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It is a decision that has been well telegraphed in recent months, with both agency officials and industry chiefs expressing their doubts that all the hardware could be made ready in time. The aim of the mission is to land a rover on the Red Planet. Capable of drilling up to 2m below the surface, it would search for signs of past or present life. It is the second part of the so-called ExoMars programme. The first part - a satellite to study the atmosphere of the planet - was launched successfully in March and should arrive in October. But the surface robot will now follow four years behind, instead of two (planetary alignment dictates that the most efficient launch opportunities become available at 26-month intervals). The announcement of the launch slip was issued by the European Space Agency (Esa) on Monday. Russian engineers have been struggling for a while to keep their design for the vehicle's landing mechanism on the 2018 timeline, and in Europe, too, some components and instruments were considered to have very little margin in their development schedule. A "tiger team" set up by Esa and the Russian space agency (Roscosmos), and which included European and Russian industries, could find no solutions to recover lost time. Rolf de Groot is head of Esa's Robotic Exploration Coordination Office. He told BBC News: "It is not only the components of the spacecraft; it's several of the instruments. "What we have been doing lately is seeing if we could shorten the assembly, integration and testing (AIT) phase to something that would be acceptable from a risk point of view, but still make the 2018 launch. "Very recently, we have concluded that this is not possible without adding a large amount of additional risk to an already risky mission. So, we decided the only responsible thing to do was move to the 2020 launch date." For European scientists and engineers who have been working on the rover concept, such delay has become part and parcel of the endeavour. First envisaged as a small technology demonstration mission, the robot vehicle was approved by European nations back in 2005, with a launch first pencilled in for 2011. Then, as ambitions grew and the design was beefed up, the start date was put back. At first, it was shifted to 2013, but further problems saw slippage to 2016, and then again to 2018. At the root of the ExoMars rover's problems has been the lack of a full and proper budget to carry it through. At one stage, in 2009, Esa decided to join forces with America to try to make it happen, only to see Nasa walk away three years later when its priorities changed. That could have killed the project there and then, but for an offer from the Russians to fill the partnership position vacated by the US. Nonetheless, as events have now shown, there has been insufficient time to recast the mission. And the money issue has not gone away. Indeed, it now becomes a bigger problem. Already, there is a shortfall in the required budget for the rover on the European side. With the additional delay of two years, this deficit only increases. Esa and the two biggest European space companies - Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defence and Space - are in the final stages of agreeing a price to build rover. They are at odds over the figure in euros, but the aim is to get the negotiations done before a meeting of member state delegations in June. It is at this council gathering that Esa officials will set out a new path for the project. One intention is to continue apace with European preparations, and then store all hardware for a year before the last stages of AIT. This would mitigate some of the additional costs that come from maintaining large teams. The two nations most invested in ExoMars are Italy and the UK, with Britain charged with assembling the rover. Airbus Defence and Space has recently built a cleanroom at its Stevenage facilities north of London to perform this task. If there is one positive to come out of the delay it is that the list of potential landing sites will now lengthen. The particular flight parameters of a 2019 arrival at Mars limited the rover to really only one destination - Oxia Planum. An arrival two years later opens up the possibility of reaching other targets of high science interest. Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos

As expected, the European and Russian space agencies have delayed their next mission to Mars from 2018 to 2020.

Graham Andrew bought the 33,600-piece Wildlife puzzle and recruited 200 jigsaw fans to complete it, to raise money for local charities. He was left with four holes in the giant puzzle and had to ask the Barcelona manufacturer to re-cut them. The pieces have arrived and the puzzle should be completed on Friday. Volunteers began piecing together the 5.7m (18.7ft) by 1.57m (5ft) picture of jungle creatures at a hall in Reepham on 14 August. Click here for more news, bit by bit, from Norfolk It was almost complete two weeks later, but, as reported by ITV, four pieces were missing. "Four out of 33,000 isn't that bad," Mr Andrew told the BBC. "I had bought a second puzzle just in case this happened. We sifted through for ages to find the pieces, and I was thrilled when we did." However, Mr Andrew realised the jigsaws were not identical and the back-up pieces did not fit. "I considered squishing them in, but decided it had to be done properly so I asked the company to re-cut them," he said. He had to send the surrounding pieces to the Spanish company so they could accurately make replacements. It is not yet known how the pieces went missing, but he said they probably fell into a handbag or "got stuck on a granny's cardigan" as she was helped out. Mr Andrew raised funds for the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital children's wards and Reepham nursery by asking people to sponsor puzzle pieces. The jigsaw will be displayed at the hospital and also taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.

An attempt at what is said to be the largest jigsaw puzzle on the market was nearly scuppered when four pieces went missing "somewhere in Norfolk".

Inspired by fond memories of his childhood caravanning holidays in Southwold, Suffolk, photographer Gareth Iwan Jones turned his attention to this subject, the very British world of Caravanning. "I've always thought of caravanning as a wonderfully eccentric, colourful world of quirky characters and interesting regalia that would make for a great photography project," says Iwan Jones. "It didn't disappoint." Together with his wife, Iwan Jones stayed at more than 30 sites across the UK, from beauty spots to those not so picturesque spots near motorways, covering more than 2,000 miles. "There is a unique union of canopy, awning and torrential rain that one can only experience in caravan and camping parks," he says. "For me, the most endearing caravanning moments came with the worst weather - this is when your neighbours and fellow campers brave the elements to help you find your guy ropes and hammer in your pegs." Iwan Jones found there was a daily routine to the caravanning life and would wander the site looking for good pictures as well as arranging to meet the campers later to take their portrait. "Everyone was so enthusiastic and eager to be in the pictures, not a single person I approached declined to be photographed," he says. "In my experience of photographing people in their environments, this is pretty much unheard of and a real reflection of the culture of caravanning - very open and friendly. "The portraits were all shot with the same camera and lens combination, a Pentax 645 and 55mm lens and the same artificial lighting." "I was deliberately looking to bring continuity to the posed portraits, as I knew the documentary side would be quite loose in its appearance. "I'm always interested in finding the humour in my images, and the world of caravanning made for a great fit. "From a man who takes his budgies caravanning to the varied attempts to bring a bit of glamour to one's caravan, there was plenty for me to photograph." Caravan, A Great British Love Story by Gareth Iwan Jones will be published in early June by Frances Lincoln. You can see more of Gareth Iwan Jones's work on his website. All photographs © Gareth Iwan Jones/Institute

In the UK, the May Day bank holiday offers a chance to take a short break away from the daily grind, and for some people that means hitching up the caravan to the back of the car and heading into the countryside.

Croydon NHS managers have decided to withdraw NHS prescriptions for formula feed to help reduce budget deficits. Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said the plan could save the NHS thousands of pounds per year. Mother Sarah Rose however said it was "like taking milk from a baby" as her seven-month-old son Sam depended on it. Richmond Clinical Commissioning Group is consulting about withdrawing formula prescriptions too and the consultation runs until 3 February. It said: "It is proposed that GPs no longer provide soya-based infant formula milk, thickened infant formulas or formulas for lactose intolerance on prescription as these are now widely available to buy from community pharmacies and supermarkets at a similar cost to standard infant formula." People who might be affected include those with cow's milk protein allergy and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, it warned, but it calculated this would provide a saving of £386,000 per year. Standard formula milk costs about £10 for a week's supply and is available in supermarkets and chemists. Miss Rose, a 33-year-old primary school support assistant and mother-of-two, said Sam had a prescription for the specialist formula that would otherwise cost £40 online for one tin that would feed him for about two and half days. She said: "The tins are about half the size of normal milk formula so it works out at eight times the price." "We haven't got a lot of money. This is not me being fussy, but it's like taking milk from a baby", she said. "We went to A&E twice before he [Sam] was diagnosed with this allergy at about four months. He was screaming in pain all the time. He arched his back and started refusing milk. Now he's a normal baby. I don't ever want to go back to that again." An online petition calling on the CCG to reverse its decision has attracted more than 6,000 signatures and charities, such as Allergy UK and Anaphylaxis Campaign, expressed their disappointment and urged a rethink. Dr Tony Brzezicki, Clinical Chair of NHS Croydon CCG said: "We share the public's concerns and we will do what we can to reduce the impact on the most vulnerable in our communities and to make sure funding is there for those with the greatest clinical need." He said the prescriptions would cease in the coming months and families would be given notice of the plans before the change took effect. "These are very difficult decisions but we need to focus our limited resources where we can have the biggest impact on people's health and well-being," he added.

Parents of babies with milk and soya allergies could face charges of up to £112 per week to feed their children in London, it has been claimed.

Chuck Feeney is an Irish American philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years losing a fortune - but all in the name of charity. The 83-year-old businessman made his money selling luxury duty free goods to travellers across the world, but he rejects the trappings of wealth himself. He does not own a home or a car, and famously wears a watch that was bought for just $15 (£9). Mr Feeney is the founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies, an international organisation set up to distribute his fortune to good causes and projects that he supports around the world. Since he set it up in 1982, his foundation has made grants totalling $6.5bn (£3.9bn). His money has supported projects in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, United States, Australia, Bermuda, South Africa and Vietnam. The foundation's main areas of interest are health, education, reconciliation and human rights. Mr Feeney traces his family history back to County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland, where his grandmother was brought up close to the village of Kinawley. The entrepreneur has a particular interest in supporting universities on both sides of the Irish border. In 2012, Forbes magazine described him as "the man who arguably has done more for Ireland than anyone since Saint Patrick". His philosophy of 'giving while living' has inspired other billionaire businessmen, such as Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and investor Warren Buffett. However, Mr Feeney is not as well known as some of his biggest and richest fans, possibly because for the first 15 years of his philanthropic mission, he donated money in secret. He emerged from anonymity in 1997, and since then he has promoted the idea that people who have amassed great wealth should use their money for "a greater good". Known for his frugal lifestyle, the billionaire is a self-made man who sprang from humble beginnings. Charles F Feeney was born to Irish-American parents in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1931 - during the Great Depression. His mother worked as a hospital nurse and his father was an insurance underwriter. He showed entrepreneurial skills from an early age, selling Christmas cards door-to-door when he was just 10 years old. As a teenager, he enlisted in the US air force and served with Signals Intelligence during the Korean War. He took advantage of a US government education programme for veterans and became the first member of his family to go to college. After his graduation from Cornell University in New York, he started his own business selling goods to US troops stationed in Europe. That business model evolved into Duty Free Shoppers (DFS), the company he co-founded with Robert Miller in 1960. DFS Group now employs more than 9,000 people and describes itself as "the world's leading luxury travel retailer" with billions in sales. However, the man whose life's mission has been to die broke and live trying has turned duty free profits into a duty to give all his profits away. "I had one idea that never changed in my mind - that you should use your wealth to help people," he said in a 2007 biography. The Atlantic Philanthropies is continuing to distribute Mr Feeney's "entire endowment", with the aim of "bringing about lasting changes in the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people". The organisation is due to be wound up in 2020, when he will be 89.

He is the billionaire who wants to go broke within his own lifetime, by giving his all his money away.

The Japanese carmaker's investment in the Burnaston plant near Derby will allow production of vehicles using its new global manufacturing system. The factory employs about 2,500 people, while another 590 work at Toyota's engine plant at Deeside, North Wales. Burnaston made about 180,000 vehicles last year, most of which are exported to Europe and other markets. Johan van Zyl, chief executive of Toyota Motor Europe, said the investment showed that the company was doing all it could to make Burnaston more competitive. However, he warned: "Continued tariff-and-barrier free market access between the UK and Europe that is predictable and uncomplicated will be vital for future success." Industry trade body the SMMT said in January that uncertainty around Brexit and the UK's future trading arrangements had hit investment in the car sector. Investment commitments in the UK automotive sector last year totalled £1.66bn, down from £2.5bn in 2015. Business Secretary Greg Clark said Toyota's investment "underlines the company's faith in its employees and will help ensure the plant is well positioned for future Toyota models to be made in the UK". The government is providing £21.3m in funding for training, research and development, and improving the Burnaston plant's environmental performance. Last year, rival carmaker Nissan said it would build both the new Qashqai and the X-Trail SUV at its Sunderland plant following government "support and assurances". The decision to upgrade the plant to take Toyota's New Global Architecture, its new system for producing vehicles worldwide, suggests the company sees the UK as part of its long-term future. But the UK's automotive industry knows that Brexit is coming and with it the possibility of tariffs and complex customs arrangements. That threatens the competitiveness of carmakers that rely upon the kind of just-in-time manufacturing which Toyota pioneered. Read more from John here. The general secretary of the Unite union, Len McCluskey, said Toyota workers "need to know that the government has their back and will do whatever is necessary to ensure new models and new investment keeps coming to Britain". "With discussions set to start on the replacement of models such as Vauxhall's Astra and decisions due on BMW's electric Mini, it is vital that ministers calm nerves by stating they will secure tariff-free access to the European single market and customs union in Brexit negotiations." In January, Toyota announced it was planning to spend $10bn (£8.2bn) in the US over the next five years. The firm lost its crown as the world's biggest carmaker to Volkswagen last year. Last month, Toyota said it expected to report net profits of 1.7 trillion yen ($15.1bn; £12.1bn) for the 2016-17 financial year. However, that was lower than the 2.1 trillion yen profit it recorded a year earlier.

Toyota is to invest £240m in upgrading its UK factory that makes the Auris and Avensis models.

The clip, filmed in Norwich city centre, shows two men coming to blows in front of a stationary bus at the corner of Prince of Wales Road and Upper King Street. Both are seen grappling on the pavement before more punches are thrown. Bus operator Stagecoach said a driver had been suspended. No arrests have been made. In the video, the bus driver picks up what appears to be a badge from the middle of the street. For more Norfolk stories, visit the BBC's Local Live page for the county He returns to the bus, and the two men continue to trade insults. Andy Campbell, managing director of Stagecoach East, confirmed a bus driver had been suspended. "We understand on-street video footage of part of the incident has subsequently been posted on social media", he said. The company will launch its own investigation, and help police with their enquiries, he added. Norfolk Police said they were called to Prince of Wales Road just before 16:00 BST on Wednesday. They located one of the men when they arrived at the scene and were appealing for witnesses.

Footage of a street brawl which appears to involve a bus driver has been shared on social media.

Russell Goodway told BBC Radio Wales that councillors and officials were the "experts" and should "seriously develop" a set of proposals. Former Public Services Minister Leighton Andrews had been planning to cut the 22 councils to eight or nine. But First Minister Carwyn Jones has said the Welsh Government will have to rethink its plans to win wider support. Mr Andrews is no longer in government after losing his Rhondda seat at the election in May, and the Labour manifesto did not include a commitment on the number of councils it would like to see. As a minority government, Labour will need the support of other parties if any cut is to happen. Speaking on the Good Morning Wales programme on Monday, Mr Goodway said: "The status quo isn't an option. "You really cannot maintain 22 local authorities unless you're prepared to dismantle local government as we know it and create other organisations or bodies that would be responsible for some of the major services such as education, social services and possibly economic development. "I would like to see the experts in the field, who happen to be those that run local authorities - whether they're councillors or council officials - coming forward with well-developed proposals to meet the government's aims. "I do not want to see a top-down reorganisation imposed on Welsh local government, particularly at a time when you're seeing a lot of new faces in the assembly, people who don't have the expertise in local government to shape those services. "I really do hope now the Welsh Local Government Association and the leaders in local government will come forward and seriously develop a set of proposals, hopefully capturing the city region dimension." On Sunday, the first minister told BBC Radio Wales he wanted to talk to opposition parties about the future of local government. "Clearly, the map we published before the election, that is not going to gain support across the assembly, that's obvious," Mr Jones told the Sunday Supplement programme. Meanwhile trade unions representing council workers have asked for urgent talks on the issue with the new finance and local government secretary Mark Drakeford. Dominic MacAskill, head of local government in Wales for Unison, said: "We are in a state of limbo and, in that state of limbo, the workforce is anxious and fearful of the future."

Councils should draw up fresh plans to reorganise local government, a former leader of Cardiff council has said.

Inspectors reported a "marked increase" at HMP Risley near Warrington, Cheshire since its last inspection, some of which may not have been "justified". The report also said new psychoactive substances (NPS) were "undermining prisoner well-being" and a fifth of inmates felt conditions were "unsafe". Chief Inspector of Prisons Peter Clarke said the findings were "disappointing". The report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons followed an unannounced inspection of the jail - which houses 1,115 male prisoners - in June. While the prison had "a similar variable picture" to its last inspection in 2013, there was "some deterioration", Mr Clarke noted. An inspection in 2011 also found the use of force in some incidents at the jail was "unjustified". Mr Clarke said the high number of prisoners feeling unsafe was "worse than comparable prisons", though levels of violence were similar. He added that while "some meaningful work was being done" to deal with the "serious destabilising" issue of NPS, commonly known as legal highs, "nearly two-thirds of prisoners thought it was easy to obtain drugs". Risley "was not a sufficiently respectful prison", he said. He added accommodation standards "varied greatly" and there was a "need for more hygienic conditions and improved provision of basic amenities". The prison "did not have a grasp of the resettlement needs of the population, which was a fundamental failing for a resettlement prison," he said. "Only 40% of prisoners indicated they thought their time at Risley had made them less likely to offend. "The prison needs to go back to first principles in determining how best it can assess and resettle its prisoners." Michael Spurr, chief executive of the National Offender Management Service, said he hoped the jail's new governor would "develop the regime" at Risley. "The previous governor and his staff have worked hard to improve safety, to tackle illicit psychoactive drugs and to provide support for vulnerable prisoners, but there is more to do. "The new governor comes with an impressive track record and will build on the work of her predecessor."

A prison has seen a fourfold increase in the use of force by officers against inmates since 2013, a report has found.

The accusation comes days after the US and Taiwan said China appeared to have deployed surface-to-air missiles on a contested island in the region. Vietnam has called the reported move a "serious violation". The Philippines and Australia also expressed concern. China dismissed the reports as "hype", but said it had the right under international law to defend itself. Several nations claim territory in the resource-rich South China Sea, which is also an important shipping route. Taiwan and US officials say satellite images taken on 14 February indicate that China has deployed missiles on Woody or Yongxing Island in the Paracels. The island is claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam. US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday: "There is every evidence, every day, that there has been an increase of militarisation from one kind or another. It's a serious concern." However, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei hit back on Friday, telling reporters that US air and naval patrols in the region were what had "escalated tensions" in the region. "That's the real militarisation of the South China Sea," he added. The US says it does not take sides on territorial disputes, but has previously sent B-52 bombers and a naval destroyer near the disputed islands. It says it conducts such "freedom of navigation" operations to ensure access to key shipping and air routes. On Friday, Vietnam said it had issued diplomatic notes to the UN Secretary General and the Chinese embassy to protest against China's apparent deployment of missiles on Woody Island. "These are serious infringements of Vietnam's sovereignty over the Paracels," foreign ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh said. The Philippines also said it was "gravely concerned", and that China's actions would "aggravate the already tense situation". Meanwhile, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said China should avoid "falling into the Thucydides Trap", where "a rising power creates anxiety among other powers such that conflict occurs". Rival countries have wrangled over territory in the South China Sea for centuries, but tension has steadily increased in recent years. Its islets and waters are claimed in part or in whole by Taiwan, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei. China has backed its expansive claims with island-building and naval patrols, while the US says it opposes restrictions on freedom of navigation and unlawful sovereignty claims - by all sides, but seen by many as aimed at China. The frictions have sparked concern that the area is becoming a flashpoint with global consequences.

