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The Harrogate Autumn Flower Show will use specialist technology to ensure the winning fruit is of the Gigantomo variety. The giant entries must be from that strain of plant to win the £1,000 prize. It comes after competitors raised concerns unscrupulous growers might sneak in a rogue type of tomato. Show director Nick Smith said they wanted to be certain the winner "had the right pedigree." "Giant veg growing is great fun and tremendously popular with our visitors, but it also has a serious side, especially with such a big prize at stake," he added. The Gigantomo class, developed for its huge red fruits, was launched in January, with the final weigh-in on Friday. Plant specialist and prize sponsors Van Meuwen said it is the product of almost two decades work by breeders in the UK and United States. Dutch specialists will test the plants to make sure the entries are what they claim to be and the winner could scoop a further £5,000 if the heaviest fruit sets a new world record. The Guinness record for the heaviest tomato stands at 7lb 12oz (3.5kg).

Gardeners trying to cheat their way to the top tomato prize at a horticultural show will be weeded out with DNA tests.

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The politician, who had secured his 2011 seat through the list vote, beat SNP candidate rival Roderick Campbell by 3,465 votes. Mr Rennie received 14,928 votes, an increase of 15% from 2011. He said: "It feels fantastic to have won North East Fife back for the Liberal Democrats. A big majority of 3,000 against a Nationalist tide." Mr Rennie added: "It's a tremendous result for the Liberal Democrats in North East Fife." In his victory speech, he said it had been a "positive, uplifting campaign" and added: "I've had the time of my life in this campaign." He appeared at the count with two toy pigs in his hand, a reference to a photo opportunity at farm while out on the campaign trail. Alex Cole-Hamilton, of the Liberal Democrats, also won Edinburgh Western from the SNP, with 16,645 votes - a 42% share. The party also comfortably held both Orkney and Shetland.

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has taken the Fife North East seat from the SNP.

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After talks in Nairobi, President Obama and Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta said they were "united against terrorism" and efforts to deal with it. But the two leaders differed sharply in their positions on gay rights. While Mr Obama spoke strongly against discrimination, Mr Kenyatta said Kenya did not share the same values. Earlier Mr Obama praised Africa's economic and business potential in a speech. "Africa is on the move... People are being lifted out of poverty, incomes are up (and) the middle class is growing," he told a business summit. BBC Africa Live: Obama in Kenya as it happened He also visited a memorial for those killed in the 1998 US embassy bombing. The trip, which began on Friday, is Mr Obama's first visit as president to the country where his father was born. Barack Obama said he was encouraged by statements President Kenyatta had made about the need to root out corruption. People were being "consistently sapped by corruption at a high level and at a low level" and there was a need for "visible prosecutions," Mr Obama said, to show Kenyans that action was being taken. "They don't have to be a forensic accountant to know what is going on." Police officers and civil servants had to be paid properly to help curb corruption, but sometimes it just required "breaking the habit". Unlike some other Western leaders, Mr Obama neither lectured Mr Kenyatta nor patronised him at their joint press conference. Instead, he spoke like a friend - that Kenya needed to stamp out corruption to attract investments and to make life easier for its own businessmen who have to pay bribes. And Mr Obama pointed out that the US was also once badly affected by corruption, but it had overcome the problem, giving hope to Kenyans. What Kenya needs, Mr Obama said, were "visible prosecutions". Will Mr Kenyatta make sure that this happens or will it be business-as-usual after Mr Obama leaves? As for gay rights, Mr Kenyatta left the clear impression that Kenya will not legalise homosexual relations. Mr Obama is likely to continue to speak in favour of gay rights, but there was no indication that the issue could cause a serious rift between the two countries. President Obama had told the BBC he would deliver a blunt message on gay rights when he travelled to Africa - and defended his stand in response to a question at the joint news conference. "If somebody is a law-abiding citizen, who is going about their business... and not harming anybody, the idea that they are going to be treated differently or abused because of who they love is wrong. Full stop," he said. But Uhuru Kenyatta said gay rights were not "foremost" in the minds of Kenyans. There were "some things that we must admit we don't share - our culture, our societies don't accept," he said. "It's very difficult for us to be able to impose on people that which they themselves do not accept." In other comments, President Obama said: Five things we learned from BBC Obama interview Obama Kenya trip more than just symbolic How US and China compete in Africa

The US president has urged Kenya to hold "visible" trials to tackle corruption, which he said could be the "biggest impediment" to further growth.

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Representatives from Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the SNP, the Conservatives, Scottish Greens and UKIP will be in the studio panel. Presenter Sarah Smith, who will be chairing the debate, will put the questions you send in to the six guests. The politicians will tackle a range of subjects including the economy, welfare, defence, taxation, pensions and immigration. Email your questions to Scotland.2015@bbc.co.uk - Please put "election debate" in the message field. You can also post questions on social media by going to Scotland 2015's Twitter page @BBCScot2015

As polling day fast approaches, the BBC's Scotland 2015 programme is holding its final election debate featuring politicians answering your questions.

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Unless of course you are one of the 90 MLAs who - according to the Belfast Telegraph - are set to get a pay rise. That's despite the Assembly not actually having sat for a full day of business since long before the March election. According to the paper, the rise will kick in on April Fool's Day and will see wages increase by £500 per year, bringing salaries to £49,500. The paper reports a Stormont source confirmed the rise would go ahead because "the consumer prices index for the September of the previous year was 1% or greater," and would happen automatically because of a measure put in place by the independent body that sets MLAs' wages. The Belfast Telegraph has also carried out its own poll on the issue and it says 93% of people surveyed would support stopping MLAs' wages altogether while the Assembly isn't functioning. In the Mirror we see the other side of the Stormont-deadlock coin, where it is claimed that 12,000 jobs could go as a result of the stalemate. The paper says a lack of progress by politicians means some 12-month contracts in the voluntary sector won't be renewed because no-one has been able to give the go-ahead for the funding. Staff at First Steps Women's Centre are among those who say they are facing unemployment. "Our hundreds of clients are some of the most vulnerable in the country," said the organisation's chief executive, Michael McGoldrick. "They deserve better, we all do. "We are constantly on a funding rollercoaster, but this situation is particularly stomach churning. "The prospect of us all losing our jobs is awful, but worse is the knock-on effect of us not being here and available to help the people who need us most. "Those who are the most vulnerable are always first to be hit by this sort of problem and they are those who can least afford it." There's further criticism of the lack of leadership up at Stormont in the News Letter - it has chosen to go with the line: "RHI official now controls all our public spending". Northern Ireland's devolved finances have today been passed to David Sterling. The senior civil servant will use emergency powers to release cash and resources to departments until a new budget is in place. But the News Letter has pointed to Mr Sterling's links to the Renewable Heat Incentive. He was the most senior civil servant in the department that set up the "financially disastrous" initiative. Mr Sterling was not personally responsible for designing the RHI scheme, something which was done by the Energy Division within DETI. He has taken over because the last finance minister, Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, did not agree a budget. The paper also reports that annual rates bills could be delayed because of the political deadlock. The Irish News reports that a senior civil servant has said a DUP minister who lit an eleventh night bonfire was committing "an offence". The front page is dominated by a picture of the former community's minister setting fire to the bonfire in South Tyrone last year. The DUP and DUP-led executive departments at the time refused to respond to repeated requests for a comment, The Irish News reports. But it says that newly released emails show how staff in the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) discussed whether to respond. One Stormont official is quoted as having said in an email at the time: "In essence lighting the bonfire is an offence." Asked about the Daera correspondence, the DUP did not respond to requests for a comment, the Irish News reports.

The effects of the Stormont stalemate are becoming clearer with every passing day - and things don't look good for anyone.

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Zohore's double helped Cardiff to a 3-1 win over Ipswich Town as the Denmark U21 striker took his tally to nine goals in his last 10 league games. "I wouldn't swap him for many in the Championship," said Warnock. "He's got every attribute and you can't coach what he has got." Warnock believes his management has been key in getting the best out of Zohore. "There was not a player here like that when I came here," Warnock told BBC Wales Sport. "He was not a waste of time, but he wasn't far away from being a waste of time. "He walked about, wouldn't tackle, wouldn't chase back and he wore gloves everywhere. "You name it really. "But he's a good lad and the chat I had with him against Wolves at half-time (in December) was obviously vital, because he's been a revelation since then." Warnock says the transformation in Zohore's game is comparable to that of some Premier League and international players he has worked with in his lengthy managerial career. "Oh yeah, Victor Moses (now at Chelsea) was one, there have been a few players who surprised me," Warnock said. "A few that didn't realise (how good they could be). Phil Jagielka (Everton and England) is another, when I first got hold of him. "Some lads don't believe in themselves and need convincing. "The minimum you should get out of a player is 100%. Then the ability goes on top. "You need that work ethic at any level of the game. "When you do that, you make your own luck, as Gary Player used to say." However, Warnock is unconcerned that rival clubs might be looking at Zohore, who he has previously stated was not for sale, even at £20 million. "He will not be going anywhere," added Warnock. "I am happy with that. They won't sell him behind my back, I will tell you that. "I think Vincent (Tan) is enjoying it as much as me." Warnock also feels he has improved winger Kadeem Harris, whose direct running led to Cardiff's third goal. "He's another one like Ken, I think he needs me more than I need him," he said. "I thought he'd been here six months, but he's been here three or four years," "So he's been a waste of time, hasn't he? So hopefully the penny drops and he stays with us. "I have talked to his dad a couple of times. Sometimes the grass looks greener on the other side, but if I was Kadeem, I would be looking to stay here. "He has someone who believes in him and gives him a chance."

Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock says Kenneth Zohore is one of the best strikers in the Championship after being "not far away from being a waste of time" just a few months ago.

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The 17-year-old has made seven appearances for the Bairns this season and it had been suggested several English clubs were also interested. "Trust me, it's 100% speculation and it gathers arms and legs," said Houston. "If any of our players were subject to a bid from a team - if it was a good bid - the directors will take it. Simple as that." Sunderland manager David Moyes was in the stand watching Falkirk's 2-1 win at St Mirren but did not confirm if he was there to watch the teenage left-back. The youngster was dropped to the bench for that victory after playing six consecutive games in the first team. "He's 17 years of age, and one of the things as a manager that you need to know is when to put a player so young and so good as Tony into the team," said Houston. "Luke Leahy played exceptionally well for 18 months and Tony had to bide his time. Tony might have been able to go in a bit earlier if Luke had been injured. "[Recently] I felt Luke had just slightly dipped and we had a discussion about it and it was time to put Tony in there. "But there's also a time to know when to take the pressure off a young lad. He went into a side over the last seven games when we have been inconsistent. "Tony was exceptional in the period he was in the team but it's the right time just to bring him back out and take the pressure off him with all the media speculation and hype that's going on about him. "He'll get back in there again and when he does he needs to make sure he's bigger, stronger and better for it." Several other players like Scott Arfield, Stephen Kingsley and Jay Fulton have left Falkirk and gone on to experience English Premier League football. Houston stressed the importance of knowing when is the right time to let that happen. "Thankfully Tony's parents are sensible," he said. "He could have signed for a lot of big clubs when he was 13 but he chose Falkirk because he thinks the best development pathway to play football is through Falkirk. "If he's good enough he'll get picked up by these other teams again."

Falkirk manager Peter Houston has played down newspaper reports that Barcelona are pursuing Tony Gallacher.

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Solly Msimanga, from the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), said the vehicles would instead be given to a police anti-hijack unit. However, he will continue to use the luxury car used by the previous mayor. The DA took control of Tshwane, a metropolitan area including the capital Pretoria, from the African National Congress (ANC) in local elections. Mr Msimanga said no more luxury cars would be bought under his leadership. He took over from the governing ANC, which lost control of the capital for the first time since 1994, last month. More on this and other African stories Four things from South Africa election The ANC bought 10 new BMW 3 series vehicles, which are yet to be delivered, for 5 million rand ($356,000; £266,000), local reports say. The cars were meant for members of the mayoral council, with the ANC said to be confident it would retain control of the municipality in the elections. He will still use a BMW 5 series car he inherited from the previous mayor, reports the IOL website. Mr Msimanga's spokesman Matthew Gerstner told the BBC that this vehicle could not "be dispensed with because it's been bought and paid for already and treasury regulations prohibit that". He added: "But, as soon as he can replace it, he will, with a sensible, low-cost vehicle". Mr Msimango says the DA-led coalition government wanted to embark on cost-cutting measures. He said in a statement: "No new luxury cars will be bought or leased for politicians‚ and if vehicles currently owned by Tshwane require replacement‚ sensible and low-cost vehicles will be procured. "I will not allow public money to be spent on luxury cars‚ while our people struggle for services‚ houses and jobs. "A Hyundai i20 or Toyota Corolla can do the same job for a politician as an expensive sedan." The ANC national government has been criticised for wasteful expenditure, so South Africans will be closely watching what the opposition do differently in the key urban areas they won in the August elections, says the BBC's Pumza Fihlani in Johannesburg. South Africans will be keen to see if the opposition, which has until now only run one province, will be able to make good on its ambitious election promises, our correspondent says.

A new mayor in South Africa says he will give away a fleet of new luxury cars ordered by his predecessors.

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The 86-year-old first became prime minister in 1982, beginning a third spell as leader in 2014. In a televised address Mr Jugnauth said he was resigning in favour of a "younger and more dynamic leader". His son is currently finance minister. Opposition parties have criticised the move but in practice there is little they can do to stop it. The younger Jugnauth is head of the Militant Socialist Movement, the largest party in the governing coalition. A former prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, warned that the family was turning Mauritius into a "banana republic". Mauritius, an Indian Ocean archipelago, is a former British colony. In his speech, Mr Jugnauth cited the "Westminster tradition", referring to the transfer of power from David Cameron to Theresa May in the UK without elections, local media reported. He is due to hand in his resignation on Monday morning.

Mauritian Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth says he is stepping down to hand power to his son, Pravind.

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Scenes of crime officer Stephen Beattie worked for Northumbria, Staffordshire and Cleveland forces before being suspended in 2011 and later resigning. More than 350 of his cases, including suspicious deaths and arsons, have been reviewed. The Crown Prosecution Service has said no criminal charges will be brought. Both Cleveland Police, which Mr Beattie joined in 2002, and Staffordshire, where he had worked since 1996, investigated him with the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) managing the inquiries. The reports have now confirmed Mr Beattie: But the reports concluded that none of his actions significantly impacted the results of his investigations. IPCC commissioner Cindy Butts said: "Stephen Beattie repeatedly lied about his qualifications and made judgements in cases that were both outside his remit and his level of expertise. "Cleveland Police and Staffordshire Police have conducted meticulous investigations examining hundreds of cases and we know that, thankfully, his poor performance did not have a significant impact on the cases he was involved in." Mr Beattie did receive an official caution in relation to a fraud offence. Cleveland Police concluded that if he was still employed he would have a case to answer for gross misconduct while Staffordshire concluded he would have a case to answer for misconduct.

A police employee lied about his qualifications, mishandled evidence and was generally poor at investigations, two reports have found.

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Suzanne Evans told the BBC that the panel that gave the ruling was "committed to staying in" the EU. But she added it was important to maintain "judicial independence". The government says the ruling will not slow down Brexit and Labour says it will not vote to delay proceedings. The High Court decided last Thursday that Parliament should get a vote on when to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, beginning the two-year process of leaving the EU. The government, which argues that ministers have enough powers to do this without the need to consult MPs and peers, is appealing against the ruling, with the case due to be heard again next month by the Supreme Court. The Daily Mail has branded the High Court judges "enemies of the people", prompting criticism from many politicians. But Prime Minister Theresa May attempting to play down the situation on Sunday, saying: "I believe in and value the independence of our judiciary. I also value the freedom of our press. I think these both underpin our democracy and they are important. "Of course the judges will look at the legal arguments. We think we have strong legal arguments and we will be taking those arguments to the Supreme Court." UKIP's interim leader, Nigel Farage, warned of large-scale public protests if Parliament delays or blocks the invoking of Article 50 , caused by "political anger, the likes of which none of us in our lifetimes have ever witnessed". Ms Evans told BBC Radio 4's Today programme there were likely to be "protests and demonstrations", but added that these would be peaceful. She added: "I have a concern that Article 50 is not intended to facilitate nation states leaving the European Union. I think it's there to frustrate them." Ms Evans said she thought the legal process could "water down Brexit". She added: "I think it's amusing that the very same people who say it's all about parliamentary sovereignty have, for the last 48 years, been trying to undermine parliamentary sovereignty". Ms Evans said: "I think there's a debate to be had about whether or not judges are subject to some kind of democratic control." She did not want to undermine "their judicial independence", but added: "I suppose that in this case, we have had a situation where we have judges committed to stay in the European Union... "I'm questioning the legitimacy of this particular case. We know that the legal profession threw a collective hissy fit when we voted to leave." Ms Evans said it was "human" to have "opinions", adding: "I'm not saying that we should get rid of judges." The government insists the High Court's decision will not affect its timetable for triggering Article 50 by the end of next March. And Labour has said it will not vote to delay the triggering of Article 50. However, the SNP's Brexit Minister Mike Russell told the BBC he "can't imagine" any circumstances in which his party's 54 MPs would vote to trigger it. UKIP will announce its new leader on 28 November, with Paul Nuttall and John Rees-Evans the rival candidates to Ms Evans.

Judges could be "subject to some kind of democratic control" following the High Court's decision to give Parliament a vote on triggering Brexit, a UKIP leadership contender has said.

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An ornate Roman coin, medieval silver pennies, a copper figurine, a thimble, window glass and a key were unearthed. Foundations were also discovered, showing the original structure of Auckland Castle in County Durham was "significantly larger" than thought. Curatorial director Dr Christopher Ferguson said he was "really excited to have uncovered such a major finding". It suggests the castle was not created as a manor house for the Prince Bishops of Durham, as previously thought, but that it had always been a large castle complex. A five-month excavation has been carried out ahead of a new museum extension in the castle's Scotland Wing, formerly used to hold Scottish prisoners of war. Durham University archaeological services manager Peter Carne said the work had "enabled an unprecedented amount" of research into the castle and its grounds. The new museum, due to open in 2019, will look at the history of faith in Britain.

Archaeologists working at a 900-year-old castle have found "rare and unexpected" artefacts.

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It was responding to a global study that suggested investing heavily in computers and classroom technology does not improve pupils' performance. Highland Council has a plan to give every P6 to S6 students access to a tablet computer. The local authority said the study also suggested that good teaching coupled with technology could benefit pupils. The study of schoolchildren in more than 70 countries was carried out for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The think tank said frequent use of computers in schools was more likely to be associated with lower results. The OECD's education director Andreas Schleicher said school technology had raised "too many false hopes". But he added that the findings of the report should not be used as an "excuse" not to use technology, but as a spur to finding a more effective approach. A spokesperson for Highland Council said: "Highland Council is committed to providing technology rich environments in schools, this includes appropriate access to technology for learning purposes. "We are also committed to reducing inequalities where pupils do not feel excluded due to not having access to appropriate technology for their learning. "We welcome the OECD report which demonstrates that when good teaching is coupled with appropriate technology it leads to improved outcomes for children and young people." Highland Council plans to increase the availability of the devices for P1 to 5 pupils to share and give every P6 to S6 student their own tablet. The proposal is also expected to help the council save money. The project could form part of the local authority's new IT contract. The aspiration was first discussed at a meeting of Highland Council's education, children and adult services committee in February. Councillors heard that the use of tablets at Alness Academy and other schools had led to pupils producing better work.

Highland Council has said it remains committed to giving more schoolchildren access to technology.

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The American company replaced Reebok as the kit supplier for all Wales international teams in 2008. Whereas the original Under Armour contract was worth roughly £2.5m a year, the new deal will see the annual fee rise to around £3.7m. This renewal will be the first major deal overseen by new WRU chief executive Martyn Phillips. His predecessor, Roger Lewis, stepped down after Wales' exit from the 2015 World Cup having held the role since 2006. It was announced in September that Wales' home ground, the Millennium Stadium, will be renamed the Principality Stadium in a 10-year sponsorship deal beginning in January 2016. Under Armour's other high-profile clients include Tottenham Hotspur, American football player Tom Brady and golfer Jordan Spieth.

The Welsh Rugby Union is set to agree a new nine-year contract with kit manufacturer Under Armour worth £33m.

