Since April, convicted criminals in England and Wales have had to pay a charge of between £150 and £1,200 towards the cost of their case. But Mr Gove said "while the intention behind the policy was honourable in reality that intent has fallen short". MPs had called for it to be axed and the Magistrates Association said the decision was "tremendously welcome". The charge is paid on top of fines, compensation orders and defendants' own legal charges, and is higher for those convicted after pleading not guilty. It is set according to the type of case, with the minimum charge for magistrates' courts and the maximum level for crown court cases. In March, the then Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said the fee would ensure that criminals "pay their way". But MPs on the Justice Committee published a report in November in which they said the fee, which is not means-tested, created "serious problems" and was often "grossly disproportionate". The cross-party group's chairman, Conservative MP Bob Neill, said they evidence they had received raised "grave misgivings" about the fee's benefits and whether it was "compatible with the principles of justice". He said it created "perverse incentives - not only for defendants to plead guilty but for sentencers to reduce awards of compensation and prosecution costs". Mr Gove, Mr Grayling's successor as justice secretary, announced it was being dropped, during a meeting of the Magistrates' Association Council. The Magistrates' Association's national chairman, Malcolm Richardson said: "This is an enormous success for the MA (Magistrates' Association) but most importantly for justice in our criminal courts system. "In my 26 years as a magistrate I have never seen such a powerful reaction from my colleagues on the bench and Michael Gove's announcement is therefore tremendously welcome." Justice Select Committee chairman Bob Neill said it was "good" Mr Gove was "willing to respond so swiftly to take account of the inquiry we carried out and the evidence submitted to us". "We will watch with interest the review which Michael Gove has announced into the whole panoply of financial impositions on offenders," he added. The Howard League for Penal Reform - which has called for the fee policy to be suspended - also welcomed the news, saying the charge was "simply unfair". Its chief executive, Frances Crook said: "This is a victory for justice. It augurs well for changes being made to the courts and penal systems, which both need radical reform." Meanwhile, Labour said it had warned from the start that the "mandatory nature of the fee could lead to miscarriages of justice" and welcomed that it "has finally been scrapped". Mr Gove told Parliament in November that the charge was generating revenue and helping to "ensure that the taxpayer is not the first port of call for supporting the way in which our courts operate, but it is important that we balance all the criteria in making a judgment on the review of the charge".

Summary: The criminal courts charge is to be scrapped from 24 December, Justice Secretary Michael Gove has announced.


Fox-Pitt, 46, was placed in an induced coma after falling at the World Young Horse Championships in Lion D'Angers on 17 October. He was treated in France before returning to England last week. "It is fantastic to be home," said the former world number one. Fox-Pitt is GB's most successful rider with 20 major championship medals. His horse Reinstated was unharmed in the incident in western France. Fox-Pitt added: "It feels like a long time away from my family. I would like to thank all the doctors in France, and the rehab team in Poole General Hospital have been incredibly thorough. "The team at home have been doing an amazing job keeping everything going, but luckily everything is quiet as the horses are all on their end-of-season break. I am looking forward to making a full recovery over the winter." A statement from British Eventing added: "William has made good progress with his recovery and has now been discharged from hospital to continue his rehab at home. The family continue to ask for privacy as William recovers."

Summary: British eventer William Fox-Pitt has been discharged from hospital as he continues his recovery following a serious fall in competition last month.


Rangers avoided relegation by finishing 10th but the club was later charged for failing to implement Haveron's touchline ban against Dungannnon. It could have resulted in Carrick losing three points and being relegated but the Irish FA decided not to apply any sanction following a hearing. Haveron replaced Michael Hughes as Rangers boss in September 2013. "The Board of Carrick Rangers FC can announce that we have accepted the resignation of manager Gary Haveron and assistant manager Steven Mills," said the club on Monday. "Following discussions between the Board and the management team, we were unable to establish a mutual agreement on the best way forward for the club." He guided Carrick to Championship success in his first full season and with it a return to top-flight football. Last month's dramatic 2-1 victory over Ballinamallard United on the final day of the season moved Carrick from the bottom to 10th and safety. Their Premiership status was threatened by the touchline charge but the IFA Disciplinary opted to "exercise its discretion" in not imposing a sanction. Warrenpoint Town, who finished bottom but just a point behind Carrick, have appealed the IFA ruling.

Summary: Gary Haveron has resigned as manager of Premiership side Carrick Rangers after a controversial end to the season.