China has accused the US of militarising the disputed South China Sea through its air and naval patrols.

As an EU member, the UK and UK-based firms can sell their goods to EU customers without having to pay additional taxes. Likewise, British firms and consumers can import from the EU tariff-free. The prime minister has already ruled out continued membership of the EU's single market post-Brexit, with many assuming this means the UK will also leave the customs union. Essentially there are two options: The WTO is an international agency with 164 member countries and its purpose is to promote international commerce. All the leading world economies are members of the WTO, including the UK. European Union countries are also all members, but they act together in the WTO as the EU. One of the most important principles of the WTO is that you should not discriminate between other WTO members. The UK and the EU would both have to impose on one another's exports the same barriers they apply to goods from the other WTO member countries. In fact, in the absence of a free trade agreement they would be obliged under WTO rules to do that. They include import tariffs, which are taxes applied only to imports. WTO members make commitments that they will not raise tariffs above a certain level. Those maximum levels, known as bound levels or bindings, vary from country to country and product to product. The tariffs they actually apply can be, and in many cases are, below those levels. But if you do go below bound levels, you have to do it for imports from all WTO members. For the EU the average maximum tariff is 4.8% for all goods. But there are some big variations. It's generally higher for agricultural produce, 10.9% on average. For most industrial goods it's quite low, but for cars, the tariff is 10%. Assuming the UK were trading with the EU under WTO terms, the figures are an indication of the levels of tariffs British exporters would face on their goods. It would make them less competitive in the EU market than they currently are with no tariffs at all. The UK's new schedule will have to have the consent of the other WTO members. It is administratively easier and less likely to be contested if we stick with the arrangement that we already have, as the UK's ambassador to the WTO, Julian Braithwaite. wrote in his blog: "So to minimise any grounds for objection, we plan to replicate our existing trade regime as far as possible in our new schedules." However, the UK would be free to apply lower tariffs. In some cases it is highly likely we would. For example, the EU imposes seasonal tariffs on orange imports when the Mediterranean producers have their harvest. Getting rid of that is an example of what one former trade official described to me as "low hanging fruit". Some economists, including Patrick Minford of Cardiff University and one of the leading members of Economists for Brexit (now renamed as Economists for Free Trade), favour a more comprehensive exercise in cutting tariffs and other barriers unilaterally. But these cuts would have to apply to goods coming from the EU as well. Don't be fooled, some aspects will be more complicated. For some farm produce, for example, the EU has quotas that can be imported at lower tariffs (called tariff rate quotas). We don't yet know how these will be divided between the UK and the remainder of the EU. There is also the question of what happens to that produce when it is traded between the UK and the EU. Currently it is tariff-free. Both will probably want a slice of the other's reduced tariff quota. That will mean either a bigger total quota or a reduced slice for some other country. In the WTO, the EU has agreed to a cap on some of its farm subsidies. We don't currently know what type of system the UK will adopt and potentially this an area of difficulty. The EU however is well below its subsidy cap, and that could make this area less contentious than it might have been. No. There are many other types of trade restrictions. These include rules on product specifications, labelling, testing, and requirements for authorisation from a national regulator to provide some types of services. The UK would have to decide whether or not to maintain EU rules in these areas. Currently a trade dispute would be a matter for the European Court of Justice. Theresa May has already said that its jurisdiction in the UK will end. If there is a trade agreement with the EU it would probably contain some arrangement for a tribunal to make rulings. If there is no such deal then any dispute would have to go to the WTO's dispute settlement system, which can establish panels to make rulings. Whatever happens, the UK and the EU will be subject to WTO rules. It is just that the membership of the EU and any new trade agreement that might be negotiated allows for deeper integration than is involved in simply complying with the WTO's rulebook.

With Theresa May's end of March deadline for triggering the UK's exit from the EU fast approaching, much remains undecided, not least what will happen to British trade.

Brusthom Ziamani, 19, from Camberwell, south London, was found guilty last month of preparing an act of terrorism. The court heard he was inspired by the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby and used the internet to research cadet bases. He converted to Islam in 2014 and became radicalised. Months later he was arrested in east London in a possession of a 12in knife and a hammer. Ziamani, who was 18 when held on the street in August last year as part of a joint police and MI5 intelligence operation, also had a black "Islamic flag" in his bag. Police say he visited his former girlfriend earlier that day, when he showed her his weapons and told her he intended to attack and kill soldiers. The trial heard he told her Michael Adebolajo - one of the men who murdered Fusilier Rigby in Woolwich, south-east London a year earlier - was a "legend". In his sentencing remarks, Judge Timothy Pontius told Ziamani: "A realistic and sensible assessment of the whole of the evidence leads inescapably to the conclusion that this defendant, had he not, by sheer good fortune, been spotted and stopped by the police on the street in east London, would have carried out the intention he had so graphically expressed to his ex-girlfriend just a few hours before." He said Ziamani would have to serve at least two-thirds of his sentence before being eligible for parole, adding that he would extend the time he would spend on licence after his release by five years. Ziamani was born in London to Congolese parents and went to school in Peckham. His mother worked as a nursery nurse and his father was a psychiatric nurse. The defendant told the court that his parents, who are Jehovah's Witnesses, had found out he was a Muslim only when they had seen pictures of friends in Islamic clothes on his mobile phone. During the trial, jurors heard how Ziamani had fallen in with members of the extremist organisation al-Muhajiroun, after he was "kicked out" of his home after converting to Islam. Police say the group played a "major role in influencing and shaping his radical views" and he attended their demonstrations. The jury heard Mr Ziamani also put posts on Facebook supporting Sharia law and stating he was "willing to die in the cause of Allah". It was told Ziamani had been arrested in June last year on an unrelated matter and police found a ripped-up letter to his parents in his jeans pocket, in which he had written about mounting an attack on a British soldier. In the letter Ziamani stated because he had no means of getting out to Iraq or Syria he would wage war against the British government on UK soil. He was bailed, but refused to engage with officers from the government's anti-radicalisation programme, Prevent. Ziamani's lawyer, Naeem Mian, said his client was not an "entrenched extremist" but a young man who while destitute had been groomed by people who were "more sophisticated and mature" than him. "It is worrying to say the least that those who groomed him are able to groom and radicalise a young man in such a short period of time," he said. "On any view it is a tragic case because this young man will spend a long time in custody after which he will inevitably be unemployable. His foolish, naive acts have resulted in him throwing his life away at his tender age. He has nothing to look forward to now." When Ziamani was convicted last month, Commander Richard Walton of the Counter Terrorism Command described him as an "impressionable young man who became radicalised then rapidly developed an extremist, violent mindset". After the sentencing, Deb Walsh, deputy head of counter terrorism at the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "This case highlights how violent and extreme views on a page can become credible threats to the lives and safety of British citizens."

A teenager who planned to behead a British soldier has been jailed for 22 years by a judge at the Old Bailey.

The 29-year-old was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and wounding with intent. Previously, a 30-year-old, 27-year-old and 20-year-old, all from Rugby, were arrested. All four men have been bailed until the end of April. It follows an incident on Oxford Street on 17 March in which a 17-year-old was shot and an 18-year-old knifed. More on this and other Warwickshire stories

Police investigating a shooting and stabbing in Rugby have arrested a fourth man.

Synchronised wreath-laying ceremonies will take place in counties Cork, Meath, Wexford, Galway and Dublin, beginning at 09:45 local time in Cork. Thousands of people lined the streets of Dublin on Sunday for a parade to mark the centenary. The commemoration events have been organised by the Irish government. The rebellion is viewed as a seminal event in the founding of the state. The Easter Rising was quelled within six days by British troops, but despite its failure it is seen as a significant stepping stone to the eventual creation of the Republic of Ireland and the partition of Ireland. More than 450 people were killed and 2,500 injured during the fighting. A weekend of events to mark the centenary of the Rising began on Saturday with a remembrance ceremony in Dublin at which Irish president Michael D Higgins laid a wreath. Wreaths were also laid in Dublin at Kilmainham Gaol, where 14 of the Rising's leaders were executed, and at the Sigerson Monument in Glasnevin Cemetery, which is dedicated to to all those who lost their lives in the Rising. The synchronised wreath-laying ceremonies on Monday have been organised by the Irish Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking areas). The locations and times are: Then, at 12:30 local time, wreaths will be laid at various buildings and landmarks around the Irish capital that became focal points during the rebellion. They include Boland's Mill, Jacob's Factory, Dublin Castle/City Hall, The Four Courts, Royal College of Surgeons and Moore Street.

The centenary of the Easter Rising, the rebellion that began on Easter Monday 1916, is to be marked in Irish towns and cities with wreath-laying events.

The pages from a 13th Century text of the holy book of Islam were purchased by the council in 1951. Conservator Richard Hawkes said: "This is the earliest example of paper that I have worked on." Leeds City Council said the paper's age and origin were confirmed by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2014. The pages mainly show surahs (or chapters) 29 and 30, said the council. Councillor Brian Selby said: "The painstaking work of the museum team has ensured the pages can be displayed in a way which fully captures their significance as well as how ornate and beautiful they are." Leeds City Museum's display starts on Saturday and is to run for a year.

Two pages from an 800-year-old copy of the Koran decorated with gold leaf are to go on show in a Leeds museum display looking at Islam.

The device was found at Corfe Mullen, Dorset on Tuesday morning. A Military Explosive Ordnance Disposal team (EOD) has set up a 1,000m (0.62 mile) exclusion zone at Henbury Quarry in Old Market Road, ahead of a controlled explosion at 10:00 GMT. Local roads within the cordon and the A350 will be closed from 09:30. Superintendent Caroline Naughton, of Dorset Police, said: "I would like to reassure residents that there is no immediate risk to anyone in the local area. "When the controlled explosion takes place it is anticipated that a loud bang will be heard in the area." A rest centre has been set up for residents at the Memorial Hall, Sturminster Marshall. People are being urged to take any pets or medication with them. Dorset Police said staff and pupils from Castle Court School are being taken to another site. The cordon is expected to be lifted by 11:00 GMT.

Homes, businesses and a school are being evacuated in a village after a World War Two bomb was found in a quarry.

Lisa Passey, 28, and her former partner Wayne Dale, 45, left Kian and another two-year-old child alone while the pair entertained a friend. Giving evidence at Worcester Crown Court, Ms Passey said it "was down to me and Wayne.. it's our fault". Both deny gross negligence manslaughter. More updates on this and other stories in Hereford and Worcester Breaking down at times while recounting what happened the day Kian died at the couple's home in Kyreside, Tenbury Wells, Ms Passey said: "I don't want any pity. I was stupid for not going upstairs." While Kian was in the bath, the court has heard, Ms Passey was in her garden with a friend drinking coffee and smoking. Mr Dale joined them to also smoke and then "burn" a CD for the friend. Kian was later discovered motionless in an overflowing bath by Mr Dale. His death was consistent with drowning, including what was believed to be soap bubbles in his lungs. It was suggested to the court that the two-year-old had turned the taps on while the pair were downstairs. Ms Passey was questioned about giving differing accounts of what happened to doctors, police and social services, including telling a doctor the children had been in a dry, empty bath. "I was all over the place," she told prosecution barrister, Jonas Hankin QC. "If you'd gone through it yourself, losing a child, you'd realise you're still trying to grieve," She told the court it was a regular occurrence for Mr Dale to leave Kian in the bath, but only "for a few minutes". The trial continues.

The mother of a 13-month-old boy who drowned in a bath has told jurors she was "stupid" to leave him unsupervised for 15 minutes.

Gary Carter, who was in London to cover the England v New Zealand rugby league match, was found with head injuries in Bethnal Green early on Friday. His wife Gemma said: "He's heavily sedated because they're waiting for the swelling on his brain to go down." James Flanagan 35, of Marsden Street, Kentish Town, has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm. Scotland Yard said it was called to an altercation between two men outside Bethnal Green station at about 01:00 GMT and found 36-year-old Mr Carter, from Greater Manchester, with head injuries. Mrs Carter, who has been married to Gary for four years, said: "I'm trying to stay calm and keep positive and draw on all the support that I'm getting from social media and the family to stay strong for Gaz. "I've just replied to a tweet from Alan Shearer and I'm getting them from lots of rugby league players and managers. They're coming from all over the world. It's amazing and it really lifts us. It just goes to show how well-respected he is." Former Newcastle United and England footballer Shearer tweeted: "Best wishes to @garyCarter_1979 for a full recovery after suffering an awful attack last week." Mr Carter was admitted to the Royal London Hospital on Friday and immediately taken to surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain. The freelance sports journalist had travelled from Manchester to London on Thursday to report on Saturday's England's v New Zealand game game at the Olympic Stadium. Mrs Carter said she had last spoken to him after he had arrived in the capital. She said: "He texted me a picture and apologised for having to work away all the time and that was the last I heard from him. "A police woman knocked on the door at about 02:20 and she said he had been involved in an incident. We drove straight down and I was saying prayers repeatedly. " Mr Carter, a journalist since leaving school, often works for The Sun. His wife said: "He absolutely loves his job and rugby league with a passion. I'm hoping next week I'll be able to play the radio and some commentary to him." Following England's defeat national coach Steve McNamara said: "The England team sends its best wishes to him and his family and hope he makes a full and speedy recovery." England and Wigan Warriors player Sam Tomkins also tweeted: "He's a good guy who Iv[e] always enjoyed working with. We're all supporting him." A 22-year-old man was also arrested in connection with the incident on suspicion of affray towards attending paramedics. He has been bailed.

The wife of a journalist attacked outside a Tube station has been told to take his recovery "an hour at a time".

The closure of the tunnel near Linlithgow in West Lothian will mean rail services between Edinburgh and Glasgow will be severely hit. The work is part of a £750m upgrade to enable faster, bigger and greener electric trains to run on the line. The disruption will last from 13 June to 27 July. Engineers said the tunnel closure was necessary so tracks could be lowered to create space for overhead power lines for the new trains, which will be introduced at the end of next year. The upgrade is the latest phase of the Scottish government's Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP). Train operator ScotRail has a dedicated website to advise on the disruption, which will mainly hit travel between Glasgow - or Stirling/Dunblane - and Edinburgh but it will also have a knock-on effect in areas such as the Fife Circle. Many passengers will have longer journeys or bus replacements. ScotRail advised passengers to add at least 30 minutes to their planned journey times. The closure will mean passengers looking to travel end-to-end from Glasgow to Edinburgh will no longer be able to take a train from Queen Street high level platforms, as the trains will only go as far as Linlithgow. Instead, they will have to switch to the slower Queen Street low level trains or travel on the longer route from Glasgow Central Station. ScotRail said the main routes affected would be: In addition, the following services will be busier than normal in both directions: How will you be affected by the work? Rodger Querns, programme director of EGIP for Network Rail, said the tunnel work over the next six weeks would see the track removed and the floor of the tunnel lowered to create headroom to install new electrification equipment. He said: "We can't avoid the work in Winchburgh tunnel. We do appreciate the inconvenience this will cause passengers. We have planned the work meticulously and are working hard to minimise that disruption. "We are working round-the-clock. We have engineers on the site 24/7 to get the railway back running as planned on 27 July." Phil Verster, managing director of train operator ScotRail Alliance, said: "The EGIP programme is a £750m investment in this very important corridor between Edinburgh and Glasgow. "It electrifies the line and the magnificent benefit it brings for our customers is we are going to have longer trains, about 30% more capacity, shorter journeys because we are going to run trains faster and shave about eight to 10 minutes off a 50-minute journey time, and it is going to be greener as well. "So on all counts it is good for customers and good for the country." About 150 years ago when this tunnel was built the challenge was creating enough headroom to allow the funnels of steam locomotives to fit through as they thundered along the track. Today the challenge is about making enough space for the overhead lines for electric trains. The engineers can't go up so they have to go down, dropping the level of the entire track. Some have questioned why the rail improvement work was taking place at the same time as major upgrades to the road network in Central Scotland. Work on the £500m M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project in Lanarkshire is already leading to disruption as traffic restrictions are in force. Transport Minister Derek Mackay advised people to plan their journeys and assured them it would be worth it. He said: "For both the road and rail network the best time to do it would be over the summer. That's when the least people will be travelling. "These are major improvements and they are necessary improvements. We can't just let the infrastructure disintegrate. "This is better than that. It is not just maintenance, it is upgrading of our rail and road infrastructure so it is fit for the future and can unlock even more economic potential and improve the connections in our country." Mr Querns said the EGIP project would continue on sections of the line over the next year but most of the work would be carried out at night. He said: "Next year we will be working in the Queen Street tunnel clearing that for electrification in April 2016." Mr Verster said Glasgow Queen Street would be "transformed" by the changes, with the whole concourse being remodelled. He said: "It will put Glasgow Queen Street on a par with what we have at St Pancras or King's Cross. It is going to be absolutely stunning."

Train passengers in Scotland's central belt face six weeks of disruption from this weekend when work begins on the Winchburgh tunnel.

The 54-year-old had needed to run a double marathon on Sunday, finishing beneath a giant statue of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg. Izzard attempted a similar feat in South Africa in 2012 but had to pull out for health reasons. It has been confirmed the comedian's endurance feat had raised more than £1.35m for the charity appeal. "That was very, very tough," he told reporters as he swigged from a celebratory bottle of sparkling white wine. The 27 marathons were intended to reflect the 27 years Mr Mandela had spent in prison before becoming South Africa's first black president. "It's been the hardest thing I've ever done," said a "very tired" Izzard. "Thank you to everyone who has donated [and] don't do this at home." Gary Lineker, marathon runner Paula Radcliffe and DJ Chris Moyles are among those who have tweeted their congratulations.

Comedian Eddie Izzard has completed his challenge in South Africa to run 27 marathons in 27 days for Sport Relief.

In Burnell's first action of the season, he beat a field of more than 80 swimmers at Emirates Palace Bay. The 23-year-old, who represented Team GB at Rio 2016, beat Dutchman Ferry Weertman in a sprint to the finish. "At the end of the day, it's about ticking that box and getting the first one under my belt since Rio," said Burnell. "I am out there to win every single race I go into, I am not out there to come second, third or fourth. "So for me it's about turning up to races in the best possible shape I can and showing people what I can do."

Britain's Jack Burnell won gold at the Abu Dhabi leg of the 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup.

As we drove through the first small villages on the way to the capital Port-au-Prince, we could see the damage the hurricane was still inflicting. The roads were already awash with rushing muddy floodwaters, the people we passed were trying to cover themselves as best they could, but they were struggling just to move against the pouring rain. Haiti's capital is disorientating. You lose all sense of being on a tropical island in the Caribbean. It is a city crammed with people. Its broken buildings, sewage and rubbish-strewn streets are tough and the bad weather brought by the storm only makes them more inhospitable, but life goes on. We drove past busy street markets, people loaded on their bikes or walking with their shopping. This is a country used to disaster. It looked like the Haitians of Port-au-Prince were determined to carry on. We only began to see the real destructive force of Hurricane Matthew once we moved towards the south-west of the country. Trees fallen, banana crops uprooted and flattened, houses under water and men and women trying to get the debris out of the way. It was noticeable how the people we passed were coping alone. There were no army or police around to help. Even the aid agencies are struggling to move around this damaged corner of the country. As if the hurricane had not hurt the people and their lives enough, a crucial route to those hit hardest by the storm was destroyed. A bridge was washed away, leaving a wide muddy river between those who survived and the people stricken in the south. The people in this town split by the rushing brown river were trying to do their bit too. A man with a shovel hopelessly digging a hole in the ground, others chopping away trees that had fallen in the road. We were on the river bank looking at the misery, only to be told we were actually standing where four families' homes had stood just days before. More rain fell on now homeless people. A mother told us her children had just started school and their new uniforms had been washed away. Among the tears from those who lost their lives to the river, there was also laughter and cheers from people on the banks as others tried to cross. In the busy street, a bus had its doors open playing music, reminding us where we were. I had been told before coming the people here were resilient; they will need to be to cope with this new natural tragedy.

