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England amassed 391-6 in their win over a Prime Minister's XI in Canberra, which followed a score of 364-6 against an ACT XI.
"Nearly 800 runs in our last 100 overs batting. Without doubt the most powerful batting line-up I've ever played with," Broad tweeted.
England open a tri-series with Australia and India on Friday.
That acts as a warm-up for the World Cup, which England begin against co-hosts Australia in Melbourne on 14 February.
Broad's comments come following the removal of Alastair Cook as one-day captain and almost a year after Kevin Pietersen's England career was ended.
Pietersen is England's fourth-highest ODI runscorer of all-time, with 4,422 runs in 134 matches.
Ian Bell, who replaced Cook as opener, made 187 from 145 balls on Wednesday, to cement his place alongside Moeen Ali at the top of the order.
The rest of England's top seven looks set to include James Taylor, Joe Root, new skipper Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara and Jos Buttler.
Broad has played 108 one-day internationals since making his debut in 2006 and is set to play in a third World Cup.
The two companies are locked in discussions about how to share profits on e-books.
The row will affect US sales and delivery times of books by authors such as JK Rowling.
The retail giant suggested customers used "one of our competitors" to get hold of titles more quickly.
In an uncharacteristically lengthy statement, Amazon said: "We do business with more than 70,000 suppliers, including thousands of publishers.
"One of our important suppliers is Hachette, which is part of a $10bn [£6bn] media conglomerate. Unfortunately, despite much work from both sides, we have been unable to reach mutually acceptable agreement on terms.
"Even more unfortunate, though we remain hopeful and are working hard to come to a resolution as soon as possible, we are not optimistic that this will be resolved soon."
The row concerns the profits made by both publishers and Amazon on books sold digitally.
The two companies are renegotiating the deal, which is likely to lower the price of e-books and hurt the profit margins of publishers.
According to James McQuivey, an analyst for Forrester Research, blocking pre-orders not only hurt early sales, but stopped a vital advertising opportunity - the bestseller list.
"You really have to sell a lot of copies on Amazon, and the pre-sale does that," he told the BBC.
"It looks fabulous - it gets into the New York Times bestseller list, and all that looks wonderful."
Amazon's statement made reference to a deal struck with Macmillan in 2010, which followed a period when Amazon removed the "buy" button from pages offering Macmillan titles.
Authors and other publishers had criticised Amazon for using its power as the biggest player in books in this way.
In a letter to authors, Hachette chief executive Michael Pietsch wrote: "Please know that we are doing everything in our power to find a solution to this difficult situation, one that best serves our authors and their work, and that preserves our ability to survive and thrive as a strong and authorÂ-centric publishing company."
The Authors Guild, a US organisation that represents authors, described the tactics as "bullying".
But Amazon has dismissed the comments, and others like it, as "narrow-minded".
It said: "A retailer can feature a supplier's items in its advertising and promotional circulars, 'stack it high' in the front of the store, keep small quantities on hand in the back aisle, or not carry the item at all, and bookstores and other retailers do these every day."
Morsi had been condemned to death for his part in a mass prison break during the 2011 revolution.
He was elected president in 2012, but removed by the military a year later after street protests against his rule.
Morsi has separately been sentenced to life in prison for terrorism offences, and still faces trial on other charges.
Tuesday's ruling by the Court of Cassation means Morsi will be retried over the prison break.
The court also annulled death sentences for five leaders of his banned Muslim Brotherhood movement, including its supreme guide Mohammed Badie, convicted in the same case.
Twenty-one life sentences for other members were also overturned.
Morsi escaped from Wadi Natroun jail in January 2011 and was convicted of colluding with foreign militants in a plot to free imprisoned Islamists.
The death sentences were approved earlier this year by Egypt's highest religious authority, the Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the APL Vanda was towed into Southampton port on Saturday night.
It said the port's vessel traffic services sent eight tugs to help the 369m-long (1,210ft) ship, which was forced to carry out a "controlled grounding" at Bramble Bank.
The agency said no damage or pollution had been reported.
1913 - Ottoman rule in Europe ends after five centuries. Macedonia is partitioned between Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece. What is now FYROM is incorporated into Serbia.
1914 - World War I. Macedonia is occupied by Bulgaria.
1918-19 - End of the war, Macedonia becomes part of Serbia again. The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is founded, and is renamed Yugoslavia in 1929.
1941 - Germany invades Yugoslavia.
1945 - Establishment of Yugoslav socialist federation, comprising six republics, including Macedonia, with Tito as president.
1980 - Death of Tito, rise of nationalism among federation's constituent republics.
1991 - Majority of voters support independence in referendum.
New constitution enacted in the face of opposition by ethnic Albanian deputies. Declaration of independence. International recognition slow because Greece objects to the use of the name Macedonia, the same as one of its own provinces.
1992 - Unofficial referendum among ethnic Albanians shows overwhelming wish for their own territorial autonomy.
Government resigns after mass demonstrations over failure to win recognition for the country's independence. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia acknowledges Macedonia's secession.
UN approves dispatch of troops to monitor inter-ethnic tension.
1993 - Gains UN membership under the name Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
1994 - Greece imposes trade restrictions, causing economic damage.
1995 - President Kiro Gligorov injured in assassination bid.
Greece recognises independence, lifts trade restrictions.
1996 - Sporadic ethnic Albanian protests over curbs on Tetovo's Albanian-language university.
1997 - Constitutional court forbids use of Albanian flag, sparking protests. Parliament adopts law on restricted use of the Albanian flag.
1998 - Thousands of ethnic Albanians gather in Skopje in support of ethnic Albanians in Serbia.
Elections bring into power a coalition government which is led by Ljubco Georgievski and includes ethnic Albanian representatives.
1999 March - Nato begins bombing campaign against Yugoslavia over its treatment of Kosovo Albanians. Serbian mass expulsion and killings of Kosovo Albanians leads to exodus into neighbouring countries, including Macedonia.
1999 June - Yugoslavia accepts peace plan. Kosovo refugees start leaving Macedonia.
1999 November - Boris Trajkovski elected president.
2001 February/March - Uprising by ethnic Albanians. National Liberation Army emerges demanding equal rights for ethnic Albanians.
2001 May - Main Macedonian parties form government of national unity under PM Ljubco Georgievski which pledges to address minority grievances. Further incidents of violence.
Armed protesters besiege parliament in Skopje, angry at what they see as leniency towards ethnic Albanian rebels. President Trajkovski makes a national appeal for peace.
2001 August - Government and rebels sign western-backed Ohrid peace agreement involving greater recognition of ethnic Albanian rights in exchange for rebel pledge to hand over weapons to Nato peace force.
2001 September - Nato carries out month-long Operation Essential Harvest to disarm rebels, exceeding target of collecting 3,300 weapons.
2001 October - Government announces amnesty for former members of the National Liberation Army days after it disbands.
Macedonian police begin entering villages formerly controlled by ethnic Albanian guerrillas.
2001 November - Parliament approves new constitution incorporating reforms required by August peace deal. It recognises Albanian as an official language and increases access for ethnic Albanians to public-sector jobs, including the police.
2002 January - Parliament cedes more power to local government to improve status of ethnic Albanians.
2002 March - Parliament amnesties former ethnic Albanian rebels who handed in their arms during Nato-supervised weapons collection.
International donors pledge more than $500 million in aid to help recovery from 2001 fighting.
2002 June - Parliament passes new laws making Albanian an official language.
2002 September - Elections: Nationalist PM Ljubco Georgievski is voted out of office. Social Democrats under Branko Crvenkovski become largest party. Most ethnic Albanian voters back Democratic Union for Integration under former rebel fighter Ali Ahmeti.
2003 March - EU takes over peacekeeping duties from Nato.
2004 February - President Boris Trajkovski is killed in a plane crash in Bosnia while on his way to a conference in Mostar.
2004 March - Macedonia submits application to join EU.
2004 April - Branko Crvenkovski elected president.
2004 June - Parliament approves the former interior minister, Hari Kostov, as prime minister.
2004 August - Despite protests by ethnic Macedonians, parliament approves legislation plans to redraw municipal borders and give minority ethnic Albanians more power in certain areas under the 2001 Ohrid peace agreement.
2004 November - Referendum by which Macedonian nationalists seek to force repeal of August legislation on local autonomy for Albanians fails because of low turnout.
2004 November - Hari Kostov resigns as prime minister and is succeeded by Defence Minister Vlado Buckovski.
2005 March - First local elections since municipal boundary changes in August 2004 pass off without major incident.
2005 July - Parliament passes a law giving Albanians the right to fly the Albanian flag in districts where they form the majority.
2005 December - Macedonia becomes a candidate for EU membership.
2006 July - Nikola Gruevski, leader of the centre-right VMRO-DPMNE party, forms a governing coalition with the Democratic Party of Albanians and three smaller parties following general elections.
2006 November - Nato offers the prospect of Macedonia being invited to join the military alliance at its next summit in 2008.
2007 April - Former interior minister Ljube Boskovski goes on trial at the international tribunal in the Hague charged with war crimes during the 2001 ethnic Albanian rebellion.
2008 April - Greece blocks a Nato invitation for Macedonia over objections to the country's name. Snap elections are called.
2008 June - PM Gruevski's party wins elections, but violence leaves one dead and eight injured. Following criticism of voting irregularities, re-runs are held in ethnic Albanian areas to determine which of the two main ethnic Albanian parties will join the government.
2008 October - Macedonia recognises Kosovo, despite protests from Serbia.
2009 January - Macedonia applies to International Court of Justice in the Hague for a ruling on its dispute with Greece over the country's name.
2009 March - Gjorgje Ivanov, the candidate of the governing VMRO-DPMNE, Gjorgje Ivanov wins presidential run-off, defeating his Social Democrat rival Ljubomir Frckoski.
2009 December - Visa-free travel within EU's Schengen zone comes into effect for Macedonia's citizens.
2011 January - Opposition Social Democratic party boycotts parliament in protest against government action against the media. Prime Minister Gruevski calls early elections.
2011 June - Parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Gruevski's VMRO-DPMNE party wins but with insufficient seats to govern alone.
2011 December - The International Court of Justice in The Hague rules that Greece was wrong to block Macedonia's bid to join Nato in 2008 because of the row over its name.
2012 March - Twenty people are arrested and dozens injured in two weeks of clashes between ethnic Macedonian and Albanian youths.
2012 May - Police arrest 20 suspected Islamists over the lakeside killing of five ethnic Macedonian men near Skopje the previous month.
2012 December - Macedonia's main opposition party, the Social Democrats (SDSM), begin a boycott of parliamentary sessions after a heated debate over the 2013 budget degenerates into a brawl and SDSM MPs are forcibly removed from the chamber.
2013 March - Social Democrats end their boycott of parliament as a result of EU mediation between the government and the opposition.
2013 April - EU report on Macedonia's path towards membership says country has made progress in all areas, despite domestic political tensions. The report also calls on Macedonia to continue efforts to improve relations with Bulgaria and Greece.
2014 April - The governing VMRO-DPMNE wins snap elections called after the government falls over a coalition dispute. Prime Minister Gruevski forms a new government with the ethnic-Albanian Democratic Union for Integration. Social Democrats allege electoral fraud.
President Gjorge Ivanov re-elected, beating a Social Democrat candidate in run-off.
2015 February - The EU voices concern over the worsening feud between Macedonia's two main parties after the Social Democrats accuse the government of illegally telephone-tapping 20,000 people, including opposition politicians.
2015 May - Clashes in the northern town of Kumanovo leave 8 police and 14 gunmen dead. The government blames ethnic Albanian "terrorists" from neighbouring Kosovo for the unrest.
Opposition parties stage large protests calling on Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski to resign over alleged corruption, prompting counter-rallies by pro-government supporters.
2015-16 - Macedonia struggles with huge numbers of the migrants making their way from the Middle East to northern Europe.
2016 - Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski steps down as part of deal brokered by the EU to end months of political crisis. Emil Dimitriev sworn in as interim prime minister.
2016 April - Protesters rampage through President Ivanov's office after he blocked legal proceedings against top politicians involved in a wire-tapping scandal.
2016 May - Early election scheduled for June is postponed amid prolonged political turmoil.
Curtis Allen twice put the Glens ahead but Crusaders levelled twice through a Gavin Whyte penalty and a late goal by former Glens player Richard Clarke.
Linfield are back in second place, Andrew Waterworth (2) and Mark Stafford scoring in a 3-0 win over Carrick.
Fra McCaffrey got both in Ballymena's 2-0 win over bottom club Portadown.
Crusaders' season has been characterised by an ability to score late goals and they repeated the feat to stretch their unbeaten home record to 27 games.
Allen converted from close-range to put the visitors ahead after 11 minutes. However, Jonny Addis' blatant foul on Jordan Owens led to Whyte levelling from the penalty spot.
Glentoran's top scorer struck again just shy of the hour mark, poking Aaron Harmon's cross under keeper Sean O'Neill.
Crusaders poured forward in search of a second equaliser but were met with a resolute Glens defence and an inspired Elliott Morris in goal.
The keeper produced a string of first-rate saves to deny the champions, most notably from a towering Owens header.
Morris was beaten though when Clarke fired a right-footed drive past him for the equaliser with just four minutes remaining.
Morris clashed with a Crusaders supporter at the final whistle after claiming he was spat on.
"I can take all the verbal abuse and name calling - I can take that all day," Morris said.
"But when someone spits at you from two yards it is hard.
"But, listen, it was a good game today and I think both teams were disappointed they did not win."
Linfield made light work of Carrick Rangers at Windsor Park with a convincing 3-0 win.
Striker Waterworth struck twice before defender Stafford wrapped up another three points for David Healy's Blues, who duly responded to Cliftonville's win over Coleraine on Friday night.
Ballymena beat Portadown 2-0 at the Showgrounds to move into fourth thanks to a quickfire double from McCaffrey.
"There were not that many clear cut chances," Ballymena captain Allan Jenkins said.
"We had a lack of quality in important areas but we regrouped at half-time and in the second half we were much better and perhaps shaded a narrow victory.
"We had been poor in the last few matches but we know we can jump back up the table."
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) raised Edinburgh's rating for access from "poor" to "good" following improvements.
Glasgow, Glasgow Prestwick and Inverness were among six UK airports described as "very good".
Aberdeen Airport and Sumburgh Airport on Shetland received a "good" ranking.
The report assessed the top 30 UK airports on the quality of assistance provided to passengers with a disability.
It found the majority of UK airports were providing "very good" or "good" support.
However, four airports - East Midlands, Exeter, London Heathrow and Manchester - did not meet the CAA's expectations and were told they must improve.
More than three million people with a disability requested extra help when travelling by air in the UK last year - a rise of more than 66% since 2010.
In its report, the CAA said: "In last year's report we classified Edinburgh as 'poor' and therefore we are particularly pleased that there has been significant progress at the airport over the year.
"We have been impressed by how the airport has made accessibility a priority and how its management and that of its service provider, Omniserv, have worked hard to not only bring the service up to an acceptable standard but to aspire to achieve a 'very good' rating."
It added: "We will now be looking to the airport to keep this focus and ensure that current standards are maintained."
Edinburgh Airport said it was "delighted" to achieve its higher rating.
A spokesman said: "We have invested in our special assistance service and have worked closely with OmniServ to improve the provision of services through producing an in-depth accessibility guide for passengers using the service and increasing the equipment available to our teams.
"We also directly engaged with the disabled community, holding an accessibility open day in February this year to discuss our services and hear from users and people with lived experience."
He added: "Our focus will now be to build on this positive classification and improve on the already good standard of service currently provided at Edinburgh Airport."
Glasgow Prestwick was given a top rating after hosting "successful familiarisation and feedback events" with charities representing people with sensory impairments and with learning disabilities;
Inverness, whose staff attend "numerous local access panels" also achieved a "very good" ranking, as did Glasgow, which the CAA said "provided a high quality assistance service throughout the year".
Inverness Airport customer focus manager Callum Smith said: "In the past year we have made service improvements by installing additional call points within the car park, taxi rank and bus stop.
"We have been audited by the Scottish Transport Alliance and are currently working with Enable Scotland on disability equality training and a local charity, Autism Initiatives, to gain a national autism awareness accreditation."
Paul Scott, terminal compliance manager at Glasgow Airport, said: "Each year the airport welcomes and escorts more than 110,000 customers, often with complex needs, who require additional support while travelling through the terminal.
"Our service provider OCS Group works incredibly hard in partnership with our terminal team and airline partners to continually meet the needs of passengers who require additional assistance.
"We also meet regularly with a number of local access groups to ensure the airport is doing everything possible to support our PRM (Person of Restricted Mobility) passengers, including those with physical and hidden disabilities."
Sumburgh also welcomed its "good" rating, adding that it was already "taking further steps to improve accessibility by improving our waiting area and changing over signs for our disabled toilets".
Meanwhile, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports both reported their busiest month on record in July.
More than 1.4 million passengers passed through Edinburgh Airport, making it the busiest ever month recorded at a Scottish airport.
Glasgow reported 1,082,047 passengers in July, up 6.2% on the same period in 2016.
Aberdeen International Airport recorded just over 301,000 passengers in July, a year-on-year rise of 2.7%, following continued increases in both domestic and international passenger numbers.
The Magpies currently sit third in the Championship table, having won seven of their 11 league games this season.
It follows an overhaul of the squad by manager Rafael Benitez, following relegation from the Premier League.
"Sometimes you get that group which have the right mentality," Colback, who joined Newcastle in June 2014, said.
"All the lads are good lads, we all get on and we fight for each other.
"It's the best it has been by a mile, I think it's what the club was missing."
Such a turnover of players - 12 new arrivals - has freshened up the squad for a Championship promotion push and followed the exits of international players such as Moussa Sissoko, Georginio Wijnaldum and Daryl Janmaat in the summer.
Matt Ritchie stepped down a league from Bournemouth for £12m, Dwight Gayle came in from Crystal Palace for a reported £10m, while Ciaran Clark and Issac Hayden are among the other signings to have impressed.
"The likes of Dwight and Matt have dropped down to play at this club, at this level. It's the size of the club, the potential which brings players like that here," Colback added to BBC Newcastle.
"Everyone wants to do well for each other, which is important."
* The list will be updated with further fixtures and events as they are confirmed; dates and venues are subject to change
14-30: Swimming and diving - World Aquatics Championships, Budapest
28-29: ITU Triathlon World Series - Edmonton, Canada
16 Jul-6 Aug: Football - Women's Euro 2017, Netherlands
27-31: Cricket - England v South Africa, third Test, The Oval
29: Boxing - Carl Frampton v Andres Gutierrez, WBC world featherweight title eliminator, Belfast
30: Formula 1 - Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest
3-6: Golf - Women's British Open, Kingsbarns, Scotland
4-8: Cricket - England v South Africa, fourth Test, Old Trafford
4-13: Athletics - World Championships, London
5-6: ITU Triathlon World Series - Montreal, Canada
8-11: Special Olympics GB National Games, Sheffield
9-26: Rugby union - Women's World Cup, Ireland
10-13: Golf - US PGA Championship, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
12: Football - Premier League 2017/18 season due to start
14-17: ITU Triathlon World Final - Rotterdam, Netherlands
17-21: Cricket - England v West Indies, first Test, Edgbaston (first day-night Test in England)
18-20: Golf - Solheim Cup, Des Moines, USA
19 Aug-10 Sep: Cycling - Vuelta a Espana, Spain
19-27: Hockey - men's and women's EuroHockey Championships, Netherlands
20: Athletics - Birmingham Diamond League
26: Boxing - Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor, light-middleweight, Las Vegas, USA
26-27: ITU Triathlon World Series - Stockholm, Sweden
21-27: Badminton - World Championships, Glasgow
22-27: Equestrian - European Dressage and Show Jumping Championships, Gothenburg, Sweden
25-29: Cricket - England v West Indies, second Test, Headingley
26: Rugby league - Challenge Cup final, Wembley
27: Formula 1 - Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps
27: Motorcycling - British Moto Grand Prix, Silverstone
28 Aug-3 Sep: Judo - World Championships, Budapest
28 Aug-10 Sep: Tennis - US Open, Flushing Meadow, New York
31 Aug-3 Sep: Equestrian - Burghley Horse Trials
31 Aug-17 Sep: Basketball - EuroBasket, hosted by Finland, Israel, Romania & Turkey
1: Football - 2018 World Cup qualifiers: Malta v England, Lithuania v Scotland (Group F), San Marino v Northern Ireland (Group C)
2: Football - 2018 World Cup qualifiers: Wales v Austria, Georgia v Republic of Ireland (Group D)
2: Cricket - T20 Blast Finals Day, Edgbaston
3: Formula 1 - Italian Grand Prix, Monza
3-10: Cycling - Tour of Britain
4: Football - 2018 World Cup qualifiers: England v Slovakia, Scotland v Malta (Group F), Northern Ireland v Czech Republic (Group C)
5: Football - 2018 World Cup qualifiers: Moldova v Wales, Republic of Ireland v Serbia (Group D)
10: Athletics - Great North Run, Newcastle
7-11: Cricket - England v West Indies, third Test, Lord's
15-17: Tennis - Davis Cup semi-finals and play-offs
16: Cricket - England v West Indies, Twenty20 international
16: Horse racing - St Leger, Doncaster
17: Formula 1 - Singapore Grand Prix
17-24: Cycling - Road World Championships, Norway
19, 21, 24, 27, 29: Cricket - England v West Indies, ODIs
23-30: Multi-sports - Invictus Games, Toronto
24: American football - NFL in London, Wembley Stadium
24 Sep- 1 Oct: Rowing - World Championships - Sarasota, Florida
27 Sep- 9 Oct: Gymnastics - World Artistic Championships, Montreal
1: Formula 1 - Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang
1: American football - NFL in London, Wembley Stadium
5: Football - 2018 World Cup qualifiers: Northern Ireland v Germany (Group C); England v Slovenia, Scotland v Slovakia (Group F)
6: Football - 2018 World Cup qualifiers: Georgia v Wales, Republic of Ireland v Moldova (Group D)
7: Rugby league - Super League Grand Final, Old Trafford
8: Football - 2018 World Cup qualifiers: Norway v Northern Ireland (Group C); Lithuania v England, Slovenia v Scotland (Group F)
8: Formula 1 - Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka
9: Football - 2018 World Cup qualifier: Wales v Republic of Ireland (Group D)
14: Triathlon - World Ironman Championship, Hawaii
21: Horse racing - British Champions Day, Ascot (including Champion Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes)
22: American football - NFL in London, Twickenham
22: Formula 1 - United States Grand Prix, Austin
23-29: Tennis - WTA Finals, Singapore
27 Oct-2 Dec: Rugby league - World Cup, Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea
27-30: Motorsport - Wales Rally GB
29: American football - NFL in London, Twickenham
29: Formula 1 - Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City
11: Rugby union - England v Argentina, Twickenham
12: Formula 1 - Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo
12-19: Tennis - ATP World Tour Finals, London
12, 18, 25: Rugby union-Ireland autumn internationals
16 Nov-2 Dec: Rugby league - Women's World Cup, Australia
18: Rugby union - England v Australia, Twickenham
23-27: Cricket - Australia v England, first Ashes Test, Brisbane
24-26: Tennis - Davis Cup final
25: Rugby union - England v Samoa, Twickenham
26: Formula 1 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (final race of the season)
2-6: Cricket - Australia v England, second Ashes Test, Adelaide (d/n)
9-17: Squash - World Championships, Manchester
14-18: Cricket - Australia v England, third Ashes Test, Perth
26-30: Cricket - Australia v England, fourth Ashes Test, Melbourne
26: Horse racing - King George VI Chase, Kempton
4-8: Cricket - Australia v England, fifth Ashes Test, Sydney
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In a statement, he said: "We would not want a cloud to hang over the race or its participants, and so we have decided to cancel it."
Plans to press ahead with Sunday's event had prompted widespread anger in cyclone-ravaged parts of the city.
Ninety-six US deaths, 40 of them in New York, have been blamed on Sandy.
The storm had already killed 69 people as it swept across the Caribbean.
Across the US East Coast, some 3.5 million homes and businesses - 1.2 million in New York state alone - still have no electricity, four days after the storm made landfall.
Petrol shortages have also caused forecourt confrontations from New Jersey to Connecticut - one motorist was arrested after pulling a gun during an argument at a petrol queue.
In a bid to ease the fuel crunch on Friday, the US waived a law that normally bans foreign oil tankers from entering its north-eastern ports.
The Obama administration also ordered the purchase of up to 12m gallons (45m litres) of petrol and up to 10m gallons of diesel for areas affected by Sandy.
On Friday evening, musicians including Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera and Billy Joel performed in an hour-long televised benefit for those affected by the storm.
Mayor Bloomberg had previously insisted that the marathon would go ahead and would "give people something to cheer about".
But in his statement, he said that while hosting the event would not, as critics had said, divert resources from the recovery effort, "it is clear that it has become the source of controversy and division".
"We cannot allow a controversy over an athletic event - even one as meaningful as this - to distract attention away from all the critically important work that is being done to recover from the storm and get our city back on track," he said.
Food, blankets, portable toilets, generators and other items originally intended for the race are being donated by the organisers to storm-hit areas of the city.
The New York marathon is the largest in the world, with than 47,000 runners - about 20,000 of them from overseas - registered to take part this year.
It had been due to start in Staten Island, the hardest-hit part of the city, where 19 people died as a result of Sandy.
But before the race was cancelled, US Representative Michael Grimm, whose district covers the island, told CNN: "We're still pulling bodies out of the water and the mayor is worried about marathon runners and returning to life as normal."
Other local politicians, Republicans and Democrats, had also demanded the race be stopped.
Anger has also been rising in Staten Island at delays in bringing aid, as residents pick through the debris of their storm-pummelled homes.
Sandy swamped the low-lying borough with record tidal surges, sweeping entire houses off their foundations.
The bodies of two boys, aged two and four, who were torn from their mothers' arms by rushing floodwaters, were recovered in a Staten Island marsh on Thursday.
Earlier, some runners who had signed up for the race told local website Gothamist they would instead volunteer on Staten Island. As the cancellation was announced, other runners said they would do the same.
However, some runners criticised the mayor's decision as having coming too late, after they had already arrived in the city.
"We spent thousands of dollars to bring our family here, paid for hotel rooms, airline tickets," said Terri Butler from Houston, Texas. "Cancel it before we come."
Meanwhile, New York utility company Consolidated Edison has announced it has begun restoring electricity to parts of lower Manhattan - including tens of thousands in the East Village and Lower East Side.
The firm says many in Manhattan will see electricity return by Saturday, and most of the city will be connected again by 11 November. But some customers could be without power for weeks.
New Jersey remains the hardest hit by outages, affecting 1.5m people.
In the city of Hoboken, on the banks of the Hudson river, the National Guard has been evacuating those stranded by floodwaters.
Cannons from the merchant vessel, La Juliana, have been found in the sands off Streedagh, County Sligo.
Timbers from the exposed wreck began washing ashore in April.
The guns date back to 1588, but are said to be in excellent condition. Two have been taken off the seabed.
One bears a dedication to St Matrona, a saint particularly venerated by the people of Catalonia and Barcelona.
It is dated 1570, the year in which La Juliana was built, putting the identity of the ship beyond doubt, the Irish government has said.
Heather Humphreys, minister for arts, heritage and the gaeltacht, has visited the wreck site.
"We have uncovered a wealth of fascinating and highly significant material, which is more than 425 years old," she said.
"This material is obviously very historically and archaeologically significant."
Two other vessels from the Armada sank nearby in violent storms in September 1588.
More than 1,000 soldiers and mariners drowned when the La Lavia and Santa Maria de Vision went down.
La Juliana traded between Spain and Italy until King Philip II commandeered it for the Armada fleet of 130 ships to invade England and take Queen Elizabeth I's throne.
The boat weighed 860 tons, carried 32 guns, 325 soldiers and had a crew of 70.
A security operation is in place to safeguard the valuable shipwreck site from treasure hunters.
Svein Arne Hansen said the 800m runner, who has served a two-year drugs ban, is welcome at the European Championships, which start in Amsterdam on Wednesday.
"With her brave statements and brave actions, she's really going out there to protect our sport," said Hansen.
Stepanova, 30, has also been cleared to run as a neutral at the Rio Olympics.
Stepanova was banned for two years in 2013 for doping offences but her revelations, along with those of husband Vitaly - a former drug-testing official - helped expose the doping problem in her country.
"Everyone in Russia is saying it makes no sense that Yuliya is eligible to compete," Vitaly said.
"But we never accused athletes, it was the system we accused."
The Russian athletics federation has been banned from international competition since November, after a World Anti-Doping Agency report - commissioned following claims made in a German TV documentary - found evidence of state-sponsored doping.
The documentary's claims of widespread wrongdoing stemmed principally from allegations made by Stepanova and her husband.
"She's very welcome because she's done a great job for the sport," Hansen added.
However, France's Renelle Lamote, this year's leading European woman over 800m, has not welcomed Stepanova's return to competition.
"I am against the fact that athletes who once doped can come back," she said.
"Whether they denounced the system or not, it's an injustice."
Vitaly does not think Stepanova, who has not competed since September 2015, is likely to produce a top performance in the Netherlands.
"She never stopped training. But she had not done the necessary training to run two minutes because she did not know she would be allowed to compete," he said.
"She also has had some minor injuries lately so she is not in great shape yet.
"I don't know what she will do but it is not about winning now, it's just about trying to compete, respecting the competition and not putting the result ahead of the rules.
"She is just happy to be able to compete again and whatever she can run, she will run."
Schools should teach a wider range of languages, with language skills given the same status as the sciences and maths, argues the British Council.
More adults should learn at least one new language, say the authors.
Failure to act risks the UK losing out "both economically and culturally", said John Worne of the British Council.
"The problem isn't that we're teaching the wrong languages, because the most widely taught languages like French, Spanish and German all feature in our top 10.
"But the UK needs more people to take up the opportunity to learn and, crucially, get using these languages, along with new ones like Arabic, Chinese and Japanese", said Mr Worne.
The authors analysed a range of economic, political, cultural and educational factors to define the languages which "will be of crucial importance for the UK's prosperity, security and influence in the world over the next 20 years".
A YouGov poll of more than 4,000 UK adults found that three-quarters (75%) were unable to speak any of the 10 languages well enough to hold a conversation.
Some 15% of the UK population said they could hold a conversation in French but only 6% said the same of their German skills, 4% could converse in Spanish and 2% in Italian.
The other languages on the top 10 list were spoken by 1% or fewer of the population, the poll suggests.
The report was endorsed by Martyn Heather, head of education at the Premier League: "Being able to speak another language opens up a world of opportunities to play and coach in football leagues across the globe.
"It is the people who understand languages and feel confident with other cultures who will be able to make the most of these opportunities and thrive the most overseas".
Earlier this year the British Council challenged everyone in the UK to learn at least 1,000 words of a new language.
In his foreword to the report Mr Worne stresses that it is functional skill rather than fluency that counts.
"'Fluent' is an inhibitor, 'functional' is a liberator.
"It begins with a few words and phrases and that small investment can grow into a lifetime of interest, employment and opportunity," he writes.
The report urges the four UK governments to link their language teaching policies more clearly to their aspirations for international business, education and culture.
Greater use should be made in education of the language skills of minority communities within the UK, while businesses should invest in the teaching of languages from which they will directly benefit, say the authors.
A spokesman for the Department for Education in England said the introduction of the new EBacc was "reversing successive annual falls in the number of entries to modern language GCSEs since 2002.
"There were 50,000 more entries to languages GCSEs this year, with French up 16%, German up 9% and Spanish up 26%.
"From next year it will be compulsory for children to be taught a foreign language from age seven through to age 14," said the spokesman.
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The company reported suspicious activity earlier this year, but the scale of the breach is far bigger than first anticipated.
At least 1,025 of its restaurants were targeted - with debit and credit card information stolen.
The company did not speculate how many people may have been affected, though it did say all of the locations were in the US.
Malware - malicious software - had been installed on point-of-sale systems in the affected locations.
The chain said it was confident the threat had been removed, and was now offering help to customers who may have been affected.
Help includes the offer of one year of "complimentary" fraud protection services.
In a statement outlining the details of the attack, Wendy's said the malware could have been operational in its restaurants from as early as Autumn 2015.
Suspicious activity was noticed in February of this year. The company went public with this discovery in May - saying it believed around 300 restaurants had been affected.
But with the number rising to more than 1,000, this hack ranks among one of the most significant in US history.
The Wendy's hack bears some similarity to the attack on Target in 2013. In that breach, around 40 million customers' details were stolen via malware installed on point-of-sale computers.
Wendy's has blamed a third-party for the intrusion, saying a "service provider" that had remote access to the till systems was compromised.
The company did not say who that service provider was, nor did it explain why it had remote access to the tills of 1,025 of the firm's 5,700 restaurants.
The company has set up a page for customers to check if a restaurant they bought food from has been affected.
Security researcher Graham Cluley said it is unlikely that many of those affected will be aware they are at risk.
"For most of us it's not a red letter day if we go to somewhere like Wendy's," he said.
"And people won't have registered which one they went to and where they were in the country when it happened."
He also predicted that while the breach may be embarrassing for the firm in the short term, the company would most likely recover quickly.
"I think the average guy on the street has a fairly short memory when it comes to a data breach.
"When you have the choice of walking to Wendy's which is five yards away, or you walk somewhere else 200 yards away. I think you'll just go to Wendy's.
"I'm pretty sure people will just be hungry for burgers again."
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The agreement was reached in a phone call on Wednesday, with the leaders saying that their foreign ministers would assess progress in a month.
They stressed the importance of maintaining a ceasefire and of removing arms from the disputed eastern region.
The Minsk deal was signed in February 2015.
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Although a ceasefire has broadly held, sporadic clashes have continued between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces in the east.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the French government said: "Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande, Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko have reaffirmed their commitment to a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and to a concerted pullout without delay of heavy weapons."
Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France - the so-called Normandy Four - also discussed preparations for local elections in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in early 2017.
It was the first time the leaders had discussed the agreement since they held a meeting in Paris on 2 October.
The crisis in Ukraine began in November 2013 when pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovych's government abandoned a deal with the European Union in favour of stronger ties with Russia, sparking anti-government protests in the capital Kiev.
Mr Yanukovych was overthrown in February 2014.
Russia then annexed the southern Crimea peninsula in March 2014 and a month later pro-Russian separatists had taken over government buildings in the predominantly Russian-speaking eastern cities of Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv.
Almost 8,000 people have been killed since fighting since then.
Junior Binyam, Caf's media spokesman, confirmed to BBC Sport that the new ruling was approved at Thursday's Extraordinary General Assembly.
It is a major change for the governing body, whose incumbent president Issa Hayatou has been in power for 28 years.
The limit will also apply to the members of Caf's Executive Committee.
In February, football's world governing body Fifa limited its presidency to three terms in office as it aimed to recover from a corruption crisis.
Binyam told BBC Sport: "The main reason of this amendment of Caf statutes was to align them with Fifa ones. But more reforms and amendment can be expected."
In 2015 Caf voted to change the statutes which previously stopped officials serving past the age of 70, which paved the way for Hayatou, who turned 70 in August, to stand in the next presidential election.
The latest change to the statues means Hayatou could extend his tenure by a maximum of 12 years - each term is four years - when he would be aged 82.
He has yet to announce if he will contest the election.
However, he appears to be in a strong position to remain his post following the rejection on Thursday of Djibouti Football Federation's proposal to end the rule that restricts potential candidates for the Caf presidency only to members of its 15-man executive committee.
That rule was introduced just four years ago and critics have argued it allows Hayatou to continue unopposed and also to handpick his successor when the time comes.
Tourism minister Paschal Donohoe said engagement did take place between the government and the organisers of Web Summit.
Web Summit has been held in Dublin since 2010.
It was announced last month that it will move to Lisbon for three years from 2016.
On Thursday, emails released by Web Summit showed what it said was correspondence with the Irish government in the weeks leading up to the relocation decision.
In the emails, chief executive Paddy Cosgrave highlighted traffic management, hotel accommodation and wi-fi as key concerns, but said that the organisation "don't want a penny" from the government.
He also wrote: "We want to stay in in Dublin, but without a plan for the city we cannot stay in Dublin."
In a blog, Mr Cosgrave said Web Summit released the emails "not to point the finger but to help everyone focus on the future".
The government has since been accused of not doing enough to retain the event.
On Thursday, Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny said that the government had offered Mr Cosgrave "whatever assistance we can, in terms of what the government can do".
"It wasn't the government writing a cheque here, but being very supportive along the line," he said.
Mr Donohoe told RTÉ on Friday that a number of documents will be released under freedom of information that will show the breadth of engagement between the government, Web Summit and other agencies.
Responding to the concerns raised by Mr Cosgrave, he said: "These are things that would have been resolved in the context of the event happening here in Dublin in 2016.
"Week after week in Dublin, in the RDS and the National Convention Centre, we have events that are far bigger than Web Summit happening.
"We're successfully able to deliver traffic management plans, we're successfully able to get these people around safely and in a convenient way throughout our city and the same would have happened if Web Summit happened in Dublin in 2016."
Web Summit this year is expected to attract over 30,000 attendees on 3-5 November.
Tourism organisation Fáilte Ireland estimated that Web Summit brought in 35m euros to the local economy in 2014.
Dean Copley, 45, sent explicit pictures of himself and made sexual approaches over Facebook before arranging to meet the 'girl' at Sheffield station.
Copley, of Renathorpe Road, Sheffield, had actually been conversing with the Online Predator Investigation Team.
At Sheffield Crown Court, he pleaded guilty to attempted grooming.
Police said Copley sent a friend request to the fake account on 29 December last year and "immediately began to engage in topics of a sexual nature".
After organising to meet-up on 14 February, the married couple behind the vigilante group confronted Copley at the station and alerted British Transport Police officers.
During questioning, Copley, said he thought he had been sharing messages with a 16-year-old and told police he had realised the profile was fake but went ahead with the meeting to expose those behind the sting.
Judge Peter Kelson QC, sentencing, told Copley: "Perverts must be stopped from preying on children.
"You wanted full sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old child.
"You were not trapped by this couple, you were trapped by your own perverted lust."
Det Insp Mick Jackson, from the British Transport Police, said: "This is a significant sentence which sends out a clear message and will hopefully act as a deterrent."
The plan, devised together with a US environmental group, will oblige fishermen to record and limit shark catches as well as creating new protected fishing areas.
It's thought nearly 20% of the world's 500 shark species swim in Cuban waters.
Shark populations have been in rapid decline due to overfishing, demand for shark fins and accidental catches.
Cuba already bans harvesting sharks just for their fins.
Cuba's plan was announced after two years of work with the US-based Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
Its Cuba programme director, Daniel Whittle, said shark populations in Cuba were sustained by relatively healthy coral reefs.
"Cuba is considered the crown jewel of the Caribbean, principally because of its incredible coral reef ecosystems, its mangroves, its seagrasses," he said.
The EDF says protecting shark populations can also be good business, as ecotourism is growing and a country's marine resources are an important asset.
Cuba is now planning a regional plan for shark conservation.
Villa sacked Roberto di Matteo on Monday, with the club 19th in the Championship and winless in nine games.
Bruce, 55, has been without a club since leaving Hull City, but was interviewed by the Football Association for the England job in July.
He has won promotion to the Premier League four times as a manager.
Di Matteo's assistant Steve Clarke remains in caretaker charge at Villa, and the club's next match is at home to West Midlands rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers on 15 October.
Former Birmingham midfielder Robbie Savage, who played under Bruce at St Andrew's, described him as the "right man" to take over at Villa Park.
Burnley manager Sean Dyche, Ipswich Town boss Mick McCarthy, Huddersfield Town manager David Wagner and Bristol City's Lee Johnson have all also been linked with the Villa job, but Wagner and Johnson have ruled themselves out of the running.
"Steve Bruce has had exploratory talks three times in the past 48 hours with Aston Villa, hardening up the fact that he's now odds-on for the manager's job.
"Keith Wyness, Villa's chief executive, has been charged with talking to Bruce. The last conversation was a 20-minute phone call on Friday.
"Wyness told him 'the process' was continuing and that he'd get back to Bruce.
"Villa's technical director Steve Round - one of a trio charged with drawing up a shortlist for the owner, Dr Tony Xia - has yet to meet Bruce for specific discussions about Bruce's proposed backroom staff and other football issues, but Round is an admirer.
"Caretaker boss Steve Clarke remains in the frame, with the Villa recruitment team unwilling to blame him for Di Matteo's unimpressive tenure which led to his sacking."
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They approved in principle the £40m complex south of the town around the former Jedforest Hotel.
About 50 jobs could be created by the two-phase development being proposed by Mossburn Distillers.
The project needs clearance from the Scottish government due to potential flooding issues raised by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
The first phase of the development between 2017 and 2018 would see a small distillery built to educate visitors in the "craft of making spirit".
A larger-scale distillery, capable of producing millions of bottles per year, would be completed by 2021.
In the 1950s President Gamal Abdul Nasser pioneered Arab nationalism and the non-aligned movement, while his successor Anwar Sadat made peace with Israel and turned back to the West.
Egypt's teeming cities - and almost all agricultural activity - are concentrated along the banks of the Nile, and on the river's delta. Deserts occupy most of the country.
The economy depends heavily on agriculture, tourism and cash remittances from Egyptians working abroad, mainly in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries.
However, rapid population growth and the limited amount of arable land are straining the country's resources and economy, and political unrest has often paralysed government efforts to address the problems.
Population 83.9 million
Area 1 million sq km (386,874 sq miles)
Main language Arabic
Main religions Islam, Christianity
Life expectancy 72 years (men), 76 years (women)
Currency Egyptian Pound
President: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Retired Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was elected president in May 2014, almost a year after he removed his predecessor, President Mohammed Morsi, from office in a popularly-backed coup.
He had served as armed forced chief under Mr Morsi, and was a key figure in the interim government which took over after the ouster.
Some Egyptians celebrated the possibility that Mr Sisi would bring stability to a country in upheaval since the removal of long-term leader Hosni Mubarak during the ''Arab Spring'' in 2011. Others worry that he represents a return to the authoritarian security state that prevailed under Mr Mubarak.
Egypt is a major regional media player. Its TV and film industries supply much of the Arab-speaking world with content and its press is influential.
TV is the favourite medium and there are several big hitters in the sector, including the state broadcaster.
Media freedom organisations say successive governments have been intent on controlling the media and have not hesitated to clamp down on journalists.
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Some key dates in Egypt's history:
circa 3000 BC - Kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt unite. Successive dynasties witness flourishing trade, prosperity and the development of great cultural traditions.
332 BC - Alexander the Great, of ancient Macedonia, conquers Egypt, founds Alexandria. A Macedonian dynasty rules until 31 BC.
31 BC - Egypt comes under Roman rule; Queen Cleopatra commits suicide after Octavian's army defeats her forces.
33 AD - Christianity comes to Egypt, and by 4th century has largely displaced Egyptian religion.
4th-6th centuries - Roman province of Egypt becomes part of the Byzantine or eastern Roman Empire.
642 - Arab conquest of Egypt.
1517 - Egypt absorbed into the Turkish Ottoman empire.
1805 - Ottoman Albanian commander Muhammad Ali establishes dynasty that rules until 1952, although nominally part of the Ottoman Empire.
1869 - Suez Canal is completed, but it and other infrastructure projects nearly bankrupt the country and lead to gradual British takeover.
1882 - Britain takes control of country.
1922 - Fuad I becomes King and Egypt gains independence, although British influence remains significant until mid-1950s.
1948 - Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Syria attack the new state of Israel.
1956 - Britain, France and Israel invade over nationalisation of Suez Canal.
1981 - President Sadat assassinated by Islamist extremists. He is succeeded by his vice-president Hosni Mubarak.
2011 - "Arab Spring" popular uprising topples Mr Mubarak.
It has promised to build three cancer diagnostic test centres to "match England" in waiting times and service.
The party estimates the centres would cost about £30m to build.
The Welsh government said it had "invested in new diagnostic equipment, new health centres and NHS staff and we are seeing long waiting times fall".
Plaid's analysis of official statistics suggest just 0.9% of patients in England wait more than six weeks for an MRI scan, compared to 32.3% in Wales.
For a cystoscopy, a specialist bladder examination, the figures are 6.4% and 52.3%.
Elin Jones, Plaid Cymru's health spokeswoman, said: "Waiting lists for diagnostic tests in Wales are substantially longer than elsewhere.
"This means that people who are worried about potential illnesses are waiting too long for diagnosis.
"In England, the government says that it will ensure that patients get cancer diagnoses within 28 days.
"In Wales, a Plaid Cymru government would seek to match England in terms of waiting times and service."
She conceded the Welsh government had invested additional funds in cancer treatment, but said the extra cash "hasn't dented waiting times for tests".
The Welsh government said the latest figures for July showed 97.7% of patients - 765 out of 783 - who were newly-diagnosed with cancer started "definitive" treatment within the target time of 31 days, up from 96.8% of people in June.
A spokesman for Health Minister Mark Drakeford accused Plaid Cymru of "repeating the rhetoric of Jeremy Hunt and the Tories by calling our Welsh NHS 'second rate'" when "every objective comparative study rejects the idea that people in Wales get poorer care".
"We have invested an extra £500m in the last two years alone, which is equivalent to 6.5% - more than any government has put into the NHS," the spokesman said.
"We know there is more that can be done and we are committed to working with our health service to deliver high-quality care and services for all," he added.
Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister Darren Millar welcomed "nationalist pledges to copy innovative UK government policy".
"Welsh Conservatives have long called for boosted access to cancer treatments and an end to long waits for hospital appointments," he said.
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson will raise the issue with senior officials from the Obama administration this week.
Scottish producers had asked Mr Paterson to take action when he visited the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh earlier this month.
Haggis imports have been outlawed in the US since 1971.
The ban was put in place because the country's food standards agency prohibits sheep lungs - one of the key ingredients of haggis - in food products.
The US visit comes as Scotch Beef is set to make a return to menus in America for the first time in almost 20 years.
It follows a move by US officials to reopen the American market to EU beef and other bovine products, following a ban put in place in the 1990s over concerns that BSE could infect the human food chain.
Mr Paterson's visit is the latest attempt by British politicians to get haggis back on American menus.
Several years ago, Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead raised the issue with the US, but the ban remained in place.
Mr Paterson will hold talks with his US opposite number, Tom Vilsack, in Washington on Monday, in an attempt to open up a market which is potentially worth millions of pounds to Scottish producers.
The haggis market is already worth about £15m in the UK alone.
Mr Paterson said: "I share many haggis producers' disappointment that American diners are currently unable to enjoy the taste of Scotland's wonderful national dish in their own country.
"I am meeting my US counterpart today to discuss how we can begin exporting it, particularly as so many Americans enjoy celebrating their Scottish heritage."
"This government has opened many markets for our home-grown food and drink businesses.
"I will continue to do everything I can to boost exports of everything from whisky to haggis to support Scotland's farmers and rural economy."
During his visit, Mr Paterson will also ask for Scottish lamb to be allowed back into America, following a ban imposed in 1989.
The UK government said it hoped the ban could be lifted as part of an EU-US trade deal, known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which is currently being negotiated.
Responding to Mr Paterson's visit to the US, Scottish Food Secretary Richard Lochhead said: "With almost nine million Americans claiming Scots ancestry, there is clearly an appetite in the US for haggis made to traditional recipes.
"We look forward to the USA resuming imports of Scotch Beef and are optimistic that this will pave the way for the resumption of imports of other iconic Scottish products such as haggis and Scotch Lamb.
"The US has long been a top priority market for the Scottish food and drink sector.
"I have been pushing for this development for years - therefore I welcome Owen Paterson's efforts to open up this lucrative market, even if it's taken the forthcoming referendum to get his attention."
While in the US, Mr Paterson will also promote British food and drink products at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York, where brands like Walkers Shortbread have entered the American specialist food market.
Under the plan, the existing system of fishing quotas - which often leads to tonnes of perfectly good fish being dumped at sea - will be reformed.
For the first time MEPs have legislative power in this policy area. They are proposing amendments to a European Commission reform plan for the CFP. But there will be more negotiations with the 27 fisheries ministers this year before the changes become EU law.
What is wrong with the existing system?
The European Commission says the current policy is wasteful - 75% of stocks are still overfished and catches are only a fraction of what they were 15-20 years ago. Catches of cod for example have declined by 70% in the last 10 years.
The Commission believes that the "top down" system of micro-managing fisheries from Brussels is failing and that decision-making needs to be decentralised.
The method of allocating fishing quotas EU-wide has contributed to the serious depletion of stocks, the Commission says. Crews that haul in more than the agreed quota often throw large quantities of dead fish back into the sea - the much-criticised "discards".
The system is not meeting the European market's needs. Fish imported from non-EU countries now accounts for two-thirds of the fish sold in the EU.
What was the current policy designed to do?
The idea of agreed quotas was to make Europe's fishing stable and sustainable and prevent conflicts arising where foreign trawlers fish in a country's waters.
The quota system - called Total Allowable Catches (TACs) for each fish stock - is at the heart of the CFP, launched in 1983. The TACs are based on a country's previous catches.
Over time Europe's fishing fleets have grown too large for the dwindling fish stocks, but fisheries ministers are often reluctant to see their national TACs reduced. The Commission says the CFP has been plagued by short-term decision-making.
How does the EU plan to protect fish stocks now?
The practice of discards must be phased out, the Commission says. In future trawlers will have to land their entire catch - and that means member states will have to ensure that better technology is installed to monitor compliance.
The Commission says fisheries should be managed on an "ecosystem" basis - there needs to be more flexibility in the system and more scientific data needs to be collected on a larger number of fish species.
The parliament's lead negotiator, German Social Democrat Ulrike Rodust, says the EU should scrap the annual bargaining over quotas, replacing that with an eco-friendly system based on "maximum sustainable yield" (MSY).
Under MSY, there would be a limit to the catch for each species based on its reproduction rate - in other words, the rate at which the stock is replenished. Ms Rodust accepts that for MSY to become the benchmark in 2015, as outlined in her legislative report, more scientific data will be needed.
A new funding mechanism will be set up for 2014-2020 called the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), with a budget of 6.7bn euros (£6bn).
Part of that fund will help support small-scale coastal fleets. Member states will be able to restrict fishing in a zone within 12 nautical miles of the coast, up to the year 2022.
But Ms Rodust's report objects to some Commission proposals to make fishing more market-driven.
The Commission said large fleets should be allocated transferable catch shares, called "concessions", which they would be able to trade, in response to local conditions.
Ms Rodust argues that such choices should remain in the hands of national authorities, not the EU.
She does not want "an allocation system being imposed at European level", and instead "member states will remain free to establish - or not to establish - a system of transferable fishing concessions".
What is the time frame for the changes?
Originally the Commission wanted the new CFP to be in place by 1 January this year, but the timetable has slipped.
MEPs now hope to reach a final deal on the reforms with the Council (EU governments) in June.
The plan is to start adopting the MSY approach to fisheries management in 2015, and from 2014 discards are to be phased out.
What has been the response so far to the plan?
The UK government is enthusiastic. UK Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon said more work must be done to encourage consumers to buy a wider range of fish.
That message was echoed by Sainsbury's, which said "it is imperative that supermarkets such as Sainsbury's help create the consumer demand for lesser known species by promoting them to our customers".
Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead said the EU reforms "need to be a lot more radical".
He praised the Commission's emphasis on conservation of stocks, but said more carefully targeted measures would be needed to stop discards.
The environmental group Oceana called for proper management plans for a much larger number of fish stocks.
It voiced concern that the Commission plan "doesn't establish any mechanisms to deal with landed by-catch". There is a risk that the surplus fish landed - instead of being discarded at sea - will simply be sold and that could incentivise overfishing, Oceana says.
The "Give and Take" scheme, which operated in south-west England and south Wales, saw more than £20m invested by about 10,000 people.
Mary Nash, 65, Susan Crane, 69, and Hazel Cameron, 54, all admitted operating and promoting the scheme.
Nash and Crane were jailed for six months while Cameron's six-month sentence was suspended for two years.
They are among 11 women, aged between 34 and 69, who were the first to be prosecuted for such a scheme, under new legislation in the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Act 2008.
Judge Mark Horton, sentencing the trio at Bristol Crown Court, said the scheme - nicknamed "G&T" - had ruined families and friendships.
He said: "Many people will wonder how so many mature women of good character and unblemished careers got involved in such a large, destructive and socially corrosive illegal investment scheme.
"The sad answer I regret to give is one of financial greed, deceit and selfishness overall which in their turn led to a catastrophic loss to a large number of innocent members of the community duped by one of the oldest investment deceptions of all time."
The judge added that those behind the scheme were aware of the "mood and desperation" of those persuaded to join.
Nash and Crane, both of Broadleas, Bristol, and Cameron, of Chew Stoke, Somerset, entered guilty pleas last month ahead of a retrial they were due to face.
Prosecutor Miles Bennett said: "The reality is that at the time this scheme was starting, this country was entering into a recession.
"One of the ironies is none of these three defendants needed the money from the scheme at all."
The scam began in Bath and Bristol and spread to other parts of the UK including Gloucester, Bridgwater, Cheltenham, Torquay, Weston-super-Mare and Wales.
The group encouraged people to "beg, borrow or steal" £3,000 to put into the scheme between May 2008 and April 2009.
Those running the scheme told its investors it had a quick, easy and legal way to make cash - by paying in £3,000 they would receive more than £20,000, as more members joined.
But eventually the number of new recruits dried up and the scheme collapsed, with 90% of investors losing their money.
It is thought committee members behind the scheme gained up to £92,000 each.
Laura Fox, 69, of East Harptree in Somerset, Jennifer Smith-Hayes, 69, of Bishopsworth in Bristol and Carol Chalmers, 68, of Weston-super-Mare were convicted of operating and promoting the scheme during a trial in 2012.
They were sentenced to nine months in prison and have now served their sentences.
Sally Phillips, 34, of Hengrove, Bristol, Jane Smith, 50, of Bishopsworth, and Rita Lomas, 49, of Whitchurch in Bristol admitted promoting the scheme in 2012.
Phillips received a three-month suspended prison sentence, Smith a four-month suspended sentence and Lomas a four-and-a-half month suspended sentence.
Two trials of Tracey Laurence, 60, of Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire failed to reach a verdict.
Rhalina Yuill, 34, of St George, Bristol was acquitted of promoting a pyramid scheme on her second trial.
The driver, who later turned himself in, told Sao Paulo police that he had dumped the limb in a stream.
The arm has not been recovered but doctors believe it could have been reattached, police told local media.
The cyclist - a window-cleaner on his way to work - is said to be in a stable condition in hospital.
The accident that saw the cyclist's arm torn off took place on Sunday morning on Avenida Paulista, one of Sao Paulo's busiest streets.
The authorities say the driver, a 22-year old student, will be charged with attempted murder and driving while under the influence of alcohol. However, they haven't yet decided how to charge him for the disposal of the arm.
The student says the arm fell into the car after the collision.
The motorist's lawyer, Cassio Paoletti, has told BBC Brasil he denies the attempted murder accusation and that his client did not stop for fear of the reactions of witnesses.
"If he had stayed, they would have killed the boy. For instance, the police station was surrounded by hundreds of people who verbally abused and threw cans at my client's father, who's a 60-year-old man," Mr Paoletti said, adding he would press for serious bodily harm charges.
A policeman told the BBC the case was still under investigation, but the driver had admitted to throwing the arm into the stream.
"It has dirty, murky waters, so it might be difficult to find it," he said, adding that the man was being questioned about the details.
Police say the motorist was on his way back from a night out when his car hit the window-cleaner.
After the accident, he reportedly drove a friend home and discarded the arm, before turning himself in.
A number of cyclists gathered outside the police district where the driver was being questioned to protest.
Cycle activists have been campaigning for more safety on the city's streets for months. | Pace bowler Stuart Broad says England's current one-day batting line-up is the most powerful he has played with.
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Amazon has said a dispute with publisher Hachette, which has led to price increases and a block on pre-orders, will not be resolved soon.
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Egypt's highest court has overturned a death sentence against ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
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A 150,000-tonne container ship had to be grounded in the Solent after it lost power.
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Crusaders saw their lead at the top of the Premiership reduced to five points as they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Glentoran.
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Scotland's busiest airport has made "significant progress" in improving access for disabled travellers, according to a report.
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Newcastle United midfielder Jack Colback says the camaraderie within the squad is the best it has been "by miles" during his time on Tyneside.
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BBC Sport picks out the key sporting events of 2017.
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A mystery which has had archaeologists stumped for years, may finally be solved.
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This year's New York City marathon has been cancelled in the aftermath of the super storm Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced.
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Severe winter storms over the last two years are believed to have led to the recent discovery of relics from the Spanish Armada off the Irish coast.
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Russian doping whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova has been described as a "symbol" for clean competitors by the president of European Athletics.
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The UK has an "alarming shortage" of people able to speak the 10 languages vital to our future prosperity and global standing, warns a report.
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Popular US food chain Wendy's has been hit by a massive cyber attack, the company has confirmed.
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The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine have agreed that the Minsk peace deal for Ukraine must be fully implemented in 2016.
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The Confederation of African Football president will be limited to three terms in office from next year's election in March 2017.
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An Irish government minister has defended attempts to keep one of Europe's largest technology conferences in the Republic of Ireland.
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A man has been jailed for three years for attempting to groom a 14-year-old girl after he was caught by an online vigilante group.
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The Cuban government has launched a long-term plan to protect shark populations around its shores.
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Former Birmingham City boss Steve Bruce has held talks with Aston Villa and he remains favourite to fill their managerial vacancy.
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Two whisky distilleries near Jedburgh have received unanimous support from councillors in the Borders.
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Long known for its pyramids and ancient civilisation, Egypt is the largest Arab country and has played a central role in Middle Eastern politics in modern times.
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Patients would get a cancer diagnosis within 28 days if Plaid Cymru is in power after the 2016 assembly election, the party has announced.
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The UK government is making a fresh bid to overturn a decades-long US import ban on traditional Scottish haggis.
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The European Parliament has approved a package of major reforms to the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), designed to cut waste and stop overfishing in European waters.
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Three women have been sentenced for their roles in a "pyramid" scheme in which thousands of people lost money.
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The Super Eagles landed in Zambia barely 22 hours before their 2018 World Cup qualifier on 9 October after financial problems delayed the squad.
Nigeria, captained by Mikel, won Olympic bronze despite arriving just hours before their first match in Manaus because of transport issues.
"I don't think anything can beat the problems that we faced at the Olympics. I don't think any team or country can go through what we went through in Brazil and perform the way we did," Mikel told BBC Sport.
"I think it's a miracle [their unorthodox journey to Olympic football bronze] and I don't think it will ever happen again.
"To arrive at a tournament a couple of hours before your first game and still end up with a medal was an outstanding team performance.
"I wouldn't say it's the same problem [arriving on match day] we are facing now, but it is still the same issues that need to be sorted out," said Mikel.
Three-time African champions Nigeria are top of Group B in their qualifying race for Russia after a hard-fought 2-1 win in Zambia.
But Mikel, who made a scoring debut for his country at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations against Zimbabwe, believes hitch-free preparations will boost their chances of clinching the group's sole ticket.
"For us to succeed we need to put things in place as early as possible and let the players focus on football, and not dealing with issues like flight and other things off the pitch," he said.
"This is where my experience comes in and make sure I keep the team together. I don't let whatever is happening outside distract the team," Mikel added.
Pay rows have often surrounded Nigerian teams with players boycotting training at major tournaments over unpaid bonuses.
As the most experienced player in the current squad with 72 appearances, Mikel is keen to avert such an embarrassing situation.
"I try to take in all the problems, I deal with it myself and I only speak to the players when there is good news.
"I'm sure that's what they always want to hear from me, I listen to them, we make decisions together - at the end of the day I have to have a final say on what we have to do.
"Sometimes you only need one voice, with a single voice I think everything goes smoothly.
"With the experience that I have, I will make sure whatever is happening off the pitch doesn't affect us in these qualifiers."
Olympic bronze medallist winner, Mikel has played for Nigeria at four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2013.
He won the 2013 Nations Cup title in South Africa and was a member of the team that reached the second round at the 2014 World Cup. | Chelsea's John Mikel Obi has urged Nigeria's football authority to embrace 'proper planning' and learn from recent mistakes, as they bid for a third successive World Cup appearance in Russia. | 37,740,341 | 595 | 45 | false |
Tim Bliss, Graham Collingridge and Richard Morris revealed how strengthened connections between brain cells can store our memories.
Our present understanding of memory is built on their work, which unpicked the mechanisms and molecules involved.
This is the first time the Brain Prize has been won by an entirely UK team.
It is awarded by a Danish charitable foundation and the 2016 winners were announced in London on Tuesday.
Speaking to journalists at a media conference, Prof Morris explained it was the "chemistry of memory" that he and his colleagues had managed to illuminate.
"Before this team got going, we had some idea about particular areas of the brain that might be involved in memory… but what we didn't have was any real understanding of how it worked," explained the professor, who works at the University of Edinburgh.
The "team" of three winners never worked together in the same laboratory, but they have collaborated over the years.
"Memories change the brain - the brain is plastic," said Prof Bliss, who worked for many years at the National Institute of Medical Research in London and is now affiliated with the Francis Crick Institute.
Those changes occur at the junctions between nerve cells - synapses - and were described in a pioneering study by Bliss and a Norwegian colleague, Terje Lømo, in the 1970s.
They recorded brain cells in anaesthetised rabbits and found that repeatedly stimulating two connected neurons caused their connection to get stronger.
"If nerve cell A is connected to nerve cell B, and A takes part in firing B, then the synapse - the connection between A and B - will be strengthened," Prof Bliss explained.
This paradigm, sometimes summarised as "neurons that fire together, wire together", was suggested by the Canadian psychologist Donald Hebb in the 1940s, but Bliss and Lømo were the first to glimpse it happening inside the brain.
Subsequently, Prof Collingridge - a researcher at the University of Bristol - worked on finding the specific molecules responsible.
Currently working at the University of Toronto in Canada, he spoke to journalists by telephone and paid tribute to the original Bliss and Lømo study.
Their paper was an inspiration to him as a young researcher, Prof Collingridge said.
"I immediately recognised that this was a phenomenally interesting property, which gave us the opportunity to understand the mechanisms of learning and memory in the brain - and decided that this was going to be my career."
Finally, it was Prof Morris who demonstrated that the molecular systems identified by Prof Collingridge and his colleagues were, in fact, crucial for memories to form.
If those systems are disrupted, for example, rats and mice have difficulty learning to navigate a new environment.
The Brain Prize is awarded by the Grete Lundbeck European Brain Research Foundation, based in Copenhagen; a committee of eight neuroscientists makes the decision.
Billed as "the world's most valuable prize for brain research", its one million-euro value - to be shared by the three winners - marginally exceeds that of the biennial US $1m neuroscience prize awarded by the Kavli Foundation.
It will be presented in Copenhagen on 1 July by Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik.
The first British winner was geneticist Prof Karen Steel of King's College London, who shared the prize in 2012 for her work on deafness; Cambridge psychologist Trevor Robbins was one of three recipients in 2014.
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The school beat off competition from 26 other Northern Ireland finalists to win the prize.
Over 550 science projects from schools across the island of Ireland were entered for the awards, held at the RDS in Dublin.
It was the 52nd year in which the awards and exhibition have been held.
St Patrick's principal Pat McGuckian said she was delighted with the performance of the school's pupils.
"We have always been proud of our science department who teach all abilities together and achieve outstanding GCSE and A Level results," she said.
"As well as supporting those who face barriers, we want to stretch and challenge those who show flair in a particular discipline.
"I am thrilled for our year 10 and year eight entrants and deeply grateful to their teachers."
The winners were also congratulated by Education minister John O'Dowd.
Three students from St Catherine's College in Armagh won the award for best project in Irish.
Brid Hughes, Sarah Hanratty and Timera McGuigan were given the award for their entry in the Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Science category.
Meanwhile, two students from Loreto Secondary School in Balbriggan, County Dublin, were named overall BT Young Scientists 2016.
Maria Louise Fufezan and Diana Bura won for their work on the damage done to soil fertility by animal feeds.
They received a trophy and a cheque for 5,000 euros.
The BT young scientist and technology awards are the most prestigious for schools in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. | St Patrick's High School in Keady has been named best Northern Ireland school at the BT Young Scientist and Technology exhibition. | 35,271,657 | 327 | 29 | false |
Its denial follows the publication of a picture on social media which purportedly shows the reptile's head underneath a bun on a meal tray.
It is not clear from the photo if the creature is dead or alive.
The state-owned airline has dismissed the report as a "false and baseless hoax" launched to tarnish its image.
The alleged incident took place when the flight attendants were serving lunch, The Times of India reported.
"Soon after it was placed on to the tray, the passenger was heard screaming," it quoted a source as saying.
The source said that the lunch was wrapped in cling film and the lizard scurried from underneath a burger.
"The passenger was very upset and said that he would lodge a complaint with the airline on landing," the source was quoted as saying.
But Air India was swift to deny the allegation.
"No such complaint by any passenger of the flight has been received on board the flight or at the Air India office in London," it said in a tweet.
Civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju also dismissed the claim, pointing out that no-one had come forward to say that they took the picture since it was posted on social media.
The row comes at a time when the national carrier is battling huge debts which reports say has resulted in delayed payments to its caterers. | Air India has insisted that there is "absolutely no truth" in reports that a lizard was found in an in-flight meal on a Delhi-London flight on Thursday. | 33,122,456 | 308 | 43 | false |
Replacement Reddan fell awkwardly beneath a tackle in the final minute of a compelling 13-13 draw and was given oxygen before being carried off.
Lock Donnacha Ryan damaged a shoulder during the game and centre Luke Marshall sustained concussion.
Both are doubts for the closing match away to Italy next Saturday.
Flanker Peter O'Mahony, scrum-half Conor Murray, centre Brian O'Driscoll and wing Fergus McFadden also picked up a variety of knocks.
Already missing were lock Paul O'Connell, wings Tommy Bowe and Craig Gilroy, centre Gordon D'Arcy, flanker Stephen Ferris and fly-half Jonathan Sexton.
Head coach Declan Kidney, however, refused to complain about Ireland's misfortune.
"We took a conscious decision that we would not complain about things," he said.
"Other people are worse off than we are, plus it is such an insult to the lads coming on and having a huge go.
"We are frustrated, but there are lads coming in who have no experience at this level under their belts and are doing such a good job for us.
"On any given day Paul O'Connell, Tommy Bowe, Stephen Ferris and Jonathan Sexton would be in the running for a Lions spot.
"I have never experienced an injury run like this, but you work your way through and I spoke to Jamie Heaslip about it and we agreed not complain." | Ireland scrum-half Eoin Reddan has been ruled out for three months after suffering a broken leg in Saturday's Six Nations match against France. | 21,734,262 | 330 | 35 | false |
But a senior adviser has suggested that the door was being left open for a future review of its status.
The chairman of the Education Select Committee, which had called for the subject to be compulsory, had accused ministers of a "feeble" response.
Neil Carmichael said ministers had "brushed over" MPs' proposals.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said PSHE lessons were important but "not yet good enough in many schools".
The select committee had called for a message from ministers that the subject would be made compulsory.
The education secretary said: "In the coming months I intend to look at all the options to ensure PSHE is taught well everywhere."
The subject teaches a wide range of topics related to keeping pupils safe and healthy, including issues such as:
It is taught by most state schools, but it is not compulsory.
The House of Commons Education Select Committee, in a report published before the general election, had warned of a "lack of clarity on the status of the subject".
"This must change, and we accept the argument that statutory status is needed for PSHE, with sex and relationships education as a core part of it," it said.
The committee had said that the quality of lessons in the subject required improvement in 40% of schools - and that young people too often reported that the "sex and relationships education they receive is inadequate".
"This situation would not be tolerated in other subjects," said the committee's report.
The education secretary's response emphasised the need to improve the standards of PSHE lessons, but did not indicate any decision to change its status.
Mrs Morgan said PSHE and sex and relationships education were "essential to keeping pupils safe and healthy, inside and outside the school gates".
"Young people today face unprecedented pressures posed by modern technology," she said.
"Good quality PSHE can provide them with the information they need to stay safe and build resilience against the risks of exploitation or radicalisation.
"At its heart, good PSHE supports young people to make informed choices."
Education Select Committee chairman Mr Carmichael said the response was "disappointing".
"Ministers entirely sidestep the call made by MPs in the closing months of the last Parliament to give statutory status to PSHE," he said.
"It is unclear why it should have taken the government so long to publish such a feeble response.
"The inquiry found the government's strategy for improving PSHE and sex and relationships education in schools to be weak.
"Yet there is nothing in this response to reassure Parliament - or young people - that the situation will now improve."
But the Family Education Trust has spoken out against the idea of PSHE being made compulsory, arguing it would weaken the sense of parents having prime responsibility for keeping their children safe and healthy.
"The more that schools take responsibility to themselves for these areas, the less that parents will see them as their responsibility," said director Norman Wells.
Anna Feuchtwang, chief executive at the National Children's Bureau, said: 'We welcome the government's commitment to improve the quality of PSHE and sex and relationships education (SRE) in our schools but urge ministers to go further and make PSHE a compulsory part of the curriculum for all pupils."
Mat Mitchel-King has earned a living rubbing shoulders with Ferdinand, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and other Premier League stars in television adverts and photo shoots. He has even appeared in a Bollywood movie.
On Saturday, the 32-year-old defender is set to swap the glitz and glamour of the modelling world for the FA Cup first qualifying round.
Chesham, who play in the seventh-tier Southern League Premier Division, entertain Saffron Walden Town, who play two leagues below, at The Meadow - one of 116 ties in the famous cup competition taking place this weekend.
"Modelling has allowed me to travel all over the world and meet some of my heroes at the same time," Mitchel-King, a former captain of Crewe Alexandra, told BBC Sport.
"But I love my football too. I captained Histon to the third round of the FA Cup in 2008-09 when we beat Swindon and Leeds before losing to Swansea.
"Hopefully Chesham will have a good run this season."
At 6ft 4in in height, Mitchel-King is slightly taller than Ferdinand, who won six Premier League titles, three League Cup and one Champions League at United.
However, he has a similar build and was used as Ferdinand's body double by a well-known sportswear company for an advertising campaign.
Mitchel-King explained: "People get confused and think you have to look exactly the same. You don't. I did all the stuff from a distance and they filmed Rio for the close up stuff. If there is a six-day shoot lasting 12 hours a day, there's no way a player can be there that long.
"So they bring in body doubles who can be captured on camera from distance.
"I've met Rio. When I played for Crewe I lived in Cheshire and would see him out and about. He'd always acknowledge me.
"You have to be professional on set. You don't ask them for autographs or selfies. It's a strict no-no."
Mitchel-King quit his modelling work for four years while playing in the Football League for Crewe and AFC Wimbledon.
"There's no way I could have knocked on the manager's door and asked for five days off so I could go to a shoot. Now I'm back in non-League it's a lot easier."
Recalling his encounter with Manchester United striker Ibrahimovic for an advert, Mitchel-King said: "He was playing in Milan at the time and flew in from Italy while Guy Ritchie directed it.
"It was filmed at Millwall's ground. There was a scene where a defender was supposed to pretend to tackle Zlatan but he went steaming in and left Ibrahimovic in a heap. Zlatan just got up and dusted himself down."
Chesham battled through four qualifying rounds last season to reach the first round where they beat Bristol Rovers 1-0. They lost 4-0 away to League One side Bradford City in the second round.
The Generals have plenty of experience in the shape of former Premier League players Darren Purse, who is in his second spell at Chesham, and Barry Hayles.
Defender Purse, 39, played in the top-flight for Birmingham City and West Brom, while Hayles, 44, was an FA Cup semi-finalist with Fulham in 2002.
Kevin Horlock has been manager of Maldon & Tiptree for just over three months. In that time Manchester City, for whom he played in three different divisions between 1997 and 2003, have spent more than £136m.
"I've not spent a penny. It's not unusual for transfer fees of £500 at this level but I haven't found anyone worth that yet," the former midfielder told BBC Sport.
Horlock scored in an FA Cup fifth-round tie for Swindon Town in 1996. "I remember it well well because it was with my right foot. That didn't happen very often," he added.
On Saturday, the 43-year-old will be in the dugout as eighth-tier Maldon & Tiptree, nicknamed the Jammers and who play in the Isthmian League Division One North, entertain seventh-tier Southern League Premier Division Biggleswade Town in the first qualifying round.
"Maldon & Tiptree is a very well run club where things are done properly. They are ambitious. That brings pressure with regards to results, but I'm loving it," added Horlock, who combines his role as a non-League manager with coaching Colchester United's Under-21s.
Despite suffering two relegations with City, Horlock looks back at his time at the club under Frank Clark, Joe Royle and Kevin Keegan with fondness.
Horlock made 232 appearances for City during a six-year spell, scoring 44 goals, including a crucial strike in the famous Division Two play-off final win over Gillingham in 1999.
"I also experienced three promotions but the thing that always struck me about City was the fans," he said. "They stuck with us in huge numbers even when went down to the third-tier.
"City were playing at Maine Road while I was there but I briefly experienced the Etihad Stadium.
"I had a couple of training sessions on there and I was in the squad to play in the first competitive match, a Uefa Cup tie against Total Network Solutions at the start of the 2003-04 season.
"On the morning of the game I was called into Kevin Keegan's office and told West Ham were interested. I'm a West Ham fan so it obviously appealed to me.
"I was up at the Etihad for the Champions League match against Steaua Bucharest last week. My son, Keagan, turned round to me and asked if I had played at the ground.
"I was dying to say yes but the truth is I didn't quite manage it."
The first of this weekend's FA Cup ties is on Friday when Isthmian League Division One South team South Park entertain their league rivals Dorking Wanderers in front of a VIP guest.
Former Football League chairman Greg Clarke officially takes over from Greg Dyke as Football Association chairman on the day of the tie.
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Clarke, a former Leicester City chairman, starts the day at Wembley Stadium before travelling to South Park's 2,000-capacity King George's Field in Reigate, Surrey, to watch the match.
He will then head to Slovakia ahead of England's World Cup qualifier on Sunday, Sam Allardyce's first match as Three Lions boss.
Southern League Premier Division Hitchin Town are allowing fans to "pay what they want" to get into their tie with Biggleswade United on Saturday as part of the annual Non-League Day celebrations.
Set up in 2010 by former BBC Sport journalist James Doe, Non-League Day gives fans of Premier League and Championship sides the chance to watch football at a level they may not be familiar with.
It coincides with the international break so people can see what is happening at a club that might be on their doorstep without missing their favourite team play.
Hitchin will donate 10% of gate receipts to Prostate Cancer UK.
All winners of this weekend's ties will receive £3,000 in prize money.
Kenny Jackett's side took the lead within three minutes when Nouha Dicko struck from close range.
Teenage striker Zach Clough then equalised with a direct free-kick and made it 2-1 soon after when he fired past Carl Ikeme from inside the box.
Bolton looked set to move into the top half of the Championship before Henry struck in the 96th minute.
Wolves could not have made a better start, as Dicko latched on to Kevin McDonald's pass before firing past Andy Lonergan from six yards.
But Bolton turned things around during a three-minute period midway through the second half.
First, Clough's free-kick found the corner of Ikeme's goal after Darren Pratley had been brought down and soon after he turned well in the box to curl in Tim Ream's cross.
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Clough then almost set up a third for Bolton, when he found Liam Trotter, whose shot from outside the box was saved by Ikeme.
Dicko was twice denied opportunities to shoot thanks to strong challenges from defender David Wheater.
In the second half Bolton debutant Adam Le Fondre went close to scoring when he chested down a Liam Feeney pass, but Ikeme saved his volley at goal.
Bolton, who lost Pratley just after the break to injury, did well to nullify the Wolves attack as Josh Vela prevented Lee Evans and Benik Afobe from causing problems in the box.
Rob Hall fired wide at the other end, but the hosts looked to be heading towards an important victory before eventually succumbing to late pressure.
With just seconds left, Henry fired a 25-yard shot past Lonergan to deny Bolton a first league home win of the new year.
Bolton boss Neil Lennon on Zach Clough:
"Zach's performance was amazing considering he has not kicked a ball for three weeks.
"I don't know where he got the free-kick from because I have never seen him do it before. But he is an outstanding talent and we have to manage him in the right way.
"We can't get carried away. I have to be mindful not to build him up into something he might possibly be. He might never get there but he is a definite talent."
Wolves manager Kenny Jackett:
"I felt we lacked in the first half and Bolton deserved their lead. In the second, they sat quite deep and we continued to try to put the ball behind them which wasn't the right tactic. We should have moved the ball better and got the ball into feet.
"I am always pleased to pick up point away from home. But it was tough for us to break them down and a real bit of quality did that in the end."
Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Benik Afobe.
Attempt blocked. Liam Feeney (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers).
Foul by Rajiv van La Parra (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Henry with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Robert Hall.
Attempt blocked. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Liam Trotter (Bolton Wanderers).
Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Robert Hall (Bolton Wanderers).
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Dorian Dervite.
Attempt blocked. Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin McDonald.
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tim Ream.
Attempt blocked. Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin McDonald.
Attempt missed. Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Hall.
Attempt blocked. Tim Ream (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Robert Hall (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Robert Hall (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Josh Vela.
Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Lee Evans tries a through ball, but Nouha Dicko is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Robert Hall (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Neil Danns.
Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty replaces Dominic Iorfa.
Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Robert Hall (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Robert Hall replaces Zach Clough.
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Verstappen, an 18-year-old rookie, was 0.305 seconds quicker than Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat as F1 returned to Mexico City for the first time since 1992.
The new surface at the remodelled Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez caused problems with a lack of grip.
Many drivers ran wide and some spun as they learned the circuit.
One of them was Hamilton's team-mate Nico Rosberg, who went off the track when his brakes overheated and had flames pouring from both rear wheels as he returned his Mercedes to the pits.
The German was fastest at the time, but ended the session sixth, 1.206secs off the pace after managing to get out on track for one further flying lap after Mercedes increased the car's brake cooling.
The high altitude of the track - which is at 2,229m - puts extra strain on the brakes because the cars are going quicker at the end of the straights as a result of the reduced drag and the brakes receive reduced cooling.
More of a problem in the first session was the lack of grip from the new track surface, exacerbated by a damp start to the session following overnight rain.
Verstappen was one of many demonstrate this - and his fastest time came on a lap on which he actually short-cut the Esses as a result of sliding wide. Had it been an official timed session, the lap would not have counted.
Kvyat in second actually set the same time to the thousandth of a second as Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen in third place, but the Russian was classified ahead as he set the time first.
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Raikkonen's team-mate Sebastian Vettel was fourth fastest, ahead of Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo.
The Australian made it three Renault-engined cars in the top five, a surprising result given the track is expected to demand strong engine power for a team to be competitive and Renault are lagging behind rivals Mercedes and Ferrari.
It was yet another troubled session for McLaren-Honda.
Jenson Button managed only nine laps before the new, upgraded Honda engine fitted to his car for the first time developed a problem and he had to sit out the rest of the session.
The 2009 world champion was already going to have the engine changed before the second session, which starts at 20:00 GMT.
Button will take a massive grid penalty of at least 20 places, and possibly as many as 50 as a result of the two new engines he has been given and potentially other ancillary parts as well.
His team-mate Fernando Alonso, too, faces a grid penalty of 15 places, for a new engine and a new gearbox.
Alonso, who had been running strongly in the early laps on the gripless track, also managed only one run before McLaren discovered a cut on one of his medium-compound Pirellis.
Not wanting to risk sending him out again on the same tyres until they knew what had caused the malfunction, he did one more short run on intermediate tyres to check a change on the car.
First Practice results
Mexican Grand Prix coverage details
On Tuesday, several newspapers focus on reports that a hand-painted flag of the militant group Islamic State (IS) was found at the room of the attacker - a 17-year-old Afghan who was shot by police.
Four people were injured - two critically - in the assault in a regional train near the southern city of Wuerzburg.
German tabloid Bild highlighted reports that the teenage attacker was shouting "Allahu akbar", and quotes an eyewitness as saying that the scene of the attack resembled a "slaughterhouse".
The Die Welt daily had an image of the interior of the train after the attack, shot from the outside through a window.
News magazine Der Spiegel carried a picture of shocked passengers being led away from the train. Elsewhere, it covered the outrage that greeted a tweet by prominent Green politician Renate Kuenast in which she questioned the police's decision to shoot the attacker.
The Sueddeutsche Zeitung ran a live page, which features a map showing the train's route when the attack happened. It also reported that the attacker lightly wounded a local resident after fleeing the scene on foot, adding that he got about 500 m (1,640ft) away from the train before being shot.
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Brian Conroy, 30, claimed he was not responsible for stabbing 26-year-old David Mair at the flat in Dennistoun on 18 November 2012.
But a jury at the High Court in Edinburgh convicted him of attempted murder after hearing how he apparently admitted the attack in a text message.
The court heard that the attack had left Mr Mair permanently scarred.
The jury heard about an exchange of text messages in which Conroy was asked: "Why did you do it?" His reply had apparently agreed he was responsible.
During the trial Conroy claimed he had only taken part in banter and had only agreed he was the one who had spilled beer on a carpet.
He denied going into the kitchen of the flat in Findlay Drive and arming himself with a knife after arguing with Mr Mair.
Conroy, from Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, was found guilty of attacking Mr Mair, brandishing a knife and striking him repeatedly on the body.
Blues are seventh in the table following their 2-1 win over Ipswich Town on Tuesday.
Former City defender Rowett, 42, who left Burton Albion to replace Lee Clark in October 2014, won 42 of his 106 games as manager at St Andrew's.
Ex-West Ham and Watford boss Gianfranco Zola is believed to be high on Blues' list of potential replacements.
Rowett's departure, along with assistant boss Kevin Summerfield and coaches Kevin Poole, Darren Robinson and Mark Sale, comes in the wake of Birmingham's Chinese owners Trillion Trophy Asia Limited making three new boardroom appointments on Monday.
Wenqing Zhao, Chun Kong Yiu and Zhu Kai, all existing directors of Hong Kong-based Birmingham International Holdings, have formed a new five-man board at St Andrew's, alongside existing directors Panos Pavlakis and Victor Ma.
"Such a parting of the ways is always difficult," Pavlakis said.
"Particularly so on a personal level. I have worked very closely with Gary and have got to know him well. Our relationship was very strong but in football you can never stand still.
"I would ask that our supporters trust our judgement and look forward to and embrace the future as we begin to implement the exciting vision of Trillion Trophy Asia Limited."
In an official statement, the club say "an immediate replacement" will be found to give the new manager time to prepare for the upcoming January transfer window and that funds will be available.
Former Italy and Chelsea forward Zola's last managerial job was with Qatari side Al-Arabi, but the 50-year-old was sacked in June after just one season.
Richard Wilford, BBC WM
Gary Rowett's departure from Birmingham City, with little by way of official explanation, feels like another one of the symptoms of the modern game.
In just over two years, Rowett took an inexpensively assembled squad to two top-half finishes in the Championship, and had them on the verge of the play-offs with the potential of money to spend in January.
Blues' new Chinese owners, Trillion Trophy Asia, had previously appeared to be targeting stability and continuity. This decision suggests a greater degree of urgency, and, with it, a greater degree of risk.
Andrew Brandt, of US firm Blue Coat, contacted the BBC after hearing an episode of BBC Radio 4's You and Yours that discussed the phishing scam.
Mr Brandt discovered that the emails linked to ransomware called Maktub.
The malware encrypts victims' files and demands a ransom be paid before they can be unlocked.
The phishing emails told recipients they owed hundreds of pounds to UK businesses and that they could print an invoice by clicking on a link - but that leads to malware, as Mr Brandt explained.
One of the emails was received by You and Yours reporter Shari Vahl.
"It's incredibly fast and by the time the warning message had appeared on the screen it had already encrypted everything of value on the hard drive - it happens in seconds," Mr Brandt told the BBC.
"This is the desktop version of a smash and grab - they want a quick payoff."
Maktub doesn't just demand a ransom, it increases the fee - which is to be paid in bitcoins - as time elapses.
A website associated with the malware explains that during the first three days, the fee stands at 1.4 bitcoins, or approximately $580. This rises to 1.9 bitcoins, or $790, after the third day.
The phishing emails tell recipients that they owe money to British businesses and charities when they do not.
One of the organisations named was the Koestler Trust, a charity which helps ex-offenders and prisoners produce artwork.
"We rely on generous members of the public and we were very distressed when we discovered that people felt they had received emails from us asking for money, when indeed they had not been generated by us at all," chief executive Sally Taylor told You and Yours.
One remarkable feature of the scam emails was the fact that they included not just the victim's name, but also their postal address.
Many, including BBC staff, have noted that the addresses are generally highly accurate.
According to Dr Steven Murdoch, a cybersecurity expert at the University of London, it's still not clear how scammers were able to gather people's addresses and link them to names and emails.
The data could have come from a number of leaked or stolen databases for example, making it hard to track down the source.
Several people contacted the You and Yours team to say that they were concerned data might have been taken from their eBay accounts, as their postal addresses had been stored there in the same format as they appeared in the phishing emails.
In a statement, the firm said: "Ebay works aggressively to protect customer data and privacy, which is our highest priority.
"We are not aware of any link between this new phishing scam and eBay's data.
"We continually update our approach to customer data security in an effort to create the safest environment possible for our customers."
The UK's national fraud and cybercrime reporting centre has been flooded with queries from people targeted by the scam.
"We have been inundated with this," said deputy head Steve Proffitt.
"At Action Fraud on Monday we received an additional 600 calls and from then onwards we've received 500 calls to our contact centre a day," he added.
Mr Proffitt advised people who had received the phishing emails to under no circumstances click on the link, but instead delete the message from their system and inform Action Fraud.
Referring specifically to Maktub and the approach taken by the phishers, Dr Murdoch said he believed the scam was "significant" in more ways than one.
"It also appears to be quite widespread - I've heard about it from multiple sources so it seems like they were fairly successful getting a lot of these sent out," he told the BBC.
He added that it was hard to know how to advise people who were unfortunate enough to have their files encrypted by ransomware.
For some individuals without backups, paying the ransom might be the only way to retrieve their data.
"However, every person that does that makes the business more valuable for the criminal and the world worse for everyone," he said.
It wants family and friends of people who are elderly, live alone or have mental health or addiction issues to "put them in touch" with firefighters.
They can then make a home fire safety visit to those "at greatest risk".
There were 33 deaths from fires in Scotland in 2013-14 - the lowest for more than 20 years.
This was down 28% on the previous year's figure of 46.
With 28 recorded deaths, so far, this year, the fire service wants to get in touch with vulnerable people who are most at risk from house fires.
Assistant chief officer Lewis Ramsay said: "The sad reality is many fatal fires could be prevented. We know very simple steps are often the difference between life and death.
"Every one of us can make that difference just by talking to people we know who might be vulnerable and putting them in touch with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service."
Mr Ramsay said that even a small house fire could threaten life.
He added: "We would much rather take the time to do a free home fire safety visit and help someone prevent a fire than respond to a blaze where they may have already suffered life-changing, or even life-ending, injuries.
"Protecting the most vulnerable members of our communities isn't something we can do alone. Reaching people who need some help to stay safe is always a challenge and we need the public's help to meet it."
He also promised "to prioritise refugee claims made by individuals on the basis of religious-based persecution, provided that the religion of the individual is a minority religion in the individual's country of nationality".
The executive order imposed a cap of 50,000 on the number of refugees for 2017, less than half of the 110,000 admissions that President Obama planned.
Has the number of refugees in the US and, in particular, those from Syria, risen in recent years?
The number of refugees admitted to the US over the past 10 years has fluctuated, from the low of 48,282 in 2007, to the high of 84,995 in 2016.
In the first three months of the new financial year, a total of 25,671 were admitted.
In 2016, of the nearly 85,000 refugees admitted, the highest number - 16,370 - arrived from DR Congo, followed by Syria with 12,587 and Myanmar (Burma) with 12,347.
The number of Muslim refugees who entered the US in 2016 was 38,901, making up almost half (46%) of the total, according the the Pew Research report from October 2016.
The report says this is the highest number of Muslim refugees in any year since data on self-reported religious affiliations first became publicly available in 2002.
Between 2011, when the conflict in Syria started, and 2015, the US admitted a relatively small number of Syrian refugees - a total of 201. In 2015 the number increased to 1,682 and in 2016 to 12,587, bringing the total, since the start of the war, to 14,470.
By comparison, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees' latest figures show that the highest number of refugees from Syria since the start of the crisis was taken by Turkey with 2.9 million, Lebanon with one million and Jordan, which took 655,000.
In the same period, the EU took 844,000 Syrians, according to Eurostat, with more than half of the total admitted by Germany.
There have been big differences in the number of refugees arriving year-on-year in the US over the past four decades: from the peak of 207,116 in 1980 to the lowest of 27,131 in 2002.
In total, since 1975, the US has admitted about 3.4 million refugees. Its current population is about 323 million.
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23 March 2016 Last updated at 13:05 GMT
For a family from Belfast, those two events were intensely personal.
Sisters Elizabeth and Nell Corr took part in the early stages of the Rising - rebelling against the British, as two of their brothers were fighting for the Allies in World War One.
BBC News NI's Catherine Morrison reports.
York Art Gallery will introduce a £7.50 entrance fee after the body that runs it had its council subsidy cut by 60%.
That follows Brighton Museum and Art Gallery's decision to charge tourists.
Museums Association president David Fleming said charging for entry was now on the agenda at many other venues that face local council funding cuts.
"I'm absolutely certain that museums all over the country are considering introducing admissions fees in order to try to help plug the gaps that are appearing in their budgets," he said.
But the move would only be successful in towns and cities that attract a significant number of tourists, he added.
Entrance charges at many publicly-funded museums and galleries were dropped around 15 years ago in an attempt to bring in a wider range of visitors.
The government has pledged to keep free entry at venues classed as national museums - such as the British Museum, Tate and National Gallery - which are funded directly by the government.
But that pledge does not cover council-funded venues in towns and cities across the country.
York Art Gallery is one of four attractions run by York Museums Trust, which has seen its subsidy from City of York Council fall from £1.5m per year in 2012 to £600,000 this year.
The gallery scrapped entrance fees in 2002 - but will reintroduce them when it reopens on 1 August after an £8m renovation and expansion.
York Museums Trust chief executive Janet Barnes said she expected further funding cuts in the coming years.
"Given that we've just put £8m into the gallery and it's a much bigger place, we think now is the moment to introduce charging," she said.
"Obviously we would really hope not to, but we just couldn't see any other way of being sustainable in the longer term."
York attracts seven million tourists per year, who are used to paying entrance fees, Mrs Barnes explained.
Income from sources like philanthropy, events and the shop and cafe provide "piddling amounts" compared with admissions income, she continued.
"They're not big enough lumps of money in order to maintain really expensive collections," she said.
"In order to get substantial amounts of money, you have to charge. There's no alternative. Or you have to have public subsidy.
"If the public subsidy's going, then what do we do? Do we just say we'll have to close, or we'll have to close two days a week, or only open in the afternoons?
"It's that sort of thing that you're faced with. And that's no good for anybody. You're on a downward slide."
A City of York Council meeting next week is expected to confirm that locals will be required to pay as well as tourists.
However an annual season ticket will be on offer and those on benefits and aged between 17-24 will be charged half price. Children will be free.
The York decision comes two months after Brighton's Royal Pavilion and Museums began charging £5 per adult to enter Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, unless they take proof that they are a local resident.
Visitor numbers have dropped 50% as a result, according to Royal Pavilion and Museums head of enterprise Abigail Thomas.
But the income generated is expected to hit the target of £200,000 per year, which will make up for this year's cut from Brighton and Hove City Council, she said.
"The other options would have been closing some of the museums or more redundancies, and we have made a number of redundancies already," she said.
"I have to say we've had very few complaints."
Royal Pavilion and Museums' local authority funding is expected to drop from £1.9m in 2012 to £1m in 2017.
Museums Association president David Fleming said museum entrance fees would raise more money in some locations than others.
"It will work in some places," he said. "It might work in York. I doubt very much it would work in a place like Burnley or Rotherham. Those places are not full of tourists who are wanting to spend lots of money in museums.
"I'm sure that museums all over the country will be looking at trying to find other ways of raising income from different places.
"But introducing admission charges to museums isn't necessarily the best way of trying to resolve income problems."
Mr Fleming is also director of National Museums Liverpool, which gets direct government funding to run seven venues, including the Walker Art Gallery, Museum of Liverpool and World Museum.
He is happy with the government's policy of keeping national museums free - but is considering other ways to save money if more cuts are made, as expected.
"It might be closing for certain days, it might be closing for a certain number of hours, it might be closing certain places in order to keep others open," he said. "But somehow or other, you've got to cut your cloth."
Industry figures showed that in 2009 solar farms covered 24 acres and last year they covered 2,420 acres.
Opponents say solar farms will drive tourists away from the area, which relies on its natural beauty for tourism.
Industry body Regen SW said there was no evidence they affected tourism.
One of the latest applications to South Hams District Council in Devon is for a solar farm of about 26 acres, surrounded by a 2m (7ft) high fence and monitored by security cameras, at Place Barton Farm at Moreleigh, near Totnes.
Garden designer Alice Blount, an opponent of the plans, said: "We already have one at Diptford which is just under three miles away from here. There is another at Blackawton and another two have just been given planning permission nearby.
"It seems as if the whole of this area is going to be smothered in glass panels and we really don't want that."
But Merlyn Hyman of Regen SW said the overall landmass covered by solar farms was "still very small" and less than 0.057% of the counties' total landmass.
"I do think it is important that solar farms are developed in the right place," he said.
"Tourism is an important source of revenue for the South West.
"But there isn't any evidence that renewables have had any impact on tourism.
"In Cornwall, the growth of tourism has gone very much hand in hand with the growth in renewables and particularly wind turbines."
British Solar Renewables, which is behind the Place Barton scheme, said it was "committed to striking the right balance between generating clean energy, supporting both agriculture and the natural environment".
It said the solar farm was "well screened" and, if granted planning permission, it would generate enough renewable energy to power about 1,250 homes.
Ms Blake and her two boys, aged eight and four, disappeared on 13 December and were found buried in the garden of their London home on 5 January.
Arthur Simpson Kent, 48, of Erith, in south-east London, was arrested earlier at Heathrow Airport after he arrived on a flight from Ghana.
He confirmed his name, age and address and was remanded in custody.
He will next appear at the Old Bailey on Tuesday.
A post-mortem examination found Ms Blake and her sons Zachery and Amon died from neck and head injuries.
The actress played Frankie Pierre in 56 episodes of EastEnders in 1996 and 1998.
She had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
Mr Simpson-Kent was arrested by police in Ghana four days after the bodies of his partner and their sons were found.
He previously told an extradition court in Accra he would have returned to the UK earlier had he not been held.
Scotland Yard is under investigation by the police watchdog for the way it handled the missing persons inquiry and why it took more than three weeks to find the bodies at the actress's home in Erith.
Euphemia Clark, 84, was reported missing from the Dalnaglar Care Home in Crieff at about 06:00 on Hogmanay.
The last known sighting of her was thought to have been at about 10:30 the same day in the Coldswells Road area.
Police Scotland said a body was found in Crieff on Friday. A statement added: "The body is still to be formally identified but the family of Euphemia Clark has been made aware."
Dog units and a helicopter were brought in to search for Ms Clark.
Police also asked local residents to check outhouses and external buildings.
Robert Howard was granted leave to seek a judicial review of the coroner's decision to examine the disappearance of Arlene Arkinson in 1994.
His legal team claim the move involves an attempt to undermine the not guilty verdict returned against him.
The body of Arlene, who was 15, has never been found.
Howard's lawyers argue that the inquest is being used as a way of reopening issues surrounding the case because the Arkinson family were unhappy with the outcome of the criminal trial.
Arlene, from Castlederg, County Tyrone, vanished after attending a disco in Bundoran, County Donegal.
Howard, 67, who formerly lived near her home, was charged with her murder but acquitted at trial in 2005.
Life sentence
The jury did not know that by then he was already serving life for raping and killing 14-year-old Hanna Williams from Deptford, south London.
Her body was found in a cement works in Northfleet, Kent, in March 2002.
Howard's lawyers, who unsuccessfully tried to have reporting restrictions imposed on their judicial review application, pointed out that the coroner's stated purpose was to allow Arlene's death to be registered.
It was argued that this could be achieved through an alternative, High Court procedure with the Presumption of Death Act 2009 coming into effect.
No confirmation was given on whether or not Howard would co-operate with any inquest.
Counsel for the coroner contended that the test of necessity in holding an inquest had been met.
The court also heard that issues about the admissibility of bad character evidence would play a significant part in the case.
With the coroner said to be satisfied that Arlene is dead, it was set out that his obligation was to probe all the circumstances.
The judge hearing the case, Mr Justice Treacy ruled on Tuesday that it should proceed to a full hearing.
He said: "I'm going to grant leave (to apply for judicial review) and fix a date for hearing.
"I'm satisfied there is an arguable case."
A one-day hearing of the issues in the High Court has been listed for November.
His Team Sky team-mate and fellow Brit Chris Froome is second, 13 seconds behind, heading into the final stage.
American sprinter John Murphy won the 146.2km stage three from Traralgon to Inverloch in a photo-finish.
Sunday's final stage ends with a climb to the summit of the 314m Arthurs Seat on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria.
And Froome believes his compatriot can hold onto the lead. He said: "I'm pretty sure he'll be all right. He's in good nick and he's feeling good.
"It would be massive. It would be a great win for him, a great win for the team so that's the plan."
Kennaugh, though, said he was well aware of the threat posed by the riders just behind him - not least, Froome.
"If Froome's feeling super-good he'll be up for anything," said the 26-year-old.
"He can have an attack, he can do what he wants but I'm sure we'll have a strategy by tomorrow and take it from there."
Stage three result:
1. John Murphy (US/United Healthcare) 3hrs 20mins 52secs
2. Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita/Trek) same time
3. Steele von Hoff (Aus/ONE)
4. Jesse Kerrison (Aus/State of Matter)
5. Anthony Giacoppo (Aus/Avanti IsoWhey)
6. Caleb Ewan (Aus/Orica-GreenEdge)
7. Neil van der Ploeg (Aus/Avanti IsoWhey)
8. Daniele Colli (Ita/Nippo)
9. Alistair Donohoe (Aus/Australia)
10. Luke Rowe (GB/Team Sky)
Overall classification after stage three:
1. Peter Kennaugh (GB/Team Sky) 9hrs 54mins 13secs
2. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) +13secs
3. Jack Bobridge (Aus/Trek) +31secs
4. Jack Haig (Aus/Orica-GreenEdge) +48secs
5. Dion Smith (NZ/ONE) +52secs
6. Damien Howson (Aus/Orica-GreenEdge) +53secs
7. Anthony Giacoppo (Aus/Avanti IsoWhey) +54secs
8. Robbie Hucker (Aus/Avanti IsoWhey) same time
9. Patrick Shaw (Aus/Avanti IsoWhey) +55secs
10. Joseph Cooper (NZ/Avanti IsoWhey) same time.
Both teams had disallowed goals early on, with the Addicks' Nicky Ajose and the Robins' Danny Wright offside.
The home side went ahead when Daniel O'Shaughnessy's long throw-in was flicked on by Wright, allowing Pell to finish against his former club.
Dan Holman went close late on for Cheltenham, who held on to progress to the next round.
Match ends, Cheltenham Town 1, Charlton Athletic 0.
Second Half ends, Cheltenham Town 1, Charlton Athletic 0.
Foul by James Rowe (Cheltenham Town).
Karlan Ahearne-Grant (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
James Rowe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Karlan Ahearne-Grant (Charlton Athletic).
Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kevin Foley (Charlton Athletic).
Johnnie Jackson (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Andrew Crofts (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Russell Griffiths (Cheltenham Town) because of an injury.
James Jennings (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. James Rowe replaces Amari Morgan-Smith.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. James Jennings replaces Jordan Cranston.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Jack Barthram replaces Billy Waters.
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Danny Parslow.
Attempt missed. Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Roger Johnson (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town).
Attempt saved. Nicky Ajose (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Tareiq Holmes-Dennis replaces Brandon Hanlan because of an injury.
Delay in match Brandon Hanlan (Charlton Athletic) because of an injury.
Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andrew Crofts (Charlton Athletic).
Morgan Fox (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Morgan Fox (Charlton Athletic).
Attempt missed. Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Brandon Hanlan (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Karlan Ahearne-Grant replaces Ricky Holmes.
Foul by Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Cheltenham Town).
Ricky Holmes (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Danny Whitehead (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andrew Crofts (Charlton Athletic).
Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says the deal will be referred for an in-depth investigation unless "acceptable undertakings are offered".
The CMA's initial investigation found that about 1,000 Sprit pubs overlap with a Greene King pub in a local area.
Both companies say they are putting proposals to the CMA that will address those issues.
Sheldon Mills, CMA senior director of mergers, said: "Greene King and Spirit now have the opportunity to resolve these concerns by offering appropriate undertakings."
The CMA is the UK's main consumer and competition authority.
Spirit, based in Staffordshire, was split off from Punch Taverns in 2011. It runs the Chef & Brewer and Flaming Grill chains.
Suffolk-based Greene King runs 1,900 pubs, restaurants and hotels across the UK, including the Loch Fyne Seafood and Grill and Hungry Horse chains.
The planned deal is part of Greene King's shift into restaurants and pubs that serve food.
Greene King chief executive Rooney Anand called the CMA's decision "sensible". He said: "We are confident we will be able to offer suitable undertakings, which will keep the number of pubs we need to sell to a minimum and allow the acquisition to complete before the end of June."
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) closed Redferns in Weymouth, Dorset, in November.
It said it found "reason to suspect dishonesty" on the part of solicitor and partner Michelle Hind.
About 60 of more than 100 claimants have now been paid, the SRA said.
The £2.1m has come from its compensation fund, which all solicitors pay into, it said.
The SRA added its investigation into Redferns continued and a decision "on the appropriate course of action" was still to be made.
Police have not yet confirmed whether a criminal investigation into the firm is being carried out.
The SRA had said Ms Hind, as well as the firm's other partners John Mackenzie and Damian Sommerscales, had failed to comply with rules made under sections 31 and 32 of the Solicitors Act 1974.
All three were automatically suspended when the firm closed and cannot practise as solicitors.
Ms Hind resigned from her role as president of the Weymouth and Portland Chamber of Commerce following the closure of Redferns.
Redferns has described the closure as "regretful".
Ward 2A has six patients currently displaying symptoms. Two patients have tested positive for norovirus.
NHS Highland said the virus, which causes diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting, spreads in the air.
The health board added that the virus is "extremely infectious".
According to the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
, the current system of oil price reporting is "susceptible to manipulation or distortion."
Benchmark prices are compiled by price reporting agencies. The biggest, Platts, says "there is absolutely no similarity" between Libor and oil.
Trillions of dollars of securities and contracts are based on these oil and gasoline prices.
Both the Libor inter-bank lending rate at the heart of a global rate-rigging scandal and spot oil prices are based on a system of trust. They are, effectively, unregulated.
Traders at various banks voluntarily report the prices they pay for oil contracts to Platts, Argus or one of their competitors. The price reporting agency use a number of trades to decide what the benchmark price, quoted to the outside world, should be.
IOSCO said that "this creates opportunity for a trader to submit a partial picture, i.e. an incomplete set of its trades in order to influence the assessment to the trader's advantage."
Journalists working at Platts or Argus are trained to check any figures which appear suspicious or spurious. However, they do not have powers to challenge or investigate banks or individuals responsible for these submissions.
Platts - the biggest player in the market - insists that the competition between it and Argus as Independent Price Reporting Organisations (IPROs) provides "critical distinctions" from Libor which is regulated by a single body, the British Bankers' Association.
IOSCO also criticised a lack of transparency about the way banks compile their submissions. Platts says the data is based on "bids and offers that are tested in the marketplace." However, IOSCO raises the issue that there are insufficient safeguards to prevent collusion between two or more banks as is currently suspected in the Libor scandal.
The G20 had originally asked IOSCO, oil cartel OPEC, the International Energy Agency and the International Energy Forum to contribute to a report into oil price reporting in March.
But, the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) - which represents large financial organisations - is also critical of the perceived independence of Platts and its competitors: Argus, OPIS and ICIS-LOR, which also compile oil and gasoline prices for the market.
In its statement, Platts said: "Platts and other IPROs have no vested interest in the markets they cover. We are subscription-based companies and never pay in any fashion for market participants to submit data to our assessment processes."
However, Simon Lewis, chief executive of the GFMA wrote in an open letter to IOSCO: "there is potential for conflicts of interest to arise where PRAs engage in revenue generation, price reporting and news services on oil markets, as incentives may arise to favour those who pay greater subscriber fees or provide greater access to market information."
Mr Lewis called for "barriers or fire walls to minimize contamination risk of information."
IOSCO submitted a report update containing its preliminary findings to the G20 in June. The full report is currently scheduled to be published in time for the G20's next summit in November.
The measure was passed unanimously and will become law when approved by the upper house and President Vladimir Putin, a virtual formality.
Gay rights campaigners clashed with anti-gay activists outside the Duma.
The lower house also passed a bill imposing up to three years in jail on those who offend religious believers.
The law comes in the wake of the imprisoning of members of the punk band Pussy Riot for performing an anti-Putin protest in an Orthodox cathedral in February 2012.
Two band members, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, are currently serving two-year jail terms.
The new law on "offending religious feelings of the faithful" will also take effect after approval by the upper house and the president.
Violence between rival protesters spread onto Moscow's central street on Tuesday, reports the BBC's Steve Rosenberg in the capital.
Gay rights campaigners were attacked and there were no police to stop the violence, says our correspondent. When one group ran into a shop to take refuge, their attackers waited and then ran in to find them.
Under the new law, private individuals promoting "homosexual behaviour among minors" face fines of up to 5,000 roubles (£100; $155) while officials risk paying 10 times that amount. Businesses and schools could be fined up to 500,000 roubles.
Homosexuality was decriminalised in Russia in 1993, but anti-gay sentiment is high.
A recent poll found that nearly half of Russians believe that the gay and lesbian community should not enjoy the same rights as other citizens.
The man, a soldier, is accused of conspiring with another army officer who had falsely registered as a Syrian refugee, and a student.
The suspected right-wing extremists wanted to frame refugees for the attack, say prosecutors.
Their alleged targets included former German president Joachim Gauck and Justice Minister Heiko Maas.
The affair has sparked a national debate about right-wing extremism in Germany's armed forces.
On Sunday, inspections were ordered at every army barracks after Nazi-era memorabilia were found at two of them.
But last week German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen provoked anger after using the alleged plot to accuse the army of an attitude problem.
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On Tuesday, German police detained 27-year-old "Maximilian T" in Kehl, across the Rhine river from the French city of Strasbourg.
"The accused is strongly suspected of planning a severe act of violence against the state out of a right-wing extremist conviction," the prosecutor's office said in a statement.
The man was stationed at a barracks in France, alongside another man who was arrested in April, 28-year-old "Franco A".
He was arrested in April, after police discovered he had registered as a Syrian refugee at a shelter in central Germany in December 2015 and later officially requested political asylum in Bavaria.
A student, 24, named as "Mathias F" has also been arrested.
The three "planned an attack against a high-ranking politician or public figure who was supportive of what the accused saw as the failed immigration and refugee affairs policies", prosecutors said.
They had drawn up a hit list and acquired a pistol for Franco A to carry out the attack, they said. Maximilian covered up his accomplice's absences from barracks in pursuit of the plot, prosecutors suspect.
The country has experienced a backlash against Chancellor Angela Merkel's "open-door" policy which saw Germany take in more than one million asylum seekers in 2015.
Ms Wilson is suing publisher Bauer Media over eight articles published by its magazines in 2015.
The Supreme Court of Victoria heard the pieces alleged she had lied about her name, age and upbringing in Australia.
Her "world collapsed" after their publication, her lawyer said. Bauer denies the articles were defamatory.
The Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids actor, who is seeking unspecified damages, is expected to testify during the case in Melbourne.
Opening her case, Ms Wilson's lawyer, Dr Matthew Collins, QC, told the six-woman jury that Bauer Media "tore down an Australian star to sell magazines".
"She thought she had never been hit with such nastiness," he said.
"It should have been the high point of her career. She should have been going from meeting to meeting to discuss future roles. In fact the phone stopped ringing."
Dr Collins said Ms Wilson was subsequently sacked from two films, Trolls and Kung Fu Panda 3.
In defending the articles, a lawyer for Bauer Media told the jury that the articles were substantially true, trivial, and unlikely to cause Ms Wilson harm.
Georgina Schoff, QC, said actors often lied about their age.
"They were not nasty articles," she said.
The articles appeared in magazines including Woman's Day and the Australian Women's Weekly.
Giving evidence on Tuesday, Ms Wilson spoke of her 'bogan' upbringing, using the informal but not necessarily disparaging Australian word for being uncultured, or of low social status.
When asked to describe the meaning of bogan, the actor said she used it "very endearingly".
"Although now I would be a cashed-up bogan," she said.
Wilson described a childhood which included spending weekends at dog shows, often selling pet products.
She told the court her age was 37, and that she had legally changed her birth name, Melanie Elizabeth Bownds, to Rebel Elizabeth Melanie Wilson.
"I never expected to be in a court case having to prove every aspect of my life," she said.
Wales saw the highest level of rainfall across the UK in December, although it was parts of northern England which bore the brunt of the floods.
NFU Mutual said its Welsh claims of up to £2.5m would form part of an estimated £40m across the UK.
Flooding closed the A55 on Boxing Day, homes were evacuated and Beaumaris Castle's moat overflowed.
North, mid and west Wales had flood warnings in place.
At the weekend, part of the M4 closed after lanes in the Brynglas tunnels in Newport flooded, and fire crews across south, west and mid Wales were called to flooded homes and roads following persistent heavy rain.
NFU Mutual's chief claims manager Matthew Scott said: "The flooding across many parts of Scotland, northern England and north west Wales could be the worst for several years."
On Tuesday, First Minister Carwyn Jones made a second visit to flood-hit parts of north Wales and announced an extra £2.3m for communities affected.
A report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) listed a catalogue of poor practice by Cumbria Police.
The force was criticised for failing to properly investigate the death of Poppi Worthington in 2012.
It said improvements had been made since the inspection in July.
The 41-page HMIC report said some serious cases were given to non-specialist teams who lacked necessary skills and the force had not done enough to train officers in child sexual exploitation.
The inspection was prompted by Cumbria's former police and crime commissioner Richard Rhodes, who urged HMIC to look into how the force responded to unexplained deaths of children.
A number of case studies in the report identified "shocking" cases where procedures were not followed, leads not pursued and children's safety has potentially been put at risk.
They include the mother of a 14-year-old girl disclosing that her daughter had been in a sexual relationship with a number of men, including a 19-year-old registered sex offender.
The suspect was arrested and the matter investigated, but inspectors found no evidence of a longer-term safeguarding plan to protect the girl from further exploitation.
In another case an eight-year-old girl alleged she had been sexually assaulted by her mother's partner.
But the suspect was not arrested for three weeks following the initial report and the suspect was not considered as a possible serial offender for six months, despite being known to have access to and explicit pictures of other children.
Barrow MP John Woodcock said Cumbria Police needed "rapid improvement" to ensure the "horrific abuse" of youngsters was identified and those responsible punished.
He said: "Parents across the county will be alarmed by the report's chilling examples of child sex victims who were not given proper protection from Cumbria police.
"Similarly disturbing are the instances where there is no record of suspects of serious sexual offences being properly investigated.
"The report did contain some examples of good practice and it is encouraging that inspectors concluded Cumbria's police officers are clearly committed to protecting children and determined to turn the situation around."
A force spokesman said since the inspection 600 frontline staff had received training in how to spot child sexual exploitation.
He added: "Much of what HMIC found in their visit in July has already been addressed and significant improvements made.
"During the first two or three months of this year we are training staff in domestic abuse and how to treat children in domestic abuse situations, so we are investing heavily in ensuring our frontline staff have a better understanding of the issues and how to protect children."
The unemployment rate in Wales between May and July has fallen to 4.1% while for the UK as a whole it remains at 4.9% for a third month.
The number of people unemployed in Wales is 63,000, 10,000 fewer than three months earlier and down 35,000 for the same period a year ago.
The fall in unemployment is steeper in Wales than the UK as a whole.
However, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, the overall employment rate in Wales - at 73.2% - is still below the UK average of 74.5%.
Employment in Wales between May and July was 18,000 higher than the previous quarter, February to April.
The fall in unemployment in Wales is proportionately the biggest fall of all the nations and regions of the UK for both the previous year (May-July 2015) and the previous quarter (February-April 2016 ).
Between May and July, Wales saw a fall of 0.7% compared with February and April and a 2.3% fall compared with the same period a year earlier.
For that comparison Wales was a long way ahead with the next greatest fall, of 1.2%, being in Scotland
While the latest ONS figures cover the period of the EU referendum, it could be too early to come to any assumptions or conclusions in terms of the Brexit vote and its effect on employment.
On the whole, it takes companies more than a couple of months to hire or fire employees and for this to appear in the official statistics.
Responding to the statistics, First Minister Carwyn Jones said: "This is all excellent news for the Welsh economy, but there is no time for complacency.
"We will continue to work hard to support business and create the economic conditions to create and safeguard sustainable jobs right across Wales.
"We continue to have big ambitions for Wales and its economy and are determined to deliver on them for the people of Wales."
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns added that the "record-breaking data" on jobs was testament to the ability of the Welsh economy to create jobs and reduce unemployment.
"We are seeing more people in work than ever before and the jobless rate at a historic low as the Welsh employment market rapidly closes the gap on the rest of the UK," he added.
Mr Cairns also said that welfare reform had played its part with some of the sharpest falls in unemployment in places like Merthyr Tydfil, Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly.
"Going back to work now makes better financial sense than ever, and we are ending the culture of homes with no history of a parent in work which has blighted some parts of our country," he said.
Since 2013 we can see that there has been a significant fall in unemployment in some of the areas of Wales that have struggled most to increase jobs.
Blaenau Gwent stands out as one of those areas. What the figures in the chart above do not tell us, is whether those jobs are low skilled or high skilled, how many hours they account for nor how long term they are.
Despite the fact that Wales has a lower rate of unemployment than the UK, it also has a lower proportion of 16-64-years-olds working - 73.2% in Wales compared with 74.5% for the UK.
If one is trying to assess the strength of the economy, you cannot look at unemployment and employment figures in isolation.
The fact that Wales languishes at the bottom of the tables for productivity (or gross value added) suggests that despite enjoying the greatest fall in unemployment of all the UK's regions and nations, many of those jobs cannot be of high value economically.
Federation of Small Business Wales policy chairwoman Janet Jones welcomed the figures but added: "We need to ensure that the jobs that are being created are sustainable over the longer term, and that no part of Wales is being left behind, especially with the uncertainty facing businesses in the wake of the referendum vote."
Relatives and friends of 13-year-old Lindsey Inger, who was killed by a tram in November, have campaigned for it.
Lindsey's foster mother said she was glad the bridge had finally been installed, but said it was too late to save her daughter's life.
A woman and her grandson were killed at the Moor Bridge crossing, in Nottinghamshire, in 2008.
Marlene Starling, Lindsey's foster mother, said: "If you see something and it's a danger you are going to make it so it's safe, so why have we had to lose all these lives before they've done it?
"But we are thankful now that they have anyway, so we are hoping and praying nobody's going to lose any more lives."
The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) union has accused Network Rail and the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) of ignoring safety warnings 14 months before Lindsey was killed.
Network Rail said it had closed hundreds of level crossings because it recognised they can be dangerous, and safety features had been introduced at thousands of level crossings.
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John Leigh, 56, and Deborah Hancox, 46, channelled the cash into false companies they set up while working for the former North West Strategic Health Authority.
The used the money to lead luxury lifestyles, buying a cottage in the Lake District and a Jaguar convertible.
The couple have been ordered to repay a total of £184,930.
Leigh, who worked in IT, and Hancox, who helped train doctors, were jailed for three years eight months and two years respectively in 2014 after admitting conspiracy to defraud and concealing criminal property.
Between 2003 and 2008 they used their bogus companies to sell products to the NHS at highly inflated prices.
As well as leading glamorous lifestyles, the pair, both of Middleton, Rochdale, invested hundreds of thousands of pounds in businesses in Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey.
But their scam unravelled when the health service launched an investigation, and the pair were arrested after fleeing to Cyprus.
A hearing at Manchester Crown Court on Friday determined the amounts Leigh and Hancox must repay.
Leigh was told he must pay £177,999 within three months, or face a further jail sentence of six months.
Hancox will serve an additional two-month sentence if she does not pay £6,930.
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On Wednesday, Joshua, who has a terminal brain tumour, was named on Dale's bench for their Checkatrade Trophy tie at Hartlepool.
He was unable to make the match at Northern Gas and Power Stadium because of his illness.
However, the League One side printed a shirt with his name and number on and presented it to him the next day.
Rochdale boss Keith Hill said Joshua's story had 'touched the hearts' of everyone at the club after the team first met him in February.
"The accolade follows on from the traditional monthly manager and player of the month divisional award winners announced," said a statement.
"And will see a special trophy produced and sent to the club for them to pass on to their youngest-ever signing."
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Smyth earned sprint doubles in both Beijing and London but changes to the competition programme mean he will only race in the T13 100m in Brazil.
After his T37 800m triumph in Beijing, McKillop won two gold medals in London.
However, the International Paralympic Committee's programme changes mean he will be restricted to the 1500m in Rio.
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The squad for the Games which take place between 7-18 September includes four other Northern Ireland competitors.
Tyrone shooter Phillip Eaglesham has been selected while County Antrim pair Cormac Birt and Jordan Walker join Armagh's Ryan Walker in the football squad.
Overall, the Ireland team will compete across nine sports in Rio.
McKillop and Smyth's athletics team-mates will include Orla Barry who earned a bronze medal in London while Noelle Lenihan and Niamh McCarthy will also have high hopes of challenging for podium places.
Irish Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Patrick O'Donovan officially announced the team at Dublin City Hall on Tuesday morning.
"It is a tremendous honour for each of the 44 athletes who have been selected to represent Ireland at the Rio Games and they can all be very proud of that achievement," said the minister.
Ireland's Paralympic performance director Dave Malone said that a target of eight medals for the team "is achievable".
"The team is ready to achieve great personal and collective success at the Games," said Mr Malone.
"We also anticipate a large number of finals from the team, and we are seeking career best performances from as many of the team as possible on the biggest stage of all."
The first group of Irish athletes will depart for Brazil on 23 August, with a holding camp taking place in Uberlandia, just over 600 miles from the Olympic host city.
Ireland's Paralympic team
Athletics: Orla Barry (Cork), Orla Comerford (Dublin), Paul Keogan (Co. Meath), Noelle Lenihan (Co. Cork), Niamh McCarthy (Co. Cork), Michael McKillop (Co. Antrim), Patrick Monahan (Co. Kildare), Deirdre Mongan (Co. Galway) Jason Smyth (Co. Derry), Greta Streimikyte (Co. Dublin).
Canoeing: Pat O'Leary (Co. Cork)
Cycling: Eoghan Clifford (Co. Galway), Katie-George Dunlevy (Crawley, UK) and pilot Eve McCrystal (Co. Louth), Colin Lynch (Macclesfield, UK), Declan Slevin (Co. Westmeath), Ciara Staunton (Co. Wicklow), Damien Vereker (Co. Kilkenny now based in Waterford) and pilot Seán Hahessy (Co. Tipperary)
Equestrian: Helen Kearney (Co. Wicklow)
Football: Luke Evans, capt (Co. Dublin), Tom Badun (Co. Louth), Cormac Birt (Co Antrim), Joe Markey (Co. Monaghan), Brian McGillivary (Co. Dublin), Carl McKee (Co. Dublin), Gary Messett (Co. Wicklow), Ryan Nolan (Co. Wicklow), Eric O'Flaherty (Co. Galway), Dillon Sheridan (Co. Dublin), Aaron Tier (Co. Limerick), Conor Tuite (Co. Louth), Jordan Walker (Co. Antrim), Ryan Walker (Co. Armagh).
Sailing: John Twomey (Co. Cork), Austin O'Carroll (Co. Dublin), Ian Costelloe (Co. Kerry)
Shooting: Seán Baldwin (Co. Kildare), Phillip Eaglesham (Co. Tyrone)
Swimming: Ellen Keane (Co. Dublin), Ailbhe Kelly (Co. Dublin), James Scully (Co. Meath), Nicole Turner (Co. Laois)
Table Tennis: Rena McCarron Rooney (Co. Donegal)
The Church was responding to a Welsh Assembly committee decision to ask Education Secretary Kirsty Williams for a review of the practice in schools.
It is a legal requirement for schools to hold collective acts of worship.
But the Petitions Committee wrote to Ms Williams asking her to consider if it was compatible with human rights law.
The committee took the decision on Tuesday after receiving a petition from Cardiff schoolgirls Rhiannon Shipton and Lily McAllister-Sutton, who had collected 1,333 signatures.
The petition called on the assembly to urge the Welsh Government to pass a law that removes the obligation on schools to hold acts of religious worship.
The girls, who say they do not believe in God, said it was time their school - Glantaf - and others in Wales, adopted modern attitudes.
The committee also received another petition, launched in response, to keep the current guidelines for religious assemblies.
This petition, submitted by Iraj Irfan, was signed by 2,231 people.
A Church in Wales spokeswoman said: "The law that requires a daily act of worship in schools is not a mandate to compel pupils to recite the Lord's Prayer, and be so inspired that they turn up at church the following Sunday.
"Rather, it is an invitation to experience what faith and commitment means, in a broadly Christian way, whilst understanding and appreciating other faith perspectives."
She added: "Often young people are put off collective worship in schools because it is not done particularly well.
"Collective worship should be a richly rewarding spiritual experience that is creative, interactive and informative."
Ysgol Glantaf's headmaster Alun Davies has said he respects the fact two of his pupils have expressed their opinion and that the school encourages this.
He said while the emphasis was on Christianity, there are times when the school holds assemblies when pupils come together to discuss other themes and moral issues.
But Wales Humanists have described the practice as "archaic".
Coordinator Kathy Riddick said: "Forcing children to worship a god they may or may not believe in is obviously unacceptable and represents an affront to young people's freedom of religion or belief.
"It shouldn't take two school pupils to convince the Welsh Government of this, but nevertheless we hope Kirsty Williams will now give this the attention it deserves and remove this archaic and discriminatory requirement as soon as possible."
The Welsh Government said: "Collective worship should be sensitive to the range of beliefs and non-beliefs held by pupils in the school and should give pupils the opportunity to worship, without encouraging them to do something that is against the teachings of their own religion or beliefs.
"Parents can request for their child to be withdrawn from collective worship and schools must agree to such requests in all circumstances."
Clayton, who was first seed for the tournament in Nottingham, came from a set down to beat unseeded Joshua Sapwell 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the final.
"Was a great week and was happy to go out of junior tennis with a bang," he said on Twitter.
The win comes just weeks after Clayton helped Great Britain to eighth place in the Under-18 European Summer Cup.
Mark Graham also sent one containing talcum powder to a Coventry gym owner, claiming it was anthrax and leading to a partial evacuation of a retail park.
About 400 racially offensive letters were recovered by police.
The 46-year-old from Coventry was jailed for four and half years at Birmingham Crown Court.
Graham was convicted of nine counts of racially aggravated harassment and one of attempted racially aggravated harassment on Monday.
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The Coventry Telegraph reports that one of his victims was Baroness Lawrence whose son Stephen was killed in a racist attack in 1993.
Graham, of Everdon Road, Holbrooks, was caught after an offensive letter to the Archbishop of York in 2013 was sent for forensic tests which eventually led back to him.
West Midlands Police said when interviewed, Graham claimed he sent the letters because he wanted to write a book and he was exploring character development, and gave no other explanation.
He began writing, hand delivering and posting the letters in 2001 and sent them to over 100 people.
He targeted celebrities, "prominent members of the community both locally and nationally as well as religious establishments", police said.
When police searched his home, officers found stacks of letters ready for posting and many photocopies of original letters.
Det Sgt Louise Hanlon said: "Although the majority of the people he targeted were black, he also sent hate letters to white and Asian people.
"The letters have had a huge impact on some of the victims' lives - one moved house as a result and another was off work with stress for a long period of time.
"Some of the letters were threatening, but all were highly offensive and upsetting and one, containing powder, led to a shopping park being evacuated."
He was also given a 12 year criminal behaviour order banning him from producing or sending any racially offensive correspondence and any anonymous correspondence; and contacting anyone named in the trial.
The 19-year-old, who started as a junior with Oulton Raiders, has scored 15 tries in 23 appearances since making his debut for the Bulls last term.
"He'll fit well into the St Helens system," Bradford Bulls head of youth John Bastian told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"He's high energy, he certainly plays with a lot of enthusiasm. He's got a really good work ethic."
The defending champions, who are bidding for a sixth successive title, were given a second-half penalty after referee Tobias Stieler consulted the video assistant referee (VAR) system which has been introduced to the German top flight.
The official was unsure Robert Lewandowski had been fouled but, after going to the video referees based in Cologne, he awarded a spot-kick and the Poland striker converted for 3-0.
Bayern took an early lead when centre-back Niklas Sule headed in Sebastian Rudy's inswinging free-kick as the two summer arrivals from Hoffenheim combined.
Corentin Tolisso, another new signing from French side Lyon, doubled the lead with a close-range header after the visitors failed to deal with a corner.
After a heavy thunderstorm led to the second half being delayed by about 15 minutes, Lewandowski confidently converted low into the corner when Charles Aranguiz pulled back the Bayern player by his shoulder.
The away side, who flirted with relegation last season before finishing 12th, reduced the deficit when Admir Mehmedi lashed in a 20-yard drive.
But it was not enough to stop Carlo Ancelotti's side, who were missing a host of key players through injury, extending their unbeaten home run to a 23rd league match.
Bayern have won 18 and drawn five since losing to Mainz in March 2016.
Match ends, FC Bayern München 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
Hand ball by Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München).
Attempt saved. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
Attempt blocked. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Kampl.
Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Kevin Kampl (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Corentin Tolisso.
Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Sebastian Rudy.
Hand ball by Admir Mehmedi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arjen Robben following a fast break.
Attempt blocked. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafinha.
Julian Brandt (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rafinha (FC Bayern München).
Attempt missed. Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
Admir Mehmedi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München).
Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Offside, FC Bayern München. Robert Lewandowski tries a through ball, but Kingsley Coman is caught offside.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Kingsley Coman replaces Franck Ribéry.
Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Dominik Kohr tries a through ball, but Karim Bellarabi is caught offside.
Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Niklas Süle.
Attempt missed. Dominik Kohr (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Admir Mehmedi with a cross following a set piece situation.
Dominik Kohr (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Rafinha (FC Bayern München).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) because of an injury.
Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Wendell.
Foul by Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Rafinha (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, FC Bayern München. Sebastian Rudy tries a through ball, but Arjen Robben is caught offside.
Goal! FC Bayern München 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Admir Mehmedi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
Offside, FC Bayern München. Arturo Vidal tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München).
Widely regarded as the third tier of the sport, after the NFL and college leagues, some matches are televised at prime time on Friday nights.
But one school from Washington is struggling to get on the pitch, with three successive opponents forfeiting matches against them.
The Wildcats from Archbishop Murphy High School (AMHS) won their first three matches this year by a combined score of 170-0.
But their next three opponents - South Whidbey, Sultan and Granite Falls - have all refused to face them.
AMHS have six players weighing at least 17 stone, including three at more than 21st, and are so dominant staff and parents from other schools are becoming increasingly concerned about player safety.
A private Catholic school, AMHS is able to recruit students from a wider catchment area than the local comprehensive schools.
"The level of athletes they've been able to bring in on one team doesn't match up with a lot of the teams in our league," said Tim Dennis, head coach of Granite Falls.
"It's not that we're afraid to play the game, it's an injury issue."
During a tense meeting of parents, players and officials, the mother of one Granite Falls player said: "My 14-year-old son is 5ft 8in and weighs 117 pounds (8st 5lbs). They've got 18-year-old players that are 6ft 5in and weigh 330 pounds (23st 5lbs).
"That's like putting a Volkswagen Bug against a truck."
But AMHS head coach Jerry Jensen said forfeiting matches did not "ring true" to what schools should be teaching their pupils.
"This is their opportunity to face adversity, power through it, and it will serve them well in their life," he said.
AMHS play in the Cascade Conference, but there are growing calls for them to play in a higher division.
Caledonian MacBrayne faces competition from Serco Caledonian Ferries Limited for the next contract to run the network for up to another eight years.
The tendering has been the source of a now resolved dispute between unions and CalMac and the Scottish government.
The independent panel was set up to provide assurances about the process.
Its members include representatives from Western Isles Council - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - Argyll and Bute Council and also community councils on Tiree and Islay.
The panel's report and the Interim Invitation To Tender (ITT), which which supersedes the Initial ITT examined by the panel, have been uploaded Transport Scotland's website.
Transport Minister Derek Mackay said: "From the outset, we have pledged to make this a fair, open and transparent procurement process.
"The publication of both the first report from the Independent Procurement Reference Panel and the Interim ITT underlines that commitment.
"The first report from the panel concluded that the terms of the Initial ITT process were fair, open and transparent to both bidders.
"The panel has held two meetings which have proved very useful, and further meetings are scheduled to take place to review and provide comment on both the Interim ITT and Final ITT documents."
A public ceremony was led by the city's archbishop, after which Father Hamel was to be interred in a private burial.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and senior Roman Catholic clerics attended the service.
Father Hamel had his throat cut when two men stormed his church during Mass.
At the service his sister, Roselyne, told the congregation that her brother, who was 85, had been a man of "mercy and love".
She said he had turned down an officer position when doing his military service in Algeria, as the role would have required him to give the order for his men to kill other men.
"His refusal was categorical." she said. "He chose to serve God so that he can cultivate love and sharing and tolerance among people of all faiths and denominations, believers and non-believers, throughout his life."
She said Father Hamel's message to everyone would be: "Let us learn to live together. Let us be the workers and artisans of peace, each one in his own way."
In the homily, Rouen Archbishop Dominique Lebrun said: "As brutal and unfair and horrible as Jacques' death was, we have to look deep into our hearts to find the light." He called for forgiveness, quoting the New Testament command to love your neighbours.
The citizens of Rouen came to the cathedral to mourn the priest killed at his altar.
One, Nicole Popelin, said: "No-one deserves to die like he did. We knew the Father very well. It hurts us so badly."
More than 1,500 members of the congregation heard tributes from the priest's family.
"I love you, uncle," said his niece Jessica Deleporte. She struggled to finish her words. "I will miss you."
France is a secular state. But, this afternoon, the old rituals of the church had their place. In the 15th century in Rouen, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. This city knows how to grieve for those who died for their faith.
Muslims and Jews attended the ceremony in a show of solidarity.
"It was a duty," Hassan Houays, a Muslim maths teacher from Saint-Etienne, told AFP. "We are here so that we can get along together."
The attackers - Abdel Malik Petitjean and Adel Kermiche - had both pledged allegiance to so-called Islamic State.
The pair, both aged 19, were shot dead by police after taking hostages.
A cousin of Petitjean has been arrested on suspicion of knowing he was planning the attack. Another man has been put under formal investigation for allegedly attempting to travel to Syria with Petitjean.
The attack on Father Hamel at a place of worship stunned France. It came shortly after the Bastille Day attack in Nice which left 84 people dead.
As part of its fight against radicalisation, the French government has announced the closure of 20 mosques.
It is also planning a new foundation to provide alternative funding for Islamic places of worship, amid concerns about the influence of Saudi Arabia's ultra-conservative Wahhabi version of Islam.
A group of prominent Muslims backed the plan, writing in the Journal du Dimanche (JDD) (in French) that "we must speak up now because Islam has become a public issue and the current situation is intolerable".
"A Foundation for Islam in France was set up more than 10 years ago and now it is time to reactivate it," they said.
"It has never worked properly... but now it should be empowered to collect donations."
An application will be submitted to add an extra 250 spaces to the site at Newbridge while an extension of the Lansdown site is ongoing.
The move follows the Liberal Democrat administration's decision to slim down its Bath Transportation Package to reduce costs.
It is part of plans to create 870 new spaces across three park-and-rides.
Last year Bath and North East Somerset Council opted to scrap a rapid transit bus route through the city and shelve plans for a park-and-ride at Bathampton Meadows.
The revised £27m package of improvements also includes a reduction to the number of spaces at the Newbridge site, plans to revamp bus stops, work on ten showcase bus routes and improvements to traffic signalling.
The authority had planned to start the project using existing planning approval but has now decided to submit a new application to avoid further delays to the scheme.
Local people will be asked for their views once the plans have been submitted but it is hoped work will start in the autumn.
The cabinet member for transport, Roger Symonds, said: "Nearly 50,000 cars enter Bath every single weekday. The government predicts that this will increase by 15% over the next 10 years - equivalent to an extra 7,500 cars per day.
"Because we will capture more cars travelling to the city from outside, this should reduce the pressure on the city centre network, improve air quality, and make the road environment safer for people on bicycles and on foot."
The improvements also include changes to the A4 junction with Morrison's store and on the A36 at the Windsor Bridge junction.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned Russians with prior doping offences, regardless of whether they have served their punishments.
It means 271 Russians out of an initial squad of 389 will be in Rio.
But the Cas ruling could open the way for banned athletes to appeal against the IOC's action.
Cas made the ruling in hearing the appeals of rowers Anastasia Karabelshikova and Ivan Podshivalov, and swimmer Yulia Efimova.
It agreed the IOC could legitimately block Russian athletes from competing if it had any doubts over whether they had ever doped.
But it said the IOC was wrong to insist Russian athletes who had previously been sanctioned could not go to the Games.
This supports an earlier Cas decision - known as the Osaka rule - which established athletes could not be punished twice for the same doping offence.
Cas said the rule banning those with historical offences "does not respect the athletes' right of natural justice".
The IOC asked individual sport federations to decide whether Russians could compete after an independently commissioned Wada report found evidence of a four-year, state-run "doping programme".
An IOC panel then ratified the governing bodies' decisions.
But Cas has now asked rowing and swimming to look again "without delay" at the cases of Karabelshikova, Podshivalov - who received doping bans in 2008 - and Efimova, who was sanctioned in 2014.
Rowing and swimming events begin on Saturday.
Russia Olympic Committee president Alexander Zhukov claimed on Thursday that his nation will have "the cleanest team" at Rio 2016.
The Saffrons lost 0-20 to 1-15 at Cushendall but took their place in the decider ahead of Kildare by virtue of having beaten the Lilywhites.
Both counties had seven points after Kildare defeated London 1-21 to 2-14.
Carlow topped the Division by seeing off Armagh 4-24 to 0-11, the Ulster county being relegated to Division 2B.
The Orchard county are relegated on scoring difference.
The winner of the Division 2A final will face a promotion/relegation play-off against the bottom side in Division 1B.
Deaglan Murphy was prolific for Antrim in the first half as the home side went in level at 1-8 to 0-11 at the interval.
Ciaran Clarke scored the goal after 28 minutes, with Conor Johnson also getting his name on the scoresheet with a point.
The hosts nudged ahead at 1-10 to 0-11 but four unanswered points put Westmeath in front.
Further points from Murphy and Clarke brought the teams level at 1-12 to 0-15 but the visitors pulled clear to secure a two-point victory.
Antrim had defeated Kildare, London and Armagh, in addition to clinching an away draw in Carlow.
Allianz Hurling League results
Sunday 26 March
Division One A
Clare 1-22 Waterford 2-21
Cork 0-26 Tipperary 3-16
Dublin 1-16 Kilkenny 2-20
Division One B
Kerry 2-16 Offaly 1-21
Limerick 1-18 Galway 0-24
Wexford 2-24 Laois 2-20
Division Two A
Kildare 1-21 London 2-14
Antrim 1-15 Westmeath 0-20
Carlow 4-24 Armagh 0-11
Division Two B
Roscommon 2-14 Mayo 1-21
Down 2-22 Derry 2-15
Meath 3-23 Wicklow 1-16
Division Three A
Louth 1-17 Donegal 3-24
Monaghan 1-14 Tyrone 3-15
Division Three B
Fermanagh 1-14 Leitrim 4-11
Sligo 3-17 Longford 1-14
The 81-year-old man was hit on Woodbourn Road, Sheffield, by a tram heading towards Meadowhall on 22 December and died the following day.
It was travelling near the stop at about 13mph (21km/h), said the RAIB.
The probe will consider what led to the death and any "relevant underlying management factors", it said.
Its findings and any safety recommendations are to be published at the end of the investigation, said the government body.
Most deaths have taken place in the southern states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, where at least 1,118 people have died since last week.
Reports say at least 24 people have died from the heat in West Bengal and Orissa.
Temperatures are likely to drop in some parts over the coming days.
Hospitals are on alert to treat heatstroke patients and authorities have advised people to stay indoors.
Heatwave conditions have been prevailing in the two worst-affected southern Indian states since mid-April, but most of the deaths have happened in the past week.
In the worst-hit state of Andhra Pradesh, where temperatures climbed to 47C on Monday, 852 people have died.
"The state government has taken up education programmes through television and other media to tell people not to venture into the outside without a cap, to drink water and other measures," news agency AFP quoted P Tulsi Rani, special commissioner for disaster management in the state, as saying.
"We have also requested NGOs and government organisations to open up drinking water camps so that water will be readily available for all the people in the towns," he added.
In neighbouring Telangana state, 266 people have died in the last week as temperatures hit 48C (118F) over the weekend.
Alfred Innes lives in its capital Hyderabad and says members of the public have received little help so far.
"I have personally witnessed the death of a three-year-old very close to where I stay and that was because of severe heat. It's very sad.
"The government isn't doing much, but as individuals we are trying our best," he added.
Temperatures fell slightly in Telangana on Tuesday, and are expected to start dropping in Andhra Pradesh by the end of the week.
The weather is likely to cool further when the summer monsoon begins at the end of the month.
Sources: National Disaster Management Authority of India and BBC
The Indian capital, Delhi, is enduring a week of sweltering heat as the maximum temperature in the city hit a two-year high of 45.5C (113.9F) on Monday.
The Hindustan Times newspaper carried a front-page photo of a zebra pedestrian crossing in the city melting in the heat.
"It's baking hot out here - our outing has turned into a nightmare," said Meena Sheshadri, a tourist from the western city of Pune, who was visiting a Delhi monument with her children.
"My throat is parched, even though I've been constantly sipping water."
The meteorological department has issued a warning for Orissa, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh states saying that maximum temperatures there would remain above 45C (113F).
Meteorological officials said the heatwave was due to a lack of rain.
There are fears that some of the worst-affected states could be hit by drought before the monsoon rains arrive.
The monsoon is expected to hit the southern state of Kerala towards the end of this month before sweeping across the country.
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The new plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset is being financed by the French and Chinese governments.
However, the UK government says it will have control over foreign investment in "critical infrastructure".
Ministers will be able to stop EDF, the state-controlled French energy firm, from selling its stake in Hinkley.
Jean-Bernard Lévy, chief executive of EDF, which is building the plant, said: "The decision of the British Government to approve the construction of Hinkley Point C marks the relaunch of nuclear in Europe."
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Critics of the deal have warned of escalating costs and the implications of allowing nuclear power plants to be built in the UK by foreign governments.
EDF is funding two-thirds of the project, which will create more than 25,000 jobs, with China investing the remaining £6bn.
The Chinese agreed to take a stake in Hinkley, which will meet 7% of Britain's electricity needs, and to develop a new nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk on the understanding that the UK government would approve a Chinese-led and designed project at Bradwell in Essex. That decision has raised questions over national security.
The Department for Business said: "After Hinkley, the British government will take a special share in all future nuclear new build projects. This will ensure that significant stakes cannot be sold without the government's knowledge or consent."
It added: "There will be reforms to the government's approach to the ownership and control of critical infrastructure to ensure that the full implications of foreign ownership are scrutinised for the purposes of national security."
However, Barry Gardiner, the shadow energy secretary, claimed that the government already had powers to halt the sale of any element of the UK's critical infrastructure and dismissed the new measures as "window dressing".
It's a yes - with strings.
A new agreement means that the government will be able to block the sale of EDF's controlling stake in Hinkley. The government will also take a special or "golden share" in all future new nuclear projects. This will ensure that significant stakes cannot be sold without the government's knowledge or consent.
There will also be increased scrutiny of the national security implications of foreign ownership of critical infrastructure.
There is no specific mention of China's plans to design and build their own reactor at Bradwell, but state-owned China General Nuclear Corporation welcomed the decision. Sources close to the company say it will press ahead with their Bradwell ambitions under these new rules with confidence.
The price of the electricity, the parties involved and the future of UK nuclear all look the same. That will prompt some to ask what the hiatus since July's surprise review has really achieved.
Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark told the House of Commons, that it was right for a new government to re-examine the Hinkley Point deal.
He said: "The government is satisfied that the improved deal and the other changes announced will for the first time remedy the weaknesses of the previous regime for foreign ownership of critical infrastructure."
He added that the measures will ensure foreign investment in UK infrastructure "works always in the country's best interests".
The government has not altered the guaranteed payment of £92.50 per megawatt hour for electricity generated. It will fall to £89.50 if the new nuclear power at Sizewell is built. Mr Gardiner said it was "too high a price" and it should have been renegotiated.
Claire Jakobsson, head of climate and environment policy at EEF ,the manufacturers' organisation, said it was a relief to see Hinkley going ahead "after months of delays and uncertainty".
"However, this project will clearly require a vast amount of support and it remains to be seen whether this deal is able to offer value for money. If new nuclear is to continue to play a major role we must see significant reductions in strike prices for future projects," she added.
Josh Hardie, deputy director-general of the CBI business lobby group, called the announcement good news: "Investors are hungry for further signs from the government that the UK is open for business."
The decision on investment was approved by EDF's board in July, and was agreed in principle with China during the state visit by President Xi Jinping to the UK last October.
Ozeivo Akerele, 24, was last seen at Iglu nightclub on Spon Street, Coventry, at 03:30 GMT on 31 January.
He had started a masters degree at Coventry University only weeks after arriving in the UK.
The device loaned from the Home Office will be used to search a 500m (1,640ft) stretch of canal between the A444 bridge and the Foleshill Road bridge.
Sonar signals will be sent into the canal from wires lowered over the side of a boat, police said, and a display shows any unusual objects detected.
Data from the search will be analysed by scientists, with expert police search officers deployed to inspect any particular areas of interest if required, West Midlands Police said.
Insp Alastair Orencas said: "[The] searches of the canal are not in response to any specific information, but form a part of routine inquiries based on where Ozi was last seen on CCTV near Old Church Road."
His mother Irene Akerele has travelled from Abuja to help in the search and has handed out flyers in the city centre.
They have also been distributed among Coventry City fans at the Ricoh Arena.
The force believes Mr Akerele may have been on the Foleshill Road, between Park Street and the A444, at about 07:00 on 31 January.
He called friends for a lift from Coventry University but when the car arrived he had disappeared and has not been seen since.
Mr Akerele is described as black, 6ft 2ins tall and slim. He was last seen wearing jeans, blue and white Converse trainers and a grey or black jacket.
The leg-spinner finished with 0-163 off 34 overs as Pakistan declared on 523-8 against England in the first Test.
His fellow spinner Moeen Ali finished with 0-121 in Abu Dhabi, but Boycott told Test Match Special: "There was no margin for error as it was so slow.
"They're not the greatest spinners but criticising them on here isn't fair."
Referring specifically to Rashid's performance in the opening Test of the three-match series in the United Arab Emirates, Boycott added: "It's disappointing for him - you like to get a wicket or two when you play your first match.
"But he will come up smiling tomorrow. He's fairly phlegmatic - he's been here before when people have scored off him."
Boycott's fellow TMS summarisers, ex-England spinners Graeme Swann and Phil Tufnell, also defended Yorkshire's Rashid, with the former suggesting the 27-year-old should be regarded as a second-innings match-winner.
Swann also suggested that some of the coaching Rashid has been getting may not be helping his cause.
"I spoke to him in Barbados this year [on England's tour of West Indies] and one of the things he told me was that he was told to bowl slower - aiming at 48 or 49 miles per hour, which is garbage," Swann told BBC Radio 5 live's Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket Show.
"The pace you bowl as spinner should be different for every batsman on every pitch. For me, the ideal pace for a wicket is as quick as you can bowl it and still make the ball spin.
"Whoever told him that his stock ball should be 47mph should not be coaching bowling."
And Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes, who finished with 4-57, backed up Boycott's assessment that Rashid, who took 3-53 in a practice match against Pakistan A, would bounce back.
"Adil is a laid-back character," Stokes told BBC Sport. "I'm sure he'll be hurting inside because it hasn't gone the way he would have liked but we've been with him for the last two weeks and seen how well he has bowled in the nets and the practice matches.
"He didn't come off today but I'm sure he'll play a big part for the rest of the tour."
England ended the second day 467 runs behind, with opening pair Alastair Cook and Moeen still together at the close.
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All of the region's five councils have elections this year.
And while in four of them, only one-third of the seats will be contested, in Knowsley all will be up for grabs due to boundary changes and the reduction in the number of councillors from 63 to 45.
In Liverpool, voters will also be asked to elect a city mayor while voters across Merseyside will be electing a police and crime commissioner too.
While Merseyside may be split between red and blue when it comes to football, politically the reds dominate.
Labour currently controls all of the five councils.
Every councillor in Knowsley wears the red rose and in both Liverpool and St Helens, Labour enjoy a huge majority.
Labour's other two councils in the region look pretty secure as well but it will be interesting to see how Jeremy Corbyn's leadership plays with voters in Wirral and Sefton, who may be tempted by the Liberal Democrats or Conservative.
The Lib Dems will be hoping to make gains in Sefton and Liverpool - where they ran the council until 2010 before being ousted by Labour.
The party suffered on Merseyside as a result of its coalition with the Conservatives, so it will interesting to see whether they have yet been forgiven.
The Green Party - currently the official opposition on Liverpool City Council - will be looking to grab at least another seat.
They're also hopeful of success in Wirral, where their first candidate was elected in 2014.
Across Merseyside, they are fielding more candidates than the UK Independence Party, which comes as a surprise given the latter have come second in more wards than the Greens in recent years.
While the Conservatives have never seen Merseyside as a heartland, it is worth noting that they still have a significant number of councillors - 21 to Labours 39 - on Wirral Council and will be hoping for an even better result this time around.
There are seven men fighting to become Liverpool Mayor, but it will be a big shock if the incumbent, Labour's Joe Anderson, does not win again.
He won with 60% of the vote four years ago.
His challengers are Richard Kemp for the Lib Dems, Tony Caldeira for the Tories, Tom Crone of the Green Party, Independent candidate Alan Hutchinson,Paul Rimmer of the English Democrats and Roger Bannister of the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition.
What's most interesting about this contest is that the position may only exist for a year.
That's because in 2017, the whole of Merseyside will get to vote for a Metro Mayor, who'll be in charge of the whole city region, not just Liverpool. That will include Halton in Cheshire.
It may be the case that Liverpool will keep its own mayor in addition to the regional one.
Alternatively, city councillors may vote to abolish the role altogether and return to having a council leader and cabinet - the arrangement which was in place until 2012.
Liverpool City Council has yet to decide which option to pursue.
Voters will also be electing a new Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside.
The candidates are the incumbent Jane Kennedy (Labour), David Burgess-Joyce (Conservative), Chris Carubia (Lib Dem) and John Coyne (Green).
For the bigger economic picture, a Macron win removes the chance of a political and economic shock to Europe's core.
Marine le Pen's calls for France to leave the eurozone have been seen as an existential threat to the entire European project.
Macron's likely win has seen the French stock market and the euro surge as that threat is seen as receding.
A Macron win will be cheered by business who see him as untested and inexperienced but pragmatic and pro-business.
Some argue that his business-friendly policies - such as cutting corporation tax from 33% to 25% and making it easier to fire (and therefore hire) workers - make France look more attractive to businesses scouring Europe for a potential EU base.
Most bankers, for example, had put France near the bottom of the list when mulling any potential moves for those very reasons. A Macron presidency could see that change.
But there are two good reasons a Macron win could still be good for the UK in its Brexit negotiations.
First, Macron may want to cut taxes and water down workers' rights - but he has to form a government to do it, and may need the support of French socialists who were excited by Benoit Hamon's ideas of a universal basic income and 32-hour working week.
His attempts to make France more attractive to business will have to navigate the rocks of coalition building. There have been many attempts to reform the French labour market. I can't think of a single success.
The second is a wider point about the security of the European project.
Fears that the UK's vote to leave the EU would inspire anti-EU sentiment right across Europe now seem to be fading.
Geert Wilders' far right party in the Netherlands failed to live up to pre-election hype while its counterpart in Germany, Alternative fur Deutschland, is in disarray.
The UK's antipathy to the EU has, so far, failed to catch on elsewhere.
With that in mind, there is less reason to punish the UK in upcoming negotiations as a deterrent to other would-be leavers.
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Ards midfielder Gareth Tommons and Crues attacker David Cushley were sent-off before Owens headed in from a Paul Heatley cross to clinch victory.
Ballymena United fought back from two down to draw 2-2 with Dungannon Swifts while Portadown beat Carrick 4-0.
Jamie McGonigle hit a double in Coleraine's 3-0 win at Ballinamallard.
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Ian Parkhill put the Bannsiders ahead seconds into the second half at Ferney Park before McGonigle sealed a win which takes Coleraine up three places to sixth.
Ards had the chance to replace Crusaders as leaders but Stephen Baxter's side showed the stuff of champions to take all three points at the Bangor Fuels Arena.
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Tommons was first to go on 50 minutes followed by Cushley 20 minutes later, both straight reds for poor tackles.
"Ards made it tough for us and you have to give them credit," said Crusaders matchwinner Owens.
"I think they will do well this season. Our performances have not been great but we dug in and got the result.
"It was a great ball in by Paul Heatley and I got on the end of it."
Andrew Mitchell put the in-form Swifts in control against Ballymena, scoring twice in four minutes at Stangmore Park.
Conor McCloskey reduced the deficit with a diving header before Cathair Friel's second-half equaliser.
It was a debut to remember for Portadown midfielder Alan Byrne, with the former Shelbourne and Drogheda player netting in an impressive display from Shamrock Park hosts.
Aaron Haire was injured in scoring Portadown's third goal and he required lengthy treatment for a head injury before being stretched off.
Jade Lynch, who lives in St Helens, Merseyside, told family members she was going to meet someone in the town on 26 March, but has not been seen since.
Following an appeal from her sister Stephanie, Cheshire Police say they are now following up a possible sighting in Manchester city centre.
Since the teen disappeared her social media accounts have been silent.
Stephanie Lynch, 22, said it was not like her sister to not be in contact.
She said: "All kinds of things are running through our minds. We just want to know that she is safe, that's all.
"It's not like her not to be in contact with no-one."
Det Supt Jon Betts said: "Over the past 24 hours we have received a vast amount of information from the public following the appeal for information into Jade's whereabouts.
"We are following up a number of promising lines of enquiry at various locations across the country.
"One concerns information relating to possible sightings of Jade in Manchester city centre, but this is only one of the many enquiries officers are following up."
Sean McConville's corner was not cleared and, in a goalmouth melee, Kee scrambled home his third goal of the campaign two minutes into added time to seal a 2-1 victory for the hosts.
Stanley opened the scoring after 10 minutes when Kayden Jackson got the ball in the box from Janoi Donacien, turned and slotted it low into the far corner of the net. It was former Barnsley frontman Jackson's fourth goal in three league games.
Mansfield equalised after 25 minutes when Danny Rose flicked the ball over keeper Aaron Chapman and it fell to Lee Angol, who had the easy task of firing into an empty net for his first Stags goal.
It was a fiery first half with Paul Digby and Zander Diamond both off-target for Mansfield, while Omar Beckles headed wide for Stanley.
After the break, both sides had chances to win it with Mansfield's Krystian Pearce heading wide from a corner while, at the other end, Mark Hughes headed over and Jackson had a goalbound shot blocked before Kee popped up with the winner.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Accrington Stanley 2, Mansfield Town 1.
Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 2, Mansfield Town 1.
Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jimmy Spencer (Mansfield Town).
Foul by Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley).
Zander Diamond (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kayden Jackson (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Hayden White (Mansfield Town).
Goal! Accrington Stanley 2, Mansfield Town 1. Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Krystian Pearce.
Krystian Pearce (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kayden Jackson (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Krystian Pearce (Mansfield Town).
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Janoi Donacien.
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Jacob Mellis replaces Lee Angol.
Ben Richards-Everton (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Paul Anderson (Mansfield Town).
Liam Nolan (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Paul Digby (Mansfield Town).
Hand ball by Lee Angol (Mansfield Town).
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Jimmy Spencer replaces Danny Rose.
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Zander Diamond.
Attempt missed. Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Kayden Jackson (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Paul Digby (Mansfield Town).
Foul by Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley).
Hayden White (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Omari Sterling-James replaces CJ Hamilton.
Foul by Liam Nolan (Accrington Stanley).
Malvind Benning (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Paul Anderson (Mansfield Town).
Attempt missed. Krystian Pearce (Mansfield Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Mark Hughes.
Attempt blocked. Lee Angol (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
Attempt blocked. CJ Hamilton (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Hand ball by Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley).
Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lee Angol (Mansfield Town).
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Mark Hughes.
Dr Aseem Malhotra said there was too much focus on the fat with other factors such as sugar often overlooked.
It is time to "bust the myth of the role of saturated fat in heart disease", he writes in an opinion piece in the British Medical Journal.
But the British Heart Foundation said there was conflicting evidence.
It added reducing cholesterol through drugs or other means does lower heart risk.
Studies on the link between diet and disease have led to dietary advice and guidelines on how much saturated fat, particularly cholesterol, it is healthy to eat.
Millions of people in the UK have been prescribed statins to reduce cholesterol levels.
Dr Malhotra, a cardiology registrar at Croydon University Hospital, London, says the "mantra that saturated fat must be removed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease has dominated dietary advice and guidelines for almost four decades".
He says saturated fat has been "demonised" and any link with heart disease is not fully supported by scientific evidence.
The food industry has compensated for lowering saturated fat levels in food by replacing it with sugar, he says, which also contributes to heart disease.
Adopting a Mediterranean diet - olive oil, nuts, oily fish, plenty of fruit and vegetables and a moderate amount of red wine - after a heart attack is almost three times as powerful in reducing mortality as taking a statin, writes Dr Malhotra.
However, Prof Peter Weissberg, medical director at the British Heart Foundation, says studies on the link between diet and disease frequently produce conflicting results.
Unlike drug trials, it is difficult to carry out a controlled, randomised study, he says.
"However, people with highest cholesterol levels are at highest risk of a heart attack and it's also clear that lowering cholesterol, by whatever means, lowers risk."
Cholesterol levels can be influenced by many factors including diet, exercise and drugs, in particular statins, he adds.
"There is clear evidence that patients who have had a heart attack, or who are at high risk of having one, can benefit from taking a statin.
"But this needs to be combined with other essential measures, such as eating a balanced diet, not smoking and taking regular exercise."
Statins are a group of medicines that can help lower rates of cholesterol in the blood.
Cholesterol can also be reduced by eating a healthy, balanced diet, maintaining a healthy weight and doing regular physical activity.
It means that 99.9% of parents who applied on behalf of their children have secured a funded nursery place, with just 16 applicants still waiting.
In April, the BBC reported that almost 800 applicants were waiting to find out if they had been successful.
The new education minister, Peter Weir, said he was "delighted" by the update.
"The department and the Education Authority have worked hard to meet demand for pre-school places, including approving or funding additional places across both voluntary and statutory settings," the minister said.
"Pre-school places remain available across Northern Ireland and the Education Authority will continue to work with those parents who have been unsuccessful in securing a pre-school place."
Letters on the outcome of the second stage of the application process were issued to parents on Friday.
Demand for funded pre-school places has risen in recent years and there are a number of criteria to help schools decide which children to admit.
Legislation requires providers to give preference to children from socially-disadvantaged backgrounds, whose parents are in receipt of Income Support or Jobseeker's Allowance.
Further criteria can include whether a child has had a sibling at the school, or how far away they live from the building.
The draw for the games on 4 February also sees holders Glenavon visit Armagh City while Premiership leaders Crusaders host PSNI.
Ballymena United face a tricky test at H&W Welders with Coleraine taking on Tobermore United at the Showgrounds.
Portadown go to Loughgall, Dungannon welcome Dollingstown and Warrenpoint are home against Crewe United.
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It comes after a rhino was killed in a zoo in France by thieves who wanted its horn.
Rhinos horns are very valuable in some parts of the world.
To help protect rhinos in this country, police are teaming up with zoos to step up security in lots of different ways.
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Leonardus Bijlsma, 55, denies being in a £1.6bn scheme to smuggle drugs.
He said he acted as a back-up driver for his boss and was not allowed in the back of the ambulance, where drugs were found in concealed compartments.
Co-defendant Dennis Vogelaar also denies conspiracy to supply drugs.
Prosecutors at Birmingham Crown Court accused father-of-four Mr Bijlsma of being the "right-hand man" in an operation to bring in a "staggering" amount of drugs to the UK.
The defendant told the jury he was paid 250 euros (£176) per journey by ambulance company owner Olof Schoon to be his "co-driver" and handyman on 16 trips across the Channel.
He said as part of his maintenance work he fixed the vehicle's heater at an industrial lock-up in Colchester - where prosecutors claim packets of drugs were unloaded or loaded - and also repaired a light on a separate occasion when the ambulance turned up outside a hotel he was staying in.
As Mr Schoon had "sleep apnoea", Mr Bijlsma said he was on board as a back-up driver, adding he was not allowed in the back part of the ambulance.
"Nobody was allowed to come into the patient's side of the ambulance because it's sterilised," he said.
He told the court he did not question why he was sent on repeated trips to buy large bags of rivets and was only involved in changing the oil and windscreen washer fluid.
He said: "As you work long in this world, you learn that you don't ask anything."
Officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) discovered colour-coded parcels of 193kg of cocaine worth £30m, 74kg heroin worth £8m in individual deals, and ecstasy tablets and crystal worth £60,000 concealed behind metal rivet panels when they stripped the ambulance in a raid in Smethwick in June.
Mr Bijlsma and Mr Vogelaar, from Amsterdam, were arrested along with Schoon, 38, and 51-year-old Richard Engelsbel.
The jury has already been told that Schoon and Engelsbel have admitted conspiracy to supply drugs.
The trial continues.
The force will take on the new PCs as well as 150 police community support officers (PCSOs) and 200 specialist staff over three years.
Commissioner David Jamieson said the recruitment was possible following an efficiency drive.
Some 500 officers forced to retire from West Midlands Police were among those who lost an age discrimination case last year.
Latest updates on this and other West Midlands stories
More than 1,000 officers in England and Wales sought compensation over having to leave after 30 years' service under the A19 regulation, used by 15 forces to make savings since 2010.
In March the West Midlands force - the second biggest in England - had 7, 101 officers compared with 8,775 in 2009.
The jobs boost comes as research suggests more than a third of people in England and Wales have not seen a bobby on the beat for a year.
A website for people to register their interest in becoming an officer will open later, and specific roles will be advertised soon.
In 2014, the force took on about 450 officers, ending a five-year recruitment freeze which it said followed government funding cuts.
Mr Jamieson, who was re-elected as PCC in May, said: "This recruitment is at nearly double the rate of my previous term in office and is only happening because of the tough decisions that have been taken to make West Midlands Police more efficient.
"West Midlands Police has faced the biggest cuts of any force in the country and is receiving £2.5 million less from the government again this year."
The West Midlands Police force is the second largest in the country dealing with some of the worse crimes and organised gangs operating in the UK.
Yet since 2010, because of public spending cuts, the force has lost thousands of staff. It's also an ageing force - the average age approaching mid-40s - and only ten per cent of officers come from ethnic and minority communities.
This announcement won't turn the clock back, but the chief constable sees it as a chance to stabilise the force and keep it up to date and effective.
Today I spoke to a Polish officer, a man born in Jamaica and two Muslim brothers born in Alum Rock, Birmingham, who have all recently been recruited.
Having a force that reflects the people it serves and understands them is vital for British policing. They told me the force was supporting them and that they feel they're making a difference on the streets of the West Midlands.
Two years ago, the force said it would close 27 of its 41 front desks to save £3m.
Last year the PCC said the force needed to "up its game" and employ more minorities after hiring just one black officer from its 2014 recruitment drive.
A spokeswoman said the recruitment drive would target publications, radio stations and social media consumed by minority groups.
BME (Black and Minority Ethnic) officers are also acting as ambassadors among community groups, she added.
Mr Adams has spent the night in custody after going to Antrim police station, where he was arrested.
Speaking before his detention on Wednesday evening, Mr Adams said he was "innocent of any part" in the murder.
Mrs McConville, a 37-year-old widow and mother-of-10, was abducted and shot by the IRA.
Her body was recovered from a beach in County Louth in 2003.
Police said a 65-year-old man presented himself to officers at Antrim police station and was arrested.
In a statement, Sinn Féin said: "Last month Gerry Adams said he was available to meet the PSNI about the Jean McConville case. That meeting is taking place this evening."
Mr Adams added: "I believe that the killing of Jean McConville and the secret burial of her body was wrong and a grievous injustice to her and her family.
"Well publicised, malicious allegations have been made against me. I reject these.
"While I have never disassociated myself from the IRA and I never will, I am innocent of any part in the abduction, killing or burial of Mrs McConville."
His party colleague Alex Maskey condemned the timing of the arrest, just over three weeks from the European and local government elections.
However, Mrs McConville's son Michael, who was 11 when his mother was murdered, welcomed the arrest.
"We're just happy to see everything moving as it is moving at the minute," Mr McConville said.
"Me and the rest of my brothers and sisters are just glad to see the PSNI doing their job. We didn't think it would ever take place [Mr Adams' arrest], but we are quite glad that it is taking place.
"All we're looking for is justice for our mother. Our mother, on the seventh of next month, would have been 80 years of age.
"Although we didn't spend much time with our mother, we'd have like to have spent a lot of time with her. If the IRA hadn't have killed our mother, God knows, she still might have been alive today."
Mr McConville said what he really wanted was for the perpetrators to be tried as "war criminals" at the international court in the Hague, rather than being brought before courts in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson said he "commends the police for the action they have taken".
Sources: Chronicle of Higher Education, New York Times
Speaking to the media on Thursday, he said: "It strengthens our political process in Northern Ireland for people to know that no one is above the law, everyone is equal under the law and everyone is equally subject to the law."
Prime Minister David Cameron said there had been "absolutely no political interference in this issue".
Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny also rejected suggestions from senior Sinn Féin figures that the arrest of Mr Adams had been politically motivated.
"This is still a live murder case, this is still a live investigation," he said.
"All I can say is that I hope the president of Sinn Féin answers in the best way he can, to the fullest extent that he can, questions that are being asked about a live murder investigation."
Mrs McConville, one of Northern Ireland's Disappeared, was kidnapped in front of her children after being wrongly accused of being an informer.
The claim that she was an informer was dismissed after an official investigation by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman.
Mrs McConville was held at one or more houses before being shot and buried in secret.
The Disappeared are those who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles.
The IRA admitted in 1999 that it murdered and buried at secret locations nine of the Disappeared.
The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains was established in 1999 by a treaty between the British and Irish governments.
It lists 16 people as "disappeared". Despite extensive searches, the remains of seven of them have not been found.
On its website, the commission said all information it received was privileged - it can not be passed on to other agencies or used in a court of law. It can only be used to try and locate the remains of the Disappeared.
Jean McConville's remains were found in 2003 by a man walking at Shelling Hill beach, near Carlingford.
It is understood that because Mrs McConville's body was found by accident by a member of the public rather than through information given to the commission, a criminal investigation can take place.
Last month, Ivor Bell, 77, a leader in the Provisional IRA in the 1970s, was charged with aiding and abetting the murder.
There have also been a number of other arrests over the murder recently.
The case against Bell is based on an interview he allegedly gave to researchers at Boston College in the US.
The Boston College tapes are a series of candid, confessional interviews with former loyalist and republican paramilitaries, designed to be an oral history of the Troubles.
The paramilitaries were told the tapes would only be made public after their deaths.
However, after a series of court cases in the United States, some of the content has been handed over to the authorities.
Mr Adams has never been charged with membership of the IRA. He was, however, interned in 1972 under the controversial Special Powers Act, but briefly released in order that he could take part in talks in London between representatives of Sinn Fein and the then Home Secretary Willie Whitelaw.
He was later re-arrested and interned at Long Kesh. Following an aborted escape attempt he received a prison sentence.
The online retail giant announced a $2bn investment in India in 2014 and already employs 45,000 people there.
Chief executive Jeff Bezos said Amazon continued to see "huge potential" in India, its fastest-growing region.
In 2014, the firm said India was on track to become its "fastest country ever" to achieve $1bn in gross sales.
However, it faces competition from home grown e-commerce retailers Flipkart and Snapdeal.
Mr Bezos was speaking at a summit in Washington, attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"We have already created some 45,000 jobs and continue to see huge potential in the Indian economy," he told the US-India Business Council's leadership summit.
"Our Amazon.in team is surpassing even our most ambitious planned milestones."
In a letter to shareholders in April, Mr Bezos described Amazon's efforts to educate small business owners in India about selling online.
In February, it launched Amazon Tatkal, a service that enables sellers to get online in less than an hour, which Mr Bezos said had reached sellers in 25 cities.
According to a report by AfrAsia Bank and New World Wealth, Johannesburg alone, known as the "city of gold", is home to 23,400 millionaires. South Africa has 30% of the total.
Egypt's Cairo comes second with 10,200, with Nigeria's Lagos third with 9,100.
The study defines millionaires as people with net assets worth at least $1m (£650,000).
It estimates there are close to 163,000 millionaires living in Africa, with a combined wealth of $670bn (£440bn).
The number of millionaires is rising fastest in Ghana's capital, Accra, the report said, even though at the moment, with 2,300, it does not make the top five.
After Lagos, comes Cape Town with 8,900 and Nairobi with 6,200.
It may come as a surprise to many that Johannesburg has more than twice the number of dollar millionaires as Lagos, the economic hub of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation and its number one economy.
However, Nigeria became Africa's largest economy only recently, whereas South Africa has been at the helm for as long as I can remember and remains the most industrialised economy in Africa.
Being a citizen of the "city of gold", as Johannesburg is known in local languages, I can see the money every day.
South Africa's current economic problems has not prevented the emergence of new black industrialists.
Economist Owen Nkomo and founder of Inkunzi Investments, told me that old money from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange companies, which is largely still in white hands 21 years after the end of apartheid, has been wisely re-invested.
But he also points to the government's Black Economic Empowerment scheme, aimed at redressing the imbalances of white minority rule, as a key driver of the growing number of black millionaires.
I have seen for myself in places like Soweto when the new black bourgeoisie flaunt their wealth on Vilakazi Street, where Nelson Mandela once lived, over the weekend. But I have also seen the vast properties in Cape Town owned by white families.
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Massa, 35, has agreed with Williams to postpone his retirement for at least a year after Mercedes made a pitch for Bottas, 27, to replace Nico Rosberg.
Rosberg announced his retirement after winning the world title last month.
The deal for Bottas to leave Williams for Mercedes is also lined up and is set to be completed in the new year.
Although the deals are not yet finalised, they are as good as done and both will happen over the coming fortnight, BBC Sport has learned.
All the building blocks are now in place - Williams will let the Finnish driver go once a suitable deal with Mercedes for compensation is agreed and Massa has agreed to come back to F1 after announcing his retirement in September.
Now, only the finishing touches need to be put in place, which is expected to happen following the Christmas period.
They are the latest developments in a remarkable post-season period, which has seen a world champion retire, another driver reverse a decision to quit and the futures of several senior technical figures changed.
Mercedes executive director (technical) Paddy Lowe will join Williams to run their team following the departure of their chief technical officer Pat Symonds, which was announced on Tuesday.
Mercedes will replace Lowe with former Ferrari technical director James Allison.
The 48-year-old is on 'gardening leave' from the Italian team but will be free to join Mercedes in the late spring or early summer of 2017.
Williams and Mercedes were both unavailable for comment.
Williams approached Massa after it became clear Bottas was Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff's number one choice to replace Rosberg.
Wolff sees him as a close like-for-like replacement for the dependable Rosberg, alongside Mercedes' mercurial superstar Hamilton.
An initial offer of a reduction of 10m euros (£8.4m) in their Mercedes engine bill was rejected but Williams will release Bottas for a better offer, which is expected to be close to their full engine bill of 17m euros (£14.3m).
Once it had been decided the team could benefit overall from letting Bottas go, Williams needed an experienced driver to replace him.
Their title sponsor, drinks giant Martini, requires at least one driver over 25 for promotional reasons - and Williams' other car will be driven by the 18-year-old Canadian novice Lance Stroll, who is bringing sponsorship said to be in the region of £20m to the team.
Massa was open to reversing his decision because he only quit when it became clear there was no space for him at Williams or any other similarly competitive team.
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The Briton hit back with a first and a third to close on Finn class leader Jonas Hogh-Christensen to three points with two races and the medal race left.
Ainslie claimed Hogh-Christensen and Dutchman Pieter-Jan Postma teamed up against him, forcing him to do a penalty turn in race two.
Ganging up is a hard allegation
"They've made a big mistake," said three-time Olympic champion Ainslie.
"They've made me angry and you don't want to make me angry."
The 35-year-old resumed after the rest day with his pursuit of a fourth Olympic title in the balance.
Ainslie had not managed to beat surprise leader Hogh-Christensen in any of the first six races and was 10 points behind the Dane.
But he made an aggressive statement of intent in the first race in big waves and strong winds out in Weymouth Bay.
Ainslie led off the start line leaving Hogh-Christensen in his wake, but the Dane fought back from eighth to fourth on the first downwind leg before capsizing and losing 30 seconds as he righted his boat.
Postma overhauled Ainslie briefly but the Briton regained the lead to cross the finish line with a substantial gap and pumped his fists in delight.
Hogh-Christensen came home in eighth to see his overall lead narrow to four points.
"I had a day off yesterday and I watched the girls winning the gold medal in the rowing and Bradley Wiggins smashing the time trial and that was a big inspiration," said Ainslie. "I thought to myself, 'If they can go out and do that, why can't I?'
"You see British people performing really well at the highest level and it inspires you to do the same."
In race two, the action heated up even more as the Dane and the Dutchman both claimed Ainslie hit a mark. Ainslie says he did not, but took a penalty turn as a precaution, fearing he would lose in the protest room later with two voices against one.
But that fired him up and he made up 70m on the final downwind leg to overtake Hogh-Christensen for third. After crossing the line, Ainslie was seen to gesture angrily towards the Dane.
"The Dutch and the Danish guys teamed up against me to claim I hit the mark when I didn't," said Ainslie. "I was seriously unhappy about that. It's disappointing. It's happened to me a lot in the Olympics before but I guess I'm older and wise enough to know not to fall for it.
"But those guys better watch out. I can tell you, it's made me pretty angry to make amends. It is sport, they're going to take any advantage they can. I don't particularly appreciate it because I'm sure I didn't hit the mark. Maybe their time will come."
Ainslie was the subject of a protest from a French sailor in the second race in Athens and opted not to take a penalty turn at the time.
He lost his argument in the protest room later and was disqualified from the race, giving him a 26th place. That result instantly became the one score he would discard and left him with no room for error for the rest of the regatta, and he was forced to fight extra hard to secure his third gold.
Hogh-Christensen was unrepentant and claims he saw Ainslie hit the mark. "Ganging up is a hard allegation," he said. "I don't think anybody teams up to call somebody on that.
"I saw him hit the mark, I think the Dutch guy saw him hit the mark, so if two guys see it, it's probably because he hit the mark. There was no bad words from either of us, we just called him on it.
"He decided to do what he had to do and he took his penalty. If he was so sure he didn't hit the mark, why do you take the penalty?
"The exchange of words was probably unnecessary but that's the way life is. What Ben said is between me and Mr Ainslie."
The Oban lifeboat was sent to the scene at about 16:55 after Stornoway coastguard reported that a vessel was in "serious trouble".
The man had put down his anchor to avoid hitting rocks on the Falls of Lora at the mouth of Loch Etive.
His boat was towed out of the current to safety. He was taken to hospital for treatment to a hand injury.
The Falls of Lora are a set of overfalls which form white water rapids when a particularly high tide runs out from the loch.
The US economy added 271,000 jobs in October, far exceeding the 185,000 jobs that economists had forecast.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 1.83% at 5,119.50 points on falling commodity prices.
Meanwhile, Japan's Nikkei index closed up 1.96% at 19,642.74 on a weaker yen.
The strong job numbers gave the US dollar a boost against the yen, which is good for Japan's big exporters, as it makes their goods cheaper to buy overseas.
"With [Fed chair] Janet Yellen holding firm on a December rate hike expectation during her testimony to Congress on Thursday, and then the massive beat from the non-farm payrolls on Friday, 2015 has been realigned with the beginning of the year's expectations of at least one rate hike," said Evan Lucas from IG Markets.
In South Korea, the Kospi index closed down 0.75% at 2,025.70 points.
Separately, Sydney-listed shares of mining giant BHP Billiton closed down 5.64% on Monday following a fatal accident at an iron ore operation in Minas Gerais, Brazil on 5 November.
Two dams holding waste water from the mine collapsed on Thursday sending a huge wall of red sludge over the south-eastern village of Bento Rodrigues.
BHP said that details were still emerging regarding how many Samarco employees and contractors had been caught up in the accident.
"At this stage, Samarco has advised that there is at least one confirmed fatality, with a further 13 members of the workforce missing," the firm said.
The mine is a joint operation between BHP and Brazilian metal and mining giant Vale, while Samarco mining company owns the dams.
China's markets
Investors were closely watching stocks in China on Monday, following disappointing trade numbers and after the country's securities regulator said it would lift a five-month ban on mainland initial public offerings (IPOs).
In China, the Shanghai Composite closed up 1.58% at 3,646.88, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index ended down 0.6% to 22,726.77 points.
Official numbers released by China on the weekend showed a drop in the country's imports for the 12th month in a row in October.
Imports fell 18.8% from a year earlier to $130.8bn, a slight improvement on September's 20.4% decline - but still giving further cause for concern over the Chinese economy.
Exports by the world's second-biggest economy dropped 6.9% to $192.4bn, marking a fourth consecutive monthly fall.
In their Hong Kong debut, shares of China International Capital Corp (CICC) - a large joint venture investment bank - finished up 1.1% after being higher by as much as 6% in early trade. The lender, which is state-backed, raised $811m in its IPO last month.
Team Sky rider and defending champion Froome, 31, denied fellow Briton Adam Yates the race lead but Yates retained the young riders' white jersey.
British riders have won five of the first eight stages of the Tour.
They also hold three of the four jerseys after Mark Cavendish kept the green points jersey.
The Team Dimension Data sprinter, who has won three stages in this Tour, finished more than 39 minutes behind Froome on a punishing second day in the Pyrenees, which included four mountains and temperatures approaching 30C.
Overnight race leader Greg van Avermaet lost almost 25 minutes to tumble well down the classification.
Froome was involved in more drama before the 17km descent to the finish, with TV pictures appearing to show him striking a spectator.
But the 2013 and 2015 winner, who was spat at by fans and had urine thrown on him during last year's Tour, said he was taking evasive action.
"This guy in particular was running right next to my handlebars that had a flag that was flying behind him," said Froome.
"It was just getting dangerous, so I pushed him away. I lashed out and pushed him away.
"It's fantastic having so many fans out on the route but please, please, I urge the fans: don't try and run with the riders. It's really dangerous for the guys behind."
Following that altercation, Team Sky increased the pace during the last climb of the 183km stage from Pau to Bagneres-de-Luchon.
Froome, a renowned climber, was first over the 1,569m summit, and then immediately attacked, catching his rivals, including Movistar's Nairo Quintana, by surprise.
Sitting on the crossbar of his bike rather than the saddle in an attempt to make himself more aerodynamic, Froome broke clear to win by 13 seconds.
A 10-second time bonus for winning the stage gave him a 23-second advantage over Quintana and BMC's Tejay van Garderen, with Tinkoff's Alberto Contador now three minutes and 12 seconds adrift.
Froome said his attack on the descent "definitely wasn't planned".
"It was really just a spur of the moment thing," he said. "I felt like a kid again, just trying to ride my bike as fast as I could.
"I was taking a risk but I'm glad I did. I couldn't be happier to be back in yellow."
Team Sky team principal David Brailsford said: "When people start thinking you're predictable and conservative and everything else, you always have the element of surprise. We thought we'd use that this year.
"The descent shows a lot about Chris. He made the decision and when he sees the opportunity, he takes it and he never ceases to amaze. That's why he's won two Tours de France. "
Froome's surge down the Col de Peyresourde denied Yates the overall lead on a day where the yellow jersey looked like it could end up with several different riders.
Orica-BikeExchange rider Yates started the day with stitches in his chin after he crashed when an inflatable road marker collapsed on him on Friday, one kilometre from the end of stage seven.
His position was revised to second place overall at the start of Saturday's stage and he kept in touch with the leaders as Belgian Van Avermaet slipped behind the peloton on the day's second climb.
Frenchman Thibaut Pinot appeared to have a chance of wearing yellow when he made an early break, but he was caught on the third climb, seemingly giving Bury's Yates the advantage in the race for yellow.
He held a seven-second advantage over Froome at the start and was in touch at the top of the last mountain, but the Kenya-born rider's attack established a decisive lead on the group that Yates was a part of.
Yates said: "I got off pretty lucky [after the crash on stage seven], but I'm OK and today was tough. I just tried to hang on.
"It was a full gas day from start to finish. There's nothing more I could do today."
"It would have been nice to have the yellow but Chris Froome will be on the top step in Paris, so it's no shame to be behind him on GC."
1. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) 4hrs 57mins 33secs
2. Daniel Martin (Ire/Etixx-QuickStep) +13secs
3. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa/Katusha) same time
4. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R)
5. Roman Kreuziger (Cze/Tinkoff)
6. Fabio Aru (Ita/Astana)
7. Adam Yates (GB/Orica)
8. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar)
9. Bauke Mollema (Ned/Trek)
10. Richie Porte (Aus/BMC Racing)
1. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) 39hrs 13mins 4secs
2. Adam Yates (GB/Orica) +16secs
3. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa/Katusha) same time
4. Daniel Martin (Ire/Etixx - Quick-Step) +17secs
5. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) +19secs
6. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +23secs
7. Fabio Aru (Ita/Astana) same time
8. Tejay van Garderen (US/BMC Racing)
9. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R)
10. Bauke Mollema (Ned/Trek)
Edinburgh ended the season under interim coach Duncan Hodge after Alan Solomons' September exit, but Richard Cockerill will take over next season.
"We've got the makings of a very good squad," said Berghan. "And there's a lot of talent coming through the ranks.
"It's now about bringing it together and pushing on in the coming season."
New Zealand-born tight-head Berghan joined Edinburgh in 2014 from Crusaders Knights, the development squad of Super Rugby franchise the Crusaders.
"I've loved my time at Edinburgh Rugby so far," he said.
"Front-row is a highly-competitive position and that will only drive standards.
"The battle for a starting spot will be extremely tough but one in which I'll be looking to thrive."
Berghan, who qualifies for Scotland via a grandfather from Stirling, was named in the national squad for the first time for this year's Six Nations.
He made his debut off the bench against France and had further replacement outings against England and Italy.
Berghan also made 13 appearances, 10 of them starts, for Edinburgh this season.
"Simon is another great addition to our pack, especially taking into account his form of late," said Hodge, who will revert to his old role as attack coach under Cockerill.
"He seems to have relished his shot at international rugby and has been using that experience to further develop his game on returning to Edinburgh.
"He's still relatively young for a front-row, so we're looking forward to seeing him develop even further as part of our pack in the coming years."
Lock Anton Bresler is the only out-of-contract player whose future is as yet unconfirmed by Edinburgh.
Fenton Hogan was found collapsed at his home in Cotswold Close, Frankley, and died in July last year.
Kelly Emery, 32, from Birmingham, was arrested in February and charged on Tuesday.
Birmingham Magistrates' Court remanded her in custody to appear at the city's Crown Court on 24 September.
Everly died in the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank of complications from lung disease, his wife, Patti, told the Los Angeles Times.
"We are absolutely heartbroken," she said, adding that the disease was the result of a lifetime of smoking.
Phil Everly and his brother Don made up the Everly Brothers, one of the biggest pop acts of the 1950s and early 1960s.
In a statement to the Associated Press, Don said: "I loved my brother very much. I always thought I'd be the one to go first.
"The world might be mourning an Everly Brother, but I'm mourning my brother Phil Everly.''
The pair had a string of close-harmony hits including Wake Up Little Suzie, Cathy's Clown, Bye Bye Love, and All I Have To Do Is Dream.
"It's a terrible, terrible loss - for me, for everybody," US rock pioneer Duane Eddy, a friend of Everly, told BBC Radio 5live.
Everly died on Friday of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, his son Jason Everly told AP.
Rolling Stone magazine calls the Everly Brothers "the most important vocal duo in rock".
In its biography of the pair, the magazine says Phil and his older brother Don were the children of Midwestern country music singers Ike and Margaret Everly and performed on the family radio show while growing up.
In their heyday between 1957 and 1962, the Everly Brothers had 19 Top 40 hits, according to the Associated Press. They influenced acts such as the Beatles and the Beach Boys.
The pair had an onstage breakup in 1973 that led to a decade-long estrangement, but Phil later told Time magazine the brothers' relationship had survived this.
"Don and I are infamous for our split," Phil said, "but we're closer than most brothers."
The Everly Brothers were elected to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in its first year, 1986, and they were given a lifetime achievement award at the Grammys in 1997.
Among the musicians paying tribute to the singer and guitarist, was singer-songwriter Charlie Daniels, who tweeted: "Rest in peace Phil Everly. You guys brought us a lot of pleasure back in the day."
The US government-funded Radio Free Asia (RFA), seen by many as one of the few reliable sources of information on Xinjiang, reported that, a few days earlier, a group of "knife wielding suspects" had killed at least 40 workers and police at a mine in the remote Aksu prefecture.
As is often the case, there was no confirmation at the time from any official Chinese sources and the story had no bearing on Mr Osborne's visit.
But now we do have the confirmation and the account given paints a troubling backdrop to what was meant to be a rare showcasing of Xinjiang and its economic prospects to the outside world.
In the first public mention of the coalmine assault, the Xinjiang Daily describes it as "a violent terrorist attack under the direct command of an overseas extremist organisation".
Sixteen people, including five police officers were killed, it said - far fewer than suggested by the earlier RFA report - and another 18 people injured.
It is unclear why the government waited so long to confirm that the incident took place but the timing will raise questions, particularly because the first details of the extraordinary police response emerged on Saturday, the day after the Paris attacks.
Making reference to the bloody events unfolding in France, China's Ministry of Public Security posted dramatic pictures of security forces searching a remote area of rugged terrain in Xinjiang, engaged in a large-scale manhunt for a group of "terrorists."
The message seemed to be clear: China is a victim too.
"Today, Paris encountered the most serious terrorist attacks in its history," said the accompanying text.
"Chinese Xinjiang police made an important achievement against terrorists after a 56 day fight!!!"
Perhaps recognising that the post might be viewed by some as crude political opportunism and in poor taste, it was quickly deleted.
But six days later, alongside the account of the violence at the mine, the story and the photographs of the police operation have resurfaced.
The reports say that a total of 10,000 people were involved, including, the photos seem to suggest, a kind of people's militia, armed with sticks and clubs.
"Aside from one person who surrendered, 28 thugs were completely annihilated," the newspaper said.
China is engaged in a heavy security crackdown on what it says is the growing threat of separatist terrorists among Xinjiang's mainly Muslim Uighur population.
Over the past week, senior Chinese leaders have been urging foreign governments to see its restive western region as part of the international struggle against terrorism.
Today's reports linking the Aksu mine attack to "overseas extremists" repeats a line often used by state media, but one that is treated with some scepticism by outside observers.
Although there can be no doubt that violent attacks on Chinese civilian targets have grown more extreme in recent years, they have mostly involved crude weaponry.
Some experts suggest this is one of the signs that the militants are part of a more limited, home-grown network, rather than a sophisticated, well funded cross-border conspiracy
Human rights groups say the harsh restrictions placed on Uighur religion and culture are fuelling resentment and violence.
The photographs of the manhunt are likely to confirm their suspicions that the heavy security response is all too often part of the problem.
In another recent report, quoting local Xinjiang police sources, RFA suggests that 17 of those killed came from just three families and included women and children.
The fact that such an operation was being launched while Chancellor George Osborne was in the region plugging British business ties will once again raise the question of whether he should have been there at all.
The Saturday night show was given a darker edge in the second series.
The announcement comes after the BBC said it would not be re-commissioning its Bafta award-winning BBC Three series In The Flesh because of budgets.
The second half of series two is due to air soon.
In a statement the BBC said: "The final seven episodes of Atlantis will transmit on BBC One in spring.
"We would like to thank Urban Myth Films and all the cast and crew but the series will not be re-commissioned.
"We are very proud of both series but to keep increasing the range of BBC One drama we have to make difficult decisions to bring new shows through."
The show starred Jack Donnelly as Jason, Mark Addy as Hercules and Robert Emms as Pythagoras with supporting roles from Sarah Parish, Juliet Stevenson, Aiysha Hart and Jemima Rooper.
Last week the BBC announced a raft of new exclusive content for the BBC iPlayer, including nine original comedy shorts and specific programmes starring the likes of Tinie Tempah and Abbey Clancy.
The BBC's controller of television, Danny Cohen, told Newsbeat: "The thing about our dramas is that if you want to try new things, you have to make room for the new things and you have to stop spending money on the ones that are there already to create the space for the new things.
"So there was a time when we had to stop doing something in order to create the space for In The Flesh. Now we have to move on again, so that we can keep providing exciting new things for audiences.
"Along with those two announcements, we also announced a brand new drama for BBC Three, 13. So you have to keep creating space, you have to keep trying new things, otherwise you keep offering the audience the things they had before."
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The bill was approved by more than two-thirds of the lower chamber, despite opposition from the Catholic Church.
The proposal has already been backed by the upper house. It is expected to be signed into law within two weeks.
President Jose Mujica has been championing the bill.
Despite opposition from the Roman Catholic Church in Uruguay, 71 out of 92 deputies have voted in favour of the measure.
By Vladimir HernandezBBC Mundo
A wave of reform seems to be sweeping through Uruguay.
Its Congress has started to debate the possible legalisation of cannabis, it passed a law to give women the right to opt for an abortion, and now it has allowed gay couples to marry.
Uruguay has become the second country in the Latin America, after Argentina, to legalise same-sex marriages.
This has attracted criticism from some sectors, such as the Roman Catholic Church, which say that the law weakens the institution of marriage.
According to Ignacio Zuasnabar, director of the Uruguayan pollster Equipos: "There has been more acceptance of gay marriage in recent years as public opinion seems in favour of giving more rights to same-sex couples.
"Things are different with other divisive subjects, like the possible legalisation of cannabis and the recent law that approved abortions, which have more polarised views or simply a majority of people that disapprove of them," he told the BBC.
"Freedom, freedom," shouted activists who were attending the session in the Congress building in Montevideo as the result was announced.
"Same-sex couples have always existed," said Mr Mujica, a former left-wing guerrilla, in a television interview with Russia Today earlier this year.
The Marriage Equality Law was approved by the Senate last week by 23 votes to 8.
It allows same-sex couples to choose the order of the surnames of the children they adopt.
And it also increases the age of consent for sexual relations to 16, from the current 12 for women and 14 for men.
In recent years, Uruguay has moved to allow same-sex civil unions, adoption by gay couples, and to allow gay members of the armed forces.
Uruguay's neighbour Argentina legalised gay marriage in 2010. Same-sex marriages have been legal in Mexico City since 2009.
In May, Brazil's Supreme Court voted overwhelmingly in favour of allowing same-sex couples the same legal rights as married heterosexuals.
When patients were asked for feedback, the poor quality of hospital meals was mentioned more often than anything else.
So Duncan Burton decided to do something about it - starting with the breakfasts.
Out went the limp bread and plain cereals and in came scrambled eggs, toast, porridge and fruit during the week, with sausages and bacon on offer at the weekends.
Despite the challenges of providing toasters around the hospital and not setting off fire alarms during the toasting process, he knew the extra hassle would be worth it.
"You can't have breakfast without toast," he says. "It's more reflective of what people have in their own home."
Mr Burton, who is director of nursing and patient experience at the acute hospital, where there are about 520 beds, knew that good nutrition and appetising food was fundamental to patients' healing and recovery.
He also knew it had an impact on general wellbeing.
With a high proportion of elderly in-patients, including many with dementia, Duncan and his team started reworking the menu with them in mind.
They were helped in their task by dieticians, caterers and patients themselves - but perhaps the most useful input came from hospital volunteers who sit with patients and help feed them.
They suggested finger food for those who wanted to eat only small amounts and for dementia patients because it was easier for them to eat.
So instead of being faced with an off-putting plate of non-descript meat, veg and mash, they are now given small bite-sized items such as small sandwiches, grapes, cucumber sticks and quiche slices.
That way, patients can eat a little and often, grazing throughout the day.
Rather than being offered an orange or an apple, which can be awkward to get into, they are given apple slices or a soft satsuma.
There are also new light meal options including homemade soups, omelettes, sandwiches and salads.
And there's a recognition that patients may not want to eat only healthy food.
"You're not going to change people's eating habits when they are not feeling well," Mr Burton says.
"If you can get them to eat a piece of cake, then fine... at least it is some nutrition."
And the introduction of freshly baked cakes served to patients in the afternoon has been a triumph, particularly when the aroma reaches patients before the cakes do.
As well as finger food, Kingston Hospital has brought in food packs for people who are discharged and live on their own.
These packs contain milk, bread, butter and tea-bags - the basics that can help vulnerable and elderly people through the first day or so back at home.
In maternity wards, a plate of hot food is on offer 24 hours a day "because babies arrive at all times of the day and night".
The menu for children was revamped too, with the help of local school children and paediatric patients.
Children are now offered a finger box of crackers, cheese, fruit, sandwiches, cucumber sticks and biscuits or a hot meal option from a choice of meatballs, tuna pasta bake, fish fingers and vegetable curry.
There are still challenges however - providing more healthy food for more than 3,000 staff and contractors who work at the hospital is next on the list.
The menu changes, which were first discussed in 2014, were achieved without any extra funding for food, but the meals are brought in and "regenerated" on site rather than being cooked freshly in hospital kitchens.
And that's down to space - or the lack of it, Duncan Burton says.
"Some trusts do have that space, but it's not something we can do.
"Instead, catering staff are on site and are able to heat food up and serve it. Some fresh food is still made on site."
Kingston is not the only hospital in that position.
In a recent report from the Campaign for Better Hospital Food, which surveyed 30 London hospitals, only 30% cooked all food freshly on site.
The campaign group also said half of hospitals surveyed were failing to meet basic food standards set down by the NHS.
But in this south-west London hospital, patient feedback shows little criticism of the food any more and there is evidence of a reduction in patients with pressure sores and ulcers - a sign that they are eating better and recovering more quickly.
Hannah Bladon, 20, was attacked as she was travelling on a light rail train near the Old City, in Israel, on Good Friday.
Jamil Tamimi, 57, faces a charge of intentional murder over the attack on the University of Birmingham student.
The Derby County fan had been taking part in an exchange programme at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Ms Bladon's family said the student, from from Burton-upon-Trent, had been taking part in an archaeological dig that morning and described her as a "talented musician" and "enthusiastic rugby player".
The train was busy at the time of the attack as Christians marked Good Friday and Jews celebrated Passover.
A pregnant woman and a 50-year-old man were also injured when the tram came to a sudden stop in the aftermath of the attack.
Smith originally joined Wrexham in 2014 but moved to Gateshead in May 2016 after being released by former Dragons boss Gary Mills.
The 28-year-old scored five goals in 47 games for Gateshead, who have agreed to cancel his contract.
"Fans here know what he's about and I'm looking forward to working with him," Wrexham manager Dean Keates said.
"In his first season here, he didn't miss a minute of any game. So for the club and the squad we are building, it's massive to have another character like Manny."
Gateshead said they had cancelled the Halesowen-based player's contract early due to family reasons.
"It was an incredibly tough decision to let a player like Manny leave the Gateshead under such circumstances," the club said in a statement.
"We'd like to thank him for his fine contributions to the club and wish him the very best for the future."
American, Etihad, Emirates, Singapore and Turkish Airlines will have to obey European laws or be taken to court.
All had told the Civil Aviation Authority that they did not pay compensation when their delays meant passengers missed a connecting flight.
But compensation is in fact due if passengers arrive at their final destination more than three hours late.
Richard Moriarty, Director of Consumers and Markets at the CAA, said he was disappointed at the airlines' stance.
"Airlines' first responsibility should be looking after their passengers, not finding ways in which they can prevent passengers upholding their rights.
"So it's disappointing to see a small number of airlines continuing to let a number of their passengers down by refusing to pay them the compensation they are entitled to.
"Where we see evidence of passengers systematically being denied their rights, we will not hesitate to take the necessary action to ensure airlines change their policies and their customers get the assistance they are entitled to," he added.
Which? said that the government should ensure the continuance of passenger rights after the UK leaves the EU.
It said there should also be an ombudsman service that all airlines should be required to join.
In 2015 the CAA took similar action against Aer Lingus, Jet2 and Wizz Air.
For more than a decade airlines have objected ferociously to the European Union rules of 2004 which lay down when compensation must be paid for certain types of delay.
The law was subsequently clarified in favour of passengers by decisions of the European Parliament, European Courts of Justice, and the UK Appeal Court in 2014.
But every year thousands of disgruntled passengers still have to sue, or threaten to sue, their airlines who try to stall before making compensation payments.
For instance, Emirates is involved in a case that is going to the Appeal Court after refusing to pay flight delay compensation to some passengers.
And the policy of Singapore airlines is to put compensation claims "on hold" if they involve connecting flights, the CAA said.
The current rules on cash compensation for delays - which must be the fault of the airline - cover flights departing from an EU airport and operated by any airline; or flights arriving at an EU airport and operated by an EU airline:
The CAA said that Emirates was the airline about which it received most complaints for non-payment of compensation.
Meanwhile the Spanish low-cost airline Vueling is also being told by the UK regulator to comply with the industry's minimum requirements, to give passengers help if their flights are disrupted.
If any of the airlines refuse to obey the regulator and are taken to court they could, in law, be fined an unlimited amount.
These followed the revelation of the "Trojan Horse" letter - a document that detailed an alleged conspiracy to take over Birmingham schools by conservative Muslims.
That document is, one can be pretty certain, a hoax, but it spoke to concerns that some state comprehensive schools were being "Islamicised".
Over this week, a lot of evidence and interpretation has emerged on this theme.
Six schools are now in special measures. Of these, two were fairly ordinary, bad schools and four were very unusual.
Those were the three Park View Educational Trust schools - Park View, Nansen and Golden Hillock - and Oldknow.
The impression of the reports is that Islam certainly informed decisions in ways that might not have been appropriate for ostensibly secular institutions.
Should Koranic Arabic have been on the walls? Should a primary school use Islamic banking?
The concern has been that hardline social conservatism can, in some situations and without precautions, create an atmosphere where extreme views might emerge.
Newsnight found teachers working at the schools harbouring concerns about extremism, and were able to give examples of worrying incidents.
So what now?
As Chris Husbands, director of the Institute of Education, said in the IOE London blog, Birmingham needs "commitment to working through local tensions and developing… trust amongst all those involved. They need the heat taken out of the situation".
But the heat persists. The BBC has encountered local people who feared to speak out in favour of reform in the schools.
There is continuing unwillingness to compromise or acknowledge concerns on all sides - and the content of the reports is disputed.
Will things improve? Well, the lawyers are already involved. And the DfE's review of the issues, conducted by Peter Clarke, a former police officer, is still to come.
His appointment was controversial to begin with; he is a former counter-terrorism officer.
Some people in the area are enraged. On Wednesday, about 120 people showed up to a meeting.
It was chaired by a local National Union of Teachers and Socialist Workers Party organiser; neither organisation has a reputation for conciliation.
At the meeting, there was a lot of understandable concern about the conflation of Islam, extremism and terrorism.
Many Muslims are alarmed at the idea that hardline conservative Islam might be seen as a step from extremism.
Still, at the same meeting, there were hints that some members of staff have attitudes that might not be reconcilable to life within a secular state primary school.
A male teacher at Oldknow told the meeting on Wednesday that an inspector from the DfE made him feel his personal integrity had been impugned.
Why? She, a woman, had sought to shake his hand. He refused on account of her gender. And the audience reaction was not unsympathetic.
Will things get better? Maybe the anger will dissipate; much will depend on how the new leaders of the four schools at the centre of this handle the situation. But there are grounds for pessimism.
In the acting categories there are a total of seven nominees from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Denzel Washington is nominated as best actor for Fences and Ruth Negga as best actress for Loving.
Moonlight's Mahershala Ali and Lion's Dev Patel are up for best supporting actor.
The supporting actress category includes Viola Davis for Fences, Naomie Harris for Moonlight and Octavia Spencer for Hidden Figures.
Three of the nine films up for best picture - Fences, Hidden Figures and Moonlight - feature predominantly black casts.
In the directing category, Moonlight's Barry Jenkins is only the fourth black best director nominee in Oscar history.
The first was John Singleton, nominated in 1992 for Boyz n the Hood. He was followed by Lee Daniels, for Precious in 2010, and 12 Years a Slave's Steve McQueen in 2014. McQueen's film won best picture but he lost the best director prize to Gravity's Alfonso Cuaron.
In the documentary feature category, Ava DuVernay's 13th is up against I Am Not Your Negro from Raoul Peck and Ezra Edelman's OJ: Made In America. (With a running time of seven hours and 47 minutes, OJ is the longest film ever nominated for an Academy Award.)
The two-year diversity drought in the acting categories inspired the #OscarsSoWhite backlash on social media.
Of course, most of this year's nominated films were already in production well before that furore erupted.
Moonlight's Jenkins has told the BBC his film was not a response to the #OscarsSoWhite criticism, having conceived the project "at least three-and-a-half years ago".
But the outcry did lead the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscars, to take steps to make its membership more diverse.
Has that made a difference this year? Hollywood Reporter's Oscars guru Scott Feinberg thinks not.
"The Academy may claim that this is the result of it flooding its organization with an unprecedented number of diverse new members this year, but I maintain that these nominees, up against the same competition, would have been nominated in either of the last two years," he writes in his Oscars analysis.
In June 2016, the Academy invited almost 700 new members to join, with a focus on women and ethnic minorities.
One of those new members is British film director Amma Asante, whose film about an interracial marriage A United Kingdom opened the London Film Festival.
She told me last year that the organisers of the Oscars needed to keep up the momentum on its actions to improve diversity.
"I don't know the change happens overnight," she said.
"I'm interested to see what will happen in two Oscars' time."
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Chances were few and far between in a rather turgid first half with Exeter missing the best of those.
However, the Grecians lifted after half-time and took the lead on 47 minutes when Ryan Harley's corner fell to David Wheeler and his scuffed shot somehow squeezed under Daniel Nizic and rolled over the line.
Joel Grant then missed a glorious chance when he blazed horribly wide on 62 minutes, but Morecambe equalised when substitute Kevin Ellison smashed a stunning volley across goal and into the top corner from 15 yards.
Exeter, however, went on to win it in stoppage time when substitute Reuben Reid, fouled in the penalty box by Michael Rose, picked himself off the floor to smash the spot-kick into the bottom corner.
Fellow substitute Liam McAlinden then added a third when Exeter struck on the counter attack as he waltzed across the penalty box before planting a shot into the bottom corner.
The win sees Exeter move up to fifth in the table, three points clear of Mansfield in eighth spot with two games to go.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Exeter City 3, Morecambe 1.
Second Half ends, Exeter City 3, Morecambe 1.
Goal! Exeter City 3, Morecambe 1. Liam McAlinden (Exeter City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Hand ball by Kevin Ellison (Morecambe).
Goal! Exeter City 2, Morecambe 1. Reuben Reid (Exeter City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty Exeter City. Reuben Reid draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Michael Rose (Morecambe) after a foul in the penalty area.
Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Pierce Sweeney.
Substitution, Exeter City. Liam McAlinden replaces Ollie Watkins.
Troy Brown (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Rhys Turner (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Troy Brown (Exeter City).
Substitution, Exeter City. Lee Holmes replaces Joel Grant.
Ryan Edwards (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Troy Brown (Exeter City).
Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kevin Ellison (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City).
Michael Rose (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Joel Grant (Exeter City).
Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Jordan Moore-Taylor.
Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Pierce Sweeney.
Attempt saved. Reuben Reid (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Morecambe. Rhys Turner replaces Paul Mullin.
Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Aaron McGowan.
Substitution, Exeter City. Reuben Reid replaces Ethan Ampadu.
Delay in match Paul Mullin (Morecambe) because of an injury.
Attempt blocked. David Wheeler (Exeter City) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
Back pass by Danijel Nizic (Morecambe).
(Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Lee Molyneux (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jordan Moore-Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Lee Molyneux (Morecambe).
Foul by Kevin Ellison (Morecambe).
Ethan Ampadu (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Dean Winnard (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by David Wheeler (Exeter City).
Aaron McGowan (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jake Taylor (Exeter City).
Attempt missed. Lee Molyneux (Morecambe) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
The France player, 30, signed from Arsenal for £25m in 2011 and made 129 Premier League appearances for City.
He won two league titles and a League Cup during his time at the Etihad, but spent last season on loan at Spanish club Sevilla.
Before completing the move, Nasri was pictured boarding a flight to Turkey.
He did go with City on their pre-season tour of the United States but had no future at the club under manager Pep Guardiola.
Antalyaspor are captained by former Barcelona forward Samuel Eto'o.
"Everybody at the club wishes Samir good luck in the next chapter of his career and would like to thank him for some fantastic memories," City said in a statement.
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The frontier, closed by Venezuela last August as part of a crime crackdown, was to open for 12 hours.
Venezuela is going through a deep economic crisis and many say they struggle to feed their families.
Last week, about 500 Venezuelan women broke through the border controls in search of food.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the border closure because, he said, the area had been infiltrated by Colombian paramilitaries and gangs.
The measure also prevents subsidised goods from being smuggled from Venezuela into Colombia.
Some 35,000 people crossed the border between San Antonio del Tachira, in Venezuela, and Cucuta, in Colombia, a Colombian official told the BBC.
Supermarkets were crowded with Venezuelans buying basic supplies such as rice, oil, flour and sugar, which are expensive in their country because of the shortages.
Gloria Archila was all smiles. "They had everything," she said, comparing the situation here with the empty shelves in markets back home.
Everyone seemed to have a story like this - a mother who was looking for medicine for her daughter, another who described being "happy to see so much food together".
They complained about how devaluated their Venezuelan bolivar was, limiting their purchase power. They also found goods smuggled from Venezuela being resold here. But, by and large, as they returned home in packed buses, they were triumphant - and with full bags.
An unnamed woman who crossed with her husband and two young children told the Efe news agency it was "unfair" to keep the border closed.
"We are from San Antonio, and the reality is that we do not have any food to give to our children."
Venezuelans who want to cross into Colombia in states where the border has been closed need a special permit to do so.
But as the scarcity of food gets worse in Venezuela, many have crossed the porous border illegally.
Venezuela: Economy on the brink?
In an interview with the Financial Times, the chancellor said he would reduce the rate to below 15% - five points lower than its current 20% rate.
That would give the UK the lowest corporation tax of any major economy.
But former World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy said Mr Osborne had to consider what the EU would think.
He told the BBC the chancellor's plan would be seen as in effect the start of Brexit negotiations, and starting with tax was not the right way to go about it.
"The UK is already activating one of the weapons in this negotiation, which is tax dumping, tax competition. I can understand why he [Mr Osborne] does that, because obviously investors are flowing out from the UK, and he wants to provide them with some sort of premium that would make them think twice before they leave the United Kingdom.
"He has to think about the impact of this on the continent. This will be seen on the continent as the start of the negotiation.
"And I'm quite convinced that at the end of the day, if you want a proper balanced win-win relationship in the future, starting with tax competition is not the right way psychologically to prepare this negotiation."
Mr Osborne said the cut was part of his plans to build a "super-competitive economy" with low tax rates.
A Treasury spokesperson confirmed the Financial Times's story was correct but said they did not know when the cut would happen.
In March, the chancellor said corporation tax would fall to 17% by 2020.
Mr Osborne told the FT it was important for "Britain to "get on with it" to prove to investors that the country was still "open for business".
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said the proposal was "counter-productive". He told the BBC the tax cut would not create the business investment that the UK needed.
He said it was "not constructive" to be "offering up Britain as a tax haven" to Europe and warned this could hit taxpayers.
Mr McDonnell accused the chancellor of being "chaotic" by bringing in "panic tax cuts" and instead called for a "steady strategy". He also warned that it was not the right way to open negotiations to get the best deal in Europe.
"I don't think it sends the right message to those countries that wish to establish a co-operative relationship with us in the future, so that we get some of the benefits we had in the EU, even though we're outside of it," he said.
Before the referendum, George Osborne said that a vote to leave the EU would force him to introduce billions of pounds worth of tax increases and spending cuts in order to repair damage to the public finances.
It is now clear that his real strategy is very different.
The proposed cut to corporation tax, which would give the UK one of the lowest rates of any major economy, is designed to help the country attract new investment and court businesses which might otherwise have been put off by the uncertainty surrounding the country's relationship with the EU.
Mr Osborne's announcement comes amid reports that the Bank of England could this week lower the amount of capital banks have to keep aside as a safety net in case of unexpected risks.
On Tuesday, the Bank publishes the outcome of its bi-annual Financial Policy Committee meeting which looks at risks to the UK's financial stability.
Mr Carney said last week that the Bank would take "any further actions it deems appropriate to support financial stability".
One option could be to reduce the amount of capital banks are required to hold to help stimulate the economy.
Mr Osborne has already abandoned his long-held target to restore government finances to a surplus by 2020 amid fears the uncertainty caused by the Leave vote could hold back the economy.
The chancellor said the economy was showing "clear signs" of shock following the vote to leave the European Union.
"How we respond will determine the impact on jobs and growth," he said at the time.
Economists have also warned about the impact of the Leave vote.
"Having voted for Brexit last week, the economy is clearly going to go into a down swing, that might be a full-blown recession, that might just be very very low growth," Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said last week.
Posts condemning "disgraceful" local TV coverage of the two blasts on 12 August have been removed from Sina Weibo, China's Twitter-like micro-blogging platform, as have posts suggesting that local authorities restricted international media reporting on the incident.
So far, at least 50 people have been confirmed dead, and more than 500 injured, following the blasts in the port city.
The blasts have become one of the biggest talking points on Chinese social media in the last 24 hours, with Weibo posts on the explosion being viewed more than 590 million times.
More than a million users have also been actively posting about the blast.
However, according to Free Weibo, a website that captures deleted social media posts, messages that include the words "Tianjin" and "explosion" have also become the most censored. The website collected more than 50 posts from individual users.
Most posts that were censored were critical of the local broadcaster, Tianjin TV, and how it had refrained from reporting on the incident.
According to the Taiwanese newspaper Want Daily, Tianjin local television "only showed soap operas" after the incident. "Netizens were censored."
One user complained that Tianjin TV was showing a South Korean drama after the blast.
"I was watching Tianjin TV at 8am and they were still showing 'First Wives' Club' - I could barely breathe! I feel as though this country's media… shows an inhumane response to emergencies," posted "Xing zhi a fei" on Weibo.
"Media pharaoh", a user with more than one million followers, was similarly critical.
"Tianjin TV, why are you still reading the newspaper headlines?" he wrote, posting a screenshot of a newsreader talking about an unrelated story.
User "Guilin's Xu Chunsheng" commented that the story "should be constantly updated, not grinding to a halt. What is the media doing?"
Another Weibo user, "Ying Tian Lan" called the TV station "disgraceful".
Netizen "Xinjing Ziran Hao" said it was as though the explosion had "shaken the world, and yet Tianjin TV has not even felt a tremor."
Others accused the local authorities of hampering international reporting of the incident.
User "Xu Fengwen" said the blasts had "already made the world's headlines". Yet, he complained that "During a CNN interview, there were people around with Tianjin accents shouting 'delete it, delete it, this is a Tianjin people's affair."
Media organization ETtoday News Cloud similarly reported a CNN interview disrupted with people shouting "Don't let foreigners report on this".
CNN later said that its correspondent was interrupted by "upset friends and relatives of victims".
One user compared the muted coverage to that of the Sichuan earthquake in 2008.
"This reminds me of 2008; do not let the outside world know," posted "Wu Ce Li".
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A black Ford Fiesta and a black Renault Kadjar were involved in the collision on the B4278 between Penrhiwfer and Tonyrefail at 11:35 BST.
South Wales Police said the driver of the Fiesta suffered fatal injuries.
The 43-year-old female driver of the other vehicle was taken to hospital along with her three-year-old daughter.
The force said their injuries were not believed to be serious.
They were found at a house on the Larch Road on Saturday afternoon.
Police said no arrests have been made, but that officers remained at the scene carrying out a forensic analysis of the house.
They said drug gangs should know that "Northern Ireland is not a safe environment for them to spread their misery and destroy people's lives".
1st Land Ltd, set up to redevelop Northampton Town's Sixfields stadium, had been passed £7.25m of a £10.25m loan from Northampton Borough Council.
The redevelopment remains unfinished and 1st Land is in liquidation.
Owner Howard Grossman said the VAT repayments were "all legitimate".
Mr Grossman did not elaborate on how 1st Land qualified for the repayments, but said they were all "in accordance with HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) rules".
Northampton Town was lent the money in 2013 and 2014 and the initial plan was to refurbish parts of Sixfields and land adjacent to the ground - including a new stand, hotel and conference centre.
None of the work was completed and a criminal inquiry is under way into "alleged financial irregularities" surrounding the loan.
Subsequently, the VAT repayments to 1st Land Ltd have emerged.
When a firm has charged customers less VAT than the tax paid out on purchases of goods or services, HMRC will repay the difference.
Bank account statements seen by the BBC show 1st Land received six VAT repayments from HMRC worth £943,579 in the 15 months before it went into administration in January 2015.
However, a list of supplier payments made by 1st Land that year and in 2013, which were also obtained by the BBC, indicates expenditure totalling £2.3m.
Among those payments were two invoices totalling almost £69,000 submitted by the main contractor on the stadium project, Buckingham Group, in 2014, however the VAT components of these invoices weren't paid.
Three other invoices submitted by Buckingham Group in August and September that year, totalling £1.75m including VAT, remain wholly unpaid.
According to Monty Jivraj, a tax expert at Neumans LLP, HMRC would have looked at 1st Land's paperwork prior to making the repayments.
"If a company was to file a VAT repayment claim of, let's say £900,000 or £1m, HMRC would have a legal obligation to send VAT compliance officers to check the documents, such as invoices, VAT accounts and bank statements to check whether the company is legally entitled," he said.
HMRC said it could not comment about the affairs of individual companies.
Last week, Northampton Borough Council apologised after an audit report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) identified a string of failures surrounding the way the loan was approved.
Loans and repayments
Amount of Northampton Borough Council loan to Northampton Town FC forwarded to 1st Land Ltd (Dec 2013-July 2014): £7.25m
HMRC VAT repayments to 1st Land Ltd (Feb-Sept 2014): £943,579
Amount remaining in 1st Land's bank accounts, Jan 2015: Barclays -£1,019; Lloyds £41.15
Amount owed to biggest creditor, Buckingham Group Contracting: £2.07m
The move comes amid tension in Steubenville, Ohio, ahead of a trial.
A student seen online joking about the alleged rape of a teenage girl after an alcohol-soaked party regrets his comments, his lawyer has said.
Potential witnesses have also come under pressure not to testify in February's trial, lawyers say.
Trenton Mays and Ma'lik Richmond, both 16, will face charges at a juvenile court in February. Their lawyers say they are innocent.
The case has gripped the small city of Steubenville, a former steel town of some 18,000 people, with social media key to the spread of information.
Ohio State University student Michael Nodianos is not a suspect in the case, but a video of him making disparaging comments about the alleged victim was posted on YouTube in August, taken down, and re-posted by hackers last week, his lawyer said.
Speaking on Monday, Dennis McNamara said his client had "made several very callous comments and is ashamed and embarrassed" by them.
"He regrets those comments. He was not raised in that manner. I don't believe it was a crime to make the video, but it was stupid," Mr McNamara said, the Steubenville Herald-Star reported.
In the 12-minute video, Mr Nodianos can be heard joking about the alleged rape, and at one point refers to the girl as looking "dead".
He is reported to have left the university after receiving threats, and groups linked to hacking collective Anonymous have pledged to publish more videos.
Mr Nodianos' video comments reportedly refer to the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl on the night of 11 August 2012.
She is said to have been attacked during a night of parties attended by members of the Steubenville High football team - which has an ardent following in the local area.
The two suspects, both star players on the team, were arrested on 22 August and then charged with rape and kidnapping, although the abduction charges were later dropped.
They are currently under house arrest and their families say the boys are innocent.
Hours after the incident took place, messages, videos, and photographs - including images of the alleged victim that have been described as compromising and explicit - were posted online and shared.
The words "rape" and "drunk girl" were used in many of the posts. It has been suggested that she may have been urinated on.
Police have said the girl had so much to drink that she is not able to remember much of what happened, and does not recall events that took place after midnight.
Sources: City of Steubenville, Steubenville Police Department, news media reports
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But a medical examination of the victim more than one day after the night of the parties did not yield evidence, such as semen, that would have supported allegations of rape, police said.
Investigators have also reportedly had difficulty retrieving deleted posts and photographs from phones and iPads seized by the authorities.
They found two pictures of the 16-year-old, naked, but they do not show anyone involved in a sexual act with the girl, the New York Times reported.
The case is raising tensions in the small Ohio city: on Tuesday guards were posted to school buildings after a threat was received that prompted a brief shutdown of the Steubenville public school network.
Lawyers for potential witnesses also said this week that their clients were facing pressure not to testify at the trial, currently set for February.
On Monday, Mr Nodianos' lawyer emphasised that his client was not present when the alleged rape took place.
On the night of 11 August, Mr Nodianos was at a party in Steubenville that the alleged victim also attended, the lawyer said.
Mr Nodianos saw the 16-year-old girl leaving the party with two boys in the early hours of 12 August, but was not present when the attack allegedly occurred.
Mr McNamara also suggested the young man, who was in his first year at Ohio State University, had suspended his studies as a result of threats stemming from the video, according to reports.
Meanwhile, the alleged victim's mother said in interviews in December that her family had also received threats and extra police were patrolling their neighbourhood.
A crime blogger who has posted extensively on the case has been sued by a member of the Steubenville High football team and his family for defamation.
The blogger has also written about football culture in the town, and has blamed it for elevating the status of the high-school athletes and allowing exceptions for them.
The trial is due to begin on 13 February.
Kevin Holt and Gavin Reilly gave Queens victory as Rangers' Scottish Championship title hopes were hit.
McCoist - on a rolling one-year contract - had earlier handed in his notice, effectively ensuring that he will step down as manager in 12 months.
Rangers are nine points behind leaders Hearts, who have a game in hand.
The Ibrox board now have several options to respond to McCoist: try to reach a settlement, pay up 12 months' salary, or put McCoist on gardening leave.
It looks like they have opted to keep him in place, with the club's financial strife meaning that there are no funds to pay McCoist off.
Having handed in his notice, McCoist spoke in his pre-match interview of hoping that this wouldn't be his last game, assuring Rangers fans that he will remain in the job and do his best for the club.
While McCoist remains an iconic figure for his playing days at Ibrox, his reputation as a manager has been dwindling this season.
Defeats to Hearts, twice, and Hibernian, as well as two draws with part-time Alloa - who also beat Rangers in the Petrofac Training Cup semi-final - has left them off the pace of leaders Hearts.
McCoist smiled and looked relaxed as he disembarked from the team bus before kick-off.
Camera crews had set up outside Rangers' training ground earlier in the afternoon to see if he would be joining the squad for the trip to Dumfries, but the manager looked unperturbed by the fuss.
There were individual shouts of support from Rangers fans, but when the teams appeared on the pitch for kick-off there were no obvious chants of support for the manager.
McCoist's team selection saw three players out of position and Bilel Mohsni, a regularly erratic player, at centre-back.
There were options on the bench that would have allowed the manager to drop Mohsni, move Darren McGregor to centre-back where he is more comfortable, and Richard Foster to right-back. Dean Shiels did not need to be used on the flank when he is at his best playing off the main striker.
The result was that Rangers' fragilities at the back were clear, and Queens took full advantage.
And the home side, who are four points behind Rangers in third place, were worthy of their victory.
When Holt lashed in a free-kick from 20 yards, McCoist stood on the touchline, looking grim-faced with his arms folded tightly.
There was less reaction when Reilly added the second after the break. A simple long ball between the two centre-backs allowed the striker through, and he controlled with one touch before drilling a shot in off the post with his second touch.
"Cheerio," sang the Queens fans gleefully as the visiting support headed for the exits before the end.
Queen of the South manager James Fowler:
"We were different class from start to finish. I'm delighted. The difficult part is picking the team. We've got a great bunch here. Holt surprised me with his free-kick. I don't think I've ever seen him hit one like that even in training! The group in general is fantastic.
"We expected Rangers to have a reaction and they did have that wee spell in the second half. That's why we brought on Derek Lyle.
"If we come to the end of the season and we're in the top four we'll be delighted. We know it's a long season. We should be in the top four but the other teams might strengthen in January."
Rangers manager Ally McCoist:
"I am an extremely disappointed Rangers manager. I'd like to congratulate Queens on a deserved victory. From the team's point of view we were absolutely miles short tonight and we got what we deserved.
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The Irishman has been absent since breaking six ribs and suffering a collapsed lung in a fall at Kempton at the end of February.
Those injuries ruled him out of this month's Cheltenham Festival.
But 37-year-old Geraghty has told the At The Races website he is now "good to go" and is hoping to be back in action at Fairyhouse on Sunday.
He said: "I got the results of my scan and, thankfully, everything came back clear."
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It followed a tip-off to a precise location by the Thames estuary near Gravesend, behind some hoardings in a Met Police training facility.
We managed to film two of the canon from above using a drone camera.
The three second-hand cannon were paid for by the public but have never been put on public view.
They arrived from Germany more than 18 months ago but there was no public unveiling by the mayor's office and the Met, and no media access.
Opposition members of the London Assembly say they have been denied access to them too. The fate and whereabouts of the third cannon is not known.
A spokesman from the mayor's office said: "We have always been clear in public that we do not plan to comment on the location of the water cannon."
The spokesman went on to say a photo of Stephen Greenhalgh, the deputy mayor for policing and crime, was tweeted by him in July standing next to one of the cannon.
The Met also refused to comment on the location of the water cannon.
Boris Johnson authorised their purchase for the Met two years ago to be used in the event of a serious public order outbreak, but in 2015 the home secretary banned their use because of the risk of injuring anyone they were used against.
The cannon have been refurbished and repainted in Met Police colours and the total bill - including purchase price, refits, maintenance and officer training - comes to £330,000.
Green Party London Assembly member Jenny Jones said London would be better off getting shot of the cannon as soon as possible.
"It's fascinating to finally find these machines because the Met and the mayor wanted them to be a complete secret," she told me.
Previously, whenever she asked about their location, she was informed the mayor's office was not prepared to tell her.
"To me these machines have been a complete waste of money and the whole secrecy has also been pointless.
"It's time the mayor accepted that they are absolutely useless for Britain," she continued.
At the time of the home secretary's decision, Mr Johnson said the Met would continue to use the cannon to train on.
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The decision to relieve the 55-year-old of his duties came hours after a 4-2 Championship win against Leeds.
"He can count himself unlucky to have lost his job with the team just one point away from the top six," Forest chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi said.
Al Hasawi later added on his Twitter account: "Made contact with PL manager tonight. Meeting Thursday."
Al Hasawi had earlier declared that Forest would be "looking to bring in an ambitious manager with Premier League experience", stating that "with the January transfer window approaching, we feel it's the right time to make a change".
Former Republic of Ireland international O'Driscoll was appointed on 19 July, days after Steve Cotterill was sacked.
He leaves Forest with them in eighth place, having collected 36 points from 24 games.
In total, Forest won 10 games during his time in charge, drawing nine and losing seven.
However, they never won more than two games in a row under him, and Al Hasawi cited that lack of consistency as one of the reasons behind the decision.
"We have a responsibility to look to the future for this great club because we have huge ambitions for it," he said.
One of the Reds' co-owners, Abdulaziz Al-Hasawi, was at the City Ground on Wednesday for the first time since he and his family took over in July. One can't help but feel that having seen Sean O'Driscoll's Forest play some of their best football of the season in demolishing Leeds that the decision to replace the manager had already been taken. A baffling decision to some with the side so close to the play-offs, but inconsistency appears to have been O'Driscoll's downfall. After recent defeats to Hull and Watford, and a fortunate draw at Brighton, an improved display and win against Leeds couldn't save the likeable O'Driscoll. The owners say they intend to appoint an ambitious manager with Premier League experience, with the likelihood being that someone has already been lined up to replace O'Driscoll.
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"We knew when we bought the club in the summer that it would take time for the players we bought in to settle but that process has taken longer than we anticipated.
"We feel we have developed a really strong squad of players but are still searching for consistency in terms of team performance, underlined by the fact that we have not won more than two games in succession in the Championship this season."
O'Driscoll spent five months as first-team coach at Forest at the start of the year, before leaving to take charge of Crawley in May.
He was with the League One side for only two months before returning to the City Ground as manager, signing a three-year contract.
His task was to build a side capable of challenging for promotion to the Premier League and he made a number of high-profile signings, including Simon Cox from West Bromwich Albion,Henri Lansbury from Arsenal and Billy Sharp on loan from Southampton.
Shortly after the news of O'Driscoll's sacking was confirmed, Cox wrote on Twitter: "So we win 4-2 and the manager gets the sack. Gutted for Sean, pleasure to work under. Wonder who will walk through the door next."
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The 24-year-old had left a putt to win on the 18th short as he shot a five-under-par 66 to finish 17 under.
American Simpson had earlier posted the same score after a 64.
Neither player could break the deadlock until the fourth extra hole where Matsuyama held his nerve for a 10-foot putt and a fourth PGA Tour win.
"It was a struggle but I was delighted to win," he said afterwards.
Twelve months ago, Matsuyama had beaten American Rickie Fowler, also at the fourth extra hole, at the same tournament.
Korea's Byeong-hun An, who led Scotland's Martin Laird by one shot going into the final round, was three shots clear at the halfway point of the final round.
But his challenge crumbled over the final nine holes with back-to-back bogeys at the 10th and 11th before he dropped more shots at the last two holes to finish in sixth place after a 73.
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EU funding projects for areas including farming, science, and culture would be continued until 2020, they said.
Priti Patel said government would have "options and choices" after Brexit with "more than enough money" to go around.
But Remain campaigners said leaving the EU would "wreck Britain's economy" and trigger public spending cuts.
BBC political correspondent Ben Wright said Vote Leave's open letter, signed by ex-London mayor Boris Johnson and ministers including Michael Gove, Chris Grayling and Priti Patel, sounded like "a pledge of a government in waiting".
Vote Leave has no power to make public spending promises - but is trying to reassure recipients of EU money their funding would be safe, he added.
The UK votes on whether to remain in the EU or to leave on 23 June.
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The ministers' letter claims that as an EU member, the UK is liable for billions of pounds in tax refunds for big businesses, saying savings could also be made through taxing offshore companies if it votes to leave.
"It is therefore clear that there is more than enough money to ensure that those who now get funding from the EU - including universities, scientists, family farmers, regional funds, cultural organisations and others - will continue to do so while also ensuring that we save money that can be spent on our priorities," it adds.
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The letter also said the "official bill" for the UK's EU membership was over £350m a week.
Vote Leave's use of the £350m figure has been criticised by the UK Statistics Authority and the Institute for Fiscal Studies as "potentially misleading", as it does not include the UK's rebate - a deduction on the UK's overall contribution negotiated by Margaret Thatcher's government in the 1980s.
But in the letter, also signed by Julian Brazier, James Duddridge, George Eustice, Penny Mordaunt, Dominic Raab, Iain Duncan Smith, Desmond Swayne, Theresa Villiers, and John Whittingdale, Vote Leave said the UK had no control of the money and "could not count" on the rebate.
It has previously called for an extra £100m a week to be spent on the NHS if the UK leaves.
How the UK is affected by the Common Agricultural Policy and EU fishing policies.
Ms Patel, who is an employment minister, denied that Vote Leave was making a series of unfunded promises, telling the BBC that the cash injection for the NHS and a cut in VAT on domestic fuel were its only two firm commitments of where money could go after Brexit.
"We are saying very clearly when we take back control of the money we spend to the European Union, the government of the day will have options and choices about how they choose to spend that money," she told Radio 4's Today.
However, she also suggested action could be taken to relieve pressure on school places and she questioned "why any government" would want to reduce support for "immensely important" parts of British society, such as universities, science base and the farming industry.
"We know that there would be more than enough money to ensure that those who currently get that funding from the European Union, that money would still exist and it could still go there to those priorities."
What are the polls saying about which way the UK will vote on 23 June?
Britain Stronger in Europe dismissed the analysis and said the Leave campaign had made 24 spending commitments totalling over £113bn.
Alan Johnson, head of Labour In, said it would only take a 0.6% reduction in economic output after a vote to leave to "eradicate the £8bn that is sent to the European Union and distributed through farming subsidies".
"It is fantasy economics," he told Today. "That money does not exist."
Former chancellor Alistair Darling said "just about every economic expert" had said leaving the EU would "wreck" the UK economy.
He added: "The Leave campaign have had to abandon their key spending pledge after using misleading figures and have been caught pledging their claimed saving 10 times over."
The Leave campaign has also accused EU officials of spending taxpayers' money on "outrageous and excessive" expenses.
Taking examples from a website detailing expenditure by the European Commission, it claimed an "exorbitant" amount of money went on "jollies", including visits to luxury hotels and resorts, restaurants and private jets.
The European Commission said many of the claims were inaccurate. Officials almost always used economy class, it said, and private jets were only hired when other transport was not available.
There's probably somebody in your class with it - but do you know what it is? My Dyslexic Mind explores what dyslexia is and some of the ways it affects children.
The show's presented by 12-year-old Ben, who really struggled at school until he found out he had dyslexia.
It's a learning disability, which means reading and writing are harder than for other kids. It also affects his memory.
As part of the show Ben meets Dominic - one half of Dick and Dom. He only found out he had Dyslexia when he was 15. He says it's been good for him, because it's pushed him forward to being a great TV presenter!
To find out more check out our guide to dyslexia and have a go at 'Try Being Me', an interactive experience, which aims to put you in the shoes of the children featured in the latest Newsround special.
If you think you might have dyslexia, you should tell a parent, guardian or teacher. There is lots of help available and with the right support dyslexia needn't stop you achieving the things you want to do in your life.
There has been speculation since the star told a concert crowd he would have voted for Mr Trump - if he had voted - and then turned up at Trump Tower.
But Tom Barrack, the Presidential Inaugural Committee chair, told CNN the ceremony is "not the venue" for West.
He said the rapper is "a great guy" but "we haven't asked him".
Mr Barrack said: "He considers himself a friend of the president-elect, but it's not the venue.
"The venue we have for entertainment is filled out, it's perfect, it's going to be typically and traditionally American, and Kanye is a great guy but we just haven't asked him to perform. We move on with our agenda."
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Mr Corbyn told a meeting of the Party of European Socialists in Brussels the talks were a "theatrical sideshow".
The Labour leader, who has been a critic of the EU, said his party would campaign for the UK to stay in whatever the outcome of the negotiations.
Mr Cameron is hoping to win support at the EU Council summit in Brussels.
If a deal is reached with other leaders, he will hold the UK's referendum on whether it wants to remain a member of the EU, with June 23 seen as the most likely date.
Mr Corbyn has also travelled to Brussels where he joined a meeting of the Party of European Socialists (PES) parliamentary bloc.
He said: "David Cameron's negotiations are a missed opportunity to make the case for the real reforms the EU needs: democratisation, stronger workers' rights, an end to austerity, and a halt to the enforced privatisation of public services."
Mr Corbyn voted to leave the European Economic Community, as the EU was then known, in the 1975 referendum, when the UK voted strongly to remain in.
During last year's Labour leadership campaign, Mr Corbyn said he had "mixed feelings" on the union and suggested there were circumstances in which he would advocate a vote to leave.
In September he confirmed Labour would campaign to stay in the EU but criticised it over free trade, agriculture and Greece.
Speaking after the PES meeting, Mr Corbyn said Mr Cameron had "brought an internal Conservative Party dispute to international proportions".
He said Labour had made its backing for EU membership "very, very clear" saying this was supported by the "vast majority" of its membership.
His desired reforms, he said, were "rather different" to Mr Cameron's.
"It has to be based on the rights of people all across Europe," he said.
"I don't think David Cameron has that on his agenda."
There is some controversy about whether people can become addicted to sexual behaviours, including watching porn.
University of Cambridge researchers performed brain scans on 19 men watching pornographic videos.
They showed the same reward centres of the brain were activated as when addicts see their drug of choice.
Two of the men in the study had lost jobs through watching pornographic material at work.
Four of them say porn was a gateway drug to escort agencies and fetishes.
They were all obsessed with sexual thoughts and behaviour, but it is uncertain that they are "addicts" in the same way as a smoker is addicted to nicotine.
Some researchers argue their traits more closely resemble an impulse control or obsessive compulsive disorder.
A team of researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging to observe the changes in brain activity caused by watching pornographic videos.
They compared the brains of people with compulsive sexual behaviour and healthy people.
The results, published in the journal PLoS One, showed higher levels of brain activity in the three parts of the the brain: the ventral striatum, dorsal anterior cingulate and the amygdala.
These are all areas that become excited in addicts when they see their drug of choice.
Dr Valerie Voon, from the University of Cambridge, told the BBC: "This is the first study to look at people suffering from these disorders and look at their brain activity, but I don't think we understand enough right now to say it is clearly an addiction.
"We don't know if some of these effects are predispositions, meaning that if you have greater activity in these areas are you more likely to develop these behaviours or if it is an effect of the pornography itself - it's very difficult to tell."
She added that the earlier people were exposed to drugs the more likely they were to develop into addicts.
However, Dr Voon cautioned there was insufficient evidence to advise on the impact of teenagers watching porn on the internet.
Paula Hall, the chair of the Association for the Treatment of Sex Addiction and Compulsivity, said the internet was now providing non-stop sexual novelty.
She told the BBC News website: "What I'm seeing is increasing numbers of young men who cannot maintain an erection because they've wrecked their appetite with pornography, their arousal threshold goes up so a mere mortal doesn't do it anymore.
"The damage to a couple's relationship can be huge, the lies and deceit, not having sex with partner as they appear to present with a low sex drive as they're on the internet all the time.
"The might stop engaging in family activities as it's a chance to have the house to yourself, porn is often where it starts and it's a bit of a gateway drug to sex workers."
However, she said it was still controversial to say such people were addicts and the field was poorly researched.
Dr John Williams, the head of neuroscience and mental health at the Wellcome Trust charity, says: "Compulsive behaviours, including watching porn to excess, over-eating and gambling, are increasingly common.
"This study takes us a step further to finding out why we carry on repeating behaviours that we know are potentially damaging to us.
"Whether we are tackling sex addiction, substance abuse or eating disorders, knowing how best, and when, to intervene in order to break the cycle is an important goal of this research."
Writer and illustrator Dick Bruna died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday night in the Dutch city of Utrecht.
He created the much loved character in 1955 as a story to entertain his young son. More than 80 million Miffy books have been sold globally.
Over the years, Bruna wrote more than 100 books but Miffy was by far his most popular and enduring character.
At first, he was uncertain whether the rabbit was a boy or a girl, but settled the matter by putting her in a dress for the sixth book, Miffy's Birthday, in 1970.
Dick Bruna was all about doing more with less. Economy of line was the key behind the much loved Miffy character.
Through only a few simple shapes, heavy graphic lines and primary colours, Bruna was able to capture and convey a huge amount of personality and character.
Miffy delights adults and children alike and we hope that her innocent and loving personality will continue to resonate - she is such a great example of the universal language of illustration.
In the Netherlands, she is called Nijntje ("little rabbit" as a Dutch toddler might say it). It was her first English translator, Olive Jones, who christened her Miffy.
Bruna was still writing Miffy stories in his old age and his books have been translated into more than 50 languages.
The museum dedicated to her name in Utrecht has tweeted a picture of the white rabbit, arms behind her back, a single tear below her left eye.
Dutch publisher Marja Kerkhof told the AP news agency that he used "very clear pictures, almost like a pictogram".
She said his illustrations were often best characterised by what he left out, allowing him "to go to the essence of things" while simultaneously using "very strong powerful primary colours".
"Even today if you see it in a store you would think, 'hey this looks different to a lot of other things out there'," she said. "There is no clutter, it's all very clear."
From the head of the Nant Peris valley it rises gently to 1,400ft above sea level, opening onto the majestic views of the lake, Llyn Llydaw.
This is where myth and legend are woven into the very fabric of the landscape, as the terrifying Crib Goch ridge, the blackened cliffs of Bwlch y Saethau and the majestic summit of Snowdon itself cast their long shadows on the green and blue tinged water of the lake below.
According to folklore, this is the spot where King Arthur's sword Excalibur was thrown back into the icy waters, returned by one of his knights to the Lady of the Lake.
But it was not that story that attracted artist Anthony Garratt to this spot.
It was the echoes of the industrial past right at the beating heart of the national park.
This was home to the 18th Century Britannia Copper Mines, where fortunes were invested and lost, and men lived and died digging out the metal ore to be carried back down the mountainside.
Today, the ruined remains of the ore crushing mill can still be seen on the shores of the lake - memories of what stood here haunting the rural idyll.
It is where 36-year-old Mr Garratt has chosen to paint one half of his installation project: High and Low.
"This is kind of a creative prompt to maybe investigate the geology and the history of the area - and there is so much here," explains the artist.
"It's stunning. It's somewhere I've explored more and more and I am beginning to paint more and more.
"I'm a big fan of Welsh painters such as Kyffin Williams and William Selwyn. I really admire the way they communicate the landscape and I think they have prompted me to really explore the area and become very attached to it."
A former student of Chelsea College of Art, his work has been included in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and the Royal College of Arts Henry Moore Gallery.
Last year he embarked on a project to paint giant landscapes at four locations across Anglesey, garnering widespread acclaim from national newspapers and commentators.
This is his return to north Wales, and his tribute to its hidden industrial heritage.
Again - it has scale - and a sense of challenge.
"One of the premises of the project was that we carried everything up by hand, so it half replicates what the miners would have had to do with all their equipment up the Miners' Track," he said.
"So this enormous panel was carried up by 10 people, which took a couple of hours."
Carrying up the equipment might have been the least of his concerns.
On the first day of painting, half of his progress was simply washed away by the infamous Snowdon rain.
Garratt is philosophical about the battle with the elements: "It is quite a demanding way to paint, because the weather dictates you - but that is also a nice message really.
"We are continually reminded of the weather here - it is very volatile - very exciting."
Then comes the next stage of the challenge at Llyn Llydaw.
The painting is being floated out on the lake for all to see over the coming months - come rain or shine - calm or gales.
"We've had to design a structure that is safe first of all, so something that isn't going to blow around in the 80mph winds here.
"It's an amazing feat to be able to bring a boat, the panel and the structure it is going to be floating on up to the lake manually.
"This is a double-sided painting - one view towards the Miners' Track, the other view towards the summit - depending on which way the wind blows, that will be the direction you see on the painting."
But this is just one half of the project - the 'High'.
The 'Low' will take Mr Garratt underground to a former slate mine on the edge of Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Today, Llechwedd Slate Caverns are a major adventure tourism centre, but that theme of history cuts through it - just as the seams of slate have been cut away over the centuries.
"It's the other extreme really. Here you have all this incredible space and beautiful vistas and it is open," he states.
"And then you've got the underground world and the society that existed in this generation of the slate mining industry.
"That painting is going to be in two halves. The top half is going to be about the beauty of the landscape from the top of the mines.
"The bottom half of the painting is going to be built with slate dust and iron oxides and copper, and it's going to be quite heavy and rusty.
"So over time in the mine, this painting will sort of decompose and crumble.
"It's a bit of a nod to the slate mining industry."
The High and Low installation will remain on show at Llechwedd and at Llyn Llydaw until the late autumn.
Paul Doswell's men may have had one eye on next week's mouth-watering clash with the Premier League giants but they are now just four points better off than their opponents, who moved out of the relegation zone following the win.
Guiseley took an early lead when Jake Cassidy headed home a Kevan Hurst corner.
Derek Asamoah came close to a second for the home side, firing straight at goalkeeper Ross Worner, but Sutton were level before the break when Matt Tubbs slotted home from the penalty spot.
Cassidy saw another shot and then a firm header held by Worner but the Lions got the goal their pressure deserved in the third minute of time added on as John Rooney stabbed in a low cross from Marcus Williams.
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Match ends, Guiseley 2, Sutton United 1.
Second Half ends, Guiseley 2, Sutton United 1.
Goal! Guiseley 2, Sutton United 1. John Rooney (Guiseley).
Substitution, Sutton United. Afolabi Coker replaces Roarie Deacon.
Substitution, Guiseley. Adam Boyes replaces Jake Cassidy.
Substitution, Sutton United. Dan Fitchett replaces Matt Tubbs.
Substitution, Sutton United. Jamie Smith replaces Gomis.
Substitution, Guiseley. Michael Rankine replaces Derek Asamoah.
Roarie Deacon (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.
Connor Brown (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Guiseley. Jordan Preston replaces Kevan Hurst.
Second Half begins Guiseley 1, Sutton United 1.
First Half ends, Guiseley 1, Sutton United 1.
Goal! Guiseley 1, Sutton United 1. Matt Tubbs (Sutton United) converts the penalty with a.
Goal! Guiseley 1, Sutton United 0. Jake Cassidy (Guiseley).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Playing compatriot Barry Hawkins, Hamilton fought back from 4-2 and 5-3 down to level at 5-5 and was then presented with a glorious chance.
But with the table at his mercy, Hamilton, 45, feathered the white which allowed Hawkins to hit a break of 58.
Hawkins went on to win the frame which set up a final with Mark King.
Nottingham's Hamilton has slipped down to 76th in the current world rankings after suffering from chronic neck pain in recent years.
The 45-year-old has reached four world championship quarter-finals during his 25-year career but his last appearance in a ranking final came as long ago as 2002.
Sunday's £70,000 first prize would have represented the biggest cheque of Hamilton's snooker career.
After trailing 4-2 in Saturday evening's semi-final, Hamilton cut the deficit with a superb 138 clearance and while 2013 World Championship runner-up Hawkins edged two ahead again, further breaks of 74 and 97 from the 45-year-old ensured the decider.
Meanwhile, King will be aiming for his first ranking title after ending Kyren Wilson's run in Belfast.
The Romford man, 42, held his nerve to clinch a 6-2 victory over fellow English player Wilson who defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan in the last 16 on Thursday.
Left-hander King stormed into a 5-0 lead before Wilson, 24, reduced the deficit with breaks of 90 and 79.
Wilson led by 41 in the eighth before an in-off allowed King to produce a winning break.
Among the buildings are Laganside House, which is the headquarters of the Courts Service and Clare House which is the Department of Finance headquarters.
It has also bought Seatem House on Alfred Street and 2 - 4 Bruce Street.
The purchase of Causeway Exchange on Bedford Street had already been reported.
Finance Minister Arlene Foster said her department has been carrying out an asset management project.
The objective of the project is to "achieve on-going reductions in operating costs such as rental charges within government's leased office accommodation portfolio".
She added that owning the offices rather than leasing them would "deliver £2.3m of annual rental savings from 1 April 2015".
She said this figure would increase to £3.5m per a year when the vacant space purchased becomes fully utilised over the next three years.
Causeway Exchange, Laganside House and 2 - 4 Bruce Street were all owned by Portadown-based developers Prentice Estates.
In 2014, Prentice's bank loans were sold to the US investment fund Lone Star.
Clare House was owned by Turkington Holdings which has sold off most of its investment properties over the last two years.
Seatem House was sold out of receivership.
Arkadiusz Jozwik, 40, was attacked in Harlow, Essex, on 27 August 2016. He died in hospital two days later.
A 16-year-old boy - who was 15 at the time and cannot be named for legal reasons - denies manslaughter.
Chelmsford Crown Court was told he killed Mr Jozwik with "a superman punch", causing him to fall and hit his head.
The 40-year-old from Poland had been drinking vodka with two friends and had just bought a pizza when he was set upon, the jury was told.
The defendant, who was at The Stow shopping precinct with friends, told the court the men "were being aggressive and loud... swearing, just wobbling everywhere".
He said one of Mr Jozwik's companions made a racist comment to a black youth in the group and tried to grab him.
The teenager told the court he believed "they was going to do something to us, not mostly to me, but to [one of the teenagers] and my friends".
He told defence barrister Patrick Upward QC he was feeling "scared" at that moment and he punched Mr Jozwik "to defend my friend".
When Mr Jozwik, who was also known as Arek, fell and hit his head, the boy ran off, and told the jury: "I just felt like it was a big nightmare."
He said he "felt really sad" about what had happened to Mr Jozwik.
Earlier, prosecutor Rosina Cottage QC told the court the teenager had hit the 40-year-old from behind.
Laughter could be heard just before the assault, the jury heard.
The 16-year-old agreed with her it was "kind of" funny when Mr Jozwik was weaving around and saying "fight me".
The case continues.
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), near Machynlleth, was fined £13,000 after admitting 10 food hygiene offences at Llandrindod Wells Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
It followed a routine environmental health inspection in September 2016.
After the hearing, CAT said it had made improvements and its hygiene rating had increased from zero to three.
The court heard how a Powys council environmental health officer found accumulations of dirt, grease and food debris on floor and wall coverings, shelves, the underside of food preparation surfaces, the extraction canopy and in the equipment washing area.
The door seals of the walk-in chiller and freezer were mouldy and food preparation utensils were dirty and damaged.
Food was stored in open packets despite there being flies in the kitchen and dead flies were found in a ready-to-eat salad dressing which had been left uncovered in the food handling area.
In a statement following the court case, CAT said: "This court case relates to an inspection that took place in September 2016, which led to a zero rating for the CAT cafe.
"We immediately set about making improvements, acting decisively to address each issue raised by environmental health.
"As a result, we have since been awarded a level three rating, and are continuing to work on improving this with a view to gaining a top rating."
Bishop McKinnel previously spent 18 years as rector of St Andrew's Church in Plymouth.
The Bishop of Exeter said the new bishop would bring "his own distinctive brand of warmth and wisdom" to the job.
The Plymouth post has been vacant for more than a year since the resignation of the Right Reverend John Ford, who moved to Australia.
Bishop McKinnel was made Bishop of Crediton in 2012.
The diocese said his experience of Plymouth made him "a good candidate to become the bishop of the city and the surrounding area, including Torbay".
The Bishop of Exeter, the Right Reverend Robert Atwell, said: "He combines an instinctive feel for the art of the possible with a commitment to Christ and to mission which will serve Plymouth well."
Bishop McKinnel said: "I have greatly enjoyed my time as the Bishop of Crediton and now look forward as Bishop of Plymouth to working alongside clergy and parishes in the south and west of the diocese in the cause of Christ."
The US financial regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is already suing unnamed traders for insider dealing.
Last Thursday, Heinz was bought for $23bn by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway fund and 3G Capital.
Unusual trading activity in the shares was noticed the previous day.
"The FBI is aware of trading anomalies the day before Heinz's announcement" a spokesman said. "The FBI is consulting with the SEC to determine if a crime was committed."
The SEC believes that some traders knew about the takeover before it was announced and made $1.7m from the knowledge. It obtained an emergency court order to freeze assets in a Swiss-based account.
The traders in question made risky bets that Heinz's stock price would increase, using financial instruments called options. After the official announcement of the deal Heinz's share price rose by 20%.
"Irregular and highly suspicious options trading immediately in front of a merger or acquisition announcement is a serious red flag that traders may be improperly acting on confidential non-public information" said the SEC's head of the Market Abuse Unit, Daniel Hawke.
There is no implication that Heinz or its new owners have committed any wrongdoing.
The SEC said a bank account at Goldman Sachs was used. Goldman Sachs has said it is co-operating with the investigation.
The FTSE 250-listed firm saw its share price close down 6.2% after pre-tax profit fell from £104.4m to £17.9m.
Overall, the FTSE 250 was 0.26% lower at 19476.35, while the 100-share index was down 0.63% at 7387.80.
On the currency markets, the pound was up 0.91% against the dollar at $1.2931 and 0.65% higher against the euro at 1.1377 euros.
Dixons Carphone started the day strongly after reporting record annual profits, but gave up all its gains and was down 0.74% at the close.
The firm, formed through a merger of Dixons and Carphone Warehouse in 2014, said income rose by 10% to £501m.
Governments have agreed to keep the global temperature rise to two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels - and preferably 1.5 degrees.
"This is a moment to celebrate," United Nations climate chief Patricia Espinosa told Reuters.
"It is also a moment to look ahead with sober assessment and renewed will over the task ahead."
The Eiffel Tower in Paris is expected to be lit up in green light on Friday to mark the entry into force of the historic climate pact.
Delegates from almost 200 countries are meeting in Marrakech next week to consider the way ahead beyond Paris.
The deal agreed in the French capital less than a year ago commits governments to moving their economies away from fossil fuels.
On Thursday, a UN review of national pledges to cut carbon said they fall short of the levels needed to keep the rise in global temperatures under 2C.
The report found pledges from governments that have ratified the accord would see the world on track for a rise in temperatures by the end of this century of between 2.9 and 3.4 degrees C.
Roger Harrabin, BBC environment analyst
The Paris climate pact comes into force less than a year since it was agreed. The last major climate deal - the Kyoto Protocol - took eight years to come into force. Paris is the first agreement tying rich and poor nations in a common endeavour to protect the climate. However, the national targets for cutting carbon emissions are voluntary. The UN tried a mandatory approach but countries that were failing to meet their targets simply quit.
The process of the Paris deal is binding, including a commitment for governments to keep returning to the issue to ratchet up the clean energy targets that they all agree are inadequate. Governments that rushed to enshrine Paris in law have had one eye on the US elections. Hilary Clinton has pledged to take President Obama's emissions cuts further. Donald Trump wants to tear up the agreement.
Environmental groups and other experts have urged governments to do more.
World Bank group president Jim Yong Kim said even with the commitments made in Paris and encouraging action on the ground, "we will not meet our aspiration of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees unless we move faster and at the scale that is needed".
"As the world heads into (the meeting) in Marrakesh, we must regain the sense of urgency we felt a year ago," he said.
In Marrakech governments and parties will work on details of a "rulebook" which will measure and review global climate action.
What was agreed in Paris?
• To peak greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible and achieve a balance between sources and sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century
• To keep global temperature increase "well below" 2C (3.6F) and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5C
• To review progress every five years
• $100 billion a year in climate finance for developing countries by 2020, with a commitment to further finance in the future.
Donald Trump has called manmade climate change "a hoax" and said he would "cancel" the Paris Agreement and other international efforts to address the issue. He says he supports clean water and air, but wants to slash funding to the Environmental Protection Agency in the US.
Hillary Clinton backs the Paris deal, saying climate change is a threat to American security. She supports stringent regulation of the energy industry and opposes expanded drilling in Alaska, but has not made the environment a central part of her campaign.
Read Anthony Zurcher's global guide to where the presidential candidates stand on all the issues - and how they compare to world leaders.
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It is the fourth time he will have joined the club after two loan spells and a permanent move - between July 2010 and July 2011 - with the Cherries.
The 28-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal for a fee understood to be £200,000.
"I was surprised by the interest. But Eddie Howe's a good manager and knows what I'm capable of," said Wiggins.
Wiggins, who made only nine appearances for the Owls this season, did not endear himself to Bournemouth fans when he handed in a transfer request and left for Charlton in 2011.
"It's not nice to be getting some stick from the fans," he added, speaking to BBC Radio Solent.
"But hopefully I can go back out there and put in some good performances and show that I'm dying to be out there again.
"A lot of people have their opinions, but if you're doing the business out on the pitch, people will support you."
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Horner scored three of Cameron's biggest films - Titanic, Avatar and Aliens - and was signed up to compose the music for the next three Avatars.
"There's so much music he could have done. We were looking forward to our next gig," Cameron told People.
The pair both won their first Oscars together for Titanic in 1998.
In a joint statement Cameron and his Avatar producing partner Jon Landau said "the Avatar community has lost one of our great creative lights".
"James's music was the air under the banshees' wings, the ancient song of the forest, and the heartbeat of Eywa," they said.
"We have lost not only a great team-mate and collaborator, but a good friend.
"James's music affected the heart because his heart was so big, it infused every cue with deep emotional resonance, whether soaring in majesty through the floating mountains, or crying for the loss of nature's innocence under bulldozer treads.
"The beauty and power of Avatar lay not just in the superb performances and the visual splendour, but in the music that made us cry and exult along with our characters. Irayo, James. Fly brother.''
Horner, who was a trained pilot, is reported to have been alone aboard a small private plane when it crashed in Santa Barbara, California, on Monday.
He and Cameron met while working on sci-fi movie Battle Beyond the Stars in 1980 and Cameron later hired him for his debut feature, Aliens. However after a "rocky" experience it was a decade until they worked together again on Titanic.
The film's soundtrack became one of the best-selling albums of all time and won Horner Oscars for best score and best original song - for Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On - while Cameron picked up best director and best picture.
The director remembered his reaction when Horner first played him the score.
"I literally teared up at each one, and it was just him at his piano, by himself, no technical people around or anything and I knew it was going to be a fantastic score at that point," Cameron said.
"I think he's up there with John Williams and Hans Zimmer, firmly implanted at the top of the firmament of the current great masters."
Cameron told the Hollywood Reporter "the orchestra loved him", adding: "It was his room and they were sure to make something great."
He said he last saw Horner at the Royal Albert Hall in April.
"The orchestra did the entire Titanic score live to the movie. James was there to take his bows. Jon Landau and I went to London just for the concert, and we had a kind of reunion.
"It was emotional and I'm glad that was my last personal memory of James."
Tanweer was a sports science graduate whose interests included cricket and ju-jitsu. In 2004, he was arrested for disorderly conduct and cautioned.
Throughout the same year, Tanweer was working closely with Mohammad Sidique Khan on their joint plans to join the jihad in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
MI5 saw the men meeting other known plotters four times in February and March of that year.
The pair later left together for a Pakistan training camp in November.
Within weeks, they sent a message back to Leeds that they would be returning - an indication they had been retasked with carrying out an atrocity in the UK.
Speaking shortly after the bombings, Tanweer's uncle said his nephew and fellow bomber Khan spent a great deal of time together in the lead-up to their departure for Pakistan.
Tahir Pervez said: "They used to be up all the night talking to each other whenever Khan visited Tanweer during this period."
The greatest insights into Tanweer's life come from two people he was close to.
Waheed Ali was one of three friends of the bombers acquitted of involvement in the attacks. Ali, who was separately convicted of planning to attend a terrorism training camp, told his trial that Tanweer was known to his close friends as "Kaki".
Ali had planned to join Tanweer and Khan on their 2004 training camp trip - but when he got to Pakistan, he said he found the pair had moved to another location. He told the jury that when Tanweer returned to the UK, he was aloof and kept his distance.
The trial also heard Ali recount how Tanweer's hair had bleached towards the end of June. The bomber said he had been swimming regularly in chlorinated water. The bleaching had been caused by the chemicals he had been mixing.
However, "Witness A", a former secret girlfriend, told the inquests that Tanweer had told her the bleaching was an after-effect of Pakistan's sun.
The woman had a close, but not intimate relationship with Tanweer which was explained in court in limited terms to protect her identity. The pair had been close, but then unspecified circumstances forced them apart.
The pair clearly had feeling for each other - and they spent a secret night together in the days before the attacks.
Witness A broke down in tears as she recounted the meeting at which she had no idea of what he about to do. Tanweer suggested they could have a future together - but he told her that he was first going to Scotland for a week.
Shehzad Tanweer detonated a bomb on a Circle Line train between Aldgate and Liverpool Street stations, killing himself and seven people, and injuring more than 100.
The night before the attacks, he had played cricket with local friends. He told his family he was going camping near Manchester for a few days.
His remains were buried near his family's ancestral home town of Samundari in Punjab province, Pakistan, in October 2005.
The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at a depth of 20km (12 miles) northeast of the city of Hotan, followed by a series of aftershocks.
Officials said more than 3,000 houses and buildings in the mainly ethnic Uighur region were damaged.
China is regularly hit by earthquakes, particularly in Sichuan and Yunnan.
"Buildings were trembling and people rushed to the streets," said Hotan resident Jin Xingchang.
The government said it would send 1,000 tents and other relief materials to the area, said AFP news agency citing the Xinjiang Bureau of Civil Affairs.
In 2008, a 7.9 magnitude quake rocked Sichuan killing more than 80,000 people, making it the worst earthquake to hit China for more than three decades.
The luxury soap firm, which was founded on Arran in 1989, has six retail stores and generates sale of £6m per annum.
But it needed new investment and, in a deal put together in just a week, the company was put into administration and bought by the private equity firm Endless.
It is believed that 32 of the jobs to have been secured are based on Arran.
Endless has put the former head of Moulton Brown in charge of the business.
Arran Aromatics, which was set up by the Russell family 28 years ago, was recently rebranded "Arran, Sense of Scotland".
Andrew Russell, the son of the founders and brand director, said: "We are delighted to have received the investment from Endless, which has been delivered at a vital time for Arran.
"The investment in the brand over the past few years has positioned it well for growth across a wide range of geographies and this new investment will help us make this a reality.
"'Arran, Sense of Scotland' is poised to join the best-loved Scottish brands around the world and we are all very excited about the future."
Endless has previous experience of retail investments, in businesses including The Works stores, Bathstore and The West Cornwall Pasty Company.
Francesco Santinon, who led the investment for Endless, said: "We are delighted to be working with the Russell family to continue the progress of recent years of establishing Arran on a global stage and expect to be announcing more retail stores in the future.
"Due to the growing pains experienced over recent years, it became evident that Arran required further investment that has now been secured as has the future for its employees. Its manufacturing and retail operations will continue to operate as normal."
And only a third (33%) of 1,000 parents polled for the parent teacher umbrella group, PTA UK, said they understood government changes to education.
PTA UK wants the remit of the new regional schools commissioners to include consultation with parents.
The government said it "regularly" engaged with parents
But PTA UK executive director, Emma Williams called the findings "a concern".
The survey forms part of PTA UK's written evidence to an MPs' inquiry into regional schools commissioners by the education select committee which will include public evidence sessions later in the autumn.
Eight regional schools commissioners for England were appointed in 2014 to approve new academies and intervene when academies and free schools underperform.
They act on behalf of the secretary of state for education, performing some of the functions carried out by local authorities within their network of schools.
The government wants to expand the role of the commissioners, to include decisions on whether underperforming and "coasting" schools should become sponsored academies.
But PTA UK, which represents parent teacher associations in more than half of schools in England, says too few parents understand the role of the commissioners in their children's education.
The association argues that as regional schools commissioners will have a role in raising standards in under-performing schools, effective dialogue with parents is crucial.
Parent teacher associations are often associated with running fund-raising events in schools but PTA UK wants a wider role in which they could represent the views of parents.
"The two primary influences on children's education is that of the school and their parents, However, the parent voice has, up until this point, been largely absent from the national education debate," said Ms Williams.
"This imbalance is something PTA UK are striving to rectify, by working to represent the parent view and bring their needs, as well as that of their children, into the fore.
"It is crucial that parents, schools and parliamentary bodies work in unison in order to provide the best possible education experience for children across the country.
"PTA UK believes that as primary stakeholders in their child's education, parents should be consulted and that schools should be accountable to parents."
A separate online survey of more than 1,300 active PTA members revealed almost all (97%) felt they should be consulted about big changes to their child's school with 96% saying being consulted made them feel included in their child's education.
Even among this more active group of parents, only 15% said they understood the role of the commissioners.
A Department for Education spokeswoman said the government welcomed parents' views.
"We regularly engage with parents, through social media, surveys, newsletters or meetings with our regional schools commissioners (RSCs) who will also seek the views of their communities through their head teacher boards, which are made up of outstanding local school leaders."
The government is currently running three public consultations on education policies including changes to GCSE and A-level content, the spokeswoman added.
"Where parents are unhappy with a procedure, schools should have a process in place for tackling complaints. The department also has a robust system to handle school complaints and we take all parents' concerns seriously, routinely passing them on to the relevant bodies."
Carlin missed out on a place in the British team for London 2012 but has since won five titles and collected bronze at the 2015 World Championships.
The 25-year-old is happy with her form as she looks to qualify for the individual freestyle events in Brazil.
"I love racing more than ever now," Carlin told BBC Wales Sport.
"2015 was a good year and I was happy with how it went but obviously it's all about 2016 and hopefully qualifying for the Olympics."
Carlin won 800m freestyle gold and silver in the 400m freestyle at the 2014 Commonwealth Games before securing two gold medals at the European Short Course Championships.
The Bath-based swimmer missed out on the 2012 Olympics through illness and a resulting lack of form and is determined to qualify for Rio.
"Four years ago I was in a completely different position and I wasn't ready for the Olympic trials with illness. It really was a tough time," Carlin added.
"Four years on I can appreciate everything that I've been through and it's about making sure I stay fit and healthy.
"I've got a lot of fast competitors around but if I've done everything right and I've done everything I can do then that's all I can really ask of myself."
The Olympic trials will be held in Glasgow in April and Carlin believes Great Britain's swimming team in Rio will feature a healthy Welsh contingent.
Georgia Davies also won gold and silver at Glasgow 2014 while Calum Jarvis and Daniel Jervis secured bronze medals and Carlin is confident there will be an increase on the five Welsh swimmers who featured at London 2012.
"The Welsh team is getting stronger and stronger," Carlin said.
"There's quite a few I'd like to put my money on that would go [to Rio] and I'll be supporting all of them as we're a really close team.
"The Welsh swimmers can do great in Rio and I definitely think it will be a stepping stone leading into the next Commonwealth Games."
Ashley Dawe, 23, sat on Melissa Parr's feet and repeatedly stabbed her with a knife while she was in bed in her Cardiff flat on 19 February this year.
Dawe was jailed for nine years at Cardiff Crown Court on Wednesday.
Cardiff Recorder, Judge Eleri Rees, said he posed a "significant risk to the public".
Dawe, who has previous convictions for domestic violence including assaulting Miss Parr, had been due to stand trail for attempted murder.
He pleaded guilty to a less serious charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Judge Rees imposed an extended 14-year sentence, meaning Dawe will spend nine years in prison and five on parole.
She said Dawe had a pattern of violence towards women.
"This was a frenzied attack. She thought she was going to die," he said.
The court heard how on 19 February 2016, Dawe was in bed with his girlfriend of almost 12 months when he quizzed her about seeing other men.
When she admitted kissing another man, he jumped out of bed and kicked her in the head before going downstairs to the kitchen, grabbing a knife, returning upstairs, sitting on her legs and repeatedly stabbing her.
Neighbours heard screams coming from Miss Parr's flat and saw blood on the windows before alerting police.
Prosecutor Michael Jones said: "The neighbour describes her top being covered in blood and she was crying hysterically."
Miss Parr was taken to hospital with two "significant" wounds to her chest and abdomen, although they did not require surgery.
She also suffered other stab wounds to her lower body, as well as defence wounds and cuts to her head and face.
Ruth Smith, defending, said Dawe had an abusive childhood and had been failed by his parents and the care system.
"Two psychiatrists agree that he has an emotionally unstable personality disorder which results from the experiences in his childhood," she said.
"He has struggled with the belief that he could have committed this act. He does bitterly regret the offence upon a lady who for a long while was his partner," she added.
Det Insp Dan Michel, of South Wales Police said the case was domestic violence at its absolute worst.
"It is very lucky that we were not dealing with circumstances that are even more tragic," he said.
Two-time world champion Alonso is under contract until the end of next season.
However, the Spaniard, 35, has said he wants to see how the new 2017 cars behave before deciding on his future.
"If the car and the engine are good, and he enjoys the new rules, there is no reason why he shouldn't stay," said Capito, who became McLaren Racing CEO in September.
"Fernando is a great asset for the team and we should do everything to keep him."
F1 is introducing rules that will make the cars up to five seconds a lap faster, while Pirelli has been tasked with providing tyres on which drivers can push to the limit throughout races, which has not been possible since the Italian company introduced fragile rubber six years ago.
Capito, speaking exclusively to BBC Sport in his first interview since joining McLaren, said his friendship with two-time Spanish world rally champion Carlos Sainz, who drove for the German in his previous role as head of Volkswagen Motorsport, had helped him form a bond with Alonso.
He said: "Carlos has a good relationship with Fernando and I have a good relationship with Carlos - that helped quite a lot to create very quickly a very good and close relationship with Fernando."
The 54-year-old also said:
Dennis announced his decision to hire Capito in January, but the German had to wait until his responsibilities at VW had been discharged before joining McLaren on 1 September.
Dennis has now been put on 'gardening leave' pending the end of his contract as chairman and chief executive, and no longer runs the company.
Capito said: "Ron employed everyone here because he was the guy in charge - but I came to join McLaren and that's it."
McLaren climbed to sixth in the constructors' championship this season after a dire 2015 in which they finished ninth of 11 teams in the first year of their renewed engine partnership with Honda.
And Capito says they could make another significant step forward next year.
"I expect improvement on the car from McLaren and a big step from Honda on the engine," he said. "It takes always a certain time to form a team with a new partner like this.
"McLaren and Honda were partners before [from 1988-92] but it was a long time ago. All new people are involved and it takes a while for Honda to understand how McLaren works and for McLaren to understand how Honda works. I think this is now achieved.
"It is a very good partnership and the Honda guys understand more what is needed from the chassis side and we understand more what is needed from the engine side as well.
"I expect really not just the improvement of each but also the improvement of the overall relationship. So one plus one is not two - it should be three."
Eric Boullier has undertaken a restructuring of McLaren since joining as racing director at the start of the 2014 season.
However, Capito, who is the Frenchman's boss, said further alterations were required.
"Lots of changes have to be done - but with changes you always have to be careful about how and when you apply them," he said.
"I am pretty clear. I have a clear wish in what should be done.
"I had lots of talks with many employees from the cleaner to the racing director and I think I know what has to be done. Mainly there has to be a cultural change - it has to become more of a race team again."
Capito would not say whether he wanted to change the design leadership structure Boullier has imposed.
The team has been reorganised so aerodynamics leader Peter Prodromou, engineering director Matt Morris and technical director Tim Goss all report to Boullier and chief operating officer Jonathan Neale, rather than the team having a single technical leader, such as at Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari.
Capito refused to say whether he would retain this structure or designate a specific person to have the final say on design and engineering decisions.
"It's early to say that," Capito said. "It will not be a hierarchical staff. On the principle of hierarchy, we have to become leaner and not more complicated - and it will be maybe not a usual organisation, but very clear for everybody who is involved.
"The right people have to be in place but everybody has to be aware of his own responsibilities and accountability. The engineering team we have is fantastic, that I absolutely believe."
Any major changes to McLaren Racing would have to be approved by Neale and the new executive committee running the company, comprised of 25% shareholder Mansour Ojjeh and 50% shareholders Mumtalakat, the Bahrain sovereign investment fund.
The second round contest pits centrist Emmanuel Macron, a 39-year-old former investment banker, against the far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen, 48.
Citizens in some overseas territories and many French expats abroad have begun voting.
The polls open in metropolitan France at 08:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Sunday and close at 19:00 (17:00 GMT).
Polling stations will remain open in some big cities until 20:00 local time (18:00 GMT), with early estimates of the result due to be reported immediately after they close.
The two candidates, who topped a field of 11 presidential hopefuls in the first round election on 23 April, have offered voters starkly different visions of France.
Mr Macron, a liberal centrist, is pro-business and a strong supporter of the European Union (EU), while Ms Le Pen campaigned on a France-first, anti-immigration programme.
She wants France to abandon the euro in the domestic economy, and hold a referendum on France's EU membership.
Mr Macron is widely expected to win the vote, but analysts have said high abstention rates could damage his chances.
The run-off will be keenly watched across Europe, ahead of elections in Germany and the UK and as Britain negotiates its exit from the EU.
In whittling down a field of candidates to Mr Macron and Ms Le Pen, France's voters rejected the two big political parties - the Socialists and the Republicans - that have governed for decades.
The campaign has been marked by its unpredictability, and in a final twist on Friday evening, soon before campaigning officially ended, Mr Macron's En Marche! political movement said it had been the victim of a "massive" hack, with a trove of documents released online.
The Macron team said real documents were mixed up with fake ones, and electoral authorities warned media and the public that spreading details of the attack would breach strict election rules and could bring criminal charges.
En Marche compared the hack to the leak of Democratic Party emails in last year's US presidential election that was blamed on Russian hackers.
Mr Macron has previously accused Moscow of targeting him with cyber attacks, which Russia strongly denied.
On Saturday, French President François Hollande promised to "respond" to the attack.
Management of the economy, security, immigration and France's relationship with the EU have all been key issues in the campaign.
One of the overriding issues is unemployment, which stands at almost 10% and is the eighth highest among the 28 EU member states. One in four under-25s is unemployed.
The French economy has made a slow recovery from the 2008 financial crisis and both candidates say deep changes are needed.
Ms Le Pen wants the pension age cut to 60 and to "renationalise French debt", which she argues is largely held by foreigners.
Mr Macron wants to cut 120,000 public-sector jobs, reduce public spending by €60bn (£50bn; $65bn), plough billions into investment and reduce unemployment to below 7%.
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If voters opt for Mr Macron, they will be backing a candidate who seeks EU reform as well as deeper European integration, in the form of a eurozone budget and eurozone finance ministers.
Ms Le Pen promises quite the opposite. She wants a Europe of nations to replace the EU.
They are similarly divided on other foreign policy issues. Mr Macron opposes any rapprochement with Russia, while Ms Le Pen met Vladimir Putin in Moscow recently and has previously stated her approval of Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea.
The presidential election will be followed by legislative elections on 11 and 18 June. Mr Macron, who quit the Socialist government of President Hollande to found his new political movement, has no MPs, and Ms Le Pen has only two.
Whoever wins the presidency will need to perform well in those crucial elections if they want to win a parliamentary majority to push through their proposals.
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On TV, you can watch a BBC World News Election Special, from 18:30 BST (17:30 GMT/ 19:30 local time in France) on Sunday, which will be broadcast on BBC News in the UK and on BBC World News internationally, with Christian Fraser presenting from Paris.
For radio, BBC World Service will broadcast a special extended edition of Newshour from Paris at 18:00 GMT on Sunday.
The girls reported that a man, driving a white van, called them over and asked them to get inside.
It happened at a play park on the Lismenary Road on Saturday at about 11:00 BST.
A male passer-by asked the man what was going on and he drove off in the direction of the nearby Larne Line.
The driver of the van was described as being about 40 years old and was wearing a black baseball cap.
First I heard shouting at the security entrance then I saw policemen bundling members of the public and then moving others like me back from the entrance.
Then through the glass doors, I saw dozens of members of the public rushing along the riverside. MPs and staff were rushed to one of the emergency exits but were then moved back to the main part of the building.
MPs tell me they heard three or four gunshots on the way to a normal vote and then they ran. It still seems unclear what exactly has happened but with eyewitnesses reporting bodies on Westminster Bridge this is clearly the most serious kind of situation.
The normal routine of a Westminster Wednesday afternoon shattered.
Pro-Russian rebels have tried several times in recent weeks to take the airport, which lies to the north-west of the city, despite an official truce.
The Ukrainian military said the rebels were moving on "a broad front".
However a spokesman denied claims they had taken a large part of the airport and insisted it was not surrounded.
Both sides have accused each other of violations since the ceasefire was called on 5 September.
Late on Thursday, a Swiss employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross was killed by shelling in the centre of Donetsk.
A spokesman for the aid organisation told Reuters news agency that the shell had landed near its office.
On Wednesday, four people were killed by a shell which landed on a school in Donetsk, and six died when a minibus was hit.
A spokesman for what the Ukrainian government calls its anti-terrorist operation said Ukrainian forces repelled four attacks on the airport on Wednesday evening.
A T-64 tank was destroyed and seven rebels were killed, Vladyslav Seleznyov told Kanal 5 TV.
The rebels used tanks, multiple-launch rocket systems, artillery and mortars, he said, resuming their attacks on Thursday morning with small-arms fire.
The airport is strategically important, lying just outside Donetsk, the largest city held by the rebels. Its capture by the separatists would help them to resupply.
Government forces have been using it to shell separatist positions inside the city.
A reporter for Associated Press in Donetsk said on Wednesday there were indications the government may already have lost control of the airport.
Rebel-leader Alexander Zakharchenko, speaking on Thursday, said it was now "95%" under separatist control.
But military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told reporters that the airport was still in Ukrainian government hands and reinforcements were getting through.
"They have manpower, they have munitions and food supplies. They have everything to sustain defence," he said. "Reinforcements are coming regularly because the airport has not been surrounded."
More than 3,500 people have been killed in Ukraine in the conflict between pro-Russia separatists and the Kiev government since it began in April.
In a further sign of the economic cost, the World Bank said on Thursday that Ukraine's economy was now likely to contract by 8% this year.
World Bank representative in Ukraine, Qimiao Fan, blamed reduced economic activity in the east. The bank had previously forecast a decline of 5%.
The fighting arose from deep divisions in Ukraine over whether the country should take a more pro-Western or pro-Moscow direction.
Russia seized the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in March and separatists later declared independence in the two eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.
Russia denies Western accusations that it is sending heavy weaponry to the rebels or Russian soldiers to back them. But the Kremlin concedes that "volunteers" have travelled to eastern Ukraine.
Newly appointed Nato Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, called on Wednesday for Russia to change its behaviour and return "to compliance with international law and its obligations."
Kelly was a veteran of stage and screen, his career lasting 60 years.
He had more recent roles in Emmerdale and Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie.
Kelly revealed last November that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, although he said he would continue to work.
He had received the all-clear from bowel cancer in 2011. He was treated for skin cancer last year and also had heart problems.
The actor passed away exactly 18 years after the death of his Father Ted co-star Dermot Morgan.
Morgan died on Sunday 28 February 1998. His son, Don Morgan, tweeted about the coincidence of the date.
Graham Linehan, the writer of Father Ted, tweeted his condolences.
"Just hearing from various sources that Frank Kelly has passed away," he tweeted.
"Terribly sad news. Thanks for everything Frank."
The sitcom's co-writer, Arthur Mathews, also responded on Twitter.
"Sad news," he said. "Comedy legend. So thrilled we had him in Father Ted."
Kelly's co-star Ardal O'Hanlon, who played Father Dougal McGuire, called him a "gentleman".
"Very sad news. We had lunch together at Christmas when he was in his usual feisty form," he said.
"Frank was an all-round talent, an institution in Irish entertainment, a very determined professional and he'll be greatly missed by all who knew him."
Brendan O'Carroll, star of Mrs Brown's Boys, spoke fondly of working with Frank Kelly in Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie,
"News of Frank Kelly's passing just reached us in Australia. Such a lovely man and a joy to work with," he said.
Irish president Michael D Higgins described Kelly as "a friend" and "a distinguished actor who made such a wide and valued contribution both on the stage and in film".
"He will forever be remembered for his roles."
"To his wife Bairbre and his family I send deepest sympathy; for theirs is the greatest loss of such a great and loving person."
The actor is survived by his wife of 51 years Bairbre, seven children and 17 grandchildren.
The 14-year-old from Northampton beat her old S6 50m butterfly mark of 37.53 seconds with 36.70 in the heats and then 36.34 in the final.
"It hasn't sunk in yet that I'm in line for Rio," she told BBC Sport.
"Those times have given me a huge amount of confidence."
Robinson, who has a form of dwarfism, which left her on crutches aged 11, was inspired by watching her now-Great Britain team-mate Ellie Simmonds, among others, at London 2012.
"Ellie was my main influence at 2012 and I love what she did," she added. "I thought then that I really wanted to do this."
Robinson now has Ukrainian Oksana Khrul's world record of 36.05 in her sights when she makes her GB debut in next week's IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Madeira, Portugal.
There was disappointment, however, for world bronze medallist Alice Tai in the S10 100m butterfly after she failed to make the required standard.
Tai, who has moved back to Bournemouth after being based for a time at the National Performance Centre in Manchester, needed a time of one minute 8.36 seconds.
But the 17-year-old could only manage 1:10.69 to leave her hopes of a Rio berth in the hands of the selectors.
So far, 17 swimmers have achieved Olympic qualification times, with two days of the competition remaining.
Officers received several calls about a disturbance, an explosion and a fire at a property in Hall Street, New Stevenston, on Tuesday night.
A short time later, a 38-year-old man arrived in a white van at Monklands District General Hospital.
He had suffered stab and burn injuries, and is in a serious condition.
Police Scotland said the incidents were linked and investigations were ongoing.
The two-storey building in New Stevenston partially collapsed after the fire broke out at about 23:40 on Tuesday.
Police said there had been an explosion followed by a "significant fire" which destroyed the building.
At least two men were seen going into the building and, following the explosion, two men left the building just prior to it going up in flames.
One of those two is believed to be the injured man who went to the hospital about 20 minutes later.
Det Supt Kenny Graham said the injured man had been chased by the driver of a light coloured car from Hall Street into Stevenston Street, where it had been reported that a man -possibly the same one - was chased by another man brandishing a weapon.
The car then made off along Stevenston Street towards Holytown.
Det Supt Graham said: "Officers have been in the area all day checking CCTV and a number of people have come forward to police already and their information has been very helpful.
"However, we are still keen to hear from anyone else who was in the vicinity between 23:30 and midnight, who may have seen the car, the man with the weapon or indeed any information that will assist our enquiry.
"While we have not yet had access to the building, we believe that there has been some sort of criminal activity taking place there and that the attack on the man and the fire was linked to that.
"We do not consider this to be a random attack. We believe at this time that the injured man got his burns as a result of the fire/explosion."
Jed Duncan, from Aberdeen, was cleaning a corridor at the Stirlingshire facility when staff became concerned he was performing the task too slowly.
Falkirk Sheriff Court heard that the 21-year-old attacked the warden after being asked to hurry up.
The officer was unhurt in the incident which took place on 8 April last year.
Prosecutor Ann Orr told the court: "A prison officer asked him to hurry up. He started arguing and was told to go back to his cell.
"Reinforcements were called and he picked up a mop and struck the officer with its wooden handle."
Duncan had been due for release in August after serving a sentence for a series of offences including repeated joyriding, threatening and abusive behaviour, and assaulting a prison officer.
The company said it has suspended deliveries at Holly Road in Risca.
The move comes after staff had items "regularly thrown" at them as they tried to deliver residents' mail, it said.
Residents will now have to collect their post from Abercarn Delivery Office, about three miles (4.8km) away.
"The safety of our staff is of paramount importance to us and the decision to suspend mail deliveries is never one we take lightly," a company spokeswoman said.
"We are working with the local council and the police to find a way to resume deliveries safely as soon as possible."
A Gwent Police spokeswoman said: "We have been informed that deliveries have been suspended in the area and we understand the concerns raised.
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The Shrimps are 19th in League Two having lost four of their last five matches, though they remain 13 points clear of the relegation zone.
That run has coincided with chairman and majority shareholder Peter McGuigan placing the club up for sale.
"The players deserve criticism because they're the ones out there," Bentley, 39, told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"But I've got to take it on the chin as it's me that picked the team, it's my team.
"I'll be asking serious questions of myself as I think this is the lowest I've been.
"We're in a poor run of form - we're nearly safe but you can never take anything from granted in football.
"It was a shocking day for us. Terrible in regards to performance but I'm captain of the ship and I've got to be the one who is going to come out and say it as it is, and I've got to look at myself as well."
The 84-year-old, at the F1 helm for 40 years, wants the assessments quashed, and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) held to an earlier April 2008 agreement.
The new figure is believed to cover the period from the tax year ended 5 April 1996 to tax year ending 5 April 2006.
Mr Ecclestone's lawyers have applied for permission to seek judicial review.
They say that following the April 2008 settlement, HMRC should not have attempted to make the tax assessments.
High Court judge Mr Justice Kenneth Parker ruled that one of the billionaire's grounds for review was "arguable".
But the judge said that Mr Ecclestone's application should be stayed while his legal team pursued alternative proceedings in the Commercial Court.
He also said the tax and interest being demanded from Mr Ecclestone was more than £1bn.
Mr Justice Parker said HMRC had written to Mr Ecclestone in December saying he had withheld information that made the 2008 agreement invalid.
The case revolves around the Ecclestone family's Bambino trust which was set up in Liechtenstein in 1997 for the benefit of Mr Ecclestone's now ex-wife, Slavica, and daughters Tamara and Petra.
The UK tax authorities re-opened their investigation of Bambino after a high-profile bribery case in Germany last year, said the judge.
In that trial it was disclosed that the trust had made a payment to German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky whom Mr Ecclestone claimed had threatened to report him to British tax collectors.
Mr Ecclestone has repeatedly said he has nothing to do with the management of the trust funds and does not benefit from them.
When contacted by BBC Sport about the latest court hearing, Mr Ecclestone said: "The lawyers are dealing with it. That's why it's in court. It's very technical."
Asked if he was worried about the developments, he answered: "No".
Officers found the body at 10:40 GMT on Sunday 15 January in the river near Broadrock in Chepstow and have formally identified it as Mr Stubbs, a 46-year-old teaching assistant at Monmouth Comprehensive and Monmouth cricketer.
Police said they are not treating the death as suspicious.
They have notified Mr Stubbs' family and officers are providing support.
Mr Stubbs, from Monmouth, was reported missing on Saturday 20 November 2016.
He was last seen in Monmouth's WH Smith store at 13:00 GMT on 19 November.
In a letter to Hong Kong's police, they said Lui Por, Cheung Chi Ping and Lam Wing Kee were suspected of "illegal activities".
The three are among five men linked to a Hong Kong bookshop and publishing house to go missing in recent months.
Some people in Hong Kong believe they were detained by China because of a book about President Xi Jinping.
No further information was given on the location or status of the men, and Hong Kong police have not made the letter public.
Hong Kong book 'author' attacks China
Causeway Bay Books and the Mighty Current publishing house which owns it are known for producing and selling works critical of China, which are banned in the mainland.
A US-based Chinese writer has told the BBC he was the co-author of the book some believe to be at the centre of the case.
He said he had now published the book online to challenge China, and that he should be held responsible, not the booksellers.
Hong Kong police said the letter they received said Mr Lui, Mr Cheung and Mr Lam were suspected of being involved in the case of another of the missing booksellers, Gui Minhai.
They had "criminal compulsory measures" put on them, said the letter, according to Hong Kong police.
Mr Gui, a Swedish citizen and the owner of the Mighty Current publishing house, disappeared from Thailand in October.
He recently appeared on Chinese state TV saying he had voluntarily handed himself over to the authorities over a historic drink-driving fatality.
Hong Kong police said they had also been given a handwritten letter from the fifth bookseller, British passport-holder Lee Bo, in which he turned down a request to meet Hong Kong police.
Mr Lee disappeared from Hong Kong in October - a previous letter from him said he had gone to China voluntarily.
Under the "one country, two systems" principle, Hong Kong is supposed to enjoy high degrees of autonomy from China.
The case has sparked international concern that China could be attempting to rein in freedom of expression in Hong Kong.
Mighty Current publishing house disappearances
1. Lui Bo, General Manager, goes missing in Shenzhen, 15 October
2. Cheung Jiping, business manager, 32, goes missing in Dongguan, 15 October
3. Gui Minhai, co-owner, 51, goes missing in Thailand, 17 October
4. Lam Wingkei, manager, 60, last seen in Hong Kong, 23 October
5. Lee Bo, shareholder, 65, goes missing in Hong Kong, 30 December
The 16-month-old boy was airlifted to hospital after emergency services were called to Tontine Street just before 09:30 BST on Saturday.
His injuries are not thought to be serious but he remains in hospital undergoing checks, Kent Police said.
The 22-year-old suspect has been bailed until 9 June, the force confirmed.
The catalyst for the win was their impressive first-half display against a Shakers side which have now gone 16 league games without a victory.
Full-back Harry Toffolo, re-signed from Norwich on loan for the rest of the season, set the ball rolling in the eighth minute, finding the back of the net with a deflected shot from 25 yards.
After 19 minutes they doubled their lead when former Bury player Stephen Dawson raced clear from the halfway line and fired into the bottom corner.
Against the run of play the Shakers pulled a goal back four minutes before half-time via George Miller's deflected shot.
Crucially there was still time for Josh Morris to crack the ball home direct from a free-kick and restore the hosts' two-goal advantage.
Bury took the game to the Iron after the break and were rewarded when substitute Kelvin Etuhu squeezed a 67th-minute shot inside the post but they could not find an equaliser despite some decent periods of pressure.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Scunthorpe United 3, Bury 2.
Second Half ends, Scunthorpe United 3, Bury 2.
Charlie Goode (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ishmael Miller (Bury).
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Duane Holmes replaces Kevin van Veen.
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Richard Smallwood replaces Sam Mantom.
Foul by Craig Davies (Scunthorpe United).
Taylor Moore (Bury) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Jacob Bedeau.
Foul by Craig Davies (Scunthorpe United).
Reece Brown (Bury) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Sam Mantom (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Murray Wallace (Scunthorpe United).
Jack Mackreth (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Bury. Ishmael Miller replaces Tom Pope.
Attempt saved. George Miller (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Sam Mantom (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Jordan Clarke (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Craig Davies replaces Tom Hopper.
Attempt missed. Josh Morris (Scunthorpe United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Stephen Dawson (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kelvin Etuhu (Bury).
Attempt missed. Sam Mantom (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Goal! Scunthorpe United 3, Bury 2. Kelvin Etuhu (Bury) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Styles.
Foul by Charlie Goode (Scunthorpe United).
Tom Pope (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Josh Morris (Scunthorpe United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tom Pope (Bury).
Tom Hopper (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jack Mackreth (Bury).
Attempt saved. James Vaughan (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Tom Pope (Bury) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Bury. Conceded by Charlie Goode.
Attempt blocked. Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. George Miller (Bury) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Bury. Conceded by Harry Toffolo.
Attempt saved. Tom Pope (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Attempt missed. Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Jack Mackreth.
The students said dedicated prayer or "quiet rooms" are available in many other universities and public buildings, including airports and hospitals.
They said they have no alternative but to say their prayers in corridors, libraries, corners or wherever they can find a secluded spot within QUB.
QUB said it is reviewing its amenities.
Muslim student Nadira Nazir, who is from Malaysia, said: "If we had a room to ourselves it would be easier for us females, to be honest.
"We have to rush between classes to find any [empty classrooms] available and just go in and do our prayers.
"Sometimes you get students already coming into the class and they see us praying. I am glad for their understanding as they have to wait for us to finish [before] they start their lecture, because we are literally using their class."
Approximately 1,200 international students from over 80 countries currently study at QUB and more than 400 are thought to be from the Islamic faith.
Encouraging more students from abroad to study at QUB is a major priority for the university.
Ahmed Amer from the QUB Muslim society said that was more of a reason for the university to provide prayer or "quiet" rooms.
"These rooms are not something new that we have invented," he said.
"These facilities are provided by all universities across England, pretty much, and in the Republic of Ireland. The Ulster University has them."
Mr Amer said the provision of QUB prayer rooms "would be a sign that the university can accommodate people from all different backgrounds and different religions".
"There is no extra cost involved in providing them," he added.
QUB Muslim chaplain Dr Ashraf Ahmed said the prayer room or rooms could be used by all denominations.
"It would be great if we could have a multi-faith prayer room. All would be welcome from all backgrounds and all faiths," he said.
The Belfast Islamic Centre has two venues in south Belfast where Muslims pray. One is located on Rugby Road, the other at Wellington Park, but neither are connected to QUB.
QUB declined a BBC interview request, but in a statement, a spokesperson said: "A key priority in the Vision 2020 strategy for Queen's University, Belfast, is to increase the number of international students studying at the university.
"Accordingly, the university is currently reviewing all amenities in the context of its charter and statutes to ensure that staff and students from all backgrounds have access to appropriate facilities."
It said a "quiet room" has been created at the Queens Elms halls of residence.
While this was not a dedicated multi-faith or prayer room, it said students could use it for the purpose of prayer.
However, one Muslim student said the room in question was inappropriate, and pointed out that Queens Elms is further from the main university campus than either of the two south Belfast mosques.
Their campaign has been backed by the Catholic Bishop of Derry, Dónal McKeown, who said he was generally in favour of creating quiet rooms within public buildings that could be used by people of all religions and none.
The bishop told BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme: "I think the university has to respond to the reality of new minorities in its midst who have particular needs, and I think we have to find ways of living together that respects the needs of others."
But speaking on the same programme, the former leader of the UK Unionist Party, Bob McCartney, said QUB was "a non-denominational, non-religious educational institution".
"For the university to accept that it has a duty to provide, and presumably pay for, facilities for a particular religion to exercise its rituals would, in my view, constitute a precedent that could give rise to future difficulties," Mr McCartney added.
The North Coast 500 involves travelling 500 miles (804km) round the coast of the Highlands.
The trust has been driving the route in fully electric and also hybrid cars using charging points along the way.
Rebecca Fretwell, of the trust, said such a trip would not have been possible a year ago.
The trust has been visiting communities along the way, including Tongue, Wick, Lybster and Brora, to raise awareness about electric cars.
Cars made by Tesla, BMW, Nissan and Renault are involved.
There are 11 rapid charging points, which recharge batteries to 80% in about 30 minutes, on the NC 500, and others available in Inverness and Dingwall.
Ms Fretwell told BBC Alba: "We could not have undertaken this journey last year. There were just not enough charge points.
"Highland Council, the Energy Saving Trust and Transport Scotland have been investing in the rapid charge points network.
"There is now a rapid charge point within many communities within the Highlands."
The NC 500 is promoted as a tourist route to holidaymakers in the UK and abroad.
It involves long stretches of single track road and also several challenging ascents and descents, including the Bealach-na-Ba at Applecross.
The unclassified road rises to about 626m (2,053ft) over about four miles (8km).
Last month, seven women cyclists set a time of 36 hours to complete the NC 500 in a non-stop team time trial.
Their time set a new record for cycling the route.
Scottish endurance cyclist Mark Beaumont previously completed the NC 500 solo in 37 hours 58 minutes.
Route 66 was one of America's original highways and was built in the 1920s. Today it continues to be promoted as a tourist route between Chicago and the west coast.
A total number of 188,449 visitors were recorded - almost 10,000 higher than last year and 805 more than the previous record attendance at Ingliston in 2010.
This year more than 30,000 children attended the show for free.
The annual four-day event showcases Scottish farming, food and drink and rural living.
Visitors included Princess Anne, who is patron of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth (RASC), First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead.
The show is Scotland's largest outdoor event, contributing an estimated £47.1m to the Scottish economy last year.
Stephen Hutt, chief executive of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS), said: "Once again the Royal Highland Show has lived up to its reputation as one of Scotland's most enduring and iconic events.
"Along with being the place to experience the best of farming, food and rural life, it is also still very much the place to 'do business', with trade space selling out in record time this year."
The animal has been given a temporary home in the town while efforts are made to return it to Leverburgh where it is looked after by local fishermen.
Argyll Animal Aid said it was one of a group of feral cats that fishermen use to control rat and mice populations.
The charity hopes transport can be found for its return journey.
Jean Sutherland, of Argyll Animal Aid, told BBC Radio Scotland, the female cat had boarded a chartered yacht.
She added: "It was found on Friday by a lady and being an animal lover she managed to coax it into a carrier and took it to a local vet.
"They have looked after it over the weekend to check all is well and in between times we have been trying to find out where it had come from."
And Frankie Dettori, champion jockey, Epsom Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hero and A-list celebrity, puts much of his fame and fortune down to a dry and bright Saturday afternoon at Ascot on 28 September 1996.
In a BBC interview to mark the 20th anniversary of that date's unprecedented 'Magnificent Seven' - when he went through the card, taking all seven races that made up the Festival of British Racing, a precursor to British Champions Day - Dettori declares it the outstanding accomplishment of his record-breaking career.
Barely 13 and a half minutes' work, staged over a combined total of less than eight miles, changed his life forever, plus those of thousands of Dettori-following punters who placed accumulator bets on the seven. It left the betting industry in a state of near meltdown.
Their combined odds amounted to 25,095-1 (at starting prices), or nearly 236,000-1 for anyone taking advantage of the morning odds on offer.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live, the 45-year-old jockey - who in August passed the 3,000 winners mark in Britain - said: "For sporting achievement, it's my greatest thing that I've ever done, and in horse racing. It would be very hard to match something like that.
"And, second, there's a fairytale scenario where bookmakers lost £40m, and wherever I went, in every part of the country, I had so many people coming up to me who'd won so much money on that day, and it changed people's lives, so it's a very amazing thing.
"I moved the stock market [because of fears about bookmakers' losses]. It was crazy what happened, but it's nice that it can happen and people made a lot of money."
Two decades on from the day when the jockey's trademark flying dismount first reached a wider audience, he remembers events "like yesterday… every detail", reeling off the names of the horses involved, and how he was rating their prospects as he left home in Newmarket for the 100-mile journey to Ascot.
"I thought I had a couple of chances on the day," he said. "I thought I'd definitely win the first [on Wall Street] because it was a small field and we'd get a nice, easy lead.
"Diffident [race two] I didn't fancy at all; [2000 Guineas winner] Mark Of Esteem I thought had a great chance in the QEII [featured Queen Elizabeth II Stakes] but had the great filly Bosra Sham to beat; Decorated Hero, my fourth one, had top weight and a bad draw - I couldn't see him winning.
"Fatefully [race five], she had a chance, but it looked a very tricky race and a big field; then came Lochangel in a small field which looked to be a match race between me and Pat [Eddery], so I was pretty hopeful; my last horse, Fujiyama Crest, had won the race the year before with a small weight but was completely out of form and was carrying top weight so I couldn't dream of him winning."
I too have a clear memory of the disbelief that mounted as the successes kept being clocked up, though my recollection is not from the stands or paddock at Ascot, but from a friend's wedding at which many of the guests were followers of a variety of sports.
The groom had been circulating, updating us with bogus football scores - he claimed Dettori's beloved Arsenal, who had just appointed Arsene Wenger as manager, were being beaten by Sunderland, though they actually won 2-0 - and I quickly dismissed his insistence that the then-25-year-old reigning champion jockey had won "another at Ascot" and a few minutes later "another".
The Lochangel success - making it six - equalled a British record held at the time jointly by Sir Gordon Richards (at Chepstow, 1933), Alec Russell (at the now defunct Bogside, 1957) and Willie Carson (Newcastle, 1990), all more 'bog-standard' fixtures compared to Ascot on one of the marquee days of the season.
"After Lochangel, the euphoria came out, and I was delighted," says Dettori. "I sprayed champagne at everyone, it was great.
"Never in a million years did I think I'd win the seventh, but I remember putting my colours on and giving the saddle to Michael Stoute [trainer of Fujiyama Crest] and I said to him: 'Look, I'm on fire, so if this horse gets beat, it's all your fault', and he laughed.
"We went out and got a standing ovation from the public which was very touching, but I was very relaxed and serene because I didn't really believe the horse could win."
However, sent off as 2-1 favourite, having been six times those odds earlier, Fujiyama Crest led all the way and clung on for victory by a neck from Northern Fleet and Eddery, who was runner-up four times during the afternoon.
Dettori believes that the horse - who ultimately spent his retirement with his jockey's family, and only died last year - had a "sixth sense" that something was up and performed beyond his ability.
Ascot was a picture of cheering crowds and long queues in front of ashen-faced bookmakers, some of whom actually went bust as a result of the day's events. For the hero of the hour, there were countless media interviews to perform and thousands of autograph hunters to satisfy before the return home.
"I didn't know what to think," he recalls. "Because I did everything right - usually you think, I should have done this on this one, I should have done that on that one, but that was the first time everything went right.
"And then I got home and my wife Catherine - she was my fiancée then - dragged me to a friend's birthday party, where I didn't want to go, and so we ended up having a bit of an argument, so it was a bit of a sad end to a great day to be honest with you.
"I got up next morning and opened the door to get the papers, and there were a few cameras outside my house and I was in my underpants - it was one of those Notting Hill embarrassing moments - and only then did I realise this was really headline news."
During the 20 years since, Dettori has continued to make headline news, though not quite on the scale of Ascot. There have been many more big-race winners, of course, and regular TV appearances, on Top Of The Pops and Question of Sport and, more recently, Celebrity Big Brother.
But low moments too: the 2000 plane crash at Newmarket in which pilot Patrick Mackey died; losing his job as number one jockey to Sheikh Mohammed and being written off in some quarters; and a six-month drugs ban for cocaine use.
Dettori, now riding principally for Qatari Sheikh Joaan Al Thani and his Al Shaqab operation, describes himself as "colourful" and his career as a "rollercoaster", and he intends to continue for a few years at least.
"I've achieved everything I wanted to achieve," he said. "Now I'm at a later stage of my career, I'm really trying to enjoy it, and embrace it, as much as I can because I'm not going to be here forever [though] I'll get to 50 riding, no problem,"
And, nearly 30 years on from his initial success in Britain, in June 1987, as an Italian teenager speaking little English, is the enthusiasm still there? The answer is immediate and emphatic: "More than before because I know that I'm running out of time."
After playing into a gale, Blues trailed only 6-3 at the interval.
But they failed to take advantage of the elements after the break and left Wilson frustrated.
"After all the hard work we did in the first half in the second half we let it get away from us," Wilson told BBC Radio Wales.
"Our execution of the game plan in the first half was excellent, the boys played into the wind really well.
"In the second half our execution of the game plan was poor."
Blues almost salvaged a win when Josh Navidi's late converted try brought them back to within a point with three minutes remaining.
But fly-half Rhys Patchell's last-minute drop-goal attempt was charged down.
The result leaves the Blues ninth in the Pro12, and struggling to be in contention for European Champions League qualification.
It came a week after a shock 13-7 defeat away to Benetton Treviso - two results Wilson fears will have a profound effect on their ambitions.
"Last week was a huge missed opportunity and I feel the same this week," he said.
"For us to have a real good crack and trying to get in to that top six we needed to win either last week or this week and we've failed to do so."
But the motion has been blocked after the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) deployed a petition of concern that required the proposal to achieve a cross-community majority.
While 41 nationalists backed the proposal, it was approved by only four unionists, meaning it could not pass.
Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where gay marriage is not legal.
Fifty-three MLAs supported the motion brought by the SDLP and Sinn Féin, while 52 voted against.
One MLA, the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Mike Nesbitt, abstained, while the SDLP's Alban Maginness was not present for the vote.
It is the fifth time same-sex marriage has been considered by the assembly.
Four earlier votes on the issue have fallen on a simple majority basis.
The previous vote, in April, was rejected by 49 MLAs, with 47 voting in favour.
Sinn Féin's Caitríona Ruane said "history had been made" with the proposal receiving majority support for the first time.
"This signals a major shift in society with more and more people supporting marriage equality for our LGBT community.
"This is a historic day but the campaign for marriage equality is not over and will not be until we have equality enshrined in legislation."
But the DUP MLA Peter Weir said many people had been "notably quick to dismiss the other four occasions that a majority rejected this same proposal".
"If it requires a process of attrition to alter a result it does not demonstrate a great deal of force behind the argument," he added.
The SDLP's Colum Eastwood said a majority of MLAs had sent a message "to the young people struggling with their sexuality that they are loved".
But he added: "The abuse of the petition of concern by the DUP in this way is wrong and it cannot continue.
"These institutions must be reformed so that no party can pervert such a critical instrument for protecting minority communities."
The measure was designed as a way to safeguard minority rights in Northern Ireland's power-sharing assembly.
If a petition of concern is presented to the assembly speaker, any motion or amendment will need cross-community support.
In such cases, a vote on proposed legislation will only pass if supported by a weighted majority (60%) of members voting, including at least 40% of each of the nationalist and unionist designations present and voting.
Effectively this means that, provided enough MLAs from a particular community agree, that community can exercise a veto over the assembly's decisions.
Trevor Lunn, of the Alliance Party, backed the proposal for the first time, having either opposed it or abstained from voting on previous occasions.
He said the vote had been a "moral victory" for those supporting marriage equality, but criticised the DUP's use of the petition of concern.
Kieran McCarthy was the only Alliance Party MLA to reject the motion.
Ulster Unionist Andy Allen was the only member of the two main unionist parties to support the proposal, and said his view was one of "live and let live".
But his party leader, Mr Nesbitt, said he had abstained as the vote had been "rendered utterly meaningless by the DUP's pre-cooked petition of concern".
John O'Doherty, director of the Rainbow Project, an LGBT support organisation, said, it had been a "momentous day".
The human rights organisation Amnesty International said the "battle for equality in Northern Ireland will now move to the courts".
Two couples won permission in June to challenge Northern Ireland's ban on same-sex marriage by way of a judicial review.
Patrick Corrigan, of Amnesty International, said the majority vote showed that "slowly but surely, politicians are catching up with public opinion".
Last week, same-sex marriage legislation was signed into law in the Republic of Ireland after it was passed in a referendum in May.
The 75-year-old suffered fatal injuries after falling from Striding Edge, Helvellyn, on Monday afternoon.
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team said the man was "properly equipped and experienced". It is the fourth fatality on the mountain this year.
Team leader Mike Blakey said his thoughts were with the man's family, friends and walking companions.
Of course, sport is all about taking things one step at a time, focusing on the event you're in at that moment, but winning in Australia two weeks ago was a great first step.
It's such a difference from last year, when I had to retire from the first race of the season and was 25 points down in the championship before I had even got going.
Last year, I left Melbourne pretty much as low as you could be from a sporting point of view and came back strongly here in Malaysia.
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This year, it has started with the most positive weekend possible, but I am going to approach this weekend with the same attitude as I did last year and try to repeat the result, which was one of my best races of the year.
I have stayed over in Asia since Melbourne, which I have done every season since I started in Formula 1.
On one level, it's a good idea - you stay on the time zone and you can get acclimatised to the heat and humidity for what is possibly the toughest race of the year.
But I'm not sure I will do it again if there is a two-week gap between the two races next year because it has felt like a very long stay.
You lose so much time that you could put to better use, whether that is at the factory, with friends and family or just being comfortable in your own bed.
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My Mercedes team obviously had a strong weekend in Australia, and we have picked up pretty much where we left off last year.
That has led some people to call for the engines to be equalised in F1 to create closer competition, but you won't be surprised to hear that I think that is a bad idea and would be very unfair.
F1 is about the best drivers competing against each other for the best teams producing the best cars they can.
Equalising performance between teams runs completely counter to the idea of F1 and would be very unfair for us.
After years of trying, we have finally got ourselves into a position where we have the best car and have done the best job with the same rules as everyone else.
It's not like Red Bull or Ferrari have less money or fewer resources than Mercedes. We have just done a better, more efficient job.
That's what happens from time to time in F1.
At the beginning of the 21st century, Ferrari were dominating and won five championships in a row. They were not equalised with everyone else - the others had to catch up, which they eventually did. And the same goes for Red Bull at the beginning of this decade.
Now it's our turn.
I understand that there might be a desire to improve the spectacle, but that sort of thing needs careful thought and planning, not knee-jerk reactions.
In any case, we are only one race into the season. We don't know how it will develop, and I expect this year to be very close again between me and my team-mate Nico Rosberg, just as it was last year - just as it has been many times between team-mates competing for the title before.
I'm pleased to see that Fernando Alonso is back racing this weekend and that he is well again after the accident in pre-season testing that forced him to miss the first race of the year.
An accident such as Fernando's reminds you that F1 remains a dangerous sport. But there is a never a moment when I get in the car when I think something like that could not potentially happen.
Of course no-one wants to get injured, and we are all still very sad about Jules Bianchi's accident last year in Japan.
With Fernando, I think it's still unclear exactly what happened to him and I will be interested to hear what the FIA, F1's governing body, says about it.
It's great for F1 that he is back out on track, but it is going to be a hard year for him.
He left Ferrari, who had been very loyal to him for a long time, on what I don't think was a particularly good note, and that team are looking pretty awesome this year. They have done a great job to become the second fastest team and have a lot of potential to keep improving. And he has gone to McLaren, who are having a tough time.
I would much rather he was at the front racing with me. You want to be competing against the best of the best, and he is certainly that.
You might have seen in the news that my brother Nic is to race this year in the British Touring Car Championship.
As you can probably imagine, it has not been easy for Nic being the sibling of someone who is successful at something, and the fact that he has a disability has made things 10 times harder for him in life than it was for me.
But he is a massively determined and motivated young man and he has worked really hard against all odds to get to where he is.
Nic has cerebral palsy, and when he was born my dad and step-mum were told he would not walk.
To go from being in a wheelchair, through having a big surgery when he was five years old to be now racing cars against and beating people who have no disability is hugely inspiring.
I am excited for him.
Naturally, being the older brother, I worry for him and always want him to be seen in the best light and for things to go his way, because he is such a nice kid.
It's going to be hard for him, though - he only has five days of testing at the moment before the season starts.
But he always wants to do things on his own. That's the Hamilton stubborn streak coming out and I can tell you, he is so much more stubborn than me!
Obviously, I hope it goes well for him, but it's ultimately not just about winning, it's about going out and competing as an equal despite having a disability.
What he can do in a car, despite everything he has against him, is pretty special.
Because I've been away for some time, I haven't really been following what's been going on with Jeremy Clarkson.
All I can say is that Top Gear is a great show, people love it all around the world and I have very much enjoyed being on it and driving the reasonably priced car.
Wherever I am in the world, people are always saying: "Hey, when are you going on Top Gear again?"
Jeremy has that really cool voice, a great passion for cars and his laid-back, classy on-screen attitude was really cool.
I hope the show continues, but it's hard to think of it without him because, really, Jeremy is Top Gear.
The National Front (FN) has not built on its first-round triumph. Marine Le Pen will not be giving press conferences as president of the north. The FN has been kept in its box.
The relief felt in the Socialists and among former President Nicolas Sarkozy's Republicans is not entirely unjustified.
What the elections have shown is that there is indeed a ceiling to the far right's progress.
At any given moment there will always be more people who oppose the FN than support it. And that means that Le Pen ever coming to power in France is most unlikely.
And yet. Who really comes out of this electoral race smiling?
Certainly not President Francois Hollande's Socialists. They may have "saved the furniture" - as the French expression has it - by holding on to at least five regions.
And they did the moral thing (in their own eyes) by standing down in the two regions where the FN had the best hope of winning.
But look more closely and you can see the Socialist disaster. In the five years since the last regional election, their vote collapsed by 16 percentage points.
Worse, while in office President Hollande has overseen the inexorable rise of a party he says is a threat to the country's very existence. It is his own failures - in employment, wages, security - that have fed the FN's popularity.
Finally one might add that in two regions - the North and Provence - which have been Socialist strongholds, there is now not a single left-wing assembly member.
That is the direct result of the party's abdication. From now on in those regions, the only opposition is the FN.
As for Les Republicains (LR) of Mr Sarkozy, their smiles are even more forced.
They had hoped to sweep the board in these regional elections - in the same way that the left swept the board at the last ones in 2010.
Instead they have maybe five regions - and two (or three if you count Alsace) won with the help of Socialist voters.
This is hardly the sign of a vigorous opposition.
There is now bound to be bitter argument over whether Mr Sarkozy's tactics are the right ones - and indeed whether he is even the right man for the job.
The former president says the country is increasingly right-wing so it would be madness not to follow the drift. He happily raises FN themes like Islam and immigration.
But others say if the party loses touch with the centre, it can never win.
Mr Sarkozy's critics inside the party are more and more vociferous. He seems to have lost his touch. Significantly several LR candidates asked him to stay away from their campaigns.
So that leaves Marine Le Pen. How did she fare?
There can be no hiding that the results of the elections are a big personal blow.
She has lost the chance to govern a region and show the world that her party is serious. She has been reminded that however strongly the FN performs, the gates of power remain tightly closed.
But in a way that suits her fine.
Because what it all means is that nothing in France has changed. The two main parties continue sharing out the goodies (in this case deliberately conniving to keep hers as well).
Meanwhile unemployment rises; terror stalks; the grim insurrectionary mood continues to spread.
Marine's prospects for power may be limited; but her appeal is as strong as ever for France's growing numbers of disgruntled and disaffected.
That "ouf" of relief? It's also the noise you make when you get a fist in the abdomen.
Broadcast media are mainly commercial and are open to diverse comment. There are three terrestrial TV stations and a handful of cable channels. The main newspapers are privately-owned.
