more than weed.
And some say it is encouraging people to "black-up".
One tweeted: The Bob Marley snapchat thing is blackface in 2016 effectively. Digital disrespect
Another wrote: I get that @Snapchat probably want to capitalise on 4/20 without DIRECTLY referencing it; but their answer is a blackface Bob Marley filter?
Koko said: 2 reasons why the bob Marley snapchat filter is awful 1) it's blackface 2) over his art he's been reduced to a stoner symbol???
Meredith said: The Bob Marley filter on snapchat is not ok. It's racist and perpetrates a stereotype. He did more than just smoke weed #420
I was raised in a house full of Jamaicans for most of my life, I find people ONLY associating Bob Marley with 4/20 & weed so disrespectful.
Others just found it a bit weird.
Hennessy Complexion tweeted: Snap chat confused me with that Bob Marley filter as if he has anything to do with 4/20
This Bob Marley filter on Snapchat is so creepy. Who thought this was a good idea?
And annoying.
Ashley tweeted: That bob Marley filter finna get on my nerves today, I already know it.
Some just think everyone's overreacting.
We've witnessed Bob Marley's legacy being reduced to nothing more than a stoner for the last two decades and now you're upset about it?
Shaggy posted: If you're triggered over "black face" Bob Marley you need to uninstall Snapchat and uninstall your life
In a statement to Newsbeat, Snapchat said: "The lens we launched today was created in partnership with the Bob Marley Estate, and gives people a new way to share their appreciation for Bob Marley and his music.
"Millions of Snapchatters have enjoyed Bob Marley's music, and we respect his life and achievements."
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Police investigating the disappearance of Lisa Dorrian have ended their latest search for her body.
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Ms Dorrian was 25 when she disappeared after attending a party at a caravan park in Ballyhalbert, a seaside village in County Down, in 2005.
It is presumed that Ms Dorrian, who was from Bangor, County Down, was murdered.
Last month a new search for her body began at the Clay Pits area of Ballyhalbert.
The search was widened to cover a former World War Two airfield near the caravan park where Ms Dorrian was last seen alive.
Police have said no evidence relating to Ms Dorrian's disappearance was found after "several weeks of meticulous search activity".
"Lisa's family have been informed and whilst they recognise and appreciate the work we have conducted they are nevertheless devastated once more," said Det Supt Justin Murphy.
"For 16 years, whoever disposed of Lisa's body has denied her family a fundamental right - to bury Lisa with dignity and respect.
"Knowing where Lisa is, will have been a heavy burden for individuals to carry for the past 16 years - not knowing where Lisa is has tortured her family and caused untold distress.
"All of that burden and pain can be resolved quickly but I need those who have that crucial information to get it to me."
Mr Murphy praised the community and businesses in Ballyhalbert and the National Trust, which manages the land where the search was taking place, "for their unwavering support".
"We will keep working with the community in our quest to find Lisa and bring justice for her family," he said.
"Whilst this phase of search activity has not taken us forward, I have restated our commitment to finding Lisa to her family.
"We are steadfast in our collective determination and we have already begun the process of developing our next steps."
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Beyoncé has set a new record at the Grammy Awards with her 28th win.
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By Mark SavageBBC music reporter
The star is now the most-awarded woman in Grammys history, overtaking bluegrass singer Alison Krauss.
"I am so honoured, I'm so excited," she said while accepting her record-breaking trophy, for best R&B performance.
Taylor Swift also made history at Sunday's ceremony, by becoming the first female artist ever to win album of the year three times.
The star was rewarded for her lockdown album Folklore - after previously winning with Fearless in 2010 and the pop opus 1989 in 2016.
Only three other artists have ever won the album of the year prize three times: Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder.
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Beyoncé's 28th Grammy was presented in honour of Black Parade, a celebration of black power and resilience, which she released on Juneteenth last year.
"As an artist, I believe it's my job to reflect the times, and it's been such a difficult time," she said as she collected the award.
"So I wanted to uplift, encourage, celebrate all of the beautiful black queens and kings that continue to inspire me and inspire the world".
The star has now equalled super-producer Qunicy Jones' total of 28 Grammys. Only classical conductor Sir Georg Solti has more, with 31.
Beyoncé was also part of another historic moment - when Megan Thee Stallion became the first female artist to win the best rap song award.
The Houston musician picked up the prize for her breakout hit Savage (Remix), on which Beyoncé delivers a guest verse.
Black Parade was not the only award-winner song to reflect the Black Lives Matter movement: R&B singer H.E.R. won song of the year for I Can't Breathe, which quotes the last words of George Floyd.
The 46-year-old died while being arrested by police in Minneapolis last year. His death, along with that of Breonna Taylor, sparked a global wave of protests.
Accepting the prize, H.E.R. said she never imagined "that my fear and my pain would turn into impact".
"That's why I write music," she added, "and I'm so, so grateful".
The singer, whose real name is Gabriella Wilson, was accompanied by her co-writer Tiara Thomas, and she recalled how they'd written I Can't Breathe "over FaceTime" last summer.
"I recorded this song by myself in my bedroom at my mom's house," she said. "And I want to thank my dad - he cried, he was in tears when I wrote the song and I played it for him. He was the first person I played it for."
"But remember," she concluded. "We are the change that we wish to see and you know that fight that we had in us the summer of 2020, keep that same energy. Thank you."
'Bringing the concert to you'
Aside from the awards, the four-hour ceremony deliberately put the focus on live music.
"I know that you haven't been able to go to a concert in a long time," said host Trevor Noah. "So tonight we're bringing the concert to you."
The show kicked off with three back-to-back performances from Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and Haim, who performed from a circle of stages that recalled the set-up of Jools Holland's BBC TV show.
Styles raised the curtain with his hit single Watermelon Sugar, sporting a lime green feather boa and an open-chested leather jacket.
The song went on to win best pop solo performance later in the ceremony, making him the first member of One Direction to win a Grammy - either as a solo artist or as part of the group.
"It's crazy to think someone that talented and handsome is from the same place as Boris Johnson," joked Noah as Styles' performance ended.
Billie Eilish, who dominated last year's ceremony, followed with her ballad Everything I Wanted; while Haim played The Steps from their album-of-the-year nominated Women In Music Pt III.
Eilish's song later won record of the year - her second consecutive win in that category. Her Bond theme, No Time To Die, was also awarded best song written for visual media.
"It was a dream to make the song," said the 19-year-old. "I have no words. I can't believe this is real. I couldn't believe it was real then…"
The majority of the ceremony was held in a marquee outside the LA Convention Center, with nominees sitting at socially-distanced tables.
"So there's more tension in that tent than at a family reunion at Buckingham Palace," joked Noah, who added: "Tonight is going to be the biggest outdoor event this year, besides the storming of the Capitol."
Other prize-winners included Dua Lipa, who picked up best pop vocal album; and Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, who became the first female duo to win best pop collaboration for Rain On Me.
One of the most emotional speeches came from Megan Thee Stallion, who dedicated her best new artist prize to her mother, who died of a brain tumour in 2019.
"She couldn't be here with me tonight," she had said on the red carpet earlier in the night. "But she always knew that I would be at the Grammys, and I would be like, 'Oh mom, that's so far away' but it came so quick.
"And I'm just so appreciative that I'm here."
Performance highlights included Taylor Swift, who sang a medley of songs from her lockdown albums Folklore and Evermore, from an enchanted forest set.
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion got together for the first ever TV performance of their X-rated single WAP, while Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak unveiled their new "supergroup" Silk Sonic, channelling the 70s soul sounds of Earth, Wind And Fire.
The show also highlighted the plight of music venues by having staff from venues, including New York's Apollo Theater and LA's Troubador, present some of the awards.
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Recycling centres across Devon and Cornwall will remain open for the latest lockdown.
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They closed during the first lockdown in March, but this time will stay open with some restrictions in place.
Those using the site in Torbay will have to book online in advance, and in Plymouth proof of address must be displayed in the vehicle's windscreen.
Cornwall Council is operating a number plate entry system.
This means that only vehicles with an even last digit of a number plate can be used for a visit on an even date, and those with an odd last digit on odd dates.
Devon County Council has asked residents to make essential journeys only and to try to reduce the amount of waste they create.
Councils warn there could be queues and if necessary centres will turn people away or close.
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A British woman has been jailed in Indonesia for slapping an immigration official at Ngurah Rai international airport in Bali.
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Auj-e Taqaddas, 42, shouted and swore at the man, who challenged her when he realised her visa was overdue.
She was found guilty of violence against an officer after she slapped him across the face and tried to grab her passport off him.
She now faces six months in jail and has claimed the sentence is "unfair".
Taqaddas overstayed her visa by about 160 days in the beach destination of Bali.