Antrim cut an eight-point deficit to three at one stage but a late goal by Sean Quigley ensured Pete McGrath's Erne men would progress. Home forward Tomas Corrigan landed nine points but boss Pete McGrath will be concerned about the second-half wobble. Fermanagh had led 0-9 to 0-2 at half-time before Antrim hit back with five scores without reply. Media playback is not supported on this device The Erne men now progress to play Donegal in the last eight of the provincial championship. Antrim left their challenge much too late and ultimately paid for a shockingly slack start. The Saffrons, who won promotion to Division Three earlier in the year, were six points down when they registered their first score through a Brian Neeson free. The gap was eight late in the first half and it looked like Fermanagh were going to stroll into the quarter-finals. But from 0-11 to 0-3 down, Antrim rallied with five unanswered points by Mark Sweeney, John Carron, Tomas McCann, Ryan Murray and Sean Burke. During that spell, Neeson had a goal chance but shot into the side-netting from a tight angle. The momentum was with Antrim but they conceded a cheap free to give Corrigan the chance to give the hosts a four-point lead before Quigley netted the only goal. Top scorer Tomas Corrigan: "The first half was the most pleasing thing. We targeted a big first 10 minutes and wanted to keep going after that. "That is what we did but we are disappointed with our second half performance. We have a lot to work on." Fermanagh manager Pete McGrath: "For long periods in the second half we were sleepwalking. "It was a nervous time for us. We let Antrim back into it and that is a concern. "The result was satisfactory but the performance overall you have to say we did OK but can do better." Media playback is not supported on this device Antrim joint manager Gearoid Adams: "We did not turn up in the first half. There were 14 scoring chances each which is hard to believe. "In the second half we got it back to three but Fermanagh kicked on in the end and the goal put a gloss on it for them. "We came down here to win and we are disappointed that we didn't." Victorious Fermanagh now face Donegal in the last eight of the Ulster Championship while Antrim go into the All-Ireland qualifiers. Fermanagh: C Snow; M Jones, C Cullen, M O'Brien; D McCusker (sub D Kelly 66), J McMahon, B Mulrone; E Donnelly, A Breen; P McCusker (sub P Cadden), R Jones, R Lyons; R Corrigan (sub D Teague 56), S Quigley, T Corrigan. Antrim: C Kerr; K O'Boyle, R Johnston, N Delargy; P McBride, M Johnston, J Laverty (sub McAleese 47); M Sweeney, C Murray (sub S McVeigh HT); M Fitzpatrick (sub R Murray 56), K Niblock, J Carron; B Neeson (sub S Burke 59), T McCann, M McCann. Attendance: 9124

Summary: Fermanagh saw off a mini-revival from Antrim to book an Ulster Championship quarter-final meeting with Donegal.


The blast hit a facility owned by Mexico's state oil company, Pemex, in the port city of Coatzacoalcos. Hundreds of people have been evacuated and schools closed. Footage showed a large fire and vast plumes of smoke. The cause of the blast is unclear. Several explosions have been reported at Pemex facilities in recent years. In pictures: Mexico explosion The latest incident occurred at around 15:15 local time (20:15 GMT), Pemex said in a statement. Veracruz state Governor Javier Duarte told a radio station the blast was felt 10km (six miles) away. The fire was under control by early evening, Pemex said. Residents were told to stay indoors because of the possible toxic nature of the smoke from the blast, but Pemex said the smoke dissipated quickly, lessening any possible toxic effects. Of the 136 people injured, 88 remain in hospital, 13 of whom are in a serious condition, Pemex said. Video posted on social media purporting to show a local hospital showed scenes of chaos and patients suffering heavy blood loss. Pemex said the part of the factory hit by the explosion was managed by a sister company, Mexichem. Associated Press reported that the plant produces vinyl chloride, a dangerous chemical used to make PVC pipes and packaging materials. Exports of oil from the plant, one of the largest terminals for oil distribution in Mexico, would not be affected, the company added. In September 2012, an explosion then a fire at a gas plant in the northern state of Tamaulipas killed 33 people. Pemex's own headquarters in Mexico City was hit by a large gas blast in January 2013, killing 37 people. A number of fires also struck the company's rigs in the Gulf of Mexico last year, and a worker was killed in another fire at the Veracruz plant in February this year.

Summary: A large explosion at an oil facility in the south-east Mexican state of Veracruz has killed at least three people and injured 136 more.


The 5.5in (14cm) component packs in 806 pixels per inch. That outclasses Samsung's new flagship model by a wide margin. The Galaxy S6 offers 577ppi on a slightly smaller display. Higher resolutions offer more detail, typically producing crisper images and text. But experts say there is a limit to what the human eye can appreciate. "At a certain point, the improvements get less visually stunning," Tim Coulling from the Canalys tech consultancy told the BBC. "Once you jump from 2K to 4K, you're going to struggle to tell the two images apart even if you have perfect vision." 4K - which is also known as ultra-high definition - offers four times the resolution of 1080p HD. Several TV and projector manufacturers are promoting the new format as being ideal for 55in or bigger televisions that families can sit close to, and cinema screens. One challenge with introducing it to a handset is that higher resolutions typically take a greater toll on battery life. But Sharp promotes the Igzo (Indium gallium zinc oxide) tech used in the displays as being more energy efficient than the silicon-based LCD screens commonly used in smartphones and tablets, which should help offset their power demands. With smartphones becoming capable of filming in 4K, Mr Coulling also suggested there would be an energy trade-off that could benefit users watching back such videos. "You will be able to show 4K content natively on the screen, which means you won't need to process it to get it to display properly." He added that he believed smartphone-makers would be keen to promote their handsets as being 4K-enhanced, whatever the true benefit, for marketing reasons. Greek news site Techblog.gr - which was among the first to report the news - said that Sharp planned to put the displays into mass production next year, and expected Chinese manufacturers to be among its first customers. While consumers have still to get to grips with 4K, parts of the tech industry are already racing ahead to a next-generation standard. Camera-maker Red has just announced an 8K video camera, offering 16 times the resolution of 1080p HD. However, its $59,500 (Â£40,575) cost is likely to limit its appeal to film-makers.

