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In the space of two months, the 25-year-old has become one of the most controversial politicians in Hong Kong - and is now pitted in a court battle against the Hong Kong and Chinese governments - even though she has admitted it could bankrupt her. Ms Yau and fellow party member Sixtus Leung won elections in September, gaining more than 55,000 votes between them. Ms Yau, a daughter of two civil servants, had little previous political experience, and made headlines for edging out a veteran politician to win a seat. The Chinese Studies graduate had been involved in the 2014 pro-democracy protests, when tens of thousands of people, including large numbers of students, took to the streets demanding fully democratic elections in Hong Kong. She describes the protests as an important part of her political awakening. After the movement failed to win any concessions from Beijing, Ms Yau and Mr Leung became involved in a new political party - Youngspiration - that campaigns against mainland China's influence on Hong Kong, and advocates a "Hong Kong first" approach. The party struck a nerve with many young Hong Kongers unhappy with China and disillusioned with traditional pro-democracy parties, who they argue have failed to achieve any reform. But, after their election victory, things quickly spiralled out of control. Ms Yau and Mr Leung sparked a furore when they were being sworn in last month. Instead of pledging allegiance to the "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China", the duo swore allegiance to the "Hong Kong nation", used a term considered derogatory towards China, and displayed a banner that read "Hong Kong is not China". Their oaths were invalidated, and thousands of people protested against their actions, demanding they be removed from parliament. A top Chinese official even likened the duo to "two cancer cells - if you don't care about it, it will continue to hurt your body". The Hong Kong government launched a court case to disqualify them. And the Chinese government also decided to intervene - issuing a controversial interpretation of Hong Kong's law on oath taking, to say that any oath that is not "sincere" should be automatically disqualified. After losing the court case, Ms Yau and Mr Leung were disqualified as legislators - and are now also bombarded with angry comments on social media, where people accuse them of being useless, politically naïve, or insulting their country. But for all the controversy surrounding her, Ms Yau comes across as mild-mannered and determined in person - and less slick or media trained than many other politicians. "We know that appealing the court decision will cost a lot," she says. "We may face bankruptcy, but we have no choice." She is concerned that if the case is not challenged, it may set a legal precedent for other pro-independence legislators to be disqualified, which would allow the government to "negate the results of a democratic vote". She says she believes in independence for Hong Kong because the "One Country, Two Systems" model under which it is governed, after it was handed back to China from the British in 1997, is "a failed experiment". Despite the model, which promises Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy, "in these few years we have seen the PRC [People's Republic of China] government having direct interventions into the internal affairs of Hong Kong". "We have to find another way to solve this problem," she says. "One solution may be independence - or maybe we can find another kind of solution, but right now I can't think of any other solutions." It is true that there has been growing anger in Hong Kong at perceived Chinese involvement in its affairs. In particular, the disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers who published books critical of mainland China in late 2015 sparked concerns over Hong Kong's future. But a majority of people in Hong Kong do not support independence - or think that calls for independence are part of the problem, not the solution. Hong Kong relies on China for much of its food and water supplies - as well as much of its trade - and the Chinese government has shown that it has zero tolerance for moves towards independence from any of its territories. The last British governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, supported democratic reform in Hong Kong - but recently said that independence for Hong Kong is "something which is not going to happen". He has argued that the campaign for independence "dilutes support for democracy and makes a mockery of a serious political argument", and that it would be "a tragedy" if the "moral high ground" of those seeking democracy was lost. Veteran democracy activist Martin Lee has even said he felt suspicious of Ms Yau and Mr Leung's actions, saying that they are "giving [Beijing] the excuse" to destroy Hong Kong's judicial independence. Some have even accused Ms Yau and Mr Leung of secretly working with Beijing to undermine Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. Ms Yau flatly denies this, and says her party has faced such accusations ever since it was founded. "There are no external forces telling us what to do, to make long term plans, or betray Hong Kong." Looking amused, she adds: "If we really were undercover agents, surely we'd still be in the legislative council - we wouldn't have let ourselves get kicked out, would we?" Ms Yau is known for being outspoken. She supported gay marriage in her election campaign - despite receiving criticism for it - and also raised eyebrows when she said that Hong Kong's housing shortage meant that young people had "no room to bang". But a lot of the comments about Ms Yau have focused on her gender and appearance, rather than her policies. One newspaper wrote articles about what she wore to rallies, highlighting what they called her "protest look", while others nicknamed her "goddess" in reference to her appearance. And the sexism appears to have stepped up a notch since the oath-taking controversy. At one pro-Beijing protest, demonstrators stuck a photo of Ms Yau on a sex doll - and internet commentators have shared photos of Ms Yau's dress being hiked up during a scuffle in parliament. Ms Yau says she believes the sexist attacks are "not because of my gender - it's because my ideology is different from theirs". However, experts have argued that the remarks are indicative of gender stereotyping in Hong Kong media - and worry that they could put off other women from entering politics. As for Ms Yau, she says she will continue to work to fulfil her campaign pledges - even if she loses her appeal and her seat in parliament. "The fact is that many Hong Kongers take [independence] as an aim for the future of Hong Kong," and the government can't ignore those voices, she says. "I hope in the future, Hong Kong people have the power to choose their destiny and the future they want - whatever it is they decide to choose." Additional reporting by BBC Chinese's Martin Yip

Yau Wai-ching is the youngest woman to be elected to Hong Kong's parliament - and she has been called many things, including: "radical", "goddess", "spy", "pretty" and "cancer cell".

It said it had taken a £235m charge after it agreed a deferred prosecution with the Serious Fraud Office and the Financial Conduct Authority in March. However, Tesco said it exceeded its full-year operating profit target. Like-for-like sales, which strip out the impact of new store openings, grew 1% in the year to 28 February. UK like-for-like sales were up 0.9%, their first reported growth since 2009-10. However, Tesco shares closed down 5.7%, making it the biggest faller on the FTSE 100. The stock has now declined more than 10% this year. Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis said the results showed "another solid year of progress" at the supermarket giant. "The very pleasing thing is that on every dimension of customer service we've had positive feedback from customers of the service that we're giving, and that's allowed us to drive an improvement in both sales and indeed profitability," he told the BBC's Emma Simpson. Full year pre-tax profit, which includes one-off charges such as legal costs, fell from £202m to £145m. But Tesco's operating profit figure, which strips out exceptional items and reflects the performance of the business, was £1.28bn, exceeding Tesco's £1.2bn target. By 2020, Mr Lewis wants Tesco to make between 3.5p and 4p of operating profit for every £1 spent by shoppers, up from 2.3p in 2016-17. The company is banking on rising sales, allowing it to cut £1.5bn of costs. The supermarket also needs strong results to help it persuade shareholders to back its attempt to buy wholesaler Booker. Last month, one of its biggest shareholders said it had "major concerns" about the £3.7bn bid, saying it was overpaying. Tesco said the deal would improve its recovery plans. The supermarket giant's pension deficit more than doubled from £2.6bn to £5.5bn after higher inflation, said Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Laith Kalaf. "The supermarket is facing the prospect of a rise in pension contributions because its scheme valuation is rather inconveniently taking place now, when interest rates are low and inflation is rising, both of which will serve to magnify the deficit," he said. Kantar Retail analyst Ray Gaul said Tesco can "successfully put the accounting scandals of the past behind them having settled legal affairs". "Now, Tesco will begin to fight all of its battles on the front foot," he said. Upcoming "battles" include regulatory battles over the proposed Booker deal. Suppliers raising prices to cope with increased costs will be another test, Mr Gaul said. The pound has substantially weakened since the UK's vote to leave the European Union in June, pushing up the cost of imports. The rate of grocery price inflation is expected to rise to 2.3%, with higher rises on the horizon, he added. Dave Lewis told the BBC that Tesco "want to do everything we can to stop prices rising ... but the fact is, they are, and there is some pressure in terms of pricing". He said customers were starting to shift spending to "fresh food" and "everyday essentials" rather than "luxuries". Supermarkets have been contending with factors including rising costs, the devaluation of the pound and structural shifts in the industry. Mr Lewis said: "It's no surprise that the industry has been under pressure, but it has been under pressure for the last three or four years as well. Actually I think that where we sit as Tesco now is stronger than we've been for quite some time."

Supermarket giant Tesco has reported a fall in full-year pre-tax profit after it was fined for overstating its profits in 2014.

Guido Amsel, 49, targeted law firms that represented him or his ex-wife in a lengthy legal battle, police said. One bomb exploded at an office last Friday, severely injuring a woman. Two more explosive devices were found at law firms over the weekend in the city, but they were detonated by police, and no one was injured. Mr Amsel has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, one count of aggravated assault and a number of offences related to possessing explosives. Maria Mitousis, the 38-year-old injured by the first bomb, represented Mr Amsel's ex-wife during their divorce and a later case. She is reported to be in a stable condition at a local hospital but suffered several serious injuries to her upper body. Friends and family of the lawyer set up a fundraising page to help pay for her medical expenses and have so far raised more than $25,000 (£16,000). They said Ms Mitousis faced "a long road to recovery". Police said more packages may be delivered to other lawyers or justice officials linked to Mr Amsel and urged "extreme caution" over unusual packages. Winnipeg city hall was evacuated on Monday after reports of a suspicious package but it was given the all clear after police investigated. There was also a similar false alarm at a Canada Post building.

Police in Canada have charged a man for sending explosive devices to several businesses in the city of Winnipeg and warned that more could be discovered.

Glasgow-based photographer Craig Mann, whose work usually features landscapes from around the world, used Photoshop to make the pictures. They feature characters such as Princess Leia, Darth Vader, bounty hunter Boba Fett and Ewoks. The firth is used for anchoring rigs during winter and downtime from work. Mr Mann, who is from Shetland and now lives in Glasgow, works on the rigs and created his Star Wars collection of photographs in his free time.

A photographer has created images that place some of Star Wars' best-loved characters on oil rigs parked up in the Cromarty Firth in the Highlands.

The move showed the UK has no "real influence" over world events, Russia's foreign ministry said. Mr Johnson said events in Syria had "changed the situation fundamentally" and he would go to G7 talks instead. The UK deplored "Russia's continued defence of the Assad regime even after the chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians," he added. The foreign secretary said: "We call on Russia to do everything possible to bring about a political settlement in Syria and work with the rest of the international community to ensure that the shocking events of the last week are never repeated." Rather than travelling to Moscow to meet Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, he will now be travelling to Lucca, in Italy, for a G7 meeting, where he will call for Russian President Vladimir Putin to pull his troops from Syria. His Russian visit, which would have been the first by a UK foreign secretary in five years, was cancelled after discussions with the US, which is sending Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Moscow to deliver a "clear and co-ordinated" message to the Kremlin. In a statement, the Russian foreign ministry said: "During Johnson's visit to Moscow there were plans to hold open and exhaustive talks on the entire spectrum of international problems, and also to discuss the state of Russo-British relations, which have, in essence, been forced into a dead end by the UK. "The decision to call off Johnson's visit to Moscow confirms once again doubts in the presence of added value in speaking to the UK, which does not have its own position on the majority of present-day issues, nor does it have real influence on the course of international affairs, as it remains 'in the shadow' of its strategic partners. "We do not feel that we need dialogue with London any more than it does." The Russian statement added that Mr Johnson's plan to "discuss Russian support for the Assad regime" with G7 partners showed a "fundamental misunderstanding or ignorance of what is happening in Syria, Russia's efforts to settle this crisis, and the purpose of diplomacy in general". Russia and Iran have condemned US air strikes against Syria as a violation of international law. The SNP's Foreign Affairs spokesman Alex Salmond joined in with the criticism of the foreign secretary on the BBC's Andrew Marr show, saying: "Boris Johnson just looks daft. "What is the argument for not going ahead with a visit? "Rex Tillerson is going on Wednesday so it can't be that we have moved to a Cold War position of no talking whatsoever. "And the idea that the foreign secretary can't be trusted because he might pursue his own line or have an independent thought or cross over what the Americans might say makes him look like some kind of 'mini-me' to the USA and that's not a position that any foreign secretary would want to be in." Labour's shadow chancellor John McDonnell told Sky News the foreign secretary "should be in Moscow now… saying to the Russians just how appalling the situation is and the role they should play". He added: "We've got to be frank with them and we shouldn't just allow the Americans to go off and do that. We should be doing that ourselves." Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron claimed Mr Johnson was considered a diplomatic liability. "Boris has revealed himself to be a poodle of Washington, having his diary managed from across the pond," said Mr Farron. "It is pretty shameful when even Trump judges you to be a buffoon." A government source accused Mr Johnson's critics of playing politics. "It's a shame that some like Farron, Salmond and McDonnell put polls and politics above sorting out a civil war - it's very sad and shows how desperate they are," they said. BBC Political Correspondent Ben Wright said the criticism would not "unduly bother" Mr Johnson, who had spent the weekend calling counterparts, including the Germans. French and Italians, ahead of the G7 meeting. The foreign secretary would also be speaking to Mr Tillerson again, ahead of the US Secretary of State's visit to Moscow to agree a joint position on Syria. Mr Johnson's position was defended by International Development Secretary Priti Patel, who said the UK was working with the US and international partners on a co-ordinated response in the wake of US missile attacks on Syria. She told the BBC's Andrew Marr show: "This isn't just about one voice. "This is about the international community coming together and our foreign secretary is working with his American counterpart as that is the right thing to do." In January, Mr Johnson said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should be allowed to run for election to remain in power and warned that Britain may have to "think afresh" about how to handle the crisis after failing to live up to its long-held position that the dictator must go. But sources insisted he has always believed Assad cannot remain in power. It comes as UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said Russia was to blame for "every civilian death" in the chemical weapons attack last week in Syria. Sir Michael, writing in the Sunday Times, said the Kremlin was responsible "by proxy" as the "principal backer" of the Assad regime.

Russia has criticised Boris Johnson's decision to scrap a planned trip to Moscow after discussions with the US.

In return Venezuela accused Chile of "inadmissible interventionism" and a "lack of diplomatic circumspection". Braulio Jatar was taken into custody on 3 September after publishing videos of a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Mr Jatar was born in Chile and also has Venezuelan nationality. He is an open supporter of the opposition and runs a news website on Margarita island in Venezuela. The Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based pressure group, called on Venezuela to "allow all journalists to report freely". On Monday. Brazil's foreign minister also criticised the Venezuelan government's actions, saying the country had seen an increase in what he called "arbitrary detentions". Jose Serra told a local newspaper such detentions "make it even more difficult to have the dialogue between government and opposition that is indispensable for overcoming the dramatic political, economic, social and humanitarian crisis that is affecting Venezuela". At the start of September, Mr Jatar released videos of a protest when island residents jeered the president. Protests have been a regular occurrence in Venezuela as the opposition calls for President Maduro to be removed from power. They blame him for the country's economic crisis and accuse the electoral commission of delaying a referendum that could shorten his rule. President Maduro accuses the opposition of trying to stage a coup. Mr Jatar was arrested with about 30 other people on Margarita island. The others have since been released but Mr Jatar is still in detention and his family believe he is not on the island any more. Some reports said the authorities claimed he had tens of thousands of dollars in cash, which was to be used to attack an international summit starting on Margarita island on Tuesday. Venezuelan prosecutors have not commented on the detention but the foreign ministry said he was suspected of extortion and fraud. Chile demanded at the weekend that Venezuela make the journalist's whereabouts known. The Venezuelan government said it "rejected" the demand and accused the Chilean foreign minister of "bowing to pressure from the most reactionary sections of the bourgeoisie" who still support General Pinochet, the country's former right-wing dictator. Chile's response was to say that "the promotion and defence of human rights do not have borders" and Mr Jatar had not had access to his lawyer in a week.

The government of Chile has demanded that Venezuela "immediately" disclose the location of a journalist who was detained earlier this month.

George Verrier was treated by officers who were called to an altercation involving about 20 people in Bromley in the early hours of Sunday. He did not want to be taken to hospital, said police, but was found unconscious several hours later in nearby Ferndale. He died in hospital. A 17-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder has been released on bail. The Met said it had voluntarily referred the actions of officers who went to the scene to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) for assessment. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "At this early stage it appears the victim suffered a head injury as a result of the altercation. "Inquiries continue to establish the full circumstances of the incident." George, a trainee electrician, was injured in Southborough Road at about 00:45 BST, while on his way home from the party in adjacent Blenheim Road. Police were called at about 09:30 BST to a home in Ferndale - about a mile away - after he fell unconscious. He was taken by air ambulance to hospital where he died at about 18:00 BST. He had been due to have his first driving lesson on Tuesday. Cornelius Moran, whose 16-year-old daughter was having the party, said: "He was a good friend of my daughter's. A lovely boy from what she tells me. "My thoughts are with the family." A woman who lives near the party venue, but did not wish to be named, said: "It looked like a very well-organised party - it was noisy, that's all. "The family who had the party are such a nice family." Another neighbour said some partygoers had been turned away from the house. He said: "We were very much aware of the noise. That stopped at about 12.30am when the music stopped. "My wife was looking out of the window and she could see three large adults leading a group of youngsters up the road, turning them away from the party."

A 17-year-old boy has died of head injuries following a fight after a party in south-east London.

It hopes to attract both foreign tourists and domestic visitors as part of efforts to diversify the Saudi economy, as oil prices have fallen. Visa restrictions on foreigners are to be eased in the tourist zone. However, it is not clear whether dress codes and other restrictions in the conservative kingdom will be relaxed. Alcohol, cinemas and theatres are prohibited in Saudi Arabia. Women must wear loose-fitting, full-length robes known as "abayas" in public, as well as a headscarf if they are Muslim. They are not allowed to drive and often require a male guardian's permission to study or travel abroad. Construction of the new resorts is due to start in 2019. The first phase will include developing a new airport as well as luxury hotels and housing, and is expected to be complete in 2022. Sebastian Usher, BBC News Arab affairs editor Saudi Arabia already plays host to millions of foreigners - for work and for the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. But its austere religious and social codes, reflected in the ruggedness of the landscape, have hardly proved enticing to tourists - and until recently, that's how the Saudis liked it. Now, with oil revenues falling, fresh ways of earning income and providing jobs for Saudis have been urgently sought. Tourism has been earmarked as a key element of a new economic and social vision. The tourism project is part of a plan, known as Vision 2030, spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who was elevated to become the first in line to the Saudi throne in June. The Red Sea development will be built along 125 miles (200km) of Saudi's western coastline, according to the Vision 2030 fund. Among the attractions will be protected coral reefs, dormant volcanoes, and a nature reserve inhabited by rare wildlife like Arabian leopards and falcons. Visitors will also be able to take trips to the ancient ruins of Madain Saleh, classified as a Unesco World Heritage site, and take part in activities such as parachuting, trekking and rock climbing.

Saudi Arabia has launched a massive tourism development project that will turn 50 islands and other sites on the Red Sea into luxury resorts.

Robson added a further 56 to his overnight score to reach 231, as Middlesex moved from 317-4 to 452 all out, backed by John Simpson's 52. Warwickshire captain Ian Bell was one of two early visiting wickets to fall. But Jonathan Trott and Varun Chopra saw the Bears to 146-4 by the early close. Chopra made 57, while former England batsman Trott, who batted in old-style helmet which no longer complies with England & Wales Cricket Board regulations, was still there on 62 when play was called off for the day following a break for bad light late in the final session. England's Steven Finn got two wickets on his first competitive appearance since England's third Test against South Africa in January after the calf injury which kept him out of the World T20. He struck with his first ball when he got one to rear and take the shoulder of opener Ian Westwood's bat before removing Sam Hain cheaply. Bell was one of two victims for Tim Murtagh, bowled after only getting half forward to a delivery that may have stayed a touch low. In the morning session, Robson's highest first-class score surpassed his previous best, an unbeaten 215, also against Warwickshire, at Edgbaston in 2013. It was also the highest-ever individual score by a Middlesex batsman against Warwickshire, overtaking a mark set by Bill Edrich, who scored 225 at Edgbaston in 1947. Middlesex bowler Steven Finn told BBC London 94.9: "I probably couldn't have found a better ball first up. I didn't feel I deserved to go at four an over. But that happens when you are on the attack. "I'm where I want to be. I felt in good rhythm. This is a nice starting block. There's no magic answer apart from bowling and getting rhythm that way. "I'm the sort of bowler who likes bowling a lot. If I was only bowling 15 overs in a day in the game, I'd be bowling my overs in the nets." Warwickshire batsman Varun Chopra told BBC WM 95.6: "At the start of the day we could have been looking at 500-550, and batting after tea. To bowl them out by lunch was a good effort. "I felt good. Jonathan Trott looked in fine order too, as he did last week. If he is in a good space, then we are a strong batting line-up. "The ball that got me stayed a little, and Belly too. Finn bowled well. That was a horrible delivery for Ian Westwood to get first up, pace and bounce. He had to play at it."

Sam Robson completed a career-best double century at Lord's to maintain Middlesex's superiority in their opening County Championship game of the season against Warwickshire.

Kamdjo, 25, played in only five games for Forest Green last season, but made 33 appearances on loan at Boreham Wood. He started his career with Reading, and had spells at Barnet and Salisbury before joining Rovers in 2014. York were relegated from League Two last season after winning only seven league games.

York City have signed midfielder Clovis Kamdjo on a two-year contract following his release by National League rivals Forest Green Rovers in May.

In a tweet, Eastleigh candidate Patricia Culligan claimed a Liberal Democrat standing in another seat "deliberately became HIV positive yet free NHS care v costly". She was referring to Paul Childs who is standing in Liverpool Riverside. He revealed he was HIV positive last week. In appearing to question the cost of treating British patients Ms Culligan went further than Nigel Farage, who has controversially said foreigners with HIV should not be treated for free by the NHS. The UKIP leader's comments during last week's TV debate were greeted with heavy criticism from some of the other leaders. He insisted it was right to "put our own people first". Patricia Culligan removed her tweet and apologised after UKIP was contacted by the BBC on Thursday evening. In a statement, the party said: "We wholeheartedly support the NHS being free at the point of access and kept publicly-funded. "We have spoken to Ms Culligan and advised her to retract the comment which seems to conflate two very separate issues." In a follow-up tweet she said she "sincerely" apologised for "any totally unintended offence" , saying she had misread a Mail Online article about Mr Childs. She added: "I have nothing but sympathy for sufferers." It is not clear though if she believes the NHS should ration or reduce treatment of British HIV sufferers. UKIP almost won the Hampshire seat of Eastleigh in a by-election in 2013. Ms Culligan was selected last September to fight it for UKIP. The Liberal Democrats said her comment was "disgusting and deeply offensive". A party spokeswoman said: "The Liberal Democrats will always stand up for the liberal British values of tolerance, generosity and decency." For a full list of the candidates in Eastleigh please click here. For the corresponding list in Liverpool Riverside please click here.

UKIP's candidate in a key general election seat has been forced to apologise after she appeared to question the cost to the NHS of treating British people who are HIV positive.