When told she had to pay a fine of $3,500 (£2,701) she was filmed on a smartphone responding violently.
She has since accused prosecutors of torturing her and forcing her to stay in the country.
The prosecution says violence has not been used against Taqaddas.
After she missed several court dates, prosecutors said they had "the right to take forcible action to bring her to court".
The judge at the court in Denpasar said Taqaddas had filed an appeal.
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has rejected talk of an impending battle for control of the Arctic region's mineral resources.
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He told an international conference in Moscow he was confident the region's resources could be exploited in a spirit of partnership.
Russia believes the UN will recognise its claim to much of the Arctic seabed.
The scramble for resources has been set in motion partly by improved access caused by the melting of polar ice.
Russia, Norway, Canada, Denmark and the US have all laid claims to territory in the region.
"One comes across all sorts of fantastical predictions about a coming battle for the Arctic," Mr Putin told the International Arctic Forum on its closing day.
"We can see clearly that most of these frightening scenarios in the Arctic have no real foundation...
"I am in no doubt whatsoever that the existing problems of the Arctic, including those of the continental shelf, may be resolved in a spirit of partnership, through negotiations, on the basis of existing international legal norms."
Mr Putin's speech was much anticipated given Russia's fast-moving attempts to claim control of a huge swathe of extra territory in the Arctic all the way to the North Pole, the BBC's Richard Galpin reports from Moscow.
Ridge claims
One-quarter of the Earth's untapped energy riches are believed to be buried in the Arctic sea floor.
The race for control centres on an underwater mountain range known as the Lomonosov Ridge.
Russia, Canada and Denmark are all seeking scientific proof that the ridge is an underwater extension of their continental shelf.
In 2001, Moscow submitted a territorial claim to the United Nations which was rejected because of lack of evidence.
It plans to resubmit the claim in 2012-13 after spending some 2bn roubles ($64m) on research, according to the Associated Press news agency.
Canada is likely to hand its file to the UN around 2013 while Denmark plans to put forward its details by the end of 2014.
Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, a coastal nation can claim exclusive economic rights to natural resources on or beneath the sea floor up to 200 nautical miles (370km) beyond their land territory.
But if the continental shelf extends beyond that distance, the country must provide evidence to a UN commission which will then make recommendations about establishing an outer limit.
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Nasa's new Mars rover has returned its first 360-degree colour panorama from the surface of the Red Planet.
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By Jonathan AmosScience correspondent, BBC News, Pasadena
The Curiosity robot used its wideangle science camera placed high up on a mast to acquire the frames.
The low-resolution vista shows at centre the big mountain that lies in the middle of Gale Crater, the deep depression in which the rover landed.
Curiosity's ultimate goal is to drive towards this peak - informally known as Mount Sharp - to study its rocks.
"This is a very low-resolution panorama," explained Mike Malin, the principal investigator on the rover's Mastcam cameras.
"The individual frames are only 144 by 144 pixels. There are 130 of them in there. It took us about an hour and six minutes to take the mosaic.
"For the full-resolution panorama, the data volume will be 64 times larger, [and] the resolution will be eight times better. But this was pretty enough and interesting enough that we thought it was worth sharing with you guys," he told BBC News.
The colour is what the camera saw. Apart from the process of blending the individual frames, the only modification made was to brighten the image slightly.
Pictures are deliberately acquired underexposed so as not to saturate any bright regions in the field of view.
Rock target
The full-resolution frames are currently held in the camera memory, but at 4MB per shot it will take some time to get them all back on Earth.
Curiosity has two Mastcams. The one that took this panorama has a focal length of 34mm. The other camera has a 100mm telephoto lens. The two can be used together to make stereo pictures.
The Mastcams will be paramount in helping to plan Curiosity's science mission, choosing where to drive and which rock targets to investigate.
Researchers want eventually to take the robot to the base of Mount Sharp.
Evidence from satellite photos has suggested there are sediments exposed at the base of the 5.5km-high peak that were laid down in the presence of abundant water.
The rover will use its instruments to try to understand what kind of environments existed at the time of the rocks' formation, and whether there were periods in Mars history when any type of microbial life could have thrived.
Martian prospectors
The Curiosity rover mission is being run out of Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory here in Pasadena, California.
A large team of scientists is planning the future work of the vehicle.
The group has divided the ground around the landing site into a series of 1.3km by 1.3km boxes, and has been systematically mapping terrain features and rock textures seen in satellite and rover imagery on to those quadrangles.
"We will use this map to find a path from where we landed to the main target at the base of Mount Sharp," explained Dawn Sumner, a mission scientist and geologist from the University of California at Davis.
"On the way, we're going to have a lot of interesting geology to look at but the team will have to balance our observations and investigations on our drive [with the need] to get to the base of Mount Sharp."
It could take a year or more to reach key locations at the base of the mountain which are some 6.5km away.
Nasa has announced that the quadrangle in which Curiosity currently sits has been named Yellowknife, after the capital of the Canadian Northwest Territories.
Yellowknife was a settlement established by prospectors in the early 20th Century.
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No action will be taken against the Isle of Man's ferry operator following an investigation into a Covid-19 cluster stemming from an infected crew member.
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A notice issued to the Steam Packet Company required all staff on the island to isolate when not working.
However, the investigation found that only UK crew were quarantining.
Chief Minister Howard Quayle said it had been a "genuine misunderstanding" and no criminal action would follow.
The company had "genuinely felt they were complying to what they thought were the rules" and there was no "criminal negligence", he said.
Under the border restrictions key workers such as ferry crew arriving on the island are only permitted to travel between their accommodation and workplace.
Anyone found breaching the island's Covid-19 regulations could face a fine of up to £10,000 or three months in prison.
A revised testing regime for crew members, which means Manx-based staff do not need to isolate, was announced by the government last week.
Air and sea crew have also been have also been prioritised for vaccinations.
Public Health Director Henrietta Ewart said the move would "reduce as far as possible the risk".
More than 40 cases of coronavirus have been linked to a cluster that stemmed from a crew member who tested positive for the virus on 18 February.
A case that had no identifiable transmission source was identified on Monday, along with a further positive test connected to the cluster.
Two other cases with no known connection to the cluster were found on the island on Saturday.
In a public briefing, Mr Quayle said it could mean the virus was "circulating in the community".
However, no fresh restrictions have been introduced by the government so far.
A total of 486 people have tested positive for Covid-19 on the island, with 25 deaths.
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A millionaire businessman is due to visit Rhyl Sun Centre amid hopes it can be reopened.
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Mo Chaudry, boss at Waterworld aqua park in Stoke, Staffordshire, has expressed interest in the leisure pool.
He agreed to visit on Friday afternoon amid a bid by local MP Chris Ruane to find new backers.
The Sun Centre closed along with Prestatyn's Nova Centre and the North Wales Bowls Centre when the trust running them ran out of cash.
At a meeting last month, Denbighshire councillors voted to explore the possibility of re-opening Rhyl Sun Centre for dry activities.
They also voted not to re-open the Nova Centre, but to open the bowls centre as soon as possible.
Not-for-profit Clwyd Leisure was set up by the authority in 2001 to run the sites on its behalf.
But the council's cabinet decided to withdraw financial support of £200,000 for 2014/15.
Trustees of Clwyd Leisure had been holding talks with the authority for months over a possible takeover but discussions ended without resolution and the trust ceased trading in February.
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A "landscape detective" who has been recording ancient trees along the English and Welsh border for 13 years has almost completed his project.
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By Steve MatherBBC News
Rob McBride has been walking the 177 mile (285km) Offa's Dyke path logging culturally significant trees since 23 April 2008.
He initially thought it would take "a few weeks" to complete and is writing a book about his passion project.
"Trees, people and culture are all interlinked," he said.
Mr McBride, who lives in Ellesmere in Shropshire, is aiming to complete his venture on 23 April 2021, which would make it 13 years to the day since he started.
He has been recording the trees for the Woodland Trust and the journey will be recorded in his forthcoming publication The Great Trees of Offa's Dyke.
Over the years he has walked, cycled, camped and hitch-hiked, spending days away from home at a time to catalogue the "arboreal treasures".
The final part of his journey will see him walk through Gloucestershire where he has recently been recording trees at Redbrook.
He said the importance of trees and nature had been boosted through a combination of increased awareness of climate change and people spending more time at home during lockdown.
"It's a bit of a unique concept, a travel diary about trees but they don't get the press and PR they deserve. Trees should be a lot more mainstream in a time of climate change.
"A lot of people are scared of getting lost while out in the countryside but there is no need to be. It's so important to spend time outside," he said.
Mr McBride said his passion started when he began attending meetings with "tree professors" who taught him how to identify and locate ancient and interesting trees.
