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The Washington Post demanded impeachment, followed by a Senate trial. Time magazine, deeming it necessary to publish its first-ever editorial, thundered: "The president should resign." Outside the White House, protesters waved placards at passing motorists: "Honk for Impeachment." Even Washington's most influential columnist, Stewart Alsop, who was normally supportive of the president, called him an "ass." The president had lost his moral authority, argued his critics, and with it, his ability to govern. The country faced a constitutional crisis. The republic was imperilled. Such was the feverish reaction to the events of 20 October, 1973, a date remembered in the national memory as the "Saturday Night Massacre" - a pivotal moment in the unfolding Watergate controversy. With scandal engulfing the White House, Richard Nixon decided to fire Archibald Cox, the special prosecutor appointed to investigate "all offenses arising out of the 1972 election … involving the president, the White House staff or presidential appointments". Nixon's Attorney General, Elliot Richardson, and his Deputy Attorney General, William Ruckelshaus, resigned rather than carry out the president's order. Eventually, the Solicitor General Robert Bork, who was third in command at the justice department, was prepared to fire Cox. The White House announced the news at 8:22pm that Saturday evening. Yesterday, almost as quickly as the news that he had been sacked as head of the FBI reached James Comey in Los Angeles, these two dramatic episodes were being described as historically analogous. The president had fired the lead figure in an investigation into alleged wrongdoing by members of his own team. The Nixonian parallels were obvious. Roger Stone, a Trump associate who also worked in 1972 for the notorious Committee to Re-elect the President, told the New York Times: "Somewhere Dick Nixon is smiling." The Nixon presidential library even trolled the White House on Twitter: "FUN FACT: President Nixon never fired the Director of the FBI #FBIDirector #notNixonian." Democrats insinuated that Comey was fired for similar reasons to Cox, because he was closing in on the truth. There were other resemblances, too. In the lead-up to the Saturday Night Massacre, the Nixon White House was still reeling from the resignation of the president's chief of staff, Bob Haldeman, a central figure in the Watergate scandal, just as the Trump administration continues to be buffeted by the swirl of controversy surrounding the forced departure of General Michael Flynn, his former National Security Advisor. There's the suspicion now, as there was four decades ago, that an embattled White House has something to hide. So is this truly a re-run of the events of 1973? Is the past repeating itself? Even by the standards of the Nixon presidency, the autumn of 1973 was unusually chaotic. It saw the resignation of Vice-President Spiro Agnew because of fraud, tax evasion, bribery and extortion allegations. The Middle East was in the grip of the Yom Kippur war, a conflict between US-backed Israel and Arab forces armed by the Soviets that threatened to blow-up into a broader conflagration between Washington and Moscow. In Washington, Nixon was fighting a pitched battle with Archibald Cox and the courts. Cox, a Harvard professor who had been appointed as special prosecutor in May that year, had issued a subpoena ordering the White House to hand over nine tapes of phone calls and West Wing conversations in connection with the Watergate break-in. Nixon's legal team argued the principle of executive privilege should apply, and the tapes should remain private. On 12 October, however, the Court of Appeals in Washington upheld a lower court's ruling granting Cox's request. Rather than comply, Nixon decided to fire the special prosecutor, something his Attorney General Elliot Richardson had promised Congress would never happen. A president stood in defiance of the courts, putting himself above the law of the land. It was a textbook constitutional crisis. Donald Trump's sacking of his FBI director, while highly unusual and deeply controversial, is constitutionally permissible. No court orders have been flouted. The president, while breaking with the norm of allowing FBI directors to serve out their ten-year terms unimpeded, is not putting himself above the law. Trump's motivations may also be different. Nixon sacked Cox through fear his criminality was about to exposed. Within the FBI, agents believe that Trump sacked Comey primarily out of pique and spite because of his refusal to publicly exonerate Trump against allegations of collusion with the Kremlin, and also because Comey refused to back up Trump's unsubstantiated claims that Barack Obama ordered the wire-tapping of Trump Tower. Unlike the Saturday Night Massacre, the president is at one with the most high-ranking figures in the Justice Department rather than at odds with them. The president, the attorney general and the deputy attorney general together they made the case that Comey should go - not purportedly because of his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, but because of the former director's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. The politics is also very different. Back in 1973, the Democrats controlled both the Senate and House of Representatives. That put the investigative machinery of Congress in their hands. Senate hearings were already underway, and the Saturday Night Massacre gave them fresh impetus. Nixon also faced an acid shower of criticism from Republicans on Capitol Hill and around the country. "Clearly we face a constitutional crisis," lamented the Republican governor of Michigan. There have been Republican critics of Trump's decision to fire Comey. But so far they haven't been so vehement. Crucially, the Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell is resisting demands from the Democrats, and some in his own party, to back calls for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the 2016 election. Politically, Donald Trump remains strong, because of the support of the Republican leadership on Capitol Hill and his grassroots supporters in the American heartland. Nixon, by contrast, was politically weak. This became apparent only a few days later when the White House indicated it would hand over the tapes, which included a recording of the infamous conversation between the president and Haldeman, eighteen and half minutes of which were missing. Nixon was also forced to appoint a new special prosecutor. And eventually, of course, the push for impeachment gathered unstoppable momentum, and he was forced to resign as president. In 1973, Democrats were hollering impeachment. In 2017, the party's congressional leadership has not publicly uttered that explosive word. What maybe similar between now and then is the intemperate mood of the president. As demonstrated by his Twitter tirades, Donald Trump is lashing out publicly against his critics, much as Nixon did privately in his final months in office. Politico is reporting that Trump shouted at the television over the Russian investigation, which again has echoes of Nixon's executive mansion tantrums. Curiously, both presidents also saw Florida as a bolt-hole from the pressures of Washington, Nixon opting for Key Biscayne, Trump regularly visiting Mar-A-Lago - although a key difference is that Nixon medicated himself with alcohol, while Trump is famously teetotal. But the Saturday Night Massacre and the Tuesday Night 'You're fired" are not directly comparable. The sacking of Archibald Cox contributed heavily to Nixon's forced departure from the White House. It was widely seen as an impeachable offence. The removal of James Comey, in and of itself, does not pose such an existential threat to the Trump administration.

The New York Times called for the president to leave office immediately, describing it as "the last great service" he could perform for the country.

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But such apparently excessive pay is not a new concern. Back in the early 1960s the Conservative government was interested in cutting back the sprawling and loss-making British railway network. The man who was chosen for the job was a senior ICI director called Dr Richard Beeching. He was appointed as chairman of the new British Railways Board in 1961 and two years later published his first, and infamous, report on "The Reshaping of British Railways". Even before he devised his controversial plans for pruning British Rail, there was another controversy, at least in the newspapers - over his pay. The Times reported in 1961 that Dr Beeching would be paid the same as his ICI salary while he was on secondment to the government. That was the then huge figure of £24,000, which was thirty times higher than the average annual UK salary of just over £800 a year and £14,000 more than that of the then Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. "Is this man - or any man - worth pounds 450 a week?" thundered the Daily Sketch. Let's fast forward a couple more decades to the 1980s. It was then that the current trend for spiralling executive pay took root. According to some analyses, the touch paper was lit by the boom in City salaries that followed the Big Bang of financial deregulation in 1986. That prompted not only a bidding war for City traders and the like, but attracted a rush of US investment banks who set up in London. They brought with them American-style pumped-up salaries, so fitting for the "greed is good" ethos famously espoused by the character Gordon Gekko in the film Wall Street. Outside the City, in 1987, the boss of the Burtons men's clothing firm, Sir Ralph Halpern, was paid £1.3m, becoming the first million-pound-a-year-businessman in the process. Since then, we have seen a parade of ever-higher pay packages for supposedly top executives. Public indignation over the issue boiled up. In 1994, the then chief executive of privatised British Gas, Cedric Brown, was pilloried as Cedric the Pig. He had enjoyed a 75% pay rise to £475,000 a year, for running what had been a boring state owned utility only a few years before. By the late 1990s, according to the High Pay Commission, the ratio of top pay to average pay had risen to 47 times. What could be done? There were various reports into corporate governance in the 1990s (Cadbury, Greenbury and Hampel) which pondered, among other things, how executive pay should be decided. None have had any effect on pay. And from time to time even big City shareholders have baulked at some of the more generous pay deals that executives have been able to wangle out of their companies, arguing that shareholders have been taken for a ride. So how to explain the boom in top salaries and pensions? The economist Paul Ormerod, who famously wrote a book "The Death of Economics" more than 20 years ago, wrote last year that we shouldn't look to his profession for an explanation. "Economics has no theory with which to explain the distribution of income," he said. "The simple fact is that executive pay is almost entirely determined by social values and norms. The sense of restraint, of noblesse oblige, which characterised much of Britain's post-war history, has vanished." A study by the London School of Economics shows that bosses' pay in 2014 was 160% larger in real terms than in 1999, whereas an average worker's salary has risen by just 10% over that time. But not everyone thinks "excessive" executive pay really matters. That reliable supplier of contrary economic views, the Adam Smith Institute, said in a blog: "Ultimately, it's hard to see the public interest argument here." "If shareholders are really missing a trick and overpaying their chief executives, who loses out? "Well, shareholders, in the form of lower profits. And they're the ones who stand to gain if they can fix that problem."

The average pay for chief executives of firms in the FTSE 100 index is now 144 times that of the UK's average salary, says the High Pay Centre.

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It will be first celebrated on 31 May in 2017 with celebrations and events run by Historic England. The date was decided upon after a poll involving 1,000 Londoners. It was closely followed by 5 September - the date of the Great Fire of London. The YouGov questionnaire also declared the Houses of Parliament as the building that best sums up London. People voted for the Queen as their favourite historic London hero for the moment she secretly joined the crowds to celebrate Victory in Europe Day. The results of the poll were released to mark the launch of Historic England's "Keep it London" campaign. People were asked to select a date to celebrate the capital's history, their historic hero and the building that sums up London. Big Ben's first day in operation was 31 May 1859. The campaign is intended to encourage Londoners to notice, celebrate and speak up for the heritage of their city, Historic England said. The public body has also launched a film entitled I am London, which celebrates the historic buildings and places that have borne witness to the capital's history. Duncan Wilson, chief executive of Historic England, said: "Our heritage is a source of pride, a reminder of the city's past, a foundation for its present and the building blocks for its future."

London's first History Day will be held on the anniversary of Big Ben's first day in operation.

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Radioactive cooling water was also mistakenly discharged into a submarine reactor compartment, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) reported. Reporting of safety incidents at the base, which refits Britain's nuclear submarines, was "below standard". Contractor Babcock International said safety was its "highest priority". The ONR issued a legal notice to improve after an incident last year in which a worker was contaminated with radiation. The ONR said the dose was "very small" but it "highlighted shortfalls" in health and safety at the yard. Babcock has been ordered "to bring the arrangements up to an acceptable standard" before the end of January 2016. The ONR said five other incidents broke safety rules between October and December last year. They were: The ONR also reported "shortfalls in the operation of the emergency monitoring vehicles" during a nuclear submarine accident exercise. Peter Burt, researcher at the anti-nuclear weapons pressure group Nuclear Information Service, said: "This is a worrying string of events in a short time at Devonport. "If the site operators are not able to improve performance rapidly the MoD should take steps to take the operating contract away from Babcock." Nuclear engineering consultant John Large, who has advised the government and environmental groups on nuclear issues, said: "These are not uncommon incidents in a complex operation like Devonport. "But the level of detail is not good enough. For instance what is the connection with the torpedo tubes and a radiological incident on the submarine?" The ONR declined to go into any more detail on the incidents, saying the reports were intended as summaries. Babcock said in a statement: "Improvements relating to the ONR enforcement notice and other recently reported incidents at Devonport Royal Dockyard are being addressed through a broader nuclear safety improvement programme to further enhance our current high levels of safety, in agreement with ONR." Plymouth City Council said it "takes the safety of nuclear operations at Devonport extremely seriously, as does the site operator. "It is protocol that we are informed immediately of any safety issues or incidents that are likely to be of concern to the wider public. "The operator also reports on its safety performance every six months at the local liaison committee." The Ministry of Defence (MoD) declined to comment.

Devonport naval base has been warned of legal action after a worker received a dose of radiation amid a series of safety breaches.

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The banned cult was responsible for a deadly sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995, which killed 13 people and injured 5,000. Ten people were detained in the St Petersburg raids, Itar-Tass news agency says. Forty-four Russians expelled from Montenegro are also being investigated. Aum leader Shoko Asahara and 12 other cultists got death sentences in Japan. The Russian raids targeted the homes and places of worship of suspected Aum cultists. Russian prosecutors say the cult has been pressurising people for donations. They suspect it has up to 30,000 followers in Russia. Aum Shinrikyo began as a spiritual group mixing Hindu and Buddhist beliefs but became a paranoid doomsday cult obsessed with Armageddon. Some 189 Aum cultists have been put on trial in Japan. Their leader Shoko Asahara was sentenced to death in 2004 and remains on death row.

Russian police have raided 25 premises in Moscow and St Petersburg linked to the Japanese Aum Shinrikyo cult.

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In 2007, the Icelandic economy appeared healthy. Its real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 35% higher than it was in 2002, unemployment was 2.3% and government debt was a modest 27% of GDP. However, the assets of its three largest banks had grown to over nine times GDP, a size that made it impossible for the Icelandic central bank to act as an effective lender of last resort. Thus, regardless of the quality of the banks' assets, the predictable consequence was a bank run and the subsequent collapse of the Icelandic banking system. Following the demise of its banks, Iceland imposed capital controls to prevent massive outflows and a plunge in the value of its currency. Recapitalisation of its banking system and other crisis-related expenses caused government debt to rise to 95% of GDP by 2011. However, a successful International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme cushioned the impact: real GDP fell by a less-than-expected 6.6% in 2009 and 4.1% in 2010, before returning to growth. Icelandic authorities protected the holders of domestic deposits, who enjoyed uninterrupted access to their accounts; the UK and Dutch governments stepped in to protect deposit holders in UK and Dutch branches of Icelandic banks. In 2013, the European Free Trade Association (Efta) court ruled that Iceland did not breach its obligations, either by treating domestic deposits differently or by not accepting legal obligation for foreign branch deposits. Today, Iceland faces the difficult challenge of removing its capital controls in an orderly fashion but the IMF expects real GDP growth of 4.1% in 2015. In 2008, the Cypriot economy was more like that of an emerging market nation than a modern European one, but the country was enjoying an economic boom. Cypriot real GDP had grown by 27% between 2002 and 2008. The growth, however, had been fuelled by inflows of foreign bank deposits and foreign loans to banks. As a result, the assets of commercial banks with Cypriot parents expanded to over five times' Cypriot GDP. Unlike the Icelandic banks, the Cypriot banks had a credible lender of last resort: their central bank was a member of the Eurosystem. Unfortunately, they were heavily exposed to Greece. Cypriot banks were hit hard by the restructuring of Greek sovereign debt in 2012. In March 2013, the Cypriot authorities were in a desperate situation. Either they had to make a sizable contribution to a European Stability Mechanism/IMF rescue package or the emergency loans Cypriot banks had been receiving through its central bank would be cut off. Without the rescue package, saving the Cypriot banking system would be likely to require exiting from the euro area, adopting a new currency and recapitalising the banks by printing money. This would cause the value of the new currency to plummet, taking with it the real value of Cypriot pensions, wages and bank accounts. To avoid catastrophe, the Cypriot authorities looked to the one source of readily available funds: Cypriot bank deposits. Initially they planned to impose a levy on all deposits but ultimately insured depositors were spared. To stem a run, capital controls were imposed. Banks were closed for two weeks and when they were reopened there was a limit on daily withdrawals. Real GDP fell by 2.4% in 2012, 5.4% in 2013 and 2.3% in 2014. Unemployment rose to 16.2% in 2014 and government debt has climbed to 107% of GDP. Currently, the outlook for Cyprus is guarded. The country finally returned to economic growth this year and the capital controls were removed entirely in April. However, further economic reform is necessary to ensure sustainable growth. Greece currently faces a choice similar to the one faced by Cyprus in 2013. Its banking system depends for its survival on emergency lending controlled by the ECB. Bank runs have forced the imposition of capital controls, temporary bank closures and limits on deposit withdrawals. The consequences of leaving the Eurosystem are likely to be as dire for Greece as they would have been for Cyprus. Reaching an accommodation with its creditors is the preferred outcome. Real GDP has fallen by almost 30% in Greece since 2007, partly because of severe fiscal austerity. Unemployment was 26% in 2014 and there has been an exodus of skilled labour. As with Cyprus, and unlike with Iceland, any lasting recovery will require significant economic and fiscal reform. Greece ranks 61st in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index, edging out Russia and Cyprus (at 64) but behind Tunisia; Iceland is 12th. Government debt was already a massive 113% of annual GDP in 2008 and now stands at 180%. Capital controls were necessary in Iceland and Cyprus, and in Greece today, but they come at a cost. Many view them as an assault on civil liberties; others see them as a chance to profit. Even in Iceland, a remote island nation, evasion and avoidance appear to have been widespread. Some say they promote disrespect for the law and the belief that once again the wealthy, sophisticated and corrupt are benefiting at the expense of the rest of society. Anne Sibert is a professor of Economics at Birkbeck, University of London, a fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research. She is a former member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Iceland.

As people across cash-strapped Greece wait to vote in a referendum on Sunday on whether to accept proposals made by creditors, what can be learned by examining similar economic crises in Iceland and Cyprus?

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One former worker told BBC Two's Newsnight that staff were told of complaints about a client who sexually exploited girls he met there, off site. But she says these concerns were not passed on and Newsnight has established that authorities were not alerted. The charity said it would have told police of any allegation it knew about. Two witnesses allege complaints were made known to staff at the charity's Urban Academy in Southwark, south-east London, which provides educational support to over-16s with "complex emotional or behavioural needs". The charity's chairman, Alan Yentob, who is also the BBC's creative director, said: "There is no evidence that we were informed about a sexual abuse case. I think this amount of rumour and allegation and counter-allegation… is disgraceful." Before it shut its doors on Wednesday, Kids Company provided practical, emotional and educational support to some of the most deprived and vulnerable inner-city children and young people in London, Liverpool and Bristol. The charity, founded in 1996 by Camila Batmanghelidjh, was well known for its famous and wealthy supporters who included David Cameron, but has been closed amid a row over funding. In addition to the allegations being made to Newsnight, a former client of the charity has told BBC News that, when she was 16, she was touched inappropriately by a 24-year-old man who was also a client of the charity at that time. She said she attempted to tell a teacher at the charity, which provides educational services, but the conversation was stopped before she could explain she had been assaulted. Kate (not her her real name) said the sexual assaults took place over a period of seven months in 2009, and occurred at one Kids Company site. "He would touch me in inappropriate places," she said. "He would have his dirty comments like how he would like to do certain things. I got pushed to the wall once as well when he threatened me and said that if I didn't comply to his wishes then he would get me." Kate explained what happened when she tried to tell a teacher working at the charity what she had been going through. She said she telephoned the teacher and opened the conversation with an explanation that she was being harassed, but the teacher ended the conversation and put the phone down before she could mention the sexual assault allegations. Kate explained that some of those attending Kids Company with her were not "kids" but men in their 20s. "Everyone was way older, they are all adult, not kids, they shouldn't be there. I was intimidated anyway, I felt intimidated by these men," she said. Responding to Kate's claim, Ms Batmanghelidjh said: "I would be very concerned if a staff member turned round and said they can't do anything about it. "I'd be very surprised and if a staff member, one staff member, had done that there were lots of others to go to." Kids Company employs 600 paid staff, as well as working with a pool of about 8,000 volunteers and 500 students. One woman who was a paid employee of the charity in 2009 claimed she was the victim of a sexual assault by a co-worker on a night out. Ella (not her real name) said the man forced his hand into her underwear and had to be pulled away by people around them. She said she reported the incident to the charity, but it was never dealt with properly. Ella said she was promised the accused co-worker would be kept away from Kids Company until Ms Batmanghelidjh had spoken to him, but the next day he was back on site. In emails seen by the BBC, Camilla Batmanghelidjh wrote to Ella: "In relation to ******** and the police, that I would support you 100% and that in this situation you were my priority." However, she also questioned the woman's boundaries, writing: "I'm not excusing *********'s behaviour or saying that your behaviour led to it. I'm merely asking you to be much, much clearer about establishing robust boundaries." Ella said she felt scared that little had been done - and that the man had not been suspended and continued to work at Kids Company. Ella herself reported the sexual assault allegation to police, but chose not to press charges. In the Newsnight investigation, it heard that male clients of the charity's Urban Academy in their 20s had forced young clients - girls aged 16 to 18 - to have sex with them. Referring to one such man, a former employee said: "There'd be repercussions if they didn't… you have to do it, he'd blackmail them." She said the girls were told: "If you don't do it I'll tell them about this, this, this and this. Or [he would] photograph them naked and then threaten to send it around to other people." This employee claims that these allegations had been raised with staff, and she knew of them herself, but said they were not passed on. Newsnight has confirmed that the allegations of coerced sex made by witnesses to the programme were not known to the authorities. A week ago, the Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into Kids Company led by Scotland Yard's child abuse command. Camila Batmanghelidjh has emphatically denied any wrongdoing. She told BBC News: "We've already had lawyers go through the details. "There isn't an allegation that will stand. I'm telling you. Now. In 19 years we haven't had a single Child Protection problem in the organisation. And whenever something is raised with us we immediately report it to the police. " Speaking to Newsnight later, Ms Batmanghelidjh said the allegations of sexual exploitation by Kids Company clients of other clients were brought to the charity's notice for the first time by police recently. She added: "If such a thing had taken place on our premises it would have triggered all our safeguarding procedures. I have absolutely no awareness of it. "And there is no awareness of this incident having taken place at Kids Company premises or brought to Kids Company's attention. We would have totally reported something like that."

The Kids Company charity failed in its handling of allegations of serious incidents, including sexual assaults, former staff have said.

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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.