Jade Ali, 28, said she had been "left in the dark" about the search for partner Christopher Huxtable, 34. He is one of three men believed to be trapped under the debris of the decommissioned power station. The Health and Safety Executive said its priority was to recover bodies from the rubble. Updates on this story and more from Oxfordshire But Ms Ali, from Swansea, said she felt rescuers had given up their search too early. "There's still a chance Christopher could still be alive," she said. One person died and five were injured after half of the 10-storey building collapsed on 23 February. Police said it was "highly unlikely" that the missing were still alive and that recovering bodies would take "many, many weeks". John Howley, the uncle of Rotherham-based demolition worker Ken Cresswell, who is also believed to be trapped in the rubble, said there had been a "diabolical" delay in getting to the missing men. He said: "It is just the uncertainty - you are hoping that they are still alive in there, but you have got to be realistic and think that it has been going on too long now." The Sun has reported that the third victim is John Shaw, also believed to be from Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Site supervisor Mathew Mowat said he was seconds from being buried by the collapse. He said: "I feel guilty in not being under there with the guys and for coming home because they are still there left under that steel - it is ridiculous they are not out." A Health and Safety Executive spokesman said: "The priority of the multi-agency response remains the recovery of the bodies to their families. "Given the risks, scale and complexity of the incident and that the building collapsed without warning, emergency services have had to strike a very difficult balance between helping those trapped and injured, recovering the bodies and the need to avoid further harm on the site." Thames Valley Police said it met with the families of the victims on Monday and the structure was still "unsafe". They are seeking "specialist advice" on how to progress. A spokesperson added: "Our priority remains the recovery of their loved ones so they can be returned to their families and to understand what caused this incident."

Two of the three families of missing workers feared trapped at the collapsed Didcot A Power Station have criticised emergency services' rescue attempts.

In the annual presidential speech to Congress, Mr Humala said he aimed to cut Peru's poverty to 15% by the end of his term in 2016. He said his government had not yet achieved all it set out to do. The address comes days after Mr Humala reshuffled his cabinet amid unrest over a controversial mining project. Mr Humala took the oath of office on 28 July 2011 vowing to eradicate poverty and social exclusion. But many Peruvians complain that he has not done enough to share the wealth from the country's exploitation of its natural resources. "I stand at the core of my proposal," Mr Humala told Congress. "We have begun to lay the groundwork for the great transformation that most citizens of our country crave: inclusive growth... although we have not achieved everything we set out to achieve." He told Congress that "all beginnings are tough", but vowed to extend social programmes to lift more people out of poverty. Mr Humala's first 12 months in office have been marked by disputes and conflict and his approval rating fell to a new low of some 40% this month. Earlier in July, five people were killed in clashes with police during protests against a huge mining project in the Cajamarca region of northern Peru. Last Monday, Mr Humala responded to the public anger at this and other social and environmental controversies by reshuffling his cabinet for the third time in his term. He told Congress the government was "aware of the persistence of social discontent and unsatisfied hopes among a sector of the population that wants a better quality of life". But said that the country needed to "overcome this culture of conflict".

Peru's President Ollanta Humala has marked his first year in office by pledging to increase social spending to help the country's poorest people.

Alex Gray, from Perth in Tayside, is awaiting sentence after being convicted earlier this month of burglary and harassment. The singer said she was not angry with Gray and claimed "the system has failed him", a view echoed by his mother. The 30-year-old started pursuing the star by sending abusive rants and accusations in letters. He progressed to banging on her door and spending nights in her back garden. Gray was eventually charged by police after an incident last October when the singer was awoken by him bursting into her bedroom in the early hours. Allen said she was made to feel like a "nuisance rather than a victim" by police, adding that the experience had left her "a changed person". Gray's mother Michelle said she had tried to get help for her son from the authorities for years. Speaking on the Good Morning Britain programme, she said: "I had no idea that he had been stalking Lily Allen and putting her through these years of torture. "We knew he had a fixation with her but not that he had actually been anywhere near her. "We just thought he had a fantasy in his head." What's the difference between a super-fan and a stalker? It's not the first time a celebrity has received obsessive attention, but what are the stages that lead to somebody becoming a dangerous stalker? Lily Allen was relaxing in her flat last year when a stalker broke in and confronted her in her bedroom. "I'm lying in bed and I can see the door handle moving and then he steams in, starts screaming and shouting... I could see he was really agitated and upset," she told the BBC's Newsnight. Alex Gray, from Perth, was charged and found guilty of harassment and burglary and is awaiting sentencing. It was the culmination of an ordeal that started back in 2008 when Gray first contacted Allen on Twitter. Over time he began turning up at her house and office, left abusive notes and made suicide threats. READ MORE She added: "We knew he had a mental disorder and he had been diagnosed with paranoid delusional schizophrenia two years ago and he was meant to be on medication for this, but nobody was ensuring that that was happening. "It escalated after his dad died. He got worse and we knew he was getting worse. We tried to get him help and nobody would help us at all." His sister Kaylie Gray said: "I don't think it's going to be good for either party - for Alex, for us, for her (Allen) - if he just goes to prison because he's not going to get any help. "He's just going to continue to get worse and then he's going to get released without any help and we are just back to square one again." Asked if Gray had shown any remorse, his sister replied: "No, Alex is a very closed book. "He doesn't like to talk about anything and because of his disorder he thinks people are tapping phones, so he won't talk to me about things like that over the phone." His mother added: "He finds it hard to... separate what's real and what's not real, it's part of his illness, I think." Kaylie Gray said the family has not had any contact with Lily Allen. She added: "We are really sorry that it got this far. It's horrendous what her and her family have had to go through and obviously we feel so horrible for her." In an interview with The Observer, Allen said: "Until he gets the right treatment and the right help he needs, then I'm not safe. "You can throw the book at him, put him in jail, but he'll still be coming out. And the victim is never safe." A Metropolitan Police spokesman would not comment on Allen's case but said they took stalking and harassment "extremely seriously".

A man who stalked singer Lily Allen for seven years "needs help, not jail", according to his family.

The biologist and entrepreneur turned the effort to map the human genome into a competitive race and, in so doing, was vilified by the scientific community. Dr Venter has certainly not gained a reputation for modesty about his achievements. "Is my science of a level consistent with other people who have gotten the Nobel? Yes," he was once quoted as saying. And he is a very wealthy user of Lear Jets and private yachts. But his efforts in the field of human genomics have undeniably helped speed up the entire process. After the publication of the human genome, Dr Venter turned his attention to another grand project: the creation of a synthetic life form. Scientists at the US-based J Craig Venter Institute have been busily working on the endeavour for more than a decade. They have now published details of the result, an organism called Synthia, in the prestigious journal Science. Born in 1946, as a boy, Dr Venter did not exemplify good scholarship and at 18 he chose to devote his life to the surfing pleasures of the beaches in Southern California. Three years later, in 1967, he was drafted into the Vietnam conflict. As an orderly in the naval field hospital at Da Nang, he tended to thousands of soldiers wounded during the Tet offensive. This inspired two important changes in him: a determination to become a doctor and a conviction that time should never be wasted. "Life was so cheap in Vietnam. That is where my sense of urgency comes from," he said. During his medical training he excelled in research rather than practice. By the 1980s, the early days of the revolution in molecular biology, he was working at the government-funded US National Institute of Health and soon realised the importance of decoding genes. But the work was messy, tedious and agonisingly slow. So, in 1987, when he read reports of an automated decoding machine, he soon had the first one in his lab. This speeded things up - but not enough. Then came Dr Venter's real breakthrough. He realised that he did not need to trawl the entire genome to find the active parts, because cells already use those parts naturally. He switched his attention from the DNA blueprint to the messenger molecules (called RNA) that a cell makes from that blueprint. He was then able to churn out gene sequences at unprecedented rates. His success shocked some, most notably the co-discoverer of DNA, James Watson, who famously dismissed the relatively crude results obtained as work "any monkey" could do. The criticism, and the failure to secure further public research funding, prompted Dr Venter to leave the NIH in 1992 and set up a private research institute, The Institute for Genomic Research. And, in 1995, he again stunned the scientific establishment by unveiling the first, complete genome of a free-living organism, Haemophilus influenzae, a major cause of childhood ear infections and meningitis. His greatest challenge to the establishment came in May 1998, when he announced the formation of a commercial company, Celera Genomics, to crack the entire human genetic code in just three years. At that point, the public project was three years into a 10-year programme. Both efforts published their results in 2001. What some saw as Dr Venter's disregard for scientific conventions such as open access to data brought him opprobrium in some circles. Nevertheless, the financial rewards were enough to leave him in a highly unusual position for a scientist - with enough money and resources to do the science he wanted without having to tap the usual bureaucratic sources for funding and infrastructure. In 2006, he formed the J Craig Venter Institute which would spearhead the labour to create the world's first synthetic life form. Dr Venter kept the scientific journals and the media abreast of developments, trumpeting several key advances as he edged closer to his goal. But he has pursued other projects in the meantime. Dr Venter has roamed the oceans in his yacht, Sorcerer II, collecting life forms in an unprecedented genetic treasure hunt. The project aims to sequence genomes from the vast range of microbes living in the sea, to provide scientists with a better understanding of the evolution and function of genes and proteins. The synthetic life breakthrough, when it was announced, was not without controversy. But Dr Venter will have come to expect that. "I think they're going to potentially create a new industrial revolution," he said of the synthetic microbes. "If we can really get cells to do the production that we want, they could help wean us off oil and reverse some of the damage to the environment by capturing carbon dioxide."

"Maverick" is a word that seems to follow Craig Venter around.

Galvani Bioelectronics hopes to bring a new treatment based on the technique before regulators within seven years. GlaxoSmithKline and Verily, formerly Google, Life Sciences, are behind it. Animal experiments have attached tiny silicone cuffs, containing electrodes, around a nerve and then used a power supply to control the nerve's messages. One set of tests suggested the approach could help treat type-2 diabetes, in which the body ignores the hormone insulin. They focused on a cluster of chemical sensors near the main artery in the neck that check levels of sugar and the hormone insulin. The sensors send their findings back to the brain, via a nerve, so the organ can coordinate the body's response to sugar in the bloodstream. GSK vice-president of bioelectronics Kris Famm told the BBC News website: "The neural signatures in the nerve increase in type 2-diabetes. "By blocking those neural signals in diabetic rats, you see the sensitivity of the body to insulin is restored." And early work suggested it could work in other diseases too. "It isn't just a one-trick-pony, it is something that if we get it right could have a new class of therapies on our hands," Mr Famm said. But he said the field was only "scratching the surface" when it came to understanding which nerve signals have what effect in the body. Both the volume and rhythm of the nerve signals could be having an effect rather than it being a simple case of turning the nerve on or off. And even if the approach works theoretically, a huge amount of effort will be needed to make the technology practical. The kits to hack the nerves will need to be miniaturised, customisable to different patients' nerves, durable enough to survive in the body long-term and have sufficient battery power. Dr Famm added: "In 10 to 20 years I think there will be a set of these miniaturised precision therapies that will be available for you and me when we go to a doctor." Verily chief technology officer Brian Otis said: "Bioelectronic medicine is a new area of therapeutic exploration, and we know that success will require the confluence of deep disease biology expertise and new highly miniaturised technologies. "This partnership provides an opportunity to further Verily's mission by deploying our focused expertise in low power, miniaturised therapeutics and our data analytics engine to potentially address many disease areas with greater precision with the goal of improving outcomes." Follow James on Twitter.

Controlling human nerve cells with electricity could treat a range of diseases including arthritis, asthma and diabetes, a new company says.

Crews were called to the blaze at a building in Stewartville Street, in Partick, at about 12:15. The fire broke out in a communal area of the block. Four people were treated at the scene for the effects of smoke inhalation. The blaze triggered a large response from the emergency services. A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "On arrival crews found a well-developed fire on the third floor of a six-storey residential block of flats with residents unable to leave the building. "Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control, whilst at the same time rescuing 17 people from the property, some of whom were suffering from slight smoke inhalation and minor injuries." Crews worked through the night to deal with any fire spread and make the scene safe. A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: "About 25 to 30 persons were evacuated." The Scottish Ambulance Service sent four resources from their special operations response team, two A&E ambulances and an ambulance car. A spokesman said: "We did not transport anyone to hospital. We dealt with smoke inhalation."

Firefighters have rescued 17 people from a six-storey block of flats in Glasgow's west end after a serious fire left them trapped in the building.

Belmont, a Grade II* listed building in Lyme Regis, has been restored following eight years of research and two years of restoration work by the Landmark Trust charity. It was owned in the 18th Century by Eleanor Coade, who built up a successful artificial stone business. The building will open to the public on Saturday and Sunday. Dr Anna Keay, director of the Landmark Trust, said the rejuvenated building was "a fitting monument to the genius of Eleanor Coade". She added: "Visitors will now be able to stay in her Georgian architectural gem and in so doing experience the beauty and peace that inspired one of our greatest modern writers, John Fowles." Belmont was Fowles's home for almost four decades from 1968, and it was where he completed his classic novel The French Lieutenant's Woman. The Landmark Trust's craftspeople have recreated any damaged or missing items at their studio in the Cotswolds, such as fireplaces, architraves, shutters and skirting boards. Coade stone was a ceramic, synthetic stone that was first produced during the 18th Century. Like the trust's other 195 buildings, Belmont will be let out for short breaks.

A Georgian seaside villa in Dorset, where author John Fowles lived, will open its doors after a £1.8m revamp.

The move was announced by Stormont's Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) Minister Arlene Foster. She said Northern Ireland's agri-food industry was "hugely important", with almost 100,000 jobs including farming, fishing, retail and distribution. The marketing body will be developed by the Agri-Food Strategy Board (AFSB). Ms Foster said: "The establishment of a new industry-led agri-food marketing body, which would be similar to the already successful Scotland Food and Drink, will provide a significant and exciting opportunity for the Northern Ireland agri-food industry to work together for the benefit of the entire sector. "This body will play a pivotal role in providing strategic leadership and direction for the marketing activities of both government and private sector organisations." Stormont's Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill welcomed the announcement. "Agri-food is one of the key sectors in delivering export-led economic growth for the north," she said. She said industry representatives had made it clear that there was "a need for better coordination of current marketing activities" in Northern Ireland. However, Ms O'Neill added that while the new body was "clearly a positive step", the plans could have "implications for the work of other organisations", including her own department. She said she looked forward to discussing the plans with AFSB.

A new marketing body is to be set up to promote Northern Ireland's food and drinks industry, in a bid to grow the agri-food sector and create more jobs.

Vonn finished 0.70 seconds clear of Switzerland's Lara Gut, with Austrian Cornelia Huetter a further 0.55 seconds back in Altenmarkt Zauchensee. The American also won Saturday's downhill event. That equalled Annemarie Moser-Proll's record tally of 36 World Cup downhill wins. The 31-year-old now has 73 overall World Cup wins - 13 short of Ingemar Stenmark's record. Vonn leads the World Cup super-G standings by 80 points over Hutter, and is now within 38 points of Lara Gut in the overall standings. "It's a perfect start to the new year," she said. "Hopefully I can just continue on in this direction and keep winning." Media playback is not supported on this device

Lindsey Vonn claimed her second win in two days at the Alpine Skiing World Cup event in Austria with victory in the super-G event.

The 23-year-old, whose brother Sam has returned to the Rabbitohs after a spell in rugby union, said in May that he was keen to play in the NFL. Jarryd Hayne, another National Rugby League player, left Parramatta Eels to join the San Francisco 49ers this year. It is understood the Giants hold weekly trials, and that Burgess was one of many to take part on Thursday. Burgess, born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, began his career at Super League side Bradford Bulls, but only spent two seasons there before moving to NRL club Rabbitohs where he joined his brother Sam and twin George. The England international was part of the Rabbitohs side that beat St Helens 39-0 to win the 2015 World Club Challenge.

South Sydney Rabbitohs prop Tom Burgess has had a trial with the New York Giants American football team.

Earlier this summer, the actress said she was "appalled and angry" about a billboard advert for her movie Red Shoes & the 7 Dwarfs, which suggested being overweight made you less beautiful. And now, she's spoken for the first time about a time she was fat-shamed on set by one of her male co-stars. She told Variety: "This guy that was my love interest was like, 'I'd never date you in real life,' and I was like, 'what?'. And he was like, 'yeah, you're too big for me' - as in my size. "It was one of the only actors that ever made me cry on set." Chloe didn't reveal who it was, but said the actor was in his mid 20s - while she was 15 at the time. "I went bawling to my brother and he was like, 'what happened?'. And I was like, 'he told me I was too big'. My brother was so angry. "I had to pick it up and go back on set and pretend he was a love interest, and it was really hard. It just makes you realise that there are some really bad people out there and for some reason, he felt the need to say that to me. "You have to kind of forgive and not forget really, but it was just like wow. It was jarring. I look back on it and I was 15, which is really, really dark." Chloe Grace Moretz isn't the first star to highlight the issue of body shaming. From Kate Winslet and Jennifer Lawrence (pictured) to Meghan Trainor and Amy Schumer - more and more stars are refusing to feel guilty about their appearance. "I heard my body is a topic of conversation so I wanted to say, I'm proud of my body and you should be proud of yours too," Lady Gaga said earlier this year. Lena Dunham, meanwhile, has said: "I've accepted that my body is an ever changing organism, not a fixed entity - what goes up must come down and vice versa." Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Chloe Grace Moretz is not a fan of body shaming.

The young piebald cob was found on Thursday at Braceby, near Grantham, with a hind leg infested with maggots. Inspector Ian Callingham said the pony had obviously been dumped and left to die, and had suffered terribly. The animal was put down. The RSPCA wants to hear from anyone who saw anything. Mr Callingham, who has been with the RSPCA for 25 years, said: "The location was extremely remote; there are no homes, farms or equestrian centres nearby, so it is clear this pony was deliberately left with no intention of return. "Her left hind leg was severely swollen to twice the size, and three large, deep holes that were bleeding and covered in maggots were clearly visible. "It was terrible to see this young pony clearly in a huge amount of pain." He added: "The wounds had been sprayed with a purple antiseptic spray, which suggests the owner was aware of the injury, but clearly failed to seek appropriate veterinary advice. "She had a good body condition and trimmed hooves, so it is likely the owner was overwhelmed by the injury and reluctant to seek further treatment, for whatever reason." On advice of the vet, the pony was put down to end her severe pain and suffering. The charity said a low market price has led to irresponsible owners abandoning horses.

A long-serving RSPCA inspector says an abandoned pony found on a remote country lane had suffered some of the worst neglect he has ever seen.

JP Nadeau was reportedly struck by lightning mid-sentence in his apple orchard in New Brunswick, Canada. "And just as I told my new son-in-law 'You're a lucky guy' - Boom!" he told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Aside from a small scar on his thumb, Mr Nadeau says he was unscathed and the wedding proceeded. Storm clouds had gathered behind him at the ceremony on 8 July, he said, and his daughter saw lightning strike the ground nearby. "I had the microphone and the shock jumped into the sound system and my hand just lit up and I saw the spark," he told the CBC. "And I'm looking at my hand and it's all flared up… It was like I was holding a lightning bolt in my hand, it was amazing." Everyone was stunned at first, but that didn't stop the happy couple from continuing with the festivities. "It was a beautiful wedding," Mr Nadeau's wife, Maggy Thomas, told the CBC. "But that was pretty terrifying for a second." Mr Nadeau says he's a lucky-unlucky man - in 2015, a cruise ship he was working on near the Falkland Islands caught fire, and he was rescued by the British Royal Air Force. "I've had lots of brushes with death," said Mr Nadeau. "But death keeps ignoring me."

No one likes a dull wedding, but one father-of-the-bride's speech was a little too electrifying at his daughter's ceremony last weekend.

Petersen was still there at the close on 105, with captain Steven Croft on 34, as the Division One leaders ground out 298-3 from 96 overs in the day. Teenager Haseeb Hameed fell 11 short of a second successive Championship ton on 89, while Luke Procter made 45. But the unbroken century stand between Petersen and Croft put Lancs on top. Having so far put on exactly 100, they will resume on Monday with a third batting bonus point looking a formality - and 14 overs to get a fourth. But, if they maintain their current pace of scoring, the Division One leaders will not reach 400 by the time the all-important 110-over mark is reached. Hameed followed up his maiden first-class hundred against Warwickshire at Old Trafford last week by taking almost five hours over his 89. But it was surpassed by the 41st hundred of 35-year-old South African Test player Petersen's first-class career. Lancashire cricket director and head coach Ashley Giles told BBC Radio Manchester: "We weren't quite sure what to do when we first turned up this morning. The pitch had a green tinge to it but in the end we decided to toss up and to opt to bat. "We knew that pitches at Lord's have been good in recent times so we went with that, and it worked out well for us. "Both Alviro Petersen and Haseeb Hameed batted extremely well. We are very lucky to have a number of youngsters who have come into the team and are performing well but we also need our senior players to pull their weight and Alviro did that. "We did not expect to be leading the First Division at this stage ,but there is a long way to go."

Alviro Petersen made his second County Championship century of the summer to spearhead a solid day's batting by Lancashire against Middlesex at Lord's.

In an open letter, he said he loved Russia, calling it "a great democracy". Mr Depardieu had recently announced he would give up his French passport after the government criticised his decision to move abroad to avoid higher taxes. Moscow earlier said President Vladimir Putin had personally signed the decree granting the actor Russian citizenship. In December, Mr Putin had said he would be happy to welcome the actor in his new country. "If he'd like to have a Russian passport, consider it settled," Mr Putin said. Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault had called Mr Depardieu's decision to leave the country "shabby". In the letter, broadcast on Thursday on Russian TV station Pervyi Kanal, Mr Depardieu said: "I filed a passport application and I am pleased that it was accepted. "I love your country, Russia - its people, its history, its writers. I love your culture, your intelligence." He said that he had spoken to French President Francois Hollande and told him Russia was "a great democracy, and not a country where the prime minister calls one of its citizens shabby". Under France's civil code, dual citizenship is permitted but it is unlawful to be stateless. A person must obtain another nationality before giving up French citizenship. Mr Depardieu's highly publicised tax row began last year after Mr Hollande said he would raise taxes to 75% for those earning more than 1m euros (£817,400). The actor accused the new socialist government of punishing "success, creation and talent", and announced in early December that he would move to Belgium. Although the Constitutional Council struck down the tax rise proposal on Sunday, Mr Depardieu said this did not change the situation "one bit". The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says the series of events would be amusingly eccentric, were it not also serious in its implications for France's international image. Mr Depardieu, described by Mr Putin as a successful businessman and friend, has developed close ties with Russia, which has a flat 13% personal income tax rate. He currently appears in an advertisement for Sovietsky Bank's credit card and is prominently featured on the bank's home page. In 2011, he played the lead role in the film Rasputin, a Franco-Russian production about the life of eccentric monk Grigory Rasputin. In addition, Mr Depardieu has also helped raise funds for a children's hospital in St Petersburg.

Actor Gerard Depardieu has hailed Russia's decision to grant him citizenship, following a tax row with the government in his native France.

The move follows a claim by Crossmaglen Rangers player Aaron Cunningham that he was the victim of verbal abuse during the 2 December Ulster football final. The Ulster Council carried out an investigation and BBC Sport understands one Kilcoo player is to be banned for six months and another for four months. Kilcoo said they had not been notified, and the players could appeal. The two suspensions have yet to be officially confirmed by the Ulster Council. It is believed the case was the first time an allegation of racial abuse had been lodged with the provincial governing body. When an investigation was announced, Ulster GAA president Aogán O Fearghail, said anyone found guilty of racism would be dealt with severely. Kilcoo released a statement saying the club condemned abuse and would co-operate with the Ulster Council's investigation. The Gaelic Athletic Association, which governs the sport in Ireland, is to discuss how to deal with racism at its annual congress in March.

