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The males, two aged 17 and one 19, from north-west London, were reported missing in March amid fears they were planning to travel to Syria. They were stopped by Turkish officials and arrested on their return to the UK. The teenagers, who have not been named, were bailed while police carried out further inquiries. Scotland Yard said they were all released without charge on Monday 8 June. It is understood they had flown to the Turkish city of Istanbul from Barcelona in Spain. The teenagers were all detained at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport. Their arrests came weeks after an international police hunt was launched to find three London schoolgirls who travelled to Istanbul on their journey to Syria. Shamima Begum, Amira Abase, both 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16 - all from east London - took flights to Istanbul in February, from where it is feared they travelled to join Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria. IS has taken over large swathes of Syria and Iraq, with the aim of establishing a "caliphate", a state ruled by a single political and religious leader according to Islamic law.

Three teenagers arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after being detained in Turkey will not face charges, police have announced.

Kelly Pearce, 36, was found with fatal throat wounds in a flat belonging to witness Joseph Withers on Canvey Island, Essex, on 19 November. Accused Anthony Ayres, 49, of Fairlop Avenue in Canvey, denies murdering her. At Chelmsford Crown Court his defence claimed Mr Withers killed her and then blamed Mr Ayres who arrived later. Ms Pearce had been stabbed 40 times in the face and neck and bludgeoned to death with a weapon "consistent" with a hammer in a "frenzied attack", the court heard. More on this and other news from Essex She sustained fatal neck wounds and skull and brain damage, and died later in hospital. The court was told she had been attacked in the bathroom of a flat in Fairlop Avenue in Canvey, belonging to Mr Withers. On the day of the killing, Mr Withers, who described himself in police interviews as a paranoid schizophrenic, said he was briefly locked out of his flat, while Ms Pearce and Mr Ayres were inside. When he got back in he claimed to have seen Mr Ayres swinging a hammer. "I saw him hitting her with the hammer or something. I just saw him hitting like that," he told the court. Defence lawyer Oliver Saxby, QC, said: "It sounds like you weren't sure. Why did you say 'or something'?" "That's best description I could give," Mr Withers replied. He claimed he had then run from the flat to call the police. However, Mr Saxby said: "I'm suggesting that either you lost it with her, or that there was somebody else in there who was responsible for what happened." "It was Tony," Mr Withers replied. He had said early in the cross-examination: "You're trying to say I attacked Kelly. I would never attack anybody. I'm scared of Kelly." The trial continues.

A prosecution witness in the trial of a man accused of the "frenzied" murder of a woman, has been accused of carrying out the killing himself.

The study, by the Institute of Education, London University, examined the reading habits of 6,000 children. It indicated reading for pleasure was more important to a child's development than how educated their parents were. The researchers concluded a wide vocabulary helped children absorb information across the curriculum. They analysed the results of tests taken at the age of 16 by 6,000 children, all born in one week, from the 1970 British Cohort Study. The findings showed those who had read often at the age of 10 and had been reading books and newspapers more than once a week aged 16 had performed better than those who had read less. There was a 14.4% advantage in vocabulary, a 9.9% advantage in maths and an 8.6% advantage in spelling, the research found, once parents' background and reading habits were taken into account. The study said: "The influence of reading for pleasure was greater than that for having a parent with a degree." The total effect on children's progress of reading often - reading newspapers at age 16 and being a regular library user - was four times greater than the advantage of having a university-educated parent, the study suggested. The Institute of Education also looked at the impact on test scores of having brothers and sisters and found that those youngsters with older siblings were less likely to do well, particularly in vocabulary. It suggests this could be because children in larger families spend less time talking one-to-one with their parents and have less chance to develop their vocabulary skills. There was less effect if children had younger brothers and sisters, although they may score lower on vocabulary, the study found. Study author Dr Alice Sullivan said: "It may seem surprising that reading for pleasure would help to improve children's maths scores. "But it is likely that strong reading ability will enable children to absorb and understand new information and affect their attainment in all subjects." Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, she said: "It absolutely makes sense that you would expect reading for pleasure to improve children's vocabularies. "But I think that that also does improve children's ability to take on new information and new concepts across the curriculum. "A child who has a narrow vocabulary may constantly be coming across things they don't understand."

Children who read for pleasure are likely to do better in maths and English than those who rarely read in their free time, research suggests.

Media playback is not supported on this device The Frenchman, 25, died on Friday as a result of head injuries suffered in a crash at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. Chilton, who raced with Bianchi at Marussia in 2013 and 2014, dominated the race at Iowa Speedway to earn his first win in any series since 2012. "I probably thought of Bianchi every five or 10 laps," said Chilton, 24. "He was a driver destined to probably be a world champion," he added. The Briton said he had learned of Bianchi's death on Friday night US time before going on to take a victory which saw him lead for 87 of the 100 laps at the 0.894-mile oval. Chilton's win came as a surprise as he was sitting 10th out of 15 drivers in Indy Lights going into the weekend. This was Chilton's ninth race in Indy Lights, his previous best finish being third. Bianchi had been in a coma since crashing his Marussia into a recovery vehicle at October's rain-hit race in Suzuka. "It's been a difficult nine months, to be brutally honest with you,'' Chilton said. "I've learned a lot from him and he was part of that win.' As well as racing as Marussia team-mates for two years, the pair also competed in karting from the age of 10 before rising through the racing ranks together. The Briton tweeted yesterday: "No words can describe what his family & the sport have lost. All I can say is it was a pleasure knowing and racing you."

Ex-Marussia driver Max Chilton dedicated his victory in the Indy Lights race on Saturday to his friend and former team-mate Jules Bianchi.

When Google paid $3.2bn (£2.1bn) to buy Tony Fadell's start-up Nest in 2014, it got much more than just an internet-connected thermostat and smoke detector. It got the man dubbed the "the iPod's father" - the engineer/designer who sold Steve Jobs on his vision of a portable music player, and then worked alongside Jony Ive to build it, update it and then repeat the process with the iPhone. Now, the two men are set to go head-to-head. First with wearable tech, and then later, perhaps, with competing car designs - more of which later. Tellingly, Mr Fadell reveals he recently started testing Sir Jonathan's latest product, the Apple Watch, although he was not wearing it at the time of interview. "I've had mine for about two weeks now," he says. "I think they did a tremendous job on the hardware components of it. "They are trying many different things with that platform - some are going to be great, and some are not." When Mr Fadell agreed to sell Nest to Google, the reason he gave was that joining forces would accelerate his "thoughtful home" master plan - he hates the term "internet of things", which he says does a "disservice" to his products. But in January, it became clear that Google's chief executive, Larry Page, had wider uses for his hardware expertise, and the troubled Glass computer was added to his duties. "It wasn't handed to me and said, 'Tony clean it up,'" Mr Fadell clarifies, "I offered." "I remember what it was like when we did the iPod and the iPhone. I think this can be that important, but it's going to take time to get it right." The $1,500 (£965) "explorer edition" of Glass was soon pulled from sale, and Mr Fadell made clear that future test versions would be kept in-house. That was widely seen as a shift in strategy for Google - a company that took five years to take its Gmail service out of "beta" status, and that still invites users to "play" with preview versions of other products. Moreover, it caused anger among developers who had sunk time and money into making apps for a product that no longer existed. But Mr Fadell defends the shift, saying a distinction needed to be drawn between hardware and software. "If you are only doing services based on electrons, you can iterate quickly, test it, and modify it and get it right," he says. "But when you are dealing with actual atoms - hardware - and you have to get manufacturing lines and it takes a year or more to develop that product, you better understand what it is and what it's trying to do and specifically what it's not going to do. "Customers have to spend money to buy those atoms. "They want something that delivers value or you end up with a real disappointment and you can spoil the market." For now, that leaves Mr Fadell's reputation dependent on his Nest line-up. It is limited to three products, including the recently launched Nest Cam. The motion-detecting camera streams live footage and sound from the owner's home to an app and can save memorable moments in the cloud. If you get over the creepiness factor of effectively spying on your family, it's fair to say the device shares the crisp, stylish look of the Nest's other products, and reviews have been positive. But the camera is actually an upgrade to an earlier device made by Dropcam - a company Nest acquired. That means Mr Fadell's division has not created a new product category of its own since joining Google. Bearing in mind, Mr Page told him to "keep doing what you're doing, and do it as fast as you possibly can", it raises the question: what's taking so long? "Talk to me about the number of home product companies who have come out with three different product categories in less than five years... are shipping and they are the number ones in their category," says Mr Fadell, slightly bristling. "I would love to have more, faster. "But it takes time - it really takes time to make these products to the level of design and near-perfection that we achieve." He adds that Nest's biggest goal right now is to expand the range of third-party products its devices talk to - for example its Thermostats can switch LG fridges into energy-saving mode when no-one's in, and its Protect sensors can make Philip's Hue lights flash red if they detect smoke or carbon monoxide. But such advances have less impact than a new product. "Despite his substantial success to date and involvement in key products such as Apple iPod, Mr Fadell has arguably not yet reached the truly iconic status bestowed upon Jonathan Ive," Ben Wood, from the tech consultancy CCS Insight, says. "Given the huge amount Google invested in the acquisition of Nest to secure his services there must be an expectation that he too can deliver his own portfolio of truly disruptive devices with mass appeal. "Google still lacks a smash-hit consumer electronics device of its own - it would be sensible to assume it hopes Mr Fadell can deliver that missing element." The two men worked together on first iPods and iPhones, but are credited with different achievements. With the iPod, Mr Fadell first convinced Steve Jobs of the wisdom of developing a portable music player and then worked out how to incorporate a hard drive - a fragile component - into a device that could be thrown about, sat on and generally abused. Jony Ive's breakthrough was his design of its thumb-wheel, which scrolled through songs more rapidly as it was spun more quickly. With the iPhone, perhaps Mr Fadell's greatest feat was finding a way to shrink the tech necessary to offer a multi-touch user interface on a handheld device. Jony Ive's skill was best summed up by one writer as making the final product look almost more like "a piece of jewellery than a gadget". In post-Jobs Apple, Sir Jonathan's influence has grown further - extending to the look of the company's operating system software, the creation of its Watch and even the design of its new headquarters. By contrast, Mr Fadell has thrived beyond - building and selling a multi-billion dollar company, reinventing mundane household devices as desirable gadgets, and becoming one of Google's key figures. This leads to thoughts about whether Mr Fadell could become involved in other Google projects. A question about working on its growing roster of robots is rebuffed on the grounds that they are still a long way from leaving the lab. But self-driving cars, he adds, are much closer to launch and a "big curiosity". "I don't think you've seen anything of what the design of the car could look like when it first materialises," he says. "How do you make those occupants feel like they are safe and make sure they are safe? "How does the car exude safety [and be] fashionable as well? "How does this 'utility' self-driving car also be a reflection of you, right, as well as itself and also be transparent about its safety? "Those are very interesting questions that still need to be dealt with." He adds that he has "some thoughts" about the answers and is sharing them with others involved in Google's self-driving car project. "We are having discussion about them all the time," he says. "I always have ideas - it's whether or not people want to hear them." So, nothing official yet. But it would not be a surprise if Google eventually announces Mr Fadell is adding automobile design to his list of duties. And if, as rumoured, Sir Jonathan and his team are also working on their own electric car concept, that could set up a fascinating clash between the two former colleagues in the future.

Is Tony Fadell destined to eclipse his former Apple workmate Sir Jonathan Ive?

Media playback is not supported on this device The 2014 European 100m champion held off the fast-finishing James Ellington and his friend and rival CJ Ujah in a showdown that lived up to expectations. Earlier his training partner Asha Philip won her third British 100m title to join him in the GB team for Rio. Tiffany Porter beat her younger sister Cindy Ofili in the 100m hurdles. The 28-year-old Dasaolu got out of his blocks well as Ellington was left, and held a metre lead at halfway. With Richard Kilty and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey struggling, and veteran Dwain Chambers never in the picture, Ujah seemed the only threat to the man who ran 9.91 seconds at these championships three summers ago. But Ellington came through late outside them to steal both second place and the second automatic Olympic place. A tailwind of three metres per second added a gloss to the times - 9.93 secs for Dasaolu, 9.96 for Ellington and 9.97 for Ujah - but with Britain's 200m men also in form, the GB sprint relay squad appears in excellent shape going to Brazil. "Seven guys on the line had the [Olympic qualifying] standard, so I knew that if I didn't finish top two, top three, my dream of going to Rio in the 100m was in jeopardy," said Dasaolu. "Top three under 10 seconds in the same race bodes well for the relay and for sprinting as a whole. Jamaica and America are out there, but if they make any mistakes we'll be nipping at their heels and ready to go for the gold." Find out about how to get into running with our special guide. In the absence of British record holder Dina Asher-Smith - focusing on the longer sprint this weekend - from the women's 100m, Philip upset pre-race favourite Desiree Henry as she dominated in 11.17 secs, with 19-year-old talent Daryll Neita taking second in 11.24 and Henry in third. Andy Butchart and Tom Farrell both sealed Olympic places in the 5,000m, while Sophie Hitchon confirmed her place in the hammer with a characteristically dominant throw and Holly Bradshaw did the same in the pole vault with a season's best clearance of 4.60m.

James Dasaolu ran a wind-assisted 9.93 seconds to win a thrilling battle of the British sprint kings and secure his place at his second Olympic Games.

The figures come ahead of Wednesday's AGM where investors will quiz management over their plans for the Hinkley Point nuclear plant in the UK. EDF, 85% controlled by the French state, has struggled to find the cash for its 66.5% stake in the project. In April it pushed a final decision on the £18bn plant back to September. Chief financial officer Thomas Piquemal resigned in April following an internal disagreement over whether to press on with the controversial project. However, EDF has outlined plans to raise €4bn, with up to €3bn provided by the French government. Credit rating agencies are due to assess the group in the coming days and their verdict on its finances will determine how easy it will be for the group to raise cash. Meanwhile, tough market conditions mean EDF is cutting costs and planning to sell €10bn in assets by 2020, including a stake in French power-grid operator RTE. On Tuesday the new chief financial office Xavier Girre, said the management was not considering spinning off any part of the group to raise money. Its latest earnings report shows it has reduced its target for 2016 nuclear output to 408-412 terawatt-hour from 410-415. The scaling down of its output reflects continuing problems at its Paluel nuclear facility in France where a steam generator collapsed during maintenance. Sales fell 7% to €21.4bn in the first three months of the year, with sales in the UK down 9.8%. The company said its earnings forecast for 2016 remained on track.

French energy giant EDF says sales fell 7% in the first three months of the year in the face of stiff competition, a mild winter and lower energy prices.

Media playback is not supported on this device The 2013 champion said he played "one of the best rounds of his life" but "felt like crying" after missing a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th for a 62. Compatriot Patrick Reed and Germany's Martin Kaymer are second on five under. England's Andy Sullivan is four under, one ahead of compatriot Justin Rose, while Rory McIlroy carded a 69. Mickelson made the most of glorious conditions on the west coast of Scotland, covering the front nine in 32 and the usually more treacherous back nine in 31. The 46-year-old made eight birdies and did not drop a shot. Phil, you made a beautiful read and putt on that last hole, but got absolutely stone-cold robbed. Nine players had carded 63s in 144 previous Opens, the last being McIlroy at St Andrews in 2010. But Mickelson's round was the lowest in an Open at Troon. "It was a fun round," he told BBC Sport. "Yet I still walk away wanting to shed a tear with that putt lipping out. Media playback is not supported on this device "I had a chance to do something historical. With a foot to go I thought it was in - I am not sure how it missed. The heartbreak of that is overshadowing my round right now." Reed made an eagle and five birdies in his five-under-par round, while 2014 Open champion McIlroy was four under at the turn but double-bogeyed the 13th. World number one Jason Day failed to capitalise on the more forgiving front nine and after eight pars on the homeward nine bogeyed the last to finish two over. Pre-tournament favourite and reigning US Open champion Dustin Johnson started with a 71, the same as two-time major winner and world number three Jordan Spieth, while fellow American and world number five Bubba Watson was five under after six holes before a triple-bogey at the notorious par-three eighth saw him post a one-under 70. Defending champion Zach Johnson was six under after 16 holes but bogeys on the final two holes saw him join five fellow Americans on four under. Justin Thomas,Steve Stricker, Billy Horschel, Tony Finau and Keegan Bradley also all shot 67s, while compatriot Rickie Fowler carded a 69. Players from the United States have won the last six Opens staged at Royal Troon. Wales' Jamie Donaldson, who has endured a poor season after an incident with a chainsaw damaged his left hand in January, carded a 69. South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen, winner of the Claret Jug in 2010, made a hole-in-one at the 14th in his round of 71, the same as England's reigning Masters champion Danny Willett. Media playback is not supported on this device McIlroy said he was happy with his "solid" start and that he expects scoring to become far more difficult if conditions deteriorate, as they are expected to do on Friday. "Today was a day where you had to make the most of conditions because I don't think we're going to see the course like this for the rest of the week," said the 27-year-old, who missed last year's Open at St Andrews because of injury. "I'm hoping some of the weather forecasts I've seen are right and that it's starting to clear up a little in the afternoon. But it's the Open Championship and you know coming here you're going to have to battle the elements somewhat." Media playback is not supported on this device World number 13 Reed tuned up for Troon with an appearance at the Scottish Open, where he finished tied for 10th in awful weather conditions. "It was cold, windy, rainy and I didn't see the sun once in Inverness," said the 25-year-old, who is playing in his third Open. "Today was a lot easier than I had to deal with last week and it allowed me to be a little bit more aggressive with my irons into the greens. "It's one of those golf courses that allows you to get off to a good start, so that you can get cocky and too careless on the back nine. You have to stay humble." Media playback is not supported on this device 2013 US Open champion Rose, 35, said it was the best he had played for some time, having struggled with a back injury this season. "The score didn't really reflect how well I played," said Rose, whose top-10 finish last year was his best showing at The Open since tying for fourth as an amateur at Royal Birkdale in 1998. "Typical me, playing the back nine in fewer shots than the front nine. But I'm certainly happy with the start." The nature of Troon's Old Course was better demonstrated by South African Haydn Porteous, who went out in 30, including two eagles, and came home in 40. Day, who missed last year's play-off at St Andrews by one shot before winning the PGA Championship, his first major title, admitted he was struggling with his swing. "Every time I hit an iron I kept missing everything left and it caught me off guard," said the 28-year-old Australian. "It's frustrating but the next few days are going to be very difficult and if I can just play good, solid golf I can inch my way back in." Spieth, who also missed last year's play-off by one shot, was at a loss to explain his poor putting, which is usually his strongest suit. "My [putting] stroke's been great heading into here," said the 22-year-old, who had 33 putts in his first round, nine more than Reed. "I was much improved tee to green, struck the ball tremendously well, it just seemed like it didn't want to go in the hole once I got on the greens." Colin Montgomerie, an honorary member of Royal Troon, was first to tee off at 06:35 BST and double-bogeyed the opening hole. However, the 53-year-old Scot, who came through qualifying, reeled off five birdies to turn in 33 before three bogeys on the back nine gave him a level-par 71. "You'll see three- and four-under on the way out and then it's a matter of hanging on on the way back," said Montgomerie, a five-time major runner-up. "And remember, this course hasn't shown its teeth at all. Today was three out of 10. On Friday we're talking seven or eight out of 10, and then it's going to be very different." Media playback is not supported on this device We've launched a new BBC Sport newsletter, bringing all the best stories, features and video right to your inbox. You can sign up here.

America's Phil Mickelson carded a 63, the joint-lowest round in major history, to lead on eight under after day one of The Open at Royal Troon.

The market research firm GfK conducted a one-off online survey of 2,000 people after the result was known. Its confidence index fell by eight points to minus nine, a drop not since seen December 1994. Less confident consumers tend to curb their spending, which accounts for about two-thirds of the UK economy. It is also one measure watched by the Bank of England when deciding its next move on interest rates. Governor Mark Carney has already warned the UK's economic outlook is "challenging" following the decision to leave the EU. The Gfk survey also suggested that 60% of consumers expect the general economic situation to worsen over the next year, compared with 46% in June. Just 20% expect it to improve, down from 27% last month. The number of people who believe prices will rise rapidly in the next 12 months jumped to 33% from 13% in June. It also showed regional differences in the fall in confidence - with the north of England seeing a 19 point drop and Scotland seeing an 11 point drop. The south of England saw just a two point drop. The survey was run from 30 June to 5 July to capture the mood of consumers immediately after the referendum on 24 June. "Our analysis suggests that in the immediate aftermath of the referendum, sectors like travel, fashion and lifestyle, home, living, DIY and grocery are particularly vulnerable to consumers cutting back their discretionary spending," said Joe Staton, head of market dynamics at GfK. A separate survey indicated that retailers were already beginning to feel the impact. The BDO's monthly High Street Sales Tracker showed a strong start to June, with sales growing 3.8% year on year. That decreased throughout the month and by the end of June, after the referendum, sales had fallen by 8.1% compared with last year. Official economic figures from the Office for National Statistics that will reflect any Brexit impact will start being released in August.

Consumer confidence has seen its sharpest drop in 21 years after the UK vote to leave the EU, a survey suggests.