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Stable-mates Lewis and Harris are named after neighbouring islands in the Western Isles. Harris, whose name was chosen by the public in an online vote last week, has been joined this week at Police Scotland's mounted unit by Lewis. The force described Lewis as "lovely and quiet" and also its smallest horse at about 16.2 hands high.

Scotland's newest police horses have been named after two of the country's most famous islands.

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Media playback is not supported on this device Qatar's Femi Ogunode was also given the same time, but Gatlin got the nod with France's Jimmy Vicaut third in 9.99. Briton Chijindu Ujah finished eighth in Brussels, in a time of 10.19. American Gatlin, 33, has run personal bests for the 100m and 200m this season but finished runner-up to Usain Bolt in both events in the World Championships. The Jamaican opted to end his season rather than run in Belgium. Gatlin was also due to run in the 200m, but pulled out. That event was won by Ogunode in an impressive 19.97. In one of the races of the night, Dutch 2015 world champion Dafne Schippers beat Olympic champion Allyson Felix to win the 200m in 22.12. Briton Jodie Williams was seventh in 23.34. Williams's compatriot, Paralympic champion Jonnie Peacock, eased to victory in the T44 100m with a time of 10.99. Germany's Felix Streng was second in 11.08, while world record holder Richard Browne was disqualified for a false start. There was more British interest in the 100m hurdles, with Tiffany Porter taking fourth spot in 12.81 behind winner Dawn Harper-Nelson of the USA who clocked 12.63.

Justin Gatlin was crowned overall Diamond League champion in the 100m after winning the final race of this year's series in 9.98 seconds.

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Steve McQueen's drama will play at more than 1,000 locations in the US and Canada from Friday, up from 411 last weekend, according to Variety. The memoir on which the film is based has seen a similar boost, jumping more than 300 places in Amazon.com's chart. Solomon Northup's book is now in 16th place, having previously been ranked in 326th place before Sunday's ceremony. The title charts even higher on this side of the Atlantic, currently occupying third place in the Amazon.co.uk bestsellers' countdown. 12 Years a Slave was named best picture at this year's Oscars and won additional honours for supporting actress Lupita Nyong'o and screenwriter John Ridley. The film has made more than $50 million (£27 million) in North America, according to the Box Office Mojo site, and has just been released on DVD and Blu-ray. McQueen's film tells of how a free-born black man, played by British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, is kidnapped and forced into slavery before finally winning his freedom 12 years later. Interest in Northup's 19th Century memoir has been revived following the success of the film, with many public high schools adding it to their curricula and reading lists. According to Screen Daily, film distributor Lionsgate is also planning to increase the number of screens that Dallas Buyers Club is playing on in the US and Canada. The film, about an HIV positive rodeo cowboy who uses illicit means to obtain unlicensed Aids medication, also received three Oscars on Sunday. Stars Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto were named best actor and best supporting actor respectively, while the film received an additional accolade for its make-up and hair styling. Meanwhile, the Walt Disney studio has announced that Frozen - winner of this year's best animated feature Oscar - has now made more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. It says the film is now the biggest non-sequel animated film ever released and the second biggest animated film of all time globally, after Toy Story 3.

Cinemas in the US are scheduling extra screenings of 12 Years a Slave after it won the best picture Oscar.

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Both sides had one defeat and a draw from the opening two league matches but Arsenal's impressive first-half performance earned them three points. A Santi Cazorla penalty, Alexis Sanchez's fumbled effort and Mesut Ozil's header gave the Gunners a 3-0 lead at half-time. Substitute Roberto Pereyra scored for the Hornets on his debut but it proved to be a consolation for the hosts. Walter Mazzarri's side put in a much-improved performance after the break but the Italian was made to wait for his first win as Watford manager. Media playback is not supported on this device Much like in previous seasons, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been under pressure from some Gunners fans to spend money in the transfer market. It was revealed on Friday that Germany defender Shkodran Mustafi and Spanish striker Lucas Perez were undergoing medicals at the Emirates, and Wenger confirmed after Saturday's win that the deals were done, which takes the club's spending to almost £100m since last season. But they did not look like a team in need of extra artillery after a polished first-half display against Watford. The Gunners broke the deadlock when Sanchez was knocked on the head in the area by Nordin Amrabat, and Cazorla slotted the resulting penalty down the middle. Sanchez, who looked lively throughout, made it 2-0 when he scrambled home from an accurate Theo Walcott ball into the box. And Germany forward Mesut Ozil, making his first start for Arsenal after being rested post-Euro 2016, looked to have put the result beyond doubt on the stroke of half-time when he headed in from Sanchez's pass. Mazzarri, who arrived in the summer, has spent the last two weeks reinforcing his team, bringing in forward Roberto Pereyra from Juventus, Younes Kaboul from Sunderland and fellow defender Daryl Janmaat from Newcastle. The Hornets boss described Pereyra as the "missing point" of his squad and the introduction of the 25-year-old from Argentina invigorated Watford's performance in the second half. His goal came after Etienne Capoue's fierce strike was blocked, and Pereyra pounced and finished with his left foot. Arsenal keeper Petr Cech was then forced into action to save Jose Holebas' thunderbolt and he also had to react quickly to Odion Ighalo's follow up. Although it was a spirited recovery, the damage was already done in the first half. Media playback is not supported on this device Watford manager Walter Mazzarri: "The second half we were good and should have scored more. "Cech played incredible for them, saved a goal two or three times but I am very happy with how our team played. "A lot of players are new so we have to prepare later. The organisational things are still missing and two starting players were out last minute and this really didn't help." Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "We had a good cushion at half-time. At the moment we are not completely there physically and could see that in the second half. "Ozil is not physically there completely but what we want from Ozil is assists and goals and I hope he can get that this season, 10 or 15 goals plus the chances he creates. "We have bought two players - Mustafi and Perez. They will integrate into the team now and we will help them join the squad. We had to work very hard to get signings done. We have not got any plans for anyone else now." After the international break, Watford travel to West Ham on Saturday, 10 September while Arsenal host Southampton. Match ends, Watford 1, Arsenal 3. Second Half ends, Watford 1, Arsenal 3. Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Valon Behrami (Watford). Attempt missed. Troy Deeney (Watford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Isaac Success with a cross. Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Jack Wilshere (Arsenal). Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Sebastian Prödl (Watford). José Holebas (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by José Holebas (Watford). Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford). Foul by Jack Wilshere (Arsenal). José Holebas (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Roberto Pereyra (Watford). Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal). Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Valon Behrami (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Valon Behrami (Watford). Attempt missed. Valon Behrami (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra. Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Isaac Success. Attempt saved. Odion Ighalo (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Attempt saved. Isaac Success (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Etienne Capoue with a cross. Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rob Holding. Foul by Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal). Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Watford. Isaac Success replaces Nordin Amrabat. Nordin Amrabat (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Nordin Amrabat (Watford). Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal). Valon Behrami (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Gibbs replaces Nacho Monreal because of an injury. Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Arsenal beat Watford to earn their first victory of the season.

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Mr Bell made the allegation while speaking under parliamentary privilege. The advisers named by Mr Bell, Timothy Johnston and John Robinson, have denied the claims. The DUP said the claims were "outrageous". MLAs were debating the RHI scheme at Stormont. A motion to delay the debate by a week, in the wake of the Secretary of State James Brokenshire's announcement of an election, was interrupted when Mr Bell made dramatic claims about the DUP. Mr Bell said when he was enterprise minister his special advisor, Timothy Cairns, told him "he will not be allowed to reduce the tariff on (the RHI) scheme" because of Mr Johnston and Mr Robinson's "extensive interests in the poultry industry". He added that he has "kept the records in many, many formats" and that he had been suspended from the party for "telling the truth". He also claimed that Mr Robinson and Dr Andrew Crawford, a DUP party adviser, had issued instructions to "try not to get Arlene called to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)" and "under no circumstance allow Jonathan Bell to be called" over their roles in the RHI scheme. The DUP said the claims were "outrageous, untrue and unfounded" and "nothing short of mud-slinging". They said that neither Mr Johnston nor Mr Robinson have interests in the poultry industry, and added that Mr Robinson's "family home farm have chicken houses but are not part of the RHI scheme and never have been recipients or applicants". Mr Johnston, the special adviser to Arlene Foster when she was first minister, said: "I have no family connections to the poultry industry and I have no connection to the RHI scheme. "These are unsubstantiated allegations. I have two brothers-in-law in the poultry industry. They have no connection to RHI." Mr Robinson, special adviser to Economy Minister Simon Hamilton, said: "I have no personal interest in the poultry industry. Two of my brothers are poultry farmers but they have no connections to RHI." Dr Crawford, a former special adviser to the Department of Finance, told the BBC last month that his brother is the director of a company which successfully applied to the RHI scheme. He said: "I never sought to keep the RHI scheme open at the original higher tariff against the wishes of the minister." Mr Bell broke ranks with his party and made serious allegations against the DUP over the scheme's operation in a BBC interview in December. He claimed that DUP advisers had attempted to remove Mrs Foster's name from documents linked to RHI. Mr Bell was later suspended from the DUP. The RHI scheme was set up by former first minister Arlene Foster in 2012 when she was enterprise minister. Its aim was to increase consumption of heat from renewable sources. However, businesses received more in subsidies than they paid for fuel, and the scheme became heavily oversubscribed. It could lead to an overspend of £490m over the next 20 years.

MLA Jonathan Bell has claimed he was told he would not be able to challenge the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme because two DUP special advisers "have extensive interests in the poultry industry".

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The 26-year-old, who has 11 caps, has been on the bench for his club for much of this season. But he will start ahead of Scotland's four other strikers. "Am I a bit rusty right now? Yeah, but as a striker you need to be ready whether you're starting the game or coming off the bench," said Griffiths. "The gaffer has kept us on our toes this week with the tempo of training." Griffiths scored 40 goals for Celtic last season but was given only 15 minutes of action during the whole of Scotland's failed Euro 2016 qualifying campaign. He had found Sheffield Wednesday's Steven Fletcher, Norwich City's Steven Naismith and Chris Martin, currently on loan at Fulham from Derby County, chosen ahead of him by head coach Gordon Strachan. And Fletcher's clubmate, Jordan Rhodes, is the only player to be playing regularly for his club at present. But Griffiths has still managed 14 goals in 33 appearances for Celtic this season despite finding himself second choice behind summer signing Moussa Dembele. He was given half an hour along with Rhodes as replacements for Naismith and Martin in Wednesday's 1-1 friendly draw with Canada. Strachan admits that, with the Scots fifth in qualifying Group F, his side must beat the second-placed Slovenians to retain hopes of reaching the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia. Griffiths feels he can cope with such pressure despite admitting to nerves as he looks to score his first international goal. "Maybe I am trying too hard and I just need to relax a little bit more," he said ahead of Sunday evening's game at Hampden. "I want to try and break my duck for Scotland as quickly as possible. "It's frustrating for a striker, not scoring, but it's not about me - it's about the team and how I can help them to get the three points." Strachan's future is on the line should his strategy fail, but Griffiths insists the squad is fully behind the former Celtic manager. "There's a lot of things said about the gaffer that is probably unfair," said the striker. "We as players need to take on that criticism as well. "Everybody loves coming away with Scotland and playing for the gaffer. Media playback is not supported on this device "I've seen things with people saying he should resign and this and that. "But us as players, we want to get a good win and three points, which would put us just a point behind Slovenia with the England game coming up in the summer. "We still feel we're going in the right direction under the gaffer. "Everyone is still playing for the same cause. We want to get to the World Cup as much as anybody. "The results recently haven't been good, but one win changes everything. "In football, you always need a bit of luck, but we have got enough in this squad to get the win."

Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths has yet to score for Scotland but is ready to lead the line against Slovenia despite admitting he is "rusty".

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Four masked men forced their way into the house in Dunraven Avenue around 22:15 BST on Friday. Two remained with the man while the other two searched the house. The gang left a short time later without taking anything from the property. Police have appealed for anyone with information or who noticed any suspicious activity to contact them.

A man in his 70s has been left shaken but uninjured after a burglary at his home in east Belfast.

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Border Force officers found 19 Albanians and one Syrian hidden in a trailer carrying machinery at North Shields ferry terminal in 2015. The HGV driver, Marek Niedzwiecki, 33, was jailed for five years at Newcastle Crown Court. Accomplices Ferdinand Gjolla and Armando Mekolli were jailed for eight and three years respectively. All three were found guilty of conspiring to facilitate unlawful entry into the UK following a 13-day trial. The Home Office said officers inspected Polish national Niedzwiecki's lorry when it arrived from Ijmuiden, Holland, on 1 September 2015. Their investigation led them to the home in Redhill Avenue, Barnsley, of Albanian national Gjolla, 41. The Home Office said Gjolla was the main organiser while Niedzwiecki, an HGV driver, was responsible for transporting the people into the UK, and Mekolli, 30, assisted Gjolla with the transportation of them once they arrived in the UK. Rachael Luther, from the Immigration Enforcement Criminal Investigations team, said: "This was a well-run organised crime group motivated by money. "Their sole aim was to breach the UK's immigration controls and bring people into the UK illegally." Of the 20 people found in the back of the lorry, 16 have been returned to Albania. The Home Office said the cases of the remaining four are being progressed in line with the immigration rules.

Three men who tried to smuggle 20 people into the UK in a lorry have been jailed.

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A director of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute said that local authorities are forced to make a "wicked" choice between what services they provide because of austerity. Adam Scorer was speaking after it emerged that the Grenfell Tower fire started in a Hotpoint fridge-freezer. Some 79 people are feared dead. He told 5 Live's Wake Up to Money that while councils were responsible for trading standards, there was no central system to relay information about products to the public. "Consumers should be confident that most products are safe, but we do know that the regime is as strong as its weakest link," Mr Scorer said. "We don't have a central organisation of technical resources, we don't have core funding where we can be sure of who is going to be around to do this testing, and we don't have the right level of strategic communication to make sure that risks are placed on the system, flags are alerted and people are able to go in and do the right level of investigation of all the products that are concerned." Former Business Secretary Sir Vince Cable told the programme that trading standards were a problem area because they were not a statutory obligation of local government. "There are some things local government is required to do - trading standards not so," he said. "So when local councils are under financial pressure it is something they can cut back on." Although the Department of Business provides £15m annually for national trading standards activities, the vast majority of services are funded by local authorities. The departments were once known as Weights and Measures. Sir Vince suggested imposing an obligation on local authorities to strengthen trading standards, adding: "Or you could give them some financial support, which I think is what we should be probably doing, to have some ring-fenced money that supports what is currently a declining service." He was Business Secretary when former BBC presenter Lynn Faulds-Wood was commissioned to investigate product safety. She claims the government ignored her report. "I think Lynn Faulds-Wood's concern is she made recommendations that were very modest and did not entail public cost, [but] even they have not been acted on and that was where she is enormously frustrated." Sir Vince added: "There is a tendency at the moment to look at whether the costs are to business rather than whether the costs are to society as a whole." A Department for Business spokesperson said: "Funding and prioritisation for trading standards are decisions for local authorities - accountable to local communities and the people they serve. Government recognises that consumer protection goes beyond local authority boundaries, which is why we provide £15m per year for coordinated Trading Standards activity in the UK."

The UK's trading standards services have been "cut to the bone", making it tougher to ensure that household products are safe.

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Gabriel Sakellaridis was speaking after Mr Tsipras won the late-night vote convincingly, but with more than 30 of his own MPs voting against him. The vote means the government lost its majority but is expected to survive. Eurozone finance ministers are due to discuss the vote in a conference call. On Wednesday the European Commission proposed a €7bn (£5bn) "bridging" loan to help Greece pay debt interest due in several days. Live updates Under the terms of the bailout deal agreed in Brussels on Monday, the first tranche of legislation relating to tax and pensions had to be passed by Wednesday. The Greek parliament discussed the bailout deal beyond a midnight deadline into Thursday morning. Mr Tsipras won the vote by 229 votes to 64, with the support of some opposition MPs. See how events unfolded here The BBC's Mark Lowen in Athens says he has been weakened and will now need a reshuffle or a vote of confidence. Passionate opposition came from his own party, with parliamentary Speaker Zoe Constantopoulo calling the measures "social genocide". Former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis was another vocal opponent of the measures. Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis and Deputy Labour Minister Dimitris Stratoulis also voted against the package, prompting speculation they could lose their jobs in a reshuffle. In his address to parliament Mr Tsipras said: "I acknowledge the fiscal measures are harsh, that they won't benefit the Greek economy, but I'm forced to accept them." He added: "The Greek people can understand the difference between those who fight in an unfair battle and those who just hand in their weapons." He also said it was a "positive development" that one of Greece's creditors, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), had suggested that the bailout does not go far enough - and that some debts will need to be written off. Mr Sakellaridis said the vote was the first important step towards a deal and hinted that the government would try to remain in office despite losing its majority. "The basic priority of the prime minister and the government is the immediate and successful completion of the agreement," he said. When Eurozone finance ministers hold their conference call at 08:00 GMT they will discuss the next steps. Later, the European Central Bank's governing council will meet to discuss how to keep Greece's banks from collapsing. Greek banks have been closed for more than two weeks to reopen, with cash withdrawals limited to €60 a day. For Greece to secure its new funds, it must win the approval of the domestic parliaments of several of the other 18 members of the eurozone. Germany is expected to vote on the deal on Friday. Greece must also commit to a major overhaul of the civil justice system by 22 July and agree to more privatisation, to review collective bargaining and industrial action and to make market reforms, including Sunday trading. Thursday morning's vote approved: Opponents of the bailout measures took to the streets of Athens in mainly peaceful protests ahead of the vote. One group threw petrol bombs at police officers who responded with tear gas. Unions and trade associations representing civil servants, municipal workers and pharmacy owners also went on strike on Wednesday.

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras is focused on completing a €86bn bailout deal agreed with the eurozone despite setbacks in a crucial vote to push through tough reforms, his spokesman has said.

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As the duo perform live in Stockholm on Saturday night, they will be cheered on by Joe Woolford's friends and family in Ruthin, Denbighshire. A party has been organised by his uncle where locals can watch the contest on a giant screen. Geraint Woolford said the town was "buzzing" about the contest. Joe, 21, will performing You're Not Alone with Jake Shakeshaft, 20, from Stoke-on-Trent in the annual competition. Both singers were former contestants on The Voice UK. Joe's family, including his mother Ffion, stepfather Krino Pab, father Alun Jones, sister Misha and younger brother Zac are flying to Sweden to join the 16,000-strong audience watching the final in the city's Globe Arena. An estimated worldwide TV audience of 200 million viewers is also expected to tune in. Mr Woolford, a local councillor, said: "We're all very proud of him. Everyone is talking about it... and he's really putting Ruthin on the map internationally. "A lot of us would have liked to have travelled to Stockholm to be there with him, but it's just too expensive, with ticket prices ranging from £350 to £2,500. "But we'll have a real celebration ourselves, especially if Joe and Jake win." Joe's mother, Ffion Woolford, added: "I've only managed to speak to him for a brief time this week because he's so busy with rehearsals. "He's incredibly excited and really looking forward to the contest. The arena where he'll be singing is vast, but we're sure we'll do well and I'm looking forward to being there to support him." Speaking ahead of the event, Joe and Jake said they were quietly confident their song could do well - despite the UK's recent track record. We've done a lot of preparation, we've been rehearsing non-stop, we've been practising movement, we've been running in and out of the studio," Joe said. "We want to get a good result for the UK." The Eurovision final is on BBC One on Saturday 14 May at 20:00 BST.

They may be carrying the UK's hopes of success at Eurovision but Joe and Jake will have strong support from the home town of one of the singers.