Summary: Japan's Sharp has announced the first smartphone screen capable of showing images in 4K resolution.


"Another school purge of an LGBT teacher," Timur Bulatov wrote on Russia's version of Facebook, called vKontakte. He professes to be fighting decadence because he is a pious Muslim. He sent a dossier on music teacher Maria Shestopalova to her school bosses in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. She says they then forced her to quit. Ms Shestopalova, 21, told the BBC she had been summoned by the heads of Krasnoyarsk Further Education Centre No 4 immediately after Mr Bulatov's denunciation of her. "Without understanding the situation properly the director rang me on Monday evening and said, very unpleasantly, that she was expecting me in her office at 9:00am on Tuesday, and advised me to tender my resignation," she said via vKontakte. She said they spent six hours questioning her and applying pressure by citing the reputation of the school, the other teachers and her parents. She resigned after that, she said. "Evidently they had no desire to establish who was right and who was wrong. Having decided that this solution would be easier for them they pressurised me, to make me quit." She said the school had sent a letter to Mr Bulatov immediately after the meeting, telling him that she had been fired. She told the BBC that they had treated her "like a child - it was simply inhumane". School director Olga Etsel, interviewed by Russian news website Meduza, denied Ms Shestopalova's allegation about psychological pressure. And she said the meeting had lasted 90 minutes, not six hours. A Russian law passed in 2013 controversially banned the spreading of "gay propaganda" among minors. Reports say the Russian interior ministry is investigating Ms Shestopalova's behaviour. Mr Bulatov condemned her for wearing lip and ear piercings and for "supporting LGBT sexual deviants and promoting homosexuality". He wages his "morality" campaign from St Petersburg. On vKontakte he claims to head a movement called "First Moral Russian Front". He calls himself "Timur Bulatov (Isaev), social activist". Ms Shestopalova accuses Mr Bulatov of hounding her from her job. She says he heaped abuse on her in a telephone conversation, and she is now taking legal action against him. Russia's ban on "gay propaganda" angered human rights activists and the international gay community. The law suggests that homosexuality - described as "non-traditional sexual relations" - is alien to life in Russia. Many homophobic attacks have been documented in Russia. Mr Bulatov told Russian news website Tayga.info that he had "rescued" Russian children from 65 "immoral" teachers. On his site he posted the 31-page dossier on Ms Shestopalova, with a long message denouncing her. "This teacher clearly does not meet the standards of her profession and can harm her pupils. We demand that Maria Shestopalova be sacked for amoral behaviour," he wrote. Ms Shestopalova said she had worked at the Krasnoyarsk school for five years, for a salary of about 8,000 roubles (Â£107; $131) a month.

Summary: A self-styled Russian campaigner for morality in schools has boasted about the dismissal of a teacher he describes as a "lesbian" and "satanist".


Sakho, 23, who has 14 France caps, will cost around £18m from Paris St-Germain. Sporting Lisbon's Ilori, 20, has represented Portugal at youth level but is still eligible to play for England because he is born in London. Sakho told the club's website: "I came here because the project at Liverpool interests me. I'm really looking forward to playing my first game." He is manager Brendan Rodgers's most expensive signing of the summer and can play in the centre of defence as well as at left-back. Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre said: "He's an important marquee signing for us. It was a difficult one to do and it was a difficult one for us to get, but I'm very pleased that we've been able to attract him to the club." Ilori, who cost £7m, said: "Liverpool have a great team and I think it's the place for me to be at the moment. "There have been some great teams here in the past, the club has won a lot of trophies and I want to be a part of it." Rodgers has now signed seven players this summer following the captures of defender Kolo Toure, striker Iago Aspas, winger Luis Alberto, goalkeeper Simon Mignolet and left-back Aly Cissokho. Liverpool prioritised defensive recruitments because Sebastian Coates has been ruled out for most of the season while Toure and Cissokho are also injured. Sakho and Ilori were both at Anfield on Sunday to watch Liverpool beat Manchester United to move top of the Premier League. Meanwhile, forward Daniel Pacheco has left Liverpool to join Spanish second tier side AD Alcorcon. The 22-year-old had struggled to break into the Reds first-team and failed to score in his 17 senior appearances during his six years with the Merseysiders. He was sent out on loan to Rayo Vallecano, Norwich City and Huesca but has now moved to Alcorcon on a permanent basis. I will always be a red," tweeted Pacheco. "It's been my house and I will never forget it. Thanks to all you fans for the support and hope we celebrate the Premier League [title] this season."

Summary: Liverpool have signed central defenders Mamadou Sakho and Tiago Ilori for a combined fee of about £25m.


Visitors to the charity's reserve in Bempton, East Yorkshire can upload their images to a special website. The Atlantic puffin is a "Red List" threatened species and numbers across the UK are rapidly declining. Researchers hope analysing the birds' diets could help explain why numbers have dropped in some areas. More on this and other East Yorkshire stories Images from Bempton, where colony numbers are holding steady, will be compared to other sites where the birds are struggling. A recent report by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee said that the puffin's decline was due to a reduction in its food supply of small fish and its vulnerability to oil spills. They have been listed as vulnerable to extinction, the lowest of three categories behind critically endangered and endangered. The RSPB's Ali Barratt said the research is especially important at this time of year as puffin chicks are about to hatch. "The society as a whole can look at what puffins are eating in different parts of the UK," she said. "See if there are any differences and see if there any things that we wouldn't expect and to try and build a picture of ocean health around our island".