Two Kilcoo players are to be suspended by Ulster GAA chiefs following allegations of racial abuse.

Simon Cope delivered the package on the last day of the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine, which Wiggins went on to win. The Culture, Media and Sport select committee has been by told by Team Sky chief Sir Dave Brailsford the package contained a legal decongestant. But MPs say they are "concerned" by some of the evidence they have heard. The doctor who received the package on behalf of Wiggins' Team Sky, Dr Richard Freeman, and head of UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) Nicole Sapstead have also been invited to give evidence on 22 February. Culture, Media and Sport select committee chairman Damian Collins MP said: "There is a considerable public interest in Ukad's investigation and it is also important to our inquiry into doping in sport to understand what they have been able to determine from their investigation. "The committee has been told by both British Cycling and Team Sky that they have supplied all the information they have relating to this investigation to Ukad. "However, we need to know if they have received documentary evidence which confirms what was in the package that was delivered by Simon Cope to Team Sky. "Without this evidence, I am concerned about how it is possible for the anti-doping rules to be policed in an appropriate manner, if it is not possible to review the records of medicines prescribed to riders by the team doctors." Team Sky have been under pressure to reveal the contents of the package following a Daily Mail allegation in October 2016. Cope, who was a women's coach for British Cycling, travelled from Manchester to Geneva on 12 June 2011 to hand a parcel to the Team Sky doctor Freeman on the final day of the Criterium. Cope claimed he did not know what it contained. In an interview with Cycling News, he said: "It was just an envelope, a Jiffy bag, a small Jiffy bag," he said. "As far as I know I could have been pedals in there." Brailsford gave evidence in December and stated the package contained Fluimucil, which is legal in sport and "administered on a regular basis".

The British Cycling coach who couriered a 'mystery' package for Sir Bradley Wiggins has been invited by MPs to give evidence at a doping inquiry.

The Scotland international, 24, reached a century from just 70 deliveries and hit 18 boundaries and four sixes, as Sussex were all out for 345. Sri Lankan spinner Sachithra Senanayake (2-79) led Worcestershire's fight back with two wickets in two balls. Daryl Mitchell and Richard Oliver saw off the new ball to end the day without loss on 45. Machan's fireworks came after Luke Wells was dismissed early, caught at third slip playing a loose shot to Chris Morris. The number three attacked immediately, bringing up his half-century in 27 balls, before captain Ed Joyce (59) was dismissed by Jack Shantry (2-86). Luke Wright continued his good form (51) but Sussex's lower order, with the exception of Ajmal Shahzad (45*), struggled once Machan was caught by Mitchell. Senanayake picked up his first wicket for Worcestershire when he had Ashar Zaidi caught by Tom Fell, before trapping Steve Magoffin lbw next ball. Sussex's tail struggled to push the team towards 400, with Gareth Andrew bowling well to dismiss Tymal Mills and Matthew Hobden cheaply. Worcestershire had a scare shortly before stumps when opener Mitchell (18 not out) edged Shahzad to Joyce at second slip, but the Sussex captain was unable to cling on to the low chance. Sussex batsman Matt Machan: "I play better when I'm aggressive and go for my shots and it is something I have worked on. "I'm trying to take my game forward in red-ball cricket by playing more positively. "I only knew I was playing this morning so I decided to be aggressive from the start and once I'd got myself in I really enjoyed myself." Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes: "When a batsman hits the ball as sweetly as Matt did, it can be difficult to bowl at. "It was a special innings because he climbed into some really good balls. We were a bit shocked by the onslaught. "I was pleased we managed to drag it back a bit after he chipped one up. It's a good cricket wicket. There is some pace there but you can score quickly."

A career-best 135 from Matt Machan formed the backbone of Sussex's innings against Worcestershire at Hove.

It began on Friday when Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of the southern Russian republic, labelled opponents of President Vladimir Putin "enemies of the people" and called for such "traitors" to be prosecuted for subversion, claiming they were working in league with the West. Mr Kadyrov has now re-asserted his claims and gone even further in an online editorial for pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia. Referring to a "half-witted rabble", he offered opposition activists the services of a Chechen psychiatric hospital to treat their "mass psychosis". "I promise we won't spare the injections. We can do double," he wrote. A boxer-turned-insurgent and now a self-styled "foot soldier" of President Putin, the man known simply as Ramzan is not someone many in Russia dare criticise openly. Human rights groups have long accused him of presiding over widespread abuses in the Russian republic, and the key suspect in last year's shock shooting of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov beside the Kremlin walls had been deputy commander of one of his elite battalions. He was referred to by Ramzan as a "true patriot". This time, the Chechen leader's comments appear to have touched a nerve. The most dramatic response came from a little-known independent politician in Siberia, who raged against Ramzan on his Facebook page as the "shame of Russia". "Why don't you get lost?" Konstantin Senchenko told him, and let "normal, honest people" work for the good of the country. But the Siberian was soon eating his "hasty" words. The next day, he apologised profusely on Facebook for his "discourtesy", apparently after multiple calls from Chechnya. Cartoons of his sudden change of heart soon spread on social media, depicting him begging forgiveness with a gun to his head. In an ultimate humiliation, the shamefaced politician was seen in a video clip apologising personally to Ramzan for his "emotional outburst". Activists on Twitter then took up the Siberian's insult with the hashtag #KadyrovshameofRussia. Well-known opposition journalists followed that by filming themselves making fake, grovelling apologies to Ramzan "for existing". One was filmed running on a treadmill with no trousers, just as a young Chechen man was forced to do recently after criticising Ramzan Kadyrov on Instagram. Meanwhile, a group of prominent Russian liberals has begun gathering signatures demanding his resignation, and a St Petersburg politician has called on prosecutors to examine his statements for extremism. But the backlash has only increased the tirade from Chechnya, where local politicians have been falling over themselves to express devotion to their leader. None has outdone the speaker of parliament, Magomed Daudov, who posted a photograph of his boss holding back his huge, fierce dog on a leash and warned that Tarzan's teeth were "itching" - naming four well-known opposition figures whom the hound would presumably love to sink them into. "Tarzan has become very frisky. We can barely restrain him," wrote the speaker in an Instagram post that attracted over 6,000 likes. "Just imagine what would happen… If it weren't for… Democracy." There is some talk that this is all a show of strength by the Chechen leader: a reminder of the considerable forces at his disposal amid talk of a power struggle between Grozny and Moscow. But the Kremlin has remained tight-lipped throughout, prompting others to conclude that it more likely endorses Ramzan's actions. Parliamentary elections are due later this year and, with an economy battered by falling oil prices, there's concern that opposition groups could capitalise on potential social unrest. "It's a message to all of those who don't agree with what's happening," argues former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who is now an opposition activist in exile and himself one of the obvious targets of Ramzan Kadyrov's ire. "The authorities are afraid and they decided to frighten society," wrote Mr Khodorkovsky on his blog. Another commentator has suggested that the Chechen leader simply wants to underline his loyalty to Moscow ahead of a wave of forced budget cuts and to ensure that the generous flow of federal subsidies to Chechnya does not stop. Whatever the motive, the practice of singling out traitors is seen as particularly dangerous in the wake of Boris Nemtsov's murder. A year ago, Putin loyalists were still beating the drum of patriotism following the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine; state TV was lashing out viciously at Kremlin critics; warnings that Ukraine-style revolutions would not be tolerated were rife. Ramzan Kadyrov's latest outburst has resurrected the idea of an enemy within and the search for a scapegoat. "The situation is very tense now," Mr Senchenko, explained by phone from Krasnoyarsk, pointing to Russia's mounting economic problems. That concern is what motivated his own Facebook rage against Chechnya's leader. "Some people really think there are enemies of the state and it's not clear what can enter their heads," he warned. "So we need to be careful."

Traitors, jackals and vile liberals are just a few of the choice descriptions of Russia's opposition emerging from Chechnya in recent days, in a war of words that threatens to escalate.

Reporters Gavin Sherriff and Darryl Smith worked for the Dundee-based Sunday Post, which closes its London office on Friday. For decades Fleet Street was synonymous with the nation's biggest newspapers. Ex-Sunday Express editor Robin Esser said it was once a "very, very important place" through which most of the public received its information. The first British daily newspaper, the Daily Courant, was published in Fleet Street on 11 March 1702. At its height, "the Street of Shame" - as it was dubbed by some - was the pinnacle of a journalist's career, with nearly every national paper and several provincial newspapers having offices within a half-mile radius. Mr Smith, 43, worked as a feature writer for the Sunday Post and was based in the street for 25 years. He is quick to point out that the paper's London address is the same as Sweeney Todd's barber shop, where the fictional character took a razor to his clients' throats. Although the death of journalism has finally arrived here, he says it was announced too soon by some of London's tour guides. "I was standing by the window once a few years ago, and a tour bus had stopped outside. I heard the guide tell the passengers that Fleet Street no longer had any journalists working here. "I stuck my head out and shouted: 'We are still here'." The street was famous for its many bars and pubs, constantly occupied by journalists both socialising and seeking stories, and Mr Smith tells a tale of once needing to speak to a colleague in the notorious El Vino wine bar - which for many years refused to serve women. He says he was not allowed in until he squeezed into an ill-fitting jacket, provided by the staff. "There is so much history here, and to be one of the last ones, I feel unworthy of the torch that I'm carrying." Mr Sherriff, 54, has worked on Fleet Street for 32 years, and rose to become the Post's London chief reporter. He says on his first ever day he walked into a smoke-filled newsroom to the sound of typewriters being bashed about. "The phones didn't even work properly, I'd be amazed if I called someone and it connected the first time." His memories of the street in its heyday are of "watching lorries with large rolls of paper struggling to get down side-streets to printing presses and lots of pubs, filled with journalists and printers". "Now it's an endless number of sandwich bars out there. Unthinkable 30 years ago." Mr Sherriff describes the atmosphere back then of "certainly living up to the image you had before you came, but you wouldn't be able to produce newspapers now the way it was done back then". Following their redundancy, Mr Smith is becoming a freelance journalist, while Mr Sherriff is taking time out to write his memoirs. Robin Esser's Fleet Street career spanned some 60 years, during which time he also became executive managing editor of the Daily Mail. "At its height, Fleet Street was very, very important because television was in its early childhood, and there was no social media. So 85% of information to the public came through the newspapers," he says. "The departure of its last two journalists should be marked, but you have to look forward, not backwards." Liz Hodgkinson worked in Fleet Street in the 1970s and 80s and her book, Ladies Of The Street, covers the story of women working there. "Fleet Street was always more of a concept than an actual street, with papers like the Sunday People, the Sun and the Mail, all in little streets actually off Fleet Street. "But they were all within walking distance and part of what collectively was known as Fleet Street. "When I was at the People we'd have a conference at 11am till about noon. Then the editor would open his drinks cabinet - all Fleet Street editors had one. "Then we'd take a taxi to the Savoy or Claridges for more drinks. We'd come back about 4pm, and then go out drinking again around 5pm. "The alcohol flowed like water in Fleet Street. "At the People there were four women in editorial, and 150 men. At the Sun in the late 70s and early 80s, there were about a dozen female reporters and we all sat together in a little room, which was known as the Piranha Pool. "I was working on an undercover job once for a paper, and rang an editor from a payphone, to check in with him. "He asked 'Are you in danger, pet?' I replied 'Yes, I am'. To which he replied 'Oh, good.'" But, like so many empires before it, Fleet Street's grip on power began to crumble. Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch moved his papers - consisting of the Sun, the now-closed News of the World, the Times and Sunday Times - off to a purpose-built complex at Wapping in east London in 1986. This led to a bitter, year-long dispute which sometimes turned violent, but ended in defeat for the unions. By 1988, most national newspapers had moved away from Fleet Street to other parts of London, adopting new - and cheaper - computerised printing technology, swapping the merciless screeching of hot metal print for the gossipy whispers of keyboards. As a result, the buildings they left behind gradually morphed into other uses. The site of Mirror Group Newspapers now houses the headquarters of Sainsbury's supermarkets, for example, and the "Stab in the Back" is a Pizza Express. Now a part of Fleet Street's own story has come to an end, and this infamous era of British history has reached its final deadline. "As someone who always wanted to be a journalist, and with a keen sense of history as well, just looking at the buildings even now still excites me," says Mr Smith. "It makes me smile, when I think of how I now have that place in history."

The last two journalists working in Fleet Street are leaving what was once seen as the centre of UK journalism.

The incident at Neil McEvoy's office took place on Thursday morning. The AM said no valuables were taken but files had been "gone through". He said metal bars had been cut to access the property at Cowbridge Road East. South Wales Police said an investigation had been launched. "For a long period, there has been a concerted campaign of political harassment against me," the South Wales Central AM claimed. He said that less than 12 months ago his home had been "ransacked", with paperwork taken. Mr McEvoy said that in the early hours of Thursday "the criminals involved went through two outside doors, down a lane, removed a screwed in hard wood cover on the back window, cut through a PVC window frame and cut through metal bars to get in the window". "Once again, valuables were ignored in the office, but drawers were broken into and files gone through in the back office which wasn't alarmed. "Thankfully, they couldn't gain access to the main part of the office without tripping the alarm." "I put in place new safety procedures for staff at the end of last term, because I am aware of serious cages being rattled," he said. "Some people would like to silence us, but this intimidation has just added to our motivation." A South Wales Police spokesman said that the break-in was reported after 09:00 GMT on Thursday. He said that investigations were ongoing and that no arrests had been made. A Plaid Cymru spokeswoman said: "Neil McEvoy has now been the subject of two break-ins, one at home and one at his office. "Plaid Cymru is supporting him and his staff at this time and is keen that the police establish whether these intrusions are linked. "All elected representatives and their staff deserve to operate in a democratic way without fear of harassment or intimidation. "The National Assembly is working with Neil and his staff to ensure their safety and security, and we strongly urge that this continues."‎

A Plaid Cymru AM has claimed he has been a victim of "political harassment" after a break-in at his constituency office in Cardiff.

The Labour MP, who was shot and stabbed after holding an advice session for her constituents in West Yorkshire, had campaigned for Britain to remain in the EU and championed the contribution of immigrants to British society. She was also an active supporter of Syrian opposition groups against the country's President, Bashar al-Assad. US politician Gabrielle Giffords, herself the victim of an assassination attempt at a political rally in 2011, wrote on Twitter that she was "absolutely sickened" by the killing, praising Mrs Cox as "young, courageous, and hardworking. A rising star, mother, and wife". Ms Giffords survived being shot in the head in an attack that left six people dead and many injured. She was put in an induced coma and endured weeks of slow recovery. US Secretary of State John Kerry said the killing was "an assault on everyone who cares about and has faith in democracy". Germany's government tweeted about the "sad and terrible news of British MP Jo Cox", adding that "our thoughts are with her husband and children". French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Twitter that the assassination was an attack on the democratic ideal and called on people to "never accept that!" Spanish Prime Minster Mariano Rajoy said in a letter his British counterpart that "violence has no place in democracy" and asked Prime Minister David Cameron "to convey our deepest and sincere condolences to their families, relatives and all the British people". Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who also chairs the group of eurozone finance ministers, tweeted that the UK was "a beacon of peaceful politics, I hope the people of the UK can make their democratic choices serenly and in safety next week". Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg tweeted he was "saddened by the terrible murder" and included a statement from Mrs Cox's husband in his tweet. Media in Europe and the US report the killing, stressing the role of Mrs Cox as a determined campaigner for Britain to remain in the European Union in the forthcoming referendum on 23 June. The motive for the murder is still unclear but witnesses say the killer shouted "Put Britain first!" before repeatedly shooting and stabbing Mrs Cox. Campaigning in the EU referendum has been temporarily suspended, with British politicians widely condemning the attack and expressing their condolences for the family. Mrs Cox's role as a vocal supporter of Syrian opposition groups and refugee rights has also brought many expressions of solidarity and condolence. The Syrian White Helmets non-partisan volunteer rescue group tweeted: "Our thoughts and prayers are with @Jo_Cox1 and her family." The British MP had given a passionate speech on the crisis in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo and was co-chair of a recently formed cross-party parliamentary group on Syria. Syrian journalists in exile have also expressed their grief at the death of someone who they saw as a strong voice of support. Before entering Parliament, Mrs Cox worked for a number of charities including Oxfam and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Oxfam chief executive Mark Goldring tweeted that all at Oxfam were "devastated at the loss of our much loved and admired former colleague #Jo Cox MP".

Tributes to British MP Jo Cox have poured in from politicians and public figures around the world.

Net income fell to $3.11bn (£2.03bn) compared with a year ago for the personal computer giant. As its PC business continued to slow, the firm had relied on sales of its chips that go in data servers. But the firm said demand for its server-chips was slowing. However, Intel said its latest quarterly numbers were largely in line with expectations and that the results were "solid". "We executed well in the third quarter and delivered solid results in a challenging economic environment," said Intel's chief executive Brian Krzanich. The US-based firm also noted the introduction of its "breakthrough 3D XPoint technology, the industry's first new memory category in more than two decades." Reports have said that Intel's bid to buy Altera Corp for $6.7bn in an attempt to expand parts of its chip business could be given the go-ahead from the EU as soon as this week. The deal had been cleared by the US Department of Justice, but there were several antitrust issues surrounding it. Intel hoped that its buy-up of Altera would help boost its higher-margin chip business, particularly for data-servers - and help it focus on chips for cars and watches, among other devices. In a report released in line with its latest quarterly results, the firm said its outlook for the fourth quarter "does not include the potential impact of any business combinations, asset acquisitions, divestitures, strategic investments and other significant transactions that may be completed after October 13."

The world's biggest chipmaker, Intel, reported a 6% fall in net income for the three months to September and cut its fourth quarter outlook for its important server-chip business.

The National Lottery support for Aberystwyth University's Old College was announced on Wednesday. It comes as part of a £22m plan to turn the Grade I-listed building into a centre for heritage, learning and enterprise. It is hoped the work will be completed in time for the university's 150th anniversary in 2022. A performance and gallery space will be created for artists, exhibitions and musicians and there will be a centre for entrepreneurs and new businesses, a cafe and community rooms. The college will also house a university museum, allowing some of the 20,000 items normally in storage to be shown. A new science centre will showcase interactive displays alongside a planetarium and 4D facility, highlighting the university's links with the European Space Agency. The college was bought in 1867 by the University of Wales for just £10,000, using money donated by the community. It first opened its doors to students in 1872 - before focus shifted in the 1960s when the university moved to a new campus. John Glen MP, announcing the funding, said it was "recognised as one of the UK's most significant pieces of Gothic revival architecture". The university is still looking at ways to raise additional funds, including a major appeal. Ceredigion MP Ben Lake said: "This is great news for Ceredigion and will reveal the hidden history of an iconic landmark as well as paving the way for its future. "The Old College will once again be recognised as a beacon of culture and creativity, and a major catalyst for economic and social regeneration."

More than £10m has been secured to restore an iconic university college in Ceredigion.

Liberty, headed by Sanjeev Gupta, was first to express an interest in the assets when they were put up for sale. A spokesman for Liberty told the BBC that the firm had put together a team of advisers and financial backers. "The formal process is to submit a letter of intent; it amounts to a bid. It will be done on Tuesday," he said. In addition to the Port Talbot factory - the UK's largest steelworks - Tata's remaining assets include sites at Newport, where more than 1,300 people are employed, and Rotherham, which employs 1,200. Tata also has operations at Corby, Shotton and Teesside. Macquarie, the Australian bank, was advising Liberty on a potential bid, and is considered a potential financial backer of any takeover. Liberty House started life in the university room of Indian-born founder Sanjeev Gupta. While a student at Cambridge University in 1992, the budding entrepreneur started what has since become a global steel and commodities business with annual sales of more than £2bn. With operations in 30 countries, and headquarters in London, Dubai, and Singapore, Mr Gupta's Liberty has also emerged as a possible saviour of Britain's steel industry. Liberty's focus is on recycling the mountains of scrap metal generated in the UK, rather than the historical method of producing steel in blast furnaces. Last month, it acquired Tata Steel's plants in Lanarkshire. In recent years, it has reached similar deals for steel plants in Newport and the Black Country. A management buyout team is also planning to submit a bid under the name Excalibur Steel UK Limited. It has appointed investment banker Mark Rhydderch-Roberts as a non-executive director. He joins Stuart Wilkie, the head of Tata's United Kingdom strip steel business, and former Alcan senior executive and venture capitalist Roger Maggs, on the board. The government has promised to support any buyer of the business by taking up to a 25% stake in a new business and making hundreds of millions of pounds of finance available. Tata has not publicly set a deadline for any deal, but has made it clear it cannot sustain its £1m-a-day losses indefinitely and does not want to prolong the uncertainty for workers and customers. Tata's Scunthorpe operation, which employs more than 3,000 people, has been sold to investment firm Greybull Capital for a nominal £1.

Liberty House plans to submit a formal bid on Tuesday to buy Tata Steel's UK assets, which include the Port Talbot works employing about 4,000 people.

Cleveland Police have also confirmed a 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction, following the girl's disappearance on Thursday. The girl from Teesside was found earlier, after being reported missing at 22:00 BST. The search for her involved 30 officers.

A missing girl believed to have left home to see a man she met online has been found, say police.

Beach Buddies, established in 2006, co-ordinates weekly operations around the Isle of Man's coast. A spokesman said the cash will mean the organisation can "expand on its work" which includes launching an educational programme in the coming year. The government awarded the grant and said its work had "encouraged more people to use the outdoors". The island's environment department said Beach Buddies, which has about 7,000 volunteers, had complemented several government strategies which also included growing visitor numbers. Beach Buddies organiser Bill Dale said: "We now believe they [the beaches] are the tidiest in Europe." New initiatives also include more bins at various beauty spots around the island. It also aims to establish an online litter hotline where the public can report problems.

A beach clean-up charity has been given a £30,000 grant to help keep Manx beaches the "tidiest in Europe".

Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) said Ahmad Mohammed al-Mousa was killed by a group of masked men in the rebel-held city of Idlib on Wednesday. The group have no further details, but at least two other members have been killed by IS militants since 2014. RBSS was honoured last month by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The New York-based organisation condemned Mr Mousa's murder. "Just a few weeks ago, nearly 900 journalists, press freedom advocates, and supporters attending CPJ's International Press Freedom Awards stood together in solidarity with Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently. Today we are all standing together again, this time in mourning," said CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon. Earlier this year, IS claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of Mr Mousa's father and four other Syrians accused of being members of RBSS. In October, RBSS member Ibrahim Abdul Qader was killed by IS militants, along with fellow journalist Fares Hamadi, in south-eastern Turkey. IS subsequently published a video showing one of the men with his throat cut, and warned: "You will not be safe from the knife of the Islamic State. Our hand will reach you wherever you are." RBSS is one of the few independent sources of news left in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, which IS has controlled since August 2013 and serves as the de facto capital of the "caliphate" whose creation the group proclaimed in June 2014.