"It blew my mind. These tree professors taught me how to read the landscape. It's about being a landscape detective.
"The UK is the European rainforest. I've got tree hunter friends all over Europe who are envious. Every time you go out for a walk you will inevitably find an ancient tree. They are all over the place, but most people don't realise it."
After spotting a tree which he believes is ancient, Mr McBride uses online maps to research it and the area before making copious detailed notes about it.
"Size is everything," he joked. "We measure the circumference and that girth size gives you a good estimate of age. Many are hundreds of years old."
Some of his favourites along the route are the Dragon Oak at Montgomery, the view of the trees from Devil's Pulpit overlooking Tintern Abbey and the lime trees in Cadora Woods.
His Offa's Dyke odyssey follows in the footsteps of Garry Hogg, a journalist turned author who walked the route in 1945-46.
Mr McBride said he was thinking of completing his walk in the period clothing Hogg would have worn, such as a trilby hat, pipe and tweed jacket.
The path celebrates its 50th anniversary this year but the dyke itself, built by King Offa of Mercia, dates back some 1,200 years.
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The City regulator has stressed that seven out of 10 bank customers will be better off or unchanged as another big bank announces its new overdraft rates.
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Customers of Lloyds Banking Group will be charged "personalised" rates of up to 49.9% from April, but most will pay a rate of 39.9% to go into the red.
The latter is the same rate as planned by many of the major High Street banks.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which demanded changes from banks, said the new system was much simpler.
"Customers at some large banks were charged effective arranged overdraft rates in excess of 80% per year once fees and charges are factored in," the FCA said.
"Our changes expose the true cost of an overdraft. We have eliminated high prices for unarranged overdrafts. This will result in a fairer distribution of charges, helping vulnerable consumers."
Banks and building societies will no longer be allowed to charge higher prices for unarranged overdrafts than for arranged overdrafts.
The new rules, which come into force in April, require providers to charge a simple annual interest rate on all overdrafts and to get rid of fixed fees.
Most banks and building societies have chosen to set a rate very close to 40%.
Lloyds Banking Group, which includes the Halifax brand, is no different, with the majority of its customers paying a new annual rate of 39.9% - in effect paying £39.90 for each £100 borrowed in an overdraft for a whole year.
However, there will be various tiers, with Club Lloyds customers paying 27.5% but other customers paying up to 49.9%.
The banking giant will look at customers' past financial behaviour when determining which rate to offer. Lloyds said risk-based pricing was standard practice for loans and credit cards and meant it could continue to offer overdrafts to a wider range of customers.
In 2017, Lloyds scrapped unarranged overdraft fees and returned item fees - a charge after a customer attempts to make a transaction when they do not have sufficient funds in their account.
Christopher Woolard, executive director of strategy and competition at the FCA, said overdrafts were not designed to be used for large amounts for long periods of time and consumers should consider other methods of credit if they find they needed to borrow for longer.
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Giving pardons to women who were jailed while fighting for the right to vote would be "complicated", Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said.
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But she said she would "take a look", 100 years on from some women getting the vote in the UK.
Jeremy Corbyn said a Labour government would apologise to suffragettes and have criminal records overturned.
Helen Pankhurst, great-granddaughter of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, said the women had been pardoned by society.
Equality campaign group the Fawcett Society and some relatives of the suffragettes are among those who called on the home secretary to overturn the convictions of women who were imprisoned while fighting for the vote.
But Helen Pankhurst said the suffragettes would be urging women to "continue the fight" rather than "dwell" on their personal sacrifice.
"It was not them breaking the laws that were the problem, it was the laws that were constraining our democracy," she told BBC Radio 5live.
The Representation of the People Act was passed on 6 February 1918 and gave women aged over 30 and "of property" the right to vote.
In a speech in Manchester to mark the centenary of women's votes, Theresa May hailed the "heroism" of the suffragettes.
She also used the speech to criticise online abuse and intimidation of political candidates and representatives - often women, gay people and members of ethnic minorities.
"While there is much to celebrate, I worry that our public debate today is coarsening," Mrs May said. "That for some it is becoming harder to disagree, without also demeaning opposing viewpoints in the process."
The PM warned "bitterness and aggression" online threatens democracy and deters many people from engaging in politics.
Suffragists or suffragettes?
The Suffragists – were first to organise, forming local societies in the 1860s
The Suffragettes – were active for just 10 years after splitting from the Suffragists in 1903
Suffragists – focused on middle-class women
Suffragettes – encouraged working-class women to protest
Suffragists – held public speaking events, lobbied MPs and wrote petitions
Suffragettes – disrupted meetings, vandalised art and buildings and were often arrested
Suffragists – dinner parties!
Suffragettes – hunger strikes!
Everyone organised marches!
Suffragists – successfully built support in parliament over many years
Suffragettes – increased publicity and re-energised the cause but also sparked a backlash
Then in World War One, women took new roles in factories and beyond...
...which made denying them voting rights harder than ever
After 50 years of women standing up and speaking out...
Parliament finally passed a law giving some women the vote in 1918
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Mrs May announced plans for a Law Commission review of legislation to ensure that actions which are illegal in person are also illegal online.
She also promised an internet safety report will be published every year to assess how social media companies are dealing with abuse posted online.
Meanwhile, a cross-party group of Green, Labour and Liberal Democrat politicians called on the home secretary to make misogyny a hate crime.
In July 2016, Nottinghamshire Police became the first force in the UK to record harassment of women as a hate crime in a bid to tackle sexist abuse, but the scheme has not been rolled out further.
Other ways in which the anniversary is being marked include:
Records compiled by the England, Suffragettes Arrested, 1906-1914 collection indicate there were more than 1,300 suffragette arrests and many women were jailed.
Emmeline Pankhurst, a founder member of the Woman's Social and Political Union, and leading suffragettes Emily Davison and Flora Drummond were among them.
Ms Davison was found guilty of placing a "dangerous substance likely to injure" in a post office letter box outside Parliament and sentenced to six months in Holloway Prison.
At the scene
By Francesca Gillett, BBC News
Women and men of all ages gathered outside the pop-up exhibition in Trafalgar Square on Tuesday morning.
In freezing temperatures, the passers-by stopped to look at the cardboard cut-outs of 59 campaigners involved in the women's suffrage movement, many of whom are unknown faces.
"We forget these women," said charity worker Lucy Rae, who came to see the exhibition with a colleague.
"I do think it's quite poignant. You almost want to stand in with them to be part of it and to be one of these women."
University professor Hazel Barrett, whose grandmother supported the suffragette movement, said people of all classes got involved, adding: "Just look at them, ordinary women".
Sheree Davey, who came with her young son to see the display, said: "It's incredible. It inspires you to learn a bit more.
"You know the basics but there's so much more to it."
Victoria Taylor, a tourist visiting from Australia, said: "It's a great way to engage people. It's not confronting but it's very prominent."
The Scottish Tory leader said she supported calls for posthumous pardons for the convicted women as they were simply "righting the wrong" of of an unjust law.
Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Ruth Davidson said: "Voting was a value judgement, not an intrinsic right."
Ms Rudd, who is also minister for women and equalities, said she would consider the issue.
However, she told Radio 4's Today Programme: "I must be frank, it is complicated because if you're going to give a legal pardon for things like arson and violence it's not as straightforward as people think it might be."
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Krista Cowman, professor of history at the University of Lincoln, said many suffragettes would "be spinning in their graves" about the idea of being pardoned.
She told Radio 5live: "It was a badge of honour and they were proud of it."
Radio 4's Woman's Hour celebrated the 100th anniversary by broadcasting the show from the Pankhurst Centre in Manchester, the birthplace of Emmeline Pankhurst and the suffragette movement.
During the programme Jenni Murray interviewed Mrs May - Britain's second female prime minister - whose late godmother was a suffragette.
The PM said getting the vote was "the first step" for women to be involved "properly in public life".
"It was the point at which women were able to start to feel that they could bring their experience, their views, their opinions, into the world of public life," she added.
Later in the day, Mrs May joined female MPs past and present at a reception in Westminster Hall.
The prime minister was cheered when she said she wanted to see more women in public life - saying it was now up to all of us to "carry forward the torch".
Meanwhile, as a tribute to the suffragettes, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also announced a £500,000 fund to encourage more women to become involved in politics.
A debate also took place at the Scottish parliament to celebrate 100 years of female suffrage.
Representation of the People Act 1918 - key dates
6 February 1918 - The Representation of the People Act is passed giving women aged over 30 and "of property" the vote
21 November 1918 - The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act is passed and allows women to stand for Parliament
14 December 1918 - Women vote in a general election for the first time
1928 - The Equal Franchise Act is passed and all women aged over 21 can now vote
30 May 1929 - Women aged between 21 and 29 vote for the first time
30 April 1958 - The Life Peerages Act 1958 allows women to sit in the House of Lords as life peers
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One of the last surviving Dunkirk veterans led a 75th anniversary service to mark the World War Two evacuation.