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About half of the former John Player factory in Radford, built in 1895, has now been torn down in a series of controlled demolitions. The decision on whether to erase it completely will be made by its owners and insurers. Senior firefighters have said the blaze at the Victorian landmark, which was being converted into student accommodation, was the most complex they had ever dealt with. So how much damage has the fire done to the city's architectural landscape? Maria Erskine, curator of community history for Nottingham City Museums and Galleries describes the site as "significant" in terms of the social and economic history of the city. She says the factory was envisaged in the 1880s and was the only remaining one commissioned by John Player himself. "Radford was an undeveloped area before these factories were built, so it really showed the growth," Ms Erskine said. "It was built just after Radford Boulevard was laid down and it was the building up of Radford, so that's why it was so significant." Players built three factories in the area, though they originally only needed one. It was used by the lace-making industry before cigarette production began there in 1903. Players' Victorian factories featured high ceilings and large windows. Many of the company's original buildings were demolished when the larger Horizon factory was built to meet the firm's production needs in Lenton in the 1970s. "Players relocated because they couldn't build anymore in Radford as there was so much housing and that's why there's been a slow erosion of these buildings. "The firm's advertising later took off through slogans such as "Player's Please", which was registered in 1924. Player's sponsorship of major sporting events such as motor racing, tennis and rugby in the last half of the 20th Century also helped it become a household name. The Lotus Formula One team was sponsored by John Player from the late 1960s until the 1980s. In 2009, the city council and the University of Nottingham began an online archive of more than 20,000 objects from the firm's history. The items include adverts, packaging and enamel signs from the 1890s to the 1980s.

A 19th Century factory, once a grand beacon of Nottingham's industry, has been largely reduced to ashes and rubble after a fire consumed it for more than a week.

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15 February 2016 Last updated at 15:37 GMT But how much do you know about their author, Roald Dahl? It's a hundred years since he was born, so Newsround has taken a look at his life.

Matilda, The BFG, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - they're some of the most popular children's books ever written.

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Michael D Higgins will ask the Council of State if the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill's legality should be tested by the Supreme Court. The bill would allow a termination when doctors deem that a woman is at risk of taking her life. President Higgins must decide by Wednesday whether to sign the bill into law or refer it to the court. If the Supreme Court decides it is constitutional and approves the bill, it will automatically become law and its constitutionality could never be subsequently challenged. It the first time that President Higgins has convened the Council of State since he assumed office in November 2011. The Council of State is an advisory body that aids and counsels the president. The introduction of the legislation follows the case of an Indian woman who died in an Irish hospital after she was refused an abortion. The debate revealed deep splits in the predominantly Catholic country. Anti-abortion campaigners say that the bill will allow the intentional killing of the unborn for the first time in the Republic of Ireland. Others argue the bill is too limited as it does not allow for terminations in cases of rape or incest, or when there is a foetal abnormality or when the foetus cannot survive outside the womb. Since a Supreme Court ruling in the 1992 X case, abortion has been constitutionally available when a woman's life, as distinct from her health, is at risk from the continued pregnancy. X was a suicidal 14-year-old schoolgirl who had been raped by a neighbour and was initially prevented from leaving the country for an abortion in Britain. Since then, the credible threat of suicide is, constitutionally, regarded as grounds for a termination. But until now, no government in the republic has introduced legislation to give doctors legal certainty on when an abortion can be carried out. That uncertainty provided part of the context for the Savita Halappanavar case. She was a 31-year-old Indian dentist who was admitted to hospital in Galway in October 2012 while miscarrying. She died a week later from septicaemia. Her request for an abortion was turned down. Her inquest heard that she could not get a termination at the time because her life was not in danger but, by the time her life was at risk, an abortion would have been too late to save her.

A bill giving limited access to abortion has been referred to an advisory body by Ireland's president.

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In an email from Fergus Wilson to his letting agency, leaked to The Sun, he banned "coloured" people from renting his homes "because of the curry smell". Rebecca Hilsenrath, head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said the remarks were "truly disgusting" as well as unlawful. Mr Wilson said it was "not a colour issue" but an "economic judgement". Speaking to BBC Asian Network, Mr Wilson, who has amassed nearly 1,000 buy-to-let properties in Kent, said a property he had bought from an Indian couple cost him about £12,000 because the curry smell became a "massive problem" and he was forced to rip up the carpet and take the house off the market for six months. "If that makes me racist, that makes 99% of people who buy houses racist," he said. "How many white people are going to go into a house that smells of curry and are going to buy [it]?" The Equality and Human Rights Commission is investigating and says it will seek legal action where necessary. Ms Hilsenrath said: "There are still deep inequalities in our society as our race report demonstrated and these comments show why. "As a country we all assume we have left the dark ages behind, but clearly there is more to be done. "We will investigate and will be asking Mr Wilson to explain his actions. Unless we are satisfied that he will not break the law in the future we will take legal action". Kent Police also said it was working to establish if any offences had taken place. In the past, Mr Wilson evicted all 200 of his housing benefit tenants, saying he would rather have "migrants as tenants than people on benefits".

A property mogul is being investigated by the equalities watchdog over remarks about people renting properties.

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The proportion was significantly higher than those who received the special measure in state schools where the figure is fewer than one in eight. The difference has come to light following an analysis of official exam data by BBC Radio 4's Today programme. Exams watchdog Ofqual said this may be because of the readiness of schools to find students entitled to more time. HMC, a group representing independent schools, said the higher rate was down to "proper resourcing" which it said "can be be lacking in state maintained schools". But the head teacher of a comprehensive school in Suffolk said the different rates raised "serious questions". Students receive extra time, typically more than three hours to complete a two-and-a-half hour exam, because of special needs or disabilities like dyslexia. The system has previously faced claims that better resourced schools may be more likely to receive the measure, which is available as part of rules to ensure a level playing field for exam candidates. Last year in GCSE and A-level exams, extra time was awarded to more than 27,000 independent school students - which represented nearly 20% of all candidates in the sector. In state institutions, around 200,000 students received extra time, which represented less than 12% of all state sector students taking the exams. The total number of students awarded extra time in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has increased every year since 2011. Ofqual has previously introduced measures to try to reduce requests for so-called Access Arrangements after claims the system was being abused. The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) which represents the UK's biggest exam boards, said it was important the arrangements were approved only for those who needed them. In a statement, it said: "There's a rigorous process to ensure this, including annual inspections, and we review this process every year. "Fairness is ensured by the process being the same, irrespective of location or type of school or college." Geoff Barton, head teacher of King Edward VI comprehensive school in Bury St Edmunds, blamed a "high stakes" accountability system including results and league tables for influencing schools' use of the measure. He said: "Whether they are getting special consideration does seem to be something that isn't only done in the interests of the youngster, but also can have an effect for the school. "So there's no surprise that schools will reflect on that as they are planning the exam season." He added: "What the data does is to raise some serious questions for schools." Peter Hamilton, HMC's academic policy spokesman and headmaster of Harberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Borehamwood, said the independent sector was able to apply for help for pupils "because of ever-improving monitoring and awareness of special needs". He said: "We are also fortunate to have proper resourcing and specialist departments, which can be lacking in state maintained schools. "All heads want to see learning support staff given the time and money necessary to ensure all pupils are able to claim their rights." The watchdog said the data did indicate some variation between types of examination centres. It said the difference could be partly explained "by the ability and readiness of centres to identify students who are entitled to a reasonable adjustment". Both state and private sectors involved in the data comparison include special schools, whose students are more likely to require access arrangements. Ofqual said the private sector figures included independent special schools which may impact upon the percentages when making comparisons. An independent special schools source said the numbers of students involved in such exams was relatively low. It's thought unlikely to have a significant impact on the comparison between sectors. A charity that supports people with dyslexia has previously said schools needed better training to get pupils assessed, adding that students did not need formal or costly diagnoses to qualify for access arrangements. The Today programme first used freedom of information laws in 2014 to ask JCQ for figures on access arrangements in various types of schools. Following a ruling by the Information Commissioner, it emerged that the data would be supplied by exam boards to Ofqual.

One in five students in independent schools received extra time to complete GCSE and A-level exams last year.

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Tatiana Duva-Rodriguez, 46, is licensed to carry a concealed weapon, but police said she should not have opened fire because her life was not in danger. Pursued by security guards, a shopflifter ran from a Home Depot hardware store on 6 October to a vehicle driven by an accomplice. Ms Rodriguez fired several shots with a 9mm handgun as they drove away. No-one was hurt outside the store in Auburn Hills, Michigan, about 35 miles (56km) north of Detroit. Police said Ms Rodriguez had hit the back tyre of the getaway vehicle. "I find it very disturbing that someone would take out their gun in a busy parking lot and shoot at the tyres of a passing car," prosecutor Jessica Cooper said in a statement. "Once fired, the bullet could have easily ricocheted or fragmented and injured or killed someone else." The thieves escaped with $1,000 (£652) worth of merchandise. Police arrested two people few days later and charged them with retail fraud. If convicted, Ms Rodriguez faces up to 90 days in jail and a possible fine of up to $500.

A Michigan woman has been charged with recklessness after she fired on a pair of shoplifters.

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

Google is ending sales of its Google Glass eyewear.

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The second defeat in four games leaves Gordon Strachan's men fifth in Group F and the manager facing further questions about his future. Former Scotland striker Steven Thompson gives his marks out of 10 for the display. No chance with goals but had little else to do other than pick the ball out of his net. A surprise choice but the Derby winger defended well considering he wasn't in his natural position. Scotland's best player on the night after a long absence from the international scene. Offered a real threat going forward and worked tirelessly. Played better than in Slovakia and unlucky at first goal after making a good block. Wasted a great chance to equalise, failing to hit the target from a free header. Given a rare start and did well to keep England's danger men quiet for large periods. The captain's desire and work rate are never in question but he was loose in possession too often. Back from his short-lived international retirement but for how long? The Celtic captain gave the midfield energy and aggression as expected. Largely ineffectual. Didn't get on the ball enough to make a positive impact. Again, a surprise inclusion given his lack of game time at West Brom. Missed a glorious opportunity to level the game early in the second half, dragging a shot wide from near the penalty spot. Another player guilty of giving the ball away too often. Provided some threatening set-pieces. Really should have scored not long after Forrest's miss when he had a good sight at goal. Led the line well with positive energy in the first half. However, made a poor decision not to play in Snodgrass on a good counter-attack. Tired in the second half as Scotland meekly surrendered. The game was over when he came on, very difficult to make an impression. On for the injured Anya. Not given much to do since England were content to keep the ball and didn't pose much of a threat. Too late to make an impact.

Scotland's World Cup qualifying hopes are close to be being snuffed out following a 3-0 loss to England at Wembley.

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

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

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Since being drafted in 2003, he has won two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was awarded the 2010 defensive player of the year. Last year he missed four of the last seven games of the season because of a knee injury. He says that ending his professional career will give him a chance to "enjoy" his family. The Pittsburgh Steelers, the only team he has ever played professionally for, had asked him to retire earlier this year but he said he only agreed to the idea this week. "What it came down to was definitely family," he told Scout.com, revealing that he did not want to play elsewhere in the US. "What am I going to do now? I think the best I can do is make up for lost time, and that's with my family." Polamalu has two sons, aged seven and five, with his wife Theodora. "Thank God football has provided me the ability to be able to sit back and see what the options are. But I'll definitely be the best father I can possibly be." Born in the US, Polamalu is of Samoan descent. He is known for his iconic hairstyle, which he used to advertise shampoo. Speaking in 2010, he revealed that he had not cut his mass of hair for about a decade. Polamalu is part of the Greek Orthodox faith and he said that some of the numbers surrounding his retirement also appealed to him. "Thirty-three is obviously significant because of Christ being 33; and 12 years, 12 apostles," he said. "I'm not superstitious by any means but I always thought that if I played 12 years and retire from football at 33 and give my life and give my body and give my blood to this game, I think that would be a pretty significant landmark in my life." Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Troy Polamalu, one of the best safeties in history, is retiring from the NFL after 12 seasons.

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Prison Link Cymru had 1,099 referrals in 2015-16 and said some ex-offenders were living rough for up to a year before finding suitable accommodation. Workers at the charity claim investment in housing would be cheaper than jailing homeless repeat offenders. The Welsh Government said more people than ever were getting help to address housing problems. Changes to the Housing Act in Wales, introduced in 2015, removed the right for prison leavers to be given priority for accommodation. Prison Link Cymru, which helps people find accommodation after their release, said things were generally good for women because issues such as children or domestic violence were now considered. However, the same could not be said for men, the charity said, because issues which often affect them, such as post traumatic stress disorder or drug dependency, were often viewed as less of a priority. Andrew Stevens, who works in Welsh prisons trying to secure housing for prison leavers, said the need for accommodation was "chronic". "There's a desperate need for it, finding suitable accommodation for those leaving prison there is just a lack of it everywhere," he said. "It could take six months to a year, without a lot of help they could be on the streets for six months. "When you think of the consequences of either being on the street, especially with the cold weather at the moment or you may have a roof over your head, sometimes there is only one choice." Mr Stevens believes building more one-bedroom flats could help ease the problem. "The average price is a hundred pounds a week to keep someone in a rented flat, prison is a lot more than that so I would imagine it would save the public purse quite a few pounds," he said. Official figures show 830 one-bedroom properties were built in the year to March 2016, of an overall total of 6,900 new properties in Wales. Marc, 50, who has been in and out of prison for the past 20 years for burglary offences, said he struggled to find accommodation each time he was released. He said he would ask himself: "Where am I going to stay? Where am I going to live? Have I got somewhere where I can see my daughter." "You're put out among the same sort of people doing the same sort of thing, and it's difficult, it's difficult to get away from it. It's like every man for himself, there's nothing." Marc has now found stable accommodation with homeless charity Emmaus and said it had been life changing. "You feel safe, you got hot food, you've got company of people in similar situations to yourself but all dealing with different issues. It's a constructive, helpful atmosphere," he said. Tom Clarke, chief executive of Emmaus South Wales, agreed there was not enough support available. "We do still see [people] homeless on the streets, so clearly they haven't got accommodation and haven't got provision," he said. "I think the key is connecting people with the services they need. I don't delude myself that Emmaus can offer a one size fits all for everyone, we can't. "But there must be other opportunities and given suitable encouragement I believe that can and should happen." A Welsh Government spokesman said the national pathway for homeless services to children, young people and adults in the secure estate had prevented many people from losing their home whilst serving their prison sentence. It added there were already significant demands for one-bedroom flats across the public and private sector and it was providing 20,000 new affordable homes in the next five years.

There is a "chronic" need for more housing for prison leavers in Wales, according to a charity.

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But there was nothing expected about the way his Manchester United side claimed their first away win of the season. "If Arsenal had scored in the first 20 minutes then it is a different game," said the United boss. "And then maybe I have to respond to all the questions asking why I chose the three centre-backs. But now I can laugh." The joke ended up being on Arsenal's attacking players rather than the unlikely trio of defenders that Van Gaal had picked - Chris Smalling, Tyler Blackett and Paddy McNair - who surprisingly held out until Olivier Giroud's ferocious strike in stoppage time. Saturday evening's defeat was not the same old story for the Gunners either - they did not take the lead this time, for starters. And while we already knew that both teams are unlikely to mount a title challenge, there were still things to be learned from a game billed as the battle for fourth place. Media playback is not supported on this device It had taken United until the 85th minute to muster a shot on target, with Kieran Gibbs' bizarre own goal gifting them the lead before Wayne Rooney's late strike prevented the game finishing with that odd statistic. As well as his first away win as United boss, this was arguably the first win under Van Gaal that had been earned by his defence. Arsene Wenger was keen to point out that David De Gea was man of the match at Emirates Stadium but in truth the United keeper made a lot of saves he would be expected to make, rather than any truly outstanding ones. Or as Van Gaal put it: "Most of his saves were from outside the area and from that distance the goalkeeper has more advantage than the player shooting." The biggest reason De Gea's recently dislocated finger was not truly tested was United's makeshift backline, something few people expected to be saying before this game when they saw the team sheet with the names of Smalling, McNair and Blackett on it. A fourth clean sheet of the season looked even less likely when one of the wing-backs, Luke Shaw, was forced off after 16 minutes to be replaced by Ashley Young - who according to his manager is not fully fit. At that stage, Arsenal were rampant and it seemed a case of when they would score, not if. But instead of collapsing, United stood firm. Smalling, who is not viewed as natural leader, marshalled the youngsters either side of him. In front of them, Michael Carrick and Marouane Fellaini added much-needed bite to midfield. Together they earned Van Gaal a win that moved his side up to fourth in the table - something he seemed surprised about when he was told. While United can - justifiably - claim to be making progress, the raw statistics demonstrate Arsenal are going backwards. A year ago, they beat Southampton 2-0 and were four points clear at the top of the table with 28 points from 12 games. Fast forward 12 months and Wenger's men have 11 points fewer at the same stage, and trail leaders Chelsea by 15 points. Yes, fourth place is still in their reach - United, in the last of the Champions League places, are only two points ahead. Framed like that, this campaign is not yet a disaster. Media playback is not supported on this device But after ending their trophy drought by winning the FA Cup, and following that up with a summer of heavy investment, Arsenal fans can be forgiven for thinking their title challenge should have lasted longer than it did last season, when it faded in the New Year. Instead it is all but over before most people have put their Christmas decorations up. Some are making their frustrations heard - such as the Gunners fan in front of the press box on Saturday who held aloft a sign reading "Enough is Enough - Wenger out". But the majority remained with their manager on this occasion, perhaps because this defeat was unlike most of their setbacks this season. This time, it was misfortune that cost them the initiative in a game, rather than any ill-advised attempts to extend their lead. Gibbs' collision with Wojciech Szczesny that led to the full-back's own goal and ended the keeper's involvment in the game was pure farce. It would be unkind to compare the duo's actions to the antics of Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, the stars of new film 'Dumb and Dumber To' who were at Emirates Stadium to watch the game. But you get the feeling their characters Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne would definitely have approved. United's second goal was much more familiar to Arsenal fans, with their team being caught up the pitch and exposed on the break - but at least this time it was because they were chasing the game. Wenger's team have obvious shortcomings but they were not behind this defeat and his side did not get what they deserved against United. Instead it was just one of those nights.

Perhaps predictably, Louis van Gaal delivered the best line of the day as he reflected on how his side survived an early storm to beat Arsenal 2-1.

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Max Jowitt crossed early on after good work by Craig Hall, but three quick tries by Tony Gigot, Dave Taylor and Justin Horo put the hosts in control. Wakefield drew level at 18-18 at the break when Jonny Molloy powered over and Hall touched down. The teams both scored two further tries but Pat Richards missed a late kick with his side trailing by two at 30-28. And Wakefield, who were already assured of their place in the top eight, held on for a victory which ends a three-match losing run. The Wildcats had regained the lead after an even first period when Bill Tupou made the most of some quick thinking by Hall to go over. Catalans responded again when Morgan Escare ran onto a Lucas Albert kick. Mikey Sio then crossed for the visitors and the reliable boot of Liam Finn made it 30-24, but although Fouad Yayha scored in the corner, Richards' missed conversion proved costly for Catalans. Catalans Dragons: Escare, Yaha, Garcia, Duport, Richards, Gigot, Albert, Baitieri, Taylor, Horo, Maria, Pelissier, Casty. Substitutes: Bousquet, Da Costa, Mason, Navarrete. Wakefield: Jowitt, Lyne, Arundel, B Tupou, Hall, Miller, Finn, Simon, Moore, Arona, Ashurst, Molloy, Sio. Substitutes: Scruton, A Tupou, Walton, Fifita. Att: 8,562. Ref: Chris Campbell (RFL).

Wakefield moved up to sixth in Super League after edging a thrilling topsy-turvy encounter with Catalans Dragons.

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Mark Gilmore was suspended in June 2014 by the county's police and crime commissioner (PCC) in connection with an investigation into the awarding of vehicle contracts in Northern Ireland. PCC Mark Burns-Williamson said prosecutors had concluded there was no criminal case for the chief constable to answer. However, Mr Gilmore will not return to his post immediately. In a statement, Mr Burns-Williamson said: "There remains however a legal requirement for me to consider conduct matters in relation to the police standards of professional behaviour and an independent investigation will be carried out by Lancashire Police. "While this conduct investigation takes place Mark Gilmore has agreed to work on a transition project for the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) and to delegate day-to-day operational control of West Yorkshire Police to his deputy Dee Collins who has, in his absence, acted as the temporary chief constable." The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) had arrested a total of seven men on suspicion of offences including bribery, misconduct in public office and procuring misconduct in public office. Mr Gilmore, originally from Belfast, joined the Royal Ulster Constabulary, the predecessor of the PSNI, in 1983. He was appointed Chief Constable of West Yorkshire in April 2013.

West Yorkshire's chief constable has had his suspension lifted.

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Grace Taylor, who was backpacking, had been uncontactable since 16 February, her mother Sam Taylor said on Facebook. The family filed a missing person report to Dorset Police on 21 February. Then on 22 February, Ms Taylor contacted her family, who booked her a flight home, although her mother said she did not board the flight. Sam Taylor said her daughter had called from Ao Nang in Krabi province. Mrs Taylor said Grace Taylor was "very stressed and frightened saying that people were trying to hurt her and were following her and she wanted to come home". She added that "all previous backpacker sightings have reported that she is disorientated and not in a good mental state". She appealed to the backpacker community to help locate her daughter. A member of the family is flying to Thailand to search for Ms Taylor and bring her home, she said.

A 21-year-old woman from Swanage, Dorset is missing in south Thailand, according to her family, who have posted an online appeal for help.

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The casualty, who was with a group of paragliders, was airlifted off Slieve Gullion at about 15:00 GMT on Sunday. Mourne Mountain Rescue Team said the man had a "serious leg injury" and was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. The team had been training in the Annalong Valley when the emergency call came at 13:43 GMT. Mourne Mountain Rescue Team, Belfast Coastguard, Irish coastguard, PSNI and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service were all involved in the rescue. "A total of 22 members responded and the team stood down at 18:17 GMT," Mourne Mountain Rescue said.

A paraglider has been rescued after being injured on a mountain in County Armagh.

