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Simeone, 44, has led Atletico to a host of trophies since becoming coach in 2011, including last season's La Liga title and the 2012 Europa League crown. They were runners-up to Real Madrid in the 2014 Champions League final, who they face in this season's last eight. "I am here because I'm convinced the club will continue to grow," he said. Simeone is widely regarded as one of the best coaches in European football, and was reported to have been linked with a number of clubs, including Manchester City. "Nobody embodies the values of our club more so than Simeone," said club president Enrique Cerezo. The Argentine guided Atletico to their first title since 1996 last year with a last-day draw at Barcelona. His side were then seconds away from winning the Champions League until Sergio Ramos's header took rivals Real into extra-time.

Coach Diego Simeone has signed a contract extension with Atletico Madrid that will keep him at the Spanish champions until 2020.

Chancellor George Osborne said the plan, requiring governments "in normal times" to spend less than they get in tax, represented "economic sanity". Labour voted against the Conservatives' Charter for Budget Responsibility, but 21 of their MPs abstained. It came as shadow chancellor John McDonnell said his decision to reverse Labour's stance was "embarrassing". The charter, an amended version of which was set out in July's Budget, passed comfortably by a majority of 62 despite being opposed by the SNP, the Lib Dems and the majority of Labour MPs. But the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg said former shadow ministers Tristram Hunt, Chis Leslie, Shabana Mahmood and Liz Kendall were among 21 MPs to have defied the leadership by abstaining while a further 16 MPs were given permission to be absent by Labour whips. The charter would legally force future governments to run an absolute budget surplus - which involves spending less than they receive in tax revenue - when the economy is growing. After several days of criticism of his handling of the issue, Mr McDonnell sought to explain his position, saying that while tackling the deficit was "vitally important", the charter was a "puerile political stunt" and "an instrument for imposing austerity on our community unnecessarily". Having previously said Labour would give it its backing, Mr McDonnell informed a stormy meeting of Labour MPs on Monday that he had changed his mind - and told the party to oppose it. Justifying his decision in the Commons, he admitted the U-turn was politically "embarrassing" but insisted a "bit of humility among politicians does not go amiss". However, he insisted he had changed his mind on Parliamentary tactics, not economic policy, and that by voting against the framework, Labour would "disassociate itself" from a plan that he suggested was merely cover for spending cuts and an "assault" on the welfare state. What's George Osborne proposing? "I want to break the stranglehold that the focus on deficits has had on the economic debate in this country in recent years," he said. "Yes the deficit is vitally important but we need a paradigm shift to open up the wider debate about what makes a health economy." The proposed rules were not "economic instruments but political weapons", he said, claiming that Mr Osborne had treated his existing budgetary framework "with contempt" and was unlikely to adhere to them. "When the circumstances and judgement change, it is best to admit to it and change as well," he said, adding that he had been influenced by "professional advice" he had received, a change in the economic outlook and the plight of the Redcar steelworkers. The 21 Labour MPs who abstained But Mr Osborne said the UK must "live within its means" and help equip the UK economy to withstand future economic shocks, arguing that if the UK could not manage to get control of its deficit and debt by 2019, after nine years of successive growth, when would it be able to do this. He accused Labour of being "profligate" and wanting "to spend money we don't have and borrow for ever". "It is not a political gimmick to have sound public finances," he said. "I tell you what is a political gimmick - coming out on the eve of your conference with some policy suggesting you support what we are doing and two weeks later turning up in the House of Commons and voting against it". Former shadow chancellor Chris Leslie, one of those Labour MPs who abstained, told MPs that the party "should not set its face" against a surplus but said the proposal would not give Mr Osborne sufficient room for manoeuvre in the event of a downturn. The UK has run a budget surplus in only 12 years since 1948. Critics have dismissed the charter as a "gimmick" that will either bind the hands of future governments or have so may exemptions to be pointless - and Mr Osborne himself described similar legislation introduced by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown as "vacuous and irrelevant" in 2010.

MPs have backed the government's new spending rules by 320 to 258 votes after a heated debate in the Commons.

Jacob McIntyre's body was recovered from the River Ericht at Cally Bridge, near Blairgowrie, at about 12:35 on Sunday. He had been reported missing from a property in the nearby Milton of Drimmie area at 11:15. A police investigation into the circumstances of his death is continuing. Police, firefighters, a water rescue unit and air ambulance were involved in the search. Police Scotland said Jacob's family were "understandably upset at their tragic loss" and did not want to make any further statement at this time. Det Chf Insp Iain Wales said: "This is a very tragic incident which resulted in a young boy sadly losing his life. "The events will undoubtedly bring shock and sadness to this small community and further afield. "We would like to thank our Scottish Fire and Rescue Service colleagues for their courage and assistance in Sunday's difficult conditions. "Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with Jacob's family at this difficult time."

A two-year-old boy found dead in a river after being reported missing in Perthshire has been named by police.

The proposal, from the right-wing Swiss People's Party, calls on Switzerland to abandon its free movement of people treaty with the European Union and introduce strict quotas on immigration. Switzerland is not a member of the EU, but has adopted large sections of EU policy, including free movement and the Schengen open-borders agreement, in order to have access to Europe's single market. Brussels has always insisted that the Swiss will not be allowed to cherry-pick only the aspects of EU policy they like. But its successful economy, and soaring unemployment in many eurozone countries, make Switzerland a very attractive destination. In 2013, 80,000 immigrants joined Switzerland's population of eight million. To put that in perspective, that would be the equivalent of more than 600,000 people entering the United Kingdom, or more than 800,000 arriving in Germany. "It's getting too crowded," says farmer Martin Haab. "On the roads, on the trains, especially in the cities." Mr Haab's farm is just outside Zurich, sandwiched between a busy railway line and an even busier motorway. "I worry for my son," he explains, "and for my grandchildren. If we have 80,000 people a year… that means in 20 years, 10 million in Switzerland; in 40 years 12 or 13 million - that means the whole of north-west Switzerland will be one big city in the end." But while Mr Haab has genuine fears about overcrowding, he is also a local politician with the Swiss People's Party, and shares its hostility to the European Union, and its determination to crack down on immigration. He would like Switzerland to return to its earlier policy of hiring foreign workers on a temporary or seasonal basis, requiring them to come to Switzerland alone and to return home as soon the specific job they came to do is finished. "With free movement now, we know that only 50% of the immigrants work here," he explains. "The rest are just families." But Mr Haab's view is not shared by many Swiss employers, who claim their success is actually because of, rather than despite, free movement. Stephan Camenzind is director of one of Zurich's most successful architect firms, with orders including a contract to design Google's offices right across Europe. Of his 20 employees, just a third are Swiss, the rest are from the European Union. "We depend on a highly skilled workforce," he explains. "And that workforce we simply can't find in Switzerland, so we do depend on being able to look for talented staff in the European Union." So what would happen if his freedom to do that was restricted by quotas? "Well it's quite simple," he says. "We would have to shrink. We would lose our critical mass to compete globally, so basically there wouldn't be a business anymore." That is a worrying thought for his German employee Claudia Berkefeld, who has worked in the UK as well as Switzerland, and relishes the opportunities offered by free movement of people. "It concerns me in the sense that being able to move around freely and work in Europe [is important], I would find it very limiting if you couldn't do that." EU workers in Switzerland are not the only ones worrying about the consequences of a no vote to free movement of people. Swiss business leaders are anxious too. Jens Atteslander, an economist with the Swiss Business Federation, points out that Brussels has made it very clear that although Switzerland is not in the EU, it cannot simply abandon aspects of EU policy which are unpopular with its citizens, such as free movement, and keep the popular ones, such as access to Europe's single market. "Integration into the single market is absolutely crucial to our economy," he explains. "Over 55% of all our exports go directly to the European single market. We import over 80% from that market. "We got very clear statements from Brussels. They tell us: 'Listen, this is the fundamental principle of the single market, those who do not comply with it do not have access or integration into the single market.' We are here in a closed neighbourhood, we are in the heart of western Europe, so there is no alternative." The latest opinion polls show the referendum on free movement is likely to be very close. Despite the very real economic concerns, despite the fact that unemployment in Switzerland is just 3% and that sectors such as the health service (over a third of staff in Swiss hospitals are foreign) depend on workers from the EU, many voters are swayed by the argument that Switzerland just cannot take any more people. A yes to free movement will mean an open door to EU workers. A yes to quotas could have potentially disastrous consequences for the Swiss economy. But it will also be a signal to Brussels that at least one European country wants to opt out of one the EU's most cherished policies. Whichever way the vote goes, the result will have big implications, for Switzerland and for Europe.

Swiss voters are going to the polls on Sunday in a nationwide referendum on immigration which is being watched closely right across Europe.

Several thousand people who lived at the camp were moved to new homes around France last week. However, around 1,500 children still remained living at the camp in temporary shelters. A week after the demolition first begun, these children have now been taken to special centres around France where they can be properly processed. But why were these people being made to move? And why were they in Calais in the first place? The jungle is situated at a place called Calais, which is on the north coast of France, right near to the UK. Many thousands of people travelled across Europe and arrived at Calais in order to try to cross the English Channel to reach the UK, where they believed they could live a better life. This is because Calais is one of the main ports for travelling from France to England, with lots of vehicles, ships and trains that travel to England from here. However, the refugees were being stopped at Calais before they could complete the last part of their journey, as they are not allowed to simply enter the UK without going through an official process. This means they had to set up temporary homes at Calais. As a result, the jungle had become home to thousands of people, desperate to finish their journey and make a new start in the UK. Earlier this year, authorities in France announced plans to close the camp and an area of it was cleared. However, the final demolition of the Jungle shelters has now been completed. The authorities did this because they did not believe it was a situation people should be living in, and they needed to find a better solution. People had been living in very poor and dirty conditions. Furthermore, there were reports of violence and trouble in the camp, meaning it wasn't always a safe place for people to live. Local people in Calais had also been campaigning for the Jungle to close down, as they did not want it in their area. Many of those living in the Jungle had been making desperate attempts to reach the UK quicker, by jumping onto lorries that are travelling to England. This is extremely dangerous and is also illegal. The thousands of people who lived in the camp have been made to leave their temporary homes behind. Thousands of migrants have been taken to official centres all over France, where the authorities say the living conditions will be better. Once they arrive there, French officials will register them and decide where they will go to live after this. One of the big problems which the authorities faced when trying to sort out the refugees with new homes was the fact that many children travelled across Europe - and were living in the Jungle - on their own. Around 270 children who have relatives in the UK - or who were considered to be particularly in need of help - have been brought over to the UK to be looked after here.

The French authorities have been carrying out the demolition of one of the biggest refugee camps in Europe known as the "Jungle".

The UN estimates that a third more cocaine was being produced in the country in 2016. The head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Bo Mathiasen, called the increase significant. Analysts say much of it was due to the end of the eradication of coca crops by spraying. The report said the total coca-growing area rose from 96,000 hectares in 2015 to 146,000 in 2016. Mr Mathiasen said that he held out hope for a reduction in cultivation because Colombia had signed a peace agreement with the biggest rebel group in the country, the Farc, which controlled much of the drug-producing areas. But local analysts argue that the rise was caused partly by a hiatus resulting from the government's peace deal with Farc rebels. Under the deal, the Farc agreed to relinquish control over drug production areas and help the government try to encourage local farmers to plant substitute crops. Farmers have taken advantage of the delays while the crop substitution policy is set up to plant coca, which has increased in price by almost 50%, because they know they will be offered subsidies later not to grow the plant. Meanwhile, the Colombian government has increased by almost 50% its seizures of cocaine - from 253 tonnes confiscated in 2015 to 378 tonnes in 2016.

The United Nations says there was a 50% increase last year in the area of land being used to cultivate coca leaf in Colombia.

The third death was announced on Monday and five are critically ill in hospital, following the event in Haaksbergen in Overijssel province. Video footage shows the modified pick-up with outsized tyres driving over a row of cars as part of the show, but then veering off course. A boy, a man and a woman died. Besides the five critically injured there are another 18 with lesser injuries, the Haaksbergen mayor's office said. Helicopters helped ferry the injured to hospitals in three nearby towns. "A so-called monster truck drove into a crowd of spectators. A terrible accident with two dead victims," town authorities said on their website on Sunday. Video of the accident posted on social media showed the truck revving hard and then riding over six cars before suddenly heading towards spectators who were separated from the show by metal barriers. Screaming, some managed to get away but others had no time to escape. The driver of the truck has been detained and an inquiry has been opened, police said, quoted by local media.

Three people were killed when a "monster truck" ploughed into a crowd of onlookers at an annual motor show in the east of the Netherlands.

Speaking during a parliamentary debate, Philip Hollobone said individual fireworks are extremely dangerous. But business minister Jo Johnson dismissed a ban and insisted current laws work well. The debate came after a petition to restrict the use of fireworks attracted more than 100,000 names. The petition, which called for restrictions on when fireworks can be used, was started by Jill Cutsforth, from Beverley, East Yorkshire, and Julie Doorne, from Sleaford, Lincolnshire in a bid to reduce stress and fear in people and animals. But, Mr Hollobone, MP for Kettering, called for the government to go further. He said: "I think there's great merit in saying all fireworks displays need to be licensed with a licensed operator, and frankly, amateur family-organised fireworks displays in people's back gardens are basically rubbish." Labour's Angela Smith, a member of the the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, also backed the petition, arguing that restricting the number of days the public and organised events can set off fireworks should be restricted. She said: "Ideally, we would end the use of fireworks in back gardens. But I do understand the difficulty in delivering that as policy." Instead, she called for tighter regulations to govern how people use fireworks. Mr Johnson acknowledged the concerns raised but said restricting their use to traditional holidays would be ineffective. "It is likely that those who already use fireworks in an anti-social or inconsiderate way would not be deterred by further regulation," he said. He added: "Restrictions in use could lead to a drop in legitimate sales, leading to job losses not only in the firework industry but independent and associated businesses." Bracknell MP Phillip Lee also warned the debate that restricting the number of days that displays are permitted could reduce the viability of well-performing fireworks businesses. The government said following the debate it would continue to monitor the situation closely.

Amateur home firework displays should be banned, in favour of licensed organised displays, a Tory MP has suggested.

Joe Anderson's plans include reducing call centre opening hours, reviewing libraries and increasing the number of "in-house" foster carers. He also suggests opening car parks longer and introducing a premium service for bulky item collections to raise funds. The proposals will be discussed by the city council's cabinet on 24 February. Mr Anderson said reducing council call centre hours could save £2.9m and cutting the number of One Stop Shops - where people can get advice on council services or pay their council tax - could draw back £2.7m. However, he said that would mean it will "take people longer to get a response to requests for some services". His plan sets out a saving of £4.1m in children's services, which would be achieved by reducing the cost of care placements and packages by using fewer independent foster agencies. It also includes reducing the cost of the city's economic development agency, Liverpool Vision, by £1.2m and reviewing of the city's library provision to save £1.6m - a move which could see several close. The budget also proposes a 4.99% council tax increase - the mayor previously suggested a one-off rise of 10% but that was rejected by Liverpool residents during a public consultation. Mr Anderson said the cuts would mean job losses, stating that there was "no doubt that some frontline council services will be significantly reduced and we will have less staff by 2020". "These are not things that we want to do, but we have no choice, because the government isn't listening," he said. Joe Anderson's set out his budget, which would save £90m. Big cuts to adult social care have been minimised - for the moment at least - and the impact of paying the national living wage has turned out to be less costly than was originally budgeted for. The city has also made money through the mayor's flagship Invest To Earn programme, which is generating £3m a year. New homes are generating an additional £8m per year in council tax revenue - an amount that could rise with the building of executive homes in south Liverpool, as the vast majority of the city's housing stock is currently in the lowest bands. Mr Anderson says he's setting up a task force to consider the future of the city's libraries - he expects about four will have to close in order to make the savings - and there is also doubt over the future of the One Stop Shops. But there are also areas where the council is seeking to invest, including in street cleaning, where £2m will be spent, and £1.5m has also been allocated to improve leisure facilities.

Liverpool's mayor has proposed a budget cut of £90m over the next three years, which could see about 300 jobs lost.

This is the stuff of Donald Trump's dreams, only his wall would be bigger and better of course, not to mention longer, stronger and vastly more expensive. Between the fortifications, in what is effectively no-man's land, a yellow line painted on the concrete marks the end of the mainland United States and the beginning of Mexico. The border here owes its defences to Operation Gatekeeper, a controversial programme enacted in 1994 under President Bill Clinton which built barriers, added patrols and spruced up technology such as movement sensors. All these years on, it appears to have worked, up to a point. "It's like water," says border agent Shawn Moran as he drives the route near San Diego which he has patrolled for two decades. "They're going to take the path of least resistance and right now there's a lot of resistance out here." Elsewhere the frontier looks very different. In Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, says Mr Moran, "you still have wide open areas of wilderness and desert where people are able to get across". That is if they don't die trying. Donald Trump reckons he has the answer - a "beautiful" wall spanning all four states which abut Mexico. It is a plan which goes down well with the men and women on the front line. As vice president of the National Border Patrol Council, Mr Moran is union spokesman for 17,000 border agents who are, collectively, supporting the presumptive Republican nominee for president of the United States. "Mr Trump seems to be the only candidate that's actually talking about border enforcement and fixing the immigration laws of the United States," says Mr Moran. "This is a country built on the rule of law and over the past few decades we have carved out entire sections of our immigration laws and just ignored them. President Obama has just thrown out enforcement." It is certainly true that the United States has looked the other way for many years as millions of illegal migrants set up home, although the question of enforcement is complex. Any Mexican you ask in California will tell you they are there to work - often as builders, nannies, farmhands and cleaners, propping up the American economy, they say. Mr Trump, in contrast, accuses immigrants of costing the US billions of dollars in education, healthcare, housing and welfare as well as of committing crimes and putting Americans out of work. Trump wants to deport every illegal immigrant - could he? Why Mexicans are troubled by Trump Naming the people who die in the desert Shopping for a perilous journey It is this potent mix of nationalism and protectionism which is animating his supporters in this angriest of elections. And so Mr Trump wants to throw out every single undocumented immigrant. They would later be allowed to reapply for legal entry, he says, as long as they paid a hefty fee. It is, by definition, difficult to count people living in the shadows and the numbers are therefore contested, but research estimated the number of unauthorised immigrants inside the United States in 2014, from all countries, at 11.3 million. Exactly how they would be expelled and how much it would cost is, as with so much of Mr Trump's policy platform, not at all clear. The tycoon-turned-politician has though given a sliver of detail about the "beautiful" wall he says he would build along the 1,989 mile border. Mexico, he says, would pay for its construction or else Mexicans in the US would be prevented from sending money back to their families. A Trump White House would "impound all remittance payments derived from illegal wages," according to the presidential contender's website. That is no small threat - remittances from all Mexicans abroad were worth $24.8bn in 2015 according to the Bank of Mexico, more than the country's oil revenues - but could it be done? "Is Trump going to steal the money," asks the former president of Mexico, Vicente Fox Quesada, incredulously. "How can any human being think like that? It's incredible! "It's not going to happen," he tells the BBC. "Forget it. We're not going to pay for that [expletive] wall!" This sentiment is echoed in Tijuana itself, often in similarly robust language. Mr Trump's description of Mexican immigrants as killers and rapists hasn't done much for his popularity here - an ugly mural with the caption "Rape Trump" adorns the border wall on the southern side - and in the colourful markets where Trump piñatas (papier mache effigies filled with sweets which children whack open at birthday parties) are selling like hot tacos, they have a wary eye on the superpower nextdoor. Beating the American businessman with a stick is popular, it seems. "People are worried by everything he's saying about Mexico and Mexicans," says Carmen Espinoza, in Spanish, behind the counter of her shop which has just one Trump piñata left. "We're not criminals, we're nothing like that. We are hardworking people who simply want to find work. Don't vote for him!" Of course some Mexican immigrants are criminals and in the past few years many have faced deportation from the US. In fact, President Barack Obama has reportedly deported more illegal immigrants than any president before him, although critics say that number has fallen sharply during his second term. As a result, across Tijuana we find what could be the scene from another Donald Trump dream - a room full of freshly deported "illegals". In this half-way house for new arrivals - the Casa del Migrante, a Christian mission which offers shelter, legal advice and psychological support - they're serving dinner. For some of the men and women here this is the first real taste of Mexico since they were children. 11.3 million Estimated unauthorised immigrants in the US 235,413 Number of people US Immigration and Customs Enforcement "removed or returned" in 2015 Victor Manuel Perez Monroi, who lived in Spokane, Washington, from the ages of six to 61, is typical. After 55 years in the US he was expelled, he says, after being stopped at a traffic light, because his papers were not in order. "It was very hard for me," says Mr Perez whose son was shot and killed in Texas six months ago. "I can't visit his grave because I can't cross the border." Mr Perez argues that there would be two consequences of an attempt to deport 11m people from the US - a potential uprising "if the families will gather up like the blacks did" and an economic collapse. "You guys are going to have to work on the fields," he says, arguing that the hard labour in the US is all done by Latinos. "Blacks don't want to do it, whites don't want to do it. "The economy would go down. They would go bankrupt." Mr Perez is not the only one here struggling with his new life. Other migrants tell similar stories of infractions, minor and major, which resulted in their deportation and, often, in the potential of permanent separation from their families. Looking across at Tijuana from the US side, is the border patrol agent Shawn Moran sympathetic? "Oh, yes," he insists. "If I was in the same situation, I would try to get my family out of there and go somewhere where I could make some money and give them a better way to live. "But we have a system in place for that. I am not against immigration at all. I'm for legal immigration. I'm against illegal immigration." It is this simple defence of the laws of the United States which encapsulates why many Americans have turned to Trump - but it also explains why, for many Mexicans, the prospect of his winning the White House would be their worst nightmare.

At the south-western tip of California, straddling the dirty trickle that is the Tijuana river, stands a wall - or rather a series of walls, fences and ditches.

Talk in Europe today moved swiftly from Brexit to possible Frexit (France voting to leave the EU), Swexit (that's Sweden) and more. Leaders of Europe's increasingly influential Eurosceptic parties queued up today to crow over the British vote and make political capital out of it. "It's now a reality for everyone. It is possible to leave the EU," proclaimed Marine Le Pen of France's National Front (FN), a leading contender in next year's presidential election. The mood in Brussels is resentful and despondent, while governments across Europe are scared. They feel the heat from angry electorates who share many of the criticisms of the EU highlighted during the UK's referendum campaign. That's why you've been hearing the words "EU" and "reform" of late from the nervous mouths of some you'd least expect, such as Germany's Angela Merkel and Donald Tusk, the Brussels-based President of the European Council. Because they're so worried, the EU is preparing to get tough with Britain over the terms and timing of a new trade relationship. This is not about punishment - well, not much. It's more a desire for the process to be painful to put others off exiting, while Europe's leadership tries to re-group and, perhaps, reform. But there are divisions here too that threaten to drive the EU even further apart. France rather relishes the idea of making an example of Britain. And Paris will flex its muscles far more now that the UK has voted itself out of having a voice at the EU table. But the countries of Central and Eastern Europe aren't keen to alienate the UK. They rely on Britain to support them in maintaining tough sanctions against Russia. And Poland in particular also worries about its 800,000 citizens living in the UK. Germany is somewhere inbetween. Mrs Merkel urged fellow EU leaders not to rush to conclusions about the Brexit vote as that "would only divide Europe more". She is a devoted European but she doesn't relish the idea of a resurgent France. She'll miss the UK's competitive approach to the single market, its loathing of EU protectionism and the British sense of humour she's said to be so fond of. Of course, until the UK formally notifies EU leaders of the intent to leave (which, to their irritation, could take months) everything stays the same. In theory. But next week's summit of EU leaders will be a very awkward one for David Cameron. Nothing has changed on paper yet in Brussels. But the EU has been turned upside down.