Jamaica enjoys a top 20 ranking in the 2013 Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index.
BBC World Service radio is available on FM.
Jamaica had 1.6 million internet users in June 2012 (via Internetworldstats).
The cornerstone of the Temple of Divine Providence in Warsaw was laid in 1792, but a Russian invasion and two world wars stalled progress.
The most recent work began in 2003, attracting €50m (£43m; $54m) in private donations.
For Poland's conservative government, the shrine is an emblem of perseverance - and nationalism.
The country has a large Roman Catholic majority, and the Church continues to influence its politics and social affairs.
An inaugural Mass was celebrated at the temple, with Poland's Prime Minister Beata Szydlo and President Andrzej Duda in attendance.
Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki cited John Paul II, the Polish former Pope, in calling for a "responsible" use of freedom and warning against the "arrogance of power".
Even after two centuries, work on the church is is not yet over. Some painting is unfinished and the stained-glass windows are yet to be completed.
Around €7m more in donations is needed to finish the job.
Not everyone in Poland approves of the building, whose stylised rotunda has earned it the unflattering nickname "the giant lemon juicer".
In reward for their 224-year wait, visitors to the temple will be treated to superb acoustics, and lighting which can be changed to reflect different periods of the Church calendar.
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As well as the church, the complex includes a pantheon of great Poles, and a museum commemorating Pope John Paul II and Stefan Wyszynski, the leader of the Catholic Church in Poland under Communist rule.
The temple was lit up in Poland's national colours of red and white to mark the nation's 98th Independence Day.
"He's a good man," said Mr Trump, the soon-to-be 45th president, of his predecessor.
But that compliment belied years of clashes between the two men. Mr Trump has referred to Mr Obama as the "worst president" in the country's history and led a challenge to the legitimacy of his presidency by questioning where he was born.
Mr Obama has returned stinging criticisms by calling Mr Trump "unfit" to be commander-in-chief.
Though their meeting appeared to be cordial, history has shown that the peaceful transition of power between leaders can be outright awkward.
Here is a look at some other rather uncomfortable presidential handovers.
The transition between President John Adams and Vice-President Thomas Jefferson in the tumultuous election of 1800 was famously difficult, according to John Vile, a political science professor at Middle Tennessee State University and author of Presidential Winners and Losers: Words of Victory and Concession.
The acrimonious campaign was considered one of the most significant transitions of power in history after a bitterly fought election that ended with Mr Jefferson, a Democrat-Republican, defeating Mr Adams, a Federalist.
But the presidential electors failed to make clear whether they were voting for Mr Jefferson or his running mate, Aaron Burr, resulting in a tie between the two men. The House of Representatives decided the outcome, electing Mr Jefferson.
The Founding Fathers ended their friendship over the political turmoil and Mr Adams fled Washington before Mr Jefferson's inauguration ceremony.
Mr Hoover once described the man who beat him, Mr Roosevelt, as a "chameleon in plaid", while FDR called his predecessor a "fat, timid capon".
The 1932 election came amid a financial crisis that left the American economy in shambles, ultimately tarnishing President Hoover's legacy, depicting him as a failed leader.
The two men did not like or trust each other. Mr Roosevelt dismissed President Hoover's repeated appeals for joint actions before the transition such as issuing an emergency proclamation to limit bank withdrawals.
Instead, Mr Roosevelt wanted to demonstrate his administration starkly contrasted his predecessor's presidency.
FDR believed Mr Hoover had not done enough to help Americans who suffered in the Great Depression, said Jeffery Engel, director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University.
The mutual disdain was apparent on inauguration day in March 1933, when the two sat in silence in President Roosevelt's open-top car while en route to the ceremony.
Though the Democratic president had worked with Mr Eisenhower in World War II and in the creation of Nato, the two shared bad blood after Mr Truman invited him to the White House in 1948, according to Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at University of Virginia's Miller Center.
President Truman had entertained the idea of working to nominate Mr Eisenhower as a Democratic candidate for president, but the decorated military general ultimately cast his lot with the Republican Party.
Mr Eisenhower reportedly viewed that offer as a terrible mark of leadership, according to Mr Engel.
The political clash heated up when Mr Eisenhower undermined Mr Truman's military policy on the campaign trail, pledging to personally go to Korea to end the war on American terms.
President Truman also became irate when the general remained silent about comments made by Senator Joe McCarthy.
"He has betrayed almost everything I thought he stood for," Mr Truman said.
The president fuelled the fire by mercilessly attacking Mr Eisenhower personally and professionally as unfit to be president, Ms Perry said.
President-elect Eisenhower ignored a pre-Christmas White House lunch invite, and on inauguration day, refused to greet Mr Truman before they left together for the ceremony.
In the aftermath, President Truman lamented that General Eisenhower was used to people doing what he said and would soon find out that the presidency did not work that way, Mr Engel noted.
"You don't order people as the president, you have to persuade them as the president," Mr Engel said.
"I think that's perhaps analogous to Trump, who as a business person, could just fire someone he didn't like. He has no idea how to work with people he can't fire."
After President Carter lost his re-election bid in 1980 in a hard-fought contest, he reportedly felt Mr Reagan was not paying attention when the two met at the White House.
Republican adviser Richard Darman recalled in a New York Times article in 2000 that during their first meeting, Mr Carter attempted to explain to Mr Reagan that a CIA officer began briefings at 7am each day.
Mr Reagan interrupted him and responded: ''Well, he's sure going to have to wait a long while for me.''
Mr Engel pointed out that Mr Carter had spent the remaining days of his presidency tirelessly working to free the American hostages in Iran, which ultimately came after Mr Reagan was sworn in.
"It really does speak to the fact that the most precious commodity that a president has is time and not every president chooses to maximise time in the same way," he told the BBC.
President Clinton invited George W Bush for coffee before the inauguration day ceremony in 2001 and kept the obsessively punctual president-elect waiting for 10 minutes.
"He was noted for locking the door once cabinet meetings started and if you're a cabinet member and you ran late, woe unto you, you didn't get in," Ms Perry recalled of the future 43rd president. "I can see where that would have really gotten under Bush 43's skin."
To add to the tense confab, Mr Clinton invited Vice-President Al Gore.
Mr Gore had just lost the bitter election to Mr Bush following a dramatic legal battle involving a recount in Florida that ultimately came down to a mere 537 votes.
It is also important to note the long, complicated record of the Clintons and the Bushes at each other's throats on the political battle field, Ms Perry added. Mr Clinton defeated Mr Bush's father, incumbent President George HW Bush, in 1992.
"There was a lot of underlying tension over the fact that Bush had said he was going to restore honour and integrity to the Oval Office, which was a direct swipe at Bill Clinton and what he had done in that office," Mr Engel said, referring to Mr Clinton's indiscretions.
The theme of the service, which began at 17:15, is hope and solidarity.
Among those attending are Scotland's justice secretary Michael Matheson and French government representative Dr John Campbell.
Archbishop Tartaglia will say last week's terror attacks in Paris were acts of "pitiless cruelty".
The near simultaneous attacks left more than 400 people wounded, with 221 still in hospital, 57 of them in intensive care.
The archbishop will add: "We are in solidarity with the people of France who are deeply shocked and sorely grieved, and yet refuse to be bowed by terrorism.
"And with them we hope for the victory of humanity over inhumanity, of peaceful coexistence over civil strife, of democracy over tyranny, of civilisation over chaos, and of hope over despair.
"In this Mass, we pray for the dead, the injured, the bereaved, and for all those whose lives have been shattered by these acts of pitiless cruelty.
"And we pray for the citizens of Paris whose beautiful city has once again been turned into a brutal killing field.
"We pray that the men of violence and terror who seek to impose tyranny, to sow distrust and to engender strife will be defeated and ultimately banished by France's love for liberty, her instinct for equality, and her passion for fraternity."
McKernan was punished for an off-the-ball challenge on Sean Cavanagh early in the second half of of the decider.
It was his third black card of the year, which carries a one-match ban.
The GAA's Central Hearings Committee rescinded the punishment after ruling the offence was not proven.
The news will come as a major boost to Down manager Eamonn Burns ahead of their rematch against Monaghan at Corke Park.
Meanwhile, Kildare will be able to call on influential midfielder Kevin Feely for their Round 4B qualifier against Armagh after the Lilywhites successfully challenged a black card he had picked-up against Clare during the National League.
The 24-year-old was expected to be suspended for the match against the Orchard county after he received his third black card of the season during Kildare's Leinster final defeat to Dublin.
In an interview with NBC, he reiterated that he had worked undercover overseas for the CIA and NSA.
He said the US got better intelligence from computers than human agents.
Mr Snowden, 30, fled the US in May 2013 and has been living under temporary asylum in Russia.
Last year, he fed a trove of secret NSA documents to news outlets including the Washington Post and the Guardian.
Among other things, the leaks detailed the NSA's practice of harvesting data on millions of telephone calls made in the US and around the world, and revealed the agency had snooped on foreign leaders.
The revelations have sparked a debate in the US over the appropriate role of the NSA and the extent to which it should be authorised to conduct such broad surveillance.
President Barack Obama has asked Congress to rein in the programme by barring the NSA from storing phone call data on its own and to require it to seek a court order to access telecom companies' records.
Last week, the US House passed such legislation, sending it to the US Senate.
In excerpts of an interview with NBC's Brian Williams, Mr Snowden said he had trained as a spy "in sort of the traditional sense of the word in that I lived and worked undercover overseas - pretending to work in a job that I'm not - and even being assigned a name that was not mine".
But he described himself as a technical expert who did not recruit agents.
"What I do is I put systems to work for the US," he said. "And I've done that at all levels from the bottom on the ground all the way to the top. Now, the government might deny these things, they might frame it in certain ways and say, 'Oh well, you know, he's - he's a low-level analyst.'"
But he said he had worked for the CIA and NSA undercover, overseas, and lectured at the Defense Intelligence Agency.
When Mr Snowden fled the US, he had been working as a technician for Booz Allen, a giant government contractor for the National Security Agency.
The 40-year-old won the International Championship in Daqing, China, last weekend to take his tally to 28, matching the haul of Steve Davis.
"Another eight wins seems too far but you never know," he told BBC Scotland.
"The way I played [in China], if I could keep that up for a few years, I would love to try to match it."
The four-time world champion from Wishaw called it a "proud moment" to draw level with Davis's record.
And he added: "I think if I play my best I have another few wins in me, but you never know how long it can last.
"I have never been one to look at records and go for it; I just try my best. It would be a great achievement to even get closer to Stephen.
"I've had spells in my career when I haven't done too great for two or three years then I have a spell where I can win three or four tournaments in a burst. I don't know if this is what's happening."
The International Championship title was his third of the year, adding to the Welsh Open in February and the Australian Goldfields Open in July.
Higgins said his performance in Daqing was one of his "best ever". He beat Shaun Murphy and Mark Selby, among others, to set up a final against David Gilbert, whom he beat 10-5.
He said: "I haven't played much better than that throughout my whole career. It's harder to win tournaments now because we are playing more matches to actually win a tournament.
"It does give you great confidence."
Packham, 55, appeared in a Maltese court following an incident on the Mediterranean island on Tuesday.
He was filming on the roadside when two men began "shoving" him and his crew, according to his agent.
The campaigner, who is critical of bird hunting in Malta, was filming an independent programme.
After the hearing, Packham said: "We had good evidence which showed that the boot was very firmly on the other foot - that we were the party that were abused in the situation.
"It serves to highlight what we came here to do, which was to throw attention on the fact that the Birds Directive - the legislation which is in place to protect birds all across Europe - is being abused here in Malta.
"And also to highlight how difficult it is for organisations like Birdlife Malta and the Committee Against Bird Slaughter who work in this environment where they are not supported by the police in cases like this."
He said magistrate Joe Mifsud had his "head in his hands" watching undercover footage his team presented to the court, adding: "He even suggested that our footage should be sent to an Italian comedy channel."
The whole saga had been "time-wasting, money-wasting and intimidation", Packham said.
His producer Ruth Peacey said: "This morning has gone to show what evidence can do in the face of lies."
Packham had earlier posted a video saying he had been charged with "using force against any person, with an intent to insult, annoy or hurt them".
Packham's agent said he and his team were shouted at and shoved by two men who drove up to them during filming for a documentary called Malta: Massacre on Migration.
It follows a six-part series of the same name Packham presented on YouTube in 2014.
"Whilst Chris and the team stood back, the police joined them," the agent said. "Instead of intervening on behalf of the innocent parties, the police immediately took the side of the aggressors and manhandled Chris and other members of the team off the site."
Maltese police have been contacted by the BBC for comment.
Packham said that, just hours before the incident, he had called police after seeing what he thought was a cage full of birds, including what he believed to be some protected species.
The presenter, from Marchwood near Southampton, tweeted alongside his video: "Malta! You point out suspected criminals to the police ... and you end up in court!"
Packham has long argued that Maltese authorities have failed to prevent large-scale illegal shooting of migratory birds by hunters.
It remains a controversial issue in the country, where bird-hunting is seen as part of Malta's tradition for many locals.
European Union restrictions on the hunting of birds make two exceptions for Malta - allowing people to hunt turtle doves and quail in the spring, under strict regulations.
But conservationists say the hunting season is abused by some through the illegal shooting of other protected species.
Ms Greening, who went to school in a Rotherham comprehensive, was previously secretary of state for international development.
She announced last month she was in a same-sex relationship, making her the first openly gay female Cabinet minister.
Her new department is to expand to take responsibility for universities.
Ms Greening, who replaces Nicky Morgan, said she was "looking forward to getting on with the job" when she arrived at the Department for Education.
She attended Oakwood comprehensive school - and along with David Blunkett who went to schools for the blind - becomes one of the few education secretaries to have attended a non-selective state school.
According to the Sutton Trust education charity, she joins a Cabinet with the lowest proportion of privately-educated ministers since Clement Attlee's Labour government of 1945.
Ms Greening studied economics at Southampton University and before entering the House of Commons in 2005 had worked as an accountant.
As well as being responsible for schools, colleges and universities, she becomes the minister for women and equalities.
She will inherit a higher education bill, which could raise tuition fees in England, with a second reading due next week.
The Association of School and College Leaders said that the new education secretary would face the "stark reality" of schools facing "real-terms funding cuts and a teacher recruitment crisis".
"We urgently need greater investment in the education system," said Malcolm Trobe, leader of the head teachers' union.
He also called for no delay in implementing a national funding formula for schools, announced by the previous education secretary.
Kevin Courtney, leader of the National Union of Teachers, said Ms Greening would have to tackle problems with teacher recruitment, excessive working hours and lack of school funding.
"Testing and assessment is in complete disarray," said Mr Courtney.
Russell Hobby, leader of the National Association of Head Teachers, called for the end of the "chaos and confusion" of this year's controversial primary school Sats tests.
He told the new education secretary that the "government has not won the argument on academies" and that good and outstanding schools should be allowed to remain part of their local authority if they chose.
Liberal Democrat education spokesman, John Pugh, called on Ms Greening to "put a stop to damaging proposals to scrap Qualified Teacher Status and parent governors, as well as plans to vastly increase numbers of academies".
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The Welsh Gotham star, who plays lead Barbara Kean in the hit US series, recites an English translation of Waldo Williams' iconic work ahead of Saturday's game at Twickenham that will send a tingle down your spine.
Clare Hughes stole books worth more than £27,000 while working at Magnus Church of England Academy in Newark.
The 41-year-old was given a two-year suspended jail sentence at Nottingham Crown Court in June.
In a report, the teaching panel said Hughes committed "serious offences involving dishonesty" over three years.
Hughes, of Crown Street, Newark, sold the stolen books online between 2012 and 2015.
She raised about £5,000 by selling them.
She had blamed stress, but the judge said in June she "abused the trust placed in her". She admitted five counts of theft.
Hughes, who earned £58,000 a year, had taught history at the school for 10 years.
The National College of Teaching and Leadership panel said the immediate ban was "proportionate" and "appropriate".
"The conduct of Ms Hughes fell significantly short of the standards expected of the profession," it stated.
"Her conviction for such serious offences involving dishonesty was a significant factor in forming that opinion."
Jayne Millions, of the Department for Education, struck her off "indefinitely" and " without a review period."
"In view of the seriousness of the allegations found proved against her, I have decided that Ms Hughes shall not be entitled to apply for restoration of her eligibility to teach," she said.
Hughes has a right of appeal to the High Court.
The 56-year-old was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on Thursday afternoon.
Police said he had been in the Peter Buchan Drive area - and possibly Katterburn Court - between 23:00 on Wednesday and 02:00 on Thursday.
He is described as white, 6ft 1in tall, and slim. He has cropped grey hair and was unshaven.
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Carlin, 25, won in four minutes 4.33 seconds, 0.33 secs inside the qualification mark, which she had missed in her 200m and 800m successes.
"I can't believe it," said the Welsh swimmer. "It means so much to me."
Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (200m individual medley) and Ben Proud (50m freestyle) also secured Olympic places.
Carlin missed London 2012 after suffering with glandular fever in the build-up to the Olympic trials.
Since then she has gone on to claim world, European and Commonwealth honours, but admitted the fear of missing out on another Olympics had led to stress and hampered her performances in the 200m and 800m finals.
After a powerful swim in the 400m freestyle final, she broke down in tears at the realisation she had achieved her dream.
"I've been a recluse - a bit moody, emotional and just not myself," she said.
"I've had so much support from everyone and I had to do it on my last swim, so it's just a massive relief."
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The stand-out performance of the night arguably came in the men's 1500m final, as 18-year-old Tim Shuttleworth produced a breathtaking display to claim gold.
His time of 14:55.23 was just 0.12 seconds outside the automatic qualification mark.
However, it is within the 2% margin required for consideration for the Games, with second-placed Stephen Milne also in contention.
"It's an unbelievable feeling that I just can't describe," said Shuttleworth after knocking over 20 seconds off his personal best time to win the 1500m final. "It's an absolute dream come true."
Proud lowered his own British record to 21.65 seconds in the 50m freestyle heats.
Although he went slower in the final (21.73), it was still enough to secure an Olympic berth, and 17-year-old team-mate Thomas Fannon (22.24) should also be in contention.
"I've still more improvements to make, but I'm happy with the way I'm going," said Proud. "Hopefully I can get to the Olympic final this summer and then prove myself there."
World bronze medallist O'Connor delivered a dominant 200m individual medley to beat 400m IM specialists Hannah Miley and Aimee Willmot into second and third respectively.
Her time of 2:09.66 was inside the qualification mark of 2:10.19.
"I'm absolutely over the moon to get on the plane for Rio," said O'Connor, who competed in London aged only 16.
"Four years ago it was a bit of a pressure-cooker situation because it was a home Olympics, but this time I'm trying to be more relaxed."
Roberto Pavoni secured victory in the 200m individual medley final, but his time of 1:59.20 was more than two seconds outside the qualification mark and he will not follow London 2012 with a second Olympic appearance.
Eight British swimmers have guaranteed their places at the Rio Olympics, with the prospect of more on Sunday, the final day of the GB trials.
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Glasgow Warriors coach Townsend will replace Vern Cotter as Scotland head coach when both mens' contracts expire next summer.
"His view was 'if it's not now then I want to move on'," Dodson told BBC Scotland.
"Our view was that he was ready."
Dodson also confirmed that Scottish Rugby has already identified who it wants to succeed Townsend as Glasgow head coach and hopes to make an announcement in the next "two or three weeks".
With the contracts of both Townsend and Cotter expiring in the summer of 2017, Dodson says interest in both coaches forced the governing body to make a decision on the futures of both men.
"You have to be ahead of the wave in terms of planning," he said. "We've been aware that there has been interest in Gregor and in Vern for some time now, knowing that their contracts are coming to an end. I've got two outstanding coaches that are in demand.
"Vern's done an outstanding job, but we felt it was the right time that Scotland had a Scot in charge.
"These guys are being linked with jobs in England, in France and, potentially, New Zealand all the time. These are not men who are without options.
"We took the view that this was the right time. We had a coach that was ready, probably the most outstanding Scottish coach of his generation.
"He's had the experience, he'd been successful and this was the right time for us to make that move.
"Gregor could have waited until 2019, but I think he felt it was probably in his interests to go and get experience elsewhere rather than stay at Glasgow for what would have been six or seven years."
Dodson rejects the notion that the decision to name Townsend as the new Scotland coach 10 months before he takes up the position will lead to uncertainty in both the Warriors and Scotland camps this season.
He also says Cotter accepts the reasons behind the decision to replace him next year.
"Vern's a professional guy," said Dodson. "He understands that he's in Scotland and there's a need for us to have a Scottish coach. It's been seven, eight years since we've had a Scottish coach.
"We wouldn't just have taken a Scottish coach, we just happened to have a fantastically qualified Scottish coach who we believe will build on the foundations that Vern has laid here.
"Vern has understood that this is professional rugby and this is not a man that will be without options going forward.
"Vern's focused very much on the Autumn Tests and the Six Nations. There's nothing in Gregor's mind other than progressing through Europe and also the Pro12 championship this year.
"As far as they're concerned, they're very focused on what they're going to be doing for this coming year.
"If anybody thinks that Vern's going to switch off, they don't know the man."
Glasgow fans will be disappointed to see Townsend go after he led them to the Pro12 title in 2015, but Dodson believes the man they have lined up as his successor will excite the Scotstoun regulars.
"We're very close to being able to announce Gregor's successor," Dodson continued. "It will be over the next couple of weeks or so.
"We've done our due diligence, we've made our moves in the market and we're confident we'll be able to announce a highly successful coach. I think most rugby people will know this person.
"In two or three weeks time, I think we'll be in a position to make sure that the Glasgow fans realise that we have taken the project at Scotstoun on to another level with a person that can replace Gregor and just keep that wonderful story of the Warriors going.
"I think, when you see the person we've appointed, I don't think they'll be any doubt about his quality." | Morecambe manager Jim Bentley has taken responsibility for their performance in the 5-2 loss at home to Hartlepool.
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Formula 1 tycoon Bernie Ecclestone has gone to court to challenge the basis of assessments that have left him facing a UK tax claim of more than £1bn.
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Police in China have confirmed for the first time that they are investigating three Hong Kong booksellers.
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Scottish Rugby chief executive Mark Dodson says that, if they had delayed offering Gregor Townsend the Scotland job any longer, they may have lost him to a club in England or France. | 36,023,481 | 16,052 | 963 | true |
Attracting long-haul destinations has been one of the aims of the airport as part of its growth strategy.
It already has flights to Orlando in Florida and now Qatar Airlines will fly to Doha, Qatar's capital, from 2018.
More than 1.3 million people used the airport in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2016 - a 16% growth in passenger numbers.
Deb Barber, chief executive of Cardiff Airport, said: "It is fantastic that we will now be able to offer our customers more choice of travel with a world-class airline providing easy connections to destinations across the world."
Via its hub at Hamad International Airport, Qatar Airways connects to destinations including Australia, Thailand and China.
Ms Barber added: "It has been a long journey to get to this stage, with discussions spanning a number of years.
"Over the coming months we will work with the team at Qatar Airways to confirm the details of the service and look forward to the flights being on sale in the near future."
Cardiff Airport already operates flights to 50 destinations, adding Rome last month, with plans to add Madrid and a new service to Guernsey.
Analysis from Sarah Dickins, BBC Wales economics correspondent
The new direct route from Cardiff to Doha is a reminder not just that the economy of Qatar is growing significantly but also that trade between Wales, the Arab world and beyond is increasing.
Figures released this month show that in 2016 exports from Wales to Qatar amounted to £26m. They are expected to grow further as Welsh businesses attempt to find new markets outside the European Union.
But Doha airport already attracts much more business than just from those visiting Qatar.
The state airline is a growing hub for the region and further east. Welsh exports to that wider area are significant. In 2016, businesses sold goods and services worth £281m to the Middle East and North Africa and worth more than £1bn to Asia and Oceania.
It is not just about business. Tourism to Doha itself is rising - it grew by 11.5% between 2010 and 2015 and will be under the spotlight as it prepares to host the Fifa World Cup in 2022.
Cardiff Airport was bought by the Welsh Government in 2013 for £52m following a slump in passenger numbers.
But it has ambitious targets of reaching three million passengers a year and a replacement terminal in the long term.
Roger Lewis, Cardiff Airport chairman, called the Qatar Airlines tie-up a "game changing announcement" for the airport and for Wales.
"The benefits of this relationship will be transformational for both businesses and passengers across the south west of England and for Wales," he added.
First Minister Carwyn Jones, who will be in Qatar next weekend to discuss potential investment opportunities, added: "This new route, and the relationship between Cardiff Airport and Qatar Airways, will open-up Wales' links with the rest of the world and deliver new economic, leisure and travel opportunities for Welsh businesses and the people of Wales."
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns, who recently met senior managers at Qatar Airways to make the case for a service from Wales, added: "This new route will send a positive message about an outward looking Wales developing international trade and tourism links to the rest of the world."
Qatar Airlines' flights to Cardiff are among 12 new destinations for the airline, including San Francisco, Kiev and Lisbon, which were announced at a travel show in Dubai. | Long-haul flights from Cardiff Airport to the Middle East have been announced by Qatar Airways. | 39,693,531 | 727 | 20 | false |
Zahid Hussain is accused of attempting to fashion a bomb using a pressure cooker and fairy lights.
Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court were shown a film capturing a hooded figure, said to be Mr Hussain, near a railway embankment in the city.
Mr Hussain, 29, denies several charges.
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Prosecutors say the footage shows Mr Hussain carrying a JD Sports bag while investigating the high-speed stretch of railway as a possible target.
Part of the footage captures a Virgin Trains service passing Woodlands Road, Alum Rock, shortly before the man shown on the film walks into a garden adjoining the railway.
The man can be seen struggling to lever up the manhole cover with a crowbar before descending into the drain.
Prosecutor Annabel Darlow QC said: "There is no evidence indicating that Mr Hussain had formed a settled plan to attack a particular section of railway line but you may think that it would be reasonable to draw an inference that Mr Hussain had at the least contemplated the use of railway lines as a potential target for a terrorist attack."
Jurors have heard a "US Army Guerrilla" book found at his home in Naseby Road, Alum Rock, was apparently bookmarked at a section covering attacks on railways.
Mr Hussain denies preparation of terrorist acts, two counts of making explosives and one of attempting to make explosives.
He has been given permission to witness his trial via a videolink to a psychiatric hospital.
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The company said it "regretfully decided to make way for a new sponsor" in order to work on new global projects.
Baileys will still sponsor this year's award but the prize will search for a new commercial partner from 2018.
Syl Saller, chief marketing officer at Diageo, which owns Baileys, said: "It has been an honour to champion the very best fiction written by women."
She added the company would now look to increase its promotional activities "across both English and non-English speaking markets".
"We look forward to making 2017 an exceptional year. Baileys will remain a staunch advocate for the prize," Saller said.
Author Kate Mosse, the co-founder of the prize, told the BBC's arts correspondent Rebecca Jones: "Baileys has done a year more than they were supposed to do, which has been terrific, and it's been a brilliant partnership.
"But their marketing focus is changing. Although they are still very committed to women's voices, they are looking more to markets which are non-English language speaking, and the one thing we can't do anything about is this being a prize that celebrates writing in English."
"We feel very confident about attracting a new sponsor," she added.
"We know that brands want to be associated with something that's inspirational... and we know customers like to be involved with companies that have some sort of social purpose.
"If there is a brilliant brand fit between the sponsoring organisation and the arts organisation, then it's a match made in heaven."
This year's shortlist will be unveiled in April, with the winner announced in June.
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The 24-year-old signed a four-year deal at Ibrox in September 2011 but had his contract terminated in June.
Perry did not feature at all during the last campaign, having suffered ankle ligament damage in a pre-season friendly.
He had loan spells at Oxford and Falkirk before making his Rangers debut in August 2011, the first of 36 appearances.
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The 30-year-old joined the Latics from Norwich City in 2013 and helped them win the League One title last season.
Barnett started his career with Luton Town before moving to West Bromwich Albion in 2007, where he won promotion to the Premier League in 2008.
He also won promotion to the top flight with Norwich in 2011 and with Cardiff during a loan spell in 2013.
Ex-Northern Ireland schoolboy captain Toal, 19, has been training with the squad for several weeks and joins from Championship side Armagh City.
Scot Cole, 25, has signed until the end of the season as defensive cover.
Twenty-year-old McIntyre has been a regular in Kevin Deery's promotion chasing Institute team in recent years.
McIntyre will provide more options on the flanks for the Candystripes following his move across the city.
Cole has most recently played junior football in Scotland with Broxburn Athletic, having started his career career with Rangers, before moving to Livingston and Greenock Morton.
Derry, who lie third in the league table, will resume their Premier Division campaign away to Bray Wanderers on Friday night.
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The 35-year-old grew up in that quiet Scottish Borders town, which became eternally etched in the collective conscience when Pan Am flight 103 was blown up over its streets and fields on 21 December 1988.
All 259 people on board and 11 residents of the town died. Lockerbie life was changed forever.
Murdoch was 10 and watched it all happen from his father's car.
"I was about 300 yards away and I saw it come down," he said. "I was in a car driving back home. I was on an adjacent street. It was just like a bomb going off.
"They used the rink as a morgue and a lot of troops were using our farm to land on. There were lots of bodies scattered all over Lockerbie so they were using the farm to put the Chinooks down."
Murdoch rarely brings up that part of his background, preferring not to let it colour his curling achievements. But with an Olympic silver medal now in his pocket, he is already planning his return home.
"There was the anniversary with Lockerbie recently and there were tough times there," he said.
"No-one can forget what happened and I want to give something back for all the support they've given me.
"It's a real nice town with a lot of good people in it and I'd love to walk through there with an Olympic medal."
GB's women's curlers Claire Hamilton and Anna Sloan were also born in the town, although after the tragedy.
Hamilton, a qualified pharmacist, said after they beat Switzerland to win the bronze medal: "Lockerbie is known for the disaster but maybe with these medals we can change that. Hopefully we will be associated with sporting success rather than something so unpleasant.'"
In Turin eight years ago, Murdoch's men lost in the bronze-medal match. At Vancouver 2010, they turned up as world champions but finished fifth. Four years later - and after spending almost his entire adult life in the quest for Olympic glory - Murdoch now has a prized silver medal to show for his efforts.
"Incredible, I cannot describe the feeling," said Murdoch, after a tense, last-stone semi-final win against Sweden sealed Great Britain's place in the final against Canada. "That's a reward for 12 years of dedicating yourself to a sport, to beating your body up, going through injuries, hammering the fitness and throwing down 100 stones a day, and a lot of sacrifices and it has paid off."
No-one can forget what happened and I want to give something back for all the support they've given me
Murdoch's curling prowess was sculpted on that Scottish ice from the age of seven, another product - like women's skip Eve Muirhead - of solid curling stock.
His sister Nancy is an Olympic coach and older brother Neil is a former European champion, while David was a member of the junior World Championship-winning teams in 1995 and 1996.
Murdoch rose to the role as skip in 1999, and four years later took his Scotland team to the European title, with Neil as second. He clinched silver at his first World Championships in 2005 and avenged the disappointment of Turin by guiding Scotland to the world title just a few months later.
Going to Vancouver, Murdoch's rink were among the favourites, but were unable to live up to their billing.
"I don't think we suffered from the pressure," he said. "I think it was form. We never really had good form and if you don't have that it's a tough thing to get going."
In a bid to make the small gains that create a champion, Murdoch moved to Stirling to be closer to the national training centre, where endless hours on the ice, fitness work, lifting weights, nutritionists and psychologists were the daily routine.
But he was soon sidelined by a serious shoulder problem, while Sochi team-mate Tom Brewster, 39, took his rink to the silver medal at both the 2011 and 2012 world championships.
When Murdoch was fit again he was drafted in to Brewster's team to add some experience, and took them to third at both the European and World Championships.
"The boys have worked so hard to get to the Olympic final and the delight at the winning the semi-final was clear on Dave Murdoch's face."
In October, Murdoch was given the nod as GB skip for Sochi, while Brewster had to settle for a role as alternate.
"I'm the unlucky one," said Brewster, who was Murdoch's skip at the junior worlds in 1995. "Any of the five of us could be sitting where I am."
Coming into the Games, Murdoch exuded a relaxed air, happy to let Muirhead's world champions soak up more of the hype.
"For me this time round, the drive to win is huge but the pressure is very low," he said. "I don't feel like there's any pressure on us at all. We can fly under the radar a little bit."
Murdoch has certainly performed with a clear head, guiding his men to the semi-final with a double take-out - "one of his best shots ever" - to beat Norway and following up with a match-winning final stone against Sweden.
Though he will be disappointed not to have produced his best form in the final, in which Britain were beaten 9-3 by Canada, his silver medal will certainly be well-received back home in Lockerbie.
Sixty lecturers and 20 support staff jobs may be lost due to expected budget cuts in 2015/16, according to one college's message to staff.
"Unprecedented" budget cuts are expected next year, a Department for Education and Learning (Del) spokesperson has said.
The department has asked colleges to urgently identify savings.
Gerry Campbell, chief executive of Colleges Northern Ireland, which represents the six regional further education (FE) colleges, said the 10-15% cuts suggested by Del will force staff redundancies and a reduction in services.
Together the regional colleges cater for more than 90,000 learners, from 16 upwards.
Education funding for 16 to 18-year-olds studying in schools comes from a different government department and is protected from the cuts.
The regional colleges cater to many school-leavers aged 16 to 19.
Mr Campbell said that the colleges provide vocational training and have close ties with local businesses.
He added: "A cut in the budget for FE will have a devastating knock-on impact to the economy."
A Del spokesperson said that next year's budget had not yet been agreed, but added: "Emerging information suggests that cuts to Del's budget next year could be unprecedented."
As a result they have asked to the colleges to "urgently begin the process of identifying possible savings options for next year."
The American, 32, said she was given hydrochlorothiazide for high blood pressure but failed "to fully understand how its administration was governed by current doping protocols".
Harper-Nelson won 100m hurdles gold at Beijing 2008 and silver at London 2012.
Diuretics increase urine production, but are not performance enhancing.
However they can be used to mask the presence of other illegal substances or promote weight loss.
"I have learned a valuable lesson and hope my mistake will serve as a reminder to all athletes to be diligent in thoroughly checking any and all prescribed medications," Harper-Nelson added.
Her ban has been in place since 1 December.
MD Racing BMW rider Michael followed up his first Superbike victory by winning the feature Race of Legends for a sixth straight year in the Co Antrim event.
William's win in Saturday's Supersport race came after his success in Friday night's opener.
Derek Sheils was second and William Dunlop third in both Superbike races.
William edged out Michael by just 0.007 seconds in a thrilling opening Supersport race between the Ballymoney siblings on Friday night, with Sheils completing the podium.
Dubliner Sheils moved up a place in the second Supersport race with Michael Sweeney taking third spot.
Englishman James Cowton enjoyed a Supertwins victory, coming in ahead of Sweeney and Christian Elkin.
Elkin won the 125s class from Sam Wilson and Paul Jordan while the 250s honours went to Neil Kernohan.
Mr Burley was sacked as a ministerial aide in 2011 after he bought a Nazi uniform for the groom to wear during a trip to a French ski resort.
The MP apologised, but the Tories said his actions had been "unacceptable" and he had caused "deep offence".
Mr Burley will not contest the marginal Cannock Chase seat he won in 2010.
In a statement, Mr Burley said he was "proud" of his record as an MP but had faced a "difficult time" in recent years and would not be standing again for Parliament.
An internal report by the Conservative Party criticised Mr Burley's actions during the stag party, which he helped to organise as best man.
The report said there had been a Nazi-themed toast during the event.
Some of those present also reportedly chanted the names of prominent Nazi figures.
While the inquiry accepted that Mr Burley had found the toast "deeply offensive", and had not been present during any Nazi-themed chanting, it said he had not made his objections "explicitly clear".
The report said the MP was not a racist or anti-Semite, but his actions had been "stupid" and it had been right to remove him from his junior government position.
Conservative chairman Grant Shapps said Mr Burley - who will continue as an MP until May 2015 - had served his constituents "with dedication and commitment", and he wished him luck in the future.
Labour said Mr Burley had done the right thing, claiming his actions had made his position "untenable".
"It shows huge weakness that David Cameron wasn't prepared to take action against his disgraced MP," shadow minister Jon Ashworth said.
Mr Burley was elected with a 3,195 majority. The seat is one of Labour's main targets at the general election next year, having held it between 1992 and 2010.
His decision to stand down comes just days after two other Conservative MPs - Anne McIntosh and Tim Yeo - were deselected by their constituency parties.
Mylo Johnstone was with friends at the site off Wyther Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds on Thursday at 20:30 BST when he fell onto the building's concrete floor.
Paramedics gave emergency treatment but he died at the scene.
Two boys were seriously hurt in similar incidents in the city in recent weeks, prompting police to warn children against entering abandoned buildings.
Det Insp Phil Jackson, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "I think they were exploring and being mischievous, there was a group of 14-year-old boys and unfortunately Mylo Johnstone fell to his death.
"While we are still carrying out inquiries into this incident, every indication is that this has been a tragedy with no suspicious circumstances."
Officers have carried out forensic examinations at the scene, with Leeds City Council and the Health and Safety Executive also involved in the investigation.
Tribute messages left at the gates outside the warehouse complex described Mylo as a "lovely lad" who would be "sorely missed".
On 20 June, a 12-year-old boy was injured at a disused factory in Modder Avenue, Armley. A 13-year-old boy was hurt at a derelict building in Ninelands Lane, Garforth, on 28 May.
"We are obviously coming up the school holidays and clearly there is potential for young people to be tempted to try to explore abandoned sites," Det Insp Jackson said.
"We would ask that they think very carefully about the dangers this involves, as has been starkly illustrated by these incidents, and that they consider the consequences that could have on their lives and the lives of their families."
He added: "I know they might be really interesting and intriguing to look through, but some of these buildings are death traps."
The proposed Mynydd y Gwair development is on common land so the inquiry will decide whether the land can be exchanged and used to generate energy.
There have already been two previous inquiries into the proposals for 16 turbines.
Swansea council granted planning permission to RWE Innogy UK for the wind farm in 2013.
But the company needed to deregister the common land near Felindre and provide alternative space.
That was refused last year by deputy minister Rebecca Evans after considering a planning inspector's report.
Candidate Robert Jenrick polled 17,431 votes, beating UKIP's Roger Helmer, who finished second with 10,028 votes.
Labour's Michael Payne came third with 6,842 votes but it was a disastrous result for the Lib Dems, who were beaten into sixth place.
Chancellor George Osborne said the victory was a "strong endorsement" of the Conservatives' economic plan.
The resignation of Newark's former Conservative MP Patrick Mercer, who quit over a cash-for-questions scandal, had raised expectations in UKIP - on a high from their recent European election victory - that they could cause a major upset by winning their first seat at Westminster.
But the Conservatives flooded the seat with MPs and activists in the run-up to polling day - with David Cameron visiting the Nottinghamshire market town four times - in their bid to retain what was, in theory, a safe seat.
In the end, Mr Cameron's party won a relatively comfortable victory, although UKIP succeeded in more than halving the party's 16,000 majority that it gained at the 2010 General Election and increasing their share of the vote by 22.1%.
In finishing third, Labour polled 17.68% of the vote, down 4.65% from the general election.
Analysis
BBC Political correspondent Alex Forsyth writes: After UKIP's success in the European elections, some feared the political earthquake the party had promised. In Newark it was more of a tremor, but without doubt one that shook the ground under the feet of some of their political opponents.
The party failed to get its first MP elected to Westminster, but it did leave a dent in the Conservative majority, although not as much as Mr Farage had hoped - or predicted. David Cameron will use this by-election victory to say UKIP's bubble has burst and he has stopped the "people's army" in its tracks - but it took an army of his own to do it. The Conservatives inundated Newark during the short campaign.
David Cameron said it was a "very good" result for for the Conservatives but acknowledged the Tories needed to "work between now and the next election" to win back voters from UKIP.
Mr Osborne said the Conservatives had got more votes than UKIP and Labour combined, saying the opposition's performance had been "disastrous".
"We have won this seat with a big majority," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "This is the first time in 25 years that the Conservative have held a by-election in government.
"We can take some comfort from this result but we know, of course, that the job is not done. We have to get out there and take our message to the other constituencies over the coming year."
In his victory speech, Mr Jenrick, a 32-year-old managing director at Christies, said: "I want to thank the prime minister for his personal support to my campaign and I want to thank the government for its commitment to re-building Britain.
"I hope now that I can repay the faith and trust that the people of Newark have put in me as your new member of parliament - and in the months and years to come I can build a reputation as a strong and effective MP."
UKIP leader Nigel Farage - who turned down the chance to stand as his party's candidate in Newark - conceded defeat before the result was announced but said his party had retained 85% of the support it won in European elections.
"I think this has been a stunning campaign that we've fought in a very short space of time.
"We've been up against probably the biggest ever Conservative machine, defending about their 40th safest seat in the country. If the indications are right, we'll be celebrating a massive advance for our party."
Labour MP Chris Bryant, who ran his party's campaign, said the Tories' win was no surprise: "This is the 44th safest Conservative seat in the country.
"There are cabinet ministers who wouldn't be MPs if they were to lose seats like this.
"They didn't just throw the kitchen sink at it - they threw the butlers' sink, they threw the crockery, all the silverware, the Aga, the butler, the home help, everything at it.
"I think this really shows that the Conservatives - who haven't won a general election since 1992 - still haven't got a winning streak with them."
The Lib Dems' 1,004 votes, and 2.6% share of the vote, represents one of their worst performances in a post-war English by-election.
Lib Dem candidate Mr Watts said: "Well it wasn't a good result, but smaller parties often get squeezed in by-elections and that's what's happened to us here.
"We knew, from talking to people today, that a lot of our voters had transferred to vote against UKIP to make sure UKIP didn't get elected and some have clearly gone to Paul's [Independent candidate Paul Baggaley] campaign on the hospital which is a very important campaign."
Robert Jenrick (Con) 17,431 (45.03%, -8.82%)
Roger Helmer (UKIP) 10,028 (25.91%, +22.09%)
Michael Payne (Lab) 6,842 (17.68%, -4.65%)
Paul Baggaley (Ind) 1,891 (4.89%)
David Kirwan (Green) 1,057 (2.73%)
David Watts (LD) 1,004 (2.59%, -17.41%)
Nick The Flying Brick (Loony) 168 (0.43%)
Andy Hayes (Ind) 117 (0.30%)
David Bishop (BP Elvis) 87 (0.22%)
Dick Rodgers (Stop Banks) 64 (0.17%)
Lee Woods (Pat Soc) 18 (0.05%)
Con majority 7,403 (19.13%)
15.46% swing Con to UKIP
Electorate 73,486; Turnout 38,707 (52.67%, -18.69%)
The warning has been made by NHS Providers, which represents hospital, mental health and ambulance trusts.
It said front-line services simply do not have enough money - and predicts longer waits for hospital operations and more delays in A&E as a result.
But ministers said the NHS has been given the money it needs.
The NHS budget is increasing this Parliament, but not by as much as the health service has traditionally got.
NHS Providers predicts its members, which account for nearly two-thirds of health spending, will get £89.1bn in 2017-18 - that is 2.6% more than they got this year, but crucially just half of the 5.2% demand is expected to grow by.
Chief executive Chris Hopson said it was time for the government to "sit up and listen".
He described the goals for next year - to get back to hitting the waiting time targets for A&E and hospital operations, while balancing the budget - as "mission impossible".
"NHS trusts will strain every sinew to deliver the commitments made for the health service. But we now have a body of evidence showing that, with resources available, the NHS can no longer deliver what the NHS constitution requires of it.
"We fear that patient safety is increasingly at risk."
The analysis carried out by NHS Providers predicts that the numbers waiting in A&E longer than the four-hour target will increase by 40% next year to 1.8m, while the numbers waiting beyond the 18-week target for routine treatments, such as knee and hip operations, will go up by 150% to around 100,000.
A Department of Health spokeswoman said extra money was being invested in the NHS and pointed out the Budget had set aside more funding for social care, which would also help relieve the pressures on hospitals in particular.
She added the government had a "strong plan to improve performance" and accused NHS Providers of failing to acknowledge the steps that were being taken.
Dorset County Council hopes a proposal will be in place for West Stafford bypass between Dorchester and Crossways by the spring.
It said there was a "clear need" to find a solution.
The road was built 20 years ago but high ground water levels and surface water and silt from neighbouring land have made it increasingly flood prone.
Andy Canning, from the council, said the existing drainage was no longer working.
He added: "The county council is very aware of the problem at West Stafford.
"It is great news for local residents that a team has been appointed to work on options to stop future flooding. I particularly welcome the commitment to solve this problem before next winter."
The council said it was also working with Natural England and the Environment Agency and speaking with local landowners.
As well as being head of the army, he was vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission and held top posts in the ruling Workers' Party.
In a short statement, the party said Mr Ri had been removed from his posts "because of illness".
The BBC's Seoul correspondent Lucy Williamson says there is widespread scepticism about that explanation.
The decision to relieve Mr Ri of his duties came at a meeting of the Workers' Party Central Committee politburo on Sunday, state-run news agency KCNA said.
The brief report made no mention of a successor.
In Seoul, a spokesman for the Unification Ministry told reporters that the move was "very unusual".
"It's quite a rare case that the North promptly and publicly announced early this morning the outcome of a meeting yesterday, on 15 July. We will keep monitoring closely," Kim Hyung-suk said.
By Lucy WilliamsonBBC News, Seoul
Ri Yong-ho's removal from office has taken many people outside North Korea by surprise.
He was seen as having a key role in the recent transition of power in North Korea, from Kim Jong-il to his son, Kim Jong-un.
Few people here are taking the regime's explanation of "illness" at face value.
The statement posted on North Korea's state news agency was short and sparse, giving no details of his condition or any indication of his successor as head of the army.
Instead, some analysts are reading his removal as a possible political purge - in order to cement Kim Jong-un's grip on the military, or perhaps signalling a rift in the team of senior figures which has encircled the young heir during his six months in power.
Analysis: A diplomatic illness?
Mr Ri was made army chief three years ago under Kim Jong-il, the current leader's father who died in December 2011 after ruling North Korea for almost two decades.
The army chief regularly appeared at state occasions beside Kim Jong-il.
He was also one of seven top officials to accompany the younger Kim as he followed the hearse containing his father's body at his state funeral.
Mr Ri was widely thought to be a figure in the inner circle of the new leader and instrumental in helping him cement his position.
His removal is now being scrutinised by analysts for signs of the direction in which Kim Jong-un, seen as young and inexperienced, will take the country.
The army and Workers' Party are the two primary institutions that bolstered the Kim family dynasty, Robert Kelly, a professor at the Pusan National University in South Korea told the BBC.
Powers behind new leader
Kim Jong-un did not serve in either of those two institutions which are ''traditional proving grounds and grooming grounds... for the leadership in the system''.
''So his position is very vulnerable because he does not know the generals and colonels who prop up the state,'' said Dr Kelly.
In April North Korea defied international warnings to launch a rocket - an action its neighbours called a long-range missile test that contravened UN resolutions.
The rocket launch failed, and analysts warned that it was not clear whether this would lead to more efforts to demonstrate military might - such as another nuclear test - or strengthen the position of reformers seeking to focus on the economy.
South Korea warned earlier this year that Pyongyang appeared to be in the late stages of preparing for a third nuclear test - a claim North Korea has denied.
International talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions have been stalled since 2009.
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McDonald worked under Allardyce at Bolton, Blackburn and West Ham and took over at Bloomfield Road in June after the pair left Upton Park.
Alladryce joined Sunderland on 9 October but yet to name a number two.
"There has been no contact and I'm happy with what I'm doing," McDonald told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"I've got a brilliant relationship with Sam, so you put two and two together and get five.
"It's taken me a long time to become a number one after Carlisle and then helping Sam and myself to enhance our reputations, which we have done.
"This is my turn and I'm proud to be Blackpool manager."
Not just because of the government's biggest climbdown so far over its first proper Budget - but the constitutional clash that is already running at 100mph, having only begun in earnest on Monday!
Nicola Sturgeon dramatically threw the gauntlet down to Theresa May at the start of the week. Then Mrs May seemed reluctant to pick it up. But today, having considered her options, the PM blasted back at the first minister with a phrase that I suspect might stick: "Now is not the time."
That has, predictably, led to an explosion of criticism from the SNP - warnings to the PM that she will "rue the day" and suggestions from the first minister that this could be the day that "sealed the fate of the union".
It is extremely likely, as one senior unionist figure in Scotland told me today, that the Downing Street move is likely to give a "bump" to the independence cause in the next set of polls, at least temporarily.
SNP sources claim this means the Westminster government is essentially blocking an independence referendum indefinitely. What's actually happened is that Theresa May has ruled out discussions about a vote for two years.
It would certainly be a rush for the Scottish government to be able to hold another referendum before their next set of elections in 2021, but that is not the same as saying that it will never again be allowed to take place.
But for many attracted to the idea of Scotland going it alone, and also for many whose views are not settled, the perception that a Conservative prime minister is telling Scotland what it can and cannot do could be toxic.
So what on earth was Theresa May thinking? Here's Number 10's calculation. A majority of Scots chose to stick with the union the last time round.
I'm told months of private Tory focus groups this year with voters have suggested their message of "not now" will be a relief to people on both sides of the argument who simply don't want to go through it again.
For many Scots voters the referendum was an exciting, and energising, political moment.
For others it was upsetting, and divisive, and they just don't want a return.
But this is extremely dangerous territory for any British government, not least a Tory administration with only one MP in Scotland, and all the tense history between the two centres of gravity.
Technically, legally, it is down to Westminster to permit another vote. And UK government sources suggest today's action was the only "reasonable choice".
Ruling out a referendum for good was enormously dangerous. Saying yes would have run counter to every instinct in Number 10.
But telling the Scottish government they won't even discuss another referendum until we leave the EU? It's an enormous risk.
She described the support provided for terminally ill children, by the centre in Kuala Lumpur, as "life-changing".
The duchess and her husband travelled to Malaysia from Singapore, where they had begun their nine-day tour of South East Asia to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
She said the couple were "hugely excited" to be in Malaysia.
They were given a guided tour of the hospice, meeting staff and patients.
The duchess sat with 15-year-old leukaemia sufferer Zakwan Anuar, who had postponed a blood transfusion in order to meet the royal.
Asking him about his treatment, she said: "You must be very, very brave. Are you in pain? You're a brave boy. Thank you so much for coming to see me."
Zakwan told the duchess that she was "very pretty", to which she replied: ""Thank you. You're very handsome."
Afterwards, the boy's mother, Norizan Sulong, said: "Zakwan is normally very sleepy and in pain, crying, almost giving up hope, but today - my God - it was as if the leukaemia had gone."
She added: "God bless her. I cannot repay that kindness."
In her speech, the duchess said she had learned the importance of the care provided by such centres through her role as patron of East Anglia's Children's Hospices.
"Providing children and their families with a place of support, care and enhancement at a time of great need is simply life changing," she said.
"With effective palliative care lives can be transformed. Treatment, support, care and advice can provide a lifeline to families at a time of great need.
"This is a very special place and so much has already been achieved".
Institutions dedicated to providing palliative treatment for those with terminal illnesses are rare in Malaysia and across the Far East.
Doctor Ednin Hamzah, the chief executive of Hospis Malaysia, said the presence of the duchess and the duke at the hospice would send a message across the region about the importance of such facilities.
He said: "I think the duchess could become the champion for the hospice movement worldwide if she wants to take on that mantle.
"She is very natural with the patients, you can see a warmth and connection there".
The royal couple arrived in the country on a scheduled Malaysian Airlines flight, before meeting Prime Minister Najib Razak at his official residence.
Their last engagement in Singapore was to visit a memorial for Commonwealth casualties from World War II, where they laid a wreath on behalf of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.
The couple are scheduled to visit a Malaysian tropical jungle, on Borneo island, before heading to the Solomon Islands on Saturday. They will finish their tour in Tuvalu.
Kaltenborn has been team boss of Sauber since 2012, when she was given the role by founder Peter Sauber.
The 46-year-old, Formula 1's first and only female team boss, was in disagreement with owners Longbow Finance over the running of Sauber.
Sauber could not immediately be reached for comment on the move.
The team, who have been in F1 since 1993, were bought by the Swiss finance group last July.
The takeover secured the team's future after years of struggling with funding following the decision by former partner BMW to quit F1 at the end of 2009.
Indian-born Austrian Kaltenborn, who had worked with the team since the late 1990s, broke new ground when she was promoted to team principal and chief executive officer when Peter Sauber retired five years ago.
She has remained F1's only female team principal ever since, although Claire Williams is the de facto boss of Williams in her role as deputy team principal, with father Sir Frank not well enough to take an active day-to-day role.
Sauber are ninth in the constructors' championship after seven races this season, ahead only of McLaren, who have been badly hit by the poor reliability of their Honda engines.
Sauber last month struck a deal to switch from Ferrari customer engines to Honda for 2018.
They could be Honda's only partner next season as McLaren look set to split from the Japanese company having lost faith it can ever produce a competitive engine.
The former champions are likely to switch to a customer Mercedes engine deal next year.
But in recent years it has been eclipsed and diminished by the so-called Islamic State group which has attracted global attention, fighters and funds.
So how depleted is the group which in 2001 triggered America's "global war on terror"?
Four experts talk to the BBC World Service Inquiry programme.
Rahimullah Yusufzai is the editor of an English daily in Peshawar.
"Because of his education, his travels, his access to modern education and media, Osama Bin Laden knew about the world, about politics, and that's why he was a very charismatic leader for al-Qaeda. Before him, the others were fighting separately, but he brought them together, and then tried to build a coalition against the US and the Western world.
"Al-Qaeda used to say it was the first real jihad - or holy war - after decades, and that's why people flocked to [its training camps in Afghanistan].
"They thought this is the best opportunity to fight jihad and to get trained in modern warfare. They trained thousands. These people eventually became the torch-bearers of jihad in the rest of the world.
"In August 1998, the US attacked the same camp where I had met Osama Bin Laden in May 1998 because the US embassies [in Tanzania and Kenya] had been attacked. So the Americans were already trying to kill or capture him.
"Then after the 9/11 attacks, the US invaded Afghanistan, with the idea of destroying al-Qaeda, and removing the Taliban from power, because the Taliban had harboured Bin Laden. The Taliban were defeated in a few weeks - they had no answer to the American air power - but did not suffer many casualties. They just retreated, and melted away in the villages.
"When the Americans invaded, al-Qaeda decided to go to Tora Bora on the border with Pakistan. The Americans came to know Bin Laden was there in December 2001, and bombed heavily. I was told it was the heaviest bombing since World War Two on one target.
"Bin Laden was able to escape with the help of local Afghans, and came to Pakistan. When they attacked Tora Bora, the Americans were pushing Pakistan to block the border, to deploy a force. Pakistan actually co-operated, and for the first time deployed its troops on the borders.
"Then they launched bigger military action, because the militants were then everywhere. One of the biggest achievements is that the militants lost their strongholds. They were in control of many areas - Swat, Bajaur, Momon, South Waziristan, North Waziristan. They lost almost all these areas.
"But I think the death of Osama Bin Laden was the biggest setback, because he was the founder, the financier, the inspiration. It has never really recovered from that loss, because the new leader Dr Zawahiri is not as important, and does not have that status or authority which Bin Laden had."
Professor Fawaz Gerges teaches at the London School of Economics and is a prolific writer about Jihadi groups.
"Al-Qaeda has always been a top-down elitist movement. Decisions were made from the top and everyone followed. But once al-Qaeda dispersed after the American-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, al-Qaeda fractured, decentralised. The various elements spread near and far into Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Iran and then Northern Iraq.
"[In Iraq] Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was obsessed with the Shi'ites as a dagger in the heart of Iraq and the Muslim world, plunging Iraq into all-out civil war between the Sunnis and the Shi'ites, carrying out thousands of suicide bombings against the Shi'ites.
"Bin Laden and his second-in-command Zawahiri tried to rein Zarqawi in many times. We have several letters of Bin Laden urging him to stop the bloodshed against the Shi'ites, to keep the focus on the far enemy, the Americans: 'don't lose the fight in Iraq'.
"Zarqawi ignored their pleas. He became the central focus of the young men and women who wanted to join al-Qaeda. In many ways, al-Qaeda in Iraq overshadowed al-Qaeda central. He became the real action man who could deliver death and vengeance against the enemies.
"Many Sunnis realised - belatedly - that Zarqawi was not their friend. He was their enemy because he had his own agenda. The Americans did not defeat al-Qaeda in Iraq: it was the Sunnis who revolted against him. Many fighters went underground, were killed.
"But a core of al-Qaeda in Iraq survived, and bade its time waiting for the right opportunity to strike back. This came in 2010.
"2010 was a very critical period because of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. He reconstructed both the military and the operational structure of al-Qaeda in Iraq to bring in hundreds of skilled officers of the former army and police of Saddam Hussein. It became the Islamic State of Iraq.
"[When Islamic State captured Mosul in 2014 and declared a Caliphate] it was a shattering blow to al-Qaeda central. In many ways the Isis (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) takeover of Mosul was really the takeover of the global jihadist movement. Isis was not just going for the Islamic state. It was also making a bid for the leadership of the global jihadist movement. They have stolen the show."
Charles Lister is a fellow at the Middle East Institute, a US think tank, and over the past two years has had regular meetings with the leaders of over 100 Syrian armed opposition groups.
"Al-Qaeda has adapted to playing a long game strategy in which the focus has become more on building alliances and socialising local communities into being a long-term and durable base from which it can eventually launch its more trans-national objectives.
"It was a reassessment of al-Qaeda's PR strategy, the way it seeks to present itself to local populations from within which it operates, and a lot of lessons were learned from Iraq.
"In his guidelines for jihad, Zawahiri was extremely keen to send a message that instead of [killing civilians], we should fight the fight that the civilians themselves want to fight. That means military targets, security targets, not public markets or mosques, which al-Qaeda's affiliates in Iraq had previously been doing.
"In the winter of 2012/2013, [al-Qaeda's Syrian branch] Jabhat al-Nusra began to present itself not just as an armed movement, but also a social one.
"It took over the management of bakeries, and forced their owners to charge a lower price. Jabhat al-Nusra was directly involved in trucking and delivering gas, bread, water and other staple food supplies to the civilian population at a far cheaper price than had been available before, and it was at that period that we started to see Jabhat al-Nusra actually gain support.
"There was a series of interesting letters found in Mali in a building that had been controlled by al-Qaeda and the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). One was from AQIM overall leader Abou Mossab Abdelwadoud in which he instructed his fighters to pull back from the extreme measures they had been trying to impose on the people.
"He was essentially describing Mali to his fighters as a baby, saying 'Your focus right now should be on teaching it the basics, raising it to be a true Muslim, and only years from now will you then be able to introduce the more harsh norms because the people will understand what is expected of them.'
"We are seeing that replication of the long game model in Yemen with extraordinarily successful consequences so far. It's no surprise that we don't hear about this very much in the news anymore: it has become almost impossible to differentiate who is al-Qaeda and who is a tribal fighter in southern Yemen.
"This new strategy makes al-Qaeda more dangerous. It shows that al-Qaeda is willing to be pragmatic, to cut back some of its religious expectations for the sake of building popular support that will gain it strength in the long term. That is something that Isis has essentially refused to do, and that means that we face that much more of a challenge of rooting it out of these societies.
"My fear is in the long term, al-Qaeda is going to be that much more durable, and the threat that they will pose will be the same as they posed in the period immediately prior to 9/11."
Katherine Zimmerman is a research fellow at the conservative US think tank the American Enterprise Institute.
"Al-Qaeda is much stronger than people realise.
"The al-Qaeda donors haven't changed that much over the years - very conservative sheiks, particularly in the Gulf - but when you look at how al-Qaeda makes money and runs day to day as an organisation, it's less based on donations and more based on the fact that it controls terrain on the ground and taxes directly the population or benefits from trade imports, exports, etc.
"So it's very hard to isolate al-Qaeda's finances and prevent it from funding itself as long as it controls terrain.
"The hierarchy is no longer contained in a single geographical space but dispersed throughout the affiliated groups. The al-Qaeda affiliates are really no less dangerous than the al-Qaeda core group that we think about. They all have that same capability to conduct an attack.
"Al-Zawahiri certainly doesn't have the charisma that Osama Bin Laden had and that has been the main critique against him. But we've seen al-Qaeda start to shape and build up new leadership, and these include leaders in Yemen and in Syria in particular.
"[Yemen-based Saudi militant Ibrahim al-Asiri] is a bomb expert and he has an incredibly innovative mind. The man has trained other individuals and he's the mind behind the underwear bomb, the bombs disguised as printer cartridges and various other plots where they escaped intelligence agency's detection because of how well these bombs were designed. He's certainly a threat in terms of being able to bring a capability to the table for al-Qaeda.
"We are in danger of underestimating and frankly missing the threat. The real risk we face is fighting Isis and ignoring the presence of al-Qaeda. The Islamic State has seized control of vast swathes of land but it controls the population through coercion.
"Al-Qaeda doesn't control the population. It has the support of it. That's much, much more difficult to counter."
The Inquiry is broadcast on the BBC World Service on Tuesdays from 12:05 GMT. Listen online or download the podcast.
Matthew Lucas, 42, received a chief constable's commendation for being "one of the team that saved the lives" of two boys attacked in Edlington in 2009.
He is one of four men accused of using the helicopter to "video members of the public engaged in private activities".
All deny misconduct in a public office.
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Police officers Mr Lucas, 42, and Lee Walls, 47, and helicopter pilots Matthew Loosemore, 45, and Malcolm Reeves, 64, are on trial at Sheffield Crown Court.
The court has been told that recordings were made from the helicopter on four occasions between 2007 and 2012 - two of people sunbathing naked, one of a couple of naturists and one of a couple having sex in their back garden.
Another officer, Adrian Pogmore, 51, has admitted misconduct in a public office.
The jury was told by Mark Sorsby - a retired police sergeant who later became Mr Lucas's supervisor - that Mr Lucas had been an air observer at the time of the Edlington attacks.
Paul Greaney QC, defending, described what happened in Edlington - when two brothers, aged 11 and ten, attacked two boys, aged nine and 11, - as a "notorious" case in which the two victims were "left for dead".
The jury has heard how the footage at the centre of the trial was found among Pogmore's property at a police station, and Pogmore was the only defendant present during all four incidents.
Mr Sorsby said he did not know Pogmore was a "swinger and a voyeur", and agreed with Neil Fitzgibbon, defending Mr Loosemore, that it would make him "the least appropriate candidate to be in charge of a high-power camera".
Pogmore, of Guilthwaite Crescent, Whiston, Rotherham, was described as "a swinging and sex-obsessed air observer" by prosecutors.
He has admitted four charges of misconduct in a public office.
Mr Reeves, of Farfield Avenue, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, denies two counts of the same charge.
Mr Walls, of Southlands Way, Aston, Sheffield, denies one count.
Mr Loosemore, of Briar Close, Auckley, Doncaster, denies one count.
Mr Lucas, of Coppice Rise, Chapeltown, Sheffield, denies three counts.
The trial continues.
The gate at Nelson Mandela Place in the city centre was put in place by Glasgow City Council at the end of June 2014.
Nearly 70,000 charge notices were issued to car drivers between then and the end of July this year.
But, more than a third of those fined have not paid up. Councils say the gates aid public transport efficiency.
The fines paid by drivers who used the single bus gate during its first year were greater than the total amount of bus gate and bus lane fines in both Edinburgh and Aberdeen in 2013.
Cars were banned from driving through Nelson Mandela Place - close to Buchanan Street, George Square and Queen Street railway station - in a bid to help cut down on traffic in that part of the city centre. Taxis, delivery vehicles, buses and emergency vehicles are still allowed.
Initially some drivers complained that the move was not well publicised and claimed the signs warning of the bus gate were inadequate.
Some also wrongly assumed that the gate was a temporary measure during the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
If a motorist issued with a notice pays up within 14 days, they are charged £30 - and most do pay up within a fortnight. If they pay up later, they are charged £60.
Councils across Scotland are adamant bus gates are only put in place to help the environment and public transport, and strongly deny claims from opponents that they are a source of revenue.
Even the £1.3m from Nelson Mandela Place is still a drop in the ocean compared to Glasgow City Council's annual budget of more than £2bn.
In July and August last year, 30,000 notices were issued to motorists.
The number then fell substantially in September to 5,000 and has gradually declined since.
Approximately 10,000 notices were served between April and July this year - 2,334 of them last month. If all the motorists who received a notice last month pay up within 30 days, the fines will total £70,000.
Councillor Alistair Watson, Glasgow City Council's executive member for Sustainability and Transport, said: "One of the aims of the bus gate is to reduce the number of vehicles travelling through the city centre, while improving provision for public transport.
"There is always a period of adjustment when new restrictions are introduced. It's clear from the reduction in offences that drivers are aware of the bus lanes and have modified the route they take.
"The majority of the city's drivers won't receive bus lane charges since they don't drive through what is now a well-known and very visible bus gate.
"The number of offences has dropped significantly and hopefully we will see even further reductions. Most drivers contravening the bus gate pay the penalty within 14 days which reduces their fine to £30."
In 2013, Edinburgh City Council received £718,000 from bus lane fines while Aberdeen City Council received £896,000.
That year Glasgow received a total of £3,283,776.
Police say the bullet ricocheted off the animal's hard armour, entered the woman's mobile home, and hit her in the back as she sat in a reclining chair.
The 74-year-old woman was taken to the hospital where she is expected to recover, local police told US media.
They said people should use a shotgun when shooting armadillos.
Larry McElroy was about 100 yards (90 metres) away from the mobile home when he shot and killed the animal Sunday night.
The 9mm bullet bounced off the hard shell, hit a fence, went through a backdoor and struck his seated mother-in-law.
Investigator Bill Smith of the sheriff's office told WALB-TV: "I really think if they're going to shoot at 'varmints' and whatnot, maybe use a shotgun."
Armadillos are considered pests in the US South.
With the country seemingly close to running out of cash, government spokesman Gabriel Sakellaridis said a deal was "required immediately".
Greece has to make a payment of €1.5bn (£1.09bn) to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 5 June.
Last week , the government raided its IMF reserves in order to pay €750m in debt interest on its existing loans.
"A deal is required immediately, this is why we are talking about the end of May, to resolve these critical liquidity issues," Gabriel Sakellaridis said.
The Greek government, EU and IMF have been locked in negotiations for four months over economic reforms the IMF and EU say must be implemented before the latest €7.2bn tranche of the country's bailout fund is released.
The deadlock has created fresh fears that Greece will run out of cash.
Issues still to be resolved are thought to include pension reform, deregulation of the labour market, and the re-hiring of 4,000 former civil servants.
There have been suggestions Greece could default on loan repayments as early as the next €1.5bn payment due to the IMF.
Greece faces a stringent repayment schedule in the coming months, and also needs to continue paying salaries and pensions.
EU Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas welcomed the commitment by the Greek government to bring the talks to a conclusion but said "more time and effort is needed to bridge the gaps on the remaining open issues in the negotiations".
"Constructive contacts are ongoing and progress is being made, even though still at a slow pace," he added.
He admitted Greece was likely to be one of the main topics of conversation at this week's EU Eastern Partnership Summit in the Latvian capital, Riga.
But he added that whatever happened there could be no "substitute for the need to bridge the gaps on the last remaining issues that are being discussed".
Separately, the Commission declined to confirm reports in Greek newspaper To Vima that Commission President Jean Claude Juncker was working on watered-down economic reforms that the Greek government could agree to and allow the next tranche of bailout money to be released.
The newspaper claimed the proposal put forward to the Greek government required fewer reforms and a smaller primary surplus target than the 3% of GDP currently demanded.
"I can't confirm media reports on @EU-Commission/Juncker proposal on GR. Not aware of such proposal. Working towards comprehensive deal," Commission spokeswoman Annika Breidhardt said on Twitter.
The gunmen barricaded themselves in a house after a suicide attack on the consulate compound in the city.
Witnesses reported heavy gunfire and explosions. Reports say all the gunmen were killed.
It was not immediately clear who carried out the attack, which follows a bomb near the Indian mission last week.
The Pakistani consulate is in the same area as the Indian diplomatic mission in Jalalabad, capital of Nangarhar province.
Three insurgents were killed last week in an attack on the Indian consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif.
Nangarhar police chief Fazil Ahmad Shirzad said three attackers had been killed.
"Three suicide bombers carrying guns were involved in this attack and were killed by Afghan forces," he told Reuters.
Interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said in a tweet: "Seven of our security forces were killed and seven others wounded as a result of the terrorist attack."
Residents and children from a nearby school were evacuated.
At least one of the suicide bombers is reported to have joined a queue of people applying for visas. He blew himself up after being stopped from entering the building.
Three civilians were among the wounded, the police chief said.
Observers have speculated that the attacks, as well as a deadly four-day militant raid on an Indian air force base, could be linked to fledgling peace moves between India and Pakistan, but there is no confirmation.
He was arrested in County Armagh shortly after 06:00 GMT on Tuesday.
Mr O'Hare, 60, is wanted over alleged offences including grievous bodily harm, false imprisonment, threats to kill and violent disorder
The offences are alleged to have happened in Dublin on 9 June 2015.
Mr O'Hare appeared in court around lunchtime and spoke only to confirm his name.
A lawyer for Dublin High Court said the offences involved are serious.
He said Mr O'Hare is accused of being the leader of a gang that carried out the offences.
The court was told his co-accused is Declan Duffy, who is currently in custody in the Republic awaiting trial.
Objecting to bail, the lawyer said that the defendant was a flight risk.
He is alleged to have run off after the incident with five others.
The lawyer said there is strong evidence in the case including CCTV footage and witnesses.
A lawyer acting for Dessie O'Hare said his client posed no flight risk as he was married with children and grandchildren.
He had a home that was worth between £200,000 and £300,000 in County Armagh and a handyman business.
He said his client also had a number of agricultural interests including a mushroom factory that he needed to tend.
The court heard that his Irish passport had been seized but enquirers were ongoing to establish if he had a British passport.
The judge said a bail hearing could take place on Friday once the passport issue and other matters were clarified.
A full extradition hearing will take place on 9 December.
Mr O'Hare was previously sentenced to 40 years for kidnapping but he was released in 2006 after court ruling that he met terms of early release under Good Friday Agreement.
Barca play Real Sociedad, Real Madrid face Celta Vigo and Atletico Madrid meet Eibar in three ties involving two La Liga teams.
Alcoron, the only non top-flight team left, have been drawn against Alaves.
The first legs will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, with the return fixtures a week later.
Barca, who fought back from a first-leg deficit to beat Athletic Bilbao in the last 16, are aiming to become the first team since 1953 to win three consecutive Copa del Reys.
Full draw:
Real Sociedad v Barcelona
Alcorcon v Alaves
Atletico Madrid v Eibar
Real Madrid v Celta
He was speaking at the Irish Open golf tournament in Newcastle, County Down, a day after he was discharged from hospital.
Mr Robinson said he was "feeling fine" after having stents inserted following his heart attack last Monday.
He said his health issues were nothing to do with the stress of his job, but blamed his diet and lack of exercise.
"I blame myself and nobody else but myself. The last emails that I was sending were at about four minutes to four in the morning and my men were timed to come at 7.30 to pick me up on that Monday morning, even though it was a bank holiday," he said.
"If you looked at my diet you would cringe - it's all around snacking and fast foods and all the things that you shouldn't do.
"Exercise? You're picked up from the door and dropped at the door, so it's all the worst lifestyle things."
The 66-year-old paid tribute to the health professionals who treated him during his stay in Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital.
"It's been a difficult time obviously, but it really is tremendous what they're capable of doing now in the RVH," he said.
"I really am thankful, right from the ambulance staff who had to work on [me] probably for about an hour before I was taken to Dundonald hospital, they tried to stabilise me and send me on to the Royal Victoria.
"I was given three stents that helped the flow of blood around the heart and had a further procedure on Thursday."
He said he would accept the secretary of state's invitation for talks at Stormont on Tuesday on the welfare reform crisis.
"I'll take it easy for the next couple of weeks. I've got a good team around me," he said.
"But I want to concentrate on the crisis issues. The secretary of state has asked party leaders to meet her. With respect to her I will go, but I do make it clear that we will not be renegotiating [the Stormont House Agreement]."
After avoiding a run-off with a 57% outright victory over his main rival, Mr Rouhani said he respected his opponents' right to criticise him.
Mr Rouhani, 68, supports the landmark deal to curb Iran's nuclear programme.
The decisive victory gives him a strong mandate to seek reforms and revive the country's ailing economy, analysts say.
"The Iranian nation has chosen the path of interaction with the world, a path which is distant from extremism and violence," Mr Rouhani said in his first speech after the victory, broadcast on state television.
"The election is now over. I am the president of the nation and need assistance from every single Iranian, even those who oppose me and my policies."
Mr Rouhani also thanked former reformist President Mohammad Khatami, apparently defying a media ban on citing the ex-leader's name.
Turnout in the election was unexpectedly high, at about 70%.
And this is thought to have helped Mr Rouhani, who received close to 23 million votes out of the 40 million that were cast.
His main challenger, former prosecutor Ebrahim Raisi received 38.5%, or 15.7 million votes, which was not enough to take the election to a second round.
On Twitter, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said the election had showed the "increasing progress" of the "Iranian nation".
Mr Khamenei said Iran would demonstrate "national dignity" and "wisdom" in relations with other countries. But he did not congratulate Mr Rouhani for his victory.
There were celebrations in the capital, Tehran, with young people singing and dancing in the central Vali Asr Square, despite efforts by police to move them, the AFP news agency reported.
The economy seems to be the number one issue.
Average Iranians say they do not feel the economic benefits after international sanctions were lifted as a result of a nuclear deal signed between Iran, the US and other countries in 2015.
While oil exports have rebounded and inflation is back at single-digits, unemployment remains high, especially among young people.
Mr Rouhani also promised a moderate vision and an outward-looking Iran and, at rallies, openly attacked the conservative-dominated judiciary and security services.
But Mr Rouhani's own powers are limited by those of Ayatollah Khamenei, who has the last say on many crucial and strategic issues.
Another challenge, experts say, comes from abroad, and relations with the new US government under President Donald Trump.
Mr Trump opposes the nuclear deal which eased sanctions on the Middle Eastern country, describing it as the "worst deal ever".
But, despite the objections, the White House renewed the agreement earlier this week.
Iran's hardliners had pulled out all the stops and mobilised all their resources to bring out as many people as possible to grab the last centre of power in Iran that was not under their control, namely the executive branch.
Sensing an effort by the hardliners, supporters of President Rouhani who back his promises to steer the country toward moderation came out in big numbers too. Turnout has been unprecedented. In Tehran, five million people turned out to vote - twice as many as in 2013.
This was a revenge of the people against the hardliners who intimidated them, jailed them, executed them, drove them to exile, pushed them out of their jobs, and discriminated against women.
President Rouhani will now have a bigger mandate to push through his reforms, to put an end to extremism, to build bridges with the outside world, to put the economy back on track.
Iranians have said a resounding Yes to President Rouhani who, in recent years and particularly during the last several weeks of campaigning, promised to expand individual and political freedoms and make all those centres of power, like the Revolutionary Guard, accountable.
The results were announced as Mr Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia, Iran's biggest regional rival, for his first foreign trip as president.
In Riyadh, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he hoped Mr Rouhani would use his new term to "dismantle a network of terrorism and end [its] ballistic missile programme".
But Iran denies any involvement in terrorism and says its missile programme, which has recently been targeted by Mr Trump with new sanctions, does not breach UN resolutions.
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir described the election as a "domestic matter", and said Iran was meddling in Arab countries and providing support for the extremist group al-Qaeda.
Meanwhile, the EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, congratulated Mr Rouhani for the "strong mandate received" and said that Europe was ready to work for better "engagement" and "regional peace".
The 21-year-old published a video last August asking Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to sign him.
Instead he has signed a four-year deal with Djurgardens after a month's trial.
"He's very ambitious and purposeful, he trains hard and always wants to learn and take the next step," the club's sporting director Bosse Andersson said.
"The development potential is huge so with the peace and quiet of our Djurgården environment he can develop into a striker able to play in the biggest leagues in Europe.
"That's Michael's own ambitions and he has the characteristics required for it."
Olunga, whose nickname is The Engineer due to his university studies as well as his football talents, admits he can be a slow starter.
"In the beginning I have to get going, but once I get started I tend to get on a roll with my scoring," he told the club's website.
"So far I have only played friendlies but it feels like a good level.
"Everything is very well organized and the quality of the training camp has been very good. It feels like it's a good springboard to the big European leagues."
Two clients paid money directly into Jonathan Green's bank accounts thinking they were settling bills with Graham Builders Merchants in Dundee.
The fraud was uncovered when the company noticed the discrepancies and challenged the 45-year-old.
A court was told that Green, from Letham, Angus had repaid the money in full from his pension fund.
Dundee Sheriff Court was told previously that Green worked for the firm as a sales manager for over a year.
Depute fiscal Saima Rasheed said the first client paid £7,763 into Green's bank account.
Miss Rasheed said: "When his employer chased the sum with the client, the accused told them he would 'fix it.'"
The court heard that a second client made three payments totalling £65,622 into Green's bank account.
After Green's employer noticed the discrepancy he wrote a letter of apology and said he had been in "financial difficulties."
Green admitted embezzling £73,386 from Graham Builders Merchants in Dundee between August 2011 and July 2012, while employed there as a contract sales manager.
Ross Bennett, defending, said Green had been sacked by the company when the fraud came to light and the money had been repaid in full.
He said that while £73,000 had been paid into Green's account, he had only kept £23,000 and forwarded the remainder to Graham Builders Merchants
Mr Bennett said: "This is very much a one-off. I would be surprised if Mr Green was ever in court again.
"If he is given a fine it will have to be a significant one."
Sheriff Lorna Drummond QC told Green: "You are well-thought-of, a family man, and a first-time offender.
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Electricity supplies to nearly 350,000 homes in France were temporarily cut, while severe flood warnings are in place on England's east coast.
As Germany prepares for more heavy snow, forecasters say the worst of the weather is heading eastwards.
Freezing conditions continue in the Balkans and Turkey.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said the cold weather was responsible for countless road accidents and school closures in addition to cancelled flights.
It also warned about the impact of the cold weather on the homeless and migrants.
Officials are especially worried about the plight of these groups of people in Greece and Serbia.
Thousands of migrants in the Balkans live in tents with little heating.
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, earlier said several migrants had died from cold and exhaustion in Bulgaria.
Some countries are suffering some of the heaviest snowfall in many years, with the Danube river and Bosporus sea strait closed to shipping.
"Montenegro, Serbia, the republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria were much colder than normal, with temperatures as low as -15C over five consecutive days," the WMO said.
"The surrounding countries - Italy, Greece, Turkey and Romania were 5 to 10C colder than normal for the time of year."
The Severe Weather Europe Facebook page has images of vehicles enveloped by snow in Hungary, cars abandoned on the side of the road because of freezing rain in Italy, treacherously high seas in the Faroe Islands and video of a powerful blizzard in the Swiss Alps.
In France, where coastal winds reached 146km/h (90.5mph), a woman died when a tree was blown over near the Mediterranean resort of Nice.
Another woman in Albania was found dead outside her home in freezing conditions in the southern town of Saranda.
Drivers in Germany have been warned of treacherous conditions on some roads, because of snow and black ice. Three motorists have died in crashes in Bavaria.
Meanwhile, flood defences have been reinforced on Belgium's coast.
The cold snap across Europe has claimed more than 65 lives.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been investigating the energy market since last summer.
It says that from 2012 to 2014, more than 95% of dual-fuel customers of the big firms would have have saved money by switching tariffs or suppliers.
The savings they missed ranged from £158 to £234 a year per customer.
Richard Lloyd of consumers' association Which? said the energy industry had failed its customers and the regulator would have to be much tougher.
"Politicians and regulators have put too much faith in competition driving keener prices for consumers - this simply hasn't worked," he said.
The investigation by the CMA was formally launched last July in response to an earlier referral from the energy regulator Ofgem.
Ofgem had been concerned because of widespread disquiet at the dominance of the industry by just six big operators.
Currently the "big six" energy firms - SSE, Scottish Power, Centrica, RWE Npower, E.On and EDF Energy - together account for about 92% of the UK's energy supply market.
Consumer groups and politicians have frequently accused the firms of using their position to raise customers' prices swiftly when wholesale energy prices go up, but being slow to cut them when their costs have come down.
That issue will form part of the next stage of the CMA's investigation.
But Energy Minister Ed Davey said that if the competition authority eventually found any energy firms were abusing their market power, one course of action could be to split them up.
"If the evidence from the CMA is strong that the next step ought to be breaking up a company, if the Competition Markets Authority recommend that, certainly I as a Liberal Democrat, talking to the voters in the next election, will make it clear, we would not flinch from taking that tough action," he told BBC's Radio 4 Today programme.
The update summarises the CMA's thinking so far and points to issues for further investigation.
The CMA highlights the position of millions of "sticky" customers who were inherited by the big suppliers following the privatisation of the energy industry in the 1990s.
Many of these customers, who are on standard variable tariffs, rarely switch or even think about doing so, and are therefore missing the opportunity to save money.
Between 40% and 50% of electricity customers have been with a supplier for more than 10 years. For one supplier the figure is as much as 70%.
The CMA says these customers are "less educated, less well-off, more likely to describe themselves as struggling financially, less likely to own their own home, less likely to have internet access, more likely to be disabled or a single parent".
They are "more likely... to think switching is a hassle, that there are no real differences between suppliers and that something may go wrong if they switch".
The CMA will now look at why so many customers think this way when in fact switching is easy.
Dieter Helm, Professor of Energy Policy at Oxford University, said: "Switching is never going to be enough. What is needed is a simple, transparent default tariff, indexed to the wholesale price, with a published fair margin, to protect the vulnerable and those who remain loyal to their suppliers"
The CMA has not formed a view on the profits of the big six suppliers, saying that "we are continuing to look at whether overall profit in energy retail has exceeded an appropriate benchmark".
It will also investigate the idea that recent decisions by the energy regulator Ofgem to simplify tariffs have done more harm than good by reducing the number of them available to consumers.
The CMA's thinking is more advanced on power generation.
It does not think so far that firms have been making excessive profits from generating electricity. It also says that the evidence it has reviewed does not suggest that wholesale prices are opaque or that the market lacks liquidity.
It also sees no significant issues with the big energy firms owning both power generation and supply arms.
A break up of the big six is therefore unlikely, the BBC understands.
Poor customer service by the big six firms is highlighted by the CMA.
It says the number of complaints recorded against them rose fivefold between 2007 to 2013.
These were mainly about problems concerning billing, customer service and payments.
"We note that increasing numbers of complaints may reflect: declining quality of service; price rises; changes in reporting standards; increasing media scrutiny of the sector; or a combination of these factors," says the report.
Shadow energy secretary Caroline Flint said: ""In a transparent, competitive market, you would expect loyal customers to be getting good deals.
"And clearly, as I have been saying for the last three and a half years, that is not the case."
Preston went ahead when Sam Hutchinson turned Callum Robinson's cross into his own net with 13 minutes remaining, and Aiden McGeady almost doubled the lead when his 25-yard shot struck the post.
Reach, who spent last season on loan at Preston, then fired into the top corner from inside the penalty area.
Earlier, Simon Makienok headed wide from Robinson's first-half cross.
Promotion-chasing Wednesday had won their previous three matches without conceding a goal.
However, without injured striker Fernando Forestieri, they struggled to create openings and were on the back foot for much of the game.
When the visitors eventually threatened, Paul Huntington's last-ditch challenge prevented Steven Fletcher scoring from Barry Bannan's cross.
Fletcher then headed wide, again after being found by Bannan, before Reach hauled the Owls level.
Wednesday remain sixth in the Championship table and Preston are 13th.
Sheffield Wednesday manager Carlos Carvalhal told BBC Radio Sheffield: "Adam Reach didn't perform so well but he is a player that will fight a lot and run a lot.
"We tried to keep the ball and expected to play more in the offensive half and get more crosses in.
"But Preston gave us problems, so we tried to do different things and tried to do things with pace.
"The one player we have with pace is Reach, so we put him in a more attacking position."
Preston manager Simon Grayson: "When the opposition score so late in the game it's hard to take.
"But when you look at how well we played and how much we dominated, we can be very proud of our performance.
"The players played very well and made a very good team look very average. Sheffield shouldn't have got anything out of the game.
"We just couldn't get the ball cleared at the end. We needed one really good clearance. If we had done it would have been game over."
Match ends, Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Goal! Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sam Hutchinson.
Attempt blocked. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday).
Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
Substitution, Preston North End. Alan Browne replaces Aiden McGeady.
Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Alex Baptiste (Preston North End).
Attempt missed. David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Substitution, Preston North End. Thomas Spurr replaces Callum Robinson.
Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Tom Clarke (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross.
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Daniel Pudil.
Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Daniel Johnson following a corner.
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Sam Hutchinson.
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Lucas João replaces Ross Wallace.
Attempt blocked. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
Own Goal by Sam Hutchinson, Sheffield Wednesday. Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday).
Ben Pearson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
Attempt missed. Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left.
Offside, Preston North End. Ben Pearson tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Barry Bannan tries a through ball, but Steven Fletcher is caught offside.
Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aiden McGeady (Preston North End).
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jack Hunt replaces Liam Palmer.
Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.
Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Keiren Westwood tries a through ball, but Steven Fletcher is caught offside.
Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Hugill replaces Simon Makienok.
Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Garry Lloyd Jones lost his partner, Bernard Hender, 19, and business partner Doug McTavish, 39.
Mr McTavish's funeral was held in Llanrwst, Conwy, on Friday, a week after fire in a flat above the funeral director's which Mr Lloyd Jones runs.
The fire started in a tumble dryer and the flat had no smoke alarms fitted.
"They were two lovely lads in different ways," said Mr Lloyd Jones.
Mr Hender's funeral will take place next Friday and as the local funeral director, Mr Lloyd Jones is having to arrange both.
"That's the business I'm in," he told BBC Wales.
Mr Lloyd Jones said he was awoken by smoke at around 06:00 BST last Friday and tried to pull Mr Hender out while screaming for Mr McTavish.
He described Mr McTavish as "an absolute gentleman" and said Mr Hender was "full of fun" with a "zest for life".
"I've got my friends around me and my family have been unbelievable and the support of the people of Llanrwst is getting me through it. I'm making the arrangements myself - I have to - and for Bernie," he said.
"Lives could have been saved if we'd had fire alarms fitted."
He added: "It's unbelievable, you never think a thing like this will happen."
Djokovic, the world number one, said he was unfit to play ahead of the final of the exhibition event on Saturday.
"I've been sick today with a fever and I'm not fit to play," said the Serb, who beat Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka 6-1 6-2 in the semi-final.
The Australian Open gets under way in Melbourne on 19 January.
Djokovic's withdrawal handed the Abu Dhabi title to Murray, who had looked in good form as he beat Feliciano Lopez in round one and then swept aside Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-0 in the semi-final on Friday.
Murray, 27, had revealed after that match that he felt pain in his left shoulder, but he was reassured by the results of a scan on Saturday.
"It's fine," he said. "There aren't any tears, just soreness."
After collecting the trophy, Murray confirmed that he would fly to Perth on Saturday and continue his build-up to the Australian Open at next week's Hopman Cup.
The Scot will team up with Heather Watson to represent Great Britain at the mixed team event, with their opening match against France on Monday.
Two of the cubs are sisters who were found together on a flooded river bank in Earlston on Thursday.
The third cub was very weak and underweight when it was found in Brechin on Tuesday.
The Scottish SPCA said it was the charity's "busiest year" for otter cubs. It is currently caring for 14.
Colin Seddon, manager of the Scottish SPCA's national wildlife rescue centre in Fishcross, said: "The cubs found on the river bank in Earlston had a very lucky escape as it was a difficult rescue for our officer in the dark.
"Despite their ordeal, the cubs are doing well. They are sisters who are around 10 weeks old and are self-feeding. They don't need much attention from our staff as they have each other."
He said the otter found in Brechin was about 12 weeks old.
Mr Seddon added: "His body weight is only 50% of what it should be but he is feeding himself and we are hopeful he will make a full recovery. He will soon be put in with the girls to make a group of three.
"Typically, otter cubs will remain in the care of our wildlife centre for around a year, as this is how long they would stay with their mother in the wild.
"We are hopeful the otters will be returned to their natural habitat after this point."
One more click - and the animated figure invites you inside the snaking, narrow corridors of one of the world's most magnificent structures - the Great Pyramid of Khufu, also known as the Great Pyramid of Cheops.
Peering into the screen through his funky red and blue 3D glasses, ancient Egypt enthusiast Keith Payne is gripped by the centuries-old story unfolding before his eyes as if through a time-travel lens.
"This is amazing!" he says. "I think that being able to use a 3D simulation tool to explore Khufu's pyramid is really a whole new way of both learning and teaching.
"Being able to pause the narration and virtually take control of the camera to go anywhere in the scene and explore for yourself, and then return to the documentary where you left off is a way of learning that was never really available before now."
This interactive journey, first presented to the public in a 3D theatre in Paris, has now migrated onto the home desktop.
To watch the film, users simply download a plug-in and don a pair of 3D glasses - although the software gives the sensation of depth without them too, to a lesser extent.
And it works with 3D TVs, too.
With help of cutting-edge 3D technology, the video lets users take a peek inside the 146m-high Great Pyramid, the last of the seven wonders of the ancient world still standing.
The scene appears as it might have 45 centuries ago - full of the loyal people of the second ruler of the fourth dynasty.
But the film is not pure entertainment - besides the educational aspect, it tries to explain one of the theories behind the pyramid's construction.
Lying north of modern-day Cairo, the largest and oldest of the three pyramids of the royal necropolis of Giza is believed to have been built as Khufu's tomb.
Inside, it contains three burial chambers - one underground, a second known as the Queen's Chamber which was possibly intended for the pharaoh's sacred statue, and the King's Chamber.
This latter is located almost exactly in the middle of the structure, and it is there where the pharaoh's granite sarcophagus lies, but no mummy has ever been found.
What we don't know is how this colossal monument, made of two million stone blocks that weigh an average of 2.5 tonnes each, was actually built.
The interactive 3D film outlines one hypothesis.
"It is a theory that explains how the Egyptians, who had no iron, no wheels and no pulleys, were able to build such a massive structure," says the project's interactive director Mehdi Tayoubi from French software firm Dassault Systemes.
"Most of all, it explains how they managed to get huge beams weighing around 60 tonnes each all the way up to the King's Chamber."
The idea has been drafted by French architect Jean-Pierre Houdin.
It differs sharply from another popular theory which suggests that ancient engineers used an outside stone ramp, spiralling its way to the top. No physical evidence to support such a system has ever been found.
Instead, Mr Houdin insists that the ramp was inside the pyramid - hence it is invisible from the outside.
The computer simulations done with Dassault Systemes seem to support this belief.
But not everyone agrees. Professor of Egyptology at Harvard University, Peter Der Manuelian points out that this theory too lacks solid proof.
"Mr Houdin has worked very hard to try to explain many of the features inside the Great Pyramid, he's certainly a dedicated researcher," he says.
"But until we can do some non-invasive means of confirming or denying his hypothesis, we will have to leave it as just a theory."
But the architect insists that there is some scientific backing to his thoughts.
For instance, in 1986 a French team used microgravimetry - a technique that measures the density of different sections of a structure to detect hidden chambers.
The resulting scan showed a curious pattern - a hollow that seems to wind the walls up the inside of the pyramid.
And it is possible to get even more evidence, says Mr Houdin.
Cracking the ancient monument open not being an option, his team decided to measure the reaction of the pyramid to exterior factors - such as heat.
To do that, they got in touch with specialists in infrared imagery from the University Laval in Canada who have decided to set up special cameras around the pyramid.
"In Egypt, air temperatures vary greatly between day and night - and rocks in the pyramid react accordingly," explains Mr Houdin.
"If the pyramid is a solid structure, then according to our computer simulations, in the summer at noon it will be hotter at the top as there's less mass, and cooler at the bottom, where the cold ground helps to cool it from below.
"But if there's an internal ramp, it will be the other way around - the pyramid will be cooler at the top."
Setting up a few cameras may seem simple enough, but for this next step to succeed, the joint international venture must be okayed by the Egyptian authorities - who have so far been reluctant to give any kind of positive response.
Besides the infrared proof, one other explorer could also help reveal what is hidden in pharaoh Khufu's eternal resting place.
Meet Djedi - a tiny robot that has been exploring the pyramid for the past two years.
Its name, although reminiscent of the Star Wars warriors, belongs to an ancient Egyptian magician whom Khufu consulted when building the pyramid.
The project is a separate one from Jean-Pierre Houdin's construction analysis, but has also been developed with help of Dassault Systemes - and in collaboration with an international team of researchers.
Djedi's mission is to continue the work of its predecessors.
After the pyramid's main chambers were discovered, researchers were puzzled by one interesting fact.
They found two straight narrow shafts 20cm by 20 cm that connected the King's Chamber with the outside world which were thought to have been used for ventilation.
There are two similar shafts that go from the Queen's Chamber, but never reach the walls, mysteriously stopping seemingly nowhere.
In 2002, a robot crawled to the stone in the end of the shaft and boldly drilled a hole in it, transmitting live images so the entire world could witness the moment of unveiling.
But that mission failed.
A second door, unseen for more than 4,000 years, blocked the way - and Djedi now has to drill a hole in that too.
"The Great Pyramid is a truly unique and wonderful structure - the shafts and "doors" do not exist in any other ancient Egyptian building," says the project leader Shaun Whitehead.
"Finding out why they are there will give us a greater insight into the techniques and motivation of an amazing civilisation from 4,500 years ago."
The robot crawls forward as a mechanical inchworm, armed with an endoscopic "snake camera" that can look into difficult to reach spaces.
It is also equipped with a drill, hopefully long enough to reach and pierce the second door.
And it has already sent back some exciting images.
In May 2011, Djedi found what looked like ancient graffiti in-between the two doors.
As these two separate, but interrelated projects progress, we may be on the very edge of uncovering some our past's greatest secrets.
The Devils remain five points ahead of the Giants with one game in hand.
Belfast host Coventry in their final home fixture of the season on Saturday, and then face the Devils away twice.
Mathieu Roy (2), Markus Nilsson, Geoff Walker and Guillaume Desbiens scored for Cardiff, with Jerome Leduc and James Desmarais netting for Belfast.
The result means Cardiff Devils will win the Elite League for first time in 20 years if they win at Sheffield on Saturday.
After a scoreless first period, the Steelers led 2-0 at the conclusion of the second period thanks to goals from Roy and Nilsson.
Leduc pulled one back, but strikes from Walker and Roy's second extended the visitors' advantage, before Desmarais scored.
Desbiens made the victory secure for the Steelers, who now move above their opponents in the league standings.
He has all but guaranteed himself a Holyrood seat in May's election by securing top spot in Glasgow, above his old boss, Johann Lamont.
Another former MP, Thomas Docherty, may revive his political career having won third place in mid-Scotland and Fife.
There are some new faces. GMB union official Richard Leonard and councillor Monica Lennon are the first and second placed candidates in central Scotland.
But in most regions, Labour's current Holyrood hierarchy dominates.
The party leader, Kezia Dugdale and her deputy, Alex Rowley, were automatically placed first in Lothian and mid-Scotland and Fife.
Senior MSPs Iain Gray, Jackie Baillie and Jenny Marra are the lead candidates in the south, west and north east - almost certainly ensuring their political survival.
Eight other serving MSPs including Michael McMahon, Paul Martin and the former minister Patricia Ferguson are less fortunate.
They are so far down the central and Glasgow lists they stand little chance of being elected unless they win their constituencies.
The former leadership contender, Ken MacIntosh, cannot rely on a list seat if he loses in Eastwood. He is fourth in the west of Scotland.
Those who nominated him for the leadership, in the contest with Kezia Dugdale, have all been dumped down the list rankings.
There was a time when Labour hardly bothered with the regional lists, except in the highlands and islands.
In the early days of devolution, the party won so many constituencies it didn't qualify for many top up seats.
But the rise in support for the SNP has changed that. Now the lists offer a lifeline for some Labour politicians.
There were 54,600 cases lodged in 2014-15, up 8% on the previous year, Department for Education data shows.
Parents were successful in 23% of those cases that went to a hearing.
The DfE said the proportion of appeals being heard was stable amid a rising demand for places and that the admissions system was working well.
Many areas of England, especially major towns and cities, are facing an intense squeeze on places - particularly at primary school level - mainly due to a rising birth rate.
A breakdown of the latest government statistics shows there were more appeals concerned with places at state primaries than state secondaries.
There were 32,160 appeals over infant and primary schools; about 22,440 related to secondaries.
Not all appeals end up being heard. The number taken to an appeals panel was 40,014, up from 36,967 in 2013-14.
More than 9,000 were decided in favour of parents, with the percentage of successes staying almost the same as the previous year.
The data covers both local council-run schools and academies, which are not under local authority oversight.
A DfE spokesman said: "The fact that the proportion of appeals heard and upheld remains stable in the face of rising demand for school places shows the admissions system is working well."
All parents have the right to appeal if a school they applied to refuses their child a place.
The current system allows parents to argue that schools broke official admissions rules or that there are "compelling" extra reasons why their son or daughter deserves a place.
Figures published earlier this year showed that fewer youngsters got their first choice of secondary school this year, with around one in six missing out.
Overall, 84.2% of 11-year-olds got their top preference, according to DfE figures, meaning that around 15.8% did not. Last year, 85.2% got their first pick.
The figures also showed that 87.8% of children were offered their first choice of primary school, compared to 87.7% in 2014.
Work is being carried out to replace the mini roundabout at Bothwell Bridge, which links Hamilton and Bothwell Road (B7071), with three-way traffic signals.
It is part of the £500m M8 M73 M74 motorway improvements project.
Transport Scotland said the changes would speed up traffic flow.
The works, which started at 20:00 on Friday and will run until 06:00 on Monday, will be spread over two weekends.
During the first phase, Bellshill Road (B7071) will be closed in both directions.
There will be no access to or from Bothwell, from Hamilton to the M74 Junction 5 Raith or the A725.
The A725 southbound carriageway through the Raith underpass will also be closed over the full weekend with traffic diverted via Raith roundabout.
Hamilton and Bothwell Road (B7071) will be reduced to a single lane on approach to Bothwell Bridge roundabout, with temporary two-way traffic signals in operation.
Access from the M74 Junction 5 Raith to both the A725 Bellshill bypass and East Kilbride expressway will be maintained during both weekend works.
Signed diversions will be in place on all approaches to provide road users with alternative routes. However, delays are anticipated and motorists are being advised to plan their journey in advance.
Graeme Reid, project sponsor for the project, said: "These works are necessary as the mini roundabout near Bothwell Bridge is too small to cope with the volume of traffic trying to access and leave this major junction.
"The installation of new traffic signals will improve the flow of traffic to and from the local roads during peak times, as well as provide improved access through this junction for pedestrians."
"I'd like to thank the thousands of road users who travel through the works on a daily basis for their continued patience, and would ask that they bear with us as we approach the final stages of construction."
Work in the M8 M73 M74 improvement project began in February 2014 and is due to be completed by the end of the spring.
It has also included major work at the Shawhead junction of the M8.
Transport Scotland say it will result in journey times along the A8/M8 corridor between Glasgow and Edinburgh being cut by 20 minutes, and approximately 15 minutes through Raith Interchange at Junction 5 on the M74.
The Team Sky rider missed the day's breakaway, which featured Quintana, and the Colombian went on to finish second on the 118km 15th stage to Formigal.
Froome now trails Quintana by three minutes 37 seconds, although one of the remaining six stages is a time trial which will suit the Briton more.
Gianluca Brambilla won Sunday's stage.
The Italian was part of the early break and was content to be paced to the finish by Quintana - with the Colombian looking to put as much time into Froome as he could - before emerging from the overall leader's slipstream in the final 100m to snatch the mountain-top victory.
Quintana had suggested he would need a lead of more than three minutes over Tour de France champion Froome before stage 19's 37km individual time trial to stand any chance of winning his first Vuelta and second Grand Tour title.
And he set about achieving that aim inside the opening 10km of the stage, following an attack by three-time Vuelta winner Alberto Contador and his Tinkoff team which caught out Froome and Team Sky.
Both Contador and Quintana emerged with two team-mates each in the break and the rest of the Colombian's Movistar team-mates then separately attacked Froome to isolate him from the majority of his Team Sky squad.
Only David Lopez was able to keep pace with Froome and the Team Sky duo had to rely on riders from Astana and Orica BikeExchange to help stop the breakaway riders moving more than three minutes clear.
Any hopes Froome may have had of clawing back some time on the final ascent were quickly extinguished by Quintana who led the break at such a pace that he managed to drop everyone, bar Brambilla.
"It went much better than we imagined," said Quintana. "The final climb was a race against the clock to leave Froome behind.
"It happened like this because Alberto is also a great strategist, we united and took advantage."
Contador faded slightly on the final climb, crossing the line in sixth, 34 seconds behind Brambilla, but the Spaniard jumped to fourth overall, five seconds behind Colombia's Esteban Chaves, who is in turn 20 seconds adrift of Froome.
Monday's 156.4km 16th stage from Alcaniz to Peniscola is expected to end in a bunch sprint. A rest day follows on Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday's stages are not expected to shake up the general classification standings meaning Olympic time trial bronze medallist Froome has Friday's race against the clock and Saturday's mountain-top finish to eat into Quintana's lead.
Sunday's final stage is largely processional and should end in a bunch sprint in Madrid.
Stage 15 result:
1. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita/Etixx - Quick-Step) 2hrs 54mins 30secs
2. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +3secs
3. Fabio Felline (Ita/Trek) +25secs
4. Kenny Elissonde (Fra/FDJ) +28secs
5. David De La Cruz (Spa/Etixx - Quick-Step) +31secs
6. Alberto Contador (Spa/Tinkoff) +34secs
7. Davide Formolo (Ita/Cannondale) +53secs
8. Matvei Mamykin (Rus/Katusha) +1min 16secs
9. Esteban Chaves (Col/Orica) +1min 53secs
10. Michele Scarponi (Ita/Astana) +1min 59secs
Selected:
18. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky +2mins 40secs
21. Simon Yates (GB/Orica) +2mins 47secs
General classification after stage 15:
1. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) 61hrs 36mins 07secs
2. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) +3mins 37secs
3. Esteban Chaves (Col/Orica) +3mins 57secs
4. Alberto Contador (Spa/Tinkoff) +4mins 02secs
5. Simon Yates (GB/Orica) +5mins 07secs
But it is not clear if the ZMapp drug, which has only been tested on monkeys, can be credited with their improvement.
Dr Kent Brantly was flown home for treatment on Saturday. His colleague Nancy Writebol arrived back in the city of Atlanta on Tuesday.
Since February, 887 people have died of Ebola in four West African countries.
US National Security Adviser Susan Rice said on Tuesday that the risk of Ebola transmission in the US is "very low".
"We have in this country the protocols to isolate and manage any patient who may present with those symptoms of the disease," she said.
Meanwhile, another man is being tested for Ebola at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York after travelling to West Africa.
The hospital said he was in isolation and "was stable overnight and in good spirits".
The World Bank is allocating $200m (£120m) in emergency assistance for countries battling to contain the Ebola outbreak.
It is the world's deadliest outbreak to date and has centred on Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. There have also been two cases in the Nigerian city of Lagos, where eight people are currently in quarantine.
British Airways has temporarily suspended flights to and from Liberia and Sierra Leone until 31 August 2014 because of the health crisis, the airline said in a statement. It follows a similar suspension by two regional air carriers last week.
The virus spreads by contact with infected blood and bodily fluids. The current outbreak is killing between 50% and 60% of people infected.
There is no cure or vaccine for Ebola - but patients have a better chance of survival if they receive early treatment.
Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says clinical trials are to start in September on an Ebola vaccine that has shown promising results during tests on animals.
"By the middle to end of 2015, we'll be able to have some vaccine - at least to vaccinate health workers - who put themselves at considerable risk when they take care of these patients," he told the BBC's Newsday programme.
The US aid workers were treated with the ZMapp serum before their evacuation from Liberia.
According to a CNN report, quoting a doctor in Liberia, Dr Brantly's condition improved dramatically within an hour of receiving the drug.
Service in Mission (SIM), the Christian aid group that employs Ms Writebol, says she has had two doses of the drug and did not respond as well as Dr Brantly but she is showing "improvement".
"She is walking with assistance... strength is better... has an appetite," SIM spokesman Palmer Holt told the Washington Post newspaper in an email on Monday.
Ms Writebol is in a special isolation ward at Atlanta's Emory University Hospital, where Dr Brantly is being treated by infectious disease specialists.
Three companies, the US government and the Public Health Agency of Canada are behind the experimental drug.
"ZMapp was first identified as a drug candidate in January 2014 and has not yet been evaluated for safety in humans. As such, very little of the drug is currently available," Mapp Biopharmaceutical said in a statement.
"Mapp and its partners are co-operating with appropriate government agencies to increase production as quickly as possible."
Ebola has initial flu-like symptoms that can lead to external haemorrhaging from areas like eyes and gums, and internal bleeding which can lead to organ failure.
In another development, the World Health Organization is to hold an emergency meeting in Geneva starting on Wednesday to discuss new measures to tackle the Ebola outbreak.
The meeting will decide whether to declare a global health emergency which could involve imposing travel restrictions on affected countries.
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The improved offer from the Ligue 1 side - reported to be £1m higher than an initial £19m bid - was turned down by Hammers chairman David Sullivan.
The chairman is said to be taking a tough stance and refusing to be bullied into a quick sale, with the club having no financial need to sell.
Manager Slaven Bilic says Payet, 29, no longer wants to play for the club.
Payet is not currently training with the first team and will continue to work with the under-23s.
The Premier League club said they would prefer Payet to apologise to supporters and return to first-team training.
The club's former striker Dean Ashton, who was forced to retire at the age of 26 through injury, said Payet's refusal to play was "disgusting".
"I can't play anymore and to see the way Payet is acting, I can't tell you how angry it makes me," Ashton, 33, told Talksport.
"West Ham love him, they absolutely adore him - they wouldn't dream to think he would go and do this. He is so many kids' favourite player.
"It is disgusting what he is doing in refusing to play."
Payet, who signed from Marseille for £10.7m in June 2015, excelled in his first season with the London club, scoring 12 goals and earning a nomination for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award.
In February 2016 he signed a new contract running until the summer of 2021.
MOTD2 Extra pundit Alan Shearer says West Ham should hold out for the biggest transfer fee they can get for Payet.
"It is quite clear Dimitri Payet is refusing to play for the club," he said on Sunday's programme.
"You have to get as much as you can and sell him. The dressing room is far more important."
Mark Schwarzer, the former Chelsea, Fulham and Middlesbrough goalkeeper, added on the programme: "Payet is a commodity - you have to get as much money for him. Then they can bring in players to improve the team."
With the SNP a minority government, Mr Mackay needs support for his plans from at least one opposition party.
He said talks with the Lib Dems and the Greens had shown there was "room for manoeuvre" to strike a deal.
Both of those parties have warned that the government will have to make concessions to win them over.
Detailed discussions have been ongoing since Mr Mackay outlined his budget proposals in December.
With a deal with the Conservatives or Labour unlikely, the Lib Dems and Greens have emerged as the favourites to reach an agreement, and the finance secretary said there were "constructive" and "positive" talks ongoing.
Scottish Greens co-convener Patrick Harvie told BBC Radio Scotland on Thursday that the SNP needs to "give some ground" and "move some way towards some other party" if it is to win backing for the budget.
He highlighted "astonishing cuts to local government services", and has also been critical of Mr Mackay's "standstill income tax policy".
And after the pair clashed over tax during a meeting of the finance committee on Wednesday, Mr Harvie said it would be "a huge missed opportunity" if the government were to "dig in their heels and insist on a no-change tax policy now that they have the power, and the political support, for real change".
Meanwhile Mr Rennie underlined during first minister's questions that "the Scottish government has no majority for its budget".
He highlighted a £90m cut to college funding, while claiming that the government's plans for a schools attainment fund were "£70m short of what is required".
Nicola Sturgeon responded: "We will continue to discuss with Willie Rennie and others their suggestions for amendments to the draft budget."
Mr Mackay told BBC Scotland that he was "engaging constructively and positively with other parties".
He said he would "not necessarily" find common ground with the Conservatives or Labour, but noted that "particular discussions with the Liberal Democrats and the Greens are showing there is room for manoeuvre".
He said: "I'm positive about getting a budget through the Scottish Parliament.
"I've made it clear the government wants to deliver our tax position as was set out in the manifesto, that commanded the support of the people.
"But the budget isn't settled until the very end of the process, so I'll continue to engage on all matters in relation to the budget."
Asked about how the positions of opposition parties, Mr Mackay said: "The Lib Dems have set out a position around education and mental health, and those are the kind of areas you would expect me to discuss with them to ensure we can reach a position they can support.
"The Greens are looking for a number of things, and they've made their public position clear around taxation. But they also recognise that the government has a mandate and a manifesto which we want to fulfil, and they're looking for a different position."
Mr Mackay noted that the government "want to adhere as close to the manifesto as possible" on tax, but added: "None of these matters are absolutely closed."
He will give evidence to the finance committee on his spending plans on Monday, after which the committee will consider its report on the draft budget.
A series of votes will then follow through February, with a separate vote on the tax proposals prior to the final budget vote at the end of the month.
The Lib Dems have pulled into pole position to be the party which strikes a budget deal with Derek Mackay.
Patrick Harvie, with one eye on the tax vote which will precede the final budget vote, has set his stall out very firmly on that front. When launching the Green manifesto last year, he outlined "progressive taxation" as the number one policy he would look to have implemented.
But Mr Mackay doesn't want to compromise on tax. He sees his position as well-balanced, and moreover endorsed by the public in last May's election.
It's possible there may also be an element of distrust in the Greens - SNP members are unlikely to have forgotten that they scuppered the 2009 budget after a last-minute change of heart.
Tax is also a big issue for Willie Rennie - but it is not necessarily top of his shopping list.
During first minister's questions, he more or less named his price - cash for education, with some funding for mental health thrown in, could win those crucial Lib Dem votes (or, at the very least, abstentions).
The looming council elections have a role to play too, with neither party wanting to look like they are giving in too easily to the government, particularly in terms of funding for local services,
There's a long way to go in the talks yet - but a deal is looking more and more likely.
Published in the British Journal of Cancer, the research compares England's survival trends with figures for five other countries over 15 years.
Researchers say there have been steady improvements, but more needs to be done to close the survival gap.
NHS England says survival figures have never been higher in the country.
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine compared England's survival figures for colon, breast, lung, ovarian, rectal and stomach cancers with data from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
They looked at how these rates changed between 1995 to 2009.
And despite some steady improvements across the board, they found England's five-year survival for all six cancers remained lower than Australia, Canada, Norway and Sweden.
They suggest some of the reasons behind this could include cancers being diagnosed later, poorer access to treatment and less investment in health systems
But they point out some cases the speed of improvement was faster in England than elsewhere.
For example five-year survival from breast cancer improved more in England than Australia, Canada, Norway and Sweden.
And the study indicates the latest English data available shows important gains in survival from lung cancer.
Dr Michel Coleman, one of the lead authors, told the BBC: "The survival statistics are measures of the overall effectiveness of health systems - not whether doctors for example are good or bad."
Cancer Research UK, the charity which funded the study, says improvements in cancer awareness, patient services and treatments are helping.
But Sara Hiom, from the charity, said: "Not only is England struggling to excel on an international level - there is also too much variation across the country in the speed with which patients are diagnosed and whether they can get the treatments they need."
Sean Duffy, cancer chief at NHS England, said the NHS was seeing a greater volume of patients now.
He added:"We are encouraged that survival rates in some cancers are improving faster than in other countries, showing that work for earlier diagnosis and better outcomes is having a positive impact.
"But the study is right to highlight the need for continued focus on earlier diagnosis and services working better together.
"We will be working hard to ensure momentum on these areas is maintained as we implement the recommendations of the recent Cancer Taskforce strategy."
Prof Gordon McVie, at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, added: "There is still in the UK a feeling that cancer is fatal and some people are still too frightened to get the diagnosis.
"We need to reassure the public that the earlier you get a diagnosis the much higher a chance you are going to be cured."
Andrew McMenigall, 47, and Toby Wallace, 36, were cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats when the crash happened on the A30 in July 2013.
Robert Wayne Palmer, 32, from Bude, has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.
He has been released on bail to appear at Bodmin Magistrates' Court on 3 June.
The cyclists, who worked for Aberdeen Asset Management (AAM), were 40 miles into the 960-mile bike ride to raise money for two charities.
They died in the crash with a white Renault lorry at about 08:30 BST on 2 July.
Mr Palmer has also been charged with a further count of dangerous driving in relation to another crash on September 21 2013, on the A30 near Okehampton in Devon.
Mr McMenigall, from Edinburgh, was married with two daughters. Mr Wallace was from Philadelphia in the United States.
Their bike ride was to raise money for the Kirsten Scott Memorial Trust, named after a 25-year-old colleague who died from cancer in 2011, and It's Good 2 Give, which supports people with cancer.
The Home Office has confirmed the figures, contained in a briefing document from an Essex local authority, are accurate.
An adult benefit claimant from Syria costs up to £23,420, or £10,720 if they were able to work, the document said.
The government has pledged to take in 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020.
It has also provided £1bn in aid to Syria, with an extra £100m given to charities to help thousands displaced by the conflict.
More than 11 million people have left their homes in Syria as a result of fighting between President Bashar al-Assad's forces and those opposed to his rule, as well as jihadist militants from the so-called Islamic State. Thousands of these people have since been making their way to European countries, including the UK.
The Home Office document suggests the cost to the taxpayer of taking in Syrian children ranges from £10,720 for under-threes to £16,220 for those between the ages of five and 18.
The cost per Syrian refugee to local councils is estimated to be £8,520 per person, along with costs of £12,700 for benefits and £2,200 for medical care to be funded by central government.
Another document seen by BBC Essex, entitled Syrian Resettlement Scheme - Funding Process, states the government will give each council £8,520 per refugee.
The figures suggest central government will cover the full cost to local authorities - but some politicians have warned this will not be the case.
The document states that the Home Office has based its estimated costs on the government's current resettlement schemes for Gateway - refugees the UK takes through the United Nations - the VPR (Vulnerable Persons Relocation) scheme and the Afghan resettlement programme.
The Home Office document notes that "these [resettlement programmes] are significantly smaller than the proposed extension to VPR and do not always provide helpful data to allow us to set a unit cost at a level which gives us confidence".
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Leading former judges and lawyers have criticised the government's response to the crisis, calling it "slow and narrow" and saying the offer to accept 20,000 refugees over five years is not enough.
And 84 Church of England bishops have written to Prime Minister David Cameron, urging him to accept at least 50,000 Syrian refugees.
20,000
more refugees will be resettled in the UK by 2020
4,980
Syrian asylum seekers have been allowed to stay since 2011
25,771 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year to end June 2015
2,204 were from Syria
87% of Syrian requests for asylum were granted
145 Syrian asylum seekers have been removed from the UK since 2011
Thurrock Council leader John Kent accused the government of not covering the full cost to local authorities of taking on the Syrian refugees.
Mr Kent said: "There are significant costs attached to caring for unaccompanied children. Currently the government only funds 60% of those costs - the rest is picked up by the local council."
The Labour councillor said Thurrock would not be offering to take any Syrian migrants.
Edinburgh and Glasgow councils have pledged to take about 100 Syrian refugees, Newcastle and Birmingham up to 50 and Southend about 10.
Southend told the BBC it had offered to take three families, with the cost in the first year looking set to be over £100,000. Other councils in Essex say they are likely to take between six and 10 but are still talking to government agencies.
Last week, Essex County Council voted unanimously to call on the government to fully fund Syrian refugees for five years rather than just the first year.
In a letter to local council chief executives, the Home Office said it would "also provide additional funding to assist with costs incurred in future years" and that "these arrangements will be applied to all cases since the 20,000 expansion was announced".
The detail of what this funding will be is still to be announced.
Jonathan Carr-West, of the Local Government Information Unit think tank, said it was "good to see" that a commitment from several councils to taking in refugees was to be matched by funding from central government.
But he said: "The complexity of local authority funding and the unpredictable knock-on effect on other services suggest that for some councils, the extra money may not cover all their costs."
He also said local authorities had a "crucial role" in mobilising communities to provide support to those "fleeing danger and persecution".
However, it will not benefit from a government guarantee on its funding.
The Environmental Farming Scheme is due to open for applications in February.
But Agriculture Minister Michelle McIlveen has said it is not covered by the chancellor's promise to fully fund European Union schemes signed off before his Autumn Statement.
The scheme is part of Northern Ireland's rural development project which draws on EU funding.
Ms McIlveen said although the guarantee would not apply, she was intent on "securing the funding and implementing a well-focused scheme".
Previous agri-environment schemes made payments to farmers who worked to encourage biodiversity, enhance the landscape, and improve the quality of water, air and soil.
They were worth £180m over a seven-year term.
They finished in 2013 and the new one was being developed as part of the 2014-2020 rural development plan.
In August, Chancellor Philip Hammond said all structural and investment fund projects, including agri-environment schemes signed before the Autumn Statement would be fully funded.
He said that would apply even when projects continued beyond the UK's departure from the EU.
Ms McIlveen also announced a funding boost for some environmental projects.
Nineteen groups will share an extra £500,000 to improve habitats and protect wildlife.
The money comes from the plastic bag tax and tops up grants of more than £3m made to almost 40 projects earlier this year.
The 37-year-old will remain available for first-team selection, but will coach the League Two club's Under-23 squad alongside Dean Selvey.
"First and foremost I'm coming back as a player, but to be offered the Under-23s coaching role as well is a bonus," he told the club website.
Nelson made 46 appearances during the 2016-17 campaign, scoring once.
He was recruited by al-Shabab but if you were to see him in his Spanish football shirt and a baseball cap emblazoned "New York", he would look like any other young Kenyan.
What is also unremarkable about this young man is that he says he only joined the Islamist militant group in Somalia, where he was based for two years, because they offered him money.
Three women we met whose relatives all went to fight with al-Shabab in Somalia told us their relatives had gone to fight in Somalia for the same reason.
The 24-year-old former recruit we met, whose identity we are protecting, says he was paid more than $1,000 (£640) to join the group.
When he was 18 he was recruited by al-Shabab while he was living in Nairobi's Majengo slum.
The conditions there are cramped and squalid. The metal box-like corrugated iron shacks can hardly be called homes.
Kids play around the stagnant mess inside the neighbourhood's open sewers.
These dusty litter-laden streets are fertile ground for recruiters.
The young man we met described al-Shabab as a "business".
He says he was trained in religious schools in Somalia and the one-off payment he received was akin to a "salary".
He insists he did not travel to Somalia because of ideological beliefs or jihad but simply because of the money.
"If I had had a job, I would not have gone there," he says.
The young man we met claims he never killed anyone and when he realised that he would be expected to kill he wanted to leave al-Shabab.
During his time with the group he says he did help smuggle arms across Somalia's border into Kenya.
He says they bribed policemen at the border and hid grenades among food.
The former al-Shabab recruit said he had never met foreign fighters but he was aware there were three Arabs and one white man who delivered arms to his unit.
He insists he is no longer working with, or affiliated to, al-Shabab.
And he says he was able to leave the group because they believed he was returning to Kenya to carry out attacks.
He says members of al-Shabab ordered him to bomb a market in Nairobi in May.
However, he told them he was unable to do so because he was known in the area.
Nairobi's Gikomba market was bombed on 16 May 2014, with 12 people killed.
Now the former al-Shabab recruit says he fears for his life if he refuses to take part in future attacks.
In a slum, on a muddy, smelly street amongst the rows of tin shacks, we speak with three women.
On 5 May 2012, Amina's 29-year-old husband left the house and never returned.
Halima's brother left on 27 January 2011.
And Mwanaisha's 14-year-old son left in August 2009.
All three women are convinced their relatives left Kenya to travel to Somalia to fight with al-Shabab.
In fact Mwanaisha received a phone call from her son two months after he left, confirming he was fighting with the Islamist group in Somalia.
"I don't know if he is dead or alive," she tells me. "I have given up hope."
Amina has not given up hope that her husband will, one day, return.
But she is certain that he left to escape the poverty of the slum.
"He had no means of making money here," she says. "The recruiters offered him money."
Amina, Malima and Mwanaisha all told me there was "zero" trust between people living in the slum and the police.
But the threat posed by young Kenyan men being radicalised by al-Shabab, fighting in Somalia and then returning home to carry out attacks, is real.
Nairobi-based security analyst Mwenda Mbijiwe estimates that a quarter of al-Shabab fighters are Kenyan.
"Al-Shabab is a big threat to Kenya," says Mr Mbijiwe, whose security company is called Eye On Security.
"They [al-Shabab fighters] hold Kenyan passports and Kenyan ID cards. They are our sons and daughters. For them to come back home is so easy."
But with so little trust between the police and the local community, and in particular Muslims living in places like the Majengo slum, there is little or no sharing of information.
The treasurer at the main mosque in Majengo, Mohammed Said, says the police often carry out searches of the mosque based on what he believes are "rumours, falsehoods or unreliable sources."
It is a criticism the Kenyan police service rejects.
However, Mr Said praised the "respect" shown by police officers who searched the mosque last week, the day after al-Shabab killed 36 quarry workers in the north of the country.
Mr Said insists his mosque is ready to assist the police, to stop any youths in the area becoming radicalised but he says more trust is needed.
"Before they start accusing us, we would like them to at least start co-operating with the Muslim leaders here," he says.
Kenya's president recently said his country "was at war" with al-Shabab.
Uhuru Kenyatta was defiant following al-Shabab's most recent attack in Kenya.
He said the Kenyan military would continue to fight the militant group in Somalia.
But the Kenyan authorities also need to start addressing the propaganda war back home.
South Wales Police saw the biggest increase, with 38 separate incidents over the past year - up from only four during the previous three years.
Gwent Police had 19 complaints in 2015-16 and Dyfed-Powys had nine. North Wales Police had just one since 2010.
Drones were also reported over Swansea Prison twice last year.
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed both the drone and a mobile phone were seized in the first incident, although no suspects were traced on either occasion.
Anyone found using drones in an attempt to get contraband into prisons could be punished with a jail sentence of up to two years.
Meanwhile, a second FOI request revealed the increase in calls to police in Wales about drones had increased in 2015-16.
They showed:
Drones are becoming increasingly accessible, with advances in technology leading to many people being able to afford a small device, often with a camera attached. Some basic models now cost less than £100, with more advanced types commonly available for £700-£1,000.
The CAA and police around the UK have successfully carried out four prosecutions for drone misuse, all resulting in fines.
The use of drones is governed by the law, and the CAA has a set of rules called the "drone code".
For instance, they must not be flown higher than 400ft (about 122 metres), users must be able to see them at all times, and drones with cameras cannot be flown within 50 metres (164ft) of people, vehicles, buildings or structures.
In footage that has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on YouTube, two young twin boys from Utah, US, can be seen climbing on a chest of drawers in their bedroom, playing happily.
Moments later, the chest of drawers falls, trapping one of the boys, Brock, underneath the upended dresser.
As he struggles under the weight of the furniture, his brother Bowdy weighs up how to free him. Fortunately, after some deliberation, he is able to push the chest of drawers off his twin.
The boys' parents, Ricky and Kayli Shoff, say they were hesitant about sharing the video, but did so "in order to spread awareness to other families".
And they say that all parents should be alerted to the dangers of unsecured furniture.
Speaking to CBS News, Kayli and Ricky Shoff said they did not hear the furniture falling and only realised the full extent of the situation when they saw footage from the video camera in their sons' room.
"My heart sank," Kayli said. "I felt like the worst mom in the world."
The chest of drawers has now been bolted to the wall and the handles removed from the drawers to prevent the boys from climbing on them.
"I think physically, you can't child-proof your house a hundred percent," Kayli told CBS News.
"I can do this one thing to make my home a little more safe for my children."
This is not the first time that the dangers posed to children by unsecured furniture have been highlighted.
Last year, Ikea agreed to pay $50m (£40m) to the families of three toddlers killed by falling chests of drawers in the US. Millions of chests of drawers were recalled by the Swedish firm.
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Stolen items have been turning up in Europe and the US, where they have then been offered to private collectors.
The UN heritage body Unesco says the illicit trade is worth millions of dollars.
But an innovative solution may now be at hand which enables archaeologists to trace precious artefacts.
Working in secret, in areas outside Syrian government control, Syrian archaeologists have begun painting some of the country's most valuable artefacts with a clear, traceable liquid.
The solution is invisible to the naked eye, but detectable under ultra-violet light.
The technology is provided by Smartwater, the British crime prevention firm, and was developed by scientists at Reading University and Shawnee State University in the US.
Roman mosaics, Byzantine pottery and ancient sculptures are all being treated with the liquid in a desperate race to stop Syria's heritage being plundered by terrorists and criminal gangs.
The hope is that it will deter both collectors and smugglers of stolen items with the threat of prosecution, since each artefact bears a unique, identifiable code.
The project has been overseen by a renowned Syrian archaeologist, Professor Amr Al-Azm.
He told the BBC that the Smartwater tracing material, which has been designed not to harm ceramics and other ancient materials, was delivered to Turkey in January and then shipped across the Syrian border a month later.
Referring to the fact that so far it is only being used on artefacts in areas outside Syrian government control, Professor Al-Azm said that "Syria's cultural heritage is under threat wherever it is," adding: "This is something that unites us."
But is it a case of too little too late?
After six years of conflict, much of Syria's treasure has already been looted by so-called Islamic State (IS) militants, working with smugglers and criminal gangs.
According to Unesco, the smuggling of valuable artefacts out of the Middle East ranks as one of the major global illicit industries, alongside arms, drugs and human trafficking.
A large but unknown quantity of artefacts have been turning up in Europe and the US, where middlemen try to sell them to private collectors.
Iraq, which has suffered a similar problem of looting, has yet to see the project extended across its borders.
The plundering by IS of such iconic sites as Nineveh, near Mosul in northern Iraq, has been well documented, with the jihadists carrying off everything they could sell and smashing up whatever they were unable to move.
Still, Professor Al-Azm is hoping that word will soon spread, amongst smugglers and collectors alike, that handling the region's stolen heritage could end in a criminal prosecution.
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David Thomas, 50, worked for technology giant Microsoft, which said it was "shocked and saddened" by his death.
In a Facebook post, Gateway Church Swindon said Mr Thomas and his son Stephen, who also died, were active members of the church community.
"These two men brought smiles and encouragement to all who knew them and they will be greatly missed," it said.
Mr Thomas was also a trustee of the Swindon Down's Syndrome Group.
Stephen Thomas
Stephen Thomas 17, wrote on his blog that he was "really interested in photography".
He was described as "a very talented young man and a gifted photographer" by the Down's Syndrome Association.
Sue Banks, headteacher at Isambard Community School where Stephen had been a pupil, said he was a "always a positive role model for others".
She said he had a love for art and his work was regularly exhibited in the school and sold at the annual art show.
Nigel Hooker
Nigel Hooker, 63, was visiting Canada from Southampton.
He was on the boat with his daughters Danielle and Aimee.
In a statement, his family said they were "in complete shock and disbelief and struggling to come to terms" with his death.
"Our dad Nigel was a loving and caring father, grandfather and brother who had an appetite for adventure," they said.
Mr Hooker worked for Airbus Defence and Space as a programme assurance manager in Portsmouth.
The company said in a statement: "Nigel was a well respected and popular colleague, and will be greatly missed by everyone he worked with."
Jack Slater
Jack Slater, 76, was born in Salford but had lived in Canada for more than 30 years.
His daughter, Michele Slater Brown, said he was "larger than life, a charmer, handsome, entrepreneur".
She added: "He was our dad, our lovely dad, I will miss him forever but I'm grateful for all the times I spent with him."
Katie Taylor
Katie Taylor, 29, was also a British ex-pat.
She was was originally from Lichfield in Staffordshire, but lived in the ski resort of Whistler in British Columbia.
He family said in a statement: "Katie was a vibrant, outgoing and lovely young woman. She will be very much missed by all of her family and many friends." | Much of Europe continues to be hit by icy weather with strong winds and powerful storms causing traffic chaos, power cuts and travel delays.
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The supporter was considering spending £175 on a shirt he thought Tierney wore during Celtic's 3-3 draw with Manchester City in the Champions League.
But when he contacted the 19-year-old full back on social media, the player replied saying he still owned the shirt and it was likely to be a scam, the Daily Record reported.
Experts claim the sports memorabilia market has been flooded with thousands of fakes in recent years.
Auctioneer David Convery and Det Sgt Kevin Innes told The Stephen Jardine Programme on BBC Radio Scotland how to spot the genuine article.
Mr Convery, a sports memorabilia expert from Great Western Auctions in Glasgow, said the market is huge.
"I've been selling sporting items since 1987," he said. "I've seen the market grow and grow especially since the advent of the internet."
But he reckons 90% of items that are sold at charity auctions or online are a "fake or a copy" - very few are authentic match-worn shirts.
"At the start of every week, the majority of the big clubs will farm out 40 to 50 replica shirts signed by the team to various good causes, charity," he said.
"The majority of the time, people are buying a replica signed shirt. There are very few genuine shirts that are actually out there to be bought on the market."
He said he knows of one shirt signed by David Beckham, which was sold at a charity auction for £27,000 - even though it had never touched his back.
"It's fantastic for the charity," he said. "But in the real market it is only worth about £70."
Earlier in his career, Mr Convery said he sold the shirt worn by Jim Baxter during Scotland's 1967 win over England.
But he fears there are many copies of the historic item.
"I've seen subsequent shirts selling as being worn by Jim Baxter on that particular day when we became unofficial world champions," he said.
"However, he had the only shirt and I sold it. All the other ones - be wary. "
Price should be the first indicator of authenticity, according to both Mr Convery and Det Sgt Kevin Ives, of the City of London Police intellectual property crime unit (PIPCU),
"If you're buying online, I'd echo the old cliche - if it looks to good to be true, then it probably is," said Det Sgt Ives.
He also urged buyers to be wary of the websites that they're using.
He said: "My unit shut down over 23,000 of these counterfeit goods websites since 2013.
"Some of the trends that we've noticed is that these are not run by people in the UK, so you can look out for spelling or grammatical errors.
"The websites will take longer to load up on screen and some of the hyperlinks won't work."
Mr Convery suggested that people looking for match-worn shirts check out the sleeve length preferred by particular players as well as the badges used.
"Really, for a professional like myself, I need to touch it," he said.
"Material is very important - professional footballers like good, breathable material... if it's not the same material, just be wary."
He also likes to check the provenance of goods, preferring to buy from a trusted dealer or family of the sports person in question.
"The bulk of the modern stuff I see these days - and I see a lot of stuff, the majority of which I turn away - I just don't like the provenance, I can't guarantee it."
Det Sgt Ives said the sale of counterfeit goods affects jobs and industry in the UK - but it can also put the personal details of the buyer at risk.
"There's actually a real danger to the people buying these goods," he said.
"What can happen, and does happen a lot, is that if you buy these goods from a counterfeit website, the website needs people's fake details to open up new websites when they've been shut down.
"We've had people who have bought a pair of trainers and ended up with 500 counterfeit goods websites opened up in their name.
"And that opens you up to lots of issues because if the next person realises their goods are counterfeit, it's your name and address behind the website."
Some goods may also be shoddily made and even dangerous, he warned.
If buyers have used online market places like Ebay and Amazon, they should report report it to them, said Det Sgt Ives.
"Generally speaking they are pretty good at following the dispute," he said.
The police officer also recommended buyers get in touch with their credit card company, if that has been used to purchase the product, as they may be able to help obtain a refund.
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A window at Laing the Jeweller on George Street was forced open at about 01:00.
A number of watches, worth a five-figure sum in total, were stolen.
The male suspect is described as 5ft 10in tall, with a slim-medium build. He was wearing a grey tracksuit with the hood pulled over his head and was carrying a white or grey holdall.
Officers have urged anyone who can assist with their inquiries to come forward.
Det Con Michael Campbell, of Gayfield CID, said: "We're appealing for any members of the public who may have seen a man matching this description in the area around 1am to get in touch.
"We'd also ask anyone with information about the whereabouts of the stolen watches to come forward.
"If you purchase stolen items, knowingly or otherwise, these can be returned to their rightful owners meaning a financial loss for yourself." | Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses after watches worth more than £10,000 were stolen from a jewellers. | 35,565,782 | 202 | 24 | false |
It follows a major increase in cases of the tick-borne infection Lyme Disease, which has tripled over the past decade
Public Health England estimates there are up to 3,000 new cases in England and Wales each year.
Dr Jolyon Medlock, head of medical entomology at Porton Down, said: "It's important to know what ticks look like and make sure you check for ticks."
The blood-sucking parasite is common in woodland, heathland and areas where deer graze.
Dr Medlock said "ticks questing for animals" climb up vegetation and "wave their legs around" to sense "breath and movement".
"Ideally walk in the centre of paths and wear long trousers and make sure you check for ticks when you get back," he said.
"It's also important to know what a tick looks like. Often people say they look like a coffee bean but that's a tick that's been feeding for seven to eight days - unfed ticks look like spiders."
According to Public Health England, Lyme Disease is the most significant tick-borne infection in the UK - which if left untreated can cause chronic pain and severe fatigue.
"You often get a slowly expanding circular reddish rash, flu-like feeling, fatigue, muscle and joint pain," said Dr Medlock.
"It's important, if you've had a tick bite and you feel unwell, to tell a GP so they are aware that it might be Lyme Disease."
Wilderness expert Mr Grylls shared details of the US president's day of filming in Alaska for the NBC show.
The trip showed an "intimate" and "fun" side of Mr Obama that is not often seen, said Mr Grylls.
They visited Alaska's shrinking Exit Glacier in an episode focused on climate change.
The duo also discussed fatherhood, fears, and what it is like to live in a "bubble" separated from average people.
"There were times along the route I had to pinch myself and think, actually, this is the president of America," Mr Grylls told reporters in New York, according to Reuters.
The White House pitched the idea for the episode, he said, and he is the first sitting president to take part in the show.
"They approached us, saying would we consider taking the president on an adventure to Alaska. I almost really didn't believe it. I thought it was a spoof," said Mr Grylls.
Fifty Secret Service personnel, a food taster, snipers and helicopters came along with the duo as they filmed in Alaska, he said.
Mr Grylls said Mr Obama lit fires, ate berries and shared his water bottle.
In a clip from the episode, Mr Grylls and Mr Obama cook and eat a wild salmon that a bear had already taken a few bites out of.
"The president looked a little surprised when I pulled out this bloody carcass of half-eaten salmon," said Mr Grylls.
Mr Obama called him a "mediocre cook" and said "it would've been nice if we had a cracker to go with the salmon".
The episode airs for the first time in the US on 17 December.
It was exactly what he needed, but while the satisfaction he gained from it was clear on his face afterwards, so too was the realisation of the difficulty of the battle ahead.
This was no cruise to the flag for Hamilton. He was under intense pressure from Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel throughout. He held on, by a whisker, in a race full of deep tension rather than excitement.
The win was crucial. Had Vettel passed Hamiton on either of the two occasions on which the Ferrari got a run on the Mercedes through Eau Rouge and up the long Kemmel straight, Vettel would be heading into Ferrari's home race in Italy next weekend with a 21-point lead rather than seven. Coming back from that would have been difficult for Hamilton. And he knew it.
But the underlying message of the race for Hamilton and Mercedes was clear. This was a job well done, but a long, hard fight is ahead over the remaining eight races against a rival who arguably looked tougher on Sunday night than at any point so far this season.
Hamilton had made it abundantly clear from the start of the weekend that he had no intention of going away from Spa-Francorchamps with anything other than his fifth victory of the year.
"I am here for blood, I am here to win and I am here to stay," he said on Thursday, and that resolution was apparent in his driving from the first session on Friday.
The problem was Ferrari. The narrative this season has been complex and fascinating, and one of the aspects of it is that while the two cars are closely matched in overall performance, their individual characteristics have meant there have tended to be "Ferrari tracks" and "Mercedes tracks".
Spa, with its long straights and sweeping corners, was very much supposed to fall into the Mercedes category. But it did not work out that way. Yes, Hamilton was fastest in Friday practice over one lap, but the long runs in race trim told a different story. Vettel and Ferrari were flying - half a second clear of Hamilton, whose team-mate Valtteri Bottas was struggling and out of the picture all weekend.
The Mercedes engineers were worried. That Vettel pace looked ominous. And they were right to have their concerns.
Even when Ferrari were one-two in final practice, rival teams said they felt Hamilton would still get pole because of Mercedes' potent qualifying engine mode, enhanced this weekend by an upgrade. And so it proved. But again Vettel was close.
At the start, Hamilton converted his pole into a lead at the first corner, held off Vettel's inevitable challenge through Eau Rouge and up the long straight and settled into the lead. But Vettel stuck right with him.
The German set the fastest lap on lap two. Hamilton responded next time around, and the pattern was set. Hamilton out front, Vettel less than two seconds back. It stayed like that all race.
Vettel had another chance to pass after a mid-race safety car for a clash between the two Force India drivers. Everyone pitted, Vettel fitted ultra-soft tyres, Hamilton softs - the Briton was concerned about the extra grip the German would have but again he held the Ferrari off.
Hamilton said: "I did everything I needed to do but it was tough, which you'd expect. The Ferrari was quicker today.
"He was able to follow way too close and even on the pushing laps he was able to stay within a tenth. There was no room for error. That was the smallest breathing space I had. I just had to keep them at bay. Just."
The theory that Mercedes would be on top in Spa was based to some extent on the British Grand Prix, where Ferrari had their worst race of the season.
Vettel said that he felt his team could have run a better weekend there and that they would be closer if they could go back, but even he said he felt Mercedes were "favourites" in Belgium.
So post-race, the message was clear - if Ferrari can be this close at Spa, what might they achieve at other tracks where the balance appears more even?
"I wasn't thinking about points, I was thinking about position, I was just thinking: 'I want to win," Hamilton said of his tussles with Vettel up the straight.
"I told you what I was coming here for and I'm not leaving here without it. There was a real aggression feel. And I had that afterwards. People were like: 'Oh you don't look happy.' I'm happy but it's not over and I know the difficulties that may be up ahead being that Ferrari were quicker (here).
"I was a little bit cautious mentally knowing that we might not be the quickest everywhere up ahead and I am trying to work out how to apply positive energy to my guys to encourage them to bring some more magic in these next eight races so we can win.
"It is going to take everything from every single one of us to finish these next eight races to come out on top. Which is how a championship should be. So I am really looking forward to that challenge. I need to have strong weekends like this but that's the plan.
"Every race is different and it is really unknown. But I am excited and I hope people listening are excited as well."
As Vettel admitted, it was a race for connoisseurs rather than casual observers.
"It was a very good race," he said. "Probably not fun to watch because we were close but nothing happened. But fun to be in.
"The quality was very high, very close lap times. The positive thing is we had very good race pace, it was difficult to follow in the middle sector but we stayed close."
Hamilton added: "He did a great race, he was very consistent throughout and it was fun to be racing against Sebastian at his best and the car at his best, we were within half a tenth every lap and that is what racing is about."
The key moment was the re-start after the safety car. Hamilton was unhappy it had been sent out, saying "I guess they wanted a race."
But as it turns out, it worked in his favour. He had a blistered right rear tyre that Mercedes were concerned might need changing. So, as team boss Toto Wolff pointed out: "It would have been a less comfortable race (without it) because we would have needed to decide whether to pit Lewis with the blister on the rear tyre.
"It was not a critical blister but there were 14 laps left and it would have put us and Lewis in a very difficult situation. Annoying as the safety car looked, it was actually optimum for us and Lewis at that stage of the race."
Out on track, Hamilton knew he would be up against it because of the disparity in tyre performance so he concentrated on getting a good jump on Vettel through Blanchimont, the fast corner before the final chicane.
That worked, but he undid his good work by being in the wrong engine mode, and he provided some fascinating insight into the calculations a racing driver has to make at 200mph as he battles inches apart from his rival.
"I broke away but didn't have the right power mode so he started catching me up," Hamilton said. "Initially it felt like a mistake but in actual fact it was a really good thing because if I had gone into that last corner with that gap and gone into Turn One with that gap, he would have had the momentum being three or four car lengths behind to really propel, really get a good tow. so it worked out perfect.
"He was on the gas before me (out of the La Source hairpin). I could hear him. And then as we were going down that straight I didn't keep it full lit the whole way. I was 90% throttle to keep him close because I knew he wasn't going to come by because he knows I would overtake him at the top part of the straight with the tow.
"So as we were going up Eau Rouge, that's when I really gunned it and had maximum power and got to the top and he had no space to propel himself so he just pulled out alongside.
"It was a cool battle and it was really great to go into Turn Five having just done enough.
"After that it was nine, 10 laps whatever of qualifying, heavy fast laps to maintain the gap. I had to pull some really good laps out to stay ahead of him because he was really quick."
Vettel said he was "not entirely happy" because of his failure to get past there. But the lessons of the race were not lost on him.
"The good thing is the pace," he said. "I don't think we have a circuit we should fear going from now."
For Mercedes, that is absolutely not the case. Two weeks after Monza, the long-haul 'fly-away' races start in Singapore, where Mercedes insiders are quite open about expecting Ferrari to walk it.
So important as this win in Belgium was for Hamilton, another in Monza in seven days' time is just as crucial.
"Next race we need to get at least those seven points again," he said. "Following that there are going to be some real difficult races coming up and I don't know whether we are going to be able to keep the Ferrari behind."
They led by eight runs on first innings after Ross Aucott made an unbeaten 76 not out in their 253 all out.
Matthew Rowe's 67 helped the visitors reach 252 in their second innings, with David Wainwright (3-77) the pick of the bowlers, leaving a target of 245.
And Wainwright (80 not out) and Aucott (89) steered them to 246-6.
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A military court in Mogadishu found them guilty of killing five people, including four members of parliament.
One of the MPs was the popular female singer, Saado Ali Warsame, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in July.
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This is not the first time al-Shabab suspects have been executed by the Somali authorities.
At the time of Ms Ali Warsame's death, an al-Shabab spokesman told the BBC that the singing MP was targeted for her politics and not her music.
Al-Shabab often target politicians, bombing the hotels in which they stay in Mogadishu, and have attacked the presidential palace at least four times in the last three years.
In an article in the Sun on Sunday, Mr Johnson said he would never knife his own politician brother, Jo.
Mr Miliband claimed Conservative election strategist Lynton Crosby was behind the attack and urged Mr Johnson to sack him if he became Tory leader.
An unrepentant Mr Johnson said Mr Miliband "would do more damage to this country than he did to his brother".
The two men clashed on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show ahead of the 7 May general election. They had both been interviewed separately but were brought together on the sofa for a brief but noisy debate at the end of the programme.
Andrew Marr asked Mr Johnson if his attack on the Labour leader was fair.
Mr Miliband immediately cut in, saying: "Well, Lynton Crosby's putting him up to it.
"Come on Boris, you're better than this. Come on. Don't just do what Lynton says to you.
"If you become leader of the Tory party I'd get rid of Lynton if I were you. He doesn't do much for you."
Mr Johnson replied: "I'm not saying your brother had to present himself at A&E with a dagger in his back."
He pointed at the Labour leader and added: "He would do more damage to this country than he did to his brother and that is the key point."
Earlier in the campaign Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said Mr Miliband had "stabbed his own brother in the back" to lead Labour and was now "willing to stab the UK in the back" by doing a deal on Trident with the SNP "to become PM".
The Labour leader claimed the attack on him had dragged politics "into the gutter".
In 2010, Ed Miliband defeated his older brother David in a contest to become Labour leader.
The Sun of Sunday had styled Mr Johnson as "the Bozfather" in a piece emphasising family loyalty.
Boris Johnson, who pointed out during the Andrew Marr Show that he and Mr Miliband had attended the same primary school, is hoping to get back into Parliament at the election - his brother Jo is also hoping to get re-elected as an MP.
Mr Johnson, who is serving his second term as the elected Conservative Mayor of London, is widely tipped as a possible successor to David Cameron as party leader.
Andrew Marr watched as the two politicians faced each other and joked, perhaps referring to possible future Prime Minister's Questions clashes: "I have a premonition that this is things to come."
Wolves seemed set to repeat their win at St Helens last Thursday, when they triumphed after conceding an early try.
Two tries from Joel Monaghan and one from Richie Myler, all converted by Stefan Ratchford, put Wolves in charge.
But a Josh Charnley double and tries from Joe Burgess and Blake Green earned Wigan a thrilling victory.
The win sees Wigan leapfrog Castleford into second place, with the Tigers facing Catalan Dragons in their final game of the regular season on Saturday.
Burgess gave the Warriors the perfect start with a try in the corner, but Matty Smith missed the conversion.
Warrington worked their way back into the match, and three tries in 14 minutes in the run-up to half-time turned things their way.
Chris Bridge set up Monaghan for his 27th try of the season in the 26th minute of his 100th Super League appearance.
And nine minutes later Myler went over underneath the posts, although he had seemed to lose possession in the build-up.
Just before the hooter sounded, Monaghan scored his second to leave the visitors on top at the interval.
Burgess scored his 17th try of the season four minutes after the break to give Wigan hope, and eight minutes later Charnley chased his own kick and ran on to score.
Smith missed both conversions, and Warrington increased their lead with a Ratchford penalty.
But Charnley then ran half the length of the field after intercepting a Michael Monaghan pass, and Smith found his range to put Wigan within two points of the visitors.
Green put the Warriors ahead, and Smith kicked between the posts again to see the hosts home.
Warrington's James Laithwaite was stretchered off after lengthy treatment near the end.
Wigan coach Shaun Wane:
"It was a tough game but we expected that. It was a good one for us, we'll go into the play-offs with some momentum.
"At half-time I explained to the players how we could be better but they knew, they're an honest group, We deserved to win that game."
Warrington coach Tony Smith:
"It's disappointing but it was a great game, a game of two halves,
"I thought we completely dominated the first half - I thought their try came against the run of play. In the second half we gifted them one or two and they found some energy but I'm really proud of my boys.
"They were very strong in the tackle but there were a couple of things that were costly."
Wigan Warriors: Bowen, Charnley, Gelling, Sarginson, Burgess, Green, Smith, Flower, McIlorum, Crosby, Tomkins, L. Farrell, O'Loughlin.
Replacements: Clubb for Flower (30), Powell for McIlorum (25), Pettybourne for Crosby (33), Bateman for L. Farrell (47).
Sin Bin: Pettybourne (56).
Warrington Wolves: Russell, J. Monaghan, Ratchford, C. Bridge, R. Evans, O'Brien, Myler, Hill, M. Monaghan, Asotasi, Laithwaite, Waterhouse, Harrison.
Replacements: Currie for Hill (37). Higham for M. Monaghan (33), Wood for Asotasi (23). England for Harrison (33).
Sin Bin: Wood (56).
Att: 15,656
Ref: Phil Bentham (RFL).
The Belgium striker, 24, joined the Red Devils for £75m earlier this month, after scoring 25 Premier League goals for Everton last season.
Lukaku, the first foreign player to score 80 Premier League goals before his 24th birthday, said: "I can't say I'm the complete package.
"There is a lot of work to be done and I'm delighted that there is as it means I can become even better than I am."
Lukaku's move to United means he is reunited with Jose Mourinho, who was manager of Chelsea when they sold the forward to Everton for £28m in July 2014.
Last week, Mourinho was asked to compare Lukaku to Didier Drogba, who scored 157 goals in 341 appearances during his first spell at Chelsea, winning three Premier League titles and the Champions League.
The Portuguese said: "I don't compare, I don't compare at all. One has his history and one is still in the beginning of his history."
Lukaku said he and Drogba were "totally different players".
He told BBC Sport: "Drogba is more of a hold-up player, a target man. I prefer to have ball to feet and run in behind.
"I'm Romelu Lukaku, I want to create my own history."
Before Lukaku's move to United was confirmed, Red Devils midfielder Paul Pogba posted pictures on social media of him and the Belgian together.
The Frenchman, who moved back to Old Trafford for a world record fee of £89m last summer, also referred to himself as 'Agent P'.
Lukaku said: "We were just on holiday together. I had to make my own choices."
Chelsea also bid £75m for Lukaku, and there had been suggestions he and Mourinho did not get on.
But the forward says the manager's vision was the decisive factor in him moving to Manchester.
He said: "The conversation I had with the manager really convinced me the most. He told me of his plans, about how he wanted to rebuild the club, and wanted me to be part of it.
"He is a manager who has always had a lot of belief in me and I believe in his methods.
"It is going to be good to work together again."
Lukaku was 16 and still at school when he made his professional debut for Belgian club Anderlecht.
Just a year later he finished top scorer and won the league title.
Lukaku moved to Chelsea when he was 18 but made only 15 appearances for them before joining Everton, initially on loan.
Five years later he is the fifth most expensive player ever, and has scored at least 15 league goals in four of the past five seasons.
He said: "I've been working to be a pro since I was 11 years old. I've always had a goal to win as many trophies as I can and to play for a club like Manchester United.
"I want to grab this opportunity."
The winners will go to either Northampton or Gloucester for the final on Friday, 26 May.
Saints will host Gloucester in their semi-final on Saturday, 20 May with all the semi-finalists' chances determined by their domestic league finishes.
The final winners will take the last place in Europe's top-tier non-Test tournament for 2017-18.
Mrs Payne hit the headlines when police raided her home during a sex party involving elderly men in 1978.
She served time in prison after a 1980 trial. At a further trial in 1987, she was cleared of controlling prostitutes at her home in south west London.
Her life was depicted in film in Personal Services with Julie Walters.
The book An English Madam by Paul Bailey told the story of her life. The 1987 comedy drama Wish You Were Here was also loosely based on her story.
Mrs Payne stood for Parliament twice, but failed to win 1% of the vote.
Family friend Kevin Horkin described her as "a national treasure" and an "extremely colourful archetypal English eccentric".
Mr Horkin added: "She was a person with a very big heart. She is someone who epitomised the phrase 'what you saw is what you got'."
A biography on her website reads: "I hit the headlines in 1978 when the police raided my home along a pleasant tree-lined avenue in suburban Streatham, interrupting a sex party that was in full swing.
"For months afterwards, the media would write of queues of middle aged and elderly men waiting to exchange their 'luncheon vouchers' for food, drink, friendly chat, striptease shows, and a trip upstairs with the girl of their choce [sic].
"Vicars, MPs and lawyers were amongst those who considered me to be the best hostess in London."
Her second trial, in 1987, came after a party to mark the end of film production on Personal Services.
After the 13-day trial she reportedly sent the judge a copy of An English Madam with the inscription: "I hope this book will broaden your rather sheltered life."
She went on to write a book called 'Entertaining at Home', with tips for hosting parties and dealing with the police.
In 1988, she stood in the Kensington by-election for the Rainbow Alliance and attracted 193 votes.
At the 1992 general election, she stood in Streatham where she won 145 votes.
Her three-week run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival sold out in 1992.
Fiona Hyslop was speaking as the prime minister started a second day of talks in Brussels.
Mr Cameron is trying to secure the deal he wants ahead of holding an in/out referendum on the UK's EU membership.
But Ms Hyslop said the focus should be on the EU's "positive influence" rather than the "minutia" of the summit.
Mr Cameron has said he would be "battling for Britain" during the Brussels summit, which started on Thursday and has now resumed for a second day.
But he has stressed he would not agree to a deal that "doesn't meet what we want".
European Council President Donald Tusk said there had been "some progress" but "a lot still remains to be done" despite Thursday's negotiations going on through the night.
Mr Cameron's Eurosceptic critics have branded the process a sham, saying that even if the reforms are agreed they will not allow the UK to block unwanted EU laws or affect the scale of EU migration.
The SNP government and all four opposition parties in the Scottish Parliament want the UK to remain a member of the EU.
And polls have suggested the EU is more popular in Scotland than elsewhere in the UK.
Ms Hyslop told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme: "This is high stakes by David Cameron, but I think it is probably low impact in terms of the changes he will get.
"He is risking putting Scotland at the exit door of the European Union and that is just not acceptable."
If this is political theatre, it is certainly putting David Cameron through the ringer - the talks went on until about 05:00 Brussels time.
I have sat through some of these all-night meetings in Brussels before. Tempers get increasingly frayed and they were going to go back into a session at about 10:00 Brussels time this morning.
They will have had very little sleep, they will be a bit grumpy and many people are saying this is the last opportunity for getting a deal.
If we don't get a deal today we are going to have to come back to a special summit, probably later this month, or there is a scheduled summit on 17 March.
People will come back to those summits and they are going to be increasingly angry with Britain for creating this hiatus.
This is history in the making, and I really hope that they do come to a decision today.
Many people speculated that it would be what they call a two-shirt summit meeting, some even said it could go on until Saturday and be a three-shirt summit meeting.
But I think they will probably come to their senses later today.
Ms Hyslop added: "At the end of the day what is going to be on the ballot when we get to the referendum will be about whether we want to remain or whether we want to leave.
"And it is the bigger picture that I think is far more important in terms of the future.
"We have had 40 years of being part of the European Union and we think that is a positive influence not just for us but for the rest of the world, and we should be getting on to that agenda rather than the detail, the minutia, of the negotiations."
Ms Hyslop said she believed that everybody involved in the Brussels talks wanted a deal to be done.
But she defended the Scottish government's refusal to campaign alongside Mr Cameron for the UK to remain in the EU, saying its vision of Europe's future was "very different" from that of the prime minister.
And she denied there was a contradiction between wanting to remain a part of the EU while wanting to leave the United Kingdom.
UKIP has pledged to campaign in Scotland for a so-called Brexit, which First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has predicted could spark a second referendum on Scottish independence.
Earlier this week, a leading expert on the EU said Holyrood would be handed a raft of new powers over areas such as the environment, agriculture and fishing if the UK was to leave the EU.
The key parts of the UK's proposed deal include:
The move comes after the Irish president, who was due to be the guest of honour, pulled out of the event.
Michael D Higgins's spokesman said the invitation had been accepted on the basis it had "cross-party support".
But because that support no longer existed, he did not want to become embroiled in "political controversy".
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was accused of scuppering the dinner by refusing to attend.
The party said it had no objection to the event happening, but none of its members would be there.
The Easter Rising was a brief and militarily unsuccessful republican revolt.
Many historians see it as a significant stepping-stone in the eventual creation of the Republic of Ireland and the partition of the island.
The dinner, planned for 8 April, is part of the Belfast City Council's Decade of Centenaries programme.
The incident occurred at the headquarters of the Siam Commercial Bank in Bangkok on Sunday night.
Contract workers were upgrading the fire extinguisher system when a chemical retardant was released, apparently suffocating them.
Police are investigating how the system was set off.
The executives, Adisorn Pokha and Napong Suksanguan, are from a firm called Mega Planet, which had contracted out the work.
They face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of negligence.
Police Lt Gen Sanit Mahathaworn said they had expressed regret and were willing to pay compensation for damages, according to the Bangkok Post.
The bank had said that an aerosol system called pyrogen was "inadvertently activated and exhausted all the oxygen in the area" as contractors were working on it.
Pyrogen involves a mixture of gases including potassium carbonates, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide and ammonia. The system works by removing all oxygen from the air to stifle a fire.
Seven of those killed were contractors and one person was a bank security guard. Seven others were injured.
The 22-year-old joined the Seagulls from Feyenoord in August but has made just nine appearances.
The former Netherlands Under-21 international could make his Town debut against Preston on Saturday.
Terriers boss David Wagner said: "I believe his qualities will fit with our ideas. I'm sure he can help us out this season."
Meanwhile, Town have recalled forward Jordy Hiwula, 21, from his season-long loan at Wigan.
He scored six goals in 16 appearances for the League One side.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
Spain and Portugal are already on alert after temperatures reached as high as 44C in the Spanish city of Cordoba earlier in the week.
The hot weather has now reached France, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands. It was the UK's hottest day since 2006.
The high temperatures are likely to stay for a few more days.
Paris registered temperatures of 40C, bringing back painful memories of the heat wave in 2003, that killed nearly 15,000 people. Officials in the French capital have opened special air-conditioned rooms to the public and are checking on the elderly, AFP news agency reports.
In the UK, temperatures of 34C were recorded - it's hottest in nine years. At the Wimbledon Championships, the roof of the centre court was closed to protect the playing surface from the heat and spectators were advised to wear hats.
In Spain, warnings have already been issued to more than 40 provinces and a red alert given to the southern city of Cordoba. Neighbouring Portugal has also placed four regions on an orange alert, the second highest level possible.
Both countries have warned that the searing heat will substantially increase the risk of forest fires.
While the warmer weather is being enjoyed by many, governments advise people to stay out of the sun during the hottest part of the day, use sunscreen when outside and drink plenty of water.
The body's normal core temperature is 37-38C.
If it heats up to 39-40C, the brain tells the muscles to slow down and fatigue sets in. At 40-41C heat exhaustion is likely - and above 41C the body starts to shut down.
Chemical processes start to be affected, the cells inside the body deteriorate and there is a risk of multiple organ failure.
The body cannot even sweat at this point because blood flow to the skin stops, making it feel cold and clammy.
Heatstroke - which can occur at any temperature over 40C - requires professional medical help and if not treated immediately, chances of survival can be slim.
There are a number of things people can do to help themselves. These include:
What happens to the body in extreme heat?
Eight low-tech ways to keep cool in a heatwave
A £500,000 joint project by the University of South Wales (USW) and the Welsh Perry & Cider Society is looking at the heritage of orchards and cider-making in Wales.
It hopes to create an online catalogue of cider and perry fruit in Wales using their DNA traits.
The Welsh Perry & Cider Society said the results were "incredibly exciting".
The two-year project, which features a number of studies and aims, has tested leaves at the society's museum orchard, outside Llanarth, near Abergavenny, as well as other sites across the country.
Samples have been sent and compared to those recorded at the National Fruit Collection in Brogdale, Kent.
DNA results confirmed 12 cider apples and nine perry pears within the museum orchard are Welsh, with a further 22 unique varieties identified from elsewhere in Wales not registered with Brogdale's database and which are believed to be found only in Wales.
"It's incredibly exciting for us," said Jayne Hunt, heritage project manager at the Welsh Perry & Cider Society, based in Crumlin, Caerphilly county.
"The project has unearthed far more unique varieties than we ever expected - fruit that is probably found only in Wales, and which has never been recorded.
"For cider lovers with a patriotic streak, it could be just what they're looking for."
The society will also test trees for their "cider and perry potential" at its annual festival at Caldicot Castle later this month.
As part of the wider project, the researchers are also working with 14 community groups in Wales to regenerate old orchards and to possibly identify areas to plant new trees, as well as providing training, event support, and installation of interpretation details.
The university's George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling (GEECS) is also collecting stories about the modern cider-making tradition in Wales, which will be available online and through national archives, such as the People's Collection Wales.
"The stories we have reveal the people behind the tradition. We have collected stories about the many ways people's lives are connected to their orchards and to the history of cider making in Wales," said Dr Emily Underwood-Lee, who is leading the GEECS project.
"I hope that we'll have preserved lots of unique apple varieties and be better able to understand them both scientifically and culturally.
"I hope it will be funny, entertaining and something that people can really enjoy."
The project has been funded by a National Lottery grant.
New laws voted in on Wednesday will open the market to foreign oil firms.
As a result, state-owned energy group Pemex will lose the monopoly it has held since nationalisation.
President Enrique Pena Nieto has made energy reform the cornerstone of his administration.
He expects the changes will boost production back to 2004 levels by 2025.
Crumbling infrastructure, bureaucracy and corruption have pared Mexican production from 3.6 million barrels a day in 2004 to just 2.5 million.
The ending of Pemex's monopoly required changes to the constitution, signed into law last year.
The reforms are expected to attract billions of dollars of investment into the country, the world's ninth-largest oil producer.
They also authorise private production of electricity.
President Pena Nieto tweeted: "A more competitive and prosperous Mexico. They have laid the foundation for a new era of development and prosperity for Mexican families."
Pemex, known officially as Petroleos Mexicanos, will have to compete with international giants such as Chevron, Exxon Mobile and BP.
Bidders are expected to start signing new contracts with the Mexican state from 2015 to explore, produce and refine oil.
Until now, they were only allowed to hold service contracts with Pemex.
The break-up of the oil industry is the climax of years of attempts to liberalise the Mexican economy that began in the early 1980s.
In July, new legislation forced the break-up of billionaire Carlos Slim's America Movil empire, Latin America's biggest telecoms company.
The most controversial part of the energy reforms is a provision to transfer about one-third of the state oil company's pension debts to the federal government's balance sheet.
Opponents to the bill said taxpayers would have to bear the cost of years of mismanagement of the pension fund.
To make their point, they carried a life-size picture of the late President Lazaro Cardenas, who nationalised the industry in 1938, on to the floor of the Senate.
The Waterford runner was due to compete in the first of tonight's semi-finals in London but he is unable to take his place because of a vomiting bug.
He narrowly qualified for the semi-finals after Kyron McMaster of the British Virgin Islands was disqualified from his heat on Sunday.
Barr, 25, was hoping to improve on his fourth place finish at Rio 2016.
"I'm gutted to have to withdraw from today's semi final," Barr said.
"I wasn't feeling great yesterday evening and later in the night I was hit with a bad bout of gastroenteritis."
"My whole year has been focused on the World Championships. The support yesterday was just brilliant and to not be able to go out and compete today for Ireland is beyond disappointing."
About 260 signs were given to the Friends of Ceredigion Museum in order to raise money for renovations.
The road signs were replaced as part of an £800,000 scheme to improve the look of the Welsh seaside town.
The value of the "unique" signs has not yet been confirmed but they will go under the hammer from 19:00 GMT at The Coliseum in Aberystwyth.
Mona Morris, president of the Friends of Ceredigion Museum, said: "We've already had lots of interest in the road signs from local people and businesses.
"The signs are a unique bit of history that really evoke a sense of place."
The auctioneer on the night will be local hotelier, Geraint Hughes.
"It'll be fun to wield the hammer again," the former auctioneer said.
The Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) also criticised the charity's trustees and the Charity Commission.
Kids Company closed in August after questions over management and finances.
Camila Batmanghelidjh, who founded the charity in 1996, said the report "is a product of bias and rumour".
She added: "The only place we got a rigorous fact-based investigation was with the police."
Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin, who chairs the committee, said its inquiry had heard "an extraordinary catalogue of failures of governance and control at every level - trustees, auditors, inspectors, regulators and government".
He did say that the committee had heard positive accounts of valuable work by Kids Company, and of "inspired and motivated employees", which made the trustee board's failure to ensure the charity's sustainability "all the more tragic".
He added: "There has been a litany of allegations of inappropriate 'therapies', lavish spending and abuse of power within the organisation, and we hope that this episode highlights to all trustees that protecting the reputation of an organisation is a core element of good governance."
The charity supported deprived and vulnerable inner-city children and young people in London, Liverpool and Bristol.
By Lucy Manning, BBC News special correspondent
The report spares no one: Camila Batmanghelidjh, the trustees, government ministers, the auditors and regulators are all criticised.
The heaviest criticism is for the trustees led by the BBC's Alan Yentob.
He's described as someone who condoned excessive spending and lacked proper attention to his duties. The BBC is also accused of poor leadership for failing to take action against him when he tried to make suggestions about the BBC's reporting of Kids Company.
The report also makes clear that even without the police investigation that triggered the charity's collapse, it would have been unlikely to survive due to the trustees' financial negligence and Ms Batmanghelidjh's reluctance to restructure the organisation she founded.
Overall it makes for very sorry reading about a charity doing some good work let down by those who ran it, those who were supposed to oversee it and those who kept funding it without making proper checks.
Mr Yentob and Ms Batmanghelidjh kept insisting there had been no financial mismanagement. This report makes clear there certainly was.
While the committee's report said ultimate responsibility for the charity's closure was on its "negligent" trustees, including the BBC's former creative director Alan Yentob who was chairman of Kids Company's trustees, the government and regulators must also learn lessons from its failure.
The PACAC report criticises the government, saying it is unacceptable that successive ministers appear to have released funds to the charity "on the basis of little more than their relationship with a charismatic leader, small-scale studies and anecdotes, and no more than two visits made by [Oliver] Letwin more than 10 years previously".
The committee says such an approach was an unjustifiable way to conduct government business and to handle public money.
Ms Batmanghelidjh and Kids Company "appeared to captivate some of the most senior political figures in the land, by the force of the chief executive's personality as much as by the spin and profile she generated for the charity", the report added.
The committee also highlights "extraordinary accounts of luxury items and holidays or spa days being lavished on 'Camila's kids', a favoured group of clients".
Conservative minister Oliver Letwin over-ruled civil service objections to pay a £3m grant to Kids Company just days before it collapsed.
He appeared before the PACAC committee in November to discuss the charity's closure.
Speaking after the committee's report was complied, he said: "As I said to the committee I believed it was the right thing to do to give this charity one last chance to restructure.
"We will of course pay careful attention to this report and in light of what we now know about Kids Company we will be reviewing our grant-giving process.
"Charities across the country do important work transforming people's lives and strengthening communities, and they are well placed to deliver publicly funded services.
"By updating the process by which grants are awarded we will make sure the most stable, most effective charities receive taxpayer funds."
June 2015: Concerns raised by the Cabinet Office about Kids Company's request for a £3m government grant, but ministers approve the funding
July 2015: Ms Batmanghelidjh steps down, denying the charity has been mismanaged. The Met Police launches an investigation into allegations of failings and abuse linked to the charity.
August 2015: Ministers say they want to recover the government grant. The charity closes. Ms Batmanghelidjh tells the BBC that Kids Company was subjected to a "trial by media"
October 2015: Ms Batmanghelidjh and Kids Company chairman Alan Yentob (at the time also a BBC executive) appear before the Commons Public Administration Committee and again deny the charity was badly run. The National Audit Office says the charity received at least £46m of public money despite repeated concerns over its management
January 2016: The Met Police says it has concluded its investigation into allegations against the charity, and concluded there is no evidence of criminality
What went wrong?
The report also said the charity's board of trustees had failed to protect the long-term needs of beneficiaries of the charity, which had centres in London, Liverpool and Bristol.
It said: "Throughout Kids Company's 19-year existence, the board ignored repeated warnings about the charity's financial health, failed to provide robust evidence of the charity's outcomes, and did not adequately address increasing concerns about the suitability of its programmes and behaviours of its staff.
"The trustees' negligent financial management rendered the charity unable to survive the predicted reduction in donations following the emergence of allegations of sexual abuse. Its closure left many vulnerable beneficiaries without an important source of support."
The Metropolitan Police last week announced it had found no evidence of criminality after investigating allegations of physical and sexual abuse at the charity. Kids Company had always denied the claims.
And the PACAC also called on the Charity Commission to raise its profile so as to provide a more visible outlet for people to raise concerns with.
"A number of witnesses who had grave concerns about the charity did not alert the Charity Commission: the commission projects too limited a public profile to provide much reassurance about charities and their regulation, and to attract complaints," the report said.
Camilla's Kids Company: The Inside Story will be broadcast on BBC One at 21:00 GMT on Wednesday 3 February, and on BBC Two in Wales.
8 July 2017 Last updated at 10:53 BST
Newsround's been chatting to Andy fans at Wimbledon about watching him play, why he's so great and whether he's got what it takes to win!
The Millers blew Phil Brown's men away in the opening 45 minutes in South Yorkshire, with Joe Newell adding a fine goal to Moore's treble and Ryan Williams notching after the break.
Moore got the ball rolling in the 15th minute when he slotted home from Williams' pass and then 60 seconds later he added his second, tapping home Jamie Proctor's pinpoint cross.
Newell made it 3-0 after only 23 minutes with the best goal of the lot as he fired beautifully into the far corner and then Moore became the first man to score a competitive hat-trick at the New York Stadium when he converted from 12 yards in first-half injury time.
Williams made it five just before the hour when another brilliant team move left him with the simplest of tap-ins.
The Millers threatened to equal their record home win but David Ball was denied by a good save from Mark Oxley while Southend were denied a late consolation when Marc-Antoine Fortune hit the post with the goal gaping.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Rotherham United 5, Southend United 0.
Second Half ends, Rotherham United 5, Southend United 0.
Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Theo Robinson.
Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Rob Kiernan.
Hand ball by Joe Newell (Rotherham United).
Foul by Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United).
Michael Kightly (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Joe Newell (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United).
Foul by Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United).
(Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Joe Newell (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Michael Kightly (Southend United).
Attempt missed. Michael Kightly (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Jamie Proctor (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Joe Mattock.
Attempt saved. David Ball (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Joshua Emmanuel.
Substitution, Rotherham United. Anthony Forde replaces Ryan Williams.
Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michael Kightly (Southend United).
Darren Potter (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jason Demetriou (Southend United).
Joshua Emmanuel (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Michael Timlin (Southend United).
Substitution, Rotherham United. David Ball replaces Kieffer Moore.
Kieffer Moore (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kieffer Moore (Rotherham United).
Ryan Leonard (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Jamie Proctor (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Stephen Hendrie (Southend United).
Foul by Darren Potter (Rotherham United).
Michael Timlin (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Southend United. Stephen McLaughlin replaces Anton Ferdinand.
Joe Mattock (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United).
Peasgood, 20, won his first men's world PT4 event, finishing the near-25km course in one hour, two minutes and 33 seconds in Penrith.
Lewis, 33, beat Australia's Brant Garvey by more than three minutes to take the PT2 title.
Joe Townsend, 28, won silver in the men's PT1 event, and Clare Cunningham, 38, was second in the women's PT4 race.
The course consisted of a 750m swim, a 19.8km bike ride and a 5km run.
"I'm over the moon with today's result. Thank you Penrith for a cracking World Paratriathlon event," said Peasgood.
Lewis was pleased with the win that increases his chances of going to the Rio Paralympics in September. He wrote: "Gold in Penrith but the road to Rio is far from over.
"I may have won this battle but I need to prepare to win the war. Onwards and upwards."
John Gerrard Wynne, 61, of Exmouth, Devon, was walking with his 26-year-old daughter on 3,000ft (100m) Tryfan when he fell on Sunday.
They were descending down the South Gully when they decided to turn around but Mr Wynne slipped. He is believed to have fallen more than 200ft (60m).
He was airlifted to hospital in Bangor where he died.
Chris Lloyd, of Ogwen Valley mountain rescue team, said the pair had been walking in the area over the weekend when they took a wrong path down the mountain.
An inquest is expected to be held into Mr Wynne's death.
The eight-part series, Taboo, will star Hardy as a rogue adventurer who sets out to build a shipping empire, pitting him against the East India Company.
Inception star Hardy, who wrote the original story with his father Chips, called it "a flagship British drama for this generation".
Gladiator director Sir Ridley said Hardy's character "will become iconic".
"This is a period in British history where the rising power of the Empire seeped into every dark corner," said Sir Ridley, best known for cult films such as Alien and Blade Runner, who will produce the drama.
The drama, set in 1813, will reunite Hardy with screenwriter Steven Knight, with whom he worked on the forthcoming film Locke.
Knight is also the writer of BBC gangster drama Peaky Blinders, which Hardy is joining for its second series this autumn.
Knight described the lead character, James Delaney, as "a deeply flawed and deeply troubled human being".
"His greatest struggle will be against the East India Company which, throughout the 19th Century, was the equivalent of the CIA, the NSA and the biggest, baddest multinational corporation on earth, all rolled into one self-righteous, religiously motivated monolith."
Ben Stephenson, controller of BBC drama commissioning, said he was "thrilled" to see Hardy and Knight reunited on the series.
"This is a major and ambitious undertaking for the BBC, reinforcing our commitment to be the best home for creative talent."
Tom Hardy's company, Hardy Son & Baker, will co-produce the series with Scott's Scott Free London. Shooting will begin in early 2015.
Hardy, who became a well-known name following his villainous turn as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, can shortly be seen in James Gandolfini's final film The Drop.
He is also lined up to play the lead in the forthcoming Mad Max reboot, as well as playing Elton John in the Rocketman biopic.
The actor is reported to be starring in the National Theatre's film adaptation of London Road, alongside Broadchurch star Olivia Colman.
London Road was inspired by the murders committed by Ipswich serial killer Steve Wright, who was found guilty in February 2008 of murdering five women working as prostitutes.
Faryadi Sarwar Zardad was convicted in 2005 and given 20 years in prison in a landmark trial under a UN torture law.
He had fled to the UK in 1998 on false papers and claimed asylum but was eventually tracked down by the BBC.
About 100 supporters gathered at Kabul airport to greet Zardad, a former leading Hezb-e-Islami commander. Rights campaigners queried his early release.
Zardad was whisked away on arrival at Kabul airport in a fleet of vehicles, Pajhwok news reported.
Human rights groups said his many victims would find the hero's welcome painful to watch.
Zardad fled Afghanistan after the Taliban took power in 1996 and sought political asylum in the UK under a false identity.
He was tracked down by a BBC investigation in 2000 and arrested in 2003.
As there was no request from the Afghan authorities, Britain decided to proceed with a prosecution.
His trial heard how hundreds of thousands of people trying to flee to safety from Kabul were at his mercy.
He had controlled the checkpoint on the Kabul-Nangarhar highway between 1991 and 1996 - the only road between Kabul and Pakistan during some of the heaviest fighting in the civil war.
Sentencing, the judge said he had presided over a brutal regime of terror and his crimes had been so serious that they transcended national boundaries.
It was thought to be the first time torture offences committed in one country had been prosecuted in another.
The British embassy in Kabul refused to comment on his case but said foreign nationals serving custodial sentences in the UK were routinely considered for deportation.
Zardad is currently in the custody of Afghanistan's NDS intelligence agency. Correspondents say there are no plans to bring a case against him.
Earlier this year the Afghan government signed a peace deal with Hezb-e Islami. After the Taliban, who were ousted from power in 2001, it remains the country's second largest militant group.
Asante, 30, who plays for Swedish side Rosengard, has 70 caps and featured at two World Cups and three European Championships.
Despite a call-up a year ago, her last appearance for England came in 2014.
"I don't know why. That's for him to answer. We haven't really had much contact since last year, so that's difficult," Asante told BBC Sport.
"You want to maintain some level of communication but so far that hasn't happened."
The Football Association have said they do not comment on individual selection cases, but also confirmed that Asante featured in a behind-closed-doors friendly for England before last year's World Cup.
England strikers Lianne Sanderson and Jodie Taylor, who play in the United States, are regularly picked by Sampson but Asante feels playing abroad may have affected her chances of a recall.
The former Arsenal and Chelsea defender also says that no-one from the England coaching staff has ever been out to Sweden to see her in action.
"Maybe it's a little bit hard for them to see me play often or even take the time to come out and watch me," she said.
"But if you want to see good talented players play for your national team, then you will try to make the effort to see English players playing all over the world."
Asante, who can either play in defence or in central midfield, previously spent 10 years at Arsenal where she won 12 trophies with the club, eventually moving to play in the US in 2009 and then Sweden in 2012.
FC Rosengard, where Asante has played since 2013, have qualified for this season's Champions League quarter-finals. Among her team-mates in Sweden is five-time Fifa player of the year Marta.
Despite her exclusion from the national set-up, Asante says that she has no immediate plans to return to England.
"I'd never say never, but right now I'm really enjoying my time in Scandinavia," she said. "But we'll see what the future holds.
"It's always an honour to play for your country and if I get the opportunity again, I would obviously jump at the chance.
"At the moment that isn't the case but I'm just going to keep working hard at my club."
Lindsay Hoyle said it was damaging democracy and could deter women from certain backgrounds from becoming MPs.
He called on social media companies to take swifter action to remove offensive posts or face legislation.
And he said Parliament had set up a team to monitor online abuse and support those being targeted.
He was giving evidence to the Home Affairs Committee, which is investigating hate crime in the wake of the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox by a constituent in June last year.
Mr Hoyle said more MPs were reporting threats of physical violence against them and their staff in their constituencies - and he would shortly be publishing the results of a survey investigating the problem.
Eric Hepburn, Parliament's director of security, said MPs had been given Home Office advice on how to protect themselves - but Conservative committee member Nusrat Ghani told him it did not reflect the work of a constituency MP.
On social media abuse, Mr Hepburn said: "We certainly work very closely with the social media companies, and we have flagged up to them, and we have advised members as well to flag up to them, content which they consider to be unacceptable and which should be taken down."
Asked by Ms Ghani if social media companies' failure to remove posts quickly enough was undermining the safety of parliamentarians, Mr Hepburn replied: "I think that's a conclusion that I could probably draw, yes."
Mr Hoyle, who chairs Parliament's consultative panel on security, said the situation "undermines democracy" because politicians had to be available to the public and did not want to become "virtual" MPs.
He said that when MPs spoke in emotive debates in the Commons, such as on badger culls or abortion, it often sparked death threats and other threats of violence.
And research suggested women MPs - especially Jewish and Muslim ones - received more threats than men and were particular targets of abuse from both the "far right" and the "extreme left".
Mr Hoyle said Parliament was working with them to help them deal with threats and get them removed.
Parliament also had members of staff dedicated to monitoring the response to controversial and emotionally charged debates on social media.
"General banter is fine. But it's about the level. Robust debate is good, but when that says, 'I'm going to come round and kill you,' that is more serious," said the deputy Speaker.
He said he would like to see an industry-wide code of conduct to prevent abuse, which "ideally" would prevent serious threats being published in the first place.
But at the very least, he added, he wanted social media companies to take down posts more quickly, warning them that they could face legislation if they did not take the problem more seriously.
The group were found during an army operation in a remote northern region, in which at least 12 rebel fighters were captured.
The ELN has been fighting the government for more than five decades.
Proposed peace talks broke down in October when the rebels failed to release a hostage they were holding.
A fresh attempt to arrange talks is due to take place in neighbouring Ecuador this month.
According to the ministry the operation took place in the municipality of Montecristo in the northern department of Bolivar.
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The minors have been placed under state protection and a ministry statement said the ELN "continued to infringe international human rights with the continued forced recruitment of under age recruits"
The ministry said a cache of weapons and field communication equipment had also been captured.
On Saturday, the ELN released a businessman it had been holding hostage since March .
Octavio Figueroa was freed close to the Venezuelan border, after an undisclosed ransom was paid.
The charity has teamed up with Intel to equip patients with smartwatches which record continous data about them.
The organisations carried out tests earlier in the year and now plan to release an app to help doctors study the effects of different medications.
The effort has been given a cautious welcome by other researchers.
The actor Michael J Fox created his New York-based foundation in 2000 after being diagnosed with the degenerative neurological disorder.
It is believed that Parkinson's is brought on by a mixture of genetic and environmental factors, but the exact cause is still unknown.
Its symptoms can include tremors and other uncontrollable movements, impaired balance and co-ordination, stiffness, slowness of movement, loss of smell, a decline in intellectual functioning, and speech and swallowing problems.
It is estimated to affect about five million people worldwide and usually, but not always, occurs in old age.
The link-up with Intel came about through the tech firm's former chief executive Andy Grove, who serves as a senior advisor to the foundation and has been diagnosed with Parkinson's himself.
"This opportunity really will allow us the chance to uncover novel breakthroughs in Parkinson's disease by truly understanding how people are living with the disease today, how are they responding to treatments, what are their unmet needs," said Todd Sherer, chief executive of the foundation.
The wearables study is intended to provide researchers with more accurate data than can be obtained via traditional, subjective methods.
A preliminary test was funded by the two organisations earlier this year that equipped 16 Parkinson's patients and nine control volunteers with the devices for four days.
The watches allowed more than 300 data points to be recorded every second, translating to one gigabyte of data per patient a day. The information was then uploaded to Intel's system by a smartphone carried by those involved.
Over the period the participants kept paper-and-pen diaries and attended two clinical visits where they engaged in tests designed for the disease.
Intel data scientists are still processing the findings.
In addition to checking that the wearable tech's records correlate with those taken by the parties involved, they aim to develop algorithms that will allow body movement symptoms and sleep patterns to be automatically measured and made available for review in real time.
The next phase of the study involves releasing an app that allows patients to record how they are feeling and to report their medication intake, to help scientists measure the efficacy of the drugs and inform medics when they are deciding prescriptions.
This stage of the trial will be carried out in Boston, New York and Israel.
"We're looking for the accelerometer data," Ronald Kasabian, general manager of big data solutions at Intel, told the BBC.
"We want to be able to understand gait, fluidity of movement, tremors.
"The researchers are dying for the insight. The ability to see what is happening to the patient on a minute-by-minute, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year basis - the tremors, the sleep habits - to see that in real time will be one of the most eye-opening opportunities."
Intel said it would encrypt and anonymise the data to safeguard patients' privacy.
It added that the intention was to eventually open up the platform to other research centres and wearable devices.
Parkinson's UK welcomed the development, but cautioned that it was too soon to know how useful the results would be.
"The potential of using new technology to aid clinical decision making and help people with Parkinson's to get the right treatment is exciting," Suma Surendranath, professional engagement manger at the charity, told the BBC.
"However, it would be crucial that any device should demonstrate its effectiveness in robust clinical trials before becoming more widely available.
"New technology that has been proven to accurately represent the complexity of symptoms of people with Parkinson's could be a very useful addition to the tools currently available to professionals."
The Michael J Fox Foundation acknowledged that the study was still at an early stage, but it said it still believed a sensor-driven platform could be delivered within "years and not decades" to allow doctors to better tailor treatments to each patient.
"What happens is that you have 'on-off' periods as a patient," explained Sohini Chowdhury, senior vice president of research partnerships at MJFF.
"When you're 'on', your medication is working, you're able to move, you're able to do the tasks you want. When you are 'off' you are basically frozen, you can't do anything.
"The question treating physicians tackle with is: 'Are we giving you the optimal dose to be able to get you the right amount of on-off time during the day?"
Several other major tech firms have also announced plans to become more involved with health tracking tech.
In May, Samsung unveiled Simband, a prototype wristband that can be fitted with third-party sensors to gather a range of data about the wearer's body that would then be shared with a platform called Sami (Samsung Architecture Multimedia Interactions).
Then in June, Apple unveiled HealthKit - an app for its forthcoming iOS 8 operating system that is designed to gather data from a wide range of third-party sensors, which can contact health professionals if it notices irregularities.
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More than a third of teenagers in care are already living with their third foster family, according to research carried out by The Fostering Network.
The charity said being moved from home to home was "hugely detrimental" to wellbeing and education.
It also said the country needs about 8,000 more foster carers to cope with rising demand.
Around 52,500 of the 63,000 children in care in the UK live with foster families and the vast majority will spend their entire childhoods in foster care with only around 10% being adopted, The Fostering Network said.
The research found that one in four (25%) fostered teenagers are living with at least their fourth family in care, and one in six (17%) with their fifth.
A spokesman said: "Being moved from home to home can have a hugely detrimental effect on children's education, well-being and ability to make and maintain relationships.
"Not being able to find the right foster carer also means that children too often have to live a long way from family, friends and school and are split up from their brothers and sisters."
The charity said the figures showed the need for more foster carers and it predicted the UK would need 8,300 more carers to cope with demand in the coming years.
The survey was released to mark the start of charity's annual annual Foster Care Fortnight campaign, which runs until Sunday 14 June and is the UK's annual awareness campaign about fostering.
Jackie Sanders, director of The Fostering Network, said: "As each year passes, we see more and more children coming into care.
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"In particular we need people who have the skills, patience and passion to look after teenagers who may have had a really tough time and be facing some real challenges, and to offer them love, stability and security."
The survey was completed in April by 1,125 foster carers about 1,608 children in their care.
And so that's presumably why Facebook has just launched its own digital assistant, M, to a few hundred people out here in the Bay Area.
Unfortunately, I'm not one of them. So for the time being at least we have to take Facebook's word for it when it comes to what M can do.
"M is a personal digital assistant inside of Messenger that completes tasks and finds information on your behalf," explains David Marcus, head of Messenger at Facebook.
"It's powered by artificial intelligence that's trained and supervised by people."
"Unlike other AI-based services in the market, M can actually complete tasks on your behalf. It can purchase items, get gifts delivered to your loved ones, book restaurants, travel arrangements, appointments and way more."
Marcus was formerly at PayPal, so his expertise is clearly being utilised here to make Facebook a big(ger) platform for payments - "M, pay my Mum $300", you can imagine. Or perhaps more likely, "M, please ask Mum nicely for $300".
The business model for Facebook is obvious. Marcus told Wired magazine: "We start capturing all of your intent for the things you want to do," says Marcus.
"Intent often leads to buying something, or to a transaction, and that's an opportunity for us to [make money] over time."
But money services aside, Facebook is undoubtedly in a very strong position in the digital assistant race. As a platform, it knows more about us than any other social network.
It certainly has more on us than Apple or Microsoft do. The key weakness of both Siri and Cortana is the sense you have to really feed it stuff before it becomes useful. Microsoft consider Cortana's relatively small knowledge base a privacy protection - but a harsher critic would call it basic, and less intelligent.
What is more unusual about Facebook's entry is that the artificial intelligence element of Facebook M will be "supervised by people".
I've gone back to Facebook for more clarity on what exactly this means.
They're not adding much, other than: "More and more of M's work will become automated over time as the system learns".
"This will help us expand the service, make it faster and scale to more people."
One conclusion to take from that would be that right now Facebook's platform has a human backend - a team of people handling some of the more difficult or complex queries. That would explain why more tasks would need to be automated in order for M to be rolled out to more people.
Whatever it means - and I'll keep you updated - Facebook will need to be clear every step of the way.
What it will want to avoid is a repeat of the scandal that doomed Spinvox - a voicemail transcription service that was billed as automated, only to later admit (low paid) humans were doing the grunt work to make the service function.
Then again, would a human back end be such a bad thing? I recently spent hours (and hours) on hold with my bank after I had my card blocked for fraud prevention. It was utterly infuriating.
Marcus' vision, as shared in this Wired article about M, is that I'd be able to ask M to sort it all out for me. Rather than having to sit on hold at 4am myself (timezones, who needs them), an "M trainer" will do it for me.
He told Wired: "Facebook's M trainers have customer service backgrounds. They make the trickier judgment calls, and perform other tasks that software can't."
He outlines a clear equation. The smarter the artificial intelligence, the less burden on the M trainers.
The more the AI can do, the less employees Facebook will need.
But they do seem to be interested in making M have a human touch.
Which at a time when the world is justifiably concerned about Silicon Valley firms inventing technologies that make entry-level or low-skilled jobs evaporate, the possibility of a global call centre is an interesting change of direction.
And for everyone else, it could be a system that could spell the end of hours on hold, endless security questions and voice-activated phone menus.
The downside, of course, is that you'll be sharing more data with Facebook than ever before.
As we're often reminded, losing elements of our privacy is the trade-off for using a service that's free.
But how about this one: would you trade more of your personal data in return for a life without all the annoyances of customer service?
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The weekend event features talks and workshops on ghosts, UFOs and aliens, with academics, enthusiasts and declared sceptics taking part.
More than 400 people are expected to attend the Caledonian Vampyre Ball, a Halloween dance at the Albert Halls.
UFO spotting in Bonnybridge and vigils alongside professional ghost hunters are also on the programme.
Festival director Peter Broughan said the event would bring together comedy, music, film, talks and entertainment, all on the spooky theme.
"The Scottish Paranormal Festival came from my passion for the unexplained," he said.
"Whether it's pondering the existence of poltergeists or understanding UFOS, we've been able to bring an exciting number of experts, writers and investigators from across the world to this event in Stirling and it is set to be an awe-inspiring few days."
Other high-profile events at the festival include a talk by the Navajo Rangers, two US national park rangers who have had a range of strange experiences working in Native American territories, and an appearance from Gordon Smith, the medium known as the "psychic barber".
VisitScotland chief executive Malcolm Roughead said the festival would be "a very mystifying and intriguing few days".
He added: "From ghosts to aliens, UFOs to vampires, coming alive through comedy, theatre, talks and music, it will be a chance to discover the fact behind the fiction.
"I would urge everyone to make the trip to Stirling to discover not only this amazing festival, but also this historic and magnificent city's fascinating past."
New legislation that would end wholesale exemptions for students at Jewish seminaries is expected to pass in the coming weeks.
A draft bill sets quotas for ultra-Orthodox men to join military or civilian public service.
Those who refuse could face prison.
The ultra-Orthodox demonstration closed off the main entrance to Jerusalem and blocked off many roads to traffic.
Men and teenagers dressed in black hats and coats carried signs that read "The holy Torah will win" and "Please save me from the hands of my brothers".
Rabbis read prayers against the draft over loudspeakers as crowds joined in, swaying backwards and forwards.
In an unusual display of unity, all the three major ultra-Orthodox Jewish streams were represented: Lithuanian, Hassidic and Sephardic.
The ultra-Orthodox or haredim, say that army service would stop them devoting themselves to the study of religious scriptures, which is seen as a foundation of Jewish life.
"There are a lot of different types at this one demonstration. The real issue is that this new law will stop us practising the Torah as we should," says a yeshiva student, Yehudi. "This is another threat to the Jewish nation."
"We want to stay in education," adds another student, Shmoli. "If we are forced to go into the army there will be a lot of dangers to our religious beliefs."
"For example you have mingling of the sexes. This is not the way we were brought up."
Exemptions from military conscription were given to the ultra-Orthodox when Israel was created in 1948. At that time there were only 400 yeshiva students.
Now owing to their high birth rate, the ultra-Orthodox account for about 10% of the country's population of about eight million people.
They are a relatively poor social group. Most ultra-Orthodox men are unemployed because of their religious studies and rely on donations, state benefits and their wives' wages to live.
This has long caused resentment among Israel's secular majority leading to a demand for the ultra-Orthodox to share the so-called social burden.
In the past, Israel's coalition governments have often relied on the support of ultra-Orthodox partners, making it hard to make political changes that affect their communities.
However the current Israeli cabinet has no ultra-Orthodox members and parties are pushing for the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make reforms.
Some Israeli political leaders hope that a new approach will ultimately see more ultra-Orthodox men also entering the workplace.
The vocal ex-backbencher was on a campaign visit for the Conservatives in Cardiff.
She said every vote for minor parties takes Britain closer to a Labour-SNP coalition.
Labour said the Tory campaign in Wales has been "thoroughly negative" and "scaremongering".
"I have respect for minor parties and I do understand why some people are attracted to UKIP," said Ms Widdecombe.
"But the fact is that every vote that doesn't go to the Conservatives makes it more likely that we're going to end up with a Labour-SNP coalition."
Labour's Mari Williams responded: "Minister after minister has come to Wales, each neglecting to mention what the Tories' vision for Wales is, preferring instead to be critical and scaremonger.
"This isn't what people want to see and hear from their politicians."
Plaid Cymru's John Rowlands added: "People know that only Plaid Cymru can be trusted to work for Wales in Westminster to get parity of funding with Scotland and an end to Tory cuts."
Following the Welsh party leaders' final televised debate on Friday, the parties are all focusing on a final Bank Holiday weekend push to win over those still undecided ahead of next Thursday's vote.
While Labour is promising its "biggest organisational push" in the "most important election in a generation", Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood is touring Arfon and Ynys Mon in the party's campaign bus in north Wales.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have been pushing home their message for young people.
"We are passionate about creating a thriving, modern, fairer country in which every young person has the opportunity to succeed," said the party's Jenny Willott.
UKIP is spending Saturday hosting an action day in Bridgend.
Murray's compatriots Aljaz Bedene and Kyle Edmund will also face qualifiers, who are yet to be determined.
Johanna Konta, Britain's top-ranked female player, will start her campaign against German Julia Goerges.
Fellow Britons Heather Watson, Laura Robson and Naomi Broady will face Nicole Gibbs, Andrea Petkovic and Coco Vandeweghe respectively.
Robson, in particular, faces a tough challenge as Petkovic is a former semi-finalist at the clay-court tournament, which begins on Sunday, 22 May.
Defending women's champion Serena Williams, who will start against Magdalena Rybarikova, is in the same half of the draw as Angelique Kerber and Victoria Azarenka, the third and fifth seeds respectively.
Murray, 29, is in the same half of the draw as reigning champion Stan Wawrinka, with world number one Novak Djokovic and nine-time winner Rafael Nadal in the opposite half.
Having reached three semi-finals in Paris, Murray goes into this year's tournament having beaten Djokovic in the final of the Italian Open earlier this month.
In the previous tournament, the Scot beat Nadal as he reached the Madrid Open final, where he was beaten by Djokovic.
"There's a lot of guys coming back that will be feeling good about their chances," Murray told the French Open website.
"I hope I can have a good run and get some good work done in the next few days to get ready."
The French Open is the only Grand Slam Djokovic, who lost in the final to Wawrinka last year, is yet to win and he is attempting to become the first man since 1969 to hold all four majors at the same time.
The Serb will play Lu Yen-hsun in round one, while Nadal will play Australian Sam Groth. Wawrinka will begin his title defence against Lukas Rosol.
Roger Federer has withdrawn after failing to recover from a back injury, while Frenchman Gael Monfils has pulled out because of a viral infection.
BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller:
"It seemed very much in Nadal's interests to be promoted to fourth seed after Roger Federer's withdrawal, but he has ended up with the toughest draw of the three most in-form players.
"He may need to beat both Dominic Thiem and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga before even thinking about a semi-final with Djokovic.
"Murray will be pleased to be in the other half of the draw - but less delighted with the prospect of meeting Kei Nishikori in the quarter-finals.
"None of the four British women have terrifying draws, but each of their opponents can be very dangerous on their day. And Serena Williams may have to beat Ana Ivanovic, Victoria Azarenka and Angelique Kerber just to reach the final."
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Police have launched an investigation following the find in an area off the A198, near the entrance to Gosford House in Longniddry.
A member of the public called the emergency services when they made the discovery at about 18:30 on Sunday.
Det Supt Pat Campbell, of Police Scotland, said: "The recovery will be a painstaking process."
He added: "We are in the very early stages of this investigation, to recover the remains, identify the deceased and inform their family, and establish the circumstances of the death.
"I would not wish to cause any unnecessary distress to families or anyone who is waiting for news of a missing loved one, and my officers will be in contact with the next of kin of any person who becomes relevant to the investigation.
"The area where the remains have been found, including the A198, will remain cordoned off whilst we conduct our inquiries and I would like to thank the public for their patience during this time."
He has been replaced by Nick Chester, who has been promoted from his role as head of vehicle performance.
It is not known which team Allison will join but Ferrari are strong favourites.
Allison has had an offer from McLaren, which he is understood to have turned down, and has also been approached by Williams and Mercedes.
His departure is a blow to Lotus, whose driver Kimi Raikkonen is second in the world championship to Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel ahead of the fifth race of the season in Spain this weekend.
Team boss Eric Boullier said: "Nick is already directly involved with this and next year's cars, ensuring a smooth transition which has been under way for some time."
Boullier said Chester was already working on the design for the team's 2014 car, which will be built to new regulations that include the introduction of 1.6-litre V6 turbo engines with extensive energy recovery, to replace this year's 2.4-litre normally aspirated V8s.
Boullier said: "He assumes his new position at a tremendously exciting time for the sport. The 2014 technical regulation changes present many challenges, while our current position of second place in both the constructors' and drivers' world championships mean we cannot lose sight of this year's development battle.
"Nick really has his work cut out, but we know he is more than capable of handling the tasks ahead."
Allison's future has been the subject of fevered speculation in F1 for some weeks.
He has been linked to all the top teams - Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes - as well as Williams. But a Red Bull source dismissed the notion that Allison would be joining them and BBC Sport understands Allison has rejected an offer from McLaren.
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo was asked on Wednesday, at a corporate presentation at the company's base in Maranello, whether there was any truth in talk of Allison return. "It's just a rumour," he said.
Mercedes motorsport director Toto Wolff told BBC Sport that Allison had been approached by Niki Lauda, the team's non-executive director, during the winter but insisted that it was a "historical discussion", appearing to rule out his appointment.
Mercedes have already signed former McLaren technical director Paddy Lowe, who will join the team in 2014 in a senior technical role overseeing the team's current structure.
Lowe is earmarked as a long-term successor to team principal Ross Brawn, but the two may well work together for some time as Lowe is faded in and Brawn edges towards retirement.
Wolff said that Lauda had approached Allison last winter as part of his fact-finding about which personnel might be available as Mercedes assessed its options for improving the team's performance.
Wolff said: "He started to speak to the good guys and asking them what their current employment situation was, and one was James Allison.
"That was a historical discussion, which I think was December, and this is when I came in and we stopped all that."
If Allison does move to Ferrari, it is unclear what role he would take. The team's current technical director is Pat Fry, who has been in his role for less than two years.
Fry and Allison have previously been colleagues, at the Benetton team in the 1990s.
Allison worked at Ferrari for five years from 2000, the period during which they dominated F1 with Michael Schumacher, before moving back to Renault - renamed Lotus in 2012 - in 2005 as deputy technical director.
He was in that role when Fernando Alonso won his two titles for the team in 2005 and 2006 before being promoted to technical director in 2009.
In 1977, only 45% of retired households received income from a private pension, compared with 80% last year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
As a result, the income gap between those only getting the state pension and other pensioners had grown.
Overall, incomes have grown faster for older people than for the young.
The disposable income of retired households grew at 2.8% a year since 1977 after accounting for the rising cost of living and changes to household composition, compared with growth of 2.1% in non-retired households.
Much of the recent debate over a generational divide has centred on the future of the state pension and the fairness of its "triple-lock" guarantee of annual rises. This ensures an increase in line with earnings, inflation, or 2.5%.
This report by the ONS instead puts a spotlight on the effect of other forms of pension for household incomes, particularly revealing the benefits of final-salary pensions.
Excluding the state pension, it shows that those with a private pension had average pre-tax income (also including wages and investment returns) of £19,000, which is 14 times higher than those who did not receive any private or workplace pension income.
Adding the state pension and the effect of taxation cuts the gap. However, the disposable income of retired households with a private pension in 2016 was still £27,800 - higher than the £17,200 of those without a private pension.
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Pension poverty was rife in the 1970s. The ONS said that four-fifths of retired households had an income that was the equivalent of less than £10,000 now. Only 4% of retired households now have an income of less than £10,000.
Workplace and private pensions have been key to that shift, but so have pensioner benefits including the state pension.
Anna Dixon, chief executive at the Centre for Ageing Better, said: "We have seen a dramatic and necessary reduction in pensioner poverty since the 1970s. Being financially secure is a key part of a good later life.
"However, these averages mask inequalities. In particular, the growing disparity between those who have been able to save into a private pension and those who have not."
So, incomes in the last 40 years have grown thanks to final-salary pensions, yet the next generations of pensioners are unlikely to have access to this type of pension. Separate figures published on Tuesday show that final-salary pension funds were in a collective deficit of £180bn by the end of July.
Instead of being linked to their salary, their pension is much more likely to depend on the success of how savings are invested.
Automatic enrolment means that workers aged 22 and over and earning at least £10,000 are signed up to a workplace pension. By the end of March, nearly 7.7 million people had been automatically enrolled into a pension scheme.
Patrick Bloomfield, of Hymans Robertson, said that this was a good platform for pensioners of the future, but it currently ensured "thoroughly inadequate levels of saving".
He said politicians' eyes were open to the need to increase this saving, but he argued that the state pension age needed to go up, and working lives extended, as we were all living for longer.
A Department for Work and Pensions spokesman said: "Today's ONS figures highlight the importance of using the state pension as a solid foundation for people to build their private pension savings.
"With more than 10 million people expected to be newly saving or saving more through a workplace pension by 2018, we will continue to help people to plan ahead for a more financially secure retirement."
It is the first time an entry from the field of medicine has won the award.
The museum said the project seems to "symbolise the essence of life and also happens to be beautiful to look at".
Scientists at Harvard University's Wyss Institute placed human cells from different tissues on to the chips to study how the different organs worked.
Their lung-on-a-chip, for example, contracts and relaxes, as the lungs would, as air is passed over the cells.
The Wyss Institute says the devices could provide an alternative to animal testing for drug development.
They may also play a role in testing the safety of cosmetics or toxicity of chemicals.
Deyan Sudjic, the director of the Design Museum, said: "The team of scientists that produced this remarkable object don't come from a conventional design background, but what they have done is clearly a brilliant piece of design.
"They identified a serious problem: how do we predict how human cells will behave. And they solved it with elegance and economy of means, putting technology from apparently unrelated fields to work in new ways.
"They have, perhaps unintentionally, created something that for a lay man seems to symbolise the essence of life and also happens to be beautiful to look at."
"Organs-on-chips" was nominated by Paola Antonelli, from the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
She said the chips were the "the epitome of design innovation - elegantly beautiful form, arresting concept and pioneering application".
Previous winners of the award include the Olympic torch from the 2012 London Games.
The tax, proposed by Commissioner Algirdas Semeta in Brussels, has been adopted by 11 eurozone states, including France, Germany and Spain.
The FTT aims to raise public funds and encourage more responsible trading by financial institutions.
But there are fears it will catch non-participating countries in its net.
The levy, set at 0.1% for shares and bonds and 0.01% for derivatives, will apply to all transactions "with an established link to the FTT-zone", the European Commission said in a statement, and could raise 30-35bn euros (£26-30bn; $40-47bn) a year.
Mr Semeta, commissioner responsible for taxation, said: "On the table is an unquestionably fair and technically sound tax, which will strengthen our single market and temper irresponsible trading."
The tax will apply if any party to the transaction is based in a participating member state, regardless of where the transaction takes place - the so-called "residence principle" - and it is this provision that is causing the most controversy.
Chas Roy-Chowdhury, head of taxation at the the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) told the BBC: "This tax is actually quite draconian and bad for the eurozone. It will drive a coach and horses through the single market and force banks to relocate outside the FTT zone."
The tax, known as the Tobin tax after the economist who came up with the idea, was proposed by the EC in September 2011.
But the 27 member states could not agree, with Britain in particular voicing opposition to the proposal.
As a result 11 eurozone countries applied to go it alone under "enhanced co-operation" rules.
The Commission agreed and the European Union's Council of Finance Ministers adopted the proposal in January 2013.
Nicola Sturgeon underlined education and the economy as her top priorities in a speech at Holyrood.
The first minister said her ministers aimed for "real and lasting progress towards true equality of opportunity".
Opposition parties said they would work with the government on education, but urged "genuine reform".
MSPs will also vote later in the day on a motion to extend future sessions of First Minister's Questions to 45 minutes.
The SNP has formed a minority administration in the Scottish Parliament after returning 63 MSPs in the elections earlier in the month.
The first minister has reshuffled her cabinet with her key priorities in mind, introducing separate finance and economy portfolios and shifting her deputy John Swinney to the education brief.
As one of its first actions, the cabinet has established an international council of schools experts to advise the government on education policy.
During the election campaign, Ms Sturgeon repeatedly underlined education as the issue that she wanted to be "judged on" during the coming Holyrood term.
The astute among you - and that includes all readers of these musings, ipso facto - will have spotted the gap. No place for the Conservatives.
That fits Nicola Sturgeon's thinking - which is to the effect that the Tories may yet be squeezed out in a parliament where, she argues, there is potentially "a clear progressive majority".
Indeed, she went further, arguing that cross-party opposition could be assembled to key UK government policies such as the renewal of Trident.
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In her speech, Ms Sturgeon said work to close the attainment gap between schools would be "the mission, not just of this government or even this parliament, but of the country as a whole".
She said: "Over the next few months, we will convene a major summit on school reform and raising attainment.
"It will bring together all the key stakeholders in education to look at what each of us can do to help raise attainment and how collectively we drive this work forward. We will invite party leaders and education spokespeople to attend."
She also said the expansion of childcare would be "our most important infrastructure project of this parliament".
Ms Sturgeon said she would "work hard to build consensus and partnership" at Holyrood, outlining policies she would explore from the Labour, Lib Dem and Green election manifestos.
Other policies set out by the first minister include:
Ruth Davidson, whose Conservatives overtook Labour to become Holyrood's second largest party in the election, got the first chance to respond.
Ms Davidson said her party would offer "forensic" scrutiny of Ms Sturgeon's government, rather than "frenzied gnashing of teeth".
Confirming that she would attend the summit being proposed, the Tory leader said parliament should agree that "the status quo is no longer an option" when it comes to education, urging "genuine reform".
She also warned her opponents against backing tax rises, saying parties which had lost MSPs in the election should not "charge up the valley of death".
Ms Davidson attacked the government's "failure" over payments to farmers, and urged them to rethink the "chaotic" plan to introduce a named person responsible for each young person in Scotland.
Labour leader Kezia Dugdale spoke after Ms Davidson, and also underlined education as her top priority.
Ms Dugdale issued a plea to the SNP government, to work with "progressive" parties of the left like hers rather than the Conservatives.
She also criticised them as "cynical" for speaking out against austerity at Westminster while imposing cuts in Scotland - something she called a dereliction of duty.
Green co-convenor Patrick Harvie spoke fourth after his party moved into fourth place at the Holyrood election, overtaking the Lib Dems.
He said his party would seek to be "constructive and challenging", and called for bolder action on areas including climate change, sustainable transport and the economy.
Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie also called on the SNP to be more ambitious.
He said Ms Sturgeon's party needed to accept that they had lost their majority at the election, and "reach out" properly to opposition parties.
The debate, titled Taking Scotland Forward, will not conclude on Wednesday, but will be continued on Thursday afternoon after a debate on the European Union referendum led by Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop.
Further debates on Taking Scotland Forward are planned for each sitting day the following week, focusing on issues from the economy to the environment and land reform.
Dandy Flame, owned and trained by Jose Santos, struggled on debut at Windsor on 11 July, but won by two and three-quarter lengths in the five furlong event on Monday.
Santos, based in Berkshire, said he was "absolutely over the moon".
"I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a bet on him, but I should have had more," he added.
Equinoctial won at Kelso in November 1990 at odds of 250-1 and remains the longest-odds winner in British racing.
Dandy Flame joins the exclusive ranks of those to have won at 200-1 before - the last is thought to be Lights of Broadway at Taunton in 2012.
The horse "looked clueless" when finishing last from eight on debut, according to the Racing Post form guide, which suggested a "massive improvement" was required.
The money, which had already been announced, will be spent by 2020 on "vital projects" such road, rail and flood defence improvements.
The Commission will be led by former transport secretary Lord Adonis.
"This is about jobs, growth, living standards and ensuring Britain is fit for the future," Mr Osborne said.
At the launch, in York Railway Museum, he added: "I don't want the time when we built the greatest infrastructure in the world to be a footnote in the history books. And that is what the national infrastructure commission is all about.
"It's a statement from our generation that says: we are going to think for the long term, we are going to plan for the future, we are going to lead the world.
"Now we haven't done enough of that in our country in the past."
Lord Adonis, a Labour-appointed peer, and a former policy advisor to Tony Blair, was recruited by George Osborne.
He resigned the party whip to head the new commission, and now sits as a cross-bench peer.
The chancellor made the announcement at the National Railway Museum in York.
The Commission will focus on three particular areas - connections between cities in the North, London's transport system, and energy.
It is charged with producing a report at the beginning of each Parliament providing recommendations for spending on infrastructure projects.
There will be seven Commissioners, including Lord Adonis. The others are former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine; former member of the Bank of England's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee Prof Tim Besley; former chair of the Olympic Delivery Authority Sir John Armitt; neuroscientist Sadie Morgan; former chief economist to the Greater London Authority Bridget Roswell; and chairman of the Victoria & Albert Museum Sir Paul Ruddock.
However John McDonnell, Labour's shadow Chancellor, said the project would detract from efforts to create an economic hub in the north of England.
"We welcome the setting up of the National Infrastructure Commission as it is a Labour policy, it is just sad that it is not being properly funded. The chancellor seems to be selling off national assets to fund this commission because he has decided to limit his options with his economically discredited austerity agenda.
"When his failure on infrastructure investment is combined with the lack of support for the steel industry, and the cuts to tax credits, it means that George Osborne has pulled the plug on the Northern Powerhouse before he has been able to put it together."
In December last year, the government announced plans to spend £2.3bn on flood defences and £15bn on road improvements, as well as new proposals on housing.
The government first announced plans for £100bn of infrastructure spending in the summer of 2013.
At the time, it said the UK had "for centuries been pioneers in infrastructure". In recent decades, it said, "we have let this proud record slip".
The 19-year-old started his career with Kidderminster Harriers, where he played under Mariners head of recruitment Gary Whild, before joining Blues in January 2016.
He is yet to make his competitive debut for the Championship side.
A groin strain is likely to prevent him from featuring for Grimsby against Stevenage on Saturday.
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The government estimates more than 50,000 people are still missing.
The two sides will work together in a specialised unit to recover remains of those killed from unmarked mass graves and locate those still alive.
The issue was a key sticking point in negotiations to agree a broader peace deal.
The International Committee of the Red Cross will also help in the search for the disappeared.
It is set to be a harrowing process for the victims' families, and for Colombia as a whole, the BBC's Will Grant reports.
Last month, the Farc and the government agreed a deadline of six months for a peace agreement to be signed, a moment which was marked by the first public handshake between the Colombian President, Juan Manuel Santos, and the leader of the Farc, Rodrigo Londono, alias Timochenko.
On 1 October the Farc announced a halt to the rebels' military training.
•An estimated 220,000 killed
•More than five million internally displaced
•More than seven million registered victims
•About 8,000 Farc rebels continue fighting
Sources: Unit for Attention and Reparation of Victims, Colombian government
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Dow and DuPont announced plans for a $130bn merger in December.
Dow's chief executive officer, Andrew Liveris, will get $52.8m in cash and stocks - a deal that includes his $40m retirement package.
Edward Breen -who became DuPont's chief executive in October - will receive $27.2m.
The new DowDupont company will be broken into three businesses focusing on agriculture, material sciences and specialty products over a two year period.
The companies have said they hope to save $3bn over this period through cost cutting efforts.
These types of leaving bonus have been given the name "golden parachute" to reflect the large payouts executives are given when a company is taken over and the executives are replaced.
The 60-year-old was the only person on board and died at the scene when the Piper Tomahawk plane crashed near Padbury in Buckinghamshire last August.
The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) was unable to find what caused his downward spiral into a field.
The AAIB's report found no evidence the craft was faulty.
Investigators could not explain how the unnamed pilot remained airborne for two minutes after sending the text message to a relative that he was going down.
The pilot had set off from White Waltham Airfield, near High Wycombe, and was heading northwards when he started to fly in a circular pattern for almost an hour. During this time he made a number of telephone calls.
The AAIB said the pilot then tried to telephone a relative 25 seconds before sending the text message but the call "did not connect".
The pilot, who had more than 3,000 hours of flying time and a commercial pilot's licence, broadcast a Mayday call two minutes after sending the text.
Those who met him on the day of his death described him as "chatty, friendly and relaxed", the report said.
The Schibsted group, publisher of Aftenposten and the mass-circulation VG, is one of Scandinavia's largest media concerns. Norway-based Telenor is a leading Nordic broadband, telecoms and satellite TV provider.
Digital television via cable and satellite offers a wide range of specialist channels. Norway has completed the switch from analogue to digital terrestrial TV.
Norwegians are among the world's keenest newspaper readers. The number of titles is impressive, given the small population. Most of the press is privately-owned and openly partisan.
Press freedom is guaranteed by the constitution and public radio and TV broadcast without official interference.
By December 2011, more than 4.5 million Norwegians were online - around 97% of the population (InternetWorldStats).
The hosts had the better chances in a stuttering first half, with Lex Immers twice heading over.
Although both sides squandered opportunities after the break, the game looked destined to end goalless.
But Kermorgant seized on a loose ball in the Cardiff box and struck an emphatic half-volley to seal Reading's first away win of the season.
It was a rare moment of quality in an otherwise forgettable meeting between two sides who struggled to play with any fluency.
The most significant event of the day for Cardiff was their omission of goalkeeper David Marshall ahead of a £5m move to Hull.
His successor, Ben Wilson, almost gifted Reading victory midway through the second half as he dropped the ball in the Bluebirds' box, but Roy Beerens' scuffed shot was cleared off the line.
Paul Trollope's side mustered some promising chances - Immers and Sean Morrison both missing with free headers - but their toothless attacking display prompted boos from the home crowd at the final whistle.
Cardiff manager Paul Trollope:
"I'm really frustrated. We prepared really well and created enough chances, especially in the first period, to be in front.
"We controlled the game and coped well with their game to limit them to a few chances. But you need to score goals in football and we should have been ahead.
"We had three very, very good chances from headers and didn't take them and then conceded that late goal that felt like a real sucker-punch.
"We thought we had this one in the palm of our hands at half-time and that we would go on to win. But not taking those chances came back to haunt us so we need to improve that."
Reading boss Jaap Stam:
"I'm very proud of the players and how they reacted and the passion they put into this game.
"They are learning a different style of play but I told them if they keep believing, working hard and are patient then eventually we will start winning games.
"We were up against a physically strong side who don't give away much space to pass. They pressed us high up and were winning back balls in midfield and had chances in front of goal.
"We kept our patience and picked it up in the second half. We controlled the game and created chances late on."
Match ends, Cardiff City 0, Reading 1.
Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Reading 1.
Foul by Jordan Obita (Reading).
Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City).
Roy Beerens (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jazz Richards (Cardiff City).
Goal! Cardiff City 0, Reading 1. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Obita with a cross.
Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
Frederic Gounongbe (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Stephen Quinn (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City).
Attempt missed. Garath McCleary (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Paul McShane (Reading) because of an injury.
Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Frederic Gounongbe (Cardiff City).
Substitution, Cardiff City. Craig Noone replaces Aron Gunnarsson.
Substitution, Reading. Jordan Obita replaces Tyler Blackett.
Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Garath McCleary with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
Attempt blocked. Roy Beerens (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Garath McCleary.
Offside, Reading. Joey van den Berg tries a through ball, but Garath McCleary is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
Frederic Gounongbe (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Frederic Gounongbe (Cardiff City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Pilkington with a cross.
Attempt missed. Danny Williams (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joey van den Berg with a headed pass.
Attempt blocked. Joey van den Berg (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jazz Richards.
Yann Kermorgant (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
Stephen Quinn (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City).
Attempt blocked. Roy Beerens (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Garath McCleary.
Substitution, Reading. Stephen Quinn replaces George Evans.
George Evans (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City).
Foul by Roy Beerens (Reading).
Increased banking and trading activity helped lift profits at JPMorgan Chase 17% from the same period in 2016, the bank said. Profits were $6.45bn (£5.1bn).
Citigroup's first-quarter profit also gained 17% to $4.1bn on revenue gains from institutional clients.
Citi's revenue was 3% up on 2016 to $18.1bn.
Both reports beat analyst expectations.
JP Morgan chief executive, Jamie Dimon, said the background to the results was healthy: "US consumers and businesses are healthy overall and with pro-growth initiatives and improving collaboration between government and business, the US economy can continue to improve."
Chief executive, Michael Corbat, saw a similar picture: "The momentum we saw across many of our businesses towards the end of last year carried into the first quarter, resulting in significantly better overall performance than a year ago."
At JP Morgan, troubles at the consumer and community banking unit were offset by record revenues from commercial banking.
The firm's revenue increased to $24.7bn, up 6% from a year ago.
Provisions for credit losses fell 28% to $1.3bn. Last year, trouble in the oil and gas industry hurt results.
Separately Wells Fargo, which has been working to contain fallout from a scandal related to fake consumer accounts, said it earned $5.5bn in the first quarter, largely unchanged from a year ago.
Radio 1's Adele Roberts will be chatting with a collection of open and honest women from the sport and entertainment worlds.
Paralympian Hannah Cockroft, So Solid Crew's Lisa Maffia, Olympic cyclist Joanna Rowsell Shand, boxer Natasha Jonas, Lady Xsize, TV psychologist Emma Kenny and Liverpool's own heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson are just some of the people we'll hear from.
The group will be talking at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool on Thursday, 6 October at 14:00 BST.
Tickets for the show have all been allocated but, for anyone not lucky enough to be in Liverpool, you can watch it live on the BBC Sport and BBC Radio 1Xtra websites.
This live interactive session will cover everything from physical and medical conditions to religious and cultural diversity.
Whether it's size, shape, periods, body hair or anything else, there are a lot of body image barriers that prevent us from taking part in physical activity.
By talking about them and not hiding behind them, we can improve our experience and learn from each other.
We're taking the time to talk about our body issues because you are not alone. Every woman has them, even medal-winning athletes!
Use #BBCBodyTalk on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram to join the conversation or put your own question to the panel. You can also email us.
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In December 1980, there were reports of phenomena in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk near a United States Air Force base.
The Forestry Commission has created a metal interpretation of a UFO to add to its trail which commemorates the alleged sightings.
The commission said the sculpture was "impartial" and did not seek to answer the mystery.
The 'Rendlesham Incident' took place over three nights starting in the early hours of 26 December 1980.
Two US servicemen claimed to have seen lights outside the perimeter fence at RAF Woodbridge.
Since then, many books and internet sites have been filled with conflicting theories about whether it was an alien visitation, a military aircraft, the beam from Orfordness Lighthouse or natural phenomena.
The Forestry Commission opened a UFO Trail in 2005 and placed three logs in a clearing where witnesses claimed a craft had landed and disappeared.
The new UFO will be placed in the same clearing.
Nigel Turner, recreation manager at Rendlesham Forest, said: "Clearly something happened - there's a party who believe it was something military, there are people who believe it was extraterrestrial activity and we respect all opinions.
"We think it will fit in well, because it offers a goal for people completing the trail and also give an insight into our timber-growing and conservation work."
Olivia English designed the UFO sculpture and said it was based on one of the servicemen's sketches and other descriptions of sightings in the forest.
She said: "The design is really about trying to find a middle ground and remaining impartial and creating an interpretation.
"The symbols on the side of the UFO were originally part of the trail, but we've recycled them to add another dimension. There's no secret code - it's art."
Builders renovating the Garden Museum, housed at the deconsecrated church of St Mary-at-Lambeth, found a hidden crypt containing 30 lead coffins.
Site manager Karl Patten said: "We discovered numerous coffins - and one of them had a gold crown on top of it".
The remains date back to the 1660s.
Mr Patten, from the building contractors Rooff, said his team were exposing the ground, lifting the flagstones in the church, when they uncovered an entry to what looked like a tomb.
They used a mobile phone camera on the end of a stick to search the void.
Garden Museum Director Christopher Woodward said he received a call from the builders and immediately assumed something had gone wrong with the project.
"But wow, it was the crown - it's the mitre of an archbishop, glowing in the dark," he said.
The red and gold mitre was resting on top of one of the coffins - which were stacked on top of each other in a brick-lined vault.
The Sunday Telegraph's Harry Mount, the first outsider to be granted access, said: "It is a spine-tingling view".
The coffins have been left undisturbed, though builders have installed a glass panel in the chancel floor above them for visitors to catch a glimpse.
Two of the coffins had nameplates - one for Richard Bancroft (in office from 1604 to 1610) and one for John Moore (1783 to 1805) whose wife, Catherine Moore, also had a coffin plate.
Bancroft was the chief overseer of the publication of a new English translation of the Bible - the King James Bible - which began in 1604 and was published in 1611.
According to Mr Mount, St Mary-at-Lambeth's records have since revealed that a further three archbishops were probably buried in the vault: Frederick Cornwallis (in office 1768 to 1783), Matthew Hutton (1757 to 1758) and Thomas Tenison (1695 to 1715).
A sixth, Thomas Secker (1758 to 1768) had his internal organs buried in a canister in the churchyard.
Also identified from coffin plates was the Dean of Arches John Bettesworth (who lived from 1677 to 1751) - the judge who sits at the ecclesiastical court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Beyond that, Mr Woodward said: "We still don't know who else is down there".
However, further clues may lie in the history of the church.
One of the most sacred and precious sites in London, St Mary's was built in the 11th Century along London's Embankment, opposite Westminster Abbey, by St Edward the Confessor's sister.
Mr Woodward said: "This church had two lives: it was the parish church of Lambeth, this little village by the river…but it was also a kind of annex to Lambeth Palace itself.
"And over the centuries a significant number of the archbishops' families and archbishops themselves chose to worship here, and chose to be buried here."
Though the church is steeped in history, Mr Woodward and his team did not expect to make such an exciting discovery.
He said: "We thought there was no crypt because it's so close to the Thames that it would have been flooded.
"The Victorians cleared hundreds, if not thousands, of coffins out [of the grounds] to make this new building - nobody told us to expect to find anything."
Wesley Kerr, chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund from 2007 to 2014, said: "This is really astonishing - this is one of the most incredible things I've seen… To know that possibly the person that commissioned the King James Bible is buried here is the most incredible discovery and greatly adds to the texture of this project."
Deconsecrated in 1972, St Mary's was due to be demolished before becoming the Garden Museum.
In October 2015, the museum closed for 18 months to undergo a £7.5m redevelopment project and is due to reopen next month.
"Radio Scotland" was the brainchild of Tommy Shields, a former PR man with STV who ran his own advertising agency.
In the summer of 1965, inspired by pirate pioneers such as Radio Caroline and Radio London, Shields purchased a former Irish lightship, the Comet, for £7,000 - and spent about three times as much adapting the vessel for use as a floating radio station.
Today, in an era of internet streaming and downloads, it seems an absurd way of serving the nation near-continuous pop music.
But the record companies back then had instituted "needle-time" restrictions, which severely limited the number of discs that radio stations were allowed to broadcast in an average week.
And with successive governments unwilling to licence radio stations other than the BBC's, the pirates struck upon the idea of broadcasting from international waters where they were immune from British law.
Radio Scotland launched shortly before midnight on Hogmanay 1965, anchored in the Firth of Forth a few miles off the coast of Dunbar.
Within days the first boatload of mail reached the ship and there were soon sacks of letters and postcards addressed to the DJs.
Pirate radio may have made stars of the disc-jockeys but life on the waves was rarely glamorous.
At the age of 21, actor Paul Young from Edinburgh - better-known now as "Shug" in BBC Scotland's hit comedy Still Game - was the first voice on the station. He was assured the Comet would be the last word in luxury.
"From a distance it looked all right," he recalled. "But we got out there to find that we were on a floating tip, it was an absolute mess."
Letters written by the late Jimmy Mack, who went on to work for the BBC and Radio Clyde, paint a vivid picture of life on the ship.
"The past couple of days have been really rough," he told his wife. "Last night on the Lucky Dip show, I literally had to hang on to the [control] panel to avoid falling off the chair."
But on rare summer evenings, sunbathing on the deck in calm waters, the experience was altogether more romantic.
"Later in the evening," he wrote, "the ship was surrounded by a school of whales — about half a dozen of them. And they put on quite a show, diving and turning and generally splashing about. There's never a dull moment on the Comet."
The average working schedule was two weeks on-board and one week off.
When they were back on land the disc-jockeys made personality appearances at the Radio Scotland "Clan Balls" around the country - in venues like Glasgow's Locarno, McGoos in Edinburgh and the ice rinks at Inverness and Ayr.
These became the Scottish showcase for major British groups of the sixties such as The Kinks, The Troggs, The Searchers, The Animals and Manfred Mann.
Scottish groups got their share of the limelight too - Studio Six, The Poets and The Beatstalkers, for example.
"One has to remember it was the swinging sixties in London and that hadn't quite reached Scotland yet," explains Tony Meehan, then a 22-year old DJ.
"Radio Scotland gave this new free energy to listeners and broadcasters alike."
Nevertheless, the station lacked the polished sound of Radio London and Britain Radio, which were largely backed by American money and American ideas.
Radio Scotland may have focused on chart music, but with Scottish country dance, easy listening, and religious programming part of the mix, it often sounded uniquely "couthy".
Couthy or not, the death-knell had sounded for Radio Scotland barely seven months after it had begun.
On 27 July 1966, the government's Marine Broadcasting Offences Bill had been presented to parliament, proposing to make it unlawful to operate, broadcast from or advertise on the pirate ships.
The Scottish National Party spoke for many when it described the bill as negative and ill-conceived. But it was the Scottish Young Conservatives who, a year later, rallied the masses with a huge demonstration at the Mound in Edinburgh.
The protests were to no avail. The Marine Offences Act came into effect at midnight on 14 August 1967, spelling the end for the pirates and for Tommy Shields' vision of a radio station for Scotland.
On that last night 2,000 fans joined the staff of Radio Scotland for an emotional closedown party in Glasgow's Locarno ballroom.
Meanwhile, out on the Comet, two DJs, Tony Allan and Mark West, remained on-board to broadcast farewell messages and play out pre-recorded programmes.
The last hour featured a eulogy from Tommy Shields, who promised listeners that Radio Scotland would be back in "one form or another":
"We in Scotland have never accepted defeat lightly in the past. Although oppressed we have always come back to win. We are Scotland the brave. This is not good-bye, merely au revoir."
Six years later Radio Clyde was launched as Scotland's first licensed independent radio station - the same night the BBC, rather cheekily, rebranded their Scottish Radio 4 opt-out service "Radio Scotland".
Shields, however, never lived to see his legacy. About six months after Radio Scotland's closure, he died, aged 49.
Some suggested the stress of running a radio station against the odds had taken its toll - and that being robbed of his life's ambition had left him a broken man.
But for 20 months his modest little boat made huge waves and pulled Scotland into the "swinging sixties".
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In his annual report, Douglas Bain is recommending changes to the way complaints are handled.
These include the appointment of members of the public to the assembly committee which decides whether MLAs have broken the Stormont rules.
Last year, Mr Bain received just 14 complaints about MLAs' behaviour.
That was down dramatically from 53 the previous year.
He is suggesting MLAs should end what he calls their current "party political approach".
He wants a ban on the use of assembly vetoes - or Petitions of Concern - to stop politicians being punished for breaking the rules.
Such a petition was used to prevent any sanction against the Democratic Unionist Party's Sammy Wilson last year.
Mr Bain also wants Stormont to follow the example of Westminster, where seven members of the public sit alongside seven MPs on the committee charged with maintaining parliamentary standards.
The provisions allow the director of public prosecutions to state that a trial should be conducted without a jury in a specific case.
Northern Ireland Minister Chloe Smith said the government wants to end the "exceptional" arrangements.
However, she said it is important violence is not allowed to "undermine the criminal justice system" for the time being.
According to guidance from the Northern Ireland Office, there is "a strong presumption" for jury trials, but the "severe threat from Northern Ireland-related terrorism and the presence of violent paramilitary groups continues to pose risks" that can necessitate non-jury trials.
The Labour Party backed the extension.
Shadow Northern Ireland Minister Stephen Pound said the current security situation is "serious" and the order "goes a long way" to assuaging concerns over threats posed by terrorists and their associates at trials.
North Down independent unionist MP Sylvia Hermon asked if that position is shared by the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, but Mr Pound said that is "above my pay grade".
At the height of paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland, hundreds of people were tried without a jury every year.
The non-jury system was named after Lord Diplock, a former senior judge and Law Lord.
During the height of the Troubles, he chaired a commission that examined proposed changes in the administration of justice in an attempt to deal with terrorist offences.
The commission published its report in December 1972 and non-jury courts were introduced the following year.
The introduction of Diplock courts were opposed by civil liberty organisations and both nationalists and republicans.
At their peak, more than 300 trials per year were held without a jury.
The government technically abolished the old Diplock courts in 2007.
However, the government gave the director of public prosecutions temporary power to decide that exceptional cases should be tried without a jury if he believed there was still a risk of jurors being intimidated.
Sanford Wallace, who is known as the "Spam King", faces a maximum prison sentence of three years and a fine of $250,000 (£160,000).
Wallace tricked people into revealing their login details which he then used to access half a million accounts.
He then used those accounts to send spam to other Facebook users.
The charges against Wallace included fraud and criminal contempt in connection with misusing electronic mail, according to a statement from the district attorney.
One of Wallace's strategies for distributing spam involved targeting Facebook users with bogus "friend requests", which were in fact disguised advertisements.
As part of the guilty plea, he admitted to knowingly violating an order not to access Facebook's computer network.
The move to prosecute Wallace relates to a complaint filed in 2011, which was the result of an FBI investigation.
He will be sentenced on 2 December.
Wirapol Sukphol, formerly Nen Kham, became notorious in 2013 when a YouTube video appeared to show him on a private jet with a designer bag and sunglasses.
Later in 2013 he was accused of having sex with an under-aged girl and fled to the US soon afterwards.
Mr Sukphol is expected strongly to contest all the charges against him.
He is reported to have resisted the move to extradite him from California.
The former monk faces charges of child molestation and child abduction. He is also charged with money laundering and fraud after investigators say millions of dollars of assets were discovered in his name.
He arrived on Wednesday in Bangkok wearing clerical garments despite being expelled from the monkhood, the Bangkok Post reported.
Buddhism is traditionally one of the three cornerstones of Thai society along with the nation and the monarchy. Temples are at the centre of community life, especially in rural areas.
But the monkhood has come under increased criticism in recent years following a succession of scandals, mostly involving sex and money.
The military - which has been running Thailand since a coup in 2014 - is under increasing pressure to tackle some of the alleged excesses.
One of the most high-profile cases has involved influential Buddhist abbot Phra Dhammajayo. He is wanted on money laundering charges but police were prevented from arresting him earlier this year by thousands of the abbot's supporters who say the charges are politically motivated.
The crash happened on the slip-road to the A414 at Sandon, Chelmsford, at 03:40 BST on Thursday.
The teenager, from South Woodham Ferrers, had multiple injuries and was taken to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford.
He was later transferred to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, where he died on Friday night.
The 48-year-old BBC pundit played over 1,000 professional matches during his 24-year career, and went on to manage Pompey, Millwall and Weymouth.
He returned to semi-professional football in 2007 and most recently played for Gosport, helping them to promotion to Southern League in 2012.
Salisbury are looking for a new manager and league to play in for next term.
Under former boss Mikey Harris, the Whites finished 12th in the Conference Premier last season but the club have been hit by severe financial difficulties this summer.
They have been thrown out of the Football Conference for failing to meet deadlines to pay football creditors and Harris quit his role last month to join Portsmouth as youth-team coach.
A consortium took over the ailing club on Friday, overthrowing former chairman Outail Touzar, and the new owners plan to appeal to be reinstated into Conference South.
Claridge began his professional career at Bournemouth in 1984 and went on to have spells at Aldershot, Cambridge United, Birmingham City, Leicester City, Wolves and Millwall.
While at Leicester, Claridge scored the decisive goal in the 1996 First Division play-off final - which secured promotion to the Premier League - as well as their winner as they beat Middlesbrough in the 1997 League Cup final.
He later scored scored 34 goals in three years at Portsmouth, and he went on to spend four months as manager between October 2000 and February 2001.
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West Brom midfielder Chris Brunt has won 48 caps for Northern Ireland and played in eight of their 10 qualifying games for Euro 2016, but missed out on their squad for the finals through injury after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in March. He is in France as a pundit for BBC Sport.
When he had delivered his piece to the whole squad, our goalkeeper Michael McGovern put some music on. I cannot remember exactly what it was, but it was very loud and quite bad, old-school dance music. I don't think you would hear it in too many other places these days, let's put it that way.
Quite a few of the lads were dead on their feet after the effort they had put in during the game but the place was absolutely buzzing and it was a very different scene to the aftermath of our opening defeat by Poland.
I was so happy for them. We have worked so hard to get to France and a lot of the lads have been part of the squad for a long time and never experienced anything like this before.
I was especially pleased for Aaron Hughes, who is a mate of mine and a fantastic lad who has been there for everyone throughout the whole qualifying campaign and has probably not played as much as he liked.
He got on the field against Ukraine and did a great job at right-back, so a special mention to him, although the whole team did brilliantly.
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I have been around our base in Lyon all week and I could see that things were being mixed about on the training ground but I certainly don't think anyone expected Michael to make five changes for the Ukraine game.
It was a big call because it involved some big players - striker Kyle Lafferty and midfielder Chris Baird, for example, have been mainstays in our team for the last couple of seasons.
But he is the manager and it is his job to make those big decisions. I am delighted for everyone that they paid off.
Once everybody knew who was playing and who wasn't, they really started to focus. I could sense on the bus on the way to the game and in the dressing room beforehand that the lads were determined to show what a good team we actually are and they didn't half do that.
I said after the Poland game that we wanted to prove something because that was not a reflection of what we can do as a team - and you could tell things were going to be different against Ukraine from the first minute because we were a lot more like our usual selves.
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Up front, in particular, we looked a lot more dangerous than in the first match. We had to be.
With Conor Washington's pace up top and Jamie Ward and Stuart Dallas so direct down the wings we caused them problems every time we got the ball. The stats will tell you that they had more of the ball - 64% possession in the first half and 75% after the break - but we were a lot more effective with it when we got it.
Our set-pieces were back to their normal standard too, as shown by our first goal. Ollie Norwood was disappointed with his deliveries against Poland but he was right on the money to set up Gareth McAuley.
I was right in line with Gareth's header when it went in and it was a fantastic moment for the lads and obviously the fans, too. I was in the stands again and I am finding watching a lot worse for my nerves than playing is, but I enjoyed celebrating that.
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Getting a second goal in stoppage time was a big bonus for us, even though we were all screaming at Josh Magennis to take it into the corner to use up time. I still cannot believe he crossed instead.
Michael O'Neill was especially pleased about it afterwards because, if we finish third in Group C, then our goal difference might come into deciding whether we are one of the four third-placed teams who go through.
He and the players will watch the Ukraine game back and then start preparing for our final group game, against Germany in Paris on Tuesday.
They are the world champions but if we can play anywhere near how we did on Thursday then we are capable of taking something out of that game too.
I will be back in France and working for the BBC again at that match at Parc des Princes and I cannot wait but before then I have another big day.
My youngest brother Aaron is getting married on Saturday, so instead of heading back to the training base after the Ukraine game, I went to Lyon airport.
I am at West Brom on Friday for a bit of a catch-up and to do some more rehab on my knee, then I am flying to Belfast on Friday night.
I am back in Paris on Monday evening so it is a busy time for me but I am loving every moment of it - and hopefully there's even more to come.
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Thomas Mair gave his name as "Death to traitors, freedom for Britain", when he appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
Mrs Cox, 41, was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire, on Thursday.
Members of her family visited the scene on Saturday to read floral tributes and thank gathered crowds for their support.
Speaking in the village's market square Kim Leadbeater, Mrs Cox's sister, described the MP as "perfect".
Ms Leadbeater said the tributes paid to her sister had "genuinely made a difference" and helped the family through some "dark times".
"I could not watch the overwhelming outpouring of love without speaking on behalf of Jo," she said.
"Jo would want us to focus on that which unites us not which divides us. She will live on through good people in the world."
Mrs Cox, who was married with two children, was about to attend a constituency surgery when she was killed.
A 77-year-old man, who came to her aid, was also injured and remains in a stable condition in hospital.
Mr Mair, 52, faces charges of murder, grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of an offensive weapon.
The defendant, who was wearing a grey tracksuit, refused to give his correct name and did not reply when asked to confirm his address and date of birth in court earlier.
He did not enter a plea and is next due to appear for a bail application hearing at the Old Bailey on Monday.
His lawyer, Keith Allen, told the court legal aid had been applied for.
The venue chosen for Thomas Mair's first court appearance was the most important magistrates' court in London. Deputy Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot was sitting.
Reporters from the broadcasters and Sunday newspapers and from overseas packed the press seats at the back.
As is almost always the case, the hearing was brief, but it had a key moment of drama - the moment the man in the dock was asked his name.
He stood, as asked, for what is normally one of the most mundane parts of the proceedings. Not this time.
"My name is death to traitors, freedom for Britain," he said.
Asked to repeat it, he said the same thing. Then he fell silent until he was taken from the dock and driven off to prison.
Vigils were held across the country on Friday evening in memory of Mrs Cox. Earlier in the day, David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn visited Mrs Cox's Batley and Spen constituency.
The prime minister said the country was "rightly shocked" by her death, while the Labour leader described the former aid worker as "an exceptional, wonderful, very talented woman."
Parliament will be recalled on Monday to allow MPs to pay further tributes.
A fundraising campaign started on Friday by friends and family of Mrs Cox has already raised more than £500,000.
The funds will support three causes her husband, Brendan Cox, said were close to her heart, including the The Royal Voluntary Service, HOPE not hate and The White Helmets.
Mr Carter said he would start his radiation treatment later on Thursday.
Mr Carter, 90, was recently treated for liver cancer, after which it was discovered the disease had spread.
He said he would "cut back fairly dramatically" on public works. "It is in the hands of God and I am prepared for anything that comes," he said.
A Democrat from Georgia, Mr Carter was a relative unknown in the US political world when he was elected president in 1976. He served from 1977 to 1981.
Mr Carter told a press conference on Thursday he had at first thought the cancer was confined to his liver and that an operation this month had completely removed it.
But an MRI scan the same afternoon showed four spots of melanoma on the brain.
"I just thought I had a few weeks left, but I was surprisingly at ease. I've had a wonderful life," he said.
"I have got thousands of friends and I have had an exciting and adventurous and gratifying existence."
Mr Carter said it was likely doctors would find cancer elsewhere in his body as his treatment continued.
But he said: "I feel very good. I have had no pain or debility."
Source: American Cancer Society
Since leaving the White House in 1981, Mr Carter has remained active, carrying out humanitarian work with his Carter Center in recent years.
Mr Carter's health has been closely watched this year.
In May, he returned early from a trip to observe elections in Guyana because he was "not feeling well".
Mr Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
The New Zealander, 32, will miss three matches, including a European Champions Cup trip to his former club Leinster.
Gopperth will also miss his side's next two home games, against Gloucester in the Premiership this Sunday and Toulon.
Wasps have already appealed against the length of Gopperth's suspension.
Gopperth caught Tait on the side of the head with a rabbit punch as he chased his own up and under in the 54th minute.
He did come back on the pitch again briefly after his time in the bin, but was replaced for the final 10 minutes by Alex Lozowski.
Gopperth was initially yellow-carded by referee Tim Wigglesworth on Sunday, before being summoned to appear before a three-man Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel at a Coventry hotel on Tuesday evening, for 'punching or striking, contrary to law 10.4(a)', to which he pleaded guilty.
The appeal hearing will be held on Thursday, before which the club are unable to make any further comment.
The former Junior All Black is in his second stint in the Premiership, having first left New Zealand in 2009 to sign for Newcastle, where he spent four years before moving to Leinster in 2013.
The game between Manchester United and Bournemouth was called off after the item was discovered close to kick-off.
A controlled explosion was carried out on the device, which police said was accidentally left by a private firm.
Greater Manchester Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd called for a full inquiry into the "fiasco".
He also told BBC Sport that United "need to apologise very, very seriously" to supporters of both clubs who were at Old Trafford.
Bomb disposal experts were called to the 75,000-seat stadium on Sunday after the replica device was found in a toilet.
The Premier League match has been rearranged for Tuesday at 20:00 BST and will be screened live by Sky Sports.
Lloyd called the situation "unacceptable" and demanded an inquiry to discover "how this happened, why it happened and who will be held accountable".
He added that "this fiasco" had:
Security Search Management & Solutions Ltd (SSMS) was the firm hired by Deacons Canines to test its sniffer dogs using fake bombs, the BBC understands.
Managing director Chris Reid said: "It is a very unfortunate situation and the consequences obviously were that a lot of people were inconvenienced.
"Fortunately, everybody was fine which is the most important thing."
The Premier League praised the way the incident was dealt with.
A statement read: "We would like to thank Manchester United's staff, the police and other emergency services for all their efforts today as well as rearranging the match for this coming Tuesday.
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"Both Manchester United and AFC Bournemouth's management has been extremely helpful in reaching a swift resolution, which is the best possible given today's events."
United will refund all tickets and allow ticket holders from both clubs to watch Tuesday's re-arranged game for free, while Manchester United season ticket holders will also be given a credit.
It is a gesture that is estimated will cost United around £3m.
Bournemouth, meanwhile, are offering free coach travel to the match for fans with a valid ticket.
Club chairman Jeff Mostyn told BBC South Today: "They make sacrifices every single week and go to great expense travelling away."
The Sir Alex Ferguson Stand and the Stretford End were evacuated and sniffer dogs brought in.
Kick-off was delayed initially and shortly afterwards the match was abandoned on police advice.
A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) statement read: "Shortly before today's planned football fixture, staff from the Manchester United ground alerted police to a suspicious item that had been found in the toilets within the North West Quadrant, between the Sir Alex Ferguson stand and the Stretford End.
"Police quickly attended and explosive experts were called in to assess the item, which has been described as an incredibly realistic-looking explosive device."
A bomb disposal team carried out the explosion at about 16:30 BST.
Assistant chief constable John O'Hare said: "I am grateful to the Manchester United and Bournemouth supporters for their support and assistance today.
"Following today's controlled explosion, we have since found out that the item was a training device which had accidentally been left by a private company following a training exercise involving explosive search dogs.
"While this item did not turn out to be a viable explosive, on appearance this device was as real as could be, and the decision to evacuate the stadium was the right thing to do, until we could be sure that people were not at risk."
Manchester United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward said: "The club takes security very seriously and staff are regularly trained with the police and emergency services to identify and deal with these incidents.
"We will investigate the incident to inform future actions and decisions."
Cherries chairman Mostyn said the incident had left the players "immensely disappointed and despondent".
He added: "They had trained really hard throughout the week to play in one of the greatest sporting theatres in the world."
Just under two hours before the controlled explosion was carried out, an "operation red code" alert was issued over the public address system.
Fans were then advised that, because of the discovery of a suspect package in the north-west quadrant of the ground, the match was "abandoned" on police advice.
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Supporters who were still in the ground were advised to stay in their seats while the forecourt was cleared of fans who had been in the two evacuated stands.
United players were seen leaving the ground shortly after 16:30 BST.
BBC commentator Conor McNamara said he saw Bournemouth players and staff boarding their team bus outside Old Trafford around an hour later, before flying back to the south coast later.
Manchester United had started the day with an outside chance of qualifying for next season's Champions League by finishing fourth in the Premier League.
However, Manchester City's draw against Swansea in their final game means United are effectively out of the running. City are three points clear of their neighbouring rivals and possess a goal difference that is 18 better.
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By Phil McNulty, BBC Sport chief football writer at Old Trafford:
"The first indications that all was not well at Old Trafford came when stewards swung into action and fans were evacuated from the Stretford End.
"Thousands of supporters were already inside the stadium when, in a well-organised drill, supporters in the giant Sir Alex Ferguson Stand were also moved out as a 'Red Code' operation was announced over the public address system.
"Those in the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, where some had already gathered in the directors' box, and the East Stand, where the Bournemouth supporters were assembled, were told to stay calm and remain in their seats.
"Bournemouth's players had started their warm-up but they left the pitch swiftly once it became clear a security operation was under way as police moved in and a helicopter flew above the ground.
"Some Bournemouth fans were unhappy at the regular announcements to remain in their seats, especially after word had swept around Old Trafford that the game had been called off, but safety was understandably paramount.
"Once the official announcement was made to those still inside the stadium, there was an orderly exit, although roads around the ground remained cordoned off by police and stewards as fans were shepherded away from the area where police were carrying out an inspection of the suspect package."
Labour peer Lord Carter's report found nearly one in 10 beds was taken by someone medically fit to be released.
It said it was a "major problem" causing operations to be cancelled and resulting in the NHS paying private hospitals to see patients.
Union Unison said cuts to social care were a major cause of "bed-blocking".
Lord Carter identified the issue in a wider look at how £5bn could be saved by 2020.
His proposals called for better procurement and staff management, and savings to the drugs bill.
But delayed discharges are likely to be prove a more intractable problem as it is largely not down to the actions of hospitals.
Vulnerable and frail patients cannot be released if there is not the support in the community from home care workers or district nursing staff or a place in a care home.
While official statistics suggest about 5,500 patients a day are affected, the report said information provided by trusts estimates as many as 8,500 beds in acute trusts were being blocked.
It said if you take into account how much staffing and running a bed costs this works out at £900m a year.
But the true cost could be even higher. The report highlighted the growing trend to pay private hospitals to do NHS work, such as knee and hip operations, as a consequence of this.
Last year the NHS spent £11bn in the private sector - a rise of 11% on the previous year. Lord Carter said delayed discharges was likely to be a "contributory factor" in this.
Delayed discharges have also been blamed as one of the causes of growing waiting times in A&E as doctors struggle to find beds for patients who need to be admitted.
Meanwhile, Lord Carter said hospitals across England must end "stark" differences in spending and productivity, Lord Carter added.
He found the average cost of an inpatient treatment is £3,500 but said there was 20% variation between the most expensive trusts and the least expensive.
Lord Carter said: "My experience of the NHS and hospitals internationally is that high-quality patient care and sound financial management go hand in hand."
Hospitals consume £55bn of health spending - about half the annual budget. So a £5bn efficiency target is very ambitious.
But as a sign of the mountain the health service has to climb in the coming years, consider this: it doesn't even go a quarter of the way to achieving the overall savings the health service is aiming for.
In return for the extra £8bn it is getting this Parliament, the NHS has pledged to save £22bn.
It means the rest will have to come from people improving their lifestyles (and so preventing ill-health), moving care out of hospitals and into the community (which is cheaper) and keeping tight control on salaries. It promises to be a tough few years.
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Lord Carter, who published an interim report in the summer, identified the following savings:
Each hospital has been set its own individual savings targets. These are not being released publicly although the progress trusts make will be monitored.
Ministers said they expected the savings to be made.
Christina McAnea, head of health for Unison, which represents many NHS workers including nurses, paramedics and administrative staff, said the report contained many good ideas.
However, she said the report failed to address the lack of social care in the community that was the "main reason why people can't be discharged".
"On average social care has been cut by around 25% and that has an almost immediate knock on effect in the NHS, because you can't discharge patients unless you've got the infrastructure back in the community to support them," she said.
"And that's where we've seen massive cuts, so it's about care workers, some community nursing, it's about health visitors."
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "This ground-breaking review will help hospitals care for patients, making sure every penny possible is spent on front line patient care and bureaucracy is slashed so doctors and nurses can concentrate on caring."
Shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander said: "This report is absolutely right to highlight the huge financial pressures that delayed discharges are placing on the NHS. However, ministers cannot shy away from the fact that this is a crisis in care that has happened on their watch."
Many religious leaders in Africa are regarded as superstars.
Take the pastors of Nigeria's mega-churches, for example. Their meetings pack stadiums across the continent. Their books are bestsellers in a society that is frequently accused of having a poor reading culture.
And in a country that lays claim to a huge percentage of Africa's most acclaimed moguls, entertainment personalities and intellectuals, the Facebook and Twitter pages with some of the highest number of followers are those of pastors.
A 2010 survey by the US-based Pew Research Center shows that "the vast majority of people in many of Africa's nations are deeply committed to the practices and major tenets of Christianity and Islam". Some 87% of Nigerians surveyed said religion was very important in their lives - compared with 19% in the UK.
Heads of State and other top government officials seek audiences with prominent clerics - referred to as "men of god" - sometimes circulating photographs of these encounters possibly as evidence of divine validation.
Hawkers peddle pirated DVDs of their sermons alongside Hollywood blockbusters and the massively popular Nollywood films.
Telecommunications companies offer ringtones in the form of prayers recorded in their voices. At one time or another, some pastors have taken steps to distance themselves from bulk text messages sent out in their names.
Text message instructions from renowned clerics are usually taken seriously in Nigeria, often going viral. They could be anything from a call to communal prayer at a specific time, or an injunction against retaliatory violence.
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I sometimes joke that if the leaders of Nigeria's five largest churches merely hint that no-one should have anything further to do with Chinua Achebe, the author's fan base and book sales in his home country would instantly, unquestionably plunge and his works would eventually be struck off the national curriculum, regardless of how widely acclaimed he is around the world.
The pastors are sometimes accused of making themselves into gods.
But the matter may be largely out of their hands. One might as well castigate Michael Jackson or Oprah Winfrey or The Beatles for being worshipped by their fans.
Some observers view the power and popularity of religious leaders as a problem.
A 2005 BBC Who Runs Your World? survey found that Africans trusted religious leaders above other leaders.
Charlatans, who exist in every occupation, could take emotional and fiscal advantage of naive followers.
And one ill-timed word from a trusted pastor or imam could easily spur violence.
However, in many cases, religious leaders use their influence for good. They have been instrumental in mobilising lethargic citizens to the polls.
Back in 2007 when many Nigerians were convinced that their votes wouldn't count in the forthcoming general elections, I know people who queued for hours to register, simply because their pastors enjoined them to do so.
They play key roles in the battles against polio, HIV and sickle cell disease, with some religious organisations making it compulsory for couples to undergo genotype testing before marriage, thereby forcing them to face, in advance, the risk of giving birth to a child terminally ill with sickle cell anaemia.
Religious leaders also played key roles in tackling the recent Ebola outbreak in Nigeria by passing on relevant information and stressing the urgency of the situation from their pulpits.
The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, one of Nigeria's most influential Muslim leaders, set up an Emirate Council committee to provide information on the disease to local government heads, imams and similar bodies in northern Kano State.
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The Roman Catholic Church nationwide altered its established pattern of administering the Eucharist, in order to reduce person-to-person contact with saliva and other bodily fluids as a way of combating Ebola.
Some in the secular West might be tempted to ridicule religious leaders, but in Africa they could accomplish greater good if their immense influence was harnessed in more structured and focused ways.
International organisations and other world leaders could collaborate with them to achieve development goals and to tackle crisis situations such as terrorism.
Take for example the Adamawa Peace Initiative (API), launched in 2012 by the American University of Nigeria in Yola, the capital of Adamawa, one of the states in north-eastern Nigeria badly affected by the insurgency waged by militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
The API comprises local religious, academic and community leaders who are committed to peace and harmony. Yola has so far escaped the violence plaguing much of the region.
Religious leaders, as long as they harbour no hatred towards any particular group, could also intervene in situations where politicians and diplomats may not be trusted, especially as their appeal tends to cut across ethnic and language groups - a very rare quality amongst African leaders.
The BBC survey showed that most Africans place religion above other factors, like ethnicity, when distinguishing their identities.
Regardless of anyone else's opinion of religious leaders, a significant number of Africans have clearly chosen to revere them, and that choice deserves to be respected.
Religion could turn out to be one of Africa's greatest assets.
Adnan, who is also a school teacher, says he knew this was something different when he saw how high the aircraft were flying and then went to see the destruction caused by the explosions.
"It was very frightening, the attack was so powerful and the casualties were so many," he says.
He is convinced these were Russian air strikes and while it's not possible to independently verify his account, it does tally with other reports.
Videos apparently from the town show collapsed buildings and people desperately pulling the dead and injured from the rubble.
Talbiseh - which lies on a vital road running from the capital Damascus to the northern city of Aleppo - has been in rebel hands since 2012.
The rebels are mostly locals, and Adnan says they are affiliated to the Free Syrian Army.
The jihadist group Ahrar al-Sham is also known to have a presence in the town, but it is a bitter enemy of Islamic State and a powerful force fighting to bring down Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his regime.
"They (the Russians) attacked us because we are against the regime," says Adnan, "now everyone is afraid of the warplanes and afraid of more attacks."
Many of those who died in Wednesday's air strikes were inside the post office building which is being used to distribute bread to the population, activists say.
According to Adnan, the field hospital - which already lacked medicine and blood supplies - was overwhelmed by the number of casualties.
And now the people of Talbiseh await the next attack, either from Russian planes or the Syrian army.
The rumour in Talbiseh is that the air strikes could be a prelude to a new ground offensive by Syrian troops with the aim of finally regaining control of the rebel town and the strategic highway running north to Hama and Aleppo.
Alan Ryan, 32, was shot several times at Grange Lodge Avenue in Clongriffin at about 15:30 BST. A second man was also shot and sustained leg injuries.
In 2000, Ryan had been jailed over the discovery of a Real IRA training camp.
RTE's crime correspondent, Paul Reynolds, said he was shot in the head in a "planned, targeted killing".
He said the Dubliner was "very well known in criminal and republican circles both north and south of the border".
Mr Reynolds said the two men were walking along the street in north Dublin city when they were approached by a gunman who opened fire on Ryan first.
"He collapsed and then the gunman walked over and shot him in the head as he lay on the ground. He died instantly," he added.
The man who was with Ryan, believed to be from Sligo, was shot in the leg.
Two men believed to have been involved in the attack escaped in a silver Volvo car which was later found burnt out in a nearby graveyard.
Mr Reynolds said Ryan first came to the attention of Irish police in 1999, when they uncovered a Real IRA training camp in a underground bunker at Stamullen, County Meath.
Ryan was one of 10 people arrested in the raid.
Six months later he pleaded guilty to receiving training in the use of firearms at the camp and was sentenced to four years in prison.
The RTE correspondent said that after Ryan left prison, he became "involved in extortion, extorting money from businesses and from publicans" and "threats on drug dealers".
He said Ryan's faction within the Real IRA in Dublin had been feuding with major gangland criminals for some time.
He added that at the time of his death, Ryan was facing a charge of "demanding money with menaces from a Dublin publican in the north inner city" and had also served time for possession of a firearm in a separate case.
Mr Reynolds said: "Gardai are worried about the fact the republican groups don't tend to forget when members of their organisation have been shot and killed particularly by drug gangs or violent gangland criminals."
Mr Reynolds said there were increased police patrols in the area close to murder scene.
Irish police believe that at least two gunmen were involved in the shooting.
A 47-year-old was hurt after allegedly being deliberately hit by a car outside the Shell Garage on Great Western Road at 23:20 on 17 November.
Police appealed for witnesses at the time and said they believed the man had been involved in a row with the driver of the car beforehand.
They have now arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with the incident.
The deal, which also includes helping island-based coaches and young players, came about through City's Guernsey-based chairman Steve Lansdown.
Guernsey FC boss Tony Vance has had talks with City manager Lee Johnson about the possibility of bringing in players to his side.
"It will benefit Guernsey football, which I'm excited about," Vance said.
Guernsey FC are just four points off the relegation places in the Isthmian League Division One South and often face problems being able to get enough players together to form a competitive side for away games.
They have gone almost a year since their last away victory.
The club has never used loan players before, with the rules of the team being that players must be based in Guernsey in order to qualify to play for the club.
"It's a realistic thing to do, all the other clubs do it in our league," Vance told BBC Radio Guernsey.
"We're a Guernsey football club, there's no doubt about that, and I've emphasised that so much that I'm looking at the pathway of our players.
"It won't be any way detrimental to our pathway, it will enhance us.
"It's well documented that we struggle away from home with getting players, so they're only a phone call away.
"Somebody from Bristol City might be boosting our numbers, which will be much needed when I've looked at every resource possible in Guernsey."
A total of 39 suspects were apprehended in Europe and South America, following action by the Spanish National Police, Europol and Interpol.
Spanish investigators discovered dark web sites directing users to private WhatsApp groups last year.
Researchers then verified these groups were used to share illegal images.
House searches conducted during the arrests had led to the seizure of "hundreds of devices containing several terabytes of child sexual exploitation material", according to Europol.
Spanish police have added that this included more than 360,000 files.
Operation Tantalio involved co-ordinated action in Germany, Spain and Portugal as well as several South American countries including Argentina, Chile and Ecuador.
Interpol has said that "hundreds" of the images and videos discovered have been entered into its international child sexual exploitation (ICSE) database.
It allows investigators to compare such material and make connections between victims, abusers and locations by "analysing the digital, visual and audio content".
Efforts are now being made by police to identify any child victims.
"These offenders are pushing the boundaries of modern technologies to try to avoid being caught by law enforcement," said Rob Wainwright, director of Europol.
"This case is an excellent example of global law enforcement cooperation, led by the Spanish National Police.
"We need to continue to combine our joint resources and skills to tackle this threat to our children and bring these offenders to justice."
A spokesperson for WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, said: "Child exploitation has no place on WhatsApp. When we're made aware of these accounts, we investigate, disable users that violate our terms, and assist with law enforcement as they track down and prosecute criminals."
Wilson was injured during Stoke City's FA Cup match against Crystal Palace and it could make the 28-year-old a doubt for the Euro 2016 finals in France.
"Marc looks like he has got a bad injury," said Stoke boss Mark Hughes.
"The physio thinks he's got medial ligament damage so he is going to be out for a period of maybe 10-12 weeks."
Stoke expect to have a clearer idea on the extent of the injury on Monday.
Hughes added: "Marc is down at the moment, which you would expect.
"He is looking forward to the European Championship which is what he wants to be involved in at the end of the season.
"I am not sure if this injury will make him a doubt for that, we hope not."
Sandy has flooded subway and road tunnels in much of Lower Manhattan.
Beyond New York City, public transport has been halted in several eastern US cities, and thousands of flights have been grounded.
And US stock markets have had to close again on Tuesday, the longest period since 9/11.
It is also the first time the weather has shut them for two consecutive days since 1888. The estimate of damage comes from disaster risk modelling firm Eqecat.
Both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq exchanges plan to reopen on Wednesday. NYSE said that its famed trading floor - based close to the major flooding in Lower Manhattan - remained undamaged.
Wednesday is a key trading day because it is the last day of the month, when traders price their portfolios.
Sandy threatens an 800-mile (1,290-km) swathe of the US, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes in the Mid-West and killed 66 people in the Caribbean last week before pounding the East Coast of the US.
The storm has closed thousands businesses and severely affected the infrastructure of the nation.
The closure of public transport along the US East Coast means millions of people are unable to get to work.
Air traffic to and from the region has also been severely disrupted and nearly 14,000 flights were cancelled, potentially hurting airlines that were already struggling in the weak economy.
Amtrak has suspended passenger train services across the north-east.
The UN headquarters in New York is also to stay closed, while public transport was suspended in Washington DC, New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston.
Paul Ashworth, an economist at Capital Economics, said that depending on how long flooding lasts, the hurricane could maybe shave one tenth of US output during the quarter.
"But you have to remember that the hurricane generates extra activity too, in terms of the clean-up and rebuilding," he told the BBC.
"In theory, it could even be a positive for the economy."
Peter Morici, an economist and professor at the University of Maryland, estimated that some $15bn to $20bn will likely be spent on rebuilding after the storm, which could create as much as $36bn in an "economy with high unemployment and underused construction resources".
"When government authorities facilitate quick and effective rebuilding, the process of economic renewal can leave communities better off than before in many tangible ways."
Roan Kirby, a farmer in Hope, New Jersey, told the BBC he has had to shut his farm down during the storm.
"I see no mention of the impact on farmers," he said.
"It is easy to forget livestock, stored crops and buildings that are at great risk. If trucks cannot get through to pick up milk at the farms and if the processing plants are affected, milk supply will surely be affected. Milk will have to be disposed of on the farm if it cannot be collected, which will mean a huge loss of income."
In New York, the US financial capital, an explosion at a sub-station caused power outages and darkened most of downtown Manhattan as well as Westchester County and affected more than 650,000 customers, power company Consolidated Edison said.
"This is the largest storm-related outage in our history," said John Miksad, Con Ed's senior vice president for electric operations.
Six million homes are currently without power.
"It will be days before we can know the full extent of the damage left behind by Hurricane Sandy in New York City and the rest of the state," Rob Lillpopp, a spokesperson for the Business Council of New York State, told the BBC.
"We are just a year removed from Hurricane Irene, and what we learned from that devastating storm is that small and large businesses can and will pull together to recover."
In Europe, shares in Swiss Re rose 1.3% and Munich Re shares were also higher. The two companies are reinsurers - they insure insurers, who will have to pay out a large amount to businesses and individuals affected by Sandy.
The fixture has been arranged as part of the agreement which saw the teams meet in Copenhagen in February 2011.
England will also face Chile and Germany in Wembley friendlies in November as part of their preparations for next summer's World Cup in Brazil.
England have played Denmark 18 times in international football, winning 11, drawing four and losing three.
The last time the teams met competitively was in the 2002 World Cup. Goals from Thomas Sorensen (og), Emile Heskey and Michael Owen helped England to a 3-0 win in the last 16 match between the sides in Niigata.
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Denmark did not qualify for November's World Cup play-offs despite finishing second to Italy in Group B.
Morten Olsen's side missed out on a berth as they finished with the weakest record of the nine group runners-up.
England beat Denmark 2-1 in the 2011 friendly in the Parken Stadium thanks to goals from Ashley Young and Darren Bent.
Roy Hodgson's team, who beat Poland 2-0 last Tuesday to qualify for Brazil 2014, will face Chile on 15 November before meeting three-time World Cup winners Germany four days later.
Both Germany and Chile have also qualified for next summer's tournament.
Derek Serpell-Morris disappeared in July prompting high-profile campaigns by his family to find him.
Police confirmed on Wednesday remains found near Cribbs Causeway were that of the missing pensioner.
Artist Stewy said he chose to paint portraits of the the DJ around the city as he "symbolised multiculturalism and something positive about Bristol".
His final print of DJ Derek artwork will now be given to the family.
Stewy's first portrait of Derek Serpell-Morris was on the Star and Garter pub in July 2013, just before the DJ announced his retirement.
It has since been removed but there is another in Leonard Lane, painted in May.
The third, stencilled on a white gate in Richmond Avenue was made in February, when the DJ was still missing. Another tribute can be seen inside the St Werburgh's Farm pub.
Stewy said: "He symbolised something positive in Bristol, in embracing black music which people in his generation might have dismissed."
Stewy said there are no plans to create any more portraits of the popular DJ, as he did not want to profit from his death.
Instead, he is supporting local fundraising efforts to create a memorial mural of Mr Serpell-Morris which will be painted by the artist Inky.
DJ Derek, a former accountant, was known to thousands of music fans and played hundreds of sets at local clubs and pubs, as well as at the Glastonbury festival.
He was a resident of St Pauls in Bristol since 1978 and also appeared at gigs across the UK including the Big Chill, worked with Massive Attack and appeared in a Dizzee Rascal video.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) suspended Russia from the Rio Games starting on 7 September because of state-sponsored doping.
Cas then rejected a Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) appeal against the ban earlier this week.
At least 266 Russian competitors are expected to now lodge individual cases.
The RPC's appeal, launched in the Swiss Federal Court, will be held on Monday.
Only Russian track and field athletes were banned from the Olympic Games, with individual sports' governing bodies deciding if they could compete, but the Paralympics ban includes all of the country's competitors.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the IPC's ban was "outside the bounds of law, morality and humanity".
Raphael Bargiel, 40, met the women, who lived in London and were also Polish, through internet dating sites where he posed as a wealthy 'sugar daddy.'
St Albans Crown Court heard Bargiel filmed their ordeals for his own perverted pleasure.
The minimum term he will serve before he can be considered for parole is eight years.
Prosecutor Simon Ash said: "The defendant told the women he was doing what he was doing to teach a lesson to women like them."
In the first attack he raped a 19-year-old woman in his car after driving her into a field near Hemel Hempstead late at night.
The woman said he filmed the incident. He was arrested following the attack and, after being charged, was given bail.
Five months later, while still on bail for the first attack, he raped another young woman in a hotel room after making contact with her through an internet dating site.
She told the court he took her to a room, ordered her to strip, tied her up and then took out a knife and forced her to have sex.
Bargiel was again held in custody and a jury later found him guilty of rape.
Sentencing him to life imprisonment, Judge Andrew Bright said: "You subjected them to the most degrading acts. At times they were in fear of losing their lives."
The court heard Bargiel had been convicted in Poland of raping a young woman he met through an internet dating site in 2011.
He had driven his victim to a secluded spot where he attacked her.
The following year he travelled to the UK where he got work as a lorry driver using the name Tomasz Puchalski.
The 29-year-old is yet to be capped by the Wallabies and is returning to his homeland to further his chances of an international call-up.
He made 89 appearances in three seasons at Bath, having won the Super 15 title with the Reds in 2011.
"This has been an incredibly difficult decision for me - I have loved every minute of playing for Bath," he said.
"Getting the opportunity to represent my country has always been an ambition of mine, and getting the chance to realise that is the only reason that I would even consider leaving Bath."
The Somerset side are still looking for a new head coach after parting company with Mike Ford earlier this month.
Barrie McKay's goal and a stoppage-time Joe Garner header earned the Ibrox men three Premiership points after Kris Doolan's opener for Thistle.
Caixinha admitted the performance was "disorientated" but felt his players showed they are fighting for him.
"If we were not together as a group I don't think the players would celebrate like that at the end," Caixinha said.
"I really like the way the players understood and were committed. There were a lot of moments I really felt the passion from the players."
The result secured a top-four finish and European football for Rangers next season, but for much of the match they were second best to Alan Archibald's side.
Caixinha made a series of system and personnel changes, with substitute McKay making a big difference, but for long spells the Ibrox men struggled to get into any sort of rhythm.
The manager, however, defended his changes as his side responded to back-to-back Old Firm defeats.
"Today was really important for us to show a reaction," he added. "We showed it in the second half and I need to be happy with that.
"We needed to change the course of the game and we managed it.
"My passion and dedication to this sport is that I would rather die trying it rather than be alive to see what happens. And that is what the players did."
Jags boss Archibald was left to explain another late collapse against Rangers. In November at Firhill the Jags had taken the lead only for a late Joe Dodoo double to win it for the Ibrox men.
"It's a sore one," he said. "We put a lot into that first-half performance. We created a number of good opportunities - that was the only negative, not adding to our 1-0 lead.
"We weren't outdone by tactics or anything like that. It's one long ball that outdoes us.
"You feel guilty about having a go but we've got to learn from it. We've got to move on. We want to be a top-six side, we want to stay away from the bottom end of the league. You've got to see games out and manage them and learn from it.
"Once we lost the goal we didn't react in the right way. We didn't do the basics.
"With 30 seconds to go, you've got to go and defend your box as if your life depends on it."
It comes as figures reveal that early intervention schemes to help young mental health patients have been reduced over the past 12 months.
Mental health trusts are being asked to save almost 20% more from next year's budgets than hospitals.
NHS England says it has put procedures in place to ensure mental and physical health are treated equally in future.
The Mental Health Foundation, Rethink Mental Illness, Mind, the NHS Confederation Mental Health Network and the Centre for Mental Health and the Royal College of Psychiatrists have released a letter on Wednesday warning that planned cuts for next year will put lives at risk as the system is already underfunded.
One charity says half of early intervention programmes aimed at young people have been cut in the past year.
Early intervention schemes are intended to reduce suicide rates, prevent patients from becoming more ill and to keep patients out of hospital and in work, and were praised last week by the chief medical officer for England.
Sean Duggan, chief executive of the Centre for Mental Health, said early intervention programmes were "very good value for money" and the prospect of budget cuts was "very worrying".
"Early Intervention in Psychosis services are known to be highly effective in helping young people to negotiate their first episode of psychosis", he said.
"They offer hope of a brighter future by helping young people to stay in education, to get and keep work, and to support their physical health."
He described the cuts as a "false economy".
"They save the NHS £9 and the wider economy another £9 for every £1 invested in them."
He added that the cuts meant young people are now facing delays in getting help.
A separate report from the charity Mind shows that mental health patients are losing social care support in greater numbers than elderly or physically-disabled people.
The charity points to research by the London School of Economics which suggests 30,000 people with mental health problems have lost their social care support since 2005, following a £90m shortfall in funding.
It also found that one in three local authorities in England halved the number of people with mental health problems receiving social care support.
In a statement, NHS England said it had been "working solidly in its first year now to ensure that mental health no longer inhabits the silo that existed in the old system but is fully embedded in all the work we're doing to deliver outcomes and high quality care".
The eight acrobats plummeted about 10m (32ft) after the scaffolding structure holding them collapsed.
A circus spokesman said the performers were in the middle of a hair-hanging and motorbike high-wire act.
Officials say they have launched an investigation into the accident.
The accident occurred on Sunday morning during the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus show in Providence. A dancer on the ground was among those hurt.
Eleven people were taken to Rhode Island Trauma Center, where a spokesperson told the BBC that one person was in a critical condition.
The acrobats were hanging from their hair, suspended in a "human chandelier" formation when the apparatus supporting them suddenly collapsed, sending them crashing to the floor below, says the BBC's Beth McLeod in Washington.
"All performers in the act received immediate medical attention and were transported to a local hospital for further care," the circus company said in a statement.
The collapse was reported to police about 45 minutes into the show. One eyewitness, 14-year-old Sydney Bragg, told the Associated Press that she thought at first it was part of the act.
"It just went crashing down. Everyone was freaking out. We heard this huge clatter and then we just heard the girls scream," she said.
According to the circus website, the eight performers, known as "hairialists", feature in a "larger-than-life act... spinning, hanging from hoops, and rolling down wrapped silks all while being suspended 35ft in the air by their hair alone".
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The 57-year-old will co-chair the Sports Business Council with sports minister Tracey Crouch.
The newly established group will aim to support growth for the sports sector and improve access to finance.
Scudamore oversaw a record £5.136bn deal for Premier League TV rights in 2015.
He was chief executive of the Premier League between 1999 and 2014 before becoming its executive chairman.
"I am looking forward to helping shape policies that will cement and further enhance the UK's reputation for sporting excellence, as well as attracting the investment that makes this all possible," Scudamore said.
A week before the first Test at Eden Park, the Lions beat the Maori All Blacks 32-10 in Rotorua.
But ex-Wales and Lions wing Williams says the tourists wasted opportunities.
"It frustrates us all, because you've got the likes of Ben Te'o getting over the gain line for fun at the moment, but players aren't getting on his shoulder," said Williams, 40.
"I don't think the Lions are playing that expansively, it's a bit disjointed the way they're attacking and that's why players like wings Anthony Watson and George North aren't playing big parts.
"We've got potent attackers in the team but at the moment we're just not using them.
"You'd like to think that's going to come, but it will be frustrating because line breaks are being made but the tries aren't being scored.
"Three points here and there against the All Blacks isn't going to win, you have to score tries."
However, former wing Williams, Wales' record try score with 58 from 87 appearances, said the comfortable win over the Maori was a welcome result for Warren Gatland's squad, with just Tuesday's game against the Chiefs to come before the three-Test series begins.
"The lads played well in patches and job done really," added Williams, who played in 2005 the last time the Lions toured New Zealand, as well as in 2009 and 2013.
"A few issues keep cropping up, the same problems: discipline and perhaps too many turnovers than you'd like to have, especially against the All Blacks.
"However, second half they tightened it up a little bit, came away with two tries - perhaps should have scored others - but a win's a win."
One aspect of the Lions' play that particularly pleased Williams was the dominance shown by the forwards.
"I remember speaking to Gatland when they selected the squad and he said he wanted a big front row that could try and dominate the All Blacks," Williams said.
"That certainly was the case in Rotorua, that's probably as close to the [Test] front row as you're going to get, perhaps hopefully getting Ken Owens in there at hooker with the likes of Tadhg Furlong and Mako Vunipola.
"They dominated up front in the scrum, the line-out was very effective and when players like Ken and Jack McGrath came on they kept the dominance.
"There are a lot of positives to take out of the game, the minuses they just have to work on a little bit... but they have a short space of time to do it."
The Board of Community Health Councils in Wales said it was not consulted over changes to the Paediatric Intensive Care retrieval service.
Some NHS staff have told BBC Wales that longer journey times could be harmful.
The Welsh NHS said it was offering "an even better and more robust service" for children in need of intensive care.
Under the new system taking effect on Tuesday, a unified team based in Bristol now looks after all transfers of children in mid and south Wales from a district hospital to a paediatric intensive care unit, as well as serving hospitals in south west England.
The NHS said all journey times will be within the three-hour standard, including trips between Bristol and hospitals in Aberystwyth and Haverfordwest.
It said the Bristol site was chosen because of "practical considerations of cost, clinical support and pragmatism".
Daniel Phillips, from the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, said: "We are coming together as one team to offer an even better and more robust service for children who are in need of intensive care.
"All major hospitals in Wales have staff trained to stabilise critically ill children and care for the sick child until the team arrive."
Tony Rucinski, chief executive of the Board of Community Health Councils in Wales, said: "We are disappointed we weren't consulted.
"We feel this is potentially a change to patient service and we will monitor its impact.
"We will be watching very carefully to ensure there is no reduction in service to this vulnerable group of patients."
The Paediatric Intensive Care Society welcomed the new system as an improvement, saying the team would only deal with transfers rather than other hospital commitments.
The BBC has learned that despite having "direct oversight" of Network Rail, and pledging extra electrification in the election campaign, ministers were kept in the dark about the rail operator's plans.
Sources at the Department for Transport said a Network Rail minute revealing a decision would have to be taken soon after polling day was not sent to the government until 22 May.
The sources said neither ministers nor officials were informed.
It means Conservatives made a rail manifesto pledge to electrify rail routes in ignorance of Network Rail's plans.
However, Labour insisted the news showed ministers must have known rail electrification projects would be paused in June, and that they had misled voters.
The Conservatives pledged to electrify rail routes in their manifesto, only to put plans for electrifying two lines on hold shortly after polling day.
Minutes of a Network Rail board meeting from March show the board agreed to a plan that included making "decisions required jointly with the DfT re enhancement deferrals from June".
"Enhancement" is industry jargon for upgrade. "Enhancement deferral" refers to delaying upgrades.
It is understood rail executives had judged that taking any longer to pause struggling projects would incur extra costs.
The government has had "direct oversight" of Network Rail since September last year.
One senior rail executive has told me further delays are expected of major projects in the north of England.
Network Rail's plans there had become a "standing joke" the executive said.
Rail schemes were at the heart of George Osborne's election promise to create a "northern powerhouse".
Shadow transport secretary Michael Dugher said: "This revelation shows ministers must have known before the general election that vital rail electrification projects would be shelved.
"It is becoming increasingly apparent ministers deliberately decided to cynically mislead people during the general election campaign that key rail lines would be electrified in the Midlands and the North, knowing full well that they would then renege on these commitments after the election. "
Minutes from Network Rail board meetings as early as November reveal there were concerns about the "deliverability" and affordability of upgrades.
The vessel passed close to Triton Island in the Paracel Islands, a statement said.
China, one of the countries claiming the islands, responded by accusing the US of violating its laws.
China and several other nations have rival claims in the South China Sea, which is rich in resources.
The US says it does not take sides on such territorial disputes but wants to safeguard access to the important shipping route.
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The mission aimed at countering "excessive maritime claims of parties that claim the Paracel Islands", the Pentagon said.
"This operation challenged attempts by the three claimants - China, Taiwan and Vietnam - to restrict navigation rights and freedoms," around the islands, said spokesman Capt Jeff Davis.
According to the statement, the USS Curtis Wilbur destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of Triton Island. No Chinese vessels were in the area at the time, the Pentagon said.
But a Chinese foreign ministry accused the US of violating Chinese law "by entering Chinese territorial waters without prior permission".
The US admitted it had not notified any of the claimants prior to the mission but this was "consistent with our normal process and international law".
In a previous "freedom of navigation" operation, the US sailed a destroyer close to the disputed Spratly Islands last year, an incident that also sparked a protest from China.
The 20-year-old graduated from the Daggers' academy and made an appearance in League Two against Northampton in September 2014.
He left in August 2015 before spells at Chelmsford, Grays, and Brentwood.
Dagenham boss John Still said: "We will be loaning him back out to Aveley, but we will look to him as one for the future."
Bloomfield was just 17 when he came on as a substitute against Northampton and had played in a youth-team game earlier that day.
He has featured in several behind-closed-door friendlies for Dagenham this season after impressing for Aveley.
Still told the club's website: "The person who recommended him to the club was actually the person who told us about Dwight Gayle and we brought Dwight in the same way as Mason."
He is the second striker to join Dagenham this week, after they paid an undisclosed fee for Eastbourne Borough forward Elliott Romain.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
Prince Oniangue, making his Bastia debut following a loan move from Wolves, put the hosts ahead from 16 yards out.
Arnaud Souquet levelled when he headed in Wylan Cyprien's corner.
And Bastia ended with 10 men as Yannick Cahuzac was sent off, his eighth Ligue 1 dismissal since 2013-14 - twice as many as any other player.
Monaco will go back to the top of the table if they draw with lowly Lorient on Sunday (14:00 GMT).
Match ends, Bastia 1, Nice 1.
Second Half ends, Bastia 1, Nice 1.
Offside, Nice. Remi Walter tries a through ball, but Alassane Pléa is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Mehdi Mostefa (Bastia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Vincent Koziello (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mehdi Mostefa (Bastia).
Offside, Nice. Vincent Koziello tries a through ball, but Alassane Pléa is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Florian Raspentino (Bastia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gilles Cioni with a cross.
Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
Mehdi Mostefa (Bastia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Arnaud Souquet (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mario Balotelli.
Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Florian Raspentino (Bastia).
Offside, Nice. Patrick Burner tries a through ball, but Mario Balotelli is caught offside.
Vincent Koziello (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lenny Nangis (Bastia).
Substitution, Bastia. Lenny Nangis replaces Gaël Danic.
Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
Lindsay Rose (Bastia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Remi Walter (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Balotelli.
Substitution, Bastia. Florian Raspentino replaces Sadio Diallo.
Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alexander Djiku (Bastia).
Attempt blocked. Malang Sarr (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien with a cross.
Corner, Nice. Conceded by Lindsay Rose.
Attempt blocked. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Burner.
Mario Balotelli (Nice).
Jean-Louis Leca (Bastia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
Gilles Cioni (Bastia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second yellow card to Yannick Cahuzac (Bastia) for a bad foul.
Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Yannick Cahuzac (Bastia).
Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lindsay Rose (Bastia).
Arnaud Souquet (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sadio Diallo (Bastia).
Foul by Vincent Koziello (Nice).
A spokesperson for leftist Catalans behind the protests said today's model of mass tourism was impoverishing working-class people.
Leftist Basques plan to stage an anti-tourism march on 17 August in San Sebastian, during a major festival.
Semana Grande (Big Week) is a week-long celebration of Basque culture.
Regional officials say the protests are isolated - and insist that tourists are welcome. They deplore the acts of vandalism, and stress that tourism is a vital industry for Spain.
A record 75.6 million tourists visited Spain in 2016 - and Catalonia hosted 18 million of them, making it the most popular region.
There has been some anti-tourist vandalism in Barcelona and Majorca - both Catalan-speaking - and most recently in San Sebastian, a tourist magnet in the Basque Country.
In one dramatic incident, several masked assailants attacked a tourist bus in Barcelona, near the football stadium.
The slogan "tourism is killing neighbourhoods" was daubed on the bus and one of its tyres was punctured. None of the passengers were injured.
The attack was claimed by Arran Jovent, a leftist youth movement linked to Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP), an anti-capitalist party campaigning for Catalan independence.
CUP tweeted a photo of the vandalised bus, with the message: "We show support for the youth organisation @Arran_jovent, we must combat the murder of barrios [neighbourhoods] with all means."
End of Twitter post by @CUPBarcelona
On its Facebook site, Arran has posted anti-tourism videos. One shows activists in Majorca holding a big banner next to yachts in a marina, letting off smoke bombs and throwing confetti inside a restaurant where customers are eating.
Elsewhere, the tyres of some tourists' rental bikes have been slashed.
Arran says it opposes a model of mass tourism that "wants us as slaves" and that "turns the country into an amusement park that only benefits the bourgeoisie and capital!"
The anti-tourism campaign has also sparked a heated debate on Twitter, under the hashtag #touristgohome.
An Arran spokesperson told the BBC that "we are anti-capitalist, we want to destroy the system - and the tourist industry is part of that system".
"Today's model of tourism expels people from their neighbourhoods and harms the environment - we've seen that all along the coast, with buildings everywhere.
He said Arran's protests were "not vandalism, but self-defence".
"Having to sign poor work contracts - that's violence - as is having to leave your neighbourhood and your support networks, because of tourism."
In the Basque Country, Ernai is a leftist youth movement acting in solidarity with Arran. Ernai emerged in 2013 from Basque nationalist groups who have campaigned for years on behalf of Eta prisoners.
Eta is disarming, after decades spent fighting the Spanish state, but Madrid refuses to negotiate with what it calls a "terrorist" group.
The Arran spokesperson said his group and Ernai were both "revolutionary movements" acting against "an oppressor Spanish state".
Arran has about 500 activists throughout Catalonia, and its campaign is attracting new members, he said.
In both regions the anti-tourism campaign is certainly coloured by nationalism.
There is resentment over tourism pushing up prices - especially apartment rents - for locals. But it is also about asserting national identity and fighting globalisation.
Catalans and Basques have a long history of struggle against Spanish political domination, going back to the Franco dictatorship and civil war.
A tweet from Katu Arkonada in San Sebastian showed the slogan "tourist go home" daubed on a restaurant.
End of Twitter post by @KatuArkonada
Basque tourism has grown since Eta violence subsided. San Sebastian is now a gastronomic capital, with a winning combination of beaches, Basque cuisine and local colour.
Neighbouring Catalonia is in the tense run-up to a controversial referendum on independence in October.
The region's ruling coalition has vowed to declare independence immediately if a majority of voters back it. Opinion polls suggest a narrow majority wants to remain part of Spain.
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Taking back Barcelona's apartments
Tourism is the number one problem for Barcelona residents, according to an opinion poll published by the municipality in June.
Despite Spain's stubbornly high unemployment, tourism was the top concern of residents (19%), ahead of unemployment (12.4%) and transport (7%). It is the first time tourism has come top in the regular poll.
Temporary mayor Gerardo Pisarello dismissed talk of "touristophobia". "I don't believe that Barcelona's residents reject tourism - rather they want it regulated," he said.
Loose regulation is blamed for the proliferation of cheap holiday accommodation in the city, such as Airbnb apartments.
Carol Olona, a BBC journalist from Barcelona, says the drive to cash in on tourism has pushed up prices in the city centre.
Many young Spaniards earn no more than €1,000 (£902; $1,176) a month, yet an ordinary apartment in central Barcelona can cost €800 or more in monthly rent.
Spain's El Periodico newspaper reports that many apartment rents in central Barcelona rose more than 10% in 2014-2016.
Ms Olona says many residents "have been struggling to find affordable rents, and moving to small places on the outskirts".
"But Barcelona doesn't have much space to grow - there is sea on one side, mountains on the other and the city is surrounded by urban areas."
In summer the daily influx of tourists from cruise ships has also fuelled resentment, she said.
Yes, some. But it is tempered by exhortations to keep welcoming tourists, because of their economic value.
Arran wants a freeze on new hotel construction, more regulation of tourism and a model that "really respects the dignity of working people".
In Majorca, Balearics Deputy Prime Minister Biel Barceló said he shared the concerns about today's mass tourism and the "unbalanced" model. But he condemned Arran's methods.
A leading Basque tourism official, Denis Itxaso, said "concentrations of tourists" were inevitable in some places, but stressed that tourism was a vital source of income.
"Mind you don't play around with the hen that lays the golden eggs," he warned.
Ernai then mocked him in a tweet, showing him as a hen, with the message "Your golden eggs are the misery of young people!"
End of Twitter post by @ernaigazte
There had been concern that their savings might be at risk, should one of the pension schemes collapse.
Master trust pensions will now need to meet higher standards of governance, while there will be new powers for the regulator.
The bill will also enable a cap to be put on exit fees from pension pots.
"We want to make sure that people saving into master trusts enjoy the same protection as everyone else, which is why we are levelling-up that protection, to give these savers more confidence in their pension schemes," said pensions minister Richard Harrington.
Master trust pensions are typically used by smaller employers, and include the government-backed NEST scheme, as well as Now: Pensions.
In February this year the BBC reported that up to a quarter of a million people who pay into master trust schemes might not have their savings protected.
It also aired concerns about the qualifications of people who are allowed to set up master trust pensions.
When the bill becomes law, operators of master trust schemes will have to show:
The chief executive of The Pensions Regulator (TPR), Lesley Titcomb, welcomed the publication of the bill.
"We are very pleased that the Pension Scheme Bill will drive up standards and give us tough new supervisory powers to authorise and de-authorise master trusts according to strict criteria, ensuring members are better protected and ultimately receive the benefits they expect."
However, the chief executive of one of the biggest master trust schemes, Now: Pensions, said he was disappointed that the master trust assurance framework - a kitemark for such schemes - would not be made compulsory.
"The voluntary assurance framework was introduced as a quality standard to enable trustees of master trusts to demonstrate high standards of scheme governance and administration," said Morten Nilsson.
"Making it compulsory and building on this existing framework seemed logical."
The bill will also enable regulators to introduce a cap on exit fees from pension pots, which in some cases had been as high as 10%.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wants there to be no exit charges on private pensions from March next year. The government wants occupational pensions to have a similar cap.
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Multiple sources have told the BBC they believe Det Insp Clive Driscoll intended to ask Mr Boateng what - if anything - he knew of a known paedophile, John Carroll.
But before Mr Driscoll could approach him in 1998 he was axed from the case.
There is no suggestion Paul Boateng - now a Lord - had done anything wrong.
Now under the supervision of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), the Metropolitan Police has for three years been reviewing why Mr Driscoll was ordered to leave the south London borough of Lambeth in November 1998, and what happened to the information he had gathered.
Justice Lowell Goddard, who this month begins hearings for her inquiry into historical allegations of child sexual abuse in a wide range of institutions, has stated that one of her priorities will be to get to the bottom of what happened in Lambeth, one of the most troubled and scandal-plagued councils in the UK.
Specifically she plans to examine "allegations that there was inappropriate interference in law enforcement investigations into the sexual abuse of children in the care of the Council".
Mr Driscoll had a 34-year career in the Met, which culminated in the successful conviction of two of the men who killed Stephen Lawrence.
He has spoken out about the decision to remove him from Lambeth and what he fears were subsequent failures to investigate information he had gathered.
He said: "I am immensely proud to [have been] a police officer and immensely proud to [have been] a Metropolitan Police officer, but this is the one period in my career which just troubles me greatly."
In 1998, he was appointed to investigate the activities of John Carroll, who had been the manager of the Angell Road children's home in Lambeth.
Carroll was a paedophile who was jailed for 10 years for abusing children.
After five months of investigation, Mr Driscoll had identified a number of people he wanted to talk to. Mr Driscoll has consistently refused to name any of them, however Newsnight has learned that one of them was Paul Boateng.
Two people who had given information to his inquiry spoke to Newsnight. They suggested Mr Carroll and Mr Boateng knew each other.
Det Insp Clive Driscoll
Read more: Background on the decades of sex abuse in Lambeth
A social worker, Teresa Johnson, who had worked with Carroll at Angell Road, said she had seen Mr Boateng at the home on up to six occasions during the mid-1980s.
Another witness claimed he had seen Mr Boateng during caravan holidays for children run by a charity, called the Association of Combined Youth Clubs. Carroll was a member of the ACYC.
The witness claimed Carroll had boasted of his friendship with Mr Boateng - who went on to become Britain's first black government minister.
This witness told Newsnight: "John Carroll would regularly talk about him [Paul Boateng] being able to open doors for him."
Lord Boateng told the BBC he has no recollection of going to Angell Road or of meeting John Carroll. He said he remembered the ACYC charity but has no recollection of visiting during the caravan holidays.
He said he would have been happy to help the police if he had been approached.
"As a campaigning youth justice lawyer in the 1970s and 1980s, I acted for many young people in care, met many of their social workers and visited many youth facilities in the course of my work. I did not know Mr Carroll personally and have no recollection of meeting him professionally or of visiting the Angell Rd children's home or anywhere else where he was present.
"Naturally, I would be appalled if Mr Carroll was not properly investigated and children were harmed as a result. I am unaware as to how the investigation into Mr Carroll was conducted and I knew nothing at all about the matters under investigation. I therefore cannot comment on why the police did not seek my assistance in connection with this matter. I would of course have been happy to assist."
Lord Paul Boateng
Mr Driscoll did not get an opportunity to meet Mr Boateng in 1998 because the detective had been removed from his post.
He told the BBC he was axed because of a complaint that he had been indiscreet; during a meeting with Lambeth social workers, he mentioned the names of people he proposed to speak to.
Mr Driscoll disputes talking out of turn.
"I have only ever mentioned these names during the confidential meetings that were set up for sharing information."
After Mr Driscoll was removed, the Met launched a new inquiry, called Operation Middleton.
The Met is assessing what happened to the information Mr Driscoll passed on to that new investigation.
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The two witnesses who spoke about links between Carroll and Mr Boateng have told the BBC they were not interviewed by detectives in Operation Middleton.
The Met said it could not comment because an inquiry is under way.
A spokesman said: "A review of the material and papers from Operation Middleton remains ongoing by officers from the Directorate of Professional Standards. We said previously that the process would take a period of time. While that work continues it would be inappropriate to comment."
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The Italian, 59, was banned on Monday, the same day he sacked manager Uwe Rosler and appointed Steve Evans.
The ban relates to Cellino's conviction under Italian tax law in June for failing to pay VAT on an imported Land Rover car.
It is the second time in 10 months that the Football League has banned him from running Leeds.
The Football League has yet to confirm the length of the latest ban, but it is understood it will end in June 2016, 12 months after his conviction.
Cellino has been disqualified from running a club under the Football League's owners' and directors' test.
He served his previous ban from December 2014 until May 2015, having been found guilty in the same Italian court of not paying VAT on a yacht.
Leeds United Supporters Trust issued a statement on Monday saying fans had "suffered enough over the years". It called for Cellino to consider the need for a "stable club".
"If - and the case grows daily - it is in the best interests of Leeds United supporters he and GFH should sell, we call on them both to do so with efficiency," LUST said.
A 2014 report by former Fifa ethics investigator Michael Garcia had only been published as a 42-page summary but was leaked in full on Monday.
It was published by Fifa on Tuesday and revealed details of "improper" actions by bid teams, including England's.
The Serious Fraud Office, which has the power to prosecute, confirmed it is now scrutinising the full publication.
Confirmation of the SFO's interest comes 20 months after its director David Green told MPs of potential money-laundering offences, including a payment of 500,000 Australian dollars (£270,000) made by the Australia 2022 bid committee to Jack Warner - then a senior Fifa official but since banned from the game and under investigation - which may have gone through London.
At the time, Green, who was giving evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport select committee, said Fifa could not be prosecuted under the 2010 Bribery Act as the alleged offences took place before then.
In October 2015, Green's team was scrutinising 1,600 documents provided by the Football Association relating to England's failed 2018 bid.
Garcia was asked by Fifa to investigate the nine bids to stage the tournaments, including England's for 2018.
He quit his role at Fifa in protest when his report was condensed, saying it was "erroneous". But his investigation prompted follow-up inquiries by the governing body, primarily into members of its executive committee.
Fifa subsequently cleared Qatar, who will stage the 2022 tournament and 2018 hosts Russia, of any wrongdoing.
The publication of the full document alleged wrongdoing by the Football Association in the way it tried to to "curry favour" with Fifa officials who were set to vote on who should host the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.
Last year, Forbes business magazine placed him 58th in its list of the world's most powerful people, comfortably ahead of the leaders of Mexico and Japan, although a few rungs below the head of the Islamic State militant group.
But in the light of subsequent events, its account of 68-year-old Mr Winterkorn's achievements appears to foreshadow his downfall.
Forbes said at the time that he "urged European regulators not to overburden the automotive industry with excessive emission targets, citing a lack of time to develop fuel-efficient technology and the economic downturn as major concerns".
The piece went on to say that "the topic is especially close to [Mr] Winterkorn". If it wasn't then, observers might say, it certainly is now, given the scandal over the rigging of emissions test results for VW's diesel-powered cars in the US.
The VW chief apologised twice over for the deception, even going to the lengths of issuing a video statement in which he said that he was "utterly sorry".
But it was not enough to save his job, as he was forced to step down just a day later.
"Volkswagen needs a fresh start - also in terms of personnel," he said in a statement. "I am clearing the way for this fresh start with my resignation."
Mr Winterkorn had been at the helm of Volkswagen since the beginning of 2007, but this year it all turned sour.
The emissions crisis that forced him out came just five months after he saw off another challenge to his leadership. On that occasion, however, internal company politics, not external regulators, were at the heart of the matter.
For reasons which remain unclear, the company's chairman at the time, Ferdinand Piech, moved against Mr Winterkorn, expressing critical views of him in an interview with Der Spiegel news magazine.
Until that point, the two men had been seen as close allies. But according to unconfirmed reports, the bone of contention was the firm's difficulties in cracking the US market - again, a point that appears prophetic when viewed in retrospect.
The dispute between the two men caused ructions within the car giant's complex power structure.
Mr Piech must have been confident of winning the battle, since he is part of the Porsche family, which controls nearly 51% of VW.
But Wolfgang Porsche, a member of the five-strong executive committee and a cousin of Mr Piech, said he had given his "personal opinion" without clearing his remarks with other family members.
In the end, Mr Piech had to step down after the board gave its backing to Mr Winterkorn, as did trade union leaders and politicians.
Mr Winterkorn submitted his resignation to the executive committee of the VW supervisory board, which is made up of five people. It includes:
Before ascending to the pinnacles of management, Mr Winterkorn had a strong track record in engineering.
He spent a lengthy period of time as a student, as many Germans do, and was pushing 30 when he received his doctorate in metal physics and got his first job at the Bosch electronics conglomerate.
He moved to VW in 1993 as head of group quality assurance, rising swiftly through the ranks from then on.
He became heavily involved with technical development, both at VW and at its Audi subsidiary, and is given credit for his key role in getting the top brass to put the revived Beetle into production.
On his way up, he became determined to take on all comers, vowing to turn VW into the world's biggest car company, at a time when Toyota and General Motors appeared to be the main contenders.
Earlier this year, his wish finally came true when figures for the first half of 2015 showed that VW had outstripped Toyota in global vehicle sales.
Now that victory is starting to look hollow. And it could be unsustainable, too, given that the emissions scandal has probably inflicted lasting reputational damage on the VW brand.
The American, whose username is Bikini Robot Army (named after his band), was not involved in the hack itself but was one of the first people to get access to the leaked files, initially via Reddit.
Speaking from California, where he moved after living in London for six years, he says he followed up the initial reports "because he was curious".
Sony has now written to him and asked him to delete his Twitter posts and to destroy all the information he got hold of.
He says he has already done so and that his Twitter account has been restored.
"Two weeks ago I started tweeting it [hacked Sony emails]. Somebody complained, who I suspect was Sony.
"I got an email from Twitter saying that your account has been suspended because of this tweet. They didn't say why, they just said, 'These are the rules.'
"The tweet was that Oliver Stone was making this [Edward] Snowden film and Sony passed on the overseas territories.
"Twenty-four hours later I got an email saying I'm suspended.
"So I started to redact [blank out] more and more from the emails because I realised at first I didn't redact anything, except for the Sony ones.
"I made a false assumption, thinking that Sony had already changed their email addresses.
"I then got this email from Sony... it scared me because it was a lawyer, it was Sony and I recognised the email address.
"As the story was breaking I got an email from Twitter advising me to get a lawyer.
"This has never happened before. It's new, it's weird, it's strange and no-one knows what to do.
"No-one knows what laws protect it and what laws don't.
"Initially I thought it was funny to put out the funny conversations between [Sony executives] Scott Rudin and Amy Pascal.
"I figured because it was so public and so easy to access for anyone, that it was in the public domain.
"There is private stuff in there and there is serious stuff in there, stuff that could hurt people, and I don't put that on. I don't know if that makes it OK or not."
"I don't have an agenda. It's not because it's fun but because it was funny. The emails have already been reported on.
"I'm not breaking any new ground here. I was just elaborating on something that a different reporter had brought up and you can verify that.
"Every one leads back to someone else's story.
"I thought everyone was doing this but I only realised today that they're not. I wasn't expecting this.
"If I go up against Sony I'm probably going to lose because it's just me. I don't have $1bn behind me but I'll fight.
"But I can't give away the ending."
The FBI has accused North Korea of launching the cyber attack against Sony Pictures last month.
The agency says there is enough information to conclude that the country was behind the hack.
North Korea denies claims it is behind the online attacks linked to The Interview, which features the fictional killing of its leader Kim Jong-un.
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The 24-year-old scored 12 goals in 38 appearances as Metz won promotion back to the French top flight last season.
"It is a club with great history and tradition and I am excited about coming to play here," he told the club website.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's side start their Championship campaign against Leeds on Sunday.
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The McLaren driver was ruled out of the last race in Bahrain because of a broken rib sustained in his terrifying accident at the season-opening race in Australia.
The two-time champion said: "Until I get the all-clear from the doctors to race we cannot assume anything.
"But I'm continuing to prepare for the race weekend as normal."
The Spaniard, who has been in China since Monday, will be examined by doctors of governing body the FIA on his arrival at the Shanghai track on Thursday.
Alonso has been unable to do his normal full training programme in the two-week gap between Bahrain and China as a result of his injury.
Last week, the 34-year-old posted images of himself on social media returning to training and wrote: "Gradually increasing the training session. Mainly indoor bicycle and elastics. (The ones you are allowed with a broken rib ...)! Happy with how things are going."
Alonso spent the weekend at a luxury resort in Tuscany before flying to the Far East.
If he cannot race in Shanghai, he will again be replaced by McLaren's reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne.
The 24-year-old Belgian impressed in Bahrain by out-qualifying team-mate Jenson Button on his grand prix debut and scoring a point for 10th place.
The Aberdeen-born artist was presented with the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's latest Livingstone Medal at an event in Edinburgh.
When the honour was announced, the singer said: "I'm truly honoured to receive such a significant and historical award."
Ms Lennox was also recognised for her work for Oxfam and the Red Cross.
The Livingstone Medal was endowed by RSGS co-founder Mrs Agnes Livingstone-Bruce in memory of her father, the explorer and missionary Dr David Livingstone.
It was first awarded in 1901 to explorer Sir Harry H Johnston.
Thousands of people were infected with Hepatitis C and HIV through NHS blood products in the 1970s and 80s.
Ms Ellison said the money would come from the Department of Health's budget, and she apologised again to victims.
In March last year the Penrose report was published after a six-year inquiry.
Lord Penrose, a retired judge, concluded that more should have been done to screen blood and donors for hepatitis C in the early 1990s.
Many of those affected were in Scotland, which was the only part of the UK to hold an inquiry.
Ms Ellison said the government was now opening a 12-week consultation on the new payment proposals.
She said the £100m is in addition to the £25m which was announced in March - taking the total to £225m over the five years to 2020.
"This is significantly more than any previous government has been able to provide for those affected by this tragedy," she told MPs in the Commons.
But she also admitted that "no amount of money could make up for the impact" blood infections had on victims and families.
The contaminated blood scandal has been described as the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS, and was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people - many of whom were haemophilia patients.
In Scotland the Penrose report said that 478 people acquired the Hepatitis C virus from blood product therapy, and 2,500 acquired the virus from blood transfusion in Scotland between 1970 and 1991.
Sixty patients acquired HIV from therapy with blood products, and 18 from blood transfusion in Scotland.
The scandal happened before the creation of the devolved Scottish Parliament, which now has full responsibility for the NHS in Scotland.
When the Penrose report was published last year there was an angry response from victims and relatives, some of whom labelled it a "whitewash", and burned copies of the report on the streets of Edinburgh.
Ms Ellison also said that within the consultation there was a proposal for all those currently receiving regular support to have that funding increased to £15,000 a year, and those who are co-infected - as in contaminated with more than one virus - should get £30,000.
She also said the government wanted to "focus on those who are infected" and be able to "respond to new advances in medicine".
As well as the extra cash the government is also proposing to make a single body responsible for a new support scheme with the promise of more help for certain groups of people, such as those with Hepatitis C.
"There is a large population within the infected blood community who currently do not receive any regular financial support. These are the people with Hepatitis C.
"I believe it is important that everybody receives support from the new scheme and that this is linked to the impact that infection has on their health," she said.
Shadow health minister Andrew Gwynne praised the government's intentions for a consultation, but noted the "injustice felt by many victims".
Yorkshire Terrier Tom disappeared earlier this week while staying with friends of his owners who were on holiday.
It is not known if he was stolen or had got onto a vehicle leaving the island. He was found on Cramond beach and identified thanks to a microchip.
Edinburgh Cat and Dog home - where Tom is being looked after - said they would make sure his holiday was comfortable.
Orkney and Edinburgh are more than 200 miles apart "as the crow flies" and more than 300 miles apart by road and ferry.
The Labour-run council may stop running community centres and some children's centres and libraries to save £30m.
The 4,013 responses will help it decide whether it increases council tax "above the government-assumed 2% increase" for adult social care services.
The feedback will also influence whether it changes any planned cuts.
The council said its government grant would be cut next year by another 20%, but the opposition Conservative group said there was £12m that could be used to protect front-line services.
The authority, which has also proposed spending less money on winter gritting and flower displays, said it had already made £80m of cuts since 2010.
Lee Carter, cabinet member for finance, said the high level of response was "no surprise" considering the valued services which were threatened.
"We're looking at people's views in more depth and the public's views will help us with decisions around the council's budget and council tax," he said.
The authority added discussions with partners or community groups about how they could run some services was "progressing well".
Great Dawley Town Council and Hadley and Leegomery Parish Council are expected to take on some services.
The closely integrated global economy of the late 19th century - a time of widespread and fast-growing trade, global capital flows and high migration - unravelled in the interwar period.
Understanding the last period of unravelling is crucial to judging the risks this time around.
This is a question I've blogged on before myself.
Since the financial crisis, the pace of integration of the global economy certainly looks to have slowed.
World trade growth, which, over the 1990s and 2000s, easily outpaced global GDP growth, has been expanding at a slower rate than global output.
Various factors can be pinpointed as the cause: the changing nature of global supply chains, a lack of trade liberalisation (the lack of further liberalisation has been more important than rising protectionism) or banks and financial services firms choosing to pull back from international operations.
It certainly looks like that this slowing is more than merely a cyclical downturn in global trade. Something structural and longer lasting appears to be at work.
The consultancy firm Capital Economics today asks, "is globalisation dead?", concluding that it isn't dead but merely resting, and that the pace has slowed but the process will continue.
There are signs, though, that the nature of globalisation may be beginning to change - and that is as much about geopolitics as raw economics.
Even Capital Economics' relatively optimistic take today notes that:
"Trade and investment agreements should eventually unleash a fresh wave of economic integration, even if they are formed on a regional rather than global basis."
The future of the world economy may be less about "globalisation" and more about "regionalisation".
To understand why, it is worth starting with China. According to IMF data (adjusting for relative prices) in 1980 the Chinese economy represented around 2% of the global economy, while the United States represented around 23%. Last year they each amounted to around 16%.
That, in just over a generation, is a striking change.
Even if China's rate of growth dips in the coming years by weight of population alone China is set to be the largest economy in the world, even if Chinese living standards remain low compared to the West.
Many observers have been tempted to compare China's eclipse of the US (economically at least), to the US's eclipse of Britain in the 20th century.
Just as the Pax Britannica gave way to a post-World War Two Pax Americana, talk of the "Chinese Century" has been commonplace.
But that is to misunderstand the economic history of the last two centuries.
The extent of American economic dominance over the last few decades has been truly exceptional , as has the extent of US power.
From the 1870s until the First World War, the height of British imperial power, the British economy never represented more than 10% of global GDP.
Even adding in the Empire doesn't get the total share to the levels of the levels the US achieved in the 1950s and 1960s.
While the British Empire was a major factor in world politics, Britain always had to share power globally.
The new geography of global economics is far more similar to that of the late 19th century than the late 20th.
Adam Posen, a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, has noted before that the "new normal" is really the "old normal".
In 2012, he argued that the experience of the late 19th century offered important lessons for the 21st.
Specifically, a world of multiple economic powers would see less strict rule enforcement and greater volatility than a world dominated by the US.
More than one major currency would play a decisive role, intellectual property rights would be harder to enforce and yet globalisation would continue.
All of which would suggest the decline of US economic hegemony and the rise of China is perfectly compatible with an increasingly integrated global economy.
But that doesn't mean globalisation in an era of multiple economic powers will be like globalisation in a unipower era.
The roots of the deglobalisation of the 1920s and the 1930s can be found well before the Great War.
British policymakers in particular began to fret about the relative decline of the UK economy and the rise of other powers from the 1870s onwards.
The reaction of many was to drop their traditional desire for an open, trading world economy and turn towards the empire.
As one historian has put it: "[In the 1880s and 1890s] international exhibitions were replaced by colonial exhibitions; companies reorganised on an imperial basis; even education and patterns of travel to some extent became imperial, rather than cosmopolitan."
As Capital Economics have argued the future of global trade deals may well be regional, rather than global.
It's hard not to detect the whiff of geopolitics in the US attempt to sign a grand deal in Asia, excluding China. Meanwhile, China's international economic strategy (as analysed by former UBS chief economist George Magnus) is following a similar regional pivot, aiming to bind together diverse countries in a "New Silk Road Economic Order".
The globalisation of the 1980s to 2000s was genuinely global; the globalisation of the 2010s and 2020s may be much more regional.
The globalisation of the last 30 years may have contributed to lower interest rates, slower wage growth and booming asset markets.
It remains unclear if "regionalisation" would do the same.
Speaking in Llandudno, he said debt did not stop Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government from reforms, including creating the National Health Service and building council homes.
Mr Corbyn - whose party has been riven with rows since his election - also made a plea for Labour unity.
"United we stand, divided we fall," he said.
Following Mr Corbyn's speech First Minister Carwyn Jones told conference Labour will scrap child burial fees in Wales.