Summary: The RSPB has appealed for photographs of puffins feeding to help scientists discover why the bird's numbers have fallen to dangerously low levels.


It is unclear why the helicopter carrying Lionel Zinsou crash-landed in a stadium. "My father is fine. There were no victims in the helicopter accident in Djougou," Marie-Cecile Zinsou tweeted. Earlier this month, Mr Zinsou confirmed he would run as a candidate in Benin's 2016 presidential elections. The helicopter crashed while landing at a stadium in the city of Djougou, a spokesman for Benin's interior ministry Leonce Houngbadji told the AFP news agency. He said no-one in the helicopter was hurt. Mr Zinsou, a former private-equity executive, was appointed prime minister of Benin in June. He has said he will run for president in February's election as a candidate of the ruling Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin (FCBE) party. Reuters reported in early December that Mr Zinsou's announcement put an end to speculation Benin's president Thomas Boni Yayi was seeking a third term.

Summary: Benin's Prime Minister walked away unscathed after the helicopter in which he was travelling crashed in the country's northwest, his daughter said.


Using pictures from the Cassini probe, the researchers have detected and tracked a slight wobble in the moon. After seven years of study, they have concluded this flutter would be much less if the icy crust was connected directly to Enceladus's rock core. It is strong support for the idea of an intervening, global mass of liquid. "If the surface and core were rigidly connected, the core would provide so much dead weight that the wobble would be far smaller than we observe it to be," said Matthew Tiscareno, a Cassini scientist based at the Seti Institute but previously affiliated to Cornell University, US. "This proves that there must be a global layer of liquid separating the surface from the core." Activity on Enceladus has been one of the great discoveries on the Cassini mission, which arrived at Saturn in 2004. The first clue that something interesting was going on was some low-resolution images showing a plume coming off the south pole that had the space-interested internet all abuzz. Shortly after, Cassini detected a disturbance in magnetic fields produced by the presence of what appeared to be an atmosphere. Scientists then established that the moon was actually venting huge jets of water vapour through south polar surface cracks dubbed tiger stripes because of their resemblance to the big cat's fur coat. Models were subsequently produced to explain how liquid water could be maintained on a 500km-wide body in the outer Solar System, and how that water might be feeding the jets. But there has always been a debate about how large the hidden reservoir might be. Early thinking suggested it might only be a relatively small lens of water. This new result, published in the journal Icarus, is the best evidence yet that the sub-surface sea is not regional in nature, but encircles the entire globe. It is significant because it makes it more possible that Enceladus is a habitable world. In those jets, Cassini has also detected salts and organic molecules. The chemistry has scientists intrigued, and fired up to send a dedicated mission to the moon. When that might happen is unclear. Both the US and European space agencies are only planning currently to send probes to Jupiter, and even they are not likely to get to their destination until the 2030s. Cassini itself is winding up its observations in the Saturn system. It has another couple of close passes of Enceladus this year before it then starts to manoeuvre towards disposal in the ringed planet's atmosphere in 2017. Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos

Summary: Scientists have determined that the sub-surface body of water on the Saturnian moon Enceladus must be far more extensive than first thought.


The deal calls for an immediate truce and the formation of a transitional government ahead of the drafting of a new constitution and new elections. The conflict in the world's newest state has left thousands dead and more than one million homeless. A ceasefire agreed in January collapsed within days, with both sides accusing each other of restarting the fighting. US Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday's agreement "could mark a breakthrough for the future of South Sudan". "The hard journey on a long road begins now and the work must continue," added Mr Kerry, who played an instrumental role in bringing together the two sides. The UN has accused both the South Sudanese government and the rebels of crimes against humanity, including mass killings and gang-rape. The rivals signed the deal in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa late on Friday, after their first face-to-face meeting since the hostilities began. The BBC's Emmanuel Igunza in Addis Ababa says the agreement calls for a cessation of hostilities within 24 hours of the signing. A permanent ceasefire will then be worked on. Mr Kiir and Mr Machar are to issue immediate orders for troops to end combat and to allow in humanitarian aid. It was not immediately clear who would form the transitional administration. The deal was also signed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who hosted the talks. Alastair Leithead reports on rape and murder in Bentiu Leading mediator Seyoum Mesfin, from the regional Igad bloc, congratulated Mr Kiir and Mr Machar for "ending the war". However, African Union official Smail Chergui warned that "given the current crisis, the restoration of peace in South Sudan will not be easy". A UN report released on Thursday said that "widespread and systematic" atrocities had been carried out by both sides in homes, hospitals, mosques, churches and UN compounds. It called for those responsible to be held accountable. An estimated five million people are in need of aid, the UN says. The violence began when President Kiir accused his sacked deputy Mr Machar of plotting a coup. Mr Machar denied the allegation, but then marshalled a rebel army to fight the government. The battle assumed ethnic overtones, with Mr Machar relying heavily on fighters from his Nuer ethnic group and Mr Kiir from his Dinka community. The UN has about 8,500 peacekeepers in South Sudan. However, they have struggled to contain the conflict. South Sudan gained independence in 2011, breaking away from Sudan after decades of conflict between rebels and the Khartoum government. It remains one of the world's poorest countries.