In all the years I've covered European politics, I've never seen this continent so Eurosceptic or the future of the European Union so uncertain.

They are asking him to "reconcile" the "tensions" between tougher restrictions and the desire for economic growth. Net migration figures fell last year, with officials saying this was "largely due" to a drop in foreign students. But the government says it is committed to stamping out abuses of the immigration system. On Thursday, the House of Lords is set to debate the impact of immigration policy on UK higher education. The coalition has pledged to restrict the level of annual net migration - the balance between the number of people who come to live in the UK for the long-term and the number who are leaving - to "tens of thousands". Since last year, all institutions which want to sponsor non-European Union students for a visa must be accredited as "highly trusted". Potential entrants have to speak a higher standard of English and the "post-study work route" to staying on has been closed, unless graduates have an offer of one of a list of skilled jobs. The overall UK net migration figure fell from 242,000 to 183,000 in the year to March. The Office for National Statistics said this was "largely due" to a decline in the number of foreign students despite an increase in the number of arrivals from China - the UK's largest overseas student market. Opponents of the government's changes say they damage the economy by restricting the lucrative movement of students to the UK, putting universities at a disadvantage. In their letter to Mr Cameron, the five select committee chairmen urge "further action to encourage international university students to study in the UK". They add: "Doing so has the potential to support economic growth in the immediate and longer term, supporting jobs in university towns and increasing export earnings. "International students who study in the UK also build relationships which last over time, laying the foundations for future business opportunities in emerging economies, and supporting our foreign policy objectives." They also ask the prime minister to "reconcile the remaining tensions between visa policy and aspirations for growth by removing international students from the net migration target". The signatories include three Labour MPs: Keith Vaz (Home Affairs Committee), Adrian Bailey (Business Committee) and Margaret Hodge (Public Accounts Committee). The others are cross-bench peers Lord Hannay (Europe Sub-Committee) and Lord Krebs (Science and Technology Committee).

The chairmen of five parliamentary committees have written to David Cameron to urge him to remove overseas student numbers from migration targets.

British sliders have won medals at all six Olympics in which the sport has featured, and in Yarnold and Amy Williams, Team GB can boast back-to-back Olympic champions. Yarnold is also the World Cup champion and team-mate Shelley Rudman the reigning world champion. Rudman's Olympic silver medal at Turin in 2006 and Alex Coomber's breakthrough bronze in 2002 add to the medal haul, plus world championship and World Cup titles for Kristan Bromley in the men's event. So just how does Britain, without its own track, rule the skeleton scene? The sport evolved in the Swiss resort of St Moritz in the late 19th century when wealthy British tourists took to cavorting around town on sleds, looking apparently, like skeletons. The sport featured in the 1928 and 1948 Olympics, with Britain bagging bronze both times, before sitting out the next 54 years. It was reinstated for Salt Lake City in 2002, when a 29-year-old female Royal Air Force officer named Coomber kick-started a rich heritage. "Prior to 2000, skeleton was a sport done by the Army, Navy and Air Force for recreation, and that was probably the only route into the sport," explained British Skeleton's first performance director Simon Timson, who is now performance director at UK Sport. "Somebody asked BAE Systems to build a sled and they assigned a PhD student to it. He was called Kristan Bromley. None of the soldiers would try Kristan's sled, so the only way he could test it was to ride it himself, so that's how he got into the sport. "Kristan produced a bullet of a sled in the late 1990s and that led to him and Alex Coomber becoming overall World Cup champions in 1999. The sport gained Olympic status later that year and UK Sport invested National Lottery funds. "We really got through to 2002 on Kristan producing the world's best sled, and the pure luck that probably the most natural slider ever to do the sport, Alex Coomber, had fallen into it through the RAF. Alex's bronze medal secured the funding and then we began to really systematise the sport. "We put a very simple plan in place: to identify athletes with the potential to be the fastest starters in the world, put them on the ice every day - because there used to be a big sliding deficit to the other nations - employ the world's best coaches, and put them on cutting-edge equipment. Really for the last 14 years, all the sport has done is ruthlessly and relentlessly pursue that formula." Simon Timson: "If you live in Koenigsee in deepest Bavaria, your Wednesday afternoon PE lesson from age six is luge. It's a finer, more difficult skill to master and takes a lot longer. You can't actually start bobsleigh or skeleton until you are 16, legally. "So even if we don't start athletes like Amy Williams until they are 19 or 20, we don't have that same deficit in practice to make up that we have in luge, because realistically, how many British six-year-olds are going to be on a luge track every week?" Britain does not have its own ice track but does have an impressive 140m push-start facility at the University of Bath. The track, built in 2001, features wheeled sleds running on rails, and allows athletes to work on their sprint starts all year round. Around the world there are tracks in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, France, Norway, Japan, Canada and the United States of America. The British team mainly uses the Igls track in Austria as a base. Timson: "For developing athletes, we aim for a minimum of 60 runs a year on ice, which doubles to 120 in year two. From then on we're chasing the magic figure of 120-150 runs a year, which is comparable to all the other countries. You're pulling five Gs [five times the force of gravity] so it might only be a minute's run, but it is incredibly attritional on the body. There is a limit to what you can do in a day." Training, travel, talent identification, research and development, administration and staffing costs all come out of the UK Sport grant, plus private sponsorship. British Skeleton received £2.1m of National Lottery and Exchequer investment from UK Sport for the four-year cycle leading up to Vancouver. Williams's gold medal saw this rise to £3.4m for Sochi, making skeleton the most funded British winter sport. "We knew someone had to win a medal in Vancouver or the sport wouldn't have received funding," said Williams. "That gold medal allowed this funding for Lizzy's programme to exist. That's the brutal side of it." Timson's initial talent identification programme in summer 2002 picked out six aspiring athletes. They included Williams, Rudman, Greg Kirk, who won the world junior championships in 2004, and Adam Pengilly, who was a silver medallist at the World Championships in 2009 and is now an International Olympic Committee member. Another talent campaign by UK Sport and the English Institute of Sport in 2008 called Girls4Gold spotted Yarnold, a county-level heptathlete. Four years later, she was the junior world champion and is now the Olympic champion. A new scheme called Power2Podium for potential male and female sliders between 17 and 25 was launched in 2011 and will open again after Sochi. "Power, speed, explosiveness out of the blocks," said Williams, a talented sprinter at the University of Bath.. "A fast push is so important - one-tenth of a second at the top could be two at the bottom. "You are in the gym doing strength sessions every day to get that power off the block. 1924: Men (curling) 1936: Men (ice hockey) 1952: Jeannette Altwegg (figure skating) 1964: Tony Nash & Robin Dixon (two-man bobsleigh) 1976: John Curry (figure skating) 1980: Robin Cousins (figure skating) 1984: Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (figure skating) 2002: Women (curling) 2010: Amy Williams (skeleton) 2014: Lizzy Yarnold (skeleton) * Madge Syers won figure skating gold at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London "Your head is also pushed into the ice by the G-force, so you have to have a very strong neck. You do similar things to rugby players in regards to strengthening the neck in training. "The new breed of girls coming through are bigger and heavier than they have been in the past. Lizzy fits that profile perfectly. "Plus, having the mindset and psychology of an athlete, being able to lie on that sled and be calm under pressure and react quickly to mistakes, not in five corners' time." But as well as athletic ability, the selectors were looking for drive. Williams explained: "For me, every decision, every single day was, 'Will this help me win gold, yes or no?' Is this ice cream going to help me? No? Then don't eat it. It was as brutal as that. "It's all those little tiny decisions that give you confidence and all affect your performance. If you can perfect every part of your training in the summer when you are not on the track, it all mounts up." Yarnold added: "Gold medal winners are made in the gym by getting there first and leaving last and you complete every rep to the best of your ability. That's what I have learnt from Amy - that normal girls can become champions. You just have to put in the effort, the time and the dedication." Sled technology, as well as that for helmets and suits, is an ongoing quest for speed and better aerodynamics. Within certain boundaries, anything goes. Bromley was nicknamed "Dr Ice" after earning his PhD from the University of Nottingham with a thesis entitled "Factors affecting the performance of skeleton bobsleds". Bromley's early prototypes sparked the ongoing success of British skeleton, and he and Rudman still race on sleds designed and produced with his brother Richard by their company, Bromley Technologies Ltd. UK Sport also has technology partnerships with BAE Systems and McLaren, of Formula 1 fame, who work with a number of British sports, including skeleton, cycling, sailing, rowing and canoeing, to provide cutting-edge research, design and engineering. There is a big science behind this sport - it is not simply lying down on a sled. "Williams's sled, which she called "Arthur and was designed by engineering post-graduates at the University of Southampton, was a product of this programme, as is Yarnold's sled "Mervyn", named after one of her early sponsors. A sled costs up to about £15,000, but with the technology and research and development that goes into each GB sled the figure rises to £100,000. "There is so much that goes into the skeleton that nobody sees," said Williams. "From the technology, to the runners on the sled, to the hours in the wind tunnel to perfect your aerodynamic positioning. "Even before the race you are sewing up everything so nothing on your suit is flapping in the wind and causing drag. I could talk about all the details for hours. "There is a big science behind this sport - it is not simply lying down on a sled. "When I started, no-one taught me the science - the corners, the pressures, what the sled does, I had to figure it out. Now they get instruction straight away and the learning curve is massive." In line with British Skeleton's early ethos to secure the best coaches, they landed Andi Schmid, an Austrian luger and former world skeleton champion. The 52-year-old from Innsbruck is supported by a team of world-class coaches and support staff. "Starting from the very beginning, 12 years ago, there was nothing - just good ideas and strong people, but we had to start from scratch," said Schmid, who has had stints as both head coach and performance director. "Because we don't have our own track, we have to be really strong in understanding how we coach and how we identify the right athletes." Williams added: "It's really important to have coaches and athletes who are on that same wavelength. Lizzy and Andi have got a winning formula, like I did four years ago. The way they talk about her lines, the tracks and the steers, they've gone from strength to strength."

Lizzy Yarnold's gold medal in Sochi has cemented Britain's status as the dominant power in world skeleton.

He spoke at the inauguration of the Palestinian embassy to the Holy See, after meeting Pope Francis. The Vatican recognised Palestinian statehood a year and a half ago. The status of Jerusalem is one of the most sensitive and complex issues of the entire Middle East conflict. Palestinians view East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state but Israel proclaims the entire city as its capital. On Sunday, France is hosting an international conference in Paris to try to kick-start peace talks between the two sides. Can Paris summit save fading two-state solution? Can Jewish settlement issue be resolved? The Pope has repeatedly supported moves to restart the peace process. Relations between the Holy See and Palestinian territories were upgraded in 2015 with the signing of a treaty recognising Palestinian statehood - a move that angered Israel. The Palestinians - and the Israelis - are engaged in a constant search for allies. Official recognition from the Pope is a significant prize. Israel already has an embassy to the Holy See. Now the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, has opened the new Palestinian embassy. Pope Francis himself has played a role in the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians. In 2014, he visited Israel and the Palestinian West Bank. In the Palestinian town of Bethlehem he even stopped to pray in front of Israel's separation barrier. It's a symbol of protection for Israelis - but of occupation for Palestinians. Later that year, the Pope invited the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to come to Rome to pray for peace. Now each side has its own permanent official voice at the Vatican. Israeli relations with the Vatican were further strained after Pope Francis described President Abbas as "an angel of peace" during the canonisation ceremony of two Palestinian nuns at the Vatican in 2015. On Saturday, President Abbas reiterated his concern over President-elect Trump's plan to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and said he had written to Mr Trump to warn him of the risks of such a move. "If this is the decision, to transfer the embassy to Jerusalem, it will not help peace and we hope it doesn't happen," President Abbas told reporters outside the Vatican. Palestinian officials say the plan would undermine chances of a negotiated peace based on a two-state solution, in which Palestinian and Israeli states would live side-by-side. "Not only would this move deprive the United States of all legitimacy in playing a role in conflict resolution, it would also destroy the two-state solution," Mr Abbas was quoted earlier as saying in French paper Le Figaro. He also said Palestinians may consider "reversing recognition" of Israel if Mr Trump goes ahead with the move. Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) recognised each other under the 1993 Oslo agreements. Sunday's talks in Paris, involving some 70 countries, are to discuss peace in the region and reiterate support for the two-state solution. French President Francois Hollande has invited President Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Paris to discuss the outcome of the conference. Mr Netanyahu, who is not planning to attend, said on Thursday: "It's a rigged conference, rigged by the Palestinians with French auspices to adopt additional anti-Israel stances. This pushes peace backwards." Tensions between Israel and the international community were heightened last month after the UN passed a resolution denouncing Israel's settlement activity on occupied land. About 500,000 Jews live in about 140 settlements built since Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The settlements are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has warned that peace could suffer if President-elect Donald Trump carries out plans to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

The Dane, Cardiff's top scorer last season, had seen an early effort ruled out for off-side and then found Burton keeper Stephen Bywater in fine form. But with three minutes left Zohore held off two defenders to curl a shot home. Burton could have led in the first half when Marvin Sordell's goal-bound shot was blocked, but had to thank Bywater after half-time as Cardiff dominated. Luck had not been with Nigel Clough's side this week with Liam Boyce suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury that will keep the striker out for most of the season. But Burton were thankful to survive an early scare when Zohore pulled away at the back post to turn in Joe Bennett's cross, only to be flagged for off-side. Zohore had an even better chance after being played through by Lee Tomlin, but shot wide across Bywater's goal. Burton should have scored as the game sparked to life just before the break, only for Sol Bamba's last-ditch tackle to deny Sordell from Lloyd Dyer's pull-back. Cardiff started the second half with more urgency and - cheered on by 1,700 travelling fans in a 5,050 crowd at the Pirelli Stadium - soon created a chance for Junior Hoilett, whose shot deflected just wide of the near post. From the resulting corner Bywater pulled off a fine save to stop Bamba's powerful effort. The defender was proving a real nuisance for Albion and Bamba again got free from a free-kick, but headed straight at Bywater. The Bluebirds turned the screw as Cardiff boss Neil Warnock made attack-minded changes and Hoilett's header was deflected wide, Zohore's shot was tipped over and Mendez-Laing blazed wide when well placed. But just as Albion, again tipped as one of the relegation favourites, looked to have battled to a point, Zohore bullied his way into the area to give Warnock a perfect start to his 50th year in football. Burton manager Nigel Clough: "In the second half they put us under a lot of pressure. They put a lot of balls into the box and it has taken a brilliant finish to beat us in the end. "There is not much you can do when someone rifles one in the bottom corner from 20-odd yards out. "I thought for the way we defended we deserved a point and I thought we dealt with things very well and we missed our opportunity in the first half if anything." Cardiff manager Neil Warnock told BBC Radio Wales Sport: "It's a great way to start and you could see the optimism, the fans were fantastic today and kept us at it. The volume was unbelievable. "I tried to be positive with my changes, I made positive subs, because I wanted us to try and win the game. "I felt at half-time we had to do a little bit more going forward... I think the changes helped with that." Match ends, Burton Albion 0, Cardiff City 1. Second Half ends, Burton Albion 0, Cardiff City 1. Foul by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion). Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing. Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Stephen Warnock. Foul by Luke Varney (Burton Albion). Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City). Substitution, Burton Albion. Joe Sbarra replaces John Mousinho. Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Loïc Damour. Goal! Burton Albion 0, Cardiff City 1. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Loïc Damour. Attempt missed. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Loïc Damour with a cross following a corner. Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jake Buxton. Attempt blocked. Danny Ward (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing. Attempt missed. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Loïc Damour. Substitution, Cardiff City. Danny Ward replaces David Junior Hoilett. Substitution, Burton Albion. Luke Varney replaces Lloyd Dyer. Offside, Burton Albion. Lloyd Dyer tries a through ball, but Matthew Lund is caught offside. Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Joe Ralls. Attempt blocked. Matthew Lund (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Attempt blocked. Hope Akpan (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jackson Irvine. Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City). Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City). Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Stephen Bywater. Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sean Morrison with a headed pass. Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean. Attempt blocked. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing with a cross. Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Substitution, Cardiff City. Loïc Damour replaces Lee Tomlin. Substitution, Cardiff City. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing replaces Bruno Ecuele Manga. Substitution, Burton Albion. Hope Akpan replaces Marvin Sordell. Delay in match Stephen Warnock (Burton Albion) because of an injury. Attempt saved. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Tomlin. Foul by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion). Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Kenneth Zohore crushed Burton Albion's resistance with a late goal to give Cardiff City an opening day victory.

Connor Hamer, 22, said he had been refused service at the restaurant in Pilsworth on Sunday and would be protesting until the matter was sorted. The firm said it "respected his right to protest" but the drive-thru was "for roadworthy motor vehicles only". "To me a horse is like a car, I use them in everyday life," Mr Hammer said. "I will be staying on McDonald's car park until it is sorted out," he added. "It could take six days, it could take six months it doesn't matter, I won't be going nowhere." He said he had lived in a horse-drawn vehicle for three years.

A man is protesting outside a McDonald's after staff refused to serve him at the drive-thru on a horse and cart.

Peter Gillespie, 64, from Hertfordshire, was part of a £4.7m plot to bring two million doses of counterfeit drugs from China to the UK. He was convicted of conspiring to defraud pharmaceutical wholesalers, pharmacists and members of the public. He was convicted by a jury at Croydon Crown Court. By mimicking authentic, properly manufactured and tested medicines, Gillespie illegally infiltrated the regulated system designed to protect the public and pharmaceutical industry, the court heard. The counterfeit medicines contained only a fraction of the correct dosage. They included Zyprexa, a medicine to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Andrew Marshall, prosecuting, said patients had been put at risk by his fraud. "This case is considered to represent the most serious breach of the medicine control regime - it's the most serious breach that has happened in the EU," he told jurors. "It has had far-reaching effects for the pharmaceutical industry, control mechanisms, patients and the confidence of the public." The case arose from a £750,000 three-and-a-half-year investigation by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Mick Deats, head of enforcement, said after the trial that 72,000 packs of counterfeit medicine - with a retail value of £4.7m - penetrated the UK supply chain between December 2006 and May 2007. Some 25,000 of these packs reached pharmacies and were given to patients. The MHRA was able to seize 40,000 before they got to pharmacies, and 7,000 were recovered following recalls. Although the drugs contained just 50% to 80% of the correct ingredients, Mr Deats did not believe they caused any fatalities or adverse reactions. At Croydon Crown Court, Gillespie, of High Street, Bovingdon, was also found guilty of selling or supplying drugs without a marketing authorisation between January 2006 and June 2007. Jurors also found him guilty of a charge of acting as a company director while disqualified. Mr Deats added the MHRA now hoped to seize anything Gillespie obtained through his scam in a proceeds of crime hearing. Four other men - his brother Ian, 59, of The Green, Marsh Baldon, Oxfordshire; Richard Kemp, 61, of School Lane, Y Waen, Flint, north Wales; Ian Harding, 58, of Lower Westwood, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire; and James Quinn, 70, of Virginia Park, Virginia Water, Surrey - were acquitted of all charges. Another person connected to the case had already been convicted in the US.

A man has been jailed for eight years for his part in what has been described as the most serious fake medicine fraud in the European Union.

The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) has also built up a £27m surplus after the British government ramped up its donations. The NAO has urged ministers to keep a much closer eye on the PIDG's spending. Recent projects funded by the agency include a steel foundry in Nigeria and a Ugandan hydropower scheme. The PIDG said it had revised its travel policy, which had seen board members claiming for more expensive flexible business class tickets. But Margaret Hodge, chairman of the Commons Public Accounts Committee, said the Department for International Development (DfID) was to blame for not keeping a tight enough rein on spending. "It's outrageous that 15 flights were booked from 2011, each costing over £5,000," said Mrs Hodge. "Only this month has PIDG revised its travel policy. DfID should get a grip on administrative costs like this." The PIDG was founded in 2002 by four countries - the UK, Switzerland, Holland and Sweden - to back private investment in infrastructure projects in developing countries, including roads, telecoms, sanitation, housing, agriculture, power and industry. But the UK provides 70% of its funding, which is expected to hit £700m in total by 2015. UK funding for the agency was increased fivefold by the coalition government in 2011, in line with its policy of encouraging private investment in the developing world. But the NAO found much of that money had yet to be spent on development projects and the PIDG Trust was sitting on £27m in its bank account. Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office, said: "The Private Infrastructure Development Group is providing important benefits to poor people in difficult environments, but DfID does not have enough good evidence to show that funding PIDG is the best option. "Furthermore, DfID's financial control has been lacking, allowing the PIDG Trust to hold nearly £27m worth of DfID funding since 2012. "The department has recently made good progress in tackling these issues, which will put it in a better position to demonstrate value for money, but I consider that it should have taken more action earlier given its decision in 2011 to increase funding for PIDG fivefold." The report also criticises two of the agency's subsidiaries, GuarantCo and the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), set up by then UK Prime Minister Tony Blair in 2002, which are incorporated in the tax haven of Mauritius. This arrangement has come in from criticism from War on Want, which claims it flies in the face of Prime Minister David Cameron's commitment to tax justice for poor countries. The NAO said it "raises reputational risks" for DfID. A spokeswoman for DfID said: "The NAO has recognised that we are already improving the group's operations to drive even more job-creating private investment into developing economies, which is the only sustainable way to end dependency on aid. "Since 2012 we have agreed new financial controls including value for money rules which restrict business class travel and ensure funds are only committed when projects are ready."

Board members at a UK-funded development agency made large expenses claims, including £5,000 air tickets, the National Audit Office has revealed.

The promotion-chasing Lions took an early lead as Byron Webster headed past keeper Reice Charles-Cook from Shane Ferguson's corner, However, Shaun Williams was sent off for Millwall after just 26 minutes when he appeared to headbutt Ruben Lameiras. Coventry took advantage as John Fleck's 30-yard shot was followed up by Marcus Tudgay's toe-poke to grab victory. With four matches remaining, Millwall remain fifth in the play-off places, three points clear of seventh-placed Barnsley. Coventry, climb a place back up to 12th, eights points adrift of the play-off places, after only their third win in 17 matches. Sky Blues boss Tony Mowbray told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire: "On the balance of the play it was deserved. It's never easy to play against 10 men. "But we saw it home. Now we have to see if we can finish the season strongly. "It's important for the supporters of our club to see that we are fighting for every point." Millwall manager Neil Harris told BBC Radio London: Media playback is not supported on this device "The sending off was a big blow. Having just looked at it quickly, I've got no complaints. "We looked really solid, really organised. I couldn't remember us giving too many chances away other than the opportunity just before half-time. "I'm delighted with the players because the spirit they showed and the fight they showed to get a result was terrific with ten men."

Coventry overcame 10-man Millwall at the Ricoh Arena to secure their first victory in six League One matches.