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Oil prices suffered a second year of steep losses and are expected to take at least another year to clear as the international surplus continues. The Dow Jones was down 178.84 points or 1.03%, at 17,425.03. The S&P 500 was down 0.95% at 2,043.86, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite was 1.15% lower at 5,007.41. The oil price collapse sent global markets reeling throughout 2015. Shares of US oil giants Chevron and Exxon Mobil were down 0.17% and 0.22% respectively for the day. Energy stocks have taken a beating this year, with the S&P energy sector losing nearly 24% in the last twelve months. For the year the S&P 500 was down 0.7% while the Dow Jones ended 2.2% lower. The Nasdaq, however was a bright spot closing 5.7% higher for 2015. Trading volumes were thin on the last day of the year. Apple was down 1.92% weighing on the Nasdaq. McDonald's was down 1.08% at $118 and weighed on the Dow the most. Stocks were led lower as US jobless claims increased by 20,000 to 287,000 last week, wildly missing forecasts of 270,000. Brent crude oil was up 3% at $37.60 per barrel for the day but down 35% over the year. US light crude was 1.2% higher at $37.04 but down 30% for the year.

(Closed): Wall Street finished its final day of 2015 down, marking its worst annual performance in seven years.

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Students said the error meant there were two possible correct answers to the multiple choice questions. Officials have said they will accept two answers as correct in each case, and the head of the national exam board has offered to resign. The annual test determines the academic futures of high school students. South Korean media said the mistake would affect the test scores of about 3,600-4,000 students. "I express deep regret and recognise an urgent need to improve the question-making process," Education Minister Hwang Woo-Yea said in a statement broadcast on television. "We will investigate the root cause of the problem," Mr Hwang said. About 640,000 students sat the nine-hour standardised test, called the College Scholastic Ability Test, on 13 November at 1,216 testing sites across the country, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said. Many students engage in intense studying for years in preparation for the exam, often with the involvement of their parents in what is an extremely competitive academic environment. A good score would mean a spot in one of South Korea's top universities. The suspect multiple-choice questions, one in the biology exam and one in the English language paper, sparked an uproar with parents and students complaining to the website of the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE) which administers the exam. Last year's exam was also controversial because of a mistake in one of the questions in the world geology section. After a year-long legal battle, Seoul High Court ruled in favour of four students who said the question was flawed. "We did our best this year to prevent erroneous questions... but again there were faulty questions, causing chaos and inconvenience among exam takers, their parents and teachers," said Kim Sung-Hoon, head of KICE.

South Korea's education minister has apologised after two faulty questions in the national college entrance exam left thousands of students confused.

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The Italian's first season in charge, following an appointment greeted with a wave of indifference, ended with a success that defied history, logic, the odds and the game's natural financial order, as he turned a Leicester team that narrowly avoided relegation into champions. The day Ranieri, in a stadium cloaked dramatically in storm clouds but fuelled by undiluted emotion, led blind tenor Andrea Bocelli to the centre circle to start the title celebrations seemed an age away as Leicester brutally sacked the man who gave the club its greatest moment. So how has football's greatest fairytale descended into a nightmare in just nine months? It is almost the thought that dare not speak its name amid the wave of shock, outrage and disgust at Leicester's decision to ruthlessly dismiss the hugely popular 65-year-old, who won the hearts of all supporters with his good humour, class and dignity as he led the Foxes to the title. Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker, a former Leicester and England striker, tweeted: "After all that Claudio Ranieri has done for Leicester City, to sack him now is inexplicable, unforgivable and gut-wrenchingly sad." Lineker echoed the thoughts of the majority who aired their views publicly - but is there actually method in what many see at the madness of the club's Thai owners? Leicester's fall has been more dramatic than anything they could have foreseen in their worst nightmares. A win for any of Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Hull City this weekend would put the Foxes in the relegation places. Wins for all three and they would be bottom by the time they face Liverpool on what will now be a highly charged occasion at the King Power on Monday. After 26 games last year they were top on 53 points, two ahead of Spurs. This season they are 17th after 25 games, with only 21 points. Last season they had lost only three games compared with 14 in this campaign, and conceded only 29 goals compared with 43 this term. Indeed, they only conceded 36 in the entire 2015-16 season. The difference is stark and, very clearly in the opinion of Leicester's owners, dangerous. The clear and present danger was the threat of relegation, as stated by vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha when he said: "It was never our expectation that the extraordinary feats of last season should be replicated this season. Survival in the Premier League was our first and only target at the start of the campaign." Would Leicester fans have thanked the board for being sentimental all the way into the Championship? Cut away the romance, sentimentality and the memories of last season and they will feel this decision has been taken to stave off the most dramatic fall of any Premier League champions. It will still, however, be a very hard sell given Ranieri's history-making effort last season. No manager can ever be unsackable - but Ranieri's reserve of credit was as close to limitless as it gets after performing a sporting miracle to win the title last season. It is the second season in succession a Premier League-winning manager has failed to survive the following campaign. Jose Mourinho was sacked by Chelsea after he was a champion in 2015. Mourinho, however, was at a club with a high turnover of managers that had enjoyed huge successes - he had not pulled perennial strugglers from near the bottom to top of the table in the blink of an eye. Plenty will regard Leicester's treatment of Ranieri as a cut-throat act from an ownership who should wake up and give him thanks every day for giving them a success and a story they would have regarded as fantasy when they appointed him. Ranieri took Leicester from 14th to first with a style built on solid defence, fierce organisation and a thrilling counter-attacking style based around Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez. He was the master man-manager, taking all the pressure and letting his players fly. There is no doubt there is some real unease among Leicester's fans about Ranieri's sacking, and how it reflects on the image of the club supported so fervently by neutrals - and just about any club that could not win the title - last season. Leicester were having relegation wished on them on social media on Thursday by those whose hearts they won last year. The manner in which Ranieri has been shown off the premises has prompted questions about basic loyalty and decency in football, and how a manager who made Leicester a worldwide feelgood sports story can be treated in such a way. And surely his success last season proved he could still keep Leicester in the Premier League? Ranieri is experienced, up for the fight and had a reservoir of goodwill last season to call on. Sadly for this most amiable and classy of men, the reservoir ran dry on Thursday. The vote of confidence is always regarded as 'dreaded' - but Leicester's for Ranieri may come to be known as notorious. It was on 7 February, 16 days before the axe fell, and after a 3-0 home defeat by Manchester United, that they announced "unwavering support" for the Italian, stressing boardroom loyalty further by adding "the unprecedented success achieved in recent seasons has been based firmly on stability, togetherness and determination to overcome even the greatest of challenges". So what has happened since to effect such a change? Leicester beat Derby in an FA Cup fourth-round replay the following day but then turned in a dreadful display to lose 2-0 at relegation rivals Swansea before going out of the FA Cup with an under-strength team at League One Millwall. A Champions League last-16 loss at La Liga powerhouses Sevilla was a relatively acceptable result but the performance was poor - were Leicester's owners simply seeing no signs of improvement? Grim reality, not to mention fear, may also have descended on the boardroom at the sight of Hull City showing progress under Marco Silva as the club felt the cold hand of relegation on its shoulder. What is clear is something has changed dramatically, and it is the ominous prospect of going from champions to Championship in 12 months. Leicester's players would have done well to avoid social media after news emerged of Ranieri's sacking. There was widespread sympathy for the manager and scathing criticism for the players whose standards have fallen through the floor. Something has been amiss from day one this season after a summer of big new contracts for the title winners and one very crucial departure. Jamie Vardy, top scorer with 24 goals last season, rejected a £22m summer move to Arsenal to sign a lucrative new four-year deal. The Gunners may regard this as a bullet dodged as he has scored only five league goals this season, including a hat-trick in the 4-2 win against Manchester City. PFA Player of the Year Riyad Mahrez, coveted across Europe, signed a four-year contract, while goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, wanted by Everton, signed a five-year deal along with midfielder Danny Drinkwater. Mahrez scored 17 league goals last season but has contributed only three this term, while Drinkwater has failed to reproduce the form that earned him an England call-up. Leicester's players appear to have lost the hunger, as well as the element of surprise, that enabled them to climb the mountain last season. And in some cases, such as captain Wes Morgan and Robert Huth, they have simply reverted to the workaday Premier League central defenders they were before they were carried along with an unstoppable momentum last season. There has also been sniping behind the scenes that has not helped Ranieri, with whispers emanating from inside the camp that he had become distant from his backroom staff amid growing unrest from his management team and players. The same stories came out about Ranieri's tactical approach - giving the impression the players were happy to take the acclaim last season but were only too willing to point the finger of blame at their manager after it went wrong. He was also subjected to a public attack from striker Leonardo Ulloa, who accused Ranieri of betrayal as a move to Sunderland was falling through. If these players have been using Ranieri as a shield for their own shortcomings, then this has been removed. They now have no excuses or scapegoat. And yet the biggest factor of all may be a player who is no longer at Leicester. N'Golo Kante, Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year last season, took his relentless tackling, work-rate and guile to Chelsea in the summer in a £32m deal. The Foxes have never been the same - whereas he is on course for another title at Stamford Bridge. Once the shockwaves have subsided, Ranieri will be remembered as the manager who gave Leicester, the city and the football club, its greatest sporting moment. He made Leicester a worldwide good news story. He will be remembered as a man of manners and dignity but with a steel behind the smile that enabled him to lead the Foxes to perhaps the most unlikely triumph in British sport. Ranieri will also be remembered by many as someone who was treated shabbily and without gratitude at the end - an example of how sentiment will never exist in football. In the final analysis, though, he will remembered at Leicester as a good man who performed a great feat. And will be remembered forever. It must be assumed Leicester's owners have a new man in mind to make such a seismic move as sacking Ranieri. Combustible former manager Nigel Pearson was even linked with a return, but one live contender appears to be Ranieri's compatriot Roberto Mancini. He is available, had a short spell as a Leicester player in 2001 and has Premier League experience as a manager. Mancini led Manchester City from December 2009 to May 2013, winning the FA Cup in 2011 and their first title in 44 years 12 months later. Whoever is next, the first priority is safety rather than emulating Ranieri's title-winning feats.

When Claudio Ranieri - surrounded by his triumphant Leicester City squad - lifted the Premier League trophy at the King Power Stadium on 7 May last year, it concluded arguably the greatest story in British sport.

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While ministers claim their Psychoactive Substances Bill reflects the findings of the experts, I am told that the hand-picked committee was divided on whether low-harm substances like amyl nitrate (poppers) and nitrous oxide (laughing gas) should be included. The final report was drafted by Home Office officials but some members of the panel, which included three people who also sit on the ACMD, insisted on writing in what became known as the "safety-valve" clause. The recommendation for "general prohibition" was amended to say that there should be exemptions for substances "where the risks of health and social harms can be adequately assessed". The line was included specifically to ensure that some low risk products could be excluded from the ban. The coalition government response last October went along with the safety-valve clause saying it would "explore how to put in place a schedule of exemptions and make provision to add to these where the risks of health and social harms can be adequately assessed". But when the new Conservative government published the Psychoactive Substances Bill last month, any mention of assessing social harms or health risks had gone. The safety-valve clause insisted upon by the expert panel had been removed. The Home Office has made it clear that "there is no provision in the Bill to enable the licensing of so-called low-harm substances" arguing that there are difficulties in defining low risk and that it might "send out confusing messages about the safety of new psychoactive substances". It is likely that this is going to be a major battleground as the controversial bill reaches committee stage in Parliament. The LibDem Home Affairs spokesman Lord Paddick has made it clear his party will oppose the legislation in its current form. "As drafted, the Bill is far too broad and indiscriminate, further undermining credibility and efficacy in reducing harm," he told the House of Lords. The Bill would ban any substance that affects a consumer's "mental functioning or emotional state", unless specifically exempted by the Home Secretary. This definition goes further than the Irish legislation on which the approach is modelled. In Ireland, a psychoactive substance is defined as one that results in "a significant disturbance in, or significant change to, motor function, thinking, behaviour, perception, awareness or mood". The word "significant" is, of course, significant. It provides the safety valve that excludes low-risk and low-harm products. Whether UK ministers will relent on this issue of a "safety-valve clause" is perhaps the biggest question as the Psychoactive Substances Bill makes its progress through Parliament.

After my blog on Wednesday on tensions between drugs advisors and the Home Office, more details have emerged of how the expert panel on legal highs was split down the middle on whether to go for a total ban.

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Sean Earle snatched the bag of Linda Clarke, who had cut her wrists and walked out of hospital before sitting on a ledge over the M602 in Salford. After she fell to the ground, the 26-year-old "saw his opportunity" to steal her bag before running off, Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court heard. Earle, of Trevelyan Street, Salford, was bailed until sentencing on 17 July. Mrs Clarke, who had two daughters and was a full-time carer of her autistic son, walked out of Salford Royal Hospital in the early hours of 17 April. CCTV footage showed Earle walking the same way before approaching her as she made her way to the bridge nearby. A driver, who saw Mrs Clarke and Earle on the bridge, decided to turn back to check on her welfare. He saw Earle running away and realised the 55-year-old woman had "gone over the wall and is lying on the carriageway", prosecutor Shazia Aslam said. Police were called but Mrs Clarke, who was also a grandmother, was pronounced dead in hospital. It was then discovered that her handbag was missing and a policeman identified Earle from the CCTV footage. In a victim impact statement, Mrs Clarke's husband Gary said his wife's death had devastated the family and Earle had "added to our pain" with his "despicable" theft. Lorna Wincote, defending, said Earle was not charged with anything related to Mrs Clarke's death after an "extensive" police investigation. "He is also a person who suffers from his own mental health issues," she added.

A man has admitted stealing the handbag of a female carer after she fell to her death from a motorway bridge.

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The RNLI says six crew members have been brought in from the UK to staff the St Helier station in Jersey. The charity said the decision to remove coxswain Andy Hibbs was made due to a "serious risk to its ability to run a safe and effective lifesaving service". Mr Hibbs denies the claim he broke the volunteers' code of conduct. More on St Helier lifeboat and other Channel Island stories here The St Helier station was unmanned for the weekend and members of the public attended a silent protest on Sunday. The charity says the new crew members have come from various parts of the UK, and will remain until the dispute is resolved.

A lifeboat station is back in service, four days after 25 volunteers resigned in protest against the sacking of a senior crew member.

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Media playback is not supported on this device Real took the lead in the ninth minute through Karim Benzema, but Gaku Shibasaki scored either side of half-time to put Kashima in front. Ronaldo levelled from the penalty spot on the hour mark after Lucas Vazquez was fouled by Shuto Yamamoto. The Ballon d'Or winner put his side ahead in extra time after being played through by Benzema, and completed his hat-trick seven minutes later. Listen: 2016 - the year of Ronaldo? Victory gave Real their second Club World Cup and extended their unbeaten run to 37 games in all competitions. It also means nine of the past 10 winners of the competition have come from Europe. The Champions League winners looked set for a comfortable afternoon when Benzema put them ahead, and they dominated possession in the opening stages. But Kashima - the first Japanese team to reach a Club World Cup final - impressed in an entertaining game, and Shibasaki took both goals well. Indeed, after Ronaldo's equalising penalty, Kashima had the better chances late in normal time. First Keylor Navas saved a long-range strike from Fabricio, then Yasushi Endo shot wide at the back post with the final kick of the 90 minutes. At 3-2 down, Yuma Suzuki hit the bar with a header. The Japanese side also felt Real captain Sergio Ramos should have been sent off in normal time when he appeared to body-check an opponent when on a yellow card. Referees used video replays to review several decisions during the competition, but Janny Sikazwe chose not take a second look at this incident. "The referee lacked courage, which was regrettable," said Kashima coach Masatada Ishii. Victory for Ronaldo capped an impressive year for the forward, coming six days after he won the Ballon d'Or, awarded to the world's best player. He scored the winning penalty in Real's Champions League final victory over Atletico Madrid in May, before captaining Portugal to Euro 2016 success in the summer. His hat-trick in Yokohama was the first in a Club World Cup final, and he is now the joint-top scorer in the competition's history with five goals. "What a game," said Ronaldo. "We had to suffer, but that's what finals are about. It's a trophy we really wanted to win and we end the year in the best way possible so I'm very happy." Ronaldo has now won the Club World Cup three times, having done so previously with Manchester United in 2008 and Real in 2014. He was already the only player to win the competition with two different clubs. Having taken over as Real coach from Rafael Benitez in January, Zinedine Zidane's first year in management has been remarkable. The Champions League, Uefa Super Cup and Club World Cup have all been won during an unbeaten run stretching back to April. That adds to the former France international's achievements as a player, when he won the World Cup, European Championship, La Liga, Serie A, Champions League, Intertoto Cup, Intercontinental Cup and Uefa Super Cup. Zidane's side, whose last defeat was 2-0 to Wolfsburg in the Champions League, lead La Liga by four points. Match ends, Real Madrid 4, Kashima Antlers 2. Second Half Extra Time ends, Real Madrid 4, Kashima Antlers 2. Foul by Nacho (Real Madrid). Fabrício (Kashima Antlers) wins a free kick on the right wing. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Gaku Shibasaki (Kashima Antlers). Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic. Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Naomichi Ueda. Attempt blocked. Isco (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Substitution, Kashima Antlers. Shuhei Akasaki replaces Ryota Nagaki. Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Gen Shoji (Kashima Antlers). Substitution, Real Madrid. Álvaro Morata replaces Cristiano Ronaldo. Offside, Real Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers). Corner, Kashima Antlers. Conceded by Raphael Varane. Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Sergio Ramos. Marcelo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Yukitoshi Ito (Kashima Antlers). Second Half Extra Time begins Real Madrid 4, Kashima Antlers 2. Substitution, Real Madrid. Mateo Kovacic replaces Luka Modric. First Half Extra Time ends, Real Madrid 4, Kashima Antlers 2. Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Fabrício (Kashima Antlers). Attempt blocked. Isco (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo. Goal! Real Madrid 4, Kashima Antlers 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos. Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Gen Shoji (Kashima Antlers). Substitution, Kashima Antlers. Yukitoshi Ito replaces Yasushi Endo. Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid). Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Gaku Shibasaki with a cross following a set piece situation. Casemiro (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid). Mu Kanazaki (Kashima Antlers) wins a free kick on the left wing. Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 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Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid survived a scare to beat Japanese side Kashima Antlers in extra time and win the Club World Cup.

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

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

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Omar Khan, 31, had worked at The Johnson Partnership in Nottingham for five years before he was arrested. Erlin Manahasa, Albert Dibra and Nazaquat Ali joined Khan in admitting the same charge, between 1 October and 4 December last year, at Nottingham Crown Court. They are due to be sentenced on 15 April. Updates on this story and more from Nottinghamshire The court heard the case involved the recovery of 1kg (2.2lb) of cocaine. Digby Johnson, a partner at the Johnson firm, confirmed they did not represent Khan - who had set up his own office and was set to leave the company. "I still find it hard to believe he could do something as stupid as involve himself in drugs and people who were heavily involved in drugs," Mr Johnson said. "I'm just at a loss. You do question everything you've ever believed about anybody." Mr Johnson also described Khan, of William Street, Huddersfield, as a "lovely guy" who was "incredibly hard-working". "He would put in hour after hour," he added. "He was keen to progress and impress." Khan appeared at the court via video link to admit conspiracy to supply the Class A drug. Manahasa, of no fixed address, Dibra, of Joyce Avenue, Nottingham, and Ali, of Chard Street, Nottingham, were remanded in custody following the hearing.

A barrister who was due to move into his own chambers in Huddersfield has pleaded guilty to supplying cocaine.

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There were concerns about the stability of the building, which has been derelict for years, after the collapse of an internal wall last week. Contractors began work on Friday night. The Environment Minister Alex Atwood recommended the demolition in the interests of public safety. Mary O'Dwyer, Chair of Foyle Civic Trust, said a strategic approach is needed for the future protection of heritage in the city following the demolition. "Many of our members believe that this is a very sad event. "The factory is part of our industrial heritage and more should have been done to save it. "Others believe something had to be done because it was a health and safety issue," she said. "We would like to see a consensus and a strategic vision of all of the organisations in the city that have a remit for protecting our heritage." Foyle Road, which was closed between the lower deck of the Craigavon Bridge and John Street roundabout, has reopened.

The former Hamilton's shirt factory on Foyle Road in Londonderry has been demolished.

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Kate Richardson-Walsh and Helen Richardson-Walsh will compete at their fourth Olympics, while Crista Cullen and Alex Danson will be at their third. Striker Lily Owsley, 21, who won hockey's rising star award last year, will make her Games debut. Barry Middleton has been named in the GB men's squad for the fourth time. The 16-strong squad also includes Nick Catlin, Dan Fox, Iain Lewers and Harry Martin, all of whom were part of the squad that finished fourth in London. GB women, who won the EuroHockey Championships in London in August 2015, came fifth in the six-team Champions Trophy in London this month, while the men finished fourth. The Rio Games run from 5 to 21 August. Giselle Ansley, Sophie Bray, Crista Cullen, Alex Danson, Maddie Hinch, Hannah Macleod, Shona McCallin, Lily Owsley, Sam Quek, Helen Richardson-Walsh, Kate Richardson-Walsh, Susannah Townsend, Georgie Twigg, Laura Unsworth, Hollie Webb, Nicola White. Reserves: Joanna Leigh, Eleanor Watton, Kirsty Mackay. David Ames, Alastair Brogdon, Nicholas Catlin, David Condon, Adam Dixon, Daniel Fox, Mark Gleghorne, Michael Hoare, Ashley Jackson, Iain Lewers, Harry Martin, Barry Middleton, George Pinner, Ian Sloan, Samuel Ward, Henry Weir. Reserves: James Bailey, Simon Mantell, Dan Shingles.

Eight of the women's team who won a bronze medal at London 2012 have been named in the Great Britain hockey squad for this summer's Olympics in Rio.

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A spokesman for Palm Beach Gardens police in Florida confirmed to the BBC they were investigating a fatal crash involving the Grand Slam champion. A man was taken to hospital after the accident on 9 June and died two weeks later from his injuries, he said. According to TMZ, which broke the story, police believe the seven-time Grand Slam champion was at fault. But a lawyer for Williams said it was an "unfortunate accident". The man who died, Jerome Barson, was travelling with his wife who was driving their vehicle through an intersection when the accident happened. Williams' car suddenly darted into their path and was unable to clear the junction in time due to traffic jams, according to witness statements in a police report obtained by US media. Mrs Barson was also taken to hospital but survived. "[Williams] is at fault for violating the right of way of [the other driver]," the report said, adding that there were no other factors like drugs, alcohol or mobile phone distractions. The 37-year-old tennis star reportedly told police she did not see the couple's car and she was driving slowly. Police spokesman Major Paul Rogers said police were investigating whether the incident was connected to Mr Barson's death. Williams' lawyer Malcolm Cunningham told CNN in a statement: "Ms Williams entered the intersection on a green light. The police report estimates that Ms Williams was travelling at 5mph when Mrs Barson crashed into her. "Authorities did not issue Ms Williams with any citations or traffic violations. This is an unfortunate accident and Venus expresses her deepest condolences to the family who lost a loved one." Next week, Williams is due to play at Wimbledon in London, where she is seeded 10th.