Another member of a Syrian activist group that reports on the activities of the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) in the city of Raqqa has been murdered.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy this week defended a lack of signings and railed against "unsustainable" spending. They were runners up to Chelsea in the Premier League last term, faltered in the Champions League group stages, and again in the Europa League last 32. "If [Spurs] don't win the title, it's not a tragedy," said Conte. "If they don't arrive in the Champions League, it's not a tragedy. If they go out in the first round of the Champions League, it's not a tragedy. If they go out after the first game that they play in the Europa League, it's not a tragedy. "Maybe for Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and - I don't know - Liverpool, it is a tragedy. You must understand the status of the team. "Every team has to understand what their ambitions are. If their ambitions are to fight for the title or win the Champions League, you must buy expensive players. Otherwise you continue to stay in your level. It's simple." "My question is this: What are Tottenham's expectations?" After finishing second in the Premier League last season, Spurs have not added to their squad over the summer. Their only transfer activity has been selling England right-back Kyle Walker to rivals Manchester City for £45m. "We have a duty to manage the club appropriately," Levy said. Recent history suggests it may be a while before Levy makes his move, with the majority of Spurs' incoming deals finalised in August in the past few seasons. Last August, they paid Newcastle £30m for midfielder Moussa Sissoko in the final few hours of the window, having signed £9m winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou and loan goalkeeper Pau Lopez earlier in the day. In previous seasons, forward Son Heung-min (£22m), midfielder Erik Lamela (£25.7m), goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (£11.8m) and forward Clint Dempsey (£6m) all joined the club in the closing days and hours of transfer windows. More than £850m has been spent by Premier League sides so far in the summer transfer window, which closes on 31 August, with accountancy firm Deloitte predicting top-flight clubs will surpass the record £1.165bn they spent last summer. Chelsea have parted with about £130m for three players - forward Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid, midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco and defender Antonio Rudiger from Roma. Conte revealed Chelsea "tried to buy" Walker and acknowledged that the market is currently "very difficult", adding: "I think now every single player is expensive." Conte also said Spurs and England striker Harry Kane would be his first pick if he could sign any forward. Kane has finished as the Premier League's top goalscorer for the past two seasons. "Tottenham is a really good squad if they are able to keep all the players," Conte said. "For me, Kane, now, is one of the best strikers in the world. "If I had to buy one striker I would go to Kane. He is a complete striker. He is strong physically, with the ball, without the ball, he fights and he's strong in the air and acrobatic on the right and the left. "If you go to buy Kane now it would be at least £100m."

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has questioned Tottenham's ambition, suggesting they have lower expectations than their Premier League title rivals.

GB's 2008 men's 4x400m relay team moved up from fourth to third after Russia's Denis Alekseyev failed a drugs test when his sample was retested. It had been suggested the medal ceremony could take place at the World Championships in London in August. But next month's Anniversary Games also take place at London's Olympic Stadium. A decision is yet to be made on when Rooney and team-mates Andrew Steele, Robert Tobin and Michael Bingham will receive their medals. Rooney, 30, told BBC Radio 5 live: "I don't want to be distracted. I need to go to the World Championships and focus on that, so if we could get it done at the Diamond League, I'd love that. "There's no way of getting back to Beijing and doing it that way, but if we can go to an Olympic stadium and be in front of a British crowd, that would be amazing. "But whatever happens, whenever it happens, I just can't wait to get on that podium." The International Olympic Committee has reallocated medals from Beijing after Alekseyev and compatriots Anastasiya Kapachinskaya and Inga Abitova tested positive for banned substance Turinabol. Britain's women's 4x400m relay team have also moved into the bronze medal position. Christine Ohuruogu, Kelly Sotherton, Marilyn Okoro and Nicola Sanders finished the race fifth but have moved up to third as a result of both third-placed Russia and fourth-placed Belarus being disqualified due to subsequent failed tests. The men's Beijing medals are in the possession of the British Olympic Association and British Athletics but an announcement is still to be made on where they will be awarded. They could be presented at next month's Diamond League Anniversary Games, or at the World Championships in London in August. But, as the World Championships is an IAAF event, the IOC would have to give permission for any presentation to take place as Olympic medals fall under their jurisdiction. British Athletics does not have possession of medals for the women's 4x400m team yet as legal proceedings are ongoing regarding athletes in their race. Britons Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Jo Pavey, Sotherton and Goldie Sayers are among those waiting to receive Olympic and World Championship medals they were denied by drugs cheats. Sayers has told the Guardian she would be "gutted" if she did not receive her medal at the World Championships this summer.

Britain's Martyn Rooney says he would rather receive his Beijing Olympic bronze medal at the Anniversary Games than at the World Championships.

Zachary Barker, nine, died in hospital after the collision in Spring Gardens, Leek, in Staffordshire, last Saturday. His mother Stephanie said she wanted others to "benefit from his short life". She said transplants meant "even in death" he could carry on helping. More updates on this story and others in Staffordshire In a statement released by police, she said: "Zachary was just a lovely lad, full of life and joy. The whole family are devastated by the loss and we cannot believe that we will not see him again. "He will remain in our hearts, thoughts and memories forever. "We took the decision to allow his organs to be used for transplant, so that others may benefit from his short life. "He was a tremendous son who was always willing to help everyone and even in death, he will continue to help others". Police said a friend of the family has set up a Just Giving page to assist with the cost of the funeral.

The mother of a boy who died after being hit by a car says allowing her "tremendous" son's organs to be donated will let him "continue to help others".

Thousands of children have been examined every 10 years since 1973. A third of children in Wales were said to have good oral health overall, which compares to 39% in England. Decay was found in 52% of 12 year olds and 63% of 15 year olds, a slight improvement on the 2003 survey. But around 70% of them reported problems with their teeth. Decay was found in 41% of five-year-old children in their primary teeth and in 55% of eight-year-old pupils, according to the Health and Social Care Information Centre report. Severe dental problems were worse among children from poorer backgrounds. Around a half (47%) of five year olds could be said to have good oral health. But that declined with age, to around a quarter of 15 year old children. Other findings: The last results in 2003 showed that oral health had improved greatly since the 1970s and 1980s. This time, 12 and 15-year-olds were also asked to fill in a questionnaire on how they looked after their teeth. In 2009 the Welsh government launched a national scheme to encourage better dental health amongst young children. Since then it has invested over £12m in the programme. It also suggested the programme had led to a recent 6% drop in the proportion of five-year-olds experiencing dental decay. Experts point out there could be several reason the health of children's teeth in Wales was still lagging behind those from other UK nations including socio-economic conditions. That survey 10 years ago also showed a big drop in 15-year-olds with obvious decay from 94% in 1983 to 58%. Scottish children are not included in the 2013 survey but Wales has better results than Northern Ireland, where 31% were judged to be in good oral health. The Welsh Government said its own most recent monitoring survey showed a 6% drop in the proportion of five-year-olds with dental decay. "However, there is more to do to improve the dental health of children in Wales especially since the vast majority of tooth decay is avoidable," said a spokesperson. "Parents can help their children by reducing sugar intake and encouraging them to brush their teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste. " It has also published its own survey of dental health to identify how much decay among five-years-olds is already present at the age of three.

Only a third of children in Wales have healthy teeth overall and this is lagging behind England, a major survey suggests.

Polling stations opened at 07:00 BST in the area's 11 constituencies: Chester, Congleton, Warrington North, Warrington South, Halton, Ellesmere Port, Tatton, Crewe & Nantwich, Eddisbury, Macclesfield and Weaver Vale. Votes will be counted after the polls close at 22:00 BST. For the latest news from all the counts in Cheshire, go to our election live service. Results will also be available on your constituency profile page.

People are voting in Cheshire in the general and local council elections.

Over 100 shops in the coastal town of Cumana were hit and at least one person died according to local media. Venezuela has one of the world's highest inflation rates at 180% and people can queue for hours for subsidised food. Opposition politicians blame government mismanagement for the shortages. But the government says the shortages are part of an economic war being waged to drive President Nicolas Maduro from office. Most of the shops were looted for food according to opposition congresswoman Milagros Paz. She is quoted in Venezuelan newspaper El Universal as saying that the authorities "have not admitted the food distribution emergency". But according to the socialist governor of Sucre state, Luis Acuna, it was off licenses, opticians and clothes shops that were targeted in the looting, reports El Nacional. Food and medicine are in short supply and street protests have become increasingly agitated. More than 10 attempts of looting happen every day, according to the non-governmental organisation Venezuelan Violence Observatory. Diosdado Cabello, a lawmaker from Mr Maduro's PSUV party, blamed the opposition for inciting violent protest. "These are fascist groups which are generating unrest," he said. "Don't come to me with this fairy tale that these are spontaneous protests," he said on his television programme.

At least 400 people have been arrested in Venezuela after rioting and looting over food shortages.

Petro Poroshenko said 80% of Ukraine's troops left on Wednesday morning after several days of fierce fighting. Russia said Ukrainian forces had tried to fight their way out of the town after being encircled but Mr Poroshenko insisted they were never surrounded. The rebel advance on Debaltseve, which came in spite of the recent ceasefire agreement, has been widely condemned. Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said the rebels' offensive had put the wider peace agreement at risk and urged Russia to "use all its influence on the separatists to make them respect the ceasefire". He also called on Moscow to withdraw its forces from Ukraine, saying Russian troops, artillery and air defence units were still active in the country. Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted the rebels' actions in Debaltseve had not violated the ceasefire because it was a rebel-held city when the peace agreement was signed last week. He urged rebels to provide troops who surrendered with food and clothes and said he hoped the situation in the city would "not be used to find a pretext to actually undermine [the agreement]". Eyewitnesses saw dozens of tanks and columns of weary Ukrainian troops retreating from Debaltseve on Wednesday. Russia's state-controlled Channel One TV showed footage of what it said were rebels raising their flag on top of a high-rise building in the town. Later rebel spokesman Eduard Basurin was quoted in Russian media as saying Debaltseve was fully under the control of separatists, although there were still "disparate groups of the enemy" in the southern part of town. One rebel commander in the city told the BBC that conditions were dire, with no electricity and a shortage of food and water. He said rebels were sharing their rations with the remaining civilians. President Poroshenko said in a statement: "Debaltseve was under our control, there was no encirclement, and our troops left the area in a planned and organised manner." He called for "a firm reaction from the world to Russia's brutal violation of the Minsk agreements, the ceasefire regime and the withdrawal of heavy weaponry". Mr Poroshenko visited the soldiers who had left Debaltseve in the town of Artemivsk on Wednesday. Earlier, he said it would be an honour to shake hands with "Ukrainian heroes". A senior Ukrainian military official said 22 Ukrainian soldiers had died in Debaltseve over the past three days. Earlier, an official at a morgue in Artemivsk said the bodies of 25 Ukrainian soldiers had been brought to the facility from Debaltseve but this has not been confirmed. Rebels have claimed that hundreds of Ukrainian troops were killed in clashes around the city, but Mr Poroshenko denied this. The government in Kiev admitted that that some soldiers were taken prisoner in Debaltseve, but gave no details on how many were seized. All Wednesday, the road out of Debaltseve into government-held territory thundered to the sound of retreating armour - tanks and troop carriers full of exhausted, sometimes defiant soldiers. In a bus by the side of the road, I found one Yuri slumped on his seat, across the aisle from a sleeping colleague. He said the situation had become increasingly dire and individual units had taken their own decisions to leave. They were running out of ammunition and in danger of being surrounded, he told me. He blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for deceiving everyone about the ceasefire. We know him well by now, he said. When he says something is guaranteed, that means there's some kind of trap coming up. In nearby fields, mortars and multiple rocket launchers fired back at the rebels - providing cover for those still trying to leave Debaltseve. President Poroshenko says the withdrawal was planned and organised, but on the ground it looked like a hasty retreat in the face of overwhelming odds. The withdrawal came after Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Ukraine's troops in Debaltseve to surrender. Mr Putin is due to speak by telephone later on Wednesday to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Mr Poroshenko, according to the French government. Spokesman Stephane Le Foll insisted the agreement announced last week by the four leaders to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine was not dead, and that progress had been made. International observers monitoring the truce have been unable to enter Debaltseve. The city has become a key prize for rebels and government forces, as it sits on a strategic railway line linking the rebel-held cities of Donetsk and Luhansk. Most of its 25,000 population has been evacuated but about 7,000 civilians are still believed trapped by the fighting. The ceasefire, which came into effect on Sunday, has been broadly observed elsewhere and some rebel heavy weaponry was said to have been withdrawn. The UN says more than 5,600 people have been killed in the conflict, but there are fears the actual death toll could be much higher. Fighting began in eastern Ukraine in April, a month after Russia annexed the Crimea peninsula. Ukraine's pro-Western government says Russia is supporting the separatists with troops and weapons, but the Kremlin has consistently denied this. Minsk agreement: Key points

The Ukrainian president says his forces are making an "organised" withdrawal from the embattled town of Debaltseve.

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone was donating the money for medical research "to make amends", said Mariella Enoc, head of the Bambino Gesu Hospital. Cardinal Bertone said he had paid for the work on his residence himself. However, documents leaked to reporters earlier this year allege the €200,000 came from the Bambino Gesu Foundation. The foundation collects donations for a children's hospital in Rome. Vatican leaks lift the lid on Pope's financial battle Vatican reforms may be starting to bite Ms Enoc said that the cardinal had acknowledged the affair had "damaged our hospital and our foundation... and thus he is making amends to us with a donation". Cardinal Bertone, 81, was the Vatican's secretary of state - a role equivalent to prime minister - under Pope Benedict XVI but was replaced when Pope Francis was elected in 2013. He has defended his use of the top-floor flat overlooking Saint Peter's Square, saying that he shares it with a community of nuns who look after him. But apparently lavish lifestyles are at odds with the tone now set by Pope Francis, who lives in a modest suite of rooms in the Vatican's Santa Marta guest house. Italian news agency Ansa quoted Cardinal Bertone as saying that the money he was giving was "a voluntary donation". "It's not reimbursement, because I personally haven't done any damage," he was quoted as saying. He said he would donate the money in instalments from his savings and from contributions for charity that had been made to him over the years. "My life is not luxurious," he reportedly said. Cardinal Bertone was widely criticised over the so-called "Vatileaks" scandals in 2012. The leaked documents revealed corruption and infighting at the Vatican. The cardinal said he had been the victim of "moles and vipers".

An Italian cardinal has donated €150,000 (£109,000) to a Catholic charity which allegedly footed the bill for renovations to his luxury flat.

The world champions routed Wales 46-6 in Saturday's final Test, Wales' heaviest loss for nine years and their 29th in a row against the All Blacks. Gatland's side conceded 16 tries in the three Tests, scoring five, but he says they have also benefited. "We'll take a lot of lessons from what we've learned," he said. "We need to make sure that we apply that to the next time we're back together. "It's pretty disappointing. We thought there were a lot of positives out of the first two Tests... but in fairness to the All Blacks I thought they were absolutely outstanding." Wales, without a win over New Zealand since 1953, were beaten 39-21 in the first Test at Eden Park, before a 36-22 defeat in Wellington. Steve Hansen's side blew Wales away in scintillating spells in those games, crossing for five tries in each. Gatland's team also suffered an embarrassing 40-7 defeat against Super Rugby side the Chiefs, who were missing all eight of their current All Blacks. In Dunedin, Wales could only muster two first-half Dan Biggar penalties as the All Blacks ran in six tries without reply. It was Wales' heaviest defeat since a 62-5 thrashing by England in 2007. But asked if his players would be better for the experience, Gatland said: "Yeah, absolutely. "Obviously they're disappointed, they're pretty gutted. Media playback is not supported on this device "We've got to learn from those experiences, making sure that when we go back that we apply those learnings back into their regions and back when we're together the next time. "Their back three caused us a lot of problems in terms of their pace and their counter-attacking, so that will be a big work on for us. "The big thing is that collision dominance at the breakdown, just in terms of that acceleration into the contact area and that for us is a big work on that we need to continue to improve at because that creates that quick ball. "That was definitely a difference between the two sides tonight and we need to learn from that. "You can get away with it sometimes in the northern hemisphere because they are not as aggressive there at the breakdown, and the All Blacks were clinical in that area." Gatland's side have conceded 21 tries in their last four Tests, including the 27-13 defeat by England in May. But Hansen says Wales should not be judged on their performance in Dunedin, suggesting perhaps some Welsh players were already thinking about returning home as their long season came to a close. "They go home tomorrow, so maybe some of them were on the plane, I don't know," he said. "They'll re-group, they're a good team and they're better than that. "They'll get a decent pre-season hopefully and come back and be a force in the Six Nations. "It's always a difficult time for Test teams to be playing at the end of their season, particularly in the World Cup year when they don't get a break and they just play right through."

Wales will be better for the experience of their New Zealand tour despite suffering a 3-0 series whitewash, coach Warren Gatland says.

Defender Fabio Da Silva is closing in on a Premier League return with promoted Middlesbrough. He could be followed out of the exit door if acceptable bids are made. "We don't want to lose anyone in the group, but [at] any club apart from the top ones, every player has their price and you have buy-out clauses," he said. "In terms of players going, the Fabio one has been well-documented but nothing has changed on that, it is an ongoing process. "Obviously there are a few players at the club we are willing to listen to offers for and that won't change between now and the end of the window. "We talk about it as a club, as a head coach I get a very big say in that, but like any club, players have their prices and if clubs reach that price and turn the players' head, it is very difficult. "If players have high offers, obviously you listen to those offers." Trollope, who has left the Welsh coaching set-up to focus on his managerial career, says he has spoken with defender Jazz Richards. Richards, formerly a Swansea player, was booed by Cardiff supporters in their season opener at Birmingham for his apparent reluctance to 'do the Ayattolah' - a cult Cardiff celebration which involved tapping your head with both hands. Cardiff even went to the lengths of releasing footage that showed Richards did do the celebration at St Andrews. Trollope told BBC Radio Wales Sport that he does expect Richards to "respect the club's traditions." "I spoke to Jazz, he is aware of the club's traditions and obligations and it is something that happened during the game that I was not aware of," Trollope explained. "We have got evidence and he assures us that he did it, which I think some of the supporters saw. "But moving forward I don't think it will be a problem. "He performed at a good level for us on Saturday, we were pleased with his contribution, but we don't need these things going on around it. "He's aware of our expectations. He was focused on the game and he did it, that's the main thing and it is a learning curve for him for the next games as to what he should be doing." Cardiff travel to Trollope's former club Bristol Rovers tomorrow night for a clash in the first round of the EFL Cup.

Head coach Paul Trollope says every player at Cardiff City "has their price," before the transfer window closes.

LudoSport has opened its first academy teaching seven forms of combat from the Star Wars world using flexible blades mounted on weighted hilts. The sport began eight years ago in Italy but has only just come to England with the first classes in Cheltenham. Instructor Jordan Court said people were already "hooked". The classes in Cheltenham began last month. So far there are six pupils, but this number is expected to increase. Mr Court attended an international boot camp to learn the different stages of the sport which range in characteristics from defensive in stage one to "aggressive and flamboyant" in stage four and "unpredictable" in stage seven. The 34-year-old said fighting with "an elegant weapon for a more civilized age" was a childhood dream come true. "My brother and I used to steal our Mum's bamboo garden canes to fight with," he said. The lightsabers used in the sport are all hand-made and are provided for use during the classes, Mr Court said. The sport is so new to England that there have only been a handful of classes so far but Mr Court said there were plans to begin teaching in Bristol by the end of October... if "the Force" was with the academy. Lightsaber Combat Academy There are several ranks for those wishing to become a fully-fledged Jedi Knight:

Star Wars fans are being given the opportunity to become Jedi Knights and learn how to wield lightsabers in combat.

Media playback is not supported on this device Sexton, 30, has suffered several concussions and was forced off in the 69th minute of Ireland's defeat by France on 13 February. Jones said: "We target players all the time. That's part of rugby isn't it? "I'm not saying Sexton is a weak defender, but we're going to target players because we want to win." Jones added that coaches have picked out particular opposition players in their tactical plans "since Adam was a boy", revealing that he had told his players to run at England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson's injured right shoulder when coaching Australia in the 2003 World Cup final. The treatment meted out to fly-half Sexton in Paris - including an off-the-ball shoulder charge by second row Yoann Maestri early in the first half - was criticised by Ireland coach Joe Schmidt. Maestri escaped a ban after the incident was reviewed by the citing commissioner. Sexton was diagnosed with whiplash injuries to his neck and shoulder after the match. Media playback is not supported on this device Jones said that he wanted England to be "brutal" but legal in his first match at Twickenham since taking charge of England in November. He said: "It's not illegal to target someone. I don't want our players to do anything illegal in terms of the laws. We want to be physical, fair and brutal. "They've talked about him having whiplash injuries, which isn't a great thing to talk about. I'm sure his mother and father would be worried about that." Captain Dylan Hartley added: "If there's a weak defender in the team, you put your best ball carrier at that weak defender. But a weak defender could be a lazy tight-head whose legs have gone. It's not because they're physically weak, it can be for other reasons." Sexton spent 12 weeks on the sidelines between November 2014 and February 2015 as part of a enforced lay-off following a four concussions in a year while playing his club rugby for Racing Metro in France. Some media commentators have called for Sexton to consider retiring to protect his long-term health with 69% of readers responding to an online poll by the Irish Independent newspaper suggesting he should stop playing. Former England scrum-half Matt Dawson told BBC Radio 5 live that Jones' comments were "refreshing". Dawson said: "Of course he has not overstepped the mark. That is the way that it is. Every single meeting between England and Ireland, they will have been targeting players they think are weak."

Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton will be a legitimate target during Saturday's Six Nations match at Twickenham, says England head coach Eddie Jones.

Two women lost a leg and three other people were seriously hurt when their carriage hit a stationary carriage on the Smiler ride on 2 June. The ride, which has been closed since the accident, is to reopen on 19 March when the Staffordshire theme park reopens for its new season. The owner of the attraction is to be prosecuted over the crash. Merlin Attractions Operation Ltd will appear at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on 22 April, the Health and Safety Executive announced last week. Four people sitting in the front row of the carriage were among those most seriously hurt in the crash. For updates on this and other Staffordshire stories Vicky Balch, 20, from Lancashire, had six rounds of surgery in a bid to save her leg before needing an amputation. Leah Washington, 17, from Barnsley, also had one of her legs amputated, while her 18-year-old boyfriend, Joe Pugh, shattered his knees. Daniel Thorpe, 27, from Buxton, Derbyshire, was treated for a collapsed lung and leg injuries. The fifth person, Chanda Chauhan, 49, from Wednesbury, underwent surgery after suffering internal injuries.

The Alton Towers rollercoaster ride on which five people were seriously injured is to reopen later this month.