Mr Corbyn, whose appearance at conference was delayed by an hour, said: "As any homeowner who has ever had a mortgage knows, taking on a huge debt can save you money in the long run.
"We should not be afraid of debt or borrowing.
"At the end of the Second World War the Labour government of Clement Attlee didn't say, oh dear, debt is 250% of GDP, let's park those grand ideas about public ownership, a national health service, building council homes, or creating the protection of social security.
"No, they built a country to be proud of. They established the institutions that made out country fairer, more equal, and stopped people being held back, because of the poverty of where they were born."
He urged the Conservatives to "stop dithering" and start investing.
The Labour Party leader said what Labour had achieved in Wales "stands as a beacon... that shines a light on the Tories abject failure, socially, economically and morally".
He reeled off a list of devolved policies for praise, telling delegates that Wales the only country in the UK to show an improvement in ambulance response times.
Mr Corbyn said Labour would build homes, make the minimum wage £10 an hour by 2020 and repeal the UK government Trade Union Act.
At the end of his speech, Mr Corbyn said: "It's quite simple - united we stand divided we fall.
"And united I believe this great party can do things together to achieve for the people that need Labour councils and, above all, need a Labour government and a society based on social justice and equality, not greed and inequality."
Mr Corbyn, however, slipped up by referring to Llandudno as being in Denbighshire when it is in the county of Conwy.
The conference opened on Saturday with a minute's silence following Wednesday's terror attack in Westminster.
Welsh Labour chair Donna Hutton said: "I know that all our thoughts are with the victims, their families, their friends and their colleagues."
Running alongside this major arterial route as it snakes out of the capital is the new Delhi metro - something akin to the London Underground (though a lot smaller).
Although city residents complain that it is already horribly overcrowded just over a decade after the first line opened, it is nevertheless an enormous show of infrastructure muscle.
Every year millions of commuters travel to and from the city on its six new lines and so avoid the daily gamble of Delhi's notorious traffic jams.
And, as any management consultant will tell you, better transport links can add to a country's economic prosperity.
Alongside the shiny metro line, the main road to Agra is a rather dowdy affair.
Within a few kilometres it rollercoasts its way from slick toll road to passable motorway to rough dual-carriageway to pot-holed and rubble-strewn track.
There is, of course, the obligatory wandering ox to negotiate every now and again.
Fast, fast, slow, slow. India's economy in physical form.
It is an economy in need of reform and Prime Minister Narendra Modi insists he is the man to do it.
And with China stumbling and global markets concerned that one Asian engine of growth could be in for a hard landing, can India, now growing faster than China, pick up the reins?
Frankly, does it have the muscle to calm world economic jitters?
Mr Modi will undertake an official visit to Britain in the autumn to sell the "Indian dream".
I am told that he quite fancies hiring Wembley Stadium for an event celebrating the generations of Indian immigrants who have made the UK their home.
If it goes ahead, it will be similar to Mr Modi's glitzy appearance at Madison Square Garden in New York during his 2014 US visit.
Stadium events aside, many argue that - if Mr Modi gets the reforms right - the country he leads could economically dominate the next two decades in the way that China's growth story has dominated the last two.
Elected last year by a landslide by millions of Indians tired of decades of talk and not enough action, Mr Modi said it was time for a step change in the pace of growth.
Stifling bureaucracy, infrastructure projects trapped in endless rows over who, precisely, owns which bits of land, a parliament wracked by political in-fighting and a tax system baffling in its complexity are just some of the problems the country faces.
Just over a year after that heady election, the complaints have started - that Mr Modi is not moving quickly enough, that promises remain just that - promises - and that grand plans for land reform and tax changes are bogged down in parliament or even going backwards.
The last session of parliament - appropriately called the monsoon session (it rains a lot in Delhi in August) - passed precisely zero pieces of reform legislation despite Mr Modi's efforts.
One commentator, Gurcharan Das, the former head of Procter & Gamble in India, said that the country was still a "hostile place to do business".
And if that is true, essential foreign investment will never flow.
I spoke to the finance minister, Arun Jaitley, one of Mr Modi's most powerful allies, and asked him for his response to critics who say the government has disappointed.
"The government has absolute clarity about the direction it has to pursue," he said. "Prime Minister Modi's government almost by the day is continuing to move and reform in the right direction and slowly but surely the results are showing."
Banking has been reformed to allow more private sector involvement. The defence sector, insurance and real estate have similarly been opened up. Some bureaucratic procedures have been simplified and "ease of doing business", Mr Jaitley insists, is improving.
He admits, though, that much change is still "work in progress" and that India's infrastructure is still "a far cry" from the ideal.
To encourage in much needed external finance, Mr Jaitley says he will be "laying out the red carpet" for foreign investors.
Many eyes are now turning to India as China wobbles. Did Mr Jaitley fear that India could be swept up in the global gloom that has struck this week, another emerging economy facing tougher times?
"It had a transient impact," Mr Jaitley said of China's stock market turbulence and the decision to allow the renminbi to devalue.
"For instance, when the Chinese economy slowed down a little it had not much impact. When the devaluation and the currency war started we did get somewhat adversely affected. When global markets fell [on Black Monday earlier this week] so we also felt a huge impact in terms of currency and markets.
"But within a day we had recovered.
"I see this as a great opportunity. The Chinese 'normal' has now changed. It is no longer the 9%, 10%, 11% growth rate.
"So the world needs other engines to carry the growth process. And in a slow down environment in the world, an economy which can grow at 8-9% like India certainly has viable shoulders to provide the support to the global economy."
The head of JCB in India told me that as a net importer of oil and other commodities India was now in a "sweet spot".
As emerging economies such as Brazil and Russia struggle, reliant as their economies are on commodity exports, India is gaining from the deflationary cycle.
"For us, lower commodity prices and lower oil prices are a boom,'' Mr Jaitley said.
"It is an opportunity and a challenge to Indian politics - if we can continue to reform at a faster pace and really attract global investment, then our ability to provide that shoulder which the world economy needs will be much greater.
Mr Jaitley said that the Indian government had already gained a windfall from lower oil prices because it had reduced the need for public subsidies to consumers. That money, he said, was now going to be invested in infrastructure development.
India's growth story matters, because, according to Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, India has the potential to become the third largest economy in the world in the next decade.
At present it is ninth.
With a population of 1.2bn, a figure which is growing more rapidly than China, some estimate that the country will have the largest number of middle class people in the world by 2020.
And the higher the number of middle classes people, the higher the level of consumption, which means opportunities for exporters from Britain and around the world.
"The flourishing middle classes creates huge opportunities," Ambarish Mitra, an Indian businessman who launched his technology business, Blippar, in the UK and is now exporting it back to India, told me.
"The purchasing power of that middle class is growing. Many people are not going outside of India anymore because so many global companies are setting up shop in India.
"Overall the consumption cycle which makes an economy richer, all the factors are in place [for India]. That is great news for the business community."
And, even if the government struggles to complete infrastructure projects or reform tax laws, the growth of mobile technology can start doing some of the heavy lifting.
"It is one of the single biggest factors [in the development of the economy]," Mr Mitra said.
"True empowerment and distribution of knowledge in this day and age comes from connectivity, and connectivity was an issue for the last decade. Now 3G and 4G connectivity is rapidly changing that landscape."
4G, he said, was now in over 200 cities across India.
It is often said that India lives in several centuries at once. The hyper-modern mobile network, the Victorian era railways and of course the cattle in the street, a reminder of India's rural past.
Economic growth has sometimes been an uneasy bedfellow to India's history and its loud and often aggressive politics.
Mr Modi and Mr Jaitley know they need consensus if they are to lead a government that can harness the country's remarkable history, rather than fight it.
And they could also do with completing that motorway from Delhi to Agra, or at least filling in some of the pot-holes.
The European Union's law enforcement agency acknowledged the error ahead of a Dutch documentary's broadcast.
The TV programme Zembla said it had found more than 700 pages of confidential dossiers, including details of terrorism probes, on a hard drive linked to the net.
It said the networked drive was not password protected.
Europol said it had launched an investigation into the matter.
"Although this case relates to Europol sensitive information dating from around 10 years ago, Europol immediately informed the concerned member states," a spokesman for the law agency said.
"As of today, there is no indication that an investigation has been jeopardised, due to the compromise of this historical data.
"Europol will continue to assess the impact of the data in question, together with concerned member states."
A reporter for Zembla told the BBC that it found the documents via a service that specialises in finding internet-connected kit.
"We found the disk online through a search engine called Shodan," said Vincent Verweij.
"We were able to remotely access the disk through the internet. It didn't require a password."
Zembla reported that documents contained the names and telephone numbers of hundreds of people associated with terrorism.
It added that they mostly dated from 2006 to 2008 and included investigations into the Madrid train bombings, the Hofstad Network - a Netherlands-based Islamist terror network - and foiled attacks on several flights.
In addition, it said, other investigations that had never been made public were revealed.
Europol confirmed that the officer had copied the data to a personal drive in "clear contravention" of its rules, but had since left its staff.
The BBC understands that after working for the agency for more than a decade, she now works for the Dutch police.
The hard drive in question was one of Lenovo's Iomega models. The Chinese company has said that it is the responsibility of owners to make them secure. Later models required that a password needed to be set before their use.
One counter-terrorism specialist said the apparent mistake could have serious consequences.
"Police organisations never want to reveal how much they know to prevent bad guys understanding how the police operate and infiltrate [them]," Dr Bibi van Ginkel, a senior research fellow at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, said.
"In times that better international co-operation and data exchange is needed, this leak might jeopardise trust between states."
The revelation coincides with an announcement that Europol's current director, Rob Wainwright, will take part in a seminar in London in January dedicated to data protection and online privacy.
Andrew Main admitted setting fires that caused major damage at South Oxfordshire District Council's office, an undertakers and a thatched cottage.
The 47-year-old, of Rokemarsh, pleaded not guilty to a further charge of arson with intent to endanger life.
The prosecution decided not to proceed to trial with the charge at Oxford Crown Court, and it will lie on file.
The estimated cost to the council of repairing damage from the fires on 15 January was about £20m, the court heard.
Sentencing, Judge Ian Pringle said: "We will never know why you picked on the targets you did, but we will always know that the consequences were utterly, utterly devastating."
At their peak, 27 crews tackled fires in Rokemarsh and Crowmarsh Gifford, which were started within 10 minutes of each other shortly after 03:00 GMT. No-one was hurt.
In the first blaze, Jean Gladstone, 80, escaped from her thatched cottage on Quakers Corner in Rokemarsh.
Minutes later, a second fire was reported at Howard Chadwick Funeral Service in the village of Crowmarsh Gifford.
The third blaze engulfed the council offices.
It was revealed in court Main had mental health issues, most likely a severe bi-polar disorder.
The court was told he intended to kill himself after setting the fires.
He told a psychiatrist he wanted to use a chainsaw to cut his neck.
Prosecutors said CCTV footage from the night showed Main had a chainsaw with him.
He set the fires using gas cylinders, which were found at all three fire sites as well as Main's home.
The burnt-out wreckage of a car that ploughed into the council building moments before it caught fire was found in the foyer.
Main was told he would be detained in the mental health unit for an unlimited period of time.
Det Insp Louise Tompkins, senior investigating officer in the case, said the hospital order reflected "how unwell Mr Main was at the time he committed the offences".
"The fires had a significant impact on the local communities in and around Crowmarsh Gifford and Rokemarsh," she added.
Adrian Foster, chief crown prosecutor for Thames and Chiltern Crown Prosecution Service said the motives behind Main's "reckless actions" remained "unclear".
He added: "Main was assessed by two psychiatric doctors, who both agreed that it would not be possible to make a jury sure that he was capable of forming the requisite intent.
"Therefore, the pleas were accepted by the prosecution team.
"Main was clearly seriously ill... it is incredibly fortunate that nobody was hurt."
About 400 staff worked at the offices.
The fire completely destroyed the planning department and badly affected the environmental health department and housing department.
Planning applications and comments submitted in the days before the fire were destroyed and had to be resubmitted.
The complex also housed about two-thirds of the Vale of the White Horse District Council's staff.
The funeral parlour reopened last month following £100,000 of repair work.
Chris Henry and Ruan Pienaar crossed for Ulster but Guglielmo Palazzani touched down for a resurgent Zebre, who went in trailing 14-10 at the interval.
Stuart Olding, Jacob Stockdale, Robbie Diack and David Busby ran in second-half tries, Mattia Bellini for Zebre.
Ulster have now earned bonus-point wins from their last three Pro12 matches.
It was a patchy performance from the Irish province, who will hope to secure further five-point victories in their next two fixtures at home to Treviso on 3 March and Zebre on 11 March as they aim to clinch the top-four spot which would see them compete in the end-of-season semi-final play-offs.
Ulster have a match in hand over their rivals in the upper reaches of the table, namely that Kingspan Stadium encounter with Zebre, which was rearranged after being postponed because of a frozen pitch on 25 November.
The northern province face a tough run-in to their campaign however, as they face Welsh sides Dragons, Cardiff and Ospreys, plus inter-provincial derby contests with Munster and Leinster.
Les Kiss's side came into the game on the back of triumphs over Scottish sides Edinburgh and Glasgow, but suffered a setback on Saturday when South African flanker Marcell Coetzee was forced to withdraw from the visiting line-up because of illness, Sean Reidy his replacement.
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The hosts, who had conceded 152 points in losing their last three fixtures, were without 11 players who formed part of the Italy squad which travelled to Twickenham to face England, nine of those ultimately being included in the 23-man matchday squad for the Six Nations game.
Ulster's hopes of making the top four took a dent when the Scarlets beat Munster 30-21 away from home on Friday night and Darren Cave and Louis Ludik were both missing because of concussion, as Kiss made 10 changes from the team which overcame Glasgow in Belfast last week.
On the plus side, Charles Piutau and Stuart Olding were restored to the Ulster side, Tommy Bowe was available to make his 150th appearance for the province and Jared Payne was named among the replacements, having not played since sustaining a fractured kidney while playing for Ireland against Australia in November.
Henry rumbled over for an early try after a strong driving maul, then Pienaar dotted down under the posts after a pacy counter-attack which saw Piutau race down the wing and execute a fine inside pass to his scrum-half.
Ulster appeared to lose concentration and focus for the remainder of the half as Zebre fought their way back, Palazzani converting his own try, after Luke Marshall spilled the ball inside his own 22, to reduce the deficit to seven points by the 16th minute.
Palazzani's penalty before the break further reduced the arrears, but when Olding and Stockdale completed fine Ulster moves by touching down, the visitors had the bonus point in the bag after 51 minutes.
Bellini's try gave spirited Zebre some hope but Diack went over in the corner after some fancy footwork by Piutau to put Ulster in control again.
Busby marked his debut by adding a sixth try, getting on the end of a clever left-footed grubber-kick by Payne, who had been introduced as a second-half substitute. Pienaar missed the conversion after successfully slotting over his previous five attempts.
Ulster Director of Rugby Les Kiss: "It was a bit frustrating at times without a doubt but, in the end, it was mission accomplished.
"We put ourselves under pressure and half-time couldn't come quickly enough for me. There were a few choice words said at half-time but we responded well and improved in the second half, even though we took our foot off the pedal for a while."
Zebre: D Berryman; M Bellini, T Boni, M Pratichetti, L Greeff; S Bordoli, G Palazzani; B Postiglioni, O Fabiana, G Roan; G Koegelenberg, V Bernabo (capt); D Bergamin, J Meyer, F Ruzza.
Replacements: S Tobias for Fabiani (73), A De Marchi for Postiglioni (63), B Le Roux for Roan (48), J Furno for Bernabo (61), D Fragnito for Bergamin (67), C Engelbrecht for Berryman (58), T Castello for Pratichetti (50), S Balocchi for Greef (60)
Ulster: J Stockdale; T Bowe, L Marshall, S Olding, C Piutau; P Nelson, R Pienaar; A Warwick, R Herring (capt), W Herbst; R Diack, A O'Connor; C Ross, C Henry, M Coetzee
Replacements: J Andrew for Herring (56), C Black for Warwick (64), R Lutton for Herbst (33), K Treadwell for O'Connor (73), R Wilson for Henry (60), P Marshall for Nelson (73), J Payne for L Marshall (60), D Busby for Piutau (76).
Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
There had been calls for the players and manager Chris Coleman to be honoured by Gorsedd y Beirdd after they reached the tournament's semi finals.
But Gorsedd boss Archdruid Geraint Lloyd Owen rejected it.
He said it was because some do not speak Welsh and standards must be kept.
"If they can't speak Welsh I don't see how we can welcome them in [Gorsedd], because Welsh is the biggest, strongest weapon we have as a nation and without it, we have nothing," the former Caernarfon Town FC chairman added.
He said he could not think of any non-Welsh speaker other than the Queen to have received the honour.
"I'm not an inflammatory sort of person, and I don't thrive on controversy," he said.
"I'm just going to take the role of being Archdruid as it comes. I'll try to be myself, but you'll never please everyone."
He also raised questions over the Gorsedd, which is a separate organisation to the Eisteddfod, honouring people for their performance in jobs they are paid to do.
"It would be much better to reward those quiet people who work for their rural communities or wherever, and taken the burden to make sure things go on, and Welsh is used in the community."
An Eisteddfod spokeswoman said they were "very proud" of the Wales team, and had invited them to come to this year's event.
She added that the Gorsedd is a separate organisation to the Eisteddfod, although the two share a close relationship.
The spokeswoman said: "Like everyone and everything else, the Gorsedd has its rules and only Gorsedd members have the right to nominate or second individuals to be honoured, and of course, it is essential that the person nominated speaks Welsh.
"The process for this year's nominations closed at the end of February.
"No member of the Welsh football team were nominated for the Gorsedd and no member of the team was refused the honour."
The Eisteddfod takes place from Friday at Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, until 6 August.
They plan to deliver a 136,000-strong petition to Downing Street and want the government to act as a guarantor.
The men had been working on a private US-owned ship providing anti-piracy protection when they were arrested over illegally possessing weapons.
They have been in jail since October and have since seen a decision over their bail deferred by the authorities.
The US maritime company AdvanFort insists their ship had the correct papers.
The petition, which is to be delivered to Number 10 on Tuesday, calls for the men to be released and asks for the UK government's backing.
Billy Irving, from Connel, Argyll; Nick Dunn, from Ashington, Northumberland; Ray Tindall from Chester; Paul Towers from Pocklington, Yorkshire; John Armstrong from Wigton, Cumbria, and Nicholas Simpson, from Catterick, North Yorkshire, were arrested on 12 October and have been in prison in India since 24 October.
They were working for AdvanFort providing anti-piracy protection in the Indian Ocean when their ship, the MV Seaman Guard Ohio, was detained.
The 35-member crew also included Indians, Ukrainians and Estonians.
The Indian authorities said they had intercepted the US ship and found weapons and ammunition on board which had not been properly declared.
AdvanFort said India's coastguard and police had allowed the ship into the port to refuel and shelter from a storm. It said all weapons had been properly registered.
Mr Irving's girlfriend, Yvonne MacHugh, who started the petition on Change.org, has urged the UK government to intervene.
Ms MacHugh said a "security official in India" had told her that if the UK government were to provide assurances, the men would be freed.
The 25-year-old, who will deliver the petition alongside other family members of the men, said she had just returned from India, saying it was "the most emotional trip I have ever had to make".
She said: "The men had lost a lot of weight, they looked exhausted and had lost hope of ever being released, their morale is at an all-time low."
The men have "no idea what is going on with their case", she said.
"It is in our government's hands to bring back these men who have fought for us as soldiers and now need the help of their country."
Revd Canon Ken Peters, director of justice and public affairs for the Mission to Seafarers said the families of the men are "desperately worried for their health and wellbeing".
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "This is a difficult and important case, which the prime minister has raised with Indian ministers, as has the foreign secretary.
"We will continue to do all that we can."
The men were visited "regularly", the spokesman said.
He added: "While we are unable to demand the release of British nationals, or interfere in another country's legal processes, we continue to make very clear our interest in this case, and the importance of ensuring that it is resolved as quickly as possible."
Zenga's side came from behind to win 3-1 at local rivals Birmingham City and seal a second league win this term.
When asked about his starting XI having 10 players who were at the club last season, he told BBC WM: "They're good players and they only need a warm up.
"They understood what is the spirit of Wolves and what they have to do to create enthusiasm."
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Of Wolves' starters against Blues, only striker Jon Dadi Bodvarsson did not play for the club last season and the Iceland striker got on the scoresheet as Wanderers scored three times in the second half to cancel out Che Adams' opener for the hosts.
"Our style is to give 100% all the time in training," Zenga continued. "Not only in the physical standpoint but concentrating on what you are going to do every single day.
"I don't know where we are [in the table] and I don't know how many points we have because the first man in this club who has to stay calm and concentrate is me."
Ashutosh Maharaj, founder of the sect Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan (Divine Light Awakening Mission), died of a suspected heart attack in January 2014.
But his followers insist he is only meditating deeply, and will one day return to life.
They have kept his body in a commercial freezer at his vast ashram in Punjab.
The judgement by Punjab and Haryana High Court ends a three-year-old dispute between the guru's disciples and Dalip Kumar Jha, who claims to be his son.
Mr Jha had sought permission to cremate the guru's body, in line with Hindu rituals.
In rejecting his plea, the court set aside a 2014 judgement that had ordered the guru's cremation after doctors confirmed him clinically dead.
Mr Jha's lawyer told AFP it was unclear whether the court had agreed with the sect's argument that its founder was alive.
Mr Maharaj first established his sect in Jalandhar, Punjab, in 1983, to promote "self-awakening and global peace".
Over years, it attracted millions of followers across the world and amassed properties worth an estimated $120m (£92m) in India, the US, South America, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe.
The heavily-guarded 100-acre ashram in Punjab where the guru has been kept is just one sign of his vast financial assets.
Mr Jha has accused the guru's disciples of retaining his body as a ploy to keep control of his wealth.
Shortly after his death in 2014, the guru's spokesman Swami Vishalanand told the BBC: "He is not dead. Medical science does not understand things like yogic science. We will wait and watch. We are confident that he will come back."
Andy Ryan fired Forfar in front with a left-foot shot but the lead proved short-lived as Greig Spence ended his six-match goal drought.
Forfar looked the most threatening in the second half but Ryan struck a post and Gavin Swankie was twice denied by Cowdenbeath goalkeeper Grant Adam.
The draw keeps Cowdenbeath above Forfar in the table.
This is despite UK MPs voting in 2013 against military action in Syria.
About 20 personnel, including three pilots, have been embedded with other coalition nations' forces, including the US and Canada, the BBC understands.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon defended the exchange of troops, saying it was "standard operating practice".
However, there was criticism from Labour, UKIP and the SNP, and some within the Conservative party.
Tory MP John Baron said the personnel should be withdrawn as Parliament had "said no to military intervention".
The MoD said personnel embedded with the US, French and Canadian armed forces had been authorised "to participate in coalition operations" and were under those forces' chain of command.
UK pilots are not currently taking part in the region, the MoD said, but ministers would have been aware of their recent role - and the prime minister's spokeswoman confirmed David Cameron had known.
Mr Fallon said it was "absolutely standard practice" to exchange personnel with allied forces, and had been "since the end of World War Two".
He said there was "no mystery about that", and "most people have known".
Why weren't we told?
That's the question troubling many MPs, not all of them on opposition benches.
They voted against British action in Syria two years ago. They were told their approval would be sought before any future air strikes in the country.
And yet news of Britons bombing Syria emerged not in the Commons but via a freedom of information request.
Few pilots were involved. They were under foreign command. None are flying the missions now.
But for a prime minister showing every sign of making plans for another vote on Syrian strikes this will have built no trust.
Ministers are highly likely to end up explaining themselves to the Commons, whether they want to or not.
"ISIS have to be defeated in both countries. We don't have at the moment parliamentary authority to carry out military airstrikes in Syria, but the Americans do and they've been doing that to keep all of us safe.
"When we're going to run British military strikes in Syria, of course we've said we'll go to Parliament for approval, but this is different."
The MoD said the British pilots involved flew intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and strike missions against IS.
Only the US and Canada are operating in Syrian airspace, it said.
The information emerged following a Freedom of Information request submitted by the human rights group Reprieve.
Mr Baron, who is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, told the BBC the government should explain its position as it showed "insensitivity to Parliament's will".
He was referring to the 2013 vote when MPs voted against military action to deter the use of chemical weapons by President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria.
At the time, Prime Minister David Cameron said he would respect the defeat of the government motion by 285-272, and ruled out joining US-led strikes.
Mr Baron added: "Those troops or individuals should be withdrawn from the embedded programme whilst this vote holds sway, while it stills hold authority, until we vote again."
A Labour spokesperson said the party would ask the Ministry of Defence to make a statement in the Commons on Monday.
The programme to embed personnel with allies was "valuable" but the government "needs to be transparent about the role they play", he said.
Sir Michael Graydon, former chief of the air staff, said the exchange programme had been happening for "many decades", and the government was right "not to make a huge issue of it".
"There are very few people involved in this, there are none at the moment, the chances are there won't be for another two or three months."
Jennifer Gibson, staff attorney at Reprieve, said it was "alarming" that Parliament and the public had been "kept in the dark about this for so long" and she called for "an open and honest debate" about UK involvement in Iraq and Syria.
Alex Salmond MP, the SNP's foreign affairs spokesperson, said the government had been effectively overseeing a "bombing campaign by stealth".
"Past interventions and extensions of military action could at best be described as counter-productive, and at worst have helped to replenish the dark well from which terrorism springs," he said.
Mike Hookem MEP, defence spokesman for UKIP, which campaigned in 2013 against UK air strikes in Syria, said the MoD was using a "smokescreen to deceive the British people after MPs voted against British involvement in Syria".
"Enough British soldiers have been sent to foreign wars," he said.
Crispin Blunt, Conservative MP and Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, said the 2013 vote on action in Syria was a "totally different decision" to the question of strikes on IS - and that that decision had not been undermined.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said on Thursday that the UK was engaged in a "new Battle of Britain" against IS, as he confirmed the deployment of a second RAF Rivet Joint spy plane to the region.
Professor Fawaz Gerges, professor of international relations at the London School of Economics, said he believed the British government had been preparing the public for greater involvement in Iraq and Syria, and he foresaw "more active engagement" in the next few months.
The US and five Arab allies launched the first strikes against IS militants in Syria in September last year.
Parliament then approved UK participation in the strikes in Iraq by 524 votes to 43.
Last month, Mr Fallon urged MPs to consider backing air strikes on IS in Syria and said the extremists needed to be targeted "at source".
Labour has indicated it would not oppose military action in Syria. Acting leader Harriet Harman has said the case for air strikes is now different to the situation in 2013, when Labour voted against UK military action in Syria.
Britain has already been carrying out surveillance and air-to-air refuelling operations over Syria.
Alexander Worth was killed in the crash involving a Ferrari F50 on a farm road at North Warnborough, Hampshire, on 22 August.
Matthew Cobden, 38, of Long Lodge Drive, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, appeared at Winchester Crown Court.
The judge said a trial would begin on 19 February.
Alexander, from Kings Worthy, died when the car crashed into fencing on an access road between Newlyns and Lodge Farms.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash, which left Mr Cobden seriously injured.
According to security firm Symantec, the amount of malware aimed at Apple's mobile operating system (iOS) has more than doubled this year, while threats to Mac computers also rose.
Security firm FireEye also expects 2016 to be a bumper year for Apple malware.
Systems such as Apple Pay could be targeted, it predicts.
Apple is an obvious target for cybercriminals because its products are so popular, said Dick O'Brien, a researcher at Symantec.
While the total number of threats targeting Apple devices remains low compared with Windows and Android, Symantec is seeing the range of threats multiply.
Last year, it was seeing a monthly average of between 10,000 and 70,000 Mac computers infected with malware.
"This is far fewer than Windows desktops and we don't want to scaremonger. Apple remains a relatively safe platform but Apple users can no longer be complacent about security, as the number of infections and new threats rise," said Mr O'Brien.
The number of unique OS X computers infected with malware in the first nine months of 2015 was seven times higher than in all of 2014, its research found.
A significant amount of this spike is accounted for by so-called greyware - applications that may not have malware attached but can still be annoying to users, by serving up unwanted ads or tracking their web-browsing habits.
Symantec also found seven new threats aimed at Apple's mobile iOS platform, with jailbroken devices - those that have been unlocked - being particularly vulnerable.
And hackers are also increasingly targeting corporations, where Mac use is now more prevalent.
A corporate espionage group known as Butterfly which attacked multi-billion dollar companies in 2015 developed malware tools that attacked both Windows and Apple computers.
Traditionally iOS has been seen as a more secure platform than Android because of the more closed community that Apple runs for its apps but that is changing, according to FireEye.
While it found that the vast majority - 96% - of mobile malware is targeted at Android devices, iOS is no longer immune.
According to Bryce Boland, chief technology officer at FireEye, attackers are increasingly "finding ways into Apple's walled garden, and that will ramp up next year".
FireEye recently discovered that XcodeGhost, iOS malware that Apple acted quickly to remove from its app store, had found its way into the networks of 210 US businesses.
The attack was thought to be the first large-scale attack on Apple's app store.
The introduction of new payment systems, such as Apple Pay, will add a financial incentive for hackers, making it worth their "time and effort" to develop new malware, FireEye said.
Mr O'Brien said: "We haven't yet seen any threats targeting Apple Pay but anything that involves a financial transaction will be of interest to hackers."
Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr, 47, passed away after suffering a stroke, his family say.
He was a journalist who became an adviser to three presidents.
The 1995 execution of his father by a military government for leading protests against environmental degradation caused by the oil industry sparked global outrage.
Saro-Wiwa Sr led the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop), which accused oil multinational Shell of destroying the environment in his home region of Ogoniland in south-eastern Nigeria.
His execution after a secret trial under Gen Sani Abacha led to Nigeria being suspended from the Commonwealth.
Noo Saro-Wiwa, sister of the late journalist, told the BBC: "It is with great sadness that we announce that Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr passed away suddenly. His family are devastated and request privacy at this difficult time."
Funeral arrangements are yet to be worked out, the family says.
Ken Saro-Wiwa was first appointed in 2006 as a special adviser on peace and conflict resolution by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.
He later served Mr Obasanjo's successor, President Umaru Yar'Adua, as an adviser on international affairs and stayed on under President Goodluck Jonathan until he lost last year's election.
His willingness to work with the federal government marked him out as less militant than his father.
But like his father, he was committed to the cause of the Ogoni people.
In a 2015 opinion piece for the UK's Guardian newspaper, he wrote that the effects of the oil pollution on Ogoniland had still not been cleared up.
"If my father were alive today he would be dismayed that Ogoniland still looks like the devastated region that spurred him to action.
"There is little evidence to show that it sits on one of the world's richest deposits of oil and gas."
A 2011 UN report said Nigeria's Ogoniland region could take 30 years to recover fully from the damage caused by years of oil spills. The study said complete restoration could entail the world's "most wide-ranging and long-term oil clean-up".
It added that communities faced a severe health risk, with some families drinking water with high levels of carcinogens.
Shell has accepted liability for two spills and said all oil spills were bad for Nigeria and the company.
Almost every politician, expert and commentator have been clear on one thing: Islamic State is not a state. Islamic State, they say, is a terrorist organisation.
It seems clear enough. IS militants have beheaded people on video. They have ransacked towns and villages. They have killed or threatened to kill anyone who dissents from their view of Islam. They have stolen territory from Iraq and Syria. There is no question of them gaining UN membership, or being accepted by any other international organisation.
Thus, US planes can bomb IS militants without breaking one of the cardinal principles of international law, as outlined in the UN Charter: "All members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state."
There is, however, a problem with the action taken against IS. It is hard to drop bombs on a piece of land without someone accusing you of attacking their "territorial integrity or political independence".
Get UN membership The ultimate goal for aspirant states - they need the support of the Security Council, then two-thirds of the General Assembly
Get recognition If they fail at the UN, aspirant states can get recognition from as many other states as possible and function as a de facto state
Start trading If they have few friends, aspirant states can just start making business deals - political recognition may follow, or it may no longer be needed
In Iraq, the current government formally requested help to battle IS. This makes a strong case for bombing IS in Iraq to be both legal and politically defensible.
No such get-out exists in Syria. Bashar al-Assad remains the president of Syria, and Syria remains a sovereign state. Mr Assad has not asked for help, nor has he consented to air strikes.
Despite this, US President Barack Obama recently said: "We have communicated to the Syrian regime that when we operate going after Isil [Islamic State] in their air space, that they would be well-advised not to take us on.
"But beyond that, there's no expectation that we are going to in some ways enter an alliance with Assad. He is not credible in that country."
Syria enjoys all the formal trappings of statehood. But the US and its allies do not believe its government has legitimacy. That is enough for its most essential sovereign rights to be overrun, for it to be practically rendered a non-state. Western European states including the UK have not taken part in the bombing of targets in Syria, even though they are part of the anti-IS coalition.
It is possible to say that there are three different concepts of statehood in this story:
Islamic State's claims have no support among states, but they illustrate that there is no universally accepted definition of statehood. Put the question "What is a state?" to a politician, a lawyer, a sociologist and an economist and you would get four different answers.
Kosovo: Declared independence from Serbia in 2008 after a period of UN administration; recognised by more than 100 states; path to UN membership blocked by Russia
Palestinian territories: Declared independent by PLO in 1988; currently represented at the UN as a "non-member observer state"; recognised by more than 100 other states but not Security Council members UK, US or France
Abkhazia: Broke away from Georgia in 1999; recognised by Russia and three other states; dependent on Russia for economic support
Somalia: Full UN member, wide recognition, but no functioning central government; large areas are governed autonomously
In law, for example, an attempt was made in the 1930s to distil the meaning of statehood in a single treaty - the Montevideo Convention. It lists four qualities a state must have:
Crucially, it also attempts to shackle politicians to the law by stipulating: "The political existence of the state is independent of recognition by the other states."
There is little in the Montevideo Convention that would clearly deny statehood to IS, or any other violent group capable of seizing territory and subjugating a population. The Convention has no moral dimension.
But IS, as outlined above, is not regarded as a state. How can it be denied recognition? Not by appealing to any legal rule, but by invoking the moral imperative that violence and terror cannot be rewarded. Politics provides the morality - and subjectivity - that the law lacks.
However, the moral dimension is by no means universal.
North Korea, to take just one example, is a state that imprisons many thousands for suspected disloyalty, frequently threatens nuclear war and allows millions to starve through famine. Yet US diplomats rub shoulders with North Korean colleagues in the corridors of power from New York to Geneva. For all practical purposes, North Korea is a state.
Conversely, Taiwan has enjoyed three decades of prosperity under elected governments adhering to international treaties and generally respecting the rights of its citizens. Yet Taiwan is not a UN member and is recognised only by a handful of states. It is euphemistically referred to as "the island". In sporting events it cannot even use the name Taiwan.
For every example, there is an equal and opposite counter-example. Rather than a harmonious international society with defined rules of membership, we seem to exist amid a jumble of entities that fulfil ever-shifting entry standards with varying levels of success.
The military battle against IS is messy, deadly and terrifying for those directly affected. The battle for ideas is genteel by comparison, but it has largely expunged the myth of a universal idea of statehood. The consequences of that are likely to be felt for generations to come.
Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Leeds Rhinos had proposed to fund the project by selling land for housing development.
The clubs have now dropped two residential housing planning applications after "complex planning matters" delayed the renovation scheme.
Headingley Stadium hosts cricket, rugby league and rugby union.
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A "positive outcome" to the redevelopment application at a council meeting in January could see improvements made in time for the 2019 Cricket World Cup and the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, said a statement from the clubs.
Gary Hetherington, Leeds Rhinos chief executive, said dropping the land sale would mean new funds needed to be found and the clubs and Leeds City Council was exploring "all options".
The redevelopment includes a new south stand on the rugby ground and a new joint stand overlooking both the rugby pitch and cricket ground.
Work was due to start in January with the demolition of the rugby south stand.
The plan had been to sell greenbelt land owned by Leeds Rhinos in Weetwood and Tingley in Leeds to housing developers to raise money for the stadium. The two applications were for outline planning for up to 195 houses in total.
The stadium's redevelopment application is now to be considered by a planning meeting on 12 January and the two linked residential planning applications had been withdrawn, said Leeds City Council.
Mark Arthur, Yorkshire County Cricket Club chief executive, said: "It is essential that a solution is found in order to deliver international cricket to Leeds beyond 2019."
It also plans to sell a majority stake in its home appliances business to China's Midea Group.
Toshiba is looking to raise money after major accounting scandal last year led to record losses and job cuts.
However, Japan's benchmark Nikkei fell 1.2% to close at 16,730.16 because of concerns over the Japanese yen.
The currency has gained in value for the fifth straight day and is trading at around 110 yen to the dollar, which is a level that hurts many exporters' earnings.
"The Japanese yen has received much demand in recent months due to more demand for safe-haven assets and lower US rate hikes expectations," Bernard Aw from IG Markets said.
"At the start of the year, a stronger yen was not on the radar of many analysts, but as the year and new developments unfold, they are looking at the possibility of more yen strength more closely."
The rest of Asia's major stock markets are higher after oil prices rose above $40 per barrel overnight.
Both Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.3% to 5,183.10 and Korea's Kospi Index gained 0.2% to 1,992.12.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed 0.8% higher, while the Shanghai Composite added 1.7%.
Chinese shares were lifted by data showing the mainland property market recovery is gaining steam.
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Strava has looked at the habits of its users in 12 cities around the world.
London topped the list for rides and runs with over 10 million activities logged in the last year.
"We've analysed billions of GPS data points and millions of activities to give a never-seen-before insight," said Strava co-founder Davis Kitchel.
The "Strava Insights" project revealed that nearly 10,000 bike or run commutes - journeys within the morning and evening rush-hour windows - are logged in London every day, four times as many as San Francisco and Amsterdam, the cities second and third respectively on the commutes list.
However, London's population is about 10 times the size of those two bike-friendly cities, although London's numbers do compare well to cities of similar sizes, such as New York, Sydney, Berlin and Paris.
Analysis of all logged activities show Tuesday is the most popular day for a bike ride in every city apart from Sao Paulo (Wednesday).
According to the results, Amsterdam residents ride the fastest (15.9 miles per hour on average), those in Milan cycle the furthest (33.7 miles) and Parisians run the fastest (eight minutes 56 seconds per mile).
The figures also show that users in Sydney ride or run the earliest, Sao Paolo residents exercise latest, and those in Barcelona have the toughest terrain to contend with.
Strava, which was launched in 2009, uses global-positioning-satellite technology to record rides and runs, allowing users to compare their performances against other users.
The San Francisco-based company does not reveal its total membership but claims it is growing by 100,000 new users every week.
The move follows a highly critical report which found that the police in the Gulf state had used excessive force against anti-government protesters.
More than 40 people were killed during the demonstrations in February and March this year.
Officials say John Timoney will head a team of US and British advisers.
King Hamad of Bahrain has promised to prevent further abuses by the security forces, following an independent inquiry on the violence which published its findings last month.
The inquiry interviewed more than 5,000 people and documented illegal arrests, forced confessions, unfair trials and the systematic torture of detainees.
The king expressed "dismay" at the findings and said the report opened a "new page" in Bahrain's history.
On Tuesday the monarch replaced the head of the country's security agency.
There will also be a new code of conduct for police dealing with demonstrations.
John Timoney served as Miami police chief from 2003 to 2010.
He has not yet commented on his new role.
"Among his many accomplishments were the successful reduction of crime and the implementation of proper practices for the use of force," said a statement from Bahrain's government.
However, Mr Timoney's force was criticised in the US for its handling of anti-globalisation protests during a meeting of leaders from the Free Trade Area of the Americas in Miami in 2003.
Bahrain has been under pressure from the United States - which is a key ally - to improve its human rights record.
Fe ddywed Sally Holland bod rhai ysgolion yn gyndyn o fynd i'r afael â'r mater oherwydd pryder y bydd yr ysgol yn cael enw drwg.
Mae adroddiad newydd ganddi yn dweud bod diffyg cysondeb yn y modd y mae cwynion o fwlio'n cael eu trin, gan adael rhai plant yn teimlo wedi'u hynysu.
Dywedodd Llywodraeth Cymru y dylid taclo bob ffurf ar fwlio yr un mor gadarn, ac mae'n gyfrifoldeb cyfreithiol i gael polisi bwlio mewn lle ymhob ysgol.
Ond mewn rhai achosion, yn ôl Ms Holland, mae'r canllawiau gwrth-fwlio yn eistedd ar silffoedd ysgolion ac mae'n ymddangos nad ydyn nhw wedi cael eu darllen.
Dywedodd: "Rwyf am weld canllawiau sy'n wirioneddol ddefnyddiol, sy'n adeiladu ar brofiadau plant gan roi atebion iddyn nhw, ond sydd hefyd yn dweud wrth ysgolion sut i fonitro bwlio ac i beidio â bod ofn monitro chwaith.
"Roedd rhai pobl broffesiynol yn dweud wrthym fod yna amharodrwydd i gofnodi bwlio - eu bod yn amharod i roi enw drwg i'r ysgol am fod yna rhyw fath o dabl cynghrair neu rywbeth tebyg. Wrth gwrs dydw i ddim am weld hynny.
"Dwi am i ysgolion gan sgwrs onest gyda'u disgyblion a'r gymuned o'i chwmpas am sut y maen nhw'n taclo bwlio yn yr ysgol a beth maen nhw'n am ei wneud am y peth."
Mae ei hadroddiad - 'Sam's Story' - wedi cael ei lunio ar ôl clywed tystiolaeth gan 2,000 o blant a 300 o bobl broffesiynol yn y maes.
Mae'n pwysleisio bod yr un pryderon - beth yn union yw bwlio a'r diffyg cofnodi cyson - wedi cael eu codi tair blynedd yn ôl gan y corff goruchwylio addysg, Estyn.
Dyw'r pryderon hynny ddim wedi cael eu datrys, ac roedd y Comisiynydd Plant yn gweld hynny'n rhwystredig.
Ychwanegodd Ms Holland: "Mae rhai pethau wedi newid, ond mae yna bethau sylfaenol sydd dal angen eu cael yn iawn ac wrth gwrs mae'n rhwystredig, ac yn rhwystredig i blant hefyd.
"Rhaid i ni fod yn cofnodi bwlio a sicrhau bod yr ymarfer gorau ar gael i ysgolion - ry'n ni'n gwybod ei fod ar gael.
"Dylai pawb gymryd perchnogaeth o'r mater a dylai pawb fod yn rhan o'i daclo. Rhaid i ni beidio ei gadw mewn cornel dywyll fel elfen o embaras mewn bywyd ysgol.
"Gadewch i ni dderbyn ei fod yn digwydd a symud ymlaen yn bositif i'w daclo."
Yn eu hymatebion i'r adroddiad fe ddywedodd plant fod materion fel hil, tlodi, anabledd a rhywioldeb i gyd yn destunau bwlio, gan ddweud bod rhieni yn aml naill ai ddim yn ymateb neu yn aneffeithiol.
Mae Ms Holland nawr yn galw ar Lywodraeth Cymru i osod cyfrifoldeb statudol ar ysgolion i gofnodi pob digwyddiad o bob math o fwlio, a chyhoeddi diffiniad terfynol o fwlio.
Dywedodd Llywodraeth Cymru: "Fe fyddwn ni'n ystyried adroddiad y Comisiynydd Plant a'i fwydo i mewn i'n hadolygiad o ganllawiau gwrth-fwlio.
"Dydyn ni ddim yn diodde' unrhyw fath o fwlio yn system addysg Cymru. Ry'n ni'n disgwyl i ysgolion a gwasanaethau addysg ei gwneud hi'n glir fod pob ffurf o fwlio yn annerbyniol ac i daclo bob digwyddiad yn gadarn.
"Dylai pob ysgol yng Nghymru, yn ôl y gyfraith, gael polisi ymddygiad ysgol. Fe ddylai strategaethau i daclo bwlio fod yn ganolog i'r polisi yma ac fe ddylai gael ei weithredu gan bawb yn yr ysgol."
In January, their fighters grabbed world attention when they drove IS out of Kobane, another border town further east.
Now, the YPG, working with some Free Syrian Army-aligned rebels, and backed by US-led coalition air strikes, have taken control of Tal Abyad, with its ethnically mixed population, that had been held by IS since last year.
The YPG's victory in Kobane was symbolically significant, but Tal Abyad offers far more strategic value.
Long-term control of Tal Abyad would further the YPG's goal of connecting the non-contiguous zones of territory it holds across northern Syria, which it organises into three "cantons": Afrin (north-west of Aleppo); Kobane (west of Tal Abyad); and al-Jazira (north-east Hasakeh province).
If the YPG is able to hold Tal Abyad and use it to connect Kobane to al-Jazira, it will increase its strategic value to the US-led anti-IS coalition and will empower its self-governance structures in predominately Kurdish north-eastern Syria.
Tal Abyad is important to the anti-IS coalition because the town has long served as a key IS supply route, and a crossing point for foreign fighters seeking to join IS in Raqqa, the group's de facto capital.
There are few organised, trained and willing forces in Syria that the anti-IS coalition can rely on as a ground partner in its campaign in Syria.
Moreover, Turkey has been reluctant to fully co-operate with the coalition, instead tolerating a porous border with Syria that has, in the words of one US official, created a "permissive environment" for jihadists.
While Tal Abyad has been under firm IS control, for instance, Turkey has continued to allow some supplies to cross in from the Turkish border town of Akcakale, including sacks of fertiliser that contain ammonium nitrate used by IS to build explosives.
Turkey's vacillation stems in part from its prioritisation of toppling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over fighting IS, and in part from its fear of the YPG. It views the latter as equivalent to the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK), which it treats as a "terrorist" organisation.
The PKK - also labelled "terrorist" by Western governments - has been waging a 30-year insurgency for self-rule in eastern Turkey, a key Western ally. The unrest has killed more than 40,000 people, mostly Kurds.
In this context, the YPG shines as a willing and able coalition ground partner against IS in Syria.
The group shares the PKK's secular, leftist-rooted ideology, which stands in stark contrast to the various shades of Islamist identity adopted by most other major Syrian opposition groups.
YPG fighters, many of whom have been well-trained by the PKK, have proven their ability to take on IS not only in Syria, but also in parts of north-western Iraq.
Brig Gen Thomas Weidley, the chief-of-staff of the anti-IS coalition, specifically praised the YPG on Monday, saying: "Since fall 2014, Kurdish forces in both Iraq and Syria, enabled by the coalition, have only taken territory from Daesh [a pejorative term for IS], never ceding it."
Yet, despite this impassioned praise in the wake of victory, coalition countries continue to at times treat the PYD/YPG as a pariah.
Coalition countries have, with few exceptions, stopped short of openly arming the YPG, in part because it is affiliated with the PKK.
Although the US-led coalition is co-ordinating air strikes in Syria with the YPG, Washington has refused to give the civilian PYD leader, Saleh Muslim, a visa to the US.
This inconsistent policy limits the PYD/YPG's ability to diversify its international backers and, in effect, keeps it reliant on pacts with Iran and the Assad regime.
The PYD/YPG's rapid rise in Kurdish-majority parts of northern Syria starting in 2011 was in part owed to a deal with the Syrian regime, which tolerated PYD control of some Kurdish areas in exchange for PYD repression of Kurdish anti-government demonstrations.
A non-aggression pact with the regime - based on pragmatism rather than shared sympathies - remains mostly in force today, and has allowed the YPG to focus its efforts on fighting jihadist groups.
But that association has cost the YPG credibility in the eyes of other Syrian opposition groups, anti-regime Kurds, and coalition countries that want to see Assad fall.
For now, the YPG only benefits from air strikes and intelligence when and where the coalition's goals overlap with its own.
But its role in pushing IS out of Tal Abyad, and its collaboration with certain Free Syrian Army rebels in that fight, may encourage coalition countries to engage the group more directly.
If managed well, this could have the effect of reducing its dependence on institutions controlled by the Syrian regime.
Ultimately, the key to normalising the coalition's relationship with the YPG would be progress in the Turkey-PKK peace process, which would allow Turkey - and thus its Western allies - to engage the PYD/YPG with greater flexibility.
Cale Salih is a Visiting Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Follow her @callysally
Addressing his top team for the first time since his victory, he promised a "down-to-earth" Conservative agenda focused on extending opportunity.
He also insisted all changes to public services must be rooted in "true social justice and genuine compassion".
The new government is expected to prioritise laws on work and childcare.
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The Conservatives won a 12-seat majority in the House of Commons in Thursday's election, taking 331 of the 650 seats.
At the start of the first cabinet meeting since the election, Mr Cameron said the new government would be different from its predecessor, saying it would not have to "trade away" policies and would therefore be more accountable.
Brandishing a copy of the Conservative manifesto, he said the government had a mandate to deliver all of it.
He urged his ministers to focus on "down-to-earth" ways of "giving everyone in our country the chance to live a good and fulfilled life and make the most of their talents".
His party, he said, will offer "the chance to get on, with the dignity of a job, the pride of a pay cheque, a home of their own and the security and peace of mind that comes from being able to support a family".
He said it would also support those who cannot work, repeating a phrase he delivered after the 2010 election that "those that can should, and those that can't, we always help".
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The Conservatives say measures on work and childcare will be at the heart of their first legislative programme, due to be announced on 27 May, and will be "fast-tracked" through Parliament.
During the election campaign, Mr Cameron said the UK should aspire to "full employment", which he defined as Britain having the highest percentage of people in work of any developed nation.
The employment bill will push for two million jobs and three million apprenticeships to be created over the next five years.
It will also lower the annual household welfare cap - the maximum amount that any household can receive in benefits - from £26,000 to £23,000.
Downing Street said this would "ensure people are always better off in work and there is an end to the something-for-nothing culture".
A second bill will focus on childcare.
Currently, all three and four-year olds in England are entitled to 570 hours of free early education or childcare a year, which works out as 15 hours each week for 38 weeks of the year.
During the election campaign, the Conservatives promised 30 hours from 2017.
The PM will also promise to introduce tax-free childcare for every child.
Business Secretary Sajid Javid said he would "look afresh" at aspects of employment law and regulations so that everything possible was being done to encourage free enterprise.
The government, he said, would also press ahead with changes to the rules on trade union strike ballots, so industrial action in essential public services would only be lawful if 40% of employees entitled to take part in a ballot actually voted.
"We have not hidden away from the changes we want to make," he told BBC Radio 4's Today, adding that he also wanted to lift the ban on agency staff being used during walkouts. "I think it is essential we make these changes."
On Europe, Mr Javid said a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU would definitely be held before the end of 2017 and the government would "provide more information over the coming weeks and months".
Media reports have suggested the referendum could be brought forward to 2016 if the legislation needed to pave the way for the vote is passes quickly through Parliament and if negotiations with other EU leaders conclude earlier than expected.
Mr Cameron is putting the finishing touches to his government, by filling the ranks of junior ministerial positions. Among those to be given jobs include Ben Gummer, Damian Hinds and Justine Tomlinson, the latter becoming minister for disabled people.
Rory Stewart, the former diplomat who was chair of the Commons defence select committee, is to become a junior minister at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
The home side, eight points adrift of seventh-placed Warwickshire at the start of play, reached 370-6 after an uncontested toss at the Ageas Bowl.
Captain James Vince (92) and Will Smith (90) led the way with support from Jimmy Adams (53) and Sean Ervine (50).
All-rounder Liam Dawson finished unbeaten on 47 as Ryan Pringle was the pick of Durham's bowlers with 3-153.
For the second successive season, Hampshire are bidding to survive relegation to Division Two, and know they are unlikely to do so if they fail to beat Durham who are already safe.
The hosts need 30 more runs from 13 overs to take maximum batting points, but their fate also depends on the result of Warwickshire's game with Lancashire at Edgbaston - where the hosts were bowled out for 219 on day one.
Adams and ex-Durham skipper Smith got Hampshire off to a perfect start by putting on 111 for the first wicket before Adams fell three overs before lunch, playing on to Scott Borthwick.
The hosts' progress continued after tea as they added 151 runs for the loss of Tom Alsop and Smith, with Vince and Smith sharing a third-wicket stand of 102.
Vince raced to his half-century in just 48 balls and the Hampshire captain, dropped from England's Test squad to tour Bangladesh, appeared set for a second Championship century of the season before he was run out by England's Ben Stokes.
Ervine then passed 50 for the fifth time in six innings and 1,000 County Championship runs for the season before he edged Pringle to Paul Collingwood.
Hampshire batsman Will Smith told BBC Radio Solent:
"I think it's a good day, we would've batted first as well. I think it's a wicket where it's probably not going to get any better.
"We feel getting as many runs first up is a good thing, so 370 at the end of day one is good. We've scored a a decent rate, which is good for the bonus points.
"If we can squeeze another 30 runs out in the next 13 overs, then we'll have done really well.
"All we can do is try and get as many points out of this game. We'll do that and see what unfolds up at Edgbaston.
"We're setting out to win this game and with four days of good weather, we can get into a good position to do that."
Durham bowler Ryan Pringle told BBC Newcastle:
"Paul Collingwood decided he wanted to bowl and with the overhead conditions early on, it was probably the right decision.
"I think we were unlucky not to have them a couple down early on and it's a strange wicket as well. If we could have got them two or three down early, we could have made real inroads.
"They pressed on and it looks pretty difficult to get in on, but it should be an interesting three days to come.
"I was pretty expensive, but it's a learning curve with 30-odd overs in the day. They were pretty aggressive from ball one, but we were trying to take wickets all day."
"We were a unit that Poland couldn't beat," said the coach, reflecting on Scotland's failure to qualify for the finals in France.
"We were a unit that the Republic of Ireland couldn't beat, We beat Croatia twice over the last couple of years."
Scotland finished fourth behind Germany, Poland and the Irish in their qualifying group.
"It's not easy to take," Strachan told BBC Scotland. "In the 10 games we played, there's only one game we could be disappointed with.
"Things went against us, but we need to sort that out for the next campaign.
"There are teams at that tournament that we know we're as good as. There are teams at that tournament we proved we're better than.
"Poland and Germany are showing how strong they are. We were up against them.
"You don't have to produce 100 good players as Wales have proven, as Poland have proven with [Robert] Lewandowski.
"Where would Sweden be without [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic? It's just getting one or two players that make the difference."
Scotland last competed at a finals at the France 1998 World Cup.
But Strachan dismissed the idea that the mentality of the players could be questioned.
"Nobody can question that," he said. "Absolutely not.
"The mentality is fantastic. We just need to find the best system with the best players we've got for this next campaign.
"In life you have to take a few knocks to get somewhere. There's not a game where I've thought they could've tried harder. That's never going to be a problem.
"Look at Germany. Their first shot against us at Hampden got a deflection and went in. Two shots hit the post, comes back to their players.
"We score two wonderful goals. That can be life sometimes."
Qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia begins with an away tie against Malta in September, followed by Lithuania at home before crucial visits to Slovakia and England.
Slovakia held England to a 0-0 draw this week in Euro 2016, allowing both sides to qualify for the last 16 of the tournament.
"England on the whole have probably got the best squad of players," added Strachan. "Maybe Spain, France, England.
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"So if Slovakia can draw with them, it's going to be hard.
"They're strong, physically strong. Good players. Central midfield is good, centre-halves are good - ably backed up by wingers that are tricky.
"They're going to be hard.
"It's going to be a heck of a tournament, heck of a qualifying section but we're looking forward to it."
There are well-documented problems about access to education. The Africa Learning Barometer at the US-based Center for Universal Education at Brookings says of the continent's nearly 128 million school-aged children, 17 million will never attend school.
There have been improvements, with targets for the millennium development goals widening access to primary school.
But many millions, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, never start school or learn so little that it is hardly worth them attending.
Against this backdrop, education in Africa, particularly in East Africa, has become a hotbed for e-learning.
Education providers, politicians and entrepreneurs agree on the potential of educational technology as a way to reach out-of-school children and improve the education received by those that are in school.
"The potential is huge. There are 440 million under-16s on the African continent, and the vast majority of them aren't getting a quality education, because their schools are overcrowded, with under-trained teachers, and with little to no learning resources," said Nisha Ligon, chief executive of Tanzanian company Ubongo, which creates digital content.
"E-learning gives us a great opportunity to supplement these kids' learning at a massive scale," says Ms Ligon, whose company's television output reaches over 1.5 million households in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Ghana.
"We see e-learning as a huge opportunity to equalise the access to learning material for the majority of schools in Africa that are under-served financially or academically," said Nivi Mukherjee, president of education at Kenyan company BRCK.
The company's product, the BRCK, is a rugged, self-powered, mobile wi-fi device aimed at connecting people to the internet in areas without reliable access to electricity.
The company has rolled out a low-cost tablet running web-based content and locally cached videos, for use by school students.
But how do you power it? What e-learning devices need more than anything are power and connectivity.
This is an area where many parts of Africa continue to fall short. While internet penetration and grid power have become more widespread, especially in urban areas, a chronic shortage of power still affects the continent.
According to the African Development Bank almost 620 million people - 60% of Africa's population - are without access to electricity. In East Africa, only 23% of Kenyans and 15% of Tanzanians have power.
Although he believes things are getting better, Dr Bitange Ndemo, former permanent secretary in Kenya's Ministry of Communications, says there is a problem with affordability and the means of accessing power.
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"Health centres would be able to connect but there is still a challenge in arid and semi-arid regions that are sparsely populated. Telecoms firms find it difficult to connect because there is no business case. Some areas are connected via satellite," he said.
Ms Ligon says companies such as hers have almost no reach in non-electrified areas.
"And yet in these areas people do still have technology," she said. "Radio and basic mobiles are common in rural areas. And smartphones are really starting to pick up."
There are positive projections for the future of power provision too.
The International Energy Agency expects 315 million people in rural areas in Africa to gain access to electricity by 2040. This will increasingly come from off-grid and mini-grid solutions.
Both Mr Ndemo and Ms Ligon believe technologies such as solar will play a huge part in providing power to rural Africa and allow e-learning to flourish.
Jesse Moore, head of Kenyan pay-as-you-go solar provider M-KOPA Solar, says its affordability and scalability make it the best solution, and that it could offer a lifeline to e-learning.
"Simply put, if there is no source of reliable and affordable power, then e-connected devices are going to struggle," he said.
M-KOPA has already connected over 300,000 households to solar, and expects to pass one million homes by the end of 2017.
"I would bet that in a decade's time, distributed solar power ends up as the primary power source for half the population," Mr Moore said.
Educational technology must be delivered in a way that is relevant and accessible.
Ubongo is focusing on television and radio, popular and widely available, and combining this with mobile phone interaction. Ms Ligon says it provides "really engaging e-learning".
And she says it is important to think about why people want electricity and how they want to use it.
"Same goes for technologies like smartphones, tablets and laptops. They are all just tools, and we need to understand what people want from them."
Ms Ligon also stresses that e-learning is not the only solution to educational challenges, but rather a "piece of the puzzle".
"Teachers are incredibly important, and we need to make sure we're also investing in teachers and schools, and see how e-learning can supplement them. It is not a replacement."
Ms Mukherjee said schools needed to be encouraged to be more innovative in the way that they approach learning, while governments needed to invest in digital content.
"As schools have budgets for textbooks, there should be a marketplace for digital content too. Only with good content will we see positive learning outcomes. Without it, it's just cool devices," she said.
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Player boss Kevin Nicholson said: "Brett's a proven scorer at this level.
"He did well at Forest Green and did very well at Aldershot where he pretty much averaged one in two."
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The soles and insoles were recovered from The London, a warship which sank off the Essex coast in 1665.
Evidence of cabins and hand-made glass windows were also found during dives to the wreck.
Archaeologists have said the excavation could be "similar in scope" to the Mary Rose warship.
An English Heritage spokeswoman said "We're very excited about what the objects might be able to tell us about life during this period of great change, between the first half of the 16th Century and the second half of the 17th Century as Britain was expanding as a sea power."
The London was built in Chatham in Kent and mysteriously exploded on a journey along the coast to Gravesend in 1665.
Between May and August, there were 15 dives to the wreck, which lies in two parts on the seabed.
English Heritage, Cotswold Archaeology and the licensed divers will review the operation, before evaluating and conserving the artefacts.
The programme of dives is set to resume next year.
The finds will eventually go on permanent display at Southend-on-Sea Borough Council's Museums Service.
Lobby groups had urged Mr Zuma not to appoint Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng as South Africa's top judge, saying he was lenient on rapists, which he denies.
South Africa has one of the world's highest incidences of rape.
Mr Zuma said he was confident that with Judge Mogoeng at the helm, the judiciary was in good hands.
Last week, Judge Mogoeng said God wanted him to be chief justice.
Judge Mogoeng had served on the Constitutional Court since 2009 and had previously been the president of the High Court in North West province.
Many of South Africa's top lawyers - backed by human rights groups and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) - had opposed his nomination during public hearings.
Earlier this week, the Nobel Women's Initiative - which includes peace laureates Shirin Ebadi of Iran, Mairead Maguire of Ireland and Jody Williams of the US - threw their weight behind the anti-Mogoeng campaign.
Some 55,000 women a year report being raped in South Africa, the police say.
"Many of his rulings have undermined the severity of the crime of rape and its consequences for victims and invoke dangerous myths about rape that often blame the victims themselves and excuse perpetrators of egregious crimes," they said in a statement.
In 2004, Judge Mogoeng reduced the sentence of a man convicted of raping a seven-year-old girl from life imprisonment to 18 years, the minimum.
A year later, he reduced the jail sentence of a man who had attempted to rape a seven-year-old girl from five years to two years.
In one ruling, Judge Mogoeng excused a husband who raped his wife, saying the man had been tempted because the woman was wearing a nightdress and pants, the AP news agency reports.
He also suggested that sex between a husband and his wife could not be considered rape, AP reports.
During his nomination hearing last week, Judge Mogoeng denied he was insensitive to rape.
He said he had also increased the sentences of rapists - in some cases to life imprisonment.
Judge Mogoeng - who is an ordained pastor with the Winners Chapel International, which condemns homosexuality - said he would uphold South Africa's constitution, which respects gay rights.
"When a position comes like this one, I wouldn't take it unless I had prayed and satisfied myself that God wants me to take it," Judge Mogoeng said during his nomination hearing.
Judge Mogoeng was a member of South Africa's Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) during white minority rule, which ended in 1994.
During the anti-apartheid struggle, he mediated in conflicts between members of the BCM and the African National Congress (ANC), the main liberation movement which is now in power, analysts say.
His nomination came on the day South Africa's Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said the police were not winning the war against rape.
He said rape had increased since last year, but other crimes had decreased in South Africa.
The murder rate had dropped by 6.5% in the 12 months to April, Mr Mthethwa said.
Police Commissioner Gen Bheki Cele said higher police visibility was one of the main reasons for the overall fall in crime.
In 1994, more than 27,000 murders were reported in South Africa. This year, number had dropped to just under 16,000, he said.
Mr Zuma's government has been under intense pressure to tackle crime as South Africa has one of the highest murder and rape rates in the world, analysts say.
14 July 2016 Last updated at 07:49 BST
Steve Monk-Chipman is the topped rank British entry in the I Am Vincent competition.
With nearly 3,500 votes, the content designer is currently in ninth place with more than 900 entries already submitted.
The winner gets €5,000 (£4,181) and will have a bronze bust of themselves as Van Gogh cast and put on display.
Writing in The Guardian, the journalist said the site was unchecked and he was "free to walk around at will".
But he called his "gaffe" a "serious error of judgement" and said he cried on-air after seeing a child's flask.
More than 100 people complained to media watchdog Ofcom after Brazier's live Sunday lunchtime broadcast.
The complaints are currently being assessed before the broadcasting regulator decides whether to launch an investigation.
The report showed Brazier picking up items from an open suitcase.
He dropped them back into the luggage saying "we shouldn't really be doing this I suppose, really".
A spokesperson said both Sky News and Brazier "apologise profusely for any offence caused".
Writing his version of events following a vociferous backlash on social media, Brazier said other journalists were acting on the freedom they had on the crash site, and "foolishly took that as a precedent".
He said the moment he realised he was doing something wrong "came too late" and just after the moment when he began crying, which was not picked up on poor quality replays of his report on the internet.
"At the weekend I got things wrong. If there was someone to apologise to in person, I would," he wrote in his article.
Brazier added his on-air apology was "only selectively quoted by those determined to see what I did as a powerful example of journalistic vulturism".
He said in a live and open-ended item from Ukraine, there was "no obvious frame of reference" but the crew chose "to avoid pointing a live camera anywhere a corpse might be seen".
Brazier described how he reported from the site of another air disaster at Lake Constance in 2004, where "within hours police had sealed off a sterile area and no journalists were allowed in, while forensic investigators and recovery teams went in".
He described the Ukraine site as a lawless war zone where journalists were not kept at bay.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine on 17 July.
All 298 people on board were killed.
The crash left bodies strewn across several kilometres, as well as plane wreckage and passengers' belongings.
The Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels have accused each other of shooting down the passenger jet.
Ukrainian authorities have released a recording they claimed was a conversation between pro-Russian militants admitting to firing the missile.
However, separatist leader Alexander Borodai accused the Ukrainian government of attacking the airliner itself.
The US and other nations say there is growing evidence of Russian complicity in the crash.
The company said its proposals for a combined heat and power generation unit would "secure future jobs" and maintain the "viability" of the plant.
It would provide power to the refinery, as well as supplementing its steam demand.
Valero said it was in the "early stages" of the proposal and would not make a final decision until next year.
Pembrokeshire council's cabinet member for the economy, Keith Lewis, said: "We've gone through a period of losing jobs and this is really good news for the economy of Pembrokeshire and for the people who work in Valero."
The Texas-based company bought Pembroke refinery in 2011 in a £447m deal.
Valero vice president and general manager Ed Tomp said the plans, submitted to Planning Inspectorate Wales, would be a "significant investment".
He said they "demonstrate a huge vote of confidence in what the workforce has achieved since the company acquired the plant".
Mr Tomp added: "This project is at the heart of our plans to maintain the refinery's viability for the long term and help secure future jobs in the refining sector in Pembrokeshire and west Wales."
The 21-year-old Croatia international has signed a six-year contract at the Bernabeu, where he will be presented to the Real fans on Wednesday.
Kovacic scored eight goals and provided 11 assists in 97 games for Inter, whom he joined from Dinamo Zagreb in 2013.
Real, who finished second behind Barcelona in La Liga last season, begin the new campaign on Sunday.
Rafael Benitez's side play at Sporting Gijon in a 19:30 BST kick-off.
Kovacic, who has played 21 times for his country, will join countryman Luka Modric at the club.
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The £300m re-signalling project will improve travel, Network Rail said.
The work will affect Cardiff and Valleys services and mainline travel between Newport and Bridgend, until 2 January. Replacement bus services will run from 27 December.
The project will see a new platform eight open at Cardiff Central station.
Network Rail said an "army" of staff would be working around the clock over the festive period to "deliver a bigger and better railway for passengers".
It has also warned motorists there will be temporary road closures at five level crossings west of Cardiff as part of the project.
Llantrisant West, St Fagans, St George's, Pontsarn and Pencoed level crossings will all be closed for a short period to test the new signalling equipment.
Arriva Trains Wales said the signalling work would make services "more robust" and the new platform would "give them more flexibility".
But Singapore's stability and growth have been achieved in part through its only cursory nod towards democracy, and a determined quashing of dissent and free speech.
As news emerges that "The Old Man" has died at the age of 91, the BBC looks back at some key images from his life.
Lee Kuan Yew was born on 16 September 1923 in Singapore, to third-generation migrants from China. He lived for a short period in this house on what is now Neil Road. Singapore was at that time under British imperial rule, meaning he was born a British citizen and grew up with English as his first language - he did not speak Chinese until he was in his 30s. He studied at an English school in Singapore, becoming the highest achieving student in his year in Singapore and Malaysia.
The outbreak of World War Two put Lee's plans to travel to England for further study on hold. In February 1942, the British colonial army surrendered to the invading Japanese, starting a "reign of terror". Lee narrowly escaped being rounded up and killed in the Sook Ching massacre, one of the most large-scale atrocities of the occupation years. He later said he believed between 50,000 and 100,000 people had died, and that the British failure to prevent the massacre was further proof that Singaporeans should be free to rule themselves.
During the war, he went on to work as a Japanese interpreter and ran his own black market glue business.
After the war, Lee belatedly began his university education, studying first at the prestigious London School of Economics and then at Cambridge. While in England he married Kwa Geok Choo (seen above in 1965), a brilliant Singaporean scholar and later lawyer, at a secret ceremony in Stratford-upon-Avon.
In 1949 he turned his back on a possible British legal career and returned to Singapore, where he practised law and became involved in the trade union movement.
In 1954, LKY became the founder and general secretary of the People's Action Party (PAP), a socialist alliance of Chinese and English-speaking movements which aimed to bring an end to British rule.
In December 1959, Lee - seen above campaigning for a 1958 by-election - was present as Britain granted autonomy to Singapore, though it kept control of foreign affairs and defence.
Two days later, Lee - then aged 36 - was sworn in as the first prime minister of self-governing Singapore, a position he would hold for the next three decades. He embarked on an ambitious five-year programme of slum clearing, building low-cost quality housing, industrialisation and tackling corruption. He spoke fiercely of the need for Singapore to be a multi-racial nation.
The PAP also began campaigning for Singapore to split entirely from the UK and merge into the Federation of Malaya, believing the island to be too small and lacking in resources to survive alone. On 16 September 1963, Lee announced the successful merger from the steps of City Hall, ending 144 years of British rule.
But racial tensions were growing between the Chinese majority in Singapore and Malays over what the ethnic character of the Federation of Malaysia should be. Despite Lee's appeals for calm, several large-scale riots left hundreds injured and more than 20 people dead.
On 9 August 1965, a weeping Lee announced he had agreed to Malaysia's request that Singapore leave the federation to stop the bloodshed from destabilising the union. It was, he said, "a moment of anguish" and went against "everything we stood for". Two days later, Lee declared tiny, isolated Singapore to be an independent nation.
Over the next 31 years, Lee's vision for Singapore turned it from an abandoned and vulnerable colonial outpost to one of the world's wealthiest nations. The country became pioneers in mass house building and nationalised healthcare, while Lee was adamant that education was essential, often saying Singapore's only natural resource was its people, and strongly encouraged well-educated people to marry and have children. Singapore opened up to foreign investment and expertise, recruiting migrant labour widely while enforcing strict racial quotas in housing.
Lee was unapologetic in the face of criticism that Singapore interfered too much in individuals' lives, telling the Straits Times in 1987 "had I not done that, we wouldn't be here today. We decide what is right. Never mind what the people think."
Reflecting on his time in power in a New York Times interview in 2010 he said: "I'm not saying that everything I did was right, but everything I did was for an honourable purpose. I had to do some nasty things, locking fellows up without trial."
Lee was critical of what he saw as the overly liberal approach of the US and the West in general, saying it had "come at the expense of orderly society.
"In the East the main object is to have a well-ordered society so that everybody can have maximum enjoyment of his freedoms. This freedom can only exist in an ordered state and not in a natural state of contention and anarchy," he said in an interview with Foreign Affairs in 1994. He made no secret of the fact that he wanted the PAP to hold onto power.
In 1981 Joshua Benjamin (known as JB) Jeyaretnam - leader of the Workers' Party - won the first ever opposition seat in Singapore. Furious with Jeyaretnam's criticisms of his handling of Singapore, Lee brought repeated defamation lawsuits against him and in 2001 he was declared bankrupt, meaning he could not hold office and was reduced to selling his book on the street to pay his debts. He died in 2008.
Lee was a source of advice for a parade of foreign leaders seeking to better understand Asia.
Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping visited Singapore in 1978 to learn more about its model of development. UK Prime Minster Margaret Thatcher said Lee had a way of "penetrating the fog of propaganda and expressing with unique clarity the issues of our time and the way to tackle them", while US diplomat Henry Kissinger said no world leader had taught him more than Lee Kuan Yew.
When they met in 2009, US President Barack Obama described Lee as one of the "legendary figures of Asia in the 20th and 21st Centuries".
In her later years, Lee's wife Kwa Geok Choo suffered from ill health and dementia and was confined to bed. In the 2010 New York Times interview, he said the stress of caring for her was harder than anything he had faced in politics.
"She understands when I talk to her, which I do every night. She keeps awake for me; I tell her about my day's work, read her favourite poems," he said. The agnostic Lee told the Times he had taken up Christian meditation to "keep the monkey mind from running off into all kinds of thoughts".
Kwa died in October 2010. Thousands lined the streets to pay tribute, or visited her body lying in state.
"Without her," Lee said at her funeral, "I would be a different man, with a different life".
Lee's political involvement continued almost until his death. Though he stood down as prime minister in 1990 he remained a senior minister, his opinion sought on all matters. He represented the Tanjong Pagar constituency in central Singapore for almost his entire political life, campaigning for office here in 2011.
One of his last major public appearances was at the age of 90, when he attended celebrations for Singapore's National Day, marking 49 years since he signed the deal which had filled him with such dread. He died months before seeing the 50th anniversary.
"It turned out that during training my throat was collapsing," the British swimmer told BBC Radio Norfolk.
The 20-year-old said she could not train and was worried she would not be able to compete at September's Rio Paralympics.
But after a career-saving operation nine weeks before the Games, she won two silver medals and a bronze.
Applegate had been struggling with breathing problems for more than a year that she put down to asthma or a chest infection.
"It got to the stage that I couldn't even train, I was just so tired all the time, and was stressing that I didn't even want to swim anymore," the Great Yarmouth athlete said.
"I didn't want to carry on because I was just in pain, and I didn't want to swim if I couldn't swim very well.
"I didn't want to be anywhere near a swimming pool because it was stressing me out, as I only had Rio around the corner."
Applegate, who swam in the S14 Paralympic classification for those with an intellectual disability and won a gold at London 2012, had breathing problems when she was younger before they subsided.
The speed she was swimming at and the pressure of the water caused her throat to, in effect, collapse.
It meant Applegate, who also competes locally in able-bodied events, needed an operation to solve the laryngeal problem.
"I really didn't think I was going to be [in Rio], which made me very sad because I'd put all this hard work in and it wasn't even worth it, everything had just been binned," she said.
"I had to make the decision to carry on as I was or just put my health first and try to be able to breathe in the pool."
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Despite overcoming this adversity, the competitor in Applegate was still disappointed in her result.
"I just really like winning. I was absolutely gutted when I didn't get at least one gold medal, but I obviously understand that I couldn't," she said.
"My drive is winning, winning anything, even beating my team-mate in the pool at training, who's a boy.
"It just feels great when you know you've worked so hard for that one moment, and that feeling at the end is brilliant."
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In this clip BBC reporter Tim Muffett shows us how a robot can solve the puzzle super fast.
It was one of the many robots on show at The Big Bang Fair in Birmingham, an event hoping to inspire young people to have a career in science.
Officers were called to a block of flats in Gristock Place by the ambulance service just after midnight.
A man, thought to be in his late 40s, died a short time later in one of the flats, said Norfolk Police.
His death is currently being treated as unexplained. A woman, aged 50, has been arrested in connection with the incident and is currently in custody at Wymondham Police Investigation Centre.
A cordon on the property remains in place while investigations continue.
A Home Office post mortem examination on the body to establish cause of death will be held later, Norfolk Police said.
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The Red Devils dropped to third in Group A of the Europa League following a 2-1 defeat in Istanbul.
United have now won just two of their last seven games in all competitions.
"A team that concedes after two minutes is a team that is not ready, not mentally prepared, not focused, not concentrated," said Mourinho.
United have scored just two goals in their last four games, while conceding after just 30 seconds against Chelsea and 65 seconds against Fenerbahce.
Striker Moussa Sow netted the opener with a stunning overhead kick, Jeremain Lens added a beautifully curled free-kick, before Wayne Rooney struck a long-range consolation late on.
The 89th-minute effort took his tally in Europe for the club to 38 goals, equalling Ruud van Nistelrooy's record, but he has netted just twice in 17 games all season.
The Portuguese said: "Our problems started in our global attitude. They were playing the Champions League final, we were playing a summer friendly. That is the reality of how the game started.
"They deserved to win, football is not just about quality, it is also about effort, commitment, playing the limits and giving everything. You have to play for 90 minutes in the maximum of your desire and concentration.
"In an atmosphere like this, to give the advantage to the opposition, that is where they want to be. They then slowed the play, putting pressure on the referee, simulating and that is our fault."
The former Chelsea manager did admit "one of the good things today is that Rooney finally scored a goal".
Of Mourinho's four summer signings - Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric Bailly - only Frenchman Pogba started the match, before hobbling off injured with a leg injury.
Ibrahimovic took his place and Mkhitaryan played for the first time since 10 September. Defender Bailly is out for two months with a knee injury.
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes feels the form of the side is "a worry" and believes they will struggle to win the Premier League over the next couple of years.
He told BT Sport: "United have two big problems at the minute. They are really struggling to score goals and to win games of football with Daley Blind and Marcos Rojo at centre-half, they almost need to score three.
"This team in two years will be unrecognisable from what it is now. Whatever we do in this two years has to be a bonus.
"It has shown in the last three years that they can't win the league with these players."
World record signing Pogba lasted only half an hour after suffering what appeared to be a dead leg. The extent of the injury is not known and whether he will be fit to face Swansea in the Premier League on Sunday.
The ex-Juventus midfielder joins an injury list which also contains the following defenders:
Fenerbahce boss Dick Advocaat, who was in charge at Premier League side Sunderland last season, enjoyed the victory but feels his side could have won more comfortably.
"When we had the ball, we were not afraid to attack," said the Dutchman. "We scored two goals but could even have scored four or five."
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Major: JOSE OUT already please, Ancelotti in.
A ransomware attack hit 11 health boards in Scotland last month, as well as many other organisations worldwide.
Prof Bill Buchanan told MSPs the attack should act as a "wake-up call" to the government and health service.
And he warned the NHS faced bigger threats, such as a large-scale power outage, that could cause loss of life.
Holyrood's health committee heard the WannaCry virus found its way into Scottish NHS systems either through their connection with the NHS England network or through the internet.
It was able to spread through computers that were vulnerable through a combination of their use of a particular piece of software that shares information between devices, a particular network firewall configuration and the fact they had not been upgraded or "patched up" to the latest version of Microsoft software.
The unprecedented attack, which hit scores of countries, impacted on acute hospital sites in Lanarkshire as well as GP surgeries, dental practices and other primary care centres around Scotland.
Health Secretary Shona Robison told the committee that swift action and co-ordination by the NHS in Scotland had limited the impact of the ransomware attack on its network.
But Prof Buchanan, from the Cyber Academy at Edinburgh Napier University, said the penetration of the virus "was avoidable" and there was no excuse for the patch or upgrade not having been carried out.
He agreed with Green MSP Alison Johnstone that the incident should act as a "wake-up call" and called for a review of health and social care IT infrastructure.
He said: "This was a critical patch, critical is the highest level. If you want to use something from Spinal Tap, this was an 11 out of 10 in terms of its threat.
"So it should have been patched, it was well known and it was a race for the industry to catch up with the patch before those with the skills to make something malicious turned their evil hands to something.
"I think we got out of this very well but it could happen that it would be much more severe."
He added: "Our systems are legacy and we need to admit that.
"I think we need a massive increase in spending not just on computers, but in really looking at healthcare services and how we provide that to the citizen."
Andy Robertson, director of IT at NHS National Services Scotland, said the health service had measures in place to protect against these types of threats.
He pointed out that the virus had infiltrated only 1% of NHS Scotland's computers, amounting to some 1,500 devices.
"We think our defences worked fairly well in terms of the impact it had on the health service and we think where we were breached we were able to recover as per our recovery plans," he said.
He said he agreed that extra investment was needed, suggesting a further £15m a year on top of the £100m currently spent on on centrally-managed IT programmes in the NHS.
That amount was described as a "sticking plaster" by Prof Buchanan, who said: "I think you need to add zero and then maybe another zero."
The 13-month-old was found with serious injuries at her Barrow home in 2012, and pronounced dead in hospital.
Her father, Paul Worthington, was arrested but later told he would face no charges. He denies any wrongdoing.
The CPS has now said that, following the family court judge findings, it will be reviewing the file.
The judge criticised Cumbria Police for the way it handled the initial investigation into Poppi's death, with evidence thrown away.
An investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is under way, and will be published in due course.
However, the IPCC has now said that a serving Cumbria Police officer would face a "performance meeting" which has the power of dismissal if gross incompetence is proved.
It said in a statement: "As a result of the evidence we presented, one serving officer is to face a third stage performance meeting - which has the power of dismissal if gross incompetence is proved.
"A second officer has received management action. A third officer cited in the report has since retired from the force."
In a statement, the CPS said: "We received a file from Cumbria Police in relation to the tragic death of a 13-month-old girl in December 2012.
"We conducted a thorough review of the evidence in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.
"This review included consideration of expert evidence which was carefully considered by the prosecutor, who took advice from experienced counsel.
"We decided there was insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction and therefore no-one was charged with any offences relating to her death.
"Following the findings of the family court judge, we are now reviewing the case."
Mr Worthington, who was arrested along with Poppi's mother following her death, said he did not accept the findings of the family court and had never hurt his daughter.
Neither of the Poppi's parents were ever charged.
Security firm G4S, which runs Lincolnshire Police's call centre, began investigating in May over claims staff were calling at "quiet times" to improve their response figures.
G4S said two other workers had resigned and a fifth person had returned to work after being cleared of any wrongdoing.
The firm said emergency calls from the public were not affected.
G4S took over the running of backroom services for the force as part of a £200m deal in 2012.
The company aims to answer 92% of all 999 calls within 10 seconds, and the firm is subject to financial penalties if performance targets are not achieved.
On Friday UUP MLA Robbie Butler posted a 'joint statement' from the DUP, UUP, SDLP and Alliance on Facebook.
It said that each party had signed up to a voluntary ban during their respective campaigns.
It was also posted by the DUP's Paul Givan and SDLP councillor Pat Catney.
However on Friday evening, spokespersons for the SDLP and the Alliance Party said no final agreement has yet been reached.
The so-called joint statement read: "As political parties in Lagan Valley, we recognise the desire from the public to minimise disruption during this election campaign and believe this is the right step to take.
"Engagement with the electorate will be focused on the door step."
According to the statement, the agreement is in place until 18:00 GMT on 1 March, at which point candidates may place a limited number of posters outside each polling station.
Current MLAs in the constituency, which takes in Lisburn and Banbridge, include Paul Givan, Edwin Poots and Brenda Hale of the DUP, Jenny Palmer and Robbie Butler of the UUP and the Alliance Party's Trevor Lunn.
The statement said that no posters will be placed on main or arterial roads unless directly outside a polling station, adding that it does not extend to billboard or mobile advertising.
"If this agreement is broken by one party, it is no longer valid," the statement added.
The spokesman appealed to other parties campaigning in Lagan Valley to follow the lead being given by the agreement.
A Northern Ireland-wide ban was proposed by Ulster Unionist chair Lord Empey last year.
At the time, the idea was dismissed by the DUP as "a stunt".
He was speaking in the UK Government appeal against a High Court ruling that it needs the approval of MPs to trigger the Article 50 process to leave the EU.
Mr Gordon said the constitutional issues at stake "go far beyond Brexit", such as the legal basis for devolution.
The UK Government denied using royal prerogative to give notice to leave the EU undermined the rule of law.
The Welsh Government has been allowed by the Supreme Court to have its case heard at the appeal, alongside a number of other parties including the Scottish Government.
It comes after MPs voted on Wednesday to back the government's plan to start formal talks on Brexit by the end of March next year.
Presenting the Welsh Government's view to the court on Thursday, Mr Gordon said: "The Brexit vote split the United Kingdom - it split it into four parts.
"We have absolutely no quarrel with the vote - it is a United Kingdom vote and it's a majority for the implementation of Brexit.
"But the point is this - it is almost the most divisive political event that has happened over the last several decades - and who is going to judge what happens next?
"According to law, in our submission - whether one approaches this matter from the perspective of the dispensing principle or whether you approach this matter from the perspective of the common law - it must be Parliament."
Mr Gordon claimed a "child of six" could see the flaws in the UK Government's argument, saying that while it could use royal prerogative to make and unmake treaties, it could not "dispense with laws passed by Parliament".
Quitting the EU without consulting Parliament, he said, could "crucify human rights".
In the run-up to the Supreme Court hearing, the Welsh Government's top legal advisor - Counsel General Mick Antoniw - argued that a "constitutional principle" was at stake.
The Pontypridd AM claimed that allowing the UK Government to trigger Article 50 would "modify the competence of the National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Government" in such a way that required the approval of MPs.
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "While Brexit will happen, the UK Government cannot trigger it by overriding the British constitution.
"They need to act within the law."
However, the UK Government rejected this argument in a written submission to the Supreme Court, accusing Mr Antoniw of making a "tortuous attempt" to make a connection between the status of EU law and the legal basis for Welsh devolution.
Responding for the UK Government at the end of the four-day hearing, James Eadie QC said ministers did not plan to alter the law of the land by using the royal prerogative, adding that EU law was not the law of the land.
Referring to the 1972 European Communities Act which confirmed the UK's entry into the then European Economic Community, he said: "The parliamentary intervention in this context from 1972 onwards allows the government to continue to exercise its prerogative powers on the international plain."
If the prerogative power to conduct UK foreign affairs could not be exercised, Mr Eadie said, it would have "very serious consequences".
The historic Brexit legal challenge drew to a close with a reminder from the Supreme Court that it will not "overturn the result of the EU referendum".
In his closing remarks, Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger said the case focused on "the process by which that result can lawfully be brought into effect".
The Supreme Court is expected to give its judgement in the new year.
A man fled from the Launceston Steam Railway, in Cornwall, with hundreds of pounds at around 16:10 BST on Sunday, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
The elderly female shop assistant was described as "shocked, but unhurt" and a police officer was assaulted and taken to hospital.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and assault with intent.
The 41-year-old, from Launceston, remains in police custody.
The officer was taken to Derriford Hospital with head and leg injuries but has since been released from hospital.
The 17-year-olds, named locally as Megan Bell from Seaham and Peter MacCallum from Lochgilphead, Argyll, died in separate incidents on Friday.
Organisers have subsequently urged anyone with drugs at the event to dump them in special bins around the site.
Police Scotland said the deaths were not suspicious and formal identifications would take place later.
Tributes have been paid online to the teenagers.
Ruth Bond wrote on Twitter: "Absolutely wiped, poor girl taken far too soon. RIP Megan, hearts go out to her family and friends xxx."
Callum Talbot described Megan as "such a lovely lass and gone too soon".
Ellena Davies wrote: "RIP to one of my longest friends Peter MacCallum, so heartbreaking to witness something so horrible."
Ch Sup Angela McLaren said: "We are continuing to investigate these deaths and are following lines of inquiry, including the possibility that they may be drug-related. I would remind all persons attending the festival that there is no safe way of taking drugs.
"Anyone who has any concerns for themselves or others at the festival should contact festival staff, police officers or medics for assistance."
A festival spokesman added: "Amnesty bins are now in the campsite. We remain focused on delivering a safe, enjoyable event for the rest of the fans onsite and we thank them for their positive attitude."
There have been almost 20 arrests so far at the three-day event at Strathallan Castle in Perthshire, where more than 80,000 people are expected to attend.
There have been deaths in previous years at the festival, which moved to its new location in Perthshire last year.
A 36-year-old man was found dead in the toilets in 2015, and a 24-year-old man collapsed and died during the night in 2010.
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Many people know the landmark as Big Ben - which is the nickname of the bell inside the clock tower.
The tower was named Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
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A teenager from County Durham is among two who have died at Scotland's T in the Park music festival.
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Nonetheless, the Pew Research Center report found that a slim majority - a median of 51% - of respondents across 10 EU countries still favoured the EU.
Forty-two percent want more power returned to their national capitals.
Another poll has found most Europeans want the UK to stay in the EU.
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The findings, by TNS (in French), contrasted with its survey among Britons, which found that 41% supported remaining within the 28-member bloc, compared with 43% in favour of leaving.
The UK holds a referendum on 23 June on whether it should stay in the EU or leave.
In its poll results released on Tuesday, the Pew Research Center found a majority of people were unfavourable towards the EU in Greece (71%) and France (61%).
That followed a steep decline in EU favourability in France (down 17 percentage points from 2015 to 2016) and Spain (down 16 points over the same period). In the UK, support was down eight points, and in Italy six.
In five of the six nations surveyed in both 2015 and 2016, it found favourability had declined.
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This year, the poll surveyed 10,491 respondents in 10 EU nations from 4 April to 12 May - nations accounting for 80% of the EU's population and 82% of its GDP.
It found the strongest supporters of the EU were in Poland (72%) and Hungary (61%) - compared with just 27% of Greeks, 38% of French and 47% of Spanish.
In Monday's TNS poll, Germany was the country where the greatest number of respondents felt the UK should remain within the EU - 79%, compared with 15% who felt it should leave.
In Finland and the Czech Republic, 62% supported its continued membership.
A majority of respondents in the 10 countries surveyed in the latter half of May believed the economic situation in Europe would deteriorate if Britain left, except in Germany, where a majority felt it would remain the same. | Euroscepticism is on the rise across Europe, new research has suggested, with little more than two weeks to go before Britons decide whether to remain within the EU. | 36,471,989 | 472 | 36 | false |
During the Gulf War it was the base of operations for the French military, who continue to maintain a significant presence.
France has thousands of troops as well as warships, aircraft and armoured vehicles in Djibouti, contributing directly and indirectly to the country's income. The US has stationed hundreds of troops in Djibouti, its only African base, in an effort to counter terrorism in the region.
Djibouti's location is the main economic asset of a country that is mostly barren. The capital, Djibouti city, handles Ethiopian imports and exports. Its transport facilities are used by several landlocked African countries to fly in their goods for re-export. This earns Djibouti much-needed transit taxes and harbour fees.
After independence from France in 1977, Djibouti was left with a government which enjoyed a balance between the two main ethnic groups, the Issa of Somali origin and the Afar of Ethiopian origin.
But the country's first president, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, installed an authoritarian one-party state dominated by his own Issa community. Afar resentment erupted into a civil war in the early 1990s, and though Mr Gouled, under French pressure, introduced a limited multi-party system in 1992, the rebels from the Afar party, the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (Frud), were excluded.
Thus, Mr Gouled's Popular Rally for Progress party won every seat and the war went on. It ended in 1994 with a power-sharing deal which brought the main faction of Frud into government. A splinter, radical faction continued to fight until 2000, when it too signed a peace deal with the government of Gouled's successor, Ismael Omar Guelleh.
Mass protests took place after President Guelleh persuaded the National Assembly to amend the constitution to enable him to run for a third term, clearing the way for him to stand in the 2011 election, but these were soon put down. | Controlling access to the Red Sea, Djibouti is of major strategic importance, a fact that has ensured a steady flow of foreign assistance. | 13,231,763 | 478 | 36 | false |
A police officer was slightly injured during the 27-year-old's arrest but no members of the public were hurt.
Witnesses said the man was wearing a balaclava and running back and forth by St Aloysius College on Hill Street.
He was arrested for alleged breach of the peace and carrying two offensive weapons.
There were reports the man threatened a lollipop man and tried to attack a janitor at the Glasgow School of Art during the incident which happened at about 08:30.
Ch Insp Mark Sutherland, of Police Scotland, said: "I would like to thank the many members of the public who acted quickly to ensure the safety of others.
"Through their quick and decisive action my officers were on scene within minutes and acted immediately to ensure this incident was brought to a swift conclusion.
"From our investigations so far we do not believe that the 27-year-old man's actions were targeting any particular individual or premises in the area and a full investigation is currently ongoing to establish the full circumstances that led to today's events."
A report will be prepared for the procurator fiscal.
Privately-run St Aloysius has both primary and secondary school pupils.
A school spokeswoman said: "All pupils and staff are safe as the situation was identified and quickly defused by police.
"The safety and wellbeing of our pupils is, as always, paramount and staff have met with pupils to reassure them.
"The college, along with other local businesses and residents, are now assisting Police Scotland with their inquiries."
A Glasgow School of Art spokeswoman said: "The Glasgow School of Art can confirm that a member of our staff did encounter the individual described, whilst parking his car near to a GSA building.
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The man and woman are known to each other and tested positive last Friday, New South Wales Health told the BBC.
The World Health Organization has declared Zika a global health emergency as it spreads through the Americas.
Zika is carried by mosquitoes and has been linked to thousands of suspected cases of underdeveloped brains.
NSW authorities said one traveller tested positive to Zika last year after a trip to the Solomon Islands, and four people tested positive after returning from the Cook Islands in 2014.
Meanwhile, Australian Daniel Gaunt, 27, who contracted the virus after being bitten by a monkey and mosquitoes on the holiday island of Bali in 2013 yesterday urged travellers to "take all the precautions".
West Midlands Fire Service was alerted to the fire on Stafford Street, Willenhall, at about 08:15 GMT on Saturday.
Roads were closed while the fire was extinguished, and residents were advised to keep doors and windows shut due to large amounts of smoke.
Nobody is believed to have been injured in the fire, a spokesman said.
A spokesman for the fire service said a cause had not yet been established, but a fire investigation officer would examine the site once it was deemed safe.
A picture of Brandon Green in the car went viral and was shared all over the world.
He had accidentally locked the car from the inside after his mother Kirsty left the keys in the boot while unloading her shopping.
Fourteen month-old Brandon and his mum went to Bude fire station in Cornwall to thank the firefighters.
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The rescuers tried to prise open the door of the car in a Bude supermarket car park .
But they were forced to smash a window after seeing Brandon putting a coin into his mouth.
Fire service watch manager Matt Wonnacott said: "The response to the picture was crazy and we're still getting lots of positive response about it now. "
Brandon's mother said "They did a really good job and I'm so grateful that they were there."
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said it took 27 calls to release children from locked vehicles in the year to 5 May.
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is one of 13 novels longlisted for the prize.
Two British Smiths, Ali and Zadie, also make the cut, as do first-time novelists Emily Fridlund, Fiona Mozley and George Saunders.
The longlist includes four US writers, one year on from the prize going to its first American recipient.
They include veteran writer Paul Auster, recognised - at the age of 70 - for 4 3 2 1, his first novel in seven years.
American writers have been eligible for the £50,000 prize since 2014, a move labelled "daft" by 2011 winner Julian Barnes.
Colson Whitehead, Saunders and Fridlund make up the rest of the US contingent, while Mozley and Jon McGregor complete the quartet of UK contenders.
The longlist is completed by two Irish authors - Sebastian Barry and Mike McCormack - and two novelists who were born in Pakistan, Mohsin Hamid and Kamila Shamsie.
The list was chosen from 144 submissions published in the UK between 1 October 2016 and 30 September 2017.
Indian author Roy won the Booker in 1997 with her best-selling debut novel The God of Small Things.
Her second novel, published in June, is described by the Booker judges as "a rich and vital book [that] comes from the bowels of India".
Barry's longlisted book, Days Without End, saw the author become the first novelist to win the Costa Book of the Year prize twice.
The 62-year-old has been shortlisted for the Booker before, as have Ali Smith, Zadie Smith and Mohsin Hamid.
Baroness Lola Young, chair of the 2017 judging panel, said the 13 books "showcased a diverse spectrum - not only of voices and literary styles but of protagonists too".
This year's list of contenders has a ratio of seven men to six women - the same gender split as last year's longlist.
A six-strong shortlist will be announced on 13 September, ahead of the winning book being announced on 17 October.
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Daisy Jacobs, whose The Bigger Picture is up for the best short animation Oscar, has raised more than £21,000 through crowd-funding site Kickstarter.
The target was reached just three days after she picked up a Bafta Award on Sunday for the same film.
"It looks lovely on my shelf sitting with other awards," she said.
Jacobs used two-metre painted characters in full-size sets to tell the darkly humorous story of two brothers struggling with the care of their elderly mother.
Jacobs created The Bigger Picture for her masters degree in directing animation at the National Film and Television School (NFTS).
The seven-minute short - which has already won some 25 awards - took six months to animate, with Jacobs and her team working six days a week, 12 hours a day.
For her next film, Jacobs plans to look at the divorce boom of the 1970s and '80s. "It's about family. It looks at the ideas of why we drift apart and why people leave," she told the BBC.
"This will be a similar in style to The Bigger Picture - it's still life-size animation - but I've pushed myself. There's a new element to the technique."
While The Bigger Picture was fully funded by the NFTS - which provided the camera, lights and a large studio space - Jacobs has to find the cash to fund her new project.
Hence the crowd-funding campaign, which she launched last month. "We need a big space for six months and that's where all the money goes," she said.
Most of the props will be made from damaged furniture, paper mache and cereal boxes "that my mum and neighbours have been collecting".
But for now, the plans have been put on hold while Jacobs and producer Chris Hees travel to Los Angeles for the Oscars on 22 February.
"I don't know what to expect," she said. "I've got a dress my mum gave me. In terms of speeches - I don't really like to plan anything like that."
However The Bigger Pictures fares on the big night, Jacobs plans to start work on the new film "more or less immediately" when she gets back from Hollywood.
It says this is its "most challenging fight for decades" and yet has "no evidence" yet that it has caused any civilian casualties.
So far, the United States is the only coalition country to have acknowledged responsibility for civilian casualties, 484. But Airwars, a group monitoring reports of casualties from the ground, thinks that, with dozens more incidents still to be investigated, the real figure is much higher.
The fight against IS is now in its most difficult phase.
The reason is simple. The US-led coalition is trying to dislodge the extremists from their strongholds of Raqqa and Mosul - cities with tightly packed streets where they are hiding among the local population and using them as human shields. The risk of civilian casualties is extremely high.
I put it to Air Commodore Johnny Stringer, who is overseeing the UK's contribution, that avoiding civilian casualties is simply not possible. He acknowledges that assessment might change over time. "We are human and not perfect," he says, "but we are doing our damnedest" to get it right.
The US investigation into reported incidents of civilian casualties is being carried out by a small group of military personnel. The team of two was recently increased to six. Given the intensity of the battle on the ground they often have no access to the sites to speak to any eyewitnesses.
In contrast, Airwars, believes that at least 4,118 civilians have been killed. Before the offensive on Mosul began Airwars was investigating about 40 allegations of civilian casualties a month, but now it is up to 160.
For its part, the RAF says it is going out of its way to address worries about mistakes which might result in civilian casualties. The BBC has been told that in the second half of 2016 - when the offensive on Mosul began - the RAF either turned down, or asked for more intelligence about, half the targets it was given.
We asked Air Commodore Stringer specifically about Airwars' allegation of 80 civilian casualties caused by non-US allies in the coalition. He was adamant the US had not shown him anything to suggest UK was one of those countries.
For the first time we've been allowed to interview some of the RAF crews involved in the mission about the challenges they are facing.
At RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus they talked us through some of the air strikes they have been conducting, using the cockpit footage that records every bomb dropped and missile fired. We agree not to use their full names to protect their identities.
James, a wing commander, flies in a Tornado. He tells me civilian casualties are the biggest risk to the mission because "if we cause them there's pressure for us to stop".
He shows me the imagery of a recent air strike on an IS artillery position hidden in the doorway of a high-rise building in Mosul. The aircrew has been directed to the target by Iraqi troops via an operations room on the ground.
That office can receive a feed of the cockpit video from the jet, flying tens of thousands of feet above, to make sure they are all looking at the right building.
There is a heat haze as the Tornado fires a Brimstone missile. It can be directed either by a laser or GPS. The aircrew can alter the trajectory, the line of attack and the timing of the fuse to limit the impact and collateral damage.
Seconds after it is fired, the Brimstone hits the doorway where the weapon has been hidden. Once the dust clears the building is still standing relatively unscathed.
James tells me the Tornados are now carrying more Brimstone missiles because their small explosive causes less damage than the larger Paveway bomb.
"Dave", not his real name, operates a Reaper remotely-piloted aircraft. He shows me how they use the drone's infrared sensor to detect the heat spot of a recently fired mortar hidden in a residential area. The only other heat spot is a motorcyclist, who clears a nearby road before the Reaper fires its Hellfire missile.
I ask "Dave" whether he can guarantee there will be zero civilian casualties. Even infrared sensors can't see through walls. After a brief pause he admits its not possible to give that assurance. But, he says, they are doing everything in their power, including watching an area for hours, to protect civilian life.
Every member of the crew, he says, "wants to go home with a battle damage assessment that says no civilian casualties".
There have been suggestions the rules of engagement for coalition forces have been relaxed since the offensive on Mosul began.
Air Commodore Stringer insists there is still the same scrutiny and oversight for each target. But when aircrews need to act quickly in support of forces on the ground, they can decide to engage a target quickly. The process has been speeded up with decisions taken close to the battle.
There have also been reports that the UK has a "hit list" of British jihadis it is trying to kill in Iraq and Syria. Air Commodore Stringer insists there is no such list - but he adds that, by dint of their membership of IS they would, nevertheless, be legitimate targets.
The general election has thrown up questions about whether this kind of military intervention is fuelling the terrorist threat back home. Air Commodore Stringer says he struggles to make the connection.
"We have an opponent who just hates us and everything we stand for," he says. "We have to deal with that and defeat them militarily. And that is why we're here."
They are fighting a brutal enemy, who unlike them, has no worries about killing civilians.
Mr Egal, who founded the Hargeisa Brothers music band, died at his home in the United Arab Emirates on Monday.
He was born in the self-declared republic of Somaliland, whose president tweeted his condolences to the family and the people of Somaliland.
A state funeral will be held for him on Thursday in the capital, Hargeisa.
Fellow artists have been paying tribute to him on local radio stations across the country.
BBC Somali service's Abdirahman Koronto says the Hargeisa Brothers, formed in the late 1950s, was Somalia's first band.
Mr Egal was also credited with producing some of the country's most successful artistes, he says.
The composer shot to prominence in the 1960s in the years after Somalia's independence when he composed songs that are still regarded as anthems of national pride.
His anti-government songs led to his arrest on several occasions during the military regime of Muhammad Siad Barre.
President Barre ruled Somalia for 21 years before his removal from power by an armed opposition in 1991, which prompted the region of Somaliland to breakaway.
Mr Egal moved to the United Arab Emirates when the whole country descended into a two-decade civil war, dominated by clan and religious-based violence.
He effectively retired when he left Somalia, but still made the odd appearance at events organised by the Somali diaspora.
Officials in Somaliland say his body will be flown back home on Thursday for burial.
Mr Egal is survived by two sons and eight daughters.
Tributes have also been paid by hundreds of people on the BBC Somali service Facebook page
Others have been talking about his death on Twitter with one person alluding to him dying on the same day as British singer David Bowie, tweeting: "Ali Sugule Egal - Stars looking very different today".
Three other Nigerians - Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, President-elect Muhammadu Buhari, and #BringBackOurGirls campaigner Obiageli Ezekwesil - also appear on the list.
Ms Adichie, 37, is hailed by the US magazine as a "creator of characters".
The four Nigerians appear with three other Africans on the annual list.
They include Sudanese aid worker Mustafa Hassan, Liberia's Ebola-fighting doctor Jerry Brown and Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi.
Ms Adichie is described in the US magazine as "rare novelist who in the space of a year finds her words sampled by Beyonce, optioned by Lupita Nyong'o and honoured with the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction".
"With her viral TEDxEuston talk, We Should All Be Feminists, she found her voice as cultural critic," wrote Radhika Jones, a deputy managing editor of Time.
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Murray won the title with a 6-4 7-5 6-4 triumph against world number one Novak Djokovic on Sunday.
"I can't think of anyone who deserves one more," said Mr Cameron, who watched the match from the Royal Box.
But Murray said: "It's a nice thing to have or be offered but I don't know if it merits that."
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Mr Cameron said Murray's win had "lifted the spirits of the whole country".
"It was a fantastic day for Andy Murray, for British tennis and for Britain," he added.
"We were wondering on Sunday morning, 'do we dare to dream that this is possible?' and he proved absolutely that it was."
The prime minister cannot personally award an honour to the 26-year-old, stressing that they are decided independently.
People are nominated for their achievements by members of the public and whether they are given an honour - and the type of honour - is decided by a committee.
The committee's decision goes to the prime minister and then to the Queen.
Murray was awarded an OBE in the 2013 New Year's Honours list after winning Olympic gold and the US Open last year.
On the possibility of receiving a knighthood, the Scot added: "I think just because everyone's waited for such a long time for this [winning at Wimbledon], that's probably why it will be suggested."
In the first of several interviews on Monday, Murray told BBC Breakfast that he had only slept for "about one hour" after his victory.
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"You don't want to go to sleep in case you wake up and it hasn't actually happened," he said.
Murray later took part in a question and answer session on social networking site Twitter, ahead of attending promotional events for his sponsors. Murray then met Mr Cameron at a special reception at Downing Street shortly after 16:00 BST.
He was also greeted by a group of politicians including Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Labour leader Ed Miliband and Angus Robertson from the Scottish National Party.
After meeting the Wimbledon champion, Mr Clegg tweeted: "Pleasure to meet @andy_murray today. He's a true British champion who made tennis history yesterday."
And Mr Miliband told his followers: "Fantastic to meet @Andy_Murray and see the famous Wimbledon trophy up close after yesterday's amazing win."
Mr Robertson also took to Twitter to say: "Great to have the chance to congratulate @andy_murray personally on his @wimbledon victory."
The Queen has awarded knighthoods to several sportsmen in recent years, including Olympic-winning cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins in 2013 and former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson in 1999. Paralympic cyclist Sarah Storey was also made a dame in the 2013 New Year's Honours list.
Tennis Scotland chief executive David Marshall hopes Murray's success will encourage more Scottish youngsters to join their local tennis clubs.
"All of our clubs and local authorities have been working very hard to make sure tennis is open, accessible and very cheap," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"Now we're encouraging people - not only on the Wimbledon fortnight - to get down to the tennis courts and give the game a go."
Meanwhile, former world number one John McEnroe has backed Murray to win at least six Grand Slam titles.
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"He's come into his own and there's a lot to look forward to," said the American.
Murray's win against Djokovic was watched by a peak audience of more than 17m viewers on BBC One.
The final also dominated social networking sites, with Twitter saying eight of the UK's top 10 trending topics as Murray hit the winning shot were Wimbledon-related.
At around the same time - 17:25 BST - the number of mentions of the final peaked at 120,000 tweets per minute.
Murray also added more than 230,000 new fans to his Facebook page, up to a total of nearly 1.3 million likes, during the second week of the tournament.
The Dunblane-raised player dedicated the triumph, which earned him prize money of £1.6m, to his coach Ivan Lendl. The American-Czech, 53, won eight Grand Slam titles as a player in the 1980s and 1990s, but failed to win the Wimbledon men's singles.
Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced the fees will be banned in England.
Jenny Rathbone, AM for Cardiff Central, said she was frustrated the "English government" seemed to have "stolen a march" on Wales.
Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford said the context in Wales was "completely different", and he wanted to see how a ban on fees in Scotland worked first.
Tenants can be charged fees for a range of administrative reasons, including for credit, reference and immigration checks.
In Scotland, lettings agency fees to tenants have already been banned.
Ms Rathbone said many of her constituents were private tenants "and are subject to really quite extortionate letting agency fees".
The backbench AM said agencies could charge fees for properties to be taken off the market, which she described as "money for nothing".
"I just feel a bit frustrated really that the English government seems to have stolen the march on us," she said.
Ms Rathbone said the Welsh Government should take action as soon as possible, "otherwise Wales is protecting tenants in this regard less than in England and Scotland".
If the government does not move on the issue, Ms Rathbone said she would apply to create a private member's bill in the assembly to do so.
Ms Rathbone had voted against a Plaid attempt to allow for a ban to be implemented last year, but she said she did this after being told by the Welsh Government it did not think the assembly had the power to ban the fees.
But she said she had since found out the "best legal advice" was that the assembly does hold that power.
John Puzey, director of housing charity Shelter Cymru, said people had been coming to its housing advice services saying they were having "great difficulty" getting the money together to enter into the private rented sector.
"Not only do they have to come up with rent in advance, deposits and all that sort of stuff, but they also had to pay quite often really steep charges," he said.
But Residential Landlords Association chairman Alan Ward, who has spoken out against the proposed ban in England, said: "Agent fees have to be paid by somebody.
"If any additional fees are passed on to landlords, tenants will end up paying them forever as market rents will increase."
Mr Drakeford told BBC Radio Wales the Welsh Government had already committed to exploring the evidence from Scotland, and would "look at the fine print" of the proposals for England.
He said some housing organisations had criticised the chancellor's plans, saying they would "simply feed through into higher bills for tenants in rent and will cost them more in the long run".
"If there is a good idea here, and using the experience elsewhere, then we will certainly study it," Mr Drakeford said.
"But the context is different in Wales. We have a different legal framework already. We have a different set of arrangements in place."
In Wales, a new regime requiring landlords to register came into force on Wednesday.
Plaid Cymru housing spokesperson Bethan Jenkins accused Welsh Labour of "hypocrisy and division" over the issue.
She said Labour AMs had voted against a Plaid amendment to the Renting Homes Act which would have scrapped the "punitive" fees.
"While the Labour Welsh Government contradict and undermine each other in public, we will continue to fight for a fair deal for renters in Wales," she said.
Welsh Conservative AM David Melding said: "Sadly, Wales now lags behind the rest of Britain when it comes to letting agent fees.
"It is time that the Welsh Government moved to protect tenants from additional costs."
Bright Osayi-Samuel's curling effort put the visitors ahead, and they had chances to extend their lead as Mark Cullen hit the bar and post.
Cullen scored with a penalty, before Alex Samuel bundled in to give Newport hope.
Osayi-Samuel broke to score a late third for Blackpool.
He scored after home keeper Joe Day had gone up for a corner.
Despite a first loss of caretaker manager Mike Flynn's reign, Newport stay second from bottom and seven points adrift of safety.
Newport County caretaker manager Mike Flynn told BBC Radio Wales: "I can't fault the boys' effort again. We gave away a poor first goal and I don't think it was a penalty.
"Their keeper made a great save at 2-1 that would have made it 2-2. I just think we needed to be on the move a little bit more in the box and anticipating more instead of reacting.
"We went for the equaliser an wanted to salvage something and they went and nicked the third."
Match ends, Newport County 1, Blackpool 3.
Second Half ends, Newport County 1, Blackpool 3.
Goal! Newport County 1, Blackpool 3. Bright Samuel (Blackpool) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Dean Lyness.
Attempt saved. Alex Samuel (Newport County) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
Bright Samuel (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
Dan Butler (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Dan Butler (Newport County).
Bright Samuel (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Blackpool. Will Aimson replaces Jordan Flores.
Foul by Mark O'Brien (Newport County).
(Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Dean Lyness.
Attempt saved. Sean Rigg (Newport County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Ryan Bird (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nathan Delfouneso (Blackpool).
Foul by Jaanai Gordon (Newport County).
Clark Robertson (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Dean Lyness.
Attempt saved. Sean Rigg (Newport County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Alex Samuel (Newport County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Blackpool. Ian Black replaces Neil Danns.
Substitution, Newport County. Jaanai Gordon replaces Tom Owen-Evans.
Attempt missed. Ryan Bird (Newport County) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Goal! Newport County 1, Blackpool 2. Alex Samuel (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean Rigg.
Substitution, Blackpool. Jamille Matt replaces Mark Cullen.
Scot Bennett (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mark Cullen (Blackpool).
Mickey Demetriou (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mark Cullen (Blackpool).
Goal! Newport County 0, Blackpool 2. Mark Cullen (Blackpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty conceded by Mickey Demetriou (Newport County) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Blackpool. Bright Samuel draws a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt missed. Tom Owen-Evans (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Tom Owen-Evans (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mark Cullen (Blackpool).
David Pipe (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Hand ball by David Pipe (Newport County).
Sean Rigg (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Clark Robertson (Blackpool).
Police said there were no other casualties, but the range remains sealed off and the person's next of kin have been informed.
A police spokesman said an investigation will be launched but it was a "contained incident" and there was no threat to the public.
An Army spokeswoman confirmed that officials were handling the incident.
She said: "We are aware of an incident at the Tain base, near Inverness.
"We will release more information as and when it becomes available. It would be inappropriate for us to comment further at this point."
Emergency services were called to the defence facility at about 17:55 GMT on Tuesday.
Police Scotland said it was leading the investigation to establish the full circumstances of the incident and was working closely with the armed forces.
RAF Tain is a long established, large air weapons range on the Dornoch Firth, about three miles east of the town of Tain.
It is used for the majority of the time by the RAF - in particular Tornado and Typhoon fast jets that operate out of RAF Lossiemouth in Moray - and the Army also uses the site, which has a rifle range and small arms range.
The US Air Force and Nato air crews use the range to fly low as the RAF aircraft do and to attack targets on the site, large parts of which are saltmarsh.
Civilian contractors work with military personnel in managing the range's control tower, targets and clearing ordnance.
Tanveer Ahmed, 32, from Bradford, is accused of killing Mr Shah outside his shop in Glasgow almost a fortnight ago.
In the statement he denied the incident had anything to do with Christianity.
Mr Ahmed claimed Asad Shah had "disrespected" Islam by claiming to be a prophet.
The shopkeeper, an Ahmadi Muslim, who had moved from Pakistan to Glasgow almost 20 years ago, was found with serious injuries outside his shop on Minard Road in Shawlands on 24 March. He was pronounced dead in hospital.
Mr Shah was killed just hours after he posted an Easter message on Facebook to his customers.
The message said: "Good Friday and a very happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nationx"
During the police investigation officers claimed the incident was "religiously prejudiced" and confirmed both men were Muslims.
Mr Shah was an Ahmadiyya Muslim, a group known for its non-violence and interfaith concerns.
Ahmadiyya are banned by the constitution of Pakistan from referring to themselves as Muslims.
Tanveer Ahmed made no plea during a private court appearance, where he was charged with Mr Shah's murder.
He was remanded in custody and is expected to appear at the High Court at a later date.
The highly unusual statement was made through Mr Ahmed's lawyer, John Rafferty after his second appearance at court before sheriff Brian Adair.
The statement given was: "My client Mr Tanveer Ahmed has specifically instructed me that today, 6 April 2016, to issue this statement to the press, the statement is in the words of my client.
"This all happened for one reason and no other issues and no other intentions.
"Asad Shah disrespected the messenger of Islam the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. Mr Shah claimed to be a Prophet.
"When 1400 years ago the Prophet of Islam Muhammad peace be upon him has clearly said that 'I am the final messenger of Allah there is no more prophets or messengers from God Allah after me.
"'I am leaving you the final Quran. There is no changes. It is the final book of Allah and this is the final completion of Islam. There is no more changes to it and no one has the right to claim to be a Prophet or to change the Quran or change Islam.'
"It is mentioned in the Quran that there is no doubt in this book no one has the right to disrespect the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and no one has the right to disrespect the Prophet of Islam Muhammad Peace be upon him.
"If I had not done this others would and there would have been more killing and violence in the world.
"I wish to make it clear that the incident was nothing at all to do with Christianity or any other religious beliefs even although I am a follower of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him I also love and respect Jesus Christ."
Hundreds attended a silent vigil in Mr Shah's memory and more than £110,000 has been raised for his family through public donations.
Two people have been in court for abusing Ms Wood - one referred to rape and the other about shooting her.
The Rhondda AM said she tried to have a "no blocking or banning" approach, but some tweets to her crossed the line.
"I've got quite a thick skin... but I don't think we should just accept threats of rape or shootings," she said.
Twitter this week announced a mute button, which enables users to not see tweets from individual accounts, would be being extended to prevent tweets containing chosen key words or phrases appearing in the notifications bar.
A man was jailed for 12 weeks in July for tweeting Ms Wood and making references to rape.
Another man was given a community sentence earlier this month for tweeting: "Shame someone didn't shoot Leanne Wood though."
The court was told this tweet was sent less than two weeks after the shooting of Labour MP Jo Cox.
Ms Wood told BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement programme that the tweets referred to the police had "crossed a line".
"They were abusive, they were vile in fact," she said.
"I felt it was important to take a stand because people shouldn't have to put up with that kind of abuse anywhere."
The politician said making comments about Brexit or the election of Donald Trump as president of America elicited an online backlash.
"I've noticed since Brexit there has been a particular trolling tendency of UKIP supporters," Ms Wood added.
"Anything I post about Europe at all on Facebook, suddenly an avalanche of UKIP supporters, lots of them live in England.
"But what I noticed last week after the election of Donald Trump in the US; I posted something up about that and suddenly I had all these Donald Trump supporters that were equally if not even more full of bile."
She admitted online abuse was not exclusive to politicians.
Despite the insults, Ms Wood said Twitter was a "great platform" and after her appearance on the TV election debates last year, she said her and her party's followers on social media "shot up".
She added: "Social media is an important way to reach people, especially young people, and I can think it can facilitate good, positive, open, democratic debate; no-one controls the content.
"So that freedom is excellent, but it does have its downside as well."
He made his name as a trainer at the Kronk gym in Detroit, where Hearns first became world champion in 1980.
The American handled more world champions than any other trainer, 43 in all, and was working with heavyweight champion Klitschko in July.
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"Boxing has suffered a tremendous loss," said Klitschko.
"It is not often that a person in any line of work gets a chance to work with a legend. Well, I was privileged enough to work with one for almost a decade.
"I will miss our time together. The long talks about boxing, the world, and life itself. Most of all I will miss our friendship.
"My team and I will carry on with the goals we had set while Emanuel was with us because that is exactly what Emanuel would have wanted. I know he will be with us in spirit along the way and we will accomplish these goals in his honour.
"Rest in peace Emanuel. You will be greatly missed."
Steward, who had been suffering from colon cancer, also trained boxing greats Wilfred Benitez, Julio Cesar Chavez, Oscar de la Hoya, Evander Holyfield, Mike McCallum and James Toney.
In addition to Lewis, other British fighters coached by Steward, who was inducted into the International Hall of Fame in 1996, include former light-heavyweight world champion Dennis Andries and former featherweight world champion Naseem Hamed.
Promoter Frank Maloney, who managed former world heavyweight champion Lewis, said Steward was unique in style.
"He was quite a character," he told BBC Radio 5 live. "He had a very strange method of doing his training programme, but got the best out of Lennox Lewis and took him to a new level.
"Steward's links with Tommy Hearns in the Kronk gym forged his reputation as a legend of the ring. In the 1980s, the Kronk became the most feared production house in boxing. Lennox Lewis linked up with Steward after being knocked out by Oliver McCall in 1994 and went on to dominate the heavyweight division. More recently he did a similar restoration job with Wladimir Klitschko, a man different in personality and style to Lewis, but Steward could work with them all."
"I also saw him work with Naseem Hamed and he was a great believer in the fighter having to be excited, and having to knock people out. He wasn't really into the science of boxing, more the excitement, and giving the crowd what they wanted."
Ten-time world champion De la Hoya, who trained under Steward in 1997, said: "It brings me great grief and sadness to hear of the passing of one of the best and most respected trainers of this era.
"I learned a lot from him during our professional relationship and I will be forever grateful for his help during that time.
"We were also friends and I know I am going to miss him as so many others will too. He was an important part of our boxing community."
Freddie Roach, who trains multiple world champion Manny Pacquiao, said on Twitter: "Emanuel Steward passing today is the biggest loss to boxing in a long time. He'll be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with his family."
As an amateur boxer, Steward won 94 of his 97 fights and a National Golden Gloves bantamweight title in 1963, before becoming a trainer.
He was perhaps most closely associated with Hearns, whom he first trained as an amateur at the fabled Kronk.
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In March 1980, Hilmer Kenty became Steward's first pro world champion when he won the WBA lightweight crown, also becoming the first world champion from Detroit since heavyweight great Joe Louis decades earlier.
Under Steward, Hearns became the first boxer to win world titles in five weight divisions and engaged in classic fights with Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran and Marvin Hagler.
Steward linked up with Lewis following the British heavyweight's defeat by Oliver McCall in 1994 and the partnership endured until Lewis's retirement in 2004.
Steward was immediately enlisted by Klitschko and, having lost his WBO belt to Corrie Sanders in 2003, the Ukrainian became world champion again in 2006.
The duo worked together until July when Steward became ill, leaving Klitschko to train without Steward for his fight against Mariusz Wach next month in Germany.
"His spirit is always here," Klitschko said. "I can hear his voice in sparring while doing things, whispering in my ear. As the famous saying goes, 'the show must go on'. That's exactly the case."
Duncan Foster dons a reflective vest which reads "Lift Please, No Buses" as he attempts to thumb down rides Whittington, Lancashire.
The local bus service has been cut from 111 buses per week to just one a day during term time.
Lancashire County Council said it could no longer afford to subsidise rural bus services.
Mr Foster, who usually drives, said the cuts do not directly affect him but he wanted to "represent neighbours who need regular buses to get to hospital appointments and to visit their families".
Councillor John Fillis, cabinet member for highways and transport, said: "Transport to rural areas has been particularly affected by reductions in council funding.
"I have written to the government to ask them to establish a special fund for rural buses in recognition of the difficulties faced by people in rural communities who rely on public transport."
The violence erupted on Saturday in Loshchynivka, in the Odessa region, shortly after the body of a nine-year-old girl was found. Police said there were signs she had been raped.
A 21-year-old Roma man is in custody, suspected of having murdered her.
Odessa governor Mikheil Saakashvili said he shared the locals' outrage.
In a video message on Facebook (in Russian) he said "anti-social elements" were involved in "massive drug-dealing" in Loshchynivka.
Ukrainian police say the situation is now under control in the village, after extra police were sent there.
On Saturday, a crowd of furious villagers set a Roma house ablaze and smashed up others, breaking windows. The Roma residents managed to flee before the violence, and none were hurt, reports say.
YouTube clips uploaded by Irina Zolotaryova appear to show the attacks on property in the village.
The head of Izmayil district, where the village lies, said buses were ready to move the Roma families out on Monday. More than 50 Roma live there, Valentyna Stoykova told the news channel 112 Ukrayina.
She said the Roma would be re-housed.
"They themselves understand that they cannot continue living in the village. And our task is to keep them safe," Ms Stoykova said.
Only two of the Roma families living there owned their homes, she said, the other six families were renting.
The European Roma Rights Centre has documented previous cases of Roma being targeted in Ukraine and living in extreme poverty there.
More than 70% of Europe's Roma are poor and marginalised, and discrimination against them is rife.
Europe is estimated to have 10-12 million Roma, many of them concentrated in eastern, former communist countries.
The hoard was discovered in Bedale, North Yorkshire, in 2012 and includes a gold sword pommel and silver neck ring and collar.
The Yorkshire Museum launched an appeal in January to raise the funds to buy the hoard, which was valued at £51,636.
It has since received enough public donations and grants to keep the treasure on display in Yorkshire.
Natalie McCaul, from the museum, said: "The hoard is an incredible and intriguing find and one that we can now carry out research on to hopefully shed new light on Viking life in this part of Yorkshire."
As well as the pommel, neck ring and collar, the hoard contains a silver armlet, 29 silver ingots, two other silver neck rings, gold rivets and half a silver brooch.
Archaeologists believe it dates from the late ninth or early 10th Century.
Oscar-nominated actor Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as coke-snorting hedonist who faces death on his 40th birthday.
Poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy's reworking of the 15th-century morality play is described in one review as "a seductive spectacle".
Another, however, found it a "dumbed-down jumble".
Norris's production features an impressive arsenal of stage effects including a giant video screen, suspended silver statues and a wind machine - along with energetic choreography by Javier de Frutos.
Kate Duchene plays God as a cleaning lady who opens the play sweeping the floor. The character of Death is played by Dermot Crowley as a dry-humoured Irishman.
Throughout the 100-minute drama, Ejiofor's character Ev meets an array of allegorical characters as he assesses his past life.
After Wednesday's opening night at the Olivier Theatre, Reuters entertainment editor Michael Roddy described Everyman as "a strong debut for Rufus Norris".
"Ejiofor is convincing as the smooth operator who belatedly sees the light, but the entire cast is terrific," he said.
In his four-star review, Whatsonstage.com's Michael Coveney wrote: "Ejiofor is a commanding, sympathetic presence in the middle of this energetic and seductive spectacle."
In the Telegraph, Dominic Cavendish struck a note of caution. "It sounds a little worthy, a touch dull. Is it? Well no. But if anything it swings so far in the direction of looking and sounding with-it and hip that it commits the sin of appearing at once theatrically lavish and dramatically threadbare."
"Foul-mouthed, moralistic, atheistic, theatrical; the first big production from the new regime at the Royal National Theatre grabs your attention but it is also a dumbed-down jumble," said the Daily Mail's Quentin Letts.
"Dame Carol, weak with rhyme, strains for topicality. She gives us references to footballers, pop stars, even to a colostomy bag worn by 'Sir Cliff'. She may say this is in the spirit of medieval jauntiness. It felt to me more like desperation."
But The Arts Desk's Marianka Swain felt Everyman was a clear signal of intent from Norris: "an overt state-of-the-nation play" for the National Theatre.
"Magnetic Ejiofor provides a much-needed focus for the episodic structure. His sonorous delivery of Duffy's lyrical passages is exquisite, offset by powerful physicality," she said.
"Offbeat but traditional, theatrical but heartfelt, it's a triumphant night," concluded Libby Purves on her theatreCat.com blog.
Everyman runs at the National Theatre until 30 August and will broadcast in UK cinemas on 16 July
Villagers from Leurani crowned Harry with a pheta - a white turban-like head-dress.
The prince went to the village to experience life with people in the foothills of the Himalayas.
Earlier he imitated the movements of a tiger when he visited a national park, setting off an automatic camera.
BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said Bardia National Park is home to between 50 and 100 tigers, together with elephants and rhino.
"Sadly that's a combination of wildlife which is a magnet to the unscrupulous greed of the poachers," he said.
"Harry and his brother William are keenly interested in the efforts to curb the trade in illegal animal parts - tiger skins, elephant tusks and rhino horns fetch big prices from dealers and customers in South East Asia.
"Harry was briefed on the efforts the park is making to combat the poachers and he met some of the Nepalese army units who patrol the park."
The prince had hoped to see big cats during his visit, on day three of a five-day trip to Nepal, but camera traps designed to capture the animals' nocturnal movements remained blank.
Instead, he was asked to walk like a tiger to see how the camera traps work.
Harry hunched over and shuffled past the cameras, which are placed next to tiger droppings, causing a flash to go off.
He was then shown by his guide from Nepal's National Trust for Nature Conservation the laptop to which footage from the cameras is sent.
The prince reacted to a picture of a tiger walking past the spot where he was standing, saying: "That was here? Amazing."
Harry, who is on his first official visit to Nepal, has already met survivors of the earthquakes in April and May last year, which killed nearly 9,000 people.
He has also discussed climate change with Nepal's president and visited sites hit by the quakes.
The latest world rankings published on Tuesday saw Northern Ireland move up to 10th and inside the necessary top-12 position for Gold Coast qualification.
Victory in the recent Quad Series in Lisburn against Barbados, Singapore and the Republic of Ireland helped ensure Northern Ireland's qualification.
Scotland also squeezed in as 12th qualifiers as Trinidad missed out.
Qualification confirmation came as a great relief to the Northern Ireland players with captain Caroline O'Hanlon admitting they had had an "incredibly nervous wait".
"There was great euphoria after beating Barbados in the Quad Series final and at least we knew we'd done all we could by winning that tournament but nobody was counting chickens," said the Armagh woman.
"We weren't just sure how the maths would work out when everything was factored in so hearing we've made it is a massive relief and breaking into the top 10 is the icing on the cake.
"The Commonwealths are the pinnacle for any netballer and after such a memorable experience at Glasgow 2014 we're delighted to be heading to Gold Coast next April."
Heavy rains have been battering Assam and Meghalaya states since Monday, with floods damaging bridges and sweeping away roads and houses.
At least 10 people have died in Meghalaya state.
Earlier this month, more than 270 people were killed by monsoon rains in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Local media reports put the number killed in Meghalaya since Monday at 25, as people were swept away or buried in the debris in North Garo Hills and West Garo Hills district.
The reports said the army had been deployed in the North Garo Hills district, where at least 100 villages have been submerged, and hundreds of villagers had taken shelter in schools and churches located on high ground.
In neighbouring Assam state, troops and federal personnel have rescued scores of people trapped by floodwaters in Goalpara district, local official Pritam Saikia told the Associated Press news agency.
Two days of incessant rains have also led to massive flooding in the state capital, Guwahati - many neighbourhoods are under water and schools and colleges are shut.
The Bharalu river, which runs through Guwahati, is also threatening to breach its banks, as more rains are forecast in the region over the next two days.
In July 2012, floods in Assam killed more than 100 people and forced over five million people to leave their homes.
JAB Holdings also controls coffee brands Douwe Egberts and Peet's, as well as the luxury shoe maker Jimmy Choo and beauty firm Coty.
The acquisition is the biggest US restaurant deal, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Shares in Panera closed more than 14% higher following the announcement.
JAB, a Luxembourg-based investment firm, is owned by the billionaire Reimann family, which paid $1.35bn for Krispy Kreme last year.
Panera's origins began 36 years ago, under the Au Bon Pain name, with one outlet in Boston.
In 1993 the company bought Saint Louis Bread Company which had 20 branches at the time. Four years later it changed the chain's name to to Panera Bread.
In 1999 it sold all its other businesses, including Au Bon Pain, to concentrate investment on Panera.
Panera now has more than 2,000 restaurants across the US. It employs about 100,000 people and has annual sales of $5bn.
The chain focuses on healthier, additive-free foods.
Founder and chairman Ron Shaich said: "Panera has been the best-performing restaurant stock of the past 20 years - up over 8,000%. Today's transaction is a direct reflection of those efforts and delivers substantial additional value for our shareholders."
JAB will also take on about $340m of Panera's debt, the companies said.
It is paying 41 times earnings to take control of Panera - a very hefty premium the level of which is more common in the technology sector.
Olivier Goudet, chief executive of JAB, said: "We have long admired Ron and the incredible success story he has created at Panera. We strongly support Panera's vision for the future, strategic initiatives, culture of innovation, and balanced company versus franchise store mix."
The Tykes had the better of the first-half chances, as Sam Winnall and Ivan Toney both fired over the bar.
Burton improved after the break, with Adam Davies twice having to make saves from winger Mark Duffy.
Calum Butcher also fired narrowly wide for the Brewers, before Winnall scooped the ball over from inside the six-yard box late on.
Burton remain second in the table, three points ahead of third-placed Walsall, while Barnsley are only two points adrift of the play-offs in seventh.
Burton Albion manager Nigel Clough told BBC Radio Derby:
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"I thought first half they shaded it with a couple of opportunities - half chances, nothing serious.
"I thought second half it was ours. If we can just get a break in the penalty area, then we'll get a goal, but it's certainly not through the lack of effort.
"We have shots, it hits peoples' legs, it rebounds, it's bobbling around the six yard box, it's not dropping to a yellow shirt."
Illona Cash launched Ambi with her partner Bowen Revill from their Sheffield home and started taking online orders two months ago.
She said she tried exercise to change her shape but realised she should design clothes to fit it instead.
The dresses she designs are a size smaller on the top than the bottom.
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"I worked out solidly for a year and just found myself going from an 8 and a 10 to a 6 and an 8," she said.
"I was like that's it, that's my body shape I just have to dress for it now.
"You are trained to think everyone will fit into one particular size, and it wasn't until I realised I wasn't fitting a certain size that the idea came to me."
She added: "I don't think everyone fits into the same mould that shop sizes give us."
Body shape is influenced by genes, with DNA proven to influence where fat is stored.
Women said to be 'pear-shaped' have a smaller bust and waist and larger hips and thighs.
The capsule range of tailored workwear was launched and there are already plans for a second collection, possibly catering for women with a larger top half than bottom.
Mr Revill said there was already plenty of demand.
"The ones that don't need it, their immediate reaction is, do you do that the other way around?," she said.
"So even if it's someone who isn't of that body shape, you obviously spark an idea in them that actually, I don't have to make do with standard shapes that are out there."
Jane Chapman, from True Colours Image Consultancy in Sheffield, welcomed the shift in how the clothes are sized.
She said: "I think it's a great idea, anything that helps us get away from the one size fits all is a really good thing.
"The truth is that the majority of British women take a larger size below than they do above, and it is a particular problem finding fitted workwear that does that."
The button would give Google Search users the option to purchase without needing to visit a separate website.
The company's chief business officer, Omid Kordestani, said he wanted to reduce "friction" for users so they buy more things online.
Google faces significant competition from Amazon, where many people now begin their search to buy products.
"There's going to be a buy button. It's going to be imminent," said Mr Kordestani on stage at the Code Conference in California on Wednesday.
The change would make it easier for shoppers to buy products featured in its shopping ads that appear alongside search results.
Mr Kordestani also noted that about nine out of 10 purchases are still made offline.
He added that the number of location-based searches to help users find something close to them had doubled in the past year.
Getting users to buy products as a result of searching is a key revenue earner for Google which currently charges retailers a premium to appear in a prominent position on the results page following a relevant search query.
"With Google Buy set to only be available on mobile devices and the search giant recently changing its algorithm to favour mobile optimised sites, it's clear Google believes that smartphones and tablets are the way forward for e-commerce," said Kevin Dallas from Worldpay eCommerce.
"This move from the world's biggest search engine might alarm some merchants but companies should see Google Buy as a positive, spurring retailers to acknowledge the benefits for consumers when they invest in making their site mobile optimised.
"Customers expect to be able to transact swiftly and safely from mobile devices and any company that hasn't done so will be swiftly outmanoeuvred by more nimble competitors."
But Google's move may also cause concern for retailers who are keen to maintain a close relationship with customers said one expert.
Steve Mader of retail specialists, Kantar Retail told the BBC: "Google enabling their product ads to be linked to an opportunity to buy without leaving its platform is a great step towards a more convenient product search solution."
"What remains unclear is how this will impact the narrative retailers have with their shopper - a relationship retailers are hesitant to erode.
"We anticipate this will have the largest impact on research intensive or discretionary purchases such as consumer electronics."
Google is making further announcements about most of its services and products at its I/O developers conference in San Francisco .
Dustin Johnson, Freddie Jacobson and Tom Hoge are also tied for second at the four-round event in Texas.
England's Greg Owens and Ian Poulter are joint 28th on three under par.
Spieth dropped six shots in three holes as Danny Willett won the Masters in April, missing the cut at the Players Championship in his next outing.
The 22-year-old Texan, who won the US Open and the Masters last year, said: "I lost a little control with my iron play on some pretty easy shots that I will look to improve on but other than that I'm pretty pleased."
Spieth made his PGA Tour debut at the 2010 Byron Nelson, finishing tied for 16th aged 16.
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Yn ôl Betsan Powys mae'n rhaid canolbwyntio ar gynnal un orsaf genedlaethol ond hefyd sicrhau bod cynnwys Radio Cymru ar gael ar bob platfform newydd.
Ddydd Mawrth mae gorsaf arbrofol Radio Cymru Mwy yn dod i ben.
Roedd y cynllun peilot yn rhoi'r pwyslais ar "fwy o gerddoriaeth a hwyl" ac yn rhan o ddatblygiadau digidol y gwasanaeth i nodi'r pen-blwydd.
Ond mae rhai yn dweud bod angen buddsoddi mewn sianel radio newydd yn y Gymraeg.
Dyna yw barn y ddarlledwraig Beti George, oedd yn un o gyflwynwyr Radio Cymru pan ddechreuodd yr orsaf.
"Mae'n anodd, mae'n anodd, mae'n anodd achos - un sianel. Sut yn y byd allwn ni blesio pawb gydag un sianel?
"Does dim gobaith i ni blesio pawb gyda un sianel. Ac mae'n drueni na fasa 'na ddwy sianel, o leia."
Mae'n galw ar y BBC i gynnig mwy nag un opsiwn i wrandawyr Cymraeg.
Un sianel 'ddim yn ddigon'
"Fel rhywun sydd wedi gweithio i'r BBC ar hyd y blynyddoedd, dw i'n disgwyl i'r BBC i sylweddoli nad yw un sianel Gymraeg ddim yn mynd i ddiwallu anghenion y genedl," meddai.
"A dwi'n meddwl y dylen nhw ystyried, a hefyd gweithredu ar yr angen yma i gael dwy sianel."
Mae mudiadau iaith fel Cymdeithas yr Iaith hefyd wedi galw am greu gorsaf radio newydd.
Un arall sydd am weld mwy nag un orsaf Gymraeg yw'r awdur Sion Jobbins o Aberystwyth.
Mae o'n dweud y dylai rhan o'r arian gafodd ei wario wrth sefydlu sianel deledu Gymraeg fod wedi cael ei roi tuag at sefydlu ail orsaf radio Gymraeg.
Mae creu ail orsaf radio yn y Gymraeg yn annhebygol.
Ond mae Betsan Powys, yn cydnabod bod yn rhaid addasu a chwrdd ag anghenion cynulleidfa heddiw.
Mae hefyd yn pwysleisio bod angen cadw'r gwrandawyr ffyddlon.
"Dwi'n credu hynny yn sicr, ym mêr fy esgyrn, bod hi'n bwysig a bod ni'n cofio bod ni'n orsaf radio genedlaethol, un orsaf, a'n bod ni'n gwarchod beth mae hynny'n ei olygu yn ei graidd ac yn ei gynulleidfa graidd," meddai.
"Ond dwi hefyd yn gallu gweld, fel unrhyw un sy'n edrych ar y ffigyrau gwrando, bod yn rhaid chwalu rhywfaint hefyd a bod yn ddewr er mwyn edrych ymlaen at y deugain mlynedd nesaf.
"Rhaid peidio cau'r drws er mwyn gwarchod y craidd yn unig. Dwi'n meddwl y byddai hynny yn gamgymeriad."
Dywedodd fod yna her enfawr yn wynebu'r gwasanaeth yn y dyfodol, a bod yn rhaid wynebu'r ffaith y bydd y galwadau a'r gofynion yn cynyddu, ond y bydd llai o arian ar gael. | Two Sydney residents who recently returned from the Caribbean have been diagnosed with the Zika virus, Australian health officials say.
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George Charnock was found unresponsive by Eileen Charnock after she fell asleep on the sofa while winding him on her chest in Oldham in August.
Dr Naomi Carter said sharing a sofa with babies was "not a safe thing".
At Heywood Coroners' Court, an open verdict was recorded but the coroner could not rule out overlay.
The inquest heard Mrs Charnock, who has insomnia, had previously not slept for 68 hours and recalled waking up and finding George unresponsive at the bottom of the sofa while she was babysitting.
It was not disputed that she had drunk a couple of glasses of wine earlier in the evening, the hearing was told.
In a statement read to the inquest, George's young sister told police that she had tried to pull her baby brother from under her sleeping grandmother.
She said: "I fell asleep on the couch with Grandma and George. Grandma was laying over George. I said, 'Grandma, you're on George.' She said, 'Stop waking me up'."
Mrs Charnock was arrested on suspicion of causing death to a child by overlaying.
After a blood sample was taken, toxicology reports proved negative for alcohol and no further action was taken.
The inquest heard that Mrs Charnock suffered with insomnia due to shift work and would go without sleep for between 68 and 72 hours before falling into "a deep sleep".
She told the inquest that on the night of George's death, she felt "dozy" after taking him from his Moses basket.
She said: "At that point I had 68 hours of no sleep and I fell asleep. Once I go out, I go out. Nobody woke me up; it was just a reaction.
"I was lying lengthways. I woke up. Then I shot up; I saw George at the bottom lying there. I got hold of George. He wasn't responding."
Mrs Charnock said she started cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) while waiting for the emergency services to arrive.
She said: "I'm in my own hell. I live that day every day; part of me died that day he died. I just went out like a light. I just wish I could turn the clock back."
The inquest was told that George's mother Emily returned home the following afternoon to find a forensic team outside her house.
She said: "I saw them coming out with bags, I said 'What's going on?' George had died. I have been trying so hard to block it out."
She said of her son: "He was so beautiful; he was so angelic. He was just perfect."
Dr Carter, a Home Office pathologist who performed the post-mortem examination, concluded a negative autopsy.
She told the inquest "sofa-sharing" was a known factor of sudden unexpected death in children.
"The accidental obstruction of the air passages has got to be a real possibility," she said.
"I can't say it must be the cause of death; the cause of death here must be described as unascertained."
She added: "I emphasise that sharing a sofa with a baby is not a safe thing to do."
Bradley Dos Reis Pais Quaresma, 20, was killed in Stratford Park on West Ham Lane on Friday afternoon.
Mr Quaresma has been described as "a smart guy with a big heart" by his family.
Mario Albino Te, also 20, has been charged with his murder and will appear at Thames Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Two boys, aged 16 and 17, who were arrested on suspicion of murder have been bailed pending further inquiries.
In a statement, the victim's family said: "Bradley was a very friendly person. He was always keen to help others and the happiest person we have ever met."
Det Ch Insp Gary Holmes said: "Bradley had his whole life ahead of him, and his death was both tragic and violent.
"We know that the park was very busy at the time with families and children playing and we are keen to hear from anyone who will be able to help us piece together what happened prior to Bradley being attacked."
Ex-Cambridge captain Miller, 31, is dual-registered with Isthmian League Premier Division side Needham Market.
Cole, 19, joins on non-contract terms, having left Championship side Brighton in the summer.
Both players go into the squad for Saturday's National League game away at Lincoln City.
Eighteen-month-old Harry Studley, who was shot on 1 July, is being treated at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
His father Edward Studley said there were positive signs, however, and that Harry was "recovering really well".
He said: "It's going to be a long road to recovery but he's getting there, back to the little boy he was before."
Mr Studley and Harry's mother Amy Allen said they wanted to thank the hospital and air ambulance teams who helped their son.
Miss Allen said: "It's been a hard and emotional time for the family and everyone that's been supporting us."
Jordan Walters, 24, of Bishport Avenue, has admitted causing grievous bodily harm in connection with the shooting in a high-rise block of flats in Hartcliffe, Bristol.
His 23-year-old partner, Emma Horseman, has been charged with aiding or abetting him to inflict GBH and is next due to appear in court in September.
Uruguay forward Suarez finished off a marvellous move, involving Denis Suarez and Arda Turan, with a firm strike.
Munir doubled the lead late on when he ran on to Lionel Messi's pass and fired past keeper Sergio Rico.
The second leg is at the Nou Camp on Wednesday, with Spain's La Liga season beginning on Friday.
League champions Barca begin their title defence on Saturday at home to Real Betis.
One of the world's leading humanitarian agencies has told BBC Cymru Wales Lesotho needs international help to stop the current crisis turning into a humanitarian tragedy.
The World Food Programme - a United Nations (UN) agency - said the international community must act fast to avoid a tragedy in the drought-hit kingdom.
Food emergencies have been declared across southern Africa as a result of the drought caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon.
Throughout Lesotho, crops have failed and food prices have risen dramatically, beyond the reach of a large section of the population.
Consequently, more than 500,000 people - a quarter of the nation's population of two million - are in danger, according to the UN.
This is a result of severe food and water shortages and malnutrition.
And with winter about to set in, bringing cold weather, Unicef has warned as many as 800,000 people could be facing hunger in a few months' time.
I travelled to Lesotho with a BBC Wales crew to film a documentary for S4C, looking at the impact of the drought.
On a personal note, I had travelled there in 2005 to film a documentary for BBC One Wales looking at the HIV/Aids crisis.
The situation was desperate then, with one in three people living with HIV/aids.
Lesotho had one of the highest rates of the disease in the world. The HIV/Aids crisis continues, but I wanted to see now how the country was coping with this, and with the new crisis - drought.
One doctor at a clinic near Maseru, the capital city, told me that, unless the situation improves, "it could be like Ethiopia".
It was very worrying to see people facing the reality of a winter without food.
The crops have failed in Lesotho for the second year running and 80% of the people living there are subsistence farmers who depend on their crops.
Many people told me they were already going without food and children I spoke to told me they only had food in school because there was "nothing to eat at home". Schools have to rely on help from the World Food Programme.
At the moment the situation is very difficult for people in Lesotho but it is going to get much worse over the coming weeks and months as winter sets in. It gets freezing cold during the winter season and many families are facing extreme hardship.
Agencies such as the World Food Programme are appealing for international help immediately to make sure people get the aid they need to survive.
More on the Lesotho crisis on Manylu at 12.30 BST and in a special programme Argyfwng Sychder Lesotho on S4C at 21:30 on Thursday 12 May.
The stately home in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, was built in the 18th Century.
Its owners say the new status means "critical" restoration works can now be carried out at the site.
Chief executive Dominic Hare said it is "in need of constant care and attention to help protect and preserve... for generations to enjoy".
He added: "At the moment we are undertaking a £350,000 programme of restoration on the historic North Step entrance to the Palace and this is just a small part of the annual investment required to maintain both the palace itself and more than 2,000 acres of parkland.
"By establishing ourselves as a charitable organisation we are hopeful we can provide the security to safeguard this globally important heritage site for the future."
The new status means Blenheim Palace can operate a Gift Aid scheme to claim back income tax on donations made by UK taxpayers, and apply for grants to support its conservation efforts.
The house, which stands in 2,000 acres of parkland, has 187 rooms, more than Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.
Queen Anne financed its construction to celebrate the First Duke of Marlborough's triumph at the 1704 Battle of Blenheim.
Sir Winston Churchill was born at the palace in 1874, proposed to his wife there in 1908, and was buried in the nearby cemetery of St Martin's Church in Bladon.
It opened to the general public in 1950, and has also raised money by being a popular site for filmmakers, featuring in the James Bond film Spectre, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Cinderella, and the upcoming Transformers film.
Earlier this week plans to build 300 homes on fields owned by the palace were approved, despite local opposition.
Developers said the scheme would help pay for the upkeep of the Unesco World Heritage site.
The men were executed at jails in Karachi and Hyderabad.
They hijacked a Pakistan International Airlines flight in May 1998 and ordered the pilot to fly to India but the plane was diverted and stormed by troops.
Pakistan has put at least 130 people to death since lifting a moratorium on executions in December.
The men - Shabbir Rind, Shahsawar Baloch and Sabir Rind - were members of the left-wing Baloch Students' Organisation (BSO), who were demanding more resources, such as gas and electricity, for their region.
They were sentenced to be executed in October 1998 but remained on death row until a moratorium on executions was lifted after the Peshawar school massacre.
Four other men were hanged on Thursday at jails across the country. They were convicted in murder cases and were not linked to the hijackers.
PIA flight 554 took off from Turbat, in the south of Balochistan, and was heading for Karachi when the attackers boarded during a stop-over in Gwadar.
They commandeered the Fokker shortly after take-off, and demanded the captain fly directly to Delhi.
He told them there was not enough fuel, but agreed to bring the plane as far as Bhuj, an airstrip in Gujrat, India.
Instead, he landed in Hyderabad where security forces were waiting.
BBC Urdu's Riaz Sohail in Karachi reports that in order to let the hijackers think they were in India, authorities banned the use of loudspeakers in mosques around the airport.
Troops then stormed the plane and overpowered the hijackers. Passengers and crew were unharmed.
The hijacking on 24 May came just four days before Pakistan carried out nuclear tests in Balochistan, which the BSO opposed.
The province is one of the most underdeveloped regions in the country and has become the site of a long-running conflict between separatists and security forces.
Not only was she taking on the controversial immigration brief, she was also about to become Italy's first black minister.
But perhaps even Ms Kyenge has been surprised by the ferocity of the backlash.
She has been repeatedly subjected to racist slurs of the crudest kind.
The latest came over the weekend from a vice-president of Italy's Senate, Roberto Calderoli, a prominent member of the anti-immigration Northern League party.
Addressing its supporters he said; "I love animals… but when I see pictures of Kyenge I cannot but think of - even if I'm not saying she is one - the features of an orangutan."
He went on to say that Ms Kyenge was attracting illegal immigrants to Italy, and that she should be a minister in her "own country".
This is fairly typical of the kind of abuse that has been directed at the minister by Northern League activists.
One accused her of wanting to impose "tribal traditions" on Italy.
And another actually went so far as to call for Ms Kyenge to be raped so that she would understand what someone who might be raped by an immigrant might go through.
Ms Kyenge, the one prominent black figure in parliament, seems to have become the focus of a very large amount of the openly racist sentiment in the Italian political arena.
So far she has coped with considerable dignity.
Amid the furore over his "orangutan" remark, Mr Calderoli was forced to apologise.
Ms Kyenge accepted this but said that if Mr Calderoli could not translate his views into proper political discourse he should perhaps step aside as the Senate's vice-president.
In the background to all this lies some quite profound social change.
Italy is now having to absorb larger numbers of immigrants.
Back in 2000 there were only about one million of them here. Today there are about five million - about 8% of the population.
And right now, with so many Italian families of all backgrounds finding it difficult to cope economically, perhaps tensions are inevitable.
As Ms Kyenge herself put it: "Some people are struggling to accept that the country has changed."
Professor James Walston of the American University in Rome, who analyses Italian attitudes towards race, wrote recently in his blog: "To these people a woman like Cecile Kyenge would be acceptable if she was a docile house servant on the lines of the 30s Hollywood stereotype.
"The fact that she is a successful eye surgeon and now a self-assured cabinet minister is threatening for them."
The Northern League has set itself against what it calls an "uncontrollable influx of immigrants".
This is an important part of its electoral platform.
And a long-time observer of the party, Professor Roberto Biorcio, of Milan's Bicocca University, sees Mr Calderoli's remarks as part of a calculated effort to focus more on this emotive area.
"I'm under the impression that Calderoli and certain sectors of the league want to draw attention back to the issue of immigration," he said.
"As usual, they do it in the most provocative manner - but it has helped them in the past."
Away from the party political fray, casual racism surfaces in many areas of Italian life.
Among the gaffes of Silvio Berlusconi during his time as prime minister was a reference to US President Barack Obama as being "sun tanned".
He dismissed anyone who did not think that this was funny as a "humourless imbecile".
And racism has repeatedly manifested itself in Italian football.
Earlier this year the whole of the AC Milan team walked off the pitch in support of one of their black colleagues who was being subjected to abusive chanting from the stands.
But far from the headlines, in the course of everyday life, immigrants talk of being surrounded by racism.
"You hear comments on the bus, in the markets, in schools," said Pape Diaw, a leader of the Senegalese community in Florence.
"To think that the Italian people are racist is wrong. But there is... a type of racist mentality. "
He said that politicians were reluctant to tackle the issue, and that with tensions building there was a risk of a social explosion.
The aerospace firm is set to pay £497m plus costs to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), which started investigating claims in 2012 of wrongdoing overseas.
At the time, the SFO asked the firm for information about possible bribery in China, Indonesia and other markets.
Rolls-Royce said it had also agreed to pay $170m (£141m) to the US Department of Justice.
A further settlement would see it pay $26m (£21.5m) to Brazilian regulators, it added.
Rolls-Royce, one of the UK's biggest manufacturing exporters, makes engines for military and civil planes, as well as for trains, ships, nuclear submarines and power stations.
"These are voluntary agreements which result in the suspension of a prosecution provided that the company fulfils certain requirements, including the payment of a financial penalty," the firm said.
It added that concerns about bribery and corruption were passed by the firm to the SFO in 2012, but it did not give further information on which countries were involved.
Some of the allegations dated back more than 10 years.
They involved Rolls-Royce's "intermediaries", which are local companies that handle sales, distribution, repair and maintenance in countries where the British firm does not have enough people on the ground.
The SFO confirmed it had reached a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with Rolls-Royce, which would be subject to approval by a court on Tuesday.
It is only the third such agreement that the SFO has struck since they were first introduced into UK law in 2014.
They allow organisations to pay huge penalties, but avoid prosecution, if they freely confess to economic crimes such as fraud or bribery.
Jordan, 27, claimed career-best List A figures of 5-28 as Sussex defeated Middlesex by 31 runs in the One-Day Cup at Hove on Sunday.
The fast bowler has played six times for his county since returning from a spell with Indian Premier League finalists Royal Challengers Bangalore.
"I learned quite a bit in a short space of time out there," he told BBC Sussex.
"I felt a made a real impression off the back of the World T20 and got myself into a good feeling in that tournament.
"It's all about protecting that form and good feeling right now."
Jordan is expected to be selected for England's five-match one-day series and one-off T20 game against Sri Lanka, starting at Trent Bridge on 21 June.
"I'm feeling in a good rhythm and I'm nice and clear in what I'm doing in my game," he added.
"All I can do is keep performing and keep trying to win games for Sussex and let everything else take care of itself."
Iona Hughes' brother Gareth Jones, 36, died while fishing off the Llyn Peninsula on 30 March 2014.
Ms Hughes made the call as part of a new RNLI fisherman safety campaign.
They are asking the industry to apply for European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) funding to replace old and dangerous deck machinery.
Mr Jones, of Morfa Nefyn, died after becoming tangled up on his vessel's winch while fishing for scallops. An accident report found the winch was in a "dangerously poor condition".
Ms Hughes, of Y Ffor, Gwynedd, said: "I don't know how to express how awful it was, for us as a family and the whole community, when we heard that Gareth had died.
"Fishing can be a dangerous job, so fishermen need to do everything they can to stay as safe as possible.
"My message is simple - at the end of a day's fishing, you need to come home safe to your families. Take advantage of this European funding to improve the safety of your boats."
Liz Saville Roberts, MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd, who has known the family for many years, has lent her support to the campaign.
"I understand the financial pressures many commercial fishermen are under. That's why I'd encourage them to take advantage of the funding," she said.
In 2016, the RNLI carried out 43 commercial fishing-related lifeboat launches and 60 people were rescued in Wales.
Frankie Horne, RNLI fishing safety manager, said accidents involving deck machinery can have "devastating consequences", including causing life-changing injuries.
It will succeed the £425m Superfast Cymru project, which aims to reach 96% of premises by the end of 2017.
Ministers hope to get £20m in EU aid, and raise £37m by investing their share of BT's profits from new customers.
Skills and Science Minister Julie James said: "We know there is more to do ... to bring faster broadband to those final hard-to-reach areas."
Welsh Conservative economy spokesman Russell George welcomed the announcement, after AMs criticised the roll-out in a Tory-led Senedd debate on Wednesday.
"Recent history reveals a record of over-promising and under-delivering," he said.
"Many communities are either still waiting for access or have not been incentivised to use a service that's now available to them.
"It's vital that lessons are learned, and that this money is used effectively to improve broadband connectivity across Wales."
During the debate, Plaid Cymru AM Dai Lloyd criticised the take-up rate, saying fewer than a third of premises capable of receiving the service had signed up for it.
They include names such as the Armagh Observer, the Dungannon Observer and the Ballymena Chronicle.
Their owner, Observer Newspapers NI Ltd, announced the closures on the front pages of this week's papers, which will be the final editions.
The firm blamed "challenging circumstances" in the industry.
For one veteran journalist, who spent half a century working for Observer Newspapers, the demise of his local paper was "emotional".
Joe McManus, who ran the Armagh Observer virtually by himself from an office in the city, told the BBC it was a vocation, not a job.
"I saw myself more as a servant of the public than a journalist, and I've shared in people's joys and sorrows," he said.
In its last ever edition, the Armagh Observer led with the death of a young swimmer who suddenly became ill during a training session in the city's Orchard leisure centre.
The paper said staff called an ambulance for 20-year-old Christopher Rogers, who was a member of Armagh Swimming Club, but he died later in hospital.
Northern Ireland's latest political crisis may be taking a break over the Easter holidays, but there is no such respite for the crisis in its healthcare system.
Another rural GP practice is shutting its doors because there is no-one willing to replace its retiring family doctor.
The Fermanagh Herald reports that Roslea Medical Practice will close on Saturday, leaving the village without its own doctor for the first time in 170 years.
The paper says that some patients will be forced to make "a 35-mile round trip" just to see a GP.
Councillor Brian McCaffrey tells the paper people are "genuinely angry" about the closure, which would add to the financial worry of patients with poor transport access.
The Herald's lead story is an emotional interview with the "heartbroken" parents of a four-year-old boy who died in a farming accident.
Thomas Magee was struck by a vehicle on their family farm in Maguiresbridge last week.
"I don't know how we will move on from this," his father David said, adding "right now it feels like someone has stuck a knife in our hearts".
In County Down, the Newry Reporter has been keeping a close watch on emergency services at Daisy Hill Hospital, after the Southern Trust warned last month staff shortages have left the service "vulnerable".
At the time, patients were told that if the service was suspended, they would have to travel to Craigavon Area Hospital in County Armagh.
But according to the paper, the health trust had to divert ambulances away from Craigavon last week, due to the "high number" of patients attending its emergency department.
Most of the diverted ambulances were sent to - where else? - the beleaguered Daisy Hill, but the trust said that one patient was taken to Antrim Area Hospital.
The full 999 divert began about 16:00 BST on Monday 3 April and remained in force for over 15 hours, according to the paper.
On a happier note, the Reporter celebrates a £50,000 windfall for a Newry-based organisation which supports young people with Down's Syndrome.
Members of the group, Down Right Brilliant, posed for a front page photo after winning public support in the Big Lottery's People's Project.
The Antrim Guardian leads with calls for an investigation into a former children's home after a self-confessed paedophile admitted abusing a boy there more than 40 years ago.
It follows a BBC investigation, which tracked Henry Clarke down to Canada to confront him about child abuse he admitted to police in the 1980s.
He confessed to abusing three boys from different care homes in Northern Ireland, including the now closed Firmount home in Antrim, but was never prosecuted.
The Guardian points out that Firmount was not among the 22 institutions investigated by the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) inquiry, "even though a self-confessed paedophile freely admitted that it was one of his hunting grounds".
Elsewhere on its front page, the paper reminds its readers that, as of this week, there will be a new focus to policing in their district.
PSNI officers started wearing Body Worn Video cameras in Antrim and Newtownabbey from Monday 10 April.
Officers say the aim of the new technology is to assist in evidence gathering and accountability.
It is being rolled out gradually across PSNI districts, following a successful pilot in 2014.
In County Tyrone, the Mid-Ulster Mail asks if it will be "third time lucky" for the troubled Desertcreat training college project.
Planning permission for the site was first granted in 2005 and the initial vision was for a multi-agency facility to train police, prison officers and firefighters.
However, the paper notes that the latest planning application is for a facility solely for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service.
Mid Ulster MLA Keith Buchanan tells the paper he is disappointed that it will not be the "world class" facility first envisaged, but adds it is "still a good boost for the area".
Inside the Mail, pedestrians are warned they are "dicing with death" in Moneymore because the Cookstown Road is not even "up to Third World standard".
The warning comes from Ulster Unionist councillor George Shiels, who is pictured on a bridge with a large, ominous-looking cracked parapet.
"What motorists don't realise is that the road they are travelling on may be in danger of collapsing any moment," the councillor claimed.
But the Department of Infrastructure told the paper the bridge cracks are "historic" and are being monitored by engineers.
The Coleraine Chronicle leads with a heart-warming story about the "remarkable" recovery of a boy who suffered severe brain damage in a road accident.
Ten-year-old Liam McCallum was hit by a car as he got off a bus in January.
His father, Ali, tells the paper: "Liam wasn't meant to survive, his injuries were so bad, but he is stubborn and a real wee fighter and he's making steady progress."
The young football fan still faces months of hospital treatment but is hoping to get out for short breaks, with a school sports day and a trip to the Irish Cup final on the wish list.
It's no holiday camp for Causeway Coast and Glens Council however, which could be facing a "flood of compensation claims" from caravan owners.
The Coleraine Chronicle reports that the council was taken to court after it closed Juniper Hill caravan park over the winter of 2014 in order to carry out "essential" electrical maintenance.
One couple sued the council for damages because they were prevented from accessing their caravan over winter, and won £750 in compensation.
Portrush councillor Norman Hillis told the paper he was concerned the ruling could "open the floodgates to further claims".
Some households have lost a lot more than this, but others have gained from the changes the coalition has introduced, the IFS said.
Low-income working-age households have been hit hardest, losing the most as a percentage of their income.
Those with children in the lowest 10% of earners lost £1,223 on average.
The richest 10% of households with children lost £5,350 a year.
Middle-income working-age households without children have gained the most.
James Browne, a senior research economist at IFS and co-author of the report said: "Whichever way you cut it, low-income households with children and the very richest households have lost out significantly from the changes as a percentage of their incomes.
"Increases in the tax-free personal allowance have played an important role in protecting middle-income working-age households meaning that those without children have actually gained overall."
If changes to capital gains tax and corporation tax are included, families would have lost a notional £1,127 a year on average.
Tax and benefit changes include an increase in the main rate of value added tax (VAT), increases in the rates of National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and significant cuts to benefits.
The poorest households lost around 4% of their incomes, compared with around 3.5% for the next poorest tenth, between 2.5% and zero for middle-income households and a loss of about 2.5% for the richest.
Pensioners were "relatively unaffected" on average, as their gains from the "triple lock" on the state pension were largely offset by a hike in VAT.
Meanwhile, middle and higher-income households of working age have escaped "remarkably unscathed" from the government's austerity programme, with those without children actually gaining financially from the changes, largely due to increases in the threshold for paying income tax, said the IFS.
The hardest-hit region was greater London, where households lost an average £1,042, followed by south east England, the West Midlands and north west England.
Data obtained by Labour showed the number of waits of more than an hour had nearly trebled in two years.
NHS bosses blamed "increasing demand" for the problem - ambulances should be able to hand over patients to A&E staff within 15 minutes of arrival.
There were 76,000 waits over an hour in 2015-16, up from 28,000 in 2013-14.
The number of waits of more than 30 minutes rose by 60% over the same period, from 258,000 to nearly 413,000.
Ambulances made 4.7 million journeys to A&E units last year.
Ambulance crews said the most-life threatening cases would be prioritised when delays occurred, but the figures once again demonstrate the growing pressures on the system.
Delays occur when there are no A&E staff available for the ambulance crews to hand patients over to.
They then have to wait with their patients, meaning the ambulance is unavailable for 999 calls.
Ambulance crews say the delays are part of the reason they are struggling to meet their target of reaching the most seriously ill patients within eight minutes.
Shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth said the figures illustrated the "scale of the crisis" facing the NHS.
"The figures speak for themselves," he said.
"It is clear that this government has failed to grasp what is happening in our overstretched hospitals."
The data provided by ambulance trusts also showed some waits of more than six hours, although it is unclear whether that represented a "true wait".
Ambulance crews sometimes take care of multiple patients to allow other crews to get back on the road, so some of the long waits may reflect the total length of time multiple patients waited.
Errors in the way waits are recorded could also explain some of the extremely long waits - although West Midlands Ambulance Trust confirmed a wait of more than four hours seen this year was genuine.
Christina McAnea, of Unison, which represents ambulance staff, said the delays were happening because A&E units were simply "overwhelmed".
"There's a national crisis in the ambulance service because of an extreme lack of funding across every part of the NHS," she added.
An NHS England spokeswoman conceded there was a problem, saying the waits were down to "increasing demand".
But she pointed out patients who were delayed were still receiving care from "skilled ambulance staff".
"Staff work hard to keep these occurrences to a minimum," she added.
Meanwhile, the Department of Health said it expected hospitals and ambulance trusts to "work closely" together to address the issue.
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The Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize, launched last year, challenges anyone to develop a wireless device capable of detecting a range of diseases.
The technology employs sensors and imaging to measure vital signs and diagnose conditions non-invasively.
X Prize officials said the technology was now "fact, not science fiction".
The 10 finalists come from a range of backgrounds, including universities, medical device manufacturers and tech start-ups.
One research team is backed by Nasa and the Bill Gates Foundation, while another is made up of engineering students at Johns Hopkins University in the US.
They now have until the middle of next year to develop workable prototypes of their devices in the hope of winning the prize.
It is not clear what any of the devices will look like yet, but Dr Erik Viirre, technical and medical director for X Prize, told the BBC that they ranged from conventional smartphones with attachments to more "utilitarian-looking" devices that "get the job done".
One of the finalists, the Silicon Valley-based start-up Scanadu, showcased a handheld scanner at the CES conference this year.
It works with smartphone software to monitor vital signs such as heart rate and blood pressure, but it is not clear how such a device would address the more complicated task of diagnosing disease.
To win the $10m, the device is expected to be able to monitor vital signs as well as accurately diagnose 16 different conditions, including anaemia, tuberculosis and diabetes.
The technology must be presented in a portable device that can deliver the information in a user-friendly way, so that patients can self-diagnose without the help of doctors.
Anil Vaidya, founder of SCANurse, one of two UK-based finalists, told the BBC his device would not look exactly like the Star Trek device.
It "won't have electrodes sticking out that you will have to touch", he said, but would have a wearable and a handheld component.
He said the device would employ a range of sensors to take readings from a patient's skin and even their breath, alongside cameras to take visual readings.
Health professionals and medical engineers point out that much of the relevant technology is already available.
For example, it is already possible to use light sensors to gather information about blood flow and oxygen levels without taking a blood sample.
Sensors are also able to pick up gases in breath that may indicate certain diseases, while electrocardiogram (ECG) readings are regularly used to assess heart health.
Mr Vaidya also said his design would use cameras to take visual samples of symptoms to aid diagnosis.
The challenge, he said, was to bring the technology together in one portable device.
"Opinions on whether it can be done or not depend on who you're talking to," he told the BBC.
"Among many physicians the feeling is it can't be done. I come from a medical engineering background, which is quite different."
Dr Viirre, of the X Prize, said the winning device could have a role in the developing world, in areas where people have little or no access to medical services.
But Dr Richard Seabrook, head of business development at the Wellcome Trust health charity, said there was "a debate to be had" on whether such devices should be placed in the hands of patients, stressing the need for training and education.
But he said doctors may welcome the opportunity to offload simpler cases to computers.
"If it creates time for them to spend on more complex cases, then that would be a good thing," he told the BBC.
Here are a selection of images from the first three days of the event, which kicked off on Wednesday with a screening of French film La Tete Haute (Standing Tall).
Ingrid Bergman's face adorns the exterior of the Palais des Festivals, the imposing edifice that provides the centrepiece and focal point of the annual film festival.
Jury co-president Ethan Coen entertains juror Sienna Miller by finding a new use for a translation device at Wednesday's jury press conference. Joel Coen, Ethan's older brother and co-president, appears mildly amused.
Jake Gyllenhaal joins Miller and the Coens on a jury that also includes French star Sophie Marceau and Mexican director Guillermo Del Toro. Gyllenhaal told reporters he was "thrilled to see films before anyone else... and for free!".
Natalie Portman, pictured at Wednesday's opening night with husband Benjamin Millepied, is presenting her first feature as a director at this year's festival. Portman also appears in A Tale of Love and Darkness, a film told entirely in Hebrew that is "well-meaning but dreary" according to Variety.
Lupita Nyong'o, Oscar-winning star of 12 Years a Slave and the upcoming Star Wars film, shows off her gown to photographers at the opening night gala.
Having otherwise been engaged 12 months ago, Julianne Moore finally accepts the best actress award she won at last year's festival for Maps to the Stars from master of ceremonies Lambert Wilson.
French actors Tahar Rahim and Adele Exarchopoulos do without shoes during a photocall for their film The Anarchist, part of the festival's Critics' Week section.
British actor Toby Jones shields his eyes as he arrives for a press conference to promote Matteo Garrone's Tale of Tales, a fantasy that was greeted enthusiastically by critics on Thursday.
Mexican actress Salma Hayek also has a role in Garrone's film, for which she was required to eat a "disgusting" pasta dish made to resemble the giant heart of a sea creature slain by her husband (John C Reilly).
Tom Hardy cups an ear while fielding questions about his title role in Mad Max: Fury Road, a post-apocalyptic action movie that brought autovehicular car-nage to the celebrated Croisette.
Hardy's co-star, actress Charlize Theron, was joined by her partner Sean Penn as she stepped out in yellow at the Fury Road screening on Thursday.
Emma Stone and Woody Allen grapple with the wind and boredom respectively as they do the rounds for his latest feature, Irrational Man. The Cannes Film Festival runs until 24 May.
After being mocked on social media for sounding like Phil Daniels from Blur's 1994 hit, Brand has now covered the song.
In it he tackles income inequality, corporations not paying taxes and the "ineffective media".
The Prime Minister David Cameron and leader of UKIP Nigel Farage also get a special mention too.
It was Twitter user Dan Barker who began the Parklife meme after noticing the similarity between Phil Daniels and Russell Brand.
After his tweet was retweeted thousands of times, people began making vine-mashups, posting 'Parklife' in Amazon book reviews and repeatedly replying PARKLIFE! to anything Brand tweeted.
Dan told BBC Newsbeat: "I enjoyed the video and found it pretty funny, though I'm not totally surprised that a week of difficult brainstorming with his vast PR army, and a Hollywood-sized production budget resulted in a funny response to a mild 140-character observation.
"I was surprised the video content is all about politics and class though.
"The tweet that went viral had nothing to do with either - just an observation about his writing style (though I'm sure the state schools I went to in Whitley Bay would love to be compared to Eton, they were sadly lacking that kind of money).
"If I'm honest I think he's done a great job of turning it round from a PR point of view, and hopefully boring people so much with the word 'PARKLIFE!' that it may limit the amount of times people shout it at him in future."
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Last year, neighbouring Conwy introduced similar training for all licensed drivers.
Denbighshire said it had considered the inquiry into the Rotherham child sex abuse scandal - which said taxi drivers had played a "prominent role".
The proposal would include "drivers of taxis and private-hire vehicles".
Graham Boase, head of planning and public protection at Denbighshire, said the authority had "carefully considered" Prof Alexis Jay's inquiry, which looked at the abuse of more than 1,400 children in Rotherham.
His comments are contained in a report for a meeting of Denbighshire's licensing committee on Wednesday, where the plan will be considered.
Some 300 taxi drivers and operators in Conwy have attended training to spot child sexual exploitation since the launch of its scheme.
Shabudin Yahaya from the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition said marriage could help victims "lead a better life".
Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country, has just passed a new law on sexual offences against children.
Despite opposition efforts, the law does not ban child marriages.
It remains legal for Muslims under 16 to get married in Malaysia under certain circumstances.
Speaking during a parliamentary debate on the bill on Tuesday, Mr Shabudin said that although rape was considered a criminal offence, the rapist and the victim should both be "given a second chance to turn a new leaf".
"Perhaps through marriage they [the rape victim and rapist] can lead a healthier, better life. And the person who was raped will not necessarily have a bleak future.
"She will have a husband at least, and this could serve as a remedy to growing social problems," he said.
He also said some children were "physically and spiritually" ready for marriage.
"Some girls who are aged between 12 and 15 years have bodies like 18-year-old women," he said, citing his experience as a former Sharia court judge.
He later said his comments had been taken out of context, but that he opposed criminalising child marriages as they are a part of Islamic law, Reuters reports.
In Malaysia, there has been an increasing emphasis on strict Islamic codes of conduct in recent years.
Sharmila Sekaran, chair of the Malaysia's Voice of the Children NGO, said the politician's words represented a "worrying trend" for young girls.
"You have politicians like him, giving voice to dangerous statements and backward views. It only serves to reinforce the view that rape is ok," Ms Sekaran told BBC News.
She described his argument that children could marry as "flawed and unsupported by any evidence".
"Sharia courts are full of divorces among young couples. There is a very, very high rate of divorce and re-marriage among couples in Malaysia."
Ms Sekaran, who was present in parliament on Tuesday, said most people there had been "outraged" by Mr Shabudin's remark.
Mr Shabudin's comments drew widespread criticism and anger from many Malaysians.
"His was a horribly backward and archaic view that should have no place in our modern society," wrote Joshua Hong in a Facebook post.
Other Malaysians called him a "first-class idiot". Some shared memes on Facebook, condemning his words.
Lewynd Nishel wrote: "It's a sad day indeed when our society has degraded to a point where it's not only legal but socially acceptable to beat women and rape children."
"Rape is rape. To think that this man is an MP really disgusts me," said Farhan Akmal from Kuala Lumpur. "Get him out. Revoke his position. He isn't fit to lead."
The fact that Mr Shabudin is involved in the debate on the child sexual offences bill was not lost on his colleague Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan, who said he was "shocked and disappointed".
"It is abhorrent in this 21st Century to suggest that a rapist, who should in the first place be prosecuted, have the means to escape legal responsibility simply by marrying his victim," he said in a press statement.
"Every child has the right to live, to dream, and to have fun... Our government and lawmakers have the responsibility to protect the best interest of Malaysian children."
Reporting by the BBC's Heather Chen.
On Saturday, two days before the scheduled start of the Geneva talks, Syria's foreign minister ruled out any discussion of presidential elections.
US Secretary of State John Kerry responded by accusing Damascus of "trying to disrupt the process".
He was speaking after meeting European foreign ministers in Paris. France accused Syria of "provocation".
A cessation of hostilities agreed by most participants in the conflict began late last month. It excludes so-called Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda's branch in Syria.
The purpose of the partial and temporary truce was to enable the warring sides and their foreign backers to launch a fresh attempt to end the five-year conflict.
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But the latest diplomatic row began when Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Saturday that any talk of a new presidential election was off the agenda. "This is an exclusive right of the Syrian people,'' he said.
The main Syrian opposition umbrella group, the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), said the pre-conditions could halt the talks before they had even started.
On Sunday Mr Kerry met his counterparts from France, the UK, Germany, Italy and the European Union in Paris.
Afterwards he said Mr Muallem was "clearly trying to disrupt the process", adding that Syria's allies, Russia and Iran, had made clear "there must be a political transition and that we must have a presidential election at some time".
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Syria's "provocations" were a "bad sign and did not reflect the spirit of the ceasefire".
On Sunday the HNC said it would push for an interim government in which President Bashar al-Assad and the current leadership would have no role.
The indirect talks in Geneva are mediated by the United Nations. UN special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura has said he wants presidential elections to be held in the next 18 months.
The fate of President Assad has been one of the main stumbling blocks in previous talks. The last round collapsed in February without agreement.
More than 250,000 Syrians have been killed and about 11 million people have been forced from their homes in five years of Syria's civil war, which began with an uprising against Mr Assad.
Government forces, supported by Russian air strikes, have made gains against rebel fighters in recent months.
Some of the 36 denarii were discovered by Eric Soane using a metal detector during a clean up of discarded tent pegs after last year's Belladrum.
A dig led by archaeologist Dr Fraser Hunter uncovered the rest of what was the first Roman coin hoard to be discovered in the Beauly area.
Some of the coins date from the mid-Second Century.
They will be on permanent display at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery from 16 July.
Festival promoter Joe Gibbs said: "Left-behind tent pegs can be dangerous to stock and can damage machinery.
"We like to get rid of as many as possible. But it was an unexpected bonus to find the coins."
He added: "Heavy metal isn't generally a genre we go in for at Belladrum, but perhaps we should revise that as clearly there is a precedent, albeit 2000 years ago."
Non-EU citizens settling in the UK for longer than six months are also being required to pay a "health surcharge" as part of their visa applications.
The new rules from the Department of Health came into force on 6 April.
Primary care and A&E care continues to remain free.
Permanent residents of 32 European countries qualify for NHS treatment, which is then billed to their country of residence, but this new ruling applies to foreign migrants or visitors based in other countries, mainly those outside the EU.
These patients can be treated in an NHS hospital but are expected to repay the cost of most procedures afterwards.
But up to now, the DoH has only sought to reclaim the actual costs, without adding any extra charges.
The DoH hopes the changes will help it recoup up to £500m a year by 2017-18.
The new guidelines do not require patients on trolleys in hospitals to produce passports before getting access to urgent care. Nor do they apply to accident and emergency or a visit to a GP.
What is covered is ongoing treatment on the NHS after an initial diagnosis or referral - for example an outpatient appointment.
The Department of Health is incentivising hospitals to be more vigilant in checking patient credentials by allowing them to charge more for treatment of people "not ordinarily resident" in the UK.
The department can recoup those costs from the patient's member state if they are from the European Economic Area.
In the paperwork filled in by the patient before the appointment they will be asked for proof they are "ordinarily resident".
This could be a utility bill, national insurance number or passport details. Some hospitals were doing this already but many were not.
The guidelines are designed to increase the chances that the treatment costs for a non-UK resident can be recovered. Critics may ask why it has taken so long for the initiative to be launched.
The charges are based on the standard tariff for a range of procedures, ranging from about £1,860 for cataract surgery to about £8,570 for a hip replacement.
Similar charges can be imposed by the NHS in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales for hospital care received by non-EU residents.
Patients using hospital services have been required to show their passports and other immigration documents if their UK residence status was in doubt.
The "health surcharge" on visa applications for non-EU citizens comprises an annual fee of £200-a-year, which is reduced to £150 for students.
Certain individuals, such as Australian and New Zealand nationals, are exempt from the surcharge.
And non-EU citizens who are lawfully entitled to reside in the UK and usually live in the country will be entitled to free NHS care as they are now.
Andrew Bridgen, the Tory MP for North West Leicestershire in the last Parliament, told the Daily Mail: "This is not the International Health Service, it's the National Health Service.
"Non-UK nationals seeking medical attention should pay for their treatment.
"The NHS is funded by UK taxpayers for UK citizens and if any of us went to any of these countries we'd certainly be paying if we needed to be treated."
Dr Mark Porter of the British Medical Association questioned the feasibility, saying a doctor's duty was to "treat the patient that's in front on them, not to act as border guard".
Supporters of the Vermont senator, who gave Hillary Clinton a run for her money in the primaries, could be forgiven for saying "I told you so" right now. And that is precisely what some of them have been doing.
"American voters demanded radical change and had the party elites been able to see this coming, we'd be talking about [a] Sanders victory. I have no doubt that we could've beaten Trump with Sanders," former Sanders national organizer Corbin Trent told The Daily Beast.
If Wikileaks had posted its revelations about Clinton earlier in the year, during the primaries, Sanders might have fared better.
It would have been a very different election campaign with Sanders as candidate. Trump would have found it more difficult to present himself as an anti-establishment outsider, when he was up against another maverick, albeit one that held elected office in Washington.
And Sanders' billionaire-bashing and opposition to further free trade deals might have played well in the rural white heartlands that turned out in such numbers for Trump.
But would he have had more success than Hillary Clinton in persuading black or Hispanic voters who backed Obama in 2012 to go to the polls?
In the primaries, Clinton won far more African American voters than Sanders - 75.9% to 23.1% - and his lead over Clinton among white voters was only 0.2%.
But Sanders was more popular than Trump, say his supporters - and while this was true during the primaries, according to RealClearPolitics polls, how would he have coped with Trump's taunts in the campaign proper?
Instead of "Crooked Hillary" we would have had "Red Bernie," the "European-style socialist" - he even spent his honeymoon in the Soviet Union, folks.
We will never know, of course. Unless he decides to run in 2020.
Much has been made of the gender divide at this election. And while it was big, with women backing Clinton over Trump by 54% to 42%, it was not much bigger than in 2012, according to Pew analysis of exit poll data. The simple fact is that more women tend to vote for the Democrats at US elections than men.
Donald Trump got 53% of male voters to Clinton's 41% - which is a big gap by historic standards, but not dramatically higher than in the 2000 election between George W Bush and Al Gore.
Trump would certainly have won by a landslide if only men had voted - but Clinton would have won if it was only women.
We are deep into intellectual elite territory here - and the sort of snobbish, East Coast whining that will, no doubt, be silenced by the new man in the White House.
Yes, Trump scored big with the non-college educated voters. Bigger than any presidential candidate since exit polls began measuring this in 1980. And with a nine-point lead over Trump, it would have been plain sailing for Clinton if the Democrats had managed to introduce some sort of academic test at polling stations.
But not all college graduates backed Clinton. The majority of white women with degrees - a group she was banking on - voted for Trump, by a four-point margin, according to Pew.
FBI director James Comey's surprise announcement, 11 days before the election, that the agency was again investigating emails linked to Clinton was seized by Donald Trump like a drowning man reaching for a lifebelt. And there is no question that the opinion polls tightened - but they generally do as polling day approaches and they were wrong anyway.
About 40 million Americans voted early, approaching half of those that took part in the election.
Comey cleared Clinton two days before election day. What harm, if any, had the week of speculation done? It's a question that will be keeping suddenly-unemployed Clinton aides awake at night.
The Libertarian candidate and fellow "third party" contender Jill Stein, of the Green Party, were bit-part players at this election, with about 3% and 1% of the popular vote respectively.
But some, such as CNN, have suggested they cost Clinton the election by siphoning off votes from her in key swing states.
According to exit polls, a quarter of Johnson and Stein voters said they would have backed Clinton if they had to pick between the two major-party candidates. About 15% would have backed Trump.
But - and here is the major flaw in the argument - most Johnson and Stein voters said they would have just stayed home if their only choices were Clinton and Trump.
What we are really asking here is could Joe Biden (pictured) have beaten Trump?
The plain-speaking, avuncular vice-president was being tipped as the likely stand-in if Clinton had decided to quit the race back in October when she was diagnosed with walking pneumonia.
Like Bernie Sanders, who almost certainly would not have been chosen by the Democratic Party inner circle to take over as the nominee, Biden might have gone over better than Clinton in the Rust Belt.
His closeness to President Obama might also have helped convince a few Democrats pining for a third Obama term.
Some have claimed tighter voter registration laws, championed by Republicans and allegedly aimed at making it more difficult for African Americans to cast a ballot, cost Hillary Clinton crucial votes in swing states like Virginia and Wisconsin.
Black voters did not turn out in the same numbers for Clinton that they did for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 - and this was one of the reasons she lost to Donald Trump.
But it is impossible to say with any certainty how much of this was down to the new registration rules in 14 states and how much was down to the fact that Obama was not on the ballot.
People do or don't vote for all kinds of reasons. What we do know is that there were 868 fewer polling places in the 16 states with a history of voter discrimination that, under the old rules, would have had to get federal permission to close them.
There is also some evidence from North Carolina of the suppressive effect a shortage of polling places had on the vote in black areas in early voting.
More research is required here, although most of the states with the new restrictions were not battlegrounds, so it's not clear whether it would have ultimately changed the Electoral College result.
Hillary Clinton looks on course to win the popular vote, although only by a slender margin. That would be only the fifth time in American history that the losing candidate in a presidential election has got more votes than the winner.
So things might have been very different if the Electoral College system had been scrapped.
But if a campaign as well-funded and slick as Clinton's (remember how much we heard about her superior "ground game"?) could not get out its vote in swing states then, you might argue, it really didn't deserve to win.
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Mayweather, who has won all 47 of his fights, told Pacquiao at a press conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday that he was not ready to taste defeat.
Pacquiao had earlier said that he would beat the American for the good of boxing.
The Filipino fighter has a record of 57 wins, two draws and five losses.
"May 2 - the world stops. Mayweather v Pacquiao is the biggest fight in history," Mayweather said.
The fight, which has been the subject of on-off contract negotiations over six years, is expected to generate as much as £162m ($250m).
In low-key speeches in front of about 700 media, both fighters spent more time talking up the fight than aiming barbs at their opponent.
Mayweather, 38, suggested that his unblemished record may give him a psychological advantage over Pacquiao, claiming that "if you lose, it is always in your mind", but also praised the Filipino's camp for making the fight happen.
"I have to be thankful that we have all come together as one to give the world what they want to see," he added.
Pacquiao, who made several references to his Christian faith in an unremarkable address at the news conference, had tweeted criticism of Mayweather's lavish lifestyle earlier in the day.
"Beating Floyd is good for boxing. When athletes have great success, their success goes to their head. That is bad for boxing," he wrote.
"I'm here to prove that I can easily beat the undefeated."
The fight is expected to boil down to whether Pacquiao's speed and power can ruffle Mayweather's supreme defensive skills. Pacquiao was in no doubt he could win, referencing his victories over heavier-hitting fighters than Mayweather.
"My footwork and hand combinations will be my advantage. I tell you Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito punch hard. This is boxing and its about punches," he added on Twitter.
It was left to Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach to deliver the usual pre-fight bombast.
"We're fighting the best fighter in the world - but we're gonna kick his ass," he told the media, drawing smiles from Mayweather.
Earlier, on the red carpet at a Nokia Theatre venue that is more used to hosting the Emmy television awards, he told BBC Sport why he was confident Pacquiao, 36, could inflict Mayweather's first defeat.
"My guy is too fast, he hits too hard. I think Floyd's legs are shot," he said.
He says he wants to stand and trade more and entertain the fans more, but I don't think that is true. He has to say that."
The cost of seeing the fight in the person was revealed with ticket prices to range from £1,004 ($1,500) to £5,023 ($7,500).
However, it is widely expected that tickets will never actually go on general sale, with celebrities and connections expected to fill the MGM Grand to capacity.
It has been reported that even the well-connected may need to guarantee a certain spend at the venue's casinos to ensure a ringside seat.
Justin Bieber seems likely to be in attendance. The Canadian pop star, a friend of Mayweather's, made a cameo appearance as the fighters posed of more publicity shots.
Those assertions were outlined in a report from the Tech City UK quango and innovation charity Nesta a little while back, which highlighted how many of the innovation-focused enterprises had benefited from clustering together.
To mark the BBC's Tech Talent week, we've revisited the study and focused on the areas where there are at least 7,000 digital tech jobs.
What's striking is that at first glance, the numbers seem to confirm that London's cluster is well ahead of any other - and indeed the capital hosts several of tech's better-known names.
But once you combine the data with official population statistics, another picture emerges.
Based on a calculation of how many tech jobs there are per head of the local population, Cambridge, Reading and Bracknell, and Oxford and Abingdon take the lead. It's no coincidence that all three have universities with strong reputations for science, engineering and computing.
Southampton and Manchester also do well. And Ipswich is another standout, thanks to the fact that many firms there have congregated around the headquarters of BT Research - the telecoms firm's R&D division.
The figures should still be treated with caution: Tech City UK may have been generous in the way it defined some of the jobs as being tech-related.
And it's also notable how few of the firms in the list below are the kind of household names you would associate with Silicon Valley.
Digital tech jobs: 328,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: four
Specialisms: Financial tech, social networks, digital media
Foreign-owned firms: Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft
Locally headquartered: Shazam, Transferwise, Deliveroo, Citymapper
Digital tech jobs: 52,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: 10
Specialisms: App development, digital marketing, digital entertainment
Foreign-owned firms: Google, Priceline
Locally headquartered: Apadmi, The Lad Bible, PushDoctor, UKFast
Digital tech jobs: 40,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: 14
Specialisms: Cybersecurity, business software, data analytics
Foreign-owned firms: Nvidia, Microsoft, Symantec, Wipro
Locally headquartered: Altitude Angel, Cloud Direct, Fantoo
Digital tech jobs: 37,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: six
Specialisms: Education tech, semiconductors, video games
Foreign-owned firms: Amazon, HP, Oracle, Unity
Locally headquartered: Opposable Games, Tribal Group, Xmos
Digital tech jobs: 36,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: three
Specialisms: Business software, Online gambling
Foreign-owned firms: N/A
Locally headquartered: Majestic, Yumzee, Intouch Games
Digital tech jobs: 26,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: four
Specialisms: Cloud computing, e-commerce, financial tech
Foreign-owned firms: Cloudwick Technology, FanDuel
Locally headquartered: Iomart, M Squared Lasers, SwarmOnline
Digital tech jobs: 25,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: 13
Specialisms: Cybersecurity, cloud computing, video games, health tech
Foreign-owned firms: Proofpoint, Tripadvisor, Zynga
Locally headquartered: Rebellion, Sophos, Oxford Instruments
Digital tech jobs: 25,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: 10
Specialisms: Hardware, e-commerce, data analytics
Foreign-owned firms: Artificial Solutions, Pivotal Software
Locally headquartered: Symetrica, nquiringminds, SPI Lasers
Digital tech jobs: 24,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: three
Specialisms: App development, e-commerce, video games
Foreign-owned firms: Rockstar Games
Locally headquartered: Double Eleven, Sky Bet, Instantcart
Digital tech jobs: 22,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: three
Specialisms: Financial tech, analytics, video games
Foreign-owned firms: Ubisoft, Epic Games, CCP Games
Locally headquartered: Sage, Orchard Systems, ZeroLight
Digital tech jobs: 21,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: four
Specialisms: Financial tech, health tech, e-commerce
Foreign-owned firms: Amazon, Rockstar, FanDuel, Toshiba
Locally headquartered: Axios Systems, Craneware, Skyscanner
Digital tech jobs: 21,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: six
Specialisms: Business software, app development, financial tech
Foreign-owned firms: IBM, West Corp
Locally headquartered: Signature Digital, Jadu, Boop.js
Digital tech jobs: 20,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: four
Specialisms: App development, video games
Foreign-owned firms: ConcertCare
Locally headquartered: Lucid Games, Firesprite, LivingLens
Digital tech jobs: 19,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: three
Specialisms: Financial tech, business software development, medical tech
Foreign-owned firms: Alert Logic
Locally headquartered: Confused.com, Energist Medical Group, Dezrez
Digital tech jobs: 19,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: 15
Specialisms: Artificial intelligence, internet-of-things, data analytics
Foreign-owned firms: ARM, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Spotify, Thales
Locally headquartered: Darktrace, Frontier Developments, Featurespace
Digital tech jobs: 16,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: six
Specialisms: Video games, app development, data analytics
Foreign-owned firms: American Express
Locally headquartered: BossAlien, Brandwatch, West Pier Studio
Digital tech jobs: 14,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: two
Specialisms: Hardware, business software development, e-commerce
Foreign-owned firms: Wandisco, Ultimate Drone, NXP
Locally headquartered: Desq, Sumo Digital, Xactium
Digital tech jobs: 14,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: four
Specialisms: App development, telecommunications, video games
Foreign-owned firms: Wanda Group
Locally headquartered: Amuzo, Oak Innovation, Redweb
Digital tech jobs: 11,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: seven
Specialisms: E-commerce, education tech
Foreign-owned companies: N/A
Locally headquartered: Crowdcube, Dashboard, Sparx
Digital tech jobs: 10,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: seven
Specialisms: E-commerce, digital advertising, app development
Foreign-owned firms: Intel, Huawei, Ericsson
Locally headquartered: BT Research, Coderus, Kcom
Digital tech jobs: 8,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: two
Specialisms: Business software development, cybersecurity
Foreign-owned firms: Oracle, Philips, SpotX
Locally headquartered: Neueda, Kainos, RepKnight
Digital tech jobs: 7,000
Tech jobs per 100 residents: four
Specialisms: Cybersecurity, app development
Foreign-owned firms: Blackberry, Lockheed Martin, Yamazaki Mazak
Locally headquartered: Deep-Secure, D-Risq, Titania
The flight from London Gatwick to Belfast was delayed by 90 minutes while the two staff involved were replaced.
Easyjet have apologised for the delay and said: "The safety and welfare of our passengers and crew is Easyjet's highest priority.
"In order to deliver this cabin crew need to be able to work as a team."
TV presenter Dan Lobb, who was travelling on flight EZY835 on Wednesday afternoon, described the row as "really unprofessional".
The former tennis professional was sitting at the front of the plane and overheard a member of staff explaining the disagreement to the crew's manager.
"We were just taxiing towards the runway when one of the crew approached the front to complain about another," said Mr Lobb, who was travelling to Belfast ahead of filming the UK's Strongest Man.
"It sounded like the disagreement was over the way one staff member was packaging or storing bottles of water.
"It was something really petty.
"The manager told them to try and make it up and get on with their jobs, but a few minutes later, the crew member came back to the front and said: 'It's all kicked off again.'"
A decision was then made to remove the two members of staff from the plane and replace them.
Mr Lobb said: "The pilot then came out and apologised for the situation, he said he admitted it was a little bit silly, but said that passenger safety was paramount.
"The fallout seemed really unprofessional - we've all worked with people we don't get on with."
In a statement on Wednesday night, Easyjet confirmed the delay had been down to a "verbal disagreement" between staff.
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Shops and stalls line the unpaved roads, where hotels and factories, bars and blacksmiths' workshops vie for space.
The United Nations is preparing to carry out a survey in Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp, to find out how many of the nearly half a million Somalis who live there are prepared to go back to their country.
This comes a week after Kenya, Somalia and the UN signed an agreement to begin the voluntary repatriation of refugees.
The survey may take months to complete and is likely to be met with little enthusiasm
"There is total insecurity in Somalia and we're not intending to go back to that place," fumes a man with a hennaed beard as he emerges from a cafe.
His name is Ibrahim Sambul, and he has lived in Dadaab since 1992.
"Our kids, if they go back there, everyone would get hold of a gun and start fighting for al-Shabab."
That is precisely the kind fiery talk that has led some Kenyan politicians to accuse the camp of links to the Somali Islamist militant group that carried out the Westgate attack in which 67 people died.
Militants stormed the shopping centre in the capital, Nairobi, over four days in September.
Addressing the Kenyan government, Mr Sambul quickly adds: "All Somalis are not terrorists."
Security has improved in Somalia over the past few years, there is no doubt about that.
Territory controlled by al-Shabab has shrunk, as African Union troops alongside Somali government forces have pushed the militants out of towns and villages they once held.
But Mr Sambul's reluctance to return reflects a view widely held in Dadaab.
The UN refugee agency is likely to offer cash incentives as well as food and provisions to those refugees who are willing to return.
Yet a camp official told the BBC that fewer than 100 people had so far expressed an interest in their repatriation programme.
Out of a refugee population of around 400,000 - no-one is sure of the exact figure because there are so many unregistered refugees - that is a very low take-up rate indeed.
One of the reasons people want to stay is education.
At the Unity Primary School a mixed group of students, boys and girls, are learning mathematics, in English.
Around 2,500 children get a free education at the school, one of many in the camp.
Most parents know that Somalia is currently unable to provide that opportunity.
Mohammed Abdi Shamsudin arrived at Dadaab from Mogadishu in 1991.
He now has 21 children from three wives.
For him and his family Dadaab is not just a refugee camp. For better or for worse, it is home.
"When I talk to my children about going back to Somalia, they get scared," he says.
"They think it's a mad idea. They can't get work here in Kenya but they can't go back to Somalia. So the only hope they have is education."
We drove to one of the newer settlements in the camp; unlike Mr Shamsudin, most here are more recent arrivals.
It is an area with a troubled reputation. On 17 October, a group of local men were watching a football match in a communal TV-shack known as the "cinema".
At around 21:00 masked gunmen burst in, spraying bullets indiscriminately into the crowd.
No-one was killed, but six were wounded.
We met some of them still nursing their scars outside the cinema.
"We are very afraid," said Faisal Omar, the owner, who said he now opens only during the day.
He could not say who exactly had carried out the attack, but he was not the first person we met to refer, obliquely, to al-Shabab.
"Maybe it's like what happened at Westgate," he said. "Without asking you something, they start shooting at you. It happens."
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One Kenyan MP recently called Dadaab a "nursery for terrorists".
Most here would dispute that and they are not planning to leave in a hurry.
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Both clubs were fined by Uefa following their Europa League last-16 tie last season, as supporters mocked tragedies suffered by each side.
"I will be really sad if in such a big football match that was a negative point," said Mourinho.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said the fixture "will never be a normal game".
The Reds defeated their rivals 3-1 on aggregate in the first meeting between the clubs in European competition, but the tie was marred by a number of unsavoury scenes.
Liverpool were sanctioned for setting off fireworks, a late kick-off and had to pay for damage caused by fans at Old Trafford, while United were charged for stairways blocked at their stadium.
Rival fans were also seen fighting in the stands, seats were thrown and flares were lit in Manchester.
Klopp added: "We should use this opportunity on the pitch to make sure all the nice stories are written about what happens on it, and not around.
"Big respect is what this sport stands for and you face your biggest opponents and play football against them. That is the battle we have, that is where we should show who is the best and create a special atmosphere."
Last season's games were marred by chanting about Munich and Hillsborough.
In 1958, eight United players were among 23 people who died after their plane caught fire and crashed in Munich.
Ninety six Liverpool fans died as a result of a crush during an FA Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough in 1989.
"In football you have some football tragedies," said Mourinho. "You lose a big match or make a mistake. You can make fun of it.
"Human tragedy is something much more serious. It is the last thing someone should use in a football pitch. Really big tragedies are serious."
Mourinho's side go into Monday's game - which kicks off at 20:00 BST - sixth in the Premier League with 13 points, two places and three points adrift of Liverpool.
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Rodgers' side, who were seeded in the 'champions route' section of the draw, beat the Kazakh outfit in last season's third qualifying round.
The first leg at Celtic Park is on 16 August, with the return six days later.
"We know what it's like - the hotel, the astroturf, it's virtually the same managers and players," said Rodgers.
"It will be as tough as last year but we look forward to it and will be ready for it."
The trip to Kazakhstan involves a seven-hour flight and a five-hour time difference, and Rodgers will adopt the same technique that served his side well last season as they drew 1-1 away and then won 2-1 in Glasgow to progress.
"We stayed on British time because obviously there is the time difference which can really throw you," he said.
"I have done it in the past, we stayed on British time to keep our body clocks the same.
"Some of our staff outside the football stayed on the time in Astana and they actually felt it would have been better to stay on the British time.
"You are not sure if you are having your dinner or breakfast but it certainly helps you. You couldn't really do it over a sustained length of time but when it is only a short trip, to throw your body out sometimes isn't ideal.
"We did last time and it worked well for the players."
The 10 play-off winners will join 22 teams already qualified for the group stage, including four English, three Spanish and three German teams.
In the 'league route' of the play-off draw, Liverpool were paired with Hoffenheim and will be away first.
Losing teams at the play-off stage enter the Europa League group stage.
Celtic, who defeated Linfield earlier in the competition, beat Rosenborg 1-0 on Wednesday to secure an aggregate win by the same scoreline in the Champions League third qualifying round while Astana overcame Poland's Legia Warsaw 3-2 on aggregate.
The last flight out from Entebbe airport to London's Heathrow will depart on 3 October 2015, the UK carrier said.
British Airways operates four flights a week to Entebbe.
However, their rates are not as competitive as the ones offered by other airlines, says BBC Uganda analyst Alex Jakana.
It offers the luxury of direct flights from Uganda to the UK, but some Ugandan travellers prefer to use airlines going via the Middle East, despite the longer journey time, he says.
In a statement, British Airways said it was "sorry for any disruption" to travellers who had already booked their flights.
Entebbe is Uganda's busiest and only international airport.
Every week, at least 49 domestic flights and 490 international flights depart from there, according to the travel website Tripadvisor.
The dispute is over job security, conditions and pensions.
The union said it remained available for talks with the company to resolve the dispute.
A spokesman for CalMac said they had only just begun talks with the RMT and were concerned a strike may prevent both sides reaching an agreement.
The RMT said its members voted by 92% for strike action and by 98% for action short of a strike in a turnout of 60%.
Overall, 55% of the total number eligible to vote backed strike action and 58% of the total eligible voted for action short of a strike.
The union said the industrial relationship with CalMac on the Clyde and Hebrides network has "deteriorated" in recent months to such an extent that it had "no choice" but to declare a formal dispute with the company.
The union claimed the ferry operator had failed to provide it with satisfactory reassurances over job security, conditions of service, pensions and continuity of lifeline ferry services for remote communities and businesses.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "The failure to give our members the most basic assurances meant that RMT had no alternative but to ballot CalMac members for strike action and industrial action short of strike action, in order to secure our members' rights during this period of increasing uncertainty and insecurity.
"That ballot has now concluded and members have delivered a massive and solid mandate for action.
"RMT remains available for serious and constructive talks aimed at resolving this dispute."
CalMac has previously said it would seek to minimise disruption if a strike was to happen.
Acknowledging the result of the RMT ballot, a spokesman for the ferry operator said: "We recognise that there are difficult issues facing our employees currently.
"We acknowledge that our trade unions wish to support the interests of their members, however, we do not believe that taking steps toward industrial action is appropriate at this stage.
"We have only just entered dialogue on the matters. That process has only just started and hasn't had any chance to deliver progress. We would be concerned that a dispute now can only damage the prospects of reaching a mutually acceptable outcome.
"We remain committed to continuing the ongoing discussions with all trade unions."
The idea has been pitched to club representatives by Scotland coach Gordon Strachan.
"You could imagine that, in the run up to this, people would become more interested in the young talent at certain clubs," said Martin Calladine.
"And it will focus people's minds on the next generation."
Strachan and Scottish FA performance director Brian McClair revealed the idea at a meeting of the Scottish Professional Football League this week as part of its review into youth development.
Under the plans, aimed at giving more competitive game time to young fringe players, top-flight clubs would provide up to five players for a draft pool that would then provide loan picks available to clubs in the lower leagues.
Calladine, who wrote a book about what football can learn from its United States equivalent, says sponsorship cash and fan interest could soar, should the SFA proposal becomes a reality.
"I think it's a terrific idea," he told BBC Scotland.
"Scottish football needs interesting stories around it. It needs to get people excited about the game and especially during the off season."
The SFA has set up a steering group to look at the idea further and has invited representatives of the clubs to be involved in the process.
Calladine also believes attention and cash could follow if a National Football League-type system were adopted.
"This would be the first major league in the world doing anything like this, so it would be an open goal in terms of generating some positive press," he added.
"The draft provides sponsorship and broadcast possibilities for the NFL and there's no reason those principles couldn't be adopted for Scottish football.
"When you look at other sports around the world and then back at football, you see how conservative it is as sport, how frightened of any change it is.
"But I would be very surprised if, after the first few drafts, people aren't very excited about this."
By sharing shocking images and video showing the killing of US journalist James Foley, IS has brought to the fore an issue many have warned about: that social networks are locked in a continual battle against extremists and the spread of shocking propaganda online.
Some experts say the networks are losing this battle, as more and more messages - many purporting to be from news agencies - flood services.
Others argue that social networks are doing what they can to protect users, and that measures in place to flag and remove content are effective.
Meanwhile, some have criticised social networks for putting more effort into detecting copyright infringement than they have into removing harmful material.
Here are the key issues.
After video of Foley appeared online, users on social networks urged others not to watch or share the clip.
But the effectiveness of IS's approach is staggering - mimicking the kind of efforts corporations would invest millions in for marketing purposes.
As the graphic video was circulated, some Twitter users started two hashtags - #ISISmediablackout and #DontShare - which sought to drown out messages showing the disturbing content, replacing it with images of Foley taken while he was working.
But the reality is that extremists are finding new ways to circumvent the efforts of social networks trying to shut down accounts, a constant cat-and-mouse game that one source close to a major network described to the BBC as being a never-ending "game of whack-a-mole".
JM Berger is an analyst specialising in monitoring extremism on social media. He says that the online actions of IS - formerly Isis - rival the efforts of the finest social media marketing experts in the world. Indeed, the swift "brand name" change from Isis to IS has shown the effectiveness of the group's online message.
In spreading propaganda, one tactic utilised by the group stood out - a specially created app that, when willingly exposed on a person's phone, would tweet co-ordinated propaganda messages worded by IS, carefully timed not to fall foul of Twitter's spam filter.
In one example, 40,000 tweets were sent in this way in just one day. Given the vast number of tweets, and more importantly, the vast number of usernames being used to spread such messages, it was extremely difficult for Twitter to remove the material.
There is some progress. In the past week, Twitter has been acting to disable dozens of prominent accounts believed to belong to prominent IS members. It is making it harder for IS to spread its message, JM Berger told the BBC.
"IS has been struggling with how to respond to suspended accounts on Twitter.
"In reality, Twitter is one of the most permissive social media environments for them."
But he added: "While several dozen accounts have been suspended over the last few weeks, many more have remained online and many of those who have been suspended come back with new accounts."
One further tactic seemingly employed by IS supporters has been to temporarily deactivate their own accounts in an attempt to avoid a ban, although the BBC understands this has no impact on Twitter's ability to suspend inappropriate accounts.
Furthermore, noted Mr Berger, Twitter's ability to share links easily meant that while some IS members may be banned from Twitter itself, they were now beginning to appear on smaller social networks posting material that could then be passed on.
One network, Diaspora, appears to have emerged as the new network of choice for IS - it provides greater protections because of its decentralised nature.
The question of why extremist material cannot simply be blocked by websites is a question that is frequently asked - but has a complex answer.
When dealing with images of child sexual abuse, many services use sophisticated technology to automatically check content that is being uploaded against a database of known abusive content.
It means that images are, in theory, blocked before they are uploaded to the website in question.
PhotoDNA, a Microsoft product, is a market-leading piece of software for carrying out this work. The BBC understands that the same technology could be applied to images known to be spreading extremist propaganda, but that there are currently no plans to do so.
For video on YouTube, Google has created ContentID, a system set up to detect when users upload copyrighted material. It checks uploaded content against a known database of footage and audio - most often music videos - and allows the copyright owners to either remove or place advertising on the video.
ContentID could be adapted to spot content known to be harmful - but Google is reluctant to put it to use in this way.
This is for a variety of reasons, but most significantly it is because while child abuse imagery is easy to categorise - there's no grey area; it's all illegal - violent or shocking material relating to terrorism is harder to define.
Often it is social networks that provide the only means of communication for those wanting to spread news of atrocities in hard-to-reach areas.
Facebook and Google have both in the past said that shocking images are permitted in cases where they are shown in a "news context", rather than for glorification.
Furthermore, the social networks are keen to argue that they should not be the guardians of what should be censored online.
But Mr Berger said: "As far as who should decide, Twitter and YouTube and all the rest are businesses, they are not public services or inalienable rights.
"Just as a movie theatre or restaurant can eject patrons who are harassing or threatening other patrons or engaging in criminal activity, online services have both the right and an obligation to take care of their customers and do the best they can to provide a safe environment."
This is difficult.
The very nature of social networks is that it is easy to share content, and the strength of Twitter and others is that information travels extremely quickly.
This presents a problem - a teenager browsing Facebook could stumble across the video of Foley's death in their news feed if a friend posted it. More worryingly, many videos posted to Facebook now auto-play, meaning a user does not have to click to start seeing the footage.
It's hard to avoid the possibility of seeing something upsetting, suggested security expert Graham Cluley.
"If your children are on the internet, it's an impossible task to completely shield them from some of the ghastly things going on in the world," he told the BBC.
"You can put your home computer in a shared room rather than a private bedroom, and have some oversight over what they're accessing online. But the proliferation of mobile devices makes it more difficult to oversee what your children are watching.
"Consider enabling parental controls that restrict which websites your kids can visit, but realise that it's an imperfect solution - it's perfectly possible that legitimate sites like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook might contain footage that many - young and old - would find harrowing."
Mr Cluley added that the best course of action for parents would be to spend time explaining what may have been seen.
"Talk to your children about the unpleasant and inappropriate things which can be watched on the net, and help them understand why it isn't cool to seek it out or to share it with their friends."
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Sir Harry Burns is standing down as chief medical officer to become professor of global public health at Strathclyde University.
He has said health inequality is the biggest issue facing Scotland.
Health Secretary Alex Neil said Sir Harry had made a "significant contribution".
Sir Harry, a former surgeon who became chief medical officer in 2005, has played a key role in shaping health in Scotland, including leading the response to the 2009 swine flu pandemic.
He said: "It has been a pleasure working with the Scottish government over the past eight years, but it is time to hand over to a new chief medical officer.
"I have enjoyed the challenges over the past eight years, and I have had the opportunity to do a lot of work around health inequalities.
"I am looking forward to being able to develop my interest in health inequalities further, and continuing to contribute towards building a better public health landscape."
After graduating from Glasgow University in 1977, Sir Harry spent 15 years as a surgeon, eventually becoming consultant surgeon at the city's royal infirmary.
He went on to become director of public health for Greater Glasgow health board in 1993, until his appointment as Scotland's chief medical officer.
Sir Harry, who was knighted in 2011, has become well know for highlighting the links between poverty and poor health.
In 2012, he told the Scottish Parliament's audit committee: "Health inequalities are the biggest issue facing Scotland just now, because not only are health inequalities a problem but [they] are really a manifestation of social inequality.
"Social complexity, social disintegration drives things like criminality, it drives things like poor educational attainment, it drives a whole range of things that we would want to see different in Scotland.
"The more attention we can get paid to the drivers of that situation, the better."
Last year, Sir Harry suggested the decline of heavy industry was partly responsible for poor health in Scotland, saying at the time: "A void appeared in men's lives and the void was filled with drink, drugs and fighting."
Paying tribute, Mr Neil said: "Sir Harry has brought a renewed focus to the issue of health inequalities within Scotland, and I am delighted that his new role will enable him to continue his focus in this area."
Sir Harry will start his new post in April and the Scottish government is currently working on appointing a new chief medical officer.
The incident took place on 22 July after 28-year old Mark Ross had been refused entry to the sheriff court for being drunk.
Ross had first approached four sheriffs as they had coffee at a nearby cafe.
He then kicked Sheriff Frank Crowe on his right leg as he returned to the court building in Chambers Street. Sentence was deferred for reports.
Fiscal depute Bruce Macrosson, prosecuting, told the court that Ross had been refused entry to the court building because of his drunken state.
Five minutes later, Ross entered the cafe where sheriffs Crowe, Gordon Liddle, Nigel Morrison and Norman McFadyen, were having coffee.
"The accused approached the table occupied by the sheriffs and mumbled something towards them which they either neither heard nor understood" said Mr Macrosson.
"The accused then approached another table."
The sheriffs left the cafe at 09:20, walking towards the court building in Chambers Street.
The fiscal depute said: "The accused approached Sheriff Crowe and kicked him on his right leg to his injury."
Sheriff Crowe reported the matter to the police and pointed out Ross as his assailant.
Mr Macrosson added that Sheriff Crowe suffered soreness to his right shin but did not require medical attention.
Defence solicitor Ray Megson told the court: "I want to see if this man can get help.
"He has a large number of previous convictions, all of the same sort. This man is not getting proper medical attention and resorts to alcohol."
Sheriff Alistair Noble deferred sentence until later this month for an updated psychiatric report and Social Work report.
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Nine years in the making, the Wolfpack will compete in their first professional game against the West Yorkshire side in round three of the cup competition.
The Canadian club start this season in the third tier of English rugby league, but they have high ambitions - to reach the Super League within five years.
With the world of rugby league eager to see what the Canadian side are made of, BBC Sport uncovers how they came to play in England and what fans can expect.
The man behind the team is Eric Perez, who has worked in PR and broadcasting. He's a born and bred Torontonian who first came across rugby league when he was living with his girlfriend in Gibraltar and saw a match on TV.
Nine years ago he was living in Birmingham and started to regularly watch the Super League. He says he was blown away by the sport, describing it as the most Canadian sport not played in Canada.
He decided to make it his lifetime goal to set up a side in his home city of Toronto.
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Their head coach is the highly rated Paul Rowley, a former England international and ex-coach of Leigh, while director of rugby is former Great Britain, Bradford and Wigan coach Brian Noble.
For the past nine years Perez has been working behind the scenes to convince the Rugby Football League (RFL) and other clubs that this was no pipe dream.
He's worked closely with Gary Hetherington, chief executive of Super League side Leeds Rhinos, to learn how to run a club.
Perez gathered together financial backers and sponsors and secured the 10,000-seater Lamport Stadium in Toronto. He's also sold the broadcast rights for TV stations to cover the Wolfpack across Canada and the UK.
He created a Canadian national rugby league side using players from a league he set up, and got a crowd of more than 8,000 to watch their opening game against a visiting Royal Air Force team.
All that work convinced the RFL that they should be allowed into the league. When a vote was put to the English clubs they gave their backing with an overwhelming majority in favour.
And with nearly 3,000 season passes having already been sold before a tackle has been made, Perez is confident the Wolfpack will play in front of sell-out crowds on home soil.
The majority of players are drawn from England and the Wolfpack have assembled quite a squad. Their captain Craig Hall, a former Hull FC and Hull KR centre, was still playing in Super League for Wakefield Trinity last year. And Trinity wanted to keep him.
Their most charismatic signing is Tonga pro Fuifui Moimoi, who played for Parramatta Eels in Australia, before spending last season at Super League side Leigh Centurions.
Most expect the Wolfpack to romp through League 1 this year and be a real challenger in the Championship next year as they bid for promotion to the Super League.
The team also includes American centre Ryan Burroughs plus Canadian scrum-half Rhys Jacks and prop Tom Dempsey.
They've also run trials in several Canadian and US cities to identify youngsters who haven't quite made the grade in the National Football League (NFL) or Canadian Football League (CFL) but who could transfer their skills to rugby league.
But that's a longer term project.
The North American-based, Australian mining millionaire David Argyle is the main financial backer behind the new club.
But they have several sponsorship deals in place too. Not the least of them is with the Airline Air Transat. That deal will cover Toronto's travel costs, but will also mean that each English team will travel free when they go to Canada to play against the Wolfpack at home.
Each English club will be able to take a full squad, coaches and ancillary staff to Toronto, at no cost to them.
English fans will also be given subsidised travel.
The Wolfpack have been based in England for their pre-season training. Following the match against Siddal, their opening five league games, starting with a match against London Skolars on 4 March, will be played in England.
Then Toronto fly home and over the next five weeks, English sides will fly out to play them.
That pattern is reversed throughout the season.
It's expected that the English clubs will fly out on a Thursday morning, play the game on Saturday and then fly home on Sunday.
That might give the Wolfpack an advantage, but Perez is having none of that. In League 1, clubs are as far apart as Workington and Whitehaven in the north and London, Oxford, Hemel and Gloucester in the south.
He argues that players would rather spend eight hours on a flight, than six hours on a coach.
With a mixture of excitement and caution. Most players and coaches fancy regular trips to play in Toronto. And the idea of a side based in Canada has captured the public's imagination.
But now their campaign is about to get under way, the proof of whether this business model can work will finally be tested.
There's no hint of anything less than supreme confidence from Perez. And he's already suggested that more North American clubs will be coming in the next few years, with Montreal and Boston mooted as the next staging posts.
Watch live coverage of Siddal v Toronto Wolfpack on the BBC Sport website on Saturday, 25 February.
Only two minutes had passed when Lisa Evans headed the hosts in front from a Brown cross.
They started the second half just as quick; Jane Ross directing another Brown cross beyond the goalkeeper.
In a slick performance from Anna Signeul's side, they could have had more goals as they stepped up their preparations for Euro 2017.
They face a tougher test on Tuesday, when they travel to Sweden, the world's sixth-best team in the world rankings, before the squad is then announced for the finals in Netherlands.
Scotland were keen to impose themselves on visitors who are 15 places below the 21st-placed hosts in the rankings.
Ross shrugged off her marker and laid it off to Leanne Crichton in the box, but her shot lacked power.
But, a minute later, Scotland were ahead when Evans met Brown's floating cross at the back post and nodded in.
Vaila Bardsley headed over then Caroline Weir had a free-kick pushed wide as Scotland continued their assault on the Romanian goal.
The movement and passing was electric and, in 21 minutes, the defence was opened up for Brown to burst through from the left, but she lifted her shot over.
As good as they were going forward, Scotland's frailties at the back were shown when Florentina Olar was able to easily pick out Cosmina Dusa, who should have done better with her header from close range.
Romania started the second half with 10 players, Laura Rus not yet ready to come on, but while they waited for a break in play, they were punished as Scotland made the extra player count to grab a second.
Brown picked out Ross and, although goalkeeper Andreea Paraluta got a touch to her header, she could not keep it out.
Romania were proving to be more stubborn as the game went on and Rus could have pulled one back when she rounded goalkeeper Gemma Fay, but Joelle Murray got back to clear.
Scotland were still creating chances. Brown cut inside and shot over, Lana Clelland and Bardsley both headed over and Erin Cuthbert's stab at goal was pushed wide by Paraluta.
Bardsley threatened again at a free-kick, being denied at the back post, then showed her worth at the other end when she cut-out Mara Batea's goalbound effort.
Scotland head coach Anna Signeul: "I'm very pleased with the performance.
"We defended well, we played as a team, everyone did really well from Gemma Fay to Jane Ross. I'm delighted with how we defended together.
"A lot of players were very good, but I was very pleased for Vaila Bardsley as that was her second game.
"Against Belgium, we didn't perform very well, but now she showed how good she can play."
Scotland: Fay, Bardsley, Dieke, Love, Lauder, Weir, Crichton, Evans, Jane Ross, Frankie Brown, Fiona Brown.
Substitutes: Lynn, Alexander, McLauchlan, Leanne Ross, Arthur, Corsie, Christie Murray, Cuthbert, Clelland, Smith, Joelle Murray.
Romania: Paraluta, Corduneanu, Havristiuc, Bortan, Ficzay, Giurgiu, Vatafu, Olar, Lunca, Gorea, Fusa.
Substitutes: Kajtar, Bistrian, Rus, Voicu, Batea, Carp, Goder
Referee: Sarah Garrett (England)
Attendance: 1,877
Carlton Power plans to build a plant in Trafford which would generate enough electricity to power two million homes.
The firm secured an annual £30m government contribution for the next 15 years, but originally had to raise the rest of the cash by September.
Carlton Power now has until 19 December to secure the investment.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change is proposing to shut all coal-fired plants by 2025, and replace them with gas-fired power stations.
The government's capacity market scheme aims to encourage the construction of new power plants and keep existing ones going.
The Trafford power station is the only new major gas-fired power plant to be offered the capacity market contract.
This will be terminated in December if Carlton Power is unable to secure financial backing.
The Brazil right-back, 34, confirmed his departure via Instagram before the club also confirmed the move.
"Today our professional relationship ends and I will carry with me all of those who with love and a true heart make Juve a great club," he wrote.
City have been linked with a move for Alves with Juve saying they would release him from his contract.
Alves added: "I apologise to the fans of Juventus if they at some point thought I did something to offend them. Never had ever the intention, just I have a way of living things spontaneously that few understand. Even if it seems I'm not perfect, but my heart it is pure. "
"I would like to thank all the Juventus fans for the year I've had, to my team-mates who welcomed me like the professionals they are, for a club that wins and reaches finals."
His final game for Juventus was the 4-1 Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid in Cardiff. Alves made 33 appearances as the club sealed the domestic double for the third successive year.
21 March 2017 Last updated at 14:25 GMT
It's a new craze that is sweeping the internet, where you try to blow one cup into another.
We went to a school to meet some of you guys to find out a bit more about it.
Can you do it?
The S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq also achieved new highs, fuelled by hopes that President Donald Trump's policies will boost the US economy.
The Dow, which has nudged the 20,000 milestone during January, rose 0.8% to 20,068.51.
Investors' cash has poured into shares on hopes of tax cuts and higher growth.
The Dow had risen above 20,000 early into the trading day, prompting Mr Trump's senior adviser Kellyanne Conway to tweet that the landmark was down to "The Trump Effect".
"It was definitely a milestone that the market has been focused on for really the better part of two months and you were starting to get a little bit of anxiety as to whether it was going to be surmounted or not," said Julian Emanuel, Equity Strategist at UBS.
The Dow reached its latest 1,000-point milestone two months after closing above 19,000, making it the second quickest 1,000 point rise ever.
The index rose from 10,000 to 11,000 in only 24 trading days between 29 March and 3 May, 1999, while the rise from 18,000 to 19,000 took 483 trading days (nearly two years).
Financial stocks have been a major factor in the gain - with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan accounting for around 20% of the rise.
This is because investors believe that some of Mr Trump's policies will trigger inflation and produce a rise in interest rates.
Also on Wednesday, the broad-based S&P finished up 0.8% at 2,298.37, while the Nasdaq advanced 1% to 5,656.34 - both fresh records.
Finally, the Dow hit 20,000 at the US market open after being tantalisingly close for weeks.
When the moment came, floor traders at the New York Stock Exchange were ready.
Long before the opening bell rang, one trader yelled 'get your hats on, get your hats on'.
He was referring to the baseball caps emblazoned with Dow 20,000 on the front.
It's a tradition dating back to the first time the Dow passed 10,000. To mark the occasion, they made hats. And the habit stuck.
Wall Street veteran Art Cashin, director of floor operations at UBS had his on.
When asked if the Dow at 20,000 matters, he answered that the publicity would make people think about their own investments and that was a good thing.
For many though today's historic milestone is just a round number. Its value is symbolic.
In part that has to do with the index itself.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is made up of only 30 companies compared with 500 in the S&P 500. So it is far from comprehensive.
Then there is the way it is calculated.
The Dow puts too much emphasis on share price, unlike the S&P 500 which reflect its members market capitalization. As a result, a few names have the power to significantly move the index.
Make no mistake though, this will be front page news. And for market professionals, it's a moment to pop the champagne, celebrate and pull out their Dow 20,000 baseball caps because who knows when they'll be able to wear it again.
Tim Ghriskey, chief investment officer of financial management firm Solaris Group in New York, said: "There is a real belief that [Mr] Trump is real, he has been extremely active these first couple of days of the presidency and a change may happen faster than people had thought."
Neil Wilson, senior market analyst at London brokers Capital, said: "It's psychologically huge and, after a bit of pullback ahead of the inauguration, really confirms that the 'great rotation' from bonds to stocks is definitely upon us.
"Fears about protectionism are running second to optimism about inflation and growth - for now at least.
"The question now is how long can this last?
"Mr Trump's first steps as president have confirmed much of what investors had hoped for and that he's extremely pro-business and light on regulation for energy and financials. That's what's driving this renewed rally.
"The other argument claims that this is a massive bubble and if this is a real rotation from bonds into stocks, ending a 30-year bond bull market, there is still a huge amount of cash piled up that could yet pour into equities and power further gains through 2017.
"It might not be too long before 21,000 is in sight."
Dr David Rosser said she was making good progress, but has a long way to go and is not out of the woods yet.
The 14-year-old schoolgirl was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman for her campaign for girls' education.
Pakistan's president described it as an attack on "civilised people".
Speaking in Azerbaijan on Tuesday, President Asif Ali Zardari said: "The Taliban attack on the 14-year-old girl, who from the age of 11 was involved in the struggle for education for girls, is an attack on all girls in Pakistan, an attack on education, and on all civilised people."
Malala was flown to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham on Monday night for treatment.
Security is tight at the hospital, with a police presence in place to deal with any unauthorised visitors.
On Monday night a number of well-wishers turned up hoping to see her but were turned away by West Midlands police.
Dr Rosser described the incident as "irritating", but said the hospital and its partners are "comfortable with security arrangements".
The Taliban have threatened to target Malala again and she was given tight security for her journey to the UK.
Dr Rosser said the team of specialists working with her have been pleased with the teenager's progress.
"There's a long way to go and she is not out of the woods yet... but at this stage we're optimistic that things are going in the right direction," he added.
Once Malala recovers sufficiently, it is thought she will need neurological help as well as treatment to repair or replace damaged bones in her skull.
She was flown to the UK from Pakistan by air ambulance on Monday, almost a week after she and two other schoolgirls were attacked as they returned home from school in Mingora in the Swat Valley.
The gunman who boarded the van in which she was travelling asked for her by name before firing three shots at her.
Malala is widely known as a campaigner for girls' education in Pakistan. In early 2009 she wrote an anonmyous diary for BBC Urdu about life under the Taliban, who had banned all girls in her area from attending school.
It has taken a 112bn yen ($1bn; £780m) charge, citing "an acceleration of market decline".
The rise of online streaming services has hit demand for traditional media such as DVDs and blue-ray discs.
Sony's movie division has also struggled, with recent flops including an all-female Ghostbusters sequel.
Sony had warned earlier this year its movie division could post more losses.
The Japanese firm, which reports its third-quarter results on Thursday, is still assessing whether the impairment charge will affect future earnings.
It plans to offset the loss by selling shares in medical web service M3.
The head of Sony's entertainment business, Michael Lynton, recently announced he would be stepping down in February after more than a decade at the firm.
The gambiense strain of the trypanosoma parasite is resistant to proteins the immune system produces to fight the infection.
Belgian researchers have developed a mutant version of the protein, which early tests show can kill a wide range of trypanosomes including gambiense.
The study was published in the journal Nature.
The gambiense strain causes more than 97% of sleeping sickness cases in western and central Africa. According to the World Health Organization, there were 7,197 cases in 2012.
The immune system produces apoL1 to try to attack the parasite.
In the study, researchers from the Universite Libre de Bruxelles outlined how gambiense evolved a three-part defence mechanism against the protein apoL1.
ApoL1 is normally taken up by the trypanosoma parasites, as it tricks the parasite into believing that it is beneficial.
The protein then embeds itself into the walls of the gut membrane, where it kills the parasite.
The first step in gambiense defence is they "create a protein that stiffens the membranes against the apoL1 protein," said Prof Etienne Pays, lead author of the research. "This acts as a barrier."
The second stage is to make it more difficult for the parasite to absorb the protein.
Finally, if the protein was to get through the other barriers, gambiense is able to digest apoL1 quicker than other forms of the parasite, so that it cannot be absorbed by membranes.
Prof Pays said: "The crucial thing here is that apoL1 is still there. It has not been absorbed. It can still be used to kill the parasite."
This led Prof Pays and his team to develop a mutant strain of apoL1. This not only kills gambiense, but "it kills all African trypanosomes, pathogenic for humans or for cattle".
But Prof Pays said the research was still in the early stages.
"Needless to say, this is a promising discovery," he added.
"However, it remains to be seen if this apoL1 variant could be used to treat sleeping sickness. In the blood, this protein could be either unstable or toxic in itself, so more work is needed to appreciate the potential of this finding."
In 1998, the same group of researchers discovered how rhodesiense, another strain of the parasite trypanosome, resisted our defences.
Rhodesiense uses an anti-protein to disable apoL1 so that we cannot fight against it.
Wendy Gibson, professor of protozoology at the University of Bristol, who has been studying the evolution of trypanosome said: "They've finally solved the mystery of how the gambiense has been fighting our defences. It is a meticulous piece of work."
The musical is based on Mel Brooks' Oscar-nominated film which starred Gene Wilder as Dr Frederick Frankenstein, a descendant of the deranged Victor.
Living in New York, he tries to play down the family name, until he inherits the infamous castle and discovers Victor's book: "How I Did It".
Noble will play Frankenstein's hunchbacked servant, Igor.
Joseph will appear as housekeeper Frau Blucher, whose very name causes horses to rear in fright; while West End star Hadley Fraser will take the main role of Dr Frederick Frankenstein.
Brooks will produce the show, which will open for a pre-West End season in Newcastle on 26 August until 9 September.
It will then open at the Garrick Theatre on 28 September.
The musical previously ran on Broadway between 2007 and 2009.
The cult film on which it's based was co-written by Brooks and Wilder, and earned them an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay.
Beachgoers saw a "massive fire" spread quickly up East Cliff on Bournemouth beach at about 15.30 BST.
Firefighters said a patch of gorse was alight behind some beach huts near Undercliff Drive and Pier Approach and part of the promenade was evacuated.
Dorset Police advised people to avoid the area and said no injuries had been reported.
Bournemouth Council said its seafront rangers guided beachgoers away from danger and ensured the area was clear.
Bournemouth East MP Tobias Ellwood posted on Twitter: "Huge praise for Bournemouth's Emergency Services in responding to major grass fire that spread rapidly on East Cliff cliff top above packed beach."
The 53-year-old, who denies nine sex offences against six complainants, allegedly "forced his tongue" into the mouth of a girl aged 13 or 14.
The allegations, spanning more than two decades, also include a charge that he grabbed hold of a 16-year-old girl at Chessington World of Adventures.
Mr Fox is due in court again on 30 April for a case management hearing.
Details of what the Magic FM presenter, known as Dr Fox, is alleged to have done can be reported after his barrister, Jonathan Caplan QC, asked for the usual reporting restrictions that apply to preliminary court hearings to be lifted.
Mr Caplan said there had been a lot of false reports about what his client had allegedly done.
Mr Fox faces seven charges of indecent assault and two of sexual touching without consent, over a period from 1991 to 2014.
One of the complainants alleges that Mr Fox, from Fulham in south-west London, repeatedly assaulted her at Capital Radio's studios in London's Leicester Square.
Two other women claim to have been sexually touched against their will at Magic FM's premises in Winsley Street in central London, between January 2003 and August 2014.
Prosecutor Darren Watts told the court: "The Crown argue that the complaints show a consistent and determined pattern of sexual predatory behaviour on the part of the defendant which spans some 23 years."
He said Mr Fox assaulted two girls at a motor show in Bromley, south-east London, in summer 1991, at which he was appearing in his capacity as a DJ.
Mr Fox is also alleged to have kissed a girl aged 13 or 14 and forced his tongue into her mouth after she asked for a photograph with him.
The court heard a second teenager was assaulted by Mr Fox in a similar manner at the event, and she claims he also put his hand up her skirt.
A third complainant, who was also under the age of 16, alleges that, while she was at Chessington World of Adventures theme park in April 1996, she asked the DJ for a photo and a kiss.
He allegedly grabbed hold of her, causing her to back away.
The ages of the complainants range from the 13 or 14-year-old to a woman who was 36.
By Lisa Hampele, BBC News correspondent
In an unusual move, Neil Fox's barrister asked for regular reporting restrictions which apply at this stage in court proceedings to be lifted.
Jonathan Caplan QC made the request because he said he wanted to "safeguard a fair trial".
He said there'd been a lot of speculation on social media about what his client had allegedly done, and that created prejudice against him.
The chief magistrate at Westminster Magistrates' Court, Howard Riddle, granted the application.
So, details of the allegations can be given. The alleged victims will remain anonymous.
Four of the alleged indecent assaults are said to have taken place at Capital Radio between January and December 2003.
It is alleged that on one occasion he put his arms around a woman and squeezed her breasts, that he would regularly touch her bottom, and that one incident involved him simulating sex with one of the complainants.
During one of the alleged assaults at Magic FM, Mr Fox is said to have walked up behind a complainant and kissed her shoulder.
"When questioned about his actions, he has said 'Oh, I just had to. You look as if you taste so good'," Mr Watts said.
Mr Fox, who was first arrested in September last year, then again in December and last month, has been granted bail.
He has elected to have his trial at the magistrates' court.
The DJ, who rose to fame presenting the chart show on Capital Radio, was a judge on Pop Idol between 2001 and 2003 alongside Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman, and Nicki Chapman.
Not only is the first royal tour for the newlyweds a photo opportunity to die for - just think of all the different hats and dresses Kate will wear - for Canada, it's a matter of cultural identity.
While Canadians remain deeply divided on the issue of the monarchy, support for Crown rule appears to be gaining ground, thanks to what will be three royal tours in as many calendar years and a staunchly traditionalist Conservative prime minister, Stephen Harper.
When Charles and Camilla popped over for a visit in November 2009, loyalist crowds were embarrassingly thin on the ground. An Angus Reid poll conducted at the time found that two-thirds of Canadians wanted to see an elected home-grown head of state.
But just seven months later when the Queen came to stay, royal support had perked up. A record-breaking crowd of over 100,000 turned up to greet Her Maj on Parliament Hill - more than double the regular turnout.
Surveyed at the time, Canadians reported overwhelmingly positive feelings for the Queen and the number who felt the monarchy was outdated then dropped to just under half - not exactly a 21-gun salute, although we gave her one of those as well.
Presumably the Palace learned its lesson: If Britain wants to strengthen Commonwealth bonds, send over your most charismatic royals. And it helps if they are extremely good-looking.
Now that Canada is the first to officially welcome Will and Kate, the nation is poised to return the love.
And what better choice of host could there be? Like the royal couple themselves, Canada is young, clean-cut, polite, uncontroversial and financially secure. A bit dull, perhaps, but we make up for it with upbeat small talk and unfailing good manners. It's an approach to life the Royal Family instinctively understands.
Last spring, Canadians got up in droves in the wee hours to watch the royal wedding - a reception that could only have validated Prime Minister Stephen Harper's own not-so-covert monarchist agenda.
In the past couple of years, his Tory government has re-introduced the crown to Canada Customs agents' badges, emphasised the swearing of allegiance to the Queen in the Oath of Citizenship and reportedly has plans to to tie together the bicentennial of the War of 1812 (in which Canada, as a colony, fought with British troops against the US) with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee next year.
When asked during last spring's election campaign whether he supported UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's wish to abolish male primogeniture in the Royal Family (a move that would have serious constitutional ramifications for Canada), Mr Harper was dismissive.
"The successor to the throne is a man. The next successor to the throne is a man. I don't think Canadians want to open a debate on the monarchy or constitutional matters at this time. That's our position, and I just don't see that as a priority for Canadians right now at all."
Judging by the warm-to-slathering reception William and Kate have received from the Canadian media so far, the PM's instincts are right.
While Canadians might have strong opinions about the monarchy when polled, the Monarchist League of Canada estimates that in fact fewer than 0.6% of the population is actively engaged in the debate over the issue of republicanism.
The prevailing mood in parliament is, if it ain't broke, why fix it?
John Fraser, author of the forthcoming book The Secret Crown: Canada's Fling With Royalty, recently observed: "The idea of a Canadian monarchy, derived from our history and evolved through our federal and provincial offices of governor general and lieutenant governors, rests on a firm foundation of two sturdy and irrefutable facts: It exists and it works."
Maclean's, a popular Canadian news magazine (for which Fraser and I occasionally write), has produced four special commemorative issues and a royal wedding book since the the royal couple announced their engagement late last year - that's over 500 glossy magazine pages devoted to a pair who live an ocean away.
Cathrin Bradbury, editor-in-chief of Maclean's Intelligence Unit, says Canadians can't get enough of the young royals.
"It's a love story - a happy, well-matched, stylish pairing of two great-looking young people with the future gleaming in their eyes," she said in an interview, adding that the fascination is not just about celebrity.
"Canadians, many Canadians, are proud and serious monarchists. It's part of who we are, and how we govern ourselves.
"And it's a very visible way that we are not American, and not being American is central to our identity. There are some who say the monarchy will survive longer in Canada than in Britain, and they might be right. William, King of Canada."
Or perhaps King Harry instead, if you agree with Etienne Boisvert, the Quebec provincial spokesman for the Monarchist League of Canada, who this week told the press he thought William's younger brother ought to take up residence across the pond.
Being third in line to the throne, Prince Harry "has virtually no chance of becoming king and could set himself up here and found a Canadian branch of the Royal Family", Boisvert suggested.
It's an odd notion, especially coming from a Francophone Quebecker. While the monarchist love-in is expected to predominate in the rest of Canada, La Belle Province, as it is known, with its history of separatist tension, is the one place royal visitors can expect to feel some resistance.
A small crowd of 100 protesters disrupted the Prince of Wales' last tour in 2009, and it is expected the Duke and Duchess will be forced to keep calm and carry on through more of the same.
The Quebecois Network of Resistance has announced it will demonstrate at Quebec City Hall against the royal visit's cost to tax-payers (which, according to the Monarchist League of Canada, works out to only a few cents per citizen).
But William and Kate would be wise not to take such insults too personally.
The late separatist politician Rene Levesque once said, "I have great respect for the Queen... but what the hell part should monarchy have in Quebec?"
Until recently one could have said the same for the rest of the country. But once Kate and William have their way with us, I suspect Canada will be singing God Save the Queen.
Leah McLaren is a London-based columnist for The Globe and Mail newspaper.
Police said Rashan Jermaine Charles was followed on foot after officers tried to stop a car in Kingsland Road, Hackney, at 01:45 BST on Saturday.
He then tried to swallow an object but died later in hospital.
Following a vigil outside Stoke Newington police station, some people threw bottles and sticks at police and set fire to rubbish bins in the road.
A mattress was placed across the road and one protester's car was parked across the street, BBC reporter Andy Moore said.
Police were monitoring the situation and would intervene if necessary, The Met said.
A spokesman for the force said no officers had been injured.
Earlier people held Black Lives Matters placards during the vigil organised by Stand Up To Racism.
Campaigners said they were "enormously concerned and angered" about the death of 20-year-old Mr Charles.
Ch Supt Simon Laurence, the borough commander for Hackney, said officers "understand they will be asked to account for their actions and they would not want it any other way".
He said the death "has had an impact on some members of the local community" and police had met with community representatives "so we can hear the community's concerns and how they are feeling."
Scotland Yard said the officer involved "intervened and sought to prevent the man from harming himself".
A force medic provided first aid at the scene before London Ambulance Service paramedics arrived.
Mr Charles was taken to the Royal London Hospital in east London and was confirmed dead at 02:55.
The police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission, is investigating.
A spokesman for the heavyweight told the Tass news agency the 36-year-old returned "low concentrations" of the substance in a blood sample in April.
Povetkin's promoters say the WBC will now decide whether the 21 May fight with Wilder in Moscow can go ahead.
The World Anti-Doping Agency said in September it was adding meldonium to its banned list from 1 January 2016.
Andrei Ryabinsky, the head of Mir Boksa promotions, described the situation as "ambiguous".
"He consumed it in September last year. He has not taken it since 1 January," he added.
"We have been in contact with the World Boxing Council, which is to decide if Povetkin's boxing bout against Deontay Wilder will take place or not."
Povetkin's fight against American Wilder, the reigning WBC heavyweight champion, is due to take place at the Megasport complex in the Russian capital.
Povetkin is the latest among several Russian athletes to fall foul of the new meldonium ban.
Tennis player Maria Sharapova was the first high-profile athlete to test positive for the Latvian-made drug - in a test taken at the end of January - but since then leading Russian athletes from boxing, skating, swimming and winter sports have all failed tests for the substance.
Recent Wada figures showed there had been 172 positive tests for meldonium this year - 27 of those involving Russians.
Wada says it is aware of the possibility of the drug remaining in an athlete's system long after taking it, as is claimed by Povetkin's management.
The organisation admitted last month there was "a lack of clear scientific information on excretion times".
It said that athletes might be able to show that they "could not have known or suspected" meldonium would still be in their systems having taken it before it was banned.
In a matter of three years, the Saudi-born dissident had emerged from obscurity to become one of the most hated and feared men in the world.
Osama Bin Laden was born in 1957, apparently the 17th of 52 children of Mohamed Bin Laden, a multimillionaire builder responsible for 80% of Saudi Arabia's roads.
His father's death in a helicopter crash in 1968 brought the young man a fortune running into many millions of dollars, though considerably less than the widely published estimate of $250m.
By Frank GardnerBBC security correspondent
Osama Bin Laden has gone to his grave with some of his life's aims achieved, and some frustrated.
Following the 9/11 attacks he said he did not care if his life ended now because his "work was done", having "awoken Muslims around the world to the injustices imposed upon them by the West and Israel".
But al-Qaeda and its affiliates have failed to remove any Arab "apostate" regimes, nor instigated a transnational conflict between mainstream Muslims and the West. The global jihadist movement has been sidelined by this year's largely secular revolutions in the Middle East.
With Iraq now calmer and with Nato forces helping anti-Gaddafi rebels in Libya, al-Qaeda's world view of perpetual confrontation with all non-Muslims is holding a diminishing appeal.
All the more reason, say experts, to be vigilant for desperate acts of violence by hardcore extremists in the movement's dwindling ranks.
While studying civil engineering at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Bin Laden came into contact with teachers and students of the more conservative brand of Islam.
Through theological debate and study, he came to embrace fundamentalist Islam as a bulwark against what he saw as the decadence of the West.
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 changed Bin Laden's life forever. He took up the anti-communist cause with a will, moving to Afghanistan where, for a decade, he fought an ultimately victorious campaign with the mujahideen.
Intelligence experts believe that the US Central Intelligence Agency played an active role in arming and training the mujahideen, including Bin Laden. The end of the war saw a sea change in his views.
His hatred of Moscow shifted to Washington after 300,000 US troops, women among them, were based in Saudi Arabia, home of two of Islam's holiest places, during the 1991 Gulf War against Iraq. Bin Laden vowed to avenge what he saw as blasphemy.
Along with many of his mujahideen comrades, he brought his mix of fighting skills and Islamic zeal to many anti-US factions within the Middle East.
American pressure ended brief sojourns in Saudi Arabia - which removed his citizenship in 1994 - and then Sudan, and Bin Laden moved back to Afghanistan in January 1996.
The country, in a state of anarchy, was home to a diverse range of Islamic groups, including the fundamentalist Taliban militia, which captured the capital, Kabul, nine months later.
Though geographically limited, Bin Laden's wealth, increasing all the time through lucrative worldwide investments, enabled him to finance and control a continuously shifting series of transnational militant alliances through his al-Qaeda network.
Sometimes he worked as a broker, organising logistics and providing financial support. At other times, he would run his own violent campaigns.
In February 1998, he issued a fatwa - or religious edict - on behalf of the World Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders, stating that killing Americans and their allies was a Muslim duty.
Six months later, two bombs rocked the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Some 224 people died and nearly 5,000 were wounded. He was indicted as chief suspect, along with 16 of his colleagues.
Almost overnight, Bin Laden became a major thorn in the side of America. A byword for fundamentalist Islamic resistance to Washington, he soon appeared on the FBI's "most wanted" list, with a reward of up to $25m (£15m) on his head.
The US fired 75 sea-launched cruise missiles into six training camps in eastern Afghanistan in a failed attempt to kill him. They missed their target by just one hour.
As well as the African bombings, Bin Laden was implicated in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York, a 1995 car bomb in the Saudi capital Riyadh and a truck bomb in a Saudi barracks, which killed 19 US soldiers.
"I always kill Americans because they kill us," he said. "When we attack Americans, we don't harm other people."
In the case of the bombs in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, his words rang hollow. The vast majority of the dead and injured were African, not American.
The arrogance of wealth saw Bin Laden make the government of Kazakhstan a multi-million dollar offer to buy his own tactical nuclear weapon.
It comes as no surprise, then, that both the US and Israel are believed to have sent assassination squads after him.
Then came the events of 11 September 2001. Two hijacked aircraft smashed into, and destroyed, the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York.
Another aircraft ploughed into the Pentagon in Washington and a fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Altogether more than 3,000 people died in the attacks, which led to the US-led operation against the Taliban.
Allied forces moved into Afghanistan late in 2001. At the time, it was believed that Bin Laden might have been killed during the battle for the Tora Bora cave complex.
In reality, he had slipped across the border into Pakistan, a country in which he achieved the sort of cult status usually reserved for pop stars or film actors.
In February 2003, an audio tape, purporting to be of Bin Laden, was delivered to the al-Jazeera television company.
Of the impending US-led invasion of Iraq, the voice said: "This crusaders' war concerns, first and foremost, all Muslims, regardless of whether the Iraqi socialist party or Saddam remain in power.
"All Muslims, especially those in Iraq, should launch a holy war."
The US conceded that the voice was probably Bin Laden's.
The last known sighting of Bin Laden by anyone other than his very close entourage remains in late 2001 as he prepared to flee from his Tora Bora stronghold.
In Pakistan, he was given hospitality and shelter by some local Pashtun tribesmen loyal to the Taliban and opposed to their own government then led by President Pervez Musharraf.
The hunt for Bin Laden took a dramatic turn with the arrest in Pakistan, in 2003, of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
The head of al-Qaeda's operations and the suspected mastermind of the Twin Towers attack, it seemed as though the net had begun to close in on Bin Laden himself.
A major offensive to capture Bin Laden was launched by the Pakistani army along the Afghan border in May-July 2004.
But a year later, Mr Musharraf admitted the trail had gone cold.
Though al-Qaeda has been prolific in issuing audio messages, often on the internet and featuring the network's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, videos of Bin Laden himself have been rare.
His appearances have been carefully timed and aimed, analysts say, at influencing Western public opinion by driving a wedge between citizens and their leaders.
One such video was issued in 2004 - the same year as the Madrid bombings - and days before the US election.
A second surfaced as the sixth anniversary of the 11 September attacks approached, timed to quell rumours that he had been dead for some time.
To his supporters, Bin Laden was a fighter for freedom against the US and Israel, not, as he was to many in the West, a terrorist with the blood of thousands of people on his hands.
Robertson took charge of his first competitive game in his second spell as boss of the Highland side as they swept aside Brechin City 3-0 in League Cup Group A.
Falkirk beat Stirling Albion 4-1 in the group's other match.
"It was a situation I never thought I'd find myself in," Robertson told BBC Scotland.
"I hadn't applied for the job. I wasn't 100% sure if I would go back into management, I had a good job at Hearts. I spoke to the club, it was a very positive chat. It was a complete shock.
"In the end I spoke to family members and they said 'would you regret it if you didn't take it?'
"They were spot on - in a year's time I would have regretted it."
Robertson was Inverness CT manager from 2002 to 2004, leading the club to the top flight for the first time in their history.
It is a feat he hopes to repeat after the club's relegation last season, and has been encouraged by the recruitment of eight players over the summer.
"It'll be a positive, attacking team, that's the way I try to play, and try to entertain people," said Robertson.
"I've been encouraged by the talent that's out there. I can assure everyone they're not coming here for the money, they're coming here for the chance to stay full-time and play and get their careers on track.
"We've got a good squad of players together. We want to be in a place to try and qualify from the group stage and then be ready for an absolute blockbuster of an opening league game against Dundee United."
Gary Warren scored a first-half double for Inverness before George Oakley added a third to give them a winning start to their League Cup campaign.
It is Falkirk who occupy top spot in the group, though, after Nathan Austin, Joe McKee and Alex Harris' first half goals were added to by Aaron Muirhead's penalty.
Darren Smith's goal three minutes from time gave the Binos a consolation.
Match ends, Inverness CT 3, Brechin City 0.
Second Half ends, Inverness CT 3, Brechin City 0.
Corner, Brechin City. Conceded by Gary Warren.
Attempt missed. Collin Seedorf (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt blocked. Liam Polworth (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. John Baird (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Jordan Sinclair (Brechin City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Willie Dyer (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by John Baird (Inverness CT).
Substitution, Brechin City. Elliot Ford replaces Euan Spark.
Substitution, Inverness CT. Matty Elsdon replaces Iain Vigurs.
Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Euan Spark.
Substitution, Brechin City. Jordan Sinclair replaces Ally Love.
Joe Chalmers (Inverness CT) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Joe Chalmers (Inverness CT).
Kalvin Orsi (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Kalvin Orsi (Brechin City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution, Inverness CT. Joe Chalmers replaces Jake Mulraney.
Foul by Collin Seedorf (Inverness CT).
Ally Love (Brechin City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Riccardo Calder (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Jake Mulraney (Inverness CT) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Jake Mulraney (Inverness CT) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Jake Mulraney (Inverness CT).
Ally Love (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ross Draper (Inverness CT).
Ally Love (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. George Oakley (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Goal! Inverness CT 3, Brechin City 0. George Oakley (Inverness CT) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iain Vigurs with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Willie Dyer.
George Oakley (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gary Fusco (Brechin City).
Attempt blocked. Liam Polworth (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Paul McLean (Brechin City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jake Mulraney (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Paul McLean (Brechin City).
Attempt missed. John Baird (Inverness CT) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
Jake Mulraney (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aron Lynas (Brechin City).
Foul by Collin Seedorf (Inverness CT).
Fallan Kurek, from Tamworth, died on 14 May, six days after going to Robert Peel Community Hospital complaining of chest pains.
A coroner ruled she died from a "massive" pulmonary embolism after side-effects from the pills were not treated properly.
Burton Hospitals NHS Trust claimed it had learned lessons from the case.
In a statement after the inquest, Ms Kurek's aunt Rebecca Loeve said the family was "devastated" by her death.
"We love Fallan so much and we miss her desperately," she said.
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The inquest heard Ms Kurek had been taking the pill to regulate heavy periods.
She had prescriptions from her GP, Christopher Jones, from October 2014, as well as January and March last year.
Mr Jones said she had been assessed as being at "extremely low risk" of deep vein thrombosis.
The inquest heard users of contraceptive pills are issued with a leaflet warning of a raised risk of the condition.
Ms Kurek went to the hospital on 8 May where a nurse assessed her and gave her painkillers for muscular pain. She collapsed at home three days later.
Recording a narrative verdict, South Staffordshire Coroner Andrew Haigh said Ms Kurek had probably suffered "irrevocable" brain damage by the time she arrived at Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield.
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The Care Inspectorate said that failings of Community Integrated Care (CIC) could be "life threatening".
It found that clients missed out on vital visits as a result of staffing problems at its office in Duns.
It also discovered that in some cases carers were not aware of the needs of individual service users.
CIC provides housing support and care at home for people living Berwickshire with mental and physical disabilities.
People who needed help with medication or preparing a meal were among those who missed visits, it found.
The report stated: "Due to lack of information for the support staff, we heard of many examples where staff arrive at a service user's home to support them, not knowing what care and support that person required."
It added: "Missed and late visits, staff not being aware of individual's care needs and inconsistency in care staff has the potential to result in service user's health and wellbeing needs not being met.
"At worst this could be life threatening for vulnerable service users, at least it causes distress and anxiety."
Inspectors initially demanded improvements from CIC last September, following a highly critical report.
They returned in January to find the problems had increased.
Of seven aspects of the service they inspected, four were found to be "unsatisfactory". The rest were "adequate".
The report said the service has received two formal complaints since the earlier report.
The Care Inspectorate has also received complaints from service users and carers regarding missed visits.
Lawro's opponents for the latest round of Premier League games are Blake Harrison and Daniel Mays, stars of the new Dad's Army film.
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Harrison, who plays Private Pike, is a Millwall fan who told BBC Sport: "I grew up about 10 minutes away from the old Den and then they moved to the New Den which, equally, is about 10 minutes away from where I grew up.
"My whole family supported them so I was a fan from birth. But then my younger brother just decided he was a Liverpool fan - until then I did not realise I had any choice in the matter."
Mays, who plays Private Walker, supports Leyton Orient and says his stand-out memory of following the O's is from the FA Cup rather than the "ups and downs" of lower-league football.
He explained: "It was against Arsenal in the FA Cup third round in 2011. We were sitting right next to their fans and one of them clocked me from the telly, and was giving it to me all game, lots of banter shouting things along the lines of 'you're a terrible actor'.
"Then we equalised in stoppage time and it was just the most sensational goal to celebrate, but I did not care about that, I was just giving it back to him."
You can see more from Harrison and Mays on Football Focus at 12:10 GMT on Saturday on BBC One and the BBC Sport website
Our scoring system has changed this season and a correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is now worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
The midweek Premier League games saw Lawro get four correct results from 10 matches, including one perfect score.
His score of 70 points saw him beat Maccabees guitarist Felix White, who picked five correct results but with no perfect scores for a total of 50 points.
Make your own predictions now, compare them to Lawro and other fans and try to take your team to the top of the leaderboard by playing the BBC Sport Predictor game.
All kick-offs 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Dad's Army prediction: (Mays) This is a big game - will Leicester continue their run? I'm going to say no. 2-1
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Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Dad's Army prediction: (Harrison) A bit of a bore-fest, I'm afraid. 0-0
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Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Dad's Army prediction: (Mays) I was at Carrow Road for Liverpool's nine-goal thriller, which was the most amazing I have ever watched, and they looked on fire going forward. 2-0
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Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Dad's Army prediction: 1-0
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Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Dad's Army prediction: 1-1
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Lawro's prediction: 2-2
Dad's Army prediction: (Harrison) I'm just not a big fan of Palace. Swansea's form has picked up under Francesco Gudolin and I will use any excuse so I can predict Palace will lose. 1-0
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Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Dad's Army prediction: (Mays) Tottenham are flying and if they keep this run going they can win the title. 3-1
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Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Dad's Army prediction: (both) We have to admit West Ham are doing all right but we also have to admit that we don't like them. 1-1
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Some Arsenal fans were complaining after their draw with Southampton on Tuesday but they actually had enough chances to win two games.
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Part of their problem was that everyone around them at the top of the table won. The mood would have been very different if Arsenal had got the goal they probably should have scored, and if Sunderland's pressure had seen them equalise against Manchester City.
I expect the Gunners to bounce back and this is a good game for them to do that in because Bournemouth are an open side who play attacking football.
The Cherries always create chances but they will let Arsenal play.
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Dad's Army prediction: (Harrison) Arsenal are going to smash it. 0-4
Match preview
Whatever the Dutch is for bus*, I think Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal will park it at Stamford Bridge on Sunday because this is a game he will not want to lose.
Chelsea seem to find it hard to break down teams who make it difficult for them, and United will definitely look to do that.
Eden Hazard will start, which will make a difference, and the Blues will continue to climb up the table, but this game has got a draw written all over it.
*It's bus, Lawro
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Dad's Army prediction: 1-0
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Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
Lawro's best score: 160 points (week 19 v Guy Mowbray)
Lawro's worst score: 20 points (week one v Graeme Swann & week 23 v Ice Cube and Kevin Hart)
She will take up the post in July, replacing Valerie Watts who is leaving to take up an NHS post.
Mrs Scott is stepping up to the role from her current position as the council's director of corporate governance.
She said: "Financial challenges lie ahead but this great city is ready to meet them."
Council leader Barney Crockett said: "We are absolutely delighted to have chosen Angela Scott to take up the position as our new chief executive.
"Mrs Scott joined the city council last year to head the corporate governance directorate.
"She has shone in that role, and we decided that she was perfectly suited to use her financial expertise, her drive and her leadership to help this administration to deliver on our promises to the city."
He added: "It was Mrs Scott who stood out as the prime candidate to lead our workforce and deliver service excellence."
Mrs Scott, 42, said: "I am proud to accept the job and I am looking forward to working hard with elected members, colleagues and key partners to deliver on Aberdeen's priorities."
An earlier report to the panel created to find a successor said the salary would be £144,685.
Under the deal, he will face a minimum of seven years in prison to avoid going on trial on weapons and drugs charges.
He had been accused of conspiring with a Brooklyn street gang involved in violent drug wars.
Shmurda, whose real name is Ackquille Pollard, is best known for the hit song Hot Boy and the "Shmoney" dance which featured in one of his videos.
The rapper has been in jail since late 2014, along with 15 other defendants who were accused of crimes including murder, attempted murder and drug dealing.
A reporter for TMZ magazine, who was in court, heard their lawyer advising them to take the deal because they would never get a sympathetic jury and some of them were facing life.
If Shmurda had refused the deal and gone on trial, he would have faced decades in prison.
He has already served 20 months, which will be taken into account when a release date is set.
Highland Council have approved the plans for the facility, which will cost £7.5m.
The golf club has to be moved as part of plans to build the controversial new West Link road.
Inverness councillor Jimmy Grey said the move would make a big improvement to the course and bring major benefits to future generations.
The development will include a new clubhouse and the reshaping of a significant area of ground.
The existing course is on the route of the proposed £34m West Link road.
Using the land at Charleston would mean golfers no longer having to cross the A82 and General Booth Road when moving between holes.
The Germans had the best chance of a dour first half but Joshua Guilavogui's 20-yard shot was saved by Matz Sels.
They wrapped up victory when Julian Draxler picked out Schurrle after a driving run to the byeline.
Danijel Milicevic's shot wide from Moses Simon's cross was the closest the Belgian team came to scoring.
Dieter Hecking's Wolfsburg side have dropped to seventh in the Bundesliga after a disappointing sequence of one win in nine games, but they deserved victory against plucky but limited opponents.
Before the game, Gent coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck said his side would need a "miracle", but they lacked the attacking quality to fashion clear-cut chances.
The Belgian champions beat Valencia, Lyon and Zenit St Petersburg to qualify from the group stage, but they never threatened a repeat here.
And Schurrle's late strike ensured that Belgium's wait for a first Champions League quarter-finalist would continue.
Republic captain Seamus Coleman suffered a terrible double leg fracture in Friday's game and O'Shea is relieved he didn't also sustain a bad injury.
O'Shea, 35, played on but later had several stitches put into a shin wound.
"I was lucky considering happened to Seamus. On another night there could have been two red cards," said O'Shea.
Asked if the Real Madrid star's challenge had been late, O'Shea, who will now miss Tuesday's friendly against Iceland, said: "Maybe, but thankfully I'm walking away from it, which is no problem.
"I can't remember how many stitches it was. The doctor had to stick some in deep and a few dissolvable ones on top. Hopefully it will heal quickly."
The Sunderland defender was caught high and late by Bale, who received a yellow card for the sliding challenge in the goalless draw at the Aviva Stadium.
Wales boss Chris Coleman later launched a passionate defence of both Bale and Neil Taylor, who was sent off for his foul on Seamus Coleman, and O'Shea said he had "no problem" with physical challenges.
He said: "When you're playing England, Scotland or Wales, the games are going to be like that. They are the games you want to be involved in.
"As the opposition manager, you're going to protect your own players. In a derby game, you're going to expect some tasty tackles - but, as I said, within reason.
"There's no problem getting a hard tackle - but if it's late, it's a different story."
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O'Shea was significantly more fortunate than Coleman, who faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after undergoing surgery on Saturday.
The Republic were disappointed not to have made their numerical advantage count during the final 20 minutes or so of the game as Serbia replaced them at the top of Group D on goal difference.
However given that they had gone into it without Robbie Brady, Shane Duffy, Ciaran Clark, James McCarthy, Harry Arter, Wes Hoolahan and Daryl Murphy, there was no sense of despondency in the Republic ranks.
"If you gave us this position at the start of the group, we'd have taken it," added O'Shea, who won his 117th cap in Friday's game.
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale, Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba, and Manchester City's Kevin de Bruyne and Sergio Aguero also feature.
Other Premier League names on the list are West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet and Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi are included.
Messi, who claimed a record fifth award in 2015, or Ronaldo has taken the prize every year since 2007, when AC Milan's Kaka took the honour.
Vardy and Mahrez won the Premier League with Leicester last season and Algerian Mahrez was named Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year.
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Bale scored three goals as Wales reached the Euro 2016 semi-final and won the Champions League with Real alongside Ronaldo.
Pogba, Payet and Lloris are included after finishing runners-up with France to Ronaldo's Portugal at Euro 2016.
Luis Suarez and Neymar are included alongside Barcelona team-mate Messi, the trio having scored 106 club goals combined in 2016.
France Football magazine revealed the 30-man shortlist on Monday.
Fifa ended its association with the award in September.
The prize has been awarded by France Football every year since 1956, but for the past six years it became the Fifa Ballon d'Or in association with world football's governing body.
Five Premier League players - City's Aguero, De Bruyne and Yaya Toure, Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez and Chelsea's Eden Hazard - made a 23-man shortlist last year, with Bale the only British player on the list.
Ibrahimovic and Pogba were also included last time for their performances for Paris St-Germain and Juventus respectively.
The shortlist has traditionally been trimmed to three players before the awards evening in January.
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund), Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Neymar (Barcelona), Dimitri Payet (West Ham), Pepe (Real Madrid), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Luis Suarez (Barcelona), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City), Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich).
Wright cited a PFA Scotland survey that found more than 70% of players would prefer to play on a bad grass pitch than play on synthetic grass.
"The game is about players," Wright told BBC Scotland.
"If the figures they are talking about are a high percentage that are unhappy with them then it's quite right that something has to be looked at."
St Johnstone's McDiarmid Park pitch has come in for flak this season and Wright concedes finding the ideal surface is not easy.
"It's always easy to criticise the grass pitches when the weather is bad but pitches then get work done on them and they do improve," he said.
"Artificial is certainly different but I think it is wrong in a sporting sense.
"For example, we can't play Steven MacLean on it due to medical advice so there is something that needs to be looked at."
MacLean is the Perth club's top scorer this term with 11 goals but does not feature on artificial pitches after suffering two serious injuries while playing on synthetic surfaces.
"A few years ago I played on AstroTurf, I think I was at Hamilton, and a week or so later I had to go and see the surgeon," said the 33-year-old striker.
"I needed an operation as I had a micro-fracture. Then the same happened about a year later.
"I played on AstroTurf again and I needed another operation. I spoke to the surgeon and he advised me not to play on the AstroTurf. Now when an artificial grass game comes around the gaffer [Wright] just takes it out of my hands and tells me straight away I will not be playing."
MacLean says football is "a totally different game" when it is not played on grass, adding: "You can't move as well, it's a lot firmer and it takes your body longer to recover."
A study from the Institute of Education has examined why these children of Chinese migrants are so high-achieving.
It examined Australian schools, where 15-year olds from Chinese families are the equivalent of two years ahead of their Australian classmates.
The study pointed to factors such as hard work and parental engagement.
The high performance of Chinese and other East Asian pupils has become a feature of international education comparisons - dominating international rankings such as the Pisa tests.
But if this reflects the success of Asian school systems, it does not explain why second-generation Chinese pupils are so successful academically when they have migrated to other countries.
The study from the Institute of Education in London examined the maths results in Pisa tests of 14,000 teenagers in Australia - which showed that children from East Asian families, mostly Chinese, were much higher performing than those from Australian families or other migrants, such as from the UK.
If the Chinese in Australia had been counted in the Pisa tests as a separate country, they would have been among the highest performing in the world - only beaten by pupils in Shanghai.
But the researchers suggest there is not a simplistic explanation for this success - and that family background and parental involvement in choices about education is very significant.
The biggest single factor is that East Asian families, from China, South Korea and Japan, seem to be very successful in getting their children into good schools.
This gives pupils a substantial advantage in boosting their results. The parents of the East Asian families were also better educated than the average for Australia.
But there were also differences in how the children behaved.
The East Asian pupils put in an extra six hours of study at home each week, compared with their peers from Australian families.
"They had a very strong work ethic and were more likely to believe that they could succeed if they tried hard enough," says the research.
There were 94% of East Asian pupils who expected to go to university, much higher than the average in Australia.
John Jerrim, reader in educational and social statistics at the Institute of Education, said the study showed how pupils could develop high-level maths skills within an otherwise average school system.
He said it also showed the extent of the impact of the family background and how improving school standards could mean changes outside the classroom.
"The reality is that this may only be possible over the very long term, and will require a widespread cultural shift. All families would have to instil in their children a strong belief in the value of education - along with the realisation that hard work and sacrifice may be needed to achieve it," said Dr Jerrim.
But the analysis did not account for all the difference between the results of East Asian and other pupils in Australia. The family factors, school choice and hard work was estimated to represent about 85% of the advantage.
Dr Jerrim suggested that this could reflect the quality of pre-school education or else it could be that these pupils have "higher inherent ability".
"The influence of such factors remains an important area for future research."
That was easily the most enthusiastic reaction when I took to the streets of Aberdeen to find out how people felt about the UK voting to leave the EU.
Perhaps it was the rush to get to work or university, perhaps it was shock at the result, perhaps it was just the thick pea soup fog, but many people were reluctant to speak. I tried not to take it personally.
While the UK voted to leave, Aberdeen voters were 61.1% in favour of remaining.
Some people did not even know the overall result when I approached them.
One young lady, touching my arm apologetically, said as she rushed off: "I really don't have anything to say."
BBC Scotland took to the streets of towns and cities across the country to find out what people feel about the decision to leave the EU.
Then I spotted a lollipop man. He can't avoid me, I thought.
"I don't know the result," he said when I asked what he thought of the outcome. "You can't do anything about it now," he added, when I told him.
A young man took his headphones out when I approached him.
"I can speak to you if you walk with me," he said.
Walking at a brisk pace, the medical student said: "I have mixed feelings.
"Personally I am quite left wing and believe anything more localised is good. But I think it's quite a xenophobic vote.
"I was a little surprised at the result.
"What will Scotland do now? It's anyone's guess."
Retired architect William Mitchell, 73, said: "I am not surprised. I wanted to come out.
"Things will get bad and then improve. I expect things to dip and then we will get a grip."
Walking dogs was retired 68-year-old carer Percy Humphrey.
He didn't know the result yet. As I patted one of the dogs, I told him.
"That's made my life", he said, his eyes lighting up.
"I thought it was odds on we would not leave because of all the scaremongering.
"It will maybe help sort things out, and we can use any extra money towards all the cutbacks.
"I was hoping it would be a leave vote, but feared it would be like watching Andy Murray getting beat in another final."
He added: "There's too much going on for another independence referendum."
I had spoken to them before it emerged David Cameron announced he would step down as prime minister by October.
So I left breaking that news to others on the streets of Aberdeen to someone else.
The most serious is trust - or lack of it.
Labour insiders tell me they "got Jeremy to the right place on nuclear" - by not just committing to retaining the industry but also no longer opposing new capacity.
Yet very few voters here in Whitehaven that I spoke to this morning believed him - and some were still unaware of his position.
The second problem, though, is with Jeremy Corbyn himself.
Even some left-wing MPs tell me his leadership came up completely unprompted on the doorsteps. So messenger and message aren't fully trusted.
The third problem, though, is that while Labour is in opposition nationally - and Jeremy Corbyn says he will take on the political establishment - in areas which the party has controlled for decades it is seen as part of that establishment.
Voter after voter said to me "look at the town centre here" [pictured above] with pound shops, charity shops and bookies.
"Labour has done nothing for this area, we need new blood," said one. "I am 80 and Labour has been in charge all that time - we need a change," said another.
And that change was from the opposition to the government, standing conventional political wisdom on its head.
The 30-year-old Frenchman has agreed a two-year deal with the Bantams and becomes the League One club's seventh signing of the summer.
Vincelot spent a year with the Sky Blues, scoring four goals in 46 games after joining from Leyton Orient.
"I see Romain fitting perfectly with what we want to do here," Bradford boss Stuart McCall told the club website.
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Caroline Gardner said there was a risk the authority would need a government bailout, despite receiving more than £24.3m from ministers since 2012.
She also cited problems around a new IT system for financial issues at NHS 24.
Ms Gardner said failure to launch the system successfully meant costs were now running 73% over budget.
In her report, the auditor general said NHS Tayside had received more than £5m from the Scottish government this year to alleviate pressure arising from staffing and prescription costs and hitting performance targets.
But she added: "As well as the need to repay this support, the board has set an unprecedented savings target of £58.4m for 2016/17.
"At the same time it is forecasting a potential deficit of £11.6m and does not currently have plans in place that fully address this gap.
"Based on its financial performance to date, there is a significant risk it will require financial aid again in order to break even."
In regard to the out-of-hours service NHS 24, she said they had "invested significantly" to implement a new IT system over the past six years.
However, the crisis-hit project, which is now expected to cost £131.2m, will not be fully rolled out across Scotland until the end of next year.
Ms Gardner said the delays created risks that the service would not meet future financial targets, which would largely depend on efficiency savings.
She said: "Each of these health boards is experiencing prolonged and considerable challenges which continue to have an impact on the way they operate and deliver services.
"While action is under way to try and address these issues, there's no quick fix available and recovery will take time.
"It's important that the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish government closely monitor progress to ensure circumstances do not worsen, to the detriment of staff and service users."
In response to the report, NHS Tayside chief executive Lesley McLay said that while the financial challenges faced by the board were "extremely important", there were "other key issues" which needed to be addressed.
She added: "These include caring for a population where people are living longer and with more medical conditions and care needs, increasing demands on all our services year on year, rising prescribing costs, a large and ageing estate here in Tayside and recruitment issues."
She said that NHS Tayside was building a "five-year transformative programme" to drive change in the health authority and that the local community should be assured that "delivering person-centred and safe health services is our priority".
The auditor general is due to report on the overall financial health and performance of the NHS in Scotland later this month.
The Scottish Conservatives said NHS Tayside and NHS 24 were suffering from the SNP doing a "dreadful job".
Donald Cameron, the party's health spokesman, said: "This report details tens of millions of pounds that have been poured down the drain.
"That's cash which could have been spent on staff, repairing crumbling hospitals, or funding vital drugs."
Scottish Labour called it a "brutal" report for the Scottish government, saying the Health Minister Shona Robinson would now need to address the "huge cuts" to come at NHS Tayside.
The Scottish Greens and Scottish Liberal Democrats have also criticised the government over the report.
Ms Robison said the Scottish government took the report "very seriously".
"Patient safety is our top priority and at no point has this been compromised," she said.
"We have been working closely with NHS 24 to bring the Future Programme back on track. NHS 24 has fully acknowledged there were weaknesses in the past and has worked hard to strengthen the programme's governance arrangements.
"I am pleased that this positive progress is noted by the auditor general, who acknowledges that reasonable steps are being taken to mitigate the risk of further delay."
The minister added: "I acknowledge the issues that the auditor general raises in her report with regard to NHS Tayside and I welcome the fact that the board is putting in place a long-term plan to return to sustainable financial balance.
"The Scottish government will continue to work closely with the board to monitor their progress as they work to strengthen their financial position."
Second-placed Arbroath lost ground on the leaders by losing 2-1 at home to Annan Athletic.
Cowdenbeath missed the chance to move off the bottom of the table as they went down 2-1 to Montrose.
Berwick Rangers, Elgin City, Stirling Albion and Clyde were not in league action, with the latter two drawing 2-2 in the Scottish Cup.
At Meadowbank, David Cox's first-half penalty proved to be enough for Forfar with Aaron Dunsmore having fouled Jamie Bain.
Arbroath went ahead against Annan through Steven Doris' strike but a spot-kick brought Annan level before half time, Darren Ramsay converting after Nathan Flanagan had been felled by Ricky Gomes.
And Raffi Krissian headed the visitors level midway through the second half.
Montrose got the better of Cowden in an eventful match at Links Park.
Gerry McLauchlan's own goal put the hosts in front before the break but they had Matthew Smith sent off for a second booking with 10 minutes left.
Dean Brett struck to bring the visitors level but there was more drama when McLauchlan fouled Gary Fraser in the box.
Fraser scored the resulting penalty but then received a second yellow card for his celebration, meaning the home side finished with nine men.
Dalton Philips was told by Sir Ken, who left the business in 2008, that his plan for the chain was akin to the manure produced by his herd of cattle.
Morrisons lost £176m last year as customers moved to discount chains.
Mr Philips is cutting prices and has only just begun to offer online sales.
He is investing £1bn in price cuts over three years and plans to open 200 discount stores, following in the footsteps of other leading supermarkets.
He told the shareholders that the recent performance, which also saw a 7.1% fall in sales, was "disappointing".
Sir Ken, who is known for his forthright turn of phrase, used strong language while addressing shareholders.
He said: "The results were described by the chairman and chief executive as 'disappointing'. I personally thought they were disastrous.
"When I left work and started working as a hobby, I chose to raise cattle. I have something like 1,000 bullocks and, having listened to your presentation, Dalton, you've got a lot more bullshit than me."
Sir Ken said he had previously warned in 2009 and 2012 that changes being implemented by directors would seriously damage the business - and that the latest results proved him right.
Mr Philips' strategy is in marked contrast to the way the 55-year-old business had been run under Sir Ken, who is the son of the founder of the Bradford-based chain.
Last year Mr Philips said that when he took over four years ago the business had still been using pen-and-paper methods to check stock. Parts of the business had been 20 years behind rivals, he added, with cash still being counted manually in stores at close of business.
Also at the meeting, the chairman, Sir Ian Gibson, said he would "not be seeking re-election at next year's annual general meeting".
Referring to Sir Ian's decision, the company said in a statement: "The board will conduct an orderly process to appoint a successor.
"The board welcomes Sir Ian's continuing support as it implements its strategy. Further announcements will be made as appropriate."
Sir Ian said: "This term will take me into my eighth year on Wm Morrisons board, and this announcement gives the board time to conduct an orderly search for a new chairman and ensure a smooth transition."
In early May, managing director of retail analysts Conlumino, Neil Saunders, described the latest Morrisons figures as "woeful" and said they represented "an alarming deterioration in trade".
"The game now is one of market share stealing: any player that wants to grow has to take share from another," he said.
"Unfortunately, in this 'zero-sum game' Morrisons is a clear loser and is ceding share not only to the deep discounters but also to the other big four players."
Mr Gove told the Sunday Telegraph the next leader needed to have "embraced the vision of independence".
Mrs Leadsom told the paper it would be difficult for someone who voted Remain to see the "opportunities" of Brexit.
But Theresa May said the government "cannot just be consumed by Brexit".
The home secretary, who campaigned to remain in the EU, has become the favourite to become the next leader after Boris Johnson pulled out of the contest.
As of 18:00 BST on Friday, Mrs May had secured the backing of 96 Tory MPs, while Stephen Crabb had 22, Mrs Leadsom had 21, Mr Gove had 18 and Liam Fox had 10.
In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, Mrs Leadsom said Mrs May should not become the next prime minister because she did not believe in Brexit.
"I think it's very difficult for somebody who doesn't agree with that, who is reluctantly following the wishes of the people. I think it's quite hard for them to really see the opportunities.
"I genuinely believe that if we want to make a go of it then we need somebody who believes in it."
The energy minister also said she wanted to emulate the leadership qualities of Lady Thatcher, who was Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990.
She said: "As a person, she was always kind and courteous and as a leader she was steely and determined.
"I think that's an ideal combination - and I do like to think that's where I am."
The contest to become leader of the Conservative Party follows Prime Minister David Cameron's announcement he would stand down by the autumn after the UK voted to leave the EU in the 23 June referendum.
Whoever is elected Conservative leader will succeed Mr Cameron as prime minister and be responsible for negotiating the UK's exit from the EU.
Mr Gove, writing in the Sunday Telegraph, also said the next prime minister should be someone who had campaigned for Brexit.
"It is clear to me that the prime minister who takes charge of that process must be someone who embraced this vision of independence during the referendum," the justice secretary said.
"I also believe personally that the new prime minister should have experience at the top level of government and a track record of delivering change."
Mr Gove also explained how his confidence in Boris Johnson - a leading Brexit campaigner who had initially been regarded as the favourite to replace Mr Cameron - had "evaporated".
He wrote: "Over the past week, to my deep regret, my confidence evaporated.
"That led me to make the difficult decision, at no little cost, to put friendships aside and act in the national interest.
"Having declared that I didn't want to be prime minister - so often that I might as well have engraved it on my business card - I came to the uncomfortable conclusion that I was the person best qualified to deliver that change."
Former defence secretary Mr Fox, who also campaigned for Leave, also spoke to the Sunday Telegraph and said he would increase defence spending if he became leader of the party.
Meanwhile, in an interview with the Mail on Sunday, Mrs May rejected the suggestion the next leader needed to have backed Brexit.
"The government cannot just be consumed by Brexit, there is so much more to do," she said.
More than 160 Conservative MPs have yet to declare whom they will support in the leadership contest.
The candidates will take part in a series of ballots of the party's 330 MPs, starting on Tuesday.
The two most popular will then go on to a vote of the wider party membership, with the result due on 9 September.
Home Secretary Theresa May: The 59-year-old has replaced Boris Johnson as the bookies' favourite to win the contest. She's held the Home Office brief - often something of a poisoned chalice - since 2010, and is a former Tory party chairman. She says she can offer the "strong leadership" and unity the UK needs, and promised a "positive vision" for the country's future. She backed staying in the EU. Theresa May profile
Justice Secretary Michael Gove: The 48-year-old former newspaper columnist was a key figure in the party's modernisation that led to its return to power in 2010. He was a reforming, if controversial, education secretary between 2010 and 2014, and now holds the Ministry of Justice brief. He was a leading player in the Brexit campaign - which put a strain on his close friendship with David Cameron. He has pitched himself as the candidate that can provide "unity and change". Michael Gove profile
Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb: The 43-year-old was promoted to the cabinet in 2014 as Welsh secretary, and boosted his profile earlier this year when he took over as work and pensions secretary. A rising star of the Tory party he has promised to unite the party and country following the referendum result and provide stability. Raised on a council estate by a single mother, he has a back story to which many Tory MPs are attracted. Backed Remain. Stephen Crabb profile
Energy minister Andrea Leadsom: The 53-year-old former banker and fund manager was one of the stars of the Leave campaign. A former district councillor, she became MP for South Northamptonshire in 2010 and - after serving as a junior Treasury minister and as a member of the Treasury select committee - she was made a junior minister in the energy and climate change department in May last year. Andrea Leadsom profile
Former cabinet minister Liam Fox: It's second time around for the 54-year-old ex-defence secretary and GP, who came a close third in the 2005 leadership contest. His cabinet career was cut short in 2011 when he resigned following a lobbying row. A Brexit campaigner, and on the right of the party, he has said whoever becomes PM must accept "the instruction" of the British people and not "try to backslide" over EU membership. Liam Fox profile
"Pigs are the most efficient converter of food waste to calories - we need calories in this world to feed growing populations, but in the meantime all pigs throughout Europe are being fed soya which is being grown in the Amazon basin.
"Rainforests are crucial, but we are chopping them down to feed our pigs and it is just crazy."
Together with food waste expert Tristram Stuart she has launched the Pig Idea, a campaign lobbying for a return to the age-old practice of feeding leftover food to pigs.
"The Pig Idea is a crucially brilliant idea because man and pig have been living in perfect harmony and synergy for thousands of years," she says.
"Man creates waste; pig eats waste and turns it into food that we eat again. It is a perfect circle which means food has a use."
As recently as the 1990s "pig bins", into which uneaten food was placed, were a familiar sight in schools and canteens across the UK, but all of that changed when the foot-and-mouth crisis hit in 2001.
Concerns that the outbreak had started on a farm where pigs had been illegally fed unprocessed restaurant waste led to a nationwide ban on using waste from homes and catering outlets as animal feed.
Farmers are allowed to give their animals non-meat based products from food manufacturers and suppliers as long they have not reached any form of kitchen.
In 2003 the UK ban was rolled out to the whole of the European Union.
Pig farmers now rely heavily on crops such a soya beans, wheat and maize to feed their herds, food which humans could otherwise eat and which require arable land for cultivation.
"Since the ban on feeding food waste to pigs in 2001, a practice which has been going for millennia all over the world has come to an end.
"As a result we import millions more tonnes of soya from South America and that increases demand for deforestation, which contributes to biodiversity loss, interruption of hydrological cycles and contributes to global warming," Mr Stuart says.
"And of course on top of the environmental impact it puts additional strain on global food supplies... essentially our pigs in Europe are competing with people for food."
Ms Miers says that allowing pigs to eat more left-over food such as unsold bread, fruit and vegetables that are unfit for humans, would not only be good for the planet, but good for pigs and consumers too.
"If a pig is fed an incredible diversity it makes logical sense that it is going to have a better diet and going to taste better having got a much wider range of food," she says.
However, not all pig farmers agree. John Rigby, whose family was involved in the pig swill business before the ban as well as raising animals, says that feeding swill leads to a reduction in meat quality.
"The quality of the meat is far poorer. Swill contains an awful lot of animal fat, and these animal fats produce a very greasy, oily fat on the meat, it's not very presentable, it looks poor quality. No supermarket today would stock it."
Mr Rigby also says that the idea of not being able to fully account for everything that pork-producing pigs have been fed runs counter to the public's current desire to know the exact provenance of what they eat:.
"The horsemeat scandal highlights the need for traceability, the knowing where everything has come from," he says.
"I think the eye was off the ball for a certain period of time and price became very, very important rather than looking at the traceability of the food. I think currently traceability is everything and not necessarily the price tag."
A third of each of the pellets that Mr Rigby's pigs are fed is made of food such as biscuits, cakes and cereals which either have gone past their human sell-by dates, or which were surplus to requirement. The food comes directly from the manufacturers to the feed mill and is mixed in with other ingredients to provide the pigs with a balanced diet.
"Each batch of food delivered to the farm has a batch number; each batch number is traceable back to the feed mill," Mr Rigby says.
"At the feed mill the ingredients can been traced back to the supplier, the supplier holds records tracing them back to point of production, so everything is traceable almost back to the field at which it was produced."
He believes that a return to swill feeding "breaks all of the promises on traceability that the supermarkets want to put in front of the consumer".
He remembers incidents in the 1980s when swill was contaminated with bleach, pan scourers, and even light bulbs.
"If your pigs are getting fed floor cleaner and bleach because the screening process hasn't been adequate then none of it would be fit for human consumption, even if it was boiled - you can't boil bleach, you just get hot bleach."
Zoe Davies from the National Pig Association agrees that following the horsemeat contamination scandal both retailers and customers are very sensitive to where food comes from. She also cites problems with policing swill content as a matter of concern for pig farmers.
"The further you go down the food chain the more risk there is of cross-contamination. People could be well meaning but not fully understanding of why they need to keep food separated.
"Even if it was mainly vegetable, a bit of meat in there could be enough to spark the next foot-and-mouth outbreak."
However, the Pig Idea campaigners insist that they are not proposing a return to how swill was gathered and processed in the past, but a much more tightly controlled, centralised system on an industrial scale as happens in parts of South Korea, Japan and the United States.
This, they says, would instil confidence in producers and customers alike.
"We are not talking about a nostalgic return to the old way of doing things, we're talking about a really well-regulated system where waste is properly collected, properly screened on a conveyer belt, treated and made properly sterile," Mr Stuart says.
"It goes to pig farmers who turn it into pork, then it is sold on the very shop shelves from where the food waste came and nothing moves more than 20 or 30km, and it can be sold as premium eco-pork because we can say we produce pork without negative impact on the environment."
Ms Davies says the Pig Idea campaign is well intentioned, but that assuming the pig industry would take on the extra risk is "naive".
"We only produce 40% of our pork in the UK; 60% is imported," she says.
UK pig farmers are competing with European pig producers on a "really high level" and margins are very important, she said. They would not want to do anything that would risk the public's view of British pig production "or that would risk the long-term viability of their businesses".
In the Republic, energy company EirGrid has yet to seek planning permission with the Republic of Ireland's planning authorities, An Bord Pleanala.
The issue of overground pylons versus underground cabling has become one that may well feature in this year's local and European elections.
Paula Sheridan and her husband Mike live in Drumree, County Meath, about a 45-minute drive from Dublin.
Both keen gardeners, their house is 50 metres from an electricity pylon.
The wires over their property can carry up to 400,000 volts of electricity and they say the proposed north-south interconnector will double that capacity.
Paula describes the nearby pylon as "a monstrous tombstone" hanging over their home.
"What price have we paid for electricity?" she said. "Our house is worthless. We tried to sell it, nobody would buy it. Our health has been destroyed; our children's inheritance is gone. Nobody has considered that in the equation. What price have we paid?"
Paula Sheridan was treated for colo-rectal cancer last year; Mike for prostate cancer three years ago.
And while they accept it cannot be proven that the pylon caused their cancers, Mike believes there is a link.
"Having spent an awful lot of time over the last 30 years out in the garden there, I would make a link between my exposure and the cancer that I had, yeah," he said.
Those opposed to electricity pylons say the metal towers are ugly and ruin the landscape, they lower property prices, but most damning of all, they are a health risk.
But the Irish Minister for Communication, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, is adamant there is no evidence that overground wires cause cancer.
He said that expert advice from the World Health Organisation suggests there is no reason for health concerns.
"It's a fairly fantastic proposition, to allege that any government or state agency would engage in infrastructural build-out that posed a health risk to people. That really is unconscionable," he said.
The planning appeal process will hear submissions in favour of putting the wires underground - a much more expensive and technically difficult process according to Mr Rabbitte, which is why, he said, more than 95% of cabling is overhead in the developed world.
He also said going underground would put 3% on electricity bills for the next 50 years.
But Colin Andrew, a chartered engineer, a geologist and a member of the North East Pylon Pressure Committee believes the extra cost of putting the cables below the soil, for the two administrations and the two electricity companies, is worth paying.
"There is a better way and all we are requesting is that the governments, north and south, and SOMI in the north and EirGrid in the south, look at the better way, which is acceptable to the communities," he said.
"We believe the total cost to the average bill-payer of undergrounding the north-south interconnector will be less than 70 cents a month or 50p a month in the north."
Overground or underground has yet to be decided on.
But the need for more electricity is not in doubt, especially for Northern Ireland, according to a senior well-informed source.
Mr Rabbitte said he accepts that people have genuine concerns about the visual impact of pylons and how they affect property prices.
However, he added: "There always has been a trade-off between the comforts of modern civilisation and an element of intrusion into the way we live.
"That's unavoidable if you are going to have electricity supply, mod cons and the power to provide jobs and industry in the regions."
For governments, voters and planners the issue of pylons, it seems, is part of the age-old dilemma - what price progress?
Isco gave Real an eighth-minute lead before Tana levelled with a firm shot.
Wales forward Bale was shown red early in the second half for shoving Jonathan Viera, who scored a penalty after a Sergio Ramos handball.
Kevin-Prince Boateng fired in moments later before Ronaldo's penalty and header earned Real a point.
Real Madrid's comeback was not enough to send them back to the top of La Liga. They now trail Barcelona by one point, although they have a game in hand on the champions.
Three days after Zinedine Zidane's side performed a great escape by coming from 2-0 down to defeat Villarreal, they produced a similar trick again.
But this result was even more extraordinary because Real played much of the second half with 10 men and were 3-1 behind until the 86th minute.
After Bale was sent off for an out-of-character shove, Las Palmas took advantage of the shell-shocked home side when Viera fired in from the spot after Ramos had handled David Simon's drive inside the area.
The Gran Canaria club, who had only managed one away win in La Liga this campaign, then added a third soon after when ex-Tottenham player Boateng beat keeper Keylor Navas to the ball to slot in.
Time was running out for Real, but they struck lucky in the 86th minute.
A firm cross from substitute James Rodriguez struck the hand of Dani Castellano. It appeared that the Las Palmas midfielder did not have time to move his hands away, but after short deliberation referee Fernandez Borbalan awarded a penalty. Ronaldo fired in from the spot.
With seconds of the match remaining, the Portugal forward, who appeared frustrated during the night, rose brilliantly to head in Rodriguez's cross.
It was an unexpected flashpoint.
Bale began the match well, setting up Alvaro Morata in the first 30 seconds to tuck home, only for the effort to be ruled out for offside.
But in the 47th minute the night took a turn for the worse for the Wales international, who only recently returned from three months out with an ankle injury.
He twice clipped the heels of Viera before the Las Palmas player reacted. Referee Borbalan was set to show Bale a yellow card before the 27-year-old aggressively shoved Viera which prompted the official to show a straight red.
His suspension will be a blow for Real, with the forward having scored two goals since his comeback.
Match ends, Real Madrid 3, Las Palmas 3.
Second Half ends, Real Madrid 3, Las Palmas 3.
Tana (Las Palmas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nacho (Real Madrid).
Hand ball by Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid).
Alen Halilovic (Las Palmas) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Las Palmas. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
Goal! Real Madrid 3, Las Palmas 3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by James Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Mauricio Lemos.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Dani Castellano.
Goal! Real Madrid 2, Las Palmas 3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
Penalty conceded by Dani Castellano (Las Palmas) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
Attempt saved. Jesé (Las Palmas) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by David Simón.
Attempt missed. James Rodríguez (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
Foul by Jesé (Las Palmas).
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Aythami Artiles.
Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Rodríguez with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. James Rodríguez (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) has gone down, but that's a dive.
Foul by David Simón (Las Palmas).
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Roque Mesa (Las Palmas).
Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Jesé (Las Palmas) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Simón.
Tana (Las Palmas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nacho (Real Madrid).
Dani Castellano (Las Palmas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
Attempt missed. Alen Halilovic (Las Palmas) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Dani Castellano.
Attempt saved. Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo.
Foul by Vicente Gómez (Las Palmas).
Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Las Palmas. Alen Halilovic replaces Jonathan Viera.
Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
The Interception of Communications Commissioner said the force had obtained communications data without judicial approval on five occasions.
Sir Stanley Burnton said the "failures", which affected four people, could "properly be viewed as reckless".
Police Scotland said it had taken "robust and rigorous steps" to comply with requirements in future.
The Interception of Communications Commissioner's Office (IOCCO) launched an investigation in July to determine whether Police Scotland had contravened a new code of practice for communications data introduced earlier this year.
The review is understood to relate to the murder of Emma Caldwell in 2005. A re-investigation of the case had been ordered in May this year.
The watchdog said it was "evident" that police had made applications to access communications data in order to determine a journalist's source, or an intermediary between a journalist and a source.
The report said Police Scotland's applications "failed to satisfy the requirements of necessity and proportionality" or to give due consideration to the European Convention on Human Rights.
Police said none of the four people identified as being affected was a journalist.
Police Scotland's response to the IOCCO investigation was overseen by Assistant Chief Constable Ruaraidh Nicolson.
He said there was no evidence that the breaches had been "an intentional act".
He said: "A detailed action plan was put in place as soon as the issue was highlighted by IOCCO and no further recommendations have been made to Police Scotland.
"IOCCO has also commented on the robust and rigorous steps Police Scotland has taken to ensure processes for all applications for communications data are fully compliant with the Code of Practice and all legislative requirements."
Scottish justice secretary Michael Matheson said HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland had been asked to review "the robustness of procedures around Police Scotland's counter-corruption practices".
He said: "Any breach of the Code of Practice in this area is unacceptable and I expect Police Scotland to comply fully with any recommendations made by IOCCO.
"A free press is the cornerstone of a healthy democracy and we are committed to protecting the privacy of all law-abiding members of the public, including journalists."
Journalist Eamon O Connor was working on an investigation into the Emma Caldwell inquiry in April 2015 when the breaches occurred.
He spoke to former police officers in the course of his investigation, and said the breaches struck at the heart of journalistic freedoms.
He said: "I'm extremely concerned that any source I've been in touch with might have had their communications improperly put under surveillance without judicial approval.
"None of the people I spoke to were interested in anything but getting to the truth about why things had gone so terribly wrong in the Emma Caldwell inquiry."
Mr O Connor also questioned how, if no journalists had been spied upon, the police knew who their sources were in the first place.
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokeswoman Alison McInnes said Police Scotland and the Scottish government should be held to account over the findings.
She said: "It is not just reckless, it is outrageous that police officers thought they were above the law and simply reinforces the need for a wider inquiry into the workings of Police Scotland. By intruding on confidential exchanges without judicial approval they risk destroying the public's trust in a body that should be focusing on protecting our communities."
Margaret Mitchell of the Scottish Conservatives said it was "hugely concerning to now have confirmation that police have been spying on journalists".
Scottish Labour justice spokesman Graeme Pearson said the "reckless conduct" fell "well below the standards we expect of our police service".
He said: "These breaches must have been approved at a very senior level by someone. I want to know who, why, when and where these approvals were sought and authorised."
They include three sisters who developed breast tumours within 15 months of each other.
The 100,000 Genomes Project in England will look at their DNA, and that of thousands of other patients, to help the search for precision treatments and understand how tumours develop.
Cancer Research UK said the project was "very exciting".
In November 2013, Mary Lloyd was diagnosed with breast cancer, as was her younger sister Kerry two months later. In February the following year their sister Sandra was diagnosed too.
Mary, 61 and from Northampton, told the BBC News website: "It was really unbelievable.
"I had just retired and made plans, then to find out Kerry also had breast cancer - she's got two children still at school - it was just awful.
"Sandra had almost prepared herself [for her diagnosis] and she was devastated as well.
"But because we're sisters together we've been able to support one another. That's really important as the treatment is horrendous."
Cancer is a genetic disease caused by mutations in our DNA that lead to cells dividing uncontrollably.
The sisters are taking part in the 100,000 Genomes Project, run within the NHS, which is trying to understand the mutations that cause or increase the risk of cancer.
It will also determine the drugs that can target tumours. Herceptin works only in patients with specific mutations.
"It's classed as the beginning of the end of chemotherapy," said Dr Julian Barwell, a consultant in clinical genetics at the the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
He told the BBC: "This is the first step for the NHS into genomic medicine. If successful it will give individual tumour profiles and identify which drugs are likely to benefit you. It's hugely exciting."
Not every patient will benefit from the study, but the understanding of the mutations that lead to their cancer will help in the development of "precision therapies" targeting the weak spots in tumours.
Sir Harpal Kumar, the chief executive of Cancer Research UK, said: "We hope that, one day, treatments based on the specific characteristics of the tumour, including the genetic make-up, can be offered to all patients - and this latest phase of the 100,000 Genomes Project is another important step towards this."
The project will also aim to uncover why tumours develop. The three sisters might have been at a genetically higher risk of developing cancer.
Mary told the BBC: "We agreed to take part because we don't have the common BRCA 1 or 2 genes [which led Angelina Jolie to have her breasts removed] so it could help to find a gene that hasn't been identified yet.
"And it opens it up for the rest of our family to be tested and for everyone else out there that might be facing a similar situation."
The 100,000 Genomes Project is spilt into two halves, one looking at cancer and the other rare diseases.
This month, the first children with debilitating "mystery" rare diseases were given a diagnosis as part of the study.
Four-year-old Georgia Walburn-Green's condition had baffled doctors and specialists.
They had been unable to explain why she was growing slowly, had damaged eyes and kidneys and is still unable to talk.
The 100,000 Genomes Project was able to identify the gene responsible for her condition.
Life Sciences Minister George Freeman said the start of the cancer phase was a "significant milestone in the revolutionary 100,000 Genomes Project".
He said: "It will help to unlock our understanding of the causes of this devastating condition, make the UK a leader in genetic research, and provide better diagnosis and more targeted treatment for thousands of NHS patients across the UK."
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Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members are set to hold a 24-hour strike from 17:00 BST on 4 June and a 48-hour strike from 17:00 BST on 9 June.
On Thursday the union rejected a fresh pay offer by Network Rail.
Both sides have been talking with conciliation service Acas since Friday.
The workers, including signallers and maintenance staff, are also planning to ban overtime from 6-12 June.
The RMT's 16,000 members at Network Rail work across the company's operations and maintenance departments.
A planned strike over last week's bank holiday was suspended after Network Rail tabled a revised pay offer to workers.
Network Rail originally offered a four-year deal of a single £500 payment followed by three years of rises in line with RPI inflation.
But the revised offer was for two years, with a 1% rise this year, and a rise of about 1.4% next year. It was also established that there would be no compulsory redundancies for the duration of the agreement.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has previously said he considered strike action "unnecessary and unreasonable".
Eloise Dixon, 46, from Gravesend, was in a car with her husband and children in Angra dos Reis on Sunday when the attack happened, according to reports.
Ms Dixon, 46, was shot twice, once in the abdomen, and is now recovering.
Max Dixon, 46, a Bromley firefighter and former paratrooper "dealt with the situation calmly," Hazel Dixon said.
"He just wanted to get out of it as quickly as possible - to the nearest hospital.
"He told me the car was riddled with bullets," she added.
The attack occurred in the first week of their family holiday.
The couple had been travelling in the car with their three children Isabella, 13, Holly, eight, and seven-year-old Alice.
It is believed a language mix-up led the family, from Hayes, south-east London, into the Agua Santa neighbourhood - a coastal resort about 90 miles (145 km) from Rio de Janeiro.
Authorities said a group approached the car and told the family to get out, but the Dixons did not understand the request.
The group then reportedly opened fire.
Ms Dixon said her daughter-in-law, a part-time classroom assistant at a primary school in Hayes, was lucky to be alive.
She said the family, who travelled a lot and liked to go to adventurous places, were just one week into a three week holiday when the attack happened.
The 46-year-old underwent two hours of surgery and is now in a stable condition waiting to be transferred to a private hospital in Rio de Janeiro.
The 23-year-old has agreed a four-year contract with the Championship side.
A product of Chievo's youth system, Ekuban spent last season on loan in Albania with FK Partizani, for whom he played in the the Champions League and Europa League preliminary rounds.
Ekuban will join the Leeds squad on their pre-season tour of Austria later this week.
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Parts of the discussions are expected to involve funding for Northern Ireland. How much government money already goes there?
HM Treasury breaks down public spending between Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Only about 88% of government spending may be divided in this way, the remaining 12% is on things like defence, which are counted in the statistics as benefiting everyone in the UK equally.
Northern Ireland has more of the identifiable spending per head than Scotland and Wales, receiving 21% more than the UK as a whole.
Next in line comes Scotland, which is 16% above the average and Wales at 10% above. England spends 3% per head below the overall UK figure.
The figures include spending by devolved administrations as well as UK government departments.
There are some differences between what counts as public spending - for example, water supply counts as being in the public sector in Scotland and Northern Ireland but in the private sector in England and Wales.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has recently published experimental statistics on the distribution of public spending throughout the UK, which also found that Northern Ireland had the highest per person funding.
The UK is a net contributor, but if you look at how EU structural and investment funds are distributed among the nations, Wales comes out on top by a long way, with 142 euros (£126) per person per year.
Northern Ireland receives 57 euros (£50) per person, which is 58% above the UK average of 36 euros (£32).
While England gets the most funding overall with 1.5bn euros (£1.3bn) a year, it gets the lowest amount per person at 28 euros (£25).
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The death was announced by Sir John Chilcot, head of the Iraq War inquiry Sir Martin was also a panel member of.
Sir John described Sir Martin, 78, as an "extraordinarily eminent historian" and said the inquiry had benefited from his "wisdoms and insights".
Sir John told MPs of Sir Martin's death as he appeared at a Commons committee to discuss the Chilcot inquiry.
He had been called to the Foreign Affairs Committee to explain delays in publishing the inquiry's official report.
Sir John said he wanted to pass on his "personal condolences" to Sir Martin's family.
In addition to being the official biographer of Winston Churchill, Sir Martin wrote books on the Holocaust, the first and second world wars and Jewish history.
He was born in London in 1936 but was evacuated to Canada as a toddler when the Second World War took hold, returning to live near Oxford as the war drew to a end.
It was in 1962 as a research fellow at Oxford University that he began his work on the life of the war-time leader.
A year after being elected a junior research fellow at Merton College, Oxford, Churchill's son Randolph, who was working on the biography of his father, asked Sir Martin to join his research team.
Following Churchill's death in 1965, and with approval from Randolph, Sir Martin wrote his first book on the former prime minister, a single-volume entitled Winston Churchill that was released in 1966.
After Randolph Churchill died in 1968, Sir Martin was asked to take over his work to complete the Churchill biography, including the main and document volumes.
He would end up publishing numerous volumes of Churchill's biography over the next 20 years.
But it was his book The Holocaust, rather than his writings on Churchill, that generated "by far the most correspondence and contact with individuals whom I would never otherwise have met", Sir Martin said.
This gave him material and ideas he would incorporate into subsequent Holocaust-related books, he said.
Following his death, numerous tributes have been paid to Sir Martin, who was an honorary fellow of Merton College, Oxford, and a distinguished fellow of Hillsdale College, Michigan.
Michael Wegier, chief executive of Jewish charity United Jewish Israel Appeal, said: "Sir Martin had an extraordinary capacity to command vast amounts of material and take the reader on a journey that created coherence through the detail.
"As we say in Jewish tradition - may his memory be a blessing."
The Holocaust Education Trust said in a tweet: "Very sad to hear of the passing of Sir Martin Gilbert, leading Holocaust historian and our great friend.
"Our thoughts are with his family."
Amy Wadge, from Church Village, Rhondda Cynon Taff, collected the award with Sheeran for song of the year for their number one hit.
The pair attended the ceremony in Los Angeles together, receiving their award from Stevie Wonder.
Afterwards, Wadge tweeted: "Oh my god I am so so happy right now."
She added she was "damn proud of @edsheeran we won song of the year woo !!!"
Sheeran, who also won a Grammy for best pop solo performance, thanked Wadge on stage "for writing the song with me".
"We wrote it on a couch in my house after having dinner - quite odd," he added.
The Wey & Arun Canal Trust said it can now restore 400m of the waterway's Bramley Link section, south of Guildford.
The trust has so far carried out work on more than half of the 23-mile canal route.
It has fully restored three-and-a-half miles in the Loxwood area where it runs public excursion boats.
The new lease is for farmland owned by trust supporters Susan and Malcolm Brenton.
It will enable a stretch of the canal from Shalford down to the Tannery Lane Bridge near Bramley to be restored.
A year-long environmental impact assessment, a civil engineering design study and a full flood study are being carried out.
The trust said the studies will support a planning application in summer 2016.
The first fully restored section in Surrey, on the Summit Level between Alfold and Dunsfold, is due to open in September 2016.
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) wants abortion to be legalised in cases of rape, incest or "serious malformation" of a foetus.
Such cases are not grounds for a legal termination in Northern Ireland, where the law differs from Great Britain.
The High Court judicial review will take submissions from both pro-choice and anti-abortion campaigners.
Among those making submissions will be Sarah Ewart, a Northern Ireland resident whose personal story put abortion back on the news agenda in 2013 when she spoke to the Nolan Show on BBC Radio Ulster.
At 20 weeks pregnant, she travelled to England for an abortion after her baby had been diagnosed with anencephaly - a condition where the brain has not developed.
Under current abortion law in Northern Ireland, she was advised that as her health was not at risk she would have to carry the baby full term.
After going public, her story triggered political and legal debate and led to the NIHRC's judicial review action.
Ahead of the hearing, Mrs Ewart said: "I am an ordinary woman who suffered a very personal family tragedy, which the law in Northern Ireland turned into a living nightmare.
"I was told that my baby was likely to die before being born or shortly afterwards. All I kept thinking was - 'our baby has no brain, she cannot live'.
"I simply could not face it, but the law in Northern Ireland meant I had no option but to go to England and take myself away from the care of the doctors and midwife who knew me. I was 23 years old and totally devastated.
"I, and many women like me have been failed by our politicians. After they left me with no option but to go to England for medical care. Now, by their refusal to change the law, they leave me with no option but to go to the courts on my and other women's behalf."
Amnesty International is also joining the court challenge to Northern Ireland's abortion law.
Grainne Teggart from Amnesty said: "Northern Ireland's laws on abortion date back to the 19th Century, carry the harshest criminal penalties in Europe and fail to protect women who have been raped, are victims of incest or whose pregnancies have been given a fatal foetal diagnosis."
She said the Northern Ireland Assembly was also failing women on a daily basis by not legislating for change.
"Up to 2,000 women leave Northern Ireland every year to access termination of pregnancy services. That reality is a damning indictment of the executive's failure to prioritise women's healthcare," she said.
However, Bernadette Smyth, director of the anti-abortion group Precious Life, criticised the NIHRC's legal action.
"I'm really concerned at this point that the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has totally ignored the views of the people here and the politicians. It's a very undemocratic move," Ms Smyth said.
"I'm greatly concerned that a so-called human rights organisation wants to take a case that will take the rights of unborn children, who have a fundamental right to be born."
Other groups making submissions to the judicial review are Alliance for Change, Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child, Catholic Bishops NI, the Family Planning Association, Marie Stopes and Northern Ireland's attorney general.
The Blues took the lead when Eden Hazard capitalised on poor marking before cutting inside Steven Davis and powering a shot through the legs of keeper Fraser Forster.
Southampton had plenty of the ball but could not find a way through a well-drilled Chelsea, who looked the more threatening and went close when strikes from Hazard and Diego Costa were saved.
Costa, however, beat Forster at full stretch with a wonderful curled effort from 22 yards.
Victory was Chelsea's fourth in a row in the league - a feat they last achieved in April 2015 - and put them one point behind Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool.
Eden Hazard was the 2014-15 Premier League player of the season during a campaign in which former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said the Belgian had outperformed Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
Hazard struggled to maintain those heights as he struggled last season - managing just four goals and rarely showing the pace and trickery that had made him such a threat.
This season is a different story. He has already scored five goals and looks like he has regained the confidence to tease and torment defenders.
He showed skill and power with his goal at St Mary's, scoring in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time, then provided the pass from which Costa added Chelsea's second.
Chelsea were exposed defensively in consecutive league defeats by Liverpool and Arsenal this season but, since then, they have kept four clean sheets and scored 11 goals.
Manager Antonio Conte's move to a formation with three centre-backs is helping his side look more secure at the back and threatening in attack.
The Italian also appears to have implemented the sort of defending for which his country is famous, as an organised Chelsea denied Southampton's players any space in or around the penalty area and closed them down with aggression throughout.
"We've worked hard in training," said Chelsea defender Gary Cahill. "We've worked hard on the shape that the manager has brought and we are getting the rewards.
"It's OK having the shape but it's about having the mentality of the players to go out and dig in and do the business when you need to."
Southampton, whose most recent defeat at home in the league came against Chelsea in February, again had little answer to the Blues.
Saints had 55 shots on target this season before the game, but could muster only one on Sunday despite enjoying 55% of possession.
Their sole effort was Dusan Tadic's low effort, which was comfortably palmed wide by keeper Thibaut Courtois.
Southampton's chances were fleeting and, when they did come, striker Charlie Austin put one header wide and another high.
Southampton manager Claude Puel: "We played very well in the first half with so many possibilities and good play.
"But it's difficult to play against this team when you concede a goal after a few minutes. They can play their game with a strong defence and counter-attack.
"It was difficult to find solutions. It's a disappointment because we tried to play good football. We can do better."
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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte: "We knew today was a test against a strong side in good shape and form. It's important to win games like this - people can increase their confidence and will to work and trust in the work.
"We created many chances. It's the perfect game when strikers score and defenders don't concede. The players deserved this; they work hard in training.
"When you see this type of game and commitment from your players, it's fantastic for a coach."
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Southampton are at home to Inter Milan for a 20:05 GMT kick-off on Thursday, 3 November before a league game at Hull City at 14:15 on Sunday, 6 November.
Chelsea host Everton in the 17:30 kick-off on Saturday, 5 November.
Match ends, Southampton 0, Chelsea 2.
Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Chelsea 2.
Foul by José Fonte (Southampton).
Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by José Fonte (Southampton).
N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Willian (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
Charlie Austin (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
Substitution, Chelsea. Michy Batshuayi replaces Diego Costa.
Substitution, Chelsea. Branislav Ivanovic replaces Victor Moses.
Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Southampton).
Diego Costa (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Southampton. Sam McQueen tries a through ball, but Charlie Austin is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Victor Moses (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Costa.
Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Eden Hazard (Chelsea).
Substitution, Southampton. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Dusan Tadic.
Substitution, Southampton. Sam McQueen replaces Ryan Bertrand.
Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Pedro.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by David Luiz.
Attempt blocked. Steven Davis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cuco Martina with a cross.
Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Southampton).
Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro.
Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Charlie Austin (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Bertrand with a cross.
Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Victor Moses (Chelsea).
Cuco Martina (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Eden Hazard (Chelsea).
Attempt saved. Victor Moses (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
Substitution, Southampton. Sofiane Boufal replaces Jordy Clasie.
Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Victor Moses (Chelsea).
Attempt missed. Diego Costa (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
Goal! Southampton 0, Chelsea 2. Diego Costa (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard following a set piece situation.