We crossed the border from the Dominican Republic and the skies darkened and the heavens opened, dumping more misery on to a country that has suffered so much.

The incident involving a Ford Transit minibus and a Saab car happened at about 22:15 BST on Wednesday. The woman driver of the minibus and the male driver of the car were taken to Bangor's Ysbyty Gwynedd. The road reopened in the early hours following an initial investigation, said North Wales Police.

Two people are in hospital with serious injuries following a crash on the A499 near Pwllheli in Gwynedd.

Since being drafted in 2003, he has won two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was awarded the 2010 defensive player of the year. Last year he missed four of the last seven games of the season because of a knee injury. He says that ending his professional career will give him a chance to "enjoy" his family. The Pittsburgh Steelers, the only team he has ever played professionally for, had asked him to retire earlier this year but he said he only agreed to the idea this week. "What it came down to was definitely family," he told Scout.com, revealing that he did not want to play elsewhere in the US. "What am I going to do now? I think the best I can do is make up for lost time, and that's with my family." Polamalu has two sons, aged seven and five, with his wife Theodora. "Thank God football has provided me the ability to be able to sit back and see what the options are. But I'll definitely be the best father I can possibly be." Born in the US, Polamalu is of Samoan descent. He is known for his iconic hairstyle, which he used to advertise shampoo. Speaking in 2010, he revealed that he had not cut his mass of hair for about a decade. Polamalu is part of the Greek Orthodox faith and he said that some of the numbers surrounding his retirement also appealed to him. "Thirty-three is obviously significant because of Christ being 33; and 12 years, 12 apostles," he said. "I'm not superstitious by any means but I always thought that if I played 12 years and retire from football at 33 and give my life and give my body and give my blood to this game, I think that would be a pretty significant landmark in my life." Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Troy Polamalu, one of the best safeties in history, is retiring from the NFL after 12 seasons.

The Sky Blues currently play in Coventry's Ricoh Arena but had a long dispute with the stadium's previous owners. The council said the club wanted to meet to understand how it would deal with a planning application. The club said it was not commenting "at this stage". The club's owners, Sisu, have been involved in a long-running stand off with the previous operators of the Ricoh that saw the Sky Blues play the 2013/14 season in Northampton. The arena is now owned by Premiership rugby team Wasps. In a statement, Rugby Borough Council said its leader and the council's executive director and head of planning had met with Coventry City in March. "The club requested the meeting to understand how the council would deal with any planning application for potential stadium sites in the borough of Rugby," it said. It said the plans would need to be finalised by September to be included in the council's local plan, but added that a site had yet to be identified. Peter Ward, from Sky Blues Supporters' Consultative Group, said he was pleased to hear that things were "moving" with the club's search for a new home. "It's good that finally there is some evidence things are happening," he said. "As we've heard from the club's directors, there is a need to take control of and have access to all the revenue streams." However, he said that fans could find a move out of Coventry difficult - particularly as they only moved from their previous home, Highfield Road, to the Ricoh in 2005. "The move from Highfield Road to the Ricoh was a big emotional move for the fans," he said. "This would be another big change."

Planners in Rugby have revealed they have been in talks with Coventry City Football Club about building a stadium in the borough.

As part of a three-year package, London and Manchester will also host legs of the World Grand Prix series in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Steve Flynn, director of GB Taekwondo, said the events would give the sport "a chance to drive real growth". The GB Taekwondo team includes two-time Olympic champion Jade Jones. Rio silver medallist Lutalo Muhammad, bronze medallist Bianca Walkden and Mahama Cho, who finished fourth, are also in the Manchester-based squad. The bid team - which beat competition from American city Houston - is also discussing the possibility of hosting the World Para Taekwondo Championships alongside the Grand Prix event at the Copper Box Arena in London next year.

Manchester will host the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships - after a record-breaking medal haul for Britain at this summer's Olympic Games in Rio.

14 February 2017 Last updated at 08:20 GMT It's part of a celebration of the re-opening of the Settle to Carlisle line in Cumbria which had to be closed after landslides damaged the railway line. Tornado, the steam train pictured above, will run two return journeys a day between parts of Cumbria and Yorkshire from the 14 to the 16 of February. The company which owns the trains think they will be pretty popular!

For the first time in more than 50 years a steam train will be running a regular service in England, but only for three days.

The 53-year-old has come under scrutiny since information on Sir Bradley Wiggins' authorised use of banned drugs to treat a medical condition was released by hackers. And further questions about Team Sky's doping controls led MPs to claim its reputation was "in tatters". "It shouldn't even need saying, but we all back Dave B 100%!", Thomas tweeted. "I've known him a long time and I wouldn't want anyone else leading Team Sky," the 30-year-old said. Peter Kennaugh agreed with Thomas, adding: "I think all the riders on Team Sky would join me in saying they are completely behind Dave Brailsford." "He's the leader of our super Team Sky," added Elia Viviani. Michal Kwiatkowski, Owain Doull and Luke Rowe also tweeted their support for Brailsford. It follows reports that some riders have lost confidence in Brailsford and considered asking him to resign. Brailsford has denied any wrongdoing, saying TUEs "do not cross the line" over performance-enhancing drugs. Last week a Parliamentary select committee heard evidence about the former Team Sky doctor who received a 'mystery package' for Sir Bradley Wiggins in 2011, Richard Freeman. Team Sky responded saying that they were a clean team who abide by the rules. "We are proud of our stance against doping. We believe our approach to anti-doping is rigorous and comprehensive," they said in a statement. BBC sports editor Dan Roan With the future of Sir Dave Brailsford - and perhaps even Team Sky - uncertain after months of damaging revelations, this is an attempted fight-back, with several riders closing ranks around their under-fire boss at the request of management. However, it has not escaped attention that the team's leading man, Chris Froome, is yet to make clear his support, instead tweeting about a meal he enjoyed in South Africa. And if that is an act of defiance, it could place even more pressure on Brailsford as he tries to cling to his job. Media playback is not supported on this device Freeman, meanwhile, has also received the support of a former colleague. Dave Readle, who was a sports psychologist at the governing body's high performance programme from 2008 to 2014, and worked closely with Freeman, told BBC sports editor Dan Roan that the doctor "has been thrown under the bus". MPs at last week's select committee hearing were told how Freeman had failed to keep medical records of treatments for riders - a possible breach of General Medical Council rules, according to the UK Anti-Doping Agency - and ordered large quantities of the corticosteroid triamcinolone, that may have outstripped clinical need. Freeman administered Wiggins' TUEs, and took delivery of the mystery medical package in France 2011. It has also been reported that fellow doctors at Team Sky blocked him applying for a fourth TUE for Wiggins, and that he was in charge of medical supplies when testosterone patches were delivered to British Cycling in 2011, apparently in error. He has denied any wrongdoing, and is thought to be preparing written submissions to Ukad's questions. Freeman withdrew from giving evidence to the select committee on the eve of the hearing last week due to ill health. But Readle said: "Richard has been hung out to dry. He is a loyal friend, a man of honesty, integrity and loyalty, and this is a tough time for him. All this negative publicity, he's in a state of shock. "The fact that no one's come out to support him, after all the help he's given riders, it stinks. "I spent a lot of time with him and everything he did was above board, there was no cutting corners." When asked why Freeman may have failed to keep medical records, Readle said that the intensity of the workload while treating large numbers of athletes and other staff may have meant that the doctor's administration sometimes slipped. "You get bombarded with stuff in elite sport, he wouldn't have done it deliberately. Richard had lots of athletes to treat," he said.

Team Sky riders are "100%" behind team principal Sir Dave Brailsford, according to Geraint Thomas.

Reports on Wednesday suggested more than one iguana was actually filmed, with scenes then stitched together. But the BBC has said only one animal was chased by the snakes - with other iguanas only filmed for close-ups. The scene quickly went viral when it was aired last year and later won a Bafta for must-see moment. The iguana hatchling, filmed in the Galapagos, eventually got away - much to viewers' relief. The Daily Mail claimed the episode was embroiled in a "fakery row" after producer Elizabeth White told the Media Production Show: "It wasn't the same iguana, no, and often we have to augment it with other clips. "Unfortunately lizards, snakes and iguanas aren't good at 'takes'." But the BBC defended the Sir David Attenborough-fronted programme, with a spokeswoman saying: "The BBC strongly refutes any suggestion that the award-winning iguana v snakes sequence was 'faked'. "The final iguana chase in which one iguana escapes the snakes was - unusually for natural history filming - shot using two cameras, allowing us to follow both the individual iguana and the snakes' point of view. "What was captured in the field was extraordinary animal behaviour which had never been witnessed or filmed before." She added: "As is common in natural history film-making, pick-up shots were filmed separately - for example close-ups of iguana eyes - to make the story of the sequence as clear as possible for the audience. "This is absolutely in keeping with the norms of natural history film-making - and absolutely in line with the BBC's editorial policy guidelines, and was a true representation of animal behaviour." Other BBC nature documentaries have previously been accused of faking footage. Frozen Planet, also fronted by Sir David, showed footage of newborn polar bear cubs in a den with their mother in 2011 - but it was filmed in an animal park, rather than in the wild. The BBC denied misleading viewers, with Sir David saying it would have spoiled the atmosphere to point out where the filming had taken place adding: "It's not a falsehood and we don't keep it secret either". And then there was the Blue Planet footage shot in a lobster tank - but the BBC said this was done to protect the environment. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

The BBC has denied claims award-winning series Planet Earth II faked a nail-biting scene showing a baby iguana being chased by racer snakes.

The 51-year-old admitted making recordings of people sunbathing nude and swinger friends having sex in their back garden, with four other men cleared at Sheffield Crown Court of misconduct in a public office. Recordings were made from the helicopter on four occasions between 2007 and 2012 while the crew were out on police assignments. Pogmore was part of the South Yorkshire Police Air Support Unit when the aircraft was used to record footage. On a July 2008 flight, two naturists were filmed as they sat outside a caravan on Candy Farm, a naturist campsite near Doncaster. Matthew Lucas, a police officer who was cleared of misconduct, told police in his interview that it was "common knowledge" Pogmore visited naturist camps and was the "team deviant". Colin Wood, who runs Candy Farm, described the filming of it as an "abuse of power". "It was an invasion of privacy just the same as somebody going out in a public place with a hidden camera and filming up ladies' skirts," he said. "When we're naked there's nothing wrong with it, we're not ashamed, it's just the secretive invasion of privacy that's upsetting." The pair who were filmed from the helicopter are said not to have returned to the campsite since. "It's an abuse of public equipment," Mr Wood added. He said it was the sort of thing you might expect from a schoolboy, not a grown man. On the same day, Pogmore recorded a couple, who were his friends, having sex on their patio, the court heard. At one point the naked woman is seen to wave at the aircraft, with the prosecution stating it was "no coincidence" that the helicopter flew above "while they brazenly put on a show". A nude woman who was sunbathing with her daughters was also filmed from the aircraft in 2007, while other naked sunbathers were recorded in 2012. Statements from all except the couple filmed having sex on the patio - who did not make a statement to police - said their privacy had been invaded. As well as the privacy aspect of the case, there is also the issue of reputational damage to the police. Former Ch Supt Dick Rothwell said the misconduct was "as extreme as it gets" and would tarnish the image of the National Police Air Service (NPAS). "This was not NPAS, this was the South Yorkshire Police Air Support Unit, but to most people a helicopter in the sky is just a police helicopter," he said. "NPAS on a daily basis work their socks off. They work throughout the whole country, keeping people safe, finding people that are missing. Now all that, possibly, is tarnished." Pogmore pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office but Matthew Lucas, 42, Lee Walls, 47, Matthew Loosemore, 45, and Malcolm Reeves, 64, were all cleared by a jury of the same charge. Mr Rothwell continued: "Whilst time will heal, initially people will have this case at the front of their minds; they will start to question for the first time what the police are doing in the air as opposed to just accepting it. "For a period of time confidence will be reduced." Outlining the severity of Pogmore's conduct, he said: "First of all it's a gross violation of the privacy of the individuals concerned, but also it's a gross misuse of a vital public resource. "It's disgraceful, there's an element of trust in the public services and that trust has been grossly breached in this case. This just lets everybody down."

Adrian Pogmore was described in court as a "swinging and sex-obsessed air observer" who went to extraordinary lengths to spy on naked people and film them from above in a police helicopter.

The 23-year-old midfielder was signed a year ago after being released by Hull City, but an ankle injury restricted him to only 13 league starts last term. "It's been a frustrating few months with the injury but I am 100% fit now," he told Crawley's website. "It [the contract] gives me the opportunity to hit the ground running in pre-season and hopefully impress the manager enough to get another one." Henderson, who began his career at Arsenal, played only one first-team game during his year at Hull and was loaned out to Stevenage. "This is a fresh start for Conor," said Crawley manager Mark Yates. "I know he has a lot of ability and he has the chance now to show what he's about."

Conor Henderson has agreed a new six-month contract with Crawley Town.

Waving flags and banners, they escorted the body of Ivana Hoffmann, 19, through the city of Duisburg to the cemetery where she was buried. Ms Hoffman was killed earlier this month in the battle for Tal Tamr, in north-western Syria. She had been fighting alongside the Kurdish Popular Protection Units (YPG). Ms Hoffman was the first Western female fighter known to have been killed fighting IS. She was a member of Turkey's Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (MLKP) and joined the YPG fighters six months ago. A MLKP statement, which referred to her by her nom de guerre Avasin Tekosin Gunes, declared her to be "immortal". UK-based activist group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said last week that at least 40 Kurdish fighters and IS militants had been killed in the battle for Tal Tamr. About 100 Western volunteers are believed to be fighting IS alongside Kurdish forces in northern Syria and neighbouring Iraq.

About 2,000 people have attended the funeral march for a German woman who died fighting Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria.

Mackie has scored twice in 33 Championship games for the Rs since rejoining following his release by Nottingham Forest in June 2015. The 31-year-old found the net 18 times in 94 games in his first spell at Loftus Road between 2010 and 2013. Meanwhile, midfielder Karl Henry, 34, will leave the club after not being offered a new contract. Henry made 118 appearances for the Rs after signing from Wolves for an undisclosed fee in July 2013, but had not featured since December.

QPR forward Jamie Mackie has signed a one-year contract extension to stay at the club until the end of next season.

At its peak more than 40 firefighters tackled the blaze in Albion Terrace, which started at about 08:10 BST. The line, which was closed for safety reasons, was reopened at about 15:15. South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue (SYFR) said crews were expected to be at the scene "damping down" throughout the evening. It is believed the unit was being used to manufacture soft toys from the film Minions. National Rail said trains are now running normally between Sheffield and Doncaster. Kevin Ronan, from SYFR, said: "We're on top of the fire now. We're just in the process of damping down the remains of the incident. "Parts of the building have collapsed already. It's been totally involved and it will probably have to be taken down." He said the cause of the fire is under investigation.

A fire at an industrial unit in Hexthorpe caused disruption to train services between Sheffield and Doncaster for several hours.

Cook made an unbeaten half-century against the tourists for South Africa A in a warm-up match before the series. The 33-year-old is the son of former Proteas Test batsman Jimmy Cook. England have already won the four-match series and lead it 2-0 after beating South Africa by seven wickets in Johannesburg on Saturday. "Stephen has been in excellent form this season and gives us another option at the top of the order," said chief selector Linda Zondi. He looks set to replace the out-of-form Stiaan van Zyl, who has made just 69 runs in five innings at the top of the order. Cook has scored two centuries and a 76 in his past three matches for the Highveld Lions. Dale Steyn retains his place in a 17-man squad for the match, but is thought to be struggling with the shoulder injury that has kept him out of the past two Tests. Quinton de Kock is also set to return as wicketkeeper. He was ruled out of the third Test after injuring his knee while walking his dogs, but his replacement Dane Vilas has not been included this time. South Africa squad: AB de Villiers (c), Kyle Abbott, Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Stephen Cook, Quinton de Kock (wkt), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Dale Steyn, Stiaan van Zyl, Hardus Viljoen.

Uncapped opener Stephen Cook has been added to the South Africa squad for the final Test against England, which starts in Pretoria on Friday.

Radwan Hamed collapsed during a game in Belgium in 2006. Last year a judge ruled Spurs breached its duties to him. In a screening prior to signing for the club, an electrocardiogram test showed his heart was "unequivocally abnormal" but he was not stopped from playing. The club regretted a former employee had been remiss in their duties. In a statement, the family of Mr Hamed, who is now 27, said they were "relieved" a settlement had been reached, following a decade-long legal battle . "Just as Radwan had no choice but to start his difficult journey towards recovery, we had no choice but to start the difficult journey to obtain justice," they said. "We risked losing our home and faced personal financial ruin in order to pursue justice for our son. "The club did not tell us or Radwan about his potentially fatal condition. Had they done so, Radwan would not have continued to play football." The teenager collapsed during the game against Cercle Bruges on 4 August 2006 and was rushed to an intensive care unit but suffered oxygen starvation to his brain. In the 2015 hearing, Mr Justice Hickinbottom ruled the club was 70% liable or Mr Hamed's injuries and Dr Peter Mills, the Football Association's regional cardiologist for South East England, was 30% liable. The Premier League club will not be hit with a fee directly as their 70% portion was incurred by physicians they previously employed, who have agreed to indemnify the club. Football Association rules require all football academy recruits to be referred to a cardiologist to help identify those prone to potentially fatal heart conditions. Mr Hamed's MRI scan showed no obvious signs of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, but Dr Mills wrote to Spurs saying the condition could not be excluded on these findings alone. Eleven months later, the teenager, who was unaware his tests had revealed an "abnormal" heart condition, signed a contract with Spurs. A spokesman for Spurs said: "The club wholeheartedly regrets that a former employee, as adjudged, was remiss in their duties to Radwan. "This judgment will hopefully now secure the best possible treatment and care for him."

A Tottenham Hotspur youth player has agreed to damages, believed to be £7m, after he was left brain damaged from a cardiac arrest on his debut.