US tennis star Venus Williams has been involved in a car accident that led to the death of a 78-year-old man.

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Robert Amoroso, 64, now from Hampshire, lived in Clifton from 1979 to 2013, the period of the alleged offences. Mr Amoroso was found not-guilty of two counts of sexual activity in the presence of a child. On Wednesday he was cleared of 14 other charges, including indecent assaults, sexual assaults and sexual activity in the presence of a child. Nottingham Crown Court heard the charges related to seven boys aged between 12 and 16.

A former teacher accused of sexually abusing boys in Nottingham has been cleared on all counts.

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Ceredigion council plans to auction the site of former Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi in Llandysul, which closed last term, for development. The council cabinet meets on Tuesday to discuss the sale set for 30 September. But a new group, Plant y Dyffryn, wants more time to draw up a bid to buy it. The site has a price tag of between £250,000 and £300,000, with proceeds earmarked for the new-build Ysgol Bro Teifi school which opened this month providing education for three to 19-year-olds. Leah Williams, one of the founders of Plant y Dyffryn, said "any developer could come in and squeeze the community". She said: "Llandysul is so small and so Welsh it would just tip the balance. "There are eight acres of land on a large site with plenty of potential," she said. Plant y Dyffryn is looking at the example of the Cardigan community venture 4CG in order to raise funds to purchase the site, and then run it. It took over the Pwllhai site in the centre of Cardigan in 2010, and turned it into a car park to generate income from parking fees with buildings and workshops leased out to small businesses. A public meeting was held on Sunday when Llandysul residents voted to call on Ceredigion council to delay the process of selling the school site. In response, cabinet member Gareth Lloyd said that if the cabinet delayed the process of selling, then they would consider offering help to the community with their application.

A group has called on Ceredigion council to delay plans to sell-off a former school site so it can bid to buy and retain it for community use.

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The actor, who was known to millions as Coronation Street binman Eddie Yeats in the 1970s and 1980s, died "peacefully in his sleep" on Friday night. It followed a "long courageous battle" with prostate cancer, his family said. Hughes, who lived on the Isle of Wight, was also known for his roles as Twiggy in TV comedy The Royle Family and Onslow in Keeping Up Appearances. He had thought he had beaten prostate cancer in 2009, but was told it had returned after collapsing at home in 2010. Hughes first appeared in 1960s shows such as Z-Cars and The Likely Lads. He was the voice of Paul McCartney in the Beatles film Yellow Submarine. Other roles included Vernon in Heartbeat and Uncle Keith in teen drama Skins, guest-starring in episodes of Doctor Who, Casualty, Boon and The Upper Hand. A Coronation Street spokeswoman said: "We are very sad to hear of the death of Geoffrey Hughes. "He created a legendary and iconic character in Eddie Yeats who will always be part of Coronation Street. Everyone connected with the programme sends our sincerest condolences to his family." Coronation Street star William Roache, who plays Ken Barlow, said: "I am so sorry to hear about Geoffrey. He was a warm, lovable actor, with great comedy timing. "He will be greatly missed, one of the Street's memorable characters." Helen Worth, who plays Gail McIntyre in Coronation Street, said: "Geoff was a very dear friend for many years, and I'm very sad to hear the news of his passing. "He was a master of gentle comedy and brought pleasure to so many people. He will be sadly missed." Sally Lindsay, who played barmaid Shelley Unwin in Corrie, wrote on Twitter that her first TV job was playing Twiggy's girlfriend in The Royle Family, "and he was so kind RIP lovely man x". Hughes was appointed Deputy Lord Lieutenant for the Isle of Wight in 2009, providing the official link between the island and royalty at formal events.

Coronation Street and Keeping up Appearances actor Geoffrey Hughes has died aged 68, his agent has said.

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The Sana news agency said the military had "restored security and stability to the neighbourhood of Khalidiya". Activists reported clashes in Khalidiya on Monday morning, but said that most of the area was under army control. The announcement comes a month after troops launched an offensive to oust rebels from Syria's third largest city. Homs has been one of the focuses of a two-year nationwide uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, in which the UN says more than 100,000 people have died. Correspondents say the capture of Khalidiya would add further impetus to the counter-offensive by government troops and their allies, which saw the nearby town of Qusair fall in June. By Paul WoodBBC News, Beirut The fall of Khalidiya had been expected. One Western diplomat said he had been told recently by a Free Syrian Army commander that it was not possible to get any ammunition or other supplies in. Cut off from help, it was only a matter of time, perhaps, for the rebels. There are other parts of Homs still, just, in rebel hands. But if they, along with Khalidiya, do fall, Homs will become just the latest in a line of regime victories on the battlefield. The regime's forces have been steadily picking off some of the villages around Homs. Two months ago, with the help of Hezbollah, they recaptured the town of Qusair. The government has halted - if not quite turned around - a rebel advance on Damascus. Sources close to the regime say an offensive is also planned for the northern city of Aleppo. After Khalidiya, Syria conflict goes on In pictures: Khalidiya devastation On Monday, an unnamed army officer told Syrian state television: "Today, we can report having complete control of the area of Khalidiya." "That was a victory of all our fighters and the whole Syrian Army and especially our dear leader, Bashar al-Assad. And God willing, we will get rid of the terrorists in the entire country and the future will be free of killings and under the control of the army." However, UK-based activist group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights cast doubt on the claim. While the group acknowledged that government forces were in control of most of Khalidiya, it said fighting was continuing on Monday. "Clashes took place between rebels and regime forces, supported by Hezbollah and National Defence Forces, in the southern parts of the Khalidiya neighbourhood," it said. "Regime forces are bombarding parts, and military reinforcements are arriving as advancing regime forces try to establish full control." Opposition activists told the AFP news agency that about 90% of Khalidiya was now controlled by the army. One told the Associated Press that the battle for the district was "almost over". On Sunday, the Arabic TV station al-Mayadeen, which is seen as close to the Syrian government, broadcast what it said was footage of Khalidiya, showing heavily damaged buildings and piles of rubble. It also showed pictures of the interior of the historic Khaled bin Walid mosque, a focal point for anti-government protesters. Troops reportedly seized it on Saturday, days after activists accused them of firing shells at the tomb of Khaled bin Walid, a revered figure in Islam. Only the Old City of Homs and a few other districts are still held by the opposition. On Monday, government jets bombed the Bab Hud district of the Old City, just south of Khalidiya, according to the Syrian Observatory.

Syrian government forces have fully captured a district that was a key rebel stronghold in the central city of Homs, state media report.

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The president-elect has said Mrs Trump and Barron will move to Washington "very soon, after he's finished with school", but has not put an actual date on the move. But transition spokesman Jason Miller's insistence that the Trumps were "energised and excited about their new role serving the country" and it was simply concern about changing schools in the middle of the year did little to quell criticisms on social media. "First Family resides in White House as a symbol of our country to us and and the world," wrote one Twitter user, Pamela Benbow. "Melania Trump's decision is appalling." Others joked it was Mrs Trump's taste in interiors which had prompted the decision, while some began speculating about what the move said about the Trumps' marriage. However, the strength of feeling is somewhat unsurprising. There are only two other First Ladies in the history of the United States who have not made the White House their home during their husbands' years as commander-in-chief: Martha Washington, because it had yet to be built, and Anna Harrison, because her husband died before she could take up residence. But Mrs Trump's decision has its supporters. "Good, this is what most responsible parents do with a child Barron's age," one Twitter user noted. However, it is not out of character for Mrs Trump, who has repeatedly stressed that Barron, 10, is her focus - staying at home during the campaign to care for him in Trump Towers. But they are far from the only mother and child to move into the White House. So how have families coped before? William Seale, a White House Historical Association historian and author of The President's House, said President Grover Cleveland's wife, Frances Folsom Cleveland, only lived in the White House during social season. The president bought a house during his first term, where Mrs Cleveland spent most of her time. The first lady referred to the first home as "Oak View" but it was more commonly known as "Red Top" because of its red roof. But the young bride, who was age 21 when she married the 49-year-old president, was the only first lady to be married in the White House. "The concern of children staying back to finish school - that's more typical than not," Mr Seale said. "It seems not very unusual to me that she would want the child to finish this year of school. I don't find it very surprising." Mr Seale noted that the children of President John Tyler, who became president after William Henry Harrison's death, were not immediately moved to the White House. James Madison's wife, Dolley Madison, also sent her son from her first marriage, Payne Todd, away to school. There have been two sets of school age children living in the White House in the past three decades: Chelsea Clinton, who was 12 at the time, and Malia and Sasha Obama, who were 10 and seven respectively. They also had to move across the country when their fathers became president - but all three lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue from the day of the inauguration. In fact, the Obamas avoided the problem of the girls having to change school mid-term by moving to Washington early, allowing them to start a new school a few weeks before Dad was inaugurated in January 2009. Read more: Why Obama may not go quietly Mrs Trump has indicated Barron will be her top priority, with everything else coming second. Reading between the lines, it suggests she will not be taking on the full-time role predecessors like Mrs Obama have. Officially, the role of the first lady is only ceremonial - she is supposed to be the White House's hostess, organising and attending functions with or without their spouses. In more recent times, they have also sought out causes to support and promote. Mrs Obama has used her time backing a number of initiatives and projects, including Let Girls Learn, that aims to help girls around the world go to school and stay in school. The first lady occupies a very public role, according to Mr Seale. "It gives a kind of personal side to the White House. It might even be considered vital to the public's perception of the president," he said. "[The president] is an administrator and a he is a symbol and I think the first lady's role is very important to that symbol part." Lou Henry Hoover, wife to President Herbert Hoover, was the first president's wife to really take on an active public role, Mr Seale said. Her immediate successor, Eleanor Roosevelt, also served as a more visible first lady in her husband's administration. One notable first lady who was reluctant to step into the public role was Nancy Reagan, according to Mr Seale. Mrs Reagan, who had a big influence on her husband's presidency and would later become known for her anti-drug campaign, was at first only focused on being a supportive wife. "Her big interest in the world was her husband," Mr Seale said, adding that she was a very private person. As to what Melania's priorities will be there is only one hint - she is interested in tackling cyber-bullying. Read more: Taking to the streets for women's issues It has happened in the past. However, not when the president's wife has still been alive. Thomas Jefferson's daughter Martha Jefferson Randolph took the role in 1801, while Angelica van Buren took up the duties of a first lady after marrying President Martin van Buren's son in 1838. Both men had lost their wives almost 20 years earlier. However, could Ivanka Trump - described as her father's "proxy wife" by Vanity Fair during the election campaign - take up some of the responsibility from her step-mother? There is more recent precedent, too. Chelsea performed some of her mother's duties during the final days of her father's presidency, while Mrs Clinton concentrated on her own political career. The White House can be whatever the family makes it. Chelsea was known to do her homework in the Oval Office from time to time, while she also hosted sleepovers for friends - which could mean they found themselves sitting with the President the next morning, as Bill Clinton always tried to have breakfast with his daughter. Both Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama fit their duties as First Lady around their children, and both families asked for the press to respect their daughters' privacy - requests which were, on the whole, respected. The Obamas are also strict about putting time aside for the girls: family dinner takes place every night at 18:30. Mr Obama has said only a national emergency will stop him joining his family. "The surprising truth is that being in the White House has made our family life more 'normal' than it's ever been," the President said in an interview with US magazine More earlier this year. It is a response echoed by Chelsea about her own years. She told the Huffington Post: "I was always deeply aware that I was living in history. But then I would have dinner with my parents at the kitchen table every night. There was so much about my life that also was normal."

The revelation that Melania and Barron Trump would not be joining Donald in the White House in January has raised eyebrows in some quarters, and garnered praise in others.

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The country's Privacy Protection Commission accused Facebook of dodging questions from European regulators. Internet users were also urged to install privacy software to stop Facebook tracking them, regardless of whether they had accounts with it. The social network said it complied with data protection law and questioned the Belgian watchdog's authority. The commission attacked Facebook after trying to find out more about its practices. "Facebook tramples on European and Belgian privacy laws," it said after publishing a report analysing changes that the company made to its privacy policies in January. In a statement, it said that Facebook has refused to recognise Belgian and other EU national jurisdictions, insisting it was subject only to the law in Ireland, the site of its European headquarters. "Facebook has shown itself particularly miserly in giving precise answers," the watchdog said, adding that the results of its study were "disconcerting". The body, which was working with its German, Dutch, French and Spanish counterparts, said that Facebook would not explain in detail how it used data it collected. A Facebook spokeswoman questioned the Belgians' authority but said it would review the study's recommendations with the Irish data protection commissioner. "We work hard to make sure people have control over what they share and with whom. "Facebook is already regulated in Europe and complies with European data protection law, so the applicability of the [commission's] efforts is unclear," she said. This is the second damning report this year on Facebook's use of data from the Belgian Privacy Commission. In February, it said it placed "too much burden" on users to navigate its complex settings.

Facebook "tramples" on European privacy law by tracking people without consent, Belgium's privacy watchdog has said.

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Matt McKeown from Plymouth, south-west England, has created a super trolley with a motor and special wheels. And he's got it racing at 44 mph. The current speed record is 42 mph, so Matt reckons his trolley could have set a new world record. He says he'll contact Guinness World Records to see if it can be officially recognised. But he's not content with that - Matt says he wants to improve his trolley to try and reach a speed of 60mph instead! Check out the clip of it in action!

Imagine a shopping trolley that moves as fast as a car - well here it is!

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Judge Angela Finnerty said the woman should not have brought the child to England until a family court in Japan had resolved a dispute she was having with the her estranged husband. The judge's decision has been revealed in a written ruling. It follows a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London. No-one involved was identified. The father had asked Judge Finnerty to order his son's return to Japan under the terms of international civil legislation relating to child abduction. Judge Finnerty said the man and woman - who had worked at different universities in Japan - split in 2013 after marrying nine years ago. They had reached an agreement about sharing care of their son after mediation in Japan. The woman had then been offered a post at Cambridge and said she wanted to take the child with her. The man objected. She had flown to the UK with the boy before a court in Tokyo had ruled on the dispute. "I am satisfied that (the boy) has been retained in the United Kingdom unlawfully in breach of the father's custody rights," said Judge Finnerty.

A Cambridge University academic has been ordered to return her seven-year-old son to his father in Japan, a family court has ruled.

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From 20 March, speed restrictions and speed cameras will be introduced where work is taking place. The upgrade work will see the six-mile "missing link" completed on the M8 in North Lanarkshire. Improvements to the Raith Interchange and widening of key sections of the M8, M73 and M74 are also taking place. The work will see upgrading of the M8 between Baillieston and Newhouse to motorway standard. This will require upgrades to the connections to the M73 motorway at Baillieston and a new junction at Shawhead, which will connect to the A725 East Kilbride road. There will also be new junctions at Eurocentral and Chapelhall. Improvements to the Raith Interchange near Hamilton in Lanarkshire include realignment of the A725. There will be an underpass for the A725 and bridges carrying the Raith roundabout. The improvements are expected to cut journey times by up to 18 minutes for the busiest sections of the M8. Graeme Reid, project sponsor for Transport Scotland, said: "We have reached a pivotal point in this three year project, involving traffic management measures which are likely to cause some disruption to road users, especially at peak times. "The biggest challenge on a project of this scale is to keep the 100,000 vehicles that use these key routes every day moving and to ensure disruption to road users is minimised as far as is practically possible." He added: "The installation of safety cameras is a tried and tested mechanism that improves safety for both road users and the workforce during what will be an extremely busy period in terms of construction." The first traffic restrictions and safety cameras will be brought in along the M74 northbound and southbound from J6 Hamilton to J3A Daldowie. Three narrow lanes will be in operation to allow the construction of a new lane and hard shoulder. Improvements at the Raith Interchange will see speed restrictions and temporary lane closures and diversions to allow excavation works to start on the construction of the A725 underpass below the existing roundabout. The new underpass will link the Bellshill Bypass and the East Kilbride Expressway (A725) and create a new route for traffic, cutting out the heavily-congested Raith Junction. Two lanes will remain operational in each direction across all roads during peak times, although traffic management and speed restrictions will be in place.

Traffic restrictions are being brought in next week on some of Scotland's busiest motorways as work ramps-up on a £500m improvement scheme.

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In a landmark move, the Federal Court told six firms to divulge names and addresses of those who downloaded The Dallas Buyers Club. The case was lodged by the US company that owns the rights to the 2013 movie. The court said the data could only be used to secure "compensation for the infringements" of copyright. In the case, which was heard in February, the applicants said they had identified 4,726 unique IP addresses from which their film was shared online using BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer file sharing network. They said this had been done without their permission. Once they received the names of account holders, the company would then have to prove copyright infringement had taken place. The judgment comes amidst a crackdown by the Australian government on internet piracy. Australians are among the world's most regular illegal downloaders of digital content. The delay in release dates for new films and TV shows, and higher prices in Australia for digital content, have prompted many Australians to find surreptitious ways to watch new shows. The ISPs involved in the case, including Australia's second-largest provider iiNet, said releasing customer information would be a breach of privacy and lead to what is known in the US as "speculative invoicing". This is where account holders are threatened with court cases that could result in large damages unless smaller settlement fees are paid. The ISPs argued also that the monetary claims which the US company, Dallas Buyers Club LLC, had against each infringer were so small "that it was plain that no such case could or would be maintained by the applicants". But Justice Nye Perram ruled that the customer information could be released on condition it was only used to recover compensation for copyright infringement. "I will also impose a condition on the applicants that they are to submit to me a draft of any letter they propose to send to account holders associated with the IP addresses which have been identified," he ruled. Justice Perram said the ruling was also important for deterring illegal downloading. "It is not beyond the realm of possibilities that damages of a sufficient size might be awarded under this provision in an appropriately serious case in a bid to deter people from the file-sharing of films," he said. The case came to court after Dallas Buyers Club LLC contacted iiNet and other ISPs, asking them to divulge customer details without a court order. The ISPs refused. The ISPs have yet to say if they will appeal against the court ruling. Professor of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney, Michael Fraser said it was an important judgement for ISPs and customers. "If this [judgement] is upheld then the days of anonymous pirating may be over," Prof Fraser told ABC TV.

An Australian court has ordered internet service providers (ISPs) to hand over details of customers accused of illegally downloading a US movie.

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London Fire Brigade said it was called to the arena on Millennium Way, Greenwich, at about 11:15 BST. About 21 firefighters tackled the blaze, which was contained to the restaurant's extraction system. Station Manager Martin Freeman said: "It did create a lot of smoke and so security staff evacuated people from arena. There were no injuries." At the time Julie Price tweeted: "At O2 for Elvis exhibition but can't go in as its on fire." The cause of the fire is not yet known.

More than 1,200 people were evacuated from the O2 Arena in London due to a fire at a restaurant.

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England scrum-half Danny Care claimed a hat-trick, while loose forward Luke Wallace crossed twice as Quins booked a home semi-final against Grenoble. But Quins were given a real scare, not reclaiming the lead until late on. Irish ran in three tries through winger Fergus Mulchrone, scrum-half Brendan McKibbin and centre Sean Maitland. And the visitors put in a spirited display that bodes well for next weekend's 11th v 12th relegation battle at Newcastle. Irish and Quins are due to meet again at the Madejski Stadium on Sunday 1 May, on the penultimate weekend of the season. But the Exiles first face an even more crucial test next weekend in that crunch meeting with the Falcons on the artificial pitch at Kingston Park. Grenoble reached the last four with a 33-32 win over Connaght, while Montpellier, who beat Sale on Friday night, will play Newport Gwent Dragons, who put out holders Gloucester, in the other semi. Harlequins v Grenoble (The Stoop) Montpellier v Newport Gwent Dragons (Altrad Stadium) Matches to be played on 22/23/24 April Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea: "We'll take the result. We're in a semi-final. We're the only English side left in the competition. We scored 20 unanswered points to come back from 30-18 down. "We were pretty inconsistent and that's the lesson we have to learn. We were up against a proud set of players and they weren't going to roll over "They had the freedom to play and we probably had that little bit of weight of expectation. It was up and down, but we scored some decisive points when the pressure was on." London Irish assistant coach Clark Laidlaw told BBC Radio Berkshire: "We're really proud of the way the players performed. It was always going to be a tough task coming here. Harlequins are a pretty strong side who've been playing well throughout the year. "We got our noses in front and, if we could have held in there a little bit longer when we were two scores up, it could have been a different night. "But, we're hugely proud of the way the boys played and we're really hoping they can play with that freedom in the weeks to come before the end of the season." Harlequins: Brown; Yarde, Lowe, Roberts, Visser; Botica, Care (capt); Lambert, Gray, A Jones, Merrick, Twomey, Robshaw, Wallace, Clifford. Replacements: Ward, O Evans, Sinckler, Matthews, Luamanu, Dickson, Marchant, Chisholm. London Irish: Fenby; Maitland, Mulchrone, Brophy-Clews, Fowlie; Geraghty, McKibbin; Smallbone, Paice (capt), Halavatau, Lloyd, Sinclair, Guest, Trayfoot, McCusker. Replacements: Cruse, Court, Palframan, Curry, Sisi, Ellis, Allinson, Steele. Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy).

Harlequins ran in five tries as they came from behind to beat London Irish in the European Challenge Cup quarter-final on home soil at The Stoop.

