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Police said Alexander Protopopov, acting deputy chief of Russia's prison service, oversaw the dismantling of the road in the far-northern Komi region. He then sold off its 7,000 reinforced concrete slabs for personal profit, they added. Officials believe the scheme cost the government more than 6m roubles ($79,000; £54,000). The road was "dismantled and driven away" over the period of more than a year, between 2014 and 2015, the Investigative Committee said in a statement quoted by the AFP news agency. The concrete slabs were then used by a commercial company which also sold them on for a profit, it added. Mr Protopopov was the head of Komi region's prison service from 2010 to 2015, and won awards such as a medal for creating "spiritual unity", AFP reports. He was arrested on Wednesday and faces charges of misappropriating of state property while using his official position, which could lead to 10 years in jail, the agency adds. Another prison service official, the head of a penal colony and a businessman are also under investigation. Komi Republic is a huge region in Russia's far north, much of it forested. It has significant natural resources, including oil, gas and timber. Road construction is one of the most corrupt sectors in Russia, with costs much higher than on comparable projects in other countries, AFP reports. The construction of a mountain highway for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games cost about $8bn (£5.6bn), with Russian media claiming it would cost the same to slather the 48km road with black caviar.

A senior prison official has been detained in Russia accused of stealing a 50km (31-mile) length of highway.

A post-mortem examination found that Mr Hunter, from Coulsdon in south London, died from a single gunshot wound at the private event in Headley, near Epsom. Two other people were also injured in the shooting shortly after 02:30 BST on Monday. A 36-year-old woman was shot in the leg and taken to hospital while another man was treated for minor shoulder wounds. A man from London, 38, who was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder remains in custody. A woman, 30, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released on conditional bail until September, police said. Specialist divers have been searching a village pond for the gun used in the shooting, while forensic teams are continuing a detailed examination of the address in Church Lane. More than 400 people were at the party at the hired house. The annual event had been organised by reggae dancehall artist Jason White and his girlfriend Summerlyn Farquharson. He told BBC Newsbeat they used seven security staff with metal detectors to check all the guests as they arrived. Det Ch Insp Paul Rymarz, from the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team, said: "This was a shocking incident where a man lost his life and we are determined to bring those responsible to justice." He said police intended to speak to everyone who was at the party, and appealed for anyone not already contacted to come forward. "This incident has understandably sent shockwaves through the Headley community and we are working with our Safer Neighbourhood Team colleagues to update and reassure residents," he said. "We do not believe there is any ongoing risk to Headley residents."

A man who died during a shooting at a pool party in Surrey has been named as 34-year-old Ricardo Hunter.

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

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

The bank said profits before tax not including those settlements dropped 10% to £1.43bn for the July-to-September period. The result comes a day after the bank confirmed Jes Staley would be joining as its new chief executive. Barclays said it had seen slow progress with its so-called non-core businesses, which it is selling. Losses for the package of businesses, which includes some investment bank assets and parts of the European retail banking operation, more than doubled to £337m. Barclays provided £270m to settle claims in the US over mortgage bonds and £290m to compensate clients over bad foreign exchange rates. For the businesses the bank plans to keep, including its UK High Street bank and Barclaycard, profit rose 1% to £1.76bn. Including the £560m hit, and other costs and gains the bank considers to be one-offs, third-quarter profit before tax fell to £861m from £1.22bn a year ago. Revenues dipped to £6.1bn from £6.4bn for the June-to-September period. On Wednesday, Barclays announced that Mr Staley will be joining the bank as its new chief in December. Mr Staley currently works for US hedge fund Blue Mountain Capital Management, and previously has worked for JP Morgan. Barclays' previous chief executive, Antony Jenkins, was fired in July after falling out with board members. Mr Staley will be paid £1.2m in salary, £396,000 in pension contributions and as much as £5.5m a year in bonuses, which will mostly be paid in shares. He will also receive £1.15m in shares per year that he will have to keep for five years before cashing in. That is a total of £8.2m for the year, if he is awarded the maximum bonus. He will also receive shares in Barclays worth about £1.93m to replace shares in JPMorgan he will lose for leaving his former employer. In a letter to staff on Wednesday, Mr Staley indicated he would focus on areas of investment banking that did not require as much capital - the buffer of reserves it keeps to protect it from unexpected losses. Analysts said this could include such areas as merger advice and trading in stocks.

Barclays has reported a fall in third-quarter profits and set aside £560m for more customer refunds and litigation.

The Queen's Park Rangers player made his NI debut in March and scored in his second game against Slovenia. Washington, a postman just four years ago, followed that up with another goal against Belarus on Saturday. "The last few months have been a crazy time and I don't think it has sunk in yet. I know I have been fortunate," said the 24-year-old. "Football can be about being in the right place at the right time, and I have been lucky. "Maybe in a couple of years I will look back and realise how mad it has all been." Washington combined representing non-League St Ives between 2010 and 2012 with a job delivering mail. Having averaged more than a goal-a-game in his 50 appearances for a club in the ninth tier, he then got his break with Newport who paid £5,000 for him. The Welsh club were promoted to the Football League in his first season, although Washington barely featured. He then moved to Peterborough in 2014 and by mid-January of this year, when QPR took him from London Road, Washington had scored 15 goals and aroused the interest of Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill. Washington had only been to the country once before his international bow against Wales in March but he qualified through the grandparent rule. "It was nice to be accepted so quickly and so readily with Northern Ireland," he added. "Life doesn't get much better. I'm proud of my achievements and just have to try to enjoy it."

Northern Ireland striker Conor Washington counts himself a lucky man as he prepares to head to Euro 2016.

It comes after Denbighshire council was granted permission to compulsorily purchase the former North Wales Hospital in Denbigh. Owner Freemont (Denbigh) Ltd had opposed the compulsory purchase. There has been a long-running dispute between both sides concerned about the future of the historical building. The Rightmove website advert said the council "does not intend to develop the site but to work with a third party/developer that will". The council had agreed to pass ownership of the building to the North Wales Building Preservation Trust, a non profit-making organisation which will receive support from the Princes Regeneration Trust. The property is set for auction later this month. A Denbighshire council spokesperson said the owners had the right to try to sell it as the hospital site has still not been transferred into the ownership of the council. He said the authority would still continue with the compulsory purchase process. "The High Court's ruling in March means that we are one step closer to handing over the site to the trust. "However, there are many issues to be resolved before the council can take ownership and for the council to pass the ownership on to the trust. "If the site is sold in the meantime, the council would need to negotiate with the new owner."

The owners of a former Victorian asylum in north Wales have put it on the market for potential redevelopment with a £2.25m price tag.

Amelia Welch, 20, from Axminster in Devon, was partying with friends in Plymouth on Friday when she lost her hand, which cost about £3,000. The Plymouth University marine biology student said she only realised the cosmetic prosthetic was missing the following morning. She thinks she could have left it in a nightclub and forgot to pick it up. Click here for live updates on this story Amelia, who was born with a congenital malformation in her right hand, said she had gone to Oceana nightclub after a university ball. Her hand is "more functionable" without the prosthetic which has very little movement, she said. "I do take it off to go to the toilet, but most of the time when I go out I put it on because it gives me confidence," she said. "I must have been drunk when I took it off and forgot about it. "I went back to halls with friends and went to bed and the next day I realised that I did not have it." It is the first prosthetic she has had and fits on her hand "like a glove" she said. Another one could cost as much as £5,000 and mean many hours of visits to orthopaedic specialists. "Someone might have picked it up and not realised what it was," she said. "It's worth everything to me, but nothing to anyone else."

A student has pleaded for the return of her prosthetic hand after losing it on a night out.

He was elected with 571 votes, ahead of Michael Henderson and David Noakes with 184 and 109 votes respectively. A total of 883 (27%) of the 3,220 registered voters turned out with four blank papers and 15 spoilt papers. Mr Parkinson will serve for four months and said there were "very important decisions" to be made in that time. Before the by-election some criticism was made of the £50,000 cost, a fifth of a general election, for the short term of the office - the by-election had to be held under the island's Reform Law. Mr Parkinson said: "The voters of St Peter Port North deserve to be represented every bit as strongly as the voters of any other district. "These next four months will set the scene for the general election, it will help to define the issues on which the general election will be fought." Mr Parkinson served in the States from 2004-2012 and was the minister of Treasury of Resources from 2008-2012. He previously stood in the South East district and said he had "enjoyed biking around getting to know the St Peter Port North district better" while campaigning. He campaigned with three key policies; diversifying the economy, reforming the corporate tax system and solving the affordable housing crisis. His term of office will end at the general election on 27 April. The by-election was called after the death of Deputy Martin Storey in July.

Former treasury minister Charles Parkinson is returning to the States of Guernsey after winning the St Peter Port North by-election.

The regime said 22-year-old Otto Warmbier's medical condition was caused last year by botulism and a sleeping pill he was given after his trial. But Fred Warmbier said his son had been treated "brutally". He spoke as an Ohio hospital said Otto had suffered a "severe neurological injury" and is in a stable condition. "We went for 15 months without a word from or about Otto," Mr Warmbier said of his son, who fought back tears at Thursday's press conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. "It was only a week ago that the North Korean government now claims that he was in a coma for almost all of that time. "Even if you believe their explanation of botulism and a sleeping pill causing the coma - and we don't - there's no excuse for a civilised nation to have kept his condition secret and to have denied him top notch medical care." Otto Warmbier, an economics student from the University of Virginia, was arrested in January 2016 while visiting North Korea as a tourist. Botulism is a type of poisoning which can cause total body paralysis, difficulty in breathing and death in some cases. It's caused by the clostridium botulinum bacteria, but the symptoms of botulism are not from the bacteria themselves. Instead, the microscopic organisms produce a powerful toxin which attacks the nervous system and causes paralysis. That poison is called botulinum - which you may know for its commercial use in Botox, which removes wrinkles by paralysing facial muscles. Botulism is contracted in two ways in adults - by eating food contaminated with the toxin, or through wounds. The foodborne method happens when the bacteria are tinned or stored in food in another way that deprives them from air (which is when they produce the poison). This rarely happens in modern western food production, but is what North Korea claims happened to Mr Warmbier. He was given a 15-year prison sentence for attempting to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel. Fred Warmbier told reporters his son had been held as a "war criminal'. He said he and his wife, Cindy, had relied "on this false premise that they would treat Otto fairly and let him go". In honour of his son, Fred Warmbier wore the same jacket Otto was wearing when he was paraded before media to tearfully confess to attempting to take the sign as a "trophy" for a US church. Mr Warmbier also appeared to criticise the Obama administration for failing to help secure his son's release. How harsh is prison in North Korea? "When Otto was first taken we were advised by the past administration to take a low profile while they worked to obtain his release," he said. "We did so without result. Earlier this year Cindy and I decided the time for strategic patience was over." The university student was freed hours after US basketball star Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea, but Fred Warmbier said the professional athlete's visit had nothing to do with his son's release. The US has in the past accused North Korea of detaining Americans as political pawns in negotiations over its nuclear weapons programme. Pyongyang has accused Washington and South Korea of sending spies to overthrow its regime. Three Americans remain in custody in North Korea. The detentions have come at a time of heightened tension between North Korea and the US and its regional neighbours.

The emotional father of a US student freed by North Korea this week says he does not believe the regime's explanation for his son's coma.

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.

Media playback is not supported on this device Britain beat the USA and Australia at the venue last year, on their way to winning the title for the first time in 79 years. Victories over Japan and Serbia have earned Leon Smith's team a place in the semi-finals. Their tie with Argentina will be played on 16-18 September. The winner will play either France or Croatia in the final in November. Find out how to get into tennis in our special guide. You can now add tennis alerts in the BBC Sport app - simply head to the menu and My Alerts section

The Davis Cup semi-final between defending champions Great Britain and Argentina will be played at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.

Unions at BAE Systems have warned of possible delays to funding for the Royal Navy's new frigates. But Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson insisted there was no change to the timetable. Labour said it was vital that promises were kept while the Lib Dems called for an end to uncertainty. The UK government confirmed in its Strategic Defence and Security Review last November that eight Type 26 frigates would be built on the Clyde, although the total number was scaled back from 13. In the meantime, the yards are being sustained by Ministry of Defence orders for new offshore patrol vessels. But after briefings with management, the GMB union said last week that work on the new frigates would not begin until 2017 and raised concerns that up to 800 jobs could be lost if there was any backsliding on commitments. SNP leader and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she was "gravely concerned" by the developments. She said: "The future of both Govan and Scotstoun depend on these orders. Solemn promises were made in the run-up to the referendum and if those promises are broken, it will be seriously damaging for the shipyards but I think people across Scotland will feel very let down by the parties that made those promises." She added: "I think the government has the responsibility to make cast iron assurances here." Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said she had held discussions with shipyard workers and BAE management about the need to protect jobs. She said: "It's my deep regret that Labour didn't win the general election - so the Tories have to fulfil their promise to the workers in the yards, and I'll be making that case every step of the way." Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie also expressed frustration about the uncertainty. "There are serious concerns about the future of orders at the yards and it's important that the Conservative government gives an absolute commitment. We've got to end this feast and famine of orders at the yards," he said. The Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, however, said she had been given assurances by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon that nothing had changed. She said: "He confirmed there had been no change to the orders that were set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review last year. "That means all eight Type 26 anti-submarine frigates that are coming, plus the light frigate order on top of that, and the two offshore patrol vessels. They are coming to the Clyde, as discussed last year, to the same timetable and the same number." A spokesperson for BAE Systems said: "Following the Strategic Defence and Security Review, we are working with the Ministry of Defence to agree a revised baseline for the Type 26 ships and a production schedule for the two additional offshore patrol vessels in Glasgow. "We are engaging our trades unions as we work through this process. Our focus is to deliver the capability the Royal Navy needs, while ensuring the best value for UK taxpayers."

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called for "cast iron assurances" jobs will not be lost at Clyde shipyards because of contract delays.

Media playback is not supported on this device A 2-1 defeat at Monaco sealed their exit from the competition as they paid the price for their woeful home form. Consecutive defeats at their temporary Wembley home had left Spurs with no margin for error and they duly came up short against a classy Monaco side. "We need to improve our mentality and be ready every game," Pochettino said. "From the beginning of the season, I said our challenge was not physical, it was tactical - to manage your mind and to play on Saturday and then Tuesday or Wednesday." Pochettino added he may need to add "more quality" to his squad. "Our objective is to be competitive in the Premier League and Champions League but we need to show more," he said. "Maybe after today, we see we struggle a bit." Tottenham were outclassed by Monaco at Stade Louis II, and only an inspired performance by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris prevented a bigger margin of defeat. Djibril Sidibe's header early in the second half sparked a stunning sequence of three goals in just five minutes, with Harry Kane levelling from the penalty spot only for Monaco to score the winner just 39 seconds later through Thomas Lemar. It was Spurs' third defeat in five Group E games, following reverses at Wembley against Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen, who have both now reached the last 16. By Phil McNulty, BBC Sport chief football writer All last season's hard work in the Premier League was carelessly tossed away in Tottenham's abysmal Champions League campaign, and the whole group phase has been a nightmare for manager Mauricio Pochettino. Spurs made Wembley their home as White Hart Lane's capacity is reduced by a rebuild, but the tenants have never settled. The curse of Wembley - the loss to Leverkusen was their sixth there in succession - was perhaps a convenient excuse, though, as the more uncomfortable truth was revealed in Monaco. Pochettino took a huge share of the blame from Spurs fans on Tuesday, and rightly so after a mystifying team selection. The Argentine knew Monaco were dangerous. He knew defeat would be fatal to their hopes. Yet still chose to gamble recklessly. Jan Vertonghen's presence was surely crucial, even more so with Toby Alderweireld injured, and yet he chose to leave the Belgian on the bench, pairing Kevin Wimmer with Eric Dier in central defence and picking Kieran Trippier ahead of Kyle Walker at right-back. Spurs were hopelessly exposed defensively. Any hope of setting up a final Wembley hurrah against CSKA Moscow by getting a good result in France went up in smoke as they produced a display lacking in intensity, quality and resilience. It summed up neatly their efforts in the Champions League. They have not been good enough and were not helped by a bad misjudgement from Pochettino. Former England international Phil Neville, part of the BBC Radio 5 live commentary team, described Spurs' display as "the worst I've seen them play all season". He added: "They were wide open at the back, disorganised in midfield. The Champions League has been a real learning curve and they've been found out. "They've made naive decisions in the Champions League and Tottenham are being punished. Positions you take in the Premier League don't get punished. Here they do."

Tottenham's players lacked the quality and mentality required to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League, says boss Mauricio Pochettino.

The UK's businesses are considering what reforms, if any, will be best for them. Helena Morrissey, chief executive of Newton Asset Management, told the BBC the EU was no longer fit for purpose. But co-founder of Innocent Drinks, Richard Reed, says the UK gets a lot more out of the EU than it thinks. David Cameron, who has said he wants the UK to remain in a reformed EU, is busy trying to renegotiate Britain's terms of membership of the European Union. "As a nation we have done so well by going out into the world, not from retreating from it," Mr Reed told Radio 4's Today programme. His own firm, which was set up 15 years ago, is now trading with 17 countries across the EU. He said 50% of sales were into the EU, whereas 85% of the company's workers were in the UK, showing it's possible to get more out of the trading bloc than is put in. "In the recession of 2008 if we had not had our European markets, we would probably have gone out of business," he added. Ms Morrissey, who as well as running the fund manager Newton Asset Management is part of Business for Britain, which is lobbying for renegotiated terms for Britain's EU membership. She says she is concerned about the EU's "ever-closer union" and that "we have delegated a lot of decision-making". "If we leave we would need to leave with good partnership with the EU... we could play our part as the UK on the world's stage," she said, dismissing the idea that an exit of the union would diminish the UK's international standing. "It would be a lot easier for Britain to negotiate trade agreements with individual countries," she said, pointing out that Iceland - not an EU member - has a trade agreement with China and has a much smaller population and economy than the UK. Big companies have threatened to rethink basing their European operations in the UK should Britain leave the EU, including Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank. "I do think big businesses want often to maintain the status quo" which can help them thwart smaller firms, said Ms Morrissey. And she maintained that the debate should not be about immigration: "We benefit hugely from having people come to us... for me that's not the issue here." For Mr Reed: "Overall, we are stronger and safer and culturally more enriched in than out. "Things we want to change we can change... you get to influence the rules much more if you are on the committee making them." He said the union was not perfect, and he would like to "improve the situation", but the vote would be "binary, in or out". For him, it is "definitely in". The head of GE, the US conglomerate which makes everything from jet engines to trains and medical equipment and employs 17,000 people in the UK, told the Daily Telegraph that it did not matter if the UK remained in the European Union. Jeff Immelt told the newspaper the UK was an "export country" that had "good relationships around the world". He also said that the formation of a union between European countries similar to the one shared by states in the US was probably not going to happen in his lifetime.

A topic of debate at this week's Conservative Party conference will be the UK's relationship with Brussels ahead of a referendum due in 2017.

Shared hallways and easily accessible rental properties mean tenants' details are easier to steal, according to credit reference agency Experian. This group also tend to use mobile and online services more often, offering more opportunities for thieves to find personal details. Another recent survey found that ID fraud accounted for 41% of all fraud. In March, fraud prevention service Cifas said that digitally-savvy young adults were increasingly becoming targets, at fraud hotspots in London, Leicester, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. Now, Experian has said that identity theft has become the most prevalent form of fraud for the first time since the recession. The victims in one in six of these cases were young tenants, it said. Wealthy couples were next on the list of victims, with this group particularly targeted in card and loan fraud. "[The findings] highlight the need for people to think about how they protect their personal information both on and off line," said Nick Mothershaw, of Experian. High Street banks and the police are running a campaign to make customers more aware of the threat of fraud.

Renters face the greatest risk from identity thieves owing to their domestic set-up and lifestyle.

After centuries as a powerful medieval kingdom, Hungary was part of the Ottoman and then Habsburg empires from the 16th century onwards, emerging as an independent country again after World War I. The Hungarian language belongs to the Finno-Ugric family and is one of the handful of languages spoken within the European Union that are not of Indo-European origin. A landlocked country, Hungary is home to Lake Balaton, the largest in central Europe, and to a large number of spa towns and hot springs. Country profiles compiled by BBC Monitoring It has especially rich traditions in folk and classical music and was the birthplace of numerous outstanding performers and composers, including Franz Liszt, Bela Bartok and Zoltan Kodaly. Hungary became co-equal partner with Austria in a dual monarchy in the mid-19th century after an unsuccessful revolt against the Habsburgs in 1848. After a period of turmoil following World War I, an independent kingdom of Hungary was established under the authoritarian regency of Admiral Miklos Horthy. The redrawing of European borders that took place after World War I left about five million ethnic Hungarians living in neighbouring countries. Their status remains a sensitive issue and has complicated Hungary's relations with its neighbours. Following World War II, in which Admiral Horthy had allied himself with Germany, Hungary fell under communist rule. An uprising in 1956 was crushed by Red Army forces, but Hungary did later become the first Eastern European country to gain some economic freedom. Hungary played an important part in accelerating the collapse of communism across Eastern Europe when it opened its border with Austria in 1989, allowing thousands of East Germans to escape to the West. Just a few months later the Berlin Wall was history. Hungary's post-communist economic transition was achieved relatively smoothly. Within four years of the collapse of communism nearly half of the country's economic enterprises had been transferred to the private sector, and by 1998 Hungary was attracting nearly half of all foreign direct investment in Central Europe. Ten years later, the picture looked rather less rosy. A high level of both private and state borrowing left the country particularly vulnerable to the credit crunch of 2008, and in October of that year the government was forced to appeal to the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank for massive loans in a bid to stave off economic collapse. Dissatisfaction with the centre-left coalition government's handling of the economy from 2002 to 2010 coincided with the rise of the right-wing nationalist party Jobbik, known for its anti-Semitic and anti-Gypsy rhetoric, and a move to the authoritarian right by the Fidesz party, which won parliamentary elections in 2010 and 2014. The two-thirds parliamentary majority gained by Fidesz in 2010 allowed it to throw out the comparatively liberal post-communist constitution and replace it with a constitution that critics say cements the governing party's hold on power and removes checks and balances essential for the healthy functioning of a democracy. Fidesz insists that the constitutional change was necessary in order to complete the work of eradicating the legacy of communism. Fidesz scored another comfortable victory in the 2014 election, albeit with a reduced majority. Jobbik increased its share of the vote, becoming the second-largest political party in the country.