His arrest over the death of model Reeva Steenkamp has stunned the country where he is considered a national hero. The 26-year-old is due to appear in court on Friday. Mr Pistorius made history in London last year when he became the first double-amputee track athlete to compete in the Olympic Games. By Pumza FihlaniBBC News, Johannesburg There is widespread shock and disbelief in South Africa after athlete Oscar Pistorius was arrested over the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. There has been an outpouring of grief for the model, along with many messages of support for the six-time Paralympic champion, who has earned huge public admiration for his long battle to be allowed to compete in the Olympics. The common thread for many is disbelief - at the implication this has for the athlete's future but also at the tragic end of the celebrity couple's love story. The pair apparently started dating in November, frequently posted loving messages about each other on social network Twitter and were seen at high-profile events arm in arm. Their relationship seemed perfect. He is known as the "blade runner" because of the carbon fibre prosthetic blades he races in. He was born without a fibula in both legs and had his legs amputated below the knee before his first birthday. Police were called to his home in the upmarket Silver Woods gated compound on the outskirts of South Africa's administrative capital in the early hours of Thursday morning. They found paramedics treating a 29-year-old woman with four gunshot wounds to the head and upper body. She died at the scene, and officers recovered a 9mm pistol. Early reports suggested Mr Pistorius might have mistaken his girlfriend for an intruder. Police say neighbours heard screaming and shouting around the time of the shooting, and that they had been called to investigate incidents of a domestic nature at the same house in the past. They also said that they would oppose any bail application. Hours later, after being questioned by police, Mr Pistorius left a police station accompanied by officers, his face mostly covered by the hood of a grey jacket. His court hearing was originally scheduled for Thursday afternoon but had been postponed until Friday to give forensic investigators time to carry out their work, said Medupe Simasiku, a spokesman for the prosecution. Mr Pistorius's father, Henke, declined to comment but said: "We all pray for guidance and strength for Oscar and the lady's parents.'' Miss Steenkamp's publicist confirmed to the BBC that the 29-year-old model had died. "Everyone who knew her is in tears. She was an absolute angel, the sweetest, sweetest human being, a kind human being," Sarit Tomlinson said. In her last Twitter messages, Miss Steenkamp had spoken about her excitement about Valentine's Day. "What do you have up your sleeve for your love tomorrow?'' she tweeted. "It should be a day of love for everyone.'' Mr Pistorius dominated in his category at successive Paralympic Games, but in 2008 he won a legal battle over his blades - which critics said gave him an unfair advantage - with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for the right to compete in able-bodied competitions. Oscar Pistorius profile Reaction: Pistorius shooting He reached the 400m semi-finals in the London 2012 Olympics. At the Paralympics he won silver in the T44 200m, gold in the 4x100 relay and gold in the T44 400m, setting a Paralympic record. He was named by Time Magazine last year as one of the world's 100 most influential people. In interviews, he had spoken about his enjoyment of target shooting with his pistol, and an online advertisement featuring him for Nike read: "I am a bullet in the chamber." Mr Pistorius's former coach, Andrea Giannini, spoke out in favour of the athlete following his arrest. "No matter how bad the situation was, Oscar always stayed calm and positive,'' he told the Associated Press news agency. "Whenever he was tired or nervous he was still extremely nice to people. I never saw him violent.'' South Africa has one of the highest rates of crime in the world and many residents keep weapons to protect themselves against intruders. But gun ownership is strictly regulated and it is not easy to obtain a licence. On Tuesday, a bill seeking to give police extra powers to arrest anyone carrying a dangerous weapon in public was tabled before parliament, following a spate of violent strikes and protests last year.

South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is facing a murder charge after his girlfriend was shot and killed at his Pretoria home.

It will add more than 100 titles to Steam's online store and streaming service, including The Hunger Games, Twilight, and Saw franchises. The full range is available to US users initially, with European customers having access to a small selection. Lionsgate said availability would increase during a global rollout. Steam, which is owned by game developer Valve, is the most popular digital games retailer, with more than 125 million users. The platform sells games through direct download, with extra gaming features like a friends' list and voice communication, built into the client. It's not the first time Steam has released video through its store. Game trailers and advertisements have been available for years, and it previously released gaming-related documentaries Free to Play and Indie Game: The Movie. It also struck a deal to sell the Mad Max film franchise to coincide with the release of the video game of the same name last year. The deal with Lionsgate, however, is the first large-scale agreement with a major production company. A spokesperson for Valve said Lionsgate's blockbuster franchises represent the type of entertainment it hopes will drive the continued expansion of their content catalogue. On launch, the worldwide selection is limited to 11 older titles, priced between £3.49 - £5.59 for a 48-hour rental - in line with other online rental prices for new releases. Unlike some of its competitors, however, Steam operates on almost any computer platform - including Linux and Mac - but does not yet offer its streaming service to mobile apps. "Valve has a track record of diversifying beyond games with its Steam platform by selling other forms of software and as a company is willing to test out various technologies and commercial models to see what works," said Piers Harding-Rolls, head of games research at IHS Technology. "Steam also offers a global distribution platform with users in all major markets and, for now, very little video content competition. It also aligns with Valve's move into virtual reality with Steam VR, where platforms are taking advantage of 2D video content which is being consumed through VR headsets. "I think this is a smart move from Lionsgate and could deliver a decent incremental revenue stream from its catalogue. "

Steam, the digital gaming platform, has started offering Hollywood film rentals to users after signing a deal with production studio Lionsgate.

More than 12,600 cases were discontinued from 2014 to 2015 - one in every eight Crown Court cases. At the same time, the proportion of Crown Court cases resulting in a conviction fell below the 80% mark for the first time since 2010-11. The CPS said cases were kept under "constant review". A study of the data suggested the principal reason for the fall in the proportion of cases resulting in conviction was because of the rise in the number that were dropped by the CPS after charges had been brought. The total number of cases dropped at that point was 12,615 last year - an increase of nearly 1,700 on the year before. BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said: "In 70% of the dropped prosecutions, the CPS offered 'no evidence'. "In other words the case was discontinued at a late stage, after the defendant had pleaded not guilty, and often after many months awaiting trial." He added the figures "are likely to fuel claims that the criminal justice pendulum has swung too far in favour of victims and away from the accused". A CPS spokesman said: "All cases are kept under constant review as they progress through the criminal justice system. "If new evidence comes to light, a witness decides to no longer support a prosecution or a co-defendant pleads guilty to the offence, the CPS will then review the case. "If there is no longer sufficient evidence or if it is no longer in the public interest, the CPS will stop a prosecution." He added: "In 2014-15 the CPS offered no evidence in 8.8% per cent of cases. This compares to 8.3% the previous year and 9.4% the year before that." Nazir Afzal, former chief Crown prosecutor of the CPS for north west England, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "We have to ensure that we don't have the baying crowd mentality. "There are lots of people who are desperate for cases to be brought for all sorts of reasons. "A prosecutor must look at it in the cold light of day, professionally, ensure that they recognise any issues about the credibility of the allegation and make the decision that stands up." He added: "The accused person needs to have as much information given to him about what happened. That would not necessarily make life any better for him but certainly give an understanding that maybe, just maybe, the decision was right at the outset and something has changed."

The number and proportion of prosecutions dropped at Crown Courts in England and Wales has risen to its highest level in five years.

The US star has called off an event at the London Palladium on 20 September, when she was to have been interviewed on stage by Sir Bruce Forsyth. Minnelli was also booked to give a similar talk at Sheffield City Hall on 22 September. According to reports, the events were cancelled due to a dispute over money with their promoter, Rocco Buonvino. The promoter has previously organised celebrity appearances in the UK by Sylvester Stallone, John Travolta and others. "We have been advised by the promoters of An Evening with Liza Minnelli that the performance has been cancelled," the London Palladium said in a statement. "All tickets will be refunded." Rocco Buonvino Productions and Minnelli's representatives have not responded to a request for a comment. Minnelli, the daughter of Hollywood legend Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, won an Academy Award for her role in 1972 film Cabaret. She is one of a handful of stars to have won the so-called Egot - an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. In March, the 69-year-old was admitted to a drug and alcohol rehabilitation unit for treatment of substance abuse. In promotional material issued when the shows were announced, Minnelli said she considered the UK to be "a second home".

Singer and actress Liza Minnelli has cancelled two upcoming appearances in London and Sheffield.

Grow NI said companies were deferring decisions to invest due to the uncertainty over the future of the tax. Corporation Tax is the tax that companies pay on their profits. The current UK rate is 21% whereas in the Republic of Ireland firms pay 12.5%. The devolution of the tax was dependant on welfare reform being implemented. However, the controversial Welfare Reform Bill failed to pass at Stormont on Tuesday night. Eamonn Donaghy of Grow NI, a forum representing major business organisations, said: "The power to create tens of thousands of jobs is now within our grasp, but unless our politicians seize this opportunity it will jeopardise significant employment growth opportunities and will increase inequality in Northern Ireland." He added: "Continued uncertainly around a start date and an agreed rate of corporation tax means that the private sector cannot compete on a level playing field with businesses in the Republic of Ireland. "Only by having the same rate of corporation tax across the island will we see any significant increase in employment in Northern Ireland. "Such a change would see increased investment from companies at home and abroad, creating jobs which are much needed in communities everywhere." New legislation to devolve corporation tax to Northern Ireland was passed by the House of Lords in March. Invest NI has said that a US business delegation has postponed a potential investment trip to Northern Ireland. The jobs creation agency said it was because the Stormont executive had not yet set the rate of Corporation Tax to be introduced in Northern Ireland, or the date it will take effect. It had previously been suggested Northern Ireland will cut its rate to 12.5%, to match Ireland, from April 2017. Mr Donaghy said: "The evidence that companies abroad are deferring - sometimes permanently - decisions to invest in Northern Ireland is gravely concerning. "All of us now understand that the election of a Tory government means that the only growth in employment in the future will come from the private sector, and reduced Corporation Tax will be key to deliver this. "If our politicians fail to reduce Corporation Tax a future of low investment, net emigration and increased unemployment looks inevitable." The legislation to allow Corporation Tax powers to be devolved to Stormont was published in January. The government had aimed to pass the law before May's general election. The Northern Ireland parties had agreed a deal on Westminster's welfare reform measures in the Stormont House Agreement last December. However, Sinn Féin withdrew its support in March.

Significant job opportunities will be lost unless a reduced Corporation Tax is introduced into Northern Ireland, a business group has said.

The body of Andraya Lyons, 39, was found in Drew Street, Swindon at 05:40 GMT on Saturday. Anthony Porter, 32, has appeared before Swindon Magistrates' Court charged with murder. Her family said: "We are completely devastated to have lost Andraya... The past few days have been really difficult for us as a family." "She was a devoted mum to her boys and very much loved by all who knew her," they said. Adding: "We will always treasure the memories we have of Andraya." Mr Porter, also from Swindon, has been remanded in custody and will appear before Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday.

Tributes have been paid to a "devoted mum" found dead after a house fire.

Mr Pena Nieto said he had made a commitment to help 300 artisans who had stalls at the San Pablito fireworks market and had lost their livelihoods. The disaster in the city of Tultepec has killed 35 people and injured another 70. The market has been burned to the ground three times in the past decade. "We made a commitment to support everyone, the 300 stall owners of that market to recover and support them so that they can continue their activities next year normally," said Mr Pena Nieto during a visit to survivors in hospital. The cause of Tuesday's explosions is yet not clear. Most of the 35 people killed are so badly burned their bodies will have to be identified using DNA testing. Some of the victims were taken to a specialised hospital in the US city of Galveston, Texas. Video from the scene showed a large number of fireworks rocketing into the air as they caught fire. Fireworks continued to explode after the initial blast, as smoke billowed from the area in thick black clouds. The market had contained up to 300 tonnes of fireworks, Mexican media reported. The economy of Tultepec relies heavily on the pyrotechnics industry. The city lies north of the capital Mexico City. The authorities promised to "defend the livelihoods" of the people who worked at the market and support them until it is rebuilt. "The artisans are not alone," said Mexico state Governor Eruviel Avila.

Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto has promised to rebuild an open-air fireworks market destroyed by a series of huge explosions on Tuesday.

It is a joint venture between Lacuna Developments, based in Holywood, County Down, and the Welsh firm Watkin Jones. They have bought the former Willis insurance offices, close to the junction with Botanic Avenue. The same joint venture is currently converting the former Belfast Metropolitan College building at College Square East into student flats. It is also planning a student development at the former Athletic Stores building in the city centre. There are currently plans for more than 4,000 student 'beds' to be developed in Belfast over the next few years. The latest application, which was filed last week, is for more than 700 units in a development on Donegall Street. It will form part of the bigger Northside regeneration scheme which includes a hotel, social housing and commercial space. Most of the planned student accommodation is on the northern edge of the city centre, close to the new campus of the Ulster University. The latest Watkin Jones/ Lacuna plan is the first private sector scheme close to Queens University, Belfast. The scheme represents an investment of around £10m and the developers are aiming to deliver it by September 2017. It will be managed by Fresh Student Living, which is involved with the other two schemes.

A student housing developer is planning to build around 150 apartments on the Dublin Road in south Belfast.

Three masked men, two armed with handguns, forced their way into the property in Glenfearna Gardens in the Lagmore estate at 22:45 BST on Friday. They threatened the women, aged 81, 49, and 25, and tied up the 49-year-old during the robbery. The gang left in a small silver vehicle with a substantial sum of cash. One of the women, Saoirse Joyce, said it was a traumatising experience. "They barged into my room - two masked men that I could see," she said. "I just jumped up to the window and pushed the window open and shouted out help, but one of them trailed me down by the hair onto the ground and said to the other one 'hold her there'. "He pointed a gun to my head and I couldn't move and all I kept saying was 'my granny, my granny',". Det Const Fiona Mills said: "This was a despicable act perpetrated against three generations of the one family. "All of these women have been left understandably extremely shaken and upset by the ordeal." Police appealed for anyone with information to contact them.

Three generations of women from the same family have been threatened during an armed robbery at a house in west Belfast.

Members of the 130th (St John) Field Ambulance are being honoured with the rededication of a plaque to them. The Archbishop of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester, who is the Grand Prior of St John, are among 200 invited guests. The service, at 14:00 BST, is being held at St John the Baptist in Cardiff city centre. Welsh assembly's presiding officer Dame Rosemary Butler attended. The 130th unit was made up of St John Ambulance-trained men recruited from coalfields across south Wales. The men served at some of the most important battles of World War One and 11 were killed in action or died from wounds. They provided support at the battle of Mametz Wood on the Somme in July 1916 and at Pilckem Ridge during the Third Battle of Ypres in 1917. The men won 25 military medals for gallantry, two Distinguished Conduct Medals, two Croix de Guerres and three Military Crosses.

A service to remember Welsh medics who won gallantry medals in World War One is being held in Cardiff.

The agreement appears to bring to an end a bitter dispute between the coalition and the Afghan government. The troops and their Afghan counterparts have been accused of murder and intimidation in the area. Special forces and local police will now begin a phased withdrawal. Afghan security forces will then take over on a district-by-district basis. American special forces and the Afghan local police they have trained in Wardak have been accused of committing atrocities in the area, including the murder of nine men. Isaf has denied the allegations but President Hamid Karzai last month said they should withdraw within a fortnight. Relations between the president and Nato have been tense in recent weeks. On Tuesday the presidential spokesman described the Nato-led military operation in Afghanistan as "aimless and unwise". "We have come to agreement on a plan for Wardak that continues the transition of this critical province and meets the security needs of the people and the requirements of our mission," Isaf Commander Gen Joseph Dunford said. "Under the agreement, beginning with Nerkh District, which is currently secured by Afghan Local Police (ALP) aided by coalition forces, the Afghan government will soon move Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) into this area to provide security. "The arrival of the ANSF will preclude the need for ALP and coalition forces in this area. The remainder of the province will transition over time." The general said that the agreement reflected the "growing capacity and capability of the Afghan security forces to meet the security needs" of Afghanistan. The BBC's Quentin Sommerville in Kabul says that the agreement is short on specifics - no timetable has been reached on when the special forces will leave. But it does allow Mr Karzai to save face. Afghan defence ministry spokesman Gen Zahir Azimi said that the Afghan army "will take the lead" after international special forces withdraw from Nerkh district, "so this problem will be solved within a few days". However our correspondent says that it is far from certain that the already stretched Afghan special forces will be able to establish security in Wardak once Nato has left. Wardak is a critical province. Located near Kabul, it has been used as staging post for a number of large-scale attacks in the city and has been the recent focus of counter-insurgency operations. The accountability of US forces and local militia working with them has been a growing source of friction in Afghan-US relations. Wednesday's agreement comes against a backdrop of long-term negotiations over which foreign forces will remain in Afghanistan after Nato's exit in 2014. The bulk of Nato's 100,000 troops are due to leave by the end of that year.

An agreement has been reached between Nato and the Afghan government on the withdrawal of US special forces from Wardak province, alliance officials have announced.

The House of Lords heard the government had not yet taken a decision as to whether an inquiry will be held. Launching one now could prejudice the on-going investigations into the Hillsborough disaster, it heard. About 10,000 strikers and 5,000 police officers clashed at the coking plant near Rotherham in June 1984. More than 120 officers and pickets were injured and 93 people arrested. On Tuesday, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) ruled a full report into allegations of police misconduct will not be made public. Live updates on this story and others in South Yorkshire What was the 'Battle of Orgreave'? What happened at Hillsborough? Lord Richard Keen, Lords spokesperson for the Home Office, said a barrister had been commissioned to go through 10,000 police documents "in the context of the investigation at Orgreave". In response to a question from Lord Richard Balfe, he said: "The IPCC has told the Home Office officials that if it announces any action to set up an inquiry or other investigation relating to Orgreave it would have an impact on the Hillsborough investigation. "For that reason, the decision will only be taken after that part has been concluded." He added work was still on-going to "assess whether material related to the policing of Orgreave is relevant to the Hillsborough criminal investigations". Barbara Jackson, from the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign, said: "We respect all that the Hillsborough campaigners have had to go through, but we would like our issue dealt with as quickly as possible, as soon as their verdict is in the public domain."

Any inquiry into police actions during the Battle of Orgreave would not take place until Hillsborough investigations conclude, the Home Office said.

She is the co-founder of the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), which she says was formed to stop the "Islamisation of America" and "creeping sharia" in her country. AFDI is listed as an anti-Muslim group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights group. A flamboyant rhetorical style on social media, in which she is not afraid to be provocative and offensive, has recently powered Pamela Geller's rise. In May 2015, Ms Geller played a key role in organising a conference on cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a suburb of Dallas, where two gunmen were shot dead after opening fire outside the venue. In typically emotive language after the attack, she defended the decision to stage the exhibition. "The idea we are going to bridge our freedom, our most basic inalienable right in order to not offend savages, is egregious, it is outrageous," she told Fox News. In April 2015, the AFDI was also in the headlines when it arranged for a controversial advertisement - which referred to Muslims killing Jews - to be displayed on New York's buses. A former financial analyst, Ms Geller was described by the New York Times as "sky-rocketing to national prominence" in 2010 as a firebrand blogger vehemently opposed to plans to build a Muslim community centre close to the World Trade Center. She has been denounced by critics as a "bigoted blogger", reportedly has no formal journalistic qualifications and operates outside traditional Washington power centres. Ms Geller insists that she is not against Islam in general - only radical Islam. However, expressing views that even her supporters have criticised as being excessive, she has, for instance, been quoted as describing the faith as a "genocidal ideology". She has equally strong views on numerous other issues - calling over the last decade for the removal of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem where Islamic tradition says the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven, and an end to President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms which she described as an "act of national rape". In favour of abortion and same-sex marriages on the one hand, she is an enthusiastic supporter of right-wing small government - including cutting taxes and reducing budgets - on the other. Born in 1958 - the third youngest of four girls - Ms Geller dropped out of university and worked on the business desk of the New York Daily News throughout the 1980s, proceeding to become associate publisher at the New York Observer. She began blogging after 9/11, almost immediately focussing on various contentious issues but with Islam as her principal target. In 2006, one of the websites she formed took the decision to publish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad which had earlier been printed in a Danish newspaper, sparking widespread protests in several countries. A little while afterwards, Ms Geller attended a "counter-jihad" conference in Brussels and developed links with various anti-Islamic Europeans including the English Defence League, which opposes the construction of mosques in Britain. While critics argue that she is guilty of spreading fear of Islam, her supporters say that she is prepared to say things other commentators on social media too easily shy away from.

From an unknown blogger in the months following the 9/11 attacks, Pamela Geller has become one of the most outspoken US critics of Islam.

The International Bomber Command Centre is being built in Lincolnshire, which became known as Bomber County in the war because it had so many RAF bases. The centre is due to open in 2016 but a memorial spire has already been erected at the site in Lincoln. Organisers want to invite every veteran to the unveiling on 2 October. They already have names of 900 veterans but believe there are more still to be identified. Nicky Barr from the International Bomber Command Centre says they have made some new contacts. "A lot of the veterans that we've now been able to invite weren't on any comprehensive database or squadron lists," she said. "We've picked up thus far about 50 that come under that category. We suspect that there's probably, at an estimate, another 100 out there." The spire stands higher than the Angel of North and will be surrounded by a "wall of names" recording the 55,573 men who lost their lives serving in Bomber Command. Other elements of the centre will include an exhibition and education space called the Chadwick Centre, an amphitheatre and acres of landscaped gardens. Anyone knowing of any Bomber Command veteran is urged to register their names by emailing events@internationalbcc.co.uk or writing to The IBCC, 13 Cherry Holt Road, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9LA.

Every living veteran who served in Bomber Command during World War Two is being sought for the unveiling of a new memorial.

This is the first assault by jihadists in the West African state, raising fears of more instability in the region. The attack suggests al-Qaeda-linked militants are increasingly focusing on France's former colonies, as a way of getting back at France for its leading role in fighting them in West Africa. The former colonies have become increasingly vulnerable following a French-led military operation in northern Mali in 2013, which beat back al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and its local affiliates after they seized control of the region and threatened to take the capital, Bamako. The insurgents retreated to their desert hide-outs and regrouped and in the last year have launched high-profile gun and bomb attacks. In November, they killed 22 people in an attack on a luxury hotel in Bamako. In January, at least 30 people were killed in an assault on a hotel and cafe popular with foreigners in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou. These were the first such attacks in the two cities, threatening the vital tourism industry. No. Muslims in former French colonies in sub-Saharan Africa have always practised a moderate version of Islam, embracing French culture and its people far more than their counterparts in North Africa. In fact, Ivory Coast's Muslim President Alassane Ouattara is married to French national, Dominique Nouvian, who was born Jewish but later became Catholic. Senegal's former President Abdoulaye Wade is also married to a French national, Viviane Wade. So, the growth of militant Islam in these countries has come as a shock. Groups like AQIM may be exploiting high levels of unemployment to gain recruits. The recent attacks have all been linked to veteran jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who was behind the audacious siege on the well-secured Algerian gas plant in 2013. Following the Burkina Faso attack, Senegal, another former French colony popular with tourists, ordered that security be tightened at hotels. This followed the arrest in Senegal of some imams in November on suspicion of promoting radical Islamist ideology or having close ties with the Boko Haram, a militant group which launched an insurgency in Nigeria, a former British colony, in 2009. Senegalese officials raised fears that Boko Haram, already active in Niger, Chad and Cameroon, all former French colonies, was expanding its influence in West Africa. Boko Haram is affiliated to the Islamic State group, which is al-Qaeda's rival, and there is concern that competition between the two to be the most ruthless jihadi group could lead to more attacks in West Africa. France has about 3,000 troops in the region as part of Operation Barkhane, which French officials describe as the "pillar" of their counter-terrorism strategy in the region. The troops are spread across five countries - Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad. Apart from tackling militants in these countries, Operation Barkhane aims to break up arms-smuggling gangs, which operate freely across the region because of its porous borders. Many of the weapons come from Libya, which has turned into what some analysts call an arms bazaar since the overthrow of long-serving ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

Militant Islamists are expanding their influence in West Africa, with at least 18 people killed in an attack on a beach resort in Ivory Coast on Sunday.