Shwe Mann was sacked from the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) last week in a power struggle. He has been rumoured to be discussing an alliance with Aung San Suu Kyi whose party is expected to win wide popular support in the 8 November elections. They will be the first elections since democratic reforms began in 2011. Rivalry between President Thein Sein and Shwe Mann came to a head last Wednesday night when trucks with security sealed off the headquarters of the party. Shwe Mann, who had been seen as a likely successor to Thein Sein, remains speaker of parliament and a USDP member. Ms Suu Kyi and Shwe Mann met for an hour on Monday in the country's capital, Naypyidaw. They have often said that they have a mutual understanding for future co-operation, reports Moe Myint of the BBC Burmese service. One likely area of collaboration might be amendment of the constitution, which prevents Ms Suu Kyi from running for the presidency. Most expect Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy to win the election, but the constitution bars her from becoming president because her children hold British passports.

The former chairman of Myanmar's ruling party has met opposition head Aung San Suu Kyi, prompting speculation of an alliance.

Demonstrators marched outside the Iranian embassy accusing Tehran of interfering in Afghanistan's affairs. Soaring fuel prices have angered many Afghans at a time of high demand during winter. Afghan officials say 2,500 fuel tankers are stranded at the border. Iran denies blocking fuel exports to Afghanistan. It is thought the Iranian government fears the fuel could be used by foreign forces, but Afghan officials say these concerns are unfounded. Earlier this week Iran's ambassador in Kabul, Fadahoseyn Malaki, dismissed reports that Iran had barred fuel exports to Afghanistan. "We give fuel to the Afghan nation," he told a news conference, although he added his government still had concerns which "should be addressed". Friday's demonstration was led by Afghan MP Najib Kabuli, who has organised similar protests against Iran in the past.

Hundreds of protesters in Kabul have accused Iran of stopping fuel tankers from crossing the border into Afghanistan.

The cannabis was discovered in a van in Camlough, south Armagh. The accused, three of whom are from Birmingham and the fourth from County Wexford, were arrested on Thursday. Newry Crown Court was told the investigation involved the PSNI, National Crime Agency (NCA) and Garda (Irish police). The 167kg drugs shipment was tracked through Spain, England and Ireland, the court heard. The accused are Chris Connaughton, 36, of St Patrick's Place, Enniscorthy, County Wexford, and Birmingham men Stephen Dainty, 53, of Pool Farm Road, Alcocks Green, Mark Fleetwood, 51, of Dingleside, Hall Green and Paul Green, 62, Weatherfield Road, Tysley. A lawyer for Mr Connaughton, in whose van the drugs were found, said his client was the "least-part player" and had merely agreed to collect unknown items using his van for a "200 euros cash in hand job". The court was told he parked the van at Damolly Retail Park in Newry, where it was picked up by "others". The drugs were then allegedly loaded on in Camlough. Flight records were revealed of connections from Birmingham to Dublin and Alicante in Spain using the credit card of Mr Fleetwood. A lawyer for Mr Fleetwood said that he was the "patsy" of unknown contraband, "the camouflage in all this, used by others". A district judge said he was satisfied there was a case against the co-accused in what he believed was a major drug operation crossing international boundaries. "There has been a highly significant arrest involving drugs with evidence that the four defendants have played a part in a joint venture to conspire to bring drugs into this jurisdiction," the judge said. "I am refusing bail on the fear that the accused may interfere with evidence gathering in what is a live investigation." The four co-accused were remanded to appear via video link at Newry Magistrates' Court on 29 April.

Four men have appeared in court charged with attempting to smuggle £800,000 of cannabis into Northern Ireland in pallets of orange juice.

1 August 2016 Last updated at 07:19 BST This summer's Games will have a lot to live up to after London hosted an amazing event with so many memories back in 2012. Relive some of the best moments!

There's only four days to the start of the Rio Olympics in Brazil.

Kevin Patrick Dawes, 33, was abducted in 2012 as he entered Syria. US officials told the Washington Post that the Syrian government never acknowledged detaining Mr Dawes, but they believe the government or an affiliated group was holding him. The State Department said Mr Dawes was turned over to Russian authorities. The Russia government has been backing the government of President Bashar al-Assad amid a civil war, which is now in its sixth year. The Czech government, which represents US diplomatic interests in Syria, helped secure his release. State Department spokesman John Kirby said the US is working with the Czech officials to free Austin Tice and other missing or detained Americans in Syria. Mr Tice, a journalist, disappeared in August 2012 while working in Syria. He appeared blindfolded in a video a month after his abduction but has not been heard from since.

A US freelance photographer who has been held in Syria for almost four years has been released, the State Department said.

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

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

Its Green Budget, which looks at options and issues ahead of next month's Budget, says the UK's finances still have "a long way to go". To meet plans announced in last year's Autumn Statement departmental spending cuts of £51.4bn, or 14.1%, are needed in the next parliament, the IFS said. Cuts in the current parliament are expected to reach £38.3bn, or 9.5%. The IFS said that over the next four years the UK is planning the largest fiscal consolidation out of 32 advanced economies. It would mean public spending falling to its lowest share of national income since at least 1948, and fewer people working in the public sector than at any time since at least 1971. But the report is optimistic about UK growth, estimating zero inflation and 3% growth this year. Andrew Goodwin, senior economist at Oxford Economics and co-author of a chapter in the Green Budget, said: "The prognosis for the UK economy is pretty upbeat", and he predicted "a big turnaround in household finances" over the next year. The Green Budget said that spending cuts so far have been less than planned. Paul Johnson, director of the IFS, said: "Mr Osborne has perhaps not been quite such an austere Chancellor as either his own rhetoric or that of his critics might suggest. "And he has cut departmental investment spending by only half as much as he originally planned. "The public finances have a long way to go before they finally recover from the effects of the financial crisis. "One result is that he or his successor will still have a lot of fiscal work to do over the course of the next parliament." The report said that the high deficit of more than 5% of national income, and total debt of more than 80% of income, is because of poor economic performance at the start of this parliament. But the coalition government has implemented fewer real spending cuts than originally planned, no net additional tax rises have been implemented, and tax revenues have risen slower than expected. There has been no real reduction in spending on social security as the number of pensioners and the generosity of the state pension has risen. The IFS's Green Budget starkly illustrates the central economic choice facing voters in May: bigger cuts with a Tory or Tory-led government; higher public sector debt with a Labour one. The contest stems from their differing approaches to balancing the books. The Tories want an overall surplus by 2018 and surpluses thereafter in all "normal" years; Labour wants balance only on the current budget - that's day-to-day spending, excluding investment - by 2020. The IFS has provided a useful numerical way of understanding Tories' and Labour's conflicting economic visions - which is essentially that the Conservatives believe the imperative is to cut debt and the size of the state, whereas Labour wants potentially bigger budgets for building roads, rail and schools, and for funding the police and prisons. Both parties promise to protect spending on health, education and overseas aid. Read Robert Peston in full here. The IFS said 98% of the remaining consolidation is currently planned to come from spending cuts rather than higher taxes. It says that the three main UK parties could all cut spending by less than is implied by Autumn Statement plans and still hit their fiscal targets. The Conservatives would need to reduce departmental spending after 2015/16 by 6.7% (£24.9bn). And Labour and the Liberal Democrats would need to impose departmental spending cuts of 1.4% (£5.2bn) and 2.1% (£7.9bn) respectively to be consistent with their fiscal targets and stated intentions on tax and benefit policy. But if Labour plans were continued into the 2020s the reduction in total debt would be 9% of GDP, compared with 19% under the Conservatives' proposed overall budget balance.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said that the worst of the UK's spending cuts are still to come.

The existing system, called Greenlight, is to be replaced with a scheme called Steam Direct. Greenlight lets Steam users pledge support for games that Valve then helps appear on the service. Steam Direct will let developers get their games onto the service without first having to win over audiences to a title. In a statement setting out how Steam Direct will work, Valve said developers would be able to publish directly after they completed a sign-up process. The process will require developers to submit the same sort of information they would need to open a bank account, said Valve. In addition, it added, developers will have to pay a publishing fee. Valve said it had not yet decided how much this would be, but after consulting developers it said it could range from $100 (£80) to $5000 per title. Valve said the fee would "decrease the noise in the submission pipeline" which many people interpret to mean is an attempt to discourage unscrupulous developers from submitting bad games as they have done with Greenlight. Many Steam regulars have complained that a lot of the games Greenlight shows off do not deserve publicity because they are poorly coded and derivative. Steam introduced a small fee of $100 for listing a game on Greenlight in a bid to discourage this practise. Games that become popular via Steam Direct will be able to recoup some of the fee they paid. "We want to make sure Steam is a welcoming environment for all developers who are serious about treating customers fairly and making quality gaming experiences," said Valve. Developer Mike Gale said it was not clear that Steam Direct would stop bad games being published on the service. Writing on his blog, Mr Gale said it would probably mean far more games reached Steam because "$100 - $5,000 is easier to come by than tens of thousands of votes required to pass the Greenlight system." He said the top end of the suggested fee was "not unreasonable" and was likely to be far less than many developers paid when creating console games.

Valve is changing the way independent game makers can get their creations onto its Steam service.

Media playback is not supported on this device Daryl Murphy put the visitors ahead early on with his first goal for the club - and only the second by the Magpies in their past six FA Cup ties. They had Aleksandar Mitrovic carried off before Jutkiewicz turned in Jonathan Grounds' low cross to level. But he twice missed late chances to steal victory for the hosts. Both sides rang the changes with Newcastle making eight to Birmingham's five, but it was the Magpies who sent their 4,671 travelling fans into raptures, in an all-Championship meeting of 13th against second, when Murphy scored from close range five minutes into his second start for Rafael Benitez's side. However, it came at a cost as fellow striker Mitrovic suffered a badly cut leg in the build-up. The visitors had chances to extend their lead, with sub Yoan Gouffran firing wide before Grant Hanley headed just over. Che Adams went close with a long-range shot for Blues prior to Jutkiewicz's equaliser and Grounds could have put the home side in front by the break, with his fierce half-volley flying just over. Blues are yet to win in five matches under Zola, but it was the Italian's side that came closest to a winner against his Spanish counterpart Benitez, who lifted the FA Cup with Liverpool in 2006. Although Matt Ritchie made an impact for Newcastle off the bench, it was Jutkiewicz who should have won it, steering a free header wide from a cross by Josh Dacres-Cogley from six yards, before then going close again. Birmingham were beaten 4-0 at St James' Park in December, but when they played there in an FA Cup third-round replay 10 years ago, they won 5-1. Birmingham boss Gianfranco Zola told BBC WM: "We had good chances to win it. But Lukas does not need to apologise. Next time they will go in. "It was important that we got something out of it. It will give big belief to the players. It is the best we have played in terms of consistency. "You could see at the beginning. We were a bit edgy and there were nerves on the bench too, but I am now more optimistic. The players are now starting to understand more what we are trying to do. "A win would be massive. You can do good things on the pitch but you need to win. Without confidence, you can't do anything." Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez told BBC Sport: "A replay is not ideal, for them or us. We made a lot of changes and changed the system but we had started well and had control before the injury to Mitrovic. "Daryl Murphy put in a tremendous effort. I'm really pleased with him and the fact that he scored too. He's a great professional. "I always approach every game looking to win. For me, the FA Cup is a massive competition. I won it with Liverpool in 2006 and I will try to do it with this squad too." Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Newcastle United 1. Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Newcastle United 1. Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld. Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City). Jack Colback (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Grant Hanley. Greg Stewart (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Achraf Lazaar (Newcastle United). Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Davis with a cross. Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City). Grant Hanley (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Greg Stewart (Birmingham City). Jack Colback (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Cogley with a cross. Substitution, Birmingham City. Greg Stewart replaces Diego Fabbrini. Foul by Josh Cogley (Birmingham City). Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing. Paul Robinson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United). Offside, Newcastle United. Daryl Murphy tries a through ball, but Matt Ritchie is caught offside. Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Massadio Haidara. Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Ryan Shotton. Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Attempt saved. David Davis (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Che Adams. Substitution, Newcastle United. Isaac Hayden replaces Cheick Tioté. Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Jack Colback (Newcastle United). David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Cheick Tioté (Newcastle United). Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United). Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City). Grant Hanley (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City). Cheick Tioté (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Diego Fabbrini (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stephen Gleeson with a headed pass. Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Newcastle United 1. First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Newcastle United 1. Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Grant Hanley (Newcastle United).

Lukas Jutkiewicz kept Gianfranco Zola's Birmingham City in the FA Cup as they came from behind to earn a third-round replay against Newcastle.

Police found the child after being called to at a home at Bromsgrove Cottages in Faringdon at around 13:20 GMT on Tuesday. A 40-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder and the child's next-of-kin have been informed. The boy was said to be of primary school age. Police have increased their presence in the area. They said this was in order "to provide reassurance". Visit our live page for the latest updates. Supt Rory Freeman, local police area commander for South and Vale of White Horse, said: "This is a very shocking discovery and I am aware it may have a very direct impact on the community of Faringdon. "We would advise any members of the community affected by this incident to speak to one of the neighbourhood policing team." The woman remains in police custody. Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting 730. Police tape remains around the line of cottages, and uniformed and plain clothes officers are coming and going as the investigation continues. News that something serious had happened spread rapidly on social media on Tuesday night. This morning passers-by are saying they are shocked and saddened by what's happened. One lady walking to school with her son stopped to give a rose to one of the police officers monitoring the cordon. This is quite a visible place opposite the fire station; a lot of people go past here, so the police are asking anyone with information to contact them.

A murder investigation has been launched after a boy was found dead at a house in Oxfordshire.

The Spaniard, whose opening round in Munich contained six birdies, trails leader Wade Ormsby of Australia by two shots and Belgian Thomas Detry by one. England's Tommy Fleetwood, who finished fourth at the US Open on Sunday, is tied for sixth, three strokes adrift. Defending champion Henrik Stenson of Sweden also carded a five-under-par 67. Fleetwood's compatriots Richard Bland, James Morrison and Matthew Southgate matched Fleetwood and Stenson's score. "I felt like I played quite well, but not spectacular," said Garcia, whose Masters triumph at Augusta in April was his first major title. "There's still three more rounds to go, so we're going to keep playing hard and hopefully we'll be up there on Sunday."

Sergio Garcia shot a six-under-par 66 to share third place at the BMW International, his first event in Europe since winning the Masters.

Women at risk of birthing complications are to be taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, about 102 miles from Wick, under the proposal. The move which will see the withdrawal of consultant obstetrics was agreed on grounds of safety, the board said. However, the change is opposed by a local campaign. A number of campaigners travelled from Caithness to stage a demonstration outside the board's meeting in Inverness. The CMU setup could be in place by April next year. Chiefs at NHS Highland said the health board already operated seven CMUs and has "a lot of experience" of this type of care. The maternity unit at Caithness General is currently led by consultant obstetricians, but it has no facilities for on-site specialist neonatal paediatric support or adult intensive care. NHS Highland has said that the majority of births at the hospital can be handled by midwives only. Internal and external reviews of services at Wick support the need for the planned changes, the health board said. Five newborn babies have died at the hospital since 2010. An external review and report suggested that at least two were "potentially avoidable". Dr Rod Harvey, NHS Highland's medical director, said the midwife-led unit would be able to identify problems in pregnancies at an early stage, allowing preparations to be made to provide care to mothers and their babies. He told BBC Radio Scotland that pregnant women who had to be transferred would be moved in a "calm and collected way". Dr Harvey said: "We are not looking for women to be transferred in large numbers in emergency ambulances. Clearly that will occasionally occur and that facility has to be available. "What we are looking to do is transfer women ideally before they go into labour, or in the very earliest stages of labour when there is still plenty of time, and to avoid ambulance emergency transfers. "We know that is a very successful model. We have got seven other Community Midwife Units in other parts of the Highlands, so we have got a lot of experience of this type of care." However, it has been claimed that mothers living in Caithness are considering not having more children because of planned changes to maternity services, it has been claimed. Bill Fernie, a Highland councillor for Wick, said he knows of young mothers "seriously thinking about limiting their families". He said people in the local community regard the health board's proposed changes to a years-long set up as a further downgrading of health services in the Far North. Mr Fernie told BBC Radio Scotland: "Certainly no-one wants to see anything unsafe, but if it is so unsafe why has very little if anything be done in the last 11 years to sort this out? "Now they come forward and all they can suggest is another downgrading. "They cannot guarantee there will be no deaths in coming years just because they have removed the consultants and have a midwife-only led unit. "Some young mothers are seriously thinking about limiting their families and not having any more children if they have to have the service they have got lined up for Caithness." He added: "I think that is a major issue when we are already struggling to keep our population up."

The board of NHS Highland has approved a plan to set up maternity services at Caithness General in Wick as a Community Midwife Unit (CMU).

Many firms use Globalstar's satellite-based system to keep an eye on trucks, cars, containers and ships as they move around. However, said Colby Moore from security firm Synack, the way it passes data around is "fundamentally broken" making it vulnerable to attack. Globalstar has not yet issued any comment on Mr Moore's findings. Mr Moore said the problems with Globalstar's network arise because it does not encrypt the data passing between devices and satellites. Instead, he said, the system attempts to conceal what it does by changing frequencies and padding transmissions with useless data. The system also does not check that data was coming from where it claimed, he said. "I ended up figuring out how to decode the data in transit," Mr Moore told Reuters, adding that it might prove hard to fix the flaws as existing hardware was not easy to update. Globalstar has been told about the flaws, he added, but so far has not issued any updates or fixes. Attackers can easily find out these flaws, he said, making it easy to spoof data or keep an eye on assets being tracked. Organised crime gangs, police and intelligence agencies might already be listening in, he said. Mr Moore is planning to release more details about his work at the Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas next week. This month has seen the early release of other investigations into the security of cars and Android phones that will also feature at Black Hat. Earlier this week, security experts from Zimpherium released some information about a vulnerability that affected almost one billion Android handsets. Google has produced a patch for the bug but many handsets have yet to have it applied. Last week, in separate demonstrations, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek from security firm IOActive and Andy Davis from the UK's NCC Group showed how it was possible to attack some makes of car via their entertainment systems. The IOActive work led car maker Chrysler to issue a recall of more than 1.4 million vehicles to patch the software hole.

A widely used location-tracking system can be intercepted or fooled with fake data, claims a security researcher.

The teenage pedestrian was knocked down by a Ford Focus in Oldgate Lane, Thrybergh, Rotherham, on Saturday, said South Yorkshire Police. The car involved was thought to have been travelling towards Dalton at the time and its driver was not injured in the crash. Police have appealed for any witnesses to contact them.

A 14-year-old boy has been left with "life-threatening" injuries after being knocked down by a car.

Media playback is not supported on this device Sunday's 3-1 defeat at Premier League rivals Watford means United have lost their past three matches. "Some individuals probably feel the pressure and responsibility too much," said former Chelsea boss Mourinho. "We started the season very well. But was I thinking that my team was ready, perfect, unbeatable? Not at all." He added: "I was completely aware that we were not perfect, with lots of players who are not end products and can make their own mistakes." Mourinho has lost three consecutive games in a season for the first time since February 2002, when he was Porto boss. United won the Community Shield and their opening three league games under the former Real Madrid manager, who replaced Louis van Gaal in the summer. But defeat by neighbours Manchester City at Old Trafford last weekend was followed by a disappointing Europa League loss at Feyenoord on Thursday. On Sunday, Watford led through Etienne Capoue's first-half strike, only for teenage United striker Marcus Rashford to level from close range. Hornets substitute Juan Zuniga scored with seven minutes to go before Troy Deeney sealed the win with an injury-time penalty. The defeat leaves United seventh in the table with nine points from five games. Media playback is not supported on this device Mourinho believes his team have fallen victim to a number of unfair refereeing decisions and felt they were harshly treated against Watford. He thought Anthony Martial was fouled in the lead-up to Watford's first goal. Mourinho also claimed United were denied a penalty in the 2-1 derby defeat by City, while a Feyenoord player appeared to be offside in the build-up to their goal in last week's 1-0 win in the Netherlands. "The referees' crucial mistakes are not in my control, there is nothing I can do about that," said Mourinho. "That is not under my control. "So we were punished by these mistakes and I can't do anything about it."

Manchester United's players may be struggling under the pressure of playing for the 20-time English champions, says manager Jose Mourinho.

The 26-year-old fly-half has agreed a new deal which could keep him in Wales until the 2019 World Cup. Williams, who played 100 times for Wales, believes it will help Ospreys keep and recruit players. "It's fabulous news for Welsh rugby and the Ospreys in particular," he said on BBC Wales' Scrum V TV programme. "Not only is Dan committing himself to Wales for the next four years, but it helps the Ospreys with recruitment for the next couple of seasons. "If players were looking to sign and come to the Ospreys if they can see Dan Biggar is going to be there for the next three or four seasons that helps them as well." Biggar's current deal was due to expire at the end of this season. He is the first of Wales' 17 dually contracted players to re-sign on the deals which are 60% funded by the WRU and 40% by the region. In addition to potentially attracting new players to the region, Biggar's decision to stay may help negotiations with his Ospreys and Wales colleagues scrum-half Rhys Webb and second row Alun Wyn Jones. Both players' contracts expire in the summer of 2016, with Ospreys skipper Jones saying in November that he was still weighing up his options. Scarlets are in talks with Wales centre Scott Williams over extending his dual contract, and have secured the return of British and Irish Lions centre Jonathan Davies from Clermont Auvergne next season.