The discovery under the line near The Royal stop was the "latest in a string of complications", Midland Metro said.
The Royal was originally planned to open this month but was not now scheduled to open until early December, transport authority Centro said.
Midland Metro said the ground would have to be "filled in properly".
The old mineworkings, about 4m (13ft) deep, were found just past The Royal on the A41 Bilston Road near the junction with Steelhouse Lane.
Centro, the region's public transport co-ordinator, which is carrying out a £4.5m track replacement programme, said they were "thought to be a remnant of the coal, limestone or iron ore mine works that criss-cross Wolverhampton and the wider Black Country".
The workings were discovered as workmen dug into the ground to prepare foundations for new Midland Metro track going from The Royal to a rebuilt terminus at St George's in the city centre.
No announcement was being made on when St George's would reopen "until the mineworkings have been fully evaluated", Centro said.
Midland Metro programme director Paul Griffiths said: "It is a problem that we cannot ignore - the ground will have to be excavated then filled in properly to provide a strong and durable base for the track.
"We regret the delay but the discovery of this shaft is the latest in a string of complications."
Work began in September but the strength of the foundations under the old track was "worse than anticipated" and "the discovery of unmarked public utility pipes and a culvert also hit the timetable", Centro said.
He was detained in a joint operation on Thursday.
The man has been brought back to a police station in Belfast for questioning.
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Ramadan Sobhi and Wilfried Bony are likely to miss out because of the Africa Cup of Nations, while Jonathan Walters is doubtful with a knee injury.
Juan Zuniga and Nordin Amrabat have joined Watford's lengthy injury list after suffering ankle and leg injuries respectively on Sunday.
However, Hornets defender Miguel Britos returns after a one-match ban.
Stoke manager Mark Hughes: "We're giving goals up too readily. We'll address that. A lot of the elements of our play, apart from that, are very good.
We had a good result against Watford not too long back. We just need to revisit our thoughts on that one and play as well as we know we can, but clearly take out the catastrophic errors."
Watford head coach Walter Mazzarri: "We have 50 per cent less time to prepare than Stoke. They had more rest than us.
"It will be very difficult but I guarantee we will do everything possible to defend the badge."
One to watch from behind the settee. Stoke were competitive at Chelsea - not many teams score two at Stamford Bridge. They were also competitive at Liverpool, but no matter how you look at it they have still conceded 10 goals in three games.
Watford simply did not turn up against Tottenham at Vicarage Road, a complete non-performance, and I can see nothing but more frustration for them here.
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Harvey the Dalmatian was found weak and cold at a bus stop in Shedfield, Hampshire, more than 240km from the vets where he was registered in Ynysybwl, Rhondda Cynon Taff.
He is microchipped but the numbers registered to it do not work. Harvey is now being cared for by the RSPCA.
Inspector Tina Ward said: "We are desperate to know how he came to be in this state and where his owners are."
Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner allowed just four hits, becoming the first pitcher in the World Series to shutout the opposition since the Florida Marlins' Josh Beckett in 2003.
Since trailing 4-1 in Game Four, San Francisco have now hit 15 runs without reply.
The sides will contest Game Six on Tuesday at the Kauffman Stadium.
The Giants have now won back-to-back matches, and victory in Game Six would see the West Coast outfit lift their third World Series championship in five years.
San Francisco's Hunter Pence was at the heart of the action once more for Giants, with the right fielder now 9 for 19 in five games.
Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford heaped praise on pitcher Bumgarner: "You look at (Bumgarner) and he looks like he's pitching in the middle of June," Crawford said. "He takes the pressure off everyone."
The tap-to-pay system will compete with Apple Pay in the burgeoning mobile payments market.
The market is estimated to be worth $1tn (£650bn) in 2017.
Technology companies are trying to convince shoppers to use their handsets, rather than plastic cards, to pay for purchases.
Android Pay can be used with smartphones that have near-field communication (NFC) capability and Google's KitKat 4.4+ operating system.
It will allow users to store their credit card details on their phones, as well as loyalty cards and other data.
Existing users of the Google Wallet app can access Android Pay through an update, while new users can download it from the Google Play app store in the coming days.
Retailers including Macy's, Bloomingdale's and Subway are among the first to participate in Android Pay, with more to come.
It will be extended to mobile checkouts in some apps later this year.
The Google system will support credit and debit cards from providers including MasterCard, Visa and American Express, as well as banks including Bank of America, with Citigroup and Wells Fargo to follow.
Rather than passing users' credit card details to a retailer, both the Google and Apple systems generate a "token" so the actual data is not revealed during a transaction, reducing the risk of data theft.
Last month, Samsung launched its own mobile wallet service, called Samsung Pay, in South Korea.
It will be available in the US from 28 September, with countries including the UK, Spain and China to follow.
Google is yet to reveal when Android Pay will be available outside the US.
Dave Penman, leader of the FDA union for senior Whitehall staff, said there had been a "deafening silence" from senior government figures since the resignation of Sir Ivan Rogers.
In a note to staff, Sir Ivan attacked "muddled thinking" about Brexit.
Some politicians welcomed his resignation and said someone "committed to Brexit" should be appointed.
The European Commission said it regretted Sir Ivan's departure, describing him as "a very professional, very knowledgeable, while not always easy interlocutor and diplomat who always loyally defended the interests of his government".
Labour has demanded that the government give a statement on the resignation when Parliament reconvenes next week, following its Christmas and New Year break.
But former cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith said Sir Ivan - whose warning that Brexit talks could take a decade was revealed by the BBC last month - was "not irreplaceable". He said that when a civil servant "starts going public", ministers "can no longer trust that individual".
Another pro-Brexit Conservative, Peter Lilley, said half of Sir Ivan's parting note to his fellow UK diplomats in Brussels read "like a CV" and the other half "like some degree of sour grapes".
"One has a feeling that many diplomats, Eurocrats, are actually in the business of trying to negotiate our way back in rather than committing to getting us out, and if Sir Ivan Rogers was in the former group, it's good he's gone," Mr Lilley told BBC Radio 4's The World at One.
By John Pienaar, BBC deputy political editor
For one minister - an enthusiast for Brexit - it was very simple: "You're either on board, or you're not. He wasn't. We move on." The minister sounded rather cheerful.
So, Sir Ivan Rogers had gone because his face didn't fit. Now the way was clear for a true believer in the opportunities opened up by the vote to leave the EU.
If only winning a good deal for Britain in its divorce from the European Union, and eventually on the terms of trade for the UK outside the EU, was half so simple.
Deep faith in the benefits of leaving the EU may, or may not, be an asset to whoever ends up sitting behind the Union Flag when talks finally begin after March. No-one can claim it will be a sufficient qualification, and to be fair, no-one does.
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage said a "tough Brexiteer" should replace Sir Ivan, while Tory MP Dominic Raab claimed Sir Ivan's "heart hasn't really been in Brexit".
But former Foreign Office permanent secretary Lord Ricketts said he was "really concerned at the undertone of denigration" of Sir Ivan and said it was vital for ministers to "stand behind" his successor.
And Mr Penman said he had "a lot of concern" about some of the comments, adding: "What surprises me is the deafening silence from ministers who should be taking to the airwaves to defend the integrity and capability of the impartial civil service."
He added: "If the civil service is to deliver a successful Brexit negotiation, the recipe for that success is unlikely to be to starve it of resources, lack clarity of objective and be surrounded with yes men and women who will not speak truth unto power."
The government said Sir Ivan, who had been due to leave his post in October, was quitting early so a replacement could be appointed by the start of Brexit talks, which Theresa May has promised to trigger by the end of March.
In his farewell note to fellow UK diplomats in Brussels, Sir Ivan said: "I hope you will continue to challenge ill-founded arguments and muddled thinking and that you will never be afraid to speak the truth to those in power.
"I hope that you will support each other in those difficult moments where you have to deliver messages that are disagreeable to those who need to hear them."
On the UK's Brexit negotiations with the EU, he said "serious multilateral negotiating experience is in short supply in Whitehall", adding this was not the case in the European Commission or in the European Council.
He said the government would only succeed if it "negotiates resolutely", adding, in a reference to the remaining 27 EU states: "Senior ministers, who will decide on our positions, issue by issue, also need from you detailed, unvarnished - even where this is uncomfortable - and nuanced understanding of the views, interests and incentives of the other 27."
Downing Street said it would not comment on the resignation email, although Sir Ivan was "free to express his own opinions".
By James Landale, BBC diplomatic correspondent
Outgoing ambassadors often write valedictory notes but few are as explosive as this. Sir Ivan does not name names but his remarks do not need much decoding.
The clear implication is that the advice the UK's ambassador to the EU has been giving has fallen on deaf ears in Downing Street.
And this is why he is standing down, depriving the government of one of its most experienced Brussels hands just weeks before negotiations over Brexit are due to begin.
His resignation took Downing Street by surprise, coming some eight months before his job was due to end or be extended.
So the hunt is now on for an envoy who can speak truth to power while retaining the confidence of Downing Street, who knows Brussels but is not seen as being part of Brussels.
Sir Ivan is expected to stay on for a few weeks while such a diplomatic paragon is found.
A government spokeswoman said: "Sir Ivan Rogers has resigned a few months early as UK permanent representative to the European Union.
"Sir Ivan has taken this decision now to enable a successor to be appointed before the UK invokes Article 50 by the end of March. We are grateful for his work and commitment over the last three years."
For Labour, shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer urged Brexit Secretary David Davis to come to the House of Commons next Monday to answer MPs' questions on Sir Ivan's resignation.
He called it "frankly astonishing" and "deeply concerning" that he had written in his email that he did not yet know the government's objectives for Brexit.
Sir Keir added: "Time is running out. It is now vital that the government demonstrates not only that it has a plan but also that it has a clear timetable for publication."
Earlier Mr Duncan Smith said Sir Ivan "knew very well what he was doing" when he sent the note.
He added: "You must have absolute trust and cooperation. You cannot have this stuff coming out publicly."
Shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner said government policy "appears to be to shout down anyone who tells them things they don't want to hear".
The UK Treasury uses the Barnett formula devised in the 1970s to allocate money to the four UK nations.
The system, based on population and which powers are devolved, gives more money per head to Scotland than Wales.
Politicians in Scotland have vowed to keep the formula in place, despite calls for reform from Wales.
In a televised debate on Wednesday night, Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy said he would "keep the Barnett formula today, tomorrow and forever, and that's what you get with Labour".
Mr Jones, speaking on a campaign visit in Snowdonia on Thursday, said: "We want the Barnett floor - without getting into the technical details it delivers what we want, which is making sure Wales' under-funding stops.
"You can have that without the need to comprehensively overhaul the Barnett formula, so it's possible to have both things.
"What I'm interested in is what happens in Wales - it's important that we have this device called the Barnett floor that addresses under-funding as far as the future is concerned, and that really resolves the problem as far as Wales is concerned."
Visiting Carmarthenshire on Wednesday, Labour's Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls promised a fair funding settlement for Wales, but did not specify what that would mean for the size of the Welsh government's budget.
The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have proposed introducing a "floor", or minimum level of funding, but say the exact level would be worked out later.
The coalition partners have said they now expect the Welsh government to hold a referendum on devolving income tax.
Plaid Cymru has claimed Wales is underfunded to the tune of £1.2bn, while UKIP has vowed to "radically reform" the Barnett formula to make it based on need, with increased payments to Wales.
The brick hit a fully-laden HGV which was travelling along the M80 before junction 7 at Haggs, near Falkirk, at about 20:30 on 23 January.
The vehicle was damaged but the driver managed to maintain control of the lorry and parked on the hard shoulder.
Officers said several youths were seen to throw the brick from the bridge.
Insp Andrew Thomson, from the division's road policing unit, said: "This type of reckless behaviour is extremely dangerous and has potentially fatal consequences for the motorway road users.
"This brick thrown onto the motorway could very easily have went through the window of this vehicle, causing a catastrophic collision."
The 54-year-old South African Football Association technical director is the only white man to captain a Africa Cup of Nations-winning team.
He collapsed while training for a charity cycle race set for next month.
It is the second heart attack Tovey has suffered inside two years.
The doctors have been working round the clock and we hope for the best
In February 2015 he suffered an attack while playing a game of squash with his wife near his home in Umhlanga, on the outskirt of Durban. But he made a speedy recovery.
Tovey was taken off the life support system by doctors on Monday morning but there was no immediate improvement on his condition, the South African Football Association spokesman Dominic Chimhavi said on Monday afternoon.
His elder brother Mark Tovey said doctors were still to ascertain if there was any damage suffered to his brain from a lack of oxygen, or damage to his lung and heart muscle.
"There is a slight improvement from [Monday's] situation but Neil remains in critical condition and I ask all South Africans to keep Neil in their daily prayers," he said.
"The doctors have been working round the clock and we hope for the best."
Social media was trending in South Africa on Monday as messages of support streamed in for Tovey, an iconic sports figure in the country who was captain of the South African side that lifted the Nations Cup on home soil in 1996.
Pictures of Tovey, holding the trophy aloft above his head, next to a beaming Nelson Mandela are still commonly seen in South African sports publications.
Tovey was the first captain of the country's national side when South Africa emerged from Apartheid-enforced isolation in 1992 - and also the first to reach the milestone of 50 caps.
But he lost his place in the team when Jomo Sono took over as coach from Clive Barker just six months before the 1998 World Cup finals in France.
Tovey's 511 league and cup appearances is the second highest tally by a player in the country's professional league. He won multiple titles with Durban City and Kaizer Chiefs and in between also played at AmaZulu.
After retiring he became a coach and had stints in charge of Hellenic, AmaZulu and Mamelodi Sundowns, where he won the South African league title in 2007.
Tovey was appointed Safa's technical director in June 2015.
The President of Safa, Dr Danny Jordaan, said he was shocked to learn the news and wished Tovey a speedy recovery.
"We trust he will pass through this challenge," Jordaan said.
Marc Dightam, 32, fled the scene after hitting Colin Bowler, 41, in Cheadle, Greater Manchester on 26 December 2016.
He went on the run for two days before being arrested at his family's home in Knutsford, Cheshire.
Dightam, who admitted speeding up to shake Mr Bowler free, was sentenced to 32 months at Manchester Crown Court.
The 32-year-old, who had pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving at an earlier hearing, was also given a driving ban of six years.
The court heard it could not be established if Dightam was under the influence of alcohol or drugs when he hit Mr Bowler as he went into hiding after abandoning his car and mobile phone.
When arrested, Dightam initially made no comment before he later "broke down" and admitted he could hear Mr Bowler knocking from underneath the vehicle and decided to drive faster in a bid to shake him free.
He said he then "panicked" as he thought he had killed Mr Bowler.
Sentencing, Judge Martin Rudland told the defendant his behaviour was "shocking and deplorable".
He said Dightam's victim had sustained "grievous and life-changing injuries" and was fortunate to have survived.
Mr Bowler, from Stockport, had to be placed in an induced coma after he suffered fractures to his skull and left leg.
He also received cuts to his head and face, abrasions to his chest and knee and frictions burns to his back.
Paul Bryning, defending, said his client had displayed "genuine remorse", adding: "He is horrified at what he has done."
Adrian Gray, 54, from Dorset spent a week on the island last month with photographer Mikael Buck creating the unusual sculptures.
He was commissioned by the Isle of Man government after they saw his work on the Channel 4 programme, Grand Designs.
Mr Gray said it has taken "thousands of hours" to perfect his skill which he insists involves balance alone.
The former expedition leader said he perfected his technique after becoming ill.
He said: "I spent hours wandering along the beach and began balancing stones as a kind of therapy.
"This year, I was invited to exhibit at the Chelsea flower show - I have been inundated."
"I want people to be left open-mouthed by my work and the Isle of Man provided a stunning backdrop."
Mr Gray said he scoured the island to find the perfect rocks and locations in which to balance them.
The locations included beaches, glens and even the Isle of Man TT course.
He said each sculpture is a unique challenge which involves understanding "the rock's individual weight distribution, shape and interaction."
All but one of Mr Gray's free standing sculptures were removed after being photographed for health and safety reasons.
The sole exception has been turned into a permanent statue in the meerkat enclosure at Curraghs Wildlife Park in the north of the island.
Head of Isle of Man Tourism, Angela Byrne said: "The Isle of Man has such a range of stunning beauty spots that we wanted to bring attention to the selection available in a new and quirky way".
The 36-year old was reported missing on 17 March after his dog Max was linked to an incident in which three sheep were killed.
A member of the public reported seeing a man matching Jason's description near the Abriachan woodlands car park, on the Great Glen Way, on Sunday.
A jacket found near to where the dog was found has been identified as his.
Police have appealed to anyone who was in the area on Sunday and may have seen the man to contact them.
Mr Gates has been described as 6ft 3in, of slim build. He has short grey hair and stubble. It is not known what clothes he was wearing but he was often known to wear black jeans, a T-shirt, and a black padded jacket or a tweed jacket.
He was last seen in the Drumnadrochit area.
The area was busy with families and walkers at the time, and police are asking anyone who was there and may have seen him to get in touch.
They have also asked residents to check outbuildings, sheds and holiday homes.
Head coach Roy Hodgson will not call up a replacement for the 29-year-old, who also missed Liverpool's defeat by Crystal Palace on Sunday.
His absence increases Tottenham pair Dele Alli and Eric Dier's chances of making a first international start.
England play Spain in Alicante on Friday and France at Wembley next week.
Injury has already deprived Hodgson of Everton defender Phil Jagielka, Arsenal pair Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Liverpool forward Danny Ings.
Hodgson's side secured their place at Euro 2016 with 10 wins from 10 matches.
Goalkeepers: Jack Butland (Stoke City), Joe Hart (Manchester City), Tom Heaton (Burnley)
Defenders: Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool), Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), John Stones (Everton), Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
Midfielders: Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Ross Barkley (Everton), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Fabian Delph (Manchester City), Adam Lallana (Liverpool), Jonjo Shelvey (Swansea City), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)
More and more, financial firms are turning to machines to do the job humans have done for decades.
Last spring, wealth management firm Charles Schwab launched a new service called Schwab Intelligent Portfolios. The service is unique in that it's not a person who decides where to invest your money, it's an algorithm - lines of code programmed into a computer.
"It's lower cost for the investor," says Tobin McDaniel, who leads the Schwab Intelligent Portfolios team.
"As opposed to working with a traditional advisor where you might pay up to 1%, here you get portfolio management at essentially no management fee."
To get started with Schwab Intelligent Portfolios, you answer a short questionnaire aimed at determining your appetite for risk and your investment goals. Algorithms then create a portfolio suited to your profile and manage it on a daily basis.
Instead of simply crunching numbers, the machines are now making decisions.
And that increasingly describes the rest of the financial system.
Machines are now responsible for most of the activity on Wall Street.
And just this summer, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group closed most of its trading pits after 167 years.
The practice of traders shouting and using hand signals to buy and sell commodities had become outdated. The work they once did has been replaced by a much quieter competitor - the computer.
Brad Bailey is a research director at Celent, and an expert on electronic trading.
"Before we were limited to human response time, which is about half of a second or about the blink of an eye," he says
"Now when you think about trading, things are happening in nanoseconds, or certainly milliseconds."
Supporters say computers boost liquidity, helping would-be buyers and sellers find one another without middlemen.
Then there are the high frequency traders. They zip in and out of shares so quickly, and on such a massive scale, that their fortunes are lost and made by tiny price movements.
Other algorithms rely more on artificial intelligence to pour over earnings statements, news reports and regulatory filings looking for clues on how to view a stock.
While these lines of code are faster and more efficient than people, Brad Bailey warns that "[a] lot can happen in those time frames before humans can react".
Not all of it good.
In 2012 US market maker Knight Capital lost over $400m (£261m) in 30 minutes because of a computer glitch. And this summer trading was halted at the New York Stock Exchange following a software problem.
These events have raised doubts about the stability of computerised trading systems. Critics argue it has made markets more volatile.
And what about trading rules? Are they fit for purpose with markets that now handle orders in milliseconds?
"We live in a world where you can't prevent every problem," says Ron Geffner, a former Securities and Exchange Commission attorney who now works with hedge funds.
"It takes time for regulators to spot the problems, become aware of it, and once they become aware of it to adopt rules."
To prevent big swings, US financial regulators have implemented a raft of measures including single stock circuit breakers. The rule requires a pause in trading for individual stocks if the price moves 10% or more in a five-minute period.
And companies like Charles Schwab have also instituted safeguards.
Just this August, when the Dow fell more than 1,000 points during the trading session, Charles Schwab convened a panel of people to check if the huge volume of orders its Schwab Intelligent Portfolios was about to place was the right move.
Todd McDaniel tells the BBC: "We've got a human checkpoint".
People still have a role in the financial system but it's changing. On Wall Street at least, it's a machine's world.
NHS bosses in the region are assessing options which include cutting the current seven available hospitals to three specialist care centres.
The NHS says urgent treatment is vital to help recovery from strokes.
But health chiefs insist the final decision, after public consultation, will improve services in the region.
Senior health managers began a review of stroke services in Kent and Medway two years ago.
Currently patients who suffer strokes - about 2,500 a year in Kent and Medway - are taken to one of the seven acute hospitals in the region.
But the latest NHS best practice recommends patients should be taken to specialist units, where they can receive appropriate urgent treatment.
A Freedom of Information inquiry has disclosed that the Kent and Medway review board, which says it is still finalising the data, is considering a number of options that would enable the hospitals to meet national standards.
Under the three-centre option, the number of people living more than 45 minutes from a stroke centre could range, depending on which hospitals were chosen, from fewer than 2,000 to more than 330,000.
Patricia Davies, of the Kent and Medway Stroke Review, said the target was to provide potentially life-saving treatment to patients whose strokes were caused by blood clots within 120 minutes of an emergency call.
She said: "In London, hyper-acute units have reduced stroke deaths by nearly 100 a year."
Tara Galloway, regional lead of the Stroke Association, said: "It would be lovely if we could have really great quality services available in every hospital, but sadly, that's not going to be possible.
"In order for there to be adequate staffing, we need to make sure that we have some really well-resourced hyper-acute units available within the Kent and Medway area available for people to get to."
He replaces Archie Norman, who has chaired the broadcaster since January 2010.
The former Endemol UK chairman is already a non-executive director at ITV and will take over from Mr Norman on 12 May.
In January, Sir Peter said he would step down as chairman of the Arts Council England in 2017.
The announcement sparked speculation that he may move to ITV after the FTSE 100 company said last month that Mr Norman would be leaving.
Sir Peter is also president of the Royal Television Society and has enjoyed a long career in broadcasting.
He began as a researcher on That's Life in the 1970s before establishing his own production company that was responsible for programmes including Ready Steady Cook and Ground Force. It was later sold to Endemol.
While at Endemol, Sir Peter brought the formats including Big Brother and Deal or No Deal to UK vierwers. He stepped down as its UK chairman in 2007.
Sir Peter said: "ITV has gone through a remarkable resurgence during Archie's chairmanship and there is still so much more that we can achieve.
"This is an incredibly exciting time for everyone in the media sector with change happening at an unprecedented rate, and I'm absolutely delighted to be working with Adam [Crozier] and the management team. TV is my first love."
Mr Norman said: "The last six years has been undoubtedly challenging but also extremely rewarding and enjoyable, and an experience I would not have missed for the world."
Shares in ITV fell 0.7% to 241.9p in morning trading in London. The stock has risen 180% over the past five years following Mr Crozier's appointment as chief executive.
Sarah Cope and Clare Phipps say neither would be able to serve as a full-time MP for Basingstoke.
Ms Cope is the main carer for two young children and Ms Phipps suffers from a disability, which would prevent her from working full-time.
Electoral Commission rules currently do not allow MPs to job share.
Allowing MPs to job share has been Green Party policy since 2012.
The party's spokesman James Doyle said the joint nomination had been planned for six months.
"They knew their application would be rejected," he said.
"But, they wanted to highlight the discrepancy between Employment Law and Electoral Law and have found a law firm who are willing to take on their case and ask for a judicial review."
In 2012, Labour MP John McDonnell proposed a law change to allow MPs to job share, a move which he said would help make Parliament more diverse.
Any change to the law would require parliamentary approval.
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The independent newspapers, Al Watan and Alam Al Yawm, published details of a videotape said to show former senior officials planning the overthrow of the Gulf state's leadership.
Both papers have been ordered to stop printing for two weeks.
The editor of Al Watan said it would appeal against the suspension.
He told Reuters news agency: "I do not think we talked about the tape more than any other newspaper."
The videotape purportedly contains allegations of a plot to topple the government of the Western-backed emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah.
Reports about the tape have featured extensively in local media since the start of the year, prompting a recent call from the emir's office to stop discussing the topic.
Earlier this month the Kuwaiti prosecutor's office ordered a media blackout of the investigation. Last week MPs discussed the tape behind closed doors.
Kuwait's parliament is one of the few elected bodies in the Gulf.
The country is home to about a dozen daily newspapers, which often include criticism of government ministers including some ruling family members.
Lauren Jeska, 41, admitted attempting to murder former Bristol rugby player Ralph Knibbs at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on 22 March.
She also pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm to Kevan Taylor and Tim Begley, who tried to intervene, and two counts of possessing a knife.
Jeska, of Powys, will be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on 15 November.
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Police said Mr Knibbs suffered life-threatening injuries after being stabbed in the head and neck, and is still recovering from the attack.
The former Bristol RFC centre and head of human resources and welfare at UK Athletics, was in court to hear Jeska enter her pleas via video link from HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire.
The court heard the injuries of Jeska's other victims - accountant Mr Begley and finance director Mr Taylor - were "not of the most serious order".
Prosecutor Timothy Atkins QC said not guilty pleas to charges of wounding were acceptable to the Crown.
"I have had the opportunity of consulting those who instruct me and they have spoken with the complainants in this matter," he said.
"During the course of the attack (on Mr Knibbs), Mr Taylor and Mr Begley went to his assistance and both were injured.
"Thankfully their injuries were not of the most serious order and so the pleas to wounding are acceptable to the Crown given the pleas that have been entered."
Although Jeska admitted possessing two kitchen knives, she denied possessing a bread knife which had been left in a bag before the attack on 51-year-old Mr Knibbs.
Judge Philip Parker QC was told Jeska, of Wesley Terrace in Machynlleth, had been the subject of psychiatric assessment but further reports would be necessary before she is sentenced.
Defending, Julie Warburton said a diagnosis of autism may be raised at the next hearing, which would be invited to consider whether a "medical disposal" would be available to the sentencing judge.
She was remanded in custody.
Simon Ball has admitted five counts of engaging in sexual activity while in a position of trust at a Cambridgeshire school and was suspended last year.
But he had previously abused three pupils at another school and escaped prosecution, Peterborough Crown Court heard.
Mr Ball denies indecency and sexual assault charges.
The court heard Mr Ball, 42, of Greenwich in London, was a teacher at a North Yorkshire school when the first alleged offences happened in the early 2000s.
He accepted a job at an independent school in Cambridgeshire while an investigation into the allegations was continuing, was given a positive reference from the North Yorkshire school and was not charged, Gregory Perrins, prosecuting, said.
Mr Ball was suspended from the Cambridgeshire school last year following allegations made by another pupil.
Mr Perrins told jurors: "You're going to hear he has pleaded guilty to a number of charges arising out of those allegations.
"Police then had cause to revisit allegations made at his previous school and that's why there's been a significant delay between the offences we say were committed then and 2015."
Mr Perrins said Mr Ball had sex with one of the girls in different locations and on multiple occasions, including in the school music room and on top of his wife's wedding dress at his house.
Mr Ball has since separated from his wife, who is expected to give evidence in the trial, Mr Perrins said.
He denies four counts of indecent assault and five counts of engaging in sexual activity while in a position of trust at the school in North Yorkshire.
The court heard that allegations were made at the time but the school's investigation was "seriously lacking".
The trial continues.
Rescuers say the body of the woman was found a few metres from where the baby girl was retrieved unhurt on Tuesday.
The presumed owners of the six-storey residence, which came down on Friday night, have been released on bail.
At least 80 people are still missing - rescuers say they are still hopeful of finding people alive.
The co-ordinator of the rescue efforts, Pius Masai, told reporters that the mother's body was among those that had been retrieved from the debris and taken to a local morgue.
Her baby, named Dealeryn, was found in the rubble at on Tuesday, in a bucket wrapped in a blanket.
Dealeryn appeared dehydrated, but had no visible injuries.
She has been reunited with her father, Ralson Saisi Wasike, who was at work when the accident happened.
Mr Wasike, speaking at a shelter where he has been living since the building collapsed, said his daughter had been strong but he had feared for the worst when he was unable to find her.
He said said his wife kept baby Dealeryn in a washtub when she was doing her household chores.
The fact that the baby was not seriously injured played a key role in her survival, said Dr Ian MacOnachie, an expert in emergency medicine and clinical standards at the UK's Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
Dr MacOnachie told the BBC that, at this age, up to 90% of babies' bodies was made up of water, acting as a "natural storage" in cases of dehydration.
"She must have been fairly dried when she was found. But I'm not completely surprised," he said.
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City authorities say they had earmarked the building for demolition after it was declared unfit for human habitation.
Two brothers, believed to be the building's owners, and three government officials were arrested and released on bail.
Officials say the owners did not have permission to rent out the building's 119 rooms. The owners have not yet commented.
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Arsenal newcomer Granit Xhaka was the only player to miss in the shootout, with Grzegorz Krychowiak scoring the winning spot-kick for the Poles.
Jakub Blaszczykowski had put Poland ahead six minutes before half-time.
Switzerland hit back through Xherdan Shaqiri's sublime finish, an overhead kick from 18 yards.
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Switzerland had never scored a penalty at a major tournament before, but they got off a flying start in the shootout as Stephan Lichtsteiner produced a composed finish down the middle.
After Robert Lewandowski levelled for Poland, Xhaka hit his penalty wildly wide to give the Poles the advantage.
Arkadiusz Milik, Kamil Glik and Jakub Blaszczykowski also scored for Poland while Shaqiri, Fabian Schar and Ricardo Rodriguez found the net for the Swiss to make it 4-4.
The winning kick by Krychowiak sparked scenes of jubilation among Poland's large travelling support in Saint-Etienne.
Having reached the quarter-finals for the first time, Poland are just two wins from the final.
They dominated the first half without managing to kill off Switzerland and there remain doubts about their frontline.
Star striker Lewandowski is yet to find his best form in France, where the Poles have only scored three times in four games.
They should have been ahead after just 22 seconds here - Milik shooting wastefully over after Yann Sommer's throw out to Johan Djourou almost let in Lewandowski.
But they did go in front on 39 minutes, Blaszczykowski scoring his second goal in two games by firing home at the end of an excellent counter-attack.
Switzerland, lacklustre in the first half, were much improved after the break and Lukasz Fabianski had to pull off a world-class save to keep out Rodriguez's curling free-kick before Haris Seferovic struck the bar.
They deservedly equalised with a stunning 18-yard overhead finish from Shaqiri - the former Inter Milan and Bayern Munich man showing brilliant technique to score.
Shaqiri's equaliser will be talked about for years to come - a delicious finish that could win goal of the tournament.
Yet Switzerland's lacklustre start cost them as they allowed Poland to dominate midfield and take the lead.
Vladimir Petkovic's side exit the competition having reached the knockout stages for the first time.
But there might have been a different outcome had they shown more ambition in the first 45 minutes.
Poland manager Adam Nawałka: "The Swiss are world class in defence and attack. It's not surprising that when they were losing they chased the score. We had to drop deep to defend. That's why they created chances. But what's most important is that when they scored their goal, you could see the potential of my team. We were able to switch from defence to attack and we took back control of the game."
On goalless striker Lewandowski: "Robert is doing phenomenal work for this team. He's an incredibly important player for this side. He helps the team to be better, stronger. He's creating chances for other players and creating space for other players, taking players away from them. I'm confident the break will happen in the next match, and let our opponents be afraid from there."
Switzerland boss Vladimir Petkovic: "I'm very sad for Granit Xhaka, but it's not just about him. Switzerland lost and I'm sad about that. The players gave everything and showed what they can do on the pitch. But unfortunately we made mistakes and paid for that."
Poland will travel to Marseille, where they will play Portugal at the Stade Velodrome on Thursday at 20:00 BST. Switzerland's next competitive action comes when they begin their World Cup qualification campaign against Portugal in September.
Match ends, Switzerland 1(4), Poland 1(5).
Penalty Shootout ends, Switzerland 1(4), Poland 1(5).
Goal! Switzerland 1(4), Poland 1(5). Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Goal! Switzerland 1(4), Poland 1(4). Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Goal! Switzerland 1(3), Poland 1(4). Jakub Blaszczykowski (Poland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Switzerland 1(3), Poland 1(3). Fabian Schär (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
Goal! Switzerland 1(2), Poland 1(3). Kamil Glik (Poland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Goal! Switzerland 1(2), Poland 1(2). Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Switzerland 1(1), Poland 1(2). Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot is close, but misses to the left. Granit Xhaka should be disappointed.
Goal! Switzerland 1(1), Poland 1(1). Robert Lewandowski (Poland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
Goal! Switzerland 1(1), Poland 1. Stephan Lichtsteiner (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
Penalty Shootout begins Switzerland 1, Poland 1.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Switzerland 1, Poland 1.
Johan Djourou (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Johan Djourou (Switzerland).
Slawomir Peszko (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Slawomir Peszko.
Attempt missed. Eren Derdiyok (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Slawomir Peszko (Poland).
Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Michal Pazdan.
Attempt saved. Eren Derdiyok (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
Michal Pazdan (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Eren Derdiyok (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Michal Pazdan (Poland).
Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland).
Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland).
Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Lukasz Piszczek.
Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Grzegorz Krychowiak.
Attempt missed. Johan Djourou (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gelson Fernandes.
Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland).
Slawomir Peszko (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez.
Second Half Extra Time begins Switzerland 1, Poland 1.
After the Fifa president was banned for eight years from all football-related activities following an ethics investigation, it was revealed he had also been stripped of his honorary degree by De Montfort University.
Blatter, 79, was given the honorary doctorate in arts and humanities in 2005 for being "forthright, visionary, ethical and, above all, professional".
Because of concerns over the allegations against Blatter, the Leicester-based university withdrew the degree in October, only revealing the move on Tuesday.
Swiss Blatter was suspended alongside Uefa president Michel Platini, 60, after they were found guilty of ethics breaches over a £1.3m ($2m) "disloyal payment" to the former France captain.
Both men deny any wrongdoing and intend to appeal against their bans at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Yet Blatter is not the only disgraced sports figure to have a non-sporting honour taken away from them as a result of their actions.
BBC Sport looks at other renowned athletes and sporting figures to be stripped of their honours.
Oscar Pistorius, 29, was stripped of his honorary degree from Strathclyde University in February, four months after he was jailed for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
The six-time Paralympic champion had been awarded the doctorate for his sporting success by the Scottish university in November 2012.
The South African athlete was found guilty of Steenkamp's murder this month after an appeals court overturned the previous manslaughter verdict.
Lester Piggott was champion jockey 11 times and rode 4,493 British winners in a stellar career that saw him appointed an OBE in 1975.
Yet the flat racing great had the honour withdrawn in 1987 when he was jailed for three years after being found guilty of an alleged tax fraud of over £3m.
He served a year and a day of his sentence, and the decision to take away his OBE remains a sore point for the 80-year-old.
Phil Taylor, 55, had already won eight world darts titles and was on course for his ninth when he was nominated for an MBE in the 2001 New Year's Honours list.
Yet in March 2001, before he picked up his honour, Taylor was found guilty of indecently assaulting two women after a darts exhibition in Fife two years previously.
Taylor's MBE was subsequently annulled as a result of his conviction.
Being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, banned for life and stepping away from the Livestrong cancer foundation may be of more concern to cyclist Lance Armstrong, but the Texan lost other honours in the aftermath of the United States Anti-Doping Agency's investigation.
Armstrong, 44, had his French Legion of Honour withdrawn in 2014 having been given the rank of 'Chevalier' (Knight) in 2005, the year of his last Tour title.
In 2012, Tufts University in Massachusetts rescinded the honorary degree they had bestowed on Armstrong in 2006, when the cyclist also gave the graduation speech.
Then unbeaten featherweight world champion 'Prince' Naseem Hamed became an MBE in the 1999 New Year's Honours list at only 24 years old.
After retiring because of chronic hand injuries, the Sheffield fighter was jailed for dangerous driving in 2006 after a high-speed crash in his Mercedes sports car that left victim Anthony Burgin severely injured.
Hamed, now 41, served 16 weeks of a 15-month sentence but had his MBE annulled following his release.
Former Hungarian president and two-time Olympic champion Pal Schmitt resigned from the presidency in 2012 after he was stripped of his doctorate for plagiarism.
Budapest's Semmelweis University found large parts of Schmitt's 1992 doctoral thesis about the modern Olympic Games had been copied from the work of two other academics.
Schmitt, 73, won fencing gold for Hungary at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics before defending his title at the 1972 Munich Games.
Billionaire businessman and sports sponsor Allen Stanford became a major player in cricket with the creation of the Stanford 20/20 tournament in Antigua in 2006, followed by the $20m (£13.4m) Stanford Super Series involving England in 2008.
The Texan was knighted by Antigua and Barbuda in 2006 before he was arrested over alleged fraud charges three years later.
Stanford's knighthood was revoked shortly after and the 65-year-old disgraced tycoon was jailed for 110 years in 2012 for operating a 'Ponzi' savings scheme that defrauded investors of more than $7bn (£4.7bn).
Both women have been told they can never have sex again after having a surgical device implanted to treat a prolapsed bladder.
The mesh implants hardened, causing injury to the women and potentially injuring their partners.
Hundreds of claims for damages are expected to be lodged.
Every year about 1,500 Scots undergo an operation to insert mesh or transvaginal tape.
The implants are commonly used to treat a prolapsed bladder and relieve incontinence, often as a result of childbirth.
'Linda', who wants her identity concealed, has been told there is nothing doctors can do for her.
She is in constant pain.
"I don't even go to the doctor, I don't bother," she said.
"I'm just in the house all the time."
"You can be sitting and you can feel the jagging pain. I can't even carry my washing. My husband has to carry it and if I put my hands up to put the washing on the line, I can feel it jagging."
"Sex is a no go," said Linda. "We've not got a sex life. It's actually taken a bit of toll on my marriage."
Hundreds of claims for damages are expected to be lodged in Scottish courts over the coming months by women who have suffered complications after having mesh implants.
Lawyers said more women may have been injured by these devices than by faulty PIP breast implants.
Shona Trainer had a mesh implant in 2011 but was back at the doctors three months later because of the pain.
"It's constant. Constant from the waist down," she said.
Mrs Trainer had surgery four times to try to remove the mesh implant but each time the pain has returned.
"You go in thinking that they're competent enough to fix you and right now I'm worse than I was in the beginning," she said.
Studies looking at the safety of mesh implants and transvaginal tape found varying failure rates, with some finding very low levels of complications but others finding a failure rate of 15% for mesh implants.
However, a review by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency concluded that the benefits still outweighed the risks, especially as many of the women were suffering severe symptoms before surgery.
Mrs Trainer and Linda said they were now in much worse health.
"I wasn't in pain before I got the implant" said Linda.
"It was just a prolapse."
"We're left in the dark, absolutely left in the dark. There's something happening inside my body.
"What's it going to be like in another five years? I mean, it's not going to get better, it's going to get worse as the years go on."
Lawyers are pursuing compensation from a manufacturer of one of the implants and doctors who prescribed the procedure without properly informing women of the risks.
Hundreds of claims are due before Scottish courts in the next year.
"We just want to know why it's not regulated. That's our biggest question," said Lindsay Bruce from Thompsons Solicitors.
"Why are we seeing this time and time again in Scotland where it's not being regulated?
"Drugs have a licensing system and it's quite a stringent process to go through but medical devices just do not seem to have that, and something we want to know is, how are these even entering the market to be used on our clients?"
An expert group set up by the Scottish government to look at the issue of transvaginal mesh implants met for the first time in February.
The group is developing a revised information leaflet for use in the NHS in Scotland, which will be given to women in advance of under going the procedure.
It is aimed at ensuring women have better information about the use of mesh in order to be in a position to give fully informed consent.
A spokeswoman for the Scottish government added: "Scotland follows guidance produced by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in exactly the same way as the other UK countries.
"There is absolutely no question of regulation in Scotland being any less stringent than any other parts of the UK and we liaise closely with the MHRA to ensure that is the case.
"MHRA are leading on the current review of EU legislation on medical devices. The Scottish Government is working with both MHRA and Department of Health on this review.
She added: "We have also set up the Scottish Cosmetic Interventions Expert Group, to review the recommendations contained within the Keogh Report and how they affect Scotland." | Sir Martin Gilbert, historian and biographer of Sir Winston Churchill, has died after a battle with cancer.
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Gubbins was dropped on 22 but reached his ton off 191 balls on day one at Lord's after the hosts slumped to 97-4.
Pace bowler Jack Brooks (3-45) continued his fine form for Yorkshire, trapping Sam Robson and Nick Compton lbw before bowling Stevie Eskinazi.
Middlesex collected their first bonus point before bad light ended play at 208-5, with Gubbins still there on 120.
Victory over the White Rose county will hand Middlesex the title for the first time since 1993.
But third-placed Somerset are now just eight points behind after reaching 322-9 against relegated Nottinghamshire at Taunton and picking up three batting bonus points.
Under overcast skies in London, Yorkshire chose not to contest the toss and gave their four pace bowlers a chance to make early inroads.
Brooks claimed two quick scalps as Robson departed for a duck and Compton left a straight ball that jagged back in before David Willey bowled Dawid Malan via an inside edge to reduce the hosts to 57-3.
Despite the testing conditions, 22-year-old Gubbins remained assured at the crease - despite being put down at point by Azeem Rafiq, who has signed a contract extension for next summer - and was particularly strong on the off side as he rebuilt Middlesex's innings.
He shared half-century stands with John Simpson and James Franklin and having grafted to reach 96, Gubbins opened his shoulders to pull Ryan Sidebottom over the square leg boundary for six to reach three figures.
Shortly after Yorkshire took the new ball, the teams were taken off as the light deteriorated with 14 overs lost.
Middlesex batsman Nick Gubbins said:
"I'll remember this knock for a long time but there's still plenty of work to do in the morning.
"I don't know what's going on at Taunton. Somerset have had a good day, it will be an interesting finish from what I hear.
"We can only focus on what we do, whatever happens, happens - it's going to be a fun week of county cricket.
"It's been pretty steady, let's see how day three and four goes. We can't look too far ahead, Yorkshire need to win as well."
Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie said:
"I thought we bowled really well all day. It would be nice to take the chances when they come though.
"The disciplines were excellent - you just have to look at the run rate. We'll bowl worse than that and be rewarded better.
"At the end of the day you've got to take the chances when they come - three they should have taken.
"The lads work really hard at their fielding, but it's not ideal to shell them on a day like today.
"We can't worry about what happens at Somerset too much - we've got to concentrate on what we're doing here. We've got a new ball tomorrow, and it will do a little bit off the surface early.
"We feel we can create a few chances - but we've got to take them."
"French Londoners, France loves you," he told a rally, urging them to come home because their country needed their drive and expertise.
He cited the frequently aired claim that London was France's sixth-largest city, with an estimated 200,000 French residents. In fact it would rank about 30th.
But what drew Mr Macron to the UK was perhaps not so much the number as the type of French people living in its capital. Many are young, educated, upwardly and geographically mobile - exactly the constituency he has galvanised at home.
Opinion polls suggest he has a chance of reaching the second-round presidential run-off in May and could even win the presidency.
Queuing to hear him speak in Westminster on Tuesday was Elise Siouve, 25, a biotechnology postgraduate at Cambridge University, who felt Mr Macron "understands the need to adapt to social and economic changes".
Another Cambridge student, Benjamin Vendrand-Maillet, 24, has set up a unit of Macron supporters at the university. For him, the centrist's market-friendly policies would work "for all French people, whether rich or poor, young or old" and he was best placed to defeat the populist Front National.
The main challenge for French candidates campaigning abroad is that turnout is low among expats. In the UK, it is typically about 30%. Why bother to vote when you have decided to make another country your home?
But Mr Macron could benefit from the UK's vote to leave the EU, which he deeply regrets. French residents who may suddenly be unsure of their long-term status in the UK could find renewed interest in politics back home.
This is the case for Sylvie, a Macron fan who is studying for a doctorate in Oxford.
"I lost interest in France for four years because I found what was going on there dispiriting," she says. "Since Brexit I've realised that I might have to go back to France, so I'm much more involved now."
Restating the message he had delivered to UK Prime Minister Theresa May earlier in the day, Mr Macron promised the crowd of about 2,000 that he would attract talent back to France by freeing up the economy and encouraging risk-taking and enterprise.
He said he had been shocked when a French person he met on the Eurostar train to London had told him that he had gone to Britain to establish his start-up business because he had found it impossible to do so at home.
"What is at stake in this campaign," he said to loud applause, "is making sure that women and men who are willing to create jobs and wealth, who want to change their own lives and that of others, can never say 'I tried to do it in France but it's better to do it a two-hour Eurostar ride away'. I don't want to hear that ever again."
Mr Macron is hoping to buck an international trend towards anti-globalisation populism in a country where market reforms have never been popular.
The five-horse race for the French presidency remains wide open.
In recent weeks polls have consistently placed far-right leader Marine Le Pen ahead in the first round on 23 April. But they have also suggested she would lose the run-off two weeks later.
That suggests the top prize in this election could go to the initial runner-up.
Mr Macron surged ahead of his rivals in January but his support has wobbled over the past week, following an outcry over his comment that the colonisation of Algeria had been a "crime against humanity".
Mainstream conservative Francois Fillon appears to be staging a comeback after damaging allegations over payments to his wife. Two left-wing candidates are not far behind.
But what is clear is that the winning candidate will be the one most able to mobilise his constituency - hence the potential importance of the expat vote in this race.
"It is too close to call," says Benedicte Paviot, London correspondent for France 24 television. "French presidential candidates can't afford to ignore French nationals abroad."
Roberto Natto and Erika Reiser, both in their 60s, had been kidnapped and shot several miles from their ranch.
Government officials say they were killed by a left-wing guerrilla group, the Paraguayan People's Army.
Their bodies are due to be repatriated to Germany as an investigation into the killings continues.
The couple had been held along with four ranch workers on their farm outside Yby Yau, around 395km (245 miles) from Paraguay's capital, Asuncion.
The workers had escaped but both Germans were killed.
A government investigator said police had found the bodies after a shoot-out with fighters they allege belonged to the guerrilla group.
The investigators said the guerrillas had been demanding money and food from local ranchers to be given to the poor as compensation for alleged deforestation.
The Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) is estimated to number between 50 and 150 people.
It has been blamed for a series of killings in the last few years.
In May 2013 it was accused of killing Luis Lindstron, a former city mayor and owner of a logging operation.
Various political leaders have tried to eliminate the EPP.
In 2010, Fernando Lugo, who was president at the time, declared a state of emergency and sent 200 crack troops to find the rebels.
In 2011 the government tried again, this time sending about 3,000 troops and police.
Some arrests were made, but the group remained elusive.
Correspondents say the EPP appears to be changing its strategy, focussing less on kidnappings and more on attacking ranches and trying to extract payments from landowners.
Although little is known about them, the EPP appears to oppose industrialized agriculture, feeding off resentment in rural areas over the growth of large soybean farms, many of which are Brazilian-owned.
They also draw on, and sometimes coerce, support from poor farmers in areas where the public services are minimal.
Before his death from colon cancer at 69 in July, Ken Stabler requested his brain be donated to research into chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
The New York Times reports Stabler was found to have a "quite severe" case.
Stabler was the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1974 and led the Oakland Raiders to the Super Bowl in 1977.
He threw for 194 career touchdowns and 27,938 yards over 15 seasons and was a four-time Pro Bowl selection.
Some 5,000 former players have sued the NFL, claiming it hid the dangers of repeated head trauma.
CTE is associated with symptoms such as memory loss, depression and progressive dementia.
The disease, which can only be diagnosed after death, has been found in the brains of dozens of former American football players.
The former players suing the NFL agreed to a settlement which is under appeal, but could cost the league $1bn (£685m),
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State officials announced on Friday they would be telling nearly 100 water rights holders to stop pumping from three separate waterways.
This is the first time in decades that officials have forced thousands of farmers to draw back water use.
These farmers' rights to water were decided more than 100 years ago.
Water rights holders in the Sacramento, San Joaquin and delta watersheds will have to stop getting water from those streams.
California has ordered water use cuts for other farmers in other cities across the state.
The move has been expected for weeks, the Los Angeles Times reports. It effects will be varied, with a lot of water harvesting work continuing on as usual.
The charges related to the violence that followed the 2010 presidential poll when her husband, Laurent, refused to accept defeat to Alassane Ouattara.
The majority of the judges dismissed the prosecution's argument that Simone Gbagbo, 67, headed a crisis cell and tried to buy weapons.
She is already serving a 20-year prison term for undermining state security.
Ivory Coast has refused to extradite her to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, where Laurent Gbagbo is on trial for crimes against humanity.
The ICC has issued a warrant for Simone Gbagbo on similar charges.
More than 3,000 people died in the violence after the 2010 presidential poll.
Laurent and Simone Gbagbo were arrested in 2011 after troops stormed a bunker where the pair had taken refuge in the main city, Abidjan.
Rosberg and Hamilton set the pace on one flying lap on Friday but in race trim Ferrari could have an advantage over the world champions.
Rosberg said: "We are very quick on one lap again and Ferrari are very dangerous on the long run.
"They have serious pace. It looks like they are a genuine threat."
Hamilton added: "Ferrari will be very close. From what I can see, they look good on the long runs."
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Rosberg pipped Hamilton by 0.115 seconds on outright lap times, with the Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen about half a second behind.
But when the teams did their 'race-simulation runs', on which they fill up the cars with fuel to see how the tyres might last in the race, Ferrari were quicker.
Vettel was on average 0.6secs a lap faster than Rosberg when they were both running the 'soft' tyre, which will be the main one used in the race.
Hamilton did not do a representative run on the soft and the exact fuel loads in the cars - which can make a significant difference to lap time - are not revealed by the teams.
Mercedes are haunted by their experience in Malaysia two races ago, when the Ferrari's more gentle tyre usage in the race helped Vettel to victory.
Hamilton said he felt Mercedes were not in the same position as they were there, saying: "It is not going to be as hardcore as Malaysia from what I can see."
Rosberg agreed, but said he was concerned about the Ferrari's outright speed in race trim.
"The pace of the Ferraris is very worrying," Rosberg said. "In qualifying we are much quicker but in the race they are quick.
"Tyre wise, it is pretty straightforward; both tyres are quite robust. It is just the absolute pace which is important."
Vettel, who finished third behind Hamilton and Rosberg in cooler conditions in China last weekend, said: "It looks pretty close but we know that Mercedes are turning up their engines for qualifying. They are still bit ahead. The closer we can get, the better it is."
Asked about his chances of winning, Vettel said: "It is always possible. Most important, we feel good inside the car and we have a good platform to work from. We will try to improve overnight and go from there.
"In the end, we need to be quick with whatever conditions we have. China was a lot cooler and I don't think we were slow. Also you need to understand that Mercedes has a strong package and it doesn't disappear.
"If we can be a bit closer this weekend, it is already a big step."
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Back in 2012, the former coalition government's controversial plan to put elected police and crime commissioners in charge of the nation's constabularies was sold with one simple idea: people power.
Chief constables were to come under the direct local control of powerful civilians elected by you and me.
But what a revolution it wasn't. The turnout in 2012 was so low that many of those elected to hire and fire chief constables hadn't even convinced 10% of the electorate to support them. The Essex PCC took office with the support of less than 5% of voters. Almost 200 miles away in the Bettws ward of Newport, nobody turned up at all to put their X on the ballot paper.
The elections had been scheduled for miserable grey November and didn't coincide with any local polls. With a lack of publicity through people's doors and few candidates on the stump, the public struggled to get it.
So what's changed four years on?
This time around the turnout vastly improved - but it has largely remained low, with some notable exceptions that I'll come to.
In 2012, the national turnout was 15%. It's now risen by more than 10 points and there is one really obvious reason why: the PCC vote was held on the same day as local elections to the Welsh Assembly and English councils.
Whether voters liked it or not, they were handed a ballot paper at the polling station and given a choice.
The turnout in 2012 in Essex was just over 12% - it's now more than doubled to 25%.
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The elections for Merseyside and West Midland Police - predominantly covering Liverpool and Birmingham - saw big rises in turnout, almost certainly a knock-on effect from the well-oiled party machines in both cities cranking into gear.
But the biggest turnouts were in Wales.
Ddfyed Powys is now official the most pro-PCC place in Britain. Were the voters queuing out of the doors in scenes reminiscent of the first free elections in post-apartheid South Africa?
Were they hooked on the idea of who was going to run the force? Gripped by the strategic procurement delivery challenges of modernising crime fighting technology?
No, but a whopping 49% of people voted. Constituencies in the region had some of the largest turnouts for the Welsh Assembly - and that probably proves that people will vote for PCCs if they are already going to the ballot box for another reason.
The scheduling of the poll with other elections has, however, brought about the most important change since 2012.
Supporters of the PCC concept, including their Conservative architect Lord Wasserman, had argued they were a huge opportunity for local people to choose locally talented independents - people with the right mixture of expertise and profile to deliver crime-fighting results and boost public confidence.
A total of 12 independents took power in 2012. Today? There are three.
"The Conservatives have picked up what they would argue would be theirs in the first place," says Bernard Rix of Policing Insight, which monitors policing governance. "We've seen a lot of Conservative gains at the expense of the independents."
Labour have had three significant successes at the expense of the Conservatives, taking Humberside, Cheshire and Leicestershire. An important win for the party was South Yorkshire where the incumbent Alan Billings was returned amid the rolling scandals of Hillsborough and street sexual abuse in Rotherham.
The big winners in Wales were Plaid Cymru, who took control of both Dyfed Powys and North Wales police.
Both PC candidates were given permission to describe themselves on the ballot paper in a way that not only spelled out their party affiliation, but also their policing links - "former intelligence analyst" and "former policing inspector" respectively.
Was this a deciding factor for voters in the dark? The defeated Conservative candidate for Cheshire, John Dwyer, is a retired assistant chief constable - but the ballot paper didn't describe him as such.
In total, the Conservatives now hold 20 PCCs. Labour has 15 plus the London mayor, who has responsibility for policing, and the transitional similar position for Greater Manchester.
With Plaid Cymru on two and three independents, this is a delicate balance of power across England and Wales which could lead to some interesting policing politics when the commissioners have to work together to get what they want out of the Home Office.
So do the public now love their PCCs?
The turnout seems to suggest otherwise and many candidates will argue that the big issue remains the lack of national publicity from central government and proper funding for local awareness.
But Mr Rix argues there is a bigger failure that the candidates and elected PCCs need to address - with many of the 2012 crop having been largely invisible for the past four years.
"They may well complain that government has done nothing to support them [with publicity], but the PCCs individually and collectively, are also to blame," he says.
"It's wrong to blame others when you could do more to help yourself."
18 January 2016 Last updated at 07:40 GMT
December was the wettest month ever recorded in Scotland, with heavy rain causing the River Dee to burst its banks.
In the village of Braemar in north east Scotland, a bridge which links it to other villages and towns, has just re-opened.
Martin has been to see how people there are coping after the floods.
The 26-year-old Belgium international has signed a three-year deal.
Pocognoli has won 12 caps but was not selected for the World Cup after missing the final six weeks of the season through injury.
West Brom head coach Alan Irvine said: "He's joined us with a real hunger to prove himself at Albion and get back into the international set-up."
Pocognoli won the Dutch title with AZ Alkmaar and has also played for Genk and Standard Liege in Belgium.
Irvine added: "Sebastien is an experienced left-back who has played at a high level for many years."
He becomes the club's fourth summer signing, after deals for Craig Gardner,Joleon Lescott and Chris Baird.
Britain initially qualified only one ride for the event in Pontal, Rio.
The 30-year-old Welshman's inclusion comes after several competitors from other nations suffered crashes in the road race on Saturday and withdrew.
"I'm looking forward to racing again on Wednesday," said Thomas, who also crashed but is fit to race.
"Whilst I'm thrilled to represent my country in a second event in Rio, the circumstances surrounding my inclusion are unfortunate and I'd like to wish all those who withdrew through injury a quick recovery.
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"I lost quite a lot of skin in my crash and my hip took a pretty big knock, but other than that my legs are feeling good."
Australia's Richie Porte and Vincenzo Nibali of Italy are among those to have withdrawn following crashes in the road race on Saturday, which left them both with fractures - Nibali a double collarbone break, and Porte a shoulder blade.
Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten also went to hospital with severe concussion and three small fractures in her lower back after crashing as she led the women's race on Sunday.
Britain's Froome is one of the favourites for Wednesday's time trial, which takes place on a 54.5km course that includes the Grumari climbs, which featured in Saturday's road race.
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Edward Loden, who commanded the unit involved in the Bloody Sunday shootings in Northern Ireland, was on holiday when he was shot on Saturday evening.
The attack happened after armed men forced their way into the compound in the Langata suburb.
A family statement described Col Loden as a "devoted family man" and said his death was a "brutal tragedy".
The BBC's East Africa correspondent Gabriel Gatehouse said he died on the way to hospital.
Exonerated
A former colonel in the Parachute Regiment, Col Loden served on numerous operations around the world and was awarded the Military Cross for service in Aden in 1967.
In 1972, he was in command of a Parachute Regiment unit that fired more than 100 shots during a civil rights march in Londonderry.
Thirteen civilians were killed at the scene and a 14th victim died from his wounds five months later.
Col Loden was exonerated by the Saville Inquiry into the killings, which said that he did not realise his soldiers might be firing at people who did not pose a threat.
He retired from the Army in 1992, and after following a career in business management, retired to pursue his love of sailing in 1999, his family said.
The statement added: "Edward, married to Jill, father of Jamie and Will, was a devoted family man and proud grandfather of Oliver, Amelia, Joshua, Harry and Emily.
"Jill and her sons would like to say thank you to all the overwhelming messages of love and support from wider friends and family, and request that the family be given time to come to terms with this brutal tragedy."
The killing comes after the murder of another former British army colonel, David Parkinson, who was killed by an armed gang at his home near Nanyuki, Laikipia, in August.
Col Parkinson, an ex-commander of a base in the area, and his wife were attacked after a gang of suspected robbers, armed with machetes and a gun, smashed their way into the house.
Mrs Parkinson escaped after hiding in a strong room.
Tough to imagine? Not so if you worked for Ghana's Football Association at the 2014 World Cup where their "equipment officer" earned $100,000 (£64,000), according to a government report.
In a 396-page report which investigates the Black Stars' first-round exit in Brazil, payment for a role also defined as "ball boy" is highlighted.
Ismail Hamidu was the lucky recipient of a sum equal to that earned by individual players, doctors, coaches and manager James Kwesi Appiah.
But Ghana's Football Association (GFA) insisted his role as "kit man" was "key" and claim branding him a "ball boy" is "hideously inappropriate".
"While the commission is seeking to mock the person, the position or his role in the team, it must be made clear that the payment of the appearance fees to the kit manager was made after government vetted and approved it," said the GFA in a statement.
The report also found a fee of $5,263 (£3,345) was paid to Ghana's official drummer.
His beat was not enough to help the team beat Portugal in their final group fixture to reach the second round, a match which followed the country's government flying $3m out to South America to settle a pay dispute with players.
Two sentences in the Dzamefe Report that perhaps sum up the frustrations and difficulties of Ghana's World Cup campaign are:
The report aims to unpick myriad financial issues surrounding Ghana's World Cup campaign, including some payments which could not be verified or accounted for.
The African side received $8m (£5m) for their group-stage exit, but spent almost $4m more than that on their campaign from the beginning of qualifying.
The blast happened in the Osney Lane and Gibbs Crescent area of Oxford on Tuesday afternoon, causing a three-storey block of flats to collapse.
Expert structural engineers have been brought in to help the fire service.
Police "strongly believe" 48-year-old Guido Schuette died in the explosion and is underneath the debris. The cause of the blast is still unknown.
Search and rescue teams are making the pile of debris safe by propping up walls and removing loose brickwork before searching underneath the rubble.
A fire service spokesman said: "Some adjoining buildings have in the past 24 hours proved to be very unstable and are requiring considerable delicate work to make safe."
Thames Valley Police has appealed for the public to look out for Mr Schuette while his death remains unconfirmed.
He is described as 6ft tall, of heavy build with short grey hair and blue eyes. According to officers, he walks with a limp and uses a crutch.
Supt Joe Kidman said: "Our strong hypothesis is that Guido died in the fire, and we are continuing to offer support to his family at this time.
"Given the circumstances of the incident, we are asking members of the public not to approach Guido but to call 999 immediately."
About 40 people remain at the scene as part of a joint operation between police, councils, and the ambulance and fire services.
A number of properties were evacuated, with the Red Cross providing assistance. The council said 40 households were displaced, with 19 still unable to return.
The body of Nicola Cross, 37, was found at her home in Dunlin Road, Hemel Hempstead, on Monday night.
Marcin Porczynski, 23, of Claymore Avenue in the town, appeared via video link at Luton Crown Court. He was remanded in custody.
A plea hearing is set for 4 December, with a trial date set for March.
The court heard the mother-of-two was killed in front of her six-year-old son and three-year-old daughter while her husband Dan was out.
Prosecutors allege the defendant then kidnapped the children but was arrested by police who heard a disturbance while responding to a separate call at a neighbouring home.
Mr Porczynski is charged with murder, two counts of kidnap and one of trespass with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
The next court appearance is due to take place at St Albans Crown Court.
Ms Cross's family issued a tribute to her via Hertfordshire Police earlier this week.
A 19-year-old man arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to burgle after Mrs Cross's body was found has been released without charge, police said.
Det Ch Insp Jerome Kent said he played "no part in the tragic events... and no further action will be taken".
Henry Lynch II's luck ran out when his tutor, who had been working extremely late, surprised him - and an accomplice - when he came back to his office.
It happened at about 02:00 on Wednesday, a university spokesman said.
Fellow student Troy Kiphuth has also been charged. The duo will go before a judge next month.
According to Jay Blanton, the university spokesman, Mr Lynch, a 21 year-old biosystems engineering student, had entered the campus building ceiling ducts, crawled through them and dropped into his statistics instructor's room.
It is not clear how he had accessed the air ducts in the first place.
He had then opened the door to Mr Kiphuth, and both had proceeded to look for the paper while keeping the door blocked.
Meanwhile the teacher, John Cain, was on his way back down the corridor after a meal.
When he tried to open his office door and couldn't, Mr Cain shouted that he would call the police, upon which the men opened the door and ran out.
Later, Mr Lynch confessed - and told the police that he had tried to get the test earlier that day, too, but couldn't find it.
The air duct method had worked for him before. He has confessed to stealing an exam earlier in the semester, but said he had not shared it with other students, Mr Blanton said.
The matter has been referred to the university's internal discipline system.
"Cheating and theft of this kind is very serious in an academic institution," the university spokesman said.
The 29-year-old, who joined the Cherries from Leyton Orient in November 2011, has missed just one league game in the club's first top-flight season.
"He has been outstanding for us this season and performed at a really high level consistently," manager Eddie Howe told BBC Radio Solent.
"I'm really pleased he has committed his future to us," he added.
Daniels' performances at left-back have led to talk of a potential England call-up ahead of this summer's European Championships, something his manager believes would be fully deserved.
"I believe in every single one of my team, so why not?" Howe added. "Charlie has been consistent all season and I think that's his biggest quality.
"You would struggle to think of too many games where he hasn't given a really accomplished performance.
"When you consider the calibre of the players he has been up against every single week in those positions, that's no mean feat."
His son, Chris Eubank Jr, defends his IBO super middleweight world title against Arthur Abraham at Wembley Arena on Saturday.
"Can you take a beating? When you have, bow and accept it like a gentleman," Eubank Sr, 50, told BBC Radio 5 live.
"That is the cut of the man you want your own son to be."
Eubank Jr recently criticised ex-IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook after the Sheffield fighter took a knee to end his fight with American Errol Spence in the 11th round.
Brook said he feared a "fatal" blow after suffering his second broke eye socket in consecutive fights.
Eubank Sr's 1991 rematch win over Michael Watson saw the beaten fighter spend eight months unable to hear, speak, or walk. Watson - close to death - underwent six brain operations in 40 days, yet that fight is still championed to this day.
When his son fought for the British title in 2016, the defending champion Nick Blackwell held on until the 10th round. But the Trowbridge fighter suffered bleeding on the skull and spent the next week in an induced coma and was forced to retire from the sport, aged 25.
Speaking about Brook losing his title by stopping his fight, Eubank Sr said "do not at any point think that a black eye is a reason to quit".
He told BBC Sport's boxing correspondent Mike Costello: "The reason Rocky resonated to the world is because going beyond the point of duty and taking punishment inspires people.
"It shows the nature of the human condition and shows how wonderful, brave and magnificent we are.
"We have nothing against Kell Brook but standards have to be kept. We are fierce in this regard, and why shouldn't we be? This is a privilege, signing things, pictures. You can't earn that by quitting. It isn't really about the belts, it's about the hearts of the people.
"We say if you held on longer you would have won something that money just cannot buy."
Eubank Jr faces former three-time, two-weight world champion Abraham on Saturday, with the winner assured of a place in September's first World Boxing Super Series, where a prize fund of $50m (£38m) is on offer.
"What is feeling sorry for fighters because they are hurt? You're supposed to be hurt, you're supposed to be injured," said Eubank Sr. "I want Junior to experience the same magic I live with everyday.
"When a man goes down you don't have the right to quit. That's not in the rule book of the warrior's code. It's for the referee. You have to take a beating. That sounds odd because of what has happened to fighters who have fallen but it is still this code.
"We can't be normal. We are not allowed. I've been in fights where I wanted to wet myself the beating was so bad. But I had no choice because integrity doesn't allow.
"When Watson knocked me down in that second fight in the 11th round I didn't think about getting up, I had to get up. It's almost like subconsciously I knew that in three or four days I'd be washing myself in the mirror and I'd look myself in the eye and say 'you could have got up and you didn't'."
The incident in the capital, Juba, last July resulted in a UN report which accused UN peacekeepers of failing in their duty to protect civilians.
It happened as rival forces in the civil war clashed in the city.
The soldiers' lawyer said the allegations were untrue, Reuters news agency reports.
The incident happened in a rebel-controlled area, he added
Peace efforts have failed to bring an end to the three-and-a-half-year-old conflict, which has seen forces loyal to President Salva Kiir fighting troops who back former Vice-President Riek Machar.
The trial concerns an attack on the Terrain Hotel, home to aid workers from a number of international organisations.
Its manager, Mike Woodward, has been giving evidence at the military court in Juba, Reuters reports.
Between 50 and 100 soldiers entered the compound, looted the place and then raped five women, he is quoted as saying.
The defence lawyer says the compound was in a rebel-held part of the city, implying that government troops could not have been responsible.
Some of the victims have given harrowing testimony to the BBC. They spoke of what had happened to them and said their calls for help from the UN had gone unanswered.
A UN investigation backed their claims that peacekeepers had refused to respond when the compound was attacked.
The incident happened during three days of fighting in which at least 73 people were killed, including more than 20 internally displaced people who had sought UN protection. Two peacekeepers also died.
The government has been under pressure to tackle sexual violence against women, which is widespread, BBC South Sudan expert James Copnall says.
The overwhelming majority of victims are South Sudanese, and so far there seems to be little progress made in bringing the perpetrators of those crimes to justice.
In the civil war, tens of thousands of people have died and millions have been displaced.
The tug Asterix had been moving the chemical tanker Donizetti off a berth at the Fawley marine terminal in March 2015 when it was pulled over sideways.
It capsized, trapping the coxswain in the wheelhouse, who was rescued by a colleague shortly before it sank.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) found there were safety issues with how the crew were trained.
Investigators found the coxswain lost control of the vessel in strong winds shortly after 20:00 BST on 30 March 2015.
According to the report, the coxswain lacked training in the correct use of a rope -known as a 'gog', used to reduce the risk of the tug being pulled over sideways.
It also found "weaknesses in the communications" between the Donizetti and Asterix.
The report also identified launch crews were not sufficiently experienced in the use of the tug's towing hook emergency release mechanism.
Safety and training recommendations have been made to the tug's operator Østensjø Rederi AS, to ABP Southampton and to the National Workboat Association.
Following the incident a crew member of the tug boat was given a bravery award for his actions in saving the coxswain.
Both men needed hospital treatment for shock and hypothermia.
The National Institute for Economic and Social Research says 700,000 people moved to the UK after their former communist homelands joined the EU.
It believes they drove up British GDP by 0.38% in the years to 2009, the equivalent of £4.91bn.
MigrationWatch UK, which campaigns for tougher controls on immigration, said it was a "poor deal" for the UK.
The report says countries which imposed restrictions on eastern workers saw growth reduced because of this.
Only the UK, Ireland and Sweden allowed free access from the start to workers from the eight 2004 accession countries, which included Poland, Latvia and Hungary.
The last EU members to keep restrictions - Germany and Austria - are lifting them on Sunday.
Between 2004 and 2009, an estimated 1.5 million people from eastern Europe came to the UK. It is thought 700,000 of them stayed, with half a million from Poland alone.
During the same period Britain's GDP grew by £98bn, or 7.7%, and the NIESR study says that a 5% share of the £98bn can be put down to the migrants.
The NIESR says the UK probably benefited from the restrictions imposed by other member states. It says Germany will suffer a "permanent scar" on its level of output, with its GDP reduced by between 0.1 and 0.5%.
One of the report's authors, Dawn Holland, says that the final lifting of restrictions by all EU countries will make little difference to the situation.
"Lifting barriers in Germany may divert some Polish and other workers away from the UK", she says, "especially given the relative strength of the German economy".
"But as the existence of support networks for new migrants is one of the most important factors, much of the shift in migrants since 2004 is likely to prove permanent."
Sir Andrew Green, chairman of MigrationWatch UK, told the BBC: "What matters most is not just GDP but GDP per head.
"This report is clear evidence that the contribution of these migrants was trivial. They added about 1% to population but only about one-third of 1% to production.
"Given the extra strain of public services this has to be a poor deal for the public, especially in the areas most affected."
Manchester Royal Infirmary staff placed Neville Tyldesley alone in a taxi, which was given the wrong home address.
The Manchester Evening News reported he became confused and stumbled into a canal.
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has apologised and expressed its "sincere regret".
Mr Tyldesley, who was still wearing a pyjama top and had a cannula tube in his arm, was rescued from the water by a passing jogger.
His daughter Beverley Stringer learned of his accident when she received a phone call as she went to collect him from hospital.
"I literally screamed the hospital down," she said.
Ms Stringer said she was told by a nurse on the ward her father had been sent home in a taxi, but to an address she realised was his former home in Miles Platting, Manchester.
His other daughter Diane Brannan said her father was in a "shocking state" when the jogger brought him to her house.
She added: "He was freezing to death... he was shaking that much he couldn't sit down on the sofa."
Ms Brannan said her father would have died if the jogger had not spotted him.
"It doesn't bear thinking about. We want a lot of answers," she said.
Ms Stringer added: "It is unbelievable, it should never have happened."
In a statement, the Trust said: "Our patients' safety is our utmost priority and Mr Tyldesley was assessed by a member of our team before his discharge.
"We have launched a full investigation into how this decision was reached."
The winning pumpkin, weighing 309.5kg (682 lbs), was entered by Peter Geyelin, from Nottingham at the contest held at York Maze, North Yorkshire.
It was later carved into a dragon by chainsaw sculptor Lorraine Botterill.
The UK record for the biggest pumpkin was set last year at 854kg (1,884 lbs).
The world record stands at an enormous 1,054kg (2323 lbs).
As recently as Friday, Mr De Niro stood by his decision to include the film by anti-vaccination activist Andrew Wakefield in next month's festival.
The link the film makes between the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and autism has been widely discredited.
"We have concerns with certain things in this film," said Mr De Niro.
Robert De Niro, who has a child with autism, said he had hoped the film would provide the opportunity for discussion of the issue.
But after reviewing the film with festival organisers and scientists, he said: "We do not believe it contributes to or furthers the discussion I had hoped for."
Vaxxed was directed and co-written by Mr Wakefield, who described it as a "whistle-blower documentary".
In a statement issued following the Tribeca Film Festival's decision, he and the film's producer Del Bigtree said that "we have just witnessed yet another example of the power of corporate interests censoring free speech, art and truth".
The British doctor was the lead author of a controversial study published in 1998, which argued there might be a link between MMR and autism and bowel disease.
Mr Wakefield suggested that parents should opt for single jabs against mumps, measles and rubella instead of the three-in-one vaccine.
His comments and the subsequent media furore led to a sharp drop in the number of children being vaccinated against these diseases.
But the study, first published in The Lancet, was later retracted by the medical journal.
Mr Wakefield was subsequently found guilty of fraud by the General Medical Council and struck off the medical register.
Emily Plant of Findochty, Moray, dispatched the bottle in August 2001 as part of a local gala competition.
It has finally been found on the Yamal peninsula in Siberia.
Now 17, Emily has been invited to the Arctic Circle Assembly - where First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will speak - in Reykjavik, Iceland, to reclaim it.
Buckie High School pupil Emily told the BBC Scotland news website: "It's been a bit overwhelming and a bit out of the blue.
"I was only two so I cannot really remember it. It really has gone a long way.
"But I've now got a free trip to Iceland, the flights are booked. I am very excited, and am also looking forward to hopefully meeting Nicola Sturgeon as my favourite subject is modern studies."
She said word had quickly spread locally, with people coming up and asking if she was the girl with the bottle.
Graham was on course for the Games standard of 2:37 at 30km but finished in 2:42.38 - 44 seconds outside her PB.
Rio Olympian Seaward reached halfway in 67.07 but came home in 2:17.08, with the Gold Coast standard 2:16.30.
Scullion took almost three minutes off his previous best as he clocked 2:17.59 in the British capital.
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Seaward's time was only eight seconds outside Athletics Ireland's world championship standard but the Loughborough-based schoolteacher has already indicated that he doesn't plan to compete in London.
However, the Commonwealth Games are on Seaward's radar so he is likely to have another crack at the Gold Coast standard in the autumn.
Seaward booked his place at the Rio Olympics when he clocked a personal best of 2:14.52 at the Berlin Marathon in September 2015 and he may try his luck in the German capital again in five months time.
Sean Hehir almost certainly booked himself a place at the World Championships with a 2:16.18 time on Sunday.
Holywood man Paul Pollock has already qualified for the worlds after clocking 2:15.30 in Japan in February.
After heading his fellow Rio Olympian Seaward as he reached halfway in 66:41, Raheny's Mick Clohisey struggled over the second half with his finishing time 2:18.34.
Up ahead, Mary Keitany of Kenya broke Paula Radcliffe's women's-only world record as she crossed the line in 2:17.01.
That was 41 seconds quicker than four-time British Olympian Radcliffe ran in winning the event in 2005.
In 2003 when Paula Radcliffe set her world-record time of 2:15:25, she ran with two male pacemakers.
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Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru, 24, won the men's race in 2:05:56, with Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia second.
Bekele - the 5,000m and 10,000m world record holder - looked to be mounting a challenge in the final stages, but Wanjiru found enough pace to finish strongly and eventually win by nine seconds.
Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia was the runner-up in the women's race, clocking a time of 2:17:56.
Meanwhile, a brilliant run by in-form Emma Mitchell helped Queen's beat defending champions Leevale to win the women's title at the Irish Road Relays Championships at Raheny.
After Sinead Sweeney's opening leg, Mitchell clocked a brilliant 10 minutes and 18 seconds for her two-mile leg which set up Rebecca Henderson to clinch QUB's victory as they clocked a cumulative 20 minutes and 58 seconds, which left them six second ahead of the Cork club.
All three Queen's athletes are coached by Eamonn Christie.
In the men's race, the Dooney brothers Kevin and Conor helped hosts Raheny clinch a thrilling one-second victory over Donore Harriers.
Edge Hill University students Owen Lambert and Travis Frain, were hit as a car drove along the pavement on Westminster Bridge as the attack began.
Mr Frain is having surgery to his leg, the university said.
University Pro Vice Chancellor Lynda Brady said of the remaining 12 students, three were back home and nine others were returning.
They were part of a group of 13 students - with a lecturer - on a visit to the Houses of Parliament.
Mr Lambert, 18, from Morecambe, is understood to have required stitches to a head wound. Two other students needed treatment for lesser injuries.
Quoted in the Lancaster Guardian, Mr Lambert said he was "battered and bruised, but doing fine".
He also thanked police and hospital staff "for helping me through this ordeal".
Dr John Cater, vice chancellor of the university, told BBC North West Tonight the students were on the first day of a two-day visit to London. They had been inside the House of Commons watching Prime Minister's Questions two hours before the attack.
He added: "Our assumption is that they were either knocked over by other people or struck by the vehicle.
"Obviously all of them will be somewhat traumatised by what they have seen."
A conservationist has been trying to breed tuatara - which are native to New Zealand - for the last 38 years.
Isolde McGeorge said tuatara, which first appeared 225 million years ago, "really are a living fossil and an evolutionary wonder."
She said she "broke down in tears" when the reptile hatched and that it was an "incredible achievement".
It followed "lots of hard work, lots of stressful moments and lots of tweaking of the conditions", Ms McGeorge added.
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"Tuatara lived before the dinosaurs and they survived after dinosaurs had died out," she said. "They really are a living fossil and an evolutionary wonder.
"To be the first zoo to ever breed them outside of their homeland in New Zealand is undoubtedly an amazing event."
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She said the night before the reptile hatched, she spotted "two beads of sweat on the egg".
"I had a feeling something incredible was about to happen and so I raced in early the next day and there she was.
"Immediately I broke down in tears - I was completely overwhelmed by what we had achieved."
The new arrival is the offspring of a pair that came to the zoo from Wellington in 1994, accompanied by a Maori chief.
The keeper said she had waited a "very, very long time" for the hatching, but added: "When you've worked with tuatara for as long as I have you come to realise that they don't do anything in a hurry."
A spokesman said the reptile hatched in December, but the zoo had waited until they were sure it was healthy before deciding to "go public".
The 25-year-old England international, on a season-long loan from Arsenal, was injured in the Cherries' 4-0 defeat by Tottenham on Saturday.
"It's a big blow to lose Jack," Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe said.
Wilshere has made 29 Premier League appearances this season for the club, without scoring, after joining them on transfer deadline day in August.
Scans have revealed a hairline crack in Wilshere's left fibula and he will miss Bournemouth's last five games of the season and return to Arsenal for further treatment.
He was substituted after 56 minutes of the game at White Hart Lane following a challenge with Tottenham striker Harry Kane.
"We've loved working with him since he arrived in August," Howe added. "He's made a huge contribution to our season and we wish him a quick recovery."
An officer with the Wales Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit (Wectu) has told councillors that mid and west Wales has been used by radicals in their preparations.
Det Con Gareth Jones told Ceredigion councillors the terrorists come for "radicalisation or bonding training".
He said people should not ignore the fact that terrorism networks stretched "far and wide" beyond big cities.
"Certainly it stretches to within the Dyfed-Powys force region," he said, adding Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Powys were all touched by it.
He reminded councillors at last week's meeting that one of fusilier Lee Rigby's killers, Michael Adebowale, had attended the European Institute of Human Sciences in Llanybydder, Carmarthenshire, a year before the murder.
In 2005 terrorists involved in the London bombings on 7 July that year were thought to have met in Bala, Gwynedd weeks before the attack.
Det Con Jones also showed councillors pictures of radicals who had left Cardiff to fight with Islamic State.
He said Wales had "featured quite significantly in a number of high level priority one terrorist jobs in the United Kingdom".
He added: "So don't think that Wales doesn't feature in these things because unfortunately it does.
"And that's why I think apathy is our worst enemy."
Det Con Jones also appealed to people to make sure they informed police if they had any possible intelligence about terrorism activities.
Councillor Mark Cole, who represents Cardigan on Ceredigion council, told BBC Wales the meeting with Wectu was part of the council agenda for councillors to get an update from officers on the situation after it was revealed Michael Adebowale studied Arabic in Llanybydder.
"The learning establishment over the border was mentioned as an example of how we need to be vigilant and aware," he said.
"Because we live in a rural area it doesn't mean people can be radicalised.
"There was no overriding concern, it was very much an update and a reminder that because we live in a rural area we are more likely to know each other and more likely to pick up on anything untoward.
"We just need to be aware and be vigilant."
Jeremy Hunt agreed to review plans to switch from a consultant to midwife-led service at Northallerton's Friarage Hospital at the request of North Yorkshire County Council.
After an initial assessment, he said the proposals, which led to protests including a petition, should go ahead.
The council said the decision was "disappointing".
By Jamie CoulsonHealth Correspondent, BBC Yorkshire
The proposals to overhaul children's and maternity services at the Friarage Hospital have been extremely controversial.
The local NHS believes that services there are unsustainable because there aren't sufficient patients to justify having a full range of consultants with the right skills around the clock.
They want to move overnight children's care and high risk births to other hospitals but this has been unpopular with campaigners who fear the loss of local core services and increased travel times.
North Yorkshire County Council finally referred the matter to the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who today confirmed that the proposals should go ahead.
This should draw a line under a row that has been rumbling on for more than two years with the local Health and Scrutiny Committee now saying they will accept the decision.
The Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said the change from consultant to midwife-led services was in the best interest of patients.
It means pregnant women or children with complicated medical conditions would have to use the James Cook University Hospital, located 22 miles (35km) away in Middlesbrough.
The plans, first announced in 2011, attracted strong opposition including a 10,000-signature petition and marches.
Mr Hunt had rejected a full review of the proposals in 2013 but agreed to refer it again to the Independent Reconfiguration Panel in April.
Panel chairman Lord Ribeiro said: "The quality of patient care has been our primary concern and after considering the matter carefully we believe these changes will ensure the best care for local women and children."
Councillor Jim Clark, chair of the Conservative-controlled county council's scrutiny of health committee, said he had been confident it had made a strong case for a full review.
"This decision will greatly disappoint all those mothers-to-be and families across Hambleton and Richmondshire who expressed their concerns over the proposals," he said.
Mr Clark said it was now clear the council had to accept the decision.
Vicky Pleydell, chief clinical officer at the CCG, said: "We hope that people who have had concerns about these plans will be reassured by the Secretary of State's decision based on independent clinical advice, and are now confident that this is absolutely the right thing to do.
"This change is supported by all of the local doctors and midwives and we know this will provide safer, better services for local mothers and children which will last into the future."
The changes will be implemented from October.
Giuseppe Salvatore Riina appeared on RAI to promote a book dedicated to his father, Toto Riina.
He did not condemn his father, thought to have ordered more than 150 murders while boss of Sicily's Cosa Nostra.
Executives at RAI have been summoned to Italy's anti-Mafia parliamentary committee.
During the interview the younger Riina, himself a convicted mobster, said he had a happy childhood, calling his father "an upstanding man who respects family and traditional values".
Riina refused to acknowledge the Mafia's existence, describing it as "everything and nothing at all".
Italian politicians and victims of Mafia crimes condemned the interview, conducted by veteran talk-show host Bruno Vespa.
Salvatore Borsellino, whose brother Paolo was assassinated on the elder Riina's orders, said he was nauseated by the interview, calling it a "reopening of wounds" in a Facebook post (in Italian).
"I don't care if Riina's hands caressed his children. They are the same hands covered in the blood of innocents," Italy's former chief anti-Mafia prosecutor Pietro Grasso wrote.
Mr Vespa defended the interview as a valuable insight into the life of a Mafia family.
Toto Riina was arrested in 1993, and is currently in jail after being convicted of several murders.
West Midlands Search & Rescue (WMSAR), which is run by volunteers, supports the emergency services in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
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The team has 30 volunteers, but said it needed funds to equip 10 other members who had just joined.
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George Smith, 55, punched, kicked and stamped on Steven Larkin, 45, before throttling him at Stravanan Road, Castlemilk, Glasgow, in December 2014.
The High Court in Glasgow heard that Mr Larkin was attacked inside Smith's home then dragged from the flat and killed.
Smith denied murder but was convicted by a majority verdict. He was ordered to serve a minimum of 14 years.
Judge Lord Matthews said the death had brought "anguish" to those close to Mr Larkin.
As the sentence was passed, a large group of Mr Larkin's family and friends in court celebrated by clapping as well as exchanging high-fives.
An earlier hearing was told that the brutal beating Mr Larkin suffered was not life-threatening.
His death came from being strangled with his scarf.
It emerged after the guilty verdict that Smith has a number of previous convictions, including one for violence.
Republican Governor Rick Scott said he was reassigning all Aramis Ayala's murder cases because her stance sent an "unacceptable message".
Ms Ayala, a Democrat covering Orlando, cited "legal chaos" as the reason for refusing to pursue execution in the case of a murdered policewoman.
Her decision sparked an outcry.
But there were also some who backed her, and a rally was held in her support last week in the state capital of Tallahassee.
On Monday, Mr Scott said: "State Attorney Ayala's complete refusal to consider capital punishment for the entirety of her term sends an unacceptable message that she is not interested in considering every available option in the fight for justice."
Ms Ayala, an elected prosecutor in central Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit, accused the governor of abusing his authority and compromising the independence of the judiciary.
She took office in January, to begin a four-year term.
The case that sparked the row involves a man accused of killing an Orlando police officer.
When Ms Ayala said last month she would not consider capital punishment for the accused, Markeith Loyd, the governor removed her from the case.
He handed it to State Attorney Brad King, who will now also take on the 21 other murder cases removed from Ms Ayala on Monday.
Capital punishment has been in limbo in Florida for 15 months.
A US Supreme Court ruling in January 2016 said the state's death penalty was unconstitutional because it gave too much power to judges over juries.
Governor Scott attempted to restart executions last month by signing a bill that requires jury recommendations to be unanimous before a death penalty can be imposed by a judge.
Like elsewhere in Africa, traditional healers or herbalists are everywhere in Kenya, and they say they can cure everything.
A quick look at the pages of our daily newspapers says it all.
You will find herbalists proudly advertising their services, not just in the newspapers, but also on posters stuck on street lamps.
The services of a traditional healer are indispensable.
As long as there are marriages to be rescued, football games to be won and businesses to be resuscitated, the healers are here to stay.
"Is your husband falling out of love? Come and see me and I shall give you the cure to capture his love permanently," the adverts say.
Yet others would shout: "If you're struggling with a terrible disease that no doctor can cure, come to me, I can help you."
We see this kind of advertising daily and many of us do not think much of it.
The fact that the herbalists can sustain regular expensive newspaper advertising suggests business is good.
But now the herbalists are about to face competition on street lamps and on the classified pages of our newspapers.
Medical practitioners will soon be able to advertise their services, following a change in the law that is due to come into effect this month.
It might be unfair to say the men and women in white coats were getting a little jealous of their herbalist counterparts, who have faced no restrictions, even as they claim to treat anything.
The move by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board - which regulates the practice of medicine and dentistry - to allow advertising by doctors, is partly seen as a fight back.
Medical practitioners will be able to counter the popularity of herbalists, who were able to to aggressively market their products and services, while doctors, bound by their code of ethics, kept a respectful distance.
The Medical Board says it will deny the title "doctor" to anyone not examined and reviewed by the board but who purports to cure certain illnesses.
But all this may not be enough to regain the custom of some more affluent Kenyans, who having lost faith in home-grown doctors, are opting to leave the country and receive medical treatment abroad.
According to estimates, Kenyans spend the equivalent of $100m (£70m) every year for treatment overseas, with India the most popular destination.
On a recent trip to Ahmedabad in western India, I met many Africans who had come from different countries such as Tanzania, Cameroon, Kenya and Nigeria in search of specialised treatment.
Joseph Warungu:
"Part of the success of the so-called Indian medical tourism has been aggressive marketing by Indian hospitals in Kenya"
All of them told me they were very satisfied with the standard of medical care they were receiving and the opportunity to access generic Indian drugs, which cost a fraction of what they'd pay back home.
"I came here on a wheelchair due to a severe back problem," one Kenyan woman told me.
"Two weeks later and I'm walking again."
Part of the success of the so-called Indian medical tourism has been aggressive marketing by Indian hospitals in Kenya.
However, a few doctors have been a little too eager to put their patients on a flight abroad.
A local daily newspaper recently revealed a scheme, in which Kenyan doctors were allegedly working on commission to fast-track patient referrals to Indian hospitals.
It is also not clear how the newly permitted marketing by medical professionals will actually function.
The Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board has been busy working out the finer details.
Some people are worried that the move might affect the doctor-patient relationship.
The reason the ban was introduced in the first place was to safeguard trust between doctor and patient.
It gave people confidence that the doctor was working in the patient's best interests, without being motivated by how deep their pockets were.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentist Union wants to see clear guidelines for doctors.
Its secretary-general, Dr Ouma Oluga, told me they would like the new rules to be brought in carefully.
"Sometimes the public don't know who is a genuine doctor and who is a quack," he says, adding that there also needs to be tighter regulation of herbalists.
"The media gives prominence to these herbalists who claim they can cure serious illnesses in no time at all, yet when things go wrong doctors get the blame."
Now the men and women with stethoscopes may have to go head-to-head with competitors armed with herbs and other traditional remedies.
We do not know yet how far the doctors will go in selling their services, but as long as the herbalist is free to sell me the world, I am tempted to direct my protruding pot belly to his obscure clinic, just to see if I come out with a six-pack.
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Garner had previously found the net 57 times in 148 matches for North End over the course of three seasons.
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The DUP health, enterprise and social development ministers quit on Thursday amid the deepening political crisis.
Under Stormont rules, the roles could be offered to other executive parties.
But Mr Robinson said: "I don't plan to allow ministries to go to Sinn Féin and the SDLP."
The crisis was sparked by the murder of a former IRA man last month.
The killing of Kevin McGuigan Sr caused a political row after Northern Ireland's police chief said members of the IRA had a role in the murder, and that the organisation still existed.
But he added that it was committed to politics and is not engaged in terrorism.
Sinn Féin said the IRA had "gone away".
But the Ulster Unionist Party said Sinn Féin's denial that the IRA existed caused a breakdown in trust and it left its government role.
The DUP then resigned its ministerial posts after the party failed to secure enough support for an adjournment of the assembly.
Mr Robinson told BBC Radio Ulster's Inside Politics he did not think Sinn Féin should have "any additional ministries".
He said: "Why should they be rewarded for the bad behaviour that has brought around this set of circumstances?"
He said there were "all sorts" of tactics that the DUP could use.
But he did not specify which course of action the party would take.
In one possible scenario, the DUP could re-nominate their ministers within seven days and then they could resign again.
Mr Robinson himself did not technically resign as first minister, but did "step aside".
Arlene Foster remains as finance minister and has become acting first minister.
That means there is no early election and the Stormont executive officially remains up and running, although it is in a fragile state.
Mr Robinson said: "Our objective was not to bring down the assembly and wreck the institutions.
"Our objective was to ensure that we wouldn't do business as usual while the issues that were outstanding, including dealing with paramilitaries, were negotiated."
The government is calling the Northern Ireland parties to talks again on Monday.
Prime Minister David Cameron said: "I want to see the politicians of Northern Ireland... working out how to make these institutions work."
But Mr Robinson said the talks had to "take place in the proper atmosphere" and that his party was talking to the government to see how the negotiations would be set up.
"I'm hoping that we will get the right basis on which talks can take place. I'm not sure, but I hope that we can.
"If we can, then I think three, four or five weeks should be more than sufficient for us to deal with all of the necessary issues."
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The British heavyweights were involved in a brawl following Chisora's defeat by Vitali Klitschko in Munich in February.
The pair do not have licences to fight in Britain but the bout has been authorised by the Luxembourg Boxing Federation.
BBC Sport looks at how and why the fight has been allowed to happen.
Chisora had his licence withdrawn by the British Boxing Board of Control because of a number of controversial incidents before and after he lost his fight to Vitali Klitschko in Munich in February.
The scuffle with Haye was the third controversial incident involving Chisora to occur in two days in Munich.
The first was when he slapped Klitschko at the weigh-in, and then, moments before the fight, he spat water in the face of his opponent's brother Wladimir inside the ring.
He has appealed against the decision to withdraw his licence, although that hearing has been put back to July.
Haye relinquished his licence when he retired in October 2011, three months after losing his WBA title to Wladimir Klitschko in Hamburg.
"Dereck Chisora's appeal against the removal of his licence has been delayed and Frank Warren is furious at how the British Boxing Board of Control have dealt with the whole matter.
"That Chisora and David Haye should ultimately benefit from the shame in Munich is difficult to stomach for many but it's the nature of boxing that such controversy will build the fight into the biggest of the year in this country."
Because European Union freedom of trade laws permit the fight to be held in the United Kingdom and they have been given licences by the Luxembourg Boxing Federation.
"It is a way of dancing around the regulations," said BBC boxing commentator Mike Costello.
Chisora's manager Frank Warren said: "I have legal obligations to Chisora and I won't have these compromised by the British Boxing Board of Control. They said he was able to apply for a licence in another jurisdiction at the hearing and that is what he has done."
The organisation was set up in 1922, and is affiliated to the European Boxing Union.
Warren said it is regulated by the Luxembourg government, and was one of a handful of offers he had received to licence Chisora.
"Why Luxembourg? Why not? They are a member of the European Boxing Union and have been around for a long time," he said.
"I've had a number of offers, some from within Europe and some outside. It could be that Dereck goes into the ring with three or four licences from different organisations."
"They will be given a sanction fee for the big fight," Costello said. "One of the reasons why the sport is in such confusion worldwide is because there are so many different bodies funded by percentage of purses - which is why fights are sanctioned."
The fight is not being promoted directly by Frank Warren, but by BoxNation and a top German promoter, Sauerland Promotions - they promote some fights under the auspices of the Austrian Boxing Federation.
"This is a huge challenge for them," Costello said. "It is a dent to their authority and fundamentally undermines their control. There is little legally that can be done."
The pair brawled following Chisora's defeat by Klitschko in Munich. Warren had initially said he would not organise a fight between the two but now says he has changed his mind because Chisora's appeal was put back from May.
He was annoyed that Klitschko's brother Wladimir was in the Briton's dressing room before the fight and feels the BBBofC should have done something to stop it.
Costello said: "As much as many people will find it unedifying, there's a big enough audience for this to happen. I would expect most of the tickets to be sold. There is so much controversy, a back story and two heavyweights who are almost having a rematch. This will probably be the biggest fight in this country since Ricky Hatton fought Juan Lazcano. While some people won't like it, I think it will take off."
"Frank Warren has been at or near the top of the game in this country for 30 years and wouldn't be doing this unless he thought everything could happen and he would emerge unscathed. He will have thought deeply about this and all the legal implications," Costello said.
The ONS said businesses used 1.5 million zero-hours contracts to employ staff in January this year, compared with 1.4 million a year earlier.
The data, collected in January, is the first that can be directly compared to a previous point in time, the ONS said.
But it added the rise in contracts was "not statistically significant".
Zero-hours contracts do not guarantee a minimum number of hours of employment and many argue they offer greater flexibility in working patterns.
But the contracts have proved controversial with the Labour party promising to ban them earlier this year if it won the general election.
The ONS said there had also been a rise in the number of people employed on zero-hours contracts.
It estimated that 744,000 people, or 2.4%, of those in employment between April and June 2015, were employed on zero-hours contracts up from 624,000, or 2%, for the same period a year earlier.
That represented a 19% rise year-on-year but the ONS again warned that it was impossible to say how much of the increase was due to greater recognition of the term "zero-hours contracts" rather than a rise in new contracts.
People on zero-hours contracts were more likely to be women, in full-time education or in young or older age groups compared with other people in employment, the ONS said.
Of those working on zero-hours contracts, 54% were women, while 34% were aged 16 to 24 and 6% aged 65 and over.
A further 20% of people on zero-hours contracts were in full-time education.
On average, someone on a zero-hours contract usually works 25 hours a week, with around 40% of them wanting more hours, most from their current job, rather than in a different or additional one, the ONS added.
The survey asked a sample of 5,000 businesses how many people were employed on contracts that do not guarantee a minimum number of hours. More than 2,700 responses to the survey were received - a response rate of 55%.
Companies with more than 250 employees were more likely to employ some of their workforce using zero-hours contracts, the figures showed.
Jon Ingham of employment analysts Glassdoor said: "It's no great surprise to see the number of people on these contracts is on the up. The fact that many of those surveyed in the ONS study might not know what a zero hours contract is could mean the scope of the problem is far greater than the figures indicate."
He added one in four unemployed adults had "been offered one of these contracts and almost half has turned them down".
"It's safe to say that employees who accept a zero hours contract do not do so as a career choice. For most it's because they have limited options. For some it might be beneficial to have the flexibility to fit around their lifestyle but for others it's a substandard contract which offers little in the way of benefits or security."
But James Sproule, director of policy at the Institute of Directors, said zero-hours contracts formed only a very small proportion of the total workforce despite having drawn significant political attention.
"Zero hours contracts offer businesses and employees an important degree of flexibility. For skilled professionals, a degree of flexibility can boost their earning power, while flexibility also suits students and older people - the main users of zero-hours contracts - who cannot commit to a set number of hours each and every week," he added.
Hackers claiming to belong to Islamic State targeted the TV network.
TV5Monde said all 11 of its TV channels, its website and social media accounts were hit.
"It's not the first time people claiming to be part of Islamic State are targeting websites," said Jean Charles Brisard, an expert on terrorism and terrorism financing.
"Usually they take control of a website and change its home page.
"But now we see a different scale with cyber-attacks targeting a TV network. Regarding the scale of the attack it's totally new."
The French government has condemned the attack.
The prime minister, Manuel Valls, called it an "unacceptable attack" on freedom of information.
Earlier, French government ministers visited the channel's Paris headquarters in a show of solidarity.
"We are analysing and we are working with experts and specialists from the French government to try and find out where from, how, and who did that, and for what purpose was TV5Monde especially targeted," said the company's director, Yves Bigot.
A message posted by the hackers on TV5Monde's Facebook site read: "The CyberCaliphate continues its cyberjihad against the enemies of Islamic State."
They also posted documents purporting to be ID cards of relatives of French soldiers involved in anti-IS operations.
France is part of the US-led coalition carrying out air strikes against IS in Iraq and Syria.
TV5Monde's digital director, Helene Zemmour, called the hack "unprecedented and large-scale".
The Paris prosecutor's office says it has opened a terrorism investigation into the attack.
Hackers claiming to work on behalf of the Islamic State have seized control of the Twitter accounts of other media organisations before, such as Newsweek.
In January they hacked into the Twitter page and YouTube site of the US military's Central Command.
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In an unprecedented move, Attorney General John Larkin QC said a case being brought by a cross-party group of MLAs should skip NI's Court of Appeal.
A British government lawyer warned it could be a "treacherous shortcut".
Two NI-related cases against Brexit were heard together and then dismissed by a Belfast judge last month.
One case was taken by victims' campaigner Raymond McCord and the other by the group of Stormont politicians, which includes Alliance MLA David Ford, SDLP leader Colum Eastwood, Sinn Féin MLA John O'Dowd and Steven Agnew of the Green Party.
While Mr McCord and the politicians have the right to take their cases to the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal, both are asking the judge to refer them directly to the Supreme Court, the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases.
At the outset of Tuesday's hearing in Belfast, Mr Larkin informed the legal parties he intended to refer part of the politicians' case to the Supreme Court.
He said his powers as Stormont's chief law officer enabled him to refer devolved matters to the court.
Mr Larkin said he believed it was the "first such invocation" of the power in any of the devolved regions.
A lawyer for the government said that if the politicians' case was fast-tracked, then Mr McCord's challenge would be left to "lag behind".
He said the government did not want to arrive at the Supreme Court with other matters outstanding in other courts.
"What appears to be a shortcut could be a treacherous shortcut in terms of the overall resolution of the issues," he said.
The lawyer for Mr McCord, whose son Raymond Jr was beaten to death by the UVF in 1997, expressed concern at the attorney general's decision.
He said: "We say the case made by Mr McCord goes much further and is potentially much more significant and harmful."
The judge noted he had no power in respect of a direction by the attorney general.
However, he said he wanted to be satisfied that the referral itself was lawful. He gave parties 24 hours to lodge further written applications.
The UK voted to leave the EU by 52% to 48% in June's referendum, though Northern Ireland voted to remain by a 56% majority.
In October, the judge dismissed bids by Mr McCord and the MLAs to halt the UK's planned departure from the EU.
They argued the Good Friday Agreement and peace process meant there must be a Parliamentary vote if Northern Ireland was to leave the EU.
But the judge ruled there was nothing to prevent the government triggering Article 50, the formal legal process for leaving the EU.
However, last week the High Court in London ruled that Parliament must vote on whether the UK can start the process.
The government will appeal the decision at the Supreme Court, and the case is expected to be heard in December.
Speaking to the BBC, Hawk-Eye inventor Dr Paul Hawkins said he had already agreed a deal with another European league, but he did not name it.
The Premier League deal is expected to bring the company millions in extra revenues.
Dr Hawkins, who is a director of the firm, called the deal "a proud moment".
"It's a new sport and it's the biggest sport in the world," he said. "With the Premier League alone we'll be doing 380 matches a year.
"It's certainly been [a deal] we've been working towards for a long time. We started talking to the Premier League over six years ago."
The Hawk-Eye camera system, which Dr Hawkins invented more than ten years ago, will be used to judge whether the ball has crossed the goal line in contentious incidents.
The system is already used extensively in cricket and tennis, both in assisting referee decisions and to enrich television analysis.
More recently the BBC has also used Hawk-Eye in its analysis of snooker matches.
Hawk-Eye was bought by electronics giant Sony in 2011, but remains a relatively small company. In 2009 it made profits of £1.1m on the back of sales worth £3.6m.
It would not say how much the Premier League deal is worth, but reports suggest it could bring in as much as £10m over five years.
This would include the cost of installing the camera system at all 20 of next season's Premier League grounds, as well as at Wembley Stadium.
The deal gives Hawk-Eye the opportunity to expand into football, despite missing out on the contract to supply the goal-line technology for this summer's Fifa Confederations Cup.
Its German rival GoalControl was selected instead, making them the favourite for the 2014 World Cup.
Other leagues and organisations have expressed a desire to introduce the technology. The chief executive of Spain's La Liga has said he hopes to bring it in within the next two or three years.
But despite the promise of expansion Dr Hawkins acknowledged that Hawk-Eye's application in football is limited, and that the company would continue to develop its presence in other sports, both as a tool of adjudication and analysis.
Unlike tennis or cricket, Hawk-Eye's use in football is limited to the rare occasions when there is a disputed goal.
There is also less opportunity for using Hawk-Eye for in-game analysis - the original use of the system when it was launched as parts of Channel 4's cricket coverage in 2001.
Also positive were weekly jobless claims, which fell to a seasonally adjusted 264,000, near a 15-year low.
The S&P 500 index gained 22.59 points to 2,121.07, while the Nasdaq rose 69.10 points to 5,050.80.
The Dow Jones rose 191.75 points, or 1.06%, to 18,252.24,
There were no losers on the Dow Jones. On The S&P, Kohl's Corp dipped 13% after reporting quarterly revenue and same-store sales figures that failed to meet analysts' expectations.
Analysts cited cheap US and European money amid record-low interest rates and a bond-buying programme in Europe.
The 36-year-old British actor previously played Bane in The Dark Knight Rises and has starred in films such as Inception, Lawless and Bronson.
Rocketman is being made with the co-operation of Sir Elton, 66, who is an executive producer on the project.
It will begin shooting in late 2014, Focus Features said.
The screenplay has been penned by Lee Hall, who was Oscar-nominated for Billy Elliot, and recently worked on the film adaptation of War Horse.
It follows Reginald Dwight's journey from childhood piano prodigy to global superstar, under his stage name Elton John.
Hardy is respected for his wide-ranging talent, but his brawny, tattooed frame makes him an unconventional choice to star as the flamboyant musician.
He is not the first actor to play Sir Elton. In 2001, Justin Timberlake appeared as a "young Elton" in the video for the latter's This Train Don't Stop There Any More.
Last month, Sir Elton John played live at the Emmy Awards ceremony for the first time.
He performed a tribute to Liberace, the American pianist and vocalist whose life was told in the recent biopic, Behind the Candelabra.
The duo have come in for Barry Ferguson, who resigned as manager last month with the Bully Wee sitting eighth in the table.
"We're both confident in our abilities and we played at a decent level," MacDonald told Clyde's website.
"I think we've got the respect of the boys and we're coming from a player background," McGovern said.
The Cumbernauld side, who are 14 points behind fourth-placed Annan Athletic, have not won a league match since November and have lost nine of their last 11 games in the division.
Defeat by Montrose in midweek saw the Bully Wee slip to ninth in the table.
"The main thing we're going to ask for is hard work, because we will structure the players in the way we think is needed," added MacDonald.
"We're asking for a willingness to change, even just for themselves, to get three points on the board."
Clyde host Forfar Athletic on league duty at Broadwood on Saturday.
Second-row Jack Conan scored a hat-trick of tries for the dominant hosts.
Full-back Ica Nacewa, winger Adam Byrne, scrum-half Luke McGrath, replacement prop Cian Healy and centre Garry Ringrose also touched down.
Montpellier had fly-half Frans Steyn red-carded for a high challenge on Johnny Sexton when the score was 14-3.
Leinster, bottom of their group last season, can clinch a home quarter-final by beating Castres on 20 January.
There seemed to be little doubt over referee JP Doyle's decision to send off South African Steyn for taking out Sexton high and with force on 26 minutes.
The official reviewed the challenge and consulted assistant Wayne Barnes before producing the red card.
Montpellier's third sending-off in as many European games and, under the new regulations, the French club had little room for complaint.
Relentless Leinster took full advantage by securing a crushing victory over the 14 men to move nine points clear at the top of Pool Four.
Nacewa and Conan had already scored tries by the time of Steyn's dismissal and winger Byrne snapped up another before the break.
Conan got his second try soon after the restart, Sexton's conversion taking the Ireland fly-half past the 500-point mark in Europe.
Montpellier, who won October's home fixture 22-16, seemed to switch off and Luke McGrath spotted a gap to burst through for try number five.
Further tries followed from Healy and Ringrose, with Conan's hat-trick score in between.
Leinster: Nacewa, A. Byrne, G. Ringrose, Henshaw, O'Loughlin, Sexton, L. McGrath, J. McGrath, Tracy, Furlong, Toner, Triggs, Conan, van der Flier, Heaslip.
Replacements: R. Kearney for Nacewa (42), R. Byrne for Sexton (28), Gibson-Park for L. McGrath (65), Healy for J. McGrath (53), Strauss for Tracy (56), Bent for Furlong (56), Molony for Triggs (64).
Not used: Leavy.
Montpellier: Michel, Nagusa, Martin, Tomane, Nadolo, Steyn, White, Nariashvili, Mamukashvili, J. du Plessis, Willemse, Mikautadze, Ouedraogo, Qera, Spies.
Replacements: Mogg for Martin (72), O'Leary for White (60), Watremez for Nariashvili (53), Geli for Mamukashvili (41), Kubriashvili for J. du Plessis (53), Battut for Mikautadze (41), Galletier for Ouedraogo (64).
Not used: Immelman.
Sent off: Steyn (27).
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas dismissed applications to reduce the jail terms of Freddy Kendakumana, Roheez Khan and Chola Chansa.
Abdul Huk had his appeal against both conviction and a four-year sentence for sexual activity with a child dismissed.
The girl, who had been in care, was given vodka and drugs in exchange for sex.
Kendakumana, 27, Chansa, 33, Khan, 27, and Huk, 37 were jailed in December last year at Manchester Crown Court.
A fifth man, Mohammed Rafiq Abubaker, was also found guilty of sexual activity with a child and did not lodge an appeal against his two-and-a-half-year sentence.
The offences took place in 2008 and 2009.
The four men appealed against their sentences, ranging from between four and eight-and-a-half years, on the grounds they were overly harsh.
But Lord Thomas, at the Court of Appeal sitting at Manchester Crown Court, said the judge during the trial had given them the correct sentences.
He told them: "It is a serious aggravating factor that she was exploited as a vulnerable person.
"And the judge was right to make clear that the courts must take every step open to them to protect vulnerable young girls from exploitation of this kind in whatever part of the country they live."
In a separate trial, nine men who ran a child sexual exploitation ring in the Heywood area of Rochdale were jailed in 2012.
On the same day the five men were jailed, a report was published highlighting a "shocking" inability to protect seven vulnerable girls from sexual exploitation in the town.
Konta, ranked 11th to Watson's 108th, struggled for rhythm in the first set but dominated the second to lead 5-1.
Watson served nine double faults before fighting back but Konta came through.
In the men's event, Kyle Edmund beat Portugal's Gastao Elias 6-1 6-3 to set up a second-round meeting with world number two Novak Djokovic.
British number three Dan Evans registered a 6-1 6-1 win over Germany's Dustin Brown in just 53 minutes.
He will face Kei Nishikori, ranked fifth in the world, in the second round on Sunday while Konta goes on to face Caroline Garcia in round three..
"It was definitely a brilliant experience for both of us as Fed Cup team-mates and I am very happy to have come through it," said Konta, who was playing her first match in a month after a foot injury.
It was the first meeting on the WTA Tour between Britain's two leading women.
Their only previous contest was at a second-tier tournament in Barnstaple in 2013 when Watson retired after losing the first four games.
Watson broke serve first but then gifted the advantage back as she made three double faults in the third game.
With both players making errors, the pair traded serves again before Konta, who received a bye in the first round, struck the decisive blow by winning the ninth game.
She went on to hold her serve to love to take the first set.
Konta won eight points without reply at the start of the second set and looked on course for a quick victory.
Watson, who threw her racquet in frustration after making three more double faults in the sixth game, found herself 5-1 down before she rallied.
Konta served two double faults in the seventh game and won only two points as Watson, 24, won three consecutive games.
But the 11th seed composed herself to seal her place in the next round after 94 minutes.
The think tank said the project was "exceedingly poor value for money".
But the claims were rejected by Transport Minister Keith Brown, who insisted the line would provide a major economic boost to the Borders.
The railway link between Edinburgh and Tweedbank in the Borders is due to be completed by 2015 and will cost £294m to construct.
The IEA's criticism is focused on the benefit cost ratio (BCR) for the project contained in Transport Scotland's own business case.
The figure is 0.5, which means that for every pound of taxpayers' money invested in the scheme, there will be a return of only 50p.
Dr Richard Wellings of the IEA told BBC Scotland: "Even looking at the official figures, this is just about the worst value project you can find.
"The whole project's insane. The average strategic road scheme has a benefit cost ratio of around five, which is ten times higher than the Borders railway, so this is a gross misallocation of resources, particularly when there are still huge problems on the road network in Scotland."
The transport minister, Keith Brown, described the IEA as a "right-wing think tank", arguing the benefits to the wider economy generated by investing in public transport would outweigh the costs.
He said: "I think the clue is in the extreme language which is being used.
"In my view (the IEA) tend to put a price on everything, but don't understand the value of these things. We think there are far wider benefits and values to this project.
"Although the BCR is important, and we have to have regards to the return on investment, I think we also have to understand the wider benefits which we have."
There is already some evidence of an upturn in the property market along the route of the new railway, with buy-to-let investors showing interest in the type of homes which would appeal to commuters travelling to Edinburgh for work.
Carolyn Bowick of the property company, Orchard and Shipman, said: "Even with the railway a couple of years from completion, we're already having inquiries from landlords who're looking for portfolio investments in the Borders.
"There's a really strong demand because of the opportunities here to buy maybe 10, 12 or 15 properties and see an excellent return on your investment."
Transport experts have urged caution on claims that schemes like the Borders railway do provide a wider economic boost than the official calculations suggest.
Prof Tom Rye of Lund University in Sweden, who has given evidence to the Scottish Parliament on the subject, said: "It is immensely difficult to show empirically that investment in transport schemes leads to economic growth overall.
"It may redistribute growth towards certain areas by changing patterns of accessibility, but that depends on whether poor accessibility is the biggest constraint on economic growth in the area.
"Since the new railway will not radically improve the accessibility of the Borders, except to central Edinburgh perhaps, but not to other major employment locations such as West Lothian and West Edinburgh, then it is difficult to see how it will improve the Borders economy, even if accessibility is a major constraint on the area's economic growth."
But rail industry commentators have praised the Scottish government's transport policies, arguing it is important for politicians to look beyond benefit cost ratio calculations.
Nigel Harris, the managing editor of Rail magazine, said: "Wherever you get decisions made closer to the people, you get better railways and better transport.
"In Scotland you have a fantastic record on being bold on railway re-openings. You've built it and they have come.
"Scotland has been bold in the past and it should continue being so."
The Campaign for Borders Rail said it was "extremely sceptical of this grossly pessimistic forecast".
Chairman Simon Walton said: "I cannot think of any region or community that has failed to benefit from a rail project, and I cannot think of a rail project that has not gone on to greatly exceed expectations of patronage.
"The railway has overwhelming support in the Borders - business and community groups already express great anticipation."
Some parents in Strabane said the closure of Melvin Sports Complex meant their children are missing out.
Derry City and Strabane District Council had said that it needed to ensure appropriate supervision before any changes to opening hours.
On Thursday, the council voted to carry out a report into the cost of Sunday opening.
The original proposal, brought forward by independent councillor Paul Gallagher, was to have the park opened immediately on Sundays. He said the amendment to the motion by the health and community committee was 'shameful'.
"There will be a lot of disappointed people who want access to these facilities and the council is hiding behind this umbrella of saying we need a feasibility study on the numbers who will use it and the staff costs.
"Yet we've seen this council bring forward proposals giving £3m to the airport. It's only a matter of opening up and extending the facilities."
Sinn Féin councillor Karina Carlin asked officials to compile the report before taking a final decision.
"If we're looking at Sunday opening then we have to be realistic and sensible about the matter.
"We simply can't table a motion like that and expect council staff, unions, ratepayers and everyone else to pick up the tab and the implications of that."
Organisers are not beating around the bush either with the subject top of the agenda on the opening day.
Among the many questions we would all like the answer to is when the official negotiations will begin, firing the starting gun on the UK's withdrawal.
Another is whether tariff-free trade is something the prime minister would ultimately be prepared to sacrifice if it meant it was the only way to limit the unrestricted free movement of people.
Theresa May will inevitably respond to these with the familiar line that she is not prepared to give a running commentary on the negotiations, but conference is bound to lift the lid on some of the cabinet-level thinking.
It may also give a sense of the early thinking on what should be done with funding for agriculture and economically-deprived communities, both particularly relevant for Wales and both set to be changed fundamentally by Brexit.
Westminster will in future provide the money for agriculture but we do not know whether the cash will be handed over to the Welsh Government to be distributed via a system designed in Cardiff, or whether Whitehall would like to have more of a say.
If it is the latter then expect an almighty tussle with the Welsh Government who will resist anything other than complete control.
And then there is the replacement for EU structural funds for areas such as the south Wales valleys.
It is too early to get any indication of whether the UK government would replace this - never mind how - but there have been some strong comments from Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns about the need for this kind of aid to undergo major change.
Elsewhere on the policy front, the interesting question for the party is whether it tries to move into the centre ground in response to Jeremy Corbyn's dominance of Labour, or whether it looks to maintain its traditional ground to the right with policies like the reintroduction of grammar schools in England.
The Welsh Tories are gathering after a disappointing year which saw them go backwards in the assembly elections and lose their status as the main opposition.
What made it worse was the fact it followed the party's best result in Wales in 30 years at the 2015 general election.
There has been an internal review carried out into what went wrong but I am told it is not the kind of report that could put the leader in Wales, Andrew RT Davies, in any difficulty.
In fact, it appears he has nothing to worry about having found himself on the right side in the referendum campaign as a high-profile Brexiteer.
He is also being helped by the lack of any obvious candidates to challenge him for the top job in Wales.
But this is a party, and a current leadership, that will be defined by Brexit - and applies as much in Leave-supporting Wales as anywhere else.
A verdict on a third defendant, a 31-year-old Israeli man, was postponed for a mental health review.
Mohammad Abu Khdair, 16, was killed in apparent revenge for the murders of three Israeli teens in the West Bank.
The killings were part of an escalating cycle of violence, culminating in a war between Israel and militants in Gaza.
The story of two brutal killings
Interview with Mohammad Abu Khdair's mother
Mohammad Abu Khdair's body was found in a forest in West Jerusalem on 2 July 2014, two days after the bodies of the Israeli teenagers abducted and murdered by Hamas militants that June were found.
The two minors, whose names have not been released, and 31-year-old Yosef Haim Ben David were subsequently charged with Abu Khdair's murder.
On Monday, the panel of three judges at the Jerusalem District Court found the minors guilty. They will be sentenced in mid-January.
The judges found that Mr Ben David, who was portrayed as the ringleader, had participated in the abduction and murder, but said a formal verdict would be postponed until a psychiatric evaluation had been carried out.
Mr Ben David's lawyer, Asher Ohayon, submitted at the last minute a psychiatric opinion which stated that he was not responsible for his actions at the time of the murder. Prosecutors had presented evidence they said showed he was.
In their ruling, the judges determined that the three defendants abducted Abu Khdair at random as he stood on a road in the Shufat district of East Jerusalem.
The two accomplices, who were 16 at the time, then beat the Palestinian unconscious in the back of a car being driven by Mr Ben David, the judges said.
One of the minors helped douse Mohammad Abu Khdair with petrol while he was still alive, before Mr Ben David lit a match and set him on fire, they added.
The two teenagers confessed to the abduction in court, though one testified that he was not involved in the killing. Mr Ben David chose not to testify.
Mohammad Abu Khdair's father, Hussein, said Mr Ben David was trying to mislead the court.
"How can the defendant, two days ago, a year-and-a-half after the crime, bring a document claiming insanity?" he told reporters. "It's all lies and I worry that the court will free them in the end."
Prosecutor Uri Corb vowed to contest any insanity plea.
"When we try to claim that we are better than our enemies - and I think that we are better than them - we should look at this event as a mirror," he said. "As a society we will continue to fight all avengers and lynchers, as we did in this case."
Two Palestinians suspected of the murder of the three Israeli teenagers - Naftali Fraenkel and Gilad Shaar, both aged 16, and 19-year-old Eyal Yifrach - were killed by Israeli forces in a gun-battle at their hideout in Hebron in September 2014.
A third man, Hussam Qawasmeh, was sentenced to three life terms in prison in January after being found guilty by an Israeli court of several charges including three counts of accessory to murder.
Around 1.5 million devotees have turned out for a huge annual Roman Catholic procession in Manila.
Each year, a centuries-old wooden statue of Jesus Christ, called The Black Nazarene, is paraded through the Philippine capital.
This year, police and foreign embassies advised attendees to be on alert for possible terror attacks.
It was found during an excavation over the Easter holidays during works for a new classroom building at St Mary's RC Primary School in Leith.
It is thought it is the site of a historical unmarked grave of what could be a plague victim.
The area has been fenced off but the school is open for pupils.
John Lawson, City of Edinburgh Council archaeologist, said: "The skeleton was uncovered as part of a carefully planned excavation.
"This seems to be the site of an unknown, unmarked grave dating to the 17th Century.
"It is thought the burial, outside the original Edinburgh town borders in Leith, may be a plague victim but further analysis needs to be undertaken."
Richard Lewis, City of Edinburgh Council's culture convener, said: "Edinburgh has such a rich history and the skeleton at St Mary's is yet another astonishing archaeological find."
Mary Bainbridge, acting head at the school, said: "The school is very excited about the educational opportunities that the archaeological work on site may present and I have already been in discussion with the council's archaeologist about the different ways the pupils will be able to engage and the experiences that can be offered."
The shelter in the village of Walkhampton, Devon first had a comfortable chair installed last year.
Since then there have been regular makeovers, as the Plymouth Herald reported last week.
The identity of the reclusive renovator is unknown, prompting some to liken it to the work of graffiti artist Banksy.
Read more about the mystery bus shelter makeover and other Devon and Cornwall stories
The rector of the West Dartmoor Mission Community and village resident, the Reverend Nick Shutt, said: "Walkhampton's own Banksy is on the loose.
"It's a great thing and has brought a real sense of cheer to the community."
The changes started last summer when the shelter was transformed overnight with a new comfortable chair and cushions, and it has been added to over the months.
Mr Shutt said: "For Halloween it was 'spookified', and for Valentine's it was 'loved-up'.
"We genuinely have no idea who is doing this but it just makes it better than it was."
The bus shelter was vandalised in 2013 and had to be repaired by Burrator Parish Council.
The charity found 37,283 dogs were left unclaimed in local authority kennels between April 2015 and March 2016.
One in eight were pets that could not be returned as their microchips had not been updated by their owners, it said.
In April, it became a legal requirement for all pet dogs to be microchipped with current contact details.
The results come from the organisation's annual survey of local authorities, which also revealed 3,463 stray dogs had been destroyed in the last year.
Jon Gerlis from the Dogs Trust told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "We took a poll which found that only 9% of people saw updating their dog's microchip as a priority when they move home - that compares, unfavourably, to updating their digital television set."
"When you move home, a dog doesn't know its surroundings, but it naturally wants to go home, so it's probably the most crucial time in actually making sure that your chip details are up to date - especially if you don't have secure borders in your garden," he added.
Staffordshire bull terrier Dingle was picked up as a stray in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, around 10 September.
He was kept in a local authority pound for seven days before Dogs Trust Merseyside took him in.
Dingle, aged 12, was microchipped but the contact number registered on the database was no longer in use.
He is now up for rehoming at the centre.
Dogs Trust found the total number of stray dogs handled by councils had decreased by 21% - from 102,516 to 81,050.
Of those handled by councils, 16,447 were microchipped - 9,052 of which were reunited with their owners due to either a chip or ID plate.
The charity said the decline in stray dogs taken in by local authorities could partly be attributed to the change in the law relating to microchipping.
Owners who fail to microchip their pets with up-to-date contact details face a fine of up to £500.
Adrian Burder, the charity's chief executive, said: "To discover that the number of stray dogs in the UK is down from last year is promising, but with over 37,000 dogs remaining unclaimed in council pounds last year, it's clear we still have work to do.
"Local authorities work tirelessly caring for stray and abandoned dogs each year, but sadly they just don't have the resources or man power to care for every stray dog in the UK.
"Stray dogs that find themselves at Dogs Trust are the lucky ones, as we will never put a healthy dog to sleep, but not all of the unclaimed dogs are so fortunate."
Dogs Trust said it hoped the new law would significantly bring down the number of stray dogs taken in by councils next year.
Sgt Olaf Schmid, 30, from Truro in Cornwall, died disarming a bomb - the 65th device on his tour of duty - in 2009.
He was posthumously awarded the George Cross.
Now a police operations team have named a new German short-haired pointer after the sergeant in recognition of the work he carried out while on duty.
The new puppy's registration name is Calverkeys Olaf Schmid and he will be known as Oz.
Insp David Eddy, who is in charge of the dogs on Tri Force Operations for Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Avon & Somerset Police, said naming the puppy after Sgt Schmid was appropriate.
"Olaf Schmid was suggested as soon as we identified the puppy as a potential explosives search dog.
"In the circumstances, naming a bomb detection dog after a decorated bomb disposal officer seemed to be the most appropriate choice and we were able to contact Olaf's mother and she agreed to us naming Oz in honour of her son."
The 23-year-old joins the National League outfit for an undisclosed fee.
He helped Dulwich Hamlet reach the Isthmian Premier League play-off final in May, but they missed out on promotion to National League South, losing 3-1 to East Thurrock United.
He scored 13 goals for Dulwich Hamlet in 204 first-team matches, having made his debut in 2010 at the age of 16.
Joseph McKeever, 54, from Walton was found by fire crews in Whitehaven Road, Everton, on 15 June.
Karl Kelly, 31, of Snaefell Avenue, Old Swan and Darren Colecozy, 22, of no fixed abode, are due to appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court.
They also face charges of kidnap and false imprisonment.
State-owned news agency Sana said troops killed 37 "terrorists" in one operation alone and several others in other attacks.
UK-based activist group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 45 rebels were killed.
Syria's civil war has left at least 100,000 people dead.
The army's siege of rebel-held areas in Homs's Old City has lasted more than a year.
Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman said the number of dead could be higher.
"They were killed as they tried to launch an operation to end the siege of Homs. They were ambushed by regime forces near the Khaldiya neighbourhood, which is under government control," he told AFP news agency.
Several thousand civilians are believed to be trapped by the siege.
In October, activists reported severe food and energy shortages in the besieged areas and warned that residents faced starvation.
The UN has expressed grave concern over reports that over half a million people remain trapped in rural areas around the capital Damascus and there are cases of severe malnutrition among children.
On Thursday the observatory also reported that a car bomb in Kafat in the central province of Hama killed at least 18 people.
State TV also reported the "terrorist" blast, saying 16 people were dead and many more wounded. Much of the province is still under government control.
Meanwhile in the embattled city of Aleppo, government warplanes reportedly carried out fresh air strikes on the rebel-held district of Sheikh Maqsud.
An aerial offensive against rebels in Aleppo using barrel bombs and Scud missiles started last month and has killed hundreds, mostly civilians.
On Wednesday, Russia blocked a UN Security Council statement condemning the air strikes.
Diplomats said Russia put forward amendments to the UK-sponsored statement that removed reference to what had happened in Aleppo.
Wessels and Brett Hutton shared a 197-run seventh-wicket stand before the latter fell to Scott Borthwick for 74.
Borthwick's first five-wicket haul since 2013 saw Notts all out for 534, with Wessels finishing unbeaten on 159.
Bird then ripped through Durham's top order as the away side closed on 193-4, trailing by 341 runs at Trent Bridge.
After the hosts resumed the second day on 353-6, in a chanceless first session, Wessels and youngster Hutton ensured maximum batting points for their side.
Borthwick then wrapped up the tail before Durham openers Mark Stoneman (39) and Keaton Jennings batted with ease.
But Jennings was caught at midwicket by Samit Patel off Bird, Stoneman fell in identical fashion and Jack Burham was then trapped lbw next ball for a golden duck as the away side crumbled.
Bird was denied a hat-trick but soon sent Michael Richardson's off stump tumbling to put the home side in the driving seat.
However, Borthwick made 59 and captain Paul Collingwood 38 in an unbroken 72-run fifth-wicket stand which kept Notts at bay for the remainder of the day.
Firefighters were called to a terraced house in the Lower Bennett Street area of the city on Wednesday morning.
The woman was the only occupant of the house at the time.
The living room was damaged by the fire and there was smoke damage to other rooms. The police are investigating how the blaze started.
There has also been an arson attack on a flat in Glenview Avenue in Limavady.
The property was significantly damaged in the fire, which started on Tuesday night.
Almost 70 passengers on Sunday's 14:25 BST to Stansted were delayed for about five hours after the incident.
Northumbria Police said four businessmen from London who were among a stag party were removed and spoken to by officers.
Flybe apologised for the delay, adding it had a "zero tolerance" approach to unruly behaviour on its flights.
A Northumbria Force spokesman said: "We were called by airport staff to help remove a group of drunk and disorderly passengers from a plane at Newcastle Airport.
"The group was escorted off the plane and spoken to."
No arrests resulted from the incident, but a 30-year-old man was reported for an offence under the aviation act.
A airline spokesman said: "Flybe sincerely regrets the inconvenience experienced by passengers.
"This resulted from the threatening and overly abusive behaviour exhibited towards the cabin crew immediately prior to departure, initially initiated by four members of a 13-strong stag party.
"As such, and in line with a zero tolerance policy with any form of on-board behaviour that might in any way compromise the safe operation of any flight, the captain reported the situation to the police who took the necessary immediate action.
"All 68 passengers were offloaded and those not involved in the incident were accommodated on an alternative flight."
Some passengers later took to social media claiming the incident had been overblown.
How many five-a-side footballers have described their own moment of breathtaking quality as "doing a Zlatan"?
Indeed, Ibrahimovic is so good he has his own verb in the Swedish dictionary - "zlatanera", which translates as "to Zlatan" and means "to dominate".
But sport is not just sublime beauty and outrageous ego. We asked BBC Sportsday readers to add to our sporting dictionary.
Nathan Arnold: "To be Skrtled" - to have your shirt consistently pulled at corners.
AJ: "To Liverpool" - to never win the Premier League.
Liam McCann: "To Liverpool" - meaning it's our year this year, haha.
Steve Ballinger: "To take a Suarez" - ie "He really took a big Suarez out of that burger."
Oliver Wicks: "To Istanbul" - to pull off a huge turnaround. "I started this exam badly but in the last 20 minutes I absolutely Istanbuled it".
Andrew Barry: "To Liverpool" - to be the pre-eminent and dominant team/person in your sport and then to fade off into mediocrity, while still holding to the delusion that success is just around the corner. And this from a Liverpool fan.
Paul Hawkins: "To Villa" - to perpetually disappoint fans and consequently buoy the opposition.
Cal Gibson: "To Toon" - to cling onto a 'big club' status while fighting for relegation. See also "to Villa".
Mike Sullivan: "To Martinez" - to frustrate immensely by talking only in soundbites ('Phenomenal', 'Unique', Character').
Matt Parry: "To Martinez" - to watch a completely different game to everyone else.
James Rooney: "To Martinez" - to underperform whilst having the potential to achieve much more.
MIDG 247: "To Wenger" - to try the same thing repeatedly and expect different outcomes.
John Gray: "To Wenger" - to say you're going shopping without actually buying anything.
Gary Pilkington: "To Wenger" - convincing your bosses you're the man for the job when you're consistently not hitting your targets.
Craig: "To Arsenal" - to look on course to pass everything with flying colours, then end up scraping through with a D.
Jamie Davenport: "To Van Gaal" - to disappoint.
Alerick: "The Van Gaal" - a philosophy that no-one but yourself understands.
Jo: "To Van Gaal" - the act of trusting youths and giving them a chance.
Jed Shaw: "To Klopp" - to go crazy when something superb happens.
Victor Ekpo: "To Mourinho" - to win without "Zlataning".
Josh Jones: "To Leicester" - to perform consistently and unbelievably well, above the standards expected of you, possibly creating history.
Mojopin: "To be Spursy" - to promise so much but to perennially fail at the last hurdle.
Dan Pattenden: "To Scholesy" - to avoid a booking despite a challenge being so late it is posthumous.
Neil Raymond Fulton: "To Thiago" is to absolutely slay a dropping ball with a saucy first touch under intense pressure in the middle of the park.
Euan Cowie (suggesting Hibernian are not the most mentally strong team) "Hibsing" - bottling it in a completely catastrophic fashion. Example: "England Hibsed that T20 final pretty hard".
Aaran Kendall: "To Boateng someone" - fake a shot resulting in the defender tripping over his own feet. Also to be "Boatenged".
Kofi Tawiah Quansah: "To pull a Tevez" - to go on holiday without permission.
Matthew Squires: "To Kante" - tackle, mark and break down anything that gets in your half.
Josh BW: "To Earnshaw"- To have an amazing goal celebration only to be on the losing side more often than not.
Ryan Callanan: "To West Ham" - to bring up the 1966 World Cup as a trophy your club has won by having players in a large squad.
Itz Tinny David: "To Ozil" - 1. To assist: Ozil me with your car." 2. To Lend: To Ozil a helping hand to someone.
Matt O'Neill: (In tribute to former Manchester City and Middlesbrough midfielder Jamie Pollock) "To Pollock" - score the best goal you'll ever score, alas in the wrong net.
Milan Delmelle: "To Torres" - to have both a massive positive impact and a massive bad impact on a game.
Ben Morton: "To Payet" - to score a stunning free-kick every single time.
Paul Adams: In our billiards and snooker league "to be Nuggeted" - To be utterly crushed! Nickname for Steve Davis in the 80s when he was beating everybody."
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Metaverse Mod Squad, is establishing an operations centre at the Old City Factory building on Patrick Street as part of its European expansion plan.
The company, which has offices in Sacramento and New York, provides managed digital engagement services.
It is seeking to employ people with technical and marketing experience as well as new graduates.
Announcing the investment, Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister, Jonathan Bell, said: "I welcome the decision by Metaverse to choose Northern Ireland as the location for its new European operations centre.
"This is a good news story for Derry as the 100 new jobs will offer employment to a wide range of people, from those with technical and marketing experience to new graduates.
"Invest Northern Ireland has offered the company support of £250,000, to help with initial business priorities, including creating new jobs.
"This support, along with the quality pool of talent available here, helped Northern Ireland secure these new jobs against competition from the Republic of Ireland."
Amy Ryan Pritchard, founder and CEO of Metaverse Mod Squad, said: "Digital engagement is critical to a company's success and it's an area that is set to grow significantly over the next few years.
"While we have been successfully operating in Europe with our distributed network of Mods since 2008, our clients and prospects want us to have an even larger and more involved presence.
"Derry is the first and essential step in this plan.
"With a talented and skilled workforce, a vibrant tech community and a supportive business environment, Derry is the right choice for Metaverse."
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The 28-year-old was booed when he came on in the 62nd minute of Monday's 3-2 win against Bristol Rovers.
"Luke wants to do everything he can do, not only for this club, but for himself too," Curle told BBC Radio Cumbria.
"He brings maturity, professionalism, a willingness to work, learn and encourage younger players around him."
He continued: "He's gone through a nervous period and made a few passes that have gone astray, but it's disappointing when any home supporter doesn't give the support that's needed."
Carlisle lie four points outside the League Two play-off places following the win and have a game in hand on Wycombe and Leyton Orient - the two teams directly above them.
"We're gradually eradicating the fear factor," added Curle. "If players make mistakes trying to do the right things, I'll hold my hands up and back them.
"The pleasing thing is that the players are giving me everything that they have got and they are all on board. There's a competitive edge to the squad."
Striker Jabo Ibehre has been on the bench for Carlisle's last three games and has suffered with flu, but remains an important part of Curle's plans.
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Roy Allen, 72, and Roy Lovatt, 71, assaulted pupils at Thorp Arch Grange residential school, near Wetherby.
Housemaster Lovatt was jailed at Leeds Crown Court for 28 years after being convicted of nine offences. He pleaded guilty to a further 25 offences.
Allen, the school's director of education, was jailed for 18 years after being found guilty of 12 charges.
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The offences took place at the school in the 1970s and 80s. The 25 similar offences Lovatt admitted were not committed at the home.
Lovatt, from Redcar, and Allen, from Burnley, abused their positions to rape and assault the boys, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
Lawyer Caroline May said: "These vulnerable young boys were in need of compassion, care and support, but Thorp Arch Grange was not a place of safety for them.
"Far from being caring professionals, these two men were cynical sex offenders."
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Arrests were made as part of Operation Polymer, an inquiry into abuse at children's homes in Leeds in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
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So far one person is reported to have died while 21 have been injured in the extreme weather.
More than 8,500 people were evacuated from mountainous and other dangerous areas and thousands of soldiers were deployed.
Some 300,000 people were evacuated in China as the medium-force typhoon approached the eastern provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang.
Local authorities there have been asked to implement emergency response plans, China's state-run news agency Xinhua reported, after recent torrential rain across large parts of the country reportedly left 200 people dead or missing.
Typhoon Soulik had wind speeds of around 173 km/h (100 mph) on Saturday morning.
It made landfall in Taiwan at around 03:00 on Saturday (19:00 GMT on Friday), Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau reported.
A police officer was killed by falling bricks but other people suffered mostly light injuries, including from fallen trees or being blown off their scooters.
The strong winds and heavy rain have caused electricity disruptions, a run on food and essential supplies in supermarkets, and uprooted trees and signs in some areas.
This typhoon was the first to hit Taiwan this year and there had been fears of major damage because the island was the first place it made landfall, reports the BBC's Cindy Sui in the capital Taipei.
Nearly 50,000 soldiers have been put on standby, she says.
Schools and offices in Taipei and several other cities had closed on Friday afternoon as the tropical storm neared.
Some flights to Taiwan were disrupted, with both Cathay Pacific and China Airlines announcing cancellations.
Precautionary measures were taken to close the roads and bridges along areas most susceptible to disaster, officials said.
Fishing boats had been returned to the shore before the typhoon hit, and members of the public were urged to avoid mountain and coastal areas.
Evacuated residents - including 3,000 from Kaohsiung city and 2,000 from Pingtung county in the south of Taiwan - were taken to local government buildings that have been turned into shelters, Agence France Presse reported.
More than 2,000 tourists had earlier been evacuated from Taiwan's Green Island, near the city of Taitung, as a precaution.
Typhoons are common during the summer in parts of East Asia, where the warm moist air and low pressure conditions enable tropical cyclones to form.
In 2009, Taiwan was hit by Typhoon Morakot, which left hundreds dead in floods and mudslides.
But for the past year Mosul and the surrounding villages have been in the death grip of Islamic State (IS). We could see smoke rising from one of their headquarters.
As we took in the sights, we were warned that the extremists were also watching us.
"They are about one kilometre away," said Brigadier Adel Rash, a commander of Kurdish Peshmerga forces. "When they see it's crowded here, they shoot with heavy machine-guns."
When the brigadier and his troops took the mountain last September - with the loss of eight men - they did not expect to be still gazing on Mosul from a distance 10 months later.
"At that time there was a plan to liberate Mosul as soon as possible," he said, "but it depends on the international coalition, the Iraqi government and leaders of our region. That's why it has been delayed. We could go there and liberate the city, if there is a plan."
For now Brig Rash waits for a plan, and for bullets.
"Every day we are short of ammunition," he said. "We don't have enough for the front line, and we need heavy weapons."
The brigadier also needs salaries for his men. They have not been paid since February because of a budget dispute between the Kurdistan regional government and the authorities in Baghdad.
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But the Kurds have one big advantage over IS - coalition air strikes.
They are crucial in helping the Peshmerga to hold the long front line near Mosul.
They can call in an air strike in about 20 minutes, according to the brigadier, thanks to close co-ordination with Canadian military advisers in the area. We caught a glimpse of them during our visit.
For many of the fighters here, the struggle against the extremists is intensely personal. One of our Peshmerga escorts, Rasheed Zebari, was from Mosul himself.
"I have been in the city for 33 years, since my birth," he told us, looking down on his hometown. "Then IS came, and we escaped to avoid being killed.
"It was the worst day in my life, when they entered Mosul and we were displaced. But thank God for the Peshmerga. We will liberate Mosul."
But they face a formidable enemy, which has captured even more weapons from the Iraqi army in recent months.
Inside a sand-bagged observation post further along the front line we came within 800m, or half a mile, of the extremists.
They responded to our presence, firing two mortars within minutes of our arrival. Soon it was time to go. The Kurds had intercepted IS radio traffic about our convoy of vehicles.
At a training camp not far away, we saw a new volunteer force being put through its paces.
It is composed of local men eager to liberate Mosul. On the parade ground, Sunni Arabs, Shia Arabs and Kurds were marching in step, but they have barely enough weapons for training, let alone for fighting.
Their commander, General Mohamed Yahiya al-Talib, says they need help to free Mosul - which is mainly Sunni - but they do not need help from Iraq's powerful Shia militias.
"The militias are close to us and our families, but part of these militias are mobs who like chaos, and people who have a sectarian hate," he said.
The general says "sectarian issues" have delayed an operation to retake Mosul, and he complains that the Shia-led government in Baghdad is not funding the camp.
The former governor of Mosul, Atheel Nujaifi, has provided the vehicles and weapons.
There are fears here that an offensive to free the city may be last on the list for the government, which is now focused on retaking the city of Ramadi, close to Baghdad.
Away from the front lines, in the Kurdish city of Erbil, we met an official who managed to flee Mosul in February.
He escaped with bribes and a fake identity card after Islamic State sentenced him to death. He still has relatives in the city. For their sake we are not naming him.
He told us he had witnessed scores of public summary executions.
"With my own eyes between 10 June and 2 February, I saw about 140 to 150 people being killed," he said.
"They accuse innocent people of adultery and stone them to death. They push some off a high building - 15 or 20 floors up - for homosexuality. Others they hang. Or they cut off people's hands, for stealing."
His voice broke with emotion as he described another killing much closer to home.
"My brother owned a large restaurant, that was still under construction. If Islamic State sees a guy has money, they demand that he pay them $100,000 or more.
"My brother said he didn't have the money. Two days later they came and shot him in the head. He was gone, leaving four children behind."
He told us IS was holding two more brothers and one of his nephews.
"I am expecting a call at any minute telling me someone has been killed," he said. " I'm worried around the clock. The proof is that I was diagnosed with cancer two months ago from all the stress."
Now he has only one remaining wish - to return to his beloved Mosul for the last time.
"There is a fire burning in my heart because I haven't seen my city in a year," he said. "I wish to die in Mosul and be buried in the graveyard there with my father, brother, uncles and grandfather."
Dozens more were wounded in the explosion at a packed market in the southern city of Davao.
A presidential spokesman said investigators had found shrapnel from a mortar-based improvised explosive device (IED) at the scene.
Police in the capital Manila are on high alert following the deadly blast.
At least 60 people were injured and 30 were taken to hospital.
The explosion took place outside the Marco Polo hotel in an area frequently visited by Mr Duterte, who was in Davao at the time but was not hurt.
Pictures released show broken glass and plastic chairs scattered at the scene, which has since been cordoned off by police bomb experts and investigators.
Mr Duterte has declared a "state of lawlessness" following the incident, which he said would allow troops to be deployed in cities and assist police with checkpoints.
He said: "These are extraordinary times and I supposed that I'm authorised to allow the security forces of this country to do searches."
A spokesman for the militant group Abu Sayyaf has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the president said authorities are considering the possibility that drug syndicates were behind it.
The region has been under a heightened security alert in recent weeks because of a military offensive against Abu Sayyaf.
Regional police chief Manuel Guerlan said a ring of checkpoints had been placed around the city's exit points.
"A thorough investigation is being conducted to determine the cause of the explosion," he said. "We call on all the people to be vigilant at all times."
On Monday at least 12 soldiers from the Philippines were killed during heavy fighting with militants in what was the deadliest day for Philippine troops since President Duterte was elected in May.
His election has prompted a spike in drug-related killings, with more than 2,000 deaths since he took office on 30 June, nearly half of them in police operations.
The attack took place on the Promenade des Anglais on Thursday night after crowds had gathered to watch a Bastille Day firework display.
Ballyclare woman Zoe Tisdale had watched the fireworks on the beach with her husband and two children.
She described the attack as a "terrifying experience".
"We crossed the road and all of a sudden we heard bangs and everybody started shouting, running and screaming - people were holding their children and crying," she said.
"I just grabbed our children and we just started running, following the crowd.
"We were all terrified - at this stage we didn't know what had happened - but we all just started panicking.
"People were shouting 'shots, shots' and we knew we just had to get safe and get the children safe, get back to our apartment some way, so we just kept running and running.
"It was a terrifying experience and we feel very lucky that we all got back safe."
A Belfast man who was nearby when the attack happened described the aftermath as "absolute pandemonium".
Suneil Sharma, who is on holiday in Nice, was at a nearby restaurant when the attack took place.
Mr Sharma said he saw people fleeing through the streets in panic. He then took refuge inside a nearby hotel.
"We saw just swathes of people running down the promenade, leaping over a little glass fence and hedge, into the hotel terrace where we were eating.
"It was just absolute pandemonium for a good half hour," he told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme.
Mr Sharma travelled to Nice with several members of his family, including his children and his sister Sujata, who works for BBC Northern Ireland.
His two sons planned to go to the promenade to watch the fireworks but changed their minds at the last minute and stayed with Sujata, about 10 minutes away.
"Our hearts go out to the victims' families," Mr Sharma said.
"What had been a big celebratory day has turned into carnage once again in France."
He added: "It is just completely beyond understanding. It is truly another tragedy for the French people."
Speaking earlier, shortly after the attack on Thursday night, he described how the hotel he had taken shelter in was in "a lock down" with police saying that no-one should leave the building.
Mr Sharma said he was "shocked but relieved" that his children were not at the scene.
Sujata said: "My brother said whatever you do, stay put.
"Where we are people are running with their babies and their prams and it is mayhem.
"There are police and ambulances coming down the road."
The British and Irish embassies in France have both issued telephone helpline numbers for any of their citizens who have been affected by the Nice attack
The British embassy's 24-hour number is: +33 144513100.
The Irish embassy can be contacted on: + 33 144176700.
The baby was found at the bus stop near the Magpie and Stump pub in Towyn, Conwy county, at 07:15 BST on Tuesday.
Daniel Braxton, 35, who discovered the infant, has told how she was lifeless at the time but he managed to revive her.
Police are concerned about the welfare of the baby's mother and have urged her to come forward.
Conwy council said the baby had been placed under an interim care order.
Helen Douglas, of North Wales Police, said: "If anyone knows who the mother is or can provide any information which may assist in identifying her please contact North Wales Police.
"We want to ensure that the mother is provided with the medical support she needs."
Tough exams must be passed to be able to work in the security industry. It is a criminal offence to break the rules.
But undercover researchers caught Ashley Commerce College in Ilford sitting exams for students on a grand scale.
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has begun revoking licences thought to have been obtained illegally.
The licences are in Door Supervision and Public Space Surveillance (CCTV).
Those suspected of fraudulently obtaining their licences at the school have been contacted by letter and informed of the proceedings.
It comes after the exam board that awarded the allegedly-fraudulent certifications, Industry Qualifications, carried out a four-week investigation into the malpractice at Ashley Commerce College highlighted by the BBC.
In a statement, the exam board said it had found "significant levels of fraudulent activity".
This involved "candidates that had not undergone training, and or had not sat examinations, being included with candidates that had undertaken programmes in the proper manner".
In total Industry Qualifications has now revoked the certification of 251 candidates believed to have obtained it fraudulently, and informed the SIA.
The SIA has warned that more revocations may follow.
Industry Qualifications has submitted the names and addresses of all 251 candidates to the police and said it will pursue action in the civil courts against all of those involved on completion of the police investigation.
Security consultant Will Geddes, managing director of International Corporate Protection said: "What is astounding is that you have 129 falsified licences from one organisation.
"It makes you wonder how many others there are out there.
"The implications of this investigation are far-reaching - there are people out there presenting themselves to the industry with supposedly legitimate licences which are not what they seem.
"It raises big questions about whether people can trust the security guard who walks through their door."
Ashley Commerce College was one of two schools exposed by BBC London.
It offered to "fast track" our researcher to become a door supervisor or even a qualified bodyguard, which the SIA says should take 140 hours of training.
Students had the answers read to them or were given completed exam papers to copy.
Exam dates were falsified and the BBC's researcher was told to write that he was "intermediate at martial arts", despite it being made clear he had had no such training.
To illustrate the gravity of the situation, an SIA licence obtained by the researcher was used to get a job offer to guard a major power station - a vital part of the UK's national infrastructure.
Recruitment is under way and 43 of the roles are already in place.
Enterprise, Trade and Investment minister Jonathan Bell has welcomed the development.
He said the jobs would generate £1.4m annually in additional salaries and "offer employment opportunities across a range of roles".
This will include customer service and manufacturing.
"Over the last 35 years, Decora has grown into a dynamic, innovative business and this expansion, supported by Invest NI, underlines its drive and ambition to succeed in markets outside Northern Ireland," Mr Bell added.
"Decora is ranked as one of the largest window blind producers in the UK and its clients include some of the largest independent blind companies in the country."
The family-owned blind manufacturing firm is benefiting from an Invest NI employment grant of £240,000 towards the jobs.
Stuart Dickson, managing director of Decora Blind Systems, said its business growth over the past five years had been consistent.
"Our continued goal is to ensure employee, customer and supplier relationships are harnessed to their full potential," he said.
Donald Trump demanded an apology over a letter read out by a cast member to Mike Pence on Friday. It said "diverse America" was "alarmed and anxious" at the future administration.
Mr Trump tweeted that the cast had been "very rude" and harassed Mr Pence.
The cast member replied by denying that the "conversation" had been hostile.
Mr Pence was jeered by members of the audience before and during a performance in New York. Afterwards cast member Brandon Victor Dixon thanked Mr Pence for attending and read a letter to him on stage.
"We, sir, are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us," the letter read.
On Saturday Mr Trump tweeted: "Our wonderful future V.P. Mike Pence was harassed last night at the theater by the cast of Hamilton, cameras blazing. This should not happen!"
"The theater must always be a safe and special place. The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man, Mike Pence. Apologize!"
Mr Dixon reacted on Twitter by defending his cast mates.
"@realDonaldTrump conversation is not harassment sir," he wrote. "And I appreciate @mike_pence for stopping to listen."
Some Trump supporters called for people to boycott the show, using the Twitter hashtag #boycotthamilton. They were mocked in turn by other Twitter users, who pointed out the futility of attempting to boycott a show for which it is nearly impossible to get tickets.
Some sarcastically urged others to support the ban in the hope it would free up seats.
The row comes as Mr Trump meets one of his severest critics, one-time presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who is reported to be in line for the post of secretary of state in the new administration.
Mr Trump has settled several posts so far, a number of them controversial.
A staunch conservative, Mr Pence sparked an outcry as governor of Indiana earlier this year, when he signed a law critics said discriminated against the LGBT community by allowing businesses to refuse service over religious beliefs. He later amended the bill.
He is not the first high-profile politician to attend the hugely popular Hamilton, which tells the story of US founding father Alexander Hamilton.
President Barack Obama saw the musical last year and joined the cast backstage after the performance.
Hillary Clinton, who lost to Mr Trump in last week's election, also saw the show. She was supported by its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, during her campaign.
According to a definition by the American Civil Liberties Union, harassment can be any behaviour "written, verbal, electronic, or physical directed at an individual or group based on a characteristic - such as race, gender, or sexual orientation".
The Southern Poverty Law Center, an advocacy group, has recorded more than 700 such incidents across the US since the 8 November election.
While not every report was verified, the group says the data shows a clear spike in "hateful harassment and intimidation" targeted at immigrants, African Americans, Muslims, women, and in some cases Trump supporters.
Police said the deceased teenager had been a student at the nearby Jeremiah Burke High School in the Dorchester neighbourhood of the city.
Two of the injured were also teenagers, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police spokesman James Kenneally said.
A woman in her 60s was also treated at the scene for a graze wound.
Police Commissioner William B Evans urged the public to come forward with any information they might have about the incident, saying: "We can't let this happen in and around our schools."
Students at the high school as well as three other schools were not allowed to leave after the incident unfolded.
"One homicide is too many," Mayor Martin J Walsh said.
EU law now courses through the veins of many areas of UK law on immigration, asylum, discrimination, employment, agriculture, public procurement, competition and regulation - to name but a few.
The idea that its influence could be easily or instantly expunged, and that there would be a return to a rosy hued common law past, where all British law is created by the British parliament and British judges, is fanciful.
It is not surprising that following the publication of a recent report on a Brexit, Lord Boswell, the chair of the House of Lords EU Committee, said extricating ourselves from the EU would "involve untangling a Gordian knot of EU laws".
He added: "You can't just cut through them - practically every one of the thousands of EU laws that apply in the UK would need to be reviewed, and then assessed on its merits, before the government would decide whether or not to leave it on the statute book."
Any review and removal of EU law within UK law would be on a scale quite unlike anything we have ever seen before. It would have to avoid some dangerous elephant traps.
It would need to ensure no legal vacuums opened up, that public bodies could continue to make effective decisions and that relationships between individuals and other commercial bodies remained on a sound legal footing.
In other words, that the rule of law continued to function effectively during the process of review, removal and replacement.
To remove EU provisions enacted by acts of Parliament, the acts themselves would have to be amended or repealed. Until that happened, the UK courts would have to decide to what extent they continued to take into account relevant EU case law when interpreting UK law that embodies or is influenced by EU law.
Similarly, EU provisions which are implemented in the UK by statutory instrument (these flesh out the detail of acts of Parliament) will need to be reviewed, to decide if they need to be amended or repealed.
It will also be necessary to ensure that they still have a proper legal basis within the UK and that their legal content can be adequately identified, for example where they make reference to provisions of EU law or even simply incorporate EU measures by cross-reference.
So if, for example, we decide that in order to sell our cars to Germany we need to continue to meet EU standards on emissions, we would need to retain the existing standard and put it into our domestic law.
Perhaps the most difficult category for review consists of EU provisions - especially EU regulations - which have direct effect in UK law.
In each such case, we would need to decide not only whether the EU standards are to be kept, amended or abolished, or whether they are to be retained.
So, if we decide that we want to keep some of the existing consumer protection rights laid down in EU regulations, we would need to implement those rights into domestic legislation, otherwise they would disappear from the legal system on our withdrawal from the EU.
Immense and complex though task of review and change would undoubtedly be, it is clearly very far from being a purely technical exercise. It would involve a mind-boggling number of crucial policy decisions about how we want to regulate basic aspects of the nation's economic and social life into the future.
Which EU standards would we want to keep, more or less as they exist already and which would we want to change or abolish altogether - and in such cases, exactly with what new rules would we replace them?
Such questions would affect almost every aspect of national life - not just the immigration regime or trading rules for manufactured goods or employment rights for workers, but also entire fields such as environmental law, consumer protection and financial services regulation.
'Extensive delegation'
In some sectors - such as agriculture and fisheries - the impact of withdrawal could be so dramatic that the UK would effectively be faced with the task of designing an entirely new regulatory framework from scratch.
And according to Michael Dougan, Professor of European Law at Liverpool University, there are likely to be profound constitutional changes as a result of a review that would be so enormous as to require a lifetime's worth of Parliamentary legislative sessions to complete.
"It is difficult to envisage how the job could possibly be done other than through an extensive delegation of regulatory power from Parliament to the government. That could mean a massive empowerment of the executive - in effect, allowing the government to rewrite the legislation governing many aspects of economic and social life with only minimal input from or supervision by Parliament itself," he says.
It is clear that the consequences of a "bonfire of EU laws" are many and varied.
For those who want a Brexit, the idea of a celebratory bonfire of EU laws is an attractive prospect, but just how easy would it be and what laws would be thrown on the pile?
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Storey has scored 13 goals in 37 appearances for Aberdeen's Scottish Premiership rivals.
Caley Thistle and Swindon both offered contracts to the 22-year-old.
Aberdeen stated on their website: "Miles Storey has agreed to join the club once his present contract with Swindon Town FC expires on 30 June."
Caley Thistle manager John Hughes said in April that he believed the Englishman would like to stay at Caledonian Stadium.
Hughes also revealed that his club had paid "a healthy fee" to the Robins to extend the striker's loan beyond January.
Caley Thistle have since admitted an interest in bringing Billy Mckay back to to the club for a second spell.
The Northern Ireland striker was on loan to Dundee United from Wigan Athletic but has returned to the Latics following the Tannadice club's relegation to Scotland's second tier.
Following news that Storey would be signing for the Dons, Caley Thistle said in a statement: "Due to Miles Storey's age and the transfer regulations, we were unable to speak, or make an offer, to him until very recently.
"The club made the best offer we could, but Miles has decided that his future lies elsewhere."
Aberdeen were looking for a replacement striker after Wales international Simon Church returned to Milton Keynes Dons at the end of a loan spell that produced six goals in 13 appearances.
Meanwhile, David Goodwillie, the former Scotland striker who had been sent on loan to Ross County in January, has been released by Aberdeen.
Storey came through the youth ranks at Swindon, but he only made nine first-team starts, although he made a further 28 appearances as a substitute, scoring six times.
He had loan spells with Salisbury, Shrewsbury Town, Portsmouth and Newport County before joining Caley Thistle in August after two brief Swindon appearances this season as a replacement.
However, last week the Robins revealed that they were still in negotiations with Storey about a new contract.
Striker Jon Obika also rejected a new deal with the League One club.
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Cuthbert scored a try and created another in the Blues' 57-20 win over Treviso after being released by Wales.
"We're proud of him, hopefully the rest of the nation will get behind him and get the best out of him," said Wilson.
Cuthbert was a late replacement against England but George North is expected to return, if fit, against Scotland.
The 26-year-old Cuthbert missed a tackle on Elliot Daly for England's winning try in the Six Nations match, and has not scored for Wales in 12 internationals after touching down 15 times in his first 33 caps.
He was the only Welsh-based player from the starting team against England to be released for PRO12 duties.
But Cuthbert made the most of his opportunity by scoring with a 40-metre run against the Italian strugglers, after setting up Willis Halaholo for another try with a long run from inside his own half.
"One performance in particular, Alex Cuthbert I thought was outstanding," Wilson told BBC Wales Sport after the victory.
"He's thick-skinned, you saw a response of his character. I don't know many who could come out after some of the things that have been said about him, and play like that, we're really proud of him."
Uncapped Scarlets flyer Steffan Evans, 22, is the only other fit wing specialist alternative in the Wales squad, if North fails to recover from the thigh injury he suffered in the opening win in Italy.
North sat out Northampton's Sunday match at Newcastle, while Evans scored with a spectacular corner-flag finish and narrowly missed out on another touch-down as they beat Zebre 42-7.
Evans believes that he has benefitted from being in the national squad, taking part in the team run-out the day before the England game as a stand-by player.
"Maybe it was 50-50 (for selection), but it was a great experience, just to warm up in front of the crowd was amazing" said Evans.
"When the time comes, I'll be ready to go. The (Wales) training's more intense and you've got to be more switched-on, your rugby brain is put under pressure and coming back (to the Scarlets) I've shown it, I've developed a lot since being there."
Newport Gwent Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt has not been fit to be considered because of concussion, while Ospreys teenager Keelan Giles made his comeback from a hamstring injury in the Ospreys' PRO12 defeat to Munster.
Wales will name the team on Thursday, 23 February to face Scotland at Murrayfield two days later.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust said it had reduced the number of beds from 50 to 16 across two wards at Louth Hospital.
It said the move was "a precautionary measure" and was not in response to the Grenfell Tower fire in west London.
Patients have been transferred to other community hospitals or care providers.
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Lisa Green, director of nursing and operations at the trust, said: "Following a scheduled fire safety inspection at County Hospital, Louth, we have been made aware that, due to the aging fabric of the building, some remedial works will be required."
"In light of the duty of care we have to our patients and staff, we have temporarily reduced the number of beds available on both Manby and Carlton wards and increased the number of staff to ensure any potential risk can be mitigated," she said.
The trust said it expected to review the decision later this week based on guidance from the fire service.
Its website states that Carlton ward is for the rehabilitation of local patients who have been moved from larger hospitals after the acute phase of their illness is over.
Manby Ward provides cardiac monitoring facilities for patients who require more intensive care and support.
NHS Property Services, which owns the hospital, said it was upgrading the fire detection and alarm system, improving fire exit signage, lighting and making improvements to escape routes and fire doors and walls.
A spokesman said: "NHS Property Services is already investing £1.1m in a fire safety and asbestos removal project at the hospital and further works are being commissioned as a priority."
Up to an inch (25mm) of snow settled in some areas. Temperatures fell early on Saturday to -7C at Shap, in Cumbria.
Meanwhile, two of Scotland's five ski resorts have opened for business this weekend because there is enough snow cover to get the season under way.
The Met Office said recent wet weather, which flooded about 800 UK homes, meant "an increased risk of icy patches".
Light snowfall was reported in Cumbria, Teesside and County Durham, with an inch of snow falling in the Pennines and the Southern Uplands.
Heavy bursts of rain have been forecast for Sunday and Monday in parts of the UK, with up to 20mm (0.75in) expected in flood-hit south-west England.
BBC Weather forecaster Mike Silverstone said: "It could potentially cause more flooding issues there. It's not going to help."
He said a band of rain would move from western England eastwards late on Sunday going into Monday morning.
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Almost 50 flood warnings are still in place after heavy rain and winds battered parts of Britain earlier in the week.
Three people died in the storms.
And hundreds of households are continuing the clean-up process in the aftermath of flooding, which hit parts of England and Wales.
In Gloucestershire, which was badly hit by flooding, the county council's 33-strong team of gritters are expected to be out throughout the weekend.
With cold weather persisting, BBC Weather said there was a yellow warning of snow for inland areas of Scotland and northern England, which means rain is "likely to turn to snow" in those areas.
The Met Office has issued a low-level warning of severe weather, affecting much of the UK into Sunday morning.
It said: "Due to the recent wet weather there is an increased risk of icy patches, even on roads that have been treated with salt, where water run off/seepage may wash off any earlier salt treatment.
"The public should be aware of the risk of ice on roads and pavements."
The AA has warned drivers to be careful in the cold weather.
Patroller Andy Smith said: "This weekend will be winter's first serious test for drivers and their cars.
"Ice is the real concern, as it's been so wet recently, and it's very hard to distinguish between a puddle on the road and treacherous black ice."
He warned motorists to reduce their speed, leave adequate travel time for journeys, and to conduct basic checks to ensure the vehicle is in proper working order.
Frosty weather is expected to last for the next few days, with more snow predicted in northern England and Scotland on Sunday night.
The light covering of snow in parts of the UK has already prompted a flurry of bets on a white Christmas, according to bookmakers Ladbrokes.
Meanwhile, the snowsports centres at Cairngorm and the Lecht said there was enough snow cover to get the season under way.
There was around 76mm (3in) of fresh snow at CairnGorm Mountain overnight. Operators have invested in four new snow cannons in order to open their higher runs.
The Cairngorms range has had snowfalls since October.
Sportscotland Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) has reported snow covering summits in the range.
Almost three months, two UN resolutions and a Nato operation later, Col Gaddafi is still in power.
When Washington looks at Syria today, it fears a repeat; long drawn-out international pressure with no clear outcome.
There is no suggestion whatsoever that anyone would consider military intervention in Syria but the US and Europe, their hands full in Libya, are wary even of a purely diplomatic quagmire.
The call for Col Gaddafi to leave came within roughly 10 days of the big protests starting and reports of hundreds of people having been killed.
In comparison, the demonstrations in Syria have been going for more than two months, more than 1,000 people are reported to have been killed, and the Assad government has deployed tanks which are besieging, and shelling, towns.
Initially, the hesitation to put intense pressure on Syria was driven mostly by the hope that Mr Assad could still prove himself a reformer.
The Syrian president had carefully cultivated that image. He introduced limited economic reforms during several years and promised more changes.
He sounded reasonable to all his foreign visitors, many of whom also held on to the hope that Mr Assad could eventually be peeled away from his Iranian allies and convinced to sign a peace deal with Israel.
So the Obama administration increased pressure on Syria incrementally. First, it issued statements, condemning the violence and calling for reforms.
It slowly showed more support for the protesters, while still calling for reforms.
At the end of April, the US and the EU imposed sanctions on members of the Syrian leadership, including the president's brother, Maher and his cousin, Rami Makhlouf.
Unlike with Muammar Gaddafi - who is disliked by most other Arab leaders - there have been no calls from Arab countries for increased international pressure on Syria.
Its borders with Iraq, Lebanon, Israel and Turkey make Syria a much more challenging case for the US, but also for regional players.
The lack of Arab enthusiasm for pressure on Mr Assad allowed the US and the EU to move more slowly.
While Syria and Israel are still technically at war, there is a certain modus vivendi between the two countries that has kept the border between them quiet for decades.
Israel's attitude has been one of "better the devil we know", though there are some signs that Israel is beginning to think about the possible advantages of a post-Assad Syria.
In Washington as well as European capitals, the consensus seems to be that Mr Assad's days are numbered even though there is no decision to call on him to go.
While the West decided it could never work with Col Gaddafi again, there would still be a willingness to work with Mr Assad if he suddenly made concrete, genuine efforts towards dialogue and democracy.
The US and its Western allies also do not want to call for the departure of another leader and find him still sitting in his presidential palace weeks later, said a European diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity.
"If we want to address Syria, we have to deal with Libya first," said the diplomat.
Ammar Abdulhamid, a long time Syrian dissident who has been living in exile in the US since 2005, suggests the administration is slowing down the process that would lead to calls for Mr Assad to leave - trying to buy time "while they try to finish things in Libya".
Only last week did US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton make the direct link between Mr Assad and the violence, saying he talked about reform, but his actions showed his true intentions. Washington subsequently imposed sanctions on Mr Assad himself.
On Thursday, Mr Obama went further in his Middle East speech at the state department, calling on Mr Assad to lead the transition to democracy - or leave.
But he stopped short of calling on him to step down, or of saying the Syrian president had lost legitimacy.
Again he left the window open but raised the bar higher for what Mr Assad had to do to survive in the eyes of the international community.
On Tuesday, Mrs Clinton made another reference to that window.
"Assad has said a lot of things that you didn't hear from other leaders in the region about the kind of changes he would like to see. That may all be out the window, or he may have one last chance," she said.
Mr Abdulhamid acknowledged that another reason why the US has refrained from calling on Mr Assad to go is its uncertainty about a post-Assad future.
"They don't believe he's a reformer, but they can't see an alternative," he said.
A large number of opposition groups are now reportedly planning to meet in Turkey at the end of the month, to attempt to elect a transitional council, connect with protesters inside the country, and present the international community with a clear alternative to Assad.
If they succeed, it would move the debate about Syria into a new phase.
The 22-year-old was driven by police from Strand Road station to the court on Bishop Street on Wednesday morning.
The vehicle was parked in a secure area outside the building, but when the man got out he climbed over a six-foot high security fence.
A police officer tried to catch him, but the man then scaled a second security fence, this one ten feet high.
He then walked through the turnstiles and sprinted along the street.
He was due to appear in court on Wednesday charged with assaulting a couple and stealing Christmas presents and money from them.
It is understood the incident was recorded by CCTV cameras outside the courthouse.
Police could not confirm whether the man was handcuffed or not, but said they would be carrying out an investigation into his escape.
It says an unfit care system means people often have to give up work to help the elderly or adult disabled.
The figure was calculated on the lost earnings and forgone taxes of more than 300,000 unpaid carers.
The government says its long-awaited white paper on social care is "imminent" and will include funding changes to "transform care".
Michelle Mitchell, charity director general of Age UK said: "For many people, caring for a loved one is second nature and they wouldn't have it any other way.
"But carers should never be forced to sacrifice their own financial security and wellbeing due to the lack of service provision and support from public services.
"Care cannot wait any longer - this is the government's last chance to get it right and set their political legacy for generations to come."
A Department of Health spokesman said: "We agree that helping people to stay in work alongside caring not only helps carers' careers and family finances but is crucial for our workforce and economy.
"The government has committed to working together with the business community to help carers manage work and care.
"Social care reform is one of the biggest public policy challenges society faces and, in the current public spending environment, we need to make sure that we get this reform right to deliver lasting change. "
The Age UK analysis built on work from the London School of Economics in April, adding in loss of wages to previously calculated loss from tax revenues and claimed carers' allowance.
Loss of earnings was estimated using three surveys: the carers survey - to examine the proportion of male to female, part-time to full-time carers, the labour-force survey - to calculate average earnings, and the population estimate.
On Tuesday the Local Government Association warned the rising cost of adult social care could "soak up" almost all of council spending by 2020.
Currently, £14.6bn is spent on adult social care services in England.
Last year the economist Andrew Dilnot was asked by ministers to look at how funding could be changed. The Dilnot Commission recommended the means-testing threshold for those needing residential care be increased to £100,000. It also called for a partnership whereby individuals pay the first chunk of their care. It recommended a cap of between £25,000 and £50,000.
Wales and Northern Ireland both have means-tested systems similar to that in England.
Scotland provides free personal care, but in recent years has started tightening the eligibility criteria for the same reasons councils in England have.
Weir showed his strength in the final 600 metres to win the T54 5,000m - the first of five events he has entered at this week's event in Grosseto.
There were also golds for fellow wheelchair racers Mo Jomnez and Richard Chiassaro, sprinters Maria Lyle and Richard Whitehead and throwers Dan Greaves and Aled Davies.
Weir, 37, competing over the T54 5,000m distance for the first time this year, said: "I knew coming here I was in good shape and it's all looking good for Rio."
Jomnez - who is part of the Weir-Archer Academy, which the four-time London gold medallist runs with coach Jenny Archer - set a new personal best of 26.64 seconds to claim the T53 200m title, while there was also a new championship record and first major title for Chiassaro in the T54 200m event.
"It feels great," said Jomnez, who won 200m bronze at last year's World Championships in Doha. "It was a fast race - the field is getting really strong."
After winning the T35 100m in 14.45secs, short of her own European record of 13.92, Scottish teenager Lyle accepted she will need to do more in Rio when she faces her Australian rival Isis Holt, the world champion and world record holder, who has a best of 13.57.
"I'm definitely happy that I've got my title again but I'm a little disappointed with how I ran it," said the 16-year-old.
"I've got plenty of time before Rio to sort that out. It will be good to sort the mistakes out from my 100m to the 200m."
Whitehead showed the work on his starts have been paying up with a perfectly-timed run in the T42 100m.
The London 200m champion made his customary late charge to win by 0.03 seconds from Russian Anton Prokhorov in a new championship record of 12.21 seconds.
"That probably wasn't my best 100m race but it is about performing in the finals," he said. "I knew a 12.2 would probably win it today.
"Myself and my coach Keith Antoine had done some work on the warm-up track before but I felt in cracking shape."
Greaves retained his F46 discus title with a best throw of 58.15 metres, while Davies was just two centimetres short of his F42 shot put world record of 16.13m, beating the rest of the field by over two and a half metres.
Britain also claimed silvers on Sunday through Carly Tait (T34 400m), Isaac Towers (T34 400m) and Sophie Hahn (T38 200m), while there were bronzes for Ben Rowlings (T34 400m), Steve Osborne (T51 100m) and Kadeena Cox (T38 200m).
Meanwhile, German 'Blade Jumper' Markus Rehm, who wants to compete in both the Rio Olympics and Paralympics, easily won the T44 long jump event, leaping 7.98 metres, but it was well short of his best of 8.40m.
The Grade II listed building originally opened in 1856 but was damaged by a fire in 1972.
It closed in 2012 so a proper stage, backstage area and additional performing spaces could be built. The seating capacity has also increased.
An adaptation of the Great Gatsby will be the first production to be shown at the renovated theatre.
The University of Portsmouth is leasing part of the site from the theatre and will teach from the building.
A performing studio and rehearsal space has been built on land behind the theatre and is dedicated to the late director Anthony Minghella.
Caroline Sharman, artistic director and chief executive, said: "Over the past 40 years, there have been various attempts to keep it going.
"The support we got from the community has been hugely important.
"The more people I have spoken to the more I have heard what it means to people, such as their grandparents meeting here or getting engaged in a box.
"I am looking forward to welcoming people and saying thank you. It's really important for me to just say thank you to everyone."
The New Theatre Royal will feature in the documentary 'On Stage' on 9 November at 19:30 BST on BBC One in the south of England.
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Referee Craig Thomson dismissed Boyata for a challenge on Carlton Morris at New Douglas Park on Friday.
Celtic manager Ronny Deila criticised his defender immediately after the Scottish Premiership clash but changed his mind after viewing the footage.
The defender will be suspended for Celtic's next league match away to Partick Thistle.
"I have seen it many times and, when you've seen it from all angles, it's the wrong decision," Deila said after reviewing the incident.
"I'm still saying that in this situation I want my player staying on his feet, because we have quick defenders and running with people is better than taking chances and putting the referee in a bad situation.
"He makes his decision and hits the ball, in my opinion it's not a red card."
Chiefs stand-off Gareth Steenson racked up 21 of his side's 26 points, converting his own second-half try to add to his four first-half penalties and conversion of James Short's try.
Quins scored four tries to earn a bonus point, the first of them a penalty try.
Nick Evans, Charlie Walker and Tim Visser all crossed for the visitors.
Playing into the strong, swirling wind before the break, Quins would have felt encouraged that they trailed by just two points at half-time.
They had some luck with their fourth, bonus-point try when England full-back Mike Brown's kick bounced off the corner flag and winger Visser gratefully accepted his opportunity.
But Quins could not make the elements count. And. having already put wide three of their conversion attempts, they then missed the chance to win it three minutes from time when replacement kicker Tim Swiel's difficult late penalty, 15 metres in from the touchline, went wide.
After surviving a thrilling climax, when only desperate defence kept out Quins, Exeter remain unbeaten at home in the Premiership since early January, leaving Quins having to settle for two bonus points.
Exeter head coach Rob Baxter:
"Harlequins were very good, particularly in the first half. They took advantage of what was quite a passive and timid performance by us.
"The try we scored just before half-time was crucial for us, and then we started to show some proper qualities. We got our set-piece going, and we probably showed enough for us just to edge it. We fought and fought.
"We are frustrated at parts of the performance, but ultimately, sometimes you have got to look at the scoreboard."
Harlequins rugby director Conor O'Shea:
"I am gutted for us as a team, but I am incredibly proud of the performance. We are going to be in this for the long haul this season - 100% - and we are going to get stronger and stronger.
"It was a case of should have, could have. We felt really in control in the first half playing into a very strong wind, when we were very disciplined.
"We are disappointed we couldn't finish it off. We should have seen that off, but we didn't. The players are absolutely gutted."
Exeter Chiefs: Dollman; Nowell, Slade, Whitten, Short; Steenson, Chudley; Hepburn, Yeandle (capt), Low, Lees, Welch, Ewers, Armand, Waldrom.
Replacements: Taione, Moon, Brown, Parling, Johnson, Lewis, Hill, Woodburn
Harlequins: Brown; Walker, Lowe, Sloan, Visser; Evans, Care (capt); Marler, Buchanan, Sinckler, Horwill, Twomey, Robshaw, Ward, Easter.
Replacements: Gray, Lambert, Collier, Matthews, Treadwell, Tebaldi, Swiel, Hopper.
Attendance: 11,417.
Amonkar, who enthralled audiences with her soulful singing for decades, died on Monday night at her house in Mumbai.
The singer followed the classical Hindustani school of singing, but was known for creating her own distinctive style.
Many, including legendary Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar, have paid tributes to Amonkar, and acknowledged her "great contribution" to music.
As news of her death broke, many people took to social media to pay tribute. The hashtag #kishoriamonkar has begun trending on Twitter India.
Rigg headed home Jazzi Barnum-Bobb's cross to earn parity for Warren Feeney's side.
The visitors made a strong start at a sodden Rodney Parade, which hosted a Wales women international on Friday evening.
Chelsea loanee Alex Kiwomya put Crewe ahead in the first period after cutting inside and smashing home.
Marlon Jackson missed a late chance to earn all three points for the hosts.
Newport County manager Warren Feeney told BBC Radio Wales Sport: "I am pleased with a point but also disappointed, but we gave ourselves a mountain to climb in the first half.
"We conceded a silly goal, we should deal with it better, but in the second half we camped in their half and dug deep and we are disappointed not to win it.
"Last season, we would have lost that game. There is good character here now."
Match ends, Newport County 1, Crewe Alexandra 1.
Second Half ends, Newport County 1, Crewe Alexandra 1.
Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Harry Davis.
Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Jon Guthrie.
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Callum Ainley replaces Chris Dagnall.
Foul by Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County).
Jon Guthrie (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Sean Rigg (Newport County).
Chris Dagnall (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Scot Bennett.
Goal! Newport County 1, Crewe Alexandra 1. Sean Rigg (Newport County) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jazzi Barnum-Bobb with a cross.
Scot Bennett (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Scot Bennett (Newport County).
Zoumana Bakayogo (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Mark Randall (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ryan Lowe (Crewe Alexandra).
Sean Rigg (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Zoumana Bakayogo (Crewe Alexandra).
Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Scot Bennett.
Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Joe Day.
Attempt saved. Ryan Lowe (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Foul by Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County).
Ryan Lowe (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dan Butler (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Chris Dagnall (Crewe Alexandra).
Substitution, Newport County. Ben Tozer replaces Joss Labadie.
Jennison Myrie-Williams (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Jones (Crewe Alexandra).
Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Oliver Turton.
Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Danny Hollands.
Jennison Myrie-Williams (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Oliver Turton (Crewe Alexandra).
Foul by Jon Parkin (Newport County).
George Ray (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ryan Lowe (Crewe Alexandra).
Foul by Jon Parkin (Newport County).
Zoumana Bakayogo (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. George Ray replaces George Cooper.
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Danny Hollands replaces Billy Bingham.
The Ecuadorian damaged his right fibula in a Europa League qualifying tie in July.
Valencia, 25, scored four goals in 32 Premier League games last season.
Midfielder Alex Song, 28, who is yet to make an appearance this season because of an ankle injury, is "a maximum of three weeks away", according to Bilic.
Valencia apologised to the club and its medical staff in August after claiming he had been "forgotten" by the Hammers in a radio interview after his injury.
Striker Andy Carroll, 26, and defender Angelo Ogbonna, 27, are available for Saturday's trip to Crystal Palace (15:00 BST) after recovering from injuries.
Left-back Aaron Cresswell, 25, and defender Winston Reid, 27, have minor knocks and are rated at 50/50 for Saturday.
Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi made the admission at an earlier closed hearing, prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told ICC judges after they ruled there was enough evidence to put him on trial.
Mr Mahdi is accused of the destruction of nine mausoleums and a mosque.
Islamists occupied the city in 2012.
The court has previously heard that Mr Mahdi, a former teacher aged about 40, was a "zealous member" of Ansar Dine, a Tuareg extremist militia with links to al-Qaeda.
He is alleged to have been head of the Hesbah - or what some call the "manners' brigade" - which enforced strict Islamist law in Timbuktu during the unrest that rocked Mali in 2012 and 2013, and of being involved with and executing the decisions of the so-called Islamic Court of Timbuktu.
Mr Mahdi - who was handed over by Niger after the ICC issued an arrest warrant - is the first person to face a war crimes charge for the destruction of religious monuments.
Prosecutor Bensouda said his "admission of guilt" would also "be a milestone in the history of the ICC".
During their occupation, the militants vandalised and destroyed mosques and mausoleums, and burnt tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts.
The city - which is listed as a World Heritage Site by Unesco - was considered the centre of Islamic learning from the 13th to the 17th Centuries.
At one time it counted nearly 200 schools and universities that attracted thousands of students from across the Muslim world.
The mausoleums were shrines to Timbuktu's founding fathers, who had been venerated as saints by most of the city's inhabitants.
But this practice is considered blasphemous by fundamentalists.
At least 14 mausoleums have since been rebuilt by local stone masons using traditional techniques.
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He won with his pop track Heroes, which he performed accompanied by animations.
He beat Russia's Polina Gagarina who came second.
Australia finished fifth in the country's first Eurovision appearance.
And the UK's act, Electro Velvet, finished 24th out of the 27 participants, with just five points.
The presenter said he had "enjoyed every minute of my 27 years in the chair" as he played the 1962 track, Last Night Was Made For Love.
It comes a month after the BBC said the 88-year-old host was retiring from the show because of ill health.
Matthew said he was "saddened" to leave but would return to Radio 2 soon.
As the last track played out on a show that compiled his favourite moments from the past 27 years, Matthew said: "I'll be back on Radio 2 in the near future with something new, so keep your eyes open for further information."
In January, Matthew had described the decision to take him off the show as "horrible", having been with the station since 1954. Sounds of the 60s began in 1990.
The BBC said it was the "right time for him to step off the weekly treadmill" of presenting the show, as he had spent several months off air recuperating.
But in January, Matthew told the Daily Telegraph: "I was ready and willing and able to go back, and they've just said they are going to put the programme in the hands of other people."
From 4 March, Tony Blackburn will present the two-hour programme at an earlier time of 06:00, a move which Blackburn said was an "absolute honour".
Blackburn said: "To take over this show, 50 years after joining the BBC, is a real privilege and I can't wait to get started."
Sounds of the 60s' previous 08:00 slot will be replaced by Dermot O'Leary's show, with music entertainment and a Pause for Thought segment.
O'Leary said it was a "huge honour" to follow in Matthew's footsteps. "Brian did such an incredible job for so many years," he said.
Fellow broadcasters and listeners paid tribute to Matthew's work on the programme.
BBC Radio 2 presenter Bob Harris said: "For more than 50 years from bantering with The Beatles to Sounds of the 60s, Brian Matthew has been my Saturday soundtrack. Thanks for the memories."
"What a massive loss to radio this is," said one fan, Sarah Jones. "Exceptional knowledge gone."
Craig Wright said: "Sad that it's Brian Matthew's last [show]. The soundtrack to many a Saturday morning".
BBC Radio 2 said in a tweet that "we'll miss" Matthew, adding that he will present future specials on his "life and times in music".
Lewis Carnie, Radio 2's head of programming, said Matthew was an "outstanding presenter and, at 88, a radio legend."
He added: "He has made the programme his own with his natural ability, passion and warmth and we are incredibly grateful."
The announcement came from Australian, Malaysian and Chinese ministers meeting to discuss progress.
The plane, flying from the Malaysian capital to Beijing, disappeared on 8 March 2014 with 239 people on board.
It is believed to have crashed off Western Australia, but so far no trace has been found.
At the moment teams using sophisticated sonar equipment are scouring a 60,000 sq km (23,000 sq mile) area of seabed far west of the Australian city of Perth. About 40% of this remains to be searched.
If nothing is found, the search will be extended by another 60,000 sq km to "cover the entire highest probability area identified by expert analysis", a joint statement from the ministers said.
The additional search area could take up to a year to complete given adverse weather conditions in the upcoming winter months, the statement said.
Investigators still do not know what happened to the plane.
The search zone has been defined based on analysis of hourly "handshakes" between the plane and a communications satellite.
There is still no explanation as to why it flew so far off course - making finding the plane and its "black box" voice recorders key to understanding its fate.
"We are confident we are searching in the right area,'' Australian Transport Minister Warren Truss told journalists after the meeting.
"We are confident we have the best search equipment... if the plane is in the area we will find it.''
How the search is conducted
Shares in Kraft Heinz rose by 11%, despite a rebuffed takeover bid for the UK's consumer goods firm.
The main US stock indexes eked out gains, having spent most of the day in negative territory.
The Dow Jones index rose by 4 points to 20,624.05, while the broader S&P index also gained 4 points to 2,351.16.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq also finished at a new high, rising 24 points to 5,838.58.
The surge in Kraft's shares helped other consumer goods firms, with a 4.3% increase in Colgate-Palmolive and a 4.2% rise for Kimberly-Clark.
Kraft indicated it would pursue the Unilever offer and said it looked forward to reaching an agreement, although Unilever said there was no basis for further discussion.
Still, gains in US shares were more subdued than in recent weeks, in which a stock rally - linked to President Trump's economic pledges - had taken US markets on a record-breaking run.
"People don't want unnecessary risk heading into a three-day weekend," said JJ Kinahan, chief market strategist at TD Ameritrade. "This is more about taking off risk than about aggressive selling."
US markets will be closed on Monday for Presidents Day.
Gordon Keymer, Conservative leader of the council, said UKIP had failed to make an impact.
The Conservatives comfortably held on to power in most of the councils to hold elections.
As well as Tandridge, the party also held Elmbridge, Runnymede, Reigate and Banstead and Woking, but Mole Valley stayed under no overall control.
Kelvin MacKenzie, the former editor of The Sun, narrowly failed to win a seat on Elmbridge Borough Council, where he stood as an independent in the St George's Hill ward in Weybridge.
UKIP did win a seat on Reigate and Banstead council and another in Mole Valley.
Helena Windsor, a UKIP councillor on the county council, said her party was making "serious progress".
She said UKIP had come second in 10 out of 14 seats in Tandridge.
"We were very close in Godstone," she said.
Simon Charles Morrow, a Lib Dem councillor who kept his seat, said: "We haven't lost any seats. My majority went up from 74 to 222.
"UKIP have dismally failed."
Runnymede was held by the Conservatives, who have 35 of the 42 seats on the council.
The Conservatives held Reigate and Banstead, with 37 seats. The Residents Association followed, with seven seats.
UKIP won the Horley Central seat from the Tories, the party's first gain in the county.
The Conservatives gained two seats to win 19 in Mole Valley, and the Liberal Democrats lost three seats, ending with 14. But that was not enough to give the Tories overall control.
UKIP won a first seat on the authority.
Woking also stayed under Conservative control.
The Tories gained two seats to win 23, and the Lib Dems lost three seats, ending with 11 councillors.
Labour won its first seat in years, and an independent candidate won one seat.
The South East region has also voted for 10 MEPs in the European election, with the results being announced late on Sunday.
His family has kept a large chunk back - maybe around a third - including a Lynn Chadwick sculpture called Teddy Boy and Girl.
According to Kate Chertavian, his art buying advisor between 1992-2000, this is the artwork that precipitated an eight-year fine art spending spree by the late pop star, the results of which make up the bulk of what will go under the hammer next Thursday.
Nobody was very keen to talk about the art that's not in the sale, but I got the sense that the auction contained the pieces that either had less emotional resonance with his family, or were deemed to be the weaker works: what you might call the B-side of his art collection.
There are some decent pieces, though. Not least, William Scott's Girl Seated at a Table (1938).
If I had the £150,000-£250,000 the estimate requires (I don't, and it'll probably go for more anyway) I'd willingly stump up the money.
It's earlier - and I think better - than Scott's more abstract efforts, painted when the artist was channelling Cezanne, not Braque.
There are also two very nice, small Frank Auerbach sketches, a Kenneth Armitage bronze sculpture called Model for Diarchy (small version - 1959), and a Bernard Leach pot, all of which took my fancy.
Of course, art appreciation is a subjective activity, but there are some works in the pre-sale show, which is free to see by the way, that did absolutely nothing for me.
The two big paintings by Peter Howson left me cold, as did the group of large, colourful expressionistic pieces by John Bellany - although his Fishermen in the Snow (1965) was easier on the eye.
There are a couple of so-so Basquiat's, a decent Frank Auerbach oil and a reasonable Picabia - if that's your cup of tea (it's not mine). But by and large it is a collection of good but not great art.
But that's not really the point, is it. The point is that David Bowie owned it. And he was special. A great artist in his own right who touched the lives of millions of people around the globe, but remained an enigma to most.
Which is why the 350 artworks and objects on show are so fascinating. What do they tell us about the collector?
Well, he was old school in his tastes in terms of materials. He liked paintings and sculptures.
There are no photographs, which is surprising considering it is a medium he clearly understood and used a lot in his own work.
Similarly, there are no video pieces, no performance art and - other than a couple of Duchamp bits - precious little from the conceptual canon.
His taste appears to have been fairly conservative but very specific. He liked British modernism.
He liked the art that came from the same place as him: mid-20th Century UK. It is art that you could argue shared his philosophy, a philosophy that went on to shape his aesthetic.
It is art that questioned, that was preoccupied with the surface, that had many sides; that never quite settled. Art that performed.
The collection strikes me as more about Bowie putting down roots rather than an exercise in creative experimentation: it was for contemplation and ballast, not rock 'n' roll. | Typhoon Soulik has brought strong winds and torrential rain to the island.
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TV Line said she will replace Weeds actress Mary-Louise Parker who was originally hired, but has had to pull out while recovering from pneumonia.
Thurman will take over the role of Anouk, a TV writer who is dating her show's young leading man.
The Slap charts the fallout after a man slaps another couple's child.
Published in 2008, the Booker-longlisted novel was previously made into an Australian mini-series in 2011 starring British actress Sophie Okonedo and former Home and Away star Melissa George.
George will also star in NBC's eight-part mini-series, reprising her role as overprotective mother Rosie.
Thandie Newton will take up the role first played by Okonedo, with Brian Cox, Peter Sarsgaard and Star Trek's Zachary Quinto also starring in the series.
Quinto will play Harry, the person who deals the fateful slap at a family barbecue.
Lisa Cholodenko, the Oscar-nominated director of The Kids Are All Right, is attached to direct the series.
It will be Thurman's second foray into television - she appeared in five episodes of musical drama Smash in 2012.
She most recently starred Lars von Trier's two-part big screen drama Nymphomaniac.
Mohsin Bhatti, 29, was stabbed a number of times in the attack on 29 January. His body was found on Botanic Avenue in south Belfast.
Ahmed Noor, 32, was released from secure medical accommodation on Wednesday to be charged with murder.
He was initially detained under a Mental Health Order. The judge ruled he should remain at Maghaberry prison under the care of medical staff.
Mr Noor, who has an address at Agincourt Avenue but is originally from Somalia, first appeared at Belfast Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
He was then held overnight in an observation cell at Maghaberry Prison while a psychiatrist's report was prepared.
At a further hearing on Thursday, the court was told his mental health assessment has been completed and his state had improved within 36 hours of being admitted.
The judge was told he was classed as fit to be charged and could continue to be assessed by prison staff.
A defence lawyer raised concerns based on other medical opinion, but applied to have Mr Noor kept within the same area of the prison.
"It needs to be put on the record that he was charged only, and has not been interviewed in relation to these matters," he added.
The judge said the accused, who did not appear in court, should remain at Maghaberry under the care of its medical staff.
"Should there be any deterioration, I would expect they will take whatever steps they consider appropriate to ensure his wellbeing," she added.
Mr Noor was remanded in custody to appear again by videolink on 5 March.
Fasa (Forum for Action on Substance Abuse) faces "the prospect of immediate and terminal financial insolvency".
It is being investigated by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland.
Rev Lesley Carroll said: "It's not sensationalist to say this is disastrous, to say people's lives are at risk.
"The very fact that this has happened breeds hopelessness amongst people."
Fasa provides specialist support for people facing suicide, self-harm, substance abuse and mental health issues, and says it helps more than 2,000 people at five sites in Northern Ireland.
On Wednesday, it said all services were suspended and it was seeking an urgent meeting with its funders and politicians in a bid to "avert the crisis".
Fasa staff in north Belfast broke the news to some people who use its services, many of whom left the building visibly upset.
Father speaks of Fasa closure fears
A father whose child was helped by a substance abuse service facing closure has said lives could be lost as a result.
The man, who spoke anonymously, said his child was now drug free after receiving treatment at Fasa.
"Fasa is the only place my child speaks to, Fasa is the only place my child feels comfortable to speak to.
"You're not treated in there as a number and you're not given a time slot or anything like that.
"They're treated as a child, as a human being and I'm devastated to find out that they're closing down or have problems because they're the only place that has helped my child."
Community workers were distributing leaflets with suicide helpline numbers on them in the neighbourhood, saying they were concerned about where people in distress could go to for help.
Brian Kirker, a community worker in north Belfast, said people were "dumbfounded" after its suspension "came out of the blue".
He said: "Young men have relied on this service, people have told me: 'Without Fasa, I wouldn't be here. We have walked in and Fasa has saved our lives.'
"It will affect the grassroots people, the people who are most vulnerable, the people who need help.
"It's very difficult for those people to come forward - when they do come forward then all of a sudden there's nothing there."
Fasa closure Q&A
Ian McLaughlin, of the Lower Shankhill Community Association in north Belfast, said: "Something should have been put in place in the short term to ensure that those who need help can access it."
Fasa has contracts with government agencies to provide addiction and suicide prevention services.
The Department of Health said it would "be considering the implications and measures that might be taken to ensure the need in these crucial areas can continue".
Sixty people work for Fasa, while 70 volunteers also help it to provide its services.
The Charities Commission said it was "aware of concerns" in relation to Fasa and the organisation was co-operating with the investigation.
The two strikers are battling for what is thought to be the one remaining attacking berth in the 23-man panel for the Euro 2016 tournament in France.
Both 24-year-old Grigg and former Cliftonville man Boyce, 25, have been in fine scoring form this season.
The squad will be announced on 28 May, the day after the game against Belarus.
Northern Ireland then play Slovakia away in their final Euro 2016 warm-up game on Saturday, 4 June.
If former skipper Aaron Hughes plays against Belarus he could win his 100th NI cap in the Slovakia fixture.
Northern Ireland face Poland in their first Group C game on Sunday, 12 June in Lyon.
Grigg has seven caps and last played for Northern Ireland in a challenge match against Qatar on 31 May last year.
This season he was top scorer in League One with 25 goals as Wigan secured the League One title.
Kyle Lafferty, Conor Washington, Jamie Ward and Josh Magennis are thought to be the strikers sure of inclusion for the finals in France.
Washington scored the goal in Northern Ireland's 1-0 win over Slovenia in Belfast in March.
That victory saw Northern Ireland go 10 matches unbeaten, which is the longest run in Northern Ireland's history.
"We will use the Belarus game to look at our options, our systems and how we play," said manager O'Neill.
"It's also a chance to look at personnel and to give players opportunities.
"We are on a good run at the minute and we want to continue that run.
"It is important that we approach the match in the same way as we have approached all our other games since qualification.
"In those we are unbeaten. We have won two and drawn one. We have only conceded one goal and that was from a penalty."
Northern Ireland squad: A Mannus (St. Johnstone), M McGovern (Hamilton Academical), R Carroll (Notts County); C Cathcart (Watford), J Evans (West Bromwich Albion), G McAuley (West Bromwich Albion), L McCullough (Doncaster Rovers), C McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town), L Hodson (MK Dons), A Hughes (Melbourne City), D Lafferty (Burnley), P McNair (Manchester United), M Smith (Peterborough United), S Davis (Southampton), O Norwood, (Reading), C Evans, (Blackburn Rovers), S Ferguson (Millwall), B Reeves (MK Dons), S Dallas (Leeds United), N McGinn (Aberdeen), W Grigg (Wigan Athletic), K Lafferty (Norwich City), C Washington (Queens Park Rangers), B McKay (Dundee Utd), L Boyce (Ross County), J Ward, (Nottingham Forest), C Baird (Derby County), J Magennis (Kilmarnock).
They sit top of the Premiership with maximum points from six games, having beaten champions Celtic on Saturday.
"Privately, we stripped the season back to the first international break - the five games - and looked to get maximum points from that," he said.
"Thankfully we got that and then it was going into the Celtic game, which we felt we could win."
Aberdeen will aim to make it seven wins from seven when they take on Hamilton Academical on Tuesday night as McInnes seeks to continue the momentum they have built.
"I think the improvement has been there in terms of points, of course, but there's improvement across the board in terms of goals scored [and we've] only conceded one goal from open play in the six games.
"To get that level of consistency that early in the season helps us no end and that's been a big improvement from last season already. Nobody's going to give us it, we're going to have to work for everything we get."
But the manager is adamant the win over Celtic has not increased belief within the club about their ability to challenge for honours - because it already existed.
"It maybe gives a bit more belief to the supporters. I think for myself, the staff and the players, it was something we knew we could do, so it's not a huge surprise," he added.
"The belief was there and the confidence to win has always been there as well.
"The demand to be successful is there and we've got to try to work towards that. We just want to go as far as we can in all competitions. We feel we've put together a squad that gives us the best chance of doing that."
McInnes was not inclined to dwell on the victory over Celtic, preferring to concentrate on the challenge of beating Accies.
"With the game coming round very quickly, we've got to refocus. We enjoyed Saturday of course. It was a great for everybody, it was a good day's work but it was quickly onto the Hamilton game and the preparation for that," he continued.
Jake Bowman-Davies, of Neyland, Pembrokeshire, was 16 when his Milford Haven-based boat filled with water at night off the Llyn Peninsula, Gwynedd.
After two hours of trying to pump the water out, he decided to abandon the crabbing boat.
He has now been given a commendation from the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society.
Jake, now 17, said after the incident: "I just knew if I kept calm it would be better.
"You realise what you're doing and what they've told you in training just kicks in."
He received his award for courage and determination from the charity at London's Fishmongers' Hall on Wednesday.
Ben Ainslie, the most successful sailor in Olympic history, described Jake's feat as "impressive".
His 15-metre (50ft) vessel got into difficulty at 22:30 GMT on 12 February, just weeks after Jake had taken over as skipper of his father's boat, Cesca.
After being woken by his three-man crew - aged 30, 23 and 20 - Jake discovered the boat was taking on water fast.
Before coastguards could reach the boat, the engines cut out but he kept his cool.
As the ship was rolling and pitching heavily, the four men climbed over the side of the listing fishing boat and jumped into an inflatable life raft.
Within 20 minutes, an RAF helicopter arrived and the crew was airlifted away.
The Shipwrecked Mariners' Society has been giving awards for skill and gallantry at sea since 1851.
Serb Ivanovic, 32, joined the Blues in January 2008 from Lokomotiv Moscow and played 377 times for the club.
He won the Champions League, Premier League twice, FA Cup three times and League Cup, and scored the winning goal in the 2013 Europa League final.
However, he had only started six Premier League games this season.
Ivanovic, who was set to be out of contract at the end of the season, scored for the club in his final appearance, Saturday's 4-0 FA Cup win over Brentford.
Chelsea captain John Terry paid tribute to his team-mate, describing Ivanovic as a "legend" in an Instagram post.
"Unbelievable defender for us over the years and a great and big character and presence in the dressing room," Terry wrote.
Even though the English transfer window closed on Tuesday, Premier League clubs can sell to teams in countries whose window remains open, such as Russia.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here.
More to follow.
The "Chillwell Road" sign appeared on Chilwell Road on Wednesday as workers put the final touches to the extensively delayed project.
The £570m tram extension to Chilwell and Clifton began in March 2013 and was supposed to open in December.
Nottingham Express Transport (NET) called the sign "a genuine error".
Greg Genders, who owns Crossplay Music on Chilwell Road, said: "I'm not really sure how they've made that mistake after all this time. Ridiculous."
Karen Lang-Norris, landlady at the nearby Hop Pole pub, said: "I couldn't believe it when I saw it. What a waste of money after all this time.
"Tram staff have been walking up and down this road for months, it's ridiculous."
Rachel Griffiths said: "The businesses on this road have had a lot of difficulties keeping going and residents have had a lot of difficulties managing the traffic.
"Things have been going wrong every day so it is just another thing that undermines people's ability to be positive about the tram.
"It is a little thing that won't take much to fix but it is something that could have been easily checked."
An NET spokesman said "a genuine error" had been made and the sign would be replaced "as soon as possible".
He said the opening of the line was "imminent" but a fixed date could not be given.
Mustard put on 135 for the sixth wicket alongside Hamish Marshall, making his final appearance for the hosts.
Marshall passed 1,000 Championship runs for 2016 before being caught off Danny Briggs for 77 as a draw was called with Gloucestershire 131 ahead on 337-7.
Briggs (5-93) got his second five-for of 2016 as Sussex ended the season unbeaten away in the Championship.
Meanwhile, 23-year-old Australian batsman Cameron Bancroft is set to return to Gloucestershire in 2017.
Gloucestershire chief executive Will Brown told BBC Radio Bristol: "He played red ball cricket for us at the beginning of the season as a replacement for Michael Klinger and he's going to play red ball cricket for us for all of next season.
"He'll be here for the whole season, with the option to play white-ball cricket as well if we should need him or if the opportunity arises for him."
The club achieved their first promotion in 14 years on Monday after a 3-1 victory over Notts County.
It signalled the end of a torrid spell for the club, who had previously gone into administration twice and fallen dramatically from the Premier League to the fourth tier.
Cook said: "The club's been on the floor but we're not on the floor now."
Portsmouth won the FA Cup in 2008 but were relegated from the top flight in 2010 and the demise began.
They twice entered administration and, as a result, were in League One by 2012. A takeover by The Pompey Supporters Trust gave the club a lifeline, but they were relegated to the bottom tier in April 2013.
Jack Whatmough, who has been at the club since the age of 13, said: "I've been at this club for a long time and it's remained the heartbeat of the city.
"I've seen it go down low but we're at the end now, we've done it."
Club chairman Iain McInnes sees the club's promotion as the beginning of a prosperous future for Portsmouth.
"For the guys who helped buy this club, save this club and put it on the map, it's the first step on a long road," he said. "I'm so proud of everyone involved."
After finishing 13th and 16th in League Two, Portsmouth appointed Paul Cook as manager in May 2015.
The 50-year-old led the club to sixth in his first season, only to be beaten by Plymouth in the play-off semi-final.
"Since we've come in, the best part of two years ago now, the aim was to try and take our club back up," said Cook.
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"There's been plenty of downs. I remember coming back with the chairman after three games and telling him it's going to take time. I didn't know whether I would get it."
It is the second time Cook has achieved promotion as a manager in four years, after taking Chesterfield to the League Two title in 2013.
"I like to think I've improved the club but everyone has has a part to play. It's thoroughly deserved and we should all enjoy it," said Cook.
"It's been a very difficult job, but the end has been very much worth the pain."
Cook has already said he has been discussing new player contracts and potential new transfers with the board as they prepare to step up to League Two.
Former Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner is also in exclusive negotiations over a potential takeover from the Pompey Supporters Club, who have owned it for four years.
"Wherever the club goes now, it will only be for the benefit of Portsmouth Football Club," said Cook.
"It's owned today by the fans, and the right people, and if they decide to hand it on to Mr Eisner, then it will be with everyone's best wishes.
"It will be Mr Eisner's job to carry us forward."
Bulgarian Iliev, 19, is yet to make a first-team appearance for Wanderers but has been a regular for the Under-21 side and joins on a month's loan.
Meanwhile White, 19, has made five appearances for the Cumbrians since his initial move in September.
The ex-Sheffield Wednesday full-back played four games for Bolton this term.
The UN agency says at the current rate of progress it will take until 2042.
It is only a year since the Sustainable Development Goals, which included the promise for schools, were launched.
The Unesco report suggests there are 61 million children of primary age who do not have access to school.
The 2016 Global Monitoring Report, launched by Unesco, shows that without a significant change the global promise for universal primary education by 2030 is unlikely to be reached.
It will be 2084 before all pupils have access to the end of secondary school, says the annual report on international education.
The most limited access to schools is in the countries which are the poorest or most troubled by conflict.
Niger, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Afghanistan, Mali and Chad are among the nations in which children are likely to spend the least time in education.
The report blames "chronic underfinancing for education" for the lack of sufficient progress - and warns that international aid for education is below the levels of 2010.
The lack of education is also far worse among the poorest communities.
Among the poorest rural girls, only 1% are likely to reach upper secondary school.
The report from Unesco highlights the benefits of wider access to education - helping to build more stable, prosperous, peaceful societies, improving health and reducing child deaths.
It says that inequality in education "heightens the risk of violence and conflict" and that countries with high levels of education are much less likely to face conflict and war than the poorest, least-educated countries.
The study says if there was universal upper secondary education by 2030, per capita income in poorer countries would increase by 75% in the following 20 years.
The lack of facilities in schools is also examined, with a lack of electricity affecting many schools in sub-Saharan Africa.
The promise that all children should have the right to primary education was first made in 1990, with a commitment that it would be achieved in a decade.
When that was missed, another 15-year target was set in 2000.
In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by world leaders, setting development targets to be reached by 2030.
A year later, Unesco is suggesting that the promise of universal primary education is already off track.
If it really does take until 2042, it will be more than five decades after the international community made its first promise.
"This report should set off alarm bells around the world and lead to a historic scale-up of actions," said Jeffrey Sachs, economist and UN special adviser.
"The gaps in educational attainment between rich and poor, within and between countries, are simply appalling," said Mr Sachs.
"Today's children will be retiring before we manage to provide a decent education for every child," said Vikas Pota, chief executive of the Varkey Foundation, which runs the annual Global Teacher Prize.
"It is truly appalling that between 2013 and 2014 education aid actually fell by $600m - a sign that international political will has dissipated on the subject."
Separate figures published last week by Unicef showed that Liberia has the highest proportion of children missing out on primary education, with almost two-thirds out of school.
In South Sudan, Unicef reported that 59% of children do not have access to primary school, with many schools shut by conflict. In Nigeria, the UN agency says more than a third of primary age pupils are out of school.
The discovery was made by security experts who found partial card numbers and home addresses on a public website.
The company acknowledged there had been "confusion" over earlier claims that it did not hold any card details.
Security expert Troy Hunt advised customers to cancel their credit card if they think details have been stolen.
PayAsUGym, which sells passes for gyms around the UK, alerted its members to the security breach in an email on Friday which said "one of the company's IT servers was accessed by an unauthorised person".
While it said email addresses and passwords were accessed, it claimed "we do not hold any financial or credit card information".
The company said 300,000 customers details had been stolen.
However, several customers' credit card details - including 10 digits of their card number, the expiry date and their home address - appear to have been published online.
Once alerted by BBC News, PayAsUGym chief executive Jamie Ward said "we didn't consider" that PayAsUGym holds partial credit card details.
He said customers could contact PayAsUGym directly to find out the exact information they hold.
He added: "We've been completely clear with every customer that has contacted us since our original statement on what we hold."
Security expert Mr Hunt, who tracks breached websites, said he came across several people's details online.
Mr Hunt said: "If it was me, and that information was public, I would cancel the card straight away."
He said the first six digits and last four digits of people's cards had been "dumped on a website, presumably by the perpetrator".
Mr Hunt explained that fraudsters can use computer algorithms to work out complete credit card details "within seconds".
"PayAsUGym has stated that there is no card data at risk, yet here we have a screen grab of a large amount of card data," he said. "There's some transparency lacking here."
PayAsUGym said it had started using new servers after speaking with cyber security professionals.
The website said it used a "tokenised system" for customer payments which, it says, means card details are stored at the payment gateway - not on its servers.
PayAsUGym's Mr Ward added: "We don't hold the full number for security reasons. The payment is then made using a tokenised system."
The company advised concerned customers to contact them.
Visitors to Srebrenica often say they find the experience hard to put into words, but they do come away with lessons and reflections.
I travelled to Bosnia with a group from Northern Ireland, on a trip organised by the charity Remembering Srebrenica.
The delegation included representatives of faith groups, community organisations, and Troubles victims.
While acknowledging that the conflict in Bosnia was on a different scale to the Northern Ireland conflict - 100,000 were killed in the Balkan state - some of the ongoing challenges in a post-conflict society resonate.
"The war is constantly present somewhere in the background of our lives," explained Resad Trbonja, who guided the group as Remembering Srebrenica's co-ordinator in Bosnia.
He was in the Bosnian government army which defended the capital city, Sarajevo, when it was besieged by Bosnian Serb forces for almost four years from 1992 to 1995.
He says there are still those will deny the extent of the war crimes - and that is holding up healing.
When I asked him what it would take to bring about reconciliation in Bosnia, he replied: "Accept the fact, say it wasn't done in my name; acknowledge it and move on."
That theme of "acknowledgement" is one which came up repeatedly, when the visitors from Northern Ireland had discussions with Bosnians about the familiar issue of dealing with the past.
The Victims' Commissioner, Judith Thompson, said Northern Ireland was still struggling with acknowledgement.
"Recognition of pain and actually finding truth - or what's available of it - is more important than the discomfort of those people who don't want to acknowledge," she said.
She and other members of the delegation were visibly moved when Hasan Hasanovic told his harrowing story.
He was a survivor of the genocide in Srebrenica.
The area was designated as a UN "safe haven" and Dutch peacekeepers were charged with protecting the Muslims who fled there.
But in July 1995, Srebrenica fell to the Bosnian Serbs, and they set about killing all the men and boys.
Eight thousand were murdered.
Hasan was in a column which tried to get to safety over the mountains, but the Serb forces attacked them.
His father and twin brother did not survive what became known as the "death march".
I asked him what world should learn from Srebrenica.
"Whenever they see a problem with ordinary civilians being hurt, they should intervene and save their lives regardless of who they are," he replied.
"When there is a problem, politicians need to think about ordinary people, and not just about interests."
The Srebrenica victims were buried in mass graves.
Then, in an effort to conceal the war crime, the remains were removed to other sites - meaning bodies were dismembered, and dispersed.
The remains of Hasan's father were not found until 2003, and his twin brother's remains were not recovered until 2005.
The Northern Ireland group visited the laboratory run by the Missing Persons Institute where scientists examine exhumed remains to identify bodies,.
About 1,000 people remain missing and the experts say the future of the work is uncertain, as it is unclear whether funding will continue.
Most of the bodies which have been found are buried in a huge cemetery at Potocari, opposite the old factory which used to be the base for the UN peacekeepers in Srebrenica.
Visiting the graveyard was the final stage in the group's visit to Bosnia.
Denise Wright, the race relations co-ordinator for south Belfast, said the experience had made her "more determined" in her work.
She said it was frightening to think that the genocide started with "intolerance and thinking people were different".
Edwin Graham, a member of the Northern Ireland interfaith forum, said: "I think there's a massive amount we can learn in terms of the way in which it's very easy to categorise a whole group of people and demonise them."
BBC Radio 4's File on 4 programme found that some children have had to stay on a barge until a bed became available.
Some councils have been forced to take children deemed a danger to themselves on outdoor pursuit courses.
The Department for Education says it has commissioned a review into how secure children's homes are being used.
In one case, a 15-year-old boy who had committed a series of sex attacks absconded from a non-secure children's home where he was being kept because no secure home could or would take him.
Figures obtained by the BBC show that while two secure homes have closed in the past year and more say they are at risk, demand has been going up.
Courts in England made 269 orders for children to be held securely in 2013, 77 more than in 2010. In order to be admitted to a welfare bed in a secure home, children must be under a court order which says they are a danger to themselves or to others.
There are 15 secure homes in England and Wales, and they can take 100 children at any one time under these orders. They also have beds for a further 150 young offenders who are placed by the Youth Justice Board.
This is a government body which oversees the youth justice system. It block books beds in secure children's homes to use for young offenders who are too disturbed or too violent to be kept in youth custody.
Experts in the field say there has been a spike in demand for welfare beds because of concerns about sexual exploitation, domestic violence and drug abuse.
File on 4 gained rare access to a secure children's home. At Clayfields House in Nottinghamshire, managers said they had to turn down requests for places almost every day.
Linda Wright, deputy manager of the home, explained that they had admitted children who had previously been kept by local authorities in a range of different locations because no secure bed was available.
She said some children had even come from outdoor pursuit courses.
"Local authorities will have used this thinking some time away in a rural spot camping would be good," she said.
"We've also had a child come here from a barge. I don't really know how successful they are - but I do know the children we've had from these placements have got really complex needs."
File on 4 learned of one case in which a 15-year-old boy who had committed a series of sex attacks absconded from a non-secure children's home where he was placed because no secure placement was available.
The boy, who was released from youth custody in June last year, has since been kept by Lancashire County Council in a single property with several staff to keep him and the public safe. But, legally, if he chooses to leave he can do so.
In this case, the child is being held in a place which can be inspected by Ofsted, but concerns have been raised that some children may be being kept in places which are unregulated.
Gail Hopper, director of children's services at Rochdale council and the spokeswoman on secure accommodation for the Association of Directors of Children's Services, said all children's homes should be regulated by Ofsted, but there were loopholes in the regulations.
"There are some settings that are not regulated and that's obviously an area of concern for a number of local authorities, because you don't have the benefit of the the quality assurance that Ofsted offers," she said.
"If we're talking about a young person with significantly complex needs and their accommodation is in a hotel or a barge, that isn't a setting that is geared up to looking after such a young person and that would give me some concerns."
She said many of these cases would involve young people over the age of 16, who were legally allowed to leave care. The rules also allow for children in care to be taken away for holidays of up to four weeks or to be kept in unregulated "alternative provision".
Ofsted said that although placements such as hotels or rented accommodation were not regulated, local authorities had to ensure they were suitable.
It said the regulations were a matter for the government - but the Department for Education (DfE) declined to be interviewed or to answer any detailed questions.
In a forthcoming report by the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee, which has been conducting an inquiry into children's homes, the department is likely to be criticised for failing to address the shortage of secure beds.
The committee's chair, Margaret Hodge, told File on 4 there should be a national commissioning system for welfare beds in secure homes. "If there's a shortage, it makes sense to co-ordinate at the centre. so that you plan," she said.
She said she had not been impressed by evidence given by the DfE to her committee: "The real frustration we felt at the session we had with the DfE was that they were doing everything they could to pass the buck to local authorities and to fail to accept responsibility for intervening on behalf of this very, very vulnerable group of children."
In a statement the Department for Education said: "It is vital that vulnerable young people at risk are identified and protected. We have commissioned a review into how secure children's homes are being used and we will continue to work with councils to look at how the system can best meet the needs of young people."
For more on this story listen to File on 4 on BBC Radio 4 at 20:00 on Tuesday 3 March.
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Wood, 28, carded a three-under-par 69 on the final round to finish one shot ahead of Rikard Karlberg, who struck a stunning 65, including a hole-in-one.
"It is the biggest win of my career, I have always wanted to win the tournament and to win with my family here is amazing," Wood said.
Masters champion Danny Willett slipped off the lead to finish third.
A poor 76 in the third round cost Willett the title, as he finished on seven under par, two shots behind Wood.
Bristol's Wood was fifth after the third day, but held his nerve with one eagle and a further five birdies to claim his third European Tour triumph.
"It's such a massive release to get over the line," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I always think if you're within four shots going into the last day then you have a chance. It was such a bunched leaderboard going into the final round it could have been anybody's, but I came out on top."
Australia's Scott Hend, the overnight leader, finished tied 15th after suffering a shocking final round 78 that featured three double-bogies and five bogies.
Wood will now move into the world's top 25 and has an outside chance of making the Olympics. Englishmen Danny Willett (ninth) and Justin Rose (10th) currently occupy the two positions in the Great Britain team.
However, the 28-year-old might have to rearrange his summer schedule in order to fit in Rio.
"To play in the Olympics would be amazing, but I'm getting married the week after and my stag-do clashes at the moment with the Games," he said. "We'll have to keep an eye on it."
Analysis: BBC Sport golf correspondent Iain Carter:
"Wood started the final day three behind and covered the front nine in 29. It helped him open up a four-shot lead, but then the tall Bristolian was oblivious.
"He avoided looking at the leaderboard and that probably helped him in a shaky finish with four dropped shots on the way home. When his caddie told him to lay up at the last, he suspected a par would be enough and duly obliged.
"It was the third - and biggest - win of his career, taking him into the top 25 in the world, and makes him a probable for Europe's Ryder Cup team and a possible for the Rio Olympics."
16 November 2015 Last updated at 11:04 GMT
The company's Zune players and digital music service were launched in 2006 to rival Apple's iPod and iTunes.
But they never made a considerable impact and Zune hardware was discontinued in 2011.
On Sunday, the Zune music download and streaming service was quietly retired.
Any remaining Zune players will still work as an MP3 player, but will no longer be able to stream online music.
Microsoft said the last remaining Zune subscribers would be switched over to its Groove music platform.
On Monday morning, the Daily Stormer was given 24 hours to move by GoDaddy.
The site was then briefly registered via Google before it acted likewise.
Heather Heyer was killed on Saturday after a car rammed into a crowd protesting a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.
Registrars allows sites to lay claim to unique web addresses. These allow the public to type in easy-to-remember domain names - such as www.uniquename.com - rather than the strings of numbers that represent an owner's actual internet protocol (IP) address.
"The domain is no longer at GoDaddy and we don't host the site," the Arizona-based company tweeted at 17:51 BST.
Just over an hour later Google issued its own statement: "We are cancelling Daily Stormer's registration with Google Domains for violating our terms of service."
Violence broke out in Charlottesville, Virginia, after white supremacists organised a controversial far-right march called "Unite the Right".
Shortly after GoDaddy's initial announcement, a blog post appeared on the Daily Stormer, claiming the site had been hacked by Anonymous.
However, the main Twitter feed for Anonymous has said it has no confirmation that the hacker group is involved.
"Social media sites and those hosting content are very alive to public pressure and perception," said Niri Shan, a media lawyer at Taylor Wessing.
"Now you've got politicians saying they'll intervene and legislate if they don't take more actions on the content on their sites, so I think this is part of a bigger picture."
Although freedom of speech was important, private firms had a responsibility to crack down on content that could spread "extremist ideologies", said Bharath Ganesh at the Oxford Internet Institute.
"I'm pleased GoDaddy did what they did but I'm a little disappointed they did it after public pressure, I would have liked them to have been more proactive," he told the BBC.
Stephen McCafferty, 19, Teresa Robinson, 20, and Kaylem Ó Murachaidh, aged 18, died in a head-on collision in Drumkeen on Thursday.
A fourth man is in a serious condition in hospital.
Fr Eamonn Kelly said: "We blessed the bodies of the three deceased and we said a prayer for the man that was injured."
The deaths came 24 hours after two men were killed in a head-on crash on the N13 outside Letterkenny on Wednesday.
"We also said a prayer for the emergency services," Fr Kelly said.
"It was a very sad scene, when anybody loses their life obviously it is very sad, and there are great difficulties involved.
"You never get used to it because everyone is different. Even though you may have been called to accidents before you have never been called to this accident before."
Fr Kelly acknowledged that the victims' families would now be going through a "terrible" process of grief and mourning.
"The shock of losing someone so fast is hard to take on board, the sinking in feeling of the reality that they will no longer be with them.
"The weeks and months that lie ahead and the emptiness of it all, and as it all unfolds, it's such a harrowing thing for all the people involved.
"The impact on the local community is immense in the loss of any young person. There is such a vacuum left behind," he said.
The Coseley School in Dudley has 557 pupils - just over half its 975 capacity - and last year's GCSE results placed it bottom in the borough.
About 100 people protested outside Dudley Council house on Monday as the decision was made to put the closure plan to the public.
The consultation will run until 5 April, with a decision due in May.
'Safe haven'
If the plan goes ahead, years seven, eight and nine will go to different schools next year.
Current year 10's would stay and complete their GCSE's with the school shutting altogether in August 2017.
Head girl Tatiana Davies protested with fellow pupils against the closure.
She said: "This place is like a safe haven for kids and it's a community that's being ripped apart by the council.
"It's not fair whatsoever that they've made a decision to do this... We care about our school so much."
Councillor Ian Cooper, cabinet member for children's services, said: "Proposing the closure of the school is very much the last resort and not something we have taken lightly.
"During recent years it has experienced a dramatic decline in pupil numbers, which are forecast to drop even more over the next three years, as well as results below the national minimum standards.
"We know the school has worked hard to try and raise attainment but unfortunately all these factors have led us to take this action."
Only 54 parents have chosen the school as their first preference for September 2016 and the council says the school is facing a £1m shortfall.
Ofsted rated the school "inadequate" following an inspection in September 2012 and "requires improvement" in September 2014.
In 1992 at their peak before mobile phones became popular, there were 92,000 phone boxes in the UK.
Telephone boxes still handle 33,000 calls a day, but one third of kiosks are never used to make a call.
BT said many phone boxes had become a burden and were expensive to repair and maintain.
"BT is committed to providing a public payphone service, but with usage declining by over 90% in the last decade, we continue to review and remove payphones which are no longer used," a BT spokesperson told the BBC.
BT intends to scrap the 20,000 telephone boxes over the next five years.
Out of the 40,000 phone booths still working, 7,000 are the traditional red phone boxes designed in 1935 to commemorate the silver jubilee of King George V.
More than half of phone boxes lose money and the number of calls is declining by more than 20% per year.
The cost of maintaining telephone boxes annually is about £6m. BT is responsible for repairing damage to the kiosks, including replacing glass panes and broken receivers, as well as removing graffiti, rubbish and human waste.
It is estimated that 93% of all people in the UK now own a mobile phone, and 98% of the UK has 3G or 4G mobile internet coverage.
However, phone booths are still used by children, the elderly, people who can't afford mobile phones, and in emergencies when smartphone batteries go flat.
If there are two kiosks within 400m walking distance of a site, BT is allowed to remove one, as long as there is one left.
But if the telecoms provider seeks to remove the only phone booth on the site, Ofcom rules state BT must inform the public and consult with the local authorities. The authority then has 90 days to object, which is known as a "local veto".
"Payphone removals are carried out in strict adherence to Ofcom guidelines and, where appropriate, with the consent of local authorities. Where we receive objections from the local authority, we won't remove the payphone," said BT.
In areas where telephone boxes are not being used, many local communities have transformed and preserved phone booths by buying them for £1 from BT under the Adopt a Kiosk scheme.
So far, more than 4,000 kiosks have been repurposed as mini-libraries and art galleries or to house defibrillation machines, information centres, shops and exhibitions.
BT is also replacing phone booths with high-tech InLinkUK kiosks that come with ultra-fast 1Gbps Wi-Fi hotspots, a touchscreen offering information and directions, free UK landline and mobile phone calls, and two USB smartphone charging ports.
Over 750 InLinkUK kiosks are being installed in London and other cities across the UK.
Fairweather defeated his fellow Irish amateur international Tiarnon McLarnon and Irish Boys international Mulligan in a play-off to win the amateur event.
With Mulligan the leading Under-18, he also earns an NI Open spot.
Fairweather's win came four days after he lost in the North of Ireland Final.
The Belfast man shot rounds of 72 and 74 to tie on four-over 146 with McLarnon (77, 69) and Mulligan (69,77).
Fairweather was leading by one playing the final hole in the 36-hole strokeplay event but lost his ball off the tee.
The 26-year-old eventually made a bogey six to force a play-off with Massereene's 2015 winner McLarnon and Mulligan.
The new champion didn't make the same mistake in sudden death after hitting a long drive down the fairway before firing a seven-iron onto the green to set up a two-putt birdie from 20 feet.
McLarnon missed a five-footer for his birdie, while Mulligan lost a ball off the tee, and though he still managed a par it was Fairweather who took the spoils.
"My putting wasn't up to scratch but I struck the ball very well and still managed to get it round. I'm over the moon to win here today and claim a place in the NI Open," said Fairweather, who will now tee it up alongside the professionals in the Galgorm Resort & Spa-sponsored Northern Ireland Open from 10-13 August.
Although Mulligan lost out in the play-off, the 17-year-old had already secured the second NI Open place up for grabs for the leading under-18.
"It's great, I came here to secure the under-18 invite," said the Leinster player, who also represented Great Britain & Ireland Boys in the Jacques Leglise Trophy in 2016.
This year's Northern Ireland Open introduces a new Shootout Sunday, which will see the leading 24 players after Saturday's action compete in six-hole strokeplay match play games in a knockout format.
England one-day international captain Morgan has struggled to score runs in the build up to the World Cup.
Morgan, 28, played down concerns about his own form after he made a duck in Wednesday's warm-up loss to Pakistan.
"I don't think he's as good as he thinks he is, and I don't think he's as good as some people say he is," Boycott told BBC Radio 5 live.
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Boycott's full interview was broadcast in BBC Radio 5 live's Cricket World Cup preview programme from Melbourne on Thursday.
Morgan, who replaced Alastair Cook as England's ODI captain in December, has been dismissed for less than 20 in nine of his last 11 ODI innings.
Boycott, who played 108 Tests and 36 ODIs for England between 1964 and 1982, claims the left-handed batsman cannot handle the best bowlers in the world and said his batting is "not as good as he thinks".
"When he had Mitchell Johnson up against him he looked a selling plater," the 74-year-old said.
"When top-class bowlers bowl against him he's not so clever and that's a big problem."
Boycott added: "I think you need to look at when you score runs, in any form of cricket, against what the quality of the opposition is, and what state of the game it is.
"If you get runs against moderate bowlers when the team is doing well, I think my mother could get a few of them!"
Dublin-born Morgan, who has made 3,104 runs in 104 ODI innings for England at an average of 36.51, says he is "not really concerned" about his own form.
"I've had a couple of low scores, but will look to cash in on Saturday if I get past 10 or 20 balls," Morgan said.
"It's only five games ago that I scored a hundred, so I don't have to look that far back to reconnect with what works well for me."
England have a poor recent record in ODIs against the Aussies down under, having lost 13 of their past 15 ODIs.
But Morgan bullishly suggested England could upset the co-hosts on Saturday and go on to win the tournament.
"Given the freedom that we are trying to play with, if we play our best cricket on Saturday, we will win," he told Test Match Special.
"It's not too much of a stretch. We are more than capable of winning this World Cup.
"We are very dangerous, an emerging, young side with a lot of talent."
The blast, which struck the Jawadia mosque, coincided with evening prayers at around 20:00 local time (15:30 GMT).
Officials said there were at least two attackers - one a suicide bomber, and another who shot at worshippers with a firearm.
A spokesperson for the local governor told the BBC the death toll could rise.
He said at least 29 people had been killed, and another 64 were injured.
Both attackers are dead, a police spokesperson told AFP news agency.
The governor's representative said the suicide attacker also opened fire inside the mosque before detonating his explosives.
Reuters reported grenades were thrown, citing local police.
The state broadcaster in neighbouring Iran, IRIB, said that seven gunmen were involved. The report has yet to be confirmed by local sources in Afghanistan.
No group has said it was behind attack, which occurred in a predominantly Shia Muslim area. A spokesman for the Taliban, which has struck Shia mosques in the country before, condemned the attack in a text message sent to reporters.
Herat, close to the border with Iran, is considered one of Afghanistan's more peaceful cities.
The attack there comes one day after a battle at the Iraqi embassy in the capital, Kabul, which also saw gunmen launch an assault following a suicide explosion. So-called Islamic State (IS) said it had carried out that attack.
Areas dominated by Shia Muslims in Afghanistan have been hit by attacks repeatedly in the past year, by both IS and the Taliban.
Many of the casualties have been civilians, with injury numbers rising for the past five years as attacks increased.
In May, a huge bombing in the centre of Kabul killed more than 150 people, the deadliest militant attack in the country since US-led forces ousted the Taliban from power in 2001. It is not clear what the intended target was.
The competition is the fourth of five majors in women's golf this year, and the last before the Rio Olympics.
Hull, 20, from Kettering, is a member at Woburn, which is hosting the event for the first time in 17 years.
"It's going to be special. Every tournament I'm in, I'm trying to win it, so that's my main goal," she said.
The Bedfordshire course hosted the Women's British Open nine times between 1984 and 1999, but always on the Duke's course - the Marquess' course will be played for the first time in a major this year.
Hull's best finish in the competition came in 2014, when she tied for 12th at Royal Birkdale. She finished second in the ANA Inspiration in April.
"It would be great to win the British Open, especially at your home golf course," she said.
"There's going to be a lot of pressure on me and a lot of focus, so I'm not going to be thinking about it too much."
Defending champion Inbee Park will not be at Woburn because of a thumb injury, but world number one Lydia Ko will compete.
The 19-year-old New Zealander is looking to maintain her impressive record in majors this year after winning the ANA Inspiration and coming second and third in the Women's PGA Championship and US Women's Open respectively.
Chicago resident Kyle Zak claims Bose's app scoops up data which is then sold to firms use it to target adverts.
Mr Zak wants the court to grant an injunction that stops Bose grabbing data about audio preferences and is seeking $5m (£3.9m) in damages.
Bose has not yet responded to requests for comment about the legal action.
"People put headphones on their head because they think it's private, but they can be giving out information they don't want to share," Christopher Dore, a lawyer representing Mr Zak, told the Reuters news agency.
Mr Dore works for law firm Edelson PC which specialises in cases revolving around data privacy.
Legal papers filed by Edelson said Mr Zak downloaded the Bose Connect app soon after buying a pair of QuietComfort 35 headphones. He provided basic information to sign up for the app that lets users control what they listen to via their smartphone.
Soon after, alleges the lawsuit, he noticed that it was logging far more data about his audio choices than he expected.
The suit claims that similar data is taken from users of other Bose gadgets including the SoundSport Wireless, Sound Sport Pulse Wireless, QuietControl 30, SoundLink Around-Ear Wireless Headphones II, and SoundLink Color II.
Mr Dore said the sign-up process for the app gave no hint about how much data Bose gathered nor what it planned to do with it.
What people listened to gave an "incredible amount of insight" into someone's personal life, religious and political views, he added.
Demolition of the Oceana building on Kingsway is taking place but a digital village is due to go there instead as part of the Swansea Bay City Deal.
The authority has now turned to the car park on nearby Oxford Street which is likely to be the new location.
It needs a new base as the civic centre on the seafront will make way for the £500m city centre regeneration scheme.
"Our civic centre plans mean council staff will have to be relocated to a new building in the city centre, with alternative car parking for staff and Grand Theatre visitors also being looked into," said council leader Rob Stewart.
"No final decision has been made, but the Oxford Street car park site has been identified as an option for a replacement building for council staff as we look to further boost city centre footfall and encourage more spending in our city centre businesses.
"Relocating our staff to the city centre could boost the city centre economy by £5m to £6m a year."
The current civic centre site is likely to be replaced with public spaces, and tourist attractions including an aquarium and a digital science centre.
The council bought the Oceana building - which was once at the heart of the city's nightlife - in 2015 and the site was looked at as a new home as part of creating a business district.
But now it has revealed plans to go elsewhere.
Opposition leader Chris Holley is against the move.
"My own personal opinion is the civic centre should stay where it is," he said.
"There's no reason why they shouldn't develop one of the car parks next to it and we can also keep one of the best-used central libraries in the country."
The 18-year-old became stuck off Riverside Park, along the River Itchen, at about 22:50 BST on Monday.
Firefighters and the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) hazardous area response team used an inflatable mud mat to pull him to safety.
He was taken to hospital as he had suffered back injuries and was showing signs of hypothermia.
The IMF employee who opened the letter received hand and face injuries, and staff were evacuated.
It came after a parcel bomb meant for German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was intercepted on Wednesday.
Greek far-left group the Conspiracy of Fire Cells claimed responsibility for sending that device.
French President Francois Hollande has noted a "similarity" between the two incidents.
"We are trying to establish the causes of what happened as part of an international investigation," he said.
IMF director Christine Lagarde condemned the "cowardly act of violence" against IMF staff.
Ms Lagarde said in a statement that the IMF was working closely with the French authorities to investigate the letter blast.
Greece's deputy minister for public order, Nikos Toskas, sad in a TV interview that the letter bomb was sent in the name of Vassilis Kikilias, a senior opposition politician from the conservative New Democracy party.
It bore a return address of an office in Greece "that is no longer in use", he said.
The letter bomb sent on Wednesday to Mr Schaeuble, which was intercepted and destroyed before it could explode, was sent in the name of Adonis Georgiadis, New Democracy's vice-chairman.
The explosive sent to the IMF was like a "big firecracker" and was sent by post, Paris police chief Michel Cadot said.
The office is located on the Avenue Iena, in a central district of the city centre near the Champs Elysees.
The IMF is one of three organisations, along with the European Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB), which bailed out the Greek government after it came close to defaulting on its debts.
In Germany, Mr Schaeuble is hosting the new US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
The device sent to his ministry, which was intercepted in the mailroom, was designed to cause "severe injuries" when it was opened, local police said in a statement.
Coverage of Savile's campaign of abuse has prompted people to report other abuse going back many years, they say.
The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (Napac) says it has had 2,500 calls in three weeks. It usually receives 200 to 300 a week.
Police are investigating complaints of sexual abuse by the late entertainer.
It is believed the television presenter and DJ may have abused many people - including young girls - over a 40-year period.
As well as receiving 161 calls relating to allegations against Savile, details of which have been passed to police, the NSPCC says it has also received 105 contacts from adults wishing to talk about unrelated abuse suffered as children.
Charities say the Savile scandal has given people the courage to come forward about sexual abuse.
Peter Saunders from the National Association for People Abused in Childhood (Napac) said: "We've seen an unprecedented deluge of callers, people making contact with us, survivors of abuse telling us about stuff that's happened to them, mostly a long time ago.
"It's been a period of just unprecedented numbers to our charity."
The Lucy Faithfull Foundation child protection charity has seen a 50% increase in call volumes.
Rape Crisis centres say they have seen a 20% increase in callers, with one centre getting as many callers in a day as they usually get in a week.
Jo Wood, from Rape Crisis, said: "This has spiked at times of mass media coverage of the Jimmy Savile story. In the week following the initial Exposure documentary, centres were reporting being overwhelmed by callers and an increase over several days of 80%.
"It is difficult to give actual figures as each centre maintains their own records - however, one centre in Merseyside is currently receiving one to two new callers per day where previously they were getting two to three per week."
As well as charities, lawyers say they have been getting more approaches from people alleging abuse.
Pannone, a firm of solicitors which specialises in helping victims of sex abuse, says it has seen a five-fold increase in people coming forward.
Alan Collins from the firm said: "The depth of coverage and the quality of the coverage empowers them because they're being exposed to people who have knowledge of how to progress a child abuse case.
"In my opinion that enables the victims to say, 'Yes, if I now step forward and take that step of reporting what happened to me, it will be taken seriously - I'm not going to be ridiculed, I'm not going to be dismissed.'"
The Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into the allegations against Savile.
It said it was following up 400 lines of inquiry, with more than 200 potential victims having been identified. Scotland Yard is also in contact with 14 other police forces.
Francis Dunlop was fitting a canister onto the Kill Weed device in his garage in Bourne, Lincolnshire, when some of the gas spilled on his clothing.
His clothes were contaminated when he lit the gadget and he died despite a neighbour trying to save him.
Coroner Paul Cooper concluded his death was due to misadventure.
A report by Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, which was read out at the inquest in Boston, stated Mr Dunlop's death on 15 June 2015 was "the result of a tragic accident".
It said he "suffered from a severely reduced level of manual dexterity and movement" and as a result, could not get the tool's built-in ignition system to work.
He was unaware his clothes had been contaminated when he used a hand-held lighter to ignite the device at his home on Betjeman Close.
"Mr Dunlop was consumed within a fireball which engulfed his person," Deputy Divisional Commander Ian Woods said in the report.
By the time his neighbour arrived Mr Dunlop was already on fire and standing in the doorway of his garage, he said.
Mr Woods said there were "clear instructions" on the canister, which showed it should be changed outdoors and a warning that a small amount of gas would be released during the fitting process.
He added the fire investigation officer had found no fault with the weed burner when it was tested.
Stuart Jenkins, 41, of Ossett, West Yorkshire, denies murdering Arthur Brumhill, 76, in Northampton in 1993.
Mr Brumhill was found dead in the basement of Denton's pet and garden shop. He had 26 injuries and his body was covered in straw.
Mr Jenkins was arrested at the time but was later released.
The former Army sergeant worked at the pet shop for about a month in 1992, aged 17, on a youth training scheme.
He told Northampton Crown Court he got on "well" with Mr Brumhill.
During his evidence, Mr Jenkins maintained he had not returned to the shop in Wellingborough Road after leaving his £32-a-week job in the November.
"It was just the money, it was time to move on," he told the court.
Under questioning from his barrister, William Harbage QC, Mr Jenkins said he found out about Mr Brumhill's death on the TV news.
"He was a nice old man, but he was not someone I would go and visit," he said.
Mr Jenkins was re-arrested and charged in May 2015 when a review of evidence in the case found his fingerprints on a bag that had contained straw.
Mr Jenkins told the court he may have ripped the bag open "at any time" while working at the shop.
The ex-soldier also denied he had "confessed" to a former partner in the mid-1990s.
"The only admission I said to her was that the only thing that ever really scared me was being questioned by the police," he told the court.
The trial continues.
Guidelines approved by President Barack Obama will also provide air support for Afghan missions, US media report.
The US force in the country is be cut to 9,800 by the end of 2014.
Previous plans had limited their role to training Afghan troops and tackling the remnants of al-Qaeda.
The military will now be allowed to fight the Taliban if the militants "directly threaten the United States and coalition forces" or provide "direct support to al-Qaeda", an unnamed official told US media.
The Associated Press and the New York Times say the change has been quietly decided by President Obama in recent weeks.
In September the new Afghan government, led by President Ashraf Ghani, signed a security deal allowing US troops to remain in the country beyond 2014.
Under a separate agreement, a number of Nato members - including Germany, Turkey, Italy - will contribute to a 12,000-strong force that will train and assist Afghanistan's security forces.
The US deployment is due to be reduced by half again by the end of 2015.
Nato - which had about 50,000 troops in Afghanistan in early 2014, mostly from the US - has been steadily withdrawing them, handing over control to local security forces.
Mr Ghani was sworn in as Afghanistan's new president in September, replacing Hamid Karzai in the country's first democratic transfer of power.
Mr Karzai had refused to sign the security deal, in part because the US sought immunity from prosecution for its forces.
The fine charged against Chang Guann Co. by the Kaohsiung government is the highest possible under local food safety rules.
Public concerns erupted earlier this month over reports dirty cooking oil had been on sale across the country.
The government said it was boosting its efforts to address the problem.
It said 235 manufacturers that had purchased dirty oil from Chang Guann had been inspected and that 213 food items had been found to contain dirty lard.
Some 1,020 retail businesses were then asked to recall those food products identified, the government said.
The scare is the latest food scandal to hit Taiwan in the past two years and threatens to tarnish the island's reputation as a paradise for food lovers.
Several affected businesses owners in Taiwan, who say they unknowingly bought the oil, are holding press conferences this week and eating food products themselves on camera in an attempt to reassure the public their products are safe.
Some reports suggest food products tainted with the dirty cooking oil have reached Hong Kong and Macau.
Taiwan's Ministry of Justice (MOJ) said the case first came to light in November 2013 and started with complaints about the operations of an underground factory in Pingtung district.
The MOJ said the factory and its distribution network had been under investigation since then.
Taiwan's premier Jiang Yi-huah said a special task force created on Friday in response to the food scandal would now handle the case.
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Three teenagers have been charged with murdering Christopher Meli in Twinbrook in west Belfast.
His parents say they found out on social media that one of the accused had bail restrictions varied so that he could go on holiday.
Police have apologised for "an oversight" in communication.
"I just want to know when the court case is going to be on so we can find out what is going on, how it is progressing and what direction it is going," Christopher Meli senior said.
In a statement, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officer leading the investigation, Det Ch Insp Richard Campbell, said a dedicated family liaison officer had been appointed "to keep the Meli family fully informed about developments in the investigation since last December".
"Unfortunately, earlier this week there was an oversight which led to a delay in information being provided to the family about a variation in bail conditions for one of the defendants charged with Christopher's murder," he added.
"Bail is a matter for the court, not police, but the delay in providing the family with an update is unacceptable and should not have happened.
"I appreciate how important it is for families to be kept informed and police apologise for this oversight."
Mr Campbell said he would be contacting the family to arrange a meeting to discuss their concerns and offer a "personal apology".
Geraldine Hanna from Victims Support NI spoke to BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme: "In November last year the Victims' Charter came into effect in Northern Ireland which is based on a statutory footing.
"Under that legislation, victims are required to be kept updated about the progress of cases and also variations to bail conditions.
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He is the first ethnic Chinese Indonesian in the post, a significant development given the violent anti-Chinese riots that occurred in the city in 1998.
Ahok had previously served as Jokowi's deputy. Widely hailed as a straight-talking politician with a strong anti-corruption stance, he is ahead in the polls to win the governorship in his own right in 2017.
In both his native Belitung and later in Jakarta, his policies on setting minimum wages, calling for free school education and healthcare, reducing traffic congestion and tackling corruption among government officials have won him widespread popularity.
A technocrat rather than a party politician, he has changed his party allegiance several times.
Some Islamists, however, rejected him from the outset as a "kaffir", or infidel, on the grounds of both his Christian religion and his Chinese ethnicity. These attributes make him a double minority in Muslim-majority Indonesia.
The first Islamist protests were against his 2014 appointment, while the current protests centre on his dismissal of political attacks upon him that cited a Koranic verse, Al-Maidah 51, which supposedly bars Muslims from voting for a Christian candidate.
The hard-line Islam Defenders Front (FPI) has filed a police report against Ahok alleging blasphemy. The FPI has called on Muslims to converge on Jakarta to take part in protests on 4 November, although more moderate mass Muslim organisations have discouraged their members from taking part.
In 2008, Ahok published a book called "Merubah Indonesia" ("Changing Indonesia", subtitled "Not always forgetting the poor") which sets out his political vision.
"If you want to criticise, you must also offer solutions, so there is always that trade-off," he writes.
On his personal integrity, he said: "I can be bribed, but only at the price of your life."
In January 2016, the citation for an award from former president Gus Dur's family described Mr Purnama as "intrepid and resolute, in tune with the thinking, values and ideals of Gus Dur".
It praised him for tackling corruption in a bid to improve public services.
But some of the governor's detractors are not nearly so polite.
"Sentence Ahok or we will sentence him with bullets," a message posted on social media attributed to Indonesians fighting with Syria's radical Jabhat Fateh al-Sham militant group says.
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Jason Lawrance is alleged to have raped five women he met on Match.com, attempting to rape a sixth woman and sexually assaulting another.
Derby Crown Court heard the alleged attacks happened between 2011 and 2014.
The 50-year-old, of Liphook, Hampshire, who denies the charges, has begun giving evidence in his trial.
Defence barrister Tracy Ayling QC went through each of the seven complaints from the women who have accused him of the offences.
Mr Lawrance, who was questioned about his relationship with each of them, was also asked each time whether the sex or interaction with them was consensual.
On each occasion he answered: "Yes... That's what Match.com is like, you meet for casual sex".
Mr Lawrance also told Ms Ayling that he re-married in July 2014 - four months before the final rape is alleged to have occurred.
Under cross-examination, prosecutor Shaun Smith QC asked him: "Are they [the women] all telling wicked lies about you?"
"Yes," Mr Lawrance, formerly of Hinckley in Leicestershire, replied.
Mr Smith then asked: "If they are not lying then you are a dangerous rapist, aren't you?"
Mr Lawrance responded: "I have never raped anyone."
The accused claims one woman was embarrassed about having sex with him in his van, and he stopped having sex with another woman when she asked him to.
The prosecution had told the jury, Mr Lawrance used two profiles "keepitstraighttoday" and "straightmanlooking" on the website, but was keen to talk to women offline.
He met seven women from five counties - Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
The trial continues.
Voters in the village of Winwick in the Daventry constituency will find June Thomas sitting on a sofa in the hallway as they come to cast their ballots.
"They come in, vote and go out - that's it," she said.
About 70 voters are on the electoral roll in the Northamptonshire village, where her home, the Old School House in Church Road, is the polling station.
Mrs Thomas, the polling clerk, will have one helper and the pair will check people off the voters' list from the comfort of her corner sofa, rather than the more traditional village hall trestle table and wooden chairs.
She has already sent off her postal vote, but her husband Graham will vote in his own hallway.
The house has been the village's polling station since 1970 when the new owners of previous venue The Manor decided they no longer wanted to host voting there.
"It probably is the smallest polling station because it is just our hallway," Mrs Thomas said.
"It sounds quite parochial, but it is run exactly the same way as any other polling station would be run.
"We're advised to wear plain clothing - preferably navy or black with no colours pertaining to particular parties - and we've had no riots so far."
Other "peculiar" polling stations across the UK include a bus, a pub and a Buddhist centre, which is also in the Daventry constituency.
The claims were made by a lawyer for the family of Marian Brown during an inquest into her death in 1972.
The witness, identified only as Soldier A, was part of an eight-man patrol of the Royal Anglian regiment.
They had set up a vehicle checkpoint in the Roden Street area of west Belfast the night that 17-year-old was killed.
Soldier A described being shot at by three gunmen, one of whom was inside a car at the Roden St junction with the Grosvenor Road.
He said he saw muzzle flashes from either corner of the junction and from the passenger seat of the vehicle.
Soldier A said around 30 shots were fired at the soldiers.
The marksman said he fired one shot at the vehicle and that he knew he had hit the car, because he never missed.
The Brown family lawyer accused Soldier A and his colleagues of making up the story because of his own illegal behaviour or of someone else in his patrol.
The lawyer accused Soldier A of "nothing short of an attempt at a cover-up".
She said shots fired by soldiers had killed Marian Brown and wounded three others that night.
Solder A said he had told the truth and, speaking directly via video link to the Brown family who were in court, he said that in the Troubles the Army was at war with the IRA.
He said: "Sadly in war situations, you get fatalities and injuries."
He said he was very sorry about Marian Brown's death and he hoped the family can draw some sort of closure from the inquest.
The inquest continues.
Researchers discovered the lump in a broken bottle. Analysis revealed remnants of an exotic diet of fig, grapes, pepper and buckwheat.
The faeces were found when the old bishop's manor was excavated in 1937.
The team then decided it had belonged to Bishop Jens Bircherod, from an island whose residents ate buckwheat.
"It all fits nicely with the bishop who lived in that house from 1694 to 1708," says Jette Linaa, from Moesgaard Museum in the Danish city of Aarhus.
The general diet for the people of Aalborg at that time was gruel, cabbage, pork and beef but buckwheat was particular to the island of Funen, some 200km (125 miles) away.
"He had a typical upper-class diet, he was part of the upper class," she told the BBC.
Ms Linaa described how she and colleague Christian Vraengmose had found a box in a storage area of the museum while investigating the movement of people into Danish cities from the 15th to 17th centuries.
Archaeologists had stored what they found when they tore down buildings in the centre of Aalborg to make way for a square. The items found recently by the museum archaeologists were from the latrine in the bishop's palace.
Inside the box was the broken bottle and its unusual contents. "Our archaeobotanist analysed it and found various seeds, nuts and berries," Jette Linaa said.
Quite apart from the faeces, the archaeologists also uncovered porcelain tableware from the Dutch city of Delft, including a jar, a bowl and a glass flask.
The next task for the researchers is to find out exactly who lived in the bishop's manor.
"We know, of course it was the bishop, his wife and his children, and then a few servants, but not at this point how many," Ms Linaa said.
And there will be further work on faeces from two other latrines in Aalborg.
The match will be played four days after Michael O'Neill's side host Azerbaijan in a World Cup 2018 Group C qualifier at the National Stadium.
Like Northern Ireland, Croatia reached the last 16 at Euro 2016, topping their group with wins over Spain and Turkey, and a draw with the Czech Republic.
They were knocked out by eventual winners Portugal in the next round.
The game in Lens went to extra-time, with Ricardo Quaresma scoring the only goal of the game.
The Croatians drew 1-1 at home to Turkey in their opening World Cup qualifier in September. The other teams in their group are Finland, Iceland, Kosovo and Ukraine.
The Croatia squad boasts some of the top players in Europe, including Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric, Barcelona's Ivan Rakitic, Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic and Inter Milan midfielder Ivan Perisic.
Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill said: "This will be a great game for us. Croatia are a top-class European team and it's great that we will be playing them at home.
"We have not played a home friendly against this quality of opposition for quite some time.
"It will no doubt be a real test for us, and it will also provide us with an opportunity to look at some of the players in our squad who have not featured in the team much before now."
Prior to the two November fixtures, Northern Ireland host San Marino in Belfast on 8 October, followed by an away game against Germany on 11 October, both World Cup qualifiers.
City will meet an 18m euros (£13.8m) release clause in Nolito's Celta Vigo contract, which expires in 2018.
The 29-year-old, who is on duty with his country at Euro 2016, has yet to decide his future, with his former club Barcelona also interested in him.
Nolito has started all three of Spain's matches at the Euros so far, scoring in the 3-0 win against Turkey on 17 June.
He started his career at Barcelona, where was given his debut in 2010 by Pep Guardiola, who is City's new manager.
Nolito moved to Benfica in 2011, before joining Celta two years later.
Should the winger join City, he would become Guardiola's second signing following the £20m arrival of midfielder Ilkay Gundogan from Borussia Dortmund.
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The evidence compiled by Environmental Health officers contained several instances of potential cross contamination at the hospital.
NHS Grampian said there was no evidence the health of any patients suffered but it has improved equipment and training.
Enforcement notices have since been lifted.
The initial inspections of the hospital kitchen were carried out in September last year.
They revealed several hygiene issues during cold food preparation.
Concerns were raised about the lack of separation between raw and fresh ingredients.
Staff working on the conveyor line were seen touching their noses and mouths without changing gloves or washing their hands.
NHS Grampian said significant investment has been made in new equipment and staff training.
A spokeswoman said: "We take the safe and hygienic preparation of food for our patients very seriously.
"It must be remembered that at no time was the kitchen at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary closed, nor was this ever suggested.
"There is absolutely no evidence that the health of any patient and/or staff members was affected, in fact swabs were taken on two occasions and submitted for microbiological examination and all swabs came back clear.
"That being said, we clearly fell below statutory standards - and our own standards - during these inspections which is very disappointing.
"Patients, relatives, staff and any other visitors to our sites should continue to have full confidence in the quality and standard of the food we produce."
Theophilus Horsoo, 41, of Milton Keynes, registered as a supply teacher with Simply Education Limited in 2014.
A National College for Teaching conduct panel heard he was convicted in 2013 of "ill-treating or wilfully neglecting" a person without capacity.
Mr Horsoo admitted he was "dishonest" in not disclosing the offence.
The panel heard the conviction related to an incident in 2012 in which a vulnerable adult "service user" was locked in a bedroom by Mr Horsoo who used a belt to secure the door shut.
The panel was told the Mr Horsoo "took no account of the risk to the service user".
In banning him from teaching, the panel said: "Mr Horsoo stated how sorry he was for the actions he took to lock the service user in his room. This was a serious error of judgment on his part.
"He also apologised for not disclosing this conviction when applying for jobs in 2014 which he realised, with the benefit of hindsight, he was clearly obligated to so."
The animals were hit when their herd was crossing railway tracks in the Rambha forest area, a railway spokesman, RN Mohapatra, said.
The state's wildlife department said its warning asking trains to slow down because elephants were moving in the area was ignored.
Nearly 300 elephants have been killed in Orissa in the past five years.
Most of the deaths have been blamed on accidental electrocutions, poaching, poisoning by farmers to prevent them from damaging crops and being run over by trains.
The state government recently set up a committee to monitor elephant deaths.
While elephants are worshipped by many in India, shrinking habitat has led to increased conflict with people and the deaths of many of the protected animals.
There are around 26,000 wild elephants in India, where it is a heritage animal.
The reptile is an early relative of the ichthyosaurs - a large group of marine reptiles that swam at the time of the dinosaurs.
With its tiny toothless head, the creature is something of a curiosity, say scientists.
The specimen suggests marine reptiles evolved quickly after the event.
Previous evidence has suggested it took a long time for animals in the seas to bounce back.
Details of the specimen, Sclerocormus parviceps, are unveiled in Scientific Reports.
Dr Nick Fraser, Keeper of Natural Sciences at National Museums Scotland, worked on the fossil alongside teams in the US and China.
"Here's something that gives us a sense of the evolutionary pathway," said Dr Fraser.
"We've still got a long way to go to see where the ichthyosaurs came from, however it's a step in the right direction.
"And it all points to a very rapid radiation after this mass extinction - this mother of all extinctions at the end of the Permian, which had a major impact on the Earth."
The ichthyosaurs are a large group of marine reptiles that were common in the Jurassic and the Cretaceous periods.
Most were dolphin-like in shape with streamlined bodies and long snouts.
But the new animal is something of a mystery, with its short snout, long, whip-like tail and thick ribcage.
And while many ichthyosaurs had teeth for catching prey, Sclerocormus lacked teeth and probably sucked up food.
"It looked a bit like a small-headed porpoise with a fairly broad stiff body," Dr Fraser told BBC News.
The creature fills the gap in the fossil record between primitive marine reptiles and the more advanced ichthyosaurs, which dominated the oceans for millions of years.
"We don't have many marine reptile fossils from this period, so this specimen is important because it suggests that there's diversity that hasn't been uncovered yet," said co-researcher Dr Olivier Rieppel of The Field Museum in Chicago.
"These ichthyosauriforms (ichythyosaurs and close relatives) seem to have evolved very quickly, in short bursts of lots of change, in leaps and bounds."
Prof Ryosuke Motani of the department of earth science at UC Davis also worked on the fossil.
"Sclerocormus is one of the most surprising marine reptiles that I have seen," he explained.
"Measuring 1.6 metres in total length it was one of the largest marine vertebrates of the time.
"It appeared after the mass extinction, which was at the end of the Permian, and quickly became extinct."
China's geology is ideal for finding the remains of marine reptiles from the ancient oceans.
There have been a wealth of recent fossil discoveries inside quarries, including Sclerocormus, which has taken several years to classify.
Earlier this month, some of the same researchers unveiled another marine reptile fossil, which was also found in China.
Named Atopodentatus, it lived 242 million years ago and had a distinctive hammer-shaped skull.
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The Swansea-based region said it wanted to show support for workers at Tata plants in nearby Port Talbot and Llanelli, which are facing closure.
A Save our Steel banner was carried before the Guinness Pro12 game against Benetton Treviso.
The Ospreys said it was also talking to unions about how else it could help.
"Any closure would impact directly on countless Ospreys supporters, players and staff, including many of those who will be at the Liberty this Friday night," the region said in a statement.
"At times like this it is vital that a community-focused, high-profile organisation such as ours stands up for our local economy and makes a stand - backing calls for a solution to save the industry from closure."
Steelworkers also paraded the banner ahead Swansea City's football match against Chelsea last Saturday.
The show of support comes as efforts are being made to save thousands of jobs at Tata's Port Talbot steel plant.
The act has been billed as something of a tidying up exercise, bringing together nine separate pieces of legislation.
However, there are some potentially significant changes that have a very real impact on employers and employees.
I've heard the act targets pay inequality - as a woman, should I be asking for a pay rise?
"Absolutely, if you have information that a male colleague is being paid more than you for doing equivalent work," says Matthew Tom, employment partner at Candey LLP.
Equal pay questionnaires can still be submitted to the employer to require them to answer specific and detailed questions about this, even though employers will not be required to publish pay information automatically.
What can I do if I'm asked about my health as part of a job interview?
The act prohibits a prospective employer from asking you about your health before offering you a job, with a small number of exceptions.
But, Mr Tom says, even if you have not been disadvantaged by this, you can still report the mere asking of unlawful questions to the Equality and Human Rights Commission to take enforcement action.
You can also raise a disability discrimination complaint if you consider that you have been less favourably treated as a result of such questions.
If I'm pregnant, disabled or from an ethnic minority, will I now find it easier to get a job?
In general terms, the new act will not make a difference given that pregnant, disabled or ethnic minority employees were already protected under the previous legislation.
However, the ban on pre-employment health questionnaires may make it easier for disabled job applicants to receive job offers, according to Richard Yeomans, partner at Addleshaw Goddard LLP.
What should I do if I feel that I am still feeling discriminated against?
There is no real change here - you should still raise grievances under the employer's policies.
Am I now free to disclose my pay to my colleagues, even if my contract says I can't?
You are allowed to discuss your pay with colleagues if this is done to find out specifically whether there is any discrepancy in pay between your wage and theirs, if you have reason to believe you are being discriminated against. Idle gossip can still be disciplined.
Is the act going to cost me anything?
Yes. According to the government, the cost to businesses of simply understanding the new legislation will be £189.2m. This is basically the cost of the hours spent getting to grips with the rules. Then there will be the cost of amending policies on issues such as harassment and disability. According to the British Chambers of Commerce, the number of claims against employers will also rise.
How can I protect myself against changes made in the act?
The act is more about tidying up legislation rather than making wholesale changes. So the same advice is relevant now as was the case before the act was introduced.
Employers should make sure they have the correct procedures in place, and that they are clearly and effectively communicated to all managers.
This is particularly relevant to procedures on discrimination, grievance, discipline and termination of contracts, says Neil McCarthy, regional underwriting manager at Chubb Specialty Insurance.
These procedures must be followed, as most employee claims are successful not because of the the original grievance, but because procedures were not followed properly.
Finally, make sure you have Employment Practices Liability insurance, which is more widely available and cheaper than it used to be, says Mr McCarthy. This will cover any payouts from claims made against you.
Do I have to change my standard employment contracts?
Yes, you should review the operation of any "pay secrecy" clauses.
"You can continue to include these clauses in your contracts," says Mr Yeomans.
"However, you should not discipline employees who have discussed their pay with colleagues in order to investigate whether your pay practices are discriminatory."
For example, this could include a female employee who discusses pay with a male colleague because she is concerned that her employer pays men more than women for the same work.
Are there any benefits to my company?
The new act means there is more consistency in the different types of discrimination claims, and there is more clarity around what is and is not acceptable behaviour.
In short, there should be less confusion and you should know where you stand more clearly.
Can I expect a raft of pay rise requests?
Possibly, for while the act does not make any fundamental changes to the laws on equality, the publicity around the act - together with restrictions on pay secrecy clauses - may mean that there is an increase in equal pay claims.
However, as Mr Yeomans points out, there was already an upward trend in these types of claims.
Can I now be held liable for harassment of an employee by the third party, such as a customer?
Yes, but only "if you have failed to take reasonably practicable steps to prevent the harassment occurring," explains Mr Tom.
He says that a "three strikes" rule applies, so you can't be liable unless you know the employee has experienced third party harassment on at least two prior occasions, although not necessarily from the same source.
In the three days after the shooting, applications for the background checks needed to buy a gun legally were up 43% on the previous week.
The shooting at a cinema showing the new Batman movie left 12 people dead and 58 injured - 20 remain in hospital.
The suspected gunman appeared in court for the first time on Monday.
James Holmes, 24, is accused of throwing two canisters of gas into a busy midnight showing of the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises, before firing at random into the crowd.
Prosecutors say Mr Holmes had legally bought his weapons and the thousands of rounds of ammunition he had stockpiled in his apartment, which he had booby-trapped with explosives.
According to data released by the Colorado Bureau of Investigations, 880 people applied for the state-approved background checks on Friday, 13 July, days before the shooting.
On Friday 20 July, later in the day of the shooting, the number was 1,216, and on the Saturday, 1,243. In total, 2,887 people were approved to buy a gun over the weekend, an increase of 43.5% on the weekend before, said the bureau.
The bureau's figures cannot confirm how many people then bought a firearm, but gun shop owners also reported a rise in sales.
Dick Rutan, owner of Gunners Den in the Colorado town of Arvada, said sales were "off the hook".
"What they're saying is, 'they want to have a chance'," he told the Denver Post. "They want to have the ability to protect themselves and their families if they are in a situation like what happened in the movie theatre."
An employee at Mr Baker's shop, Jake Meyers, said there had been up to 20 people waiting outside when he arrived at work on the day after the shooting.
"A lot of it is people saying, 'I didn't think I needed a gun, but now I do'," the Denver Post quoted him as saying. "When it happens in your backyard, people start reassessing, 'Hey, I go to the movies'."
Brandon Baker, who owns the Rocky Mountain Guns & Ammo in the town of Parker, only 15 miles (24km) from Aurora said his sales had gone up, as had requests for firearms training.
The Associated Press news agency said sales were also up in other states, including Florida, which recorded a 14% rise from the previous week, and Oregon, where July's sales were up by 11% over June. Background checks in the days after the shooting were up 10% in Florida compared with the same period last month.
Law officials said gun sales had risen after previous significant events, including the election of President Barack Obama and the shooting in Arizona which killed six people and injured Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in January 2011.
This is often attributed to fears that a mass killing could prompt the government to reconsider the Second Amendment to the US constitution, which gives people the right to bear arms.
A small group of Democratic lawmakers in Washington renewed calls on Tuesday to ban high-capacity gun magazines. But there is little expectation that gun control will be addressed by politicians in the run-up to November's presidential election.
Mr Holmes is due to be charged next week. The judge in his case has ruled that cameras will not be allowed into the hearing. It follows a request to the media by some of the victims' family members that they avoid using the suspect's name and his photos.
On Monday, he appeared dazed in court, prompting speculation about his mental state.
Twenty of the people he wounded remained in hospital on Tuesday, including six in critical condition.
Five of the 20 signs along Brian Clough Way - a 15-mile stretch of the A52 - have gone missing.
The road was named after Clough in 2005 as it links Nottingham and Derby, where he managed two football teams.
Clough fan Kal Singh Dhindsa pleaded for the signs to be returned, adding Cloughie would not have been happy.
Mr Singh Dhindsa , who previously campaigned for a statue of Clough and his assistant Peter Taylor at Pride Park Stadium in Derby, said the signs were part of the region's history and heritage.
"As much of a fan of Brian Clough as I am, I would never consider stealing them," he said.
"In my opinion, if you are such a big fan of Brian Clough, you should just leave them there for other people to appreciate."
"If Mr Clough was here today I think he would probably give someone a good telling off," he added.
Signs are missing from Stapleford in Nottinghamshire and Risley, Borrowash and Ockbrook (two) in Derbyshire.
Erewash Borough Council, which is responsible for four of the missing signs, said it was looking in to the matter but "at this current moment in time" had no plans to replace the signs.
Broxtowe Borough Council, which manages the other missing sign, has not yet commented.
Merlin shares dropped 4% after it said the disruption caused by the crash would hit profits by up to £47m.
The FTSE 100 index was down 13.42 points at 6,566.39.
Shares in Pearson were down 3.5% after it confirmed it was in talks to sell its 50% stake in the Economist.
Reckitt Benckiser topped the risers list, with its shares up 2.8% after the consumer goods firm raised its full-year revenue targets.
The firm, whose products include Durex condoms and Nurofen painkillers, said it was now aiming for like-for-like net revenue growth of 4-5%.
This came after it reported first-quarter like-for-like sales growth of 5%.
Mining shares were also having a better day after the gold price - which saw sharp falls last week - edged higher. Shares in Randgold Resources rose 1.8%.
On the currency markets, the pound was flat against the dollar at $1.5509 but fell 0.8% against the euro to €1.4016.
The euro had been bolstered by an upbeat German business confidence survey, with the Ifo institute's business climate index rising to 108.0 from June's revised figure of 107.5.
The figure was better than expected and followed two months of declines.
The Northern Irishman finished second in race one behind Spain's Jordi Torres with KRT team-mate Tom Sykes third.
England's Leon Haslam won race two ahead of Chaz Davies and Sykes.
Welshman Davies clinched second place in the overall standings, 17 points ahead of England's Sykes.
Rea finished the season with 548 points, 132 clear of Davies.
His tally of 23 podium finishes in 2015 beat the record set by Troy Bayliss in 2002.
Jonathon Edwards, 21, was last seen at his Caernarfon home on 19 March.
His body was found on the Gwynedd mainland side of the water on Tuesday and his family has been informed.
His death is not being treated as suspicious and North West Wales coroner Dewi Pritchard-Jones has been informed.
The Baden-Wuerttemberg state justice ministry, heading the investigation, said 49 guards had been investigated, of whom 30 should be prosecuted.
The 30 are spread across Germany, and another seven are living abroad. They are said to be aged up to 97.
Auschwitz was the biggest Nazi death camp. More than 1.1 million people, most of them Jews, were murdered there.
The case of Ukrainian-born John Demjanjuk two years ago changed the legal situation concerning people who worked at the death camps.
Demjanjuk died last year while appealing against his five-year jail sentence for complicity in the murder of more than 28,000 Jews at the Sobibor camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.
A judge had ruled that even though there was no clear evidence that he had committed murder directly, his mere activities as a worker at the death camp facilitated mass murder.
Previously German courts only considered cases where Nazi suspects were accused of personally committing atrocities.
In July, the US-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish organisation which investigates Nazi war criminals, launched a poster campaign in Berlin seeking evidence on such fugitives from justice, with the slogan "Late - but not too late".
The justice agency in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, which heads German investigations into Nazi war crimes, said that of the 49 ex-guards from Auschwitz, in Nazi-occupied southern Poland, nine had died.
The agency said it was now handing over its findings to prosecutors in the German states.
Six of the cases will be handled by Baden-Wuerttemberg, seven by Bavaria, two by Saxony-Anhalt, four by North Rhine-Westphalia, four by Lower Saxony, two by Hesse and one each by Rhineland-Palatinate, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Saxony and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
An official said the focus was now on bringing to justice the thousands of people who helped to manage the Nazi camps.
"The accused... are all former guards at the concentration camps Auschwitz-Birkenau and we take the view that this job - regardless of what they can be individually accused of - makes them guilty of complicity in murder," said chief prosecutor Kurt Schrimm.
In the next six months, the agency plans to re-examine the files on Nazis who served at Majdanek death camp in eastern Poland.
More than 7,000 SS personnel served at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp complex in 1940-45, but only a few hundred were ever prosecuted.
The Nazis murdered most of their victims - Jews, Roma and Sinti and other persecuted groups - in gas chambers. Many others were shot, starved to death or killed in medical experiments.
Talks facilitators said that "despite some positive feedback", they were unable to find agreement at this time.
The deal would have meant an Orange parade, prevented from returning to Ligoniel in 2013, would have been completed on Friday morning.
A loyalist protest camp at Twaddell Avenue would then have been dismantled.
On Tuesday, the talks facilitators, Rev Harold Good and Jim Roddy, said: "Over the past few weeks, we have spent some time taking soundings from various people with a view to finding a resolution to the issues surrounding parading and protests at the Twaddell/Crumlin Road interface.
"Despite some positive feedback on our ideas, we have been unable to achieve agreement for a resolution at this moment in time."
In response, the County Grand Lodge of Belfast said it "very much regrets the initiative to resolve the Crumlin Road impasse did not succeed".
"We thank those involved for their efforts and input," it said, adding that it "remains committed to supporting the Ligoniel lodges as they complete their Twelfth of July parade."
The Crumlin and Ardoyne Residents Association (CARA), which took part in the talks, held a public meeting on Monday night to outline details of the proposed agreement.
On Tuesday, Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly said the issue had "brought huge challenges" to the communities who live in the surrounding areas.
"All of us in positions of political leadership have a responsibility to continue to do all in our power to support those involved in seeking resolution to contentious issues through dialogue," he said.
Ulster Unionist MLA and Orange Order member Danny Kennedy expressed disappointment that agreement was not reached.
"This is an opportunity lost for the moment," said Mr Kennedy.
"We had proposed this as a game changer two years ago, so we are very disappointed that it has not yet been possible to reach final agreement which had seemed within touching distance. I hope that this is not the end."
The Greater Ardoyne Residents' Collective (GARC) rejected what they described as a "Sinn Féin/UVF deal."
They have blamed the lack of agreement on "Loyalists' false sense of superiority over their neighbours, based on religion and/or political outlook".
The Coastguard was called at about 08:15 GMT on Friday about a woman missing from the Isle of Inishmore.
The ferry is in Rosslare, Ireland, after having left Pembroke on Thursday night.
It is believed the woman went overboard but a search of the water has not yet found her.
The UK Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at St Athan and an Irish Coastguard helicopter are carrying out a search along with Coastguard rescue teams.
Running in London, Mitchell clocked 32 minutes and 51.78 seconds to take almost 42 seconds off Teresa Duffy's 1997 Northern Ireland mark (33:33.70).
Mitchell's time in Britain's World Championships trial was over 14 seconds inside the Commonwealth Games mark.
The 23-year-old also bettered Duffy's 21-year-old NI 5,000m mark last week.
On Saturday night, Mitchell was competing in the Highgate Harriers Night of the 10,000m PBs meeting at the Parliament Hill track on Hampstead Heath.
Elizabeth Potter took victory in 32:04.63 ahead of Steph Twell (32:16.23), with Jo Pavey taking fourth in 32:42.93.
Mitchell finished seventh to book her spot at next year's Commonwealth Games in the Australian city of Gold Coast.
"The race just went fantastically for me," Mitchell told BBC Sport Northern Ireland.
"I went to halfway in 16:22 which was exactly the pace that my coach Eamonn Christie had told me to aim for.
"It's been the best week of my running life after breaking the Northern Ireland 5,000m record in Solihull last weekend.
"It's great to have the Commonwealth 10,000m standard in the bag now and I can plan my training and preparations for next year."
Meanwhile, Strabane Academy student Sommer Lecky's set a new Northern Ireland junior high jump record as she also equalled the Irish junior high jump record of 1.85m at the Ulster Schools Athletics Championships at Antrim.
The performance bettered Ursula Fay's 34-year-old Northern Ireland junior record by one centimetre.
The Finn Valley athlete's leap also equalled Deirdre Ryan's Irish Under-20 record set in 2001 as she added three centimetres to her previous best set two weeks ago.
Lecky, 16, will compete in for Northern Ireland in the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas in July.
Police say road closures are in place at the Wingfield Road junctions with Brook Road and Bradford Road.
It follows the discovery in February of what is believed to have been phosphorus-containing incendiary devices from World War Two.
A 50m cordon is in place and local people have been advised to shut windows and doors.
Phosphorus grenades were issued to the Home Guard during World War Two.
The devices were used as improvised anti-tank weapons when Britain was facing possible invasion following the evacuation from Dunkirk.
In February, a cache of grenades were discovered in heavy clay soil at the site in Wingfield Road by builders.
The devices were destroyed in a controlled explosion.
The 40-year-old began his career in rugby league, representing Australia eight times.
Having made the switch to union, New Zealand-born Thorn then went on to earn 59 caps for the All Blacks, winning the World Cup in 2011.
"My goal was to play top-level rugby at 40 and to play well, and I've done that," he told BBC Radio Leicester.
"I've been part of all these teams and it's been awesome but I just think maybe I should do something else."
The former Crusaders, Leinster and Highlanders forward joined the Premiership Tigers last August, and went on to become the oldest captain in the club's history earlier this season.
"I had a few niggles but otherwise I've been really pleased with how I've played here and my body feels really good," he said.
"But it's just got to a stage where mainly I'm just playing here because I want to play."
Leicester are currently fourth in the Premiership, occupying the final play-off spot, with four matches remaining.
However, Thorn says the prospect of ending his career with another title does not give him any more motivation than usual.
"It's more of the same, 20 years of the same, I want to win the trophy every year," he said.
"It's not extra because I'm just so hungry to win stuff - I love it."
She was attacked at the back of the local bowling club between 13:30 and 13:45 on 3 June.
A dedicated team of detectives is continuing to progress inquiries into the incident.
High-visibility police patrols have been carried out in South Queensferry in the past week after the attack.
During that time officers have spoken to a number of local residents, dog walkers and other members of the public to gather information and try to identify the suspect.
Police said they had been "encouraged by the level of response" but urged anyone with more information to come forward.
The attacker has been described as white, of high school age with hazel brown hair that was swept forward.
He was wearing dark bottoms, a blue round neck T-shirt with white lettering and had a temporary tattoo on one of his hands.
He also had a black and blue rucksack.
Det Insp Julie Marshall said: "It is now one week since a young girl was subjected to an indecent assault in a wooded area of South Queensferry and I would firstly like to thank the public for their incredible support and assistance with our inquiries.
"Several members of the local community have already come forward to provide information that continues to be progressed as part of our efforts to trace the suspect."
She urged people to contact them with any further information.
Ch Insp James Jones added: "We will continue to maintain a visible presence within the area to speak with local residents and gather any information that may be relevant to this investigation.
"I remain confident that someone within the community knows the suspect or can help us find him.
"If this is the case, then please contact police immediately."
Argentinian-born Argerich, 74, follows in the footsteps of Placido Domingo and Antonio Pappano, among others.
Argerich is known as one of the most innovative pianists and a strong supporter of new talent.
The RPS said she was gifted with a "combination of technical mastery and passionate artistry".
The society's statement continued: "Martha Argerich's extraordinary live performances are a musical and intellectual tour de force."
The society also praised her commitment to emerging musicians and the "inspirational collaborations" between up-and-coming artists and established ones she had made happen.
Pianist Gabriele Baldocci, one of Argerich's long-standing duo partner, paid tribute to Argerich.
"She says everything through music. I've never had a formal lesson with her, but she is my greatest teacher," he said.
Argerich is the 101st recipient of the gold medal, which was founded in 1870 in celebration of the centenary of the birth of Beethoven.
The Royal Philharmonic Society commissioned Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and continued to have a close association with the composer.
Argerich was born in Buenos Aires and began piano lessons at the age of five. Her talent was soon obvious and she gave her debut concert in 1949 at the age of eight.
In 1955, she and her family moved to Vienna, Austria, and she continued her studies in London, Vienna and in Switzerland.
In 1957, Argerich won the prestigious Bolzano and Geneva Piano Competitions, and in 1965 the Warsaw International Chopin Competition.
Since then, she has been one of the most prominent pianists in the world and has won many awards, including two Grammys.
Tuesday's 2-1 defeat by Brentford left them six points shy of sixth-placed Sheffield Wednesday.
Ipswich also have a mathematical chance of making the play-offs with three league games remaining.
"We're still in the fight and there could be another twist in the tail," said Slade.
"Stay with us, we'll keep fighting and the one thing you never do is give up."
The Bluebirds host already-relegated Bolton Wanderers on Saturday while Sheffield Wednesday are at Derby County in the lunchtime kick-off.
If Wednesday win and Cardiff lose or draw, Slade's men's hopes are over.
However, if Cardiff win and Wednesday lose, the play-off rivals' encounter on Saturday, 30 April will go a long way to deciding who has the chance to challenge for promotion.
Wednesday also have a vastly superior goal difference to Cardiff.
"Realistically it's a small chance, but whilst it's a chance we shall keep plugging away," said Slade.
Ipswich are two points behind Cardiff and would need both their rivals to slip up as the season draws to a close.
Kenneth Zahore came off the bench to provide Cardiff's late consolation at Brentford, after Scott Hogan had scored two late goals for the home side.
But Slade defended only sending on Zahore six minutes before the end of normal time and after Hogan had scored his second for the hosts.
"I don't think you can start looking at things like that and saying I should have done this, should we have done this?" said Slade.
"It's alright looking back. That group had played very well in the first period.
"Kenneth's come on previously and it's not quite happened for him and he's missed opportunities.
"I'm delighted for him. He's come on, he's scored an opportunity and we're pleased for him and that might give him a little bit of confidence and momentum going forward so it's a positive.
"However, we still find ourselves six points behind Sheffield."
Former Cardiff defender, now pundit Danny Gabbidon also retains hopes they can squeeze into the play-offs.
"It's going to be a fascinating couple of weeks and that's why I feel it's not over - these next two games, there's still a possibility," said Gabbidon.
Zoe Shapiro, 17, was hit by Neel Balu in Walsall, West Midlands, as she was on her way to college.
Balu was speeding when he hit Ms Shapiro, a pupil at Q3 Academy in Great Barr, jurors were told.
The 43-year-old, of Spennells, Kidderminster, was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving at Birmingham Crown Court of Thursday.
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The court heard Balu had also gone through a red light before hitting Ms Shapiro on Birmingham Road, West Midlands Police said.
Police said in his defence, Balu claimed he was trying to wipe away ice from his window and had been dazzled by the sun which distracted him.
Following the sentencing Ms Shapiro's mother, Joanne Corbett, paid tribute to her "beautiful, kind and exceptional" daughter, who she described as her "best friend".
"She was, and always will be, my inspiration," she added.
Balu was also disqualified from driving for nine-and-a-half years.
The emails were previously provided to a congressional committee.
Ms Clinton has constantly defended her use of the private account since the launch of her presidential campaign.
More of Mrs Clinton's emails are set to be released in the coming weeks.
This first batch is just a fraction of the approximately 55,000 emails that the state department is currently reviewing for release.
From 2009 to 2013, Mrs Clinton did not have a government email address, the US state department has said.
The state department and Mrs Clinton have been subject to intense scrutiny by a congressional committee which is investigating the attack on a US diplomatic facility in Benghazi, during which Ambassador Christopher Stevens was killed.
"The emails we release today [Friday] do not change the essential facts or our understanding of the events before, during or after the attacks," state department spokeswoman Marie Harf said in a statement ahead of the release.
However, the chairman of the congressional committee said it was not ready to "reach any investigative conclusions" until it reviews and evaluates other documents and emails from other senior officials.
"These emails continue to reinforce the fact that unresolved questions and issues remain as it relates to Benghazi," chairman Trey Gowdy said.
Mrs Clinton spent much of Friday campaigning in New Hampshire, where she said: "I'm glad that the emails are starting to come out. This is something that I've asked to be done."
She stressed that information contained in the emails has been handled appropriately.
The New York Times has reviewed some of the emails ahead of the release and reported that they "appear to back up Mrs Clinton's previous assertions that she did not receive classified information at her private email address".
The New York Times said that many of the emails detail Mrs Clinton's concerns following the attack.
They also offer a snapshot of the former first lady's private life, including her radio listening preferences and compliments she received from a colleague regarding a photo in the press.
However, it was also revealed on Friday that at least one of the emails Mrs Clinton received has since been classified.
The email, which was forwarded to the former secretary of state by one of her staff members, relates to reports of people being arrested in connection with the Libya attacks.
In all, 23 words were classified and redacted on Friday from the email originally sent by Bill Roebuck, then the director of the Office of Maghreb Affairs, in November of 2012.
No laws were broken, since the information was not officially classified at the time the email was sent. However, it does show that the private server hosting her email address was used to receive sensitive information.
The timing for a larger release of emails is not clear. Earlier this week, the US state department said it would like to release the emails all at once in January 2016.
The body of India Chipchase, 20, was found on a mattress beneath a sheet at Edward Tenniswood's home in Stanley Road, Northampton, on 31 January.
Mr Tenniswood, 52, denies the charges.
He told Birmingham Crown Court they had twice had sex and Miss Chipchase said she had not felt that happy "in ages".
Demonstrating to jurors by placing his own hands around his neck in a rubbing motion, he said: "She puts her hands on top of my hands and moves my hands down to her neck."
He added: "It's a very organic thing."
Mr Tenniswood said that she then moved his hands away.
He earlier described how he hugged his victim "liked we were posing for a selfie" after claiming she kissed him first.
He claimed the moment was "an incredibly moving thing" as he described he and Ms Chipchase embracing and looking at their reflections together in an upstairs mirror.
"She just made this incredibly moving comment which at the time was very sweet," he added.
"It was a very 'India' thing to do."
He described how the 20-year-old had injured herself and scratched him after "falling backwards" to the floor while trying to sit on his downstairs sofa.
Immediately afterwards they shared a joke about the incident and she gave him a French kiss, he said.
He also claimed he gave her the "grand tour" of his rented terraced house, which on Tuesday he had described as "squalid", and led her to an upstairs bedroom with two plastic cups of wine.
The pair sat on a bench in the bedroom, he said, and were "fixated" on the mirror opposite them.
"She said: 'Oh, it looks like we're in the middle of an oil painting and she put her arm around me and squeezed, like we were posing for a selfie.
Mr Tenniswood continued: "I looked at her and said 'India' and gently kissed her.
"She reciprocated, and it developed into a proper kiss."
Opening the trial last week, prosecutor Christopher Donnellan QC said Mr Tenniswood turned up outside a cocktail bar on 30 January, where Miss Chipchase was in a "fairly pickled state".
"He was overheard by others to say, "not to worry", and he'd get her home safe - he didn't."
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Earlier partial results put former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah ahead with 43.8% of votes cast, short of the 50% needed to avoid a run-off.
The BBC's David Loyn in Kabul says there are increasing claims of fraud.
Final official results are due to be announced on 14 May after a period for adjudication of complaints.
Incumbent President Hamid Karzai is barred from standing for a third term. Eight candidates are vying to succeed him.
If none gains more than 50%, a second round between the two frontrunners is scheduled for 28 May.
Saturday's announcement will come two days after full preliminary results were expected to have been declared.
Our correspondent says the continuing delay is increasing suspicion that the result is being manipulated.
There are allegations on all sides that ballot boxes were stuffed and that the count itself was rigged, he says.
When 80% of votes were counted, Mr Abdullah's main rival Ashraf Ghani - a former World Bank economist - was in second place with 32.9% of the vote.
A second-round vote could be avoided if a power-sharing deal is struck between the two leading candidates.
However, both men have vowed to fight on if a run-off is required.
"We have not talked or negotiated with anyone about forming a coalition government," Mr Abdullah told reporters after Thursday's results.
Millions of Afghans defied Taliban threats to take part in the election.
Turnout was double that of the previous presidential election in 2009, despite a number of attacks in the run-up and bad weather on polling day.
The next president will face several challenging issues, including the expected withdrawal of foreign combat troops from Afghanistan later this year and attacks by the Taliban.
The Latics had failed to score in their first three league games but took an early lead through Leon Barnett's own goal.
Bury pushed for an equaliser but substitute Nicky Clark missed their best chance with five minutes remaining.
Oldham's early breakthrough came as Paul Green's cross deflected in off the head of Bury debutant Barnett.
The hosts replied with Danny Mayor firing wide but Latics' Lee Erwin then had a low shot superbly turned onto the post by keeper Ben Williams.
Erwin went close twice more before the break and Oldham continued to press after half-time, with Green firing over.
Bury finished strongly, with Clark seeing a close-range effort blocked by keeper Connor Ripley.
Ryan Flynn then broke, only to see Williams turn his shot wide, before Mayor exchanged passes with Zeli Ismail to square for Clark, but the Scottish striker scuffed his shot wide from six yards as Oldham held on for a welcome win.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Bury 0, Oldham Athletic 1.
Second Half ends, Bury 0, Oldham Athletic 1.
Attempt saved. Zeli Ismail (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Leon Barnett (Bury) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Zeli Ismail (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Charles Dunne (Oldham Athletic).
Ousmane Fane (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Zeli Ismail (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ousmane Fane (Oldham Athletic).
Danny Mayor (Bury) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Lee Croft (Oldham Athletic).
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Luke Woodland replaces Ryan Flynn because of an injury.
Foul by Zeli Ismail (Bury).
Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Nicky Clark (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Leon Barnett (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Darius Osei (Oldham Athletic).
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Ben Williams.
Attempt saved. Ryan Flynn (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
Danny Mayor (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Peter Clarke (Oldham Athletic).
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Darius Osei replaces Billy McKay.
Corner, Bury. Conceded by Peter Clarke.
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Lee Croft replaces Marc Klok.
Corner, Bury. Conceded by Marc Klok.
Foul by Tom Soares (Bury).
Paul Green (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Marc Klok (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Danny Mayor (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Josh Law (Oldham Athletic).
Foul by Leon Barnett (Bury).
Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Danny Mayor.
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Antony Kay.
Attempt saved. Danny Mayor (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Bury. Conceded by Connor Ripley.
Attempt saved. Zeli Ismail (Bury) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Craig Jones (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Craig Jones (Bury).
Paul Green (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
US Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Harry Harris made the comments in a speech in Australia on Tuesday night.
He said by pumping sand on to coral reefs and adding concrete, China had created "over 4sq/km (1.5 sq miles) of artificial landmass".
China has overlapping claims with neighbours in the South China Sea.
It has been reclaiming land in contested waters - something it said last year was "totally justified" as it had "sovereignty" over the area.
In recent months images have emerged of Chinese construction on reefs in the Spratly Islands to create artificial islands with facilities that could potentially be for military use, including an air strip.
Several nations, including Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan, also claim ownership of territory in the Spratly Islands.
Adm Harris described China's land reclamation as "unprecedented".
"China is building artificial land by pumping sand on to live coral reefs - some of them submerged - and paving over them with concrete. China has now created over 4sq/km (1.5 sq miles) of artificial landmass," he said.
"China is creating a great wall of sand with dredges and bulldozers over the course of months."
He said that considering China's "pattern of provocative actions towards smaller claimant states" in the South China Sea, the scope of the building raised "serious questions about Chinese intentions".
The row over territory in the South China Sea has escalated in recent years, raising regional tensions.
The Philippines has filed a complaint with UN's Permanent Court of Arbitration - but China says it will not engage with the case.
In Vietnam, anti-Chinese violence broke out last year after China moved a drilling rig into disputed waters of the Paracel Islands.
Last year, responding to a BBC report on the land reclamation, China's foreign ministry spokesman Hua Chunying said China's operations in the Spratly Islands fell "entirely within China's sovereignty and are totally justifiable".
Asked whether the reclamation was for commercial or military use, Ms Hua replied that it was "mainly for the purpose of improving the working and living conditions of people stationed on these islands".
Police said the birds were discovered in Oakley Wood, near Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxfordshire.
It is not clear how the dead kite was killed, but the two injured birds had been shot with a shotgun.
Red kites are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and anyone found killing one can face jail.
The surviving birds are now being cared for by the Tiggywinkles charity.
PC Robert Searle, of Thames Valley Police, said: "Fortunately incidents of this nature are very rare in the Thames Valley and a thorough investigation is under way."
The Chilterns Conservation Board said the reintroduction of red kites on the Oxfordshire-Buckinghamshire border in 1989 was one of the UK's most successful conservation projects.
There are about 1,000 red kites in England.
The Raspberry Pi 2 Model B is roughly six times more powerful than the prior version, the Model B+, according to the British charity behind it.
Previous versions of the kit have been widely adopted by schools and enthusiasts across the world.
But the Pi faces increased competition.
Another UK-based firm, Imagination, recently released a bare-bones computer of its own, and the Arduino, Intel Galileo, Gizmo 2, BeagleBone Black and Hummingboard also form part of a growing list of rivals.
The Raspberry Pi 2 makes two major changes to the previous version, while leaving other components unchanged:
As before, owners will need to add their own keyboard, a MicroSD card containing a copy of an operating system, and television/monitor-connecting cables in order to start programming. Enclosures bought for the previous Model B+ computers will also fit the new one.
"We think it's about six times more powerful for most applications," Eben Upton, founder of Raspberry Pi, told the BBC.
"This means this is really a PC now.
"You can do most of the things with this that you can do with a PC. You can surf the web, you can watch videos, you can play games like Minecraft. But we also bundle it with the tools that children need in order to learn how to program.
"The great thing is - apart from those two changes - that we've managed to keep everything else the same.
"So, all of those tutorials that people have developed over the last few years will carry on working with this device. It just kind of broadens out the range of interesting stuff kids can do."
Existing software will need to be recompiled - meaning converted into a language the CPU understands - to take best advantage of the switch to the new multi-core processor.
The Raspberry Pi 2 can run a variety of Linux-based systems out-of-the-box, but its makers have also promised it will be able to support Microsoft's next operating system at a later date.
"For the last six months we've been working closely with Microsoft to bring the forthcoming Windows 10 to Raspberry Pi 2. Microsoft will have much more to share over the coming months," said a statement on the Raspberry Pi blog.
"The Raspberry Pi 2-compatible version of Windows 10 will be available free of charge to makers."
Microsoft itself has blogged on the topic.
"We see the maker community as an amazing source of innovation for smart, connected devices that represent the very foundation of the next wave of computing, and we're excited to be a part of this community," wrote Windows executive Kevin Dallas.
"Raspberry Pi has quickly become one of the maker community's favourite platforms because their highly-capable, low-cost boards and compute modules enable developers to bring their vision to life."
The new kit - most of which is manufactured at Sony's factory in Bridgend, South Wales - costs £22.85 excluding VAT, or $35.
One industry watcher was optimistic it would repeat the success of its predecessors.
"Its success is guaranteed - there's a great user-base already out there, but more importantly the Raspberry Pi has a level of name recognition that nobody else has been able to match yet," said Chris Green, principal technology analyst at the Davies Murphy Group Europe consultancy.
"Its makers seem to have a really good handle on what makes these devices really popular, both for the hobbyists as well as people wanting to use them in education.
"The improvements also address what people had been wanting - for graphics-intensive tasks the extra memory will help a lot. It's also quite handy for media streaming, you'll get a smoother experience when playing high definition video, with less buffering."
About 4.5 million units of the Raspberry Pi have now been sold, according to Mr Upton. But he added he didn't believe the market was close to being saturated.
"We're selling about 200,000 a month now," he said.
"The surprise to us is that people don't buy just one Raspberry Pi.
"There are a lot of people with five or six. And we think those people are naturally going to want this.
"We are very very close to it being the bestselling British computer. I think another half a million and we will go past the Sinclair Spectrum as the bestselling British computer."
The lower-specced Model A+, with just one - rather than four - USB socket, remains on sale costing about £7 less.
8 July 2016 Last updated at 16:51 BST
Bob Aston, from Heswall in Wirral, Merseyside, was still paying for his BT connection despite not being able to log on.
The company has now fixed the problem and apologised.
Mr Aston uses the web to shop online, browse the news and even use Skype video-messaging.
Ministers are due to publish draft laws modelled on Irish legislation introduced in 2010, with prison sentences of up to seven years.
However, a senior Irish drugs officer has admitted the law can leave police powerless to prosecute.
The Home Office said the UK system would be "flexible and proportionate".
The Irish Psychoactive Substances Act says it is illegal to buy or sell substances that are "psychoactive".
But a BBC investigation has found that Ireland's drugs squad is unable to act against a range of legal-high type drugs because of problems with the legislation.
To bring a prosecution, police must scientifically prove that a substance has a psychoactive effect. So far, there have been only four successful prosecutions in five years.
One form of synthetic cannabis linked to a number of deaths is being openly traded in some Irish towns, obtained on the internet and marketed as Clockwork Orange or Happy Joker. It costs about 10 euros a gram, or £10 a gram in the UK.
Source: Frank
One of Ireland's top drug squad officers, Det Sgt Tony Howard from the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, said: "Unfortunately a prosecution cannot be taken."
"There are problems. It's not perfect legislation."
Police scientists have examined samples of the drugs but have so far been unable to prove that they are technically "psychoactive", he said.
"We are relying on scientists to assist us with these prosecutions and, unfortunately, they haven't been able to provide the evidence to us."
The admission has prompted calls for the UK Home Office to postpone similar legislation in Britain.
"The comments raise serious doubts about the likely consequences of the government's legislation," said Baroness Meacher, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drug Reform.
"I believe that, given these concerns, the government should pause the bill and call for a full impact assessment of the Irish psychoactive substances ban".
Despite Ireland's ban on legal-high type drugs, two young men on one estate in Monaghan recently died after using the synthetic cannabis.
"It killed them. It killed both of them," synthetic cannabis addict David O'Leary said.
"It killed my brother Michael in December and it killed my best friend two months before that. He took his own life."
David is also addicted to the drug, which he describes as more addictive and dangerous than heroin.
"It's a dirty, dirty drug. You want to cut yourself to pieces or cut your throat or hang yourself.
"Last week I had a plan to hurt my own brother. I had a plan in my head to get up and stick a knife in his stomach and twist it because he had money and I hadn't."
A public meeting was called after the body of one young man, PJ McQuaid, was found hanging from a tree in the middle of the Monaghan estate last October. He had been trying to beat his addiction to the synthetic cannabis.
The meeting turned angry after the local police chief explained that, even with the blanket ban on psychoactive drugs, Clockwork Orange was legal and his officers could do little to stop it.
"I blame the Garda (Irish police)," PJ's mother Sharon McQuaid said.
"They know who the dealers are but they just turn a blind eye."
Det Sgt Howard said the police had interviewed a number of people, but had to "act within the legislation that we have".
"I am aware of those cases where unfortunately we have had fatalities," he added.
A local community worker says whole families are addicted to the legal-high type drugs, empty packets are scattered like leaves across the Mullaghmatt estate.
"It is an epidemic, that's what it is," Packie Kelly said.
"The legislation doesn't seem to be working here. The availability of it seems to be endless. It's as easily got now as cigarettes."
Most of the supplies of the drug are obtained via the internet. David O'Leary says a large delivery arrived in Monaghan last week.
"It comes in a box and you open the door and sign for it and the smokes are in your hand. And that's it."
Another young man from a different Irish town had a similar story: "It is in every town. There's loads of it online," he said.
"One time it did my head in that much I took an overdose and ended up in hospital. I very nearly died."
A blanket ban on legal highs, which are often sold online or on the High Street, was in the Conservative Party's election manifesto and featured in the Queen's Speech.
The Psychoactive Substances Bill will apply to "any substance intended for human consumption that is capable of producing a psychoactive effect", the government has said.
What are legal highs?
Alcohol, tobacco and caffeine will be excluded, and there are also exemptions for food and medical products, while controlled drugs will continue to be regulated by existing laws.
Home Office Minister Lord Bates recently confirmed that the proposals are based on Ireland's legislation.
"As with the legislation in the Irish Republic, we have designed the enforcement framework so that the police, local authorities and other law enforcement agencies can adopt a flexible, proportionate response," he told the House of Lords.
Some brands of synthetic cannabis have already been classified as Class B drugs in Britain under the Misuse of Drugs Act, but the government says the blanket ban on all psychoactive substances is required to deal quickly with new products as soon as they emerge.
"We need a system that is nimble enough to be able to nip problems in the bud before they escalate," Lord Bates explained.
An amendment to the legislation has now been tabled calling on the UK home secretary to "conduct an impact assessment" of Ireland's Psychoactive Substances Act before the blanket ban is introduced.
The FTSE 100 share index ended the day 49 points, or 0.68%, ahead at 7,297.43.
Shares in Pearson were up 12.4% after it announced plans to cut costs by £300m a year by the end of 2019.
The company also launched a "strategic review" of its troubled US school publishing business.
The US business has proved problematic recently as students have been renting textbooks instead of buying them. As a result, Pearson has issued five profit warnings in four years.
IAG shares rose 5.5% after the airline group reported record first-quarter results.
The company - which owns BA, Aer Lingus and Iberia - said underlying operating profit rose 9.7% to 170m euros (£144m). That was despite IAG taking a 32m-euro hit to profits in the quarter as a result of the weak pound.
"IAG has been able to navigate its way through stormy conditions last year, posting a 31% rise in annual profits in February so this is continuing the trend and means it's on track to live up to expectations that this year will be even better than last," said Neil Wilson at ETX Capital.
Marks and Spencer rose 4.95% after the retail giant announced it had appointed former Asda boss Archie Norman as its new chairman.
On the currency markets, the pound was up 0.25% against the dollar at $1.2955 and edged up 0.14% against the euro to 1.1781 euros.
On the commodities markets, the price of Brent Crude oil was up by 1.5% to $49.12 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate Crude was up by 1.6% at $46.26.
In early trading on Friday, crude prices had hit five-month lows amid renewed concerns about a worldwide supply glut.
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust said it has asked some external suppliers to accept later payments into the next financial year.
But its sandwich supplier has refused and the trust is looking for a new one.
Alternatives are being offered. The trust said it was a "temporary issue", adding that "at no time have any patients not had access to meals".
More updates on this and others in Shropshire
NHS trusts in the West Midlands have a deficit of almost £200m between them - with Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust topping £8.4m, BBC Sunday Politics reported in November.
Simon Wright, trust chief executive, said steps have been taken to bring down spending.
He said: "However, further action is needed and we have had to make some difficult decisions about how these can be achieved whilst ensuring patient care is unaffected.
"The trust has asked some external suppliers to temporarily alter the timescale for payments until the next financial year in recognition of the additional pressures we are facing.
"Unfortunately our current sandwich supplier has not accepted these terms. We are now exploring new suppliers who can better manage slightly longer payment terms."
He has apologised for any inconvenience it may cause.
Speaking on social media, Martin James said: "Can't really blame the sandwich supplier for not agreeing to delay payment, they have to pay their suppliers, staff and overheads for running business."
Another from Lynda Parton said: "This makes me so sad, that our Shropshire hospitals can't afford to pay for sandwiches until start of next financial year."
The Wales international, 20, made his debut in the Good Friday derby defeat by Wigan, in which he scored his first of five tries in Super League.
He joined Saints from South Wales Scorpions in 2014, and was part of the unbeaten academy side in 2016.
"I have seen the raw potential Regan has," head coach Justin Holbrook said.
"He works hard in training and sets a strong example to the other younger players in the first team and academy."
Grace added: "This season has been a good one for me so far - I have made my debut in a derby and have played in some big games.
"I'm now looking forward to working hard, improving and doing the best I can for the Saints."
A total of 2,145 plants were discovered in Riley Square on Thursday night.
Three men, aged 50, 47 and 20, have been arrested on suspicion of cannabis cultivation.
Officers cut through shutters and secure doors to get into the premises, West Midlands Police said.
It said police acted after growing suspicious about the premises and executed a search warrant.
Local politicians and some staff have voiced concern that it could affect workers' jobs and lead to an increase in customers' bills.
About 20 opponents waving banners made their views known outside the meeting.
Severn Trent Water said it plans to build on Dee Valley's customer service record and make a "significant" investment in the region.
Dee Valley Water employs about 180 people and has 230,000 customers across the Wrexham and Chester areas.
Customers pay an average of £145 a year for their water compared with £172 for Severn Trent.
Severn Trent Water have outbid London investment firm, Ancala, which offered about £78.5m.
About 120 Dee Valley shareholders met at Wrexham's Ramada Plaza hotel to cast their votes, although some do not know yet if their votes will count.
Dee Valley is seeking clarity after one shareholder transferred ownership of more than 400 shares to individuals.
A court hearing to establish the validity of the votes and sanction the takeover is due to take place later this month.
Plaid Cymru and Labour politicians oppose the possible takeover with Wrexham MP Ian Lucas saying Severn Trent was "not welcome".
He said: "We wonder why it is that Severn Trent want to acquire Dee Valley Water and I think the short answer to that is that they want to pay more money to their shareholders.
"We are happy with things as they are. We want it to stay that way."'
A spokesman for Seven Trent said it was the "best long long-term owner for Dee Valley".
"We have always said we are committed to maintaining front line field force operations in Wrexham and Chester," the spokesman said.
"We have already met with Dee Valley employees since we announced our offer and attach great significance to their skills and operational and technical expertise."
Jon Platt, from the Isle of Wight, was taken to court after refusing to pay a £120 fine for taking his six-year-old daughter to Florida in April, but the case was thrown out by magistrates.
Mr Platt argued the law only requires children to attend school regularly.
Isle of Wight Council said it was following government guidance and was reviewing the outcome of the case.
Mr Platt took his daughter out of school to go to Florida with 15 other members of their family, despite an absence request being rejected by the school.
"I cannot allow a local education authority to tell me what is right for my kids - I know what is best for my kids," he said.
He insisted his children got "great value and great experiences" from the trip, with "no detrimental impact whatsoever" on their education.
Having refused to pay a £120 penalty, at a magistrates' court earlier this week, he had successfully argued Section 444 of the Education Act required parents ensured their children attended school "regularly", and did not put restrictions on taking them on holidays in term time.
His daughter had a 93.8% attendance rate the previous academic year.
"There is no complex loophole - parents have nothing to fear from LEAs ... if your children have attended school regularly," he said.
"LEAs are trying to use the legislation intended to stop truancy to stop parents taking their kids on holiday."
In a statement, the council said it took legal action based on "appropriate legislation, Department for Education regulations and guidance".
A DfE spokesperson said: "Head teachers have the discretion to grant term time holiday in exceptional circumstances, as they always have.
"But it is a myth that missing school even for a short time is harmless to a child's education."
Leicester, through their relentless battering of the thin red-and-black line, looked poised to nick it again at the death. That elusive first Premiership title appeared to be slipping through Saracens' fingers, just as it had 12 months previously.
"I can't lie," said Jacques Burger, the Sarries open-side flanker with the demonic defensive demeanour.
"It did go through my mind. We just said 'keep them out, keep them out'. It would have been heartbreaking to have lost it at that stage."
But the doubters in the ranks had nothing to fear. In that white-hot cauldron, in the face of 32 lung-busting Leicester phases, Sarries forged their future and created history of their own.
"In a sick sort of way maybe it was fitting it ended that way," said director of rugby Mark McCall.
"It tells you a lot about Leicester as a club, the way they never give up and don't lose easily. But it also says a lot about our character, our spirit, how we fought for each other, that we refused to yield during that period. I wish it hadn't been like that, but I am chuffed to bits and so proud."
We did it for each other. That is what we are about as a team and a club. That is our culture.
Richard Hill, World Cup winner and loyal Saracens servant of 15 years, spoke on the morning of the game about his club's emphasis on creating shared memories, of a sense of unity and of the oft-quoted 'Saracens family'.
It is an ethos that has seen the squad heading off for well-publicised bonding trips to the Oktoberfest beer festival in Germany and to Miami, where they trained with the NFL's Dolphins.
Their innovation, professionalism, attention to detail and evident collective strength is impressive to behold.
While this year's final was far from vintage, and there were errors aplenty on both sides, what was abundantly clear was that Saracens have, after years of under-achievement, finally delivered on their promise.
Their victory marks the realisation of a 16-year dream for owner and chairman Nigel Wray, who has underwritten the north London club since the infancy of professionalism.
The multi-millionaire businessman has seen luminaries such as Francois Pienaar, Phillipe Sella, Michael Lynagh, Tim Horan, Chris Jack and Thomas Castaignede - to name but a handful - pass through his doors with just a solitary Tetley's Bitter Cup win in 1998 to show for it.
It was fitting then that in the ecstatic aftermath of victory, Wray's contribution received due credit.
"For people like Nigel Wray, who has poured his heart and soul into the club, this has been a momentous day," said McCall.
The Northern Irishman was also happy to pin-point his predecessor, Brendan Venter, as the instigator of the blueprint on which their achievement was based.
His appointment as director of rugby at the start of last season, after serving as a consultant under Eddie Jones, proved a revelation.
His signing of South Africans Schalk Brits and Ernst Joubert, and Namibian flanker Burger, proved inspired.
Venter ushered in the new collective spirit, a higher sense of professionalism and it paid dividends - taking the Men in Black to the top of the table at Christmas 2009 and on to their first final last term.
His departure from the club - he returned home to South Africa for family reasons - in November barely registered in Sarries' performances as McCall - previously head coach - stepped up into the top job with ease.
You do whatever you have to do to win cups, and we won a cup today
"Brendan began the project, he kick-started this club and his finger-prints are all over this team," McCall said. "Stepping into his shoes was actually a very easy thing to do because of the systems, and people, and values already installed at the club."
But that is all in the past. In the warm glow of a landmark victory, a new dawn was on Sarries' minds.
"We want to be here every year and do what Leicester have done as a club," McCall beamed.
Considering the Tigers have been the most successful English club of the professional era - they have won nine league titles, as well as two Heineken Cups - that is some statement of intent.
But the sense of belief was certainly evident among his charges, not least in the teenage ice-man Owen Farrell.
The 19-year-old fly-half announced himself on the big stage with the tactical nous of a seasoned veteran, showing nerves of steel to land six kicks out of six, and make a series of stinging tackles in repelling that final Tigers onslaught.
His unbridled joy was clear for all to see when referee Wayne Barnes finally brought proceedings to an end.
"It was an unbelievable feeling when that whistle went," said Farrell junior, whose father Andy - a former rugby league Man of Steel - is now Sarries' head coach and mentor. "I've watched my Dad lift trophies since I was little, so to be part of that now is unbelievable.
"We did it for each other. That is what we are about as a team and a club. That is our culture. We are all about each other. Hopefully this is just a taster and there are many more [trophies] to come."
After one of the most impressive breakthrough seasons by a young stand-off in recent memory, it seems improbable now to recall that Farrell only got his chance through a combination of Glen Jackson's retirement, Derick Hougaard's season-wrecking injury and Alex Goode's failure to make a wholly successful switch from full-back, where he is more at home.
Next season Farrell will face competition from the arrival of Charlie Hodgson, and a fit-again Hougaard, but Saturday's performance will certainly have put him on Martin Johnson's radar after Toby Flood lived in his shadow for most of the afternoon.
That rivalry at number 10 illustrates the strength of a Saracens squad that looks well placed to build on this success.
The World Cup will be a factor in the early months of next season but compared to their semi-final contemporaries Tigers, Northampton and Gloucester, Sarries have benefited from a unity largely untroubled by international call-ups this year.
I think Sarries are only going to get stronger and stronger, which is daunting for the rest of us
Burger, as captain of Namibia, will be missed but Sarries proved they could cope without him while he was injured this season and have a ready-made open-side replacement in Andy Saull.
Kelly Brown will travel with Scotland, while Matt Stevens, Brad Barritt, Alex Goode and David Strettle are all good outside bets - but far from certainties - to be on England's plane to New Zealand.
If the South African selectors continue to defy all logic and ignore Brits, Sarries fans will be delighted.
Winning is a habit, and habits are hard to break as Sarries proved with a 12th straight Premiership win to land their maiden title.
Their brutally efficient style, built on thunderous defence, has its detractors - they were labelled "horribly boring but very clinical" by Gloucester centre Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu after his side's semi-final defeat.
But on Saturday they were more reminiscent of the Sarries side that lit up the final few months of last season with some scintillating running rugby.
They also showed they can adapt their game, a quick line-out in Leicester's half leading to the only try of the game for James Short.
As Burger surmised: "You do whatever you have to do to win cups, and we won a cup today."
That Saracens have now cleared that hurdle is ominous for the rest of the Premiership, Leicester included.
"I think they are only going to get stronger and stronger, which is daunting for the rest of us," said Harlequins' England number eight Nick Easter, who witnessed events at Twickenham on Saturday.
As Saracens lifted the Premiership trophy, it became clear the sun was not just shining on a fine summer evening, but illuminating a new English rugby dawn.
He said crocodiles had been given a higher profile in the current campaign than the crisis in the health service.
Speaking at the launch of his party's election manifesto, Mr Eastwood warned the election marked a "critical moment for power-sharing".
He said voters faced a stark choice between devolution, or a return to direct rule.
"If direct rule is the result delivered by Arlene (Foster, DUP leader) and Michelle (O'Neill, Sinn Fein leader in Northern Ireland) - it will take a long time to bring back our devolved institutions," he added.
"We know from history that bringing the institutions down is the easy part - getting them up and running again will be much more difficult.
"As we enter into the final stretch of this campaign, it is the very idea of power-sharing in the North which is now at risk."
The SDLP leader told supporters health and Brexit were the key priorities for them in the election.
"It is a disgrace that crocodiles have been given more mention than the crisis in health during the course of this campaign," he added.
He was referring to Mrs Foster's recent comparison of Sinn Fein to a crocodile that, if fed, would keep coming back for more.
Mr Eastwood pledged to bring in an emergency budget to deal with the problems in health on his first day in government, if he was elected.
"Taking the politics out of health doesn't mean that politics ignores the health crisis," he said.
The SDLP leader warned Brexit posed the "biggest threat to the economic, social and political interests of these islands".
He repeated his party's desire to secure special EU status for Northern Ireland in the Brexit negotiations.
The 46-year-old, who has been linked with the vacant Tottenham post, took over from Raymond Domenech in 2010.
Like his predecessor, Blanc endured infighting between players which he admitted had been a distraction before their Euro 2012 quarter-final defeat against Spain.
Marseille boss Didier Deschamps is the early favourite to replace Blanc.
Despite France's disappointing performance at Euro 2012, former Manchester United defender Blanc had initially been expected to carry on in the role for another two years.
Laurent Blanc lost the first two and last two games in between a 23-game unbeaten run with the country
However, following a long meeting with French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet on Thursday, both sides said they would take time to consider their positions.