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Garth Wright, 95, from Plymouth, also unveiled a new memorial plaque on Plymouth Hoe.
In 1940, hundreds of boats set sail to rescue hundreds of thousands of Allied troops who had retreated from Hitler's forces on to the shores of Dunkirk.
"We went across to France, we defended Dunkirk and the evacuation," said Mr Wright.
Almost 99,000 men were lifted from the beaches and about 240,000 from the harbour and mole - a wooden breakwater protecting the harbour - but thousands died.
Mr Wright said: "I hope and I'm sure that in future years, when youngsters hear about Dunkirk, they'll come and see this plaque."
He added it had been a "great day" and he had "achieved a mission" to have the new plaque installed.
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Norman names such as William, Henry and Alice have been popular for 1,000 years. Why did the English copy their invaders?
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By Megan LaneBBC News Magazine
The date 1066. William the Conqueror. King Harold with the arrow in his eye. Soldiers in those nose-protector helmets.
But many people will struggle to come up with more than these sketchy facts about how the Normans invaded England and overthrew the Anglo-Saxons on one bloody day almost a millennium ago.
But it was then the seeds were sown for the English language as it is today, including names.
"If you ask where did the Normans come from and what was their impact, most people run out of steam pretty quickly," says historian Robert Bartlett of the University of St Andrews.
"It's not like the Tudor era, which people are much more familiar with thanks to TV dramas and historical novels."
Further wreathing the 11th Century in mystery, says Professor Bartlett, is how unfamiliar the names of the Anglo-Saxon protagonists are to modern ears - Aethelred, Eadric, Leofric.
By contrast, the names of the Norman conquerors quickly became popular, and remain common to this day - William, Robert, Henry, Alice, Matilda.
As these French-speaking, wine-drinking, castle-building conquerors swiftly took over England and intermarried with Anglo-Saxon women, it was not just newborns named in their honour.
"The ruling elite set the fashion and soon William was the most common male name in England, even among peasants. A lot of people changed their names because they wanted to pass in polite society - they didn't want to be mistaken for a peasant, marked out with an Anglo-Saxon name."
Look at baby name league tables today, and the Old English name of Harold languishes far below the French-derived Henry in popularity. William, meanwhile, was the second most popular name for boys 200 years ago, the most popular 100 years ago and has held its place in the top 10 in England and Wales since 2000.
In Scotland, where the fiercely independent rulers invited Norman lords in but refused to assimilate in the way the English had, the name William maintains a respectable mid-table result at number 34 (20 places above Robert in the most recent baby names list).
It soon became necessary to distinguish between all these Williams and Roberts, and so the Norman tradition of surnames was adopted. As well as family names derived from one's occupation, surnames with the prefix Fitz date from Norman times.
"Fitz comes from the French 'fils', meaning 'son of'. So Fitzsimmons once meant 'son of Simon' and Fitzgerald 'son of Gerald," says Prof Bartlett, whose own first name Robert is solidly Norman in origin.
And it is a legacy of the Normans that modern English has many words with similar meanings, as French words were assimilated into everyday language. The same goes for the long-standing association of all things French with the upper classes, and all things Anglo-Saxon with coarseness.
"Pig is English in origin, pork is French. Sheep is English, mutton is French. Cow is English, beef is French. When it's in a cold and muddy field covered in dung, it's named in English. When it's been cooked and carved and put on a table with a glass of wine, it's referred to in French."
Not only was there an almost immediate impact on English names and language, the landscape changed rapidly as the new Norman elite set about building stone castles and churches across the land - robust defensive structures like nothing seen before on these shores.
And just as few traces of the less permanent Anglo-Saxon structures remain today, the same goes for Old English.
"English was scarcely written down in this time - writing acts as a brake, and a language that isn't written down changes much faster. The grammar simplified, case endings were lost, and many French words were absorbed," says Prof Bartlett.
Within 150 years of 1066, English had changed almost beyond recognition. "Just think of pre-Norman texts such as Beowulf or Anglo-Saxon laws - you must study Old English to be able to read these. But by the time of Chaucer or Shakespeare, it's a lot more familiar."
Even their names are reassuringly familiar (and Norman in origin) - Geoffrey and William.
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Independent investigators are examining whether there were failings over a death that sparked unrest at an immigration removal centre.
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Rubel Ahmed, thought to be in his 20s and originally from Bangladesh, died at Morton Hall in Lincolnshire on Friday.
Mr Ahmed's cause of death is not yet known, but is thought to have been either natural causes or suicide.
The Home Office would not say why Mr Ahmed had been detained, but said such deaths were "rare but tragic".
A cousin of Mr Ahmed told the Guardian he was "incredibly shy, quiet and reserved", and his family did not believe Mr Ahmed would have taken his own life.
A fellow detainee said Mr Ahmed had complained of chest pains and had been banging and kicking the door asking for help shortly before his death.
Lincolnshire Police said it was not investigating Mr Ahmed's death.
'Help prevent similar deaths'
Instead, it will be investigated by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO).
A PPO spokeswoman said: "Our independent investigation will aim to identify the full circumstances of the death and whether there were any failings in Rubel Ahmed's care.
"Where possible we will identify lessons to be learned and make recommendations to the Home Office to help prevent similar deaths in future."
The Home Office has not detailed the nature of the "disturbance" following Mr Ahmed's death.
However, a detainee said they had got together outside of their units as they wanted to talk directly to the Home Office and the media.
"They are being very wrong to us inside and they are treating us like criminals and murderers," said the detainee.
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A plan for how Wales can come out of alert level four lockdown has to be made clear, Plaid Cymru has said.
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On Wednesday First Minister Mark Drakeford said all non-essential shops will shut after Christmas Eve, hospitality will close at 18:00 GMT on Christmas Day and Wales will enter lockdown on 28 December.
People will be told to stay at home, not create extended households and travel only for essential reasons.
The lockdown currently has no end date.
It will be reviewed every three weeks, beginning in January.
Speaking to BBC Radio Wales, Plaid member of the Senedd (MS) for Mid and West Wales Helen Mary Jones said: "We've got to understand what success looks like - how are we going to know when it is safe to relax these restrictions and that isn't clear to people unfortunately."
She added: "Going forward the Welsh Government has got to get its messages across clearly.
"At what levels of transfer rate of the virus can we start to open hospitality?"
The lockdown will see similar level of restrictions to the first lockdown or the firebreak in the autumn but unlike then, schools and childcare will stay open.
All indoor and outdoor events and visitor attractions will be cancelled or closed and gyms, hairdressers, hospitality businesses and holiday accommodation will shut.
Wedding ceremonies and funerals can take place with limited numbers, but no receptions or wakes can occur.
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Newzbin2, once one of the web's most popular sites offering links to pirated content, has decided to close.
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It comes 15 months after a UK court ordered internet service providers to block the site, and amid global pressure from copyright holders.
Internet rights groups said the move was "pointless" in stopping piracy.
In a statement, Newzbin2's owners said it had struggled to cover costs because payment providers had "understandably lost their nerve".
"Newzbin2 was always hoped to be a viable underground commercial venture," the site said.
"The figures just don't stack up."
The Creative Coalition Campaign, which represents groups such as the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and record industry body the BPI, welcomed the announcement.
"This is great news," chairwoman Christine Payne said.
"Pirate websites should not be allowed to trade as this undermines the ability of legitimate businesses to recoup their considerable investment and threatens jobs in the creative sector."
Heavily sued
Newzbin2 was the follow-up site to the original Newzbin1, which was sued by the MPA, leaving it with massive debts.
The site was taken over by a group of hackers known as Team R Dogs who resurrected the site as Newzbin2.
In July 2011, a court ruling meant the site had to be blocked to users in the UK.
It attempted various techniques to circumvent the ban, but users began to head elsewhere.
"Newzbin1 was said to have had 700,000 registered users," the site's statement said.
"In fact that was the total number of people who ever signed up in the history of Newzbin from 2000 onwards.
"Only a fraction were active, loads of people dropped out and went to other sites."
'Running scared'
The administrators defended their record on tackling piracy, saying they had been willing to comply with requests to remove pirated content - but that copyright holders had never sent them a "single complaint".
"The tragedy is this: unlike Newzbin1 we are 100% DMCA [Digital Millennium Copyright Act] compliant," the statement said.
"We have acted on every DMCA notice we received without stalling or playing games: if there was a DMCA complaint the report was gone. Period."