Russia is fuming, in the words of BBC Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg, but US politicians have not minced their words either. Here is a taster of what's being said and shared. Tweet by Dmitry Medvedev, Russian prime minister "Sad that the Obama administration, which started its life with a reset, ends it in anti-Russian death throes." "The outgoing American administration led by Barack Obama, while accusing Russia of all deadly sins, trying to accuse us, among other things, of the failure of its foreign policy initiatives, as you know, without grounds, has brought forward additional accusations that the Russian side - at state level - was interfering with the US electoral campaign, as a result of which the Democratic candidate lost. Yesterday the US administration, without presenting any facts, any evidence, announced a new wave of sanctions against Russia." Maria Zakharova, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman, in a post on Facebook headlined 'Obama's Coming Out' "The people who have lived eight years in the White House are not an administration but a group of vindictive, unimaginative, foreign policy failures. Today [US President Barack] Obama admitted this officially. "Most surprising of all is that after failing to record any achievements in the international arena in the history of his presidency, the Nobel laureate has managed to sign off not with a flourish, but a blot... "Today America, the American people, has been humiliated by its own president. Not by international terrorists, not by enemy troops. This time it's Washington's chief delivering the slap in the face, ramping up the workload for the incoming team..." Zakharova says Jews backed Trump "Such actions of the administration in Washington are the demonstration, unfortunately, of an unpredictable, even aggressive, I can say, foreign policy. We think that such decisions of the acting administration, which is supposed to be in office for three more weeks, pursue two aims: finally (irrevocably?) spoiling US-Russian relations and, obviously, having an impact on the foreign policy of the future administration of the president-elect [Donald Trump]." "What these individuals were doing were basically collecting intelligence. They were intelligence officers operating here and using these compounds, one in New York, one in Maryland, for intelligence collection purposes. And what we are saying today is, in response to and in order to impose consequences for the Russian government's increasing harassment and aggression toward our personnel in Moscow, and, of course, their malicious cyber-activities, interfering and an effort to interfere in our election process, we are imposing consequences." "They [the Russians] are trying to destabilize democracy all over the world, not just here. It's just not about pulling for Trump, it's bigger than that. They're trying to break the backs of democracies. "Here's what we should do. We should tell the Russians that on no uncertain terms, you interfere in our elections, we don't care why, we're going to hit you and hit you hard. I'm going to introduce sanctions, they will be bipartisan that names Putin as an individual, his inner circle, for not only hacking into our political systems but trying to destabilize democracy throughout the world." "We need to get to the bottom of this. We need to find out exactly what was done and what the implications of the attacks were, especially if they had an effect on our election. "There's no doubt they were interfering and no doubt it was a cyber-attack. The question now is how much and what damage and what should the United States of America do? And so far, we've been totally paralyzed." "Russia does not share America's interests. In fact, it has consistently sought to undermine them, sowing dangerous instability around the world. While today's action by the administration is overdue, it is an appropriate way to end eight years of failed policy with Russia. And it serves as a prime example of this administration's ineffective foreign policy that has left America weaker in the eyes of the world."

The expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats from the US over the email hacking scandal has drawn a barrage of abuse from Moscow, which seems poised to respond in kind.

The woman had been out with friends in the Cowgate and Niddry Street area and was returning home at about 07:00 when she was attacked near Jawbone Walk. Police said she had been making her way through Middle Meadow Walk between 06:50 and 07:10 when she was approached by a man from behind. He knocked her to the ground before carrying out the "horrific" attack. The man, who was white, aged 20-30, 5ft 4in to 5ft 9in tall, of medium build. He was wearing a black zip-up top, dark trousers and a black beanie hat. He made off before a member of the public came to the woman's aid. Police have appealed for anyone with information to come forward. Det Ch Insp Alwyn Bell said: "This has been a horrific attack on a young woman and she is understandably extremely distressed at this time. "Specially trained officers are currently working alongside our relevant partner agencies to offer the victim all the necessary support and assistance she requires. "This incident took place in an area that is often busy with joggers, dog walkers and other members of the public, regardless of the time, and I would urge anyone who was in the Meadows on Saturday morning and remembers seeing anything suspicious to contact police immediately." He added: "We will have high-visibility police patrols deployed within the Meadows for the time being to offer reassurance to the public and to engage with anyone who may have information relevant to this inquiry."

Police are investigating a serious sexual assault on a 19-year-old woman in The Meadows area of Edinburgh.

Boyle struck the only goal in the 18th minute after lobbing over Graham Doyle following a moment of hesitancy in the Wexford defence. Derry needed fine saves from Gerard Doherty to stay ahead as the keeper denied Conor O'Keeffe and Paul Murphy. Josh Daniels also headed a Gary Delaney effort off the line in the second half as Derry endured some nervous moments. Derry did go close to adding to their lead in the final five minutes of the game as Aaron McEneff clipped the Wexford crossbar with a long-range shot and substitute Jordan Allan fired just wide. Kenny Shiels' side suffered a blow in the second half as goalscorer Boyle was forced off by an apparent hamstring injury. With leaders Dundalk beating St Patrick's Athletics 2-0, the Candystripes remain nine points off the pace but they have edged to within six points of second-placed Cork City who were held to a 0-0 draw by Shamrock Rovers in Dublin.

Nathan Boyle's first-half goal proved enough to give Derry City victory over Wexford Youths at the Brandywell.

Media playback is not supported on this device The tournament kicks off with France playing Romania on Friday, 10 June and the final will take place at the Stade de France in Paris on 10 July. Spain are hoping to retain the title they won in 2008 and 2012. England will be appearing at their ninth finals, while Wales and Northern Ireland have qualified for the first time. Good question - because, for the first time, there are 24 teams competing in the finals. That is an increase from the 16 that had taken part in every edition since it was hosted in England in 1996. With six groups of four teams, it means the top two will qualify for the last 16, plus the four best third-placed finishers. In other words, only eight teams will fail to qualify from the group stage. One point could be enough to put your team into the last 16 - and from then the tournament goes to a knockout format. As Greece proved by pulling off a sensational triumph at Euro 2004, trying to predict a winner is a difficult game. World champions Germany are understandably one of the favourites, while holders Spain are also short odds with the bookmakers. Germany finished top of their qualification group but booking their place in France was not without its hiccups - with defeats by Poland and the Republic of Ireland. They have been beaten by France and England since qualifying but remain one to watch. Spain dominated international football between 2008 and 2012 but failed to qualify from their group at the 2014 World Cup. Could this be a last hurrah for Vicente del Bosque's ageing but brilliant side? France won the World Cup as hosts in 1998 - can they repeat the famous success of the team led by Didier Deschamps, Zinedine Zidane and Laurent Blanc? A run into the latter stages by Les Bleus is likely to help restore national morale in a country still recovering from last year's deadly Paris attacks. France are the bookmakers' favourites to win the whole thing, but their form is tricky to gauge because they did not have to qualify for this tournament. Fast on the counter and unified after years of internal division, watch out for talented midfielders Paul Pogba and Blaise Matuidi. But they cannot call upon prolific Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema. The French Football Federation (FFF) said he would not be picked after being investigated for his part in an alleged plot to blackmail Les Bleus team-mate Mathieu Valbuena, who did not make the squad. Well, there are three of them in France - only Scotland missed out - plus the Republic of Ireland. It is going to get crowded too, because England and Wales are both in Group B, along with Russia and debutants Slovakia. Don't expect much work to get done when England and Wales play each other - that match in Lens will be shown live on BBC One, kick-off 14:00 BST, on Thursday, 16 June. Roy Hodgson's England have a good young team but doubts persist about their defence. They breezed through their qualifying group with a perfect record of 10 wins, while confidence was further boosted with March's impressive win away at world champions Germany. Wales have got Real Madrid star Gareth Bale and plenty of heart. Chris Coleman's side reached their first major tournament in 57 years after losing just once in qualification. Northern Ireland might have numerous players from England's lower leagues but they finished top of their qualifying group, losing just one of their 10 matches. Striker Kyle Lafferty could not get a game for club side Norwich during qualifying (he has since been loaned to Birmingham) but he scored seven crucial goals in nine games for his country. With the 24-team format offering hope to traditionally less-successful nations, five countries have taken advantage to secure their European Championship finals debut. Northern Ireland and Wales, of course, are two of them. Slovakia, who have been drawn alongside England and Wales in Group B, have qualified for the first time as an independent state. A 1-0 win against Spain showed the 2010 World Cup qualifiers can mix it with Europe's elite. Beware England and Wales. Albania have never been near a major finals, but edged out Denmark - the 1992 champions - in their qualifying group thanks to a shock win in Portugal. Oh, and because they were awarded a 3-0 win in Serbia by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after a riot. With a population of roughly 330,000 (comparable to Coventry) and only 21,508 registered players, Iceland are unsurprisingly the smallest nation to ever qualify for the finals. How did they do that? By beating the Netherlands - 1988 winners and three-time semi-finalists - home and away during qualifying. The Dutch, for the first time since 1984, will not be there. Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who was voted the world's second best player behind Argentina's Lionel Messi in the 2015 Ballon d'Or vote, heads a star-studded cast. Ronaldo will be leading Portugal's challenge, while Wales hope his club-mate Gareth Bale - the world's most expensive player - can transform his impressive La Liga form onto the international stage. World Cup winners Germany boast a host of stellar names who have impressed in previous tournaments, most notably Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and forward Thomas Muller plus Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos. France's challenge is set to be driven by energetic Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, who is still reportedly courting the attention of several English Premier League sides. Belgium are not short of star quality either. Premier League pair Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne will spearhead their quest for a first major tournament win, but the Red Devils are without injured captain Vincent Kompany. And Sweden superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 34, will be hoping to illuminate an international tournament for what could be the final time. The Netherlands' failure to qualify leaves Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben watching from home, while his club-mate Franck Ribery was not named in the France squad, despite suggestions he was considering ending his international retirement. The tournament's 51 games will be staged at 10 locations across France, including new stadiums in Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon and Nice. The opening match - between France and Romania on 10 June - and the 10 July final will be played at the Stade de France in Paris. Building the new venues and renovating historic grounds such as Marseille's Stade Velodrome has cost 1.6bn euros (£1.2bn) - modernisation which was necessary, organisers say, because France did not fully capitalise on hosting the 1998 World Cup. Vibrating stands, floating roofs and adjacent slag heaps - read BBC Sport's venue-by-venue guide In March this year, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) ratified a host of revisions to the laws of the game in an attempt to remove inconsistencies and meet the needs of the modern game. The changes came into effect on 1 June, so will apply for Euro 2016. More than 90 revisions were made, but these are some of the key changes: Kick-off: Previously, the ball had to go forward from kick-off but the rule has been changed to allow it to go in any direction. Pre-match red cards: Players can now be sent off before a match gets under way, although they can be replaced by another player in the match-day squad. Leaving the pitch after treatment: If a player is injured in a challenge resulting in a yellow or red card, they no longer have to leave the field and can have a quick assessment or medical treatment. This change is designed to prevent situations where a team would be temporarily down to 10 players. The end of 'triple punishment': A professional foul inside the area will now normally result in a yellow card for the offender, and not a red. This is to end the so-called triple punishment of penalty, dismissal and suspension, which was seen by some as excessive. There are exceptions for when the offender will receive a red which include holding, pushing or pulling and violent conduct. Goalline technology, already established in the Premier League and elsewhere, will be used at Euro 2016. Yes. But you had better be quick. Most of the group games - including all of England's matches - are sold out. However, as of 9 June there are tickets available to watch Wales and Northern Ireland, plus other games involving some of the smaller nations. There are also tickets available for the opening game between France and Romania - at 395 euros each. Find the latest ticket details on Uefa's official Euro 2016 website Each of the 10 host cities will have official Uefa fan zones. The fan zones will have a giant screen for showing all of the matches throughout the tournament. The biggest will be in Paris, where up to 90,000 supporters can gather on the Champ de Mars - in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. You won't miss a kick. The BBC and ITV will bring audiences closer to the heart of the action than ever before with extensive coverage of Euro 2016. The BBC will showcase 26 live matches on TV and streamed online within its 140 hours of programming, including highlights on BBC One, BBC Two and the Red Button plus 24 days of coverage on Radio 5 live. The BBC's Euro 2016 digital service will feature live broadcasts of all BBC games, commentary and live text coverage of every game featuring in-game highlight clips, on-demand highlights of every goal, breaking news, exclusive features and expert analysis. ITV will be home to 26 live games across ITV1 and ITV4, which will be simulcast live on the ITV Hub. READ MORE: Ferdinand and Henry join BBC coverage for the Euros The French government has extended a state of emergency imposed after the Paris attacks in November to cover Euro 2016. The coordinated gun and bomb attacks in Paris on 13 November killed 130 people and were claimed by so-called Islamic State. The Stade de France, which was targeted by suicide bombers, will host the opening match of Euro 2016 and the final. The current state of emergency gives police extra powers to conduct searches and put people under house arrest. More than 90,000 police, soldiers and private security agents are being deployed as well. US warns of Euro 2016 terror threat

Euro 2016 will be contested by 24 teams over 30 days at 10 different venues in France.

The Stephensons single-decker was a mile off the local bus route and must have been driven down a farm track, said farmer James Mizen. Mr Mizen said a bus mechanic knocked at the door of his Thaxted, Essex, farmhouse to tell him a vehicle was stuck on the property. Stephensons declined to comment on the incident. It is understood the bus did not have passengers at the time. Live: For more Essex stories Mr Mizen said: "The mechanic said the bus was on our muck heap. "He must have gone down a no-through road, down a single track road, ignored the 'no unauthorised vehicles' sign and then down our farm track before stopping at the muck heap. "Apparently there had been a road closure and one of his colleagues told him to take a right, which he did. "It doesn't seem there was much common sense at play. The further he was getting the more awkward it was going to get for him. "We don't even like taking our tractor right down to the muck heap, never mind a commercial bus." Mr Mizen and his brother Chris used a tractor to tow the bus free.

A bus ended up stuck in a manure heap after apparently taking a wrong turn.

The 400-member Santee Sioux tribe already runs a casino, hotel and ranch and hopes the resort will be a new revenue generator. Marijuana is not legal in South Dakota but the tribe has been permitted to grow and sell pot since June. It will open on New Year's Eve and only be sold on the reservation. Sioux leaders would grow the marijuana to be offered in a smoking lounge. The lounge would have games, food and a bar, and eventually slot machines and a music venue. "We want it to be an adult playground," tribal president Anthony Reider told the AP news agency. "There's nowhere else in America that has something like this." Tribe leaders predict the resort would make up to $2m (£1.3m) per month. Marijuana is growing at a facility on the reservation now and they hope to sell it for the first time on 31 December at a New Year's Eve party. The Justice Department put out a new policy allowing Native American tribes to grow and sell marijuana in a similar way to some US states like Colorado in 2014. The strict provision does not allow tribes to sell marijuana to minors or grow it on public land. Marijuana will be sold in sealed one-gram packages for $12.50 (£8.27) to $15, and people will only be able to buy one gram at a time. "[The tribe] must look at these opportunities because in order to preserve the past we do have to advance in the present," said Mr Reider.

A Native American tribe in the US state of South Dakota has said it plans to open what would be the first marijuana resort in the US.

The ex-Villa player and Nottingham Forest boss, 51, quit his role as Chris Hughton's number two prior to Friday's 1-1 draw between the two sides. "When I heard Colin was interested he shot to the top of the pile," Villa boss Steve Bruce told the club website. "We interviewed two or three people but once I knew Colin was available there was only one person I wanted here." The move to the West Midlands gives Calderwood, who also previously managed Hibernian and Northampton Town, a shorter daily commuting distance from his Northampton home. Media playback is not supported on this device A Brighton statement released on Friday said Calderwood, who was placed on gardening leave on 12 November, had left the club for a job "elsewhere". "We have to move on," added Hughton. "We have a team that is very well drilled at this moment. My main concern is that we have no disruption here. I will think long and hard about bringing someone in that position." Bruce took over as Villa boss on 12 October, bringing in former Birmingham City player Stephen Clemence as head coach, having had him as part of his backroom team at Sunderland and Hull City. The club also named Ian Atkins as their new chief scout/head of European recruitment. Villa director of football Steve Round added: "We are delighted to secure the services of Colin. He is an excellent coach and an outstanding person. "He has a wealth of experience at the highest level and will be a great addition to our management team." Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Aston Villa have appointed former Brighton coach Colin Calderwood as their assistant manager to Steve Bruce.

Two Jesse Sene-Lefao tries got the Tigers on the way after Leigh had one of three scores ruled out by the video referee, before Eden cut loose. All four of his tries were created by the potent left-side combination of Luke Gale and Michael Shenton. Jake Webster added a seventh Tigers try, their 101st league score of 2017. Since these two teams met on the opening weekend of the season, Daryl Powell's Castleford have proved to be the stand-out team in the division, and showed hallmarks of that quality to dispatch the Centurions - who have struggled since a bright start. Leigh were not disgraced by their performance and had plenty of ball but defence has been a major improvement for the Tigers, who have the best record in the division. Discipline did not help them, as Cas loanee Ben Crooks went to the sin-bin for a dangerous tackle call and the Tigers scored in his absence. However, it is Castleford's attacking menace which has caught the eye most and they were at their best, through the influential England half-back Gale in particular. Sene-Lefao took his personal tally to six for the season but Eden is now just 14 tries behind last season's Super League record-breaking winger Denny Solomona with 14 games of the season left to play. Castleford coach Daryl Powell: "I thought we were superb in the second 20 minutes of the first half. We defended well all the way through but made too many errors when we got in attacking positions early on. "To nil a team is very difficult to do and we showed some last-ditch stuff there which shows the character in the team. We have done that twice now this season and they are big results for us. "I thought our attitude was outstanding, given we've just had the second ridiculous short turnaround this season. It's crazy how that has been put together. "The boys have put a lot of emphasis on defence this year and they were delighted to keep a clean sheet." Leigh: McNally; Dawson, Crooks, Fleming, Brown; Reynolds, Drinkwater; Acton, Hood, Burr, Paterson, Vea, Stewart. Replacements: Pelissier, Tickle, Maria, Hopkins. Castleford: Hardaker; Minikin, Webster, Shenton, Eden; Roberts, Gale,; Millington, McShane, Massey, Sene-Lefao, McMeeken, Milner. Replacements: Moors, Cook, T Holmes, Larroyer. Referee: Chris Kendall (RFL).

Greg Eden kept up his phenomenal scoring record for Super League leaders Castleford with a fourth hat-trick in a row to help beat Leigh.

That was just over over half of last year's haul, when the website auctioned a coffee meeting with the Apple boss. The money will benefit the Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. CharityBuzz declined to reveal the winner, who will get a one-hour lunch with Mr Cook at Apple headquarters (cost of travel not included). Mr Cook also added a second prize on Twitter, which will give the winner a VIP seat at an upcoming Apple event. CharityBuzz had estimated the value of the lunch date at around $100,000. Part of the reason for the lower price tag could be that CharityBuzz implemented a finance authorisation requirement for anyone wishing to bid on the auction. But while appetite for a bite with Mr Cook may have cooled (or Silicon Valley lovers might just prefer a well-brewed cup of coffee), his stock, much like Apple's, remains high. An auction for a similar lunch date with former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke took in just over $70,000, and a still-open auction for a coffee date with AOL boss Tim Armstrong - which also includes a tour of HuffingtonPost Live and a taped interview - currently has zero bids. Warren Buffett, chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, was one of the first to popularise a "lunch with the boss"-style charity auction 14 years ago. Last year, lunch with the "oracle of Omaha" sold for more than $1m on eBay, off the record $3.5m winning bid in 2012.

A lunch date with Tim Cook has sold for close to $330,000 (£196,000) on the auction website CharityBuzz.

Police Scotland were called to investigate at the end of June when Annan Athletic failed to receive an end of season payment from the league. The League Two side were expecting about £18,000 but the funds were paid into a fraudulent account. BBC Scotland has learned that the money has been retrieved and that the police investigation continues. The SPFL said it has been subject to further attempts at hacking and fraudulent activity as recently as this week.

The Scottish Professional Football League is warning clubs to be on their guard against online fraud.

Turner, 32, recently retired after a 15-year career, winning 763 races. In 2008 she became the first female British jockey to ride 100 UK Flat winners in a year. "It's nice for the girls putting in the effort and hard work that they can see there's light at the end of the tunnel," she told BBC Radio 5 live. "It shows what they are working hard for is achievable." She added: "It is more difficult for women, they need to train harder because men are physically stronger." Turner rode two Group One winners at the highest level in Britain during her career, but suffered a number of injuries. She credited the support of trainer Michael Bell for giving her the opportunity to race when she was an apprentice. "I find with my job it has to be all or nothing," she added. "You cannot pick and choose and have the odd day off. "I have had so many thrills and had fun and loved every minute and feel the time is now right to try something different."

Hayley Turner, Britain's most successful female jockey, believes her career has helped inspire other women to progress in the sport.

The teams came head-to-head in the FA Cup quarter-final, with Chelsea winning the match 1-0. The action wasn't all on the pitch though. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte and Mourinho argued throughout the game, and had to be separated by the assistant referee at one point. Mourinho does, of course, have past history with Chelsea having been sacked by the club back in December 2015. He started his new job with United in May 2016. N'Golo Kante scored the only goal in the game. The victory means the Blues could still win the double of the league and FA Cup. The argument between the two bosses flared when United midfielder Ander Herrera was sent off for two yellow cards, leaving United to play for almost an hour with 10 men. Chelsea will now face Tottenham in the semi-final.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho argued during their match last night.

Mr Chand died in a hospital in Chandigarh after suffering a heart attack on Friday, his son Anuj Saini told AFP news agency. He used rubble from the city's construction to create sculptures at the 20-acre Chandigarh Rock Garden. Mr Chand had no formal education and worked as a road inspector in the city. "I started building this garden as a hobby" in the 1950s, he said in an interview with AFP in December. "I had many ideas, I was thinking all the time... I saw beauty and art in what people said was junk." The rock garden was opened in 1976 and it now attracts hundreds of visitors a day. "He passed away a little after midnight. He had been in hospital for the past few days due to ill health," said Mr Saini. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the tributes, saying Mr Chand would "always be remembered for his artistic genius".

Indian artist Nek Chand who created a famous garden of sculptures in the northern city of Chandigarh has died, aged 90.

Lufthansa lost an appeal to a Frankfurt labour court, but is making a further legal challenge that could go late into Tuesday evening. The pilots' strike, called over a pay dispute, will affect around 100,000 passengers, Lufthansa said. The industrial action is part of a long-running pay dispute at Lufthansa. The pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has organised 14 strikes since April 2014. Short and medium-haul flights from Germany will be affected from 00:01 to 23:59 local time (23:01-22:59 GMT). Flights by Lufthansa's other airlines including Eurowings, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Air Dolomiti and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike, the airline said. Pay talks between the Vereinigung union and the German airline broke down earlier this month, and Lufthansa said the union had "consistently rejected the offer" of mediation. The union is calling for a 3.7% pay rise for 5,400 pilots dating back to 2012. Lufthansa, which is facing increasing competition from budget rivals, offered a 2.5% increase over the six years until 2019. Meanwhile, a separate dispute with cabin crew at Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary, Eurowings, led it to cancel more than 60 flights on Tuesday.

German airline Lufthansa is making an eleventh-hour court appeal to halt a planned pilots' strike that will cancel 900 flights on Wednesday.