Now Blanc has decided the time is right for a new challenge, and an FFF statement read: "Within the period provided for reflection, Laurent Blanc contacted Noel Le Graet to indicate his decision not to seek the renewal of his contract of national coach.
"Mr Le Graet has acknowledged and applauded the work of Laurent Blanc at the head of the France team since August 2010."
Blanc had taken France to Euro 2012 on a high, with their 23-match unbeaten run only ended by a 2-0 defeat to Sweden in the last group game of the competition.
But stories of infighting resurfaced once again, and finishing second to England in Group D meant they came up against world and European champions Spain in the quarter-finals.
"Blanc has done exceptionally well with the national team. There has been problems for the French over the last couple of campaigns and it will have been an experience for him but he is still young in his managerial career and will be looking to get back into club football."
Les Bleus's campaign ended on the worst possible note after their 2-0 defeat to Vicente del Bosque's side, with Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri involved in a row with a journalist for which he later apologised.
The French side also suffered criticism from previous manager Domenech, who said: "A major tournament reveals the strength of a group, a generation. The most glaring [weakness is] their inability to see anything other than their navel."
Blanc previously impressed as manager of Bordeaux, guiding the Ligue One side to a league and cup double in 2009.
As a player, he played for some of the biggest clubs in Europe including Barcelona, United and Inter Milan.
He earned 97 caps for his country and won the 1998 World Cup, although he missed the final having been sent-off in the semi, and experienced success two years later after victory over Italy in the European Championship final.
France's next fixture is a friendly against Copa America champions Uruguay on 15 August, before they begin their 2012 World Cup qualifying campaign against Finland on 7 September.
The Dover Seaways struck the dock as it departed for Dunkirk at 08:00 GMT. Passengers and crew were evacuated from the DFDS vessel.
Paramedics said four people were taken to hospital with "bumps and bruises".
A spokeswoman for the ferry company said: "We would like to underline that passenger safety is of paramount importance to us."
"We're working hard with all passengers and relevant authorities to provide assistance to those involved," she added.
The ferry is currently being assessed for repairs and has been berthed at the Eastern Docks.
One eyewitness told the Dover Express: "The ship's rudders went 30 degrees to starboard but by time they got to the entrance it was too late.
"It must have hit at about eight knots (10mph)."
South East Coast Ambulance Service said the injured were taken to the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford.
"None of them are thought to have suffered life-threatening or serious injuries," a spokesperson said.
Carsten Jensen, senior vice president of DFDS Seaways, said: "All 320 passengers and freight have now disembarked the vessel and those who chose to continue their journey have been accommodated on other ferries.
"I would like to apologise to all passengers and freight customers who have been affected by this incident."
The Port of Dover said an investigation would begin to find out what happened.
Sea conditions in the English Channel were slight to moderate and visibility was good just before the ferry set off on its journey.
Iwan Roberts, 41, of Pwllheli, had a "momentary lapse of concentration," Caernarfon Magistrates' Court heard.
Joiner Roberts was found guilty of causing the death of Dorothy Jones by careless driving after hitting her in Talysarn.
He was banned from driving for a year and must also pay £910 in costs.
John Wyn Williams, defending, said: "This was a dangerous junction. His attention was drawn to the left because of the dangerous nature of the junction.
"He edged out into that junction, maybe concentrating on to the left and not seeing Mrs Jones on the right."
Briton Cummings - riding for Team Dimension Data - leads Tom Dumoulin, of Giant Alpecin, by 49 seconds after finishing Friday's stage in eighth.
Overnight leader Julien Vermote faded on the final climb to finish 24th and surrender the leader's yellow jersey.
Team Sky rider Poels beat BMC's Rohan Dennis by seven seconds to win the 149.9km stage from Sidmouth.
On Saturday, Bristol hosts a double stage, with riders completing both an individual time trial and a circuit race.
1. Wout Poels (Ned/Team Sky) 3hrs 56mins 15secs
2. Rohan Dennis (Aus/BMC Racing) +7secs
3. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Giant Alpecin) +8secs
4. Dylan van Baarle (Ned/Cannondale Drapac) +12secs
5. Xandro Meurisse (Bel/Wanty-Groupe Gobert) +17secs
6. Nicolas Roche (Irl/Team Sky) same time
7. Tony Gallopin (Fra/Lotto-Soudal)
8. Steve Cummings (GB/Dimenson Data) +21secs
9. Erick Rowsell (GB/Madison-Genesis) +31secs
10. Gorka Izagirre (Esp/Movistar) same time
1. Steve Cummings (GB/Dimension Data) 27hrs 04mins 11secs
2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Giant Alpecin) +49secs
3. Rohan Dennis (Aus/BMC Racing) +51secs
4. Tony Gallopin (Fra/Lotto-Soudal) +53secs
5. Dylan van Baarle (Ned/Cannondale Drapac) +57secs
6. Xandro Meurisse (Bel/Wanty-Groupe Gobert) +58secs
7. Nicolas Roche (Irl/Team Sky) +1min 06secs
8. Ben Swift (/Team Sky) +1min 14secs
9. Jacopo Mosca (Ita/Trek Segafredo) +1min 20secs
10. Guillaume Martin (Fra/Wanty-Groupe Gobert) +1min 24secs
The TUV brought the bill after ex-prisoner Mary McArdle was appointed as an advisor to a Sinn Fein minister.
The SDLP's Dominic Bradley has said his party may use a petition of concern to stop the bill from becoming law.
The petition of concern requires 30 or more signatures and triggers a cross-community vote in the assembly.
The SDLP MLA for Newry and Mourne made the comments on the BBC's Stormont Today programme, after the bill passes its latest consideration stage in the assembly on Monday evening.
Mr Bradley said his party had tabled a number of amendments to the bill, including provisions for an appeal mechanism, but all their proposed amendments have been rejected.
"I don't think that we can be persuaded to live with the legislation," the SDLP MLA told the programme.
"We've made every attempt that we possibly could to shape this into good law, that hasn't been successful and I think at this stage we are considering supporting a petition of concern."
The bill was introduced by TUV leader Jim Allister, in response to Mary McArdle's appointment as special adviser to Culture Minister Caral Ni Chuilin.
Ms McArdle had been convicted for her part in the IRA murder of judge's daughter Mary Travers in 1984.
The victim's sister, Ann, protested publicly about the appointment.
Ms McArdle subsequently took up a different post in Sinn Fein.
The bill seeks to ban anyone who has been sentenced to more than five years in prison from taking up a post in the future.
Sinn Fein, which has 29 MLAs, is opposed to the bill and if the party joined forces with the SDLP's 14 MLAs, both parties would be able to secure a petition of concern.
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Kelly was always well placed on the 9-4 shot, trained by her stepfather Nick Williams and owned by her mother Jane.
"I'm delighted to do it on this horse. He showed what he is worth today," the 22-year-old told Channel 4.
"This has been a long time in the planning and it is some feeling."
Tea for Two jumped superbly with Kelly giving him an excellent ride and the pair stayed on strongly to defeat Southfield Royale in their 14th outing together.
Kelly had nearly landed a Grade One win in France last month when Aubusson was narrowly beaten by Thousand Stars.
He finished third with a score of 79.33. Japan's Yuki Kadono won with a phenomenal 90.66, just ahead of Canada's Max Parrot who scored 90.33.
It is a first X Games medal for Morgan, who became the first person to land a 1800 degree jump in 2015.
"I've always seen X Games as one of the biggest, raddest things out there," he said, after his 1440 triple cork.
"So to be on the podium and compete with so many riders I look up to is amazing."
Big air makes its Winter Games debut in PyeongChang in South Korea in 2018.
Morgan, who finished 10th in slopestyle at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, only returned to the snow in December after having knee surgery in April.
Britain, who won their first ever Winter Olympics medal on snow with Jenny Jones' slopestyle bronze two years ago, are aiming to add to the medal tally in big air in South Korea.
There are a number of world class snowboarders and freestyle skiers in the medal zone, including Katie Ormerod, Aimee Fuller, Jamie Nicholls, Katie Summerhayes, Isabel Atkin and James Woods.
It might sound like an odd reward for getting knocked out of the group stage with one win and a solitary goal scored. But Albania's Euro 2016 squad were feted as heroes on their return to the capital Tirana on Thursday.
Perhaps the greeting was understandable - the European Championship debutants beat Romania 1-0 in their final Group A game to record a first goal and victory in a major international tournament.
They narrowly missed out on a place in the knockout stages as one of the best third-placed teams.
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Captain Lorik Cana was given the key to the city of Tirana as a sign of respect and a government minister has promised diplomatic passports.
"You have given us what we have been missing for decades," said Skender Bellova, a football radio commentator in the Balkan country.
Italian coach Gianni de Biasi said: "I think the soccer world is taking us seriously. If miracles could be built on defeats, what we did in France could be the start of a miracle. I will continue to stay on to keep working towards that miracle."
Prime Minister Edi Rama's told the team at a reception: "Your names will be etched at the entrance of the new national soccer stadium."
Rhys Rubery, 16, from Pencoed, Bridgend county, was walking home from the beach on a pathway near Merthyr Mawr when he was struck on 12 July.
An inquest in Aberdare Coroner's Court heard he suffered a traumatic brain injury and was airlifted to hospital but died the next day.
A conclusion of accidental death was recorded by the coroner.
Rhys was walking home with friends, trying to figure out the quickest route, when the accident happened.
The inquest was told he thought he saw a gap in the traffic and ran into the road, but failed to see a motorcycle approaching from behind another car.
"The motorbike hit Rhys, sending him a few metres in the air and landing on the other side of the road," friend Guto Pari said.
A woman driving in the opposite direction stopped her car just in time to avoid driving over him.
His mother, Jo Rubery, described him as "an exceptional young man" with "the ability to achieve whatever he wanted in life".
The hearing was told motorcyclist Lawrence Thom was taken to hospital with a concussion and had very little memory of the incident.
This staggeringly precise survey - across six billion light-years - is key to mapping the cosmos and determining the nature of dark energy.
The new gold standard was set by BOSS (the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey) using the Sloan Foundation Telescope in New Mexico, US.
It was announced at the 223rd American Astronomical Society in Washington DC.
"There are not many things in our daily lives that we know to 1% accuracy," said Prof David Schlegel, a physicist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the principal investigator of BOSS.
"I now know the size of the universe better than I know the size of my house.
"Twenty years ago astronomers were arguing about estimates that differed by up to 50%. Five years ago, we'd refined that uncertainty to 5%; a year ago it was 2%.
"One percent accuracy will be the standard for a long time to come."
The BOSS team used baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs) as a "standard ruler" to measure intergalactic distances.
BAOs are the "frozen" imprints of pressure waves that moved through the early universe - and help set the distribution of galaxies we see today.
"Nature has given us a beautiful ruler," said Ashley Ross, an astronomer from the University of Portsmouth.
"The ruler happens to be half a billion light years long, so we can use it to measure distances precisely, even from very far away."
Determining distance is a fundamental challenge of astronomy: "Once you know how far away it is, learning everything else about it is suddenly much easier," said Daniel Eisenstein, director of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III.
The BOSS distances will help calibrate fundamental cosmological properties - such as how "dark energy" accelerates the expansion of the universe.
The latest results indicate dark energy is a cosmological constant whose strength does not vary in space or time.
They also provide an excellent estimate of the curvature of space.
"The answer is, it's not curved much. The universe is extraordinarily flat," said Prof Schlegel.
"And this has implications for whether the universe is infinite.
"While we can't say with certainty, it's likely the universe extends forever in space and will go on forever in time. Our results are consistent with an infinite universe," he said.
When BOSS is complete, it will have collected high-quality spectra of 1.3 million galaxies, plus 160,000 quasars and thousands of other astronomical objects, covering 10,000 square degrees.
An analysis of the current data - 90% complete - is published on the Arxiv preprint server, with final results expected in June.
After that, future surveys will have to start filling in the enormous gaps between the vast boundaries the BOSS team have defined - and to go much deeper in space. This latter task will be a key objective of Europe's Euclid space telescope due to launch at the end of the decade.
The disclosure follows a local regulator's demand for the information.
Six other car tech companies also revealed data about autonomous-driving safety incidents of their own.
Google wants to build cars without manual controls, but California-based Consumer Watchdog now says the company's own data undermines its case.
Privacy project director John Simpson asked: "How can Google propose a car with no steering wheel, brakes or driver?
"Release of the disengagement report was a positive step, but Google should also make public any video it has of the disengagement incidents, as well as any technical data it collected, so we can fully understand what went wrong as it uses our public roads as its private laboratory."
The 32-page report says during 15 months of tests of California's public roads:
It adds: "These events are rare and our engineers carefully study these simulated contacts and refine the software to ensure the self-driving car performs safely.
"We are generally driving more autonomous miles between these events.
"From April 2015 to November 2015, our cars self-drove more than 230,000 miles without a single such event."
Most of the other companies to file "vehicle disengagement reports" with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) provided less detail:
Towards the end of last year, California's DMV published draft proposals that fully licensed drivers would have to be behind the wheels and pedals of autonomous cars sold to the public.
But John Krafcik, the newly appointed president of Google's self-driving car project, said earlier this week that allowing humans to intervene could actually make a crash more likely.
The car "has to shoulder the whole burden", he said at the Detroit Auto Show.
But Mr Krafcik said Google's plans would be influenced by car manufacturers.
"No-one goes this alone," he said.
"We are going to be partnering more and more and more."
One expert said it could be decades before regulators allowed vehicles be built without manual controls.
"For a long period, you will see autonomous vehicles and human-driven cars share the road," said Prof David Bailey, from the Aston Business School, in Birmingham.
"That makes the situation more complicated, which makes a strong argument for letting people be able to take back control.
"From the point of view of people's acceptance and confidence in the technology, that will be needed anyway."
The 55-year-old's vehicle rolled over him in the access road to a property in the Navidale area near Helmsdale in Sutherland.
The accident happened on Friday 24 February.
Police Scotland said emergency services were alerted to the accident at about 16:00 that day.
Constance Davies, 88, was at home in Maesteg, Bridgend county, when Gavin Tainton burst in demanding money.
Debt-ridden Tainton, 32, was jailed in February after being convicted of robbery at Cardiff Crown Court.
His sentence was increased at the Court of Appeal in London on Wednesday.
Lord Justice Fulford, sitting with Mr Justice Spencer and Mr Justice Holgate, noted the "extreme frailty" of Tainton's victim - who is 5ft 2in and weighs barely seven stone.
He said: "This vulnerable and elderly lady was brutally attacked in her own home.
"Her injuries, given her time of life and her frailty, were significant and the impact of this offence - both physically and psychologically - will be permanent."
His case reached the Court of Appeal after lawyers for the Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC, urged the three judges to increase his "unduly lenient" sentence.
Navya Singh wrote, " I think you'll listen to me. This park is our lifeline," in her open letter.
She is seeking his help to put a stop to local authorities building a community hall in her local park.
After hearing of the petition last week Delhi High Court judges ordered a halt to building work at the park.
Just a few minutes' walk from her home in the crowded Rohini area in west Delhi, Navya says the park is her "favourite place" where she's been going since she was "a baby" and she still visits it "every morning and evening".
"I meet my friends there and play with them. We get on the swing, we play hide and seek," she told the BBC. "I like the park a lot because it's got lots of trees."
In her two-page letter to the prime minister, she writes: "Everyone says you will not read it because you receive 1,000 such letters. But I think you'll listen to me. This park is our lifeline."
She concludes with a plea to "Modi uncle" to help her "save her park" because "everyone says you're very intelligent".
Last week, Navya also filed a petition in the Delhi High Court, through her lawyer father Dheeraj Kumar Singh, against the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) project as it would "deprive the residents" of a place "to play and to get some fresh air".
In June, the residents of the area were surprised when the DDA cordoned off nearly one-third of the park and began construction activities.
"That's the first time we had an inkling that there was something going on in the park," Mr Singh told the BBC, adding that officials never consulted or informed the residents about their plans.
Delhi has more than 14,000 public parks and open spaces - some are managed by the civic authorities, some by the city government, and others by the DDA.
Although many of them are poorly maintained, in densely populated city areas, they are popular hangout zones where children play, adults get some exercise and the elderly socialise.
So it is not surprising that unhappy residents, including a large number of women, protested in front of the park to prevent the authorities from going ahead with the construction. The DDA called the police and took over possession of the area.
From 26 June, Navya and other residents had no access to the park - it was barricaded, heavy machinery was brought in and huge iron pillars were installed.
"She was very restless. She asked me, 'Where will we play now? Who can help us'?" Mr Singh said. "Since I'm a lawyer, the only place I could think of was the court."
A large part of the park, the residents say, has already been encroached upon - a temple in the middle of it has expanded over the years, a mobile phone tower came up in 2015 and earlier this year an open-air gym was installed in one corner.
As a result, the space for children to play has been constantly shrinking.
Navya's petition says the project is "a waste of public money" as a community hall already exists "just 50 metres" from the site of the proposed new one.
At the first hearing of Navya's petition last week, acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar ordered the DDA to "immediately stop" building work at the park.
"DDA cannot convert a park into a construction (site). You are playing with taxpayers' money... Parks are parks. Do not turn them into community centres," the judges said.
The court asked the DDA to respond to the petition by the next date of hearing which is set for 18 September. A DDA official told the BBC that their legal department was drafting a response and that they would abide by the court order.
Navya doesn't understand the legalities involved in her petition, but since the court order, she and her friends have been able to return to the park, although a "smaller and more crowded" one.
With help from the court, and the prime minister, she hopes she will be able to reclaim it all.
Wales lost 39-21 in the first Test, leading after an hour before conceding 21 unanswered points.
The Welsh have lost 27 consecutive games against the All Blacks, with their last win coming in 1953.
"We've got to keep up with the pace of the game," said Jenkins.
"Not just 60 minutes, it's got to be 70 minutes, it's got to be 80 minutes. It's that simple, otherwise the scoreline can be as it was.
"It was 25-21 after 64 minutes [last week] and then it blows out to 39-21 and that can happen very quickly against New Zealand."
Steve Hansen's side kicked on in the final quarter at Eden Park, with the All Blacks replacements helping to take the game away from Wales.
Former British and Irish Lion Jenkins says Wales' reinforcements need to have a similar impact.
"It's not a game for 15 players anymore, it's a match-day 23 so no matter who comes on they have to front up, perform and make a big impact, as probably the All Blacks boys did last week.
"They're all comfortable with the ball in hand, no matter what position they play in. For us, that's something we can learn and get better at.
"We've certainly got skills across the board, but maybe not quite to the standard that we need them at this moment in time."
Twice-capped Rhys Patchell starts at full-back at the Westpac Stadium and Jenkins, who played at both fly-half and full-back for Wales, says his advice to the 23-year-old is just to enjoy the occasion.
"He's an exciting talent and he likes to play with the ball in hand and he's obviously got a pretty good kicking game as well," he said.
"I'm sure tomorrow he will hopefully enjoy the occasion and play the game in front of him, make the right decisions and I'm sure he will do that.
"The most important thing we can tell him is just go out and enjoy yourself.
"You're playing against the best side in the world, there's no better place to test your skills."
James Justin's first senior goal, an own goal from Omar Beckles and further strikes from Isaac Vassell and Jack Marriott secured victory for the promotion-chasing Hatters.
Stanley, who briefly levelled through Matty Pearson, saw their own top-seven hopes ended by the defeat.
Luton's Alan Sheehan forced goalkeeper Marek Rodak into a superb one-handed save on 26 minutes, but the Fulham loanee could not stop 19-year-old Justin two minutes later as he raced onto Ollie Palmer's ball and fired into the bottom corner.
Stanley equalised when Pearson headed home his ninth goal of the season from Sean McConville's corner.
A comedy of errors gifted Luton a second when Stanley defender Beckles headed back to Rodak and it looped over the keeper and into the net four minutes into the second half.
Striker Vassell made it 3-1 when he stretched at the far post to fire home Palmer's cross.
And substitute Marriott completed the scoring in stoppage time, racing free and firing home to end Stanley's unbeaten home run in 2017.
Match report supplied by the Press Association
Match ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Luton Town 4.
Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Luton Town 4.
Jonathan Edwards (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Dan Potts (Luton Town).
Goal! Accrington Stanley 1, Luton Town 4. Jack Marriott (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Glen Rea.
Omar Beckles (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ollie Palmer (Luton Town).
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Reagan Ogle replaces Shay McCartan.
Attempt missed. Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Jonathan Smith (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Ollie Palmer (Luton Town).
Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Jonathan Edwards (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution, Luton Town. Luke Gambin replaces Jake Gray.
Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Seamus Conneely.
Attempt blocked. Ollie Palmer (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Jack Marriott (Luton Town).
Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Luton Town. Jonathan Smith replaces Pelly Ruddock.
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Jonathan Edwards replaces Jordan Clark.
Substitution, Luton Town. Jack Marriott replaces Isaac Vassell.
Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
Attempt blocked. Ollie Palmer (Luton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Ollie Palmer (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dan Potts (Luton Town).
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Stuart Moore.
Attempt saved. Janoi Donacien (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by James Justin.
Attempt missed. Ollie Palmer (Luton Town) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
Attempt saved. Isaac Vassell (Luton Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Alan Sheehan (Luton Town).
Shay McCartan (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alan Sheehan (Luton Town).
Foul by Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley).
Scott Cuthbert (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Isaac Vassell (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. | Preliminary results from Afghanistan's presidential election are due to be announced, three weeks after the vote was held.
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They were brutal and condescending - and that was with each other.
Emails from the account of John Podesta, Mrs Clinton's campaign chairman, reveal what it's like to work on her staff. He said Russians hacked his email account - and sounded furious about it.
Critics have welcomed the disclosures - and said not enough people are paying attention to them.
"Very little pick-up by the dishonest media of incredible information provided by WikiLeaks," Donald Trump tweeted. "So dishonest! Rigged system!"
He's right about one thing: the disclosures are fascinating.
There's no smoking gun, but the exchanges do lift the lid on the secret lives of aides and advisers, and reveal what campaigns are really like.
The Clinton campaign - and staff - have been notoriously opaque.
They've allowed only a small number of people into their inner circle, and they've guarded zealously against leaks and disclosures of information.
As a result, very few people know the mechanics of the inner circle - how decisions are made and what kind of manager Mrs Clinton is.
The revelations in the emails were obtained illegally, but they've offered an insight into the campaign's methods - and how its staff may be managed if she wins next month's election.
Campaigns, as the emails show, are a nasty business.
In one (of many) examples of office politics, some of which were just released and others that have surfaced during recent searches, one adviser, Cheryl Mills, jokes around with another, Jake Sullivan, about a former colleague, Anne-Marie Slaughter, who wrote a lot of emails.
Neither Ms Mills nor Mr Sullivan seemed to appreciate Ms Slaughter's notes, or the way she lavished Mrs Clinton with praise.
In May 2015, Ms Slaughter described Clinton's work as a diplomat.
"You changed the frame," wrote Ms Slaughter, ccing Ms Mills, Mr Sullivan and other aides.
Ms Mills, who has worked for Mrs Clinton for years, reminds Mr Sullivan in a separate email that she has received a steady stream of these notes.
Mr Sullivan tells Ms Mills - emphatically - that he did not invite Ms Slaughter to his wedding. (Ms Mills had asked, sceptically, if he had.)
A catty exchange, one they probably wish had remained private. But there's more.
In May 2015, Mr Podesta gossips about one of Mrs Clinton's old friends, Sidney Blumenthal.
Mr Podesta says Blumenthal lacks either "self awareness or self respect, adding to a colleague: "Will you promise to shoot me if I ever end up like that?"
In another exchange from November 2014, Philippe Reines, Mrs Clinton's veteran aide, writes about an issue familiar to anyone who has worked in an office: subject headings of emails that don't reflect its contents.
He says he's not willing to put up with such imprecise wording.
"I'm not living like this for the next two years," he writes.
In a November 2011 email exchange, Huma Abedin, one of Clinton's closest aides, has a fraught exchange with a Clinton Foundation executive about space allocation in a New York office.
In another email, Ms Abedin, reinforcing the insular nature of their circle, talked about the dangers of providing information to journalists.
"Can we survive not answering questions from press at message events," she wondered.
Mr Podesta said that avoiding journalists was a bad idea, describing it as suicidal.
Nerves get frayed in every workplace - and especially during a campaign.
As a former campaign manager, Patti Solis Doyle, who worked on the 2008 campaign, explained, things can get dicey, especially for managers.
"Sometimes I am not very popular," she told me. (She was fired a couple of months later.)
Yet the emails also show how members of Clinton's inner circle resolve conflict.
In April 2015, her aides discussed at length a phrase she would use in a speech at a New Hampshire furniture store.
Mr Podesta thought she should say "everyday Americans".
He admitted, however, that she wasn't fond of the formulation.
He and a colleague ultimately decided the phrase should be part of the speech - despite their boss's hesitation.
He and other aides also obsessed over what people said about them - and tried to head off negative media coverage.
In an email from January 2009, they discussed someone who'd apparently worked on Mrs Clinton's campaign - and had been arrested "for running a prostitution ring".
Whether navigating the politics of the inner circle or fending off potential attacks from the outside world, the aides and advisers spend much of their time managing relationships.
If nothing else, the emails show the extent to which staffers work to maintain a delicate power balance within the inner sanctum of Mrs Clinton's world - and try to build relationships with people outside this bubble.
In one email, Mr Podesta plans to attend a private dinner with David Miliband, a former British foreign secretary who had met Clinton years ago.
In another, Claudio Bisogniero, the ambassador of Italy to the US, pressed Mr Podesta to meet an Italian official at the White House.
"This is really important for me," Mr Bisogniero wrote to Mr Podesta, adding: "I count on your personal friendship on this."
As the emails show, the ties that Mr Miliband and Mr Bisogniero, as well as other foreign officials, have with Clinton advisors run deep.
These relationships are likely to become even stronger if she's elected president.
The disclosure of the emails are an unwelcome distraction for Mr Podesta and the campaign staff.
They were also obtained by breaking into his account.
That's a crime.
But still, the emails shed light on important issues.
They are a window into a world that has been shrouded in secrecy.
They show how Mrs Clinton's aides and advisers get along - who matters to them, and who doesn't.
These relationships may help to define the next administration - and guide its policymaking and statecraft into the future.
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The Chiefs face Wasps in next weekend's final at Twickenham after dramatically beating European champions Saracens in Saturday's semi-final at Sandy Park.
"We're in a much different place. Even in the changing room after the game it feels different," Exeter fly-half Steenson told BBC Sport.
"We've talked very much about building and being champions this year."
Exeter, who were promoted to the top flight for the first time in 2010, lost to Saracens in last season's Twickenham showpiece after a poor first half.
But they made amends by scoring in the final seconds in front of a partisan home crowd to overcome Sarries, who looked to be heading for a shot at a third successive domestic title after a late try of their own.
"Maybe last year wasn't exactly the same way of thinking, maybe we were just happy to be in that final," added Ulsterman Steenson, who kicked eight points in Exeter's win.
"It was our first experience and a lot of people say you've got to go through finals and lose them to put yourself in a good position."
Steenson's thoughts were echoed by forwards coach Rob Hunter, who felt Saturday's win over Saracens was the high point of his Exeter career.
"It was probably, in some respects, bigger than the final last year," said Hunter.
"The final was a grand day out last year, it was all very new to us, whereas this year we're a different side, we expect a little bit more of ourselves.
"We've been there before, we're a bit more resilient, we've got a bit more experience.
"Two months into this season we did what we should have said in the changing room last year after the final, which was 'how do we win this next year', rather that 'it's been a great season'."
Centre-forward Niall Loughlin scored in the first minute at Fraher Field to give the Oak Leaf boys a lead which they never surrendered.
Waterford fought back to be just 0-11 to 0-9 down at half-time.
But the hosts failed to score for the first 22 minutes after the break and a goal by Danny Haveron killed them off.
Derry will find out who they play next when the draw for Round 2A is made on Monday morning.
Manager Damian Barton, buoyed by the way his team saw off the Waterford challenge in the early stages of the second half, will be looking for a decent run in the qualifiers.
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Loughlin landed the first two points from play and Danny Tallon also scored a couple as Derry built up an 0-8 to 0-4 lead.
However, Waterford responded and Donie Breathnach, Conor Murray and Gavin Crotty were among their scorers as they cut the gap to just one point.
But the early stages of the second half saw Derry pull away to build up a commanding 10-point advantage.
Magherafelt club man Heavron got the goal and there were points for substitutes Emmett McGuigan and Mark Lynch, as well as Chrissy McKaigue, Ciaran McFaul and Tallon.
Waterford did stage a late revival but Derry's progress to the second round was never in question.
The party said its planned £10m Access to GPs scheme would also fund extended opening hours, with the most innovative bids for cash being rewarded.
Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams said it would "guarantee the best treatment at the right time".
Meanwhile the Welsh Conservatives said they would crack down on big pay-offs for NHS bosses if they won power.
The Tories said it followed the news that the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board was still paying its former chief executive Trevor Purt his £200,000-a-year salary after he took up a job in England.
Shadow Health Minister Darren Millar said it was time to put an end to a system which appeared to "reward failure".
Here are 10 facts about the sport to impress your friends ahead of the big match, which will be shown live on BBC TV, online, mobile devices and app from 13:30 GMT.
1. The first recorded evidence of curling being played in Scotland and the Netherlands dates back to the 16th century. The first rules of the game were drawn up in 1838 and the Grand Caledonian Curling Club, the sport's first governing body, was formed in Edinburgh.
Four years later, the Earl of Mansfield gave a demonstration of the sport on the ballroom floor of Scone Palace near Perth during a visit by Queen Victoria.
She was so impressed that she gave permission for the club's name to be changed to the Royal Caledonian Curling Club - which still governs the sport in Scotland today.
2 Celebrity curling fans include George Clooney, who reportedly got hooked on the sport while filming the movie Perfect Storm in Canada in 2000, and rocker Bruce Springsteen, who, according to the Toronto Star, loves to stop off for a game when he tours with the E Street Gang.
Meanwhile, footballers at Premier League club Southampton have become so addicted to the sport they have been trying out their own version of curling in their dressing room.
3. Curling stones are made of granite and weigh between 17.24kg and 19.96 kg. The granite comes from two sources - the Scottish island of Ailsa Craig and the Trefor Granite Quarry in Wales. Stones for the Sochi Winter Olympics are manufactured by Kays of Scotland, who have been making curling stones since 1851 and have the exclusive rights to the Ailsa Craig granite.
The sweeping brushes used to be made of corn strands and were similar to household brooms. Broom heads are now made of fabric, hog hair or horse hair with nylon fabric covering the brush head.
4. Curling has featured in many television programmes and films, including the Beatles movie Help! where the Fab Four play the game, only for one of the stones to be booby-trapped by a bomb. In On Her Majesty's Secret Service, James Bond walks past girls playing curling at the top of Piz Gloria - Blofeld's mountain-top retreat.
5. In Scotland, curling competitions were held outdoors on frozen lochs and ponds until the advent of indoor ice rinks in the 20th century. However some outdoor competitions still remain in Scotland including some staged by Carrbridge Curling Club in Inverness-shire.
The best known outdoor competition in Britain was the Grand Match, which was held on the Lake of Menteith in Stirling and was traditionally between the north and south of Scotland. However the tournament, which can attract thousands of curlers, has not been held since 1979 because the loch has not frozen to the required depth of seven inches of ice.
6. In 1912, bodies that were recovered from the Titanic after it sank off the coast of Canada were taken to the Mayflower Curling Club's home in Agricola Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, which was set up as a temporary morgue. The building was the only one in the city that was large enough and cold enough for the task.
7. England's most important contribution to 19th-century curling was the invention of artificial ice. In 1877, a rink opened in Manchester and the world's first curling match on artificial ice took place in March of that year. But the rink closed soon after.
8. In 2008, American TV network NBC secured an exclusive option to air a 10-episode sports reality show called Rockstar Curling. The plan was to give the winners a chance at competing in the US Championships and even go to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Think X-Factor on ice. In the end, the option wasn't taken up.
9. Curling made its Olympic debut in Chamonix in 1924 where Great Britain beat Sweden and France and, after demonstration events at Lake Placid (1932), Calgary (1988) and Albertville (1992), it finally made its full Olympic medal debut in Nagano in 1998.
10. Good sportsmanship, referred to as 'the spirit of curling' is an integral part of the game. You should always congratulate your opponent on a good shot, and never cheer a mistake or miss. Traditionally the winners have to buy the losers a drink after the match.
Swansea West MP Geraint Davies tabled the idea at a parliamentary inquiry about the promotion of Wales as a brand and destination.
The names of singers Sir Tom Jones and Katherine Jenkins were also suggested at the Welsh Affairs Select Committee meeting on Tuesday.
The airport said it kept its options constantly under review.
Mr Davies asked tourism experts to back his idea at Tuesday's meeting, saying: "The re-branding of [Liverpool] John Lennon Airport increased traffic 10-fold. Even [Doncaster Sheffield] Robin Hood Airport did well.
"I was wondering what you thought of the idea of renaming Cardiff Airport Dylan Thomas International Airport Cardiff?
"The idea would be to tag it with a global cultural brand that's got longevity, to tag Wales as a cultural destination rather than another part of 'England'," he said.
2014 marks the centenary of the birth of Dylan Thomas, whose works include Under Milk Wood. He died in 1953.
Hotelier Mike Morgan, who was giving evidence to the committee, suggested "Tom Jones Airport or Katherine Jenkins Airport".
Cardiff Airport has seen an increase in passengers since it was bought by the Welsh government in March 2013 for ??52m amid concerns about investment by its former owners.
Mr Morgan told MPs: "The airport is critical but I would stress that things are going in the right direction."
A spokeswoman for the airport said the issue of renaming it has been raised previously and that it always kept its options open to review.
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Wales face Slovakia on Saturday in what will be their first match at a major tournament since the 1958 World Cup.
Although Bale scored seven of Wales' 11 goals in qualifying for Euro 2016, the Real Madrid forward does not feel under more pressure than his team-mates.
"I want to enjoy myself on the football pitch, like you do when you're a kid," he said.
"The Welsh side here now, we're all like brothers. We're friends, we joke around and play together but, when it comes down to serious business, we all fight for each other.
"We have fun at the same time. We want to come here and enjoy it and, when you enjoy your football, you play your best."
Bale came on for the final half an hour of Wales' 3-0 friendly defeat in Sweden on Sunday, his first international appearance since October.
Wales manager Chris Coleman opted against starting the 26-year-old after he had appeared to struggle with cramp as he played the full 120 minutes of Real Madrid's Champions League final win against rivals Atletico the previous weekend.
The listless nature of Wales' performance in Sweden before Bale's introduction prompted the likes of former captain Kevin Ratcliffe to raise concerns about the team's over-reliance on the former Tottenham forward.
However, Bale refutes any suggestions he is the only attacking threat in the Welsh side.
"It's never a one-man team. There's 11 men on the pitch for a start," he said.
"For us, it's a squad thing. 'Together Stronger' [Wales' motto] is there for a reason. We don't just say it for no reason.
"We all work hard as one unit. We attack as one, we defend as one. When we lose the ball, we all fight back together.
"People write stories, they can write what they want, but we all know we work very hard on the training pitch every day and, come match-day, we work even harder."
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The 24-year-old, who played stormtrooper Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, was a member of Theatre Peckham's company from age nine to 14.
He said he admired the theatre was "inspiring young people like myself to be the change we want to see in the industry".
Boyega is currently filming the eighth instalment of the Star Wars franchise.
"I admire Theatre Peckham's continued mission to increase diversity in the creative industries," he said.
"As a graduate of the company, I am honoured to be in a position to give back."
The theatre's founder and artistic director, Teresa Early, said Boyega's role as patron "will be a huge boost for our young members", adding: "Now there's an act for them to follow."
The theatre's other patrons include actors Sir Ian McKellen, Jenny Agutter and David Harewood, and theatre director Paulette Randall.
Boyega is due to return to the stage in The Old Vic's production of Woyzeck in February 2017.
Team-mate Gianni Moscon crashed after his front wheel collapsed as Sky finished 18th, losing significant time to their main rivals in Italy.
BMC Racing won the 22.7km stage in 23 minutes 20 seconds, with Thomas' team one minute and 42 seconds behind.
"It was Murphy's law - what could go wrong did go wrong," said Thomas.
"Races like this are won in seconds - we'll try to be aggressive and make up for this, but I think general classification is out the window now."
The week-long World Tour stage race runs until 14 March.
The company asked more than 1,200 children aged between 8 and 15 years old about their weekly allowances.
It suggested kids get an an average of £6.50 each week, which is a 52p rise since last year.
The research also suggests boys are getting more money than girls - the average for boys is £6.67 per week and for girls it is £6.32.
I get ten pounds a month but I think that's fair because my mum gets me expensive birthday and Christmas presents.
Chiara, Scotland
I think I get too much pocket money! I don't get any off my parents but both sets of Grandparents give me money, and so does one of my Aunts. I never spend it all, and when I do it's hardly anything.
Emma, Cramlington, Northumberland
I get £7 a week I think all kids shall have the same amount of pocket each week.
Manjot, London
I don't get any pocket money because I think we should get things at birthdays and at Christmas.
Curtis, Gosport
I think if children want money to spend for themselves, they should get their own jobs, for instance a paper round or something like that. That also helps prepare them with slight work experience for their future lives. The fact that boys on average get more than girls seems unfair because we are just as good as them. I suppose that is always how it has been though, with women being paid less than men sometimes for working just as hard, but, that's life, because the world is not yet a completely fair place.
Crystal, Wales
I get £5 per week but everyone else in my class gets more. I think kids should get more pocket money as things are getting more expensive.
Leo, Salisbury, England
I can't believe that the average pocket money is £6.50 a week. That is £350 pound a year. I think that this is much too high. I get £2 pound every week and I am happy with that. Children over the past 100 years are doing less work yet they are getting paid more, it doesn't make sense.
Izzie, Manchester, England
I only get 1 pound a week but everyone else has 5 pound a week, but I think it is fair that I only get 1 pound because mum and dad said that I wouldn't get loads of presents on Christmas or birthday because they gave me all their money.
Melissa, Sandy, England
I get 5 euro pocket money from my Grandad every weekend. I think it's plenty and a lot of stuff is bought for kids on top of pocket money too like school supplies, clothes etc.
Emma, Wexford, Ireland
I get £1 a week apart from the holidays! And every time we turn a year older we get 50p more!
Phoebe, Ipswich, Suffolk
I'm 11 and I get 5 pound pocket money I thought that was enough but now hearing the average I would like some more.
Erin, North Shields, England
I don't get any pocket money but I save up all of my birthday and Christmas money and put it in my bank to save up for the future which I think is fair!
Hannah, Chesire
My mum gives me £5 a week but I do a lot more chores than I used to when I didn't get an allowance. I also have £20 a month put into my bank account so I have a lot of money for when I'm older.
Ellen, Merseyside, England
I get £5 a week for doing 5 jobs every day. I think that is fair as if I don't do one job, my parents take £1 and I still get the rest of my pocket money.
Katie, Worcestershire
I have to earn my pocket money! for every job I do I get one pound. I do about 2 jobs on a Saturday and 1 on a Sunday.
Charlotte, Crowborough
I don't get pocket money except if I do a job like wash the car or cut the grass.
Izzy, Lincoln, England
I get 10 pounds a month to match my age.
Emily, Burbage, England
I get £1.00 a week and my younger brother gets 50p. When I was his age, I got 50p as well. I think this is a fair amount. £6 pounds is too much for just a few jobs.
Grace, Aylesbury, England
I think I don't get enough pocket money ... I only get £3 and all my friends get more ... it's really unfair :(
Alicia, Torquay
I don't get any pocket money, I'm 13 so earn my money from my paper round I do.
Amy, Burton-upon-Trent, England
I only get £2.50 and I don't even get it ever week!
Findlay, Stroud
I think that I get more than enough pocket money. My allowance has got bigger and that is good but do I really need it when my mum and dad pay for sweets and new clothes when I need it?
Lucy, Northampton
No. I get little pocket money a month (1-2 pounds a month)
Sophie, Sheffield
I don't get any pocket money but i don't really need any.
Jonathan, Braintree, England
I don't have a weekly allowance so I think children should get more!
Eloise, Bristol, England
I get 5 pounds a week but I get another 4 pounds for doing my chores.
Maggie, Salisbury, Wiltshire
I get £2 a week I think an average of £6.50 is too much and if that is what children are given I think if they are naughty 20p should be taken of that week's pocket money.
Derin, Hemel Hempstead
I felt really sad when I heard this, because for the last 5 to 6 years i've done most of the chores in my house and have received no pocket money, not even a penny.
Ryan, Bristol
I don't get any pocket money but my mum and dad buy some stuff that I want as a substitute to that money. So if I have pocket money of 1 pound I would get something that costs 1 pound.
Aidan, Cambridge
I get £3 in the holidays but at school if I get 10/10 on my spellings I get £5 but I want to get £4.50 in the holidays.
Holly, Sheffield
I have an allowance every month of ten pounds, but since about December I haven't had any. Sure we have birthday/Christmas money but kids should be able to spend their OWN money to prepare for the future. When I do save up some money I usually go to WHSmith to spend on pens and pencils plus pic'n'mix!!!
Archie, Manningtree, England
Macedonia and Serbia made the move after Slovenia informed them it would not accept "economic migrants", country officials said.
Hundreds of people are now stranded on borders.
Right-wing European politicians called for border closures following indications that one of the Paris attackers posed as a migrant.
Serbia implemented the move late on Wednesday, according to a spokeswoman for the UN refugee agency UNHCR, Melita Sunjic.
"As of 6pm yesterday evening, Serbia started turning back (to Macedonia) all but Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans," she said.
A police spokesman in Slovenia confirmed the country would return "economic migrants" entering through Croatia, only allowing entry to those "from countries where there are armed battles".
The restrictions come after a Syrian passport - yet to be verified - was found next to the body of one of the perpetrators involved in Friday's attacks in Paris.
The passport was reportedly registered in the Greek island of Leros, and later in Serbia and Croatia.
Around 2,000 are now waiting to cross the border from Greece north into Macedonia, according to AFP.
The restrictions are likely to affect migrants from Eritrea which, after Syria, has the second largest number of people looking to move to Europe. The UN estimates that around 4,000 people leave Eritrea every month.
The Eritrean government says those who leave are economic migrants - but many claim to be fleeing military service.
The 30-year-old ex-Netherlands international, whose short-term deal with Deportivo La Coruna came to an end on New Year's Eve, has signed a two-and-a-half year deal.
Besiktas said in a statement that Babel will earn £1.07m for the rest of this season and then £1.8m per year for the next two campaigns.
He previously spent two years in Turkey at Kasimpasa before leaving in 2015.
Babel, who played for Liverpool between 2007 and 2011, was part of the Dutch side that reached the 2010 World Cup final.
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Desborough Town Council was met with anger when it increased the annual levy from £19.10 to £96.98.
More than 250 residents have since backed calls for the vote of no confidence.
Councillors argued that the money is needed to fund a "truly wonderful future for Desborough".
Kevin O'Brien, who proposed the motion, said residents agreed to formally call for the vote, which will now be submitted to Kettering Borough Council for permission.
Should it be approved, the campaigners say they could have a poll as soon as June.
Mr O'Brien said: "It will hopefully lead to more consultation with the town council."
The town council published a long statement defending the decision.
Dunwoody, 52, is among the first volunteers for a research project examining the long-term effects of concussion on competitors in sports.
"I lose my track and lose my memory," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I don't know whether it's old age or whether it's a result of concussions. I had about 700 falls."
Belfast-born Dunwoody, who won the champion jockey title three times in a 17-year career ended in 1999 by a neck injury, added: "Of those falls, I was reasonably concussed seven or eight times.
"I either woke up in the ambulance room, on the racecourse, in a sauna or somewhere else, and had quite bad memory loss.
"My father was a jockey. He fractured his skull and had Alzheimer's towards the end of his life.
"He did live to 91 so it might have been just old age, but the more we can find out from this study the better.
"Are we as jockeys more susceptible to neuro-degenerative diseases or not?"
The study, Concussion in Sport, wants to establish whether retired sportsmen and sportswomen have an increased incidence, or suffer an earlier onset, of neuro-degenerative disorders.
The British Horseracing Authority, which has welcomed the research project, is already reviewing its own practices around concussion.
Funding and support for the study, which will then extend to all sports in which concussion is a recognised risk, has come from a range of sources, including the Injured Jockeys' Fund, racehorse owners Godolphin, American football's NFL.
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After an opening draw against Australia and disappointing defeat to India, GB needed a victory to have any chance of reaching Friday's gold medal final.
Ashley Jackson opened the scoring, before David Condon (twice) and Alistair Brogdon struck to secure all three points.
"We wanted to come out and prove a point," Condon told BBC Sport.
"We were good against Australia but let ourselves down against India, so we really wanted to give the crowd something to shout about today."
The match also saw Henry Weir claim his 100th international cap from combined Great Britain and England games.
Weir said: "I'm obviously really happy to reach that landmark, but it was about getting the result today and I think we looked more like ourselves."
After scoring just once in their opening two fixtures GB signalled their intent to threaten as an attacking force early on against Korea.
They dominated the first half with goals from Jackson and then Condon in each of the opening two quarters, before Seungju You brought Korea back into contention before half-time.
The British men lost none of their focus in the final two quarters, though, scoring twice more to ensure the victory.
GB head coach Bobby Crutchley told BBC Sport: "It's really pleasing to score some good goals and create lots of chances.
"We need to keep building throughout the tournament, but we need to do enough early on to give us a chance of reaching that final.
"It'll be exactly the same [at Rio 2016], where we'll need to cope with the pressure and perform throughout," he added.
Britain will next face Olympic champions Germany on Tuesday, before rounding off the pool-stage against Belgium on Thursday.
The top two ranked teams will then face-off for gold on Friday, with third and fourth battling it out for bronze.
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A further 15 were being supported for trauma by the Foreign Office and Red Cross, Mr Cameron told MPs.
Near simultaneous attacks, linked to Islamic State (IS) militants, were carried out on bars, restaurants, a concert hall and the Stade de France.
The 129 people killed included Briton Nick Alexander, from Essex.
The French government has said all the dead have now been identified. A further 400 people were wounded in the attacks, with 221 still in hospital - 57 of them in intensive care.
Mr Cameron said the government would make sure it provided the necessary support to all those left injured or traumatised by the events.
In the aftermath of the attacks, British minsters are increasingly confident they can get MPs' approval to launch airstrikes against IS in Syria, the BBC has been told.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has begun talking to Labour MPs to try to get the vote through the Commons. Downing Street insists there is no timetable for a vote yet but it is thought it could happen before Christmas.
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Stories from Britons caught up in the attacks are still emerging.
One couple from Leeds have described how they escaped through a skylight when the Bataclan concert hall was attacked.
Tony Scott and Justine Merton climbed onto the roof when heavily-armed gunmen stormed the building, during an Eagles of Death Metal concert.
The engaged pair, who first met at a rock concert, usually watched gigs at floor level but they had arrived late so headed up to the balcony for a good view.
Mr Scott told BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme the "insignificant" decision to go upstairs ended up being "the difference between life and death".
From there, they were able to escape into the stairwell, climb up a grate and out onto the roof. They were then ushered to an apartment where they hid with others, before armed police eventually found them.
Another couple, also at the concert, described how they went back inside to rescue a friend hurt in the crush to escape.
Maria and Patrick Moore, from Southampton, were unharmed but they walked to hospital with their friend, who had a broken collarbone.
"I don't feel different but there's guilt that we got out and other people didn't," Mrs Moore, now back home, told the Southern Daily Echo.
The three gunmen at the concert hall killed 89 people, among them Mr Alexander, 36, who was selling merchandise at the gig.
His friend, David Gray, said Nick "didn't stand a chance of getting out" because his stall was by the front door and the emergency exits were at the sides of the stage.
Band members of Eagles of Death Metal tweeted: "Our thoughts and hearts are first and foremost with our brother Nick Alexander."
They said the band, now back home in the US, were "horrified and still trying to come to terms with what happened".
Friends of Mr Alexander have paid tribute to a clever and charming man.
Meanwhile, the Muslim Council of Britain has taken out an advert in the Daily Telegraph, saying the "barbaric acts" have no sanction in the religion of Islam and British Muslims were united in condemning them.
Shares in Royal Mail have dropped by 5% after it said letter volumes were down 6% in the nine months to 25 December.
Its UK parcels business, however, grew, helped by a better Christmas than the previous year.
It said the number of marketing items - or "junk mail" - was also falling.
Overall revenues from its UK business fell in the final nine months of 2016 but its international business largely offset the decline.
"We are seeing the impact of overall business uncertainty in the UK on letter volumes, in particular advertising and business letters," the company said.
Royal Mail said it had delivered 2% more parcels in the nine months to Christmas day, boosting revenues from its parcels business by 3%. The company said it was on track to meet its cost-saving targets.
But total letter revenue was down 5% compared with 2015.
The company is also in the process of negotiating with labour unions over pensions and delivering a "cost avoidance" programme.
That is nearly 10 times what taxpayers spent on Nelson Mandela's two homes, and 20 times what it cost to secure Thabo Mbeki's house.
As we now know, Mr Zuma's "essential security upgrades" included a swimming pool, an amphitheatre, a chicken run and a visitors' centre. A fairly humble collection of traditional buildings on a rural hillside has been transformed into something more like a luxury holiday resort.
But as is so often the case in politics, it is the cover up - long, venomous, hair-splitting and sanctimonious - that has been most revealing, and most depressing.
Some of Mr Zuma's closest advisers - those with an eye on image and votes, rather than on real or imaginary security concerns - were urging him from the very beginning to apologise for any errors and to volunteer immediately to pay for any unwarranted expenditure.
The scandal could have ended in a week, and the president could even have emerged with his status enhanced.
Instead Mr Zuma and his supporters have sought to undermine the credibility of South Africa's public protector - whose exhaustively forensic report recommended that he repay some of the money - and have ridiculed the opposition for seeking to turn Nkandla into a presidency-defining scandal about accountability and corruption.
Now the police minister - a man whose career is, of course, entirely dependent on Mr Zuma's goodwill - has produced his own report, which spells out, in inadvertently comic detail, how conveniently the mosaic-inlayed swimming pool can double as an essential source of water for fighting fires.
The minister's unsurprising conclusion - Mr Zuma should not pay back a penny.
President Zuma did not hide his sense of vindication.
In parliament this week he openly mocked the opposition's attempts to pronounce the word "Nkandla" in a not-so-subtle hint that it was white politicians who were driving the criticism.
It was a confident, boisterous, divisive, and - at least for his supporters - genuinely comic moment.
And there is no doubt that Mr Zuma's jibes will have gone down well with his base.
Spending on presidents' private homes:
Source: Public protector report / all figures in 2013 financial terms
How Nkandla has grown
He is a consummate performer with a salt-of-the-earth appeal that the youthful new opposition leader, and part-time pastor, Mmusi Maimane cannot hope to match.
But South Africa is heading towards local elections next year and one has to wonder what impact Nkandla will have on wavering voters and on the governing African National Congress's majorities - under threat in some key urban municipalities.
If this were a constituency-based parliamentary democracy you could imagine a long queue of backbenchers lining up to beg Mr Zuma to handle Nkandla differently, since it was damaging their support among local voters.
Instead, politics here leans more towards a patronage system, with Mr Zuma at the tip of the pyramid. He is a proud, stubborn man, with some acute political skills.
But his career has been defined - you could argue - by two things: His experiences as an underground intelligence operator in the fight against apartheid; and his years in a newly democratic environment where the ANC has never seriously had to worry about losing power.
The Nkandla issue may fade into the background now. For a final judgment, we'll have to wait until next year's elections.
HMP Northumberland in Acklington, which houses more than 1,300 male prisoners, will be managed by Sodexo Justice Services from December.
The company said it had begun talks with union officials about reducing the site's current workforce of 580.
The Prison Officer's Association (POA) accused the firm of "putting profit before public safety".
Sodexo, which already operates one prison in Scotland and three in England, was awarded a 15-year contract worth about £250m to manage HMP Northumberland earlier this year.
The National Offender Management Service said Sodexo had produced a "compelling bid" to run the prison, formed after the merger of Castington and Acklington jails.
In a statement, the company said: "We are currently in consultation with the Ministry of Justice and the recognised unions regarding employment arrangements at HMP Northumberland.
"We have shared our proposed reduction in staffing numbers. We aim to achieve this reduction by voluntary means if possible.
"Formal consultation with employees will commence after 1 December 2013 when HMP Northumberland employees transfer to Sodexo Justice Services."
A spokesman for the POA said: "The announcement that 200 jobs will go at HMP Northumberland will place private profit before public safety.
"We insist that Sodexo now provide safe systems of work, risk assessments and staff profiles to ensure that HMP Northumberland is safe, secure and decent for staff, prisoners and the public.
"The POA will not tolerate unsafe working practices and unsupervised prisoners.
"The warehousing of prisoners will not provide the promised rehabilitation revolution."
Sodexo Justice Services is part of the French multinational Sodexo Group, which provides services including catering, cleaning and security.
HMP Northumberland was criticised in 2012 after inspectors found a third of inmates spent days in their cells "doing nothing".
It has lost £360,000 from a Welsh government-backed grant used to support its educational work for "thousands" of young people, say Wales YFC bosses.
The Farmers' Union Wales and NFU Cymru called for a rethink.
A Welsh government spokesperson said it offered to meet the Wales Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs to give feedback on its application to help future bids.
The organisation has also lost a £20,000 grant from Natural Resources Wales which said its funding scheme was over-subscribed and that it had offered to work with unsuccessful bidders to help them "strengthen their applications".
Wales YFC chairman Iwan Meirion said he was "extremely disappointed", adding that both funding schemes were "essential for us to maintain our educational programme for thousands of young people living in rural Wales".
Mr Whyte, 46, denies acquiring the club by fraud in May 2011. He also denies another charge under the Companies Act.
The Crown alleges he pretended to have funds to make all the required payments for a controlling stake in the club.
Judge Lady Stacey addressed the jury after the closing speeches in the case at the High Court in Glasgow.
Advocate Depute Alex Prentice QC had told the court that Mr Whyte did not have authority over the funds used in the takeover.
Defence QC Donald Findlay described the accused as "the fall guy" in the case.
In his closing speech on Monday morning, Mr Findlay told the court former Rangers owner Sir David Murray wanted to protect his legacy at the club but was "badly let down" by others who advised on the sale.
Lady Stacey will complete her legal directions on Tuesday before the jury is sent out to consider its verdict.
Copthorne Barracks in Shrewsbury was one almost of 100 sites put up for sale by the Ministry of Defence last year as part of a major restructuring.
Shropshire Council said rules for such sites meant as few as six affordable homes may be built, despite demand.
The MoD said it had a duty to maximise value for taxpayers.
Councillor Malcolm Price, in charge of planning at Shropshire Council, said the proposed development of 230 homes on the Shrewsbury site would have usually meant about 46 affordable homes.
However, he said the Vacant Buildings Credit (VBC), used in the sale of ex MoD sites across the country, reduced the commitment to build affordable homes on land currently occupied by redundant buildings, thereby increasing its appeal to prospective developers.
If it could be overturned, Mr Price said it would be fitting if some of the extra affordable homes could be set aside for former soldiers, given the history of the site.
Shropshire Council said it was considering challenging the VBC policy, which it said was letting down former soldiers.
The Armed Forces Covenant, signed by both the government and numerous councils, pledges to support current and former members of the British Armed Forces, including access to affordable homes.
The MoD said the sale of Copthorne Barracks was part of the Better Defence Estate Strategy, "reinvesting over £4bn to help ensure a modern estate fit for personnel and their families".
"We are committed to supporting our veterans, and under the Armed Forces Covenant councils must give preference to veterans with urgent housing needs," a spokesperson said.
"We have already allocated £40m of LIBOR funds to projects which provide veterans accommodation."
A Dutch team is developing clever waders that enthusiasts can wear to find not only the ideal location to fish, but to collect key hydrological data for scientists.
Of most use to both groups would be waders that sensed water temperature.
Anglers know this influences where fish go in a river and, for researchers, it betrays details about the movement of water in that river and its chemistry.
"We need more data from more streams than we could possibly monitor with our sensor networks," explained Rolf Hut from Delft University of Technology.
"Wouldn't it be nice if we had citizens walking around in the water, interested in temperature because they want to know where the fish are, and at the same time providing us with the information we can use for our research?"
The data would be collected by a simple temperature probe in the wader boot. This would then travel up a wire to a Bluetooth device above the waist to be passed to a phone in a dry pocket.
The angler could use the information straightaway to decide where to stand in the river and cast their fly, while the scientists would receive the details back at the lab over the cell network for later analysis.
Dr Hut and his colleagues are interested in the study of hyporheic exchange, which describes how water moves into and out of a stream through its bed.
In dry periods, a stream will lose water into the ground; in wet periods, it will gain it - and where the water comes into the stream, it is usually much colder than what it is joining.
It used to be thought this was a fairly gradual process along a stream's entire length, but scientists now realise that the exchange in some locations is actually far more significant than in others.
The team's smart waders are in the earliest phase of development, but Dr Hut was able to demonstrate the concept at this week's European Geosciences Union General Assembly - albeit in the rather warm and dry setting of the meeting's poster hall.
Then there is the question of extending the range of sensors incorporated into the waders.
Rolf Hut added: "Why stop at temperature? What about water depth?
"For hyporheic exchange, it would be interesting to look at salinity; pH would be really interesting for water quality.
"And now there are sensors coming on the market that would do water quality parameters like nitrogen levels, dissolved carbon levels - that are really telling you how healthy a stream is.
"So that's not necessarily for hyporheic exchange, but for other fields of hydrology and water management. And that's in the interest of the fishers, by the way, because you need a healthy stream to have fish."
Dr Hut's attire at the meeting prompted a chuckle of two from fellow hydrologists, but also admiration for the ingenuity.
Nicholas Howden from Bristol University, UK, said: "Hyporheic exchange is a fascinating topic.
"For example, groundwater that comes into rivers tends to be very rich in base cations - the kind of stuff salmon need. They will spawn in gravel beds where there is upwelling.
"So, these are locations that are ecologically very important for the river."
The idea of the smart waders originated from a talk with Scott Tyler of the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Speaking at the UN in New York, the prime minister said "past mistakes" must not be an "excuse" for inaction.
He spoke as US and Arab jets continued bombing Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria, after attacks began on Tuesday.
The UK cabinet has been meeting to discuss possible air strikes in Iraq, with Parliament due to vote on Friday.
MPs will debate a motion ruling out any air strikes against Syria or using ground troops.
But they will be asked to back UK bombing of IS in Iraq which the motion says poses a "clear threat" to the "territorial integrity" of the country.
The motion also "condemns the barbaric acts" of IS and the "humanitarian crisis" the militants are causing.
In his UN speech, Mr Cameron said the Iraqi government had made a "clear request" for international military assistance against IS, which has taken control of large parts of Iraq and Syria in recent months.
He said this provided a "clear basis in international law for action".
by Nick Bryant, BBC United Nations correspondent
David Cameron's address at the UN felt like a dress rehearsal for the speech he'll deliver in the House of Commons on Friday, and his target audience seemed to be parliamentarians as much as diplomats in the hall.
Other than a few cursory words about Middle East peace, Ukraine and the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, it was devoted almost exclusively to making the case for British air strikes in Iraq.
Referring to the war there a decade ago, a conflict lodged so firmly in the minds of parliamentarians, he said that past mistakes should not become an "excuse for indifference or inaction".
He was also careful to spell out the legal case for air strikes in Iraq, a touchier issue in Westminster than it is in New York.
As well as air strikes, Mr said Western forces could equip, train and support local fighting forces.
He said IS, also known as Isil and Isis, had killed people of "every faith and none" and had "murderous plans to expand its borders well beyond Iraq and Syria and to carry out terrorist atrocities right across the world".
It comes after a third night of US-led air strikes against the militants targeted oil refineries in Syria.
Five civilians and 14 IS fighters were killed in the east of the country, according to UK-based activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
British jihadists are among those thought to have been killed in air strikes earlier this week.
Khadijah Kamara told the BBC she believed her 19-year-old son Ibrahim, who went to Syria in February, was among the dead.
The 35-year-old, from Brighton, said: "I forgive him, may God have mercy on him. I'm not angry.
"I just pray that God forgives him. Think about how your actions will affect your family. The impact on people who care about you."
He is thought to have been fighting with al-Qaeda affiliate group Jabhat al-Nusra, BBC Newsnight's Secunder Kermani said.
Our reporter added that a source in Syria had told him that, as well as Mr Kamara, three British men of Bengali heritage from the London area were killed on Monday.
Addressing the UN, Mr Cameron said it was "right" to learn lessons from the past - especially from the 2003 invasion of Iraq - but leaders must not be "frozen with fear".
"Isolation and withdrawing from a problem like Isil will only make matters worse," he said.
"We must not allow past mistakes to become an excuse for indifference or inaction."
He also said:
Mr Cameron said IS had recruited fighters from around the world, including 500 from Britain.
One of these Britons "almost certainly" killed the two American journalists and the British aid worker whose beheadings featured on IS videos posted online in recent weeks, he said.
The UN Security Council has adopted a binding resolution compelling states to prevent their nationals joining jihadists in Iraq and Syria.
US President Barack Obama chaired the session and called for global efforts to dismantle the IS "network of death".
The president said more than 40 countries had offered to join the coalition against IS.
The US started bombing IS targets in Iraq last month and began air attacks in Syria on Tuesday.
Labour and the Liberal Democrats are supporting the plan for UK air strikes in Iraq.
Sir Menzies Campbell - a former Lib Dem leader and prominent opponent of the 2003 Iraq invasion - said he was "satisfied there are perfectly sound legal grounds" for the attack.
"The request has been made by the Iraqi government," he told Sky News.
"The very future of Iraq is at stake and we're quite entitled to adopt and accept that request and to become involved"
Sir Menzies accused IS of "systematic barbarism", adding: "Effectively there's ethnic cleansing going on."
Full text of Friday's Commons motion
That this House:
Condemns the barbaric acts of ISIL against the peoples of Iraq including the Sunni, Shia, Kurds, Christians and Yazidi and the humanitarian crisis this is causing;
Recognises the clear threat ISIL pose to the territorial integrity of Iraq and the request from the government of Iraq for military support from the international community and the specific request to the UK government for such support;
Further recognises the threat ISIL poses to wider international security and the UK directly through its sponsorship of terrorist attacks and its murder of a British hostage;
Acknowledges the broad coalition contributing to military support of the government of Iraq, including countries throughout the Middle East;
Further acknowledges the request of the government of Iraq for international support to defend itself against the threat ISIL poses to Iraq and its citizens, and the clear legal basis that this provides for action in Iraq;
Notes that this motion does not endorse UK air strikes in Syria as part of this campaign, and any proposal to do so would be subject to a separate vote in Parliament;
Accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government, working with allies, in supporting the government of Iraq in protecting civilians and restoring its territorial integrity, including the use of UK air strikes to support Iraqi, including Kurdish, security forces' efforts against ISIL in Iraq;
Notes that Her Majesty's Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations;
Offers its wholehearted support to the men and women of Her Majesty's armed forces.
BBC deputy political editor James Landale said the government was "confident" of winning Friday's vote - but it did not propose military action in Syria because of the legal impediments of acting there without the support of the Assad regime.
However, former UK attorney general Dominic Grieve told BBC Newsnight the Iraqi government's request for help could make it possible for the UK to take military action in Syria without breaching international law.
He said there was evidence that some attacks were "spilling over the border" from Syria into Iraq, so the UK could use "reasonable, necessary and proportionate means" to help Iraq defend itself.
He said it might also be possible to make a legal case for intervening in Syria under the "doctrine of humanitarian necessity" to protect people from IS genocide.
Part of Kenneth Grahame's novel was inspired by Goring Weir, which will be developed to provide electricity for 300 homes.
Charles Streeten, appearing for Goring Council, read out a passage where Mole is "listening to the pleasant sound of water lapping over a weir".
The judge described the excerpt as "telling" but dismissed the challenge.
Mr Justice Cranston said: "Books such as Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men In A Boat and Kenneth Grahame's Wind In The Willows have descriptions of the villages or drew inspiration from the site of Goring Weir."
He also said the stretch of the Thames between the villages of Goring and Streatley, located in a conservation area, had a rich cultural history.
However, he added the decision to give the scheme on the Oxfordshire and Berkshire border the go-ahead in March was not irrational and South Oxfordshire District Council was entitled to reach the planning judgment it did.
Mr Streeten fears the scheme will cause noise pollution and visually harm the site.
He read the passage out of the Mole character "mucking about in a boat on the river" to emphasise his point.
Part of the existing weir at Goring Lock will be demolished to make way for the three 3.5m (11ft) diameter screws needed for the scheme.
It will also include a fish pass, eel pass and a flood control gate.
Dobrev triumphed in the 94kg category in Athens.
He also claimed gold at the 2003 world championships and won two European titles before retiring in 2008.
"I can't stop crying," Bulgaria's former weightlifting coach Plamen Asparuhov said. "He was the best person I ever knew."
Doctors confirmed Dobrev died of a heart attack.
Bulgarian weightlifters have won 11 Olympic titles since 1972, making it one the most successful sports in the Balkan country.
Roberts' brother Ben died after he was hit by a car aged just 16, in October.
He has also been plagued by persistent hamstring injuries, but made a return to the first team earlier this month with Oxford third in the table.
"It's been an awful year for me and my family," the 19-year-old academy graduate told BBC Radio Oxford.
"It's a hell of a time to be part of what's happening here at Oxford and to have had the chance to come back. I feel I've done well for the team when I've been involved."
Roberts has made one start and three appearances off the bench since his return in the 5-1 win at Crawley on 9 April.
"This has been a bonus to not just me, but to my family as well," he added.
"That's important because they love watching me play. They travel up and down the country following me.
"But, it's a bonus to be back playing with a group of players who are fantastic."
Daniel Brooks, of Basildon, arrived in Switzerland for the next stage in the European tour without his clubs.
He tweeted saying that after his clubs were lost, Easyjet then sent them to the wrong place for collection.
The travel firm has apologised and said it hoped to reunite Brooks with his clubs soon.
In the tweet, Brooks said: "First you lose my golf clubs. Then I fill out a form for where they need to go to and you take them somewhere else. What's going on?"
Easyjet then responded suggesting he contacted its baggage claims department.
Brooks asked for his clubs to be sent to him at the Swiss golf complex in Crans-Montana. It is understood they have instead been sent to Gatwick Airport 483 miles (777km) away.
When he struck the hole in one at the 166 yard 11th hole, Brooks became the first golfer to make a hole-in-one at The Open at St Andrews since 1990, and the first in any Open since 2012.
His father Mick Brooks said: "His clubs had not arrived. His manager has been trying to sort out where his clubs are. They are all sized up for him.
"I hope they turn up before he kicks off on Thursday."
An Easyjet spokeswoman said: "We apologise for any inconvenience experienced.
"We are investigating this thoroughly with our ground staff and baggage handling partners and hope to reunite the passenger with their baggage today."
Tomasz Procko and Karol Symanski died in the fall in Cadogan Square, Knightsbridge, in November 2014.
Martinisation (London) Ltd has been charged with corporate manslaughter and health and safety breaches.
Mr Procko, 22, and Mr Symanski, 29, fell when the railings gave way.
The company's director Martin Gutaj, is also accused of health and safety offences.
Six other people were injured in the incident.
Zoe Martin, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said a hearing had been scheduled for 6 June at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
Sian Harkin, 54, used cheques from Llwyncelyn Infant School claiming the money was for a shelter for pupils' parents.
Merthyr Crown Court heard she gave them to Lee Slocombe, a convicted fraudster who had manipulated her.
Harkin, of Pontypridd, admitted fraud, theft and forgery charges.
The court heard that the teacher had fallen under the "spell" of the conman - who has since been jailed - and that she had believed his "sob stories".
Marion Lewis, defending, told the court that the head teacher was "devastated" and "thoroughly ashamed" of what she had done.
Prosecuting, Rachel Knight said: "She took it upon herself to dip into school funds. She abused her position of trust.
"She had significant financial responsibility but defrauded the school and thereby the community."
When questioned, Harkin said the money was to build a rain shelter for waiting parents - but the work was never ratified by governors.
On one occasion she forged the deputy head's name in order to cash a cheque, the hearing was told.
CCTV footage showed her cashing a cheque for £3,200 in a bank after forging the signature of her colleague.
Marion Lewis, defending, said: "The effects of her wrongdoing have been devastating. A successful career that she dearly loved has been destroyed. She is thoroughly ashamed.
"She knows the effect her actions have had on the school and deeply regrets them."
Jailing her for a year, Judge Richard Twomlow said: "You were so under his (Slocombe's) influence that you were prepared to do things you should not have to assist him."
Speaking after the case, her husband Anthony, a bank manager, said: "I want to stress that every penny of the money spent on our house came from my pocket and not from the school's funds.
"I am a bank manager and have proved to police that each pound and penny was met by us.
"What Slocombe did with the money from the school is a mystery. He is very plausible and a convicted fraudster.
He said his wife had given Slocombe the money to build a shelter at the school.
"We feel very let down by Slocombe over the two-and-a-bit years he worked with us," he added.
"He has conned many, many people out of thousands of pounds. We trusted him as did many other people and were bitterly let down."
Lee Slocombe was jailed in February for 43 months after defrauding customers of £43,000.
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology predicted that it could become a "substantial" event later in the year.
The phenomenon arises from variations in ocean temperatures.
The El Nino is still in its early stages, but has the potential to cause extreme weather around the world, according to forecasters.
US scientists announced in April that El Nino had arrived, but it was described then as "weak".
Australian scientists said models suggested it could strengthen from September onwards, but it was too early to determine with confidence how strong it could be.
"This is a proper El Nino effect, it's not a weak one," David Jones, manager of climate monitoring and prediction at the Bureau of Meteorology, told reporters.
"You know, there's always a little bit of doubt when it comes to intensity forecasts, but across the models as a whole we'd suggest that this will be quite a substantial El Nino event."
An El Nino comes along about every two to seven years as part of a natural cycle.
Every El Nino is different, and once one has started, models can predict how it might develop over the next six to nine months, with a reasonable level of accuracy.
How can we predict El Nino?
In the tropical Pacific Ocean, scientists operate a network of buoys that measure temperature, currents and winds. The data - and other information from satellites and meteorological observations - is fed into complex computer models designed to predict an El Nino. However, the models cannot predict the precise intensity or duration of an El Nino, or the areas likely to be affected. Researchers are trying to improve their models to give more advance notice.
A strong El Nino five years ago was linked with poor monsoons in Southeast Asia, droughts in southern Australia, the Philippines and Ecuador, blizzards in the US, heatwaves in Brazil and extreme flooding in Mexico.
Another strong El Nino event was expected during last year's record-breaking temperatures, but failed to materialise.
Prof Eric Guilyardi of the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading said it would become clear in the summer whether this year might be different.
"The likelihood of El Nino is high but its eventual strength in the winter when it has its major impacts worldwide is still unknown," he said.
"We will know in the summer how strong it is going to be."
The El Nino is a warming of the Pacific Ocean as part of a complex cycle linking atmosphere and ocean.
The phenomenon is known to disrupt weather patterns around the world, and can bring wetter winters to the southwest US and droughts to northern Australia.
The consequences of El Nino are much less clear for Europe and the UK.
Research suggests that extreme El Nino events will become more likely as global temperatures rise.
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Ruthin Chamber of Trade claim products sold in the market are similar to those being sold by shops on the high street.
It wrote to market bosses and asked if the issue should be considered when stalls were let.
But it sparked an angry response and committee members have been banned due to the "audacious interference".
The website of the chamber of trade, which is made up of local business people who pay an annual £15 subscription, says the group was set up to "create a spirit of goodwill, friendship, and unity amongst the business community".
The letter said: "All the traders in the shops and in the market are finding it difficult enough without the added challenge of direct competition in a small town," the letter said.
"The chamber would appreciate your consideration in this matter."
Market managers Tony and Sue Shaw, in their reply to the chamber, said competition was good for customers and that they were "appalled" by the attempt to interfere with the running of the market.
"We have been in business for over 40 years and need neither advice nor help from you or your committee to run our thriving business," they said.
"Due to your audacious interference and to underline our strength of feeling at your interjection, we have no alternative but to bar you and your committee members from Ruthin Indoor Market with immediate effect."
The court case is being heard behind closed doors but Peter Madsen's explanation of what happened was released after a request from the defence and prosecution.
Ms Wall was last seen on Mr Madsen's submarine on the night of 10 August.
The search for her body continues.
In a statement, Copenhagen police also said that maritime authorities had determined the route the submarine travelled in Koge Bay and the Oresund strait before sinking.
Mr Madsen, 46, claims that he left her body somewhere in Koge Bay, south of Copenhagen, the police said. A search effort involving divers, helicopters and ships has been under way along the identified route since Friday.
The Danish inventor has been charged with negligent manslaughter. The police say they cannot release any more information at this time.
Peter Madsen's lawyer, Betina Hald Engmark, said her client had not admitted any wrongdoing. She said he had given evidence to the police during preliminary questioning and "information from this" had now emerged.
"My client has not confessed to anything, my client still pleads not guilty to the charges against him," she said.
Ms Wall, a 30-year-old journalist who wrote for several international publications, was first reported missing by her boyfriend after she failed to return from what should have been a short trip on the UC3 Nautilus submarine.
She had been researching a feature about Mr Madsen and his 40-tonne submarine, which at one stage was the largest privately-made vessel of its kind.
Police believe the submarine was deliberately sunk by Mr Madsen, who was rescued before being arrested.
Mr Madsen initially said he dropped Ms Wall off after dark on 10 August, close to where they had met earlier. But police later said he had given them a new account of events, which was not made public at the time.
The wilful fireraising took place in Craigearn Park, Kemnay, on Hogmanay.
No-one was injured in the fire, which was just before midnight, but the property was damaged.
Officers have said there was "significant" risk of harm in this type of incident and urged anyone who saw anything suspicious to get in touch.
Det Sgt Martyn Thomson, of Police Scotland, said: "We are treating the fire as wilful and would appeal to anyone with information to get in touch with us as soon as possible.
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Smith, 23, who has scored 25 tries in 69 games for Quins, helped them win the Premiership title in 2012.
"I've enjoyed my time at Harlequins, making this a tough decision," he said.
The opportunity to develop as a rugby player and take on this exciting challenge is one I am looking forward to getting stuck into
"But when I spoke to Worcester's director of rugby Dean Ryan, it was clear to me that I wanted to be a part of his vision at Worcester."
Smith, who spent five years at The Stoop, has been a regular feature in the Heineken Cup over the last three years and is already casting an eye towards next season at Sixways.
"The opportunity to develop as a rugby player and take on this exciting challenge is one I am looking forward to getting stuck into."
Smith's capture comes just over a week after Ryan Lamb arrived at the club from Leicester, bringing the number of new players signed by Ryan since the season began to nine.
Warriors are still stranded at the bottom of the Premiership table, without a league win all season.
But their encouraging performances over their last two matches has prop Rob O'Donnell believing a first Premiership win is imminent.
After being pipped by reigning champions Leicester Tigers by a single point on 7 February, Warriors slipped to a 30-14 defeat by Northampton on Saturday.
"It's bound to come," O'Donnell told BBC Hereford & Worcester.
"You put those two performances together and compare them to earlier in the season, they're worlds apart."
Saturday's game at Saints - runners up to Leicester in the Premiership final in 2013 - turned on the sending off of Warriors captain Jonathan Thomas for aiming a punch at Northampton forward Sam Dickenson, who was himself sin-binned after the incident.
Thomas will now appear at a Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel on Wednesday.
O'Donnell, who was an unused replacement against Saints, said the the team are not focusing on the incident.
"Not much has been said about that [in the dressing room], we're just taking the positives out of the game," he said.
"The game last week [against Leicester] gave us a massive confidence boost and we've come to another top-of-the-table team and tried to do the same.
"Obviously the turning point was the sending off and it got away from us a little bit."
Despite the odds, former Sale forward O'Donnell says they are not viewing survival as a lost cause.
"It feels like everything is starting to click and it feels like we've got something to fight for," he said.
"We all want to stay up and we all care deeply."
Mr Robinson, 66, underwent a procedure at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) after becoming ill on Monday morning.
The Democratic Unionist Party leader said on Twitter: "Happy to be discharged and back home.
Thanks to the wonderful RVH cardiac team - everyone a star."
He added: "Many thanks to all who sent messages of support and encouragement in the last week. Your thoughts & prayers have been really appreciated."
The 25-year-old, who was diagnosed with nodular sclerosing Hodgkin lymphoma in October, announced on Twitter that he was in "complete remission".
Thompson has undergone a six-month course of chemotherapy.
The former Rochdale midfielder, who has spent the past two seasons at Tranmere, is now targeting a quick return to first-team football.
Speaking to BBC Late Kick Off in March, Thompson revealed he had received support from other sporting cancer survivors following his diagnosis, which was made after he complained of increased fatigue and illness.
Among them was tennis player Ross Hutchins, who successfully beat Hodgkin lymphoma in 2013.
While undergoing treatment, Thompson has raised more than £16,000 for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research as part of the "Grow 4 Joe" campaign, with team-mates and footballers from other clubs pledging to grow their hair in the closing weeks of last season.
UKube-1 is a cubesat, packing six payloads into a space not much bigger than a shoebox.
Its experiments include a study of space weather and a project to let school pupils interact with the satellite.
It was commissioned by the UK Space Agency and built by Glasgow company Clyde Space.
The firm has a big share of the market for cubesat components and already has orders for another two complete satellites.
It says it is planning to mass-manufacture hundreds or even thousands more.
Strictly speaking it is not Mission Control Maryhill but it is not far from it.
The headquarters of Clyde Space is up a flight of stairs in a neat but unassuming building at Kelvin Science Park in Glasgow's West End.
They will not be running the mission from here but this is where they built the first Scottish satellite.
The basic cubesat concept is a cube ten by ten by ten centimetres. That's a litre into which, thanks to microelectronics, you can squeeze a lot of science.
The design of UKube-1 is based on three such boxes. It is what they call a 3U cubesat. Three litres of payload.
Clyde Space say this is the most advanced small satellite of its kind in the world and - they hope - the first of many. Because the economics of spaceflight are in their favour.
A cubesat could cost you around $250,000. Not the sort of thing you could buy out of the housekeeping money but in the satellite business it is close to peanuts.
The low weight means launch costs are also relatively low.
Universities, research institutes and - increasingly - businesses are seeing them as affordable options for getting experiments and services into Earth orbit.
A low orbit means some other cubesats will burn up on re-entry after just a few years. But it should not cost too much to replace - and that is where Clyde Space foresee a huge growth area.
They think cubesats will become a mass market, with some companies ordering hundreds at a time. Clyde Space think they could become the first mass manufacturer of small satellites with thousands of orders on their books.
But they are walking before they run. The publicity surrounding UKube-1 has helped them win orders for two more complete satellites. The business of building components and subsystems for cubesats has also continued to grow.
Turnover has doubled in a year. Staff numbers have increased by 50%. This is just part of a burgeoning Scottish space industry which many Scots don't yet realise exists.
A successful launch and deployment could change all that.
UKube-1 was launched aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
It was the Soyuz which lifted many Soviet space pioneers to orbit when Baikonur was still part of the USSR. Its 21st century incarnation continues to combine reliability with relatively low cost.
UKube-1 is one of eight large and small satellites aboard for this launch, further underlining the economic arguments for both the cubesat concept and Soyuz.
Baikonur occupies a hallowed place in the history of spaceflight. Sputnik 1, Earth's first artificial satellite, lifted off from there. So did Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space.
The launch of Scotland's first satellite is admittedly a smaller milestone. But in Maryhill they'll be watching just as intently as those first satellite builders.
I'll dare to suggest that that might have rather less to do with the product than with the marketers and advertisers, who have, for decades, consistently shared the brand's sense of humour with its customers.
So when it seemed Irn Bru's Cumbernauld-based owner, AG Barr, was being merged with Britvic, great was the sense of loss that Scotland was losing its Mcfizz and heading down the M1 to an operational base in a soulless part of Hertfordshire, where nothing of note has ever been made from girrrders.
AG Barr was to be one third of the merged entity, reflecting Britvic's bigger market capitalisation, and in turn, its reach through distribution of Pepsi (which it bottles), Tango, Robinson's and Fruit Shoot.
So it was feared that we faced a familiar tale - another Scottish business institution was being lost to corporate power far, far away.
Well, it doesn't look that way now. Barr's chief executive Roger White was taking charge of the new company. And judging by events following the announcement of the agreed merger last September, this now looks like a merger that was more of a takeover by AG Barr.
That would help explain why Britvic, under new leadership, is showing every sign of walking away from merger.
To fill you in, it can do so because the Office of Fair Trading stepped in, and referred the proposed merger to the Competition Commission. It has taken several months to investigate the soft drinks market in a lot of detail, trying to figure out whether the combined entity would be sufficiently big and powerful to skew the market, forcing up the price of Irn Bru in particular.
Its answer, issued on Tuesday morning, is "no, it wouldn't", though it may be more nuanced when we see the full report.
In the meantime, the terms of the proposed merger lapsed in February. The City rules say a new deal can't be proposed until the Competition Commission's final report has been issued, which has to happen by the end of July.
AG Barr still sees the industrial and financial logic of going ahead with the "merger". And of course, it won't want that to be on a basis that leaves its shareholders worse off than the deal struck last year.
Britvic sees things differently. It says things have changed. It's under new management. The savings it told shareholders it could expect as recently as February are no longer to be found (or perhaps they're being found by other means). And it's got a new strategy with international expansion in mind, much of it built around Fruit Shoot, with deals to distribute in more American states and across the parched plains of India.
What it's not quite spelling out is that it's in less of a hole than it was. Following several disappointing years, it lost around £25m from a recall of its Fruit Shoot drinks, and that was just financially. Reputationally, it was costly too.
In short, the chairman says: "The company is in a different place to last summer." Its shares have been performing better than Barr's. And it's not going to have terms dictated by a Scottish company with only half of Britvic's £1.2bn market capitalisation, and a sixth of its workforce.
Both sides say they can walk away. That would suit the Barr's workforce, which has, understandably, been nervously eyeing the cost-savings the merger was supposed to deliver.
Either way, Britvic workers face a tough cost-cutting programme under the new boss's plans. Simon Litherland wants to take £30m out of his cost base within three years - starting with more than 300 job cuts through closing two production plants, in Chelmsford and Huddersfield, and a Belfast warehouse.
If they do go separate ways, AG Barr would surely continue its expansion into the English market. It's soon to open a production plant in Milton Keynes, and it's done well with its premium Rubicon brand, which has an established reach into ethnic minority markets.
While Britvic is unlikely to be on the acquisition trail so long as its debts weigh it down, analysts are wondering out loud if AG Barr could be interested in the soft drinks that Big Pharma company GSK is thinking of putting on the market, or at least "strategically reviewing". That includes the veterans Lucozade and Ribena, which would mix with Irn Bru to produce a very different type of cocktail.
The people have now decided that they don't want her as their president. Ms Le Pen lost this election comprehensively. But at her campaign headquarters, she and her supporters chose to define success in a different way. The National Front is a movement which measures its progress over decades.
The party began in 1972 as a fringe, extremist group; for years, it was ignored or boycotted by much of the rest of the country. Its founder Jean-Marie Le Pen influenced the national debate, but was incapable of winning power.
In the 2002 presidential run-off, Mr Le Pen's progress was blocked by a so-called Republican Front - the decision by all mainstream parties to stick together and back Mr Le Pen's opponent, President Jacques Chirac.
Fifteen years on, Marine Le Pen has fractured the front, which once united against her father. In winning more than 30% of the run-off vote, she has taken a significant step towards her goal of making her movement respectable and electable.
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In 2002, Jean-Marie Le Pen's opponents refused to appear on stage with him - for fear of legitimising him as a politician. In 2017, Marine Le Pen took part in debates, and came across as an accepted member of the political class.
Her run-off endorsement by a small party candidate - Nicolas Dupont-Aignan - gave her further legitimacy. But all this only took her so far in this election.
Marine Le Pen may now try to broaden her party's approach. In her concession speech, she announced plans to form a new political movement, in alliance with Mr Dupont-Aignan and others.
She'll even re-name her party, on the assumption that the National Front's name is an obstacle to winning over more voters.
Ms Le Pen also insisted that hers was now the main opposition force in the country. That may be true in the very short term. France's mainstream right-wing and left-wing parties are still trying to work out how to recover from their respective first round defeats in this election.
But the far right politician faces serious problems ahead. Her widely criticised performance during the run-off debate calls into question her ability to win over a greater share of the electorate in the future.
Investigations into alleged financial misconduct relating to the way she runs her European parliamentary office may continue to cause her problems.
What's more, Marine Le Pen's party only has two MPs in the French National Assembly (out of a total membership of 577).
She'll have a chance to improve this in parliamentary elections in June. But it is a meagre base from which to build a true opposition force.
One of the party's two sitting MPs is her own niece, 27-year-old Marion Marechal-Le Pen.
Ms Marechal-Le Pen is increasingly popular within the party, and takes a more hardline position than her aunt. It's conceivable that the younger Le Pen may seek to make a future challenge for the leadership (for a movement which has its roots in the idea of a Republican France, the National Front continues to display quasi-dynastic/monarchical tendencies).
At the party's campaign headquarters on election night, supporters carried blue-coloured roses, Marine Le Pen's favoured symbol.
The heavily defeated candidate even danced to I Love Rock and Roll (incidentally demonstrating that whatever presentational skills she possesses do not immediately transfer to the disco floor).
It may have been a strange way for a beaten presidential hopeful to spend the night, but this party has long term plans. Supporters will save their blue roses for 2022.
The man, named locally as Gareth Crowe, was on an elephant trek with his teenage daughter when he was thrown by the animal, according to local press.
The Bangkok Post said the 36-year-old was trampled on and wounded by the elephant's tusk on Monday afternoon.
The Foreign Office said it was aware of the incident and was offering consular assistance to the man's family.
A spokesman said: "We are offering support to the family of a British national who has sadly died following an incident in Koh Samui, Thailand, and are making contact with the local authorities to seek further information."
The man's daughter is understood to have been treated in hospital.
Jonathan Head, the BBC's South Asia correspondent, told Good Morning Scotland: "From what the police are telling us this elephant was stressed, perhaps it was hot, it may also have been on heat and that's always a problem with male elephants - it has to be looked at very carefully by their handlers.
"The mahout - the elephant handler - was clearly having some trouble controlling the elephant and they have a sort of iron spike that they use - it looks rather brutal - but they use it to strike the elephant's head, not usually very hard, but at least to let it know what to do.
"He was struggling a bit with that, so there were indications that things were wrong.
"The mahout appears to have got off the elephant to take photographs of Mr Crowe and his daughter and at that point the elephant lost its temper, it attacked the mahout and threw the two tourists off its back.
"I think they were both injured, it's quite high up on an elephant - and then it attacked Mr Crowe on the ground, where he was apparently gored and trampled, his daughter is fine, she's in hospital now, she was slightly injured."
There are estimated to have been around about a dozen incidents similar to this over the past 15 years.
A black Vauxhall Corsa and a blue Toyota truck were involved in the collision on the A947 just north of Fyvie at about 07:20.
The 17-year-old driver of the Corsa was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary while the 27-year-old Toyota driver was taken to the same hospital by road.
Police Scotland want to trace witnesses including the driver of a blue BMW who was travelling southwards.
Sgt Rob Warnock, from the Inverurie Road Policing Unit, said: "Enquiries into the circumstances of the incident are at an early stage and I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident or saw either the black Vauxhall Corsa or blue Toyota Hilux crew cab prior to the incident to contact police.
"In particular we would like to speak to the driver of a blue BMW vehicle which had been travelling southwards at the time of the collision. This vehicle was seen overtaking just prior to Fyvie.
"The occupant may have information which could help the investigation and I would appeal for them or anyone who saw this vehicle to contact us."
Turkmenistan says it will have up to 40bn cubic metres (1,412bn cu ft) of spare gas annually, "so European countries need not worry".
The pledge came from Turkmen Deputy PM Baymyrad Hojamuhamedov on Friday.
Uncertainty about Nabucco's gas supply has been delaying the project.
The 3,300km (2,046-mile) pipeline is expected to pump up to 31bn cubic metres of gas annually from the Caspian region and Middle East across Turkey and into Europe.
In July 2009 Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Austria signed an agreement to build the long-planned pipeline.
Turkmenistan's announcement came at an international energy conference in the ex-Soviet republic's capital, Ashgabat.
Mr Hojamuhamedov said Turkmenistan had support from its Caspian neighbours for building a pipeline under the Caspian Sea, to connect up to the Nabucco pipeline.
He said delivering gas to Europe was part of Turkmenistan's plan to diversify its export markets. It already sells gas to Iran, China and Russia.
Nabucco is expected to cost about 7.9bn euros (£6.7bn) and is projected to come on stream by the end of 2014, Reuters news agency reports.
Russia is forging ahead with South Stream, a pipeline that will run from southern Russia under the Black Sea to Bulgaria. It is seen as a major rival to Nabucco.
The EU relies on Russia for a quarter of its total gas supplies. Seven countries in the 27-nation bloc are almost totally dependent on Russian gas.
Wiggins clocked 51 minutes, 24 seconds on the 41.5km route from Arc et Senans to Besancon, 35 seconds faster than compatriot and team-mate Chris Froome.
It was the 32-year-old triple Olympic champion's first stage win on the Tour.
"It is a fantastic day for British cycling. I never thought I would see a stage like this. A one-two on the stage podium. Bradley Wiggins just kept going and he is great at time-trialling. He will have had all the information given to him and he has had a perfect session. Cadel Evans had a poor start and tried to chip away at the deficit but never looked like recovering it."
Defending champion Cadel Evans remains second overall but is now one minute and 53 seconds behind Wiggins.
The Australian had begun the day only 10 seconds adrift but ended up fighting to stay ahead of Froome in the General Classification, after the Team Sky rider's impressive performance saw him move up to third, a further 14 seconds back.
Tuesday is the first rest day, with the Tour heading for the mountains on Wednesday.
Wiggins, who assumed the overall lead on Saturday, said: "Time-trialling is what I do best. I know exactly the routine what I need to do. I felt great from the first pedal stroke and I knew I was in for a good one.
"This is what we have trained for. The graft during the winter, missing the kids' birthdays having been at training camps - this is what it is for. To get the stage win is fantastic."
Froome, the winner of stage seven, added: "There is no tactics in something like today. This is by far the hardest event in cycling. You just have to go as fast as you can and turn yourself inside out to get the best time.
"It is good to know you are on track for a good time, but you have to be careful you do not overcook it so it is a fine line to gauge that effort.
Bradley Wiggins becomes the 11th Briton to win a Tour de France stage
"I am really happy with today and I went hard at it. That is all I can do. I know I haven't won so there are no big celebrations, but there will be for Bradley."
Fourt-time world time trial champion Fabian Cancellara had laid down the early marker but Froome eclipsed his time and Wiggins went even faster.
As race leader, Wiggins was last of the 178 riders to roll down the start ramp and he immediately began to take time out of his rivals.
At the first time check, after 16.5km, Wiggins clocked the fastest time of 21:05, which was 1:02 quicker than Evans.
Wiggins maintained his electric pace through the second time check, at 31.5km, reaching it in 39:02 and opening out his advantage on Evans to 1:19.
He did not relax in the final 10km of the race, and ended the day with a commanding overall lead.
Fellow British rider David Millar (Garmin-Sharp) was 36th in 55:38, with Steve Cummings (BMC Racing) 39th, nine seconds further adrift.
Wiggins' Team Sky team-mate Mark Cavendish, the world road race champion, was 6:27 behind with a time of 1:00.07.
1. Bradley Wiggins (Britain/Team Sky) 51:24"
2. Chris Froome (Britain/Team Sky) +35"
3. Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland/RadioShack) +57"
4. Tejay Van Garderen (United States/BMC Racing) +1:06"
5. Sylvain Chavanel (France/Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) +1:24"
6. Cadel Evans (Australia/BMC Racing) +1:43"
7. Peter Velits (Slovakia/Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) +1:59"
8. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy/Liquigas) +2:07"
9. Denis Menchov (Russia/Katusha) +2:08"
10. Andreas Kloeden (Germany/RadioShack) +2:09"
1. Bradley Wiggins (Britain/Team Sky) 39:09:20"
2. Cadel Evans (Australia/BMC Racing) +1:53"
3. Chris Froome (Britain/Team Sky) +2:07"
4. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy/Liquigas) +2:23"
5. Denis Menchov (Russia/Katusha) +3:02"
She says he made her feel "incredibly uncomfortable" and was breathing down her neck, while pacing behind her.
Politico magazine called the exchange "the ugliest debate ever seen".
Both candidates traded insults during the bitter 2016 campaign, and Mr Trump still uses the nickname "Crooked Hillary".
Reading an extract from her forthcoming title What Happened on news network MSNBC on Wednesday, Mrs Clinton said she did not know how to react as the pair took to the stage for their second debate last October.
"Do you stay calm, keep smiling, and carry on as if he weren't repeatedly invading your space? Or do you turn, look him in the eye and say loudly and clearly: 'Back up you creep, get away from me. I know you love to intimidate women, but you can't intimidate me, so back up.'"
The debate took place just days after a 2005 recording was publicised, in which Mr Trump bragged of grabbing women by their genitals and getting away with it because of his status.
After an uproar, he apologised and dismissed the conversation as "locker-room talk".
In her forthcoming book, Mrs Clinton says this made her feel even more uncomfortable on the night.
"This is not OK, I thought," she writes. "It was the second presidential debate and Donald Trump was looming behind me. Two days before, the world heard him brag about groping women.
"Now we were on a small stage and no matter where I walked, he followed me closely, staring at me, making faces."
She says she chose to respond by gripping her microphone tightly, but she sometimes wonders if she should have told him to back off. "It certainly would have been better TV," she says.
"I kept my cool, aided by a lifetime of dealing with difficult men trying to throw me off [...] Maybe I have overlearned the lesson of staying calm, biting my tongue, digging my fingernails into a clenched fist, smiling all the while, determined to present a composed face to the world."
Ms Rousseff has repeatedly described the impeachment process as a political coup by her rivals to oust her.
She is accused of manipulating budget figures ahead of her re-election in 2014, but has denied any wrongdoing.
Mercosur has a provision which can be triggered if the elected government of a member state is overthrown.
It could lead to a series of sanctions by the bloc against the country, including trade benefits.
"I would appeal to the democracy clause if there were, from now on, a rupture of what I consider democratic process," she told reporters in New York.
Observers said this was another indication that she would fight the impeachment process with all tools available to her.
Ms Rousseff repeated that she did not face corruption allegations and said foreign leaders had expressed solidarity.
Earlier this week, the lower house of Brazil's Congress comfortably approved to start impeachment proceedings against her.
The motion will now go to the upper house, the Senate, which is expected to suspend Ms Rousseff next month while it holds a formal trial.
Local media reports suggest that most of the 81 senators are likely to vote to consider her impeachment.
Ms Rousseff and her supporters have repeatedly said there is no legal basis in the process.
She is accused of juggling accounts to make her government's economic performance appear better than it was, ahead of her election campaign.
The president has defended her government's fiscal manoeuvres as common practice in Brazil.
Earlier, in a speech to the UN during the signing of the Paris Agreement on climate change, Ms Rousseff had a softer tone, in which she avoided the word "coup."
"I cannot conclude my remarks without mentioning the grave moment Brazil is currently undergoing," she said.
"I have no doubt our people will be capable of preventing any setbacks."
If she is impeached, Vice-President Michel Temer would take over as interim president.
Ms Rousseff has accused him of being one of the ringleaders of the "coup" attempt against her.
In an interview to the New York Times, Mr Temer said: "I'm very worried about the president's intention to say that Brazil is some minor republic where coups are carried out."
Senate vote on trial: A simple majority is enough to suspend her for up to 180 days while she is put on trial. Vice-President Michel Temer would step in during this period.
Impeachment vote: For Ms Rousseff to be removed from office permanently, two-thirds of the Senate would have to vote in favour. Mr Temer would remain president for an interim period should this happen.
The move at Neil Woodford's fund management business runs counter to conventional wisdom in the City that bonuses are needed to motivate staff.
His firm's 35 staff will get a rise in basic pay and benefits as compensation.
Mr Woodford, whose firm has £14bn under management, built a reputation as star stock-picker at Invesco Perpetual.
He set up his own boutique fund in 2014, quickly attracting money from investors hoping that he will replicate years of above-average returns achieved at Invesco.
Craig Newman, chief executive and co-founder of Woodford Investment Management, said in statement: "While bonuses are an established feature of the financial sector, Neil and I wanted to take the opportunity to do something different that supports the firm's culture and ethos of challenging the status quo.
"There is little correlation between bonus and performance and this is backed by widespread academic evidence. Many studies conclude that bonuses don't work as a motivator, as expectation is already built in. Behavioural studies also suggest that bonuses can lead to short-term decision making and wrong behaviours," he said.
The best fund managers can earn millions of pounds in performance-linked bonuses. But following the financial crisis there has been increasing criticism of the links between remuneration and performance.
However, supporters of bonuses argue they are essential to retain good staff who would move on without some other form of compensation.
It is also argued that paying higher salaries increases a firm's fixed costs, making it harder to make cutbacks in the event of a downturn.
To back up the claim that bonuses are ineffective or damaging, the statement from Mr Woodford's firm points to several academic studies, and quotes from an article in the specialist publication The Journal of Corporation Law.
This said: "Financial incentives are often counterproductive as they encourage gaming, fraud and other dysfunctional behaviours that damage the reputation and culture of the organisation.
"They produce the misleading assumption that most people are selfish and self-interested, which in turn erodes trust."
Rifat Mohammed was admitted to an east London hospital on Monday with critical injuries.
He was later transferred to central London hospital but died at 16:45 BST on Tuesday.
Police had already charged his parents, Mohammed Miah, 36, and Rebeka Nazmin, 31, of St Leonard's Road, Poplar, with causing grievous bodily harm.
They were also charged with two counts of child cruelty.
The couple appeared before Thames magistrates on Tuesday morning and were remanded to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 2 August.
A post-mortem examination is set to be carried out on Monday.
The Met said the force was in discussion with the Crown Prosecution Service about bringing further charges, including manslaughter or murder.
The South African batsman has hit a record-equalling 29 sixes in Glamorgan's 14 matches so far.
Seven of those came in a superb 101 against Essex on 29 July - the Welsh county's last outing in the tournament.
"I've never though of myself as a six-hitting machine," left-hander Ingram told BBC Wales Sport.
"It's nice and hopefully if I spend time in the middle they just come, but I've got to worry about the first couple of balls to get in first!"
Glamorgan face Yorkshire Vikings at the SSE Swalec in Cardiff in their first quarter final at home for 12 years.
Wicketkeeper Mark Wallace played in that game against Warwickshire in 2004 and is expecting a different atmosphere in Cardiff this time.
"The quarter-final we played here against Warwickshire was nowhere the sort of pressurised big game this one will be," he said.
"That was a lot more relaxed. It was a totally different beast then, and this will be the first big game we've had here since - so it'll be good to see this place with as big a crowd as possible."
The blaze sent up a pillar of black smoke that could be seen across the city.
There are no known injuries, and the facility has been evacuated, according to a GE official.
About 200 fire-fighters were deployed to the facility, which is primarily used for storage and office space.
GE Spokesman Dominic McMullan said that it is not yet known what caused the fire.
"We feel very fortunate that due to Good Friday being a holiday for employees that there were limited personnel working in Appliance Park today," he said.
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said that the area has been evacuated.
The Louisville Courier-Journal reported that "leaf-sized" pieces of charred insulation and soot were raining on residents up to three miles away from the scene.
People living within a half mile of the fire were told to remain inside, the paper reported.
PUP councillor John Kyle told BBC News NI he confronted four youths at the memorial on east Belfast's Albertbridge Road at about 08:20 GMT on Sunday.
He said one was defecating while the others filmed it on mobile phones.
Mr Kyle said when he shouted at them, one of them kicked him off his bike and fled towards the Short Strand.
A PUP statement said their councillor followed the youths into the Short Strand and then reported the incident to police as a "sectarian hate crime".
Mr Kyle said it was a "shame" that such a thing would be done at all, but especially on Remembrance Sunday.
Mr Ervine led the PUP from 2002 until his death in January 2007.
He was a former member of the paramilitary group the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and was a key figure in brokering the loyalist paramilitary ceasefire of 1994.
A police spokeswoman said officers were investigating an assault on a man in the Albertbridge Road on Sunday morning and a report of "attempted criminal damage to a memorial".
In his final months in office it has seemed that candour has replaced caution. And the US president was certainly pretty clear about the issue when I interviewed him at the White House last summer - this is what he said:
"I will say this, that having the United Kingdom in the European Union gives us much greater confidence about the strength of the transatlantic union and is part of the cornerstone of institutions built after World War II that has made the world safer and more prosperous.
"And we want to make sure that United Kingdom continues to have that influence. Because we believe that the values that we share are the right ones, not just for ourselves, but for Europe as a whole and the world as a whole."
But what the US president hasn't yet done is spell out what he thinks are the consequences of a British departure.
Does he believe it would damage the special relationship? Would it destabilise other European economies? Or lessen Britain's position in the world? He certainly seems to imply that in his answer. His advisors certainly think so. But will he say so publicly? Certainly there has been enormous pressure from Vote Leave campaigners for the president to keep schtum.
Barack and Dave have played ping pong together, flipped burgers, gone to the basketball and eaten hot dogs. At times they really have looked like besties. But the special relationship also means being candid. That's what White House officials say will guide the president's comments on Brexit.
He is likely to preface his remarks with an "I'm not going to tell the British people what to do", before going on to say that the case is overwhelming on why Britain should remain. I suspect we won't be left in any doubt what he thinks.
Indeed, David Cameron said on Wednesday: "This decision is a decision for the British people and the British people alone... personally I believe we should listen to advice and I struggle to find the leader of any friendly country who thinks we should leave."
There's been bluntness on other issues too. Look at his comments about the importance of Nato countries maintaining defence spending. That led to a furious row when it seemed Britain was about to cut the MoD budget - the president apparently telling Mr Cameron that Britain had to pay its fair share - though Barack Obama sought to play that down when I spoke to him last summer.
OBAMA: I wouldn't say pressure. I think I had an honest conversation with David that Great Britain has always been our best partner. Well, you know, I guess you could go back to 1812 and that would (LAUGH) you know, that -
SOPEL: When we tried to burn this place down?
OBAMA: Yeah, right, right. But that's ancient history -
SOPEL: History.
OBAMA: In modern times there's no country where we have closer affinity in terms of values, and on the international stage a nation with greater capacity. And so I think David understands that part of the greatness of Great Britain, of the United Kingdom is that it is willing, as we are, to project power beyond our immediate self-interests to make this a more orderly, safer world.
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But in a recent interview with Atlantic magazine, the president condemned European "free riders" who just looked to America to do all the heavy lifting on defence. And he was even more pointed about Britain and France's role in Libya - he told Fox last week that the mess that Libya had become was his greatest failure.
And he pointed the finger at David Cameron too - accusing the British leader of having become distracted after the 2011 intervention in Libya. Ouch. Those comments enraged Downing Street, and brought a swift and telling "clarification" from the White House. David Cameron had been "as close a partner as the president has had", they said.
The prime minister won't be complaining though if the president delivers some of that bluntness to the Vote Leave campaigners.
Born Michelle Doris on 10 January 1977, she was raised in the village of Clonoe in rural County Tyrone and hails from a family of prominent Irish republicans.
Her father, Brendan 'Basil' Doris, was a former IRA prisoner who became a Sinn Féin councillor in Dungannon.
Her uncle, Paul Doris, is president of Noraid, a republican fundraising group.
As a teenager, she was educated at St Patrick's Academy in Dungannon and after leaving school she began training to become an accounting technician.
However, when the Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998, she began working for Sinn Féin.
It brought her into direct contact with Martin McGuinness, who at that time was running for election in the Mid Ulster constituency.
In addition to working with him and his fellow Mid Ulster MLA Francie Molloy, she spent this period training as a welfare rights adviser.
When her father stepped down from Dungannon Borough Council ahead of the 2005 election, she won the seat he vacated in the Torrent electoral area.
She would later become the first woman to hold the post of mayor in the borough.
While serving as mayor, she hosted a ceremony to commemorate the death of a family friend who was shot dead while taking part in an IRA operation.
Martin McCaughey was armed with an AK47 rifle when he fellow IRA man Dessie Grew were shot more than 30 times by an SAS unit near Loughgall in County Armagh in 1990.
Speaking at the 2010 ceremony, she paid tribute to the IRA man and said: "Twenty years ago the political climate was very different than it is now."
She claimed that there had been "a relentless loyalist campaign, funded and directed by the state, and which resulted in the murders of many of our activists, their family members and friends".
Her assembly career began in 2007, when she joined Martin McGuinness and Francie Molloy as a Mid Ulster MLA.
She became her party's spokeswoman for health and sat on the education committee.
After four years on the back benches at Stormont, Sinn Féin appointed her as minister for agriculture in 2011.
Her most significant announcement in that role was moving the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's headquarters from Belfast to a former Army barracks in Ballykelly, County Londonderry.
Strabane had been chosen as a more suitable location by an internal DARD assessment but it was a decision that Mrs O'Neill then overruled.
In 2015, she was promoted to minister for health, one of Stormont's most high-profile and challenging portfolios.
She was faced with mounting hospital waiting lists, a crisis in general practice and the findings of the Bengoa report into how Northern Ireland's health care is organised.
Her response was a 10-year plan to transform health service, saying it would improve a system that was at "breaking point".
Opposition politicians questioned the lack of details in the plan, which was not costed.
But it set out a range of priorities, including a new model of care involving a team of professionals based around GP surgeries.
Married to Paddy O'Neill, she has two grown-up children, 23-year-old Saoirse and Ryan.
She outlined her hectic daily schedule to the Irish News last summer.
"I get up around 6am, attempt a gym class - maybe spin or body pump," she said. "I always check in with emails and social media and put the radio on to hear the headlines.
"Then I shout up the stairs to my son Ryan to get up for work; that's probably only about five times more exhausting than the gym!"
On the eve of her 40th birthday, her friend and mentor Martin McGuinness announced his resignation as deputy first minister in protest over a botched energy scheme.
Mrs O'Neill has been at the forefront of her party's response to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scandal and has been forthright in her statements.
In a press conference on 11 January, she said Sinn Féin was "not interested" in further negotiations with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and was demanding an immediate election.
Now she will face one at the forefront of Sinn Féin leadership north of the border.
The boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, attacked Lee Briggs in St Marie's Park in Widnes, Cheshire, in May, Chester Crown Court heard.
One boy, now aged 16, waved a machete at the 43-year-old as the other boy, aged 15, stabbed him, the jury heard.
Mr Briggs "held a knife to the younger boy's throat" to try to steal their money and drugs. The boys deny murder.
Gordon Cole QC, prosecuting, said the boys, from Liverpool, had admitted being in the park to deal cocaine and heroin on the day of Mr Briggs' death.
He said the killing had been witnessed by Nicola Riley, who had gone to purchase drugs from the pair.
Ms Riley told the court she heard Mr Briggs say "give me the bits", which she took as a reference to the drugs and money, as he threatened the boys.
Mr Briggs was treated by paramedics and police but later died in hospital.
A post-mortem examination found he had died from a single stab wound to the chest.
Mr Cole said after the attack, the boys had fled the scene and returned to Liverpool in a taxi.
He told the court CCTV footage showed them re-enacting the stabbing.
He added that the boys knew where weapons were hidden around the park in case of a "violent confrontation".
"When there was that confrontation by Lee Briggs, their immediate reaction, both of them, was to be armed," he said.
"Both of them were prepared to brandish and use weapons."
The case continues.
A snack pack, also known as an HSP, is a hearty pile of kebab meat, chips and sauce which has become a staple of Australian takeaway shops.
It's perhaps an unlikely platform for political debate, but this year the dish rocketed into Australia's national consciousness, becoming a symbol of peaceful multiculturalism for many, but for others, an unwelcome sign of the growing influence of Islam.
This year the dish, made to Islamic religious standards, found its way into politics, after right-wing anti-Islam politician Pauline Hanson refused an invitation to eat one.
In congratulating her on her election to the Senate in July, Labor Senator Sam Dastyari - a "non-practising Muslim" - told Ms Hanson: "I'll take you out for halal snack pack out in Western Sydney, whenever you want."
Mr Dastyari was arguably slightly trolling Ms Hanson, whose One Nation party believes that by "buying halal certified products, it means that you are financially supporting the Islamisation of Australia".
"It's not happening, not interested in halal, thank you," she replied, arguing (without evidence) that "98% of Australians" were also against halal.
The dish subsequently enjoyed a surge in popularity. One Melbourne kebab shop even added "The Pauline Hanson" to its menu - "Lamb kebab roasted to perfection in the rotisserie, mint yoghurt, chilli sauce, cheese, beer battered chips".
The halal snack pack is an Australian creation, but its creators were immigrants or descendants of recent immigrants from the Middle East and Europe.
It's a fusion of these cuisines, and even has its own appreciation society on Facebook, for "sharing great snack pack stories and discussing possible best snack pack in world".
The forum asks members to "show us a sick pic of ur halal snacky, whered ya get it?, is it sick?, is it halal? and salrite or na? also, is it a halal snack pack mountain or na?"
The group, which has close to 180,000 members, was inspired by a visit its founders made to Oz Turk Jr, a kebab shop in Sydney.
"Before, we used to sell 10 kebabs for one snack pack, now it's 10 snack packs to one kebab," says owner Ufuk Bozouglu.
An Australian Muslim of Turkish origin, he credits his mum for the popularity of his snack packs, saying "she taught me you should only sell what you'd eat".
Mr Bozouglu says his customers are mainly students living locally - who'll queue for up to 40 minute at peak times - but one boy travels two-and-a-half-hours each week to buy one of his snack packs, which cost about A$10.50 each ($8; £6.30), with cheese.
He says he's never seen anyone be perturbed by the fact his meat is halal.
"Where we live, it's very multicultural, and people see it doesn't matter if you're Christian, Hindu, whatever. You become friends and have respect for each other."
"The people that is does matter to, they're usually from small areas so they only thing they see [about Muslims] is what they read in the paper.
"People around this area, they're all together," he says. "Sometimes, you go on Facebook and it's just hate towards Muslims," he says, but on the snack pack appreciation forum, it's all about the food.
Keysar Trad, president of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, says normalising words used by other languages can only be a good thing.
"Especially if you're able to find it in the dictionary, it takes away the mystery," he said.
"It brings people comfort and satisfaction that there's nothing sinister about the word halal. It's all about what's positive, what is good and wholesome."
The popularity of halal snack packs "demystifies the word, demystifies the culture from which those words are borrowed and hopefully, helps built harmony in society".
The Macquarie committee said the choice of the halal snack pack as word of the year "tells us about something once confined largely to the Muslim community that is now surfacing throughout the broader Australian community".
The dictionary's editor, Susan Butler, even said it was "the duty of lexicographers to, as much as is humanly possible, eat the food items that they put in the dictionary".
"How can you write the definition of HSP with enthusiasm if you have never sampled it? So today I ate my first HSP.
"I can understand why this dish has become the fast food item of the day. It is carbo-loaded, calorific sinfulness. Once started on it, you cannot stop."
Reflecting similar trends, the dictionary committee last week named "fake news" it's Word of the Year, saying it "captures an interesting evolution in the creation of deceptive content as a way of herding people in a specific direction".
The FTSE 100 index rose 30.46 points to 7,084.13 in early trade.
French Connection shares sank 10.9p to 42p after the retailer said half-year sales were now expected to be "materially lower than expected".
It said "challenging" trading conditions had "continued through the completion of the Easter period".
It added: "The financial performance for the year is now expected to be below the current market expectations."
French Connection, which has been shutting under-performing outlets, said it continued to "execute our store closure plan and we now expect to close seven stores during the current year".
In the FTSE 100, shares in mining companies helped to push the index higher following rises in commodity prices. BHP Billiton rose 1.5% while Anglo American was also up 1.5%.
BAE Systems rose 1.8% after the defence firm said it had started a review of its US-based IT and analysis support businesses, which could result in a sale.
HSBC rose 2% after it announced it was reviewing whether it should move its headquarters from the UK.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.37% against the dollar to $1.5113, but fell 0.23% against the euro to €1.3881.
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The side are coached by Chan Yuen-ting, who is the first woman to lead a men's team in a continental competition.
However, her side trailed after four minutes and were reduced to nine men before the break.
Yuen-ting was the first woman to lead a men's team to a title when her side won the Hong Kong top flight in 2016.
John Yuill and Lamara Bell were last seen in the company of friends on the south shore of Loch Earn in the early hours of Sunday.
The couple, aged 28 and 25, are believed to be together in a light blue Renault Clio, but have been out of contact with friends and family, which police said was "completely out of character".
Officers have appealed for information.
Mr Yuill is described as being about 6ft 1in (1.85m) tall, with short black hair. He was last seen wearing grey jogging trousers, a black zipped hooded top and white trainers.
Ms Bell is described as being 5ft 4in (1.64m) tall, with long purple hair and brown eyes. When last seen she was wearing a blue hooded top, a striped t-shirt, blue tracksuit bottoms and white and pink trainers.
Ch Insp Mandy Paterson said: "Both John and Lamara have not been seen since Sunday morning, which is believed to be completely out of character for both of them.
"We are eager to trace them both as soon as possible."
After a goalless 120 minutes, top scorer Danny Kedwell netted the winning kick after Dons keeper Seb Brown saved from Alex Lawless and Jason Walker.
Kedwell had an early strike chalked out for offside in a frenetic game.
Walker saw a header hit the post late in normal time, while Dons' Kaid Mohamed also struck the woodwork.
But ultimately who won the Blue Square Bet Premier play-off final boiled down to a test of nerves, with the Dons, who had finished second in the league table, six points ahead of the Hatters, coming out on top.
AFC Wimbledon grabbed the early initiative in the shoot-out as Brown dived to his right to save from Lawless, who was also on the losing York side in last season's Blue Square Premier play-off final.
Mark Tyler saved the Dons' third penalty from Mohamed to level it at 2-2, but Brown was the hero again moments later when he got a hand to Walker's chipped spot-kick.
With Ismail Yakubu and Jake Howells then on target for either side it was left to Kedwell to smash his penalty past Tyler and kick off a blue and yellow party.
AFC Wimbledon, only formed in 2002 when Wimbledon FC were relocated to Milton Keynes, received a pre-match boost with Gareth Gwillim shaking off a hip injury in time to take his place in the starting line-up, while Luton striker Danny Crow was fit enough to take his place on the bench after a knee injury.
There was little to choose between the sides in a frenetic start in which both went close from corners before Wimbledon thought they had broken the deadlock.
Mohamed cut in from the left and hit a low shot which Tyler palmed into the path of Kedwell, who fired into the net only to have his celebration cut short by a raised offside flag.
Brown was called into serious action for the first time with a smart reaction save when Howells' shot took a nick off Walker standing in front of him.
His next stop was more impressive, though, as he acrobatically tipped away Claude Gnakpa's drive after the tricky Luton wideman had cut in from the left.
And it was Gnakpa who then missed the clearest chance of the half in the 34th minute when he put a free header over the bar from 10 yards after rising to meet Robbie Willmott's free-kick.
The second half began like the first, at a high tempo, but both sides struggled to carve out openings as they cancelled each other out.
But the game came to life in an action-packed last 10 minutes as both sides went close to a winner.
Impressive Dons substitute James Mulley tried his luck first, curling in a right footed effort which Tyler turned behind for a corner.
Mulley then won a corner off Dan Gleeson, but when Sam Hatton delivered to the far post Yakubu could only volley wide.
Steven Gregory saw his low long-range drive fly the wrong side of the post as the Dons went close again.
But blue and yellow hearts were in mouths when Walker went down under a challenge from Brown but referee James Adcock ruled no penalty.
Matthew Barnes-Homer and Howells were unable to turn the loose ball home, but Luton thought they had found an 89th-minute winner when Walker met Howells' pinpoint cross, only to see his header hit the inside of the post and bounce into the grateful arms of Brown.
Kedwell then had a chance to win it with the last kick of normal time, but he dwelt on the ball too long and allowed Ed Asafu-Adaye time to slide in and block his effort.
With the exception of one Lawless 25-yard piledriver that Brown watched fly narrowly wide, the first period of extra time failed to live up to the promise of those closing stages as the contest again descended into stalemate.
But the Dons had a glorious chance in the second minute of the second period of extra time when Rashid Yussuff powered forward and fed Mulley, who should have done better than hit his shot straight at Tyler.
Walker flashed a header wide from Gleeson's right-wing cross as Luton hit back, before, at the other end, Mohamed was left holding his head in frustration after stabbing Luke Moore's pull back against the outside of the post.
But it was the Dons who finished the stronger as Moore poked Kedwell's low cross wide under pressure from George Pilkington, Luton's Gleeson sliced uncomfortably wide of his own goal and the unmarked Yakubu headed Sam Hatton's cross wide with the goal at his mercy to send the contest to penalties.
AFC Wimbledon: Seb Brown, Hatton, Stuart, Johnson, Gwillim (Yakubu 61), Gregory (Minshull 94), Wellard (Mulley 67), Yussuff, Kedwell, Mohamed, Luke Moore.Subs Not Used: Turner, Jolley.
Booked: Johnson, Luke Moore, Minshull.
Luton: Tyler, Gleeson, George Pilkington, Kroca, Asafu-Adjaye, Willmott (Barnes-Homer 61), Keane, Lawless, Howells, Gnakpa (Newton 95), Jason Walker.Subs Not Used: Kevin Pilkington, Graham, Crow.
Booked: Keane, Lawless.
Att: 18,195
Ref: James Adcock (Nottinghamshire).
Beavers could one day return to the Cairngorms where they are thought to have been hunted to extinction in the 16th or 17th centuries.
The Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) said exploring the idea further depends on the results of a trial reintroduction at Knapdale in Argyll.
But beavers are just one animal on a list of 22 creatures assessed for potential reintroduction, or targeted conservation efforts, to Britain's largest national park.
Wildlife on the list were either were wiped out because of over-hunting or persecution, or are now rarely seen because of habitat loss.
They include rare birds such as nightjar and crested tit, but also brown bears, elk, reindeer and even an animal that is globally extinct.
Aurochs, ancient giant European wild cattle, died out almost 400 years ago.
It features on the list to highlight the role free-roaming cattle can play in ecosystems.
In his report published in February on the potential restoration of the 22 species, CNPA's ecological advisor Dr David Hetherington noted the use of cattle at Belgian, Danish and Dutch nature reserves.
Highland cattle also graze woodland managed by Forestry Commission Scotland.
The scientist also looked at the pros and cons of bears, wolves and lynx.
He described them as "highly charismatic species" with the potential to draw tourists.
However, Dr Hetherington concluded that reintroducing bears and wolves was unlikely because of the concerns they would raise about public safety and attacks on livestock.
Lynx were seen as a less of a threat.
On the big cats, the ecologist said: "Of the three species, wolves and bears are often perceived as dangerous and do have the potential to harm humans, although the risk is small.
"In regions of Europe where all three species occur, the lynx is seen as the least damaging to livestock interests and is generally not perceived as a threat to human safety.
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"Indeed unprovoked attacks on humans have not been recorded while predation on livestock has been shown to be controllable."
Dr Hetherington suggests that the Cairngorms may have been the last stronghold of Scotland's native lynx.
They could have survived in the mountainous area's forests, one of the last places in Scotland to suffer deforestation, into the late Middle Ages.
But for now the beaver is the mammal with the greatest potential of returning to former haunts in the Cairngorms.
Baker was riding Boomerang Bob on the frozen lake track when the horse was brought down and fatally injured.
Baker was taken to hospital and the remainder of the meeting was abandoned.
"George has woken up, and with the hospital releasing the news I can only imagine they are pleased with his progress," said his agent Guy Jewell.
"He's already had a CT scan and that has come back clear.
"They will obviously need to check that everything is working properly and his wife is on her way out there."
Racing has taken place for decades on the frozen lake at St Moritz, with horses fitted with special shoes to cope with the wintry conditions.
Race organiser White Turf said a crack was found in the ice when the track was checked after Baker's fall.
It added: "This meant that water had come up to undermine the racetrack."
Oxfordshire-based Baker, who is 6ft tall, won the world's oldest classic, the St Leger, last September on Harbour Law.
His fellow jockey Christophe Soumillon, who was also riding at St Moritz, told French news agency Equidia: "Turning into the straight, the snow was only up to the horses' shoes.
"You could see by the prints afterwards that there was water between the ice and the snow."
Female EJ and male Odin are the most successful breeding pair at RSPB Scotland's Loch Garten site near Grantown on Spey.
Over previous seasons 17 of their chicks have fledged.
EJ, who is 20-years-old this year, has been visiting the loch for 15 years and has reared 25 chicks over that time with Odin and other males.
Ospreys migrate from west Africa to Scotland to breed and can be seen hunting for fish from rivers and lochs.
The 9,000-strong RBS Shareholders Action Group has confirmed that it has accepted 82p a share.
It is almost double the original offer made by RBS.
The case will now go back to the High Court on Thursday where Mr Justice Hildyard will hear if it will proceed.
The RBS Shareholders Action Group sent a letter to its members over the weekend recommending the offer - which is less than the 92p a share compensation some investors had hoped to secure.
It is also below the 200p-230p that investors paid to buy shares in the rights issue nine years ago.
"Having carefully considered the merits of the current offer... we have decided to accept the offer of 82 pence per share on behalf of our membership," the action group said in a letter dated 27 May that was published on Monday."
It added: "This is a decision which is fully supported by our legal advisers."
The settlement is worth about £200m in total.
The case had been due to start on Monday, 22 May, and had been scheduled to last for 14 weeks.
However, it was adjourned and the parties began discussions over reaching a settlement.
The dispute centres on RBS's decision, during the financial crisis, to ask shareholders for billions of pounds worth of funds after it bought Dutch rival ABN Amro.
Shortly afterwards, the government was forced to prop up the bank with £45bn of taxpayers' money to save it from collapse. The state still owns a 72% stake in RBS.
The bank and former directors deny any wrongdoing.
The bank has already settled the majority of claims over the issue, but has not admitted liability.
The Heritage Journal said restrictions should be made after the monument was vandalised during the winter solstice.
But King Arthur Pendragon said: "It is a living, working temple; you can't wrap it up in cotton wool and say you can no longer go there."
He also rejected the group's claim that vandalism was a recurring problem.
In December, some 1,500 revellers gathered at the ancient landmark to watch the sunrise and mark the winter solstice.
The damage caused included graffiti and chewing gum left on the stones.
King Arthur Pendragon said: "I think it's a sledgehammer to crack a nut, really.
"Obviously we are against the vandalism, but we are also against what we see as organised vandalism like digging up bodies and taking them away.
"That's as much a desecration of our temple as people putting graffiti on the stones."
In 2008, the cremated remains of more than 40 bodies were removed from the site and some were put in display at the new £27m visitor centre.
The druid led a campaign against the exhumation and the bones being displayed.
He added: "It's elitism, they believe that it is a very special place, we believe it is a very special place - but we believe it's a very special place to worship and to honour what it was built for, which was the longest and shortest day.
"They want to wrap it up in cotton wool, keep everybody away from it and make money out of it."
English Heritage has previously said damage to Stonehenge is "not characteristic of solstice celebrations".
The Dow Jones snapped a seven-day downward trend and closed up by 1.4%, sending a positive cue across Asia.
Japan picked up on the trend and the Nikkei 225 index rose by 0.5% to 20,917.33 points.
The country's blue chips like Toyota, Canon, Mitsubishi and Toshiba all traded in positive territory with Sony leading the pack, up by almost 2%.
In Australia, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 rose by 0.3% to 5,524.20 points.
Bucking the trend were shares by Cochlear, dropping by more than 12% in early trade.
The maker of hearing aids and equipment posted its full year results in the morning and while profits were up, they missed expectations, leaving investors disappointed.
In South Korea, the Kospi index saw the region's strongest gains, up by 0.8% to 2,019.25 points.
Lotte Shopping saw its shares up by almost 4% after they had dropped to six-year low the previous day on weak second quarter earnings.
The UK doctors told the Lancet Oncology there was now enough proof the hard-and-fast treatment worked just as well and did not cause more side-effects.
For a patient, the new regime would mean 17 fewer trips to hospital.
Nationally, it would free more than 150,000 visits, saving the NHS tens of millions of pounds each year.
Prostate cancer makes up more than a quarter of the workload of UK radiotherapy departments, and many cancer centres are already making savings by following the new regime
Prof David Dearnaley and his team, from the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, say others should do the same.
They estimate about 10,000 men a year could benefit from the new treatment regime.
The treatment is given over four weeks instead of seven and a half, and uses higher doses of radiation to zap the prostate gland and kill the cancer.
Studies in thousands of men suggest giving 20 high doses for a month is as effective as giving 37 standard doses over two months.
Prof Dearnaley said: "There are no losers with this. Everybody wins - the NHS and patients."
The work was part-funded by the Department of Health and Cancer Research UK.
Prof Arnie Purushotham, of Cancer Research UK, said: "It is clear that this is safe and effective, so it is now up to the NHS to ensure all men who are suitable are offered this treatment immediately."
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Dyke, 67, told the BBC he wanted to invest £250m in new training facilities and improve English coaching standards.
However, his plan to add Premier League B teams into the Football League is in doubt after a report said the reaction from clubs was "not favourable".
"If you go to Germany or Holland we are miles behind in terms of facilities and the number of coaches," said Dyke.
"It is clear we have a real problem with pitches. Local authorities' budgets are being squeezed and most of the pitches are owned by them," added Dyke, speaking as the FA Commission issued its second report after a year-long look at improving English football.
"The maintenance of these pitches is not as good as it used to be and over the last two years there have been swathes of games called off, so it's a real issue.
"There's a degree of crisis in what's happening in grassroots football. Facilities are being lost and local authorities have come to us and said 'what can we do about it?'"
Dyke, who has set the England national team the target of winning the World Cup in 2022, wants to create football "hubs" in 30 cities by 2020 and increase the number of top-quality 3G artificial grass pitches in urban areas by 130% to more than 500.
A pilot scheme was unveiled in Sheffield on Friday and will be followed by similar schemes in Birmingham and Liverpool.
It is likely to cost about £50m a year to reach the required target by 2020 - but Dyke is confident the scheme will find plenty of backers, including the Premier League, local government and private companies.
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"We will put some money in, and we hope government will put some in and local authorities will as well," added Dyke.
"The Premier League already puts money into football facilities, but we hope that will increase as the years go on. We're building 25 of these pitches a year but we need at least 100 a year."
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said: "We were consulted by the FA chairman's England Commission as part of its research into the provision of grassroots facilities and coaching, and welcome proposals to enhance both areas.
"Getting this right is imperative to the good health of the game at all levels - players like Raheem Sterling and Calum Chambers have to start off somewhere.
"The Premier League and our clubs will keep playing our part to help ensure the provision of top-quality facilities and coaching is delivered where it is needed most and will have greatest impact."
Sports minister Helen Grant added: "I welcome the FA's plans to strengthen the game at the grassroots through improved facilities and coaching.
"I'm keen to see what more we can do to help further improve the nation's facility stock, putting 3G pitches in places that need them most, and I am continuing discussions with the football authorities."
Last year, Dyke set up a commission, which included England manager Roy Hodgson, former national boss Glenn Hoddle and ex-internationals Rio Ferdinand and Danny Mills, to assess the future of the sport in the country.
The commission's first report was published in May and included a suggestion that Premier League teams would field B teams in a newly-formed fifth tier of English football.
However, those plans have not received the support Dyke wanted.
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"We knew when we introduced 'B-team' proposals it would be controversial," he said.
"We thought there was only a chance of it happening. We just want the elite kids at the big clubs getting better competition than they're getting and that's what they want."
Nevertheless, Dyke still hopes the idea may be embraced in cup competitions and that the proposal had not been "kicked into the long grass".
He added: "If you look at the Germany team that won the World Cup, every single one of those players played in B-teams. There are still discussions going on.
"In the end we can't force the clubs or the leagues to do it, but the problem is still there. Everyone recognises a problem, but no-one wants to solve it."
Dyke's commission also wants to set and deliver a target to significantly increase, above the levels of the game's Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination Plan, the number of qualified coaches from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and others currently under-represented, including female coaches.
He said: "The law allows you to discriminate in favour of particular backgrounds if they are under-represented and clearly in coaching they are under-represented.
"We have set some targets for people from these backgrounds and let's see how we are going to achieve that. It's the only way we will change. It doesn't mean we will definitely get them jobs - that's a different matter - but what we have to do is get people through the pipelines.
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The scam involves transferring stolen money through children's bank accounts to hide it from the authorities.
According to The Times, the Met Police wrote to parents warning that pupils were being approached outside school gates and on social media.
Det Ch Insp Gary Miles said the Met wanted to "make parents aware so they can discuss this with their children".
In a statement, he added: "Children are getting accounts at a younger and younger age - 13-year-olds now have access to money that they didn't have before."
According to fraud prevention service Cifas, the number of so-called "misuse of facility" frauds involving people under 21 has almost doubled in the last year.
It said there were 4,222 cases in the first half of 2017, compared to 2,143 in the same period last year.
Cifas has previously reported that young people are increasingly tempted by fraudsters who offer a small cash fee in return for transferring money through their bank accounts.
Allowing a bank account to be used in this way carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison and could affect credit ratings, police said.
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Ten-goal striker Brunt, 22 damaged cruciate knee ligaments.
On-loan Hibernian defender Forster, 22, broke his jaw after colliding with advertising hoardings at The Hive.
"It's two players that we will miss here for the rest of the season it looks like," manager Derek Adams said.
"From my point of view it's hugely disappointing, and the 17 minutes of injury time tells you how serious the injures were," he told BBC Radio Devon.
Forster has played five times for Argyle since making a loan-move to Home Park in January.
"He slid off the end of the pitch and hit the barrier full-on at high speed, it was a really sickening injury," said Adams of Forster, who was taken to hospital after the incident.
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Anne Hart told The Daily Mail he had been diagnosed in March 2015 after he "started to feel unwell and found it hard to breathe and to lie down" around Christmas 2014.
She told the newspaper only family and close friends knew of his illness.
"He was not in pain, and up to the last 48 hours, he was fully conscious and aware of everything." she said.
On Tuesday, Corbett went into a coma after his oxygen levels dropped and he was taken to Shirley Oaks Hospital in Croydon where he died on Thursday morning at the age of 85.
"Throughout his whole illness, he never once grumbled or complained. No one could have been more courageous," she told the newspaper.
Only close friends were told about Corbett's illness - Jimmy Tarbuck was one of them.
"Yes I did know he wasn't very well and I knew exactly what he had," he told Good Morning Britain.
"He said I love you but I don't want you see me like this. But I would speak to him on the phone."
More tributes have been paid to the entertainer overnight from across the entertainment world.
Glam rock singer Alice Cooper issued a statement about the loss of Corbett.
"Even Americans know who Ronnie Corbett is. I was fortunate to do a few talk shows with him over the years.
"I became his 'flatmate' in a commercial, and even played golf with him. The Two Ronnies are reunited in a better place. Heaven is better than London, isn't it?"
Singer Robbie Williams tweeted a photo of his tattoo of two pairs of glasses inspired by the Two Ronnies.
"You inspired me at a very young age. THANK YOU. You'll always be with me," he tweeted.
Warwick Davis also paid tribute.
Stephen Merchant, who worked with Corbett on Extras with Ricky Gervais, also posted a photo joking about his diminutive stature.
Eddie Izzard tweeted: "Very sorry to hear Ronnie Corbett has gone. I feel privileged to have met him and his comedy speaks for itself."
While Rory Bremner tweeted: "Just heard sad news about Ronnie Corbett. The smallest giant of British Comedy, with the best timing of all. A sweet, lovely man too."
Lionel Blair was a friend who had worked with Corbett earlier in his career and, more recently, in a sketch show written by David Walliams.
He told BBC Breakfast, Corbett was the perfect person to work alongside.
"He was so precise, everything he did was absolutely spot on and that wonderful Edinburgh London accent that he had - it was just genius.
"And though he was small he was a giant in showbusiness and will be sorely missed.
"He was always a consummate professional - everything he did - if he was the feed he'd do it perfectly so the comic got the laugh
"He wasn't jealous of anybody he would do his bit and they would do their bit and it would come together magically."
The Alzheimer's Society said it was "disgraceful" that 25,000 people are living with the disease without it being clinically confirmed.
The diagnosis rate in Wales is behind both England and Northern Ireland.
Health Minister Mark Drakeford said: "All those who work in our health service will need to become more aware of the disease".
He wants health boards to work towards a diagnosis rate of at least 50% by 2016.
The diagnosis rates vary between Wales and other nations - and within Wales
The Welsh diagnosis rate is 42.8%, compared to 48% in England and 64.8% in Northern Ireland.
Within Wales it ranges from 37.9% in the Hywel Dda health board area up to nearly half in Cardiff and Vale.
In 2014, there were an estimated 43,477 people in Wales living with dementia - that number is expected to increase to more than 55,000 by 2021 as the population gets older.
Mr Drakeford said: "Our society will need to change to meet this demand, becoming more aware of the signs and symptoms of dementia."
Backing this up is a £1m plan, which includes:
An all-party parliamentary group on dementia in 2012 said it was "shocking" that fewer than half of people with dementia have a formal diagnosis and it called for better training to spot the signs.
But diagnosis can be complicated, with different causes. There is not a single accurate test, while public understanding is poor.
Sue Phelps, director of Alzheimer's Society in Wales said it was committed to working with others to help drive diagnosis rates up.
"Over 45,000 people in Wales face daily challenges whilst living with dementia," she said.
"It's disgraceful to think more than half of them have an added fight, to get a diagnosis. The fact that people are left struggling with uncertainty and no support is simply unacceptable."
The society is trying to gather people's experiences of being diagnosed because there is no published evidence about why diagnosis rates in Wales are so low.
The 29-year-old, who has won 11 caps for his country, joined the Baggies in 2014 from Hannover 96 but played just 21 times for the Premier League club.
Pocognoli will provide cover after Liam Rosenior suffered an ankle injury.
"Sebastien has a vast amount of experience having played in some of the top divisions in Europe," said Brighton manager Chris Hughton.
"He is the type of quality player we want to add to the squad, and we are looking forward to working with him."
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Indeed at the weekend, in perhaps the most forceful and curious outburst yet, a former Safa boss, Molefi Oliphant, said he had felt "betrayed" by the current Safa president, Danny Jordaan.
On the face of it, the alleged betrayal seemed rather petty.
It related to the sequence in which a string of letters regarding South Africa's generous $10m (£6.5m) payment to support diaspora football in the Caribbean, were leaked to the media.
Mr Oliphant said he was "angry, shocked, and disappointed... and felt betrayed" that Mr Jordaan had failed to disclose that he had written a letter to Fifa about the donation before Mr Oliphant had done so.
Assuming that South Africa's behaviour has been entirely above reproach, it is not immediately obvious to me why it should matter so very much who wrote to whom first about the diaspora funding.
When I called Mr Oliphant for an explanation, he promised to answer only after "new developments" which he expected in the coming week.
The leaked correspondence - and no-one has yet claimed the letters are fake - makes it clear that South African officials, from former President Thabo Mbeki, to various ministers and football executives, were all involved in discussions with Fifa in Switzerland about the handling of the $10m.
Significantly, Fifa's secretary general, Jerome Valcke, is either the recipient or the author of four messages - a fact that might appear to sit awkwardly beside the world football governing body's recent insistence that "neither the secretary general Jerome Valcke nor any other members of Fifa's senior management were involved in the initiation, approval and implementation of the ($10m payment)."
Fifa has since explained that Mr Valcke, and indeed Fifa chief Sepp Blatter, were indeed aware of the transfer, but not involved in its "initiation".
Meanwhile, one South African source at the heart of the allegations, who continues strenuously to protest his innocence, conceded to me that "this could be the beginning of the end for Fifa. And maybe that's a good thing".
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Another source, who played a significant role in the 2010 World Cup itself, told me he was not surprised by the allegations against South Africa, saying he found the local organising committee to be "very secretive... and the way they spent money is amazing.
"[The FBI allegations are] confirmation of the suspicions all of us had."
But he felt sure that Mr Mbeki would have been kept in the dark about any bribe and genuinely believed the $10m was going to the diaspora.
For now South Africa appears to retain its strongest card in this crisis - deniability.
Whatever former Fifa official Jack Warner, who denies any wrongdoing, and his colleagues in Trinidad did with the money, there is ample evidence - the leaked letters included - to show that South African officials appeared to believe they were making a legitimate donation.
The Foreign Office has advised against all but essential travel to the west African country and holiday companies are in the process of getting tourists back home.
Travel agents are busy cancelling bookings and finding alternative destinations for people expecting to go on a break.
But what other popular destinations are regarded as risky by the British government and where else are travellers turning to?
Terror attacks have had a big effect on destination choices for UK holidaymakers.
Tunisia used to see 440,000 people a year choose the country as their holiday destination, boasting sandy beaches and relatively short flights for sunshine all-year round.
But after a gunman opened fire on a beach and hotel in the resort near Sousse in June 2015, killing 38 people - 30 of whom were Britons - the situation changed dramatically.
The Foreign Office is still advising against all travel to a number of its borders, and against all but essential travel to the rest of that country.
Flights are also harder to come by, with no access from the UK to Monastir or Enfidah airports.
Egypt is another country in north Africa to have suffered from attacks.
The Foreign Office is advising against all travel to North Sinai and all but essential travel to South Sinai, as well as the area west of the Nile Valley and Nile Delta regions.
Egypt's highly popular tourist hotspot Sharm el Sheikh is not covered by the warning.
But after a flight from the local airport to St Petersburg crashed in October 2015 - which Russian authorities believe was caused by an explosive device on board - the UK government has warned against flying there, making the resort difficult to get to.
Turkey saw UK bookings drop by 30% last year, according to market research from GSK.
Although the Foreign Office is only advising against all but essential travel in a small number of areas on the Syrian and Iraqi border, it has said there is a "high threat" from terrorism, including in Istanbul and Ankara.
It said attacks are most likely to target the Turkish state, civilians and demonstrations. But after 39 people - two-thirds of whom were foreign - were killed in a shooting at a nightclub on New Year's Day, tourists are clearly being targeted too.
Countries closer to UK shores are also being affected.
France has seen a fall in bookings of 15%, according to GFK, with high profile terror attacks in Nice and Paris seeing travellers look elsewhere.
The Foreign Office has not warned against going to France, but advises that there is a "high threat" from terrorism and that the French government has extended its national state of emergency until July.
The same approach has been taken with regard to visits to Germany after attacks in Berlin and Munich, with visitors urged to be vigilant and follow the instructions of local authorities.
Travel advice has been updated for The Gambia because of the political situation there.
Gambian president Yahya Jammeh was due to hand over power to the winner of the country's December elections, Adama Barrow, by the end of Wednesday.
But he has claimed there was "extraordinary" foreign interference in his country's affairs and has refused to step down by the deadline.
West African military forces are stationed at the border and ready to enforce a transfer of power.
Mr Barrow has said he would take part in an inauguration ceremony on Thursday at the Gambian embassy in Senegal.
As a result, the Foreign Office said there was "ongoing political uncertainty and potential military intervention" in the country.
Tour operators have been putting on extra flights to bring thousands of tourists home from the holiday destination that is popular with Europeans.
Faced with these various warnings and advisories, many Britons are looking to more traditional destinations to get their holiday fix.
Spain has been a big winner, with GSK figures showing a 26% rise in 2016, building on increases over the past two years.
Ocean cruise bookings are also up 38%, alongside bookings to Greece (up 25%), Cyprus bookings (up 28%), and Portugal (up 25%).
David Hope, business group director at GFK, said: "With the continued uncertainty for travel destinations due to terrorism and political unrest, one thing seems certain, the UK holidaymakers are continuing to favour the traditional Mediterranean destinations.
"Based on Winter 2016/17 bookings, the Canaries are doing particularly well as an alternative affordable winter sun destination, seeing its market share rise two points to 33%. Mainland Spain, Portugal and Cyprus are also performing well, especially around the shoulder months [the months adjacent to summer] of November and April."
For those with a little extra cash to spend, long-haul destinations are also seeing a rise in bookings - with the Caribbean, Cape Verde and Mexico tipped to be popular.
A spokeswoman from travel association ABTA said: "Early bookings are looking very strong, which may be a reaction to people's experience last summer when there was exceptionally strong demand for the western Mediterranean and people struggled to secure their preferred resort or destination.
"Travel companies are used to managing shifts in consumer demand and trends for different destinations. They have increased capacity in the western Mediterranean and in certain long-haul destinations, such as the Caribbean and Dubai, to meet demand."
More people are taking their breaks at home as well, even if it means forgoing the guarantee of sunshine.
New figures from VisitEngland released this month showed that Britons took almost 15 million holidays at home in the first five months of 2015 - the highest number since 2011.
Britons spent £45.3bn on domestic day trips in the first 11 months of 2016, setting a new record for the organisation's survey.
"The UK's tourism industry has the opportunity to benefit from the weakened pound with more Brits holidaying at home with the certainty of budgeting for a UK holiday," said a VisitEngland spokeswoman.
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Millions of people died in the fighting and it was called the war to end all wars because it was so destructive.
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Holly discovers something about her relative who fought in the Battle of the Somme.
At least one of the attacks is reported to have involved a US drone which destroyed a car parked near the target house in Azzan, in Shabwa province.
Several hundred militants are believed to have fled to the town after the nearby strongholds of Jaar and Zinjibar were recaptured by the army on Tuesday.
There were reports that as many as 30 may have been killed in the attacks.
One resident in Azzan said the explosions had been so strong that they had shaken the entire town.
According to one official quoted by Agence France Presse, there were fierce clashes between troops and militants in another town in the region, Shuqra, where some of the fighters had fled.
"Al-Qaeda is still resisting and there are battles in and around the city," the official said.
Several towns in the the southern province of Abyan have been under the control of Ansar al-Sharia - an offshoot of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula - for more than a year.
During 2011, the country was also the scene of numerous anti-government protests and separatist unrest and, in May 2012, the Yemeni army, backed by the US, began an offensive to retake the towns.
Yemen is the Arab world's most impoverished country, and has the most serious water scarcity problems in the world.
In 2011, anti-government protests led to the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, with power handed to former Vice-President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
While the protests may have died down, militant action in the country has carried on, becoming a key focus for Mr Hadi's government.
For managers, just about the only time they communicate directly to supporters is through their media conferences before games, and the TV interviews they do afterwards.
With Rodgers, it was always the same message being delivered and the fans stopping believing it.
When he was interviewed after matches, whatever the performance, he always seemed to say something along the lines of: "The players were great, they gave me everything and I couldn't ask for anymore."
Well I'm sorry, but Liverpool supporters, especially the older ones, have seen great players, great managers and great teams and you cannot pull the wool over their eyes.
They know when they have got a good player, they know when they have got a good manager and they know when they have got a good team.
Liverpool fans want to see a team that is improving and having a real go at winning trophies, but if they see them play poorly they want a manager who will come out and say that.
I have no axe to grind with Rodgers and I do not think he should have been sacked.
My biggest problem with him was that, whatever happened to the team, good or bad, his reaction was always a little bit about him.
He was in charge for more than three years and the Anfield crowd was extremely patient with him.
But in his last few games they mostly sat there in silence and, in September's defeat by West Ham, a lot of them left very early.
In those situations, a lot of people might have booed but that would have been easy. Upping sticks and walking out was probably the biggest thumbs down to Rodgers that the fans could give.
All his players liked him and they definitely played for him - you could see that from their performance in his final game in charge against Everton on Sunday - but that on its own was not enough to save his job.
I think Rodgers' man-management skills are very good but he had to deal with more than just the people inside the club.
Once everyone started questioning every single decision he made, which happened on social media and with the wall-to-wall media coverage you get at a club of Liverpool's size, he never really recovered.
The bar is high for Liverpool, that is just the way it is. There is an expectation that they should be in the top four every season and maybe that is wrong.
But it was Rodgers' target for this season and they were no closer to managing it this time. They actually look as far away now as they have done for a long time.
He had one really good season when they nearly won the title but that was predominantly because Luis Suarez was absolutely world class and he also had Steven Gerrard and Daniel Sturridge firing.
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Rodgers deserves a lot of credit too, of course, because he was in charge, but since then his results have gradually gone downhill, and he has made a lot of mistakes along the way.
One of them was not offering Gerrard a deal that would have made him stay. Another was signing Mario Balotelli, when he knew what he was getting into.
His overall record in the transfer market is another reason he has lost his job.
He spent more than £300m, and too many have not made the grade.
Just as you cannot blame Rodgers solely for that, it is not just down to Liverpool's transfer committee either, because he is part of that too.
The Liverpool team he leaves behind does not have a player who can shape the way they play. Gerrard did that, and Suarez too, but right now they are a little bit toothless and too easy to play against.
Liverpool need a manager who is big enough to handle the pressure, without thinking he is bigger than the club.
Whoever it is will have to buy into the mindset of the American owners - they want success, but their model is to try to get that by signing younger players they can train up and, sometimes, sell on.
Jurgen Klopp is the favourite to get the job and he would fit the bill.
At Borussia Dortmund he built a team that were in your face, with good players that he was making better but he also knew he would have to sell one or even two every year.
As well as Frank de Boer and Diego Simeone, Carlo Ancelotti is a frontrunner too. People might question whether he would come to a club in Liverpool's current position but he would know all about their history.
That is part of the reason it is such a big job, because the club's glorious past brings expectation for the future.
And being a modern manager means managing up, as well as down. Two-thirds of the club's owners do not see many games, they just go off results. They are also building a new stand, and they will want to see that filled.
On top of that, the club is not in the Champions League and they need to get back in it, and it is 25 years since they won the title.
The new manager will have to deal with all of that and, dare I say, also deal with all the people like me who used to play for the club and are there to haunt him on a daily basis.
I say that almost tongue-in-cheek but it is the reality of the situation with so many former Anfield players working in the media.
All of the above is not going to put anyone off, but it is all part and parcel of being manager of Liverpool.
Mark Lawrenson was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan
The incident was filmed by a camera on the car's dashboard at about 10:30 BST on 19 June on Morning Lane, while it was parked in supermarket car park.
In the film, a man manoeuvres a pram before appearing to take keys from his pocket and scrape them down the passenger side of the vehicle.
Damage caused to the Aston Martin V8 Vantage was estimated at £9,000.
The man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and taken to a north London police station for questioning, the Met said.
Micheal Smee, 39, of Aylward Drive, Stevenage, was convicted of the charge after a trial at Cambridge Crown Court.
He pleaded guilty to five further counts of sexual activity with a child between January 2013 and April 2016.
Smee was told he must serve at least 10 years in jail before being considered for parole and will be on the sex offenders register for life.
A restraining order was also put in place banning him from contacting his victim or family members.
Det Con Zoe Maddison from Hertfordshire Constabulary said: "Smee abused his position of trust as a teacher and football coach to groom his young victim over a significant period of time.
"The victim's family trusted Smee and they have been left devastated by what has happened.
"I hope that, following Smee's conviction and his substantial prison sentence, his victim is now, with support, able to rebuild his life and move forward."
A passenger alerted American Airlines cabin crew when his smartphone identified the network as one available nearby and police were notified.
After an investigation lasting several hours, police at the airport said no crime had been committed.
The flight from LA to London on Sunday was eventually rescheduled for Monday.
Many broadband subscribers re-name their home wi-fi network to personalise it.
When a device comes within range of the network, its name will appear on a list of potentially available wi-fi connections.
While some use their family name or the name of their house, others take a more satirical approach.
"It can be a kooky way of saying you support a local football team or you want to bait your neighbour who supports the opposing team," said Stuart Miles of tech review site Pocket Lint.
"Some people use it as advertising. It's an unwritten code of spreading a message that you're allowed to do - but obviously sometimes it's funny and sometimes it's not."
In a discussion about favourite wi-fi names on community site Reddit, users admitted to using titles like "FBI Surveillance Van", "ISIS HQ" and names that sounded like computer viruses to alarm passers-by.
The acronym LAN (Local Area Network) - the name given to a network linking a small group of computers in a home or business hub - has also been the subject of puns.
'Get off my LAN', 'the promised LAN' and 'WuTangLAN', a homage to US rappers Wu-Tang Clan, are popular choices.
The latest public opinion polls suggest support has dropped to less than 30%.
This week he is facing a tough grilling in both houses of parliament over claims he exploited his political power to help a long-time friend.
While Mr Abe insists he is innocent, the persistent allegations could threaten his political future.
The Japanese prime minister has weathered many a crisis in his career.
After a short-lived first stint as prime minister, he came to power in 2012 with sweeping promises to lift the economy out of years of stagnation.
He was until recently widely expected to run for - and win - a third term in 2018, which would make him the longest serving Japanese leader in the post-war era.
The sharp drop in approval ratings is attributed to string of recent scandals and the way that Mr Abe has handled them.
The current allegations that have led to the parliamentary grilling centre around accusations of personal favouritism.
Mr Abe, his critics say, used his position of power to help a personal friend win approval for a private veterinary school.
The case is largely based on allegations by a former official in the education ministry who claims that the approval was influenced by pressure from aides to the prime minister.
The approval appears to contradict a consensus that no new such schools are needed. For more than five decades not a single new one had been approved.
It is not the first time the Japanese prime minister has faced this kind of claim.
In March, a privately run primary school was found to have bought public land at a suspiciously low price.
The school was also under fire for its ultra patriotic curriculum, contradicting Japan's conscious post-war move away from nationalism.
The link to Mr Abe came via his wife who was listed as "honorary principal" of the school. Later, the head of the school testified that Mrs Abe gave a large donation to the school, allegedly in her husband's name.
The scandal gripped the nation and set Mr Abe's approval ratings on a downward path, despite his denial of wrongdoing.
Some of his policies are also ruffling feathers.
When in 2015 the Japanese government pushed through a shift in defence policy, approval ratings for Mr Abe took a hit, dropping to as low as 37%.
The reforms allowed for troops to fight overseas for the first time since World War Two and, to many Japanese, were a breach of the pacifist provisions in the constitution.
Mr Abe's declared intention to revise the constitution by 2020 so that it includes a paragraph formally legitimising the military is also proving very controversial.
Earlier this year, additionally, a new anti-terror law was pushed through, despite strong political and public opposition over concerns it harmed civil liberties.
These resentments against Mr Abe are currently resurfacing in a scandal around his Defence Minister Tomomi Inada.
Considered an Abe protégé, she is accused of involvement in a cover-up of documents about a sensitive peacekeeping operation involving Japanese soldiers in South Sudan.
Both Mrs Inada and the government deny claims logs showing a worsening security situation were concealed. But to critics the row is another example of a lack of government accountability to its citizens.
As had been widely expected, Monday's hearing in the lower house of parliament saw Mr Abe deny all allegations of favouritism.
He said he never instructed officials to give preferential treatment to his friend, and insisted the latter never sought such favours.
Mr Abe is due to face the upper house on Tuesday where he is expected to deliver the same defence.
But with the prime minister's personal approval ratings plunging, he is being blamed for his party's defeats in recent local elections in Tokyo and Sendai.
Earlier this month, a leading conservative newspaper, the Yomiuri, said the government would not win back public trust "unless it overhauls its arrogant nature".
Japanese media are speculating whether the fallout might affect Mr Abe's chances at a third term.
The pressure on the embattled prime minister is so great that he has announced a major reshuffle of his cabinet this summer - and the changes he makes will be highly scrutinised.
The 26-year-old was Rovers' top scorer last season with 28 goals in all competitions, including two hat-tricks, as they won promotion to League One.
Of the first-team squad, 12 have signed new deals ahead of the 2016-17 season.
"I presume we will hear sooner rather than later. We've still not heard," Hamer told BBC Radio Bristol.
"The sands of time are running out for both him and us. We're getting close, wherever he's going to be.
"Hopefully he's with us but, if not, good luck to him and we wish him well for next season, wherever he is."
Speaking in May, Hamer said Rovers would have the chance to match any offers made by other clubs to Taylor, with the former Forest Green Rovers striker out of contract this summer.
According to the Chinese company's first quarter results, it has 340 million active monthly users, 30% up on the previous year.
About 154 million people use the site daily, 91% of whom access it via mobile.
By comparison, Twitter, which is blocked in China, has around 328 million active monthly users.
"Our relentless focus to build the best social media experience in China is reflected in Weibo's strong performance," Gaofei Wang, Weibo chief executive, said in a statement.
"Looking ahead, we continue to see strong momentum, as we further optimise Weibo to share, discover and consume information, especially for the mobile, social and video environment."
China has an estimated 731 million web users, more than 90% of whom can access the internet via a smartphone, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre.
Sina Weibo is the most popular of China's micro-blogging services, and it is the preferred platform for most mainland Chinese newspapers and TV stations, which have millions of followers.
Last year, seeing how popular live streaming video was becoming, Sina Weibo launched its own live streaming app, Yizhibo, nicknamed "Yi".
The success of mobile messenger WeChat (China's answer to WhatsApp) has challenged Sina Weibo in recent years, with increased smartphone ownership in the mainland influencing social media users to read news on their phones, instead of computer screens.
But Sina Weibo has remained competitive by making a number of strategic partnerships that have given host to an array of new functions, many of which go even beyond those of Twitter - which is blocked in China.
In 2014, e-commerce giant Alibaba, which owns a 31.4% stake of Weibo, helped boost the platform's e-commerce capabilities with the introduction of "Weibo Payment", enabling users to shop online using the service.
But with WeChat heavily investing in similar capabilities last year, Weibo made a perhaps daring move to introduce live streaming capabilities to its platform.
It had earlier shied away from replicating Twitter in doing this, given that the Chinese government is nervous about politically sensitive issues reaching widespread awareness.
Twitter is blocked in China, along with Facebook, Google, YouTube and many foreign news websites.
The number of people actively using Twitter has continued to rise by about 6% each month, but in April it revealed that its revenue from advertising had fallen by almost 8% in the space of a year.
Chief executive Jack Dorsey said the company "continued to face revenue headwinds", but that user numbers had increased in part because of measures to reduce abusive content.
It's a converted warehouse in east London, where the occupier, Jayna Cavendish, lives and teaches yoga.
I booked the workspace on the Spacehop website, which launched this month.
It targets the growing army of freelance workers, looking for cool, short-term, co-working spaces.
I'm paying £17.20 for the day. So is the young entrepreneur sitting further up the kitchen table.
"I don't want to work in a dead-end office block," says Jonathan Mitchell, of ethical fashion start-up BrothersWeStand. "I want an inspiring place, but I also need to keep costs down."
"The guest will be gone by the time the homeowner returns home," explains Spacehop co-founder Matthew Beatty, who has dropped in.
"You have the property to yourself in the evening."
In order to do this on the room rental site Airbnb, you would typically need to book two nights, because of the way check-in and check-out times work.
A qualified doctor from Northern Ireland, Mr Beatty has put his medical career on hold for a shot at internet stardom.
But he will need to move fast - there is a "space race" on.
Spacehop is one of a host of companies using internet technology to connect homeowners to business people, creating a network of "on demand" daytime workplaces.
It is the latest manifestation of the "sharing economy", which aims to make the most of our "idle assets" - our homes and cars that sit empty and unused for much of the day.
Airbnb spearheaded this movement, showing people they could rent spare rooms to holidaymakers, tapping into the $550bn (£380bn) global hotel market.
Now a new front has opened up, focused on the business community.
"The collaborative economy really inspires us here in France," explains Florian Delifer.
His start-up, OfficeRiders, founded in 2014, promises to make "your home, their office".
Last year it handled over 1,300 bookings, with monthly growth of 20%-30%, says Mr Delifer.
He got the idea visiting San Francisco in 2013 with friends - they struggled to find space to work with their laptops.
"We realised we were a growing sector of workers and didn't like the waste of space we saw around us," he recalls.
At the moment, nearly a third of OfficeRiders' bookings are made by "digital nomads" looking for co-working spaces, who pay around €10-15 (£7.50-11.30) per day.
Around half are made by companies looking for off-site meeting places, paying more for exclusive access.
But OfficeRiders sees most future expansion coming from the growth in "millennial" co-workers in their 20s and 30s.
US company Breather was one of the first companies to spot this demand for temporary business spaces.
Launched in 2013, it now has more than 100 locations in major cities in the US and Canada.
Its network of informal business lounges - mostly unused rooms in commercial buildings that have been jazzed up with yoga mats and flip-boards - are available by the hour to "high-income, well-connected professionals", the company says.
A PIN-code lock system manages access via an app and a cleaner visits after each booking.
Like all these companies, Breather is testing its business model with a view to global expansion.
Breather plans to come to London in 2016, where it will find that Spacehop is not its only rival. There is another company which has a one-year head start, though at the moment it caters to a different market.
Vrumi was founded by former hedge fund manager, Roddy Campbell, and partner William Sieghart.
Mr Campbell's eureka moment came when he broke his leg.
Quizzing his physiotherapist, he found it was more economical to rent out his drawing room for treatment, rather than travel to the surgery the physio rented.
Vrumi now has over 500 hosts and is taking "dozens of bookings" each month.
The majority of these are for the exclusive use of a space, at an average cost of £60 per day.
People using the service include therapists, masseurs, photographers and those looking to host small business meetings.
It's easy to see why someone would want to book Mr Campbell's impressive Notting Hill pad, but what about a normal suburban home?
Demand can be driven by geography, explains Mr Campbell. Clients like therapists or Reiki practitioners want one-off bookings close to clients, so a suburban sitting room could fit the bill perfectly.
The two main groups of people renting out rooms are "empty nesters" and young professionals in need of extra cash, explains Mr Campbell.
But how do you know these nomadic workers aren't going to damage your pad or even steal your stuff?
After all, there have been several high-profile cases of Airbnb properties being damaged. Airbnb originally offered a "host guarantee" worth up to $1m - effectively a promise to pay for any damage itself.
Then in 2015, it launched a host insurance policy underwritten by a bank, covering accidents, damage and third-party claims.
Most "air-biz-nb" firms say they are adopting a similar approach.
Spacehop has negotiated a policy that covers theft and damage of contents. Vrumi is finalising an opt-in insurance that covers building, contents and public liability, says Mr Campbell. The novelty of the business model meant it took time to negotiate a specialist policy, he says.
This is new territory, points out Mr Campbell. There are no apparent legal issues renting out a room for daytime business use this way, even if you rent the property rather than own it. Though unlike an Airbnb rental, he adds, you currently have to pay tax on all the income you generate. There is no "rent-a-room" relief.
Back in the yoga studio, I'm struck that homeowner Jayna Cavendish has chosen to stick around while her guests are working.
I chat to her by the nibbles she has thoughtfully laid out.
"It's better if you are here in person," she confides. "People respect the property more."
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In a new book, survivor Martin Fletcher claims former chairman Stafford Heginbotham netted millions of pounds from insurance payouts after fires at businesses he was associated with.
But Gerry Sutcliffe, deputy leader of Bradford City Council in 1985, said the Valley Parade fire was not deliberate.
He stood by earlier findings, he said.
Mr Fletcher, who lost three generations of his family in the blaze, claimed to have uncovered evidence Mr Heginbotham was in dire financial trouble at the time, and has called for a fresh inquiry.
He makes no direct allegation against the club's chairman in the book, which is being serialised in the Guardian, but does ask if any man could be as "unlucky" as Mr Heginbotham appeared to be.
Mr Fletcher, who was 12 at the time, lost his father, brother, uncle and grandfather in the fire.
He said the Popplewell inquiry, held three weeks afterwards, did not look at the finances of Mr Heginbotham, who died in 1995.
"I feel that such information should be made public and people should look at the facts and make their mind up on those facts," he said.
Mr Sutcliffe, who later became MP for Bradford South and was sports minister in the last Labour government, said he remained convinced by the findings of the initial inquiry.
"It [the Popplewell inquiry] concluded that it was caused by a discarded cigarette in what was an old wooden stand, and I have not heard anything to convince me that was not the case," he said.
"There will always be speculation but I just think it was a tragedy that cost the lives of 56 people and injured many more, and has scarred the city for many years."
Speaking to Australian radio station Undercover FM she said: "I haven't done anything I wanted to."
She admitted she'd yet to achieve her goal of being "one of the best artists of her generation," adding that she was angry that she's "not bigger".
The Welsh singer, who was second on BBC's Sound of 2010 list, also said her US label hadn't backed her in America.
"The label haven't really promoted me I'm afraid," she said in the interview. "It's very difficult."
"It's not really their fault," she added.
"The pop landscape in the US is so difficult to penetrate as you go into this dance-world now," she explained.
"Dance music was quite underground for a long time in America but now because of (Lady) Gaga and people like that it has been brought back," she continued.
"You need to be in that pumping beats area and I'm certainly not."
The singer released her debut album The Family Jewels last year.
Having cancelled a scheduled tour of the US this month she said she has now begun work on her forthcoming second album.
Lucinda Wilcox took pictures of patients on trolleys in corridors at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant on Tuesday night.
Miss Wilcox, from Trelewis, Methyr Tydfil, said the scene was "upsetting".
Cwm Taf University Health Board said there was a "high level of demand" at the hospital.
The images were taken on the same day the Health Secretary Vaughan Gething insisted the NHS in Wales was not in crisis.
Responding to a question asked in the Welsh Assembly, Mr Gething there was no evidence that patient outcomes were being compromised at this particular time of year.
Miss Wilcox's 86-year-old grandmother was taken to the hospital after showing symptoms of a heart attack.
She was seen straight away because of the nature of her condition but others had much longer waits, Miss Wilcox said.
"The people on the trolleys, some of them were on their own, they were hunched over in the beds," she added. "They were coming off the trolleys because obviously they'd been there for so long.
"The health minister had said there was no crisis. Well I think perhaps some time needs to be spent in the A&E departments for them to see exactly what's going on.
"It's why I took these photos to show that, 'I'm sorry, you are wrong in what you are saying'."
Cwm Taf University Health Board said: "We continue to manage a high level of demand at both Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil and Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant.
"The escalation levels are currently between three (severe pressure) and four (extreme pressure).
"Although we have plans in place to deal with winter pressures, the public can help us by choosing the appropriate health care service for their needs including one of our minor injury units, their GP, pharmacy or ringing NHS Direct Wales."
Natalia Martínez, 37, had faced -20C (-4F) temperatures and winds of up to 140km/h (85mph) on Mt Logan. The rescue operation lasted three hours.
"Natalia is back with us safe and sound," the expedition website said.
Martínez had been in touch with her partner Camilo Rada, describing "crazy" intense winds and heavy snow.
Mountain pilot Tom Bradley, who dropped her off last month to begin the ascent, had earlier told the BBC the ordeal had been "a real rollercoaster for her".
The strong winds had made it impossible for her to light her stove to cook food or melt snow to drink, said Mr Bradley, Chief Pilot at Icefield Discovery Tours.
"She was getting pretty weak over the last couple of days," he said.
She had been "feeling a little down on it" on Thursday morning, but had been able to make a hot meal later in the day, which had helped her recover some strength and boosted her spirits, he said.
Mr Rada, also an experienced mountaineer, had been in contact by satellite phone and text. According to earlier reports from her team, she had become increasingly tired, after having to leave her tent every few hours to shovel snow piled around her camp.
"The rescue team (sic) was launched around 7:30pm local time, heading for a successful operation that ended at 22:30 pm, with Natalia showing again her beautiful smile at the Icefield Discovery base in Kluane Lake!!! Well done Nati!!!! YOU MADE IT!!!!," the update on the expedition website said.
Ms Martínez started a solo ascent of the 5,959m (19,551 ft) peak last month.
The magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck the western Yukon territory early on Monday. A few hours later, another tremor, of magnitude 6.3, hit.
For Ms Martinez, it felt as if "the mountain was falling apart," Mr Rada was quoted by CBC News as saying.
"She felt that all the ground under her camp subsided and moved a lot, and of course she was very scared," he said.
She then moved her camp to a safer area, Mr Rada said.
The Argentine was described as an experienced climber, who had been on Mt Logan before and faced extreme conditions in Patagonia.
An average of 25 climbers try to reach the summit of Mt Logan every year.
Sadly, the playmaker has failed to develop his reputation since then.
The 20-year-old remains a player for the future, rather than a star of the present, and Liverpool have taken a calculated gamble by agreeing an £8.5m deal for him.
Marco Branca, who conducts all transfers for Inter Milan, told BBC Sport: "Coutinho is a very, very good player. He is still only 20 and has a big talent."
Yet the fact remains that Inter's sporting director was willing to sell a player who was peripheral at best at Inter, having failed to cement a starting place or even establish his best position.
Branca now hopes to use the money received from Liverpool to sign another Brazilian, the Corinthians midfielder Paulinho.
Andrea Ramazzotti, who covers Inter for Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport and has watched all Coutinho's 28 games for the club, told BBC Sport: "He just didn't show his potential in Milan.
"Coutinho played very well when he was on loan at Espanyol last season and started well for Inter this season, but they were only brief spells really.
"For the rest of the time, he just showed flashes of his potential and I fear the way of playing in England, which can be very physical, will not suit him because he has a slight frame."
That this is a player of rare talent, though, seems beyond question. The diminutive Brazilian is an excellent dribbler, combining close control with pace and trickery.
He also has finishing ability and can take a mean free-kick.
Coutinho joined Inter from Vasco da Gama for 4m euros (£3.4m) in 2008, when he was 16 and one of the most coveted young players in world football. The Serie A side immediately loaned him back to Vasco, because foreigners are prohibited from playing professional football in Italy until they are 18.
He returned in the summer of 2010 and quickly established himself as a favourite of new manager Benitez, featuring in 14 league and Champions League games before Christmas, most often as a wide attacker in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Unfortunately for the player, Benitez was sacked in December and his successor, Leonardo, was not anywhere near as big a fan of the young Brazilian. He played only four more games that season, although he did finish on a high by winning the Fifa under-20 World Cup with Brazil in the summer.
New manager Claudio Ranieri sent Coutinho on loan to struggling Spanish side Espanyol for the second half of the following season. He impressed, scoring five goals in 16 appearances.
This was when Liverpool first showed an interest in the player. Benitez had told their director of football, Damian Comolli, that Coutinho was the best young player at Inter and capable of being a big success in the Premier League.
Inter had yet another new manager, Andrea Stramaccioni, by this time, though, their sixth during Coutinho's time at the club, and he wanted to keep the player, so Inter rebuffed Liverpool's offer.
Stramaccioni's faith looked like being repaid as Coutinho was player of the tournament in the pre-season Trofeo TIM tournament, when Inter beat AC Milan and Juventus in an impressive start to the season.
Everything looked promising until the player suffered a stress fracture of the tibia at the end of October. Fredy Guarin took his place and has remained in the side ever since.
This all made Liverpool's offer too good to refuse, as Branca decided to cash in on Coutinho's largely unfulfilled promise.
It will be fascinating to see whether the player can now finally reach his potential with Liverpool, or simply remain a great hope.
An independent committee ruled the yellow card the hooker received for a dangerous tackle in the defeat by England at Twickenham was sufficient.
Brown was sin-binned in the 61-21 loss on Saturday but is now available to face the Italians at Murrayfield.
The Scots have two wins out of four in the championship so far.
Speaking before Brown was cleared to face Italy, forwards coach Jonathan Humphreys said: "We're obviously going to take contingencies in case that [Brown misses the game] happens.
"But we're fairly hopeful that the right punishment was on the field."
French referee Mathieu Raynal chose to sin-bin Brown for the second-minute tackle on Daly after consultation with television match official (TMO) Ben Skeen.
"He didn't land on his neck, so we're hopeful, when they review it, they'll see that and hopefully Fraser will be available for us," added Humphreys.
Meanwhile, Scotland fly-half Finn Russell is expected to be fit to face Italy after picking up a knee injury against England.
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Kenya's health secretary said Kenyans and medical workers flying in from those states would still be allowed in.
Kenyan Airways says it will stop flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone when the ban comes in on Wednesday.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Kenya is at "high risk" from Ebola because it is a major transport hub.
The epidemic began in Guinea in February and has since spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
On Friday, the death toll rose to 1,145 after the WHO said 76 new deaths had been reported in the two days to 13 August. There have been 2,127 cases reported in total.
Earlier, Kenya's health ministry said four suspected cases of Ebola in the country had tested negative for the virus.
The cases had involved a Liberian national and two Nigerians who had recently travelled to Kenya as well as a Zimbabwean.
Kenyan Airways said it had decided to cancel flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone's capitals after advice from Kenya's government.
It said all passengers booked on the suspended flights would get a full refund.
The company said its flights to Nigeria were not affected by the suspension.
Announcing the government's decision, Kenyan Health Minister James Macharia said it was "in the interest of public health".
He warned that Kenyans and health workers who had returned from the three west African states would face "strict checks" and would be quarantined if necessary.
On Friday, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said the outbreak would take at least six months to bring under control.
MSF President Joanne Liu said the situation was "deteriorating faster, and moving faster, than we can respond to".
The WHO also admitted that the scale of the outbreak appeared to be "vastly underestimated" and said "extraordinary measures" were needed to contain it.
Ebola is transmitted by direct contact with the body fluids of a person who is infected.
Initial flu-like symptoms can lead to external haemorrhaging from areas such as eyes and gums, and internal bleeding which can lead to organ failure.
The WHO says the risk of transmission of Ebola during air travel remains low.
Ross Lafayette fed the Whites' front man for his 15th of the season on 25 minutes.
Almost immediately, Rob Swaine made a hash of an attempted clearance in his own area and Lafayette netted from a tight angle to make it 2-0.
The Ravens were relieved in the second half to see Miller substituted after two missed chances, but it was perhaps a sign that Chris Kinnear's men had sewn up the game.
Bromley's miserable night was completed when Dan Johnson was shown his marching orders for picking up a second yellow card.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Bromley 0, Dover Athletic 2.
Second Half ends, Bromley 0, Dover Athletic 2.
Dave Martin (Bromley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Bromley. Bradley Goldberg replaces Jamie Philpot.
Second yellow card to Daniel Johnson (Bromley) for a bad foul.
Substitution, Bromley. Connor Dymond replaces Jordan Higgs.
Sammy Moore (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Bromley. George Porter replaces Adam Cunnington.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Mitchell Pinnock replaces Ricky Miller.
Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Second Half begins Bromley 0, Dover Athletic 2.
First Half ends, Bromley 0, Dover Athletic 2.
Goal! Bromley 0, Dover Athletic 2. Ross Lafayette (Dover Athletic).
Goal! Bromley 0, Dover Athletic 1. Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic).
Daniel Johnson (Bromley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
It is thought the man died from a drugs overdose, and the death is not being treated as suspicious.
Customers at the store have expressed concern about hygiene standards.
Hungry Jack's, the Australian franchise of Burger King, said they were co-operating with the authorities.
When contacted by the Australian news broadcaster ABC, Hungry Jack's head office did not address questions relating to the cleaning schedule of the bathrooms, but issued a short, unattributed statement.
"Hungry Jack's is co-operating with all relevant authorities regarding the matter at its restaurant in Balga, Western Australia," the statement said. "Our thoughts are with all concerned."
The man, believed to have entered on Friday night, was found on Monday morning. The store was reported to have been open at the weekend.
Customers said they were concerned the toilets had apparently not been checked for three days.
"It's unfortunate, and you have to worry about... how often they check their facilities," customer Felix Davis told ABC.
"Three days is a pretty long time, poor guy."
It is understood the toilet cubicle had a floor to ceiling door with a single vent.
Two tries from Oliver Gildart, plus scores by Joe Burgess, George Williams and Joel Tomkins established a 26-0 half-time lead for the Warriors.
Salford battled back after the break, with ex-York hooker Kriss Brining crossing for a debut touchdown.
Tries by Junior Sa'u and Michael Dobson gave Salford hope, but Wigan hung on.
The visitors made a clinical start to the game, and all five first-half tries were scored by home-grown talents, with Williams' creativity and footwork the key.
Burgess, on his return from a spell in Australia, laid on Gildart's first, and then crossed for one of his own.
However, Wigan failed to register a point after the interval against spirited opponents, a potential concern with NRL champions Cronulla to come in the World Club Challenge next week.
Salford, who retained their top-flight place in the Million Pound Game last season, failed to seriously trouble the Warriors in the first half.
After the break they found some joy in the Wigan defensive line, but they had left themselves with too much to do.
Salford head coach Ian Watson: "The first half for whatever reason wasn't us and we spoke about a response at half-time. We've got to be better than that. The first half was poor, we bombed a few opportunities and that's when we need to dig in and grind it out.
"It disrupts you a little bit [losing Robert Lui and Junior Sa'u to head knocks in the opening phases]. Wigan started getting on a roll and played a bit too fast for us.
"We've got to perform like we did in the second half for 80 minutes. It will be a good opportunity against Huddersfield next Thursday to see if we have learned our lessons from today."
Wigan head coach Shaun Wane: "It was a good win but we've lots to work on. We'll review it and get down to some hard work for next week. It was hard to concentrate on this game when we've got the World Club Challenge next week.
"That means a lot to our town and I'll be getting some players in from 30 years ago (Wane's Wigan team-mates from the 1987 World Club Challenge victory over Manly) to talk to them.
"We will need to be a lot better and will be. We never got the ball in the second half and lost our way when Sam Powell was off but I had to rest him. We had to blow the cobwebs off today. We'll be okay next week, I'm happy with where we're at."
Salford: O'Brien; Johnson, Evalds, Sa'u, Carney; Lui, Dobson; Kopczak, Wood, Mossop, Jones Griffin, Flanagan.
Interchanges: Brining, Krasniqi, Tasi, Walne
Wigan: Escare, Tierney, Gelling, Gildart, Burgess; Williams, Leuluai; Nuuausala, Powell, Flower, Isa, Farrell, O'Loughlin.
Interchanges: J.Tomkins, Clubb, Tautai, Sutton
Referee: Ben Thaler.
Lee Thompson, 42, bought the animals at a pet shop knowing his wife had a phobia about them.
He admitted behaving in a manner likely to cause fear or alarm at the house in Caulstran Road in May last year.
Thompson, of Portling, near Dalbeattie, was fined £710 for the offence at Dumfries Sheriff Court.
The court heard the couple had been married for 12 years but their relationship had broken down prior to the offence.
Ann Thompson then took legal action to have him removed from the house and within hours he went to the pet shop and bought the two rats.
When she returned with a friend to the house they found empty boxes from the pet shop with literature about caring for rats.
Fiscal depute Jennifer McGill said: "The wife has a deep-rooted phobia about rats, which he is well aware of."
It was a few days later that the scuttling was heard from the attic and rat traps were put down in the loft.
Ms McGill said: "The first night one of the rats was found dead in a trap and the following day the other was also discovered dead."
Solicitor Carolyn Priestley said the relationship had now resumed and the couple were back living together and working things out.
She said Thompson, who had been going through a period of ill-health at the time, now realised it had been "a stupid thing to do".
She added that the children of the family had been talking about rats as pets and this was partly why he bought them.
Sheriff Kenneth Robb dismissed the suggestion they had been bought with the children in mind and told Thompson: "This was a nasty piece of behaviour to get back at your wife."
Defender Daniel Ayala (ankle) is still out, while Adam Clayton or Gaston Ramirez could start in midfield.
Wolves midfielder James Henry (hamstring) could come back into contention, while manager Kenny Jackett may recall winger Rajiv van La Parra.
Mike Williamson (hamstring) and forward Michal Zyro (broken foot) are close to returns but are not likely to feature.
Adrian Ashby, 49, from Alcester, is appealing against a local NHS decision in February which refused funding for a form of radiation therapy.
He said the radionuclide therapy, costing up to to £50,000, could extend his life by two years.
The NHS cluster responsible said it could not comment on individual cases.
A spokesman for NHS Arden Cluster, which has this week been replaced by three clinical commissioning groups, said all requests for treatments not routinely commissioned were carefully considered by a panel of clinicians.
He said an appeal process was in place and there were also other possible routes to funding, including a request to the West Midlands Cancer Drugs Fund.
Mr Ashby said the letter from NHS Coventry and Warwickshire refusing funding for radionuclide therapy had been difficult to accept.
"It sent me to a low I've never had before, even worse than being diagnosed with cancer," he said.
"It's the last treatment available to me, there's nowhere else to go and when specialists say you've got to have this, you don't expect it to be refused."
Diagnosed with carcinoid syndrome seven years ago, he was told by doctors at the time he had between three and five years to live.
He currently has tumours on his liver, stomach, bowel and elsewhere.
He said fundraising efforts by friends, and even total strangers, in Alcester had moved him "to tears".
In less than two months more than £15,000 had been raised through charity boxes and a range of events, including photo shoots and music nights.
Further events and an online auction are also planned over the next few weeks.
"It's the only thing that's given me the strength to carry on," Mr Ashby said.
"One way or another I'll get the treatment, even if it eventually means I'll have to sell my house. Thankfully the fundraising means I don't have to do that quite yet."
Money so far raised by the Adrian Ashby League of Friends means that he expects to undergo his first course of radionuclide therapy by the end of May.
Describing the decision in February as "unjust", Mr Ashby said his consultants at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham have lodged an official appeal to the new clinical commissioning group.
He said if the money is refunded by the NHS, he will donate it to cancer charities.
Paul Willis also told MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee that there would be "no difference in driveability".
He said there was no evidence that the emissions scandal would hit the resale value of affected cars.
Because there was no loss, UK owners would not need compensating, he said.
"When there is no loss then there is no need for compensation," Mr Willis said.
That stance was in sharp contrast with the US, where drivers of affected cars are being offered vouchers worth $1,000 for their trouble.
VW's use of computer software in diesel cars, which gave a false emissions reading when they were being tested by regulators, was exposed in the US last year.
VW plans to start fixing cars in the UK from March, with customers being told it should take less than an hour.
Mr Willis also told MPs that it will take another six months before the report by US law firm Jones Day into the emissions scandal was completed.
However, an update will be issued at the end of March.
The German company is finding the going more difficult in the US, where the scandal first erupted.
On Tuesday, US regulators rejected VW's latest recall plans.
The California Air Resources Board said the proposals did "not adequately address overall impacts on vehicle performance, emissions and safety". The board also said the proposed fix was not fast enough.
Volkswagen chief executive Matthias Mueller was due to meet with the head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to discuss a remedy plan acceptable to regulators.
He is in the US for the first time since the scandal erupted in September to attend the Detroit motor show.
VW has admitted using what is known as a "defeat device" in 11 million cars and vans globally. It is a piece of software capable of cheating emissions tests to make the car appear more environmentally friendly when being tested in a laboratory.
European police agency Europol said visas and passports were sold for up to £2,500 ($3,600) and sent across the EU, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Greek police said the criminal networks were also involved in smuggling people across borders.
About 100 people are still wanted in Greece and other countries.
Europol said the network was based in Athens and consisted of two criminal groups, one run by Sudanese people and another by Bangladeshis, and 16 people have been arrested in Greece.
Both groups forged passports, national ID cards, Schengen visas, driving licences, asylum seekers' registration cards and residence permits, police said.
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Ten suspects were arrested in the Czech Republic, where a separate group would send stolen or lost travel documents to Athens for the Bangladeshi and Sudanese groups to falsify.
A police spokesman in the Czech Republic said seven migrants were also arrested for using forged documents.
The Sudanese-led group helped up to 15 migrants a month enter the EU at a cost of up to nearly £4,000 ($5,800, €5,200) per head, Greek police said.
In other developments in the migrant crisis across Europe on Tuesday:
Hogan has succeeded Jacques Rudolph as the county's four-day format skipper with the South African retiring at the end of the 2017 season.
The four-day game begins on Friday with Hogan part of an unchanged home squad.
He missed their last game, a draw against Nottinghamshire, because of shoulder and shin injuries.
Hogan has previously led Glamorgan in one Championship match, against Gloucestershire in Cardiff in 2016 when Rudolph was injured.
"I have always wanted to captain a side as my career progressed," said Hogan.
"I am not going to say that I am going to solve the world's problems but, with input from the coach and other players, I hope I can get the club moving forwards."
Glamorgan will be looking to repeat the form of their recent One-Day Cup win over Kent at the Swansea venue, after losing their Championship match there last year against Northamptonshire by 251 runs.
"It was a great day in Swansea against Kent, hopefully the pitch will be good for batting and we might see a bit of turn," said Glamorgan assistant coach David Harrison.
The two teams have not met in the Championship since 2004.
"Durham have got strong seamers, they've got an old Test player in Paul Collingwood, Keaton Jennings has done very well for them, and at England A and Test level so we'll do our homework," Harrison added.
Durham arrive after a heavy defeat by an innings and 177 runs at Sussex.
They are led by former England all-rounder Collingwood, but are without ex-England seamer Graham Onions because of a back injury.
He is replaced in the visitors' squad by fast bowler Barry McCarthy, who returns from international duties with Ireland.
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Inmates took over four wings, started fires and gained access to medical supplies as they rampaged in the prison. One man was taken to hospital.
Friday's disturbance has been described by the Prison Officers' Association as the worst since the Strangeways jail riot 26 years ago.
Justice Secretary Liz Truss said there would be a "thorough investigation".
Rioters would "face the full force of the law," she added.
UK prisons chief Michael Spurr said there were "serious problems" in jails that would not be solved immediately.
The Ministry of Justice said riot teams restored order to all four wings of HMP Birmingham just after 22:30 on Friday.
The disorder was understood to have involved up to 600 inmates.
Two wings suffered "superficial damage" with more serious damage caused to two others.
G4S is in control of the jail and the cost of the damage will be borne by the firm, the BBC understands.
"Our teams have worked tirelessly throughout the night to assess the damage caused, start the process of clearing up and capture any evidence that could be used by West Midlands Police for any subsequent prosecutions," a G4S spokesman said.
"This disturbance is rightly subject to a thorough investigation and we are working openly and transparently with the Prison Service and other relevant authorities to understand the causes behind it."
The Ministry of Justice said: "The prison remains calm and ordered with additional staff on site to offer support.
A "limited regime" is being offered to inmates not involved in the disturbance, the spokesman added.
Prison visits have also now resumed.
Mike Rolfe, national chairman of the Prison Officers' Association, said more than 30 staff had left the Winson Green prison in recent weeks. He compared the trouble to the notorious Strangeways riot in 1990.
"We've been warning for a long time about the crisis in prisons and what we are seeing at Birmingham is not unique to Birmingham, but it certainly would seem that this is the most recent worst incident since the 1990 Strangeways riot," he said.
Ms Truss said: "I want to pay tribute to the bravery and dedication of the prison officers who resolved this disturbance.
"This was a serious situation and a thorough investigation will now be carried out.
"Violence in our prisons will not be tolerated and those responsible will face the full force of the law."
As the investigation and clear-up operation get under way at Birmingham Prison, the immediate concern for officials will be the risk of "copycat" disturbances.
Many jails are volatile places, with violence never far from the surface.
Reports of the rioting and rumours about how it all began could encourage others: it may be no coincidence that this is the third serious prison disturbance in six weeks after Lewes and Bedford.
The other main consequence of the damage is that it'll put a number of cells out of use at a time when capacity is already stretched.
Last week, there were around 1,200 spare prison places across England and Wales - that may seem like a lot but, spread across a large geographical area with different categories of prisoner to accommodate, it doesn't leave much slack in the system.
The BBC understands that one prisoner was hurt during the riot and taken to hospital with a fractured jaw and broken eye socket.
Prison wings are now being inspected to assess the full scale of the damage after prisoners took control of the category B prison on Friday morning.
Rodger Lawrence, chairman of the Birmingham Prison Independent Monitoring Board, said his members had not seen anything of concern during a visit earlier this week, but said the riot "didn't come as a complete shock" as there had been "a build-up of frustration" over prison conditions.
Michael Spurr, who is chief executive of the National Offender Management Service Agency, said overcrowding, reduced staffing and drugs had put pressure on prisons.
"On a day-by-day basis governors and staff keep prisons safe and manage a very difficult population extremely well," he told BBC News.
"Yes, there are assaults, there is too much violence, but we are tackling that.
"It will take some time but events in prisons such as yesterday do happen on occasions."
He said a £1.3bn investment in new prisons over the next five years, which includes plans for more prison officers, drug tests for inmates on entry and exit from prisons, and more autonomy for governors, would help tackle the issues.
"Over the coming months and years, we will turn it around," he said.
Trouble flared after an officer was "rushed" by inmates at about 09:00 on Friday.
Violence quickly escalated and due to the scale of the disturbances the Prison Service took over the incident and specialist Tornado units were deployed to regain control.
Prison units from across the country were also drafted in to assist.
During the disturbance, the BBC was contacted by several men claiming to be prisoners at the jail, who said poor conditions were behind the disturbance.
The men, who said they were calling from inside HMP Birmingham, cited inadequate staff numbers, poor healthcare and nutrition.
They said being on "lockdown" in their cells all day was a major factor that contributed to the trouble.
BBC Home Affairs correspondent Danny Shaw believes that although the riot at HMP Birmingham was "clearly very serious", it may not be the worst since Strangeways, as the Prison Officers' Association has claimed.
He said: "In April 2009, there was a riot at Ashwell prison in Rutland involving 400 inmates.
"It caused such extensive damage to three wings in the old part of the jail, the entire prison closed permanently in January 2011 because the cost of repairs would have been too great."
Foreign ministers from six world powers and their Iranian counterpart have been negotiating in Switzerland ahead of a self-imposed deadline.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said talks on Monday had produced "some light" but "tricky issues" remained.
Ministers want to restrict Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for relief from crippling sanctions.
Iran insists its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes, but world powers are worried about the country developing nuclear weapons.
They want to keep Iran at least one year away from being able to produce enough fuel for a single weapon.
The final hours of negotiation in Lausanne are taking place between foreign ministers from the so-called P5+1 - comprising the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany - and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is also present.
Mr Kerry said there had been "a little more light" on Monday, "but there are still some tricky issues. Everyone knows the meaning of tomorrow".
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that the "marathon-like" negotiations had entered the final stage and that he was "cautiously optimistic".
The differences between the parties were narrowing, he said.
At the scene: Barbara Plett, BBC News, Lausanne
Negotiators worked late into the night and are continuing talks this morning in an all out effort to meet the deadline.
The six global powers are closer than they have ever been to resolving the longstanding tensions over Iran's nuclear programme. Progress has been made on steps to curb and monitor Iran's production of enriched uranium, which can be used to make the core of a nuclear warhead.
But substantive differences remain. These include the pace of sanctions relief and the nature of restrictions on Iran's nuclear research and development.
If a broad framework agreement is reached by the end of the day, it would be used as the basis of a final accord. No-one here has given a clear answer as to what would happen if it is not.
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Ministers are aiming to agree on a political framework agreement by Tuesday night that would lead to a final and comprehensive accord by 30 June.
Senior Iranian negotiator Abbas Araqchi told Iranian TV that he was "hopeful" about a deal, but that ministers were not in a position to say whether they were close to resolving all of the issues.
Iranian and Western officials have said that a deal is possible, but after almost 18 months of negotiations several sticking points remain.
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"We must take precautions to ensure that what happens after the 10 years expire really is verifiable and transparent," said German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. "We cannot allow there to be a really explosive development after 10 years."
Another point of contention is Iran's desire to be able to develop advanced centrifuges, which could enrich uranium faster and in greater quantities. While enriched uranium is used as fuel for nuclear reactors, it can also be used to make nuclear bombs.
Adding to the list of issues to be resolved, Iran's lead negotiator has ruled out sending its existing stockpile of nuclear fuel abroad, one of the steps demanded by the P5+1.
Meanwhile, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his opposition to a deal, saying it would send the message "that Iran stands to gain by its aggression".
A child, who was unharmed, was also found inside the property in Holland Crescent, Ashby de la Zouch, at about 15:20 GMT on Thursday.
The woman was taken by air ambulance hospital after suffering "extensive injuries".
It is not yet clear how the man died, but officers are not looking for anyone else in connection with his death.
Haddin, 37, did not train on Tuesday and his absence from the side could lead to a Test debut for Peter Nevill.
Fast bowler Mitchell Starc is expected to be fit despite needing pain-killing injections on an ankle injury during last week's first Test in Cardiff.
The second Test starts on Thursday, with England leading the series 1-0.
Haddin, who was playing in his 66th Test match, made scores of 22 and 7 at Cardiff but also dropped Joe Root on 0 before he went on to make 134 in the first innings of England's 169-run victory.
Nevill, 29, has not represented Australia in a Test match, one-day international or T20 game but did play in their 169-run warm-up victory against Essex earlier this month.
Bowler Peter Siddle backed the New South Wales wicketkeeper to perform well if he is selected at Lord's.
"He has had a couple of great years in first-class cricket and, if it's this Test or in future, then I've no doubt he will be ready to go," said Siddle.
Fast bowler Siddle was not selected for the Cardiff Test but could feature at Lord's if Starc's ankle injury rules him out.
The 30-year-old thinks his side became complacent but still expects them to retain the Ashes.
"We need to perform better with bat and ball," said Siddle. "Our standards over the last couple of years have been high quality but we let that slip in Cardiff.
"What we have been is very consistent with our bowling and our line and length but we were not anywhere near our normal high standards - and that showed.
"But the boys are upbeat and want to turn things around - I can see a different contest this week.
"I remember in 1997 we lost the first Test and still won the Ashes. We will be playing strong and aggressive cricket and we will be looking to level the series."
England opener Adam Lyth expects a tougher Test match in London.
"Australia are number one in the world for a reason so they will come back stronger and we have to counter that and keep playing good solid cricket," Lyth told BBC Radio 5 live.
"We played fantastically well at Cardiff and maybe we're the favourites, but we have to get down to business and prepare well. If we play like we did at Cardiff and against New Zealand then we will be fine."
Lyth, who made scores of six and 37 in the opening Test, has only passed 40 in one of his six Test innings but will not change his batting style.
The 27-year-old Yorkshire player added: "I've got to play my way and if it's there to be hit I will hit it. You have to play to your strengths. I'm an attacking batsman."
England bowler James Anderson said Australia's players rejected the offer of a post-match drink after the first Test, but Siddle said he would not expect opposing teams to socialise during the series.
"This is the fifth Ashes I've played in and it's the first time anyone has gone for a drink after just one Test," said Siddle. "It's interesting coming from Jimmy as at the Oval in 2013 he said: 'I don't know why we do this, I can't stand this.' It's interesting comments but we know what Jimmy is like.
"It is always hard, aggressive matches from both countries but after the game we move on to the next one and go again. We will be happy to have a drink with England at the end of the series."
Lyth added: "It would've been nice to share a beer but at the end of the day it's up to them. The door will be open and likewise if we get beat we will be knocking on their door with a few beers."
The think tank weighed up the benefits of staying in the single market compared with membership of the World Trade Organization alone.
The UK voted to leave the EU in the June referendum.
Paul Johnson, IFS director, said there was a big difference between access and membership of the single market.
"We've heard a lot of people saying of course we'll have access if we leave the single market union.
"Broadly speaking, yes, we will, as every other country in the world does. You can export into the EU wherever you are from, but there are different sorts of barriers to doing so."
The IFS report said access to the single market was "virtually meaningless as a concept" because "any country in the World Trade Organization - from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe - had 'access' to the EU as an export destination".
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The IFS report argued that the special advantage of being an EU member was that its single market reduced or eliminated barriers to trading in services, such as the need for licences or other regulations.
The IFS said that the absence of trade barriers for services was far more important than removing tariffs on the trade in goods between EU members, such as customs checks and import taxes.
It said that while leaving the EU would free the UK from having to make a budgetary contribution of £8bn, loss of trade could depress tax receipts by a larger amount.
It found new trade deals would be unlikely to make up for lost EU trade, which accounts for 44% of British exports and 39% of service exports.
The government has yet to start negotiating the UK's departure.
The IFS issued stark warnings over the impact of Brexit ahead of the EU referendum, which have made some question its views.
Mr Johnson said he hoped the IFS was proved wrong.
"We wait to see what the economic consequences are going to be, but we've already seen the Bank of England significantly reduce its predictions of growth over the next couple of years and increase its view of where unemployment will be," he added.
The report said UK services would be particularly vulnerable if the government were unable or unwilling to negotiate a replacement deal and become a member of the European Economic Area (EEA), like Norway.
The IFS report added that financial services, which generate 8% of the UK's economic output, might suffer in particular if a final Brexit deal meant they lost their so-called "passporting rights" that allows them to be sold directly to EU customers and businesses.
"To maintain these rights would likely require membership of the European Economic Area (EEA)," it said.
"But that would come at the potentially considerable cost of submitting to future regulations designed in the EU without input from the UK. The UK may have to make some very difficult choices between the benefits from passporting and the costs of submitting to external imposed regulation."
The IFS explored the possibility of the UK signing its own free trade agreement with the EU, or simply adopting WTO rules.
But in both cases, the report argued, such deals would still involve tariffs or other barriers to free trade in goods and services.
But the arrival of 51 refugees from Syria, his country of birth, is a more immediate concern.
Tony's own parents made the journey from Damascus to Belfast when he was just three years old.
"My aunt was a doctor in Belfast at the time, in the Royal Victoria Hospital, and so my mum and dad decided to follow her to a much more stable, more prosperous life, even though Syria wasn't that bad of a place to live in back then," he said.
Tony credits their decision for the opportunities presented to him today as an engineering student at Queen's University Belfast.
"My dad is the hardest worker I've ever seen and built his own business here, starting with nothing," he said.
But it has been a difficult year for his father, whose extended family remain in Syria.
"He's always checking his phone, wondering if they're safe," said Tony.
"Obviously his greatest fear is that one of these days he'll wake up to a phone call telling him they've been killed.
"The messages from the media can be so misleading. We're often hearing one thing on the news and something completely different when we call our relatives.
"It's upsetting to think of the danger posed to them, but they refuse to leave their homes.
"You can't drive people away from everything they've known, the lives they've built.
"But if Isis get to them, as Christians they are given three choices: convert to Islam, pay crippling taxes to stay alive, or be killed."
In September, a campaign group, describing itself as the Protestant Coalition, formed to oppose the arrival of Syrian refugees in Northern Ireland.
The group of about 40 protestors gathered at Belfast City Hall on 5 December for a rally, although a counter-demonstration of several hundred people turned out on the same day to welcome the Syrians' arrival.
Tony said: "As a Christian, I'm always a bit amused when people assume that because I'm Syrian, I must be Muslim.
"But, whether you're a Christian or not, I can say that the attitude among some people to Muslims here is disturbing.
"I work for a 'foreigner from the Middle East' who has employed seven people, six of whom are from Northern Ireland.
"That's an 'immigrant' who is benefiting the local community, paying his taxes, creating prosperity and opportunity.
"And yet there's still this attitude that immigrants come here and live off the government. That's not my family's experience."
Tony made a speech at his church, appealing to the congregation to pray for the refugees, for the victims of so-called Islamic State, and for Isis themselves, "that something will happen to make them see sense".
"Many of these people are brainwashed, they're just following orders," he said.
Tony was last in Syria in 2010, during his summer break from Lagan College.
"It was during the World Cup in South Africa and it was the best summer ever, playing football with my cousins and their friends, just messing around for two months," he recalled.
"There was no sense of danger back then. Although I was only about 13, I wasn't aware of being under a regime - it wasn't an intimidating place to be.
"For those fleeing the country now, it's a very different story.
"We have to understand that these are people, human beings just like me and you, who just want to keep their families safe and to provide them with a life without bombs, bullets and war.
"They are literally running for their lives - anyone who would want to keep all these people out doesn't truly understand the severe consequences of them staying in Syria."
A virtual reality centre - believed to be the first of its kind in the UK - has been set up at Cardiff University with equipment used to create special effects in films.
The £500,000 investment includes cameras, a cinema screen and computers to monitor how joints are moving.
More than 10 million UK adults seek help for arthritis each year.
It can lead to pain, disability, joint damage and reduced quality of life and treatment can include drugs, physical therapies and surgery.
It is hoped the new technology will help arthritis patients and people who suffer from other limb disorders by allowing experts to examine their movement.
Researchers are currently studying a group of patients with knee injuries who are each fitted with infra red sensors - similar to ones used to create special effects - before taking to the treadmill.
As they take part in various exercises the researchers are then able to build a digital picture of the way each patient's joints are performing.
Insights from the project are being used to help develop new rehabilitation tools to ease knee joint problems.
The suite puts Wales at the forefront of research into arthritis, according to Dr Paulien Roos, academic fellow at Cardiff University's Biomechanics and Bioengineering Centre.
"It's an excellent tool that really helps to move our research forward.
"Normally it would take us days or even years to calculate the measurements this tool allows us to gather.
"We can now get that information immediately so we can give real time feedback to patients.
"We can tell patients how they can improve their movement and hopefully alleviate future joint problems."
One of the patients taking part in the research was Liz Evans from Newport who badly damaged her knee in a skiing accident.
"I was made very aware that I was going to be vulnerable to getting osteoarthritis in years to come," she said.
"I don't want that to hit me. I'm keen to do whatever I can to help the researchers find out more about the causes and ways of postponing the onset of arthritis.
"It's helped me to understand the mechanics of my injury and it's also enjoyable to use.
"I think that there's a wealth of knowledge that can be gained by doing all those measures and getting a greater understanding of human movement."
The project is supported by Arthritis Research UK, which funds one of the researchers.
The charity's regional fundraising manager for south and mid Wales, Anna-Marie Jones, said it could lead to a breakthrough.
"One in six in the UK suffer with arthritis and that affects the young as well as the old," she said.
"There are actually 15,000 children in the UK that have arthritis.
"By putting our funds into work like this we certainly will become nearer to finding a cure for arthritis."
A week before the people of Salford choose their first mayor, nine of the 10 candidates filed into MediaCityUK to discuss a range of community issues broadcast live on Radio Manchester.
And with the first question the floor opened to a lively debate.
Answers ranged from pledges of zero to £75,000 - there is no national system yet to set the salary for directly-elected mayors.
The question not only relates to manifesto pledges, it is one of the first issues the mayor will have to deal with once in office.
At the lowest end of the spectrum, independent candidate Paul Massey said: "I will do it for free; I will do it for the voice of the people."
The highest salary came from BNP candidate Ed O'Sullivan who expected to get £75,000 - with a pay rise if he brought enough money into the city.
Liberal Democrat Norman Owen said he would look to get the same salary as he gets now as an engineer, £42,000 plus council allowance, which rounded it to about £60,000 to £70,000.
More modestly, Michael Moulding of the Community Action Party committed himself to £35,000, as did Bernard Gill, for UKIP.
As the salary will be decided by an independent panel which hasn't been set up yet, the figure won't be decided until the panel presents its findings to a full council meeting.
Leicester council took nearly a year to set their mayor's salary.
Green Party candidate Joe O'Neill said he would take half of what was offered and said "some of the figures that have been offered today are absolutely scandalous."
Adding colourful variation, Michael Felse of the English Democrats said he would take it all but give 26% to charities in Salford so he could "have a confrontation with George Osborne on how much people can give to charity".
Two candidates would not commit themselves to a figure: Conservative Karen Garrido said the salary had to be important enough for people to do the job but it would never be £100,000.
Independent candidate Pat Ward said she would take "what you think I'm worth".
Labour's candidate Ian Stewart said he wanted nothing to do with the setting of the salary for elected mayor.
Liverpool, which will also be electing their mayor on 3 May, has already set up an independent advisory pay panel which will present its recommendations on 23 May.
Doncaster, an early adopter of the directly-elected mayoral system, pays its mayor Peter Davies £30,000.
He took a wage cut from £70,000 when elected.
As Mayor of London, Boris Johnson is paid £143,911, a wage higher than Prime Minister David Cameron.
Sir Peter Soulsby was appointed Leicester's mayor last year on a salary of £56,000, an independent panel later recommended this rise to £100,000.
This was rejected and he is now paid £65,000 - similar to the wage of an MP.
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Miss O'Callaghan, 22, has not been seen since she left the town's Suju nightclub in the early hours.
The man was held at a supermarket in north Swindon where police also seized a green Toyota car.
Police confirmed a number of locations across the county were also being searched as part of the inquiry.
Ch Supt Steve Hedley, of Wiltshire Police, said: "A short time ago a man was arrested on suspicion of the kidnap of Sian O'Callaghan and is en route to a police custody centre.
"Sian's family have been informed.
"It is a significant stage in this difficult inquiry. Our priority is to find Sian and we are doing all that we can to do so.
"Further information will be released in due course but it is not appropriate for me to make any further comment at this time."
On Thursday afternoon a white tent was put up outside a semi-detached house in Ashbury Avenue, near Greenbridge, in Swindon.
A Wiltshire Police spokeswoman would not comment on its significance but confirmed a number of locations were being examined.
BBC correspondent Robert Hall, who is at the scene, said the house is occupied by a man in his mid 40s and neighbours say the taxi is often on the drive.
"Forensic officers are searching the inside and the outside of the property and items brought out and put into a police van," he said.
Detectives are also searching a second location between Ashbury and Letcombe Regis, some seven miles east of Swindon, and close to the Uffington White Horse, Oxfordshire.
An area of the road and the verge has been sealed-off and is being guarded by a number of police officers.
Officers had earlier appealed for sightings of a green Toyota Avensis estate with taxi markings, seen between Swindon and Savernake Forest, near Marlborough, shortly after Miss O'Callaghan was last seen.
Specialist dog teams were drafted in to help in the search for the office administrator on Thursday after detectives using mobile phone technology pinpointed several areas of interest in the 4,500-acre forest.
Police are also appealing for information about items believed to have been in Miss O'Callaghan's handbag.
The bag is described as large and dark, with a beige flower on the side.
A spokesman said she was likely to have had items similar to a front door key with a "distinctive pattern", a black car key with yellow insulation tape, a Tesco Clubcard key fob, lip gloss and a yellow Kinder Egg plastic casing containing an orangey-brown squirrel with a felt belly.
He said she was also believed to have worn or had with her a DKNY watch with false diamonds and had been wearing a pair of brown boots.
About 200 people attended a vigil for Miss O'Callaghan on Wednesday night.
A reward to help find her now stands at £40,000.
In a statement, Miss O'Callaghan's family said: "We have been so touched by the support shown by the community that we wanted to express our thanks.
"The sheer numbers of people who have given up their time to help search for Sian and distribute appeal posters are overwhelming and we couldn't ask for better support from the public, police and media.
"We are aware of the reward that has been offered and are very grateful; we hope that this might help someone come forward with information to help the police find her.
"This is an extremely difficult time for us and we continue to hope and pray that our beautiful girl is found soon."
Board of Deputies president Jonathan Arkush attacked Mr Corbyn's "deeply disturbing" response to a tweet by his brother criticising a Jewish Labour MP.
He said Mr Corbyn could not be "inert" where abuse in the party was alleged.
Mr Corbyn said: "Anti-Semitism is vile and wrong as is any form of racism."
Labour is currently investigating allegations of anti-Semitism including in its Oxford University branch, and last month it suspended one of its members for posting anti-Semitic tweets.
After Labour MP Louise Ellman said more needed to be done and that cracking down on such behaviour was "not just about words", Mr Corbyn's brother Piers tweeted saying this was "rubbish".
He added: "All #Corbyns are committed #AntiNazi. #Zionists cant cope with anyone supporting rights for #Palestine".
According to The Sun, when asked about his brother's tweet, Mr Corbyn said: "My brother has his point of view, I have mine and we actually fundamentally agree - we are a family that were brought up fighting racism from the day we were born."
Mr Arkush said: "Jeremy Corbyn's defence of his brother's belittling of the problem of anti-Semitism is deeply disturbing.
"We cannot imagine that any other minority's concerns would be dismissed off-hand in this way."
He said there had recently been "a stream of clear-cut cases of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party", and that the Jewish community as well as Labour politicians were "crying out" for the leader to take action.
"It would be incomprehensible for Mr Corbyn to remain inert and refuse to take this form of racism in his party seriously," he added.
London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan recently said Mr Corbyn needed to take a "tougher stance" on tackling anti-Semitism, which he said should be a "a badge of shame" in the Labour Party.
Speaking on a visit to Norwich, Mr Corbyn said: "If anyone reports any form of anti-Semitism within our party, it is investigated immediately and cracked down upon.
"That message is unequivocal - we are a multifaith, multicultural Britain - let's respect each other and move on from there."
The former Lizzie McGuire star wore a pilgrim top and hat with hot pants and fishnet tights, while Jason Walsh was dressed as a Native American.
Duff tweeted that she was "so sorry" about the choice of outfit, which some found offensive.
Walsh said on Instagram that he "meant no disrespect" and apologised to anyone who was offended by what he wore.
"I only have admiration for the indigenous people of America," wrote Walsh, who wore a headdress and face paint as part of his costume. "In hindsight I would not have made that decision."
Duff added in her statement: "It was not properly thought through and I am truly, from the bottom of my heart sorry."
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Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) called the UK Government's decision to proceed a "game changer", with hopes already of five larger lagoons on the west coast of the UK.
Together they would contribute 8% of the UK's electricity and be worth £27bn to the UK economy by 2027.
But there are hopes the technology and know-how will be exported worldwide.
Mark Shorrock, chief executive of Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Plc, hailed the creation of a "Welsh powerhouse".
So what does this talk mean?
The backing by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) for the Swansea Bay project is about much more than generating green energy, even though that is significant in its own right.
It hopes that the world's first man-made lagoon built specifically to generate electricity will be the start of a new global industry for the UK with Wales at its heart.
If the lagoon is successful, it could be the springboard for Wales becoming a hub for turbine assembly, providing long term jobs.
The trade body for the renewable energy industry said at least half the contracts for Swansea would go to British companies.
Renewable UK's deputy chief executive Maf Smith, said: "This momentous news marks the start of an entirely new industry in Britain, which will lead the world in this innovative ultra-modern technology."
Mr Shorrock added: "The tidal lagoons that follow - at Cardiff, at Newport, elsewhere in the UK and overseas - must each make their own compelling social, environmental and economic case to proceed.
"But they have a pilot project to guide them and a blossoming technical and industrial network to support them."
TLP still has to negotiate the guaranteed price for the electricity it will generate with the UK government and there are also environmental issues to be assessed.
If all goes to plan, work will start next March and the lagoon be ready in 2018.
It is generally accepted that the UK missed the opportunity to develop the technology behind onshore wind and as a result the most valuable parts of onshore wind farms are imported.
For months, David Cameron and George Osborne have spoken favourably of the Swansea lagoon in terms of kick-starting a new industry.
It is already included in plans by the UK Treasury, Welsh government and European Commission, all evidence that at least in economic terms TLP has been persuasive in its arguments.
Swansea council said as well as 1,800 construction jobs worth £500m over three years to the local economy, the city region was in the right position to take its place on the world stage.
Council leader Rob Stewart said it would lead to a new industry "right on our doorstep that could potentially create a new export market in Swansea".
"Harnessing marine energy in this imaginative way could soon make Swansea a global example of innovative and sustainable best practice," he said.
The construction industry's training organisation CITB has also welcomed the decision, with TLP promising that 50% of the capital spending for the lagoon will stay in Wales and 65% in the UK.
The prospect of a new industry for Wales comes as the oil industry in Pembrokeshire has contracted, with Murco ending refining in Wales at the end of last year.
The hope of businesses like engineering firm Ledwood in Pembroke Dock is that they will now be able to help assemble the turbines and that many of the welders and fabricators who have lost work in the area can see a future in tidal energy.
A sell-out crowd of 82,000 will watch some of the world's best players lock horns on Saturday as Chiefs bid for a maiden title and Wasps a first crown since 2008.
The showpiece event of England's domestic season pairs two attack-minded sides, who have both broken the Premiership's existing try-scoring record this campaign. Wasps ran in 89 tries, while Exeter crossed the whitewash 86 times.
And both showed in their semi-finals their capacity for an exciting climax, clinching victory from the jaws of defeat.
"Never leave early when it comes to Wasps matches," Simpson, 28, told BBC Sport.
"We've won two or three matches in the last plays of the game. We really back our bench. We know we've got the fitness to keep up that level of performance for 85, 90 minutes. However long it takes, we keep battering on that drum."
Exeter must have thought they had stolen Saturday's semi-final thunder when Sam Simmonds' 79th-minute try saw off Saracens 18-16 at Sandy Park.
Victory over the holders, crowned European champions for a second successive time just a week earlier, partially avenged last year's defeat for the Chiefs in the Premiership final.
But Wasps got over the line in an even tighter game as Josh Bassett's last-gasp score earned a 21-20 victory over Leicester at the Ricoh Arena.
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"If you look at the two semi-finals, you'd be hard pressed to say that there's not a lot of potential there for a very good final," Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter told BBC Radio Devon.
"You look at the form of the two sides, level on points at the end of the season. It couldn't have been tighter coming through the actual league stage.
"We were the two highest points scorers and try-scorers in the league, we're both on good form and we both like to play good rugby so, if you talk about potentially good games, it kind of does have everything.
"We like to think that we've got there on merit, having played very well, but the truth is it's about getting to finals first and foremost. How you get there is only part of the story. It is very much about who turns up in the right frame of mind. Who is prepared to give as much to the game as is needed to win?
"We haven't talked too much about trying to stop Wasps doing what they do, because, if we play our game we'll deal with a lot of that anyway."
Since being established as a 12-team, 22-game league in 1999, Saracens had been the only Premiership team to have topped 80 tries in a campaign, but that haul of 83 has now been eclipsed by both of Saturday's finalists.
"There's not much difference between the two sides," says Simpson, Wasps' longest-serving player. "It's the best two attacking teams in the league. And it's a case of making sure we don't slip up.
"Mental lapses can cost you. But we've learned not to be on edge. We play better when we're relaxed. A heightened level of emotions can help but it can also be a hindrance. It's about controlling those emotions.
"I've always had the belief that Wasps should be up there challenging for silverware. It has been frustrating the last 10 years, with troubles on and off the pitch, but we feel we've really come through the other side."
Wasps have now been the Premiership's leading try scorers for three campaigns in a row, albeit jointly with Chiefs last season, and have averaged more than four tries per game in 2016-17.
Meanwhile, Exeter have broken the league record for most bonus point victories with 15, eight of them coming in a row - another record.
"We always have good games against Wasps," Exeter stand-off Gareth Steenson told BBC Radio Devon. "They're always tight affairs, but usually quite high-scoring, so hopefully it'll make for a really good final.
"History would say that it will. I believe the weather's going to be good, so hopefully we'll see some good running rugby."
"You have to give credit to the coaches," says Chiefs loose forward Thomas Waldrom, the Premiership's try top try scorer in 2015-16. "Ali Hepher does a lot on our attack but you've got to pride yourself on defence as well. Baxter does a lot on our defence. You want to make that a force too.
"It's nice to get the chance to go back to Twickenham and right the wrongs a little bit. Go out and actually play in the first half and attack. We probably didn't do that the first time around."
Former England and British and Irish Lions centre Jeremy Guscott was a key part of the Bath side which won six Premiership crowns in the late 1980s and 1990s.
And the 51-year-old expects a cracking game in the capital.
"With what Wasps have at their disposal, you just feel that they have a side made to score tries," he said.
"Kurtley Beale, Christian Wade, Danny Cipriani, Elliot Daly - it can feel like a never-ending wave of talent. All coupled with speed of thought and speed of hands.
"Then you look at the pack at someone like Nathan Hughes and the impact he has had over the past 18 months.
"But just go back to Exeter in Saturday's semi-final and you see what they're all about and why they score so many tries too.
"That kick of Henry Slade's to the corner from which they scored their late try against Saracens was an all-or-nothing moment. Just what sport is all about.
"They have evolved from when they first got to the Premiership. They have a more expansive game now. That is why they score as many tries as they do."
The entire debate poses largely unanswerable questions:
We can guess at answers - but the guess would be based less on science and more on what our hearts tell us.
What is clearer are the groups of people likely to vote to leave - who Nick Robinson profiles here - and those likely to vote to remain.
"The classic stereotypical core Remain voter is a relatively recent university graduate," says Prof John Curtice, one of the country's most respected pollsters, based at the University of Strathclyde.
"Maybe some of them actually quite fancy using the freedom-of-movement provisions of the European Union themselves, working in Europe."
I went to speak to students at Essex University, outside Colchester, to test that out.
"My biggest concern would be financial," said history of art student Daisy, 18, after coming out right away in favour of remaining in the EU.
"I think it's too risky a move especially in the current climate to leave."
That wasn't what I was expecting. I thought she'd emphasise more those perceived cultural benefits of being in a club of 28 different nations. So I turned to her friend Nicky, 20, who is studying philosophy, religion and ethics.
"We should stay in," she said.
"If America were to see Britain not in the EU, maybe we'd not have as much of a global influence as we do together."
If you look at the chart of voter intention, you'll see the research suggests 18- to 34-year-olds are overwhelmingly likely to vote to stay in. Especially if they have a degree or A-levels.
That is understandable. They have a good chance of doing well in the global economy.
Though not all of them fit the mould. The third student I spoke to was Theo, 18, doing American studies.
"I think the EU's quite undemocratic," he said.
"On the other hand, I'm concerned about the economic aspects."
On balance though? "I'm probably leaning towards leaving," he said.
Colchester is the first recorded city in Britain, founded following an invasion from across the Channel, when the Romans arrived in 43AD.
Among the lanes of city, you find its oldest law firm, Goody Burrett, founded 300 years ago.
There's nothing elderly, however, about the 30-something solicitors here, typical of the white-collar workers the analysis suggests will vote in large numbers to stay in the EU.
"The Remain campaign looks very much like a middle-class, professional campaign," says Prof Curtice.
Trainee solicitor Tim Field told me: "I'm an in, in Europe, definitely."
Could he be swayed by the "outers" argument in the past few days that a UK in the EU was unable to control its own borders?
"The free movement of people was something that concerned me," he said.
"But that's the advantage of being on an island. We are able to manage the flow of people much better than if we were on mainland Europe.
"It was probably my main concern, yet it doesn't really exist."
Zeenat Pasha has also made up her mind.
"The arguments for staying in sound more sound to me," she said.
"It was said if we withdraw, we would have to agree on new trade tariffs that wouldn't be favourable because Germany and France may hold it against us."
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Another solicitor, Cate Cussell, said: "I definitely agree.
"[There's] safety in numbers. We are able to band together with the rest of Europe and take on America and Asian markets. That's something we do need to stay a part of."
Roughly a third of people are undecided.
One huge factor in persuading voters may be fear.
"If I was single and 21, it would probably be a 'No'. But I'm not," says Alex Addison, 38, the client services lead at Fever - a digital marketing company in Colchester.
"I've got a three-year-old son, so it's a 'Yes'. It's the fear of the crash it could have on our economy and our security. There are lots of groups saying it will be fine. But it worries me. It's too much of a risk."
Risk. We've already heard that word a lot in the first few days of the campaign proper. And you'll be hearing it a lot more.
It will be a central part of the message put out by the Remain campaign. Yes, they'll champion what they see as the benefits of membership, but they'll ask you to weigh up whether you're prepared to risk those, with a leap into the unknown.
There's a risk in staying as well, the Leave campaign counters. The EU has changed so much in the four decades since we joined that we can't guarantee what it will look like in the coming years.
How you weigh up those opposing risks will determine the very future of our country.
It led to US sanctions on a group of Russian officials, retaliation by Russia and the bizarre spectacle of a dead man being put on trial.
That man, the late lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, was found guilty of tax fraud by a Moscow court on 11 July 2013, as was his former boss, US-born investment fund manager Bill Browder. Mr Magnitsky died in prison in 2009 - allegedly after beatings - but Russia dropped an investigation into his death.
Who was Sergei Magnitsky?
Mr Magnitsky was an auditor at a Moscow law firm when he discovered what he said was a massive fraud by Russian tax officials and police officers.
He uncovered the alleged theft of $230m (£150m). After reporting it to the authorities, he was himself detained in 2008 on suspicion of aiding tax evasion, and died in custody on 16 November 2009 at the age of 37.
He acted as a legal adviser for London-based Hermitage Capital Management (HCM), where colleagues insist the case against him was fabricated to make him halt his investigations.
Despite his death Russian prosecutors decided to put him on trial - a case dismissed as a "circus" by his family and by HCM founder Bill Browder, who was himself tried in absentia. Mr Browder is now a British citizen, based in London.
How did he die?
Mr Magnitsky is said to have died of acute heart failure and toxic shock, caused by untreated pancreatitis.
An investigation by Russia's Presidential Human Rights Council also found that he had been severely beaten - an allegation made by his family too.
Mr Browder has alleged that Mr Magnitsky was subjected to torture and beatings in prison.
Did Russia investigate?
An official investigation by the Russian authorities was ordered in November 2009 by the then President Dmitry Medvedev, and several prison officials, including the deputy head of the Russian federal prison administration (FSIN), were fired over his death in December 2009. Initially, the officials said his death was caused by cramped conditions and failure to provide adequate healthcare.
In June 2010, the Russian Interior Ministry started an investigation into the improper imprisonment of Mr Magnitsky, but they did not name any suspects.
In 2011 one prison doctor was charged with involuntary manslaughter, but the charges were later dropped. Another doctor was charged with medical negligence, but later acquitted. No other suspects have been named.
In its July 2011 report, the Human Rights Council pointed to a conflict of interest in the case, as some of those investigating Mr Magnitsky were the very same people he had accused of massive corruption.
But on 19 March 2013 the Investigative Committee - Russia's version of the FBI in the US - dropped the investigation, saying Mr Magnitsky had been legally arrested and detained, and that he had not been tortured.
How did this start?
Bill Browder and his investment fund HCM was one of the largest private equity firms investing in Russia before the scandal broke.
In 2005, after he exposed the details of an enormous corruption scheme involving many high-ranking Russian officials, Mr Browder's visa to Russia was cancelled and he was deported from Russia, deemed to be a national threat. Despite his ban, he kept investigating corruption in Russia, working closely with Mr Magnitsky.
As part of his work for HCM, Mr Magnitsky discovered how some Russian companies were registered to new owners and, while money was changing hands, large rebates and VAT claims were allegedly laundered through Russian banks and appropriated by a group of tax and police officials.
His death prompted the compilation by human rights activists and HCM of the so-called Magnitsky list of some 60 officials - including some from the interior ministry, police, and tax authorities - who Magnitsky alleged were involved in the crime. The full list of names has never been released.
How does the US come into it?
Sergei Magnitsky's death had wide public resonance, not only in Russia, but also in the West. His case became a symbol of the fight against corruption in Russia.
In December 2012 the US Congress adopted the Magnitsky Act. It enables the US to withhold visas and freeze financial assets of Russian officials thought to have been involved with human rights violations.
The act replaced the outdated Jackson-Vanik amendment, introduced in 1974, which tied trade relations with the former Soviet Union to the emigration of Jews and other Soviet minorities, and which included a number of restrictions for Russian exporters.
How did Russia respond?
Just days after the US act was passed Russia retaliated by barring Americans from adopting Russian orphans.
The adoption ban was part of a tit-for-tat law which also blacklisted US citizens considered by Russia to have violated human rights.
Another clause suspended the activities of non-profit organisations that receive cash and other assets from the US and that engage in political activities in Russia. There are concerns that this will hit some human rights campaigners in Russia.
On a busy day for corporate updates, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 53.53 points at 6,684.53.
Royal Dutch Shell rose 4% after the oil giant said it had shed 6,500 jobs as part of cost-cutting measures.
Shell also said capital investment this year would be cut to $30bn, down by about 20% from 2014.
Shares in Rolls-Royce rose 2.1%, despite the aerospace firm reporting a 32% drop in underlying half-year profits to £439m.
Rolls has issued three profit warnings in the space of 12 months, but chief executive Warren East said "our second half outlook remains positive".
"The continued growth in our order book demonstrates the long-term demand for our innovative products and services, and underpins my confidence in the fundamental strength of our business."
AstraZeneca shares were 3% higher despite the drugs company reporting a 7% drop in second-quarter revenues to $6.3bn.
Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland rose 0.5% after it reported a rise in second quarter profits to £293m.
BAE Systems rose 0.9% after the defence firm said it was on track to see a small rise in profits this year.
The company said it remained "on track to deliver sales growth and continues to expect underlying earnings per share for 2015 to be marginally higher than in 2014".
Among the fallers, Centrica shares fell 2.1% after the British Gas firm reported its half-year figures.
Profits across the Centrica group fell 3% to £1bn, despite a near doubling in profit at British Gas's residential arm.
Centrica announced plans to cut 6,000 jobs, and is scaling back investment in its upstream oil and gas production business.
BT Group was another faller, with its shares down 2%. The company reported a 1% rise in core earnings to £1.4bn, in line with analysts' expectations.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.1% against the dollar to $1.5620 and was up 0.3% against the euro at €1.4247.
Yet the market is not moving at a pace seen a year ago, with 16,000 fewer homes sold in July compared with the same month in 2015.
A total of 104,200 properties were sold in July, the first full month since the UK's vote to leave the EU.
Various commentators have predicted a short-term slowdown in the market.
One commentator, Henry Pryor, said that the transaction figures from HM Revenue and Customs reflected a "slight stutter" in the UK sector.
"The market has not yet suffered the predictions made as part of Project Fear, but there is still plenty of time for them to come true," he said.
"The housing market, like the wider economy, has much to deal with. We are clearly a long way from the promised end to boom and bust."
A need to underpin the housing market, which is key to the UK economy, was one reason for the move by the Bank of England to cut interest rates to 0.25% earlier this month.
Surveyors recently reported that housing activity would be flat in the aftermath of the vote, but many now believe that there will be a rebound when considering the outlook in 12 months' time.
Some house builders are bullish about their position, despite their share prices being hit as investors reacted to the Brexit vote in June.
On Tuesday, house builder Persimmon reported a 29% jump in first-half profits. The firm said customer interest since the Brexit vote had been "robust".
First-time buyers hoping that a slowdown in the market, falling house prices, and lower interest rates might give them a better chance of purchasing a home could be disappointed, according to research by financial information service Moneyfacts.
It said that mortgages that only required a 5% deposit were being withdrawn from the market by lenders.
The number of home loans on offer in this category had been growing to a peak in March of 270, but had fallen to 225 since.
"It is particularly bruising when many hope that the predictions of cheaper houses would help them realise their dream sooner than expected," said Charlotte Nelson, of Moneyfacts.
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Rosberg led from the first corner and drove off into the distance as Hamilton struggled to make up ground in the inaugural race in Azerbaijan.
The world champion started 10th and was hampered by a problem with an engine setting during the race.
The world champion dropped to 24 points adrift of Rosberg in the championship as a result.
Hamilton said he had an "off day" in qualifying and Mercedes were at a loss to understand what happened.
But in the race it was different.
After a cautious start, Hamilton began to make up ground, picking up positions until he was fourth, right behind Force India's Sergio Perez after 11 laps - helped by an early stop for Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen.
But Hamilton could not pass the slippery Force India and began to run into vibration problems from the tyres, which he had damaged in qualifying.
Mercedes tried to pass Perez by stopping earlier but Force India thwarted them by bringing in the Mexican the next lap.
After the pit stop, Hamilton tried to pass Perez again but then began to drop back.
It emerged from communication between driver and team that there was a problem with an engine setting - but the team radio restrictions meant the team could not tell him what was wrong or how to fix it.
It is not yet completely clear what had happened - although the team said it was "a problem with the setting you are in" but that "it's not something you've done - it's a setting that is incorrect".
Hamilton was clearly frustrated but with 10 laps to go he finally made a change that solved the problem.
He briefly set the fastest first sector time of the race, but then did not speed up and cruised slowly to the finish behind Perez.
Both drivers had the same problem at times during the race.
"Nico had made a change during the race that caused the issue," said a Mercedes spokesperson. "So when told it was an issue with the mode, as permitted by FIA, he switched back out of it.
"Lewis had the setting from start of race and it was not obvious that this setting was causing the problem. The fundamental problem is on our heads as it was a configuration not working properly, not the driver's fault.
"But the radio rules complicated things drastically: without this, it would have been solved immediately."
The race was predicted to be a festival of drama, all the drivers believing there would be errors and resultant safety cars.
But the drivers all kept the cars out of the barriers, and in an unexpectedly unexciting inaugural race on the streets of the Azerbaijani captial Baku, Rosberg was imperious and the battle was behind him.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel took a comfortable second, a position he grabbed by passing Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo on lap six.
But any hope of a race for the lead was dashed immediately - Rosberg was a second a lap quicker throughout.
Red Bull put Ricciardo on a two-stop strategy, with a very early first pit stop on lap six.
Ferrari initially planned to follow suit - another dubious strategy decision after the criticisms of their decision to switch to a two-stop while leading in Canada a week ago.
This time, Vettel questioned the team and after initially saying he had to stop because he was going to be under-cut by Ricciardo, they kept him out - stopping Raikkonen instead.
It led to an easy second place for Vettel, while Raikkonen fought back past Force India's Nico Hulkenberg and Ricciardo.
Vettel emerged behind Raikkonen after his single stop, but the Finn let him by as requested and in the closing laps found himself under pressure from Perez, who passed him with two laps to go to take the final podium position.
It was a fitting reward after a strong weekend that was made harder by a crash in final practice that led to a gearbox change and a drop from second to seventh on the grid.
Williams's Valtteri Bottas was sixth, ahead of Ricciardo and his team-mate Max Verstappen.
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In May it was revealed 26 former residents of the Beechwood home in Mapperley, Nottingham, had been awarded a total of £250,000 in compensation.
The city council said the claims were settled without an admission of liability but confirmed there were a "significant number" of other claims.
Now it has emerged these relate to 12 other care homes and secure units.
In 2010 Nottinghamshire Police launched Operation Daybreak, an investigation into allegations of abuse at Beechwood from the 1960s to 2000.
By last year this had widened to include four other homes in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
Now Nottingham City Council has confirmed compensation claims have been received in relation to 13 centres.
Nottinghamshire Police said it was actively investigating five homes with another four facing no further action.
The disclosures follow a BBC Freedom of Information request.
Officers also confirmed 10 men had been arrested with seven released with no further action; two on bail and still being investigated on suspicion of rape and that one man had since died during its investigation over rape allegations.
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Former resident Mickey Summers is at the centre of a campaign to reveal what went on. He has already been told his records were destroyed in the late 1970s.
He said: "I feel disgusted and let down. I believe the police weren't interested. It's the same old thing, they think a little boy crying wolf and associate kids in children's homes with attention seeking.
"I feel like they've abused me for the last 10 years. I want someone made accountable. I don't care if individuals are deceased. Make someone corporately accountable. It's about justice and getting final closure."
Mr Summers complained to Nottinghamshire Police more than a decade ago but claims he was not taken seriously - a decision which will be reviewed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
A city council spokesman said they were trying to help Mr Summers get to the truth and had conducted an extensive search for his records and their destruction was due to the lack of rules on keeping files at the time.
But they said they had apologised and were still trying to help him piece together what happened.
Hart will again play the period drama's popular character of midwife Camilla "Chummy" Fortescue-Cholmeley-Browne.
Hart, who had been in the show since it began in 2012, left in series four due to her work commitments.
Call the Midwife is one of the BBC's most popular series with an average audience of nearly eight million.
The drama is based on the best-selling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth and revolves around the work of midwives in east London in, and from, the 1950s.
A spokesman for the drama's production company said everyone on the team had "been bursting to share the news" of Chummy's return.
"We're thrilled to be once again featuring Miranda Hart and her fabulous blend of warmth, strength and vulnerability, as Chummy gets to grips with the medical and social challenges of the 1960s," he said.
Hart, who became a household name for her hit sitcom Miranda which ran from 2009 to 2015, spent much of 2014 on tour with her one-woman show.
She then expanded her repertoire by turning to Hollywood and appeared in 2015's action film Spy, alongside Jason Statham, Melissa McCarthy and Jude Law.
However, Hollywood's gain was Call The Midwife's loss as it meant Hart was forced to miss most of series four, series five and last year's Christmas special.
Her absence had to be written into the storyline which saw her moving to a mother and baby unit.
At the time, Hart said: "I am very sad not to have been able to be involved in series five but, on the plus side, maybe Chummy can come back in the next series an enlightened, crazed '60s hippy, having an affair with Paul McCartney."
Call the Midwife, which has won a handful of awards and has been nominated for two TV Baftas, also stars Helen George, Jessica Raine, Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris and Bryony Hannah.
In series six, the midwives will be seen working partly in South Africa, where filming in Cape Town has already begun.
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It is backed by BBC presenter Colin Bloomfield who was diagnosed with melanoma and is still battling the disease.
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Asked for his reaction to Maria Sharapova's failed drug test, the 14-time Grand Slam champion took the opportunity to address speculation he has used performance-enhancing drugs.
The Spaniard, 29, said he was "a little bit tired" of the rumours, adding: "I am a completely clean guy.
"I have never had the temptation of doing something wrong."
Nadal added: "I believe in the sport and the values of the sport.
"It is an example for the kids and if I am doing something that goes against that, I will be lying to myself, not lying to my opponents."
Nadal has never failed a drugs test but has been the subject of speculation that he dopes.
In 2011, former French Open champion Yannick Noah wrote a newspaper article saying Spanish sporting success was due to doping.
A year later, a satirical French TV show featured a life-size likeness of Nadal filling up his car's gas tank from his own bladder before being pulled over by traffic police for speeding.
Then in 2013, Belgian former professional player Christophe Rochus questioned Nadal being able to dominate the 2012 French Open and then be injured two weeks later at Wimbledon.
Nadal said he has taken advantage of some new treatments for his knee problems, like stem-cell therapy and Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy, often known as blood spinning.
"I have been open all my career," he said. "I never tried to hide nothing that I did. I did PRP and then I did stem cells.
"The first time with PRP it worked fantastic and the second time it was bad. I had to stop playing tennis for seven months.
"With stem cells, I used it two times on my knees and it worked very well. I am not doing, never did, and never going to do something wrong."
Nadal added that he trusts a doctor to monitor what medication he takes.
"He has been the doctor for all the Spanish players for a number of years," he said. "I would never take nothing that he doesn't know about."
Former world number one Sharapova announced on Monday that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open in January.
The five-time Grand Slam winner tested positive for meldonium, which was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list this year.
Nadal said Sharapova deserved to be punished as an example to others.
"It is difficult to imagine that something like this can happen, but mistakes happen," he said. "She should be punished.
"I want to believe it is a mistake for Maria. She didn't want to do it. But obviously it is negligence. She must pay for it."
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He challenged critics of Tuesday's deal to present a better alternative - seen as a veiled reference to his Republican opponents in Congress.
The UN Security Council will vote next week on a resolution endorsing the agreement, Iran says.
In return for an end to sanctions, Iran will limit its nuclear activities.
The president has said there will be a robust debate with Congress.
His Republican rivals, who hope to scupper the agreement in a subsequent vote, have accused him of appeasement.
But Mr Obama said: "If 99% of the world community and the majority of nuclear experts look at this thing and they say this will prevent Iran from getting a nuclear bomb, and you are arguing either that it does not or that even if it does, it's temporary then you should have some alternative."
He said he had not heard one and insisted there were two alternatives with the issue either resolved "diplomatically, through a negotiation, or it's resolved through force. Through war. Those are the options", he said.
He added the world would risk "even more war in the Middle East" without the nuclear agreement with Iran.
BBC North America editor Jon Sopel said the president came out swinging at a news conference on Wednesday, confident of his argument and keen to make the case that - on the central goal of stopping Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon - the agreement had to be supported.
The deal, reached with six world powers in Vienna, would begin to be implemented by November, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said earlier on Wednesday.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said the agreement proved that "constructive engagement works".
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, denounced what he called a "stunning historic mistake".
Mr Obama has expressed hopes that the agreement would encourage Iran to "behave differently," citing "its support of terrorism and its use of proxies to destabilise parts of the Middle East."
He said that the US would seek greater co-operation from Tehran on ending the wars in Syria and Yemen. But he added: "We're not betting on it.''
He also urged members of the US Congress to judge the agreement "based on the facts, not on politics".
American lawmakers have 60 days to review the deal.
The UN Security Council passed six resolutions between 2006 and 2010 requiring Iran to stop producing enriched uranium, which can be used for civilian purposes, but also to build nuclear bombs.
After returning to Tehran, Mr Zarif said: "These talks have concluded in a situation when the Security Council - for the first time in its history - will give official recognition to a developing country's enrichment programme through a resolution next week."
Diplomats told the Reuters news agency that the US would circulate a draft text on Wednesday that would terminate the previous resolutions but enshrine a mechanism for the sanctions they included to automatically "snap back" if Iran breached its commitments.
The five permanent members of the Security Council who could veto any resolution - the US, UK, France, Russia and China - were part of the so-called P5+1 group of world powers that signed the deal with Iran, along with Germany.
"We hope that more or less within four months, measures taken by both sides show results and implementation of the deal begins," Mr Zarif said.
President Rouhani told a cabinet meeting that Iran had not "surrendered".
"The deal is a legal, technical and political victory for Iran," he said. "It's an achievement that Iran won't be called a world threat anymore."
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But the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, John Boehner, said it would only "embolden" Iran.
"Instead of stopping the spread of nuclear weapons in the Middle East, this deal is likely to fuel a nuclear arms race around the world," he warned.
Meanwhile Mr Netanyahu stressed that Israel would not be bounded by the deal, suggesting military strikes on Iran's nuclear programme remained an option. "We will always defend ourselves," he added.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, told the BBC he was confident that its inspectors would be able to "detect any diversion or misuse of nuclear material in a timely manner".
The arts "pupil premium" would be modelled on the existing top-up grants given to schools for PE and sport.
The Labour leader pledged to raise government spending on the arts in line with the European average and boost participation among low-income groups.
He also said councils should be obliged to provide a library service.
Speaking at world's largest arts festival in the Scottish capital, Mr Corbyn said that under his leadership Labour will draw on the country's "proud cultural heritage" and give people from all sections of society the opportunity for their "creativity to flourish".
Mr Corbyn, who is facing a challenge to his leadership from Owen Smith, is pledging to reverse in full cuts to UK government arts spending since 2010-11 as part of a "bold and inspiring" blueprint for the sector.
He said the £42.8m in cuts to central funding and grants to the Arts Councils of England and Wales and Creative Scotland will be made up for by scrapping the Conservatives' planned cuts to capital gains tax announced in March's Budget.
Labour, he said, would use part of the £670m they believe will be freed up by scrapping the CGT cut to give additional funding for creative activities in schools in line with the existing pupil premium for sport and physical education.
At the moment, nearly all grant maintained primary schools, including free schools and academies, receive top-funding for PE and sport. Based on the number of pupils in years one to six, funding can range from £8,000 per school to £500 per pupil.
The arts pupil premium could be extended to secondary schools in future, the Labour leader will say, as part of his commitment to bring the UK into line with EU states, which spend an average of 0.5% of their GDP on the arts and culture.
In addition, he promised a moratorium on privatisation of museum services, greater devolution of cultural budgets to the English regions, a single national scheme for arts scholarships and a consultation on dance and drama within the national curriculum.
He pledged to work with users, staff, the unions and campaigners to give libraries a long-term sustainable future, enforcing in law a commitment for councils to offer a "comprehensive and efficient" service.
"Drawing on Britain's rich cultural heritage, Labour under my leadership will commit to extending access and participation in the arts to all people and all communities across Britain," he said.
"There is creativity in all of us but we need to give people the opportunities for this creativity to flourish."
The Trojan malware is thought to have been designed to steal data from industrial organisations.
Microsoft said it has traced the root of the exploit back to a flaw in its Win32k Truetype font parsing engine.
It offered a workaround download and said its engineers were working on a definitive security update.
Microsoft said the vulnerability in its code allowed attackers to "install programs; view, change or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights".
"This vulnerability is related to the Duqu malware," it said.
Microsoft said the full update would not be ready this month, and did not provide a target release date.
In the meantime it said that the workaround will cause some documents to "fail to display properly".
The firm's security warning follows an investigation by the Laboratory of Cryptography and Systems Security (Crysys) at Budapest University.
Earlier this week it revealed that the malware had been spread using a previously unknown vulnerability embedded in a Microsoft Word document.
Internet security firm, Symantec, confirmed that Microsoft had identified the same bit of code.
"It is a link point between Microsoft Word and the system software," said Greg Day, Symantec's director of security strategy.
"This takes what you type in and turns it into what comes up on the screen."
The security firm has confirmed Duqu infections at six different computer networks belonging to unidentified organisations across a total of eight countries.
Microsoft's security report noted that the success of the attacks depended on users opening email attachments.
"We have taught people for years that clicking on executable files from unknown sources is not sensible, but clicking on a Word document is a normal business practice," Mr Day told the BBC.
"Since we think the Duqu attackers do reconnaissance beforehand they might have been able to exploit this to make people more likely to have opened the documents, either by having built up a relationship with them or having used an existing one to gain trust."
Mr Day said the lessons for business were to ensure that their security software is up to date and that they have educated their employees to question whether an attachment comes from a trustworthy source.
Environmental charity Plantlife worked to remove the invasive shrub cotoneaster to allow yellow whitlowgrass to flourish.
It said it had cleared nearly 10 hectares (25 acres) of the shrub at Foxhole.
Plantlife is working to save species such as juniper, basil-thyme and chough on land owned by the National Trust.
Natalie Gelbert's husband was dropping donation bags off at Goodwill - but her wedding dress was also in their car to get dry cleaned.
She is now trying to track it down after the dress was reportedly sold on Saturday for $25 (£20).
Mrs Gelbert's Facebook appeal has been shared over 19,000 times online.
The couple say they are still paying in instalments for the dress from their wedding 18 months ago.
They hope to buy it back and described the dress as "very sentimental and something that can't be replaced."
"I know to whoever bought it, it was a great deal and sold dirt cheap but to me it is priceless," she said.
It follows an emergency meeting between Lowland League club East Kilbride and the Scottish Football Association.
A new venue was required after Hamilton Academical said they were unable to host the game on Sunday 7 February.
East Kilbride had been told their K Park, which has a 500 capacity, was not suitable for the tie.
The SFA initially said that it should be played at Hamilton's New Douglas Park, which has a capacity of 6,000, as it was the closest suitable stadium.
However, it was East Kilbride's seventh choice of venue in an order of preference submitted to the governing body and Accies then announced that they were not willing to alter a schedule of community events planned for that weekend.
The home of League One club Airdrieonians has a capacity of 10,200, while the tie will be broadcast live on BBC Scotland.
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East Kilbride chairman Mark Horner said: "We've been in talks with various stadiums all day and put forward the Excelsior as the best, nearest and most suitable stadium to host the game against Celtic and we are delighted the SFA have agreed.
"The stadium is modern, a great size and the surface is similar to K Park which [manager] Billy [Ogilvie] and the players are delighted about.
"The stadium also has great disabled access, which is another plus point as we are planning to take hundreds of children from East Kilbride with ASN (Additional Support Needs) to the game.
"We are all really look forward to what will be a great occasion for the club and the town."
The former Arsenal trainee, 25, joined League One Oldham in January 2015, scoring three goals in 25 appearances for the Latics, and had loan spells at Crawley and AFC Wimbledon last season.
He scored nine times in 15 league starts with League Two side Crawley.
"It's a really good signing as he's got bundles of ability," manager Mark Cooper told BBC Radio Gloucestershire.
"I'm convinced that, if we get him a run of games. he will score a lot of goals.
"I didn't think we'd get him, to be honest, but with the help of the chairman and (club director) Asif Rehmanwala, we've managed to get this one done.
"It's a little bit of a statement for us, because there were a lot of clubs after him. The fans will enjoy watching him play."
On Wednesday, forward Jon Parkin left the National League club after terminating his contract by mutual consent, while League Two Colchester United signed forward Kurtis Guthrie from Mark Cooper's side for an undisclosed fee.
Fire crews from Douglas and Laxey stations were called to the accident on King Edward Road in Onchan at around 09:00 BST.
A spokesman said the car had "rolled and landed back on its wheels" across the Manx Electric Railway lines.
The man driving the car was treated at the scene for "minor injuries."
Fire crews made the vehicle safe and power to the railway was isolated so that it could be recovered.
Station Officer Tony Duncan said the car was recovered promptly and the track inspected by MER staff for any signs of damage before services were resumed.
Cole, 31, is a free agent after leaving West Ham and is training with the Scottish Premiership champions.
"We have a good squad but we are always looking to improve," said Deila. "We are happy he is here.
"He is a target man. He's been good in the two exercises I've seen him doing but he needs more time. He hasn't trained for a while."
Deila, whose side host Raith Rovers in Wednesday's League Cup tie, did not commit to saying how long Cole's trial might run. And, when asked if it might be longer than a week, the Norwegian replied: "We will see how it comes."
Capped seven times by England, Cole has made over 380 senior club appearances, scoring 85 goals in the process, including spells at Chelsea, Aston Villa and the Hammers.
The five biggest shareholders in large publicly-traded companies would sit on the committee, said Chris Philp, MP for Croydon South.
It would make decisions on pay and hiring directors.
His plan follows a call from Prime Minister Theresa May for tighter controls on corporate excess.
"I'm concerned that large shareholders in big public companies are simply not sufficiently engaged in taking responsibility for their investments in the companies they are invested in," he told Radio 4's Today programme.
"Reckless corporate behaviour and out-of-control executive pay" were symptoms of shareholders not being in charge of companies they own, he added.
The top five shareholders, based on holdings of at least a year, would be part of the committee.
Shareholders could decline to be on the committee, but would be "named and shamed," said Mr Philp, who is also a member of parliament's Treasury committee.
Large shareholders such as pension managers and fund managers should be "more involved in taking responsibility" on pay and governance, said Mr Philp, who published his proposals in a report with the High Pay Centre.
In July, Mrs May said she wanted to tackle the "unhealthy and growing gap" between "bosses" and "workers".
"It is not anti-business to suggest that big business needs to change," she said.
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At another time, Chris Philp's ideas for the reform of executive pay might have fallen on stony ground. But the Conservative MP has chosen his moment well; when she was campaigning to lead his party, Theresa May singled out chief executive remuneration in her one speech on policy.
The new Prime Minister is clearly in the market for a cunning plan to tackle fat cats, and Mr Philp's strategy - or parts of it - might fit the bill.
Mr Philp wants to force big institutional fund managers to take a greater interest in pay, and an active role in policing.
The top five shareholders of every large listed company would be asked to go on a governance committee, and named and shamed if they refused. No longer would fund managers be able to duck out of tough decisions on pay packets, or hide behind the convenient fiction of the "abstain" vote at shareholder meetings.
There are obvious problems with Mr Philp's scheme. Fund managers have in shown themselves ready and able to revolt on executive pay - witness the stunning defeat of BP's board over pay at its annual meeting last year.
The inconvenient truth is that most fund managers are happy with most pay schemes and are only minded to act in egregious cases. The shareholder committees might simply replicate this sleepy status quo.
As shareholders are being taken to task by government, they have a target of their own in their sights.
A group of investors, led by the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF), is at odds with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), a regulator for corporate governance and accounting standards.
At the heart of the row is whether investors and the public can trust company accounts.
The row started when the FRC criticised a legal opinion which the LAPFF got from George Bompas QC on a point of company law. The LAPFF also employed Cherie Blair, the wife of Tony Blair, to argue its case.
Mr Bompas said in his opinion that new international accounting standards risked clashing with existing UK law that says companies must provide a "true and fair view" of their financial position.
Some shareholder groups, including the LAPFF, feel this clash has contributed to a range of scandals, from Tesco's accounting black hole to the collapse of HBOS and RBS.
The FRC wanted to say it had the government's backing, but now emails obtained under a freedom of information request showed the government actually refused to back the FRC's position and ordered it to tone down a response to the legal opinion.
The LAPFF has written an open letter to FTSE 350 chairmen to show that the government would not back the watchdog.
"It's about whether we can trust the accounts and about whether the accounts have real profits which can find their way to shareholders' pockets or whether the accounts are imaginary," said Tim Bush, director or research at Pirc, which advises LAPFF.
The Financial Reporting Council said in a statement: "The FRC discusses policy issues on a regular basis with central government, as this [Freedom of Information] response shows.
"Our position on this issue is clear: the Companies Act 2006 does not require the separate disclosure of a figure for distributable profits.
"Ultimately interpretation of the Act is a matter for the courts. The FRC stands by what it has previously said on this matter."
The Salvation Army said it had helped 151 suspected victims in the 12 months before summer 2015, compared with 37 in 2012.
One woman it helped said she had her passport confiscated and was fed scraps from her "employer's" dinner table.
It is not clear whether the rise is due to greater awareness of existing cases or there are more victims.
Anne Read, the charity's director of anti-trafficking and modern slavery, said victims were tricked into following their dream and then trapped.
"It doesn't always involve keys and chains and locks," she said.
"People are held by the threats of the traffickers. They're told this will happen to you, maybe you'll be thrown in prison, or 'something dreadful will happen to your family if you try to escape'."
Maria, who did not want to give her real name, left the Philippines to work as a maid because she needed to buy medicine for her dying mother. But her salary was not paid.
Instead, her Saudi employers brought her to London and confiscated her passport and told her she was expected to look after the children round-the-clock.
Maria was then told to sleep on the floor and was fed on leftovers from her employer's dinner table.
On one occasion, the family took Maria, who had not had a meal, to the park.
"They bought a special bread," she said.
"I thought it's a yummy lunch for me. But I was shocked when they called the ducks and then they gave the bread to the ducks.
"They treated me like a slave."
Another victim was forced to sleep in a "duck pen" on a housing estate in Nottingham, by Gavin Pascoe and Vicki Jepson, who forced her to cook and clean for them and look after their children.
Pascoe and Jepson, who were both jailed last December, used beatings and threats to control the 24-year-old, who had learning disabilities.
Det Con Chris Berryman of Nottinghamshire Police said he was very shocked by what he saw.
"She looked quite malnourished, quite underweight," he said.
"They threatened to cause injury to her child if she escaped."
Tackling all forms of modern slavery has become an increasing priority for the authorities. Last summer, a new Modern Slavery Act introduced life sentences for people traffickers.
But, the Salvation Army said it was not certain whether greater awareness had caused such a large rise in "domestic servitude" cases or whether there were also more victims.
Maria is now being supported by another charity called Hestia, which runs three safe houses in London.
But her future is far from certain. She needs to pay for her mother's funeral but is not allowed to work and is heavily in debt.
Struggling to hold back tears, she told me: "I feel like I lost everything. I lost my family and I don't want to lose justice for myself. I feel I'm not human at all."
Rooney's 13-year stint at United included five Premier League titles, three League Cups, one FA Cup, one Champions League and one Europa League.
He wants Everton to win their first major trophy since the 1995 FA Cup.
"This football club should be winning trophies and we're taking huge steps to try to win trophies," said Rooney.
Asked what it would mean to win silverware with Everton, Rooney added: "That would be the pinnacle because I remember the FA Cup final in 1995, I was there as a nine-year-old, and for that to be the last trophy... Everton should have won more trophies since then."
Everton, who have spent more than £90m in the summer transfer market, have agreed a deal to acquire land in Liverpool on which to build a new £300m stadium.
Rooney, whose return to Goodison Park on a two-year contract was announced on Sunday, added: "With the new stadium in the pipeline, it's an exciting time to be an Everton player, to be an Everton fan.
"It's on us players to make those times even more exciting by giving them good performances and try to help them be successful and bring trophies to the club.
"I firmly believe we have the potential to be a success in the league and there are the cup competitions. We're certainly capable of winning one of those cups."
The 31-year-old will wear the number 10 shirt, which belonged last season to Romelu Lukaku, who is set to sign for Manchester United for an initial £75m.
Rooney is Everton's sixth signing since the end of the 2016-17 season, when they finished seventh in the Premier League.
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In addition to former England captain Rooney, goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, England defender Michael Keane, Netherlands midfielder Davy Klaassen and forwards Sandro Ramirez and Henry Onyekuru have also joined Everton this summer.
"Winning trophies with Everton would be the pinnacle," said Rooney, who played 559 times for United, scoring a club record 253 goals.
"I really feel now the club is moving in the right direction, bringing the right calibre of players in. I want to be part of it and hopefully part of a successful Everton team."
Rooney, who has 53 goals from 119 England caps, will not have long to wait before returning to Old Trafford. Everton are scheduled to visit United in the Premier League on 17 September.
Everton boss Ronald Koeman believes Rooney's vast experience will be invaluable in a dressing room short of title winners.
"No-one in the team except Gareth Barry [Manchester City] and Davy Klaassen [Ajax] have won titles," said Koeman. "Don't forget the experience he will give to the rest of the team.
"Wayne, of course, is still competitive - he will be a competitor always - and he wants to play at the highest level that is possible for him.
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"It's his home and he likes competition, he likes pressure.
"His main qualities are his quality on the ball, his experience and what I describe as his winning mentality.
"Everybody knows he can play out of different positions up front. He's a smart player. He's an experienced football player and that helps everybody."
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Rooney said it was good to wear the Everton shirt again after 13 years in the red of United.
However, he revealed in an interview with Everton TV that he has been secretly wearing blue at home at night.
"I've kept it quiet for the last 13 years but I've actually been wearing Everton pyjamas at home with my kids," added Rooney. "I had to keep that a bit quiet!
"Wearing the shirt feels as special as it did 13 years ago and I'm just looking forward now to getting out on the pitch with it on."
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There was a huge bang and a brilliant light over the Berwyn Mountains in north east Wales, and there were later claims a spaceship crash was concealed.
Comparisons were drawn with Roswell, New Mexico, USA, in 1947, where it is claimed an alien crash was concealed.
But a Ministry of Defence (MoD) investigation said there was no UFO.
The National Archives files show it was explained by a noisy earth tremor coinciding with a meteor burning up in the atmosphere.
A search and rescue team was scrambled from RAF Valley on Anglesey, but found no wreckage on the mountainside.
The MoD investigation found that there were five other reports of UFOs seen over the UK at about 10pm on 23 January 1974, when the Berwyn Mountains incident happened.
Three sightings were in the Home Counties, one in Lincolnshire and another in Sussex.
Witnesses reported seeing a bright light in the north west which seemed to fall towards the horizon.
An expert who undertook independent research into the Berwyn Mountains incident for the British Astronomical Society reported that a "fireball" was visible over most of the UK that night.
Sightings were received from Somerset, Norfolk, Manchester and Edinburgh, the files notes.
The fireball descended from about 120km in the sky to about 35km before disintegrating over Manchester, the expert found.
Brynmor John, who was then junior RAF minister, explained the official position in a letter to Dafydd Elis Thomas, then a local MP, in May 1974.
Mr John wrote: "As suggested by the descriptions reported, it seems the phenomena could well have been caused by a meteor descending through the atmosphere burning up and finally disintegrating before it reached the ground.
"Such a hypothesis would also explain the absence of any signs of impact.
"It has also been suggested that at 8.32pm that evening there was an earth tremor in the Berwyn Mountains which produced a landslide with noises like detonation.
"The latter aspect is however outside the field of this department," Mr John added.
But the MoD's conclusions did not convince all those who witnessed the "Welsh Roswell".
The files also include a letter from one local who wrote: "That 'something" came down in the Berwyn Mountains on that night I am certain.
"It is certain to the minds of both my friends who came with me and to me that we were visited by an object that evening."
Claimants will have to show they have suffered serious harm before suing for defamation, under the Defamation Bill.
It is understood the bill is intended to ensure a "fair balance" between freedom of expression and protection of reputation.
The presumption in favour of a jury trial will also be removed.
It is understood the bill is likely to be published on Friday.
Currently, a person suing for defamation does not have to prove the words they are complaining about have caused them actual damage, it is enough for the courts that they might.
According to the Ministry of Justice, the new bill will also ensure the threat of libel proceedings is not used to "frustrate robust scientific and academic debate".
There will be a defence for the media of "responsible publication on matters of public interest".
The bill will provide greater protection to operators of websites hosting user-generated content, as long as they complied with the necessary procedure to "resolve any dispute" directly with the author of the material concerned.
The draft bill, published in March last year, also aims at addressing "libel tourism" by tightening the test to be applied by the courts in relation to actions involving people who are not domiciled in the UK or EU member states.
The Conservatives, Labour and the Lib Dems all committed themselves to reviewing libel law in their election manifestos.
The Libel Reform Campaign, made up of Index on Censorship, English Pen and Sense About Science, welcomed the announcement but said there was "still work to be done".
A spokesman for the campaign, which has been demanding the legislation since 2009, said the bill would pave the way to end libel tourism and protect free expression for journalists, writers, bloggers and scientists around the world.
Sense About Science managing director Tracey Brown said: "This opens the way to developing a law guided by public interest not powerful interests."
Cardiologist Dr Peter Wilmshurst, who was sued by an American medical device company, said: "Patients have suffered because the draconian defamation laws were used to silence doctors with legitimate concerns about medical safety."
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after Saturday's attack in Gazantiep that the bomber was 12-14 years old.
Turkey has linked the bomber to so-called Islamic State (IS), but Mr Yildirim said "a clue has not yet been found concerning the perpetrator".
His statement came as Turkey's military targeted IS militants in Syria.
Television reports said howitzers had been used against IS near the border town of Jarablus.
Turkish artillery had also hit US-backed Syrian Kurdish YPG positions north of Manbij in Syria, broadcaster NTV said.
A coalition including YPG has been pushing IS out of Syrian towns, including Manbij, recently.
Turkey views the YPG as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a Turkish-Kurdish rebel group fighting for autonomy since the 1980s.
Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting on Monday, Mr Yildirim said the earlier statement identifying the attacker as a child was a "guess" based on witness accounts.
Most of the victims were children, media reports say.
Twenty-nine victims of the attack, which took place on Sunday, were under the age of 18, reports said, with one official saying 22 were under the age of 14.
Thirteen of those killed were women, Turkish media said. Sixty-six people are still in hospital, 14 of them in a serious condition, Dogan news agency reported.
One woman lost four children in the attack, the Haberturk newspaper reported. Emine Arhan told the title "if it wasn't for my only surviving child, I would have killed myself".
Another victim was a nine-year-old girl who had stayed on at the party to see the bride after her parents had left, according to the Vatan newspaper.
A disproportionately large number of women and children were killed in the attack because it targeted henna night, a part of the celebration attended mainly by women and children, says BBC Monitoring's Turkey analyst Pinar Sevinclidir.
Hurriyet newspaper said the type of bomb, which contained scraps of metal, was similar to those used in previous attacks on pro-Kurdish gatherings.
Prosecutors said a search was also under way for two people believed to have accompanied the suspected attacker to the wedding party but who left before the blast.
Gaziantep, near the Syrian border, is known to contain several IS cells.
In a defiant speech on Monday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said IS should be "completely cleansed" from the border area with Turkey.
He also announced that Turkey was recalling its ambassador to Vienna because of a demonstration in the Austrian capital by groups associated with the PKK.
Mr Cavusoglu accused Austria of "supporting a terrorist organisation which is attacking Turkey", according to Austrian paper Der Standard.
Ties between the two countries have been fraught over the past weeks, with Vienna warning that Turkey is heading towards authoritarian rule, and calling for its membership talks with the European Union to be ended.
They say the strike in the tribal region of North Waziristan targeted the compound of a powerful Taliban leader.
Pakistan stepped up its own operations against insurgents after Taliban militants killed 132 children at a school in Peshawar last month.
More than 1,700 rebels have been killed since the offensive began in June in North Waziristan, the military says.
Sunday's strike reportedly targeted fighters supporting Taliban commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur.
"A US drone fired two missiles which hit a compound and a vehicle in Alwara Mandi of North Waziristan... killing six terrorists," a senior security official told AFP news agency on Sunday.
In a separate development, a bomb blast has killed at least five people at a volleyball match in the Orakzai tribal region.
Police said the device had been planted in the grounds of the match. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack and said the government was determined to eradicate terrorism.
The drone strike followed Pakistani air raids on militant hideouts in Tirah Valley in the Khyber region on Saturday, according to the Associated Press.
Pakistan's efforts to stamp out insurgent networks have focused on the North Waziristan and Khyber regions on the border with Afghanistan.
They have become strongholds of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) as well as the Haqqani network - a militant group with links to both the Taliban and al-Qaeda.
Unlike the TTP, which has fought inside Pakistan, Hafiz Gul Bahadur has focused on foreign troops stationed in Afghanistan.
US drones strikes are extremely unpopular in Pakistan, with many condemning them as violation of their country's sovereignty.
Washington agreed to suspend its drones programme in December 2013 to allow Islamabad to pursue peace talks with the TTP.
But attempts at a peace process ended in June following attack on the country's busiest airport in Karachi. The attack left at least 38 dead, including the attackers.
Who are the Pakistani Taliban?
•With its roots in the Afghan Taliban, the Pakistani Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) movement came to the fore in 2007 by unleashing a wave of violence
•Its leaders have traditionally been based in Pakistan's tribal areas but it is really a loose affiliation of militant groups, some based in areas like Punjab and even Karachi
•The various Taliban groups have different attitudes to talks with the government - some analysts say this has led to divisions in the movement
•Collectively they are responsible for the deaths of thousands of Pakistanis and have also co-ordinated assaults on numerous security targets
•Two former TTP leaders, Baitullah Mehsud and Hakimullah Mehsud, as well as many senior commanders have been killed in US drone strikes
Three people have been arrested following the death in hospital on Wednesday of a man aged in his 40s - the latest linked to the inquiry.
A man and a woman, both 37, from the Stockton area also died after taking the drug, on 3 March.
In February, three people died in the space of a week after taking the drug, Cleveland Police said.
The force said it was advising drug users to take "extra precautions" and was working with agencies to find the supplier of the drugs.
Two women, aged 30 and 33, and a man aged 26 were detained on suspicion of administering a noxious substance, in connection with the latest death.
Det Insp Jon Tapper said: "I would reiterate that, whilst we don't advocate that anyone should buy any type of drugs, there are still batches of particularly harmful heroin in Stockton which are being peddled by dealers.
"Lives are being put at risk by accepting this particularly dangerous heroin and, sadly, there has been a further death in the area. We are concerned and would urge drug users to take extra precautions."
The drawing of a dancer was passed on to Alice Thoday, from Lincolnshire, by her family who thought it was part of Rodin's work of a Cambodian dance troupe, which visited France in 1906.
If genuine, the sketch would have been worth more than £100,000.
Analysis by experts for the programme could not determine its authenticity.
A handwriting analyst, who compared the signature of Ms Thoday's work with examples of Rodin's signature, raised doubts they were by the same hand.
Additionally art historian Christina Buley, who uncovered several fake Rodin works in a collection at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris in 2014, said she did not believe the drawing was genuine.
She felt it had more of the distinctive hallmarks of notorious forger Eric Durig, a Swiss-born sculptor who claimed to be Rodin's last pupil.
Philip Mould, an English art dealer and historian, said: "We're dealing with an artist who has been faked with competence by those close to him.
"It's understandable in the high-stakes art world that this leads to extreme caution and scepticism."
The show's host Fiona Bruce said: "Never before have we investigated an artist whose work has been so comprehensively faked and whose fakes have been displayed at the most renowned art institutions in the world."
After the verdict, Ms Thoday said despite the team not being able to prove the family's belief the work was Rodin, it would remain hanging on her wall.
The 23-year-old former Millwall trainee has also previously played for Luton Town, Aldershot and AFC Wimbledon, as well as Margate.
He started 21 National League games for Braintree in 2016-17, scoring once.
Meanwhile, right back Ryan Peters and midfielder James Mulley have signed new deals with Maidenhead, keeping them with the Magpies for a third season.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
Counties are allowed to field two overseas players in Twenty20 games, with up to four registered for that competition - although only two can be registered at any one time, and registrations must be for a minimum of 10 days.
Only one overseas player is permitted in the County Championship and Yorkshire Bank 40 league.
Kolpak contracts are signed by foreign players, using a loophole in European Union law to avoid counting against the quota of one overseas player per club.
Players who moved counties during the 2012 season are included on the 2012 list. Have we missed anyone? Please let us know.
Overseas player: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies); Albie Morkel (South Africa, for Twenty20)
Ins: Richard Johnson (Warwickshire), Billy Godleman (Essex), Jonathan Marsden (YTH)
Outs: Garry Park (REL), Matt Lineker (REL), Hamza Siddique (REL), Ross Whiteley (Worcestershire)
Overseas player: None
Ins: Ryan Buckley (YTH)
Outs: Michael Di Venuto (RET), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Ian Blackwell (RET), Mitchell Claydon (Kent, loan from 11 June - 2 September), Ruel Brathwaite (Hampshire)
Overseas player: Rob Quiney (Australia, start of season until mid-May); Hamish Rutherford (New Zealand, early June until mid-August); Shaun Tait (Australia, for Twenty20); Gautam Gambhir (India, mid-August until end of season)
Ins: Sajid Mahmood (Lancashire), Nick Browne (YTH), Monty Panesar (Sussex, loan from 19 August), Kishen Velani (YTH)
Outs: Billy Godleman (Derbyshire), Michael Comber (REL), Charl Willoughby (RET), Adam Wheater (Hampshire), Maurice Chambers (Warwickshire, loan from 28 August until end of season)
Overseas player: Marcus North (Australia); Nathan McCullum (New Zealand, for Twenty20)
Ins: Michael Hogan (UKP), Murray Goodwin (Sussex), Ruaidhri Smith (Scotland)
Outs: Robert Croft (RET), James Harris (Middlesex), Martin van Jaarsveld (REL), Chris Ashling (REL), Aneurin Norman (REL), Mike O'Shea (REL)
Other news: The county have dropped their "Welsh Dragons" limited-overs name and will be known simply as Glamorgan from 2013.
Overseas player: Michael Klinger (Australia); Dan Christian (Australia, for Twenty20)
Ins: Gareth Roderick (YTH), Cameron Herring (YTH), Tom Smith (Middlesex, loan from 20 June), Miles Hammond (YTH)
Outs: David Wade (REL), Jonathan Batty (RET - though joined Northants as emergency cover in September)
Overseas player: George Bailey (Australia, start of season until Champions Trophy); Sohail Tanvir (Pakistan, from 6 June)
Ins: Michael Roberts (Unicorns), Jack Sheppard (YTH), Jake George (YTH), Adam Wheater (Essex), Brad Taylor (YTH), Matt Coles (Kent, loan from 27 August), Ruel Brathwaite (Durham)
Outs: Kabir Ali (Lancashire), Simon Katich (Lancashire), Bilal Shafayat (REL)
Overseas player: Vernon Philander (South Africa, 26 June until end of July)
Ins: Calum Haggett (ex-Somerset), Mitchell Claydon (Durham, loan from 11 June - 2 September), Charlie Hartley (YTH), Matt Hunn (YTH)
Outs: Simon Cook (REL), Chris Piesley (REL), Azhar Mahmood (Surrey), Matt Coles (Hampshire, loan from 27 August)
Other news: West Indian all-rounder Brendan Nash has been registered as a Kolpak player, allowing Kent to sign an overseas player.
Overseas player: Simon Katich (Australia); Mitchell McClenaghan (New Zealand, for Twenty20)
Ins: Kabir Ali (Hampshire), Alex Davies (YTH), Gavin Griffiths (YTH), Luis Reece (YTH), Arron Lilley (YTH), Simon Katich (Hampshire), Wayne White (Leicestershire), Ashwell Prince (KPK), Kyle Jarvis (KPK)
Outs: Naqaash Tahir (REL), Sajid Mahmood (Essex), Gary Keedy (Surrey)
Overseas player: Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies, early part of season); Joe Burns (Australia, 15 May - 30 August); Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh, for Twenty20)
Ins: Tom Wells (YTH), Robbie Williams (Middlesex), Niall O'Brien (Northants), Anthony Ireland (Middlesex), Ollie Frecklingham (YTH), Angus Robson (YTH), Ben Raine (ex-Durham), Lewis Hill (ex-Unicorns)
Outs: Will Jefferson (RET), Paul Dixey (RET), Jacques du Toit (REL), Nadeem Malik (REL), Robbie Joseph (REL), Will Jones (RET), Wayne White (Lancashire)
Other news: Head coach Phil Whitticase has become director of cricket, with Ben Smith and Lloyd Tennant taking charge of the first and second XIs.
Overseas player: Chris Rogers (Australia, until late June, returning after the Ashes); Adam Voges (Australia, from July once Rogers joins the Ashes squad, including Twenty20); Kyle Mills (New Zealand, for Twenty20)
Ins: Nick Gubbins (YTH), James Harris (Glamorgan), Andrew Balbirnie (Cardiff University), Ryan Higgins (YTH), Tom Helm (YTH), Harry Podmore (YTH)
Outs: Andrew Strauss (RET), Scott Newman (REL), Anthony Ireland (Leicestershire), Robbie Williams (Leicestershire), Tom Scollay (REL), Steven Crook (Northants), Tom Smith (Gloucestershire, loan from 20 June)
Overseas player: Trent Copeland (Australia, start of season until 8 June, returning in September); Cameron White (Australia, for Twenty20); Richard Levi (South Africa, for Twenty20)
Ins: Matt Spriegel (Surrey), Steven Crook (Middlesex), Ben Duckett (YTH), Muhammad Azharullah (UKP), Graeme White (Nottinghamshire, loan for Championship games, from 10 June), Jonathan Batty (ex-Gloucestershire, as emergency cover in September)
Outs: Ben Howegego (REL), Rob White (REL), Dave Burton (REL), Jack Brooks (Yorkshire), Chaminda Vaas (REL), Niall O'Brien (Leicestershire)
Overseas player: Ed Cowan (Australia, start of season until 21 June); David Hussey (Australia, from June, including Twenty20); Ian Butler (New Zealand, for Twenty20)
Ins: Ajmal Shahzad (Yorkshire)
Outs: Karl Turner (REL), Scott Elstone (REL), Neil Edwards (REL), Darren Pattinson (REL), Graeme White (Northants, loan for Championship games, from 10 June), James Taylor (Sussex, loan for Australia game on 26-28 July)
Overseas player: Alviro Petersen (South Africa, from start of season and for Twenty20), Dean Elgar (South Africa, for June); Yasir Arafat (Pakistan, for Twenty20); Abdur Rehman (Pakistan, latter part of season until mid-August); Piyush Chawla (India, from mid-August)
Ins: Tom Abell (YTH)
Outs: Kevin O'Brien (REL, had been on contract for Twenty20), Steve Snell (REL), Nick Compton (Worcestershire, loan for Australia game on 2-5 July), Arul Suppiah (RET on 4 July)
Overseas player: Graeme Smith (South Africa, start of season until he was injured in May); Ricky Ponting (Australia, June-July); Glenn Maxwell (Australia, for Twenty20); Hashim Amla (South Africa, August-September)
Ins: Vikram Solanki (Worcestershire), Gary Keedy (Lancashire), Azhar Mahmood (UKP, Kent, for Twenty20), Kevin O'Brien (Ireland, short-term deal for Twenty20), Dominic Sibley (YTH), Tom Curran
Outs: Mark Ramprakash (RET, has become Middlesex batting coach), Matt Spriegel (Northants), Tom Lancefield (REL), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Rory Hamilton-Brown (Sussex)
Overseas player: Steve Magoffin (Australia); Scott Styris (New Zealand, for Twenty20); Dwayne Smith (West Indies, for Twenty20)
Ins: Rory Hamilton-Brown (Surrey), Chris Jordan (Surrey), Andrew Miller (Warwickshire), Harry Finch (YTH), Callum Jackson (YTH), Matthew Hobden (YTH), James Taylor (Nottinghamshire, loan for Australia game on 26-28 July), Steffan Piolet (Warwickshire, loan from 20 August until end of season), Ashar Zaidi (UKP, non-contract)
Outs: Murray Goodwin (Glamorgan), Andrew Hodd (Yorkshire), Naved Arif (REL), Will Adkin (REL), Kirk Wernars (REL), Monty Panesar (Essex, loan from 19 August)
Overseas player: Jeetan Patel (New Zealand)
Ins: Oliver Hannon-Dalby (Yorkshire), Freddie Coleman (YTH, Scotland), Sam Hain (UKP), Richard Jones (Worcestershire, loan from 22 August until end of season), Maurice Chambers (Essex, loan from 28 August until end of season), Peter McKay (YTH), Jamie Atkinson (Hong Kong), Stuart Poynter (Ireland, on one-game basis as injury cover for last game)
Outs: Richard Johnson (Derbyshire), Neil Carter (REL), Andrew Miller (Sussex), Steffan Piolet (Sussex, loan from 20 August until end of season)
Overseas player: Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka); Andre Russell (West Indies, for Twenty20)
Ins: Graeme Cessford (Royal Air Force), Michael Johnson (UKP, Western Australia, ex-Kent 2nd XI), Nick Compton (Somerset, loan for Australia game on 2-5 July), Ross Whiteley (Derbyshire), Tom Fell (YTH), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (YTH)
Outs: James Cameron (RET), Vikram Solanki (Surrey), Jack Manuel (REL), Ben Scott (RET), Richard Jones (Warwickshire, loan from 22 August until end of season)
Overseas player: Kane Williamson (New Zealand, mid-August until end of season)
Ins: Andrew Hodd (Sussex), Jack Brooks (Northants), Liam Plunkett (Durham), Matthew Fisher (YTH), Ryan Gibson (YTH)
Outs: Gerard Brophy (REL), Ajmal Shahzad (Nottinghamshire), Oliver Hannon-Dalby (Warwickshire), Anthony McGrath (RET), Alex Lilley (REL)
Other news: Yorkshire have announced they will be known as the Vikings in one-day cricket in 2013 - their fourth different name since one-day nicknames were introduced by the ECB.
The 52-year-old was assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson for five years until the Scot's retirement in 2013.
Phelan, who won three Premier League titles and the Champions League during his time as Ferguson's assistant, made 194 appearances in four years as a player with the Canaries.
He was also assistant to Gary Megson at Norwich during the 1995-96 season.
"It was important for us to try and get the best coach we could," Neil Adams told BBC Radio Norfolk.
"I think Mike's record and experience speak for themselves. I've worked with him here.
"He'll be working with myself, Gary Holt (first-team coach) and Tony Parkes (goalkeeper coach) out on the grass on a daily basis.
"He is not a director of football or anything like that - he is a first-team coach."
The former midfielder, who also won two League Cups and the Club World Cup while on the Manchester United backroom staff, has not had a coaching job since leaving the Red Devils following David Moyes' appointment as manager.
"I am delighted to have the opportunity to return to Carrow Road," Phelan told the club website.
"I have many fond memories and am looking forward to helping Neil and the team to progress and ultimately getting back into the Premier League where they deserve to be."
HWDT said its scientists and volunteers last year recorded 2,303 individual common dolphins, 42 bottlenose dolphins and 94 Risso's dolphins.
The figures for all three species were the highest ever recorded in the Mull-based trust's annual survey seasons.
The conservation charity has been carrying out the surveys since 1994.
Dr Lauren Hartny-Mills, HWDT science officer, said: "The reasons for the high number of sightings of these charismatic dolphin species - and the broader effects on the marine environment and other species - remain unclear.
"But the intriguing findings highlight the importance of on-going monitoring and research."
Frazer Coomber, a scientist from HWDT, told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland radio programme: "It's been fantastic. We've had massive groups of 200 and 300 individuals at a time.
"The nice thing about dolphins is that often they come over to the vessel to come and have a look. They swim along at the front of the vessel and you get really close and get to see their beautiful yellow colouration.
"Dolphins are known as indicator species. They are a top predator, and if your top predator in an eco-system is doing well then that's a good sign that everything else in the eco-system is going well."
Vector Aerospace, which runs the Fleetlands site in Gosport, Hampshire, blamed a drop in workload for its decision to suspend the 2017 intake.
It comes after the firm recently lost out on a contract to upgrade some of the Chinooks, putting 60 jobs at risk.
The site was sold by the MoD to Vector in 2008.
It has offered apprenticeships at its training facility for the past 75 years, taking about eight apprentices each year in Gosport in recent times.
The three-year programme offers successful applicants the chance to get hands-on experience on the maintenance, repair and overhaul of rotary wing aircraft.
Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage, who has been in talks with Vector and union representatives at Fleetlands, said it was "extremely disappointing" to see the scheme suspended.
She added: "The company provides an excellent pipeline for young people from our area to gain technical skills for a rewarding career. I understand this decision will be reviewed over the coming year and I will be urging them to reconsider."
A Vector spokesman said it was disappointed to suspend the scheme but was "fully committed to our current apprentices" and would review the programme in the coming year.
The private firm works closely with Boeing, which builds military craft for the Ministry of Defence, and had been expecting to secure a contract to upgrade the fleet with a Digital Automatic Flight Control System (DAFCS).
But Boeing decided to take the work in-house, despite Vector previously completing another Chinook upgrade package for the manufacturer.
Vector is talking with union officials to try and transfer some staff to Boeing but no guarantees have been given.
The company's long-term deal with Boeing to provide maintenance of the Chinook fleet has not been affected.
Steve Burnell, managing director of Aircraft Support Boeing, said the decision not to award Vector the contract came after a "long and detailed study on the grounds of cost".
A Unite spokesperson said it was "engaged in constructive negotiations with the Vector management" but declined to comment further.
The Fleetlands site, which has historically supported the MoD's helicopter fleet, has seen its workload shrink in recent years after the Sea King and Lynx helicopters went out of service.
Vector, which employs 800 people in Gosport, moved into the civil aviation market to boost its workload.
Junior and overseas doctors would help bolster A&E units over this winter, the Department of Health said.
An aging population was putting pressure on services, it said.
Experts said that the extra doctors would help, but that more experienced doctors were also needed.
Overseas doctors have been recruited on short-term contracts to help plug a gap in the number of experienced doctors in A&E and will start working from November.
There are about 240 A&E units in England, with about 160 of those being large A&E departments.
Accident and emergency units generally see more demand in winter because of cold-weather falls, infections and other illnesses.
The Department of Health said that the NHS was facing rising general demand due to an aging population, and that 3,500 more people now go to A&E every day compared with 2010.
Separate research has indicated A&E units are under pressure from people unable to get a GP appointment.
About 5.7 million people, or around a quarter of attendees, had gone to A&E in 2012-13 after being unable to see a GP, the research suggested.
Mr Hunt said: "We know some parts of the NHS are under pressure because of increased demand. That's why we're investing in a record number of A&E doctors so patients continue getting treated quickly."
About 1,000 more medics were working in emergency units compared with 2010, the Department of Health said.
To cope with increasing demand, Health Education England (HEE) and the College of Emergency Medicine have overseen a recruitment drive for emergency medics.
The figure of about 260 extra doctors this year has been arrived at in a number of ways.
In total, 304 junior doctors had started their first year of emergency medicine training this summer, which was 101 more than last year, the department said.
Over 51 more junior doctors had been retained in emergency units this year, and 58 had transferred from other specialisms to emergency work, it added.
In addition, 50 doctors from India, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Malaysia would be starting on fixed-term contracts from November onwards.
The overseas doctors had had to pass English language and visa checks, and had signed contracts to "work, learn and return" within four years, the department said.
According to research by the College of Emergency Medicine, there are only about three-quarters of the number of consultants needed in A&E units in England, with the shortfall being made up by locum doctors.
Gordon Miles, chief executive of the College of Emergency Medicine, said that extra junior and overseas doctors in A&E was "a great starting point" and "will help" but A&E departments still lacked the necessary numbers of experienced consultants.
Spending on locum doctors to plug the gaps in A&E units in England had risen by 60% in three years, Labour said in January.
The NHS in England faces a number of pressures, including a prolonged budget freeze. The NHS faced a funding gap of up to £2bn, about 2% of its budget, for the next financial year, the BBC reported in June.
John Fahy, 25, from County Sligo denies careless driving causing the death of 19-month-old Ryan John Cox on 14 January 2013.
The crash happened on the Boa Island Road in County Fermanagh.
The prosecution ended its case against the former Ulster University student on Monday.
Forensic expert Damien Cowl told the court he carried out a reconstruction of the accident scene which he got police to photograph after he had "repositioned the vehicles" at what he termed "the maximum area of engagement".
The photographs showed the alleged moment of impact, with the toddler's mother Katriona's Peugeot 307 car in her own lane, while the passenger side of the Renault Megane driven by Mr Fahy is embedded at an angle in the front driver's side of Mrs Cox's car.
Mr Cowl said both vehicles had been travelling about the same speed, between 52 and 54mph and it was his "opinion" that as the driver of the Megane "attempted to negotiate the left hand bend he commenced to lose control of the car".
"Ultimately," he said, while Mr Fahy steered his car to the right it began to veer across into the lane of Mrs Cox's car, where the front of both cars "impacted".
The scientist said that his findings were based on the damage to both vehicles, the gouge marks on the roadway left by the anti-roll bar of the Peugeot, and the spread of debris found around the scene of the accident.
Mrs Cox, in her statement to police, which was read to the court, said she had "very little recollection of the whole day".
Later the court heard police interviews with Mr Fahy about what happened on his journey from his home at Groagagh, Grange, in County Sligo, in a borrowed car to his student digs in Belfast, a journey he made nearly every week.
He told officers that he was "in no hurry" and remembered slowing from 60mph to between 45 to 50mph, with "the engine braking around the corner, that's when the incident happened".
He said the last thing he remembered was "being in my own lane. I remember the car spinning and just the corner of my car, I remember seeing her car and then going, her going to correct, to get back into her lane, that's what I remember."
Asked by an officer was he saying that her Mrs Cox's vehicle was on the wrong side of the road, the student replied: "Yes."
When asked again, was he saying the Peugeot was in his lane, he said: "Am yes", and when put to him was he "adamant", about this, Mr Fahy said he recalled looking at the 307 coming towards him and "seeing there was nowhere for me to go".
It is expected that Mr Fahy's lawyers will open their defence case on Tuesday.
The federal upper house (Bundesrat) took the case to the constitutional court in the western city of Karlsruhe.
The petition argues that the NPD is racist and anti-Semitic, and poses a threat to Germany's democratic order.
A previous attempt to ban the NPD failed in 2003 because the judges dismissed evidence provided by state agents who had infiltrated the party.
The NPD is not represented at national level, but has members in the Mecklenburg-West Pomerania state assembly in former East Germany. It also has one seat in the European Parliament, held by former party chief Udo Voigt.
NPD members have joined regular "anti-Islamisation" marches by the right-wing Pegida organisation, based in Dresden.
The NPD's anti-immigrant stance is part of widespread German anxiety about the influx of non-EU migrants, many of them Muslim Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans fleeing war and human rights abuses.
Germany severely restricts the power to ban a political party - a legacy of de-Nazification after World War Two.
Only the Bundesrat, Bundestag (lower house) or government can launch a banning procedure.
And only the constitutional court can impose a ban, if two-thirds of the judges back it.
Critics of the new case against the NPD fear that a ban could turn far-right extremists into martyrs. The party has about 5,200 members.
There are two post-war precedents for such bans in Germany. The West German authorities banned the Socialist Reich Party in 1952 and the Communist Party of Germany in 1957.
A banning order forces a party to completely disband and its assets can be seized, the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle reports.
The country had been declared Ebola-free more than seven weeks ago.
The new case was in Nedowein, the same village where the boy died, the ministry of information said.
Liberia's authorities quarantined the area after the teenager's death and said his funeral was carried out safely.
The BBC's Jonathan Paye-Layleh in Monrovia says the man who tested positive for Ebola did not live with the teenager who died, and has been moved to a treatment centre.
Health official Cestus Tarpeh told AFP news agency that the person had been in physical contact with the 17-year-old before his death.
He added that a herbalist who had treated the boy had evaded the authorities and was on the run.
It is not clear how the teenager who died was infected.
There has been some confusion over the number of new cases after Liberia's Ministry of Information tweeted "2 persons from the home of 17yrs-old #ebola victim diagnosed & confirmed #Ebola positive".
People are infected when they have direct contact through broken skin, or the mouth and nose, with the blood, vomit, faeces or bodily fluids of someone with Ebola.
More than 11,000 people have died of the disease since December 2013, the vast majority of them in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.
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The research, published in the British Dental Journal, looked at 130 people who all feared dental treatment.
All had talking therapy, and more than three-quarters went on to have treatment without sedation.
The research was carried out by King's College London.
Patients with a dental phobia are often sedated to allow them to become relaxed enough to have work done to their teeth.
Such individuals are also more likely to put off going to the dentist, and as a result experience more dental pain and have poorer oral health.
But getting sedated "does not help them to overcome their fear in the long term", according to the author of the research, Prof Tim Newton.
"The primary goal of our CBT service is to enable patients to receive dental treatment without the need for sedation, by working with each individual patient to set goals according to their priorities," he said.
The research looked at 99 women and 31 men who attended a therapy clinic at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
Three-quarters of the group had a "dental phobia", while the remainder had a specific fear of one aspect of dentistry, such as injections or the drill.
Of all the patients, four-fifths (79%) went on to have dental treatment without the need for sedation, while 6% had their dental treatment under sedation.
The average number of therapy appointments required before a patient received dental treatment without sedation was five.
"Our study shows that after on average five CBT sessions, most people can go on to be treated by the dentist without the need to be sedated," Prof Newton said.
Dentist Ben Atkins told BBC News that during his 23-year career he had only ever referred two patients to have treatment under sedation.
"Personally I take it as a failure if I have to do that, because good dentistry should be all about communication with your patients and you should be able to talk any fears through," he said.
"It's about putting the patient in control. These days, dentistry should be 100% pain free."
"The patients I have known who need sedation are sick at the very thought of dentistry and often won't even show up, unless they're desperate."
Andy Parkin, 40, from Lancashire, said his phobia "started at a child and then got worse throughout my teenage years".
"The first sign I realise I'm getting out of control is my palms start sweating while I'm still sitting in the waiting room," he said.
"The key to overcoming it is talking things through and finding a dentist who is receptive and having an honest dialogue with him."
Source: NHS Choices
Former Met Police sergeant Gurpal Virdi was cleared three weeks ago of sexually abusing a boy in a police van in 1986.
Mr Virdi and his supporters claim the inquiry was maliciously motivated. Scotland Yard has denied the claims.
Tory MP Sir Peter Bottomley has written to Mrs May asking to discuss the case.
Sir Peter, who campaigns against race discrimination, said "malice" and "incompetence" may have played a part in the police investigation.
It took a jury less than an hour to clear Mr Virdi, 56, of Hounslow, west London, last month at Southwark Crown Court.
He had been accused of indecent assault and misconduct in a public office following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police.
Mr Virdi, who served in the Met for 30 years, claimed the force's investigation into the allegations was part of a "vendetta" against him.
He said: "The Met has continually campaigned to discredit me. It's twice they've tried to put me in prison and twice they've been criticised."
He also claimed there was "a culture within the Met which is racist and attacks people who tell the truth".
He was sacked in 2000 for allegedly sending racist hate mail, only to be reinstated and awarded £240,000 compensation after an employment tribunal ruled he had been the victim of racism.
During the trial, Mr Virdi accused the Met of bringing the criminal case against him as part of a 17-year campaign to "hound" him out of the force.
The retired detective claimed the police tried to discredit him after he gave evidence to the Stephen Lawrence inquiry about racism within the police force.
Mr Virdi retired from the Metropolitan Police in 2012 after 30 years of service.
Webb, 26, suffered ankle damage at a first-half breakdown at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Halfpenny damaged his right knee in the 70th minute.
Wales coach Warren Gatland said: "They don't look too good at the moment, but we'll just have to wait and see."
Webb underwent a scan on Saturday night and Halfpenny will do the same on Monday.
Gatland said Webb's injury was "not a break, but could be ligament damage".
He added: "If the injuries are bad we might have to bring in players, but we won't know until next week.
"You have to feel for them if they are ruled out. It's a massive blow for them and disappointing for us."
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Webb has established himself as Wales' leading half-back while 26-year-old Halfpenny is their main goal-kicker.
If Webb is ruled out, Racing 92 veteran Mike Phillips is a leading candidate to be recalled, having been omitted from the original 31-man squad.
On the eve of the match, Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards had said: "It would be a travesty to get someone injured so late."
Before the Italy game, Gatland said Scarlets back-three star Liam Williams would take a full part in training next week.
Williams has not played since having foot surgery in the summer and would be the leading candidate to take over from Halfpenny.
Versatile backs James Hook and Gareth Anscombe are also call-up candidates, although the latter has an ankle injury. | Critics of the nuclear agreement with Iran are at odds with "99% of the world and the majority of nuclear experts", US President Barack Obama has said.
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Khizr Khan told a rapturous crowd that his son Humayun had sacrificed his life to save those of his fellow soldiers.
If it had been up to Mr Trump, he said, his son would not have been in America.
Mr Khan asked if Mr Trump had "even read the United States Constitution", and offered to lend him his copy.
Appearing on stage in Philadelphia with his wife, Mr Khan, 65, paid tribute to their son who was killed by a car bomb in 2004 at the age of 27.
"Tonight we are honoured to stand here as parents of Captain Humayun Khan and as patriotic American Muslims with undivided loyalty to the country,"
He said Mr Trump, by contrast, had "sacrificed nothing and no-one".
"Donald Trump consistently smears the character of Muslims," he continued.
Mr Khan, a Pakistani-born legal consultant, moved to the US with his family in 1980.
As delegates cheered, he said: "Donald Trump... have you even read the United States Constitution?"
Waving his copy of the document, he said he would gladly lend it to Mr Trump, and invited him to look for the word "liberty" and the 14th amendment on equal protection before the law.
The Democrats have focused on the themes of diversity and inclusiveness during the campaign.
They have consistently accused Mr Trump of sowing discord, notably with his plan to build a wall along the Mexican border and his threat to ban Muslims from entering the US.
In her final speech at the convention, Hillary Clinton - who will face Mr Trump in November's presidential election - said the Republican candidate "wants to divide us - from the rest of the world, and from each other".
Mr Trump tweeted that the speech had failed to address the threat posed by radical Islam, making the former secretary of state unfit to lead the country.
SNP MSP Christian Allard - who is a French national - will lead a debate to commemorate the victims of the Paris attack, which left 12 people dead.
Another five people were also killed by Islamist gunmen over the next two days.
Mr Allard said the right to free speech was essential, and an attack on cartoonists and journalists was "an attack on us all".
He added: "The tragic attack on Charlie Hebdo was not just an attack on one magazine. It was an attack on the principle of free speech.
"Charlie Hebdo has responded to this attack in the best possible way - to keep on doing what they were doing before. To be outrageous, to mock and to challenge us all.
"One year on, let us make sure that we continue to respond to terrorism by valuing and embracing freedom of speech and our right to disagree. Rather than 7 January solely being an anniversary of terrorism we should celebrate it as Cartoonists' Day."
Cartoonist Terry Anderson will lead a discussion on freedom of expression at the parliament's cross-party group on France following the debate in the main Holyrood chamber.
The Charlie Hebdo attack was carried out by brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi, who forced their way into its offices, shooting dead 11 people and injuring 11 others.
They later shot dead a French National Police officer outside the building.
The gunmen said they belonged to the Yemen branch of the Islamist terrorist group Al-Qaeda, which took responsibility for the attack.
Both brothers died on 9 January 2014 after being shot by police following a siege in Dammartin-en-Goele, about 20 miles north east of Paris.
This is what the taskforce, chaired by former acting leader Dame Margaret Beckett, says about Wales:
The result in Wales was disappointing - we underperformed compared with other traditional Labour heartlands. There was a small swing in votes to the Conservatives from Labour (0.3 per cent) compared to the average swing in England and Wales of 3.4 per cent. We lost two seats - Vale of Clwyd and Gower - to the Conservatives, by very small majorities.
"We won one of our target seats - Cardiff Central, which has a large student population -from the Liberal Democrats, who also lost a seat to the Conservatives. The Conservatives fought a campaign on local issues and played down national politics, and indeed played down the word "Conservative".
We remain the largest party by some distance, with a 10 per cent lead on the Conservatives. UKIP made large gains in votes, and, while they didn't win any seats, are in second place in five Labour seats. They could, therefore, present a threat in the Welsh assembly elections, because of the list system."
Its recommendations include this: "We are the largest party in Wales, but the Welsh assembly elections present a key electoral test, and our approach to them must be entirely without complacency, especially given the list system. In some parts of Wales we have had success in countering the threat of nationalism and of UKIP, but these lessons need to be learnt and applied across Wales as a whole."
The overall conclusions have been widely trailed and contain few surprises. You can read the report for yourself here.
Football's world governing body decided to lower the age limit for international transfers to include players aged 10 and above. That's right: 10.
Before the change was introduced in March, clubs only needed to go through the official process of applying for an International Transfer Certificate if their target was at least 12 years old.
"The executive committee decided to reduce the age limit… due to the increased number of international transfers of players younger than 12," Fifa told the BBC in a statement.
But what happens when clubs simply start recruiting six, seven and nine-year-olds to bypass Fifa's new red tape?
Well, if that does happen, Fifa says the age limit "could be reconsidered" if it detects a trend of players even younger than 10 being transferred.
Nonetheless, the change of the rules highlights the growing problem of the illegal movement of minors.
The Paris-based non-governmental organisation, Foot Solidaire, helps send boys back to Africa after they have been tricked by unscrupulous agents and empty promises into leaving the continent.
It estimates that 15,000 teenage footballers are moved out of just 10 West African countries every year - many of them underage.
Jean-Claude Mbvounim, Foot Solidaire's founder, says that agents can pocket anywhere between $3,000 (£2,000) and $10,000 for each child they send to a fictitious trial at an imagined club - and says football needs help to combat the issue.
"Fifa has to do more with public authorities, governments and civil society because this issue is a social issue," says Mbvounim.
"Today we have criminal activists threatening world football and the young players, so it's important to work together. Fifa will have to be on top of this battle."
What makes the actions of Champasak United in Laos, who imported 23 underage players in February, interesting is that they are the actions of a club, albeit under the guise of an academy.
The normal story is that teenagers duped into leaving Africa end up on the streets of whatever country they have been sent to, since the 'agent' has disappeared and no club is aware of their presence.
According to the boys who went to Laos and have since returned to Liberia, thanks to the help of global players' union Fifpro, Champasak's academy lacks a proper coach, medical facilities and there is no provision for education.
The club's player-'African players manager' Alex Karmo admits Champasak brought in the players to sell them on at a profit afterwards.
The contracts they offered the youngsters enabled the club to pay them absolutely nothing should they want to, although Karmo says they were paid each month.
The signed deals also stated that players must pay back the cost of their flights from Africa, and all food and accommodation received, should they wish to break their contract - an unrealistic goal for players earning zero a month at worst and $140 at best.
The Liberians are not the first Africans to be disappointed, but their nation is one of the few in West Africa to have no football academy, even if the Liberian FA says it plans to open one later this year.
To put it into context, the youngsters were keen on Laos even though it has made next-to-no impact on the international stage and is ranked 16 places below 161st-rated Liberia in Fifa's national rankings.
"Liberia is over 165 years old and we are just completing the first football training centre," said the country's FA chairman Musa Bility.
"Maybe if that training centre was here, those kids would not be in Laos."
The plan is to have former Liberian football star George Weah as a title name for the academies, but can their presence stop the flow of young players abroad?
As another potential form of defence against this problem, Foot Solidaire is looking to open an observation centre in the Senegalese capital Dakar next year. It hopes to both inform youngsters and families of the perils of trafficking, as well as keep a close eye on the exodus of West Africa's youngsters.
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Neither started the Champions League defeat at Barcelona, with Kompany not even on the bench, leading to reports they are not in Guardiola's plans.
But the Spaniard said: "Vincent was not perfectly fit. Sergio, I said after the game, was a tactical decision.
"If Sergio decides to leave it will be his decision."
Guardiola confirmed Pablo Zabaleta and Bacary Sagna will both miss Sunday's Premier League game with Southampton at Etihad Stadium due to injury.
His decision to leave out Aguero and Kompany has been questioned, as has the performance of goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, who was sent off at the Nou Camp, and his high intensity, possession-based philosophy, which Guardiola has said repeatedly he will not change, has drawn criticism.
In a series of detailed, expansive and passionate answers, one of which lasted six minutes and 35 seconds, Guardiola spent 31 minutes explaining:
"Vincent and Sergio's futures are at Manchester City. When he is fit, he is a real central defender. I like him. With respect to Aguero, it was a tactical decision. I wanted one more midfield player in the middle. I try to keep the ball because when you have it, Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez don't.
"The next time before you give your opinion and decide Sergio is not in my plans you can call me. I appreciate him as a football player and as a man. When Sergio decides to leave Manchester City, it will be his decision.
"I saw the game this morning and until the first goal the game was under control. My mistake is my mistake. Aguero was my decision. We lost 4-0. I'm guilty. If we win in Barcelona, I am a genius."
"I know from the beginning when Claudio Bravo makes a mistake, he will be on the front page. He has to fight against that. He was alone, just one guy pressing the ball and three players to pass to. The decision was not wrong but he did not pass well.
"We cannot forget its the first time John Stones, Raheem Sterling, Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin de Bruyne went to Barcelona for this kind of game. Stones has had two Champions League games. For him to go there and play with that personality is amazing."
"I think about changing the way I play but the solution is not better than what I believe. In seven years I won 21 titles, three titles per year playing in that way. I am not going to change. If it is not going well next season I will go home.
"I came here for three years. After three years in Barcelona and Bayern Munich it was much better than after three months. I need time to learn the competitions, especially the Premier League.
"On Saturday (Everton manager) Ronald Koeman said in his press conference he never saw a team play football like Manchester City. That is the best compliment I could ever receive."
Mr Lukashenko, once described by US officials as "Europe's last dictator", hosted Mr Depardieu in his residence near the capital Minsk.
The visit comes ahead of Belarus's presidential elections, which Mr Lukashenko is widely expected to win.
In 2013 Mr Depardieu received a Russian passport from President Vladimir Putin.
The actor had decided to leave France to avoid paying higher taxes.
He has described Russia as "a great democracy".
During Wednesday's visit to Belarus, the 66-year-old actor and the president, who has ruled Belarus since 1994, also discussed the cultivation of organic food products.
The Belarusian leader was once a farm director.
And Mr Depardieu was treated to traditional Belarusian food and home-made vodka, reports say.
The actor has recently been criticised by the Ukrainian authorities for supporting Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Ukraine's security services are now reportedly checking whether his comments pose a threat to the country's security.
Mr Depardieu's highly publicised tax row began in 2012 after President Francois Hollande said he would raise taxes to 75% for those earning more than €1m (£705,000; $1.1m).
The actor accused the socialist government of punishing "success, creation and talent", and announced he would move to Belgium.
His decision was described by French officials as "shabby and unpatriotic".
Victory was Notts' third from five games so far, inflicting a second straight loss on Leicestershire.
After Notts put the Foxes into bat, Mark Cosgrove (80) was the visitors' top scorer as James Pattinson (4-42) helped restrict their total to 217.
Samit Patel (79) put Notts on course and half-centuries from Brendan Taylor and Steven Mullaney saw them home.
Having initially started their chase by losing Michael Lumb to the first ball of their reply, victory saw the Outlaws leapfrog the Foxes into third in the North Group table.
Leicestershire lost five wickets for just 15 runs between their 35th and 39th overs, as only Cosgrove passed 40 for the visitors.
The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow were a highly complex challenge, and the 1986 Games in Edinburgh a reminder that things are not guaranteed to go well.
As chairman, Lord Smith showed his ruthless streak in ousting the first chief executive, at a time things were going off track.
Then there was the Smith Commission. The Prime Minister gave him the task of bringing five political parties round the table and hammering out a deal on new powers for the Scottish Parliament.
It was a far-reaching, multi-sided constitutional negotiation, under intense political pressures, and achieved in only a few weeks after the referendum.
On that role, you can also see the accountants' canniness - the chairman stepped well back once his report was delivered, probably knowing that some more difficult work started at that point.
His career has taken him from private equity dealmaking to the top of Deutsche Asset Management, then one of the largest fund managers in Britain. He has chaired SSE, and is newly chair of Forth Ports.
He was appointed by the UK Government, and re-appointed, as chairman of the Green Investment Bank, which he is currently preparing for privatisation.
He's chaired museum boards, advised the ministers on education and training, been Scottish governor of the BBC and sits in the House of Lords. He was chancellor of the University of the West of Scotland before a transfer up the Clyde to become chancellor of Strathclyde.
At the age of 71, you might think it's time for Smith to sit back, relax and chew the cud with his Highland cattle. That's particularly after having a heart attack last year, during dinner as a guest of the First Minister at her Bute House official residence.
But not so. He has agreed to another challenge - a small company, but a big pedigree, and facing a bigger challenge.
Alliance Trust has been under siege from activist investors for years. The Dundee fund manager gave ground to Elliot Advisers last year, and agreed to let two of the shareholder's nominees on to the board.
Within a year and a half of that, every face round the boardroom table will be new. Karin Forseke, a Swede and veteran of London finance, left the board in November without much ceremony.
Katherine Garrett-Cox, the highly-paid chief executive, was also ousted from the board and told she should get on with improving the Trust's performance. She takes her instructions from outside the room.
That involves a turnaround of her strategy for the Trust, aggressively going after a closing of the discount - the gap between the Trust's valuation and the value of the assets that make up its portfolio.
There's usually a gap, but activist investors have been complaining for years that it's too big at Alliance Trust, and that it is either inefficient or too costly to run.
It's certainly dwarfed by its neighbour to the north, Aberdeen Asset Management, where the boss, Martin Gilbert, has suggested he could take over the funds and run them better.
That is what now hangs in the balance. I'm told Elliot Advisers and its allies have given the board until July to prove that Alliance Trust can be turned around.
In addition to the boardroom changes, there is a radical shift in investment strategy, shedding several asset classes, including fixed income, and embarking on an extensive share buyback.
The retail savings end of the operation is also being organisationally split from the investing side, with separate boards - abandoning Garrett-Cox's patient approach to building up such new offshoots.
There's also little talk of the emphasis on ethical investments focussed on environmental and social outcomes, and good governance. The women who have run Alliance Trust for some years have been pushed aside for a more macho approach.
If these changes don't get the desired results, Elliot wants the funds handed over to other, bigger fund managers.
The new chairman is understood to be agnostic on whether that happens, but given to some sentimental attachment to Alliance Trust's long pedigree.
This was the company built up by Dundee's merchants and jute barons from the merger of three trusts in 1888. It invested for them in colonial developments and in America's frontier.
It occupies a prominent place in the city centre, and in the Dundee identity. It has a large number of small investors, many of whom have inherited a commitment to the Trust going back generations.
Brewin Dolphin, the wealth manager, represents many of their stakes, and could be a key player in what happens next.
The long-standing investor base also includes DC Thompson, the Dundee publisher, which has been so canny in managing its affairs that it has also become a significant investor.
That could lead to an interesting showdown - between the aggressive, and sometimes ruthless tactics of hedge funds such as Elliott Advisers, and the couthy conservatism of the Family Thompson.
Lord Robert Smith is not one to shy away from a showdown.
Public Services Ombudsman Nick Bennett said there was a "systemic failure" by consultants at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, to recognise and respond to the patient's condition.
It is the third Ombudsman report on the hospital in the past two months.
The health board has apologised.
The patient, who is still alive and referred to as Mr D, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in July 2014.
Despite Welsh Government guidelines stating patients newly diagnosed with cancer should start treatment within 31 days, Mr D had to wait 132 days.
The probe found not only were there delays in conducting diagnostic investigations, but also in scheduling of Mr D's surgery.
"In this particular case there was a disturbing lack of urgency in which referrals between consultants across the health board's various hospital sites were conducted," said Mr Bennett.
"There appears to have been a systemic failure to recognise and respond to the fact that Mr D was suffering with an aggressive, potentially life-threatening form of prostate cancer that required urgent and radical treatment.
"I have seen nothing in the health board's response to my investigation that could justify such a disquieting failure."
Some of the recommendations Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has agreed to include a full written apology and a review of its urology service's compliance with Welsh Government guidance.
Chief executive Gary Doherty said: "While our urological services are under severe pressure, the way that this patient's care was handled was not acceptable, neither was the decision to delay responding to the patient's formal complaints until after his treatment had been completed.
"I am very sorry for the additional anxiety and distress that we will have caused to the patient at what will already have been a very worrying time for him and his family."
Mr Doherty said he would apologise to the patient directly.
The aircraft, piloted by Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols, was accompanied by two other F-35Bs from the United States Marine Corps.
They touched down at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire just before 20:00 BST on Wednesday, watched by aviation enthusiasts waiting outside the base.
The supersonic jets were supported by refuelling tankers for the crossing.
They will be displayed at the Royal International Air Tattoo and the Farnborough Air Show over the next few weeks.
It is the first time an RAF F-35 has made the transatlantic crossing to the UK from the US.
Plans for the F-35 to display in Europe last summer were scrapped due to a technical problem.
The Lightning II, which is capable of short take off and vertical landing, will enter service with the RAF and the Royal Navy in 2018.
The UK will have 24 of the aircraft available on its two new aircraft carriers by 2023.
Its design uses stealth technology techniques to minimise its presence on radar, giving it "very low observable characteristics", according to the RAF.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: "The F-35Bs are the most advanced fast jets in the world.
"Whether operating from land or from one of our two new aircraft carriers, they will ensure we have a formidable fighting force.
"They are part of our plan for a stronger and better defence - more ships, more aircraft, more troops available at readiness, better equipment for special forces, more being spent on cyber - to deal with the increased threats to our country."
Officers were looking for people they allege had vandalised election posters and fled to the property.
A police spokesman said petrol bombs were also found, but Mr Mwamba's party has said they were planted.
There have been growing concerns over political violence in Zambia ahead of next month's general election.
The raid comes just two days after a ban on political campaigning in parts of the country had been lifted, reports the BBC's Meluse Kapatamoyo from the capital, Lusaka.
Mr Mwamba, who was not in the house in Kasama in the country's Northern Province at the time, said his grandchildren were injured during the raid.
"My small grandchildren have been taken to hospital as they have been victims of this barbaric act carried out by the police," he said in a post on his Facebook page.
Mr Mwamba is the running mate of Hakainde Hichilema, the presidential candidate of the United Party for National Development (UPND) party.
Northern Province Police Commissioner Bonnie Kapeso said the police officers had to use tear gas in order to get the people they were chasing out of the house.
He added that five petrol bombs were found as well as spears and machetes.
The UPND said in a statement that "the items allegedly found were only recovered once the house was cleared. We know these have been planted".Zambians go to the polls on 11 August to elect a president and a new parliament.
Incumbent President Edgar Lungu, from the Patriotic Front, is facing a tough challenge from Mr Hichilema.
Ofcom is proposing to cut the price that BT's infrastructure arm, Openreach, can charge operators for its popular superfast broadband service.
The regulator said it would expect these savings to be passed on to consumers through cheaper bills.
It is also planning new rules for Openreach to fix and install lines more quickly.
Openreach operates the wires and cables that power the UK's broadband network, leasing out the lines to BT's rivals such as Sky and Talk Talk.
Under the regulator's plans, Openreach's price for 40 Mbit/second broadband would fall from £88.80 a year to £66.28 next year and £52.77 by 2020.
"We would expect much of this reduction to be passed through by retail providers to their customers, resulting in lower bills," Ofcom said.
But it will not cap prices for even faster broadband, hoping that this will spur operators to install their own lines in competition with Openreach.
Jonathan Oxley, Ofcom's competition group director, said: "Our plans are designed to encourage long-term investment in future ultrafast, full-fibre networks, while promoting competition and protecting consumers from high prices."
Other rules would force Openreach to complete 93% of fault repairs within two working days, compared with 80% currently.
Openreach would also need to install 95% of connections on the date agreed with the telecoms operator, up from 90% today.
BT was issued with a record fine of £42m by Ofcom on Monday because of delays by Openreach in installing high-speed lines.
Ofcom has forced BT to legally separate Openreach into a distinct business, in another move aimed at boosting competition.
This is reflected by the fact that the opening weeks of this government have been dominated by initiatives to get the health service back on an even keel by driving down costs by targeting areas such as spending on agency staff.
But dig a little deeper and there is a fascinating parallel debate going on about just how ambitious and radical the health service should be.
It centres on this: to what extent should the NHS think outside the box as a way of preventing ill-health?
There was a sense of this during last week's annual conference of the NHS Confederation, the body which represents health service managers.
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens spoke about the need to focus on health as well as ill-health. He cited the example of child obesity to make his point, saying if this was not tackled it would lead to a tide of new cases of cancer, heart disease and diabetes. He urged the NHS to "rattle the cage and try something different".
But he could have chosen a range of other issues from smoking to drinking. The theme cropped up again in a separate debate on the devolution of public spending in Greater Manchester. Philip Blond, director of ResPublica, a think tank which has been looking into the case for change in the region, spoke about his desire to see the health service intervening early to prevent people developing health problems in the first place.
He floated the idea of GPs being able to refer patients for home insulation as a way of keeping their homes warm.
It may sound fanciful, but consider this: research shows cold, damp and dangerous homes cost the NHS £2.5bn a year. Not only do they increase the risk of respiratory problems, but hazards in the home are the most common reasons for falls among the elderly.
Some areas have already looked at these things. In Liverpool the council and the NHS have been working together on a Healthy Homes Programme since 2009.