Hungary traces its history back to the Magyars, an alliance of semi-nomadic tribes from southern Russia and the Black Sea coast that arrived in the region in the ninth century.

A yellow severe weather warning has been issued as the remains of Hurricane Gonzalo reach Britain. Coastal areas and north-western parts of Wales are expected to see the worst of the weather. The Met Office said while all of Wales will be affected, areas including Aberporth, Aberystwyth and Anglesey will likely see the strongest winds. "Hurricane Gonzalo will run eastwards across the Atlantic, reaching the UK on Monday night, bringing strong winds and heavy rain," said a spokesperson. "The strongest winds are expected on Tuesday as the low pressure clears eastwards." Gusts exceeding 55mph are likely inland, with 60 to 70mph gusts in some exposed coastal areas in the west. The forecaster warned that fallen leaves and blocked drains could increase the risk of surface water affecting roads, and advised that travel could be disrupted. Hurricane Gonzalo caused widespread damage and a power blackout when it hit Bermuda last week, with damage caused to houses and power lines downed. Irish Ferries has cancelled some sailings between Holyhead and Dublin due to the adverse weather forecasts for Tuesday.

Gale force winds of up to 70mph and heavy rain will arrive in Wales on Monday evening, said the Met Office.

Jamie Spendiff's attack on Craig Logie, who was out with friends on a stag night, was captured on CCTV. Spendiff took part in a further assault on other men with a co-accused after killing the married 36-year-old last August. Spendiff, 26, was remanded in custody ahead of sentencing in July. In CCTV footage shown to the High Court in Edinburgh, Mr Logie could be seen lying motionless on the ground after the assault. Advocate depute Andrew Brown QC told the court: "Witnesses speak to hearing the sound of a crack as the deceased's head hit the ground and he did not move thereafter." The construction manager suffered a brain injury and fracture to the back of his head following the attack at Friars Street on 7 August. Spendiff, of Cullercoats, North Tyneside, admitted assaulting and killing Mr Logie by punching him on the head causing him to fall to the ground where he struck his head. He also pled guilty to committing a breach of the peace along with Shaun McCarthy by conducting themselves in a disorderly manner and fighting with others. Both also pled guilty to assaulting Paul Stubberfield and Stuart McKee in a taxi in Friars Street. The court heard that Spendiff and McCarthy had gone out drinking for the evening after working together as technicians on wind turbines. Mr Brown said that everyone appeared to be in good spirits, but a member of the stag party and another drinker then became involved in a heated argument. After patrons left the pub, a general melee broke out which ended with the fatal blow to Mr Logie. Mr Brown said: "Spendiff punched the deceased, who again had his arms up and out to the side, once on the face with force causing him to collapse to the ground. "He swung another punch at the deceased as he fell but missed. "With the deceased now on the ground Spendiff initially moved away before returning and danced round the deceased, at all times being moved away by the accused McCarthy and at one stage a female passer-by." Mark Stewart QC, for Spendiff, said the killer had expressed his sorrow for the victim and his family. Judge Lady Stacey remanded both accused in custody, saying the culpable homicide charge had "led to tragic consequences and a man has lost his life".

A man danced around his fallen victim after delivering a fatal blow during a street attack in Stirling, a court heard.

The devices are fitted with small mobile sites that include a base station and an antenna. They could also be used to connect remote parts of the UK where coverage is thin. EE said it planned to deploy such a network in a UK rural area this year. The drones can stay airborne for up to an hour at a time and the "helikite" balloons for several weeks as they have a tethered power source. The drone was designed to give short-term targeted coverage to aid search and rescue situations, EE said. "Innovation is essential for us to go further than we've ever gone, and deliver a network that's more reliable than ever before," said EE chief executive Marc Allera. "Rural parts of the UK provide more challenges to mobile coverage than anywhere else, so we have to work harder there - developing these technologies will ultimately help our customers, even in the most hard to reach areas." It was the first time this had been tried out in the UK, said Kester Mann, analyst at CCS Insight. "Everyone immediately thinks of disruptive players like Facebook and Google when it come to things like balloon-based networks. The traditional networks need to step up so they don't get left behind," he told the BBC. Google is developing a network of huge balloons to provide connectivity to rural areas around the world, known as Project Loon. Last month the tech giant confirmed it had closed its internet drone project, Titan, which was designed to bring the internet to remote rural areas. Facebook's Project Aquila involves building solar-powered aircraft which will fly for months at a time above remote places, beaming down an internet connection.

Mobile phone provider EE has demonstrated helium balloons and drones that could provide 4G mobile coverage following damage to existing infrastructure.

The 40-year-old, who is based near Malpas in Cheshire, fell from her mount Topwood Beau and was airlifted to Bristol's Southmead Hospital. British Eventing (BE) said last week she suffered a traumatic brain injury. In a further update on Monday, BE said she was about to be moved to the neurological ward. "Emily is progressing steadily, and the family would like to thank everyone for their messages of support and thank Southmead Intensive Care Unit for their wonderful care," it said. Topwood Beau, a 14-year-old gelding, was uninjured in the fall, which happened at the third fence - Keepers Question - on the cross-country course. Gilruth, who is married with two young daughters, made her Badminton debut in last year's event. She has competed in British Eventing competitions for 18 years and runs her own yard.

British rider Emily Gilruth is set to leave intensive care after she was injured in a fall at the Badminton Horse Trials.

The Lynx UK Trust has suggested trial reintroductions in Aberdeenshire, Argyll, Northumberland, Cumbria and Norfolk. It said the plan has public support and research it commissioned sets out benefits of the big cats' return. The National Farmers Union (NFU) has previously raised concerns. Scottish Natural Heritage, which is funded by the Scottish government, has also said reintroductions were "complex" and needed "considerable planning" to meet UK and international guidelines. Lynx became extinct in the UK 1,300 years ago. The Lynx UK Trust said 91% of 9,000 respondents to a survey it carried out were in favour of lynx being brought back to help control deer numbers. AECOM, consultants the trust commissioned to examine the benefits of lynx, have suggested that the cats could benefit eco-tourism as well as prevent deer from damaging crops. The trust said it now wants to hear views from landowners and farmers. Dr Paul O'Donoghue, of the trust, said: "Lynx reintroduction is a big step for all of us in the UK and this is the opportunity for a wide range of groups to really understand what it could mean, how they could be affected, and to tell us and the statutory agencies how they feel about it." Other organisations, including the Scottish Wildlife Trust, Trees for Life and Rewilding Britain, have separately said lynx could form an important part in "rewilding" areas of the UK. The Cairngorms National Park Authority has in the past weighed up the pros and cons of bringing back the big cats, and also wolves and bears. Of the three predators, lynx were deemed to have the least negative impact on farmers' businesses. NFU countryside adviser Claire Robinson said reintroductions raised "big concerns" for farmers in England. She said: "Any species introduction, particularly if it has not been in this country for hundreds of years, can have a massive impact on the many benefits that the countryside delivers. "The environment has changed drastically and we do not know how lynx would behave in the current environment. "But the biggest concern we have would be the impact on farm animals with lynx preying on lambs, poultry and outdoor piglets - those animals are farmers' livelihoods."

Farmers and landowners have been asked for their views on a proposal to bring back lynx to parts of Scotland and England.

Reactions range from the "BBC has killed Top Gear", to praise for a "brave BBC". The story was also news for media in areas as far apart as Latin America and Europe, with the Russian Defence Ministry even offering Clarkson a job at its own TV station. French daily Figaro said the announcement had had "the effect of a bomb on Twitter". It added that "the sense of disappointment can be read in messages posted on the social network across the Channel and even in France". Italian journalist Federico Garimberti recalled on Twitter: "Like it or not, a BBC that shows Clarkson the door demonstrates that it doesn't give a damn about its audience. Top Gear is watched by 350 million people in 212 countries." "This is the end of Top Gear as we know it," Jan Micka exclaimed on the Czech website Auto.cz. In Iran, a disappointed Twitter user tried to start a trend in defence of the British TV presenter. "We are all Jeremy Clarkson," declared @CmpiChism, arguing that "no one can present like him". Other Iranians seemed to agree. Saman Vatanshenasan wrote on Facebook that it was "meaningless to imagine the Top Gear without Jeremy... I need to say this in support of him that I am Jeremy Clarkson". "Now that the BBC has sacked Clarkson does anyone watch Top Gear anymore? They are crazy," @sellar said on Twitter. But not everyone in Iran on social media was pro-Clarkson. Facebook user Mohammad E. Amini pointed out that it was "important to know the red line between fame and extremism". "BBC saved its name by making this decision," he added. "BBC decision to stop its cooperation with Clarkson was a very brave and respectable move. Even if you have 30 million viewers there is still no reason for assault," argued @jaavid on Twitter. In the Czech Republic, the move to drop the Top Gear presenter was welcomed by journalist Ivan Kytka. "For the BBC, principles are clearly more important than profit. Money is not the most important thing for a public service broadcaster," he said on the Czech TV website. The BBC's decision not to renew Clarkson's contract was greeted with approval by internet users in Argentina. Last September, the Top Gear crew had to abandon filming in the country amid angry protests over a car number plate that appeared to refer to the Falklands War. "Thanks Jeremy… we don't need you around here… when you do come back it'll be to cover the story of when your delinquent countrymen give back the Malvinas [Falklands]," said a reader in the online forum of Clarin newspaper. "The best TV channel in the world can't have this type of employee," was another opinion in the same forum. Many social media users were amused the BBC's announcement coincided with news of singer Zayn Malik leaving the successful British boy band One Direction. "Jeremy Clarkson and Zayn Malik could team up to form a new boy band - Top Direction," ‏@sicfallacy suggested on Twitter. But for Italian user Mauro Scarpoloni, Clarkson was obviously the more popular brand. "So the real drama is not One Direction, it's that the BBC has killed @BBC_TopGear #BringBackClarkson," he tweeted. In Russia, the story seemed to acquire a political dimension. Interfax news agency quoted St Petersburg councillor Vitaliy Milonov as saying: "Clarkson will be able to find a great job in our country, where he will not be told how to host a TV programme." Zvezda, the TV channel controlled by the Russian Defence Ministry, announced on its website that it had officially offered to employ the former Top Gear presenter. It published a letter to Clarkson in English: "Dear Jeremy, the Russian Armed Forces Broadcasting Company 'Zvezda' expresses deep honour to you and kindly asks for cooperation. "We would like to invite you to be a presenter of motoring show on our TV Channel in Moscow." BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook.

The decision by the BBC to drop Jeremy Clarkson, the host of Top Gear, for carrying out a verbal and physical attack on one of the show's producers, has been met with both condemnation and approval by social media users worldwide.

The lawsuit accuses Jean Kasem of elder abuse and inflicting emotional distress on Kasem's children by restricting their access to him before his death, according to the AP news agency. Kasem was known as host of the American Top 40 radio show and as the voice of Shaggy in the TV animation Scooby Doo. He died last June at the age of 82. He had been suffering from dementia, and the battle between his children from a previous marriage and their stepmother Jean began before his death. They claim she abused him before he died, moved him from Santa Monica to Washington without telling them and, after his death, had him buried in an unmarked grave in Norway despite his wishes to be laid to rest in Los Angeles. "What she did to my father is reprehensible," daughter Kerri Kasem said, according to AP. "It's disgusting. It's horrific." Jean Kasem's lawyer H Michael Soroy did not immediately return a request for comment to the news agency. Kerri Kasem said the family members were taking legal action after US prosecutors decided not to bring criminal charges against Jean Kasem, who was married to the star for more than 30 years. In May, Los Angeles prosecutors said they could not prove at trial that her actions led to his death. Kerri has taken out the lawsuit with siblings Julie and Michael Kasem and their uncle Mouner. They are seeking damages of $250,000 (£166,000). But Kerri Kasem said: "We would rather see her in jail than receive one dime. We don't care about the money. We care about justice." Casey Kasem began his career in the 1950s and found fame with the chart programme in the 1970s. He famously ended his broadcasts with his signature sign-off: "Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars."

Three of US DJ Casey Kasem's children and his brother have sued the late star's widow for wrongful death in the latest move in a bitter family feud.

Sutton opened the scoring after 13 minutes when Kevin Amankwaah laid the ball back for Roarie Deacon to fire in. Nine minutes later they were two up when Maxime Biamou headed down for Jamie Collins to volley in from 10 yards. Biamou turned scorer 11 minutes later when he netted the third with a simple tap in after Cadogan had sent in a low cross to the far post. North Ferriby pulled a goal back three minutes into the second half when Robbie Tinkler ran into the area, evading four defenders, before shooting into the far corner. But any thoughts of a fightback were ended when Cadogan netted just after the hour, shooting through the goalkeeper's legs, before getting his side's fifth goal with seven minutes to go. Match report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Sutton United 5, North Ferriby United 1. Second Half ends, Sutton United 5, North Ferriby United 1. Goal! Sutton United 5, North Ferriby United 1. Kieron Cadogan (Sutton United). Substitution, Sutton United. Craig Dundas replaces Gomis. Substitution, North Ferriby United. George Bell replaces Reece Thompson. Reece Thompson (North Ferriby United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Substitution, North Ferriby United. Kojo Keyi replaces Mark Gray. Substitution, Sutton United. Ben Jefford replaces Adam Coombes. Goal! Sutton United 4, North Ferriby United 1. Kieron Cadogan (Sutton United). Substitution, North Ferriby United. Matthew Templeton replaces Danny Emerton. Gomis (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Ryan Fallowfield (North Ferriby United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Goal! Sutton United 3, North Ferriby United 1. Robbie Tinkler (North Ferriby United). Substitution, Sutton United. Daniel Spence replaces Kevin Amankwaah. Second Half begins Sutton United 3, North Ferriby United 0. First Half ends, Sutton United 3, North Ferriby United 0. Goal! Sutton United 3, North Ferriby United 0. Maxime Biamou (Sutton United). Goal! Sutton United 2, North Ferriby United 0. Jamie Collins (Sutton United). Mark Gray (North Ferriby United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Goal! Sutton United 1, North Ferriby United 0. Roarie Deacon (Sutton United). First Half begins. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Two goals from Kieron Cadogan emphasised Sutton's superiority as they thrashed struggling North Ferriby 5-1.

A yellow "be aware" warning has been issued for late Thursday into Friday for the Western and Northern Isles, Highlands and Argyll. The warning also applies to parts of Moray and Aberdeenshire. Earlier this year the Met Office asked the public for suggestions for names for storms. Storm Abigail could bring gusts of 60 to 70mph, potentially rising to speeds of up to 80mph in exposed areas. The warning is in place from 18:00 on Thursday until 14:00 on Friday. In its warning, the Met Office said: "The public should be aware of the risk of disruption to transport. In addition, large waves may give rise to local over-topping along some coasts. "A vigorous depression is expected to pass just to the northwest of Scotland on Thursday night bringing a swathe of very strong winds on its eastern and southern flanks. "There remains some uncertainty regarding the exact extent and timing of strongest winds and the extent of impacts and this warning will be kept under review." Sea swell charts produced by South Devon-based surfing website Magicseaweed.com suggest swell reaching heights of 10-11.5m (36-38ft) on Friday. Meteorologist Dr Eddy Graham, who lectures at Lews Castle College UHI in Stornoway in Lewis, said people should stay indoors if the weather deteriorates. He said: "The Met Office have issued the first high wind warning of the season for this Thursday and Friday for most of northern and western Scotland. "Winds are expected to reach over 70mph, possibly touching 80mph in the strongest gusts. Winds of these speeds are dangerous when outdoors - stay safely indoors when conditions deteriorate."

Storm Abigail, the first storm to be officially named by the Met Office, is set to bring winds of up to 80mph to parts of Scotland later this week.

Latest figures show the the nursing and midwifery vacancy rate stands at 4.5% - the highest ever reported. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the current situation with unfilled posts threatened patient care. Health Secretary Shona Robison insisted staff levels within the NHS had risen to "historically high levels" under the SNP. Figures from ISD Scotland show 2,818.9 whole-time equivalent (WTE) posts were unfilled at the end of March, a 27.5% increase from March last year. The number of such posts lying unfilled for three months or more was up 51.3% year on year to 670.6. During the same period, the NHS spent £8.4m more on nursing and midwifery bank and agency staff, paying out a total of £166.5m. Vacancies for consultants have also risen year on year from 6.5% to 7.4% and there were 415.7 vacancies, of which 203.4 have lain empty for more than three months, up 38.2 from 2016. The total number of staff working within the Scottish NHS, however, has risen 0.7% year on year to 139,430 WTE posts. Norman Provan of the RCN warned: "If there aren't the nurses, patients won't receive the care they need." He added: "These figures reflect the challenge faced by Scotland's NHS. Across both acute and community settings, there are simply too few nurses. "The Scottish government can point to the increase in the number of nursing and midwifery staff, but the reality on the ground is that nurses wanting to do their very best for patients are too often coming up against the reality of vacancies in the workforce. "Nursing morale is low and teams are struggling to recruit and retain the staff they need." Health Secretary Ms Robison said part of the increase in vacancies was due to the creation of new posts in health boards. She said: "Under this government, NHS staff numbers have risen to historically high levels, with more doctors and nursing staff now delivering care for the people of Scotland - including over 2,000 additional qualified nurses and midwives. "We're committed to training and retaining our nursing staff, and earlier this year we confirmed a 4.7% increase in trainee nurses and midwives for 2017/18 - a fifth successive rise. "We have also committed £450,000 over three years to reintroduce a national return to practice scheme."

Nursing leaders are warning the NHS in Scotland has "too few nurses" after vacancies rose to record levels.

The company has been negotiating with the pension regulator and the PPF in a bid to offload its pension liabilities and a decision is expected soon. Most, if not all, members of the scheme would see a reduction in benefits. Those under retirement age would receive an immediate 10% cut in their pension pot. In addition, annual payments to most members, including those already retired, would be less in the PPF than if the Hoover scheme continued. At about £500m, the pension scheme is roughly the same size as BHS. BHS pensions is already receiving compensation from PPF which acts as a lifeboat for pensions so people are paid even when a company goes bust or is about to and if there are insufficient assets in the scheme. BHS is being assessed for take-over by the organisation. The Hoover scheme has a deficit of about £250m. Parent company Hoover Candy stopped producing washing machines in Merthyr Tydfil in 2009, blaming competition in the marketplace. More than 300 workers lost their jobs although there is still a head office and a distribution warehouse in the town. It is believed about half of the Hoover pension scheme's 7,800 members live in Wales. Pensions expert Stuart Price, partner at Quantum Advisory, said: "Members of the pension schemes will lose out on their benefits but, on the flipside, those still employed by the company will retain their jobs. "At the moment they [members] don't know what's happening so they can't really plan for their short-term future. "If they get a 10% reduction [for those under 65] and lower increases in the future they might find it very hard to overcome." Will you be affected by a change to the Hoover pensions scheme? You can contact us in the following ways: Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist.

Up to 4,000 people in Wales could be affected if the Hoover pension scheme goes into the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), BBC Wales understands.