Newsbeat has just the place for them. If the social networking company gets it way they could be checking in to Facebook Town. The social media company has bought up more than 200 acres of Silicon Valley. According to Silicon Valley Business Journal Facebook "feel you just can't build a corporate campus, it has to be integrated into the community". A Facebook Spokesperson told Newsbeat: "This purchase is an investment in our future and the future of Menlo Park. Being a good neighbour is extremely important to us. "We look forward to continuing our dialogue with city and community leaders on local priorities in the months and years to come." In reality it's still too early to say exactly what Facebook may do with the site and whether they will go ahead with a full scale giant Facebook town where workers and local people can live next to Facebook HQ. No official plans appear to have been drawn up and Facebook may not move in for a number of years but it is considering building the town. It owns the land near Menlo Park in California and has been the area's largest employer for years. More than a quarter of the residents there work for Facebook. Building towns for workers is nothing new. In the past a soap factory built the town of Port Sunlight in the Wirral and Bournville in Birmingham was built for the chocolate company. Facebook Town may be seen as a way of offering something back to the area. The company and other computer industries have been blamed for pushing up house prices, making it hard for locals to get on the property ladder. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Some people say they are addicted to Facebook and can't go for long without checking their status.

Jamie Bishop, who was 44, was a left-handed batsman who also represented Wales at minor county level. Glamorgan cricket club chief executive Hugh Morris described him as "a hugely talented cricketer" who had an outstanding record for Pontarddulais cricket club. South Wales Police is not treating the death as suspicious. Tributes were also paid on social media, from sporting figures including Steve James, Edward Bevan, Sean Holley, John Devereux and Rick O'Shea.

Tributes have been paid to a former Glamorgan cricketer who was found dead at his Swansea flat on Friday.

The drama, which stars Paul Dano, Lily James and James Norton, has also won rave reviews. The adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel averaged 6.3 million viewers, peaking at 6.7 million. It was up against ITV's Endeavour and spy drama Deutschland 83 on Channel 4, which averaged 4.4 million and 1.2 million viewers respectively. War and Peace picked up 25% of the audience share, against 19% for Endeavour, 6% for Deutschland 83 and 4.1% for My Mediterranean with Adrian Chiles on BBC Two. The costume drama has been written by Andrew Davies, who is best known for his 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth. 'Sweeping victory' In the Daily Telegraph Serena Davies gave it four stars, calling it "an excellent adaptation" and "smart storytelling on a truly epic scale". Christopher Stevens in the Daily Mail called the opening hour-long episode "nothing less than a sweeping victory". While The Guardian's Viv Groskop said: "It's hard to imagine how the BBC could have done a better job." Downton Abbey star James plays Natasha Rostov in the drama, with Dano - who starred in 12 Years a Slave - as Pierre Bezukhov and Grantchester star James Norton as Prince Andrei. The classic novel follows the three as they experience love and loss against the backdrop of Russia's wars with Napoleon. It also stars Gillian Anderson, Rebecca Front and Stephen Rea, who were also praised for their performances. The show has been made by the BBC in collaboration with The Weinstein company and will premiere on Lifetime, A&E and History channel in the US on 18 January.

The first episode of the BBC's new costume drama War and Peace was watched by more than six million viewers.

The Serbian FA has been charged with alleged racist chanting by fans and both associations over the behaviour of players at the end of the game. Violent scenes erupted shortly after Connor Wickham scored in the 90th minute to give England a 1-0 win. The cases will be discussed at the next ordinary hearing of the Uefa Control and Disciplinary Body on 22 November. A Uefa statement read: "Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against both the Football Association of Serbia (FSS) and England's Football Association (FA) following a number of incidents during and after England's 1-0 win over Serbia in the 2013 Uefa European Under-21 Championship play-off second leg at the Mladost stadium in Krusevac on Tuesday 16 October 2012. Media playback is not supported on this device "Regarding alleged racist chanting, Uefa will instigate proceedings against the FSS over the misconduct of their supporters during and at the end of the match. Proceedings will also be instigated against the FSS for the improper conduct of the Serbia players at the end of the match. "Uefa will also commence proceedings against the FA for the improper conduct of the England players at the end of the match." Moments after Wickham's strike, which ensured Stuart Pearce's side qualified for Euro 2013, a series of scuffles between players and staff on both sides broke out as missiles were thrown on to the field. Sunderland's Danny Rose was sent off after the final whistle for kicking the ball away in reaction to the abuse he was receiving. He later claimed the abuse was racial. However, the Serbian FA released a statement on Wednesday saying a connection between the on-pitch scuffles and racism had "absolutely no ground" and also blamed Rose for the clashes because of "inappropriate, unsportsmanlike and vulgar" behaviour. The FA rejects that version of the events and urged Uefa to take the "strongest possible action" against anyone found guilty of racism. FA general secretary Alex Horne said: "Our players and staff were subjected to racial abuse, violence as well as missiles being thrown at them throughout the match. "What occurred is inexcusable and not acceptable. We are making a formal complaint to Uefa today. "We call on Uefa to take the strongest possible action against the Serbian FA, their supporters and anyone found guilty of being involved in the numerous instances of violence and abuse."

Uefa has charged the Football Associations of England and Serbia in the wake of Tuesday's Under-21 match.

Spireites midfielder Gary Liddle was sent off after only 16 minutes for a foul on Kane Vincent-Young. Chesterfield kept the U's out until Drew Wright broke free with 20 minutes remaining, cutting the ball back for Bonne to strike right-footed. However, three minutes later Lee Novak converted from the spot after he was felled by Richard Brindley. Colchester's winless run in League One stretched to 17 matches as they remain rooted to the foot of the table while a point was enough to take Chesterfield out of the relegation places.

Macauley Bonne scored his first goal in 11 games but Colchester were held to a draw by 10-man Chesterfield.

Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford said the idea was "attractive" and could help tackle poverty and inequality. Supporters said it would help unemployed people who fear taking a job would lead to cuts in their benefits. But Patrick Minford from Cardiff University's Business School said it was "not a workable scheme". Under Universal Basic Income (UBI) everyone would receive the same sum of money regardless of whether they work or not. There would be no requirements to show an individual is looking for a job either. In Scotland the policy has support from across the political spectrum, with feasibility work under way ahead of possible pilot schemes in Glasgow and Fife. Jamie Cooke, head of the RSA think tank in Scotland, told the BBC's Sunday Politics Wales programme: "Moving from a system where you aren't working to a system where you are, you won't face those penalties, you retain your consistent payment. "You're given the security to be able to choose to work... or training, or to set up your own business in a way that is beneficial to you." However Prof Minford, who was an adviser to former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, told the programme: "This is not a workable scheme because it's far too expensive. "It creates a tremendous tax, a disincentive for the average person further up the income scale who's paying for it all." Mr Drakeford told the assembly earlier in January he found the idea of UBI "attractive in the way that it can simplify and support people who currently have to rely on a very complex set of part-time work, part-time benefits and so on". But he added: "The political world will face a job of convincing the public about the merits of the scheme." Asked if he was worried by Mr Drakeford's comments, Prof Minford replied: "It's quite worrying for Wales. "I'm hoping Wales won't go the same way [as Scotland] towards this sort of extremely expensive socialist experiment".

Paying everyone in Wales a universal basic income would be a "worrying and extremely expensive socialist experiment", an economist has warned.

Cerys Yemm, 22, was killed by Matthew Williams, 34, in November 2014 at the Sirhowy Arms in Argoed, Caerphilly county. Williams was Tasered by police and later died. PC Kelda Griffiths, who was the second officer into the bedroom, said Williams "didn't seem human". She told the Newport inquest: "It was like something you see on TV, not something you expect to see in real life." The inquest was told PC Griffiths knew Williams had a history of drug abuse, mental health problems and of previous violence towards the police. She said she had refused to enter the hostel without back-up. "I just believed that maybe he had staged an incident because it was so unreal, as that he wanted to get so many police officers there and attack the police," she said. "It was such an unbelievable, surreal call. He had murdered someone and I have no doubts that he didn't like police and we would have been next - definitely." Lawyers for Ms Yemm's mother quizzed the officer over the wait to enter the Sirhowy Arms, telling her: "Mrs Yemm is tormented by the idea that your delayed attendance may have resulted in her daughter's death." But answering questions from Gwent Police's legal team, she confirmed she had been instructed to meet another Taser-armed officer before entering the hostel, which she said led to a wait of "no more than a minute". The officer said Ms Yemm was dead when she entered Williams' room - where the killer had already been Tasered. "As I stepped into the room I recall seeing Cerys's face, which was horrific," said PC Griffiths. Despite being hit with the stun-gun, PC Griffiths said Williams continued to struggle. "He was lashing round and banging his head on the floor. There was no stopping him. He had unbelievable strength," she said. She told the inquest fellow officer Alan Cotterell used his Taser again after urging Williams to calm down. "Even with four of us there he was lashing around," said PC Griffiths. She said PC Cotterell fired his Taser into Williams' back or side. The inquest on Thursday heard another officer say Williams was Tasered "four times". PC Griffiths said after each time the weapon was used, Williams would stop struggling, but added: "After a few seconds he would start struggling and biting." She said after the final Taser shot "he did start to go calm", was put in a recovery position and monitored. "He was breathing," she added. The inquest continues.

A police officer thought she was going to die as she confronted a "demonic" ex-convict who had brutally murdered a young woman, an inquest has heard.

Andrew Hocking, 57, of West Sussex, sexually assaulted four girls, aged between six and 12, from 1976 to 1990 in Gloucestershire and Hampshire. He was found guilty of one count of rape and six indecent assaults following a trial at Lewes Crown Court. Sussex Police said Hocking showed "no genuine remorse" for his actions. "Hocking stands out as cold, calculating, predatory and ruthless," said Det Con Chris Smith. "Despite the strong evidence against him, he put the victims through the ordeal of having to recount their episodes of abuse." Detectives discovered records of allegations of indecent assaults on a seven-year-old girl at his home in Alveston, Gloucestershire in 1976 and 1977, while they were investigated him over the making of indecent images of children. Police were contacted by three woman claiming they had been attacked, when they were aged six, seven and 12, by Hocking at his address in Fareham, Hampshire, in the 1980s and 1990, following an appeal for information. Following a trial, Hocking was convicted of one count of rape and six indecent assaults and cleared of one indecent assault. The 57-year-old admitted making indecent images of children and possession of extreme pornography at an earlier hearing. He was ordered to be put on the sex offenders register for life.

A paedophile, branded "calculating and predatory", has been jailed for 15 years for a string of sex attacks on girls as young as six years old.

Another user in the dark web - a hidden part of the internet where guns, drugs and child abuse images are traded - alerted police, a spokesperson said. The boy's body was subsequently found in the cellar of a house in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia. Police say the 19-year-old suspect may be armed. Searches are being carried out in towns near Herne, which lies in the Ruhr area, a heavily industrialised region. Reports say the suspect, who is on the run, is a martial arts enthusiast.

A manhunt is under way in Germany after a man allegedly stabbed a nine-year-old neighbour to death and uploaded a video boasting of his deed to the dark web.

The US singer complained the virtual assistant was pronouncing her surname wrong. "I called the head of Apple, Tim Cook, and he delightfully agreed to have Siri change the pronunciation of my name, finally," she said on Weekend Edition. Streisand said the second syllable of her name should be pronounced with "a soft S, like sand on the beach". Siri currently pronounces the singer's name as "StreiZAND". The next Apple update is due on 30 September. "So let's see if that happens, because I will be thrilled," Streisand told the US show on Saturday. The singer is currently on tour for her new album, Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway. In 2014, Streisand created US chart history by becoming the first artist to score number one albums in each of the last six decades. She is one of just a few to have won all four major US entertainment awards - an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and an honorary Tony. Streisand has also enjoyed an illustrious film career which began with 1968's Funny Girl, for which she won an Oscar. Her other films include The Way We Were, What's Up, Doc? and the Meet the Parents sequel, Meet the Fockers. Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

A tweak to Siri's pronunciation of Barbra Streisand's name will be heading to Apple products soon.

The businessman has been at the helm at the St Lawrence Ground since 2008. Last year he clashed with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) when his side were overlooked for promotion after Durham's enforced relegation. Kent were Division Two runners-up, in most seasons normally a promotion spot, but the ECB decided instead to reprieve Hampshire from being relegated. Kennedy said: "I've really enjoyed the challenge of helping the club navigate through some tricky times but I firmly believe Kent cricket is in much better health than it was in 2008. "Last season gave us a glimpse of what could be achieved and I know that the club is in good hands. "I'd like to thank all the members and supporters for their loyalty, patience and understanding and look forward to seeing Kent thrive in all competitions under (head coach) Matt Walker and (captain) Sam Northeast." He added: "Relations with the ECB have been difficult with the advent of T20 discussions, and the battle over promotion and relegation along with various other issues, but I am happy to hand over to a new regime who will continue the work to return Kent to the top table." Under Kennedy, Kent had voted against the ECB's proposed T20 city franchise scheme. His reign saw the club record a £1m improvement in its finances through cost-cutting, and increased sponsorship and ticket revenues. He will leave the club following its AGM on 28 March.

Kent chairman George Kennedy is to leave his position at the Championship Division Two club at the end of March.

At talks in Moscow, he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Russia's actions in the Middle East would always be "responsible". Mr Netanyahu is concerned by the possibility of Israeli and Russian forces inadvertently trading fire. Israel has periodically struck inside Syria against militants it says have been plotting attacks against it. It has also responded to shellfire from forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who Russia has backed throughout the four-year uprising against his rule. But in the past week, US officials have confirmed reports that the Russian military has sent warplanes, helicopters, tanks, artillery guns, armoured personnel carriers and 200 marines to an airfield near Mr Assad's ancestral home in Latakia province. They believe Moscow plans to turn the airfield into a forward operating base that could allow it to send a large number of troops to Syria and launch air strikes. Israel is believed to have previously targeted Syrian and Iranian weapons convoys in Syria meant for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, though it has not officially acknowledged this. Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Moscow comes at a time of deepening Russian military involvement in Syria. The arrival of Russian fixed-wing combat aircraft at the airbase in Latakia only accentuates the questions surrounding Moscow's military presence there. According to satellite photos obtained by Stratfor - a US think-tank - the jets appear to be four Sukhoi Su-30 multi-role fighters and up to a dozen possible SU-25 ground attack aircraft. Their deployment came shortly after initial military-to-military contacts between the US and the Russians at the end of last week. The US is operating warplanes against so-called Islamic State targets in Syrian airspace and Israel too is concerned about the potential constraints on its military freedom of action over southern Syria. That's why Mr Netanyahu visited Moscow. Clearly all three countries need to have some sense of what the other might potentially be doing if a damaging incident is to be avoided - especially if Russia intends to use its aircraft to support the Assad regime. Mr Netanyahu said Iran and Syria were "trying to set up a second terrorist front on the Golan Heights", a Syrian plateau which was mostly captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war. Israel annexed the captured section in 1981, in a move not recognised internationally. Mr Putin told Mr Netanyahu that Syria had no interest in attacking Israel. "We know that the Syrian army and Syria as a whole are in such a state that they have no time for a second front. They need to save their own state," he said. Russia acknowledges supplying weapons to Syria and sending military experts to train government forces in their use, but denies they are involved in combat.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to allay Israeli concerns at Russia's military build-up in Syria.

Acorn Park Care Home in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, was warned it must make a "significant improvement". If not, it could face having its registration cancelled. The privately-run home was served with a formal improvement notice by the Care Inspectorate and given until next month to make changes. Seven areas of concern were listed after an inspection, with nutrition and hydration, personal plans for service users, environmental safety, staffing and administration of drugs all being criticised. A spokesman for the Care Inspectorate said: "Everyone in Scotland has the right to safe, compassionate care which meets their needs and respects their rights. "Where we have concerns, we do not hesitate to take action. "Our first priority is always the safety and well-being of residents and this improvement notice sets out what we expect the service to do to ensure that the care provided to residents improves. "We will be inspecting this service again soon to ensure that progress is being made." An Acorn Park spokesman said: "We are working hard with the Care Inspectorate to meet their requirements within the timescales set."

A care home has been ordered to raise its standards after the industry watchdog criticised areas including infection control.

The speed at which the government has moved to take control of the narrative shows just how much pressure they're under to display they're in charge. Observers say officials are trying to put on a show of "business as usual" at the shrine and the surrounding areas, encouraging people to visit and pay their respects. Most of the offices, schools and businesses in the area have remained open - political analysts say the government is desperate to retain an air of normality in the capital. But industry experts say it will take more than this initial show of strength to convince investors and visitors that Thailand is still a safe place to do business in and to go on holiday to. "It's a shocking incident, and the worst of its kind," Andrew Herdman, the director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines told me. "It's bound to affect tourism, tourists will be fearful, and tourism is a key pillar of the economy." Thailand is no stranger to turmoil. Its economy has had a rough ride over the last few years. But the one thing I remember business people telling me while I was there covering the political instability, the floods and the protracted protests is that Thailand always bounces back. And in the past, that maxim has proved true most of the time. But this time, there are concerns it won't be so easy. Unusually, even the government has pointed to the fact that this time the economy was a target. The prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said that it was the "worst ever attack" on Thailand, and that "they want to destroy our economy, our tourism". Tourism accounts for 10% of GDP and has been one of the bright spots in the economy. This year in particular, after the continuing political protests in the last 18 months, many had hoped tourist arrivals would help to push growth higher. Foreign tourist numbers were up almost 40% in the April to June period of this year - in contrast exports fell by more than 5% during the same time. ANZ Bank says tourism is the only sector driving growth in Thailand at the moment and that "a loss of momentum in the sector will present a new downside risk to economic activity". Ratings agency Standard and Poor's added the "attack has increased uncertainties over political stability and will put additional pressure on near-term economic prospects". That's the last thing Thailand needs. Most analysts say growth prospects could be hit hard if the government doesn't act decisively and show it's in control of the situation. Also key will be whether there are any further attacks. Economic growth data out on Monday - released just hours before the attack - showed that economic performance was weak in the first half of 2015, coming in at 2.8%. That's one of the weakest rates in South East Asia and is coming at a time of renewed concerns about global growth given the slowdown in China. Thailand was only just starting to see an improvement in its economy. This attack could be a major setback in the short-term.

As I write this, Thai authorities have re-opened the Erawan shrine after the devastating attack on Monday that killed more than 20 people and injured scores more.

The 2008 champion from Portrush warmed up for next week's Open at Royal Troon by finishing on nine under and five behind winner Alex Noren of Sweden. McDowell picked up birdies at one, six and 16 but bogeys at 15 and 17 ended his title hopes. Padraig Harrington was six under after a 71 while Belfast's Michael Hoey was back on four over following a 72. Noren clinched a one-shot victory over nearest challenger Tyrrell Hatton. McDowell, who has slipped to 78th in the world rankings, goes into the Open in improved form and having already played two practice rounds at Troon last weekend.

Graeme McDowell carded a final-round 71 to end the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart in joint 10th.

Researchers found that the hard working sheep dogs were successful at keeping seagulls away from beaches. Gull dropping are known to be a source of E. coli bacteria, which can lead to abdominal cramping and diarrhoea in humans. High levels of the bug are a leading cause of beach closures in many parts of the world, including the UK. The bacteria are commonly found in human and animal faeces and can end up in the seas through rain water run off or from sewage. Seagulls have been implicated in the spread of resistant versions of the bug. A recent report showed that around a third of E. coli samples taken from the birds were resistant to more than one antibiotic. In this new study, researchers assigned the dogs to 200-metre stretches of beach along the shores of Lake Michigan in the US, which were patrolled for parts of the summer season. Half way through the dogs were switched to untreated sections. Populations of Ring-Billed gulls have soared in the region since the 1970s with numbers increasing by 10% per year. The collies, known for their intelligence and their herding abilities, disturbed the seagulls and kept them from landing on the beaches. "Most of the time, the dogs were kept on their leads," said Dr Elizabeth Alm from Central Michigan University, who led the study. "They were released with the leads dropped, only when their handler directed them to chase gulls. Then the dogs were called, they would circle back, and the handler would pick the lead back up." Over the course of the summers of 2012 and 2013, the scientists recorded the number of birds at each section of beach while water and sand samples were collected and tested for E. coli. They found that the bacterial counts were significantly lower on those sandy stretches where the dogs had kept the gulls at bay. However the benefit didn't last through the whole season and the researchers found that later in the summer, bacterial numbers had risen once again. Dr Alm believes that the timing of the dog patrols is crucial to their effectiveness. "If the E. coli establish in the sand early in the season, they appear to be able to persist, and probably even grow in the sand so that even though the dogs can remove the gulls from the beach later in the season, this late reduction in gulls does not translate in to a late season reduction in E. coli." One key question though was the worry that the dogs themselves might increase the levels of E. coli if they had to answer nature's call while working on the beach. "These were professional working dogs," said Dr Alm. "They were given ample opportunity to take care of their "business" before going to work. They didn't often poop on the beach, but if they did it was immediately picked up by their handler and disposed of off the beach." The research has been published at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Follow Matt on Twitter.

Border Collies may be an effective weapon against E. coli infections at the seaside according to a new study.

The 26-year-old Algeria international has only started two Premier League games this term with a further two starts in a total of 13 appearances. He is available to make his debut in Tuesday's league game against Burnley. "We needed another midfield player who can play either side and gives a bit of flexibility," Reds manager Steve Cotterill told BBC Radio Nottingham. "At the beginning of the week Guy Moussi had a problem with his calf. Even if Guy was fit, at the moment, he's ended up going in the back four for us, which is not ideal. So, I needed another midfield player with some energy in there." Guedioura initially joined Wolves on loan in January 2010 before signing permanently at the end of the season. But he has struggled to earn a regular starting place at Molineux and also broke his leg last season.

Nottingham Forest have signed Wolves midfielder Adlene Guedioura on loan until the end of the season.