Last year in Sunderland, doctors began offering help with insulation, double-glazing and boilers and started seeing some falls in demand.
There is also growing interest in social prescribing, whereby GPs refer patients on to knitting clubs and fishing groups, as a way of tackling problems such as depression.
Offering befriending services is another novel idea that is growing in popularity as a way of tackling social isolation among the elderly, which is increasingly been recognised as a risk factor for ill-health and death.
In health circles, it all comes under the umbrella of what is called "upstream" intervention. That is to say supporting people before their conditions worsen and they end up in hospital or a care home, which are the two most expensive ends of the health and care sectors.
This agenda requires the NHS to work with local partners, particularly councils. The big unknown though - as the pressure on the service intensifies in the coming years - is whether there will be the breathing space for it to do so.
The decisive moment came when James Dayton played in Holman who smashed the ball past Richie Branagan.
Amari Morgan-Smith had his strike saved as the Robins threatened to extend their lead, while Chris Holroyd saw the hosts' best effort saved.
Cheltenham will top 100 points if they win against Lincoln next week while Macclesfield remain 10th.
It came as new figures revealed that the region has the highest rate of prescriptions for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) drugs in Scotland.
MSP John Lamont said the the statistics were "alarming".
However NHS Borders said the medication was one of a range of measures used to treat the condition.
A spokesman for the board said the MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire displayed "little understanding of the condition or its treatment and what the figures represent".
More than 180,000 daily doses of ADHD medication were prescribed in the Borders last year, almost twice that in 2009/10.
According to the report by ISD Scotland, it works out as more than 20 daily doses of drugs per 1,000 people aged 0-19.
Scotland-wide, an average of eight doses of medication were made per 1,000 people.
Most received methylphenidate hydrochloride, which is also known as Ritalin.
Mr Lamont said there was "no reason" why the health board should be prescribing the medication at twice the national rate.
He added: "Clearly more people are being diagnosed with ADHD and other behavioural problems as awareness about them increases, but the fact that prescriptions are rising in the Borders faster than anywhere else and doubling since 2009 is alarming.
"While there is no question that these pills have a role to play in the treatment of behavioural issues, I am concerned that young Borderers are being parked on medication."
He called for the prescribing of ADHD medication to be reviewed and for a reduction in the number of young people on medication.
Dr Ashley Cameron, of NHS Borders, said ADHD caused children to suffer low self esteem, perform poorly at school and have difficulty forming healthy relationships with their family and friends.
The disadvantages it causes can lead to anti-social behaviour and a higher risk of substance abuse.
The consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist said: "The drug therapy is very effective and has a large evidence base to support its use. However, the children and young people referred to us receive a range of treatments and support for them and their families as well as any drug treatments."
He added: "Any child on medication is kept under regular review and medication will only continue if positive results are shown. These reviews involve the child's parents and representatives from both education and health."
The PM told a rally in Leeds that 27 EU countries were "lining up to oppose" Britain while her opponents were "trying to disrupt" Brexit talks.
Germany's chancellor said some Britons had "illusions" trade talks could take place alongside Brexit negotiations.
Labour says the Tories have a "rigid and reckless" approach to Brexit talks.
The UK is due to leave the EU by March 2019, once formal negotiations have been completed.
The government has repeatedly said it wants the terms of the separation - including demands for any exit fee - to be dealt with at the same time as a new trading relationship is negotiated.
But EU leaders have resisted this, and on Thursday Mrs Merkel told German MPs it would be "a waste of time" to maintain illusions that the two sets of negotiations could be held simultaneously.
She also said the UK could not maintain the rights it has as an EU member.
"All 27 EU countries and the EU institutions agree about that," she told the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament.
Speaking on a campaign visit to Leeds, Mrs May repeated her claim that an increased Conservative majority was needed to strengthen her Brexit negotiating hand.
"We've seen from Chancellor Merkel today, we've heard her comments today. We've seen that actually there will be times when these negotiations are going to get tough.
"Yet our opponents are already trying to disrupt them at the same time as 27 other European countries are lining up to oppose us. And that can only mean one thing. It will mean uncertainty. It will mean the risk."
She urged party supporters not to be complacent and said the polls - which indicate a sizeable Conservative lead - could be wrong, as they had been in 2015. "Every single vote counts," she said.
She urged Labour supporters to vote "in the national interest" to "strengthen my hand when I negotiate with the prime ministers, presidents and chancellors of Europe in the months ahead".
Mrs May also backed Boris Johnson saying he was "doing a great job as foreign secretary". Pressed on his comments earlier that the UK could join the US in another military strike on Syria, possibly without a vote in Parliament, she said that was a "hypothetical issue" as there were no plans for another strike.
The prime minister said: "What Boris has been doing and has been doing very well, is working diplomatically with the international community, with the G7 and with others as well. Because I think now is the time for us to try and find an opportunity to see a way through to a political transition away from [Syrian president] Assad."
The Conservatives are hoping to take seats from Labour on 8 June in areas which voted to leave the EU, including the Midlands, the north-east and north-west of England and across Wales.
While Leeds voted narrowly to remain in the EU, the wider Yorkshire and Humber region as a whole backed Brexit.
Labour set out its approach to Brexit on Tuesday, saying it would scrap Mrs May's plans and unilaterally guarantee the rights of EU residents before talks start.
Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer said Labour wanted a deal which prioritises jobs and workers' rights.
The party's national elections chairman Andrew Gwynne said: "Theresa May is going to extraordinary lengths to blinker the British public and make this election about anything other than her record in government.
"The people of Leeds won't be fooled: the only party of working people is the Labour Party."
And Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron accused Mrs May of "posturing to try and win votes at home instead of building bridges abroad with our allies in Europe".
"It is shameless opportunism that has nothing to do with May's hand in the Brexit talks and everything to with attempting a naked power grab."
When operational, the £10bn nuclear plant is expected to create 850 permanent jobs and should start generating power by 2025.
Reports in Japan suggest owner Hitachi will suspend the project if new investors fail to come forward.
But Horizon - a subsidiary it has charged with delivering Wylfa - said it was confident it would proceed.
A spokesman for Horizon told BBC Wales' Newyddion 9 that parent company Hitachi had made it clear from the start that new investors would be required to complete the Wylfa Newydd scheme.
"It's not Hitachi's intention - and never has been - to completely sell Horizon," he added.
"We're very confident that we will attract the investment required for this project."
A third and final consultation into the plans has been held and Horizon hopes to submit a planning application, known as a development consent order, later this year.
But campaigners against the nuclear site, Pawb, speculated there would be no new plant unless the UK and potentially Japanese governments provided guarantees to draw in investors.
"Yet again the poor old taxpayer would be asked to fork out," a statement from the group said.
Allegations about poor security controls in Nanometrics' sensors were made in a presentation at the Def Con hacker convention last week.
Nanometrics said an independent report into the researchers' work cast serious doubt on its findings.
The sensors are used to monitor active volcanoes, fault lines and support nuclear test ban treaties.
Bertin Bonilla, a security researcher based in Costa Rica who, with colleague James Jara, carried out the work said the network of sensors came to light during a separate project that mapped smart devices connected to the net to create a search engine for the Internet of Things.
However their report was shelved by the Computer Emergency Response Team Co-ordination Centre (Cert CC) at Carnegie Mellon university in the US.
The devices stood out because of the distinctive fingerprint of data they surrendered to scanning software and because of their location in remote spots and in the sea, claimed Mr Bonilla.
"We have not seen any research previously in this field," he said during a presentation at the convention that was held in Las Vegas.
By analysing firmware in the sensors, the pair managed to get hold of default passwords that gave them access to data being gathered by sensors. This could prompt an attack on monitoring networks, they claimed.
At Def Con, Mr Bonilla said the pair had detailed their findings in a report sent to Cert CC.
The report was sent in late June and Cert CC contacted Nanometrics for clarification about the points it raised.
Cert CC shared the report with engineers at Nanometrics who said it contained "factual inaccuracies" about the way the sensors worked. In particular, they said, it wrongly characterised the way data is gathered from networks of sensors.
Cert CC then shelved the report and attempted to contact Mr Bonilla and Mr Jara for clarification.
No response was received and in correspondence with Nanometrics, Cert CC said it was satisfied that the report was "incorrect".
The two researchers have also not responded to a request for comment from the BBC.
A spokesman for Nanometrics told the BBC that the researchers had found some networks of sensors operated by organisations that had not changed default passwords.
"We have always recommended to our customers that they change the factory default passwords and when using the systems on real-time communications networks, they limit access to known IP addresses and/or use VPN software," he said.
Organisations operating sensors that gather sensitive data, such as for nuclear test ban monitoring, typically put the monitors on private networks that are not connected to the net, he said.
The large scale of the sensor networks and the way data was shared and verified meant an attack that sought to spoof readings would be "impossible" to pull off, added the spokesman.
Ubah Mohamed Abdullahi, who lives in a refugee camp in Ethiopia, says it was the first news she had heard about her "lost son" for six years.
Divorced from his father, she has not been in contact with the family since they moved to the US in 2008.
The boy's father said the 16-year-old had been trying to return to Somalia.
Yahya Abdi survived lack of oxygen and freezing temperatures on a five-hour flight from California to Hawaii.
Ms Abdullahi said that both her brother and father who live in Europe had phoned to tell her about her son Yahya's lucky escape.
"My father watched the news from the TV and saw the pictures of my son, and then he called me and told me that he had seen my son on news channels," she told the BBC Somali service.
"Thank God, now he is safe and in a good condition."
Talking on the phone from a refugee camp in Sheed Dheer where she has lived since 2008, Ms Abdullahi said she was shocked that her son could have put himself in such danger.
BBC Somali's Abdifitah Ibrahim Cagayare says in the middle of the interview Ms Abdullahi broke down and sobbed uncontrollably.
She said that since her two sons and daughter went to the US in 2008 with her ex-husband she had been desperately trying to get in touch with them.
"We are divorced… I called him [her ex-husband] several times through his relatives and he refused to talk to me," she said.
"I want to hear the voice of my children, I want to see them, please help me and guide me to that, please," the mother wept.
After Yahya Abdi was found disorientated on the runway in Maui on Sunday, he reportedly told investigators he had been in an argument at home and then went to the airport, choosing the aircraft nearest to the fence.
In an interview with US broadcaster Voice of America, the boy's father, Abdilahi Yusuf Abdi, said "Allah had saved" his son.
He said his son was "always talking about going back to Africa" and since the family came to the US, the boy had been bothered by "education problems".
Since 1991 Somalia has seen clan-based warlords, rival politicians and Islamist militants battle for control - a situation that has allowed lawlessness and piracy to flourish.
The years of anarchy and drought have forced many Somalis to seek sanctuary elsewhere but since a UN-backed government was installed in 2012, a small measure of stability has returned to some areas of the country.
But what is the situation in England at present and why is reform necessary?
How does the social care system work currently?
Social care for the elderly covers non-medical needs such as support washing, dressing and eating.
To be entitled to state support in England, an individual is judged on two criteria - means and needs.
Everyone with more than £23,250 has to pay for support. Below that threshold, they contribute to the cost - with the amount paid based on means-testing of both savings and income.
Those with savings and capital of between £14,250 and £23,250 have those assets taken into account when their contribution is assessed. Below £14,250, only a person's income is considered.
If an individual needs a care home place, the £23,250 threshold also includes the value of their property unless they also have a partner who will continue living in the property.
This has created a situation where some people have been forced to sell the family home.
Those who qualify for help through means-testing are then assessed for need. Councils are obliged to provide care only if applicants meet a certain threshold.
There are four thresholds - low, moderate, substantial and critical. It is up to councils to decide which standard they want to set depending on their finances.
Have councils been making it harder to get help?
Yes. The squeeze on local-government budgets is making it more and more difficult to keep the status quo intact.
Councils have responded by increasing the threshold for eligibility.
In recent years, many councils have stopped providing support to people with low and moderate needs.
Currently more than three-quarters of local authorities allow access to help only when a person's needs are deemed substantial or critical.
Effectively, this means that if a person does not need help throughout the day, they do not get any state help for things such as washing, dressing and bathing.
The impact of this has been a fall in the numbers getting state help at a time when numbers wanting it are rising.
In the last five years, the number of elderly receiving care from councils has fallen from 1.2m to 1m. The number of working age disabled adults has fallen - albeit by a smaller amount - and now stands at just over 500,000.
It means an increasing number of people are having to fund their own care, rely on family or friends or go without.
What are ministers planning on doing?
The reforms are focused on ending the need for people to sell their own homes or losing all their wealth if they develop catastrophic care needs.
They are not aimed at getting more money into the system.
The plan is to cap the amount an individual will have to pay at £75,000. For someone in a care home, this will not include so-called accommodation costs, such as food, heating and paying for the room.
They are also increasing the means-tested threshold for people going into a care home to £123,000. For those who only need help at home, the threshold will remain unchanged.
This means that anyone with an estate valued at below that level would not have to pay for care.
Above that level they pay up to £75,000, but as soon as their estate is valued at the £123,000 mark those payments stop.
So, for example, someone with an estate worth £150,000 will pay at least £27,000 before the means-tested threshold kicks in and means the state starts to pay.
The situation can be further complicated if someone has an estate that is growing, perhaps because of a large pension or share portfolio. That could mean a person in such a situation pays more than £27,000 until the value of their estate is whittled down to £123,000.
Someone worth £300,000 will pay £75,000 when the upper limit of the cap kicks in.
Those with assets worth less than £123,000 will be means-tested for support. The average value of homes - most people's largest asset - shows that those below the qualifying threshold live mainly in the Midlands and north of England.
Who came up with the idea?
Shortly after the coalition government was formed, ministers asked economist Andrew Dilnot to look at what changes should be made.
His remit was quite narrow in that he was asked to look at how people's assets could be protected rather than whether the system needed more money.
For this reason the changes being considered affect the elderly more than the disabled as they are much more likely to have built up the assets which would put them above the means-testing threshold.
Mr Dilnot's review recommended introducing a cap on what people should have to pay - with £35,000 seen as the ideal figure - leaving the state to pick up any bill above that.
He also suggested the means-testing threshold should rise four-fold to £100,000 for those needing residential care.
The commission said these changes would mean that no-one ended up losing more than 30% of their assets in care costs, but to introduce it would cost an extra £1.7bn a year.
The cap is viewed as an essential way of getting the system on a sustainable footing.
It is seen as a way of getting the public to plan for old age and to encourage the insurance industry to get involved in developing policies for them, as it protects both from the risk of unlimited care costs.
What happens elsewhere?
Wales and Northern Ireland both have means-tested systems which are similar to England's.
Scotland, however, has already diverged since devolution.
It provides free personal care, but in recent years has started tightening the eligibility criteria for the same reasons councils in England have.
In fact, Audit Scotland recently raised the idea that the policy may have to be scrapped given the current financial climate.
And so, while these changes only apply to England, what is happening is being closely monitored by the other nations in the UK.
Further afield other countries have started thinking about changing their systems too.
A variety of systems currently exist elsewhere in Europe, including insurance schemes, private markets and subsidised retirement villages, but none is viewed as having cracked the problem.
In the US most services are run for profit, although faith groups are also beginning to get involved. Canada, meanwhile, has a means-tested system.
In a statement, he said the last five months have been the most difficult of his life.
He said that several family illnesses and the collapse of his political career had taken their toll.
Mr Wells said he had been under enormous pressure trying to clear his name and is taking a break to recharge his batteries.
At least 23 people have been killed and hundreds more rescued across the state after days of heavy rain led to flooding in several areas.
The Greenbrier's host course, The Old White TPC in Greenbrier County, has suffered extensive damage.
Tour officials said it is beyond reasonable repair before the scheduled start date of 7 July.
"We are heartbroken by the devastation that the residents of West Virginia are experiencing at this time and the reports of lives lost due to the terrible flooding," said PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem.
"Cancelling the Greenbrier Classic is certainly the most prudent course of action, as our foremost concern is the well-being of those who are having to live through this tragic situation. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.
"We know we will have the opportunity to return again next year and we look forward to that time," he added.
"But for now, that is of secondary concern. The priority is safety of the residents and their recovery from this disaster."
The blaze began at about 02:15 GMT at a building in Nicholas Street and lit up the Chinatown arch at its peak.
No further details are yet known about the two people found, including their ages or gender. Police say they are investigating whether they were rough sleepers.
Some roads remain shut causing congestion in the city centre.
The fire was brought under control but the building is "severely damaged" and was an "unsafe structure", fire chiefs said.
Ch Insp Gareth Parkin, from Greater Manchester Police, said: "These are tragic circumstances and we working to identify the people who were found in the building.
"Due to falling debris, firefighters were forced to keep back from the multi-storey commercial building."
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Damaged staircases inside the building had to be shored up before a search and rescue dog was sent in at about 10:10.
A drone camera has surveyed damage from above.
Borough Commander Paul Etches from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said there were still "pockets of fire" inside the building and it was "very unsafe".
He added: "Quite a large area of the building has suffered a partial collapse. The bodies were found in the first floor area. There is a lot of damage and debris that has fallen down through there as well.
"We're still carrying out systematic search to make sure no-one else is in the building."
The building had been unoccupied for some time, he added.
The area where the fire broke out may have been used by rough sleepers although there is no confirmation the people found dead were homeless.
Manchester City Council has issued advice for rough sleepers following the blaze.
Councillor Paul Andrews said: "This is tragic and shocking news and our hearts go out to those affected by it.
"Our message to anyone who is sleeping rough is please come and access the help and support available. We will find you somewhere safe to stay."
A dedicated rough sleepers team patrolled the city centre every day offering people help, he added.
A fire investigation team and Greater Manchester Police remain at the scene.
Roads were blocked by the fleet of fire engines sent to tackle the flames which illuminated Chinatown's decorative gateway at the peak of the blaze.
Bus services have also been affected.
Stagecoach and First Manchester are currently unable to serve Piccadilly Gardens, Transport for Greater Manchester said.
The incident is causing congestion in the city centre.
Portland Street was shut between Charlotte Street and Princess Street. It reopened at about 10:40 GMT.
"The roof has completely gone on this building. You can see the sky through the top windows there because the roof is completely collapsed.
"I can see the the charred burnt struts of the roof there. Most of it has just gone completely.
"This was a very fierce fire. It is now under control. It is not being actively fought now. But fire crews are still damping down."
Connaire McGreevy's sister Ciara died last month. He had changed his profile picture on Facebook to an image of her.
Mr Wells asked Mr McGreevy on Facebook: "Who is that drop dead gorgeous young women (sic) on your Facebook site?"
"Is she your daughter or a promotional model you have hired to advertise your company?"
He replied: "Eh, Jim Wells, that is my sister who passed away a month today."
Mr Wells, a former Northern Ireland health minister, responded to say he would delete the post. It has since been deleted.
A DUP spokesman said: "Jim has known Connaire a long time but was unaware that his sister had died.
"It was a light-hearted comment and when Connaire called him to explain he apologised.
"He didn't want to cause offence. It was certainly not what he set out to do."
The musician says Wynton Marsalis' Violin Concerto in D presents multiple challenges in the final movement, which was inspired by a Scottish reel.
"I can't play it yet, to be quite honest," she told BBC Radio 3's In Tune programme. "It's very difficult."
Marsalis wrote the concerto - his first - specifically for Benedetti.
The world premiere takes place at the Barbican on Friday night, where the Scottish violinist will be supported by the London Symphony Orchestra.
Her fears over the performance will have been soothed by a period of intense rehearsals, which took place after Benedetti recorded the Radio 3 interview, broadcast on Wednesday night.
"My feeling now is that it will be a piece that violinists will love," she said, saying it exemplified "the range of colour and the melodic expressive potential of the violin".
"There's no shortage of chances for me to really, really sing through the deepest tones and the highest ones."
Benedetti, who won BBC Young Musician of the Year at the age 16 in 2004, first met Marsalis 10 years ago at New York's Lincoln Centre.
He is a New Orleans-born trumpeter, composer and teacher, who has become one of the most influential voices in jazz since his oratorio Blood on the Fields won the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1997.
The duo have worked closely on the violin concerto, which draws inspiration from jazz, blues and Scottish folk music, and the painstaking process of its creation will be revealed in a BBC Four documentary next year.
Asked about the difficulties of combining the three disparate musical traditions, Marsalis simply replied: "They're not different at all".
"The root of all Afro-American music is Anglo-Celtic music. In the slavery time, the slaves played reels and Irish jigs and Scottish music. Our music is joined at the roots - so it's no strain at all to find commonality."
The 53-year-old added that he would not be suffering from nerves ahead of the concerto's world premiere.
"I don't have any professional stress. No type of review bothers me. That happens after a time," he said.
Benedetti said she was still "learning" to be relaxed about criticisms of her work.
"Reviews can upset me sometimes," she admitted, "but your senses become dulled the more variety of criticism and accolades you get. You start to see that the pattern is they can all be quite random. "
The organisers of Rock am Ring said intensive searches had been carried out by police and that performances would resume early on Saturday afternoon.
About 90,000 people are expected to attend the event near the Nürburgring race track, which ends on Sunday.
Last month, a suicide bomb attack at a concert in Manchester killed 22 people.
Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher, who played his first-ever solo gig on Tuesday in aid of the victims of the attack in his native Manchester, was among the performers due to play Rock am Ring on Friday.
German police said the bombing had led to changes in planning for Rock am Ring, with the number of security officials increased substantially to 1,200.
Fans had been hoping to see German rock giants Rammstein at the Nürburg Arena on Friday when they were asked to leave in a "calm and controlled" way.
Police in the nearby city of Koblenz said they had ordered a temporary halt to the festival as a precaution after receiving "a concrete warning that made it impossible to rule out a terror threat", but provided no details.
On Saturday morning, the festival's organisers announced it would "go on".
"After intensive searches and sweeps of the complete festival site by the police, the suspicion of a potential terrorist threat has not been confirmed," a statement said.
"Set-up for day 2 of Rock am Ring has commenced and the programme is going to be resumed in the early afternoon. The incredibly disciplined fans deserve all our respect and gratitude."
Besides Rammstein and Liam Gallagher, British acts Bastille and Rag'n'Bone Man had also been due to perform on the main stage on Friday evening.
Saturday's headliner is the German punk band Die Toten Hosen, while Sunday's is the Armenian-American heavy metal band System of a Down.
Last year, Rock am Ring's final day was cancelled after lightning strikes injured dozens of people.
The new rules are the result of an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), published in February 2015.
Lenders are also required to display "prominently" a link on their own websites to a price comparison site.
The industry has already complained about the increasing regulations.
Following a separate investigation, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) imposed a cap on payday loan costs from the start of January 2015.
The CMA says the new rules will:
The Consumer Finance Association, which represents payday lenders, says the price cap has already resulted in 600,000 fewer consumers having access to credit.
It says the number of loans being approved since 2013 has fallen by 42%.
As part of its current enquiry into high cost credit, the FCA is reviewing its price cap on payday lenders.
Borrowers pay no more than 0.8% of the amount borrowed per day, and a maximum of 100% of the loan in fees and charges.
Default fees are also capped at £15.
The man injured his leg while climbing in Garbh Choire, Braeriach, on Saturday afternoon. He was taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness for treatment.
Braemar Mountain Rescue team warned that "full on winter conditions" had returned to Scotland's mountains.
It was the second avalanche of the day, with three climbers rescued from Ben Nevis earlier.
The climbers are being treated at Belford Hospital in Fort William. Their injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.
Three Coastguard rescue helicopters were used to help find the Ben Nevis climbers and take them to hospital.
HM Coastguard said it had scrambled a helicopter from Inverness for the second rescue of the day at about 18:30.
Braemar and Aberdeen mountain rescue teams were also called out to help the man on the 1,296m (4,252 ft) Braeriach.
Following the rescue, the Braemar team posted a warning on its Facebook page that heavy snow in the mountains had brought an end to the prolonged mild spell.
The post said: "Team called out tonight after a report of a climber having been avalanched in the Garbh Choire, Braeriach.
"Thankfully Coastguard Rescue 951 got into the area and uplifted the injured male who had sustained a leg injury, thanks once again guys. Cheers also to Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Team for responding.
"Take care out there people, it's full on winter conditions, please read forecasts and pick your route."
The Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team, which was involved in the Ben Nevis rescue, also posted a warning about the wintry conditions, saying: "A lucky escape for three climbers avalanched on the north face of Ben Nevis this afternoon.
"With 30cm of fresh snow and more falling, the avalanche risk is considerable - plan carefully if you are heading out."
Mountaineering Scotland said people needed to be particularly aware of the risk of avalanche after the snowfalls of the past two days.
The organisation's Neil Reid said: "People have been very understandably frustrated by the lack of good snow and ice conditions this winter, but the sudden arrival of large quantities of fresh snow - particularly if it's wind-blown - brings its own dangers.
"It doesn't mean you should necessarily stay away from the mountains, but careful choice of route is paramount.
"Our advice to anyone heading for the mountains is to pay very close attention to the avalanche information and forecasts provided by the Scottish Avalanche Information Service"
The film, which sees Christian Bale playing Batman and his alter-ego Bruce Wayne for the third time, has won praise from many critics.
"He has incredible dedication and focus, just like Bruce Wayne," said Nolan of his leading man.
"It lets him present a really credible portrait of a self-created superhero."
Speaking to reporters earlier in the week, the Oscar-winning Bale said Nolan's blockbuster trilogy had "changed my life and changed my career".
The premieres took place on Wednesday at the Odeon Leicester Square and the BFI Imax in Waterloo, with Prince Harry attending the latter.
Tom Hardy, who plays masked villain Bane, also attended, as did co-star Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Batman regulars Freeman and Cillian Murphy.
"It's an incredible thrill to make something on this scale, to watch the technical finish come together over the many months we've worked on it," said Nolan.
The director's final instalment sees Hathaway take on the role of Selina Kyle, better known to comic book fans as Catwoman.
The actress, who will be seen later this year in the film version of the musical Les Miserables, said it was "such an honour" to be part of Nolan's film.
"It took so much training," she told reporters. "If you're familiar with my other works, you'll see that I'm not a natural bad-ass, so it took a lot of work to get there."
The Dark Knight Rises opens in cinemas on Friday.
The main accused, Corporal Kakom Kouack Blood, was sentenced to 15 years' hard labour for wilfully setting fire to the depot in the capital, Brazzaville.
Twenty-six others were acquitted of the blasts, blamed at the time on a short-circuit that caused a fire.
The explosions wounded more than 2,300 and left 17,000 homeless.
They were so powerful that windows were blown out and roofs damaged several miles away in Kinshasa, across the river in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The criminal court in Brazzaville also sentenced the former deputy secretary general to the national security council, Colonel Marcel Tsourou, to five years' hard labour for his role in the explosions, AFP news agency reports.
Congo is a poor country, ruled by Denis Sassou Nguesso who first came to power some three decades ago with military backing.
Despite inclement weather, including heavy rain on Saturday, the event at the Seaburn and Roker seafronts attracted thousands of visitors.
They were treated to aerobatic displays, the RAF Falcons parachute team and wing walkers.
Now in its 29th year, the three-day event is thought to be the biggest free annual airshow in Europe.
Concerns have been raised about the future of about 150 jobs at Rio Tinto's aluminium smelter at Fort William in Lochaber.
The review includes operations at the plant.
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Among those who met with the executives were members of the Scottish Parliament, including Highlands and Islands MSP John Finnie, who asked the company not to underestimate the impact of job losses on Lochaber.
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Theo Walcott gave the Gunners the lead on 89 seconds when he converted Calum Chambers' cross from the right.
Mesut Ozil then made it 2-0 when he slotted in from inside the area.
Tomas Rosicky volleyed home a sublime third after Chris O'Grady had reduced the deficit, before Sam Baldock's effort set up an exciting finale.
Arsenal should have been comfortable by then, however, unlike Chelsea and Manchester City, they avoided the ignominy of going out to lower league opposition and will be strongly fancied to defend their title.
As for the Seagulls, aside from the goals and some late pressure, their forays into the opposition area were few and far between with Baldock's wayward strike from eight yards their only other clear chance.
Manager Chris Hughton - appointed as Sami Hyypia's replacement on New Year's Eve - will now fully concentrate on Championship survival, while his counterpart Arsene Wenger will fancy his side's chances to defend their title with 10 Premier League sides out, including Chelsea and Manchester City.
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The Gunners left in-form attacking duo Santi Cazorla and Alexis Sanchez out of the starting line-up, but replacements Walcott and Ozil justified their selection with two good displays.
Walcott showed signs he is close to full match fitness since returning from a nine-month injury absence, and gave the Gunners an early lead when he converted Calum Chambers right-wing cross with a precision finish.
And Ozil, who himself has been hindered by injury and poor form, produced a competent display, scoring the second when he steered his shot past David Stockdale.
Two-nil scorelines do not guarantee cup victory as Chelsea found out against Bradford, so when O'Grady drilled in after holding off Calum Chambers some in the Amex Stadium must have thought a repeat was on the cards.
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But back came the Gunners with 34-year-old Rosicky scoring the goal of the match when he struck a stunning low volley after a cute one-two with Olivier Giroud.
Baldock made amends for his earlier miss with a clipped finish as Brighton again threatened to dampen Arsenal's day, but it was not to be.
Brighton manager Chris Hughton:
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The star will receive her award on 4 December at the British Independent Film Awards in London.
Her film roles include Topsy-Turvy, Life is Sweet and Shirley Valentine.
Steadman has also starred in numerous TV shows such as Gavin & Stacey, Fat Friends and TV play Abigail's Party, and had a stage role in The Rise and Fall of the Little Voice.
The Richard Harris Award was created in 2002 to honour the late actor's work.
Previous recipients include Julie Walters, Emma Thompson, Bob Hoskins, Daniel Day-Lewis, Helena Bonham-Carter and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Jared Harris, son of Richard Harris, said: "Alison Steadman's work in film is the embodiment of the British ideal that this award celebrates. My father, his peers and the filmmakers they collaborated with lit the torch for that ideal in the '60s and '70s.
"And the work that Alison did in collaboration with Mike Leigh, Michael Lindsay Hogg and the BBC carried that torch from the '70s and into the '80s.
"Not only has she created some of the most memorable, truthful and brilliant characters in British cinema, but Alison has also been a vital influence to countless performers who have followed her. We are delighted to be able to celebrate her outstanding contribution to British film."
Steadman began her career on the stage in the 1950s before moving to TV, starring in plays such as the BBC's Play for Today.
She has collaborated with film-makers such as Michael Apted, Mark Herman, Mike Figgis, Terry Gilliam and Lewis Gilbert, but is best known for her work with former husband Mike Leigh.
She won the US National Society of Film Critics Award for best actress for Life Is Sweet and the Olivier for best actress for her role in the original production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.
She was appointed an OBE in 2000.
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Morten Traavik, who posted a video of them playing on YouTube, told the BBC their version of the A-ha hit had attracted more than one million hits. The video went viral earlier this month.
A-ha achieved worldwide fame in 1985 with Take On Me.
The single made them Norway's most famous band.
"These musicians are among the best I have ever encountered," Mr Traavik told the BBC.
"They are talented enough to be successful anywhere in the world.
"When I was in North Korea, I lent them a CD of Take on Me on a Monday morning. By the following Wednesday morning they had mastered the song, with no annotation and no outside help. It showed incredible skill."
The accordionists will be playing a leading role in the Barents Spektakel festival that Mr Traavik is organising over the weekend in north-east Norway near the Russian border, itself an isolated, militarised area during the Cold War.
Mr Traavik met the musicians from Kum Song Music School while in North Korea to develop an arts project, in which he introduced them to classical and popular music.
"It was pretty obvious from the outset that they were brilliant students, with great technical skills. They were interested in all forms of music, especially music from Norway including works by the classical composer Edvard Grieg."
Mr Traavik says that he thinks the reason why their A-ha song has proved so popular is because people in the West are intrigued by the idea of musicians in a collective society - using traditional instruments - genuinely enjoying their performance of a 1980s Euro-pop classic.
"People [in Norway] are amazed by their skills and also by the fact that you can have fun in North Korea. I think that insight really rocks a lot of people's established preconceptions about the country," he said.
He said that the accordionists have already played several concerts in Norway, including for ambassadors, the culture minister and shipyard-workers.
The director - who arranges artistic and cultural exchanges across East Asia - says he also plans to hold a North Korean-style coloured card picture spectacle at this weekend's festival.
He has arranged for two directors from North Korea to teach about 250 Norwegian border guards to create a similar sight - but on a smaller scale - as the mass card rallies staged in Pyongyang.
The card carrying performance will be set against the picturesque backdrop of the Norwegian-Russian border area, with the accordion ensemble providing the soundtrack.
The display is entitled "the Promised Land".
The result is the best first-half profit in the Australian airline's 95-year history.
It was $554m higher than the same period in 2014 - an increase of 151%.
However, Qantas fell 5% in morning trading in Sydney despite announcing a A$500m share buyback.
The buyback is aimed at pushing up the value of its shares and shoring up investor sentiment.
Evan Lucas, an IG Markets analyst, said the slide on Tuesday was partly due to a near-7% rise in oil prices overnight.
"Qantas has forecast lower costs in the future due to lower oil prices globally, so the oil price rise overnight is impacting shares today," he said.
Airline expert Ellis Taylor from Flightglobal said Tuesday's numbers were "a very strong result for Qantas", but that investors were likely to expect more capital returns through dividends rather than share buybacks.
"Last time Qantas announced a share buyback we also saw the share price fall, and I think the perception is that, with some good franking credits up their sleeve, that Qantas should really look to pay fully or partially-franked dividends rather than on-market share buybacks," he said.
"The airline hasn't indicated that it plans to really have a dividend policy, and in that light I think there are some investors who are happy to take their profits for now and leave it at that."
In 2014, Qantas reported its biggest annual loss and has since been focused on cutting costs and boosting its bottom line. Mr Joyce predicted the airline would return to profit the following year.
In December the airline said it expected to report better-than-expected half-year profits due to lower oil prices and a continued focus on its revival plans. It forecast a figure of about $875m for the period.
"Without a focus on revenue, costs and balance sheet strength, today's result would not have been possible," chief executive Alan Joyce said on Tuesday.
"Both globally and domestically, the aviation industry is intensely competitive. That's why it's so important that we maintain our cost discipline, invest to grow revenue, and continue innovating with new ventures and technology."
Qantas posted a return to annual profit for the year to June 2015 and announced plans to buy new planes.
Underlying pre-tax profit came in at A$975m, compared with a loss of A$646m for the year earlier.
The company said it would not give annual profit guidance due to "industry and economic dynamics".
The items - designed for British spies and troops caught behind enemy lines - date from World War Two onwards.
The anonymous seller claims he was never a spy himself, simply a historian with a passion for anything from WW2.
The objects are expected to fetch a total of thousands of pounds when they are sold at auction in Kent on Tuesday.
The James Bond-style collection of sinister yet ingenious items includes a badge which unscrews to reveal a compass which is expected to fetch up to £120 and a key with secret compartment for hiding things like cyanide pills which could be worth up to £200.
Matthew Tredwin of C&T Auctioneers said: "Most people that buy this stuff are historians who want to keep the story of these people alive."
The vendor said he would be "over the moon if they fetched the estimates placed on them".
But he added: "Money is not the concern. I would like to think they will go to a collector who will cherish them as much as I have over the years."
"I have had the pleasure of owning them and feel it is time that another collector or museum has the opportunity," he added.
Private cars with even and odd number plates were only allowed on alternate days during the experiment which began on 1 January, in an effort to curb alarming levels of pollution.
Today, drivers, who had been making their commutes in half the usual time looked frustrated, and I could tell from the expressions of the drivers stuck at traffic signals that the "odd-even" rule was being missed.
I knew how they felt. My drive to office during the car rationing period, was a mere 45 minutes, but now I was back up to the usual 90.
And that was not all.
After what now seems like a two week holiday, the frustratingly long queues of cars at traffic signals had reappeared, as did the cacophony of automobile horns.
Drivers seemed more aggressive as they raced to get ahead of one other, as though Delhi's road space had suddenly shrunk.
While the jury is still out on how much impact this trial had on the alarming pollution levels, an unintended but welcome consequence was the much needed decongestion of Delhi's roads.
The experiment also made several people explore other options like car pooling or taking public transport.
I was one of them.
I shared my car with Rohit Raman, his wife Swati Saran, and Virendra Singh on even days, and rode in their car on odd days.
Our offices are in the same area of Delhi, but although we lived in the same building complex, we had never thought about sharing the drive until the Delhi government launched the trial.
Our conversations in the car largely revolved around analysing the impact of the experiment on pollution and traffic jams.
While we agreed that the two-week experiment would not reduce pollution significantly, we couldn't help but notice the difference in traffic.
"I definitely got to spend more time at home during the odd-even days. The drive was less stressful and it's always fun to have more people in the car to share food, and of course conversations," Mr Raman told me.
Ms Saran too felt that "any reduction in traffic, however small, makes a difference".
But can such a plan be made permanent?
Mr Raman was of the opinion that while "it was all good until it lasted, the plan cannot be made permanent".
"The Delhi government made too many exemptions in the rule. That has to change to make this plan more effective," he said.
Women were allowed to drive their cars on all days. Cars carrying disabled people were also allowed on all days. Along with two wheelers, cars operating on natural gas were also exempted.
Mr Singh said the "plan worked for two weeks but there were still several problems".
"There were reports that auto rickshaws [tuk-tuks] were overcharging and taxi operators also raised their fares during peak hours. You have got to control these things," he said.
Mr Raman added that the last-mile connectivity from metro stations was poor and that made it harder for people to use public transport.
He added that "the government's claim of solving the city's pollution problem through this experiment was too ambitious".
"I doubt that the plan curbed pollution massively, but it did reduce traffic congestion. Then just call it a plan to reduce traffic and not pollution," he said.
But for now, we have decided to continue car pooling.
If you live in a a city that adds around 1,400 cars to its roads every day, doing something is better than doing nothing.
Joetta Shumba, 25, died in January when the Audi she was travelling in collided with a lorry which subsequently overturned near the Eccles Interchange.
The car's driver, 30-year-old Martin Grant of Jacey Road, Birmingham, admitted the charge on Wednesday at Manchester Crown Court.
He will be sentenced on 9 May at Manchester Magistrates' Court.
Pompey secured the League Two title on goal difference with a 6-1 win against Cheltenham Town on Saturday.
"We were always happy to be promoted, but the run the lads have been on these last few games has been exceptional," Cook told BBC Radio Solent.
"It seems to be a little bit of a dream what's happened to this club."
Pompey's victory, coupled with a defeat for Doncaster at Hartlepool and Plymouth's draw at Grimsby, allowed them to jump from third to first on the last day of the season.
As Portsmouth begin preparations for a return to League One, off the pitch the club appears to be on the verge of a takeover by American billionaire Michael Eisner.
"You can't believe the scenes at full-time," Cook said after the home win against Cheltenham.
"For the people in the background, who helped save this club a few years ago and with Mr Eisner looking like he'll take over, to have a day like today, it doesn't get any better.
"The two teams below us, Doncaster and Plymouth, have had fantastic seasons and great credit to them.
"We've probably only been top for 10 minutes, but in my opinion the best team in the league finished top."
The discussions had focused on restoring diplomatic relations but no date was set for the reopening of embassies.
A US official said normalising relations after decades of hostilities would take time.
The Cuban delegation chief said lifting the economic blockade against Cuba was essential.
Josefina Vidal said no date had been set for the next round of discussions.
These were the highest-level talks in decades between the US and Cuba.
The talks followed December's agreement by US President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro, to improve ties.
The head of the US delegation, Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere Roberta Jacobson said: "We have to overcome more than 50 years of a relationship that was not based on confidence or trust."
Ms Vidal, her Cuban counterpart, said: "It was a first meeting. This is a process."
She said she expected a new meeting to be scheduled in the coming weeks ahead of April's Summit of the Americas, which President Obama and President Castro are expected to attend.
Analysis: Will Grant, BBC News, Havana
It was a businesslike response after the talks from Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson. She employed much less of the optimistic rhetoric about the thaw that the Democratic Party's Congressmen and Senators used when they visited the island earlier this week. Instead the woman leading this historic delegation was more measured and reserved with her comments.
Nevertheless, she defined the conversations as "positive and productive" and said "real and concrete steps" towards re-establishing the long frozen diplomatic ties had been discussed. For example, both sides had apparently agreed that their future relations should be guided by the norms of the Vienna Convention.
But there are still many wrinkles to be ironed out. Josefina Vidal, who led the Cuban delegation at the table, set out one of them from the Cuban government's perspective: "We expressed that the it would be difficult to explain that diplomatic relations have been resumed while Cuba is still unjustly listed as a state sponsor of international terrorism."
There is much to be discussed in future negotiations before embassies can be reopened in their respective capitals or ambassadors named. But if nothing else these talks have shown the political will is there to achieve those goals.
The first day of talks focused on migration.
Ms Jacobson's deputy, Alex Lee, said: "The productive and collaborative nature of today's discussion proves that despite the clear differences that remain between our countries, the United States and Cuba can find opportunities to advance our mutually shared interests."
However, Ms Vidal criticised US migration policies but said Cuba aspired to have a normal relationship with the United States "in the broader sense but also in the area of migration".
On Tuesday, in a speech ahead of the opening of the talks, Mr Obama urged Congress to seize the chance to end the US trade embargo against Cuba.
Mars Food said it would distinguish between "everyday" and "occasional" items on packs and on its website.
The company said some foods were higher in salt, sugar or fat to maintain the "authentic" taste of products.
The advice is part of its Health and Wellbeing Ambition to "create and promote healthier food choices".
Mars told the BBC that just 5% of its products would be labelled "occasional".
These include Dolmio lasagne sauces, pesto, and carbonara and macaroni oven kits.
Mars said its website would be updated over the next few months with a list of "occasional" products to be eaten not more than once a week, and "everyday" ones.
Those products, including Uncle Ben's oriental sauces, are to be reformulated over the next five years to cut salt, sugar or fat.
Shoppers will see the new guidance appearing on websites in the coming months.
Mars said its "nutrition criteria" has been developed based on recommendations from leading public health authorities such as the World Health Organization.
It supports the salt-reduction strategies of bodies such as the UK Food Standards Agency, Department of Health and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it added.
Fiona Dawson, a global president of Mars, said: "Our nutrition criteria sets a very high standard for our products, and we also want to help our consumers understand the difference between 'everyday' and 'occasional' products within a balanced diet.
"The food industry has already made great strides in reducing sodium, but we have more work to do to help consumers reduce sodium intake.
"We support release of the US FDA's draft sodium reduction guidance, because we believe it's important to begin a stakeholder dialogue about the role industry can play in this critical part of consumers' diets."
The move comes after Chancellor George Osborne announced a sugar tax, with the aim of tackling childhood obesity, in his recent Budget.
Genetic factors had a "substantial influence" on the risk of being convicted of a sex offence, it found.
The study analysed data from 21,566 men convicted of sex offences in Sweden between 1973 and 2009.
The findings could help prevent crime, said co-author Prof Seena Fazel from the University of Oxford.
The study - by researchers from Oxford University and the Karolinska Institute, in Sweden - looked at the proportion of sexual offences carried out by sons and brothers of convicted male sex offenders.
The authors then compared the data with the criminal records of men from the general Swedish population with similar age and family profiles.
It found around 2.5% of brothers of convicted sex offenders were themselves convicted of sexual offences - compared with 0.5% of men in the general population.
The study also looked at the sons of sexual offenders, and found they were nearly four times more likely than average to have committed a similar crime.
Other studies in the past have assessed the link between familial relationships and the propensity to commit crime.
One found that children of male violent offenders were about 3.5 times more likely than average to commit violent crimes themselves.
In the latest study, genetic factors were found to have a "substantial influence on an increased risk of being convicted of sexual offences", Prof Fazel said.
"It tells us something about why if we take two sets of brothers, whose backgrounds might look identical, one set has a higher risk of sexual offending than the other," he said.
The analysis could help authorities target potential offenders, Prof Fazel said, adding: "At the moment genetic factors are typically ignored when it comes to making risk assessments of those at high risk of sexual offending."
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that while a person's environment was a contributing factor to their risk of sexual offending, a person's genes could contribute about 30-50% of the risk.
But the authors stressed the analysis did not mean someone with a brother or father convicted of rape would also go on to become a sex offender.
"It's important to remember that it's nothing mystic," said Professor Niklas Langstrom, from the Karolinska Institute.
"People get worried about the fact that there's a strong genetic component in problematic human behaviour.
"Of course, you don't inherit in some kind of automatised robotic way so that you will grow up to be a sexual offender."
Denis Thwaites and his partner Elaine, aged 70 and 69, from Lancashire, were staying at the Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba in Sousse when the attack took place.
The shooting on Friday killed 38 people, most of whom were British.
The football club said it was "deeply shocked and saddened" by the deaths.
Their son-in-law Danny Clifford earlier said news the family received telling them the Blackpool couple were in hospital was misinformation.
Gordon Marsden, Labour MP for Blackpool South, tweeted: "Very sad to hear Denis & Elaine Thwaites from Blackpool among those killed in the terrorist attack in Sousse. Condolences to their family."
Born in Stockton-on-Tees in December 1944, Mr Thwaites played for Birmingham City between 1962 and 1972 before retiring from football at the age of 27.
Birmingham City posted a tweet saying: "We are deeply shocked and saddened by the death of former player Denis Thwaites and his wife Elaine in the Tunisian terrorist attack.
"Our thoughts are with Denis' family. The club also offers its condolences to all who are mourning loved ones due to this atrocity.
"May they rest in peace."
Their deaths are yet to be officially confirmed by the Foreign Office.
The Prime Minister confirmed the gunman, Seifeddine Rezgui, was thought to have been part of a network inspired by Islamic State militants.
A national minute's silence will be held to remember victims of the attack on Friday at 12:00 BST, a week after the shooting.
The 18-month project to uncover the 800-year history of the site has been conducted by NPS Archaeology.
Excavation work has also revealed a new part of the original castle which dates back to the 1170s.
It is part of an £11m renovation project which aims to re-open part of the site this year.
NPS Archaeology project manager Nigel Page said the dig had recovered more than 9,500 objects ranging from medieval pottery and animal bones to a NAAFI (Navy, Army and Air Force Institute) mug from World War II.
"They give a small window on the people who have lived and worked at the castle," he said.
The building is regarded as the first stone castle built by the Welsh princes and was the stronghold of Rhys ap Gruffydd, prince of the medieval kingdom of Deheubarth.
It is also said to have hosted what is regarded to be Wales' first eisteddfod, but for years it stood crumbling at the riverside gateway to the town centre.
"The most exciting discovery is a three square metre stone structure made from pitch stone which dates back to the earliest stone castle which was built in 1171.
"It was a completely unexpected discovery lying just below the soil in the castle's garden."
Mr Page said the dolphin's skull also dated back to the medieval period before the 15th Century.
"It is not uncommon to find dolphin remains in castles near the coast because they would have been eaten by people at medieval feasts along with swans and other large animals," he added.
Cardigan Castle had a turbulent early history and was captured and lost several times by Llywelyn the Great before it returned to Norman hands after his death in 1240.
"Interestingly the rusted remains of a medieval iron arrowhead is the only evidence for warfare found during the works other than the thick castle walls," said Mr Page.
For the past 15 years the Cadwgan Building Preservation Trust has campaigned to save the site and it still needs to raise over £20,000 by 2015 to ensure the project can be completed.
When work on the castle is finished it will have educational facilities, including for Welsh language, cultural, environmental and horticultural studies.
There will also be luxury accommodation for hire, a restaurant and an eisteddfod garden.
The aim is to increase visitor numbers from 3,000 to 30,000 a year.
The project has received funding from the lottery and the European Regional Development Fund, through the Welsh government, along with other organisations.
In the year to June, 131,060 homes were completed, a rise of 15% on the same period a year ago.
On a quarterly basis, between April and June, the number of completions rose by 22%, compared to 2014.
However, the number of homes being started fell by 1% over the year, to 136,320, and by 6% on a quarterly basis.
The increase in completions was welcomed by the National Housing Federation (NHF).
"Today's figures are encouraging as they show house building is at its highest level since 2008," said Henry Gregg, the NHF's assistant director of campaigns.
"However, we need to continue to increase our efforts as a nation to build the homes that are desperately needed. Last year alone we built less than half of the homes needed," he said.
The housing charity Shelter described the drop in housing starts as "shocking".
"Once again, these figures show that we're not building anywhere near the number of homes needed each year, leaving millions of ordinary hard-working people priced out," said Campbell Robb, Shelter's chief executive.
"And worryingly, despite claims by the government that progress is being made to solve our chronic housing shortage, the number of new homes started has actually decreased."
The housing minister, Brandon Lewis, welcomed the figures, but admitted there was more to do.
"That is why we have outlined plans to deliver 275,000 affordable homes by the end of this Parliament," he said.
Last week the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) accused the government of failing to build enough homes.
It said that the number of homes for sale per surveyor in England and Wales was at a record low, and that the lack of supply would force prices up still further.
During the election campaign, David Cameron promised that 200,000 homes a year would be built by 2017, in addition to 200,000 starter homes by the end of the parliament.
Michail Antonio's first-half goal, his fifth in 15 starts for the club, proved the difference.
The forward weaved into the box and struck low into the bottom corner of Vito Mannone's goal.
Jack Rodwell had the ball in the net for Sunderland in the second half but he handled it in the build-up.
Substitute Rodwell also saw a second effort go over the bar after a superb last-ditch tackle from Hammers full-back Sam Byram, while Andy Carroll's volley smashed off the cross bar at the other end.
It means Sam Allardyce's side remain second from bottom on 23 points, one behind Newcastle and Norwich.
West Ham move up to fifth place on 43 points - their highest total after 27 Premier League games.
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West Ham have only six home games remaining before their move to the Olympic Stadium and they are making the most of their time left at the Boleyn Ground.
Slaven Bilic's side have won eight and drawn five of their last 13 games on home soil - their last defeat coming against Bournemouth in August.
It was not a performance to remember for the Hammers, off the back of their 5-1 demolition of Blackburn in the FA Cup, but Antonio took his goal superbly in the first half and they withstood a Sunderland revival after the break.
After being gifted the ball by a Patrick van Aanholt error, Antonio scrambled his way past the Sunderland defence and switched to his right foot before curling home.
The hosts were twice denied by the woodwork as well. Mark Noble's first-half strike was palmed on to the bar after a brilliant reflex save from Mannone while Carroll's fierce shot from close range cannoned off the top of the goal.
"They had a couple of chances but if we are counting them, we deserved to win the game," Bilic said.
"I was hoping to score again so we could play more freely but we didn't. We didn't have a great game but we deserved to win and are happy about it."
Sunderland came into Saturday's game after a two-week break, having beaten Manchester United 2-1 in their last Premier League outing.
Despite a warm-weather training trip to Dubai, the Black Cats looked sluggish in the first-half against the Hammers and failed to register a shot on target.
But they showed spirit after the break, with Jermain Defoe twice volleying wide early after the restart and Rodwell making an instant impact off the bench.
Adrian saved well with his leg after Rodwell's first effort, and the England international then saw his strike from close range ricochet off the goalkeeper and on to his arm.
And manager Sam Allardyce, on his return to his former club, was left frustrated by the missed chances.
"The bottom line is we haven't scored. Not converting chances is costly and it's a victory lost on chances created," said Allardyce. "Getting back in the game and getting the draw was at least what we deserved.
"We've got to get results. We have to catch up as we have no chance otherwise. We've got to get over this trait of performing but not winning."
West Ham welcome Tottenham on Wednesday, while Sunderland host Crystal Palace on Tuesday (both 19:45 GMT)
Match ends, West Ham United 1, Sunderland 0.
Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Sunderland 0.
Foul by Dimitri Payet (West Ham United).
Dame N'Doye (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Pedro Obiang (West Ham United).
Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Andy Carroll (West Ham United).
John O'Shea (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
James Collins (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jack Rodwell (Sunderland).
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Andy Carroll.
Foul by Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).
Dame N'Doye (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Moses with a headed pass.
Substitution, West Ham United. Pedro Obiang replaces Mark Noble.
Andy Carroll (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by John O'Shea (Sunderland).
Attempt saved. Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
Attempt saved. Dame N'Doye (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jan Kirchhoff.
Attempt missed. John O'Shea (Sunderland) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Sam Byram.
Attempt blocked. Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Andy Carroll (West Ham United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sam Byram with a headed pass.
Hand ball by Jack Rodwell (Sunderland).
Attempt saved. Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin.
Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Sam Byram (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Sam Byram (West Ham United).
Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Victor Moses (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Andy Carroll (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by John O'Shea (Sunderland).
Foul by Andy Carroll (West Ham United).
Jan Kirchhoff (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Sunderland. Jack Rodwell replaces Lee Cattermole.
Substitution, West Ham United. Victor Moses replaces Manuel Lanzini.
Hand ball by Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland).
Attempt missed. Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jan Kirchhoff.
Substitution, West Ham United. Andy Carroll replaces Emmanuel Emenike.
Martin Hamilton was released from prison on licence in September 2014 and is now wanted in relation to a Revocation of Licence Warrant.
The 53-year-old is described as white and has short cropped fair hair.
Police Scotland said Hamilton may be dangerous and urged members of the public not to approach him and to contact officers if they saw him.
Ross Sloan, 21, from the Newton Mearns area of East Renfrewshire, was killed on the northbound M80 near the Moodiesburn junction on Thursday evening.
Police said his red Vauxhall Corsa appeared to go out of control before hitting the central barrier.
Much of the winnings in Pinos Puente, in Granada, came from tickets sold by the local branch of the tiny United Left political coalition.
El Gordo, the world's biggest Christmas lottery, has no single jackpot, with winnings distributed among thousands.
This year the prizes totalled €2.31bn.
Each ticket has a five-digit number, reprinted numerous times in so-called series, costing €200. Because of the price, they are divided into 10 sub-tickets ("decimo"), each costing €20.
El Gordo, Spanish for "the Fat One", is a Christmas tradition. People traditionally chip in together, participating with friends, families or workmates.
It has a huge impact for the winners, as the national unemployment rate is around 19%, even higher among the under-25s.
In Pinos Puente - a city of 13,000 people, with unemployment of 29% and a budget of €8m - 451 "decimos" of the winning 04536 number were sold, each paying €125,000.
Residents took to the streets in celebration, dancing and singing together. Many of the winners were from poor families.
A resident called Alba told El Periodico newspaper (in Spanish) that she had not had enough money to buy Christmas presents but that, now, she would be able to help her family.
Mayor Jose Enrique Medina told AFP news agency: "It is a lot of money for a town that has been punished hard. The prize money was widely distributed, it went to many families that really needed it."
The main prize went for the tickets 66513, all of them sold at a lottery office in the capital Madrid.
The number appeared in 1,650 "decimos", paying each holder €400,000.
The winners included staff from the Madrid headquarters of Spain's PSOE socialist party.
"A great end to a difficult year", the party said on Twitter.
The PSOE lost general elections in December last year and in June against the centre-right People's Party.
Belgian Mertens, 29, has scored 16 times in Serie A this season and says he was offered a lucrative move.
He told Nieuwsblad: "I thought about it for a day but I refused.
"I can assure you one thing: it was really hard to say 'no' to such a figure because it guarantees wealth for your children and even grandchildren."
Mertens' Belgium team-mate Axel Witsel left Zenit St Petersburg last month to join Chinese side Tianjin Quanjian for a reported £15.3m annual salary.
Meanwhile, Watford sold Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo to Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai for £20m and Chelsea let Oscar join Shanghai SIPG for £60m.
And Mertens believes money is the primary incentive for any European-based player heading to China.
He said: "Am I curious about what's happening to Witsel? Yes, we've sought information about it, and together with my wife, we've weighed up the pros and cons from testimonies of people who have been there.
"Sometimes you hear players talking about their life choices as a search for a new experience. It's not true, they're driven by money."
The woman was hit on the head by the device after it crashed into a building and fell on to her.
Detectives are investigating the case, which happened at a gay pride parade in Seattle on Sunday.
The incident is the latest in which a person has been injured by a consumer drone that either crashed or cut them with its rotor blades.
According to Seattle police's blog, the injured woman's boyfriend caught her as she fell to the ground. One of her friends handed the damaged drone to police, along with photographs of the man they believed was piloting it. A man later contacted the police.
The police blog said that the drone weighed about 2lb (0.9kg) and sold for about $1,200 (£770). However, Seattle police did not specify the model or manufacturer.
An off-duty firefighter helped treat the 25-year-old woman, who was reported to have made a full recovery. But, according to drone expert Prof David Dunn of the University of Birmingham, the incident illustrated a growing problem.
He told the BBC that drones posed a danger because their popularity had outstripped both the regulation and education on how to use them safely.
He said that, although it may be considered a heavy-handed approach by some people, the government needed to consider licensing the devices.
Last month, the singer Enrique Iglesias fractured his hand onstage at a concert when he was hit by the blades of a camera-equipped drone that he had reached up to take hold of.
In December last year, the Brooklyn Daily reported that one of its own photographers had been hurt by a small drone that had hit her in the face.
And, in April of the same year, there were reports that an Australian athlete had been hurt by a drone that had fallen from the sky and landed on her.
A group of tourists were brought into the glitzy event, having been told they were going to see a costume exhibition.
One woman said she and her partner were getting married in August and that Washington was her favourite actor.
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel then asked Washington to perform a quick ceremony in the front row of the auditorium.
"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride," Washington said.
Kimmel joked: "He's Denzel, so it's legal."
All of the tourists were invited to shake hands with the stars on the front row, including Meryl Streep, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling and Viola Davis.
Jennifer Aniston was asked to give them a gift and gave one lucky woman sunglasses from her handbag.
Previous Oscar stunts include host Ellen DeGeneres taking a selfie in 2014, featuring stars such as Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
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The Russian Proton vehicle ejected the satellite high above Papua New Guinea in the early hours of Saturday (GMT).
The spacecraft is needed by Inmarsat to complete its new global telecommunications network.
This will offer customers substantially faster mobile broadband connections at a lower cost, and should come into service towards the end of the year.
"The launch is just the start of a quite lengthy process," explained Inmarsat CEO Rupert Pearce.
"We've got to test the new satellite's systems and sub-systems, and do the full integration with the other satellites in the network, and with the ground infrastructure. That's why it takes until the end of the year," he told BBC News.
The new network, known as Global Xpress, is hugely important to the fortunes of company, which is fighting to maintain its dominance of the mobile satellite services market.
Its principal customers are found in the shipping sector, but Inmarsat also caters for any groups that need telecoms away from a fixed line.
These include oil and gas platforms, aeroplanes, military deployments, aid agencies in disaster areas, and even TV news crews reporting from trouble zones.
Recent times have seen some of these customers drift away to rival satellite systems that provide higher-bandwidth connections.
Global Xpress is Inmarsat's £1bn ($1.6bn) response - a constellation of three spacecraft relaying seamless communications around the world via the Ka-band of the electromagnetic spectrum.
"This is a massive deal for Inmarsat," observed Wei Li, who follows market trends for space consultancy Euroconsult.
"Inmarsat, as you know, has traditionally built its business around L-band. It's a great frequency; it's very reliable. But its bandwidth is limited, and in the last five years we've seen a lot of maritime, aeronautical, and even land mobile users switch from Inmarsat's L-band to competitors offering Ku or Ka-band.
"So, for Inmarsat, the Ka of Global Xpress is really important to help them maintain their market leader role."
The mission was also a big deal for Proton, which was making its first outing since the botched launch of a Mexican satellite in May.
The Proton left the launch pad at the Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan at 17:44 local time (12:44 BST) on Friday. It took fully 15 hours and 31 minutes for the vehicle to get the Inmarsat spacecraft into the right position.
It dropped it off into an elliptical orbit around the equator that brings the 6-tonne platform as close to Earth as 475km and as far out as 65,000km.
The satellite itself must now circularise this path and manoeuvre to a "stationary" orbital slot some 36,000km above the Pacific.
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Mr Corbyn used a speech in Glasgow to accuse the Scottish government of "devolving austerity and passing the buck".
He also accused Theresa May of engaging in a "race to the bottom" with her Brexit plans.
The SNP accused Mr Corbyn of "carping from the sidelines" and said Labour in Scotland were "stuck in a sorry place".
In his speech, Mr Corbyn said: "The SNP government simply passes on Tory austerity and is increasingly failing to govern effectively or fairly.
"Trying to talk left at Westminster when in opposition, whilst acting right in power at Holyrood, is not standing up for Scotland.
"It is not standing up for Scotland failing to tackle the scandalous level of health inequalities here in this great city of Glasgow and across Scotland. It is not standing up for Scotland overseeing a growing attainment gap between children from poorer and wealthier backgrounds.
"It is not standing up for Scotland refusing to use the powers of the Scottish Parliament to invest in all of these areas - and many more where the SNP has failed.
"The SNP is not standing up for Scotland. It's standing up for the establishment."
The Labour leader met with "Justice for Jannies" protestors outside the event, who are in dispute with employers Cordia, a body of Glasgow City Council.
Mr Corbyn, who was joined by Kezia Dugdale at the Glasgow event, also made reference to the Scottish party leader's plans for a "people's constitutional convention".
Ms Dugdale has also suggested a "new act of union", but opponents accused Labour of being "all at sea" on the issue after Mr Corbyn told the BBC he "would not use" those words.
Mr Corbyn said he agrees with Ms Dugdale about the need for a review to "redistribute reclaimed powers and resources across all our nations".
He also said Scottish independence would "lead to turbo-charged austerity and a glaring hole in the money required to fund essential services".
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon responded to this on Twitter, calling it "rubbish", adding: "If Corbyn wasn't leading such a pitifully ineffective opposition, the Tories wouldn't be getting away with half of what they are."
A spokesman for the SNP said: "Jeremy Corbyn's comments are exactly the sort of carping from the sidelines that Kezia Dugdale warned about when she said that Labour would be unelectable under his leadership.
"Labour in Scotland are stuck in a sorry place between completely irrelevant and totally desperate.
"Just last week Jeremy Corbyn fatally undermined Kezia Dugdale's plans on the constitution - and the attempts to paper over the cracks with this contrived photo op will fool no one.
"But it's not just internal Labour division that is driving voters away, it's the fact that nobody knows what purpose they serve.
"While the SNP are standing up for Scotland against a Tory hard Brexit, Labour have capitulated to the Tories at Westminster - opening the door to economic catastrophe."
The announcement by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is a setback to their plan to replace Obamacare.
Five Republican senators had vowed to oppose the bill, and the party could only afford to lose two votes to get it passed in the upper chamber.
US President Donald Trump invited Senate Republicans to the White House for a meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
Sitting alongside some of the party rebels, he said: "This will be great if we get it done. And if we don't get it done, it's just going to be something that we're not going to like. And that's okay, and I understand that very well."
A similar version of the bill has already passed the House, after facing a similar delay.
After Congress returns from the bank holiday, there will be a two-week window before the summer break.
Mr McConnell vowed to continue to try to find the votes, and would make changes to the bill if necessary.
Moderate senators say the bill will harm some of their vulnerable constituents, while conservatives say it has too much government interference.
The news of a delay comes just one day after the non-partisan Congressional Budgetary Office said the bill would strip 22 million Americans of health insurance over the next 10 years.
The 142-page Senate bill - the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 - phases out the expansion of Medicaid, a government health programme for the low-income Americans, and imposes deep cuts to the programme.
The bill also gives states more latitude in requiring insurers to provide essential health benefits guaranteed under Obamacare, including emergency and maternity care and mental health services.
Details also include:
We have our first tangible indication of just how dire the situation is for the Senate healthcare bill.
House Republicans faced similar setbacks, of course. In fact, their leaders didn't delay their measure until just hours before what would have been a doomed vote. The Senate, as always, moves more cautiously. The political reality in both instances, however, is the same.
Moderates Republicans think the bill cuts government health programmes too much. Conservatives believe the reforms don't go far enough.
The House eventually managed to find a compromise. Senators can be a bit more stubborn, though - and the Republican margins in that chamber are slimmer.
Washington politicians now head home for a week of Fourth of July parades and constituent meetings. They're certain to get an earful from across the political spectrum.
When they return, they'll have just three weeks to cobble together a solution - while also juggling the need to reach a budget agreement and raise the federal debt ceiling. A vote in July could be harder, not easier.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has proven to be a legislative magician, but if he pulls this off it will rank among his greatest tricks of all.
Not one single Democrat is expected to support the proposed legislation, having lambasted it as a huge transfer of wealth from poor to rich.
Top Democrat Nancy Pelosi has warned that "hundreds of thousands" of Americans will die if the bill passes.
"Republicans cannot excise the rotten core" of this bill, said Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer after the delay was announced.
The American Association of Retired Persons, the nation's oldest non-profit organisation representing Americans over 50 years-old, slammed the bill as an "age tax".
At least five Senate Republicans - moderate senators Susan Collins and Dean Heller and conservatives Ron Johnson, Rand Paul and Mike Lee - had announced opposition to the bill.
Moderate Republicans who have opposed the bill criticised it for stripping protections for the poor and elderly, as well as access to women's health.
Conservatives are upset that the bill "does not go far enough" to repeal the Affordable Care Act passed under Barack Obama.
The president has already been playing a significant role, phoning wavering senators like Ted Cruz, to try to get them behind the plan.
He has the power to offer perks and dole out punishment to individual members of Congress who need something more than simple persuasion.
On Tuesday, a pro-Trump fundraising group began a £1m television and radio campaign against Mr Heller as he prepares for re-election in Nevada in 2018.
But the president has had an ambiguous relationship with his party's legislation, decrying the House bill as "mean" just weeks after celebrating its passing through the lower chamber.
When asked what the president thought of the Senate bill, his spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said she had not yet asked him.
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Both clubs were fined by Uefa following their Europa League last-16 tie last season, as supporters mocked tragedies suffered by each side.
"I will be really sad if in such a big football match that was a negative point," said Mourinho.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said the fixture "will never be a normal game".
The Reds defeated their rivals 3-1 on aggregate in the first meeting between the clubs in European competition, but the tie was marred by a number of unsavoury scenes.
Liverpool were sanctioned for setting off fireworks, a late kick-off and had to pay for damage caused by fans at Old Trafford, while United were charged for stairways blocked at their stadium.
Rival fans were also seen fighting in the stands, seats were thrown and flares were lit in Manchester.
Klopp added: "We should use this opportunity on the pitch to make sure all the nice stories are written about what happens on it, and not around.
"Big respect is what this sport stands for and you face your biggest opponents and play football against them. That is the battle we have, that is where we should show who is the best and create a special atmosphere."
Last season's games were marred by chanting about Munich and Hillsborough.
In 1958, eight United players were among 23 people who died after their plane caught fire and crashed in Munich.
Ninety six Liverpool fans died as a result of a crush during an FA Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough in 1989.
"In football you have some football tragedies," said Mourinho. "You lose a big match or make a mistake. You can make fun of it.
"Human tragedy is something much more serious. It is the last thing someone should use in a football pitch. Really big tragedies are serious."
Mourinho's side go into Monday's game - which kicks off at 20:00 BST - sixth in the Premier League with 13 points, two places and three points adrift of Liverpool.
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Rodgers' side, who were seeded in the 'champions route' section of the draw, beat the Kazakh outfit in last season's third qualifying round.
The first leg at Celtic Park is on 16 August, with the return six days later.
"We know what it's like - the hotel, the astroturf, it's virtually the same managers and players," said Rodgers.
"It will be as tough as last year but we look forward to it and will be ready for it."
The trip to Kazakhstan involves a seven-hour flight and a five-hour time difference, and Rodgers will adopt the same technique that served his side well last season as they drew 1-1 away and then won 2-1 in Glasgow to progress.
"We stayed on British time because obviously there is the time difference which can really throw you," he said.
"I have done it in the past, we stayed on British time to keep our body clocks the same.
"Some of our staff outside the football stayed on the time in Astana and they actually felt it would have been better to stay on the British time.
"You are not sure if you are having your dinner or breakfast but it certainly helps you. You couldn't really do it over a sustained length of time but when it is only a short trip, to throw your body out sometimes isn't ideal.
"We did last time and it worked well for the players."
The 10 play-off winners will join 22 teams already qualified for the group stage, including four English, three Spanish and three German teams.
In the 'league route' of the play-off draw, Liverpool were paired with Hoffenheim and will be away first.
Losing teams at the play-off stage enter the Europa League group stage.
Celtic, who defeated Linfield earlier in the competition, beat Rosenborg 1-0 on Wednesday to secure an aggregate win by the same scoreline in the Champions League third qualifying round while Astana overcame Poland's Legia Warsaw 3-2 on aggregate.
The last flight out from Entebbe airport to London's Heathrow will depart on 3 October 2015, the UK carrier said.
British Airways operates four flights a week to Entebbe.
However, their rates are not as competitive as the ones offered by other airlines, says BBC Uganda analyst Alex Jakana.
It offers the luxury of direct flights from Uganda to the UK, but some Ugandan travellers prefer to use airlines going via the Middle East, despite the longer journey time, he says.
In a statement, British Airways said it was "sorry for any disruption" to travellers who had already booked their flights.
Entebbe is Uganda's busiest and only international airport.
Every week, at least 49 domestic flights and 490 international flights depart from there, according to the travel website Tripadvisor.
The dispute is over job security, conditions and pensions.
The union said it remained available for talks with the company to resolve the dispute.
A spokesman for CalMac said they had only just begun talks with the RMT and were concerned a strike may prevent both sides reaching an agreement.
The RMT said its members voted by 92% for strike action and by 98% for action short of a strike in a turnout of 60%.
Overall, 55% of the total number eligible to vote backed strike action and 58% of the total eligible voted for action short of a strike.
The union said the industrial relationship with CalMac on the Clyde and Hebrides network has "deteriorated" in recent months to such an extent that it had "no choice" but to declare a formal dispute with the company.
The union claimed the ferry operator had failed to provide it with satisfactory reassurances over job security, conditions of service, pensions and continuity of lifeline ferry services for remote communities and businesses.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "The failure to give our members the most basic assurances meant that RMT had no alternative but to ballot CalMac members for strike action and industrial action short of strike action, in order to secure our members' rights during this period of increasing uncertainty and insecurity.
"That ballot has now concluded and members have delivered a massive and solid mandate for action.
"RMT remains available for serious and constructive talks aimed at resolving this dispute."
CalMac has previously said it would seek to minimise disruption if a strike was to happen.
Acknowledging the result of the RMT ballot, a spokesman for the ferry operator said: "We recognise that there are difficult issues facing our employees currently.
"We acknowledge that our trade unions wish to support the interests of their members, however, we do not believe that taking steps toward industrial action is appropriate at this stage.
"We have only just entered dialogue on the matters. That process has only just started and hasn't had any chance to deliver progress. We would be concerned that a dispute now can only damage the prospects of reaching a mutually acceptable outcome.
"We remain committed to continuing the ongoing discussions with all trade unions."
The idea has been pitched to club representatives by Scotland coach Gordon Strachan.
"You could imagine that, in the run up to this, people would become more interested in the young talent at certain clubs," said Martin Calladine.
"And it will focus people's minds on the next generation."
Strachan and Scottish FA performance director Brian McClair revealed the idea at a meeting of the Scottish Professional Football League this week as part of its review into youth development.
Under the plans, aimed at giving more competitive game time to young fringe players, top-flight clubs would provide up to five players for a draft pool that would then provide loan picks available to clubs in the lower leagues.
Calladine, who wrote a book about what football can learn from its United States equivalent, says sponsorship cash and fan interest could soar, should the SFA proposal becomes a reality.
"I think it's a terrific idea," he told BBC Scotland.
"Scottish football needs interesting stories around it. It needs to get people excited about the game and especially during the off season."
The SFA has set up a steering group to look at the idea further and has invited representatives of the clubs to be involved in the process.
Calladine also believes attention and cash could follow if a National Football League-type system were adopted.
"This would be the first major league in the world doing anything like this, so it would be an open goal in terms of generating some positive press," he added.
"The draft provides sponsorship and broadcast possibilities for the NFL and there's no reason those principles couldn't be adopted for Scottish football.
"When you look at other sports around the world and then back at football, you see how conservative it is as sport, how frightened of any change it is.
"But I would be very surprised if, after the first few drafts, people aren't very excited about this."
By sharing shocking images and video showing the killing of US journalist James Foley, IS has brought to the fore an issue many have warned about: that social networks are locked in a continual battle against extremists and the spread of shocking propaganda online.
Some experts say the networks are losing this battle, as more and more messages - many purporting to be from news agencies - flood services.
Others argue that social networks are doing what they can to protect users, and that measures in place to flag and remove content are effective.
Meanwhile, some have criticised social networks for putting more effort into detecting copyright infringement than they have into removing harmful material.
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After video of Foley appeared online, users on social networks urged others not to watch or share the clip.
But the effectiveness of IS's approach is staggering - mimicking the kind of efforts corporations would invest millions in for marketing purposes.
As the graphic video was circulated, some Twitter users started two hashtags - #ISISmediablackout and #DontShare - which sought to drown out messages showing the disturbing content, replacing it with images of Foley taken while he was working.
But the reality is that extremists are finding new ways to circumvent the efforts of social networks trying to shut down accounts, a constant cat-and-mouse game that one source close to a major network described to the BBC as being a never-ending "game of whack-a-mole".
JM Berger is an analyst specialising in monitoring extremism on social media. He says that the online actions of IS - formerly Isis - rival the efforts of the finest social media marketing experts in the world. Indeed, the swift "brand name" change from Isis to IS has shown the effectiveness of the group's online message.
In spreading propaganda, one tactic utilised by the group stood out - a specially created app that, when willingly exposed on a person's phone, would tweet co-ordinated propaganda messages worded by IS, carefully timed not to fall foul of Twitter's spam filter.
In one example, 40,000 tweets were sent in this way in just one day. Given the vast number of tweets, and more importantly, the vast number of usernames being used to spread such messages, it was extremely difficult for Twitter to remove the material.
There is some progress. In the past week, Twitter has been acting to disable dozens of prominent accounts believed to belong to prominent IS members. It is making it harder for IS to spread its message, JM Berger told the BBC.
"IS has been struggling with how to respond to suspended accounts on Twitter.
"In reality, Twitter is one of the most permissive social media environments for them."
But he added: "While several dozen accounts have been suspended over the last few weeks, many more have remained online and many of those who have been suspended come back with new accounts."
One further tactic seemingly employed by IS supporters has been to temporarily deactivate their own accounts in an attempt to avoid a ban, although the BBC understands this has no impact on Twitter's ability to suspend inappropriate accounts.
Furthermore, noted Mr Berger, Twitter's ability to share links easily meant that while some IS members may be banned from Twitter itself, they were now beginning to appear on smaller social networks posting material that could then be passed on.
One network, Diaspora, appears to have emerged as the new network of choice for IS - it provides greater protections because of its decentralised nature.
The question of why extremist material cannot simply be blocked by websites is a question that is frequently asked - but has a complex answer.
When dealing with images of child sexual abuse, many services use sophisticated technology to automatically check content that is being uploaded against a database of known abusive content.
It means that images are, in theory, blocked before they are uploaded to the website in question.
PhotoDNA, a Microsoft product, is a market-leading piece of software for carrying out this work. The BBC understands that the same technology could be applied to images known to be spreading extremist propaganda, but that there are currently no plans to do so.
For video on YouTube, Google has created ContentID, a system set up to detect when users upload copyrighted material. It checks uploaded content against a known database of footage and audio - most often music videos - and allows the copyright owners to either remove or place advertising on the video.
ContentID could be adapted to spot content known to be harmful - but Google is reluctant to put it to use in this way.
This is for a variety of reasons, but most significantly it is because while child abuse imagery is easy to categorise - there's no grey area; it's all illegal - violent or shocking material relating to terrorism is harder to define.
Often it is social networks that provide the only means of communication for those wanting to spread news of atrocities in hard-to-reach areas.
Facebook and Google have both in the past said that shocking images are permitted in cases where they are shown in a "news context", rather than for glorification.
Furthermore, the social networks are keen to argue that they should not be the guardians of what should be censored online.
But Mr Berger said: "As far as who should decide, Twitter and YouTube and all the rest are businesses, they are not public services or inalienable rights.
"Just as a movie theatre or restaurant can eject patrons who are harassing or threatening other patrons or engaging in criminal activity, online services have both the right and an obligation to take care of their customers and do the best they can to provide a safe environment."
This is difficult.
The very nature of social networks is that it is easy to share content, and the strength of Twitter and others is that information travels extremely quickly.
This presents a problem - a teenager browsing Facebook could stumble across the video of Foley's death in their news feed if a friend posted it. More worryingly, many videos posted to Facebook now auto-play, meaning a user does not have to click to start seeing the footage.
It's hard to avoid the possibility of seeing something upsetting, suggested security expert Graham Cluley.
"If your children are on the internet, it's an impossible task to completely shield them from some of the ghastly things going on in the world," he told the BBC.
"You can put your home computer in a shared room rather than a private bedroom, and have some oversight over what they're accessing online. But the proliferation of mobile devices makes it more difficult to oversee what your children are watching.
"Consider enabling parental controls that restrict which websites your kids can visit, but realise that it's an imperfect solution - it's perfectly possible that legitimate sites like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook might contain footage that many - young and old - would find harrowing."
Mr Cluley added that the best course of action for parents would be to spend time explaining what may have been seen.
"Talk to your children about the unpleasant and inappropriate things which can be watched on the net, and help them understand why it isn't cool to seek it out or to share it with their friends."
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Sir Harry Burns is standing down as chief medical officer to become professor of global public health at Strathclyde University.
He has said health inequality is the biggest issue facing Scotland.
Health Secretary Alex Neil said Sir Harry had made a "significant contribution".
Sir Harry, a former surgeon who became chief medical officer in 2005, has played a key role in shaping health in Scotland, including leading the response to the 2009 swine flu pandemic.
He said: "It has been a pleasure working with the Scottish government over the past eight years, but it is time to hand over to a new chief medical officer.
"I have enjoyed the challenges over the past eight years, and I have had the opportunity to do a lot of work around health inequalities.
"I am looking forward to being able to develop my interest in health inequalities further, and continuing to contribute towards building a better public health landscape."
After graduating from Glasgow University in 1977, Sir Harry spent 15 years as a surgeon, eventually becoming consultant surgeon at the city's royal infirmary.
He went on to become director of public health for Greater Glasgow health board in 1993, until his appointment as Scotland's chief medical officer.
Sir Harry, who was knighted in 2011, has become well know for highlighting the links between poverty and poor health.
In 2012, he told the Scottish Parliament's audit committee: "Health inequalities are the biggest issue facing Scotland just now, because not only are health inequalities a problem but [they] are really a manifestation of social inequality.
"Social complexity, social disintegration drives things like criminality, it drives things like poor educational attainment, it drives a whole range of things that we would want to see different in Scotland.
"The more attention we can get paid to the drivers of that situation, the better."
Last year, Sir Harry suggested the decline of heavy industry was partly responsible for poor health in Scotland, saying at the time: "A void appeared in men's lives and the void was filled with drink, drugs and fighting."
Paying tribute, Mr Neil said: "Sir Harry has brought a renewed focus to the issue of health inequalities within Scotland, and I am delighted that his new role will enable him to continue his focus in this area."
Sir Harry will start his new post in April and the Scottish government is currently working on appointing a new chief medical officer.
The incident took place on 22 July after 28-year old Mark Ross had been refused entry to the sheriff court for being drunk.
Ross had first approached four sheriffs as they had coffee at a nearby cafe.
He then kicked Sheriff Frank Crowe on his right leg as he returned to the court building in Chambers Street. Sentence was deferred for reports.
Fiscal depute Bruce Macrosson, prosecuting, told the court that Ross had been refused entry to the court building because of his drunken state.
Five minutes later, Ross entered the cafe where sheriffs Crowe, Gordon Liddle, Nigel Morrison and Norman McFadyen, were having coffee.
"The accused approached the table occupied by the sheriffs and mumbled something towards them which they either neither heard nor understood" said Mr Macrosson.
"The accused then approached another table."
The sheriffs left the cafe at 09:20, walking towards the court building in Chambers Street.
The fiscal depute said: "The accused approached Sheriff Crowe and kicked him on his right leg to his injury."
Sheriff Crowe reported the matter to the police and pointed out Ross as his assailant.
Mr Macrosson added that Sheriff Crowe suffered soreness to his right shin but did not require medical attention.
Defence solicitor Ray Megson told the court: "I want to see if this man can get help.
"He has a large number of previous convictions, all of the same sort. This man is not getting proper medical attention and resorts to alcohol."
Sheriff Alistair Noble deferred sentence until later this month for an updated psychiatric report and Social Work report.
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Avon and Somerset Police said it happened at about 23:00 BST on Wednesday when a Renault Clio lost control on Feeder Road and went into the water.
The victims were named locally as John and Joan Tipler, who were in their 70s and lived in the area.
It is believed the driver lost control after suffering a suspected medical episode.
In January of last year two men died in the same stretch of canal when their car crashed into the water.
The sister-in-law of Joan Tipler paid tribute to her, saying she was "always one of the family and would do anything for anybody".
Pauline Searle said Joan's daughter was on her way back from Portugal after hearing the news about the incident.
The airline will start scheduled flights to Gdansk, Warsaw and Wroclaw this winter. Ryanair will operate two flights per week to each city.
The news comes after the airline announced seven other new routes from the airport earlier this year.
The airport's managing director, Graham Keddie, said it was "fantastic news".
"It means that this winter should be our busiest ever," he said. He added that the routes "deliver a very comprehensive network to a new and important Polish market".
Kenny Jacobs, from Ryanair, told Good Morning Ulster said there was a demand for more routes to Poland "from the business community".
"Poland, more and more every year, is becoming a popular choice for businesses to locate some of their services," he said.
Mr Jacobs added that the increasing demand for city breaks also influenced the decision.
"There was this horrible moment when I realised there was absolutely nothing I could do," Amy Pascal told the Women in the World conference in San Francisco.
Yet the 56-year-old said the damage had not been as bad as had been reported.
"Everybody understood, because we live in this weird thing called Hollywood," she told journalist Tina Brown.
"If we all actually were nice, it wouldn't work."
In one email exchange with Pascal, film producer Scott Rudin labelled the actress Angelina Jolie a "minimally talented spoiled brat".
Yet Pascal, who stepped down from her role last week, said the film star "didn't care" about the comment.
She also addressed accusations that Jennifer Lawrence was underpaid for her role in the film American Hustle, saying she had "paid [her] a lot more money since then, I promise you."
"Here's the problem: I run a business," she continued. "People want to work for less money, I pay them less money."
"Women shouldn't work for less money. They should know what they're worth. Women shouldn't take less. 'Stop, you don't need the job that bad.'"
She said she had learned a lot from the hack about how to relate to people.
"You should always say exactly what you think directly to people all the time," she said. "In the moment, the first time."
Brown said this might be hard to do given how vulnerable Hollywood stars can be.
Pascal replied sarcastically: "They're bottomless pits of need. You've never seen anything like it."
Speaking on Wednesday, the former executive made light of her presence at Brown's three-day event.
"All the women here are doing incredible things in this world," she said. "All I did was get fired."
The 56-year-old plans to launch her own production company and will be involved in Sony's next Spider-Man film, scheduled for release in 2017.
"I'm looking forward to it [but] I'm scared," she admitted. "[56] is not exactly a time you want to start all over again, but it's kind of great I have to."
Sajmon Brzezinski, 43, brought the man from Poland to Nottingham in 2011.
He forced him in to work, giving him just £20 to £30 per week of his £480, police said.
Brzezinski, who owned multiple cars and properties, admitted one charge of human trafficking and two of forced labour at Nottingham Crown Court.
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He also owned a home in his native Poland which police described as a "palace" with 50 windows.
Brzezinski, of Overdale Road, Old Basford, met the man at a building site in Poland, and offered him travel to the UK for £60 so he could find work.
When he arrived, police said, his passport was taken from him and he was told he owed £2,000.
Brzezinski set up bank accounts for the 38-year-old, into which his wages were paid, but kept his bank card so he was unable to access the money.
Eventually, the worker confided in a colleague at a Christmas party, which led to Brzezinski's arrest.
Jon Hammond employed the worker on a farm near Arnold, Nottingham, from 2013 and said it was "shocking" to find out he was being exploited.
"You can't see it. It is happening under your nose and when it pops up, when you finally find it, it is embarrassing, it is abhorrent. It made me hugely angry," he said.
"To us, there was nothing wrong. It is quite frightening that this stuff is happening."
The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) began an investigation with Nottinghamshire Police after Mr Hammond's company contacted them.
Ian Waterfield, the GLAA's head of operations, said Brzezinski controlled the man's work in the UK through threats of violence.
Brzezinski also admitted a charge of fraud against another victim and is due to be sentenced on 15 June.
The allegations centre around failing to register the accommodation costs of party activists who were involved in the "battle bus" operation.
The party has blamed an "administrative error".
A Conservative spokesman said the party had already brought the error to the attention of the Electoral Commission.
The activists on the party's battle bus targeted marginal seats.
The police probe will ascertain whether the expenses for the people using the bus should have been filed by the MPs' agents in their local expenses.
Failing to file correct expenses is a criminal offence.
The eight forces actively investigating are West Yorkshire Police, Derbyshire Police, Greater Manchester Police, Devon and Cornwall Police, Gloucestershire Police, Northamptonshire Police, Staffordshire Police, and Cheshire Police.
A further four forces are waiting for further information, the BBC understands.
Police can investigate such claims up to a year after the election expenses were filed, and West Yorkshire Police, Derbyshire Police, and Greater Manchester Police have started the process of getting extensions to the time limit.
A Conservative spokesperson said: "As is apparent from our national return, the party declared expenditure related to our CCHQ-organised Battlebus.
"However, due to administrative error it omitted to declare the accommodation costs of those using the vehicles. This is something we have already brought to the attention of the Electoral Commission in order to amend the return.
"The party always took the view that our national Battlebus, a highly-publicised campaign activity, was part of the national return - and we would have no reason not to declare it as such, given that the party was some millions below the national spending threshold.
"Other political parties ran similar vehicles which visited different parliamentary constituencies as part of their national campaigning."
The Electoral Commission - which is an independent body that sets standards for running elections - is also investigating whether the Conservatives met their reporting obligations under the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act during the general election.
The Commission has powers in relation to national campaign spending, although its sanctioning powers are limited to a civil penalty of up to £20,000.
Bob Posner, director of party and election finance at the Electoral Commission, said: "The police and the CPS [Crown Prosecution Service] both have the power to apply to the courts to extend the time limit on bringing criminal prosecutions for electoral offences to allow for full investigations to take place.
"We have requested that they consider doing this."
Police say the empty property in Glencairn Crescent was deliberately set alight at about 18:30 GMT on Saturday.
The house was "completely gutted" in the incident.
Police have appealed for information.
The working group reported to ministers on 11 October, but its conclusions have not yet been published.
A fatal foetal abnormality (FFA) diagnosis means medics believe an unborn child will die either in the womb or shortly after birth.
Sinn Féin's Martin McGuiness has called for MLAs to legislate for FFA cases.
Speaking after a British-Irish meeting in Wales last Friday, Martin McGuinness said he believed cases where there is no prospect of life were "challenging situations which need to be addressed".
The deputy first minister supported the right of any family told they have a fatal abnormality to have their child.
But he also backed the right of families unable to do that to access a termination.
Mr McGuinness said opinion polls had shown people in Northern Ireland are "very compassionate about how such situations should be dealt with".
Alliance Party leader Naomi Long has criticised the executive for its delay in publishing the report's recommendations.
First Minister Arlene Foster confirmed she had seen the paper from the working group, which was originally commissioned by the DUP's former health minister Simon Hamilton.
Mrs Foster recognised that "in a very small number of cases there are heartbreaking issues that have to be dealt with" and the executive needed to make appropriate provision for those matters.
However she added that there is "no point making bad law to deal with one or two circumstances", adding that law should be made after considering all the implications.
The first minister revealed she had already started the process of engaging with her own party about the conclusions of the working group's report and the evidence taken on the issue.
Mrs Foster wouldn't confirm whether the working group had recommended a change in the law, but said she wanted to make sure that "women who find themselves in this very difficult circumstance have the care that they require".
However, a Stormont source has now told the BBC the working group does recommend a change in the law and, depending on the DUP's internal discussions, a paper is ready to go to the executive either in late December or early January.
The working group was chaired by Chief Medical Officer Michael McBride and consisted of six senior officials.
The issue of fatal foetal abnormality has been in the headlines since October 2013 when Belfast woman Sarah Ewart revealed the harrowing details of her journey to England to seek a termination.
There were also awards for Lion, including best supporting actor for Dev Patel, and Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake, which was named outstanding British film at the London ceremony.
Patel said the win was "overwhelming".
Casey Affleck was named best actor for Manchester by the Sea and Viola Davis won the best supporting actress prize for Fences.
She is also nominated for an Oscar for her role in Fences, based on the August Wilson stage play of the same name.
Manchester by the Sea also won the best original screenplay, for the text by its director Kenneth Lonergan.
You may well be tired of hearing about La La Land, but its winning streak shows no signs of slowing down.
The recognition by Bafta is a good sign for the musical - also starring Ryan Gosling - coming just weeks before the Oscars. It had been nominated for 11 Baftas in all and is in contention for 14 Academy Awards.
La La Land has already smashed the record for the most Golden Globes, winning seven prizes last month.
Stone was among the winners to make an oblique reference to world affairs, although the new US President Donald Trump was not explicitly mentioned during the acceptance speeches.
After thanking La La Land's director Damien Chazelle, who took home the best director statuette, Stone told the audience: "This country - and the US, and the world - seems to be going through a bit of a time, just a bit.
"In a time that's so divisive, I think it's so special we were able to come together tonight thanks to Bafta, to celebrate the positive gift of creativity and how it can transcend borders and how it can help people to feel a little less alone."
She beat Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Emily Blunt and Natalie Portman, and is also in the running for an Academy Award.
Affleck, who plays a grieving handyman in gritty drama Manchester by the Sea, seemed taken aback by his win, saying: "The room looks very different from here. My heart is beating."
After the awards, he said he had spoken to Meryl Streep backstage about her recent Donald Trump speech.
Affleck said: "I told her how much her speech at the Golden Globes meant to all of us and how grateful I was that she did it and kicked in the door a little bit, and said it's OK to talk about these things and said it doesn't matter if we are actors, we have been given a microphone and we can speak out.
"She said, 'I think there is hope around the corner'."
Arrival and Nocturnal Animals were nominated for nine Baftas each, but just won one award between them.
That went to sci-fi epic Arrival, starring Amy Adams, for best sound - leaving Tom Ford's latest movie, in which the actress also makes an appearance, empty handed.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were guests of honour at the star-studded ceremony, held at London's Royal Albert Hall.
The duke was there as president of Bafta to award the fellowship to veteran actor and comedian Mel Brooks.
Patel, 26, was greeted with a round of applause as he accepted the prize for best supporting actor for family drama Lion, about a man who was adopted as a child and is trying to find his family in India. He is nominated in the same category at the Oscars.
The former Skins star initially appeared speechless, saying: "Wow, that just happened", before describing the win as "so overwhelming".
He stars with Nicole Kidman in Lion, which he said is "about a love that transcends borders, race, colour, anything".
Backstage, the Briton said his family was with him for the ceremony, adding: "I used to watch this with them, in Rayners Lane on the end of the Piccadilly Line. It's an out-of-body experience."
He promised to share the award with Sunny Pawar, the young boy who plays Patel's character Saroo Brierley as a child. Lion also won the best adapted screenplay.
Ken Loach, director of I, Daniel Blake - about the struggles of living in the UK benefits system - condemned the government as he accepted the award for outstanding British film - the first of the night to be handed out.
He apologised for making a political speech so early on, but said: "Thank you to the academy for endorsing the truths of what the film says, which hundreds and thousands of people in this country know.
"The most vulnerable and poorest are treated by the government with a callous brutality that is disgraceful, a brutality that extends to keeping out refugee children we promised to help and that's a disgrace too."
Viola Davis paid tribute to her late father, who worked as a janitor and horse groomer, in her speech.
"When he took his last breath, one of the most devastating things that went through my mind is: Did his life matter?" she said.
"August [Wilson] answers that question so brilliantly, because what he did is he said that our lives mattered as African-Americans.
"The horse groomer, the sanitation worker, the people who grew up under the heavy boot of Jim Crow, the people who did not make it into history books - but they have a story, and those stories deserve to be told, because they lived."
EE's Rising Star award - the only to be voted for by the public - was won by Spider-Man: Homecoming star Tom Holland.
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Research by healthcare analysts LaingBuisson examined inspection records for almost 10,000 care homes, and found 20% had failed to meet at least one key quality measure.
5 live found cases of residents washed in cold water or left with scabies.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) called the figures "disappointing".
In October 2014, the care watchdog - the CQC - introduced a new "tougher" inspection regime for care homes.
Following this, the researchers examined 9,816 inspections available on the CQC website in the first week of January this year.
They found 1,829 care homes were not fully compliant on at least one key measure - for example meaning the home might not be deemed safe, could be poorly managed, deemed not caring enough, or may not be responding to a resident's needs.
That means 73,000 residents are in homes where care is substandard.
And 3,500 people are living in 96 homes which failed to meet any of the key tests, the report said.
5 live Investigates has examined 50 of the inspection reports of homes where standards were not met.
Some homes were found to be placing residents in danger because of insufficient or poorly trained staff.
There were cases where the wrong drugs had been given out. Other homes were dirty, unhygienic or smelt of urine.
In one establishment, dementia patients were being washed in cold water, and staff had not had criminal record checks and worked up to 60 hours a week.
Debbie Westhead, the CQC 's deputy chief inspector for the north region, said the figures were not "good enough".
She said: "The primary responsibility for providing good care lies with the provider. They should know their shortfalls and put those right."
5 live also said there was growing concern that the poor standards in residential homes were linked to the prices paid by some councils for elderly care.
Around a dozen councils now use a web-based commissioning system which invites care homes to bid to provide an individual's care package - in what amounts to an online "auction".
Birmingham City Council invites care providers to submit prices electronically and then shortlists three entries according to pre-defined criteria.
Critics say the process is aimed at driving down costs.
Figures obtained under a Freedom of Information request by Birmingham Care Consortium, which represents care providers, show 92% of care packages commissioned on the system over a six-month period were awarded to the bidder with the lowest price.
The council runs its own quality rating system for care homes on a scale from zero to 100. It defines scores under 60 as "poor".
One in four elderly people placed via its online tendering system were sent to homes officially rated as poor by the council.
The council also commissioned care for 42 elderly residents from homes which had a zero rating on its points-based system.
In a statement, Birmingham Council said: "No placements have been awarded based solely on price without considering the quality of care or provider, weighted 60% on quality and 40% on price.
"Each bid is judged on its own merits ensuring we balance high quality care with the need to achieve value for money."
Kent County Council uses a similar system which awards care packages according to a points-based criteria. Fifty points are awarded for cost, 30 against a self-assessment questionnaire and 20 against key performance indicators.
However, in a presentation to care home providers seen by the BBC, the council stressed: "The higher the price, the lower the score and the less the points awarded."
Kent County Council denies the system is geared towards the lowest price.
Jane Vass of the charity AgeUK said the use of auctioning systems for elderly care was inappropriate.
She said: "No one would want their ageing mum or dad to be 'auctioned'.
"Councils use all sorts of systems when they are procuring goods and services, but it's one thing for them to be, for example, buying computer supplies, quite another when they are organising the future living arrangements for a frail older person."
5 live Investigates will be broadcast on Sunday, 8 February 2015 at 11:00 GMT on BBC Radio 5 live.
New signing Joe Mason poked the hosts ahead after Bolton keeper Ben Amos did not hold Bjorn Sigurdarson's shot.
Liam Feeney fired just over as Bolton dominated the rest of the first half.
James Henry cut inside and fired in to double Wolves' lead after the break, before Silva's header and Dobbie's free-kick earned the visitors a point.
Dobbie's goal was fortunate, deflecting off a player in the wall, but Bolton side were good value for the draw having controlled much of the game.
Mason scored on his Wolves debut inside three minutes with the hosts' first attack of the game, reacting quickly to prod home from the centre of the box.
Neil Lennon's side struggled to get shots on target despite having much of the possession thereafter, but Silva tested Carl Ikeme from distance just before the break.
Josh Vela drew Ikeme into another save as Bolton continued to press after half-time before Henry looked to have secured his side three points when he drifted in from the right to shoot left-footed into the far corner.
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But an unmarked Silva took advantage of poor defending to head in Vela's cross, and Dobbie's right-footed strike earned the Championship's bottom side a much-needed point.
Wolves head coach Kenny Jackett:
"We need a heck of a run [to make the play-offs] and we know that. There are some very good sides ahead of us. So, we're looking at not a point gained, but two dropped.
"Bolton were in the ascendancy for too much of the game and I accept that.
"Having said that we were ahead early on and then we got a very good second goal.
"When you get into that type of position, you should be able to see it out."
Bolton manager Neil Lennon:
"It was an outstanding performance. I thought we dominated the game for long periods and I couldn't believe that we went 2-0 down.
"We thoroughly deserved a point out of the game and I got everything that I wanted from the performance.
"It gives us a huge lift going into a big game against Rotherham.
"It was important that we got something from this game in hand. Now we have to follow it up with hopefully a win at the weekend."
Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson recently tested positive, as did American Tyson Gay, the fastest man in the world this year.
Bolt, 26, runs at the London Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium at the weekend.
"I have to work even harder to help the country and the sport," he said.
"Now I'm even more focussed and ready to go and do better and try to inspire people and to show people that it is possible."
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Bolt insists he has never taken drugs and said: "I'm clean but you have to be very careful as an athlete because right now there are a lot of things on the banned list.
"You have to keep up to date with this kind of thing. It's kind of hard, but that's why you have a team to make sure.
"I get tested all the while. I got tested the day before yesterday. It's just part of the routine. "
Bolt, the 100m and 200m world record-holder, pointed to his success as a junior athlete as evidence of his innocence.
"I've broken every record there ever was to break since I was growing up," he told the BBC.
"It's not a surprise that I'm breaking world records because I've been doing it since I was a junior.
"I want to explain to people that 'this is just me'. I run fast because I have a talent and was put on this Earth to inspire a lot of people."
The US Anti-Doping Agency informed American Gay, 30, that his A sample from an out-of-competition test in May was positive.
Powell, the all-time fourth quickest, tested positive for a banned stimulant at June's Jamaican Championships and fellow Jamaican Simpson failed a drug test at the same event.
After Powell tested positive for the banned stimulant oxilofrine at the national trials last month, Bolt said it was a blow for Jamaica and athletics.
"I didn't want to bombard him with questions," said Bolt, who will run the 100m and 4x100m at the London Anniversary Games.
"I told him, 'Sorry to hear what was going on.' And he said, 'Yes, it's kind of rough, it's hard."'
With Gay and Powell still waiting for the results of their 'B' samples, Bolt was keen to avoid speculation when he spoke to the media in London on Thursday.
"There are a lot of details left to be discussed," he said.
The recent spate of positive drug tests has put the focus back on a sport that has been dogged by doping scandals in the past.
"It's going to set athletics back a little bit, but as a person I can't really focus on this," added Bolt.
"I still have the World Championships, everyone is stepping up their game, so I have to really focus on that.
"I am just trying to work hard, run fast and hopefully help people forget what has happened and just move on."
Bolt was speaking on the same day a Jamaica football player tested positive for a banned substance after a World Cup qualifying match against Honduras.
The Jamaica Football Federation said it was notified by Fifa that a "member of the Jamaican squad returned an adverse analytical finding on his urine sample" after the 11 June game.
Bolt became the first athlete to retain the Olympic 100m and 200m crowns when he took gold in both events at the 2012 London Olympics last summer. He then won his third gold of the Games when he anchored Jamaica's sprint relay team to a world record.
Services through Queen Street station were disrupted until 19:00 BST on Thursday with trains to the valleys, Penarth, Barry Island and between Coryton and Radyr affected.
Buses replaced trains for the Vale of Glamorgan line in both directions.
Arriva Trains Wales said the lorry hit the bridge in Bute Street at 13:00 BST.
Trains were delayed for up to 45 minutes through Queen Street.
Arriva described the lorry which hit the bridge as "over-height", but it is unclear what happened to it after the collision.
Network Rail said engineers were immediately sent to carry out a safety inspection on the bridge.
A spokesman said: "Engineers found that there was no damage to the bridge. Services were able to run at normal speed over the bridge at 13:50 BST."
The visitors crossed early on when a flowing move found winger James Short, who then hit an excellent line to allow Ian Whitten to score.
Tom Heathcote's four penalties kept Warriors in touch though and the match was well set at 12-12 at the break.
Heatcote added another penalty but tries from Thomas Waldrom and Don Armand secured the Chiefs' victory.
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Fresh from securing a European Champions Cup quarter-final place, Rob Baxter's side made the perfect start when Short crossed for his eighth try of the season as the Chiefs spun the ball out to the left wing.
Short was involved in a line-out move for their second score when he broke through to find Will Chudley, who in turn fed Ian Whitten to stroll in.
In difficult conditions underfoot, Scotland fly-half Heathcote's penalties kept Worcester in touch throughout the game, as he slotted five from six.
But the Chiefs, the Premiership's leading try scorers with 34 in 10 games, added two second-half scores when Waldrom crossed at the back of a driving maul.
Armand then handed off two out wide to stretch Warriors' run to 11 straight defeats in all competitions, going into next Sunday's trip to Premiership relegation rivals London Irish, four points below them.
Worcester director of rugby Dean Ryan:
"To be fair, they just saw things a little bit faster than us. Our general structure was about the same pace as theirs, but they had two or three players who could step things up and hurt us.
"We are pretty happy with the level we are playing at. We look like we are enjoying our rugby. The whole season is not defined next weekend.
"London Irish are at home and the pressure is on them. We've talked about how well we've played against Leicester, Exeter and Harlequins. We have to see if we can do something against a side who are not necessarily performing at those levels and see where we are."
Exeter head coach Rob Baxter:
"If you don't get a lot of things right against Worcester, they stay in the fight. They don't just go away.
"When we got tempo and accuracy into the game, we looked good, but I think we weren't then prepared to work hard enough to get things done that then allow you to score tries and build periods of pressure.
"In the second half, things didn't go to hand for them and their mistakes counted against them, and we were able to capitalise and gain some momentum."
Worcester Warriors: Pennell; Heem, Olivier, Mills, Vuna; Heathcote, Baldwin; Leleimalefaga, Annett, Schonert, O'Callaghan, Cavubati, Dowson, Mama, van Velze (capt).
Replacements: Sowrey, Bower, Johnston, Sanderson, Cox, Mulchrone, Symons, Hammond.
Exeter Chiefs: Dollman; Woodburn, Campanaro, Whitten, Short; Steenson, Chudley; Hepburn, Yeandle (capt), Francis, Hill, Parling, Armand, Salvi, Waldrom.
Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Moon, Brown, Atkins, Horstmann, Lewis, Hooley, Hill.
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Carwyn Jones told AMs ministers will press ahead with the £600m Metro project but warned it could take longer to deliver.
But he said there were no guarantees the UK government would protect EU funding, needed for the scheme.
Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies accused Mr Jones of using Brexit as a "smokescreen".
Later Economy Secretary Ken Skates told AMs that construction on the metro will take place from 2019.
The Metro is intended to provide better trains, faster buses and light rail or tram services in Cardiff and the valleys.
It was announced last year that £600m will be spent on the current phase of the metro.
That included £125m from the UK government and £150m in European regional development funding.
In a statement on his priorities for government, the first minister told AMs on Tuesday that despite uncertainty over significant element of EU funding for the Metro project, his government "will be pressing ahead" with its development.
"It may not be in exactly the same form as before, we will have to look at alternative funding models and it may take longer to get to where we want to be, but I believe this is an important signal to employers that Wales is still open for business", he said.
Mr Jones said he had hoped to publish a detailed programme for the government's five-year term before the summer recess started next week, but he was putting it off until September because of Brexit.
The first minister restated his call for the UK government to guarantee replacing the EU funding currently enjoyed by Wales, estimated at around £600m a year.
"Without this assurance we face a very large hole in our future budgets," he said.
But Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said: "Instead of prevaricating, and using the Brexit vote as an excuse for a lack of ideas, the First Minister should get on with laying down his Programme for Government.
"The reality, therefore, is that the First Minister is in danger of appearing as though he is using the EU referendum as a smokescreen to conceal the fact that his government has little to say on the real issues faced by Welsh communities everyday; such as the Welsh NHS, declining education standards, and the need to kick start the Welsh economy."
He added that Mr Jones's statement failed to mention the steel crisis among the government's priorities.
Later in the Senedd Economy Secretary Mr Skates said construction on the Metro "will take place from 2019, with services operating as soon as possible, and this will depend on the solution being delivered".
Earlier on Tuesday, Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns claimed that tackling the "root causes" of economic problems in poorer parts of Wales would be more effective than replacing EU grants with Westminster cash.
Concerns about the home, in Blackpool, were raised last month and its licence was suspended after inspectors visited on Friday, said Ofsted.
Police said all of the children at the home have been "appropriately safeguarded" and enquiries were continuing.
The firm which runs the home has been approached for comment.
An Ofsted spokesman said: "Inspectors visited the home on Friday and decided to suspend its registration.
"We will continue working with other agencies on their ongoing investigations.
"In the meantime, children who were living at the home have been moved to other locations."
The crew at Sea Palling were called in to help the skipper of the GPS Battler off the coast of Norfolk on Thursday night.
The boat was too big and seas too choppy for the 90-tonne tug to come ashore.
Grateful skipper Ben Bath was whisked back to the mainland and home to Kent - where his wife is still in labour.
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The lifeboat crew was on a routine training exercise in the North Sea when the Coastguard got in touch and asked if they could help.
"We got a message saying, 'Stand-by, this is not an exercise'," Mark Skerrett from Sea Palling Lifeboat said.
The Kent-based boat was nearing the end of a 10-day shift retrieving debris when the captain was told his wife was in labour - several days before her due date - and three days before the tug was due to dock.
"The boat wasn't in trouble, but this poor man needed to get off and back on to shore to get to his wife," Mr Skerrett said.
"Everything was safe, it was just a matter of working out how we were going to logistically get him off."
They also had to get a replacement captain on board the tug, so had to make two trips.
"It was a bit of a strange one and quite a difficult task as conditions were so choppy," Mr Skerrett added.
The tug's skipper was then driven home to Kent by his employer.
However, after all the drama, his company GPS Marine said Mr Bath's wife had not yet had her baby and they were all still waiting.
Stephen Dobbie gave the home side the lead with a fine finish but Sons soon hit back.
Goals from Sam Stanton and Thomson before half time gave them a lead they would not surrender.
The win takes Dumbarton into seventh spot in the Championship, three points above the relegation play-off spot and five clear of bottom club Ayr United.
The first half was an open affair and Dobbie produced goal 24 of a prolific season with a clinical finish, turning sharply and shooting past Alan Martin after 15 minutes.
That lead lasted just five minutes, though. John Rankin brought down Lewis Vaughan at the edge of the box and Hibs loanee Stanton produced a stunning effort to score past Lee Robinson.
Thomson netted the winner after 39 minutes, rising at the far post to nod Christian Nade's cross beyond Robinson.
The second half was as dull as the first was exciting, with Dobbie and Thomson trying their luck with no joy.
Gregor Buchanan should have made it 3-1 in 80 minutes but he was unable to find the net with his header.
Match ends, Queen of the South 1, Dumbarton 2.
Second Half ends, Queen of the South 1, Dumbarton 2.
Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Queen of the South).
Gregor Buchanan (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Daniel Harvie.
Substitution, Dumbarton. David Smith replaces Andy Stirling.
John Rankin (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mark Docherty (Dumbarton).
Ross McCrorie (Dumbarton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Queen of the South).
Foul by Darren Brownlie (Queen of the South).
Andy Stirling (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Dumbarton. Mark Docherty replaces Lewis Vaughan.
Foul by John Rankin (Queen of the South).
Lewis Vaughan (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Lyndon Dykes (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Darren Barr (Dumbarton).
Kyle Jacobs (Queen of the South) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kyle Jacobs (Queen of the South).
Robert Thomson (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Gregor Buchanan (Dumbarton) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Robert Thomson (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Darren Brownlie (Queen of the South).
Attempt missed. Dom Thomas (Queen of the South) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
(Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lewis Vaughan (Dumbarton).
Substitution, Dumbarton. Garry Fleming replaces Christian Nade.
Attempt missed. Robert Thomson (Dumbarton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Daniel Carmichael (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ross McCrorie (Dumbarton).
Foul by Dom Thomas (Queen of the South).
Daniel Harvie (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Stephen Dobbie (Queen of the South) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Hand ball by Lyndon Dykes (Queen of the South).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Darren Barr (Dumbarton) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Stephen Dobbie (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
John Rankin (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Samuel Stanton (Dumbarton).
Substitution, Queen of the South. Daniel Carmichael replaces Connor Murray.
Konstantin Senchenko, a local politician in Siberia, had posted criticism of Mr Kadyrov on Facebook.
However, Mr Senchenko then posted a grovelling apology, leading to widespread speculation that he had been forced to do so.
Mr Kadyrov also uploaded a video of Mr Senchenko apologising on to Instagram.
In it Mr Senchenko is seen to say: "I apologise profoundly".
"I was wrong - I let my emotions get the better of me," he adds.
The row began on Tuesday when Mr Kadyrov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, branded some members of the opposition "enemies of the people and traitors" and called for them to be put on trial.
Mr Senchenko then wrote a Facebook post critical of Mr Kadyrov, calling him a "disgrace to Russia" and saying he should "get lost".
He also implied that Mr Kadyrov was corrupt and ill-educated.
Beneath the Instagram video of Mr Senchenko's subsequent apology, Mr Kadyrov wrote "I accept" - and added five smilies.
His own incendiary statement on Russia's opposition is still displayed on his official website, unaltered, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford reports from Moscow.
Mr Kadyrov took charge of Chechnya with Kremlin support in 2007, and continued a long fight against Islamist rebels.
In exchange for loyalty to Russia, the authoritarian Chechen leader has been allowed to maintain his own security force and has largely had a free hand to run the southern Russian republic as he sees fit.
Human rights groups accuse Mr Kadyrov's security forces of abuses, including torture and extrajudicial killings.
Sean Maitland dived over and Richard Wigglesworth strolled under the posts as Saracens took control early on.
Chris Wyles rounded off a slick team move just before the break, but Levan Chilachava and Bryan Habana crossed as Toulon rallied in the second half.
But a late Owen Farrell penalty denied the hosts even a losing bonus point.
Farrell, playing for the first time this season because of a back injury, insists that there is more improvement to come from Saracens despite their ground-breaking win.
"It was a great effort to come to a place like this and get a result is a massive scalp," he said.
"But there are still things to work on, our discipline was not great in the second half and I am sure we will look at that.
"I was a bit stiff coming towards the end of the game. I was ready for that, I was itching to be back out there."
In their meetings in the 2013 semi-finals and 2014 final, Saracens were outmuscled by Toulon's fearsome pack and lacked the weapons to dent the French side out wide.
But since those try-less defeats, Saracens' forwards have added a new dimension to their play and the first-half performance in the Stade Mayol by the champions - they did the Champions Cup/Premiership double last season - must rank among the finest in the club's history.
While matching the physicality of the likes of Toulon's Mamuka Gorgodze and Duane Vermeulen, they were quicker, nimbler and more creative around the pitch. Toulon had no answer.
Hooker Jamie George carved through the heart of the Toulon defence to lay on Wigglesworth's score.
But it was their third try - featuring a side-step and skilful offload from Mako Vunipola and superb hands between second-row pair Maro Itoje and George Kruis to put Wyles into the corner - that summed up their play as their young England forwards excelled.
With New Zealand setting new standards in forward play, this shows that the trend to more mobile play up front is catching on in the northern hemisphere, for some teams at least.
As the home side, 19 points behind, departed to jeers from the boisterous Stade Mayol crowd at the break, it seemed like the match might already be over at the break.
But they emerged re-energised and a lapse in discipline from Itoje - after a world-class opening 40 minutes - gave them a route back into the game.
Composure and clear thinking have been a hallmark of the 21-year-old's meteoric career so far, but he rashly plunged his hands into a breakdown under the nose of referee John Lacey to earn yellow with his side camped on their own line.
Chilachava drove over from the next phase and Saracens' depleted defence was stretched out of shape eight minutes later as Habana went in to reduce the lead to just five points.
But with quarter of an hour remaining, Saracens reverted to ruthless percentage rugby.
Even Schalk Burger's 72-minute sin-binning could not throw them off track as they ground down the clock deep in Toulon territory.
Maitland came within inches of making the game safe, narrowly failed to gather a Brad Barritt grubber, before Farrell did so by landing his final penalty.
The lack of a losing bonus point means that Toulon - who won the tournament three years in succession from 2013 - have plenty to do in a pool completed by Sale and Scarlets.
RC Toulon: Leigh Halfpenny; Josua Tuisova, Matt Carraro, Ma'a Nonu, Bryan Habana; Francois Trinh Duc, Sebastien Tillous-Borde; Florian Fresia, Guilhem Guirado, Levan Chilachava, Samu Manoa, Mamuka Gorgodze, Charles Ollivon, Juan Fernandez Lobbe, Duane Vermeulen (capt)
Replacements: Jean-Charles Orioli, Xavier Chiocci, Manasa Saulo, Liam Gill, Mathieu Bastareaud, Pierre Bernard, Eric Escande, Romain Taofifenua
Saracens: Alex Goode; Sean Maitland, Marcelo Bosch, Brad Barritt (capt), Chris Wyles; Owen Farrell, Richard Wigglesworth; Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, Juan Figallo, Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Jackson Wray, Schalk Burger, Billy Vunipola
Replacements: Schalk Brits, Richard Barrington, Petrus du Plessis, Jim Hamilton, Michael Rhodes, Ben Spencer, Alex Lozowski, Michael Ellery
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The government last month rejected a call from families to pay their legal fees at a reopened inquest through a fund similar to that created for the Hillsborough inquests.
But Home Secretary Amber Rudd backed an application for conventional legal aid.
The government has confirmed one funding application has been granted.
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The family that has had legal aid approved is represented by Liverpool-based Broudie Jackson Canter.
Belfast law firm KRW made an application on behalf of eight other families but this was refused because the Legal Aid Agency, which handles the funding applications, does not have contracts with law firms outside England and Wales.
The Legal Aid Agency has suggested KRW comes to an arrangement in which Broudie Jackson Canter applies for funding on its behalf.
Legal aid applications on behalf of the 10 other families have not yet been received.
Twenty-one people were killed and 222 injured when suspected IRA bombs exploded in two city centre pubs on 21 November 1974.
Birmingham Northfield Labour MP Richard Burden said he hoped Justice Minister Sir Oliver Heald would address "the months... the families had to wait" between the inquest being announced and hearing the legal aid would be granted.
He said "that just shows lack of respect" and thought an apology "for that extra delay... would be useful".
Sir Oliver said: "The Legal Aid Agency decides legal aid applications entirely independently. It isn't for politicians to interfere in their independent decision-making.
"Two applications have been received by the Legal Aid Agency. So far one has been granted and a way has been suggested of finding the other application to be within the rules.
"These applications don't cover all the families that have been bereaved and so it may be that there will be further applications."
Families had asked Ms Rudd to establish a fund similar to that created for the families represented at the Hillsborough stadium disaster inquests but that request was turned down.
Sir Oliver said: "Whether it's funding through the legal aid fund or it's funding through the Hillsborough-type of approach isn't so much the issue as the fact that the families should be represented if the case requires it, and that's the system we're trying to create."
The 45-year-old woman and her son were flown back to Nigeria in January.
Last month, an immigration court said Theresa May had not considered the "best interests" of the boy, five.
Meanwhile, a chartered flight that would have returned 59 asylum seekers to Afghanistan was aborted after a last-minute court order.
An appeal from Mrs May's lawyers against the decision of the immigration court in the case of the mother and her son was rejected by Lord Justice McCombe.
He said it was "impossible" to conclude that the decision was "wrong in principle".
The appeal hearing in London was told that plans were in place to fly the pair back to London on Thursday.
The Nigerian woman was discovered working illegally in a shop in London using a false Dutch passport, in 2007.
She applied to stay in the UK and said she had been in the country since 1991, but her application was turned down.
The woman then claimed asylum in 2010, saying she feared persecution and ill-treatment in her home country.
By then, she had given birth to a son.
Her removal was secured and the pair left the UK.
But the Upper Immigration Tribunal ruled last month that the home secretary had failed to take into account the impact on the boy or mental health problems suffered by his mother, and the "risk of that degenerating in the Nigerian context".
The tribunal said Mrs May's decision was "flawed" because the boy's interests should have been a "primary consideration".
On Tuesday night, a Home Office flight that would have taken asylum seekers to Afghanistan was cancelled after lawyers for some of the men successfully argued the country was no longer safe.
The men would be at risk of "serious harm" if forcibly deported, they said.
Policymakers voted 8-1 to hold rates and the Bank said the outlook for inflation was "muted".
The pound fell more than a cent against the dollar to $1.5501 and lost nearly one cent against the euro to €1.4216.
However, the FTSE 100 recouped some early losses to close 5.32 points lower at 6,747.09.
Analysts had been expecting two of the Bank's monetary policy committee members to vote for a rate rise, with some even suggesting three could back an increase.
But in the end, only Ian McCafferty voted in favour of lifting rates from the historic low of 0.5%.
"The chances of an interest rate hike before the end of 2015 have seemingly receded markedly; indeed, it looks more questionable as to whether the Bank of England will act early on in 2016," said Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Global Insight.
On the stock market, shares in RSA Insurance fell 2.7% after Zurich Insurance said it would not overpay for the UK company. Zurich admitted last month it was considering making a bid for RSA.
Shares in mining firm Rio Tinto edged up 0.3% despite the company reporting a sharp drop in second-quarter profits, as the sector continues to be hit by falling commodity prices.
Underlying earnings fell 43% to $2.9bn, with earnings at Rio's iron ore division down 55% to $2.1bn.
Shares in insurer Aviva rose 0.9% after it reported half-year operating profits of £1.17bn, up from £1.07bn last year and ahead of analysts' expectations.
Research by Inquest suggests at least nine young people have died in England as in-patients since 2010.
Health Minister Alistair Burt told BBC Panorama he didn't know the figure and is calling for further research.
The Department of Health has now accepted there have been at least four deaths.
Since the interview with Panorama, Mr Burt, the minister for community and social care for England, has issued a statement saying: "Panorama's investigation has unearthed questions about record-keeping and I'm seeking assurances from NHS England that they have the right processes in place for recording any such death and that lessons are learned."
The department also says it wants to meet Inquest to resolve the discrepancy in the figures.
Inquest director Deborah Coles said: "My fear is there could be more deaths. Neither we nor the Department of Health knows."
In a parliamentary answer last year, Mr Burt suggested there had been only one such death recorded by the Care Quality Commission. His predecessor, Norman Lamb, said there had been none.
The Department of Health says NHS England has recorded four deaths of young people "in an in-patient setting".
Inquest aims to support people bereaved by a death in custody or detention, including psychiatric in-patients.
Through their own casework and Freedom of Information requests, Inquest discovered at least nine young people have died in mental health units and the true number could be higher.
The only certainty is that current reporting of deaths is confused and incomplete. The NHS places nearly half of all its young psychiatric patients in private psychiatric units and these are not subject to FoI requests.
And the Care Quality Commission, cited by the the Department of Health as collecting accurate data, is only notified of the deaths of young people who have been committed to hospital or sectioned.
This omits the deaths of voluntary patients, who make up a large part of the hospital population.
Calling for statutory notification and an independent investigation when a child dies in a mental health unit, Ms Coles said: "How on earth can we learn if we don't know the true picture and circumstances?
"If a child dies in prison, an independent investigation follows automatically. There isn't that independent scrutiny given to these deaths."
Inquest says in the absence of any centralised recording of child deaths it analysed the responses to 238 Freedom of Information requests to NHS Trusts, private providers, local safeguarding children boards, local councils, the Department for Education, the Department of Health and the Care Quality Commission.
Ms Coles said: "What's been really shocking is how difficult it is to find the true picture of the number of children dying in psychiatric care."
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RSPCA Cymru said the 4ft (1.2m) long boa constrictor was in the shed down an alley of Bassaleg Road on Sunday.
It is thought it escaped from somewhere and was attacked by another animal as it has a broken jaw and a puncture.
The RSPCA is appealing for its owner to come forward.
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Many children are severely malnourished, meaning they are not getting the food and vitamins they need to be healthy.
But now a special paste, made from peanuts, oil and milk, is being used to help save childrens' lives there.
Watch BBC reporter Anna Foster's report to find out how it works.
The girls, aged 15 and 17, had been exchanging messages on Facebook about the planned assault, police said.
Both girls appeared before an anti-terrorism judge on Friday.
Prosecutors said the alleged plan had been at an early stage and that neither weapons nor explosives had been found.
France remains on high alert following the Paris attacks in which 130 people died, including 90 at the Bataclan.
The Paris prosecutor's office said the 15-year-old would remain in custody while the 17-year-old would be released under judicial supervision.
The girls, who have not been named, were arrested on Wednesday by counter-terrorism agents.
They are suspected of criminal conspiracy in connection with a terrorist undertaking, prosecutors said.
Two other girls have been questioned by police and released.
Three gunmen wearing suicide vests stormed the Bataclan concert hall on 13 November 2015 during a rock concert. All three were later killed by security forces.
Other gunmen attacked cafes, restaurants and the Stade de France stadium.
France remains under a state of emergency following the attacks.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said addiction should be seen as a chronic illness, not a character flaw.
In a report on addiction in the US, he says about 21 million people abuse substances - more than have cancer.
Mr Murthy will remain in post for another two years after Donald Trump takes the presidency in January.
In the report, entitled Facing Addiction in America, Mr Murthy says: "For far too long, too many in our country have viewed addiction as a moral failing."
"This unfortunate stigma has created an added burden of shame that has made people with substance-use disorders less likely to come forward and seek help.
"We must help everyone see that addiction is not a character flaw - it is a chronic illness that we must approach with the same skill and compassion with which we approach heart disease, diabetes, and cancer."
21 million
people have substance abuse disorders (abusing alcohol or drugs)
6.6%
of the entire US population
66 million people admit to binge-drinking in the last month
22.5 million people have used an illegal drug in the past year
12.5 million people admit to abusing prescription medicine
78 people a day die of an opioid overdose
On average, the report says, 78 Americans a day die of an opioid overdose - and about 12.5 million are addicted to prescription painkillers.
In an interview quoted by AP news agency, he said that a "key part" of keeping up progress on addiction services was to "make sure people have insurance coverage".
Before becoming surgeon general in 2014, he co-founded a group pushing for affordable health care.
One of Mr Trump's campaign pledges was to abolish the Affordable Care Act, known to many as Obamacare.
But since winning the election he has said he is open to leaving intact key parts of the healthcare bill, including a ban on insurers denying coverage for pre-existing conditions.
About 120 "artefacts" are up for sale following the closure of Imperial Tobacco's Horizon factory in Nottingham, in March 2016.
The building, known as Players, after founder John Player, had the pictures displayed across five floors.
The rare paintings, which formed the basis of the company's advertising campaigns, have never been on public display, the auctioneer said.
The Horizon building, which was built in 1972 at a cost of £14m, was one of the most modern factories of the time.
The oil and watercolour paintings depicting children playing with cigarettes and women gleefully smoking, were painted before awareness of smoking's health risks became more widespread in the 1950s.
Robert Opie, director of the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, said: "Before the Second World War, most people were unaware of the dangers of smoking.
"Indeed, the art of smoking had become glamorised by the great film stars of the 1920s and '30s, and a well-directed cigarette holder could help underline many a dramatic statement.
"In this era of innocence, whether it was the appeal of women (who were still to take up smoking in large numbers), sportsmen, or even children, they were all used to advertise cigarette brands in just the same way that custard, biscuits or toffee would have been promoted."
Trevor Palethorpe, from John Pye Auctions, said the "rare paintings" had only been seen by a small number of people and had never been on public display.
He added that the collection included an "eclectic range of pieces that have a strong history attached to them".
Imperial Tobacco, which had factory blocks in the Radford area of Nottingham, made more than one million cigarettes a day and employed up to 7,000 people at its height in the 1930s.
It was one of the biggest employers in the city for decades before the Horizon factory closure when about 500 people lost their jobs.
A spokeswoman for John Pye Auctions said there was no figure on the total value or estimated value of the lots.
The public can view the items at the auctioneers' Marchington site, in Staffordshire, on Monday, and Trent Bridge Cricket Ground on 6 June, before the online auction ends on 14 June.
Medical advisory body NICE says the method of calculating body mass index does not work for some groups.
And it wants the BMI "fatness" thresholds to be lowered to ensure up to 8m people of African, Caribbean and Asian descent in the UK are covered.
NICE says it would help identify those at risk of diabetes and heart disease.
BMI assesses weight relative to height.
NICE says a lower BMI threshold should be used as a trigger for action in people from ethnic minority groups since they are more prone to such diseases.
For good health, ethnic minority groups need to be slightly slimmer for their height than people who are white.
NICE says the typical healthy BMI score of 18.5-24.9 is meaningless for people of African, Caribbean and Asian descent, and suggests a range of 18.5-23 instead.
It also wants a lower cut-off for the "obese" category. It says for ethnic minority groups that means a BMI score of 27.5 or more, rather than 30-plus.
Professor Mike Kelly, director of the Centre for Public Health at NICE, said: "Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke are potentially life-threatening conditions, which people of African, Caribbean and Asian descent and other minority ethnicities are significantly more likely to develop than the wider population.
"So it's vital that local authorities are supported in taking action to prevent these illnesses in people who have a high risk of developing them.
"Not only are people from these ethnic backgrounds up to six times more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, they are 50% more likely to die from cardiovascular disease. And they also suffer from these conditions at a younger age."
Amazon, which has long eyed the grocery business, will buy the upmarket supermarket for $42 a share.
Investors greeted the deal as game-changing for the industry, sending shares of rival grocers plunging.
But Whole Foods, which had been under pressure, climbed.
Founded in 1978 in Texas, Whole Foods was a pioneer of the move towards natural and organic foods.
It has grown to more than 460 stores in the US, Canada and the UK, and employs about 87,000 people.
Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos said: "Millions of people love Whole Foods Market because they offer the best natural and organic foods, and they make it fun to eat healthy.
"Whole Foods Market has been satisfying, delighting and nourishing customers for nearly four decades - they're doing an amazing job and we want that to continue."
Whole Foods has faced dissatisfaction from investors, amid falling same-store sales and increased competition. Last month, the company named a new chief financial officer and new board members.
In April, activist investor Jana Partners called the firm's shares undervalued, noting "chronic underperformance".
The price being paid by Amazon marks a 27% premium to the level Whole Foods' shares closed at on Thursday. The $13.7bn value includes assumption of the grocer's debt.
The takeover deal - the biggest in Amazon's history - is expected to be completed in the second half of the year, pending approval by shareholders and anti-trust regulators.
Whole Foods boss John Mackey said: "This partnership presents an opportunity to maximize value for Whole Foods Market's shareholders, while at the same time extending our mission and bringing the highest quality, experience, convenience and innovation to our customers."
The Whole Foods brand will continue. Mr Mackey is expected to stay on as chief executive.
Whole Foods stock soared 29% on the news. Amazon shares closed up 2.4%.
Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail, said the deal should give the grocer financial breathing room, while making it more competitive online and improving its supply chain logistics.
The takeover also makes Amazon an instant player in the grocery industry, where it has operated at the fringes since launching its food delivery service Amazon Fresh in Seattle in 2007.
Whole Foods and Amazon were staying quiet on Friday about how they might introduce technology to stores, merge their supply chains, or cross-sell Amazon products.
Brendan Witcher, principal analyst at Forrester Research in Boston, said any changes are further down the road.
But that didn't stop instant speculation about what changes might be coming. Possibilities include:
• Lower prices? Amazon has a long history of deferring profits in favour of winning customers with low prices. It could try a similar strategy at Whole Foods, now knocked by some as "Whole Paycheck".
• Techie shopping? Amazon is also interested in how technology can make shopping more efficient. The firm's Alexa robot maintains shopping lists and Amazon is testing a convenience store in Seattle that operates without check-out lines.
"There is an inherent logic in the move which, in our view, brings benefits to both businesses," Mr Saunders wrote.
Shares of other supermarket chains took a beating. The industry has already seen significant consolidation, with smaller players wiped out.
Kroger shares fell more than 9 %, Target plunged 5% and Costco Wholesale Corp. dropped about 7%.
Walmart, which announced its own $310m deal to acquire the online clothing company Bonobos, slid 4.7%.
The reaction spread to companies in Europe. Dutch retailer Ahold Delhaize fell nearly 10%.
Mr Saunders said the deal is "potentially terrifying" for other companies.
"Although Amazon has been a looming threat to the grocery industry, the shadow it has cast has been pale and distant," Mr Saunders wrote. "Today that changed."
The French energy giant wants to build the plant next to existing power stations near Leiston.
It says it will create 25,000 "employment opportunities" and is currently consulting on the proposals.
But, in a joint statement, Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Coastal District Council said a "greater level of detail" on the plans was needed.
The councils said while they support the principal of new power station, they feel there is a "lack of information" more than four years on from the initial consultation.
Concerns raised relate to the impact on traffic, transport and the environment and the plant's design.
Guy McGregor, chairman of the Sizewell C Joint Local Authorities Group (JLAG), said: "There is much more work for EDF Energy to do to convince us that their plans are up to the expectation we place upon them on behalf of the people of Suffolk.
"We are not yet fully convinced that the benefits of EDF's proposals outweigh the impacts on the community."
The building of Sizewell C is estimated to cost up to £18bn and is expected to take nine years.
The current consultation started on 23 November and runs until 3 February.
Under the plans, EDF Energy has proposed a two-village bypass for Farnham and Stratford St Andrew.
Local authorities said they would prefer Marlesford and Little Glemham to also be avoided by traffic.
The Suffolk Preservation Society has opposed the plans, saying the plant would "threaten environmental damage on an unprecedented scale".
EDF said it will "carefully consider" all responses to the consultation.
A third round of consultation is yet to take place.
Lord Jonathan Sacks told the BBC the growth of individualism over the past 50 years was responsible for a pervasive breakdown in trust.
He highlighted the 2008 financial crisis and the declining marriage rate.
The National Secular Society said the decline of religious authority had led to a "more tolerant and equal society".
Lord Sacks, 65, is to step down next month after 22 years in office. He will be succeeded by Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, an ex-chief rabbi of Ireland.
In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Sunday programme, he said: "I think we're losing the plot actually. I think we haven't really noticed what's happened in Britain."
He added: "If people work for the maximum possible benefit for themselves then we will not have trust in industry, in economics, in financial institutions, we will not see marriages last."
He also said institutions, including marriage, broke down "when you begin to lose faith and society becomes very, very secularised".
"It's not the fault of one government or another, and it's not even the fault of government," he added.
"It's the fault of what we call culture, which is society talking to itself."
Lord Sacks has been chief rabbi of the UK and Commonwealth since 1991.
The role is traditionally seen as the figurehead of British Jews, although it is only officially representative of the United Synagogue, the biggest wing of orthodox Judaism in the UK.
Lord Sacks announced in 2010 that he would stand down this year.
In the interview he argued that the breakdown of marriage had exacerbated child poverty in the UK, "so children get to be the victims".
Although he said he had no desire to be "prescriptive" about potential solutions, he offered: "I think a situation where children grow up in stable association with the parents who brought them into being is probably the biggest influence on the eventual shape of a society."
Lord Sacks called on all political parties to work more with faith communities on "how can we educate people for a sense of the importance of enduring relationships".
He said: "If you're looking for Big Society, it's strongest in those church or mosque or temple communities, or synagogue communities, because that's what we do. We care for one another."
Religious faith "undergirds trust as a whole in society" but is misunderstood by many people, he said, to mean "something I believe without evidence".
"It doesn't mean that at all," he continued.
"Faith, at least Jewish faith, means having trust in one another, and that trust being based on trust in God."
However, Stephen Evans, a spokesman for the National Secular Society, said the importance Lord Sacks attached to religion was "vastly overblown".
"It's not without good reason that most people no longer trust religious leaders or turn to them for 'moral guidance'," said Mr Evans.
"The decline of religious authority and its ability to influence society brings with it a more tolerant and equal society, and we're perfectly capable of being decent and trustworthy people without it," he said.
In an article for the Times newspaper, Lord Sacks recently urged ministers to do more to encourage marriage and support stay-at-home mothers.
The government "should certainly recognise marriage in the tax system", he wrote.
Chancellor George Osborne has already promised a tax break for married couples in his Autumn Statement but his coalition partners, the Liberal Democrats, are opposed to the move.
The Scot, 42, had offered to resign if the team did not get a "positive result" at Braintree on Saturday.
Following the 1-1 draw with the Iron, McNamara told BBC Radio York he would speak to chairman Jason McGill about his future.
The club said in a statement: "The chairman has asked Jackie to train and prepare the team until a suitable candidate has been determined."
They added that they expected the process to appoint a new boss to take a fortnight.
McNamara, who won 33 caps for Scotland during his playing career, was appointed manager of the Bootham Crescent side in November 2015 but was unable to prevent them from being relegated from League Two.
They started this season slowly and a humiliating 6-1 defeat by previously winless Guiseley on Tuesday 4 October prompted the former Scotland international to offer to quit.
The ex-Partick Thistle and Dundee United boss leaves the Minstermen in 19th in the National League, three points above the relegation zone.
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He made the promise in a television statement on Tuesday night after soldiers blocked roads in the country's main cities in protests.
Mr Bakayoko also said soldiers would not face sanctions for protesting.
The payments are due to about 9,000 former rebel fighters who were later integrated into the army.
The fighters had been part of forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara, who took office as president in 2011, ending a civil war.
Earlier on Tuesday, Defence Minister Paul Koffi Koffi ordered the soldiers to return to barracks after they blocked roads in the main city Abidjan and the second city Bouake.
By Wednesday morning soldiers had returned to their bases in the cities of Abidjan, Bouake and Korhogo, reopening several key routes to traffic, reports BBC Ivory Coast correspondent Tamasin Ford.
It was the biggest protest involving the Ivorian military since President Ouattara took office.
Analysis by Tamasin Ford, BBC News, Abidjan
The fact that Interior Minister Hamed Bakayoko appeared on national television to say the president was unhappy this situation had not been sorted out sooner suggests Alassane Ouattara was pretty angry. Soldiers' frustration over pay has been rumbling on for years and it is embarrassing for the government it got this far.
The Ouagadougou Peace Accord in 2007 agreed to integrate the rebels, who were fighting against then-President Laurent Gbagbo, into the army. However, between 2009 and 2011 they were never paid. As well as issues over benefits and health insurance, this has been the crux of the protests.
Ivory Coast is still recovering from the civil war that broke out after the 2010 elections and the last thing the country needs is more instability, which is probably why the government bowed to soldiers' demands so quickly.
Mr Ouattara has been praised for the country's remarkable economic development, but he has also been criticised for not doing enough to mend political and ethnic divisions. Many see these protests as evidence of the government's lack of focus on reconciliation.
Bouake is a stronghold of the president, and the protest there suggested he may be losing the confidence of some loyalists, correspondents say.
On Tuesday, soldiers sealed off roads around the offices of the national radio and television station in the city, said a witness, who spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity.
The protest forced shops and banks in the city to close.
In Abidjan, soldiers demonstrated near an army base in the neighbourhood of Abobo, using tyres and vehicles to block the road. Shops were closed.
There were also protests in three other cities, including Daloa, a hub of Ivory Coast's cocoa industry, according to Reuters.
Reuters said Mr Koffi acknowledged that the government had agreed to pay them housing allowances, overdue travel stipends and to allocate money for soldiers' health care.
Mr Ouattara took power in 2011 after his then rebel forces, backed by UN and French troops, captured his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo.
Mr Gbagbo had refused to step down despite the UN declaring Mr Ouattara the winner of presidential elections the previous year.
About 3,000 people were killed in the conflict between the two sides.
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Ms Woolf is a City lawyer and former president of the Law Society.
She will head an inquiry panel including child abuse experts and at least one victim of abuse.
Retired judge Baroness Butler-Sloss quit as head of the inquiry in July, saying she was "not the right person" for the job.
She stood down after child abuse victims raised concerns that she is the sister of the late Sir Michael Havers, who was attorney-general in the 1980s when abuse is alleged to have happened.
The inquiry, which was set up in July, was prompted by allegations that figures in Westminster and Whitehall were implicated in covering up child sex abuse, and that police and other authorities did not properly investigate prominent offenders such as Jimmy Savile and Cyril Smith.
Announcing Ms Woolf's appointment, Home Secretary Theresa May said: "In recent years, we have seen appalling cases of organised and persistent child sex abuse which have exposed serious failings by public bodies and important institutions.
"These failings have sent shockwaves through the country and shaken public confidence in the pillars of society in which we should have total trust.
"That is why the government has announced that an independent panel of experts will consider whether such organisations have taken seriously their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse.
"We are absolutely clear that we must learn the lessons of past failures and the panel will be instrumental in helping us to do this."
Labour's shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper welcomed the fact that the inquiry was "finally moving forward".
But she added: "We still have no terms of reference for the inquiry and have had no assurances that it will look into current gaps that exist in the child protection system, as well as historical institutional failure.
"We now need urgent answers on both these issues."
Ms Woolf, 66, is an expert in energy markets and has advised many governments and the World Bank on privatisation and energy reforms.
As the Lord Mayor of London, she acts as ambassador for the City of London and Britain's financial services industry around the world.
She said: "Ensuring lessons are learned from the mistakes which have been made in the past and resulted in children being subjected to the most horrific crimes is a vital and solemn undertaking.
"I was honoured to be approached to lead such an important inquiry and look forward to working with the panel to ensure these mistakes are identified and never repeated."
She will be assisted as head of the inquiry by Graham Wilmer, a child sexual abuse victim and founder of the Lantern Project, which helps victims of sex abuse, and Barbara Hearn, former deputy chief executive of the National Children's Bureau.
Prof Alexis Jay, author of the recent report into abuse in Rotherham, will act as an expert adviser to the panel, said the Home Office.
Their first tasks are to finalise membership of the panel and agree terms of reference for the inquiry, said the Home Office in a statement.
Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk, who led calls for an overarching inquiry into alleged abuse, backed the appointment of Ms Woolf but called on her to bring "a sense of urgency" to the investigation.
He said the inquiry had lost momentum due to delays after the resignation of Lady Butler-Sloss.
"I'm pleased the Home Secretary has finally got this moving," said the Labour MP.
"Although I would not have looked to high office in the Square Mile to find someone to challenge the establishment, Fiona Woolf is a smart and capable woman and she has my support.
"Britain is in the middle of a child abuse crisis and this inquiry has to be a watershed. It must go to the heart of the establishment and challenge why crimes have been swept under the carpet for so long."
Mr Danczuk added that there was "no time to lose", as some alleged abusers were now very elderly and could die before facing justice.
Matthew Reed, chief executive of the Children's Society, echoed Mr Danczuk's call for no further delays to the inquiry but said it must be "thorough and comprehensive" and the voices of victims must be heard.
"This is a critical opportunity to eliminate the obstacles that have denied these children justice in the past and to stop this horrific crime from happening again," he added.
The 28-year-old forward leaves with 25 appearances to her name in City colours, following her move from Paris St-Germain in January 2016.
She won the WSL, Continental Cup and FA Cup during her spell.
Asllani, who recently represented Sweden at the 2017 Euros, has had two prior spells at Lingkopings.
Two men in their 20s entered a convenience store in Brixton and one of them, armed with a pellet gun, shot at a 44-year-old man behind the counter.
Some of the pellets lodged in the victim's eyes and face.
The second man stole the cash register and they both ran off. Met Police have released CCTV footage of the "vicious attack" in a bid to catch the robbers.
The offenders are described as being of medium build and were seen wearing hooded tops and running off in the direction of Thornbury Road in Brixton.
The robbery happened at about 20:35 GMT on 25 October at the Phambra Foodstore, in Lyham Road.
Det Con Ben Turner said: "This was a vicious attack that could have left a man blinded.
"We desperately want to find the men responsible for this crime. They used gratuitous violence to carry out this robbery and are clearly dangerous."
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Metropolitan Police.
One convenience store worker is seriously injured during robberies or attempted robberies about every six months in mainland UK, The Association of Convenience Stores spokesman said.
There are more than 50,000 convenience stores in the mainland UK and tens of thousands of newsagents and other specialist food stores.
"Serious incidents are thankfully still quite rare, but around half of all convenience store workers, especially in the smaller stores, report facing verbal and physical abuse on a regular basis," the spokesman said.
The 17-year-old from Ripon failed to qualify for the semi-finals in the 3m springboard event.
He told BBC Radio York: "2016 is when I'm going to be at my peak performance, I hope.
"In the next couple of years I've got the World Championships, I've got the World Cup in 2014 and I've got the Commonwealth Games as well."
The City of Leeds diver was the youngest person in his competition and struggled for his best form in the Aquatics Centre, culminating in a disastrous final dive.
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Despite not recording the performance he had hoped for, the teenager has taken the positives from his first Olympics.
"The experience was unforgettable, totally brilliant but the competition didn't go the way I wanted it to go," he added.
"To be honest this Games was just a way to get experience and I've done that. I have to make sure that I don't make the same mistakes again.
"I'd been performing really well in all my other competitions so I suppose it was destiny that I'd have my bad performance there. It was a real shame but I can't do anything about it now."
The two-time European and world junior champion will be competing in the World Junior Diving Championships in Adelaide, Australia in October.
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Despite going into the game as favourites, history is not on their side. Since the five nations became six in 2000, England have had five chances to win the Grand Slam - but have only managed it once.
BBC Sport looks back at where and how it was won and lost.
In the inaugural Six Nations tournament, an England team featuring Mike Tindall and Jonny Wilkinson looked like they had got the Grand Slam sewn up, with their final game being against winless Scotland - who had beaten them to the title the year before.
But the Scots had other ideas. Driving rain had turned Murrayfield into a mud bath, and the English, determined to keep the ball in hand, failed to deal with the conditions.
Duncan Hodge scored four penalties and a converted try to earn his side an unexpected 19-13 victory and deny England a clean sweep.
The result also meant Scotland avoided the Wooden Spoon, which instead went to Championship debutants Italy.
The Six Nations... in October? It happened in 2001 and may have contributed to England falling at the final hurdle for a third consecutive year as they chased a Grand Slam - (the final year of the Five Nations being the start of the run).
Three of Ireland's fixtures in the Championship had to be postponed after the foot and mouth disease outbreak in Britain, and were eventually re-arranged for the autumn.
England travelled to Dublin unbeaten that year. Sir Clive Woodward's team had a clean run through their first four Six Nations games in the winter, and had easily overcome USA and Canada in the summer Test series.
But they fell at the last hurdle again, losing 20-14 at Lansdowne Road. England lifted the cup after finishing top of the table, but the celebrations looked a little forced.
In March 2003 - when being crowned world champions seemed like a distant dream - England finally ended their eight-year wait for a Championship Grand Slam.
A dominant 42-6 win over Ireland - featuring tries from Lawrence Dallaglio, Tindall, Will Greenwood and Dan Luger - gave England five wins from five in the tournament.
Fast forward eight months and you could hear fly-half Wilkinson's jubilant screams of 'World Cup! World Cup!' as he kicked his side to victory and lifted the Webb Ellis Cup in Australia.
England lifted another Six Nations title in 2011, but it was bittersweet once again for the men in white.
Coached by former captain Martin Johnson, England overcame Wales, Italy, Scotland and France but tripped up again against Ireland in the final game, with a resounding 24-8 defeat in Dublin.
Speaking after the game, Johnson said his side got it "very wrong" against the Irish.
They also got it very wrong later that year in the World Cup in New Zealand, where a quarter-final exit and off-field antics eventually cost Johnson his job.
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It went down to the wire in 2013.
Wales needed a winning margin of at least seven points to snatch the Six Nations title from England's grasp. But why settle for seven when you can win by 27?
Two second-half tries from 6ft 5in winger Alex Cuthbert, four penalties from Leigh Halfpenny and eight points from Dan Biggar's boot saw the hosts secure a record victory.
The Welsh had won the Grand Slam the previous year, but coach Rob Hawley said the victory in Cardiff felt even better.
England assistant coach Andy Farrell responded by saying: "It is perhaps a good experience for our guys to stand there and see what it is like to see a team lift the Six Nations trophy."
It was Ireland who actually won the next two titles, but this season, for the first time in five years, England have secured the Six Nations trophy.
On Saturday, can they go on to win the coveted Grand Slam as well?
Beijing claims a centuries-old sovereignty over the Himalayan region. But the allegiances of many Tibetans lie with the exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, seen by his followers as a living god, but by China as a separatist threat.
International attention was focused on the territory in 2008 during the run-up to the Beijing Olympics. Fatal clashes between anti-Chinese protesters and the authorities in Tibet were given wide publicity and the torch relay in London, Paris and San Francisco was dogged by pro-Tibet protests and stunts.
Tibet has had a tumultuous history, during which it has spent some periods functioning as an independent entity and others ruled by powerful Chinese and Mongolian dynasties.
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China sent in thousands of troops to enforce its claim on the region in 1950. Some areas became the Tibetan Autonomous Region and others were incorporated into neighbouring Chinese provinces.
In 1959, after a failed anti-Chinese uprising, the 14th Dalai Lama fled Tibet and set up a government in exile in India. Most of Tibet's monasteries were destroyed in the 1960s and 1970s during China's Cultural Revolution. Thousands of Tibetans are believed to have been killed during periods of repression and martial law.
Under international pressure, China eased its grip on Tibet in the 1980s, introducing "Open Door" reforms and boosting investment.
Beijing says Tibet has developed considerably under its rule. But rights groups say China continues to violate human rights, accusing Beijing of political and religious repression. Beijing denies any abuses.
Tourism and the ongoing modernisation drive stand in contrast to Tibet's former isolation. But Beijing's critics say Tibetans have little say in building their future.
China says a new railway link between Lhasa and the western Chinese province of Qinghai will boost economic expansion. The link is likely to increase the influx of Chinese migrants.
Buddhism reached Tibet in the seventh century. The Dalai Lama, or Ocean of Wisdom, is the leading spiritual figure; the Panchen Lama is the second most important figure. Both are seen as the reincarnations of their predecessors.
The selection of a Dalai Lama and a Panchen Lama has traditionally followed a strict process. But the Dalai Lama and Beijing are at odds over the 11th incarnation of the Panchen Lama, having identified different youngsters for the role. The Dalai Lama's choice, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, has not been seen since his detention by the Chinese authorities in 1995.
There have been intermittent and indirect contacts between China and the Dalai Lama. The exiled spiritual leader advocates a non-violent, negotiated solution to the Tibet problem and accepts the notion of real autonomy for Tibet under Chinese sovereignty. China has questioned his claims that he does not seek independence.
China has also accused the Dalai Lama of inciting the dozens of self-immolations that since 2009 have taken place among Tibetans opposed to Chinese rule. He rejects this and has questioned the effectiveness of such protests.
Tibet's economy depends largely on agriculture. Forests and grasslands occupy large parts of the country. The territory is rich in minerals, but poor transport links have limited their exploitation. Tourism is an important revenue earner.
The animal was spotted emerging from a creek near the coastal town of Bega, 420km (260 miles) south of Sydney, on Tuesday.
Wildlife and council officers captured the "tired" marine mammal before releasing it in a nearby river mouth.
After being hunted nearly to extinction in the 19th Century, the species is now thriving in protected breeding grounds.
The National Parks and Wildlife Service said the animal - a New Zealand fur seal - appeared calm as it swam back into the sea.
Seals can sometimes get disoriented and swim a long way up creeks, according to Andrew Irvine, unit supervisor of marine mammals at Sydney's Taronga Zoo.
"It's always an unusual event but given that the population is quite good and stable at the moment... It's not unheard of," he told the BBC.
"We've been fortunate to see good increases in New Zealand fur seal populations throughout Australia."
Mr Irvine said seals are comfortable being on land for more than a month, but are prone to getting hot and tired.
"They can be out of the water for a long period of time," he said.
Earlier this year, another fur seal was relocated after being found asleep in a public toilet block in Tasmania.
Fur seal species are protected by legislation in Australia and New Zealand.
He claimed it would have "a laser-like focus" on raising productivity and living standards.
He said he was making the unusual move of having a second Budget in one year in order to "deliver on the commitments we have made to working people".
Labour said the chancellor would have to set out "who is going to pay" for what it called "uncosted promises" in the election campaign.
Speaking outside 11 Downing Street, the chancellor gave a broad outline of his plans for the forthcoming Budget but refused to be drawn on the details, including the Conservatives' planned £12bn of welfare cuts.
"I don't want to wait to deliver on the commitments we have made to working people," he said.
"It will continue with the balanced plan we have to deal with our debts, invest in our health service and reform welfare to make work pay.
"But there will also be a laser-like focus on making our economy more productive so we raise living standards across our country.
"We're going to put Britain into good shape for the long term."
The last Budget was held on 18 March and included tax cuts for first-time house buyers.
Writing in the Sun, Mr Osborne admitted it was "unusual" to have two Budgets in the same year, but he wanted to turn "promises made in the election into a reality".
Again, Mr Osborne did not specifically outline how the Conservatives plan to fulfil a pledge to cut £12bn in welfare spending but said he wants to make the welfare system "fair for the people who pay for it".
He writes: "We will protect the NHS and give it more funding each and every year, while making savings across Whitehall.
"We'll crack down hard on tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning by the rich - because everyone should pay their fair share.
"We will always protect the most vulnerable, but we also need a welfare system that's fair to the people who pay for it. If you can work you should be working, so we'll take the next steps in our benefit reforms to make sure that happens.
"Second, we've got to go on helping businesses create jobs in Britain, so we move towards full employment. That means facing a hard truth: in Britain we produce about a quarter less for every hour we work than countries like America or Germany. Fixing that long-running productivity weakness is the big challenge for the next five years.
"So in the Budget we'll spend less on welfare, and instead invest to create three million more apprenticeships, so that young people can learn a trade, get better jobs and earn more."
After the Budget in March independent forecaster the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that Mr Osborne needed to spell out exactly how he plans to cut £12bn from welfare spending.
Of those £12bn planned cuts, £2bn were outlined ahead of the general election - all the cuts are supposed to be in place by 2017-18.
Labour's shadow energy and climate change secretary, Caroline Flint, accused the Tories of making "a number of uncosted promises" during the election campaign.
She told the BBC: "It will be interesting to see who is going to pay for those uncosted policies when they bring the Budget in July."
Caitlin White, 15, died in Craigavon Hospital after being found unconscious near Portadown's Corcrain estate on Saturday evening. The exact cause of death is not yet known.
A 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old man were arrested on Monday.
Both have been released on bail, pending further enquiries.
Police have said a possible link to drugs is one line of inquiry into the Craigavon Senior High School pupil's death.
Andrea Santon, of Lancaster, stabbed her former partner with a kitchen knife after luring him to her home and bedding him after a night out in June.
The 53-year-old denied attempted murder but was convicted of what prosecutors called a premeditated attack.
Santon, of Hasgill Court, was jailed for 12 years at Preston Crown Court.
The Crown Prosecution Service's Tom Snape said: "Andrea Santon carried out a premeditated attack on her ex-partner after luring him back to her address following an amicable night out.
"Following consensual sexual intercourse, she blindfolded him, told him she had a surprise for him then proceeded to stab him in the back with a kitchen knife.
"Fortunately the blade of the knife hit his shoulder blade, he managed to fight her off and leave the house.
"He contacted the emergency services and was discovered by the police collapsed in the road."
Mr Snape said Santon had previously written suicide notes to friends and family, in which she had not named the victim as a survivor, which "clearly showed her intention to take his life".
When she was arrested nearby she was in possession of two knives, one of which she had used to stab the victim and the other she had used on herself in an attempt to take her own life, Mr Snape said.
Run 4 Wales had announced Cardiff would host a full marathon in April 2017.
But 10 days after making that announcement, organisers say they will "not rush things" as they plan a route.
"Rather than try to stage the event in 2017, we feel it is more important to provide the perfect course for runners of all abilities," Run4Wales' Matt Newman said.
"There are a number of opportunities that need to be further explored in order to deliver an iconic route for the runners to enjoy.
"Having fully explored all the possibilities with Cardiff Council and Vale of Glamorgan Council regarding the best possible route we have decided not to rush things."
Chief executive Newman said there was massive demand for the full 26-mile event in Wales after 22,000 runners took part in this year's Cardiff Half Marathon on 2 October.
"It is obvious there is a huge desire from the running community within Wales and beyond for a quality marathon event," Newman added.
Cardiff Bay will host an event in April which Newman said "will give everyone a flavour of what we want to deliver a year later."
"This will include training events at venues around the course, information for runners and a general build up to what we hope can become a huge day in the Welsh sporting calendar," he added.
The reporter had been widely criticised after the video appeared online.
A News Express statement called his behaviour "inhuman". The channel says it did not broadcast the footage and does not know who uploaded it.
More than 800 people have died in floods and landslides which swept parts of northern India 10 days ago.
Video of Narayan Pargaien reporting from Uttarakhand state, which has borne the brunt of the disaster, has been viewed thousands of times online.
In it he perches on the shoulders of a man who is standing in flood waters, while the reporter delivers a piece to camera.
News Express said Mr Pargaien was guilty of "grave misconduct". What he had done was "not just inhuman but was also against the culture" of the channel, it said in a statement.
"You cannot ride on someone's back for a story. We terminated him on Tuesday," Nishant Chaturvedi, the head of the channel, told AFP news agency.
Mr Pargaien had earlier sought to explain his actions, telling Indian media website newslaundry.com that the villager had asked him to report on the damage the floods had caused to his home.
"We helped him with some food and some money and he was grateful to us and wanted to show me some respect, as it was the first time someone of my level had visited his house," the reporter said.
"People are talking about us being inhuman and wrong - but we were actually helping some of the victims there."
Mr Pargaien accepted what he had done had been wrong - but seemed keener to pin the blame on his cameraman.
"The report was supposed to be telecast only with footage of me chest-up. This was entirely the cameraman's fault."
That prompted some to suggest he still had more to learn about journalistic ethics and where to draw the line.
Colombia international striker Falcao, 28, joined United in a £6m season-long loan deal on transfer deadline day.
"I welcome his arrival, he makes us better," Van Persie told Fox Sports NL.
"At a top club you should always go for the best, which also fits my philosophy. Falcao must fight for his place, as I also have to."
Falcao scored 11 goals in 20 appearances for French Ligue 1 side Monaco last season, before suffering a knee injury in January that kept him out of the World Cup in Brazil.
There was some speculation he had been brought in by United to replace Van Persie, 31, who was rumoured to require knee surgery.
"I am impressed that people have the imagination to invent something like that," said the Netherlands international, who moved to Old Trafford from Arsenal for £24m in August 2012 and scored 26 league goals in his first campaign to help United to the title.
"I do not know where it comes from and can say with my hand on my heart that I won't be in a hospital to have the operation."
Ralph Clarke, of Erdington, Birmingham, is thought to be the oldest person convicted in British legal history.
Judge Richard Bond QC said Clarke had been guilty of "systematic abuse" between 1974 and 1983.
He was found guilty of 21 counts of abusing two girls and admitted nine charges relating to a boy during his trial at Birmingham Crown Court.
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The court heard the retired haulier abused the girls at his home in Holly Lane, Erdington, his garden shed, and in the cab of his truck.
The former RAF serviceman, who was born in March 1915, was given details of the sentencing by an intermediary.
Judge Bond said the passage of time did not mean abusers would escape justice.
He told Clarke: "You present as a fragile old man; however, what was plain to see was that, despite your guilty pleas, you have no remorse whatsoever."
The judge added: "Those who were sexually abused even in the distant past can rest assured that any complaint will be treated with sympathy and compassion."
The court heard Clarke is the "oldest person tried in English criminal court".
He had been able to follow proceedings because special arrangements had been made.
Passing sentence, Judge Bond said the effect of a jail term on him would be "enormous" and he would sentence in a "measured and reflective manner" due to his age and infirmity.
However, he said the case was so serious "only a lengthy sentence" was justified.
Looking pale, Ralph Clarke walked into court using his walking stick, wearing a zip-up cardigan. As Judge Bond outlined the reasons behind his sentencing, Clarke shook his head.
His victims sat with their heads bowed and were crying as the judge spoke. Many of their family members were also in tears as details were given of the "systematic abuse" they had suffered.
The court heard Clarke had been aged between 59 and 68 when he committed the offences.
Judge Bond revealed details about how the victims had been affected, which included how one said she had never felt loved or cared for and still suffered nightmares.
Another victim said it had an impact on everything she had done and contributed to the breakdown of her marriage.
Clarke's victims reported the offences to West Midlands Police in August last year after seeing Facebook posts celebrating his 100th birthday.
Clarke admitted two counts of attempting to commit a serious sexual offence, two of indecency with a child and five indecent assaults on a boy.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Clarke's age and wellbeing were considered but the serious nature of his offences, breach of trust and vulnerability of his victims meant a "prosecution was in the public interest".
"Ralph Clarke used fear and intimidation to control the victims and sexually abuse them," a spokesman said.
The police and CPS also praised the victims' courage and bravery in bringing Clarke to justice.
The NSPCC said: "Clarke not only inflicted appalling abuse on his victims, he put them through the harrowing ordeal of a crown court trial - and did not show a shred of remorse throughout.
"This case sends out a clear message that it is never too late for survivors of abuse to speak out."
Written in Latin on parchment, the text is buried along with gold coins at the base of the Mussolini Obelisk in the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome.
It is a eulogistic account of the rise of fascism and Mussolini's feats.
Two classical scholars have investigated the content of the text.
Bettina Reitz-Joosse and Han Lamers are the first to translate and study in detail the Codex Fori Mussolini, which, despite being buried at the base of the 300-tonne monument to the power of fascism when it was erected in 1932, has largely been forgotten in the intervening decades.
They pieced together what they believe to be an accurate version of the text - which remains out of reach in the base of the obelisk - from three obscure sources found in libraries and archives in Rome.
"The text wasn't meant for contemporaries at the time," Dr Reitz-Joosse, who works at the University of Groningen, told the BBC. "The obelisk was a major spectacle but the existence of the text wasn't reported at all. It was meant for an audience in the remote future."
At the time, fascists had made a number of archaeological discoveries from the Roman empire, she explained.
"As the fascists were digging up ruins, they thought about creating their own authorised account of their deeds for future generations."
The 1,200-word eulogy was written by a classical scholar, Aurelio Giuseppe Amatucci, and is in three parts.
The first is a general history of the achievements of fascism and the rise of Mussolini. It describes Italy as on the brink of disaster following World War One only to be rescued by Mussolini, "regenerating the country through his superhuman insight and resoluteness", said Dr Lamers, who works at Humboldt University Berlin and Catholic University of Leuven.
"The text presents Mussolini as a kind of new Roman emperor, but also, by using biblical language, as the saviour of the Italian people."
The second section concerns the Fascist Youth Organisation (the obelisk was being constructed at its headquarters) and youth programmes.
The third part deals with the construction of the Foro Italico - then known as the Foro Mussolini - and the erection of the obelisk.
Accompanying the text is a medal literally lionising Mussolini - depicting him wearing a lionskin over his head.
It was not unusual in the Renaissance for medals to be placed under obelisks, the researchers explain. But the discovery of a long, detailed text they call "unparalleled".
Dr Reitz-Joosse suggests the author chose to use a language of the past to draw a link between the Roman empire and the rise of fascism.
US academic Peter Aicher has said the language used is a deliberate echo of the Res Gestae inscription written to commemorate the achievements of Emperor Augustus.
Dr Reitz-Joosse believes the fascists were also trying to re-establish Latin as the international language of fascism: "part of an attempt to establish a Fascist International akin to the Communist International" organisation, which advocated world communism.
"These plans did not succeed," she explains.
The irony of this text is that its discovery is predicated on the fall of the obelisk, and therefore the fall of fascism. The fascists were imagining their own decline and fall, says Dr Reitz-Joosse.
But the document does serve its original purpose of sending the voice of fascism into the future, she argues.
"The text is still there and we can't get to it. All we can do is study the text and analyse its manipulative strategies - to problematise the text rather than allow it to communicate its message untrammelled."
The Codex fori Mussolini: A Latin Text of Italian Fascism by Han Lamers and Bettina Reitz-Joosse is published by Bloomsbury
Darren Barr stabbed home the opener and Rudi Skacel's deflected shot gave Hearts a 2-0 lead before James McPake pulled one back for Hibs on 41 minutes.
Pa Kujabi's foul on Suso Santana led to a second booking for the former and a Hearts penalty, which was converted by Danny Grainger just after half-time.
Ryan McGowan's header and Skacel's second rounded off Hearts' win.
An eighth Scottish Cup triumph for the Tynecastle side, who had already qualified for the Europa League through the Scottish Premier League, ensures Hibs' long wait to add to their last win in the tournament in 1902 continues.
And St Johnstone, who finished one place behind Hearts in the league, are also beneficiaries of the result as they too now qualify for Europe.
Hearts, who left Craig Beattie on the bench and David Templeton out of the squad altogether, were forceful early on and Skacel, a scorer in the 2006 final, headed wide from Andrew Driver's cross.
And Paulo Sergio's side moved into a 15th-minute lead with a scrappy goal from Grainger's corner.
Hibs were unable to clear as Andy Webster and McGowan tried to force the issue and then McGowan's deflected shot sat up kindly for Barr to poke home.
Hearts' confidence grew and their use of the ball was stretching Hibs, who had Kujabi booked for a foul on Suso.
Skacel received Ian Black's pass just outside the box and his shot on the turn took a nick off McPake as it swerved past Mark Brown and doubled Hearts' advantage on 27 minutes.
Pat Fenlon's side had the chance to reduce their deficit when Kujabi's cross bounced up for O'Connor in front of goal but the striker snatched at his shot and cleared the bar.
McPake denied Hearts a third with a crucial clearance near the goal-line after Suso's shot had beaten Brown.
And the on-loan Coventry defender then made a vital contribution at the other end to give Hibs hope.
Tom Soares' poor corner was cleared but Hibs recycled the ball back to the midfielder on the right and his dangerous low delivery into a crowded area was nudged past keeper Jamie MacDonald by the outstretched foot of McPake.
Referee Craig Thomson showed leniency after Leigh Griffiths pushed Black as the two became involved in a scuffle, the Hibs striker perhaps still smarting from a heavy aerial challenge by the midfielder earlier in the match.
Half-time soon came and went and there was drama seconds after the restart as Hearts were awarded a penalty.
Kujabi pulled the jersey and caught the heel of Suso as the Hearts winger sped along the byeline and the Spaniard tumbled as he made his way into the box.
Thomson pointed to the spot but television replays suggested the foul by Kujabi had taken place just outside the box as the dismissed left-back trudged off the park in dejection.
Grainger calmly swept the ball home from 12 yards for his first Hearts goal.
Hibs' struggle to contain their opponents at set pieces continued as McGowan nodded over the line after Brown had got a hand on Stephen Elliott's initial header.
It got worse for the Leith side when Skacel found space in the D and sent another net-bound shot past Brown.
Black waved goodbye to the Hearts fans as his final appearance for the club came to an end five minutes from time, the midfielder replaced by Scott Robinson.
And within moments the Hearts fans were given the signal to start the celebrations as Thomson brought proceedings to a close.
Full Time The referee signals the end of the game.
The official flags Eoin Doyle offside. Free kick taken by Jamie MacDonald.
Mark Brown restarts play with the free kick.
Substitution Scott Robinson joins the action as a substitute, replacing Ian Black.
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Ian Black from the right by-line, Foul by Andy Webster on James McPake, free kick awarded.
The ball is swung over by Ryan McGowan, blocked by Eoin Doyle.
Andy Webster takes the direct free kick.
Substitution Mehdi Taouil comes on in place of Andrew Driver.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Ivan Sproule on Daniel Grainger.
Andrew Driver has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand post.
Stephen Elliott produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty area that goes harmlessly over the target.
The ball is sent over by Leigh Griffiths, Jamie MacDonald makes a save.
Substitution George Francomb is brought on as a substitute for Tom Soares.
Substitution Suso Santana goes off and Craig Beattie comes on.
Suso Santana provided the assist for the goal.
Goal! - Rudi Skacel - Hibernian 1 - 5 Hearts Rudi Skacel finds the net with a goal from just inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Hibernian 1-5 Hearts.
Corner from the right by-line taken by Andy Webster, Headed effort from inside the penalty area by Darren Barr misses to the right of the target.
The ball is sent over by Ryan McGowan, clearance by Eoin Doyle.
The referee blows for offside. Eoin Doyle restarts play with the free kick.
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Daniel Grainger from the right by-line.
Ryan McGowan sends in a cross, save made by Jamie MacDonald.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Daniel Grainger by Ivan Sproule. Jamie MacDonald takes the direct free kick.
James McPake delivers the ball, clearance made by Ryan McGowan.
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Leigh Griffiths played to the near post, Andy Webster makes a clearance.
Leigh Griffiths takes a shot. Blocked by Andy Webster.
The ball is delivered by Rudi Skacel, Lewis Stevenson manages to make a clearance.
A cross is delivered by Leigh Griffiths, Ryan McGowan makes a clearance.
Substitution Eoin Doyle is brought on as a substitute for Garry O'Connor.
Ian Black delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, clearance made by James McPake.
Booking Matt Doherty receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
Andrew Driver fouled by Matt Doherty, the ref awards a free kick.
Corner from the right by-line taken by Ian Black, Header by Marius Zaliukas from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.
Stephen Elliott provided the assist for the goal.
Goal! - Ryan McGowan - Hibernian 1 - 4 Hearts Ryan McGowan finds the back of the net with a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Hibernian 1-4 Hearts.
Corner taken right-footed by Daniel Grainger to the near post,
Andrew Driver produces a cross, Matt Doherty gets a block in.
Garry O'Connor produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty area which goes wide of the right-hand post.
The assist for the goal came from Suso Santana.
Goal! - Daniel Grainger - Hibernian 1 - 3 Hearts Daniel Grainger scores a placed penalty. Hibernian 1-3 Hearts.
Dismissal Pa Saikou Kujabi dismissed for second bookable offence.
Penalty awarded for a foul by Pa Saikou Kujabi on Suso Santana.
The second half kicks off.
Half Time The first half comes to an end.
Ivan Sproule sends in a cross, Daniel Grainger gets a block in.
Foul by Stephen Elliott on James McPake, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Mark Brown.
Ian Black challenges Leigh Griffiths unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Tom Soares, save made by Jamie MacDonald.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Stephen Elliott on Paul Hanlon. James McPake takes the free kick.
Foul by Andy Webster on Garry O'Connor, free kick awarded. Tom Soares crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, clearance by Ryan McGowan.
Substitution Ivan Sproule on for Jorge Claros.
Tom Soares provided the assist for the goal.
Goal! - James McPake - Hibernian 1 - 2 Hearts James McPake scores a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Hibernian 1-2 Hearts.
Centre by Tom Soares,
Outswinging corner taken by Tom Soares from the right by-line played to the near post.
A cross is delivered by Lewis Stevenson, Effort from 12 yards by Leigh Griffiths. Blocked by Daniel Grainger.
The ball is crossed by Darren Barr.
A cross is delivered by Ryan McGowan.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Leigh Griffiths on Jamie MacDonald. Jamie MacDonald takes the direct free kick.
Darren Barr takes a shot. Save by Mark Brown.
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Darren Barr, clearance made by Tom Soares.
Effort from 12 yards by Suso Santana. Blocked by James McPake.
Andrew Driver crosses the ball, clearance by Paul Hanlon.
Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Daniel Grainger, Garry O'Connor makes a clearance.
The ball is swung over by Andrew Driver, James McPake manages to make a clearance.
Pa Saikou Kujabi delivers the ball, Effort on goal by Garry O'Connor from inside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the bar.
The ball is swung over by Marius Zaliukas, clearance made by Matt Doherty.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Isaiah Osbourne on Ian Black. Daniel Grainger delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right wing, clearance by Matt Doherty.
The assist for the goal came from Ian Black.
Goal! - Rudi Skacel - Hibernian 0 - 2 Hearts A goal is scored by Rudi Skacel from just inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Hibernian 0-2 Hearts.
Centre by Daniel Grainger, clearance made by Isaiah Osbourne.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Stephen Elliott by James McPake. Free kick taken by Daniel Grainger.
The offside flag is raised against Rudi Skacel. Free kick taken by Mark Brown.
Darren Barr delivers the ball, clearance by James McPake.
Ian Black fouled by Jorge Claros, the ref awards a free kick. Daniel Grainger takes the free kick.
Isaiah Osbourne challenges Daniel Grainger unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jamie MacDonald restarts play with the free kick.
Foul by Rudi Skacel on Lewis Stevenson, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed by Leigh Griffiths.
The ball is crossed by Andrew Driver.
Shot by Andy Webster. Save by Mark Brown.
The free kick is delivered left-footed by Daniel Grainger from right wing, clearance by Matt Doherty.
Booking The referee shows Pa Saikou Kujabi a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Pa Saikou Kujabi on Suso Santana.
Tom Soares takes the outswinging corner, clearance by Darren Barr.
Pa Saikou Kujabi fouled by Suso Santana, the ref awards a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Tom Soares, save by Jamie MacDonald.
Ryan McGowan provided the assist for the goal.
Goal! - Darren Barr - Hibernian 0 - 1 Hearts Darren Barr scores a goal from deep inside the penalty area low into the middle of the goal. Hibernian 0-1 Hearts.
Ryan McGowan takes a shot. Blocked by Matt Doherty.
Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Daniel Grainger.
The ball is sent over by Andrew Driver, Matt Doherty gets a block in.
Garry O'Connor challenges Ian Black unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Ian Black.
Centre by Andrew Driver.
The referee blows for offside. Andy Webster takes the free kick.
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The assistant referee signals for offside against Leigh Griffiths. Free kick taken by Jamie MacDonald.
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Foul by Stephen Elliott on James McPake, free kick awarded. Mark Brown takes the direct free kick.
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Anita Hyam said she is in constant pain and sleeps sitting up due to the bag and tube left behind unnecessarily.
Ms Hyam revealed she has suffered two hernias as a result and now needs "15 pills to get through the day".
The Royal Sussex County Hospital has apologised for the "unacceptable" delay, blaming "insufficient capacity".
Ms Hyam had an operation on her bowel to remove a lump two and a half years ago and the bag was due to be removed six months later.
Her experience of the hospital was good, her cancer operation a success and she was well cared for, she said.
But she said her experience since had left her feeling "degraded".
Three letters from her GP had failed to secure the bag's removal, she said.
One operation was arranged in Guildford but that had to be cancelled because of the complications the bag had caused.
Her daughter, Debi Whitehorn, said: "Mum has no quality of life. I just think it's wrong."
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust apologised unreservedly for the "unacceptable length of time" Ms Hyam has had to wait.
It said an operation had been booked for next month and added: "This is certainly not the standard of care we want for our patients and we do not underestimate the distress and frustration this has caused her...
"Regrettably, we have had insufficient outpatient and theatre capacity to treat all patients within the recommended timeframe and as a result we have had to treat patients in order of clinical urgency."
It said it is working to address the situation.
Meghan Alt, 27, was sentenced to 300 days in jail and three years of probation after entering the pleas.
She was arrested in 2015 on charges of selling images she took of a four-year-old female relative to a Marine stationed in southern California.
In 2014 the mother-of-three won California's Mrs Orange County beauty pageant.
She was also a contestant in the Mrs California contest that same year.
When she learned her fate last Friday, Alt was also ordered to carry out 15 days of community service and complete a treatment programme for child abusers, court records show.
The company said it would use the cash to build on existing business at 38 locations in 23 countries.
Entier already has a presence in Australia, Canada, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States.
The Westhill firm specialises in onshore and offshore catering.
It serves meals to more than 4,500 people on oil and gas rigs and other remote installations around the world each day.
Entier also provides services such as cleaning, laundry and welfare.
Major clients in the offshore sector include Apache, Awilco Drilling, EnQuest, Rowan Drilling and Technip.
Onshore, Entier has developed the Fresh chain of cafes in Aberdeen, where it also offers catering and hospitality services.
Last year, the company acquired Scottish catering firm Wilde Thyme, which runs restaurants at Glamis Castle in Angus and the Glenturret Distillery in Perthshire.
Entier's revenues grew by 13% to £44.9m in the year to 30 September 2016, with pre-tax profits rising by 72% to £1.5m.
The Business Growth Fund was established in 2011 to provide growth capital for small and medium-sized businesses in the UK. It is backed by banking groups Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, RBS and Standard Chartered.
Chief executive Peter Bruce said: "I've said in the past that I want to grow Entier into a £100m company and, with the backing of BGF, I believe we could do far better than that."
A footbridge over the motorway near Maidstone in Kent was hit by a lorry carrying a digger last weekend.
Work started on the removal operation on Friday night and is expected to be complete by 06:00 BST on Monday.
Travellers have been warned about delays on Kent's roads while a large part of the M20 is closed for the work on Saturday and Sunday.
Catherine Brookes, chief highways engineer at Highways England, said she was confident it would be cleared before Monday's rush hour.
She told BBC Radio Kent: "We are ahead of schedule already, everything is going to plan. The diversions we have put in place seem to coping quite well.
"We have got about 100 people working around the clock this weekend to make sure we have safely removed the remaining section of the footbridge. So far we are doing well."
The M20 was set to be closed between junctions 1 and 4 coast-bound and junctions 4 and 2 London-bound from Friday evening until 06:00 BST on Monday.
The collapsed section of the pedestrian bridge, near the village of Addington, was removed from the scene last weekend, and the road was reopened a day later.
The M20 is the main route to the Channel Tunnel and Port of Dover.
The claim: British Gas has been forced to increase prices because of rising distribution costs and government policy.
Reality Check verdict: Most of the increased costs came from Centrica having to pay extra costs for renewable energy.
Iain Conn, chief executive of Centrica, which owns British Gas, initially said the increase was not due to the electricity being more expensive, blaming the increase instead on the cost of getting the electricity to people's homes and the cost of government policy.
British Gas said that while its wholesale cost of electricity had fallen £36 per average domestic customer since 2014, its other costs had risen by £98 per customer.
Late in the day, Centrica said that £53 of that £98 was due to its need to buy Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs), which are certificates that companies need to buy in order to meet their obligations for generating energy from renewable sources.
Before revealing that, Centrica had cited the regulator Ofgem's latest supplier cost index, which showed that from May 2016 to May 2017, costs of providing dual fuel for energy suppliers had risen by 15%.
Handily, Ofgem breaks down that 15% cost increase into what has caused costs to rise.
It turns out that all of that increase in costs has come from increases in wholesale energy costs over the year.
But we know that as a result of the way it buys energy, British Gas did not experience an increase in wholesale energy costs. In fact, Iain Conn said: "We have seen our wholesale costs fall by about £36 on the typical bill since the beginning of 2014."
Network costs and costs of government obligations completely cancel each other out over the past year, making no difference to the average consumer bill at all.
Comparing costs with May 2016 may not be the most helpful figure - British Gas has announced price freezes twice during that period.
In December 2016 it froze prices until April - since then Ofgem's supplier cost index has fallen by 9%.
Then in February it extended the freeze until August - since then the index has fallen by 6%.
So according to the regulator, costs are well below the level at which British Gas felt it could freeze prices.
Centrica's release on Tuesday gave a bit more detail of the reason for the rise in electricity prices, saying: "The price rise reflects increasing delivery and environmental and social policy costs since 2014, and also the growing additional costs related to the UK smart meter rollout."
The cost of getting electricity to people's homes is significant - Ofgem estimates that it's about a quarter of an electricity bill.
Moving electricity and gas round the country is known as transmission. The very last leg of the journey into people's homes and businesses is known as distribution.
Since the start of 2014, Ofgem says that transmission has become more expensive while distribution is cheaper. Overall the difference is estimated at about £9 per customer bill.
We do not have estimates of the cost of government obligations going back to 2014, which is why the ROCs turn out to be so important.
The cost of smart metering also presents a problem because Ofgem excludes that from its costs to suppliers.
British Gas has installed more than 4 million smart meters so far. A government analysis estimated the cost of putting in a dual fuel smart meter at £107 per household or £67 for either gas or electricity, but of course that does not all need to be paid for in a single year.
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Deputy chairwoman Suzanne Evans has been dropped as a party spokesman and officials in the party have been told to have no further contact with her.
The instructions are contained in an internal party email seen by the BBC.
Ms Evans had been speaking about what role Mr Farage might play in the EU referendum campaign.
"I think Nigel is a very divisive character in terms of the way he is perceived," she said.
"He is not divisive as a person but the way he is perceived in having strong views that divide people."
She went on to say that she thought "somebody else" would front the out campaign in the in/out referendum, promised by 2017, but that Mr Farage should play a "significant part".
Mr Farage was "very angry" after he heard the comments, the BBC understands.
And in the internal UKIP email, press officers have been ordered to sever contact with Ms Evans.
The email also instructs them to refuse any media interview requests for her and says "she is not to be offered as an official UKIP spokesman".
It ends saying, bluntly, that "no one is to brief SE or advise her on any issue."
As deputy chairman she was in charge of writing UKIP's manifesto in the general election and was a prominent figure during the campaign.
When Mr Farage said he was resigning as leader after he failed to become and MP he anointed her as his successor, saying she had "emerged as an absolute tower of strength".
A senior party figure has told me her comments were "ludicrous" and "crazy" and that Mr Farage believes it was a coded attack on him.
The same figure also said he believes Ms Evans's position as deputy chairman is "increasingly untenable".
Ms Evans left her role as policy chief last month after a week of very public infighting kicked off by a personal attack on the leader from the party's economy spokesman Patrick O'Flynn.
He said Nigel Farage had become "snarling and aggressive".
Ms Evans spoke up in his defence, saying he was brave. She also called for several advisers around Mr Farage to resign.
Two advisers - Raheem Kassam and Matt Richardson - subsequently left their roles, although Mr Richardson has now returned as party secretary.
Ms Evans was unaware of the development when contacted by the BBC. She did not want to comment.
The German, 31, was adjudged to have broken radio transmission rules and was demoted from second to third place.
Mercedes were found to have gone beyond the degree permitted to help a driver solve a technical problem.
The team said in a statement they "accept the stewards' interpretations of the regulations and their decision".
Rosberg's one-place demotion meant his lead at the top of the drivers' standings was cut to a single point by team-mate Hamilton.
The Formula 1 rules were changed this year to introduce restrictions on how much teams can help drivers while they are out on track.
Teams are allowed to intervene if the car has a "critical problem if a failure of a component or system is imminent and potentially terminal".
Race stewards found Mercedes were allowed to give Rosberg instructions on the settings he needed to resolve the problem.
But they should not have responded to his subsequent question on whether he should then change gear so the car went straight through seventh gear.
Rosberg's engineer Tony Ross replied to the German's information that he had a gearbox problem with the words: "Driver default 1-0-1, chassis default 0-1, chassis default 0-1. Avoid seventh gear, Nico, avoid seventh gear."
Rosberg then asked: "What does that mean? I have to shift through it?"
Engineer: "Affirm Nico, you need to shift through it. Affirm, you need to shift through it."
Dubbed "Downton with monsters" by its writer Charlie Higson, the ITV drama aired at 18:30 GMT on Sunday and featured scenes of murder and violence.
ITV said it had warned viewers about the scenes, broadcast well before the 21:00 cut-off point for adult content.
But several called it "after the watershed stuff" on Twitter.
A statement from the broadcaster said: "ITV issued a warning before the transmission of Jekyll and Hyde advising parents that it included some violence and scenes that younger children may find scary."
Set in 1930s London, the series is based on the classic Robert Louis Stevenson novel of the same name and follows the story of Jekyll's grandson, Dr Robert Jekyll, who has a monster called Hyde suppressed within him.
The first episode - which was watched by an average of 3.4 million people, peaking at 3.6 million - featured the brutal murder of Jekyll's foster parents as well as a violent bar fight and a half-human, half-dog creature called a Harbinger.
Several viewers voiced their disapproval on Twitter, including Mark Waugh who said it was "not on" to show the episode before the watershed, adding that it "scared my kids".
Julie Mayer said it was "not for the eyes of young children", while another viewer called it "too violent and scary when young children are still up".
However others defended the show, calling it "no scarier or creepier than Doctor Who", or tweeting: "Jekyll and Hyde wasn't scary one bit. Kids watch way scarier films than that [which] are rated PG."
John Amaechi wrote: "Loved it. Should be post-watershed, but amazed by parents outraged that their children saw it. CHANGE. THE. CHANNEL."
An ITV spokesperson confirmed the show would be airing in the later timeslot of 19:00 GMT this coming Sunday, but said that scheduling had been decided last week before the complaints.
Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom said on Monday it would "assess" the 212 complaints it had received, "before deciding whether to investigate or not".
It subsidises insurance premiums for homes on flood plains through a £180m tax on everyone else’s home insurance.
But the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) says the costs of the scheme are three times greater than its benefits.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said Flood Re made insurance available and affordable.
The CCC, an independent body set up to advise the government, is calling for the tax on everyone's premiums to be reduced.
In addition, cash should help prevent flood damage rather than be paid to people to clean up after a flood, it says.
It also argues the scheme is too generous.
About half a million homes will have their insurance capped under the plan, but the committee says the insurance industry calculates that only 200,000 of these recipients would genuinely struggle to afford insurance without the support.
It says the cost of the scheme, known as Flood Re, breaks normal government spending rules because it offers negative value for money.
The chair of the CCC’s adaptation sub-committee, Sir John Krebs, said: “Flood Re is set to subsidise many hundreds of thousands of households more than the estimated number that might struggle to afford cover in the free market.
"This makes Flood Re needlessly expensive.”
He called for the scheme to be slimmed down and its emphasis changed.
"Managing flood risk will always be the best way of securing affordable insurance in the long term," he said.
He told BBC News: "A transition should be achieved by helping high-risk homes become more resilient.
“There is a risk that Flood Re will be counter-productive to the long-term management of flood risk in the UK, as it largely removes the financial incentive for households to take steps to avoid being flooded.
"As a consequence, the industry levy funding the scheme could spiral.”
Lord Krebs urged the managers of Flood Re to make it clear to householders that if they were flooded they must restore their home to a more resilient state.
Flood Re was set up in June 2013 by ministers in collaboration with the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
It was designed to be not-for-profit but the CCC says in fact insurers benefit from it because their own risk has been reduced.
The Environment Agency estimates more homes will be at risk from floods in coming decades.
The CCC says Flood Re should be building awareness because many householders in high-risk homes have no idea they are living on a flood plain.
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It was moved from its Darlington base to Redcar in support of the people who lost their jobs when the town's SSI steelworks closed a year ago.
Visitors were offered money-saving skills, recycling tips and the chance to sample food and crafts.
The event took place over the weekend at Kirkleatham Museum.
The festival, which is now in its fourth year, was the brainchild of designer Wayne Hemmingway.
More than 2,000 people lost their jobs last October when SSI's Thai-based owners went into liquidation.
Some of the small businesses which took part in the festival were set up by former steel workers.
Festival Director, Stella Hall, said: "A year after the devastating blow of the closure of the steelworks the weekend has provided a positive focus for the area.
"We have been able to celebrate some of the proud history of this area and share it with visitors who in turn can pass it on."
Mr Hemingway added: "Living a life that doesn't cost the earth is an important message for all generations and the festival is unique in offering masses of creative and money-saving ideas and activities alongside an incredible cultural offering."
The pair helped the hosts recover from 222-8, after they lost three wickets in five balls, to post 339 all out - a first-innings advantage of four runs.
Hastings was the last man out for 72 off 86 balls, while Ajmal Shahzad and Ollie Robinson took four wickets each.
Sussex then reached 115-3 at the close, a lead of 111, with Matt Machan 25 not out and Chris Rushworth claiming 2-51.
Resuming on 103-2, paceman Shahzad soon removed nightwatchman Rushworth, before Scott Borthwick (23) and Michael Richardson (37) steadied things with a partnership of 46, despite both being struck on the helmet.
After both fell having made starts, Durham then lost a cluster of wickets without adding a run.
Shahzad (4-72) dismissed Calum MacLeod (22) and Paul Mustard for nought before Paul Collingwood edged Robinson (4-71), who scored a debut century on the opening day, to slip at the start of the next over as Durham collapsed from 222-5 to 222-8.
With Sussex looking like gaining a sizeable first-innings lead, Australian Hastings and Arshad took the attack to the bowlers as they raced to their hundred partnership in just 80 minutes off 121 balls.
However, the ever reliable Steve Magoffin returned to dismiss Arshad (35) and fellow countryman Hastings in consecutive overs.
Sussex captain Ed Joyce and Chris Nash then shared an opening stand of 55 before Joyce was trapped lbw by Rushworth for 30 and Nash edged the same bowler behind shortly after.
In-form Scotland batsman Machan took his average for the season to more than 85 as he remained unbeaten at stumps.
Durham's John Hastings:
"The first session tomorrow is massive for both sides. Big stands down the order in both first innings showed that you can score runs when the ball gets a bit softer.
"So for us it's crucial that we take wickets while the ball is still fairly hard in the next 20 overs.
"We wouldn't want to chase more than 250 in the fourth innings."
The 29-year-old will join Ospreys next season on a three-year national dual contract with the WRU.
The Blues made an offer to sign Davies - who had a year left on his Wasps deal - but would not pay the transfer fee required for his early release.
"Bradley had no desire to return to the Cardiff Blues," said the WRU's Davies.
"Bradley put in writing he did not want to return to the Cardiff Blues.
"All of Welsh rugby should be glad to get a player of Bradley's presence, experience and skills back in Wales."
Davies joined Wasps in 2014 from Cardiff Blues, where he spent nine years.
"We were very interested and we made an approach for Bradley," said Blues chief executive Richard Holland.
"But we made it very clear that we weren't going to pay the significant transfer fee demanded by Wasps to release him from his contract.
"We would have loved to have him back here at the Blues and we tried more than once. But Bradley wanted to go to the Ospreys."
The WRU and Ospreys would not disclose who paid the compensation fee for his early release from his Wasps contract.
Under the terms of national dual contracts, the WRU pays 60% of the player's salary and the region pays 40%.
But WRU chief executive Martyn Phillips said negotiations between the union and its regional sides were transparent.
"The other regions are totally in the loop. We don't do anything in isolation. We talk to them about everything we do," he told BBC Wales Sport.
"They're aware of every transaction of players, who comes back to their original region. That opportunity is there.
"We followed exactly how we said we'd work. They [the regions] understand that, [Pro Rugby Wales chief executive] Mark Davies understands that."
Davies is likely to feature for Wasps in the Premiership semi-final against Exeter Chiefs on Saturday, 21 May, before linking up with Wales for their tour of New Zealand in June.
He becomes the ninth player to sign a national dual contract with Ospreys.
The attacks escalated during school holidays.
Every day about eight post men and woman are attacked by a dog in the UK, the company said.
Royal Mail has launched its annual Dog Awareness Week running from Monday 29 June, in an effort to curb such attacks.
The company said dog attacks were "a significant hazard" for post men and women.
In Northern Ireland, the number of attacks between April 2014 and 2015 was the same as in the previous year.
The club are bottom of the top Premier League and 10 points from safety.
"In football terms, this is a crisis," Hollis told BBC Sport's Pat Murphy. "This is the worst position this club has been in for many a decade."
Hollis said the "chequebook hasn't been locked away" should boss Remi Garde want to sign players and also defended club owner Randy Lerner.
United States-based Lerner, who bought Villa in 2006, announced at the end of last season he was looking to sell the club.
"Randy has actually put more than £200m in player signings, new money, coming into this over the last 10 years," said Hollis.
However, he said "spending big cheques" was not going to help ease the club's predicament and instead believes stability is the key.
"Five different managers in five seasons," he said.
"How can new players coming in or existing players hired by the previous manager know what the game plan is?"
Villa are bottom of the table after collecting just two wins and 12 points from 22 games and look destined for relegation to the Championship.
Garde was appointed at the start of November following the sacking of Tim Sherwood, who guided Villa to the FA Cup final last season.
The boat was carrying between 450 and 600 migrants when it sank eight miles (12km) off the port city of Rosetta.
It was transporting Egyptian, Syrian, Sudanese, Eritrean and Somali migrants.
Authorities said at least 163 people have been rescued but survivors told the BBC that hundreds more may have drowned.
Speaking to the BBC's Orla Guerin in Rosetta, survivors said smugglers forced anyone who wanted a lifejacket to pay extra.
Four crew members have been arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and human trafficking, Egyptian officials said.
The boat, which was kept off the coast for five days as more migrants were brought on board, is said to have capsized after a final group of some 150 people were crammed onto the vessel.
The incident came as the EU's border agency warned that increasing numbers of Europe-bound migrants are using Egypt as a departure point.
More than 10,000 people have died crossing the Mediterranean towards Europe since 2014, according to the UN.
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.
Ryan Watson was taken to Wishaw General following an incident in, Wilson Street, Larkhall, on 11 August but later died.
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A superb Keith Earls score just before the break put fired-up Munster 12-6 ahead after an earlier Mike Sherry try.
Further second-half Munster tries from Simon Zebo and CJ Stander were split by a Jono Ross score for Stade.
Munster's knock-out hopes were already over and the result is a huge blow to Stade's chances of qualification.
Pool Four leaders Leicester will be guaranteed a quarter-finals place if they beat Benetton Treviso in Saturday evening's game at Welford Road.
Munster went into the Saturday's game after coming in for trenchant criticism following last weekend's 27-7 defeat by Stade in Paris.
The poor performance in Paris had increased the pressure on coach Anthony Foley and Munster announced on Tuesday that former England assistant Andy Farrell had joined the Irish province in a temporary advisory role.
Foley had demanded a big improvement in performance and while there were still major scrum problems, he largely got the desired response, with the crowd also giving vocal encouragement to the struggling home side.
After Morne Steyn kicked Stade into a first-minute lead, the next half hour was a scrappy, physical battle before hooker Sherry powered over after an impressive driving line-out.
Steyn's 37th-minute penalty appeared to have given Stade a half-time lead but Ireland international Earls charged through a gap on the edge of the 22 to slide over as Keatley's conversion extended Munster's advantage to 12-6.
Keatley's clever chip straight after the restart set up to Zebo to collect and score and Munster stayed in charge, not conceding any score during wing Ronan O'Mahony's sin-binning.
Stade looked back in contention on 63 minutes when Jono Ross pounced on a line-out overthrow to score under the posts.
However, Stander's 68th-minute try, after Murray's quick tap penalty following a Zebo break, ensured Munster's deserved victory after a tough week for Foley and his staff.
Munster coach Anthony Foley: ""The boys played with a lot of pride and character.
"It was obviously disappointing last week over in Paris not to get anything out of the game and to come back here to Thomond Park and pick up five points today says a lot about the boys.
"I thought it was unbelievable support there today given the situation we were in."
Munster: S Zebo; K Earls, F Saili, R Scannell, R O'Mahony; I Keatley, C Murray; D Kilcoyne, M Sherry, M Sagario; D Foley, M Chisholm; B Holland, T O'Donnell, CJ Stander.
Replacements: K O'Byrne, L O'Connor, J Ryan, D Ryan, R Copeland, J O'Donoghue, T O'Leary, L Gonzalez Amorosino.
Stade Francais: H Bonneval; W Nayacalevu, J Danty, P Williams, J Arias, M Steyn, J Dupuy, S Taulafo, L Panis, R Slimani, P Gabrillagues, P Pape, S Macalou, J Ross, S Parisse.
Replacements: Z Zhvania, H van der Merwe, P Alo-Emile, H Pyle, S Nicolas, J Tomas, J Plisson, J Sinzelle.
In February, the unit was criticised for not motivating offenders and falling short in tackling reoffending.
For the first time government body Education Scotland will be directly involved in supervising inmates.
It aims to ensure offenders do not end up with an educational or training deficit compared with other youngsters.
In his report, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Brigadier Hugh Monro said a lack of continuity had hindered Polmont in helping to reduce reoffending.
Brig Munro said the regime did not motivate or encourage young offenders to get out of bed and take part in activities.
The Chief Inspector said he believed a three year period of "frequent management changes" was the most likely reason for the lack of progress.
He suggested a period of stability to enable progress, particularly in the area of access to "purposeful activity".
Polmont has now teamed up with Education Scotland to become a "secure learning environment".
It wants to improve the services offered on site - ranging from basic reading, writing and counting skills to specific help training for trades.
There are also plans for better facilities and staff will be given more training.
It is hoped a link with the education curriculum will mean young offenders can continue course work started inside once they have been released.
The 34-year-old took two wickets on the final day of the drawn second Test against New Zealand in Perth.
"I feel now is the best time to say goodbye," he said. "I have been lucky to have a wonderful career and enjoyed every moment playing for my country."
He is Australia's fourth-highest Test wicket-taker, with 313 in 73 matches, and also took 239 one-day wickets.
Johnson was given a guard of honour by the New Zealand fielders and an ovation from the crowd as he emerged for his last Test innings shortly before lunch on the final day in Perth.
The Waca was his home ground for Western Australia and he also played for his native Queensland.
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"It's been an incredible ride," Johnson said. "But the ride has to come to an end at some point and to do so here at the Waca is very special.
"I've given the decision a lot of thought. Beyond this match, I'm just not sure that I can continue competing consistently at the level required to wear the Baggy Green."
Johnson had a good record against England, with 87 wickets in 19 Tests at an average of 25.81.
He was mocked by England fans during their series victory down under in 2010-11 for his wayward bowling. But he was one of the tourists' chief tormentors in Australia's 5-0 Ashes whitewash in 2013-14, during which he bowled with pace and hostility to take 37 wickets at 13.97.
Johnson was also a useful lower order batsman, scoring 11 half-centuries and one century during a career run haul of 2,034.
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew watched Johnson in all four of his series against England.
He said: "Johnson was pilloried, his confidence was at absolute rock bottom and everyone thought he was destroyed after the 2010-11 Ashes tour, the nadir coming when he was out first ball with the Barmy Army singing their Mitchell Johnson song at Sydney and really we thought we'd never see him again.
"But the way that he bowled on the last tour in Australia was awesome. It was proper, genuine pace, the type of which you don't see very often these days from a left-arm, slingy approach.
"He was terrifying frankly and he terrified a number of England's batsmen as we know.
"To come back from where he was to perform like that was absolutely brilliant. I'm not sure I've seen a cricketer respond quite so dramatically in Test cricket.
"He did so without any sort of notion of 'up yours' and he still took the banter with the Barmy Army really well. He's clearly a very nice guy who happens to bowl fast and that series was his for sure."
Johnson, who won the World Cup with Australia in March this year, admits he had difficult periods, including the abuse he received from England supporters during the 2010-11 Ashes defeat, the broken toe he suffered in 2011 and being left out of the 2013 Ashes tour to England.
"I had hit a pretty low period in my career, if I'd just walked away I'd have had regrets," he said.
"Coming back from that was probably one of the best moments of my career, proving to a lot of people, including myself, I had that inner strength.
"I was able to enjoy an Ashes series win in Australia, probably one of the happiest moments of my career. I'm really glad I did that."
In his column for the Cricket Australia website, Australia coach Darren Lehmann described Johnson as "a genuine champion, a bloke that we've come to call 'Caviar' after the nation's most famous and most successful thoroughbred.
"It was a joy for me to watch him fulfil his full potential as a player, having seen him develop from an obviously talented youngster in State cricket and always knowing he had very special qualities about him.
"He was also a delight to coach, although he wasn't afraid to challenge me or others if he felt that things could be done differently or better."
India legend Sachin Tendulkar, the highest run-scorer in Test and one-day international history: "Good luck to Mitchell Johnson who has always been a special bowler. Got to know him well at Mumbai Indians and enjoyed his aggressive approach!"
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke: "What an athlete! One of the best I ever played with."
Former England batsman Paul Collingwood: "Bowled rockets and still does!! Congrats on scaring the life out of every batsmen around the world mate, it was great."
South Africa one-day captain AB de Villiers: "Incredible athlete! Congrats on a magnificent career."
Former England captain Michael Vaughan: "All the England lads will be celebrating they won't have to face Mitchell Johnson again in Australia....Great career and a Great man."
Former Australia bowler Brett Lee: "Massive congratulations on a wonderful career. It was incredible to play in the same team as you. Well done mate. Happy retirement!"
Political parties have until Monday to strike a deal and form a new power-sharing coalition at Stormont.
Mrs Long said: "The nearer we get to that deadline, the harder it will be to sustain anything more than a two-party coalition."
She added that there has not been enough momentum in the talks process.
The parties returned to the talks table at Stormont on Friday after the funeral of former deputy first minister Martin McGuinness.
The Sinn Féin figurehead was buried on Thursday, when former US President Bill Clinton urged people to finish the work of peace.
The parties have until 16:00 on Monday to resolve issues that divide them - if they fail, another snap Northern Ireland Assembly election could be called, just weeks after a poll held at the start of this month.
A major sticking point for the parties has been to find a way of dealing with the legacy of the Troubles.
On Friday, Sinn Féin accused the government of "kicking this can down the road" and denying "access to justice" to families of those killed in the Troubles.
But Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire said there was a "duty" to deliver for them.
There are areas, he said, "where I see common ground and where I firmly believe that resolution can be achieved".
Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan said a "clear picture" as to the likelihood of an agreement could soon be revealed.
He said he expected more agreement as talks enter a "critical phase" over the weekend.
But there appears to be a gulf between the government and Sinn Féin on Troubles legacy matters.
Republicans have disagreed with unionists and the government over funding for outstanding inquests into numerous high-profile Troubles murders.
Sinn Féin's Conor Murphy said it was victims' families, not political parties, who needed a resolution to the issue.
"There are families out there waiting 45 years for access to justice," he said.
"The British government cannot continue to deny them access to justice."
Mr Murphy also said his party's position had not changed on the future of Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster.
His party has insisted it will not enter an executive that she is a part of until an inquiry into an energy scandal that could cost taxpayers £490m is completed.
The Ulster Unionist Party's (UUP) Steve Aiken said there are a "lot of issues that need to be worked through".
His party spent the last assembly mandate in opposition, but appears to be willing to re-enter an executive.
But he said that the UUP would "need to make sure that it's a fully inclusive government" before that would be considered.
Barnes, 24, who rides for Canyon-SRAM, outsprinted Lotta Lepisto (Cervelo-Bigla) and Kirsten Wild (Cylance) to win the 100km stage from San Fior to San Vendemiano in Italy.
Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans), the 2016 Olympic road race gold medallist, leads the general classification.
The 10-stage race ends on 9 July.
The Giro Rosa is the only grand tour race left on the women's circuit after the Tour de France Feminin was cancelled.
Barnes was among a group of eight riders, including Van der Breggen and defending champion Megan Guarnier, to split the peloton over the top of the climb at Muro Ca' del Poggio.
Elena Cecchini attacked but was caught by the group and Barnes proved strongest in the sprint for the line.
Barnes was ruled out of competition for eight months after breaking her ankle in August 2015 at the USA Pro Challenge and Sunday's triumph is her first following her lengthy recovery.
Saturday's 1-0 victory over local rivals Hamilton means the Fir Park side's fate remains in their own hands.
"It's almost impossible [to take the pressure off]. The players know the importance of it however you dress it up," Robinson said.
"We out-scrapped and out-battled them, which was a real pleasing aspect."
Robinson has stressed to his players the need to build on the Hamilton result when they face Kilmarnock at Fir Park on Tuesday night.
If Motherwell win and their Lanarkshire neighbours Accies fail to win, then Robinson's side will have secured their Premiership status.
With only four victories at Fir Park all season, the manager acknowledges the side's home form has been poor.
"It's solely in our hands, that's what we wanted to come out of Saturday's game, but we have to follow that up on Tuesday," Robinson said.
"There's still pressure, but it will be a little bit more of a relaxed atmosphere on a better surface where we can get the ball down and play.
"We just have to put the same level of commitment in as we did on Saturday and add a little bit of quality to that. I believe it will be different on our own patch, we'll play more football, but it's paramount we take the game to them.
"The pressure's completely off Kilmarnock now, so they can relax and play. You do make decisions under pressure that you wouldn't normally make as footballers. I'm not going to worry too much about Kilmarnock. We're aware of their threats, they have a great record away from home and they have the best defensive record in the bottom six, so we're well aware it will be a tough game.
"Our home form hasn't been good enough. Things haven't gone for us, we've actually played well in the last three or four home games, but the harder you work sometimes the luckier you get. I don't think there's any fear of playing at home or a problem with fans getting on players' backs. In the main they've been very much behind the players given the situation and we ask for the same again."
Motherwell goalkeeper Russell Griffiths admits there was a "big sigh of relief" from the players following the full-time whistle at Hamilton on Saturday.
The 21-year-old is on loan at Fir Park from Everton and is playing for his future, with his contract at Goodison ending in the summer.
"I'm a free agent at the end of the season, so if everything went well here I could hopefully sign here, but I'm still waiting to hear back from Everton what their plans are," Griffiths said.
"We'll get the next few games out the way and then see where we stand from there. Depending on how I perform will contribute a lot to what happens to me next season."
The 45-year-old man was found behind premises between Countess Street and Nineyard Street in Saltcoats at about 21:45 on Saturday.
The man was taken by ambulance to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock where he was treated for a head injury.
Det Insp William McDicken said one line of inquiry is that he may have been struck by a vehicle in Nineyard Street.
He added: "Officers have been carrying out inquiries in the local area and are gathering CCTV footage to gather more information on whoever is responsible for this attack.
"At this time, I would urge any witnesses to the incident, or anyone who has any information that may assist our investigation to contact Saltcoats police office through 101."
"Accession could occur in 2020, less than three and a half years after the UK's referendum on EU membership" - Vote Leave
The claim: Leave campaigners claim five countries: Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey will join the EU soon.
Reality Check verdict: The five countries are not going to join the EU any time soon and their admission to the EU - once they fulfil all the criteria - will be subject to a veto by the UK and all the other 27 existing EU countries.
Michael Gove, who said on Friday, 20 May 2016, that the population of the UK would increase by between 2.6 million and 5 million by 2030, based his prediction on the "future migration from the A5 on the assumption of their accession in 2020".
The Vote Leave campaign says that the EU enlargement is "an explicit policy of the European Commission and the British government".
It accuses the Prime Minister David Cameron of misleading the public over his support for Turkey's EU membership.
Penny Mordaunt MP, minister of state for the armed forces, who also campaigns for the UK to leave the EU, told Andrew Marr that Turkey would join the EU in the next eight years.
She said that the British people would not get to vote on Turkey joining, and denied that the British government had a veto over Turkey's membership.
So, will the EU admit the five new countries in the next few years? Does the UK have a veto on it and would it be prepared to use it in this case?
European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker said in 2014: "Under my presidency of the commission, ongoing negotiations will continue … but no further enlargement will take place over the next five years". The mandate of the current commission's president expires on 1 November 2019.
David Cameron has indeed been a strong supporter of the Turkish membership of the EU in the past. In July 2010, on a visit to Turkey, David Cameron warned France and Germany not to shut Turkey "out of the club".
More recently, in October 2015, he said that the British government's policy on Turkey joining the EU had not changed, when asked about it in the House of Commons.
But he has changed his line more recently and today he told Robert Peston that Turkey joining the EU was not "remotely on the cards […] any time soon".
The UK, as well as all the other 27 EU countries, has a veto on any new country joining the EU.
A veto on the new countries joining has been in place case ever since the European integration began.
In 1963 French President Charles de Gaulle vetoed British membership of European Economic Community, the name for the EU at the time.
Once all the existing EU countries agree to admit a new member - and in the case of Turkey countries such as France, Cyprus and Greece have expressed serious reservations - this decision must then be approved by the European Parliament and be ratified by the parliaments of all existing EU states.
Only then can a new country join the EU.
There is no requirement in the UK to hold a referendum on a new country joining the EU - but it can do that if it chooses to. The UK has not held a referendum when the new countries joined in the past.
Lord Owen, a former foreign secretary, and leave campaigners said today that "the EU is continuing the preparatory work for Turkey at an accelerating pace".
The EU-Turkey deal from March 2016, on stemming the flow of refugees and migrants into the EU, included a confirmation by both sides that they would "re-energise the accession process".
This process is already under a considerable strain, only two months after the deal.
The EU promised short-term visa-free travel for Turkish citizens in the Schengen area, but it demanded that Turkey changes its anti-terror law in exchange.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would not do so and added: "We'll go our way, you go yours."
All would-be members take a long time to clear all the hurdles required to join the EU, because they are required to adopt and enforce all the current EU rules before they can be admitted to the bloc.
Turkey has taken a particularly long time so far.
It applied to join what was then the European Economic Community in 1987. It then waited 10 years to be declared "eligible" for accession talks, which finally started in October 2005.
In 10 years Turkey only managed to adopt the rules on one of the 35 policy areas: science and research. In most other areas it has not even made a start.
Montenegro started the policy area negotiations with the EU in 2012 and Serbia in December 2015. FYR Macedonia and Albania have not even started yet.
It took Croatia, Poland and Hungary 10 years to complete the process. At the current rate, none of the five countries would be ready to join for some time to come.
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"It's our first Congress post the Brexit vote so we want people focused on jobs, workers' rights and investment, because we are very clear that workers mustn't pay the price," says the TUC's general secretary Frances O'Grady.
In the run-up to the vote, Ms O'Grady was a prominent voice for the Remain camp, even taking part in the BBC's Great Debate at Wembley Arena.
"I've played Wembley," she jokes. "I don't think they'll be inviting me back!"
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Trades unions are worried about Brexit. Many fear that workers' rights will be sacrificed as the government seeks to entice investment into Britain in the years ahead.
"Workers have to have a voice at the table," Ms O'Grady adds, before saying she believes so many people in traditional Labour communities voted to leave the EU because "they felt shafted, it was one hell of a protest vote".
"I was going around factories where it was clear that there was a Brexit presence and in some surprising areas, where the implications of the vote and future investment and jobs was pretty clear. People felt let down."
In the wake of the vote she says there needs to be a common response to a massive challenge.
And she points to the potential for some interesting "alignments", highlighting the government's new enthusiasm for industrial policy.
"Any industrial strategy worth its salt has got to deliver better jobs, better pay and a plan for the future," she says.
Ms O'Grady has already met Business Secretary Greg Clark who she found "an enthusiastic listener".
And in the coming weeks she plans to meet Prime Minister Theresa May - who criticised soaring executive pay and promised worker representation in the boardroom during her election campaign.
"It's interesting that a Conservative prime minister is looking at corporate governance reform to give workers a voice at the top of a company. It suggests to me that the fault lines are changing."
She sees another potential alignment with good employers who are concerned about the growth of casualisation and insecure working practices.
She praises the work of the Unite union in highlighting conditions at Sports Direct. This week the firm said it would put a workers' representative on its board and offer shop workers guaranteed hours instead of zero-hours contracts.
And at next week's Congress, the TUC will launch a new initiative to put firms under the spotlight and reach out to young people who are on the front line of casualisation.
"We are not satisfied that any worker should not know whether they will be able to pay their bills at the end of the week, because they don't know how many hours they are going to work," she says.
The TUC says that young people tend to be more concentrated in sectors including retail, care and hospitality which are known for insecure employment and where firms are often resistant to union recognition.
"We have a real opportunity to reach people on a vast scale and shame those who are exploiting young people. They need to be named and shamed." she says.
Meanwhile, many union reps heading to Brighton will travel by Southern Rail, which has been the focus of strike action called by the RMT union in a dispute over plans to cut the staff on trains.
Ms O'Grady says the TUC backs them and argues that many passengers don't want to see staff cuts, particularly the elderly, disabled or mums with kids.
She believes "the railway is safer in all sorts of ways by having those staff on trains" and that it would save taxpayers money to bring the railways under public control.
But will the current Labour leadership campaign overshadow the Congress?
Several of the major unions including Unite, Unison and the CWU are backing Jeremy Corbyn, but the GMB and the shopworkers' union Usdaw are among those supporting Owen Smith.
The result of the election will be known on 24 September.
Mr Corbyn is expected to speak at a private union dinner in Brighton on Monday night and he also has a rally in the town the following evening.
"What I hope Congress will be, is a bit of a break from that circus," says Ms O'Grady, while remaining tight-lipped on where she will be casting her vote.
The study, published in Nature Neuroscience, also suggests if we do not use our sense of smell, we begin to lose it.
The New York University Langone Medical Center team says their work also raises hopes of reversing loss of smell caused by ageing or disease.
But a UK expert thought that was unlikely.
Impairment in the sense of smell is associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, and even normal ageing.
Exactly why smell weakens remains a mystery, but the Langone team have pinpointed a half-inch-sized area of the rat brain called the piriform (olfactory) cortex where the problems appear to occur.
The researchers placed thirsty rats in boxes with a snout-sized hole in each of three walls and exposed them to brief blasts of odours through the middle hole.
There were three different smells: a mix of 10 chemicals from fruits, oils, and cleaning agents; the same mixture with one chemical replaced by another; and the same mixture minus one of the chemicals.
When the rodents identified one smell, they were rewarded with a sip of water by going to the hole in the left side wall, for another smell they received water by going to the right side wall.
Rats could readily distinguish between odours when a chemical had been replaced in one mixture, but when one component had simply been removed, they could not differentiate.
The researchers anaesthetised the rats and inserted electrodes into their brains.
Within the olfactory bulb, each smell produced a different pattern of electrical activity.
But in the piriform cortex the odours that rats could tell apart produced distinct patterns of activity, while those they could not distinguish produced identical patterns.
The researchers then trained a new group of rats to discriminate between the odours the first animals could not tell apart by rewarding them over and over with sips water for choosing the appropriate hole.
In the rats' piriform cortex, activity patterns elicited by these similar odours were now different as well.
A third group of animals were trained to ignore the difference between odours the first rats could readily distinguish by giving them water at the same hole after exposure to either odour.
This effectively dulled their sense of smell: the rats could not tell one smell from the other, even for a reward.
Their loss of discrimination was reflected in the piriform cortex, which now produced similar electrical patterns in response to both odours.
Lead researcher Prof Donald Wilson said: "We located where in the brain loss of smell may happen.
"And we showed that training can improve the sense of smell, and also make it worse.
"Our findings suggest that while olfactory impairment may reflect real damage to the sensory system, in some cases it may be a 'use it or lose it' phenomenon."
Andrew McCombe, honorary secretary of the British Association of Otorhinolaryngologists ENT-UK, said there was good evidence that keeping mentally active was good for brain function.
However, he said training our sense of smell was only likely to be helpful in its long-term preservation.
He said: "Loss of sense of smell is fortunately not too common but it is miserable when it happens as you usually lose your sense of taste - particularly flavour - to some extent too.
"Whilst interesting research, I am not sure it's going to suddenly lead to a significant change in the way we treat loss of sense of smell which sadly is usually permanent and complete when it happens."
The 27-year-old defender was found dead at his home in Derry on 19 March.
During the pre-match warm-up in Buncrana on Friday night, Derry's players wore white tee-shirts bearing their late captain's surname and his regular squad number five.
The club's youth players formed the number five on the pitch as the teams came out at Maginn Park.
With members of the McBride family in attendance, a minute's applause took place before the kick-off.
Ryan's sister CaitlÃn said it was a great source of comfort for the family.
"I think the family's just overwhelmed by how well everybody's turned out to remember Ryan and we just want to thank the people of Derry and especially Derry City," she said.
"It's been great, it's just been so much comfort, reading so many good things about him and the great things people have said about him, it's just been amazing."
Derry City director Denis Bradley said it had been a difficult time for the club.
"This tribute tonight I think is just a recognition and some kind of expression of the warmth in which this young player was held," he said.
"The captain, but just a local lad too who gave it all for the club and I think the local supporters have just come out in a very strong tribute saying 'death's very final, but the memory goes on and I think will go for a long time'."
Former Derry City striker Liam Coyle added: "He was starting to mature as a player, you could see the captaincy was bringing out the best in him and he was hitting his peak.
"I think Ryan was turning into the best centre half in Ireland and it's just unfortunate we didn't get to see the best of him."
Derry City lost the game 3-2 to Bray Wanderers.
Oliver Robbins, Home Office second permanent secretary, drew criticism from MPs after sidestepping a series of questions about the Border Force budget - and was threatened with contempt.
After just 20 minutes, chairman Keith Vaz ordered him to leave the session.
Mr Robbins was told to return to the Home Office and provide the answers by the end of the working day.
Mr Vaz said: "I'm going to excuse you from this committee because I think your evidence so far has been unsatisfactory."
The Whitehall mandarin had been asked by the committee whether Sir Charles Montgomery, the organisation's director general, had been told what his budget was for the year.
Sir Charles, who reports to Mr Robbins, had previously told the committee he expected to know the figure by the start of the financial year.
Mr Robbins said it was "not easy to answer it in a simple yes or no".
But a clearly irritated Mr Vaz said someone of Mr Robbins' position should know the answer to the question whether "someone below them knows what their budget is or not".
"It is extremely unsatisfactory," he added, and said he expected the answer from Mr Robbins by 18:00 BST.
Mr Vaz also said he would be writing to Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood to complain.
William King, 52, raped a 12-year-old girl and forced another child to perform a sex act on him during years of abuse committed two decades ago.
King, from Dunfermline, was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh.
The father-of-two had denied the offences but was convicted of three sex charges.
He was acquitted of a further charge of rape on a not proven verdict.
King was convicted of sexually abusing one of his victims, Dana Fowley, who has waived her right to anonymity, between August 1992 and June 1995 at houses in Edinburgh and Inverkeithing and having unlawful sexual intercourse with her as a 12-year-old child.
He was also found guilty of indecency towards a second girl who he preyed on from the age of seven until she was 10, from 1990 to 1994, at houses in Edinburgh and Inverkeithing, molesting her and forcing her to perform a sex act on him.
He had also been accused of raping the second victim, but was acquitted on that charge.
Lady Wolffe told him she had to mark "society's abhorrence" at such sexual abuse committed over a number of years towards girls who were vulnerable because of their age.
Ms Fowley said outside the court: "I am delighted. I have been waiting 19 years for this."
She said she had first reported the offending to police in 1997 and, during evidence in court, detailed some of the other abuse she had suffered as a child at the hands of her mother, King's late father, Billy senior (Ms Fowley's stepfather), his grandparents, and other accomplices.
She said: "There were more abuse days than normal days."
She said Billy King began abusing her at the age of five.
Ms Fowley, 36, told jurors how her mother was jailed for her part in the abuse along with others. Caroline Dunsmore was 43 when she was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2007.
John O'Flaherty was 50 when he was sentenced to 13 years and Morris "Mo" Petch was also 50 when he was given a life sentence the same year.
A book on her experiences called "How could she?" was later published.
The 32-year-old said the abuse had been "devastating" and added: "I never, ever forget. I live with this every single day."
Defence counsel Ronnie Renucci challenged a background report prepared on King over a claim that the likelihood of his re-offending remained high.
He said: "He accepts that a custodial sentence is inevitable. He accepts the verdict of the jury. He does not agree with it."
King was earlier put on the sex offenders register.
Det Sgt Graham Watson of Police Scotland said he hoped the sentence could give King's "brave" victims "some comfort".
He said: "King will now be spending a considerable amount of time in prison, having failed to accept and admit the suffering he caused and forcing the two women to recount again what happened to them over 20 years ago.
"Tackling sexual crime is a priority for Police Scotland, we want to encourage people to come forward."
Six thousand people will attend the Last Night of the Proms event in the National Trust property in Enniskillen.
The classical music show on 9 September will see internationally acclaimed musicians performing alongside the Ulster Orchestra, led by David Brophy.
Last year, the concert was staged at Belfast's Titanic Slipways.
The BBC Proms is the world's largest classical music festival, with more than 90 concerts and other events taking place over eight weeks across the UK.
The Northern Ireland Proms is in its 16th year, with Hillsborough, Carrickfergus and Bangor having hosted major outside broadcasts in previous years.
Audiences can expect "a very special evening" with the "very best in music-making" from the Castle Coole show, said BBC Northern Ireland director Peter Johnston.
"Proms in the Park is one of the most ambitious outside broadcasts and events we undertake each year, with huge demand for tickets year-on-year," he added.
The concert will be hosted by Claire McCollum and Noel Thompson, with key moments being broadcast live on BBC television and a highlights programme shown at a later date.
The show will also be live on BBC Radio Ulster.
Robert Gibson of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council said Castle Coole is an "inspired choice" to mark the Last Night of the Proms.
The decision was made by the country's constitutional watchdog, the Guardian Council, which has the authority to ban prospective candidates on the grounds of unsuitability for the post of president.
More than anything, the disqualification of Mr Rafsanjani will have serious consequences for the Islamic Republic itself.
For one thing, it means that the centrist faction led by the 78-year-old has been pushed out of the political establishment.
All those who felt he was representing them in this election will now probably step out of the political process and boycott it.
This includes several important social groups, such as sections of the middle class, the Bazaaris, or commercial class, and the more traditional clergy.
Mr Rafsanjani's disqualification also shows a weaker and agitated political establishment prepared to rip out its own roots.
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The Islamic Republic now stands more vulnerable to the elements. It will have to create more brutal defence mechanisms to protect itself from the very social groups it has rejected.
Mr Rafsanjani is a founding member of the Islamic Republic, the man who managed and then ended eight years of war with Iraq in the 1980s and led the subsequent reconstruction programme.
But after half a century in revolutionary politics he had become a moderate. For the past four years he has been calling for moderation at home and in foreign policy, as well as a more open and tolerant society.
The conservative faction and the right-wing could not tolerate this change and have been pushing him back, step by step, from his areas of authority. His children were even sent to prison on what many said were trumped-up charges.
Now, as Mr Rafsanjani goes down, his de facto coalition of reformists and centrists could abandon him and effectively send him into retirement.
With the disqualification, elements from the reformist camp will argue that Mr Rafsanjani's attempt to participate in the election process was a worthwhile venture that mobilised parts of their social base. But this group will probably be in the minority.
Some will criticise him for abandoning the declared objectives of the pro-reform camp - as set by the imprisoned leader Mir Hussein Mousavi - in favour of an ill-judged political venture.
Others will lose faith and abandon politics altogether. At best, they will say that in the long term the rise of an educated middle class will turn the tables. At worst, they will succumb to political isolationism.
Things could also move towards a more radical posture too. Despite seeing the chaos in Syria, Libya and Egypt, some opposition groups will argue that there is no hope short of bringing down the regime in its entirety.
Whatever the upcoming scenarios might be, with Mr Rafsanjani officially outside the political mainstream, the Islamic Republic has turned an important page in its history.
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In Northern Ireland, where much fewer properties are sold, the data includes asking prices and mortgage valuations. We have no rental data for Northern Ireland.
The map may suggest that you can't afford to live where you are living now - but this might be because the price of property in your area and interest rates have changed since you got your mortgage. If you were trying to get a mortgage to buy your house today, you might need a bigger deposit and larger monthly payments.
If there are fewer than 25 properties matching your criteria in an area, it will come up with "no data". Figures based on a smaller number of properties would be unreliable.
If you hover over an area to see much you have to pay and see a negative price - your deposit and monthly payments are more than the value of the property.
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Leona Aglukkaq rejected calls from provincial officials to intervene, saying political involvement would be "a recipe for disaster".
Licensing rules for the generic drug, oxycodone, will be tightened, she said.
Canada's patent on the opioid will expire on 25 November, with generic approval expected soon afterwards.
The drug's producer, Purdue Pharma, has also introduced OxyNeo, a version designed to be harder to crush and inject, that is yet to be certified as "tamper-proof".
"I do not believe that politicians should pick and choose which drugs get approved," Ms Aglukkaq said in a letter to provincial and territorial health ministers.
"While intentions may be noble in this circumstance, what stops future politicians from caving into public pressure and allowing unproven, unsafe drugs on the market once political pressure starts to mount?"
Ms Aglukkaq wrote that she would be open to further restrictions on the drug if Canada's provinces could not control the generic version.
Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews had led a campaign calling on Ms Aglukkaq to reject the cheaper, generic form of the drug.
"I am profoundly disappointed in Minister Aglukkaq's decision to ignore the threat to public safety posed by generic OxyContin and to allow it to enter the Canadian market," Ms Matthews said in a statement.
One MP told CBC News that the health minister's decision would exacerbate an already complex situation.
"They've not fixed the problem and now they're going to make it worse," Carolyn Bennett, a Liberal Party member, said.
Highly addictive OxyContin pills are widely available in major cities, but the price skyrockets in far-flung First Nations communities, where addicts can pay up to $600 (£380).
North West Ambulance Service said it received 3,827 calls on Monday, compared with 3,115 on the same day last year.
One caller rang to complain they had "heard their ankle crack".
The service said inappropriate calls increased waiting times for callers who genuinely needed help.
Other nuisance calls recorded over January and February included:
Ged Blezard, assistant director of operations, said: "I have worked in the ambulance service for 30 years and I cannot understand why people call us for minor ailments which can be easily dealt with [elsewhere].
"The ambulance service is not a taxi or mobile first aid service. We are here for life-threatening or potentially life-threatening emergencies."
Ovarian tumours are often deadly as they are caught too late.
A 14-year study on 200,000 women, published in the Lancet, has been welcomed as a potentially landmark moment in cancer screening.
But the researchers and independent experts say it is still too soon to call for mass screening because of concerns about the analysis.
Ovarian cancer is difficult to pick up as symptoms, including abdominal pain, persistent bloating and difficulty eating, are common in other conditions.
The UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening is one of the biggest clinical trials ever conducted and is supposed to give the definitive verdict on screening.
It monitored levels of a chemical called CA125 in women's blood.
Doctors tracked changes in the levels of CA125, which is produced by ovarian tissue, over time and if levels became elevated then the women were sent for further tests and ultimately surgery.
The results are now in, but the interpretation is a bit messy and the researchers admit it is "controversial".
Their initial statistical analysis of the data showed no benefit to screening. But there was a benefit when they removed the data from any women who may have already started to develop ovarian tumours.
The researchers then performed a more forgiving statistical analysis, which also showed a benefit.
Trial leader Prof Usha Menon, from UCL, told the BBC News website: "Is there clear evidence? I would say no.
"We don't have clear evidence to go ahead with screening, but what we have are really encouraging estimates of around a 20% reduction, which we need to confirm."
Any benefit to screening seems to be delayed - kicking in towards the end of the trial.
The researchers are continuing to follow the patients for what is expected to be another three years to confirm whether there is a benefit.
Kevin McConway, a professor of applied statistics at the Open University, said: "Doing these extra analyses can be seen as an appropriate response to how the data turned out to look, which in some respects weren't as they originally expected.
"But equally it is also the case that the more analyses done, the more likely it is that one of the results will come out as positive.
"The results are promising, but perhaps not all that promising."
There is also the risk that screening can do harm and the test led to some women having unnecessary surgery to remove benign growths.
Dr Adam Shaw, the clinical lead for cancer genetics at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, said the findings were "very encouraging" but there was still more work to do.
"Nonetheless, this study is a landmark step in devising effective screening for ovarian cancer, which is often portrayed as the silent killer."
Dr Fiona Reddington, from Cancer Research UK, said: "It's uncertain whether or not screening can reduce ovarian cancer deaths overall.
"While this is an important step in ovarian cancer research, we would not recommend a national screening programme at this point."
The UK's National Screening Committee, which decides what diseases should be screened for, says it will have to make a "scientifically sound decision" and will review the findings.
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Parents are now allowed to leave the gender blank on birth certificates, in effect creating a new category of "indeterminate sex".
The move is aimed at removing pressure on parents to make quick decisions on sex assignment surgery for newborns.
However, some campaigners say the new law does not go far enough.
As many as one in 2,000 people have characteristics of both sexes.
They are known as "intersex" people because they have a mixture of male and female chromosomes or even genitalia which have characteristics of both genders.
The intense difficulty for parents is often that a gender has to be chosen very quickly so that the new child can be registered with the authorities, the BBC's Steve Evans in Berlin reports.
Sometimes surgery is done on the baby to turn its physical characteristics as far as possible in one direction or the other, our correspondent says.
The law in Germany has been changed following a review of cases which revealed great unhappiness.
In one case, a person with no clear gender-defining genitalia was subjected to surgery. The person said many years later: "I am neither a man nor a woman. I will remain the patchwork created by doctors, bruised and scarred."
German passports, which currently list the holder's sex as M for male or F for female, will have a third designation, X, for intersex holders, according to the interior ministry.
It remains unclear what impact the change will have on marriage and partnership laws in Germany.
Current laws define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, and civil partnerships are reserved for same-sex couples.
Silvan Agius of IGLA-Europe, which campaigns for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex people, said the law needed to go further.
"While on the one hand it has provided a lot of visibility about intersex issues... it does not address the surgeries and the medicalisation of intersex people and that's not good - that has to change," he told the BBC.
While Germany is the first country in Europe to legally recognise a third gender, several other nations have already taken similar steps.
Australians have had the option of selecting "x" as their gender - meaning indeterminate, unspecified or intersex - on passport applications since 2011. A similar option was introduced for New Zealanders in 2012.
In South Asia, Bangladesh has offered an "other" gender category on passport applications since 2011.
Nepal began recognising a third gender on its census forms in 2007 while Pakistan made it an option on national identity cards in 2011.
India added a third gender category to voter lists in 2009.
While transgender or intersex people have long been accepted in Thailand and are officially recognised by the country's military, they do not have any separate legal status.
Champions Celtic will be presented with the Premiership trophy after their match against Motherwell - Ronny Deila's last match in charge of the Glasgow side.
Elsewhere, Ross County visit Aberdeen and Hearts host St Johnstone.
And, in the Championship play-off final second leg, Ayr United and Stranraer are tied at 1-1 going into their meeting at Somerset Park.
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The decision was taken amid safety fears over the close proximity of the county show to major road junctions.
Red 10 Squadron Leader Mike Ling said the decision was not linked to the Shoreham Airshow vintage jet crash, which killed 11 people last year.
Suffolk Show organisers expressed disappointment over the move, but agreed safety was a priority.
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Mr Ling said: "Even before the tragic events at Shoreham there's always a very in-depth site survey of each display site to make sure it's suitable.
"It just so happens that this site isn't suitable, and people have tried to put two and two together and come out with the fact that it's Shoreham that's made this happen."
He said they had to take into account built-up areas including the south-east corner of Ipswich, the major junction of the A12/A14, and they could not afford to take any risks.
Suffolk Show director Bill Baker said he was disappointed, but was grateful to the Red Arrows for attempting to bring the aerial display team to the county.
He said: "If I'm disappointed about anything, it's that the news leaked out and this wasn't all behind closed doors.
"Safety absolutely has to be paramount and I fully respect the decision that's been taken."
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said the prison service would remain in charge at Hatfield, Lindholme and Moorland, all in South Yorkshire.
Serco was named as the leading bidder in July but the company has been accused of over-charging the government for electronically tagging criminals.
Mr Grayling said the privatisation was cancelled for "operational reasons".
"The investigations remain ongoing," he said in a statement.
"The impact of the delay and the uncertainty this has created mean that for operational reasons we cannot postpone the outcome of the competition process any further.
"I have therefore decided that the competition for these prisons will cease and that all three prisons will be managed by HM Prison Service."
Labour's shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan called the decision a "humiliating climbdown".
By Iain WatsonPolitical correspondent, BBC News
Despite some uncomfortable headlines, the government remains committed to giving private companies more responsibility for running public services.
Ministers argue that the procurement process has been improved in recent years, with better services being delivered at lower cost.
So halting the privatisation of three south Yorkshire prisons is something of an embarrassing setback.
But the political logic was clear - you really can't put a company which is under criminal investigation itself in charge of the nation's jails.
The bigger problem for the government is that the decision has raised questions about the whole process of contracting out services to the private sector.
The justice secretary Chris Grayling said today that the government is still fully committed to what he called "a mixed market for public services".
Yet he also admitted that the publicly-run Prison Service has significantly reduced costs - and is currently delivering value for money.
So the Prison Governors Association has declared there is no need for further contracting out.
And there's political pressure from Labour - and some Lib Dems - to suspend the privatisation of the probation service, too.
The government has the political will to go ahead, but may yet face practical difficulties if some of the potential bidders remain under the cloud of a fraud investigation.
"David Cameron and Chris Grayling's plans for the prison system are in tatters," he said.
"Their talk of a rehabilitation revolution is nothing but a pipe-dream. The severe shortage of prison places combined with cuts in staff is causing huge problems and is putting public safety at risk."
Serco and G4S are both subject to an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office.
An audit suggested they took money for tagging criminals who were dead, in jail, or never existed.
Both firms have been excluded from new government contracts while a review of their operations is carried out.
Serco said it understood that, given "the urgent need for change" at the prisons, the privatisation plans as they stood were not in the institutions' best interests.
Acting group chief executive Ed Casey said: "From meetings with the UK government, it is clear that the operational needs of the prisons will be best served by the necessary changes being implemented without further delay.
Mr Casey took over when Christopher Hyman resigned last month after almost 20 years with the company.
The move was greeted as "great news" by the Prison Governors Association union.
"It should be seen as recognition of the recent hard work completed in order to modernise and streamline the public sector prison service," president Eoin McClennan said.
Prison reform campaigners welcomed what they described as a ministerial "U-turn" but called for the government to go further.
Frances Crook, chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, said the justice secretary should "reverse the justice privatisation tide currently being witnessed across the country".
She added: "Something as important as taking away someone's freedom should only be done by the state, answerable to voters.
But the Ministry of Justice insisted it "remained fully committed to a mixed market in public services".
Buffon, making his 620th appearance in the league, denied Diego Farias after referee Fabio Maresca used VAR to award the spot-kick for an Alex Sandro foul.
Juventus were already leading at that point through Mario Mandzukic's volley.
Paulo Dybala swept in a second for the hosts before Gonzalo Higuain struck.
Juventus are looking to record a seventh straight Serie A title this season.
Match ends, Juventus 3, Cagliari 0.
Second Half ends, Juventus 3, Cagliari 0.
Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stephan Lichtsteiner.
Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus).
João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Juventus).
Marco Andreolli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Marco Andreolli.
Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Costa.
Hand ball by Nicolò Barella (Cagliari).
Attempt blocked. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Costa.
Substitution, Cagliari. Daniele Dessena replaces Luca Cigarini.
Substitution, Cagliari. Marco Sau replaces Duje Cop.
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Paolo Faragò.
Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Juventus).
João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
Foul by Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus).
Artur Ionita (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus).
Artur Ionita (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Juventus. Douglas Costa replaces Juan Cuadrado.
Substitution, Juventus. Blaise Matuidi replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
Goal! Juventus 3, Cagliari 0. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Sandro.
Offside, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado tries a through ball, but Stephan Lichtsteiner is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Artur Ionita (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Cagliari. João Pedro replaces Simone Padoin.
Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
Diego Farias (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Juventus. Sami Khedira replaces Claudio Marchisio.
Attempt missed. Paolo Faragò (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
Diego Farias (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
The 23-year-old LottoNL-Jumbo rider held off Great Britain's Dan McLay to win by half a bike length.
Team Sky's Ben Swift came third in the 218km stage, the longest of the eight-day race.
Yellow jersey holder Julien Vermote crossed the line in fifth to retain his six-second overall lead.
1. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned/LottoNL-Jumbo) 5hrs 28mins 49secs
2. Dan McLay (GB/Great Britain) same time
3. Ben Swift (GB/Team Sky)
4. Carlos Barbero (Spa/Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)
5. Julien Vermote (Bel/Etixx Quick-Step)
6. Boy van Poppel (Ned/Trek-Segafredo)
7. Luka Mezgec (SVK/Orica-BikeExchange)
8. Nicolas Vereecken (Bel/An Post-Chain Reaction)
9. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Team Giant-Alpecin)
10. Diego Rubio (Spa/Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)
1. Julien Vermote (Bel/Etixx Quick-Step) 18hrs 22mins 04secs
2. Stephen Cummings (GB/Dimension Data) +06secs
3. Ben Swift (GB/Team Sky) +1min 03secs
4. Tony Gallopin (Fra/Lotto Soudal) same time
5. Daniel Martin (Ire/Etixx Quick-Step) +1min 04secs
6. Xandro Meurisse (Bel/Wanty-Groupe Gobert) +1min 08secs
7. Dylan van Baarle (Ned/Cannondale Drapac) +1min 12secs
8. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Team Giant-Alpecin) same time
9. Guillaume Martin (Fra/Wanty-Groupe Gobert)
10. Nicholas Roche (Ire/Team Sky) +1min 16secs
The cenotaph was erected on the green at Stoke Gifford around 90 years ago but in the last three years the "big lump of rock" has begun to subside.
The Parish Council has put up £2,000 but a further £3,500 is needed to stop the memorial "going down".
Brian Hewittt, from the Royal British Legion, said: "It's taller than me at the moment but it's catching me up."
The local stone pillar, set on a square plinth, was erected in 1927 to commemorate the 18 "men who fell" in World War One and World War Two.
But according to Mr Hewitt, the "tremendous amount of rain" over the past three winters has "washed the soil away from the foundations".
"The cenotaph is quite heavy - it's a big lump of rock - and because it's so heavy it's gradually going down," he said.
"We don't want to lose it because we're all very proud of it - so it will have to be lifted out so that they can rebuild the foundations."
Built largely from public funds, the monument is now the responsibility of Stoke Gifford Parish Council.
Its clerk, David Shield, said they had "ringfenced a small amount of money towards the necessary repairs".
"We've also been in contact with the War Memorials Trust and we've very hopeful that there may well be some grant funding that can be allocated to the project," he said.
"But it would be wonderful if there were donations from either the public or local organisations."
The former Liberal Democrat MP for Montgomeryshire said he needed surgery as his teeth are "disintegrating", making it difficult to eat.
It follows his 1998 accident in which he fell 98ft (30m), sustaining serious facial injuries and breaking his sternum, ribs and back in 12 places.
The operation on the NHS was medical and not cosmetic, he added.
Speaking to the Jason Mohammad programme, Mr Opik said he was already two years into the treatment and will have a further two years of work after going under the knife.
"Even at that time I knew it was going to have a life-changing effect on me, not just physically but psychologically," he said.
"Interestingly enough it took some time for that effect to take hold and it's still a driver in changing my thinking today."
The operation on 26 January will see his jaw broken and reconstructed.
"Whether or not I look like George Clooney, or indeed Nick Clegg, at least I will be able to eat," he joked.
Mr Opik lost his parliamentary seat in 2010.
This week's statement by Iain McNicol, general secretary of the Labour Party, was blunt: "There is no place for abuse of any kind in the party," he declared. "There is simply too much of it taking place and it needs to stop."
Politics involves debate and sometimes it gets heated; but when a party has to restrain the discussion within its own ranks, something has gone seriously wrong.
Labour is holding a leadership election this summer, but has had to suspend its most basic forums for debate - the regular meetings of its constituency parties. That's how bad things have got between those who support Jeremy Corbyn and those who do not.
I heard an example of this from Nora Mulreedy, a member from north London. When she complained about postings in a closed Facebook group in which a fellow member had referred to "killing" disloyal MPs, she found herself the subject of complaint for raising it in public.
Mr McNicol argues that condemning abuse is not enough, and he urged members to report such behaviour to Labour's "validation" department. I assume these are the same people currently scrutinising those wanting to vote in this leadership election who applied during last week's 48-hour window for registered supporters.
According to those involved, there are just 15 people scrutinising around 183,500 would-be voters. Software "cobbled together in-house" is checking social media posts for any evidence that applicants don't share Labour's values.
They're "looking at bile", a source inside the party says, and expect a number in the low thousands to be rejected for that reason.
On the surface, Labour is in rude health. It's size has more than doubled in a year, to more than 515,000, something that these days is pretty rare.
Many in its establishment, though, are nervous of these new members; older hands fear a re-run of the early 1980s, when what was called the "Militant Tendency" was accused of infiltration.
At a telephone canvassing event at the offices of Unite, one of the big unions which affiliate to Labour, one woman told me her attempts to join the party had been rejected; for nearly a year, she'd tried without success to get an explanation.
She told me she'd last been in the party in the early 1980s, and hadn't belonged to any other party since. She did admit to having been a member of Militant at the time, "but that was thirty years ago," she said. "I'm over sixty now, I work with children, I'm not going to be lobbing bricks through anyone's window."
A few years ago, she might well have been readmitted. After all, some ex-Militants even ended up as MPs (one I know of was a pretty successful Business Minister). On the other side, quite a lot of those who defected to the SDP also rejoined without fuss.
Now, though, suspicion and mutual distrust suggest neither side is willing to believe the declared motives of the other. Abuse is a symptom of that, magnified by social media which seems to have the same effect on some people as getting behind the wheel does on others. Twitter rage, like road rage, has its casualties.
Professor Tim Bale and colleagues at Queen Mary, University of London surveyed new members. Of those who've joined since 2015, only around 30 per cent of them have delivered leaflets and half that number have done canvassing.
"Far more of them actually are prepared to re-tweet and to share things on Facebook. These are people who are in politics electronically, as it were; they're clicktavists, not activists."
Things will be particularly intense online and everywhere else between now and 8 August, the final deadline for leadership votes.
It's too late to become a party member or registered supporter; but members of affiliated organisations, including unions and the quaintly named Woodcraft Folk among others, who can apply for a vote until that date.
Nora, who I mentioned earlier, is part of Saving Labour, the online campaign seeking to counter the Corbyn surge. Her opposition to Mr Corbyn remaining leader is because she believes he lessens the chances of a general election victory. She's irritated that people like her are dismissed as "Blairite", a word that's used as a term of abuse.
"If wanting a Labour Government that can fight against poverty in a meaningful way, changes laws, gets people more money in their pocket makes me a Blairite, fine. I'll take that label and wear it proudly," she says.
Still, there are signs that the ten months of Mr Corbyn's leadership has diminished some of the euphoria.
The telephone canvassing event I mentioned was organised by Momentum, a group which helped him to win. During the telephone conversations, I noticed one of the questions being asked was a respondent's "reason for dropping support for JC". Among the potential boxes to tick in response was "bad party leader".
One of those I met there was Noel, a smartly dressed elderly man who'd joined Labour on leaving the RAF in 1969. He's frustrated at the growing gulf between Corbyn supporters like him and most of the party's MPs.
"The Labour Party in parliament is a flower without any roots," he says. "The party in the country are roots without any flowers."
Jeremy Corbyn's critics doubtless would say the roots are fine, but too many weeds have now attached themselves.
Yet Mr Corbyn still enjoys one big advantage - the passion of his supporters. By contrast, at the end of my interview with Nora and two of her fellow supporters of Saving Labour, my producer noticed that they hadn't mentioned Owen Smith, the leadership challenger, at all.
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Taking place in Stornoway on Lewis from Thursday to Saturday, the festival comes amid one of the busiest times for visits to the islands.
HebCelt's acts this year include Julie Fowlis, King Creosote, Astrid, Runrig and Bella and the Bear.
Early check-ins for ferries has been advised to help ease congestion.
The festival's organisers along with ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne, Police Scotland, Stornoway Port Authority and islands' local authority Comhairle nan Eilean Siar have jointly issued the advice.
The comhairle said: "We are delighted that so many people are coming to visit the Western Isles for the Hebridean Celtic Festival and various other different events over the coming weeks and we are thoroughly looking forward to welcoming them.
"With ferries at full capacity, we are keen to avoid unnecessary congestion and delays and we would urge passengers travelling by car and by foot, to make sure they check-in early at the ferry terminals.
"Please keep an eye on CalMac social media sites for the very latest service information."
A spokesman added: "It is also essential for those intending to use the bus service between Ullapool and Inverness to pre-book to avoid disappointment." | People travelling to and from the Western Isles have been urged to check-in for ferry sailings early during this week's HebCelt music festival. | 36,771,933 | 291 | 37 | false |
The question: Dan asks BBC Radio 4's PM programme "Have any countries, trading blocs or other such entities publicly stated they are in favour of Britain leaving the EU?"
Reality Check verdict: A handful of politicians have said their countries would do trade deals with the UK should it vote to leave the EU, but we can't find any that have called for the UK to leave.
"We looked pretty hard and we couldn't find a single government that supported a Brexit," Mark Leonard, its director, said.
Vote Leave, the pro-Brexit campaign group, didn't come up with any either.
It pointed out senior politicians from New Zealand, Iceland and Mexico had said their countries would seek a trade deal with the UK should it leave the EU. But none of them said they wanted the UK to leave the EU so they could increase trade.
It also cited Jason Keeney, a Canadian MP, who said Britain would already have a trade deal with Canada if it was outside the EU, although Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, has only said he wants "a strong and united EU".
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, said Britain would be better off outside the EU.
The UK has been a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) since 1995 and will remain so whatever the outcome. It isn't clear what other existing trade organisations the UK could join should it vote to leave.
The World Trade Organisation hasn't commented on the referendum but Pascal Lamy, its former director general, has said Brexit would be "very bad news" for the UK.
The most significant interventions have all come from those who want the UK to stay in the EU.
President Obama said the UK would be at the "back of the queue" for a trade deal with the US if it left the EU. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping of China have both suggested the UK should remain in too.
Read more: The facts behind claims in the EU debate | Staff at the European Council on Foreign Relations couldn't find any countries in favour of Britain leaving the EU. | 36,331,826 | 436 | 23 | false |
Until now, SNCF has said its workers were forced to assist in deportations by the occupying German army.
The change of language is clearly linked to the lucrative market for high-speed rail contracts in the US.
The company has been criticised in the US for failing to apologise for its involvement.
French state-owned trains and state-paid rail workers were responsible for carrying some 76,000 Jews from France to Germany and the east in World War II. Only a few of them returned.
Ever since, SNCF has insisted that it was not responsible: the rail operator was requisitioned by the German occupier and workers had no choice but to obey.
But now on a trip to the United States, the rail company's chief executive Guillaume Pepy has issued a statement that goes much further.
He said that SNCF expressed its "profound sorrow and regret" for the consequences of its actions.
As a statement of contrition, it is unprecedented, but it does not come out of the blue.
In two US states - California and Florida - SNCF is hoping to win multi-billion dollar contracts to build high-speed rail links, similar to the ones that it has operated for years in France.
However, in both states there have been efforts by some lawmakers and Jewish groups to bar from the bidding any concern that does not come clean about its wartime role in the deportations.
The French company is clearly the target of these moves, which have been decried by some as patently protectionist in motivation. | France's state rail company has for the first time publicly expressed regret for its role in transporting Jews to Nazi death camps in World War II. | 11,751,246 | 337 | 31 | false |
For decades, the Farc extorted money from local people and businesses in areas it controlled.
But Farc leader Timochenko said on Monday that the group would rely on its savings to feed its fighters until a final peace deal was signed.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said he hopes an agreement can be reached by 20 July.
Timochenko said he had "ordered all the rank and file to stop the collection of taxes".
Timochenko, the guerrilla leader who talks peace
Who are the Farc?
The move comes less than two weeks after the Farc and government negotiators announced the two sides would enter into a bilateral ceasefire.
Timochenko said "it was time" the Farc stopped taking money from farmers, cattle ranchers and big business.
He said the money had not been taken "on a whim" but "because we had to eat and we're not just feeding one or two people but thousands of guerrilla fighters".
Timochenko said that with a final peace deal approaching there was no longer a need for what the Farc calls the "revolutionary tax".
"We think we're nearing a final agreement, we can live off what we have until then."
Economist estimate the Farc to be one of the richest guerrilla groups in the world.
Apart from extortion, the group is believed to have amassed vast amounts of money through drug trafficking and kidnapping for ransom.
Timochenko also said that the Farc stopped recruiting new fighters for its ranks three months ago.
He urged members of the Farc to study the partial agreements reached in Havana ahead of "a conference" at which the guerrilla fighters would be asked to approve the agreements. | The leader of Colombia's Farc rebel group says it will stop charging its so-called "revolutionary tax". | 36,712,059 | 389 | 26 | false |
The video has already had thousands of views and original fans of the channel, Lonelygirl15, have expressed surprise.
The show, in the form of a confessional vlog by a teenage girl, launched in 2005 and was later revealed to have been scripted.
It attracted millions of viewers, even after the staging was announced.
The film makers called a press conference after a year, following increasing suspicion among fans and the media that the central character, Bree, was not a real person.
Co-creator Mesh Flinders, speaking before the new video was uploaded, told the Guardian that he did not think the project would work in today's climate.
"On YouTube now we wouldn't get away with this for 30 seconds," he said.
"People would know she's fake immediately."
The show, which ran for two years, grew a cast of characters and frequently referenced a mysterious and sinister religion. The storyline became a fight against an organisation called The Order.
It continued to run after Bree was killed off - but she is back in the new video, which includes some hidden material.
"I know, you've got a lot of questions. Questions deserve answers. It's the only thing that satisfies them and I have many..." reads the accompanying text.
Those leaving comments beneath the video seem as amazed to discover that they have been on YouTube for 10 years as they are about the new material.
There is a mixture of surprise, delight and confusion in their reactions to the video itself, as well as some saying they think the series has had its day and should not be resurrected, while others question whether the new video is a hoax.
Actress Jessica Lee Rose, who played Bree, said that when she first discovered the role was for an internet show and not a movie, she almost pulled out.
"I instantly thought this is some scam. I really thought this was what I'd been warned about moving to Los Angeles," she said.
9 March 2016 Last updated at 10:53 GMT
The lucky pup was pulled to safety from rushing waters of the Rimac river in Peru after it become stranded on a rocky island.
The dog received medical attention and was comforted by residents who stood by to watch the rescue.
McIlroy, 25, did not play but took the title because Sergio Garcia, Marcel Siem and Jamie Donaldson failed to win.
German Siem started the final round in Antalya one shot off the lead but a one-under 71 dropped him to eighth.
England's Ian Poulter missed a six-foot putt to force a play-off as Koepka shot a seven-under 65 to win on 17 under.
Poulter, who let slip a six-shot lead in the third round, matched American Koepka with four birdies in his opening nine holes.
However, the Englishman was only able to pick up one more shot on the back nine, at the par-five 13th, which Koepka eagled to add to his birdie on the 10th.
Koepka parred his final five holes to win his first European Tour title, although Poulter gave himself a chance of getting into a play-off with an excellent bunker shot on the last but he was unable to convert the putt.
Sweden's Henrik Stenson had nine birdies and a bogey as he scored the joint lowest round of the day, an eight-under 64, to finish third on 14 under and move up to second on the European Tour's money list, 2.7m euros (£2.1m) behind McIlroy, although he had no chance of catching the Northern Irishman.
Siem, Garcia of Spain and Welshman Donaldson all needed to win in Turkey and at next week's season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai to deny Northern Ireland's world number one McIlroy top spot.
Four-time major winner McIlroy, who won the Open and PGA Championship in 2014, will return to action in the final event of the season, which begins on Thursday.
Set against the cacophony of sharing and declaring that happens online, it can be precious to feel that, just for a moment, you are lost in a crowd.
Unidentifiable.
It is, of course, an illusion. You are never alone, especially if you are carrying a smartphone that has ever been used to connect to a wireless network. Which is pretty much all of them.
All of those devices maintain a list of the wi-fi networks they have joined. The way wi-fi works demands that they always seek to rejoin those networks. As a result, smartphones and tablets regularly broadcast the SSIDs (service set identifiers), or names, of those networks.
It's a feature designed to ensure that when you are near a network you regularly use, you get connected quickly.
However, with the right equipment, that very feature could leave you exposed to some sneaky surveillance.
The right equipment is a laptop on which Kali Linux - a version of the free operating system that includes a raft of security tools - is loaded. One of those tools can sniff the airwaves for lists of SSIDs.
I tried it for myself. Sipping a latte in a coffee bar that lay in the shadow of the Bank of England, I watched as my laptop gathered a list of all the wi-fi networks the people around me had joined.
When anyone walked past the window, the list grew, as a new device being carried in a pocket or purse declared where it had been.
I saw the names of wi-fi networks in homes, airports and hotels. Ones that people had changed to include their surname. I saw office networks, other coffee shops, bars, station platforms and football stadiums.
"So what?" you might say. Just because a phone is shedding this data does not make it dangerous.
But combine those lists with websites that log and list wi-fi networks and you potentially have a way to track where people have been without letting them know.
Those websites are easy to find and they handily map all the networks that volunteers have logged.
I entered a few of the names I found during my surveillance trip and it pointed me to quite a few homes in and around London - doubtless where the people that passed by actually lived.
And now I knew that they were not home.
To test just what could be done with this low level data if it fell into the wrong hands, the BBC asked security firm Pen Test Partners to carry out a "war walk", to scoop lists of wi-fi networks.
In the old days of hacking, "war dialling" involved making a phone dial consecutive numbers, and seeking those that answer with a data tone.
These days, "war walking" involved slipping a tablet in a backpack and strolling up and down a road.
The road we chose was Whitehall, in Westminster, London.
Chris Pickering and Ken Munro from Pen Test Partners walked up and down the street several times. Once they took a cab because it was raining. The idea was to gather data at different times, then look through it for the few wi-fi IDs that always turn up.
Those static lists should indicate people working inside the government buildings.
Each trip up and down the road netted about 1,000 hits, said Mr Munro. Sometimes more, sometimes fewer. Filtering out the noise, the tourists, left 58 hits that were consistent between the three passes.
Some of the wi-fi locations those 58 had used were "interesting" said Mr Munro, especially those by hits logged from inside the Ministry of Defence.
"Some government military staff don't know how to turn wi-fi sharing off or that they can be tracked by it," he said.
Passive wi-fi gathering has been done on a bigger scale by James Lyne, head of research at security firm Sophos. Mr Lyne has spent hours cycling around London and San Francisco, gathering the wi-fi data and then analysing it to see, broadly, what can be learned.
"There will be a lot of interesting stories in that data," said Mr Lyne, given that it logs who went where and which wi-fi network they used when they were there. It could give clues to impending mergers and acquisitions, the early stages of business deals or even romantic assignations.
It is not just security researchers who are interested in the data being shed by your smartphone.
Shopping malls and individual stores are starting to use the data to track people as they move around. Some of the early uses of such tactics, such as when litter bins in London were scooping up the info, have caused concern.
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), which represents web giants such as Google, Facebook and Yahoo as well as retailers, banks and more traditional firms such as General Motors and Lockheed Martin, has drawn up guidelines for its backers that govern what data they can gather and what can be done with it.
Shops are keen to use the data as a way to fight back against online retailers, said FPF executive director Jules Polonetsky.
By using it to get to know customers, it should be possible to make shopping much more enjoyable, he said. Just as Amazon recommends items based on what you bought last time, so stores could do the same. They could tailor the experience to "delight" customers, Mr Polonetsky added.
The FPF is working with some stores to make their use much more transparent. In some cases this might go as far as having a display in store revealing the tracking system, who is on it, and where they are.
That transparency should start to dispel some of the fears growing up around the passive tracking, said Mr Polonetsky.
"We can't have people nervous when they go into stores," he said.
"This should be about the stores doing something for you, not to you".
With Steph Curry and Klay Thompson off form, bench players Shaun Livingston, Andre Iguodala and Leandro Barbosa helped seal victory in Oakland.
Livingston scored 20 points, Iguodala 12 and Barbosa 11, while Curry, the NBA's Most Valuable Player, and Thompson managed 20 between them.
The Warriors beat the Cavaliers in last year's final.
"Even the best players in the world have bad nights," said Warriors coach Steve Kerr. "But it didn't hurt us."
The Cavaliers' LeBron James, playing in his sixth straight finals, claimed 23 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists.
The second game of the best-of-seven series also takes place at Golden State's Oracle Arena on Sunday.
Philip Spence, 32, has a history of violence including an attempted hammer attack, the jury was told.
Sisters Ohoud Al-Najjar, Khulood Al-Najjar and Fatima Al-Najjar were on holiday in April when subjected to the "vicious and sustained" attack.
Mr Spence denies attempted murder but has admitted grievous bodily harm.
The sisters, from the United Arab Emirates, were staying at the four-star Cumberland Hotel in Marble Arch on 6 April.
Southwark Crown Court heard following the attack, Mr Spence made several visits to Emma Moss, whose brother James, of Hanley Road, Stroud Green, north London, has admitted handling stolen goods in relation to the case.
In a police statement read out in court, Ms Moss told the court she had known Mr Spence sine she was 10 and that he had a drug addiction.
She explained he had stolen from hotels before.
The court heard that on the evening of 6 April, Spence turned up at Ms Moss's home.
In her statement to police, she said: "He was hyperactive and told me about getting £50,000 worth of jewellery, BlackBerrys, iPods, bags and perfume.
"He told me he got them from a hotel room. I knew he had done something bad but he often tells tales."
Ms Moss said Mr Spence was on crack but that she thought nothing more of what he had told her.
The following day he returned and appeared to be "paranoid", telling Ms Moss that his friends were trying to set him up and he was in "big trouble".
She said Mr Spence told her what had happened with the hammer, adding: "Philip always carries a hammer with him.
"Philip told me that he had left the hammer there (at the hotel). He was crying but I believe this was about himself, not the women."
The court also heard when he was arrested on April 10, Mr Spence allegedly told police: "There ain't no blood on the hammer. I licked it all off, it went down my throat, yeah."
Mr Spence, from Harlesden, has also admitted one charge of aggravated burglary.
Simon Mayo QC, for the prosecution, told a jury Mr Spence had been convicted twice for ABH, twice for affray, five times for burglary and once for theft, among other offences.
The violence included attacks on a female council office worker, care home staff and passers-by on the street and Mr Spence also threatened to kill a man he met on an online dating site.
Explaining the previous incident with a hammer, Mr Mayo said in 2007 Mr Spence threatened and chased his landlord at Forest Road in Walthamstow in a row over rent.
Mr Spence is alleged to have planned the attack in the early hours of 6 April with Thomas Efremi, 57, from Islington, north London. Mr Efremi denies conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary.
The case continues.
Two MPs have made formal complaints after they were named on the list, which was compiled by Mr Corbyn's team and sent to the Press Association.
Mr McDonnell apologised, saying it was a briefing note and he was "furious" it had been sent out by mistake.
One of the MPs to complain said this amounted to "harassment and bullying".
Deputy leader Tom Watson, who also featured on the list, said he had received an apology.
The latest row comes just over a week before Labour announces its new leader, with Owen Smith challenging Mr Corbyn.
Relations between the two campaigns have soured, with both sides accused of abusive language towards the other.
The briefing from Mr Corbyn's team accused Mr Smith of being the "real disunity candidate", citing comments by Smith-supporting MPs Jess Phillips, Tristram Hunt and John Woodcock, as well as by Mr Watson.
It urged Mr Smith to "explicitly condemn those who have threatened to split the party and tear it apart, as well as condemn the abuse instigated by his high-profile supporters".
Mr Watson said he had been told the list had been released by mistake by a junior press officer in Mr Corbyn's campaign team.
The BBC understands Mr Woodcock is one of the MPs to make a formal complaint to the party's chief whip and its general secretary.
"It is my clear view that targeting individuals like this amounts to harassment and bullying by the leader of the parliamentary party who is supposed to have a duty of care towards his fellow Labour MPs," Mr Woodcock's letter says.
Another of the MPs named, Neil Coyle, tweeted: "Desperate, trial by troll, victim-culture claims from an anonymous source backing Corbyn this eve. Fuming."
But asked about it at Bloomberg HQ in London, following a speech by Mr Corbyn, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said: "That release came from the campaign, it didn't come from Jeremy. We have apologised, it was just inappropriate.
"One of our researchers saw a bit of incoming flak and then did a list of all the statements that have been made by other MPs, some of which were not particularly kind... it was a briefing note, it shouldn't have gone out and we apologised for that.
"It certainly wasn't a list in any way to attack anyone, it was just a factual report."
He said he felt progress had been made over the summer to improve unity in the party - evidenced, he said, by support for Mr Corbyn at this week's Prime Minister's Questions - and there was "no dispute at all" over its economic policy, so he felt the release of the list had "set us back and I was furious about it, to be frank".
"Just at a time when we were, I think, really rebuilding relationships very very well throughout the summer - I hope it hasn't set us back and we will certainly have a conversation with all those involved."
Mr Corbyn was asked about the row during a leaders' debate on Sky News.
He said: "There was information put out there which is statements that colleagues made on the record and it's all stuff that is out there on the public record."
Mr Smith said the list was "deeply divisive".
A woman was airlifted to hospital in Aberdeen after falling on the Mar Lodge estate on Wednesday - the third major rescue in the first few days of 2017.
Shaun Roberts, of the mountain centre Glenmore Lodge, said Scotland had good information services.
He urged hill users to "ask questions of themselves" before setting off.
Mr Roberts told BBC Radio Scotland: "What's really important about when people plan their day is the information that they put into the planning.
"We're kind of blessed with a quality avalanche information service and also quality weather forecasts.
"They're at our fingertips."
Rescues in the Cairngorms have included that of a couple who spent the night in blizzard conditions after getting into difficulties while walking their dog on New Year's Day.
In a second incident, two young climbers carried to safety a walker who was suffering from hypothermia.
"Also people need to ask some reasonable questions of themselves in terms of experience of the snow," Mr Roberts said.
"Often, if there is doubt, that's normally pretty much a red flag in terms of have you got the right information and do you have the right experience to interpret the information you've got."
In Sweden, the event involves swimming between islands and running across them.
Loch Gu Loch Swimrun Scotland will ask competitors to complete 13 swims and seven runs in and around the Great Glen on 26 September.
The swims will be done on five lochs - Ness, Duntelchaig, Ceo Glais, Mhor and Tarff.
The finish line will be in Fort Augustus on Loch Ness.
In total, the entrants will be expected to complete 8k of swimming and 47k of running.
Danielle Jones said she "just screamed" when the singer turned up during the reception in Old Windsor in Berkshire on Friday.
He sang Take That's hit A Million Love Songs for the 33-year-old fan, before chatting to wedding guests.
Earlier this year the star tweeted he would be singing at the weddings of three fans during 2015.
Mrs Jones, from Bracknell, explained she and her husband had just had their first dance when her maid of honour, who had organised the stunt, led her to the surprise guest.
"He was stood immediately in front of me - I was nearly not breathing for quite a long time," she said.
Making his offer on Twitter in January, Barlow said he receives "thousands of requests" to sing at people's weddings.
Mrs Jones said she had tweeted him to invite him to her wedding, but had received a message saying he was out of the country on the day.
Photographer Gary Fielder said he had almost finished his day's work at the wedding when the "amazing" performance took place.
"He seemed a genuine guy - so happy to be making an impact for someone," he said.
Rangers, after a disappointing third-place finish last season, have been the biggest spenders as they try to narrow the gap between themselves and champions Celtic.
Portugal defender Bruno Alves is their most high-profile signing, from Cagliari, as manager Pedro Caixinha begins to turn Ibrox into Glasgow's Latin quarter.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers appears fairly content with the squad that won the club's sixth title in a row, but they have once again made the single biggest acquisition, with French midfielder Olivier Ntcham arriving from Manchester City in exchange for £4.5m.
Some of Scotland's best emerging talent has headed across the border to English football - Hibernian striker Jason Cummings and Rangers winger Barrie McKay to Nottingham Forest, right-back Calum Paterson from Hearts to Cardiff City, centre-half Liam Lindsay from Partick Thistle to Barnsley, while teen midfielder Billy Gilmour had not even established himself with Rangers before being sold to Chelsea.
The league's top scorer, Northern Ireland striker Liam Boyce, was also sold, by Ross County to Burton Albion.
They have been replaced with some well-known faces returning to the Scottish top-flight, albeit the wrong side of 30 - Iceland defender Kari Arnason to Aberdeen, Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty and Scotland defender Christophe Berra to Hearts, former Norwich City duo Graham Dorrans and Steven Whittaker to Rangers and Hibs respectively, while former Ibrox defender Kirk Broadfoot and Scotland international Gordon Greer joined Kilmarnock.
Team rebuilding couldn't prevent Rangers and St Johnstone making ignominious exits at the first stage of Europa League qualifying, while Aberdeen fell two rounds later and Kilmarnock kicked-off the domestic season with a surprise League Cup defeat by third-tier Ayr United.
While Motherwell and Rangers have been the busiest in the transfer market, it took until the day before they opened the season against East Kilbride for Hamilton Academical to make their first addition - although defender Xavier Tomas' arrival from Lausanne-Sport was the first time they had paid a transfer fee in eight years.
There's obviously more work to be done before the transfer window closes at the end of August.
We asked BBC pundit Allan Preston, a man who knows the player agency world inside out, to assess how the clubs have recruited this season and where they might make further signings.
Preston's report card: Jonny Hayes and Niall McGinn were a massive loss to Aberdeen, but Derek McInnes has signed really well once again and added some good players, such as Greg Stewart on loan and Gary Mackay-Steven.
Key signing: Ryan Christie coming back for a second loan spell from Celtic is especially good business and, now that he knows he will be at Pittodrie for another year, he seems to have the bit between his teeth.
August targets: Aberdeen still need another big right-sided centre-half, although Kari Arnason has returned and could be that guy.
In: Gary Mackay-Steven, midfielder (Celtic, undisclosed); Kari Arnason, defender (Omonia Nicosia); Greg Tansey, midfielder (Inverness Caledonian Thistle); Nicky Maynard, forward (MK Dons). Loan: Greg Stewart, forward (Birmingham City); Ryan Christie, midfielder (Celtic).
Out: Jonny Hayes, midfielder (Celtic, £1.3m); Ryan Jack, midfielder (Rangers); Niall McGinn, forward (Gwangju); Ash Taylor, defender (Northampton Town); Peter Pawlett, midfielder (MK Dons); Neil Alexander, goalkeeper (Livingston); Cammy Smith, forward (St Mirren); Aaron Lennox, goalkeeper (Raith Rovers); Robbie Mutch, goalkeeper (Falkirk); Jamie Henry, midfielder (Arbroath); Lawrence Shankland, forward; Joe Nuttall, forward; Jamie Henry, forward; Dylan Thomas, midfielder; Aaron Norris, midfielder.
Manager: Derek McInnes (appointed March 2013)
Last season: 2nd
Clive's prediction: 3rd. While they have lost some flair, the Dons probably now have a better squad and, while that won't be enough to eat enough into the large gap between themselves and likely champions Celtic, it will ensure a close battle for second with a heavily financed Rangers.
Preston's report card: Celtic at one stage last season had 31-32 players in their first-team squad, which is far too many. Brendan Rodgers has gradually whittled it down this summer while bringing in a couple of players of quality.
Key signing: I've watched Olivier Ntcham emerge as a youngster with Manchester City and is a very good player. He will be an excellent addition to the Celtic midfield.
August targets: Rodgers is right to say that Celtic can't afford to have three top-class strikers - not because of the cost but because you can't have a good player sitting kicking his heels. However, with Leigh Griffiths and Moussa Dembele having some injury problems, he would probably like to add a wide man who can deputise up front from time to time, like Patrick Roberts did last season.
In: Olivier Ntcham, midfielder (Manchester City, £4.5m); Jonny Hayes, midfielder (Aberdeen, £1.3m); Kundai Benyu, midfielder (Ipswich Town, compensation).
Out: Emilio Izaguirre, defender (Al-Fayha, undisclosed); Efe Ambrose, defender (Hibernian); Gary Mackay-Steven, midfielder (Aberdeen, undisclosed); Saidy Janko, defender (St Etienne); Logan Bailly, goalkeeper (Mouscron); Paul McMullan, midfielder (Dundee United); Eoghan O'Connell, defender (Bury); Fiacre Kelleher, defender (Oxford United); Conor McManus, midfielder (Greenock Morton); Kris Commons, midfielder; Leo Fasan, goalkeeper; Luke Donnelly, forward. Loan ended: Patrick Roberts, midfielder (Manchester City). Loan: Scott Allan, midfielder (Dundee); Sam Wardrop, defender (Dumbarton).
Manager: Brendan Rodgers (appointed May 2016)
Last season: 1st
Clive's prediction: 1st. It is probably too much to expect Celtic to go on another unbeaten domestic season. However, they obviously feel confident enough that they can secure yet another title without having to break the bank.
Preston's report card: Neil McCann has stayed on after his short spell at the end of last season, has made a number of signings and the foreign guys will take a bit of time to settle. Jack Hendry looks a good addition to the defence and Scott Allan, who lost his way a bit at Rotherham and Celtic, should be a good signing if he recovers the excellent form he showed with Hibs.
Key signing: Being unable to find a good enough replacement for Kane Hemmings and Greg Stewart was costly for previous Dens boss Paul Hartley and it is not easy with the budget available to most Scottish clubs to find a consistent goalscorer. But Sofien Moussa seems like a bit of a handful, has already started scoring goals and could fit the bill if McCann can keep him healthy and hungry.
August targets: With Julen Etxabeguren still out injured and James McPake being a long-term absentee, Dundee possibly need to add one more defender.
In: Glen Kamara, midfielder (Arsenal); Randy Wolters, midfielder (Go Ahead Eagles); Sofien Moussa, forward (Lokomotiv Gorna); Jack Hendry, defender (Wigan Athletic); Lewis Spence, midfielder (Dunfermline Athletic); Elliot Parish, goalkeeper (Accrington Stanley); Roarie Deacon, midfielder (Sutton United). Loan: Scott Allan, midfielder (Celtic).
Out: Rory Loy, forward (Falkirk); Kevin Gomis, defender; Nick Ross, midfielder; Daniel Higgins, defender (Kilmarnock); Yordi Teijsse, forward (Quick Boys); David Mitchell, goalkeeper (Falkirk); Josh Skelly, forward (Arbroath); Matty Allan, defender (Montrose); Calvin Colquhoun, midfielder; Kyle Clark, midfielder. Loan ended: Henrik Ojamaa, forward (Go Ahead Eagles). Loan: Conor Quigley, defender (Forfar Athletic); Ian Smith, forward (Edinburgh City).
Manager: Neil McCann (appointed April 2017)
Last season: 10th
Clive's prediction: 8th. Sofien Moussa will find the Premiership harder going than the League Cup, but his five goals in four games so far suggest the Tunisian striker could be the man to keep Dundee clear of relegation trouble.
Preston's report card: Hamilton's philosophy is to develop players, promote them to their first team and sell them on. They might get relegated as a result, but their philosophy does not change. They believe they have 20-25 youngsters behind the scenes that have a chance to break through and that's why they have only made two signings so far this summer.
Key signing: Central defender Xavier Tomas is an unknown quantity, but Ryan Fulton is a young Scottish goalkeeper they have high hopes for - and, if Hamilton are going to stay in the Premiership, they need a goalkeeper who is consistently good.
August targets: With captain Michael Devlin, a terrific player, being out long term, they might look to bring in another defender.
In: Xavier Tomas, defender (Lausanne-Sport, undisclosed); Ryan Fulton, goalkeeper (Liverpool).
Out: Gramoz Kurtaj, midfielder (SHB-Da Nang); Blair Adams, defender (Hartlepool United); Craig Watson, defender (East Fife); Jack Breslin, defender (Clyde); Richard Roy, forward (Broughty Ferry); Alex D'Acol, forward; Jesus Garcia Tena, defender; Danny Seaborne, defender. Loan ended: Remi Matthews, goalkeeper (Norwich City).
Manager: Martin Canning (appointed January 2015)
Last season: 11th
Clive's prediction: 12th. With just about every club strengthening this summer, Accies will be doing well to avoid automatic relegation unless a few gems emerge quickly from their lauded youth system to save them.
Preston's report card: Hearts have recruited players of undeniable ability, with Christophe Berra, Kyle Lafferty and Rafal Grzelak being current internationals. I worry about the lack of pace in their defence, but the nucleus of the squad is good. What they lacked under Ian Cathro was a manager who is able to motivate them.
Key signing: It is a big season for Kyle Lafferty. With Northern Ireland looking to qualify for the World Cup finals, the striker needs to be playing regularly and scoring goals.
Remaining targets: Hearts need someone with experience to challenge Jack Hamilton. The young man will be a good goalkeeper, but he has been struggling in a struggling team and I believe Hearts are looking at bringing in Freddie Woodman, who did well with Kilmarnock last season, on loan from Newcastle. With Jamie Walker not playing amid doubts about his future at the club, they also need a wide player.
In: Kyle Lafferty, forward (Norwich City); Christophe Berra, defender (Ipswich Town); Rafal Grzelak, defender (Korona Kielce); Michael Smith, defender (Peterborough United, nominal); Cole Stockton, forward (Tranmere Rovers). Loan: Connor Randall, midfielder (Liverpool); Ashley Smith-Brown, defender (Manchester City).
Out: Ian Cathro, head coach: Bjorn Johnsen, forward (ADO Den Haag, undisclosed); Callum Paterson, defender (Cardiff City, undisclosed); Perry Kitchen, midfielder (Randers); Sam Nicholson, midfielder (Minnesota United); Faycal Rherras, defender (Mechelen); Gavin Reilly, forward (St Mirren); Billy King, midfielder (Dundee United); Robbie Buchanan, forward (Cowdenbeath); Alexandros Tziolis, midfielder; Andraz Struna, defender; Tasos Avlonitis, defender; Juwon Oshaniwa, defender; Dylan Bikey, forward; Dale Baxter, midfielder. Loan ended: Moha Choulay, midfielder (Stoke City). Loan: Nikolay Todorov, forward (Livingston); Ally Roy, forward (Dumbarton); Harry Paton, midfielder (Stenhousemuir); Andrew Irving, midfielder (Berwick Rangers); Callum Morrison, midfielder (Stirling Albion).
Head coach (interim): Jon Daly (appointed August 2017)
Last season: 5th
Clive's prediction: 7th. Much will depend on who comes in to replace Ian Cathro - and how quickly. But being forced to play so many games at the start of the season away from home because of the new Tynecastle stand may be enough of a handicap from which they never fully recover.
Preston's report card: Hibs have signed well this summer and brought in the likes of Steven Whittaker, a versatile player with international pedigree. Neil Lennon's problem will be deciding what his best 11 is.
Key signing: It will be interesting to see if Simon Murray can prove himself at Premiership level. The former Dundee United striker has certainly hit the ground running in the League Cup.
August targets: Bringing Anthony Stokes, another quality striker, back to the club will be the final piece of the jigsaw for Lennon.
In: Vykintas Slivka, midfielder (Juventus, undisclosed); Efe Ambrose, defender (Celtic); Ofir Marciano, goalkeeper (Ashdod, undisclosed); Danny Swanson, midfielder (St Johnstone); Deivydas Matulevicius, forward (Royal Mouscron); Steven Whittaker, defender (Norwich City); Anthony Stokes, forward (Blackburn Rovers); Simon Murray, forward (Dundee United).
Out: Jason Cummings, forward (Nottingham Forest, undisclosed); James Keatings, forward (Dundee United); Fraser Fyvie, midfielder (Dundee United); Chris Humphrey, midfielder (Bury); Jordon Forster, defender (Cheltenham Town); Alex Harris, midfielder (Falkirk); Danny Handling, forward (Dumbarton); Scott Gallacher, goalkeeper (Dumbarton); Aaron Dunsmore, defender (Elgin City); Grant Holt, forward; Brian McLean, defender; Jamie Insall, forward. Loan: Sam Stanton, midfielder (Dundee United); Callum Donaldson, defender (Berwick Rangers); Kevin Waugh, defender (Berwick Rangers); Lewis Allan, forward (Edinburgh City); Sean Mackie, defender (Edinburgh City).
Head coach: Neil Lennon (June 2016)
Last season: 1st, Championship
Clive's prediction: 4th. Even Rangers found the transition from Championship title winners to top-six contenders difficult last season, but Hibs have already shown they can compete with the best in cup ties last term and have added some players of undoubted quality.
Preston's report card: Kilmarnock now have a proper manager in place with Lee McCulloch and he has recruited some good experience in Kirk Broadfoot and fellow defender Gordon Greer, who will be an excellent signing if he can play enough at the age of 36 on a 3G pitch that saps your legs.
Key signing: It was a surprise that Motherwell let Dom Thomas go. The winger maybe got the jolt he needed by being sent out on loan to Queen of the South and has been on fire at the start of the season.
August targets: Killie need someone to play up front along with Kris Boyd and play in behind him. They had Conor Sammon last season on loan and might hope they can get him again from Hearts. I expect they will also hope young defender Kristoffer Ajer returns on loan from Celtic.
In: Chris Burke, midfielder (Ross County); Gordon Greer, defender (Blackburn Rovers); Kirk Broadfoot, defender (Rotherham United); Lee Erwin, forward (Leeds United); Cammy Bell, goalkeeper (Dundee United); Alex Samizadeh, forward (Bolton Wanderers); Dom Thomas, midfielder (Motherwell); Stephen O'Donnell, defender (Luton Town); Calum Waters, defender (Alloa Athletic); Daniel Higgins, defender (Dundee); Alan Power, midfielder (Lincoln City).
Out: Aaron Splaine, midfielder (Dunfermline Athletic); Lewis Morrison, forward (St Mirren); Dapo Kayode, defender; Jack Whittaker, midfielder (Cowdenbeath); Jamie Cobain, defender. Loan ended: Kristoffer Ajer, midfielder (Celtic); Conor Sammon, forward (Hearts); Josh Umerah, forward (Charlton Athletic).
Manager: Lee McCulloch (appointed January 2016)
Last season: 8th
Clive's prediction: 6th. Lee McCulloch has added some old heads to his squad that can only suggest a higher league position than last season.
Preston's report card: Motherwell have lost the leadership of Keith Lasley in midfield as he has turned to coaching and will hope that their summer additions have also plugged a weakness in central defence after taking a couple of hammerings last season. But Stephen Robinson has signed some decent players and they have had a good League Cup campaign.
Key signing: Chris Cadden can provide from midfield and Louis Moult can score, so the most important thing for Motherwell this summer is to hold on to both. Aberdeen made an attempt to buy Moult and it is imperative that Motherwell keep him if they are to have a reasonable season.
August targets: With the departure of Scott McDonald, I imagine they will be looking for another striker to play alongside Moult.
In: Cedric Kipre, defender (Leicester City); Ellis Plummer, defender (Manchester City); Alex Fisher, forward (Inverness Caledonian Thistle); Russell Griffiths, goalkeeper (Everton); Craig Tanner, midfielder (Reading); Gael Bigirimana, midfielder (Coventry City); Andy Rose, midfielder (Coventry City); Charles Dunne, defender (Oldham Athletic); Trevor Carson, goalkeeper (Hartlepool United); George Newell, forward (Bolton Wanderers); Dylan King, defender (Oldham Athletic); Liam Brown, midfielder (Queen's Park).
Out: Dom Thomas, midfielder (Kilmarnock); Scott McDonald, forward (Dundee United); Craig Samson, goalkeeper (St Mirren); Lionel Ainsworth, midfielder (Plymouth Argyle); Joe Chalmers, defender (Inverness Caledonian Thistle); Keith Lasley, midfielder (retired); Craig Clay, midfielder (Leyton Orient); Dylan Mackin, forward (Livingston); Craig Moore, forward (Ayr United); David Ferguson, midfielder (Ayr United); James McFadden, forward; Stephen Pearson, midfielder; Lee Lucas, midfielder; Tom Fry, midfielder; Jordan Pettigrew, goalkeeper. Loan ended: Zak Jules, defender (Reading); Oliver Pain, goalkeeper (Sunderland).
Manager: Stephen Robinson (appointed March 2017)
Last season: 9th
Clive's prediction: 10th. Northern Irishman Stephen Robinson has built a little English enclave at Fir Park as he has recruited from leagues down south he knows best. League Cup results suggest his side have improved, but they might just find that others have improved more.
Preston's report card: Thistle have been relatively quiet in the transfer market, but Alan Archibald still has the nucleus of a very good squad. He has brought in Jordan Turnbull, who is a very good footballer, from Coventry City, while Blair Spittal has started the season well having lost his way in a struggling Dundee United side.
Key signing: Liam Lindsay has gone to Barnsley, but he is a different kind of player to Turnbull. Lindsay is a strong centre-half, but Turnbull is a lovely passer of the ball.
August targets: Thistle have lost Mustapha Dumbuya for several months through injury, so another right-back was Archibald's priority and he has brought in Milan Nitriansky, who last played with Bohemians 1905 in the Czech top flight.
In: Milan Nitriansky, defender (Bohemians 1905); Niall Keown, defender (Reading, undisclosed); Blair Spittal, midfielder (Dundee United); Jamie Sneddon, goalkeeper (Cowdenbeath). Loan: Jordan Turnbull, defender (Coventry City).
Out: Liam Lindsay, defender (Barnsley, undisclosed); Mark Ridgers, goalkeeper (Inverness Caledonian Thistle); Ade Azeez, forward (Cambridge United); David Amoo, midfielder (Cambridge United); David Wilson, midfielder (Dumbarton); Michael McMullin, defender (Albion Rovers); Dominic Docherty, midfielder (Queen's Park); Matthew McInally, defender (Cowdenbeath); Sean Welsh, midfielder; Conor Cullen, goalkeeper; Jamie Hall, midfielder; Struan Herd, goalkeeper. Loan ended: Jason Banton, midfielder (Crawley Town).
Manager: Alan Archibald (appointed January 2013)
Last season: 6th
Clive's prediction: 11th. Archibald's Thistle defied predictions last season with a top-six finish, but the margins between sixth and bottom six were so fine that the Maryhill mob might find they are in a struggle at the bottom again due to their inferior playing budget.
Preston's report card: Pedro Caixinha has had a massive turnover of players and Ryan Jack is a good signing. Although Rangers have paid money for them, I am not sure what some of the foreign players will bring, especially when it comes to a cold November night in Dingwall.
Key signing: Bruno Alves should be a positive influence because of his class and standing in the game, although the Portugal centre-half is 35 years old now.
August targets: Rangers have shown interest in Aberdeen's Kenny McLean and Hearts' Jamie Walker and might pursue those. Meanwhile, Kenny Miller is like old father time and just keeps going, but Rangers need a striker capable of taking over from him as they can't keep relying on a 37-year-old if new signings Alfredo Morelos and Eduardo Herrera can't displace him.
In: Bruno Alves, defender (Cagliari, undisclosed); Graham Dorrans, midfielder (Norwich City, undisclosed); Alfredo Morelos, forward (HJK Helsinki, undisclosed); Ryan Jack, midfielder (Aberdeen); Fabio Cardoso, defender (Vitoria Setubal, undisclosed); Daniel Candeias, midfielder (Benfica, undisclosed); Carlos Pena, midfielder (Guadalajara, undisclosed); Eduardo Herrera, forward (Pumas, undisclosed). Loan: Dalcio, midfielder (Benfica).
Out: Barrie McKay, midfielder (Nottingham Forest, £500,000); Joe Garner, forward (Ipswich Town, undisclosed); Rob Kiernan, defender (Southend United, undisclosed); Matt Crooks, midfielder (Northampton Town, undisclosed); Billy Gilmour, midfielder (Chelsea, undisclosed); Philippe Senderos, defender; Clint Hill, defender; Max Ashmore, midfielder; Jordan Gibson, forward; Amin Bouzaig, forward; Sam Jamieson, forward; Josh Jeffries, midfielder. Loan ended: Emerson Hyndman, midfielder (Bournemouth); Jon Toral, midfielder (Arsenal). Loan: Andy Halliday, midfielder (Gabala), Michael O'Halloran, midfielder (St Johnstone); Robby McCrorie, goalkeeper (Berwick Rangers); Kyle Bradley, defender (Clyde).
Manager: Pedro Caixinha (appointed March 2017)
Last season: 3rd
Clive's prediction: 2nd. With the amount of money Pedro Caixinha has been allowed to spend this summer, the Portuguese coach will find his position untenable unless Rangers finish second and narrow the gap between themselves and prospective champions Celtic. But they will face a tough fight to even wrest the runners-up spot from Aberdeen.
Preston's report card: Ross County had a decent end to last season but have now lost the league's top scorer after Liam Boyce was sold to Burton Albion. We know Dingwall's not the end of the earth, but people down south seem to think it is and County often have to pay more to persuade players to go there, but they have managed to sign Billy Mckay as a replacement.
Key signing: County will hope that Mckay can rediscover the form he showed in his first spell with Inverness after less productive times at Wigan, Dundee United and back at Caley Thistle.
August targets: Mckay is a different type of striker to fellow Northern Ireland international Boyce and is more of a runner, so County might also look to bring in someone with more physical presence in central midfield to compensate.
In: Billy Mckay, forward (Wigan Athletic, undisclosed); Thomas Mikkelsen, forward (Odense); Sean Kelly, defender (AFC Wimbledon); Jim O'Brien, midfielder (Shrewsbury Town, loan to permanent); Tom Grivosti, defender (Bolton Wanderers). Loan: Jamie Lindsay, midfielder (Celtic).
Out: Liam Boyce, forward (Burton Albion, undisclosed); Chris Burke, midfielder (Kilmarnock); Ian McShane, midfielder (St Mirren); Chris McLaughlin, defender (Dumbarton); David Brownlie, defender (Airdrieonians); Paul Quinn, defender; Jay McEveley, defender; Jonathan Franks, forward; Oscar Gobern, midfielder; Matt Hall, defender. Loan ended: Milan Lalkovic, midfielder (Portsmouth). Loan: Mark Foden, goalkeeper (Stirling Albion).
Manager: Jim McIntyre (appointed September 2014)
Last season: 7th
Clive's prediction: 8th. Without chief marksman Liam Boyce, who was the Premiership's top scorer last season with 23 goals, County will find it more difficult to avoid the battle against relegation.
Preston's report card: Tommy Wright will hope to again keep St Johnstone in the top six with a minimum of squad changes. Saints will miss Danny Swanson for his goals and ability on the ball, but they will hope that new signing Stefan Scougall can provide that from midfield.
Key signing: Bringing Michael O'Halloran back from Rangers is a good piece of business considering three or four other clubs were interested and it would be a surprise if he was not back scoring goals now that he is under Wright's wing again.
August targets: Steven Anderson is getting on in age and I would imagine Saints would be looking to bring in another centre-half as cover, or someone who can fill in across the back.
In: Stefan Scougall, midfielder (Sheffield United); Callum Hendry, forward (Blackburn Rovers); Kyle McClean, midfielder (Nottingham Forest); Scott Tanser, defender (Port Vale). Loan: Michael O'Halloran, midfielder (Rangers).
Out: Danny Swanson, midfielder (Hibernian); Tam Scobbie, defender (Dundee United); Connor McLaren, forward (Montrose); George Hunter, forward; Eoghan McCawl, midfielder. Loan: Greg Hurst, forward (East Fife).
Manager: Tommy Wright (appointed June 2013)
Last season: 4th
Clive's prediction: 5th. St Johnstone keep punching above their weight, but yet another season finishing fourth might just be beyond them thanks to the return of Hibs.
About 200kg (440lb) of "high-purity" cocaine was found in holdalls in the boot of a white taxi on the A1089 near Tilbury Docks at 02:00 BST on Tuesday.
The men were charged with conspiracy to import and supply controlled drugs.
They have been remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
The charged men are:
Officers from the Met's Special Intelligence Section (SIS) and Essex Police stopped a white van close to the docks and arrested the driver and a passenger.
More men were then found hiding in undergrowth nearby.
Konta, ranked 97th, converted her sixth match point to win 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 and take her winning streak to 16 matches.
The 24-year-old British number two had never been past the second round at a Grand Slam before this week.
She next faces two-time Wimbledon champion and fourth seed Petra Kvitova in the last 16 on Monday.
"It's all a progression," said Konta. "I feel like I've been playing a good level of tennis all year.
"It's always a confidence boost when you get to play against the best players in the world."
It took two service games and six match points to see it out, but Konta again had too much for a player ranked well above her.
"It was definitely tough because, even if she's not feeling her best, she's one of the best competitors on the tour," said Konta.
"She definitely didn't give it to me, as you can tell from the last three games."
When Petkovic, swathed in ice towels, took a medical timeout during the second set, it was clear her challenge was fading.
The damage had already been done, however, after Konta deservedly took a tight first set of six service breaks in the tie-break.
She had recovered from dropping serve at the start of the match and attacked the vulnerable Petkovic forehand.
Poor service games from the Briton at 4-3 and 6-5 suggested the nerves with which she has coped so well in New York were fluttering, but from 0-2 down she reeled off seven straight points in a superb tie-break.
Petkovic, now wearing a visor despite relatively kind conditions, was clearly struggling when she dropped serve early in the second, and slipped further behind after having her blood pressure taken at 0-3.
Konta came agonisingly close to victory with three match points at 5-1, but converted her second chance to serve it out after one hour and 56 minutes.
After losing to Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon, Konta racked up 10 victories while winning two challenger titles in Canada, three in US Open qualifying and now three in the main draw.
She is the first British woman to reach the fourth round at a Grand Slam since Laura Robson made the same stage at Flushing Meadows three years ago.
Another victory would make her Britain's first female Slam quarter-finalist since Jo Durie at Wimbledon in 1984.
Winning sixteen matches in a row is something most professional tennis players will never experience, bearing in mind it takes five or six to win most tournaments.
Konta recorded 10 wins while claiming two titles on the lower challenger tour after Wimbledon, although Vancouver is at the upper end of that scale and not far off WTA quality. She then won three matches in qualifying, and now three in the main draw.
Konta has now guaranteed herself at least £141,000 for reaching the fourth round - more than four times her previous biggest pay cheque.
She is also set to take a significant climb in the world rankings from her current position of 97, with a current projection of around 58th should she end her run in round four.
That is likely to leave her tantalisingly close to the British number one spot, with Heather Watson expected to be around 56th when the new rankings are released after the US Open.
Former chairman Jeremy Peace agreed a deal to sell to the group, led by entrepreneur Guochuan Lai, last month.
"I'm delighted to complete the acquisition and to become the next steward of the club," said Lai.
Peace, who took over as chairman in 2002, added: "It has been a tremendous privilege to lead the Albion."
Lai, 42, oversaw the growth of landscaping company Palm in his home country before retiring in May 2014 to focus on private investment.
Palm, which was valued at £1.8bn on the Chinese stock exchange, has contributed to the takeover.
The deal was agreed in June and had been waiting for approval from the Financial Conduct Authority and the Premier League.
Albion are the third West Midlands club to be bought by Chinese investors this summer following the recent takeovers of Aston Villa and Wolves.
Peace added: "I am proud that 11 of my 15 seasons as chairman have been spent in the Premier League whilst three others brought automatic promotion from the Championship.
"Guochuan Lai has been a supportive partner during the handover process and we have both done everything possible to move the club forward."
Albion manager Tony Pulis's future has been under increasing scrutiny since he criticised the club's board following a frustrating transfer window.
Pulis, 58, was disappointed by their failure to land some of his preferred transfer targets this summer - but decided not to resign from the job.
The Baggies signed Tottenham midfielder Nacer Chadli, QPR winger Matt Phillips, Watford full-back Allan Nyom, Everton full-back Brendan Galloway on loan and free agent striker Hal Robson-Kanu.
But moves for Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho and Malaga midfielder Ignacio Camacho did not materialise.
Albion are 12th in the Premier League after taking four points from their opening four games.
After Saturday's defeat at Bournemouth, Pulis defended his record since arriving in January 2015.
The Baggies finished 13th in the Premier League after he took over from Alan Irvine, following that up with a 14th-place finish last season.
"The remit was to keep the club in the Premier League and in profit, and that's what we've done," Pulis said at the weekend.
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More than 70 years have passed since the liberation of the death camps and many of those involved have now died.
So the trial of Oskar Groening will be one of the last of its kind.
A former Nazi death camp guard, the 94-year-old has been convicted of being an accessory to the murder of at least 300,000 people and sentenced to four years in prison.
Mr Groening, known as the "book-keeper of Auschwitz", was allegedly responsible for counting banknotes confiscated from prisoners.
Prosecutors in Lueneburg, northern Germany, also allege that he hid victims' luggage away from new arrivals, to disguise the victims' fate.
Mr Groening, who began work at Auschwitz aged 21, admits witnessing the mass killing of Jews, but denies he was an "accomplice".
He has spoken publicly about his role in the camp - and it is that aspect of his case that observers such as Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff say makes it particularly important.
"It's the first in recent history in which a defendant has talked [publicly] about the horrors of Auschwitz, that's something you almost never see," Mr Zuroff told the Wall Street Journal. last year.
Mr Groening was born in 1921 in Lower Saxony in Germany, and his mother died when he was four, Germany's Der Spiegel magazine reports.
His father, a proud nationalist, joined the Stahlhelm paramilitary group after Germany's defeat in World War One. His anger at how Germany had been treated under the Treaty of Versailles increased when his textile business went bankrupt in 1929.
The young Groening joined the Stahlhelm Youth in the early 1930s, and then the Hitler Youth. He later spoke of taking part in the Nazi burning of books written by Jews and others deemed "degenerate".
British historian Laurence Rees says Mr Groening began training as a bank clerk at 17, but after war was declared, he decided he wanted to follow in his grandfathers' footsteps and join an "elite" unit in the German army.
He signed up to the Waffen SS and arrived in Auschwitz in 1942.
For about two years, Mr Groening allegedly counted money taken from the luggage of murdered Jews and sent it back to SS headquarters in Berlin. He also supervised luggage of prisoners being transported to the camp.
But when the war was over - and he was released from a British prison - he did not speak of his role at Auschwitz.
Instead he began a normal, middle-class life in Lueneburg Heath in Lower Saxony, where he worked at a glass-making factory until retirement.
It was not until he heard people denying the Holocaust had ever happened, decades later, that he suddenly felt the need to speak up.
"I saw the gas chambers. I saw the crematoria," he told the BBC in the 2005 documentary Auschwitz: the Nazis and the "Final Solution".
"I was on the ramp when the selections [for the gas chambers] took place."
He spoke of witnessing an SS soldier murdering a baby, and how the treatment of the prisoners had "horrified" him.
But he said that at the time he believed that killing Jews - including children - was the "right" thing to do.
"We were convinced by our world view that we had been betrayed... and that there was a great conspiracy of the Jews against us."
However, Mr Groening says he did not take part directly in the killing, and described his role as "a small cog in the gears".
"If you can describe that as guilt, then I am guilty, but not voluntarily. Legally speaking, I am innocent," he told Der Spiegel in 2005.
In the book accompanying the BBC documentary, historian Laurence Rees describes the experience of listening to Mr Groening speak about his time at Auschwitz as a "strange experience".
He says Mr Groening "shields himself" from taking full responsibility, by referring to the power of family beliefs and propaganda, but that he does not claim to have purely been following orders.
"He carried on working at Auschwitz not just because he was ordered to but because... he thought the extermination programme was right.
"It's just that that 'right' then turns out not to be 'right today'."
The move comes after growing pressure from governments for technology companies to do more to take down material such as terrorist propaganda.
In a series of blog posts by senior figures and an interview with the BBC, Facebook says it wants to be more open about the work it is doing.
The company told the BBC it was using artificial intelligence to spot images, videos and text related to terrorism as well as clusters of fake accounts.
"We want to find terrorist content immediately, before people in our community have seen it," it said.
The ability of so-called Islamic State to use technology to radicalise and recruit people has raised major questions for the large technology companies.
They have been criticised for running platforms used to spread extremist ideology and inspire people to carry out acts of violence.
Governments, and the UK in particular, have been pushing for more action in recent months, and across Europe talk has been moving towards legislation or regulation.
Earlier this week in Paris, the British prime minister and the president of France launched a joint campaign to ensure the internet could not be used as a safe space for terrorists and criminals.
Among the issues being looked at, they said, was creating a new legal liability for companies if they failed to remove certain content, which could include fines.
Facebook says it is committed to finding new ways to find and remove material - and now wants to do more than talk about it.
"We want to be very open with our community about what we're trying to do to make sure that Facebook is a really hostile environment for terror groups," Monika Bickert, director of global policy management at Facebook, told the BBC.
One criticism British security officials make is of the extent to which companies rely on others to report extremist content rather than acting proactively themselves.
Facebook has previously announced it is adding 3,000 employees to review content flagged by users.
But it also says that already more than half of the accounts that it removes for supporting terrorism are ones that it finds itself.
It says it is also now using new technology to improve its proactive work.
"We know we can do better at using technology - and specifically artificial intelligence - to stop the spread of terrorist content on Facebook," the company says.
One aspect of the novel technology it is talking about for the first time is image matching.
If someone tries to upload a terrorist photo or video, the systems look to see if this matches previous known extremist content to stop it going up in the first place.
A second area is experimenting with AI to understand text that might be advocating terrorism.
This is analysing text previously removed for praising or supporting a group such as IS and trying to work out text-based signals that such content may be terrorist propaganda.
That analysis goes into an algorithm learning how to detect similar posts.
Machine learning should mean that this process will improve over time.
The company says it is also using algorithms to detect "clusters" of accounts or images relating to support for terrorism.
This will involve looking for signals such as whether an account is friends with a high number of accounts that have been disabled for supporting terrorism.
The company also says it is working on ways to keep pace with "repeat offenders" who create accounts just to post terrorist material and look for ways of circumventing existing systems and controls.
"Our technology is going to continue to evolve just as we see the terror threat continue to evolve online," Ms Bickert told the BBC.
"Our solutions have to be very dynamic."
One of the major challenges in automating the process is the risk of taking down material relating to terrorism but not actually supporting it - such as news articles referring to an IS propaganda video that might feature its text or images.
Whereas any image of child sexual abuse is illegal and can be taken down, an image relating to terrorism - such as an IS member waving a flag - can be used to glorify an act in one context or be used as part of a counter-extremism campaign in another.
"Context is everything," Ms Bickert said.
The company says its algorithms are not yet as good as people at understanding the context that helps distinguish between the different categories.
Facebook says it has grown its team of specialists so that it now has 150 people working on counter-terrorism specifically, including academic experts on counterterrorism, former prosecutors, former law enforcement agents and analysts, and engineers.
Ms Bickert said: "We have to have people who can review it.
"I like to think of it as using the computers to do what computers do well and using people to do what people do well."
Challenges remain. A few minutes after creating an account in a made-up name, I was able to find complete versions of IS propaganda videos that included the beheading of Western hostages.
Critics argue that the challenges may be enormous in a site with two billion users but the company makes billions of dollars from the content on its site and could devote more resources - and more of its best engineers - to dealing with the issue.
The company says it has begun focusing its "most cutting edge techniques" to combat the problem and clearly now believes it needs to be seen to be acting.
The Canadian novelist and poet is well known for her environmental campaigning.
Judges praised Atwood's political activism, and described her as an "exemplary public intellectual".
Atwood will formally receive the award at the British Library on 13 October, where she will also deliver an address.
The judges said she was a "consistent supporter of political causes", adding: "Her work championing environmental concerns comes well within the scope of human rights… she is a very important figure in terms of the principles of Pen and of Harold Pinter."
Atwood said she was "humbled" to be the recipient of this year's prize.
"I knew Harold Pinter and worked with him - he wrote the scenario for the film version of The Handmaid's Tale, back in 1989 - and his burning sense of injustice at human rights abuses and the repression of artists was impressive even then," she said.
"Any winner of such an award is a stand-in for the thousands of people around the world who speak and act against such abuses. I am honoured to be this year's stand-in."
Antonia Fraser, Harold Pinter's widow, said: "Harold admired Margaret Atwood in three ways, as a writer, a campaigner and a person. He would be especially delighted by her generous response to this award."
The prize was established in 2009 in memory of playwright and Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter, who had died the previous year.
It is given annually to a writer who shows a "fierce intellectual determination... to define the real truth of our lives and our societies".
The winner also helps to decide, together with the judging panel, the winner of the International Writer of Courage prize - which recognises a non-British writer who has faced persecution.
Atwood will announce her international co-winner when she receives her own award at the October ceremony.
Business and civic leaders offered their suggestions earlier at a launch event for the "Edinburgh 2050 City Vision" project.
It is based on a successful scheme in New York where the city's inhabitants helped shape a vision for the future.
The final plan will be published next summer.
The aim is to create a long-term proposal which will guide investment and strategy decisions over the next 30 years.
Andrew Kerr, City of Edinburgh Council's chief executive, said: "As Scotland's capital city, we have much to be proud of and positive about but we need to start thinking seriously about what we want Edinburgh to look like in 10, 20, even 30 years time.
"A city vision for Edinburgh based on the true aspirations of people of all ages who live, work and study in the capital will provide all of us with a clear, long-term plan to guide strategy and investment for years to come.
"We're starting with a blank canvas. This will not be a council vision, rather our role will be to facilitate and support citywide collaboration and debate.
"I want to ensure we take new approaches and make new partnerships now to ensure Edinburgh addresses the challenges of the future, remains the envy of the world and offers a great quality of life in decades to come."
Having resumed on 91-6, the tourists rallied with Darren Bravo (81) and debutant Carlos Brathwaite (59) adding 90 but the Windies were 271 all out.
Australia, with a first-innings lead of 280, did not enforce the follow-on.
Instead, Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja both hit half-centuries as Australia closed on 179-3, a lead of 459 runs.
Brathwaite provided rare moments of cheer for the beleaguered West Indies, who were beaten by an innings and 212 runs inside three days in the first Test.
The Barbadian made the most of two strokes of good fortune before hitting Nathan Lyon for 11 in one over to reach his half-century.
The 27-year-old was twice given out to James Pattinson, once bowled and once caught at fine leg, but was recalled on both occasions because television replays showed the Australian had bowled no balls.
Brathwaite was finally out when he spooned a return catch to Lyon (4-66), while Pattinson had Bravo caught by Smith at gully to finish with 4-72.
Kraigg Brathwaite caught Joe Burns at second slip off skipper Jason Holder before the unrelated Carlos had David Warner caught at gully to leave Australia 46-2 in their second innings.
However, captain Smith reached the close unbeaten on 70, after putting on 77 for the third wicket with Khawaja (56), who was out caught behind off Holder.
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Research by Wrap Cymru showed there were 319,000 tonnes of household food waste in 2015.
Of this, 188,000 tonnes could have been eaten but was thrown in the bin.
However, figures showed the amount of household food waste in Wales was reducing compared with the rest of the UK. The Welsh Government said cutting down on food waste was a key priority.
Researchers went through the bins of consenting households and classed items such as egg shells and meat bones as unavoidable waste and things like uncooked chicken and bread as avoidable waste.
The not-for-profit company found the amount being thrown out by each person fell by 12% between 2009 and 2015.
Councils collected 66.2kg of food waste per person in Wales in 2015, compared to 75.4kg six years previously.
Over the same period, household food waste dropped by just 5% per person on average across the UK.
Wrap Cymru said the "significant reduction" in Wales could be due to lower income levels and better separate waste collections.
The study also showed a fall in the amount of edible food being thrown out.
The 188,000 tonnes discarded in 2015 was down from 212,000 in 2009 - a drop of 24,000 tonnes which Wrap Cymru said equates to about £70m of food a year.
For the UK as a whole, 7.3 million tonnes of edible food worth £13bn was thrown away from homes in 2015.
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The event recalled 18 August 1940, when Bromley's Biggin Hill and other South East military bases came under attack from the German Luftwaffe.
It became known as the "hardest day" as both sides recorded their greatest loss of aircraft during the battle.
The Battle of Britain lasted throughout the summer of 1940.
It was the first major campaign fought entirely in the air.
What a sight. Watching those iconic World War Two aircraft take to the skies above Biggin Hill was something to behold. Spectators gasped as they then circled the airfield in formation.
The roar of the Merlin engines and the grace with which the Hurricane and especially the Spitfires, climb, bank, dive and weave through the air is a joy to behold.
All the aircraft have now landed with spectators invited to see them up close and take pictures.
And although they are beautiful to look at on the ground, it is in the sky where they truly shine.
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The Luftwaffe flew 850 sorties, involving 2,200 aircrew, while the RAF resisted with 927 sorties, involving 600 aircrew. The RAF and German Air Force lost 136 aircraft in one day.
The special commemoration, staged from the former RAF airfield at Biggin Hill, now a commercial airport, honours the pilots, engineers, armourers, operations staff and ground crews who faced attack that day.
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More than 3,000 spectators went to Biggin Hill to see the aircraft including squadron leader Tony Pickering who flew on the "Hardest Day".
He said: "I don't think I was ever afraid. You've got to make sure you don't get too enthusiastic. You couldn't take on the German air force by yourself.
"It's lovely to see these aircraft. Beautifully designed aircraft and there's no doubt about it. The people who made them... they did a good job."
Will Curtis, managing director of Biggin Hill Airport, said it was remarkable that the Spitfire was "still a joy to fly", adding that "real credit" goes to its designer RJ Mitchell.
He said: "It is as finely tuned and as well-balanced, if not better balanced, than a modern aircraft."
The day was marked with three flight formations, which took off from the airport at 13:00 BST:
On 10 July, aircraft including Hurricanes and Typhoons took part in a flypast over Buckingham Palace as part of the 75th anniversary.
It said there had been a "serious failure" by Sweden's prosecutor to complete an inquiry into sexual assault allegations dating back to 2010.
Mr Assange has been confined to the Ecuadorean embassy, where he has asylum, for nearly five years.
He fears he will be extradited to the US if he leaves the building.
The Australian national is concerned the US may seek his arrest over Wikileaks' release of 500,000 secret military files on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
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The sex assault accusations - which Mr Assange denies - relate to a visit he made to Stockholm to give a lecture in 2010.
He is accused of raping a woman, named in legal papers as SW, at her home in August that year. But Mr Assange says the sex was consensual and believes the allegations are politically motivated.
In December last year, Sweden's chief prosecutor travelled to London to question the Wikileaks founder for the first time over the case, although no details of the meeting were released.
In a letter sent to the Swedish government this week, the Ecuadorean authorities accused the chief prosecutor there of a "lack of initiative".
It also raised recent comments from members of US President Donald Trump's administration on the case, including CIA boss Mike Pompeo who described Wikileaks as a "hostile intelligence service", suggesting this constituted an "obvious risk" for Mr Assange.
Last month, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said arresting Mr Assange was a "priority". However, there was no official confirmation from the US justice department at the time about impending charges.
British police say he will be arrested if he leaves the Ecuadorean embassy in London, where he is beyond the reach of the UK authorities.
Part of the Swedish investigations were dropped in 2015 because of a statute of limitations.
The facility at Newcastle Science Central will have a flexible auditorium and lecture theatre for 2,200 Newcastle University students.
Pro-vice-chancellor Prof Suzanne Cholerton said the facility would provide an "excellent environment" for learning and research.
The £350m hub is based on the site of the old Scottish and Newcastle brewery.
The new building will have a "sustainable urban drainage system" to hold back rainwater running off the site.
It will also house an exhibition space and a number of seminar rooms.
Design team Sheppard Robson said it had a "strident design that resonates both with the campus context and the city's history of scientific innovation".
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Telford admits players were initially "wary" of being released as early as December, when taken over as part of Hardy's purchase of Notts' men's side.
"To leave it this late, we are all now left in a boat sinking quite quickly," she told BBC East Midlands Today.
Hardy says he "left no stone unturned" to try to save the club from folding.
A number of players had been housed in club-funded accommodation as part of their contracts with the Women's Super League One side, who finished sixth last season.
"No player will be evicted from the houses. If it takes three months, four months, five months, I will personally stand by their houses," Hardy added.
"I'm absolutely devastated and gutted that we have to say goodbye to the club, but I can't afford it."
Notts' players were told the WSL 1 club would cease to exist only moments before Friday's announcement and just two days before their first scheduled league game of 2017, away to Arsenal on Sunday.
A winding-up petition against the women's team had been adjourned twice, in February and March, with the English top-flight side owing debts to Revenue and Customs.
Notts and Wales midfielder Angharad James told BBC Radio Wales: "It's a devastating day. We were only told five minutes prior to it going out on social media. It is not a good day for women's football all round.
"We're jobless and we're homeless. As cliche as that sounds, it's the truth. We've got to deal with it now and hopefully things will come into place.
"We knew there were issues at the start of the season, with regards to finances at the women's side, but we'd been told that was all going to be sorted and that the majority had been sorted.
"From our perspective we knew nothing else. We had signed players; we bought new players in from other clubs. So everything looked fine.
"The majority of clubs will be full now and will have blown their budgets as well. We're hoping that some clubs might still have room for players. It might be that I don't have a club for six months and I'll have to find another job."
A statement from the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) said: "The decision to put the club into the hands of a liquidator just days before the start of the season is clearly devastating for our members and the WSL 1 as a competition.
"The PFA has been in contact with our delegate at the club and provided information to our members on the impact of the club's actions on their contracts.
"We have also been in discussions with the FA and FAWSL to ensure that players can register with other clubs outside of the transfer window given the exceptional circumstances the players find themselves in due to no fault of their own.
"We will continue to provide support and guidance in an attempt to obtain the best possible outcome for our members."
A Football Association spokesperson said: "The FA is aware of the situation and is liaising with all involved parties.
"Our priority is the welfare of the players and we will work closely with them, the PFA and wider stakeholders to support them through this time."
England boss Mark Sampson has been in touch with Notts' England players to offer support, the BBC understands.
Telford, who has made seven senior appearances for England and is part of the squad for Euro 2017, added: "I'll have to sort something quickly because there is the Euros to prepare for and finding a club to keep playing football.