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The serious case review into events at Winterbourne View, near Bristol, comes after 11 ex-staff members admitted offences against patients. Owners Castlebeck took "financial reward without the responsibility", the report's author Margaret Flynn said. South Gloucestershire Council said it "fully accepted" the findings. Castlebeck said the criticisms in the report were being "actively addressed". The independent report also revealed concerns were raised before the abuse was uncovered in a secretly-filmed investigation by the BBC's Panorama programme. The safety of dozens of patients was raised but the NHS was only informed about a handful of cases. From the opening of the hospital in 2006 until 2011, there were 38 safeguarding alerts raised about 20 patients from the unit. Only one in five of those was reported to the NHS. Three alerts the NHS does not appear to have been notified of in any way - an allegation of abuse by staff, concerns about the attitude of some staff, and an allegation of assault by a member of staff. Peter Murphy, the head of South Gloucestershire Safeguarding Adults Board, said he wanted to convey his "deep regret" for what had happened at the hospital. "In particular, I would like to express our regret to the hospital's patients and to their families, friends and carers," he said. "Winterbourne View hospital should have been a safe place for them to be treated with care and compassion. "But the hospital's owners, Castlebeck Care Ltd, failed to provide that care." Margaret Flynn, the report's author, said Castlebeck had "promoted an unworkable management structure" and relied on "poorly paid and untrained staff". She added the firm did not "act on the concerns, complaints of Winterbourne View visitors or patients". The Panorama programme, aired in May last year, showed "compelling images" of patients being slapped and restrained under chairs, having their hair pulled, and being held down as medication was forced into their mouths, Ms Flynn said. By Matthew HillBBC West health correspondent With the increasing use of the private sector delivering care to patients, Winterbourne View raises fundamental questions about whether their safeguards are as robust as the NHS. It's emerged from the serious case review that unlike NHS hospitals, private institutions like Winterbourne have no electronic system to report so-called 'Serious Untoward Incidents'. Even on the rare occasions when primary care trusts were told about these concerns by social or health workers, they were not reported to the body charged with spotting patterns of abuse - the Strategic Health Authority. If they had been, then the scandal could have been revealed before the BBC filmed undercover. It remains to be seen whether the Department of Health will address this question, when they give their report into Winterbourne View. She said patients had been "traumatised and remain very distressed that they were not believed". But she was also critical of "out of sight, out of mind" commissioning by primary care trusts when placing patients in Winterbourne View. Castlebeck, the report added, "appears to have made decisions about profitability, including shareholder returns, over and above decisions about the the effective and humane delivery of assessment, treatment and rehabilitation". The average weekly fee per patient was £3,500, but Castlebeck did not tell the review how this was spent. Ms Flynn said the turnover at Winterbourne View alone was £3.7m a year. She said the staff were "chronically bored" in their roles at the hospital, which was "poorly managed". A spokesman for Castlebeck said: "We hope that the lessons learned and the actions that flow from this rigorous report will mark the start of a new chapter for care in our sector. "The actions towards people with learning disabilities by former members of staff at Winterbourne View Hospital were both wholly unacceptable and deeply distressing for all concerned and we are truly sorry this happened in one of our services." He said significant changes had been made within their organisation that included extensive changes to board membership, all new operations structures, strengthened clinical governance and increased staff training and development. "Importantly, we are determined to ensure that each of the persons for whom we care and their family are firmly at the heart of everything we do," he said. Avon and Somerset Police were also criticised for not informing South Gloucestershire Adult Safeguarding of all their contacts with the hospital. Det Ch Supt Louisa Rolfe, head of CID at the force, said there were 29 calls and nine incidents over a period of nearly three years relating to Winterbourne View, and agreed a pattern should have been noticed. She said investigating officers had "overly relied on people perceived as professionals and experts in their field" at the hospital, for information. David Behan, chief executive of the Care Quality Commission, said: "There is much for all the organisations involved with Winterbourne View to consider in Margaret Flynn's thorough and comprehensive report. "I will ensure that the Care Quality Commission responds fully to all the recommendations for CQC. "We will continue to work with other organisations to improve communications and sharing information to ensure we all protect those who are most vulnerable." Dr Gabriel Scally, who chaired the NHS review panel, said: "The most striking thing - apart from the sheer horror of what was done to patients - is that even though lots of different people knew bits of what was going on, nobody put it all together and did anything about it. "That is most disturbing. "We should take this opportunity to look at reporting systems and make sure a system is in place so when incidents happen they are properly reported and investigated." Anne Milton, parliamentary under-secretary of state for public health, said primary care trusts had spent money "recklessly" putting patients in Winterbourne View. She said changes were being made to make it the responsibility of those commissioning care to ensure quality is a priority. The report was published as two organisations warned that moving people hundreds of miles away from their families increased the risk of abuse taking place. Mencap and the Challenging Behaviour Foundation said they had received 260 reports from families concerning abuse and neglect in institutional care since the Panorama programme was broadcast. Eleven former workers at the private hospital have pleaded guilty to almost 40 charges of abuse and are due to be sentenced later at Bristol Crown Court.

Fundamental changes are needed in how care of vulnerable adults is commissioned and monitored, a report into abuse at a private hospital said.

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The plant will create 150 jobs on the Ebbw Vale enterprise zone, which is still hoping to be home to the £325m Circuit of Wales. New owners, who bought the British brand three years ago, will start production next year. The company has a 10-year plan, including four new models, and will begin making a few hundred cars a year. TVR had been looking at three sites around the UK. Mr Jones said: "This is yet another fantastic high profile investment for Wales and a great boost for our automotive sector. "TVR is another iconic and much loved, world-class brand that still commands a strong and loyal international following. I am delighted the next generation of TVRs will proudly bear the label Made in Wales." There have been 350 advance orders for the car already, after images of what it might look like were released late last year. TVR chairman Les Edgar said: "This is a fantastic opportunity both for TVR and the Welsh Government. "South Wales is becoming a major hub for automotive and motor sport technology and development and I am delighted TVR is investing here." The company hopes to be producing around 2,000 cars a year by 2022, targeting the UK and selected European markets initially. It will initially assemble the car in Ebbw Vale - bringing in the V8 engines from Cosworth in Northampton. Former F1 designer Gordon Murray is behind iStream carbon technology to give the new models extra strength. THE HISTORY OF THE TVR Analysis by Sarah Dickins, BBC Wales economics correspondent The automotive industry in Wales already includes 40 component manufacturers and more than 100 other firms in the supply chain. Ford and Toyota have engine plants and Aston Martin recently announced plans to assemble a new model in the Vale of Glamorgan. The Welsh Automotive Forum estimates 18,000 people work in the sector in Wales, with sales worth £3.2bn a year. But the impact of the sector is greater than just the number of people working in it. On the whole it's an industry that pays well. On top of that it has to be innovative. It is continually having to improve design and models to make vehicles cleaner and more efficient. Component makers also have to keep looking at the way they themselves work so they keep winning contracts to supply the car makers. As a result, it is an industry that tends to be high on training and big on investment in its people and machines. That means it is of more benefit to the Welsh economy than the same number of workers in other industries. TVR will bring much needed jobs to the Heads of the Valleys and a simplified assembly process, so its factory only needs to be 20% of the size of a conventional plant. It estimates this could reduce capital investment in the assembly plant by around 80%. The first minister would not be drawn on how the Welsh Government had supported the deal. But he said the news, hot on the heels of the Aston Martin announcement "sends out a strong, clear message that Wales is the location of choice for advanced manufacturing". Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said it showed the Welsh automotive industry was "surging from strength to strength." He added: "Today's news is yet another strong endorsement of the quality of Britain's car industry, which has been creating jobs, taking on apprentices and contributing to building a stronger economy." Although an impression of the new car was released last year, the design of the first new vehicle is still under wraps with plans to unveil it towards the end of 2016, with production starting next year. Circuit of Wales chief executive Martin Whitaker welcomed the news as "fantastic" for the region. "Paired with Aston Martin's recent announcement, it reinforces our vision of Ebbw Vale and the south Wales region growing into a cluster of excellence for automotive and related industries," he added.

Sports car company TVR is to base its new factory in Wales, First Minister Carwyn Jones has announced.

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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.

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The 15-year-old, who is currently staying with relatives, has been subject to an online and in-person harassment campaign. People on Facebook have threatened "they are going to get" her daughter, the 32-year-old woman told US media. The BBC is not identifying the mother in order to protect the girl's privacy. Around 40 people were said to have been watching the livestream but nobody reported the incident to police. The girl has been afraid to return to the Lawndale neighbourhood where she lives. Her mother says local children have been ringing her doorbell looking for the girl. "This is just disturbing and to think the kids think it is funny," she said, adding that she now wants to leave the crime-plagued west Chicago neighbourhood. "I can't stay here," she said on Wednesday after being reunited with her daughter. Chicago police found the girl one day after she went missing and contacted Facebook to have the video removed. The girl is now out of hospital, but has not yet returned home. A relative of the girl, Reginald King, says he was the last to see her before the alleged attack, after the two attended church together on Sunday. "Nobody deserves that. No human being deserves for that to happen to them," he told local media, adding that he suspects local "thugs" committed the attack. Mr King said a local group of children are "holding an entire community hostage". "I literally saw adults, 60 years old, my elders, my parents' age, cringeing in fear," he told the Chicago Tribune. No arrests have yet been made, but a spokesman for Chicago police says they have conducted several interviews with potential suspects and they are "making good progress" identifying the assailants. A spokeswoman for Facebook refused to comment on this specific case, but said they do not allow this kind of content. "We take our responsibility to keep people safe on Facebook very seriously and will remove videos that depict sexual assault and are shared to glorify violence." In January, Chicago police arrested four people following a separate incident in which a man's alleged assault was live streamed, also on Facebook Live.

A teenage girl who police say was raped during a Facebook Live broadcast is too scared to return to her Chicago home, her mother has said.

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Cpl James Dunsby's body appeared to be "shutting down" on the Brecon Beacons in July 2013. The 31-year-old's temperature was 40.4C (104.7F) - well above a normal 37C. He was one of three reservists to die from overheating on the 16-mile (26km) march on a "boiling hot" day. Cpl Dunsby, from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, died at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital 17 days later. L/Cpl Craig Roberts, from Penrhyn Bay, Conwy county, died at the scene and L/Cpl Edward Maher died about three hours later at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil. The hearing has previously been told the exercise took place on one of the hottest days of the year, with temperatures expected to hit 27C (80.6F). In a statement on the seventh day of the hearing, Welsh Ambulance clinical team leader Damon James said he did not think L/Cpl Dunsby would survive. He said he was initially told on arrival there were three people "on the hill" in cardiac arrest. Mr James added he was approached by an Army officer who told him he was in charge. Mr James said: "He told me the male (Cpl Dunsby) had been on a four-day exercise and was half-an-hour from the finish. "He said the male had collapsed about 100 yards up the track. He said they had carried plenty of water but were pushing themselves to the limit." The hearing in the Solihull, West Midlands, was also told an unnamed walker was earlier asked by an Army officer to fan down Cpl Dunsby, hold his head and watch his breathing while four other soldiers carried him on a stretcher from the hillside. The inquest continues.

A paramedic with 23 years experience said a heat-stricken Army reservist who collapsed on an SAS test march had the highest temperature he had seen, an inquest has heard.

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Kadiza Sultana, who joined so-called Islamic State (IS) last year aged 16, is feared dead after an air strike in Raqqa, her family solicitor has said. Labour's Rushanara Ali said the Prevent strategy needed a "proper assessment". Security minister Ben Wallace said it had been reviewed "to ensure it works". Ms Ali, MP for Bethnal Green and Bow told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme the government needed to establish "what's working and what's not". But Mr Wallace said "ever since Labour introduced Prevent in 2007, the government has continued to review the policy to ensure it works to protect people from being radicalised". "For Prevent to work we all need to get behind it not stand on the sidelines undermining it," he added. Who are Britain’s jihadists? The Britons signing up for Jihad Kadiza and school friends Shamima Begum and Amira Abase, both 15 at the time, flew from Gatwick to Turkey on 17 February 2015 after telling their parents they were going out for the day. The Bethnal Green Academy pupils later entered Syria and were thought to be living in Raqqa, an IS stronghold. The three girls had been studying for their GCSEs at Bethnal Green Academy, in Tower Hamlets, east London - where they have been described as "straight-A students". Tasnime Akunjee, a solicitor representing the families of the three schoolgirls, told BBC Newsnight they heard a report of Kadiza's death following a Russian air strike a few weeks ago. He said they had not been able to independently confirm it because of the nature of information from Syria. By Frank Gardner, BBC security correspondent Kadiza Sultana and her two travelling companions were part of a surge of young British Muslims heading out to Syria to join so-called IS in a movement that peaked more than a year ago. Today the surge has turned to barely a trickle. The latest UK Government counter-terrorism strategy report puts the number of Britons who reached Syria at about 850 - although unofficial estimates are higher. Of those, about 125 are believed to have been killed, either by air strikes or by fighting on the ground, and about 400 are thought to have returned to Britain. Anyone known to have travelled to IS-controlled territory is automatically questioned by the police and assessed on a case-by-case basis. If there is any evidence of terrorist-related activity they face prosecution, but others are steered towards deradicalisation programmes and given counselling, with a view to reintegrating them into society here. It is the job of the Home Office and the police to make the correct assessments. Under laws brought in last summer, schools have a legal obligation, known as the "Prevent Duty", to spot and report individuals who might be vulnerable to extremism and radicalisation. Schools have to assess the risk of pupils being drawn into extremist ideologies and schools must ensure pupils do not access extremist material online. Teachers have previously warned the strategy is "shutting down" open debate in schools, encouraging a climate of "over-reaction", and creating "suspicion and confusion" in schools. The government has said Prevent is playing "a key role" in identifying children at risk of radicalisation. However, Ms Ali told Today the case of the three schoolgirls highlighted the fact it was not working. "Many have concerns about how Prevent is being implemented, concerns about young Muslims being stigmatised," she said. "There needs to be a balance struck to protect young people, to prevent them from being radicalised, but also making sure teachers and other agencies have the proper advice training and support." She added: "What the government needs to do is do a proper assessment of what's working and what's not and they need to listen to the Muslim community... "But that requires partnership between communities." Security minister Ben Wallace defended the strategy. "Up and down the country we are successfully seeing communities, local authorities and ordinary citizens doing their bit to protect the vulnerable from those that would seek to groom them for extremist activities," he said. "Prevent is for the benefit of us all no matter what faith or community you belong to. As it is with domestic violence or other forms of abuse it is everyone's duty to be proactive to stop those that would subvert our young people." Sara Khan, co-founder of the counter-extremism organisation Inspire, told Today that she saw Kadiza as a victim, "because she's not an adult". Young girls who are exposed to radicalisation "lack critical thinking skills", which "is what makes them vulnerable to Islamist extremist propaganda in particular", she said. She added that girls being exposed to extremist material were "not receiving counter-messages". The Bethnal Green schoolgirls were among more than 800 Britons who are believed to have left the UK to join IS or other militant groups in Syria and Iraq, In February 2015 the principal of Bethnal Green Academy, Mark Keary, said there was no evidence that the girls were radicalised at school, adding that pupils could not access Twitter or Facebook on its computers. It later emerged that, before leaving the UK, Shamima Begum had sent a Twitter message to Aqsa Mahmood, who left Glasgow for Syria in 2013 to marry an Islamic State fighter. A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "The UK has advised for some time against all travel to Syria. As all UK consular services there are suspended, it is extremely difficult to confirm the status and whereabouts of British nationals in Syria. "Anyone who does travel to these areas, for whatever reason, is putting themselves in considerable danger."

A Labour MP has expressed "huge concerns" about the counter-terrorism strategy in UK schools, after reports one of three east London teenagers who fled to Syria has been killed.

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The rare mineral, only found beneath Treak Cliff Hill, near Castleton in the Peak District, is so called because of its distinctive colour. The new vein has been named the Ridley Vein after Gary Ridley, the miner who found it after attempting a new mining method with a stone chainsaw. He said he could not "believe his eyes" when he came across the Blue John. The stone was fashionable during the Regency period in the early 1800s and is displayed at Buckingham Palace and Chatsworth House. Mr Ridley, who manages Treak Cliff Cavern, said he tried out the new saw near the tourist route. "Having spotted a small amount of crystallisation near the handrail it was just an easy and convenient place to see how well the saw would cut... "I couldn't believe my eyes when within a few minutes I had uncovered a substantial deposit of Blue John unlike any other vein I had ever seen before." Vicky Turner, whose family have owned and managed Treak Cliff Cavern since the 1940s, said the Ridley Vein has "swirling patterns of purple and blue" and will be made into decorative bowls and other pieces. Each vein has its own colour and banding of blue, purple, yellow and white. Historically, there have been 14 distinct veins of Blue John including Millers Vein, Treak Cliff Blue Vein, 5 Vein, 12 Vein and Old Tor Vein. The Ridley Vein has now entered the record books as variant number 15.

A vein of Blue John stone has been found in Derbyshire, 150 years after the last discovery.

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Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy, Egyptian Baher Mohamed and Australian Peter Greste were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison in July 2014. Their convictions for spreading false news were overturned and they were freed in February to await retrial. Mr Greste was deported to Australia and is on trial again in absentia. The journalists strenuously deny collaborating with the Muslim Brotherhood, which the Egyptian government considers a terrorist group, after the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi by the military in 2013. At a hearing on Sunday, the journalists were told the verdict would be delayed until 29 August.

An Egyptian court has again delayed a verdict in the retrial of three al-Jazeera journalists convicted of aiding the banned Muslim Brotherhood.

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Mr Tohti is an economics scholar who has criticised Beijing's policies towards the Uighur minority. He has been detained since January, after he condemned the government's response to a suicide car attack in Tiananmen Square. The United Nations, the EU and US have all called for Mr Tohti's release. He denies the charges against him. Mr Tohti, 44, is being tried at the Intermediate People's Court in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang. Prosecutors presented evidence alleging that Mr Tohti advocated that Xinjiang should be made independent. Their evidence included testimony from his former students. Mr Tohti was teaching at Beijing's Minzu University. Mr Tohti has rejected the evidence, and his lawyers say that his students' testimony were made under duress. One of his lawyers, Li Fangping, told Reuters news agency: "Most of the students said Professor Tohti had separatist goals or intentions... We believe they weren't trustworthy statements, that they were made under pressure." Seven of his students, said to have been working on an Uighur website which Mr Tohti managed, were arrested shortly after he was detained. Guzaili Nu'er, Tohti's wife, attended the trial with several of his brothers and appeared distraught, according to AFP news agency. "He has never opposed the country or any ethnic group," she was quoted as saying. "He has never done anything like that." Human Rights Watch, in a statement, said Mr Tohti had "consistently, courageously and unambiguously advocated peacefully for greater understanding and dialogue between various communities, and with the state". "If this is Beijing's definition of 'separatist' activities, it's hard to see tensions in Xinjiang and between the communities decreasing," said its China director, Sophie Richardson. Reports said the court building and surrounding streets were sealed off, with dozens of police officers standing guard, some in riot gear. Foreign journalists were not allowed inside and while some courts release details of proceedings via official microblog accounts, the Urumqi court has stayed silent. The Associated Press reported that several Western diplomats were prevented from entering and witnessing the trial. Police blocked views of the court building with tall panels promoting an upcoming trade event in Xinjiang. The trial is set to continue on Thursday. Xinjiang, which borders Central Asia, is home to the Muslim Uighur minority group. In recent years the region has seen rising tensions between Uighurs and Han Chinese migrants. Violence has increased in recent months, with deadly attacks on civilians in Urumqi and the southern city of Kunming. Last year, three Uighurs drove a car into pedestrians in Tiananmen Square, killing two people and themselves. China blames these attacks on Uighur separatists inspired by overseas terror groups. But Uighur activists say increasingly repressive Chinese rule is stoking tensions and fuelling violence. The most recent violence took place in July in Yarkant, killing 96 people. State media say police shot 59 attackers after an armed group stormed government offices, killing 37 civilians. Activists say police opened fire on people protesting against a Ramadan crackdown on Muslims. Critics say that the prosecution of Mr Tohti risks silencing moderate voices and will make the situation in Xinjiang worse rather than better, reports the BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing.

Prominent Uighur academic Ilham Tohti has gone on trial for separatism in China's far western region of Xinjiang.