Spending reviews - where the chancellor sets out how much each government department can spend for the next three or four years - were introduced by Gordon Brown in 1998. George Osborne held his first Spending Review in 2010. His second, which covered a single year, 2015/16, came in 2013. Wednesday's Spending Review will set departmental budgets for the next four years - up to the 2020 general election. Mr Osborne says he has now reached a settlement with all government departments. He has played down reports of rows with Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith and Home Secretary Theresa May, both of whom face big cuts in their budgets. Health, schools, international aid and defence will escape cuts but Mr Osborne has asked unprotected departments to find a total of £20bn in savings as part of plans to balance the government's books. (The past spending cut figures are taken from the IFS analysis of the latest Treasury figures for changes to departmental expenditure limits between 2010/11 and 2015/16, taking into account the impact of inflation.) Cuts since 2010: 24.9% Where the axe fell 2010-2015: The police budget has been cut by 4% a year. About 17,000 frontline police jobs have been lost over the past five years, according to the Police Federation. What's next: In line for further sizeable cuts, with police chiefs warning that a cut of 25%, at the bottom end of the expected range, could threaten the future of some forces. At least 22,000 jobs will be lost, according to unofficial estimates seen by The Guardian. Home Secretary Theresa May has suggested some forces could share resources. She has also been warned by one of the UK's most senior police officers that cuts on the scale expected could "reduce very significantly" the country's ability to respond to a Paris-style terrorist attack. George Osborne has said he is confident the UK would have the resources to respond to such a threat but made clear the police, like all public services, will have to make savings. Cuts since 2010: 13.5% Where the axe fell 2010-2015: Reductions in the size of the army and Royal Navy, delays to fighter jet upgrades, scrapping the Nimrod spy plane and halving the number of jets to be deployed on two new aircraft carriers. What's next: The chancellor pledged in his summer Budget to meet Nato's target of spending 2% of national income on defence every year, up to 2020. That means spending on defence will rise in real terms - 0.5% above inflation - every year during the Parliament. David Cameron has said this will mean a larger Navy, a larger RAF and a better-equipped Army, with an extra £12bn over the next decade for new equipment and logistical support. The £31bn predicted cost of four new Trident nuclear submarines, which is £6bn higher than was estimated in 2010, is not included in these figures. Chancellor George Osborne is reportedly bidding to take control of that contract, for which there is also a £10bn contingency fund, from the Ministry of Defence. The MoD will also be forced to sell off 30% of the land it owns and shed 30% of its civilian staff as part of £11bn in efficiency savings. Cuts since 2010: 18.4% Where the axe fell 2010-2015: BiS was ordered to find 25% savings in George Osborne's first spending review in 2010, although in practice the cuts did not turn out to be as severe as that. The university teaching budget took a big hit and dozens of quangos were abolished. What's next: A likely target for further significant cuts. Business Secretary Sajid Javid has drawn up plans to close down some of its 80 offices and cut its remaining quangos by half to as few as 20, closing seven separate research councils, according to the Financial Times. Some 200 civil servants are taking voluntary redundancy, the paper says. Cuts since 2010: 34.1% Where the axe fell 2010-2015: Spending was slashed by 23% in 2010 and then by a further 10% in 2013, making an overall cut of £2.1bn. This was largely achieved by cutting the number and cost of prison places. There are also plans to cut legal aid and close 91 courts and tribunals in England and Wales, and integrate or merge another 31. What's next: Justice Secretary Michael Gove has announced plans for nine new prisons, to be funded by selling off old prisons for housing. He will be expected to find significant further savings, which he has said he would like to achieve, in part, by reducing re-offending rates meaning fewer people returning to prison. The Chief Inspector of Prisons has warned about the dangers of overcrowding if the budget is cut further. Cuts since 2010: 21.6% Where the axe fell 2010-2015: More than half of the savings came from transferring the cost of the World Service to the BBC. There was also a reduction in the number of Whitehall based diplomats and a cut in capital spending. What's next: The Foreign Office has submitted proposals for budget cuts of between 25% and 40%, according to the Financial Times. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is said to be concerned about possible embassy closures. There have also been warnings about redundancies at Foreign Office HQ. However, the department is to boost funding to the World Service by £34m in 2016-17, spending £85m in each of the following three years. Cuts since 2010: 30.7% Where the axe fell 2010-2015: There were big cuts in administration costs and a 30% cut in the budget of Arts Council (England). What's next: Likely to be further cuts to arts funding with the National Lottery expected to make up shortfalls. Free museum entry likely to remain protected. Increase since 2010: 7.3% Where 2010-2015 increases went: Health is a protected department. The government pledged to increase funding for the NHS in England, in real terms, (which means the amount spent on it went up by more than the rate of inflation) every year between 2011 and 2015. The Department of Health says it met that pledge through a 5% real terms increase. At the same time the NHS has had to find billions in efficiency savings and the Department of Health was expected to save £200m itself in 2015-6. What's next: George Osborne has set about fulfilling the Conservative manifesto pledge of increasing the funding for NHS England by £8bn in real terms as demanded by the boss of NHS England Simon Stevens. By 2020-21 the total budget will be £119.6bn, a rise of £8.4bn once inflation is taken into account. The increases are front-loaded, with frontline NHS services getting a £3.8bn, above-inflation cash injection next year. But details of what is happening to other areas of health spending, such as staff training budgets and the money held by councils to pay for public health schemes from stop smoking clinics to sexual health service, has not being released yet. Doubts also remain about what protection social care will get. The chancellor is understood to be considering allowing local authorities to increase council tax by 2% to pay for care. Cuts since 2010: 6.4% Where the axe fell 2010-2015: Schools budgets are protected but the rest of the department's spending is not - capital spending, on new buildings and equipment, has been cut, as has post-16 education and early years. Spending on the four-to-16-year-olds schools budget went up by 3% while cash spending per pupil rose by 6%. What's next: The government has again vowed to protect cash spending per pupil although no details have been revealed. But experts say upward pressure on school budgets from growing pupil numbers and pay demands will mean a growing strain on resources. There had been questions about the free school meals for all infants policy, but David Cameron has ruled out that being axed. Increase since 2010: 24.1% Where 2010-2015 increases went: Justine Greening's international development department is protected from cuts and has seen its budget increase year-on-year, with most of the extra cash going to aid agencies rather than projects run by the UK government. What's next: The government will continue spending 0.7% of GDP on overseas aid in line with the UN target. although critics will be keeping an eye out for expenditure in other departments being re-categorised as international aid. In a change of policy, half of all Dfid's budget will be spent in "fragile" countries and regions, including the Middle East and South Asia, each year between 2016 and 2020. There will also be an extra £300m a year for the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund by 2020 while funding for developing countries to deal with climate change will double over four years. Separate welfare and pensions budget: £216bn Cuts since 2010: 35.8% Where the axe fell 2010-2015: More than £21bn has been cut from the welfare budget. Controversial cuts to housing benefit, dubbed the "bedroom tax" by critics, and a £26,000 cap on the total amount households can claim affected relatively small numbers of people. The biggest savings were achieved through cash freezes to child benefit and changes to how working age benefits are increased each year, as well as a 1% limit on most benefit rises. What's next: The Treasury is seeking a further £12bn in cuts to welfare spending by 2018/19. It has now reached a deal with the Treasury, although the details have yet to be announced. Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith appears to have seen off an attempt by the Treasury to make his department swallow the £4bn cost of measures to ease the impact of cuts to tax credits. This would have been achieved by cutting work incentives offered through the new Universal Credit. Mr Duncan Smith is reported to have threatened to resign over the issue but sources say the dispute is now over. Budget increase since 2010: 14.3% Where 2010-2015 increases went: DECC is not a protected department so you would expect its budget to have been slashed. But 2013 measures to ease energy bill increases by adjusting green levies meant it went up overall during the last Parliament. There were also big investments in carbon capture and storage technology. What's next: DECC will not get such an easy ride this time. It has reached an agreement with the Treasury, expected to be around 21%, although the full details have yet to be announced. The biggest chunk of its budget goes on nuclear decommissioning - and that can't be touched. So it can expect cuts of 46% in its other activities in 2017/18 before spending increases again, according analysis by the Green Alliance. Remaining budgets for green subsidies are likely to be in the firing line. It has already begun a job cuts programme, according to the Financial Times. Budget increase since 2010: 4.9% Where 2010-2015 increases went: The Cabinet Office was hit with a 33% core budget cut in the 2010 spending review, which it achieved through efficiency savings and a freeze on Royal Household spending. But the vast majority of its budget is taken up by the Security and Intelligence agencies, which have seen their budgets increase significantly in recent years. What's next: The Cabinet Office is something of a special case as it covers so many different functions across the whole of government, including driving through efficiency savings. It has now reached a spending deal with the Treasury. The details have yet to be revealed but Chancellor George Osborne has promised an extra £1.9bn a year for cyber security as part of a 30% increase in the counter-terrorism budget. Cuts since 2010: 29.9% Where the axe fell 2010-2015: Defra was one of the biggest casualties of the 2010 spending review. The 2013 floods did change the picture slightly, with billions in extra capital investment in flood defences promised. But the department was still asked for find an extra £83m in savings in 2015-6. What's next: Defra was one of the first departments to "settle" its funding with the Treasury. It is one of four departments to have agreed to budget cuts over the next four years that average out at 30%. How much of a hit Defra will take has yet to be revealed. But its capital funding has yet to be announced, with the Treasury pledging to back flood protection. Cuts since 2010: 13.4% Where the axe fell 2010-2015: Had to make cuts to running costs but big capital projects such as Crossrail and HS2 got the go-ahead. It was asked to find an extra £545m in savings in 2015-6, the largest of any single department - the bulk coming from selling off land adjacent to King's Cross station. What's next: Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin, pictured above, settled early with the Treasury. His department is one of four to have agreed to budget cuts over the next four years that average out at 30%. How much of a hit each department will take has yet to be revealed. But, again, capital spending is not included and the government says it wants to spend £100bn on infrastructure upgrades over the period. Cuts since 2010: 51% Where the axe fell 2010-2015: DCLG took the biggest hit of any department, in percentage terms, in the last Parliament. The communities-focused part of its budget was cut in half and direct grants to local government fell by 27% in real terms between 2011 and 2015. A further £230m in savings was sought in 2015-6 although the department said this did not affect any existing programs. What's next: Communities Secretary Greg Clark, pictured above, was one of the first cabinet ministers to settle with the Treasury. His department is one of four to have agreed to budget cuts over the next four years that average out at 30%. How much of a hit each department will take has yet to be revealed. And this figure does not include the revenue grant for town halls, which is determined on an annual basis. Cuts since 2010: 29.9% Where the axe fell 2010-2015: Capital spending was cut by 30% and savings made in other areas. What's next: Not surprisingly, given it is his department, George Osborne has already reached a deal with the Treasury. It is one of four to have agreed to budget cuts over the next four years that average out at 30%. How much of a hit each department will take has yet to be revealed. The Treasury also oversees HM Revenue and Customs, which means it will have to find a way of saving up to £4bn to reduce the impact of tax credit cuts after the House of Lords rejected them. HMRC has reached an agreement with the Treasury on a cuts programme, which will see savings made through the "digitisation" of the tax system and the closure of "low value" programmes. Cuts since 2010: 8.5% The majority of public spending in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is calculated using the Barnett formula - a system of grants allocated according to the population size of each nation and which powers are devolved to them. When the UK government increases or decreases funding for departments such as health and education in England, the Barnett formula is used to decide how much devolved governments will receive. Where the axe fell 2010-2015: The Scottish Barnett block grant fell £1bn in cash terms between 2009/10 and 2011/12, from £29.7bn to £28.7bn. The grant is currently just below 2011/12 levels, in cash terms. What's next: The Scottish Office, Northern Ireland Office and Welsh Office have all reached a deal with the Treasury. The details have yet to be revealed but they are part of a package of cuts to seven departments that average 21% in total by 2020. The Scottish government has promised to protect health spending which could force ministers to make deeper cuts in other areas. But it will have more scope to raise additional revenue through the partial devolution of income tax and VAT, and the whole of Air Passenger Duty. The next block grant will be cut to compensate the UK government for tax revenues lost through the devolution of Stamp Duty land tax and landfill tax. Cuts since 2010: 8.7% Where the axe fell 2010-2015: Welsh government finance minister Jane Hutt says £1.3bn has been "taken out of vital public services" over the past five years. What's next: Planned cash increases to NHS spending will be reflected in a funding boost for the NHS in Wales and this could offset other cuts. Non-devolved departmental spending in Wales will fall by approximately £260m by 2018-19: this is a reduction of 16% in real terms, according to an analysis by The Institute for Welsh Affairs. Cuts since 2010: 8:8% Where the axe fell: Stormont's spending power was cut by more than £1bn, in real terms, between 2010 and 2015, although health and schools spending was protected. What's next: The Northern Ireland executive expects a continued real-term decline in funding levels, mirroring the UK-wide squeeze. The Northern Ireland Office has reached a spending agreement with the Treasury. Presented by Chancellor George Osborne, the Spending Review sets out what government spending will be over the next four years, while the Autumn Statement is an annual update of government plans for the economy. Explained: Which government departments will be affected? Analysis: From BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg Special report: Full in-depth coverage of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement Watch: The BBC's TV coverage begins on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel at 11:30 GMT, with BBC Radio 5 Live coverage from 11:55 GMT

Public services face another round of budget cuts in Chancellor George Osborne's Spending Review on Wednesday - but which departments are likely to be the winners and losers?

Didn't MPs vote against bombing Syria a couple of years ago? In the last few days haven't the prime minister and the chancellor made clear they would only take military action in Syria if there was a consensus here in the UK? In any case, isn't it entirely unusual, almost unheard of in modern times, for British military action to take the life of a British citizen? The answer to all three of those questions is yes. But just a couple of weeks ago, an unmanned British Reaper drone did drop a missile on a group of so-called IS fighters in Syria that killed two British citizens. One, the target, Reyaad Khan, was according to David Cameron involved in plotting a barbaric attack on British soil. In the PM's view and, he says, the view of the government's most senior lawyer - the attorney general - that made the attack entirely proper and legal. "There was a terrorist directing murder on our streets and no other means to stop him," the PM said. Although we've been told repeatedly British drones have been flying over Syria to carry out surveillance, in the small print the government always retained the right to act in extremis without specific permission from MPs. For Number 10, that action is distinct from its decision on whether to take military action and have RAF pilots join US forces flying bombing missions over Syria. The prime minister still wants to persuade MPs to back that plan this autumn, although a vote is unlikely until after the party conference season wraps up. But this strike does add a sense of urgency to those making the arguments for intervention - a reminder that so-called IS plan and plot in Syria, that the direct threat to the UK is real and getting more serious. But there are calls tonight from opposition politicians for more information and reassurance on the particular circumstances around this attack, accusations already that the strike is evidence of British "mission creep". As the operation appears to have been led by intelligence the truth is we may never know what really happened, what the precise circumstances were. But the fact that we know a British plane has dropped a British bomb in Syria, on British citizens may mean, earlier than expected, the battle lines in this debate are drawn.

You might be surprised by this afternoon's news that British bombing killed British nationals in Syria in the last few weeks.

Albert Anthony Smith McDonald, 58, was found with head injuries on Cumbernauld Road, Riddrie, at 21:25 on Monday. He died on his way to hospital. Officers said the car driver is assisting with their inquiries. Police said Mr McDonald's family were "completely devastated" by his death and appealed for information. Senior investigating officer Det Ch Insp Laura McLuckie said earlier: "We are following up several lines of inquiry, including speaking to local residents and accessing CCTV from around Cumbernauld Road and the surrounding area." She added that "Mr McDonald had significant injuries" when he was found and the investigating team was "trying to establish just how he sustained them". She said officers were trying to piece together his last known movements. "Understandably his family and friends are completely devastated, and specialist officers are providing them with support at this tragic time," she said. "It is imperative we find who is responsible for Albert's death. "I would ask anyone who was in the vicinity of Cumbernauld Road around 21:30 or earlier, and who may have seen anything suspicious to come forward to police." Det Ch Insp McLuckie added: "You may think that the information you have is insignificant however it may be the piece of information we are looking for."

Police investigating the murder of a man who was found seriously injured on a Glasgow street have traced the driver of a car seen near where he was found.

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

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

Some have asked to remain anonymous so have only given their first names. The minute's silence went relatively well because we only had two incidents. The pupils involved showed reticence so they had a chat with the civics teachers. The school was at the heart of the events, close to the Charlie Hebdo offices. One of my students heard the shots being fired by the Kouachi brothers. Many of our pupils skateboard in Place de la Republique. It all meant a lot to them. They needed to make sense what had happened. We discussed the issues: it was the first act of war in Paris for a long time. We talked about caricatures, blasphemy, freedom of speech. A few loudmouths said: "They [Charlie Hebdo] were asking for it." We discussed this in class and some of them ultimately revised their opinion. So what we had was mostly blustering. It was very spontaneous. On the Thursday morning I saw some of my final-year students as I came in. They asked me for adhesive tape because they wanted to make banners. They took the initiative very quickly. They went to see the head teacher to get authorisation for their plan. They made a speech to younger students after the minute of silence on Friday, then demonstrated across the city, and of course took part in the main [unity] rally on Sunday. The initial reaction was one of unanimous revulsion among pupils. On the Thursday everyone agreed that you don't kill people because you are offended by drawings, regardless of your beliefs. On the Friday, frictions started to creep in. Then there was the mass "Je suis Charlie" demonstration at the weekend. When the pupils returned to school on the Monday, the disruption began. Two pupils found conspiracy theories on the internet: The Kouachi brothers were innocent… Wasn't it strange that police had found the ID card left in the car? It was obviously a plot by intelligence services… I asked what purpose there could be in killing people of various ethnicities and religions. They came back with the answer: "To sully Islam." I was surprised because those two boys of North African origin had never said that sort of thing. But they were defiant. I represented the official version, and they had access to a hidden truth. Problems in the school system run deep. Courses on the Enlightenment, for instance, can be a problem. In a class last week I was analysing an article by Voltaire on religious fanaticism, which is on the national curriculum. As I was talking, the pupils were listening so intently that there was silence. Suddenly two of them made increasingly loud snoring noises that ended up covering my voice. Secularism is not the only sensitive issue. It is also difficult to teach colonial wars. You will be challenged, some will whistle or hum to stop you talking. You will be accused of dishing out propaganda. I noticed an abrupt change in 2001, when I was teaching in an immigrant suburb. My students refused to observe a minute's silence for the victims of 9/11. The most radical among them started singing Hamas songs. I was a young teacher and did not know what to do. Discipline is a big problem. When people talk in class and the teacher tells them to be quiet, a common retort is: "I'm not talking to you" - meaning you're interrupting my conversation. What plays against me is that I am a woman - some pupils will not respect me. If I have two or three troublemakers per class here, I can only imagine what it must be like for my colleagues who have remained in deprived suburbs. Boosting civics courses and encouraging pupils to sing the Marseillaise (as the education minister suggested following 200 reported incidents during the minute's silence) does not go nearly far enough to tackle the underlying problems. When I heard pupils recycling conspiracy theories after the Charlie Hebdo attacks, it reminded me of 9/11. The very next day, on 12 September, a boy said in class that Jews were behind the attack. He knew this because there were no Jews in the twin towers at the time. I said: "You must be really smart! We still don't know the number of victims, but you already have the list, with their religion." Everybody laughed. The kid felt a bit silly and I defused the situation that way. When I am confronted with that sort of thing I now use texts by Hitler, Stalin, Bin Laden and other classics of the conspiracy genre to show the similarities between their visions of the world: a hidden elite is pulling the strings - often the same people incidentally. And I show that such ideas have serious consequences: tens of millions of people killed in the case of Nazism and Stalinism. It can be tricky teaching some subjects - such as the Holocaust, colonial wars, or the Middle East - but this is mostly a problem of teacher training. When a kid tells you a genocide has been committed by the French in Algeria or by the Israelis in Gaza, you have to refer to the official definition of a genocide and see whether its applies. You are going to be challenged: background knowledge and a good relationship with pupils are vital to meet that challenge. Today teachers are competing with other sources of information - notably social networks and the internet. Teachers are no longer the ultimate source of knowledge. So you have to be extremely strong on learning in order to have authority. And if there is an emotional bond with the pupils, you can deliver any message. On the Thursday (a day after the Charlie Hebdo attack) I was shaken by what I had seen on TV. I spoke to the head teacher, who gave me permission to post a "Je suis Charlie" banner in my classroom. But he also said something that surprised me: he would not force teachers to enforce the minute's silence (declared by the education minister) on the Friday. He had anticipated problems - but I had not. I could not imagine that pupils would not observe a minute's silence. Then I faced my class of 14 to 15-year-olds, with whom I have a wonderful relationship. I asked how they felt about the events of the previous day, without giving my own reaction. Their response hit me in the guts: "Miss, the journalists got what was coming to them"; "You should not mock the Prophet." Only the Muslim pupils spoke - about a third of the class. The others did not say a word. When they saw the tear on my face, they held back: they did not want to upset me. In my younger class, they were even more virulent. "When you receive death threats you have to stop what you are doing," they said. On the Friday they all observed the minute's silence, but I did not feel it was out of respect for the victims - but out of respect for me. Some of my colleagues who do not have that sort of relationship with their pupils had problems; others did not observe it at all. More recently, a boy mimicked the killings in a corridor, firing an imaginary Kalashnikov and shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is great, in Arabic). I thought the battle of secularism had been won, and that after several years in school they had absorbed all this. But I now realise that this is not the case. But I will not give up. I will continue to fight for my convictions. I am a daughter and granddaughter of teachers: secularism and the values of the Republic are in my genes. If there were more teachers like me - more teachers who believe in what they do and stop looking the other way, things would be better.

Here teachers in France tell the BBC about their struggles to assert the country's traditional values of free expression and secularism in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks.

The 18-year-old man is still in hospital after the incident at Leicester's West Gate School on 27 January. The school subsequently suspended three female members of staff. Police confirmed the women were arrested in connection with allegations of neglect offences and then bailed pending further inquiries. Chair of governors, the Rev Canon Peter Taylor, said: "A number of investigations are being carried out into the circumstances of this tragic incident. "Three members of staff have been suspended while these take place." A Leicestershire Police spokeswoman said the pupil "sustained injuries as a result of getting into difficulty in a swimming pool in Glenfield Road." She added that the women "aged 49, 61 and 62, have been arrested in connection with the incident on neglect offences". Leicester City Council and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are also investigating. The school - which caters for students aged four to 19 with learning difficulties and disabilities - was officially opened by Prince Edward last year.

Three special school staff members were arrested after a teenage pupil was seriously injured in a swimming pool.

Witnesses said after the attack, at Forest Hill station at about 13:20 GMT, a man then chased other people outside the station. People said they saw a man attack another on the train then run out of the station shouting "he wanted to kill Muslims". A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and remains in police custody. Train services were temporarily stopped on the line. Police said they were not treating the attack as terrorism, but as a hate crime. Ambulance officials said the victim, who is in his 40s, was treated at the scene for a stab injury and taken to a south London hospital. He remains in hospital in a serious, but not life-threatening, condition. Emma Pinder, who was at the station, said a man had "chased other people outside the station with a knife". Shellby Curry, 24, from Forest Hill, said she saw a man "waving what looked to be a knife in his hand" near the station and screaming words like "Muslims... kill them all". She described the attacker as a black man with short hair, who she thought appeared to be in his late 30s or early 40s. Several people phoned the police, who arrived about 10 minutes later and restrained him, Miss Curry said. "I was walking along and someone stopped and said, 'be careful, he's got a knife'. As I looked around there he was. "I just grabbed my baby and ran across the road. Looking back I saw him marching up and down waving his arm about." Appealing for witnesses senior investigating officer Det Ch Insp, Paul Langley, said: "This was a serious assault on a man in broad daylight and we are aware that other passengers may have seen what happened or been threatened themselves. "We have spoken with many witnesses from the train but if you saw what happened and haven't yet contacted police, please do so as soon as you can." Services were stopped on the rail line but have since reopened with severe delays, London Overground said. Roads around the station were also shut for a while.

A man has been stabbed on an Overground train in south-east London.