If confirmed by the Senate, the 49-year-old would restore the court's conservative majority, lost with the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. The Senate Democratic leader has said he has "very serious doubts" about Judge Gorsuch's nomination. The court has the final legal word on many of the most sensitive US issues, from abortion to gender to gun control. Mr Trump said Judge Gorsuch had a "superb intellect, an unparalleled legal education, and a commitment to interpreting the Constitution according to text". "Judge Gorsuch has outstanding legal skills, a brilliant mind, tremendous discipline, and has earned bipartisan support," Mr Trump said. He was picked from a shortlist of 21 choices, which Mr Trump made public during the election campaign. Accepting the nomination, he said: ""It is the role of judges to apply, not alter, the work of the people's representatives. A judge who likes every outcome he reaches is very likely a bad judge, stretching for results he prefers rather than those the law demands." Judge Gorsuch is a so-called originalist, meaning he believes the US Constitution should be followed as the Founding Fathers intended. If successful, his nomination will restore the 5-4 conservative majority on the nine-seat high court. Protests against Mr Trump's choice were held outside the Supreme Court following the announcement. Abortion: He has not spoken out about Roe v Wade, the case which legalised abortion nationwide in 1973, making in difficult to pin down where he stands on the issue. Birth control: Judge Gorsuch has supported religious institutions which objected to requirements for employers to provide access to contraception. In one of his most high-profile cases, he defended the religious owners of retailer Hobby Lobby who refused to fund birth control via staff health insurance. Gun rights: He hasn't ruled directly on firearms restrictions, but is thought to be generally pro-second amendment. He once wrote in a legal opinion that a citizen's right to bear arms "must not be infringed lightly". Euthanasia: He has been vocal about assisted dying, writing a book in 2009 which opposed legalisation. A conservative's dream: Anthony Zurcher, North America Reporter Donald Trump's choice of Neil Gorsuch as his Supreme Court nominee is a fairly traditional pick in a decidedly untraditional time. Judge Gorsuch has a CV and background that would make him a natural selection for just about any Republican president. He's the kind of Supreme Court nominee evangelical and traditional conservative voters dreamed of as a reward for sticking with Mr Trump through the general election despite campaign missteps, controversies and occasional political apostasies. They knew they would get a court pick they wouldn't like if Hillary Clinton won. They hoped they would get someone like Judge Gorsuch if Mr Trump prevailed. Meanwhile, Democrats are left fuming over Senate Republicans' precedent-breaking decision to stymie Barack Obama's attempts to fill this court vacancy for nearly 10 months. They have to decide if they will try to derail Mr Gorsuch's nomination as retribution - perhaps forcing Republicans to break with another Senate tradition, the ability of a minority to a block a Supreme Court nominee with only 41 votes through a filibuster. The party's base, feeling a liberal majority on the court was stolen from them, will demand lockstep resistance, likely setting up a divisive confirmation fight ahead. Judge Gorsuch's nomination is expected to spark a political showdown in the Senate. Former President Barack Obama had put forward Judge Merrick Garland after Justice Scalia's death last February. But Republicans refused to debate the choice, saying it was too close to an election, which left Democrats embittered. Even if Judge Gorsuch makes it through the Senate Judiciary Committee, he will still face challenges when the entire chamber convenes for a final vote. Democrats may seek to prevent that second vote by prolonging or filibustering the debate. In that case, the nomination would need 60 votes rather than a simple majority. With Republicans only holding 52 Senate seats, they may have to change Senate rules in order to approve Mr Trump's nominee. The highest court in the US is often the ultimate arbiter on highly contentious laws, disputes between states and the federal government, and final appeals to stay executions. It hears fewer than 100 cases a year and the key announcements are made in June. Each of the nine justices serves a lifetime appointment after being nominated by the president and approved by the Senate. The court already has cases this term on the rights of transgender students, gerrymandered voting districts and on the Texas death penalty determination. It is also likely the court will hear cases on voter rights, abortion, racial bias in policing and US immigration policy, and possibly on Mr Trump's controversial executive order banning refugees.

President Donald Trump has nominated Colorado federal appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch for the US Supreme Court.

The order loosens a provision of the tax code which prohibits religious organisations from directly supporting or opposing political candidates. Mr Trump often complained about the rule as a candidate. Repealing it would require action in Congress. LGBT groups and several human-rights groups oppose the order. The order was signed by Mr Trump as he hosts conservative religious leaders at the White House for the National Day of Prayer. "We will not allow people of faith to be targeted, bullied or silenced ever again," Mr Trump told the audience. The Executive Order on Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty directs the IRS to provide "regulatory relief" to faith-based organisations that are tax-exempt, a White House spokesman said on Wednesday night. A current provision in the US federal tax code, known as the Johnson Amendment, says that churches can be investigated and lose their tax-exempt status if they directly support or oppose any political candidate. Since he cannot repeal the law without congressional legislation, Mr Trump is directing the IRS to "exercise maximum enforcement discretion to alleviate the burden of the Johnson Amendment". Few religious groups are known to have lost their tax status for violating the law, despite many churches openly advocating for political causes and hosting candidates during their campaigns. "A crippling financial punishment," Mr Trump said ahead of his signing, adding "very, very unfair. But no longer". The order also directs federal agencies to exempt some religious groups from providing birth control to employees and staff, as required under President Obama's Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The American Civil Rights Union sent out an "action alert" on Wednesday, calling upon supporters to flood lawmakers' inboxes in opposition to the measure, and threatening to sue the White House administration. The White House says the order is necessary to protect religious groups that had been "persecuted by the Obama administration" such as the Little Sisters of the Poor, a group which faced huge fines over their refusal to pay for contraception under Obamacare. In a full-page ad printed in Politico, more than 1,300 members of clergy argue that the order would turn religious freedom "into a weapon to discriminate against broad swaths of our nation, including LGBTQ people, women, and children in foster care". Some religious groups, such as the Alliance Defending Freedom, said that the order did not go far enough in its protections for businesses "simply expressing a religious point of view on marriage that differed from that of the federal government". An earlier draft order that was leaked in February sounded alarm bells among LGBT-rights groups, who have been wary since the election of President Trump and Vice-president Mike Pence. Mr Pence, a fierce social conservative, signed a religious liberty bill during his time as governor of Indiana, leading to a national backlash from LGBT-rights supporters and the bill's eventual revision. The earlier draft of Trump's executive order allowed religious organisations and private corporations to deny services to any individual based on "sincere religious beliefs". Though this version is less sweeping, LGBT-rights groups held rallies outside the White House and Congress on Thursday in opposition to the measure.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to ease a ban on political endorsements by churches and religious groups.

The company insists it is still committed to launching the smart glasses as a consumer product, but will stop producing Glass in its present form. Instead it will focus on "future versions of Glass" with work carried out by a different division to before. The Explorer programme, which gave software developers the chance to buy Glass for $1,500 (£990) will close. The programme was launched in the United States in 2013. It was then opened up to anyone and was launched in the UK last summer. It had been expected that it would be followed reasonably quickly by a full consumer launch. From next week, the search firm will stop taking orders for the product but it says it will continue to support companies that are using Glass. The Glass team will also move out of the Google X division which engages in "blue sky" research, and become a separate undertaking, under its current manager Ivy Ross. She and the Glass team will report to Tony Fadell, the chief executive of the home automation business Nest, acquired by Google a year ago. He said the project had "broken ground and allowed us to learn what's important to consumers and enterprises alike" and he was excited to be working with the team "to integrate those learnings into future products". Google says it is committed to working on the future of the product, but gave no timescale for the launch of any new version. The Glass project received the enthusiastic backing of Google's co-founder Sergey Brin. He presided over a spectacular unveiling which saw skydivers jump out of an aircraft wearing Glass and beam what they were seeing to a conference in San Francisco. Early users of Glass were very excited about the product, which enabled them get information in a small screen above their right eye, take photos and videos, and get directions. The technology blogger Robert Scoble said he could not now imagine living a day without the product, and was even photographed wearing it in the shower. But he and others soon tired of Glass, complaining that it was not evolving in the ways that had been promised. There were also concerns about privacy and safety, with some bars and restaurants banning the use of the smart glasses on their premises. Other companies have launched smart glasses and various other forms of wearable technology. But no single product has yet proved the major hit that technology companies are looking for as they seek out the next big thing. Google has tried to present this announcement as just another step in the evolution of an amazing innovation. But make no mistake - Google Glass is dead, at least in its present form. As I found when I spent a couple of months wearing Glass, it has a number of really useful aspects - in particular the camera. There is however one huge disadvantage - it makes its users look daft, and that meant that it was never going to appeal to a wide audience. But Google will now have to deal with a disgruntled community of Explorers who paid a large sum for a device which they must have believed would eventually evolve into something more useful. The Glass team can at least continue its work out of the spotlight without the pressure of deadlines. Tony Fadell, the former Apple designer Google acquired with his smart thermostat firm Nest, will oversee the future of the product. Both he and the Glass team leader Ivy Ross, who has come from the fashion world, will know that form as well as function will have to be at the centre of any successful piece of wearable technology.

Google is ending sales of its Google Glass eyewear.

The 35-year-old ex-England batsman, who made his highest Twenty20 score with 115 not out from 66 balls on Wednesday, hit seven sixes in 100 from 45 balls. It took Durban-based Dolphins to their 168 target as they beat the Knights by nine wickets with 20 balls to spare. Pietersen will appear in two more games for the Dolphins before heading to Australia for the Big Bash League. The South Africa-born batsman last played for England in the 2013-14 Ashes whitewash in Australia and was told in March that year that he was not part of England's future plans. Meanwhile, there was a new Twenty20 world record in New Zealand as former Kiwi opening batsman Peter Fulton claimed five outfield catches for his Canterbury province against Northern Districts in their domestic Super Smash T20 league. Listen to BBC World Service's Stumped programme, featuring an interview with Kevin Pietersen.

Kevin Pietersen smashed a second successive unbeaten hundred in South Africa's Ram Slam T20 event.

Unions had won backing for strike action after the firm proposed closing the final salary scheme, which Tata claimed was facing a £2bn deficit. Workers have now agreed to amendments to the pension scheme in return for it remaining open. A proposed national strike scheduled for 22 June was suspended following talks at the arbitration service Acas. Neither the unions nor Tata have given any details of the changes. In a statement Tata Steel said the new proposal was "a fair and balanced solution". The firm added; "The new arrangements, including the modifications to scheme benefits, will address a significant proportion of the pension scheme's projected deficit. "Other actions to be agreed with the pension Trustee will address the balance." Roy Rickhuss, general secretary of Community, one of the four unions involved in the dispute, said the UK steel industry was still facing "challenges". "It was apparent during this dispute that the company was not listening to the concerns of its workforce, which led to a serious breakdown in trust and confidence," he said. "All unions have already begun a dialogue with the company to address these issues." Tata Steel employs more than 17,000 people in its UK operation. It has sites in Corby, Hartlepool, Rotherham, Scunthorpe, Teesside and York as well as plants in Port Talbot, Newport, Flintshire and Carmarthenshire.

An industrial dispute at Tata Steel has ended after workers voted to accept changes to their pension scheme.

The firm issued a profit warning on Tuesday, saying it expects $1.2bn in asset impairment charges as coal prices remain at "lower levels for an extended period of time". It also expects to book a loss from the sale of its agricultural unit. Noble reports its annual results on Thursday. "Long-end crude prices have fallen by almost 40% over a very short period of time," Noble, Asia's biggest commodities trader by volume, said in a statement. "Crude, besides being the benchmark for the energy sector, is also a key driver of the cost curves for coal miners via their consumption of fuel. In addition, the Paris COP21 agreement raises the probability of future substitution away from coal." "The combination of these factors, combined with a growing concern about weaker economic growth globally and especially in China has had a knock on effect on consensus estimates of future coal prices". Noble, which buys and sells long-term contracts for raw materials like coal, iron ore and oil, relies on its energy division for most of the company's revenue. But like industry rivals Glencore and Olam International, its been hard hit by the fall in commodity prices which has also eroded the value of their assets like storage facilities. Coal prices are at near nine-year lows because of slowing demand from China and the global move towards cleaner sources of fuel. Noble now estimates thermal coal contracts for 2020 and beyond to trade at $55 per tonne, which is below market consensus. Last year, the company's debt rating was cut to junk by ratings agencies Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's over concerns about its finances. The Singapore-listed company has been trying to reassure investors since it was accused of misleading accounting and targeted by short sellers. Noble's share price has lost 70% of its value since research firm Iceberg Research, which focuses heavily on Noble, alleged last year that it was inflating its assets. Other companies, including GMT Research, have since come forward to criticise the trader's accounting practices. Noble has rejected the allegations and denied any wrongdoing. An audit by consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers also found it had complied with international accounting rules. Market sentiment Noble said its cash balance was a record $1.95bn at the end of December. It also expects $1bn more in liquidity by March. The Hong Kong-based company has more than $2bn worth of debt payments to make this year, but investors have questioned its ability to refinance debt. Markets have been mostly negative on Noble's performance so far, with its stocks and bonds trading at depressed levels. Noble shares were the worst performer on Singapore's benchmark Straits Times Index last year. The cost of protecting the company's notes against non-payment for one year is also the highest in Asia, according to Bloomberg News and data provider CMA. "The most interesting aspect of today's statement was that the company is likely cash flow generative in the fourth quarter," Nirgunan Tiruchelvam, director of research at Religare Capital Markets told the BBC. "Investors are really focusing on the company's cash flow generation as a major yardstick of its viability."

Embattled commodities trader Noble Group is set to post its first full-year loss in nearly two decades because of the collapse in coal prices.

It's not that surprising that even an experienced gardener like him looks a bit awkward. I'm not sure that many of us would quite know what to do when handed a giant vegetable in front of a pack of photographers. But it won't be surprising to see it all over the newspapers and stuck in people's memories. And it was a reminder that before Mr Corbyn even tries to win the battles he will certainly face this week - over nuclear weapons, over how to balance the country's books, or over the way Labour makes its decisions - his team's priority must be, get through the week without mishap. For party conferences are strange, intense, microclimates where the what is said on the stage, however carefully crafted or considered, can be subsumed by our old friends, "events", however silly. And sometimes those are the moments that shift opinion, or express a truth political parties don't want to contemplate. And occasionally, they are the moments senior politicians lose control. In 2003 I remember seeing Conservative aides grimace during the then leader Iain Duncan Smith's speech, as he promised the "quiet man" was "turning up the volume". That week, everywhere Conservatives had been huddled in corners wondering how to unseat him. His strangely delivered speech contributed to his ultimate exit. In 2006 I remember Cherie Blair's unguarded, and then denied remark, whizzed round the conference centre in 2006, when she cried out "it's a lie" when Gordon Brown heaped praise on her husband. Nothing expressed the levels of bitterness between the two camps so well. In 2008, it wasn't just the rather silly picture of him clutching a banana that put David Miliband onto the front pages, but that he'd been overheard talking of avoiding a "Heseltine moment". His leadership ambitions were what made the conference banana moment worth printing. The year before, when Sir Menzies Campbell was already under attack for lacklustre leadership of the Liberal Democrats, I recall the uncomfortable press visit to an environmentally friendly house outside Bournemouth, where aides allowed him to be photographed while inspecting an organic toilet. Awkward didn't begin to cover it. Unfair perhaps, but that moment suggested all that what was wrong with his party machine, and weeks later he was gone. There is so much at stake for the Labour Party this week, that Jeremy Corbyn's "marrow moment" may be quickly forgotten. The point is, to have a hope of sticking to his agenda, the first priority for Team Corbyn may be avoiding mishaps. In the frantic environment of conference, much more experienced political teams have lost complete control of events. One senior Labour figure suggested to me that with Mr Corbyn's first Prime Minister's Questions, "expectations were low, so when it wasn't a disaster it was a relief", and that conference might be the same. With disagreements all around, and the extraordinary divisions between Labour's supporters and members and their MPs, a silly photograph on the eve of the event may prove the least of Mr Corbyn's concerns. What his team will hope tonight is that its awkwardness, his visible discomfort, doesn't in fact set the tone.

Just as I was sitting down to write about the existential struggle for Labour's soul we may witness in Brighton in the next few days, my inbox pinged with the photograph of Jeremy Corbyn, bemusedly holding a marrow.

The footage shows Mr Duterte and his supporters making light of the assault by prison inmates in 1989 when he was town mayor. He said the female missionary was so beautiful that "the mayor should have been first". Critics say this shows Mr Duterte is "unfit" for the office of president. Mr Duterte's supporters however have dismissed the comments as a joke. The candidate is known for his irreverent speeches and boasts of sexual conquests. One recent poll had him leading over other contenders ahead of the 9 May election. The rape comments in a YouTube video are the latest in a string of inflammatory statements - including the proposed mass executions of suspected criminals - made by Mr Duterte. In the video he refers to the missionary who was murdered while ministering in a prison in the city of Davao in the southern Philippines and goes on to make his remark to laughter at a campaign rally. President Benigno Aquino's spokesman Herminio Coloma said the comments reflected Mr Duterte's "lack of fitness for the presidency" and his "utter lack of respect for women". A rival presidential candidate, Vice-President Jejomar Binay, called the comments revolting. "You are a crazy maniac who doesn't respect women and doesn't deserve to be president," Mr Binay told Mr Duterte in a statement. Human Rights Watch (HRW) Deputy Asia Director Phil Robertson said the comments "were a disgusting endorsement of sexual violence" for which Mr Duterte should be utterly condemned. In 2015, HRW described Mr Duterte as the death squad mayor for his tactics in dealing with violent crime in Davao, with more than 1,000 people being killed.

A video of leading Philippines presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte joking about a murdered Australian rape victim has provoked a storm of protest.

The boat is understood to have capsized in the Durris area, at Craiglug. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service initially said one of the three - believed to be teenagers - made it ashore, and efforts were being made to reach the other two who were stranded on an island in the river. They were later rescued by boat. The alert was raised shortly after 13:45.

Three girls who sparked a rescue effort in the River Dee in Aberdeenshire after reports of a boat getting into difficulties are all safe and well.

The Welsh government has agreed to pay £20,000-a-year for three years for a site to store the 15th Century vessel discovered in 2002. It comes after Newport council said it planned to stop its funding due to budget cuts. The new site will allow freeze-drying of the ship's remaining timbers to continue, completing its conservation. Supporters of the Newport Ship raised concerns about its future in August when it emerged there was no plan in place for an alternative home after the lease on its current building expires in October. Council officers have since looked at six options, including relocating it to a National Museum of Wales facility in Nantgarw, storing it in a shared warehouse in Pill or at vacant council-owned premises. It also considered disposing of the timbers, but a report to councillors says that would leave the authority "accountable for the destruction of one of the most remarkable archaeological finds of the last 50 years". Instead the report recommends renting a warehouse to store the ship, which would be part funded with a grant offered by the Welsh government. This would allow freeze-drying of the ship's remaining untreated timbers to be completed and allow the public to visit it, as they do on open days held at its current home in Maeglas. It is hoped the Friends of Newport Ship, a charity which supports the conservation project, will eventually take over its management. The 500 year-old vessel was found on the banks of the River Usk during construction of the Riverfront theatre 12 years ago. Dating back to 1460, it is the most complete surviving example of a ship of its time and experts think it was used for trading along the Atlantic seaboard. It is thought it was built in south-west France, the Basque country or Portugal, but how it came to rest in Newport remains a mystery.

A new home could soon be found for Newport's medieval ship, safeguarding its future restoration.

The vehicles, which were travelling in the same direction, collided on Red Hill Way, Leicester, at 21:17 BST on Tuesday. Police said the 19-year-old on one of the bikes was killed. A 29-year-old man was arrested and remains in police custody. Officers have asked anyone with information about the collision to get in touch.

A man has been arrested after a fatal road crash involving two motorbikes.

Indongo, unbeaten in 21 fights prior to this unification contest, forced his fellow 34-year-old on to the back foot for much of the fight. Burns rallied in the fifth and sixth rounds but the tall southpaw emerged a worthy winner. That was reflected in the judges' scoring - 120-108, 118-110, 116-112. "The better man won on the night, no excuses," said Burns. And no-one could argue. Media playback is not supported on this device This was Burns' third fight at the Hydro and 13th at world title level, while Indongo - "on a mission" from Namibia's president Hage Geingob - was fighting overseas for only the second time as a professional. On his first, in December, he knocked out IBF champion Eduard Troyanovsky in Moscow. It was clear from early in Saturday's fight that Indongo would try to use his greater height and reach to throw jabs at Burns' head, and he did this to good effect in the opening three minutes. Burns has started slowly in recent fights before finding his rhythm, and the Namibian began much the livelier, bouncing around the centre of the ring against a hesitant home fighter. Indeed, he looked to have won the first four rounds by dint of his greater work-rate and accuracy, though Burns was beginning to connect with his right. With their man having 47 bouts under his belt to Indongo's 21, the home fans may have wondered if the tactic was to use his experience to let his opponent tire himself out. Rounds five and six signalled an improvement in Burns' form, with his aggression rewarded as Indongo was forced backwards for the first time. The lead Indongo had built was thanks to the accumulation of cleaner shots rather than anything that badly hurt the Coatbridge fighter in his 17th year as a professional. And, though Burns was still strong in defence, by the time the ninth round had ended he must have realised he was trailing heavily on the scorecards. His task in the remaining three rounds had to be to stop Indongo for the first time in his nine-year career. That looked increasingly unlikely as he struggled to get inside to inflict damage. Too often he was over-stretching to land a meaningful shot, and when he did trouble Indongo his opponent snuffed out the attack with footwork and by holding on. It leaves Burns' dreams of a further unification bout against Terence Crawford in Las Vegas in tatters, though it would be a surprise if he was considering retiring. Ricky Burns: "He was so so awkward. He was a lot better than we thought he was going to be. He can hit as well. "I'm going to have all the doubters saying I'm finished - but I'll come again. "He started the rounds fast and the height and reach advantage meant he was out of my distance." Julius Indongo: "I feel very proud. My home crowd are watching. It's for the whole of Africa. This is so great. "I am very proud for opening my doors and now the world can see me." Adam Booth, David Haye's former trainer, on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra: "It was pretty one-dimensional from Ricky Burns, who was trying to jump in from long distance on a fighter who was bigger, with longer arms and a heavy puncher. "Indongo was dominant, knew what he was about, kept swinging dangerous bombs and didn't let Burns in at all. "In the last two rounds, when he had the match won, he still wanted to dominate, and like true champions, wanted to get rid of his challenger. "He ticks all the right boxes. It is going to take a high-level operator to cope with him. I think Terence Crawford is that kind of guy."

Scotland's Ricky Burns failed to unify the super-lightweight division as his WBA title was taken by IBF and IBO champion Julius Indongo in Glasgow.

The 2011 world silver medallist and partner Robert Blair beat Martin Campbell and Julie MacPherson 21-11 21-16 to extend her record in the event. Hamilton's Kirsty Gilmour made it five singles titles in a row with a 21-13 21-9 win over Edinburgh's MacPherson. And the Olympic hopeful won her fourth consecutive women's doubles title. Gilmour partnered Erskine's Rebekka Findlay to defeat MacPherson and Beith's Eleanor O'Donnell 21-17 21-7, leaving MacPherson with a trio of runners-up medals. Prior to the finals afternoon, Bankier, who has recently moved to Paris on a business venture, received a glass rock tablet from Badminton Scotland president Dan Travers. She said: "I had nine National titles and I suppose the thought of trying to get 10 was tempting and another Nationals meant that I would be able to play one last time in front of my family and the people who have helped me so much in my career. "I was really nervous before the final and I don't usually get affected like that. I had a sleepless night." It was a good day for Blair as he finished with two Scottish titles, having partnered Mauchline's Adam Hall to his first men's doubles title and Blair's third with different partners. The second seeds beat top seeds and defending champions Campbell and Patrick MacHugh in a high-quality final. The 21-19 21-18 win made up for Blair's defeat in last year's final when partnering Gordon Thomson. There was also a first National title for Matthew Carder after two years as runner-up to Kieran Merrilees in the men's singles. The South Queensferry player had to come from a game and 19-17 down against Glasgow's Thomson in the final against to win 18-21 21-19 21-17.

Imogen Bankier ended her badminton career with a 10th consecutive mixed doubles title at the Yonex Scottish National Championships in Perth.