Dan Biggar's decision to renew his national dual contract is "fabulous" news for Wales and Ospreys, according to Martyn Williams.

Lawless, 31, was a free agent, having been released by Luton Town when his contract at Kenilworth Road expired at the end of last season. He made 203 appearances during a five-and-a-half-year spell with the Hatters, who signed him from York City in 2011. Since beginning his career at Fulham, Lawless has also had spells at Torquay United and Forest Green Rovers. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Yeovil Town have signed midfielder Alex Lawless on a one-year deal.

A batch of pills with the superman logo containing the chemical PMMA may still be in circulation according to the police. Dr Adam Winstock from the Global Drugs Survey, a drugs research organisation, says if the people making the pills are ruthless "they will be changing the colour and the logo". "Don't assume that because a pill has a different logo, it is safe," he says. "I guarantee if there is someone dodgy out there, they won't be pressing more pills with the superman logo on." Suffolk police are searching for ecstasy pills containing PMMA following the deaths of three men in Suffolk and one in Shropshire. ParaMethoxyMethylAmphetamine (PMMA) is a highly toxic class-A drug. Dr Winstock describes it as "a potent hallucinogenic stimulant" that has been around for about 20 years. It acts more slowly than MDMA (the main component of ecstasy), he warns, so people often think it isn't working which makes it very easy to overdose. "Early warning signs are that you feel more agitated and less nice than usual," he says. "And then you get the other things like nausea, shaking, blurred vision, overheating, anxiety, agitation - symptoms you also get with pills that have a very high dose of MDMA in." He says PMMA is not a drug that people take intentionally. He believes it's possible that "someone has made a large batch of PMMA, is trying to get rid of it and is flogging it off to various groups who unwittingly are packaging it as MDMA tablets". The rogue pills may have come from the Netherlands, he says, as they appear to "be the same 'superman' pills that were found in Amsterdam a couple of months ago". Dr Winstock says most pills and powders sold as MDMA do contain MDMA - and pills containing PMMA are rare. He says last year his team at the Global Drugs Survey "searched high and low to find tablets that had PMMA in and it was really, really hard. "So my guess it that there are just pockets of the drug out there." Dr Winstock says there's no way of testing if a pill contains PMMA - and claims home-testing kits are not effective. "If you're not coming up after an hour, it's not MDMA, so bin it," he says. "Don't think taking more of a rubbish drug is going to take your night better." He says "old school things" like staying well hydrated and keeping your temperature down much harder if you've taken PMMA, as the drug makes you overheat and dehydrate more than MDMA. "The most important thing is to look out for your mates", he says. "Don't take people's word for it if they say they are ok. If you're worried - you act. Call an ambulance." He says it's safer for one person in a group of friends to take a small amount of a drug to tests its effects, than for a whole group to take a full dose at the same time. Dr Winstock says: "There has been an increase in deaths involving PMMA in the last three years." He believes the chemical has been implicated in at least 22 deaths in the past year. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

A leading drugs expert is warning the rogue ecstasy pills linked to four deaths this year, may have changed brand or colour.

Arthur Cory, 49, said the flag had been kept in a cupboard at Penllyn Castle near Cowbridge, since he was a boy. The flag, one of only three surviving from the battle, is expected to fetch up to £50,000 at auction. It is said to have flown above Nelson's warship HMS Leviathan. The flag's "most probable" route to Penllyn Castle was through Mr Cory's ancestor Nicholas Cory, a rear admiral on William IV's Royal George yacht, the auction house said. Roland Elworthy, senior valuer at Holt's Auctioneers, said he had "no doubt as to the flag's provenance".

A man from the Vale of Glamorgan is selling a rare union jack flag, said to have been flown at the Battle of Trafalgar.

Police officers are allowed to search people for items such as drugs, stolen goods and weapons. But there has been controversy over "consensual searches", where people are searched without any legal basis. If approved by parliament, the code will end consensual searches from May. Ministers asked an advisory group of experts to draft the code following a BBC Scotland investigation which revealed that hundreds of children under the age of 12 were being subjected to consensual stop searches. The new code states that stopping and searching members of the public is a "significant intrusion into their personal liberty and privacy". It must therefore be done for a good reason, and be both "necessary and proportionate", it says. This means that the officer must have a "reasonable suspicion" based on "facts, information and/or intelligence" that the person being searched is likely to be carrying an illegal item. But officers will not be allowed to search someone based purely on their appearance - for example age, race or gender - or because they have previous convictions. The codes states: "A stop and search will not be carried out in a manner which is abusive, discriminatory, or which amounts to harassment or intimidation." The person being searched must understand why it is being carried out, with the officer also required to carry it out "with respect for individual needs - including religious and cultural values and beliefs." And officers must be "fully accountable" for the searches they carry out, with all stop and searches accurately recorded, and open to scrutiny. The code also sets out specific guidelines for dealing with children and vulnerable adults, and acknowledges that that they may require additional support to help them comprehend and participate in the search process. It says: "In taking a decision to search a child or a young person, a constable must treat the need to safeguard and promote the well-being of that child or young person as a primary consideration. "Where a constable believes it to be more harmful to a child or young person to carry out a search than not, then the search should not proceed and other measures to safeguard them should be considered." It also says that officers should use "age-appropriate terms" when speaking with children and young people and avoid the use of technical or legal language, unless required to do so by law. The Scottish government announced on 4 November 2016 that there is not enough evidence to support creating a police power to search children for alcohol at this time. The situation will be re-assessed after the code has been in force for 12 months A code of practice underpinning the use of stop and search is required under The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016. Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said stop and search was a valuable tool for combating crime, but that it was important to strike a balance between protecting the public and recognising people's human rights. He said: "This new code is about finding that balance and maintaining the trust between the police and the public. "With this new code we will ensure stop and search is carried out with the fairness, integrity, respect and accountability that we expect from our police officers in all of their duties." Research published by Edinburgh University in 2014 showed police in Scotland were far more likely to carry out stop and searches than their colleagues in England and Wales. The figures also suggested that young people were the most likely to be searched. But the number of stop-and-searches has fallen dramatically since then, with 888 consensual searches and 20,665 statutory searches conducted between 1 April and 30 September last year. This compared with 450,173 consensual searches and 192,470 statutory searches in 2013/14. Assistant Chief Constable Mark Williams said Police Scotland had made "real progress" on the issue, and "very much welcomed" the new guidelines. He added: "We are currently training all our officers in advance of its introduction to ensure we are fully prepared."

Police officers will only be able to stop and search people when they have "reasonable grounds" to do so under new rules published by the Scottish government.

The discussion centred mainly on the gas market, energy security and the risks of having to rely on supplies from Russia in the distant future. But, actually, the report says, the short-term risks in the gas market of things such as having to pay more for imports and security of supply are minimal. The £500m is actually made up of technical factors involving the electricity market, specifically if the UK fails to negotiate continued membership of the Internal Energy Market (IEM). That cost comes from things such as losing access to more efficient cross-border energy trading systems. But the report is clear such costs could be avoided if the UK remained part of the IEM, as non-EU members such as Norway have managed. The report is also concerned about the possibility of it becoming more expensive to finance big investment projects such as new power stations, but that is not part of the £500m. And it mentions potential problems involving the UK finding "itself excluded from EU 'solidarity principles' in which European nations agree to supply to their neighbours in the event of a gas supply crisis". It stresses the uncertainty surrounding the forecasts, but concludes: "The impact of Brexit on the UK energy system is very likely to be negative." But it does not say at least £500m, it says up to £500m. Reality Check verdict: There is considerable uncertainty about the figure and much of the effect could be avoided by staying in the IEM. READ MORE: The facts behind claims in the EU debate

A Vivid Economics report prepared for the National Grid shows leaving the European Union would put an extra £500m a year on to UK energy bills, Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

Police said the 14-year-old reported feeling unwell and required hospital treatment. He was later discharged from hospital and is recovering at home. The incident happened in Holywood, County Down, on Saturday. The PSNI said the tablets were "as yet unidentified" but warned of the "potential dangers" they posed. The 17-year-old, has been charged with possessing a Class A controlled drug with intent to supply; possessing a Class B controlled drug with intent to supply; possession of a Class A controlled drug; possession of a Class B controlled drug and supplying a Class A controlled drug. He is due to appear at Newtownards Youth Court on 14 February.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with drugs offences after a 14-year-old boy was treated in hospital after taking half of a 'Darth Vader' tablet.

Since December, the commission has been examining whether funding for the £16bn plant, to be built by developers EDF Energy, broke state aid rules. Hinkley Point C would be the first new nuclear power station to be built in Britain since 1995. Anti-nuclear campaigners have called the commission's decision a "U-turn". Antoine Colombani, commission spokesman for competition and for vice-president Joaquin Almunia, said: "Our discussions with the UK authorities have led to an agreement. "On this basis, vice-president Almunia will propose to the college of commissioners to take a positive decision in this case. In principle a decision should be taken within this mandate." A spokesman for EDF said the recommendation was "another positive step forward for this vital project". "Hinkley Point C is an important project which will deliver Europe-wide objectives, offering the prospect of reliable, secure and low-carbon electricity for many decades to come as well as boosting jobs and skills." Andrea Carta from Greenpeace said: "If competition commissioner Almunia has backed state aid for Hinkley, it risks a backroom deal prevailing over the rule of law. "Only a year ago the Commission said that Hinkley was 'in principle incompatible under EU state aid rules'. "Now, under pressure from the UK government and French nuclear operator EDF, the commission is preparing to perform a U-turn. "European commissioners should oppose the plan and resist rushing through a controversial and far-reaching decision in the dying weeks of this commission." Gary Smith of the GMB union said: "We lobbied the commission to move ahead on this important project for the UK economy, so we are very pleased at this latest development and look forward to the recommendation being accepted." The recommendation must now be approved by the commission's College of Commissioners in the next few weeks. A final decision is expected in October.

Plans to build a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset have been recommended for approval following a European Commission investigation.

Messages posted on social media claimed the user planned to "kill as many people as possible" at Montgomery High School in Bispham on Monday, the Blackpool Gazette reported. The planned attack was in revenge for alleged bullying, the post added. Police confirmed officers were investigating the source and would ensure the school's safety. The unnamed Facebook user also praised gun killers in schools in the United States and posted on the school's Facebook page: "Nobody talks to me or notices me except when they're calling me a nerd and pushing me around." Responding to one student after the post was made, the user asked: "You think it's a joke? You'll see bullets, bodies, and blood." Principal Tony Nicholson said in a statement to parents and carers the safety of pupils and staff was paramount. It read: "Police have confidently reinforced the view that these online postings do not represent a credible threat. They, and we, wish to reassure our parents and the wider school community that Montgomery High School can open as normal on Monday morning." A Lancashire Police spokesman said: "We are aware of posts on social media concerning Montgomery High School in Bispham and are investigating the source and content of these messages. "If the matter is not resolved prior to Monday, parents, pupils, staff and the wider community should be reassured that an appropriate police response will be implemented prior to the school reopening after the Christmas holiday to ensure the safety of all."

Threats to kill pupils in a shooting at a Blackpool school are being investigated by Lancashire police.

Mail Online, which published her claim, also paid £150,000 in libel damages to the Mahmood family. Hopkins wrongly said the family had links to al-Qaeda in two articles published in December 2015. Her apology has been shared more than 3,500 times on Twitter, including by the Mahmood family's MP, Stella Creasy. But the family told the BBC's Asian Network they wanted a personal apology by phone from Hopkins herself, adding: "She owes that to us." The family of 11 had planned to holiday to Disneyland on 15 December 2015 but were stopped by US authorities at Gatwick Airport. Hopkins's article from 23 December said "you can't blame America for not letting this lot travel to Disneyland - I wouldn't either". Mail Online has now removed the story from its website, which claimed Mohammed Tariq Mahmood and his brother, Mohammed Zahid Mahmood, were extremists and published an apology. At the time, Mohammad Tariq Mahmood said he was given no reason why US officials had refused to allow the family on board. But Hopkins, who gained fame as a candidate in The Apprentice BBC TV series in 2007, claimed that his reason for visiting the US to go to Disneyland was a lie. Stella Creasy MP, who represents the family's Walthamstow constituency, accused Hopkins of "tucking away" her apology, which she published on Twitter at 02:00 GMT. "Do feel this late night tucked away one should be given more prominence," she said on Twitter. Ms Creasy had called on the former Prime Minister, David Cameron, to challenge the US for stopping the Mahmoods from boarding their flight to Los Angeles. Tariq Mahmood told the BBC it was "a great relief" to have the record set straight, but said he feared there would "always be feelings towards us" from "those who hate Muslims". "Once you drill a hole in the wall, you can fill it but the mark will always be there," he added. Hopkins, who joined the Mail Online in November last year, is known for airing controversial views, having compared migrants to "cockroaches" while a writer at the Sun. Before she wrote about the Mahmoods, president-elect Donald Trump had already praised Hopkins for "powerful writing on the UK's Muslim problems". Hopkins replied on Twitter, saying "you have support in the UK". In a second article published on 29 December, which included pictures of the Mahmood family home, Hopkins added that Hamza Mahmood, Mohammed's son, was publishing "extremist material" on a Facebook page. Hamza Mahmood said he did not create the Facebook page, which was linked to him because of an error with his email address. "We are happy to make clear that there is no suggestion that either Hamza nor Taeeba or Hafsa Mahmood (Hamza's mother and sister) have any links to extremism," Mail Online said in a statement issued on Monday. It added: "We and Katie Hopkins apologise to the Mahmood family for the distress and embarrassment caused and have agreed to pay them substantial damages and their legal costs." Tariq and Zahid Mahmood said: "Even to this day the US authorities have not explained the reason why we were not permitted to travel. We assume it was an error or even a case of mistaken identity. "However, matters are not helped when such sensationalist and, frankly, Islamophobic articles such as this are published, and which caused us all a great deal of distress and anxiety. "We are very pleased that the record has been set straight."

Columnist Katie Hopkins has apologised to a Muslim family she accused of being extremists after they were refused entry to the US for a Disneyland trip.

On Saturday, the British Medical Association (BMA) announced it would be asking members in England about whether they wanted to take action. The dispute is over a new contract due to be introduced in August 2016. Critics say it could mean 15% pay cuts with "normal hours" re-classed as being from 7am to 10pm, Monday to Saturday. It means extra payments for unsociable working will only be given outside of these times, rather than the current arrangements of 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday. News of the health secretary's intervention came on the day that a few thousand junior doctors held a protest in central London. The day's developments did not stop a few thousand junior doctors, some in hospital scrubs, gathering to protest at Westminster. They chanted "BMA, BMA" with the new chair of the association's junior doctors committee Dr Johann Malawana describing the gathering as probably unprecedented. Later they marched with their placards up Whitehall and for a time blocked the pavement and road outside the Department of Health. There is no doubt feelings are running high over the government's planned reforms to junior doctors' contracts. Much now rests on the planned meeting between Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Dr Malawana. The government has described the current contracts as "outdated" and "unfair", pointing out they were introduced in the 1990s. Ministers drew up plans to change the contract in 2012 but talks broke down last year. The government has indicated it will impose the new contract next year in England, prompting the BMA to ask its 53,000 junior doctor members about industrial action. But Mr Hunt has now offered the BMA junior doctors' leaders the opportunity to meet this week to see if they can find a solution to the dispute - the BMA has agreed to attend. Scotland and Wales have said they do not want to introduce the changes, while Northern Ireland has yet to make a decision. Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, which negotiates contracts on behalf of the government, said he hoped the meeting would bring the two sides closer. "Our preferred position has always been to negotiate with the BMA." Dr Johann Malawana, BMA junior doctor committee chairman, said his organisation "has been clear about what it needs to hear from the government and NHS Employers to bring us back to the negotiating table". "We will be continuing with our action unless the government themselves can give us the absolute assurances we seek on behalf of the doctors we represent."

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has offered to meet junior doctors' leaders after the decision to ballot medics on industrial action over a new contract.

Thomas Sargent was on his Yamaha Fazer motorbike on Bolton Road, Withnell, on Sunday afternoon when he was involved in a collision with a Volvo car. He was airlifted to the Royal Preston Hospital, where he later died. His family described him as a "quiet, enthusiastic, caring and loving man" with a "real passion for motorcycles". Paying tribute, they said: "He had just celebrated his 21st birthday by touring Europe on his Yamaha motorbike. "He died doing something he loved and is now at peace and resting with his Grandma. He will be dearly missed by everybody that knew him and will never be forgotten." Police are urging witnesses of the collision to get in touch.

A man killed in a crash in Chorley had recently returned from a motorbike tour of Europe as part of his 21st birthday celebrations.

Martin made 38 appearances last season for Livi, scoring five goals, as they finished sixth, one place above Rovers. He was in his second spell with the West Lothian club, with whom he started his career. Scott went on to play for Ross County and Hibernian, who farmed him back to the Dingwall club on loan. He switched back to Livingston last summer.

Raith Rovers have signed Martin Scott after the 28-year-old midfielder was released by Scottish Championship rivals Livingston.

To be 80-5 and give away a 200-run lead is a problem in any Test, let alone one where you know the pitch is going to get more difficult to bat on later in the match. However, for as tricky as the surface became - and some deliveries did do a lot - there were too many dismissals in England's second innings in particular that were not down to the pitch. The tourists were shown the way initially by Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow in the first innings, then by opening pair Alastair Cook and Haseeb Hameed in the second. Yet, English collapses - Michael Vaughan has referred to a "little disease" when panic appears to set in - were common. Four wickets for 29 runs and then four wickets for 30 runs in the first innings, eight wickets for 68 runs on the final day. It ultimately comes down to a batsman's state of mind. When you get a difficult delivery or the ball misbehaves, it can be very hard to put that out of your thoughts, but that is what the very best are able to do. The ability to clear your mind and focus on the next delivery is a skill my Test Match Special colleague Geoffrey Boycott speaks of so often. Media playback is not supported on this device So it seems that the next three Tests in this series will be about England's mindset. Can they play every ball on its merits? Can they keep their chins up if they lose the toss? Can they be positive without being reckless? Can they remember that they have played some good cricket? Do they believe that they can beat India? The answers to those questions are not straightforward because India is such a difficult place to tour. We knew from the start that playing five matches here straight after two in Bangladesh was going to be difficult in terms of managing morale and keeping spirits high. England do not have to look too far into the past for inspiration. They came from behind to win here four years ago. Going further into the past, the 1984-85 tour led by David Gower that I was part of was a real success because the togetherness of the team helped us overcame everything that was thrown at us. Indira Gandhi, the prime minister, was assassinated hours after the touring party arrived. The UK's deputy high commissioner Percy Norris later suffered the same fate, a day after hosting a reception for the England team. England stayed out there despite fears the tour would be cancelled, then lost the first Test because of some questionable umpiring. Yet, England came back to win that series 2-1 and that is the mindset that the class of 2016 have to adopt. If they can, India can be beaten because we have already seen that these are two evenly matched sides. The hosts' only advantage is they have greater experience playing in these conditions. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, the world's leading Test wicket-taker this year, does not look too frightening when conditions are not in his favour. The same can be said for his partner in crime Ravindra Jadeja. These are bowlers that can be handled. India also have plenty of batsmen yet to register runs. Openers KL Rahul and Murali Vijay both need a score, as do Ajinkya Rahane and wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha. Yes, Cheteshwar Pujara is in good form and captain Virat Kohli was in stellar touch in Visakhapatnam - he scored 248 runs and the winning margin was 246, so imagine the boon it would be for England if they can remove him cheaply. Not that the tourists do not have personnel issues of their own. Ben Duckett, who has made only 18 runs in three innings, looks very unlikely to play in the third Test in Mohali. England got into a muddle by not opening the batting with Hameed in Bangladesh and now both Gary Ballance and Duckett have failed at number four. The next available option appears to be Jos Buttler, one of the most exciting limited-overs players in the world. Is he the answer in the top order of a Test line-up against the spinning ball? We just do not know. Add to that the fact Buttler has played only one first-class match in the past year and there will be a lot of pressure on him if he is chosen to play in the next Test. Anyone saying with certainty that Buttler is the cavalry to solve England's problems is making a very big statement. Spinner Zafar Ansari is another who looks set to miss out on playing in the third Test. He may well have been left out anyway in order for England to play a fourth pace bowler, but he had a poor time with both ball and bat in Visakhapatnam. Those two aside, the other players that England have used in this series will all feel good. Cook, Hameed, Joe Root, Moeen Ali, Stokes and Bairstow have all made runs. Adil Rashid is really looking the part as a Test spin bowler, James Anderson has made an excellent return from injury and Chris Woakes will be raring to go after being rested for the second Test. The only question England will have is over the fitness of Stuart Broad, who returned his best bowling figures in India with a strained tendon in his foot. India can be beaten and England certainly have the ability. Do they have the mentality? Jonathan Agnew was speaking to BBC Sport's Stephan Shemilt.

England will know it was a first-innings batting calamity that set the wheels in motion for India's 246-run win in the second Test in Visakhapatnam.