World champions Mercedes, runners-up Red Bull and third-placed Williams showed off their new designs in the pit lane before beginning preparation work. Eight teams are in Jerez discovering whether the months of design work on revising their machines has paid off. Force India have missed the test because their 2015 car is late. The big secret was the Red Bull, as Mercedes and Williams had already released pictures or images of their challengers. It was launched in a temporary camouflage livery, similar to those used by road-car manufacturers when they are testing new models. What could be seen, however, was that the car features a nose design that combines elements of last year's Ferrari with the "bump" on the tip featured on the new Williams. "There are some changes that affect the shape of the front of the car but beyond that most of the changes are under the skin," Red Bull chief engineering officer Rob Marshall said. "There won't be a lot that's visible to the naked eye but a lot of hard work has gone into the bits that are hidden." The Mercedes, like the other cars, is an evolution of last year's dominant machine, but it features notable differences, including a narrower and longer nose and narrower rear bodywork. "The key factor from our perspective is avoiding complacency. Expectations are now high and a lot of assumptions are being made about our potential this season," Mercedes executive director (technical) Paddy Lowe said. "Internally, however, we are fully aware that you can never afford to stand still in any sport - particularly F1. "We have been pushing harder than ever to find areas for performance gains. But at the same time, we must ensure we are moving in the correct direction. "Some changes will be more visually obvious, of course, but the devil is in the detail. Beneath the covers there have been a raft of developments on both chassis and power-unit - all aimed at creating a car that is safer, more efficient, more reliable and ultimately faster." Sir Frank Williams said his team's target, after leaping from ninth to third last season, was "to continue their move back towards the front of the grid". The new FW37 bears a strong resemblance to its predecessor, but has an unusual nose design to meet the new rules aimed at increasing safety, with a bump protruding from a square section at the front. Elsewhere, Sebastian Vettel was the first man out of the pit lane as he began work for his new team, Ferrari. And McLaren had a delayed start as they begin their much-anticipated era with new engine partner Honda. Fernando Alonso will drive on Sunday before alternating with Jenson Button for the rest of the test. Button wrote on his Twitter account: "Don't expect too much from us this test as it'll be mostly systems checks", adding that McLaren-Honda faced a "long road" but had "massive potential".

The first day of pre-season testing for the new Formula 1 season has started at Spain's Jerez track with three leading teams unveiling their cars.

Leading by 37.2 seconds heading into the last stage, the Briton narrowly missed parked cars as he went off the road with under one kilometre left. However, he managed to quickly regroup as he finished 13.8 seconds ahead of world champion Sebastien Ogier. "I'm a lucky boy. I got caught out on a bump," said Citroen driver Meeke, 37. "Certainly one way to finish a rally." Hyundai driver Thierry Neuville finished third, 45.9 seconds behind Ford's Ogier. Leading by 30.9 seconds after bossing the first two days, Meeke won Sunday's penultimate stage to extend his lead to 37.2 seconds. That left him having to negotiate the final 21.94km stage around Derramadero. The county Tyrone man's late mishap left him only seventh fastest on the final stage but it proved enough to clinch a crucial victory following his disappointing performances in the opening two events of the season. After being strongly fancied to contend for this year's title, Meeke crashed out in Monte Carlo and could only finish 12th in Sweden after another mistake. Meeke, who competed in the championship for the first time in 2011, earned his first WRC win at Rally Argentina in 2015 and took further victories in Portugal and Finland last year. The Northern Irishman's gamble of opting for hard compound tyres on Saturday's nine stages despite the threat of rain was crucial to his victory as he extended his lead to take firm control of the event.

Northern Ireland's Kris Meeke survived a late scare at Rally Mexico to clinch his fourth win in a World Rally Championship event.

Kohli made 107 and shared century stands with both Shikhar Dhawan (73) and Suresh Raina (74) at the Adelaide Oval. When Kohli fell as part of Sohail Khan's 5-55, Pakistan looked to have dragged themselves back into the game by restricting India to a reachable 300-7. But a chase that never gained momentum was wrecked by a collapse of three wickets for one run and they eventually stumbled to 224 all out, Mohammed Shami claiming 4-35. In isolation, India's win earns national pride in what was billed as the most watched cricket match of all time, with an estimated television audience of one billion, and extends their World Cup record against Pakistan to six wins from as many matches. It was also an emphatic way to begin the defence of a trophy they won on home soil in 2011 and represents their first competitive win since arriving for a tour of Australia in November. Pakistan, winners when the tournament was last held in Australia and New Zealand 23 years ago, can take heart from the way they stuck to the task with the ball, but their limp chase was poor. After all the hype, the action was intriguing, rather than exciting. Making first use of an excellent pitch on a baking hot day, India's innings was underpinned by Kohli's calm accumulation all around the wicket, his 126-ball stay containing only eight fours. The right-hander made Pakistan pay for dropping him twice, the first a tough chance in the deep to Yasir Shah when on only three, the second a more straightforward edge behind to Umar Akmal from the spin of Haris Sohail on 76. When the 26-year-old punched Shahid Afridi to long-on for a 22nd ODI hundred - only Sachin Tendulkar has more for India - he became the first man to score a century in his opening match of a World Cup tournament on two occasions. Support came from Dhawan, who curbed his attacking instincts, and Raina, who repeatedly heaved through the leg side in his 56-ball knock. However, after Kohli edged Sohail to Umar, Pakistan fought back through fast bowler Sohail, who demonstrated consistency of length and canny changes of pace. India scored just 27 runs in their final five overs as five wickets fell, four of them to Sohail. A chase of 301 looked within Pakistan's grasp at the interval, but they never threatened to keep up with the six-an-over run-rate. Younus Khan, promoted to open, gloved a Shami bouncer behind early on and, though Ahmed Shahzad and Haris shared 68, Ravichandran Ashwin found turn with a beautiful off-break to have the latter caught at slip. And, when Umesh Yadav removed Shahzad and Saqaib Mahsood in the space of three balls followed by Umar controversially being given out, caught behind off Ravi Jadeja on review, the contest was effectively over. Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq did his best to delay the inevitable with some clean striking in his 76, but he was the ninth wicket to fall, to the lively Shami, before Mohit Sharma had Sohail caught at long-on to seal India's victory. Listen to highlights from Test Match Special and 5 live Sport's 2015 World Cup coverage.

Virat Kohli compiled a composed hundred to help defending champions India begin the World Cup with a 76-run victory over fierce rivals Pakistan.

The Lord Chief Justice said a failure to do so could frustrate the rule of law. Sir Declan Morgan added that the government and Stormont Executive must address the issue urgently. There are 56 so-called legacy inquests involving 98 deaths. Earlier this year, the LCJ announced a plan he said would result in all of those inquests being heard within five years. First Minister Arlene Foster blocked a request for funding for the initiative. "I hoped that it would receive a sympathetic hearing, I was disappointed that there was no immediate response," said Sir Declan. "I hoped that in due course that the parties would be able to find a way forward, both those here within Northern Ireland and the secretary of state's office, but unfortunately so far that hasn't occurred." Secretary of State James Brokenshire could unilaterally provide funding for the initiative, but to date has chosen not to do so. Earlier this week he was asked several times by the BBC if he accepted that the British government was in breach of its legal obligations to ensure the inquests take place. He did not acknowledge that was the case. After meeting Mr Brokenshire on Wednesday, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinnness accused the British government of not being "serious about dealing with the legacy of the past". "The Lord Chief Justice has asked for funds for legacy inquests to be released immediately and the British government has a responsibility to do that," he said. The Lord Chief Justice was clear that "the state is under a legal obligation" to act as quickly as possible. "If the various agencies who are involved in examining this from a political point of view cannot reach an agreement then the danger is that the political process will end up frustrating the rule of law," he said. "The parties, it seems to me, who are involved in these discussions need to take into account that there is a need for reasonable expedition, so it is up to them, it seems to me, to address this matter urgently so as to ensure that they comply with the legal obligations that all of us face in this area. "This is not just a matter of policy, there is actually a legal obligation in relation to the legacy inquests." He said the legal obligation to act also includes the Northern Ireland Executive. On Monday, Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly told the BBC it was "appalling" that the families of those involved in the legacy inquests had not had their cases heard. In response, Sir Declan said: "I'm not surprised that the families feel incredibly frustrated by the process. "I may be disappointed that the work that we have done has not yet come to fruition, but for the families their degree of frustration having lived with these issues for so long must be all the greater and I recognise that." The DUP's Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said the party is not prepared to move forward on legacy issues on "a partial basis", where a a small number of victims had what he called "a privileged position". The Lord Chief Justice rejected any suggestion that he is seeking special treatment for those cases. "I think what I would say to that is that the legacy inquests are the only element of this arrangement for which I have direct responsibility and I saw it as my responsibility to find a way forward in relation to that," he explained. "Others who have direct responsibility in relation to other areas, similarly it seems to me, have to find a way forward." The Secretary of State has made it clear he wants legacy inquests to be part of a wider political agreement on how to deal with the past. He told the BBC on Monday that a planned consultation on the issue will now not take place until he has "broad political consensus". Sir Declan Morgan is eager for an agreement on legacy issues as quickly as possible. "I don't see why the wider political agreement should not be addressed now. All the victims and survivors need this issue to be grasped," he said. "This is the opportunity to do something about it. As the victims commissioner has said, there is a window of opportunity now, and we should not miss it."

The state has a legal obligation to ensure inquests into some of the most controversial killings of the Troubles take place, Northern Ireland's most senior judge has said.

They found that targeting a part of the brain called the parietal lobe improved the ability of volunteers to solve numerical problems. They hope the discovery could help people with dyscalculia, who may struggle with numbers. Another expert said effects on other brain functions would need checking. The findings are reported in the journal Current Biology. Some studies have suggested that up to one in five people have trouble with maths, affecting not just their ability to complete problems but also to manage everyday activities such as telling the time and managing money. Neuroscientists believe that activity within the parietal lobe plays a crucial role in this ability, or the lack of it. When magnetic fields were used in earlier research to disrupt electrical activity in this part of the brain, previously numerate volunteers temporarily developed discalculia, finding it much harder to solve maths problems. The latest research goes a step further, using a one milliamp current to stimulate the parietal lobe of a small number of students. The current could not be felt, and had no measurable effect on other brain functions. As it was turned on, the volunteers tried to learn a puzzle which involved substituting numbers for symbols. Those given the current from right to left across the parietal lobe did significantly better when given, compared to those who were given no electrical stimulation. The direction of the current was important - those given stimulation running in the opposite direction, left to right, did markedly worse at these puzzles than those given no current, with their ability matching that of an average six-year-old. The effects were not short-lived, either. When the volunteers whose performance improved was re-tested six months later, the benefits appear to have persisted. There was no wider effect on general maths ability in either group, just on the ability to complete the puzzles learned as the current was applied. Dr Cohen Kadosh, who led the study, said: "We are not advising people to go around giving themselves electric shocks, but we are extremely excited by the potential of our findings and are now looking into the underlying brain changes. "We've shown before that we can induce dyscalculia, and now it seems we might be able to make someone better at maths, so we really want to see if we can help people with dyscalculia. By Fergus WalshMedical correspondent, BBC News Read more in Fergus's blog "Electrical stimulation is unlikely to turn you into the next Einstein, but if we're lucky it might be able to help some people to cope better with maths." Dr Christopher Chambers, from the School of Psychology at Cardiff University, said that the results were "intriguing", and offered the prospect not just of improving numerical skills, but having an impact on a wider range of conditions. He said: "The ability to tweak activity in parts of the brain, turning it slightly 'up' or 'down' at will, opens the door to treating a range of psychiatric and neurological problems, like compulsive gambling or visual impairments following stroke." However, he said that the study did not prove that the learning of maths skills was improved, just that the volunteers were better at linking arbitrary numbers and symbols, and he warned that researchers needed to make sure other parts of the brain were unaffected. "This is still an exciting new piece of research, but if we don't know how selective the effects of brain stimulation are then we don't know what other brain systems could also be affected, either positively or negatively." Sue Flohr, from the British Dyslexia Association, which also provides support for people with dyscalculia, said the research was welcome. She said: "It's certainly an under-recognised condition, but it can ruin lives. "It makes it very hard to do everyday things like shopping or budgeting - you can go into a shop and find you've spent your month's money without realising it."

Applying a tiny electrical current to the brain could make you better at learning maths, according to Oxford University scientists.

From 2010 until mid-2014, world oil prices had been fairly stable, at around $110 a barrel. But since June prices have more than halved. Brent crude oil has now dipped below $50 a barrel for the first time since May 2009 and US crude is down to below $48 a barrel. The reasons for this change are twofold - weak demand in many countries due to insipid economic growth, coupled with surging US production. Added to this is the fact that the oil cartel Opec is determined not to cut production as a way to prop up prices. So who are some of the winners and losers? Russia is one of the world's largest oil producers, and its dramatic interest rate hike to 17% in support of its troubled rouble underscores how heavily its economy depends on energy revenues, with oil and gas accounting for 70% of export incomes. Russia loses about $2bn in revenues for every dollar fall in the oil price, and the World Bank has warned that Russia's economy would shrink by at least 0.7% in 2015 if oil prices do not recover. Despite this, Russia has confirmed it will not cut production to shore up oil prices. "If we cut, the importer countries will increase their production and this will mean a loss of our niche market," said Energy Minister Alexander Novak. Falling oil prices, coupled with western sanctions over Russia's support for separatists in eastern Ukraine have hit the country hard. The government has cut its growth forecast for 2015, predicting that the economy will sink into recession. Former finance minister, Alexei Kudrin, said the currency's fall was not just a reaction to lower oil prices and western sanctions, "but also [a show of] distrust to the economic policies of the government". Given the pressures facing Moscow now, some economists expect further measures to shore up the currency. "We think capital controls as a policy measure cannot be off the table now," said Luis Costa, a senior analyst at Citi. While President Putin is not using the word "crisis", Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has been more forthright on Russia's economic problems. "Frankly, we, strictly speaking, have not fully recovered from the crisis of 2008," he said in a recent interview. Because of the twin impact of falling oil prices and sanctions, he said the government had had to cut spending. "We had to abandon a number of programmes and make certain sacrifices." Russia's interest rate rise may also bring its own problems, as high rates can choke economic growth by making it harder for businesses to borrow and spend. Venezuela is one of the world's largest oil exporters, but thanks to economic mismanagement it was already finding it difficult to pay its way even before the oil price started falling. Inflation is running at about 60% and the economy is teetering on the brink of recession. The need for spending cuts is clear, but the government faces difficult choices. The country already has some of the world's cheapest petrol prices - fuel subsidies cost Caracas about $12.5bn a year - but President Maduro has ruled out subsidy cuts and higher petrol prices. "I've considered as head of state, that the moment has not arrived," he said. "There's no rush, we're not going to throw more gasoline on the fire that already exists with speculation and induced inflation." The government's caution is understandable. A petrol price rise in 1989 saw widespread riots that left hundreds dead. Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter and Opec's most influential member, could support global oil prices by cutting back its own production, but there is little sign it wants to do this. There could be two reasons - to try to instil some discipline among fellow Opec oil producers, and perhaps to put the US's burgeoning shale oil and gas industry under pressure. Although Saudi Arabia needs oil prices to be around $85 in the longer term, it has deep pockets with a reserve fund of some $700bn - so can withstand lower prices for some time. "In terms of production and pricing of oil by Middle East producers, they are beginning to recognise the challenge of US production," says Robin Mills, Manaar Energy's head of consulting. If a period of lower prices were to force some higher cost producers to shut down, then Riyadh might hope to pick up market share in the longer run. However, there is also recent history behind Riyadh's unwillingness to cut production. In the 1980s the country did cut production significantly in a bid to boost prices, but it had little effect and it also badly affected the Saudi economy. Alongside Saudi Arabia, Gulf producers such as the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have also amassed considerable foreign currency reserves, which means that they could run deficits for several years if necessary. Other Opec members such as Iran, Iraq and Nigeria, with greater domestic budgetary demands because of their large population sizes in relation to their oil revenues, have less room for manoeuvre. They have combined foreign currency reserves of less than $200bn, and are already under pressure from increased US competition. Nigeria, which is Africa's biggest oil producer, has seen growth in the rest of its economy but despite this it remains heavily oil-dependent. Energy sales account for up to 80% of all government revenue and more than 90% of the country's exports. The war in Syria and Iraq has also seen Isis, or Islamic State, capturing oil wells. It is estimated it is making about $3m a day through black market sales - and undercutting market prices by selling at a significant discount - around $30-60 a barrel. "The growth of oil production in North America, particularly in the US, has been staggering," says Columbia University's Jason Bordoff. Speaking to BBC World Service's World Business Report, he said that US oil production levels were at their highest in almost 30 years. It has been this growth in US energy production, where gas and oil is extracted from shale formations using hydraulic fracturing or fracking, that has been one of the main drivers of lower oil prices. "Shale has essentially severed the linkage between geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East, and oil price and equities," says Seth Kleinman, head of energy strategy at Citi. Even though many US shale oil producers have far higher costs than conventional rivals, many need to carry on pumping to generate at least some revenue stream to pay off debts and other costs. With Europe's flagging economies characterised by low inflation and weak growth, any benefits of lower prices would be welcomed by beleaguered governments. A 10% fall in oil prices should lead to a 0.1% increase in economic output, say some. In general consumers benefit through lower energy prices, but eventually low oil prices do erode the conditions that brought them about. China, which is set to become the largest net importer of oil, should gain from falling prices. However, lower oil prices won't fully offset the far wider effects of a slowing economy. Japan imports nearly all of the oil it uses. But lower prices are a mixed blessing because high energy prices had helped to push inflation higher, which has been a key part of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's growth strategy to combat deflation. India imports 75% of its oil, and analysts say falling oil prices will ease its current account deficit. At the same time, the cost of India's fuel subsidies could fall by $2.5bn this year - but only if oil prices stay low.

Global oil prices have fallen sharply over the past seven months, leading to significant revenue shortfalls in many energy exporting nations, while consumers in many importing countries are likely to have to pay less to heat their homes or drive their cars.

During his emotional testimony he said Ms Steenkamp died before the ambulance arrived while he was holding her. He said he tried to help her breathe and stem the bleeding from her hip. The athlete denies deliberately shooting dead Ms Steenkamp on Valentine's Day last year, arguing he mistook her for an intruder. Prosecutors contend he intentionally killed her in the toilet of his bathroom after a row. The 27-year-old Olympic and Paralympic sprinter, who is a double amputee, faces life imprisonment if convicted of murder. On Tuesday, he broke down in tears whilst describing the events leading up to the shooting and the actual event. If acquitted, South African law stipulates that the court must consider the separate, lesser charge of culpable homicide, or manslaughter, for which he could receive between six and 15 years in prison. Mr Pistorius also faces charges of illegally firing a gun in public and of illegally possessing ammunition, both of which he denies. There are no juries at trials in South Africa, and his fate will ultimately be decided by the judge, assisted by two assessors. On his third day on the stand, Mr Pistorius described the moments after paramedics had arrived at the scene. "They asked for some space to work so I stood up. Reeva had already died whilst I was holding her before the ambulance arrived. So, I knew there was nothing they could do for her," he told the court. He also described his distress as police and other officials arrived at the house. "I asked a policeman if I could wash my hands because the smell of the blood was making me throw up," he said. His lawyer Barry Roux also asked him to demonstrate how he would swing a cricket bat. Mr Pistorius said he was on his prosthetic legs when he used the cricket bat to break down the toilet door. He said the three sounds heard by witnesses at 03:17 local time was the cricket bat hitting the door - about five minutes after he shot at the toilet door. He said he was on his stumps, when he shot at the door. "I can barely stand on my stumps," he said. During his questioning, Mr Roux also mentioned statements from close neighbours who were listed by the state but not called by the prosecution. He said the statement from Kenny Motshoane's house described hearing "crying" and not "a woman screaming", as mentioned by other witnesses. Another woman living nearby also says she heard "loud crying" and not a woman screaming, Mr Roux said. Before Mr Roux ended his questioning he asked Mr Pistorius if he had intentionally killed Ms Steenkamp. "I did not intend to kill Reeva or anybody else for that matter," he replied. On Tuesday, the athlete described how the couple had spent a quiet evening together on 13 February, Ms Steenkamp doing some yoga as he spoke to his cousin on the phone. He had then watched TV in bed with his head resting on her stomach and she would occasionally show him photos of cars she was looking at on her phone, he said. He said that they had bought Valentine's Day gifts for each other. Ms Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model, reality TV celebrity and law graduate, was hit by at least three bullets while in the toilet cubicle of Mr Pistorius's home in Pretoria. 1 2 5 4 6 3 Mr Pistorius said in his statement at the start of the trial that he woke in the early hours and walked on his stumps to the balcony, pulled in two fans, closed the sliding door and drew curtains. He said that shortly before he had spoken to Reeva, who was in bed beside him. He said he rejected prosecution claims that a witness heard arguing coming from the house before the shooting. Mr Pistorius said he heard the bathroom window sliding open and believed that an intruder, or intruders, had entered the bathroom through a window which was not fitted with burglar bars. "Unbeknown to me, Reeva must have gone to the toilet in the bathroom at the time I brought in the fans," he said. Mr Pistorius said he approached the bathroom armed with his firearm, to defend himself and his girlfriend, believing Ms Steenkamp was still in bed. Both sides agree four bullets were fired. Ms Steenkamp was hit three times. Mr Pistorius said he fired his weapon after hearing a noise in the toilet which he thought was the intruder coming out of the toilet to attack him and Ms Steenkamp. He said he was in a fearful state, knowing he was on his stumps and unable to run away or properly defend himself. Mr Pistorius said he rejected claims that he was on his prostheses when he shot at the door. A witness told the trial she woke to hear a woman screaming and a man shouting for help. She said that after the screams she heard four shots. Mr Pistorius said he went back to the bedroom after shooting at the toilet door, still shouting for Reeva. Lifting himself up onto the bed, he felt over to the right hand side of it and noticed Ms Steenkamp was not there. Mr Pistorius said this was when he realised she could have been in the toilet. Mr Pistorius said he went back to the bathroom but the toilet was locked, so he returned to the bedroom, pulled on his prosthetic legs, turned on the lights before bashing in the toilet door with a cricket bat. Forensics expert Johannes Vermeulen told the court that the height of the marks on the door caused by the cricket bat suggest Mr Pistorius was on his stumps at the time. Mr Pistorius's defence team say he then called security at the gated housing complex and a private paramedic service before carrying Ms Steenkamp downstairs. A security guard claimed it was the other way round, and he had called Mr Pistorius first after reports of gunfire. However, phone records shown to the court revealed Mr Pistorius called the estate manager at 3:19am, a minute later he called the ambulance service and at 3:21am he called estate security. A minute later he received an incoming call - estate security calling him back. According to police phone expert Francois Moller, Mr Pistorius called his friend Justin Divaris a short time later and just after 4:00am he called his brother Carl.

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is back in court in Pretoria describing events after shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his home.