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The aim is to learn more about the behaviour of a species that experts say could cause millions of pounds of damage to crops if left untreated. Usually, if you want to study an animal, you do a survey and count it. The problem with slugs is you can't always see them as they spend much of their time out of sight in the top 10cm (4in) of the ground. But improved tracking technology will allow scientists to accurately follow slug movements for the first time. The aim of the research is to answer an interesting problem facing farmers: how do slugs live amongst their crops? The researchers at Harper Adams University have a theory slugs are not evenly distributed over a field. Instead they believe they are concentrated in patches. That's important because if the scientists could help farmers find these large patches of slugs you could target them with pest control measures. That would be cheaper and greener than spreading chemicals over an entire field. Slugs are slimy and enjoy squeezing into tight spaces so the trackers need to be placed inside the slugs themselves just under the skin. The slugs are anaesthetised before a small cut is made in the skin and the tracker inserted. The tracker itself is smaller than a grain of rice. The slugs I saw were implanted a month ago and seemed happy. It's important to the researchers that the trackers don't cause the slugs to behave any differently to their non-implanted cousins. In the lab it appears neither slug movement or appetite is affected. Tracking the slugs involves equipment that looks very like a metal detector. Researchers will go out at night when the slugs are most active and release the slugs with the trackers. There will be hundreds of them over the duration of the experiment. Then every 20 minutes throughout the night the team will scan the fields with the detector. This will automatically log the slug's individual tracker number and it's GPS location building up a very accurate map of where the slugs go and what they are doing. There's increasing pressure on farmers to reduce the chemicals they use against slugs and some are being banned outright. So if this research comes up with a better way to control them by revealing more about their behaviour it could be very useful. Funding for this study has come from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), The Potato Council and Cereals and Oilseeds who estimate that slugs could cause £100m of damage to UK crops if they aren't properly controlled. And finally a confession. We did take a slug out into the field and we put it down on the ground to track it. We certainly managed to find it again, the signal from its tracker was loud and strong, but we couldn't actually see it. Which means we couldn't recover the slug and he had to go and join his colleagues in the soil. It did rather show how trackers beat traditional visual slug surveys. And soon our slug implanted with a tracker will be joined by hundreds more. Update: One week on and our slug was safely recovered by the team.

At Harper Adams University they are fitting tracking devices to slugs.

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The procedure involves holding down the Falcon 9 on its launch pad and then igniting its Merlin engines. The test only runs for a few seconds, but it tells engineers that all nine engines at the base of the vehicle, and the sub-systems that support them, are functioning normally. If the test throws up no anomalies, the Falcon is given the green light to go ahead with its mission. Clearly, though, on this occasion, something went catastrophically wrong. The entire rocket and its satellite payload were destroyed in an explosion. Company CEO Elon Musk said the problem - whatever it was - occurred during the operation to fill the rocket with propellant, so the event happened just prior to the test ignition. Remarkably, the lightning towers surrounding the pad stayed standing in the face of the blast, and so did the erector tower that is used to feed cables and fluids to the rocket. Undoubtedly, though, Launch Complex 40 as it is known, will have suffered significant damage. Twisted and bent metal was visible to long-range cameras. But the repairs to the pad are only a part of SpaceX's immediate problems. Its launch schedule will now be put on hold, perhaps for many weeks, as engineers try to understand what happened and to correct any procedural errors and hardware failures. That is going to be a headache for SpaceX's many customers who are waiting patiently for a ride. The Amos-6 satellite that was lost in the explosion is just one spacecraft in a very long line of platforms that have contracts to fly on the Falcon. They have little option but to accept the delay; you cannot very easily swap rockets like you can swap trains. Most of the backlog is made up of commercial payloads, and every extra month these expensive satellites stay on the ground will hit their operators' revenues. Consider customers like Iridium - one of the main sat-phone providers. It was due to send up the first 10 spacecraft in its new constellation of satellites on a Falcon later this month. Iridium has big loans that need to be serviced. At Nasa, too, they will be frustrated. The agency sends cargo to the space station on Falcons, and the next freight mission was scheduled for November. More concerning however is the shadow this incident casts over the issue of human transportation. SpaceX has a contract to use its Falcon to take astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). Manned test flights were expected in the next 18 months. Is that timeline realistic now? This is the second accident involving a Falcon inside 15 months, after a vehicle broke up in flight in June 2015. The Falcon's performance will have reverberations with the US military also. SpaceX is working hard to convince the Pentagon that it has a reliable rocket system that can be entrusted with high-value national security missions. That job just got a little harder. Setbacks are inevitable in this business, however, and SpaceX has shown before that it can bounce back. Customers and commentators alike have warmed to the company and its charismatic leader, Elon Musk. They have been impressed with the new ideas that SpaceX has tried to introduce - most notably the attempt to make the Falcon cheaper by making it re-usable. Just this week we saw the Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES, one of the biggest such companies in the world, announce that it would be the first to use one of these "second-hand rockets". But it's difficult to run a routine operation and innovate at the same time. If June 2015 is any guide, SpaceX will likely park some of its future plans while it gets everyone in the company to focus on the fundamentals to get the Falcon flying again as soon as possible.

It is usual for SpaceX to do a "hot fire" test a few days before a launch.

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Mr Trump pointed to the fact that during the caucus the Cruz campaign told voters rival Ben Carson planned to quit the race, which was not true. The Cruz campaign apologised to Carson's camp, saying it was a misunderstanding. Mr Trump also cited Cruz leaflets that accused Iowans of "voting violations". Paul Pate, the top election official in Iowa, condemned the mailers on Saturday, saying the state does not track or grade individual voters. Mr Pate said Mr Cruz's mailers "misrepresent Iowa election law" and that they were "not in keeping in the spirit of the Iowa Caucuses," but he stopped short of any official action. "Ted Cruz didn't win Iowa, he stole it. That is why all of the polls were so wrong and why he got far more votes than anticipated. Bad!" Mr Trump said. Earlier, he wrote on Twitter that Mr Cruz "illegally" won the caucus, but later deleted the tweet. The reaction contrasts with his concession speech on Monday night, which was seen as a humble departure from his usual bombastic style. Mr Trump placed second in Monday's contest, which he called "a long-shot great finish" in an earlier tweet. Mr Cruz's camp is not taking the accusations too seriously. "Reality just hit the reality star - he lost Iowa and now nobody is talking about him, so he's popping off on Twitter," Mr Cruz's communications director Rick Tyler told Politico in an email. "There are support groups for Twitter addiction, perhaps he should find his local chapter." There is no precedent for re-doing a caucus. The remaining candidates are now in New Hampshire, the next state to hold a primary vote, where Mr Trump is leading in the polls. Rand Paul, a Republican who represents the Libertarian wing on the party, dropped out of the race on Wednesday after finishing fifth in Iowa.

Presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for a new election in Iowa, accusing the Republican winner, Ted Cruz, of fraud.

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The Dow Jones rose 0.2% to 19,251.78, while the wider S&P 500 gained 0.3% to 2,204.71, just missing a new record. The Nasdaq rose 0.5% to 5,333.00. Banking shares performed strongly, with Wells Fargo up 2.2%, Bank of America rising 1.5% and Goldman up by 1.2%. Financial shares have climbed by over 15% since the election. President-elect Donald Trump's plans to reduce corporate tax and regulations are expected to benefit the sector. Meanwhile, analysts are predicting the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week, in another boost for banks. Financials in general are "benefiting from the feeling that interest rates are done going down and we are going to see a much more favourable interest rate and spread environment for financials," said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Asset Management. Mr Trump's announcement that Japanese telecoms and internet firm SoftBank had agreed to invest $50bn in the US also boosted markets, with Sprint shares rising 1.5%and T-Mobile gaining 1.8%. Other telecom stocks also rose. AT&T shares increased by 1.9% after the firm said its new streaming television service DirectTV Now has gained more subscribers so far than expected. Verizon shares climbed 1.2 % after the wireless carrier said it was selling 29 data centres for $3.6bn. Chipotle was one of the top fallers on the S&P 500, dropping 7.6%, after it said sales had not recovered as well as expected. Quarterly sales have been falling over the past year since food safety issues led to the temporary closure of dozens of Chipotle restaurants across the US.

(Close) The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a fresh high for a second consecutive day after a rally in financial shares boosted the index.

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The 26-year-old was released by York City after failing to score in 14 appearances last season. However, he netted 26 times in 69 appearances in a two-season spell at Barnet between 2012 and 2014. Hyde is the Boro's fourth signing of the summer, following left-back Andrew Fox and forwards Matt Godden and Rowan Liburd. "I know this league inside out now and any team can go on a run, but it's who does it for the longest period that counts. "It's about winning games and fingers crossed I can help Stevenage do that this season," he told the club website. Details of his contract with Stevenage have not been disclosed. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

League Two side Stevenage have signed their third striker of the summer by bringing in free agent Jake Hyde.

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The 30-year-old from Holywood, 32nd in the marathon at the Rio Olympics, took ninth place in the Welsh capital. Pollock finished with a time of 65.53 in a race won by Shadrack Korir of Kenya in a course record of 60.54. Medical doctor Pollock was returning to Cardiff where he ran a superb 62:46 to finish 14th at the World Half Marathon Championship. In July, Pollock was the top Irishman in the half marathon at the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam as he took 17th place with a time of 1:04.28. Last weekend, Pollock ran his first race since the Olympics when he won the Aurora 10k in Bangor.

Northern Ireland's top distance runner Paul Pollock claimed a top 10 finish in Sunday's Cardiff Half Marathon.

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HS2 Ltd, the company behind the rail link from London to northern England, last week said the redevelopment of the station would finish in 2033 - seven years later than planned. Sir Keir Starmer, MP for Holborn and St Pancras, said those living nearby faced "decades of blight" from construction. But the HS2 minister said the area would benefit from the redevelopment. The first phase of HS2 will be between London and Birmingham and will be followed by a V-shaped section to Manchester and Leeds. Euston is set to gain six new platforms and an additional concourse. In a change to plans submitted two years ago, HS2 Ltd has proposed that the construction of five further platforms within the existing station should be delayed. They would be ready for phase two of HS2 which will run from the capital to Leeds and Manchester in 2033. HS2 Ltd said the changes meant the construction would be less intense. But speaking to the Commons on Tuesday, Sir Keir rejected that: "We have had plans, amended plans and further amended plans for Euston. "The only sensible plan is to abandon the project altogether. "This plan, far from being an improvement on the other plans, is the worst of the lot and leaves my constituents with all of the pain and none of the gain. "And I focus here particularly on the phased approach - it offers and sets up decades of blight with no assurance about when the project as a whole will be finished." HS2 Minister Robert Goodwill said Euston needed to experience the same regeneration as King's Cross-St Pancras, also in north London. He said: "Our Euston proposal is fully compatible with the redevelopment of the remaining Network Rail station and our proposals have been developed with Network Rail and (Transport for London)." Replying to Sir Keir, Mr Goodwill said disruption for commuters also needed to be considered alongside disruption faced by residents. He said reports suggesting there would be reductions in platform space were "not correct". Mr Goodwill also said Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin was "very keen to see the resurrection of the Euston Arch". Euston Arch, which was built in the 1830s, stood at the front of the station until it was demolished in 1962 when the station was rebuilt. He said: "We think we know where the bits are, and indeed the Euston Arch Trust aims to reform the arch and it's for them to bring this forward through a local planning application, but we have a location in the new Euston Square Gardens for the arch to come forward."

Plans to redevelop London Euston as part of the high-speed railway line HS2 should be scrapped, an MP has said.

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Williams, who took Cuthbert's place on the wing during the Six Nations, will miss Wales' first two warm up matches following foot surgery. Ex-Wales centre James says Cuthbert faces a big task to win the shirt back. "He'll be very lucky if he gets back in," he said. "I don't think he's put his hand up this season." Cardiff Blues' back Cuthbert, 25, has not played for Wales since their 26-23 win over Scotland in February at Murrayfield, their second match of Six Nations. He was left out of the matchday squads altogether for their three remaining fixtures. The previously prolific Cuthbert failed to score in 11 of the 14 matches he played for his region in the Pro12 during 2014-15, but crossed twice in their final fixture of the campaign against bottom side Zebre. He has been included in Wales' 47-man World Cup training squad which will be trimmed down to 31 at the end of August and James told Radio Wales Sport that the winger needs to improve. "It's down to mental attitude possibly," the 2001 British Lion said. "It depends how he goes in the training camp. "If I was in the training camp and I was one of the backs I'd see this as a massive opportunity to really step up my game, show what you can do and put your hands up." Wales head coach Warren Gatland is "optimistic" Williams, 24, will recover in time to take part in the World Cup. James says losing the Scarlets' back would be a setback for Wales, who are already without injured centre Jonathan Davies (knee). "It would be a massive blow," said James. "He's certainly a valuable commodity to have in the back division. "He seems to create a hell of a lot of try-scoring opportunities, which we've seen him doing time and time again for Scarlets, but also for Wales this season. So let's hope he makes a speedy recovery."

Alex Cuthbert would be "lucky" to regain his Wales place even if Liam Williams is ruled out of the Rugby World Cup, according to Dafydd James.

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Ryan Walls took pictures of 101 passengers during the Edinburgh Festival in 2015. The 42-year-old said only two people refused out of the 103 people he asked due to being in a hurry and having a bad hair day. Now the father-of-three's pictures will go on display at Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Dalmeny Street, in August. Mr Walls told the BBC Scotland news website how he took photographs of a hen party, stag do, football fans, a chef, a high court judge and a TV agony aunt from Kuwait. He said: "Everyone was so nice. One of the pictures is of a passenger who was in such a hurry that he couldn't wait for another taxi when I discovered the central locking system was broken so I had to pull him in and out of the taxi window. "I also had an elderly former English teacher who had suddenly decided she wanted to go out to a show at the festival at the last minute and she had lots of words of encouragement for me so I really enjoyed chatting with her. "I also got a Jambo fan and was worried I wasn't going to get a Hibs fan but luckily I did. "I'm really interested in people and wanted to capture that moment in my cab, I only had seconds to take a few pictures and I'm really pleased with the end result." The exhibition runs from 31 July until 5 August.

An Edinburgh taxi driver has created an exhibition and book from pictures he has taken of passengers in his cab.

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The SDLP and Alliance Party have yet to say whether they will join the executive. Mr McGuinness said he was still hopeful both would be part of the new executive, but added it was now "make your mind up time" for both parties. The Ulster Unionists have already said they will enter opposition. The Alliance Party's ruling council is due to meet on Thursday to decide if the party will join the executive. The majority of the posts in the executive will be filled by ministers from the DUP and Sinn Féin. In 5 May's election, the DUP maintained the 38 seats it held in the last assembly, while Sinn Féin lost one and now holds 28. The Ulster Unionists have 16 seats, while the SDLP have 12. The Alliance Party secured eight seats during the election, meaning it does not have enough seats to automatically qualify for a ministerial department. However, it has been offered the justice ministry. "We have offered the position of justice minister to the Alliance Party," Mr McGuinness said on Wednesday. "They have come back with a number of issues which they would like to see addressed and we will respond to those during the course of today." He added: "I think the SDLP have to consider what is good for the people, what is good for the role of the government as the Good Friday Agreement was all about inclusive administration. "It's make your mind up time over the course of the next seven days. "I hope the SDLP will decide to come into the administration, we are involved in discussions with them, and there will be a further engagement tomorrow and after that they will have to decide."

The ministers of the new Northern Ireland Executive will be appointed next Wednesday, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said.

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The Aberdeenshire-based company said there had been an "unprecedented response" to its Equity for Punks USA crowdfunding initiative. BrewDog hopes to raise up to $50m within six months to help fund expansion in North America. Plans include a new 100,000 sq ft brewery in Columbus, Ohio. It is scheduled to open later this year. Shares in the funding round cost $47.50 each, with a minimum investment of $95. According to BrewDog, more than 1,200 people have already signed up to the scheme. On its website, the company said: "This unprecedented response to our first crowdfunding round in the States shows the demand for our beer in America, and sets us up with a community of like-minded individuals ready and waiting to help us make our US business an explosive success." Its Equity for Punks USA investment scheme is the fifth fundraising venture by the brewery, and its first in the US. The Ellon-based company has raised more than £26m since launching its first Equity for Punks crowdfunding round in 2009. Its last UK round raised £19m to fund growth plans, including expanding its brewery in Ellon and opening new bars. The round, which closed in April, fell short of its £25m target. BrewDog's British business now employs more than 600 people globally and exports to 55 countries. It also operates more than 40 bars in the UK and overseas.

Craft brewer BrewDog has raised $1m (£770,000) from US investors within the first three days of a new funding round, according to the company.

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The pop singer from Ely, Cardiff, topped the list following an online vote from a shortlist of 30 greats. In second place was Blackwood-born James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers, with musical theatre performer John Owen Jones coming in third. Sir Tom Jones and Dame Shirley Bassey, finished fourth and fifth respectively. Picking up his award, Mr Stevens said: "The fact that it's a public vote means a lot to me, so a big thank you to the people who voted." Twelve judges from a range of musical disciplines selected a shortlist of 30 for the listeners' poll. Radio Wales editor Steve Austins said: "While I'm a little surprised at the outcome, the people of Wales have spoken and there is no doubting Shaky's contribution to British music history. "In fact his was the very first record I bought. "Any winner from such a formidable shortlist is bound to create heated debate but the poll reminds us just how blessed with talent we are here in Wales." Shakin' Stevens shot to fame in 1981 with the number one hit single This Ole House. His platinum-selling career spans more than four decades and he is still recording and touring across the world. Wynne Evans' countdown show on Radio Wales can be heard here.

Shakin' Stevens has been voted Wales' Greatest Living Voice by listeners of BBC Radio Wales.

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Sgt Louise Lucas, 41, was airlifted to hospital but later died. Her daughter Olivia, eight, was also injured in the incident on The Kingsway on 31 March. Her family described her as "an outgoing, hard working and loving person." A coroner has called on Swansea council to address safety concerns on the road. In a tribute they wrote: "Our family is absolutely devastated at the tragic accident, which took Louise from us all last week. "We've lost a beautiful loving wife, mum, daughter and sister who will never be forgotten. "Louise was an outgoing, hard working and loving person. An incredible hole has been left in our family which can never be filled." The family thanked staff at Swansea's Morriston hospital who treated the mother-of-three and her daughter. They also paid tribute to police, members of the public and staff from the Principality building society who looked after Olivia after the incident. After the crash, Swansea council said it would install temporary barriers along the central reservation of the road. It has already dropped the speed limit to 20mph following concerns from residents that the road was unsafe. In a letter to the council, Swansea's acting senior coroner Colin Phillips said the road had a "serious design issue", which "must be addressed". Mr Phillips issued the report as part of his investigation into the death of Daniel Foss, 37, who died after being hit by a bus on The Kingsway in September 2013.

The family of an off-duty police officer who died after being hit by a bus in Swansea say her death has left a hole that can never be filled.

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Media playback is not supported on this device Muir told BBC Scotland her veterinary medicine studies will mean she will not be with the Scotland team at next year's event on Australia's Gold Coast. The 24-year-old finished fourth and sixth in the 1500m and 5,000m at the World Athletics Championships. "My exams aren't until May so Commonwealths being in April, it's just not going to work out unfortunately," said the middle distance runner. "I go back to university next week. I've got a week off then back to my studies to complete my final year. Media playback is not supported on this device "I love running for Scotland whenever I can and the Commonwealths are one of the few opportunities you can do it so, yeah, I'm gutted I'm going to be missing it. "But you have to think about getting my degree and that was really important to me. I'm sure the team's going to do so, so well. They're going to do great. "I think I've got at least two, even three more Olympics in me. What events? I don't know. Certainly, so much scope for the future." However, Muir says the World Indoor Championships in March are "potentially a target". "These next few months are going to be very full on with my studies," she explained. "I feel like I'm in reasonable shape. I'd like to run in Birmingham." Hellen Obiri upset defending world champion Almaz Ayana to win 5,000m gold in London, with Sifan Hassan third. Muir's time of 14 minutes 52.07 seconds was her new outdoor personal best. "I'm really happy," she said after Sunday's race. "It was really tough competition out there. I'm delighted with that. I'm really, really pleased with how I ran. "My fifth race in 10 days - it's a lot of running and to still come away with that I think there's a lot of potential for the future."

Laura Muir says she'll be "gutted" to miss April's Commonwealth Games.