Summary: South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar have agreed a peace deal after a five-month conflict.


Gary Firth, 50, and from Barnsley, was killed in a crash at the 11th Milestone on the TT Course, at about 13.45 BST. The Senior race was immediately red flagged by the clerk of the course. Firth finished 34th in the Newcomers A race earlier this week and had recorded his fastest lap of 102.282mph in the Friday's Senior race. Organisers the Manx Motor Cycle Club said they pass on their "deepest sympathy to his family and friends". The Coroner of Inquests has been informed and an investigation into the circumstances of the accident is under way. Two other riders were involved in the incident but were reported as ok by organisers. In a separate incident Alun Thomas crashed at Alpine Cottage and was taken by helicopter to hospital where he was reported to have "multiple fractures" but is in a "stable condition". Clerk of the course Phil Taubman confirmed the race would not be rerun and the result has been declared at the end of the second lap. It means Loughborough's Andrew Soar, who led the race after two laps (the last completed by the whole field), has been awarded the victory ahead of Michael Moulai with Rob Hodson third. All three riders, who were contesting the lead when the race was red flagged, said their thoughts were with those involved in the earlier accidents. Although the roads were mainly dry, riders were warned about possible damp patches at Laurel Bank, Ramsey Hairpin, Hillberry and the Nook as well as strong winds, particularly on the Mountain section of the course. The subsequent Manx Grand Prix reunion parade has been cancelled and all roads are now open around the course. Three riders have lost their lives at this year's Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling, which incorporates the Classic TT and Manx Grand Prix.

Summary: A motorcyclist from Yorkshire has been killed during the Senior Manx Grand Prix race in the Isle of Man.


The Greek government is trying to balance austerity measures imposed by the EU and the IMF with a return to regaining economic policy-making power. Greece has had two bailouts totalling â‚¬240bn (Â£188bn) since 2010 when private investors refused to lend to Athens. Greece wants to return to market financing from next year. "Taking into account the still fragile market sentiment and the many reform challenges ahead there is strong support for a precautionary credit line," said Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem at a meeting of eurozone finance ministers in Brussels. Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis told the Reuters news agency he hopes for a grace period of up to a year after exiting the bailout, during which Greece will still get a financial safety net but would not be "micro-managed" by lenders. The credit deal will use â‚¬11bn already granted to Greece by the eurozone to strengthen Greek banks. The money was not needed after the European Central Bank tested eurozone banks last month.

Summary: Eurozone ministers have moved towards agreeing a new credit line for Greece as it prepares to exit its bailout at the end of the year.


Timothy Pawlett, 52, from Haverfordwest and Gareth Clement, 55, from Crymych, are alleged to have left Fishguard port early or arrived late while still claiming full working hours. It meant they had been overpaid a combined total of over £1,800. They both deny a single charge of fraud and the trial at Swansea Crown Court continues. Prosecuting, Nicholas Gedge told the court Mr Pawlett was secretly logged leaving his post early or arriving late 72 times between 1 November 2015 and 17 February 2016. Mr Clement was said to have left early on 54 occasions. In some instances they had left two hours early. It meant Mr Pawlett had been overpaid £1,100 and Mr Clement £710. The alarm was raised when their boss, Det Sgt Ian Hardy could not find either of the officers before their shifts had ended. "He was a little curious," said Mr Gedge, especially when he found both had recorded completing their full shifts. The following night he parked outside Fishguard harbour and saw Mr Clement driving away 40 minutes early. He drove to Mr Pawlett's home and saw his car already parked outside, which meant he must have left 30 minutes early. Det Sgt Hardy asked for a camera with automatic vehicle number plate recognition technology to be checked and discovered "numerous" examples of them leaving early. After their arrests neither officer disputed the data. Mr Clement said he had been having personal and family difficulties while Mr Pawlett said he had been suffering from anxiety and depression.

Summary: Two Pembrokeshire police officers left work early 126 times in three months, a jury has heard.


The Atlantic Airlines cargo flight left Aberdeen on Monday evening, and had been scheduled to fly to East Midlands Airport. But it declared an emergency a short time later and returned to Aberdeen, where it landed safely at about 20:20. It is not yet known what caused the plane to turn back.

Summary: An aircraft has returned safely to Aberdeen International Airport after reporting a problem shortly after taking off.