Attention is focusing on how Khalid Masood was able to enter the Carriage Gates entrance of Parliament before he was confronted and subsequently shot. One security expert said the breach may have been a product of complacency. Ministers insist the police did their job and Parliament can't be sealed off - and a security review is under way. A Parliamentary spokesman said security was always under "constant review" but the building had to remain "open and accessible" for it to function. The review follows the fatal stabbing of PC Keith Palmer in the grounds of the Palace of Westminster. Ministers have declined to comment on unconfirmed reports that his alleged assailant was shot dead by a member of Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon's close protection team, who happened to be at the scene, rather than a uniformed officer stationed at the gate. Some MPs regard the carriage gates entrance, which is used by government cars to drop off and pick up ministers, as a weak point in the security perimeter. It is manned by two police officers but they are not always armed and the gate is often open, unlike other entrances to the Palace of Westminster. The Times reported that a 2005 review had found the entrance to be a weak point, primarily due to the number of delivery vans using it. The paper quoted parliamentary sources as saying any changes at the time had been regarded as "too cumbersome". The Met Police said the current security arrangements had been in place for many years and were "designed to provide access to the seat of our government balanced carefully with security that is proportionate but not overly intrusive". "Of course, after an incident like this, as would be expected, my team will work with parliamentary authorities to assess whether a different tone or a different balance is necessary," Assistant Deputy Commissioner Mark Rowley said on Friday. Parliament, which oversees its own security, said the arrangements should reflect the level of risk it faced. "As is good practice following any significant incident, the Houses in conjunction with the police and other bodies will also be carrying out a review of security around this specific incident," a spokesman said. Former Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers has said there is now a case for all police officers guarding Parliament and other "sensitive sites" to be routinely armed. There are two Metropolitan Police officers manning Carriage Gates at all times. Behind the gates there is a hut staffed by a third officer, whose job is to monitor pedestrians exiting the estate. All three officers are issued with stab vests. They check to ensure the driver of a vehicle or bicycle has the correct parliamentary pass. Cars are security vetted beyond the gates. They all have two way radios so can call for help in emergencies. Armed police are on patrol throughout the Parliamentary estate at all times but they are more visible at times of heightened security. Security expert Professor Anthony Glees said the attack had demonstrated a "lack of protection" within Parliament. "I am very disturbed by the complacent attitude," Prof Glees, who heads the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies programme at the University of Buckingham told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme. "The fact is in immediate terms and wider terms, this was a failure of security policy. "This is someone who got within 100 metres of where the prime minister was. If he had an explosive vest, we would be having a very different conversation." Tony Long, a former armed police officer, said those stationed at College Gates were effectively "meeters and greeters and pass checkers" who were well known to MPs. He told Victoria Derbyshire there had been a huge reluctance within Parliament, which oversees its own security, to have armed officers on patrol. "There is a huge amount of tradition about that building," he said. "I guarantee if those gates were shut, the first person to complain about it would be an MP or a cabinet minister." Several MPs have warned Westminster should not be turned into a fortress. "The idea that arming all police will be a panacea and a solution to this problem may well be mistaken," said Conservative MP Dominic Grieve. "It is worth bearing in mind that in fact security wasn't breached. There was a tragic loss of life but in trying to breach security, he was stopped." Kim Howells, a former chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee, said one must remember Parliament is a "working building with people moving in and out". Asked why Masood had not been stopped from entering the parliamentary estate, he said: "This guy ran in through the gates. As a former rugby man, I know it is not easy to bring down a man in such a situation." There was a major review of security at the Palace of Westminster in 2014 which was supposed to "assess the strengths and weaknesses of the current arrangements and to make recommendations". Its findings have not been published.

Questions continue to be asked about whether Wednesday's fatal terror attack in Parliament could have been prevented if more officers had been armed.

A plant that typically colonised volcanoes in Japan was imported to Britain to help hide, or possibly even stabilise, railway embankments. Since then its spread has caused much unhappiness amongst home-owners and prospective house purchasers. It can crack tarmac, block drains, undermine foundations and invade homes. Its presence can be enough to cut a property's value by up to 20%, or prevent a mortgage lender approving a loan. But just as new technology created the problem originally, new technology may help to solve it. Five years ago, the Environment Agency commissioned a new app to track Japanese knotweed, using the crowd-sourcing principle. More than 20,000 people have now downloaded it, and their data has pin-pointed over 6,000 knotweed locations. Click here to view full UK map, and then zoom in to your area "If we can get more people taking an interest and submitting records, so much the better," says Dave Kilbey, director of Natural Apptitude, which designed and launched the app. "Hopefully it will mean people will become a bit more aware of the problems, and what to look for." So far the results show a particular concentration of knotweed in South Wales, the Midlands, London, Scotland's central belt and Cornwall - where the plant was also introduced by Victorians into ornamental gardens. Those looking for a property can use the app to find out if knotweed has been found nearby - but the fact it is not on the map does not mean it is not present; it is simply that no one has reported it. The data provided by the PlantTracker app is also added to the National Biodiversity Network (NBN) atlas, which aims to track the whereabouts of all the UK's plants and animals, from bee orchids to goshawks. Even though it has only been available to the public since April, and is not yet fully functional, the atlas has further information about Japanese knotweed locations. The map shows more than 43,000 historical records for the plant, going back to 1900. But Purba Choudhury, communications officer for the NBN, says that if there are no records in your area, that doesn't guarantee its absence. "Conversely, the record you are seeing might be an old record, and the Japanese knotweed might have been removed since the record was uploaded," she says. Click here to view full NBN map of the UK, then zoom in to your area The South Wales section of the NBN map (above) shows how knotweed spreads along the course of rivers and canals. In such locations tiny fragments of knotweed float downstream, and quickly establish themselves elsewhere. Trying to destroy Japanese knotweed by yourself is virtually impossible. That is because the roots, or rhizomes, spread rapidly underground, and can regenerate from tiny amounts of material. In fact it can grow at the rate of 10cm a day during the summer. "Digging it out of the ground can just spread it terribly," warns Stephen Hodgson, the chief executive of the Property Care Association (PCA). "If you've got it in your garden, either leave it alone, or treat it properly." The advice is as follows: In an experiment being conducted in South Wales, thousands of plant lice were released last summer, in the hopes that they would help destroy some of the knotweed along river banks. But otherwise the accepted best-practice treatment is for professionals to inject the plant with industrial-strength weed killer glyphosate. David Layland, the joint managing director of Japanese Knotweed Control, based in Stockport, says it is the only thing that works. "Once we inject into it, it transfers into the root system pretty quickly, and then it binds with the roots. Over time, it rots away into the subsoil." But professional treatment is costly, starting at about £2,500, and going upwards to £30,000 for a major infestation. Just as big a worry for many home-owners is the discovery that your neighbour has Japanese knotweed on his or her property, and refuses to do anything about it. But under the 2014 Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act, local councils or police forces can now issue a Community Protection Notice (CPN), forcing neighbours to take action, and fining them if they don't. "I think when they are enforced - and they are starting to be enforced - CPNs are very effective," says Stephen Hodgson. "But they are, and should be, a measure of last resort." In the meantime judges at the Court of Appeal are gearing up to provide an important precedent on who should pay if a landowner allows knotweed to encroach on somebody else's property. Next year they will rule on the case of Williams v Network Rail - after two homeowners in South Wales were awarded £15,000 to compensate them for knotweed which had spread into their gardens.

Two centuries ago, when Victorian engineers were designing the latest in transport technology, Japanese knotweed sounded like a very clever idea.

At least one bomber blew himself up outside the mausoleum of Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi, which was then stormed by gunmen, reports say. Another bomber is said to have blown himself up among fleeing worshippers. Meanwhile the death toll from Sunday's suicide bombing in Baghdad has again been raised, from 281 to 292. Amid growing public anger over the truck bombing, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi fired the three top security officials in Baghdad on Friday. They were the head of Baghdad's security command, the head of interior ministry intelligence for Baghdad and the official responsible for Baghdad in the national security adviser's office. IS said five of its members had carried out the raid on the site in Balad. The militant group follows an extreme form of Sunni Islam and often targets Shias, who it regards as apostates. About 50 people were injured in the attack, police and medical sources said. Islamic State: The full story Worshippers were marking the Eid al-Fitr festival, celebrating the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, when the site came under mortar fire. The first bomber then struck a market at the entrance to the shrine. A third bomber was shot dead before he was able to detonate his explosive vest, reports say. It came four days after IS carried out the deadliest bombing in Baghdad, 45 miles (70km) south of Balad, since the 2003 US-led invasion. That attack target a shopping complex in the mainly Shia Muslim district of Karrada. IS militants overran large parts of northern and western Iraq two years ago, but government forces have since regained much of the territory. In response to the battlefield setbacks, including the recent loss of the western city of Falluja, the militants have stepped up their attacks on civilians. The Iraqi government has been accused of not doing enough to protect its citizens and has stepped-up security in Baghdad in response to the latest violence.

Suicide bombers and gunmen have killed at least 35 people in an attack by so-called Islamic State (IS) at a Shia shrine in the Iraqi town of Balad.

The election was called after mayor Lutfur Rahman was convicted of electoral fraud and removed from office in April. He has been banned from standing again. The Met Police said it was investigating 16 allegations of electoral malpractice in relation to this election, including harvesting votes and the improper distribution of election literature. The full list of Tower Hamlets mayoral candidates is:

Voters in Tower Hamlets are going to the polls to vote for a new mayor.

His signing follows the news that the Stags could be without injured striker Alex Fisher for four weeks. Oliver, 23, signed his first professional contract with his hometown club Sheffield Wednesday. He left the Owls in 2012 and made an immediate impact at Lincoln City, scoring 14 goals in 41 matches, before joining Crewe last summer. Oliver could make his debut at York on Saturday.

Forward Vadaine Oliver has joined Mansfield Town on an emergency one-month loan from Crewe Alexandra.

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

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

Hamilton is 33 points behind the German with 100 available in the last four races, the first of which is the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas on Sunday. The Briton said: "You can't win them all. Look at the great champions who lost titles. It's part of the game. "I'm going to give it everything I've got and everything is possible." Should he lose, Hamilton said "life would move on" and he would hopefully "come back stronger". The 31-year-old has won three of the four US Grands Prix held at the Circuit of the Americas since the event made its debut in 2012, and said he was "excited" about the weekend. Hamilton pointed out he has the worst of the reliability issues at Mercedes this year, with engine problems affecting his results at four separate races, including a failure while leading in Malaysia earlier this month. Without these problems, Hamilton would be leading the championship rather than trailing Rosberg, who has so far had only one reliability issue affect his points total, costing him three points at the British Grand Prix. Hamilton said: "We have always had close battles. If all things were equal, there would be a certain result. "This year has been a little different in terms of how our performances have been mechanically and there is nothing I can do about that. "When the car has been good, I have often done the job with it and there has been a few, especially in the first few seconds of the race, when I have not done that well. But that's motor racing." Hamilton has had five bad starts this year that have cost him positions, compared to three for Rosberg. He said he had been working on the problem again with Mercedes before coming to Austin. "It has been an ongoing thing all year long - perhaps more work than in other areas," he said. "I was working on it at the factory last week and we hope we have a better formula this weekend." Hamilton's behaviour in the pre-race news conference on Thursday was very different from his controversial performance in the same event in Japan two weeks ago. In Suzuka, he was relatively disengaged from the process, referring journalists to his social media outlets for answers to questions, and spent time posting pictures on Snapchat of himself and fellow driver Carlos Sainz with cartoon animal features. In Austin, he was polite and concentrated and gave long, considered, thoughtful answers - much more his normal self. He also explained why some journalists had been blocked from following him on Twitter, saying he had only recently found out about it. "I don't manage every single part of my social media," Hamilton said. "I have a couple of people doing it for me. It was a blocking spree. I don't even have the app on my phone." He said the general approach was for people to be blocked if they said something negative - and those affected had not just been journalists. Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel said Hamilton had every chance of ending the year with a fourth title. Asked if it was realistic for Hamilton to catch Rosberg, the four-time champion said: "Of course. He is quick enough and there are enough races. "I am sure he will go for it. Four races is a lot of laps to do, a lot of things that can happen. It is only over when it's over." Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Lewis Hamilton says he will "take it like a man" if he loses this year's Formula 1 title to Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.

The 19-year-old produced a spell of 5-3 in 19 balls as six Glamorgan wickets fell in the last 13 overs of day one. Ben Cox's aggressive 93 off 99 balls was the mainstay of the home innings, while Ed Barnard (60) and Tongue (41) led the lower-order resistance. Timm van der Gugten, with 4-66, was the pick of the Glamorgan attack. Worcestershire counter-attacked hard from their poor start as Cox, having come in on a hat-trick on 14-3, hit 15 fours before being brilliantly caught by Andrew Salter within sight of his century. After two double century opening stands in three matches, this time both Worcestershire openers were back in the pavilion inside eight overs, Daryl Mitchell, who had scored 534 runs in his previous five innings, going for a third-ball duck. Netherlands seamer van der Gugten claimed four of the first six wickets to fall in an accurate display, including Tom Fell and Brett D'Oliveira in successive balls. But, in only his sixth Championship game, Tongue outshone everyone. He improved his best with both bat and ball, aided by some superb slip catching in the dramatic closing overs as only Jacques Rudolph (49 not out) reached double figures. Worcestershire's Ben Cox told BBC Hereford & Worcester: "It was an edgy start, going in at 14-3, and I wasn't backing myself. But, on a wicket like that, it sometimes suits my game to go out and try and put the pressure back on them. "Fortunately my edges didn't go to hand. And iIt was a good catch (to get me out), but it's 93 from a position where we were really struggling and we're in a good position now. "We couldn't be happier after that spell from Tonguey. That's one of the best spells I've kept to. We said it down at Glamorgan that there's going to be times that he has those spells, he clicks and hits the zone." Glamorgan's Jacques Rudolph told BBC Wales Sport: "First and foremost it was a great spell of bowling (by Tongue), it's one of those spells where Joe (Clarke) took a brilliant one-handed catch, the keeper (Cox) took a brilliant one-handed catch and it's obviously not ideal to be in this position because it's quite a good wicket. "Coming back, we've got to have a strong mind-set and when we bowl again. we probably gave 20 to 30 runs too many, but there's still plenty of time left in the game. "If your mind-set's good on this wicket, it gives you opportunities to score, Cox almost got a hundred by playing really positively."

Worcestershire's teenage seamer Josh Tongue tore Glamorgan apart with five wickets as they fell to 76-6 in reply to the hosts' 267 all out at New Road.

The former Manchester United captain wants to build the futuristic four-bedroom property on greenbelt moorland between Bolton and Bury. The partially-underground house was labelled a "Teletubbies" home because of its petal-shaped design. The planning committee approved the development by 12 votes to nine. The application will now be referred to the Government Office for the North West for consideration. The 36-year-old plans to have the kitchen in the flower's stigma, with its petals being bedrooms, bathrooms, a garage, a children's play area and a swimming pool. The planning application was turned down when it went before the planning committee last June. Officers from Bolton Council recommended its approval because of "its exceptionally high quality of design" and "sensitive relationship with the surrounding landscape". But committee members ignored the report's advice and voted 14-6 to refuse the application. The application was re-submitted with the height of a wind turbine lowered. A council spokeswoman said: "The committee has approved the plans and the application will now be referred to the Government Office for the North West (GONW) for consideration. "Should GONW consider it justified the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has the power to intervene, and call in the application for him to consider. "However, if the scheme is approved by GONW and the scheme is not called in for review, then the application will be referred back to the council. The Director of Development and Regeneration will then ratify the decision, under delegated powers."

Footballer Gary Neville's controversial plans for an eco-friendly "Teletubbies" house have been given the go ahead by Bolton Council.

Surprise frontrunner Francois Fillon said his project was "more radical", and vowed to implement sweeping changes in the first three months of his term. Alain Juppe insisted his proposals were "deep and credible" but lacked the "brutality" of Mr Fillon's plans. It was the final Republicans party debate before Sunday's concluding vote. The Republicans candidate is widely expected to face far-right National Front (FN) leader Marine Le Pen in a runoff vote in the presidential election next May. Self-declared supporters of the centre-right values are choosing between the two former prime ministers. It is the party's first such primary vote, modelled on the US system. Seven candidates were whittled down to two last Sunday, with Mr Fillon taking an unexpectedly decisive lead of 44.1% to Mr Juppe's 28.5%. Juppe v Fillon: Battle of France's conservatives Press review: France's 'Mr Nobody' Francois Fillon Fillon under fire over women's rights The past week has seen a campaign marked by a bitter row over the nature Mr Fillon's social policies. Mr Juppe provoked a furious reaction when he questioned whether Mr Fillon, a Roman Catholic, could seek to challenge the legality of abortion. But polling suggests such tactics seem to have backfired on Mr Juppe, once the favourite seen as the safe choice. A poll of 908 debate viewers by Elabe suggested 71% of conservative respondents found Mr Fillon more convincing, as did 57% of viewers of all political stripes. "It is true that my project is more radical and perhaps more difficult," said Mr Fillon. His controversial economic reforms include cutting half a million public sector jobs and scrapping the 35-hour work week, prompting comparisons to the late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Mr Juppe also proposes cutting jobs and liberalising work hours, though to a lesser extent. Both propose roughly similar cuts to public spending of at least €100bn (£85bn; $106bn). "I've got a plan for the reforms I want to make in the first three months of the presidential term - and I'm convinced if we don't get these changes implemented in the first three months, the French people will feel disheartened, they'll turn away from politics, and then there'll be a greater risk of the extremists winning," Mr Fillon said. The country was "on the brink of revolt", which could only be averted with such radical action. Conservative Le Figaro says the debate "eased tensions on the right" and showed the two contenders "have already formed identical visions and almost similar projects" - in particular the need to end the "vicious cycle of spending and debt". They have "some differences on security, education and migration, but they are minor", concludes its political editor. But centre-left Le Monde's political correspondent disagrees, seeing "significant differences" on the European Union, Russia and Syria. While Mr Fillon wants to "respect the sovereignty" of EU member states, Mr Juppe favours a "powerful EU as a future world power". On Syria, Mr Fillon wants to put France "back in play" by "opening a channel to Damascus", whereas Mr Juppe wants to "boost transatlantic co-operation" and takes a firm line against President Bashar al-Assad, Le Monde says. Left-wing Liberation writes that the debate between "Fillon the radical and Juppe the reconciler" was "knotty, often tense, but not aggressive". It thought Mr Juppe managed to score points over his opponent on some issues, but "not enough to trouble the winner of the first round". BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook. Mr Juppe hit back at Mr Fillon, saying "reform should not be a punishment but bring hope". "The French social model exists, I want to consolidate it... not break it," Mr Juppe said, referring to the welfare system. Mr Juppe pledged to bring unity and stability to the presidency - whose current Socialist incumbent, Francois Hollande, has seen his popularity drop to historic lows. He said he would choose a "loyal" PM and 15 "durable" cabinet ministers who would not "change every 18 months".

The two rivals for the centre-right French presidential nomination have clashed over the level of change they promise to bring, in a TV debate.

The Scot, 29, is the first British singles player to reach top spot since computerised rankings began in 1973. "I don't think Andy was ever going to settle for second best," former British number one Henman told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek. "Now he's reached number one I don't think for any moment in time he's going to take his foot off the gas." Murray, who plays American John Isner in Sunday's Paris Masters final, will be confirmed as number one on Monday when the latest rankings are published. "If Andy stays fit and healthy, I can see him being the dominant force going forward," Henman said. "If you're going to put a number on it, you'd like him to get to 52 weeks at the top. Who knows from there?" Media playback is not supported on this device Murray ended Novak Djokovic's 122-week stint at the top of the world rankings after Milos Raonic withdrew from his Paris Masters semi-final against the Briton with an injury on Saturday. His rise to the top comes after he claimed his second Wimbledon title in June, defended his Olympic singles title in Rio in August and helped Great Britain to their first Davis Cup win since 1936 last November. "Playing in the toughest era there has ever been, for him to have three Grand Slams, two Olympic golds and now the world number one, it's an incredible achievement," Henman said. "It's testament to his perseverance when you reflect over the last decade and you talk about those players he has been up against. "I spoke to him on Saturday and he's so level-headed. He is able to keep a pretty even keel." Jamie, the older of the two Murray brothers at 30, became the first Briton under the modern system to top the doubles rankings in March 2016. He also claimed the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 2007, six years before his younger brother won his first singles title at the All England Club. "For an average family from a small town (Dunblane) in Scotland, what they have managed to achieve is quite extraordinary," their mother Judy said. "After we found out we were looking back over the years and talking about how Jamie had made number one first and won Wimbledon first. As the older brother, it was an order that was meant to be." She added that the sport had "never been easy" for either player but that it had forced both players to work harder. "This sport is very unforgiving, the circuit is relentless and the strength and depth in the men's game is huge. "With tennis being a minority sport in Scotland you have to travel down south and they are long journeys. "There's the expense, the time, leaving the social side. I'm glad it's been tough because it makes you work harder." Media playback is not supported on this device Find out how to get into tennis in our special guide. There were no big celebrations for Murray when the news was confirmed, according to coach Jamie Delgado. "We just went for a nice dinner. There was no partying or drinking," Delgado added. "It took time to sink in but it was a strange moment when Raonic came in and told us. We were silent and then there were huge congratulations."

Britain's Andy Murray will be the dominant force in tennis now he is world number one, Tim Henman says.

The 24-year-old Tunisia international, who initially joined Lille on a season-long loan last summer, has agreed a three-year contract with Les Dogues. Sliti has made just five appearances since his return from the 2017 African Cup of Nations - where he played all four matches as Tunisia exited the tournament in the quarter-finals. He has played 16 games for Lille, scoring once - during November's 4-2 home victory against Caen. Sliti, who began his career with Sedan before moving to Paris FC in 2013, has won 11 caps for his country and scored three goals. Lille are 11th in the table going into Saturday's fixture against Metz.