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Mr Besigye is running against Mr Museveni in the presidential elections for the fourth time, after losing his previous three attempts. He promised in an interview with Uganda's Daily Monitor paper in 2013 that he would not run again but would use other means "to dismantle the dictatorship". A year later he was still insistent that he would not run, telling Uganda's Observer newspaper that it is impossible to win an election that is being controlled by Mr Museveni. But in 2015, he changed his mind. His campaign rallies for the 2016 election have been characterised by supporters handing over donations, including bunches of bananas and live goats - a stark contrast to most campaign rallies on the continent, which see the candidates distributing gifts hoping to secure the votes of the beneficiaries. Mr Besigye says previous elections have been rigged and that he has been the victim of a campaign of intimidation by the security forces. Some seven months before the 2016 election, Mr Besigye was arrested ahead of a campaign rally, accused of violating public order laws by attempting to hold public meetings without the government's permission. On his way to another rally three days before the election, he was briefly held by police who accused him of disrupting the traffic. Mr Besigye has been arrested on numerous occasions. On one occasion he was shot in the hand, on another he suffered eye injuries after being doused in pepper spray. The authorities have said Mr Besigye is provoking them, and he has been charged with inciting violence. The charismatic Mr Besigye, 59, is married to Winnie Byanyima, a former MP who is seen as intelligent and ambitious and who was once a close personal friend of Mr Museveni. Mr Besigye and his wife have one son. He was born in the western Rukungiri District, the second child in a family of six and the son of a policeman. Besigye's dates with history: Both his parents died while he was at secondary school. In 1975, he headed to Kampala and to medical school at what was then the region's most prestigious university, Makerere. Idi Amin was president of Uganda at the time and his army was causing misery in many areas of the country, including on the university campus. Mr Besigye did not escape that treatment. Aged 18, he was in a Kampala hotel about to have dinner. Walking to the toilets, he stopped to talk to a former classmate. A huge man lifted him up by the collar, slapped him hard across the face and sent him sprawling to the floor. He said he never made it to the toilets, and never ate his dinner. He picked himself up and ran for his life. Following Amin's overthrow, the qualified doctor became a member of the Uganda People's Movement of Yoweri Museveni. The movement had little success in the 1980 election which saw the return of Milton Obote to power, and which is widely considered to have been rigged. Mr Besigye told the East African newspaper that he did not immediately join Mr Museveni in the bush war. But he was imprisoned for two months in the Nile Hotel in 1981, accused of working with the rebels, and tortured. Mr Besigye fled to Nairobi and in 1982 joined Mr Museveni in the bush, where he became his personal doctor. Although rarely at the battle front, Mr Besigye was deployed in divisions which were sent into battle where he treated the casualties. Kizza Besigye on his 2001-2005 exile: "I left in order to continue to be politically active rather than being behind bars or six feet under as had been threatened" When Mr Museveni came to power, Mr Besigye, aged just 29, was appointed state minister of internal affairs and national political commissar. These appointments shocked some who had been in the bush with Mr Besigye, as he had not been heavily involved in the political side of the bush war. Some believe Mr Besigye's rapid rise led to him being viewed as a potential threat to the president, and as a result he was given less demanding work during the 1990s. Mr Besigye rose to the rank of colonel in the army but did not retire from it until shortly before the 2001 elections - having written a document that accused the ruling National Resistance Movement of being undemocratic, dishonest and corrupt. It almost earned him a court martial. A few months before the election, he emerged as a presidential candidate. Having lost to Mr Museveni, he went to court and challenged the result on the grounds that the state had used force, intimidation and violence. He lost the case on a split decision and then fled the country. On his return in 2005 he said: "I left in order to continue to be politically active rather than being behind bars or six feet under as had been threatened." More on Uganda's election: After he returned to Uganda ahead of the 2006 elections, he was arrested and charged with both treason and rape. The charges were later dismissed, but not until long after the polls and they obviously distracted him from campaigning. The rape prosecution was dismissed as "crude and amateurish" but the treason charges hung over his head until 2010. His lawyers unsuccessfully challenged the 2006 results, alleging widespread fraud. Mr Besigye won 37%. The government says Mr Besigye has connections with a rebel group, and this accusation led to charges. He denied any rebel link, although he has said he would not rule out going to the bush to battle the government if the constitution was overthrown and needed to be reinstated. After he lost the last election in 2011, Mr Besigye said all the votes were flawed. Before the 2011 polls, Mr Besigye had called for popular uprisings in the event of fraud. And after gaining 26% to the president's 68% in the vote, the leader of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) claimed it was rigged. After the election he continued to campaign against the result, along with the rising cost of living, by staging "walk to work" protests. He was arrested four times, accused of inciting violence and beaten by police during the protests before all charges were dropped. Human rights groups condemned the brutality of the police and military. His critics see him as a power-hungry attention seeker. But others praise him for standing up to authority. Mr Besigye himself says his mission is "to work with millions of other Ugandans in bringing about a stable democratic and peaceful Uganda".

Kizza Besigye used to be President Yoweri Museveni's personal doctor but he went on to become an opposition leader and has referred to Uganda's leader as a "dictator".

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3 February 2016 Last updated at 08:07 GMT The British astronaut has been up there for six weeks, but took time out to speak to children and share some experiments. Leah went to meet some of kids lucky enough to be able to talk direct to the astronaut...

Children across Britain linked up with Tim Peake on the International Space Station yesterday for a big question and answer session.

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The duo are the first Robins players to agree to join Guernsey FC since the clubs agreed a partnership deal earlier this week. They are in Guernsey's squad for the trip to Herne Bay in Isthmian League Division One South. If the pair play they will become the first non-Guernsey players to feature for the Green Lions. "We're delighted to help Guernsey by sending Jake and Kodi to them for a month," Bristol City director of youth recruitment Brian Tinnion told the Guernsey FC website. "This forms part of our plans for a bigger partnership with Guernsey. Working with their manager Tony Vance, we're looking to only extend this over time. "We're already looking at the possibility of a pre-season friendly in Guernsey, potentially with the first team, or a Select XI including our under-23s."

Guernsey FC have signed Bristol City forward Jake Andrews and defender Kodi Lyons-Foster on month-long youth loans.

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The incident happened at the junction of Holburn Street and Holburn Road at about 03:00. Police Scotland said officers briefly gave chase when the vehicle failed to stop for them in Crown Street, but they gave up their pursuit for safety reasons. The car then hit an office building. Insp Megan Heathershaw said: "Thankfully, no one appears to have been injured during the incident, however some damage was caused to a building in the Holburn Street area. "I would like to take this opportunity to stress that during incidents of this nature, vehicles will only be followed when safe to do so. The safety of the public throughout remains at the forefront of our priorities. "Inquiries are ongoing and I would urge anyone with information to contact police."

A man was taken into custody after a truck which had been involved in a police pursuit crashed into a building in Aberdeen.

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Kent Police said the Sittingbourne man died at the scene and his family have been informed. He was driving a Citroen on the A249 when it hit the lorry, which was legally parked in a lay-by, a spokeswoman for the force said. The road was closed for about five hours after the crash, which happened just before 19:00 GMT. Any witnesses are urged to contact police.

A man in his 50s has died as his car hit a parked lorry in Kent.

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Sharing revenge-porn images and videos became a crime in England and Wales in February, but the law currently gives victims no right to hide identities. The move was jointly started by Keeley Richards-Shaw, whose ex-boyfriend was the first sentenced under the new law. The Ministry of Justice said judges had discretionary powers to withhold names. Speaking on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme earlier in December, Ms Richards-Shaw said media coverage had increased her distress and a change in the law was crucial to help victims "keep their personal life personal". North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Julia Mulligan, who is also behind the petition, has written to the government with Ms Richards-Shaw about the issue. A loophole existed, the PCC said, because revenge porn was classed as a domestic abuse offence rather than a sexual offence. She said: "It's wrong that victims of this very personal and distressing crime are being violated all over again by their stories being played out online and in the media. "Any victim of revenge porn should have full confidence that their identity will be protected by law and this matter deserves to be far higher up the political agenda."

A petition calling for revenge porn victims to be given the same anonymity as other victims of sexual offences has gained more than 5,500 supporters.

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The members say they'll continue as a four-piece after Zayn Malik announced he was leaving the group last week to "live like a normal 22-year-old". His departure was followed by rumours on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook that One Direction was about to break up. But Liam Payne thanked fans for sticking with the band and for "not thinking it's finished". He tweeted: "I can see a lot of people thanking us for staying but your the real Heros here thanks for not thinking it's finished." The band continued their On the Road Again tour and have been playing concerts in South Africa. They start the European leg of the tour by playing Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on 5 and 6 June. Zayn Malik quit the group last week after flying back to the UK, having been "signed off with stress". It was after reports that he'd cheated on his 21-year-old fiancee, Perrie Edwards. He told The Sun that he was "upset" for the group's fans and he said there was no bad blood between him and his former bandmates, who he said had been "really supportive". It's thought he's working on a solo album with producer Naughty Boy, who's worked on tracks for Emeli Sande, Cheryl Cole and Leona Lewis. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

One Direction is not on the verge of splitting up, despite rumours started on social media.

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Democrats Mark Warner and Joe Manchin, who have "A" ratings from the National Rifle Association (NRA), now say action is needed after the massacre. President Obama has held a meeting with three of his cabinet to discuss how the law might change. Noah Pozner and Jack Pinto, both aged six, were buried on Monday. They were among 20 children and six adults killed at Sandy Hook school in Connecticut. Other victims' funerals will be held throughout the week, and the town has already begun removing Christmas decorations in mourning. Two adults who were injured in the attack survived are recovering in hospital and would be crucial witnesses as police continue their investigation, it was confirmed on Monday. Lt Paul Vance said they were recovering and would be interviewed at an appropriate time. Children who witnessed the attack would also be interviewed - in the presence of parents and professionals - Lt Vance added. The Sandy Hook gunman was named as Adam Lanza, who took his own life at the end of a killing spree that began with him shooting dead his own mother. Despite a long history of pro-gun views, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin told US network MSNBC on Monday that it was time to "move beyond rhetoric" on gun control. Mr Manchin, a gun owner and frequent hunter, said: "I don't know anyone in the sporting or hunting arena that goes out with an assault rifle." "It's common sense. It's time to move beyond rhetoric. We need to sit down and have a common sense discussion and move in a reasonable way." Virginia Senator Mark Warner, another Democrat who has backed gun owner's rights, told reporters outside the Virginia capitol that the "status quo isn't acceptable". He later called for "rational gun control" in an interview with a local news broadcaster. Mr Warner said he had been approached repeatedly over the weekend as people began to seek answers and solutions. On Sunday President Barack Obama told residents at a vigil in Newtown the US must do more to protect its children. Rate per 100,000 people Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports In statistics: Guns in the US Viewpoints: Should gun laws change? Mark Mardell: Twenty Christmas trees "We can't tolerate this any more," Mr Obama said. "These tragedies must end and to end them we must change." On Monday, White House spokesman Jay Carney said tighter gun control laws are part of the answer to violence in the US, but stressed that the president did not have a specific policy to announce. "It's a complex problem that will require a complex solution," Mr Carney said. "No single piece of legislation, no single action will fully address the problem." He added that the president supports reinstating an assault weapons ban that expired in 2004. California Senator Dianne Feinstein, a long-time advocate for gun regulations, said on Sunday she would introduce assault weapons ban legislation in the beginning of the next congressional session. And New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a vocal backer of stricter regulation, called on Mr Obama and Congress to pass several gun regulation proposals, including requiring a criminal background check for all gun sales, making gun trafficking a felony and a ban on assault weapons. Newtown's ordeal entered a new phase on Monday as Jack Pinto was buried in the Newtown Village Cemetery and Noah Pozner was buried at the B'Nai Israel Cemetery in the nearby town of Monroe. By Jonny DymondWashington correspondent The family of James Mattioli, six, also held a wake on Monday. Noah Pozner, the youngest victim, was described by his family as inquisitive and mature for his age. "It is unspeakably tragic that none of us can bring Noah back," his uncle Alexis Haller said, according to remarks sent to the Associated Press. "We would go to the ends of the earth to do so, but none of us can. What we can do is carry Noah within us, always." His twin sister, Arielle, who was assigned to a different classroom, survived. Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy and Lt Gov Nancy Wyman were both at the funeral, presided over by a rabbi. In front of the funeral home, well-wishers placed two teddy bears, a bouquet of white flowers and a single red rose at the base of an old maple tree. Later, hymns played at the funeral of Jack Pinto, described as a sports lover and a huge fan of New York Giants football player Victor Cruz - who wore the boy's name inscribed on his boots during Sunday's game. At his funeral on Monday, many young children wore Newtown school football shirts. One mourner, Gwendolyn Glover, told the Associated Press the funeral aimed to reassure others that they were now safe. "The message was: You're secure now. The worst is over," she said. The six-year-old was one of the youngest members of the Newtown youth wrestling association, and dozens of boys in gray Newtown wrestling shirts were at the funeral, as was his coach. Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy has declared a moment of silence for the entire state on Friday morning at 09:00 local time, a week after the shooting. He asked houses of worship with bells to ring them 26 times - one for each victim at the school. Mr Malloy has also signed an executive order making an unused school in neighbouring town immediately available for Sandy Hook's students - with classes reported to be pencilled in for Wednesday. It could be months before the school building is available for use again because it remains an active crime scene.

Two pro-gun US senators have called for changes to firearm laws, as the first victims of the 26 victims of Newtown school shootings were buried.

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The call handling and IT system is more than £40m over budget and was initially due to be ready for October 2013. An earlier attempt to introduce the system had to be abandoned. The programme will now be phased in for some services from this summer with a national roll-out by the end of 2017. Earlier this year, the planned June launch was pushed back to the "summer of 2016" after an issue that caused computer screens to appear blank. It followed an earlier incident in which the system crashed and staff had to resort to pen and paper to deal with patient calls. The new technology is meant to make NHS 24 more efficient but is expected to cost £117m, more than 50% higher than the original estimate. NHS 24 said the new telephone system would be in place this year for services including Breathing Space, NHS Living Life, the musculoskeletal helpline, death certification, blood transfusion and Fit For Work. It will then be introduced in one health board area to ensure it is working effectively before the national roll-out. NHS 24 chief executive Angiolina Foster said: "We expect to have a functioning technology system tested and available later in the summer. "However, we have recognised that ensuring our staff and operational environment are also fully ready to accept the technology is absolutely essential to making sure we can make a smooth transition to the new system." Ms Foster said: "We recognise that the past 18 months have been challenging for the organisation and know that the professionalism and dedication of our people has enabled us to give high-quality care to patients during this time." Health Secretary Shona Robison said: "While any delays to implementation are disappointing, patient safety must always come first. This is why NHS 24 has taken the decision to phase the roll-out of its Future Programme. "This decision follows a comprehensive review of the new system which concluded that a phased roll-out later this summer, working towards full implementation across all health boards by the end of 2017, would be both safe for patients and deliverable by the organisation."

A crisis-hit computer project for the NHS 24 telephone helpline will not be fully rolled out across Scotland until the end of next year - four years later than originally planned.

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That's the prospect facing parents in Knowsley on Merseyside. If that was happening in green-wellied Oxfordshire or the sharp-elbowed London boroughs there would have been a storming of the barricades. Howls of anguish would be rattling the windows of the Department for Education. There would be outrage about university places. Parents would want to know why their children had to fight for places in other authorities. There would be warnings about social mobility going into reverse and a great leap backwards. But in Knowsley the last school in the borough offering A-levels is planning to shut down its sixth form. The governing body of Halewood Academy voted last month to close the sixth form, pending a consultation that finished at the weekend. The academy says that its current sixth form is financially unviable. It says that the break-even point is 155 sixth formers - and although in 2011-12 it had 157, since then the numbers have been below this level and as such it is no longer affordable. The academy is proposing to stop taking new sixth formers from this autumn, with the assumption that pupils could travel to schools in other authorities. Many Knowsley pupils already go to schools in neighbouring authorities for their post-16 education, but it depends on such schools having places available. The local authority says that as this is an academy, they can't intervene. "As an academy, it receives its funding direct from government and not from Knowsley council. "Whilst we, as the local authority, do work with all our local academies to help them improve education standards, as an academy the school is ultimately accountable to the regional school commissioner, and not the local council." Parents have set up a protest page on Facebook, with comments about how difficult it is to get a clear answer from anyone about what is going on. "Who is accountable? Nobody knows. Who do we get in touch with?" says Vanessa Pointon, a parent at the school. "This is letting down the children of this community. There are people who want to go to university, lots of kids who want to do well," she says. What kind of message does it send to young people to have no sixth forms offering A-levels? Knowsley already has among the lowest university entry rates in the country - and now young people are being told that none of their schools is even going to offer a single A-level. It is hard to think that since A-levels were introduced in the 1950s that there has ever been an authority where none of its schools offered the qualification. Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust, said: "It is important that young people have the opportunity to access a good choice of A-levels wherever they live. "For social mobility and access to Russell Group universities, this often means academic subjects like physics, chemistry, further maths and languages." Sir Peter said that despite funding challenges, it was "crucial" that "such choices aren't curtailed". The Knowsley example raises questions about how a future school system could operate where all schools are autonomous academies. If school decisions are outsourced to academy chains, who will provide an overview? There will be six secondary schools in Knowsley, a mix of academies and local authority schools, and if Halewood's proposal goes ahead, none of them would offer A-levels. Academy chains can operate across many different local authorities - and what works for them as a chain might not be the same as local interests. A Department for Education spokesman said ministers would be meeting MPs in Knowsley about the proposed sixth form closure. But the department says that if the school wants to push ahead with closure it will still have to be approved by education officials. "It must make the case to the Education Funding Agency and the regional schools commissioner that post-16 provision in the area would not be adversely affected by the closure before it can be given permission to close it." Does this mean that the Department for Education will be able to intervene? This is where things are far from clear. Regional schools commissioners, appointed by the government, are the officials responsible for overseeing academies. They can intervene if academies are underperforming or where their governance is weak. But can they force an academy, or academy chain, to change what it teaches or the age groups? It's a far-reaching question, because what if regional schools commissioners were allowed to intervene and decide on matters such as admissions policies? Could they subsidise a sixth form that an individual academy could not afford? Could they change how schools select or who they admit? It's a political balancing act, because if they are bystanders, they will be dismissed as pointless. If they're given powers to intervene, including in good and outstanding schools, they will be attacked as bureaucrats trampling on parents' rights. The Education Select Committee has warned of a lack of clarity about the role of the regional schools commissioner and that they risked being seen as "undemocratic and opaque". They heard evidence that nine out of 10 parents did not understand what commissioners were meant to be doing. "As we move towards a system of full academisation, the role of regional school commissioners will continue to grow and evolve," says the Department for Education. The government, setting out plans to compel all schools to become an academy, has called its White Paper "Educational Excellence Everywhere". But parents facing the prospect that none of their local schools will allow their children to take A-levels must wonder if "everywhere" means somewhere else.

How could there be an entire local authority in England where no pupil can take an A-level?

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The 31-year-old, who left Ospreys to join French Top 14 side Perpignan in 2011, has agreed a three-year contract. "It's good for me personally as a rugby player and it's the right thing for my family to be coming home," said Hook. "It's important I finish well at Gloucester. It's a great club and they've been really good to me." Hook, who has 81 caps for Wales, began his career with Neath before spending five years with Ospreys, and helped them to the 2010 Celtic League title. He made 68 appearances for Perpignan in a three-year spell and, after Ospreys tried to re-sign him, joined Gloucester in 2014, having activated a get-out clause in his contract when the French club were relegated from the Top 14. "It's been fantastic to go away to new places, get some unbelievable experiences in England and France with two great clubs, but I'm coming home to a team that's going places," Hook continued. "I'm only 31, I'm playing week in, week out with Gloucester and I think I've got plenty to give on the field for a few years to come." Hook's return to Ospreys comes after fly-half Sam Davies and back-row forwards Justin Tipuric, Dan Baker and Dan Lydiate all signed new deals with the region.

Gloucester fly-half James Hook will rejoin Ospreys at the end of the season, six years after he left the Welsh region.

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An international team of maritime archaeologists are diving, excavating and recording the wreck of Dutch ship the Rooswijk off the Kent coast. All 300 shipmen died when the vessel, carrying coins and silver ingots, sank on Goodwin Sands in January 1740. Never before have any of the Dutch East India Company's 250 wrecks been scientifically excavated on this scale. Historic England manages the protected site and is working with the Dutch government, which owns the ship's remains. It is only now, after more than 250 years, that the sands have shifted enough to unveil the wreckage. Some explorations were carried out last year and those finds are being showcased as part of the #Rooswijk1740 project, led and financed by the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, with open days in Ramsgate between 19 August and 16 September. They include a large seaman's chest, pewter jugs, ornately carved wooden knife handles and leather shoes. The current mission will see archaeologists delve further into the storage rooms and living quarters in the stern of the ship. Martijn Manders, project leader of the Rooswijk Excavation and Maritime Heritage programme manager at the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, said: "The Goodwin Sands has been a treacherous place for ships throughout the centuries and is now a treasure trove for archaeologists. "The rapidly shifting sands mean that the site is even more exposed now than it was during our initial dives to assess the condition of the Rooswijk last year. This makes the excavation urgent." The wreck is high on the Heritage at Risk register due to its exposed remains and vulnerability to the shifting sands. Alison James, maritime archaeologist at Historic England, said: "Wrecks such as the Rooswijk are time capsules that offer a unique glimpse into the past and tell a story. "We look forward to the fascinating insights and discoveries that the Rooswijk excavation will uncover this summer."