Tidal energy specialist Nova Innovation said this was the first offshore tidal array in the world to deliver electricity to the grid. Two 100kW turbines have been installed so far in the Shetland Tidal Array at Bluemull Sound. The blades for the turbines were made by Shetland Composites. Edinburgh-based Nova Innovation said tidal energy was a "long-term source" of predictable renewable power, with the turbines generating to full power across all tidal conditions. Simon Forrest, managing director of Nova Innovation, said: "We are absolutely delighted to be the first company in the world to deploy a fully operational tidal array." Mr Forrest said the deployment of the second turbine showcased the technology. The UK Carbon Trust estimates a £126bn global tidal energy market could be developed by 2050. WWF Scotland said the turbines were another "major milestone" on Scotland's journey to becoming a "fully renewable nation". The charity's director in Scotland, Lang Banks, added: "With some of the most powerful tides in Europe, Scotland is well placed to lead in developing this promising technology, which will help to cut climate emissions and create green jobs right across the country." Jenny Hogan, director of policy at Scottish Renewables, said: "Scotland is already at the forefront of capturing power from the tides and waves, and Nova's latest news demonstrates that lead is well-deserved. "The country is already home to some of the most advanced marine energy technologies anywhere, as well as the European Marine Energy Centre: arguably the most advanced marine energy proving site in the world. "With companies like Nova and others all working on developing this cutting-edge technology, the sector holds huge promise for the future."

Turbines installed off the coast of Shetland could herald a "new era" in tidal energy, according to the company running the project.

First-team coach Andy Smith, goalkeeping coach Marco Tabuas and fitness coach Maykel Moreira have now also left Vale Park, the League One club has confirmed. The three all arrived when Ribeiro was appointed in the summer. "We thank them for their time with us," a club statement said. "They helped assist the club to their best home start to a season ever at Vale Park and progression to the FA Cup third round." Vale face a home game with Chesterfield on Friday before a trip to Oldham on Monday, prior to playing Championship side Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup on 7 January, They have lost their last three league games to slip to 17th in the table - just six points above the relegation zone. Ribeiro's former assistant, Michael Brown, has been placed in temporary charge of the Burslem-based club.

Port Vale have parted company with three of their backroom staff after manager Bruno Ribeiro's Boxing Day departure.

The Reds, who had three different managers last season, used 42 different players as they avoided relegation to League One on goal difference. "We came in to 33-34 players and we are trimming. We need a tight squad," Warburton told BBC Radio Nottingham. "I want a squad of 21-22 players next year. A tighter squad is far more beneficial than a heavy squad." Forest beat Ipswich 3-0 on Sunday to ensure their Championship survival - a result which sent Blackburn down despite their 3-1 victory at Brentford. Warburton, who signed a two-and-a-half year contract when he arrived in March, used only 21 players in the last eight games of the season. "I have seen enough from my time here so far to know a good pre-season and we can put a good marker down next season," the 54-year-old added. "There is quality. Quality experienced players and quality young players, so all credit to the academy with Gary Brazil, Jack Lester and all the staff. "I have good young ones coming through I can fall back on if I have a problem."

Nottingham Forest manager Mark Warburton says he wants a much smaller squad in the Championship next season.

Gayle (75no) and Pollard added 65 off 25 balls as the Windies racked up 205-4, the highest score of the tournament. Despite a defiant 29-ball 63 from captain George Bailey, Australia never recovered from a poor start, crumbling to 131 all out to lose by 74 runs. West Indies will in Colombo on Sunday. It was a phenomenal display from West Indies, based around another exhibition by the peerless Gayle. "The reason Gayle is so good is that normally a batsman puts the bad ball away for four, but Gayle doesn't even have to hit the ball cleanly and it goes for six. He's so powerful, the grounds aren't big enough for him." Despite facing only 41 balls in the 20-over innings and requiring treatment midway through for a side strain, the left-handed opener still managed to get within 25 runs of a century, smashing six sixes and five fours with a strike rate of 182. Marlon Samuels helped set the tempo with a breezy 26 and Dwayne Bravo hit three towering sixes in his 37 off 31 balls. However, it was Gayle and Pollard, who plundered 63 runs off the last four overs, who really demoralised Australia. After watching the previously economical Mitchell Starc carted for 17 in the penultimate over, Bailey took a gamble by throwing the ball to left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty. It proved a costly mistake as Gayle heaved a six over midwicket before Pollard helped himself to three maximums in a row. He holed out at long-off off the last ball of the innings to fall for 38 off 15 deliveries, but the damage had been done. Australia's best chance of joining their women's team in the final by completing the joint second highest successful run chase in the tournament's history was always likely to lie with prolific openers David Warner and Shane Watson. 16 - Chris Gayle (West Indies) 15 - Shane Watson (Australia) 13 - Luke Wright (England) 10 - Brendon McCullum (New Zealand 9 - Marlon Samuels (West Indies) So when both were bowled by leg-spinner Samuel Badree inside the first five overs, the writing was on the wall. Warner was dismissed off the last ball of the first over when a television replay confirmed that a googly had shaved his off stump. After Mike Hussey top-edged a return catch to Marlon Samuels following a rapid 18, Watson was castled for seven by one that fizzed on. Ravi Rampaul took two wickets in three balls - Cameron White caught down the leg side and David Hussey caught and bowled off a leading edge - before Matthew Wade was caught sweeping to leave Australia reeling on 43-6. Bailey, not renowned for his ball-striking, led a one-man counter-attack, but with the required run-rate creeping above 14 per over, his innings was nothing more than a footnote to proceedings. So it proved as Pollard removed Pat Cummins and Bailey in the same over, Brad Hogg was stumped off Sunil Narine and Rampaul bowled Starc to wrap up a phenomenal win. The Windies are through to their first global final since 2004, when they beat England at The Oval to win the Champions Trophy. Tthey will face a severe test against Sri Lanka, who, in Lasith Malinga and Ajantha Mendis, have two of the most successful bowlers at the tournament, and will be cheered on by a raucous home crowd.

Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard produced a superb display of power hitting as West Indies thrashed Australia to reach the final of the World Twenty20.

Spain's Marta Corredera curled the hosts into an early lead before England striker Dan Carter doubled their lead moments later. Alex Scott made it 3-0 straight after half-time, before Kirsty Linnett pulled one back for the visitors. Three-times winners Arsenal will now face Notts County Ladies in the final at Rotherham on 1 November. In a repeat of the 2011 and 2012 finals, Arsenal made an energetic start and Carter struck the crossbar before Corredera's sweet strike from the edge of the area opened the scoring. Carter than raced clear, one-on-one with Sophie Baggeley, and calmly lobbed over the Birmingham goalkeeper. The Blues responded well to falling two-goals behind but Karen Carney's deflected shot was turned on to a post by Sari Van Veenendaal, and bounced back across the face of goal and clear. After the break, Arsenal made the win safe with Scott's powerful finish, before Linnett's well-struck consolation. In a bad-tempered second half, Carter drilled wide after a superb knock-down from Jordan Nobbs late on, but a two-goal cushion was sufficient to see Arsenal through. Arsenal manager Pedro Martinez Losa told BBC Sport: "We have been starting games well. I'm very happy with that. "The best feeling today is to offer the fans victories in the last three home games of the season. I'm proud of the players, the staff and the team. "This is the reward for everybody's efforts. We have to do everything possible between now and the final to prepare." Birmingham manager David Parker told BBC Sport: "Arsenal were the better side in the first half, that's won them the game. "Defensive errors and mistakes in that first 20 minutes were the difference. "Looking at the second half display, for long, long periods we were the better side and we really showed our quality." Arsenal Ladies: Van Veenendaal, Scott (c), Stoney, Losada (Yankey), Natalia (Ubogagu), Nobbs, Carter, Williamson, Corredera, Rose, Janssen (Sampson). Subs not used: Byrne, Humphrey, Kelly, Bailey. Birmingham City: Baggaley, Sargeant, Carter, Mannion, Harrop, Allen, Linnett, Carney (c) (Wellings), Potter, Lawley, Westwood (Ayisi). Subs not used: Windell, Hill, Haines, Peplow. Referee: Nigel Lugg Attendance: 782

Arsenal Ladies reached their fifth consecutive Continental Cup final with a 3-1 win over Birmingham City.

Akpan, 25, had a goal disallowed for handball in Tuesday's loss at Sheffield Wednesday, before being shown a red card by Scott Duncan for his protests. Blackburn have also been charged with failing to ensure players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion. Akpan and Rovers have until 20 and 21 February respectively to respond. A three-match ban is the standard punishment for a red card for violent conduct. However, it is alleged that Akpan's behaviour constituted violent conduct in circumstances where the standard punishment that would otherwise apply is clearly insufficient. He is currently banned for three matches, including Sunday's FA Cup tie with Manchester United. In 1998, then-Sheffield Wednesday striker Paolo di Canio was banned for 11 games for pushing referee Paul Alcock to the ground. Seven years later, Southampton midfielder David Prutton was suspended for 10 matches after admitting two charges of improper conduct, having pushed referee Alan Wiley and attempting to confront another official.

The Football Association has charged Blackburn midfielder Hope Akpan with violent conduct after he was sent off for pushing a referee.

The disease is caused by the immune system destroying the cells that control blood sugar levels. A team at Harvard University used stem cells to produce hundreds of millions of the cells in the laboratory. Tests on mice showed the cells could treat the disease, which experts described as "potentially a major medical breakthrough". Beta cells in the pancreas pump out insulin to bring down blood sugar levels. But the body's own immune system can turn against the beta cells, destroying them and leaving people with a potentially fatal disease because they cannot regulate their blood sugar levels. It is different to the far more common type 2 diabetes which is largely due to an unhealthy lifestyle. The team at Harvard was led by Prof Doug Melton who began the search for a cure when his son was diagnosed 23 years ago. He then had a daughter who also developed type 1. He is attempting to replace the approximately 150 million missing beta cells, using stem cell technology. He found the perfect cocktail of chemicals to transform embryonic stem cells into functioning beta cells. Tests on mice with type 1 diabetes, published in the journal Cell, showed that the lab-made cells could produce insulin and control blood sugar levels for several months. Dr Melton said: "It was gratifying to know that we could do something that we always thought was possible. "We are now just one pre-clinical step away from the finish line." However, his children were not quite so impressed: "I think, like all kids, they always assumed that if I said I'd do this, I'd do it." If the beta cells were injected into a person they would still face an immune assault and ultimately would be destroyed. More research is needed before this could become a cure. Sarah Johnson, from the charity JDRF which funded the study, told the BBC: "This isn't a cure, it is a great move along the path. It is a tremendous step forward. "Replacing the cells that produce insulin as well as turning off the immune response that causes type 1 diabetes is the long-term goal." Prof Chris Mason, a stem cell scientist at University College London, said: "A scientific breakthrough is to make functional cells that cure a diabetic mouse, but a major medical breakthrough is to be able to manufacture at large enough scale the functional cells to treat all diabetics. "This research is therefore a scientific and potentially a major medical breakthrough. "If this scalable technology is proven to work in both the clinic and in the manufacturing facility, the impact on the treatment of diabetes will be a medical game-changer on a par with antibiotics and bacterial infections." Dr Gillian Morrison, from the University of Edinburgh, agreed that this "represents a real advance in the field". She said: "The next important challenge will be to find ways to maintain these cells inside the body so they are protected from the immune response and have long-term function."

The hunt for a cure for type 1 diabetes has recently taken a "tremendous step forward", scientists have said.

Watson, world ranked 110th, was beaten 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 by the Estonian Anett Kontaveit, who is the world number 99. The 24-year-old faced 18 break points - compared to just one for her opponent - on the way to losing. World 124 Broady was beaten 6-4 6-2 by German Julia Goerges, who is 46 in the women's rankings.

British pair Heather Watson and Naomi Broady were both knocked out in the first round of the Biel Bienne Open in Switzerland.

Three games were held at Newcastle United's St James' Park and a dedicated Fanzone was created at Science Central. NewcastleGateshead Initiative said hosting the event had brought a windfall to the city and hotel occupancy reached 99% on match days. Chief executive Sarah Stewart said the "memorable event" had been a "huge success" for the region. Ms Stewart said: "I think it's fair to say Rugby World Cup 2015 in Newcastle has been a huge success. From the games themselves to the atmosphere inside the Fanzone, we've had a remarkable two weekends. "We've welcomed thousands of international visitors who have all contributed to the estimated £43m of economic impact hosting the tournament has brought to Newcastle. "I have no doubt we'll be feeling the positive effects Rugby World Cup 2015 for many years to come." The third and final game at the stadium was held on Saturday with Scotland beating Samoa 36-33. Northumbria Police said there had been "exceptional behaviour" from all those who attended, with very few low-level arrests throughout the event. Ch Supt Steve Neill said: "I can't thank the fans, visitors and local people enough for their excellent behaviour and patience. "I am exceptionally proud to have been a part of it myself. "This is not something that happens on our doorstep every day but everyone in the region has welcomed this opportunity and reaffirmed that the North East is one of the friendliest, most vibrant and safest places to be."

The Rugby World Cup has generated about £43m for Newcastle's economy, tourism bosses say.

Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov said Turkey was the biggest buyer of "stolen" oil from Syria and Iraq. Mr Erdogan said Russia had no right to "slander" Turkey with such claims. Russia and Turkey have been locked in an angry dispute since Turkey shot down a Russian jet last month. Russian President Vladimir Putin has already accused Ankara of downing the plane on its Syrian border to protect oil supply lines. "According to available information, the highest level of the political leadership of the country, President Erdogan and his family, are involved in this criminal business," Mr Antonov told journalists in Moscow. "The Turkish leadership has demonstrated extreme cynicism. Look at what they are doing!" he said. "They have invaded the territory of another country and are brazenly plundering it." The defence ministry cited satellite images that it said showed oil tankers travelling from IS-held territory to Turkey. The trucks, it said, travelled to three locations - including refineries - in Turkey and some was then moved on to a third country. Russia said it was producing only "part of the evidence" for now and did not provide direct proof of their claim that Mr Erdogan and family were involved. US officials have previously said they have information suggesting Turkish "middlemen" were involved in the illegal IS oil trade. The Turkish authorities have made commitments to tackle smuggling on their territory. Despite the tensions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said he is prepared to meet Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu at a conference in the Serbian capital Belgrade this week. Mr Lavrov said he was willing to "hear what Mr Cavusoglu has to say", in comments broadcast on the Rossiya 24 news channel. It would be the first time the men have met since the downing of the jet. Turkey said the Russian SU-24 fighter plane intruded into its airspace and ignored repeated warnings to leave. The two sides have important economic ties, and in the wake of the incident Moscow imposed visa requirements for Turkish visitors, and placed restrictions on trade with Ankara.

Russia's defence ministry has accused the family of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of being directly involved in the trade of petroleum with the Islamic State group.

Archie Darby died on 13 October after being attacked by a Staffordshire bull terrier-type dog in Harwich Road, Colchester. Essex Coroner's Court heard the infant died from severe head injuries consistent with a dog attack. His 22-month-old brother Daniel-Jay was left with "life-changing injuries". The boys' mother was also hurt. Live: Read more about the hearing and other Essex news The dog was put down with the consent of its owner - the children's aunt - who has been named in reports as 31-year-old Clare Ferdinand, a serving Essex Police officer. Police are not treating the attack as a criminal investigation. During a brief hearing, coroner's officer David Dinnell said: "Archie Darby was a four-month-old baby being held in his mother's arms when he was taken out of her arms by the family dog and attacked." The inquest heard an ambulance was called and CPR was attempted but Archie was pronounced dead at the scene at 16:02 BST. Senior Essex Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray said: "Please let condolences be expressed to Archie's family at this very dreadful time for them." A full hearing will take place in December.

A dog that mauled a four-month-old baby to death snatched the boy from his mother's arms, an inquest has heard.

The DJ will be joined on the Dorset festival line-up by 90s girl group All Saints and Frankie Goes to Hollywood frontman Holly Johnson. The annual event, organised by Rob Da Bank, takes place at Lulworth Castle from 27 to 30 July. Other acts include children's entertainer Mr Tumble. Headline acts in previous years have included Bassment Jaxx, Blondie and Fat Boy Slim.

Mark Ronson is to headline Camp Bestival in 2017, organisers have said.

The response from many in that time has been: "Let's get on with it." That view was shared by the First Minister Carwyn Jones until recently when he altered his opinion and said that we should only start the official Brexit negotiations in the early part of next year. My sense is that the public will be flexible on the timing up to a point, as long as they are given a clear sense of direction. The majority of the political establishment have had to come to terms with the fact that most people ignored their advice to remain. So much for being in touch with the electorate. In conversations with politicians on the remain side since, I have come across a mix of bewilderment, frustration and sadness. And while people like me spend a lot of time talking and writing about a Welsh political dynamic, on this subject at least, Wales was a carbon copy of England. In stark contrast, those that supported leaving feel vindicated by their campaign, and now believe they are the ones in touch with vast swathes of the population. The referendum result was a devastating indictment of the effectiveness of the billions of pounds of EU funds spent trying to regenerate economically deprived communities. The brutal reality is that those who were most likely to vote to leave lived in communities where most EU money had been spent. It is an extraordinary paradox that raised eyebrows far further afield than Wales. The early stages of a debate about replacement funding has got under way. The Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns, a Remain campaigner, led the way by wasting no time in calling for a fundamental change in approach. Brexit means the Wales Office may have been given a new sense of purpose, and no more so than in regeneration funding. There's been little meat on the bone but his fundamental premise is that everything has to change, and simply writing a Westminster cheque rather than a Brussels cheque will not cut it. The early signs are that the Wales Office would like to play a part redesigning a new funding system. This will not go down well with the Welsh Government but the come-back from Westminster will be that officials in Cardiff have not done a good job spending the money. There will be something just as fundamental going on regarding financial support for the farming industry. This is a devolved matter so the Welsh Government will have a far stronger sense of entitlement to owning any new system that is introduced. So far there have been plenty of warm words about being in listening mode but not much in terms of concrete proposals, or even ideas, about how to create a new system of agricultural subsidies. And finally, what about the Welsh economy? Those who express concern about the impact of Brexit are criticised by Leave campaigners for creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. When the chairman of the Welsh Conservatives, Jonathan Evans, a fiercely pro-European politician, talked openly to me about recession, there were a number from within his own party who were deeply unhappy at the tone. But how do you then deal with the facts of the matter regarding things like inward investment, when most companies have come to Wales because of our membership of the single market? That was the elephant in the room when the Welsh Government's Economy Secretary Ken Skates spoke about a renewed focus on promoting Wales abroad in light of the Brexit. It is a huge hurdle to overcome, and something that will depend on the effectiveness of the trade deals that Brexiteers like Boris Johnson and Liam Fox will now have to strike with countries around the world. At the same time, there are strong indicators in the Welsh economy, with a continued trend on unemployment in Wales which is remarkable. The norm has been for a number of months that the rate in Wales is lower than the UK average, reversing years of it being the other way round. The underlying strength of the Welsh economy will be tested in the months ahead with the inevitable uncertainty that will accompany the start of negotiations.

It has been a month since Wales voted to leave the European Union.

John Duns Scotus was born in the town of Duns around 1266. A series of events kicks off with a talk in its Volunteer Hall on Saturday followed by a walk on Sunday and an library exhibition opening on Monday. Dr Philip Tonner, head of philosophy at Hutchesons' Grammar School, said Duns Scotus remained a significant figure. He said he was considered by some to be a precursor of other major philosophers such as Rene Descartes and Immanuel Kant. The festival hopes to bring the importance of his works to a new audience. "One of the problems, of course, is that medieval philosophy became seen to be something associated with very esoteric problems about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin and so on," said Dr Tonner. "This is a very unfair depiction of what medieval philosophers were trying to do. "It is one of those unfortunate accidents of history that it has become associated with Duns Scotus who in many ways is certainly one of Scotland's most important philosophers and one who is still making headlines in both theology and philosophy."

A festival is under way in the Borders to mark the 750th anniversary of the birth of one of Scotland's most important philosophers.