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It means the country has outpaced China's economic expansion for two quarters out of the last three. Forecasts were for growth of about 7.3% for the period compared with a year earlier. However, the country adopted a new way of calculating growth, which some experts say distorts the real picture. The country's annual growth for the year 2014-15 was 7.3%. Despite the robust growth numbers, India's government and its businesses are hoping the country's central bank will move to cut lending rates again soon to give the economy a further boost. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has already cut its benchmark lending rates twice this year, but left its rates unchanged in April. New method The government revised down India's growth for the period October to December 2014 to 6.6%, compared with the same period the year before. Its previous figure was 7.5%. But it also now says growth between July and September was 8.4% rather than the 8.2% earlier stated. Economists have warned the data needs to be treated with caution since changes were made to the way in which the GDP figure was calculated. Narendra Modi marked a year in office as prime minister this week and these stats suggest the economy he pledged to improve is, well, improving. This would have been the third successive quarter of India's economy growing faster than China's. But because India has revised down the figure from October to December, it means China was still ahead in that period. And it's worth saying lots of people believe India's GDP figures are overstating the reality - and that's because other economic data - such as factory output and export figures - do not support the view that things are picking up strongly. The country's new way of calculating GDP has baffled analysts since its release earlier this year. India said the new formula is closer to international standards. But analysts have said the new data do not correlate with other economic indicators, including industrial and factory production. Shilan Shah, India economist at Capital Economics said: "The economy is not as strong as the GDP numbers might suggest. "The numbers should not have any bearing on policies and both the central bank as well as the government should look at other activity indicators. "For example, auto sales have dropped sharply this year, while bank lending growth had slowed to rates not seen in over a decade." Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who won last year's general elections, promised to reform and revive the economy and to attract much-needed foreign investment. But many say the country is yet to see any of the "big bang reforms" he promised to deliver.

India's economy grew 7.5% in the three months ending in March, higher than the previous quarter and above expectations.

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The Seagulls remain one point ahead of second-placed Newcastle. Tommy Smith's angled shot put the hosts in front before Tomer Hemed rounded the goalkeeper to equalise. Nahki Wells fired into the top corner and Elias Kachunga nodded in to make it 3-1 before half-time, and Lewis Dunk's red card added to Brighton's misery. Centre-back Dunk was sent off for a second yellow card midway through the second half for a lunging challenge on Izzy Brown, having been booked in the first period for a foul on the same player. The Terriers' seventh win in nine league matches keeps them fifth, but they are now just two points behind fourth-placed Leeds, who they play at home on Sunday. Brighton, knocked out of the FA Cup by non-league Lincoln five days earlier, were uncharacteristically poor in defence and conceded three goals in a league match for the first time in almost 12 months. The outstanding Rajiv van La Parra had already hit the post before full-back Smith's attempted cross landed back at his feet, and his subsequent shot flew in at the near post. Hemed pounced on a poor back header from Huddersfield's Aaron Mooy to level, but that proved to be the only clear chance they created in the entire 90 minutes. Wells' excellent finish from just inside the box was his 100th goal in English football, and it was the former Bradford forward's shot which goalkeeper David Stockdale palmed into the air for Kachunga to head in Huddersfield's third from close range. After Dunk's dismissal, the fifth of his career, there was still time for Australian midfielder Mooy to strike the upright from long range and Stockdale to tip over a powerful attempt from substitute Kasey Palmer. Huddersfield head coach David Wagner told BBC Radio Leeds: "It was a good one, maybe one of the best this season. We scored three goals and had chances for more, and conceded a sloppy goal which was easy to avoid, but it was very good. "We are fresh and still very hungry and greedy, even when we are humble and we know we're playing against the best team in the division. "We gave ourselves no limits, we try our best and today our best was very good." Brighton manager Chris Hughton told BBC Sussex: "Every now and again you get a real bad one, and that was a real bad one. "We were nowhere near the levels you need to play any game in this division, never mind one as good as Huddersfield, and on their own ground too. "If we put in another performance like this at Brentford on Sunday, we will lose again. We need to be far better. "Lewis Dunk has played the ball but he was already on a yellow and he's given the referee a decision to make. It's another one for him and something he has to learn from. We are going to miss him. It's a blow." Match ends, Huddersfield Town 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Collin Quaner. Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick. Elias Kachunga (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion). Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by David Stockdale. Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Elias Kachunga. Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion). Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Collin Quaner replaces Nahki Wells. Offside, Huddersfield Town. Aaron Mooy tries a through ball, but Nahki Wells is caught offside. Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Elias Kachunga. Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Joe Lolley (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion). Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Joe Lolley replaces Rajiv van La Parra. Rajiv van La Parra (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Steve Sidwell (Brighton and Hove Albion). Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elias Kachunga. Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town). Chuba Akpom (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing. Attempt missed. Michael Hefele (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Mooy with a cross following a corner. Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Shane Duffy. Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Kasey Palmer replaces Isaiah Brown because of an injury. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Isaiah Brown (Huddersfield Town) because of an injury. Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Chuba Akpom (Brighton and Hove Albion). Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Isaiah Brown (Huddersfield Town) because of an injury. Second yellow card to Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) for a bad foul. Isaiah Brown (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion). Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Chuba Akpom replaces Tomer Hemed. Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Jamie Murphy. Attempt missed. Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Mooy. Foul by Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town). 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Huddersfield showed their promotion credentials with an impressive home win over Brighton, who missed the chance to extend their Championship lead.

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The Hugh Fraser Foundation has pledged £300,000, with £250,000 to come from the Cameron Mackintosh Foundation. GSA aims to raise £20m to restore the famous building which was badly damaged by fire on 23 May. The most recent pledges and individual donations by members of the public mean the fund currently stands at £6.4m This figure is made up of the Hugh Fraser Foundation £300,000; the Cameron Mackintosh Foundation £250,000; £150,000 in individual donations; £700,000 of Scottish government match funding (increasing to a total of £5m in line with future donations) and a £5m pledge from the UK government. The Hugh Fraser Foundation was established in 1960 by Sir Hugh Fraser with shares in House of Fraser and other investments. Dr Kenneth Chrystie, chairman of the Hugh Fraser Foundation, said the trustees were clear that they "wished to make a major and public show of support" for GSA following the fire. "We felt that it was a great privilege to be able to support the GSA to begin the process of reconstruction and recovery," he said. "I am confident that the fundraising appeal will attract world-wide support from those who share with us the desire to see the school not only recover, but regain momentum towards its future success." Firefighters managed to save 90% of the building, named after internationally renowned designer and architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and 70% of its contents. GSA estimates the cost of restoring the building to be between £20m and £35m and believes the work could take up to four years. The appeal fund, which has Hollywood star Brad Pitt and Dr Who actor Peter Capaldi among its trustees, was set up last month to help raise £20m. British theatre producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh said that he hoped the donation through his foundation would encourage others to follow. "It is hardly surprising the tragic news of the fire spread globally and we are all encouraged by the GSA's clear determination to restore the wonderful building," he said. "My admiration for Charles Rennie Mackintosh and my personal passion for original architectural design makes me even more pleased to be able to become one of the first donors to your appeal. "The contribution from my foundation will, I hope, encourage others to follow suit and it comes with enormous gratitude and respect for what you have achieved and will continue to do." GSA director Professor Tom Inns said everyone at the school had "been moved by the incredible generosity" they had been shown since the fire. "The GSA has been honoured to have the financial and personal support of the Hugh Fraser Foundation over many years, and this most recent donation is very much appreciated," he said. "The kind words of Sir Cameron and the support of The Mackintosh Foundation are also most welcome at this difficult time. "I would also like to extend the heartfelt thanks of The Glasgow School of Art to all the institutions and individuals who have donated to the appeal to date. "This support along with the many, many messages of good will and offers of academic and other expert support have meant so much to us."

A fund set up to help restore Glasgow School of Art's (GSA) fire-damaged Mackintosh building has received two donations totalling £550,000.

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Humberto Benitez Trevino's daughter caused outrage by using his influence to try to close down the bistro after it did not give her a table she wanted. The episode sparked a discussion about abuse of power in the country. The sacking suggests that Mexico has grown more sensitive to the issue, correspondents say. The episode became a trending topic on Twitter under the hashtag #ladyprofeco, after her father's agency. Mt Benitez, the attorney-general for consumer protection, and his daughter both apologised, but this did little to appease public anger. On Wednesday, President Pena Nieto ordered his dismissal. The restaurant, Maximo Bistro in Mexico City, was raided by officials after Andrea Benitez was not offered the table she had asked for. The government said that although Mr Benitez was not personally involved in the raid, the episode had become embarrassing for the institution.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has fired a senior official over an incident caused by his daughter at an exclusive restaurant last month.

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The lifesaving equipment is believed to have been taken from outside of Frenchay Village Hall, near Bristol, in the early hours of Friday. Last December it was one of eight taken from sites including Pucklechurch, Frenchay, Fishponds and Easton. Defibrillators are used to deliver a shock to restart a patient's heart when they are in cardiac arrest. Callers to the ambulance service are given the code to unlock the cabinet and users are given automatic spoken instructions on how to use the equipment.

A community defibrillator which was stolen last December has gone missing again.

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Denis O'Brien obtained the injunction to stop RTÉ from reporting details of his personal finances and relationship with former Anglo Irish Bank. Last week, a judge granted permission for the media to report details about Mr O'Brien's finances made under privilege in the Dáil (parliament). RTÉ lawyers said as a result there was no need for the injunction to remain. The media mogul's fortune is estimated to be around £5bn. Following the granting of the injunction, the purchase of one of Mr O'Brien's companies was discussed in the Dáil. The comments were made by TD Catherine Murphy under privilege. She said Mr O'Brien owed the former Anglo Irish Bank, now the nationalised Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC), upwards of 500m euro (£362m). Ms Murphy, an independent left-wing TD, said Mr O'Brien was attempting to pay loans back at an interest rate of just over 1%, when it was arguable that the correct rate should be over 7%. In response to her comments, lawyers for RTÉ and the Irish Times returned to the high court to seek clarity over whether her remarks could be reported in light of the injunction. A judge told the media organisations that he never intended nor could he order any interference with what a TD may say under privilege in the Dáil. The application by RTÉ to have the injunction discharged relates to a planned broadcast regarding certain information regarding Mr O'Brien's relationship with IBRC. Lawyers for Mr O'Brien said they accepted that following comments made by the Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty in the Dáil on Tuesday evening, there was nothing in the proposed RTÉ script that had been injuncted that warranted further restraint. The lawyer added that as far as he was concerned, the script in its entirety could be published, as a result of events that had happened outside the courtroom. On Tuesday, Mr Doherty gave details of what he said were documents related to Mr O'Brien's IBRC loans during a debate in the Dáil. The Sinn Féin finance spokesman said he had documents which led to questions about the way IBRC was run in the public interest.

Irish state broadcaster RTÉ is trying to get an injunction granted to Ireland's richest man discharged.

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The 33-year-old made a total of 12 Test appearances and played a vital role in the 2010-11 Ashes victory in Australia. "After 16 enjoyable years I feel that now is the right moment to call time on my playing career," the Surrey player wrote on Twitter. "Unfortunately injury has hampered me throughout my career and now plays the leading role in my decision to retire." Tremlett has been affected by back and knee injuries in recent years and has been restricted to three Championship appearances for Surrey this season. "My body, and back in particular, can no longer withstand the vigour of performing at the level required to play professional cricket," he said. "After taking specialist advice this latest injury means that I will not be able to carry on. "I have always tried to give 100% commitment and effort whenever I have played but no longer feel that this is possible." Southampton-born Tremlett, who began his career at Hampshire before moving to Surrey in 2010, took 53 wickets at an average of 27 in his 12 Test appearances for England. The most significant, however, were the 17 in three matches as England won the Ashes in Australia in January 2011. He also played 15 one-day internationals and one Twenty20 match for England, with his last appearance for the national team coming in the first Test against Australia in November 2013. "Wearing the Three Lions was the pinnacle and I enjoyed every minute of the challenge, experience and ultimately the success that the team had," he added. "I have been extremely fortunate to have enjoyed such a fantastic and memorable career and lucky enough to play with and against some of the best players in the world."

Former England fast bowler Chris Tremlett has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

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The theft happened outside St John's Kirk in St John's Place in the city before 23:30 on Monday. It was the second time the life-sized doll had been stolen from the nativity scene in the past two years. Police Scotland said three males would be reported to the procurator fiscal in due course. Anne Chat, who serves as an elder at the church and also works as a volunteer, said after the theft: "Last year someone stole the doll from the display too, but it turned up again a while later. "It just seems to be something that people do these days, it's a shame." Mrs Chat said the nativity had been put in place by the locals on Saturday evening after a lantern procession attended by about a hundred people and a pipe band.

A life-sized baby Jesus which was stolen from a nativity display at a church in Perth has been found.

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It is hoped the RNLI camera will reduce the number of launches at Porthcawl, in Bridgend county, which had the second highest number for Wales in 2015. The camera looks out towards the town's pier from the lifeboat station. The location is also notorious for crashing waves that can risk sweeping people out to sea. Ian Stroud from Porthcawl RNLI is their former deputy launch authoriser. He said: "One of the most significant tasks a lifeboat station must undertake is observing sea conditions to make judgements on the equipment lifeboat operators will need. "We wanted a view of the pier as it is such an important landmark. This is viewable by members of the public, who can alert the lifeboat station if they see someone in distress." The camera was supplied by Swansea-based PC-1 and Axis Communications. PC-1's online project manager Graham Thomas said: "We installed a weather station and connected the installation to YouTube, allowing the public and lifeboat staff to view real-time images and accurate weather reports - including tide times. "The station will soon receive a superfast fibre connection, allowing for a further upgrade of the system to take full advantage of the camera's HD capabilities. "We can then look at running an additional camera; one looking at the pier and another focusing on the coastal defence where waves crash up to 300 feet in the air."

One of Wales' busiest lifeboat callout hotspots has had a monitoring camera installed to warn the public of dangerous sea conditions.

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Uptown Funk, which topped the UK chart for seven weeks and the US chart for 14, originally had six songwriters. The five writers of The Gap Band's hit were added earlier this week, according to RCA documents seen by Billboard. It's said to have followed a claim from publisher Minder Music on their behalf. The much-publicised Blurred Lines court case in March saw a jury order the track's writers, Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, to pay Marvin Gaye's estate $7.4m (£4.8m) in damages because of its similarities with Gaye's 1977 hit Got to Give It Up. Uptown Funk's original writers were listed as Ronson and Mars, plus co-producer Jeffrey Bhasker and Phillip Lawrence from Mars' production team The Smeezingtons. Nicholas Williams - aka rapper Trinidad James - and producer Devon Gallaspy also got a credit for the use of a sample of James' track All Gold Everything. They have now been joined by the five writers of The Gap Band's hit: band members Charlie, Robert and Ronnie Wilson and keyboardist Rudolph Taylor, plus producer Lonnie Simmons. Billboard said a lawyer for James's manager Danny Zook agreed the Blurred Lines case may have influenced the Uptown Funk writers' decision. "Everyone is being a little more cautious. Nobody wants to be involved in a lawsuit," he told Billboard. It is believed the claim from Minder Music was filed with YouTube's content management system in February. Vick Bain, CEO of The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA), told the BBC that original songwriters "absolutely deserve proper credit". "However it does get very blurred when people take inspiration," said Ms Bain. "We can understand why Ronson and Mars wanted to avoid a very expensive court case, but I'm sure they would not have given credit if they hadn't felt that would be the right thing to do." Ms Bain said BASCA hoped all songwriters could avoid expensive court cases in the future, with the Blurred Lines case setting a "dangerous precedent". "One of our members, who is an expert musicologist, he looked at it and said, 'in this country they wouldn't have won'," she continued - referring to the way the jury made its decision based on sheet music of Gaye's hit. Echoing the comments of Pharrell Williams after the verdict, she said: "It sets a very sad and dangerous precedent, because all composers and all songwriters for hundreds of years have been influenced by everyone around them. So I really hope it doesn't stifle creativity." In January, Sam Smith agreed to pay Tom Petty songwriting royalties for his single Stay With Me, because of its similarities to Petty's 1989 track I Won't Back Down. A spokesman for Smith said the singer "acknowledged the similarity" but said the likeness was "a complete coincidence".

Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars have given The Gap Band a writing credit on their huge hit Uptown Funk, due to its similarities with their 1979 track Oops Up Side Your Head.

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Heinrich Boere, who is in a wheelchair, was taken by ambulance from his nursing home in Germany to a prison hospital. He was sentenced in March 2010 after confessing to the killings. A German court rejected an appeal against his jail term and a medical expert said he was fit to serve his sentence at a "suitable" facility. During his trial, Boere had admitted to the killings in 1944, but said he had been acting on orders from his superiors. He shot dead Fritz Bicknese, a chemist and father of 12; Frans Kusters, a Dutch resistance member who owned a bicycle shop; and Teun de Groot, who helped Jews go into hiding. Boere argued that he risked being sent to a concentration camp if he refused to carry out the shootings. "At no time in 1944 did I act with the feeling that I was committing a crime," he told the court during his trial, but added that 65 years later he saw things from a different perspective. The presiding judge, Gerd Nohl, said all three killings had been carried out "on a totally random basis" and constituted murder. Boere was born in Germany to a Dutch father and a German mother but grew up in the Dutch town of Maastricht. He joined the Waffen SS when the Nazis overran his hometown in 1940. In 1947 he escaped from a prisoner of war camp in the Netherlands and returned to Germany. A tribunal in Amsterdam sentenced him to death for the killings in his absence in 1949, but this was later commuted to life in prison. He was never extradited and a German court ruled in the 1980s that the Dutch trial had been unfair because Boere had not been present. In April 2008, more than 60 years after the killings, he was indicted in Germany. After legal arguments about whether he was well enough to stand trial he was eventually convicted last year.

A 90-year-old man has begun a life sentence for shooting dead three Dutch civilians when he was a member of a Nazi SS hit squad during World War II.

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The price fell below 4.8 euros in early trading, before recovering to above 5 euros by late afternoon. Carbon permits are a mechanism designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, as companies have to pay to emit C02. A sharp drop in demand for energy has led to a massive oversupply of permits. Critics of the EU's Emissions Trading System also argue that the European Union issued too many permits in the first place. The EU has proposed freezing up to 900 million permits to tackle this oversupply. "There are too many permits because of the recession," said Isaac Valero, spokesman for EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard. The price of carbon recovered slightly on Monday after demand for an auction of 3.5 million permits was stronger than expected. A weak carbon price undermines efforts to reduce C02 emissions. The price of carbon needs to be a good deal higher than 5 euros - some believe between 25 and 30 euros - to provide an adequate incentive for companies to cut emissions and invest in cleaner technologies, experts say. The carbon market is central to Europe's efforts to meet its climate change target of a 20% reduction in C02 emissions from 1990 levels by 2020.

The price of carbon hit a record low in Europe on Monday as the over-supply of emissions permits during the global economic downturn continued to undermine the carbon market.

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Phil Smith, chief executive of IT company Cisco, likened the situation to not having access to water or a road and said businesses would not be able to survive without it. He said a fast internet connection was vital to a country like Wales with a "complex landscape". The Welsh government insisted Wales was leading the way with broadband. Ministers and BT are currently delivering the scheme Superfast Cymru, which will give people access to fibre broadband. Earlier this year a Superfast Cymru spokesman said more than 80% of properties in Wales had access to the superfast broadband. But, speaking to BBC Wales at technology conference Digital 2016 in Newport, Mr Smith said: "I'm very surprised that broadband hasn't got to the level of penetration it should. "To be honest it's like saying you don't have a road now, or you don't have water. "Companies, countries and individuals can't survive without broadband, it's not some optional nice thing to have, this is the way business is done. "A country like Wales, it's got a wide population and complex landscape, it needs people to be on video, to engage anywhere in the world at any time. "I think it's really important that the government and industry push hard to get broadband to the highest level everywhere." A Welsh Government spokesman said an Ofcom report in August showed Wales was leading the way among the UK's devolved nations with the availability of superfast broadband. "The Superfast Cymru programme has already made superfast broadband speeds in excess of 24Mbps available to more than 581,000 Welsh homes and businesses, including in some very rural areas, and more premises will have access as the rollout continues," he added. "We are committed to making Wales a truly digital nation and continue to support businesses to take advantage of broadband technology which will help them to grow, to boost Wales' economic prosperity and create jobs."

A high profile figure in the world of technology has criticised poor broadband in parts of Wales.

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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.

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The 45-year-old, who had a spell as a player at Headingley between 1990 and 1995, spent eight years as Essex coach before leaving at the end of 2015. He replaces Richard Pyrah as Diamonds boss, with the latter to assist new Yorkshire head coach Andrew Gale. "The opportunity to work with an elite female team is really exciting for me," Grayson told the club website. Yorkshire Diamonds will start their 2017 Super League campaign with a Roses game against Lancashire Thunder on 11 August. The two sides won only one game each in the round-robin group stage of the inaugural competition last summer.

Yorkshire Diamonds have appointed Paul Grayson as their head coach on a deal until the end of 2019.

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Winger Matt Phillips is still nursing a hamstring problem and remains out for the fourth game in a row. Mohamed Elneny should be available for Arsenal after making a quicker than expected recovery from an ankle injury. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Kieran Gibbs are both fitness doubts and will be assessed, while Santi Cazorla remains a long-term absentee. Martin Fisher: "Even a win in this one won't be enough to lift Arsenal back into the top four, a worrying sign of what might be their fate come the end of the season. "The FA Cup again offers Arsene Wenger the chance of silverware but it's extending his proud record of Champions League qualification that's more likely to persuade him to sign that contract on his desk. "After losing three of their last four Premier League outings, the Gunners can ill afford any slip-ups against an Albion side I saw well beaten at Everton last weekend. "Having superbly steered West Brom to safety by the end of February, the challenge for Tony Pulis now is to make sure the season doesn't peter out tamely." Twitter: @martfisher1 West Brom head coach Tony Pulis: "The most important thing is that we get that mentality into the players and into everyone around the football club that we want to get more points, that we want to push on. "My aim is to get a team that can stay in the top 12 every year and get to cup finals. You've got to have that strong mentality and desire to do that." Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "Success, it's not down to me to judge that. Our job is to do as well as we can until the end of the season. We want to play in the Champions League next season. "We have a tough job because we have six or seven teams fighting for the places. We are in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, we have an opportunity to do that as well. So overall that's our targets. "After that, success is basically to take the maximum out of the potential of the team. Where is that? We will see." The Baggies are yet to beat a top-seven team this season but I am expecting a response from them on Saturday after their recent displays. Arsenal have a mixed record at The Hawthorns with only one win in their past three league visits, and I don't see them leaving with three points this time either. Prediction: 1-1 Lawro's full predictions v boxer Anthony Crolla Head-to-head West Bromwich Albion Arsenal SAM (Sports Analytics Machine) is a super-computer created by @ProfIanMcHale at the University of Salford that is used to predict the outcome of football matches.