"I feel just a bit numb. At first I was in shock, it didn't seem real.
"Then you look around the room seeing people are upset, people crying, livelihoods ruined, people homeless and jobless."
Notts players have also been critical of Hardy for not meeting them in person on Friday to deliver the news of the club's liquidation himself.
"Time is a great thing, and I deeply regret not being able to be there," local businessman Hardy added to BBC East Midlands Today.
"Very rarely do my family take priority over football but they have been away for 10 days and unfortunately I had to collect them from Gatwick Airport at 10:00 BST this morning. It is unfortunate that it coincided with this day."
Many of the players could now face difficulty finding new clubs so close to the new season, as other WSL 1 sides may well have allocated their budgets for the Spring Series.
WSL clubs are allowed to register up to 40 players in their squad for the campaign.
"To leave it so late and leave girls in the predicament he has is the hardest thing," Telford continued.
"We get his situation, he doesn't see it as a feasible business. But to leave it this late when the takeover was done so long ago, to now come to the conclusion two days before kick-off that he doesn't want to do it anymore is heartbreaking.
"He could have released us, got rid of us when the takeover was happening. We were wary of not being kept on then. We could have gone in the transfer window, found another club and settled."
Hardy responded: "We were having conversations and meeting with the big universities to see what sponsorship and support they could give us.
"I was optimistic as long as I could be and I always hoped something would be around the corner, but eventually I arrived at dead ends everywhere and that was a very sad day for me."
BBC broadcaster Jacqui Oatley told BBC Radio Nottingham:
"I'm not surprised that it's happening but I'm very surprised by the timing. You don't expect it to happen two days before the start of the Spring Series.
"I know that most parties involved thought they would at least be OK for this season. It is a very big shock for everybody.
"Just when you feel (the women's game) is making progress, it's a huge shock."
Full details are not yet known, but it is thought the cap would probably be on standard variable tariffs (SVT).
But British Gas parent firm Centrica, and fellow supplier E.On both said market competition was essential.
And trade association body Energy UK said a cap could risk "billions in investment and jobs".
Scottish Power said that if the Conservatives were going to intervene it would be better to abolish standard variable tariffs, which they said were the cause of the problem not just the symptom of current price pressure.
"As Scottish Power recommended to the Competition and Markets Authority, a deadline should be set to abolish SVT so that all customers can engage even more in the competitive market."
There were further misgivings from price comparison site uSwitch.com which said "heavy-handed" price intervention could have the unintended effect of leaving consumers worse off.
A price cap has already been introduced for households using pre-payment meters earlier this month - prompted by the release of a report by the Competition and Markets Authority which said customers were overpaying by £1.4bn.
But that report also said it had been found that previous market interventions in the energy sector had contributed to lower switching rates and "softening competition".
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After a two-year-long investigation, the Competition and Markets Authority published its final report last June into the energy sector. Much to the chagrin of those who feel that Britain's energy market is rigged and that prices are unnecessarily high, the CMA found that competition was in fact working.
It suggested a number of remedies to improve things but steered clear of outright price caps - with the exception of the pre-paid energy meter market.
The government, regulators and especially smaller energy firms are all agreed that regular switching is the key to driving up competition and driving down prices. And although a record 7.7 million people changed their energy suppliers last year, 56% of households still have never switched.
After the Conservatives suggested some sort of price caps, the aggregators uSwitch said that caps would do more harm than good because it would lead to even fewer people switching energy suppliers, because they may feel changing to be no longer necessary.
The law of unintended consequences would prevail again.
Under the price cap being promised by the Conservatives, consumers will benefit if wholesale prices fall.
But the Tories say that their policy is different from one proposed by Labour under its former leader, Ed Miliband.
"We would have [market watchdog] Ofgem setting the limit, so it would be a cap, so it would be more flexible, it would be able to reflect market conditions - so the market would still have an influence," the Work and Pensions Secretary, Damian Green, told ITV's Peston on Sunday.
"And that would mean in practical terms that if the oil price fell again then consumers would benefit in a way they wouldn't have done under Ed Miliband's proposal."
Iain Conn, chief executive of Centrica, which owns British Gas, said the UK energy market was highly competitive, with more than 50 suppliers.
"Price regulation will result in reduced competition and choice, stifle innovation and potentially impact customer service," he said.
He said his firm's average dual-fuel bills over the decade since 2007 had increased by just over 3% per annum, or £273 per household.
He said of this figure, transmission, distribution and metering cost increases have been about £150, and environmental and social policy costs about £100.
"Our profits have been flat to slightly falling. Increases have been because of the costs of changing the energy system and policy costs, not profiteering from suppliers."
Energy firm E.On said it did not want to comment on the government's proposal without seeing the full details.
But they added: "We firmly believe that engaged consumers and a competitive market are the best way to deliver for customers."
Meanwhile Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK, said that last year the government's competition regulator decided against introducing a wider price cap, instead opting for the pre-payment cap.
"Intervening further would undermine so many of the positive changes that we are seeing in the retail market. It would be giving up on competition, and at a time when we need engaged consumers more than ever.
"Intervention on this scale will additionally create huge uncertainty around government intentions, potentially putting at risk the billions in investment and jobs needed to renew our energy system.
He added that competition should drive innovation, while ensuring that there was targeted support for those customers most in need.
And Richard Neudegg, head of regulation at uSwitch.com, said a price cap on standard variable tariffs "would do more harm than good".
"Price caps may sound like a magic bullet, but heavy-handed price intervention could have the unintended effect of leaving consumers worse off.
"Instead of lowering bills, previous market interventions in the energy sector have led to lower switching rates and higher prices - a finding backed by the Competition and Markets Authority in its energy market investigation."
Energy firms Npower and EDF said they would not be making a response at the moment.
The island hosts the tournament this year, having won it when it was last played in Malaysia in 2014.
Jersey went on to be relegated from World Cricket League Division Four later in 2014.
"What we're thinking about is getting up to World League Four and that's our sole focus," MacRae told BBC Jersey.
"It's exciting times now that we've got a settled squad with a lot of young players and a big tournament at home."
The island's last tournament was the ICC World Twenty20 qualifying tournament, where the island finished second-from-bottom of their group.
But MacRae feels the experience of playing against the best non-Test-playing nations will stand his side in good stead.
"We've got the potential to move forward through the divisions," he said.
"Because of the nature of the tournament cricket that we play, we don't like to look too far ahead. We think we've got a strong squad going into Division Five - we want to win that tournament and move to Division Four.
"Division Three is a possibility. We played against sides in Division One during the T20 tournament in Ireland last summer and held our own, so the difference in standard isn't necessarily the only factor, timing's a big issue as well in terms of having your full squad at tournaments."
St Helens forward Mark Flanagan, Widnes prop Phil Joseph, Huddersfield prop Craig Kopczak and Warrington half-back Gareth O'Brien will join next season.
North Queensland stand-off Robert Lui and Penrith Panthers prop Ben Murdoch-Masila have signed from NRL clubs.
Prop Olsi Krasniqi has agreed a two-year deal after joining in June.
Sheens, 64, coached Australia to World Cup victory in 2013 and joined Salford permanently in June after an initial advisory role.
He could not stop Salford finishing in the bottom four, but after head coach Iestyn Harris left he assisted Ian Watson as they secured a Super League place for next season by finishing third in The Qualifiers.
Watson will remain in charge of the team, with help from Sheens, Garreth Carvell and Martin Gleeson.
Sheens said of Salford's new additions: "The club has been working on a number of major signings in recent months and we are now in a position to make these announcements now our Super League status has been confirmed.
"I have been greatly impressed by the desire and the commitment of these players to join the club and they are all very determined to develop their careers further as the club continues to build," he told the club website.
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The Irish FA deal is said to be worth £500,000 a year and will run until the end of the next Euro qualifying series.
O'Neill, 46, appointed in December 2011, will become the highest-paid manager in Northern Ireland's history.
In June, Northern Ireland will play in the final stages of a major tournament for the first time since 1986.
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The contract extension, which will begin after Euro 2016, will include a release clause which would see the IFA being entitled to compensation if O'Neill was to be lured into club management.
Last October, O'Neill told BBC Sport his preference was for a four-year deal, rather than the IFA's usual two-year policy.
O'Neill's side won their qualifying group, finishing ahead of Romania and Hungary. The team won six and lost one of their 10 games.
They will face matches against Poland, Ukraine and Germany at the finals in France, with the first match on 12 June.
O'Neill became Northern Ireland manager in December 2011 after taking League of Ireland club Shamrock Rovers to the Europa League group stages.
In December, the former international midfielder was named coach of the year at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony.
The life of patients with prostate cancer could be prolonged by up to two years by combining hormone therapy with a drug, researchers believe.
The Wales Cancer Research Centre was involved in a trial of 1,776 men.
The results were revealed earlier this year but have now been published in The Lancet.
It claimed patients who took a chemotherapy drug alongside hormone therapy lived, on average, 10 months longer.
Study vice chairman Prof Malcolm Mason said he was "thrilled to see such positive results".
The international research study is called Stampede - or Systemic Therapy in Advancing or Metastatic Prostate cancer: Evaluation of Drug Efficacy.
Nearly 20,000 people have prostate cancer in Wales and more patients took part in the research from Wales than any other area.
Hormone therapy is used to stop a tumour growing but in most cases, over time, it starts to grow again.
The trial has looked at using other treatments in combination with it.
The drug Docetaxel was used alongside hormone or radio therapy in 1,184 of the trial patients.
It was compared with the results of 592 men who received the standard therapy.
The drug is commonly used and is inexpensive, although it has temporary chemotherapy side-effects.
It is usually prescribed when therapy has failed.
Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff has been one of the main participants in the research.
Prof Mason of the Wales Cancer Research Centre said: "In Wales, we put more patients into this trial than any other region, so this is really a big success for NHS Wales.
"Based on the results, we would recommend that Docetaxel should be incorporated into the standard of care for men with metastatic prostate cancer who are starting long-term hormone therapy for the first time and are fit enough to receive chemotherapy."
The trial has been financed by Cancer Research UK and five pharmaceutical companies.
Prop Tom Rowland, England Under-18 back Iwan Hughes, lock James Dun and centre Matt Welsh have all signed on.
Joining them are Wales Under-18 hooker Nick Freeman, back row Dan Thurston an versatile wing Tom Hargan.
"This is one of the strongest age groups to have come through the academy set-up for a long time," academy boss Mike Hall told the club website.
The 31-year-old was arrested at a business address on Tuesday afternoon.
He was detained on suspicion of "being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism".
The man is being held in custody in a central London police station, while officers search a residential address in south London.
Armed officers were present when the man was arrested, but no shots were fired.
The arrest comes during a period of increased counter-terrorism activity.
Police have been making about one arrest a day in connection with alleged terror offences, and have been conducting hundreds of investigations.
A total of 315 terrorism-related arrests were made in the year ending September 2015, recent Home Office figures revealed - the highest yearly figure on record, and an increase of a third on the previous year.
The data also showed that the number of women and girls being detained had more than doubled compared to the previous year.
Abbott Laboratories encouraged its sales teams to market Depakote for uses that were not approved by regulators, the US justice department said.
The drug should be used in epilepsy and bipolar disorder cases.
However, it was sold to treat conditions such as dementia and autism.
According to a US justice department statement, Abbott maintained a specialised sales force to market the drug in nursing homes.
It said the drug could be used for the control of agitation in elderly dementia patients, despite the absence of any credible scientific evidence that Depakote was safe and effective for that use.
The illegal conduct was not the product of "some rogue sales representatives," US Attorney Timothy Heaphy said. The company engaged in the strategy from 1998 to at least 2006, he said.
Reuben Guttman, a lawyer who represented some of the company whistle-blowers, said that Abbott had preyed on two vulnerable categories of patient - the elderly and children.
The company "violated basic norms of health care and ethics", he said.
The company also marketed Depakote to treat schizophrenia, but clinical trials failed to demonstrate that the drug was any more effective than anti-psychotic drugs in treating the condition, according to court papers.
Abbott Laboratories will now pay $800m to federal and state governments, $700m in criminal penalties and a further $100m to resolve consumer protection issues.
The company has also agreed to a five-year probationary period to ensure that there is no repeat of the misconduct.
As the South African athlete faced charges of "premeditated murder" in a Pretoria courtroom following the shooting dead of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, his sponsors went into crisis-management mode.
Nike swiftly pulled the unfortunately-worded ads last week, as the perils of celebrity brand endorsement were brought sharply into focus once again.
Mr Pistorius, who has strongly rejected the murder charge, is thought to have earned several million pounds from sponsorships with Nike, BT, Thierry Mugler, Oakley, and Ossur, the Icelandic firm that makes the prosthetic carbon fibre blades he wears for races.
But in the brutal world of sports sponsorship, the "Blade Runner" stands to lose everything, even presuming his innocence.
On Thursday 21 February, Nike suspended its contact with the athlete, thought to be worth about $2m, saying: "We believe Oscar Pistorius should be afforded due process and we will continue to monitor the situation closely".
Fashion house Thierry Mugler, which chose Mr Pistorius as the face of its A*Men fragrance in 2011, also withdrew all its campaigns featuring the athlete on Wednesday.
Another of Mr Pistorius' sponsors, M-Net Movies, a South African pay TV channel, pulled its TV ad campaign featuring the athlete, last week tweeting: "Out of respect and sympathy to the bereaved, M-Net will be pulling its entire Oscar campaign featuring Oscar Pistorius with immediate effect."
John Taylor, director of a sports sponsorship company and a veteran of the industry, told the BBC: "Even if Pistorius is found innocent, he is damaged goods. Brands need to act quickly and distance themselves from him; they cannot afford to wait until the case is heard.
"It's not like rats deserting a sinking ship, it's just the sensible thing to do."
Nigel Currie, director of sports marketing agency Brand Rapport, agrees, saying: "This is very different to the Tiger Woods and Lance Armstrong cases; this is life and death. There's no coming back from this."
Telecommunications group BT, which was recently shortlisted in the Best Sponsorship of a Sport Team or Individual category of the Sport Industry Awards 2013 for its campaign featuring Mr Pistorius, said: "Our thoughts are with all those affected by this tragedy. Given the ongoing legal proceedings, it would be inappropriate for us to comment further."
Ossur said it was "highly premature" to make any decisions regarding its relationship with him.
Even his South African management agency was saying little on Friday last week. Peet van Zyl, joint managing director of In-Site Athlete Management, told the BBC: "Oscar has been my client for six years. It's my business to know how much he earns in sponsorships, but we're not in any position to give you any comment at the moment given the sensitivity of the situation."
The global sponsorship industry is worth an estimated $50bn (£32.2bn; 36.4bn euros) a year, according to consultancy IEG, with more than 80% of that being spent on sports.
Nike, which makes annual revenues of over $24bn, spends tens of millions of dollars on sports sponsorships a year. For example, its recent sponsorship deal with Rory McIlroy, the Northern Irish golfer, will reportedly cost the company $100m to $125m (£62m to £77m) over five years.
When its previous brand ambassador, golf titan Tiger Woods, was exposed as a philanderer in 2009, Nike stuck by him even though many other brands cast him adrift.
"Nike's whole golf proposition was built around him. They had spent millions of dollars and simply couldn't afford to drop him", says Alan Ferguson, managing director of The Sports Business, a sports marketing consultancy.
Nike chooses sports stars that seem to embody and reinforce its high-energy brand. "My body is my weapon. This is how I fight," says one video featuring Mr Pistorius and other South African athletes. Its 2012 annual report contained a headline: "We are on the offense. Always."
As Oscar Pistorius demonstrated values of tenacity, valour and triumph over adversity, it made him an obvious fit with the sportswear giant.
But in the light of recent events, Mr Ferguson warns: "I think many brands will be taking stock and re-evaluating their celebrity endorsements now. At the very least they will be doing more detailed background checks on their sports stars."
Tattooed on Oscar Pistorius' back is a quotation from St Paul's first letter to the Corinthians (9: 26-27): "Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified."
In the unforgiving, hard cash world of sports sponsorship, Mr Pistorius could find himself being disqualified, whether innocent or guilty.
The new directive brings new definitions to "dressing decently".
Women are not allowed to:
While men must:
Adah Muwanga, human resources director at the Public Service Ministry, said the new circular was needed because of complaints - especially about female public officers - from male counterparts, who say "body parts should be covered".
Civil servants are made aware of the dress rules at induction, says Moses Sempiira, a teacher.
"Each profession has got its code of conduct.
"When you're at work, you have to dress up the way you're expected.
"I have no problem with it."
However, Rita Achiro, head of the Uganda Women's Network, describes the order as a diversionary move.
"How does dress code affect service delivery?" she asks.
"What Ugandans need are more teachers and nurses.
"We have high maternal mortality, children in schools without teachers.
"I don't see how the banning of mini-skirts and bright-coloured shirts is going to fix that."
The debate on hemlines and neck-ties has gone beyond the formal setting of the public service.
In May, photos of two Makerere University students were shared widely on Facebook, with many Ugandans criticising them for wearing revealing skirts to a party.
Rebecca Naddamba, one of the two young women in the photos, was a final-year education student. She was dressed in a two-piece red outfit, with a long skirt made up of strips of cloth, showing her legs.
"People have asked me whether I am sane. Some said I shouldn't be allowed to become a teacher," she says.
The university wrote to her, citing "misconduct at a university function" and asking her to explain why she should not face disciplinary action.
Ms Nadamba thinks dressing should simply be about appropriateness.
"I am looking forward to becoming a teacher. I will tell my students that there is a difference between dressing for a classroom, a place of work and a party."
Her case raised questions on whether Uganda, as a society, spends too much time and effort nit-picking what people should and should not wear.
"If decency was contained in clothes, we would spot a rapist or a corrupt politician from miles away"
Lawyer and activist Patience Akumu calls it the "institutionalisation" of the policing of women's bodies. She thinks that public entities like Makerere University "shouldn't pick and choose when to moralise".
"Recently a girl jumped out of a window to near-death, after a friend allegedly tried to rape her," she continues.
"Makerere did not issue a statement. Why are they now suddenly enraged?"
Uganda is caught up in rapid social change.
It takes only a short time for the latest trends seen in American films and pop music videos to arrive on the streets of Kampala.
Ripped jeans, crop-tops, micro-minis and tight trousers for men are everywhere.
On one side of life is the tabloid press, which thrives on daily pictures of half-naked women and columns about sex exploits. On the other, you have government officials telling people to cover up.
And there has been a spate of attacks on women deemed to be wearing clothes that are too revealing.
Lindsey Kukunda, an artist and writer, thinks it is an obsession with culture and religion - a fusion that oppresses women.
"If you're a woman, your decency is in your clothes.
"If decency was contained in clothes, we would spot a rapist or a corrupt politician from miles away," she argues.
The founder of Not Your Body, an online movement that documents incidents of harassment, Ms Kukunda has herself been a victim on Kampala's streets.
"About a year ago, I was standing on the roadside waiting for a friend to pick me up. I was wearing shorts.
"Men started calling me a prostitute. I sought help from a traffic cop, who looked me up and down and said: 'Well, isn't that what you want?'"
For her, this is a sign that those in authority constantly promote the thinking that women should be questioned, or even punished, for their clothes.
Mrs Muwanga, from the Public Service ministry, says wearing a mini-skirt to work is tantamount to sexually harassing male colleagues, and if the new orders are violated, public officers are likely to face disciplinary action.
Ms Kukunda says her online movement is against this sort of thing.
"If there were more Lindsey Kukundas saying: 'No, I will not let you inconvenience me because your eyes have a problem with my dimpled knees', the people who push this attitude will start to keep quiet."
Radio presenter and social critic James Onen believes men and women should wear whatever they want, but should accept the consequences of their choices.
"It is universally accepted that there are a certain set of physical attributes that men generally find appealing in women.
"When a woman dresses in such a way as to call attention to those physical attributes, it's difficult for most people not to view it as deliberate action to draw attention," he says.
Uganda's Minister for Ethics and Integrity, Fr Simon Lokodo, referred me to the 2014 Anti-Pornography Act, when contacted for an interview. But the law says nothing about a national dress code.
Confusion over a clause that was removed before the bill became law, led to incidents of Ugandan women being publicly undressed.
When a group of women tried to get to the parliament building to protest against the public strippings, they were surrounded by heavily armed anti-riot police.
Ms Akumu, who was among the protesters, says little has changed since the grossly misinterpreted law was passed.
Ms Achiro, from the Uganda Women's Network, refers to the new public service directive as a celebration of being colonised.
"We are insisting on neckties and suits. What does a man who likes to wear his African-batik shirt do?
"Our rights are being taken away piece by piece and soon we will have no space to speak," she says.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data suggests the number of people who cohabit has doubled to 2.9 million since 1996.
This includes both heterosexual partners and same-sex couples who have not had a civil partnership ceremony.
There are 12.2 million married couples, down 457,000 over the same period.
The statistics were contained in the Labour Force Survey - a study of households in the UK - which encompassed 102,421 individuals in 43,642 homes between April and June 2012.
The number of people aged 35 to 44 who cohabit increased from 7% to 15%.
"This may be related to the increasing age at marriage," the report stated.
Its findings included:
Some 38% of married couples have dependent children, and 39% of cohabiting different-sex couples have dependent children.
The report notes: "Although married couples are more likely to have children than cohabiting couples, they tend to be older on average than their cohabiting counterparts so children may be older and have left home.
"Cohabiting couples are more likely to be in the right age groups for childbearing.
"These two competing factors of age and likelihood of childbearing mean that a very similar percentage of married couples and opposite-sex cohabiting couples have dependent children."
There are now two million lone parents in the UK, up from 1.6 million, the survey suggests.
Some 29% of households are made up of only one person, while almost 20% are families of four or more people.
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The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) confirmed last week that the entire Russian team would be banned following the McLaren report.
That report, published last month, detailed a state-sponsored doping programme operated by Russia.
Rio's Paralympics begin on 7 September, with 267 Russian competitors across 18 sports set to miss the Games.
The appeal hearing is set for 21 August with a decision expected on 22 August.
The IPC's decision was in contrast to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which chose not to hand Russia a blanket ban from the Olympic Games.
Announcing the decision, IPC president Sir Philip Craven said Russia's anti-doping system was "broken, corrupted and entirely compromised".
In response, Russian Paralympic Committee president Vladimir Lukin said his group was "not even mentioned" in the McLaren report and this action would mean "lives are broken".
"Inevitably, suspicions arise that this is provoked by something unsportsmanlike, something else," he added.
"We absolutely do not want to quarrel, get carried away with emotions. Only the weak get carried away with emotions.
"We will stand our ground in a civilised way."
Richard McLaren, a Canadian law professor, published a report that found Russia's sports ministry manipulated urine samples provided by its athletes between 2011 and 2015.
The report identified 27 samples relating to eight Para-sports, five of which are summer sports, including some governed by the IPC.
The IPC also found evidence that samples were swapped during the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games, adding that it planned to reanalyse every Russian sample given at the event
The IPC allowed the Russian Paralympic Committee to present its case before it decided on the ban.
The IOC was widely criticised for ignoring the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) recommendation to ban Russia from the Rio Olympics.
Instead, each individual sporting federation was given the power to decide if Russian competitors were clean to compete.
A three-person IOC panel then had the final say.
In the end, more than 270 Russian athletes were cleared to compete at the Olympics.
A review of the Congolese deployment pointed to "systemic problems", a statement said.
The UN peacekeeping force in the CAR has faced scores of allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation.
Almost 13,000 people are serving as part of the mission, known as Minusca.
French troops have also been accused of sex abuse in CAR. Charges were dropped against six French soldiers earlier this year, however another investigation remains open.
UN peacekeepers were deployed in 2014, with the CAR in turmoil after mainly Muslim rebels ousted President Francois Bozize, sparking a backlash from largely Christian militias.
Thousands have been killed in the violence that followed, with hundreds of thousands fleeing to neighbouring countries.
The UN said the review of the Congo-Brazzaville deployment found "the nature and extent of existing allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse, in their totality, point to systemic problems in command and control".
"These problems have also been compounded by issues related to the preparedness, overall discipline, maintenance of contingent-owned equipment, and logistical capacity of these troops," it added.
A smaller contingent of police from the same force will stay on, the UN said.
With allegations of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers, including against children, continuing to emerge, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has promised a "new approach" to tackle the issue.
It is up to the countries who contribute troops to prosecute criminal cases, but guilty verdicts might not be in a nation's best interests as that would taint its reputation in peacekeeping, the BBC's Africa security correspondent Tomi Oladipo says.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said "Britain has always been hostile to us" and the report was "fake".
The story was based on newly declassified US government documents from the Cold War.
Mr Khamenei suggested they were forged.
The original report revealed how Ayatollah Khomeini had courted the Carter administration from exile in Paris to broker his return to Iran.
In the official Iranian narrative of the 1979 revolution, Mr Khomeini bravely defied the United States and defeated "the Great Satan" in its efforts to keep the Shah in power.
Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini
But the documents showed Khomeini assured the Carter Administration in late January 1979 that the Islamic Republic would not hold "any particular animosity" towards Americans.
It also revealed a message to the Kennedy Administration years earlier, in 1963, explaining "he was not opposed to American interests in Iran".
"Would America, which downed a civilian plane with about 300 passengers, hesitate to forge a document?" Ayatollah Khamenei said, referring to the controversial shooting down of an Iran Air plane by a US warship in 1988.
"This is the way of hostility from the British."
He was speaking at an event commemorating the 27th anniversary of Mr Khomeini's death.
In the same speech he said Iran and US aims in the region were completely opposed and that Tehran would not cooperate with the US and "evil" Britain on regional issues.
At closing, the FTSE 100 index was up 147.52 points, or 2.47%, at 6,100.01, with similar gains being seen in other major European markets.
Rising prices of metals and oil helped to boost mining and energy shares.
Markets also took heart from a speech by Janet Yellen, in which she said US rates were still set to rise this year.
Analysts said her comments indicated that the US economy was still in good shape and could remove some uncertainty over the timing of a US rate rise.
Shares in Lloyds Banking Group rose were up 2.26% to 75.5p. The government announced it had sold another 1% tranche in the bank, reducing its holding to below 12%.
In the FTSE 250, shares in Synergy Health jumped 42% after a US court ruling raised hopes that its takeover by Steris would go ahead.
A federal court in Ohio denied a request by US competition authorities to block the takeover.
Shares in energy firm Drax rose 1.04% after it said it was pulling out of a £1bn project to introduce carbon capture technology to cut emissions.
Drax said it was halting further investment because of the government's decision to reduce subsidies for renewable energy.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.4% against the dollar to $1.5175, and also fell 0.15% against the euro to €1.3554.
Ex-Barcelona midfielder Guardiola had a trial with City in the summer of 2005 but then-manager Pearce opted not to sign him.
Guardiola, 45, will replace current City boss Manuel Pellegrini in June.
"If I knew how good he would be as a manager I would have given him my job," Pearce told BBC Radio 5 live.
City, whose squad at the time featured the likes of David James, Trevor Sinclair, Joey Barton and Darius Vassell, finished the 2005-06 Premier League season in 15th place.
"He trained with us for a few days," said Pearce. "He had been playing in the Middle East, and was looking for a contract.
"Smashing fella but, back then, I didn't realise he would be a top manager. We didn't have anything on the playing side but top man, top manager, what an acquisition for City."
Guardiola, who was 34 years old in 2005 and eyeing a return to European football after leaving Al-Ahli in Dubai, had made more than 350 appearances for Barcelona between 1990 and 2001, winning the European Cup and six La Liga titles.
He went on to play briefly for Mexican side Dorados before taking charge of Barcelona B and later Barcelona.
He won 14 trophies in four years at the Nou Camp between 2008 and 2012. He has since won the Bundesliga twice in two seasons in charge of Bayern Munich.
The 23-year-old, in his 50th career start, chipped in for a birdie at the 17th to reach 10 under.
Five-time major winner Phil Mickelson, without a win since the 2013 Open, holed from off the green to par 18 and is in a three-way share of second.
Wales' Jamie Donaldson, the remaining Briton, is nine back after a 69.
Berger, the 2015 PGA Rookie of the Year who surged clear of the field at the halfway stage after a 64, briefly lost the lead on day three when he double bogeyed the par three 14th after finding the water.
But consecutive birdies from the 16th at the TPC Southwind course revived the round for Berger, who has already has three top-10 finishes this season.
Mickelson hit his third shot 22 feet past the hole on the par-four 17th and returned his first bogey in 22 holes, but having driven into a fairway bunker at the last, he rolled in an 18-footer for a round of 68 to remain at seven under.
Dustin Johnson, the 2012 winner and the highest-ranked player in the field at sixth in the world, carded a 73 to fall eight adrift.
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Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow were initially given non-custodial sentences for their involvement in mass protests in 2014.
But last Thursday the court of appeal gave the activists jail terms of between six and eight months.
Their supporters say the process was politically motivated.
However, the justice department has dismissed such claims as "groundless" and insisted that Hong Kong's judicial independence is beyond question.
On Sunday, protesters braved sweltering temperatures to march to Hong Kong's highest court - the Court of Final Appeal - where all three men are expected to take their case.
They chanted "Release all political prisoners" while some carried a large banner reading: "It's not a crime to fight against totalitarianism."
"This shows that the Hong Kong government, the Chinese communist regime and the department of justice's conspiracy to deter Hong Kong people from continuing to participate in politics and to protest using harsh laws and punishments has completely failed," said protest organiser and former student leader Lester Shum.
Another protester, retired teacher Jackson Wai, told AFP news agency: "These young people are our hope for the future. We shouldn't treat them like this."
Hong Kong police said about 22,000 people were present at the march at its peak.
That is one of the biggest turnouts since the democracy protests of 2014, the BBC's Juliana Liu in Hong Kong reports.
In a statement following Saturday's march, the Hong Kong government reiterated that there was no political consideration in the court of appeal's ruling but said it was aware that members of the community had "different views on the judgment".
It said the defendants had indicated they would lodge appeals, adding: "The case should be handled in accordance with judicial procedures."
Wong, 20, Law, 24 and Chow, 27, were convicted for unlawful assembly in an incident which helped to trigger the mass protests in Hong Kong, known as the Umbrella Movement.
They were among a group of student protesters who scaled a fence around Hong Kong's legislative headquarters and occupied the building's courtyard.
Their removal by police angered the public and brought tens of thousands of people on to the streets in the following days.
The three were sentenced last year to non-prison terms including community service but the justice department, seeking imprisonment, applied for a review.
The jail sentences effectively stop them from standing in forthcoming elections.
Anyone jailed for more than three months is disqualified from contesting local elections in Hong Kong for five years.
Law was elected to Hong Kong's legislature last year, becoming its youngest ever legislator. However, he was disqualified last month when the city's high court ruled that he had improperly taken his oath.
Hong Kong's last British governor, Chris Patten, spoke out against the decision to jail the three, writing in a letter to the Financial Times on Saturday: "The names of Joshua Wong, Alex Chow and Nathan Law will be remembered long after the names of those who have persecuted them have been forgotten and swept into the ashcan of history."
Amnesty International also criticised the authorities for seeking jail terms for the activists, calling it a "vindictive attack" on freedom of expression.
The Hong Kong Bar Association and Law Society have spoken out on the court decision, saying that accusations that the sentence was politically motivated were "unjustified and damaging to our legal system".
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee said it would investigate concerns about the public being swayed by propaganda and untruths.
The inquiry will examine the sources of fake news, how it is spread and its impact on democracy.
Claims that voters in the US election were influenced by fake news spurred the inquiry, the committee said.
Damian Collins, the committee chairman, said the rise of propaganda and fabrications is "a threat to democracy and undermines confidence in the media in general".
"Just as major tech companies have accepted they have a social responsibility to combat piracy online and the illegal sharing of content, they also need to help address the spreading of fake news on social media platforms," he said.
"Consumers should also be given new tools to help them assess the origin and likely veracity of news stories they read online.
"The committee will be investigating these issues as well as looking into the sources of fake news, what motivates people to spread it and how it has been used around elections and other important political debates."
The MPs want to investigate whether the way advertising is bought, sold and placed online has encouraged the growth of fake news.
They also want to address the responsibility of search engines and social media to stop spreading it.
The way that fake news affects people's understanding of the world and their trust in traditional journalism will also be examined, as will the issue of whether different demographic groups respond to made-up stories in different ways.
New research suggests that online hoaxes and propaganda may have only had limited impact in the US presidential election, however.
According to a study by two US economists, fake news which favoured Donald Trump was shared 30 million times in the three months before the election, four times more than false stories favouring Hillary Clinton.
But the authors said that only half of people who saw a false story believed it, and even the most widely circulated hoaxes were seen by only a fraction of voters.
The cross-party Commons committee is seeking written submissions from interested parties by the start of March and is expected to hold hearings in due course.
Labour launched its own investigation into fake news earlier this month, led by former shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher. He warned that his party needed to be wary of misinformation coming from the left as well as the right.
But a World Cup winning manager on a bus? That's a much rarer sight.
This week legendary Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, best known as Big Phil, has been turning heads popping up everywhere from Londonderry to Belfast.
It's understood sightings have often been accompanied with a muttered: "Can't be him, can it?"
But, yes, it really was him on the 212 bus service from Derry to Belfast, and it really was him drinking Guinness in the Belfast Empire Bar on Thursday night.
The former Chelsea manager is in the country visiting his son, who works in Lisburn, County Antrim.
Zhana Nikolova, a duty manager at the Empire, grabbed a photo with Scolari when he popped in for a blues night with his family.
"We did have an initial thought of 'is it really him?' But the word spread and we realised it was him.
"He seemed to enjoy the music, had a few Guinness and was happy to get his photo taken.
"It's just hard to place someone like that in Northern Ireland. People knew it was him but were very respectful and generally left him alone."
Big Phil is best known for winning the World Cup with Brazil in 2002, and enjoyed a second stint with the national side that ended in 2014.
He is currently managing the likes of Paulinho, Jackson Martinez and Alan Carvalho with Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande.
As a manager in the cash-rich Chinese league, Scolari's yearly salary would be understood to be comprehensive - but that didn't stop him taking the 212 service from Derry to Belfast after a flying visiting to Northern Ireland's north west.
Fellow passenger Dylan J Burke, a Manchester United fan, told the Irish News he was more than a little bit surprised to be sitting beside the Brazilian World Cup winner.
"I saw him and I thought, that couldn't really be him, but then I saw the crest of his current club on his top and I spoke to him," said Mr Burke.
"He was very nice and down to earth. I can't believe I met the great Luiz Felipe Scolari. What a start to 2017."
Both players quit the Super Eagles last October after falling out with former coach Sunday Oliseh.
When Oliseh resigned on Friday Siasia asked the duo to reconsider but they have rejected the idea of a return.
"You can't force them to rescind their decision and we have to respect that." Siasia told BBC Sport.
"I felt they left under a cloudy circumstance. It was only an opportunity for them to reconsider their stance but it appears they've both decided to stick by their retirement.
"Nigeria is blessed with talented footballers and we need to work with those players. We have to live away from the past and focus on a promising future."
Goalkeeper Enyeama retired from international football in October last year when the captaincy was taken away from him by Oliseh.
"I don't want to talk about this issue again. I think my earlier decision [to retire] stands," Enyeama told Lagos-based radio station Brila FM.
Striker Emenike followed Enyeama's lead and quit the Super Eagles a few days later.
Siasia and his assistants Salisu Yusuf and Emmanuel Amunike are expected to finalise and name the country's squad for the game against the seven-time African champions this week.
Siasia refuses to confirm whether China-based Obafemi Martins, and premier league duo Victor Moses and John Mikel Obi still have a Super Eagles future.
"We can't rule out anyone at the moment. The games against Egypt are crucial matches and we are keeping our focus. We need the support of everyone to succeed.
"This is a big task for us and we want to give our best like those players who are prepared to give 120 percent on the field for their country."
Robbie Greville's immediate goal helped Westmeath led 1-5 to 0-2 before Antrim cut the margin to 1-6 to 0-5 by the break at Mullingar.
Antrim were three behind with seven minutes left but Derek McNicholas' goal sealed Westmeath's win.
McNicholas finished with an impressive tally of 1-6 for Michael Ryan's side.
Despite the defeat, Antrim will be fancied to regroup to earn a Division 2A final meeting against Westmeath.
Westmeath lead the table on six points while Carlow's 2-25 to 0-9 win over Derry moves them alongside the Saffrons on four points.
London are in fourth spot on three points after the draw with Kildare on Saturday while Derry are propping up the table after their third straight defeat.
Down were knocked off the top of Division Two B after they suffered a 0-20 to 0-16 defeat by new leaders Mayo at Pairc Esler.
Armagh joined Down on four points as they edged a 2-17 to 2-15 win over Wicklow.
WEEKEND ALLIANZ HURLING LEAGUE RESULTS
Sunday
Division One A
Kilkenny 0-21 1-14 Galway
Tipperary 1-17 1-18 Waterford
Division One B
Kerry 0-08 2-25 Wexford
Offaly 0-14 1-19 Limerick
Division Two A
Carlow 2-25 0-09 Derry
Westmeath 2-11 0-10 Antrim
Division Two B
Wicklow 2-15 2-17 Armagh
Down 0-16 0-20 Mayo
Meath 2-35 0-09 Donegal
Division Three A
Monaghan 2-19 1-12 Louth
Roscommon 1-14 0-16 Fingal
Division Three B
Sligo 1-14 1-09 Fermanagh
Longford 3-12 0-13 Leitrim
Saturday
Division One A
Dublin 4-21 2-17 Cork
Division One B
Laois 0-16 1-21 Clare
Division Two A
London 1-11 0-14 Kildare
Division Three A
Tyrone 0-17 1-12 Warwickshire
He refused to say if his party would block a referendum before agreeing to a new coalition with the Conservatives.
But Nick Clegg said he would back a referendum if there were plans for more powers to be transferred to Brussels.
The Tories are pledging to renegotiate UK membership and hold a referendum on the result by the end of 2017. Labour says the plan is bad for businesses.
Mr Clegg told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "Our position has been very clear, very consistent, of course there should be a referendum, a question put to the British people about whether we continue our membership of the European Union or not when we need to make a decision on the transfer of new powers.
"But what we will never ever do of course is play footsie with the prospect of actually leaving the EU, which is where large parts of the Conservative Party are, and of course they are doing so as they are desperately chasing UKIP to the right."
The deputy prime minister then went on to say there had been a lack of "centre ground" in the debate on Europe.
He said: "On this issue, as on so many other issues, there is a real danger of British politics being pulled to the right and the left.
"I think there is a real space in this campaign, which I obviously hope the Liberal Democrats will fill, for the reasoned centre ground."
The EU, and the UK's place within it, is set to be a major issue in the election campaign.
UKIP want to leave the EU and aim to hold a referendum at the earliest opportunity, meanwhile, Labour has said it would try to enhance the UK's influence in a reformed Europe.
The Greens would hold a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, and the party would also aim to reform the EU to hand powers back to local communities.
Mr Clegg also used the radio interview to say he would see out the next parliament.
He said: "I certainly want to serve out the next parliament and hopefully see the Liberal Democrats guaranteeing the government of this country remains anchored in the liberal centre ground."
The 24-year-old died on Sunday in a boating crash off Miami Beach, Florida.
Wearing black shirts with Fernandez's name and his number 16, the team beat the New York Mets 7-3 in front of a packed crowd at Marlins Park on Monday.
The players placed their caps on the pitcher's mound at the conclusion of the Major League Baseball match - many of them visibly emotional.
Marlins manager Don Mattingly said: "I'm just proud of our guys, just the way they hung together.
"It was not scripted. No-one tells you how to handle it. There's nothing that tells you how to handle it. They just stuck together and went out and played."
Fernandez, a father-to-be, was heralded by baseball commissioner Rob Manfred as one of the game's "great young stars".
He was drafted by the Marlins in 2011 at the age of 20 and named National League Rookie of the Year in 2013.
In his first appearance since his arrest last month, an emotional Otto Warmbier said he was asked by a US church to bring back the "trophy".
Mr Warmbier, a 21-year-old University of Virginia student, had been on a tourist trip to North Korea in January.
He was arrested on 2 January as he was about to leave.
At the time, North Korea said the US government had "tolerated and manipulated" him. He was charged with committing a "hostile act".
At a news conference in Pyongyang, Mr Warmbier said a member of the Friendship United Methodist Church had promised to give him a used car worth $10,000 (£7,200) if he brought back a propaganda sign from his North Korea trip.
"I committed the crime of taking down a political slogan from the staff holding area of the Yanggakdo International Hotel," North Korea's KCNA news agency quoted him as saying.
"The aim of my task was to harm the motivation and work ethic of the Korean people. This was a very foolish aim," he was quoted as saying.
He said his crime was "very severe and pre-planned" and that he "never should have allowed myself to be lured by the United States administration to commit a crime in this country".
CNN, which received a copy of the video, said he sobbed as he begged for forgiveness, saying he had made "the worst mistake of my life".
It was not clear whether he had made the statement voluntarily, but foreign detainees in North Korea have previously recanted confessions, saying they were made under pressure.
The US state department strongly advises Americans against travelling to North Korea, which sometimes uses the detention of foreigners as a means of exerting pressure on its adversaries.
Colchester took a 20th-minute lead through Kurtis Guthrie, whose flick-header from Owen Garvan's corner flew in at the near post.
Crewe goalkeeper Ben Garratt denied both Denny Johnstone and Richard Brindley, before Colchester had a penalty appeal rejected when Perry Ng appeared to handle Brindley's attempted cross in the area.
Brennan Dickenson's effort hit the roof of the net for Colchester early in the second half before Us keeper Sam Walker denied Alex Kiwomya at his near post.
Colchester doubled their lead with 18 minutes remaining through Garvan, who dispossessed George Cooper before coolly slotting past Garratt.
Substitute Drey Wright made it 3-0 four minutes later when he escaped down the Crewe left and squeezed a low shot into the far corner.
Dickenson wrapped up Colchester's victory in stoppage time with a superb left-foot strike that left Garratt no chance.
Report provided by the Press Association.
Match ends, Colchester United 4, Crewe Alexandra 0.
Second Half ends, Colchester United 4, Crewe Alexandra 0.
Goal! Colchester United 4, Crewe Alexandra 0. Brennan Dickenson (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Craig Slater.
Substitution, Colchester United. Macauley Bonne replaces Owen Garvan.
Substitution, Colchester United. Kane Vincent-Young replaces Richard Brindley.
Attempt missed. Drey Wright (Colchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Oliver Turton (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. George Cooper (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
Foul by Owen Garvan (Colchester United).
Daniel Udoh (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Callum Ainley replaces James Jones.
Goal! Colchester United 3, Crewe Alexandra 0. Drey Wright (Colchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Daniel Udoh replaces Chris Dagnall.
Goal! Colchester United 2, Crewe Alexandra 0. Owen Garvan (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Attempt saved. George Cooper (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Owen Garvan.
Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Tom Eastman.
Foul by Brennan Dickenson (Colchester United).
Harry Davis (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Harry Davis.
Substitution, Colchester United. Drey Wright replaces Denny Johnstone.
Attempt missed. Harry Davis (Crewe Alexandra) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by George Elokobi.
Attempt blocked. Chris Dagnall (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Craig Slater (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Sam Walker.
Attempt saved. Alex Kiwomya (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Owen Garvan (Colchester United).
Chris Dagnall (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Brennan Dickenson (Colchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high.
Foul by George Elokobi (Colchester United).
Chris Dagnall (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Colchester United 1, Crewe Alexandra 0.
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Ben Nugent replaces Perry Ng.
First Half ends, Colchester United 1, Crewe Alexandra 0.
Tom Lapslie (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Tom Lapslie (Colchester United).
Chris Dagnall (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Denny Johnstone (Colchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Perry Ng.
Lt Gen Sir Simon Mayall said the UK had underestimated the staying power of President Bashar al-Assad.
In an interview with BBC Newsnight, he painted a picture of a UK being in a strategic muddle over Syria and described Russia's intervention as "hugely significant".
On Iraq, he described the UK's commitment as "frankly inadequate".
The general's remarks, in his first interview since stepping down, reflect wider frustration among senior officers about the lack of a coherent strategic approach to the Middle East, and risk-aversion among political leaders in the UK as well as the United States.
Meanwhile, the Home Office says a scheme providing funding for councils to "assist" with the costs of helping Syrian refugees for 12 months is to be extended.
Lt Gen Mayall spent much of his career in the Arab world - including as deputy commanding general of coalition forces in Iraq 2006-2007, and Defence Senior Adviser Middle East 2011-2015.
It has emerged recently that during discussions in 2012 of possible plans to hit Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces, General David Richards, now Lord Richards, chief of the general staff asked rhetorically whether the prime minister was sure Britain was about to bomb the right people.
Lt Gen Mayall says he argued at that time, "that the Assad regime would fight to the last", but that policy makers had got caught up in the excitement of the Arab spring and hoped the Syrian leader would be swiftly overthrown.
The Russians, he believes were, "in many ways more realistic about the staying power of Assad".
Russian President Vladimir Putin has argued in recent weeks that his country's operation in Syria is designed to prevent the type of state implosion that took place in Libya after Nato's intervention there in 2011.
The British general's remarks show there is some sympathy for this objective among senior officers in the West, particularly after Western experiences there, in Iraq following the 2003 invasion, and in Afghanistan.
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Following the collapse of resistance to the Islamic State militant group in northern Iraq 15 months ago, the US and its allies committed to rebuilding 12 brigades. But the results have been disappointing and earlier this summer Iraq's forces suffered another blow with the loss of the western city of Ramadi.
Many British officers were dismayed that the government would commit only a few dozen personnel to the effort to retrain Kurdish and Iraqi forces - fewer than Australia, Canada, Italy and Spain.
Lt Gen Mayall argues also that the model was wrong, with the foreign advisers not willing to lead the newly trained units into battle, something that could have, "massively increased" British leverage at a time when Iran was getting more involved in that battle.
"If we genuinely want to stop this and reverse it," he says of Islamic State's advance, "we are going to have to do more than have high-flown rhetoric because this is a really seriously dangerous situation on the ground… and our response frankly is inadequate for the scale of the problem that we've got."
As for plans for UK forces to take part in the setting up of a safe area and no-fly zone in Syria, Russia's actions are causing them to be reassessed. "It's very difficult for Britain to do it independently," he believes.
"A bigger question is does the United States aspire to a meaningful role out there and it may be that the Russian intervention is something that genuinely at last forces some really clear thinking."
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Ms Sturgeon, who said her programme for government would be for "all of Scotland", also said an independent commission to examine "fairer" alternatives to the council tax would report by autumn 2015.
Here is a look at the government's proposed legislation and what it intends to achieve.
Ms Sturgeon described land reform as "unfinished business" for the Scottish Parliament, and promised a "radical programme" of reform so Scotland's land could be "an asset that benefits the many, not the few".
A consultation process will be carried out, but Ms Sturgeon said it was intended that the following key proposals would be among those included in the bill:
Ms Sturgeon said the rates exemptions were put in place by the Tories in 1994 to "protect the interests of major landowners".
Ending them would help the government more than treble the Scottish Land Fund from £3m this year to £10m a year from 2016, she said.
Ms Sturgeon said that would help meet the government's target of having 1,000,000 acres of land in community ownership by 2020.
This bill will end collection of debts from non-payment of the poll tax, 21 years after its abolition.
Ms Sturgeon said a "significant number" of voters had left the electoral roll to avoid the poll tax, before rejoining this year to vote in September's independence referendum.
She added: "I don't want people to fear being on the electoral register because of decades-old debts from discredited legislation.
"This bill will help to avoid that and ensure that everyone's voice continues to be heard."
Ms Sturgeon said "much more" must be done to ensure all pupils, regardless of background, had an equal opportunity to succeed.
The Education Bill would give new rights to children who may have additional support needs, she said.
The first minister also said the government would:
Ms Sturgeon said the bill would ensure university governing bodies were "transparent, democratic and accountable".
The legislation will be introduced alongside a "challenging long-term target" to eradicate inequality in access to higher education.
Ms Sturgeon said she wanted to ensure a child born today in one of the country's most deprived communities would, by the time he or she left school, had the same chance of going to university as a child born in one of the most prosperous areas.
She said: "That means we would expect at least 20% of university entrants to come from the most deprived 20% of the population.
"The target will be challenging and will require concerted action over a number of years. But it is an essential part of the long term challenge to address inequality."
The first minister also pledged to set up a "commission on widening access" to advise on the milestones the country should set along the way and the practical steps which would be will be required to meet the ambition.
This legislation aims to reduce the "attractiveness and availability" of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes.
The bill will also place a "duty of candour" on health professionals and ensure courts have the power to deal with cases where people relying on health or social care have suffered from ill-treatment and neglect.
Ms Sturgeon paid tribute to Scotland's "unsung army" of unpaid carers, many of whom are older people caring for adult children or spouses.
She pledged to extend the amount of short breaks, advice and assistance to those who needed it.
The bill will also ensure carers are involved in the planning and delivery of the services that affect them, the first minister said.
This will transfer responsibility for community justice services to the 32 community planning partnerships, to help cut reoffending.
Ms Sturgeon also signalled the Scottish government's intention to step up its action against domestic abuse, by consulting on the introduction of a new specific criminal offence of committing domestic abuse.
Ministers will also consider legislation to tackle the issue of revenge porn, while leading experts will also be brought together to discuss how best to prevent abuse.
Ms Sturgeon said the aim was to change the attitudes and behaviour which cause the problem, as well as providing better support.
Last week, Police Scotland launched pilot programmes in Ayrshire and Aberdeen to strengthen women's right to request information about previous abusive behaviour of a partner.
They will take a decision "as soon as feasible" about the roll out of this approach - known as Clare's Law - to the rest of the country.
According to the latest figures, at least 55 people in Scotland in the past year could have been victims of human trafficking and used for forced labour, domestic servitude or prostitution.
Ms Sturgeon said the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Bill had already commanded wide support from organisations, such as Amnesty International and MSPs such as Labour's Jenny Marra.
The bill, which will be introduced shortly, will clarify the rights of the victims of trafficking and strengthen the ability to help victims and bring offenders to justice.
The government's legislative programme will be completed by a Budget Bill, setting out overall spending for the year ahead, and a Fatal Accidents Inquiries Bill to reform the system.
There will also be a Succession Bill, and a Harbours Bill.
Tony Booth, from Moreton, Wirral, made the iconic signs for the Fab Four and other Merseybeat bands in the 1960s.
He died on Wednesday at Wirral's Arrowe Park Hospital after a battle with cancer, his son Lee Booth said.
In recent years, Mr Booth made replicas of the posters for fans and had written a book about them which his son hopes will be "part of his legacy".
Mr Booth was hired by Beatles manager Brian Epstein and started off making "a few posters and show cards for his shops" before moving on to hand-painted concert posters.
In the days before the internet, the posters were the main way of telling fans of upcoming gigs.
Though few of the originals survived, one from 1962 advertising a night with Little Richard and The Beatles in The Tower Ballroom in New Brighton was uncovered during the refurbishment of Bidston train station in 2013.
It is now displayed in the Merseybeat room of The Beatles Story museum in Liverpool's Albert Dock.
In August last year, Mr Booth staged his first exhibition at View Two Gallery on Mathew Street after reproducing 40 of his favourite posters with the same materials he used more than 50 years ago.
One of Mr Booth's last projects was to produce posters for The Cavern club's 60th anniversary celebrations this weekend, which his son said was fitting as "one of the earliest posters" had been for its opening.
"He started his career with The Cavern club and finished his career with The Cavern club", he said.
"I've had posters around me all my life, they're part of Liverpool's history".
They have an illuminated sign that lights up to alert anyone travelling towards a lorry when it is turning left and a speaker announcing the manoeuvre.
After a trial on eight trucks, the city council has rolled out the 'Cyclear' technology, to a further 17 vehicles.
It is set to be installed in all future Large Goods Vehicles council vehicles.
Sensors on the side of the vehicle also detect when a cyclist travels alongside it, alerting the cyclist with an audible message, and sounding a warning buzzer to the driver.
Five cameras are installed on the new vehicles with screens in the cab giving drivers optimum views of their surroundings.
Lesley Hinds, Edinburgh city council's transport and environment convener, unveiled the new fleet earlier.
She said: "Cycle safety is of utmost importance to the council. To equip our vehicles with technology that minimises risk for all road users is a step we can't afford not to take.
"The council is determined to make Edinburgh's roads as safe as possible for all road users, including cyclists. A significant rise in cycling has occurred in the city, while the rate of collisions involving cyclists continues to fall.
"Edinburgh is bucking the trend with more people cycling, walking or using public transport to get to work than anywhere else in Scotland and these newly equipped vehicles are an important step in increasing safety and raising awareness."
A driver of one of the refuse collection vehicles said: "I really like the new system, the sensors trigger an alarm so I'm made immediately aware of the cyclists when they are not in my vision."
The increase underlines the city's growing appeal, say tourism officials.
The liners will bring 150,000 passengers and crew, mostly from the UK, Europe and North America.
Last year Belfast hosted 81 ships.
Belfast Harbour intends to spend about £14m on a new cruise docking facility at Airport Road West.
A planning application was submitted last year but has not yet progressed.
The facility would have the advantage of being able to handle much larger cruise ships than those that have visited since the first cruise ship docked in the city in 1996.
"When we started pitching Belfast to cruise operators in the mid-1990s there was some scepticism about what could be achieved," said Belfast Harbour's commercial director, Joe O'Neill.
"This year we are welcoming a record number of visitors and vessels."
August will be the busiest cruise tourism month, with 24 calls: By the end of the year, almost 600 will have docked in the city.
They are due hold a vigil outside the MoD later and hand a letter in to Downing Street.
The Ballymurphy families represent 10 people killed in west Belfast as the government introduced internment.
In September, they walked out of a meeting with Secretary of State James Brokenshire.
They had urged him to release funds for inquests into the shootings.
Speaking before travelling to London, John Teggart, whose father was one of those shot dead, said: "The outcome that we would hope that those responsible - the MoD the paratroopers - will admit what happened and admit responsibility."
So why are there so few prosecutions?
Many say the problem lies in deep-rooted cultural traditions and that young people are reluctant to come forward to the authorities.
Nazir Afzal, former head of the North West Crown Prosecution Service, says the new legislation with the threat of seven years in prison is needed to make progress.
"One of the major things stopping victims coming forward is the codes of silence that exist in the family.
"It's like the mafia. You cover up, as you are so scared of the consequences," he says.
"Victims are not receiving the justice they deserve and this is why this new legislation matters. It's to help victims - it's all victim-led."
Campaign groups say the actual numbers of forced marriages are much higher, with between 8,000 and 10,000 each year in the UK, though this remains an estimate and actual numbers are hard to prove.
Mandy Sanghera, a human rights activist, told the BBC: "Families still hold on to cultural practices.
"Parents still regard family honour very highly. They may have promised their daughter at a young age and given their word, but feel that they cannot go back on it."
She also said many young people facing a marriage they did not want were reluctant to come forward to the authorities, for fear of seeing their parents go to prison.
"We are talking about family - your blood, your ancestry. You hold common cultural beliefs. You just don't do something that would put your family in jail."
Figures from the FMU suggest that the majority (79%) of young people forced into marriage are girls. Of those whose age was known, 39% were under 21.
Often young girls are under huge emotional pressure from their families.
The FMU was involved in cases covering 88 countries, with most from the Asian subcontinent - 38% from Pakistan, 8% from India and 7% from Bangladesh.
About a quarter were solely within the UK, with no overseas element.
Some campaigners have doubts about the forced marriage legislation.
Rani Bilku, of Jeena International, a community group based in Slough, Berkshire, says: "Challenging and changing hearts and minds from voices within communities is the answer, as opposed to shouting from the outside and legislation."
The code of family honour and shame can run very deep in families with strong roots on the subcontinent.
Nazir Afzal says: "When victims go to the police it's seen as even more dishonourable and the consequence can be murder so they just accept their fate."
Some parents claim to believe they are doing the best for their child in arranging their marriage and that they are helping them to secure a good future.
Shaista Gohir, of Muslim Women's Network UK, says: "They prioritise their ties abroad and the happiness of their nephews and nieces (often children of their brothers, sisters and cousins) over and above the happiness of their children.
"In fact they sacrifice the happiness of their own children for their extended family."
The Derry-based Robert Emmets club secured the Ulster hurling and football crowns in 2016, as well as the camogie title this season.
The footballers will play St Vincent's of Dublin on Saturday 11 February.
The hurlers were due to play Leinster champions Cuala on 4 February but that tie has been put back to 25 February.
Slaughtneil have as many as 17 players in both squads, with eight likely to start both games.
The next problem will arise if they win both of their semi-finals, with the two finals down for decision on their traditional St Patrick's Day slot.
Galway's St Thomas take on Ballyea from Clare in the other hurling semi-final while Dr Crokes of Kerry meet Galway's Corofin in the other football last four clash.
Slaughtneil's football semi-final will be played at Pairc Esler, with their hurling semi at the Athletic Grounds, throw-in times yet to be confirmed.
The footballers booked their place in the last four by defeating London side St Kiernan's 2-11 to 0-5 in their quarter-final.
Police were called to reports of a suspicious package at Cellmark Forensic Services in Ordnance Road, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, at about 10:15 GMT.
It was assessed by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team and was later deemed a "genuine delivery".
The premises and surrounding buildings within 328ft (100m) were evacuated as a precaution.
The cordon was lifted after police said there was "no threat to anyone at the premises or in the wider community".
Ordnance Road was closed in both directions between Buckshaw Avenue and Townsend Drive. The 109A bus service was diverted.
PD Finn was stabbed in the head and chest while on duty in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in October.
He had life-saving surgery followed by 10 weeks of recuperation and only returned to work on Monday.
His handler, PC Dave Wardell, tweeted to say: "OMG the legend is back" after Finn tracked a suspect who was hiding.
The pair had been called to Elstree at 21:30 GMT on Tuesday to reports of a vehicle allegedly failing to stop for officers before crashing.
Finn ended up tracking across fields and found a man hiding in an outbuilding.
He was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop for police and driving other than in accordance with a driving licence.
"Muddy boots, happy dog, happy handler = prisoner in the cells," one of PC Wardell's later tweets said.
PC Wardell has looked after Finn since the German shepherd was nine months old and said his recovery was "testament to his fighting spirit".
Following the suspect's arrest, PC Wardell said there had been "tears of happiness" about how well Finn had done and the rollercoaster of emotions over the last few months.
A petition to bring in tougher sentences for people who attack police dogs - known as Finn's Law - was signed by 120,000 people.
Currently, those who attack police dogs and horses are prosecuted for causing criminal damage but campaigners want the animals to be given the same status as injured officers.
In November, policing minister Brandon Lewis said new legislation could be brought in next year.
Leave Means Leave has written to the chambers of commerce in all the other 27 EU states, asking them to call for a "sensible agreement regarding the terms of Britain's exit from the EU".
The letter warns that trade barriers would have a "detrimental effect".
It also calls for uninterrupted trade as well as near-zero tariffs.
The letter was written by Leave Means Leave co-chairs Richard Tice and John Longworth, the former British Chambers of Commerce director-general. The group wants to ensure Brexit means the UK is no longer a member of the EU's single market.
They said there were "many important elections taking place in EU member states" next year.
"Businesses across Europe will want trade with the UK to continue as usual after Brexit and any hint of trade barriers by the European Commission will be rejected," they wrote.
"It is vital that these business leaders make representations to their national governments to ensure that the EU is open for business."
Mr Longworth told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the UK would prosper outside the EU as it sought free trade agreements with partners around the world.
"This word 'access' I find curious - everybody has access to the EU single market; the US and China send billions of stuff to the EU every year," he added.
"It doesn't actually matter if we leave the single market and there are tariffs because they are on average 3.5% for manufactured goods, but it's better for everybody if there is a smooth trading relationship."
Mr Longworth said he was yet to have many replies to the letter as it had been sent out over the festive period.
However, he said: "I know that Danes, the Dutch, the Irish and some German companies are very concerned. I mean the German equivalent of the Confederation of British Industry said as much a few months ago.
"For those business communities the UK is top of their agendas in terms of export markets, so it's very important for those countries to get access to the UK."
Meanwhile, a senior City representative has claimed that London would remain the world's top financial centre after Brexit.
Mark Boleat, policy chairman of the City of London Corporation, admitted there was considerable "nervousness" about the regulatory implications of the UK's departure from the EU.
However, he told the Financial Times: "I have no doubt that whatever happens in 2017, the City of London will remain the world's leading financial centre."
Mr Boleat called for a transition deal to be agreed early in Brexit talks to give the City enough time to adapt to new regulations - a stance that Philip Hammond, the Chancellor, has backed.
A safety review and production freeze has been ordered at all defence department facilities handling the biological agents.
It follows a new discovery of anthrax contamination at the Dugway research centre in Utah.
A review was ordered this year after live anthrax was sent in error to labs.
Those shipments took place between March 2014 and April 2015.
The labs were in 11 US states as well as South Korea and Australia, the Pentagon said, although it insisted there was no known risk to the general public.
Symptoms of anthrax exposure include skin ulcers, nausea, vomiting and fever, and it can cause death if untreated.
Army Secretary John McHugh imposed the new crackdown after anthrax contamination was discovered in "secure areas located outside the primary containment area" at Dugway.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement: "If proper biosafety procedures had been followed, these surfaces should have been free of the agent."
It said there was no risk to the public.
After the scare earlier this year, the army suspended production, handling, testing and shipment of anthrax at four laboratories - Dugway and three in Maryland.
That moratorium is now expanded to critical reagents and other agents and toxins.
Those laboratories and five others must also conduct new safety reviews.
Mr McHugh said: "I understand that these measures will affect ongoing research activities, and I expect to grant waivers in appropriate circumstances."
What is anthrax?
Anthrax bacteria live primarily in inactive spores and are found naturally in the soil, but people can ingest or inhale spores, which can make the anthrax active.
Not all will be sickened when exposed to anthrax but left untreated, anthrax illness can turn very serious or lead to death.
A blood culture test is used to confirm anthrax exposure.
Anthrax entered the US national consciousness in 2001, when shortly after the 9/11 attacks, letters containing powdered anthrax arrived at news organisations and the offices of US senators. Twenty-two people were sickened and of those, five people died.
Sources: FBI Anthrax investigation; CDC, San Francisco Department of Public Health
West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit detained the suspect, from Yardley Wood, at an address in Billesley, Birmingham, at 07:00 BST.
The man was arrested on suspicion of preparing for terrorist acts under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.
The arrest was "pre-planned" and "intelligence-led", police said.
There was "no immediate threat to public safety", the force added.
The decision by the US central bank to keep rates at current levels until at least 2013 helped stem one of the biggest sell-offs in recent years.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 1%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 2.7% but South Korea's Kospi rose just 0.3%.
Analysts say markets will remain choppy amid global growth fears.
They said that many investors were still concerned about global growth and the fact that the Fed did not announce any new measures to boost expansion, such as an economic stimulus package.
"A lot of traders will be disappointed that the Fed did not go any further," Robin Bew of the Economist Intelligence Group told the BBC's Asia Business Report.
By Robert PestonBusiness editor, BBC News
Peston: America's five-year downturn
One of the key reasons behind the massive sell-off over the past few days has been the fear that the US, the world's biggest economy may be falling into recession.
In tandem with its rates decision on Tuesday, the Fed also warned that US growth this year had been "considerably slower" than it had expected.
Kelvin Tay of UBS Bank told the BBC that markets had only reacted to the positive side of the Fed's announcement; the fact that rates would stay on hold.
"Markets were oversold and they were looking for a reason to rebound," he explained. "When the dust settles, people are going to focus on economic issues again."
"Consumption in the US is going to be impacted and that is bad news for the export-dependent economies of Asia."
The fears about the state of the global economy were fanned last week by Standard & Poor's decision to cut the US's credit rating from triple A to AA+ for the first time.
On top of this, the ongoing debt issues in Europe have prompted many analysts to revisit their own estimates for both economic and corporate profit growth.
"The immediate nervousness triggered by the downgrade... that is dissipating," said Mr Bew of the Economist Intelligence Group.
"But long-term worry, that the US and Europe have some serious issues and really don't seem to have a policy answer to them, still remains," he added.
This view was echoed by Hans Goetti of Finaport Investment Intelligence.
"The US is most likely going into a recession and we are likely to see a downgrade in corporate profits," Mr Goetti said.
"The markets usually react to earnings downgrades, so this rally could be short-lived."
Despite the concerns, trading on Wednesday provided markets with a respite from the recent selling spree.
Australia's ASX index rose 2.6%, Shanghai's Composite Index was up 0.9%.
In India, the Sensex gained 1.6%.
The gains came after markets in Europe and the US gained on Tuesday. The UK's FTSE 100 index ended up 1.9%, while France's Cac added 1.6%. The main US share index, the Dow Jones, closed up 4%.
"It's possible the bottom has been met but it is too early to say so," said Albert Hung of Alleron Investment Management.
"You never know what more bad news may be coming around the corner."
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The pilot managed to avoid hitting any of the cars on the busy roads.
The single-engine plane was carrying five people from a nearby skydiving school when it ran out of power.
Luckily officials say that nobody was hurt and there were no serious injuries reported.
This week: not so much. The industry is hunkered down, counting the cost of contraction.
There are still riches to be made from exporting, and Aberdeen is doing that well. But in the UK sector, one insider told me that quite a few companies are "simply waiting to be bought". There's nowhere else to go.
Every week brings more redundancies. Last week was Expro. This week, ConocoPhillips put us on stand-by for more bad news on that front, thought most of it in North America.
Financial restructuring is required to stay afloat. Iona Energy and Independent Oil and Gas are two North Sea-focused drillers that have been struggling to keep it together in the short term.
The recent collapse of Fletcher Shipping, leasing offshore supply ships and based in Portlethen, shows what happens when day rates plummet from £18,000 to £3000. (We've yet to hear how much the Scottish government's investment fund lost in that pre-pack administration.)
The annual economic report from industry body Oil and Gas UK notes that expectations of an acquisitions boom haven't been met, yet. Talisman and BG are two big firms being taken over this year, but others seem to be on hold.
Perhaps it is because deals will become more attractive once firms have run out of cash, working capital and other options. The expectations when the oil price appeared to bottom out last January was that the price would be rising by now, as supply constraints kicked in.
But while demand for energy from China has been slowing up, the US shale industry continues to produce, and OPEC has been surpassing its own agreed limits.
Platts, the industry data specialist, has just released its latest take on OPEC production, saying the battle is not to maintain the cartel's control of pricing, but for market share of its 31 million barrels of daily production.
The Saudi-led group has realised that its tactics are not going to kill off US shale, where they can quickly start fracking again as prices rise, and Iran is preparing to come back into the market post-sanctions. So from the Persian Gulf to Venezuela, they're going to have to look to a new strategy.
With that background, it's become harder to see when prices might rise again, and when they do, it doesn't look like being a return to dollar gushers.
Seventy dollars is thought to be the price at which US frackers can move in to the market to boost supply and keep prices from rising further. The price of Brent crude has risen in the last week from below $43 to around $48.
Having hunkered down for several months, North Sea firms are now having to move on to Plan B, for a sustained period of much lower prices.
That's where Oil and Gas UK, along with the new offshore regulator, have been trying to provide a route map from short-term cost-cutting to a big drive on efficiency, to a transformation of the industry. And all within around three years.
The figures about recent developments underline the need for something transformational. Within the Oil and Gas UK report, here are some elements worth noting.
If you like hydrocarbons (and plenty people think they should stay in the ground), the good news is that production is on the rise. Fifteen years after its decline began and after some sharp declines in recent years, UK offshore production is up 3% in the first half of this year.
If Petrofac can finally sort out its miserable project management of Total's Laggan-Tormore field west of Shetland, then the start of gas from that should push 2015 production into the first increase since 2000.
Other plans have drifted. Of 15 new fields due to come on stream this year, a third have already been pushed into 2016.
Big new fields should push the numbers up further - by 4% next year, then 3%, then 6%, to reach 1.7 million barrels per day by 2018. That's still well under half the peak production in 1999, but it shows what you get from investment spend peaking at a colossal £14.8bn last year.
Following through on investment decisions taken before the oil price fell, investment is holding up at around £11bn this year. That is dominated by only four huge projects east and west of Shetland; Mariner, Kraken, Schiehallion and Clair Ridge.
As these move towards production, that investment spend falls sharply - by £2bn to £3bn for the next three years. With a lower oil price, new projects simply aren't being sanctioned.
Even before prices fell, the UK offshore industry had figured out that its costs were spiralling dangerously.
They are trying to get those costs down, through collaboration, sharing the best ideas for efficiency and standardised processes so that more can be shared.
If it has recently cost £17.80 to produce the average barrel, you might think there ought to be a healthy profit. But to that, you have to add £13.60 development costs. Translate that into dollars, and the combined cost is $49.30 - just above the current barrel price.
That simplifies things a bit, so it's worth looking at the spread of costs.
More than 50 fields were producing oil last year at a cost of less than £10 per barrel, so it continues to look profitable. Around 10 were doing so for at least £40, and a couple for more than £60. Fields cost per barrel tend to rise sharply as they near the end of their working lives.
As old fields dry up, the industry's hope is that they can be replaced. UK drillers would like something like the vast Johann Svardrup field, recently discovered within a developed area just across the sea boundary with Norway.
(The astonishing field announced last week off the coast of Egypt, containing an estimated 30 trillion cubic feet of gas, would be even more welcome.)
But hoping is about all they're doing. So far this year, only seven exploration wells have been sunk. That's in line with recent years, and the appetite for taking risks in the UK sector are diminished by a dire success rate.
In the three years 2012 to 2014, only 165 million recoverable barrels have been found. Last year's finds amounted to only 60 million barrels.
That may sound a lot if you buy your fuel by the litre and tankful. But at current rates of production, that would last little more than three months of pumping.
At that rate of success with exploration, the estimate of between two and nine billion of yet-to-find UK oil and gas looks like being very optimistic.
So what about going after the reserves they know they've got? The Oil and Gas UK economic report points to analysis suggesting there are nine billion barrels found but not developed, from 300 discoveries.
Most of these were found before 2000, and even with the oil price consistently above $100, they still weren't attractive enough to develop.
So what to do? Cue - yes, you've guessed correctly - the industry's call for more tax incentives.
Kingsley Burrell, 29, was detained in March 2011 after West Midlands Police attended a disturbance in Birmingham. He later died from a cardiac arrest.
In May, an inquest ruled prolonged restraint and a failure to provide basic medical attention contributed to his death.
Three officers are being investigated.
A statement from the Independent Police Complaints Commission said in 2013 it had found there was a case to answer for gross misconduct against three officers, on the grounds of honesty and integrity in the accounts they provided to investigators. A misconduct hearing is pending.
After the inquest the IPCC received a complaint from Mr Burrell's family about evidence given by the police officers.
A second investigation has been carried out and a referral made to the CPS for it to consider whether criminal offences may have been committed.
A fourth police officer faces a misconduct charge for gross use of force.
West Midlands Police said it was co-operating with the IPCC and the CPS and awaited the outcome.
In July 2014, the CPS said there was insufficient evidence to prosecute anyone over Mr Burrell's death.
He had been detained under mental health laws after calling emergency services to the Haymer shop in Winson Green on 27 March, claiming he had been threatened by two armed men while with his four-year-old son.
CCTV footage revealed no sign of armed men, but showed Mr Burrell looking agitated near the counter.
Police officers told the family he had gone "berserk" in the ambulance and attacked his own son, and had to be restrained.
During the inquest his sister, Kadisha Brown-Burrell said she had visited the mental health unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and had been concerned by his condition.
After the inquest Ms Brown-Burrell said if there had been an unlawful killing verdict the family would "see that as having justice".
Victories for Paul Drinkhall, Liam Pitchford and Sam Walker were enough to seal third place in Group B.
France topped the group ahead of Sweden, with second seeds Germany surprisingly missing out in fourth.
England's women lost 3-1 to unbeaten Serbia to finish second in Group E of the Second Division.
The English team of Tin-Tin Ho, Kelly Sibley and Karina Le Fevre will face Puerto Rico on Thursday as the play-offs begin for positions 25-36.
Charlotte Carey, Megan Phillips and Chloe Thomas of Wales finished second in the Third Division, while Scotland's Gavin Rumgay, Craig Howieson and Calum Main were third in the Third Division.
The initial decision had been taken in June following a shareholders' vote at an extraordinary meeting of the club.
But chairman Dave King told the annual meeting in Glasgow that the board has decided to pay up.
"It took me one hour this morning to raise the £5m from major shareholders," he said.
"We will advise Sports Direct we will be repaying that loan."
Ashley, who owns nearly 9% of Rangers shares, gave the Scottish Championship club £5m in January to help them remain solvent.
But Rangers want to renegotiate the terms of the contract between Sports Direct and Rangers Retail, an agreement made with the club's previous board.
Ashley won a court injunction preventing the club from revealing details of the agreement.
King told shareholders at the annual meeting at Clyde Auditorium that he was therefore limited in what he could tell them.
He said incessant litigation by Ashley and Sports Direct was an "ongoing hassle" but added that once the loan is paid off, the club will have "no external debt".
"If you look at the financial strength of the club, once the Sports Direct loan is paid off, other than shareholder loans which I'm saying should be treated as an equity substitute, Rangers Football Club has no debt," he said.
"You'll go far to find a single football club in the world that's got a balance sheet as strong as Rangers'. We've got no debt at all, a strong supporter base and own all our assets.
"We're one of the strongest clubs financially in the world. Once Sports Direct is paid off we've no external debt whatsoever.
"Barcelona can't say that, neither can Man United or Arsenal."
Rangers lead the Championship in their second season in Scotland's second tier, but Hibernian have caught them in recent weeks and are level on points.
King, who stressed it was vital that Rangers were in the top flight next season, said it is the board's intention to give manager Mark Warburton sufficient resources to secure promotion and then challenge for Europe.
"We will make it back to the top of the domestic game," he said. "We will continue to improve and strengthen team over coming seasons."
King said Rangers are recovering from "all manner of malicious attacks" but are now irreversibly on the road to recovery.
"It was our collective belief that kept Rangers alive despite the crimes, the punishment, the abuse, the lies and sometimes the hatred the club has endured," he added.
"No club has been made to suffer as this one has.
"But we are here today, we'll be here tomorrow and everyday after that. And because of our belief Rangers will emerge stronger than ever."
Counties Londonderry and Tyrone are worst affected by the heavy snowfall.
BBC's Education Correspondent Maggie Taggart explains the reasons for closure.
Principals have had to weigh up whether it is safe for the children, teachers and supervisors to make the journey to school and whether they would be able to get home again.
The schools have to apply for an "exceptional closure day".
However, in practical terms, that is usually done some time after the closure has taken place.
If their reason is accepted, then the school will not be penalised and will not have to make up an extra day in the future. There are checklists to help principals make the correct decision.
Reasons for closure
Is the snow so heavy that teachers and other staff cannot get from their homes to school?
If too few teachers turn up, there is a health and safety issue, because children would not be cared for and supervised in the normal way.
Can pupils make the journey to and from school?
The majority of pupils may live in areas affected by heavy snowfall, so they may be snowed in at home. The bus services may be cancelled, so children cannot be transported to school. Pupils who get to school may face serious problems getting home again, if the bad weather continues. If there are very few pupils, there is no point in opening the school.
Will the meals service be available?
Pupils have to be fed when they are in school, so if the canteen staff and the delivery of meals is affected, the school may not be able to open.
Is the heating sufficient?
If the heating is unreliable or damaged or the electricity fails, there could be a health and safety issue. Children must be kept warm and the electricity failure may affect the alarm system, let alone the difficulty of a darkened school.
Would staff and pupils be safe in school?
Heavy snow could make emergency evacuation of a school very difficult for both the staff and children. In the case of a fire, for instance, emergency vehicles may not be able to travel to the school and children could be left standing outside in the cold if the building is evacuated.
If principals have concerns about the welfare of staff and pupils, they are told to make the decision the night before, if possible, and to have a way of communicating the closure news to parents.
The education and library boards say they tell the schools to use special instructions approved by the BBC and the Department of Education in order to inform families that the school will be closed.
In 1983, The Conservative MP wrote he "would not rest" until the Paedophile Information Exchange was outlawed.
Lord Brittan wanted to see if existing laws proved adequate first.
Before his death in January this year, the Tory peer had faced questions over his handling of child abuse allegations during his time in office.
The letters between Lord Brittan and Mr Dickens, who died in 1995, have been made public after a Freedom of Information request from the BBC.
Notes of a meeting at which Mr Dickens urged the peer to ban the exchange (PIA) have also been released.
At the heart of the controversy facing Lord Brittan before he died was a so-called dossier on alleged high-profile paedophiles handed to him by Mr Dickens, a long-standing campaigner against child abuse.
Lord Brittan always insisted the proper procedures had been followed.
The BBC submitted the FOI request for these documents to be made public last summer, when the story of the "Dickens' dossier" made national headlines.
In the first letter, dated 17 August 1983, Mr Dickens, then MP for Littleborough and Saddleworth, asked for PIE to be banned, and called for the law protecting children from sexual abuse to be toughened up.
Mr Dickens wrote: "I shall not rest until we outlaw such organisations and it will not embarrass me to put our front bench under tremendous pressure on this subject because this time I shall carry the House of Commons and the country with me - be in no doubt."
On 23 November 1983, Mr Dickens met Lord Brittan, junior Home Office minister David Mellor and three others, believed to be civil servants.
On the question of banning PIE, the official taking the meeting notes wrote that the home secretary was of the view that it would be important to see if existing laws proved adequate first.
Lord Brittan is also said to have raised "the fundamental objection to banning an organisation that if members of the organisation were doing a mischief, it was the mischief which ought to be banned, not the organisation".
Mr Dickens introduced a Paedophilia (Protection of Children) Bill to make membership of PIE and similar organisations illegal in June 1984.
The Bill did not proceed but PIE is believed to have disbanded later that year.
The meeting minutes also confirm that Mr Dickens handed over two letters, one of which concerned allegations of paedophilia in the Civil Service.
In response Lord Brittan is reported to have told Mr Dickens that "he was prepared to ensure that any evidence of such activities which had substance to them would be investigated".
"He would certainly ensure that the letters which Mr Dickens had handed him were looked into."
Mr Dickens also reiterated calls for the law to be toughened up on dealing with pornographic material involving children.
According to the meeting notes, Lord Brittan is said to have considered the law on incitement of sexual activities with children to be "not so clear" and a matter he would "want to look at" in the future.
Lord Brittan also advised Mr Dickens on what to say to the press about their conversation.
Following the meeting, Mr Dickens wrote what appears to be a cover note to the home secretary on 17 January 1984, enclosing more cases for investigation and enquiring about the progress made on the cases previously handed over.
He also thanked Lord Brittan for his "splendid support".
An independent review of Home Office files from 1979-1999, produced in April 2013, confirmed that the Home Office did receive information from Mr Dickens in November 1983 and January 1984 about alleged child abuse.
The subsequent Wanless Inquiry into the Home Office's handling of child sexual abuse claims in the 1980s failed to uncover the "dossier".
The material obtained by the BBC was examined during the course of these investigations but was not made public.
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The aim of the debate was to try to convince adults, around the UK, to vote for them in the general election next month.
Leah was there to watch it unfold.
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The Patriots trailed by 25 points in the third quarter but recovered to level at 28-28 and force the extra period - the first in Super Bowl history.
Thanks to everyone back in Boston... we're bringing this sucker home!
Quarterback Tom Brady led the recovery, finishing with a record 466 yards en route to being named the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player for a fourth time.
The turnaround was completed when James White scored on a two-yard run - taking his personal haul for the game to 20 points.
The previous biggest deficit overcome by the eventual Super Bowl champions was 10 points, a record emphatically shattered by the Patriots on an incredible night at Houston's NRG Stadium, which also featured a spectacular half-time show by Lady Gaga.
The singer opened her set with Woody Guthrie's civil rights anthem This Land Is Your Land, "a gentle but pointed rebuke to the Trump administration", BBC Music reporter Mark Savage says.
Notable statistics from the game included:
Brady, 39, admitted afterwards the outcome could have been very different had any part of the Patriots team not done its job.
A key moment came with the Patriots trailing 28-20 with 2:28 remaining in the final quarter when Julian Edelman made a miraculous catch for a first down, somehow grabbing the ball under pressure from three opponents after it was tipped into the air by Falcons cornerback Robert Alford.
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"I couldn't believe the Edelman catch, it was one of the greatest catches. I don't think he knows how he caught it. We've been on the end of a few of those, it was spectacular," Brady said.
"It's going to be a great celebration tonight. Thanks to everyone back in Boston, we love you, we're bringing this sucker home!"
He added: "That was exactly the way we didn't plan it. It was a hell of a football game.
"This is an incredible team and I'm just happy to be a part of it. We overcame a lot of different things and it's all worth it."
"To be 28-3 down, it was a lot of mental toughness from our team and we're all going to remember this for the rest of our life."
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Much of the talk before the game centred on whether Brady could become the first quarterback to win five Super Bowls, but such thoughts were swiftly pushed to one side once the game began as the veteran struggled to find a rhythm.
The first quarter whipped by with hardly any stoppages and no points scored, both defences on top, but come the second quarter the momentum shifted emphatically in favour of Atlanta, who boasted the best regular-season offense and, in quarterback Matt Ryan, the NFL's MVP.
Atlanta went ahead when Devonta Freeman capped an impressive half by rushing for a touchdown, while Ryan connected with Austin Hooper for the second a short time later.
For the last year and a half I've talked about how Tom Brady is not the greatest of all time. I take it all back
Brady, meanwhile, was labouring, struggling to connect with his receivers and cutting an increasingly frustrated figure as half-time loomed.
When Alford intercepted Brady for an 82-yard touchdown, the writing appeared to be on the wall - with a 21-point lead already double the highest deficit ever overcome in a Super Bowl - although a late field goal at least gave the Pats a sliver of hope at the interval.
As Lady Gaga descended into the arena, Falcons fans were no doubt daring to dream that the franchise could break its Super Bowl duck at the second time of asking, having been beaten by the Denver Broncos on their only previous appearance in 1999.
But if they were thinking along those lines, they reckoned without Brady.
Certainly the omens looked good for Atlanta at the start of the second half with Tevin Coleman's score taking their advantage to 28-3, but that was the cue for New England's fightback to begin.
White scored what seemed like a consolation touchdown late in the third quarter, a feeling only heightened by Stephen Gostkowski's failed extra-point attempt, but still the Pats kept coming.
A Gostkowski field goal was backed up by Brady's touchdown pass to Danny Amendola, with the successful two-point conversion from a White rush closing the gap to eight points.
With Atlanta rattled, Brady marched the Patriots 90 yards upfield via Edelman's stunning catch to present White with a one-yard rushing touchdown, which was followed by a vital two-point conversion catch by Amendola that took the game to overtime.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady: "There were a lot of plays, probably about 30 of them, and if any one was different the outcome would have been different. It was unbelievable. I'm so proud of these guys.
"James White is everything you want in a team-mate. Dependable, reliable, durable. He brings it every day. We kept going to him and that speaks for itself."
Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola: "[Brady] was the same as he always is: cool, calm and collected. He's the leader, the general, the best ever and that is the end of the story."
Patriots running back James White: "We knew we had a shot the whole game. It was an amazing comeback by our team. It's surreal right now. You couldn't write this script."
Patriots coach Bill Belichick: "We have great players, they competed the whole game. They were 28-3 down but they never looked back. They just keep competing for 60 minutes, or longer."
Patriots owner Robert Kraft: "I told our fans two years ago that was the sweetest win of all, but a lot has transpired in the last two years. That doesn't need any explanation.
"This is unequivocally the sweetest. I am proud to say for the fifth time the Patriots are world champions."
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan: "There's nothing you can really say. That's a tough loss. Obviously very disappointed, very close to getting done what we wanted to get done, but it's hard to find words tonight."
Osi Umenyiora, BBC NFL analyst: "There is no solace for Atlanta. They were ahead by 25 points, a game they had to win. I can't imagine how they are feeling. They made so many young mistakes, you can't make them against the New England Patriots.
"This is the worst loss we have ever seen in the history of the Super Bowl.
"For the last year and a half I've talked about how Tom Brady is not the greatest of all time. I take it all back. The improbability of what this man just did, I can't believe what I have seen with my own two eyes.
"It is unbelievable. I take back every negative thing I ever said about this man, he shut me up today. He truly is the greatest."
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The fire at 04:00 GMT left the ship "listing" and "in pitch black", said Dave Tonkin, whose father is on board.
The ship was without engine power for about five hours.
Fred Olsen, the company which owns the ship, said it was now fully stable and had five engines running with two still not working. There was no danger to passengers or crew, it said.
Gavin Poole, from Wimbledon, south London, said his parents, who are in their 70s, texted him in the early hours of the morning.
"The texts said, 'no engines, fire in the engine room, there's smoke, we're in life jackets and the captain says everything is under control'," he said.
"I spoke to my parents a bit later at 07:30 BST and they were in their cabin still in their life jackets. The fire was out, but half of the ship had power and the other half didn't, and it was listing."
Ken Watkinson, a passenger on board the Boudicca, said the situation had remained calm throughout.
"Around midnight, they announced there were problems with the electricity. I stayed in my bed and this morning it is all back to normal."
He said some cabins were still without electricity, but "the mood is fine and everyone is back to having a good time".
Fred Olsen spokeswoman Rachael Jackson said at no point were holidaymakers asked to don life jackets or gather at muster stations, as the situation was contained by crew members.
"The fire was in the engine room, but has now been extinguished, and no guests or crew have been injured," she said.
The Boudicca listed for "a short period" but was now stable and travelling again, although more slowly than normal, she added.
Two main engines and three auxiliary engines are running, while two other engines are still being mended.
"At the current speed of eight knots, we are currently reviewing the onward itinerary and will make a decision as to our next port of call in due course," she said.
Boudicca left Southampton on 20 January for an 18-night cruise of Cape Verde and the Canary Islands.
The ship's online locator currently shows it off the coast of Casablanca, Morocco. It left Cadiz, Spain, on Saturday, and was due to arrive in Lanzarote on Monday.
The Boudicca currently has 784 passengers and 356 crew on board.
It is one of four cruise liners owned by the UK-based, Norwegian-owned company Fred Olsen Cruise Lines.
The Boudicca made headline last year when Fred Olsen paid £280,000 in compensation to 130 holidaymakers who suffered gastric illnesses on board between October 2009 and May 2010.
The ship was also hit in 2013 when 98 passengers contracted a vomiting bug.
Mr Roberts, the husband of Cynon Valley MP Ann Clwyd, had been treated for multiple sclerosis.
Ms Clwyd had recently highlighted his case - and those of her constituents - when raising questions about the standard of care services in Wales.
It is understood Mr Roberts, who was also an ITV executive, died on Tuesday morning.
Rhodri Talfan Davies, director of BBC Cymru Wales said: "We are saddened to hear about the death of Owen Roberts, who led radio and TV news teams here at BBC Cymru Wales as head of news and current affairs in the 1970s.
"He was also a distinguished producer with a particular commitment to Wales and its people.
"Our condolences are with his wife and family at this sad time."
The indicative figures include a 3% increase in cash for health spending but a 2.5% cut for education.
Secretary of State James Brokenshire said he took advice from senior civil servants and is attempting to reflect the priorities of the local parties.
His intention is to "give clarity" in the absence of an executive.
Stormont's finances have been under the control of a senior civil servant since the start of the financial year because the previous executive did not produce a budget.
Mr Brokenshire said the totals he has set out "would not constrain the future ability of an incoming executive to adjust its priorities during the course of the year".
Aside from health, the only other Stormont department to see a significant increase in day-to-day spending is the Department of Communities.
Its spending is up by 9%, which is understood to reflect welfare reform mitigation measures agreed by the previous executive.
The capital part of the budget would make available funding for projects which were announced by the executive as part of their 2016-17 Budget.
These include the A5 and A6 road projects, the Belfast Transport Hub, and the Mother and Children's Hospital.
On Tuesday evening, Stormont's Department of Finance published updated figures which excludes the impact of money being used for civil service redundancy payments.
On those figures the impact of the cuts are slightly reduced.
They show the education budget falling by 1% in cash terms or around £20m.
However, the general shape of the budget is the same with more money for health, but a squeeze on the other major departments.
Northern Ireland has been without a devolved government since January, when the coalition collapsed over a botched energy scheme.
The late Martin McGuinness, of Sinn Féin, quit as deputy first minister in protest at the Democratic Unionist Party's handling of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scandal.
It led to a snap election to the Northern Ireland Assembly on 2 March, which saw a surge in Sinn Féin's vote.
Stormont's two largest parties have been unable to reach agreement to share power since that date, and were warned they face either a second assembly election or direct rule from Westminster.
However, Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to call a snap election to the House of Commons made a deal even more unlikely as parties switched to campaign mode.
In order to keep day-to-day services running in the absence of locally elected ministers, the Westminster government published emergency legislation last week - known as the Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates Bill
The bill began its accelerated passage through Westminster on Monday.
The Falcons began their campaign with a seven-wicket victory over Northants and a three-run win against Yorkshire.
"T20 is a big momentum game, you want to keep pushing forward and bringing the momentum," he told BBC Radio Derby.
"The way we've played, we've bowled really well and the way we batted showed our blueprint."
Derbyshire have never won the domestic T20 competition and have failed to get out of the group stages in 13 of the 14 years since Twenty20 started in 2003.
Their best showing came in 2005 where they were beaten by Lancashire at Old Trafford in the last eight.
The Falcons return to Old Trafford on Sunday to start a run of four successive away games in the competition.
"We haven't played our perfect brand but we're doing it well enough to get over the line, which is a great sign for us as a team," Henry, 25, added.
"If we can do well in these away games, it will put us in good stead so when we do get the home games we can make it our fortress and defend it."
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The 18-year-old marked his Premier League debut with two goals in three minutes as United beat Arsenal 3-2.
Rashford also scored twice on his first-team debut against FC Midtjylland in the Europa League on Thursday.
Van Gaal said: "Youngsters often play well in the first match. The second is different. Marcus played well in both so he is a special talent."
The former Ajax, Barcelona, Bayern Munich boss said Rashford's debut compared favourably with those by some of football's biggest stars, namely Patrick Kluivert, Xavi and Thomas Muller.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was also impressed by the youngster.
He said he was surprised by Rashford's "movement and his intelligence", adding: "He could be a very positive surprise for Manchester United."
Having scored four goals in his first two senior games, Rashford used the word "crazy" to describe his introduction to United's first team.
"This is my first game in the Premier League, so obviously it's been amazing," he told Sky Sports. "To score two has been a bonus, so hopefully we can carry it on and go again the next game.
"It was a shock playing midweek as well. But that maybe benefited me because I wasn't thinking about the game too much. It's just crazy."
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No, according to David Horrocks, the player development officer at his former youth club, Fletcher Moss Rangers.
"He won't like it at all," Horrocks told BBC Radio 5 live. "He's a very shy boy. His family will have been having nightmares at the press parked outside his house after Thursday night. They won't have liked it at all.
"He's a very unassuming lad. After the match yesterday, as he was coming off, his head was down, facing the floor. He just doesn't like the adulation.
"It'll possibly come to him in the future, but, at the moment, it's not his bag."
Rashford topped the scoring charts for United's Under-18s last year, with 13 goals in 25 starts.
Before his recent heroics, he was an unused substitute in the 2-1 win at Watford on 21 November and in the draw at Leicester the following weekend.
He is one of a number of players who have gone on to play professionally after turning out for Fletcher Moss Rangers.
Wes Brown, Danny Welbeck and Ravel Morrison all represented the team in their junior years, while United team-mates Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Tyler Blackett are also ex-Fletcher Moss players.
Many have lined up to congratulate the teenager, including skipper Wayne Rooney.
Juan Mata said: "Marcus is on fire... but the others who came in to play in defence and midfield were also great. I think today is a day to be proud of the club and its academy."
Midfielder Michael Carrick added: "I've seen some debuts but none quite like that... it is an unbelievable start for him. He has just got to keep his head down and keep going.
"There is going to be a lot of attention on him now, people are going to be looking at him because he has thrown himself straight into the spotlight."
"We need to see him in a few more games to find out," said former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright, but he has been impressed by what he has seen.
"His movement off the ball was fantastic and he finished with such composure, too," Wright told BBC Sport.
"This was a massive step up in class from his debut against FC Midtjylland on Thursday and he has still delivered the goods."
There are lots of headlines and lots of praise for the the youngster.
The Manchester Evening News even thinks Rashford's rise could spark the end of Rooney's Manchester United career.
Samuel Luckhurst wrote that Rashford's "stunning introduction to first-team football" is "potentially bad news" for Rooney.
He added that the prospect of Rashford and Anthony Martial in attack could be "irrepressible", adding. "The captain might not see off such competition."
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The Dutchman rarely leaves his seat in the dugout during games but seemed frustrated by an alleged dive by Gunners striker Alexis Sanchez.
So he decided to deliberately fall to the floor in front of the fourth official, later apologising for being "too emotional".
He added: "I have had a lot of criticism because I am sitting on my bench and now I am off my bench and I have lot of criticism because I'm doing that.
"I have apologised to the referee and the linesman and I hope everything is solved. I have to control my emotions. I have said that also to my players."
Social media was quick to jump on Van Gaal's touchline theatrics...
As the black-and-white sun rises over a black-and-white street, authentic-looking extras with a variety of contemporary hairstyles walk past a dilapidated warehouse.
A shoeshine boy flicks open his newspaper, passing time until a customer arrives. None ever will, because shoeshine boys only exist in the movies.
Perched on an upturned milk crate is a tall and slender young man. Let's call him Lil Buck, because that is his name. Bored, he puts in his earphones and fires up a song.
Suddenly, the music brings him to life. He springs off the crate and contorts his body to an irresistible beat, defying gravity as he dances on walls and shop-fronts.
That's how Apple chose to promote their new wireless headphones earlier this year - and the song selected for the soundtrack was Marian Hill's Down.
A sparsely atmospheric track, it pits Samantha Gongol's husky voice against a simple piano figure before crashing into a staccato beat in the chorus.
Apple's advertising agency, Media Arts Lab, stressed the importance of finding "an unknown band" for their commercial.
"People get excited when they discover a new band," music supervisor Peymon Maskan told Music Week earlier this year.
"They pull out their phone to Shazam the track and they tell their friends. That's a music fan's experience when discovering an ad like this."
Within days of the advert airing, the song had racked up 12 million views on YouTube and Down became the most searched-for song in America - ahead of Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars.
Nielsen Soundscan, which compiles the charts, said sales of the song jumped from "negligible" (not worth reporting) to 101,000 in the space of a week. In the UK, it was streamed more than 3 million times.
"That commercial was the catalyst for a lot of things," says keyboardist and producer Jeremy Lloyd.
"It put us in so many people's living rooms - and to have them instantly love the song felt so validating for all the work we had done."
As they take a break from making their second album, the duo tell the BBC how they got together and found their sound.
How did the band get together?
Samantha: Jeremy and I have been friends since we were about 12 or 13. We got the name Marian Hill from a production of The Music Man that we were in together in eighth grade. He played Harold Hill, I played Marian Paroo and we combined our character names.
We stayed friends throughout high school and college, until Jeremy showed me a beat and asked if I wanted to write with him. That song was called Whisky, and the rest is history.
Right out of the gate you had a unique, minimalistic sound. How did it come about?
Jeremy: We really stumbled into it. At the time we'd written a couple of other things together that were all over the map musically. Then I was playing Sam a couple of different beats and I had one that had this hip-hop feel to it - and that was the Whisky beat. Neither of us had ever made anything like it before.
I was able to recognise how much better it was - and so, for me, the goal became, how do you carry this forward?
And what was the answer?
Jeremy: At that point, it still wasn't that serious, necessarily. It was just a thing we'd made. And when I was about to graduate college, I decided I wanted to give it a real try, so I emailed, like, 50 blogs and thankfully people picked up on the song and liked it. From then on it's been this slow, steady stream of people wanting to hear more.
Samantha, your vocals are very jazzy. Who were your influences?
Samantha: I grew up loving the diva vocalists - Whitney Houston, Lauryn Hill, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James. I was a huge Norah Jones fan too. That was a huge watershed moment for me, in terms of discovering a contemporary vocalist that I connected with.
Jeremy: So often in songs, there's no room for the vocal to sit - the voice is just pasted on top, so the whole mix is throbbing at the seams. With our stuff I try to make sure the vocal has space, and you can hear all the textures and nuances that would otherwise get lost.
Before Marian Hill, Samantha did some work as a "top liner", writing melodies for big pop singers. What was that like?
Samantha: Writing sessions are kind of like blind dating: You're just thrown into a room together and you hope you get along and make something incredible.
How did you go about writing Down?
Samantha: We were just messing around in the studio and I think the piano line came first, Jeremy?
Jeremy: Yeah, it was the first thing we'd written on a piano. I was goofing around and I stumbled on that piano line. It wasn't like, "OK, we're writing a song now." I wasn't quite sure about it. But I asked Sam, "Do you think we could do something with this?" and she figured out a melody.
Looking back on it, it was such a simple process. I'm pretty sure it was all one night.
The song's about going to a party against your better judgment, is that right?
Samantha: We just wanted to have fun with it. There are so many party songs about getting on the dancefloor and throwing your hands in the air (like you just don't care).
We thought it could be cool to write it from the perspective of Marian Hill, and what it would sound like if we did a song like that. "I'm not sure I want to go, but do you?" And then the crash of the chorus was the party itself.
The Apple commercial really fitted the song. How much input did you have?
Jeremy: We probably would have had a veto if we'd hated it, but it very much was on them. They put it together and we were just like, "Wow, this is perfect."
What effect did it have?
Jeremy: It was amazing because our album [Act One] had been out for a minute and our fans were loving it, but it hadn't really broken out to a larger audience. Having this spotlight, it put us in so many people's living rooms, and to have them instantly love the song felt so validating for all the work we had done. It was a great way to finish off the album campaign.
So what comes next?
Jeremy: We've been writing a lot over the last two months, together in New York and at home in Philadelphia. It's an exciting point to be at, coming off the success of Down, so we're really excited to get these songs out to our new fans.
What changes are you making compared to the first album?
Jeremy: It's the same aesthetic, only it's a little more brash. But we're right in the middle of it and that direction could change.
And when do we get so hear it?
Jeremy: It will be within a six-month window. We have a deadline in mind.
Samantha: Probably in the fall.
Marian Hill's Act One (The Complete Collection) is out now. They play a headline gig at London's Scala on 9 October.
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In May, Leeds owner Massimo Cellino said he regretted buying the club, and that he wanted to sell his 80% stake.
A proposed sale to a Leeds fans' group collapsed in October 2015, despite a deal being agreed in principle.
Previous talks over a sale to Red Bull also fell through with the deal reportedly close to completion.
The Yorkshire Evening Post reports that a sale of the club to Radrizzani is not close, with talks at an early stage.
Radrizzani co-founded leading sports media agency MP & Silva in 2004.
He was photographed with Cellino at last weekend's opening game of the season between Leeds and Queens Park Rangers.
Cellino bought Leeds in April 2014, but his ownership of the club has been the subject of regular protests by supporters since then.
The Italian was banned from running the club in December 2014 until the end of the 2014-15 season after being found guilty of tax evasion by an Italian court, but later had his suspension quashed when his conviction was overturned.
He has sacked six managers and head coaches since taking over at Elland Road, with Garry Monk appointed as his latest head coach in June.
Judge George O'Toole granted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's lawyers' request for more time but refused their pleas to move the trial from Boston to Washington.
Mr Tsarnaev, 21, has pleaded not guilty to 30 federal charges and could face the death penalty if convicted.
Three people were killed and more than 260 were injured by two explosions near the finish line in April 2013.
The defence team had asked for the trial to be delayed until at least September 2015, saying a November trial would not have given them enough time to prepare.
They also asked that the trial be moved due to the media coverage in Boston and the local public mood.
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Tsarnaev is accused - along with his older brother Tamerlan - of placing two pressure cooker bombs near the marathon's finish line.
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Cedric Soares faces a fitness test after limping off in midweek and Ryan Bertrand is also a doubt.
Stoke's Marko Arnautovic is doubtful because of an elbow problem sustained in last weekend's defeat by Arsenal.
Ibrahim Afellay is still recuperating from knee surgery last month, while Stephen Ireland remains out with a long-term leg injury.
Tony Husband: "The most boring team ever!" shouted one Southampton fan on Thursday when I asked his views on the season.
"It seems a harsh assessment for a side which has reached a cup final, narrowly missed out on the Europa League knockout stages, and currently lies eighth in the Premier League.
"But while the stats should give Claude Puel plenty of comfort at the end of his first season, he's still fighting for his job, with Southampton seemingly doing little to dampen the speculation.
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"If Saints fans feel underwhelmed, then the same probably applies to Stoke, who are at the bottom end of a mass of mediocrity in 14th.
"But Mark Hughes does appear to have the backing to reshape the squad this summer.
"It's a job security of which Puel must be envious."
Southampton manager Claude Puel: "After a long season, our players have a good focus about this last game. We can finish strong."
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes: "It's fair to say that we haven't hit our targets this season, so it is disappointing. It isn't disastrous though, I don't feel.
"Everybody wants to be stimulated by progressive seasons, and of the four I have been here this is the first that we have fallen short."
Stoke's form has been heading in a downhill direction for a while now but the nature of the last day of the season always throws up some unexpected results, and I think this game will provide one of them.
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Some 1.5 million workers migrate from South Asia to the Gulf every year, according to the International Organization for Migration.
There is growing concern among mainly outdoor labourers that working conditions may become impossible in the future if the temperature continues to rise at its current rate.
A recent study said heat waves would make several places in the Gulf impossible for human survival if climate change was unchecked.
During the summer, the temperature in many parts of the Gulf already reaches 50C.
For five months every year no outdoor work can be done during late mornings and early afternoons due to excessive heat, members of the migrant workers' community said.
"For outdoor labourers it would be a matter of life and death if temperatures continued to rise," said Maksud Alam, leader of the Nepalese migrant workers' community in Qatar.
"Under such circumstances people will be compelled to go back home but that would also mean losing jobs."
A leader of the Indian workers' community in the region, who did not want to be named, agreed.
"We come here with a mindset that it would be very hot but there will be a limit and we all are worried what happens when that point is crossed."
Money sent home by these workers mean a huge source of income for their countries.
Mr Alam said the issue of rising heat was discussed during a recent meeting of migrant workers' communities from different countries.
"The majority of the workers are not conscious of global warming or the ongoing Paris climate talks but they are well aware that the heat is going up and that is enough to keep them worried."
A recent study by scientists with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said several coastal cities in the Gulf would not be inhabitable because of unbearable heat if the global temperature continued to rise at its present rate.
"Our results expose a specific regional hotspot where climate change, in the absence of significant mitigation, is likely to severely impact human habitability in the future," the authors of the study wrote in the journal Nature Climate Change.
The world is already nearly one degree Celsius warmer compared to the pre-industrial period.
Scientists say if the warming crosses two degrees, climate change impacts including sea level rise, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, landslides, among others, will become uncontrollable.
West and Central Asia have observed between 0.4 and 2.5 degrees Celsius rise in temperature, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The UN scientific body has predicted temperatures to increase on average by 2 to 4 degrees Celsius by as early as 2046 in the region, with the most warming in the central areas including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Iran.
The IPCC has also said that the highest daily maximum temperature in the region will increase by 4 to 7 degrees Celsius.
Media reports quoting the Indian and Nepalese embassy in Qatar say at least 1,200 workers from the two countries have died in the Gulf state since 2010.
How many of them died because of excessive heat is not known.
Leaders of workers communities say heart attacks caused by the high temperature are common.
"Headache and skin coming off are common problems I face working in the scorching sun," said Taleswar Sah from Nepal, who works as a goat shepherd in Qatar's desert area bordering Saudi Arabia.
"If it is already like this, we fear what might happen when the heat goes further up?"
Harun Rashid from India's Bihar state said tree plantations in recent years had helped a bit but the trend of temperature rise seemed to be undermining that solution.
"As a camel herder I spend most of my time in the desert and the rising heat frustrates me during summer time. And I am constantly thinking, 'will it mean I will have to go back?'"
Other members of the migrant workers community said the issue was even more pressing for those working in the construction sector.
"Those involved in scaffolding have more cases of heart attacks and fainting as they have to bear with more heat working higher from the ground," said a worker from Bangladesh who did not want to be named.
While migrant workers are increasingly concerned about the rising temperature, many of their host countries have been criticised for slowing the UN climate negotiations all these years, a charge they deny.
Since these countries are oil producers, there are allegations that they would block any deal that would keep their petroleum products in the ground.
Some of these countries, however, have embarked on development of renewable energies as well.
Qatar hosts 1.4 million migrant workers, with Nepalis and Indians accounting for 60% of this total.
It will host the 2022 World Cup and is ramping up its construction industry but was unavailable for comment at the Cop21 talks in Paris.
A Gulf official, who was not authorised to speak publicly, said the rising temperature was a global issue just like other climate change impacts such as floods and droughts.
"We are trying our best to achieve energy efficiency but this is a global challenge and everyone will have to take action," the official said.
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About 90,000 teachers were locked out after negotiations broke down and nearly 900,000 pupils have no classes.
A teachers' union spokesman called the action "historic" for Denmark.
Gordon Madsen told BBC News that the government and teachers' employers wanted teachers to spend more time in the classroom during the school day.
The changes would mean younger children spending about two more hours in school daily and the oldest children three more hours, he said.
Mr Madsen said the teachers' time for preparing lessons would be reduced under the reforms. The teachers are pushing for a cap of 25 hours a week spent teaching, so that it is clear what counts as overtime.
The dispute affects children between the ages of six and 16. They are now spending their time at home with family members, or at their parents' workplaces or at youth clubs.
"Teachers are protesting in the streets all over Denmark," Mr Madsen said.
He accused the centre-left government of doing a deal on school reform with the local authority organisation KL, which pre-empted negotiations with the national teachers' union.
"It's the first time all the teachers have been locked out. It's a threat to the Danish model," he said, explaining that traditionally in Scandinavia workplace conditions are negotiated directly between unions and the employers without government interference.
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt defended the plan to introduce longer hours in school, and said her government was not yet prepared to intervene in the dispute.
"We cannot accept that an average of three or four children in each class never learn to write at a level that enables them to go on to further education," she said on Tuesday.
The Hollywood musical, out in the UK on Friday, is up for best film, while stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are up for best actor and actress.
British actors Emily Blunt, Andrew Garfield and Hugh Grant are also in line for acting awards.
Philosophical sci-fi film Arrival and Tom Ford's dark drama Nocturnal Animals have nine nominations apiece.
Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake is up for both the best film and best British film awards.
The welfare state drama receives an additional nod for its screenplay while Hayley Squires, who plays a single mother in the film, is up for best supporting actress.
"As if @BAFTA think it's a good idea to put me in the same room as Ryan Gosling," tweeted the London-born actress, adding that she was "very grateful for the recognition".
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn welcomed I, Daniel Blake's five nominations, congratulating Loach - who is up for best director - and "everyone involved in the brilliant film".
Grant, who plays Florence Foster Jenkins' partner St Clair Bayfield in the film about the singer's life, said: "This is so kind of Bafta and I feel very pleased both for myself and for St Clair Bayfield, neither of us having been exactly awards season habitues."
The British actor's only previous Bafta nomination, and award, came in 1995 for his role in Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Arrival, La La Land and I, Daniel Blake are joined in the best film category by Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight.
Other titles in contention for the outstanding British film award include Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which has five nominations in all.
Meryl Streep joins Blunt and Stone in the leading actress category, where she is nominated for her role in Florence Foster Jenkins.
Her 15th Bafta nomination puts her on an equal footing with Dame Judi Dench, who previously held the record for the most Bafta film nominations.
The US actress made headlines at the Golden Globes on Sunday with a speech in which she criticised US President-elect Donald Trump.
Mr Trump responded by claiming the three-time Oscar-winner and two-time Bafta recipient was "overrated".
Amy Adams and Natalie Portman complete the best actress contenders list, having been nominated for Arrival and Jackie respectively.
Gosling and Hacksaw Ridge star Garfield compete with Casey Affleck, Jake Gyllenhaal and Viggo Mortensen for the best actor award.
The latter trio are respectively nominated for Manchester by the Sea, Nocturnal Animals and Captain Fantastic.
Grant, who appears with Streep in Florence Foster Jenkins, is joined in the supporting actor category by fellow Brits Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Dev Patel.
Taylor-Johnson is nominated for his Golden Globe-winning turn in Nocturnal Animals, while Slumdog Millionaire star Patel is shortlisted for Lion.
"This Bafta nomination today truly means so much to me" said Patel in a statement. "My family is literally freaking out right now!"
"It's always nice to feel love from your hometown," said Taylor-Johnson, adding he was "genuinely humbled" by the "fantastic honour".
"Can't wait to celebrate back in good ole Blighty!" continued the 26-year-old, who is married to the British artist formerly known as Sam Taylor-Wood.
British actress Naomie Harris is also shortlisted for the supporting actress award for her work in independent film Moonlight.
Viola Davis, Nicole Kidman and Michelle Williams receive nominations in that category as well for Fences, Lion and Manchester by the Sea.
La La Land was the big winner at last weekend's Golden Globes, receiving every one of the seven awards for which it was nominated.
Its director, Damien Chazelle, is Bafta-shortlisted in both the director and original screenplay categories.
Kenneth Lonergan and Tom Ford also receive dual director and screenplay nods for Manchester by the Sea and Nocturnal Animals respectively.
Arrival's Denis Villeneuve joins Chazelle, Ford, Loach and Lonergan in the best director category.
Loach's nomination comes 50 years on from the Bafta TV award he received in 1967 for Cathy Come Home.
The 80-year-old film-maker received the organisation's Michael Balcon Award in 1994 and a Bafta Fellowship in 2006.
The Disney studio dominates the animated film category, scoring three of the four nominations with Finding Dory, Moana and Zootropolis.
Kubo and the Two Strings is the only nominee not to have been made by the so-called "House of Mouse" and its subsidiary Pixar.
Zootropolis co-director Rich Moore tweeted his thanks for his film's nomination, adding: "We will see you in London!"
Kubo director Travis Knight, meanwhile, said he was "thrilled and thankful" to be recognised for a film he said had been "a wholehearted labour of love".
Others to have tweeted reactions to the nominations include actor Russell Tovey, who said it was "huge" that his drama The Pass was shortlisted.
The Pass, in which Tovey plays a closeted gay footballer, receives a nomination in the outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer category for its writer John Donnelly and director, Ben A Williams.
This year's nominations were announced by Dominic Cooper and Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner at Bafta's central London HQ.
Cooper said he could understand why people were "raving" about La La Land, praising its "gorgeous, skilful performances".
Amanda Berry, chief executive of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, said it had been "a really exciting year for film".
"The range of films is quite extraordinary," she told BBC Breakfast. "That's what makes this year's nominations so intriguing and interesting."
Bookmaker Coral makes La La Land 1-5 favourite to be named best film and tips Chazelle to be crowned best director.
It also predicts Casey Affleck will win best actor for Manchester by the Sea and that Stone will beat Portman to the best actress prize.
The nominations follow last week's unveiling of the five actors in contention for this year's Rising Star prize.
A public vote will decide whether Laia Costa, Lucas Hedges, Tom Holland, Ruth Negga or Anya Taylor-Joy receive the award.
The 2017 Bafta Film Awards will be held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 12 February.
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Raslan Fadl was sentenced in January 2015 over the death of Souheir al-Bataa, a 13-year-old girl who was subjected to the illegal procedure.
However, he avoided arrest and was said to have carried on working as a doctor.
Domestic and international pressure apparently prompted Fadl to surrender, campaign group Equality Now said.
FGM was banned in Egypt in 2008 but the country still has one of the highest rates of the practice in the world.
More than 90% of girls and women aged between 15 and 59 in the country have undergone the procedure in recent years, according to UN estimates.
Suad Abu-Dayyeh, Middle East and North Africa Consultant for Equality Now, said Egypt must adopt a "zero tolerance policy" towards FGM, which includes taking swift action against the health workers who carry it out.
Unless this is done, she said, "Egyptian girls will continue to face this extreme human rights abuse".
Fadl was convicted in January 2015 over the death of al-Bataa, who was from a small farming community on the outskirts of the Nile Delta city of Mansoura.
He was sentenced to two years in prison for manslaughter, as well as a further three months for performing FGM.
However, he reportedly reached a deal with the girl's family that means he will no longer have to serve the manslaughter sentence - and is only liable for the three-month term for FGM.
During the trial, prosecutors argued that al-Bataa had been forced to undergo FGM by her father.
Fadl denied carrying out the procedure, saying he had only treated her for warts and that her death had been caused by an allergic reaction to penicillin.
Both he and Suhair's father were cleared of any wrongdoing at an initial trial. But prosecutors appealed against the verdict and it was overturned in November 2015.
Fadl's clinic was ordered to close for a year. Suhair's father was meanwhile given a three-month suspended sentence.
However, Fadl continued practising intermittently after the conviction, according to Equality Now and a partner agency, the Center for Egyptian Women's Legal Assistance (CEWLA).
Following further pressure, his medical license was revoked earlier this year.
Typically FGM is carried out on girls aged between nine and 13 - but there are victims as young as six, anti-FGM campaigners say.
Cannabis plants with an estimated street value of £1m were seized at RGHQ Chilmark in Wiltshire on Wednesday.
Martin Fillery, 45, Plamen Nguyen, 27, and Ross Winter, 30, were charged with conspiring to hold another person in slavery/servitude.
They appeared before Swindon magistrates on Saturday.
Nguyen and Winter, both of Bristol, and Fillery, of Bridgwater, Somerset, were also accused of conspiracy to produce the Class B drug and abstracting electricity without authority.
Wiltshire Police said three other men, all aged over 18, were previously released without charge.
The former Ministry of Defence bunker was built in the 1980s to protect local dignitaries and government officials in the event of a nuclear attack.
No bail applications were made and the men were remanded into custody to appear at Salisbury Crown Court on 29 March.
Both Yahoo Mail and Gmail are named in the 30 April email, published on Thursday by Gizmodo, saying the attacks had increased "in the past 48 hours".
Yahoo Mail will be blocked "until further notice" it adds.
Ransomware encrypts victims' files and demands a ransom be paid for unlocking.
Meanwhile, an unnamed House of Representatives employee has told Reuters devices connected to the internet via its wi-fi or ethernet cables have been barred from accessing appspot.com, the domain where Google hosts custom-built apps.
"We began blocking appspot.com on 3 May 3 in response to indicators that appspot.com was potentially still hosting a remote access Trojan named BLT that has been there since June 2015," the news agency was told.
Reuters' sources said the FBI had originally warned Congress of the potential vulnerabilities.
Former House of Representatives employee Ted Henderson told Reuters two Google-hosted apps he had created to allow members of Congress to discuss politics and share notifications about votes had been hit by the ban.
Both Yahoo and Google said they were working with Congress to resolve the issue.
Oliver Ruse, a fifth generation butcher from Long Melford, Suffolk, was pronounced dead near Parkway car park, Bury St Edmunds, on Thursday.
About two hours later police found the body of his wife Deborah at her home in Long Melford.
Mrs Ruse's death is suspicious and Mr Ruse's said to be "unexplained".
The couple were both thought to be in their 30s, police said.
Ruse & Son Family Butchers, in Hall Street, Long Melford, was closed with police officers outside guarding the area. A single bunch of flowers had been left outside.
A house in Park Terrace, Little St Mary's, Long Melford, has also been sealed off.
Mr Ruse was found dead at about 12:10 GMT, while Mrs Ruse's body was discovered at about 14:40.
The BBC understands the couple had four daughters and Mrs Ruse had recently returned to the village after a period of living abroad.
The Rev Matthew Lawson, rector of Holy Trinity Church in Long Melford, said the community was "in shock and very, very sad".
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and all of those affected and we're particularly thinking of those four precious children," he said.
"I do hope our community pulls together to help all those affected, and I'm confident it will.
"There are questions we'll all be asking ourselves - could we have done more and supported them? - and hopefully the church can provide a place where people can reflect and work through these difficult questions."
Councillor Paul Moreton, of Long Melford Parish Council, said: "It's rocked the heart of the community.
"Obviously, everyone knows Ruse's butchers and they're a respected family and business.
"It's very, very sad for the children."
Aabid Ali - known as Darren Glennon before he converted to Islam - was found in possession of two terror manuals.
Married Ali, 49, from Yale Park, Wrexham, also published a statement on YouTube encouraging others to take up jihad and terrorism.
He pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court to three offences under anti-terror legislation on Friday.
He worked as a council refuse collector before his home was raided by counter-terror police last autumn, after he became radicalised.
Ali, who had a shaved head, ginger beard and who wore a grey sweatshirt, appeared in court via a video link from HMP Chelmsford.
He will be sentenced on 24 April by the Judge David Stockdale.
The defendant spoke only to confirm his name and enter his guilty pleas.
He admitted on 25 October last year he had an electronic document, Inspire 13 - believed to be an online publication by Osama bin Laden's terror group al Qaeda - which included instructions on how to make explosives.
Ali was also found to have a copy of another document, which again showed how to make bombs.
Counter-terror police also found he had posted a comment on YouTube, on or before 10 November last year, intended to directly encourage others to commit, prepare or instigate acts of terrorism.
The Planet Express crew from the 31st century is scheduled to touch down in present-day Springfield on 9 November in an episode called Simpsorama.
The main voice cast from the now cancelled Futurama will return.
In the episode Bender travels back in time to stop Bart from doing something that leads to a catastrophe.
"Bender has to come back from the future to kill Bart because there's something that Bart does now that makes the future really, really, really bad," says Simpsons executive producer Al Jean.
Speaking at the announcement of the crossover last year Jean said: "Futurama is such an easy fit.
"It's really funny, and their show lends itself to any variety of plot lines. By having them on, we have a little freedom.
"We do a joke, actually, about how similar Bender and Homer look. Like, they just erased Homer's hair."
And there's a special hidden treat for fans of both shows in the title sequence.
"There's a thing in Futurama code where if you solve it, it says, 'Congratulations! You're a nerd,'" says Jean.
It's the second crossover episode of the year that involves The Simpsons after the Griffin family from Family Guy were sent to Springfield.
The episode will premiere on Fox on 9 November.
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The 69-year-old country star made the declaration following a story in the National Enquirer that she had been rushed to hospital.
"There is absolutely no truth at all that I have stomach cancer," the statement on her website said.
"It is true that I had kidney stones," she said. "I had them removed three weeks ago and I am doing just fine!"
Parton added that she was already back at work following the operation.
"I am back to work and last week I was at Dollywood filming parts for my new movie Coat of Many Colors," she wrote. "I love and appreciate everyone's concern."
Fears for Parton's health were sparked when The Eagles star Don Henley said she had overcome a "medical issue" to shoot a video with him in Los Angeles.
Speaking during an interview at the Americana Music Festival last month, the musician said Parton had "got out of the hospital bed" to join him in the video for When I Stop Dreaming.
The body of John Sabine, who was last seen in 1997 and who would now have been 85, was found at Trem-Y-Cwm, Beddau, Rhondda Cynon Taff in November.
An earlier inquest heard he died of blunt force trauma to the head.
Mr Sabine's wife Leigh Anne, who died in 2015 aged 74, is the main suspect.
Aberdare coroner Andrew Barkley was told on Thursday that forensic work was ongoing, including looking at fingerprints found on the wrappings of the body.
Mr Barkley adjourned the hearing ahead of a full inquest on 19 May.
The film, which features scenes shot on Skye, stars Michael Fassbender in the lead role and Marion Cotillard as Lady Macbeth.
The costumes include Macbeth's boots, Lady Macbeth's banquet dress and one of the three witches' garments.
Moray has connections to the real and fictional Macbeths.
Clothes-maker Johnstons of Elgin is displaying Lady Macbeth's Inverness banquet costume and Macbeth's tunic and wool blanket.
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's coronation costumes will later be added to the Johnstons display following a show in London.
Lady Macduff's banquet dress and riding outfit together with accessories are on display at Elgin Museum.
Macbeth's battle costume has been loaned to Brodie Castle near Forres as well as Lady Macbeth's dress and cloak in which she delivers the famous "Out damned spot" speech.
The Falconer Museum in Forres has one of the witches' costumes as well as the costumes of the characters Duncan, Banquo and Fleance.
The costumes and props, including daggers and jewellery, have been loaned by film distributor Studiocanal as part of a partnership agreement with VisitScotland to promote Scotland on the back of the film's release in UK cinemas on 2 October.
They will be displayed at the four venues until the start of November when all the items will move to the Moray Art Centre in Findhorn.
Scott Armstrong, of VisitScotland, said: "I've no doubt that film fans up and down the country will relish the opportunity to see costumes that not only appear in this new film but are also worn by some of its biggest stars.
"It's fantastic to see local tourism businesses capitalising on this outstanding opportunity and I hope that the film will lead to even more visitors coming to the Highlands and Moray to tread the same ground as one of Scotland's most famous kings."
Esme Saville, of Moray Speyside Tourism, said: "We are delighted to have these costumes here bringing a little of the magic of the movies to Moray and we hope that it will bring people to the towns to appreciate their history and culture."
The Taff Vale Shopping Centre was removed as part of plans to build three office buildings.
The site, now owned by Rhondda Cynon Taf council, will house offices for Transport for Wales and Pontypridd library.
The centre was partially torn-down in 2011, but plans halted in 2012 after the developer went into receivership.
Demolition works restarted in January, after the council took ownership of the site in 2015.
Plans for the site include office buildings to house the One4All centre and fitness hub, with a walkway linking Taff Street to the river.
Construction will begin in November, with the redevelopment scheduled to finish in May 2019.
Yasuo Yamamoto, 40, was protesting over the Japanese government's nuclear energy policy. He turned himself in late on Friday, police said.
No-one was hurt. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was out of the country.
The drone landing triggered a security alert and raised fears of extremists using drones to carry out attacks.
The small amount of sand in the drone - which was equipped with a small camera - carried traces of radiation.
Police said the radioactive material was likely to be caesium but the levels were too low to be harmful to human health.
Japan does not yet regulate regulate low-altitude drone flights except around airports. However, officials are looking into changing the law as the remote-controlled devices become more popular.
Japan shut down all 48 of its nuclear power plants after the tsunami and earthquake in March 2011 which wrecked the Fukushima power plant.
Previously, about 30% of Japan's power was nuclear-generated.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has lobbied for a restart, arguing that the shutdown has hurt the economy by forcing Japan to import expensive fossil fuels to make up the power shortfall.
But public anxiety about the safety of nuclear power remains high.
None of the plants has yet re-started. However, last week a Japanese court rejected an attempt by local residents to halt the restart of two nuclear reactors at the Sendai plant in Kagoshima prefecture.
"Beach Bums" is the first UK project of its kind, teaming researchers with the action group Surfers Against Sewage.
Surfers are being asked to volunteer to provide rectal swabs to help scientists to find out the effects of marine pollution on human health.
Tests have shown water may contain antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Lead researcher Anne Leonard is from the European Centre for Environment and Human Health at Exeter University.
"We know that surfers regularly swallow lots more seawater than other beach users - around 170 ml per session, which is more than ten times that of sea swimmers," she said.
"We've already shown that this water may contain antibiotic-resistant bacteria but we have no idea how this might affect the microbes that live in our guts, or how it could impact upon health."
There are an increasing number of bacteria that have evolved to become immune to even the most powerful antibiotics.
The superbugs make common infections much harder to treat.
The threat is considered to be so serious that US President Obama recently launched a five-year action plan to reduce the use of antibiotics in treating humans and animals.
In the "Beach Bums" project, the swabs will give researchers an insight into the microbes which colonise surfers' guts.
By comparing these samples with others from people who don't regularly spend time in the sea, they will learn more about how superbugs in the environment can affect people.
According to Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), this is the first time that the surfing community has got so closely involved with a scientific study.
Andy Cummins from SAS said: "We have been laughing about swab parties going on around the country, but this is set against the background of a really important project.
"Whilst water quality has improved dramatically in the last 20 years, coastal waters can still be contaminated by sewage from both animals and humans, introducing billions of potentially harmful bacteria into the ocean environment.
"We will give this data to the scientists, to find out if there is elevated risk of being exposed to antibiotic-resistant microbes for water users. This can give us a more informed approach."
SAS is calling for 300 surfers around the country to get involved. The results are expected to be released in 2016.
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Staff gave the gay griffon vultures an abandoned egg, which they cared for in their nest for two months.
Zoo keeper Job van Tol said the two fathers are "a very tight couple" and are doing the job perfectly.
"We have had them for some years. They always build a nest together, bond and mate together," he told the BBC.
"But, as two males, the one thing they could not do was lay an egg."
So when staff discovered a lone egg that none of the other vultures would adopt, they first cared for it in an incubator, and then decided to place in the male couple's nest.
"It was a bit of risk as we had no guarantees of success, but we thought, finally, this is their chance," said Mr Van Tol.
Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo said the new parents are very protective of their fast-growing chick, which is now 20 days old, and they have been breaking up its food to make it manageable to eat.
"As in some penguin species, vultures do everything the same, they alternate all the jobs. Females lay the eggs, but they breed together, they forage for food together. Males are programmed to have that duty of care," said Mr Van Tol.
This is the zoo's first successful hatching in five years.
Another chick was also hatched during the same period, by two heterosexual parents who were rescued from a road accident in Spain.
"We are lucky to have two very special stories this year," said Mr Van Tol.
The zoo is hoping to release the two new birds into the wild when they are older and independent.
In April 2016, there was news of another pair of gay vultures caring for an abandoned egg at Nordhorn Zoo in northern Germany.
Unfortunately, that egg never hatched.
"They sat on it in the nest, but it was not fertile," Dr Heike Weber, veterinarian and zoo curator, told the BBC. "We did not think it was, but we did not want to take it away from them to examine it."
When the zoo keepers finally intervened, the birds became aggressive. "They were attached to it, absolutely," said Dr Weber.
Vultures are very maternal and underappreciated for the roles they play, according to Dr Corinne Kendall, a vulture expert at North Carolina Zoo in the United States.
"They take really good care of their chicks," she said. "Ancient Egyptians respected vultures for their parenting. They were seen as symbol of femininity."
In most species of vulture, it is hard to distinguish males from females in the wild, so there is not a lot on record about homosexuality, she said.
"But given the chance, it makes sense that two males could take care of an egg," she added. "Beyond laying it, they are capable of all the other steps."
The committee unanimously agreed to grant what is known as accelerated passage to the bill, which would allow it to become law by the end of July.
Earlier, the minister told committee members there was no other option.
And she dismissed critics who have called the bill a 'fantasy budget'.
It has been drawn up as if welfare reform had been agreed by the parties.
The minister told the committee that if she had not come forward with the bill "we could be in a very, very serious situation."
"We're in a serious situation as it stands, " she said.
"The only way to go forward with this is to go forward with this budget and I know that there has been derogatory remarks in the media about fantasy budgets and all of this sort of thing.
"Let me assure you, I am not delusional.
"I know exactly what I am doing in relation to this issue and I was very clear in the assembly that it is predicated on welfare reform being implemented.
"Its the only basis on which this budget can go forward."
Ms Foster brought forward the bill in an attempt to overcome the impasse caused by Sinn Féin's withdrawal of support for the Stormont House Agreement because of its opposition to welfare reform.
But a Sinn Féin MLA told her the obstacles could be overcome.
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said he is "confident we will resolve the difficulties over the next few weeks. I base that on no information, on no insider information".
"I know you are the eternal optimist," Mrs Foster replied, "and I hope that your optimism does come to fruition".
During an hour-long hearing, the minister said Northern Ireland is facing a very critical time if the Stormont House Agreement is not implemented.
She said she had listened to all of her Executive colleagues talk about the dramatic effect a lack of agreement would have on services.
The minister is due to meet the Treasury minister Greg Hands on Wednesday to discuss Stormont's budget problems.
The victory brought Murray his sixth ATP title of a memorable 2016.
The Scot, 29, also added his second Olympic and Wimbledon titles on his way to the top of the rankings.
On Monday he will be officially confirmed as Britain's first singles number one since computerised rankings were introduced in 1973.
Murray's ascent was confirmed by Milos Raonic's withdrawal from Saturday's semi-final with a leg injury, but the hype around his accomplishment did nothing to knock his concentration.
He now heads to the season-ending World Tour Finals as top seed for the first time - but if previous number one Novak Djokovic wins every match at the Finals he will reclaim the top ranking he held for 122 weeks.
The draw for that competition takes place on Monday at 15:00 GMT.
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After double-faulting on the first point of the first game, Murray soon clicked into gear, breaking for a 4-2 lead, and showing watertight defence to close the door on Isner when the American created two break points of his own in the next game.
Murray managed only six points on his opponent's serve in the set, but that was enough to take it in 35 minutes.
The unseeded Isner continued to put pressure on Murray in the second, showing an increasing deftness at the net to take the second set to a tie-break.
And the 6ft 8in 31-year-old had too much for the Scot in the decider, serving imperiously to take the breaker 7-4.
Twice in Isner's first two service games of the third set Murray saw break points snatched away by his opponent's huge serve.
But Murray was not be denied, and he finally forced a break at 5-4, firing in a rapid backhand that Isner could only dig into the net, to take the third set and the match.
Murray: "To my team and my family, this has been an incredible journey to get to the top of the rankings. I could not have done it without you. They make a lot of sacrifices to allow me to compete and travel the world. I will work as hard as I can to continue getting better."
Isner: "Well done to Andy Murray for the title and getting to number one in the world. What an incredible achievement.
"Every single week I am in the same locker room as you, and see how how hard you work, you deserve it."
Simon Briggs, Daily Telegraph tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
It is extraordinary the way the whole season has switched. Novak Djokovic was in the ascendancy, but Andy Murray is number one in every way.
He is dominant in the play, in aura, in the locker room and on the points table. No-one wants to play him; they would rather play Novak and it has been shown why today.
There has not been too much to warrant criticism for him this season. He lost in the second round of Miami and Indian Wells following the birth of baby Sophia. He said it gave him a better perspective on the world and this is a baby bounce.
Matthew Salmon, 29, of St Ann's, Nottingham, was found guilty of multiple child sex offences at Nottingham Crown Court in December.
The girl, then aged 10, came forward after the NSPCC visited her Derbyshire school as part of its Speak out Stay safe service.
Salmon was sentenced to 15 years with a further year on licence.
The court heard how Salmon carried out multiple sexual assaults on the girl, ranging from kissing to rape over a two-year period.
He was found guilty of nine charges, including three counts of rape and two of sexual assault.
Judge Gregory Dickinson QC said the girl had suffered the "full spectrum of sexual abuse" and, given her age, "she clearly had no idea how serious it was".
Det Con Sue Hough, of Derbyshire Police, said: "Hopefully this will go some way to providing closure for the family and allow them to move on.
"It has been the most horrific catalogue of sexual abuse I've ever had to investigate on a child."
The NSPCC's Speak out Stay safe campaign involves volunteers visiting schools to speak to children aged four to 11 about how to protect themselves from abuse and how to report it.
Since the service started in 2011, it has reached more than one million children at 15,000 schools across the UK.
Sheikh Salman, the Asian Football Confederation president, is one of five candidates in the 26 February election.
After failing to receive the support of his own confederation, South African Tokyo Sexwale has been advised to "discontinue his campaign".
Meanwhile, the Spanish Football Federation has backed Gianni Infantino.
France's former Fifa deputy general secretary Jerome Champagne, Switzerland's Uefa general secretary Infantino, Sheikh Salman and Sexwale made presentations to CAF at a meeting in Rwanda on Friday, but the final candidate Prince Ali Bin Hussein of Jordan was not present.
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Africa's football governing body has 54 full voting members in the poll to replace outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter, although their support does not necessarily translate into a united block of votes in the secret ballot.
CAF's decision is a blow to Sexwale and BBC Sport has been told by a senior South African Football Association official that the 62-year-old should end his campaign.
But Sexwale said: "The election goes ahead and I am a candidate. I have been sent by my own association in South Africa and I have presented the aspirations of many associations across the world who have nominated me."
Sheikh Salman already has the backing of the Asian confederation, while Infantino is supported by the European body along with the 10-member South American confederation, CONMEBOL.
Sheikh Salman said: "The two endorsements only mean that there is a strong groundswell in favour of my candidacy. What they don't mean, is that I can sit back and relax.
"Naturally, I am confident that I now have a reasonably strong position to work from with such support."
This is undoubtedly a major boost to Sheikh Salman's hopes of winning the Fifa presidential election.
As the head of the Asian Football Confederation he's guaranteed to get the bulk of support from his own continent.
With his main rival, Uefa's Gianni Infantino, assured of support from Europe this election will come down to who can gain the most votes from the two "swing states" - the football associations of Africa and the Caribbean.
Gaining CAF's support doesn't mean Salman is now assured of receiving all 54 votes from the continent.
Previous elections have shown that's not always the case and there will be no bloc vote on this occasion either.
Additionally, it's a secret ballot so voters are free to defy their regional leaders if they so choose.
But what this decision does show is that Salman has the backing of a major Fifa powerbroker, Issa Hayatou, along with other senior African football officials.
History shows that such support is often a key predictor in identifying the eventual victor.
Infantino's race is far from over though. And the Uefa secretary general definitely has momentum right now.
He has, so far, received the public backing of 41 national associations - 11 from outside Europe.
Any talk of a deal or an electoral pact between him and Salman now appears very wide of the mark.
Meanwhile, Prince Ali of Jordan could yet play a pivotal role in the final outcome - but that will depend on how many votes he can secure on 26 February.
Jerome Champagne will fight to the bitter end and so too will Tokyo Sexwale. However, he must do so without the CAF and, perhaps, the support of his home FA.
This is a "pop-up repair" event, and it is drawing in the crowds. Parents and children from around the neighbourhood have brought in their broken things to be fixed by menders, each with their own area of expertise.
At different tables, repairers fix jewellery, electronics and furniture among many other things. This is also an opportunity to teach kids repair skills, and a group of boys is hammering away in the corner.
In the midst of this hive of noisy tinkering stands Sandra Goldmark.
"People hold on to their broken things for a long time," she says. "When we started, we found this huge pent-up demand for our services, because there was nowhere to get things repaired."
Ms Goldmark, who is a set designer and theatre professor, created Pop Up Repair three years ago with her husband, who is also in theatre production.
Initially launched with a crowdfunding campaign and a team of handy backstage theatre professionals, Pop Up Repair fixes a range of items - toys, glasses, furniture and clothing. Repairs start at $15.
In addition to the practical repairs, Ms Goldmark also wanted Pop Up Repair to fuel a broader conversation about consumption and waste in modern living.
"The system leads you to throw things away and buy new, but we've found that people have an internal resistance to this," she says.
The idea of mending things, as opposed to replacing them, is one that is gaining traction in the US.
It fits into a broader zeitgeist about living a more sustainable lifestyle - Ms Goldmark goes so far as to call it a movement, albeit one that's still in its infancy.
"I liken it to the food movement from 30 years ago," she says. "People are beginning to realise that the overabundance of cheap 'stuff calories', if you like, doesn't make us happier or our homes healthier."
But while there is a heightened interest in mending, there are entrenched obstacles to the revival of repair as an industry.
In California, Jamie Facciola created her business, Repair Revolution, with the specific mission of reducing those obstacles.
Ms Facciola is a repair evangelist, driven primarily by environmental concerns.
"People care about local businesses, and the artfulness of things, but they don't recognise repair in this way," she says. "I'm reframing repair with these values - artisanal, skilled and using local talents."
For Ms Facciola, repair is linked to larger trends like the "maker movement" and the "circular economy", all of which resonate particularly with the younger generation of millennials.
Repair Revolution also holds pop-up events in Oakland, California, which Ms Facciola says have been successful, connecting people with a network of repairers who might otherwise be hard to find.
There are also far fewer menders than there used to be, and Ms Facciola says "they're usually run by an older generation who are not on Twitter, and don't have webpages, which is how this younger generation goes about finding services".
So awareness is a priority for repair businesses. In New York City, Denim Therapy is a small business that has provided a very niche service for 10 years, but does have an online and social media presence.
"It's been a process of education to get people to understand that jeans are repairable," says owner Francine Rabinovich. "And they've been very open to this message."
Ms Rabinovich has seen increased sales - over the last two years, she says Denim Therapy has gone from fixing about 700 pairs of jeans every month to a 1,000 pairs. She now outsources some work to a nearby tailor to keep up with the business.
"Sometimes the repair will cost more than the price of the jeans, and still people want to do it, because they're attached to them," she says.
Larger companies are also getting in on this trend - outdoor clothing store Patagonia will soon kick off the "Worn Wear" tour, where clothing repair experts will tour cities from San Francisco to Boston, fixing Patagonia's coats and outdoor clothing.
For Patagonia's founder Yvon Chouinard, this is part of a larger stance against over-consumption.
Back in California, Repair Revolution's Ms Facciola says that "we have convinced ourselves we don't need to repair things because we can always buy new, but our future won't sustain that."
She hopes the same market-based system that created our throw-away culture will help by ushering in a major resurgence in repair, and encourage repair businesses to thrive.
"In a market economy, we vote with our dollars, and there's proven demand for repair services.
"If we can send that market signal that we care about the repairability of things, that's a strong signal that can fill these gaps in the market."
The Derry born 20-year-old, who is a Northern Ireland U21 international, made his debut for the League One side in August 2015.
Kennedy has also had loan spells with VCD Athletic of the Isthmian League.
Dundee midfielder Nicky Low signed on loan last month for the Candystipes, who start their Premier Division campaign at Bohemians on 24 February.
Lawyers for the young woman - who suffers from lupus and kidney failure - had argued that continuing the pregnancy would place her life at risk.
The foetus itself is missing part or all of its brain.
All abortions are prohibited in El Salvador under any circumstances.
The constitution in the majority Roman Catholic country protects the right to life "from the moment of conception".
The 22-year-old woman - referred to as "Beatriz", not her real name - is said to be in fragile health, suffering from the chronic immune disorder lupus as well as kidney failure.
Tests suggest her 26-week-old foetus is developing without a complete brain, a condition called anencephaly. Almost all babies born with this condition die before or shortly after birth.
Sources: World Health Organisation, Guttmacher Institute
A medical committee at her maternity hospital, the Ministry of Health and rights groups had all supported Beatriz's request to terminate her pregnancy, but judges at the Supreme Court voted four-to-one to reject the woman's appeal.
In their ruling, the judges said: "This court determines that the rights of the mother cannot take precedence over those of the unborn child or vice versa, and that there is an absolute bar to authorising an abortion as contrary to the constitutional protection accorded to human persons 'from the moment of conception'."
The judges said that Beatriz's health was "stable", although they recognised this could change, ordering doctors to continue to monitor her health and provide all necessary treatment.
Judge Rodolfo Gonzalez, one of the four judges to rule against allowing Beatriz to have an abortion, said the constitutional court could not be turned into a "tribunal to allow the interruption of pregnancies".
Judge Gonzalez said he had not been convinced Beatriz was at risk of dying if the pregnancy was allowed to continue.
He said the case, and the great number of groups and people who had wanted to offer their opinion on it, had shown there was a need to discuss abortion more widely in El Salvador.
Florentin Melendez was the only one of the five judges to rule in favour of Beatriz, but said this did not mean he backed abortions.
He said he believed the court should have ruled in her favour to "guarantee that the medical personnel would not omit [any treatments] and would act diligently at all times, without having to recur to legal authorisation to protect the life of the mother and the human being she is carrying in her womb".
There was no immediate response from Beatriz's lawyers to the ruling.
Campaigners for the legalisation of abortion in cases where the mother's or foetus's life are at risk have condemned the ruling.
Morena Herrera, director of a campaign group which has supported Beatriz's case, said it was "irresponsible".
She argued that the judges had failed to consider the delicate state of health of the foetus, which she said would have no chance of surviving after birth.
"The only life we can save here is that of Beatriz," she said.
Ms Herrera said the group would look into ways of moving Beatriz out of El Salvador so she could receive the treatment they said she needed.
Doctors who support a termination have argued that the risk to Beatriz's health will grow as her pregnancy advances, and that if she suffers a health crisis it will be more difficult to treat the further into her pregnancy she is.
Doctors who perform an abortion in El Salvador and the mothers who undergo it face arrest and criminal charges.
Watkins, 26, has been included in a 26-man squad for a training camp in Portugal ahead of June's World Cup qualifier in Serbia.
"It's been a long journey," Watkins told BBC Wales Sport after he was named in Chris Coleman's squad.
"I always told myself never to give up and aim as high as possible, no matter how hard it got.
"I kept working hard and over time I feel it's paid off. I'm looking forward to continuing it."
Watkins' journey started following his release as a 17-year-old by Swansea City, a decision which left the youngster "hurt" and in tears.
"At the time you don't know what you're going to do," Watkins added.
"But I thought 'stick at it', went to exit trials and Cheltenham, who were in League One at the time, picked me up."
Watkins became Cheltenham's youngest-ever player when he made his debut as a substitute in a game against Northampton Town in August 2008.
"It didn't work out personally there. I broke through but I didn't play regularly as much as I wanted," Watkins said.
"There were a lot of changes in managers so I had to drop down to the Conference."
He joined Bath City on loan in September 2010, making the move permanent the following January before spending a season at Hereford United.
"I kept signing short contracts and putting it all on the line really, making sure I performed and kept getting moves and kept climbing," he added.
"When a Scottish Premiership team came in I felt that was my route to come back to England at a higher level."
Inverness Caledonian Thistle were the Scottish side which signed Watkins in June 2013.
"I went for it and that paid off," Watkins said of his time in Scotland, during which he scored in Caley Thistle's Scottish Cup final win over Falkirk in 2015.
Watkins secured a move back to English football in June 2015 with a move to Barnsley and in his first season with the club won the Football League Trophy and secured promotion to the Championship via the play-offs.
He scored 10 goals during Barnsley's 2016-17 season in the Championship but looks set to leave this summer after rejecting a new contract offered by the Oakwell club.
Watkins has been on standby player previously but his call up for the forthcoming training camp in Portugal will be his first time in the Wales squad.
The Lewisham-born player, also eligible to represent France as well as England and Wales, is looking forward to linking up with Coleman's squad but will not be overawed by the experience.
"I think you should act like you belong there otherwise what's the point if you don't believe in yourself," he said.
"It will be a great experience to play with top players like Aaron Ramsey and can only benefit your game.
"Hopefully I can be a regular part of it."
Watkins' grandfather is the late Welsh poet Vernon Watkins, who was a good friend of fellow Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas.
"I am so proud of Marley's achievements, and I follow every one of his games, and every kick, from my home in Mumbles, through my computer. We're all very proud of him, and know he'll give 100 per cent for Wales"
Vernon Watkins' widow Gwen is now in her 90s but keeps up to date with grandson's progress through modern technology from her home in Swansea.
"She's my biggest fan and I take a lot of inspiration from her and I play for her," Watkins said.
"Her computer is filled with clips of my games, even forums which I don't think she should read sometimes.
"It keeps her mind occupied and she's always checking my scores and it's inspiring to do well for her."
Watkins says winning a Wales cap would be a "proud moment" for himself and his family and for friends who have supported him during his career.
"I definitely appreciate it," Watkins reflects.
"It's a ruthless sport where dreams are crushed and I'm really grateful that it's worked out for me."
The 38-year-old Katusha rider failed the test on Tuesday - after the fourth stage from Seraing to Cambrai - and has been provisionally suspended.
He can now request a B sample and his provisional suspension will last until the hearing of his case.
In a series of posts on his Twitter account, Paolini apologised and said he takes "full responsibility".
"Sorry to all my fellow riders," he added. "I have always believed in testing because they are making this sport ever more credible. I want to remain silent and resolve my issues.
"I know this is a bad time, above all because of the intense media scrutiny. I hope my absence doesn't hinder our chances of a good final result."
Paolini was 168th overall and his exit takes the number of riders on the Tour to 185. He was taking part in his fifth Tour, primarily supporting Katusha's Norwegian sprinter Alexander Kristoff.
Rick Marchant told the BBC it was mainly small businesses that had been hit by the burglary at Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd in London over Easter.
He said he was dealing with seven clients who had lost items with an estimated value of £2m in total.
Victims are due to meet later to consider ways of getting compensation.
"We are dealing here with mainly small businesses and they are not making huge profits," said Mr Marchant, from Marchant and Marchant Limited.
"These aren't extremely wealthy people, for a lot of them their livelihoods have gone.
"All of us might be forgiven for thinking how audacious, how clever, but what [the gang has] done is ruin the lives of many people within the Hatton Garden jewellery quarter."
In total, 72 safe deposit boxes were opened and the contents of 56 boxes were taken in the raid over the Easter weekend, at the start of April.
Jewellery, watches and other valuables were removed from the premises in wheelie bins and bags by the burglars.
A £20,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the gang, but no arrests have yet been made.
"I have been told by individuals I have interviewed that they have had friends and colleagues who work in the quarter with them, grown men, hardened dealers, in sobs - [they] don't know what to do because of course some haven't insured at all," Mr Marchant said.
"Their view was it is in a safety deposit box - the key word is safet - it should be ok and of course they have lost everything."
Mr Marchant said for those who were not insured, the chances of recovering their sums were "pretty remote".
He said their "only hope" would be pursuing a recovery if there was found to have been negligence in terms of the security of their items.
Mahendra Bavishi, the director of Hatton Garden Safety Deposit Ltd, has previously told the BBC he had "no clue" if the multi-million-pound raid could have been an inside job.
He said he was "puzzled and surprised" at how the burglars managed to get past its security measures.
Police are still investigating why officers did not respond when an alarm went off when the intruders were in the building.
The burglars first went into the building after 21:00 BST on Thursday, 2 April and left shortly after 08:00 BST on Good Friday, 3 April, police said.
They returned to the scene soon after 22:00 BST on Saturday, 4 April and were recorded on CCTV leaving the premises at about 06:40 BST on Easter Sunday, 5 April.
Their solar-powered system runs a small current through a tank filled with a hot, molten salt; the fluid absorbs atmospheric CO2 and tiny carbon fibres slowly form at one of the electrodes.
It currently produces 10g per hour.
The team says it can be "scaled up" and could have an impact on CO2 emissions, but other researchers are unsure.
Nonetheless, the approach offers a much cheaper way of making carbon nanofibres than existing methods, according to Prof Stuart Licht of George Washington University.
"Until now, carbon nanofibres have been too expensive for many applications," he told journalists at the autumn meeting of the American Chemical Society in Boston.
Carbon nanofibres are already used in high-end applications such as electronic components and batteries, and if costs came down they could be used more extensively - improving the strong, lightweight carbon composites used in aircraft and car components, for example.
The question is whether the "one-pot" reaction demonstrated by Prof Licht and his team could help to drop that cost.
The idea of turning CO2 from the air into useful products is a popular one, and the field is strewn with many more unfulfilled promises than success stories.
But Prof Licht is confident his design can succeed. "It scales up very easily - the entire process is quite low energy."
He also suggested that the system could provide "a reasonable path to bring down CO2 levels in the atmosphere".
This would involve adopting the reactors on a colossal scale and the idea has raised some eyebrows.
Dr Katy Armstrong, a chemical engineer at the University of Sheffield, said the process was "promising and very interesting on a lab scale" but that Prof Licht's bigger vision might be problematic.
"As they are capturing CO2 from the air, the process will need to deal with huge volumes of gas to collect the required amount of carbon, which could increase process costs when scaled up," she told the BBC.
Dr Paul Fennell, a chemical engineer and clean energy researcher at Imperial College London, said: "If they can make carbon nanofibres, that is a laudable aim and they're a worthwhile product to have.
"But if your idea is to take CO2 out of the atmosphere and produce so many carbon nanofibres that you make a difference to climate change - I'd be extremely surprised if you could do that."
Prof Licht insists it is worth trying.
"There aren't any catches; there's a necessity to work together, to test this on a larger scale, to apply some societal resources to do that," he told BBC News.
Meanwhile, other chemists were impressed by the simple fact that Prof Licht's team had produced nanofibres from atmospheric carbon.
Dr Dario Corradini was also at the American Chemical Society meeting, presenting his theoretical work on absorbing CO2 with a similar type of electrochemical cell.
"These cells are relatively inexpensive in terms of energy consumption - it's definitely a realistic approach to producing the nanofibres," he said.
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City, who have struggled to make a serious impact in the Champions League and have never won their opening home game in the group stage, looked to be on course for victory when Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini headed into his own net under pressure from Vincent Kompany.
The Italians protested furiously that Chiellini had been fouled but then produced an impressive response to come from behind and close out the win.
Paul Pogba's superb ball allowed Mario Mandzukic to steal in behind Eliaquim Mangala for the equaliser, then Alvaro Morata pulled substitute Nicolas Otamendi - on for Kompany - out of position before curling a precise left-foot finish beyond City keeper Joe Hart for the 81st-minute winner.
Raheem Sterling had two big opportunities for City but wasted both as Manuel Pellegrini's side find themselves on the back foot once more in the Champions League.
Once again this was a night where City, dominant domestically with five wins out of five in the Premier League, still looked like they are struggling to convince themselves they belong in the exalted company of the Champions League.
Juventus' pedigree is clear - they reached last season's final - but they had not won a game all season until beating City, whose cast-iron confidence in the league looks to be somewhat stripped away here and opponents like the experienced Italians are only too happy to expose those flaws in self-belief.
This even seems to extend to City's fans, anxious throughout and streaming out in droves even before three minutes of stoppage time, clearly not convinced their team would rescue a point.
City missed striker Sergio Aguero, not fully fit after picking up an injury at Crystal Palace and restricted to a brief appearance as a substitute, and they have learned the hard way that chances do not come along as often in the Champions League as they do in the Premier League - and the price for not taking them is an expensive one.
There is still plenty of time to recover but City need to win games such as this if they are to finish top of the group and avoid the potentially hazardous last-16 draw.
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Sterling has made a big early impact following his £49m move to Manchester City from Liverpool - but one area of his game still needs some serious work.
The 20-year-old needs to improve his conversion rate when presented with chances and, before his substitution 20 minutes from time, he demonstrated once again that he must be more ruthless when applying that final flourish.
He wasted a perfect early chance when he shot straight at Juve keeper Gigi Buffon, then did the same again later after he was set up by David Silva with City leading 1-0. Yes, they were two pieces of fine goalkeeping but Sterling should have made at least one of those opportunities count.
Pogba was football's most wanted in the summer. The 22-year-old was courted by all of Europe's top clubs, including Manchester City, but a £70m price tag plus the player's own demands made the deal too rich even for them.
The Frenchman made fleeting contributions here but, make no mistake, the player that Sir Alex Ferguson somehow allowed to escape from Manchester United's grasp in 2012 is a class act.
Tall, rangy and more more than willing to mix it in the physical challenges with Yaya Toure, Pogba has that touch of class that marks him out as a special talent.
He always looks for the positive pass, as he proved with the glorious ball in behind Mangala that allowed Mandzukic to equalise for Juventus.
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri praised the contribution of 37-year-old goalkeeper Buffon, with the Italian World Cup winner making particularly good stops from Sterling.
"Buffon pulled off many miraculous saves, particularly just after we went 1-0 down," said Allegri.
"I hope he will go on for as long as possible, certainly as long as I am manager. Buffon is an extraordinary goalkeeper, perhaps the best ever in the history of football. He never fails."
Match ends, Manchester City 1, Juventus 2.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Juventus 2.
Foul by Wilfried Bony (Manchester City).
Andrea Barzagli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by David Silva (Manchester City).
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Fernandinho.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
Attempt saved. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Bony.
Foul by Yaya Touré (Manchester City).
Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Juventus. Andrea Barzagli replaces Álvaro Morata.
Foul by Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City).
Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Agüero replaces Samir Nasri.
Foul by Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City).
Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Manchester City 1, Juventus 2. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
Foul by Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City).
Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Juventus. Paulo Dybala replaces Mario Mandzukic because of an injury.
Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Juventus).
Substitution, Manchester City. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Vincent Kompany because of an injury.
Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Raheem Sterling.
Goal! Manchester City 1, Juventus 1. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Pogba with a through ball.
Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Bacary Sagna.
Foul by Bacary Sagna (Manchester City).
Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Patrice Evra (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Stefano Sturaro (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
Stefano Sturaro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Wilfried Bony (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samir Nasri.
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Centre Slade, 22, broke his leg at Wasps on 5 December, while Ewers injured knee ligaments a week before.
Both were included in Eddie Jones' first England squad in January.
Flanker Ewers, 25, could be back in the Chiefs squad by the end of February and Slade has been running for the past few weeks and started kicking a ball.
"He's going to be a little way out from joining in with the lads in full training," Baxter said of Slade, who started England's final World Cup match against Uruguay last year.
"You're still talking weeks rather than days from where he is, but it's just fantastic to see that he can actually work on the rugby parts of his game now."
Ewers has yet to win a cap for England having been called up by Jones for the first time after an impressive couple of seasons at Sandy Park.
"We're in the end stage of his rehab," said Baxter.
"He did a little bit of contact work yesterday, he's been out doing a fair bit of running and changes of direction.
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Dudu Mazibuko told the BBC that the scheme was intended to "reduce HIV, Aids and unwanted pregnancy" among young girls in the Uthukela district of eastern KwaZulu-Natal province.
Those receiving the bursary would have to provide proof from regular virginity tests, the mayor added.
Rights groups have condemned the move.
An estimated 6.3 million people in South Africa are HIV-positive, with more than one in 10 people living with the virus.
The conditions of the scholarship were "a violation of the rights and dignity of the girl child", a spokesperson for the South African group People Opposing Women Abuse (Powa) told the BBC's Focus on Africa radio.
"Virginity testing will never stop the spread of HIV and Aids," Idumeleng Muloko said.
Kwazulu-Natal is one of the provinces worst affected in a country which already has the highest number of people living HIV in the world.
Mayor Mazibuko said that neither district nor university authorities would be the ones carrying out the virginity tests.
According to the mayor, those who received the scholarship would already have been tested as part of an annual Zulu ceremony, where virgin girls and women are pre-selected to perform a reed dance for King Goodwill Zwelithini.
Asked whether she would be comfortable submitting her own daughters to the practice, Ms Mazibuko told the BBC that she would be, and that her own granddaughter was hoping to take part in this year's ceremony.
The government-backed Commission for Gender Equality has also criticised the initiative:
"I think the intentions of the mayor are great but what we don't agree with is giving bursaries for virginity," chairman Mfanozelwe Shozi told AP news agency.
"There is an issue around discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, virginity and even against boys. This is going too far."
Horace Williams, 36, died of a single stab wound in Cape Hill, Smethwick, on Saturday afternoon.
Douane Brown, 39, of Bickington Road, Birmingham, is due before Sandwell Magistrates' Court accused of Mr Williams' murder.
Mr Brown has also been charged with possession of a knife in public, said West Midlands Police.
He even suggested that he would cancel his holiday if he thought a deal could be struck with the DUP.
Mr Adams was responding to the DUP leader, Arlene Foster, who earlier claimed Sinn Féin was no longer "interested in devolution".
Northern Ireland has been without a functioning devolved government since January.
The coalition led by the two biggest parties, the DUP and Sinn Féin, collapsed over a green energy scandal.
Speaking at the launch of the Northern Ireland Air Ambulance on Wednesday, Mrs Foster said: "Given some of the commentary over the summer from Sinn Féin it does point, I have to say, to me and to other unionists, that Sinn Féin aren't interested in devolution and interested in having an agreement with their neighbours in Northern Ireland."
She pointed in particular to comments made by Sinn Féin northern leader Michele O'Neill in the Irish News.
"There is no spirit of compromise, there is no willingness to build a shared future for all of the people of Northern Ireland. It's their way or no way and that's hugely disappointing" she said.
But Mr Adams accused the DUP leader of trying to engage in political "table tennis".
"Let no one in any circumstances, in any way, underestimate Sinn Féin's preparedness to make talks work. Our record is there for all to see, he said.
"I'm going on holiday. I'll cancel my holiday now. We will put a negotiating team in now to deal with these outstanding issues. They're all about rights. They're all very straightforward. They threaten no one."
He also questioned the DUP leadership's willingness to embrace a "new dispensation in which everyone's rights are respected and actively promoted and defended"
Meanwhile, Mr Adams and Mrs Foster are due to meet Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on his first official visit to Northern Ireland on Friday.
The DUP leader said she was looking forward to the meeting but she also accused the taoiseach of "disrespecting" those who supported leaving the EU after he said he remained "hopeful" Brexit would not happen.
"I just hope the Republic of Ireland will continue to work constructively with us in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK because it is very much in their interest to have a Brexit that works for them as well as a Brexit that works for the UK," she said.
The most significant sticking points between the parties are disagreements over an Irish language act, same-sex marriage, a Bill of Rights and measures to deal with the legacy of Northern Ireland's Troubles.
In January, the late Martin McGuinness, of Sinn Féin, resigned in protest over the DUP's handling of an inquiry into the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme.
His party had demanded that Mrs Foster step aside temporarily to allow an investigation into the scheme she set up, but Mrs Foster refused.
Over the past months, and during two elections at Stormont and Westminster, the two parties have remained deadlocked over a number of issues.
Belgian Van Avermaet held off Slovakia's Sagan on the line to win the 198.5km leg from Muret to Rodez.
Early breakaway riders Thomas de Gendt, Wilco Kelderman and Cyril Gautier were caught with 200 metres remaining.
Britain's Froome, 30, remains two minutes and 52 seconds ahead of second-placed Tejay van Garderen.
American Van Garderen, who finished 10th but with the same time as Froome, had few opportunities to make up ground on the yellow jersey holder on a stage that lacked drama until the final minutes.
Froome, having showed his resilience in the previous stage by holding off attacks from his general classification rivals, had a more straightforward time in the peloton on a day when temperatures of up to 38C proved the most troubling factor for riders.
The steep finish on Saturday's 178.5km route to Mende may offer slight grounds for optimism to Froome's prospective GC contenders.
"We already saw on a 500m climb like today gaps opening up, so tomorrow on a climb like Mende at 3km and more than 10%, I definitely think the general classification guys will be fighting to gain time," said Froome.
Stage 13 came agonisingly close to being won by a breakaway rider, but Belgian De Gendt, Dutchman Kelderman and France's Gautier, having led the field for the whole day, were overhauled by the peloton on the streets of Rodez with the finish line in sight.
The final incline allowed the peloton to catch them with BMC rider Van Avermaet, 30, claiming his first Tour stage win by finishing stronger than Sagan, who has not won a Tour stage in two years.
"I was dead, really dead,'' said Van Avermaet. "I thought I'd caught second. I pushed for the line and was so happy he didn't overtake me."
The result takes Tinkoff-Saxo rider Sagan's number of second-place finishes in his Tour career to 15, compared with just four victories.
Sagan, 25, who keeps hold of the green points jersey, told ITV4: "It's not about luck. It was my mistake for waiting too long.
"I was pushing in the saddle and then sat down. I had to continue to push but it was my stupidity."
1. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing 4hrs 43mins 42secs
2. Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo)
3. Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R +3secs
4. John Degenkolb (Ger) Giant +7secs
5. Paul Martens (Ger) LottoNL
6. Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky
7. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana
8. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo
9. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar
10. Tejay van Garderen (US) BMC Racing
1. Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky 51hrs 34mins 21secs
2. Tejay van Garderen (US) BMC Racing +2mins 52secs
3. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar +3mins 9secs
4. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar +3mins 58secs
5. Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky +4mins 3secs
6. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo +4mins 4secs
7. Robert Gesink (Ned) LottoNL +5mins 32secs
8. Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto +7mins 32secs
9. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana +7mins 47secs
10. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek +8mins 1secs
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, set up in 2012 by the now First Minister and DUP leader Arlene Foster, is set to run £490m over its budget.
The motion, proposed by former DUP councillor Ruth Patterson, was passed by 23 votes in favour to 12 against.
The UK government has already rejected an Alliance call for a public inquiry.
The Treasury has refused to cover the RHI overspend and it will have to be paid from the block grant that Northern Ireland receives from Westminster.
Mrs Patterson, who was expelled from the DUP in 2015, asked her fellow councillors to note the "serious public concern amongst our constituents in relation to financial squander" over the RHI scheme.
Now an independent councillor, she proposed that Belfast City Council writes to Secretary of State James Brokenshire to request a public inquiry.
"The secretary of state has a public responsibility to initiate an inquiry regarding this," Mrs Patterson said.
"I certainly think he will listen to Belfast City Council - we are elected by the people and we certainly need to have our say in this. We are the closest, on the ground, to the people of Northern Ireland, right across the province, and everyone is talking about the same issue."
A government spokesman said it is up to the Northern Ireland Executive to decide on what form of investigation is carried out.
Mrs Patterson's motion also called on her former party leader Mrs Foster to "step aside" during the inquiry.
DUP councillor Lee Reynolds said the outcome of the vote was "predictable" and accused other parties of playing political "games".
"They're not interested in solving the problems with RHI, which we should be trying to move forward," Mr Reynolds told BBC News NI.
"They're not interested in getting towards an independent investigation, they're just trying to find ways of having a go at the DUP and trying to undermine the First Minister Arlene Foster."
Eighteen councillors abstained from taking part in the vote.
Sinn Féin attempted to amend Mrs Patterson's motion, this time calling not for a full public inquiry, but for an independent investigation led by a judicial figure from outside Northern Ireland, but their amendment did not attract enough support.
"We think the public want the truth, but they also want the truth as quickly as possible," said Sinn Féin councillor Jim McVeigh.
"They don't want to wait a year, or two years, like some of these public inquiries can take, so we think the best way to do this is a robust, transparent investigation that will get to the truth quickly."
The Ulster Unionist Party also proposed an amendment that called on Mrs Foster to resign, but it too failed.
Earlier on Tuesday, it was reported that the UK government has already rejected a request from Alliance Party leader Naomi Long to hold a public inquiry into the RHI scandal.
Mrs Long had written to both Mr Brokenshire and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke to ask for their intervention.
A government spokesman said: "The operation of the RHI scheme is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive. So it is right for the executive and the assembly to decide the form of any investigation or inquiry."
Mrs Foster has resisted calls for a public inquiry and for her to temporarily step aside while the matter is investigated.
The matter has caused a rift at the heart of the Stormont administration, with Sinn Féin threatening to call a fresh election if the first minister does not stand aside for an investigation.
The rocks were spotted by a helicopter pilot last month, prompting fears that someone, or more than one person, could be missing.
Police now believe it was likely to be a genuine distress signal left by a man and woman who became stranded in 2013.
They say they were contacted by the brother of the man, who read about the case on the BBC.
"The brother actually saw an article on the BBC," Senior Sgt Dave Rudd of Western Australia Police.
The man, called John, said his brother - identified only as Robert - and a female companion were aboard a yacht that became stranded at Swift Bay, about 500km (300 miles) from the city of Broome in 2013.
The pair boarded an escape raft which at some point "was attacked by a couple of crocodiles" but made it to shore safely and built the SOS signal.
Senior Sgt Rudd said they survived on rations, found some fresh water and were eventually rescued by another passing yacht.
Police said they have not been able to speak directly with Robert because he is on a boat in the Mediterranean Sea.
But they said they had seen photographs showing the distress signal taken at the time the pair ran into trouble.
"We can see from the photo that it's the same location and the same SOS," Senior Sgt Rudd said.
"We're very confident it's legitimate and it's the real deal but until we speak with him there's still a few unanswered questions."
The duo dissolved their double scull partnership in May to focus on earning spots in the larger boat.
Grainger, 40, and Wales' Thornley, 28, could miss the Games unless selectors decide to return them to the double.
The squad is to be announced on Thursday.
"Whilst we had not lost confidence in Vicky Thornley and Katherine Grainger and felt they were still a potential medal boat, they asked to be considered instead for selection to the women's eight, which is already a proven medal winning combination," said British Rowing in a statement.
"We opened up a process and gave them the opportunity. They have not been successful and we are now looking at next steps in a selection process which is on-going."
Grainger - who is Britain's most decorated female Olympian alongside swimmer Rebecca Adlington - won the double scull with Anna Watkins at London 2012 after collecting silver medals at the three previous Games.
However her hopes of defending the title appeared to be at an end after she and Thornley failed to make the podium at the European Championships, prompting British Rowing to stop work on their partnership.
British rowing legend Sir Steve Redgrave said last month that despite their struggles he still expected Grainger and 28-year-old Welshwoman Thornley to appear at Rio.
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Stones did not feature in Saturday's 2-2 qualifying draw with Scotland.
But the Manchester City player could figure in his familiar centre-back role for Tuesday's friendly against France.
Southgate, who has used the 23-year-old in midfield in training, said: "He has all the attributes and capabilities to play as a holding midfield player."
The former under 21s boss, who also figured as a central defender and midfielder during his England career, added: "I think we want defenders who can bring the ball out and show composure. I think he could do either of those jobs.
"You've asked me if he's an option [in midfield]. I think he is. He's a player who is very comfortable receiving possession.
"He obviously hasn't done that yet, really, so that's a decision we have to make - but do I believe he can play that role? Absolutely."
Stones had a mixed first season at Manchester City following a £47.5m move from Everton last summer, missing the conclusion to the 2016-17 Premier League campaign with a muscular injury.
He was left out of the match at Hampden Park on Saturday as Southgate opted to go for the more physical pairing of Chelsea defender Gary Cahill and Manchester United's Chris Smalling.
Southgate explained: "Really, he didn't start because he hadn't played for seven weeks or maybe a bit more. He'd had an injury and didn't get back into the team at the end.
"Cahill had played in the FA Cup final, Smalling in the Europa League final. That had a bearing on my decision.
"But John has huge potential. He'll be a much better player for his experiences at City this year. Defending is a skill you learn and he'll learn a lot with a coach in Pep Guardiola asking a lot of him with the ball."
It comes after one of the team's players, Adrian Peterson, was charged with child abuse in Texas after hitting his son with part of a branch.
The Minneapolis team have reinstated the player after dropping him.
Meanwhile sponsors of the NFL as a whole have raised concerns about incidents of violence in the sport.
McDonald's, Visa, Anheuser-Busch and Campbell Soup Company have all issued statements urging the NFL to take "appropriate" action to deal with the incidents.
"We understand. We are taking action and there will be much more to come,'" the NFL said on Tuesday in response.
But Radisson is the first sponsor to pull their support from a team.
"Radisson is suspending its limited sponsorship of the Minnesota Vikings while we evaluate the facts and circumstances," the company said.
It added it "takes this matter very seriously, particularly in light of our long-standing commitment to the protection of children".
Radisson's sponsorship includes a banner visible to viewers watching Vikings' news conferences.
The Minnesota Vikings said it had "respectfully honoured Radisson's request", a team spokesman said.
Mr Peterson stands accused of using part of a tree branch to spank his four-year-old son. The player says he was using a form of discipline his father used on him as a boy.
"I am not a perfect son. I am not a perfect husband. I am not a perfect parent, but I am, without a doubt, not a child abuser," Mr Peterson said in a statement.
"I am someone that disciplined his child and did not intend to cause him any injury."
The Vikings dropped the player for Sunday's game but then reinstated him on Monday.
The team's general manager, Rick Spielman, said: "I understand that this is a very difficult thing to handle. But we also feel strongly as an organisation that this is disciplining a child.
"Whether it's an abusive situation or not, or whether he went too far disciplining, we feel very strongly that that is the court's decision to make, but we also understand the seriousness of abusing children as well.''
The charges against Mr Peterson come just days after another NFL star, Ray Rice, had his contract terminated after a video emerged in which he appeared to punch his wife.
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The National Crime Agency (NCA) said it was increasingly concerned by what it called the Albanians' "high-profile influence within UK organised crime".
The remarks are in the agency's annual assessment of the nature and scale of serious and organised crime in the UK.
It also warned of the threat of cyber-crime from Russian-speaking countries.
The NCA said profit margins in the drugs trade remained "substantial" despite international efforts.
Among those to emerge as a "significant threat" were Albanian gangs - which the agency said had particular influence on the cocaine market.
Officials said the gangs were characterised by their readiness to resort to serious violence.
London is their "primary hub", the report says, but they are established across the UK.
NCA deputy director general Matthew Horne said: "It's very much a group that's small in number but big in impact.
"We have seen an emergence of violence, particularly around enforcing the drug trade, in this group."
The report also said that Serbian and Turkish crime groups "dominate high volume maritime cocaine logistics", while Turkish and Pakistani groups "continue to dominate heroin trafficking to the UK".
The report said corruption among staff working at ports and airports was a "key vulnerability", because it made it easier for gangs to smuggle in drugs and bring in illegal immigrants.
The agency also warned about cyber-crime, saying its scale was being underestimated.
It said many businesses failed to report attacks for fear of damaging their reputation.
Mr Horne added: "What is striking from this year's assessment are the themes running through the crime types.
"Organised criminal networks are using online methods to defraud and extort, but also facilitate the abuse of children and advertise the victims of human trafficking and modern slavery.
"Similarly, the threat from corruption encompasses a huge range of sectors and professional enablers, from bank insiders and accountants involved in high-end money laundering, through to port workers and delivery drivers facilitating drug trafficking."
Rugby legend Gareth Edwards, from Bridgend, was awarded the honour for services to sport and charitable services.
Classical composer Karl Jenkins, from Gower, was honoured for services to composing and crossing musical genres.
Actor and singer Michael Ball, who has a Welsh mother and says he considers himself "Wenglish", was appointed OBE for services to musical theatre.
Jenkins, the composer of The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace and Adiemus, is the first Welsh-born composer to be honoured with a knighthood.
He said he was "delighted by this great honour and the recognition of my music, and am grateful and humbled that my works have been able to reach out to so many performers and listeners around the globe".
Ball said it was "one of the biggest thrills I've had so far in my career and in my life".
He said: "I'm incredibly grateful and incredibly humbled, well, not over-humbled because I'm going to show off about it."
Steven Moffat, producer of Cardiff-filmed Doctor Who, was appointed OBE for services to drama.
BBC Wales Director, Rhodri Talfan Davies, said: "We're thrilled to see Steven's creative brilliance being recognised today.
"Not only has he enthralled countless millions of viewers across the world, he has helped rocket-boost the Welsh creative sector, inspiring a new generation of talent here in Wales to make their mark on the global stage."
Moffat said: "I'm not the least bit cynical, or the least bit trying to be cool about it. I'm just really, really happy."
Elsewhere in Wales, foster carers Steve and Wendy Taylor, from Swansea, who have looked after more than 1,000 youngsters over 31 years, were both appointed MBE.
Mrs Taylor said: "Fostering is a tremendously rewarding role and we hope other people will hear our story and come forward to care for teenagers in particular too."
Bookbinder Trevor Lloyd, from Knighton in Powys, who was appointed MBE, said he was "delighted" to have his work recognised and that he was "absolutely hooked" on bookbinding from the moment he was introduced to the craft 35 years ago.
Mountain Rescue leader John Hulse, from Conwy, was also among those named in the Honours for his work with Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue.
Isabelle Caro died on 17 November after being treated for an acute respiratory illness, Swiss singer Vincent Bigler told journalists.
He added that he did not know the exact cause of death.
Ms Caro appeared in posters for an anti-anorexia campaign in 2007, but the ads were banned in several countries.
It was not clear why it took so long for her death to be made public.
The anti-anorexia campaign came amid a debate among fashion circles on the use of "ultra-skinny" models on the catwalk.
The AFP news agency reported her as saying at the time: "I thought this could be a chance to use my suffering to get a message across, and finally put an image on what thinness represents and the danger it leads to - which is death."
The model, who was 5ft 4in tall (1.65m) at the time of the poster campaign, reportedly weighed 32kg (five stones).
Ms Caro's acting instructor, Daniele Dubreuil-Prevot, told the Associated Press news agency that Ms Caro had died after returning to France from a job in Tokyo.
She said family and close friends had held a funeral ceremony in Paris last month.
Mr Bigler, who was a friend of Ms Caro, told Swiss media: "She was hospitalised for 15 days with acute respiratory disease and was recently also very tired, but I do not know the cause of her death."
The prime minister said the in-out vote "would follow" if agreement was reached on his reforms at next month's summit.
He also said he would stay on as PM even if he ended up on the losing side.
He told Andrew Marr he did not think a UK exit was "the right answer" but promised "everything necessary to make it work" if there was a vote to leave.
The in-out referendum has been promised by the end of 2017.
Asked whether he was suggesting the referendum could be held this summer, Mr Cameron said: "That is what I would like to see, is a deal in February, then a referendum that would follow".
It would take place "later" if no agreement was reached, he said.
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The prime minister's tone in his BBC interview was markedly positive when he discussed continued EU membership.
He said the best answer for Britain would be to stay in a reformed EU.
And it was because he was now so close to a deal that he had announced that ministers would be free to campaign on either side of the debate.
He reiterated that he wouldn't resign if he was on the losing side - understandable, perhaps, as he wants the referendum to be about EU membership and not about his own leadership.
While he still maintained that he wouldn't rule out leaving the EU, senior Eurosceptics in his party believe it's inconceivable he will do anything other than recommending a vote stay in.
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Mr Cameron reiterated his desire to campaign for the UK to remain in a reformed EU, but said he would rule nothing out if his demands were refused.
On the question of whether he would stay on as PM if he ended up on the losing side, he said: "The answer to that question is yes."
He said his priority was to hold a referendum and to "abide by what the British public say".
The question put to voters would be whether to stay in or leave the EU, he said, not "this politician's future or that politician's future".
One of his key proposals - a four-year freeze on in-work benefits for EU migrants - has met with stern opposition from his European counterparts, but Mr Cameron said it was still on the table until an "equally powerful and meaningful" alternative was proposed.
Asked whether the measure could be extended to UK nationals to overcome the opposition, he replied: "When I have got an announcement to make I will make it."
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The prime minister also played down reports of a deal involving Nato troops being based in Poland in exchange for support on his proposals, saying it had not been raised in any of the conversations he had been involved in.
Ministers are to be allowed to campaign for either side in the referendum once negotiations are complete, a measure Mr Cameron said he had always intended to take and described as "fair, sensible and reasonable".
A number of cabinet ministers are thought to favour an out vote.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5live's Pienaar's Politics, senior Conservative backbencher David Davis said he would be voting to leave, and that nothing the prime minister said in his interview had convinced him otherwise.
He predicted most of his backbench colleagues would "probably" join him in voting for a "Brexit".
Mr Davis also said it was "disgraceful" that contingency plans were not being made inside government for a UK exit from the EU.
"It's a very complicated operation to carry out if it happens," he added.
The Leave.EU campaign said: "The sooner the prime minister produces his worthless deal the better - then we can move on to the genuine campaign and the British people can at last have their say and leave the outdated political circus that the EU has become."
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The 28-year-old from Wrexham won silver in the double sculls at Rio 2016 alongside Katherine Grainger.
She is the first Welsh woman to win an Olympic rowing medal, but Thornley is debating whether to continue rowing.
"I haven't made my mind up for sure yet, I just need a bit of time to come back down to earth after the whirlwind [of Rio]," she said.
"I'm going on holiday on Wednesday with my boyfriend so I'm looking forward to that. It should be nice to get back to normality and then see how I feel.
"Of course after the Olympics you watch back the race and you're like: 'Of course I want to do that again, it's amazing.'
"But you have got to think about the dark days in the winter and everything like that.
"Even though I love the training aspect I've got to think about it properly before I make the decision to carry on or not.
"But if I do carry on, I want time just to enjoy normal life for a little bit."
Thornley's achievement in Rio was all the more remarkable as her partnership with Grainger was dissolved earlier this year.
The pair were dropped from the double sculls but reunited for the Olympics just six weeks prior to winning their medal.
Donald Findlay made the remark during his closing speech to the jury at the High Court in Glasgow, where his client, Ronnie Coulter, is on trial.
The 48-year-old, from Wishaw, denies murdering Mr Chhokar, 32, in Overtown, North Lanarkshire, on 4 November 1998.
He has lodged a special defence blaming his nephew Andrew Coulter, and another man, David Montgomery.
The jury has already heard that Ronnie Coulter, his nephew Andrew and Mr Montgomery went to see Mr Chhokar on the night he died following a row over a £100 Giro cheque.
After an altercation, Mr Chhokar collapsed dying from stab wounds in front of his partner Liz Bryce.
The court has also heard how Ronnie Coulter was cleared of murder following a trial in 1999.
Andrew Coulter, who was convicted of stabbing and killing another man in 1999, and Mr Montgomery, were also cleared of Mr Chhokar's murder in 2000.
Both men have given evidence during the most recent trial and admitted being there on the night Mr Chhokar died, but they denied murder.
In his closing speech, Mr Findlay told jurors: "There is no justice if the wrong man is convicted and the man who did it is allowed to remain free."
He said: "People have rallied around Andrew Coulter and have lied at various stage, they have lied in this court, they have lied before you.
"They are trying to move the blame as much as they can onto Ronnie Coulter. They have their own agenda. Making Ronnie the killer at the expense of the real killer.
"Andrew Coulter killed Surjit Singh Chhokar. Ronnie Coulter didn't kill him. You should acquit Ronnie Coulter."
The QC described Andrew Coulter as "a young man who had a predilection for carrying knives".
He added: "We say he carried a knife that night, as he did when he killed Patrick Kelly."
Mr Findlay told the jury that Ronnie Coulter was prosecuted for the murder in 1999 and acquitted and was now being prosecuted again based on what he described as "wicked, self-serving and downright evil evidence".
He added: "It may be an attempt to bring closure to the Chhokar family. We never bring closure in these courts. You can't bring someone back to life, you can't take away the grief. It's not about closure, it's about justice."
As this was said several members of the Chhokar family, who had been sitting in the public gallery of the court, got up and left.
Earlier in his speech Mr Findlay accused many of the Crown witnesses of "lying".
He said Ronnie Coulter's sister Margaret Chisholm and former sister-in-law, Noreen McPolland, had lied "in a most evil and despicable way".
The QC also accused other witnesses of making up lies against Ronnie Coulter.
Mr Findlay said: "It is all very well for the Crown to say if they were going to invent something they would make a better job of it."
He added: "In the background there was this conspiracy that Ronnie was to be the scapegoat. There are examples of people making things up."
In his closing speech to the jury, judge Lord Mathews told the jurors to put aside all emotion when they finally retire to consider their verdict.
He told the jury: "You must consider the evidence coldly and dispassionately."
The judge added: "In order to convict Ronnie Coulter you must be convinced he used a knife and stabbed the deceased."
Lord Matthews will complete his charge to the jury on Monday.
Corporate profit margins rose to 31.1%, the highest since the first quarter of 2011, after a cut in payroll tax.
The official figures by INSEE were a further sign of economy recovery, Finance Minister Michel Sapin said.
The French economy saw roughly 0.4% growth in 2013 and 2014, after stagnating in 2012.
The rise in first-quarter gross domestic product was in line with a preliminary estimate by the French statistics office.
"INSEE confirmed the good growth figures of the first quarter, which show a recovery is underway and bolsters the government's 1% growth target for this year," Mr Sapin said.
Profit margins for French companies were the worst in the eurozone in 2012, and the government had pinned its recovery hopes on expectations that businesses would resume investing.
"The new margins must allow businesses to invest and hire," Mr Sapin added.
It comes after hurricane-force gusts left tens of thousands of homes without power across Scotland on Friday.
The storm caused the suspension of all ScotRail trains, although some limited services later resumed.
More than 28,000 homes are without power as the Atlantic jet stream caused gusts of more than 100mph (160km/h).
Engineers have restored supplies to more than 88,000 customers.
BBC weather forecaster Philip Avery said the Met Office warning for Shetland was in place from 04:00 GMT on Saturday until noon the same day.
Elsewhere, an amber warning for much of the rest of Scotland has now been lifted, but lesser yellow warnings remain in place across central and southern Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland.
The yellow "be aware" warning of strong winds and a chance of snow is also in place for all areas of Scotland, Northern Ireland and much of England on Saturday and Sunday.
All ScotRail services were suspended while Network Rail, which is responsible for the rail infrastructure, inspected lines for damage caused by winds and high tides.
The rail operator said the Aberdeen Sleeper hit a tree at Cupar. The tree was cleared and the train was able to continue.
The majority of services remain suspended, but ScotRail said services between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley have been restored on a reduced service.
Some other local services are also now running, with full updates available on the ScotRail website.
It was hoped most East Coast, Virgin and TransPennine Express services between Scotland and England would be able to run as normal, but passengers were warned there may be short notice alterations and cancellations. Some CrossCountry rail services have been affected.
Anyone planning to travel to or from a station in Scotland should check their journey in advance.
About 28,000 Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) customers and 800 Scottish Power Energy Networks customers remain without power after widespread overnight disruption to the electricity network in areas of northern and western Scotland.
SSE had mobilised 1,000 technical and support staff ahead of the storm, with engineers working in "extremely challenging and potentially dangerous conditions" to reconnect electricity.
The company said it had restored supplies to 68,000 customers and was working to restore power to a further 28,000 customers.
SSE said they had managed to restore power to all homes in Orkney apart from Papa Westray.
About 1,200 engineers and support staff will be deployed on Saturday and SSE said it will be able to tell householders and businesses when they will get electricity back by 10:00.
Eleven catering stations have been set up where people can get a hot meal.
Rural areas have been the worst hit, especially around Dingwall and in Inverness-shire, the Western Isles and Skye.
Other areas affected included parts of Aberdeenshire and rural areas around Wick, Oban and Fort William, as well as Buchan, Dunblane, Dunoon, Elgin and Huntly.
Scottish Power Energy Networks said it had managed to reconnect 20,000 homes, with a further 800 still affected by "pockets of faults mainly across the central belt, from Ayrshire to Lanarkshire and across to the Lothians".
The company said "the vast majority" of customers affected by the storm will have power restored by later tonight, "but this may depend on weather constraints and by the impact of current high winds causing additional faults".
Scottish Transport Minister Derek MacKay told BBC Radio Scotland that "safety has to be paramount when looking at the services that are operational" but said everything was being done to "get people moving".
Mr MacKay added: "Many travellers who have had sleepless nights will know the winds have been severe and yes it has caused significant impact to the transport system but we're working very hard to recover from that.
The Forth Road Bridge reopened to cars only at 07:25 after earlier closed at about 01:00 when a van overturned on the northbound carriageway as the wind reached 91mph. The bridge has since reopened to all vehicles.
The Dornoch Bridge and the Skye Bridge are closed to high sided vehicles, while a fallen tree closed the northbound carriageway of the Kessock Bridge.
Police said that travel conditions in the Highlands and Islands were "hazardous" and advised against travelling along causeways or low-lying coastal roads.
The Churchill Barriers in Orkney have been closed.
BBC News correspondent Colin Blane said police and fire services were dealing with many incidents of fallen trees.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued several flood alerts and flood warnings.
BBC Weather said gusts reached 113mph in Stornoway, 110mph at Loch Glascarnoch, and 97mph at Altnaharra. Speeds of 61mph have been recorded overnight at Glasgow and Edinburgh airports.
A gust of 140mph was recorded at the summit of Cairngorm and the BBC Winterwatch studio, in a cabin on the Mar Lodge Estate in the Cairngorms, was destroyed by the winds.
The yellow warning is also in place for northern coastal areas of Northern Ireland and parts of northern England, including Cumbria, Lancashire, Northumberland, Durham and North Yorkshire.
Cumbria Police said strong winds had blown over a lorry between junctions 38 and 39 on the northbound carriageway of the M6 motorway.
The Met Office's chief forecaster said a depression had been developing over the Atlantic in association with a very strong jet stream. It is said to have been triggered by sub-zero temperatures in the US hitting warmer air.
Some ferry services in Scotland have been cancelled.
All schools on Orkney and the Western Isles have been closed on Friday, with dozens of schools and nurseries in the Highland Council area also closed because of the weather.
Herriot Primary School in Renfrewshire has also been closed after the storm caused damage to its roof, and there have been a small number of closures in Moray and elsewhere.
Full details of school closures can be found on council websites.
The Dounreay nuclear complex on the far north Caithness coast will be closed to all but essential staff on Friday and Saturday, the site's operator has said.
The winds are predicted to die down on Friday before returning again overnight and into Saturday morning.
Snow showers are also possible across Scotland on Saturday.
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He beat Hamilton by a substantial 0.377 seconds after a qualifying session that see-sawed between the two.
Rosberg was quicker on the first runs in the top 10 shoot-out, Hamilton beat his time by 0.124secs with his final lap, only for Rosberg to top it.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen beat Force India's Sergio Perez to third place.
Raikkonen's team-mate, Sebastian Vettel, will start 16th after Ferrari miscalculated the lap time he needed to progress beyond the first knock-out session.
Hamilton had been determined on arriving in Abu Dhabi to try to end Rosberg's impressive run of poles, which stems back to the Japanese Grand Prix in late September.
But in the end his team-mate was too strong, producing a stunning final lap to continue his resurgence following the disappointment of Hamilton winning the title in the US Grand Prix last month with three races still to go.
Despite the championship being over, the two have been playing mind games with each other as they seek a psychological edge going into the winter and preparations for the 2016 season.
Hamilton has talked of a change to the Mercedes car altering its feel, and reducing his confidence in it, following the team's struggles at the Singapore Grand Prix.
Rosberg has spoken this weekend about his higher-mileage engine giving him a disadvantage.
The team have played down the significance of both.
Rosberg said: "Before it was close in the other direction and now it's close in this direction. I am quicker at the moment and I am pleased about that and happy to be on pole again."
Hamilton said: "I have been struggling with the car a bit all weekend. We had to take something off the car but Nico was quicker today."
Hamilton added that he had been trying to work out why he had been less comfortable with the car's balance since the Singapore race in September.
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He said that for this weekend he had taken off a part of the car's suspension which was worth 0.1-0.15secs a lap in improvement but that it had not made the difference he hoped.
"It was something I didn't feel was working for me," he said. "I took it off and tried to work around it. I thought I'd try something different and it didn't work."
Behind the dominant Mercedes, Raikkonen had to dig deep to secure third spot on the grid following the Ferrari team's mistake with Vettel.
An inspired Perez, who was half a second quicker than team-mate Nico Hulkenberg in seventh, was third until the final seconds of the session, only for Raikkonen to beat him by 0.033secs.
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said: "I don't know what Perez has had for breakfast - that's a good lap."
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo was fifth, ahead of Williams's Valtteri Bottas.
Jenson Button will start his McLaren-Honda 12th with team-mate Fernando Alonso, surrounded by further speculation about his future, in 17th after suffering a puncture on his final lap.
McLaren chairman Ron Dennis said in a news conference before qualifying that a sabbatical year for Alonso was a "consideration" if the team cannot improve their competitiveness by the start of next season.
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Asked whether he would be on the grid in 2016, Alonso said: "I will be.
"When Ron says something, you have the perfect opportunity to ask him to clarify his quote. I don't know what his intention is behind it or what he means.
"We all want to improve and see how competitive we are and we are optimistic."
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FanDuel, which was founded in Edinburgh in 2009, has entered a merger agreement with DraftKings.
The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in the second half of next year.
FanDuel has offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow but moved its headquarters to New York several years ago.
DraftKings has its headquarters in Boston.
The companies offer online fantasy contests across professional sports in the US, Canada and the UK.
There are an estimated 57 million fantasy players in the US alone.
Both companies have been facing regulatory and legal challenges to their industry, with regulators in some US states ruling that fantasy sports firms' activities amounted to illegal gambling.
In a joint statement on Friday, the companies said that by combining and streamlining resources they could "accelerate work with government officials to continue to develop a standard regulatory framework".
They also expect the "strategic merger of equals" to bring efficiencies and cost savings and help the combined company "accelerate its path to profitability".
FanDuel chief executive Nigel Eccles said: "Being able to combine DraftKings and FanDuel presents a tremendous opportunity for us to further innovate and disrupt the sports industry.
"While both companies have accomplished much already, this transaction will create a business that can offer a greater variety of offerings, appealing to new users, including the tens of millions of season-long fantasy players that haven't yet tried our products."
Network Rail and British Transport Police figures show an 11% rise in incidents to 8,265, compared with 2015.
Some 115 people have been killed on rail tracks over the past five years, with almost half of them aged under 25.
Network Rail and the police said taking a short cut was the most common reason given for trespassing, followed by thrill-seeking.
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Simon Munn was one such person who took a short cut, and lost his leg as a result.
When he was 22, he trespassed over a track on the way home from the pub to avoid an extra five-minute walk to a crossing.
"As I crossed the track I got my foot caught," he said.
"I don't know how long I was there, but I heard the train coming. I couldn't move.
"Trains moving that fast can't stop in time to miss you and they can't swerve. It's too late by then."
He had to have his leg amputated and spent weeks in hospital.
"Now I really know what the cost of trespassing and taking short cuts can be.
"I was lucky it wasn't my life," added Mr Munn, who has since represented Britain at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics in wheelchair basketball.
The number of people trespassing on tracks started being recorded in 2007.
Now, on average, one person commits the offence nearly every hour, according to the statistics.
Allan Spence, Network Rail's head of public and passenger safety, said there was a "huge" and "worrying" rise each year.
"Britain has the safest railway in Europe but still too many people lose their lives on the tracks," he added.
"The dangers may not always be obvious, but the electricity on the railway is always on and trains can travel up to 125mph.
"Even if they see you, they can't stop in time."
The UKIP leader failed to win the seat, losing out to Conservative candidate Craig Mackinlay.
Mr Farage secured 16,026 votes, with Mr Mackinlay achieving 18,838.
A spokeswoman for Kent Police said "inquires were ongoing" and the force could not say any more at this stage.
The result was not declared at the count at Margate's Winter Gardens until about 10.35 GMT on Friday, hours later than expected.
BBC reporters were told by officials at the time the delays were caused by the sheer volume of ballot papers and problems verifying the postal vote.
Turnout was 69%, up from 65% in 2010.
Claims of suspicious behaviour appeared on social media following the delays.
Labour's South Thanet candidate Will Scobie, who received 11,740 votes, said he thought the count took a long time because they were "trying to do two constituencies at once".
"If police are investigating we'll have to wait and see what the outcome is," he added.
The Thanet South seat was also contested by Ian Driver of the Green Party, who got 1,076 votes, and Liberal Democrat Russell Timpson who secured 932 votes.
Both Mr Driver and Mr Timpson lost their deposits after failing to secure 5% of the vote.
Comedian Al Murray, who stood for election in the guise of The Pub Landlord for the Free United Kingdom Party, came in sixth place with 318 votes.
Mr Farage announced his resignation after failing to become an MP but this was rejected by his party and he continues to be UKIP leader.
"Together we are facing the threat of the reckless and brutal regime," Mr Trump said at a press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Mr Trump called on North Korea to "choose a better path... quickly".
Separately, Mr Moon said that it was necessary to continue to engage in dialogue with North Korean leaders.
The South Korean president added that his country would pursue defence reforms and continue to build up the capacity to defend itself.
Mr Moon said the North Korea issue was a top priority during the talks, stressing that "only strong security can bring about genuine peace" in the Asia-Pacific region.
Speaking at the White House, Mr Trump said that the "era of strategic patience with the North Korean regime has failed, many years it has failed," adding: "Frankly, that patience is over."
The US leader said that Washington was "working closely with South Korea and Japan, as well as partners around the world, on a range of diplomatic, security and economic measures to protect our allies and our own citizens from this menace known as North Korea".
It comes after the US announced sanctions on a Chinese bank accused of laundering North Korean money, sparking an angry response from China.
A foreign ministry spokesman urged the US to "stop wrongful actions" to avoid harming co-operation between the two nations.
The US said the blacklisting, which included sanctions on a Chinese shipping company and two Chinese nationals, was aimed at cutting funds to North Korea's weapons programmes.
"We will follow the money and cut off the money," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told a news conference.
But he said the move was not a response to Chinese inaction on North Korea, adding: "This is not directed at China, this is directed at a bank, as well as individuals and entities in China."
Washington has been pushing Beijing for tougher measures amid a series of missile tests by Pyongyang. But in a tweet earlier this month, Mr Trump said China's actions had "not worked out".
Colonel Ireneusz Szelag of the military prosecutor's office said no traces of TNT or nitroglycerine had been found on the plane, which crashed in Russia.
He was responding to a report in the Rzeczpospolita daily newspaper.
Polish right-wingers have accused the government of ignoring evidence of outside involvement in the disaster.
Russian investigators who conducted the inquiry into the crash blamed the Polish crew of the Tu-154 government airliner for trying to land in heavy fog at the airport in Smolensk.
Polish counterparts said the controllers at the airport in Smolensk should not have allowed the plane to attempt an approach.
The loss of the plane, which had been carrying top Polish officials to a commemoration of the Soviet massacre of Polish officers at Katyn during World War II, traumatised Poland.
One of the abiding images of the tragedy was the then Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, solemnly embracing his Polish counterpart, Donald Tusk, when he visited the crash site.
Last month, Polish investigators travelled to Smolensk to examine the wreckage of the plane.
According to Rzeczpospolita, they found traces of TNT and nitroglycerine on 30 seats and in the middle section of the plane. "There was so much of the chemicals that one of the devices went off the scale," the newspaper said in an article published in Monday.
In response, Polish opposition leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the twin brother of Lech, called for Mr Tusk to resign.
However, Col Szelag told a news conference later on Tuesday: "It is not true that investigators found traces of TNT or nitroglycerine.
"Evidence and opinions collected so far have in no way provided support to the belief that the crash was a result of actions by third parties, that is to say an assassination."
He also pointed out that equipment used to detect TNT could react in a similar way to soil, perfume or everyday objects.
Moscow and Warsaw came under criticism over their handling of the Smolensk investigation after Polish prosecutors admitted last month that families of two of the victims had received and buried the wrong remains.
The military said on Tuesday that two more bodies had been misidentified.
The remains of one of the two victims were those of the last Polish president-in-exile, Ryszard Kaczorowski, who had been buried in the grave of another, unidentified victim in a Warsaw cemetery.
It had been thought that Mr Kaczorowski's remains were buried in the city's Temple of Divine Providence, but DNA tests have confirmed an error was made.
The exhumation of victims of the Smolensk crash, with prosecutors saying there may be more to come, has caused the Polish government considerable embarrassment and their families' renewed anguish, the BBC's Adam Easton reports from Warsaw.
The university announced in April it was cutting 236 posts in 2015/16 through a voluntary redundancy scheme.
But in an email to staff, Queen's said: "The required pay savings... have not been fully achieved."
As a result, staff who have not already applied for voluntary redundancy have now been invited to apply.
They will have until early October to come forward.
But the email also says: "In the event that the required savings have not been made within schools/directorates, formal processes will regretfully require to be implemented."
University sources have confirmed those "processes" may include compulsory redundancies.
The university was unable to clarify exactly how much it had missed its pay savings targets by and how many staff had been offered voluntary redundancy.
Queen's funding from the Department for Employment and Learning was cut by £8m earlier this year.
In a statement to the BBC, a Queen's University spokesperson confirmed that the pay savings to be delivered through the voluntary redundancy scheme had not been achieved.
They also said a strategic review is ongoing "to determine the future size and shape of the institution" and that recommendations would be presented to the university senate during this academic year.
The BBC understands that review is likely to recommend some subject and course closures.
Alun Harpur, president of the Queen's branch of the University and Colleges Union (UCU), which represents staff said the mood among staff was "one of uncertainty and anxiety".
"They don't know who will be targeted for compulsory redundancy if the university is intending to go down that route," he said.
"The union has not yet been provided with the necessary information in terms of staff numbers involved or indeed the amount of savings that the university is short by."
He also called on the university to provide clarity on the status of the voluntary redundancy scheme that is still open to staff.
"We don't know how many people have applied for it, we don't know how many people were rejected, how many people were accepted and we don't know what areas they were from, so we've got a lot of information that is needed on that before we even start thinking about compulsory redundancies," he said.
"Equally, the university is supposed to, under its own policy, look at all alternatives before it moves to compulsory redundancies."
In a separate development, the UCU have written to management at Ulster University questioning the legality of the redundancy process there.
Following receipt of a business case from the university, they have accused management of "intimidating" staff into applying for voluntary redundancy, and not carrying out adequate consultation.
The UCU letter claims that "the employer's behaviour potentially constitutes an unlawful failure to consult," and they have called for the scheme to be postponed.
The bird was spotted on Wednesday feeding with a group of the more normal pink-coloured flamingos.
Experts believe that a genetic irregularity means the bird's body produces more of a pigment, called melanin.
It's melanin that normally gives a flamingo's feathers their usual pink colour. But too much melanin could produce this dark black colour.
Bird enthusiasts say that while black flamingos are found in other parts of the world, it's extremely rare to see them in the Mediterranean Sea, and this may be only the second time one's ever been seen in this area.
So has the Hillary Step collapsed, and if not, why the confusion?
The Hillary Step is a 12-metre (39ft) rock face, forming the last great obstacle before the summit of Everest - wouldn't it be hard to miss?
Yes, says British mountaineer Tim Mosedale, who reached the summit on 16 May for the sixth time. He confirmed the step's disappearance to the BBC on Sunday, saying it was "definitely not there any more", and was most likely a victim of Nepal's 2015 earthquake.
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But Pasang Tenzing Sherpa, a high-altitude guide who just returned from the mountain, insisted to BBC Nepali on Monday that the step was intact.
Ang Tshering Sherpa, President of Nepal Mountaineering Association, agreed. "Nothing has happened to Hillary Step as a result of the earthquake," he told BBC Nepali. "It's only that only a small portion of the rock is visible, the rest is under snow."
But Mr Mosedale and other climbers will not be swayed. "It's gone," he said adamantly again on Monday evening, via Facebook. "There's not enough snow to cover what was a MASSIVE block."
He has posted pictures which he says proves his point, and he plans to take more as he heads back to the summit on Monday evening, guiding other climbers.
Mount Everest is 8,848m high. Why are people debating over a such a tiny proportion of it?
Mr Mosedale called the final Step part of "mountaineering folklore".
It was named after New Zealand's Edmund Hillary, who, along with local Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, became the first to successfully climb to its top in 1953.
"We had always thought of it as the obstacle on the ridge which could well spell defeat," Hillary wrote in his book, High Adventure.
Decades later, as many more climbers sought to follow in their footsteps, the spot became the site of human traffic jams, with climbers sometimes waiting two or three hours to pass.
Experienced Everest climber Ed Viesturs wrote in the New York Times, anticipation reaches its own high point at this juncture.
"Climbers run out of bottled oxygen and collapse, or they push upward long after a sensible turnaround deadline and end up descending in the dark, or they succumb to hypothermia and frostbite simply because they're forced to stand in place for hours, waiting their turn," he said.
And yet it held a special place in many climbers hearts. "There's an aesthetic issue at stake," added Mr Viesturs. "[...] It's the final test you pass to earn the summit."
No. There have been rumours of its demise for some time.
Back in May 2016, pictures posted by the American Himalayan Foundation appeared to show that the Hillary Step had changed shape.
British mountaineer Kenton Cool, who has summitted Everest 12 times, told the BBC he was beneath the step last year and it looked different.
After seeing the latest pictures from Mr Mosedale's recent ascent, he became convinced. "It looks like the step has altered. It does not look to be quite the same formidable, vertical step that it was three of four years ago."
Yes and no.
The final hurdle is currently passable because of a snow ridge, which has formed to its right and which climbers are currently using as an alternative route.
Mountaineers claim the snow-covered slope will be much easier to climb than the notorious rock-face, but have warned that it could create even more of a bottleneck.
It is a serious worry for those already battling low oxygen and frostbite conditions at the top of the world.
And if the snow were to subside, the climb might prove much more tricky.
The routes up Everest are already very hazardous. Four climbers were killed on Sunday.
"It is quite difficult to be 100% sure [right now]," said Mr Cool. "If you were to put a gun to my head, I would say, yes, I think there has been some change to the Hillary Step."
With the mountaineering world all talking about it, we can expect more images in days to come, more detailed comparisons, and a much more solid answer.
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Police said four flag poles were damaged during the incident in the Diamond area.
It was reported shortly after 03:00 BST on Sunday.
The Orange Order has described the theft as "a deplorable act".
Adam Spiers, director of Michael Spiers jewellers in Taunton said Timpson's staff had been "fantastic".
The men got away with five watches and drove off. But police chased the car, which eventually crashed about 70 miles away near junction 15 on the M4.
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of robbery.
Two other people were treated for minor injuries in the crash, which involved four vehicles, including a police car.
The jewellers was attacked on Wednesday morning by men who pulled up outside in a car and tried to smash their way in using sledgehammers.
Mr Spiers told BBC Points West: "Our neighbours next door, Timpsons, unbelievably all rushed in, frightened them all, they all ran off. They are fantastic, all credit to them."
Martin Hill, from Timpson, told the programme they had "just kind of heard the noise, rushed in, saw the women in distress. Just acted.. it was all good."
The car is thought to have headed up the M5 and was chased by police as it got on the M4 heading east, eventually crashing near junction 15 at around 1130 GMT.
The collision closed two lanes of the M4 near junction 15.
The stand-off at HMP Highpoint on 12 May came the day after a second hostage incident at the same prison and an inmate attack with a bladed toilet brush in Staffordshire.
The first - which took place on 11 May - involved a prisoner taken hostage inside a cell.
Both episodes, which ended without injury, are now under investigation.
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The three incidents were revealed in an internal prison report seen by the BBC.
On 12 May, five staff members were taken hostage in an office by a prisoner armed with a weapon. Three officers were quickly released.
The inmate demanded a transfer, to be re-categorised and taken off the prison wing.
Prison Service Gold Command, the national group convened during serious incidents and disturbances, was deployed and the prisoner surrendered. The incident was also reported to police.
The previous day, staff had found four prisoners barricaded in a cell, and when they were able to see in, they saw one was tied up with a sheet over his head.
The prisoners surrendered five hours later.
Also on 11 May, a prisoner used a toilet brush studded with razor blades to slash and stab another inmate at HMP and YOI Swinfen Hall, Staffordshire.
The attack was filmed on a mobile phone smuggled in, the prison service said.
The victim suffered deep gashes to his head, face and ear before staff intervened and he was taken to Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham.
Prisons Minister Andrew Selous said: "Our prison system needs reform, which is why we are giving governors greater freedoms to innovate to find better ways of rehabilitating offenders.
"We have to ensure prisoners can be rehabilitated so they are no longer a danger to others."
RichardRocks is inspired by both Shakespeare's Richard III and Al Pacino's 1996 film Looking for Richard, according to its producers.
Swedish musical theatre star Fred Johanson will play Richard III, with the rest of the roles cast in London.
A service to mark the reburial of King Richard III took place at Leicester Cathedral last week.
"Don't expect this Richard to be a hunchback with a bad haircut," said writer Maria Robsahm. "Our Richard is a manipulative Machiavellian prince - a modern psychopath.
"Externally he is charismatic, handsome and witty. It's inside - morally and psychologically - that he's distorted.
"He knows how to get what he wants, whatever the cost," Robsahm continued. "He sees the people around him either as a means to an end or as obstacles to be removed."
RichardRocks is scheduled to run from 3 October to 7 November at the People's Palace, an art deco theatre in London's East End.
It will feature 35 original songs by Peter and Maria Robsahm and will be directed by Staffan Aspegren.
"RichardRocks is something out of the ordinary - both artistically and technologically," said Peter Robsahm.
"The show's music combines heavy rock with beautiful harmonies of a more classical cut."
Richard III, the last English king to die in battle, was killed at Bosworth Field in 1485, bringing an end to the Wars of the Roses.
His remains were found under a car park in Leicester in 2012.
An average 1.9m viewers watched Sunday night's episode of the motoring show - 8.6% of the available audience.
ITV attracted the biggest audience of the night, as an average 6.6 million viewers tuned in to see France's 5-2 win over Iceland in Euro 2016.
BBC One's Antiques Roadshow, which also overlapped with Top Gear, was watched by an average of 3.9 million.
The overnight figures measure how many viewers tuned in to the live broadcast - and do not take into account those who have watched the show on catch-up services such as iPlayer.
Audience data suggests viewers tend to watch live events such as sports matches as they are being broadcast, whereas entertainment programmes can often pick up extra viewers via on-demand services.
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Sunday evening's Top Gear was about 800,000 down on last week's average of 2.7m - and just over half the number that watched the series launch.
The episode received lukewarm reviews, but some critics said the show had improved over the course of the series.
Digital Spy said: "Instead of an episode which was about 10% enjoyable like the premiere, they're now up to about 60%."
"When the right people - Matt LeBlanc, Rory Reid, Chris Harris and Sabine Schmitz - are front and centre, there are moments where Top Gear feels like it has found its feet."
The new series was the first since the departure of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.
The trio exited the programme after Jeremy Clarkson punched a producer. Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc were later signed up to front the show.
Writing in The Telegraph, Amy Blumson said: "The presenting team need time to bond, and those new to the studio were just warming up as the series came to a close."
"The new Top Gear series has shown glimmers of promise, but like the nippy Porsche 911 R in the final episode, they often disappeared over the horizon as soon as Chris Evans starts shouting."
The Guardian's Stuart Heritage said: "Despite the personnel changes, Top Gear remains a beautiful television programme to look at."
But, he suggested, some elements of the show such as The Stig and the celebrity interviews should be abandoned.
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New government proposals say victims have a right to know who is behind malicious messages without the need for costly legal battles.
The powers will be balanced by measures to prevent false claims in order to get material removed.
But privacy advocates are worried websites might end up divulging user details in a wider range of cases.
Last week, a British woman won a court order forcing Facebook to identify users who had harassed her.
Nicola Brookes had been falsely branded a paedophile and drug dealer by users - known as trolls - on Facebook.
Facebook, which did not contest the order, will now reveal the IP addresses of people who had abused her so she can prosecute them.
The new powers, to be added to the Defamation Bill, would make this process far less time-consuming and costly, the government said.
Complying with requests would afford the website greater protection from being sued in the event of a defamation claim.
The new rules would apply to all websites - regardless of where they are hosted - but the claimant would need to be able to show that the UK was the right place to bring the action.
Currently, in legal terms, every website "hit" - visit - on a defamatory article can be counted as a separate offence.
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"Website operators are in principle liable as publishers for everything that appears on their sites, even though the content is often determined by users," said Justice Secretary Ken Clarke.
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Mr Clarke said the measures would mean an end to "scurrilous rumour and allegation" being posted online without fear of adequate punishment.
"The government wants a libel regime for the internet that makes it possible for people to protect their reputations effectively but also ensures that information online can't be easily censored by casual threats of litigation against website operators.
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The Leeds-based world number 80 stunned Jack Lisowski on Monday by recovering from 3-1 down to win 6-5.
The 30-year-old takes on former world champion Ebdon at the York Barbican on Wednesday.
"There's not many matches I'm not second favourite for, so it's not something that bothers me really," Grace told the BBC.
The former English Amateur winner is confident he will not be overawed by the occasion, despite being on his best ever run in a ranking tournament.
"Every round seems to be like is the biggest match of my career, so I feel like I'm used to it now and it's just building slowly," he said.
Circus director Robert Birk told the BBC he found some 300 fleas dead inside their transport box last week.
It was the first time the cold had killed a whole troupe in one go.
A university insect expert, Professor Heinz Mehlhorn, managed to provide 60 replacement fleas in time for a performance at an open-air fair.
Mr Birk said it had been a "very difficult moment" when he discovered that the tiny circus stars had died.
"It's hard to know when minus temperatures will be fatal for them," he told the BBC.
"But the show must go on."
Training began immediately for the new recruits. "I worked solidly for two days," Mr Birk earlier told the Online Focus website, noting that the replacement team lacked a little pizzazz.
Museum director Michael Faber, who organises the fair in the western town of Mechernich-Kommern, said he hoped the new fleas would get through the show without suffering further casualties.
"This is no April Fool's. We saved the situation, otherwise there would have been no performance," he said.
Nearly half of children with limited hearing fall behind at school, a survey of parents and professionals found.
It suggested children who are hard of hearing struggle in classrooms with poor acoustics and a lack of understanding by staff.
Parents said their child's deafness "had a major impact" in the school day.
The small, online questionnaire revealed children with limited hearing were "falling behind" in mainstream schools, compared with their peers.
The vast majority of the parents questioned (86%) had partially deaf children in mainstream schools.
They said their children struggled in classrooms with background noise or trying to understand speech from a distance.
One-third of parents blamed a lack of staff awareness of their child's mild or moderate deafness for their difficulties.
The study said that children could miss up to half of what the teacher said in class, which had an impact on their reading, writing, spelling and spoken language.
Susan Daniels, chief executive of the NDCS said: "Mild and moderate deafness can often be overlooked because of a perception that it is not a serious condition or that children are 'coping' at school.
"But often these children are nodding their way through life without really understanding what is being said and missing out on vital early development."
She said that more than half of children with limited hearing failed to achieve five good GCSEs.
The NDCS estimates there are 20,000 mild to moderately deaf children in the UK.
Parents said their child's deafness had a major impact on their school day.
Nearly half reported it affected participation in assembly, in PE lessons and in group work.
The findings suggested that one-to-one teaching is "just as vital" for children with mild or moderate hearing as it is for those who are completely deaf.
One parent said a year ago their son "would not even look people in the face".
"But now with one-to-one at school and some superb teaching he is standing up in class and presenting in large groups and enjoying it."
The report from the NDCS coincides with Deafness Awareness Week which runs from 4-10 May.
Monmouth MP David Davies said Velothon Wales lied when, he claims, it told him MPs backed the event.
About 15,000 cyclists will join in Sunday's race through Newport, Torfaen, Monmouthshire, Cardiff and Caerphilly.
Organiser Andy Taylor said: "The person who spoke to David [Davies] got their wires crossed and thought we'd spoken to MPs. That isn't the case."
He added: "We do accept responsibility for that specific error with regards to that conversation with the MP David Davies."
Velothon Wales said its team did "their best" to give "clear information" and "never intended to mislead anyone".
Mr Davies launched the stinging attack during BBC Radio Wales' Jason Mohammad programme on Wednesday.
"The arrogance of this organisation - they're telling lies to people," he said.
"They told me that all MPs support it, and that was a lie, they back-tracked when they found out that I was an MP."
Some roads will be shut for the race and infuriated residents say they will be trapped indoors all day, and some business owners say they will lose thousands of pounds.
Mr Taylor said the consultation process had been going on for about a year: "We've been working with the local authorities to try and put together a race route which affects as little people as possible.
"In most circumstances people can get out and find alternative routes."
The government and all of the political parties have said agreement on how to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles is a priority.
It is now more than two years since the Stormont House Agreement set out a plan for dealing with the past.
But there are no signs that an agreement to implement that blueprint is close.
Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire had indicated he would hold a public consultation on proposals for dealing with legacy issues.
That consultation was supposed to be launched in November, but last month he told the BBC it will not happen unless there was political agreement.
"No-one will thank me for coming forward with something that simply would be stopped in its tracks at that first phase," he said.
One of the main hurdles is what is referred to as national security and how much sensitive information the government, police and security services are prepared to put into the public domain.
Sinn Féin wants an independent arbiter to make the final decision on what level of detail should be made available to the families of victims of the Troubles.
The government and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) are not happy with the model proposed by republicans.
The national security issue is not the only stumbling block.
It is still unclear to what extent the IRA and loyalist paramilitary groups will co-operate with a proposed Independent Commission on Information Retrieval (ICIR).
The ICIR would enable victims and survivors of Troubles-related violence to seek and privately receive information about the deaths of their loved ones.
The commission will run in parallel with an Historical Investigations Unit (HIU), which will seek to prosecute perpetrators responsible for the killings.
Loyalists have warned that they do not believe the two processes can co-exist and former paramilitaries would be more likely to volunteer information if they did not believe there was a risk of future prosecution.
The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) and Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) have not yet been involved in any formal discussions about the proposed structures for dealing with the past.
If the leaderships of the two organisations were to instruct members and former members not to volunteer information while the HIU tries to prosecute them, the ICIR will be severely undermined.
Sinn Féin has said republicans will co-operate, but the party also insists the IRA does not exist as an organisation.
That would mean there is unlikely to be a formal order or instruction to members or former members to co-operate with the ICIR.
Participation would then be left to individuals to decide.
Given the difficulties encountered trying to get former IRA members to volunteer information about the victims of the Troubles who were killed and secretly buried, known as the Disappeared, many believe the numbers who would volunteer to come forward is likely to be extremely low.
Legacy inquests are another part of the past still to be addressed.
Northern Ireland's most senior judge has made it clear that the state has a legal obligation to ensure inquests into some of the most controversial killings of the Troubles take place.
There are 56 so-called legacy inquests involving 98 deaths.
Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan told the BBC last month that a failure to hold the inquests as soon as possible could frustrate the rule of law.
"This is not just a matter of policy, there is actually a legal obligation in relation to the legacy inquests," he said.
The government has rejected a request from Sir Declan to release millions of pounds to enable the inquests to take place, and has said there must be a wider political agreement on how to deal with the past before that happens.
There has been much talk about commitment to deal with the past, but to date there has been little action.
There are no talks scheduled involving the government, DUP and Sinn Féin to discuss the issue.
At this stage the prospect of an agreement appears remote.
The title was formerly held by the Amstrad PCW, which is believed to have sold a total of eight million units.
Sales of the Raspberry Pi will go past that figure this month, said the Raspberry Pi project founder Eben Upton.
The milestone comes as the Raspberry Pi 3 is unveiled featuring new updates, including wi-fi and Bluetooth.
"We're calling it," said Mr Upton. "We're the best-selling UK computer ever."
The updated device also has a 64-bit processor onboard that gives the Pi 3 a 50% performance improvement on the Pi 2.
The release of the Raspberry Pi 3 on 29 February and it will go on sale for £30.
The Pi was designed to make computer code writing easy and first released in 2012.
The gadget is starting to be used widely in schools, "with 9-11 year-olds, we are seeing a lot of people get excited about it at that level," said Mr Upton.
Elor Azaria was found guilty in January of manslaughter over the March 2016 shooting of Abdul Fatah al-Sharif, 21, in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.
Azaria had told a colleague that Sharif, who had stabbed another soldier, "deserved to die".
Israeli military chiefs condemned his actions, but others praised them.
After the hearing, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said the soldier should be pardoned.
Lt Gen Gadi Eisenkot, the chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, said the verdict was "loud and clear" but that he would consider a pardon carefully if a request for one were made.
Azaria - a sergeant and military medic - had appealed against the verdict, while the prosecution was demanding an increased sentence.
As well as rejecting his appeal, the court decided Azaria's 18-month sentence should stand, saying that his version of events had been unreliable.
His "original reason" for killing Sharif was revenge, the Times of Israel reported, quoting the judges.
Azaria had said he acted out of fear that Sharif might have been wearing an explosive vest.
However, "Azaria's shooting [of the Palestinian assailant Abdel Fattah al-Sharif] was not motivated by fear of the terrorist's future action", the judges said.
The judges were also critical of the 21-year-old who, they said, "decided to question the character of nearly everyone who questioned his character, and never expressed remorse or questioned his actions".
He was, however, "a devoted and excelling warrior until the incident", the judges said, according to the Times of Israel.
The case has fuelled debate in Israel over when and how soldiers are entitled to use lethal force against attackers.
The shooting occurred amid a wave of attacks by Palestinians that had killed 29 Israelis over the preceding five months.
Following the incident, military chiefs and the prime minister came under fire from right-wing sections of society - including members of Mr Netanyahu's cabinet - for criticising Azaria's actions.
Azaria's lawyers now have the option of taking the case to the Supreme Court.
The 59-year-old, from Leeds, claimed he could not leave his home without assistance despite still performing.
His wife, Karen, 54, was given a 12-month community service order for falsely claiming £2,500 in carers allowance.
Both admitted benefit fraud offences at an earlier hearing.
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Angus MacDonald, prosecuting, told Leeds Crown Court Betteridge made a range of benefit claims between 2012 and 2014.
He said he had claimed he was not working, could not walk without crutches and needed a mobility scooter.
Mr MacDonald said: "Dene Betteridge was part of the pop or rock group Black Lace. He was lead singer and front man.
"This role involved vigorous physical activity. Despite that, over 18 months to two years, the defendant made fraudulent claims."
Judge Jacqueline Davies said the fraud had not been sophisticated but saw no need to suspend Betteridge's sentence.
She added: "You were claiming a sum that was not insignificant at a time when we all know this country was, and indeed still is, undergoing times of stress as far as publicly funded benefits are concerned."
Betteridge joined the band, best known for the hit Agadoo, in 1986.
He also appeared on the BBC's The Voice in 2015.
The 42-year-old-man - named only as Huseyin D - is believed to have been spent time with Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the alleged organiser of the attacks.
He is reportedly from Dinslaken, north-west Germany, and was part of a group which had travelled to Syria.
The Paris attacks killed 130 people and prompted a Europe-wide security alert.
German newspaper Der Spiegel - which carries a photo alleged to be of Huseyin D with Abdelhamid Abaaoud - says the suspect is believed to be in Turkey.
Abaaoud was killed in a gun battle with Paris police days after the attacks, which were claimed by Islamic State (IS).
In another development, German prosecutors said they raided the flat of a man suspected of possibly helping plan an attack on last month's Germany-Netherlands football match.
The Hannover stadium was evacuated just under two hours before kick-off after a "concrete security threat", police said at the time.
German police gave no details of Thursday's raid and no arrests were made.
However, Der Spiegel said (in German) that the suspect is a 19-year-old student believed to have made a short video at the stadium in which he says "pray for Raqqa" and the Islamic State group's name.
Two men linked to the Paris attacks - Salah Abdeslam and Mohammed Abrini - are still on the run and investigations have been launched in several European countries.
Belgian prosecutors are also seeking two other men thought to have helped Abdeslam travel to Hungary in September.
However, speaking in the Commons, the secretary of state said that if circumstances changed, the government would review its options.
A fresh round of "intensive" cross-party talks will begin later.
The current crisis followed the murder of former IRA man Kevin McGuigan Snr.
He was shot dead in east Belfast on 12 August. The crisis was sparked by a police assessment that IRA members were involved in the murder.
In a statement to the House of Commons, Ms Villiers said there were two main sources of political instability - continued paramilitary activity and the failure to implement the Stormont House Agreement.
On Monday, the Democratic Unionist Party said there would be no meetings of the Stormont Executive unless the talks reached a satisfactory outcome.
Ms Villiers said that paramilitary organisations "should never have existed in the first place, they should not exist today and they should disband".
She said only parties fully committed to exclusively peaceful means should be allowed to participate in Northern Ireland's political institutions.
"I believe that all the parties in the Northern Ireland Executive are committed to those principles, but I am fully aware that the fallout from the murder of Kevin McGuigan and the continued existence of PIRA structures is a cause of grave concern," she said.
She said the Stormont House Agreement was the best way to build a better future of Northern Ireland, but that it must be implemented in full.
Ms Villiers said without welfare reform being agreed, the budget passed by the executive in June "simply does not add up" and there was a real possibility the Northern Ireland Executive could start running out of money.
She added the government was prepared to legislate from Westminster on welfare reform, but only as "a last resort".
Arguing that suspending the institutions should be an option, the DUP's Nigel Dodds told the Commons: "Murder has happened, carried out by those who are linked to a party of government - just imagine if that were to happen here."
The Belfast talks will take place at Stormont House.
Analysis: BBC News NI political editor Mark Devenport
The venue is where Ms Villiers and the Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan thought they had resolved the multiple problems facing the Northern Ireland power-sharing executive just before Christmas last year.
Instead, the two ministers will be back at the same place, tackling the same old problems, plus some pressing new ones.
The DUP insisted that, in the wake of Mr McGuigan's murder, Stormont could not go about its business as usual.
So, DUP leader Peter Robinson's announcement that his party will prevent executive ministers meeting around their round table in the coming weeks was predictable.
Whether the negotiations can resolve the continuing arguments over the current status of the IRA, welfare reform or the budget remains far from certain.
The Ulster Unionists withdrew from the executive after police said Provisional IRA members had a role in Mr McGuigan's killing and that the organisation still existed.
That was rejected by Sinn Féin - it said the IRA had "gone away".
But the Ulster Unionists said Sinn Féin's denial that the IRA existed caused a breakdown in trust and it left its government role.
The current talks are expected to last four to six weeks.
The sports-obsessed chief executive - who competes in triathlons and is a vegan - normally exercises daily from 5.30am to 7am doing a mixture of swimming, running and weights.
In total, he does between 12 and 14 hours of sport a week.
"No-one is as intense as me," he quips.
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Yet, in the testosterone-fuelled world of alpha males (and it is normally males) who make up the top ranks of the corporate world, exercise is often pretty high on the agenda.
And it makes sense - the kind of drive, discipline and determination needed to push yourself to work out and compete - are exactly the same skills needed to get to the top.
Mr Bergh, who was headhunted to lead the 163-year-old jeans firm after almost three decades at consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble, credits his exercise regime with helping him succeed in the new role.
When he took the helm, Levi was losing out to cheaper and more fashionable rivals, with sales half of their annual $7bn peak.
He changed all but one of the 11-strong executive team, and two thirds of its next tier of management alongside making significant cuts, including outsourcing its IT, finance and customer services.
Sales and profit have now grown for the past four years.
Exercise, he says, gave him the strength to make such dramatic changes.
"I really do firmly believe it plays a part in performance. For me personally when I'm healthy and exercising, eating right and getting enough rest, I'm much more productive at work," he says.
His conviction of the benefits of exercise meant that when he joined he set up a "Live wellth" programme at the firm, including a cheap gym membership deal for staff and a nutritional onsite cafe at its San Francisco headquarters.
For any company, encouraging staff to take care of their health makes sense, he says, due to the risk of high healthcare costs if they don't.
"It's not just the performance side of this, but the potential avoidance of costs," he says.
It's an issue companies are increasingly cottoning on to, says Nerio Alessandri, the founder and chief executive of Italian fitness equipment manufacturer Technogym.
In fact, he says providing machines, fitness programmes and apps to companies is now its fastest growing market.
Increasingly, he thinks the so-called millennial generation - those born between 1980 and 1999, and a group that accountancy firm Deloitte predicts will make up 75% of the global workforce by 2022 - will expect their workplaces to offer fitness facilities.
"It's a key way to attract talent. They don't want the car, or the other perks," he says.
We're talking - whilst sitting on big bouncy balls - in the firm's pop-up store in Davos, while impossibly honed and fit-looking company representatives run and cycle furiously on stationary machines beside us.
Mr Alessandri himself works out every morning for an hour at 6.30am, and cycles and runs at the weekend, but crucially, he says, whilst wobbling frenetically on the ball, he never stops moving.
"Exercise is one of the rules of the champion chief executive. If you're not healthy, you don't have a healthy mind, you don't have creativity, you don't have energy and productivity goes down," he says.
At Technogym's head office in Cesena in northern Italy, taking the lift is banned unless someone has a physical issue. There are no chairs, just balls for seats and all meetings take place at high tables to force them to stand up.
But what if a staff member isn't into fitness? "It's an opportunity. We make them," he jokes.
In fact, he says his personal mission is to try to address the sedentary lifestyle that has been linked to health problems.
"People were born to move for 30km a day. Today, it's less than 1km a day. We're committed to covering the gap," he says.
Mr Alessandri, who originally wanted to be a fashion designer but turned to fitness equipment after a rejection from Armani, believes the secret is to make the workout equipment look good.
"If it's like a piece of art, not a machine, then you put it on display and you're more likely to use it. If it's ugly, you stick it in the garage and never use it," he says.
So far, the regime appears to be working. The firm has supplied the equipment for the past six Olympics and sales hit $581m in 2015, the most recent full-year figures available.
"Let's move for a better world is my mantra," he says.
It's a mantra shared by the WEF. In Davos, posters are everywhere telling attendees of the benefits to the planet of walking instead of driving.
And temporary signs in the village display the number of steps and time taken to reach a particular destination.
Given the almost constant traffic gridlock on the streets in the morning and evening, I'm not sure delegates are heeding the message.
But Tupperware chief executive Rick Goings says the WEF's emphasis on health and fitness persuaded him to make changes at his own firm. Its base in Orlando, Florida now boasts a fitness centre as well as biking and walking paths.
And Mr Goings himself fits the mould of a typical high achiever - he too is an exercise freak.
"I can still bench press my weight. I never miss a workout and do at least an hour every other day no matter what. Fitness gives me energy," he says.
He also meditates every day.
"How old do you think I am?" he asks, thrusting his face forward. I guess late 50s.
"Seventy-one," he says triumphantly. "And no plastic surgery."
Team-mate Valtteri Bottas was ordered to move aside so Hamilton could attack eventual winner Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari in the last race in Bahrain.
But Hamilton said ahead of Sunday's Russian Grand Prix: "Our approach is, the team need to win.
"So we have to try to work as a team but only in special circumstances."
Hamilton said he had "never particularly liked" team orders but that the Mercedes drivers were clear about what their responsibilities were during a race.
"We have to make sure we maximise the points for the team through the weekend," Hamilton said. "And our notes in our job description is to win for the team not for yourself.
"If you can't win, it is not the case of not wanting the other car to win. You want the team to win and succeed.
"Mercedes, we want to finish ahead of Ferrari this year and to do that we have work as a team more than ever before."
Hamilton heads into the race at the Olympic Park in Sochi seven points behind Vettel in the championship and 23 - almost a clear win - ahead of Bottas.
But he insisted he would have moved over for Bottas had the roles been reversed in Bahrain.
"I would have reacted the same way as him," Hamilton said.
"He was struggling - he has admitted he was struggling with his rear tyres and when I passed I said to the team: 'If I don't pull away I'll let him back past.' But I did [pull away].
"So I could see Sebastian pulling away and I was like: 'We have to together pick up the pace.' And at the time Valtteri was struggling with the car balance so it made no sense for us both to fall behind and just let them pull away.
"So in that scenario we worked as a team and while it was very tough for him he was great gentleman about it and did the team proud."
Vettel was also asked about the prospect of Ferrari introducing team orders, given he is already 34 points ahead of team-mate Kimi Raikkonen.
The four-time champion said: "The way we have raced the last two and a half years has been straightforward. It has been close, sometimes too close. You try to fight your team-mate as well as all the others. But more than anything we know and understand we are racing for Ferrari."
He said he expected Mercedes, who are the only team to lead a lap in any of the three races held so far in Russia, to be tough to beat in Sochi.
"On paper it is a very strong circuit for Mercedes, not just historically, a lot straights, power-sensitive circuit," Vettel said. "We'll see. There is also a lot of corners, where last year the car was already pretty good. If we can be very close to them or even beat them, it would be good.
"We are very happy with the races we had, especially the pace, which has been a match for Mercedes in the races. But this year you need to focus on every single step to stay in the hunt as the cars will evolve through the season. That's where our focus is at the moment."
Bottas said Mercedes had not discussed whether there would come a point where the team had to designate a number one and number two driver in the interests of the title battle.
"We have not had the conversation because there is no need to," said the Finn, who joined Mercedes this season as a replacement for world champion Nico Rosberg, who retired at the end of last season.
"This team has never had number one or two and it is not planning to. It is always trying to give equal chance [to both drivers].
"But what is different is that the gap to the second team in the last few years has been bigger so letting the drivers race has not cost anything.
"I do understand this year it can cost points and if for any reason the pace of the other car is not good, the team has to be clever to not lose points.
"We have only had three races and I feel all my good races are on the way. I am not thinking of anything like that and I am sure the team think there is no need to."
Hamilton, who has won one race to Vettel's two so far this season, said he was optimistic Mercedes could beat Ferrari in Russia.
"If we win, it will be earned, and we are here to earn it," he said. "There are lots of things we are trying to do to combat the strength of the Ferrari and I think we can.
"This is a different track, different tyre wear and we will just have to drive the socks off the car.
"We have to be operating own all cylinders every race because one small drop in percentage and the Ferrari is ahead."
Scientists have just published a second batch of papers on the creature whose remains were sensationally found deep inside a South African cave.
The scholarly articles focus entirely on naledi's hands and feet.
Its feet were clearly those of a walker while the hands had curved fingers to grasp and hold on to branches.
But the hands also show a remarkable level of modernity that is only really evident in late Homo species, such as today's humans and our now extinct cousins, the Neanderthals.
The architecture of our bones and muscles enables us to engage in very fine manipulation tasks. We can forcefully pinch our thumb and little finger together, for example - something that is much more difficult for relatively short-thumbed apes.
This is part of why we are so good at making and using tools.
The structure of Homo naledi's hands indicates it also probably had some of this capability, says Tracy Kivell from Kent University, UK.
"The features that we see particularly in the wrist, we've only ever found in Neanderthals and [modern humans], and we know that those are committed to using tools," she told BBC News.
"They make tools, complex tools, and use them all the time, enough so that it's actually changed their morphology.
"Perhaps naledi was using tools that were made out of different materials or doing some other forceful, precision-grip manipulations, but the most straight-forward explanation is that naledi is making and using tools."
No tools were found with the hominin's remains inside the Rising Star Cave in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site outside Johannesburg, so no direct association can be made.
That leaves room for uncertainty, and a conundrum: this was a creature that may have lived two million years ago with a brain comparable in size to a modern chimpanzee's. Would it really have had the cognitive capacity to be a skilled tool-user?
This puzzle may be answered in due course. Only a small fraction of the cave has been excavated, and future work could yet provide some tool discoveries.
Certainly, more naledi remains are a given. Bones from perhaps 15 or more individuals have so far been recovered.
These include nearly 150 hand-bone specimens, including the near-complete right hand of an adult. Its only missing feature is the pisiform - the little knobbly bone on the outside of the wrist.
As the Wits University-led scientists excavated the cave-floor sediments to reveal the hand, they scanned every step of the process to record each bone's exact position.
"The near-perfect articulation means that when that individual was put there or died there, the bones were not subsequently disturbed or moved. There can't have been water flowing through the cave, for example, because those little bones of the wrist and the finger-tips would have been the first to disappear," said Dr Kivell.
Among the 107 foot-bones recovered at Rising Star is a well-preserved right adult foot.
Like the hands, the feet of naledi are predominantly modern human-like in their shape, and in their inferred function. In other words, naledi could walk very well.
But just like the hands, they differ from modern humans' feet in the curvature of the phalanges - the toe bones. The arch was lower, too.
"This was an animal that was bipedal; it was very comfortable on the ground," William Harcourt-Smith, from Lehman College CUNY and the American Museum of Natural History, told BBC News.
"You can imagine that during the day, when it was out and about, it was mostly on the ground. But for things like going to feed or to hide from predators, it would have gone into the trees, because we see that it has retained some of these more primitive features in the foot. So: much more bi-pedal than not, but not 100%."
One of the big outstanding questions concerning Homo naledi is its precise position in time.
When the Wits team announced the discovery last month, no age was given for the remains. This is still being worked on.
But from the look of many body features, such as the shape of the chest and shoulders, the creature is assumed to sit at the base of the Homo family tree.
This may well change when the dating quest finally yields a result. Scientists may then learn that naledi, far from being two million years old, is actually a creature from much nearer in time.
This would provide echoes of the Indonesian species Homo floresiensis, which, despite having some very primitive traits, was shown to be living perhaps as recently as 12,000 years ago.
"And then you have a remnant lineage in South Africa, alongside other species that are much more advanced, hanging on and doing well quite late into the record. Again, that would speak to diversity and experimentation in the Homo genus," speculated Dr Harcourt-Smith.
"And then if naledi really is very old, it's fascinating too because it's something in South Africa rather than East Africa that is very distinct, and again points to a lot of experimentation in the emergence of Homo.
"So it's win-win whatever the dating shows."
Drs Kivell, Harcourt-Smith and colleagues have published their descriptions of the hands and feet in the journal Nature Communications.
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The centre, which is managed by Leisure and Culture Dundee, will be closed for six months while £941,000 of work is carried out at the swimming pool.
New changing facilities and a refurbishment of the sauna system are among the works to be carried out.
Extra swimming lessons will be offered once work is complete.
While the centre is closed, between 25 May and 12 December, increased provision will be available at the St Paul's Swim and Sport Centre, the Olympia, and Grove Academy pools, with sauna provision at Douglas Sports Centre.
Leisure and Culture Dundee issued an apology for any inconvenience caused.
Almost two-thirds of voters said no to a bill that defined marriage as a union between two consenting adults.
Parliament passed a law giving marriage equality in March, but opponents challenged it before any gay couples could marry.
Conservatives were especially opposed to allowing same-sex couples to adopt children.
"This result presents a victory for our children," said Ales Primc from the group Children Are At Stake.
The result demonstrates a cultural split in the EU, where western member states are granting greater rights to gay people but newer central and eastern member states are resisting such moves.
Slovenia's conservatives were backed by Pope Francis, who called on the mainly Catholic country to "back the family as the structural reference point for the life of society".
But MPs from the United Left party, which initially proposed the change in the law, said the result was a temporary setback.
"It's not over yet. Sooner or later the law will be accepted," said United Left MP Violeta Tomic.
Slovenia is considered to be among the more liberal former communist countries but gay rights remain a contentious issue there.
In 2012, voters rejected granting more rights to gay couples in a referendum.
The Balmoral Show has not been held at the site in 2012.
The former Maze prison site near Lisburn, County Antrim, now hosts the annual agricultural event.
The land at the King's Hall complex is owned by the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS).
Nineteen houses are expected to be built on Harberton Park initially, with prices ranging from £500,000 to £700,000.
The development is a joint project between Hillmark Homes and Blue Horizon.
The chief executive of the RUAS, Colin McDonald, said: "The development is making use of the pedigree of land we have and we'll be digging on the site at the end of summer.
"You'll see the first houses coming on stream towards the end of the year or the beginning of next year."
McDowell's level-par total left him 10 shots behind winner Kevin Kisner.
The Northern Irishman looked on course for a top-10 finish after starting with two birdies on Sunday.
However, the 2010 US Open champion could manage one more birdie in a round which included three bogeys and damaging double bogey at the 16th.
McDowell's latest performance keeps him 87th in the world rankings and he is 102nd in the Fedex Cup standings.
American Kisner held his nerve to clinch a second PGA Tour victory as he finished one strike ahead of compatriots Jordan Spieth and Sean O'Hair plus Spaniard Jon Rahm.
In what is believed to be the first such action, governors from more than 20 schools will "withdraw their labour" on Friday.
A spokesman for governors from Upper Beeding primary said local schools faced a "funding crisis".
But the Department for Education has said that school funding has been protected and is at record levels.
Governors are volunteers, such as parents or community representatives, so the decision to "strike" is a symbolic move rather than a refusal to carry out paid work.
But the governors taking part say that such an unprecedented move reflects the seriousness of their concern.
Governors at Upper Beeding primary school, near Steyning, have written to parents to say that local schools face deep problems with funding.
"What's more, unless things change, it is only going to get worse."
Parents have been warned by governors of fewer staff in school, the inability to replace equipment and cuts to hours with counsellors.
"This is the first time governors have taken action like this. I think it shows how passionately we feel about the funding crisis.
"Our job as governors is to help schools to give children the best possible start in life.
"We refuse to sit quietly by while their future is threatened," said governors' spokesman, Malcolm Gordon.
Head teachers and governors have been campaigning over school funding shortages for much of this academic year - warning of teacher job losses and narrowing subject options.
They have protested that budgets have not kept up with rising costs - and highlighted a report from the National Audit Office saying schools face £3bn in spending cuts.
It has also become an election issue - with competing claims and promises about school funding in England.
Labour and the Liberal Democrats have made manifesto pledges to increase the overall level of school funding, as part of their wider plans for education spending.
The Conservatives have yet to publish their manifesto - but have defended their record in government, saying that school budgets have been protected and are at their highest ever level.
The EY Scottish Item Club has forecast output growth of 0.4% in 2017 - 1.6% lower than it expected in June.
Its prediction for 2016 has also been lowered from 1.2% to 0.7%, having forecast growth of 1.9% in its report a year ago.
EY said growth would be "much slower" as existing headwinds were "compounded by political and economic uncertainty".
"Modest" growth is expected to return from 2018 but EY warned that would in part "depend on the economic landscape as shaped by Brexit" and potential policy changes brought by a Trump presidency.
The latest Scottish figures were well below its estimates for the UK as a whole, which is expected to grow by 1.9% in 2016 and 0.8% in 2017.
The report said the "bright spots" of economic growth from mid-2015 - consumer spending and investment - had "faded".
It added: "With the saving ratio dropping to a record low and personal disposable income to drop 0.1% next year, consumer expenditure will be unable to buoy economic growth and business investment will suffer from the politically-driven uncertainties."
The report also warned that while the recent fall in the value of the pound had led to a pick-up in manufacturing export orders, rising import prices would hit both business costs and consumers' pockets in 2017.
On city growth, the item club predicted Edinburgh and Glasgow would outpace the Scottish average throughout the years 2016 to 2019, at 1.5% and 1.3% respectively.
Stirling is expected to perform "on a par" with Scotland at 1%, with Inverness just slightly below on 0.9%.
The report argued that growth in the capital would be led by the "strong presence" of business services, while the information and communications sector would be the fastest area of growth in the other three top performing Scottish cities.
Mark Harvey, EY senior partner for Scotland, said: "None of the UK's nations, regions or cities will be immune to slower economic growth over the next three years but there will be significant variations across the country indicating there is more work to be done in rebalancing the economy.
"From a Scottish perspective we would of course want to see growth boosted to be more in line with the UK.
"In a slower growing economy it will be harder to achieve more economic balance, not only on a UK level but across Scotland too.
"Although we can see pockets of growth in Scottish cities, little progress is likely to be made to increase these further and expand the output of the weaker cities in the short-term."
Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni blamed a decrease in vaccinations in part on a "spread of anti-scientific theories".
Italy has recorded nearly three times as many measles cases so far this year than for all of 2016.
If children are not vaccinated by the age of six, the school starting age, their parents will be fined.
Conspiracy theories about the health risks of certain vaccinations - largely based on one discredited paper - have circulated around the world, leading some parents to shun immunisation.
In Italy, the number of two-year-olds vaccinated against measles has dropped from more than 90% to below 80%. This is well short of the World Health Organization's recommended coverage of 95% or more.
Measles is highly contagious and can lead to death.
"The lack of appropriate measures over the years and the spread of anti-scientific theories, especially in recent months, has brought about a reduction in protection," Mr Gentiloni told a press conference on Friday.
The twelve conditions children must be immunised against are:
"We are sending a very strong message to the public," said Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin.
In recent years a loose group of campaigners against vaccinations, dubbed the 'anti-vax' movement, has dissuaded people from opting in to immunisations by citing supposed risks.
A long-discredited paper by Andrew Wakefield was behind much of the scare but the rumours around immunisation have continued to spread, leading to public health risks as not enough people are immune to such diseases.
Mr Wakefield was struck off the UK medical register after fraudulently claiming there was a link between the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) and autism and bowel disease in children.
He made the claim based on the experiences of just 12 children, and no other study since has been able to replicate his results.
It comes after Stephen Port was found guilty of murdering four men he had met through such apps and websites.
Chief Constable Jane Sawyers, police lead for LGBT issues, said apps should provide safety messages.
One app, Grindr, did not reply to a request for comment. Tinder said it took users' safety "very seriously".
Ms Sawyers told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme that while apps had a role in "signposting people to the police" after potential crimes had occurred, "they could do more to prevent the offences in the first place".
She suggested apps could display messages such as: "Get to know the person, not the profile," when users enter them, warning of the many fake accounts that exist across the various sites.
Ms Sawyers admitted there was still a "stigma" surrounding the reporting of crimes stemming from gay dating apps.
But, she said: "There shouldn't be any concerns about gay people reporting things to police... we're not there to judge, what we're interested in is justice for the individual."
Josh French, 24, uses dating apps on a daily basis.
During his first experience of Grindr, he was invited to the home of a man he had been in touch with on the app for a month.
When he arrived, he found the man and three friends high on drugs, and remembers being "petrified".
"It was really quite scary, he was really full on - had his hands all over me," he says.
"They just kept on offering me drugs."
Mr French was eventually able to leave the property, but admits he was "naive" in not telling anyone where he was going.
"I felt like anything could have happened," he says.
He did not report the incident to police.
Asked in what instances he would contact the authorities, he says "perhaps" following a rape or serious assault but adds: "Even then, there would be serious hesitation."
Mel Stray, from the LGBT charity Galop, said it had seen "a dramatic rise in the number of sexual offences reported to us".
She called for "better whistle-blowing facilities for people to report fake profiles, [to ensure] those profiles do get taken down".
But she was also critical of the lack of convictions made by police and the wider justice system when such incidents were reported.
"Of the over 100 cases we've seen in the last few years where clients have come to Galop and reported sexual assault in a chemsex or hook-up context, not one person has been charged or sent to court," she said.
Ms Sawyers said police officers were now receiving training on how to deal with such cases, adding: "These sorts of offences are more prevalent now than your traditional offences."
Tinder said in a statement: "We authenticate each user's identity using Facebook login.
"We take our users' safety very seriously and continuously advise our community of millions of users to be vigilant [and] report any suspicious activity."
The Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcast on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News channel.
Henry Thornton, 29, was shot after the van he was driving passed Springfield Road police station in west Belfast.
The witness, who was a member of the Parachute Regiment, did not fire the shots that killed the father of six from Crossmaglen, County Armagh.
The fatal shots were fired by a man known as Soldier A who has since died.
The witness, referred to only as Soldier C, gave evidence from behind a screen during the inquest into Mr Thornton's death.
The ex-serviceman was on a four month tour of duty with 2nd Para, based at Springfield Road police station, close to the junction with Belfast's Falls Road.
Soldier C told the inquest that at about 07:30 BST on 7 August 1971 he was on duty in a watchtower outside the station and observed the shooting of Mr Thornton.
He said he believed a passenger in the van had pointed a weapon out the window of Mr Thornton's van and fired it twice.
Soldier C told the court he did not believe the two bangs he heard were the backfiring of the van driven by Mr Thornton.
He said there was a distinct difference in sound, and he was certain he heard the crack of gunfire passing close to him.
Counsel for the Thornton family suggested the witness had told "lie after lie" to cover up what had really happened, something that Soldier C denied.
Following Mr Thornton's death there was sustained rioting in west Belfast.
Within days, 10 other people had been shot dead by the Army in a period that the bereaved families refer to as the Ballymurphy Massacre.
Known as "Harry" to his family, Mr Thornton was an unarmed civilian who had no connection to any paramilitary group.
In 2012, the government wrote a letter of apology to his widow Mary, confirming that her husband had been an "innocent man".
At the opening day of his inquest on Tuesday, she said she just wanted justice for her husband.
The Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust will initially sell $20m (£13m) worth of shares to investors, according to a filing with the US regulators.
The twins are among the key backers of Bitcoin, a virtual currency traded independently of monetary authorities.
Its value jumped earlier this year, but has been highly volatile.
In January its value surged from $15 for each Bitcoin, to a high of $260 on 10 April, before crashing.
Bitcoins are now trading at a price of about $90 each.
Like other currencies, Bitcoins are used to buy goods and services, with companies selling anything from software to online dating accepting it as payment.
The currency is created by the application of a mathematical formula in a process known as "Bitcoin mining".
A key feature of Bitcoins is that their supply can never exceed a certain number - 21 million - which has led some to speculate that their value may rise further.
In their filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the twins said that shares in the trust were "designed for investors seeking a cost-effective and convenient means to gain exposure to Bitcoins with minimal credit risk".
The trust fund is to be listed on an as-yet-undetermined exchange - such as Nasdaq or the New York Stock Exchange.
The value of the fund is expected to track closely the value of the underlying Bitcoins in which it will be invested.
But - unlike with Bitcoins - the intention is that investors will be able to sell shares in the trust fund short, in effect allowing them to speculate that the value of Bitcoins will fall.
Earlier this year, the Winklevoss twins had told the New York Times that they owned about $11m of the virtual coins - about 1% of the global supply.
They have set up Math-Based Asset Services LLC which will be the sponsor of the trust.
The SEC filing warned that as "the sponsor and its management have no history of operating an investment vehicle like the Trust, their experience may be inadequate or unsuitable to manage the Trust".
The UKIP recruits are members of West Norfolk and King's Lynn Borough Council, where Conservatives still hold a large majority.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage said: "These individuals have realised the old parties have forsaken the interests of the British people."
Ashley Collins, elected in 2013, was the only UKIP member on the council.
The five who have joined UKIP are June Leamon, Stephanie Smeaton, Michael Pitcher, Michael Langwade and Paul Foster.
Four of the five, with the exception of Ms Leamon, were Conservative councillors before they became independents.
Explaining his decision, Mr Foster said: "The home secretary admitted the government were not going to hit their immigration targets.
"This year 260,000 migrants have come into the country requiring six and a half towns the size of King's Lynn to accommodate them.
"We do not think the hard working tax payers should be made to pay for infrastructure because of Conservative mistakes at national and local level."
When people defect to another party at local council level it is often a personality clash rather than an ideological difference behind the move. In many ways that seems to be what's happened here.
All five of the new UKIP recruits agree with their new party's stance on immigration and Europe, but they also talk about being unhappy over the number of homes being built in the borough and they complain about the Conservative Council leader Nick Daubney.
Mr Daubney in turn says the four councillors who used to be in his party often opposed his policies and were "quite bitter" at being passed over for promotion.
But it is still a coup for UKIP to gain five new councillors in one day. The party is saying that it is the largest single defection on any local authority and it follows hot on the heels of a defection in North Norfolk, another in Great Yarmouth and two on Tendring council in Essex.
And it is notable that rather than sit as an independent, which is what upset councillors usually do, these people are instead switching to UKIP.
They are not alone. In all, more than 70 local councillors across the country have moved to UKIP.
With less than five months to go until the general election this will give the party momentum and more foot soldiers on the ground. UKIP is predicting more will follow.
Nick Daubney, Conservative leader at the council, said: "We're not running scared, because they've been independent and I expected they would declare themselves for UKIP.
"The Conservatives need to be much clearer about our policies to control immigration and UKIP need to be more honest about what they stand for in overall council strategy."
Clive Joyce, borough councillor and chairman of the North West Norfolk Labour Party, said: "There's now a strong probability it will split the Conservative vote and cause considerable damage in next year's elections."
All of the borough's 62 seats will be contested on the same day as the general election in May.
He confirmed the Ministry of Defence would spend £180m on improving the islands' defences over the next decade.
He claimed the Falklands' greatest threat was Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who has said the UK and Argentina should discuss the islands' future.
It is the first visit by a UK defence secretary in more than a decade.
The BBC's defence correspondent Jonathan Beale said there were fears that the visit "could inflame tensions with Argentina" but Mr Fallon said he hoped relations would improve under President Mauricio Macri - Argentina's new leader.
But Mr Fallon insisted there would be no negotiation about the Falkland Islands' future.
Mr Fallon laid a wreath at the memorial in Port Stanley to the 255 UK service personnel who died helping restore British control following the Argentine invasion in 1982.
The chairman of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly said Argentina remained the greatest threat to security, not the Labour leader.
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Watson came through 6-3 6-2 on Court Three to follow up Monday's victories by and
My jaw was locking and I couldn't even bite through my banana
Britain's Samantha Murray was outclassed by former champion Maria Sharapova on Court One, losing 6-1 6-0.
Dan Smethurst lost 7-5 6-3 6-4 to John Isner, while Tara Moore's match against Vera Zvonareva was halted by bad light.
Moore won a second-set tie-break to level it at 4-6 7-6 (7-3) when play was suspended, meaning that four of the 11 British players who began the men's and women's singles remain in the competition.
Moore and Zvonareva will resume on Wednesday, the second match on court two after number two seed Li Na opens proceedings against Austrian Yvonne Meusburger at 1130 BST.
Watson, 22, made the running from the outset against Tomljanovic, who arrived at Wimbledon on the back of reaching the fourth round of the French Open.
The Croat, ranked seven places higher at 53 in the world, saw an early break point snuffed out as Watson attacked the net, and that set the tone for the entire contest.
Watson fought off more break points on her way to serving for the set and, after a Hawk-Eye ruling denied her first time around, she grabbed her next chance to move ahead.
The errors began to flow from Tomljanovic in the second set, with Watson in rampant form as she nervelessly served out to love to reach round two for only the second time in five attempts.
"I have had a good run [recently], and coming to Wimbledon with confidence I really wanted to make the most of it, so I was a bit nervous going on to court," said Watson, who will play German ninth seed Angelique Kerber in round two.
"I struggle to eat before I go on, and actually my jaw was locking and I couldn't even bite through my banana.
"But it was good. Once I got on court, I got moving. I made sure I moved my feet a lot in the warm-up to get going, and as soon as we started playing, I got into it."
Murray, 26, was playing only her fourth match on the main tour and was up against a daunting opponent in Sharapova, who was fresh from winning her fifth Grand Slam title at the French Open.
The British number five, ranked 247, had a break point in the opening game but failed to convert, and from then on it was one-way traffic.
"It was a great experience." said Murray. "I've been on the court before only as a fan. I think I settled quite well at the beginning. I really enjoyed playing on a court like that."
Smethurst, from Lancashire, has enjoyed a successful year on the lower-level Futures tour, rising 160 places to 234 in the world, but he too was heavily outranked by his opponent.
The 23-year-old fashioned seven break points against the huge Isner serve but could not convert any, and the American earned another chance to go past the second round at Wimbledon for the first time.
"I didn't realise the crowd would get into it so much," said Smethurst. "I was overwhelmed by that. I've never had a crowd backing me like that before. That was a great experience."
Moore, given a wildcard like Broady and Smethurst, lost the first set on Court Two to an opponent severely lacking in matches.
Zvonareva had also been handed a wildcard into the draw as a former champion, after slipping to 566 in the rankings following 18 months out with injury and illness.
But the 21-year-old recovered from the disappointment of letting a 5-2 lead slip in the second set to win it in a tie-break before a halt was called, with play to resume on Wednesday.
The Mercedes driver trails Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel by 20 points after nine of 20 races this season and admitted himself after finishing fourth in Austria on Sunday that he badly needs to start clawing back some of that margin at the British Grand Prix this weekend.
Hamilton and Vettel have three wins apiece this season, and the Briton five pole positions to Vettel's one, but the German's greater consistency is the difference.
Hamilton has had four difficult weekends in nine - off-form in Russia and Monaco, a win lost to a loose head restraint in Azerbaijan and a five-place grid penalty for an unauthorised gearbox change in Austria.
"Lewis had all the bad luck that you can have," team boss Toto Wolff said on Sunday evening. "Now it is about time to fight back and hopefully that is going to happen at Silverstone."
Reading between the lines of Wolff's comments in Austria, the inference was that the team still regard Hamilton as their most likely title winner. But Valtteri Bottas' second win of the season has brought him to within 15 points of his team-mate and raises the prospect of some awkward decisions internally at Mercedes as they fight a team that is very much focused on one man.
Vettel's consistency - he has the equal best average qualifying position with Bottas despite not having the fastest car over one lap - has been helped by the user-friendly character of the Ferrari.
The Italian team have performed wonders to turn around their form after a winless 2016, designing a car to the faster, more muscular new regulations that has been able to take the fight to Mercedes, after three years of almost total domination by the silver cars.
Mercedes have always had an advantage on pure pace, and it has extended in recent races - after the first six grands prix of the season their average qualifying advantage was 0.141secs; now it is 0.268.
But there is nothing to choose between the cars in races and most victories have been decided on small details - a better start, a twist of fate on strategy and the like.
Meanwhile, debate continues to rage about whether Vettel was fortunate not to be punished further when governing body the FIA investigated his road-rage incident in Baku, instead being allowed to walk away with a stern warning after issuing a public apology.
The Ferrari remains an easier car to make work - it seems to be competitive whenever it hits the track, no matter what the situation. Wolff has described the Mercedes as "a diva" - but the team are now better able to extract the best from what was initially a difficult car to handle.
There are two main reasons for this.
Firstly, the world champions struggled to make the car work on the Pirelli tyres in some races early in the season. But an internal inquiry after their struggles in Monaco - where Ferrari finished one-two and Mercedes had their least competitive race - seems to have led them to a place where they can more consistently find the set-up needed to make the car work.
Secondly, a new fuel for last month's Canadian Grand Prix has allowed Mercedes to run the engine in its highest-power modes for longer, extending what was already a small performance advantage over Ferrari.
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The British Grand Prix should on paper slightly favour Mercedes.
The shorter-wheelbase Ferrari is strongest on circuits with slow, short-duration corners and lots of changes of direction. The Mercedes - which is 16 centimetres longer - is better suited to fast, flowing circuits with long corners. Exactly like Silverstone.
But Vettel said on Sunday that he felt the Ferrari would be quick at Silverstone. And he narrowly lost out to Hamilton for the win at Barcelona, a similar type of track, so another unpredictable and tight battle looks on the cards.
While Mercedes and Ferrari continue to host a two-horse race for the title, Red Bull are showing signs of a resurgence after a below-par start to the season.
The RB13 was not born well, being more than a second off the pace for the first four races.
Team boss Christian Horner says it would be "unfair" to relate this directly to design chief Adrian Newey being more focused on his work on the Aston Martin-Red Bull road car over the winter, insisting it was more to do with the bigger size of the 2017 cars upsetting the correlation between the team's wind tunnel data and the car's on-track performance.
Whatever it was, Newey has been more focused on F1 since the pre-season tests, the correlation issues have been resolved and an upgrade package for the Spanish race in early May provided a big step forward.
Refinements and further developments have followed and engine partner Renault has played its part with mapping and engine mode improvements for the Baku race that it said provided a further 0.2secs in lap time.
The result has been a drop in the team's average qualifying deficit from 1.2secs in the first four races of the season to 0.76secs in the past five. In races they are closer again - as Daniel Ricciardo, who won in Baku thanks to a healthy dose of luck and some typically aggressive overtaking, proved in holding off Hamilton in Austria on Sunday.
They are still clearly not where a team of Red Bull's aggressiveness and ambition wants to be, and by no means all of that deficit is down to the engine. But Red Bull are now in a position where they can spring a surprise every now and again and are hopeful of closing the gap further as the season progresses.
Their chassis will suit Silverstone's fast sweeps - Ricciardo has been waxing rhapsodic about the prospect of taking Copse flat out - but the track is perhaps a bit fast for them to show particularly strongly unless it rains. Red Bull's form at the next race in Hungary on 30 July will be interesting to see, though.
There is generally a big gap between the top three and the rest.
The statistics say the Williams is narrowly the fourth fastest car from the Force India, but collectively the Williams team and drivers have not converted that performance into results this season, while Force India have done brilliantly and already look locked on for another fourth place in the championship.
Force India are well known as the team with the best bang for buck on the grid, and they have produced another effective car. But a lot of the credit for their performance also goes to their driver line-up of Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon.
Perez has developed into a very consistent points scorer and Ocon, a 20-year-old Frenchman rated as one of the best hopes for the future, is putting pressure on the Mexican.
That pressure boiled over in Canada and Azerbaijan, where Perez and Ocon found themselves battling for position on track. In Baku, this ended in an intra-team collision and possibly a lost double podium finish.
The driver situation could cause Force India some problems if they cannot get on top of it, but apart from that 2017 is going swimmingly for them, despite their owner Vijay Mallya's legal problems.
At Williams, lots of points went begging in the early races of the season, thanks to a couple of shaky races, some bad luck, and a slow start by rookie Lance Stroll.
The 18-year-old Canadian looked out of his depth for the first six races but two points for ninth place after a steady race at home seemed to boost his confidence and in Baku he was pretty much a match for team-mate Felipe Massa. But Williams have a lot of ground to make up.
Renault and Toro Rosso are also in this mix in terms of performance, with the up-and-down Haas team occasionally popping up as well.
Towards the back, three of F1's biggest names remain mired in a fog of poor performance and recriminations, as Honda's return to the sport continues to underwhelm and McLaren and Fernando Alonso suffer as a result.
The McLaren is a good car - how else can one explain Alonso qualifying seventh in Spain, one of the tracks so far where the engine is least important in the overall picture and where good aerodynamics are rewarded?
But Honda's engine is nearly 90bhp down on the Mercedes, and that's the sort of deficit for which no amount of car performance or driver talent can make up.
The stats say the McLaren-Honda is the second slowest car in F1, ahead only of struggling Sauber, so Alonso's average qualifying position of 12.9 says a lot for his enduring qualities, as do some of the race performances he has dragged out of the car this year before its almost-guaranteed failure.
It is highly likely Alonso will take the latest in a long line of engine-related grid penalties and start from the back at Silverstone, a track that exposes the deficiencies of Honda's hybrid recovery and deployment because of the minimal amount of braking around the lap. So it could be another dispiriting weekend. Hungary, where the car should be a dead cert for a top 10 place on the grid, might provide some relief a fortnight later.
But that will not change the general disposition at McLaren, where patience with Honda has run out and where - quietly, behind the scenes - moves are afoot to force a separation, and a switch to Mercedes customer engines for 2018.
No one is saying much publicly, but the mood music is that the pieces are all being put in place for that to happen before the end of the summer.
It might be a questionable move long-term - it is hard to win regularly with a customer engine when the company supplying it has their own team - but there is no denying the short-term logic. It might even persuade Alonso to stay. And as long as McLaren can produce another good car, Alonso in a McLaren-Mercedes could cause some trouble for the front-runners in 2018.
The Spaniard's rookie team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne, meanwhile, was highly touted but has been a disappointment so far, struggling to get near the Spaniard, although there have been hints of progress in recent races. The Belgian needs to up his game or his future at McLaren might become significantly less secure than he believes or the team are saying.
Only Sauber are doing worse than McLaren, even if they rank above them in the constructors' championship after Pascal Wehrlein's excellent eighth place in Spain.
They are short of cash and using year-old Ferrari engines, although they will have a team principal from Monday when former Renault boss Frederic Vasseur takes over, three weeks after the departure of long-time servant Monisha Kaltenborn.
All that, and Honda engines to look forward to in 2018. These are not happy days at Sauber.
The Height Committee of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat announced its decision in Chicago.
The previous title holder was that city's tallest building, the Willis Tower, at 1,451ft (442m).
The committee ruled a 408ft needle at the top counted toward its height.
By Katy WatsonBBC News, Chicago
As residents of the city that was home to America's tallest building for the past four decades, Chicagoans are going to feel pretty disappointed with this decision.
A ruling the other way would have been far more controversial - the One World Trade Center is 1,776ft tall - marking the year of America's independence. And without the spire, it's the same height as Twin Towers, destroyed in the 9/11 attacks.
Antony Wood, executive director of the committee, which is seen as the final official word on building heights around the world, said the needle counted as a permanent structure.
The spire will serve as a broadcast antenna upon the building's completion in 2014.
Without that needle, the building measures 1,368 feet, well below the height of the Willis Tower, which was formerly known as the Sears Tower.
Both skyscrapers fall well short of the world's tallest building, the 2,723ft (830m) Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
One World Trade Center was built on the lower Manhattan site of the iconic Twin Towers, which were destroyed in the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 along with other buildings in the World Trade Center complex.
More than 2,000 people were killed there.
The tower's height of 1,776ft is a symbolic reference to the year of the signing of the US declaration of independence from Britain.
"The committee was well aware of the gravity of the situation," Mr Wood said.
One World Trade Center is also home to a museum and memorial to those lost in the attacks.
In a plaza under the tower, two large pools sit in the footprints of the original Twin Towers and contain the largest manmade waterfalls in the country.
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He was taken to Cardiff's University of Wales Hospital but later died.
Gwent Police and Newport council's environmental health department are trying to establish the circumstances surrounding his death.
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Currently there is no general screening programme in the UK, despite this cancer being one of the most common types.
It is estimated that about 100,000 new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the UK every year.
But many cases go undetected for years, meaning delayed treatment and a poorer outlook.
The most harmful type of skin cancer, called malignant melanoma, kills more than 2,500 people in the UK every year.
Most cases are preventable - skin cancer is caused by too much exposure to UV light from the sun or sunbeds - but the rates have been increasing over recent years.
People at greatest risk are those with fair, freckled skin and lots of moles.
Signs to be aware of include changes to moles, such as itching, bleeding or changing shape or colour.
In women, the cancers occur most commonly on the legs. For men, it is the back. But up to a fifth affect the skin of the head and neck.
Lesions on the scalp and the back of the neck can easily go unnoticed, and experts say hairdressers are the ideal people to spot these.
Writing in the latest edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, US doctors say: "We should not wait for our patients with skin cancer to come to us when it may be too late, but use research and outreach methods to improve early detection of head and neck melanomas by capitalising on the role of hairdressers and their unique relationship with our potential clients."
Hairdressers would not be expected to make the diagnosis, but instead to tactfully point out any lumps, bumps or sores they find to their client who can bring it to the attention of their own doctor.
Anecdotal research suggests such training is achievable, and work carried out by Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust found of those hairdressers polled most were keen to do take on the extra responsibility.
Campaigners say the checks could become routine, alongside a cut and blow dry, in the UK's 36,000 hair salons.
In 2010, the Melanoma Taskforce, a panel of UK skin cancer experts chaired by Sian James MP, produced a set of guidelines for hairdressers and beauty therapists to help them identify malignant melanoma and two other common, less aggressive forms of skin cancer - basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.
A spokeswoman for the British Association of Dermatologists, a charity that is part of the taskforce, said: "It would be dangerous to suggest that such a small amount of 'training' qualifies health and beauty professionals to diagnose skin cancer.
"However, they can help in spotting changes to the skin in places that their clients can't usually see."
Sarah Williams, of Cancer Research UK, also part of the taskforce, said such strategies now needed evaluating to see whether they do achieve the desired effect.
She added: "Spotting skin cancer early makes treatment more likely to be successful. So it's important to raise awareness of the changes to look out for and encourage people to visit their GP if they notice anything unusual.
"Signs of skin cancer everyone can look out for include changes to the size, shape or colour of a mole, any other change to a mole or patch of skin, or a sore that hasn't healed after several weeks. If you notice any of these changes, it's best to get them checked out by a doctor without delay."
Andrija Pavlovic opened the scoring with a cool finish and Andy Mitchell headed Christoffer Remmer's cross into his own net just before half-time.
Andreas Cornelius headed powerfully home and then Rasmus Falk fired in the fourth from close range.
Jan Gregus netted with a fine free-kick and Cornelius grabbed his second.
Trailing 3-0 from the first leg, the Irish League champions travelled to the Danish capital without skipper Colin Coates, who was on holiday.
The hosts had early chances, with Cornelius heading wide and then crossing for Pavlovic, who was unable to find the net.
Pavlovic made no mistake from 12 yards out in the 15th minute, however, finishing off a pass from Falk with style.
Kasper Kusk missed from five yards out, before the unfortunate Mitchell scored an own goal just before the interval.
Cornelius' back-post header three minutes after the resumption made it 3-0, before Falk scored his second of the tie and Gregus beat Sean O'Neill with a well-taken free-kick.
Cornelius notched his third goal of the tie with 14 minutes remaining as his side set up a third qualifying round meeting with Romanian champions Astra Giurgiu.
Crusaders' thoughts will turn to the defence of their Premiership title, which begins with the visit of Ballymena United on 6 August.
Match ends, FC København 6, Crusaders FC 0.
Second Half ends, FC København 6, Crusaders FC 0.
Goal! FC København 6, Crusaders FC 0. Andreas Cornelius (FC København) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
Declan Caddell (Crusaders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! FC København 5, Crusaders FC 0. Jan Gregus (FC København) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Substitution, Crusaders FC. Matthew Snoddy replaces Michael Gault.
Substitution, FC København. Bashkim Kadrii replaces Andrija Pavlovic.
Substitution, FC København. Aboubacar Keita replaces Zanka.
Substitution, FC København. Danny Amankwaa replaces Rasmus Falk Jensen.
Substitution, Crusaders FC. Jordan Owens replaces Philip Lowry.
Goal! FC København 4, Crusaders FC 0. Rasmus Falk Jensen (FC København) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Crusaders FC. Paul Heatley replaces David Cushley.
Andreas Cornelius (FC København) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! FC København 3, Crusaders FC 0. Andreas Cornelius (FC København) with an attempt from very close range to the top right corner.
Second Half begins FC København 2, Crusaders FC 0.
First Half ends, FC København 2, Crusaders FC 0.
Own Goal by Andrew Mitchell, Crusaders FC. FC København 2, Crusaders FC 0.
Goal! FC København 1, Crusaders FC 0. Andrija Pavlovic (FC København) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
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Researchers discovered jaw bones and teeth, which date to between 3.3m and 3.5m years old.
It means this new hominin was alive at the same time as several other early human species, suggesting our family tree is more complicated than was thought.
The study is published in the journal Nature.
The new species has been called Australopithecus deyiremeda, which means "close relative" in the language spoken by the Afar people.
The ancient remains are thought to belong to four individuals, who would have had both ape and human-like features..
Lead researcher Dr Yohannes Haile-Selassie, curator of physical anthropology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in the US, told BBC News: "We had to look at the detailed anatomy and morphology of the teeth and the upper and lower jaws, and we found major differences.
"This new species has very robust jaws. In addition, we see this new species had smaller teeth. The canine is really small - smaller than all known hominins we have documented in the past."
The age of the remains means that this was potentially one of four different species of early humans that were all alive at the same time.
The most famous of these is Australopithecus afarensis - known as Lucy - who lived between 2.9-3.8m years ago, and was initially thought to be our direct ancestor.
However the discovery of another species called Kenyanthropus platyops in Kenya in 2001, and of Australopithecus bahrelghazali in Chad, and now Australopithecus deyiremedaI, suggests that there were several species co-existing.
Some researchers dispute whether the various partial remains really constitute different species, particularly for A. bahrelghazali. But Dr Haile-Selassie said the early stage of human evolution was probably surprisingly complex.
"Historically, because we didn't have the fossil evidence to show there was hominin diversity during the middle Pliocene, we thought there was only one lineage, one primitive ancestor - in this case Australopithecus afarensis, Lucy - giving rise to the next.
"That hypothesis of linear evolution has to be revisited. And now with the discovery of more species, like this new one... you have another species roaming around.
"What this means is we have many species that could give rise to later hominins, including our own genus Homo."
Dr Haile-Selassie said that even more fossils need to be unearthed, to better understand the path that human evolution took.
He added that finding additional ancient remains could also help researchers examine how the different species lived side-by-side - whether they mixed or avoided each other, and how they shared food and other resources in their landscape.
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He said the former deputy governor made a serious but "honest mistake" and that the Bank would learn from the affair.
But he also warned against an overly punitive approach to misconduct in the banking industry, saying it could leave "senior managers running scared".
Ms Hogg quit earlier in March over a conflict of interest.
She had failed to mention, before her appointment, that her brother was a senior executive at Barclays - a lender regulated by the Bank of England.
In the speech, Mr Carney said: "A series of scandals ranging from mis-selling to manipulation have undermined trust in banking, the financial system, and, to some degree, markets themselves.
He added: "The economic consequences have been enormous. Global banks' misconduct costs have now reached over $320bn (£257m) - capital that could otherwise have supported up to $5tn of lending to households and businesses."
He said the financial system needed "stronger deterrents". However, he also urged more focus on creating a better banking culture.
This included reducing opportunities for bad behaviour and requiring compensation rules "that align better risk and reward".
He also suggested there had been an "excessive reliance" on "punitive" fines of firms who misbehaved.
"We have emphasised measures to ensure firms and their employees take responsibility - individually and collectively - for their own conduct," he said.
On Ms Hogg's appointment, Mr Carney said he had been clear upfront that there should be consequences for both her and the Bank.
However, he called her omission an "honest mistake that was freely and transparently admitted" and "not a firing offence".
He said he respected the Treasury Committee's decision to publish a highly critical report on Ms Hogg, as well as her decision to resign.
But he said the affair illustrated his wider point about regulation.
"We must not let recent events inadvertently tighten perceived standards for the industry because that could have senior managers running scared, drive compliance underground and undermine our collective objectives.
"Another risk, flagged by some, is that it will also become harder to find candidates of sufficient calibre willing to take on senior roles."
The craze of real life escape rooms, or exit games, has really taken off in the past couple of years.
Less than two years ago there were only seven of them in the UK. Now there are nearly 100, and new ones are opening almost every week.
A bit like the fondly remembered TV programmes The Adventure Game and The Crystal Maze, the idea is for teams of people to complete challenges and accomplish tasks to reveal the code or locate the key to escape.
Chris Dickson, who runs the Exit Games UK website, says people like puzzles "because they like surprising themselves".
"A good puzzle will look impossible at first, but is designed to be solved. If you find a way to solve it you'll feel good about yourself.
"And perhaps you can crack other problems in your life that look impossible at first glance as well."
James Sweetnam, who owns City Mazes in Bristol, thinks the craze has taken off because people "get the bug".
"People love playing games. It's something you can do with friends and it's great fun.
"Once you've done one, you want to go and do another," he says.
After opening its first escape room just a month ago, the company already has three more planned - in Cardiff, London and Dubai.
Exit games are popular with adults, teenagers, families and even couples on dates.
And because they require teamwork and communication skills they are also popular as team-building exercises and corporate training events.
When the BBC visited City Mazes, a team of solicitors from Bristol was in action, trying to escape from an old abandoned office scenario.
One of them, Ben Scaffee, said the experience was "really interesting and challenging".
"We were looking for something to do on a Christmas night out, and we thought this would be something a bit different.
"We all work together so it was a real team bonding exercise - it was interesting to see people's different strengths."
Another participant, Jenna Shipsey, said: "It's different. I've never done anything like it before and never even knew it existed. I think we worked well as a team."
But James Overy was not so impressed: "It was a good team activity, but I didn't really enjoy it as much as I thought I would.
"There were too many people doing one thing at once. It was frustrating that we didn't get out."
Escape games are thought to have begun in Japan about a decade ago, and one in Hungary, which opened in 2011, is believed to have been the first in Europe.
"Budapest is one of the world's hubs for the genre and is thought to have 80 of them," says Chris Dickson.
Other examples can now be found in the USA, Canada, France and Spain, as well as in the UK.
"If the idea sounds like fun at all, you're very likely to enjoy them in practice," said Mr Dickson.
"Games vary, not just in their themes, but also in their emphases.
"Some are puzzle-heavy, some are searching-heavy, some have greater physical demands than others.
"It's clear from the way that the most popular sites have been selling out in advance for many months that there are hundreds of thousands of people who have enjoyed the genre over time in the UK, and the level of quality of the rooms is only getting better and better."
The woman was being treated for extensive burns at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Police were called to a collision involving the woman's red Vauxhall Corsa at about 05:50 on Tuesday.
Officers have appealed for witnesses to the accident, which happened on the A78 Fairlie to Largs road.
Sgt Ian Thornton, from the Divisional Road Policing Unit, said: "Inquiries are ongoing to establish the exact circumstances of the incident, however I would like to speak to anyone who was in the area around the time and may have seen a red Vauxhall Corsa on the road.
"Anyone with information is asked to contact officers at the Divisional Road Policing Unit based at Irvine on 101."
Connor Ward, 24, is charged with possessing a cache of weapons, manuals, racist flags and videos with the intention of committing acts of terror.
At a preliminary hearing, defence lawyer Drew Mackenzie said his client denied the charges, which are alleged to have been committed in Banff, Aberdeenshire, between 2011 and 2014.
The trial is due to begin in November.
Mr Ward was not in court for Thursday's hearing at the High Court in Glasgow.
It is alleged that he had in his possession a quantity of neo-Nazi, anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish texts, images, videos, flags and audio files.
He is also accused of possessing knives, knuckledusters, batons, a stun gun, a mobile phone signal jammer, a bug detection device, a catapult and ball, a ninja star, rocket tubes and a battle club.
Prosecutors further claim that Mr Ward had steel ball bearings and instructions on how to use them to prepare an improvised explosive device, and had downloaded material on how to reactivate deactivated bullets.
It is also alleged he had manuals showing how to manufacture explosives and chemical and biological poisons, and that he had the address of every mosque in Aberdeen.
This offence under the 2006 Terrorism Act is alleged to have been committed between 26 February 2011 and 21 November 2014 at two addresses in Banff.
He has also been charged, under the 2000 Terrorism Act, of collecting or recording information likely to be useful to anyone committing or preparing to commit an act of terrorism.
It is alleged he did this by downloading files about making firearms, manufacturing explosives and producing and using chemical and biological poisons, onto a hard drive, a flash drive, a pen drive memory stick and a laptop computer.
Thomas, 28, is a key member of the Team Sky side trying to guide Chris Froome to a second successive Tour title.
Froome has already been sent for an X-ray after a crash during the fourth stage of the Tour de France.
"On the cobbles it's sketchy anyway. If it does rain it could end somebody's race quite easily," said Thomas.
"You train all year for this and for it to end like that would be devastating for whoever it was.
"So hopefully it stays dry and everyone stays out of trouble."
Froome touched wheels in the peloton and fell just five kilometres into the 163.5km fourth stage between Le Touquet-Paris-Place and Lille Metropole.
The 29-year-old suffered a grazed left hip and wrist injury, before quickly getting back on his bike and rejoining the peloton, after receiving medical attention from the race doctor.
He is in seventh place overall, two seconds behind race leader Vincenzo Nibali after stage four was won by Marcel Kittel.
Wednesday's stage begins in the Belgian city of Ypres and ends 155.5km away in Arenberg-Porte du Hainaut.
Thomas helped Froome to the Tour title in 2013 in spite of suffering a fractured pelvis in a fall during the opening stage.
And the Welshman, who came second the last time he was involved in a race over cobbles, says it will be "stressful" supporting his team-mate.
"When you've got to look after somebody it's totally different to racing for it yourself," said Thomas.
"You can take a few risks, but you've always got to think of the guy behind you.
"But I think it's definitely a challenge - it's the same for everyone.
"So we'll just take it on and hopefully all will be well."
Kathleen Wyatt, 55, first took legal action against Dale Vince, 53, founder of wind-power firm Ecotricity, in 2011 around 25 years after they separated.
She had demanded a £1.9m payout but has been awarded a "realistic" lump sum of £300,000 by a High Court family judge.
Neither Ms Wyatt nor Mr Vince were in court for the settlement announcement.
Approving the terms of the settlement, High Court family judge Mr Justice Cobb said he was "perfectly satisfied "that it was "reasonable", and Ms Wyatt was "entitled to receive a modest capital award" following the breakdown of the marriage.
"The lump sum payment agreed between the parties fairly represents, in my view, a realistic and balanced appraisal of the unusual circumstances of this case," he said.
It is uncertain how much Ms Wyatt, who lives in Monmouth, will actually receive of her award due to outstanding legal bills.
The couple met as students in their early 20s, married in 1981 and lived a New Age traveller lifestyle.
They separated in the mid-1980s and divorced in 1992.
In the mid-1990s Mr Vince - who now lives in Stroud in Gloucestershire - set up his company Ecotricity which is now worth an estimated £107m.
In 2011, Ms Wyatt lodged a claim for "financial remedy".
It was given the green light by the Supreme Court in March 2015, but Justice Lord Wilson said she had been unwise to pitch her claim at £1.9m as an award approaching that size was "out of the question".
Mr Vince, who had appealed against it on the basis his ex-wife had lodged the claim too late, said at the time that it was "mad" in his opinion and "could signal open season for people who had brief relationships a quarter of a century ago".
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It was a first defeat in 11 Wimbledon semi-final appearances for the seven-time champion.
Afterwards, the 34-year-old saluted all corners of Centre Court, prompting speculation that he might be bidding farewell for good.
"To be very clear for you, I hope to be back on Centre Court," said the 17-time Grand Slam champion.
"It was a thank you for the crowd. That's what I was going through, not thinking that this might be my last Wimbledon."
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Raonic, the first Canadian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final, will face Britain's Andy Murray in Sunday's final.
Federer's semi-final defeat followed a marathon five-set win over Marin Cilic in the previous round, in which he came back from two sets down and saved three match points.
The Swiss world number three is enduring the toughest year of his career. He missed the French Open because of injury, bringing an end to a streak of 65 successive appearances at Grand Slam events stretching back to 1999.
He has also failed to add to his 88 tour titles this year, suffering his longest drought since 2000, and arrived at Wimbledon having suffered back-to-back semi-final losses in Stuttgart and Halle.
Federer, who had surgery earlier this year on the same knee he hurt on Friday, will be 35 next month.
He has not beaten world number one Novak Djokovic at a Grand Slam since the semi-finals at Wimbledon in 2012, when he went on to win his last major title.
"It's a dream to win my eighth title here but it's not the only reason why I play tennis," said Federer, who will represent Switzerland at the Olympics next month, injury permitting.
"I know Wimbledon is important, but it's not everything. I have played 10 sets [against Cilic and Raonic]. It's very encouraging for the season. I was insecure coming into Wimbledon."
Mr Rubio, who faces a do-or-die contest in Florida on Tuesday, said Islam had a problem with radicalisation but said that many Muslims were proud Americans.
"Presidents can't just say whatever they want. It has consequences," he said, to cheers from the audience.
The four Republicans heeded pleas from party leaders to have a civil debate.
Unlike in the last TV event, which was littered with personal insults, this one was more substantive with a focus on policy.
"So far, I cannot believe how civil it's been up here," Mr Trump observed at one point.
But on the issue of Islam, there was clear distance between Mr Trump and the others. Mr Trump stood by comments he made earlier in the day when he said "Islam hates us, there's a tremendous hatred", and railed against political correctness.
But Mr Rubio said: "I'm not interested in being politically correct. I'm interested in being correct."
It's now clear that the remaining candidates in the Republican field have run out of ideas on how to stop Donald Trump's march to the Republican nomination.
In early debates the top-tier candidates largely ignored the New York billionaire, hoping he'd self-destruct on his own. In the past few showdowns, they've gone after him relentlessly.
Now, in this 12th event, they started by avoiding confrontation, then prodded him only ever-so-gently.
"I can't believe how civil it's been up here," Mr Trump said at one point.
Given that Mr Trump has a lead in convention delegates and is ahead in many of the states set to vote on Tuesday, a fireworks-free debate is nothing but good news for the front-runner.
While Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz tried to draw contrasts with Mr Trump on issues like foreign policy, trade protectionism and his reliance on anti-Islamic rhetoric, the enthusiasm just isn't there anymore. Mr Cruz, in particular, launched most of his barbs with sighs and head-shaking resignation, rather than ferocity.
This race isn't over yet, but Thursday night's proceedings show that - barring some sort of massive upheaval - the end is likely in sight.
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All three of Mr Trump's rivals distanced themselves from Mr Trump's statement in December that in the fight against terrorists "you have to take out their families".
"We've never targeted innocent civilians and we're not going to start now" Mr Cruz said.
When Mr Trump was challenged on the legality of targeting civilians, he said that America had to be able to fight on "an equal footing".
"We have to obey the laws, but we have to expand those laws", he said.
On Tuesday five large states will vote for presidential candidate in each party, with Ohio Governor John Kasich and Mr Rubio, a Florida senator, under pressure to win their home states.
Mr Trump picked up a key endorsement of Ben Carson, who last week dropped out of the race before the debate.
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The candidates also clashed over President Barack Obama's historic visit to Cuba next week.
Mr Rubio, whose parents were Cuban immigrants, said he was opposed to efforts to restore relations until Cuba improved its human rights record.
But Mr Trump said he was not opposed to a US-Cuba deal, but it should be on better terms for the US.
The other Cuban-American candidate on the stage, Mr Cruz, accused Mr Trump of supporting the Obama-Clinton policy on Cuba.
Mr Trump, a billionaire businessman from New York with no political experience, has dominated the news and the state primary contests so far.
On the Democratic side, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are battling for the party's nomination.
Mrs Clinton is leading Mr Sanders in delegate counts so far, though his campaign has proved more formidable than expected.
Both parties will determine their nominees at conventions in July, then Americans will pick their new president in November.
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Haider Ahmed, who turned 18 last week, appeared at the Old Bailey via video link from Feltham prison.
The defendant, from Redhill, Surrey, is accused over an alleged plot to carry out an attack between 1 September 2016 and 11 July 2017.
He is charged with preparing terrorist acts and three further charges of disseminating a terrorist publication, between March and August 2016.
Mr Ahmed spoke only to confirm his identity as Mr Justice Holroyde set a timetable for the case.
A plea hearing was ordered on 8 December before trial judge Peter Lodder QC and Kingston Crown Court.
A provisional two-week trial at Kingston Crown Court was also fixed for 22 January.
Mr Ahmed, who was studying at Reigate College, was remanded in custody.
Anderson will play Danny Pink, a teacher at Coal Hill School where Oswald also teaches.
The eighth series will also introduce Peter Capaldi as the latest Doctor.
"I was so excited to join Doctor Who, I wanted to jump and click my heels but I was scared I might not come down before filming started," Anderson said.
"It's a quintessential part of British culture and I can't believe I'm part of it. It's an honour to be able to work alongside Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman and I can't wait to show people how my character becomes involved with such a fantastic duo."
In 1963, teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright accompanied the first Doctor in the classic series, so events have now come full circle.
Filming has recently begun on the fourth and fifth episodes of the eighth series of the Doctor Who reboot, which kicked off in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor.
Anderson has also starred in Gavin & Stacey and soap opera Emmerdale - where he played police officer Jason Kirk from 2007 to 2009.
He played Crowther in Alan Bennett's hit play The History Boys at the National Theatre and reprised the role in the film version.
Home Affairs Select Committee chairman Keith Vaz said differing policies should "raise alarm bells", especially after the death of Dalian Atkinson.
The former Aston Villa star died after being shot with a Taser in Telford.
A Press Association survey of UK police forces found a disjointed approach to the use of body-worn video (BWV).
PA found many forces had not completed a full roll-out of the use of the cameras, despite some top officers calling the equipment "vital".
A total of 28 of the country's 45 territorial forces responded to the survey.
The Home Office and National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) have said the use of the equipment, which is used to record incidents, is an "operational" decision for each force.
Former footballer Mr Atkinson, 48, went into cardiac arrest on his way to hospital after being shot following an altercation last month.
A criminal investigation is under way, but it emerged the officers involved were not equipped with BWV.
Mr Atkinson's family has called for all Taser-equipped police to be issued with bodycams as standard.
Fabian Atkinson, nephew of the former Ipswich, Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday star, said: "If they have a weapon and they're going to discharge that weapon, then they need a camera to record that."
The force involved in the Atkinson case, West Mercia, told PA it did not routinely use BWVs but was looking into the "best option" for the use of recording devices by officers on patrol.
Labour MP Mr Vaz called for "clear guidance" from national bodies on BWV use as well as transparency from forces.
"In the light of recent events, the Home Office must take action to ensure there is a far more co-ordinated national approach to the use of Tasers, which should be treated with the same respect as firearms," he said.
"It isn't right that crossing an arbitrary border within the UK would present you with completely separate policies on the use of potentially deadly weapons."
The College of Policing, the professional body for policing, said it was developing guidance "to increase consistency" on BWVs.
Richard Bennett, uniformed policing lead, said although forces made decisions independently, evidence from its trials suggested the bodycams could reduce the number of allegations against officers and evidence could help operational decisions.
Harrad, 32, rejoins the Gulls after leaving Wrexham, subject to international clearance, having spent the second half of 2015-16 at Torquay.
He comes in to replace Nathan Blissett, who is set to move to Plymouth Argyle.
Reid, 22, who moved to Plainmoor on loan in the summer, has scored three times in 26 National League games.
"I was delighted to get the call and be here to help the club progress up the league table," Harrad told BBC Sport.
"I want to help us finish as high as possible, there are some talented players who came in here over the summer and we're looking to get some consistency into the performances to progress and get up that league table.
"The reason I've come back is that I'm wanted ,and as a player that's essential. Kevin (Nicholson, Torquay manager) knows what he's going to get from me and vice-versa and I think we have a good working relationship."
Nicholson commented: "His work-rate, what he brings off the pitch in terms of his leadership qualities, and how he is is as a man will be something that the lads can look up to."
On Reid's loan extension, Nicholson said he expects the forward to improve as the season goes on.
"It's great for him, great for Exeter to have a player playing regularly and it's great for us because he's shown in patches how good he is, but I think there's still a lot more to come," he added.
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Figures released from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the rate of unemployment in Wales has stayed at 4.4% of 16-64 year olds.
This compares with 4.7% for the UK as a whole.
Between November and January there were 66,000 people in Wales available for work but not employed.
That is 12,000 fewer than the same period 12 months earlier.
The unemployment rate in Wales has been below the UK rate for a year now.
First Minister Carwyn Jones said the statistics showed that the jobs market in Wales "is continuing to outperform almost every other part of the UK".
"We are continuing to work hard to grow the Welsh economy and are constantly looking to the future."
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said: "It is great news that the UK unemployment rate has reached its lowest point since June to August 1975 and that Wales' rate continues to stay below this average.
"The increase in employment levels in Wales highlights business confidence in the Welsh economy and its ability to face the challenges ahead."
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Wales has had lower unemployment than the UK as a whole for many months now, with only the south west, East Midlands and south east England having a lower rate.
But Wales also has a relatively low level of employment and a relatively high proportion of people between 16 and 64 who are not working but also not available for work.
This may be because they are ill or caring for someone, referred to as economically inactive. In Wales 23.3% come into that category. Inactivity rates are only higher than Wales in north east England and Northern Ireland.
In Wales, 73.3% of people aged between 16 and 64 are working - only the north east, north west, Yorkshire and Humber and the West Midlands have lower levels of employment.
Wales has seen one of the biggest falls in the unemployment rate in the 12 months to the November to January quarter. Proportionately only Scotland has seen a greater fall.
But Scotland also saw a significant reduction in the number of people working during that period and a big increase in people not working and not available for work.
Other figures out on Wednesday show there has been a 13% increase in people employed on zero hours contracts across the UK in the past year to December, a total of 900,000 people or 2.8% of the workforce
The NSPCC says last summer its helpline received 453 calls and emails from adults concerned about youngsters being left unattended during the holidays.
More than three-quarters - 366 - were serious enough for information to be passed to police or social services.
The law does not specify an age at which children can be left unattended.
However, laws in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland say children must not be neglected or abandoned "in a manner likely to cause [them] unnecessary suffering or injury to health".
The NSPCC says leaving children at home without adult supervision puts them at greater risk of accident or injury.
The charity offers the following advice for parents deciding whether it is appropriate to leave a child alone:
One woman who called the NSPCC 24-hour helpline said: "I'm really worried about a young girl who's been in the house by herself for a whole day now.
"This has been going on for months but I felt as if I couldn't say anything as I'm related to them and I didn't want to compromise our relationship. But I just can't keep quiet anymore."
Another said: "I'm worried about some children who live nearby and are left alone all day. I feel sorry for the mum because she's working full-time. She used to have a babysitter for them but even she's stopped coming around.
"Sometimes I pop over to check up on the children but they don't always open the door to me even though I can hear them inside. I'm worried something dangerous could happen to them while their mum's at work. It makes me really sad."
Peter Wanless, CEO of the NSPCC said: "Summer holidays can be a fun time for children but it's also when they are more likely to be left home alone as parents face increasing childcare pressures.
"Leaving your child home alone can be a difficult decision as children mature at different ages - there is no one-size-fits-all answer.
"But it could put them at greater risk of accident or injury. So I would urge parents to use their common sense when deciding if their child could cope.
"They should also ask them how they feel about being left alone and talk to them about what to do in an emergency. Parents are best placed to know what is right for their child so it vital there is flexibility for them to decide."
The NSPCC's warning comes as a survey by the Family and Childcare Trust finds that parents in Britain pay an average of £120 per child a week for holiday childcare.
The Trust's annual Holiday Childcare Survey also found there are not enough places to meet demand, with 88% of local authorities in England, 78% in Scotland and all in Wales reporting that they do not have enough holiday childcare places.
The NSPCC's 24-hour helpline offers adults advice and support if they have concerns about a child on 0808 800 5000 or by texting 88858. Its separate 24-hour ChildLine service provides a safe, confidential place for children to talk on 0800 1111.
Despite never jumping a steeplechase fence in public, the champion long distance hurdler is already favourite for the sport's top prize.
Trained by Colin Tizzard and ridden by jockey Tom Scudamore, the eight-year-old put in a near-foot perfect round of jumping at Chepstow.
He beat Aqalim by four lengths over the 18 obstacles.
BBC Sport's horse racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght:
"It was more nervous anticipation than excitement as Thistlecrack arrived to jump his first steeplechase fence in public.
"But, taking advantage of the experience gained while jumping 150 times over obstacles placed in the indoor arena at Tizzard HQ in Dorset, he looked like an old pro and was pretty much foot perfect, though at the fourth last he had to show cleverness to, as they say, 'put himself right'.
"It was a brilliant, thrilling front-running display that keeps hopes about this horse in the future soaring."
CCTV footage - issued by Norfolk Police - shows the victim being thrown up to 15ft (4.5m) into the air, in a Norfolk car park, before the driver circled round and tried to hit him again.
It happened in the Vicarage Car Park in North Walsham at 00:55 BST on Saturday.
A man, 43, was later arrested and bailed in connection with the incident.
The victim, a 30-year-old man, was walking across the car park when he was struck by a dark coloured car, believed to be a blue Peugeot 307.
He was taken to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, with a broken pelvis and serious leg injuries, including a shattered knee.
He was discharged from hospital yesterday, but police said he would not be able to walk unaided "for some time".
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Det Ch Insp Stu Armes said: "The footage we have released today is shocking and I appreciate some people could find it distressing.
"However, it reflects the seriousness of the incident and how it could have had potentially fatal consequences for the victim.
"The victim has suffered serious injuries and has been left extremely distressed by his ordeal.
"Whilst the motivation for the incident remains unclear, we are treating it as attempted murder and at this time we believe it is an isolated incident."
After the incident, the car made off towards Bacton Road.
It is believed there were at least three other people, in addition to the driver, in the car at the time, one of them female.
Police have made an appeal for anyone with relevant information to come forward.
Alan Catterall, 54, tried to escape using a crowbar but suffered severe burns at the Pyranha Mouldings factory in Runcorn, Cheshire, in 2010. He died of shock.
The company was found guilty of corporate manslaughter and two health and safety breaches in January.
At London's High Court, a managing director was also fined £25,000.
During the five-week trial, held at Liverpool Crown Court, the jury heard the father of three had gone inside the oven to scrape up dripped plastic.
Another worker, who was due to marry Mr Catterall's daughter, turned the oven on without realising he had gone inside.
The design meant the moment it was switched on, the doors automatically shut and locked to save energy, the court heard.
A few minutes later, smoke was seen coming from the oven and when operators opened the door they discovered Mr Catterall's body.
Mr Catterall, a senior supervisor at the company, had worked there for 12 years.
Peter Mackereth, 60, managing director, was convicted of health and safety breaches and given a prison sentence of nine months, suspended for two years.
Delivering his sentence, Mr Justice MacDuff said Mackereth, from Llangollen, Wales, oversaw the design and commissioning of the oven.
"You don't need me to tell you how far short of your duty you fell," said the judge.
"'It was repeatedly brought home to you in the trial. You will have to live with the consequences of your actions for the rest of your life."
Mr Catterall, the judge said, was "by all accounts the most lovely of men" and "devoted to his family".
Mr MacDuff continued: "At least [the family] are able to understand that their loss was not caused by a deliberate unlawful act; rather it was a result of oversight, negligence, [and] sins of omission."
An escape hatch has been fitted to the oven since the accident.
Martin Heywood, from the Health and Safety Executive, said: "Alan Catterall tragically lost his life because the way in which maintenance work was carried out on the moulding ovens at the factory was fundamentally unsafe.
"If Pyranha Mouldings and the individual prosecuted over Alan′s death had properly considered the risks to employees when they designed, installed and operated the ovens then he would still be here today."
Donald Trump hasn't made a secret of his dislike of Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, with the duo having had numerous public clashes, so it was a surprise to find out his daughter, Ivanka Trump, was spotted having breakfast with the broadcaster at the Four Seasons hotel in New York. Not only that, but they talked for two hours, according to Politico Playbook. Talking of surprises, October typically has lots of them, so we've looked at whether they ever swing a US election.
Meanwhile, Trump Halloween masks are flying out of the shops, outselling Clinton masks by 55% to 45%, according to the Spirit Halloween costume chain. The top reason why Americans choose a Trump mask is to be funny, while Clinton is typically chosen because people like her, their survey says.
Interestingly, the store's best-selling Halloween mask has correctly forecast the outcome of every presidential election since 1996, according to NBC.
In other news, not content with blaming the media and the "Clinton machine" for "rigging the election," Mr Trump has now directed his anger at social media, lashing out at Facebook, Twitter and Google for "burying the FBI criminal investigation of Clinton".
But as Mashable points out, a quick glance at Google News on Sunday showed the FBI investigation was the top result, both #Election2016 and the Clinton were at the top of Twitter's "featured tweets" section and it's hard to track what's trending on Facebook because it's personalised, so it's not entirely clear what the Republican candidate believes has been buried.
Meanwhile, proving that Donald Trump isn't the only candidate that can go on a twitter rant, independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin unleashed a Twitterstorm at Mr Trump after his rival called him the "puppet of a loser" on Fox News.
Channelling a bit of Mrs Clinton - who drew comparisons in the presidential debates between her 30 years of public service with Mr Trump's bid for stardom on the Apprentice - the former CIA officer attacked Mr Trump: "Yes you've never heard of me because while you were harassing women at beauty pageants, I was fighting terrorists abroad."
But it wasn't just Mr Trump that was the subject of his wrath. He also threw some punches at Mrs Clinton.
Finally remember the story about Mr Trump's tax returns at the beginning of the month? It seems they definitely won't be made public before the election, meaning he will be the first presidential nominee since Gerald Ford, in the 1970s, to not release his tax returns during the campaign.
And if you are confused about how two such such unpopular candidates rose to the top of their parties, watch our video explainer below.
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The number of likely voters who are Republicans or lean that way that disapprove of House Speaker Paul Ryan's decision not to campaign for Donald Trump, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.
Hillary Clinton is off to Ohio for two campaign events in Cleveland and Cincinnati. It's a key battleground state and the Real Clear Politics polling average currently has her rival ahead 45% to 44%. Her running mate Tim Kaine is holding events in North Carolina.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump will be campaigning in Michigan, holding rallies in Grand Rapids and Warren.
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The organiser of the Latitude Festival near Southwold wants to increase numbers to a total of 39,999.
Festival Republic has applied to the local council for permission to increase capacity at the Henham Park venue.
The popular Suffolk event is in its 13th year and when it began about 10,000 attended.
Speaking in 2006, Melvin Benn said he was launching Latitude as a festival with a "genteel, less manic feel".
The three-day festival, which includes comedy, theatre and poetry as well as major music acts, has become known as a "middle class" festival.
The public have until the beginning of February to comment on the application, which will be looked at by Suffolk Coastal and Waveney Council's licensing department.
Acts that have appeared over the years include Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros and Interpol as headliners. Tom Jones also appeared in 2010.
The medicines regulator said painkiller diclofenac could significantly increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke for some patients.
The advice has been updated after a European review of the risks.
Millions of people take diclofenac for a range of conditions including headaches, back pain and arthritis.
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the drug should not be used by people with serious underlying heart conditions.
People who have suffered heart failure, heart disease or a stroke should stop using it completely.
Smokers and people with high blood pressure, raised cholesterol and diabetes have been advised to use the drug only after consulting their GP or pharmacist.
The MHRA said diclofenac would continue to provide safe and effective pain relief, apart from patients in certain "at risk" groups.
Dr Sarah Branch, deputy director of the MHRA's vigilance and risk management of medicines division, said: "Whilst this is a known risk and warnings have been included in patient and healthcare information for some time, this advice is now being updated."
Six million prescriptions were written for diclofenac last year and the drug is also available over the counter.
Some seasoned politicians have already made way, with the co-option system - which allows parties to replace departing MLAs with a colleague without a by-election - having been used fairly liberally during the past term.
Several more have chosen to retire from the cut and thrust of political life, while others have failed to secure selection for another election campaign.
BBC News NI looks at those who will shortly be removing the nameplate from their office door.
After a single term, the East Belfast MLA is stepping down, with party favourite Naomi Long returning to stand in the constituency after losing her Westminster seat last year.
Ms Cochrane, a former councillor, took her place in 2011 as the Alliance Party gained a second seat in a single constituency for the first time.
She sits on the finance committee and the assembly commission, which is responsible for the Stormont's day-to-day running.
She has touched on some controversy in the assembly, both opposing and later abstaining in votes on the introduction of same-sex marriage, which her party supports.
The UK's first ever parliamentarian from the Chinese community, Anna Lo is ending her nine-year spell as an MLA.
She topped the poll in the South Belfast constituency in 2011, having taken a seat from the Ulster Unionists in the 2007 election.
But in 2014 she announced she had become disillusioned with politics.
Racist abuse directed at her by loyalists, she said, had influenced her decision not seek re-election.
An ever-present in the assembly since 1998, the former draper has spent more than 30 years in politics.
The past Alliance Party chief whip has increased his vote in the Strangford constituency since 2003.
But he, like Ms Cochrane, has not voted with party policy on same-sex marriage, to which he remains opposed.
Now 73, his retirement will be most likely be spent biking around the Ards peninsula and working on his vintage Morris Minor.
The last of the double-jobbers, Mr Campbell has had to choose between his seats in Stormont and Westminster as a result of a new law.
From May, politicians can only hold one role - MLA or MP - and the East Londonderry representative has decided to remain on the green benches of the House of Commons.
The DUP veteran, 63, has become an unmistakable figure in the assembly.
Never afraid of clashing with nationalists across the chamber, his "curry my yoghurt" remark in 2014 is just one example of his penchant for a spot of verbal sparring.
Having first been elected to the assembly in 2003, the Upper Bann MLA is a stalwart of the DUP backbenches.
But he was defeated by Carla Lockhart, a young DUP councillor who works in his office, in a selection contest last year, setting up one of the most intriguing battles of the entire election.
Mr Moutray has said he will use his time away from politics to focus on his business ventures.
He passes on the family's political baton to his son Philip, who sits on Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council.
With the ink dry on November's Fresh Start agreement that brought a three-month Stormont crisis to an end, Mr Robinson decided the time was right to announce his departure from politics.
He said he had helped to "stabilise" the Northern Ireland Executive, and with that he handed his roles as first minister and DUP leader to Arlene Foster.
The high point of his 40-year political career is arguably leading the DUP to its 38-seat haul at the last assembly election, having played a major part in its transformation from a minority party of protest.
Former Castlereagh councillor Joanne Bunting will join sitting MLAs Sammy Douglas and Robin Newton as the party's candidates in Mr Robinson's East Belfast constituency.
Few MLAs have had as turbulent an assembly term as the charismatic Lagan Valley MLA.
Elected as an Ulster Unionist, he and John McCallister quit the party within hours of each other in February 2013 and went on to start their own venture, NI21.
But less than a year later, on the eve of European and council elections, the pair split bitterly in full public view and the party imploded.
Mr McCrea claimed a political conspiracy was behind allegations of wrongdoing made against him, which were recently dismissed, and has said he will be pursuing a new career.
A Sinn Féin member for more than 20 years, Ms McGahan is the only departing MLA who has not contested an assembly election.
After a brief stint as a councillor in her native County Tyrone, she was chosen by her party to replace Michelle Gildernew in the assembly in 2012.
In December, the Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA announced she would not be seeking re-election.
But when Sinn Féin's ruling council ordered a revote after an initial selection controversy she decided to put her name forward, only for her bid to be unsuccessful.
When he replaced the DUP's Willie Hay as the assembly speaker last year, Mr McLaughlin became the first republican to hold the role.
He was part of Sinn Féin's negotiating teams for the Good Friday peace agreement in 1998 and the St Andrew's deal in 2006 that ended a spell of suspension of the assembly.
Elected to Stormont in 1998 as a member for Foyle, he switched to contest South Antrim in 2007 where he topped the poll and won Sinn Féin's first ever seat in the constituency.
The 70-year-old announced his retirement in November, having been a Sinn Féin member for about 50 years.
After successfully directing elections for Seamus Mallon, Mr Bradley was chosen as the successor to the former SDLP deputy leader in Newry and Armagh in 2003, and has held his seat ever since.
The former schoolteacher, 62, is one of several party veterans to recently announce their departure from frontline politics.
As a fluent Irish speaker, he has said he intends to use his time to promote the language.
South Down MLA Karen McKevitt will join former Armagh gaelic footballer Justin McNulty in running in the constituency.
Set to turn 70 shortly, the East Londonderry MLA has been a constant figure at Stormont for the SDLP since 1998.
He is in his second term as one of the assembly's three deputy speakers and has spent the majority of his years as an MLA on the public accounts committee.
He announced his intention to retire last year, closing the book on almost four decades in elected office.
Earlier this year, he told the Coleraine Times his new-found spare time would be split between his Morris Minor Traveller vintage car and his wife and five grandchildren.
The former barrister claims the SDLP "broke the political mould" when he became the first nationalist mayor of Belfast in 1997.
He won his assembly seat in North Belfast the following year and has been a regular at political talks tables through the years.
But as the party began its "renewal" under new leader Colum Eastwood, Mr Maginness decided to bring his career if more than 30 years to a conclusion.
His retirement paves the way for Nichola Mallon, another former Belfast mayor, to stand for the party in the constituency.
After being asked to fill a casual vacancy on North Down Borough Council in the late 1980s, Mr Cree went on to spend 23 years as a councillor.
He became an MLA for North Down in 2003, and with his keen interest in business he has been the UUP's finance spokesman.
The 74-year-old will shortly become vice-president of the UUP.
The party will stand three candidates in North Down in May, each picked from its council team.
The father of the house - the title given to the oldest of Stormont's 108 MLAs - will turn 76 in just over a week's time, sharing a birthday with Mr Dallat.
The Upper Bann MLA's political career has lasted for more than half a century.
With decades of experience behind him as a councillor in the Lurgan area of County Armagh, he stepped up to the assembly in 2003.
He had entered the running to be selected once more as an election candidate but missed out in the early stages, telling the News Letter: "I don't pretend it didn't hurt."
One of only three UUP members remaining from the party's team elected to 1998's new Northern Ireland Assembly, Mr McGimpsey announced his retirement in January.
During his time as an MLA he headed the culture department before taking on the health ministry, widely regarded as Stormont's toughest job, for four years.
The South Belfast representative has said his time in that post is one of the highlights of his career.
And it is likely he will remain vocal on the subject of health funding in Northern Ireland, even though that will no longer be from the assembly benches.
Although he has not said he is retiring, UKIP's Northern Ireland leader is not on the party's list of election candidates.
The Strangford MLA first took his place in the assembly in 2003 as an Ulster Unionist, and retained his seat on the party's ticket at the last poll.
But he was expelled from the UUP in 2012 after a row with former leader Tom Elliott and joined UKIP later that year.
Last November, he suggested he could stand in the West Belfast constituency in May, but that has not materialised and his time as an MLA appears to be at an end.
Medical Director Professor Simon Constable said patients faced waiting times of up to eight hours on Tuesday as the unit reached full capacity.
The department is expected to stay full until the end of the week.
"Priority as always was given to severely unwell or injured patients," said Prof Constable.
"We were disappointed that many people continued to present with minor ailments which could have been seen and treated by their GP or local pharmacist.
"However, we did not turn anyone away."
Hamilton took the championship battle with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to the final race with a superb victory in treacherous wet conditions in Brazil.
But he is 12 points behind Rosberg, who will be champion if he finishes third on 27 November even if Hamilton wins.
"Right now, it is going to be very hard to beat him but it doesn't mean I can't win the race," Hamilton said.
"I am going to take the energy I have at the moment and really try to push as hard as I can in that race to get as far ahead and that is all I can do."
Hamilton's win in Sao Paulo was his ninth of the year, equalling the number Rosberg has achieved, and his third in a row.
It came after his 11th pole position in 20 races, and was the 52nd of his career, moving him one ahead of Alain Prost into second in the all-time list behind Michael Schumacher, who took 91 wins.
Hamilton again brought up the fact that he has had much the worse of the reliability at Mercedes this season.
This has included three engine failures that have directly impacted his points tally, especially one while leading in Malaysia last month.
Hamilton said: "I am going to continue what I am doing. Nico has finished every single race this year apart from Barcelona which neither of us finished.
"I'm hunting. All I can do is do what I'm doing right now. The team are giving me a great car. I am going to give it everything I've got and all I can do is try to win the race. Right now I am just enjoying the moment."
Assuming neither has a technical problem, the advantage is very much in Rosberg's favour as Mercedes have dominated the season and it is highly unlikely that any other team will be able to compete with them at the Yas Marina circuit.
Rosberg said: "It is going to be a great, exciting race weekend, a great battle for sure. I would like to win the race, definitely. I am going to try to do that. Feeling good, so let's see."
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said: "As Bernie [Ecclestone, F1's commercial boss] would have ordered it, showdown in Abu Dhabi. They are going to drive it out on track.
"We just have to give them two cars so they can fight it out on the track. My biggest nightmare would be a mechanical issue but this is how the sport is."
Sgt Tim Robinson was walking on beaches in Seatown, near Lyme Regis in Dorset, when he slipped on some seaweed.
As it was getting dark, Sgt Robinson, who was visiting from Derbyshire, used his torch to signal "SOS" in Morse code to his wife, more than a mile away.
The 54-year-old reservist, who has done three tours in the Middle East, is now recovering in Dorset County Hospital.
Sgt Robinson was walking on his own on the Jurassic Coast when he slipped, fell and broke his leg on Tuesday afternoon.
He was two miles away from the nearest town and did not have a mobile phone on him.