As well as providing a free service listing download links, the site also offered a premium subscription option with various perks.
However, the site said not enough members had been paying, and that for those that had, the services the site had used to receive the money had been backing out.
"All our payment providers dropped out or started running scared," the site said.
It added that accepting Bitcoin - an electronic, hard-to-track currency - had not been an option because it was "just too hard for 90% of people".
The Open Rights Group, which campaigns for an open internet, said Newzbin's closure should not be taken as a sign that blocking sites was effective.
"Newzbin were rightly pursued through the courts and found to be encouraging infringement," said Jim Killock, the group's executive director.
"That is the right approach. However, censorship and block orders are disturbing and we think unnecessary given the success in tackling the businesses and payment mechanisms involved.
"Web blocking is a blunt instrument and is a dangerous practice. We wish copyright owners the best in enforcing their rights and building their businesses, but urge them not to resort to further requests for censorship."
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A new wheelchair accessible boat has been launched in memory of "legendary" angler Bob Church at the reservoir where he used to fish.
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The vessel allows disabled anglers to fish independently at Pitsford Reservoir in Northamptonshire.
The boat, provided by the Wheelyboat Trust, has been named "Bob Church MBE".
Andy Beadsley, director of the trust, said it was "important for disabled anglers to have hassle-free access".
Mr Church was one of the best known anglers in the UK and won gold at the World Fly Fishing Championships in 1987 and 1988.
He wrote more than 20 books on fishing, and also served as a director and later president of Northampton Town Football Club.
The Angling Trust, which represents anglers in England and Wales, described him as "legendary" and he was awarded an MBE for services to fishing in 2015.
Mr Church had Parkinson's disease and used an accessible boat at Pitsford Reservoir to continue fishing. He died in 2019, aged 83.
Mr Beadsley, a wheelchair user himself, said he thought Mr Church "would have very much approved" of the new boat at Pitsford.
Jake Williams from Anglian Water, which runs the reservoir, said Mr Church was "a huge part of the angling family at the reservoir and was well respected by everyone".
He said: "We hope many more people with limited mobility will be able to use the boat to gain access to the water as a lasting legacy to Bob's passion and love for the sport."
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President Barack Obama has said he will ask the US Congress for $450m (£309m) in aid to help Colombia implement a peace deal with the Farc rebel group.
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The proposed funding will also support de-mining, humanitarian and counter-narcotics projects, he said.
The aid was announced after President Obama held talks at the White House with his Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos.
He told Mr Santos the US would be "your partner in waging peace".
It was "an incredible moment of promise" for ending the long-running conflict in Colombia, he said.
Natalio Cosoy, BBC Colombia Correspondent
The new plan is called Peace Colombia, but the fact is that even if a final agreement to end 50 years of internal conflict with the Farc is achieved - which looks extremely likely - the negotiations with the second largest rebel group in the country, the ELN, seem stalled.
Although much smaller in size, with about 1,400 armed fighters, the ELN has shown it can still do damage.
They are still kidnapping civilians, capturing soldiers and killing members of the security forces in confrontations.
Although an agreement with the Farc would be an accomplishment that should not be underestimated, if the ELN do not follow suit Colombia can hardly yet speak of peace.
That is, unless the government launches such a strong offensive that they defeat the ELN militarily.
Mr Santos has said he expects his government to sign a peace deal with the Farc next month. Both sides have agreed a 23 March deadline to reach an agreement.
It comes after Farc rebels said they were willing to lay down their weapons after five decades of conflict.
Peace negotiations were launched in Cuba in November 2012.
The post-conflict period "is more difficult than the process itself", said Mr Santos.
The Farc, which was founded in 1964, will give up its armed struggle and join the legal political process.
Last week, the United Nations Security Council voted to accept a request from the Farc and the Colombian government to appoint a mission to oversee the end of the conflict.
"This is really a step that makes the process irreversible," Mr Santos told the BBC on Wednesday.
He added the rebels also agreed to "cut every link that they have with drug trafficking", as part of the accord.
"They recognise that they have financed themselves through drug trafficking, or taxing the drug traffickers. That's what they say.
"And they will in a way help us, especially in those remote areas, to convince the peasants to switch to legal crops," he said.
Colombia is the world's top producer of cocaine.
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United Utilities is to be prosecuted over water contamination that left up to 300,000 homeowners unable to drink tap water for more than three weeks.
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The cryptosporidium bug was found at Franklaw water treatment works outside Preston on 6 August 2015.
The prosecution is being brought by the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI), which said the outbreak affected about 700,000 people in the area.
United Utilities said it took "a full and open role" during the DWI inquiry.
The firm faces three charges alleging it supplied water unfit for human consumption, it failed to properly disinfect supplies, and it failed to design and continuously operate an adequate treatment process.
The initial hearing will take place at Preston Magistrates Court on 30 June.
A spokesman for United Utilities said it had "complied with all requests for information" but "it would be inappropriate to comment further now until after the case has been concluded".
Homeowners in Blackpool, Chorley, Fylde, Preston, South Ribble and Wyre were advised to boil their drinking water after the microbial parasite was discovered in 2015.
The bug, which was found during routine tests, can cause diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.
Robert Light, northern chair for the Consumer Council for Water, said: "We are disappointed it has taken almost two years to reach this point and customers are still waiting for answers."
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An inquiry into commitments made in the Stormont deal has been launched by the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
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The New Decade, New Approach agreement restored Northern Ireland's devolved government in January after three years of political deadlock.
The focus of the inquiry will be on the allocation of £2bn for public services.
Simon Hoare MP said "in keeping with the spirit of improved transparency and scrutiny" in the agreement, "the deal itself must also be scrutinised".
Westminster allocated an extra £1bn to the Northern Ireland Executive to support the deal.
A further £1bn was to be added to Stormont's budget as an automatic result of spending plans for the entire UK.
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee chair said: "Our inquiry will assess how the agreement will affect funding for public services and the sustainability of Northern Ireland's devolved institutions.
"Three years without devolved government left funding and scrutiny gaps in Northern Ireland. Public services, such as health and education, were left short of staff, short of funding, and short of certainty."
He added that the deal "provides hope that these issues will be addressed with urgency".
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Most people would feel fairly worn out after an hour in the pool - but how about swimming for eight hours every single day, for six months?
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By Michael BaggsNewsbeat reporter
That's exactly what Ben Lecomte is facing as he tries to swim the Pacific Ocean.
If he succeeds, he'll be the first person ever to complete the 9,000km swim.
It would be a massive achievement - and experienced long-distance open water swimmers are already in awe of his attempt.
"It's a mammoth task and I have full respect for him but he is going to be going through quite a lot of pain at some points during those six months," 23-year-old PhD student André Roberts tells Radio 1 Newsbeat.
André swam the channel in 2015, a 13-hour stroll-in-the-park compared to what Ben is attempting.
Ben, who's 51, is hoping to cross the Pacific to raise awareness of global warming while a team of scientists on a support boat conduct research on both him and the stretch of water.
But Ben will face a string of obstacles - physical, mental and fish-based - which will make his ocean crossing extremely difficult.
The chafing (and muscles) will need constant attention
"He's in a wetsuit so for starters you have the chafing," says André.
"There's going to be a lot of Vaseline needed because otherwise that's going to be really painful. He will be rubbing raw."
André says that after he swam the channel, he suffered extreme cramps for several days - meaning Ben's team will have to take special measures to take care of his physical health.
"His muscles are going to need continuous sports injury treatment because they're going to be so sore," he says.
Then there's the worry of what he'll bump into along the way.
There will be sea life that stings - or worse
Keri-anne Payne is a former open water Olympic swimmer, having swum for the UK in competitive races of up to 10km.
On several occasions in her career, the 30-year-old had to share her swim with some unwelcome ocean guests.
"On my second ever 10km swim the amount of jellyfish was incredible," Keri-anne tells Newsbeat.
"There were about 2,000 jellyfish just hanging around, which was slightly concerning before we started the swim."
Keri-anne says she still has "a few little scars" from her jellyfish encounters in Australia and that every time she gets out in the open ocean by herself she thinks something is "on its way to get me".
"I know that's completely ridiculous - but in Ben's situation, it's probably not that ridiculous."
All that salt water isn't good for you
"If you imagine getting into the bath for a long period of time and getting wrinkly hands - when you add the salt into the equation it does the same thing to the inside of your mouth," says Keri-anne.
"It really dries everything out and makes your tongue swollen - and there's not really anything that can offset it."
But these won't be the biggest problems Ben will face as he attempts to cross the Pacific.
Both André and Keri-anne agree that the biggest strain of the swim will be the mental pressure.
What happens inside a swimmer's head is important
André describes Ben's days swimming the Pacific as "eight hours of staring into a dark abyss".