West Brom midfielder James Morrison will miss Saturday's game against Arsenal because of an ankle injury.

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Ann Maguire, 61, was killed at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds, in April 2014. Sixteen-year-old pupil Will Cornick was jailed for a minimum of 20 years after admitting her murder. Mrs Maguire's family said due to Cornick's guilty plea the evidence was never fully reviewed. Mrs Maguire had taught at the school for 40 years and had been due to retire just months after she was killed. Cornick, who was 15 at the time of the murder, had attacked her from behind, stabbing her seven times in the neck and back, as she was helping another pupil with their work. Her husband, Don Maguire, said it was important to know whether anything could have been done to prevent her death. "At the court hearing last year there was a guilty plea and so there was never a full criminal trial which went through all the evidence," he said. "We believe that a comprehensive, open and independent statutory review examining all the information is crucial to learning lessons from this horrific incident which took place in front of many other pupils in school, traumatising pupils and staff and devastating our family. "We know an independent inquiry won't bring Ann back but it will give us peace to know whether there was anything which could have been done to prevent her death so that other families don't have to suffer like us in future." The Department for Education (DfE) said the Secretary of State understood the family's desire for an inquiry into "the tragic events". "We understand that Leeds Safeguarding Children Board has already begun a two-stage learning lessons review which we trust will be open and full", the statement continued. No decision would be taken until the review had taken place, the DfE said.

The family of a schoolteacher from Leeds who was stabbed to death in her classroom have called for an independent inquiry into her death.

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters the pilots were "guided by co-ordinates" from "Turkish partners". "There should not have been Turkish troops at those co-ordinates," he said. But the Turkish military insisted the troops had been at the building for 10 days and that Russia had been advised of their position on Wednesday. The two countries, which support opposing sides in Syria's almost six-year civil war, are working together to drive the Islamic State group from its last stronghold in Aleppo province. Turkish-backed rebel fighters have been besieging al-Bab from the north since December, while Russian-backed government forces are advancing from the south. Russian President Vladimir Putin was quick to call his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to offer condolences after Thursday's air strike, which also wounded 11 Turkish soldiers. On Friday morning, Mr Putin's spokesman told reporters in Moscow that the causes of the incident were "clear". "Unfortunately, when carrying out strikes against terrorists, our military were guided by co-ordinates that had been handed over by Turkish partners," Mr Peskov said. Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister, Numan Kurtulmus, meanwhile said the air strike was still being investigated. "According to initial information we received, it is a total accident," he was quoted as saying by the state-run Anadolu news agency. "But how it happened and how the co-ordination was miscalculated will be clarified." The Turkish military subsequently issued its statement challenging Mr Peskov's account and stressing that the soldiers' position had been communicated the previous day to both officers at Russia's Hmeymim airbase in Syria and the Russian military attache in Ankara. The air strike came as rebel fighters clashed with pro-government forces near al-Bab for the first time since coming within firing distance of each other. Russia had to intervene to prevent further fighting at a village south-west of the town again on Friday, according to the Reuters news agency. Both sides view al-Bab as a prize, and it is not clear whether they intend to fight for control of it. The rebels have already entered the town's western outskirts, but pro-government sources told the New York Times on Wednesday that Russia and Turkey had agreed last month that government forces would enter the city, giving them access to a key water facility that supplies the city of Aleppo. Meanwhile, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that at least 38 civilians in al-Bab had been killed by air strikes and artillery fire by Turkish-led forces in the past three days.

Turkey's military has denied that it mistakenly told Russian warplanes to bomb a building in Syria on Thursday, killing three Turkish soldiers.

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Graham Keddie told the taoiseach (Irish prime minister) that Tourism Ireland needed to change its work in Northern Ireland. The airport boss criticised the all-Ireland body in a strongly-worded letter obtained by the BBC's The View. Tourism Ireland promotes Northern Ireland and Ireland abroad. Graham Keddie also told Mr Kenny that the Brexit vote was not an "a la carte" exercise. He said different parts of the UK cannot remain in the EU and do what he termed "solo runs". As Belfast International Airport's managing director, Mr Keddie was invited by the taoiseach to take part the All-Island Civic Dialogue on Brexit in Dublin earlier this month, but was unable to attend. Mr Keddie said the changed economic times required a shift in emphasis. Graham Keddie said a weaker pound made Northern Ireland more attractive to tourists from Great Britain and a strong euro made the Republic more expensive. "Just as Tourism Ireland aggressively marketed and promoted the Republic of Ireland through Dublin, we expect no less an effort now that the situation is reversed," he told Enda Kenny. "Perhaps that is something you and your colleagues could impress on Tourism Ireland in the interests of fairness and equality." Graham Keddie also said that Belfast needed to be a greater priority. "Now for the first time we can say to an important market that they can use Belfast as the gateway to not only Northern Ireland, but the island as a whole," he wrote. Mr Keddie's letter has been commended by North Antrim MP Ian Paisley, who this week raised the issue of tourism and travel in the House of Commons. The DUP MP told The View: "I think it is very clear that the agenda of Tourism Ireland has been very much Dublin focused. "Here we have an international airport operating in Northern Ireland and its CEO spelling out loud and clear that it wants a fair crack of the whip, it wants Tourism Ireland to do its job and to see Northern Ireland as the gateway into the island of Ireland - not Dublin airport." Earlier this month, US airline United announced it was to stop flights between Belfast and New York, months after a £9m rescue deal. Two thirds of the money, which was to be given to United over three years, was to come from the Northern Ireland Executive. The flight is the only direct air link between Northern Ireland and the US. The European Commission has said EU rules do not allow public authorities to grant a specific airline an "undue advantage". SDLP MLA Sinead Bradley said it is unrealistic to suggest that Belfast International Airport could become the gateway to Ireland. "We can only judge people on their past record," she said. "We don't have to look too far back to see the saga that United Airlines and our only transatlantic flight that has been lost. "And then to make bold statements such as this does not really have much credibility that is unfortunate. "I would love to see that would be the day but we do have thankfully Dublin International Airport and many of us have had to turn to Dublin as the only route to such places as America." When contacted by The View, a spokesman for Belfast International Airport said he had nothing to add to Mr Keddie's letter, which he described as constructive and helpful. A spokeswoman for Tourism Ireland told the BBC that next week in Belfast, Tourism Ireland would launch its 2017 plans to promote Northern Ireland in GB and elsewhere around the world. Tourism Ireland continues to promote Northern Ireland in 23 markets around the world - building on the record growth we have seen in 2016. Bringing more visitors here remains an island-wide objective. This intervention by Graham Keddie may not be universally supported, but it illustrates the tensions that exist in a crucial all-island industry - a business that is looking for certainty in a post-Brexit world. You can see the full story in The View on BBC One NI from 22:40 on Thursday

The head of Belfast International Airport has told Enda Kenny that Belfast should become "the gateway to Ireland".

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The Parkhead side have agreed a fee with Hibernian for midfielder Allan, who is a boyhood Rangers fan. BBC Scotland has learned that Allan would consider joining the Premiership champions. "He just looks to me a guy that could probably handle that type of situation," said Ferguson. "He's a class act in my opinion. If he went to Celtic, I think his performance level would go up a notch. He's got a bit of gallous-ness about him; a swagger. "What I would say is that if a big club like Celtic comes calling, I think it's a no-brainer. You've got to take that opportunity because getting the opportunity to sign, whether it's a Rangers or Celtic - one of the bigger clubs - you don't knock it back." Rangers have had three bids for the 23-year-old rejected, with the Edinburgh side adamant they will not do business with a Championship rival. Allan submitted a transfer request following the second of those offers from Ibrox. Ferguson spent seven years at Rangers between 1983 and 1990 and admitted he could not have made the switch to city rivals Celtic, but recalled the time when one former Celtic player famously joined the Ibrox club. "In the era I played in, personally, no," he told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound programme. "I think it would take a certain type of character. I was at Rangers when Mo Johnston signed. I thought he was crazy. I think Mo was one of the guys that could handle that situation. "It was amazing because I remember the times when season tickets and scarves were thrown onto the pitch. The Rangers fans would not turn up and watch Rangers Football Club, but when Mo Johnston started banging in the goals, those empty seats started to fill up. "It's about what you do on the park at the end of the day." Someone who has witnessed first-hand what Allan can produce on the pitch is former Hibs captain Liam Craig, who played with the ex-West Brom man at Easter Road during the 2014-15 season. Craig believes Allan has the "character" to go onto great things at Parkhead if the transfer materialises. "Could he go and play in Celtic's team? I think he could," he told BBC Radio Scotland "I think Hibs are right not to do business with Rangers. They know how important Scott is to them and how close it's going to be between them and Rangers this season. "Probably what Hibs don't want is, come January, when there's six months left on his contract, he goes and signs a pre-contract with Rangers. Then do you play him? Can you trust him? "So if there is the opportunity there to do business with Celtic and bring in one, maybe two players from them on loan, you're going to strengthen your squad and have a right push for the title this season. "If Scotty was to go there, it might take him a wee bit time to get in but once he gets in he's definitely got the ability to and the confidence to stay in that team every week."

Former Rangers midfielder Derek Ferguson reckons being a supporter of the Ibrox club would not stop Scott Allan from succeeding at Celtic.

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Councils in England are facing a £1.1bn shortfall this year, on top of "almost unendurable" cuts since 2010, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has warned. Freezing care provider fees to save money was no long sustainable, it said. Ministers say extra money will help NHS and social care services work together. The survey, which was completed by 147 directors of adult social services for councils in England, suggests that funding reductions to social care budgets have totalled £4.6bn since 2010 - a 31% overall reduction. Budgets for adult social care - which provides practical support to people due to illness, disability, old age or a low income - will reduce by a further £500m in cash terms this year, it said. "Taking the growth in numbers of older and disabled people into account, this means that an additional £1.1bn would be needed to provide the same level of service as last year," the report warned. It said some councils had made savings in the past by freezing fees paid to providers, but care providers were now also facing financial problems. Some companies - particularly those in southern England - are struggling to attract staff, amid increasing concern about the quality of care, it said. "What is at stake is the continuing capacity of adult social care to sustain services to those in greatest need," ADASS president Ray James said. "In virtually all our authorities, the number in need is growing, while the complexity of their needs is increasing." ADASS called for the government to "protect essential care and support services to the most vulnerable members of our community". But a government spokesman said the survey "ignores" a commitment to invest £10bn in health services that are being "joined up" with social care, by 2020. The BBC has launched an online guide to the care system for the over-65s. The "care calculator" covers residential care and the support provided in people's own homes, for tasks such as washing and dressing. Users can submit their postcode and find out how much each service costs where they live in the UK. There is also a dedicated BBC Cost of Care website, with news stories, analysis and video. The spokesman said: "Increasing budgets isn't the only solution. By working innovatively and joining up health and social care we can improve care and also save money." However, Councillor Izzi Seccombe, from the Local Government Association (LGA), said adult social care services were facing "enormous pressures" due to "insufficient funding, growing demand and escalating costs". "We have long warned that investing in the NHS whilst social care budgets are under continual pressure is simply a false economy. "It is social care services that support elderly and vulnerable people to maintain their independence, live in their own community and stay out of hospital longer," she added. Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK, said the idea of a further £1bn coming out of social care budgets was "chilling". Sue Brown, vice chairman of the Care and Support Alliance - which represents 80 leading charities - said the figures "confirm what we already know - that the care system is in worsening crisis". She said "chronic underfunding" of adult social care had seen "dramatic year-on-year rationing of support, excluding hundreds of thousands of older and disabled people from the care they desperately need". Janet Morrison, chief executive of the charity Independent Age, said: "This worrying survey shows how the frail and elderly in our society are being hit by year on year cutbacks to council services." "It's vital now more than ever that we have an honest debate about the true costs of providing social care, not just health care," she added.

Adult social care firms are struggling to hire, retain and train staff as a result of cuts to council budgets, a survey of senior officials suggests.

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McCann left the club three days ago having guided them to Premiership safety in a five-week spell in charge. The 42-year-old had indicated he was going back to his previous role as a television pundit. "I have had time to think about the opportunity of being manager of Dundee FC full-time and decided it was too good for me to turn down," he said. "I'm looking forward to being in charge for the new season and work has already begun on a number of fronts. I'm excited about the future and can't wait to get started." McCann took over from the sacked Paul Hartley on 18 April with the club sitting in the relegation play-off spot. However, the former Dark Blues winger won his first two games as interim manager and drew a third, before rounding off the league campaign with two defeats. Dundee managing director John Nelms said the club had been "inundated with applications" for the role and that, after discussions "with a number of candidates", McCann had been the club's "number one choice". Following McCann's initial decision to step down, St Mirren rejected a request by the Taysiders to speak to their manager Jack Ross.

Interim boss Neil McCann has reversed his decision to leave Dundee and taken on the position long-term.

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Scientists in London created an artificial windpipe which was then coated in stem cells from the patient. Crucially, the technique does not need a donor, and there is no risk of the organ being rejected. The surgeons stress a windpipe can also be made within days. The 36-year-old cancer patient is doing well a month after the operation. Professor Paolo Macchiarini from Italy led the pioneering surgery, which took place at the Karolinska University Hospital. In an interview with the BBC, he said he now hopes to use the technique to treat a nine-month-old child in Korea who was born with a malformed windpipe or trachea. Professor Macchiarini already has 10 other windpipe transplants under his belt - most notably the world's first tissue-engineered tracheal transplant in 2008 on 30-year-old Spanish woman Claudia Costillo - but all required a donor. The key to the latest technique is modelling a structure or scaffold that is an exact replica of the patient's own windpipe, removing the need for a donor organ. To do this he enlisted the help of UK experts who were given 3D scans of the 36-year-old African patient, Andemariam Teklesenbet Beyene. The geology student currently lives in Iceland where he is studying for a PhD. Using these images, the scientists at University College London were able to craft a perfect copy of Mr Beyene's trachea and two main bronchi out of glass. This was then flown to Sweden and soaked in a solution of stem cells taken from the patient's bone marrow. After two days, the millions of holes in the porous windpipe had been seeded with the patient's own tissue. Dr Alex Seifalian and his team used this fragile structure to create a replacement for the patient, whose own windpipe was ravaged by an inoperable tumour. Despite aggressive chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the cancer had grown to the size of a golf ball and was blocking his breathing. Without a transplant he would have died. During a 12-hour operation Professor Macchiarini removed all of the tumour and the diseased windpipe and replaced it with the tailor-made replica. The bone marrow cells and lining cells taken from his nose, which were also implanted during the operation, were able to divide and grow, turning the inert windpipe scaffold into an organ indistinguishable from a normal healthy one. And, importantly, Mr Beyene's body will accept it as its own, meaning he will not need to take the strong anti-rejection drugs that other transplant patients have to. Professor Macchiarini said this was the real breakthrough. "Thanks to nanotechnology, this new branch of regenerative medicine, we are now able to produce a custom-made windpipe within two days or one week. "This is a synthetic windpipe. The beauty of this is you can have it immediately. There is no delay. This technique does not rely on a human donation." He said many other organs could be repaired or replaced in the same way. A month on from his operation, Mr Beyene is still looking weak, but well. Sitting up in his hospital bed, he said: "I was very scared, very scared about the operation. But it was live or die." He says he is looking forward to getting back to Iceland to finish his studies and then returning to his home in Eritrea where he will be reunited with his wife and young family, and meet his new three-month-old child. He says he is eternally grateful to the medical team that has saved his life.

Surgeons in Sweden have carried out the world's first synthetic organ transplant.

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The central bank voted unanimously to raise the key rate to a range of 0.5% to 0.75%, citing a stronger economic growth and rising employment. But the central bank said it expected the economy to need only "gradual" increases in the short term. Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen said the economic outlook was "highly uncertain" and the rise was only a "modest shift". However, the new Donald Trump administration could mean rates having to rise at a faster pace next year, she signalled at a news conference after the announcement. The president-elect has promised policies to boost growth through tax cuts, spending and deregulation. A US rate rise - how am I affected? US rate rise: Should Asia worry? Ms Yellen said it was wrong to speculate on Mr Trump's economic strategy without more details. But she added that some members of the Federal Open Markets Committee, the body which sets rates, have factored in to their forecasts an increase in spending. As a consequence, the FOMC said it now expects three rate rises next year rather than the two that were predicted in September. Ms Yellen told the news conference: "We are operating under a cloud of uncertainty... All the FOMC participants recognise that there is considerable uncertainty about how economic policy may change and what effect they may have on the economy." Also, she declined to be drawn on Mr Trump's public comments about the Fed, and his use of tweets to announce policy and criticise companies. "I'm a strong believer in the independence of the Fed," she told journalists. "I am not going to offer the incoming president advice." The interest rate move had been widely expected, and followed the last increase a year ago. Rates have been near zero since the global financial crisis. But the US economy is recovering, underlined by recent data on consumer confidence, jobs, house prices and growth in manufacturing and services. Ms Yellen said the rate rise "should certainly be understood as a reflection of the confidence we have in the progress that the economy has made and our judgment that that progress will continue". Although inflation is still below the Fed's 2% target, it expects the rise in prices to pick up gradually over the medium term. "The Committee expects that economic conditions will evolve in a manner that will warrant only gradual increases in the federal funds rate," the Fed statement said. It added: "The federal funds rate is likely to remain, for some time, below levels that are expected to prevail in the longer run." The Fed also published its economic forecasts for the next three years. These suggest that the Federal Funds rate may rise to 1.4% next year; 2.1% in 2018; and 2.9% in 2019. GDP growth will rise to 2.1% next year and stay there, more or less, during those years. The unemployment rate will fall to 4.5% over the 2017-2019 period, the Fed forecast. And inflation will rise to 1.9% next year and hover at that level for the next two years. The dollar rose 0.5% against the euro to €0.9455, and was 0.9% higher against the yen at 116.17 yen. Wall Street's main stock markets were largely unmoved immediately after the Fed's announcement, but drifted lower later. The Dows Jones index closed down 0.6%, and the S&P 500 was 0.8% lower. There's a name missing from the Federal Reserve's statement - Donald Trump. The president-elect's surprise triumph at the polls last month has turned out to be a short term boost to the US economy. Stock markets have surged higher, and consumer confidence indicators show US consumers feeling even more upbeat. The challenge for the Fed is working out what his election may mean to the economy in the next year or so. The most obvious likely impact could come from tax cuts which both he and the Republican Congress seem to favour. Less certain is an infrastructure spending spree that Mr Trump would evidently like, but which many in Congress are less keen on. If Janet Yellen and her colleagues considered these political issues, they weren't mentioned in the official statement on monetary policy. Nevertheless Mr Trump has a way of breaking in to most conversations these days. And the first question asked of Ms Yellen at her press conference duly concerned America's next president - and she admitted that Mr Trump's impact on US tax and spending policies might have influenced some of her colleagues forecasts for next year.

The US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25%, only the second increase in a decade.

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Ummariyat Mirza, 21, of St Agathas Road, Birmingham, is charged with preparing for a terrorist attack in the UK by buying a knife and other items. His sister, Zainub Mirza, 23, from Eastfield Road, Bordesley Green, is charged with sending Islamic State propaganda videos to others. They were remanded in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court. Read more news for Birmingham and the Black Country The siblings were ordered to appear on 28 April at the Old Bailey for a preliminary hearing. It is alleged Ms Mirza sent the extremist material, including a picture of a man holding two severed heads, to encourage terror attacks. Mr Mirza was arrested by counter-terror police in Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, as part of a series of raids on homes on 29 March. He is also charged with possessing the bomb-making guide the Anarchist Cookbook and an extremist document called the Mujahideen Poisons handbook.

A man accused of plotting a terror knife attack has appeared in court alongside his sister.

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Richard Walsh, 43, was accused of attacking the two schoolboys, aged 12 and 13, in Havant, last month. He had been in custody at Belmarsh Prison in south-east London. Prison staff found Mr Walsh unresponsive in his cell on Sunday morning and, despite efforts to revive him, he was pronounced dead. A Prison Service spokeswoman said: "HMP Belmarsh prisoner Richard Walsh was found unresponsive in his cell on Sunday 19 July. Staff attempted CPR but paramedics pronounced him dead at 11.07am. "As with all deaths in custody there will be an investigation by the independent Prisons and Probation Ombudsman." Mr Walsh, who was also charged with assault and robbery in relating to the taking of a bicycle, had been due to appear at Portsmouth Crown Court on Monday.

A man who was facing trial for the attempted murder of two boys who were stabbed in a street in Hampshire has been found dead in his prison cell.

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The chancellor did, however, confirm a £50m pot of money to support the expansion of grammar schools. He said the government's education policies had "expanded opportunity". But head teachers said capital investment in grammar schools was "the wrong priority". Mr Hammond told MPs on Wednesday: "The government's education reforms have raised standards and expanded opportunity, with 1.4 million more children now in 'good' or 'outstanding' schools. "And the new capital funding I have provided today for grammar schools will help to continue that trend." Responding to the statement, Malcolm Trobe, interim general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: "It is disappointing that the Autumn Statement failed to address the severe funding pressures in schools and colleges. "The situation is so serious that some are struggling to deliver a full curriculum, courses are having to be cut and some sixth-forms are closing. "Education is arguably the single most important investment we can make. "It provides the country's intellectual infrastructure, the knowledge and skills which will enable us to remain competitive in a global market." Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teacher, also expressed his disappointment the government had failed to use the Autumn Statement to invest in education. "We know that school budgets are being pushed beyond breaking point," he said. "Almost nine out of 10 school leaders are telling us that a rise in national insurance employer contributions and pension contributions are the key reasons behind financial pressures in their school. "Freezing budgets at a time of rising costs is no protection at all. "The government has the levers to address rising costs, but has again failed to pull them. "Social mobility has rightly become a focus for the government. "And yet, without investment in what works - quality early years education, high quality teachers and the right funding delivered directly to schools - it is hard to see how the rhetoric can match the reality. "Capital investment in grammar schools is the wrong priority, and a distraction from the most important issues in education." Last month, a group of head teachers wrote to Downing Street to express concern about increased funding pressures. Plans to allow grammar schools to expand were first announced in September by Prime Minister Theresa May, who said that selective schools could help the life chances of poor pupils. Mrs May said that under the current system there was "selection by stealth", based on parents' wealth and ability to buy houses near the best schools. A consultation on the proposals is due to close next month.