European leaders have expressed shock, but most have said the result should not lead to a panic. Here, Europeans who contacted the BBC have been sharing their reaction to the result and their views on the UK's relationship with the EU. Angelique de Leur, The Hague, Netherlands "Congratulations to the UK for voting out of the European Union! The people showed great courage and voted against staying in the European nightmare any longer. "Seeing this makes me wonder why in my country people never really stand up for their frustration in the EU. In the Netherlands, hardly anyone ever shows up when there is a chance to vote for anything regarding the EU. "Furthermore do most people state that only "short-minded" people vote against the EU out of anger? "It was a very close call. But the majority of the people chose freedom from European enslavement. Congratulations!!" Rafael Sala, Barcelona, Spain "The main cause of the European-wide unrest is the narrow and miserable vision that our European leaders have on the European Union. "They have not initiated the path established by the treaty of 2012 on the economic union, they don't mention it, and the ideals of one budget, Eurobonds, euro protection for the bank accounts, are far away. "Few people raise their voices to speak about these failures. "My country, Spain, has to leave the EU sooner or later if the unity of Europe is not increased. "We suffer because a currency that fits us like an Armani suit fits a homeless person; it's an austerity policy that has impoverished more than 65% of our people. The results of the entry in the EU do not deserve the suffering." Stephanie Ayres, Kinsale, Ireland "For goodness sake, when a referendum outcome is 48.1% remain, 51.9% leave, then I'd say that you have an undecided nation. "The referendum is not legally binding. The UK government does not have to act on the outcome of this referendum. "I would say that the democratic way to look at the results is that there needs to be more debate, more real information, more time spent and more opinions taken. "Just because of that tiny margin, I don't think you can call the UK decided on the matter." Timo Pantsari, Espoo, Finland "Well now, this was a huge surprise to me as well as most of Europe when everyone woke up this morning. "Terrible news in both the short and long term for the UK. This will undoubtedly make Scotland have another referendum as they did in 2014. "Let me be the first one to warmly welcome Scotland as the next full member of the European Union and wish good luck to everyone in the newly 'independent United Kingdom'." Anna Filipek, Milanówek, Poland "Seriously Britain? It's sad that a majority of your people didn't realise that it's not a choice deciding about your no longer imperial country, but about commitment, devotion and enthusiasm of the whole Europe. If you voted Leave, you are selfish and you deserve to watch Scotland saying 'bye'. "I pity well-educated people of Britain, especially youngsters, that will need to face what the 'majority' brought them. "Of course nobody is happy about the current shape of EU. Of course EU requires lots of improvements. "But it's like marriage, it won't work without devotion and your divorce will give you depression, a bad example to other couples and will encourage your own kids to leave you. "As a person who truly believes in unity of European culture and heritage and supports sticking together against the odds, I feel really disappointed, even personally touched." Georg Schlomka, Flensburg, Germany "As a German I am truly thrilled by the UK's decision. Politicians all across Europe have, up to now, failed to grasp that while the concept of Europe is widely supported by the people, the EU in its present form is not. "So maybe this is a wake-up call for the rest of the EU and its respective member states - I certainly hope so. The alternative could only be an EU which grows even more repressive and less democratic than it is today. "I daresay that the UK would not have left the old EEC - so maybe it's time to go back to the roots." Otto Vennik, Dutchman in London "Well done Britain! Hopefully this will be the beginning of the end for the EU. Now if you will excuse me, I was looking for a NEXIT." Compiled by David Campanale

The UK has decided in a referendum vote to leave the European Union, but what do people from other EU countries think about Britain's big decision?

A second bus was hit by a suicide bomber elsewhere in the city, injuring two soldiers and two civilians. The Taliban said they had carried out the attacks. The blasts come a day after Afghan and US officials signed a deal letting US troops stay in Afghanistan after the end of 2014. The agreement was authorised by new Afghan president Ashraf Ghani, who was sworn in on Monday. On that same day, two bombs killed at least 15 people in Kabul and Paktia provinces. Mr Ghani's predecessor, Hamid Karzai, had refused to sign the deal because of a disagreement with the US. The attack on the army bus took place in western Kabul, and largely destroyed the bus. "I was walking down the road when a huge explosion occurred," shopkeeper Sanaullah Khan told Reuters. "Right after the blast, I saw dust and smoke rising from the area and then I escaped." The second attack took place in northeast Kabul. The Taliban claimed responsibility for both attacks on Twitter, saying they were a continuation of an offensive which started in the summer. Under a US-brokered unity deal Mr Ghani shares power with runner-up Abdullah Abdullah who becomes chief executive. The Taliban has called the deal a "US-orchestrated sham".

At least seven Afghan soldiers have died and many were injured after a suicide bomber targeted a bus carrying troops in the Afghan capital Kabul.

Glamorgan were beaten in under two-and-a-half days against Worcestershire having failed to last two days in their opening loss at Northamptonshire. Rudolph says discussions have been held with the senior players and head coach Robert Croft. "We've had some good, strong conversations," Rudolph said. "I think it's important for the senior players in the team to stand up. "We have a good blend of senior players and a lot of young Welsh talent in the likes of Aneurin Donald and Kiran Carlson. "We've refocused and we're ready for Friday's game against Leicestershire and it will be nice to start off with a win. "I've always been of the belief that in County Cricket as soon as you can gather some momentum you've got to try and carry it on for a long time." Glamorgan were beaten by an innings and 22 runs by Northants in their opening game of the season before an eight-wicket loss at home to Worcestershire. Despite his side's poor start to the season, South African Rudolph still believes Glamorgan can make an impression in Division Two of the County Championship. "If you look at last season we started with three losses and during the season there were about three or four games where we just missed out on winning opportunities," Rudolph told BBC Radio Wales Sport. "If that had happened we would still have finished in the top three or four so it's not all doom and gloom at the moment."

Captain Jacques Rudolph has said Glamorgan's senior players need to "stand up" after the county's poor start to the Championship season.

28 August 2015 Last updated at 14:08 BST The device was able to track and damage a free-flying drone during the trial in California. Boeing is one of many companies working to develop high powered lasers that can be used in military or defence scenarios. The company says its new device is the most portable yet, and can be collapsed into four parts light enough to carry.

Boeing has successfully shot a drone out of the sky using a high-powered laser during a test, the company says.

Mr Ashley had been asked to give evidence about the treatment of his workers. It follows a BBC investigation into the Derbyshire company's warehouse working practises. Mr Ashley has until 21 March to respond after a letter from Hartlepool MP Iain Wright. The letter reveals Mr Ashley had invited the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) select committee - which Mr Wright chairs - to a meeting at the company's base in Shirebrook. "The treatment of low-paid workers and enforcement of the national minimum wage are issues that the committee will be keeping under review over the coming months," Mr Wright's letter states. "In line with select committees' commitment to transparency, it is normal practice for the BIS Committee to meet in public at Westminster and we agreed to adhere to this practice on this occasion. "A number of alternative dates have been offered to you by the Committee Clerk, but... you have not accepted any of them, nor agreed in principle to attend. "Should you fail in your reply to agree to attend on one of the dates offered to you...the committee reserves the right to take the matter further, including seeking the support of the House of Commons in respect of any complaint of contempt." Sports Direct has not responded to the BBC's request for a comment. The company has previously pledged to review worker rights, with oversight by Mr Ashley, who also owns Newcastle United Football Club.

Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has been threatened with being in contempt of Parliament after failing to appear in front of a committee of MPs.

Roedd Aelod Cynulliad Plaid Cymru dros yr etholaeth, Elin Jones, wedi cyhoeddi llun o'r hysbyseb ar ei thudalen Facebook, gan fynnu nad oedd yn wir. Yn dilyn hynny dywedodd Mark Williams, ymgeisydd y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol yng Ngheredigion, fod yr hysbyseb yn "nonsens" a'i fod bellach wedi ei dileu. Ychwanegodd Mr Williams, arweinydd y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol yng Nghymru, fod ei blaid yn gweithio "gyda phawb sydd yn erbyn Brexit caled, gan gynnwys Plaid Cymru". Yn yr hysbyseb gafodd ei chyhoeddi ar Facebook, dywedodd y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol mai nhw oedd yr unig blaid "sy'n brwydro i gadw Prydain yn y farchnad sengl yn yr etholiad hwn". Roedd yr hysbyseb yn ychwanegu fod "Plaid Cymru'n cefnogi Brexit eithafol ynghyd â Llafur, y Toris ac UKIP". Mae'r Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol wedi addo yn ystod ymgyrch yr etholiad cyffredinol eleni y bydden nhw'n cynnal ail refferendwm ar ddiwedd y trafodaethau Brexit, gyda'r opsiwn o aros yn yr UE os nad yw etholwyr yn hapus â'r cytundeb terfynol. Mae Plaid Cymru wedi dweud eu bod nhw'n derbyn canlyniad y refferendwm llynedd, ond y bydden nhw'n brwydro i gael "bargen dda i Gymru". Fe wnaeth Ms Jones gyhoeddi llun o hysbyseb y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol ar ei thudalen Facebook ddydd Llun, gan ddweud bod Plaid Cymru "ddim yn cefnogi Brexit eithafol". "Mae popeth rydyn ni wedi ei ddweud yn yr etholiad yma yn gwneud hynny'n glir. Eto mae'r Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol yn dweud celwydd a dweud fel arall," meddai. Dywedodd ei bod wedi "disgwyl gwell" gan Mark Williams, gan fynnu ymddiheuriad. Ychwanegodd yn ddiweddarach mewn neges ar Twitter fod pamffledi ymgyrchu gan y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol yn yr etholaeth hefyd wedi ailadrodd yr un neges. Ers hynny mae Mr Williams wedi ymddiheuro, gan ddweud mewn neges ar Twitter: "Roedd yr hysbyseb Facebook yn nonsens ac mae wedi cael ei ddileu. "Rydw i'n gwerthfawrogi gweithio gyda phawb sydd yn erbyn Brexit caled, gan gynnwys Plaid Cymru, a dwi'n ymddiheuro iddynt." Mewn cyfarfod hystings yn Aberystwyth nos Lun, mynnodd Mr Williams nad oedd yn gyfrifol am gynnwys yr hysbyseb, a'i fod wedi dod o gyfeiriad y blaid yn ganolog. Ychwanegodd y byddai'n ymchwilio i'r mater i weld pwy oedd yn gyfrifol am y cynnwys. Dywedodd hefyd nad oedd amser gan y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol i anfon taflenni newydd yn ymddiheuro, gydag ond tridiau nes yr etholiad. Roedd rhai o drigolion yr etholaeth wedi derbyn pamffledi oedd yn cynnwys neges debyg, yn honni na fyddai Plaid Cymru'n "brwydro yn erbyn Brexit caled". Mae Mr Williams wedi bod yn AS dros Geredigion ers 2005, ar ôl cipio'r sedd oddi ar Blaid Cymru. Ymgeisydd Plaid Cymru yng Ngheredigion yn yr etholiad cyffredinol eleni yw Ben Lake. Am restr lawn o'r ymgeiswyr cliciwch yma.

Mae ymgeisydd dros y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol wedi ymddiheuro ar ôl i'w blaid gyhoeddi hysbyseb yn awgrymu fod Plaid Cymru yn cefnogi "Brexit eithafol".

Mr Vine was riding his bicycle in Kensington, west London, on 26 August when a row occurred, Hammersmith Magistrates' Court was told. Shanique Pearson, 22, from Vauxhall, is said to have formed the shape of a weapon with her fingers and "cocked it" at Mr Vine's head. Ms Pearson denies acting in a threatening manner. In response to the charges she denies using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour and driving without reasonable consideration for other road users. Ms Pearson has admitted driving an unlicensed vehicle on the day in question. The defendant claimed Mr Vine was mistaken in what he thought he had seen and said she instead raised her middle finger at the presenter, who she thought was "a bit crazy" for following her after their initial row. Footage of the argument, which took place in Hornton Street, west London and was filmed on Mr Vine's helmet camera, has since been viewed online millions of times, the presenter said. The video was played in court. After initially clashing when Mr Vine stopped his bike in front of Ms Pearson's Vauxhall Corsa, Ms Pearson drove past the Radio Two presenter, the court learned. But the argument erupted a short while later when Ms Pearson spotted Mr Vine trying to take a photograph. Explaining the next few moments to the court, he said: "She's gone back in the car, she's sitting at this junction. I am behind her with my cycle, the lights are red. I draw parallel to the car because I want to see inside. "As I draw level and I look in [to the car] she produces her fingers like this, and aims them at me, and cocks her thumb and goes like that, in a firing sign." In her evidence, Ms Pearson said she had initially reacted to Mr Vine's stopping in front of her car because: "It was too quick, it kind of shocked me. "I could have hit him [with the car] and I don't think he understood the danger of that, hence why I was so angry." The hearing has been adjourned until 26 January.

A driver "made a gun sign" at BBC presenter Jeremy Vine during an alleged road rage incident, a court heard.

Mobile operators, Culture Secretary Maria Miller and communications regulator Ofcom will discuss bringing forward the allocation of spectrum to allow faster mobile download speeds. Ofcom has told the government that the process could be accelerated to launch 4G networks in many places by May or June. It had been thought that it would take until the end of the year. Ahead of the meeting O2 said that it was hopeful that it could launch 4G services in summer 2013. Ronan Dunne, chief executive of O2, said, "It's been a very good process and it feels that we've made a lot of progress, so I'm hopeful that we'll have a basis for moving forward." But he went on to express disappointment that Ofcom had not acted earlier: "We're pleased that we've made progress but frustrated that it's taken so long". An Ofcom spokesman responded: "To suggest that the delay has been caused by anything other than litigation - and the threat of litigation - on behalf of competing companies is inaccurate." Previously O2 and Vodafone had expressed anger that rival network EE - formerly known as Everything Everywhere - had been given permission to use its existing 1,800MHz spectrum to launch a 4G service earlier. O2 had threatened legal action to prevent EE gaining this advantage. A deal could pave the way for EE to announce its 4G launch date, which could be before the end of this month. O2 and Vodafone will not be able to offer 4G until other parts of the radio spectrum - including those previously used for analogue television and air traffic control - are freed up and sold off. The UK's fourth biggest network - Three - is set to take over part of EE's 4G spectrum, but is not due to do so until September 2013. Ofcom has said it could bring forward its airwave auction by about a fortnight from its current January date, and then speed up handover of control of the frequencies. That could help shrink EE's period of exclusivity to roughly half a year. However, if the networks decide to pursue a legal challenge the process would be delayed. "Ofcom made quite a clever move by allowing EE to launch early," said Matthew Howett, a telecoms analyst with Ovum. "Because it's now really set the wheels in motion, and will see the others pull their fingers out." A source at one major network told the BBC that it was also seeking a guarantee from EE that it would not hinder the operation of Mitco, an organisation that has been set up to deal with the possible interference 4G may have on other signals such as digital television. Mitco will eventually be run jointly by the mobile operators and will be tasked with overseeing the distribution of filters and other equipment to prevent disruption - a scheme which is expected to cost in the region of £180m. EE gave details of its 4G plans in a lavish press event last month, and said it would offer 4G in 16 UK cities by the end of the year. However, it declined to give a firm date on when the service would be open for use by the public. That delay was in part caused by the fierce negotiations between Ofcom and the other networks. The networks felt aggrieved that EE had been handed a considerable headstart in the 4G race, while the other operators would have to wait until the outcome of an auction before they can try and catch up lost ground. Apple's latest iPhone, which launched the day after EE's 4G event, is available on all the major networks - but only EE is able to offer customers 4G speeds on the handset. Ofcom has defended its decision, saying that to delay EE from launching 4G would have been "to the detriment of consumers". In contrast, O2 said they were "hugely disappointed" with the decision, while Vodafone said: "The regulator has shown a careless disregard for the best interests of consumers, businesses and the wider economy." Ovum's Mr Howett said while EE may appear to have been given the early upper hand, it still has a tricky marketing task ahead if it is to capitalise. "I think it is about two things," he told the BBC. "One is about what the pricing of 4G is going to be. EE would be be pretty mad to price people out of it, so I suspect it'll be quite competitive. "The second thing is the iPhone 5 impact. For me and a lot of other people the iPhone 5 was very much an incremental upgrade. If people are in the market for a new phone, and people who were on a two-year contract are looking to upgrade, EE will say 'come to us'."

A meeting about the UK's roll-out of 4G network services takes place later.

Media playback is not supported on this device The Scot, 28, beat world number 87 Taro Daniel 6-1 6-3 6-1 in his first match since becoming a father last month. World number six Kei Nishikori brought the visitors level with a 6-3 7-5 7-6 (7-3) win over Dan Evans in Birmingham. Victory in the best-of-five first-round tie will secure a quarter-final place and World Group status in 2017. Dom Inglot and Jamie Murray are scheduled to take on Yoshihito Nishioka and Yasutaka Uchiyama in Saturday's doubles contest, although the line-ups can change up to an hour before the 14:00 GMT start time. "We will wait and see," GB captain Leon Smith told BBC Sport. "[It will be] hopefully our strongest team, put it that way." Britain are defending the title they regained last November for the first time in 79 years with victory against Belgium. "It was amazing," Murray said of the reception he received after needing only 90 minutes to see off Daniel. Media playback is not supported on this device There were signs of rustiness - four double faults and 25 unforced errors slowing his progress at times - but the Scot broke serve six times and saved both break points he faced in a one-sided win. Murray, 28, won the opening 11 points in his first match since losing to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final 33 days ago. He wrapped up the first set in 28 minutes and took hold of a more competitive second after a double fault at 3-3 from Daniel, the US-born 23-year-old with just five ATP wins to his name. Two blistering returns gave Murray the decisive break at the start of the third and he wrapped up the 28th Davis Cup singles win of his career in style. "The last few weeks have been the best of my life, really special," Murray said of becoming a father to Sophia. "It has been tough the last few days being away from her for the first time but it had to happen to some stage, and it is a pleasure to represent my country and be with team-mates that we won with last year. "The second set was tough - a lot of close games and some tough points, which was good for me. "I was getting a little out of breath but I played a good match, served well, missed a few second serves but the first serve went extremely well, so it was a nice start." Evans, from Solihull, had the support of his home crowd and the confidence from a victory in his only previous meeting with Nishikori, but the Japanese player was still too strong. It is over three years since he surprisingly lost to Evans at the US Open and Nishikori has since become established among the game's elite. Evans, 25, once again played above his ranking of 157 but could only convert four of 13 break points that came his way. After dropping serve twice in the first set he failed to capitalise on 0-40 early on in what proved to be a tight second. Both players missed break point chances and a tie-break loomed with the Briton serving at 6-5, but after saving two set points he then netted a volley and double faulted. With both men apparently tiring, the third set saw a rash of service breaks - six in eight games - with Evans unable to build on leads at 3-2 and 4-3. Nishikori, 26, was similarly vulnerable on his own serve but got himself across the line in the tie-break after two hours and 44 minutes. Andy Murray slipped fairly seamlessly back into the day job, but Kei Nishikori had to absorb a lot of pressure from Dan Evans to make sure the tie is level heading into Saturday's doubles. But who will play? Murray told me he "would love to play if it's the best thing for the team," as long as his body feels fine in the morning. But will Nishikori be on the other side of the court? It is looking likely - even though he has only ever played two Davis Cup doubles matches for Japan. "He missed a few balls and looked a bit rusty but overall you've got to give Andy a 9/10. He just wanted to feel the ball out there but he looked sharp, and will be looking forward to the big match against Nishikori on Sunday. "Nishikori got very nervous against Evans for a while there, but in the end the class player came through and upped his game." Friday Andy Murray beats Taro Daniel 6-1 6-3 6-1 Kei Nishikori beats Dan Evans 6-3 7-5 7-6 (7-3) Saturday doubles Dominic Inglot & Jamie Murray v Yoshihito Nishioka & Yasutaka Uchiyama Sunday Andy Murray v Kei Nishikori Dan Evans v Taro Daniel Listen to State of the British Game - a 5 live sport special

Andy Murray returned to action with a comfortable win as Great Britain ended day one of their Davis Cup defence tied at 1-1 against Japan in Birmingham.

Trouble prompted police involvement outside the ground before violence behind one goal as players warmed up. "Projectiles and fireworks launched from the stands require fans to take refuge on the pitch," Lyon tweeted. The game kicked off 45 minutes late with Lyon scoring twice in the closing 10 minutes to win 2-1. Authorities had categorised the fixture 'high risk', with about 500 police reportedly stationed at Parc Olympique Lyonnais - more than double the usual amount. Both teams left the field as fans spilled on to the playing surface before kick-off, with Lyon president Jean Michel Aulas going into the crowd in an effort to calm supporters. When the French and Turkish sides eventually emerged, both sets of players clapped supporters all round the stadium, before going through brief warm-up drills ahead of a 20:50 BST kick-off. Before Beskitas' fixture against Greek side Olympiakos in the previous round, both clubs worked with Uefa and took the decision to ban away fans in a bid to avoid crowd trouble. It is the third incident at a Uefa competition this week, following Tuesday's bomb attack on Borussia Dortmund's team bus and Wednesday's clashes between Leicester City supporters and police in Madrid. When the match got under way, former Liverpool striker Ryan Babel put Besiktas ahead but moments after Corentin Tolisso's equaliser on 83 minutes, Jeremy Morel robbed Spanish goalkeeper Fabri in the area to tap into an empty net. Match ends, Lyon 2, Besiktas 1. Second Half ends, Lyon 2, Besiktas 1. Hand ball by Gökhan Inler (Besiktas). Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena. Attempt missed. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross. Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Adriano. Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Dusko Tosic. Substitution, Besiktas. Gökhan Inler replaces Cenk Tosun. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Anderson Talisca (Besiktas). Goal! Lyon 2, Besiktas 1. Jérémy Morel (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Goal! Lyon 1, Besiktas 1. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation. Tolgay Arslan (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Tolgay Arslan (Besiktas). Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Fabri. Attempt saved. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nabil Fekir. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Cenk Tosun (Besiktas). Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon). Cenk Tosun (Besiktas) wins a free kick on the right wing. Attempt missed. Emanuel Mammana (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet with a cross following a corner. Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Adriano. Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Gökhan Gönül (Besiktas). Offside, Lyon. Corentin Tolisso tries a through ball, but Mathieu Valbuena is caught offside. Hand ball by Nabil Fekir (Lyon). Hand ball by Dusko Tosic (Besiktas). Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon). Marcelo (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Besiktas. Tolgay Arslan replaces Oguzhan Ozyakup. Christophe Jallet (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Christophe Jallet (Lyon). Ryan Babel (Besiktas) wins a free kick on the left wing. Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Cenk Tosun (Besiktas). Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Clashes in the stands that forced some supporters on to the pitch delayed Lyon's Europa League quarter-final first-leg win over Besiktas.

A colony has been roosting in St Hilda's Church at Ellerburn, close to the North York Moors. But despite the church's best efforts the bats are not moving and are soiling the altar and church furniture, leaving the church with an "appalling smell". The creatures are protected by law and cannot be wilfully disturbed. Volunteers at the church have been working for the past decade to keep the altar, stonework and woodwork clean. But the bats, roosting in the higher areas of the church continually soil the interior of the building with urine and faeces. Church warden Liz Cowley said keeping the 11th Century building in good shape was difficult. She said: "You can see the urine marks (on the altar), they won't go away. "If people were coming in here damaging an ancient building like this, you would say it was criminal damage. "The smell is appalling, it's a combination of ammonia from the urine and a musty smell from the droppings that catches at the back of the throat." Members of the church had spent £10,000 trying to get the bats to move and had paid for specially-built lofts nearby. The Rev Paul Mothersdale, the Rector of St Hilda's Church, said a lot of money had been invested in trying to persuade the bats to move out of the church. The Rev Mothersdale said: "We've tried to do everything that English Nature, or Natural England, have wanted us to do. "Money has been spent, not only by the congregation, not only out of church funds, but local people have mucked in and helped. "And yet we're no further forward, we're still as we were 10 years ago." Lucy Bellini, of Natural England, said the bats had to be carefully monitored. Ms Bellini said: "It is a really regionally important roost. "Because of that we need to be sure that there are replacement roosts that are suitable and that the bats have found and are aware of and can move to before we allow the church to seal up access points and move the bats out of the church."

A congregation in North Yorkshire has spent thousands of pounds building heated bat lofts in an attempt to lure the creatures out of their church.