A ship excavation is expected to reveal a "treasure trove" of items and stories from Europe's global trading history.

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The announcement of the coaching changes at Surrey on the day of the Australia-Sri Lanka Champions Trophy game at The Oval meant juggling meetings and phone calls with stints in the commentary box for Test Match Special. It was an 18-hour rollercoaster and I must admit there will be a few more similar lengthy working days ahead for me. Sport can be a ruthless business and both Chris Adams and Ian Salisbury have been thanked for their efforts over the last four and half years by Surrey as the club now looks to move things forward in a new direction. My new role is to oversee professional cricket at the club. Due to my other working commitments, I will not be at every day of every match but I will be putting structures in place for the immediate future and beyond while our bowling coach Stuart Barnes will step up and run the side on a day-to-day basis. With good communication and planning we're optimistic that this new-set up can help take the team forward while the club seeks a long-term successor to Chris. The Champions Trophy has delivered two fascinating semi-finals this week, with England taking on South Africa at The Oval on Wednesday before India and Sri Lanka meet in Cardiff the following day. Alastair Cook's men will have their work cut out to overcome a South Africa side who seem to be growing into the tournament. Despite the loss of Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis and Morne Morkel, they have stepped up to the mark, with Colin Ingram and David Miller showing against West Indies that they can be dangerous batsman at this level. Dale Steyn's return to fitness has given them added potency with the ball at just the right time, alongside useful contributions from Chris Morris and Ryan McLaren. England have reached the last four after sticking to a method that may have come in for a fair bit of criticism but has proved successful. Much of the scrutiny has focused on the top three batsmen and their perceived reluctance to play high-risk cricket, but I am more concerned by the lack of runs from the middle order to date. Ravi Bopara showed the way with his 13-ball 33 against Sri Lanka, but now is the time for Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler to come to the party. I think the new ball will be the key to deciding the outcome of this match. Can England's top order handle the pace and skill of Steyn? How will South Africa fare against Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad? My heart says England, but my head says South Africa. The all-Asian second semi-final is a repeat of the 2011 World Cup final and if it proves half as good a game as that was, the spectators in Cardiff will be in for a treat. Sri Lanka have shown they are a dangerous team with good wins over England and Australia, but India are a level above any other side in this tournament and I fully expect them to go on and reach the final. From numbers one to 11 they have played outstanding cricket. They are younger and hungrier than Indian sides of the past and their athletic fielding has added another dimension to their play. They have the tournament's outstanding batsman in Shikhar Dhawan and a richly-varied bowling attack that blends the pace of Ishant Sharma and the swing of Bhuvneshwar Kumar with the exceptional spin axis of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Sri Lanka will be looking to one of their proven match-winners - Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene or Lasith Malinga - to tilt things their way, but unless India have an off day, I can only see one winner. Alec Stewart was talking to BBC Sport's Sam Sheringham.

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Jamie Rudling, 28, from Dunoon, repeatedly raped one victim, between 2003 and 2011, at an address in Argyll. He also raped a 22-year-old woman while she was asleep, in Argyll in 2014. At the High Court in Glasgow, Rudling was jailed for a minimum of three years and six months and told he may never be judged safe enough to be released. Passing sentence, judge Judge Lady Carmichael told Rudling: "You present a high risk to the public at large if you are at liberty. "You were sexually offending while on an extended sentence which was intended to protect the public." Lady Carmichael told Rudling that he showed a pattern of sexual offending from his teenage years and added: "It is significant that your pattern of serious sexual offending became as excessive as it did over a significant period." She added: "I am imposing a life-long restriction order. It is possible you many never be released. It will be up to the parole board to decide if he is ever released." Rudling was given three years probation in March 2010 after being convicted of attempting to rape a sleeping woman. He was also jailed for 28 months at Ayr Sheriff Court in November 2011 and placed under supervision for two years after he persuaded two teenage girls to expose themselves on a webcam. He also arranged to meet one for sex at Braehead Shopping Centre in Renfrewshire. Following his conviction, Rudling's counsel unsuccessfully argued for him to be given an extended sentence rather that a life-long restriction order. Lady Carmichael dismissed imposing an extended sentence saying: "That has been tried already and there was re-offending."

A man who raped two women - one of them while he was on probation for grooming two teenage girls - has been handed a lifelong restriction order.

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Emergency teams are searching for another 15 people who are missing. Rivers burst their banks, destroying buildings and roads after more than 50cm (20in) of rain fell over a 12-hour period on parts of the south-western island of Kyushu on Wednesday. Rescuers are working through thick mud to try to reach stranded survivors. Hundreds have already been evacuated. The worst-hit areas are in Fukuoka prefecture. Announcing the revised death toll, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the region was expected to see further heavy rain on Saturday. About 12,000 police, military, firefighters and coast guard personnel have taking part in the rescue operation.

The death toll from flooding caused by recent heavy rain in southern Japan has risen to at least 15, officials say.

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Former Education and Welfare officer Lucy Ward told the tribunal she was "bewildered" at being dismissed after returning from BBC commentary duty at the 2015 Women's World Cup. Ms Ward, the partner of ex-Leeds United head coach Neil Redfearn, claims unfair dismissal and sex discrimination. The club denies any improper conduct. Leeds United insist Ms Ward, an employee of 17 years, was dismissed for exceeding her annual leave entitlement. The tribunal in Leeds heard from Ismail Ghandour, a businessman who met with former club chief executive Adam Pearson last year about the possibility of using his contacts to bring in investors to the club. At that point, Mr Ghandour said, coach Mr Redfearn was either "on gardening leave or on his way out". He told Mr Pearson he had heard "rumours on Twitter" about Ms Ward's future at the club, so asked him if they were true. Mr Ghandour was told chairman Massimo Cellino saw Neil and Lucy "as a pair", the hearing learned. When cross-examined by Leeds United's barrister Lucy Bairstow, Mr Ghandour said he was friends with Mr Redfearn and Ms Ward and "everybody knew" the pair were in a relationship. Ms Ward told the tribunal she was alerted by a colleague about the locks on the doors to her work office being changed while she was away on leave. After returning from Canada, she said she was told by Mr Pearson "I was suspended and there was a letter in the post". She said: "I went into the disciplinary thinking I was going to have a fair disciplinary process. "It was quite bewildering as a committed, loyal member of staff to be treated like that." Ms Ward said she thought Mr Pearson would be more honourable than simply to follow through someone else's wishes "because of my relationship with Neil". She told the hearing she warned her line manager about her trip for BBC work and said the club bosses "treated me differently to every other member of staff who behaved similarly". The three-day tribunal is due to continue on Tuesday.

Leeds United's chairman sacked an employee because she and the head coach he planned to lose came as "a pair", an industrial tribunal heard.

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As a teenager he tried three times, unsuccessfully, to defect from Cuba, once spending a month in Cuban jail. He finally escaped to Mexico on his fourth attempt, saving his mother from drowning on their boat trip over. He and his mother were then reunited with his father in Tampa, Florida where he had fled two years earlier. But Fernandez's transition from his life in Cuba was difficult. Baseball helped him acclimate to his new American life. After starting at Alonso High School in Tampa, speaking almost no English, Fernandez steered the baseball team to two state championships. He was drafted by the Marlins in 2011 at 20 years old and named National League Rookie of the Year in 2013. The Miami Herald reported his grandmother, a loyal supporter, often stood on her roof in Cuba during his games to listen to the sports radio broadcast as her grandson played. Players and fans described him as enthusiastic, energetic and charismatic. Many Cubans from Miami's Latin community, felt that the player embodied their own struggles. Miguel Garay, 78, a Miamian who came from Cuba's Pinar del Rio said: "His story was our story. "There's such a great tradition of baseball in Cuba and he embodied it better than anyone." After undergoing surgery in 2014 for a torn elbow ligament Fernandez became a US citizen in 2015, where he gave the keynote speech at his citizenship ceremony. He said: "This is one of my important accomplishments. I'm an American citizen now - I'm one of them. I consider myself now to be free." Fernandez was described as an "avid fisherman" and was aboard a friend's boat when the vessel hit a jetty, causing it to capsize. He had revealed recently that his girlfriend was pregnant. Marlins President David Samson said at a news conference: "When you talk about tragedy like this there are no words that come to mind. "There is prayer and thought toward his family and his soon to be born daughter. You recognize how precious life is."

Jose Fernandez, the talented 24-year-old baseball star who died in a boat crash on Sunday, was heralded by baseball commissioner Rob Manfred as one of the game's "great young stars".

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Mr McKnight, aged in his 50s, was from Hillsborough, County Down. He was alone in the a two-seater aircraft when it crashed just off the runway at shortly before 11:30 BST. He was taken to the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald where he was pronounced dead. An air accident investigation is continuing into the cause of the crash. The airfield is operated by the Ulster Flying Club.

The man who died when his light aircraft crash landed at Newtownards airfield, County Down, on Tuesday has been named locally as Stephen McKnight.

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The eggs command a high price from farms which produce meat, leather and other goods, so there are plenty of people willing to take on the risky job. But whether this derring-do should be legal or not has become a hot topic in the state of Queensland, where the government is reviewing its crocodile management plan. Proponents say legalisation in the neighbouring Northern Territory brought substantial economic benefits, particularly to indigenous communities, without affecting crocodile numbers. Critics, though, say it is not right to take the eggs, as most are already lost to inundation or predation. Leichhardt Federal MP and former crocodile farmer Warren Entsch says few people understand the crocodile industry and "it's easy to bring emotional claptrap". He told the BBC he strongly supports legalising egg harvesting in Queensland. He would like to see a quota of eggs taken from nests, harvested, then sold to farmers who supply skins to global fashion houses. Mr Entsch said the number of saltwater crocodiles in the Northern Territory had grown substantially despite the provision for egg harvesting, with current estimates putting their population at around 100,000. "Now there are more crocodiles [in the Northern Territory] than before when the 'white fella' came to Australia," said Mr Entsch. "The proliferation of the crocodile is huge and that in itself is causing a few problems." But conservationists say only a few crocodiles reach maturity in the wild and removing eggs could have a devastating impact. "We're playing God to a degree, there's a reason why their [survival rates] are so low, because only the strongest fittest baby will survive," Australia Zoo crocodile research team leader Toby Millyard said. The wild world of crocodile farming Warren Entsch said one of the more unusual encounters he had while crocodile farming was during a flight over Queensland in the 1980s. He was forced by the pilot to travel in the cargo bay alongside a bigger-than-expected haul of crocodiles. Three were tied up and covered with hessian bags because Mr Entsch miscalculated the number of transportation cages. He told the BBC he was given a loaded handgun and warned not to shoot the fuel tank if the crocodiles escaped their makeshift restraints. The animals became ill due to altitude sickness, leading them to vomit and defecate throughout the plane. "They went ballistic," Mr Entsch recalled. Crocodile farmer John Lever, from Koorana in Queensland, has been on multiple trips to gather eggs from crocodile nests. The 63-year-old said he had some close calls with crocodiles, but "it's a bit like having a near miss in your car, you go off and forget about it". "You learn to manage behaviour about the nest, but when a big male challenges you at night and you're on a little boat on the river in the dark that can be pretty intimidating when they're 5m (16ft) and three quarters of a tonne (750kg)," Mr Lever said. The estuarine crocodile is protected as a vulnerable species under current Queensland legislation, a point of conjecture on both sides of the debate. The state government says it will only back the egg harvesting plan if it does not threaten the animal's survival in the wild. Mr Millyard said accurate surveys of crocodile populations had not been conducted for a decade and needed to be completed before a decision was made. "Anything people say about crocodile numbers is really hearsay and opinion," he said. The final report into a trial live egg collection trial in Cape York - the largest and most intact tropical savanna left on Earth - is expected to be released by the Queensland Government in the coming weeks. Robbie Morris, environmental manager of Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council in Cape York, said the study has shown there would be no impact on populations if a limited harvest of wild eggs are taken from nests that would already be washed away by flooding. "Wild eggs could be taken and hatchlings reared without influencing the population," he told the Cairns Post. "If we do actually get the go ahead to do a wild egg harvest there would be scope for three or four permanent positions at the farm for local indigenous people." The Australian Conservation Foundation's Andrew Picone said a range of issues needed to be considered before allowing egg harvesting in Cape York. "At face value it presents some problems [but] if there's not any economic opportunities on the Cape [York] things like mining and other extractive industries will continue to be seen as the only option, and undermine tourism," Mr Picone told the BBC. He agreed that expanding the farming industry in Queensland could also provide culturally appropriate opportunities for remote indigenous communities. Meanwhile, the Northern Territory recently increased the number of eggs that can be harvested each year by 40% to 90,000 viable eggs. Its Wildlife Trade Management Plan also allows for the take of 1,000 live crocodiles. The government aims to double its crocodile products industry to A$50m ($35m; £24m) in four years.

It is the stuff of Boys' Own adventure novels - rugged Australians dropping into wild saltwater crocodile nests to snatch day-old eggs from territorial females.

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More than 15,600 bank account numbers and sort codes were stolen, the company said. Customers should continue to protect themselves from scam phone calls and emails, TalkTalk added. This week police released a 16-year-old boy on bail who was the fourth person arrested in connection with the hack. Since news of the cyber-attack emerged, TalkTalk shares have lost about a third of their value. The firm said 4% of TalkTalk customers have sensitive data at risk. It confirmed that scale of the attack was "much more limited than initially suspected". TalkTalk said: Customers whose financial details were stolen have been contacted, and the firm will contact other affected customers "within the coming days". The cyber attack on TalkTalk's website happened on 21 October, it added. Details that TalkTalk previously said had been stolen included names, addresses, dates of birth, telephone numbers and email addresses. So what can you do to try to protect yourself from danger? In October, the firm described the attack as "significant and sustained", but that it was too early to say which data had been stolen. It initially said that all of its customers may have been affected, but then reined in its estimate. Four people have been arrested over the hack so far: a boy of 15 in Northern Ireland, a 16-year-old boy from west London, a 20-year-old Staffordshire man, and a 16-year-old boy in Norwich. All four have been released on bail.

TalkTalk has given more details of the cyber-attack on its website, saying nearly 157,000 of its customers' personal details were accessed.

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Sir Neville started his musical career with the London Symphony Orchestra. He later established the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, one of the world's leading chamber orchestras. Its chairman, Paul Aylieff, said Sir Neville's artistic and recording legacy with orchestras and audiences worldwide was "immense". "He will be greatly missed by all who knew and worked with him and the academy will ensure it continues to be an excellent and fitting testament to Sir Neville," Mr Aylieff added. A statement from the academy said its founder had passed away peacefully in the early hours of Sunday. Born in Lincoln in 1924, Sir Neville studied at the Royal College of Music and the Paris Conservatoire. He first played in a string quartet, then in the London Symphony Orchestra, during which time he decided to form a chamber ensemble from London's finest players. A group of friends began rehearsing in Sir Neville's front room, before taking their name from the London church of St Martin in the Fields where they staged their first performance in 1959. The academy, which Sir Neville became life president of, says it now has one of the largest collections of recordings of any chamber orchestra in the world. Sir Neville has been widely honoured for his work which includes recording the soundtrack for the 1984 film, Amadeus, and becoming the oldest conductor to lead at the Proms, in 2014 at the age of 90. In March, he was made a Companion of Honour by the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace, and has also been honoured in France, Germany and Sweden.

The British conductor and violinist, Sir Neville Marriner, has died at the age of 92, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields says.

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The 39-year-old was installed among the favourites to succeed Mark Warburton at Ibrox after resigning as boss of League Two Clyde on Sunday. But he insists he has had no contact with Rangers, who hope to recruit Ross Wilson as director of football. "I've still got loads to learn. I don't think I am ready to manage at that level," Ferguson told BBC Sportsound. "I'm not stupid enough to say I'm ready. I still think I have got a lot to learn. The last two-and-a-half years have been great for me. "But I have not had any contact from Rangers. I don't know where these stories have come from." Despite his lack of senior managerial experience, Ferguson admitted he would "run back" to a club he helped to 15 domestic trophies as a player, including five league titles. "It was a club I was at from eight years old," he noted. "I left for a couple of years to go down to Blackburn but I came back. It was a dream of mine to play for Rangers and then to captain them and win things. "When I look just now, it isn't going great for them but I am sure in time they will come back. Let's be honest, Celtic are miles in front just now and Aberdeen are doing a lot better under Derek McInnes. But Rangers is a club still close to my heart." While under-20s coach Graeme Murty remains in caretaker charge following Warburton's departure on 10 February, Ferguson believes other favourites for the role would not want the job on a temporary basis. And he gave his backing to Aberdeen boss McInnes, who played alongside Ferguson at Rangers, as a "perfect" permanent appointment. "I don't think an Alex McLeish or a Billy Davies would come in and take it short term," he added. "I think they would want a guarantee that it would be a bit longer. "I think it's important they just take their time and get the right guy. "The guy for me [would be] Derek McInnes. But they are not going to get Derek probably until the end of the season. "He's the perfect guy for the job. He's done an unbelievable job up at Aberdeen and he suits Rangers down to a tee. "He knows the club. He's a good manager. Him and 'Doc' [Dons assistant boss Tony Docherty] have done a great job up there." Meanwhile, Ferguson says his decision to resign from his job with part-time Clyde has not put him off management. "They didn't want me to resign, they asked me not to but I was pretty adamant," he added. "The chairman asked me to have a long, hard think about it, which I did. But I woke up on Sunday morning and my mind was still clear it was the right decision. "The players were giving me everything. But I know it's a results business. We dropped from second top to sixth or seventh [Clyde are eighth after Saturday's defeat by Annan, with two games in hand]] and I had a lot of good players. We were a decent team when we were on it, but we were under-performing and that falls on my shoulders. I take the blame for that. "But it has not put me off. I will take in some games and go to different clubs and watch different managers do things. I will go away and start learning again."

Former Rangers captain Barry Ferguson says he is not ready to take up a managerial role at the club.

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Patel, 36, took 102 wickets in all formats for the Bears in 2016, which included 69 in the County Championship. The New Zealander took four five-wicket hauls in the Championship, including two in one game against Surrey in July with career-best figures of 10-123. He also took 22 wickets on the way to helping his side win the One-Day Cup. The spinner, who has not played for his country since January 2013, has now earned a recall for the remainder of New Zealand's Test tour of India, following an injury to fellow off-spinner Mark Craig. Patel who also weighed in with 298 Championship runs, has now taken more than 50 wickets in a season in four-day cricket for five straight seasons, but this season's tally of 69 is his best.

Warwickshire off-spinner Jeetan Patel has won the Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) Most Valuable Player award for a second time.

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NASUWT members in Derry City, Strabane, Mid Ulster, Fermanagh and Omagh council areas will strike on 31 January. The union's teachers in Belfast and Newtownabbey staged a strike on 30 November closing a number of schools. Members of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) are also due to stage a half-day strike on 18 January. In October, all teaching unions in Northern Ireland rejected an offer that would have seen their pay frozen last year and a rise of 1% for 2016-17. NASUWT regretted the further action, but had no choice but to take it, said its general secretary, Chris Keates. "Strike action can be avoided if there is an improvement on the 0% pay award for 2015/16 and a genuine commitment to meet with the NASUWT to seek to resolve our trade dispute," she said. The union's official in Northern Ireland, Justin McCamphill, said the strike was the responsibility of the education minister, Peter Weir, and the teaching employers. "Parents will also recognise that unless teachers are recognised and rewarded as highly-skilled professionals and have working conditions which free them to focus on teaching and learning, there will be a long-term detrimental impact on the quality of education provision for their children," he said. However, members of two other teaching unions, the Ulster Teachers' Union (UTU) and Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), have voted not to strike. Instead they are taking action short of a strike including non-co-operation with school inspections by the ETI. Peter Weir has previously called the strike action "futile" and urged the unions to negotiate pay settlements for the years ahead. The unions are due to meet the teaching employers again for talks on 12 January.

Teachers belonging to the National Association of Schoolmasters and Women Teachers are to stage a one-day strike over pay, workload and job insecurity.