Glen Evans was left with a broken nose and his bride Georgina was punched at Fanhams Hall Hotel in Hertfordshire, St Albans Crown Court heard. Lee Doyle, 37, of Houghton Regis denied punching the groom. He and Gary Hutson, 46, of Luton, both charged with affray, were guests at another wedding. Both deny affray on 10 August 2014. The court heard an argument broke out when Mr Doyle and Mr Hutson asked Mr and Mrs Evans and their friends to move away from a fireplace. The newly married couple and their group were having drinks at the hotel following their own reception at another hotel. Mr Evans said the two men and the other groom confronted him, saying the area was reserved, although his party had been put there by bar staff. He said the two men hit him, and he was kicked and punched by others who joined in the attack. Mrs Evans was then also punched, leaving her with bruising to the head. However, Mr Doyle told the court he was trying to defuse the situation, which he described as "volatile". He admitted pushing Mr Evans and "grappling" with him as he thought he was going to attack Mr Hutson. Mr Doyle described Mr Evans as "irate and aggressive" but denied hitting him. Earlier this week Mr Evans denied allegations that he had thrown the first punch and had been "aggressive". The trial continues.

A man accused of punching a groom when two wedding parties clashed at a hotel has denied hitting anyone but admitted "grappling" on the floor.

The McLaren driver was already not going to race in F1 in 2017, with the team holding an option on him for the 2018 campaign. But speaking on Thursday, the 36-year-old Briton said: "I go into this weekend thinking it's going to be my last race. I think that's the best way. "At this moment in time, I don't want to be racing in F1 beyond this year." Button, world champion in 2009, made his debut at the age of 20 in 2000. Sunday's race will be his 305th grand prix start, with only Rubens Barrichello (322) and Michael Schumacher (306) having driven in more. He has won 15 F1 races, driving for Williams, Benetton, Renault, BAR, Honda, Brawn and McLaren. Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne is replacing Button at McLaren next year as team-mate to two-time world champion Fernando Alonso, whose contract runs out at the end of 2017, with Button acting as an ambassador for the team. "It is true that I have a contract in 2018 but, at this moment in time, I am not going to be racing in 2018," Button added. "The whole point of this [contract for 2018] was if, in three months' time, I had eaten myself stupid and I changed my mind. "But I don't want to go into this race thinking it's not my last race - and it is." Under his contract for 2017, Button is due to be McLaren's reserve driver and would race if either Alonso or Vandoorne are unable to for any reason. Media playback is not supported on this device He will do promotional work for McLaren and some work in the simulator and attend a minimum of four grands prix. "It's been a long journey since eight years old until now," Button added. "You get to Formula 1 with many dreams and hopefully you leave the sport with memories - some amazing memories, some life-changing, some good, some bad. To walk away with the world championship is very special, too. "I will definitely step away from F1 happy with what I've achieved and definitely my life starts now."

Former world champion Jenson Button says he will retire from Formula 1 after Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

He was pronounced dead at the scene on the A173 in Levenside, Great Ayton, at 18:10 GMT on Monday after being hit by a black BMW 1 series car, police said. The driver of the car, a 21-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He has been released on bail pending further inquiries, North Yorkshire Police said. The force has appealed for any witnesses to come forward.

An 80-year-old man who was hit by a car has died.

It is a tiny signal seen in the way the waters at the ends of the 35km-long lake rise and fall. When combined with the direct tug from the gravity of the Moon and Sun, the loch surface goes up and down by just 1.5mm. The study is reported in the Journal of Geophysical Research. "If you were on a boat in the middle of the loch, you certainly wouldn't notice it," said Philip Woodworth from the UK National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Liverpool, "but a tide like this has never been observed in a western European lake before." Prof Woodworth, David Pugh and Machiel Bos say their precision measurement technique could be used in other lakes around the world to understand better how the Earth's crust deforms as a result of ocean movements - rather like a carpenter will use a spirit level to gauge how a length of wood deviates from the horizontal. "I have described Loch Ness as the largest spirit level in the world," David Pugh, who is a visiting professor at NOC, told BBC News. None of us can feel it, but Britain rises and falls by centimetres every 12 hours and 25 minutes as a great bulge of ocean water washes around the country. The pencil-shaped Loch Ness is the largest UK lake by volume, and although inland, is close enough to the North Sea to be influenced by this loading effect. The team placed pressure sensors a few metres under the lake surface at six locations, from Fort Augustus in the far southwest to Aldourie in the far northeast. They then monitored the change in the height of the overlying water during the course of 201 days. What the scientists saw was a clear spike in the data twice a day - the result of the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun. But they could also tease out a second signal stemming from the way water rises and falls as a result of the tilting of the land. And, in fact, the latter effect sits on top of the first and is responsible for most of the amplitude change. The team says the measurement was made to an accuracy of just 0.1 mm over the loch's 35 km length. "We had to extract the tidal signal and get rid of all the noise. This involved very high precision," explained David Pugh. "For example, the loch surface itself goes up and down every day by four centimetres just due to the pump storage scheme for hydroelectric generation, and we have to pull out a very small signal within that. "The holy grail would be to learn from the effects of the tides something about the Earth's crust. So the more precise we can get, the more we may learn about the crust." Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter

Scientists have measured the way Loch Ness tilts back and forth as the whole of Scotland bends with the passing of the tides.

Abdulmalik Adua, 17, of Woolwich and Rezwan Islam, 19, of Gloucester, were both sentenced to a minimum of 16 years in prison. Paul Pass, 49, was stabbed in his flat in Gloucester last October by the pair, who used it as a drug-dealing base. Adua and Islam were found guilty of murder at an earlier hearing. Islam was also found guilty of kidnap. Bristol Crown Court heard Mr Pass was hit over the head with a guitar and stabbed in the leg, which caused his death. Bilal Ebrahim Moosajee, 19, of Gloucester was jailed for nine years after admitting manslaughter and kidnap at an earlier hearing. He will serve half his sentence before being considered for release on parole. The court was told the men were all part of a drug-dealing gang from outside the county who were trying to establish themselves in the city. They offered Mr Pass free drugs in exchange for using his flat as a base. The gang took revenge by attacking Mr Pass after his friends had broken into the flat and stolen their drugs. Mr Pass's mother Josephine said: "I feel both angry towards the men who took Paul from me and great sadness for their mothers. "They have not only taken Paul's life, they have taken mine away as well because I feel like I have died."

Two teenage drug dealers who murdered a man in a revenge attack have been jailed.

More than 20 people are being treated in hospital with burns and other injuries after the incident in the village of Hitrino, local media say. The authorities ordered an evacuation as firefighters battled the blaze. At least 20 buildings were damaged in the derailment and explosion, spokesperson Nikolay Nikolov told Bulgaria's Nova television. Two tanks hit an electricity line and exploded when the train derailed near the village station at about 05:30 local time (03:30 GMT), according to several reports. "Two blasts have caused a serious fire and ruined at least 20 buildings," Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Georgi Kostov told Reuters news agency. "There are many people injured... many with burns." Hitrino, a town of around 800 people, is located in Bulgaria's north-eastern Shumen province, about 60 miles (100km) from the Black Sea. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov said he was travelling to the village. In a post on social media, he said the regional hospital needed blood supplies to cope with the causalities, and appealed to people in the region to donate blood. Transport Minister Ivalyo Moskovski also said he was travelling to the village. In a brief statement, he said he had ordered both the head of the railway accident investigation task force and a representative of the rail infrastructure company to attend the scene.

A train carrying liquid petroleum gas has derailed and exploded in Bulgaria, killing at least four people.

Dyfed-Powys Police said training would begin on Wednesday ahead of them being deployed on the streets. Cameras are always on but only record once the officer presses a button. Police and crime commissioner Dafydd Llywelyn said: "The use of the cameras supports transparency in policing and will aid the investigation of complaints against officers." The move follows a three-month trial in 2015 and any member of the public has the right to request footage taken of them within 31 days. Any recordings not needed for policing purposes are automatically deleted from cloud storage after that time. The force said recordings would only be made if there was "a policing need" and officers would announce when they start and stop filming. Cameras will always be on standby, filming on a 30-second loop, but audio does not record until the officer presses the button. Chief Constable Mark Collins said: "They will provide the public with more reassurance and will help officers to document valuable evidence - leading to swifter justice for victims."

A police force has begun the rollout of body cameras for 800 officers and community support officers.

A witness described seeing a "flash right across the sky" as the aircraft came down in a field off Burrows Lane, in the Middle Stoke area. The condition of the pilot is not known. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said it had deployed to an accident involving a light aircraft near Stoke Medway Airfield. Representatives from UK Power Networks and fire crews also attended the scene. Louise Holloway, who lives nearby, said: "I was outside in the garden and heard this huge bang. "There was a massive orange flash right across the sky. "One man ran across the field but there was no way the pilot could have got out. It's really sad."

A microlight has hit an electricity pylon and burst into flames near Rochester in Kent.

The service was held at the 22-year-old's school in Ohio, before his burial at a nearby cemetery. His death has heightened tensions between the US and North Korea. Pyongyang has called President Donald Trump a "psychopath", while he describes N Korea as a brutal regime. Pyongyang's official Rodong Sinmun newspaper claimed Mr Trump might launch a pre-emptive strike on North Korea to divert attention from his domestic difficulties, and warned South Korea "that following psychopath Trump... will only lead to disaster". Earlier in the week, after announcing Mr Warmbier's death, President Trump said he was determined to "prevent such tragedies from befalling innocent people at the hands of regimes that do not respect the rule of law or basic human decency". The thousands of funeral goers formed two lines as Mr Warmbier's coffin was carried into Wyoming High School for the 45-minute service, and then along the three-mile route to the cemetery. There was only space for 800 people inside the school's auditorium so most attendees watched the service on monitors in overflow rooms, CNN reports. Mr Warmbier's brother and sister, along with some friends, spoke during the service. Bagpipes played as mourners, wearing blue and white ribbons - the school's colours - to honour the former student, left the school. Thousands of people from his small hometown of Wyoming, Ohio, packed into Otto Warmbier's old high school for his funeral. For most, his casket was the first they had seen of Otto since he went to North Korea - awful confirmation of the shocking, surreal set of circumstances that had played out since early last year. Among several politicians in attendance, including officials from the state and defence departments was the Ohio Senator Rob Portman, who had been involved in the quest to bring him home. Mr Portman reflected a sense that while today was a time to talk about Mr Warmbier's life, as a young man with huge potential, the issue of responsibility had to be addressed. After the funeral, mourners stood to watch the cortege pass and disappear through the streets with blue and white ribbons tied to all the trees in his honour. As they reflect, there are many not just here but across the country, asking how North Korea will now pay for what many see as the murder of an American citizen. Otto Warmbier was returned by North Korea to the US last week, more than a year after he had been sentenced to 15 years' hard labour. He was in a coma and died a few days later. His parents say that though he never spoke or opened his eyes, "the countenance of his face changed - he was at peace. He was home and we believe he could sense that". US doctors say he suffered a "severe neurological injury", the most likely cause of which was a cardiopulmonary arrest that had cut the blood supply to the brain. A post-mortem examination was not carried out at the request of the family. Otto Warmbier, a student at the University of Virginia, was travelling with a tour group when he was arrested at Pyongyang airport in January 2016. He was accused of stealing a propaganda sign from a hotel and, two months later, was sentenced during a short trial. His family had no news of him until 13 June, when Pyongyang said he had been in a coma since his trial after contracting botulism and receiving a sleeping pill. US doctors say there is no evidence he suffered from botulism, and the Warmbier family believe he died as a result of "awful torturous mistreatment".

More than 2,500 family, friends and well-wishers gathered for the funeral of Otto Warmbier, the US student who died after falling into a coma while in prison in North Korea.

They ruled that Attorney General John Larkin QC's bid came too late. Mr Larkin sought to refer the verdict against Ashers bakery to the UK's highest court under devolution issues. In October, the Appeal Court upheld a ruling against the bakery's Christian owners that their refusal to make a cake iced with the slogan "Support Gay Marriage" was discriminatory. A long-running legal battle ensued when customer Gareth Lee sued after his order was declined at the company's Belfast city centre shop in May 2014. The gay rights activist had requested a cake depicting Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie with the slogan for an event to mark International Day Against Homophobia. Bakery bosses refunded his money for the order because the message went against their Christian faith. The McArthur family, who run the firm, insist their problem was with the cake and not the customer but Mr Lee claimed he was left feeling like a lesser person. Last week, lawyers for the bakery were formally refused leave to appeal to the Supreme Court, though the McArthur family can now petition directly for a hearing in London. Mr Larkin backed the family's case but his attempt to invoke his powers has now been rejected. He was intending to ask the Supreme Court to rule on issues related to devolution. Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan ruled in the Court of Appeal that this step came after the case had ended. "We do not consider there are exceptional circumstances in this case which require us to re-open proceedings," he said.

Northern Ireland's top law officer cannot refer the "gay cake" case to the Supreme Court, senior judges have said.

The Tigers trailed 12-4 at the break after tries from Mark Percival and Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook. However, Cas, for whom debutant Kieran Gill scored in the first half, reduced the deficit through Mike McMeeken. Tom Holmes crossed to secure a seventh straight victory for Daryl Powell's side. Second-placed Salford Red Devils were beaten 34-24 at home by Wakefield. Powell, whose side played three games in nine days last week, made several changes, following the lead of other Super League coaches this weekend as he described their schedule as "a nonsense" and "appalling". In contrast, Saints, who went into the game after a nine-day rest, will be disappointed they did not do more with the pressure they had at the start of the second half when leading by eight points. Cas return to action with a home game against struggling Warrington next Sunday, while Saints host improving Widnes on Friday. Castleford coach Daryl Powell: "It's one of the biggest wins I've been involved in. "For a team that had been played about with to roll into a game against opposition that had a significant rest period on us and a full-strength team and come out with that kind of performance was awesome. "We had to dig in right at the end and the amount of scrambled tackles to keep them out shows the character we've got. "What we've become as a club is we've got genuine depth and belief that we've got something special here." St Helens coach Justin Holbrook: "We knew it was going to be a tough game and it would have been great to win. To fall just short is very disappointing. "Castleford obviously weren't at full strength but they haven't lost here for a reason. They're a very good footy side and they showed that again today. "But it was a missed opportunity. They had the luxury to rest a few today because of where they are sitting in the table and they earned that. "For us to fall just short, it's really costly for where we're sitting in the table. "It was disappointing we didn't get the win but I'm really happy with the squad and we came really close today. It's important we just move on to next week." Castleford: Eden; Gill, Webster, Monaghan, Minikin; Roberts, T Holmes; Lynch, McShane, Massey, Foster, Larroyer, Sene-Lefao. Replacements: McMeeken, Moors, Hitchcox, Trueman. St Helens: Makinson; Swift, Morgan, Percival, Grace; Lomax, Smith; Walmsley, Roby, Amor, Taia, Wilkin, Knowles. Replacements: Lee, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Douglas, Thompson. Referee: Chris Campbell (RFL).

Castleford Tigers came from behind to beat St Helens at The Jungle and extend their lead at the top of Super League to four points.

Figures from the Association of Public Health Observatories reveal the UK is the fattest EU member and has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancies. The UK also performs badly on female cancer survival and infant deaths. But life expectancy figures in the UK are slightly better than for EU counterparts and the nation also excels at treating heart disease. And our early action on smoking has had a very positive impact on health outcomes, the report authors say. They compared all regions across 27 countries in Europe using 37 health indicators in 2006. The UK as a whole scored particularly badly on obesity, being the fattest nation of all. And within the UK it was the West Midlands that had the highest percentage of obese adults at 29% - double the EU average of 14% and much higher than the 19% rate seen in Greater London. The UK's female death rates from cancer were also among the worst in Europe. Deaths in south-east England were the highest at 185 per 100,000, followed by Scotland at 179 per 100,000 and north-east England at 174. This compares with the European average of 139.5 per 100,000. All parts of the UK had more teenage mothers than in most other European countries - but the North East of England came out the worst. The researchers acknowledge the picture may have changed slightly since the data was collected, but they say their snapshot should be a warning to public health experts. Dr Claire Bradford and Professor John Wilkinson, who compiled the report, said the information could help the UK improve its track record. Dr Bradford said: "This type of data allows us to compare not just between countries but within countries and to look at what is going well and what is not. "People that are able to influence which way we are going as a nation should look at this to decide on priorities and actions. "Our problem with obesity might be a good place to start." Commenting on the data, public health expert, Professor Sir Michael Marmot said the report highlighted "stark differences" in health across the EU. "The causes of health inequalities are socially determined," he said. "The behaviours that lead to obesity and teenage pregnancy, for example, arise from social conditions. "This knowledge informs what we as a society can do at a local, regional, national and international level to create the conditions for greater health equity." Professor Steve Field of the Royal College of General Practitioners said: "I'm appalled by the figures and feel ashamed as a GP working in the West Midlands that this area has the highest percentage of obese adults in Europe. "Obesity is a major problem and predictor of ill health throughout a patient's life, causing serious illnesses. "I hope we will be able to do more in the future to get people to take responsibility for their own health and take more exercise and eat sensibly." A Department of Health spokesman said: "The government has made it clear that tackling health inequalities is a priority as part of its commitment to fairness and social justice. "Action to tackle health inequalities is at the centre of our approach to public health. "We will aim to use the least intrusive approach necessary to achieve the desired effect. "We will seek to use approaches that focus on enabling and guiding people's choices wherever possible."

The UK is one of the unhealthiest nations in Europe for some health indicators, data suggests.

Hawick Knitwear, which employs more than 230 staff, has also increased its production of sweaters to meet demand. Production has been boosted by better than expected sales of the Hawick Knitwear-branded range which launched in January. The company, which dates back to 1874, was bought by managing director Benny Hartop in November last year. As well as the new range, the firm has seen growth of its longer-established business of supplying customers who sell the garments under their private labels. In Europe, Hawick Knitwear sells into Sweden, Finland, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain. Markets outside Europe include the USA, Canada, Mexico, and Japan. The knitwear firm has increased its production to 9,500 sweaters each week, from about 7,500 last year, to keep up with demand. Mr Hartop said: "The increase in production is in direct response to a surge in orders from both home and abroad for our private label clients and now for our own brand too. "There will always be challenges but thankfully our future is looking very good and this is a testament to the dedicated staff working at all levels of the business. "I have no doubt this success will continue for us into the future."

A Borders textile firm has announced a 20% increase in its turnover, to £8m a year, in its annual accounts.

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

Google is ending sales of its Google Glass eyewear.

A spokesman said the new estimate was based on a review of intelligence reports from May to August. IS has seized vast swathes of Iraq and beheaded several hostages in recent months, leading to US airstrikes. US Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Turkey, seeking more support for action against IS. US officials say retired Gen John Allen will be tasked with forming an international coalition to fight IS. On Thursday, 10 Arab countries agreed to help the US attack the group in both Iraq and Syria. The CIA had previously believed that IS had about 10,000 fighters, spokesman Ryan Trapani said. "This new total reflects an increase in members because of stronger recruitment since June following battlefield successes and the declaration of a caliphate, greater battlefield activity, and additional intelligence," he added. The revision comes a day after President Obama outlined a plan to "degrade and destroy" IS and to increase military support for allied forces engaged in fighting the group. For the first time, he authorised air strikes against the group in Syria. In recent months IS has expanded from its stronghold in eastern Syria and seized control of more towns, cities, army bases and weaponry in Iraq. The US has already carried out more than 150 air strikes against IS in Iraq. It has also sent hundreds of military advisers to assist Iraqi government and Kurdish forces, but has ruled out sending ground troops. Other countries, including the UK, have contributed humanitarian assistance to Iraqis displaced by the group's advance. Mr John Kerry secured the co-operation of several Arab countries during a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Thursday. Nato member Turkey, however, refused to sign a communique calling for countries to join the US in the fight against IS. Analysts say this may be because the group currently holds 49 Turkish citizens, including diplomats. Mr Kerry downplayed the move, saying the important US ally was dealing with some "sensitive issues". He is due to travel to Turkey on Friday to try to secure more co-operation from the government.

The CIA says the Islamic State (IS) militant group may have up to 31,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria - three times as many as previously feared.

Dilapidated windows at HMP Pentonville are worsening a drug problem at the London jail, its Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) said in a report. It found blocked toilets and leaking sewage, and said the escapes and the killing of an inmate demonstrated "serious shortcomings". The Ministry of Justice said more resources were being put in place. Members of the IMB visit the jail several days a week throughout the year and said "aspects of the physical environment of Pentonville are inhumane". It said: "Confining two men in a cell measuring 12ft by 8ft is not humane treatment. "One has to eat his meal in the cell while the other may be sitting on a badly-screened toilet a few feet away." It added: "The prison struggles to ensure the basics of decency largely due to the outsourced provider responsible for maintenance - Carillion." It concluded: "The contract is working neither for Pentonville nor the taxpayer". A Carillion spokesman said: "The age and condition of Pentonville prison presents maintenance challenges which our people work hard to overcome. "Although the level of reactive maintenance jobs has increased we have continued to improve our performance against the agreed targets." The Category B prison is holding 380 more men than the Prison Service deems it suitable for, the IMB said. The report raised concerns about the risk to safety from the prison's old windows, whose replacement was recommended by the National Offender Management Service following the fatal stabbing of Jamal Mahmoud, 21, in October 2016. It said: "Less than a month later two prisoners escaped through a cell window." Matthew Baker, 29, and James Whitlock, 32, went on the run after sawing through a metal bar, clambering over roofs and swinging round a CCTV pole on a sheet. "Until all the windows are replaced contraband received by drone or from throw-overs will continue to put the safety of staff and prisoners at risk," the report added. "If cells cannot contain prisoners, then the safety of the public is also at risk." A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said: "Pentonville has been through a very challenging period. While the Board notes progress has been made in improving staff safety with body worn cameras for all uniformed staff, and new CCTV to tackle the flow of contraband into prisons, it is also clear there remains much more to be done. "We are boosting the frontline by recruiting more staff at HMP Pentonville and for prisons across the estate. "With these additional resources in places, Pentonville will be better able to address the concerns raised in the report and improve progress as a matter of urgency."