Keri-anne says not stepping foot on land for six months will be a "gruelling" struggle.
"It's going to be relentless. There will be no time for him to recover," she says.
"That would be the thing that would potentially stop him before his body stops.
"If Ben can do it, what an amazing achievement. His mental strength will be absolutely solid if he can."
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A RuPaul's Drag Race star was accused of being "a walking STD" in a verbal attack at a kebab shop in Newcastle.
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A video posted on Snapchat and YouTube also appears to show a woman asking Farrah Moan "why are you so gay?"
The performer verbally retaliates before the woman shouts three times: "You're a walking STD."
Northumbria Police said the video appeared to show a hate crime and it was aware of a report of a connected assault.
However, it added that neither incident had been officially reported.
Moan and fellow Drag Race star Shea Coulee were in the takeaway on Monday following their show, which is touring the UK, when they were targeted.
Moan, whose real name is Cameron Clayton, said on Twitter: "I didn't wanna bring attention to the negativity that happened to me and Shea last night in Newcastle at a kebab shop but the vid is spreading."
The 24-year-old added there was "no need to apologise on behalf of the city".
Fans responded with support for the stars, with one stating: "Still going to apologise because Newcastle is never normally like that."
Northumbria Police said the video "appears to show people being verbally abused" and added "we do not tolerate this type of behaviour in our city".
A statement said: "Police are also aware of a report of an assault in connection with this incident.
"Police take incidents like this very seriously and would encourage people to report crime rather than take the law into their own hands."
The Emmy Award-winning TV show, now in its 10th series, shows drag queen RuPaul Charles on the hunt for America's "next drag superstar".
Its press office has been contacted for comment.
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The latest people to test positive for Covid-19 on the Isle of Man visited 14 different places including cafes and shops, the government has warned.
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Seven new positive coronavirus cases emerged on Tuesday, leading to a second lockdown, beginning on Thursday.
Contact tracing revealed venues across the island were visited by people on Thursday and Saturday who later tested positive.
They include Tesco and McDonalds in Douglas, and B&Q in Braddan.
Meanwhile, some 130 people have gone into isolation amid concerns about the virus spreading in Truth Wine & Tapas Bar in Ramsey on New Year's Eve and the following Saturday.
They will now be tested and anybody else who has not come forward has been urged to do so.
The government has released details of the further 14 locations and urged anyone who visited them at certain times to isolate if they develop symptoms.
Public health director Henrietta Ewart said these areas were considered "low risk".
Places of concern on New Year's Eve are:
On 2 January, the following places were visited:
A total of 389 people on the island have tested positive since March, with 25 deaths.
Twenty of those were residents at Abbotswood Nursing Home.
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The bizarre news that actor Sean Penn secretly interviewed wanted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has met anger, mockery and utter bemusement on social media.
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Mexican officials indicated that Guzman's recapture was thanks in part to monitoring Penn's movements.
But some of the most indignant voices suggested the Hollywood star should not have been there in the first place.
It was said to be Guzman's first-ever interview outside an interrogation room, making Penn's interview something of a coup.
But many journalists felt deeply uncomfortable about the article.
That wasn't the only concern about his professionalism.
But Rolling Stone and Penn had some defenders.
While describing the granting of copy approval to Guzman as "indefensible", MSNBC host Christopher Hayes said it was naive to say the magazine should not run the interview.
Some took a dig at Penn himself. And his films.
A particular passage caught many commentators' eyes.
Questions were raised whether the media had missed the real story.
Or should Penn have been put to work sooner?
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Plans to buy land in an attempt to reduce the risk of flooding to 1,750 properties in Hull have been approved by the local authority.
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Hull City Council wants to purchase 155 hectares of land at Castle Hill to create a flood storage to protect Bransholme and the Holderness Drain.
It said the deal would cost £625,000 and would be bought jointly with East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
About £2.4m of government funding has been secured for the project.
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The authority's cabinet approved the purchase at a meeting earlier.
Hundreds of properties were flooded in 2013 after a combination of high tides and strong winds caused a tidal surge, that breached flood defences along the east coast on 5 December.
In 2007, heavy rainfall caused Hull and the surrounding area to flood damaging thousands of properties.
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Controversial changes giving the government control of key Parliamentary committees have been agreed by MPs.
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The vote gives the Tories a majority on the public bill committees in charge of the detailed scrutiny of legislation.
Opposition MPs said it was a "constitutional outrage" and a "power grab" from a government lacking a Commons majority.
But ministers said they should be able to make progress on getting legislation through Parliament.
Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom said the Tories had a "working majority" due to their arrangement with the Democratic Unionist Party, which was agreed after June's general election left the UK with a hung Parliament.
'Undemocratic power grab'
The public, she said, "rightly has an expectation for government to deliver business through the House in a timely fashion".
But Labour's Angela Eagle said the DUP deal did not entitle the government to "gerrymander the selection of standing committees in order to make life easier".
The SNP's Pete Wishart said it was an "incredible, totally undemocratic power grab from a government that does not command a majority in this House".
The DUP had already confirmed it would be supporting the government in Tuesday night's vote, and the motion was passed by 320 votes to 301.
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When Adam Black was growing up, his stutter held him back.
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Rather than stumble over his words, he would not answer questions in class and he relied on his friends to talk on his behalf.
When he met new people, he would tell them his name was John because he could not say his own name fluently.
And he focussed on a career in palaeontology because dead dinosaurs "don't talk back".
But his life changed 12 years ago when he learned to accept his speech impediment and decided to embark on an unlikely career.
Now the father-of-two is a teacher who leads by example in showing his students that they should "embrace their quirks".
He told BBC The Social he had a "tricky" time growing up in Glasgow with a stammer.
"I felt quite confused about who I was and who I wanted to be, but the hardest thing was who my stutter made me be," he said.
"In the classroom when I knew the answers to things, I just wouldn't put myself forward, so again I was holding back. I wasn't being the person I really was."
'Quite alone'
However, he said the hardest part of growing up with a stutter was the feeling of isolation.
"I felt like I was the only one who stuttered and I didn't know anyone else who did so," he said. "You feel quite alone and you feel that there is nobody who really understands what you're going through."
But Adam began to change his attitude to his speech impediment when he took part in a course called The Maguire Programme.
He learned techniques to control his stutter, but it had the biggest impact on his mindset.
"They just tell you to embrace your stutter, to not be afraid of being someone who stutters," he said.
"And that was the biggest change for me, when I realised it was ok to be who I really was. It's fine for me to stutter, it's fine for me to perhaps stumble on words because it's the content of what I'm saying that is important, not the delivery of it."
With that new-found confidence, he turned his back on a career in palaeontology for life as a teacher.
"I decided I wanted more from life than to talk to dead bones all day," he said.
Rather than hide his stutter and pretend he is a fluent speaker, he says he is honest with his pupils.
"And it's that honesty, it's that candid attitude that the students really admire and the students really respect," he said.
"They're seeing people on television who speak fluently, they see people in everyday life who speak fluently, but they're seeing me standing in front of them and being different. And it gives them a little bit of hope that I can be a little bit different and it's ok.
"I talk about embracing your quirks. Everyone has them and you should make the most of what you've got and I'm just trying to do that with my stutter."
Despite his stammer, Adam spoke at his own wedding and has made a best man's speech and presentations at university.
But he says his biggest achievement is at home, where he is able to read to his two sons.
"Every night I read to them and it's the best thing in the world because I never thought I would be able to read to any children I had. I don't take that for granted," he said.
"I look forward to that and I enjoy it."
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An agreement to use a recompression chamber in Jersey will allow commercial divers in Guernsey to return to work, the island's chief minister has said.
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The only hyperbaric chamber on Guernsey which treats the bends, is run by St John Ambulance and broke down in April.
Commercial divers have to be within two hours of a facility when diving more than 10m (33ft).
Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq said it was used "eight times in the last three years" and only by recreational divers.
He said medical opinion, accepted by the Health and Social Services Department, was that each of these patients could have been transferred off-island for treatment.
Deputy Le Tocq said that while a charity had provided this vital service it was the government's job to ensure anything of "public importance" was in place in the island.
He said work on a long-term solution, including how it will be funded, was ongoing but it was important an "appropriate service" was chosen.
Deputy Le Tocq said the costs of the emergency medical flight to Jersey and any extra treatment would be met by commercial divers' insurance, although he did not comment on the situation for recreational divers.
He said a permit system for diving inside the island's harbours, which was brought in earlier this month, had been considered before the chamber broke and would remain in place permanently "to ensure safety".
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Campaigners who set up a "tent city" to highlight the issue of homelessness in Leeds have ended an 18-day protest.
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The group, known as Leeds Voice for the Homeless pitched dozens of tents at four different sites.