The Australian defeated 11-time world champion Kelly Slater, but fell out of the semi-finals to Brazilian Adriano de Souza, who claimed his first WSL crown. Mr de Souza paid tribute to Fanning saying "he deserved it more than me". There has been strong support after a grieving Fanning won his Pipeline quarter-finals heat on Wednesday. The Australian broke down in an interview after his winning heat, not long after learning of his brother's death. He later posted on social media that it was one of the most challenging days of his life. "I am so grateful for the incredible love and well wishes that have come my way since learning of my eldest brother's passing," Fanning said on Instagram. "Like all my big brothers, Peter will always be a hero to me... I knew I could find the strength to take part in the final event of the season because that's what Pete would want." It has not been disclosed how or where Peter Fanning died. Mick Fanning came close to losing his own life in July after being forced to fight off a shark during a competition in South Africa. Mick's mother, who is currently with him in Hawaii, said she was overwhelmed by the live televised footage of his close encounter with the shark. "I just saw my boy going down. That was absolutely terrifying because I have lost a son before," Liz Osborne told Fairfax media. Fanning's other brother, Sean, died in a car accident in 1998. Immediately after clinching the Pipeline Masters title, Adriano de Souza spoke of conflicting emotions going into the final day of competition. "I wish so much to give a hug to Mick's mum, but it's kind of scary as we are in a world title race and I didn't want to mix it up," de Souza said. "I think Mick deserved it more than me, he's such a strong man, a three-time world champion. The strongest man I have met in my whole life."

Mick Fanning has missed out on a fourth world surf title in Hawaii after a strong performance overshadowed by the death of his brother Peter.

Speaking in Vienna, US Secretary of State John Kerry said world powers would back Libya in seeking exemption from a UN arms embargo. He said IS was a "new threat" to Libya and it was "imperative" it was stopped. Last month, the Libyan government warned that IS could seize most of the country if it was not halted soon. After holding talks with international partners, Mr Kerry said: "The GNA [Government of National Accord] is the only entity that can unify the country. It is the only way to ensure that vital institutions... fall under representative and acknowledged authority. "It is the only way to generate the cohesion necessary to defeat Daesh [IS]." The requested arms embargo "exemption" for Libya will need to be approved by the UN Sanctions Committee before it comes into force. But the Libyan government's formal request for it signals that they have been given assurances that it would soon be approved. Libya remains a country where multiple administrations are still bickering over who is in charge. Armed groups in western Libya, reputed for their shifting allegiances, only loosely back the new government, and there is no clear chain of command. There is a risk that future arms shipments will either fall into the wrong hands, or exacerbate the civil conflict there between rival militias. Mr Kerry said support for arming the government was part of a package of measures agreed at the meeting, which included accelerating non-military aid to Libya. He said that as well as countering IS, the GNA should take full control of Libyan ministries, backed by the international community. A joint statement from the countries attending drew attention to Libya's role as a major transit point for migrants trying to reach Europe. "We look forward to partnering with the GNA and neighbouring countries to tackle the threat posed throughout the Mediterranean and on its land borders by criminal organisations engaged in all forms of smuggling and trafficking, including in human beings," it said. "We are ready to respond to the Libyan government's requests for training and equipping the presidential guard and vetted forces from throughout Libya." But the prime minister of Libya's unity government, Fayez Sarraj, warned major challenges lay ahead, saying taking on IS would require further outside help. "We urge the international community to assist us," he said. "We are not talking about international intervention, we are talking about international assistance in training, equipping our troops and training our youths." The North African country has been in chaos since Nato-backed forces overthrew long-time ruler Col Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011. Until recently it had two rival governments competing for power, and there are still hundreds of militias, some allied to IS. Western nations hope the unity government will take on IS, which has a foothold in Sirte - the home town of Gaddafi. The militant group has launched a series of suicide bombings and attacks on oil facilities in the country.

The US and other world powers have said they are ready to arm Libya's UN-backed unity government to help it fight the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group.

Further caps are coming into effect on roaming - or connection - charges within all 28 countries of the European Union (EU). From June next year, roaming charges in the EU will be abolished completely. The government said that those making calls, downloading data or texting would save millions of pounds in charges following the latest changes. "Roughly a million Brits stay the night in Europe every day, and they spend around £350m a year on roaming charges," said Ed Vaizey, the minister for the digital economy. "So by realising these changes, we're going to save British consumers millions of pounds a year." The charge cap will also apply in Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Consumers pay roaming charges whenever they connect to an operator based abroad. The charges are in addition to the cost of the call itself, and for short calls they can make up a large proportion of the overall fee. The biggest reductions will be for people downloading data - such as emails, pictures or social media - where the roaming charge will be cut by about 75%. Charges for outgoing phone calls will be cut by a similar amount. The charge for texting will be reduced by about 66%. So whereas those making a phone call in Europe would previously have paid roughly 16.5p to get connected, they will now pay just 4p. The charge is repeated for every minute of the call. Data downloads, which previously cost a maximum of 17.4p, will also now cost 4p for each megabyte of data. When the call charges themselves are taken into consideration, the government says the average total cost of a phone call should fall by more than half. Not all customers will see a reduction, however, as some operators include roaming charges within special packages. O2 said most of its customers would see immediate reductions, while EE said the majority of its customers would not be affected. Three already provides free roaming for most of its customers in a limited number of countries. Mr Vaizey questioned what would happen to the roaming charge caps should the UK vote to leave the EU. "I don't know what would happen if we leave the EU, and that's the problem," he told the BBC. "They might stay, or they might not stay." The controls on charges are being introduced under an EU regulation - not a directive - which means they have not been specifically incorporated into UK law. So if the UK voted to leave the EU, it could decide whether it wanted to keep them or not. The Vote Leave campaign said the UK would be able to retain the price caps if it wanted to. "These charges are being abolished across Europe and abroad. There is no evidence to suggest that they will go up if we vote leave," said Matthew Elliott, chief executive of Vote Leave.

UK consumers using their mobile phones in Europe will see reductions in their bills from Saturday.

Guards at the site saw the pair pick up the items from the ground, the judge at a court in Krakow was told. The pupils, from the independent Perse School in Cambridge, say they picked them up to show their guide. They deny stealing artefacts of special cultural importance during a school visit in June 2015. The court in Krakow heard the items were found on the students by police. The pupils were in an area of the Nazi death camp where the belongings of Jews who were sent to the gas chambers were kept, the court was told. The court heard police also found a fragments of a spoon and glass on the pair, who were 17 at the time. Initially they pleaded guilty to the charge and accepted a fine, but once back in the UK they changed their pleas. If found guilty, they face prison sentences of up to 10 years. The Nazis murdered 1.1 million people at Auschwitz in occupied Poland during World War Two. The trial continues.

Two British teenagers stole items including buttons and a rusted hair clipper from the Auschwitz death camp, a court in Poland has heard.

Media playback is not supported on this device The Briton, 30, won 6-2 4-6 6-1 7-5 after two hours and 39 minutes, with match point clinched at 20:57 BST. Fognini, the 29th seed, had five set points to force a fifth set but Murray won five games in a row to seal a place in the last 16 for the 11th time. Murray will play Frenchman Benoit Paire in the fourth round on Monday. Fellow Briton Johanna Konta earlier reached the second week for the first time with a 6-4 6-1 win over Maria Sakkari of Greece. Media playback is not supported on this device "The end of the match was tense. It was an up and down match. I didn't feel like it was the best tennis at times but I managed to get through," Murray told the BBC. "It was getting dark towards the end and I was probably thinking a bit about that. "We would have had to go off for the roof to go on, so that would have meant a change in conditions. I'm pleased to get off in four." Media playback is not supported on this device Murray looked like avoiding a long, drawn-out contest when he moved ahead early in the third set but a Friday night drama would develop as the light faded. Fognini, 30, showed both his talented and temperamental sides as he got within sight of a fifth set, which would have required the roof to be brought across or both men to return on Saturday. The Italian, who recently beat Murray on clay in Rome, looked well off the pace when he double-faulted twice in a row to lose the first set, but he began to assert himself in the second. Fognini broke for a second time to lead 3-2 and went on to level at one set all, before firing his 13th baseline winner to just one for Murray by the start of the third set. At 30-30, Murray was on the defensive and looking increasingly vulnerable, but he clung on with a second serve and the scream of relief jolted him and the Centre Court crowd to life. Across the net, Fognini's challenge was apparently fading, an ankle injury not helping as the errors flowed and the set slipped away. A gripping fourth set unfolded, with passions rising on and off court as Fognini was penalised a point for a visible obscenity following a gesture, and Murray complaining to the umpire that the Italian was taking too long between points. It was Fognini who took control after Murray double-faulted in game six, but from 5-2 down Murray showed all his fighting qualities to save set points in three consecutive games. The 15,000 spectators on Centre Court were on their feet as the Briton levelled at 5-5, and Fognini could not halt Murray's momentum as the champion served his way to victory. "I feel OK," added Murray. "I didn't feel I moved as well as the first couple of matches but I've got a couple of days break now and can work on that and hopefully get myself in a good rhythm and play some good tennis on Monday. "I'm happy to get through the first week and anything can happen from here on."

Defending champion Andy Murray won a thrilling third-round contest against Italy's Fabio Fognini at Wimbledon as darkness fell around Centre Court.

Guptill hit four sixes in his 87 from 58 balls, while skipper Williamson took only 48 deliveries for his 72. Earlier, Umar Akmal's unbeaten 56 from 27 balls had helped Pakistan reach 168-7 from their 20 overs in Hamilton. The series is now level at 1-1 with the decider in Wellington on Friday. None of the Pakistan bowlers were able to break the Guptill-Williamson partnership - with Mohammad Amir, playing only his second international game since returning from a five-year ban for spot-fixing, one of their most expensive bowlers. Amir's three overs cost 34 runs, fellow left-arm paceman Wahab Riaz leaked 30 in three overs, while skipper Shahid Afridi (0-38) was hit for successive sixes by Guptill. The only chance either batsman offered was when spinner Shoaib Malik spilled a return catch from Williamson when he had 61. The Black Caps, experimenting ahead of the forthcoming World Twenty20, rested pacemen Trent Boult and Matt Henry, giving the new ball to left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner.

Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson broke the record for the highest stand in Twenty20 international cricket, with a match-winning 171 as New Zealand crushed Pakistan by 10 wickets.

The cargo ship SS Politician, which had 28,000 cases of whisky, sank off Eriskay in Western Isles 75 years ago. Eight bottles of the whisky were recovered by a diver in 1987. The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has suggested that two bottles it has on the Isle of Canna could be added to these eight known bottles. The bottles in the care of NTS are kept at Canna House and belonged the late John Lorne-Campbell and his wife Margaret Faye-Shaw, who gifted the property and Hebridean island to the trust. Fiona McKenzie, archivist at Canna House, said: "According to the previous archivist, the bottles have 'always been at the house'. "She was here from the 1960s and that's well before the diver brought up eight bottles in 1987. So looks like we may have two bottles that are not included in the official stats." Many other bottles were salvaged from the SS Politician at the time of its sinking in 1941 and still thought to survive, but have not been officially recorded. Hundreds of cases of whisky were hidden from customs officers by islanders. Some locations of these secret stashes have since been forgotten, according to islanders today. The SS Politician was headed for Jamaica when it ran aground on the northern side of Eriskay in bad weather. Scottish author Compton Mackenzie, published the novel Whisky Galore in 1947, which was loosely based on the shipwreck. It was adapted for the cinema in a 1949 Ealing comedy.

Two bottles of whisky recovered from a shipwreck that inspired the book Whisky Galore may have been missed from official statistics.

Amanda Thompson, of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, collapsed after eating the strawberry dessert, the court heard. Recording a verdict of accidental death, North Manchester coroner Simon Nelson concluded that something in the sorbet had triggered a fatal reaction. Holiday company Thomson offered its "deepest sympathies" to her family. Rochdale Coroner's Court heard Mrs Thompson, a 50-year-old mother of two, knew eating eggs, milk or apples would make her seriously ill. When she went on holiday to Rhodes in 2012 with her family, she told the hotel's management about her concerns. Her husband Ian told the hearing that shortly after eating the dessert his wife complained of a tingling sensation in her mouth and feared she was having a severe allergic reaction. He said she went to the hotel room and collapsed. She never regained consciousness. The inquest heard a Greek pathologist later concluded she died of natural causes, probably due to heart failure. Mr Thompson said he always believed his wife died as a result of anaphylactic shock. A British pathologist later confirmed that was indeed the cause of her death, the hearing was told. Mr Nelson said he found it "astonishing" that neither the hotel management nor holiday company had launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mrs Thompson's death. Thomson said in a statement: "We note the verdict of the inquest today and we'd like to extend our deepest sympathies to the family at this extremely difficult time."

A woman who died after eating a sorbet on holiday in Greece had warned her travel agent and hotel about her food allergies, an inquest has heard.

"This will give all European Leagues total freedom to schedule their matches as they see fit," said the European Professional Football Leagues group. The agreement ended on 15 March. It had been in place between the EPFL and Uefa to boost attendances and television viewing figures for European matches. Arsenal's FA Cup replay against Hull City in March 2016 was given special dispensation to be played on the same night as the Champions League last 16. Manchester City hosted Stoke City in a rearranged Premier League fixture last month on the same night as the Champions League last-16 ties between Barcelona and Paris St-Germain, and Borussia Dortmund and Benfica. The Premier League said the scheduling of the match on Wednesday, 8 March was "unavoidable", it was reported. It was also reported in April 2013 that the Football Association was fined £1.1m for allowing domestic matches to be played on the same night as European games. The EPFL said it will hold a general assembly of its member leagues in Geneva on 6 June.

European leagues are free to schedule domestic games on the same nights as Champions League and Europa League ties after an agreement with Uefa ended.

The 28-year-old was an ever-present in the side which won the County Championship title in 2016. "He is one of the finest cricketers in the country," managing director of cricket Angus Fraser said. "As a glove-man there are few better than him and he is capable of producing match-changing innings with the bat." Since making his debut for Middlesex in June 2009, Simpson has made almost 250 appearances in all formats. The left-hander has scored 6,687 runs for the club and has 472 dismissals to his name.

Middlesex wicketkeeper-batsman John Simpson has extended his contract, keeping him at Lord's until the end of the 2019 season.

The Shrimps lost their opening game of the season at newly-promoted Grimsby but then knocked Championship side Rotherham out of the EFL Cup 5-4 and have won three straight league games. "It's nice but it is early days," 40-year-old Bentley told BBC Radio Lancashire. "You're never too high and never too low and I keep saying that." He added: "It's important everyone keeps their feet on the ground - likewise when you have a sticky spell that everyone keeps check and sticks together." Kevin Ellison, 37, got the only goal of the game as Morecambe's 1-0 win at Yeovil on Saturday moved them to the top of the league. "People say about his age and this and that but if you work with him day in, day out you see how he rubs off on other people," added Bentley on Ellison. "His desire, his attitude towards training and his own recovery and own professionalism, he's a credit to himself and his family. "A lot of young people should look at him up and down the country because he is that good at what he does."

Morecambe must not get carried away despite sitting top of League Two, says Shrimps boss Jim Bentley.

India were cruising to their target of 349 - and the highest successful run-chase in Australia - as both Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli made hundreds. But India collapsed from 277-1 to 323 all out as Australia pace bowler Kane Richardson took 5-68. Aaron Finch made 107 and David Warner 93 in Australia's 348-8. The home side had already sealed the five-match series and now lead 4-0, targeting a whitewash in Saturday's final match in Sydney. The World Cup holders have also now won 18 consecutive ODIs on home soil. That run was in severe peril at the Manuka Oval as Kohli and Dhawan added 212 for the second wicket, with Kohli, 27, compiling a 25th one-day hundred to go joint-fourth on the all-time list. But after Dhawan cut John Hastings to point, India imploded. Captain MS Dhoni edged Hastings behind for a second-ball duck and, when Kohli lobbed Richardson to mid-off, India had lost three wickets for one run. Of the rest, only Ravi Jadeja made double figures, with Richardson and Mitchell Marsh running through the tail.

India lost nine wickets for 46 runs as Australia staged a remarkable fightback to win the fourth one-day international in Canberra.

Ronan Toolis led the excavation works at Trusty's Hill Fort at Gatehouse of Fleet. It unearthed evidence that it might have been the royal seat of the sixth century kingdom of Rheged. Mr Toolis said it was "pre-eminent among the kingdoms of the north" at that time. The location of Rheged had previously been thought by many historians to be in Cumbria. However, Dr Christopher Bowles, co-director of the excavation work in Dumfries and Galloway, said that may not have been the case. "The new archaeological evidence from Trusty's Hill enhances our perception of power, politics, economy and culture at a time when the foundations for the kingdoms of Scotland, England and Wales were being laid," he said. "The 2012 excavations show that Trusty's Hill was likely the royal seat of Rheged, a kingdom that had Galloway as its heartland. "This was a place of religious, cultural and political innovation whose contribution to culture in Scotland has perhaps not been given due recognition." Dr Bowles said the influence of the kingdom had "rippled through the history and literature of Scotland and beyond". Mr Toolis added that they had not been looking for Rheged when they started the excavations. "What drew us to Trusty's Hill were Pictish symbols carved on to bedrock here, which are unique in this region and far to the south of where Pictish carvings are normally found," said Mr Toolis. "The Galloway Picts Project was launched in 2012 to recover evidence for the archaeological context of these carvings. "But far from validating the existence of Galloway Picts, the archaeological context revealed by our excavation instead indicates the carvings relate to a royal stronghold and place of inauguration for the local Britons of Galloway around AD 600. "The new archaeological evidence suggests that Galloway may have been the heart of the lost Dark Age kingdom of Rheged, a kingdom that was in the late sixth century pre-eminent amongst the kingdoms of the north." The two men have produced a new book which details their findings. The Lost Dark Age Kingdom of Rheged is being launched in Gatehouse of Fleet on Saturday.

Archaeological research at a site in Galloway has suggested it may have been at the heart of a "lost kingdom" from the Dark Ages.

The 45-year-old and six other men originally faced charges relating to the acquisition of the club in May 2011 and its financial management. At the High Court in Glasgow, Mr Whyte heard that he is currently the only person being prosecuted. Mr Whyte has yet to enter a plea to the charges against him. The case was continued for a further hearing. Mr Whyte was the only person in the dock, flanked by two security guards. Advocate depute Bill McVicar revealed that charges have been dropped against Gary Withey, 51, David Grier, 55, David Whitehouse, 51, and Paul Clark, 51, saying: "There will be no further proceedings." In relation to Charles Green, 63, and Imran Ahmad, 46, proceedings have been dropped in relation to the indictment involving Mr Whyte. Mr McVicar said that Crown counsel are considering the position in relation to Mr Green and added: "I think it's fair to say any proceedings relating to Mr Green would be dealt with separately. "Any proceedings against Mr Ahmad would be dealt with, with Mr Green." Judge Lord Bannatyne said: "You are saying the only person left in the dock is Mr Whyte and I can proceed towards a trial." Mr Whyte, who has not entered any plea as yet to the charges against him, sacked his senior counsel Tony Graham. His junior counsel Allan MacLeod is still instructed and asked for the case to be continued for a further preliminary hearing in July. The court heard that the Crown intend to revise the charges against Mr Whyte. Lord Bannatyne told Mr MacLeod: "I would expect you to be in a position to say what is going to happen. I would expect some plea to be entered so that a trial can be fixed." Defence counsel Claire Mitchell, representing Mr Whitehouse, appeared in court, along with her client - although he was not in the dock, to hear that proceedings had been dropped against him. Mr Clark was also in court to hear that he no longer faces prosecution. In a statement issued through their solicitors, Mr Whitehouse and Mr Clark, who acted as administrators for Rangers in 2012, said they were "relieved" at the outcome. "They are grateful to their families, friends, colleagues and legal teams for their support during a very difficult period," the statement said. "They will now be considering what further steps might be open to them to address the damage caused to their reputations and careers by a prosecution which should never have been brought."

Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte is now the only person facing fraud charges relating to his time at the Ibrox club.

Kengo Kuma was given a tour of the site where construction of the museum's curved inner walls is underway. The architect said he was confident the museum would be completed on schedule at the end of 2017 and open in the summer of the following year. It will take the remainder of 2016 to take the building up to roof height. Mr Kuma said: I am very happy to see the progress of the construction. "The level of construction is very high and beautiful - it is not an easy construction because the detail is unique. "I can feel the scale of the spaces and the scale is as I expected." Key milestones in the first year of work included the completion of a coffer dam which enabled construction of part of the building that will sit out over the River Tay. This year's programme involves construction of the core inner walls, stairwell and lift cores and the outer double curvature walls of the building. Representatives from Dundee City Council and BAM Construction Ltd accompanied Kengo Kuma on the tour of the site. Dundee Lord Provost Bob Duncan said: "People can see from the outside that something really special is beginning to take shape on this site. "I am delighted that Kengo Kuma can see how much has been achieved here in the space of a year. "We are delighted with the attention that this project is focusing on our city." Pre-cast panels will be installed in 2017 to the exterior to give the building its unique slatted, multi-layered appearance. BAM's construction manager Malcolm Boyd said: "We are relishing meeting the unique technical and construction challenges and working with all our partners to deliver a building that will inspire Dundonians and attract worldwide recognition ."

The architect of Dundee's V&A museum said he was "very happy" with its progress one year after the £80.1m construction project began.

The Iron are currently sixth in the National League, one point and one place outside the play-off spots. "I thought we asked a lot of questions of a very good Barrow team," Cowley told BBC Essex. "When you come off the back of a six or seven-hour journey and you concede a goal after five minutes it's always going to be tough." Barrow extended their unbeaten league run to nine games with the victory, and although Braintree's losing run extended to three games, Cowley remained positive. "What we've done so far has been nothing short of remarkable," he continued. "But if anyone thought this journey was going to be easy, then they're living in cloud cuckoo land. "We're a part-time team. This is our toughest challenge to date, but we're going to embrace it. We're going to enjoy it and see where it takes us."

Braintree manager Danny Cowley said the task ahead of his team is "a brilliant challenge" after the defeat at Barrow.

Barts Health NHS Trust was placed in special measures in March, but has faced further inspections by the Care Quality Commission. It said "too little attention" was paid to safety and pointed out leadership failings at the organisation. The trust said it was "very sorry" and that it was facing a "big challenge". Barts Health NHS Trust is responsible for the care of around 2.5 million people. It was placed into special measures when a culture of bullying and low morale was discovered among staff at one of the hospitals it runs, Whipps Cross in Leytonstone, east London. Fresh concerns have now been raised at the Royal London Hospital and Newham University Hospital. The CQC said patient safety was not given sufficient priority, staff were discouraged from raising their concerns amid a culture of blame. It added that staffing was significantly below recommended levels and the hospitals were so full that patients were not always cared for on appropriate wards. Some faced delays of more than 18 weeks from referral to treatment and some patients had their surgery cancelled on several occasions due to a lack of beds. Prof Sir Mike Richards, the chief inspector of hospitals, said: "It is clear that the leadership issues we found at Whipps Cross were replicated at the other hospitals. "There is still a lack of engagement with the staff, low morale, high levels of stress, even confusion among the workforce about who is in charge. "Across the trust there is too little attention paid to safety, with failures in incident reporting and auditing, and in dealing with or learning from complaints. "If the trust is to turn round then it must focus first on the culture and on the leadership issues so that it can effectively deal with all the individual concerns which we have identified on this inspection." The CQC has identified 65 areas where the trust must make improvements. Steve Ryan, the chief medical officer at Barts Health NHS Trust, said: "We are very sorry for the failings identified by the CQC in some of our services at Newham and the Royal London hospitals. "We know we have a big challenge ahead but we are determined to rise to that challenge. "We are already making rapid and dramatic improvements in key areas. We welcome the targeted help the special measures regime provides to support our improvement journey. All our hospitals will be part of the trust's improvement plan in response to special measures, ensuring a consistent approach to the provision and delivery of high quality care. We will work with each of our hospitals with the same level of urgency and commitment."

Services run by the biggest NHS trust, including two more of its hospitals, have been labelled "inadequate" by inspectors.

Hurtling round the extremely dangerous 38-mile (61km) street course at an average speed of nearly 132mph (212km/h), takes immense skill and nerves of steel. But what makes him so much faster than many of his rivals on near identical bikes? Some of the sponsors of his Honda 1,000cc bike wanted to find out using the appliance of science. Data analytics firm EMC, sportswear maker Alpinestars, and sensor specialist Freescale Semiconductor, fitted his bike and suit with a battery of biometric and mechanical sensors to record every aspect of man and machine in action. "It was a bit nerve-wracking - there were wires everywhere," the 43-year-old road-racing champion tells the BBC. "There were even temperature sensors down my underpants. "But once the visor's down you forget all about that." The team tested the technology at the Monteblanco circuit in Huelva, Spain, comparing McGuinness' performance against that of motorcycle journalist, Adam Child. Then they tested the kit in race conditions during June's Isle of Man TT race. The results were surprising, not least to McGuinness himself. Fifty sensors measured everything from front and rear wheel velocities to throttle usage; banking angles to gear changes; acceleration and braking rates to suspension travel. The sensors in his suit even allowed them to analyse his position on the bike at different points of the course. But it was the biometric sensors on McGuinness himself that revealed a lot about the racer's secret to success. It turns out that he really does have ice in his veins, figuratively speaking. Even bombing down roads at top speeds of over 200mph, his heart rate is much lower than might be expected. "He was only at 120bpm [beats per minute] - well within the aerobic range - even at very high speeds," says Mike Foley, EMC's senior director of data science. "As his heart rate was much lower, his oxygen intake was lower," he says. "He was under less stress, calmer, and so more consistent in his performance, experiencing less fatigue than other riders." And tiredness leads to mistakes - sometimes fatal - in an intense time-trial race that lasts 1 hour 50 minutes around a course with 250 corners. "I didn't really know why I was faster," says McGuinness, "so it's been interesting finding out. "I get nervous before a race starts, but I consciously try to relax myself so I don't get burnt out and lose concentration." The testing generated mounds of data, all of which needed analysing, says Mr Foley. It also revealed limitations in the sensors themselves - many failed in the harsh conditions of the Isle of Man. Unusually, EMC opened a global competition to see who could analyse and present all the collected data in the most imaginative and practical way. "We crowd-sourced 750 data scientists," he says. "We applied machine learning techniques to the data analysis and discovered that only 14 variables really made a difference during the race. "It is the interplay of those 14 variables at any point on the lap that explains why he is faster." In short, this means he braked a little later, accelerated a little longer, and banked over in the corners a little more than other riders. He also used some gears more than others. "A 1% change in banking angle can make a big difference," says Mr Foley. Of course, natural ability plays a big part, too, as does long experience. "I first went on a motorbike at the age of three," he tells the BBC. "My dad had a bike garage in Morecambe so it was two wheels for me as far back as I can remember." Racing was just a natural extension of his "burning passion" for motorbikes, he says. "I loved the thrills, the speed, the freedom...and winning was the icing on the cake." So what did he learn from the data analysis? "I learned that I can go even faster in a couple of areas on the track - the ones I don't enjoy as much. I get a little tense here and my heart rate goes up. "So now I can clean myself up and make myself relaxed," he says. Formula 1 motor racing has had this kind of analysis for years, as has superbike Moto GP racing, with sensors beaming data wirelessly from the cars and bikes in real time during races. But the Auto-Cycle Union (ACU) Ltd., which runs the Isle of Man TT races, does not allow real-time data transmission - all the analysis of how the bikes have performed must be done after the races. "We like to think of TT as a purer form of racing - the rider has the responsibility for what he is doing, not the technical guys," explains Dr Paul King, chair of the ACU's road race committee. But Mr King, who is also a senior lecturer in mechanical engineering at Loughborough University, does believe in-suit biometrics could play an increasing role in motorsport and for civilian motorcyclists. "There are all sorts of possibilities for smart sensor technology in motorcycle clothing," he says. "Core body temperature is key on motorcycles - levels of concentration can drop if your body gets too cold. "You could receive an alert - a vibration in the seat perhaps - if this happens and you get too sleepy, for example." John McGuinness agrees, saying: "All this data we're gathering could be useful in the real world - sensors measuring your fatigue levels, the state of your tyres, whether you have an oil leak - it could save lives." Meanwhile, McGuinness aims to beat the late Joey Dunlop's record of 26 Isle of Man TT wins. With the help of data analytics, he might just succeed. Follow Matthew on Twitter: @matthew_wall

John McGuinness, known as the "Morecambe Missile", has won 23 times at the famous Isle of Man TT motorbike races.

Judges scored four restaurants selected to represent each town or city, assessing hygiene ratings and public votes. The West Yorkshire city was praised for holding several curry-themed events, including a poppadom-eating challenge. Glasgow finished second and Brighton came in third in the competition, which marks the end of National Curry Week. Leicester and Birmingham finished fourth and fifth respectively. The restaurants selected to represent Bradford were Aakash, Kiplings, Shimla Spice and Akbar's. Patricia Tillotson, of Visit Bradford, said: "Winning the hotly-contested competition this many times in a row has never been done before. "Our entry has created a real sense of community cohesion, which ultimately is what the Curry Capital of Britain competition is all about." Our love affair with curry See: BBC Food - Curry recipes The curry capital title was first awarded in 2001. It was won by Bradford in 2004 in addition to 2011-2014.

Bradford has been named Curry Capital of Britain for a record-breaking fifth year in a row.

Joseph Smith was not in a booster seat and suffered multiple injuries when the car he was in smashed into oncoming traffic on Cardiff's Western Avenue. Dean Collins was found guilty of causing death and causing serious injury by dangerous driving on Tuesday. The 24-year-old, from St Mellons, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court. He was also handed a three-year sentence for the serious injury charges, which will run concurrently, and has been banned from driving for eight years. The Recorder of Cardiff, Eleri Rees QC, told Collins: "You have never acknowledged any fault despite overwhelming evidence it was entirely your fault. "The obvious inference is that you allowed yourself to become distracted. "The general manner of your driving was impatient and a general disregard for road safety." She said he also showed a "blatant disregard" for the safety of his four passengers, had shown arrogance and an aggressive manner of driving immediately before the crash. The judge criticised his "cavalier attitude" to both his own safety and that if others, adding the lack of a car booster seat had contributed to Joseph's injuries. The trial heard Collins - who had denied all the charges - was driving a borrowed Ford Focus carrying his partner Laura Bright, 23, her mother Michelle Holmes, Joseph, and the couple's two-year-old daughter at the time of the crash. The car crossed a central reservation on Western Avenue and slammed into a white Seat Ibiza heading in the opposite direction. Collins' driving before the collision had been erratic, with the car weaving in and out of traffic and undertaking other vehicles. Blood samples taken from Collins after the collision contained traces of cocaine. But the quantity was too small to accurately measure and a toxicologist said it was not possible to say how the drug would have affected Collins' actions. Collins, who had passed his driving test just three months before, said he had no memory of the crash and insisted it was a "tragic accident". Four others suffered injuries in the crash, including fractures to the spine, arms, legs, ribs, memory loss and blindness in one eye. Joseph's mother Laura Bright, who has since married Collins, was unconscious for five days after the crash. She was cleared at a previous hearing of causing the death of a child in her care. The court heard she was now pregnant with his third child. South Wales Police investigating officer PC Tony Farr, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said the crash had had a "devastating impact on so many lives". "I cannot stress enough how dangerous vehicles can be when they are in the hands of the wrong people," he said. "Collins was inexperienced and evidence presented to the court showed he had taken drugs in the days or hours before the collision. Tragically, that proved to be a lethal combination. "Collins also failed to ensure Joseph was seated securely in the vehicle - again a huge error in judgement that he will now have to live with for the rest of his life." Speaking after the hearing, Joseph's father, Tom Smith, said of the crash: "It's traumatised me, I don't sleep, all I do is think about that little boy." Ann Haile of the Crown Prosecution Service said: "This case is a stark reminder of how dangerous moving vehicles are when they are not controlled properly, and how important it is for children to be in a suitable, properly fitted car seat."

A driver whose car hit another in a head-on crash, killing his five-year-old stepson, has been jailed for six years.

The larger-than-life star, known for Flash Gordon and Z Cars, said he came across a woman in labour while visiting London's Richmond Park in "about 1963". "I was running all over Richmond Park and a woman was having a baby under a tree and there was nobody around. "I'd been brought up with babies and helping with babies, and I rushed across to her," he told BBC Radio 4. He continued: "She'd got her legs open. She knew me from Z Cars and said 'please, Mr Blessed, I'm having a baby.' "[I said] 'it's all right dear, breathe deeply,' and gradually I got the baby out. The afterbirth came out and the clots. I got rid of the clots. Pressed her belly and got rid of the clots. And then I got the afterbirth out. "And then I bit it loose, and then I tied it into a knot etc. I just called for help and eventually an ambulance came. I was covered in blood, my shirt was covered in blood. "I was wrapping her, wiping her, 'It's all right darling,' and I was licking the baby's face." The actor was speaking to an incredulous Libby Purves, the host of Radio 4's Midweek programme. "It's absolutely true," he said. "I've never talked about it. What I'm saying is, it was natural. I'd seen my mother do all this. I was always kept in the background."

Actor Brian Blessed has recounted how he helped deliver a baby in the 1960s - and bit through the umbilical cord.

Barcelona forward Messi, 29, made his decision in June after missing a penalty in the shootout as Argentina lost to Chile in the Copa America, a fourth major final loss in nine years. Bauza, who succeeded Gerardo Martino, said: "My sole intention is to see if I can talk football with Messi. "From that will come the possibility of him being called up in our next games." Argentina face 2018 World Cup qualifiers at home to Uruguay and away to Venezuela in the first week of September. They are third in the 10-nation South American group with 11 points from six matches, two points behind leading pair Uruguay and Ecuador. The top four after 18 matches qualify for the finals in Russia, while the fifth-placed team goes into an intercontinental play-off for one more berth. Bauza, 58, is a former central defender who has won the Copa Libertadores South American club competition twice as a coach. Asked about Messi, he added: "I want to tell him my idea and for him to tell me how things are with him and then we'll see what comes out of it. "I have felt frustrated for losing a match or a final and understand that statement [of quitting] when you are overwhelmed with frustration, but I know it can be reversed."

New Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza wants to persuade Lionel Messi to reverse his retirement from international football.

No, we all watch the show to see the mess-ups, the catastrophes, the all-out disasters. After all, there's nothing more rewarding than thinking, "I could have definitely done better than THAT!" So let's count down some of the best (worst) moments from the last series. The hypnotherapist made a solid impression in the first week of the competition when she told her team of female contestants that they had to wear make-up and short skirts to help them stand out. She was met with blank stares as competitors and viewers alike wondered if she had come straight out of the 1950s. Another contestant to blaze a trail for feminism was Daniel Lassman, who created questions for his team's board game that included: "Men think women should... a) iron, b) smile more or c) always be happy." As one game reviewer on the show said: "The game itself feels pretty sexist to me." It's hard to pick which bit of the coach tours was the worst, but we're plumping for Sanjay getting his group lost. But we must also mention the sing-song organised by James, and those awful-looking lunches. Note to self: Never, ever try to outsmart Lord Sugar. Felipe Alviar-Baquero came unstuck when his paper skeleton replica didn't quite cut the mustard in the purchasing challenge - and yet again, Daniel managed to escape being sacked. Because HAHAHAHAHAHAHA You're about to walk into the biggest job interview of your life. And oh yeah, it's being filmed for prime time television. So for your presentation you bring in some illustrations and logos - but absolutely no figures... Soloman - you're fired. There's nothing like watching a smug so-and-so getting his comeuppance - and so it was hard not to rub your hands with glee when Mark Wright spluttered his way through a big pitch to the supermarkets. "Cough-hello-cough-cough-cough-trifle-cough-yum-cough-cough-pudding-cough." Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

OK, so Mark Wright has been named Lord Sugar's new business partner but we all know that the best thing about The Apprentice isn't the people who succeed.

The claim: England and Wales have the highest incarceration rate per head of the population in Western Europe. Reality Check verdict: In 2014 England and Wales did indeed have the highest incarceration rate in Western Europe, marginally ahead of Scotland. Together with former home secretaries Jacqui Smith and Ken Clarke, he had written a letter to the Times calling for the prison population in England and Wales to be cut from the current level of more than 85,000 to the level in 1993 of about 45,000. They referred to 1993 as being the year in which Michael Howard said that "prison works". The prison population grew rapidly after that point, especially in the following five years. In the last five years it has been pretty much static at about 85,000. Since 1993 the prison population has almost doubled over a period when the overall population of England and Wales has grown by about 17%. Mr Clegg was only talking about England and Wales because in the rest of the UK the justice system is a devolved power, controlled by the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly. He also said: "We already have higher rates of incarceration per head of the population than anywhere else in Western Europe." This chart based on Eurostat figures for 2014 shows that England and Wales is indeed ahead of the rest of Western Europe with 146 prisoners per 100,000 population, narrowly ahead of Scotland's 145. Northern Ireland had 93 prisoners per 100,000 population. Read more from Reality Check

Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg was on Radio 4's Today programme on Thursday talking about prison reform.

The 25-year-old has made three appearances since joining the German Bundesliga side on a three-year deal last summer. Greece international Petsos began his career at Bayer Leverkusen, and has had spells at Kaiserslautern, Greuther Furth and Rapid Vienna. He becomes Fulham's first signing of the January transfer window. Meanwhile, striker Stephen Humphrys has extended his contract at Craven Cottage until the summer of 2019, and joined League One side Shrewsbury on loan until the end of the campaign. The 19-year-old has featured three times for the Whites since making his senior debut in December. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here.

Fulham have signed Werder Bremen midfielder Thanos Petsos on loan until the end of the season.

Southwark Crown Court was told that Mr Clifford exposed himself to the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons. She claims Mr Clifford forced her to perform a sex act on him and that she thought he would "rape or kill" her. Mr Clifford denies indecent assault in his London office in the 1980s. The prosecution has finished its case and the trial was adjourned until Monday. The court heard that Mr Clifford was asked about the allegation in his police interview. Det Sgt Jason Price, giving evidence, asked whether Mr Clifford remembered coming out of his office, blocking the alleged victim's access to a stairwell and exposing his penis. Mr Clifford said: "No comment." Det Sgt Price then said in the interview: "You gyrated around, so one would assume by that it means moving your hips around." Mr Clifford replied: "What? Dancing or something? No comment." The alleged victim claimed that he put her hand on his penis and she said "I don't want to" but she "did as she was told" and only stopped when they were disturbed by a knock on the door. At the start of the interview, Clifford gave a statement in which he denied the allegation. His statement said he had never engaged in sexual relations with someone without their consent and "neither have I ever needed to coerce someone". After his statement was read out in the interview, he answered "no comment" to the majority of the questions and said of the allegation: "Everything about it is totally untrue." Some of the biggest names in show business, including pop mogul Simon Cowell, late reality TV star Jade Goody and boxer Muhammad Ali, were represented by Mr Clifford, of Hersham, Surrey, during his career Mr Clifford will give evidence on Monday.