Donaldson, 41, moved to eight under par at Barseback Golf and Country Club to lead from Italy's Renato Paratore. Englishmen Graeme Storm and Max Orrin, who was tied for the lead on Thursday, are a stroke further back in Malmo. "I made some great escapes and the chipping and putting has been better," said Donaldson. "I've just got to keep doing the same things, don't think too far ahead about winning tournaments as yet because it's only two rounds in." Donaldson, who is looking for a fourth European Tour title, carded five birdies and just his first bogey of the week to take the lead. "I've been playing some nice golf and just not been able to put it all together, the first couple of days here I've been able to do that," added the world number 256. Orrin, who secured a rookie season on the European Tour via the qualifying school, had shared the overnight lead with Paratore, but the 23-year-old could only add a level-par 73 to his opening 68. He and 39-year-old Storm, who is seeking his second win of the season, are joined in tied third by France's Benjamin Hebert.

Wales' Jamie Donaldson will take a two-shot lead into the third round of the Nordea Masters after carding a second successive 69 on Friday.

He told MPs the UK would never be a world-beating economy unless young people were better educated. And he called for "much bigger devolution to the people who know where the [failing] schools are". On improving literacy and numeracy, he added: "We need it across the country and we need it yesterday." The Conservative grandee, who was deputy prime minister in the 1990s and subsequently advised David Cameron on regional strategy, made the comments as he gave evidence to the Commons Business Innovation and Skills Committee alongside former chancellor George Osborne. Claiming that the UK is "29th as a country in the world league of education" - it was 23rd in reading in 2015, according to the OECD's Pisa rankings and 26th in maths - he stressed: "If we accept that - we'll never be a world beating economy in the future because it's all about people - it's about education and then about skills. "And if you want to have skilled people, you'd better educate them properly before you start making them skilled." Lord Heseltine, whose leadership challenge helped trigger Margaret Thatcher's departure from Downing Street in 1990, said standards need to be set by a strategic commission, chaired by the prime minister "that are relevant to the best in the world and not the 29th". "If I could design an industrial strategy it would start in the primary schools," he said, adding that about a quarter of children leaving primary schools are "illiterate and innumerate" by modern employment standards. "My own view is clear - there needs to be a much bigger devolution to the people who know where those schools are and they know the people that run them and they know where the inadequate results are coming from - in my personal experience of life: show me the problem, show me the person in charge." Lord Heseltine cited one success story - Northamptonshire's "Race to the top" initiative - which aims to make Northamptonshire one of the highest performing counties for education by 2020. "We spend a lot of time discussing the theories of education and the structures of education, but what we want is good head teachers," he said. "Wherever you go in this country there is a skills shortage - that is a serious problem facing the expansion of the economy and it's a highly centralised process - not devolved on the scale that it would seem to me reflect the market opportunities."

Lord Heseltine says the UK's skills shortage is a serious problem - and if it was up to him he would start industrial strategy in primary schools.

He had "failed the test" of leadership and South Africa needed to hold to account those who were "looting" state resources, it said. Mr Zuma has been dogged by allegations of corruption for more than a decade. The call by the NMF, which is run by colleagues of South Africa's first black president, is the latest sign of growing discontent with his rule. Its intervention came as a court began hearing a bid by Mr Zuma's legal team to prevent the release of a report by former anti-corruption chief Thuli Madonsela. She investigated allegations that he let the wealthy Gupta family wield undue influence in his government. Both Mr Zuma and the Guptas have denied any wrongdoing. In a statement entitled Time to account for crippling the state, the NMF said the governing African National Congress (ANC) needed to take steps to put the government back in "safe and capable hands". "Twenty years since Nelson Mandela signed South Africa's constitution into law and as the third anniversary of his passing approaches, it is painful for us at the Nelson Mandela Foundation to bear witness to the wheels coming off the vehicle of our state," the NMF added. Mr Mandela spent more than 27 years in prison for fighting white-minority rule and became South Africa's first democratically elected leader in 1994. He stepped down five years later and died in December 2013 at the age of 95. The NMF said South Africa's democracy was now under a "real threat", with key government institutions being used to advance "private interests". "We are reaping the results of a political trend of personalising matters of state around a single individual leader. This in a constitutional democracy is to be deplored," it added. Ms Madonsela's investigation was triggered by allegations in March by Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas that the Gupta family had made "a mockery of our hard-earned democracy" by offering him the finance minister's post last year. Mr Jonas said he rejected the offer; the Guptas accused him of political point-scoring. Former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor also alleged that the family offered her the powerful public enterprise minister's post in 2010 in exchange for business favours. Ms Mentor alleged that Mr Zuma was in another part of the Gupta's family home in Johannesburg when the offer was made. Mr Zuma's office said at the time that he had no "recollection" of Ms Mentor, while the family strongly denied her allegation. Ms Mentor and opposition parties, including the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), are challenging Mr Zuma in court, insisting that the report be released. EFF supporters are protesting outside the High Court in the capital, Pretoria, to demand its publication. Mr Zuma's court action prevented Ms Madonsela from publishing the report before she stepped down as public protector at the end of her term last month. He said it would be unlawful to release the report as he had not been given enough time to respond to the allegations. This was the second time Ms Madonsela investigated Mr Zuma during her seven-year term. In March, South Africa's highest court upheld her findings that Mr Zuma "unduly benefited" from government money used to upgrade his private rural home. It led to widespread calls for Mr Zuma to resign, but he survived a DA-sponsored impeachment vote in parliament after ANC MPs rallied behind him. Correspondents say while the contents of Ms Madonsela's latest report are unclear, Mr Zuma will almost certainly face another impeachment vote if there are any adverse findings about him. The president is also at the centre of another case and is trying to overturn a unanimous ruling of a High Court that he should stand trial on 783 counts of corruption in relation to an arms deal negotiated in 1999.

The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) has called for South Africa's President Jacob Zuma to be sacked.

Police were called to Oxlow Lane, Dagenham, at 23:00 BST on Saturday after reports of a street fight. Officers recovered three large knives, scissors and cannabis from the "large and unpredictable" crowd, they said. Two boys aged 17 and 15 were arrested - one on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon and the other on suspicion of an assault on police. Scotland Yard said no one had been injured at the event. Insp Jason O'Donohue said: "By getting these knives off the street when they did, my officers have helped save lives and prevented another needless tragedy."

Two teenagers have been arrested and three knives recovered after 300 people attended a house party in east London.

The Scottish Medicines Consortium is due to take evidence on Kadcyla on Tuesday. Lesley Graham is one of four women who, along with charity Breast Cancer Now, have launched a petition for it to be approved. She told BBC Scotland it offered women like her "a little glimmer of hope". Kadcyla is used to treat a specific type of tumour - HER2-positive - when breast cancer spreads to other parts of the body. Currently, it is not approved for use on the NHS in Scotland. The SMC is due to reconsider that this week, with its decision to be announced next month. Last year Ms Graham, a 39-year-old mother of two from Barrhead, wrote to health secretary Shona Robison after being denied the treatment. She was later granted it after a second appeal. Along with three other woman - Lesley Stephen, Alison Tait and Anne MacLean-Chang - she has been calling for it to be made available automatically on the NHS. Their petition, backed by the Daily Record newspaper, now has more than 13,000 signatures. Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland's Kaye Adams programme, she said: "If there's something out there that can help people, then it needs to be made available. "The repercussions of someone losing their mum or their daughter are widespread. It has a rippling affect. Everyone deserves a chance at life and every child deserves a mum." She added: "To be told that you have cancer and your life is therefore limited because of that is devastating enough. "But to then be told there is something that can potentially buy you some time or keep you well for longer, but you can't have it, seems to me barbaric." She described living with an incurable cancer as like "swallowing a hand-grenade and not knowing when it is going to go off". "This treatment offers a little glimmer of hope that it will buy us time and offers hope that in the meantime maybe someone can come up with something that will keep us here in addition to that," Ms Graham said. Breast Cancer Now said there were about 118 women in Scotland who "could benefit from this drug if it was approved tomorrow". The charity's director Mary Allison said: "The treatment options for this type of breast cancer are relatively limited. Kadcyla is an incredibly effective drug because of the impact it has on the cancer, but also because of the quality of life people are able to have. The side effects of this compared to other chemotherapies are far less. "This drug is available in 18 other countries in the world. It is a commonly-administered drug and one that many oncologists throughout the UK, and in Scotland, would wish to give their patients. "It is a proven, front-line treatment for HER2 positive breast cancer." In September last year, NHS Grampian agreed to give Kadcyla to Anne MacLean-Chang, a nurse from Elgin, after she wrote to the first minister asking for reform of drug funding. She fought breast cancer but it later spread to her liver. Speaking to presenter Kaye Adams ahead of the latest meeting of the SMC, she said being told there was a drug available but that she could not have it made her determined to campaign and fundraise to ensure she got the treatment. "I felt like a bear protecting her cubs because I need to be here for my children," she said. "Anyone can get cancer or a life-threatening disease but I don't think, in 2017, I ever imagined I would be in the situation where there was a drug available in many parts of the world but I was being told it's out there but you can't have it." BBC health correspondent Nick Triggle wrote about the drug in 2014, spelling out how its high cost was causing a funding conundrum.

A mother campaigning for a life-extending breast cancer drug to be made available on the NHS has said it seems "barbaric" to deny women the treatment.

Interest and participation has increased hugely in recent years across the country, according to the Outdoor Swimming Society. Eighty outdoor swims are being held over the 2015 season, with most taking place on Christmas or Boxing Day. Safety advice has been issued by the society for the first time. Spokesman Will Cairns said it was expecting more people to take part this year in the sea, rivers and lidos. "What's interesting this year is the temperature of the water. "It's three to four degrees higher in certain places than it was this time last year. Temperature does play a part." He said overall membership numbers increased from 15,000 last year to 25,000 this year and that 40% of members now actively swim throughout the winter. "The Christmas swims very much appeal to the British psyche of doing something different, something slightly weird and wonderful," he said. - Do not take part if you are pregnant, suffer from asthma or have a heart condition. - Get warm before the swim and remove your warm clothing at the last minute. - Go in feet first, not head first, and control your breathing before immersing your shoulders. - Have low expectations of how long you will be in for or how far you will go - Dry off and put on layers within ten minutes of getting out Charlie Hoskin, 33, from Cornwall, described herself as a "granite-fleshed cold-water bathing enthusiast" who always swims in the sea at Christmas. "The sensation is truly electrifying. It is a great way to test your constitution and boost your immune system," she said. Daniel Fox has been photographing the Exmouth Christmas Day swim since 2007. "Its getting massively busy now and the atmosphere is amazing. Costumes are getting wilder and there are more and more people taking part," he said. "There are about 1,000 swimmers, thousands of spectators and tens of thousands watch by webcam too so we have a worldwide audience". Brian Thomas from the Serpentine Swimming Club in London said: "We have seen a huge growth in numbers over the past five years". He said its Christmas swimming race tradition began in 1864 and about 100 people usually take part after a strict vetting process. "Swimming in a wetsuit is cheating" he said, although stressed that the club has "strict guidelines" making sure participants have acclimatised.

Christmas swims are expected to attract bumper numbers this year due to milder winter weather and growing popularity for the craze.

The Scot, 26, stopped Joubert in the sixth round - a ninth win out of nine. "I had to [get] over the clash of heads and cut in the first round," he told BBC Scotland. "It's a pretty nasty cut. "I learned I can deal with having to get cuts and when it gets rough I can carry on with it. I kept myself nice and calm." The 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games gold medallist has previously stated his ambition to fight fellow Scot and WBA super-lightweight champion Ricky Burns. Taylor's promoter, former world champion Barry McGuigan, said: "We'd love that fight. That's a great fight, that's a magnificent fight down the line. "He [Taylor] is impressive. He's so inventive. He's creating his own little style. Taylor has got that uniqueness about him, he's just so inimitable in everything he does. "He's great to watch and he's definitely going to go the whole way. The difficulty for me now is how do I fill the gap between here and world championship fights because that's where he's capable of going? "I need to have something else in the middle because once you make that step, there's no turning back. You can't go back and have easier fights where you can gain experience. That's my dilemma." And Taylor added: "I'm quite happy where I am just now, maybe another defence of the Commonwealth, maybe even knock on the door of the European [title]. "I learned a lot about myself [against Joubert]. I was impressed with my own performance. "I caught him clean a few times and he took them and he came back at me and hit me a couple of times himself. "Once I started finding my range, started catching him with good shots, it didn't take me long once I caught him clean."

Josh Taylor says he "learned a lot about himself" in his Commonwealth super-lightweight title defence against South Africa's Warren Joubert.

The powdery white beaches of Zanzibar's east coast are best known as a holiday destination. But each day, as the tide begins to ebb and the beachgoers return to their hotels, a small army of men and women armed with sticks and spears wade out across the coastal flats in search of one of the Tanzanian island's finest delicacies - octopus. During a single low tide a skilled octopus hunter can spear more than 10 of the slimy invertebrates, which thrive amid the maze of rocks, corals and sea grass that lie beyond the beaches. The catch is highly prized by the island's tourist hotels and provides an important source of protein for coastal communities. Protected by an offshore reef, the tidal flats off the island's east coast provide livelihoods and sustenance for local residents, in the form of fish, crabs, shellfish, seaweed and octopus. Tanzania is the largest producer of octopus in the western Indian Ocean. Abdullah Ali, 35, prepares to launch his traditional wooden boat on an octopus hunting expedition from Dongwe village. Traditionally a female-dominated activity, more men are now turning to octopus for a source of income. "The octopus has helped me to drive my life forward," said Ali, who makes about £1.90 ($2.30) per kg (2lb 3oz) for his octopuses. According to data from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation, catches in Tanzania have increased from 482 tonnes in 1990 to more than 1,250 in 2012. The mix of jagged rocks and corals near the reef offer many places for the octopuses to hide at low tide, becoming almost invisible to the untrained eye. Thousands of sea urchins provide a further challenge. Mariam, an octopus hunter from Bwejuu village, plunges into the water to cool off after a morning's work. Mama Juma, a seasoned octopus hunter, scans the crystal clear water near Paje beach for likely octopus hideouts. A lone woman searches for octopus in the evening beyond a seaweed farm at Bwejuu. Local communities derive much of their livelihood from the intertidal flats. Grilled octopus is a staple at the nightly seafood market in Stone Town. Most of mainland Tanzania's octopus catch is exported to Europe, but on the island of Zanzibar tourism has provided a booming market.

All photographs by Tommy Trenchard and Aurelie Marrier d'Unienville

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board confirmed it had shut the mental health wards to prevent further spread of the virus. The health board said a number of cases had been confirmed in the community, including in care homes. Dr Tom Porter urged anyone eligible to get a free flu vaccine to reduce risk. He said: "Every year flu causes thousands of deaths across the UK and vaccination is a quick and effective way of reducing your risk." The dominant strain circulating in the community is influenza A (H3), which particularly affects the elderly.

Three wards treating elderly patients have been closed at Llandough hospital in the Vale of Glamorgan after an outbreak of flu.

The midfielder tried his luck from 40 yards out after seeing Lawrence Vigouroux off his line to score his sixth goal of the season before grabbing his seventh in the second half. Swindon's Darnell Furlong gave the ball away to Oztumer in the 17th minute and the 25-year-old seized the initiative and sailed the ball over a helpless Vigouroux. The home side could have equalised on the stroke of half-time after Yaser Kasim's perfectly weighted pass found Nathan Delfouneso in the area but he failed to get a shot away. Andreas Makris should have made it 2-0 to Walsall in the 46th minute after he was presented with an empty goal but he hit the crossbar from close range. Oztumer claimed his second in the 51st minute, controlling a long ball over the top before volleying into the back of the net to secure the points for the Saddlers. Report supplied by the Press Association Match ends, Swindon Town 0, Walsall 2. Second Half ends, Swindon Town 0, Walsall 2. Foul by Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town). Joe Edwards (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt saved. Bradley Barry (Swindon Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Bradley Barry (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the right wing. Amadou Bakayoko (Walsall) is shown the yellow card. Foul by Amadou Bakayoko (Walsall). Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Bradley Barry. Foul by John Goddard (Swindon Town). Franck Moussa (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Darnell Furlong. Attempt saved. Erhun Oztumer (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Substitution, Walsall. Josh Ginnelly replaces Kieron Morris. Joe Edwards (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Luke Norris (Swindon Town). Conor Thomas (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Amadou Bakayoko (Walsall). Attempt missed. Kieron Morris (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Conor Thomas (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Amadou Bakayoko (Walsall). Conor Thomas (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Amadou Bakayoko (Walsall). Attempt missed. John Goddard (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Attempt blocked. John Goddard (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Jason McCarthy (Walsall). Attempt saved. Anton Rodgers (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Attempt missed. Nathan Delfouneso (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Foul by Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town). Franck Moussa (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Substitution, Swindon Town. Luke Norris replaces Ellis Iandolo. Attempt missed. Kieron Morris (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Substitution, Walsall. Amadou Bakayoko replaces Andreas Makris. Nathan Delfouneso (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the right wing. Kevin Toner (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Kevin Toner (Walsall). Foul by Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town). Andreas Makris (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Goal! Swindon Town 0, Walsall 2. Erhun Oztumer (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Toner.

Erhun Oztumer's audacious lob put Walsall on course for victory as they beat Swindon in League One.

The aid package, worth 500m euros (£365m), was announced at a meeting of EU farm ministers in Brussels. It is understood the bulk of the money will be used to support the dairy sector in the various member countries. But there will be no increase in the milk intervention price, a key demand of Northern Ireland's dairy industry. It is the price at which Europe buys milk and milk powders to shore up the market and currently stands at about 16 to 17p. The commission said raising the price was not the "appropriate policy" and would not solve the current market problem. It added that it would create an "artificial outlet" for EU dairy products, pushing market prices further down. The commission's aid package is intended to help farmers' cash flow problems and stabilise agricultural markets. However, DUP MEP Diane Dodds said it "falls well short" of what is needed. She called on EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan to rethink and do more, especially on the milk intervention price. Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill said: "We have thousands of farmers on the streets of Brussels here today waiting for answers and waiting for a glimmer of hope in terms of what support they're going to achieve. "That information still isn't clear at this minute in time." During the talks, thousands of European farmers held protests near the EU headquarters over falling farm produce prices and many blocked streets with tractors. Representatives of Northern Ireland's farming industry were among those attending the demonstrations, 23 of them from the UFU. In the meeting, the commission said it would give member states the flexibility to advance up to 70% of direct subsidy payments to farmers and 85% of rural development payments from 16 October. They are normally paid in December. The commission said it would allow for flexibility about the checks normally done before payment. However, the UFU questioned whether, given the complexity of checks under the new Common Agricultural Policy payment system, farmers would get their money any earlier. The aid package includes new private storage schemes for dairy protein products and pigmeat; an attempt to remove trade barriers in non-EU countries and more missions to non-EU countries in an attempt to open new markets. Farmers have been under pressure for some time, due in part to a Russian ban on EU food imposed in response to EU sanctions over Ukraine. A slowdown in the Chinese economy and the shrinking of markets in some oil producing countries has also had an impact. Northern Ireland's farmers have the complication of a weak euro, making their exports to the Eurozone more expensive. In the dairy sector, 85% of milk produced in Northern Ireland is destined for the export market. Latest figures show that in July, farmers in Northern Ireland got 18.87p a litre for milk - about 10p a litre below production cost.

The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) has said it is "disappointed" by the aid package for European farmers announced by the European Commission.

She had just given birth to their first son Dylan. But rather than congratulations, she was told: "We're sorry, your son has Down's syndrome." With her background in nursing and her husband's as a doctor, the couple had some knowledge of the condition. But it still did not prepare them for the negative information that came flooding their way. "No-one spells out all the things that could possibly go wrong for a child when they're born," she said. "But when you have a child with a disability, with Down's syndrome, they tell you the average life expectancy is 50; they won't go to mainstream school; they won't do this and that. "They just say all the negatives." Fourteen years later and Dylan has defied those initial expectations. He is flourishing in year 9 at mainstream school and has made the Down's Syndrome GB swimming squad. But that initial lack of support led to his mother and two other mothers of children with Down's syndrome to take matters into their own hands. When Dylan was a toddler, a health visitor introduced his mother to Katharina Barker and Nicky Williams. Both women also had babies with Down's syndrome. And all three discovered they had shared similar experiences in terms of a lack of support for people with Down's syndrome and their families. Katharina said although she had had a "very positive, supportive" experience with the birth of her daughter Amelie, she quickly struggled to find specialist support. "One of the things I found hugely frustrating, unless you are pointed in the right direction you are not going to find services, they are not coming to you," she said. They decided to host a coffee morning for parents with children with Down's syndrome to make friends and share experiences. The success of it led to the trio setting up a charity and the support it offers includes speech and language therapy, school help and annual education conferences. Although Nicky has since stepped down from the Monmouth-based 21 Plus charity, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, Victoria and Katharina are determined to expand its reach as much as possible. And their hard work and dedication led to them becoming finalists in the national St David Awards citizenship category. They want to continue helping children with Down's syndrome "achieve their potential and increase access to opportunities". "One of the mums said to me yesterday that one thing she loves is being able to ask any question, even if it sounds daft and she wouldn't have the nerve to ask anyone else, she can ask us," Victoria said. "I guess that's why I do it. I don't want any of our families to think, 'I wish I'd known about…' or 'I wish I'd known that earlier'." "I believe in expert parents and I want to make it possible for our families to become experts if that's what they want." Katharina added: "We want to give children the chance to access schooling, to access learning and to access the world. "The greatest thing is to see the children grow up, to see them developing and how well they're doing. "It makes it so worthwhile, it's wonderful."

It was the look between the midwife and her husband that Victoria Hughes remembers.

Ms Tiffney was last seen leaving her home in Edinburgh's Dean Village in May 2002. A murder charge against her son Sean Flynn was found not proven by a jury at the High Court in Perth in 2005. The remains were found in an area off the A198, near the entrance to Gosford House in Longniddry. A cyclist called the emergency services when they made the discovery at about 18:30 on Sunday. There are 40 police officers working on the find. It is thought Ms Tiffney was murdered and her body disposed of in the Gosford House area. The bones are still in situ and it is understood it will take a few days to recover them. Det Supt Pat Campbell, of Police Scotland, said: "The recovery will be a painstaking process. "We are consulting with a number of experts to ensure that the remains are recovered in a sensitive and careful manner and no evidence that helps us to establish what happened is damaged or missed. "I understand the anxiety of those who may be waiting for news of a missing loved one, but whilst the identity of the remains is unknown we cannot speculate." He added: "The death is being treated as unexplained and once the remains are recovered, there will be significant, detailed forensic analysis required to establish the cause of death and whether any crime has been committed."

Police investigating the discovery of human remains in East Lothian have spoken to the family of missing woman Louise Tiffney.

The 22-year-old has played for the Auckland Blues Development side as well as Northland in the ITM Cup. "He is a young prop who can play on both sides of the scrum and I believe he has huge potential," said Connacht coach Pat Lam. "I know he will continue to thrive and develop in a full-time professional environment." He added: "I first saw Dominic as he came through the Auckland Schools system and played for the Blues U18s in New Zealand. "We're looking forward to getting him over for the pre-season as we build towards the start of a new season in both the Pro12 and European Champions Cup." Robertson-McCoy is Irish qualified through his grandfather, who hails from Mowhan in Co Armagh.

Pro12 champions Connacht have signed Irish qualified tight-head prop Dominic Robertson-McCoy from New Zealand.