"The trigger man will be blamed, while those who actually ordered the killing will go free," Ilya Yashin, co-founder of Mr Nemtsov's party, said on Sunday. His comments came after two men of Chechen origin were charged with his murder and three others arrested. Mr Yashin rejected suggestions radical Islamists were behind the murder. "The investigators' nonsensical theory about Islamist motives in the killing suits the Kremlin and takes [President] Putin out of the firing line," Mr Yashin said on Twitter (in Russian). Those behind the killing were in Russia and even in government, he said separately in a BBC interview. On Sunday, a court in Moscow charged Zaur Dadayev and Anzor Gubashev with shooting Mr Nemtsov on a bridge near the Kremlin on 27 January. Mr Dadayev had admitted his involvement, the court said. Three other suspects were remanded in custody. A sixth man was reported to have killed himself in a standoff with police in the Chechen capital Grozny. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, described Mr Dadayev as a devout Muslim who was shocked by cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad published in French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. "All who know Zaur [Dadayev] confirm that he is a deep believer and also that he, like all Muslims, was shocked by the activities of Charlie and comments in support of printing the cartoons." Along with other Russian politicians and activists, Mr Nemtsov had condemned the killing of 12 journalists at the French satirical magazine by Islamist extremists. But he also criticised threats made by the Chechen leader towards those who did not condemn cartoons published by the magazine. Mr Kadyrov had declared former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky his "personal enemy" for urging other papers to republish the Charlie Hebdo cartoons. He had also said Ekho Mosvky editor-in-chief Alexei Venediktov "would be called to account" after his station's website ran a poll on whether media should publish similar cartoons. This prompted Mr Nemtsov to accuse Mr Kadyrov of violating Russia's criminal code by infringing journalists' activities. "Everybody is already sick and tired of Ramzan's threats, but he is certain that [President] Putin will not let anyone touch him, so he is growing increasingly brazen every day," Mr Nemtsov wrote on his Facebook page in January. Mr Kadyrov received a medal of honour from President Putin on Monday. The award was for "his outstanding achievements, social activities and many years of honest work," a presidential decree said. Mr Yashin told the BBC that Mr Nemtsov had not been a prominent critic of radical Islam and had concentrated his attacks on President Putin and his government. He said he did not believe Mr Nemtsov's killers were from outside Russia, calling his murder "an act of terror to scare society". If the Russian authorities had any proof that the two men charged were the killers, that proof should be made public, he said. "I believe that the organisers of the murder are in Russia and I believe that they are in the Russian government," he added. The location of the murder,

Summary: A close ally of murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov says he is "totally sceptical" that the two men charged organised his killing.


And Team GB's youngest star, bronze-winning gymnast Amy Tinkler, who last week was wowing global sports fans but tomorrow collects her GCSE results, was given the welcome home of a sporting hero. There were several false starts as friends, coaches and fans waited at her gymnastics club to welcome her back after her Rio exploits. Twice the motivational music was started on the loud speaker as twice someone who was not the 16-year-old came in the door. But on the third go (you might say in the bronze medal place), the real deal arrived and the welcome was emotional to say the least. She was quickly at the centre of a huddle of young girls for whom she represents the reality that dreams can come true. And then there were cuddles from her coaches, who have spent hours in the South Durham Gymnastics Club helping Amy hone her skills for the Olympic Games. Finally there was the media scrum. Local newspapers who had reported on Amy's various championship successes for years, radio stations and TV journalists all waited for their chance to talk to County Durham's newest Olympian. Amy said: "To see everyone back here is overwhelming. "It's incredible, it's starting to sink in but it still seems crazy that it actually has happened. "(The medal) has been very close to me all the time. I was sat on the plane and the whole way back I had it on, it's just so special to me." For someone who the day before had flown the best part of 5,800 miles (9,300km), she looked remarkably refreshed. "I didn't get much sleep on the plane to be honest," she said. "I was sat near the hockey girls (the gold-winning women's hockey team were the ones filmed singing God Save the Queen), then we had like a six-hour drive to get home, but once I finally got home yesterday evening I slept really well. "I've got a busy week with interviews and media, next week I'll have time chilling with family and friends, then the week after that I'll get back into training." And on top of all that, tomorrow she gets her GCSE results, not that she's worried. "It is what it is, I have to get them," she said. The welcome-home party started as soon as she returned to her housing estate on the edge of Bishop Auckland, with neighbours ready to greet her. Young fans got autographs, older ones told Amy how proud they were of her. But it was at the gymnastics club, a large pink sports hall with a Â£30,000 floor and various beams, balance bars, trampolines and foam-filled pits, that she was really able to celebrate her success. "She started here when she was two-years-old" said Nicola Preston, her coach for the past 14 years. "She is one of the family, we are all just so proud of her, we are pleased to have her home, we've really missed." Barely 20 minutes after Amy's arrival, the next generation of gymnasts were back to training on the various pieces of

Summary: She went to Rio a hopeful but came back an Olympic medal holder.


Gloucestershire reached 253-6 with four balls to spare after Cockbain shared a stand of 172 with Benny Howell (81). Lukas Carey was Glamorgan's best bowler with four for 38. Glamorgan made 252-9 thanks to openers Jacques Rudolph (60) and David Lloyd (49). But Glamorgan lost seamer Ruaidhri Smith to a leg injury suffered while bowling only his second over. Both teams now play their opening first-class friendlies against student opposition, starting on Tuesday 28 March. Glamorgan host Cardiff MCCU while Gloucestershire face Durham MCCU in Bristol.

Summary: Gloucestershire beat Glamorgan by four wickets in their pre-season friendly thanks to Ian Cockbain's 125 not out.