The group made a loss of $219m (£175.1m) compared with the same time last year when profits were $106m. However, a growing demand for "accurate and timely journalism" was helping to lift subscriber numbers for some of its news outlets, it said. News Corp gets more than half its revenue from outside the US. The firm's chief executive Robert Thomson said The Wall Street Journal now had more than 2.1 million paid subscribers and that for the first time, more than 50% of those subscribers were digital. "Audiences are craving integrity, which is why so many of our mastheads have reported strong growth in readers and subscribers this quarter," he said. "And advertisers need a trusted canvas and real results, not the muddled, muddied metrics of many digital platforms." The group reported strong performances at its book publisher Harper Collins and its digital estate agency division. Rapid expansion meant "digital real estate" was "well on the way to becoming the largest contributor to our profitability", said Mr Thomson. "This segment posted another very strong quarter, with a 16% year-over-year revenue increase, improved margins and robust audience gains," he added. Mr Thomson said a reduction in the value of print-related fixed assets at the firm's Australian newspaper business had hurt income for the quarter, together with non-cash charges related to Foxtel. News Corp's businesses include news and information services, book publishing, real estate services and cable network programming as well as pay-TV distribution in Australia.

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has reported a loss for the three months to December, amid a difficult environment for print advertising.

Alberto Paloschi gave the visitors the lead after Angel Rangel's shot fell to him via team-mate Jack Cork. Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski made a series of superb saves, before Nacer Chadli deflected in Kyle Walker's shot to equalise with 20 minutes left. Danny Rose then drove in the winner after Swansea failed to clear a corner. Hopes have been growing at White Hart Lane of a first league title since 1961, but the pressure was on to beat struggling Swansea after Leicester opened up a five-point lead with a victory over Norwich on Saturday. Mauricio Pochettino's side were utterly dominant - managing 34 shots at goal to Swansea's 10 - but were frustrated by determined defending and brilliant goalkeeping. Spurs could have forgiven for thinking it was not going to be their day, particularly when the outstanding Fabianski dived acrobatically to his right to claw out Christian Eriksen's free-kick early in the second half. Fabianski had earlier made an excellent stop to deny Harry Kane from close range, but was finally beaten as substitute Chadli struck and Rose added his first goal of the season. For Pochettino, it was a sign that his players have the character to force victories when fortune appears to be against them. Pochettino's side secured a sixth successive league victory to keep the pressure on Leicester - on a day when neighbours Arsenal lost ground with a defeat at Manchester United. The concern for Tottenham's manager is that his key players steer clear of injury as the attempt to juggle domestic demands with the Europa League. England forward Kane was patched up to play in a face mask after missing Thursday's victory over Fiorentina with a broken nose. There was concern too before kick-off as midfielder Dele Alli, an inspirational figure for them this season, turned his ankle in the warm-up. Alli was able to play the full game, but did not look at his best. Pochettino must hope that the midfielder is in better shape for Wednesday's trip to West Ham. Francesco Guidolin will have been cheered with the spirit his side showed - which was just the pick-me-up that the Swansea manager needed as he battles a chest infection. His side showed attacking guile on their occasional breaks forward, while Paloschi took his goal smartly to score for the first time since his move from Chievo in January. That came after Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris made a superb early save to tip over Gylfi Sigurdsson's shot from six yards, and the France international was alert too late in the game to beat out another Paloschi shot. Guidolin, though will feel a sense of frustration that his team were unable to get anything from the game after leading with 20 minutes left. It means that, after four league games without victory, Swansea remain only three points above the relegation zone. Matches against Norwich, Bournemouth and Aston Villa in March will go a long way towards deciding their fate. Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino: "Fabianski was great. He was man of the match. Sometimes football is difficult. You play well but find it hard to score. The good thing is that the team fight. It is a fantastic win. "Our mentality is to look to the next game and go step by step. Now we need to focus again. We have a strong squad and we will try to manage it in the right way." Media playback is not supported on this device Swansea first-team coach Alan Curtis: "Fabianski made some fantastic saves. We thought maybe it would one of those days when we would ride our luck. Lukasz kept us in the game for a long time. "We got in front and created a couple of decent opportunities but the pressure was relentless. We almost got something but it wasn't quite enough." Media playback is not supported on this device Both sides are in Premier League action on Wednesday; Swansea will stay in north London to prepare for their trip to Arsenal, while Tottenham cross the capital to visit West Ham.

Tottenham moved back to within two points of Premier League leaders Leicester after battling back from behind to beat a dogged Swansea side.

Police said the child, who is thought to have been shot by her father who was found dead at the scene in Northiam, is seven years old. Ch Supt Neil Honnor said a firearm had been recovered, but would not confirm the relationship between the girl and the man. The body of the man was found in a car parked outside a house in the Spring Hill area of the village. Prayers have been said at the injured girl's school, Beckley Church of England Primary in Beckley near Rye. The area around the scene has been cordoned off since the shooting, which happened at about 16:00 BST on Thursday. Ch Supt Honnor said officers had identified "the perpetrator of the offence". "This does not appear to be an incident that's necessarily related to Northiam other than the fact that it happened there. "We believe this is a domestic-related incident," he said. In a statement, a spokeswoman for the Beckley CE Primary said: "We have received confirmation that the child who was shot is a pupil at our school. "This is a dreadfully sad and shocking incident and the whole school community are praying for her and her family." The girl is being treated at King's College Hospital in London.

A young girl shot in the head in East Sussex remains gravely ill in hospital.

He had rejected a move to Birmingham on Wednesday but has now agreed personal terms and passed his medical. Stewart, who was in the final year of his contract at at Dens Park, had scored six goals in three games for Dundee already this season. He could make his Blues debut in Saturday's Championship match at Leeds. Stewart is Birmingham's second signing of the week following the arrival of striker Che Adams from Sheffield United. Birmingham opened their Championship campaign with a goalless draw against Cardiff City and were knocked out of the EFL Cup by League One side Oxford United in Tuesday's first-round tie.

Birmingham City have signed Dundee forward Greg Stewart on a three-year deal for a fee believed to be around £500,000.

The cascade - or weeping window - section will be shown at St George's Hall in Liverpool and Woodhorn Museum, Northumberland. Yorkshire Sculpture Park will host the arch segment, also known as the wave. The installation, which marked 100 years since the start of World War One, drew more than five million visitors. Culture Secretary John Whittingdale said: "This is art at its most powerful and it is only right that everyone should have the chance to see them." The installation included 888,246 ceramic poppies, with each representing each death in the British and Colonial forces between 1914 and 1918. It was created by Derbyshire artist Paul Cummins and theatre designer Tom Piper, and was named Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red after a line written by a soldier who died in Belgium. A total of £9m was raised for six military service charities after most of the poppies, which were handmade in Derby, were sold to members of the public for £25 each. Wave and the Weeping Window, which together have more than 10,000 ceramic poppies, were bought for the nation last year by the charities Backstage Trust and the Clore Duffield Foundation. Other locations can bid next year to host the ceramic poppies in 2017 and 2018, before they are permanently homed at the Imperial War Museums in London and Manchester. Wave: Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, September 2015 - January 2016 Weeping Window Woodhorn Museum, Northumberland, September - October 2015 St George's Hall, Liverpool, November 2015 - January 2016 Source: 14-18 Now World War One Centenary

Thousands of ceramic poppies used in the Tower of London installation are to go on display across the north of England, it has been announced.

Andrew Jones, 34, was convicted of grievous bodily harm and robbery after he left Reg Stocking lying in a pool of blood in West Bromwich. A jury at Wolverhampton Crown Court also found him guilty of a burglary using Mr Stocking's car as a getaway. Jones, of Dingle Street, Sandwell, was remanded into custody to await sentencing on 4 December. He was also found guilty of witness intimidation. Mr Stocking's blue Peugeot 207 was taken outside his home in Chapel Street, West Bromwich. Jones hid before jumping into the car while Mr Stocking opened his driveway gate, said West Midlands Police. Mr Stocking tried to stop Jones but he was hit and dragged by the car which left him in a critical condition with serious head injuries. Jones used the car as a getaway vehicle to steal a TV from a property in Groveland Road, Tipton just hours later. He stored the TV at his ex-partner's flat in Kendrick House saying "ask no questions and I will tell no lies". His ex-partner Stacey Johnson, 26, pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods at an earlier hearing and received a 12 month community order and was ordered to pay costs of £300. Detective Inspector Pete Rowe, from West Bromwich CID, said of the conviction: "We hope that this will give some comfort to the family as their loved one continues to recover from his ordeal and injuries."

A man has been found guilty of a car-jacking attack which left a 78-year-old man wheelchair bound, a court heard.

Inspectors found staff at Complete Utilities Ltd were not fully trained to operate plant vehicles, and the work site was "chaotic and disorganised". At Gloucester Crown Court, the firm was also ordered to pay costs of £27,000. Employee Spencer Powles, 62, from Coleford, died 10 days after the incident on October 24, 2012. He suffered severe injuries to his abdomen when a telehandler lurched forward, pinning him against a metal shipping container at the firm's Maisemore site. A telehandler is a four-wheel drive machine, mostly used in farming and industry, which has an interchangeable bucket on the end of a telescopic arm. Speaking after sentencing, health and safety inspector Caroline Bird said: "This terrible incident could have been avoided and Mr Powles would still be here today if Complete Utilities had provided proper training to staff in the operation of this telehandler. "It is not acceptable to put drivers into vehicles that they have not previously operated, or without the necessary training by a qualified and competent instructor." The BBC has tried to contact Complete Utilities Ltd for a response to the case and the criticisms of its operations.

A Gloucester-based firm has been fined £80,000 after a man was crushed between an industrial vehicle and a shipping container at work and later died.

The report, revealed in The Guardian, was ordered by the government after claims some Muslim groups were trying to take control in some schools. The Department for Education has said it will not comment on the leaks. Birmingham council has released its own report, disagreeing with Mr Clarke. We must acknowledge today that Ian Kershaw's report shows we have serious governance issues in a small number of schools in east Birmingham because of serious malpractice by members of governing bodies. This has been compounded by the inability of head teachers and other governors to counter this behaviour and by the failure of the city council to intervene to instil proper governance. Council response in full Trojan Horse 'plot' schools timeline Reaction to 'Trojan Horse' reports The government's report was compiled by retired senior police officer Peter Clarke, the former head of the Met Police's counter-terrorism unit. It is due to be published next week. It says he found evidence of "sustained and co-ordinated agenda to impose upon children in a number of Birmingham schools the segregationist attitudes and practices of a hardline and politicised strain of Sunni Islam". He also found evidence of a "co-ordinated, deliberate and sustained action to introduce an intolerant and aggressive Islamist ethos into some schools in the city". The agenda would have confined "schoolchildren within an intolerant, inward-looking monoculture that would severely inhibit their participation in the life of modern Britain," the leaked report says. A spokesman for the DfE said: "The allegations made in relation to some schools in Birmingham are very serious and we are investigating all evidence put to us in conjunction with Ofsted and Birmingham City Council." Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said his union was disturbed by the Clarke review findings but not surprised. They reflected concerns raised in May about improper governance and staffing and "a narrowing of entitlement for children", he said. "We do not need an over-reaction. This is not a criticism of the Islamic faith, but of a narrow current within it," he said. Birmingham's report, compiled by former head teacher Ian Kershaw, differed in its conclusions. It said there was "no evidence of a conspiracy to promote an anti-British agenda, violent extremism or radicalisation in schools" in the east of the city. Mr Kershaw did find "key individuals" promoting Islamic principles in schools and "noted a pattern of these individuals moving between schools". He did not conclude whether the original "Trojan Horse" letter was a hoax, as has been claimed. An unhelpful epitaph for Gove'Islam plot': Will we ever learn the truth? But he found evidence that the "five steps" outlined in the original letter as a means of destabilising school leadership were "present in a large number of the schools considered part of the investigation". His report said evidence pointed to a group of "British male governors and teachers, predominantly of Pakistani heritage", which have formed in order to address perceived failings in some schools. Mr Kershaw said the tactics employed by these groups were often "improper" and there was a "pattern" to their behaviour but it stopped short of a widespread plot. He said their motivation seemed to be an attempt to "raise standards" based on a "genuine and understandable desire...to improve education and opportunities for Muslim pupils. "The evidence is not sufficient to lead me to construe the behaviour to be a co-ordinated plan to improperly influence the direction or management of schools serving students of predominantly Islamic faith or background," he said. Mr Kershaw also says Birmingham City Council was "slow to respond" to allegations in the letter and accused education chiefs in the city of "poor oversight". He identifies a "culture within [the council] of not wanting to address difficult issues and problems with school governance" for risk of bringing accusations of racism or Islamophobia. Speaking at a press conference earlier, Council leader Sir Albert Bore admitted the council failed to act for fear of being seen as racist or Islamophobic. Last month, Ofsted and the Education Funding Agency published their reports and five schools were placed in special measures as a result. The schools involved have always denied any wrongdoing. On Tuesday, the board of trustees resigned at Park View Education Trust, which has been at the centre of claims, stating they had been the victims of a "co-ordinated and vicious" attack. The trust has been the focus of allegations made in the anonymous Trojan Horse letter alleging the existence of a clique of hardline Muslims attempting to seize control of Birmingham schools. The origin of the letter and the intentions behind it have never been determined.

A leaked report into the so-called "Trojan Horse" plot has found evidence there was an agenda to introduce "an intolerant and aggressive Islamist ethos" into some Birmingham schools.

David Ellam, 52, was attacked as he walked his Yorkshire terrier, Rolo, near his home in Sheepridge, Huddersfield, last August. At Leeds Crown Court, Aaron Joseph, 29, denied being the owner of a dog that caused injury while dangerously out of control in a public place. Mr Joseph was released on bail and a trial date has been set for 5 February. Live updates and more stories from Yorkshire Judge Peter Collier QC, the Recorder of Leeds, said he hoped the trial date could be brought forward. Police were called to Riddings Road on 15 August, and Mr Ellam was taken to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary where he was later pronounced dead. Mr Joseph, of Riddings Road, pleaded guilty to possessing a quantity of cannabis on the same day.

A man has denied being the owner of a dog which attacked and fatally injured a neighbour.

Silverwood's side head the Division One table by 41 points with five games remaining, the first of them at home to Somerset starting on Monday. Only Notts, in 2005, have won the title following promotion the previous year. "In our first year back up in Division One, to bring it home would be pretty special." Silverwood told BBC Essex. Essex lifted the trophy six times in the days of a single-division Championship, most recently in 1992 when Graham Gooch was captain. Now, current skipper Ryan ten Doeschate has the task to leading the team to their first silverware of any kind for seven years following the end of their involvement in this summer's T20 Blast. Only two of Essex's last five matches are at home, and they will have to manage without England batsmen Alastair Cook and Tom Westley, their two leading run-scorers in the Championship, because of the current Test series against West Indies. "We are in a great position, but there's still a lot of work to be done and we won't take anything for granted," said Silverwood. "We have got five games of Championship cricket left and we can look at them with a lot of excitement. We'll go out there and give every ounce of energy, blood sweat and tears. "It's the holy grail, and certainly in our dressing room and among the members, although it's great to win (other) competitions, we want to bring that one home."

Essex head coach Chris Silverwood has set his sights on "the holy grail" of winning the County Championship before their return to red-ball action.

While being a fan of "Scandi dramas" like Borgen, Theresa May told the Radio Times she'd tune in to Doctor Who and "a nice Agatha Christie". Earlier in the day, she'll have a drink with friends before helping churches in her Berkshire constituency who provide lunch for elderly people. The PM also said she enjoys Strictly Come Dancing, but wouldn't take part. "I always like to see Doctor Who on Christmas night, if possible, and a nice Agatha Christie to curl up with. David Suchet was a great Poirot - he got him to a T," she said in the Christmas issue of the magazine. Church has always been an important part of Christmas, she said, as her father was a vicar. "As a child I had to wait until my father had finished his services before I could open my presents. It felt like a very long wait." Theresa May: The woman behind No 10 Discussing her TV tastes as a younger woman, the prime minister said she liked watching Diana Rigg and later Joanna Lumley in The Avengers, but never viewed them as role models. "I have never had a female role model - I've always just got on with doing what I am doing," she said. Mrs May admitted she had not seen much of former shadow chancellor Ed Balls on Strictly as she tended to be busy on Saturday evenings. Asked if one day she would be tempted to give the show a try herself, she replied: "I can't dance. It's not a good idea."

The prime minister will be curled up on the sofa watching traditional British TV on Christmas Day.

5 January 2016 Last updated at 08:38 GMT After the war, the dormitories in south London became temporary accommodation for immigrants from countries like Jamaica who were invited to live in the UK. The tunnels, which are 120ft below the surface, have now been opened up for public visits by Transport for London (TfL) and the London Transport Museum. BBC London's Alice Bhandhukravi reports.

Beneath Clapham South Tube station lie a warren of tunnels which provided shelter for 8,000 people during World War Two.

The Hemel Hempstead-born 37-year-old succeeds fellow Briton Ian Poulter, who hosted the 2015 event at Woburn. This year's tournament was the first since 2008 and was won by Sheffield's Matthew Fitzpatrick. The Grove has only ever held a European Tour event once before in its history - when Tiger Woods won a World Golf Championship tournament in 2006. "We knew the British Masters would get great crowds," said Donald. "The British people love coming out and supporting their events and supporting the British players. It was a fun and successful week. "Woburn was a tremendous venue and Ian did a brilliant job as the ambassador. It's my turn next and I will be looking forward to coming back and hopefully having even more success and bringing even more people to this amazing tournament."

Luke Donald will host the 2016 British Masters at The Grove in his home county of Hertfordshire.

Every week BBC Radio 1 plays a countdown of the week's top songs, based on downloads and online streaming. In May, the programme will move from Sunday to Friday evenings. CBBC will also launch a TV version of the Official Chart Show, presented by Cel Spellman. The new programme will be broadcast live from the Radio 1 studios and presented by Greg James and will play the top 20 songs of the week.

The Official Chart Show is being moved from Sunday to Friday evenings, as part of a big shake-up of the music charts.

Published in The Times, the letter says fans are being "ripped-off by touts who anonymously exploit fair ticket prices via online ticket marketplaces". It urges the government to put "the public's interests before the touts". A government consultation on the resale of tickets closes on Friday. "As artist managers, we deplore the increasing industrial-scale abuse and insider exploitation of tickets for music, arts and sports events by ticket touts," the letter says. "The consequence in many cases is that fans will attend fewer shows, meaning that the profits made by such immoral practice is also money lost from the industry." It is signed by managers for the UK's biggest live acts including One Direction, Little Mix, Radiohead, Mumford and Sons, Iron Maiden, Arctic Monkeys and Noel Gallagher. The letter agrees there is a need for "genuine, transparent ticket resale/exchange" through businesses selling tickets at face value, and urges the review to recommend "all parties in a ticketing transaction should indentify themselves". Earlier this week concert promoter Harvey Goldsmith told the BBC the issue of secondary ticketing websites was "a national disgrace". He told Radio 4's Front Row programme that tickets to U2's recent London shows were advertised for up to £3,300 on resale sites, despite a face value of £182. "We're asking the government to pass a law which says you cannot sell a ticket for more than 10% of its face value," Goldsmith told the BBC. Consumer magazine Which? also called for a crack-down on ticket resale sites earlier this month, arguing consumers face a "stitch-up". The group spent eight weeks monitoring four of the biggest secondary ticketing websites and said it found "some really unusual behaviour". Music fans have until 23:00 GMT on 20 November 2015 to make their views known in the consultation. The industry letter was compiled by Twickets, an online site which allows fans to sell spare tickets only at face value or below. Here is the full list of signatures and which artists they represent:

Rock band Coldplay and managers of acts including Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Blur and Radiohead have signed an open letter to the government calling for action over secondary ticketing sites.

The Holiday Inn Express in Picardy Place was put up for sale in November after its Aberdeen-based owners, the European Development Company (EDC), ran into financial difficulties. It was bought by International Hotel Properties Limited (IHL) for £17.7m, plus costs. The property takes IHL's portfolio to nine hotels. The sale was announced by administrators from FRP Advisory. The Grade B listed building consists of 161 rooms and has planning permission for a 20-bedroom extension at the rear of the property. FRP said it was continuing to operate two other hotels in Aberdeen which were also placed under administration following EDC's collapse. The Holiday Inn in Westhill and Holiday Inn Express on Chapel Street will be placed on the market "shortly", the administrators said. Joint administrator Iain Fraser added: "Trade has been firm over the festive period and the administration of EDC represents a rare opportunity to acquire quality hotels in Aberdeen in busy locations. "We would therefore encourage interested parties to contact the Aberdeen office of FRP Advisory as soon as possible."

A prominent Edinburgh hotel has been sold by administrators in a multi-million pound deal.

Chase signed for Tigers until the end of the season on Saturday, having left Championship side Leigh in May. The 30-year-old played for Tigers between 2009 and 2013, before leaving to join Salford Red Devils. "I'm not match fit because I've had some time off, but mentally I'm in the best shape I've ever been," he said. "Physically I've got a bit of work to do but you can get through anything if you're mentally right. There's some hard work to do, I'm aware of that, but I'm looking forward to it." Chase also praised the Rugby Football League (RFL) for the support they offer players who are struggling with mental health-related issues. "It's massive and it's a credit to the RFL that they touch on it because a lot of the boys struggle with it," Chase said. "People should be aware of it because a lot of us boys have to go through a lot of things and we put on this bravado that we're OK. It's not something that people like talking openly about because you feel weak and vulnerable. "But really we go home and we feel alone. It's good to get the message out there that it does happen in our game, a lot of people do suffer from depression. "When you are in that dark place, you feel weak and vulnerable, you just have a lot of down days and it's not nice. But when you come through it, it's an unbelievable feeling. You feel strong."

Former England half-back Rangi Chase says he is "back in love" with rugby league after rejoining Castleford following a fight with depression.

The Grocer magazine reported that the firm is charging £2.64 for a 250g jar. It is the first supermarket to raise the price of Marmite since the recent dispute between Tesco and manufacturer Unilever over the effect of the falling pound on production costs. A Morrisons spokesman said: "Sometimes we have to increase prices as a result of costs rising." Unilever has raised the wholesale price of many household products, including PG Tips tea and Pot Noodles, because falls in the value of sterling have increased the cost of products made outside the UK. The pound has lost nearly a fifth of its value since the UK voted to leave the EU in a referendum in June. It is the world's worst-performing currency on the global money markets this year. This makes imported goods more expensive because they continue to cost the same in dollars or euros, but the price is higher when converted into sterling. Morrisons said it did its best to avoid putting prices up. It added: "More often than not we have been reducing prices and more than 3,000 products are currently cheaper in our supermarkets than they were last year." Tesco's row with Unilever broke out earlier this month and has since been resolved, according to both sides. However, the Grocer reported that both Tesco and Asda have raised prices on a number of Unilever products, and Morrisons has also increased the prices of other items made by the company. According to supermarket websites, a 250g pot of Marmite costs £2.64 at Morrisons, £2.50 at Sainsbury's, £2.35 at both Waitrose and Tesco and is on special at Asda for £2.

Supermarket chain Morrisons has increased the cost of a jar of Marmite by 12.5%, say retail industry experts.