Head teachers say it is "disappointing" that Chancellor Philip Hammond's Autumn Statement failed to address funding pressures faced by many schools and colleges across England.

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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.

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The man died in Inverness on 27 October this year. The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Pirc), Kate Frame, has been asked to scrutinise the initial police response to the man's call. Police Scotland said it was "fully engaging" with the investigation and awaited its findings. A spokesman for Pirc said: "The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has instructed the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner to undertake an investigation into the initial police response to a call from a 72-year-old man who was later found dead at a sheltered housing complex in Inverness. "A report on the commissioner's findings will be submitted to the COPFS in due course."

An investigation has been launched into the police response to a call from a 72-year-old man who was later found dead in a sheltered housing complex.

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Lee Tomlin's penalty lit up a quiet first period after Tammy Abraham was brought down in the box by Ipswich keeper Bartosz Bialkowski. David McGoldrick almost levelled the scores soon after half-time, but his low shot was pushed on to the post by Ipswich goalkeeper Frank Fielding. Luke Freeman sealed the win with a spectacular volley from 25 yards. The victory was just a second in eight league games for City and lifted the Robins up to 11th in the table, while Town drop to 16th. Aden Flint felt he should have had a second penalty for City as he went down in the box five minutes after the first spot-kick, but referee Stuart Attwell waved away his protests. Abraham had a chance to double the lead just before the break, but the 12-goal Chelsea loanee headed over the impressive Tomlin's cross. After McGoldrick hit the post, Freeman came up with a goal of the season contender as he smashed home a left-foot volley from far outside the box into the bottom corner for his first goal at Ashton Gate. Bristol City boss Lee Johnson: "It was a sensational goal. It is a really difficult skill to get the ball to dip from the position Luke struck it. "It was a really steady and professional team display, almost like an away performance. We have had to come from behind so often, but today we got ourselves in front and looked really solid. "We haven't got what we deserved from recent games. Now we are three points off the play-offs and looking up the table again." Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy: "The difference between the teams was a penalty and a worldie. They started well, but we got to grips with that. "We were on top when an unbelievable flying bomb hit the top corner of our net for the second goal. It was absolutely unstoppable. "I have no complaints about our display. We need to be more effective in the final third, but other than that I felt we competed well against a good side." Match ends, Bristol City 2, Ipswich Town 0. Second Half ends, Bristol City 2, Ipswich Town 0. Substitution, Bristol City. Gary O'Neil replaces Korey Smith because of an injury. Offside, Bristol City. Josh Brownhill tries a through ball, but Tammy Abraham is caught offside. Substitution, Bristol City. Bobby Reid replaces Lee Tomlin. Attempt saved. Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cole Skuse. Jonathan Williams (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Korey Smith (Bristol City). Substitution, Bristol City. Josh Brownhill replaces Luke Freeman. Attempt missed. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leon Best. Foul by Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town). Marlon Pack (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Adam Webster (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Tammy Abraham (Bristol City). Attempt missed. Lee Tomlin (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Offside, Ipswich Town. David McGoldrick tries a through ball, but Freddie Sears is caught offside. Offside, Ipswich Town. Leon Best tries a through ball, but David McGoldrick is caught offside. Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Freeman. Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jonathan Williams replaces Tom Lawrence. Goal! Bristol City 2, Ipswich Town 0. Luke Freeman (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation. Foul by Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town). Aaron Wilbraham (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing. Attempt missed. Luke Freeman (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hördur Bjorgvin Magnusson with a cross. Substitution, Ipswich Town. Freddie Sears replaces Grant Ward. Substitution, Ipswich Town. Leon Best replaces Luke Varney. Foul by Luke Varney (Ipswich Town). Adam Matthews (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jonas Knudsen. Attempt blocked. Hördur Bjorgvin Magnusson (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Foul by Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town). Tammy Abraham (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town). Korey Smith (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt missed. Marlon Pack (Bristol City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Foul by Marlon Pack (Bristol City). Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Aaron Wilbraham (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town). Attempt saved. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cole Skuse with a through ball. Hand ball by Luke Varney (Ipswich Town).

Bristol City ended a three-game losing run in the Championship with an impressive win over Ipswich Town.

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Mark Drakeford will be presenting the Welsh Government's spending plans to AMs for the first time since he was installed as finance secretary. The last financial plan - for 2016/17 - saw cuts for local government but rises in funding for the NHS and education. This year's plan, as in previous years, is likely to be a story of how the government manages declining pots of Westminster cash and what priorities it has. Last year's budget came to almost exactly £15bn, but for 2017/18 we are expecting that to shrink to something between £14.6bn and £14.8bn. That would amount to £200m-£400m less cash to spend. There are inevitably going to be cuts in some parts of the Welsh Government's budget. Wales cannot raise its own money through taxes yet and so does not have scope to raise extra money itself. Apart from the proceeds of business rates, it gets all of its money from the UK government. Some small taxes - stamp duty and landfill tax - will be devolved by 2018, so this is the last budget where they will not be factored in. At the assembly election Labour - which came out as the largest party and leads the government which includes one Liberal Democrat minister - made a list of pledges which it will need to fund if it is going to keep them. The fact that the Welsh Government is operating a "one-in, one-out" approach to spending means every new thing being funded needs something else scrapped to pay for it. A few weeks ago First Minister Carwyn Jones said Labour would keep those promises - but warned there were going to be cuts. The government's five-year programme includes: Ministers always face pressure to boost funding for the NHS - and there could well be a boost for health in the budget. Last week experts warned that NHS Wales faces a £700m black hole in its finances in just three years time. Wales cut NHS funding in 2010 and for three years after that - leading to a torrent of criticism - but in recent years budgets have been rising. Currently health and social care account for 48% of the overall Welsh Government budget. Could this be the year that the budget for health services reaches 50% - or more? Meanwhile local government is lobbying for no further cuts to councils. Last year the Welsh Government cut the overall council budget by 2%, although it had felt it was quite generous compared to what happened in England. Given the possibility of difficult battles for Labour around the corner in next May's council elections, ministers might want to give county halls some respite this time. We know that Communities First is set for the axe - worth £30m a year. The scheme has been the Welsh Government's flagship anti-poverty project for 15 years but Communities Secretary Carl Sargeant said he was not convinced it was effective. There are plenty of departments that could see their budgets trimmed - further education and economic development, maybe natural resources. Education Secretary Kirsty Williams has also expressed scepticism about the effectiveness of Schools Challenge Cymru - a fund aimed at underperforming schools. Could the £20m scheme be coming to an end? Labour did not win a majority at the last assembly election and must govern by doing deals with others. Lib Dem Kirsty Williams is already on board with a cabinet post and Labour has an arrangement with Plaid Cymru where the two parties talk about policies in joint committees - a forum where the budget will have been discussed. Plaid leader Leanne Wood confirmed to BBC Wales on Monday that a deal had been done with Labour to back the budget. It could be the case that Labour will need to fund one or more of Plaid's manifesto commitments as the price for its support. The "compact" agreement which saw Plaid back Carwyn Jones's return as first minister listed a set of priorities where the two parties had something of a consensus. They included childcare and the delivery of new all-age apprenticeships, and increases to the number of healthcare workers and GPs.

AMs gather in the Senedd on Tuesday for arguably the most important announcement in the assembly calendar - the budget.

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The country has now seen two consecutive quarters of declining growth, the usual definition of recession. Its vital oil industry has been hit by weaker global prices, according to the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS). But the government says there has been strong growth in other sectors. Crude oil sales account for 70% of government income. The price of oil has fallen from highs of about $112 a barrel in 2014 to below $50 at the moment. Outside the oil industry, the figures show the fall in the Nigerian currency, the naira, has hurt the economy. It was allowed to float freely in June to help kick-start the economy, but critics argued it should have been done earlier. The government, however, has found some positive news in the figures. "There was growth in the agricultural and solid minerals sectors... the areas in which the federal government has placed particular priority," said presidential economic adviser Adeyemi Dipeolu. Nigeria, which vies with South Africa for the mantle of Africa's biggest economy, is also battling an inflation rate at an 11-year high of 17.1% in July. "A lot of Nigeria's current predicament could have been avoided," said Kevin Daly from Aberdeen Asset Management. "The country is so reliant on oil precisely because its leaders haven't diversified the economy. "More recently, they have tried, and failed, to prop up the naira, which has had a ruinous effect on the country's foreign exchange reserves and any reputation it might have had of being fiscally responsible." This economic recession comes as no surprise to millions of Nigerians. Many say they've never known it so tough. The slump in global oil prices has hit Nigeria hard. The government depends on oil sales for about 70% of its revenues. But critics say government policies made a bad situation even worse. The decision to delay devaluing Nigeria's currency meant many businesses struggled to get foreign currency to pay for imports, which had a cooling effect on the entire economy. Following enormous pressure, the government changed tack this summer, allowing the naira to float. That's led to a spike in inflation, but the hope is that it will attract foreign investors. The government also says the country needs to import less: it wants to see more products made in Nigeria.

Nigeria has slipped into recession, with the latest growth figures showing the economy contracted 2.06% between April and June.

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The home side had an Alfredo Morelos goal disallowed and saw Bruno Alves' header cleared off the line. Hearts struck the crossbar through John Souttar, but Caixinha was positive about Rangers' display. "One team dominated from the beginning to the end," Caixinha told Rangers TV. "I'm disappointed with the result, of course, which is the most important thing, but I really liked the team. "[Hearts] tried to create something at the beginning of the game to delay our pace, they did it, but we finish the first half completely dominating, with some very good chances to score, which we could not do. "I'm happy with the way they fought until the end. "You cannot control this type of situation but what you can control is what the boys did, the effort, the hard work, the teamwork, not allowing the opponent to play and always looking to play our game." Rangers have now dropped five points in consecutive home games - against Hearts and then Hibs - as Caixinha integrates the nine new players who arrived during the summer. The Ibrox manager insists his side are playing well, but failing to convert chances and not maintaining a high enough intensity to their play. "The only point I need to refer to is the pace of the passes needs to be higher, a higher tempo of passing and moving," Caixinha said. "Regarding to the overall and especially the ending position on attack, we were very good. "I don't remember one single transition from the opponent, or one single time where they could get the confidence to try to beat our last line. "We did everything we could to win the game, we had the chances to win it but we could not do it. "The timing and the tempo of the passes, the way we move in attack, yes definitely we need to improve that - that's all I take because the boys leave everything, they play the way we want them to play. We created chances and avoided the opponent having transitions, but we didn't score goals. "We are controlling the moments of the game but should be more aggressive in the last third. To win you need to score goals, and we didn't do that."

Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha declared himself "happy" with Rangers' performance but "disappointed" with the outcome of the goalless draw with Hearts.

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The 58-year-old plans to develop a giant aircraft that would put spaceships into orbit, rather than lifting them off from a launch pad. Other moguls are in the private space race, too, after Nasa this year ended its 30-year space shuttle programme. Virgin Galactic is working on a commercial space venture which aims to fly passengers into sub-orbit by 2013. Aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan is a partner on Mr Allen's project, which is called Stratolaunch Systems. The project is the latest to be led by Silicon Valley tycoons who think they spy a gap in demand opened by the retirement of the US government's space shuttle programme. While Nasa put rockets into space from a launch pad, the Stratolaunch plan is to launch unmanned rockets from high-flying aircraft, and eventually undertake manned missions too. The developers said their aircraft could ferry cargo for the commercial satellite industry and the International Space Station. The giant plane would be powered by six 747 jumbo jet engines and have a wingspan of 385ft (117m), developers said. It would be wider than the biggest aircraft ever, legendary Hollywood tycoon Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose. The first test flights are scheduled to begin in 2016. Mr Allen and Mr Rutan said that preliminary designs for the Stratolaunch aircraft have been put together over the course of 10 years. Construction has begun on a hangar in California's Mojave Desert, they said. In 2004 the duo created SpaceShipOne, a sub-orbital rocket that became the first privately financed, manned spaceship. "When I was growing up, America's space programme was the symbol of aspiration," Mr Allen said at a news conference in Seattle. "For me, the fascination with space never ended. I never stopped dreaming what might be possible." Stratolaunch's plane will carry a booster rocket on its belly, to be built by a space company owned by Elon Musk of PayPal, who has already built a successful commercial rocket. Other technology titans who have made forays into the private space industry include Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com. British tycoon Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic aims to take passengers into sub-orbital space. Dropping rockets into space is not a new technique, but can offer more launch flexibility and minimise weather constraints, developers said. It can also save on rocket fuel. Orbital Sciences Corp, an older rocket company, has used this method of launching payloads such as unmanned rockets and satellites.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has announced plans to launch unmanned rockets and carry cargo into space.

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Joseph Mensah was arrested on suspicion of assault on Sunday before being transferred to Manchester Royal Infirmary with leg injuries. After jumping from the first-floor window, he is believed to have caught a number 50 bus on Upper Brook Street. Greater Manchester Police have appealed for anyone with information about Mr Mensah's whereabouts to contact them. He is described as black and of heavy build and was wearing a dark coat and jeans at the time of his escape. Police were at the hospital at the time, but were not specifically tasked with guarding Mr Mensah. Det Ch Insp Chris Mossop said: "We are currently investigating the circumstances that led to Mr Mensah's escape and are continuing to search for him. "I would like to remind those who may be hiding him it is a criminal offence to do so. "I would also make a direct appeal to Mensah as he was originally admitted to hospital for injuries to his leg and needs treatment."

A suspected criminal is on the run after leaping from a hospital window and catching a bus.

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Gruelling fitness sessions, learning new songs and the prospect of battling the best of British and Irish rugby for a Test shirt. The 23-year-old Gloucester and Wales back row was part of an advanced guard of 14 players who met in the Vale of Glamorgan to start preparing for next month's daunting tour of New Zealand, which kicks off on 3 June. The rest of the 41-man squad are still involved in English Premiership, Pro12 or French play-offs, so coach Warren Gatland and his backroom staff have been putting the players who are available through their paces. For the 14 that boils down to exercise bikes at breakfast time; hard fitness, skills and organisation either side of lunch and community singing at supper time. Nobody said life with the Lions would be champagne and roses. Asked how his introduction to Lions rugby has been, Moriarty laughs: "Is this on the record?" Then he puts his game face on, or at least the one players wear when facing the media. "It's been good. The fitness is obviously a big element of this week," he said. Media playback is not supported on this device "We start on the bikes at 7.30, which isn't fun, but hard work pays off in the end and the training sessions have been intense with a lot of running fitness and skills and combined with some more organisational stuff, so it's been a good mixture. "It's a step up. Everybody steps up a level whatever they are doing. Everyone's going to be pushing harder than in the past. "The Lions comes around every four years and some people only get one chance and no one is going to be holding anything back, that's for sure. "It's tough. You get to know new systems and line-outs and that's got to happen pretty quickly. "We're playing in a couple of weeks' time and we're going to be hitting the ground running when we get to the first game. "You push yourself to the very edge and then you make rugby easier." Moriarty was one of the surprise selections when Gatland's squad was announced in April after his emergence for Wales and impressive form for Gloucester. He described hearing his name called out as overwhelming, but having played in all three Tests for Wales against the All Blacks in June 2016 knows exactly what to expect in New Zealand. "It's going to be a huge challenge," he added. "It's 10 games with three Tests in there and we know every single game is going to be as big as the next. "Leading up to those Tests everybody's going to be laying everything out and putting the best foot forward and everyone's going to be fighting each other for that Test shirt." The inevitable competition for places has to be contained within a team built from four countries and players used to battling against each other on the international field. So the fledgling Lions have been learning to sing from the same song sheet - literally. Moriarty has had a familiar room-mate in the shape of Gloucester and Scotland scrum-half Greig Laidlaw, who has been setting the standard in the vocal stakes. "I'm not too good at singing, but I'll have a go, as in all things," said Moriarty. "Greig's enjoying himself singing the Scottish songs, and everyone's getting into it and it's good fun. "In the evenings we have a get together and we have our song sheets and you'll get to hear it in the next few weeks, but we'll do our best on them as well." What will they sing? Well, for the moment that's as secret as the line-out calls they have been learning. "You'll find out when we go away," says Moriarty.

Ross Moriarty's introduction to life with the Lions can be summed up by three things.

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

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

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Concerns for her welfare were raised by Paul Netherton, assistant chief constable at Devon and Cornwall Police. He spoke out on Twitter on behalf of the girl, who had been held in a cell since Thursday because, he said, no beds were available anywhere in the UK. NHS England said the 16-year-old would be moved on Saturday night. A spokesman said: "After details were provided to NHS England about the girl and her condition, a place was found locally within a few hours. "We are grateful for the help of the NHS in the area in identifying the place. "It is worth noting that mental health crisis services have been expanding so that the number of people ending up in police cells is in fact down - but clearly more needs to be done." Earlier on Twitter, Mr Netherton had described the situation as "unacceptable". He tweeted: "We have a 16yr old girl suffering from mental health issues held in police custody. There are no beds available in the uk! "The 16yr old was detained on Thursday night, sectioned Friday lunchtime and still no place of safety available. This can't be right! "Custody on a Fri & Sat night is no place for a child suffering mental health issues. Nurses being sourced to look after her in custody !?!" He later tweeted: "Just heard that a place of care has been found for our 16yr old. Good result." Mr Netherton told BBC News the girl had been arrested at Torbay Hospital on Thursday after a breach of the peace and sectioned under the Mental Health Act on Friday because she was "obviously very unwell". "We shouldn't have children, a schoolgirl, staying overnight in a custody block," he said. According to the officer, 750 mental health patients had been placed in police cells across Devon and Cornwall so far this year. Shadow health minister Luciana Berger described the teenager's predicament as "an appalling reflection of the crisis in mental health services". "People shouldn't face the indignity of being kept in police cells when they are at their most vulnerable," she said. Mark Winstanley, chief executive of mental health charity Rethink, said: "Each year thousands of people with serious mental health problems are being held in police cells, including many children and teenagers, because the right services either don't exist in their community or are completely overstretched. "Many people are being turned away from places of safety, because of staff shortages or lack of spaces. "In some parts of the country, there are no health-based places of safety full-stop. "As a result, people end up being held in police stations, or are simply left to fend for themselves. This has to change, as it's costing lives. "Someone going through a physical health emergency would never be treated this way, so why should it be acceptable for people experiencing a mental health crisis?"

A teenage girl with mental health problems who was kept in police cells for two days because of a lack of care beds has been found a place to stay.

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The Dons boss has guided his team to successive second-place finishes in the Scottish Premiership, and lifted the 2014 League Cup. Going into Sunday's game against Rangers, Aberdeen are 12 points clear of the Ibrox side in second place. "Derek's doing everything he can, extracting every ounce out of the club," Thompson told BBC Scotland. "I thought last summer, could they achieve more than they had done, was it maybe the right time for Derek to go, what else could he do with this Aberdeen team? "He's come up trumps again. If anything, they've been better than they were last season. With Rangers in the league, with a stronger Hearts team, they've still been the second-top team in Scotland and I think Derek and his players deserve enormous credit for that. Media playback is not supported on this device "Even if Rangers were to win (on Sunday), I don't think they will finish second. Aberdeen have been so consistent, especially at home, so I fully expect Rangers to lose." The Dons have made Pittodrie a fortress this season, embarking on a 10-game winning streak on their home patch. They may have been eased aside by all-conquering Celtic in November's League Cup final, but have the chance to reach another national showpiece when they face Hibernian in the Scottish Cup last four on 22 April. "Derek can't win the league, not against this Celtic side," Thompson added. "Success can be measured in other ways. To reach both cup finals would be success in itself, to finish second, to get European football again, to break records - I'm not sure what else he can do. "The consistency they've shown in the last two seasons has been phenomenal. I just think there aren't enough plaudits out there for Derek McInnes and the work he's done." Meanwhile, former Rangers player Thompson admits he has been baffled by the actions of new Ibrox boss, Pedro Caixinha. The Portuguese took the unusual step of revealing his team line-up a day before Wednesday's goalless draw with Kilmarnock, and two days ahead of their showdown with the Dons predicted the starting XI McInnes would select. Media playback is not supported on this device "For me, it's nonsensical to give the opposition your team," Thompson said. "It gives them extra time to prepare, and insight into how they're going to go about beating your side. "I've never worked under a manager who would consider giving away his team lines, let alone a day before like he did. I found that puzzling. "Possibly even more puzzling was to name the Aberdeen team. I think he's trying to show he's done his homework, but you can pretty much name the Aberdeen team because it doesn't change too often. "If I was Derek McInnes, what would I think of that? Is it mind games? It's not very good mind games, if you ask me." Thompson, who made over 60 appearances for Rangers, says Caixinha's carefree style sits in stark contrast with the rigidity and structure of his predecessor, Mark Warburton. The 46-year-old led the Gers to a thumping win over Hamilton Academical in his first game in charge, but has since dropped points with successive draws against Motherwell and Kilmarnock. "It's far too early to be making judgements," Thompson asserted. "None of these players are Caixinha's players. I suspect in the summer you'll see a substantial recruitment drive. "One thing that struck me is he's not afraid to do something radical. I know he had injury problems, but he took off three of his back-four, completely changed his shape against Motherwell. That raised a few eyebrows, although they got back into the game. "Caixinha looks like he's going to start taking risks. With that, you have to make sure you're getting results as well. It won't happen this season, but if he continues to take risks like he does and he isn't getting results next season, it won't be long before he receives criticism."

Derek McInnes deserves more praise for his achievements at Aberdeen, says ex-Scotland striker Steven Thompson.