Standing in a cool stone corridor near the heart of Eastern State Penitentiary, a sprawling Gothic prison-turned historic tourist attraction in Philadelphia, Russell Craig tried to round up an audience. "In one minute, I'm about to give a tour... an exclusive, never-before-done tour," he called to families and couples as they ambled past, audio tour players dangling from their necks. Eastern State, a gloomy, turreted structure looming high above an upscale Philadelphian neighbourhood, was the world's first "penitentiary", a word coined for the founders' hope that its inhabitants would reform through prayer and become "penitent". It operated from 1829 until 1971, and held 1,800 men at its peak. After the last inmate left, it collapsed into a ruinous state, then reopened as a museum in 1994. Today, the eerily decrepit cell blocks bustle with tourists, boy scouts and girl guides, church groups and primary school field trips - in total, nearly 220,000 visitors a year. Craig, a tall, bearded 35-year-old dressed in a maroon tour guide's polo shirt, gradually convinced a group of 10 visitors to gather around, and led them through a door into what was once the prison chaplain's office. Inside, the walls are covered with colourful religious murals - depictions of the resurrection of Jesus, a prisoner kneeling at the foot of a priest - though they are badly damaged from exposure to sunlight. They were painted in 1955 by a prolific inmate artist named Lester Smith who served seven months for a string of armed robberies. Craig explained to the group that after his release, Smith was never imprisoned again. "Why would you think that Lester would use art in prison to change his life?" Craig asked. The visitors shrugged. Someone ventured "Something to do?" to nervous laughter. Craig nodded. "True - I can see that." He paused. "I was in prison. I used art to change my life in the same way," he said. "I'm here to give you, like, right in front of you, a live example of how art can change your life." This is the moment the museum staff refer to as the "face melt" - suddenly all the visitors snapped to attention, their eyes leapt to Craig in surprise. "I have examples of my work, if you would like to see," he offered, then pulled out a large reproduction of his prison identification card that he painted in lifelike detail. He passed around the real card, too, which identifies him as "Inmate HP9290". In the ID photo, Craig's gaze is cold and detached. He is almost unrecognisable from the smiling, slightly bashful man standing in front of the group. "I decided when I get out, I'm never going to commit crimes again, I'm [going to] be an artist," he told them. "And it happened for me, just like Lester. He changed his life." After a string of drugs charges beginning when he was a teenager, Craig came under the tutelage of a fellow inmate serving life for murder, who was also a talented artist. Craig emerged from prison in 2013 an accomplished portraitist

Summary: At a 19th Century prison that pioneered the use of solitary confinement in the US, former inmates lead one-of-a-kind tours about the history of incarceration and their own experience within it.


25 November 2016 Last updated at 18:30 GMT Fazila Aswat and Sandra Major were leaving a car with Mrs Cox ahead of a surgery in Birstall, West Yorkshire, in June when the MP was shot and stabbed.

Summary: Jo Cox's assistants, who were with the MP when she was murdered, have spoken about coping with the "surreal" loss of both a colleague and friend.


Groups pushing for the impeachment of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff are using a large rubber duck as a mascot. But the design is similar to one by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, who told the BBC the Brazilian replica constitutes copyright infringement. The owner of the factory that produced both ducks denied any wrongdoing. Versions of the same giant inflatable rubber duck designed by Mr Hofman have travelled the world since 2007, calling in Japan, New Zealand and Brazil, among many other countries. The version that has appeared in protests in Brazil closely resembles Mr Hofman's, although it has crosses for eyes. It also has the slogan "Chega de pagar o pato" across its chest, a Portuguese expression meaning "We won't pay for the duck any more" or "We won't pay for what is not our fault any more". The giant duck was commissioned by a powerful Brazilian industrial group, FIESP, to use in protests against corruption and high taxes from last September. But it has made a number of appearances in demonstrations against the president in recent months. "It is exactly our design and our specific technical patterns," Mr Hofman told BBC Brasil. "Changing the eyes doesn't change our technical design of the shape and beak." Before it appeared as part of an exhibition in Brazil, a version of Mr Hofman's duck was produced in a Sao Paulo factory. The owner of the factory, Denilson Sousa, told the BBC they also produced the new duck, but said the design was not copied. "I would not put our reputation at risk," he said. "We have experience in this kind of job and this is a very simple design. Why wouldn't we spend four hours redesigning it?" But Mr Hofman said the factory "made a very unwise decision" and that he considered it "illegal use of the exact design and therefore copyright infringement". A FIESP spokesman said they had been reassured the design was original. On Tuesday, the group released 5,000 rubber ducks near the main national congress building in the capital, Brasilia, and took out full-page adverts in national newspapers using an image of a duck. Opposition lawmakers want to remove Ms Rousseff over claims she manipulated government accounts to hide a growing deficit. Her party's coalition partners quit government on Tuesday, a step which may ensure she lacks enough support to stave off impeachment.

Summary: An artist famous for a giant rubber duck that pops up around the world says a version of his work used by Brazilian protesters amounts to plagiarism.