A prison where two cellmates made an escape bid has been labelled "squalid" and "inhumane".

Young and a fluent English speaker, he comes from the Syrian city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of so-called Islamic State. The threat posed by the group is one of the main factors pushing the mass migration of people to Europe. And as we sit beside the stadium in Edirne where 2,000 have gathered, trying to cross Turkey's land border with Greece, he gives me an insight into the heart of the "caliphate". "At first when they arrived, it seemed fine because [Syrian President] Assad's forces were driven out," Mohamed says. "But then they tightened their control. They imposed their rules: anybody who defied them, anyone who was suspected of talking to journalists or TV channels was immediately taken off to be killed. "They have a big intelligence network - foreigners working for them, who inform them about everything. I've seen Germans, Chechens, Turks, Saudis and Tunisians. They're the ones who catch you." What changes has he seen during the IS takeover, I ask? "Until a few months ago we had internet at home. Now we have to go to internet cafes to go online - and they come and check which sites we've visited. "We only have two hours of electricity per day. There's talk that they'll remove satellite dishes from houses so we can only watch TV they control. "And food prices are going up. We're banned from smoking - I was caught twice with a cigarette, put in prison for a day and given 20 lashes. "Men are not allowed to be clean-shaven - anyone who is, will be put in prison." The IS black flag now flies across Raqqa and every official building has "Islamic State" painted on the walls, Mohamed tells me. How are the militants recognised? "They carry guns - all the time." "When you look at the faces of our citizens, they have fear in their eyes," he tells me. "Everyone is afraid that one wrong word will put them in prison or worse. We all love Islam - but this is not Islam. "Now even people say they want Assad to come back. Both are evil - but this is worse." Mohamed is desperate to cross safely into Europe, unable to pay the $2,000 (£1,300) demanded by smugglers for the boat trip to the Greek islands and unwilling to risk his life. But as the EU progresses with plans to redistribute 120,000 asylum seekers, the reality is that he will not be among them. The number only includes those already in the bloc, in Italy or Germany - not those knocking at Europe's door here in Turkey. They will be encouraged to stay. But Mohamed refuses. "Here I cannot make a decent life for myself. I earn so little money, they don't want me here," he says. "If I cannot get to Europe, I will go back to Raqqa. "There, I will live like I have a clamp to my throat - but at least I'll have my family." It is that natural human inclination - the need for safety - that is driving this mass migration. And as Islamic State broadens its control and continues its rampage, those like Mohamed subjected to it will pursue the path to the refuge they crave.

"If they knew I was talking to you, I'd be killed," says Mohamed.

All 42 Scottish clubs discussed league reconstruction on Tuesday, with a 16-team top-flight among the proposals. That is the number of teams in the Czech top division and Fitzel believes young talent would have a greater chance to shine in a bigger league. "I am sure a 16-team league has helped our youth development," he said. Fitzel was involved with the Czech youth teams from 1998 to 2005, and helped bring through the likes of Tomas Rosicky and Petr Cech. After a spell as the national coach of Malta he has returned as technical director and general manager of the Czech Republic national team. Fitzel has overseen improved fortunes at all levels of the game after the country missed on qualification for the 2010 World Cup. Since then, the Czech Republic were quarter-finalists in the 2012 European Championships and finished top of their Euro 2016 qualifying group. "If we did not have a 16-team league and we only had 12, only a few youth players would get a chance," Fitzel told BBC Scotland. "The bigger the league, the more teams are playing at a higher level, and the more young players are getting a chance. The more they play, the more they improve through experience of playing in the top league." From next season, the Czech First League will be ranked nine places above Scotland in the Uefa coefficient rankings, with two teams qualifying for the Champions League qualifiers. However, Fitzel admits a 16-team league does have its pitfalls and they could end up moving in the opposite direction. "Currently here in the Czech Republic we are discussing maybe having 10 or 12 teams playing each other four times," Fitzel said. "At the moment we do not play enough games. "A 16-team league has allowed us to have a winter break of two-and-a-half months. We finish at the end of December and start again at the beginning of March. But it means we only play 14 games in spring and all the clubs are saying we should have more games. "In a smaller league, maybe there are more interesting games. We are looking at the ice hockey league, where right now they have play-offs and the stadia there is sold-out; even the relegation play-offs. That's fantastic income for the clubs and the stadiums hold 13,000 - 15,000 people." Fitzel, like many in Europe, has looked on with interest at the Scottish game in the last few years. He says the 12-12-18 set-up that was proposed in 2013 was interesting, but feels clubs should listen to what the supporters want. "It's an interesting idea," he added. "It is something new, and I always feel if you don't try it then you don't know. "From my point of view it is interesting to play for relegation or promotion. It could be a long period of games. "It seems interesting, but the question is do the people want to see this? "If you have enough teams for a 16 top division, they don't need to be equal. Obviously in Scotland you have two big teams, though now there is a problem with Rangers playing out-with the top tier, but still there is two or three dominant teams."

Scottish football should consider a bigger league to help young talent, according to Czech Republic director of football Dusan Fitzel.

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

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

Thirteen people were killed when British paratroopers opened fire on a civil rights march through the city in January 1972. A fourteenth died later. The 66-year-old former paratrooper was arrested in County Antrim on Tuesday. It is understood he is being questioned over the deaths of William Nash, Michael McDaid and John Young. He is soldier J, who was one of the soldiers who appeared before the Saville Inquiry. Leo Young, whose brother John was killed aged 17 on Bloody Sunday, told BBC Radio Foyle that he welcomed the news. "A flood of emotions came into my head when I heard the news about the arrest," said Mr Young. "A prosecution has to happen soon. We waited for over 40 years and this is a big step. "I think about my brother every day. His life was cut short and I keep thinking about him because he would probably be married today. "I was 24 at the time and going through those inquires was a real battle. "This is a giant step and I feel for all the families involved." John Kelly, whose brother Michael was among those killed on Bloody Sunday, said the arrest "gives fresh hope". "This is a massive moment for the families and the city," said Mr Kelly. "My brother's death is no different to any other death on that day. This is major development and I hope there is an arrest in relation to my brother soon. "Hopefully there will be prosecutions soon." Sir Gerald Howarth, a Conservative MP and former defence minister who represents former soldiers on duty at the time of Bloody Sunday, said there are hundreds of families dealing with murder across Northern Ireland. "We cannot forget that a lot of families haven't had justice yet," said Sir Howarth. "It would be good if we could just close this chapter. "I'm not excusing what happened but I do not think it is in the public interest for former soldiers to be prosecuted. "This is now a matter for the prosecuting authorities though."

Detectives are continuing to question a former soldier over the deaths of three people on Bloody Sunday in Londonderry.

Ibrahim Halawa, the son of the most senior Muslim cleric in the Republic of Ireland, was arrested during a siege on the Al-Fath mosque in Cairo in 2013. The mass trial of Mr Halawa and 493 others began in March after being postponed five times since his arrest. Mr Halawa, 19, could face the death penalty if he is convicted. Mr Halawa was on a family holiday to his parents' homeland when he and three of his sisters were arrested by Egyptian security forces during a crackdown on protests in the country's capital. He was 17 at the time. His family said he had taken refuge in the building during violent clashes between supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi and the security forces. His sisters were allowed to return to Dublin in November 2013. On Wednesday, a hearing in his case took place, with Irish officials in attendance. But it could not proceed as 16 defendants were not present in court, according to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs. Defence lawyers requested that the trial would not proceed during the forthcoming Ramadan period and the judge agreed to adjourn the matter until 2 August, the department added. Amnesty International Ireland said Mr Halawa should be released immediately with all charges against him dropped. Colm O'Gorman, the human rights organisation's executive director in Ireland, said the situation was "utterly unacceptable". "No one should have to withstand the continual raising of hope that they might have their day in court, only to have that hope continually dashed," he said. "This young man should be at home in Ireland, continuing his studies and getting on with his life." He added: "I urge the Irish government and their EU partners to continue to work on Ibrahim's case as an absolute priority."

The trial of a Dublin teenager held in an Egyptian prison for almost two years has been adjourned for a third time.

MOTV is a paid-for video on demand app about hunting, shooting and fishing, and was launched in the US in 2016. It was launched this week in the UK, but immediately attracted criticism for carrying video of hunters with dead lions and other animals. Mr Kroenke owns the company behind MOTV. It is a small part of his huge Colorado-based sporting empire, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, which runs TV stations including The Outdoor Channel and World Fishing Network. The range of programmes is not available in every country, partly for reasons of ownership rights, but also in some cases because of local tastes. Its website illustrates this, pointing out that some TV shows that are popular with members in the US may not be desirable to members in the Canada, even though they are both English-speaking regions. The company said: "There has been significant public attention to a small portion of programming on our MyOutdoorTV app that contains content associated with hunting certain big game animals," said Jim Liberatore, the chief executive of Outdoor Sportsman Group. "Stan Kroenke has directed us to remove all content related to those animals in light of the public interest," he said in a statement. Hunting TV app sparks protests The company was keen to underline that it operates independently from Arsenal Football Club. "Arsenal Football Club has nothing to do with any of our media outlets. It has nothing to do with our content or the editorial decisions we make," the statement said. "We deserve no credit when an Arsenal striker scores a goal. Arsenal deserves no criticism when we offer a program with which some disagree." Leader of the Labour opposition and local MP, Jeremy Corbyn, said he was "disgusted" by the channel: "As an Arsenal fan I'm disgusted that Stan Kroenke is involved in such a brutal, unethical and unnecessary activity." Robert Peston, ITV's political editor and one of Arsenal's best know fans, expressed his disgust about Mr Kroenke's connection to the channel. In a tweet earlier this week he said: "I feel sick I have to pay money to this person." Philippa King, from the League Against Cruel Sports, welcomed today's move: "Launching a TV channel which glorifies bloodsports was never going to be a good idea in a nation of animal lovers. We asked Mr Kroenke to cancel his plan to show trophy hunting and that's what he has done, so we thank him for it. "Whether the decision was taken because his eyes were opened to the suffering of animals involved in trophy hunting, or because he realised it was a PR disaster for Arsenal football club, I don't know. Hopefully it was the former."

Stan Kroenke, the owner of Arsenal Football Club, has ordered big game hunting videos to be removed from the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) app.

He said his election after a landslide win in May was "a historic moment", and pledged no reconciliation with those who had "committed violence". The retired field marshal overthrew President Mohammed Morsi last July. He has since been pursuing a crackdown on Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, which urged a boycott of the elections. Liberal and secular activists, including the 6 April youth movement which was prominent in the 2011 revolution that ousted long-serving President Hosni Mubarak, also shunned the 26-28 May poll in protest at the curtailing of civil rights. Mr Sisi, 59, made no mention directly of the Muslim Brotherhood in a speech at a Cairo presidential palace late on Sunday. But he said there would be no reconciliation with anyone who had "blood on their hands". He said: "Defeating terrorism and achieving security is the top priority in our coming phase. "There will be no acquiescence or laxity shown to those who resorted to violence." Mr Sisi was earlier sworn in for a four-year term at a ceremony shown live on television. He said: "Throughout its extended history over thousands of years, our country has never witnessed a democratic peaceful handover of power." Mr Sisi's victory came almost a year after he ousted Egypt's first freely elected president, Mohamed Morsi, following mass protests against his rule. At the swearing-in, the Supreme Constitutional Court deputy head, Maher Sami, said the ousting was not a coup, and that Mr Sisi had responded to the will of the people. Who is Egypt's new president? Profile: Abdul Fattah al-Sisi In the May elections, Mr Sisi secured 96.9% of the vote and his sole challenger, left-winger Hamdeen Sabahi, received only 3.1%. Turnout was less than 50%. Mr Sisi inherits a nation that is divided and weary, the BBC's Orla Guerin in the Egyptian capital reports. Experts warn that if he cannot deliver in the next year or two he could also face a mass revolt. One student, Israa Youssef, told Reuters: "Sisi has to do something in his first 100 days, people will watch closely and there might be another revolution. That's what people are like in this country." Mr Sisi faces an array of challenges, including fixing the economy, preventing further political crises and easing poverty. More than a quarter of Egyptians live below the poverty line. Mr Sisi has pledged to build 26 new tourist resorts, eight new airports and 22 industrial estates. He has promised to restore security in a country where attacks by Islamist militants have left hundreds of security personnel dead over the past 11 months. The militants have stepped up attacks in response to the crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and its allies, in which more than 1,400 people have been killed and 16,000 detained. Mr Morsi and other senior leaders of the Brotherhood, which has been designated a terrorist organisation, are standing trial on a series of charges. They strongly deny any wrongdoing. Critics fear Mr Sisi will continue to show little tolerance for dissent.

Ex-army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has vowed to to tackle "terrorism" and bring security, after being sworn in as Egypt's new president.

As defence correspondent of the Daily Express he beat his rivals to a string of scoops. One of his great strengths was the ability to remember minute details without having to make a single note. After his retirement he published a series of books alleging Britain's security services had been penetrated by spies at the top level. Harry Chapman Pincher, son of an Army officer, was born in India on 29 March 1914. He went to Darlington Grammar School and London University, and graduated in zoology and botany. Ironically while at university, some fellow students tried to sign him up to the Soviet cause. "I said to one: 'In the event of a successful revolution, how would the new England be governed?' "He said: 'To start with it would be governed from Moscow.' "So I said: 'Well, bugger that.'" Pincher worked as a teacher before joining the Royal Armoured Corps in 1940. He moved to the Rocket Division of the Ministry of Supply in 1943. After the war he secured a job with the Daily Express as defence, science and medical editor. One of his best contacts, the chief scientist at the Ministry of Defence in the 1950s, was keen to tell him as much as possible about Britain's atomic weapons programme. He wanted to explain to the public why the country was spending such massive sums of money on it. "I'm up for use any time," he said. "If someone wants to come and tell me some news that nobody else knows and I make a lovely scoop of it, come on, use me!" But it never worried him that he was being used by senior figures with ideas to promote or scores to settle. His investigative methods were unorthodox. Mainly he bought people agreeable lunches and, over the claret, senior civil servants and politicians would tell him things. His favourite lunch venue was a classy French restaurant called L'Ecu de France in Jermyn Street off Piccadilly, handy both for Fleet Street and for the civil servants and politicians in Westminster. Only after it closed did he learn that the place had been bugged by MI5 since the 1940s. (It had also, MI5 discovered when removing its own hidden microphones, been bugged by the KGB.) "MI5 heard every conversation that I had and they did nothing about it," he said. "All they did was put it in the files. MI5 doesn't like to take any action; they like to know. "'It's in the files: if we take action, they'll know we know.' That's the attitude. It's absolutely crazy." Pincher cultivated contacts not only at the lunch table but in the countryside. In the 1950s he took up game shooting, and met a good many useful sources while banging away in plus-fours at pheasant and grouse. Lord Mountbatten, aloof and unapproachable as first sea lord and chief of the defence staff, turned out to be much friendlier when Pincher encountered him shooting. "He invited me to shoot at Broadlands and even dictated a story to me once when I was travelling in his Land Rover, which went straight into the newspaper... but under my name, not his." In 1964 he brought into the open the scandal over Ferranti's £5 million profit on Bloodhound missiles, which were the major weapon in Britain's air defences. This was a colossal sum at the time and a subsequent inquiry saw the company refunding more than £4 million to the Treasury. In 1971, Pincher revealed how the number of staff at the Soviet embassy had increased significantly and claimed that most of the diplomats, chauffeurs and gardeners were really spies. This prompted Edward Heath's government to expel 105 of them, which seriously damaged the Soviet Union's espionage capability. After his retirement, Pincher's most controversial book was Their Trade is Treachery. This revealed the head of MI5 until 1965, Sir Roger Hollis, had been investigated as a suspected Soviet spy. There was an immense furore, which Pincher doubtless found most gratifying. In the years since, Pincher hardened his line on Hollis, and continued researching the subject becoming convinced that Hollis actually was a Soviet mole. Not everyone agrees. Christopher Andrew, MI5's official historian, thinks it's nonsense to suggest Hollis was a traitor. Rupert Allason, who writes about espionage under the pen name Nigel West, is more nuanced. "Some people don't believe there was any hostile penetration of the security service. "Personally I've seen the evidence: I know there was penetration up until at least September 1963. "Where I part company with Harry is on the issue of candidates. He believes it was Sir Roger Hollis, I'm not convinced of that; but I am persuaded there was a mole." One of the main sources for Pincher's book was the former MI5 agent Peter Wright, whose book Spycatcher was the subject of a long court case to try to prevent publication. Margaret Thatcher's government was infuriated by Their Trade is Treachery; but then angering prime ministers was nothing new to Pincher. In May 1959, Conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan wrote a personal minute, marked "secret", to his minister of defence. "I do not understand," he wrote, "how the Express alone of all the newspapers has got the exact decision that we reached at the cabinet last Thursday on space. Can nothing be done to suppress or get rid of Mr Chapman Pincher? "I am getting very concerned about how well informed he always seems to be on defence matters." And the Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson contributed to what may have been Pincher's finest moment in 1967. What became known as "the D notice affair" began with a "walk-in", a member of the public who turns up at a newspaper's front door with a possible scoop. The information given to Pincher was that all private cables and Post Office telegrams were being intercepted and that some were being read by GCHQ. Before publishing the story, Pincher checked with a contact called Lt Col Sammy Lohan, secretary of the D notice committee. The D notice system is a voluntary one, designed to alert the news media to stories that might damage national security if published. Lohan told Pincher his story was not covered by any D notices, and the Express went ahead and printed the scoop. Wilson was furious and set up an inquiry to show that D notices had in fact been breached. The inquiry concluded the exact opposite, and vindicated the Express. In his Who's Who entry, Pincher listed ferreting in Whitehall and bolting politicians as two of his recreations. He said he didn't regret a single thing he had found out and printed. "I always tried to meet all the top people because that's where the stories lay," he said. "When you have access to people you have access to facts, usually secret facts."

Chapman Pincher was known as "the lone wolf of Fleet Street".

The attacker made the devices print a warning urging their owners to cut off remote access. Large printers in offices, domestic devices and tiny receipt printers in restaurants were all caught up in the hack. The attack came soon after a German academic study found vulnerabilities in a wide range of printers. Over the weekend, a hacker using the alias Stackoverflowin ran an automated program that scoured the internet for printers that did not have basic security controls switched on. Once it discovered a vulnerable device, the program made them print a page announcing the invasion and telling the owner to close the "port" used to hijack it. "For the love of God, please close this port, skid [script kiddie, ie novice coder]," said the message. Early versions of the program also added ASCII art depicting different robots or a computer. Also included were an email address and a Twitter handle for Stackoverflowin. Many people posted pictures of the printed messages to social media and asked questions about what was happening on technical support forums and social networks such as Reddit. Printers made by HP, Brother, Epson, Canon, Lexmark, Minolta and many others were hit by Stackoverflowin's program. The hacker said he did not intend to abuse the access he had gained to the printers. "I'm about helping people to fix their problem, but having a bit of fun at the same time," he told the Bleeping Computer tech news website. "Everyone's been cool about it and thanked me to be honest." Last week, computer security researchers Jens Muller, Vladislav Mladenov and Juraj Somorovsky, from the Ruhr University, in Germany, released an academic paper summarising work they had done on printer security. The trio tested 20 separate printers and found that all of them were vulnerable to at least one type of attack. They found ways to put the printers in to an endless loop so they were never available to users, or to hijack the devices so they could be used as an entry point to the computer networks on which they sat.

A hacker has briefly hijacked more than 150,000 printers accidentally left accessible via the web.

The 33-1 shot, ridden by David Mullins and trained by Mouse Morris, triumphed at Aintree in April to become the first novice to win the race since 1958. The nine-year-old, owned by the Gigginstown House Stud, has twice recovered from a cracked pelvis. "We didn't want to send him back to Aintree with a big weight, that wouldn't be fair," said Gigginstown's racing manager Eddie O'Leary. "He provided us with our first Grand National and we'll never forget him." BBC horse racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght: "As the first Grand National winner for owner Michael O'Leary's burgeoning Gigginstown House Stud as well as the first novice chaser to win the race in nearly 60 years, Rule The World has his place in history. "Though he ran highly respectably at Punchestown after Aintree, O'Leary had already hinted that, having defied serious injury to reach one of the great pinnacles, he had perhaps done his bit. "What a season for Gigginstown, with success at Aintree, in the Irish National and Cheltenham Gold Cup, but at a price. Rule the World has been retired and there are doubts whether Gold Cup winner Don Cossack will race again."