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Tanzanian Ahmed Ghailani, 36, was found guilty in November of conspiracy to damage or destroy US property with explosives but was cleared of murder. After Ghailani's acquittal on that and other charges, Congress barred US President Barack Obama from moving Guantanamo prisoners to the US. The charges related to the 1998 bombing of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. In New York on Tuesday, Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected Ghailani's request for leniency, saying any mistreatment he claimed he had suffered at the hands of his captors "pales in comparison to the suffering and the horror he and his confederates caused". "This crime was so horrible," he said. "It was a cold-blooded killing and maiming of innocent people on an enormous scale." US Attorney General Eric Holder said the life sentence demonstrated the ability of the US justice system to hold terrorists accountable for their actions. "We hope this life sentence brings some measure of justice to the victims of these attacks and their families and friends who have waited so long for this day," he said in a statement. By Laura TrevelyanBBC News, New York While the conviction was not the resounding one the justice department would have liked, Ghailani's life imprisonment has been seized upon by the US Attorney General Eric Holder as showing the strength of the country's courts. But it's hard to see when the next civilian trial of a Guantanamo detainee will be, or indeed when President Barack Obama can close the Guantanamo Bay military prison. In the weeks following the Ghailani verdict late last year, Congress passed a law which prevented military funds from being used to transfer Guantanamo inmates to the US. This makes it practically very difficult for the Obama administration to empty the detention centre, and to move detainees and try them in civilian courts. "As this case demonstrates, we will not rest in bringing to justice terrorists who seek to harm the American people, and we will use every tool available to the government to do so." Ahead of the sentencing, Ghailani had asked for leniency, saying he had never intended to kill anyone and that he had been tortured. In 2001 four co-conspirators were sentenced to life in prison over the August 1998 bombings, in which 224 people were killed. Prosecutors said Ghailani had conspired with al-Qaeda operatives to bomb the embassies, and helped buy the explosives that destroyed the US embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. US investigators said Ghailani had flown to Pakistan the night before the simultaneous bombings. He was indicted in the US in December 1998 but remained at large in Afghanistan and the Waziristan area of Pakistan, the US says. He was captured in July 2004 and transferred to Guantanamo Bay in 2006. Last year, the US stayed proceedings in a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay and transferred him to New York for the civilian trial.

The first Guantanamo detainee to be tried in a US civilian court has been sentenced to life in prison.

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Stokes, hit for four successive sixes in Kolkata in the World T20 final loss, struck a 39-ball 57 in England's 321-8. He removed key man Virat Kohli and ended a 104-run stand between Kedar Jadhav and Hardik Pandya. Jadhav remained with India needing 16 from the final over, but Chris Woakes had him caught for 90. Not only did it give England a first international win on the tour after a 4-0 defeat in the Tests, but also just a fourth success in 26 ODIs in India. India take the series 2-1, with the first of three Twenty20 internationals in Kanpur on Thursday. Stokes' previous game in Kolkata ended with him slumped on the Eden Gardens turf after being clubbed for four maximums by West Indies' Carlos Brathwaite. This return was a heroic one as he energised the end of England's innings with the bat and then took vital wickets with the ball. England looked set to fall short of a competitive total at 246-6 after 43 overs, only for left-hander Stokes, using his feet and targeting the mid-on area, to blast a 34-ball half-century. Master run-chaser Kohli was dropped at fine leg on 35 by Jake Ball and looked likely to make England pay before Stokes induced a wild drive and an edge behind. And when India looked to have reversed the momentum, Stokes returned to bowl the 46th and 48th overs, conceding only seven runs, bowling Pandya and having Ravichandran Ashwin caught at mid-on. In an incredible chase of 351 to win the first one-day international, right-hander Jadhav destroyed England with 120 from 76 balls. Whereas then he was guided by captain Kohli, here he was forced to do the bulk of the work, first in the company of Pandya, who rode his luck for 56 in a century partnership that came in less than 14 overs. Short of stature, Jadhav played cuts and pulls, and although wickets fell around him he looked on course to seal a remarkable victory as England's bowling got ragged, perhaps because of a dew-affected, slippery ball. In the World T20 final, England were defending 19 off the final over. Here, Jadhav threatened to pull off something equally astounding: On placid pitches in the the first two ODIs, England made scores of 350-7 and 366-8 only to lose both. Here they were more comfortable on a surface that offered movement and bounce for the pace bowlers. Still, a weakness of losing wickets at key moments and batsmen failing to convert good starts was repeated. Jason Roy got into a tangle to be bowled by Ravindra Jadeja for 65, captain Eoin Morgan helped a long hop to short fine leg for 43 and Jonny Bairstow cut to point for 56 - both men victims of the excellent Pandya's 3-49. Stokes' late hitting took England to a competitive score and their pace bowlers enjoyed the greater assistance to run through the India top order, even after David Willey was forced from the field with a shoulder injury. Then came the charge of Jadhav and Pandya, but Stokes and Woakes, who earlier added 73 with the bat in only 40 balls, had the final say. Simon Hughes on Test Match Special There wasn't any shame in losing those first two games. There was nothing in it for the England bowlers and they came up against some fantastic Indian batting. Here, there was more in the pitch for England and they exploited it very well. The Champions Trophy will have these kind of pitches and England look better suited when the ball does a little bit. Man of the match Ben Stokes: "It was difficult when we came here last time. I put it down to good captaincy to get my overs out of the way before the last over! "It was difficult at the start of my innings. The ball was doing a bit so I gave myself as much time as I could. Woakesy played a good part in that as well. "It has been fantastic to be a part of the series. Thankfully we got a win." England coach Trevor Bayliss: "We've been playing some good cricket, scoring a lot of runs and we felt we deserved a win. "On this ground, I'm sure there were some memories. It sums up Ben Stokes that he was able to get over it and bowl very well." England captain Eoin Morgan: "It has been hard work - a competitive series. It was tough for the bowlers. We were rewarded for our persistence and drive to get a result. We fought hard against a really good side." India captain Virat Kohli: "It's been a series of a lot of positives. We almost got over the line today and we were getting excited to see two of our younger guys showing character lower down the order. I'm very pleased."

England held on to win the third one-day international against India by five runs as Ben Stokes found redemption at Eden Gardens.

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One skeleton was found earlier this week, but now nine graves have been uncovered. The remains are in the process of being exhumed from underneath the area previously used as the venue's mini conference room. They are thought to be from a Quaker burial ground that existed before the Royal Pavilion Estate was built. Alan Robins, chair of Brighton and Hove City Council's tourism, development and culture committee said: "The remains are now being carefully exhumed and will be examined to determine more about the deceased before being re-buried or cremated." He added the Royal Pavilion Estate site had "so many strong historic links" and the find is "another important addition to the city's rich cultural story". Darryl Palmer of Archaeology South-East, which is managing the dig on site, said: "This is a significant find that shines a light on an important historical moment in the city. The Quaker meeting house and cemetery at the Dome is recorded on the Bishop's map of 1803 and absent by the OS town plan of 1876. "The best clue as to when worship and burial ceased is when the Quaker meeting house moved to the current location on Meeting House Lane in 1805." A spokesperson for Brighton Quakers said they were "excited" with the news "We have known for a long time about the burial ground being used from 1700 to 1805 but did not know that any Quakers were left buried there." The work at the Corn Exchange is part of a project to restore the Royal Pavilion Estate buildings and gardens. It is expected to finish by the end of 2018.

A 200-year-old burial site has been discovered during redevelopment work at Brighton Dome Corn Exchange.

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Anna Egginton-Murray, who quit Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust in September, said there was nobody with the expertise to treat serious cases in the prisons she worked in. She knew about 100 inmates with major problems who were "put on a list" of prisoners with "unmet needs". The trust denied the list's existence and said severe cases were treated. The Ministry of Justice declined to comment when contacted by the BBC saying this was not within its area of responsibility. "It felt dangerous," said Ms Egginton-Murray, adding: "It felt unethical and it felt very sad." Her claims were backed in written statements to BBC Inside Out North West from other staff who worked at the trust. Cognitive behavioural therapist Ms Egginton-Murray treated prisoners with less serious conditions at Liverpool Prison and HMP Kennet, a prison for Category C inmates near Maghull. She said there was nobody with the experience or expertise to deal with inmates when it became apparent they needed more specialised treatment. Ms Egginton-Murray would discover a prisoner's deeper problems during her consultations and felt frustrated because there was nowhere she could refer them. One inmate had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a childhood trauma and there was nothing she could do for him, she said. She added: "There was a list of prisoners that were listed as 'unmet need' because there was no service there to meet their needs." Ms Egginton-Murray, who left her post after 11 months, claimed there were almost 100 prisoners on that list, adding that her job "became very burdensome... very difficult." "When you know there is nothing more you can do and you are faced with someone who is desperate for help and they're asking for help, it leaves you in a very difficult position." The Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust said: "Prisoners with more severe mental health needs would not be put on a waiting list unless they are waiting for a secure in-patient bed outside of the prison. "In the meantime their needs are managed within the prison." Draft guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) state that people in prison "have the same rights of access to health care as the general population", but that "there is clear evidence that this is not the case".

Dozens of prison inmates with serious mental health problems are left untreated, a whistleblower has said.

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Richards-Ross, 32, revealed in her new book that she had a termination a day before leaving for Beijing 2008, where she won a gold and bronze medal. She later claimed that every female athlete she knows has had an abortion but the issue is "not talked about". "There is a brokenness there," the American told BBC Radio 5 live. "For me, it was really healing to be able to share that with other friends. "Now I've had other women reach out to me, not just in track and field but all over the world. They've said 'your courage is helping me to heal myself'. That's meant a whole lot to me. "I feel bad because I think people misinterpreted when I said 'everyone I know'. I don't intimately know a lot of women in this sport. "When I started to share my story I was like 'wow', so many women around me have been through the same thing and no matter how close you are, it's something that people don't share." Richards-Ross won three Olympic golds in the 4x400m relay for the USA, with her first and only individual gold coming in the 400m at London 2012. She also claimed seven medals at the World Championships - including five golds - before retiring in 2016. During her career, the Jamaican-American athlete became well-known for her style on the track - which included wearing make-up and nail varnish while competing. She hopes that her image, as well as her sporting achievements, will inspire female athletes in the future. "People ask me 'why do you wear make-up when you run?' and 'why are you so stylish?' and a big part of it for me was to show young girls that you don't have to be butch or masculine to be a great athlete," she said. "I've had so many girls during my career saying 'thanks for making it cool to wear make-up on the track'. My hope is that I've empowered some young women to go towards sports because sport is one of the best life teachers you can have." Richards-Ross' time of 48.70 seconds in the women's 400m is the fastest since 2005. The world record of 47.6 was set by East German athlete Marita Koch in 1985 but there has always been doubt cast over the time. Koch competed during a period when it is known that East Germany was doping its athletes but she has denied any wrongdoing and never failed a test. When asked about doping in track and field, Richards-Ross said: "The more we hear about these horror stories of the best athletes in the world not being clean, it definitely impacts on our sport. "I think the IAAF [International Association of Athletics Federations] needs to go back as far as they have records to ensure the records we are competing against are clean and fair. "I want to see the IAAF do everything they can to make sure the sport is clean." You can listen to the full interview with Emma Barnett on 5 live Daily on Tuesday, 15 August.

Former Olympic 400m champion Sanya Richards-Ross says she has helped other women by speaking publicly about having an abortion.

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"It's great that we are attracting players of Mandy's calibre to the club," manager Kelly Chambers said. "Mandy will add to our young squad." Centre-back Van den Berg, 26, led her country at the 2015 World Cup in Canada and has been capped 75 times. She played 13 times for Liverpool this season as they finished fifth in Women's Super League 1.

Netherlands captain Mandy van den Berg has joined Reading Women from Liverpool on a permanent deal.

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The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the Scottish government needed to take action now to avert a staffing crisis. They said rising demand and insufficient nursing staff were putting patient care at risk. The Scottish government said the number of nurses and midwives had risen by 5.2% since 2006. According to the RCN, a "boom and bust" approach to staffing had led to many health boards cutting nursing staff to balance their books, then later scrambling to recruit as demand increased. They said despite the vacancy rate for nurses rising to 4.2% in June, the number of available staff only went up by 1% in 2015. They also said the workforce was facing added pressure as the age profile of nurses increased. The RCN said that in 2006, 43% of nursing and midwifery staff were aged 45 or over; in 2015 that figure had risen to 54%. The union said that although nurses had been awarded a salary increase recommended by the NHS Pay Review Body, pay restraint had led to a real-terms fall of about 14% in salaries since 2010. They said this was adding to recruitment and retention problems. 54% Nurses aged 45 and over in 2015 43% Nurses aged 45 and over in 2006 RCN Scotland Director Theresa Fyffe said: "Scotland's population is getting older and more and more people are living with more complex conditions. "Demand for health care is going through the roof. And you only have to look at the latest NHS vacancy rate - which went up from 3.7% to 4.2% in June 2016 - to know that the very modest increase in staff is just not keeping pace with demand, with a number of health boards really struggling to recruit enough nursing staff." She added: "All these factors, as well as the as yet unknown impact of Brexit on international recruitment - particularly in the care home sector in Scotland are contributing to a 'perfect storm' for our nursing workforce and, as today's report says without sufficient nursing staff and exponentially rising demand, patient care is being put at risk." Health Secretary Shona Robison said that under the Scottish government, the number of staff working in the NHS had increased by more than 11,000 - including more than 2,100 nurses and midwives, a rise of 5.2%, since 2006. She said: "Rises in nursing and midwifery vacancies are due to the creation of new posts in health boards, mainly as a result of information from our innovative workload and workforce planning tools which help health boards to plan for the number of staff they require. "We are committed to training and retaining our nursing staff and we will increase the number of trainee nurses and midwives by 5.6% for 2016-17 - a fourth successive rise." Ms Robison also said the Scottish government was committed to retaining the nursing and midwifery bursary and free tuition fees in Scotland. Scottish Labour health spokesman Anas Sarwar said: "The SNP government has ignored previous warnings from staff and that can't be allowed to happen again." Donald Cameron, for the Scottish Conservatives, said the government must "explain why it hasn't created more student places when it knew the workforce was ageing, and why hiring patterns have been so erratic".

Budget cuts, Brexit and growing patient demand are all leading to a "perfect storm" for nursing staff in Scotland, a new report has warned.

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The jazz film is the follow up to director Damien Chazelle's Academy Award-winning film Whiplash. The People's Choice, voted for by the audience, has proved to be a decent predictor for Oscars success in recent years. Previous winners include 12 Years a Slave and The King's Speech. La La Land, set for release in December, stars Stone as an aspiring actress in Los Angeles who meets a jazz pianist (Gosling) who is trying to stay true to the music he has devoted himself to. The film also stars singer John Legend and JK Simmons, who won an Oscar for best supporting actor for his performance in Whiplash. La La Land has enjoyed rave reviews since premiering at the Venice Film Festival in August. Chazelle wrote the script six years ago but was not able to persuade anyone to make it until he broke through with Whiplash in 2014. Stone, who won the best actress prize at Venice for her La La Land role, previously starred with Gosling in Crazy, Stupid, Love. Toronto's Platform prize for international directors was won by Pablo Larrain for Jackie, the Jacqueline Kennedy biopic starring Natalie Portman. Raoul Peck won the People's Choice documentary award for I Am Not Your Negro, which follows the lives and assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X and Medgar Evers. The film is based on James Baldwin's unfinished book, Remember This House. Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Musical movie La La Land has picked up the prestigious People's Choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

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On Friday's show, journalist Camilla Long made claims about how often Mr Farage had visited Thanet South, where he is standing for election. UKIP said that broke a law that bans false statements about candidates. The BBC said the show often made jokes at the expense of politicians. Kent Police said it would not take action. Camilla Long had visited the constituency for an article published in the Sunday Times last month. UKIP advisor Raheem Kassam said: "Camilla Long made false statements about a candidate at this election. "The BBC chose to air it. If this isn't a breach of Section 106 of the Representation of People Act then we don't know what is." The law says it is illegal to make a "false statement of fact in relation to the candidate's personal character or conduct" before or during an election. However, Kent Police said: "It was suggested that the comments breached the Representation of the People Act. "The matter has been reviewed by officers but there's no evidence of any offences and there will be no further action." A BBC statement said Britain had "a proud tradition of satire". It added: "Everyone knows that the contributors on Have I Got News for You regularly make jokes at the expense of politicians of all parties." UKIP has also reportedly complained to the Metropolitan Police, although a spokesperson for that force said she had no information about such a complaint. The full list of candidates standing for election in Thanet South can be found here.

UKIP has complained to the police over comments about leader Nigel Farage on an episode of BBC One's topical quiz Have I Got News For You.

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Robert McNaughton, 51, from Halesowen, set up fake Facebook accounts to troll the woman, West Midlands Police said. The force said he was "hell bent" on destroying her life after she spurned his reconciliation attempts. McNaughton, of Tenter Drive, was convicted after a trial of conspiracy to commit criminal damage. See more stories from across Birmingham and the Black Country here Sgt Chris Jones said: "McNaughton could not handle being rejected and became hell bent on destroying his ex-partner's life." During December 2014 and February 2015, he bombarded her with abusive Facebook messages, threatening to release intimate images. He also hired two men, Matthew Barker and Joden Smith, to carry out a string of attacks on her home, culminating with her car being set on fire in February 2015. Barker, 44, of Leicester, admitted conspiracy to commit criminal damage and was jailed for 43 months. Smith, 20, also of Leicester, admitted conspiracy to commit criminal damage and arson, recklessly endangering life and was sentenced to four years at a young offenders institution. The men were sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court on 31 March.

A man who began a hate campaign against his ex-partner, which culminated in her car being petrol bombed, has been jailed for five years.

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Saturday's flyby swept the probe into an orbit that takes it in between the planet's rings and its atmosphere. This gap-run gives the satellite the chance finally to work out the length of a day on Saturn, and to determine the age of its stunning rings. But the manoeuvre means also that it cannot escape a fiery plunge into Saturn's clouds in September. The US space agency (Nasa) is calling an end to 12 years of exploration and discovery at Saturn because the probe's propellant tanks are all but empty. Controllers cannot risk an unresponsive satellite one day crashing into - and contaminating - the gas giant's potentially life-supporting moons, and so they have opted for a strategy that guarantees safe disposal. "If Cassini runs out of fuel it would be uncontrolled and the possibility that it could crash-land on the moons of Titan and/or Enceladus are unacceptably high," said Dr Earl Maize, Nasa's Cassini programme manager. "We could put it into a very long orbit far from Saturn but the science return from that would be nowhere near as good as what we're about to do," he told BBC News. Cassini has routinely used the strong gravitational field of Titan to adjust its trajectory. In the years that it has been studying the Saturnian system, the probe has flown by the haze-shrouded world on 126 occasions - each time getting a kick that bends it towards a new region of interest. And on Saturday, Cassini pulled on the gravitational "elastic band" one last time, to shift from an orbit that grazes the outer edge of Saturn's main ring system to a flight path that skims the inner edge and puts it less than 3,000km above the planet's cloud tops. The probe will make the first of these gap runs next Wednesday, repeating the dive every six and a half days through to its death plunge, scheduled to occur at about 10:45 GMT on 15 September. Scientists used Saturday's pass of Titan to make some final close-up observations of the moon. This extraordinary world is dominated at northern latitudes by great lakes and seas of liquid methane. Cassini's radar was commanded once again to scan their depths and look for what have become known as "magic islands" - locations where nitrogen gas bubbles up from below to produce a transient bumpiness on the liquid surfaces. This is a bitter-sweet moment for scientists. Titan has yielded so many discoveries, and although the probe will continue to encounter the moon in the coming months, it will never again get so close - less than 1,000km from ground level. On the other hand, researchers have the prospect now of at last answering some thorny questions at Saturn itself. These include the length of a day on the planet. Cassini so far has not been able to determine precisely the gas giant's internal rotation period. From the close-in vantage afforded by the new orbit, this detail should become apparent. "We sort of know; it's about 10.5 hours," said Prof Michele Dougherty, the Cassini magnetometer principal investigator from Imperial College, London, UK. "Depending on whether you're looking in the northern hemisphere or the southern hemisphere - it changes. And depending on whether you're looking in the summer or winter seasons - it changes as well. "So, there's clearly some atmospheric signal which we're measuring that's linked to weather and the seasons that's masking the interior of the planet," she told the BBC. The other major outstanding question is the age of Saturn's rings. By getting inside them, Cassini will be able to weigh the great bands of ice particles. "If the rings are a lot more massive than we expect, perhaps they're old - as old as Saturn itself; and they've been massive enough to survive the micrometeoroid bombardment and erosion and leave us with the rings we see today," conjectured Nasa project scientist Dr Linda Spilker. "On the other hand, if the rings are less massive - they're very young, maybe forming as little as 100 million years ago. "Maybe a comet or a moon got too close, got torn apart by Saturn's gravity and that's how we have the rings we see today." Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos

Cassini has used a gravitational slingshot around Saturn's moon Titan to put it on a path towards destruction.

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The Bosnia-Herzegovina international is bidding for full match fitness after recovering from a hernia injury but is unlikely to start against QPR. The visitors are without midfielder Jordan Cousins, who will miss the rest of the season with a quadricep injury. On-loan winger Kazenga LuaLua is back in training after an ankle injury but is still a doubt for the visitors. Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson told BBC Radio Bristol: "We move into Friday after a good performance that was much desired against Wolves. Friday is going to be really, really important. "If we can get a win, it really puts everybody else on the back foot, we'll claw another couple in and hopefully we'll push away as well. "It is a massive game. I'm sure the players will give their all. We want to look ahead of us and make sure we overtake a couple of people, with Forest and Burton only a point ahead of us. "Even QPR, six points ahead of us, if we beat them, we cut that gap to three points. That's really important. The more people we draw into it, the better."

Bristol City remain without midfielder Gary O'Neil (leg), but striker Milan Djuric is back in training.

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Ministers and other government officials are being given a three-month deadline to hand over state-owned homes and vehicles, from the date of the new president's inauguration. The law targets presidential appointees who try to cling on to the perks of office after a new leader is elected. Ghana goes to the polls on 7 December. After previous transfers of power, some officials have had to be forcibly evicted and had their state-owned vehicles seized after failing to hand them back. The law does not apply to presidents and vice-presidents as we earlier reported. The bill, which was passed by MPs on Wednesday evening, will now go to the president to sign into law. Existing legislation requires officials to hand back government property after they leave office, but this is the first time a strict time limit has been applied. Ghana's current leader John Mahama is standing for re-election and his main opponent is Nana Akufo-Addo. The winner will be inaugurated on 7 January 2017. Ghana's presidential candidates:

Outgoing ministers in Ghana could be forcibly evicted from their official residences if they fail to move out in time, under new laws.

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