Exports of the fish jumped more than 53% by value to £408m, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) said. UK food and drink exports rose 8.5% to £10.2bn, helped by the fall in the pound after last year's Brexit vote. But the FDF warned that without a favourable Brexit trade deal, British exports could become less competitive. Whisky remained the top export, while salmon was second, and beer rose to third, overtaking chocolate. But while the volume of salmon exports rose by 24%, whisky exports actually fell 1% by volume, and beer exports fell 2.2%. The pound has fallen sharply against the dollar and euro since the UK voted to leave the EU in June last year, giving a boost to UK exports, as they have become relatively cheaper. However, the weaker pound has also pushed up costs for British businesses that bring in food and raw materials from abroad, the FDF said. It said the UK's food and drink trade deficit - the difference between how much the UK imports and exports - widened 16% to £12.4bn over the period. British salmon is becoming more popular globally, according to Andy Bing, sales director of Loch Duart Salmon in North West Scotland. "This half we've sold more than we ever have," he said, adding that the firm's main export markets were France, the US, Italy, and Switzerland. UK salmon exports have grown after Chilean producers suffered problems in 2015 with algal blooms that killed a large amount of their fish, he said. Looking ahead, the firm is optimistic about the eventual post-Brexit trade deals that can be struck with EU countries. "Europe needs lovely Scottish salmon just as we need lovely French wine and wonderful German cars," he said. However, he added that Loch Duart was "finding it difficult to plan without better guidance" from the government about Brexit. The two biggest importers of UK food and drink are Ireland and France. If there is no deal and World Trade Organization (WTO) tariffs with the EU are brought in, "food and drink would face significantly higher tariffs than most other products," an FDF spokesman said. For example, some fruit and vegetables would face tariffs of 157%, and for some drinks products, importers would have to pay 152% tariffs. Goods "could face lengthy delays at border for checks and inspections that would add delays and cost to products, particularly those with short shelf lives," the spokesman added. However, the free market think tank, the Institute for Economic Affairs, said it would not be a "disaster" if the UK failed to strike a deal with the EU. Jamie Whyte, IEA research director, said: "In fact, we could unilaterally eliminate all import tariffs, which would give us most of the benefits of trade and export to the EU under the umbrella of the WTO rules." A UK government spokesman said it wanted to reach a deal with the EU "allowing for the most frictionless trade including in food and drink as possible". Source HM Customs and Excise In the first half of the year, UK food and drink exports rose faster to EU countries, up 9%, than to countries outside the EU, with growth of 7.6%. But the market which saw the most growth in the first half was South Korea, up 77%, in the main due to beer exports. Food Minister George Eustice said: "We have ambitious plans to produce and export more of our fabulous foods around the world and more businesses are trying exporting for the first time. "Last week we announced further market access to China for pork producers and UK beef will soon be heading to the Philippines. We will continue to work with industry to open new opportunities."

Sales of British salmon helped the UK to export a record value of food and drink in the first half of the year, according to industry figures.

Letters from the Department of Environment to a range of organisations that work in areas like tourism, environmental heritage and hills management, began arriving on Wednesday. It is understood a number of high profile organisation are badly affected. In some cases the cuts runs to more than £200,000. It follows a cut of more than 10% to the department's own budget which was finalised earlier this week. One of the organisations affected is the Northern Ireland Environment Link. Its funding has been cut from £200,000 to £50,000. The letter it received said its funding would continue until June, but would be withdrawn after that. Its chief executive Craig McGuicken said: "We knew that the department had taken a serious cut in the budget, but the sector has been surprised by the severity of this." In the letter his organisation received, a departmental official wrote: "We will pay the relevant portion of our offer of funding for 2015-16 for the three month period from 1 April to 30 June 2015 in accordance with the verification and claim process set out in the letter of offer and to a maximum of £50,000. "No further funding will be provided in future financial years in relation to our previous letter of offer. "I appreciate that this letter will not bring welcome news to you." The Belfast Hills Partnership has also been affected. It helps to conserve and promote the mountains around the city. Its core funding from the department has been reduced to zero from £50,000. Its director Jim Bradley said: "Although NIEA [Northern Ireland Environment Agency] have been warning us of very drastic cuts, this is much more than just a major cut in funding, it is an end to funding of organisations, many of which NIEA set up to tackle specific needs and issues. "This has nothing to do with how efficient or effective individual organisations were, it's a wholesale removal of a sector which delivered services much better and at lower costs than government could." A representative from the Ulster Wildlife Trust said their annual grant of £220,000 was being totally cut. She said it would have an impact on jobs. "We're all very shocked. We expected cuts but not at this level. It will be a very different landscape we're going to be operating in," she added. The Mourne Heritage Trust is losing three quarters of its funding for 2015/16 going from £225,000 to £56,000 pounds. Chief Executive Martin Carey said the scale of the cut had come "as a complete surprise". "As of July 1, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency will not be providing any funding for an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and for the Mourne Heritage Trust which it established." He said it would affect the organisation's ability to maintain paths and stiles and collect litter. He said the decision also jeopardised up to £1,000,000 pounds in `match funding` from organisations like the Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund.

Environmental groups in Northern Ireland are facing huge cuts to their budgets after the money they receive from government was slashed.

The Brazil forward converted a 74th-minute penalty after Sevilla left-back Benoit Tremoulinas handled inside the penalty area but Barca could not level. Striker Michael Krohn-Dehli put Sevilla ahead in the 52nd minute and he then set up midfielder Vicente Iborra to score for the hosts six minutes later. Sevilla's victory was their first at home against Barca in seven years. Barcelona have now lost consecutive away games in La Liga following their 4-1 defeat to Celta Vigo on 23 September. Luis Enrique's side have 15 points from seven games, a point behind leaders Villarreal who are away to Levante on Sunday. Also on Sunday fourth-placed Real Madrid, on 14 points, take on city rivals Atletico Madrid who are one place and two points below them. Elsewhere on Saturday, Granada held Deportivo La Coruna to a 1-1 draw. The La Liga season may only be seven games old but there are signs that Barcelona's defence of their title might not be as straightforward as they hoped. Barca are still serving a 14-month transfer ban imposed by Fifa after being found guilty of breaching rules on the transfer of players aged under 18. They added defender Aleix Vidal and midfielder Arda Turan to their squad in the summer, but neither player is eligible to play until January. Coach Enrique will hope they can inject fresh impetus into a side that perhaps feels a little stale without new blood. Barcelona are without Lionel Messi until the end of next month as he recovers from the knee ligament injury picked up in last weekend's 2-1 win over Las Palmas. The Catalan club made hard work of their opponents on that occasion and had to come from behind to beat Bayer Leverkusen by the same scoreline in the Champions League during the week. Against Sevilla the defending La Liga champions were a little unfortunate as they struck the post five times at the Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium. Nevertheless Barca missed the Messi's brilliance and clinical finishing despite the presence of Uruguay forward Luis Suarez and Neymar. Match ends, Sevilla 2, Barcelona 1. Second Half ends, Sevilla 2, Barcelona 1. Attempt missed. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic. Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Coke (Sevilla). Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona). Fernando Llorente (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt blocked. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Ramírez. Foul by Sandro Ramírez (Barcelona). Michael Krohn-Dehli (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt blocked. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Coke. Substitution, Sevilla. Mariano replaces Benoît Trémoulinas. Offside, Sevilla. Michael Krohn-Dehli tries a through ball, but Reyes is caught offside. Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba. Attempt blocked. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic. Attempt blocked. Sandro Ramírez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Reyes. Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Vitolo (Sevilla). Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Benoît Trémoulinas (Sevilla) because of an injury. Attempt saved. Sandro Ramírez (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez. Foul by Neymar (Barcelona). Coke (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Fernando Llorente (Sevilla). Fernando Llorente (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card. Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Michael Krohn-Dehli (Sevilla). Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Coke (Sevilla). Goal! Sevilla 2, Barcelona 1. Neymar (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. Benoît Trémoulinas (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for hand ball. Penalty conceded by Benoît Trémoulinas (Sevilla) with a hand ball in the penalty area. Attempt blocked. Sandro Ramírez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar. Substitution, Sevilla. Fernando Llorente replaces Kevin Gameiro. Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner. Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Coke.

Barcelona lost to Sevilla as they suffered their second La Liga defeat of the season, despite Neymar's penalty.

Dr Rose Polge, 25, who worked at Torbay Hospital in Devon, was found off Portland Bill, Dorset, in April. Hazel Polge, who said her sister worked long hours, has set up a fundraising campaign to help "prevent such a tragedy" happening again. Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust refused to comment about Dr Polge's health or work situation. More than £4,000 in donations has been raised for mental health charity Mind and Dartmoor Search and Rescue, which helped look for the missing junior doctor. Dr Polge's car and hoodie were found near Anstey's Cove, Torbay in February. Writing on a fundraising website, Miss Polge said: "All Rose's colleagues are missing her hard work, friendliness and approachability. "Her stunning smile, infectious enthusiasm, kindness and inquisitive nature made her popular with all people she met." She said she was a "sweet, beautiful, kind, loving woman" and "she will never be forgotten". Regarding the fundraising, she added: "Even if just one person was saved, to their family that would be everything." Dr Rob Dyer, medical director at the hospital trust, said: "Our thoughts continue to be with Rose's family and loved ones as they struggle to come to terms with her loss. "I believe they are entitled to privacy and I do not wish to comment publicly about Rose's health or work circumstances. "I know from experience just how challenging the demands of the role [training as a junior doctor] can be [and] at Torbay Hospital, we take our duty of care to staff very seriously." The BBC understands a note found in Dr Polge's car related mainly to personal issues, but included a passing reference to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Friday 12 February - Rose Polge's car is found in a car park near Ansteys Cove in Torbay Saturday 13 February - The family and boyfriend of Dr Polge join more than 100 people searching the area around Ansteys Cove Sunday 14 February - Torbay Hospital confirms that Rose Polge works there as a junior doctor. Monday 15 February - Colin Smith of Royston Hockey Club, where Dr Polge played, said: "We just don't know what we can do." Tuesday 16 February - Dr Polge's family release a statement saying they are "overwhelmed" by the support from her friends and colleagues Friday 19 February - Police announce hunt for Dr Polge has been scaled down, saying there is "no structured search going on" Friday 1 April - A woman's body is recovered from the sea east of Portland Headland in Dorset Monday 11 April - Police announce the discovery and say relatives of Dr Polge have been informed Monday 18 April - Police confirm the body is that of Dr Polge

A junior doctor whose body was found in the sea suffered from "work-related anxiety", her sister has said.

Ashley Brace, from Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, could not compete at the Commonwealth Games because of her kickboxing past. She said she was unhappy with the support from the Welsh Amateur Boxing Association (WABA). Chairman David Francis said the organisation did all it could to help. The Association of International Boxing Associations (AIBA) said Brace was ineligible to compete for Team Wales because she had competed in professional kickboxing in the past, which she denied. Organisers of the kickboxing tournaments she competed in have also since confirmed she did so on an amateur basis. A further rule states any boxer returning from another individual contact sport should apply to an international committee to become eligible to box again. Brace said she was never told about the paperwork, which had to be submitted by WABA, and felt the association let her down. She now trains at Bristol Boxing Gym and has her first professional fight in Newport on 30 October. She added: "I would never go back to Team Wales after this, because if you don't have confidence in the people who are supposed to be fighting your corner, at the end of day, what's the point?" Mr Francis said the whole incident was "regrettable".

A former Welsh amateur boxing champion said she is turning professional as she does not have confidence in the governing body.

People had gathered on the bridge to watch emergency services rescue a man who had jumped into the Sanvordem river in Curchorem. Local media reported that more than 50 people were on the bridge when it collapsed late on Thursday evening. The bridge was reportedly more than 60 years old and was banned from use. A local police officer told the Hindustan Times that more people were likely to be "trapped under the collapsed bridge". Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he was also monitoring the rescue operation. South Goa MP Narendra Sawaikar told the Goa Herald newspaper that "it was an unfortunate tragedy". "The bridge must be demolished as the government had notified it as a dangerous bridge and notices were placed both the side of the bridge not to use it. "Right now the priority is to recover the bodies," he added.

At least two people have died and several others are feared missing after a pedestrian bridge collapsed in the Indian state of Goa.

Joao Santana was widely seen as the architect of Ms Rousseff's 2010 and 2014 election victories. He has denied receiving bribes in a scheme to divert funds from the state-run oil company Petrobras. About 50 Brazilian politicians, including the leader of the lower house of Congress, are under investigation in the Petrobras corruption scandal. Mr Santana is accused of receiving bribes from several large engineering conglomerates. Analysts say the charge against him is a further blow for President Rousseff who is facing impeachment proceedings. He was arrested in February after he returned from the Dominican Republic, where he was working on the re-election campaign of President Danilo Medina. Because of his proximity to her, the arrest is expected to damaged her standing further, even though impeachment proceedings against her are not related to the Petrobras corruption investigation. A former journalist, Mr Santana is well known for producing dramatic, big-budget campaign videos appealing to poorer voters. Mr Santana had called the accusations "unfounded". And he had harsh words for the investigation, saying that Brazil was currently living in a "climate of persecution". If the investigating judge accepts the allegations against him, Mr Santana will be jailed. In Brasilia, a special Senate commission has begun hearings ahead of a vote on whether the whole Senate should take on impeachment proceedings against President Rousseff. A plenary Senate vote is widely expected to take place around 11 May. Across the country, pro-government supporters blocked major roads in cities in nine Brazilian states during Thursday's morning rush-hour to call for the halt of impeachment proceedings against President Rousseff. In Sao Paulo, the city saw hundreds of kilometres of traffic jams which formed behind roadblocks of burning tyres.

Brazilian prosecutors have filed corruption charges against President Dilma Rousseff's electoral strategist.

Jon Schueler, who died in New York in 1992 at the age of 75, created many of his pieces from a studio in Mallaig in the Highlands. He was inspired by views of the Sound of Sleat and also of Skye, which lies across the stretch of sea. An arts symposium and exhibition at the college runs from Friday to Sunday. Called An Linne: Echoes, Reflections and Transfigurations, the events mark the centenary of the artist's birth in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1916. The painter, who served as a navigator on US bombers flown out of England during World War Two, moved to Mallaig in 1957 and he continued to visit and work in the village in the north-west Highlands throughout his career. Many of his pieces were influenced by the changing weather on the west coast and the effect the conditions had on the sea. Magda Salvesen, curator of the Jon Schueler Estate, said: "The Sound of Sleat became to Schueler a place of experience, memory and mood. "The specificity of this body of water fed Schueler's paintings - their imagery enlarged through layers of memory. "How appropriate and challenging that the symposium celebrating the artist's centenary should be held on Skye, an island seen through changing weather from his studio in Mallaig." The celebration at SMO - Scotland's National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture, and which offers a Jon Schueler Residency scholarship - includes talks on Schueler's life and work and an exhibition of selected pieces from his time in Mallaig. Donnie Munro, director of development, fundraising and the arts at SMO, described the artist as having a "profoundly deep experiential affinity with the Sound of Sleat". He said this connection led Schueler to create some of his most celebrated works.

The life and work of an American Expressionist painter is being celebrated at Skye's Gaelic college Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (SMO).

Cassells, 22, and Scrimgeour clocked six minutes and 29.63 seconds to finish ahead of Denmark and China. The British duo won the title in the non-Olympic class in France last year. Meanwhile Ireland's Olympic silver medallist Paul O'Donovan, 22, won his lightweight single sculls semi-final. The Skibbereen man, who clinched Olympic silver in the lightweight double sculls in Rio with his brother Gary, produced a strong late burst to come from fourth at the halfway stage to win his semi-final in 6:51.71. Slovenian Rajko Hrvat finished second in 6:52.31 with Germany's Konstantin Steinhuebel clinching the third qualifying spot for Saturday's final. The Rotterdam championships features non-Olympic classes. Irish duo Mark O'Donovan and Shane O'Driscoll will compete against Cassells and Scrimgeour in Saturday's lightweight pairs final after finishing second in their semi-final behind the French boat. The British pair were the fastest qualifiers for final, ahead of the Danes (6:30.12) and France (6:30.56), while the Irish duo next quickest in 6:32.18. After winning gold in their class at last year's World Championships in France, Cassells and Scrimgeour retained the European title in Brandenburg in May.

Coleraine rower Joel Cassells and Great Britain team-mate Sam Scrimgeour remain on course to defend their lightweight pairs world title after winning their semi-final in Rotterdam on Thursday.

The performance artist is spending 512 hours interacting with the public at the show, held in three completely empty rooms. Phones, cameras and even watches are banned, as Abramovic takes people by the hand and encourages them to spend time focusing on the bare white walls. "Take in the silence," she whispered to one. "Just be present." After half-an-hour, the gallery was filled with human statues, manoeuvred into position by the Belgrade-born artist and her team of six "guards", all clad in black. Participants closed their eyes and rocked on their heels, some assumed meditative positions, while others followed Abramovic around, hoping for a personal interaction. "I really wanted to connect with her, so I said a little prayer," said Sophie, a student sculptor from London. "Connecting with her presence was really special. She said, 'stay here as long as you like, take deep breaths, be present'. "It was perfect, really." Entry to the exhibition, which lasts for 10 weeks, is free but only 160 people can be admitted at a time. Each can stay as long as they wish, with the gallery imposing a "one in - one out" policy. Abramovic herself opened the gallery doors at 10:00 BST - as she will every day - by which point there were already hundreds of acolytes and art lovers queuing in Kensington Gardens. Geraldine, an art professor from Kensington, had arrived at 06:30 BST to be amongst the first to see the performance. "It was like being at a very beautiful party where nobody talks," she told the BBC. "It may push me into doing some meditation, which is probably very good for me, so it changed my life in a very positive way." "Just to sit and get lost in one's thoughts, I think it's very relaxing," said Andrew, a psychiatrist visiting the UK from San Francisco. "And certainly some people were crying, too, so perhaps it brings up some thoughts that one pushes down from normal life." The show is titled 512 Hours, after the amount of time Abramovic will spend in the gallery. It is her first performance work since The Artist is Present, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, where she sat motionless, six days a week, looking directly at whoever sat down in a chair placed opposite her. Both shows lack the startling drama of her earlier performances, including one in which she systematically stabbed her hand with knives. In another, she whipped herself, before cutting a five-point star in her stomach with a razor blade and lying on a cross made of ice. Once, she nearly died after lying in the middle of a burning cross made of petrol-soaked sawdust. On another occasion, she allowed an audience member to hold a loaded gun to her head. Nonetheless, she told the BBC her latest show "really frightens me". "I worry about the British public," she said, adding that the public's cynicism might get in the way of creating "a pure emotional connection". "My only chance with the British public is to be vulnerable," she told Radio 4's Front Row. "The audience is someone who completes the work." Ahead of the show, the 67-year-old was accused of failing to acknowledge other artists who engage in the "art of nothing". Two weeks ago, a group of US art historians curators wrote to the Serpentine, asking it to recognise the influence of Mary Ellen Carroll. a conceptual artist who has been working on a project called "Nothing" since 2006, when she went to Argentina with only her passport. But Abramovic dismissed the accusations, telling the BBC: "There is nothing on the walls of the gallery, no work. But I am working eight hours a day with the energy of the public." During the first hour of the first day of her performance, Abramovic seemed to be playing a giant game of cosmic yogic chess, with the public as her pieces, positioned carefully throughout the gallery. There was something eerie about entering a room full of bodies frozen in space but, once guided into position, most of the visitors reported feeling an overwhelming sense of wellbeing. "I started seeing the sky - the clouds in the sky - in the white of the wall," said Chester, a TV producer who had skipped work to attend the opening. "It was a religious experience. I think you'd have to sum it up as that." Abramovic says the performance will evolve over the course of its 10-week run. "Maybe it's complete silence, maybe we all scream together, maybe we all lie on the floor. "Everything is there, in possibility. We need the public, we need me, and we need chemistry." 512 Hours runs at the Serpentine Gallery in London until 25 August.

Audience members were moved to tears at the opening of Marina Abramovic's new show at London's Serpentine Gallery.

All 12,000 pupils are offered milk, fruit juice, cereal and toast in a bid to benefit their performance in school. Blackpool Council will decide on 17 June whether to extend its £1.3m scheme, which began in January, until the end of March 2014. Northumbria University researchers have examined the scheme's benefits. Dr Margaret Anne Defreyter, director of healthy living at Northumbria University, said: "Blackpool's free school breakfast scheme is one of the largest schemes operating within the UK. SOURCE: University of Northumbria Teachers say school meals leave pupils hungry "The overall findings of the evaluation of the Blackpool scheme are very positive and based on these findings I strongly recommend that the scheme continues." Simon Blackburn, the Labour leader of Blackpool Council, said: "It was clear from that first day that the scheme would be a success. Across Blackpool children were coming to school hungry and struggling to concentrate. "I am proud of the bold decision we made to trial this scheme, a move that no other council has made, and I've even prouder today to see the results of the research." Neil Hodgkins, head teacher of Devonshire Primary School, said: "Children who had previously had nothing, or very little, to eat first thing are now enjoying a nutritious start to the day and presenting themselves as being livelier, more alert and ready to perform better in class. "Although it is still early days to be quantifying this in terms of academic results or attainment value, we are seeing other benefits such as improved punctuality and attendance." The researchers from Northumbria University have recommended that the council should continue to evaluate the "long term educational attainment and short term cognitive performance" of pupils.

A pilot scheme offering free breakfasts to primary school children in Blackpool has improved their health and punctuality, say researchers.

Horror stories have been handed down the generations about the mysterious site, known as Deadman's Island, so the BBC's Inside Out South East programme took a boat across to investigate whether any of the rumours were true. Lots of people have since been talking about it on social media sites. Here are the answers to six things you wanted to know. 1. Where is Deadman's Island and who owns it? It lies at the mouth of The Swale, opposite the town of Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey, off the north Kent coast. The uninhabited mudbank is owned by Natural England, who lease it to two people. The wetland site is protected land, and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and recognised to be of international importance under the Ramsar convention. It is also an important bird breeding and nesting site. 2. Can anyone visit? No, the island is completely out of bounds to the public. The Inside Out team was only allowed to visit after receiving permission from the leaseholder and because it was not the bird breeding season. 3. Who were the people buried there? The remains are believed to be those of men and boys who died of contagious diseases on board floating prisons, known as prison hulks, which were moored off the Isle of Sheppey more than 200 years ago. They were buried in unmarked coffins in six feet of mud. 4. Why are their remains being exposed? Rising sea levels and coastal erosion over the years have begun to slowly wash away their final resting place, leaving wooden coffins and skeletal remains sticking out of the mud. They are only visible when the tide is out. 5. Will the bodies be reburied? The remains are being washed out into the sea, and would be difficult to re-bury. Coincidentally, during the Napoleonic wars, many French prisoners of war were held around the coast at Chatham, with those who died buried on the nearby marshes. When erosion started to reveal the bodies, they were exhumed and reburied on St Mary's Island. When the land was later needed for redevelopment, they were disinterred again and reburied at St George's Church, now the St George's Centre, at Chatham Maritime. 6. Have archaeologists visited the island? Kent archaeologist Dr Paul Wilkinson was taken to the island by Inside Out, and confirmed the bones were human remains. It is not known if any archaeologists have surveyed the area as nothing has been made public. You can see the full story on Inside Out, on BBC One South East and London on Monday 30 January at 19:30 GMT, and later on the BBC iPlayer.

The remains of dozens of people who were buried more than 200 years ago are being slowly exposed on an island in Kent.