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An "in-depth investigation" will look into claims made by Veracruz governor Miguel Angel Yunes Linares on Monday, the Ministry of Health said. He alleged fake medicine had been bought and used in state hospitals under his predecessor Javier Duarte. Mr Duarte has been on the run from the authorities since October. The former governor, who was elected in 2010, has not been seen since a week after he stepped down amid allegations of corruption. He has been charged with organised crime and money laundering, but there are calls for the Attorney General's office to file criminal charges relating to the latest accusations. On Monday, Mr Yunes Linares told a press conference that an investigation into malfeasance and corruption under Mr Duarte had uncovered medical fraud. `We have tests on a medication given to children, a paediatric chemotherapy that wasn't really a medication, it was an inert substance, practically distilled water,'' he said. "This really seems to us a brutal crime, an attempt against the lives of the children. We're finishing our analysis and, at the appropriate time, we'll be filing legal complaints." Mr Yunes Linares also alleged there had been inadequate tests for HIV detection and the existence of outdated medicines. The allegations have shocked Mexico. "It is absolutely inhuman, criminal," Senator Roberto Gil Zuart said, according to Mexican news site Quadratin. Mexico's Secretary of Health José Narro Robles has promised to act on "the persons or companies involved" if irregularities or responsibility is found, the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

Mexican authorities are to investigate allegations children battling cancer were given "distilled water" instead of chemotherapy.

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The Stanford University team said the findings were "incredibly exciting" and would now be tested in clinics. Eventually, they believe using AI could revolutionise healthcare by turning anyone's smartphone into a cancer scanner. Cancer Research UK said it could become a useful tool for doctors. The AI was repurposed from software developed by Google that had learned to spot the difference between images of cats and dogs. It was shown 129,450 photographs and told what type of skin condition it was looking at in each one. It then learned to spot the hallmarks of the most common type of skin cancer: carcinoma, and the most deadly: melanoma. Only one in 20 skin cancers are melanoma, yet the tumour accounts for three-quarters of skin cancer deaths. The experiment, detailed in the journal Nature, then tested the AI against 21 trained skin cancer doctors. One of the researchers, Dr Andre Esteva, told the BBC News website: "We find, in general, that we are on par with board-certified dermatologists." However, the computer software cannot make a full diagnosis, as this is normally confirmed with a tissue biopsy. Dr Esteva said the system now needed to be tested alongside doctors in the clinic. "The application of AI to healthcare is, we believe, an incredibly exciting area of research that can be leveraged to achieve a great deal of societal good," he said. "One particular route that we find exciting is the use of this algorithm on a mobile device, but to achieve this we would have to build an app and test its accuracy directly from a mobile device." Incredible advances in machine-learning have already led to AI beating one of humanity's best Go players. And a team of doctors in London have trained AI to predict when the heart will fail. Dr Jana Witt, from the charity Cancer Research UK, said: "Using artificial intelligence to help diagnose skin cancer is very interesting, as it could support assessments by GPs and dermatologists. "It's unlikely that AI will replace all of the other information your clinician would consider when making a diagnosis, but AI could help guide GP referrals to specialists in the future." Follow James on Twitter.

Artificial intelligence can identify skin cancer in photographs with the same accuracy as trained doctors, say scientists.

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The procession will visit the East Riding on 18 and 19 June and northern Lincolnshire on 26 and 27 June. It will travel on the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway, visit the Pods centre in Scunthorpe and abseil down Grimsby's Dock Tower. Torchbearers chosen to carry the flame include Tom Burnett, 12, from Hull. Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader Download the reader here Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader Download the reader here Tom, a pupil at Kelvin Hall School, is among 212 12-year-olds who have been selected as torchbearers through the London 2012 Get Set Education programme. He said he was "really excited" about the role. Tom was nominated by his teacher Sean Thompson after representing his school at football and rugby and being selected to represent Hull at a regional cross country event. His father Peter said: "To actually get the call to say he's been picked... we were blown away. We were gobsmacked. It's amazing." On 18 June, the torch will arrive in Bridlington and go via Beverley to Hull, where it will stay overnight. On 19 June the torch will exit the East Riding, going past the Humber Bridge, though Brough and Goole. The procession will return to the Humber region on 26 June, arriving in Scunthorpe and visiting places including Wrawby, Immingham and Cleethorpes. The Dock Tower abseil will take place on 27 June. Councillor Terry Geraghty, from Hull City Council, said: "We are delighted to be hosting the Torch Relay in our great city. Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader Download the reader here Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader Download the reader here "I look forward to welcoming the city's inspirational torchbearers who will run our route." Alice Kaye, who lives near Brigg in North Lincolnshire, has also been chosen to carry the Olympic flame. The 17-year-old is a student at Caistor Grammar School and is part of the Scunthorpe and District Athletics Club. She was selected through the Lloyds TSB London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay nomination scheme. She said: "I'm incredibly excited. Just being part of the Olympic Games is incredible." Power lifter Lynn Williams, who represented Great Britain at the 2011 Special Olympic World Summer Games in Athens, will carry the torch in Goole. The BBC's home of 2012: Latest Olympic news, sport, culture, torch relay, video and audio In her nomination the 54-year-old was hailed as a "shining example to young people with learning difficulties who may have their own Olympic dreams". The Olympic flame arrives in the UK on 18 May and begins its 70-day journey at Land's End on the morning of 19 May. During the 10-week relay the torch will be carried by 8,000 torchbearers and will travel about 8,000 miles. Locog says the torch will come within 10 miles of 95% of the population.

The Olympic torch will hitch a ride on Cleethorpes' light railway and visit Scunthorpe's new leisure centre as it passes through the Humber region.

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Accountancy group UHY Hacker Young claimed new "boutique" distillers were pushing big brands off the shelf. It said Scotland saw a 50% rise in new distilleries over the past year, from 12 in 2015 to 18 in 2016. In England, a record 35 new distilleries were opened last year compared with 28 the previous year. James Simmonds, of UHY Hacker Young, said: "Both the craft spirits and the craft brewery sectors are going through a period of explosive creativity. "You can see that in everything from the logos, branding and advertising of these products. "The quality of the product is streets ahead of their big brand competitors. "It is no wonder that the global drinks giants are worried, and the best way they have found to deal with that new competition is get out chequebooks and buy them."

An "explosive creativity" of craft spirits has seen 50 new distilleries open across the UK last year, according to a study.

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Deila's side visit Romania's Astra Giurgiu on Thursday knowing a win, coupled with a Salzburg victory over Dinamo Zagreb, will seal qualification. "I am happy with the position," said Deila. "If we win tomorrow we have a very good chance of going through and it would be the biggest achievement of my career." The Celtic manager led Stromsgodset to the Norwegian top-flight league title in 2013, but says progressing in the Europa League would be a more significant achievement. "It will be very big. We are talking about Europe now," added the 39-year-old. "It is hard to compare achievements but there are more teams in the tournament and it is much bigger to go through in Europe than be a champion in Norway." Celtic beat the Romanians 2-1 in Glasgow two weeks ago with Stefan Scepovic and Stefan Johansen bagging the goals to leave their side on seven points. In-form striker John Guidetti is ineligible for the Europa League group stages and with Anthony Stokes ill, Deila is expecting Scepovic to step up after netting his first goal for the club against Astra. "Of course we want to have every player available but we are lucky at Celtic that we have a very big squad," the Norwegian said. "It is a big chance for him (Scepovic) to show his quality. "We really believe we can win but we know it's going to be a tough game. We had a tough game at Celtic Park and away it's going to be even more difficult. We need to keep on improving as we have in the last month and hopefully we get three points." Guidetti, who will be available if Celtic progress from Group D into the knockout phase, has said the club can win the Europa League, but Deila is not looking that far ahead. "There's a lot of matches to come before we can think about that and the level is very high in Europe," he said. Skipper Scott Brown is also expecting a real test against the Romanians. "It was hard at Celtic Park a couple of weeks ago and we are expecting the same again," he said. "It surprised us when they came to Celtic Park and were comfortable on the ball but we got the result we were looking for." Meanwhile, Brown revealed the Celtic players are standing by Bulgarian winger Aleksandar Tonev. The Celtic player, who is in the squad for the Astra match, has been hit with a seven-game domestic ban for racially abusing Aberdeen's Shay Logan, but the Scottish champions have appealed the decision. "We all stick by him," added Brown. "We know he didn't say it so that's the main thing and all the lads in the dressing room believe him."

Celtic boss Ronny Deila reckons reaching the last 32 of the Europa League would mark his finest moment as a manager.

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Individual world champion James Guy swam a superb final leg after Dan Wallace, Robbie Renwick and Calum Jarvis had put Britain in contention. The US were led off by swimming great Ryan Lochte but could not hold on. "They've always been the best 4x200m team in the world but we really stepped our game up tonight," said Wallace. "It always makes you confident to have the world champion anchoring your relay but I think we set him up pretty well and it was a great race." Britain clocked a time of seven minutes 4.33 seconds to claim the nation's first ever men's relay gold at a World Championships, with the US and Australia completing the podium. The US had won the event, which will be part of the Olympic programme in Rio next year, at the last five World Championships. Guy, 19, won the individual title on Tuesday and took the British quartet from third to first on the final leg of the relay. "The way things have been going in racing and training, the work is paying off," said Guy. "The personal bests are finally dropping down." Britain now stand third in the overall medals table behind the United States and Australia with five gold, one silver and two bronze medals after six of eight days in Kazan. In Friday's other events, Andrew Willis finished fourth in the men's 200m breaststroke but Lizzie Simmonds failed to progress in the 200m backstroke. Ben Proud and Fran Halsall qualified for Saturday's 50m freestyle and butterfly finals respectively.

Great Britain's men overhauled the United States in a dramatic 4x200m freestyle relay final to win gold at the World Championships in Russia.

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The 24-year-old Spaniard was with East Fife last season and impressed during a short trial at Dens Park. Etxabeguren spent five years with Real Sociedad and was included in their Champions League squad for season 2013-14. Following his switch to Scottish League Two in January, he made 15 appearances for the New Bayview club.

Dundee have signed defender Julen Etxabeguren Leanizbarrutia on a three-year deal.

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It happened at about 20:30 GMT on Saturday at the Antrim Road shop. Two men wearing hooded tops made a purchase, then one asked the assistant for another item. When she opened the till, one of the men brought out a knife. He lunged towards the woman, jabbing the knife in her direction. The second man them removed cash from the till. Both were challenged by a male member of staff as they left and one of the robbers took the knife out again. They then fled on foot. Neither member of staff was injured, but police said they were left very badly shaken. Detectives have appealed for witnesses to contact them.

A woman working in an off-licence has been threatened with a knife during a robbery in north Belfast.

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The 33ft (10m) deep hole appeared in Fontmell Close, St Albans, a former clay pit site, on 1 October last year. Investigations into the cause mean utilities to some homes have not yet been restored and the road has not reopened. Hertfordshire County Council hopes the work will be completed by Christmas. More on this story and others from Hertfordshire Following the collapse in the early hours, families in more than 50 homes were left without power, water or sanitation before temporary solutions were provided for the majority. Residents still have to use a temporary road built across a nearby heath. A full microgravity survey and exploratory drilling established the hole was caused by old mine workings and a ground subsidence investigation report found that no evidence "indicated further significant mined voids". Councillor Terry Douris said: "It was essential that we established the cause of the collapse before we started repairs. "This has been an extremely stressful time for the residents and it would be wonderful if they can be safely back in their homes for Christmas." Ben Bagshawe was evacuated on the night along with his heavily pregnant wife, and their baby boy was born a week later. They have been renting a flat for the past year with the cost covered by his insurance. "It's been frustrating but not the end of the world," he said. Rosemary and Derek Broom, the residents closest to the hole who have been able to remain in their house, said they feel the road is now "the safest place to live in the country". "The roads, the fields, the children's play area, everything has been so well surveyed we don't feel at all worried," Mrs Broom said.

Four families who had to move out of their homes when a huge sinkhole opened up in their road are still waiting to return after a year.

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Burnley Empire Theatre defaulted to the care of the Duchy of Lancaster as an "owner of last resort" after the ownership could not be established. Last used as a bingo hall in 1995, the Cow Lane venue was recently named the fifth most at risk theatre in the UK. Campaigners who want to restore the building to its former glory said the decision was a blow to their plans. Sophie Gibson from the Burnley Empire Theatre Trust (BETT), said: "This news came as something of a surprise and a disappointment. "The viability study, which the council contributed to as well, is currently taking place and the results are due very shortly. "If, as we hope, the verdict is a positive one we can then move on to stage two, the architectural planning phase for the project, when we also begin applying for funding. "All of this could have been for nothing if it is auctioned off before we are able to get that far." The Duchy of Lancaster, said it had been left with "no alternative" but to put it to bidders after offering it free of charge to both Burnley Council and the Theatre Trust - an offer that "remains open". A spokesman added: "The Duchy remains hopeful that the building will remain in local ownership." BETT said it could not yet afford the legal costs that would be incurred to take on the building. The four-storey building, designed by G. B. Rawcliffe, opened in 1894 as a music hall, before being converted to a cinema in 1938. It is to be auctioned in Manchester on 16 October.

A dilapidated Grade-II listed theatre, which has stood empty for over 20 years, is to be sold at auction.

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The woman, aged in her 20s, was attacked after leaving the event's Chinawhite enclosure early on Sunday, with men she met there. She walked with them to the Harpsden Road and Reading Road area and was raped outside a car, which the men then drove off in. A passerby found the victim near the Three Horseshoes pub shortly after. Daniel Grist, secretary of the regatta, said: "We have been liaising with Thames Valley Police, regarding this terrible incident, which took place after Regatta facilities had closed and racing had finished for the day on Saturday 1 July. "The Chinawhite area is not located on land managed by Henley Royal Regatta but we will continue to assist Thames Valley Police and are working with them to secure CCTV footage to assist in identifying the perpetrators." Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses, and specially-trained officers are supporting the woman, who left the Chinawhite enclosure between 00:00 and 02:30 BST. Det Ch Insp Lis Knight said such incidents were rare in the area. The £3m rowing regatta sees more than 200 races take place on the river Thames over five days. The annual regatta, which has been held since 1839, was expected to attract 200,000 spectators to this year's event.

Organisers of the Henley Royal Regatta are supplying hours of CCTV footage to police after a woman was raped.

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The Sunday Times says the missile veered off course during a test in June last year - weeks before the Commons voted to spend £40bn renewing Trident. Questioned by Andrew Marr, the PM refused to say four times if she had known about the test ahead of the vote. The SNP's Nicola Sturgeon called for a "full disclosure" of what happened. According to the Sunday Times, an unarmed Trident II D5 missile veered off in the wrong direction towards the US - instead of towards Africa - when it was launched from a British submarine off the coast of Florida. In July - days after Mrs May had become prime minister - MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of replacing Trident. During the debate, Mrs May told MPs it would be "an act of gross irresponsibility" for the UK to abandon its nuclear weapons. MPs backed its renewal by 472 votes to 117. However, all 52 SNP MPs voted against it - as did Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. When asked on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show whether she had known then that a misfire had happened, Mrs May said: "I have absolute faith in our Trident missiles. "When I made that speech in the House of Commons, what we were talking about was whether or not we should renew our Trident." She was asked a further three times - but did not answer the questions. The Ministry of Defence did not give details of the test process but said it had been a success. Scottish First Minister, Mrs Sturgeon - a long-standing opponent of Trident, whose submarines are based at Faslane, on the River Clyde - said the apparent misfire was a "hugely serious issue". She tweeted: "There should be full disclosure of what happened, who knew what/when, and why the House of Commons wasn't told." Meanwhile, Mr Corbyn said the reports called for "a serious discussion". He told Sky News: "It's a pretty catastrophic error when a missile goes in the wrong direction, and while it wasn't armed, goodness knows what the consequences of that could have been." Nia Griffith, the shadow defence secretary, said it was "completely unacceptable" that Mrs May had "side-stepped" questions. She called for the prime minister to give "a full explanation" to Parliament on Monday. Admiral Lord West, the Labour peer and ex-Royal Navy officer, said it was "bizarre and stupid" to not tell anyone about the test. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) described reports of a misfire as a "very serious failure". "There's absolutely no doubt that this would have impacted on the debate in Parliament on Trident replacement," its general secretary Kate Hudson said. A statement issued by both Downing Street and the MoD said the capability and effectiveness of Trident was "unquestionable". "In June the Royal Navy conducted a routine, unarmed Trident missile test launch from HMS Vengeance, as part of an operation which is designed to certify the submarine and its crew. "Vengeance and her crew were successfully tested and certified, allowing Vengeance to return into service. We have absolute confidence in our independent nuclear deterrent." The Sunday Times says the test fire was launched from HMS Vengeance. It says the Trident II D5 missile was intended to be fired 5,600 miles (9,012 km) to a sea target off the west coast of Africa but veered towards the US. The cause remains top secret, the paper says, but it quotes a senior naval source as saying the missile suffered an in-flight malfunction after launching out of the water. HMS Vengeance, one of the UK's four Vanguard-class submarines, returned to sea for trials in December 2015 after a £350m refit, which included the installation of new missile launch equipment and upgraded computer systems. According to the Sunday Times, it is expected that Defence Secretary Michael Fallon will be called to the Commons to answer questions from MPs. BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale said while the MoD has described the test as a success for the crew and the boat, it has not denied the report that the missile itself might have veered off course. In the past the MoD has issued a press release and video of successful tests but its silence on this occasion has raised questions as to whether any fault was deliberately kept quiet ahead of the key vote, our correspondent added. The Trident system was acquired by the Thatcher government in the early 1980s as a replacement for the Polaris missile system, which the UK had possessed since the 1960s. Trident came into use in the 1990s. There are three parts to it - submarines, missiles and warheads. Although each component has years of use left, they cannot last indefinitely. The current generation of four submarines would begin to end their working lives some time in the late 2020s. A guide to the Trident debate

Theresa May is coming under pressure to say whether she knew about a reported misfire of the UK's nuclear weapons system before a crucial Commons vote.

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The 27-year-old was substituted after just 15 minutes in the Hammers' 3-1 win at Bournemouth. Carroll had scored two goals in West Ham's past four games after returning to action in September 2015, following seven months out for knee surgery. "He's a positive lad, but of course he is gutted for several reasons," said Hammers boss Slaven Bilic. "He felt he was back and enjoying his football. "It's not the end of the world, though. If everything goes well he will be back very soon so there is no reason to be negative. "If it goes as we expect, then he will be back for a significant part of the season, the last 10-15 games, with enough time to make a huge impact on our season." A former Newcastle player, Carroll joined West Ham from Liverpool for a club record £15m in June 2013. Carroll has won nine England caps and scored twice but has not played for the national team since a World Cup qualifier against San Marino in October 2012. West Ham are fifth in the Premier League, just a point behind fourth-placed Tottenham with 17 games remaining.

West Ham striker Andy Carroll is facing up to six weeks out of action with a hamstring injury.

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The Premier League club say the 22-year-old left-back is expected to be sidelined for "up to eight weeks" after the knock in a 6-1 loss to Bournemouth. "The Scottish international damaged his calf during the second half of the defeat," said a club statement. Scotland will face England in World Cup qualifying Group F on 11 November. Gordon Strachan's side sit three points behind leaders England after three games. The Scotland head coach had remarked before this month's 1-1 draw with Lithuania that his squad had "incredible" strength in depth at left-back. Robertson started at Hampden but picked up a knock and Celtic's Kieran Tierney took over for the 3-0 defeat in Slovakia. Hull were 3-1 down at the Vitality Stadium when they lost Robertson to injury after 63 minutes, defeat knocking them down to 16th, two places and one point above the relegation spots. The game was Mike Phelan's first since his appointment as head coach until the end of the season following a spell as caretaker. The left-back said on Twitter: "Looks like I'll be a supporter for the next few weeks! Hopefully the lads can kick on." Robertson's Scotland team-mate, goalkeeper David Marshall, has endured a miserable spell since his transfer from Cardiff City, conceding 15 goals in his first four outings for the Tigers.

Andrew Robertson will miss Scotland's trip to Wembley to face England and up to 10 games for Hull City after suffering a calf injury.