This year's Grand National winner Rule The World has been retired.

Earlier this week, he refused to answer the question of whether he believed homosexual sex was a sin. But he told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show he was "passionate about LGBT-plus rights" and defending equal marriage would be "at the top of my agenda". He also said he wanted to extend the marital rights of transgender people. Appearing on Channel 4 News on Friday, Mr Farron, who beat Norman Lamb to the leadership, was asked three times if he believed homosexual sex was a sin. Each time, he refused to give a direct answer, instead choosing to say "my firm belief is we are all sinners". Mr Farron was asked by Andrew Marr why he voted against the Equality Bill in 2007 - a law which would have made it harder for businesses to discriminate against gay people. "Let me be crystal clear, I'm a liberal and I absolutely support equality," he replied. "I'm passionate about LGBT-plus rights, for example, and as the leader of a liberal party, that is something that will be at the top of my agenda throughout the time that I am leader of our party. "Not just defending the law on equal marriage, but also saying there are areas where it needs to be extended." Mr Farron said transgender people currently did not have equal access to marriage due to something known as the spousal veto - which means the husband or wife of someone who has changed gender must give their consent in order for the marriage to continue. He said the Lib Dems tabled an amendment to the Equality Bill because of concerns about "protection of individual liberties" and when that was defeated he voted against the bill. He did not answer directly when asked what those concerns were, but said: "I am absolutely in favour of equal access under law for all people whatever their sexuality."

New Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron says he "absolutely supports equality" amid questions over his Christian faith and politics.

Russian Football Union acting president Nikita Simonyan told the R-Sport agency Capello's role was in question. Simonyan's comments came following Russia's 1-0 defeat by Austria in a Euro 2016 qualifier on Sunday. Russia are third in their group and are facing the prospect of needing to win a play-off to reach the tournament. Former England manager Capello, 68, took over as Russia boss in July 2012 and signed a four-year contract extension in January 2014. The deal was designed to keep the Italian in the role until the 2018 World Cup, which is due to be staged in Russia. Russia were knocked out at the group stage of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil without winning a game, and have eight points from six games in their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign. Capello's side have failed to win in five games, losing two, and are eight points behind Group G leaders Austria and four adrift of Sweden, in second.

Fabio Capello's future as Russia manager is in doubt with the nation's football chief due to "discuss" whether to sack him.

The site's new owners, City & Country Group, have invited people to share their thoughts on what should happen to the 220-year-old building. Some 320 inmates were held inside until March 2013 when it closed. Helen Moore, from City & Country, said they wanted to deliver a new scheme which would play "a significant role in the greater regeneration" of the area. Previous suggestions for the site, which is in the heart of the city and adjacent to Gloucester Docks, have included housing, a museum and a hotel complex.

Cells inside the redundant Gloucester Prison have been opened as part of a consultation on its future use.

Arvind Kejriwal and members of his cabinet spent the night in the open in the heart of the capital and are now conducting daily business on the road. Police clashed with protesters who gathered to join on Tuesday. His anti-corruption Aam Aadmi Party caused a shock with its strong performance in recent state elections. By Soutik BiswasIndia correspondent India's Arvind Kejriwal's 'anarchic' politics Correspondents say his actions have divided the public with some hailing this as a new form of democracy and public protest but others urging him to get off the streets in order to govern as he was elected to do. Skirmishes have been reported as hundreds of policemen cordoned off the site of his demonstration and positioned water cannons on the road. Traffic has been thrown into chaos and at least four metro stations have been shut down. "Since yesterday no food or water has been allowed to enter the protest site. What message the central government wants to convey? Many people want to come but they are stopped through barricades," Mr Kejriwal told reporters. By Sanjoy MajumderBBC News, Delhi All the roads leading to the site of Arvind Kejriwal's protest are barricaded with hundreds of policemen keeping protesters at bay. The supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party are distinctive in their white caps. Beyond the barricades, ringed by policemen, the Delhi chief minister and his cabinet are sitting in protest, just by the parliament and federal government buildings. Shielded from the cold and rain by supporters, he takes time to speak to the media, sign government files and preside over a cabinet meeting. Security is extra-tight because India's annual Republic Day parade is just days away. The anniversary showcases India's military might - even now soldiers in ceremonial uniforms are going through their paces just a short distance away. Tension is rising because the streets around the venue have to be cleared for security reasons ahead of the parade. At the moment, though, they are full of protesters who show no sign of leaving. "Police [are] carrying people selectively in to the bus and beating them up. Is this called democracy?" Nevertheless, Mr Kejriwal and his cabinet ministers are continuing to conduct daily administrative business on the streets. Mr Kejriwal took the helm as Delhi's chief minister last month on a ticket to fight corruption and conduct politics differently, calling his party a "new broom". But he quickly became embroiled in a row over policing after one of his ministers accused officers of failing to crack down on an alleged drugs and prostitution ring - the police deny these claims. Delhi's police force is run by the federal government and the impromptu protest began on Monday when Mr Kejriwal was prevented from going to the home minister's office to demand the suspension of several officers. It started with an incident which threatened to become a diplomatic issue, pitching the Aam Aadmi Party, the police and members of Delhi's African community at loggerheads. Last Wednesday Mr Kejriwal's Law Minister, Somnath Bharti, and various party supporters allegedly confronted four Ugandan women in a Delhi neighbourhood accusing them of prostitution. A row erupted when police refused to search a nearby house for evidence of a suspected drugs and prostitution ring because they did not have a warrant. Mr Bharti and Aam Aadmi Party supporters were accused of threatening and intimidating the women, forcing their way into homes and making racist remarks - they deny these allegations. Indian Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde says a judicial inquiry into the role of the police has been ordered and Mr Kejriwal "should wait for its result" before protesting. But Mr Kejriwal says his protest encompasses more grievances than just that case. His party has also condemned the police for their handling of other cases, such as the recent alleged gang-rape of a Danish woman in Delhi and the case of a woman who was reportedly killed over a demand for dowry by her in-laws.

Delhi's chief minister has vowed to step up his virtually unprecedented street protest amid a row over who controls the city's police force.

He was detained at his home in Moscow earlier on Monday, ahead of anti-corruption demonstrations in Russia. Hundreds of people were held during the gatherings across the country. Riot police in central Moscow were picking protesters out of the crowd at random, a BBC correspondent at the demonstration has said. A court in Moscow announced its verdict late on Monday, rejecting demands by Alexei Navalny's defence lawyers to drop the case. The 41-year-old opposition leader later confirmed this in a tweet on his Twitter page (in Russian). Mr Navalny, who intends to stand for the Russian presidency next year, had been due to attend the unauthorised rally in the capital earlier on Monday. OVD-Info, an independent NGO, said that 825 people had been detained at the protest in the capital. Police in Moscow say about 5,000 took part in the demonstration there, Interfax news agency reports. OVD-Info also said that hundreds of people were held in St Petersburg. Russia's interior ministry says about 3,500 people attended the protest in the north-western city, and 500 were detained. This was a peculiar protest. At first it was hard to tell who was taking part. Tverskaya Street was full of families marking Russia Day with entertainers in historical costumes. Then thousands of protesters turned up. Huge numbers of riot police were right behind them. First they announced that the rally was illegal then the arrests began. We saw dozens of people plucked from the crowd - many of them young - and dragged roughly towards police buses. By calling people to an unauthorised rally, Alexei Navalny knew he was risking a confrontation. The police duly obliged. But people I spoke to said they knew the risk and still wanted their voices to be heard. Among other things, those voices chanted loudly: "Putin, thief!" and "Russia will be free". In a live broadcast by the Russian liberal TV channel, Dozhd, protesters in St Petersburg could be heard shouting "shame" as they were detained by police. Among those arrested was Maxim Reznik, the city's legislative assembly deputy. Prominent activist Daniil Ken said he was arrested as he left his home in St Petersburg. He urged people to join the rally at the city's Champ de Mars square. "Go for me, please!" he tweeted. He has since been released. Police had earlier detained several people at demonstrations in the cities of Vladivostok, Blagoveshchensk and Kazan. Mr Navalny called on Russians to take to the streets on Monday - Russia Day - to express their anger at alleged corruption at the highest levels. The anti-corruption campaigner uses YouTube, tweets and blogs to reach new audiences. A video posted in March accuses Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of accumulating a vast private fortune. Mr Medvedev denies the claims. The video, which includes the accusation that the PM has a duck house on one of his properties, has been viewed nearly 23 million times. In a call for people to join him on Monday, Mr Navalny wrote: "I want changes. I want to live in a modern democratic state and I want our taxes to be converted into roads, schools and hospitals, not into yachts, palaces and vineyards." Mr Navalny was earlier granted permission to hold a rally at Sakharova Avenue but changed the location - without permission - on the eve of the demonstration to Tverskaya Street, near the Kremlin. The protest was called over government plans to demolish Soviet-era apartment blocks in the city. Permission was granted for demonstrations in 169 locations across the country, some of which were broadcast live on the Navalny Live YouTube channel. The protests coincided with a series of official events - including festivals, concerts and military enactments - taking place across the country to mark Russia Day, the national holiday dedicated to the 1990 declaration of sovereignty. Similar rallies led by Mr Navalny in March led to hundreds of arrests. Those protests were the largest since 2012, drawing thousands of people - including many teenagers - to rallies nationwide, angered by a report published by Mr Navalny that accused Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of corruption.

Russia's opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to 30 days' administrative arrest for repeatedly violating the law on staging rallies.

The 25-year-old Spaniard agreed an initial three-year deal with the Whites last summer after moving to Craven Cottage from Rayo Vallecano. However, he has not made a first-team appearance for the Championship club since October. Celta are ninth in La Liga and will face Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in the last 32 of the Europa League. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here.

Fulham midfielder Jozabed has joined Spanish La Liga side Celta Vigo on loan until the end of the season.

Media playback is not supported on this device Usain Bolt's defeat by Justin Gatlin in the last individual 100m he will ever run proved several things: that sport has less time for happy endings than scripted dramas; that time catches up even with someone who has made it his business escaping it; and that even the biggest party can be pooped if you let the wrong characters in. East End dramas need their villains, and on Saturday night in Stratford Gatlin played that role to eye-popping perfection. Twice caught doping, once facing a lifetime ban that was reduced first to eight years and then to four, he has long been the anti-poster boy for track and field - lacking any obvious remorse, humility left for others, a frequent swaggering reminder that cheats can still prosper should their legal team find the right angle to work. Not all the rancour has made logical sense. Others at these World Championships have returned from suspensions. Russia is banned indefinitely for its 21st century take on state-sponsored doping. Only Gatlin was booed every time he took to the blocks, from heats on Friday morning to semi-finals on Saturday evening and then the final itself. So it was that as he thrust his upper body across the finish line just after 21:45 BST - almost unnoticed in lane eight, outside the peripheral vision of Bolt in four and young American Christian Coleman in five - a wave of shock rolled around the packed slabs of supporters, turning to disbelief, to not wanting to accept what had just happened, to hoping something might suddenly be revealed to make it right. Gatlin does not find charm easy to access. He slammed on the brakes, jumped to attention and put a single, admonishing finger to his lips, daring the crowd to mock him now. Revenge, it seemed, was his - for the catcalls of the past two days, for those who considered him shot at 35, for the mess Bolt has made of his tilts at world and Olympic gold since he returned to competition an older and unapologetic man in 2010. And then you heard the crowd respond again, first the thousands close to him on the top bend, then those all around the oval track. "Usain Bolt! Usain Bolt! Usain Bolt!" This was Gatlin's moment of triumph: unacknowledged, unwanted, first mocking and then being mocked in return. The lap of honour? That went to Bolt. The first interview with the in-field presenter? Bolt. The one all the spectators ran down to trackside to touch and to photograph and to seize for selfies? Bolt. A victory, but a pyrrhic one. A defeat, but one that was treated like a triumph. The strangest of nights, and a strange truth: Gatlin may have deserved all of that - but he deserved this win too, in its technique and focus if not its ancestry. Media playback is not supported on this device In 2015, expected to beat an ailing Bolt at the last World Championships in Beijing. He had led with 15 metres to run only to over-stride with triumph in front of him and let the king cling on to his crown. Now, at an age when his youthful speed has leached away, he ran through the line as if nothing could touch him. Bolt's reaction to the gun was the slowest of anyone in the race. Five hundredths of a second ceded to Gatlin before a metre had been run, a hundredth more to Coleman. When the chase came, the invisible bungee cord of old had been replaced by a rope. There was acceleration but no surge. The champion tightened, but not the American kid nor the compatriot 14 years his senior. Gatlin finished in 9.92 seconds, Coleman in 9.94, Bolt in 9.95. Never before had the 30-year-old Jamaican run so slowly in a major final. In this same stadium, five golden summers ago, he had run 9.63. You can't keep stopping the clock. One day it will stop you. Media playback is not supported on this device The World Championships have defined Bolt and given him a simple narrative. Berlin 2009: his world record of 9.58, the greatest run of all. Daegu 2011: disqualified for a false start, his greatest disappointment. Beijing 2015: the defeat from nowhere of Gatlin, arguably his greatest miracle. This was supposed to be the great finale. That the story was hijacked by a darker subplot will leave some feeling as if something sacred has been blemished, that same sense of sadness experienced by those who saw boxer Muhammad Ali beaten in 10 melancholic rounds by Trevor Berbick in his own concluding fight. Yet sometimes perfection itself can become hard to understand when it seems to come so easy. In defeat, we can look back at all the glories of the past nine years and see that none were preordained and all claimed through an unprecedented blend of latent talent and unremitting hard work. Bolt has done so much on the track that no other human has ever managed. That his last individual race revealed him to have a few mortal flaws after all should not undermine his status. He talked of wanting to be remembered like Ali, like Pele. He will be. Gatlin has his world title - but never will he win the same affection nor respect. An imperfect ending, but with its own little perfections too. Media playback is not supported on this device

And so a perfect career ends in an imperfect way.

The Belfast Policing and Community Safety Partnership's 'Drug Dealers Don't Care, Do You?' campaign ran from February to April. In that time, the PSNI also arrested 357 people and seized £44,000 in cash. Assistant Chief Constable Will Kerr said the principal drug seized was herbal cannabis. "Along with our partners, we've invested a considerable amount of time and effort into this campaign and it has delivered worthwhile outcomes," he said. "We arrested 357 suspects, charged 78 of them, reported 163 and released 55 on police bail." A spokesperson for Belfast PCSP said: "It's encouraging that the 'Drug Dealers Don't Care' campaign would appear to be having some impact in helping to tackle the scourge of drugs on our streets and in our communities. "These latest figures demonstrate that by working in partnership and coordinating our resources we can be more effective."

Almost £1.5m of illegal drugs have been seized in Northern Ireland following a media campaign against drug dealers, police have said.

Italian media say two families were living in the four-storey building that collapsed in Torre Annunziata district. Two children are among those missing. The cause remains unclear. Neighbours did not report hearing any explosion - just the crash of masonry at dawn. Some masonry fell on the nearby Naples-Salerno railway line, so traffic on it has been suspended. It is a seismically active area but there is no suggestion that an earth tremor jolted the building. There are suspicions that the collapse could be linked to vibrations from the railway, or to renovation work that was under way on the lower floors.

Rescuers in southern Italy are trying to find eight people missing after an apartment block collapsed in Naples.

The deal to stop fighting was agreed between the Syrian government and some rebel groups fighting against them. There has been a war in Syria since 2011 and since then, it's thought 300,000 people have lost their lives. Four million people, including children, have been forced to leave the country and seek safety in nearby countries and Europe. So far, the new ceasefire, which started at midnight on Thursday, seems to be holding, although there have been reports of isolated fighting in some areas. Read our guide to find out more about why there is a war in Syria and why the city of Aleppo is so important. A ceasefire is an agreement by opposing sides to stop fighting in a war. This can be for a certain amount of time as a short break or it can be agreed for a longer period of time. In this ceasefire in Syria, there are many groups involved. Syrian government forces, the Free Syrian Army and many rebel groups have all agreed to the ceasefire. But not all groups operating in the country are part of the deal. The group that calls itself Islamic State and other extremist Islamist groups, are not part of the ceasefire. Islamic State have taken over large parts of Syria and neighbouring Iraq and fighting against them is continuing, whilst the ceasefire is underway. If the ceasefire does continue to hold, then peace talks aimed at ending the war in Syria could be held within a month.

A new ceasefire is underway in the war torn country of Syria in the Middle East.

They know him of old, of course, but for many this is a potentially new David Cameron, freshly elected with an unexpected majority. Many leaders got rather irritated with the prime minister in the long lead up to the election. They felt he played too much to the Eurosceptic gallery at home when abroad on EU business. Will this new David Cameron be a man they can work with, they wonder? They'd like to. With the UK's in/out referendum EU on membership looming large in European headlines, most want to ensure Britain stays in, especially in Germany, as I found out earlier this week on a trip to Berlin. The UK's former ambassador to Germany, Sir Peter Torry, describes the country as the best friend and ally the UK could have in its EU renegotiation. Pretty useful for Mr Cameron, as Germany is Europe's most powerful nation. There are very practical reasons why Germans are so keen to keep Britain in - and not just because they share a love for sausages and beer, as one student I chatted to suggested. German businesses appreciate Britain's free trade, single market, and anti red-tape push. They see this as a counterweight to the EU's more protectionist, interventionist countries. German taxpayers agree with the UK's drive to crack down on welfare claims by migrants. And Germany is very keen to avoid having to pay even more into the EU budget. It would end up making up most of the shortfall if the UK walked away. So there's lots of good will, but no blank cheque. I asked German MP Michael Fuchs, of Angela Merkel's CDU party, how far the Chancellor would go to help Britain. She'll offer "utmost flexibility", I was told, but there would also be red lines. There is little appetite in Germany or anywhere outside Britain for fundamental changes to existing EU treaties (for example to curb the freedom of EU citizens to live and work where they like in the EU). Though the suggestion has been made in several countries that when treaties are eventually changed to facilitate more harmony in the eurozone, that's when the UK could possibly have its own treaty-changing elements written in. But the timing looks wrong for Britain. German Finance Minister Wolgang Schaeuble says any treaty change is unlikely before the UK holds its EU referendum. But there is a widespread hunger for EU change - from the north amongst the Scandinavian countries to Europe's southern reaches. Governments realise that, with near deflation and high youth unemployment, especially in Spain, France and Italy, the EU is failing to live up to the aspirations of its almost half a billion citizens. The question for Britain's prime minister is whether the change favoured by his European partners match the changes David Cameron wants? Not all his European counterparts are prepared to be as open as Angela Merkel when it comes to UK requests. Not everyone would be as regretful as Germany if the UK were to leave. David Cameron has announced he will begin bilateral visits with his European colleagues as soon as this summit is over. They expect concrete details on what exactly Britain wants from the EU by the leaders' next summit at the end of June.

EU leaders are curious to meet the British prime minister when he joins the Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga.

"We are lucky to have him as six or seven other clubs would've liked him to join them," the manager said of Thomas. "But I have to thank Motherwell and, in particular, assistant James McFadden for letting the winger join Queens. "Faddy and I were at Everton together and have stayed good friends. He thinks this is the right place for Dom." Thomas, 20, has made seven first-team appearances this season for Well, but most of his 39 games for the Premiership side have been as a sub. "Dom is a creative player who can play on either side or from in behind the strikers, he likes to turn and go, so I'm sure he will excite the fans," Naysmith told his club website. "He's at the stage of his career where he needs to be playing every week." Thomson, 19, has already made 18 appearances in the Championship this season, having spent the first half of the campaign on loan to Dumbarton. "Both are versatile players and can play anywhere within the midfield, so it gives me more flexibility and will allow us to change formation when we need to," added Naysmith. "Joe is a young player who I tried to get when I was at East Fife, but Celtic wanted him to play at a higher level, so he made the move to Dumbarton, where he has played all but two games for them in the Championship. "Dumbarton are sorry to lose him, but both he and Celtic, where he is well thought of, felt that it would be better for him to play for a full-time club. "He is good on the ball, is very energetic, likes to get between boxes and can really spot a pass. He likes to get involved with set pieces."

Gary Naysmith says his Everton connections helped Queen of the South sign Dom Thomas on loan from Motherwell along with Joe Thomson from Celtic.

The bung was left in place after the procedure at Northampton General Hospital. A report which went before the hospital's public trust board said the patient was discharged home and the bung fell out four days later. The hospital has apologised for the incident and said it had learned from the error. It was one of two "never events" to happen at the hospital in Cliftonville in 2016. A hospital spokesman said details could not be given of the second incident - that happened in January - due to confidentiality reasons but it was described as "wrong site surgery" in July's report. The spokesman said: "Almost 80,000 procedures are performed annually by our medical and nursing staff. "We are committed to providing each and every one of our patients with a high level of safe care and are deeply sorry that, in these two cases, a vital aspect of the care provided fell short of the standard we would expect. "We don't underestimate the effect of a never event on our patients and our staff. That is why we believe we need to openly tackle these issues on the rare occasions they occur. "We have undertaken thorough investigations into the circumstances surrounding each of these never events and reported them to the Care Quality Commission, NHS England and our commissioners. "As a result of our investigations we have improved our theatre reporting and recording systems."