They claim the protest helped secure permanent or temporary housing for 31 homeless people.
The council says 15 people already had accommodation, but another 10 have been given a place to stay.
It added that six other people had been refused help and could not receive support "due to their status in this country".
In a statement, the council said: "The ultimate aim of the protesters, council and our partners have been met and we've been able to help people in need.
'Not hidden away'
"We hope this demonstrates what can be achieved by working constructively and positively with those that provide services rather than working against us."
The group started its protest on the 21 September by pitching tents in Victoria Gardens outside the city's art gallery.
The camp was moved to make way for the Yorkshire Olympic athletes' homecoming parade after Leeds City Council obtained a court order.
The group then moved to Park Square, where more than 70 tents were put up.
After a hearing at Leeds county court, the council agreed to let the group use the site of the city's former international swimming pool for six weeks.
They then moved to their final site on University of Leeds land.
During the campaign the group used tents that had been abandoned at Leeds Festival and were given to the city's homeless.
"I just hope that Leeds City Council now realise that the public want the homeless to be given help and supported accommodation, not hidden away, excluded from the city centre and buried in statistics," said Simon Rickets, a volunteer with the group.
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To get an idea of how quickly things have changed in Serbia, a visitor just needs to take a walk down one of its capital's main roads.
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By Guy De LauneyBBC News, Belgrade
The bomb-blasted government buildings on Prince Milos Boulevard have remained in their ripped-open state since Nato air strikes in 1999. The destruction contributed to the demise of the oppressive, ultra-nationalist government of Slobodan Milosevic a year later.
At that point it would have been hard to picture Serbia as a member of the European Union. And it would have seemed fantastic to imagine that former Milosevic allies would have put the country on the path to accession.
But that is precisely what has happened.
The start of formal EU accession talks has come after a concerted push by the government which came to power in July 2012. Its leader - in reality if not in title - is First Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Progressive Party, Aleksandar Vucic.
He is known as the man who can get things done. To give one key example: when talks to normalise relations between Serbia and Kosovo were in danger of grinding to a halt last April, Brussels called in Mr Vucic to seal the deal. That left the way clear for EU accession talks to start.
A misspent youth
But the Progressives' leader led a misspent youth. He was still in his twenties when he became minister of information in 1998. As protests against the Milosevic administration grew stronger, Mr Vucic introduced fines for journalists who opposed the government and banned foreign TV networks.
He says he had to admit he was wrong, and change.
"I was not ashamed to confess all my political mistakes," says Mr Vucic.
"After 1999 we saw the result of our politics - it was very bad in all social spheres. We had as many ruined bridges and buildings as you can imagine. That was the result of our politics. We need to find a better way for Serbia."
Mr Vucic says that means EU membership. Not so much for the money it would bring in, but to force Serbia into reforms which would bring it up to the same standards as other European countries.
"It is very much related to the modernisation of this country. We will have to change our mindsets, our habits, ourselves - and that is the most important thing."
Getting on the accession track meant compromise on Kosovo, which unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia in 2008. Previous governments in Belgrade had resisted strong pressure from the United States and many EU members to normalise relations with the breakaway republic - partly out of fear of upsetting Serbian nationalist groups.
But given their past, it was much harder to question the patriotic credentials of Mr Vucic and his colleagues. And after months of negotiations, an agreement with Kosovo was made last April.
Other policies have proved enormously popular with an electorate which had grown frustrated that the democratic dawn at the start of the millennium had failed to deliver economic prosperity. Notably, an anti-corruption campaign has targeted dozens of people suspected of illegally profiting from privatisations, including previously-untouchable tycoons.
Even some critics have been forced to revise their opinions of the sometime Milosevic ministers - who include Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and President Tomislav Nikolic, as well as Mr Vucic.
"They are different than before," Natasa Kandic, the founder of the Humanitarian Law Centre, told the BBC last year. "It's important that they have changed and are calling for democracy."
Doubts remain
Others are far from convinced - particularly the Democratic Party, which led governments from 2001 to 2012. It claims the anti-corruption campaign has only targeted its supporters - while leaving allies of the current administration untouched.
"The government is basically exploiting international support for the Kosovo issue, aiming to suppress the opposition and to block all democratisation efforts made so far," says Vladimir Todoric, a senior member of the Democratic Party.
"The pity is that the only priority for the international community here is the implementation of the Brussels agreement with Kosovo. And all things of an internal nature, in terms of prosecuting the opposition under the so-called fight against corruption, are not discussed."
The European Union denies that it has overlooked these issues and insists that, to attain membership, Serbia will have to pass exhaustive membership criteria. These include chapters on rule of law and human rights.
Those negotiations will take years - possibly the best part of a decade.
But if Serbia passes all 35 chapters it would finally be in place to complete its transformation. It would no longer be the pariah state of the 1990s - but a respected full member of the European Union.
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A new respiratory illness similar to the Sars virus that spread globally in 2003 and killed hundreds of people has been identified in a man who is being treated in Britain.
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By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online
The 49-year-old man, who was transferred to a London hospital by air ambulance from Qatar, is the second person confirmed with the coronavirus.
The first case was a patient in Saudi Arabia who has since died.
Officials are still determining what threat the new virus may pose.
The World Health Organization has not recommended any travel restrictions.
Prof John Watson, head of the respiratory diseases department at the UK's Health Protection Agency, said: "In the light of the severity of the illness that has been identified in the two confirmed cases, immediate steps have been taken to ensure that people who have been in contact with the UK case have not been infected, and there is no evidence to suggest that they have.
"Further information about these cases is being developed for healthcare workers in the UK, as well as advice to help maintain increased vigilance for this virus."
He said there was no specific evidence of the virus spreading from person to person and he had no advice for the public or returning travellers.
Peter Openshaw, director of the Centre for Respiratory Infection at Imperial College London, told Reuters that at this stage the novel virus looked unlikely to prove a concern, and may well only have been identified due to sophisticated testing techniques.
And Prof John Oxford, a virology expert at Queen Mary, University of London, said he felt "somewhat relaxed" about the news.
"Sars was very quick off the mark infecting hospital staff etc and this new virus does not to me appear to be in the same 'big bang' group."
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which includes ones that cause the common cold and Sars (severe acute respiratory syndrome).
This new virus is different from any coronaviruses that have previously been identified in humans.
There have been a small number of other cases of serious respiratory illness in the Middle East in the past three months, one of whom was treated in the UK but has since died.
This person's illness is also being investigated, although there is no evidence as yet to suggest that it is caused by the same virus or linked to the current case. No other confirmed cases have been identified to date in the UK.
Sars is a serious respiratory infection that caused a global outbreak in 2002, spreading from Hong Kong to more than 30 different countries around the world and killing around 800 people. Although it has not been eradicated its spread was fully contained in 2003. Like other coronaviruses, it is spread through droplets of body fluids - produced by sneezing and coughing.
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A Nottingham woman who was killed by her partner might have survived if police had supplied her with a personal alarm, her family claims.
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Leighann Wightman's mother Judy has lodged a complaint against Nottinghamshire Police over the way they dealt with her daughter's case.
Ms Wightman, 24, was killed in October last year by Andrew Kemp, who has been jailed for her murder.
Police said the case is under review, but did not comment on the complaint.
Kemp, 48, of Vale Road, Colwick in Nottingham, who had a history of violence, was jailed for 22 years for murder in June 2012.
Mrs Wightman said her daughter went to a police station several weeks before Kemp was released from prison, where he was serving an earlier sentence for assaulting her.
'Badly' treated
"She requested a panic alarm for the house knowing that in two weeks' time Kemp was being released," Mrs Wightman said.
Nottinghamshire Police have confirmed they provide two types of personal alarms to vulnerable people - one is installed in the home and alerts the police of the address and the other is a portable alarm.
However, Mrs Wightman said police told her daughter they no longer provided alarms and she would have to contact social services.
Despite then going to social services, her mother said Leighann was actually it was the police's responsibility for providing the alarms.
At his murder trial at Nottingham Crown Court, the jury was told Kemp was given a restraining order after assaulting Ms Wightman months before her death.
However, the couple ignored the order and remained in regular contact.
Kemp then killed Leighann by repeatedly knifing her at her home in Norman Street in Netherfield on 15 October 2011.
Mrs Wightman said she has also complained to police about the lack of information about the attack on her daughter on the day she died.
She said she was not informed of her daughter's death until three and half hours after she died.
"I was treated very badly by Nottinghamshire police and … it has affected my health. We need more answers but we are not getting them," she said.
Nottinghamshire Police said in a statement: "As the force is currently awaiting the publication of a domestic homicide review which will look at all the events leading up to Leighann's death and following the discovery of her body, Ms Wightman has been made aware that some of the issues she has raised are being looked at but cannot yet be responded to.