French side Lille have exercised their option to sign Naim Sliti on a permanent deal when his loan move from second-tier side Red Star expires this summer.

At least two have been treated for symptoms of poisoning after being walked near a cricket pitch in Fordham Heath, Colchester, the RSPCA said. The charity has received another report of poisoning and said it was aware of a number of other owners who said their pets had also been ill. The RSPCA has advised dog walkers to avoid the area "until we know more". The dogs which were treated, both suffered "severe sickness" after being walked in a field near Eight Ash Green Cricket Club in Spring Lane, the animal charity said. More on this and other news from Essex Their owner, who did not want to be named, said: "My dog was constantly licking his feet...then he started burning up, he was sweating and had a temperature. "He was having trouble breathing, his tongue and mouth were blistered and he collapsed. It was very awful." The dogs were taken ill last week, although one had suffered similar symptoms after being walked in the area in May. Their owner has so far faced vets bills of more than £1,000. "I've spoken to other owners whose dogs have been sick and collapsed too, after walking around the field near the cricket pitch," she added. In a statement Eight Ash Green Cricket Club said it was aware of reports of suspected poisonings and "wishes to confirm that it does not use any chemicals that will prove harmful to animals or wildlife". The RSPCA said an inspector was investigating whether anything toxic had been accidentally or deliberately left in the area near the club. The charity said dog owners should contact their vet immediately if their pet showed signs of poisoning, which included vomiting, appearing drunk and uncoordinated, seizures and difficulty breathing.

Pet owners are being warned to be vigilant after a series of possible dog poisonings.

Laura Turner sent a series of lewd messages to one of her co-workers while on duty, the Health and Care Professionals Council tribunal heard. Staff at the University Hospital of North Durham said her comments had a "devastating" effect on the department. Ms Turner said she was "disgusted" with her actions. During the hearing in Kennington, South London, one of the victims said in a statement she was angry and in disbelief and "went to have a little cry" after the incident. Ms Turner's line manager Judith Allen described the messages as humiliating and degrading and said the department was shocked at the content and her "unprofessional behaviour". Ms Turner, who did not attend the hearing, was dismissed after the Facebook comments were shared in March 2014. Panel chairman Philip Geering said: "The panel is of the view that the registrant's conduct fell well short of what would be proper in the circumstances and breached the standards of the HCPC." He said sending messages that were sexually explicit and degrading to her colleagues while on duty in a clinical setting made her actions "even more unacceptable". During the tribunal, Ms Turner was described as having a "cavalier" attitude to patient confidentiality, after it was revealed she shared photographs with X-rays and patient notes visible in the background. Mr Geering said her "sufficiently serious" actions posed a "significant risk" in undermining public confidence in the trust and in the health care profession. Ms Turner accepted writing and sending the comments during an interview as part of an internal investigation, the hearing was told, but claimed she was "easily led" and said her colleague "told me what to write". Mr Geering said she had failed to show "meaningful remorse" and was "focused on the impact on her personally and the risk of losing her job".

A radiographer who "humiliated" her colleagues by posting sexually explicit comments on Facebook has been found guilty of professional misconduct.

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

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

The Germany Under-21 forward opened the scoring when his third-minute shot looped in off keeper Jonas Lossl. Emil Forsberg slotted in a second, then cut a ball back for Werner to make it 3-0 at half-time. Scottish teenager Oliver Burke replaced Werner moments before Stefan Bell headed a consolation goal for Mainz. Bayern lead the table only on goal difference, having drawn 1-1 at home to Hoffenheim on Saturday. Match ends, RB Leipzig 3, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 3, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Stefan Ilsanker. Attempt missed. André Ramalho (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Yunus Malli with a cross following a corner. Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Willi Orban. Foul by Davie Selke (RB Leipzig). Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Naby Keita (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05). Foul by Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig). Giulio Donati (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing. Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Marcel Halstenberg. Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dominik Kaiser replaces Emil Forsberg. André Ramalho (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Davie Selke (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by André Ramalho (1. FSV Mainz 05). Attempt saved. Gaëtan Bussmann (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. André Ramalho tries a through ball, but Karim Onisiwo is caught offside. Hand ball by Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig). Foul by Oliver Burke (RB Leipzig). Alexander Hack (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05). Substitution, RB Leipzig. Davie Selke replaces Yussuf Poulsen. Attempt blocked. Daniel Brosinski (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Foul by Diego Demme (RB Leipzig). Yunus Malli (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing. Oliver Burke (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by André Ramalho (1. FSV Mainz 05). Goal! RB Leipzig 3, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Alexander Hack with a headed pass following a corner. Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Willi Orban. Attempt blocked. Gaëtan Bussmann (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen following a fast break. Attempt blocked. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Naby Keita. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Gaëtan Bussmann (1. FSV Mainz 05). Substitution, RB Leipzig. Oliver Burke replaces Timo Werner. Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig). André Ramalho (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

RB Leipzig moved level on points with Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich after Timo Werner scored twice in a comfortable 3-1 win over Mainz.

Mr Videgaray was seen as the main organiser of the controversial meeting between Mr Trump and President Enrique Pena Nieto. The visit was widely criticised by Mexicans both in the national press and on social media. A spokesperson for the ministry said Mr Videgaray would not take on another public office. He will be replaced by the current Minister of Social Development, Jose Antonio Meade. Mr Meade previously held the finance portfolio in 2011 and 2012. Mr Trump, the Republican nominee for the US presidency, visited Mexico briefly on 1 September, despite widespread condemnation of some of his earlier comments about Mexican migrants to the United States. He had called Mexican migrants "criminals" and "rapists". Such remarks led President Pena Nieto to compare the American to Italian fascist leader Mussolini, and Adolf Hitler. Mr Videgaray has been one of the president's closest advisers, orchestrating a successful election campaign in 2012. However, Mr Trump's visit almost immediately caused public relations problems, when he appeared later that day at a rally in Arizona. There, he told the crowd Mexico would "100%" pay for a planned border wall, though he told reporters he had not discussed the issue with President Pena Nieto. The president later insisted he had told Mr Trump that Mexico would not pay. In 2014, Mr Videgaray came under fire when a newspaper investigation revealed he had bought his home from a construction firm whose parent company had won major public contracts. He denied any wrongdoing or conflict of interest. President Pena Nieto said the new minister will "apply adjustments to public spending" but there will not be any rise in taxes.

Mexican Finance Minister Luis Videgaray has resigned following the visit of Donald Trump last week.

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

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

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

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

The 29-year-old officer, who suffered a leg injury, had been carrying out inquiries in Ness Drive at about 20:30 on Wednesday when the Audi 4 hit him. The car was later traced and a 38-year-old man was arrested. He is expected to appear at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday. The police officer is in a stable condition in Hairmyres Hospital.

A police officer is being treated in hospital after a car was allegedly driven at him in East Kilbride.

The Australian Open champions, seeded fourth in Monte Carlo, sealed victory in 67 minutes. The Briton and the Brazilian went 4-0 up in the opening set and held firm to remain top of the ATP doubles rankings. A reflex Murray volley sealed the match and improved their season record to 17 wins and only three defeats. In the final they will meet either Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut, who beat Murray's brother Andy and Dominic Inglot on Friday, or Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah. Brazilian Melo would have regained his individual number one doubles ranking with victory alongside Dodig of Croatia. But the second seeds, playing in their first semi-final of the year, were unable to take any of their four break points and decisively lost serve in the ninth game of the second set. Never want to miss the latest tennis news? You can now add this sport and all the other sports and teams you follow to yourpersonalised My Sport home.

World doubles number one Jamie Murray and partner Bruno Soares reached the Monte Carlo Masters final with a 6-2 6-4 win over Marcelo Melo and Ivan Dodig.

The Electoral Reform Society attacked both sides of the referendum campaign, saying people felt "ill-informed" by the "dire" debate. The society said the impact of political leaders had been "minimal". It called for a "root and branch" review of the way referendums are run. Recommendations made by the society in its report include having a public body intervene when "misleading" claims are made by campaigns, reviewing broadcasters' role and publishing a "rule book" to govern conduct by campaigns. They also propose that future referendums have a guaranteed six month official campaign, and citizenship education be extended in schools with the voting age reduced to 16. The UK voted to leave the EU on 23 June by 51.9% to 48.1%. The then prime minister David Cameron and the government backed a Remain vote, while the Leave campaign was fronted by ex-mayor of London Boris Johnson, who is now foreign secretary. The Electoral Reform Society, which campaigns for "democratic reform", said its polling showed Mr Cameron and other political "big beasts" had failed to convince the public. When asked about eight prominent politicians, most people said they had had no effect on the way they voted. The only high-profile figures who, according to the poll, persuaded more voters of their position than drove them to vote the other way were Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and US presidential candidate Donald Trump, who backed Brexit. "Above all, what these numbers tell us is that people had by and large lost faith in established political figures as opinion-leaders - except where those figures might be said to be kicking against the establishment," the society said. It said voters had viewed both sides as increasingly negative, and many "simply did not trust" their key claims. These included Remain saying households would be on average £4,300 a year worse off outside the EU and Leave claiming an extra £350m a week could be spent on the NHS. The government's controversial mail-shot to every household in the UK had "little effect on people's levels of informedness", it said, and towards the end of the campaign nearly half of voters thought politicians were "mostly telling lies". The society said the EU debate was in "stark contrast" to the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence, which it said had featured a "vibrant, well-informed, grassroots conversation that left a lasting legacy of on-going public participation in politics and public life". The society's chief executive Katie Ghose said: "This report shows without a shadow of a doubt just how dire the EU referendum debate really was. "There were glaring democratic deficiencies in the run-up to the vote, with the public feeling totally ill-informed. Both sides were viewed as highly negative by voters, while the top-down, personality-based nature of the debate failed to address major policies and issues, leaving the public in the dark." On the plus side, the society said it had heard "time and again" from people who felt the referendum was the first time their vote "had truly counted". But it said there were "serious questions" to be asked about the place of referendums in politics, including how they sit alongside the parliamentary system and how to ensure a "high quality" debate. Ms Ghose added: "Now that the dust is starting to settle after the EU referendum, we need a complete rethink about the role of referendums in the UK. They are becoming more common, but the piecemeal nature of the how, when and why they're done means we could simply end up jumping from referendum to referendum at the whim of politicians." BMG Research polled over 1,000 UK-based adults every month from February until the end of the campaign for the Electoral Reform Society's report. The Cabinet Office said: "The British people spoke decisively at the referendum, with one of the highest turnouts of any vote seen in a UK-wide poll in a generation. "They voted to leave the European Union - and this government will deliver on the people's verdict."

The EU referendum campaign was dogged by "glaring democratic deficiencies" with voters turned off by big name politicians and negative campaigning, a report says.

Sixty patrol boats will protect the UK's two new aircraft carriers which are due to arrive at Portsmouth Naval Base in 2017. The first carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, is expected to be operational in 2020. "We are going to see a bigger Royal Navy and the flagship... will be here in Portsmouth," Michael Fallon said. The 60 Pacific 24 rigid-hulled inflatable boats will be built by BAE systems to "guard the carriers in the harbour and our new frigates and destroyers", Mr Fallon said. He said they will also enhance security by providing a rapid response in rescue, anti-piracy and counter-narcotics missions in the area. Mr Fallon said: "Through the defence review, defence spending is going to go up every April for the rest of this parliament. He said as part of the larger investment, the government will also be able to provide the new aircraft carriers with sufficient fighter jets. "We have said we will maintain a minimum fleet of 19 destroyers and frigates, but as the older frigates are retired we also hope to add a lighter frigate between the offshore patrol vessel and Type 26 and to build more of those as well." Mr Fallon's visit to Portsmouth Naval Base comes as work has begun to rebuild the jetty for the arrival of HMS Queen Elizabeth in 2017. Floating cranes are also dredging Portsmouth harbour to prepare deeper channels for the aircraft carriers to sail from the base, which are the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy. "This is a huge financial investment in making sure the channel is wide enough, in enlarging the jetty here so they can take the carriers and in making sure the carriers are properly guarded," Mr Fallon said. Taller than Nelson's Column and longer than Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower laid on its side, the new carriers will displace 65,000 tonnes of water. To make room for the carriers three million cubic metres of clay, sand and gravel will be removed from a two-mile stretch of Portsmouth Harbour covering an area the size of 200 football pitches.

Increased spending will result in a "bigger" Royal Navy, the defence secretary has said, as he announced a new £13.5m shipbuilding contract.

The 14-year-old from Blackpool disappeared on 1 November 2003. Her body has never been found. Karen Downes said she is taking legal action over a 13-year gap in releasing CCTV images of the teenager's last day alive. Lancashire Police has declined to comment. She said the footage that detectives released in 2016, 13 years after she went missing, could have helped solve the case had it been available earlier. "They had [the CCTV] for 13 years," said Mrs Downes. "It shows Charlene in the town that afternoon in the same clothes she disappeared in. "If they'd have shown it before... who knows? "We have suffered all these years not knowing where she is." She said police "need teaching a lesson". "It is not about the money. I want to force the police to do their job," she said. "If I got money I would get something for Charlene like a memorial." Charlene is shown in the CCTV with her sister Rebecca on Bank Hey Street walking towards the Coral Island amusement arcade. She went home but returned to Blackpool town centre later that evening - the last time she was seen. A judge cleared a man of Charlene's murder in 2008 after "grave doubts" were raised about evidence during his second trial. The jury in his first trial failed to reach a verdict. In 2009, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said police evidence-gathering errors contributed to the retrial's collapse. The IPCC found strategic and tactical failure in the management of the material and several officers were disciplined, one forced to resign in 2011. But this resignation order was overturned by a 2012 Police Arbitration Tribunal.

The mother of missing teenager Charlene Downes said she is going to sue police over mishandling her murder case.

It shed 2.4%, or 118 points, to close at 4,876 as semiconductor and biotech stocks fell sharply. The decline was the Nasdaq's biggest one-day fall since April 10 last year. It came despite shares in Kraft Foods, which is listed on Nasdaq, soaring more than 35% after the company agreed to merge with Heinz. The merger between the ketchup maker and the company that owns brands including Philadelphia cream cheese is set to create the third-largest food group in the US. Microchip maker AMD fell 5.7% following a broker downgrade, while Oramed Pharmaceuticals was the biggest faller, off 19%. The Dow Jones lost 292 points, or 1.6%, to 17,718, while the S&P 500 dropped 30 points, or 1.5%, ending at 2,076. On the currency markets, the dollar fell 0.5% against the euro, to €0.9114. The slide followed data showing US durable goods orders fell 1.4% in February - the third decline in four months. "Today's report provides strong evidence that the manufacturing sector is feeling some considerable heat from the stronger dollar," said Anthony Karydakis, chief economic strategist at Miller Tabak in New York.

(Close): The main US share indexes all slumped on Wednesday, with the technology-focused Nasdaq sustaining the heaviest losses.

That is in part because of its heritage architecture, but more so because of what is inside - the headquarters of the Tata group, one of India's oldest and biggest conglomerates with more than 100 companies that have interests ranging from tea and telecoms, to salt and steel. In the past decade, it has become one of the UK's biggest employers too. So it is inside Bombay House that the fate of a steel plant, thousands of miles away in Wales, will be decided by the board of the company. When Tata took over Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus in 2007, it was seen as a bold move for an Indian firm, and here in India there was a strong sense of pride over the first signs of a shift of economic power between developing and developed countries. The excitement did not last long though. Falling steel demand post-global financial crisis has meant that Tata's steel operations in Europe, and particularly in the UK, have been suffering heavy losses. It is perhaps been among the biggest challenges facing the group's chairman Cyrus Mistry ever since he took charge in December 2012. Attempts to turn around Tata Steel Europe have included deals to sell some factories and several rounds of restructuring which in this age has come to mean job cuts. While it has had to make those tough decisions, Tata is a company that is very conscious of its public image. In nearly 150 years of operation, it has achieved a position of respect that few other Indian companies have accomplished. It is easily one of the country's most admired companies, one that is seen to care for the welfare of its employees. So even if economics forces its hand, Tata will be wary of the impact on its reputation if it decides to shut down its Port Talbot plant.

Bombay House in the historic Fort area of Mumbai is an iconic building.

Mr Cairns said it would be "completely wrong" to remain in the EU's single market as both major UK parties told voters they wanted to leave. But he played down differences with the Welsh Government over Brexit. The UK government is under pressure to change its approach to leaving the EU, which critics call a "hard Brexit". Mr Cairns's predecessor, Stephen Crabb, claimed the election had changed the terms of the Brexit debate. The Preseli Pembrokeshire MP is backing calls from Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson for Theresa May to adopt a more flexible approach that achieves a consensus across parties. Mr Crabb told BBC Wales: "The majority of business opinion in Wales and the UK supports Britain staying in the single market and staying in the customs union but still coming out of the European Union legally. "And I think that argument needs to get looked at far more closely and if we can't achieve a satisfactory deal based on membership of the single market we need something that is pretty close to it if it's going to achieve the consensus that it needs to across the parties." Wales Office Minister Guto Bebb said the process of listening to devolved governments had begun. "It is seven times more important now because of the result of the election that the devolved countries have a real voice in the process of leaving the European Union," he said. Mr Cairns, newly re-appointed to his role, said he wanted Brexit negotiations, due to start next week, to focus on the right outcome with businesses trading freely. "We've talked about frictionless trade, the Welsh Government have talked about unfettered access. These are one and the same things," he said. "Even the Labour Party don't want to remain part of the single market so it would be completely wrong to stay in the single market when the two largest parties are opposed to that." But Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire MP Simon Hart echoed Mr Crabb's call for cross-party consensus. He said he did not buy the idea that because Theresa May has had "an unquestionably difficult time for which she takes some of the blame" it means "it's game over".

Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns has rejected calls for a "softer" Brexit after the general election result led to a hung parliament.

The vessel's engine failed a mile north east of Muck Island on Thursday evening. Weather conditions at the time were described as good with a Force 3 wind and a slight swell running. A volunteer crew from the Larne RNLI launched two lifeboats at about 18:30 BST. The lifeboat towed the yacht to Carrick Marina. Larne RNLI Deputy Launching Authority Philip Ford-Hutchinson said the call-out was "a great example of both our inshore and all-weather lifeboats working well together to assist the four people onboard the casualty vessel".

Four people have been rescued after their yacht got into difficulty off the County Antrim coast.

Scott Ludlam, 46, who is deputy leader of the Australian Greens party, made the announcement in a Facebook post. He said he had been dealing with mental health issues "for a while". "I will return to work as soon as I'm able to give the commitment the work demands," Senator Ludlam wrote. "I am fortunate to be getting the very best of care from my friends and family, and my health professionals," he added. Figures from across Australian politics wished Mr Ludlam well on social media, praising his honesty. "Wishing my dear friend and colleague @SenatorLudlam all the best for a speedy recovery. We love you Scott," Australian Greens chief Richard Di Natale tweeted. Western Australia Labor Leader Mark McGowan wrote: "Thinking of you @SenatorLudlam. A brave thing to do today. All WA parliamentarians wish you the very best. MM." As the news spread on Twitter, many Australians spoke of their respect for the Greens leader, suggesting that his openness would help others who are fighting mental health battles. During his absence, Senator Ludlam will be offered a "pair" in the Australian Senate. This means a single vote on the opposing side of debates will be cancelled out for as long as he is on leave. Mr Ludlam is a popular figure among young left-wingers in Australia, and has been vocal about online privacy issues. In 2015 he branded the Australian government's new national security legislation a privacy invasion, and provided a list of ways for people to circumvent data retention laws. The senator said his work for Western Australia - which includes communications, international aid, defence, foreign affairs and nuclear technology spheres - would be handled by "senate colleagues" and "the team in my office". According to the Sydney Morning Herald, a large number of Australian MPs have admitted privately that they struggle to cope with alcoholism, feelings of isolation, and stress from marriage breakdowns or scandals. Warren Entsch, a Liberal party leader and former MP, told the Herald he was left in "absolute hell" back in 1999 when the opposition Labor party were pursuing him over a defence contract they said was dodgy. "I was sick. I was devastated. I had to go to Canberra Hospital for chest pains. There were a couple of days where I couldn't get off the couch in my office," he said. "I always feel for someone who is getting beaten up by the media - what you go through from a mental health perspective is absolutely intense." Former MP Doctor Malcolm Washer, a qualified GP who was known as "the doctor in the house", has claimed there is a "significant" amount of depression among Australian politicians, adding that the job is "very isolating". He has estimated that around 20% of people working in Parliament House are taking anti-depressants, and many more are on sleeping pills. Mr Ludlam is not the first senior leader to go public about his depression. Former Liberal MP Andrew Robb took leave for six months in 2010 to address the condition, and is now a passionate advocate for mental health. Scott Ludlam is one of a number of high-profile figures who have spoken about their mental health issues in recent days. Singer Zayn Malik, a former member of the wildly successful boyband One Direction, has talked about his battle with "extreme anxiety", saying: "Anxiety is something people don't necessarily want to advertise because it's seen, in a way, like a weakness." The 23-year-old said he had pulled out of several live performances earlier this year due to mental health struggles. Why do pop stars struggle with anxiety? Anxiety 'seen as weakness' says Malik 'So did I': The words that helped a mum through postnatal depression "I speak about it so that people understand that it doesn't matter what level of success you have, where you're from, who you are, what sex you are, what you do - you can still experience these things," Mr Malik told ES magazine. Another world-famous singer, Adele, shared her experience of postnatal depression after the birth of her son Angelo. She told Vanity Fair that while she "loves her son more than anything", she sometimes felt she had made "the worst decision" of her life as she struggled to adjust to motherhood. She told the magazine a breakthrough came when she opened up, admitting: "One day I said to a friend, 'I ****** hate this,' and she just burst into tears and said, 'I ****** hate this, too."

An Australian senator has been flooded with support after announcing he is taking a leave of absence to treat depression and anxiety.