Surgical staff left medical equipment in a patient undergoing a hysterectomy at a hospital in Northamptonshire.

Sturm won a split decision after a superb fight with two judges favouring Sturm by 116-112 and the other seeing it 115-113 for Macklin. Sturm's sharper work in the second half of the contest swung the fight his way. Macklin made a blazing start which gave him genuine hope of an upset before fading late on. Sturm is unbeaten in five years and was making his 10th defence in his second reign as WBA middleweight champion, on his own show in his home city. But if the odds were stacked against Macklin, who had himself not tasted defeat since 2006, he shrugged them off in an explosive start in which he slung hooks to Sturm's body and made the champion cover up. Far from blowing himself out, Macklin appeared to grow stronger as the early rounds progressed with Sturm relying on single, accurate shots to repel his opponent's continuous advances. But Sturm finally got to grips with fight as it moved deeper into the second half, gaining control behind a stiff jab which had scarcely been in evidence in the opening stages. Sturm enjoyed a big 10th round when a crashing uppercut followed by a right cross had Macklin temporarily in trouble, but the Irishman continued to fight back in pursuit of his dream. Sturm caught the eye again in the last, finishing the contest with a furious assault which left Macklin almost out on his feet. Although both men claimed victory at the end, the verdict went with Sturm. Macklin insisted: "I should be champion. I believe I was the better fighter, but it is not Felix's fault, he wasn't a judge." But Sturm said: "It wasn't a wrong decision, but it was close. "It was not my most outstanding performance, but I have had a few clear shots and Matt worked hard. In my view, the decision was absolutely correct. "We will definitely have a second fight, we have already agreed it." Meanwhile, Kell Brook kept his world title ambitions on course with a comfortable points victory over Lovemore N'Dou in his home city of Sheffield. Brook now has 24 wins and no defeats, although he was unable to extend a run of eight wins inside the distance against the wily veteran.

Germany's Felix Sturm edged a tough contest against Birmingham-based Irishman Matthew Macklin in their WBA middleweight title fight in Cologne.

The imagery, released by US geopolitical intelligence company Stratfor and taken on 31 October, shows how almost all the buildings at the airport, on the southern outskirts of Mosul, have been razed. Runways have also been damaged, with wide trenches carved into them and rubble placed along their lengths, Stratfor's analysis says. Taxiways and aprons - where aircraft park - have also been sabotaged. About 50,000 Iraqi security forces, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, Sunni Arab tribesmen and Shia militiamen, assisted by US-led coalition airstrikes, are currently involved in a military offensive to reclaim Mosul from IS militants. Government forces have already retaken dozens of villages and towns surrounding the city and are currently consolidating gains made in Mosul's eastern outskirts. The damage to the runways has rendered the airport worthless as an asset for attacking forces, says Stratfor. Airports or runways are typically a primary objective for assaults on cities, since control over them can deny or enable logistical capabilities, having a considerable impact on the outcome of battles. However, IS militants have ensured there is little left for approaching forces to gain by taking the site, Stratfor says. IS employed a similar tactic at Qayyarah air base, 70km (43 miles) south of Mosul. However, the trenches dug there only partially covered the main runway, Stratfor says, and it was restored to service within months of the Iraqi forces recapturing the base in July. By comparison, Mosul airport's destruction could be much more difficult to repair. Mirroring the demolition at Qayyarah, IS fighters have also levelled almost every structure at Mosul airport. Stratfor says that as well as preventing Iraqi forces and their allies from using the facilities, the tactic also serves to clear the line of sight for IS defensive positions on the northern edge of the airport. Along with restoring the runways, Iraqi forces would need to rebuild hangars, warehouses and other infrastructure in order to use it as a logistical base. In contrast to the widespread destruction elsewhere in the area, the images show how the city's sugar factory remains relatively intact - testimony to its utility to IS. After the jihadists captured Mosul in June 2014, they continued to operate the factory, says Stratfor, and more than a year later, executed the plant's manager when she refused to run it for them. However, the images also show how coalition airstrikes, aimed at destroying key IS positions and assets, have caused some damage to the buildings. Satellite imagery released last week, showed how IS had constructed multiple barricades across key routes into the northern Iraqi city.

Satellite images of Mosul have revealed how fighters from so-called Islamic State (IS) have destroyed much of the city's airport to render it unusable as Iraqi forces close in.

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The 82-year-old, who has had health problems in recent years, reportedly does not wish to remain emperor if he has to reduce his official duties. But a palace spokesman denied that there is any official plan for the monarch to abdicate in what would be an unprecedented move in modern Japan. Crown Prince Naruhito, 56, is next in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne. An unnamed government source told Japan's Kyodo news agency that the emperor, who plays a largely ceremonial role but is respected deeply by many Japanese, has been contemplating the move for about a year. His family had accepted his decision, an unnamed palace source told NHK. However, both palace and government sources say the Imperial Household Law would have to revised to allow for the abdication to take place. A change to the Imperial Household Law, which stipulates the rules of succession, would require approval by Japan's parliament. Despite a categorical denial of the reports by imperial palace spokesman Shinichiro Yamamoto, the emperor's reported wishes are being given prominent attention in the Japanese media. Emperor Akihito has been admired for distancing the monarchy from its association with the aggressive nationalism of World War Two. In 1989 he succeeded his father, Hirohito, who had had the status of a living god in Japan until he was stripped of that role by the victorious Americans who wrote the country's post-war constitution. Emperor Akihito had surgery for prostate cancer in 2003 and a heart bypass operation four years ago. In 2011, he took the highly unusual step of making a televised national address following the devastating earthquake and tsunami at Fukushima. Five things about Japan's emperor:

Japan's Emperor Akihito has expressed his desire to abdicate in the next few years, public broadcaster NHK reports.

Robert Rainey, known as Archie, is understood to have suffered a heart attack in one of the stands at about 18:00 local time. Medics tried to resuscitate the 62-year-old Belfast man inside the stadium but he was later pronounced dead. His family said he died "doing what he loved best". In a statement, they said: "Our father has sadly passed away whilst in France supporting Northern Ireland at the Euros, surrounded by all his friends and family. "We are obviously devastated at this loss, and thankful for everyone's thoughts and prayers." Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill said he and his squad were "all shocked when we heard this sad news after the game". "The thoughts of all the players and the backroom staff are with Robert's family and friends at this time." The Irish Football Association (IFA) said it will request that Northern Ireland players can wear black armbands during the team's game against Germany on Tuesday as a mark of respect to Mr Rainey. He is the second Northern Ireland fan to die in France this week. Early on Monday morning, 24-year-old Darren Rodgers, from Ballymena in County Antrim, died after a fall from a promenade in Nice. The incident happened just hours after Northern Ireland's opening game of the tournament against Poland. Northern Ireland's players wore black armbands during the win over Ukraine in Lyon in memory of Mr Rodgers. There was also a minute's applause by supporters inside the ground in the 24th minute of the game as a tribute to him. After Mr Rainey's death, Supt Nigel Goddard, of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, said: "Our thoughts are tragically with a second family this week mourning the devastating loss of their loved one." Patrick Nelson, the IFA's chief executive, said the man's death during the game "puts any result of a football match into perspective". John Delaney, the chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland, said the man's death was "a sad outcome to what was a historic day for Northern Irish football".

A Northern Ireland supporter has died at the Stade de Lyon as he watched the team beat Ukraine at the Euro 2016 tournament in France.

The Chairboys, searching for their first league victory since 13 August, showed promise in a quiet opening period to the game with Michael Harriman's free-kick producing an excellent save from Jamie Jones. The hosts then went close again with Southwell failing to convert a gilt-edged chance on the stroke of half-time. Southwell however went from villain to hero moments later as the forward tapped home Sam Wood's cross in the third minute of first-half stoppage time. Both sides upped the tempo in the second half and a strong midfield battle ensued, but the Chairboys were able to resist Stevenage with Andrew Fox spurning the best opportunity for the visitors. Indeed, though the Boro dominated the latter stages of the game, a barrage of long balls came to nothing as the home side saw the game out to record their second league victory of the season. Report supplied by Press Association. Match ends, Wycombe Wanderers 1, Stevenage 0. Second Half ends, Wycombe Wanderers 1, Stevenage 0. Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Charlie Lee. Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Kgosi Ntlhe (Stevenage). Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Dan Rowe replaces Sam Wood. Foul by Garry Thompson (Wycombe Wanderers). Fraser Franks (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Tyler Walker (Stevenage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Attempt missed. Dominic Gape (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Anthony Stewart (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Tyler Walker (Stevenage). Michael Harriman (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Rowan Liburd (Stevenage). Substitution, Stevenage. Rowan Liburd replaces Michael Tonge. Attempt saved. Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Charlie Lee. Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers). Kgosi Ntlhe (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Michael Harriman (Wycombe Wanderers). Ben Kennedy (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the right wing. Attempt saved. Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Paris Cowan-Hall replaces Dayle Southwell. Substitution, Stevenage. Jobi McAnuff replaces Tom Pett. Attempt saved. Dayle Southwell (Wycombe Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Dominic Gape (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Michael Tonge (Stevenage). Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Charlie Lee. Attempt saved. Sam Wood (Wycombe Wanderers) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Attempt missed. Anthony Stewart (Wycombe Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Fraser Franks. Paul Hayes (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Ben Kennedy (Stevenage). Substitution, Stevenage. Ben Kennedy replaces Andrew Fox. Attempt missed. Andrew Fox (Stevenage) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Hand ball by Dominic Gape (Wycombe Wanderers). Aaron Pierre (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Tyler Walker (Stevenage). Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Aaron Pierre.

Dayle Southwell's first-half goal was the difference as Wycombe Wanderers edged past Stevenage at Adams Park.

Works on show at the Royal Pavilion include a painting of liger cubs given to King George IV, which will be on public display for the first time. The cubs - a cross between a tiger and a lion - were born at Windsor in 1824. The exhibition also tells the story of the first living giraffe in the UK, given to the king as a diplomatic gift. The young female Nubian giraffe arrived in the UK in August 1827 after a long journey from Africa. Two Egyptian cows were drafted in as wet nurses but she died less than two years later. The Exotic Creatures exhibition in the Prince Regent Gallery runs until 28 February 2016.

A new exhibition in Brighton is exploring how animals considered exotic by the Georgians and early Victorians were depicted, kept and presented.

"This film will help bridge the gap between people of the Indian mainland and those from the north-eastern states," Mary Kom told the BBC. The five-time world champion is from the remote northeast state of Manipur. Bhansali, who has been planning the film for a year, described the boxer as an "inspiration to every Indian woman". "I am very impressed with the way Mary Kom is leading her life with so much conviction and courage. We'll start working on the film very soon. I haven't decided on who will play her role," Bhansali told the BBC. Recently, thousands of north-eastern people fled the Indian cities of Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad fearing reprisal attacks in the wake of ethnic clashes between Bodo tribes and Muslims in the north-eastern state of Assam. The boxer says she has been worried about her relatives and friends living in Bangalore and "could not properly sleep at night when this exodus was taking place". The mother of twin boys feels that Bhansali's film on her will help clear the air because "our people look different but they are Indians. We have the same passions when the country is involved". Bhansali's assistant Omung Kumar, who researched Mary Kom's life and wrote the script, will direct the film. But will it be possible to screen the movie in the boxer's home state Manipur, where separatist rebels have imposed a ban on Bollywood films? "I hope nobody will object to a film if it centres on my life story, my struggles to become a boxer," Mary Kom said. India's thriving film industry has rarely picked on themes from the country's long-embattled north-eastern states and the few films that have been made have focused on the separatist insurgencies and India's counter-insurgency efforts in the region.

Indian Olympics bronze medallist, boxer MC Mary Kom, has welcomed a film that Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali wants to make on her life.

Accompanied by the Youth Music Voices choir, Walsh and Boe will debut their version of the classic Queen track on 11 May at London's Royal Albert Hall. The official Team GB and Paralympics GB single will go on sale the same day. "So excited to be supporting Team GB with Alfie," said Walsh. "Bring on the gold medals!" The original track , based around one of Brian May's most recognisable riffs, was a top 10 hit for Queen in 1985. The lyrics have been slightly tweaked for the Olympic version - the phrase "one man" becomes "one team" throughout the song. Also missing is Freddie Mercury's infamous pay-off: He originally sang "Fried Chicken" instead of the title during the fade out. The BBC's home of 2012: Latest Olympic news, sport, culture, torch relay, video and audio Walsh, who has enjoyed massive chart success with her fellow Girls Aloud stars, is currently playing Princess Fiona in Shrek The Musical at London's Theatre Royal. "It's a huge honour to sing One Vision for Team GB with Kimberley," said Boe, who was acclaimed for his performance in the 25th anniversary concerts of Les Miserables. "Being a massive Queen fan, I was very excited about recording the track - I hope everyone likes it." The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will join the official Team GB launch party, Our Greatest Team Rises, at the Albert Hall next week, alongside a host of British Olympians.

Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh and leading tenor Alfie Boe are joining forces to sing on One Vision, the official single for Team GB.

The repeal bill, published earlier, is also facing opposition from Labour and other parties in the Commons. Ministers are "optimistic" about getting it through and have promised an "ongoing intense dialogue" with the devolved administrations. No 10 said it had to be passed or "there will be no laws" after Brexit. Brexit Secretary David Davis called it "one of the most significant pieces of legislation that has ever passed through Parliament". He rejected claims ministers were giving themselves "sweeping powers" to make changes to laws as they are repatriated. It will be up to MPs if they want a say on the "technical changes" ministers plan to make to legislation, he told the BBC. Labour says it will not support the bill in its current form and is demanding concessions in six areas, including the incorporation of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights into British law. The party wants guarantees workers' rights will be protected and also want curbs on the power of government ministers to alter legislation without full parliamentary scrutiny. Leader Jeremy Corbyn, who was in Brussels earlier for a meeting with the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier, said: "Far too much of it seems to be a process where the government... will be able to bypass Parliament. "We will make sure there is full parliamentary scrutiny. We have a Parliament where the government doesn't have a majority, we have a country which voted in two ways on Leave or Remain. "The majority voted to leave and we respect that, but they didn't vote to lose jobs and they didn't vote to have Parliament ridden roughshod over." The Conservatives are relying on Democratic Unionist Party support to win key votes after losing their Commons majority in the general election, but could face a revolt from Remain supporting backbenchers. BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said there could be "parliamentary guerrilla warfare" on the bill, as opposition parties and "Remainer Tories" try to "put their version of Brexit, not Theresa May's, on to the statute book". The repeal bill is not expected to be debated by MPs until the Autumn, but will need to have been passed by the time the UK leaves the EU - which is due to happen in March 2019. But the Scottish and Welsh governments have to give "legislative consent" to the bill before it can become law - something they have said they are not willing to do. In a joint statement, first ministers Nicola Sturgeon and Carwyn Jones, who also met Mr Barnier, described the bill as a "naked power-grab" by Westminster that undermined the principles of devolution. They say the bill returns powers from Brussels solely to the UK government and Parliament and "imposes new restrictions" on the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly. Ministers at Holyrood will not be able to amend EU rules in devolved areas such as agriculture and fisheries after Brexit until the UK Parliament and Scottish government have reached an agreement on them. UK Scottish Secretary David Mundell claimed the repeal bill would result in a powers "bonanza" for Holyrood - a comment described as "ludicrous" by the SNP. Theresa May's official spokeswoman said the repeal bill was a "hugely important piece of legislation" because "we need to have a functioning statute book on the day we leave the EU". The spokesman said First Secretary of State Damian Green had contacted the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the government was confident of gaining their consent. Asked if there was a contingency plan if he didn't win their backing, the prime minister's official spokesman said "not that I'm aware of". Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, whose party is seeking to join forces with Labour and Tory rebels, said he was "putting the government on warning", promising a tougher test than than it faced when passing legislation authorising the UK's departure from the EU. "If you found the Article 50 Bill difficult, you should be under no illusion, this will be hell," he said. Steve Baker, a minister in the Department for Exiting the European Union, said the government was "ready" for a fight over the bill but would also to "listen to Parliament". Speaking to BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg, Mr Davies predicted the bill "may get amendments here and there", saying he was open to suggestions from other parties for things that should be included. "If we've missed something and got something wrong, then we'll debate that in the House of Commons," he said. "That's how this works." Mr Davis also insisted contingency plans were being made in case the UK and the EU cannot agree a Brexit deal. "We are planning for all options," he said. "The ideal outcome... right through to it not working at all and not getting a negotiated outcome at all." Asked why Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson had said the government had "no plan" for such a scenario, he said: "That's possibly because it's my responsibility to plan for it."

The Scottish and Welsh governments have threatened to block the key Brexit bill which will convert all existing EU laws into UK law.

Adrian Evans, 44, from Tipton, died along with his father, Patrick Evans, 78, and nephew Joel Richards, 19, from Wednesbury. All three men were Walsall FC fans. At least 30 Britons were among 38 people killed when a student linked to Islamic State extremists opened fire on a beach in Sousse on Friday. Adrian Evans worked for Sandwell Council as a manager in the gas services department. His nephew, Walsall season-ticket holder Joel, was a football referee and student at the University of Worcester. His brother, Owen Richards, 16, survived the attack. Prime Minister David Cameron has led tributes in Parliament to the family. "It is absolutely heartbreaking," he said. "All of us have read about it in the newspapers and I know how the family and the community will be affected for many years to come." A GoFundMe page set-up to support the family has raised more than £3,300. Sandwell Council is inviting people to pay their respects in two books of condolence. One is in the Sandwell Homes office where Adrian worked, in Roway Lane in Oldbury, and the other in the foyer at the council house in Freeth Street, Oldbury. Colleague Mark Peniket said his death was a "real, real shock". "Adrian will be a great loss both personally and in his working life," he said. "He was such a popular person." A statement from St Mary's Primary School in Wednesbury, where Joel was a former pupil and returned as a volunteer, said he was a fantastic role model, "bright, enthusiastic, aspirational and always smiling". "Joel was an intelligent, radiant and compassionate young man who had the world at his feet and everything to live for," the statement said. "The staff at St Mary's are heartbroken at the tragic loss of his life and the lives of his uncle and grandfather. "We would like to offer our prayers and sympathy to his parents, grandmother and brother Owen who survived the attack. "There are no words that could possibly do justice to this wonderful young man. We were proud to have known him." Professor David Green, vice chancellor of the University of Worcester, described Joel as a "first class student" and was "the son everybody would want to have". Walsall FC changed the main image on its social media accounts to a photograph showing the three outside Wembley Stadium at the Saddlers' Johnstone's Paint Trophy final appearance three months ago. In a statement the club said it would do everything it could to support the family. "It is at times like this when the football family really comes together and we have been overwhelmed by the messages of condolence that we have received from all around the world," it said. "That iconic image of the three men, along with Owen, enjoying our first-ever appearance at Wembley Stadium in March resonates with us all. "It was a special moment that we all enjoyed together and now at this most devastating of times, we join together to offer strength and support."

Scarves have been laid at Walsall FC's ground in memory of three people from the Black Country who died in the Tunisian beach attack.

LGBT Youth Scotland said its research suggested more needed to be done to ensure LGBT young people felt safe. It urged those affected to understand their rights and report discrimination. The charity said not every young person was aware of what constituted a criminal act under hate crime legislation . In an online survey of LGBT people aged 13 to 25 conducted by the charity, 49% of the 273 respondents said they felt safe and supported by the legal system. The figure fell to 40% among those who identified as transgender. Half of those surveyed said they were aware of their rights, while a similar proportion (53%) said they would feel confident in reporting a crime they experienced to the police. Among transgender young people the figure dropped to 48%, while bisexual women were the least likely to feel confident reporting a hate crime at 46%. Just over half (51%) of transgender young people said they felt safe using public transport. While the charity has welcomed an increase in the reporting of hate crimes, YGBT Youth Scotland has recommended that campaigns, activities and lesson plans be developed for use in schools, with specific reference to hate crime. Chief executive Fergus McMillan said: "In Scotland, we are fortunate to have strong hate crime legislation that is inclusive of transgender identities yet the safety report shows a gap in knowledge and confidence for transgender young people in particular. "When young people know about their rights, and have confidence in the process, they are more likely to be willing to report. "An increase in reported crimes since the introduction of the legislation is certainly positive, yet more must be done to ensure that LGBT young people feel safe in their communities, understand their rights and how to report discrimination and harassment, and have the confidence to report."

Many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) young people still encounter harassment in public spaces, according to a Scottish charity.