"The domestic homicide review will assess if there is anything the force and other agencies could learn from and if necessary will make recommendations for changes to systems and processes. "
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A referendum on changing Westminster's voting system will take place on 5 May after MPs finally managed to get their bill through Parliament.
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Legislation authorising a referendum received royal assent late on Wednesday night after a stand-off over the issue.
Peers had proposed only making the referendum binding if 40% of the public took part, but the government managed to defeat that measure by 68 votes.
It had to be approved by Thursday for the referendum to happen in May.
The House of Lords eventually backed down shortly after 2300 GMT when a Labour amendment urging MPs to think again on the issue was defeated by 221 to 153 votes.
'Ping-pong'
Lords leader Lord Strathclyde had earlier urged a packed House to back down and "respect the will of the elected Chamber" over the issue.
The elections watchdog had said the bill must get Royal Assent by 26 February to enable enough time for the referendum to be staged on 5 May.
But the situation was complicated by the fact the Commons will rise for a 10-day recess on Thursday.
The issue of the 40% clause was passed back and forward between the two Chambers in a effort to find a resolution to the dispute in a parliamentary process known as "ping-pong".
Earlier on Wednesday, peers voted to reinstate the 40% threshold clause by 277 to 215 - with Lord Tebbit, Lord Lamont, Lord Lawson, Lord Howe and Lord Mawhinney among Tory peers to rebel against the government.
'Betrayal'
This prompted accusations of "betrayal" by the former Lib Dem leader Lord Ashdown.
"We have delivered, in full, our side of the deal - the Conservatives seem unable to deliver theirs," he told the BBC.
Ministers argued voters should be the ones to decide the outcome of the poll but critics said it was right for Parliament to determine what should happen if turnout is below a certain level.
Labour peer Lord Rooker, who proposed the original amendment, said it set a dangerous precedent for future referendums.
Peers earlier agreed not to defy the government on another sticking point relating to the size of constituencies.
An amendment by cross bencher Lord Pannick calling for constituencies to be allowed to deviate from the standard size by 7.5% - as opposed to the 5% margin sought by ministers - was defeated by one vote.
The Conservatives agreed to a referendum over whether to replace the first-past-the-post system for electing MPs with the alternative vote (AV) as part of their coalition negotiations.
The AV system allows electors to rank candidates in order of preference.
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Jeremy Corbyn has said Labour would provide free car parking at all NHS hospitals in England to end what he called a "tax on serious illness".
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Mr Corbyn said the estimated £162m cost would be paid for by an increase in tax on private health insurance premiums.
The plan has the support of NHS unions.
But the Conservatives said Mr Corbyn "wouldn't be able to deliver it" - and the Lib Dems said Labour had voted with the Tories for a hard Brexit that would mean "less money for the NHS".
The Labour leader announced the plan during a visit to nursing students in Worcester.
He said hospital parking charges placed "an unfair and unnecessary burden on families, patients and NHS staff".
"Our hospitals are struggling from under-funding at the hands of Theresa May's Conservative government, but the gap should not be filled by charging sick patients, anxious relatives and already hard-pressed NHS staff for an essential service."
The Unison union says some hospitals are charging staff, including nurses, nearly £100 a month to park.
Labour says increasing the tax rate on private health premiums from 12% to 20% would raise an additional £377m.
Reality Check: Will free hospital parking cost £162m?
The claim: Labour could make car parking free at NHS hospitals for £162m.
Reality Check verdict: The £162m is derived using an extrapolation that is unreliable. The Barnett formula is also likely to add about another £30m and logistical costs could add more.
Labour has promised to make car parking at NHS hospitals in England free, if it wins the election.
Hospital car parking fees were abolished in Scotland and Wales in 2008, although a small number of hospitals still charge as they remain tied in to contracts with private companies that manage their parking facilities. Fees may be charged in Northern Ireland.
In England, whether to charge fees is a decision for individual trusts, with some making parking free for particular patients, such as cancer patients or those using dialysis, or for parents staying overnight with their children.
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It says three quarters of private insurance policies are taken out by employers "on behalf of wealthier, high-skilled employees".
Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said: "The cost of hospital parking is heaping excessive financial pressure on health employees who've gone for years without a decent pay rise."
Rehana Azam, national secretary for public services at the GMB union, said hospital parking is free in Wales and most of Scotland so it is "only right" for people in England to get the same treatment.
A Conservative Party spokesman said: "With Corbyn in charge of our Brexit negotiations, the economy and our NHS would be at grave risk. There would be less money to spend in hospitals, not more."
A Liberal Democrat spokesman said: "Only the Liberal Democrats are being honest with the public about the need to all chip in a little more to rescue the NHS and care."
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Laura Coel was sexually abused by her former stepfather for long periods of her childhood.
She explains how the restorative justice system enabled her to meet him years later and gain an apology.
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By Adam EleyBBC Victoria Derbyshire programme
"You tend to make up in your head what your abuser is thinking, and you make judgements about things which only they can tell you for sure," Laura says.
She remembers the unanswered questions that led her, last year, to meet her former stepfather for the first time since he was sentenced in 2006.
Her abuser - who we have decided not to name - groomed and sexually assaulted her between the ages of four and 14, and served four years in prison after pleading guilty to 12 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency with a child.
Laura, from Morpeth, Northumberland, had wanted to hear him apologise for his actions, but also make him face up to how his crimes had affected her.
"Life went on, but I'd never had a chance to speak to him about what had happened," she tells the Victoria Derbyshire programme. "In 2014, I finally decided I was ready."
Laura, 30, chose to take part in the restorative justice system - a process that enables victims to meet or communicate with their offender to explain the real impact of the crime.
Through her victim liaison officer, she was referred to the National Probation Service in Northumbria who - over a period of 11 months - arranged the meeting with her former stepfather, by that time out of prison.
"Every detail was worked out in advance," Laura explains. "I was told we could take breaks, and that there would be an exit just for me if I needed to leave. I even visited the meeting location beforehand so I could decide where everyone was going to sit."
Laura - who had suffered from mental health problems since the abuse - was also prepared psychologically.
"The probation service was constantly in touch with my community mental health nurse, and they made sure that I had appointments with her the days before and after the meeting."
There was thorough preparation to ensure her safety. Had she not used the system, Laura says, she may have chosen the unsafe option of arranging a meeting with her former stepfather on her own.
Eye contact
Laura - who has waived her right to anonymity - is able to recall the three-hour meeting in detail.
"When [my former stepfather] came in, we didn't make eye contact at first," she explains. "He seemed weak that day - he looked a lot older, and he seemed like half the man he had been before."
Laura proceeded to ask questions she had sent her stepfather in advance.
What is restorative justice?
Source: Restorative Justice Council
"I asked him why he abused me. He said he picked me because I was the youngest sibling and therefore the easiest to manipulate. He said he didn't choose [to form a relationship with] my mum so he could get to us children, it just happened.
"I also asked him if he understood that my anorexia was caused by what he'd done to me. He told me he'd deliberately blanked it out so he didn't have to admit to himself that it was his fault."
It is in such instances that advocates of restorative justice believe it can form a key part of an offender's rehabilitation. But the system also has benefits for the victim, allowing Laura to offer her former stepfather forgiveness.
"It was really important to me to let him know that while he'd affected the first 30 years of my life, I wasn't going to let him ruin the next 30," she explains.
"He got very emotional and had to leave the room - he said he couldn't understand why I'd want to forgive him.
"I told him it was because I didn't want to carry around what he'd done to me any more. I'd moved on, and forgiving him was for me, not for him."
It is this form of positive outcome that has led the Restorative Justice Council to call for all victims of crime to be given the opportunity to meet their offenders, whatever the offence.
Jon Collins, its chief executive, says that in certain parts of the country there is a "blanket ban" preventing survivors of sexual crime from using restorative justice.
"There are a number of victims who have tried to access restorative justice but have been told that they can't participate - with no assessment, no process of determining suitability.
"As police spend more time investigating and prosecuting sexual abuse crimes... this needs to be followed up and matched by wider availability of restorative justice for the victims."
Saying goodbye
Since the meeting, Laura says "a weight has been lifted" off her shoulders.
"I wanted an apology, and I got one. An apology is one word, but it's a massive thing," she says.
"I'm not as angry any more - that's lifted. And hearing him say that it was all his fault was massive. I didn't believe that until I heard it from him, and no-one else would have been able to convince me.
"Without restorative justice I'd have struggled to move on with my life. I also had the chance to say goodbye to him, which was what I wanted."
The Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcast on weekdays between 09:15-11:00 BST on BBC Two and BBC News Channel.
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