It's clearly not the results. Beat Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday and they will have matched New Zealand's all-time tier one record for consecutive victories. It's not the way they finish games; under coach Eddie Jones, they have scored a cumulative 102 more points in the final quarter of matches than their opponents. It's what's been happening at the other end of the games that is raising eyebrows among critics and hopes among their opponents. Scoreless at home against Italy after 20 minutes, struggling to kick from hand, giving away set-piece penalties; 9-3 down to France, with a man in the sin bin; 10-0 down to Australia last autumn after 17 minutes, their opponents with 97% of the territory and 87% of the possession. It goes further back. Down against South Africa earlier in the autumn, six penalties conceded in the first 21 minutes. Two tries conceded in the first 20 minutes in the third of the summer Tests against the Wallabies, 10-0 down after 15 minutes of the first. You might say it doesn't matter. All those games were won. Against Wales in Cardiff England led 8-3 after the first quarter, with 74% of the possession. How could anyone complain when England have won their past 10 Six Nations matches, and are about to take on a team who haven't won in south-west London in 34 years? Jones, all those years of international coaching with four different nations whirring away in his brain, thinks otherwise. Part of that is about standards. This is a team he wants to win the next World Cup in 2019. Give the All Blacks a head-start and you are unlikely to catch them. Part of it is much more short-term: Scotland's revival in Vern Cotter's last year in charge is genuine. They are outsiders once again this weekend, but seldom in those 34 barren years have they travelled in such form. "Mate, if I knew I'd fix it," Jones said when asked this week if he had worked out what was going wrong in those opening exchanges. "And I haven't been able to fix it, so I don't know." "It's something we have been mentioning over the last few weeks," winger Jack Nowell told BBC Sport. "We've got ourselves out of jail a few times now - it is about a fast start, and putting our game on them first." Media playback is not supported on this device England's replacements - the finishers, as Jones likes to call them - have done that jail-breaking to perfection. According to Opta, the men off the bench have created more tries than those of any other nation (three scored, two assisted), made more carries, conceded the fewest turnovers and shipped only one penalty (Scotland's replacements have conceded six, France's seven). It's a wonderful asset for the coach to have. With a bench on Saturday that includes both Vunipola brothers, Jamie George, the returning Anthony Watson and the thundering Ben Te'o, it could be decisive once again this week. It does not mean the starters cannot be expected to match those same standards. Dig a hole often enough, and one day you might not be able to climb out of it. "It becomes a case of, are you riding your luck?" says Paul Grayson, the former England fly-half who is part of BBC Radio 5 live's commentary team at Twickenham this weekend. "The Italy game was as bad an opening quarter as we've seen from an England team under Jones - and that was nothing to do with 'ruckgate' (when Italy's tactic of not committing to rucks befuddled England). They were just nowhere near it mentally. "Maybe that's a timely wake-up call, because when winning becomes supposedly routine, even if you get away with a couple, you've still got to find a way to motivate yourself. If England are not quite there mentally, they look ordinary, and at some point soon they will lose." "England need to start fast," former British and Irish Lions winger Ugo Monye told 5 live's Rugby Union Weekly podcast this week. "They need to get the crowd on their side - three points, six, nine, score a try, shut out Scotland, and put a seed of doubt into their minds. "Scotland come down here with their fanfare and the bagpipes and their confidence, and everyone is aware of their threat, and if it's a close game you might just have the Twickenham crowd turning on their players a little bit." Jones has been in ornery form this week, irascible in his media conferences, hard-nosed with his players on the Pennyhill Park training pitches. "We're preparing to start well," he said irritably when announcing his selection. "We're not preparing not to start well. "It's an 80-minute game. We've got to be ahead at the 80-minute mark, and that's what we're aiming to be against Scotland. "It's like starting a 100m race. You can be ahead at the 10m mark, but you've got to be ahead at the 100m mark." Jones, a self-confessed cricket nut, might enjoy another analogy: a pair of opening batsmen playing and missing on the first morning of a Test match, the opposition fast bowler fired up and the new ball seaming and bouncing past the outside edge. What does it matter if they are 80-3 at lunch if by the close they have put on 300 for the loss of only one more wicket? "Ian McGeechan, when he was coaching Northampton and telling us how he wanted us to play, brought up the example of Wigan's very successful rugby league team," remembers Grayson. "Every team that played Wigan wanted to beat them. They would be totally up for it, and they would go toe-to-toe with them. They got to half-time, and it would be 10-8, or 6-6, or they would only be four points down. "Then they would get into the second half, and as that effort left them tired and weakened, they would roll over and Wigan would score 40 points. "I used to think, what does a game look like after 20 minutes? If I can get some points on the board, great; if they've thrown a few shots and we've had to defend for a while and they haven't got much out of it, no problem, we'll see you in the last 10 minutes of the first half and the last 15 minutes of the contest. "The opposition are always going to be at their most obstinate and most up for it in that period. Yet, barring the Wales game, England haven't had too much flow in attack in the early part of their games. It's always difficult, but if you're the best side in the world, you do it. The All Blacks always manage to come out of the blocks." Such has been the impact of England's replacements that the impression is that Jones has enviable strength in depth. He does - at prop and hooker, at scrum-half, on the wings. With first-choice lock George Kruis out injured and his preferred partner Maro Itoje shifted to six, stand-in second rows Joe Launchbury and Courtney Lawes have arguably been England's most effective players. But it is not true throughout the team. England's Test cricket team often find themselves early wickets down because they have struggled to replace Andrew Strauss alongside Alastair Cook. They can struggle on turning pitches because no-one who has come into the team has been able to match the impact of world-class spinner Graeme Swann. "Nathan Hughes looks like the Billy Vunipola of three years ago," says Grayson. "Likely to last 50 minutes or do 30 minutes off the bench, do two or three good things but also disappear for a while. "And that makes a massive difference. Take Lawrence Dallaglio out of England's World Cup-winning team and put in another number eight, and what do they look like? They're just not quite as big or powerful or dominant or vocal. "When Dallaglio wasn't playing, England weren't quite the same. And I think that Vunipola is at that point. He's an 80-minute player heading to world class. And they just haven't got that otherwise. "Billy has been out and with Chris Robshaw being out, that's two-thirds of your first-choice back row. That's a huge loss to England, because they don't have that many great back-row players."

It might sound a curiously mealy-mouthed thing to say about a team that have won their past 17 matches and sit atop the Six Nations table with consecutive Grand Slams a genuine possibility, but England's rugby team might have a problem.

They have injected human stem cells into pig embryos to produce human-pig embryos known as chimeras. The embryos are part of research aimed at overcoming the worldwide shortage of transplant organs. The team from University of California, Davis says they should look and behave like normal pigs except that one organ will be composed of human cells. The human-pig chimeric embryos are being allowed to develop in the sows for 28 days before the pregnancies are terminated and the tissue removed for analysis. The BBC's Panorama was given access to the research for Medicine's Big Breakthrough: Editing Your Genes. Creating the chimeric embryos takes two stages. First, a technique known as CRISPR gene editing is used to remove DNA from a newly fertilised pig embryo that would enable the resulting foetus to grow a pancreas. This creates a genetic "niche" or void. Then, human induced pluripotent (iPS) stem cells are injected into the embryo. The iPS cells were derived from adult cells and "dialled back" to become stem cells capable of developing into any tissue in the body. The team at UC Davis hopes the human stem cells will take advantage of the genetic niche in the pig embryo and the resulting foetus will grow a human pancreas. Gene editing technique could transform future Pablo Ross, a reproductive biologist who is leading the research told me: "Our hope is that this pig embryo will develop normally but the pancreas will be made almost exclusively out of human cells and could be compatible with a patient for transplantation." But the work is controversial. Last year, the main US medical research agency, the National Institutes of Health, imposed a moratorium on funding such experiments. The main concern is that the human cells might migrate to the developing pig's brain and make it, in some way, more human. Pablo Ross says this is unlikely but is a key reason why the research is proceeding with such caution: "We think there is very low potential for a human brain to grow, but this is something we will be investigating." His team has previously injected human stem cells into pig embryos but without first creating the genetic niche. Prof Ross said although they later found human cells in several parts of the developing foetus, they "struggled to compete" with the pig cells. By deleting a key gene involved in the creation of the pig pancreas, they hope the human cells will have more success creating a human-like pancreas. Other teams in the United States have created human-pig chimeric embryos but none has allowed the foetuses to be born. Walter Low, professor in the department of neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, said pigs were an ideal "biological incubator" for growing human organs, and could potentially be used to create not just a pancreas but hearts, livers, kidneys, lungs and corneas. He said if the iPS cells were taken from a patient needing a transplant then these could be injected in a pig embryo which had the key genes deleted for creating the required organ, such as the liver: "The organ would be an exact genetic copy of your liver but a much younger and healthier version and you would not need to take immunosuppressive drugs which carry side-effects." But Prof Low stressed that the research, using another form of gene editing called TALENs, was still at the preliminary stages, trying to identify the target genes which must be removed in order to prevent the pig from developing a particular organ. His team is also trying to create dopamine-producing human neurons from chimeric embryos to treat patients with Parkinson's disease. These embryos have been allowed to develop for up to 62 days - the normal gestation period is around 114 days. Like the team in California, Prof Low said they were monitoring the effects on the pig brain: "With every organ we will look at what's happening in the brain and if we find that it's too human like, then we won't let those foetuses be born". Gene editing has revitalised research into xenotransplantation, and the concept of using animal organs for humans. In the mid-90s there were hopes that genetically modified pigs might provide an endless supply of organs for patients, and that cross-species transplants were not far off. But clinical trials stalled because of fears that humans might be infected with animal viruses. Last year, a team at Harvard Medical School used CRISPR gene editing to remove more than 60 copies of a pig retrovirus. Prof George Church, who led the research, told me: "It opens up the possibility of not just transplantation from pigs to humans but the whole idea that a pig organ is perfectible. "Gene editing could ensure the organs are very clean, available on demand and healthy, so they could be superior to human donor organs." But organisations campaigning for an end to factory farming are dismayed at the thought of organ farms. Peter Stevenson, from Compassion in World Farming, told me: "I'm nervous about opening up a new source of animal suffering. Let's first get many more people to donate organs. If there is still a shortage after that, we can consider using pigs, but on the basis that we eat less meat so that there is no overall increase in the number of pigs being used for human purposes." In Greek mythology, chimeras were fire-breathing monsters composed of several animals - part lion, goat and snake. The scientific teams believe human-pig chimeras should look and behave like normal pigs except that one organ will be composed of human cells. Scott Fahrenkrug, whose Minnesota-based company Recombinetics is teaming up on the chimera research with Prof Low, told me: "Perhaps the term chimera is going to take on a new meaning and it will be one that's much more affectionate: chimeras will be seen to be what they are which is a saviour, given that they will provide, life-saving, sustaining organs for our patients." Seven thousand people in the UK are on the transplant waiting list and hundreds die each year before a donor can be found. Panorama - Medicine's Big Breakthrough: Editing Your Genes will be shown on BBC1 at 20.30 BST on Monday 6 June 2016 and will be available afterwards on BBC iPlayer

Scientists in the United States are trying to grow human organs inside pigs.

After losing to the West Indies in their opening match, England chased 230 to beat South Africa and recovered from 57-6 to defeat Afghanistan. "We have a point to prove after the last game," said right-hander Root. "We've obviously not performed at our best yet which in a way is exciting because we know that's still to come." Victory against Sri Lanka in Delhi would secure England's place in the World Twenty20 semi-finals for just the second time since its inception in 2007. Defeat would enable either Sri Lanka or South Africa - who face each other in the group's final match on Monday - to finish second in Group 1 and join West Indies in the last four. Root added: "It's a must-win game on Saturday. We can win a game with ball and bat but we need to put them both together consistently. Then we can go all the way in this competition." James Vince replaced the injured Alex Hales and was the first to fall as England lost five wickets for 15 runs against Afghanistan on Wednesday, but Hales could return to play in Delhi on Saturday. "Alex Hales is improving with his back and he's feeling more comfortable. He had a training session today (Friday) but we will have to see how he is tomorrow (Saturday) when he gets up," said Root. Defending champions Sri Lanka have not played since Sunday when they where defeated by the West Indies, and have had one fewer match than England. In their opening game they recovered from a poor start to beat Afghanistan. "It was a really good break. We discussed what went wrong in the two games. We need to execute our plans and the guys are looking forward to the match," said wicketkeeper Dinesh Chandimal. "We are struggling with our batting, especially the middle order, but we are working hard in practice and looking forward to do well." Ex-England spinner Vic Marks on Test Match Special: "England haven't put together the perfect match yet. England did beat Sri Lanka in the last T20, the only team to do so when they won it. "That was the match where Alex Hales smashed them for 99. England will want him to be fit to play. "Sri Lanka are not as fearsome as they were because they have lost key players, but they still have quality spinners."

Joe Root says England are yet to play to their full potential as the side prepares for a "must-win" game against Sri Lanka at the World Twenty20.

With her adorable charm and blonde curls, she was one of the most popular stars of the 1930s, in hit movies like Bright Eyes and Stand Up and Cheer. After retiring from films in 1950 at the age of 21, Temple returned to the spotlight as a politician and diplomat. She died on Monday at home in Woodside, California, from natural causes. "She was surrounded by her family and caregivers," a statement said. Born in 1928, Temple soon became a major star after getting her first film role at the age of three. Her singing, dancing and acting won over fans worldwide. She was given a special juvenile Oscar in 1935, when she was just six years old. To this day, she is still the youngest person to receive an Academy Award. With the nickname "America's little darling", she was ranked as Hollywood's biggest draw for four years running from 1935 to '38 in an annual poll of US cinema owners. Her rendition of the song On the Good Ship Lollipop in the film Bright Eyes was among her most famous performances. Sources: Shirleytemple.com/IMDB Her other films included Curly Top, The Littlest Rebel, Baby Take a Bow and Little Miss Marker. She was such a hit that US president Franklin Delano Roosevelt dubbed her "Little Miss Miracle" for raising morale during the Great Depression and she was credited with helping save 20th Century Fox from bankruptcy. Temple starred in a total of 43 feature films - but found it difficult to sustain her career in adulthood and left acting behind in 1950. She continued to appear on television, but that work dried up and she eventually stepped away from the spotlight. When she came back into the public eye, it was in a new guise. Under her married name Shirley Temple Black, she ran as a Republican candidate for Congress in 1967 but lost. Richard Nixon later appointed her as a member of the US delegation to the United Nations General Assembly before President Ford named her the US ambassador to Ghana in 1974. In 1989, she was made the US ambassador to Czechoslovakia shortly before the fall of the country's Communist regime. She considered her background in entertainment an asset to her political career. "Politicians are actors too, don't you think?" she once said. In a statement announcing her death, her family said: "We salute her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor, as a diplomat, and most importantly as our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and adored wife for 55 years of the late and much missed Charles Alden Black." Actor George Clooney was among those to pay tribute. He said: "Watching clips of her, it's so amazing that she was such a part of our film history from the very beginning. "I'm sure it wasn't easy being a child star, although she went on to become an ambassador, so she re-invented herself along the way. But it's a great loss. I wish all the best for her family and thank her for her contribution." Actress Whoopi Goldberg wrote on Twitter: "The Good Ship Lollypop has sailed today with Shirley Temple aboard," and described the star as a true one of a kind. Joan Rivers tweeted: "Rest in peace, Shirley Temple Black. I know that you're sailing up and away on the Good Ship." Film critic Leonard Maltin wrote: "One of the most talented and brightest stars in the world has gone to the sky. A genuine phenomenon."

Former Hollywood child star Shirley Temple has died at the age of 85.

Harper Lee's classic was published 50 years ago this summer and it remains the only novel she ever wrote. Lee, 84, has never explained why she stopped writing. She doesn't give interviews - "Hell, no" was her response to a request several decades ago - and that silence has only added to the intrigue. But her close friend Thomas Lane Butts, a retired minister in her hometown, Monroeville, Alabama, says she once told him the reason. Sitting on a pew in the Methodist church which the Lee family still attends, he described to me how she suddenly brought the subject up one night over dinner in New York. "She asked me, 'You ever wonder why I didn't write anything else?' And I said, 'Along with several million other people, yes, I had wondered about that.' And she said, 'Well, what do you think?'" Speaking in his slow southern drawl, the Rev Butts, who just turned 80, suggested to her that she had already written a great book and therefore didn't need to compete with herself. "And when I got through she said, 'You're all wrong.' I said, 'Alright, smart Alec. You tell me.' She said, 'I would not go through all the deprivation of privacy through which I went for this book again for any amount of money.' "And she said, 'I did not need to write another book. I said what I wanted to say in that book.'" Harper Lee called it a simple tale about the "conflict of the human soul" and Monroeville, Alabama, is where she drew her inspiration. The story depicts the segregated South of her childhood, during the Depression. It was published at the height of the civil rights struggle. The Rev Butts grew up 10 miles outside Monroeville. By the late 1950s, he says, he was a "fuzzy-cheeked young preacher" campaigning for an end to segregation. He had met Martin Luther King Jr and signed a petition to boycott buses. The Ku Klux Klan had left a burning cross on his front lawn. He says To Kill a Mockingbird was not well received in Monroeville when it was published. "The people who were hard racist did not like it because of the implication of the book," the Rev Butts told me. "The book revealed racism and that always frightens a racist - when you pull the cover off them. "Those of us who stood up for civil rights were much encouraged by the book because in a very skilful and subtle way it addressed itself for justice." But these days, the Rev Butts says, there is enormous civic pride in Monroeville. The old courthouse, which Hollywood re-created for the film, now houses a museum to Harper Lee and the town's other literary icon, Truman Capote. Capote was a childhood friend of hers and is thought to be the inspiration for the Dill character in To Kill a Mockingbird. The town's residents often try to protect Lee, allowing her to live a normal life instead of being hounded by fans or bothered with prying questions. "Being famous I'm sure is a lot of fun for a year or two. But after a while it gets old," the Rev Butts says. "She is not a recluse but she does hide from publicity."

It's one of the best loved books in American literature, but To Kill a Mockingbird was also a one-hit wonder.

Captain Scott Brown scored the only goal in Warsaw's Stadion Narodowy, where the two sides will meet again in October in a European qualifier. "It meant absolutely nothing, because there will be changes," said Strachan. "These two teams won't be the same. Media playback is not supported on this device "But what it does, for the next couple of months, is give us confidence." Scotland's next friendly is likely to be at Fulham's Craven Cottage in May, with Nigeria having invited Strachan's side to play them in London. Wednesday was Scotland's third successive away win, and they have gone five matches unbeaten, the past four without conceding a goal. "That's good and it's not easy to do that," Strachan told BBC Scotland, though he is not getting carried away with his side's improvement. "It wasn't a great game. I don't think you could expect anything other than that at this time of the season in a friendly. "It gave us a chance to have a look at them and vice versa, but we got some bonuses." Strachan, who put the clean sheet down to hard work by his whole team, also praised debutant Andrew Robertson. The 19-year-old Dundee United left-back came on as a second-half substitute a year to the day after playing for amateurs Queen's Park in a victory over Elgin City in Scotland's lowest tier. "I thought it didn't faze him and that adds to our squad. If he can keep up his performances then there's no reason why he shouldn't be in the next one," Strachan said. But the manager reserved most praise for Brown, whose powerful finish from the edge of the box followed up his winner in the previous friendly in Norway. "I thought he was the man of the match, and that sealed it," Strachan said. "I thought he was fantastic. "We're looking to be more potent in attack. We need to work at that, that's for sure, but we're hopeful of having players over the next six months who will add to that." Brown put the improvement in form down to the players understanding their roles under Strachan. "It shows you the form the lads are in," said the Celtic midfielder. "We're doing really well, we're listening to what the manager's got to say and we're putting it in place on the pitch. "We're getting up the park as well and we're defending as a group. I think that's the main thing. "We look like a team out there, we try to keep the ball as well." Asked if he agreed with Strachan that victory would mean little come their return to Warsaw, Brown suggested it did give his side a slight edge. "It's good to get a game and we know what they're like and we know we can play against them," he said. Barry Bannan said the result in Warsaw kept the national side's unbeaten run going. "Everyone in the changing room is delighted," he added. "Poland are in our group and we've had a look at them. We've given a good account of ourselves."

Scotland manager Gordon Strachan said his side's 1-0 friendly victory over Poland will have no effect on either team's Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.

Kayleigh Haywood, from Measham in Leicestershire, was found dead last November. Stephen Beadman, 29, of George Avenue, Ibstock, admitted raping and murdering the teenager at a hearing in April. He and Luke Harlow, 27, also of George Avenue, are on trial at Nottingham Crown Court after both denied a charge of false imprisonment. Harlow had also previously pleaded guilty to sexual grooming and two counts of sexual activity with a child. Miranda Moore QC, prosecuting, told the jury that Kayleigh went willingly to Harlow's flat in Ibstock, Leicestershire on 13 November. She believed they were in a "secret relationship" after chatting on Facebook for about a fortnight, the court heard, and had told her family she was staying with her best friend. Harlow - who called himself "Luke Fun Times Harlow" online - told the teenager she was his "princess" who he would "love and treasure forever". "On that night Kayleigh had been given substantial amounts of alcohol and she had been sexually touched by Luke Harlow," said Ms Moore. "She was underage and he knew it. He was later to lie about that, pretending to people that she was much older." Ms Moore said the false imprisonment charge centred around what happened to Kayleigh between 21:00 and 03:00 BST on 14 and 15 November. Both men are alleged to have held Kayleigh against her will. The jury heard that at one point, Kayleigh had tried to escape Harlow's flat and was seen by a witness leaving the property naked from the waist down. "What happened to her in that property to make her flee into the night?" Ms Moore said. "What we know is that she was chased by Mr Beadman and pinned to the ground. This was seen by somebody from their upstairs window. "At some point, far from being this drunken, compliant girl, Kayleigh became somebody who wanted to get out of that flat." Ms Moore said that the witness mistook Beadman for a policeman. Beadman then took her "off into the night, where she was raped and murdered by him". After Beadman had been by interviewed by police for three days and directed officers to a location on the outskirts of Ibstock. Her body was then discovered in thick undergrowth near a stream. Following examinations of Harlow's phone, police discovered he had sought to groom other girls. His intention was to kidnap them, get them drunk, have sex and keep them in his flat, the jury was told. "Kayleigh Haywood was not the only girl Luke Harlow groomed," Ms Moore said. "She was the last in the line." He has also admitted attempting to meet two other underage girls for sexual purposes. Police from across the East Midlands helped with the hunt for the teenager after she went missing on 13 November. A passerby found Kayleigh's smashed phone on the ground in Ibstock. The last number she had dialled was the number of the friend she said she was staying with. An inquest heard she died from head and facial injuries. The trial - which is expected to last until next week - continues.

A 15-year-old girl was seen fleeing a house half-naked before a man chased, raped and murdered her, a court heard.

Police initially said that business rivalry was a more likely motive for the attack on the Movida bar restaurant outside Kuala Lumpur on 28 June. They added that two men suspected of involvement had been arrested. Authorities are increasingly concerned about IS-related attacks as a number of Malaysians have gone to fight in Syria. "There were elements of IS involvement in the attack," national police chief Khalid Abu Bakar told reporters. "We found out that the two of them received instructions from one of our own citizens in Syria... to conduct attacks in Malaysia." There have been dozens of extremism-related arrests in recent years, including 13 Malaysians detained following the latest attack but who police said were not directly connected to it. Governments across the region have warned of an increased threat from the group.

Malaysian police have said a blast at a bar last week, which injured eight, was the first attack by the so-called Islamic State group in the country.