The authorities have been trying since May to demolish the old quarter of Awamiya, saying Shia militants use its narrow streets as a hideout. Activists accuse security forces of trying to force out residents. It is the latest intensification of sporadic unrest in the Eastern Province, which is largely Shia. At least seven people, including two police officers, have been killed in the clashes, Reuters news agency said. Local activists say Saudi forces have been firing randomly towards homes and cars, and that buildings have been damaged or burned in the fighting. "No one is going out. If you go out, you will be shot by snipers," one activist told the BBC. People in the town were running out of drinking water, he added. Some residents have appealed to the Saudi authorities to help them leave and families have been given accommodation in a nearby town, Saudi media reported. Shia residents of the region around the city of Qatif have long complained that they are marginalised and discriminated against by the Sunni monarchy. In May the UN criticised the Saudi attempt to demolish Awamiya's 400-year-old al-Masora quarter, home to between 2,000 and 3,000 people, saying it threatened historical and cultural heritage. The Saudi authorities had imposed power cuts on residents to try to make them leave, said the UN Special Rapporteur on housing, Leilani Farha. Anti-government demonstrations in Eastern Province began after the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings, and protests and attacks have become more frequent since the January 2016 execution of the prominent Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr. Sheikh Nimr, a strong supporter of the anti-government protests, lived in Awamiya. In July, Saudi Arabia executed four people accused of carrying out terrorist acts in the Qatif region. In the same month, two members of the Saudi security forces were killed in separate bombings in Awamiya. In June, another officer and two other people died in bombings. During the protests, activists have accused security forces of opening fire on demonstrators, and say others are being jailed or sentenced to death for protest-related crimes.

Hundreds of people have reportedly been fleeing a town in eastern Saudi Arabia after weeks of clashes between the security forces and armed men.

Cornish-born Glover was meant to be back with winning partner Heather Stanning, but Glover, 27, won the with Swann last season. "We had a whole year together last year so hopefully it'll click into place," she told BBC Radio Cornwall. "It's clicking into place fairly easily, we just need to get back onto the same page technically and get doing the same things." Swann replaced Stanning last season after she Glover and Swann won three World Cup events together last season as well as the world title in South Korea. And with a good performance in Amsterdam, Glover says there could be some tough decisions for the Great Britain selectors as to who partners her in the coxless pair for the rest of this season. She said: "It's going to be a quite interesting one with Heather coming back after taking a year out with the army and Polly staying here. "There's lots of selection things about who will be in the pair out of those two. "But I want to keep my eye on the World Championships at the end of August in Amsterdam. "It'd be great to try and hold on to our world champion title, whoever else is in the boat with me."

Helen Glover expects her partnership with Polly Swann to develop quickly as they prepare for the European Championships in Belgrade.

Mr Turnbull, himself a republican, said momentum must come from the public, and that he did not want to face another "heroic defeat" in a referendum. His comments, on Australia Day, come amid mounting pressure on the government to restart the debate. The new Australian of the Year, ex-army chief David Morrison, has said it is time to "have the conversation". In his acceptance speech on Monday night, Lt Gen Morrison said the time was right to "at least revisit the question so that we can stand both free and fully independent amongst the community of nations". His speech came hours after all but one of of Australia's state and territory leaders signed a document in support of dropping the Queen as head of state. Critics have said republicans have yet to propose a viable alternative to being a constitutional monarchy. Australians voted against becoming a republic in a 1999 referendum. Mr Turnbull - who was leading the republican movement at that time - said he had "no doubt in the future there will be another referendum, and the matter will be decided, as it should be, by the Australian people". "But the timing of that referendum has to be right," he said, repeating his view that it should not take place until the end of the Queen's reign. "I've led the 'yes' case for a republic into a heroic defeat once, I've got no desire to do so again," he told reporters at an Australia Day event in Canberra. Lt Gen Morrison was named Australian of the Year at a ceremony in Canberra on Monday in recognition of his commitment to gender equality. He famously ordered soldiers who could not accept women as equals to "get out" of the Australian military in a speech in 2013. In his speech, he also praised the outgoing holder of the title, Rosie Batty, a high-profile campaigner against domestic violence. He described her as "the most remarkable woman" who had "set a benchmark for us all". The Australian of the Year is nominated by the public and chosen by a panel, in recognition of their contribution to Australian society. As well as an Australian of the Year, there is also a Senior Australian of the Year (a doctor, Professor Gordian Fulde, this year), a Young Australian of the Year (entrepreneurs Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett) and Australia's Local Hero (Youth educator Dr Catherine Keenan).

PM Malcolm Turnbull has said there are more urgent issues facing Australia than the debate on becoming a republic.

Peel Energy and United Utilities want to add a further 16 turbines at Scout Moor, on land between Rochdale and Rossendale. Rossendale Borough Council's development control committee gave the go-ahead for 14 of them at a meeting on Tuesday night. Councillors in Rochdale are yet to rule on plans for the remaining two. A statement from Rossendale Borough Council said their decision will now be referred to the government, which will then decide whether or not to "call-in" the decision for further debate. Scout Moor wind farm opened in 2008 with 26 existing wind turbines generating enough electricity for 40,000 homes. MW = Megawatts Source: RenewableUK However, opponents are concerned the expansion of the wind farm will impact negatively on the natural beauty of the area. Proposals to double the size of the site have already been scaled down after a public consultation. A joint planning application for expansion on Scout Moor and the neighbouring Rooley Moor was submitted to Rochdale and Rossendale Borough Councils. The document states "if all the proposals... are consented they will result in the largest wind farm in England". Jon England of Peel Energy said: "The UK is quite a highly populated country. Offshore is one of those areas which moves it away from communities but you are going to increase costs. "If you increase the cost of construction of these sorts of developments you are going to increase the cost to the consumer. "We've been out to the community many times. We've done tens of consultation events. Yes there is objection [to expansion]. "But in the scale of the population that see Scout Moor wind farm the level of objection is relatively low."

Planning permission has been granted to create what is believed to be England's largest onshore wind farm.

The Scot had already forged a successful karate career, spending six years on the international stage, and then came close to a 2006 Winter Olympic berth in bobsleigh, before winning rowing gold at the London 2012 Paralympics. But now Smith wants to represent Great Britain in a fourth different sport - and hit the road at Rio 2016 as a cyclist. Born with a club foot, he had to learn to walk in special plaster casts, before undergoing emergency spinal surgery in 2010, meaning he had to learn to walk all over again before going on to win gold at his home Paralympics. Life is all about hurdles - it is how we get over them which defines who we are Now he is preparing for his first serious bike race at the International Para-cycling Cup, a three-day event which starts in Newport, Wales, on Friday. "I hope that it's the start of my journey to Rio," Smith told BBC Radio Berkshire. "To be in Rio in a different sport would be special, so with that in mind my first race is at the velodrome in Wales as a guest rider in the 1km and 4km pursuit." The 35-year-old, who teamed up with Pamela Relph, Naomi Riches, James Roe and cox Lily van den Broecke to win mixed coxed four gold, retired from rowing after London 2012 because of deteriorating health. But Smith, born in Dunfermline and now living in Aviemore, is used to overcoming adversity in pursuit of sporting glory, having been born with both feet facing backwards, and had bones repeatedly broken and reset to correct the problem as a child. Still, he grew up to "fall in love" with karate. After deciding that six years of "beat ups" was enough, Smith gave athletics a try - and he even turned out to have pace to burn. But there are some side effects of having a foot that was nearly amputated at birth. "I set off in athletics and took to the 400m, but due to my feet I couldn't run around the bends and ended up shattering and having stress fractures all through my right foot and up my right leg and into my hips," he said. After being born with a club foot, Smith spent the first three years of his life having his bones broken and reset to correct his foot alignment. By the age of 15, he was competing internationally as a British karate junior. Then, by 2002, he was the brakeman in a British World Cup bobsleigh team. When injury ended his bobsleigh career, he turned to rowing and was soon competing internationally as part of an 'adaptive' mixed coxed four crew. Along with the sports that Smith competed for Great Britain, he also won a shinty junior Scottish title, competed in Austria, France and New Zealand in skiing and claimed a East of Scotland 400m athletics title. "I wasn't massively slow, I was running about 49 seconds in my first year in the sport so I just thought it was just another dream gone. "It was then that it hit me - I had the bug and really wanted to be an Olympian. I was never going to let it go and it turned into a bit of an obsession." By chance, he one day turned on the television and saw bobsleighing. There were no bends, he fancied himself running in a straight line on ice and went for it. He was brakeman for the British four-man bob that fell one hundredth of a second short of making it to the Winter Olympics in Turin. Then a mystery neck injury, a constant pain thought to have been brought on by overtraining, ultimately forced him to give up bobsledding. He calls the realisation that his foot classified him for the Paralympics a "sliding door" moment in his life and chose then to take up rowing. And it is not just because that particular sporting adventure started with World Championship victory in 2009 and finished on the top step of the podium at Eton Dorney. Rather, it was team physiotherapist Patrick Dunleavy's discovery in 2010 that there was something not quite right when manipulating his spine. Doctors investigated, discovering that that mystery neck injury was in fact a tumour the size of a tennis ball embedded in his upper spine, behind his throat. "All I thought about was that I needed to be in London. I never made a team with it [the tumour] in me. But with it taken out there was nothing to stop me from getting to London," Smith said. "There are complications with surgery sometimes and I suffered a blood clot inside the spinal chord. Once they sent me home to Ascot I woke up one morning and was paralysed from the neck down. I was rushed back into hospital for another surgery." Media playback is not supported on this device After his second operation he had to learn to walk again, not that Smith would let something like that stop him from achieving his Paralympic dreams. "I just remember lying there thinking 'I'm still going to be in London and going to win gold'. I didn't mean it in an arrogant way. I just wanted it so, so much and would do anything to get to the start line." Scar tissue from that life-threatening spinal surgery - with surgeons opting to go through the front of his neck and around his windpipe and vocal chords to access the spine - eventually led to his retirement from rowing and now poses new problems. He even has plans to cycle around the world, but after being invited to trial with the GB cycling team he admits his appetite for competition is far from satisfied. "My one love is pulling on that GB top and competing - it's that one moment when you are competing and your heart rate is over 170 and you are giving it everything," he said. "I don't really know what the future holds, I have to go in for more scans to see what is happening with the scar tissue because if that continues to grows to the same size as the tumour it will cause the same problems. "Life is all about hurdles - it is how we get over them which defines who we are." Interview by BBC Radio Berkshire's Adrian Williams.

Life-threatening surgery, broken bones and a lifetime of obstacles have not stopped Paralympic champion David Smith scrapping, splashing and sliding his way to the top.

Jordan's significance results partly from its strategic location at the crossroads of what Christians, Jews and Muslims call the Holy Land. It is a key ally of the US and, together with Egypt, one of only two Arab nations to have made peace with Israel. The desert kingdom emerged out of the post-First World War division of the Middle East by Britain and France. Population 6.5 million Area 89,342 sq km (34,492 sq miles) Major language Arabic Major religion Islam Life expectancy 72 years (men), 75 years Head of state: King Abdullah II King Abdullah II, Jordan's monarch since 1999, has extensive powers: he appoints governments, approves legislation and is able to dissolve parliament. Over the past few years, he has been facing growing demands for political reform, and following the popular uprising in Tunisia which led to the flight of the president in January 2011, King Abdullah dismissed his government and appointed the first in a series of prime ministers to oversee the introduction of political change. The Jordanian media have traditionally been under tight state control. "Veneration for the monarchy, religion, but also state institutions and the men who head them are all 'red lines' that journalists must not cross," said Reporters Without Borders in its 2011-12 country report. Jordan Media City - one of the first such ventures in the region - aims to attract media investments and operates as a regional hub for satellite TV broadcasts. Some key dates in Jordan's history: 1946 - The United Nations recognizes Jordan as an independent sovereign kingdom. 1948 - State of Israel created in British-mandate Palestine. Thousands of Palestinians flee Arab-Israeli fighting to West Bank and Jordan. 1950 - Jordan annexes West Bank. 1951 - King Abdullah assassinated by Palestinian gunman angry at his apparent collusion with Israel in the carve-up of Palestine. 1952 - Hussein proclaimed king after his father, Talal, is declared mentally unfit to rule. 1957 - British troops complete their withdrawal from Jordan. 1967 - Israel takes control of Jerusalem and West Bank during Six-Day War, major influx of refugees into Jordan. 1994 - Jordan signs peace treaty with Israel, ending 46-year official state of war. 1999 - King Hussein dies. His eldest son Crown Prince Abdullah succeeds to the throne.

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a small country with few natural resources, but it has played a pivotal role in the struggle for power in the Middle East.

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

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

More than 1,000 people packed into the city's Anglican Cathedral for his funeral on Friday, with a bevy of famous Merseysiders in attendance, including comedian Ken Dodd, model Danielle Lloyd and actress Jennifer Ellison. Howe's flamboyance, lust for life and penchant for self-promotion earned him near celebrity status in the city - what you might call a "Scousehold name". But who was Howe and what was his story? It began almost 50 years ago, when the talented snipper stated his vision of creating "The Harrods of hairdressing". Born in 1944 in the Old Swan area of the city, he became a hairdressing apprentice in Bold Street before using the princely sum of £100 to open his first salon on West Derby Road. Howe showed a keen talent from the outset, becoming the youngest-ever Guild master hairdresser at the age of 28. His business grew gradually, and before long he was running Merseyside's largest hairdressing training school. He would later be presented with a "Scouseology" special award for services to Liverpool. Previous winners of the award include Paul McCartney, the late Cilla Black and Liverpool FC stalwart Kenny Dalglish. At home mingling with the rich and famous, Howe loved showbusiness and featured on ITV docu-soap Shampoo and Channel 5's Celebrity Super Spa. Later in life he took to the stage as a pantomime dame, for which theatre producer Jane Joseph said he was "an absolute natural". "He was as much an entertainer as a hairdresser, so it was only natural that he could entertain on stage as well," she said. He also chose to regularly spend his Friday night contributing to BBC Radio Merseyside's late show - an association that lasted nearly 10 years. At his funeral, presenter Linda McDermott described Howe as "irreplaceable", and said he "radiated love of people and of life, and of great kindness". He loved the bright and colourful - particularly pink, the colour he painted his house. So it was no surprise that in 2006 he named his landmark £3m salon the Bling Bling building. The Hanover Street salon was designed by architect Piers Gough as a place to match his vibrant and theatrical personality - and was soon frequented by the great and good on the city. Herbert even tried his hand at politics - if only briefly. He stood for Mayor of Liverpool in 2012, launching his campaign with a champagne reception and promising to give his mayor's salary to youth groups, but quickly withdrew because of what he described as the "viperous attitude" of local politics. But friends say his greatest legacy will be his charity work. Ms McDermott remembered how he took hundreds of young carers to Blackpool and Gulliver's World theme park and was moved to tears by a letter from a young boy thanking him. She said Howe once brought 40 children from Chernobyl into his salon to treat them to cakes and haircuts. He set up Queenie's Christmas Charity in 2007 in memory of his mother, who died of Parkinson's Disease. It provides Christmas dinner at the city's famous Adelphi Hotel, for people who would be alone on Christmas day, as well as supporting Barnardo's young carers by providing food and gifts. Howe had said he wanted to be remembered as "Liverpool's Father Christmas". Fellow hairdresser Andrew Collinge said he was "a great man - as we know a much loved part of Liverpool - and a great hairdresser" whose "work for good causes was unparalleled". Actor Ricky Tomlinson called Howe "a champion of the underdog", who "cared about people who weren't as lucky or fortunate as himself". Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson earlier said on Twitter he was an ambassador for the city and that there was "less glitter" now he has gone.

Mayoral candidate, friend to the stars, charity fundraiser, lover of pink and hairdresser extraordinaire - Liverpool has been saying goodbye to the much loved Herbert Howe.

Like 20 million other people in Bangladesh, most of them women, Ms Rani had turned to microcredit in an effort to lift herself out of poverty. Microfinance offers small loans to people who do not normally qualify for traditional banking credit, to encourage entrepreneurship. For many recipients it is a lifeline, and very often it is the only way for them to establish a business. But after the total destruction of their crops however, villagers like Joba are not in a position to repay their loans. Yet the microfinance organisations continue to collect the instalments. Microfinance is not without its critics. Some argue that people can quickly sink into a cycle of debt, with many lenders charging exorbitant rates of interest. Dr Qazi Kholikuzzaman Ahmad, chairman of PKSF, a body that monitors microfinance, describes microcredit as a "death trap" for the poor. He explains how poor people often take up the loans without thinking of the consequences, and that 60% of borrowers take loans from several sources. "There is no understanding that it might take 10 or 20 years to repay their loan," he says. Furthermore, from the weekly repayments, some lenders deduct 10% of that payment for compulsory saving schemes - money the company then uses to lend to other people. "Interest on repayments begin at around 15%, but it is a flat rate and can soon rise to anything between 40% and 100%," Dr Ahmad says. Repayments are generally due on loans from the first week after they are taken out, which does not give the borrower enough time to establish any form of income-earning enterprise. To cover those first payments, people often resort to taking out a further loan from a different company. Ms Rani used her loan to buy six cows but after her crops were destroyed she had to sell three of them, at half the market price, to enable her to repay her loan. "I was hoping to save the remaining cows but they had to be sold as well," she laments. Women are the main borrowers in the village and they were attracted to microcredit because they could get the loans easily and quickly. Money is not always used as capital investment. Many people borrow money for cultivation, buying cattle, or a flock of chicks or ducklings. Villagers are sending their children to work to help them make the repayments. Source: Microfinance Information Exchange 2009 But when they are still unable to pay enough, the debt collectors insist that they sell their cattle, chickens and other household items. Selling agricultural land is also considered as a last desperate option. Villagers complain of harassment from the debt collectors and there have been allegations of physical assaults. Because field officers are judged on repayment rates, they sometimes use coercive and even violent tactics to collect instalments on the microcredit loans. Many villagers finally turn to local usurers - the very people whom Professor Yunus tried put out of business when he made his first loan of $27 (£17) to a group of families in a village in 1976. Professor Yunus and his Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his pioneering work in microfinance and he refers to many of the institutions which have followed his example as "the new loan sharks." His organisation has a policy whereby loans are rescheduled in times of natural disaster. Relief costs After the floods in Bangladesh, the district administrations requested microfinance organisations to stop collecting instalments for the time being. But that call has gone unheeded. Dr Ahmad is dismayed. "There are some agencies which even take their payments from relief material," he says.

Joba Rani was a solvent farmer in the north east village of Jamlabaj, but her world turned upside down when early floods swamped her land in April.

The group had been sailing around the County Down lough on Wednesday when three crew members went ashore on Green Island. The cabin cruiser then developed electrical problems as it made its way to Salt Island, where it was beached. A Portaferry lifeboat crew was launched at about 11:15 BST and everyone was safely taken to shore at Killyleagh. Brian Bailie, lifeboat operations manager with Portaferry RNLI, said: "Once again all the hard work and hours invested in training has paid off with a happy ending. "With the start of the good weather and more and more craft taking to the water, it is increasingly important that everyone respects the water and makes all the necessary checks before going on the water".

Five men and two women were rescued by the RNLI after becoming stranded on two islands in Strangford Lough.

However, it says it will still co-operate with its larger neighbour. Speaking earlier in Miami, Florida, Mr Trump said he was reimposing certain travel and trade restrictions eased by the Obama administration, condemning a "completely one-sided deal". But he is not reversing key diplomatic and commercial ties. "The government of Cuba denounces the new measures toughening the embargo," Cuban state TV said. But it also reiterated "its willingness to continue the respectful dialogue and cooperation". Barack Obama attempted to thaw relations by loosening trade and tourism bans. President Trump says his new policy will tighten rules on travel and on sending funds to Cuba. Announcing the changes on Friday, he cited human rights concerns, saying doing a deal with the "brutal" Castro government was "terrible" and "misguided". Later that night, Cuban state news was also talking tough. "Any strategy aimed at changing the political, economic and social system in Cuba - whether by pressure or imposition or through more subtle means - is destined to fail," it said. However, President Trump is not rowing back on all parts of Obama's deal. He will not close the US embassy in Havana, commercial flights from the US will continue, and Americans will still be able to return home with Cuban goods. "The embargo should continue. Why give credit to a country where the people don´t see a penny? They are still starving and there is no freedom whatsoever. Why should we keep feeding the people who are on top when they repress their own people." Jose Nadal "I am 100% Republican. I agree 150% with everything Trump says and does. They should impose more sanctions against Cuba. When Obama made the agreement and restored relations with the Cuban government, he gave them everything they asked for. We received nothing from the Cuban government. This is why Trump wants to strengthen the sanctions." Cathy Henderson "I am against the embargo. The Cuban tyranny uses the embargo as a pretext to justify that it has failed. Everything bad that happens in Cuba, they blame the embargo." Santiago Portal Courtesy of BBC Mundo 1959: Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro leads a guerrilla army into Havana overthrowing the Batista regime. 1960: In response to Castro's communist reforms, US breaks off diplomatic relations with Cuba and imposes a trade embargo. 1962: Castro agrees to allow the Soviet Union to deploy nuclear missiles on the island bringing the US and the USSR to the brink of nuclear war. April 2009: President Barack Obama lifts restrictions on family travel and the sending of remittances to Cuba. July 2015: The US and Cuba reopen embassies in each other's capitals and restore full diplomatic ties. March 2016: President Obama makes a three-day visit to Cuba and holds talks with President Raul Castro. He expresses hope the embargo will be ended, but it can only be lifted by the US Congress which is controlled by Republicans who oppose the move. Aug 2016: US commercial flight arrives in Cuba for the first time in more than half a century.

Cuba's government has denounced US President Donald Trump's decision to roll back on policy changes towards the island nation.