He said: "I stepped on some seaweed and slipped, then my leg snapped.
"I fell backwards and I heard it go with a large crack, my foot was at a 45 degree angle.
"[There's a] moment of disbelief and denial, and then you pull yourself together and think, 'what have I got with me and what am I going to do?'."
He staggered and crawled for about two hours before he took out his miniature torch and began signalling towards his hotel, where he hoped his wife would be looking for him.
The reservist regimentally signalled the SOS Morse code and then swung the torch over his head - a technique army officers use to signal helicopters. He then crawled 50 yards.
He repeated the process three times before his wife found him by following the signals. She then called the emergency services.
The RNLI helped in getting Sgt Robinson to an ambulance at 19:10 GMT.
He is now in Dorset County Hospital waiting for an operation on his leg and foot.
Dave Stewart was voted in on Wednesday, following the resignation of Independent Jonathan Bacon on Monday.
Mr Stewart's executive also includes five fellow Conservatives, including new deputy leader Stuart Hutchinson.
The cross-party appointments will remain in place until the local council elections in May.
Mr Bacon and his deputy Steve Stubbings stood down on Monday claiming the "damaging behaviour" of Isle of Wight councillors was "overwhelming" efforts to deal with government cuts.
The authority needs to plug a £7.5m funding gap.
The full council is due to meet on 22 February to set the budget for 2017-18.
Mr Stewart said: "Yesterday we had a very productive and enlightening meeting with council officers about the budget - as a result, I am confident that we will be able to lead the council to achieve our primary objective of setting a legal and balanced budget for next year."
The new executive appointments are:
The 29-year-old joins from Bristol City Women, for whom she scored eight goals in nine WSL 1 appearances last season.
The Equatorial Guinea international has also played in the Women's Champions League for Real Vallecano.
"It's a good signing for us," said coach Kelly Chambers. "I believe Jade will fit in well here with the squad we have built for the 2016 season."
The NHS advisory body, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), says 10 million people across England could be deficient, and many are unaware.
Its report says children should get free supplements and calls for supermarkets to sell low-cost tablets.
Deficiency can result in rickets and brittle bones.
NICE focused on groups most at risk of having low levels of the vitamin.
The chief medical officer in England has already urged doctors to prescribe tablets to these populations, and similar advice has been issued in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
But experts are concerned many are still not getting the Vitamin D they need. Official estimates suggest one in five adults and one in six children in England may have low levels.
People get most of their vitamin D from the action of sunlight on their skin. But the amount in food is small, unlike many other vitamins.
The low level of sunlight during winter months means people in the UK must rely on stores built up during the summer.
Professor Mike Kelly, who was involved in producing the NICE guidelines, said: "Around 10 million people in England may have low vitamin D status and so could be at risk of health problems - and they may not know it.
"People with darker skin are particularly at risk - during winter months nearly 75% of adults from Asian or African and Caribbean backgrounds may have low vitamin D levels."
People at risk include:
The NICE report sets out a number of measures, including encouraging local authorities to provide tablets free of charge to children.
The advisory body also urges manufacturers to ensure supplements are sold at the recommended dose - 10 micrograms a day for adults.
And NICE recommends supermarkets stock low-cost vitamin D tablets and promote them to those at risk.
Doctors and other health workers are encouraged to take every opportunity to discuss and record vitamin D intake with any patients who are at risk.
Professor Susan Jebb, who was also involved in developing the guidance, said: "It is really important health professionals are aware of the problem and that everyone understands that for those at risk of deficiency, a good diet alone will not solve the issue.
"People who are at risk can get supplements over-the-counter or speak to their GPs."
Paula Banks began fundraising for Bristol Children's Hospital after her son Jack was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2003. He died in 2008 aged nine.
The fund also supports Captain Jack's toy box - which allows sick children to choose a toy ahead of an operation.
Ms Banks said the Points of Light award was "an absolute honour".
The mother-of-two who lives near Bristol is already working towards her next fundraising target to help refurbish 10 isolation rooms where bone marrow patients spend months recovering.
The Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal supports sick babies and children at Bristol Children's Hospital and at St Michaels Hospital.
The Points of Light award recognises outstanding individuals who make a change in their community.
The deal to hand over Tiran and Sanafir was agreed during a visit to Egypt by Saudi King Salman a year ago. It was backed by Egypt's parliament last week.
It has sparked rare protests in Egypt, with Mr Sisi being accused of "selling" territory in return for Saudi aid.
However, a legal battle over the islands' status continues.
One Egyptian court has annulled the handover decision, while another court has upheld it. The constitutional court is yet to make a final ruling on which institution had the final say.
Last week, parliament backed the deal, saying it had jurisdiction in the matter. The move sparked fresh protests in Cairo.
Mr Sisi has said the islands always belonged to Saudi Arabia and that the Saudis asked Egypt to station troops there in 1950 to protect them.
Opponents accuse Mr Sisi of violating the constitution and handing over the islands to please Saudi Arabia which has backed him financially since he led the military's overthrow of his elected Islamist predecessor, Mohamed Morsi, in 2013.
The figure was revealed by the SDLP MLA John Dallat at a hearing of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
It followed an assembly question.
Mr Dallat, the vice-chair of the committee, also found that of the 106 teachers suspended over the same period, six had eventually been dismissed.
The figure of £4.2m does not include any costs of paying for substitute teachers to cover the suspended teachers.
In 2014/15, £1,272,440 was paid out, a rise from £974,992 in 2013/14.
Mr Dallat told the committee that something must be "badly wrong".
"Either you can't sack teachers, or teachers are being suspended when they shouldn't be," he said.
In response, a Department of Education (DE) official said that the overwhelming majority of the teachers had been reinstated.
Paul Sweeney said DE was working with the employing authorities to see if suspensions could be resolved more quickly.
"One couldn't be content with those sums of money being deployed in that manner," he told the committee.
The exchange took place during a PAC hearing into a recent Audit Office (NIAO) report on school sustainability and the number of empty places in schools.
The report found that the number of empty places in schools in Northern Ireland was around 71,000, about one fifth of the entire number of places available.
A number of members of the PAC questioned DE officials on what they were doing to reduce the number of surplus places.
UUP MLA Roy Beggs said the department was relying on "inaccurate figures" when it came to calculating the number of empty places, while Trevor Clarke of the DUP said that DE was relying on an "old methodology" which was "outdated".
Mr Sweeney said that calculating school capacity was not an "exact science" and it was "complex" to come to a definite figure for surplus places.
Sinn Féin MLA Phil Flanagan also raised concerns about how a school's maximum enrolment was calculated.
"I can't understand how officials within the department or the managing authorities never identified this as a problem, particularly when you were engaging in such an extensive process as the area planning process," he said.
Questioned further by Mr Flanagan on the process, Mr Sweeney said there was no "hidden hit list schools that we are going to close". | Hairdressers can and should be trained to check their clients for skin cancer, say health experts.
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Depp told People magazine it was in "poor taste", did not "come out as intended" and was only meant to amuse.
Depp had asked the crowd: "When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?"
Trump supporters condemned the actor and the White House described his comments as "sad".
Depp's remarks on Thursday came as he introduced a screening of his film The Libertine at the festival in south-west England.
He asked: "Can you bring Trump here?"
After receiving jeers from the crowd, he added: "You misunderstand completely. When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?
"I want to clarify. I'm not an actor. I lie for a living [but] it's been a while. Maybe it's about time.
"I think he needs help and there are a lot of wonderful dark, dark places he could go."
The star acknowledged that his comments - which may have been a reference to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by actor John Wilkes Booth in 1865 - would prove controversial.
Depp said on Friday: "I apologise for the bad joke I attempted last night in poor taste about President Trump.
"It did not come out as intended, and I intended no malice. I was only trying to amuse, not to harm anyone."
After his initial comment, a White House statement on behalf of the president said it was "sad" that Depp had not followed Mr Trump's lead in condemning all violence.
"I hope that some of Mr Depp's colleagues will speak out against this type of rhetoric as strongly as they would if his comments were directed to a Democratic elected official," the statement read.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer echoed that on Friday, saying: "The president has made it clear that we should denounce violence in all of its forms and I think that if we're going to hold to that standard then we should agree that that standard should be universally called out."
Depp reappeared at Glastonbury on Friday, playing guitar on stage with Kris Kristofferson.
Depp is not the first US celebrity to allude to killing the president.
At a rally in Washington DC, Madonna said she thought "an awful lot about blowing up the White House" and the US rapper Snoop Dogg shot a toy gun at a Donald Trump character in a music video.
Comedian Kathy Griffin apologised after posing in photographs with a fake severed head resembling Mr Trump.
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They were shot in their car near the settlement of Otniel, in the deadliest such attack for over a month.
It comes amid a surge in attacks, mainly stabbings, on Israelis since the beginning of October.
Elsewhere, two Palestinians were shot dead in clashes with Israeli troops, and another died after being wounded in clashes on Thursday, Palestinians said.
The Israeli military say the gunman opened fire on the car carrying the father, son and other members of the family.
Israeli media identified the victims as Yaacov Litman, 40, and 18-year-old Natanel. Another son, aged 16, was wounded.
A security operation is under way around the Palestinian village of Yatta, near Otniel, as Israeli forces search for the attacker.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the killing, vowing to "find the heinous murderers and... bring them to justice".
Meanwhile, two Palestinians were shot dead in clashes with Israeli troops on Friday, Palestinian health officials said.
Yusuf Awad, 22, was killed near Ramallah, the Palestinian health ministry said, while 23-year-old Hassan Jihad al-Baw was shot dead in Halhul, north of Hebron, Palestinian medics said.
Earlier, Palestinian Mahmud Shalaldeh, 18, who was shot by troops in clashes in Hebron on Thursday, died from his injuries.
The clashes erupted following the funeral of Mr Shalaldeh's relative, shot dead during an undercover Israeli raid on a hospital in Hebron to seize a suspect in the stabbing of an Israeli.
Twelve Israelis and dozens of Palestinians have been killed in recent unrest.
Many of the Palestinian fatalities were attackers in near-daily stabbings of Israelis, shot by their victims or security forces.
The surge in violence began in September when tensions at a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem revered by Jews and Muslims boiled over, amid rumours that Israel planned to relax long-standing rules to strengthen Jewish rights at the complex.
Israel has repeatedly denied such claims.
Nugent, 47, was Slade's number two and has previously had spells as caretaker manager at Swansea and Leyton Orient.
The League One side sacked former Orient and Cardiff boss Slade on Monday after less than six months in the job.
Nugent will be assisted by first-team coach Simon Clark and Chris O'Loughlin, who has joined the staff at The Valley.
Charlton have dismissed reports linking O'Loughlin with the manager's job, stating he will not become their new boss.
O'Loughlin has had a spell as manager of Belgian side Sint-Truiden, which is part of a network of European clubs owned by Charlton owner Roland Duchatelet.
The Irishman has also been head coach of AS Vita in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and had stints on the coaching staff at Orlando Pirates in South Africa and Melbourne Victory in Australia.
The Addicks, who are 15th in the table, host Port Vale on Saturday.
Police said the woman had been injured in the incident on Maryhill Road, near the Tesco store, at about 13:20.
Paramedics attended and she was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary. There is no information available on her condition.
Police closed off a section of Maryhill Road to investigate the crash but it has since re-opened.
But he says blocking out the emotion and drawing on how close they came to beating the Wallabies will help them launch their autumn series in style.
Laidlaw previously said he would take the pain of that controversial last-minute defeat "to the grave".
"When we take the emotion out of it, it is a game we could have won," he said.
"If we can use that as a positive again, that can help us because we were in the game for 80 minutes.
"But we understand that defensively we need to be stronger this time around. We gave away five tries so Australia will probably be thinking they can cause us problems.
"So we need to be real tight in our defence, real tight in our driving maul and our forward play so we are not giving away cheap points.
"If we get our stuff right, we feel as though we've got a strong game plan. We just need to stay in the moment and stick to our game plan. If we do that, we think we can be in the game."
While Laidlaw believes the way Scotland competed in that quarter-final "gives the team real confidence", he acknowledged the challenge of matching the Wallabies' Test-match intensity by Saturday.
Australia played six Rugby Championship games- winning three, losing three - between August and early October, and looked far more match-sharp than Wales in opening their November series against all four home nations with a crushing 32-8 victory in Cardiff last Saturday.
But Laidlaw thinks extra preparation time - Scotland have been in camp since early last week - and a change of focus to more rugby-specific training, rather than fitness, will help the hosts.
"We are in a better place now than we have been before going into first games in championships," added the Gloucester scrum-half, citing their "poor performance" in the first game of this year's Six Nations against England as evidence.
"We have had a pretty good hit-out to mirror a game. We are excited and we will be ready to go.
"It's an important game for us at home in front of our people, and when our studs hit the ground at the weekend we are going out there to meet fire with fire."
Australia full-back Israel Folau, who is set to win his 50th cap at Murrayfield on Saturday, insists the Wallabies have forgotten about the controversy that overshadowed their last meeting with Scotland.
"Obviously it was a decision made by the referee, it had nothing to do with the players," said the 27-year-old, who missed the World Cup quarter-final through injury before returning for the semi and final.
"I can understand from a Scottish supporters' point of view that it was very disappointing, but for us as players, we have looked past that.
"This week is a new game for us. We are going into it starting from zero. The guys have forgotten about what happened last time.
"It was no surprise to us how Scotland played and it will be no different this week. We are expecting a very tough, challenging game."
Scientists want these ubiquitous gadgets to be put to work helping them detect and investigate earthquakes.
The devices contain accelerometers and a team at the Berkeley Seismic Laboratory says the mechanisms are capable of monitoring tremors.
An app is being developed that will record the shaking during major events and then report the data back to a central server over the cell network.
The high numbers of smartphones now in circulation mean researchers could get very detailed information on who felt what, and where.
It is the sort of insight that is useful for future hazard assessment and risk planning, but real-time data could also eventually play an important role in California's earthquake early warning system.
This aims to give people precious seconds' advance notice that a big trembler is on its way.
"Nowadays, smartphones carry all sorts of sensors, and we can put these to use in unexpected ways," explained Qingkai Kong. "Right now, we can only detect earthquakes above about Magnitude 5.0, but with better accelerometers in future smartphones we would hope to detect smaller ones as well," he told BBC News.
The University of California, Berkeley, researcher was speaking here at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, the world's largest annual gathering of Earth scientists.
He and colleagues were not sure at first that mobile phones would be up to the task of being pocket seismometers. So a selection of the gadgets was put on the lab's "shake table".
This instrument can simulate various grades of tremors. It is usually employed to test the robustness of various construction techniques, to provide confidence that buildings will not collapse during an earthquake.
The results clearly demonstrated that the accelerometers - used primarily in phones as part of the mechanism to tilt the screen - could pick up the shaking.
The confounding issue, of course, is that phones are rarely left alone on a flat surface - they are moving around with their owners.
But the team believes it can solve this problem as well, and has developed an algorithm that will subtract the human "noise" in the data.
"The pattern recognition algorithm sees typical human activities such as walking, running and driving, and we use that information to disengage those activities from the earthquake signal," said Mr Kong.
This algorithm is rarely fooled, he added.
Berkeley's project is very much in its early stages and the team hopes soon to start recruiting more people into its research project. It is likely to issue a test app to thousands of volunteers across the San Francisco Bay Area next year.
This is a region that lives with the knowledge that a major quake could happen at any time. A Magnitude 7.9 event in 1906 flattened San Francisco; and Berkeley itself sits right on top of the Hayward Fault, which many scientists suspect will deliver the next big blow to the Bay Area.
Having good reports on the amount of shaking in an earthquake from different locations is invaluable data.
The level of disturbance a person feels will depend on many things: the number and quality of buildings close by, and the nature of the soils on which they are built, etc. It is even possible for individuals on opposite sides of a street to have quite different experiences.
Shaking reports help planners identify weaknesses in construction standards and are used to raise the level of preparedness for the next big event.
Moreover, a smartphone seismic network has potential to feed directly into the early warning system.
This relies on being able to detect the faster-moving but not-so-damaging P-waves of a seismic event ahead of its S-waves, which cause most destruction.
How much warning an individual gets will depend on how far they are from the epicentre of a quake.
It can though amount to several seconds - time enough for individuals to take cover in a doorway, for trains to slow, for planes to be passed a message to abort their landing, and for surgeons to finish a delicate procedure.
The current generation of smartphones does not have the sensitivities yet to participate in such a programme, but the performance being promised by tech companies for future accelerometers suggests the dream may soon be fulfilled.
Being everywhere and always on, smartphones would then not only provide a dense source of data for the warning system but be the means also to issue its alerts through dedicated tones and messages.
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Their heads move some 6m/s (20ft/s), at each peck enduring a deceleration more than 1,000 times that of gravity.
But researchers reporting in Plos One say that unequal upper and lower beak lengths and spongy, plate-like bone structure protect the birds' brains.
The findings could help design more effective head protection for humans.
For years, scientists have examined the anatomy of woodpeckers' skulls to find out how they pull off their powerful pecking without causing themselves harm.
The birds have little "sub-dural space" between their brains and their skulls, so the brain does not have room to bump around as it does in humans. Also, their brains are longer top-to-bottom than front-to-back, meaning the force against the skull is spread over a larger brain area.
A highly-developed bone called the hyoid - which in humans is just above the "Adam's apple" - has also been studied: starting at the underside of the birds' beaks, it makes a full loop through their nostrils, under and around the back of their skulls, over the top and meeting again before the forehead.
However, Ming Zhang of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a co-author of the new work, said that he and his colleagues wanted to get to the bottom of the problem numerically.
"We thought that most of the previous studies were limited to the qualitative answer to this question," he told BBC News.
"More quantitative studies are necessary to answer this interesting problem, which would aid in applying the bio-mechanism to human protective device design and even to some industry design."
First, the team had a look at woodpeckers in a controlled environment: two slow-motion cameras captured images of the birds striking a force sensor that measured their pecking power.
They found that the birds slightly turn their heads as they peck, which influences how forces are transmitted.
The team also gathered computed tomography and scanning electron microscope analyses of woodpecker skulls, laying out in detail how the parts fit together and where bone density varied.
With those data in hand, they were able to use a computer simulation to calculate the forces throughout the birds' skulls in the process of pecking.
The team's simulations showed that three factors were at work in sparing the birds injury.
Firstly, the hyoid bone's looping structure around the whole skull was found to act as a "safety belt", especially after the initial impact.
The team also found that the upper and lower halves of the birds' beaks were uneven, and as force was transmitted from the tip of the beak into the bone, this asymmetry lowered the load that made it as far as the brain.
Lastly, plate-like bones with a "spongy" structure at different points in the skull helped distribute the incoming force, thereby protecting the brain.
The team stresses that it is the combination of the three, rather than any one feature, that keeps woodpeckers pecking without injury.
A worker at the hospital said that colleagues were under tremendous pressure, after a "major incident" was declared on Monday 2nd January.
The Western Health Trust confirmed it was due to a high volume of patient numbers.
However a Trust spokesperson said the incident was "stood down" within hours.
It is also understood that there were trolley waits at Altnagelvin.
The Irish News reported on Tuesday that the hospital had to implement a "full 999 divert".
In a statement to the BBC the Western Health and Social Care Trust said:
"The Trust activated its business continuity measures before Christmas and this supported the Trust's operation through the outbreak of Norovirus.
" (Monday) 2nd January 2017 proved a particularly difficult and challenging day and the emergency plan was enacted for a period of time to deal with a pressurised period in our ED (emergency department).
"This measure was stood down shortly afterwards".
In a report in November 2016, the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) found that staff at Altanagelvin's emergency department were "burnt out".
Newly released figures also show that more than 400 patients had to wait at least 12 hours at emergency departments over the Christmas period.
The figures were obtained by the BBC from the Health and Social Care Board.
From Christmas Eve to 2 January, 462 patients had a wait of at least 12 hours to be admitted, discharged or transferred.
The Health and Social Care Board has apologised for any "distress and inconvenience".
The pressure was most acute in Antrim Area Hospital, where 165 patients faced at least a 12-hour wait.
At the Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, 94 patients had to wait the same period of time while there were 60 patients affected at Craigavon Area Hospital.
In the Western Health Trust, 33 patients waited at least 12 hours in Londonderry's Altnagelvin Hospital while the same number waited 12 hours at the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.
In Belfast, 28 patients faced a 12-hour wait at the Royal Victoria Hospital and 24 others waited in excess of 12 hours in the Mater Hospital.
The hospital which had the fewest 12-hour waits was the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine, with nine cases.
From December 24 to 29, there was a 9% rise on the number of attendances at emergency departments compared to the same period last year.
There was an increase of 14% on those visiting the emergency department in Antrim Area Hospital, while the increase was just 4% at the Royal Victoria.
In a statement, the board said there was a very high level of demand on urgent care services because of winter illnesses, including the norovirus.
It said it is working with health trusts, primary care colleagues and other key partners to alleviate the pressure.
"Plans have been put in place across the Health and Social Care system to manage increased demand at this time of year.
"However, given the extent of the increase in demand, some patients have had to wait more than 12 hours to be admitted to hospital.
"We fully understand the distress and inconvenience this causes to patients and their families and apologise to them for it."
Figures showing the amount of patients who had to wait more than four hours are due to be published on Thursday.
The Movistar rider powered up the famous Mur de Huy climb to take his third victory in a row.
The Spaniard, 35, finished just a few metres ahead of Etixx-Quick Step's Julian Alaphilippe and Dan Martin on the Ardennes course.
Anna van der Breggen won the women's race, as Britain's Lizzie Armitstead came home in 28th place.
Top Dutch rider and rival to World Road Race champion Armitstead, Marianne Vos, finished ninth after a long injury lay-off.
A Specialized Camber Comp Carbon and a Carrera Valour, worth about £4,000, were taken from a house in the town's St Andrews Road between 20 and 21 July.
A nearby shed was also broken into with five bikes worth about £3,000 stolen.
They included a black and grey Genesis Core, a black Specialized Langster and a Gary Fisher mountain bike with yellow writing on the frame.
Police have appealed for witnesses.
Insp Mike Bennett, who is based at Galashiels police station, said: "I want to hear from anyone who knows anything about these break-ins or who has been approached to buy a second-hand bike in the area in recent days."
He has played five times since joining Barnet on a non-contract basis.
Pearson, 23, is the son of ex-Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson and was sacked by the East Midlands club in June 2015 after he took part in a racist sex tape filmed on a tour of Thailand.
The defender was one of three players released by Leicester after an internal investigation into the incident.
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Steve Stricker and Jim Furyk will also be joining Tom Lehman as vice-captains for the contest against Europe.
Woods, 39, who is battling to recover from a persistent back injury, has played in seven Ryder Cups, the most recent in 2012 under Love's captaincy.
"Once I'm fully healthy, I'd like to try to make the team too," said 14-time major winner Woods.
"Either way, I'm very excited to work with Davis, the other vice-captains and the players to get a US victory."
Should Woods, now ranked 384 in the world, qualify as a player, either automatically or via a captain's pick, Love has the option to name a replacement vice-captain.
The US will be bidding to end a run of eight defeats by Europe in the last 10 editions of the biennial team competition when the 2016 Ryder Cup is held from 30 September to 2 October at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Minnesota.
Love, who will name a fifth vice-captain at a later date, said: "These three guys, joining Tom Lehman, will send a message to our team that we are really serious about this Ryder Cup.
"We are ahead of the game this time and it lets potential team members know that we are going to do whatever it takes to put them in the best position to win in 2016."
Osezua Osolase, 42, from Gravesend, Kent preyed on poverty-stricken orphans with the promise of a better life, Canterbury Crown Court heard.
Judge Adele Williams told him he was devoid of conscience and compassion.
Osolase was found guilty of five counts of trafficking, one of rape and one of sexual activity with a child.
The jury was told in a six-week trial which ended on Friday that West African "juju rituals" were used to instil terror into Osolase's three vulnerable victims, one aged just 14.
The judge said the recycling worker, who has HIV, put his victims "in fear" to force their obedience and secure their silence.
"You were dealing in exploitation and manipulation and degradation," she told Osolase.
"You are undoubtedly a very, very dishonest man. You are arrogant and manipulative, you are devoid of conscience, devoid of any compassion to your victims."
The judge said Osolase treated the girls as objects to be sold as sex slaves. The fact that he raped one girl knowing he had HIV was a "seriously aggravating" feature.
It was recommended that Osolase be deported once he has served his sentence.
The court had heard girls were trafficked into the UK and taken to Osolase's home in Gravesend before being sent to work as prostitutes in mainland Europe.
One of the girls described the Juju ceremony performed on her in Nigeria. During the ritual, samples of blood were extracted from the girl and her head hair and pubic hair were also cut.
She was then told to swear an oath of silence.
Osolase was stopped at Stansted airport in April 2011 attempting to board a plane.
Anthony Orchard QC, defending, said Osolase disclosed that he had HIV voluntarily to police.
"Mr Osolase acknowledges and regrets the consequences of his actions in relation to taking the girls out of the UK, and he has to bear the consequences of those actions," Mr Orchard told the court.
About 20 patients have received bone marrow transplants using their own stem cells. Some patients who were paralysed have been able to walk again.
Prof Basil Sharrack, of Sheffield's Royal Hallamshire Hospital, said: "To have a treatment which can potentially reverse disability is really a major achievement."
Around 100,000 people in the UK have MS, an incurable neurological condition. Most patients are diagnosed in their 20s and 30s.
The disease causes the immune system to attack the lining of nerves in the brain and spinal cord.
The treatment - known as an autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) - aims to destroy the faulty immune system using chemotherapy.
It is then rebuilt with stem cells harvested from the patient's own blood. These cells are at such an early stage they've not developed the flaws that trigger MS.
Prof John Snowden, consultant haematologist at Royal Hallamshire Hospital, said: "The immune system is being reset or rebooted back to a time point before it caused MS."
About 20 MS patients have been treated in Sheffield in the past three years. Prof Snowden added: "It's clear we have made a big impact on patients' lives, which is gratifying."
Multiple sclerosis
In MS the protective layer surrounding nerve fibres in the brain and spinal cord - known as myelin - becomes damaged. The immune system mistakenly attacks the myelin, causing scarring or sclerosis.
The damaged myelin disrupts the nerve signals - rather like the short circuit caused by a frayed electrical cable. If the process of inflammation and scarring is not treated then eventually the condition can cause permanent neurodegeneration.
The BBC's Panorama programme was given exclusive access to several patients who have undergone the stem cell transplant.
Steven Storey was diagnosed with MS in 2013 and, within a year, went from being an able-bodied athlete to needing a wheelchair and losing sensation in much of his body.
He said: "I went from running marathons to needing 24-hour acute care. At one point I couldn't even hold a spoon and feed myself."
Within a few days of the transplant he was able to move his toes, and after four months he could stand unaided.
Steven still needs a wheelchair but is astounded at his progress: "It's been incredible. I was in a dire place, but now I can swim and cycle and I am determined to walk."
Holly Drewry was just 21 when she was diagnosed with MS and her condition deteriorated after she gave birth to her daughter Isla.
She said "Within a couple of months I got worse and worse. I couldn't dress or wash myself; I didn't even have the strength to carry my daughter."
Holly needed a wheelchair before her transplant, but after the treatment she walked out of hospital.
She said: "It's been a miracle. I got my life and my independence back and the future is bright again in terms of being a mum and doing everything with Isla."
Two years on she has suffered no relapses and there is no evidence of active disease on her scans.
Doctors describe her MS as dormant, but there is hope that the transplant might be a permanent fix.
Cost-effective
The Royal Hallamshire Hospital - together with hospitals in the United States, Sweden and Brazil - is part of an international trial, MIST, which is assessing the long-term benefits of the stem cell transplant.
All those on the trial have relapsing remitting MS, where patients experience attacks - or relapses - followed by periods of remission.
The treatment involves intensive chemotherapy, so patients are warned that there are side-effects such as nausea and hair loss.
Paul Kirkham, another MS patient, said he was glad to have had the transplant but added: "It does knock you. I'd rather have done 10 rounds with Mike Tyson."
The transplant involves a one-off cost of around £30,000, which is comparable to the yearly cost of some MS treatments.
Because the procedure involves no new drugs and instead re-purposes an existing therapy using the patient's own cells, there is little profit incentive for drug companies to get involved.
Prof Richard Burt, Northwestern University, Chicago carried out the first HSCT for MS as long ago as 1995 and is coordinating the international trial which began in 2006.
He said: "There has been resistance to this in the pharma and academic world. This is not a technology you can patent and we have achieved this without industry backing."
A study published last year involving MS patients in Chicago showed significant reductions in neurological disability, and for some the improvements persisted for at least four years, although there was no comparative control group.
The outcome of the more detailed MIST trial - which will report in a couple of years - could determine whether the stem cell transplant becomes a standard NHS treatment for many MS patients.
Dr Emma Gray, head of clinical trials at UK's MS Society , said: "Ongoing research suggests stem cell treatments such as HSCT could offer hope, and it's clear that in the cases highlighted by Panorama they've had a life-changing impact.
"However, trials have found that while HSCT may be able to stabilise or improve disability in some people with MS it may not be effective for all types of the condition."
Dr Gray said people should be aware it was an "aggressive treatment that comes with significant risks", but called for more research into HSCT so there could be greater understanding of its safety and long term effectiveness.
Panorama is broadcast on BBC One at 20:30 on Monday 18 January 2016.
By January 2017, there were 19,470 university applicants.
This compared to 20,400 by the same period in 2016.
However, the proportion of 18-year-old NI university applicants remains the highest in the UK.
University applications show 5% fall
Almost half of 18-year-olds in Northern Ireland (47.5%) have applied to start a university course this autumn.
That contrasts with 37% in England, 33% in Scotland and 32% in Wales.
The main percentage falls in university application rates in Northern Ireland have been among older students.
Although the numbers involved are relatively small, there has been a 21% decrease in 2017 in the numbers of 25-29 year-old applicants.
Among the over-30s there has been a 12% decline in applications.
The Ucas admissions figures reflect the January application deadline for university courses starting in September 2017.
They also show that many more women apply to university in Northern Ireland than men.
For instance, more than 55% of all 18-year-old women (6,580) have applied this year, compared to under 40% (4,920) of 18-year-old men.
Veterinary Sciences and Computer Sciences were among the popular subjects that saw the biggest drop in applications.
Across the UK, the fall in applications in England of 6% has been three times greater than in Scotland at 2%, while applications from Wales fell most, by 7%.
However, there could be an upside for those who are seeking places this year, as long as they are open to taking a place at university across the Irish Sea.
Universities in England do not have their student numbers capped, meaning they are likely to be competing to attract students.
Ucas chief Mary Curnock Cook said this "tough recruitment environment for universities" would mean "unprecedented choice and opportunity for applicants".
NUS-USI President Fergal McFerran said the figures were "troubling".
"As we face an Assembly election in a matter of weeks I would urge all of our politicians to think carefully about whether their priorities reflect the hopes and aspirations of our citizens.
"Our young people are our greatest asset and we desperately need stable, transparent, devolved Government to deliver for them," he added.
Children, pregnant women, the sick, the elderly and travellers don't have to fast.
The Qur'an, the holy book followed by Muslims, was first revealed during the month of Ramadan.
This summer Muslims in the UK are facing the "longest" Ramadan in 33 years, as the holy month coincides with the summer solstice, meaning long days of fasting.
At this time of year daylight can last about 16 to 19 hours, depending on your UK location.
The month of Ramadan is a time for spiritual reflection, prayer, doing good deeds and spending time with family and friends.
At the end of the fast, special meals are served and families and friends get together to break the fast. Many Muslims also go to the mosque to pray.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Because Islam uses the lunar calendar (based on the cycles of the moon), the month of Ramadan comes around 11 days earlier each year, so it isn't a fixed date in the Western/solar calendar.
The festival to celebrate the end of Ramadan, and fasting, is called Eid al-Fitr.
Often children are given presents and new clothes.
Maithripala Sirisena said scenes of local women running on stage to kiss the singer and throwing their underwear at him, was "most uncivilised".
He said the organisers should be "whipped with toxic stingray tails" - referring to an ancient punishment.
The concert was held in the capital Colombo on 20 December.
Mr Sirisena said he had been shocked to hear that during the gig, local women removed their bras in public, threw their underwear at the pop star, or rushed on stage to hug and kiss him.
"This is most uncivilised behaviour that goes against our culture," he told a public meeting.
"I don't advocate that these uncivilised women who removed their brassieres should be beaten with toxic stingray tails, but those who organised such an event should be."
Whipping with the tails of stingrays was reportedly a punishment reserved for hardened criminals in medieval Sri Lanka, and is a popular expression of severe castigation.
President Sirisena also complained about the high cost of tickets, which were said to range from 5,000 rupees ($35; £23) to 50,000 rupees ($350; £235).
There was no immediate comment from the event's organisers.
The concert at a rugby stadium in Colombo was part of the Latin pop star's 'Love and Sex' world tour.
Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union have voted to strike over plans to scrap premium payments for weekend working.
The union said it had tried to avoid industrial action but alternative proposals had been "rejected".
National Museum Wales said it will be holding consultations with each member of staff affected by the changes.
In total, 80% union members voted to take strike action on a 56% turnout.
In follows strikes last August where staff at six National Museum Wales sites walked out in a row over pay and pensions cuts.
Amgueddfa Cymru/National Museum Wales runs seven sites including National Museum Cardiff, National Waterfront Museum in Swansea and the Welsh Slate Museum in Llanberis, Gwynedd.
It will feature stars such as Gary Barlow, the cast of hit West End musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Attraction, the winners of this year's Britain's Got Talent.
Brit Award winner Olly Murs will also perform on 25 November, with the show set to be screened by ITV in December.
Stand-up star Bishop said he "never imagined" he would host the show.
"As a child, the Royal Variety Show was like the Grand National and the FA Cup final - it was something our family always watched - the only difference being that we didn't bet on the winner," he said.
"I trust my parents will be proud when they take their seats in the audience, although I have told my dad not to shout, 'Come on son.' It's not a match or a horse race!"
Dame Edna Everage will take a break from her farewell tour to appear in the variety show, with more acts set to be announced nearer the time.
The evening at the London Palladium hopes to feature the best musical performers, theatre, comedy and speciality acts from the UK and abroad, as well as several surprises.
The event is staged in aid of the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund - whose patron is the Queen - which helps people from the world of entertainment who are in need of care and assistance.
Each year the winner of ITV's Britain's Got Talent gets the chance to perform on the show as part of their prize.
This year's competition was won by Hungarian shadow dancers Attraction at the show's grand final in June.
At the time judge Simon Cowell said: "It just shows that this country welcomes people from all over the world and they loved this act."
Glyn Capper said other aspects of the budget will face a cut of 5.7% or £19.1m.
He told the justice committee that the department is receiving an extra £15m for legal aid pressures.
More than £12m would also be provided to pay for PSNI and other staff to take voluntary exit.
The money will come from the Northern Ireland Public Sector Transformation Fund.
Mr Capper told MLAs the PSNI was receiving an additional £32m from the Treasury for security.
He said that under the Fresh Start Deal an extra £10m was being provided to combat paramilitary activity and £12m to help build a shared future, and that the department would bid for this funding in the future once more details are agreed.
The official said £30m earmarked for bodies dealing with the past would be held centrally until agreement is reached on how the legacy issue will be addressed.
Mr Capper told MLAs the Department of Justice has a capital budget of £58m. He said £3.9m of this budget had been earmarked for the proposed emergency services training college at Desertcreat near Cookstown in County Tyrone.
Officers detained the 33-year-old on Thursday afternoon and he is being held at a central London police station.
The Met Police said the warrant for further detention lasts to Thursday.
He is being questioned on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorist acts under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
Police were granted the further extension at a magistrates' court on Saturday.
Following the arrest in Cardiff, police searched two houses.
Officers said the arrest was a result of an investigation by the MPS Counter Terrorism Command supported by the Wales Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit.
There was police activity in the Grangetown and Riverside areas of Cardiff on Thursday afternoon but Metropolitan Police refused to confirm if it was linked to the arrest.
The BBC understands the arrest is related to alleged Islamist terrorism.
Among the highlights was the first printed map of Cornwall from the first county atlas of England and Wales, produced in 1576 during the reign of Elizabeth I.
The detailed map was sold for £10,000 against an estimate of £6,000-8,000.
Bonhams senior book valuer John Walwyn-Jones said he was "not surprised they attracted so much interest".
The maps had been collected over a period of 40 years by Peter Dewhurst who was brought up in Bodmin.
He emigrated to Southern California in the 1960s where he has lived ever since.
Mr Dewhurst, now in his 70s, said: "I am happy to know that the maps and charts which have given me so much pleasure over the years will be enjoyed and studied by new owners in new places."
Mr Walwyn-Jones said: "This was an outstanding collection of maps which had been put together with great care and discrimination."
The Bay in Stonehaven topped the 25th National Fish and Chip Awards 2013 in London on Thursday night.
Owner Calum Richardson described it as a "massive honour" and a "dream come true".
The business stayed open late last year despite being hit by the flood water that caused major damage in Stonehaven.
Ten regional champions were finalists.
Mr Richardson said: "Over the last few years, we have put so much effort into our business and take pride in what we produce and the service we give our customers.
"This is without doubt one of our biggest achievements to date and is a great opportunity for the business to grow.
"It is not without the hard work from all the staff, not to mention the support and loyalty shown by our customers and suppliers, which has helped us win this award.
"To say we are delighted is an understatement and we can't wait to take both awards back to take pride of place in our shop."
The awards, organised by seafood authority Seafish, were hosted by comedian Rory Bremner.
Seafish chief executive Paul Williams said: "The competition gets fiercer each year and this year was definitely no exception, with the battle for top shop getting more difficult for the judges to determine.
"The exceptionally high standards of entrants across all the award categories demonstrates their continual commitment to the industry and the effort towards sustainability and protecting the industry so future generations can enjoy Britain's favourite dish."
Plaid Cymru obtained the email sent two weeks before ministers refused a request for support after a due-diligence process.
The Welsh Government had been asked to underwrite £210m of investment.
Economy Secretary Ken Skates said the government had held weekly meetings with developers.
Meanwhile, Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies has separately demanded a public inquiry into the project.
A senior official emailed Aviva Investors on 14 June saying they had spoken to lawyers about complying with EU state aid rules.
He wrote: "The good news is that at the moment there does not appear to be any showstoppers but there is one point that I would like to discuss with you in relation to deal structure."
The Welsh Government was asked to underwrite £210m of Aviva's investment in the Circuit of Wales, which meant the taxpayer would pick up the bill if the project failed.
But Welsh Government officials said it became apparent "in the last couple of weeks" that the true cost could be far higher.
Based on advice from the Treasury and Office for National Statistics, the Welsh Government said there was a "very significant risk" that all the £373m of the project's debt would be classed as capital spending.
That would be removed from the budget over three years - funding that could otherwise be spent on schools, homes or hospitals.
Ministers said a £100m automotive business park would be built instead.
Speaking in the Senedd, Plaid AM Adam Price, who obtained the email, said: "Are we really led to believe that the government was not aware of the balance sheet issue on 14 June, but that became the mother of all showstoppers just 13 days later?"
Tuesday's decision against the Circuit of Wales by the cabinet follows scrutiny of the plans as part of a due diligence process which started in February.
Replying to Mr Price, Mr Skates said it was only through due diligence "that we were able to then go to [the Office for National Statistics] and Her Majesty's Treasury and be able to assess the risk in the way that it's weighted and the likelihood of it being on balance".
"In terms of the note that he mentions concerning Aviva and the way that there appears to be at the moment 'no showstoppers', well the whole point of due diligence is that you strip away all of what appears to be the case and you actually get to the facts and then the facts are scrutinised accordingly."
Civil servants had held weekly meetings with the Heads of the Valleys Development Company "to ensure that every opportunity is given to make this project workable", he added.
But Labour's Blaenau Gwent AM Alun Davies said while there was a "great deal of disappointment... if the sums don't add up, they don't add up".
He told BBC Radio Wales investment in the £100m business park was needed straight away.
"It's crucial we create jobs and an economy where local people can benefit from these opportunities," Mr Davies added.
"This can't be a promise made to be fulfilled in another decade."
Welsh Conservative leader Mr Davies said: "The Circuit of Wales project is a Welsh Government branded bungling of historic proportions."
He added: "The people of Wales, particularly the forlorn citizens of Ebbw Vale, deserve answers after so many years of clinging to hope where there was none.
"Serious questions remain and only an independent public inquiry can bring satisfactory answers."
Martin Whitaker, the Circuit of Wales' chief executive he was "hugely disappointed and saddened" by the Welsh Government decision.
"We strongly disagree with the decision and the rationale behind it," he said in a statement.
The Circuit of Wales team said they are still studying the details of the announcement "before deciding on our next course of action".
The young Afghan national was one of the few members of his family to escape death at the hands of the Taleban.
But three years after fleeing Kabul, the 24-year-old Muslim was killed by a suicide bomber on a Piccadilly Line train at Russell Square.
A resident of Hounslow in west London, Mr Sharifi had been studying English at West Thames College since September 2002, where he drew praise from staff.
He worked in a pizza take-away in his spare time to send money back to his younger sister still in Afghanistan. Both of their parents had perished in the Kabul war.
His college tutor, Harminder Ubhie, described Mr Sharifi as a highly-motivated student who could make the others laugh.
"He was a delight to have in the group," she said. "From the first month I knew I could push this student. I knew he would be one of our high achievers.
"I admired him for his dedication to come to my classes. He said it was because I was an excellent teacher and he was learning so much."
She said he had a "youthful and energetic nature" and helped new members of the group to settle in.
And his college principal, Thalia Marriott, pointed to the "deep irony" that Mr Sharifi had left his native Afghanistan to seek safety in the UK "only to find his fate at the hands of extremists here".
When Afghan President Hamid Karzai later visited the victims' memorial garden at King's Cross station, he paid tribute to Mr Sharifi, laying a floral tribute of white roses and standing in silence.
But it was Mr Sharifi's sole surviving close relative, his sister Farishta, who described most clearly the impact of his loss.
She said in a statement to the 7 July victims' inquests: "He was not just a brother, he was also my friend and I still miss his telephone calls.
"He was also protective of me, not just sending money home, but also making sure that he shouldered life's difficult responsibilities because he did not want me to worry about any concerns that he had or problems that he faced.
"I feel that Atique's greatest achievement in life is the respect that he earned from all those who knew him during his lifetime and the good name he left for himself after his death."
The Quins skipper is a leading contender to captain England in the upcoming Six Nations.
Evans told BBC London 94.9: "He's Richie McCaw-like, in the way that he leads by example.
"He's not one of those guys that will mouth off but he leads by example round the field."
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The former All Blacks international continued: "He's one of those guys that you need in the pack when things are going tough. He's always the guy that puts his hand up.
"He showed that especially in the Northampton game on Friday. He really stood out even though we were going backwards."
Robshaw has been named alongside team-mates Joe Marler, Jordan Turner-Hall and Mike Brown in England's 32-man elite player squad for the Six Nations.
Harlequins are preparing for Saturday's Heineken Cup match against Gloucester, having won the reverse fixture 28-9 at Kingsholm in November.
Evans said: "We've parked the Premiership for a while, top of the table there, so looking forward to a couple of really exciting games in the Heineken Cup and hopefully set ourselves up for a quarter-final if we can.
"Every year you come across a team you play lots. Last season it seemed to be Wasps and this season it seems to be Gloucester. I think both teams will know each other inside out.
"We're really looking forward to getting back to the Stoop, seven of our last 10 games have been away so we're looking forward to getting back there and taking on a team that will be smarting after losing to Worcester."
You can hear more from Nick Evans and Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea on "The Scrum" on BBC London 94.9FM on Thursday at 2100 GMT. (Also available on iPlayer and London Rugby Union Podcast)
Laverty's performance earned him two more championship points as he remained in 12th place in the series.
He will quit MotoGP at the end of the season and return to World Superbikes, competing on an Aprilia machine.
Crutchlow became the first British rider to win the Australian Grand Prix as he held off Valentino Rossi.
Marc Marquez, who has already secured this year's championship, crashed out while holding a big lead on lap 10 which allowed Crutchlow to clinch his second win of the season after his triumph in the Czech Republic.
Crutchlow finished over four seconds ahead of Rossi with Spain's Maverick Vinales completing the podium positions.
"It's nice to win one in the wet and the dry because people only think you can ride in the rain when you win in it," said the Englishman.
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A 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday means United have won just two of their last seven league games.
They are fourth in the standings, three points behind leaders Manchester City.
"Losing two in a row is disappointing, now we have to stay in a position to keep fighting," said Van Gaal.
"We now have to win three matches in a row to still be up there after Christmas."
Listen as a Man Utd fan defends Louis van Gaal on 606.
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United, without a win in their last five games in all competitions, host Norwich next Saturday before travelling to Stoke on Boxing Day and then entertaining Chelsea on 28 December.
Leicester, second in table and with a game in hand over United, host Jose Mourinho's side on Monday and a win for the Foxes would leave Van Gaal's side five points off the top.
Asked if United can still challenge for the title, the Dutchman added: "We have the selection to do that, but we are in a very difficult position because of injuries.
"We have to play a lot of youngsters, who have played well, but we have to make a revival because we have lost two matches in a row."
Bournemouth's goals both game from set-pieces, which Van Gaal described as "unacceptable".
However, he praised the attitude of his players, who he believes are firmly behind him.
"You have to perform in a certain way," he added. "I was pleased with what I saw in the first half.
"For me the most important thing is the commitment of my players to perform as we have agreed and I can only tell they want to do that."
Aston Villa 1-3 Everton
Bournemouth 2-0 Southampton
Leicester City 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
Norwich 1-2 Chelsea
Sunderland 2-2 Crystal Palace
There has been an outbreak of a virus at one of the official team hotels where they are staying.
Public Health England says 30 athletes and support staff have been affected.
Botswana's Isaac Makwala withdrew from Monday's 200m heats after he was unwell and he was stopped from competing in the 400m final by event organisers.
Tummy bugs are common and can cause diarrhoea and sickness.
You can catch them from eating contaminated food or through contact with people who have already got one.
If that infected person doesn't wash their hands before handling food or touching objects and surfaces that other people then touch, there's a good chance they could get sick too.
The illness is not generally dangerous and most people make a full recovery within one to two days.
The zone centres over the site known as the "ammunition wreck" and has a 500m (1,640ft) radius underwater and a 200m (660ft) radius at the surface.
The underwater zone means a ban on anchoring, diving and trawling, while the surface ban prohibits vessels.
Channel Island ferry operations are expected to be able to continue.
Four yellow buoys with orange flashing lights have been put around the area.
The Guernsey Coastguard set up the exclusion zone after the Guernsey Harbour Divers alerted the Royal Navy to a suspicious looking object outside the pier heads.
This was spotted last week at the wreck site, about 600m (1,970ft) east of the harbour.
Navy experts subsequently advised an exclusion zone be created.
Ch Insp Nigel Taylor of Guernsey Police said the force's bomb team would be working closely with the Navy over the next few days to make sure the bomb was disposed of safely.
Guernsey Harbourmaster Capt Peter Gill said the exclusion zone would have "a limited effect" on smaller boats as there was plenty of room for them to come and go while avoiding the exclusion zone.
However, he admitted larger vessels such as passenger ferries would have "limited options".
The Royal Navy's dive team is expected to arrive on the island on Tuesday to inspect the device.
The actress, who lost a son in 2009 after 21 weeks, plays Michelle Connor, who will lose her baby at 23 weeks.
Marsh said she thought "long and hard" about taking on the storyline.
But she said she felt it was "an important story to tell to raise awareness of something which affects thousands of women every year".
She added: "It is obviously a cause very close to my heart, having lost my beautiful Archie at 21 weeks and five days."
The storyline will explore how the death affects both the parents and their extended families.
Marsh said she was "proud" of the scenes they have filmed but admitted she found them difficult.
"I have had to go to some very dark places in my mind whilst filming these heartbreaking scenes but my family, friends and colleagues have been incredible.
"Losing a child is something that never leaves you so to revisit those feelings as Michelle has been challenging."
She said Coronation Street ensured she had a counsellor on set "at all times to go to after filming".
She added: "For me the best tonic after a hugely emotional day was to go home to my kids and be reminded of how lucky I am to have them."
Coronation Street producer Kate Oates said she hoped the programme would "encourage discussion, understanding and compassion for those viewers affected by the loss of a baby".
The stillbirth charity Sands has worked with the ITV soap on the storyline.
Erica Stewart, the charity's bereavement specialist, said she hoped that "with a TV drama as popular as Coronation Street covering this heartbreaking experience, it will help to lift the taboo, and raise awareness of all the issues that surround the death of a baby."
The episode will air in the week beginning 9 January.
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The firm's net income was €451m ($490m; £330m) for the year ending 31 January, down from €628m a year ago.
The amount also fell short of analyst expectations of €476m.
Its Asian sales fell 3% in the time period with much of the decline coming from the Hong Kong and Macau markets.
"Results in the region were hit by the negative performances recorded in Hong Kong and Macau," Prada said in a statement on Monday.
The Asia-Pacific region accounts for more than a third - over 35% - of the group's sales, making it Prada's biggest market.
A combination of a clampdown on corruption by the Chinese government, and pro-democracy protests closing down major roads in Hong Kong, leading to the decline in the number of mainland Chinese tourists, has led to several retailers reporting a slump in sales.
In other major markets like Europe, Prada sales fell nearly 5%. The losses were given a boost by sales growing slightly in North America and Japan, where sales jumped nearly 8%.
The company has said that it would have to cut costs and open fewer stores than they had planned because of the results.
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The Australian replaced Liam Lindsay in the starting line-up 10 minutes before kick-off due to the latter's hamstring injury.
"Ryan's always ready to go and we trust him on the pitch," said Archibald.
"He fitted in perfectly. He had a good game up to his goal and gave us a great bit of energy in the final third."
Edwards' headed winner in front of the travelling support was the former Reading midfielder's first senior goal.
It followed Mathias Pogba's equaliser after Greg Docherty had given Accies an early lead.
"We've had a poor record of late at Hamilton so we're delighted to get the victory having gone a goal down," Archibald told BBC Scotland.
"It's massive to get that three points going into the international break. We've had six games in 18 or 19 days so we've got a lot of weary legs in there.
"Liam Lindsay did the warm-up and felt his hamstring so we had to reshuffle a bit and I think it affected us for the first goal - we weren't quite set up right.
"But the lads showed great character to come back from it. I don't think we handled Hamilton first-half, for the first 25 minutes especially, but we got the hang of it.
"We knew that if we had a wee bit of guile in the final third then we could score goals."
It is six months to the day, meanwhile, since Accies' last win at New Douglas Park and for a long time it looked like that unenviable record would end in front of an improved 3,055 crowd.
Hamilton player-manager Martin Canning was left frustrated by the defeat.
"First-half we're 1-0 up and comfortable in the game," he said. "Second-half we conceded a poor goal and from there I don't think we competed well enough.
"I don't think our goalkeeper had a save to make; it's two crosses into the box and we lose two goals from it, which at any level is poor.
"Home form should be good enough that we're able to go and win games.
"All our quality players are on the park and I'm asking them to just go and play; enjoy the game, get your foot on it and play. We didn't do it well enough.
"I don't know if conceding the goal unsettled us but that's going to happen in football; you're going to concede and you've got to go and believe in yourself."
Melanie Hall, 25, was last seen leaving a nightclub in Bath in 1996. Her remains were found near the M5 in 2009.
Steve and Pat Hall hope the reward will yield "crucial" information.
Mr Hall said: "We believe we're in touching distance of a significant breakthrough and feel it's the right time to offer a substantial reward."
Mr Hall, Melanie's father, said he hopes "someone who knows a crucial piece of information" will have the "moral fibre" to contact the police.
"Melanie's murder has had a terrible impact on our family and I know my wife Pat is tortured by what happened to our daughter and will never get over it," he said.
"Someone may have been wavering over whether to provide information for a long time. This amount of money is life-changing and I hope it will provide the incentive for them to do the right thing."
Miss Hall, who worked at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, was last seen on a night out with friends at Cadillacs nightclub on 9 June 1996.
A black bin liner containing her bones and skull was found by a workman clearing vegetation next to a slip-road at junction 14 of the M5, near Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, on 5 October 2009.
Det Supt Andy Bevan, said forensic scientists were still in the process of developing a DNA profile from an item found near her remains
"There's no doubt this brings us an important step closer to finding her killer," he said.
"Someone out there has a very dark and terrible secret, which is getting closer to being revealed."
Nine people have been arrested in connection with the case since the investigation began, but no-one has been charged.
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Openreach, owned by BT, maintains the phone lines and broadband connections for several companies, including BT Retail, Sky, TalkTalk, PlusNet and EE.
BT Openreach says it does not recognise TalkTalk's figures.
It says it does not publish its own.
Since 2014, the regulator Ofcom has been setting Openreach targets to improve services, which Openreach claims to be meeting.
However, Ofcom does not insist that Openreach publishes figures for the number of missed appointments it makes.
BT customer Richard Palmer, from Cumbria, says his records show that over the past 12 months he has had 15 missed Openreach appointments.
He told You & Yours: "For each appointment I'm expected to stay at home between 8am and 1pm. People say they'll call you back with more information and they rarely do, and I never received a phone call with an apology. It almost seems that customers are an inconvenience to them."
Mr Palmer is a self-employed gardener, and says each appointment costs his business at least £90.
BT allows customer to apply for £10 compensation for each missed appointment.
Kim Mears, Openreach's managing director, told the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee that "multiple missed appointments" are one of the company's greatest failings.
"When we get it wrong we repeat the problem."
Figures from Openreach suggest it makes 345 "multiple misses" every week. That is when an engineer fails to turn up for an appointment with a customer who has already been failed once before.
Openreach refuses to disclose the total number of missed appointments to the BBC, but TalkTalk revealed the number of appointments it misses with its customers.
From the start of this year to 18 March, 9,110 customer appointments were "missed" by Openreach engineers. That is about 3% of the total volume of appointments.
Openreach pays TalkTalk £56 per missed appointment, however none of that is passed on to the customer.
TalkTalk claims not to be profiting from missed appointments, saying the compensation only helps it cover its "'logistical costs".
The weekend-long event celebrates films, gaming, comics, anime and TV.
Celebrities attending the show at the Exhibition Centre include Flash Gordon's Sam J. Jones.
David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser and Antonio Fargas from Starsky and Hutch are also there with their famous car - the bright red Ford Gran Torino.
Chris Barrie and Danny John-Jules from Red Dwarf and Dr Who's Peter Davidson are also making guest appearances.
Three chicks have hatched at the Tweed Valley project this year.
Volunteers watching the nest first saw the adult male osprey bringing them fish but then a "cheeky jay" appeared.
It was seen picking up items from the back of the nest, thought to have been leftover fish, and eating them.
Information officer Diane Bennett said: "A fish supper at the jay residence must be a welcome break from acorns!
"The ospreys are not concerned that these morsels have been taken from the nest and clearly don't perceive the jay as a threat, which is strange, as the jay is certainly capable of taking the tiny osprey chicks at this stage of their life.
"Maybe, the clean-up operation to remove fish debris discarded by the osprey family is welcomed for now, particularly as the chicks would never intentionally be left alone while they are so small."
Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland said no Crown Office investigator or prosecutor had ever raised concerns about the evidence used to convict Megrahi.
He also pledged to continue tracking down Megrahi's accomplices.
Megrahi's part in the bombing has been called into question in a series of books and documentaries.
And a petition seeking "Justice For Megrahi", backed by politicians and family members of some victims, remains on the Scottish Parliament's books two years after his death.
Supporters of Megrahi, who was said by the FBI to have been a Libyan intelligence officer, have claimed that Scottish prosecutors ignored evidence that the bomb was put on board the flight at Heathrow rather than in Malta.
They have also alleged Libya was "framed" over the bombing, and that a fragment of the bomb's timer was either planted or manipulated to implicate the North African country and to turn attention away from Syria and Iran.
Speaking as he travelled to Washington to attend a memorial service at Arlington cemetery in Washington on Sunday, Mr Mulholland said his ongoing investigation into the bombing was focused on the evidence, and not on "speculation and supposition".
Mr Mulholland said: "During the 26-year long inquiry not one Crown Office investigator or prosecutor has raised a concern about the evidence in this case.
"We remain committed to this investigation and our focus remains on the evidence, and not on speculation and supposition.
"Our prosecutors and police officers, working with UK government and US colleagues, will continue to pursue this investigation, with the sole aim of bringing to justice those who acted along with al-Megrahi."
Mr Mulholland later told the BBC that the only place to determine guilt or innocence was in a court of law, where the evidence could be subjected to "great scrutiny, cross examination and testing".
The Lord Advocate added: "We had one trial, two appeals, 13 judges involved, and at the end of that process Megrahi remains a convicted person.
"Also, and highly significant in my view, Megrahi abandoned his second appeal knowing that the effect of that abandonment was that he would remain guilty of the Lockerbie bombing."
But Jim Swire, whose daughter Flora died in the bombing, said he continued to believe that Megrahi was innocent.
He said: "How was it that the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Committee spent three years looking at the case and came up with six pieces of evidence to challenge Mr Megrahi's conviction?
"I think you have to look further than the superficial comments made by the Lord Advocate."
He said he believed that evidence was "clearly designed in order to mislead the court" and pointed the finger towards the CIA.
Mr Swire said recent revelations about the agency's complicity in torture following the 9/11 terrorist attacks showed the CIA "has little respect for the requirements of the law of their own country."
Mr Swire also repeated his call for the evidence in the case to be examined "properly and objectively" in a full inquiry - something he said had been turned down by every prime minister since the bombing "for whatever reason".
Former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell criticised as "unsavoury" the "repeated and unfounded criticism" of the judges who sat in the trial, and those who heard Megrahi's subsequent appeal against conviction.
Sir Menzies added: "The judges by convention are unable to respond publicly to these criticisms, which imply that they were somehow part of a conspiracy. In truth, they were all experienced in criminal law and of unquestioned integrity.
"It is a curious feature of this case that those who argued most vehemently for a special court to be set up to deal with the case are now among the most vociferous critics of its verdict."
Megrahi was convicted of carrying out the bombing in January 2001, but co-accused Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah was acquitted.
Fhimah was Libyan Arab Airline's station manager at Luqa Airport in Malta, where the two men were alleged to have loaded the bomb aboard an Air Malta flight to Frankfurt before it was transferred to a feeder flight for Pan Am 103.
There has been newspaper speculation that prosecutors continue to believe Fhimah was involved in the plot.
But a Crown Office spokeswoman told BBC Scotland: "Fhimah is not the focus of the ongoing investigation. However, if any further evidence against him comes to light it will be considered as part of the wider investigation."
The Pan Am flight exploded at 31,000ft over Lockerbie, in the south of Scotland, on 21 December 1988.
As well as 259 people on board the aircraft, 11 residents of Lockerbie died on the ground as a result of a giant fireball caused when a wing holding thousands of gallons of fuel exploded on impact.
The Scottish government released Megrahi on compassionate grounds in August 2009 after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer and given six months to live.
He returned to Libya, where he died in May 2012, still protesting his innocence.
The 35-year-old Bulgarian played for Villa from 2006 to 2012, when he was diagnosed with acute leukaemia.
Petrov is in remission but he was forced to retire in May 2013.
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"I would never bring him in to be a mascot. He's got a very technical and gifted mind, I want him in here as quick as possible," said Sherwood.
"Stan will always have a place at this football club while I'm manager."
Petrov made 218 appearances in all competitions for Villa, who he joined in 2006 after seven years at Celtic, and earned 92 Bulgaria caps.
Earlier this season, he began playing for Wychall Wanderers over-35s in a West Midlands Sunday league.
Villa are 17th in the Premier League but managed their first win in 13 league games when defeating West Brom 2-1 on Tuesday.
The sides meet again at Villa Park on Saturday in an FA Cup quarter-final, which is live on BBC One, BBC Radio 5 live and the BBC Sport website (17:30 GMT).
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A tournament was held in glitzy Las Vegas and broadcast on television, with a million dollars up for grabs as prize money.
The game has become a big box office sport event - competitors even arrive in posh cars called limousines.
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John Coates, vice president of the IOC, acknowledged that swathes of empty seats at a number of venues have been a source of frustration for the body.
It has been in stark contrast to London 2012 where many events were sold out well in advance of the Games.
"This has been the most difficult games we have ever encountered," Coates said.
"I wish there were bigger crowds."
Organisers claim that about 84% if tickets have been sold, but many of the arenas have appeared sparsely populated.
"We did understand that they were distributing tickets to poorer folk and school kids, but we are still not seeing them at any of the venues," Coates said.
"That's a disappointment, but the quality of the sport is certainly rising to the occasion."
Australian Coates says there are "no regrets" about hosting the Olympics in Rio because "it is important to spread the Games" although it has been a "greater challenge" than the IOC anticipated.
New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams was injured in his side's defeat to Japan in the rugby sevens and the ambulance which took him to hospital became lost en route.
Coates accepted that are still some problems, particularly with transportation, to be solved to ensure the remainder off the Olympics goes smoothly.
"We had a bad problem with Sonny Bill Williams - the ambulance driver didn't know where the hospital was," he added.
"That wasn't a concussion, but those are the things they are dealing with every day."
The Clinton firewall held. Or did it?
While the former secretary of state notched her most convincing victory of this early election season, that's not saying much at all. It certainly wasn't the dominating performance that her campaign had hoped would reveal her early struggles against the Vermont senator were a regional aberration.
Instead both candidates emerge from the "First in the West" caucuses feeling like a bit of a winner and a bit of a loser.
She won, of course. More than that, however, she can finally turn the page from the solid drubbing she received just over a week ago in New Hampshire.
Even though her winning margin looks to only be around five points, she finally was able to give an honest-to-goodness victory speech and head to the South Carolina primary next week with a bit of momentum.
She also did extremely well in Las Vegas and its environs, racking up a double-digit victory in a part of the state that has the most minority voters. Hotel workers turned out for her in droves in the downtown casino sites, where the common refrain was that she was the candidate who was most electable and most accomplished.
That's her main selling point, and Nevada voters were buying it.
A caucus entrance poll conducted by ABC News shows that Mrs Clinton was trailing among voters under age 45 and younger by a massive 55-point margin.
Even if that number turns out to be a bit inflated, it's still a disturbing sign that her support in this demographic is still flagging. If she ends up winning the nomination, she's going to need the youth vote, which is pivotal in a handful of key swing states.
Just a few months ago the Clinton campaign hoped that Nevada would deliver a knockout blow to the upstart Sanders campaign. Her team has been organising this state for over a year. She hired political operatives who were intimately familiar with the state, and her national campaign manager, Robby Mook, was the mastermind behind her surprise win there over Obama in 2008.
And yet with all these organisational advantages, she still only eked out a narrow win.
Very early in his concession speech, Mr Sanders emphasised the silver lining in Saturday's result.
"Five weeks ago, we were 25 points behind in the polls, and we have made some real progress," he said. A five-point loss in an ethnically diverse state that mirrors many of the contests to come should give the Sanders faithful some hope that he'll be competitive in the slate of southern and western primaries to come in the next few weeks.
Thanks to his prodigious grassroots fundraising, he has the resources to mount a national campaign against Mrs Clinton - a prospect that was unlikely at best when his presidential journey began last summer.
"In a short while I'll be on a plane to South Carolina, and then we're going to be competing in 11 states all across this country on Super Tuesday," Sanders said in his speech. "And I believe that on Super Tuesday we have got an excellent chance to win many of those states."
The Nevada results show he may be right.
A moral victory is just defeat by another name. Mr Sanders had an opportunity to pull out a win in Nevada and put the Clinton campaign on the ropes, and he failed.
Although his campaign is no longer a long-shot, the senator is still an underdog who needs to take advantage of every opportunity that presents itself.
Instead he now travels to South Carolina, where he's struggled to connect with the majority-black Democratic primary electorate. Victory there will present a daunting challenge, and now it will be the Clinton campaign looking to start a win streak.
A key part of the Sanders narrative has been that he's engaging new voters and will fashion a revolutionary movement that can drastically change politics in the US. In Nevada - as in New Hampshire and Iowa - however, voter turnout was down over 2008 levels.
The promised tidal wave of new voter turnout just hasn't materialised yet, and it could be Sanders' presidential hopes that get swept out to sea.
England's new era under coach Eddie Jones starts with a testing opener against Scotland at Murrayfield.
Champions Ireland begin life without retired talisman Paul O'Connell by hosting a Wales side seeking a fourth title under coach Warren Gatland.
France, also under new management, host Italy in the weekend's first match.
Nearly a million fans will have filled stadiums in London, Paris, Rome, Cardiff, Dublin and Edinburgh by the time the sport's oldest tournament ends on 19 March.
Historic rivalries make the Six Nations a colourful and boisterous spectacle off the pitch.
But with last year's World Cup semi-finals comprising only southern hemisphere sides, these six sides will be eager to prove they are just as eye-catching on the pitch.
The Six Nations will offer a fresh start for many, with England in particular looking to banish memories of a dreadful World Cup campaign.
As well as a new coach, they have a new captain in Dylan Hartley, and are aiming to atone for becoming the first host nation to fail to progress beyond the World Cup group stages.
Chris Robshaw, who captained England to the home World Cup defeats by Australia and Wales that ultimately ended Stuart Lancaster's reign, starts at Murrayfield and has said this tournament feels like a "new start" and a chance to "right some wrongs".
A resurgent Scotland, who suffered a heartbreaking 35-34 last-eight defeat by eventual finalists Australia at the World Cup, are far more expressive these days under coach Vern Cotter and victory over the auld enemy would give them a first Calcutta Cup win since 2008.
A good start is essential for the Scots - who have not won the title since 1999 - if they are to build on their World Cup campaign.
But history is against the hosts as they have only won their first game of the Six Nations once, in 2006, and have not scored a try against England at Murrayfield since 2004.
Back-to-back champions Ireland host a Wales team who have won the Grand Slam in the last two post-World Cup Six Nations.
Both are title contenders, although the defending champions are dealing with a future without former captain O'Connell, while top-class players including Cian Healy, Iain Henderson, Tommy Bowe, Peter O'Mahony and Luke Fitzgerald are unavailable for Sunday's match.
Ireland's long injury list may give Wales the advantage in a contest many believe will determine the outcome of the championship.
Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has said facing Wales will be "a challenge", pointing to the average size and experience of Gatland's men.
"They have comfortably 300 caps more than any other team," said Schmidt, regarded as one of the best coaches in world rugby.
"On top of that, the stats at the World Cup show that they are literally the biggest team in world rugby, averaging 106kg a man. For us, that is going to be a challenge, because we are not the biggest. We have also shed about 300 caps."
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Former France winger Guy Noves - who won four European Cups as Toulouse coach but failed to win a trophy during the last three years of his tenure - makes his Six Nations bow as France coach.
Les Bleus failed to ignite during Philippe Saint-Andre's disappointing four-year reign, finishing no higher than fourth in the past four Six Nations.
The scars of the 62-13 quarter-final thumping by New Zealand at the World Cup may remain, but Noves has made changes, selecting eight uncapped players with centre Jonathan Danty and 21-year-old back-rower Yacouba Camara the most exciting inclusions.
A home tie against Italy, who have propped up the table in 10 of the past 16 seasons, should present Noves with a smooth start to the competition.
But the presence of increased security at the Stade de France following the attacks on the French capital in November will offer a reminder that winning is not everything.
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He's one of the most controversial people to ever try to become president.
In this very divided election, his supporters have also been called stupid, angry, and even racist by people on the other side.
Ayshah has been to the US to find out why Trump's fans think he's the right man for the job.
Find out about the kids who support Hillary Clinton here.
The
Living Planet Report
combines data on more than 9,000 populations of animals across the world.
Rio+20
is billed as a chance for world leaders to put global society on a sustainable path.
But the report's main authors, WWF, say progress on nature protection and climate change is "glacial".
"The Rio+20 conference is an opportunity for the world to get serious about the need for development to be made sustainable," said David Nussbaum, CEO of WWF-UK.
"We need to elevate the sense of urgency, and I think this is ultimately not only about our lives but the legacy we leave for future generations."
The Living Planet Report uses data on trends seen in various species across the world, compiled by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
Further analysis from the Global Footprint Network aims to calculate how sustainable our global society is in terms of its overall ecological footprint - a composite measure of issues such as fossil fuel burning, use of cropland to grow food, and consumption of wood and wild-caught fish.
For this edition of the report, ZSL has examined more species (2,600) and more populations of those species (9,014) than ever before.
Overall, these populations show a decline of about 30% since 1970 - the same figure as in the last edition, published two years ago.
Tropical species show a decline of more than 60%, while in temperate regions there has been an average recovery of about 30%.
The worst affected species are those in tropical lakes rivers, whose numbers have fallen by 70% since 1970.
The director of the ZSL's Institute of Zoology, Professor Tim Blackburn, likened the figures to a stock market of the natural world.
"There would be panic of the FTSE index showed a decline like this," he said.
"Nature is more important than money. Humanity can live without money, but we can't live without nature and the essential services it provides."
One of the draft recommendations for Rio+20 is that governments should develop and use economic indicators that include valuation of "natural capital".
The global footprint analysis, meanwhile, concludes that humanity is using one-and-a-half times more natural resources than the Earth can sustainably supply.
The Persian Gulf emerges as the region with the highest per-capita ecological footprint, with Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates topping the list of the least sustainable nations.
The US makes the top 10, which also includes Denmark, Belgium, Australia and Ireland. The UK ranks 27th.
A new measure that WWF has developed allows tracking of water scarcity in 405 river systems across the world on a monthly basis.
It reveals that 2.7 billion people experience a lack of water for at least one month each year.
The report highlights some examples of progress on sustainability, such as a programme in Pakistan that has helped cotton farmers slash water, pesticide and fertiliser use while generating the same yield.
It also highlights areas that could be tackled urgently, such as the 30% wastage of food caused by profligate behaviour in the West and by lack of storage infrastructure in developing countries.
Mr Nussbaum said it was not too late to turn existing trends around, but "we need to address this with the same urgency and determination with which we tackled the systemic financial crisis globally".
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The vote in the north African kingdom was brought forward in response to the Arab Spring uprisings.
The Interior Ministry said 45% of the electorate had turned out to vote.
The new constitution, proposed by King Mohamed VI, gives more powers to the parliament and prime minister.
The king must now appoint the PM from the party which wins the most seats, rather than naming whomever he pleases.
The result is expected to be a close contest between a moderate Islamist opposition party and a new coalition of liberals with close ties to the palace.
Under the new constitution, the king still has the final say on issues of defence, security and religion.
About 13.5 million Moroccans are eligible to vote for the 395-seat parliament. Although the turnout was an improvement on the 37% who took part in the 2007 election, it was less than the 51.6% in 2002.
'Test poll'
By Nora FakimBBC News, Rabat
The elections will be a test of whether King Mohamed VI will actually withdraw some of his powers as promised in the new constitution which he put forward and was adopted in July.
Many of the Moroccans I interviewed said they were not going to vote because they believe the new constitution does not go far enough.
But those few who were at the polling station said the vote could provide a transition to democracy and the polls should be seen as a sign of hope.
The BBC's Nora Fakim, in the capital, Rabat, says the polls are seen as a test of the king's response to the Arab Spring, and his gamble of ceding some of his powers to elected officials.
The pro-reform February 20 movement, responsible for the protests staged just before the king announced his plans to reform the constitution, called for a boycott of the vote.
Some Moroccans said they would not vote as they had little faith that it would change anything.
"I am not going to vote, and I say it with my head held high," Aicha, a housewife in the mountain village of Tiddas, told AFP news agency.
Hassan Rafiq, a vegetable vendor in Rabat, told AP news agency he also did not plan cast his ballot: "The parties have presented the same people for the past 30 years. The least they could do is change their candidates."
Late on Friday, the moderate Islamists of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) said that they believed they had gained between 90 and 100 seats in the 395-seat chamber, which would represent the largest share. However, there was no official confirmation of this result.
The party hopes to replicate the success of moderate Islamists in Tunisia who won an election last month.
Patricia Lashley, who would now be 51 and a grandmother, was last seen in September 1998 at her flat in Hall Street, Dudley.
Police said she had lived in the West Midlands for three years before she went missing and was known to visit the No Limits club and pubs in the area.
Known as Pat or Jade, she had links to Newcastle, London, Wales and Scotland.
She had a Geordie accent and may also have used the surname Bradford and first names Jade, Vanessa or Tricia.
Her eldest son, Sinan, who lives in Glastonbury said he wanted to be able to introduce her to his baby daughter Shakira, born just before Christmas. He was eight when he last saw her.
He said: "My last memory of Mum was when I was eight years old and I was sitting talking to her in my nan's garden…but with each year that passes that memory becomes more faded."
Insp Richard Jones said he believed people might remember her as she was well known locally.
"We have not heard from her in over 18 years, she has no appeared on any government systems, claimed any benefits or used any bank accounts," he said.
He added her sister and children were distressed and bewildered by her disappearance and still wanted to know what happened to her.
Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag are accused of spreading propaganda for militants fighting the Turkish state.
They and 10 other activists deny links to the PKK Kurdish rebel group.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hit back at international critics after the arrests, accusing Europe of "abetting terrorism".
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Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said HDP members would be betraying the public if they failed to attend parliament.
The party said its MPs would not resign, but nor would they take part in sittings.
Hours after the HDP members were arrested, a huge car bomb killed eight people and wounded more than 100 in the south-eastern city of Diyarbakir.
Turkish authorities blamed the outlawed PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party), but the so-called Islamic State group later claimed the attack through its Amaq news agency.
Responding to global criticism over the arrests of the HDP leaders and activists, Mr Erdogan accused Europe of aiding terrorism through its support for the PKK, and said he did not care if Europe called him a dictator.
"Europe, as a whole, is abetting terrorism," he said in a televised speech. "Even though they declared the PKK a terrorist organisation, this is clear... We see how the PKK can act so freely and comfortably in Europe."
"I don't care if they call me dictator or whatever else, it goes in one ear, out the other. What matters is what my people call me," he said.
Mr Erdogan said that parliamentarians behaving as terrorists would be treated as such.
Militants have been fighting for years to achieve independence for the Kurds, who are Turkey's biggest ethnic minority.
But hopes of an end to Turkey's decades-long Kurdish problem have evaporated since a ceasefire with the PKK broke down in 2015, leading to a wave of tit-for-tat attacks.
Turkey remains under a state of emergency that was imposed after a failed military coup in July.
During Women's Sport Week 2016, BBC Sport will have a special column each day by a notable woman in sport. BBC Sport guest editor Hannah Cockroft, 24, who won double Paralympic gold at London 2012 and bettered that with a hat-trick at this summer's Games in Rio, talks about her 'love-hate' relationship with the word 'inspirational' and why Paralympians should get more prize money.
Winning a Paralympic gold is now seen as equal, in terms of achievement, to an Olympic gold and our sport, our nation, has progressed so much. People now appreciate how much work goes into winning a Paralympic gold.
The Paralympics had been pitied for so long, seen as the secondary Games, but that started to change at Sydney 2000. London then became a game-changer, certainly for British perceptions at least, and Rio has pushed our sport on further. But, even though things have got better, there is still plenty of room for improvement.
Aside from major championships, where we do get paid for competing, in most other competitions during the year we have to pay to enter races.
In 2014, I raced 53 times and won a total of £6,000 in prize money. That's not a lot. I am fortunate I get National Lottery funding, which is fantastic and an amazing help, but that just about covers my annual sporting costs. That's partly why I still live with my mum and dad.
Luckily, I've also got great sponsors, something all athletes really struggle to find and many don't have, but I wouldn't say I make money - mostly it goes on fuel, hotels, equipment, and by the end of the year I just about break even.
I don't want to make it sound like a terrible life. I'm not really hard done by and I'm fortunate to have the support I do, but it would be lovely to be able to afford to buy my own home and make a living from my sport one day, the way other sportspeople can.
At London 2012 there was a Paralympic bonus of £10,000 per gold. It was less than half of that in Rio, and at the 2015 IPC World Championships it was £4,000. If you're not winning things you're not getting any money at all.
I don't know how this compares to able-bodied athletes, but I can imagine they have far better earning potential.
Wheelchair road racers do get paid, again only if they win, but it's not physically possible for me - I would not get through a marathon - and neither is it on offer for my classification so I have to stick to the track.
Disabled athletes are normal people. Genuinely, we're like you, it's just that a part of us doesn't work. The fact we're alive isn't inspirational.
Each competition costs between £20 and £30 to enter, and generally we race in Stoke Mandeville, Bedford and Coventry so there's also travelling and hotel costs to add to that. Unfortunately, for a Yorkshire girl like me, there are no races in the north of England.
It all comes down to sponsorship of events and athletes. We know Olympians get paid for every event they do so why not hold Paralympic events alongside Diamond League events? Us Paralympians have our Diamond League equivalent, called the IPC Grand Prix, and we get to travel the world, but we still have to pay to enter that and there are nowhere near the prize funds on offer.
I understand the absence of prize money is because we don't draw large crowds and therefore commercial sponsors don't see any point in being involved, but Rio showed what can be achieved with the right focus and marketing as the Paralympics attracted bigger support than the Olympics.
During the summer, at a normal track event, fans can see the likes of six-time Paralympic champion David Weir racing against someone who's just got in a racing chair for the first time - it's amazing. I think people should see that.
The sport's biggest names are there, supporting the grassroots, giving advice and passing on their experience but people don't know about it - and neither do they know they can watch for free yet the athletes have paid to be there.
The crowds are tiny. It's something we've got used to. It's almost always family supporting, and that's because people don't know these events are taking place. It goes back to the issue of sponsorship, of events and athletes.
As athletes we try to promote events on social media, through Twitter and Facebook, but we've only got a certain amount of reach.
If I were able to improve one thing about my sport it would be better advertising of events from all the relevant bodies responsible for promoting them. Let's get bums on seats!
To be honest, if you aren't focused on winning, you can lose motivation competing in front of sparse crowds, especially after a Paralympics.
People are often surprised to hear I do so many races a year as they only see or hear about me once every four years on TV.
It makes you question whether the Paralympic movement is really progressing. Are we making that much of a difference?
But occasions like London and Rio restore faith and, of course, we have the annual Anniversary Games in London helping keep the Paralympic athletes in focus too.
Sports facilities for disabled people have improved in this country. The biggest problem in attracting people to track racing is the equipment.
A race chair costs about £5,000, and just to afford that you have to fight for it. As of last year, my race chairs are sponsored, but before then I had to make a race chair last three years, when technically they're supposed to last 12 months, because I couldn't afford a new one.
Most people wouldn't buy top-of-the-range spikes if they wanted to try running, but there is no such thing as a cheap racing chair.
They're expensive no matter which one you want and, of course, it's not 'one size fits all' as we are all different shapes and sizes so the best chairs are made to fit.
It's about generating enough funding to ensure stock of chairs available for people to borrow so they can have a go.
There are certain pools around the country where people can try a chair, but if you don't live near London, Coventry or Leeds - I'm pretty sure those are the only areas where race chairs can be borrowed - you can't try the sport. It shouldn't be like that. Every sports club, every Harriers, in the country should have a race chair so anyone can give track racing a go.
Another problem which goes hand in hand with funding is coaching.
No-one shames the majority of the British public because they can't swim like Rebecca Adlington or run fast but, suddenly, everyone in a wheelchair has to be a wheelchair racer
There aren't enough coaches to cover all elite athletes so more funding needs to be put into the grassroots so knowledge can be passed on about how to push a wheelchair properly etc. It's an ongoing battle.
I was already involved in athletics, in seated discus, when I was spotted by British Athletics, who put me in touch with a wheelchair racing coach. Had it not been for them, I don't think I would have started racing because I wouldn't have known how to get a race chair.
Wheelchair racing will never be as accessible as going down to your local running club because it's not that easy, unfortunately, but things are being done through charity groups all the time to try to change that.
Half of the British population seem to think everyone can become a Paralympian, the other half understand it's not like that. Just as not every able-bodied person can run as quickly as Usain Bolt, or jump as far as Greg Rutherford, not every disabled person in a chair can push as hard as David Weir. It's a battle we're still fighting.
The perception that any disabled person can become a Paralympian is frustrating for Paralympians, but also for the wider disabled community because not everyone is going to be a sports star - it's physically impossible for them.
For people to look at them after watching the Paralympics and think 'you're so lazy, you could be on the track' is hurtful and it also dirties the legacy we're trying to leave behind.
No-one shames the majority of the British public because they can't swim like Rebecca Adlington or run fast but, suddenly, everyone in a wheelchair has to be a wheelchair racer.
What we do is a personal choice, we make a lot of sacrifices, work for hours every day and push ourselves really hard. Paralympians have had to overcome a lot of things, but some people can't overcome what they've got, nor do they have the support network to help them.
Let's celebrate the fact they can write, or sing, or do great things working in the community. Let's celebrate all those things as equally amazing. Everyone has different talents.
Some thought the message of Channel 4's 'Yes I Can' advert before Rio was 'yes I can do sport' but that wasn't the message behind it, the real message was 'you can do anything you want'.
I was told throughout my childhood I wouldn't be able to do sport, but now I'm an elite athlete. Who would've expected that? Certainly not the doctors who gave my parents little hope for me.
There's been a debate recently over 'inspiration' and what it means within the context of disability. I have a love-hate relationship with the word. It gets thrown around so much. Every time someone describes a Paralympian as 'inspirational', I want to ask: "Why?"
Is it because I'm doing something with my life and you don't expect me to, or is it because I go fast and work hard? If it's the latter, that's fine, but if it's because I got out of bed today and didn't feel sorry for myself, then describing that as inspirational should probably stop.
Disabled athletes are normal people. Genuinely, we're like you, it's just that a part of us doesn't work. The fact we're alive isn't inspirational.
The word inspirational has lost its meaning. It's too easy to say inspirational. Saying it has become a habit so let's create a new word.
Hannah Cockroft was talking to BBC Sport's Aimee Lewis.
The winners are to lead the carnival parade on its way around the city from Potternewton Park on Monday.
Charis Betts, from Leicester, was crowned queen with Dreamcatcher, a costume she co-designed.
Elroy Condor was chosen as the king with a stunning half-bird, half-man costume, Flight of Fantasy. It was designed by his uncle, Hughbon Condor.
Mr Condor, from Leeds, saw his winning design provide his fourth carnival king title in six years. He has designed more than 20 winning Carnival Queen costumes since 1979.
Ms Betts said her Dreamcatcher design was inspired by native American costume and included LED lights and a smoke machine.
Five Kings and 11 Queen costumes took part in the competition on Friday night.
Arthur France launched the annual Caribbean-themed extravaganza in 1967 after becoming homesick for his native St Kitts and Nevis.
The carnival, believed to be the oldest event of its kind in Europe, is now in its 48th year.
It takes place over three days of the bank holiday weekend and culminates with the parade on the streets of Chapeltown and Harehills, with an attendance often estimated at about 150,000.
Police said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene and her death was not being treated as suspicious.
Some services were cancelled or diverted through other stations with warnings of delays of up to an hour.
Some delays followed when services resumed but the disruption has since eased.
He will be fast bowling cover while Glamorgan youngsters Ruaidhri Smith and Jack Murphy have university exams.
Podmore has played 13 T20 matches and six limited-overs games for Middlesex over the last two years.
He has yet to appear in first-class cricket and said joining Glamorgan is "ideal" for gaining experience.
Podmore is the third Middlesex bowler to spend time at Glamorgan in three seasons after Welsh product James Harris and Tom Helm appeared for the county in 2014.
Glamorgan are expected to add another seam bowler to their squad before the start of the season.
The county recently re-signed all-rounder Craig Meschede on a three-year contract after a successful 2015 spell on loan from Somerset.
Glamorgan chief Hugh Morris told the club's website: "He (Podmore) is a bright, young fast bowling talent who will add depth to our seam bowling department, which is an area we identified as needing strengthening."
Podmore said: "With limited opportunities available to play red ball cricket here (at Middlesex), this is an ideal way for me to not only gain invaluable experience in this format of the game, but also to hopefully help Glamorgan get off to a good start in their own Championship campaign."
Meanwhile leg spinner Nathan Sowter, 23, and all-rounder Martin Andersson, 19, have signed one and three-year contracts with Middlesex respectively.
How important are trade unions to the Labour Party?
The Labour Party grew out of the trade union movement at the beginning of the 20th Century when, following a special trade union conference, the Labour Representation Committee (LRC) was formed out of unions and other left wing organisations.
The LRC sponsored the first two Labour MPs elected in 1900.
Today many Labour MPs come from trade union backgrounds or have close links to unions. In fact, you must be a member of a trade union to be eligible to seek selection as a Labour candidate, unless for some reason you have been prevented from doing so.
The old system of direct trade union sponsorship of MPs no longer exists, but many Labour MPs receive substantial donations to their constituency party.
What's changed?
In 2013, former leader Ed Miliband proposed historic reforms to the relationship between the party and the unions following a row over candidate selection in Falkirk.
A special Labour Party conference passed party reforms in March 2014, bringing in one member one vote for Labour leadership elections and opt-in for trade union affiliate Labour members.
The old electoral college, which gave unions, party members and MPs/MEPs a third of the vote each, was abolished.
For the next leader, voting will take place on a one-member-one-vote basis in a single section comprising Labour Party members, affiliated trade union supporters and registered supporters.
How much money does Labour get from the trade unions?
The trade unions provide the majority of recorded donations to Labour and in the past it has been income Labour could rely upon.
In 2014 unions donated around £11m to Labour, accounting for about 58% of total donations received that year. Its top donors were Unite, Unison and Usdaw.
The Electoral Commission's donation figures include the affiliation fees that trade unions pay to the Labour Party in return for the privileges of affiliated membership for themselves and their members.
For a union to affiliate nationally, it must pay £3 from its political fund for each member that it wishes to affiliate. But the way in which trade union members affiliate to Labour is undergoing changes at the moment.
Previously trade union members had been automatically affiliated to the Labour Party unless they pro-actively chose to opt out. Now they must choose to opt-in.
Trade unions will still collect a levy from their members but this will go into their own political funds rather than automatically to Labour, though they can still chose to donate this money to Labour if they wish to.
Some argue that this puts Labour's finances at risk, whilst other see it as an opportunity to change the party's funding base.
Labour highlights the income it receives in donations too small to be registered with the Electoral Commission. Figures released to the BBC show that small donations and membership accounted for 35% of Labour's income in 2014.
How many affiliated trade union supporters does Labour have now?
In the 2010 Labour leadership election, about 2.7 million ballot papers were distributed to trade unionists.
No-where near that many trade unionists will be entitled to a say this time around.
Currently the party has just 500 affiliate trade union supporters who have 'opted-in' under the new system, though Labour expects that figure to go up massively in the coming months as the trade unions begin a recruitment drive.
The Bristol Free School wants to use the former St Ursula's School site to run a secondary school.
But in a statement it said attempts to hold meetings with Bristol City Council have been "turned down or ignored".
Barbara Janke, the Liberal Democrat leader of the council, said their priority was for more primary space.
The Free School had planned to use St Ursula's School, which is currently occupied by a primary academy, on a short-term lease.
Originally the group behind the plan, Parents Voice, wanted to run an all-through school with ages from four to 16.
But when the funding bid was sent to the government in February the school director, Nick Short, said the bid was changed to secondary only because the council wanted to keep them separate.
"The Department for Education are well aware of this and of our increasing frustration with the council," the statement added.
"We also shared our admissions model with the council in January and invited comments. To date we have received none."
Mrs Janke said she has written to the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, for clarification on how the council should proceed.
"We have always supported a school in this part of the city and we really do want to see this," she said.
"This year we have 120 additional applications for primary spaces in this area than places so we are going to have to open a two-form primary school.
"What we want to know is what is proposed for this site."
Edwards, 23, is a former Team GB amateur and has a record of seven wins since turning professional in 2015.
"Many people may think this is too early but that IBF world title is coming home with me," said Edwards.
The fight will feature on the undercard of Kell Brook's middleweight clash with undisputed champion Gennady Golovkin.
Capital flight from beleaguered Greek banks this week alone could be more than €4bn (£2.9bn), reports say.
Savers are moving funds as time runs out to resolve Greece's debt crisis.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has approved more emergency help for the banks and will review funding again on Monday, officials told news agencies.
The amount of extra funding has not been officially disclosed.
The pace of withdrawals has gained speed as talks between the government and its creditors have collapsed.
Greece has less than two weeks remaining to strike a deal or face defaulting on a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) loan repayment due to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
If it fails to make the payment, it risks having to leave the eurozone and possibly also the EU.
But the European Commission, the IMF and the ECB are unwilling to unlock bailout funds until Greece agrees to reforms.
They want Greece to implement a series of economic changes in areas such as pensions, VAT and on the budget surplus before releasing €7.2bn of funds, which have been delayed since February.
On Monday, an emergency summit of leaders from eurozone nations will be held after the latest attempt to resolve the Greek debt crisis failed.
A meeting of eurozone finance ministers on Thursday made no breakthrough.
The head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, said that "too little" progress had been made and that "no agreement as yet is in sight".
Mr Dijsselbloem stressed that "very little time remains" for Greece.
Valdis Dombrovksis, European Commissioner for the euro, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that there had been "a strong signal" from the Eurogroup to Greece "that it's [the] last moment to engage seriously in negotiations".
Responding to the reports of big cash withdrawals by Greek savers, he said: "It's very clear that one of the most urgent things Greece needs is financial stability."
The Reuters news agency said withdrawals by Greek savers between Monday and Friday reached about €4.2bn, which represents about 3% of household and corporate deposits held by Greek banks at the end of April.
"There are no lines [queues] or panic, it has been a quiet and gradual phase of withdrawals," one banker told Reuters. "They are due to worries whether a deal will be clinched with the country's lenders."
A fully fledged run on the banks could upset the plans of the Greek government and its creditors, says BBC Europe correspondent Chris Morris.
Our correspondent says that any introduction of capital controls will depend on the behaviour of the Greek people.
He says that if the outflow of deposits from banks reaches alarming levels which no-one can really cope with, then the decision is taken out of policymakers' hands.
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Our correspondent says a member of the ECB's governing board was quoted as saying he could not be sure that Greek banks would open on Monday, but that this comment had been selectively leaked by delegations from other countries.
Leaks like this suggest that the gloves have come off, he adds.
Ahead of a meeting of European finance ministers on Friday, UK Chancellor George Osborne said: "We have entered the eleventh hour of this Greek crisis, and we urge the Greek government to do a deal before it is too late.
"We hope for the best, but we now must be prepared for the worst."
But Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday that there would be a solution to Greece's debt crisis.
"The [eurozone] leaders summit on Monday is a positive development on the road toward a deal," Mr Tsipras said in a statement.
"All those who are betting on crisis and terror scenarios will be proven wrong."
He added: "There will be a solution based on respecting EU rules and democracy which would allow Greece to return to growth in the euro."
Mr Tsipras was at an economic forum in St Petersburg in Russia on Friday with a delegation of ministers and business leaders.
At the forum, Greece and Russia signed a memorandum on extending the planned Turkish Stream gas pipeline to Europe through Greek territory.
Athens said funding would come from Russian state development bank VEB.
Greek Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis said at the signing ceremony that Greece needed support and not pressure, and that co-operation with Russia was not aimed against other countries or Europe.
But Russia is ready to consider giving financial aid to Greece, the TASS news agency reported.
"We will support any solution on regulating the Greek debt crisis that is suggested by Greece and our European partners," the agency quoted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich as saying.
"The most important things for us are investment projects and trade with Greece. If financial support is required, we will consider this question."
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There were chances for both teams in an open but scoreless first half but the hosts flew out of the blocks after the break.
They almost took the lead in the 55th minute when James Bolton headed narrowly wide, before finally breaking the deadlock seven minutes later.
Wes York's effort hit the goalkeeper and ended up in the back of Chester's net and he then doubled their advantage in the 82nd minute, firing in after good work from substitute Ryan Bowman.
The home side, beaten 4-2 at Chester on the final day of last season, added a third five minutes later when Manny Smith nodded in from close range.
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Match ends, Gateshead 3, Chester FC 0.
Second Half ends, Gateshead 3, Chester FC 0.
Corner, Gateshead.
Corner, Gateshead.
Substitution, Gateshead. Sam Jones replaces Wes York.
Substitution, Chester FC. Sam Hughes replaces Tom Shaw.
Goal! Gateshead 3, Chester FC 0. Manny Smith (Gateshead).
Corner, Gateshead.
Goal! Gateshead 2, Chester FC 0. Wes York (Gateshead).
Corner, Chester FC.
Substitution, Chester FC. Craig Mahon replaces Jordan Chapell.
Substitution, Chester FC. James Akintunde replaces Johnny Hunt.
Corner, Chester FC.
Corner, Gateshead.
Substitution, Gateshead. Toby Ajala replaces Danny Johnson.
Substitution, Gateshead. Ryan Bowman replaces Reece Styche.
Goal! Gateshead 1, Chester FC 0. Wes York (Gateshead).
Corner, Gateshead.
Second Half begins Gateshead 0, Chester FC 0.
First Half ends, Gateshead 0, Chester FC 0.
Corner, Gateshead.
Corner, Gateshead.
Corner, Gateshead.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
The event reportedly cost almost $800,000 (£575,000).
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) called the celebrations "obscene".
Mr Mugabe has dominated Zimbabwe politics since independence from the UK in 1980.
The event, which was televised and featured schoolchildren reading poetry about the president, was held in the drought-stricken south eastern city of Masvingo.
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The elderly leader, accompanied by his wife Grace, released 92 balloons to kick off the event at the Great Zimbabwe monument, with tens of thousands of people attending.
In a speech, Mr Mugabe attacked Western donors, and said he would not accept "rotten, filthy" aid if it was contingent on Zimbabwe accepting same-sex marriages, the government-owned newspaper the Herald reported.
But the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said the celebrations were "ill-conceived".
Money used for the event should be used to import maize "to avert the impending starvation" in Masvingo and other areas, said Obert Gutu, a MDC spokesman.
Eddie Cross, an MP for the MDC said: "The obscenity of this particular exercise is that he throws this bash not just based on public funds... but he does it in one of the worst-affected drought-stricken parts of the country."
The UN's World Food Programme said food production had fallen by half compared to a year earlier, because of severe drought.
The government said about three million people were food insecure and earlier this month it asked for nearly $1.6 billion in aid.
Mr Gutu said the ruling Zanu-PF "should be utterly ashamed" for hosting the costly celebration while "more than 90 %of Zimbabweans are wallowing in grinding poverty".
However, a youth leader for the ruling Zanu-PF party defended the birthday celebrations.
"Money is not the issue here," Pupurai Togarepi told the Reuters news agency.
"You cannot put a price on the contribution of President Mugabe to the history and development of this nation. All these things are worth more than money."
Zimbabwe has faced severe economic challenges in recent years, which critics blame on policies including the seizures and redistribution of white-owned farms in 2000.
Hyper-inflation left its currency worthless and required the use of foreign currencies for most transactions.
Mr Mugabe has blamed his country's economic troubles on Western meddling.
Who is Robert Mugabe?
Veteran leader Robert Mugabe has presided over Zimbabwe for the past three decades.
Born in 1924 in the village of Kutama, south-west of the capital Harare, he was educated by Jesuits and went on to become a teacher before joining the liberation struggle against British rule.
He became a key figure in the fight for independence from white minority-rule as leader of the Zimbabwe African National Union, and spent 11 years in prison before becoming Zimbabwe's first post-independence prime minister in 1980.
In December 2015, Mr Mugabe was endorsed once more as the ruling party candidate for the 2018 presidential elections but media continue to speculate about a potential successor.
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Richard Gray, 36, pleaded guilty to possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence near Heene and St Mary's Primary Schools in Worthing.
He previously denied the charge, but changed his plea when he appeared at Hastings Magistrates' Court earlier.
Gray of Cortis Avenue, was remanded in custody for sentencing on 29 June.
He also admitted possessing a knife in Worthing's Victoria Park.
Police said a man had reported being shown a firearm close to Victoria Park and Norfolk Street in Worthing, at 14.15 BST on 8 May.
Later the same day a woman said she was shown a gun in a bag in Stoke Abbott Road at 21:10 BST.
Gray will be sentenced at Crawley Magistrates' Court.
A ball of flame engulfed the rig, forcing workers to jump into the sea.
Helicopters helped evacuate 300 staff to the nearby city of Ciudad del Carmen.
Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the state-owned oil company that runs the rig, said there was no evidence yet of a major oil spill.
Videos posted online showed enormous flames licking around the rig and lighting up the night sky.
One survivor from the Abkatun Permanente rig told the Associated Press that workers "jumped into the sea out of desperation and panic".
The fire broke out in the rig's dehydration and pumping area, said Pemex.
The company said there were eight firefighting boats attempting to quell the blaze.
A spokesman for Pemex told Reuters that the platform affected by the explosion produced about 40,000 barrels of oil per day.
Company President Enrique Pena Nieto said an investigation into the causes of the blaze was already under way.
Pemex has suffered a series of accidents over the past few years, with at least 37 people killed in an explosion at its 54-storey Mexico City headquarters in 2013 and another 26 killed in a fire at one of its natural gas facilities in September 2012.
The Gulf of Mexico saw one of the worst oil disasters in history when in 2010 part of the BP-owned Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, killing 11 and spilling an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the sea.
The Abkatun rig lies off the coast of the states of Campeche and Tabasco.
Northampton-born Henry George Gawthorn was one of the artists who created the five posters to promote East Anglia's seaside resorts.
The artworks, produced between 1923 and 1947, were sold at Swann Galleries.
The highest amount paid was £3,459 for a 1933 London and North Eastern Railway poster of Felixstowe by artist John Littlejohns.
The colourful posters were commissioned by rail companies and displayed on station platforms.
The 1926 Clacton poster by Gawthorn sold for £3,301 at Tuesday's auction.
The horse, trained by Gordon Elliott, was set for a keenly-awaited rematch with Cue Card in the Punchestown Gold Cup on Wednesday.
Cue Card, who fell three fences from the finish in last month's Gold Cup, is now favourite for the title in Ireland.
Cheltenham World Hurdle winner Thistlecrack has been ruled out of the Champion Stayers Hurdle with lameness.
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A survey showed that twice as many respondents thought emissions from transport were greater than from the global livestock sector.
Yet emissions from the two sectors are almost equal, the study explained.
It added that the goal of keeping the global temperature rise below 2C (3.6F) would be "off the table" unless there was a change in consumption patterns.
"Unless something is done about the inexorable rise in emissions from the livestock sector, which already accounts for about 14.5% of global emissions, the expected trend is upwards because meat and dairy are two of the fastest growing sub-sectors of agriculture," said lead author Rob Bailey, research director of energy, environment and resources at international affairs think-tank Chatham House, which produced the report.
"There is an increasing body of academic research that is of the view that unless something is done then the 2C target is off the table because there is not going to enough of the available global carbon budget left."
'Largely absent'
The study commissioned a 12-nation survey from pollsters Ipsos MORI to assess consumer awareness on the issue.
It found that 64% of respondents identified exhaust emissions from global transport as a major contributor to climate change, compared with 29% considering emissions from the production of meat and dairy as a major source of greenhouse gases.
"The issue of comparing transport and livestock emissions is just one example of what we see as an awareness gap on the topic of livestock and climate change," Mr Bailey explained.
"Across all the sectors we looked at in the survey, consumer awareness of the role of the livestock sector as a contributor to climate change was the lowest across all the countries were surveyed.
"That's a problem because what we also discovered in the survey was that the willingness of consumers to take action and reduce their emissions was very closely linked to their level of awareness of a particular issue.
Mr Bailey suggested one reason for the lack of awareness among people could be a result of agriculture being "largely absent" from the international negotiations on climate change.
"Even if you look at national mitigation plans for developed and developing countries, the agriculture sector is conspicuous by its absence," he observed.
"The most you get is some kind of voluntary initiative led by the private sector to reduce emission. In terms of public policy and regulation, there is almost nothing. There is a huge policy gap.
"This is odd given the size of the emissions the sector constitutes. If you look at other areas with comparable emissions, such as deforestation or transport, there is a whole range of policies that are being put in place."
However, the survey for the report, Livestock - Climate Change's Forgotten Sector, did identify potentially positive aspects among respondents.
It found that some of the greatest potential for behaviour change was in the emerging economies where much of the forecasted increase in consumption of livestock products was expected to occur.
"We found that in countries like Brazil, India and China was that consumers were more accepting of the science on climate change," said Mr Bailey.
"They were also more aware of the role of the livestock sector in causing climate change and they were more willing to reduce their carbon footprints through reducing their consumption of meat and dairy products.
"They also gave climate change a higher weighting in their food purchasing decisions."
But he added that per-capita consumption was currently much higher in developed nation, where there appeared to be "much lower levels of awareness and lower levels of willingness to engage with the issue".
'Vicious circle'
If people are not aware of the issue then it is unlikely that there will be public pressure on politicians to put the issue of emissions from the livestock sector on the negotiating table. In turn, if the issue is not on the political agenda, people are likely to remain unaware of the issue.
"Another result of this vicious circle is that there is a real lack of research on this issue because governments are not really seeing this as an area of public policy to pursue," Mr Bailey said.
"They are therefore not funding research on the topic. This was one of the things identified in the [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's] fifth assessment report. In the land-use and agriculture sectors, some of the possibly biggest opportunities to reduce emissions are through demand-side actions yet there is almost no research on the best way to go about that.
"The challenge is how you break that vicious circle. Hopefully once that starts to happen then governments will feel more confident and safer to tackle the agenda in a more effective way."
The Conference North side began talks with the X Factor contestant and I'm a Celebrity runner-up in January.
Quickenden, 26, who was a youth-team player for Scunthorpe United, has played at non-league level with Frickley Athletic and Bottesford Town.
Trinity chairman Richard Kane said a contract was possible if he impressed them at the pre-season trial.
Quickenden scored four goals last weekend when he played in a celebrity match to raise money for SwansAid, a Swansea City fund to encourage children and young people to become more active.
Mr Kane told BBC Radio Linconlshire the club is continuing to search for a striker.
"If he makes the grade we might give him a contract," he said.
"It is something we have talked about and something we have looked at.
"We watched him play in the celebrity match at Swansea where he scored four goals and if he does the same here, he might get a contract on the table."
His management did not respond to the BBC's request for a statement.
In January, Quickenden's management told the Daily Mail he had declined Trinity's offer and had been approached by other football clubs.
John Hardie shared a room with Swinno last week. I'm not sure Hards understood a lot of what was said that week. There's a guy across the road rearranging his bed in the back of a small campervan. Looks like he might be going swimming soon. Not a bad life here in Australia. When you can still go swimming in winter you know things aren't too shabby.
As rugby players, we always like to look forward, we don't tend to look backwards all that much. It's no harm to do it sometimes, though. It helps to remind you - if you need reminding - that these are pretty special moments. Sitting here as Scotland captain in Greig Laidlaw's absence is lovely and surreal at the same time.
We're playing the Wallabies on Saturday after losing to them by one point in the autumn - very hard to take - and by one point at the World Cup, which was hard enough to take as I watched it at home so I can only imagine what it was like for the boys who played in it. I didn't watch it live. I got a text from my dad while it was happening and he said, "Are you looking at this?!" but I only sat down to take it in later that night.
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Missing that World Cup was the most disappointed I've ever been in rugby. I wanted to be part of it, but wasn't. It was a bit galling. I've always said that coming back into the set-up for the Six Nations in 2016 after not playing in the championship for four years was probably an even prouder moment for me than winning my first cap.
When I wasn't making the squad people used to ask me why. Somebody said, 'Why don't you announce your Scotland retirement?' and I thought that's all fine but I'm not playing so what, exactly, am I retiring from?
We had a second-row at Glasgow, Andy Newman, a Welshman, and Andy never got capped and he always said, self-mockingly, that one day he was going to announce that he was retiring from international rugby. Pete Edwards is like that at the Scarlets. Pete's a prop and a great character. He's 36, has never been capped and he says, "Boys, this is the year I'm going to do it, I'm finally going to quit Test rugby."
Hopefully that's where the similarities between Pete and myself end, but I felt saying I was retiring from Scotland would have had the same vibe. It would have been comic and a bit embarrassing. I didn't consider it, though I wondered if I'd ever be back.
The only point that I could see in saying that I was quitting was maybe to give my family some closure on it, to stop them waiting for a day that I might be selected again. I believe in a way it's always hardest on those around you who would back you no matter what.
So being here in Coogee is brilliantly bizarre.
We got here on Sunday night and went for a dip in the sea on Monday. After the humidity of Singapore it was great to get in the water and cool down. The game against Italy was draining. Successful, but difficult in a way that's hard to describe. There was almost an inability to stand up at times in that match.
I grew up in that kind of heat in Hong Kong and various other places yet I can't remember the heat as vividly as perhaps I should. I loved Singapore, a very exciting city, but I'm not sure I'd ever get used to that wall of humidity that hits you every time you walk out the door. Coogee in winter is a lot easier.
Could I live here? 100%. Places like Coogee and Manly take some beating. There's a big coffee culture, and I, like many rugby players enjoy a cup. I wouldn't mind opening a coffee shop of my own when I retire but I think the romantic idea of sipping on espresso is slightly different to the reality of it.
I went to a training day with a full-on barista guy once and he showed me how you make good coffee rather than burning it. You go to some places now and it's a waste of time drinking the stuff. I saw somebody making one for me in a shop recently and I thought, "I'm going to throw that in the bin when he's finished".
The other lads used to roll their eyes as we walked past countless coffee shops on our way to one recommended on "Beanhunter". Slowly but surely I think I am starting to turn the screw with them.
Coogee is an easy place to find your way around. That's a challenge for me at times. My sense of direction is not exactly of Vasco de Gama proportions, a fact that amuses my wife no end. If I'm faced with a left or right turn, I'm likely to pick the wrong one. I went for a nice walk in Singapore with some of the boys and managed to lose my way.
Rory Hughes was trying to navigate us home and I was getting drenched in sweat as we wandered. I can't read a map so I couldn't say too much. That's another thing Coogee has on it's side - you can't get lost. Follow the beach down the road and follow it back again. Easy.
As ever, I'm rooming with Ryan Wilson. He'd be lost without me. The captain tends to get his own room if there's an odd number of players and since Lewis Carmichael joined us there's an odd number, but I'm staying where I am. Besides, there's the entertainment he offers sometimes when he sleep-talks and walks.
He woke me up once at three in the morning emptying his bag upside down while looking for a snorkel. He found "it" and woke sucking on his inhaler like a baby. I always say I should record him.
We all face a huge job on Saturday against the Wallabies. The last five games between us have ended with a single score in it, so it should be close. They're a good side and so are we. The conditions will be easier than Singapore but the challenge will be harder.
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Everything around training has been intense but there's been a lot of fun as well. Meetings have continued to start in normal fashion. That is, with a challenge. Two players' names are drawn out of a hat and they have to perform a task.
Last week, myself and Ross Ford had to do a 90-second commentary on our last Scotland try. Mine was from the Italy game in 2016. Fordy's was from 2008. Then he goes and scores two in Singapore.
At the conclusion of the challenge, both players then have to stand in front of the room and tell everybody about their background - where they're from, what family they have, that kind of thing. It's a fun way to start a meeting and a great way to get to know guys you might not know properly.
It helps strengthen the connection between the players. The best way to do that is, of course, to win Test matches, and we'll be going all out to do that in Sydney on Saturday.
John Barclay was talking to BBC Sport Scotland's chief sports writer, Tom English.
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) downgraded the fish on its Good Fish Guide after stock numbers fell.
But The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), which certifies the sustainability of fish and seafood, contradicted the MCS advice.
It insisted consumers can enjoy haddock suppers with a "clear conscience".
Haddock from three North Sea and west of Scotland fisheries is no longer on the MCS's recommended "green" list of fish to eat.
They were downgraded because stock numbers in 2016 were below the recommended level and action was needed to increase the number of fish at breeding age.
But the MSC, an international body set up to protect fish stocks, praised Scottish fishermen and insisted North Sea haddock was being fished sustainably.
Its spokesman James Simpson said: "The Scottish haddock fishery is still MSC certified due to the strong management they have in place to deal with changing stocks.
"The Scottish haddock fishermen have already worked with the government to set lower quotas in response to the latest scientific advice. In fact they've set their catches even lower than the recommendations. It's a bold move to protect the haddock stock for the long term.
"This is a great example of a responsible reactive management responding to fluctuations in stock status and that's exactly what MSC certification is about: long-term sustainability. You can still choose MSC certified Scottish haddock for your Friday night fish and chips with a clean conscience.
"I'll be choosing MSC labelled Scottish haddock tonight for my fish and chip supper knowing that it's been caught by responsible fishermen with sustainable management that's been checked and monitored by the world's most rigorous scientific test of sustainability."
The MCS's Good Fish Guide now rates two North Sea haddock fisheries as "amber" - scoring four on a scale of one to five, where one is the most sustainable.
Haddock from the west coast fishery has dropped from being a good choice (rated two) to one to eat only occasionally (rated three).
Bernadette Clarke, manager of the MCS Good Fish Guide, said: "These ratings changes have come about because scientific perception of the stock has changed.
"Compared to 2015, the stock numbers in 2016 were below the recommended level and at the point where action is now needed to increase the number of fish of breeding age."
She told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland: "There's no suggestion that fishermen should stop fishing, taking fish from these areas, but there is a scientific recommendation to reduce the amount of catches taken from these areas in 2017."
Haddock is one of the "big five" seafood species, along with cod, tuna, salmon and prawns. But Ms Clarke suggested that consumers looking for an alternative to haddock should try coley, whiting or hake.
Source: Marine Conservation Society
Bertie Armstrong, the chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen's Federation, criticised the MCS and claimed the move to downgrade the fish would lead to confusion among consumers.
He told BBC Radio Scotland that North Sea and west coast haddock is being caught sustainably and within a quota which has been reduced.
"The stock is not threatened, the stock is caught sustainability and the real perversity of this is that this advice, this lightweight, thoughtless advice from the Marine Conservation Society could lead to actually discarding at retail level," he said.
"What it's saying to the consumer is leave this lying on the fishmonger's slab, don't pick it up.
"That will cause it to go in the skip at the back of the supermarket if anybody pays attention to this, so it's irresponsible. It's genuinely irresponsible."
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Australian Robertson, world champion in 2010, has revealed he would sit up all night playing games, which affected his ability to practise the next day.
"They can be the most fun thing in the world but they can really set you off on the wrong track in your career," Robertson told BBC Radio 5 live.
Robertson beat Noppon Saengkham 10-4 in the first round at the Crucible.
The 35-year-old, who has not reached a ranking final since his win at the Riga Masters in June 2016, said he was "heavily addicted" to a game called Diablo 2.
"It got to the point, back home in Australia, that my mum would have to create an account and log on to see if I was actually on it instead of playing snooker," he said.
"I've got quite an addictive personality and I've decided to just make a clean break from them. I can't play them."
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Robertson, who has won 12 career ranking titles and is a former world number one, says at one stage computer games threatened to become "more important than the snooker".
"I've had really good application in my practice after dragging myself away from playing too many video games," Robertson told Eurosport.
"I'm two months sober, if you like, from playing them. And the multi-play online ones I can't touch because I just get too hooked on them."
Robertson described an incident during a tournament in China when he was left "furious for four or five days" after being unable to get an internet connection to play online.
I wouldn't say I would have won a lot more tournaments if it wasn't for video games but I would have given myself more opportunities
"All I was thinking about was getting back home for a connection," he said. "All of a sudden that became more important than the snooker, which is absolutely crazy."
"Those kind of games are designed to take over your life really. You find yourself sitting in front of the computer screen for six, seven or eight hours straight, which is obviously not healthy.
"I've been playing some video games through the night. All of a sudden, it is 6am, the birds are tweeting and I'm thinking: 'Oh my God, I've got to get up in a couple of hours to take my son Alexander to school'. Then I've got to practise.
"If you are a single guy, and work in a normal job, you can get around it. But you can't win professional snooker matches when you are tired."
Robertson also revealed that his obsession with gaming was a problem during the 2013-14 season, when he famously scored 100 centuries.
"The years I had the 100 centuries, I should probably have had around 120 because I got addicted like hell to Fifa 14," he said.
"I was obsessed with winning the title against other players. That really affected the second half of my season.
"I wouldn't say I would have won a lot more tournaments if it wasn't for video games, but I think I would have given myself more opportunities to go further in other events."
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Judd Trump is facing a fine from snooker bosses after the pre-tournament favourite did not fulfil his post-match media duties following his loss to Rory McLeod.
"Judd is a great guy but it doesn't matter how much you are hurting, it's important to give feedback to the media," Robertson said.
"It's disappointing he hasn't given some feedback, whether it be on social media or whatever, but he must have been hurting like you wouldn't believe."
Robertson added that snooker players were in need of a representative association, following Ronnie O'Sullivan's recent criticism of World Snooker.
"At the end of the season, the top 32 players have to get together, get a lawyer to represent us and have certain things taken out of players' contracts," Robertson added.
"Basically we just get it in front of us, it's so many pages long, and we just sort of sign it. If we don't sign it, we don't get to play.
"Every other sport has player's representation. We don't really have that officially - I know there's like a little players' committee but there's not a players' association, which is what we really need."
McNamara's contract expired at the end of last year, following England's 2-1 series victory over New Zealand.
The 44-year-old Englishman was appointed in 2010 and combined the role with his job at Sydney Roosters, where he remains assistant coach.
It was revealed earlier this week that Australian Wayne Bennett has been offered a role with England.
The 66-year-old Brisbane Broncos boss is the most successful coach in Australian rugby league history, with seven Grand Final wins.
The BBC understands McNamara's replacement will be announced on Tuesday.
An RFL statement read: "Steve McNamara has been the longest-serving national coach in our history and it is undoubtedly the case that the national team and set-up have moved on considerably under Steve's leadership.
"We would like to place on record our thanks to Steve for his considerable efforts over the years to both the England senior team and the underlying programme. He leaves with our very best wishes and on a high, after a series win over New Zealand."
England were runners-up at the Four Nations in 2011, and McNamara also led them to the semi-finals of the Rugby League World Cup in 2013.
Saints are trying to fend off interest in Louis Picamoles from Montpellier, owned by billionaire Mohed Altrad.
Hewitt said players' salaries had shown a "real hike" in recent years.
"Rugby is dominated by some really wealthy billionaire owners in France and the UK. It's becoming a bit like soccer," he added.
"This year we've noticed a real hike in the player salary inflation that's gone into our figures and made our trading slightly more difficult - but that's the way of the world.
"We've just got to adjust to it. We're appointing a new chief executive, it's the right time for me to hand over the chairmanship to John White, who is very experienced, so I think we're well positioned moving forward."
France number eight Picamoles joined Saints from Top 14 side Toulouse last summer and has been hugely influential for a side currently seventh in the Premiership.
The 31-year-old's performances have led to him being nominated for the Rugby Players' Association player of the year award.
But reports suggest Montpellier, Picamoles' first club, are interested in giving him a central contract with the French Rugby Federation (FFR).
"We can't comment on rumours," Hewitt told BBC Radio Northampton. "What we can deal in is facts. Louis has two more years on his contract at Northampton. We love having Louis in the squad.
"He's just won the Saints Supporters' Club player of the season award and we've got an awards dinner on Monday where I'm sure he'll probably get more awards and he's been nominated for some national awards."
But the city authorities have again warned they are at "the limit" when it comes to coping with the numbers.
"We have reached the upper limit of our capacity," a police spokesman said, as frantic efforts were under way to accommodate the new arrivals.
Record numbers have also been crossing from Serbia into Hungary.
More than 4,000 people walked across the border with Serbia - the most so far in one day - just as the authorities in Hungary were completing preparations to seal the frontier.
Europe as a whole is struggling to deal with an enormous influx of people, mostly from Syria but also Afghanistan, Eritrea and other countries, fleeing violence and poverty.
Munich, in Germany's southern state of Bavaria, has been the main entry point for those entering the country in search of a better life, but the city says it is having difficulty finding accommodation for them.
As well as the 13,000 who arrived on Saturday, another 1,400 arrived in Munich on Sunday morning, police said.
"We lack 1,000 to 5,000 places," Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung (in German).
The authorities are considering using a sports venue from the 1972 Olympics, the Olympiahalle, as a temporary shelter.
Mr Reiter also repeated his call for other German regions to take in more migrants.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended the decision to let in large numbers of refugees, saying she was "convinced it was right".
A steady stream of migrants is travelling from Greece, through Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary, to Austria and Germany. Many crossed the sea in little more than play boats from Turkey to several Greek islands.
Officials estimate that 175,000 people have crossed from Serbia into Hungary so far this year.
Hungary is aiming to complete a four-metre-high (13ft) fence along the border with Serbia by 15 September, when tougher measures, including arresting illegal immigrants, come into force.
The BBC's Nick Thorpe, reporting from Szeged near the Hungarian-Serbian border, says that the humanitarian infrastructure to deal with the migrants is finally being established at the much-criticised Roske migrant camp.
On Friday, footage emerged of migrants being thrown bags of food at the camp amid criticism that they were being treated like animals.
Given the huge numbers arriving in one train station at the same time, it's impressive that almost all of the migrants have so far have been provided with shelter.
But it was only possible, say the authorities, thanks to help from local people, who provided supplies and manpower.
A row is now brewing between the regional state governments, responsible for looking after migrants, and the federal government in Berlin.
The mayor of Munich says he has been left in the lurch by the rest of the country, while other regional government leaders have criticised Chancellor Angela Merkel's recent announcement, that Syrian refugees would be welcome.
The next challenge is to get people from Munich to the rest of Germany. There's a quota system for each region to take in a set number of migrants and refugees.
Deutsche Bahn, the national train network, has announced that some regular trains from Munich will be reserved for migrants and refugees and that passengers who have booked that journey will now have to change to other trains.
It's one of the first concrete signs that taking in so many people will have an impact on the lives of ordinary Germans.
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The 4,000 refugees who walked into Hungary on Saturday were shepherded into a field where dozens of large tents, including those of the UN refugee agency, now stand.
Most migrants want to travel on to western Europe by passing through neighbouring Austria, but before they do so, the Hungarian authorities say that it is necessary to transport them to camps so that they can be registered.
The European Commission announced plans last week for mandatory quotas to share out 120,000 additional asylum seekers among 25 member countries.
Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania are opposed to this, with the Czech prime minister reiterating his country's position on Sunday.
"I think it is impossible to retreat... Our position is firm," Bohuslav Sobotka said in a TV interview.
Meanwhile, Greece's coastguard says at least 28 people drowned when a boat carrying migrants capsized near the island of Farmakonisi on Sunday. Another 68 were rescued.
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.
Organised by Mental Health Action York, it followed the closure of Bootham Park psychiatric hospital in September.
The Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust has run mental health services in the city since October.
It said it was "totally committed... to provide high quality mental health services".
It was "on track" to open a 24-bed adult inpatient unit in York in July and was developing plans for a new hospital, the trust added.
Inpatients currently have to travel 40 miles to the nearest mental health unit at a hospital in Middlesbrough.
Rachael Maskell, Labour MP for York Central, attended the protest and called for services to be moved "quickly back to York".
"So many people's lives have been disrupted over the closure of the hospital", she said.
Bootham Park was ordered to close by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and inpatients were either discharged or transferred to other hospitals.
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Trust, which previously ran the service, was given five days notice to close the grade-I listed building in September.
The Council's decision - carried by a 63.5% vote of its members - followed the recommendation of the governing body's membership committee.
Fans' group City Till We Die said it was "delighted" with the decision.
Formed in 1904, they first wore black and amber shirts for their maiden Football League campaign the following year. They moved to present ground, shared with Hull FC rugby league club, in 2002, after 56 years at Boothferry Park.
Owner Assem Allam, 74, who has threatened to sell if he is not allowed to change the 110-year-old name, says he will appeal against the decision.
"If it had been the other way round, if the FA had approved it but the fans had said no, I would have severed my ties with the club immediately," Allam, who took charge of the club in in December 2010, told BBC Sport.
"But the results mean I owe it to the silent majority to appeal and to fight on.
"For now what is important is what happens on the field. We want to finish as high as we possibly can in the league, and the FA Cup gives us the possibility of getting into Europe."
However, there is no appeal process with the FA and the Council decision is final. Hull can resubmit next season if they want to.
Any appeal would likely have to proceed through the Court for Arbitration for Sport (Cas).
Allam believes the 'Tigers' name would make the club more marketable, and says he considers the word City to be "lousy" and "common".
On Monday, City season card holders had narrowly voted in favour of the name-change plan.
But responding to the FA Council decision, City Till We Die said: "We are very pleased that the FA has recognised the importance of the historic name of Hull City AFC to the fans and the wider community of Hull.
"This is truly a victory for the fans."
Supporters Direct also "welcomed" the decision, but added: "The FA must create a democratic, transparent process for consultation in matters such as these, and one that ensures that supporters have the final say on such matters through a binding vote."
Egypt-born businessman Allam announced in August that the name of the business that runs the club had been changed to Hull City Tigers.
In December, the club applied to the FA to change its playing name to Hull Tigers from next season.
Allam, who moved to Hull in 1968, is credited with rescuing the club from administration, with his son Ehab, City's vice-chairman, saying this month that his family had put £74m into the club.
Last season, Allam oversaw promotion to the top flight for only the second time in the club's history. They are currently 12th in the Premier League and will reach their first ever FA Cup final if they beat League One side Sheffield United on Sunday - their first semi-final since 1930.
The team's "Tigers" nickname is thought to have been coined by a Hull Daily Mail reporter in 1905, in reference to the club's black and amber kit.
The FA Council is made up of representatives from across football and has been given the power to regulate football issues such as disciplinary matters, referees and match and competition sanctioning.
The £13m facility, which includes an eight-lane 25m (82ft) swimming pool, opened on Aberavon seafront on Monday.
The Afan Lido was destroyed in a fire in 2009 and demolished in 2011.
Anthony Williams from Celtic Leisure, the company managing the centre, said they had been "chocka since six this morning".
The new facility, which is next to the old Afan Lido site, has a 100-station gym, a large indoor sports hall, a smaller swimming pool for learners and a cafe.
The original Afan Lido was opened by the Queen in 1965, and in its early days hosted major concerts by Pink Floyd and Spencer Davis, and in recent years Coldplay and McFly.
Staff at a Barnardo's store in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, were amazed to discover the document showing details of the former £200m HMS Trafalgar.
The plans, hidden in the lining of a suitcase, attracted interest from America and Germany.
They were bought at silent auction for £320.
Tara Burke bought the plans for her husband, who worked as an officer on the vessel for 25 years.
Charity store staff say the suitcase was donated anonymously and filled with books.
But hidden in the lining of the luggage was the impressive 6ft (1.8m) drawings of the former Royal Navy vessel.
The Plymouth-based submarine was decommissioned in 2009.
Between 2013-14, 19,000 patients were diagnosed - an increase of 11.5% compared with 10 years ago.
The annual report, on behalf of the Welsh government, also found more people than ever are being treated.
But it said late diagnosis was still problematic and "too many" were diagnosed when admitted in an emergency.
Waiting time targets are also being missed, however, there was a 28% jump in the number of people starting treatment within the 62-day target between 2014-15 compared to five years ago.
For the first time, more than 70% of people diagnosed now live for at least a year and more than 50% for five years.
Meanwhile, the death rate for the under-75s has fallen by 14% in the last decade.
But there are great variations between cancer types - with lung cancer the biggest killer - and rates are 23% higher in the most deprived areas.
The Welsh government said it would prioritise improving access to diagnostic tests, improve community cancer services and implement a single cancer pathway for patients.
Deputy Health Minister Vaughan Gething said: "The Welsh NHS has again made tremendous progress in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
"But there is no room for complacency when in Wales, in 2016 alone, almost 20,000 people will be diagnosed with cancer and around 8,000 will die. I look forward to seeing further progress being made in the fight against cancer."
NHS Wales chief executive Dr Andrew Goodall said: "There are numerous excellent examples of cancer services improving throughout Wales.
"We already know the overwhelming majority of people have a positive experience of cancer care here but our priority must be to achieve even better outcomes."
The warning comes in a letter from the finance director at the Department of Education (DE), Gary Fair.
Mr Fair said that the department was not in a position to confirm individual school budgets for 2017/18 yet.
However, he said schools would need to make "difficult decisions" in advance of the start of the new financial year.
The letter, sent on 15 March, is addressed to chairs of boards of governors of all schools.
Mr Fair said that as a 2017/18 budget was not agreed before the assembly was dissolved, school budgets cannot be finalised.
However, he said that DE, like other departments, had to "plan for a level of reductions to inform their spending plans in the initial months of the year".
"In light of this, the Department of Finance has advised that departments should plan on the basis of potential reduction scenarios of 2%, 4% and 6%," he added.
Indicative or provisional budgets for each school have been placed on DE's website, but Mr Fair said these were for planning purposes only.
"The budget outcome for your school in 2017/18 will only be known following discussions taken by the incoming administration," he writes.
"There is likely to be an extremely challenging budget position in 2017/18.
"It is therefore essential that you identify those areas of spend that can be deferred until there is more certainty over the budget position and the scale of any reductions required.
"While I fully appreciate the difficulties surrounding the financial position facing the education sector, I regret that I cannot provide any more certainty about 2017/18 budgets at this stage."
Research for the College of Policing suggested that officers were focusing on cases involving violence and overlooking other risk factors.
Three unnamed police forces in England and Wales are taking part in a pilot scheme following the study.
Coercive or controlling behaviour became a criminal offence last year.
The research found that although most domestic abuse incidents were handled in a "professional" way, some officers still displayed "negative and uninformed" attitudes.
In particular, police tended to neglect cases where suspects did not use violence but tried to control their victim in other ways such as by making threats.
The report said: "A tendency for the police to focus on physical violence and what has occurred at the current incident can result in them missing abuse which is characterised not by physical violence and injury but by continuous coercion and control in other forms."
The researchers concluded that if risk was not assessed properly some cases would "slip through the net".
In response, the College of Policing is setting up a pilot scheme to help officers identify possible patterns of abusive behaviour.
David Tucker, the college's lead for crime and criminal justice, said: "We know in some cases of coercive control that violence is threatened in combination with surveillance and other tactics of intimidation which allow perpetrators to exert almost complete control over a victim's life without recourse to physical violence.
"This pilot will assist front-line officers in identifying patterns of abusive behaviour and, in particular, it will help improve officers' understanding of the risks around coercive control.
"We want to support the police service to be more effective in protecting people from the devastating impact domestic abuse can have.
"We acknowledge the efforts of police and partners in tackling domestic abuse and hope this new tool will help focus attention on a form of abuse that can be less obvious but high-risk."
Polly Neate, chief executive of Women's Aid, said it was vital that officers had a thorough understanding of coercive control.
BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw says the scheme is unlikely to address the problem of workload highlighted by the researchers.
One officer said he had a backlog of 170 domestic abuse cases any of which could result in a murder.
Domestic abuse was highlighted recently in BBC Radio 4 soap The Archers when the character of Helen Titchener was found not guilty of attempting to murder and of wounding with intent her abusive husband Rob.
The much-debated storyline sparked a national debate about domestic abuse, including coercive and controlling behaviour, and a flood of donations to women's charity Refuge.
He also said: "We have no control over the issuance of European passports in other countries."
Is he right? People who are nationals of European Union member states have the right to work or live across the EU. That's not something from which the UK can opt out while it remains in the EU.
Immediate family members of EU citizens who come from outside the EU are also entitled to visit or reside in the UK.
The UK can choose, on a case-by-case basis, whether to participate in EU-wide rules on immigration, visa and asylum policies.
For example, the UK has an opt-out on the EU refugee emergency relocation scheme, which redistributes asylum seekers who have arrived in Greece and Italy.
Those EU rules are made by the European Council and the European Parliament, of which the UK is an active member.
The UK also has control over its policy on all other immigration from outside the EU. There is a points-based system for most migrants coming from countries outside the EU.
Member states retain sovereignty over national citizenship, so Mr Caudwell is right that the UK has no control over who, for example, France issues a passport to. UK border officials would then have to have a good reason to refuse entry to that passport-holder.
Reality Check verdict: He's overstating his case - it's true that Britain has to let EU citizens come to the UK, and that's part of the terms of membership of the EU. But Britain has control over most immigration from outside the EU, and a say in the policies the EU develops.
UPDATE: This article was modified on 9 June 2016 for clarity and to include the rights of non-EU family members of EU citizens.
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A massive data leak from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca showed it registered more than 100,000 secret firms to the British Virgin Islands.
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said the government needed to "stop pussyfooting around" on tax dodging.
Downing Street said the UK was "ahead of the pack" on tax transparency.
Eleven million leaked documents showed how Mossack Fonseca clients were able to launder money, dodge sanctions and avoid tax - the law firm says it has operated beyond reproach for 40 years.
There are links to 12 current or former heads of state in the data, including dictators accused of looting their own countries.
Reaction around the world includes:
Leaked files also mention Mr Cameron's late father, Ian Cameron, who used one of the most secretive tools of the offshore trade after he helped set up a fund for investors.
At the launch of Labour's local government campaign, Mr Corbyn will say: "It is time to get tough on tax havens. Britain has a huge responsibility. Many of those tax havens are British overseas territories or Crown dependencies.
"As the leaked documents show, tax havens have become honey pots of international corruption, tax avoidance and evasion.
"They are sucking tax revenues out of our own country and many others fuelling inequality and short-changing our public services and our people.
"There cannot be one set of tax rules for the wealthy elite and another for the rest of us."
Former Business Secretary Vince Cable told the BBC: "We do have some powers. We can't send gunboats these days but we can take the small territories under direct rule."
For three years, the UK government imposed direct rule over the Turks and Caicos Islands after evidence was found of widespread corruption among the ruling elite. It was only after it implemented rules around sharing tax information that home rule was restored in 2012.
Dominic Grieve, former Conservative attorney general, said the Tories and the coalition government had done more to close tax loopholes than the Labour Party.
Removing self governance in overseas territories was a "bit of a nuclear option" and the consequences on the people and their economy needed careful consideration, he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
"If the havens in overseas territories were shut down, people would go elsewhere where there might be far fewer regulations which would encourage the money laundering and criminality we want to suppress," he said.
Geoffrey Robertson QC, an international human rights lawyer, said: "The British Empire has shrunk largely to a number of tax havens - treasure islands, as they are known."
"Britain is at the heart - the hub - of international tax avoidance by allowing these little remnants of empire to have tax secrecy laws and enable offshore trusts and offshore companies to operate without transparency.
"These little countries are endowed by international law with sovereignty. They can set up their own regimes which promise utter secrecy and have no transparency."
He said change could come with "some form of international convention" to require transparency, lawyers reconsidering their ethics and an international enforcement body able to inquire, inspect and punish.
During his speech, Mr Corbyn is also expected to call for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to be given more resources to tackle tax dodgers.
HMRC says it has been at the forefront of efforts to improve international tax transparency.
Using offshore companies is not illegal, but this leak has intensified calls for more transparency and reform.
HMRC said information it had received on offshore companies was the subject of "intensive investigation" and this data would be acted on "swiftly and appropriately".
Mr Cameron has come under further pressure following the leak over his late father's business affairs.
Ian Cameron was among those named in relation to investments set up by Mossack Fonseca.
Downing Street said the issue of whether the Cameron family still had funds in offshore investments was a "private matter".
Dominic Grieve said he understood Mr Cameron had no shares in offshore companies, adding there was a need for transparency among public figures.
The prices you'll see on most websites are asking prices. The value of a done deal - the real price - can take land registries weeks to process, by which time a fast-paced market will have moved on.
So those on the inside doing the deals, such as estate agents and developers, have a distinct advantage.
Could technology help blast open this closed market?
Teun van den Dries, chief executive of Dutch software company GeoPhy, believes his data analytics software program could do just that, starting with commercial property, a global market worth about €22.5tn (£15.7tn), according to the European Public Real Estate Association.
His program crunches lots of different data sets - public transport, roads, congestion, location, demographics, local economy, building quality and so on - to calculate an estimated value for a property.
And he has data for 41 countries, from Singapore to Spain, Brazil to Belgium.
"If you look at the current property market, almost all transactions are handled by estate agents that will describe property as being well situated, with great accessibility and beautiful views," he says.
"And that could all be true, but it doesn't mean anything and it doesn't allow you to compare."
Location accounts for 70%-75% of the weighting in the algorithm - a mathematical set of rules - and his pricing is accurate within about 5%, he says.
Estate agents are known for their creative euphemisms when it comes to property descriptions, but data could help cut through the sales speak to arrive at a more realistic assessment, he believes.
But, he notes, "a valuation is never right until someone pays. So, it's the same price point a surveyor will put their signature on."
The only difference is that it's derived from data and a set of comparable rules, he says.
However, there are some valuations it can't help us to understand - parts of London, such as St James's Park or Mayfair, home of the £90m mansion, simply defy data analysis.
At present, his customers are pension funds and other large institutions that own property portfolios. They want quick access to property valuations, as well as other data, such as the energy efficiency of their buildings.
But he hopes this type of analysis could also help make the residential property and rentals markets more transparent, too.
So when your landlord says prices are rising in your area and hikes up your rent, you'll be able to see if that's really the case, says Mr van den Dries.
What do clients think about this data-driven approach?
"It's an acquired taste in a way," says Hans Op 't Veld, head of listed real estate at PGGM, a Dutch asset manager which looks after about €155bn (£110bn) of investors' money.
"We are not that used yet to using data that massively improves understanding and transparency in the market," he says. "We are used to operating in a rather opaque market and that is changing rapidly."
He adds: "For people who are uncomfortable with that, I'd say you have to shape up... this is a trend that is unstoppable, really."
What does this all mean for estate agents?
"The biggest challenge facing the property industry generally, is that whoever controls the most amount of data, in theory, can be the most powerful, and we've always prided ourselves on having the most data," says Michael Davis of property services company JLL, which as well as being an agent also provides advice and construction services.
His firm understands the attraction of data and it is also developing its own software to help fund managers benchmark the buildings they own.
But Mr Davis believes that so long as people are parting with large amounts of money - sometimes hundreds of millions of pounds for large commercial buildings in the world's metropolises - a human will be needed to provide advice, assurances and a dash of local intelligence.
A computer can't do that, he says.
For example, a good agent will know whether a particular tenant is more or less creditworthy than recent data suggests. Thus, while the shop window part of the industry may become less profitable, areas such as advice, planning and sustainability will still be needed, he believes.
For him, access to data would mean more competition from small firms but would lead to a more efficient marketplace.
"All our property listings would benefit from as many people as possible looking at them," he says.
But not everyone is so sure about the benefits of data analytics in the commercial property market.
The diversity of commercial buildings makes them hard to compare, says Robbie Duncan, a property analyst at Numis Securities. And property investors will buy and sell buildings for differing reasons.
For example, a seller may offload a building to make a loss to offset against tax and as such will sell at a lower "rational" price, he says.
And shifts in economies thousands of miles away - China or in the Middle East, perhaps - could suddenly empty money out of a given market, without the data giving any warning.
While many large publicly owned property owners have talked about using data, many "just don't really know where to start and are only at the start of the journey," he says. "Commercial property is the last imperfect market."
"Homes may be better, as they are more homogenous and could be more comparable," he adds.
Mr van den Dries admits that there is some resistance to this new data-driven approach - a number of property owners have expressed displeasure at having their buildings benchmarked, he says.
But he, and others, remain convinced that better analysis of more data is key to a more efficient - and less mysterious - property market.
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The cartoon depicts Alan's body alongside a caption suggesting he would have become a "groper in Germany".
It follows the revelation that gangs of migrants carried out organised sexual assaults in Cologne on New Year's Eve.
The magazine has been widely condemned on social media and accused of racism.
Twitter users called the image "disgusting" and "tasteless", as well as accusing the magazine of racism and Islamophobia.
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The controversial cartoon comes a week after the anniversary of the shooting at the magazine, which killed 10 of its staff.
Alan Kurdi has become a touchstone for the magazine's satirists, appearing in a number of cartoons over the past few months.
One, which was rejected as a cover image, showed the boy's body washed up on the beach next to a McDonald's advert, with the caption, "So close".
This latest use of his image seems to be an attempt to satirise those who would blame all migrants and refugees in Germany for the actions of a few, some Twitter users suggested.
The attacks in Cologne have heightened existing tensions in Germany over the country's open policy towards migrants and refugees.
But a series of highly provocative cartoons have cooled the extraordinary outpouring of solidarity with the magazine after the January 2015 attacks.
It has been beset by infighting and its senior cartoonist Luz - the man who designed the first edition after the attack - announced his resignation.
Mr Kumar fought the polls in a "grand alliance" with former rival Laloo Prasad Yadav and the Congress party.
Mr Yadav's son Tejaswi Yadav was sworn in as the deputy chief minister.
The ceremony was attended by regional parties from across India, some of which will face the BJP in state polls.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and Karnataka Chief Minister S Siddaramaiah were among those in attendance.
The win by the "grand alliance" has given the opposition a major shot in the arm - the chief minister of India's most populous Uttar Pradesh state has already said he would consider forging similar alliances to contest the regional election there in 2017.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the BJP's campaign in Bihar and often attacked Mr Kumar and his coalition partner, Mr Yadav.
The polls were seen as a test of Mr Modi's popularity, and vital to ensure continuance of his economic reforms policy.
But the grand alliance of regional parties took 178 seats of the 243 that were contested. The BJP only managed to win 58.
Mr Modi and BJP president Amit Shah had raised the sensitive issue of cow slaughter and consumption of beef during the campaign - analysts say these were among the factors that alienated a large number of voters.
PM David Cameron made the announcement as the Conservatives gathered in Manchester for their annual conference.
He rejected fears the Help to Buy scheme will fuel a housing bubble.
He told the BBC's Andrew Marr show the market was "recovering from a very low base" and first-time buyers needed help to get on the housing ladder.
"As prime minister I am not going to stand by while people's aspirations to get on the housing ladder are being trashed."
He added: "If we don't do this it will only be people with rich parents to help them who can get on the housing ladder - that is not fair, it is not right."
He rejected concerns - raised by Business Secretary Vince Cable among others - of an unsustainable boom in house prices, particularly in the south-east of England.
The prime minister urged people to "trust" the Bank of England, which has been given an enhanced role in monitoring the effect of the scheme on prices.
And he said mortgage-lenders, including the Halifax, RBS and Nat West, had already signed up to it.
Some of the UK's biggest lenders - HSBC, Santander, Nationwide and Barclays - have yet to decide whether to take part, the banks told the BBC.
Mr Cameron also used his Andrew Marr interview to stress that there would be no "mansion tax" if he his prime minister after the next election, making it clear that this would be a so-called "red line" - a point he would refuse to concede - in coalition negotiations.
A property tax on more valuable homes - known as a mansion tax - is a key demand of the Liberal Democrats.
Meanwhile, about 50,000 people took part in a union protest outside the conference against government austerity policies, particularly those affecting the NHS.
Greater Manchester Police described it as one of the largest protests they had ever policed.
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Mr Cameron admitted to mistakes in the way the government handled the gay marriage issue, saying: "I don't think I expected quite the furore that there was."
He said he understood and respected people's difficulties with the policy and said the government had failed to convey the fact the policy would not affect what happened in churches, mosques and synagogues.
The Conservatives will use their week in Manchester to unveil a series of policies aimed at showing they are "on the side of hard working people". Other policy announcements are set to include a crackdown on welfare payments and an expansion of free schools.
Labour extended its lead in the opinion polls after announcing at its conference last week that it would freeze energy prices and increase corporation tax to pay for a cut in business rates for small firms.
Mr Cameron dismissed Labour leader Ed Miliband's economic strategy as "nuts," arguing that increasing tax on big business risked choking off the recovery.
He said the only way to "sustainably raise living standards is to keep the recovery going, and the economy is now moving, to keep on creating jobs...to keep on cutting the deficit."
Under the first phase of the Help to Buy scheme, launched in April, the government will give homebuyers in England equity loans of up to 20% of the price of a new property worth up to £600,000.
Homebuyers need to contribute at least 5% of the property price as a deposit, with a 75% mortgage to cover the rest.
Under the second phase of Help to Buy, which had been due to launch in January, the government will underwrite 15% of the value of a mortgage, allowing people to buy properties with a 5% deposit.
It will apply to all home purchases in the UK of up to £600,000.
Applications for loans from the scheme will now be brought forward to the week beginning 7 October but the loans will not be paid out until 1 January. Anyone hoping to complete on their home purchase using the second phase of Help to Buy before 2014 will not be able to.
Adam Marshall, of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: "With all the concern expressed about Help to Buy - rushing into it seems less than responsible on part of government."
House prices rose at their fastest rate in more than six years in September, according to property analysts Hometrack.
Labour said the government needed to build more houses to ease shortages.
"Unless David Cameron acts now to build more affordable homes, as Labour has urged, then soaring prices risk making it even harder for first time buyers to get on the housing ladder," said Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls.
"You can't deal with the cost of living crisis without building more homes, so it's no wonder that for millions of families this is no recovery at all.
It comes as a poll of more than 1,400 Conservative councillors in England and Wales for BBC One's Sunday Politics suggested nearly a quarter would support an electoral pact with the UK Independence Party (UKIP) at the next general election.
A Tory source said: "80% of our councillors didn't respond to this survey so it's hardly representative. It should be taken with a large pinch of salt."
The conference opened on Sunday with a tribute to former Prime Minster Baroness Thatcher, who died aged 87 in April.
It will close with Mr Cameron's keynote speech on Wednesday.
Following Saturday's 2-2 draw against Boreham Wood, the Coasters again took the lead and had enough chances to win.
After a drab opening 40 minutes, the game came to life when Chester new boy Harry White was denied by visiting keeper Rhys Taylor's legs at one end before Jonny Smith's angled right-foot shot crept just wide at the other.
Fylde then took the lead when Jack Muldoon netted from close range but Chester quickly levelled in first-half added time when Kingsley James set up Lucas Dawson to coolly guide home with his right instep from 12 yards.
Fylde could have won it but for a great late save from Chester's debutant keeper Conor Mitchell to deny Sam Finley's right-foot shot.
But, on his return to Chester after a year at Barrow, sub Ross Hannah then fired wide from a tight angle after rounding keeper Taylor.
Chester were making their first appearance of the season following Saturday's controversial abandonment at Solihull.
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Police were called to the A259 Rye Road, in Brookland, Romney Marsh, at 15:50 BST on Sunday, to reports of a "serious collision".
The man riding the motorbike and two women, both passengers in a Renault Megane, died as a result of the crash, Kent Police said.
The road was closed for several hours and police have appealed for witnesses.
Ex-heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko encouraged the crowd to continue occupying Kiev's Independence Square.
The protesters oppose President Viktor Yanukovych's policy of strengthening ties with Russia rather than the EU.
They began a series of rallies in November calling for his resignation.
The protests, and occupation of the square by activists, were sparked by Mr Yanukovych's decision to abandon plans to sign an association agreement with the European Union.
Instead, Ukraine struck a deal with Russia in December, which has seen big cuts in the price of gas imports from Russia.
Moscow also supported Ukraine's finances with a $15bn purchase of government bonds.
Some 10,000 people are estimated to have gathered for this latest rally - considerably fewer than the peak of the campaign in December which saw crowds estimated at 200,000.
Many protesters have stayed camped out in Independence Square since the opposition campaign began.
There have been occasional outbreaks of violence as police tried unsuccessfully to clear the square using tear gas.
"The authorities are pretending they cannot hear us. I know it's hard for us, but we have enough strength to win," Mr Klitschko told the crowd.
He called for renewed demonstrations after the Orthodox Christmas holidays on Monday and Tuesday and warned of a general strike.
The last major opposition protest at the end of December was given further impetus by an attack on activist and journalist Tetyana Chornovol, who was severely beaten up on Christmas Day.
She had accused Mr Yanukovych of corruption over his financing of his official residence outside Kiev.
Mr Yanukovych denied any allegation of corruption and called for an investigation into the attack on Ms Chornovol.
The 41 pupils and seven staff from Arthur Terry School, Sutton Coldfield, were kept "safe and well" and had consular support, the school said.
They were stuck at Istanbul Ataturk airport for more than 24 hours after landing during the coup attempt.
The group was expected in Cape Town to start a 10-day South Africa trip.
They will be driven to an outward bound centre in Sedgefield on the Western Cape, to take part in community projects, working in two schools.
Headteachers, Neil Warner and Richard Gill, said the "students were delighted" to be continuing their trip and "have made us all very proud with how they have reacted to a challenging situation".
Richard Moore, British Ambassador to Turkey, said on Twitter a consular officer was with the group until about 02:30 BST on Sunday. He praised the children for their "patience and bravery" as well as their "amazing teachers".
Information about the South Africa trip said it would provide a "real insight into a totally different culture and way of life". The students had raised funds through events such as a fun run and raffle.
Flights at Ataturk airport were grounded during the coup attempt and parents of the pupils who had travelled with Turkish Airlines took to Twitter to say they were "petrified" and called for help from the airline, Foreign Office and media.
One worried mother wrote: "Help! Please get our children out of Ataturk airport".
The school was able to reassure parents their children were safe.
A statement later said: "It's great to know that many of you have had direct contact with your sons/daughters and know that they are safe, well cared for and in good spirits."
The Foreign Office, which initially advised British nationals in Turkey to stay indoors, said the situation "appears to be calming" and flights were returning to normal. It added people should remain vigilant.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says the 22-year-old, capped 24 times, will be out for a further six to eight weeks.
Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered his initial knee injury in the Champions League defeat by Barcelona on 23 February.
"There is no chance of the Euros for him," said Wenger. "He will be back at the beginning of July."
Oxlade-Chamberlain, who made his England debut against Norway in 2012, had been scheduled to feature for the Gunners' Under-21 side earlier this week.
"He was out for a while and was not overloaded with games," Wenger added.
"You want a guy of 22 years of age to go to the European Championship, so it is very sad."
Oxlade-Chamberlain was a surprise call-up to Roy Hodgson's squad for Euro 2012, becoming the third-youngest England player to feature at a major tournament when he started the 1-1 draw with France in Donetsk.
He was part of Hodgson's 23-man World Cup squad in 2014, but did not feature after injuring a knee during England's final warm-up game against Ecuador.
England will face Russia, Slovakia and Wales in Group B at Euro 2016, which begins on 10 June.
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) London's average house price in 2015 was £472,000 - 13.5 times London's average annual wage.
The typical mortgage lets you borrow a maximum of four and a half times your average earnings.
Between 2005 and 2016 average private rents in London rose 38%, while average individual earnings rose just 21%, according to a report by the Mayor of London.
Ahead of the general election BBC London has taken a look at how the different parties would address three housing issues facing many Londoners.
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Marketing manager Hayley Miller moved to London because the "job opportunities here are better than anywhere else".
Despite earning above the national average she says she "doesn't earn enough to see home ownership as an option".
"Above national average, doesn't feel like it in London," she said.
"It's creating that Peter Pan mentality. We work and play but can't settle down here for life."
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Housing campaigner Robert spends 47% of his take home pay on renting in Hackney, which creates "never ending financial pressure".
"You're in a period of anxiety waiting for the renewal cost for the letting agent," he said.
In the last two years his rent has increased 23%.
"The main concern for someone in my position and my age is you worry how long you can sustain those rent increases," he added.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation estimates 58% of renting households in London - equivalent to 1m households - spend more than a third of their income on rent.
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All three parties say that improving the housing supply will help take the pressure off current private rented stock and help stabilise prices.
Tracy Strassburg: Priced out of London
Tracy, a mother of two boys from Nunhead in south-east London, told the BBC she is being priced out of London.
Despite working as a yoga teacher and receiving £950 a month in housing benefit she struggles to make the £1400 a month she needs to pay for a two bed flat.
She is left borrowing up to £450 a month from her mother and running up debts on credit cards.
Her eldest son, who will turn eight in November, has lived in six different addresses.
She says every time she moves house she has to downsize the property for an increased price.
Each party promises to grow council and local housing association stock, which provide cheaper rents for those in need, which could in turn take pressure off of the private rented sector.
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This election issue includes house building, home ownership and social housing.
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Duffy beat Olympic champion and defending world champion Gwen Jorgensen into second place both in the final event and the overall standings.
Briton Helen Jenkins came fourth in Cozumel to end the season in fifth.
Compatriot and Olympic silver medallist Jonny Brownlee, second in the men's standings, races for the title at 22:30 BST on Sunday.
GB's Non Stanford was eighth in the women's race, while team-mate Vicky Holland, a bronze medallist in Rio, did not finish after crashing on the bike leg.
Duffy, who led after the 1.5km swim, extended her lead over the main field on the 40km bike as she worked alongside GB's Lucy Hall and Jessica Learmonth, and held on in the 10km run to win in one hour 57 minutes 59 seconds.
American Jorgenson, world champion in 2014 and 2015 and beaten only twice in the past two years before Mexico, finished 1min 17secs behind, with Australia's Charlotte McShane third.
Watch highlights of the women's race at 14:30 BST and watch the men's race live at 22:30 on Sunday.
The Democratic race has turned increasingly negative in recent days as the candidates traded barbs about their qualifications for the presidency.
The Democrats have largely avoided the personal attacks that have dominated the Republicans' debates.
But with so much at stake that changed at Thursday's debate.
"Does Secretary Clinton have the experience and intelligence to be President? Of course she does?" Mr Sanders said at the debate. "But I do question her judgement."
Mr Sanders repeatedly criticised Mrs Clinton for her financial ties to Wall Street, particularly her paid speeches to an investment bank. He also faulted her for supporting the Iraq War.
Meanwhile, Mrs Clinton has questioned whether Mr Sanders has adequately thought out his policy proposals after he struggled to provide specifics during an interview with the New York Daily News.
"It's easy to diagnose the problem. It's another thing to do something about it," Mrs Clinton said.
The candidates' recent tensions were on display on stage. Mr Sanders mocked Mrs Clinton's responses at times while Mrs Clinton occasionally talked over her opponent.
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A resurgent Mr Sanders has won seven of the last eight contests, sparking a groundswell of enthusiasm from his supporters.
The Sanders campaign drew more than 25,000 people to a rally on Wednesday in Washington Square in Manhattan.
However, buoyed by earlier wins across the southern US, Mrs Clinton holds sizeable lead in the number delegates needed to secure the nomination.
Many analysts believe that Mr Sanders needs to pull off an upset in New York to remain viable in the race.
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Peter Hayman told a fatal accident inquiry the headstone at Craigton Cemetery was made with a limited mortar bed and without dowels for stability.
However, he said this was not why it had toppled over, but instead tree roots had caused the headstone to lean.
Ciaran Williamson, eight, was killed by the falling gravestone on 26 May 2015.
Expert stonemason Mr Hayman was called in to inspect the site after the incident.
The inquiry, at Glasgow Sheriff Court, aims to establish if there were any reasonable precautions that could have prevented the tragedy.
It also aims establish if there were any defects in the system of work which caused or contributed to Ciaran's death.
Giving evidence, Mr Hayman said the granite headstone was built in the 1920s and its foundations did not meet modern safety requirements.
But he said the stone had to be upright to remain stable and had been forced to lean forward by the roots of a nearby tree.
The inquiry heard the gravestone was constructed using a "very limited mortar bed" and no dowels were used to hold the pieces of the structure together.
The inquiry before sheriff Linda Ruxton continues.
Replying to Worcestershire's total of 491, the visitors limped to 116-5 in search of the follow-on target of 342.
But stand-in skipper Brown (49 not out) and Matt Machan (36) put on a stand of 56 to help their team close on 192-6, still 299 behind.
Ross Whiteley (71) and Tom Kohler-Cadmore (51) had earlier completed half centuries for the hosts.
Their 120-run fifth-wicket stand lower down the order, further bolstered by Ben Cox (30) and Joe Leach (26), helped Worcestershire post their highest total in 156 first-class meetings with Sussex.
Leach then took two of the six Sussex wickets, while in-form converted opener Brett D'Oliveira captured his first wicket of the season with his off spin.
Brown is captaining Sussex in this game in the absence of the injured Luke Wright.
Worcs assistant coach Matt Mason told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
"It was a terrific effort by the bowlers on that wicket because it is a good pitch. We applied ourselves very well.
"We hung in there after they initially got away from us with the new ball. They scored freely for a little bit there.
"But Jack Shantry and Ed Barnard pegged the scoring back and created the opportunities we took later in the day."
Sussex head coach Mark Davis:
"It was a good morning for us. We said we must come out and try to win the first session.
"We got six wickets and I felt we bowled better, then we fought our corner with the bat.
"It's getting more difficult out there. Full marks to the guys. They are committed."
Among the 21 countries surveyed, the largest drop in approval - from 57% to 27% - was seen in China,
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Most respondents in almost all countries opposed US drone strikes.
The figures come months before the president seeks re-election, with polls showing a close race with Mitt Romney.
Foreign policy does not traditionally play a key role in US presidential elections, but Mr Obama's campaign has trumpeted his foreign policy record - including killing Osama Bin Laden - amid ongonig criticism of his record at home.
Despite the drop in overall support, confidence in Mr Obama remains high among US allies, especially in Europe, the Pew survey shows.
"I think where you see the real disappointment is when you deal with specific policies," said Richard Wike, associate director of the Pew Global Attitudes Project.
He added that the survey showed big gaps between expectation levels and action over Mr Obama's policies on climate change and treatment of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
According to Mr Wike, confidence in Mr Obama and approval of his international policies has trended downward during the course of his presidency, but has not dropped sharply in a single year.
By PJ CrowleyFormer US Assistant Secretary of State
There is a lot of uncertainty around the world and a healthy dose of that always gets projected on the US. People around the world remain divided about American power. They do not want the US to interfere, but also think the US can do more, whether it is about the global financial crisis or the situation in Syria.
The exception is undoubtedly in China, where the Chinese people see the US as more of a regional competitor than a global partner. Its policy of defending the Assad regime, rather than identifying with the Syrian people, has hurt China's carefully cultivated image. That is clearly reflected in these numbers.
The US needs to look at these numbers with an open mind and understand what they mean. The US sees drones as the perfect weapon in the struggle against violent extremists. Clearly, much of the world disagrees. We tend to see them as surgical while the rest of the world sees them as illegal.
It does not necessarily mean they should be grounded, but if the US is going to employ drones, it needs to do a much better job of explaining what those operations are about and build international understanding and support for them.
Besides China, the largest declines in foreign policy approval by 2012 included long-term ally Japan and neighbour Mexico.
Among five European countries surveyed both in 2009 and 2012, approval of Mr Obama's international policies dropped from 78% to 63%. In five Muslim countries surveyed in both years, the approval rate dropped from 34% to 15%. Russia also joined the countries with double-digit declines, from 40% of respondents approving US international policies to 22%, an 18% decrease.
While Mr Obama generally has higher approval ratings than President George W Bush did at the end of his second term, their approval ratings are now matched in Pakistan and Mr Obama's remain only slightly better in Lebanon.
Among the countries surveyed there was widespread opposition to US drone strikes. At least 50% of respondents in 17 countries disapproved of such strikes, with the largest percentages in the Middle East, Mexico and Greece.
In recent weeks, Mr Obama has become more closely associated with the US drone programme, with a New York Times report noting he personally approves each strike, and that the US keeps a "kill list" of potential strikes against militants.
In addition to changes in sentiment towards Mr Obama and his policies, the survey records a shift in the way economic power is perceived.
Majorities in Germany, Britain, France and Spain now regard China as the world's leading economic power, not the US. In the UK, this percentage has doubled since 2008.
Mr Wike told the BBC the US had seen a downward trend in its perceived economic power since the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent recession, despite Mr Obama receiving "reasonably good marks on global economic issues".
However, American "soft power" gets higher marks, especially among young respondents.
The American way of doing business is popular in the Middle East, with more than 50% in Lebanon, Tunisia, Jordan and Egypt saying they like this part of US image.
Majorities or pluralities in 18 of 20 countries admire US science and technology, according to the survey. American ideas about democracy are more popular among respondents under 30 in several countries, including Tunisia and China.
The candidate of the National Front (FN) told supporters in the eastern city of Lyon that globalisation was slowly choking communities to death.
Her party is promising to offer France a referendum on EU membership if a renegotiation of terms fails.
France goes to the polls on 23 April in one of the most open races in decades.
The incumbent Socialist President, Francois Hollande, is not standing for a second term.
The FN is styling itself as the original anti-establishment party, with its leader hoping to cash in on the "time for change" feeling generated by Donald Trump's election and the Brexit vote in Britain.
BBC Paris correspondent Lucy Williamson says the party, which has never won more than a third of the popular vote, has been trying to soften its image recently, in order to broaden its appeal.
Opinion polls suggest she will win the first round but lose the second.
Arguing that the FN was the party of the French people, Ms Le Pen said she wanted a "free, independent and democratic country".
Globalisation, she said, meant "manufacturing by slaves for selling to the unemployed" while the FN solution was a "local revolution" guided by "intelligent protectionism and economic patriotism".
She said the EU was a "failure" which had "kept none of its promises", and she promised to renegotiate French membership fundamentally, and would call a referendum on leaving if the attempt failed.
The mood was somewhere between football match and rock concert.
Tiny broaches pinned to the chests of 3000 supporters flashed red-white-and-blue in the dimmed auditorium; impromptu renditions of the French national anthem flowed across the crowd, interspersed with boisterous chants of "on est chez nous" - "we are at home" - the unofficial slogan of the FN.
Ms Le Pen's promises have won her enough support, polls say, to win the first round of the presidential contest.
Her problem lies in winning the second. In the run-offs, her rivals have always managed to attract votes from other parties; Marine Le Pen has not.
Now, with the centre-right candidate Francois Fillon currently battling a financial scandal, she could end up facing the liberal former banker, Emmanuel Macron - a man running his first ever election campaign. If so, France will be faced with the prospect of choosing its next president from two political outsiders.
Referring to the knife attack at the Louvre this week, she warned of the threat of radical Islam, painting a dark picture of a France under the "yoke of Islamic fundamentalism" where women would be "forbidden to enter cafes or wear skirts".
France has about five million Muslims - the largest Islamic minority in Western Europe.
Earlier, FN deputy leader Florian Philippot predicted a new appetite for politics inspired by Brexit and Mr Trump.
"People are waking up," he told the audience in Lyon on Sunday. "They see Brexit, they see Trump and they're saying to themselves: 'It's worth going to vote'."
The independent former banker, Emmanuel Macron, was also in Lyon this weekend, with a radically different vision for France: pro-Europe and pro-free trade.
The former Socialist economy minister set up his own party, En Marche (On The Move) only last year.
With the centre-right candidate, Francois Fillon, battling a financial scandal, Mr Macron's chances of reaching the 7 May run-off and challenging Ms Le Pen have risen.
The Socialist Party recently chose radical leftist Benoit Hamon as its candidate. He is currently trailing the other three candidates by a few percentage points in opinion polls.
Jean-Luc Melenchon, the hard left's candidate, also spoke from Lyon on Sunday, appearing as a hologram in Paris simultaneously.
The candidate being given about 10% in opinion polls called for redistribution of wealth and spoke against the EU.
The choice of Lyon, France's prosperous third-largest city after Paris and Marseille, as the platform for three of the top five candidates to make major speeches or launch campaigns appeared unusual to some.
According to 20 Minutes (in French), the FN picked it because it was central and easily accessible, as well as "the capital of the Gauls"; Mr Macron was drawn by its traditions of humanism and economic liberalism; and Mr Melenchon relished a challenge.
The 22-year-old, who won team sprint bronze with Becky James at the 2013 World Championships, collided with Elis Ligtlee during an omnium race.
"Out of surgery, stable, neurological signs normal, ribs, pelvis and vertebrae cracked but no damage [to] major organs," tweeted her father Mark.
Racing was cancelled after the crash, with fans asked to leave the velodrome.
While Williamson remained in hospital, Dutch rider Ligtlee was sent home after scans revealed she had not fractured her skull or cheekbone.
Australian two-time Olympic champion Anna Meares and Joanna Rowsell Shand, part of Britain's victorious London 2012 team pursuit trio, were among those to send good wishes to Williamson on social media.
The home side, bottom of the table at kick-off, went ahead when midfielder Roger glanced in a free-kick from Anthony Jung, on loan from Leipzig.
Ingolstadt lost keeper Martin Hansen just before the hour mark after he was injured saving from Marcel Sabitzer.
Home striker Mathew Leckie was sent off late on as he was booked for a foul, then again for kicking the ball away.
But Ingolstadt held on, meaning Bayern Munich replace Leipzig at the top on goal difference after beating Wolfsburg 5-0.
RB Leipzig had never lost a match in the top flight of German football, having been promoted from the second division as runners-up last season.
Their rapid rise from the fifth tier has caused significant controversy, with a highly commercial approach attracting criticism from fans and officials of rivals clubs, who believe it goes against the spirit of the game in Germany.
Coach Ralph Hasenhuttl left Ingolstadt to take charge of Leipzig last summer, guiding them to the top of the table thanks to a sequence of eight successive Bundesliga victories.
However, Hasenhuttl - who has suggested that he could be Arsenal's next manager - saw his hopes of a triumphant return to his former club thwarted in what was a below-par performance.
Maik Walpurgis has improved Ingolstadt's results since replacing the sacked Markus Kauczinski in November, and they showed plenty of spirit to hold on as the visitors increased the pressure in the final half-hour.
After Hansen's injury, replacement goalkeeper Orjan Nyland made a fine reflex stop to deny Emil Forsberg.
Yet their hard work was almost undone inside the final three minutes, as Naby Keita sprinted in from the left to set up Forsberg, who had time to take a touch six yards from goal - yet somehow slid his shot wide.
Match ends, FC Ingolstadt 04 1, RB Leipzig 0.
Second Half ends, FC Ingolstadt 04 1, RB Leipzig 0.
Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benno Schmitz.
Attempt blocked. Benno Schmitz (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Naby Keita with a headed pass.
Florent Hadergjonaj (FC Ingolstadt 04) is shown the yellow card.
Davie Selke (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
Second yellow card to Mathew Leckie (FC Ingolstadt 04).
Mathew Leckie (FC Ingolstadt 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Almog Cohen (FC Ingolstadt 04).
Stefan Ilsanker (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
Naby Keita (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lukas Hinterseer (FC Ingolstadt 04).
Offside, FC Ingolstadt 04. Mathew Leckie tries a through ball, but Lukas Hinterseer is caught offside.
Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Roger.
Attempt blocked. Davie Selke (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross.
Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Lukas Hinterseer.
Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution, FC Ingolstadt 04. Lukas Hinterseer replaces Pascal Groß.
Attempt missed. Davie Selke (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Naby Keita (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Marvin Matip.
Foul by Benno Schmitz (RB Leipzig).
Mathew Leckie (FC Ingolstadt 04) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Davie Selke (RB Leipzig).
Ørjan Nyland (FC Ingolstadt 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Benno Schmitz (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Naby Keita following a corner.
Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Florent Hadergjonaj.
Attempt blocked. Mathew Leckie (FC Ingolstadt 04) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
Corner, FC Ingolstadt 04. Conceded by Marcel Halstenberg.
Foul by Willi Orban (RB Leipzig).
Moritz Hartmann (FC Ingolstadt 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, FC Ingolstadt 04. Almog Cohen tries a through ball, but Mathew Leckie is caught offside.
Hand ball by Diego Demme (RB Leipzig).
Foul by Davie Selke (RB Leipzig).
Marvin Matip (FC Ingolstadt 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Dangerous play by Florent Hadergjonaj (FC Ingolstadt 04).
Substitution, RB Leipzig. Davie Selke replaces Timo Werner.
Corner, FC Ingolstadt 04. Conceded by Diego Demme.
The remains of the infant, thought to be up to six weeks old, were found wrapped in a blanket on an old railway path in the Seafield area of Edinburgh in July 2013.
His mother or family have never been traced, and his identity remains a mystery.
He was laid to rest following a funeral service at Seafield Cemetery.
The service was arranged by Police Scotland and members of the public were invited to attend.
Leading the service, Reverend Erica Wishart, of Tranent Parish Church, told mourners: "This is the kind of tragedy that surely touches everyone who hears about it. All of us who gather here today are grieving.
"We represent everyone in this community and beyond who feels deep sadness that this tiny baby is never going to have the chance to grow up and live his life."
The minister said those gathered may feel "anger and shock" at what had happened, or perhaps a whole range of emotions.
"We are here to say goodbye to this wee one, with the dignity and respect he deserves. We are here to mourn the life that could have been. And we are here to affirm that every life is precious in God's eyes," she said.
"This baby boy may not have been given a name - we may not know where he came from or who gave birth to him - but the Bible tells us that God knew him even before he was born and his whole being - body, soul and spirit - is engraved on the palm of God's hand."
A number of mourners were visibly tearful as the boy's tiny white coffin was lowered into the ground and as a lone piper played.
Crowds of people chanting and setting fire to bins gathered in Gwilliam Court, in Monkton, Pembrokeshire, at about 21:30 BST on Tuesday.
Police were called and took two people from a property before the disturbance ended six hours later.
On Wednesday, about 100 protesters gathered outside a council office.
The crowd outside the office in Argyle Street, Pembroke Dock, were shouting and chanting about the situation in Monkton, with some saying they were not leaving until they had answers.
Dyfed-Powys Police said officers were present and "engaging with the community about their concerns".
It comes after the overnight protest on the housing estate.
Police issued members of the 100-strong crowd with dispersal orders and the incident ended at about 03:00 BST on Wednesday.
Nobody was arrested or injured.
Dyfed-Powys Police said it received additional help from South Wales Police and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Team.
Officers remained at Gwilliam Court on Wednesday and extra patrols are being carried out in the area to reassure people.
Pearl Llewellyn, a local councillor, said she would contact the housing office.
"They'll be made aware of it," she said.
A Dyfed-Powys Police spokeswoman confirmed the force was "liaising with Pembrokeshire County Council housing officers, and the concerns voiced by the community during the incident will be raised with them".
Pembrokeshire council said it was aware of the incident on the council estate.
"Housing officers from Pembrokeshire County Council attended the scene at the request of police," a spokesman said.
The force took the longest in the West Midlands to answer the non-emergency calls - averaging just over a minute - although one caller waited 51 minutes.
However, it said the way it measured calls being answered differed to other forces.
Assistant Chief Constable Nick Adderley said there would be investment to appoint more call handlers.
A BBC Freedom of Information (FOI) request was made to all forces in the West Midlands region about the performance of their 101 service since April 2012.
The service was introduced to five forces in 2011 and was introduced across England and Wales the following year.
The figures revealed waiting times and the number of calls abandoned by the public:
In Staffordshire, a call is classed as answered when the person gets through to a call handler. In Warwickshire and West Mercia, it is as soon as the call is transferred to an automated operator.
West Midlands Police's "wait" time is measured from the time of the call connecting to its system to the time a call taker answers.
Matthew Ellis, Staffordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, said a two-minute wait, which reflected figures for 2015-6, was "perfectly acceptable" as it "allows more police to be on the beat".
He admitted changes in 2014 of two police call centres reducing to one "wasn't quite as effective as it should've been".
Supt Martin Samuels, spokesperson for the Warwickshire and West Mercia forces, said both were reviewing the 101 service.
West Midlands Police said it was looking to increase the number of non-emergency call handlers.
Concerns have been raised that hundreds of thousands of people haven't been able to get through to the 101 number in the Midlands since 2012. Crimes could have gone unrecorded, incidents ignored.
But Staffordshire's police and crime commissioner says it's hard to compare like for like. There's no standardised way of monitoring 101 performance, and that needs to change.
Most forces acknowledge they must do more to improve. Staffordshire and the West Midlands forces say they'll take on more call handlers. Warwickshire and West Mercia - which have a strategic alliance - say they are looking at bringing in a single, standard system.
But all forces stress their 999 emergency response times must remain the priority.
Prosecutors said the 40 men were involved in attacks which swept through the southern city of Assiut last year.
The court acquitted 61 others involved in the case.
The Egyptian authorities have jailed more than 16,000 people since last August.
At least 1,400 people have also been killed in a wide-ranging crackdown against opponents of the government.
Following the ousting of Mr Morsi in the summer of 2013 there was unrest across the country.
In Assiut, several police stations were set alight along with five churches and a number of shops.
Delivering its verdict the city's criminal court sentenced two defendants to 15 years in prison, AFP news agency reported, while others were handed jail terms ranging from one year to 10.
Dozens of Mr Morsi's supporters have been sentenced to death in mass trials over the past year.
Mr Morsi and fellow leaders of the now banned Muslim Brotherhood organisation are also being held in jail or on trial facing the death penalty.
A number of incidents were reported to them this week.
A post on the PSNI West Belfast Facebook page said the park had to be closed early on Wednesday after a crowd of 150 young people gathered there.
The PSNI said stones were thrown at passing cars and pedestrians. Officers also spent Thursday and Friday dealing with underage drinking in the park.
"It is disappointing to see, what appears to be, mainly younger people getting involved in anti-social behaviour and causing damage to a local facility designed for everyone to enjoy," said Insp Roy Burnside.
"Not only is this costly to both council and local businesses, it also impacts on the reputation of the area."
SDLP councillor Tim Attwood said anti-social behaviour is an ongoing problem.
"Obviously during holiday periods there are a number of hotspots in Belfast and sometimes people gather in the park, so at times the activities of young people mean police and community safety wardens have to act to try and protect people's health and safety," he said.
"It is unfortunate, as this park is a beautiful oasis for people in west Belfast to play and to do leisure activities.
"It's an active park which is popular with local people but sometimes young people gather and take part in anti-social behaviour and we have a strategy to try and tackle that and on Wednesday night we had to work with the police to deal with that situation.
"There are young kids who are involved in some of the activities at night time and there's a responsibility on parents to ensure their kids are safe."
Police have said they will monitor any further reports of anti-social behaviour and focus patrols in certain areas.
Eastbourne's seafront venue will also host free concerts on Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
The 79-year-old bandstand was shut last Christmas and New Year for restoration work funded by Eastbourne Borough Council and English Heritage.
The Christmas concerts date back to 1935, when the bandstand was built.
The structure needed to be refurbished after winter weather and salt air corroded the steel framework under its domed roof.
Work was also carried out to the colonnade and promenade seating areas, before it reopened for the 2014 summer season in May.
Eastbourne Silver Band will play carols and Christmas songs later, while the Ray Campbell Dance Band takes the bandstand stage on 26 December and New Year's Day.
"These concerts have such a great atmosphere and are a fantastic way for residents and visitors to join together in a lovely festive celebration," said Eastbourne borough councillor Carolyn Heaps.
Eastbourne seafront also sees a traditional Boxing Day dip, with swimmers setting out from the beach near the bandstand.
The fresh financing has allowed the airline to renew its membership of the Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (Atol) scheme - the scheme that refunds customers if a travel firm collapses.
It also means the airline can invest in new aircraft.
Greybull Capital is Monarch's majority shareholder and is also known for its investment in Scunthorpe's steelworks.
It bought a majority stake in Monarch in 2014, with an investment of £125m.
"It is testament to the extensive effort by all parties, over the past weeks and months, that we are able to announce the largest investment in our 48-year history, as well as the renewal of our Atol licences," said Andrew Swaffield, chief executive of the Monarch Group.
In October 2014, Monarch announced an order for 30 of the latest Boeing 737 jets, with an option to buy 15 more. It expects to take delivery of the first of those in 2018.
After three weeks of drama, Monarch lives to fly another day. How long the holiday airline retains its independence, however, remains open to question. This morning's bailout - there is no detail on what form the extra £165m from owners Greybull Capital will take - is enough to satisfy the Civil Aviation Authority, but will not remove doubts about its long-term prospects.
The airline's strength in flights to the western Mediterranean, Egypt and North Africa has become its Achilles' heel as terror attacks have dented demand to those destinations.
On top of those short-term trading challenges, Monarch remains caught between the big low-cost airlines EasyJet and Ryanair, and the in-house airlines owned by the big tour operators including Tui and Thomas Cook.
Securing the company's future will require to find a profitable niche that it can defend from both those types of voracious competitors. The alternative may be a merger with a rival.
Rhinos Impi and Gugu had their horns taken after a gang of poachers took staff hostage at the Fundimvelo Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday night.
Gugu was killed instantly but Impi survived, only to have to be put down the next morning due to his injuries.
Staff members are understood to have been assaulted during the attack.
South Africa saw a decline in the numbers of rhinos killed for their prized horns in the first half of 2016, down to 702 from 796 the previous year.
However, the reduction came after several years of increases.
"Is this another stage? That's what we've been asking," Thula Thula's Karen Trendler told journalist Bonné de Bod in a Facebook Live video. "There has been an increasing desensitisation, there has been an escalation in the violence in the poaching and the mutilation."
The rhinos had been due to have their horns removed next week to protect them from ivory traders, according to local media.
The 32-year old was banned for four games over Christmas for his dismissal and an angry reaction to a tackle from Jonathan Douglas.
Bamba confronted the referee, fourth official and Bluebirds manager Neil Warnock.
"It was a moment of craziness, if I can say it like that," Bamba said.
"Straight afterwards I was embarrassed because friends and family had said to me that 'that's not you'.
"The good thing is that the manager and the club have been very supportive.
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"The kids have seen the footage because they've been into school and everyone was talking about it so I can't hide from it.
"I tried to explain to them that that's not my normal reaction and it shouldn't have happened like that.
"I explained to them that it was a mistake and I told them to make sure that they don't do it."
Bamba returned in the home win against Aston Villa and is now keen to use his performances on the pitch to apologise to the supporters as Cardiff try to push clear of the Championship relegation zone at Bristol City on Saturday.
"That's done now, I can guarantee that won't happen again," he said.
"Obviously I let the team and the club down as since I've been here everyone's been absolutely magnificent with me so that was a big disappointment for me.
"All I can do is move on from it and produce good performances to apologise to them really."
The scam at the hospital is understood to have taken place earlier this month.
Two men reportedly spent two days inside the hospital offering to help staff claim back tax.
Thousands of pounds are believed to have been lost; police believe there are more victims of the fraud and have urged them to come forward.
It is believed the fraudsters obtained the personal details of the employees, including bank details.
"We currently have nine potential victims of this alleged fraud, we believe there are more potential victims out there and we need them to contact us," said Det Insp Bob Blemmings.
"We are working closely with the Causeway Hospital to identify any potential victims and identify any suspects.
"We would advise anyone who believes they are the victim of this type of fraud to report it to their local Police station by calling 101."
Irene Clennell's indefinite leave to remain lapsed because she lived outside the UK for more than two years to care for her parents in Singapore.
She had lived in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, with her husband and has two British sons and a granddaughter.
The Home Office has said it does not comment on individual cases.
Mrs Clennell's Hilary Brown solicitor said "the rules are prescriptive" and, as her husband was not well, she was "quite distressed about the forced separation".
Although Mrs Clennell was granted indefinite leave to remain in 1992, the couple lived together in Singapore for a number of years.
When Mr Clennell returned to the UK with their children, she stayed to care for her parents.
Repeated re-applications for permission to stay, both from Singapore and after she managed to return to the UK, have all been rejected.
Speaking after being deported in February she said she knew about the limit on staying outside the UK but, because her husband and children had been with her, believed her leave to remain would be reinstated on her return.
She said: "All they say is I've got no grounds to be in that country.
"[If] two kids and a husband is no grounds then I don't know what kind of grounds you want."
Director of the campaign group Migrant Voice, Nazek Ramadan, said: "There shouldn't be any terms for her visa.
"She's married to a British citizen and she has lived here many years, and she has British children.
"Why do we introduce all these restrictions, why did she need to keep applying?"
Loghman Sawari used fake documents to fly to Fiji to seek asylum, saying he did not feel safe in PNG.
But on Friday the 21-year-old was stopped by police as he went to meet immigration officials and deported.
Rights groups have condemned the move. Amnesty International said it had "grave concerns" about his wellbeing.
Loghman Sawari arrived in PNG in 2013. He was one of about 1,250 asylum seekers detained by Australia in two offshore camps, in PNG's Manus Island and on the Pacific island of Nauru.
Australia refuses to accept refugees who arrive by boat, and says they must resettle in Cambodia or PNG. Rights groups say the policy contradicts international obligations and that conditions in the camps are deplorable.
Mr Sawari was recognised as a refugee and released from the Manus Island camp into the community. But there have been many reports of tensions and violence between refugees and PNG residents.
In September 2015 he told Britain's Guardian newspaper he had been assaulted by a guard at the transit centre because he asked for more washing powder, and required hospital treatment.
He was later resettled in the city of Lae, but lost his job and became homeless.
In February 2016 he told the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper that he wanted to return to the detention centre because life in Lae left him scared, lonely and poor.
"I was never, not for one day, safe in PNG," he told the Guardian earlier this week.
He arrived in Fiji last week. His lawyer, Aman Ravindra Singh, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that a meeting had been arranged on Friday for his asylum application to be lodged.
But he said police stopped their vehicle as they drove there, shouted at Mr Sawari to get out and bundled him into a car bound for the airport. He said he hadn't been able to speak to him since.
"I am not aware of what grounds the Fijian government used to unleash their thuggish ways against this young, desperate victim of persecution," he said.
"The Fijian government has miserably failed in using its own domestic laws to deal with this situation."
Fiji says he was deported because he had not applied for asylum straight away and because he had entered on a false passport.
Describing his case as "extreme", rights group Amnesty said: "The Australian government forced him into this position, they've pushed him to his limits and now they must take responsibility to provide him with the protection he needs."
Australia had agreed a deal with the Obama administration under which refugees detained in its offshore camps could apply to be resettled in the US.
But the deal appears to be in doubt, after new US President Donald Trump described it as "dumb" and reportedly cut short a call with the Australian prime minister.
The discovery was made just before 14:00 GMT on Friday on land close to Imperial Park, Coedkernew.
Officers are currently treating the death as unexplained and a post mortem examination will take place on Monday.
Anyone with information has been asked to call Gwent Police on 101.
The agreement, seven weeks after his Likud party won the election, came just before a deadline for the formation of an administration.
Mr Netanyahu needed backing from the right-wing Bayit Yehudi party to give him the necessary 61 seats.
Mr Netanyahu, who first became PM in 1996, is now on course for his fourth term in office.
"I'm sure no-one is surprised that these negotiations were lengthy," Mr Netanyahu told a news conference.
"Time is of the essence, not only because I'm leaving now to call the president and the chairman of the Knesset [parliament] to tell them that I've managed to form a government, but also because we'll need to form it by next week in order to give a strong and stable government."
The leader of Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home), Naftali Bennett, had demanded the justice ministry in return for support from his eight MPs.
He opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state, enjoys the support of Israeli settler communities in the West Bank and has called for the annexation of parts of the occupied territory.
Bayit Yehudi's backing for settlement expansion could worsen Israel's relations with its ally Washington and with Europe, correspondents say.
Mr Netanyahu had already secured deals by late on Tuesday with three parties - the centrist Kulanu and two ultra-Orthodox parties, United Torah Judaism (UTJ) and Shas.
He now has a majority of just one in the 120-member Knesset and says he will try to enlarge the coalition.
Analysis: Kevin Connolly, BBC News, Jerusalem
In the 67 years of its history, Israel has never known any form of government but multi-party coalition - no-one has ever won an outright parliamentary majority. But rarely can the process have come right down to the wire quite like this.
Benjamin Netanyahu was granted a total of seven weeks to build a new coalition and as the clock ticked towards midnight he had 53 of the 61 seats he needed.
The last eight were in the hands of the Bayit Yehudi party led by Naftali Bennett - once a protege of Mr Netanyahu's and now increasingly a rival for leadership of the Israeli right.
But 61 seats is the bare minimum needed to govern in Israel and a coalition with those numbers won't feel stable. Worse for Mr Netanyahu, Mr Bennett demanded the powerful justice ministry as part of the price for helping the prime minister over the threshold.
For now Israel has its new coalition but it's a government conceived in ill-humour with the narrowest possible parliamentary majority.
Former ally and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday that his Yisrael Beitenu party would not join the coalition.
He had complained that the new coalition was not "nationalist" enough.
The coalition agreement came around two hours before the midnight deadline.
Without an accord, President Reuven Rivlin would have offered the chance of forming a government to another party - probably the centre-left opposition Zionist Union, which lost the election despite exit polls predicting a dead heat with Likud.
Israeli newspaper commentators are broadly unimpressed by the new coalition.
"The fourth Netanyahu government was formed with blood, sweat, and tears - that of Netanyahu and Likud," Yossi Verter writes in Haaretz, while Sima Kadmon ridicules recent events. "A crushing victory in the elections became an unprecedented farce," she says in Yediot Aharonot.
Even Matti Tuchfeld in the pro-Netanyahu Yisrael Hayom predicts that those in seats controlled by the prime minister would fall prey to "blackmail", while Ariela Ringel Hoffman in Yediot Aharonot is damning. "Netanyahu… has a unique talent - to destroy something which, just moments earlier, he built with hard work and sweat."
The Jerusalem Post's Isi Leibler though takes issue with the system, saying "Excoriating Netanyahu for capitulating to unreasonable demands from minority parties that run counter to the will of the people is fine for populist armchair critics. But the responsibility rests with our dysfunctional political system and those voters who supported the small parties."
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The Solar Impulse aircraft was forced to land on Monday after weather conditions worsened while it was flying across the Pacific Ocean.
It touched down smoothly, but gusts of wind damaged its delicate wings in the hours after landing.
The team is confident it can repair the plane and continue the epic journey.
Solar Impulse's co-founder, Andre Borschberg tweeted: "Small damage on one of the aileron of @solarimpulse which will necessitate at least a week to repair but not a major issue."
It has been a challenging few days for the Solar Impulse team.
The experimental plane, which has 17,000 solar cells on its wings, began its circumnavigation of the globe in Abu Dhabi in March.
The first six stages of the flight were relatively straightforward. But the seventh leg - an 8,000km-flight across the Pacific - has proved difficult.
The team waited for more than a month in Nanjing, China, for the right weather conditions to travel over the ocean towards Hawaii.
They thought they had found the perfect window, and set off on Saturday at 18:39 GMT.
However a cold front forced the team to cut the journey short, and the plane made an unscheduled stop in Japan on Monday at 23:49 local time (14:49 GMT).
LEG 1: 9 March. Abu Dhabi (UAE) to Muscat (Oman) - 441km; in 13 hours and 1 minute
LEG 2: 10 March. Muscat (Oman) to Ahmedabad (India) - 1,468km; in 15 hours and 20 minutes
LEG 3: 18 March. Ahmedabad (India) to Varanasi (India) - 1,215km; in 13 hours and 15 minutes
LEG 4: 19 March. Varanasi (India) to Mandalay (Myanmar) - 1,398km; in 13 hours and 29 minutes
LEG 5: 29 March. Mandalay (Myanmar) to Chongqing (China) - 1,459km; in 20 hours and 29 minutes
LEG 6: 21 April. Chongqing (China) to Nanjing China - 1,241km; in 17 hours and 22 minutes
LEG 7: 31 May. Nanjing (China) to Kalaeloa, Hawaii (USA) - 8,200km; journey aborted, plane diverted to Nagoya, Japan
Mr Borschberg, who was piloting the plane, made a smooth landing at Nagoya Airfield.
However, not all of the craft's essential ground-support equipment had arrived at the site, including a mobile hangar, which protects the plane from the elements.
Instead, the team had to use a tie-down system to hold the plane in place - working in shifts over 24 hours to hang onto the ropes.
But this was not enough to prevent the plane's 72m-long wings from getting damaged by the gusty conditions on the ground. The part that was damaged is called the aileron - a hinged control at the tip of the wing that is used for turning left or right.
The mobile hangar has now arrived and the plane is safely under cover. The team has been assessing the damage to the wing.
Bertrand Piccard, Solar Impulse's other co-founder, said: "This, of course, will be repaired.
"The technical team has already started to build some spare parts, but it will keep us on the ground for at least one week before we can carry on, and before Andre can continue the flight to Hawaii.
"It's not a big issue for the project itself, but it's a little additional delay."
After the plane is fixed, meteorologists will start looking for a weather window to make another attempted crossing of the Pacific.
The flight to Hawaii will be slightly shorter now the plane has been diverted to Japan, but forecasters will still need to find at least four days of clear weather before mission control gives the green light to the flight.
However, if the repairs take longer than expected or the weather fails to clear, the fear is that further delays could affect the later stages of the global circumnavigation.
After the plane has crossed the Pacific, it will then need fly across America before taking on the Atlantic.
Ideally, it will need to cross this second large stretch of ocean before August, when the hurricane season peaks.
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The Lao Securities Exchange opened for business on Tuesday with trading in just two companies.
The country, sandwiched between Vietnam and Thailand, is one of the world's poorest nations.
It is hoped that the stock exchange will help raise $8bn (£5.1bn) in equity and bond sales to fund investment in the country.
The Laos exchange is initially offering shares in two state-owned companies, Electricite du Laos Generation company and Banque Pour Le Commerce Exterieur Lao.
The volume of the first day's trading was thin, about 2.14bn kip ($265,000; £170,000).
The communist country is hoping to follow the example of neighbouring China which has taken great strides in opening up its economy, albeit in a controlled way, greatly enriching itself and its citizens.
"I hope investors will support the endeavours of our stock exchange," said Dethphouvang Moularat, the head of the exchange (LSX), after a small opening ceremony.
Laos is aiming to join the World Trade Organization and become more integrated in the global economy.
The BBC's reporter in the region, Vaudine England, says that the stock exchange opening is aimed at foreign investors.
Our correspondent says the government in Laos has been trying to attract foreign investment since the 1990s.
The problem for the government, she adds, is that the majority of the population is engaged in subsistence agriculture, so there is very little infrastructure in the country.
Despite the attractions for foreign investors in this resource-rich country, outside participation in the bourse will be limited at first.
The funding for the set-up of the exchange has come from South Korea, which has invested $9.8m, or 49% of the capital, for the venture. The Bank of Laos, the country's central bank, has invested the rest.
The government was expected to decide one way or another before the end of the year but there are suggestions that a decision could be pushed back by at least six months while a further study on the environmental impact is carried out.
When it is made, the decision will have huge implications for local residents, airport workers, the millions of passengers who use Heathrow every year and for British businesses up and down the country.
But the political repercussions will be equally significant, with the outcome to what has become a toxic issue for the Conservatives likely to have a bearing on the fortunes of the government and the race to succeed David Cameron as prime minister.
The background to the decision
At its 2008 party conference, the Conservatives ruled out any decision on expanding Heathrow during the lifetime of the next Parliament, effectively putting the airport - which has long wanted to grow - into a holding pattern for five years.
While traditionally a pro-business party, the decision reflected the concerns of senior Conservatives such as Boris Johnson - then recently elected Mayor of London - about the impact of expansion and the wider mood music at the time within the Tories about the importance of environmental protection to their modernising credentials. Remember David Cameron's pre-election mantra of "vote blue, go green".
Finding themselves in government with the Lib Dems - who themselves were opposed to a third runway and had a veto on major decisions - there was no question of the Conservatives trying to wriggle out of their pledge.
However, amid reports of growing sympathy among senior figures towards the arguments behind a third runway, David Cameron announced in 2012 that an independent commission would consider the future of Heathrow as part of wider review of airport capacity in the south-east of England.
The review, chaired by Sir Howard Davies, was asked to weigh up the case for enlarging Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted as well as the option of a brand new airport in the Thames Estuary, long proposed by Boris Johnson. But crucially, it would not report until after the 2015 election.
The choice to be made
After initially ruling out the Stansted and Thames Estuary options, the Davies Commission delivered its verdict in July.
It concluded that while extending one of Heathrow's existing runways and building a new runway at Gatwick were credible options, a new runway at Heathrow would provide the greater strategic and economic benefits, as long as it was accompanied by a "significant package" of measures to address its impact on the environment and the local community.
Under strong pressure from business to reach a quick decision, David Cameron said in July that the government would make its intentions clear before the end of the year.
Other than that, he has tried to say as little about the matter as possible, citing the risk of even a hint of a personal preference prejudicing the final outcome and increasing the chance of the decision being subject to legal challenge.
Ministers have been considering the issue for several months, having formed a special cabinet sub-committee in which to discuss it, and any further delay - on whatever grounds - will frustrate those in favour of a new runway.
Amid media reports that the decision could be postponed until the second half of next year, No 10 has said the government's position "remained the same" and it would give a "clear direction" before the end of the year.
The key players and where they stand
Ask most voters where David Cameron and his key allies, notably Chancellor George Osborne, stand on the issue and they would probably be scratching their heads. The two men have remained pretty gnomic, in public at least, about the question.
However, behind the scenes, it is widely accepted that the chancellor has been leading the argument for a bigger Heathrow. This is a chancellor who has made big play of his vision for an infrastructure revolution and has championed big, transformative transport projects such as Crossrail and HS2.
He is also a chancellor who has, again and again, emphasised the importance of Britain's trade links, its export markets and the vital role that China, in particular, will play in the UK's economic future. All this smacks of a man minded to back Heathrow expansion if the right conditions are met.
But Mr Osborne is also a consummate political strategist and, at the moment, the man tipped to succeed David Cameron when he steps down as leader before the 2020 election. He is unlikely to want to do anything to jeopardise that.
And that is where it gets really interesting. While other potential leaders, such as Sajid Javid, are pro-Heathrow, Mr Osborne's most likely rivals are much more lukewarm - in the case of Home Secretary Theresa May - and in the case of Boris Johnson downright opposed.
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There are plenty of other political factors for Mr Cameron and Mr Osborne to bear in mind. There is the possibility, albeit a small one, of Cabinet resignations over the issue. International Development Secretary Justine Greening, whose Putney constituency in under the Heathrow flight path, has been a longstanding opponent of Heathrow expansion. Could she remain in a cabinet which approves a new runway?
Then there are the dozens of Tory MPs in Kent who are opposed to expanding Gatwick and could be vulnerable to a challenge from UKIP or even anti-expansion independent candidates at the next election.
The battle for London in 2016
An already difficult situation for the government is compounded by the rich political dynamics in London.
Boris Johnson may be standing down as London Mayor next year but the Conservative candidate to succeed him, Zac Goldsmith, is just as adamantly opposed to Heathrow expansion. Furthermore, he has pledged to stand down as Conservative MP for Richmond Park and trigger a by-election if the airport gets the green light for a new runway.
Even without the difficulties this would cause for Goldsmith's mayoral bid, this is something that the prime minister, who has a slender majority in the Commons anyway, would like to avoid if at all possible.
The Conservatives want to keep hold of City Hall and would be wary of doing anything to undermine Mr Goldsmith, whose chief opponent - Labour's Sadiq Khan - is also opposed to a new runway.
Nevertheless, ministers have insisted that this is a decision that affects the whole of the UK and will be decided with the interests of the entire UK - including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - in mind.
Another dilemma for Labour
It is not just the Tories who are divided over the issue. Labour has performed its own contortions in the past decade, having originally backed a third runway under Tony Blair and then Gordon Brown.
During Ed Miliband's leadership, its support became much more lukewarm but its inclination was still to support the Davies' recommendations if they could reasonably be implemented.
Now under Jeremy Corbyn the party looks to have backed away from this, saying it wants to "look at all the evidence".
There are MPs who believe that backing Heathrow would be a much-needed boost to its somewhat tarnished business credentials while Unite, its largest financial backer, and other unions are supportive - citing the boost to employment and skills it would provide.
But shadow chancellor John McDonnell, a key ally of Mr Corbyn's, is a vehement critic of Heathrow expansion. In his capacity as MP for the neighbouring Hayes and Harlington constituency, he was once thrown out of the Commons for protesting about the issue.
It'll be a long haul
Whatever decision is reached, today's decision-makers and future leaders will have to live with the consequences for a long time. If approved, a new runway at Heathrow is unlikely to be operational until between 2025 and 2029. That's at least two general elections - and at least one new prime ministers away.
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The National League side, 57 places below their opponents, led through Bobby-Joe Taylor's first-half penalty after Niall Canavan fouled Jamar Loza.
But Camps' deflected stoppage-time 20-yard free-kick prevented an upset.
Maidstone's Anthony Acheampong was sent off after the final whistle for dissent at the award of the free-kick.
Rochdale, who had lost their two most recent first-round ties against non-league opposition, had earlier thought they had levelled on the half-hour but Steven Davies' effort was ruled out for offside.
The visitors, who had struggled to get to grips with the Stones' artificial surface, enjoyed a strong start to the second half as Davies' clever flick released Oliver Rathbone but he could not beat Lee Worgan at his near post.
Davies then nodded just over the crossbar as the visitors began to turn the screw, although both Liam Enver-Marum and Alex Flisher came close to doubling Maidstone's lead.
Taylor came within inches of a second as he fired narrowly over with just five minutes left but a moment of quality from Camps ensured the sides will do battle once again for a place in the second round.
Match ends, Maidstone United 1, Rochdale 1.
Second Half ends, Maidstone United 1, Rochdale 1.
Goal! Maidstone United 1, Rochdale 1. Callum Camps (Rochdale) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Kevin Lokko (Maidstone United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kevin Lokko (Maidstone United).
Andrew Cannon (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Steve Davies (Rochdale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by James Rogers (Maidstone United).
Andrew Cannon (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Seth Nana Ofori-Twumasi (Maidstone United).
Joe Bunney (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jack Paxman (Maidstone United).
Joe Bunney (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Bobby-Joe Taylor (Maidstone United) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Substitution, Rochdale. Reuben Noble-Lazarus replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
Foul by Jack Paxman (Maidstone United).
Andrew Cannon (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Yemi Odubade replaces Liam Enver-Marum.
Jack Paxman (Maidstone United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Andrew Cannon (Rochdale).
Attempt missed. Liam Enver-Marum (Maidstone United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Dan Sweeney replaces Jamar Loza because of an injury.
Foul by Anthony Acheampong (Maidstone United).
Callum Camps (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Joe Bunney (Rochdale) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
James Rogers (Maidstone United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Callum Camps (Rochdale).
Foul by Seth Nana Ofori-Twumasi (Maidstone United).
Joe Bunney (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Anthony Acheampong (Maidstone United).
Steve Davies (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alex Flisher (Maidstone United).
Andrew Cannon (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Liam Enver-Marum (Maidstone United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
Tom Mills (Maidstone United) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Rochdale. Jimmy McNulty replaces Matthew Lund.
Substitution, Rochdale. Donal McDermott replaces Oliver Rathbone.
Bobby-Joe Taylor (Maidstone United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Joe Bunney (Rochdale).
Attempt missed. Steve Davies (Rochdale) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Three bays of Ward 10, which is part of the Medicine for the Elderly Department, are affected.
NHS Borders said the infection had been confirmed as the Influenza A strain. It is "discouraging" routine visits to the unit.
It has also asked anyone with symptoms of flu not to visit the BGH at all and has urged anyone with underlying conditions to get a flu vaccination.
Chemicals giant Ineos wants to survey part of the Nottinghamshire forest to see if there is potential for fracking.
But the RSPB - which will manage the entire Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve from 2018 - opposes fracking.
Thoresby Estate, which owns the site, has also said it will not agree to any shale gas well heads on its land.
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The RSPB said: "The RSPB believes protected sites for nature such as Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, SSSIs and European sites should be ruled out by the government as locations for fracking exploration or operational well-heads.
"The RSPB is looking forward to take on the management of the whole of Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve in spring 2018.
"We are already working hard with our partners to preserve its natural and cultural heritage."
The government has given Ineos licences to explore for shale gas on a million acres of land across the UK.
As part of this, Ineos wants to carry out seismic imaging surveys at Sherwood Forest and other locations.
These surveys are the first step in determining whether there is shale gas in rocks under the surface, and whether it is possible or economical to extract it.
The RSPB does not object to seismic imaging surveys in principle - but said they must be done in a way that does not disturb breeding birds.
Thoresby Estate has also indicated that it will allow seismic surveys to be carried out, but nothing has been agreed with Ineos yet.
The RSPB said: "Our advice to Ineos would be to deploy seismic survey equipment only on existing tracks, well away from any trees.
"We would also strongly recommend the company takes steps to ensure the surveys do not cause any disturbance to breeding birds such as woodlarks and nightjars present in Sherwood Forest, since these are specially protected under UK and European law."
Friends of the Earth launched a campaign and petition to "save" Sherwood Forest from fracking after getting documents from the Forestry Commission under the Freedom of Information Act.
Campaigner Guy Shrubsole accused Ineos of "sticking two fingers up at England's green heritage" by "hunting" for shale gas in Sherwood Forest.
But Ineos has accused Friends of the Earth of misrepresenting the information.
Ineos Shale operations director Tom Pickering said the company was "exploring the viability" of shale gas across the UK to determine "whether it can be accessed without significantly impacting the local area".
"Friends of the Earth have unnecessarily alarmed the public by misrepresenting information made available to them by the Forestry Commission under Freedom of Information," he said.
"In order to build upon our existing knowledge of the ground below us, we are currently preparing to carry out seismic imaging surveys across our wider licence area in the East Midlands which includes part of Sherwood Forest.
"This process does not include fracking in any form."
Source: Nottinghamshire County Council and Thoresby Estate
Thoresby Estate "will not agree to either a test rig or permanent well site on any of its land which forms Sherwood Forest Country Park or part of the wider Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve", its resident agent Nick Brown said.
However, Thoresby Estate has indicated it will agree to seismic surveys being carried out. If it did not, Ineos could use powers within the Geological Survey Act 1845 to challenge the refusal.
By agreeing to the surveys, Thoresby Estate can "ensure that safeguards are put in place to protect veteran trees and other historic features, by the use of buffer zones", Mr Brown said.
He added: "Thoresby Estate believes that the seismic surveys being proposed by Ineos will ensure that Ineos have accurate geological data before they start their shale gas exploration.
"This will ensure that if they did drill on land adjoining the NNR that such drilling would not have a detrimental impact on the NNR and other land owned by Thoresby Estate."
Ineos needs permission from landowners to carry out seismic imaging surveys.
It does not need planning permission to do these surveys, but it would need planning permission to do exploratory drilling.
Nottinghamshire County Council said any planning applications for shale gas development would be "widely publicised and consulted on".
Head of planning Sally Gill said: "Our world famous Sherwood Forest Country Park, which is also home to the Major Oak and many other ancient oaks, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Area of Conservation and is part of the Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve.
"Conservation of its ecology and natural habitats are paramount and the county council will do everything in its power to ensure its heritage and conservation is protected now and for future generations."
The Forestry Commission said: "Forestry Commission England is considering a request from Ineos to undertake a survey on land that we manage in the East Midlands.
"We always carefully consider the potential impacts and their effects on the nation's woods and forests."
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The new sanctions prevent 11 entities and individuals linked to the missile programme from using the US banking system.
The move came after international nuclear sanctions on Iran were lifted as part of a deal hailed by President Barack Obama on Sunday as "smart".
Four American-Iranians were also freed in a prisoner swap as part of the deal.
Among them was Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian - whom President Obama described as "courageous". A fifth American was freed separately.
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Rezaian and two of the others freed flew to a US base in Germany via Geneva for medical evaluation.
Another, Nosratollah Khosravi-Roodsari, did not fly out with the others, US officials said. A fifth man, Matthew Trevithick, was freed in a separate process.
The US said it had offered clemency to seven Iranians being held in the US for sanctions violations.
Negotiations in December over the prisoner exchange delayed the US Treasury's imposition of the latest sanctions.
They were only announced once the plane containing the former prisoners had left Iran, reports said.
They were triggered by Iran conducting a precision-guided ballistic missile test capable of delivering a nuclear warhead last October, violating a United Nations ban.
"Iran's ballistic missile programme poses a significant threat to regional and global security, and it will continue to be subject to international sanctions," said Adam J Szubin, US acting under-secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence.
Moments later, President Obama hailed the nuclear deal, which is being implemented following verification by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that Iran had restricted its sensitive nuclear activities.
"This is a good day because once again we're seeing what's possible with international diplomacy," Mr Obama said.
"For decades," he said, "our differences meant our governments almost never spoke - ultimately, that did not advance America's interests."
The deal meant "Iran will not get its hands on a nuclear bomb", he said.
He said differences with Iran remained, and the US would "remain steadfast in opposing Iran's destabilising behaviour elsewhere" - such as its missile tests.
And he defended a separate settlement at an international legal tribunal which will see the US repay Iran $400m (£280m) in funds frozen since 1981 plus a further $1.3bn in interest - saying there was no point "dragging this out".
Earlier, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the nuclear deal opened a "new chapter" in the country's relations with the world.
The deal has been welcomed by many governments, the UN and EU - but disparaged by some US Republicans and Israel, which says it allows Iran to continue to "spread terror".
Nuclear sanctions have been in place since 2006, on top of other sanctions stretching back decades:
A flurry of Iranian economic activity is anticipated:
What it means for Iran's economy and world markets
The prospect of Iran doubling its crude oil exports has contributed to the continuing fall in the oil price. Benchmark Brent crude closed below $29 (£20.3) on Friday.
Share prices in Saudi Arabia, the Arab world's largest stock market, fell more than 6% following the lifting of sanctions.
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As part of the deal, Iran had to drastically reduce its number of centrifuges and dismantle a heavy-water reactor near the town of Arak, both of which could be used in creating nuclear weapons.
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The party said head teachers were the best people to make decisions about the education needs of deprived pupils.
It will lodge its plans for a "fair start fund" as an amendment to the Education Bill.
The Scottish government said it would listen to any suggestions to ensure the bill is "as robust as it can be".
The Education Bill, which is currently being considered by the Scottish Parliament, is largely aimed at closing the gap in performance between pupils from the country's wealthiest and most deprived areas.
Under the measures already included in the bill, education authorities and government ministers would need to "have due regard to the desirability" of acting in a way that reduces "inequalities of outcome" experienced by pupils "which result from socio-economic disadvantage".
But Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said the best people to make decisions about deprived children's educational needs were not government ministers or councillors but head teachers.
She said the fair start fund was designed to devolve power beyond Holyrood and town halls directly into schools.
And she said the scheme could be paid for through a 50p top rate of income tax when the power is devolved to Holyrood.
Ms Dugdale said: "Our fair start fund will mean £1,000 of extra investment in children from Scotland's poorest families so we can cut the gap between the richest and the rest in our classrooms.
"We want to give the spending powers to head teachers. Challenges in classrooms are different across the country, in fact they are different across the same city. That's why these decisions should be taken by head teachers rather than by an SNP minister in Edinburgh."
Labour's amendment would need the backing of SNP MSPs in the Holyrood chamber in order to be passed.
Ms Dugdale said: "The first minister has said that closing the attainment gap is her number one priority. If that is the case, the SNP should back our amendments."
A Scottish government spokeswoman said it was committed to ensuring that every child in Scotland was given the best chance to succeed.
She added: "Our education bill already proposes a range of measures that aim to improve our education system, building the next phase of Curriculum for Excellence with raising attainment a key priority.
"We are also working to close the attainment gap through measures such as our £100m Attainment Scotland Fund and appointing attainment advisers in local authorities across the country.
"We have actively listened to suggestions made through the parliamentary process on how the bill can be strengthened and will continue to do so to ensure the bill is as robust and effective as it can be." | Head teachers would be given £1,000 for every pupil from a deprived background and the discretion over how to spend it under new Scottish Labour proposals. | 34,898,859 | 582 | 31 | false |
Russia's FBI-style Investigative Committee (SK) confined him to Moscow after questioning him about an alleged plot to seize power in Russia.
Mr Udaltsov denied the allegations and said a "new repression" was under way.
Elsewhere, President Vladimir Putin sacked one of his ministers after publicly criticising him last month.
No reason was given for dismissing Regional Development Minister Oleg Govorun and replacing him with Igor Slyunyayev.
However, last month, in a dressing-down broadcast on TV, the Russian leader rebuked Mr Govorun for failing to deliver on his election promises to help people living in sub-standard housing in the regions.
An unnamed Kremlin source quoted by Russian business newspaper Vedomosti said the main reason for Mr Putin's dissatisfaction was Mr Govorun's poor handling of the Krymsk flood disaster clean-up.
Along with Mr Udaltsov, at least two other people were also placed under investigation by the SK.
In Twitter messages, Mr Udaltsov, a radical leftist, said his apartment had been searched and he had been taken to SK headquarters for interrogation.
"This is lawlessness and provocation and I hope that society will not be silent," he was quoted as saying by Russia's Interfax news agency.
A documentary last week on Russia's NTV channel, which is seen as close to the Kremlin, showed what it said was footage of the activist meeting officials from Georgia to discuss mounting a coup in Russia.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the SK said it had begun an investigation into Mr Udaltsov, Leonid Razvozzhayev, Konstantin Lebedev and others on the basis of the allegations made in the documentary, Anatomy Of A Protest II.
If convicted, Mr Udaltsov and the others face prison sentences of between four and 10 years.
Correction, 19 October 2012:This story originally said that Mr Udaltsov had been placed under house arrest but it has now been clarified that he has been barred from leaving Moscow. | One of the best-known figures in the anti-Putin protest movement, Sergei Udaltsov, has been placed under a travel ban by investigators in Moscow. | 19,976,822 | 488 | 42 | false |
Police discovered the 25-year-old's body at about 08:00 BST on Saturday in the Bro Silyn area of Talysarn, Gwynedd.
North Wales Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the "tragic event".
The coroner for north west Wales has begun an investigation.
That sum could reach $13-15bn by 2015, it says. It calculates that a pirate can earn up to $79,000 a year.
"Given the supply and demand for piracy services... there is plenty of room for expansion," the report warns.
The EU Navfor anti-piracy force says 23 vessels and 530 hostages are currently being held.
Geopolicity, which specialises in economic intelligence, forecasts an annual increase of 200-400 in the number of pirates operating off the Somali coast.
Piracy cost between $4.9bn and $8.3bn in 2010, it estimates, taking into account the effect on maritime trade volume, the expanding area in which pirates operate and the more sophisticated tactics used to combat them.
Piracy risks becoming a problem across African, Mediterranean and Pacific Rim waters, it warns.
Total income to pirates and from piracy was $75m-$238m in 2010, the study says. And it highlights the earning potential of pirates in an impoverished country with few other opportunities, no government and no rule of law.
While an individual pirate could earn $33,000-$79,000 a year, the next best alternative would bring in only $500 annually, or $14,500 over a lifetime.
The consulting group highlights what it calls the "Pirate Value Chain" of pirates, financiers and sponsors.
"Pirates are visible and known, financiers are harder to track, and sponsors remain invisible," it says.
Geopolicity says its research charts "largely unknown territory", underlining the "relatively weak application of economics to the problem of piracy".
"The supply of pirates, therefore, is closely related to the expected benefits of being a pirate and the associated risk-adjusted costs," the study says.
Perhaps it was inevitable. Almost 90 years since the last US president visited the island, and certainly the first since Fidel Castro took power in 1959, it was always going to be historic.
There was high symbolism, such as the wreath-laying at the memorial for independence hero Jose Marti or the Star Spangled Banner playing in Revolution Square.
But for those of us who were here before the circus came to town, and will still be now it's gone, a few other things stuck in the mind.
I'm not sure if "family diplomacy" is an actual academic term, but if it were, the Obamas in Havana would be the dictionary definition.
Family life is central to Cubans, and I think most people here appreciated the fact that Michelle Obama and the girls joined the president on this visit. He even brought the mother-in-law!
This was no cold and calculated diplomatic mission to an old enemy.
He seemed to genuinely want his daughters to experience history and to see Cuba for themselves. He joked about how as teenagers they didn't like to join their parents on holiday any more, but that this was one trip they didn't want to miss.
It may have helped his message to young people on the island too, of course.
The first family sitting next to Raul Castro at a baseball match was hardly the image of evil US imperialism that past generations of Cubans were taught to associate with the White House.
The trip by and large went smoothly, but it wasn't all careful choreography.
The biggest surprise was the fact that Raul Castro was prepared to subject himself to the world's media. He simply doesn't do that.
It was a first, as far as I could see. At the very least, the first time in years. It probably became the most uncomfortable moment of the visit too.
First question up, President Castro was challenged on Cuba's human rights record by a Cuban American journalist.
After fidgeting with the earphones and appearing to misunderstand whether the question was directed at him, he interrupted his guest in mid-flow.
"What political prisoners?" he retorted. "Give me a list of political prisoners and I'll release them immediately.
"Just give me a name. If we have those political prisoners they will be released before tonight ends," said Mr Castro.
We can safely assume they won't be, as Cuba doesn't consider them to be political prisoners in the first place.
President Obama later said the White House didn't provide such a list to the Cubans - but that engagement was the right way to tackle such differences.
Nevertheless, to those of us who have to make do with short sound-bites as Mr Castro walks into a meeting or decipher what he says to the state media, it was an astonishing moment.
We might hope that he'll be more open with the international media in the wake of the trip.
But I'm not expecting a phone call from the presidential office, inviting me for a sit-down interview with Mr Castro anytime soon.
While the issue of human rights and democracy created a little tension, it didn't stop it recurring as a theme throughout the trip.
For Cubans, many of whom couldn't have imagined a state visit by a serving US president, the most extraordinary moment of all was the televised speech to the nation.
Mr Obama is an impressive orator. Here he was at his most assured, finding the right tone between conciliatory and assertive for his audience.
"I have come here to bury the remnant of the Cold War in the Americas," he said.
But he wasn't about to go over Washington's mistakes in Latin America again. He pointed out that he was born a year after the Bay of Pigs debacle and wanted to move on from the past.
He spoke directly to Raul Castro and the gathered members of the Cuban Communist Party - but also millions watching at home or listening on their radios.
"The ideals that are the starting point for every revolution - America's revolution, Cuba's revolution, the liberation movements around the world - those ideals find their truest expression, I believe, in democracy."
It was a deft turn of phrase, in essence using Cuba's revolutionary principles against its own leaders. On their very turf, live to the nation.
President Obama said he "knows the history, but refuses to be trapped by it" - perhaps an echo of Fidel Castro's famous "history will absolve me" speech.
He didn't avoid making his position clear, though, on the issues that divide them, saying if it was to be an honest and open relationship, then they should know what he thinks.
"I believe citizens should be free to speak their mind without fear, to organise and to criticise their government and to protest peacefully. That the rule of law should not include arbitrary detentions of those who exercise those rights."
Both Cubans and Cuban-Americans who watched these different events unfold told me they'd shed a tear at some moment during this trip, specifically during President Obama's speech.
It had that sense of healing the bitterness of the past about it. The bar for the new relationship has been set, and it's very high.
It will soon be down to Barack Obama's and Raul Castro's replacements to see if they can reach it.
Karen Carney's first-half penalty and Fran Kirby's close-range finish gave Chelsea the victory that ensured them the title regardless of other results.
Manchester City finished second with a 3-1 win at fourth-placed Liverpool.
Unbeaten Arsenal were 5-0 winners at Bristol City to go third and Reading drew 1-1 at Sunderland to finish sixth.
Starting the final day top of the table, level on points with Man City but with a vastly superior goal difference, Chelsea controlled their own destiny with an assured performance at Birmingham.
After Kirby was clattered in the box by Birmingham keeper Ann-Katrin Berger, Carney fired in from the spot against her old club to make it 1-0 and, after the break, Berger then spilled Gemma Davison's cross towards Kirby, who easily tucked in the second.
Chelsea's win ended Manchester City's run of three consecutive domestic club trophies, as Emma Hayes' side added to their double-winning year of 2015.
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The Spring Series was a one-off, transitional competition aimed to bridge the gap between the old summer WSL campaigns and the first winter season in 2017-18.
Teams played each other just once. Chelsea were beaten at 2016 champions Manchester City but clinched the title with three straight wins at the end of the campaign.
Hayes' side conceded just three times in the series and scored 32 goals - 10 more than anyone else.
FA Cup winners and Champions League semi-finalists Man City finished their busy season with goals from Jill Scott, Mel Lawley and Megan Campbell at Liverpool, who netted a late consolation through Scotland's Caroline Weir.
Arsenal - who finished just one point behind the top two - were dominant at eighth-placed Bristol City, with Louise Quinn, Jordan Nobbs, Chloe Kelly, Danielle van de Donk and Beth Mead all scoring.
At Sunderland, Melissa Fletcher had put Reading deservedly ahead, before Beverly Leon equalised for the hosts, who finished fifth in the table despite reverting to part-time status before the start of the season.
There had been fears the police budget in England and Wales would face significant cuts.
But Mr Osborne said: "Now is not the time for further police cuts, now is the time to back our police and give them the tools to do the job."
The shadow chancellor said the decision was the result of pressure from Labour.
Mr Osborne also pledged to increase the counter-terrorism budget by 30% and invest in new border security.
The Treasury said police spending would be protected in line with inflation, which would represent an increase of £900m by 2019-20.
Policing is not a protected area of public spending and it had been thought Mr Osborne was considering cuts in police budgets of up to 20% as he sought to make savings of £20bn across all departments.
Why the government decided to perform an about-turn on police spending owes much to effective lobbying by police leaders who warned that further cuts put the police in risky territory.
A number of senior officers and PCCs made representations to the home secretary over the last few months. They were not shroud wavers - but people whose views she respected.
They pointed to the growing signs of strain on police forces and their ability to deal with cyber fraud and sexual offences, reports of which have gone up by 88% since 2012.
The terrorist attacks in Paris then cemented the view in Whitehall that the cuts couldn't go ahead as planned.
If the chancellor had limited the cuts to 10%, which police said they could just about cope with, there'd have been relief among most chiefs and PCCs.
His decision to go even further, no cuts at all, which took the opposition benches by complete surprise, suggests that in the end politics played a key part too.
Police disbelief at U-turn
Mr Osborne told the Commons that he had "received representations" from shadow home secretary Andy Burnham that police budgets should be cut by 10%.
But Mr Osborne said: "I am today announcing that there will be no cuts in the police budget at all, there will be real terms protection for police funding.
"Mr Speaker, the police protect us and we are going to protect the police."
Reporting from a policing conference in Manchester, the BBC's home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said police looked "astounded" at the news.
He tweeted: "Got to say: I didn't see that coming. And no one at the police conference did either. Was it Paris that changed the Govt's mind? #CSR"
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey, Kevin Hurley, told the BBC: "It was almost like euphoria as if your football team had scored a goal. The police and crime commissioner and chief constables are delighted. But of course, we should remember we are already in the process of implementing cuts."
Labour's shadow chancellor John McDonnell said a campaign by Mr Burnham had "forced the U-turn".
He added: "We don't forget, though, we face the highest level of risk from terrorist attack in a generation.
"But we have already lost 17,000 police officers, other cuts under this government."
Steve White, chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales, welcomed the news but said the government urgently needed to revisit the "outdated and antiquated" 43-force structure.
He added: "Officers are still hugely under pressure and many forces still have the final tranche of savings from the last set of cuts to find."
Further details of police funding released by the Home Office include:
Mr Osborne said police reform needed to continue in this parliament and that police forces would be able to make further savings by merging back offices and "sharing expertise".
He said the government would be offering a new fund to "help this reform".
Mr Osborne also said police and and crime commissioners would have "greater flexibility" to raise precepts - the money given to police through council tax - where they had been "historically low".
Police forces have suffered significant cuts since 2010.
According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies spending on police services in England and Wales fell by 14% in real terms between 2010-11 and 2014-15.
Police said those who dumped the firearm were "despicable and dangerous".
The rifle was discovered on Monday along with a gun cabinet and ammunition.
Police said the items had been stolen during a burglary in Lurgan on 9 December.
"We are extremely fortunate that no one was hurt," said Sgt Sam Hoey.
"The fact that a child found it does not bear thinking about."
The children did not touch the items and alerted their parents to the discovery, police said.
Stuart Sinclair handed the hosts the initiative when the Pirates midfielder was sent off in the 39th minute after being booked twice for simulation.
Bury then broke the deadlock with a 50th-minute penalty by James Vaughan before Greg Leigh and half-time substitute George Miller ensured the Shakers' ended Rovers' nine-match unbeaten run.
Rovers trio Luke James, Billy Bodin and Lee Brown were all off target before Sinclair got his first booking in the 24th minute.
Bury keeper Joe Murphy then tipped over a Byron Moore shot and moments later the visitors were down to 10 men.
The Shakers responded with Andrew Tutte and Vaughan firing over, and shortly after the break Leigh was fouled in the box by Lee Mansell.
Vaughan fired the penalty high past Joe Lumley for his 21st goal of the season - and 11th in 10 games.
Rovers almost hit straight back, though, as Tom Lockyer's long-range shot deflected against a post and Brown's follow-up was blocked on the line by Tom Pope.
The hosts doubled their lead in the 65th minute when Vaughan crossed for Leigh to head home his first Bury goal.
Miller then latched onto Kean Bryan's 75th-minute pass to cut in from the left and fire into the top corner, making it five wins from eight for the resurgent Shakers.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Bury 3, Bristol Rovers 0.
Second Half ends, Bury 3, Bristol Rovers 0.
Rory Gaffney (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Joe Murphy (Bury) is shown the yellow card.
Cameron Burgess (Bury) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Rory Gaffney (Bristol Rovers).
Attempt saved. Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Kean Bryan (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kean Bryan (Bury).
Luke James (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
Foul by Tom Pope (Bury).
Jake Clarke-Salter (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Jermaine Pennant (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers).
Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Greg Leigh.
Attempt blocked. Lee Mansell (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Leon Barnett (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rory Gaffney (Bristol Rovers).
Substitution, Bury. Jermaine Pennant replaces James Vaughan.
Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Joe Murphy.
Attempt saved. Luke James (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Leon Barnett.
Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Joe Murphy.
Attempt saved. Rory Gaffney (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Leon Barnett (Bury) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Bury 3, Bristol Rovers 0. George Miller (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kean Bryan.
Attempt missed. Leon Barnett (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Greg Leigh (Bury) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Byron Moore (Bristol Rovers).
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Cristian Montaño replaces Lee Brown.
George Miller (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers).
James Vaughan (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by James Vaughan (Bury).
Chris Lines (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Bury 2, Bristol Rovers 0. Greg Leigh (Bury) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Vaughan.
Rory Gaffney (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Leon Barnett (Bury).
Former Wales and Lions scrum-half Mike Phillips, 34, and Ireland's most capped number nine Peter Stringer, 39, would be playing inside of him, two of the most experienced scrum-halves ever.
Mugford, 25, joined Sale from Nottingham this summer having never played in the Premiership before.
"It was bizarre. The first couple of weeks I felt like I was a prize winner around the club," he told BBC Sport.
"Now I've settled in they're my team-mates, and my mates, and it is fantastic to call them that.
He joked: "For the first few weeks I didn't really want to talk to them [Phillips and Stringer], I was scared and thought about asking for their autographs instead really."
The former Exeter academy player, who has had stints at London Scottish and Plymouth, is one of two new fly-halves that have joined the Sharks this season along with USA international AJ MacGinty.
He came on as a replacement for MacGinty to make his first appearance in Sale's 19-17 season opening loss at Newcastle, where he set up a try with a superb grubber kick but then missed a last-minute penalty to win the game.
"Unfortunately for me I couldn't get that kick over at the end which would have been a dream story for me and a great start for the team," he added.
"Me and AJ get on very well and we like to bounce ideas off each other and the coaches. We're both just trying to push as hard as we can to get better as individuals and therefore helping the team."
The thriller was among the 10 winners from November's National Book Awards that went forward to a public vote to be named Specsavers Book of the Year.
Burton, who beat such authors as David Nicholls and Karen Joy Fowler, said she was "indebted forever to the voting public for this incredible honour".
The Miniaturist has also been named Waterstones Book of the Year.
Organisers said her critically acclaimed novel won by a "significant margin ahead of outstanding competition" including We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler, Us by David Nicholls and Nathan Filer's The Shock of the Fall.
Burton admitted "it is no exaggeration to say this has been a life-transforming year for me, and this award is a very big cherry on the cake".
She said: "There are always stories to write, and people who want to read them, and as the year closes, I find this very heartening news indeed.
"This wonderful acknowledgement will propel me into 2015, and I am deeply thankful to everyone who took the time to vote."
Previous winners of the top award include The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (2013), Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James (2012), Caitlin Moran's How To Be A Woman (2011) and One Day by David Nicholls (2010).
The Championship club is set to raise the price of adult tickets in the South Stand by £5, but a 'meal deal' voucher will be included in the price.
A spokesman told the Yorkshire Post the club was "looking at ways to encourage supporters to use the catering".
Leeds Supporters' Trust chairman Michael Green said it showed the club was "out of touch with its supporters".
"It may not be on the same scale as some of the bigger issues the club has had to deal with since [chairman] Massimo Cellino arrived, but it is one of those things we could have done without," he added.
Cellino was banned by the Football League in October, having been found guilty of an offence under Italian tax legislation, but his ban has been deferred pending the outcome of his appeal.
In early November the Italian had a change of heart after announcing he was willing to sell his majority stake in the club to supporters.
Leeds are 17th in English football's second tier, having taken 19 points from the first 18 games of the season.
Sarah Harrison said the complex make-up of the substances is leaving staff playing "catch-up" in the battle to develop effective treatments.
A BBC investigation has discovered some products did not contain the precise ingredients listed on their packaging.
Police incidents involving legal highs have more than doubled in two years.
Officers from 32 forces in England attended 3,807 incidents in 2014 - up from 1,431 the previous year, according to data compiled by the think tank the Centre for Social Justice.
Ms Harrison, an advanced paramedic for North West Ambulance Service, said health workers are also seeing a surge in the number of people falling ill after taking legal highs, officially classed as new psychoactive substances (NPS).
She said: "We have no drugs that counteract the effects of the substances that people are taking, and that's what's causing a lot of the problems.
"A lot of the time we are not aware what substance they have taken and what combination, or even what the substance is because they come with different names and different street names.
"So we are having to just deal with the medical effects and treat the patient at the time."
BBC Inside Out North West asked biochemists from Liverpool John Moores University to analyse five separate brands of legal high, marketed as Ching, Cherry Bomb, Pandora's Box Unleashed, Gogaine and Exodus Damnation.
In three of the products they discovered a mismatch between the ingredients listed on the packet, and what the substance actually contained.
While none of the products contained controlled drugs, in some cases they showed traces of additional legal chemicals not listed on the packaging.
And the Ching legal high actually had an illegal drug listed on the packet, whereas the drug inside was legal.
Prof Harry Sumnall said: "This has implications for the retailer because under current UK law, you can't pass something off as an illegal drug, even if what you are actually selling is legal.
"So in effect, the individual who was selling this product could be actually arrested and charged for the supply of an illegal drug."
He added: "I think this really shows the complexities around this - that many purchasers and many retailers as well don't really know what they are buying."
Only Gogaine and Cherry Bomb contained the precise ingredients advertised.
Prof Sumnall added that although none of the legal highs showed traces of illegal drugs, these had been detected in previous tests of other products.
The government is planning to bring in new legislation to make it an offence to produce, supply, import or export legal highs.
The Psychoactive Substances Bill is currently being debated in Parliament and is likely to come into force in spring 2016.
However, paramedic Ms Harrison said she does not think the use of legal highs will ever be adequately controlled.
"We are seeing the effects of people stopping breathing, dying, becoming unconscious, becoming extremely paranoid and then that's causing problems with the family as well - upsetting other family members, being violent and aggressive towards other members of the public," she said.
"Because [the ingredients in the drugs] are changing all the time, I don't think we can ever really get on top of it.
"I think the main message is to not take the substances in the first place."
The BBC's investigation into legal highs features on Inside Out North West, on BBC One at 19.30 GMT on Monday 26 October.
Of the 1,500 people it surveyed, 43% wrongly thought food could only be frozen on the day it was bought, suggesting confusion over food safety.
Some 38% incorrectly said food could become unsafe to eat in the freezer.
In fact, "the freezer is like a pause button", the FSA's Steve Wearne said.
Guidance published by the agency, which is responsible for food safety and food hygiene across the UK, says food can be safely frozen at any time up to its "use by" date.
Although the taste or texture of the food can deteriorate over time due to ice crystal damage, frozen food will keep indefinitely, it says.
Once defrosted, food will spoil in the same way as if it were fresh, it advises.
Source: Food Standards Agency advice
According to the FSA's research, 38% of people mistakenly thought it was dangerous to refreeze meat after it had been cooked.
Almost a quarter, 23%, said they would never freeze meat that was cooked after defrosting, with 73% of those citing worries about food poisoning.
More than two thirds, 68%, had thrown food away in the past month, mainly bread (36%), fruit (31%), vegetables (31%) and leftover meals (22%).
Households in the UK waste the equivalent of about six meals a week on average, the FSA said.
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Guidance provided to the food industry on date marking of food is being reviewed by officials from the FSA, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap).
They will also look at expanding guidelines to cover food storage and freezing advice for consumers.
"The freezer is like a pause button, so you can freeze foods right up to the 'use by' date," FSA policy director Mr Wearne said.
"While food is kept safe in the freezer, it's the quality that deteriorates over time, so we recommend eating it within three to six months and checking for any freezing instructions on the packaging."
"Once defrosted, the pause button is off, so defrost food as and when you need it and eat it within 24 hours of it being fully defrosted."
The latest allegations follow the sacking last week of the UN's CAR envoy amid multiple allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers.
The UN said that alleged rapes occurred on an unspecified date in Bambari city.
The 10,000-strong UN force was deployed in 2014 to restore order in the CAR.
A statement from the peacekeeping mission, issued in French on Wednesday, said that UN headquarters was "immediately informed" of the most recent allegations and that "all available evidence" was being collected.
"A new series of disturbing allegations of misconduct have recently come to light," UN spokeswoman Vannina Maestracci told reporters. "The events allegedly took place in recent weeks."
Ms Maestracci said that Bambari is where troops from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are deployed. There had been no comment from the DRC over the allegations.
The peacekeeping mission is also being probed over its handling of alleged child sexual abuse by French troops last year, in which children as young as nine said they had provided sex in exchange for food.
The UN mission in CAR took over from a smaller African Union force in September 2014.
Last week UN envoy to the CAR Babacar Gaye was sacked by UN chief Ban Ki-moon who said that he was "anguished, angered and ashamed by recurrent reports over the years of reports of sex abuse and exploitation by UN forces".
Violence in CAR escalated in March 2013 when mainly Muslim rebels seized power and the country descended into ethnic and religious violence, with tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes.
John Sullivan, 66, of Abergavenny, was pulled from the River Usk, near the town's Llanfoist Bridge, on Monday morning, but was pronounced dead at the scene.
Fire crews from Abergavenny and Blaenavon were involved in the search.
Inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding his death.
Second-placed Exeter, who are now three points behind Sarries, were 17-0 ahead inside 25 minutes, with Thomas Waldrom, James Short and Olly Woodburn crossing.
Tries from Cooper Vuna and Andy Symons then cut the deficit to five points.
But Ollie Atkins sealed the bonus point after the break and Waldrom and Woodburn both completed hat-tricks to end Worcester's four-match winning run.
Despite suffering their heaviest defeat of the season at Sandy Park, the Warriors' Premiership safety was still guaranteed following London Irish's home defeat by Sale Sharks.
Dean Ryan's side had won just two of their opening 13 matches but four successive victories prior to Saturday's loss secures their place in the 2016-17 top flight, having earned promotion from the Championship last season.
Exeter, meanwhile, need to win two of their remaining three games to secure a place in the play-offs for the first time, having missed out on the top four last year on points difference.
Exeter Chiefs assistant coach Ali Hepher:
"It was all about getting us back on track after a disappointing result last week. We had a review of our performance against Saracens and we weren't a million miles away.
"We had to get our attack back in order and we looked dangerous for large parts of the game.
"We were disappointed to give away a couple of soft tries just before the interval but we came out firing after half-time and it was important to get that try in the first minute of the second half."
Worcester Warriors director of rugby Dean Ryan:
"We are running on empty and we showed we are not at their level.
"We were never thinking we were a top-of-the-league side but it was a stark reminder for us.
"They did a lot of damage to us in that opening quarter. It wasn't reflected on the scoreboard but their physicality and the pace that they played at made it very difficult for us, especially as we picked up yellow cards.
"The depth of our squad wasn't up to the challenge and we need to keep improving. We need a week's rest as we don't want our season to drift away."
Exeter Chiefs: Dollman; Nowell, Slade, Whitten, Woodburn; Steenson (capt), Chudley; Moon, Cowan-Dickie, Low, Atkins, Welch, Armand, Salvi, Waldrom.
Replacements: Yeandle, Hepburn, Williams, Lees, Horstmann, Lewis, Campagnaro, Short.
Worcester Warriors: Pennell; Heem, Olivier, Symons, Vuna; Heathcote, Hougaard; Rapava Ruskin, Annett, Johnston, O'Callaghan, Barry, Kirwan, Betty, Van Velze (capt).
Replacements: Bregvadze, Leleimalefaga, Milasinovich, Sanderson, Cox, Baldwin, Lamb, Grove.
Ms Harman, who was also the acting leader after the general election, said current leader Jeremy Corbyn came from a "strand" of left wing politics that was not motivated by gender equality.
Half of the posts in Mr Corbyn's shadow cabinet went to women.
But the shadow home secretary, shadow chancellor and shadow foreign secretary are all men.
Speaking at a conference looking at the issues faced by women in the world of work, Ms Harman said: "It is very difficult to be a party arguing for women's advance when your top swathe is men.
"And I think that the strand of the left that Jeremy comes from has never been a gender-motivated part of the left.
"It comes from a time, in a way, when gender was a new insurgency that arrived later on and was seen as a bit of a distraction from the proper left-right struggle."
Ms Harman acknowledged "very important" posts like shadow health secretary and shadow education secretary were currently filled by women.
But the elected positions of leader, deputy leader, general secretary and London mayoral candidate were occupied by men, she said, "before you even get to the appointed jobs" chosen by Mr Corbyn.
"So Jeremy needs to think about how it has been perceived", she said, proposing the "very easy" solution of an additional, female, deputy leader.
Ms Harman was also asked about Mr Corbyn's electoral chances.
She said she was not in politics for "doctrinal purity" but to "make a difference", and to do "all the things you can't do if you're not in power".
The ultimate responsibility of a Labour leader, she said, is to "take us as a Labour Party nearer to power and that's what needs to happen".
Rather than "protest about what the Tories are doing" Labour has to understand why people voted David Cameron's party into government and to "address ourselves to the electorate", she added.
Also appearing at the conference, organised to mark the 50th anniversary of BBC Radio 4's The World at One, Carers UK and Lucy Cavendish College Cambridge, former Conservative Culture Secretary Maria Miller said her party still had a "huge way to go in terms of getting more women on board".
She also predicted plans to cut the number of MPs to 600 would present a "real challenge" to all the parties in their attempts to increase female representation in the Commons.
Cpl Robert V Witt was believed captured when his unit was attacked by Chinese forces in late November 1950, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reports.
Fellow troops later repatriated to the US said he died from malnutrition in January 1951.
The US lists more than 8,000 soldiers as missing in the Korean War.
Mr Witt's remains were found, along with those of other soldiers, in a joint US-North Korea excavation in North Korea in 2000.
But it took many years since for them to be conclusively identified.
They have now been returned to his sister, 82-year-old Laverne Minnick.
She told the local newspaper: "I am so happy. He's going to be home, where he belongs, with his family."
Mr Witt, 20-years-old when he went missing, will be buried with full military honours in Rose Hills Memorial Park in Los Angeles on Friday.
The Battle of Chosin Reservoir, during which he went missing, was part of a Chinese offensive early in the Korean War that succeeded in driving US and other UN forces out of north eastern Korea.
The Korean War lasted from June 1950 until July 1953 and pitted the US and its allies against the USSR, North Korea and communist China.
At least two million Korean civilians, up to 1.5m communist forces, and around 30,000 US, 400,000 South Korean and 1,000 UK troops are believed to have died.
A peace treaty has never been signed and the two Koreas would remain technically at war.
The Conservatives pledged before the general election to replace the Human Rights Act, introduced by Labour in 1998, with a new Bill of Rights.
It follows concerns about rulings by the European Court of Human Rights and their application to the UK.
Opposition parties and a minority of Tories oppose scrapping the HRA.
Proposed legislation on a Bill of Rights and Responsibilities will not feature in the government's programme for the year ahead, announced by the Queen, either in full or draft form.
However, ministers have insisted they are committed to the plans and are consulting on the issues involved.
The Human Rights Act formally incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights, of which the UK was a founding signatory in 1950 and which came in force in 1953, into UK law.
Campaigners say the Act is a guarantor of fundamental freedoms, allowing people to challenge abuse, neglect or mistreatment, and that scrapping it would amount to "populist games with hard-won freedoms".
But critics have said that European courts have strayed into areas, such as prisoners voting rights, that should be the preserve of Parliament and should be left to the British courts.
The BBC's deputy political editor James Landale said that while the Conservatives had never said the measure would feature in its first Queen's Speech, it was now effectively being put "on the backburner".
The government faced a tough fight over other legislation, he said, and the prime minister wanted to "choose his battles" - adding that No 10's view was that "we still want to do it but not now".
Employment minister Priti Patel told the BBC that the government wanted to "bring sovereignty back to British courts" and the HRA had resulted in a "great deal of friction" between the British and European courts.
But she said it was right for the government to "take time" and "implement its manifesto in the right way". "It is important that we concentrate on doing these things properly," she said.
Labour said the government had "got the jitters" after calculating it could not get the measure through the Commons, while the SNP said the issue had been "kicked into the long grass".
The boy was outside Craigbank Primary School in Glengonnar Street, Larkhall, at about 20:45 on Sunday when he was approached by an older child.
The child threatened him with a weapon before taking his clothes.
Police said it was a "terrifying ordeal" for the eight-year-old boy and have appealed to witnesses to contact them.
Det Con David Timmons added: "Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.
"I would appeal to anyone who was in the surrounding area on Sunday evening, who may have witnessed what happened or may have captured the incident on their dashcam, to please get in touch."
They together bought Heinz in 2013, and now, Heinz will merge with Kraft Foods to create the third largest food and beverage company in the US and the fifth biggest in the world.
Heinz, controlled by Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and 3G, would own 51% of the new firm.
The Kraft Heinz Company, and shareholders in Kraft, will hold 49%. The new company will have revenues of around $28bn and the chief executive will be Heinz's current boss, Bernardo Hees.
It's a giant of a consumer goods company, with around a dozen brands that each generate revenues in excess of half a billion dollars, including Jell-O, Maxwell House, Oscar Mayer, Planters, and Velveeta.
3G also owns Burger King and has become a major player in the food and beverage industry, having invested as well in Wendy's.
Kraft's shares have soared on the news. After all, revenues last year were flat and net profit fell 62% as the company lost market share in its US businesses.
The new company is aiming for substantial cost savings of $1.5bn by the end of 2017.
But, it's still an "elephant" for Buffett. Known for choosing companies with strong product lines, Buffet has described the deal as bringing together "two iconic brands".
And both companies have plenty of those, but are facing pressures from changing consumer tastes.
When I interviewed executives from Nestle and Unilever earlier this year, there was an optimistic sense that consumer spending is coming back that will help their bottom lines.
They also faced pressures, though, from consumer tastes that are changing, including in their attitudes toward processed foods and what happens to all that packaging.
I wrote before, for instance, about Unilever aiming for zero non-hazardous waste in their factories.
Warren Buffett is aiming for his slice of the food industry that accounts for an estimated 10% of world GDP, so that's a sizeable $7 trillion per year.
And he's doing so again with a Brazilian investor. That may surprise some, since there aren't many that come from emerging markets.
But Brazil is a commodity exporter and it's no wonder that 3G is eyeing the recovery in consumer spending that can turn lower agricultural prices into a virtue for food retailers.
The trend in the global food and beverage industry is certainly creating giants.
Just 10 companies control nearly all of the packaged foods that we buy.
Nestle, Unilever, Coca-cola, PepsiCo, Danone, Mars, Mondelez International, Kellogg's, General Mills and Associated British Foods are among the companies that generate more than $1bn in sales each day around the world.
With this merger, Kraft Heinz will jump into the mix.
He was driven towards the border with Mali, the mayor of the town of Abalak, Ahmed Dilo, told Reuters news agency.
Gunmen arrived on a motorbike and then an all-terrain vehicle, first killing the guards and then taking the aid worker away in the car, he said.
Niger has been less prone to kidnappings than Mali where militant groups are more active.
A French-led military operation banished Islamist fighters from towns in northern Mali in 2013, but militant groups still roam the extensive desert region.
Niger is trying to prevent violence spreading from Mali on its western border as well as battling Boko Haram militants carrying out raids across Niger's southern frontier with Nigeria.
A Malian refugee camp in the region containing Abalak was attacked a week ago and 22 soldiers were killed.
Niger battles on all fronts
As yet it is unclear who seized the man in Niger.
He worked for the Christian organisation YWAM (Youth With A Mission), sources told Radio France Internationale, and had lived in the area since the 1990s and spoke the local Tamachek language.
One of the two guards killed is reported to be a member of Niger's armed forces.
Gabe McGeown, from the Glenavy Conservation and District Angling Club, said he received a report that slurry had been dumped in the river on Thursday.
He said the club had restocked the river with 900 fish in April.
The Northern Ireland Environmental Agency (NIEA) said it is "currently pursuing a definite lead" and samples have been taken.
The 80-year-old said he was "fuming and furious" about the error, which saw songs by the group Abhorrent Decimation printed on his CD.
The singer made an album of covers following the response to his audition on BBC One's The Voice.
He joked he should join the band "on the road", while their singer said they should "work together".
Clifton's track listing was mixed up with that of Abhorrent Decimation's album, Miasmic Mutation.
The comedian, who is famous for riding a yellow ostrich, said: "I'm fuming and furious... I got [the CDs] out the box and I looked on the back and here was the track listing of a death metal group.
"We could go on the road, me and the lads. We could do To Dream the Impossible Miasmic Mutation."
The band's singer Ashley Scott said he was alerted to the mistake after being shown an article about it on page three of The Sun newspaper.
"I thought he was going to show me some buxom blonde and take the mick out of me for being a bit overweight and bang, there's the band.
"I definitely want to talk to Bernie about working together on something... it would be amazing."
Mr Scott said he thinks the error occurred due to similar catalogue numbers.
Clifton, from Derbyshire, apologised to the people who pre-ordered his album and said copies would be with them shortly.
The 43-year-old was assaulted on Liff Road, near its junction with Buttars Loan, at about 16:45 on Monday.
Police Scotland said the victim sustained serious facial injuries and have appealed for witnesses, in particular a woman who was at the bus stop shortly before the incident.
Officers said the man responsible was wearing a dark hooded top.
Four 121m-high turbines have been built at Loughmore mountain, Monnaboy, near Eglinton, and will generate 12 megawatts of power.
Gaelectric, the Irish firm behind the facility, predicts it will power almost 7,500 homes a year.
It is the company's third wind energy project in Northern Ireland.
Patrick McClughan, Gaelectric's head of corporate affairs, said the construction phase created over 25 full and part-time jobs.
"We make a significant contribution to the local economy through supply contracts and that will continue through the operational lifetime of the facility," he said.
"We have four other wind farms under construction at the moment and that will make significant contributions to Northern Ireland's green energy targets."
In 2013, the renewable energy group opened a £20m wind farm in County Antrim.
A year later, it completed a £58m wind farm in Dunbeg, County Londonderry.
A number of wind farms in the north-west have been given approval in recent years, but some have met with objections.
Last year, locals planners rejected an application by the firm RES, which wanted to erect seven large turbines in the town land of Barr Cregg, near Claudy, County Londonderry.
It was one of Derry City and Strabane District Council's first major decisions after planning was devolved from Stormont.
The reason is that the European Court of Justice has decided that insurers will no longer be allowed to take the gender of their customers into account when setting their insurance premiums.
Up until now, insurers considered gender because - for example - there is a difference between the sexes in life expectancy and the likelihood of road accidents.
Insurers will no longer be able to charge different premiums to men and women because of their gender following a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
The industry was given time to prepare for the change, but the changes have now come into effect.
The theory from the ECJ was that taking customers' gender into account contradicted laws on discrimination.
In practice, the requirement for unisex premiums is likely to affect the cost of some types of insurance, notably car insurance, life insurance, health insurance, and the cost of an annuity - a financial product that provides a regular pension income.
Lots of figures have been thrown around by groups interested, and at times angry, about this ruling.
The likelihood is that there will be some volatility in the prices of insurance for some months as various insurance companies look at how their competitors are changing their charging structures.
But many people are likely to notice a change the next time they renew, or shop around for better, insurance.
The most obvious shift is likely to be seen for young drivers.
There seems to be a general view that young men's premiums will fall a little, perhaps by up to 10%, but young women's will rise more, perhaps by up to 30%.
AA Insurance says an annual car insurance bill for a young woman will go up by £400 on average.
Women may benefit from higher payments when purchasing retirement income products as they have traditionally been offered lower benefits due to their higher average life expectancies.
On retirement, many people buy an annuity - a financial product that guarantees a pension income for the rest of their life.
Annuity expert Billy Burrows, of the Better Retirement Group, says a standard annuity bought with a pension pot of £100,000 by somebody aged 65 - male or female - will be £5,803, according to the latest figures.
He says the changes resulting from the ruling are age dependent with younger men seeing the biggest cuts and older women the biggest rises.
For a man aged 55 the cut in annuity income has been up to 5%, a man aged 60 has seen a cut of 3% and man aged 65 has seen a less than 1% cut.
"It is a complicated picture but overall not as bad we thought and there are signs that some companies are increasing rates," Mr Burrows says.
The build up to the change in rules created a self-fulfilling prophecy and rates did fall significantly, he says.
"This was not all down to unisex annuity rates, it was partly due to an excess of demand over supply so companies cut rates to reduce business flow and increase margins," he says.
On average women live longer and so currently pay less for life assurance than men.
Following the ruling, the ABI estimated that men could see a 10% fall in costs, while women's rates could rise by as much as 20%.
Again, the industry may only settle down a few weeks after the ruling.
Health insurance may also be affected by the changes.
Obviously, more than just gender is considered when setting an insurance premium, and this will remain the case.
Other so-called "risk factors" will still affect the thinking of, and pricing by, insurance companies.
For example, motor insurance will be higher for the driver whose car has a more powerful engine, and medical insurance could cost more for those with pre-existing conditions.
The age of the customer can also still be part of an insurance company's thinking. The rules do not prohibit discrimination on age as they do on gender.
In the short-term it has caused a lot more paperwork for the companies and their customers.
Insurers are changing their policy documents, are having to contact their customers, and are updating their computer systems.
They must also ensure brokers are giving out the correct price information and marketing is correct.
In the longer-term, they will have one less variable to consider when setting prices, but it remains to be seen if this will cut the industry's workload at all.
For customers, the advice is to shop around.
Most insurers across all EU member states used gender as a factor in their pricing.
So, they are having to change the way they calculate premiums in the same way as insurers in the UK.
The ex-Blue Peter presenter said her career suffered after she was issued with a PIN (Police Information Notice).
She was given the PIN, sometimes called a Harassment Warning Notice, in 2014 for allegedly harassing the partner of her daughter's estranged husband.
Her accuser received a suspended 18-month prison sentence on Thursday.
Kayla Thomas was sentenced for perverting the course of justice. A spokesman for Cambridge Crown Court said Ms Thomas had given a false witness statement and was also subject to a three-month curfew.
The case has drawn attention to the issuing of PINs, which some claim are issued too frequently and without sufficient investigation.
Jordan, who currently co-presents the BBC's Songs of Praise, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme she felt "guilty until proven innocent", adding: "It is a horrible thing to be hanging over you for three years, for something you know you haven't done."
Speaking to BBC Two's Victoria Derbyshire programme, she said: "I'm still reeling from it now. My integrity has been questioned and my sense of trust has flown out the window."
The presenter said she had signed the notice because she thought she had "no option", without realising it would go "on some sort of record".
She said the issuing of the notice and the media coverage it generated had had a "detrimental impact" on her charity work.
"Some of the charities I was working with I haven't heard from again," she told the BBC on Thursday.
Because signing a Police Information Notice does not mean admitting any wrongdoing, there is no right of appeal.
In 2015, a government report acknowledged that the lack of any procedure for appealing against a PIN "can feel very unfair to recipients".
"If somebody takes a dislike to you, they can make an allegation and you can be slapped with one of these notices," said Jordan.
"The notices last about a year, but I've since found out they can stay on your record for longer. The police are aware they are less than perfect."
Jordan presented Blue Peter from 1990 to 1996 and was its first black presenter.
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More than 85 are still missing after the accident early on Saturday morning in the Chindwin river, officials say. At least 150 have been rescued.
Passengers are thought to include families and a large group of university students and teachers.
It is unclear what caused the accident, although officials say the boat may have been overcrowded.
Reports say the ferry was carrying at least 250 people at the time of the accident, while its official capacity is about 120.
One survivor, Hnin Lei Yee, told AFP news agency that the sinking in Sagaing region "happened very fast".
"The window was open so I had a chance to get out of the boat... I cannot swim, so I had to hold on to a plastic float and finally the rescue boat came to save my life," said the 27-year-old teacher who lost her baby daughter in the accident.
A rescue official told Reuters that they had located the ferry on the river bed and were now trying to salvage it with cranes.
Marine accidents are common in Myanmar (also known as Burma), where many still rely on rickety and crowded boats for transport.
The AU mission (Amisom) says it repulsed the attack, killing 110 militants.
Residents in Halgan told the BBC they had heard a huge bang followed by a heavy exchange of gunfire.
Amisom supports the government as it fights to regain control of the country from al-Shabab.
In a series of tweets it has said its soldiers, alongside troops from the Somali army, "drove back the attackers who are now on the run with the joint forces in pursuit".
Ethiopia has denied that any of its soldiers were killed.
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It is not possible to verify the various claims about how many people were killed.
Somali Security Minister Abdirizak Mohamed Ahmed told state-owned Radio Muqdisho that officials had counted the bodies of 240 militants outside the base.
He said that nine Amisom soldiers had lost their lives.
He said that the attackers had driven a car bomb into the base.
Ethiopia is one of five countries contributing troops to the 22,000-strong mission and this is the first time an Ethiopian-run Amisom base has been attacked.
Halgan, 260km (161 miles) north of the capital, Mogadishu, is part of the area of Somalia patrolled by Ethiopian soldiers.
In January, al-Shabab targeted a Kenyan base in el-Ade, southern Somalia.
It said it had killed more than 100 soldiers but the Kenyan authorities have not confirmed the death toll.
Al-Shabab has also attacked Amisom bases run by troops from Burundi and Uganda.
This morning Greece confirmed that it was sending a letter to the head of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem. It was a formal request to extend the loan agreement by six months.
The Greeks were offering significant concessions. They said they would refrain from taking any unilateral action that would undermine fiscal targets. They agreed that officials from the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund - formerly called the troika - would supervise compliance with the deal.
This was a significant step. Although the Greek prime minister has announced the troika as dead, officials from those institutions would still very much be active.
Greece also pledged to meet its financial obligations to all creditors.
The Greeks clearly expected that this would form the basis of a settlement.
Shortly after they had sent the letter it was announced that eurozone finance ministers would meet in Brussels on Friday afternoon.
The financial markets responded positively. They saw the meeting as a positive sign. Officials in Athens were briefing that they expected a deal Friday.
Then, in Brussels, there was the usual midday briefing by the European Commission.
The spokesman Margaritis Schinas revealed that Jean-Claude Juncker, the Commission President, had been involved in intense talks with the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Mr Juncker, we were told, "sees in this letter a positive sign, which, in his assessment, could pave the way for a reasonable compromise in the interests of the financial stability in the euro area".
Brussels appeared to be giving its backing to the Greek letter.
Less than an hour later there was another briefing in Berlin at the finance ministry in Wilhelmstrasse in Berlin.
An official, speaking on behalf of the German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, said the Greek letter was "not a substantial proposal for a solution".
He went on: "In truth it aims at bridge financing, without meeting the requirements of the programme."
For the Germans there is a point of principle here. They want Athens to stick to commitments made by the previous Greek government.
Secondly, they fear that Greece will gradually weaken some of the austerity conditions that were at the heart of the existing bailout deal. Berlin wants cast-iron assurances that Greece won't rehire public sector workers, for example.
So there is tension between Brussels and Berlin and mistrust between Berlin and Athens.
Some in Greece are already angry, believing they are being asked to capitulate and their election result ignored.
It may be difficult for the Tsipras government to concede more. All the time pressures are mounting.
If there is no deal, the current bailout agreement will expire at the end of the month and Greece could run out of money shortly afterwards.
Today the Italian Finance Minister, Pier Carlo Padoan, warned: "We have to send a signal that the euro is irreversible.
"If a country were to leave, it wouldn't just mean one less country in the union but the transformation of the euro into a mechanism that can be undone."
At least one faction of the group has urged supporters to plaster the streets with pro-Wikileaks propaganda on 18 December.
The group had earlier attacked websites of firms they accused of colluding with governments to censor Wikileaks.
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed it is investigating the web incidents.
Now Operation Paperstorm, as it is known, aims to get volunteers to print pro-Wikileaks posters and plaster them across towns and cities.
It has asked supporters to distribute the material on Saturday - when many people will be in town centres finishing off their Christmas shopping.
Volunteers have been translating the posters in to different languages.
The campaign is another example of Anonymous going low-tech.
Earlier this week, people associated with the group began a campaign to flood the fax machines of PayPal, Mastercard and Amazon with copies of secret memos published by Wikileaks.
The firms were targeted after refusing Wikileaks' custom and had previously had their websites attacked.
Within Anonymous there has been a growing consensus to change tactics, Phill Midwinter, who describes himself as an active member of the collective, told BBC News.
"We don't want to annoy or make life difficult for internet users," he said.
Paperstorm was one of "about 10" initiatives that would enable Anonymous to publicise the leaked cables and the case of Bradley Manning, the US Army intelligence specialist being held in conjunction with the leaks, said Mr Midwinter.
"They're examples of how we can use crowd-sourcing to get our message across, without doing anything illegal," he added.
But while some connected with Anonymous seek less inflammatory options to express their opinion other than attacking websites, others may be about to launch new ones.
Several programmers have posted updated versions of the tool, LOIC, used to launch the initial denial-of-service attacks.
These bombard websites with page requests until the servers are unable to cope, effectively taking the page offline. The group has had mixed success with its efforts to take websites offline.
One of the new tools, Hive Mind LOIC, has been adapted so that it can be controlled from a central source, such as a Twitter feed.
Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed that it was investigating a string of attacks, which Anonymous claimed to have carried out.
A Met spokesman confirmed that earlier this year it "received a number of allegations of 'denial-of-service' cyber attacks against several companies by a group calling themselves Anonymous".
Earlier this year a series of attacks hit the websites of organisations that targeted web pirates.
"The Metropolitan Police Service is monitoring the situation relating to recent and ongoing denial of service attacks and will investigate where appropriate," it said.
From April, workers aged over 25 will receive a minimum of £7.20 per hour.
The Regulatory Policy Committee, which advises government, estimates the change will cost companies £804.4m in extra wages and staff costs.
A further £234.3m of "spillover" costs from keeping pay differentials will take it over £1bn, the body said.
The amount is slightly higher when including the public sector, where more workers are already paid above the National Living Wage.
According to the Institute of Directors (IoD), the figures show George Osborne must now "come good" on his promise to cut taxes.
"IoD members supported the introduction of the Chancellor's living wage as part of a deal he made with business - lower taxes for higher wages," said IoD director Seamus Nevin.
He said companies would pay £12bn over the next five years for the government's new apprenticeship levy, as well as further costs from pensions auto-enrolment and extra reporting requirements.
Mr Nevin added: "It is imperative that the government now comes good on its promise of less red tape, fewer regulatory hurdles, and a lower rate of corporation tax to help employers absorb these additional costs and raise pay."
The National Living Wage is separate to the voluntary living wage, which is set at £8.25 per hour and £9.40 an hour in London.
More than 2,000 businesses, with almost 70,000 workers, are signed up to the latter scheme.
More than 800 people are reported to have been killed so far but Vijay Bahuguna said the exact number of deaths may never be known.
Hundreds of people are still trapped in the Badrinath area, reports say.
Some 100,000 people have already been evacuated from the flood-hit region.
This year's early monsoon rains in the Uttarakhand region are believed to be the heaviest in 80 years.
Swollen rivers have swept away entire villages in the state, where there were many travellers in what is peak tourist season.
"We will never know the exact number of the dead and the number of people buried or washed away," Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna told the Press Trust of India news agency.
"According to my information about 3,000 people are still missing. We will compensate their families. They have to give an affidavit saying that their relatives have not returned home for more than 30 days."
Officials say many bodies may have been washed away or remain buried under debris. Some of the bodies were recovered in rivers downstream from the flood zone.
Distraught relatives clutching photographs of missing family members have been waiting for days in the state capital, Dehradun, hoping for news.
The Indian military has been flying helicopters into the mountains to evacuate tens of thousands of people trapped by damaged roads and landslides.
Reports say some 900 Hindu pilgrims and tourists are still stranded in the Badrinath, one of the worst-affected areas. They are expected to be evacuated on Monday.
While most of the stranded people have been rescued, the extent of the damage to the local communities is still unclear.
Arthur Mason, 21, died at Hall Farm in Fincham, near Downham Market in Norfolk, in July 2014.
Mr Mason was wearing a safety lanyard designed to break his fall but instead it extended to twice its length, Norwich Crown Court heard.
Silo cleaning was behind schedule the firm Maurice Mason Ltd, which admitted health and safety law breaches, said.
The firm was also ordered to pay £22,000 in costs.
Mr Mason was working inside the grain-filled drum at the time of the accident, the court was told.
The court heard the grain acts like quicksand when a silo is emptied from below and once trapped it was impossible for Mr Mason to rescue himself.
Rescue attempts were made by another worker but the emergency services could not revive him.
His mother Kay Mason Billig urged farmers to "look hard at their safety procedures".
She said: "Farming accidents and accidents of this type involving enclosed spaces are alarmingly common."
Mark Ballysz, who represented the 21-year-old's father Hugh Mason in the case brought by the Health and Safety Executive, said no level of sentence could add to the punishment he has already suffered.
In five areas of the country, more than half the adult population has savings below that level.
Those areas are Northern Ireland, the West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber, North East England and Wales.
The MAS said the findings were worrying and presented a particular challenge for low earners.
"These figures show the millions put at risk by the saving gaps in the UK," said Nick Hill, money expert at the service.
"For some on low incomes, saving is a real challenge as they may simply lack the income needed to save at all."
The research was carried out for MAS by the consumer data company CACI which has a database of 48m UK adults.
However, the research also showed that some people on low incomes do save money.
Roughly a quarter of adults with household incomes below £13,500 have more than £1,000 in savings.
And 40% of people in that income bracket manage to save something every month.
Martyn Alonzo is 53 and from the West Midlands. He earns £13,000 a year delivering stationery and installing furniture.
Six months ago he was not managing to save anything.
"I just seemed to be working to eat and survive," he says. "I couldn't get any money behind me."
But after getting involved with a Money Advice Service project to learn about saving, he has now managed to save £800.
He and his in-laws now pool their shopping bills by cooking for four people rather than two.
"I'll buy a packet of mince for £3, and make two meals out of it: lasagne and spaghetti bolognaise. I'm totally de-stressed with it all."
The MAS says saving small amounts on a regular basis is achievable for most people.
"Regular saving is key to building up that buffer against those life surprises," said Mr Hill.
"If you earn enough to set even a little aside each month that's great - a direct debit into a savings account might be an easy way to do this, even if you start small and increase the amount with time."
Since April, basic-rate taxpayers have been allowed to earn up to £1,000 a year in a savings account, and pay no income tax.
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Bailey Gwynne died after being stabbed in the heart at Cults Academy last October.
The 16-year old accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies murder at the High Court in Aberdeen.
Judge Lady Stacey told the jury the question was whether the accused was guilty of murder or culpable homicide.
Advocate depute Alex Prentice QC, prosecuting, told the jury during his closing speech at the High Court in Aberdeen: "Bailey Gwynne had no chance."
He said: "This was a lethal wound inflicted by a lethal weapon."
He said it was a "silly trivial fight between two schoolboys".
Mr Prentice started by asking the jury: "Why do you think a young man would carry a knife and a knuckleduster?"
He added: "You would have to have hearts of stone not to be moved by the emotion of this trial, but you must put emotion aside."
Mr Prentice asked the jury to convict the accused of murder, but added they could convict of the lesser charge of culpable homicide.
He also asked for guilty verdicts on the two charges of having knives and knuckledusters in school.
Mr Prentice said: "There was a stab wound to the heart inflicted by a lethal weapon that was routinely carried.
"It may be everyone in this room wishes they had the power to turn back time.
"If we could do that, what would we do? We would say 'get rid of the knife, school is no place for a knife'.
"This case demonstrates the dangers of carrying a knife. If you have a knife you have the ability to use it."
Mr Prentice said he did not suggest the accused set off intending to kill Bailey Gwynne.
But he added: "If he had not been carrying a knife the outcome of the conflict would have been a few bruises and perhaps a fat lip."
Defence counsel Ian Duguid QC said the jury was dealing with a "spontaneous event" which lasted about 30 seconds.
Mr Duguid said the accused had shown "extraordinary stupidity" but suggested Bailey Gwynne had shown "recklessness" in assaulting a fellow pupil.
To convict of murder, he added, the jury had to decide the accused had the state of mind to measure up to a deliberate killer.
He said: "This was a single blow".
Mr Duguid said a "trivial" matter started the fight, but said the accused was not a "fighting boy".
He said: "Of course if he did not have a knife that day there would be a burst nose and a fat lip but for who? Bailey Gwynne? I don't think so."
He said of the victim: "For his mother to be called fat was the spark to this terrible, tragic event."
Judge Lady Stacey said there may be feelings of "pity", "sympathy", "outrage" and "sheer sadness" but that the jury should look at the case calmly.
She directed the jury to convict the accused of two charges of having a knife and knuckleduster in school.
But she said the real question was charge three, whether the accused was guilty of murder or culpable homicide.
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The murder charge against the 16-year-old claims he did "engage in fighting" with Bailey and struck him on the body with a knife.
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The UK government declaration was the first commitment by a world power to a "Jewish national home" in Palestine.
Lord Warner said the UK had failed to protect the rights of non-Jewish people in the region and should apologise.
The government said there would be no apology but it would work for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
During questions in the House of Lords, the Foreign Office Minister Baroness Anelay told the independent peer that the government "will mark the centenary of Balfour with pride" and had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the UK.
However, she added: "We recognise that the declaration should have called for the protection of political rights of non-Jewish communities in Palestine, particularly their right to self-determination.
"This is why we support a two-state solution."
In November 1917, the then British Foreign Secretary, Arthur Balfour, wrote a letter to Lord Rothschild, a leader of the Jewish community in Britain. It became an important element in the movement to create a Jewish state in Palestine, which culminated in the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948.
Historians disagree as to what Balfour intended by his declaration. The letter makes no mention of the word "state" and insists that nothing should be done "which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine".
Crossbencher Lord Warner argued that there was a "conditionality" to the declaration and successive UK governments "have failed to deliver that declaration protection to the Palestinian people".
He told the House: "Furthermore, should we not mark the centenary with a gracious apology from the British government in Parliament for the suffering that that failure has caused and try to make amends... with a clear commitment to recognition of a viable independent Palestinian state?"
Foreign Office
November 2nd, 1917
Dear Lord Rothschild,
I have much pleasure in conveying to you on behalf of His Majesty's Government, the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations which has been submitted to, and approved by, the Cabinet:
His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.
I should be grateful if you would bring this declaration to the knowledge of the Zionist Federation.
Yours,
Arthur James Balfour
Baroness Anelay replied: "It was a historic statement and one for which the United Kingdom has no intention to apologise. We are focused on encouraging the Israelis and Palestinians to take steps which bring them closer to peace."
She ruled out recognising a Palestinian state until there was "a lasting negotiated solution", saying that "bilateral recognition does not deliver reality".
Conservative peer Lord Leigh of Hurley described Israel as "the one country in the Middle East that does protect human rights for women and gays amongst others".
And Labour foreign affairs spokesman Lord Collins of Highbury said: "The most important thing we can achieve in 100 years of the Balfour Declaration is ensuring that peace talks commence."
Lord Warner asked the question on behalf of absent independent peer Baroness Tonge, who quit the Liberal Democrats in 2012 over remarks she made about Israel.
Last year, Palestinian officials announced plans to sue the UK over the Balfour Declaration, arguing that it led to mass Jewish immigration to British Mandate Palestine "at the expense of our Palestinian people".
Mr Netanyahu said the move "shines a light clarifying that the root of the conflict is the [Palestinian] refusal to recognise a Jewish state in any borders".
Four new five-bedroom river-front houses were painted with the words locus in domos loci populum in Water Street, Chesterton, on 4 April.
It is thought the vandals intended the phrase, splashed on the £1.25m homes to mean "local homes for local people".
Developers hoped to have the houses cleaned within two days, but it took longer and they had to re-paint.
The graffiti, believed to be done in white gloss paint, appeared overnight on the properties overlooking the River Cam.
People living nearby have said the classically-inspired messages, which appear to be a protest against the development, could "only happen" in the university city.
Specialist cleaners were able to remove the graffiti from windows and brickwork, but not all of it came off the cladding, and new paint had to ordered.
In the aftermath of the graffiti's appearance, social media was awash with arguments about what the words meant and why they were put there.
"This is the most Cambridge thing ever" and "it's a different class of graffiti in Cambridge", were just some of the comments posted.
Three of the four houses had already been sold when the vandals hit.
Selling agent Bidwells said: "Those who visited after... were aware of what happened, but we did not find that it put anyone off."
All the properties are now under offer.
The developer said the cost of removing the graffiti was £4,000.
Cambridgeshire Police are continuing to investigate the graffiti, but no-one has been arrested yet.
Allisia Burton, 15, runs the Peedie Bun Box in Kirkwall using a small wooden honesty box at the end of her road.
She makes a variety of home bakes, some of which raise money for the Macmillan cancer charity.
However thieves stole the contents earlier this week and a small Christmas tree beside it was vandalised.
Allisia said: "I'm disappointed that someone stole the contents of The Peedie Bun Box.
"Luckily this has never happened before, but I did not expect this in Orkney.
"I love baking and Macmillan is a really worthwhile charity so I'm going to carry on.
"Thank you to everyone who has been honest and supported me."
Macmillan Cancer Support said in a message to Allisia: "Allisia, you are a very kind soul. Thank you for your hard work.
"Don't let this upset you. Sending you all our love."
Export data showed the overall value of food and drink sales to Japan rose by 9% in 2015 to £98.7m.
Whisky exports increased by 18% to £75.8m, making the nation Scotland's 14th largest market for whisky.
The figures were highlighted by External Affairs Secretary Fiona Hyslop during a trip to Tokyo.
Speaking at a Scottish food and drink fair in the Japanese city, Ms Hyslop said: "Scotland has a fantastic larder of some of the world's best natural produce, a flair for innovation and a long-standing reputation for producing top-quality food and drink, so it is no surprise our food and drink industry is enjoying significant success in the Japanese market."
She added: "We are committed to building on this success and strengthening relationships with major food distributors and retailers across Japan."
The Conservative-controlled city council signed a 2011 deal with developer Stanhope, which has yet to submit a planning application.
Leader Paul James said the "final scheme will be very different to what the public has seen before".
However, the Labour group criticised how long it has been delayed.
Mr James said the plans, to be discussed by cabinet in a private meeting, would be announced "within a week or two".
Stanhope now has until the end of the month to submit a planning application for the new retail development - a deadline already extended twice.
Kate Haigh, opposition leader of the Labour group, said: "I think the delays have been so long that it's time to consider what the people of Gloucester want nowadays, rather than in the context of five or six years ago when these plans were first put forward."
Conservative Mr James said regeneration of this type "took a long time".
He said: "There are complexities with the planning system, there are issues around land acquisition. But it is moving forward.
"It will not be a major retail-led scheme because the world has moved on. And I've given a commitment, as well, that we will build a new indoor market on the site next to the new bus station, which is now on site and which people said would never happen."
Stanhope declined to comment.
The decorations, in Tiverton, Devon, were selected because the town's Christmas committee "liked the shapes".
But since the lights were switched on, people have remarked on their resemblance to festive undergarments on a washing line.
Committee chair Sue Griggs said: "They're Father Christmas's sparkly pants and they're great."
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Ms Griggs said: "We picked them because they're nice and festive, and we liked the shapes.
"Then people started saying that they resemble pants, which they do.
"They certainly look good and they are getting the attention they require, they look brilliant," said Ms Griggs, a former Tiverton mayor.
The town's lights, which cost £15,000, would remain part of Christmas displays for the next three years, she added.
They received a mixed reaction on social media, with Angela Fuery saying "they looked lovely", while local Sharon Fowkes dubbed them "better than nothing".
While Diane Surmon and Alicia Ann Fox both agreed they "definitely" looked like pants.
The Brazil striker nodded in a Nicolas Gaitan free-kick to give the Portuguese champions a slender advantage.
Jonas's 25th goal of the season came after Zenit defender Domenico Criscito was sent off for a second booking.
Benfica were the better side in the second half against a Zenit team that had not played for 10 weeks.
Zenit's last competitive fixture was their final group game in the competition on 9 December and Andre Villas-Boas' side looked short of their best following the winter break.
The Russian champions failed to create a serious chance but looked like going into the return leg as marginal favourites until Criscito committed a foul on Andre Almeida to concede the decisive free-kick.
Criscito is one of four players who will now miss the second leg on 9 March through suspension, with team-mate Javi Garcia and the Benfica pair of Almedia and Jardel also banned after picking up yellow cards.
Benfica, who last reached the quarter-finalists in 2012, struggled to force a breakthrough, although they should have gone ahead in the 69th-minute.
Argentine playmaker Gaitan cleverly made space for a shot but couldn't beat goalkeeper Yuro Lodygin and defender Jardel also shot wide following a corner before the predatory Jonas proved the difference.
Zenit St-Petersburg coach Andre Villas-Boas: "We were solid and wanted to keep the result as it was. We looked to be on track for the second leg. Unfortunately from the set-play we conceded.
"It's going to be a different game now. We will have to attack more and create more chances because we didn't create as much as we wanted.
"But at 1-0, the tie is still open."
The DUP declined an invite to the event, which got underway in Dublin this week.
Doctor Conor Patterson told the BBC's Inside Business programme that it was the wrong approach to take.
"I was there, others were there, we weren't grandstanding," he said.
"We were there because we're concerned about the future of Northern Ireland and the first minister is first minister for all of Northern Ireland, all its geography and all its people and all its businesses and it's important now that she engages and this disdainful attitude, deriding people, this has to stop."
Mrs Foster had previously criticised the Irish government's all-island forum on Brexit.
She described it as a "grandstanding exercise" and said she had better things to do than be a "lone voice among remoaners".
The forum was established in the wake of the EU referendum result.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny said the aim of the All Island Civic Dialogue on Brexit, which took place at the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham on Thursday, was to map out the challenges posed by by the UK's decision to leave the European Union and assess its potential impact on different parts of society.
Although the DUP and UUP did not attend, members from Sinn Féin, the SDLP and the Alliance Party did.
They were joined by representatives from business and farming organisations, as well as civic society.
You can listen to the interview in full on Inside Business on BBC Radio Ulster at 13:30 GMT on Sunday.
Mr Bercow, who faced a no-confidence motion from MPs earlier this year, was elected unopposed and promised to be a "tested Speaker" in "testing times".
Congratulating him, Prime Minister Theresa May - who lost her Commons majority in the election - joked: "At least someone got a landslide."
Jeremy Corbyn got a standing ovation from Labour MPs as he took his seat.
Mr Corbyn - who defied the pollsters and gained 30 seats on Thursday - congratulated Mrs May on returning as prime minister, adding: "I am sure she will agree with me that democracy is a wonderful thing and can bring up some very unexpected results."
Mr Corbyn poked fun at the Tories using two of their campaign catchphrases - predicting a "coalition of chaos" with the DUP and saying Labour was ready to offer "strong and stable leadership".
Each party took turns to speak, and they paid tribute to victims of the two terror attacks that took place during the election campaign as well as commiserating with MPs who lost their seats.
The DUP's Nigel Dodds - fresh from Downing Street talks with Theresa May about supporting her minority Tory government - predicted "interesting times ahead".
"I look forward to playing a full role in the proceedings of this Parliament over the course of the next five years," he said.
Mrs May welcomed "the most diverse and most representative Parliament in our history".
Before the Speaker election, the MPs were formally summoned to the House of Lords - with Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn walking side by side - before returning to the Commons.
Conservative MP Ken Clarke, the Father of the House, chaired proceedings as Mr Bercow spoke from the backbenches, saying he would be "honoured to serve" in the Speaker's chair again.
"I will strive to ensure that all parts of the House are heard fully and fairly," he said, promising to champion the right of backbenchers to hold the government to account.
He added: "We appear to be heading for testing times. I offer myself to the House as a tested speaker."
The election of the Speaker was the only business scheduled for the day, and there is uncertainty over the date of the Queen's Speech which will launch the next Parliamentary session.
But politicians in Cardiff Bay were today focused on a different kind of deficit - the gap between political activity in the National Assembly for Wales and media coverage of it - or the lack of it.
There are frequent complaints that media coverage is too English-centric and the assembly's presiding officer organised today's conference to look at the issue and come up with solutions.
You won't be surprised to learn that this morning's panellists, especially those who have to sell newspapers for a living, weren't terribly sympathetic to the idea that more assembly coverage would deliver the circulation boost their papers desperately need. AMs are simply not box office in Fleet Street.
Kevin Maguire, associate editor of the Daily Mirror, acknowledged that newspapers needed to be more accurate in explaining who runs public services in parts of the UK.
But he had watched assembly proceedings on TV - and isn't a fan. "It's as boring as hell," he complained. "I'm amazed anybody watches it."
Plaid Cymru AM Simon Thomas responded via twitter: "We're not supposed to be Brucie, we're to scrutinise government and legislation properly."
Even BBC Parliament Controller Peter Knowles acknowledged that some debates can be "grim to watch" with AMs "typing and fiddling with their computers".
His solution was that AMs should - for the duration of the weekly questions to the first minister - stop typing and pay attention to the exchanges.
Deputy Presiding Officer David Melding said he couldn't possibly comment on the standard of debates but promised to pass on Mr Knowles' comments to colleagues.
Mr Melding said that when computers first arrived in the assembly chamber it was "ground-breaking - we had people coming from all over the world to look at that".
Peter Riddell, late of The Times, now of the Institute for Government, suggested politicians should simplify their language and explain things clearly. (Politicians who routinely refer to "Silk" or "Barnett" without explanation please take note).
The afternoon's panellists included Welsh newspaper editors Kevin Ward, Jonathan Roberts and Holly Robinson.
None has a full-time reporting presence at the assembly, but all argued they covered the impact of Welsh government decisions on their readers.
Jonathan Roberts explained what his readers want: "They don't buy process. They don't necessarily buy policy. They buy people.
"It is the people that matter: the process and the policy are only the supporting cast."
The editors appeared optimistic that newspapers had a future in print, at least short-term - reassuringly optimistic for an old print romantic like myself.
Kevin Ward said his personal view was that within five years most newspapers would be charging for content online.
Would you cough up (say) 50p to read what your local politician is up to?
Holly Robinson said the two most popular recent stories on the Western Telegraph website involved "the beast of Tenby" and that keepy-uppy man from Milford Haven. Not a politician in sight.
As today was what David Melding described as "a working day" committee business kept other AMs away from the conference.
The deputy presiding officer assured the audience that the conference would soon be available to view on Senedd TV, one of the few channels you won't see Brucie on.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em - as other media moguls might say.
Politicians in Cardiff Bay and Westminster are now embarking on their Whitsun recess. They'll be back - and so will I - in early June.
The currently-untitled movie will be written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who worked on the last six films.
But it has not yet been announced whether Daniel Craig will return to play Bond for the fifth time.
The BBC understands the actor has not yet signed a contract, but the New York Times reports his return to the role is a "done deal".
Bond 25 will be released in the US on 8 November 2019, with a slightly earlier release in the UK and the rest of the world.
The film is set to be produced by Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.
Skyfall, Craig's third Bond film, became the highest-grossing film of all time in the UK after its release in 2012, but it has since been toppled by Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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President Enrique Pena Nieto's spokesman Eduardo Sanchez told the BBC that a "crusade" was needed to "re-establish the rule of law".
The students, all trainee teachers, went missing after attending a protest in Iguala in Guerrero State.
The official explanation is that the students were murdered by a drugs gang.
The gang was said to be in collusion with the mayor of Iguala, Jose Luis Abarca, who has been arrested facing accusations that he ordered police to confront the students on the day of their disappearance on 26 September.
In the past decade, more than 100,000 people have been killed and 27,000 have disappeared in Mexico.
Thousands of people have taken part in protests over the disappearance of the students.
Mr Sanchez said the government wanted dialogue, but added that some groups had "taken advantage of the situation to provoke violent acts and that is absolutely inexcusable".
He said the government was working on reforms to re-establish the rule of law.
Mr Sanchez said: "We are aware that there is an institutional weakness in some local governments, where we need to work harder for them to uphold the rule of law, where citizens respect the authorities and the legislations."
Clare Wood, 36, who was murdered in 2009 in Salford, was unaware of George Appleton's history of violence against women.
Clare's Law allows people to access information on the offending history of their new partner.
The law will be piloted from next week in Aberdeen and Ayrshire.
Ms Wood was strangled and set on fire at her home.
The victim's father, Michael Brown, said the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme would help protect those currently not receiving assistance.
Mr Brown, who campaigned for the introduction of Clare's Law, is convinced she would still be alive had she known the full extent of Appleton's previous behaviour.
He said he was "absolutely delighted" that the scheme had come into force.
Ms Wood, a mother-of-one, met Appleton on Facebook.
She knew nothing about his history of violence against women, which included threats, repeated harassment and the kidnapping at knifepoint of one of his ex-girlfriends.
Police began hunting for Appleton after Ms Wood's body was found at her home.
He was found hanged in a derelict pub six days later. An inquest into his death ruled he committed suicide.
The team, based at Leafield, went into administration with the loss of 200 jobs last October following financial problems.
Their former 28-acre site includes 150,000 sq ft (13,900 sq m) of buildings, offices and a racing car testing facility.
Bids in excess of £5.5m are being sought for the site.
Agent Jonjo Lyles, of BNP Paribas Real Estate, said he was confident the facility, which "lends itself to a number of different uses", would be of interest to many people.
Caterham Sports Limited built cars for the Caterham Formula 1 team which was operated by 1 Malaysia Racing Team (1MRT).
Last October administrator Finbarr O'Connell said up to £20m was owed to external suppliers.
Weeks before the company was put into administration, bailiffs visited the Leafield site and seized items, including a 2013 F1 test car.
The magnitude 6.4 quake struck just before 04:00 (20:00 GMT Friday) when most people were at home asleep.
A baby was among at least four people killed when a high-rise building, containing 100 homes, collapsed.
At least 30 people remain missing. Tainan's mayor said people were alive but trapped under the rubble and all means would be used to rescue them.
President Ma Ying-jeou, who toured the city of two million, said shelters would be set up for those who had lost their homes.
Television pictures showed rescue workers frantically trying to reach people trapped in collapsed buildings, using ladders to climb over piles of rubble.
One of the worst affected was the 17-storey Wei Kuan apartment complex, home to at least 256 people.
More than 200 people were rescued, but a baby, young girl and two adult men did not survive, officials said. At least 70 people were taken to hospital.
Interior Minister Chen Wei-jen said he feared more people may have been in the fallen apartment block than usual as families gathered to celebrate Chinese New Year.
He said investigators would examine whether the building's construction met requirements.
Residents told how they were able to escape from their homes in the block, using their own tools and ladders.
"I used a hammer to break the door of my home which was twisted and locked, and managed to climb out," one woman told local TV.
Another man tied clothes together to make a rope and lowered himself from the ninth floor to the sixth floor below, Apple Daily reports.
One Tainan resident said his bed turned over as the wall collapsed. "My home completely turned into debris. I didn't know what was happening. I was really frightened as I have never seen such an earthquake," he said.
A 35-year-old woman described how she and her two children were pulled from the rubble.
"Rescue workers broke through (the building) layer by layer. And they asked us to climb out but I said my children are too small to climb. So they dug a bigger hole. Then one rescue worker tried his best to climb in and take the children out. Then I slowly climbed out myself," she said.
The quake was shallow, meaning its effects would have been amplified, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
There have also been at least five aftershocks. The quake was felt in the capital Taipei, 300 km away.
Although the damage does not appear to be widespread, a number of tall buildings have been left leaning precariously.
There are also reports of power outages, and transport links have been disrupted on what is one of the busiest travelling days of the year ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday.
Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and often sees tremors.
Beijing has offered assistance although at the moment at least, given the relatively limited scale of the disaster, it does not look as if much outside help is needed, the BBC's John Sudworth reports from the Chinese capital.
Back in 1999, when a 7.6 magnitude quake killed more than 2,300 people in central Taiwan, a similar offer of help from the mainland became embroiled in political wrangling, with Taiwan accusing China of exploiting the situation for its own political ends, our correspondent adds.
The 29-year-old's contract was due to expire in 2018, having joined Monchengladbach from Bundesliga rivals VFB Stuttgart in 2014.
He has made 87 appearances for the club based in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany, scoring 13 goals.
"I'm delighted to have been able to sort out my future early so I can concentrate on playing football for Borussia," said Traore.
"I have been treated nicely by everyone here and by the fans, so I feel good.
"I'm feeling at home every day and I could not think of going away and start a new life somewhere else, this is home."
Capped 33 times by his country, Traore only made 14 league appearances in a season blighted by injury.
He began his career in his country of birth France with Levallois SC, before switching to German side Hertha Berlin at the age of 18.
His career in Germany has also taken him to FC Augsburg and VfB Stuttgart, where he played 99 matches over the course of three years.
Richard Guest, 74, and another person, went into the sea in Tywyn, Gwynedd, at about 15:45 BST on Saturday but had to be recovered by coastguards.
He was pronounced dead at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth.
Mr Guest, who lived in Walsall, West Midlands, was on holiday with his wife.
He and Margaret Guest, 71, had been walking their dog on the beach when the girls got into trouble after getting caught in a rip tide.
A statement issued by his family said: "One of the girls came out of the water unaided but the other girl was still in distress.
"He was about 40 yards out from the shore and was seen holding one of the girls up out of the water in his arms by the time Aberdovey coastguard arrived and managed to save the girl."
Mr Guest was airlifted by the Welsh Air Ambulance Service to Aberystwyth.
His daughter Ceri Donovan said: "We cannot imagine life without him. He was loved by so many people.
"Dad was brought up in Bethel, near Caernarfon, north Wales, and attended Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen.
"He was a strong swimmer and was used to swimming on that particular part of the beach. It was just like him to do something so selfless and brave."
Mr Guest, who had two children and four grandchildren, had worked as a bank manager at the former Midland Bank and a financial manager. He had played for Handsworth rugby club where he remained a keen supporter.
Mrs Donovan added: "He was an active man who loved the outdoors, and was at his happiest in Tywyn with his family.
"At the end of the day, he was a family man. He was a great father and a much-loved grandfather. We will miss him terribly."
Scores of tributes were posted on the Love Tywyn Facebook page, describing Mr Guest as brave, kind man and a "true hero".
Bridgnorth Chamber of Commerce said traffic build-up on Saturdays had affected businesses in the area.
It said it would monitor the effect of the new Saturday service - which operates between 09:30 and 16:00 BST - over the summer trial period.
People parking at the Nock Deighton Auction site can ride for free until 6 June, when a £2 charge is introduced.
The £2.7m facility will occupy the basement of a previously-empty unit and will house tens of thousands of items not on display in the main museum.
Renfrewshire Council is taking forward the work in connection with Paisley's bid to be UK City of Culture in 2021.
Councillor Jim Harte said it was necessary to find new ways to increase footfall that would benefit traders.
He said: "Other places in Scotland have publicly-accessible museum stores, but this is the first time such a facility has been built on a high street, and will bring a previously-empty unit back into use.
"High streets everywhere - including Paisley's - have suffered in recent years from changes in the way people shop.
"But we can't turn the clock back - we need to be creative in finding new ways to repopulate units, and bring in new footfall which existing traders can benefit from."
It is hoped the new museum at 7 High Street will bring 125,000 visitors a year to the town centre.
Currently, a team is preparing and packing the items at a storage facility.
The collection includes:
The museum store is intended to complement plans for a £49m revamp of the main Paisley Museum to turn it into an international-class destination based around the town's heritage story.
A Wada-commissioned report found urine samples of Russian competitors were manipulated across the "vast majority" of summer and winter Olympic sports from late 2011 to August 2015.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will decide on Tuesday whether to provisionally ban Russia from the Rio Olympics, which start on 5 August.
IOC president Thomas Bach will host a telephone conference call to decide on "provisional measures and sanctions".
The 62-year-old German lawyer and former Olympic fencing champion has promised the "toughest sanctions available".
He said the findings of the report are a "shocking and unprecedented attack on the integrity of sport and on the Olympic Games".
Richard McLaren led the independent commission that looked into allegations of state-sponsored doping in Russia.
He said his investigative team had found that 580 positive tests were covered up across 30 different sports in the build-up to the 2012 Olympic in London 2012 and during the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Russian city of Sochi.
McLaren added he had "only skimmed the surface" in his 57-day investigation.
Now Wada wants the Canadian law professor to "complete his mandate" by identifying athletes who benefited from the programme.
It also wants the IOC to "decline entries, for Rio 2016, of all athletes" submitted by the Russian Olympic Committee and the Russian Paralympic Committee.
Wada president Sir Craig Reedie described the "scope and scale" of the findings as a "real horror story".
Russia's track and field athletes are already barred from competing at the 2016 Olympics in Rio after the body that governs world athletics, the International Association of Athletics Federations, voted in June to maintain a global competition ban on the All-Russia Athletic Federation (Araf).
Araf hopes to overturn the suspension and will find out by Thursday if its appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport has been successful.
The commission was set up to look into claims by Grigory Rodchenkov, the former head of Russia's national anti-doping laboratory, that he doped dozens of athletes, including at least 15 medallists, in the build-up to Sochi.
He claims this was the result of an elaborate and orchestrated plot with the Russian government, which exploited its host status to subvert the drug-testing programme. The country's government has repeatedly denied the claims.
Rodchenkov, now in hiding in the United States, also alleges he doped athletes before the 2012 Olympics in London, the 2013 World Athletics Championships in Moscow and the 2015 World Swimming Championships in Kazan.
Russia's sports ministry made sure positive urine samples disappeared from late 2011 to 2015 to improve the country's international sporting performance.
It was supported by the country's security service (FSB), the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) and the Center of Sports Preparation of National Teams of Russia (CSP),
When this was not enough to hide doping - such as at an international event like Sochi 2014 - positive urine samples were switched with clean ones from a freezer through a "mouse hole", with FSB agents on hand in the Sochi laboratory disguised as maintenance workers.
The claims in detail:
Russia president Vladimir Putin has said he would suspend officials named in McLaren's report.
The Tass news agency subsequently reported that deputy sports minister Yuri Nagornykh had been relieved of his responsibilities.
According to McLaren's report, Nagornykh knew of "every positive analytical finding" and decided which athletes to protect.
However, Putin said whistleblower Rodchenkov was "a person with a scandalous reputation".
The Russian Olympic Committee has also called for a fuller investigation into the allegations in McLaren's report and has pledged to provide full assistance.
BBC sports editor Dan Roan:
"This is a watershed moment in sport's long fight against drugs cheats - and arguably the gravest crisis in the history of the IOC.
"IOC president Thomas Bach - a friend of Russian president Vladimir Putin - is in a very difficult position. Sport relies on Russia to host many of its global events. It will stage football's World Cup in 2018. But now its status as a sporting superpower, along with its participation in Rio, hangs by a thread.
"Bach previously made clear how reluctant he is to ban the entire Russian team from Rio, but this report was worse than many had expected. The sense is that such is the pressure from the likes of Wada, he may feel he now has no choice but to take this unprecedented step, just weeks before the Rio Games.
"The IOC and Wada face serious questions, too. How could all this have gone on in a Wada-accredited lab? Why did it take a whistleblower to unearth the corruption? And will this scandal split the Olympic movement beyond repair?"
United States Anti-Doping Agency chief Travis Tygart:
"Our position has been clear for months. In the event that the report showed the state involvement in corrupting the Olympic Games and running a doping programme, they have no business being around the Olympics."
Britain's marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe:
"I think that a level of institutionalised doping, of institutionalised cheating and fraud to sport, which has done such damage to every sport globally, has to be punished strongly. The IOC has to stand up for the rights of the clean athletes who want to perform at an Olympic Games on a fair and level playing field."
Britain's 2004 Olympic gold medallist Darren Campbell:
"The IOC needs to make a statement that says this isn't all right and this can't happen again. The only way to do that is by banning Russia. A statement that used to bug me was: 'You're just a drug cheat like other athletes'. But I don't get angry now because I can understand why people think that."
BBC Radio 5 live's sports news correspondent Richard Conway:
"What we will hear, no doubt, on Tuesday is this question of individual punishment set against collective responsibility. Is it right that clean Russian athletes should be barred because of the actions of their state? It will be fascinating which side of that line the IOC falls."
Mansfield District Council debated the £250m Lindhurst scheme, which faced more than 140 objections.
It includes up to 1,700 homes, as well as a new primary school, cemetery, community centre and park on the southern edge of the town.
The planning committee voted five in favour, five against, with the chairman having the casting vote in favour.
Protesters at the meeting shouted "shame" as the decision was made.
The 169 hectare (417 acre) application is the largest ever submitted to the council.
Developers, the Lindhurst Group, said it would bring major benefits to the local economy, including up to 4,000 jobs.
Project co-ordinator, Richard Bowden, said: "We are relieved. We now have a major responsibility to deliver the jobs promised.
"For a development of the size and momentum that is going to be needed to turn Mansfield around, there was no alternative.
"We just hope that now we have the planning consent, people will look at the merits of what we are doing - at the enormous amounts of money that will be coming into the Mansfield economy."
But objections included concern from Nottingham Wildlife Trust and the Ramblers Association over the loss of countryside and habitat.
Independent Mansfield councillor Andrew Tristram, who opposed the plans, said concerns over congestion and the ability to deliver the promised benefits remained.
"Given the fact the decision was controversial and decided on a casting vote, and also the reasons for departing from the local plan were tenuous, I'm sure local residents would like to see the secretary of state call the decision in," he said.
The acquisition is aimed at expanding BAT's business in Central Europe.
TDR is the main independent cigarette manufacturer in the region, with a market lead in Croatia and a strong presence in Bosnia and Serbia.
As part of the deal, BAT has said it is committed to keeping TDR's factory open in Croatia for at least five years.
BAT's chief executive, Nicandro Durante, described it as an "exciting acquisition".
The company said it hoped to benefit from a skilled work force, well established brands and strong existing relationships with distributors and retailers.
As smoking declines in many western markets, tobacco companies are increasingly looking for new markets or opportunities to consolidate in order to reduce costs and boost profits.
The acquisition is expected to be completed by October of this year, subject to approval from competition regulators and Adris Grupa's shareholders.
Adris Grupa's other business interests include tourism, insurance and food.
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The Swans were bottom of the table before beating fellow strugglers Sunderland 3-0 on Saturday.
Bradley had been under pressure having won only one of his first seven games in charge - but insisted he was not worried about his own future.
"It's not about me, it's about the work," Bradley said.
"I don't spend all week worrying about myself. I only know one way to work, and that's to think about the team, engage the staff, engage the players.
"Criticism is part of the job for a manager in the Premier League. I don't think I was the only one to be criticised in the last week."
The win against Sunderland was a fine response from Bradley and his players after they were humiliated 5-0 at Tottenham a week earlier.
Victory over the Black Cats means Swansea are now above the Premier League's bottom three by virtue of goal difference.
"We did get a good response. The players deserve full credit. That's the part of the job, a result gets a little bit out of hand, you can cry about it but you have to look at it in a strong way," said Bradley.
"This is a step but we have to build upon it, there's still plenty of work to do. It's a nice bonus to be out of the bottom three, but the work is still there and we can't get ahead of ourselves.
"The word many players used when we talked this week was 'pride' and the only thing I did was I tried to get back at them and say: 'What does pride look like actually on the pitch?'
"Pride has to turn into intensity, pride has to turn into clean sheets. Don't just talk about pride - put it into something more. At the end of that, for a few seconds you can look at the table and say you're not there yet, but it looks better than last week and we can continue move forward."
Mr Kenny announced earlier this month that he would step down as leader of the Fine Gael party.
"I am very happy after 15 years as leader of Fine Gael, and six as taoiseach, to hand over responsibility," he said.
The new party leader is to be announced on 2 June following a contest between Leo Varadkar and Simon Coveney.
Mr Varadkar is the overwhelming favourite.
"I hope that the next leader of Fine Gael, whoever it may be, always makes decisions that are in the interest of the country," Mr Kenny told the Dáil (Irish Parliament).
Over the last year, Mr Kenny has led a minority government propped up by an alliance of independents with the support of the opposition party - Fianna Fáil - to pass its budgets.
Members from across the political spectrum extended their best wishes to Mr Kenny for the future.
He will continue as taoiseach until parliament chooses a successor.
Polls show Mrs Merkel's centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) could unseat the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The SPD has run the state for most of the post-war period.
A CDU victory would be a boost for Mrs Merkel as she seeks a fourth term in national elections in September.
SPD leader Martin Schulz has predicted that if they win in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) he will become Germany's next chancellor. The SPD are currently junior partners in Germany's governing coalition.
But the BBC's Jenny Hill in Berlin says the party has been slipping in opinion polls and Mr Schulz may live to regret his forecast.
Polls ahead of Sunday's vote put the two parties neck-and-neck.
The CDU's campaign has targeted voters' frustration on issues such as traffic congestion, rising crime and education.
"Being stuck in traffic is time from people's lives," Mrs Merkel said while campaigning recently.
"When you add all the time up over a year, it has become a huge amount of time for commuters."
The CDU has also promised to beef up security with longer prison terms for offenders and more funds for the police.
But state Premier Hannelore Kraft accused Mrs Merkel of ignoring the SPD's achievements on security, telling the broadcaster WDR: "She is an unworthy chancellor."
Mrs Kraft has governed NRW since 2010 in coalition with the Greens. But the Greens have seen their support more than halve, making it difficult for the SPD to muster a coalition.
The installation involves people's words being projected on to the barrier's west tower.
Titled The City Speaks, it is the second in a series of temporary commissions marking Hull's year as UK City of Culture.
Hull 2017 chief executive Martin Green said the project celebrated "the voice of the people on an epic scale".
Spectators speak into a microphone at a nearby steel lectern with the words electronically transcribed into text before being illuminated on the landmark.
Artist Michael Pinsky said: "Hull's tidal surge barrier plays a significant role in protecting the city from flooding.
"This installation gives a new voice to the people of Hull and in doing so celebrates resilience and freedom."
Mr Green said the artist had "created an extraordinary visual statement on one of Hull's most prominent landmarks".
The installation runs until 31 December.
Patrick Quigg and Fergal Higgins hit Derry's goals in the first half as the sides went in level at 2-6 to 0-12 at the interval.
However, skipper Sean O'Shea's goal early in the second half put the Kingdom in control.
Kerry outscored Derry 1-12 to 0-4 in the second half as they dominated.
It was all very different at the start at Croke Park as points from Patrick Coney, Caolan Devlin and Seamus Higgins helped Derry take a 0-3 to 0-1 lead.
Quigg's goal enabled Derry to maintain the advantage but Kerry then took control to move five ahead before Higgins' goal helped the Oak Leafers draw level by the break.
But the second half was one-way traffic as Kerry set up a semi-final meeting with either Mayo or Kildare who meet on Monday afternoon in Tullamore.
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Jamaican Bolt, competing in his last Games, won in a time of 19.78 seconds, can make it nine golds with victory in Friday's 4x100m relay final.
Jones, meanwhile, beat Eva Calvo Gomez to win taekwondo's -57kg division.
With three days of action left in Rio, Britain are nine medals short of the record 65 they secured at London 2012.
GB got off to a great start on day 13 after failing to win a medal on day 12.
Alistair Brownlee and brother Jonny won gold and silver respectively in the triathlon, with Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark triumphing in the sailing.
Liam Heath and Jon Schofield added a silver in the men's 200m kayak double, while Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge took a surprise bronze in badminton's men's doubles.
GB have now won medals in 18 events, with the promise of more to come.
Nicola Adams has secured at least a silver as she attempts to become the first British boxer to retain an Olympic title in 92 years.
Bolt, who won the 100m title on day 10 of the Games in Brazil, once again dominated a 200m Olympic final.
He has now won the Olympic sprint double three times, having repeated his exploits in 2008 and 2012.
Silver went to Canada's Andre de Grasse, who clocked 20.02, while France's Christophe Lemaitre won bronze in 20.12, edging out Briton Adam Gemili, who was fourth, just 0.003 behind.
Bolt, who celebrates his 30th birthday on Sunday, was unhappy with his winning time and added it was unlikely he would compete in the event at the World Championships in London next year.
"I said it would be 100m and that's it," he told BBC Sport. "My coach has a way of trying to convince me, but personally I believe this is my last one."
Welsh fighter Jones demonstrated her superior taekwondo skills to beat Spaniard Calvo Gomez 16-7.
"It feels unbelievable," said the 23-year-old from Flint. "I didn't realise how much pressure I'd feel. My coach is a psycho, so it's all down to him!"
The man in question - Paul Green - told BBC Sport: "She's the most successful British taekwondo athlete and probably the best there ever will be."
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Victory for Alistair Brownlee meant the 28-year-old became the first athlete to win successive Olympic triathlon titles.
As for 26-year-old Jonny, he improved on the bronze he won at London 2012.
The Yorkshiremen were close throughout the swim and cycle stages before Alistair pulled away halfway through the 10km run.
"I was pretty confident we would get first and second, but I didn't know which way round it would be," said Alistair.
Mills and Clark needed only to finish Thursday's medal race to win gold in the women's 470 sailing event.
They came home eighth to improve on the silver medal they won in London.
"I can't believe it," Mills told BBC One. "It has been the best feeling ever.
"We have forgotten all about London. We are so proud to come back after it and we've worked so hard to get the upgrade to gold."
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Heath and Schofield won bronze in London but went one better in Rio, edging out Lithuania's Aurimas Lankas and Edvinas Ramanauskas by 0.014secs.
Ellis and Langridge won GB's first medal in the men's badminton doubles, beating China's Hong Wei and Chai Biao, the world number five pairing.
Boxer Adams saw off China's Ren Cancan, whom she also beat in the London 2012 final, by a unanimous points decision.
The 33-year-old will face Colombia's Ingrit Valencia Victoria or France's Sarah Ourahmoune in Saturday's final (18:00 BST).
Tonia Couch finished 12th in diving's 10m platform final, while Liam Phillips had to withdraw from the quarter-finals of the BMX after a heavy fall.
In athletics, Eilidh Doyle finished last in the women's 400m hurdles final.
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Striker Assombalonga, 25, scored 31 goals in 34 appearances for the Ryman League Division One North side in 2015-16.
The brother of Nottingham Forest's Britt has agreed a two-year contract.
Meanwhile, keeper Justham, 25, has joined the east London club, who were relegated from League Two, on a two-year deal after leaving the Hatters.
Justham will compete for the number one spot with Mark Cousins, who has extended his contract until 2018.
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The London club twice fell behind as home strikers Marley Watkins and Sam Winnall beat the offside trap.
Lucas Piazon's left-foot shot and Sone Aluko's neat finish ensured Fulham were level at the interval and Scott Malone put them in front after the restart.
Chris Martin headed the fourth before Barnsley's Josh Scowen was shown a straight red card for a rash tackle.
The match was the first meeting between the sides since 2001, but Barnsley went into it having managed only one point from their previous four games and without influential skipper Conor Hourihane.
His replacement, Sam Morsy, provided the passes for Watkins and Winnall to score with composed finishes, although it was Fulham who had the majority of possession in the first half of a high-tempo contest.
Home keeper Adam Davies was deceived by Malone's cross-cum-shot as Slavisa Jokanovic's team went in front for the first time, and the full-back then provided the assist for Martin's header.
Scowen's dismissal for a challenge on former England midfielder Scott Parker capped a dismal afternoon for the home side as Fulham moved up to ninth in the Championship table after their first league win since August, with Barnsley two places below them.
Barnsley head coach Paul Heckingbottom: "I am disappointed, watching the goals back they were terrible on our part. If you give four goals away like that you haven't got a chance.
"When we went in front we didn't keep the ball, and weren't composed on the ball to give ourselves a rest to control the game.
(On Scowen's dismissal) "I thought he won the ball but they are saying he was out of control because he left the floor. However, he was fouled twice in the build up, why the referee wants to play advantage I don't know.
"Scowy won the ball in the box and was fouled and the referee played on. I thought that could have been managed a hell of a lot better."
Fulham boss Slavia Jokanovic: "After a very bad September we started after the international break with victory, that's very important for us.
"We are a team unbeaten away, but our problem is at home. We come under pressure and we are not as comfortable without the ball as we are away from Craven Cottage.
"We showed great ambition and good character after the poor start, we showed enough desire.
"We need to improve ourselves at home. We offer good afternoons for our away fans, now we need to do it at Craven Cottage."
Match ends, Barnsley 2, Fulham 4.
Second Half ends, Barnsley 2, Fulham 4.
Attempt saved. Andy Yiadom (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Adam Hammill (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card.
Lucas Piazon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Hammill (Barnsley).
Substitution, Fulham. Matt Smith replaces Chris Martin.
Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
Foul by Ryan Tunnicliffe (Fulham).
Adam Hammill (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Sone Aluko (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cole Kpekawa (Barnsley).
Attempt blocked. Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree.
Offside, Barnsley. Adam Hammill tries a through ball, but Tom Bradshaw is caught offside.
Substitution, Fulham. Neeskens Kebano replaces Tom Cairney because of an injury.
Substitution, Barnsley. James Bree replaces Sam Morsy.
Attempt missed. Scott Malone (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
Scott Malone (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Adam Hammill (Barnsley).
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
Attempt blocked. Chris Martin (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Malone.
Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Scott Parker.
Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sam Morsy (Barnsley).
Substitution, Barnsley. Tom Bradshaw replaces Marley Watkins.
Substitution, Barnsley. Adam Armstrong replaces Sam Winnall.
Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Tunnicliffe replaces Stefan Johansen.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Scott Parker (Fulham) because of an injury.
Josh Scowen (Barnsley) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
Josh Scowen (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Chris Martin (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sam Morsy (Barnsley).
Foul by Lucas Piazon (Fulham).
Ryan Kent (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal! Barnsley 2, Fulham 4. Chris Martin (Fulham) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Malone with a cross.
Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Adam Hammill (Barnsley).
Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
When transplanted into pigs and rats, the kidneys worked, passing urine just like natural ones.
Getting the urine out has been a problem for earlier prototypes, causing them to balloon under the pressure.
The Japanese team got round this by growing extra plumbing for the kidney to stop the backlog, PNAS reports.
Although still years off human trials, the research helps guide the way towards the end goal of making organs for people, say experts.
In the UK, more than 6,000 people are waiting for a kidney - but because of a shortage of donors, fewer than 3,000 transplants are carried out each year.
More than 350 people die a year, almost one a day, waiting for a transplant.
Lab-grown kidneys using human stem cells could solve this problem.
Dr Takashi Yokoo and colleagues at the Jikei University School of Medicine in Tokyo used a stem cell method, but instead of just growing a kidney for the host animal, they set about growing a drainage tube too, along with a bladder to collect and store the urine.
When they connected this to the animal's existing bladder, the system worked.
Urine passed from the transplanted kidney into the transplanted bladder and then into the rat bladder.
And the transplant was still working well when they checked again eight weeks later.
They then repeated the procedure on a much larger mammal - a pig - and achieved the same results.
Prof Chris Mason, an expert in stem cells and regenerative medicine at University College London, said: "This is an interesting step forward. The science looks strong and they have good data in animals.
"But that's not to say this will work in humans. We are still years off that. It's very much mechanistic. It moves us closer to understanding how the plumbing might work.
"At least with kidneys, we can dialyse patients for a while so there would be time to grow kidneys if that becomes possible."
Other scientists have looked at rejuvenating old organs that would not normally be suitable for transplanting. Prof Harald Ott and colleagues have been testing out a method that washes away the tissue from dead organs to leave a scaffold that can be repopulated with healthy new cells.
They have built kidneys, hearts and lungs in this way.
Prof Ott says using a scaffold is a good short cut, rather than having to grow whole structures from scratch.
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Gen Curtis Scaparrotti told lawmakers in Washington on Thursday that Moscow was "perhaps" supplying the extremist group.
On Friday, Zamir Kabulov, the Kremlin's special envoy in Afghanistan, said the allegation was "absolutely false".
Russia has previously said its limited contact with the Taliban is aimed at bringing them to the negotiating table.
Moscow considers the Taliban a terrorist organisation, and backed the Northern Alliance against the group in the civil war of the 1990s.
But in December 2015 it did concede "the Taliban interest objectively coincides with ours" in Russia's fight against so-called Islamic State.
However, Gen Scaparrotti, Nato's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing: "I've seen the influence of Russia of late - increased influence in terms of association and perhaps even supply to the Taliban."
He gave no further information to back up the allegation.
Softening its approach towards the Afghan Taliban is a dramatic and somewhat unexpected shift for Russia. But ties have improved over the past year, with several Russian officials publicly acknowledging Moscow's "contacts" with the Taliban.
They cite two reasons: ensuring the security of Russian citizens and political offices in areas where the Taliban has recently expanded its territorial control; and countering IS, which established its regional branch in Afghanistan in January 2015.
The Afghan Taliban's assurances it will keep IS away from Russia's borders and those of other regional players, including Iran and China, have proved particularly important. But this new softening has led a number of high ranking American military officials to accuse Russia of undermining the Afghan government and its US/Nato allies and "legitimizing" the Taliban.
Western officials also say that Russia is using the emergence of IS in Afghanistan as an excuse to justify its meddling in the country. Meanwhile, Afghan officials have repeatedly reminded Moscow that instead of establishing links with non-state actors, it should work with the government for regional peace and stability.
The comments came a month after the US commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan said Russia was encouraging the Taliban and providing them with diplomatic cover in a bid to undermine US influence and defeat Nato.
But Mr Kabulov told RIA Novosti state news agency on Friday: "These fabrications are designed, as we have repeatedly underlined, to justify the failure of the US military and politicians in the Afghan campaign. There is no other explanation." | A peer has called on the government to apologise for the "suffering" of Palestinians, 100 years after the Balfour Declaration.
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London 2012 medalists Alan Campbell and brothers Richard and Peter Chambers are in the squad, which is an indication of who will be selected for the Olympics.
Enniskillen's Holly Nixon is also included and she has a real chance of claiming a place in her first Olympics.
Joel Cassells makes the squad but the Coleraine man is in the non-Olympic class lightweight pair.
Campbell looks set for his fourth and final Olympics and after winning the GB trial last month for the ninth time, he expressed a desire to be part of the quadruple sculls after a decade of representing Great Britain in the single sculls.
However, head coach Jurgen Grobler believes Campbell is best suited to remaining in the single.
So the 2012 bronze medalist can expect to battle it out again with the men who were ahead of him in London, Mahe Drysdale and Ondrej Synek, as well as a group of young and talented single scullers who have emerged during the current Olympic cycle.
It will be a tough task for Campbell, who will be 33-years-old in Rio, but if he's looking for a good omen the last two Olympic champions - Olaf Tufte and Drysdale - were both 33 when they won gold.
Richard Chambers has formed a formidable light men's doubles partnership with Englishman Will Fletcher and in their first season racing together they took silver in the World Championships.
A hand injury to Chambers has stalled their preparations for the European Championships in Germany but the duo will hope to be back to full strength by the time the second World Cup regatta comes around in Lucerne at the end of May.
The GB lightweight four had a disappointing 2015, only making the 'B' final at the World Championships, while Cassells and Sam Scrimgeour took gold in the non-Olympic class lightweight pair.
Scimgeour also won the trial ahead of Cassells, but despite that the duo have not been selected for the Olympic boat with Peter Chambers joined by Mark Aldred, Chris Bartley and Jono Clegg, the same quartet as last year.
It's certainly disappointing for Cassells, who also won the European title in the lightweight pair last year, and he will join forces with Scimgeour to defend that title in Germany.
The Rio dream for both men now depends on the four either performing badly or for injuries to occur.
Nixon, by contrast, is living the dream. The 22-year-old from Portora Boat Club will make her senior GB debut alongside Kristina Stiller, Jessica Leyden and Rosamund Bradbury in the women's quadruple sculls at the first World Cup in Varese later this month before they compete at the Europeans.
Then will come the real test as they must qualify the boat for Rio at the final qualifying regatta in Lucerne in May.
There are only two places available so it's a tough ask for a relatively inexperienced crew, but should they come through it then Rio beckons.
After the European Championships there are only two more chances to race in the World Cups in Lucerne and Poznan before the long build up to Rio, but once more rowing is likely to be a sport where Olympic medals could be returning to Northern Ireland. | Five Northern Ireland rowers have been named in the Great Britain squad for next month's European Championships. | 35,976,753 | 775 | 23 | false |
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