Former celebrity publicist Max Clifford "gyrated" in front of a 17-year-old girl, a court has heard.

The party is conducting an inquiry into the death of youth activist Elliott Johnson, 21, and has taken more than 40 witness statements, it said. Tory chairman Lord Feldman is a witness and the inquiry will last into 2016. Cabinet minister Grant Shapps resigned over allegations he failed to act on claims of bullying while co-chairman. Claims of bullying have centred around Mark Clarke - a Tory activist who ran the party's RoadTrip campaign, bussing election volunteers around the country. Before his death in September, Mr Johnson had complained to Conservative Central Office that Mr Clarke had threatened to destroy his career. He also named Mr Clarke in a letter found by his parents after his death. Mr Clarke has rejected allegations of bullying, sexual assault and intimidation. He has since been expelled from the party. On Saturday, Mr Shapps resigned as international development minister, saying the "buck stops with me" regarding issues while he was party co-chairman. The party has launched an independent inquiry into the allegations, saying it remains "absolutely determined" to establish the truth of the events surrounding Mr Johnson's death. It says an independent lawyer will also prepare a report on the allegations. The party has urged anyone with information relating to events surrounding the death of Mr Johnson, or the activities of Mr Clarke, to get in touch with it "as soon as possible". It comes as Mr Johnson's father has called on Lord Feldman - who was co-chairman with Mr Shapps until May and now holds the role alone - to also resign. Lord Feldman is "a witness" in the party's investigation but "is not otherwise participating in the process", the Tories added. The Tory peer retains the "full confidence" of Prime Minister David Cameron, Downing Street has said.

The Conservative Party has urged anyone with information about claims of bullying within a Tory youth wing to get in touch with its investigation.

After thunderstorms ended play prematurely on Friday, Poulter completed the remaining four holes of his second round in one under. That gave him a six-under round of 66 and a halfway total of 14-under-par. Veteran Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez parred the four holes he had to finish, adding a 73 to his opening 63, to leave him in a six-way share of second place. Poulter, who birdied five of the first 11 holes on Friday, tweeted that evening: "Now that was a close call. On 14th green when lightning struck very close by." After three-putting the 12th to drop a shot, the world number 40, aided by a strengthening wind, reached the par-five 13th green in two shots to set up a simple birdie. And on Saturday he birdied his first hole of the day, the 15th, to boost his chances of a first European Tour victory in two years. The 38-year-old is now 33-under-par for his last six rounds at the Colin Montgomerie-designed Maxx Royal course. "I played exactly the same last week but didn't hole my putts," said Poulter, who finished joint sixth in the WGC-HSBC Champions last Sunday, the tournament which provided his last win in 2012. Ryder Cup player Victor Dubuisson, who won the inaugural tournament last year, was 13 shots off the pace and one over. The Frenchman, who played with a persistent nose bleed in round two on Friday, birdied the last for a round of 68. World number four Sergio Garcia, the highest ranked player in the field, is two over after recording triple bogey sevens at different holes in both of his opening rounds. The tournament is the third event of the European Tour's Race to Dubai Final Series, which culminates with the World Tour Championship in Dubai from 20 to 23 November.

Ian Poulter extended his lead to six shots after round two of the delayed Turkish Airlines Open in Belek.

Bailey died after the incident at Cults Academy on 28 October. The 16-year-old accused - who cannot be named for legal reasons - appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court. The boy is also charged with having a blade or point on school premises. He made no plea, was fully committed and remanded in custody. Special assemblies were held on Monday as pupils returned to classes for the first time since the incident. Bailey's family issued a message of thanks for the support they have received.

A teenage boy has appeared in court for a second time charged with murdering 16-year-old Bailey Gwynne, who was stabbed at his Aberdeen school.

One Syrian boy happily shows a model he has made out of cardboard - a neat house, complete with a shiny red roof, bright blue walls and tiny windows that swing open. It is a bitter sweet achievement. He has designed his dream house from memory of a time before, for there are no windows to open here. We are in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, and the schoolroom in this camp, like all the 40 or so other buildings, is made of wooden frames on concrete floors, covered in plastic sheeting. Much of it is decorated with incongruous advertising pictures, black-and-white shots of men in sunglasses and designer stubble. UK Prime Minister David Cameron wants to take refugees directly from camps like this in the Middle East, rather than absorb the people who have already made the journey to Hungary, Greece or Italy. The logic is that it will stop people making the perilous voyage across the Mediterranean. It makes a lot of sense. But it may already be too little, and far too late. Taking 4,000 more people each year until 2020 will hardly dent the problem. The border with Syria is only a few miles across the hill rising above the camp. The people here can still hear the war they fled, as President Bashar al-Assad's bombs land on a besieged town. Life is definitely safer this side of the border. But it is not comfortable. There are rats, the drinking water is dirty, and while it is now stifling under the September Sun, in winter the snow is 3ft (1m) high and they freeze. More importantly, life is getting worse and the pressure to leave Lebanon is growing all the time. One man, Mzead al-Ali, tells me he is on the brink of following those who have made the perilous exodus, leaving his wife and four children, including two seven-month-old twins, behind in the camp, so he can send them money. His brother left three days ago for Turkey. They haven't heard from him since he went, and don't know if he is safe. His mother wants to talk about it but has to keep pressing her hands flat against her face, to stop the tears. This is not, according to the government here, a refugee camp but a temporary settlement, and there are thousands like it. Lebanon is a country of four million people, and it now hosts well over a million refugees from its war-riven bigger neighbour. A third live in camps like this, but life is difficult also for others who have more conventional accommodation. The burden on Lebanon is nearly unbearable, as a government minister told me, and there are rising tensions. The refugees' presence puts pressure on the already dubious efficiency of water and electricity, schooling and health care. The charities are running out of money, and food aid has been slashed and slashed again. It is due to be cut again soon. Refugees can't get work permits so can't earn money for the papers they need to renew every year - the $200 (£130) is out of sight for most of them. Almost unbelievably, they have to pay rent for their camps, and they are not allowed to expand them, even though the population is steadily growing. The borders are closed, so they can't go back and relatives can't join them. The schoolroom is funded with aid from Britain. It is part of the UK government's case that while it make take fewer refugees than other countries, it spends far more in helping people in the Middle East. But it is noticeable that the schoolroom is decorated with crayon drawings in black, yellow and red - the German flag. "Next time you come, we have a British flag," says Mr al-Ali, slightly embarrassed. He says he wants German Chancellor Angela Merkel to send a big ship to take them all to Europe. There is anger here that the rich Gulf States and Saudi Arabia have done next to nothing to help settle refugees and seem oblivious to the fact that some might think it their responsibility before Europe's. For this crisis raises some interesting questions about leadership. Germany's latest intervention is fascinating, reflecting a change in attitude that means it is more confident of making foreign policy gestures intended to show leadership in Europe, and which demonstrate a wish to change the world through instruments other than war. There is also a new impatience with other EU members, and a willingness to lead through example rather than wait for agreement. Germany, where for a long time foreign workers have been made to feel unloved, wants to show itself as open to the world, a successful and dynamic economy that can absorb, indeed needs, a new workforce. But it may have unintended consequences. Earlier this week, Lebanon's morning newspaper, the Daily Star, carried an advert by the Danish government, warning it had toughened up its asylum rules and cut benefits to migrants. The Danes will not be the only ones who worry about the downside of German generosity. People I met in Lebanon say those who would like to leave Iraq and Afghanistan have heard a message - now is the time to go to Europe, before there is another change of mood and the drawbridge goes up again. So it is little wonder people in non-governmental organisations (NGOs) feel Mr Cameron may be onto something - it makes sense processing people here, rather than luring them into a dangerous journey. But while the British policy was announced last week and fleshed out in the Commons on Monday, no-one in Lebanon has heard anything officially. The generous feel it will take a while, the cynical that it is all about the headlines. Wednesday's announcement on migrant quotas was focused solely on dealing with the crisis within Europe, but there has not even been a whisper of a coordinated European approach using camps in the Middle East, which is what would seem to make the most sense. It is the death of one toddler on a Turkish shore and the sight of thousands of people dragging themselves across Europe that has focused the minds of politicians on this crisis on our continent. There is a clear need, somehow, to absorb - or, some might argue, return - these people. But the far greater crisis is elsewhere, and indeed is also in the future. Mass migration is not just the by-product of one horrible war, or even several conflicts and vile regimes but, in part, the result of the growing aspirations, understanding and opportunity that globalisation brings. Biafra did not send thousands of the dispossessed into Europe. On 30 May 1967, the head of the Eastern Region of Nigeria, Col Emeka Ojukwu, unilaterally declared the independent Republic of Biafra. The Biafran forces were pushed back after initial military gains. More than two years later, after one million civilians had died in fighting and from famine, Biafra was reabsorbed into Nigeria. Thirty years ago, the Ethiopian famine produced Live Aid - it meant thousands of people packing into a concert venue in central London for a day, not thousands of the displaced crowding on to trains and lorries for years. When the cities and farmlands of millions people disappear under the waves, it will not be so. When nations fight wars over precious water, populations will march, not in protest, but to happier lands. It is genuinely hard for politicians in democracies to think beyond four-year cycles, and the next day's headlines. But perhaps it is time they made a start. You can listen to our programme from Beirut here.

The little children trailing round behind us rush forward in their excitement, herding me into their makeshift schoolroom.

Pro-Kremlin party A Just Russia put forward both bills, and linked them directly to the situation in Ukraine. Separatist and pro-Russian feelings are strong in Ukraine's Crimea region, which is now the focus of the crisis. Russian MPs say a referendum or a plea from a territory's leaders would be enough to trigger the new provisions. There are already many Russian citizens in Crimea. In Sevastopol, base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, a majority hold Russian passports. Under Russia's existing law, a neighbouring state would have to sign a treaty with Russia to allow part of its territory to become a new "subject" of the Russian Federation. But Mikhail Yemelyanov, deputy leader of A Just Russia, said the law had been drafted for peaceful times, and did not go far enough for situations where a state was falling apart. "In conditions where a neighbouring state is disintegrating I don't think the Russian Federation should be restricted in its ability to accept a territory whose people have expressed a clear will and desire to be in Russia," he said. Since Russia's war with Georgia in 2008, the breakaway Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia have come under Moscow's control. Russia poured troops into both regions to help pro-Russian separatists who did not recognise Georgia's authority. The other bill to be considered by the Duma - Russia's lower house - would speed up the procedures for issuing Russian passports. Passport applicants would not have to pay a state tax, and previous residence in Russia would no longer be required. In addition, they would not have to have sufficient funds to support themselves and would not have to give up their Ukrainian citizenship. The bill's preamble says it is aimed "at supporting the fraternal people of Ukraine, especially the Russian-speaking ones, who are defenceless in the face of the 'brown threat'," a reference to World War Two fascists who wore brown uniforms. The bill would allow Ukrainians to apply for Russian passports at Russian diplomatic missions before 1 August, and they could become citizens after two months, instead of waiting a year, as is currently the norm. The plan to have a new fast-track procedure for issuing Russian passports was announced in Sevastopol on Thursday by A Just Russia leader Sergei Mironov. Several Russian MPs have also gone to Crimea, including Russian celebrities - former Olympic ice skating champion Irina Rodnina, former cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova and heavyweight boxer Nikolai Valuev.

Russian MPs have proposed new laws that would make it easier for Russia to incorporate parts of Ukraine, and allow Russian citizenship to be fast-tracked.

But once the votes are counted, what can residents expect to pay in council tax? Below are the figures for a Band D property for every council area in Wales for the current financial year of 2017/18, how much that has gone up by for the current year, and what the average property in the area actually pays. They are grouped here by police force region - council tax includes the police precept which is added to the overall bill paid by homes. Local government is not fully funded by council tax. Much of the funding for councils comes in the form of grants from the Welsh Government, which in turn gets its funding from the UK government in London. In 2017/18 a total of £4.1bn is being divided among Wales' 22 councils. The lions share of council cash goes on schools - with social services following behind, as shown in the graph above. Residents pay council tax based on which band their property is in, based on its worth. Band D has historically been used as the standard for comparing council tax levels between and across local authorities. It is used to charge tax to a property that, in Wales, was worth between £91,001 to £123,000 on April 2003 values. Council tax gets lower the cheaper a property is, and higher the more expensive a property is. Council tax figures source: Welsh Government

Voters will go to the polls on Thursday to determine who will represent them on local councils.

The 79-year-old was held on Monday on suspicion of murdering 14-year-old Elsie Frost in October 1965. Elsie was stabbed to death in a tunnel beneath a railway line in Wakefield The BBC understands the arrested man is Peter Pickering, who was first questioned in connection with the murder in 2016. He was arrested near Newbury, in Berkshire. More stories from across Yorkshire The man is also being questioned in relation to an unconnected allegation of a rape and kidnap in 1972. Elsie was murdered as she walked home from her school's sailing club, close to the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Canal. The West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major Enquiries team re-opened its investigation into her death after a series of reports on BBC Radio 4. Mr Pickering was originally arrested in September before being bailed. Police said he had been re-arrested after fresh evidence was uncovered. The allegations of the 1972 rape and kidnap are understood to have emerged during the course of their investigation into Elsie's death.

A man has been arrested for a second time in connection with the killing of a schoolgirl more than 50 years ago.

Axel Springer is one of Europe's largest digital publishing houses, owning multimedia titles such as BILD, WELT, and FAKT. The company said Business Insider was "vital" in its strategy to broaden its global reach. Axel Springer, which failed to buy London's Financial Times in July, is paying $343m (£226m) for an 88% stake. Business Insider was launched in 2007 by the former Wall Street analyst Henry Blodget. Its focus on younger audiences puts it in the same market as larger youth media outlets like Buzzfeed and Huffington Post. Adding Business Insider's 76 million visitors will increase Axel Springer's global audience by two-thirds, making it the sixth largest digital publisher. Axel Springer's chief executive Mathias Doepfner said: "Henry Blodget's way of digital storytelling reaches the decision-makers of tomorrow.'' "The transaction is an essential component of Axel Springer's strategy to grow with digital journalistic offerings in English-language geographies". It lost out in its attempt to buy the Financial Times to the Japanese media firm Nikkei which paid £844m for the London based group. Axel Springer now owns 97% of Business Insider with the remaining shares held by Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, through a personal investment company.

German publisher, Axel Springer, has agreed to buy a controlling stake in the US news website Business Insider.

The former Manchester City man, 30, won 61 caps for England after making his senior debut in 2009. He was a squad member at two World Cups and two European Championships but played just three minutes at Euro 2016. "The decision we've reached is about common sense. I wish Sam [Allardyce], the players, staff and supporters success in the future," Milner said. Milner also holds the record for the most capped England Under-21 player, picking up 46 caps after making his first appearance in 2004. He scored his first, and only, international goal in England's 5-0 victory over Moldova at the 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifiers.

England and Liverpool midfielder James Milner has retired from international football.

Griffiths impressed despite Dragons' 21-16 Pro12 defeat by Scarlets at the Principality Stadium. Wales face Tonga and Samoa in June and Jones believes it will be the perfect opportunity for Griffiths to gain international experience. "I'd like to think they'll have a look at him," Jones said. "Justin Tipuric and Sam Warburton I think will go with the Lions so there is an opportunity for him. "There's lot of good young number sevens. James Davies is an excellent player as well and has a massive influence on the game for the Scarlets. "Ellis Jenkins has been there and has got a bit of experience. Maybe there's a chance to look at Oliver with Ellis or with James." Jones described 22-year-old Griffiths as the "complete open-side flanker" "He's got something special. He's got leadership qualities and is very mature for a young kid of 21," he added. Media playback is not supported on this device "He needs to perform at that level consistently and the thing that's going to help him get into the Welsh squad is the team being successful. "When this team is fourth in the league there will be a lot of players going with the national team but ultimately we need to be more consistent. Jones was left frustrated despite his side picking up a losing bonus point in the Judgement Day defeat by Scarlets. "Losing is not acceptable and it's not great but ultimately I couldn't have asked for much more I felt," Jones said. "I'm proud of the players. They followed the game plan, our lineout game was good and we defended well against a very good Scarlets team. "There was a period which broke our spirit a little bit with [Adam Hughes'] yellow card and a couple of decisions went against us and we failed to deal with that. "The scrum was the difference and losing [prop] Lloyd Fairbrother was a disappointment early in the game and it was always going to be a challenge against a good Scarlets scrum. "But the way we came back at the end is the most promising thing and we scored and excellent try which I think we deserved." Dragons are away to Edinburgh in their next game on Friday, 28 April and host Cardiff Blues in the final game of the season on 6 May. Former Wales captain Jones says the target is to finish the season above Edinburgh, who are currently one place above them in ninth spot. "It's been a tough season and hasn't been a great season, we know that," Jones added. "We've been 10th for many years and there's an opportunity still to finish ninth. "Edinburgh are in the same boat as us and we've got to go there believing we can win and we fancy our chances against the Blues. "We've got to bring that application, intensity and belief and that's the challenge for this group and if we do that we've got a chance of turning this season into finishing ninth."

Newport Gwent Dragons head coach Kingsley Jones says flanker Ollie Griffiths has a "very good chance" of being picked by Wales.

Hamilton struggled to fourth behind the Ferraris of title leader Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen while team-mate Valtteri Bottas took a maiden win. Hamilton said: "Big congratulations to Valtteri. Fantastic job and he deserves the win. He has been fast all weekend. "For me, just a very, very odd weekend. I am just hopeful in the next races I will be able to pick up the pace." Bottas' win ensured the damage to Hamilton in the championship was limited as much as possible - Vettel now leads by 13 points but it would have been 20 had the German won the race. "It's great we are ahead of the Ferraris," the Briton said. "It has stopped Sebastian pulling away too far." Hamilton was more than half a second slower than Bottas in qualifying and as the Finn made a blistering start from third and took the lead at the first corner, Hamilton did not make ground from fourth on the grid. The 32-year-old suffered overheating problems as he chased Raikkonen in the first stint of the race and dropped back over the pit-stop period to finish 25 seconds behind the Finn and 36 behind Bottas. "I don't remember the last time we had that [overheating]," Hamilton said. "It meant I was out of the race from the get-go. "I think I had the pace to fight with Kimi but the car was just overheating the whole the time. I'm sure we will go back to the drawing board and figure it out." Bottas joined Mercedes over the winter following the retirement of world champion Nico Rosberg. Bottas said his first win felt "surreal", but added: "It's a good feeling and I am happy." He added: "I always knew I could get good results if everything goes right and I always trust in my ability. But it's nice to get confirmation that the results are possible. "It took quite a while, more than 80 races for me, but it's definitely worth the wait. This strange opportunity came to me in the winter to join the team and they made it possible, so I want to thank them." Bottas moves into third place in the championship, 23 points behind Vettel and 10 behind Hamilton. He said: "[Winning the title] has always been the only goal for me in my career but I have not had the chance to prove it. Now I have the chance to prove I can win races and titles. Two weeks ago people were saying I am the number two driver but today it looks very different."