The CPS Inspectorate's report said the CPS was slow to contact victims in almost half of the cases it examined and sent letters that "lacked empathy". In a majority of cases there was also no evidence that victims' views were taken into account on key decisions. The CPS said its own data showed a "markedly different" picture to the "small sample" used in the report. Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate's communicating with victims report looked at the speed and quality of the CPS's communication with victims of crime. As part of its investigation, inspectors visited six of the 13 CPS areas in England and Wales, during a three-week period. They examined 162 case and complaint files and interviewed CPS staff, police and crime commissioners and partner organisations such as Citizens Advice. The Inspectorate said the CPS should be more consistent in the quality of their letters and how quickly they send them to victims, and added the CPS and police should agree on their roles in communicating case outcomes to victims to avoid sending confusing or duplicated information. They also stated the CPS should "implement an effective process" for notifying victim liaison units when charges are altered in a case, so that staff can inform victims. Inspectors did say the CPS was facing increased pressure due to staff cuts, and the report also highlighted that the organisation had taken steps to improve service, including drafting new guidance about speaking to witnesses at court to improve the quality of service. But the CPS criticised the small sample used in the report and said their own figures showed they had improved service. Chief crown prosecutor Martin Goldman said the CPS is "committed to delivering a high quality service to victims and witnesses and supporting them throughout their case". He said: "Last year a survey showed that two-thirds of victims and three-quarters of witnesses were satisfied or very satisfied with the service they received from the CPS. "80% of letters to victims due to reach them within one day meet the target, and this increases to 89% of letters due to reach victims within five days."

Victims of crime are "let down" by poor communication from the Crown Prosecution Service, a watchdog claims.

The list includes five from the UK and one American author, Tania James, for her novel The Tusk that Did the Damage. Poet Andrew McMillan's Physical won The Guardian First Book Award last year. The Swansea University-backed award will go to the best published literary work in English, written by an author aged 39 or under. Chair of the judges Prof Dai Smith called the works "eye-catching, eclectic and totally energising". The shortlisted writers are: A set of short stories set in Caerphilly by locally-born writer Thomas Morris was on the long list but did not make the final cut. The winner will be announced at a gala ceremony at Swansea University, which sponsors the prize, on International Dylan Thomas Day, 14 May.

The shortlist for the £30,000 Dylan Thomas Prize for young writers has been unveiled.

Hundreds of protesters gathered at the venue at the University of Illinois at Chicago hours before Mr Trump was due. Inside the auditorium, fighting broke out between supporters and protesters, who waved flags and chanted. A statement from Mr Trump's campaign said the candidate decided to postpone the event after meeting with police. In pictures: Chicago rally hit by protests What Trump says about protesters at his rallies However, a Chicago Police Department spokesman said the force had not recommended that Mr Trump postpone the rally. The clashes began more than an hour before the event was due to start, and continued after it was cancelled, minutes after Mr Trump was to have appeared. There were chants for Mr Trump from his supporters and for Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders from some of the protesters. There were several violent clashes sparked by Trump supporters attempting to wrestle flags from protesters. One protester had to be physically removed from the stage by what appeared to be a Secret Service agent. Violent clashes continued outside the venue, with helicopter footage showing chaotic scenes as police attempted to control the large crowds. One protester, student Ali Alhechimi told the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper: "This is a victory. This is an absolute victory. I want to thank everyone who showed up." The full statement from Mr Trump's campaign read: "Mr Trump just arrived in Chicago and after meeting with law enforcement has determined that for the safety of all of the tens of thousands of people that have gathered in and around the arena, tonight's rally will be postponed to another date. "Thank you very much for your attendance and please go in peace." Speaking to Fox News after the events, Mr Trump denied using hate speech or playing any part in fostering division. "I represent a large group of people that have a lot of anger," he said. "There is tremendous anger out there on both sides." Discussing the decision to cancel the rally, he said: "I think it was a very good thing we did, I think it was an intelligent decision." It was supposed to be a political rally. Instead, many of the scenes resembled a bar-room brawl. Protesters had spent days planning the disruption, and they succeeded. The scenes inside the venue, where Trump supporters and protesters shoved and shouted at one another, were raw and angry. The two sides have one thing in common: rage. Many Trump supporters are disillusioned and disenfranchised by a political establishment they feel does not represent them. The protesters in turn perceive the tone and rhetoric of Mr Trump's campaign as racist and divisive. Will it harm the billionaire's election prospects? He may come across as the candidate who was denied the right to speak at his own political event. Or it may make voters wonder whether his entire campaign would be beset by rage. And if it comes down to a contest of angry Americans - are there more with him or against him? Why are Americans so angry? How extreme is Donald Trump? Could Trump's vulgarity cost him the nomination? The Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus supporting Trump Mr Trump's rivals for the Republican nomination, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, both called the incident "sad". "When you have a campaign that affirmatively encourages violence," Texas Senator Cruz said, "you create an environment that only encourages this sort of nasty discourse." Staff at the university had earlier petitioned administrators to cancel the rally, citing concerns it would create a "hostile and physically dangerous environment" for students. A number of Trump rallies have been interrupted by protesters before. Earlier on Friday, 32 people were arrested after protests at a rally held by Mr Trump rally in St Louis, Missouri. Mr Trump was repeatedly interrupted by the protesters, whom he called a "disgrace". These latest clashes come just a day after a Trump supporter was charged with assault after multiple videos showed him punching a protester at a campaign rally in North Carolina. The billionaire later said that the supporter's actions were "appropriate".

Donald Trump has called off a rally in Chicago after protests against the Republican presidential front-runner led to violent clashes.

Penglais Farm will have a total of 1,000 rooms, but only 700 will be ready this month to welcome students. The university said developer Balfour Beatty confirmed the remaining 300 rooms will be ready during the 2015-16 academic year. Balfour Beatty has been asked to comment. The unfinished rooms have not been let to students.

Hundreds of rooms at a £45m student halls development at Aberystwyth University will not be ready for the new term.

Under the policy, the US has formal ties with China rather than the island of Taiwan, which China sees as a breakaway province. In a TV interview on Sunday, Mr Trump said he saw no reason why this should continue without key concessions. China urged Mr Trump to understand the sensitivity of the Taiwan issue. Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters that the "One China" policy was the basis for relations with Washington. China's hawkish Global Times tabloid dubbed Mr Trump "ignorant as a child". "I fully understand the 'One China' policy, but I don't understand why we have to be bound by the 'One China' policy unless we make a deal with China, having to do with other things, including trade." The US was being hurt by Chinese currency devaluation, tariffs, the building of a "massive fortress" in the South China Sea, and a failure to help over North Korea's nuclear ambitions, he told Fox News. The comments come hot on the heels of Mr Trump taking a call from the Taiwanese president, who congratulated him on his election victory. It earned a rebuke from Beijing. In Sunday's interview, Mr Trump remained defiant. "It was a call, very short call, saying 'congratulations, sir, on the victory'... and why should some other nation be able to say I can't take a call?" Taiwan: A pawn in Trump's chess game The Trump phone call that will stun Beijing Trump rejects CIA Russia hacking report Rewind to 1949 and the Communist takeover in China. Kuomintang nationalists fled to Taiwan and set up their own government. Since then, China has seen it as a renegade province, sometimes going so far as to threaten the use force if it ever declares independence. After decades of formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the US decided in 1979 it was in its best interests to recognise the Communist government in Beijing as the sole legal government of China. This was the result of years of warming ties between Washington and Beijing, starting with President Richard Nixon's celebrated visit in 1972. Formal ties with Taiwan were cut, but strong informal links remain, including substantial military support. So the "One China" policy is Washington recognising that there is only one China, and Taiwan is part of it. It is seen by many as ambiguous, but any suggestion that this could be changing raises hackles in Beijing. Read more on the 'One China' policy? The strength of China's displeasure depends on who you listen to. Here's that Chinese foreign ministry spokesman again: "China has noted the report and expresses serious concern about it. I want to stress that the Taiwan issue concerns China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and involves China's core interests. "Upholding the 'One China' principle is the political basis for developing China-US ties. If this basis is interfered with, or damaged, then the healthy development of China-US relations and bilateral co-operation in important areas is out of the question." But the Global Times, which is linked to the ruling Communist Party, is somewhat firmer. It suggests China may have to consider arming America's enemies or taking back Taiwan by force. The "One China policy cannot be traded", it warns. "China must resolutely battle Mr Trump, only after a few serious rebuffs then will he truly understand that China and other global powers cannot be bullied." He may be a businessman, it went on, "but in the field of diplomacy, he is as ignorant as a child". China already formally protested to the US on 3 December over that phone call from Taiwan's president. By way of contrast, on 7 December, China hailed Mr Trump's nominee for US ambassador in Beijing, Terry Branstad, as an "old friend" of China who could help advance relations. Well it's not as if Donald Trump didn't tell us he was going to be tough on China. Now, though, we are getting what looks like the outline of a strategy: the use of Taiwan as a bargaining chip. It's a bold - some would say reckless - gambit, given that for China there is nothing vaguely negotiable about the island's status. Mr Trump's team includes so-called "long-time friends of Taiwan" or China hawks who clearly understand the value of the island, at least as a bargaining tool in dealings with Beijing. Some in Taiwan's administration feel his tough approach toward Beijing could enable Taiwan to build closer ties with Washington, its most important ally. But many Taiwanese people are unsure if this approach will be good for Taiwan and question whether Mr Trump will truly stand up for Taiwan if conflict breaks out with China.

China says it is "seriously concerned" after US President-elect Donald Trump expressed doubts about continuing to abide by the "One China" policy.

The comedy sequel earned more in its first weekend than the $65m that the first film pulled in over the course of its entire US run in cinemas. Universal's Nick Carpou described the musical sequel's success as "amazing". Directed by actress Elizabeth Banks, it marks the highest ever opening for a first-time feature film director. "People loved the first movie and it resonated well beyond that $65m that the first film did," said Carpou, Universal's domestic distribution chief. "To be able to build on the first film and expand its popularity is pretty amazing." The film sees Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson reprising their original roles, alongside newcomer Hailee Steinfeld, as the fictional a capella singing group The Barden Bellas. The story sees the Bellas square off against German aca-champions Das Sound Machine in an international singing contest. Tom Hardy's turn as the reinvented Mad Max - filling the shoes of Mel Gibson 30 years on - racked up $44.4m, having received positive reviews when it premiered at Cannes Film Festival last week. "A lot of people coming to the movie went purely on the reviews," said Warner Bros' Dan Fellman, calling the film "an incredible ride this is that it's going to propel us right into the meat of the summer". However the film remains a long way from profit. Pitch Perfect 2 cost a modest $29m to produce, while Mad Max: Fury Road carries a significant $150m price tag.

Pitch Perfect 2 has made an impressive $70.3m (£44.7m) debut at the US box office, surging ahead of George Miller's Mad Max reboot, Fury Road.

Anton Levin, from Dagenham, was stabbed at a house in Southend in November 2014. Abdulfatah Suleiman, 28, was arrested in Norway and extradited back to the UK where he was convicted by a jury last month. He was jailed for 16 years with a five-year extended licence. Live updates on this story and others across Essex Chelmsford Crown Court heard the 24-year-old's death involved rival drug gangs. Three others were convicted last June for their role in his killing. Danielle Russell, 27, from Southend, and two teenage boys were found guilty of manslaughter, conspiracy to commit GBH and conspiracy to commit robbery. Russell was jailed for 11 years, and the teenagers, who cannot be named, were given detention orders for ten years and four months with a five-year extended licence. Suleiman, who was also found guilty of robbery and unlawful wounding, was arrested in Norway at the conclusion of their trial. Following the sentencing, Anton's mother said she was "very disappointed" that Suleiman had not been convicted of murder. "He had the knife and he killed my son Anton Levin. He has been jailed for 16 years but I would have preferred that he had been jailed for life. "I hope he thinks about the harm and distress he has caused me and my family. But this will never bring my son back," she said.

A man who fled the country after stabbing a university graduate to death in a row between rival drugs gangs, has been jailed for his manslaughter.

The players, who thrashed Japan 5-2 on Sunday in Vancouver, will ride an open-topped bus down a stretch of Broadway commonly known as the Canyon of Heroes. It's a rare honour for athletes that do not come from New York, but pressure has been building in recent days to honour their achievement. The game was the most-watched football match in US history. A 13-minute hat-trick by Carli Lloyd blew Japan away early in the match, watched by an average of 25.4 million viewers, peaking at 30.4 million. President Barack Obama was among those to pay tribute to their success, which was the third time the USA women's team had won the World Cup. A rally was held in Los Angeles for the team on Tuesday, and hours later the parade was announced by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. The last time the city honoured a team of national athletes was in 1984 after the Los Angeles Olympics.

A ticker-tape parade in Lower Manhattan on Friday will honour the USA's World Cup-winning women's football team.

Media playback is not supported on this device After 13 days and with 36 of the 51 games played, the traditional heavyweights are all safely through the group stage, along with all of the home nations, the Republic of Ireland - and a few so-called minnows too. Has it been enjoyable to watch though? BBC Sport's pundits Rio Ferdinand, Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer, Danny Murphy, Mark Lawrenson and Neil Lennon give their verdict on the spectacle so far in France, which teams and players have impressed them, and how things might change in the last 16. There are more teams here, with more to play for, but there have been fewer goals. This is the first European Championship to feature 24 teams, and 23 of them were in contention for a place in the last 16 going into the last round of group games - the exception being Ukraine. But there has been an average of 1.92 goals per game so far, only the second time it has been lower than two per match in a group stage since the first finals in 1980. Alan Shearer: In the final set of group games especially, we saw lots of teams defend very deep just to get a point so they could get through, like Slovakia against England for example. Media playback is not supported on this device That's what happens when you have third-placed sides getting out of groups. I don't think the quality so far has been as high as previously but, with an extra eight teams here, that has not surprised me. Rio Ferdinand: It has made the groups interesting until the end. On Wednesday in Group F, for example, all four teams were going for it in their final games because they needed to win. Media playback is not supported on this device Having a third-placed team go through has given some of the countries who haven't been here before an opportunity to progress but I think we will see a better standard of football now the knockout stage is here. Danny Murphy: Overall, it is a huge positive to have more teams here. Yes, some of the quality might not have been so good but it has given a few teams and tens of thousands of their supporters the chance to experience a tournament that otherwise they never would have done. That is beneficial for those nations and football generally. But I am excited now because we are at the point where the games really start to matter. People are going home if they lose and that should create some better games, a bit more end to end and people having a go. Media playback is not supported on this device Mark Lawrenson: This tournament has reminded me a lot of the Champions League. There have been a few surprise results but all the heavyweights got out of their groups. Once you get to the knockout stages, the real competition starts. 45 of the 69 goals (65%) in the group stages were scored in the second half, 27.5% of the goals came from the 80th minute onwards (19) and 22% (15) of them have come in the last five minutes or stoppage time - the highest percentage in finals history. Danny Murphy: It is related to the defensive approach that some of the lesser teams here have adopted. If you look at quite a few of the group games, it has been the stronger teams pressing and the lesser teams hanging on for dear life. They just wear them down in the end, but it has still been quite freakish how many late goals there have been. It has added drama and excitement, and long may it continue, but it is less likely as the tournament goes on because there will be more even games. Media playback is not supported on this device Kevin Kilbane: It is almost as if the better nations always have the theory that they will eventually break the other teams down. That is the way it has been in a lot of games - all the teams are competitive but eventually that goal has come. I am not expecting the lesser sides to change their tactics in the knockout stages but, even if it takes until extra time, the stronger sides will back themselves to score. Media playback is not supported on this device Alan Shearer: The moment I have enjoyed the most has to be England's last-minute winner against Wales. We were sitting in the studio with big John Hartson and Dean Saunders and you could see the disappointment in their faces when that went in. Media playback is not supported on this device Alan Shearer: The thing that has angered me most is the scenes with England and Russia fans in Marseille and also when flares were chucked on to the pitch during the Croatia versus Czech Republic game. For the vast majority, the fans have been absolutely outstanding and just enjoying the tournament. Here in Paris we've got a great atmosphere and we're seeing fans outside our hotel enjoying themselves, which is the way it should be. Media playback is not supported on this device Kevin Kilbane: I have been to a lot of games and have not experienced the kind of trouble that happened in Marseille. The fans I have seen have all mixed brilliantly together - every supporter of a smaller nation wants to go to a major finals like this which is why they are all enjoying themselves so much. Neil Lennon: The colours inside the ground have been fantastic, and the stadiums have almost always been packed. For all the countries that are here for the first time, you can see how much it means to their supporters. The passion at the games has been amazing and apart from those early incidents, the camaraderie of all sets of fans has been terrific. Media playback is not supported on this device Danny Murphy: I am glad the trouble has cleared up but I have to say some of the organisation at games I have gone to has been awful. I went to Northern Ireland against Germany at Parc des Princes as a punter with my wife, rather than as a pundit, and it was a nightmare outside. The security checks meant three or four thousand of us were trying to get through three small access points. At one point it was so tight, there was kid of about 10 near me crying because he was trapped a little bit so I obviously helped him out. There was no drama and no-one got hurt but they could have done - the barriers were rocking with people trying to get through and I would not want to take my children to games here. Someone told me it was a similar story before England played Slovakia in Saint-Etienne. I know the terror threat means security is high but they have to have more access points to the stadium otherwise if a lot of fans turn up late it will be dangerous. Media playback is not supported on this device Alan Shearer: Spain have had one good performance, and so have Belgium. Italy, when they were at full strength, have been like I thought they would, and it is the same with Germany. But it is a very open tournament, which has to be a positive for England. Rio Ferdinand: Spain did impress me, but then they lost to Croatia, who looked strong too. There's no team that stands out at the moment and maybe that's one of the exciting things. You can't say anyone is nailed on to be a finalist or semi-finalist because every team has a chink in their armour. Media playback is not supported on this device Kevin Kilbane: Watching live, I have really liked the look of Croatia, who are so good going forward and especially in their half of the draw, have to be dark horses to make it all the way to the final. From the other half, Spain and Germany both look strong while France haven't put a performance in yet, but they are still unbeaten and there is more to come from them too. Neil Lennon: Some of the better teams are starting to warm up as the tournament goes on and I would include England in that. They have been dominating games without putting teams away and if games open up will they be able to exploit the gaps that are left, but the flip side to that is they have not even been tested defensively yet. Mark Lawrenson: I would actually go for Wales as the team who have impressed me the most, for finishing top of Group B after being seeded fourth. They are not a one-man team like many people say but that one man - Gareth Bale - has shown he is a world-class player. Media playback is not supported on this device Rio Ferdinand: Dimitri Payet has been the go-to guy for France so far - everyone expected it to be Antoine Griezmann or Paul Pogba. But Payet has come out of the traps flying. He scored an unbelievable goal in the first game with his left foot and a stunning goal with his right foot when he went into the box in the second game. We've seen it from him all season in the Premier League. But to come out in the Euros in a France shirt and do it - for me he's been the player of the tournament so far. Alan Shearer: I have loved watching Payet. Not only his goals but his general play has been superb. I agree with Rio, I think he has been the outstanding player up to now. Media playback is not supported on this device Thierry Henry: Payet has not surprised me. What I like about him is that he plays like it is his last ever game. Obviously he is getting all the press and he deserves it but for me the most consistent French player so far is N'Golo Kante. I think he is the guy who has surprised everyone in France. He is just outstanding. He is the first guy who stops everything and he is the guy also who starts the counter-attack. Danny Murphy: Croatia have been impressive partly because of the obvious people, Ivan Rakitic and Luka Modric, but Ivan Perisic has been one of the stars of the tournament for me. His power and running ability is phenomenal. Kevin Kilbane: Perisic is just so direct, he really hurts teams. There is talk of him leaving Inter Milan at the moment but it would take an awful lot of money to get him. Italy winger Antonio Candreva is another one I really like and I also saw a bit of Albania - in terms of people who surprised me, there was their wide-man Ermir Lenjani and also Armando Sadiku, who had great movement up front. Media playback is not supported on this device Neil Lennon: Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik has really impressed me - he always looks a threat and fits into the way they play so well. And the Portugal left-back, Raphael Guerreiro, who I watched live against Austria, has been quality too. He has just signed for Borussia Dortmund and he stood out in that game. Mark Lawrenson: I have not seen a better two players in midfield in Kante and Spain's Andres Iniesta. In my team of the group stage, I've got Payet starting on the right even though most would expect him on the left. The thing is, he scored his wonder goal against in the first game against Romania cutting in from the right. Bale has to be the lone forward, though, I don't think there can be any argument about that. The group stage is over at Euro 2016 - but who were the best players? Pick your group stage XI using our team selector.

There have been a few great goals, and plenty of late ones, but how is the expanded European Championship shaping up as a tournament to remember?

Of these 216 planets, 10 of them could potentially be home to some sort of life, because they are 'Earth-like'. This means they have 'rocky' characteristics, and they are located in the 'Goldilocks Zone' of their solar system. If a planet is in a 'Goldilocks Zone' it is not too hot or too cold, which means water can be in its liquid form there. The Kepler Telescope has made some amazing discoveries since it was launched in 2009, but here are the top five findings... In 2014 the telescope made a huge discovery by finding a planet nicknamed: 'Earth 2.0'. The planet called, Kepler-452b has been dubbed as 'Earth 2.0', because it shares many characteristics with our Earth, even though it is 1,400 light years away from us. The first potentially habitable planet the telescope found was Kepler-22b, way back in 2011. Scientists agreed the planet was could be liveable because it was the perfect distance from its sun. In April 2017 the telescope found a super-Earth. This is a planet called LHS 1140b. It is a good candidate for life and orbits a red dwarf star 40 light years away. However, scientists think the planet might have had an ocean made entirely out of magma! - which released steam into the atmosphere. In February 2017, Kepler discovered seven new Earth-sized exoplanets. Exoplanets are planets that orbit a different star to our Sun - in a different solar system to the one we are in. In 2011 Nasa discovered the first planet to orbit two suns! It is called Kepler-16b, and is roughly 200 light years away from Earth. Some scientists have compared it to Luke Skywalker's home planet Tatooine, from the Star Wars movies, which also had two suns.