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The announcement follows last week's warning that a vast area of China would be badly hit by pollution. Beijing saw its second red alert over the weekend. The latest wave of alerts includes the industrial port Tianjin. Red alerts trigger advisories for people to stay inside, schools to stop classes, and restrict vehicle use. An environmental ministry statement issued on Wednesday night said the 10 cities with red alerts include Tianjin as well as smaller surrounding cities Puyang, Xinxiang, Dezhou, Handan, Xintai, Langfang, Hengshui, Xinji and Anyang. They are among 30 cities including Beijing seeing "severe pollution". Another 20 cities have "heavy pollution". The latest news was met with resignation, and even some jokes, by Chinese netizens who have endured bad air quality levels in recent weeks. On Wednesday, images of a purple-tinged sunset in Nanjing spread across social media with many users attributing it to the pollution in the city. "New type of haze: grape flavoured," joked Weibo user Chenyingshisupoman. Another Weibo user Diliutianmaoxianjia said sarcastically: "Compared to the heavy smog of Beijing, the strong smog of Hebei, and damp heat of Shanghai, I prefer the colours of Nanjing's smog... it is durable and refreshing... once you breathe it in it sticks to your heart." Beijing's second red alert ended on Tuesday night. The ministry said the capital's air quality was "slowly improving". But some parts of neighbouring Henan and Hebei regions were still seeing heavy pollution, with levels of the PM2.5 pollutant surpassing 300 mg per cubic metre - the hazardous level in China. China has seen extremely high levels of air pollution in recent years, particularly in the coal-reliant north east, the industrial heart of the country. Following criticism that authorities were not doing enough to protect citizens' health, the government has stepped up in issuing health advisories and promised to take action to address pollution.

Hazardous smog blanketing China's north-east has sparked more red alerts, with authorities advising residents in 10 cities to stay indoors.

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Devon and Cornwall Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer told PCC Tony Hogg in a 2014 letter that moving his office to the force headquarters "sends the wrong signal" financially. He added it could threaten Mr Hogg's impartiality in overseeing the police. The commissioner said he would remain impartial and the cost would be repaid in four to five years. Read more on this story as it develops throughout the day on our Local Live pages. The disagreement emerged in an exchange of letters in 2014 seen by the BBC after a freedom of information request to Devon and Cornwall Police. The force confirmed that the chief constable remains concerned about the move, the cost of which has been estimated by the crime commissioner. Mr Hogg currently rents office space at Pynes Hill Business Park in Exeter, which costs about £100,000 a year. The lease runs out this year, and the commissioner plans to move less than a mile to the Middlemoor complex, where the chief constable and senior officers are based. Almost four years on from their creation, the initial term of office of the first police and crime commissioners is almost complete. In that time, the public, and senior police officers, have become more used to the powerful officials. But, as this row demonstrates, commissioners are no less controversial. And that should make for interesting times as we approach the elections for the new commissioners, in May. A letter seen by the BBC from Mr Sawyer to Mr Hogg in May 2014 said: "I am not convinced this adds up strategically, operationally or financially. "I cannot think of a worse time for the OPCC (Office of Police and Crime Commissioner) or the Force to divert time or energy from the job in hand." He added: "I fear the public would see this as not the best use of your time or their money." The commissioner replied that the plan was part of a review of the number of buildings Devon and Cornwall Police own or lease, and designed to bring about "short, medium and long term savings". Andrew White, chief executive of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, said in a statement: "The building doesn't decide if the commissioner is impartial or not. "I think it will mean an improvement for the public because we'll be spending less money on our estate... so more money will go to policing and that's the most important thing about this change." Mr Hogg is expected to decide on whether to go ahead with the move later this year. Mr Sawyer declined to comment.

A chief constable and police crime commissioner are locked in a row over a £500,000 office move.

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The United Airlines flight UA2081 took off from Edinburgh Airport at 14:22 but declared a second emergency a short time later. It comes a day after the same aircraft diverted to Edinburgh from London Heathrow with a fuel leak problem. There were no passengers on the plane. Edinburgh Airport officials said there had been no impact on operations. The plane landed back at Edinburgh at 15:30, after circling the airport for 10 minutes. An United Airlines spokesman said: "United Airlines flight UA2081 from Edinburgh to Chicago today (July 13, 2016), which was being repositioned and was not carrying any customers, returned to Edinburgh Airport after take-off because of a mechanical issue."

A plane bound for Chicago has been forced to make an emergency landing for the second time in two days.

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In their strongest statement yet on the issue, scientists say acidification could increase by 170% by 2100. The report's co-author said acidification had already caused a 30% loss of species in some ocean ecosystems. The researchers conclude that human emissions of CO2 are clearly to blame. The study will be presented at global climate talks in Poland next week. In 2012, over 500 of the world's leading experts on ocean acidification gathered in California. Led by the International Biosphere-Geosphere Programme, a review of the state of the science has now been published. This Summary for Policymakers states with "very high confidence" that increasing acidification is caused by human activities which are adding 24 million tonnes of CO2 to oceans every day. The addition of so much carbon has altered the chemistry of the waters. Since the start of the industrial revolution, the waters have become 26% more acidic. "This is the state of the art," said Prof Jean-Pierre Gattuso, from CNRS, the French national research agency. "My colleagues have not found in the geological record, rates of change that are faster than the ones we see today." What worries the scientists is the potential impact on many ocean species including corals. Studies carried out at deep sea vents, where the waters are naturally acidic thanks to CO2, show a 30% loss of biodiversity. These vents may be a "window on the future" according to the researchers. "You don't find a mollusc at the pH level expected for 2100, this is really quite a stunning fact," said Prof Gattuso. "It's an imperfect window, only the ocean's acidity is increasing at these sites, they don't reflect the warming we will see this century. "If you combine the two, it could be even more dramatic than what we see at CO2 vents." The effect of acidity is currently being felt most profoundly felt in the Arctic and Antarctic oceans. These chilly waters hold more CO2 and increasing levels of the gas are turning them acidic more rapidly than the rest of the world. The more acidic they become, the more damaging they are to the shells and skeletons of marine organisms. The researchers say that by 2020, ten percent of the Arctic will be inhospitable to species that build their shells from calcium carbonate. By 2100 the entire Arctic will be a hostile environment. These effects are already visible says Prof Gattuso. "In the Southern Ocean, we already see corrosion of pteropods which are like sea snails, in the ocean we see corrosion of the shell. "They are a key component in the food chain, they are eaten by fish, birds and whales, so if one element is going then there is a cascading impact on the whole food chain." The authors warn that the economic impact of the losses from aquaculture could be huge - the global cost of the decline in molluscs could be $130bn by 2100 if emissions of CO2 continue on their current pathway. Adding alkaline substances such as crushed limestone to the waters has been mooted as a potential way of mitigating the worst impacts of acidification. But Prof Gattuso says it would only have a limited effect. "Maybe in bays which have a restricted exchange with open oceans it may work, it may give some local relief. "But the latest research is showing that it is not really practical at a global scale. It is very expensive and very energy intensive." Marine protection zones would also give some short term benefit, but the scientists say that in the long term only significant cuts in emissions will slow the progress of acidification. Follow Matt on Twitter.

The world's oceans are becoming acidic at an "unprecedented rate" and may be souring more rapidly than at any time in the past 300 million years.

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The 24-year-old from Runcorn became Britain's first champion in the event's 17-year history with last year's win. After taking gold in the season-opener in Switzerland, Coxsey reversed the outcome from the last event in China by pipping Janja Garnbret to gold. Coxsey leads the Slovenian in the overall rankings, with four more events to take place before August. Japan's Miho Nonaka claimed bronze, with Britain's Michaela Tracey 11th. Sport climbing - which includes bouldering - is one of five new sports confirmed for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser WATCH: How Shauna Coxsey became the UK's first bouldering world champion

Shauna Coxsey continued her Bouldering World Cup title defence by claiming gold in the third event of the season.

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Orica-Scott rider Yates, 24, started Sunday second overall but climbed off with 75km of the 210km stage remaining. Slovak Sagan won an uphill sprint to take his second victory of the race, ahead of France's Thibaut Pinot, who also moved second overall behind leader Nairo Quintana of Colombia. Geraint Thomas was fourth on the stage. The British Team Sky rider is now up to sixth overall, with two stages remaining. Overall standings after stage five: 1. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) 21hrs 34mins 51secs 2. Thibaut Pinot (Fra/FDJ) +50secs 3. Rohan Dennis (Aus/BMC) +1min 06secs 4. Primoz Roglic (Slo/LottoNL) +1min 15secs 5. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Sunweb) +1min 19secs 6. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Sky) +1min 23secs 7. Rigoberto Urán (Col/Cannondale-Drapac) +1min 30secs 8. Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa/Movistar) +1min 32secs 9. Bauke Mollema (Ned/Trek-Segafredo) +1min 37secs 10. Simon Spilak (Slo/Katusha-Alpecin) +1min 59secs

World champion Peter Sagan won stage five of Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy as Britain's Adam Yates abandoned the race because of illness.

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The falls came after the head of the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers suggested that the Cyprus model, which involves a tax on bank deposits, could form a template in any future bailout. On Monday morning, hopes the deal would solve the crisis lifted shares. By 15:30 GMT, all major European markets had fallen into negative territory, joined by US stocks. The president of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, later addressed his country in a television broadcast. The deal was "painful" but the best that could have been struck under the circumstances, he said. He said that controls limiting restricting the movement of capital would be temporary and he promised to protect the weak, saying that welfare payments would be met. Earlier, markets in Europe and the US moved downwards when Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the Dutch Finance Minister who as head of the Eurogroup played a key role in the Cyprus negotiations, said the deal represented a new template for resolving future eurozone banking problems. "If there is a risk in a bank our first question should be 'OK, what are you in the the bank going to do about that?'," he told Reuters and the Financial Times. He later added a clarification saying that Cyprus was "a specific case with exceptional challenges". The Cyprus deal puts the burden for dealing with problem banks on their shareholders and creditors - in this particular case, customers with large bank balances - rather than the government and taxpayers - and bondholders, who lend through financial markets. Our World Economics Editor, Andrew Walker, pointed out the more usual approach to failing banks in the current crisis has been for the state to inject new capital. He says that Cyprus's banks are unusual in that they have relatively low amounts of financial market investors which could be tapped. In the past, nations such as Ireland have pumped billions of taxpayers' money into propping up their banks, rather than risk upsetting large investors and spooking the financial system. Mr Dijsselbloem said the pattern for bank rescues should see shareholders take the first hit, then bond holders, who lend money through financial markets, and only then should depositors with large bank balances be tapped. By Stephanie FlandersEconomics editor But Mr Dijsselbloem's remarks raised fears that other European countries with struggling banks may face the same solution as Cyprus, which agreed to force those with cash on deposit above 100,000 euros (£85,000), many of whom are Russian, to pay a substantial tax. Cyprus will receive 10bn euros ($13bn; £8.5bn) in bailout funds, but has agreed to a major restructuring of its banks. Small savers will be protected but Cyprus's second largest bank - Laiki Bank - will be wound up and split into "good" and "bad" banks, with its good assets eventually merged into the Bank of Cyprus, the country's biggest bank. The two banks will remain closed until Thursday, while all others will reopen on Tuesday after being closed for more than a week, Cyprus's central bank says. By Robert PestonBusiness editor The Cypriot government suggested that account holders with deposits of more than 100,000 euros should expect to lose about 30% of their balances. The UK's FTSE 100 index ended the day down 0.2%, while Germany's Dax gave up 0.5%, and France's Cac lost 1.1%. In New York, the Dow Jones was 0.5% lower. In Madrid, the market slipped 2.5% while the Milan index was down 2.27%. The euro was also driven lower, falling to a six-week low against the pound. The euro was down 0.6% to 84.74 pence. Jeroen Dijsselbloem The new deal for Cyprus, unlike previous agreements, does not require the approval of the Cypriot parliament. The uncertainty over the future of Cyprus in the eurozone was sparked a week ago when its parliament rejected an earlier bailout deal, which also included a controversial bank levy. Despite the Cypriot economy's relatively small size, many analysts had been concerned that the crisis would spread to the wider eurozone, had Cyprus been forced to give up the single currency. There were fears that the country's possible exit from the euro would trigger a loss of confidence across the single currency bloc, and prompt investors to withdraw from other troubled economies, such as Greece. However, while Cyprus is now likely to remain in the eurozone, the country still faces significant obstacles as it attempts to recover from the crisis. The EU-IMF deal involves a massive restructuring of the Cypriot banking system, as well as austerity measures and tax increases. There has also been significant public anger in Cyprus at the intervention of European authorities, and the credibility of the Cypriot government has been questioned. "We see a risk that Cyprus' sovereign debt burden post-bailout might not be sustainable, as the country is likely to enter a deep recession caused by the shrinkage of the banking sector and severe deleveraging," warned Reinhard Cluse, an economist at UBS.

European and US stock markets have fallen despite the agreement of a bailout deal for Cyprus.

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Three years ago, rugby league legend Andy Johnson and his wife Alex received the news that all parents dread - their "cheeky, excitable and a big softy at heart" young son was diagnosed with an incurable condition which will probably claim his life before he turns 30. They were told Jack has Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy - a terminal muscle-wasting disease. Doctors predict their energetic little boy, who is now aged seven, will be in a wheelchair by the age of 12. Former Wigan Warriors star Johnson, who lives in Wigan with Alex, Jack and his little brother, three-year-old Josh, knows it is a race against time to find a cure. The couple decided they had to do something to try to push research for a cure. "A breakthrough is imminent," said Andy, 40, who retired from rugby league in 2005. With Alex, 30, he set up a charity, Joining Jack, "to help move things forward for Jack and other children like him". While focussing much of their energies on the charity, Andy admits it is impossible not to cry on a daily basis when thinking about what faces Jack. "It's like little deaths," he said. "You lose the use of your arms, then your legs." Nothing short of a cure can make it better, Andy said, but he says the support his family has had from people has been overwhelming. The charity is now backed by some of the country's biggest sports stars, including Olympic champion and Tour de France winner Sir Bradley Wiggins and dual-code rugby player Sam Burgess. As for Jack himself, does he know about his condition? "Jack's aware that something is going on," said Andy. "But not quite what". You can hear the Tales of the 10 on BBC Radio Manchester each weekday until Friday, 23 January.

BBC Radio Manchester is taking a journey across Greater Manchester's 10 boroughs to meet some of the most inspiring people who live in the region.

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The world's biggest clothing retailer posted net earnings of €1.26bn (£1.1bn) in the six months to 31 July - up 8% on the same period last year. Sales jumped from €9.4bn to €10.5bn, an increase of 11%. The group's clothes can now be bought online in around 40 countries, it said. Inditex operates eight brands in 90 countries including Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti and Bershka. How Zara's founder became the richest man in the world - for two days Chairman and chief executive Pablo Isla emphasised the firm's investment in technology, saying the firm had expanded its online stores to 11 new countries in the period. It also launched mobile phone payment in all its Spanish stores, with the objective of "extending the service to other countries". This will encompass online apps for all of its brands and a specific app for the whole group called InWallet. Mr Isla said: "Both our online and bricks-and-mortar stores are seamlessly connected, driven by platforms such as mobile payment, and other technological initiatives that we will continue to develop." Tom Gadsby, an analyst at Liberum, said the firm's "online drive" was important. "I expect over the years they may find they don't have to open as many stores to maintain their strong growth rate as the online channel will become increasingly important," he said. "And while Zara is available in many of the territories in which they operate [online], most of their other brands aren't readily available outside Europe online. "So there is a big opportunity there for them to expand online into new territories." The company also said it had benefited from steady economic growth in Spain, where Inditex gets about a fifth of its sales. That country's clothing market grew at an average of 3% in the three-months to the end of July, according to the Spanish statistics agency. All of the group's brands increased their international presence during the period, with 83 new stores opened in 38 countries. In a call with analysts, it said it would open 6-8% of new store space over course of the year. The firm's strong performance sets it apart from European rivals H&M and Next, which have blamed unseasonal weather for below-forecast results this year.

Profit jumped at Zara owner Inditex in the first half of the year as the firm opened new stores and invested in online.

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The first planes landed on the sand in the wide bay of Traigh Mhor in June 1936. It was officially licensed as an airport in August that year. Today, it is one of Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd's busiest sites and regularly features on lists of the world's most scenic airports. Flights to and from Barra are dictated by the tide and its three runways are fully submerged at high tide. Small planes, specially designed to be able to land on the beach, fly between the island and Glasgow on a lifeline service subsidised by the Scottish government. Last year, Canadian company Viking Air Limited won the contract to provide two new 19-seater Twin Otter DHC6-400 aircraft to fly on the route. According to Hial, the route involves more than 10,000 passengers a year. There are also about 60 private light aircraft flights to Barra per year.

The Isle of Barra's world famous beach airport is 80 years old.

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The SFA's performance director has been conducting a review since taking over from Mark Wotte. Across the seven schools involved throughout Scotland, 374 children receive up to 10 hours a week specialised coaching as part of their everyday studies. "There's been a lot of time invested in this project by a lot of people and we're looking at how we continue to improve the programme as we travel through the years," McClair told BBC Scotland. The project is now in its fourth year, with this year's intake of pupils the final one of the initial scheme. McClair will decide in the coming months whether it will continue in its current format once an analysis of how it is working has been concluded. Alternatives could include certificating the programme to award pupils a Higher qualification for completing the course or focusing on a smaller group of children at one single, residential campus rather than the seven schools involved just now. At the very least, the current system will continue until this year's S1 pupils have completed fourth year. Gauging its success thus far is tricky, with the oldest participants still only in S4, but McClair believes there are some good indicators. "I think you can be encouraged by the number of young people who have been in the performance schools who have been in the younger representative squads over the last three-and-a-bit years and the evidence suggests that will continue," he added. "By summertime I think it'll be a half-decent measure of the number of young boys who are being offered the opportunity to go into full-time football, although I believe that's changing a little bit in the sense that it's 16 or 17 that some clubs are looking at taking them in full-time. "The idea's great. Many clubs in England have taken it on board - getting kids in during the day, giving them more opportunities to practise the disciplines involved in football. "The evidence is all there that they're improving quicker than they were previously under a hybrid programme where all the coaching was taking place in the evening or at weekends." The other important gauge of success is academic achievement. Exam results will not be available from the SFA project until this summer, but Graeme High School in Falkirk ran a pilot scheme - of which Craig Sibbald and Celtic youngster Paul McMullan are graduates - that allows for some analysis. "Last year we had a group of 14 or 15 and the vast majority were highly successful, able pupils, one with five Highers, two with four Highers, three with three Highers and a suite of other academic achievements," headteacher Lesley Carroll told BBC Scotland. "Most of them have gone on to professional clubs but they have got a fallback position. They have been some of our top-performing academic pupils too because not only do they have to be elite athlete footballers, they have to have what the SFA would call a growth mindset. "They're not afraid of targets, hard work, commitment, drive and confidence." Indeed, Carroll believes there is an argument the programme helps the performance school students achieve better results in their other subjects, though she admits no "real forensic research has been done into that". But it will be the level of footballing development that determines exactly how McClair and the SFA proceed in terms of their future performance strategy.

Brian McClair says he's "very encouraged" by the work being done in the Scottish Football Association's performance schools as he considers a future strategy for the game.

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Media playback is unsupported on your device 3 December 2014 Last updated at 14:08 GMT The bridge, for pedestrians only, would cost £175m to build, making it the world's most expensive footbridge. Lambeth and Westminster councils, who are in charge of new buildings in areas of London, have both said the bridge can go ahead. But some people aren't happy with the idea, saying it could spoil views on the riverside, including St Paul's Cathedral. London's Mayor, Boris Johnson, will have the final say over whether the bridge can be built as planned. Check out Ricky's report for more on this story.

A huge garden bridge over the River Thames in London is a step closer after plans were approved by local council officials.

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The 28-year-old Scotland international has spent the last two seasons with Wasps, having previously had a six-year spell with Glasgow Warriors. "His style fits the way we play perfectly and he will provide excellent competition," said incoming Quins director of rugby John Kingston. "We are looking forward to adding his expertise next season." Harlequins have not disclosed the length of Jackson's deal at The Stoop. Jackson has won 28 caps for Scotland since making his Test debut against New Zealand in 2010, and made one appearance at this year's Six Nations. "I'm extremely excited to be starting a new challenge with Harlequins," he said. "After speaking to John Kingston and Conor O'Shea I could see how great a club it is." Kingston will replace O'Shea in charge of the south-west London club this summer, with O'Shea leaving the club to take charge of Italy.

Harlequins have agreed to sign fly-half Ruaridh Jackson from Premiership rivals Wasps ahead of next season.

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17 August 2017 Last updated at 07:56 BST It seems to have the body parts from different dino species. This new finding gives more of an idea of how the group of dinosaurs, known as the Ornithischians, evolved over the years. So what do you get when you cross a plant eating dino, like Stegosaurus, with a meat eating one, like T. Rex? Ayshah?

Scientists have discovered a new type of dinosaur.

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