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton said he was mystified by his lack of pace in the Russian Grand Prix.

Carmarthenshire's Mark James and Pembrokeshire's Bryn Parry Jones had been given cash payments in lieu of employer pension contributions. Dyfed-Powys Police said the force was in discussions with the auditors. Carmarthenshire council said it was pleased the auditor did not rule its pension policy as unlawful. The public spending watchdog report said that both authorities had acted unlawfully in allowing the chief executives to opt out of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to avoid potential tax payments. Mr James was also unlawfully given an indemnity against potential libel costs. Assistant auditor general Anthony Barrett said: "Carmarthenshire council has acted unlawfully on two fundamental issues, both of which the public need to be fully aware of. "The authority has taken decisions and used taxpayers' money in areas that they do not have the legal powers to do so." In a separate report on Pembrokeshire council, Mr Barrett concluded similar pension arrangements for some senior officers were also contrary to law. It is expected that by the end of March 2014, £51,011 will have been paid to chief executive Mr Jones and one other senior officer. The auditor said the decisions to allow certain officers to receive payments, and then for payments to be made, were unlawful on several grounds. "The public should be able to expect the highest standards of decision making at local authorities and the council must now address the procedural weaknesses I have identified in my report," he said. "It needs to demonstrate to its electorate that it is operating in accordance with the law and in line with good governance principles." Mr Barrett said neither council had the lawful power to give cash supplements in lieu of pension contributions to avoid tax liabilities, but said it was up to the local authorities whether they tried to claw back any money. Mr Barrett conducted two reports into Carmarthenshire council - the first into pension payments, and another into the decision to grant an indemnity to the chief executive to bring a libel counterclaim. He said the council acted "contrary to law" by allowing senior officers to opt out of the LGPS. More than £27,000 was paid to Mr James under the scheme since 2012. Mr Barrett said the council had since "rescinded its decision to offer a pay supplement in lieu of pension contributions and announced that no further payments will be made to the chief executive from January 2014". The original decision taken in November 2011 was considered by the council's executive board without appearing on the agenda and without being open to inspection by members of the public. In his report on the libel indemnity, the auditor said the council "does not have the legal powers to make such payments and there were inadequacies in the processes adopted by the council when making the decision". It concerned Mr James's libel action against Jacqui Thompson, a blogger who was arrested after filming a council meeting on her mobile phone. He won the case and Ms Thompson was ordered to pay costs of £23,217. Her own attempt to sue Mr James for libel during the course of the dispute was rejected. Carmarthenshire has paid out more than £26,000 in external legal costs since 2012 under the decision to indemnify its chief executive. The auditor added: "The libel counterclaim is still on-going and it is unclear what the final external legal costs to the council will be." Carmarthenshire council said is was pleased the report did not think its pensions policy was unlawful but that its procedural process was flawed. It said steps had been taken to sure ensure such matters are considered as separate items on an agenda. The council said it remained convinced that indemnifying Mr James in the libel action was correct, and claimed the audit office had not objected to the policy when first consulted on it. The local authority noted that the audit office had changed its mind on the issue some months later, and claimed it was "too late for us to turn back the clock". Pembrokeshire council also insisted its pension payment policy was lawful. Reacting to the report, deputy leader Rob Lewis said: "While I note the auditor's views in relation to the decision taken, I am pleased he has concluded the council could take a lawful decision once a number of procedural matters have been addressed." Janet Finch-Saunders, the Welsh Conservatives' shadow minister for local government, said: "These reports are further evidence of the need for a Wales-wide review of senior pay in Welsh local authorities, which is out of control and failing to deliver value for money for hardworking families." She told BBC Good Morning Wales: "We do have some excellent local authorities, but this has cast a shadow now over... our chief executives, who do work within their remit in an honest and transparent manner. "As to the consequences, it's time now for the chief executive Mark James to resign or, certainly, be instantly dismissed." Meanwhile, Plaid Cymru called for councillors who approved Carmarthenshire's pension and libel case payments to resign. Rhodri Glyn Thomas, the party's AM for Carmarthenshire East and Dinefwr, has also called for Mr James to quit. He added: "This is a very dark day for Carmarthenshire, a dark day for democracy in Carmarthenshire, and is an example of what happens when you have a very weak executive and a council controlled by powerful unelected officers." The chair of the public accounts committee, Darren Millar, said the reports showed both councils had fallen well below expected standards. The committee will now consider these findings as part of a wider inquiry into senior managers' pay in the Welsh public sector. Dyfed-Powys Police said it was "aware of the reports" and "whilst the matter hasn't been referred to us, we are in discussions with the auditor and will be making an assessment in relation to any appropriate action by the police".

Two councils acted unlawfully by letting chief executives opt out of a pension scheme to avoid potential tax payments, the Wales Audit Office says.

Thomas blasted home for the relegation-threatened Robins in the 94th minute after being picked out by Nicky Ajose to boost Swindon's survival chances. Up to that point the game was lacking many clear-cut chances, with both teams unable to break the deadlock. The first half was evenly contested and the first opening fell to promotion-chasing Millwall in the fifth minute when Lee Gregory ran on to a long kick from goalkeeper Jordan Archer but could only manage a tame shot from a tight angle. Swindon's best chance of the half came in the 21st minute when, following some intricate football on the edge of the Millwall box, Charlie Colkett took a shot destined for the right corner only for Archer to push it behind. Swindon were the better team in the second half but were unable to capitalise on their dominance until Thomas' late heroics. Jonathan Obika earlier seemed to have passed up the opportunity to snatch victory when he was unable to get a good connection on a header. Match report supplied by the Press Association Match ends, Swindon Town 1, Millwall 0. Second Half ends, Swindon Town 1, Millwall 0. Goal! Swindon Town 1, Millwall 0. Conor Thomas (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Attempt blocked. Nicky Ajose (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Hand ball by Lee Gregory (Millwall). Dion Conroy (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Dion Conroy (Swindon Town). Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Charlie Colkett (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall). Substitution, Swindon Town. Bradley Barry replaces Nathan Thompson. Nathan Thompson (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Mahlon Romeo. Callum Butcher (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Rohan Ince (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Callum Butcher (Millwall). Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Dion Conroy. Attempt blocked. Jonathan Obika (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Rohan Ince (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Shaun Williams (Millwall). Attempt missed. Jonathan Obika (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Tony Craig. Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Mahlon Romeo. Rohan Ince (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Shane Ferguson (Millwall). Corner, Millwall. Conceded by James Brophy. Attempt saved. Jonathan Obika (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Callum Butcher. Substitution, Millwall. Shane Ferguson replaces Steve Morison. Substitution, Swindon Town. Luke Norris replaces John Goddard. Substitution, Swindon Town. James Brophy replaces Fankaty Dabo. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Lawrence Vigouroux (Swindon Town) because of an injury. John Goddard (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Fred Onyedinma (Millwall). Foul by John Goddard (Swindon Town). Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing. Attempt blocked. Jonathan Obika (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Fankaty Dabo (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Fred Onyedinma (Millwall).

Substitute Conor Thomas scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Swindon ended Millwall's 16-match unbeaten run in League One.

The Hollywood A-lister turned up unexpectedly at Sunrise of Sonning, a care home in Berkshire, on Sunday to treat resident Pat Adams. Staff had written to Clooney, who lives nearby, telling him a visit would make Pat's dreams comes true. "This was a classy gesture from a wonderful man," a Sunrise UK spokesman said. "She was absolutely thrilled to meet her great icon, and it was such a lovely surprise to see George greet her with flowers and a card." The spokesman said Clooney was holding the letter staff had sent to him when he rang the doorbell asking for Pat. He said staff regularly try to fulfil their residents' wishes as part of an ongoing programme, but added: "They didn't think they would be able to pull this one off." The care home's concierge, Linda Jones, posted on Facebook that she was in "utter shock" when she saw the Oscar-winning star arrive. She said that Pat "loves George Clooney and mentions everyday how she would love him to meet him". Clooney moved to Sonning, where he lives with his human rights lawyer wife Amal, in 2014.

George Clooney has surprised an 87-year-old fan with a bouquet of flowers for her birthday.

Jones made 41 league appearances for the Clarets last season to help them win the Championship title, and he started their Premier League defeat by Swansea on Saturday. The 31-year-old joined the club in 2013 following his departure from Wigan. He started his career at Manchester United and has also played for Preston, Derby, Blackburn, Wolves and Oldham. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Sheffield Wednesday have signed Burnley midfielder David Jones for an undisclosed fee.

The 21-year-old told BBC Sport last year that he was considering an approach from Algeria. The Lille striker was born in France and played for them at every youth level from under-16 but is eligible for Algeria through his parents. The Algeria Football Federation said it "will immediately begin the process of registering the player with Fifa." The federation added Benzia met its president Mohamed Raouraoua this week to finalise his choice to play for the Desert Foxes. Even though Fifa is yet to receive Benzia's request for a switch of nationality, the Algerian football authority is confident of a swift approval by the game's governing body. Benzia has scored 26 goals in 43 appearances during his time playing for France's youth teams. His capture will come as a morale boost for Algeria after they were snubbed by Lyon striker Nabil Fekir last year. Benzia started his career at Lyon where he progressed from the academy to the senior squad and made his senior debut against Nice in May 2012. He switched to Ligue 1 rivals Lille in August 2015 in search of regular football and has already scored five goals in 20 appearances for the club this season.

Former France youth international striker Yassine Benzia has pledged his senior future to Algeria.

Two separate reports have suggested it could be an ideal site for a new small module reactor (SMR). About 300 workers are decommissioning the plant which began in 1995, two years after it ceased operating. It is due to enter a care and maintenance period in 2016. Ninety redundancies were announced in April. Darryl Williams from the Unite union said: "We would welcome anything that would keep local skills in the area." A report by the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee has called on the UK government to drive forward the development of SMRs. Another report by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers also suggested Trawsfynydd as a location for a demonstrator reactor. If the idea was given the go-ahead, it is thought the reactor could be up and running in 10-15 years. A Welsh government spokesperson said it was a matter for the UK government, but that it would monitor the situation. The Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) said: "We are undertaking a programme of work looking at the potential of SMRs."

Union leaders at the Trawsfynydd nuclear power station in Gwynedd have welcomed suggestions a new smaller reactor should be located there.

In March, the ICAO issued an alert on Thailand's aviation body after a safety audit revealed that it failed to adequately oversee its airlines. The move led to a ban on new flights to China, Japan and South Korea. Thai officials had then submitted plans to deal with the concerns in March. But, the ICAO "red flagged" the country's body on Thursday for failing to solve the issues within 90 days. Thailand's aviation sector joins 12 other developing countries, including Nepal and Sierra Leone, that have been downgraded to Category 2 from Category 1 by the organisation for its safety standards. An audit in January by the United Nations body had found that Thailand's aviation authority had a shortage of technical officers and issues with certifying the transportation of hazardous goods. The warning meant the country's airlines had to cancel flights and refund or alter thousands of air tickets. The country's flag carrier, Thai Airways, said in a statement that it followed the "highest safety standards" in all operational areas, despite the red flag from the international regulator.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has downgraded Thailand's aviation standards, "red flagging" the country for failing to address safety concerns.

A toxic mix of higher inflation, stagnant wage growth and falling consumer confidence means that 2017 and 2018 could see that economy in dark and chilly waters, and not working for many people. The government will be expected to be ready with the lifeboats. Lifeboats which many believe are on the small side and possibly full of holes. Britain still has considerable debts, is running a deficit and has a productivity problem - meaning the economy is not producing sufficient economic wealth to increase general incomes. So far, the UK economy has performed robustly in the face of dire warnings that a vote to leave the European Union would lead to an immediate and negative impact on economic performance. Consumers have ignored the Cassandras standing at the shore, warning of shark-infested seas ahead, and have gone swimming anyway. Today saw the first evidence that one of those sharks - inflation - is starting to nibble at the bathers' toes. Inflation's rise to its highest level for two years can be directly linked to the value of sterling, which has fallen by 16% this year, mainly following the referendum. As the pound falls in value, import costs of staples like food and fuel rise. That starts feeding through to prices that consumers pay. Of course, inflation is still at historically low levels - and no one is predicting a 1970s-style spike. Meanwhile, a weaker pound encourages exports as it is cheaper to sell British products abroad. But many are arguing that where clothing and fuel prices go today - up compared to a year ago - food is likely to follow, cutting into people's already stretched finances. For the moment, supermarkets and their suppliers (remember the Marmite row?) are soaking up the larger part of higher import costs by reducing their profit margins. The cut-throat food market means that the run-up to Christmas - retailers' most important time - is not a time for widespread price increases. Some argue that this caution will not last much into the New Year. If inflation does maintain its upward trajectory, then the Bank of England will need to consider the path interest rates might take. Higher inflation is usually controlled by higher interest rates, but that reduces business and consumer spending power because the cost of borrowing money increases. Less spending in the economy tends to be deflationary. So if rates do rise, then that adds to the "cost of living" debate. A debate the prime minister knows will dominate her time in Downing Street.

Ask senior officials in Number 10 what the most important issue is for voters and it isn't long before they point out that an economy "that works for everyone" is more than just a slogan.

Choupo-Moting, 28, is their fourth signing of the summer after Darren Fletcher, Kurt Zouma and Josh Tymon. "Eric has been on our radar for several years and we actually tried to bring him to the club four years ago," chief executive Tony Scholes said. Stoke open their Premier League season with a trip to Everton on Saturday. Choupo-Moting, who has also played for Hamburg and Mainz, has made 200 Bundesliga appearances and played in the Champions League with Schalke. A former Germany youth international, he switched international allegiance to Cameroon in 2010. He represented the Indomitable Lions at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and has won 48 caps, scoring 13 goals. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Stoke City have signed Cameroon winger Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting on a three-year deal after his contract ran out at German club Schalke.

The Vector V40R powerboat flipped over and hit a buoy in the Solent in May last year. The teenage son of the driver spent a month in an induced coma after suffering life-threatening injuries. He was saved by the "selfless" actions his father after the crash, said the Marine Accident Investigation Branch. But the report said no written risk assessment had been carried out and the harbour authority had not been informed of the test run. "None of the crew were wearing seatbelt harnesses or helmets, although this equipment was readily available as its use was mandatory when the boat was participating in organised racing events," it said. Simon Dredge, aged 17 at the time of the accident on 13 May, was travelling with two others and his father Peter, a champion speedboat racer. Peter Dredge swerved to miss what he believed was a diver's marker in the water. The buoys were five-litre plastic containers used as fishing gear markers, which had been laid earlier that day. They did not comply with the harbour authority's requirements. "After the accident, when the driver realised his son was probably still inside the cockpit he did not hesitate in diving back under the boat to locate and rescue him. "But for his swift action it is unlikely that his son would have survived," said the report. The MAIB said the purpose of the report was not to apportion blame, but for "the prevention of future accidents".

The crew of a powerboat which crashed at 100mph were not using safety equipment during the high-speed test run, a report has said.

Only 90 will be returned to Stormont - compared to 108 from previous assembly polls. Out of the 228 candidates, 70 are women. The election will take place on 2 March. Once again the DUP is fielding the most candidates with 38, followed by Sinn Féin on 34. The Ulster Unionist Party has 24 candidates, while the SDLP and Alliance have 21 each. The Green Party is fielding 18 candidates, the TUV, 14, the Conservatives 13 and People Before Profit seven. The Workers Party has five candidates in the race, the cross-community Labour Alternative four, the PUP and the Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance three each and the UKIP one. There are also 22 independent candidates in the field. West Tyrone, East Londonderry and East Antrim have the largest number of candidates standing, with 15 going on the ballot paper in each. The constituency with the fewest - nine - is Newry and Armagh.

A total of 228 candidates will contest the Northern Ireland Assembly election next month - 48 fewer than last time.

Saturday's incident involved an MV-22 Osprey belonging to the US Marines based in Okinawa, Japan. The third Marine Expeditionary Force said they had shifted their operations to recovery efforts, which could last several months. Families of the three marines have been notified. Teams rescued 23 people. The circumstances of the incident off the east coast of Australia are still under investigation, a statement said. "As the sea state permits, recovery efforts will be conducted to further search, assess and survey the area, in coordination and with assistance from the Australian Defence Force," it added. The MV-22 Osprey is a tilt-rotor aircraft similar to a conventional plane but has helicopter-like rotor blades which allow it to take off vertically, without a runway. There were 26 people on board including the crew. Australia's Daily Telegraph newspaper quoted military sources as saying the aircraft had been trying to land on the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier. US military forces have been operating in the area as part of a joint training exercise called Talisman Sabre. It involved some 30,000 personnel from both countries.

US officials say they have suspended a search and rescue operation for three marines missing after their aircraft crashed off the Australian coast.

Lord Advocate James Wolffe said that without them, Scots' safety and security would be diminished. Writing in an online publication, he backed Scottish government calls for the UK to sign up to new regulations governing EU police agency, Europol. Unless the Home Office opts in, the UK will lose membership by May 2017. The Lord Advocate is meeting MEPs and senior lawyers in Brussels on Wednesday. Writing in EurActiv, he said: "I firmly believe that it would not be in the interests of Scotland, of the United Kingdom, or of Europe, if we were, as a result of the referendum result, to turn our back on the mechanisms of criminal justice co-operation. "Indeed, I believe that we should remain a fully committed and active participant in these mechanisms - so that we can maximise our ability to contribute to their work, and to their future development." The UK must decide whether to opt into the new Europol regulation by the end of December 2016. Scotland's Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has urged the UK government to confirm it will do so. James Wolffe backed that call and said participation in Europol and Eurojust was in Scotland's vital interest. He said: "Without them, the safety and security of our citizens will, in my view, be diminished. "The threat posed, today, by transnational criminality is surely too urgent and real for us to contemplate any weakening of our commitment to police and judicial co-operation with our colleagues in Europe." Brandon Lewis, UK policing and fire minister, said: "The prime minister has stated that law enforcement co-operation will continue when the UK is outside the EU and we will do what is necessary to keep our people safe. "The government will take a decision on whether to opt-in to the new Europol regulation in due course. "The UK remains a full member of Europol, and because of our justice and home affairs opt-in, we have the option to seek to opt-in to Europol's new legislative framework. This option remains open to us while we are a member of the EU." Since 2011, there have been 541 cases in Scottish courts in which proceedings were taken after an arrest on a European Arrest Warrant (EAW), which are carried out by Europol. A total of 367 individuals were extradited from Scotland through this procedure. In addition, the Crown Office has issued 45 EAWs to bring people back to Scotland quickly to face trial for serious crimes. In the past year the EAW system has been further enhanced within the UK by access to the Schengen Information System. That means EAWs are "flagged" on police databases across Europe within hours of issue - minimising the risk that police officers allow wanted individuals to slip through their fingers because they are unaware of the warrant. Eurojust operates in a similar way. Through co-operation between European police authorities, Scottish prosecutors and police can exchange information and intelligence, and secure the recovery of essential evidence in specific inquiries and investigations.

Scotland's senior prosecutor has said it is "vital" the UK remains a member of the European criminal justice agencies after Brexit.