Nasa's Kepler telescope has recently found 216 new planets, meaning it has now discovered more than 4000 potential new worlds!

The Northern Irishman's win in the Tour Championship, which also saw him land the $10m (£7.7m) FedEx Cup prize, was his second victory in three weeks. "We were all in the bar watching last night when he won. It was a great moment and a huge boost," Lawrie said. "He is obviously back to his best and that bodes well for the team." Lawrie, 47, flew out to the United States on Monday with captain Darren Clarke and other members of the European team. The Scot, one of five vice-captains alongside Thomas Bjorn, Sam Torrance, Padraig Harrington and Ian Poulter, insists the Europeans are not fazed by the United States' billing as favourites on home soil. "I don't think it really matters if we are the underdogs or not," Lawrie said. "Everyone is extremely happy with the team we have got. There are lot of unbelievable players in there. "We are going to focus on what we can bring to the party, and we are all really looking forward to it. "I think the boys will lean quite heavily on you as a vice-captain. Darren has not chosen you and is not asking for your opinion if you are not going to give it. "I have no problem giving it if he asks me. I have known him a long time and I will give him an honest answer." With six rookies among Europe's line-up, Lawrie hopes his two Ryder Cups as a player - both in America - will be beneficial to the team. Lawrie contributed 3½ points to the 'Battle of Brookline' in 1999, when the US recovered from 10-6 down to win 14½-13½, a contest remembered for most of the US team invading the 17th green thinking the match was over while Jose Maria Olazabal still had a putt to halve the hole against Justin Leonard. He also featured in the 'Miracle of Medinah' four years ago, as Europe completed a stunning comeback from 10-4 down during the Saturday afternoon fourballs to win 14½-13½, the Scot winning his singles match for a second time. "We all know how tough it is to play out there," Lawrie added. "The fans get into it and the majority of the fans watching are American and home supporters. "I hope to be able to pass on to the boys who have not played over there before what it is like, and what they can expect." The first practice day is on Tuesday, with the three-day contest starting on Friday, 30 September with the first foursomes at 13:35 BST, and the fourballs scheduled to follow at 18:30 BST. The match concludes with the singles on Sunday, 2 October, starting at 17:00 BST.

Vice-captain Paul Lawrie says Rory McIlroy's recent form is a "huge boost" to Europe's Ryder Cup team ahead of this week's contest at Hazeltine.

The Surf Snowdonia project at a former factory site at Dolgarrog in the Conwy Valley is due to open next summer. The inland surfing lagoon will use technology called Wavegarden to drive waves up to 2m (6ft) high. Tourism Minister Edwina Hart called it an "iconic attraction for Wales" during a visit for a ground-breaking ceremony at the site. The plans include a "wave garden" with lagoons, water slide, wakeboard lake, lodges, restaurant, retail and play facilities and parking for up to 250 cars. The developers said it would create 100 construction jobs with 60 jobs on site once it opens. Announcing the funding, Ms Hart said: "This project clearly supports our strategy in creating new, perception-changing attractions. "Surf Snowdonia will add a unique facility to an existing cluster of world class activity tourism products in the north Wales region and will drive growth by attracting additional higher spending visitors." International Surfing Association president Fernando Aguerre said the centre would be suitable for world-class contests and could pave the way for the sport to be adopted by the Olympics. He said: "Surfing no longer has geographical restrictions - venues can be built away from the coastline efficiently and sustainably. "We can now reach new surfing participants and fans who have never been to or even seen the ocean."

Ministers are providing £4m funding for a planned new surfing centre and "wave park" in Snowdonia.

Lowry is five under par but still has four holes to play on Sunday before starting his final round at Oakmont. American Andrew Landry is two shots behind with players catching up after storms affected the first day. England's Lee Westwood is a shot back on two under, having played 15 holes, along with second-round leader Dustin Johnson and Spain's Sergio Garcia. The leaderboard was constantly changing during an intriguing third round with Johnson, Lowry, Landry, Westwood and Garcia all having either the outright lead, or a share of it at some point. None of the top seven on the leaderboard have ever won one of golf's four majors. Lowry birdied the fourth, sixth and seventh to briefly move a shot clear at the top on his own. But after taking a bogey-four on the eighth, he added birdies on the ninth and 12th to regain the lead and open up a slight advantage. "I'm glad we didn't have to play another four holes as I was getting tired but I'm really looking forward to getting out there on Sunday," said world number 41 Lowry. "I've never been in this position but this is where you want to be. "My game is good and I feel very comfortable out there." Johnson had begun the round with a one-stroke advantage and birdied the first hole to move two shots clear. He scrambled a par on the second after sending his tee shot, via a spectator's head, into a food stall. However, the American double-bogeyed the third as his challenge faltered. Westwood, 43, is looking to win his first major at his 73rd attempt. He held a share of the lead after chipping in for an eagle from 130 yards on the par-four fifth but finished the day on two-under par with three holes of his third round to play. Garcia was also briefly a co-leader after hitting back-to-back birdies on the fifth and sixth as he bids for his first major after finishing second on four occasions. Landry, who is ranked 624 in the world, led the American challenge with a birdie on the seventh giving him the outright lead and he ended the day as Lowry's closest challenger on three under with five to play. South Africa's Branden Grace is the leader in the clubhouse after a four-under-par 66 in his third round. World number one Jason Day, the 2015 PGA Championship winner, also hit a 66 after four birdies in his first five holes and picked up an eagle on the par-five fourth. The 28-year-old Australian, who shot a six-over par 76 in his opening round, is six shots off the lead. The third round will resume at 12:00 BST on Sunday, with the final round following later in the day.

Ireland's Shane Lowry holds a two-shot lead at the US Open with the leaders still to complete their third rounds.

In the capital Nairobi and other cities, many shops remain open. At least 24 people have been killed in violence since the 8 August election, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has said. Mr Odinga said the poll was rigged to give President Uhuru Kenyatta victory, and called for a "day of mourning for the fallen patriots". However, Kenyans on Twitter have been using the hashtag #TurudiKaziniChallenge (Swahili for "Let's return to work" ) to urge a return to normalcy following last week's disruptions. Mr Kenyatta repeated his appeal for peace. "At the end of the day we are all Kenyans, we don't need to fight one another, we don't need to destroy each other's property, we don't need to take life," he said in a statement. "Kenyans have said that the election is behind them, the majority have returned to work," he added. Young people have been burning tyres in Kibera, a Nairobi slum where Mr Odinga has strong support, reports the BBC's Tomi Oladipo from the scene. However, some of Mr Odinga's supporters in Kibera have opened their shops, saying that while they agree with him that the result was rigged, they cannot afford to lose business, our reporter adds. Businesses are open as usual in the coastal city of Mombasa. In the western city of Kisumu, a stronghold of Mr Odinga, there has been a mixed response to the strike, with shops open in some areas and shut in others. The official results gave President Kenyatta about 54% of the vote, and Mr Odinga 45%. "This is a failed regime that is resorting to killing people instead of addressing the real issue. The vote was stolen. There's no secret about that," Mr Odinga told his supporters on Sunday, as he called for a strike. Foreign observers have declared the poll free and fair. European Union foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini and former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan are among those who have urged Mr Odinga to seek redress through the courts - something the opposition coalition says is not an option.

Many Kenyans have ignored opposition leader Raila Odinga's call for a strike over disputed elections.

The Warriors could have led by more than 11-9 at half-time. "We had enough opportunities to be further ahead, and second half we made too many mistakes," Townsend said. "Edinburgh took their chances. It took a bit of character and skill from us to get a chance to win near the end, but we weren't nearly good enough today." Glasgow had the small consolation of winning the 1872 Cup for the first time in three years, prevailing 43-41 on aggregate after winning the away leg 25-12 at Murrayfield on Boxing Day. "[That's no consolation] at the moment, but in future that's something on record," Townsend told BBC Scotland. "Our players are obviously really disappointed, they wanted to finish the season with a win, and it shows how competitive these fixtures are. "I thought Edinburgh played really well in defence, and really stopped us creating quick ball. That's a credit to them, and they took their chances really well as well, so they deserved to win today. "Even though we were getting penalties a lot around the breakdown we didn't convert our opportunities with the line-outs we had close to the line." After reaching the Pro12 semi-finals for the past four seasons - reaching the final in 2014, and winning the title in 2015 - Glasgow had to settle for sixth place in Townsend's final campaign, but reached the European Champions Cup quarter-finals for the first time. Townsend addressed the Scotstoun crowd after the final whistle, thanking fans for their support, and will name his first Scotland squad on Monday as he takes over the national job for the forthcoming southern hemisphere tour to face Italy, Australia and Fiji. "I'll miss it a lot," he reflected of his final Scotstoun experience as head coach. "We've got the best supporters in the world and we're just disappointed today we weren't able to give them the performance they deserve. "Just now I'm still a bit down, but I'll miss coming to work, I'll miss working with this group of players and I'll enjoy coming back and watching, seeing how this club continues to progress, getting more and more people watching and also playing some really good rugby."

Departing Glasgow coach Gregor Townsend rued his side's inability to take their chances after slipping to defeat by Edinburgh in his final game in charge.

The owner of the 1977 Ford Mustang died in August and when his daughter checked his garage in Welwyn Garden City, she found that the car had disappeared. The family last recall seeing the car, registration VTM 648S, in 1995. Hertfordshire Police said: "We have exhausted all lines of inquiry and are waiting for any new information." It is understood the reason the car's disappearance went unnoticed for two decades is the owner was not well enough to visit the garage it was housed in. The force said it was convinced the car was not sold by the owner, as his daughter said she would have been informed, and all of the documentation is still in her late father's house. Police appealed for information about the missing Mustang six months ago but have yet to receive any leads in the case.

Police say they have reached the end of the road in their search for a classic car thought to have been stolen during the last 20 years.

Researchers from Trend Micro found blogs on the website had been modified to install malware known as Cryptesla on readers' devices. The malware holds files on the host machine to ransom and demands a payment to restore them. The Independent said it had removed all ads on the site while it investigated. "It appears that an advert appearing on that blogsite may have included malware," said a spokesman for the newspaper. "There is no suggestion or evidence that any of our users have been affected by this." The spokesman said the site affected was an old or "legacy" system that was now rarely visited. According to Trend Micro, the ransomware has been present on the Independent blogs website since at least 21 November. "We reported it to them on Tuesday - but, as of today, it is still happening," said Raimund Genes, chief technical officer at Trend Micro. "Now we need to go public to warn people who are not using security software like ours." The malware exploits a security hole in Adobe Flash Player to install itself on a victim's computer. Once downloaded, it sets about encrypting documents, rendering them useless without the key to decrypt them, for which it demands a ransom. The vulnerability in Flash has since been patched, but anybody using an old version of the web browser plug-in could still be at risk. "For a while on Tuesday, the malware didn't trigger. But that was not the Independent solving it, it was the attackers updating the malware with a new version," said Mr Genes. "My advice is to update your Flash Player. Always do it immediately when it says an update is available, because Flash remains one of the main ways attackers can compromise a system." The spokesperson added that the media group was now looking into the incident. "We are currently investigating third-party advertising suppliers that are used by our externally hosted blog platform Independent blogs, which is a separate entity to independent.co.uk," they said. "Less than 0.2% of the Independent digital audience visited this separate, legacy blogsite in the entire month of November," the spokesman added. More and more cyber criminals are seeking to subvert adverts in a bid to catch out visitors to popular sites. This so-called malvertising has been found on many other places. Other newspapers as well as streaming sites and porn hosts have all briefly hosted booby-trapped ads.

The Independent newspaper's blogging platform has been briefly compromised with malware that infects readers' computers, security experts have said.

Former champion Murray has never played Broady, the world number 234 who has received a wildcard to the tournament. Find out how to get into tennis in our special guide. Compatriot James Ward, also a wildcard, will play defending champion Novak Djokovic in his opening match. In the women's singles, British number one Johanna Konta faces Puerto Rican Monica Puig, while Serena Williams will face a qualifier or lucky loser. Sixteenth seed Konta, ranked 18th in the world, has met Puig once. The Australian Open semi-finalist came from behind to win 4-6 6-4 7-6 at last year's grass-court tournament in Nottingham. British number two Heather Watson starts against Annika Beck and could then face top seed Williams in a repeat of last year's gripping third-round match, while Laura Robson has drawn Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber. Robson and Kerber have met three times, including at Wimbledon in 2011. The Briton won in three sets then, but Kerber has triumphed in the other two matches, the most recent in Beijing in 2013. Media playback is not supported on this device In the men's draw, Murray is in the more favourable half and would only face Djokovic or third seed Roger Federer in the final. Djokovic and Federer are scheduled to meet in the semi-finals. If Ward overcomes Djokovic in round one, he could play countryman Kyle Edmund in round two. Edmund takes on Frenchman Adrian Mannarino. The highest seeds in Murray's half of the draw are Stan Wawrinka, Kei Nishikori and Richard Gasquet. Frenchman Gasquet, a semi-finalist last year, will play British number two Aljaz Bedene in his opening match. Women's singles: Naomi Broady v Elina Svitolina (17) Katie Swan v Timea Babos Tara Moore v Alison van Uytvanck Men's singles: Dan Evans v Jan Lennard Struff Brydan Klein v Nicolas Mahut Alex Ward v David Goffin (11) BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller: Murray won't be looking too far ahead - he was taken to five sets in his opening two matches at the French Open - but a fourth-round match with Nick Kyrgios on Centre Court could be fraught with danger. It could be considered an advantage for Murray that Federer is in the other half of the draw with Djokovic, but the seven-time Wimbledon champion, 34, has played little tennis in recent months. Robson's draw suggests her recent luck is showing no sign of improvement, while Konta will have her work cut out to live up to her seeding. She could face the 2014 runner-up Eugenie Bouchard in the second round and former Australian Open runner-up Dominika Cibulkova in round three. Media playback is not supported on this device

Andy Murray will face fellow Briton Liam Broady in the first round of Wimbledon, which starts on Monday.

The Spaniard, 23, started on pole but slipped to fifth place after an early technical issue. He recovered and overtook Valentino Rossi with 12 laps to go, securing his fourth win of the season and taking his championship total to 248 points. Rossi struggled to close down Marquez's lead and fell behind defending champion Jorge Lorenzo to finish in third. Victory - the 28th of his career in the top category - gives Marquez a clear lead over second-placed Rossi, with four races remaining. Earlier, Brad Binder became the first South African motorcycle grand prix world champion since 1980 as he won the Moto3 title. 1. Marc Marquez (Spa) Honda - 41 minutes 57.678 seconds 2. Jorge Lorenzo (Spa) Yamaha - 42:00.418 3. Valentino Rossi (Ita) Yamaha - 42:03.661 4. Maverick Vinales (Spa) Suzuki - 42:05.916 5. Cal Crutchlow (GB) Honda - 42:10.899 6. Dani Pedrosa (Spa) Honda - 42:14.750 7. Aleix Espargaro (Spa) Suzuki - 42:16.200 8. Pol Espargaro (Spa) Yamaha - 42:17.110 9. Alvaro Bautista (Spa) Aprilia - 42:20.749 10. Stefan Bradl (Ger) Aprilia - 42:25.576 1. Marc Marquez (Spa) Honda - 248 points 2. Valentino Rossi (Ita) Yamaha - 196 3. Jorge Lorenzo (Spa) Yamaha - 182 4. Dani Pedrosa (Spa) Honda - 155 5. Maverick Vinales (Spa) Suzuki - 149 6. Cal Crutchlow (GB) Honda - 105 7. Andrea Dovizioso (Ita) Ducati - 104 8. Andrea Iannone (Ita) Ducati - 96 8. Pol Espargaro (Spa) Yamaha - 96 10. Hector Barbera (Spa) Ducati - 84

MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez moved 52 points clear in the title race with victory at the Aragon Grand Prix.

Mr Navalny could now be barred from running in the Moscow mayoral election set for September. He also joins a growing list of opponents of President Vladimir Putin who have ended up on the wrong side of the law or in exile, or have met their deaths in suspicious circumstances. When Mr Putin first became president in 2000, he immediately set about curbing the power of the oligarchs - the group of billionaires who exerted huge influence over Russia's political system and media. His first victim was media magnate, Vladimir Gusinsky, the owner of NTV, a station that at the time was highly critical of Moscow's war in the breakaway republic of Chechnya and was home to the satirical puppet show Kukly, which mercilessly mocked the new president. When Mr Gusinsky refused to allow the Kremlin to influence NTV's editorial policy he quickly found himself charged with fraud in June 2000, and fled the country shortly afterwards. Within months, he was joined by his fellow media magnate and political fixer Boris Berezovsky. Mr Berezovsky is believed to have played a key role in helping Mr Putin into power in 2000. But he quickly fell out of favour with the new regime and sought refuge in the UK. Mr Berezovsky continued to plot against Mr Putin and to be held up as a bogeyman by the Russian media until he was found dead in the bathroom of his Berkshire home in March this year. Police have said that there is no evidence of anybody else being involved in his death. Perhaps most famously Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of the now defunct oil company, Yukos, was targeted when (like Mr Navalny) he accused Mr Putin and his associates of conniving in massive corruption. He has subsequently been convicted in two trials of tax evasion and fraud. Following his second trial in 2010, Amnesty International recognised Mr Khodorkovsky and his co-defendant, Platon Lebedev, as "prisoners of conscience". Mr Khodorkovsky is due for release in 2014, but there are signs that he could face further charges. Political opposition to Mr Putin is becoming an increasingly risky business, with numerous activists facing charges or in jail. Two members of feminist band Pussy Riot are serving two-year prison sentences for "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" after performing an "anti-Putin punk prayer" in Moscow's main Orthodox cathedral in February 2012. A third member of the band had her sentence suspended on appeal. Meanwhile, criminal charges of affray, incitement to violence and assaulting police officers are pending against more than 20 activists involved in disturbances at a demonstration in Moscow on the eve of Mr Putin's inauguration as president for a third term in May 2012. Sergei Udaltsov, a left-wing leader of the protest movement, is under house arrest after being charged with incitement to mass disorder on the basis of video evidence shown on Russian TV. If found guilty, Mr Udaltsov (like Mr Navalny) could face a substantial prison sentence. Some members of the Russian opposition, such as former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, continue to defy Mr Putin despite regular harassment and detention for public order offences. Like Mr Navalny, Mr Nemtsov is a member of the opposition's alternative parliament, the Coordination Council. He is also co-author of a report accusing Mr Putin of leading Russia to ruin. Another member of the Coordination Council, former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, has joined the growing list of Russia's political emigres. But, as the fate of former FSB (Federal Security Service) officer Alexander Litvinenko showed, even exile carries risks for Mr Putin's opponents. Mr Litvinenko died in London in 2006 after being poisoned by radioactive polonium. It is not just oligarchs and politicians who have to fear Putin's disfavour. Journalists and TV presenters, too, have to be wary of offending the Kremlin. Ksenia Sobchak, whose father Anatoly was Mr Putin's political mentor, was a familiar face on light entertainment shows on Russia TV until she joined the protest movement following the disputed parliamentary election in 2011. Since then, her lucrative contracts on mainstream TV have dried up and her appearances have been confined to the niche liberal channel Dozhd - a refuge for several dissident journalists. Mr Putin makes little secret of his hostility to journalists who challenge his authority. Shortly after the murder in 2006 of Anna Politkovskaya, a reporter with opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta and fierce critic of the Kremlin's policies in Chechnya, Mr Putin dismissed her political influence as "negligible". Ms Politkovskaya is one of five Novaya Gazeta journalists who have been murdered or died in suspicious circumstances since 2000. BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. For more reports from BBC Monitoring, click here. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook.

Russian anti-corruption blogger and opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been jailed for five years for fraud, after a trial he says was politically motivated.

"I am seriously considering emigrating to Australia, Jamaica or the US," says Faye Jones. The 32-year-old PA from Wokingham jumps every time there's a knock at the door and tiptoes around neighbours who might call the police. Her crime? Five years ago, Faye was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and after suffering from the side effects of prescribed drugs, she now uses cannabis to ease her pain, nausea and inflammation. In the UK, where cannabis is a Class B drug, police can issue warnings or on-the-spot fines for possession of a small amount, while courts can impose sentences of up to five years for possession of larger amounts and up to 14 years for those who supply or produce it. Faye - a campaigner for United Patients Alliance (UPA), which is calling for cannabis to be legally accessed by patients - has a raft of places she could start a new life. Medicinal cannabis is legal - or being legalised - in 25 US states, and in countries from Canada to Italy. "But I'd rather not leave the country I was born in," she says. "Mum would be devastated." Perhaps now she won't have to. A group of MPs has called on the government to legalise medical cannabis after publishing the results of a seven-month inquiry into medicinal use of the drug. The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Drug Policy Reform took evidence from 623 patients, professionals and experts and more than 20,000 scientific and medical reports were reviewed. "The results are clear. Cannabis has a medical benefit for a wide range of conditions," says Mike Barnes, a professor of neurological rehabilitation. However, the NHS warns that cannabis use carries a number of risks, such as impairing the ability to drive, as well as causing harm to lungs if smoked and harm to mental health, fertility or unborn babies. It can also have other serious consequences, with users potentially vulnerable to developing psychotic illnesses, the Royal College of Psychiatrists says. A Home Office spokesman said the government had no plan to legalise cannabis, adding: "There is a substantial body of scientific and medical evidence to show that cannabis is a harmful drug which can damage people's mental and physical health." Yet the End Our Pain campaign, which supports the legalisation of medical cannabis, estimates that one million people across the UK rely on the drug for medical reasons. By Michelle Roberts, health editor, BBC News online After weighing the evidence, experts say there is a clear therapeutic role for medical cannabis. There is good evidence that it helps alleviate the symptoms of chronic pain, MS and nausea associated with chemotherapy, as well as anxiety. But for treating other conditions, such as depression, headaches and epilepsy, there is limited or no convincing evidence that it works. Like any drug, cannabis can cause side effects. Smoking cannabis in a joint rolled with tobacco can make asthma worse and probably increases the risk of lung cancer. Regular cannabis use puts some people at increased risk of psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia, and can also reduce fertility. Cannabis is addictive and you may experience withdrawal symptoms such as cravings, difficulty sleeping, sweating and shaking. Cannabis affects how the brain works. It can make users feel very anxious and even paranoid, it can make it difficult to concentrate and learn. 37 average age of patient 67% try conventional medicines first 37% don't tell their doctor 72% buy street cannabis 20% grow their own The United Patients Alliance says 30% of cannabis patients surveyed by the APPG cited depression as a reason for self-medication - though patients reported multiple conditions and depression often accompanies other primary conditions. About a quarter of patients said they used the drug to combat anxiety and a quarter mentioned pain. Almost 70% of the patients surveyed said they had tried conventional medicines first, before turning to cannabis. Doctors told Faye she would have to take low dosages of cancer drugs for the rest of her life to deal with her rheumatoid arthritis. But after suffering hair loss, frequent sickness and "brain fog", her job became untenable and her boss took her aside. "I'd just bought a house and had a mortgage - I couldn't afford to lose my job," she says. Inspired by MS patients, she tried cannabis and now spends about £250 a month making her own capsules and creams, mixing cannabis oil and coconut oil. Faye says she takes the pills "like I would ibuprofen, when I need them", claiming that the low dosage is not enough to make her high. Along with 38% of users surveyed by the APPG, she also uses a vaporiser to consume the drug. Fewer than a third smoke it with tobacco; one in five smokes it without tobacco. Others eat it, take capsules or use creams. MS patient Penny Fitzlyon, from London, said she was prescribed a variety of opiates which "switched off all interest in the outside world". She said they left her "feeling grotty and miserable", took away her sense of humour and made her constipated. "Then after a second MRI scan, I overheard a nurse saying it wouldn't be long before I'd be in a wheelchair," she says. "So I started doing my own research. Cannabis was the only thing I could find that hadn't killed anyone." Penny, 52, says she tracked down a herbalist who, unlike street sellers, knew how to mix different strains of cannabis for different patients. "We want to get rid of street dealers," she says. "Backstreet cannabis is not good - they mix it with sand or glass to make it look all sparkly and heavy." Some 72% of cannabis bought for medicinal use is purchased on the street or from friends, but 20% of users grow their own, in groups or by themselves. The remainder is sourced on the internet or abroad, according to those surveyed by the APPG. Penny, who has been cautioned by the police twice, estimates that she spends £5,000 a year on cannabis - a fraction of the £30,000 annual cost of MS prescription drugs, she says. Though she avoids "getting stoned", without small doses of the drug Penny finds simple tasks such as walking to the shops "incredibly painful". For Jon Liebling, from Reading, brushes with the law have only made him more determined to fight for the right to use cannabis as a medicine. A traumatic childhood, with a mother who attempted suicide and an absent father, left Jon anxious, depressed and struggling to concentrate at school. But after trying cannabis at university, he didn't look back. "I knew it was illegal", he says, "But it just worked. All the pain and stress I'd carried in my back, shoulders and neck for years just went." But the 48-year-old's use of cannabis would see him arrested by the police three times - forcing him to leave university, drop out of a nurses' training course and finally land him in court for growing his own. Though the arrests led to no more than a slap on the wrist and a fine, he said they left him feeling "angry and disenfranchised". "My life has been ruined by the law," he says. Now, as political director of the UPA, Jon says the conclusions of the parliamentary group are "incredibly exciting". "I don't think judges really want to put people away for it," he says. "I was really honest with the judge about my medical history and he was really sympathetic." Though Faye fears the police "taking away her medicine" or indeed sending her to prison, she says most people are "very understanding" - even potential employers. She says she has mentioned her End Our Pain campaigning in numerous job interviews "and it never stopped me getting a second interview". "I'm cannabis proud," she says.

Cannabis should be legalised for medical use, a cross-party group of MPs has said, but there are thousands of people already using the Class B drug for this purpose.

A masked man holding a gun approached him at about 10:35 BST in a car park in Glenarm on Sunday and demanded the man's car keys. He then made off from the car park on New Road in a red Ford Fiesta. A robbery at a shop on Coast Road in Ballygally in County Antrim was reported about 15 minutes later. A masked man with a gun entered the premises and left with a sum of cash after demanding money from staff. The red Ford Fiesta was found abandoned at about 11:15 BST on Dickeystown Road in Glenarm. Police believe the two robberies could be linked. No-one was injured in the incidents but both the man whose car was stolen and the shop staff were left "very badly shaken", police said. Police are appealing for anyone who saw the car to contact them.

A man has been robbed at gunpoint as he was taking photographs in a village on the County Antrim coast.

Mr Johnson, the Mayor of London, announced on Sunday that he would be backing the campaign for Britain to leave the EU. His intervention in the debate - made, as he termed it, with "deafening eclat" - was even said to have helped cause the pound to slide on the international money markets as traders thought it made the possibility of a so-called Brexit more likely. He has arguably the highest profile of any of the governing Conservative Party except the Prime Minister David Cameron, but those outside the UK may be wondering: who is he, and is that actually his hair? Read on. Profile: Boris Johnson How could 'zip wire prat' become prime minister? Read more about the UK's referendum on the EU Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, to give him his full name, was born in New York and is descended from Turkish, French and German stock. He describes himself as a "one-man melting pot". He first made a name for himself in journalism, including a stint as Brussels correspondent for the right-wing Daily Telegraph newspaper and editor of The Spectator magazine. His humorous persona led him to become a fixture on various television programmes, including the satirical BBC panel show Have I Got News For You. He still has a lucrative and entertaining column in the Daily Telegraph, in which august forum he explained the reasons for his decision on the EU. As a politician, he has been a Conservative member of parliament for two constituencies, Henley from 2001 to 2008 and then Uxbridge and South Ruislip from 2015. Lest you think he was putting his feet up between parliamentary mandates, he is also currently serving the second of two terms as mayor of London, no mean feat in a city where the centre-left Labour Party has dominated in recent decades. That's indicative of the position Mr Johnson has carved out for himself as one of the most charismatic politicians in the UK who has wide appeal beyond Conservative heartlands - polling has suggested that his stance on the EU referendum may sway some undecided voters. Just look what happens when you type his name into Google.co.uk. Not quite. He has previously courted controversy for his remarks about (among others) the populations of Liverpool, Portsmouth and Papua New Guinea, not to mention run-ins with his own party leadership and TV chef Jamie Oliver. Last October he accidentally flattened a 10-year-old schoolboy at what was meant to be a friendly game of photo-op rugby in Japan. But none of this seems to have affected his standing among the party faithful or the public at large. Even getting stuck on a zip-wire during the London Olympics in 2012, a sure-fire route to derision for any other politician, only enhanced his eccentric image. Mr Johnson finally ended months of speculation about which side of the EU debate he would back in an immaculately impromptu media scrum outside his home in North London, having reportedly informed the prime minister of his decision earlier the same day. He said that he had come to his decision as a result of deeply held convictions and "after a huge amount of heartache". His father Stanley, a former Conservative member of the European parliament, said that his son had performed a noble and potentially "career-ending move", ruining any chance of serving in Mr Cameron's cabinet. But Mr Cameron has already said he won't run for another mandate when his current one ends in 2020. Some observers of British politics point out that even if the UK votes to remain in the EU, positioning himself in the "Out" camp won't do Mr Johnson any harm with grassroots Conservatives, many of who are Eurosceptic and will have the final say in choosing a new leader. In this, some suggest, he is implementing his long-standing policy on cake: "My policy on cake is pro having it and pro eating it." No, that's Donald Trump. Also a pioneer of unorthodox political hair, but they don't get on. When Mr Trump commented that parts of London are "so radicalised the police are afraid for their lives", Mr Johnson retorted: "The only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump." No, I've confused you now by mentioning Donald Trump. Same hair though. No, that's Julian Assange.

Foreign observers of the UK's debate on its forthcoming referendum on whether to stay in the European Union may have noticed an awful lot of fuss about the views of a man called Boris Johnson - yes, that man on the zip wire.

The incident happened at the Co-op store in Thornton at about 02:15 on 17 May. A Ford Transit flatbed van, stolen in Station Road, reversed into the premises. Extensive damage was caused to the building and an attempt was made to steal an ATM. A 25-year-old man is expected to appear at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court court on Monday. Det Insp Stewart Andrew of Glenrothes CID said: "Officers have been pursuing various lines of enquiry ever since this incident took place, which has included liaison with our colleagues in Durham Constabulary. "I want to thank local residents for their support throughout and reassure the community that we will use all resources at our disposal to investigate such incidents."

A man has been charged after a ram-raid at a shop in Fife.

Barry Gray's side have taken maximum points from their last four matches, scoring 12 goals and conceding none. In the night's other two league games, Glenavon host Glentoran and Portadown travel to Ballinamallard United. Carrick Rangers play Amateur League side Crumlin Star in a rearranged Irish Cup sixth round tie at Seaview. The winners will have home advantage against Crusaders in the quarter-finals of the competition. "We are just glad to have regular games. There has been so much 'is it going to be on, is it not going to be on' since we have had the problems with the pitch at Taylor's Avenue," said Carrick manager Gary Haveron. Warrenpoint now lie just one point behind fellow strugglers Ballinamallard, Dungannon and Carrick at the foot of the table thanks to a seven-match unbeaten league run which stretches back two months. "We are in a position now where nobody wants to sit out games. All the players are eager to get started again so everyone will be ready to go on Monday night," said 'Point boss Barry Gray. "The players we brought in during January have brought a freshness to the changing room and competition for places. "They have brought quality too and the players around them have stepped up to the mark. "Whether it's enough given our poor start to the season, we'll have to wait a couple of months to find out." Glentoran will be out to avenge a 4-1 sixth round Irish Cup defeat by Glentoran at the Oval when the sides meet again at Mourneview Park. The Lurgan Blues must plan without striker Eoin Bradley, who was sent-off in the 1-1 draw with leaders Crusaders on Friday night. Portadown central defender Ken Oman is suspended for his side's trip to Ferney Park after being dismissed in the victory over Linfield but Ronnie McFall's side should have Garry Breen and Sean Mackle available again. Ports assistant manager Kieran Harding has hailed the impact made by ex-Linfield and Derry City midfielder Philip Lowry since his recent arrival at Shamrock Park. "Philip has outstanding energy and he covers the ground. If we had him from the start of the season, we may not be in the position we are in," argued Harding, whose side have moved up to seventh in the standings. Mallards boss Whitey Anderson lamented his team's performance in a 3-0 loss to Warrenpoint on Friday and has made clear that he expects more from his players. "You can try to play all the good football you want, but unless you can display heart and desire it counts for nothing. That's what I want to see," said Anderson. Monday 15 February - 19:45 GMT unless stated Danske Bank Premiership Ballinamallard Utd v Portadown (20:00 GMT) Glenavon v Glentoran Dungannon Swifts v Warrenpoint Town Tennent's Irish Cup sixth round Carrick Rangers v Crumlin Star (at Seaview)

Warrenpoint Town will hope to continue their remarkable winning run in the Premiership when they face Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park on Monday.

Last year's event, the first at Strathallan in Perthshire, was criticised over traffic issues and antisocial behaviour. DF Concerts said improvements include colour-coded zones, better signage and 24-hour dedicated management teams. This year's event will take place between 8 July and 10 July. The Stone Roses, Calvin Harris and Red Hot Chili Peppers will headline the main stage over the three nights. Last year's T in the Park had a daily attendance of about 85,000 people with an estimated 70,000 of those camping. DF Concerts has produced an animated video highlighting the new campsite layout. T in the Park security manager Colin Brown, said: "We have overhauled the campsite layout and management and guarantee there will be well-informed stewards on hand to assist with any questions. "The layout, clearly marked-out zones and improved signage will make getting about much easier, meaning our campers can concentrate on having a good time." DF Concerts said the Slam and King Tut's tents would open exclusively for campers on Thursday 7 July. Last week, the promoter announced that this year's festival arena will increase in size by a third. It will publish revised transport plans for the event next week. Campsite entertainment manager Gail MacKenzie said: "We know that the campsite is a huge part of the T in the Park experience and have listened to feedback from last year. "As a result the entertainment will be enhanced and we're even opening the King Tut's Tent on the Thursday for the first time ever. "

T in the Park organisers have announced an overhaul of the festival's campsite that will see it increase in size by a quarter.

Both the Islamic State group (IS) and Kurdish militants have claimed a number of attacks in Turkey in recent months. Turkey is part of the US-led coalition against IS, and coalition planes use its air base at Incirlik for raids in Iraq and Syria. Turkey is also conducting a campaign against Kurdish militants. How dangerous is Turkey's unrest? Tears and destruction amid PKK crackdown Turkey in midst of hideous vortex A ceasefire between the government and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) broke down last year. On Saturday an emergency travel warning was published on the website of the US embassy in Turkey. "There are credible threats to tourist areas, in particular to public squares and docks in Istanbul and Antalya. Please exercise extreme caution if you are in the vicinity of such areas," it read. Antalya, on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, is a major tourist centre visited by millions of people every year. The warning comes a day after Israel's counterterrorism bureau urged all Israelis to avoid Turkey, saying: "There are immediate risks of attacks being carried out in the country, and we stress the threat applies to all tourism sites in Turkey."

The US has warned its citizens of "credible threats" to tourist areas in Turkey, particularly in Istanbul and the southern resort city of Antalya.

The former HSBC bank building on the corner of Bute Street and James Street is due to house 16 flats including a four-bedroom penthouse apartment. Cardiff planners said the proposals would help regenerate the area. The Victorian Society opposed the plan, saying it "would cause a high degree of unjustified harm" to the building. The four-storey building was constructed in 1874 for coal owners and exporters Cory Bros and was altered and extended in 1914. The building has been empty since 2014 and planners, in their report recommending approval to councillors, said the proposals were "welcomed in principle as the development would revitalise a large long-term vacant listed building". They said the changes to the roof showed "appropriate regard to the special interest of the building". But The Victorian Society had objected to the plans - particularly the penthouse - saying it would "cause a high degree of unjustified harm to the listed building and surrounding Mount Stuart Square Conservation Area". It said the building "proudly and splendidly evokes the extraordinary wealth Cardiff enjoyed at the end of the 19th Century". Cardiff council's planning committee passed the proposals on Wednesday subject to conditions and the development starting within 18 months.

Plans to turn a Grade II-listed building in Cardiff Bay into a restaurant and flats have been given the go-ahead by the council.

International Trade Secretary Liam Fox will travel from the US to meet Mexican counterparts to discuss trading relationships. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is on a two-day tour of Australia, saying post-Brexit trade is "top of the agenda". And Brexit Secretary David Davis will hold private talks in Germany ahead of the next round of negotiations. The globetrotting by the three ministers - dubbed the "three Brexiteers" for their role in backing a Leave vote - comes amid increased scrutiny of the opportunities and challenges facing Britain in terms of negotiating free trade agreements with other countries once it leaves the EU. No deals can be done until withdrawal in March 2019 but the UK has established a series of inter-ministerial working groups in the US and Australia to discuss the way ahead while also signalling to other countries, such as New Zealand, that they will be "near the front of the queue". US President Donald Trump has said a deal with the UK could be "big and exciting" in terms of jobs, accusing the EU of a "very protectionist" stance towards America. The EU has insisted Brexit talks will only be held by the European Commission, and the Department for Exiting the European Union confirmed Mr Davis' talks with officials in Germany would be private. Brussels has also made clear that trade talks between the UK and the EU must wait until other issues, including the status of expats and any "divorce bill" to be paid by the UK, have been settled. The role of the European Court of Justice has emerged as a stumbling block to a deal on citizen's rights, despite both sides insisting that they want to come an arrangement. The UK is seeking a "comprehensive free trade deal" with the EU after Brexit to replace its membership of the common market and customs union.

Senior cabinet ministers will push the UK's Brexit agenda on three different continents later.

Jin Ok scored the game-winning goal after GB had come back from 2-0 down. Third-period goals from Angela Taylor and Leanne Ganney levelled the game after Jong Su-hyo and Won Chol-sun had put North Korea in charge. The game gives Britain their first point of the tournament but they are bottom of Group A after three games. "Nobody likes losing and it's disappointing," said Britain's head coach Cheryl Smith. "I am more disappointed because we took some risks. We were 2-0 down, took a risk and got the goal back. "We got our heads together and the girls listened and we got back into the game. "The game was going our way when we got back into it at 2-2, but we just didn't finish it. "We had the chances in overtime but we just did not get it done." Britain, who have also lost to the Netherlands and South Korea in this event, return to action tomorrow when they face Slovenia at 16:30 (08:30 BST).

Great Britain's women fell to an overtime defeat by North Korea in their third Group A game in World Championship Division Two in Gangneung.

Linton Bridge, over the River Wharfe in West Yorkshire, was damaged in the Christmas floods. Emergency work has been undertaken but the cracked bridge between Linton and Collingham remains at risk of collapse, said Leeds City Council. Work, which will cost £4.5m, is to start in July to put in place a river platform to work on the foundations. Parts of the bridge dropped about 8in (20cm) after the floodwater undermined its foundations. It has been shut since 27 December and the permanent repair works are expected to be completed by the summer of 2017. More than 100 bridges were damaged by floods in West Yorkshire and a bridge partially collapsed in Tadcaster in North Yorkshire. Councillor Richard Lewis said: "I think everyone now realises the challenge of repairing Linton Bridge is considerable and requires detailed and complex work, so is not something that can be done quickly." The meeting also decided not to put a temporary footbridge in place due to cost and environmental impact. A free shuttle bus service has been operating between Linton and Wetherby since January.

Multimillion-pound repairs to a flood-hit bridge have been approved by senior councillors.

A review for the Commission on Local Tax Reform said there was no "magic bullet" to cure defects in the system. It said the council tax had built-in problems "from day one" but a failure to modify it had stored up more difficulties for policy makers. The commission, set up by the Scottish government and council body Cosla, will report back later this year. Prof Kenneth Gibb, from the University of Glasgow, was asked to review different systems of local taxation across the world. He found that a tax on property was used by almost all OECD countries and was seen by academics as a "good tax" because it was stable, difficult to avoid and could have a desirable impact on housing markets. But it also generated confusion with taxpayers unclear whether it was a tax on wealth or a charge for services such as refuse collection. Some felt it was unfair because it was not linked to current income. Prof Gibb noted that a local income tax, used by many countries, was generally perceived as fairer. But he found such a system created difficulties for local authorities because it meant their income fluctuated. There was also little opportunity to vary tax rates to reflect local priorities. He said: "It is clear there is no magic bullet. "Past experience from the UK and across the world shows that reform is always going to be difficult and will inevitably be bound up with the previous experiences and traumas of past reform. "So whilst the current council tax has many deficiencies, change and reform is a major undertaking." The commission now intends to hold a public consultation across Scotland before publishing its report in the autumn. A Scottish government spokesman said ministers consider the current council tax system "as a whole to be unfair". He added: "That is why, along with our local government partners, we have established the cross-party Commission on Local Tax Reform to examine fairer alternatives. "The Scottish government awaits the commission's report, which is due in the Autumn."

Replacing or reforming the council tax in Scotland could prove challenging, according to a study.

The 75-year-old was recovered unconscious from the water at Tywyn, by a crew from Aberdovey RNLI Lifeboat at 16:14 BST on Saturday. He was flown to hospital by the coastguard rescue helicopter but later died. The girls were taken to hospital as a precaution. In a separate incident, three people including a 16-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, were rescued from the sea in Harlech at about 15:30 BST on Saturday. Harlech Coastguard team, Criccieth RNLI Lifeboat, North Wales Police and paramedics were involved in the rescue. North Wales Police warned people to take extra care in the sea and to avoid taking risks.

A man has died after attempting to rescue two teenage girls who got into difficulty in the sea in Gwynedd.

Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index, rose by 0.3%. It was helped by smaller falls in food and fuel prices than a year ago. Annual inflation has been below the Bank of England's 2% target for two years, and last year it was zero. The BoE said earlier this month that it expected inflation to stay below 1% this year. North Sea oil prices dropped to a 12 year low of $27.10 last month and have almost halved over the past 12 months. But the Office for National Statistics measure of fuels and lubricants costs was only 7.3% lower than in January 2015, the smallest drop since November 2014. Continuing low inflation makes the chance of an interest rate rise in the near future unlikely. Few economists expect the BoE to raise rates before late this year at the earliest, and some analysts see a risk that the BoE could instead have cut to rates below the record low of 0.5% where they have been for almost seven years. Financial markets do not currently expect interest rates to rise until the end of the decade due to concerns including a global economic slowdown and continuing low oil prices. Food prices fell by 0.6% between December and January as opposed to a 1% fall a year earlier. Supermarkets have been engaged in a long-running price war, and discounters such as Aldi and Lidl continue to take market share from the "big four" supermarkets - Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisions. But the ONS said alcohol prices rose 5.2% between December and January, with spirits increasing by 7.5%, beer climbing by 3.6%, and wine up 4.8%.

UK inflation edged up to a 12 month high in January, as a fall in petrol prices eased.

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

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

The incident happened on the Whiterock Road at about 15:00 GMT on Friday afternoon. Police said it was witnessed by people waiting to pick up prescriptions, including children. The man has been charged with two counts of criminal damage, disorderly behaviour and of assault on police. He is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court on 5 December.

A 34-year-old man has been charged after windows were smashed and a doctor was verbally abused at a west Belfast health centre.

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