"Jealous" Paul Hemming beat Natalie Hemming, 31, as her children slept upstairs at their Milton Keynes home, Luton Crown Court was told. Miss Hemming's badly decomposed body was found on 22 May, three weeks after she was last seen. Mr Hemming, 43, admits manslaughter but denies murder. The couple lived lived together in Alderney Avenue, Newton Leys, where the prosecution alleges Mr Hemming murdered his partner in a jealous rage because she had met someone else. Miss Hemming was last seen alive as she left her mother's home in Hemel Hempstead on 1 May. The court heard that her body was found three weeks later 30 miles away at Toms Hill in Chandlers Cross, Hertfordshire. More on this and other news from Buckinghamshire Simon Russell-Flint QC, for the prosecution, told the court the accused "struck and killed her in the living room". He then wrapped her naked in a carpet and either carried or dragged her out of the house while her children slept and then dumped her body, he said. Miss Hemming had a fractured skull and arm, the latter Mr Russell-Flint said was almost certainly a defence wound. The exact cause of death could not be ascertained because her body was badly decomposed when found. The court heard Mr Hemming told police Miss Hemming had gone to stay with a friend after being raped by a colleague, however, Mr Russell-Flint said Mr Hemming attacked her because she planned to leave him. The rape story was a fabrication, he said. He told the court Miss Hemming had spent the night before her death in a hotel with a colleague, Simon Dennis. Mr Dennis, who worked with Miss Hemming at a car dealership, told the jury their relationship, initially "flirtatious", had recently become more serious and he had booked a hotel for them on the night of 30 April. The court heard from Miss Hemming's friend, Rebecca Hornsby, that Mr Hemming had been violent towards her and she intended to leave him. On the day she was allegedly killed she had texted her friend to say she had enjoyed the night with Mr Dennis. Mr Hemming's actions the following evening were "callous, cold and calculated," Mr Russell-Flint said. "This is murder. A calculated, murderous attack because of jealousy and rage." The court was also read a statement by Miss Hemming's mother, in which said she was worried when she could not contact her daughter on the evening of 1 May. The previous week Miss Hemming told her she had twice ended the relationship with Mr Hemming and he replied: "If I can't have you no one can," the court was told. Defending Mr Hemming, David Jeremy QC told the jurors that while they may "loathe" the accused, they had to decide whether he had intended to kill Miss Hemming or cause her really serious harm. Mr Jeremy said it was the defendant's case that he had intended to do neither. Mr Hemming has admitted obstructing a coroner in the execution of his duty and preventing the lawful and decent burial of a

Summary: A man murdered his partner in a "calculated" attack before dragging her body from their house and dumping it in woodland, a court has heard.


Bertie, from Adventure Valley in County Durham, covered 18ft (5.48m) in 19.59 seconds - smashing the previous best of 43.7 seconds, which stood since 1977. He clocked his time in July last year, but the achievement has now been ratified and appears in the new edition of the Guinness Book of Records. Owner Janine Calzini said he could be tempted to make another attempt on TV. She added: "He's just like the real-life Usain Bolt as he loves the attention his run has brought and meeting people. "They're amazed when they see how fast he moves. "He lives with his girlfriend, Shelly, but she's the opposite as she hides away." Bertie, who raced to his record on a diet of strawberries, is thought to be about 10 years old. Leopard tortoises typically live to between 80 and 100 years old and Mrs Calzini, who runs the adventure park with her husband Marco, believes Bertie could be spurred on to an even faster time by the media spotlight. "There's nothing to say he couldn't beat his own record. We had a lot of inquiries after Bertie's run but had to turn them down while we waited for the record to be confirmed. "If someone asked him to make another attempt on TV then maybe he could do it." Bertie was given to Adventure Valley four years ago when his owners went abroad. Befitting his status as a record-breaker, he and Shelly now live in a larger enclosure. The record was on a running track specified by Guinness with an incline of 1 in 12. The previous best was set at the National Tortoise Championship at Tickhill, South Yorkshire, on 2 July 1977.

Summary: The Usain Bolt of the tortoise world has raced into the record books as the fastest ever.


Arthur Howard, 74, and his 75-year-old wife Emma, from East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, had the winning ticket for the Mega Friday draw on 29 January. Mr Howard said he "went into complete shock" after phoning the claims line and hearing the words "Congratulations, you're a millionaire. He now plans to trade in his taxi for a new Audi car. Mr Howard said: "It has taken a while to sink in, I even had to phone the claim line twice just to make sure it was the real thing. "When I first phoned and heard the words 'congratulations you're a millionaire' I went in to complete shock and told the call handler I would have to hang up and give her a call back." Mr Howard added: "My youngest son came over to me as he was worried something was wrong as all the colour had drained from my face. "I told him and he wouldn't believe me so we called the claim line back, putting it on loud speaker this time, and she said it again 'you are a millionaire'. It really was quite something."

Summary: A Scottish couple are celebrating after winning £1m and all-expenses paid break to Dubai in a EuroMillions draw.


He is backed by 152 constituency parties, with Andy Burnham in second place with 111, then Yvette Cooper with 106 and Liz Kendall with 18. The supporting nominations have no weight in the vote but give an insight into the views of active party members. Mr Corbyn also has the backing of the UK's two largest trade unions. All registered Labour Party supporters and affiliated supporters who join before midday on the 12 August can vote in the contest. Voting will begin on 14 August. Who are the Labour leadership candidates? Could Jeremy Corbyn be Labour's next leader? How influential are the unions? Leadership candidate Andy Burnham has told the Guardian the Labour Party is at risk of splitting because of the provocative language used by supporters of left-wing candidate Mr Corbyn. Union leader Dave Ward described Blairites in the party as a "virus" to which Mr Corbyn was the antidote. But Mr Burnham said the comments should sound "alarm bells" to the party of the danger of a return to the early 1980s, when a bitter rift between left-wingers and centrists led to the creation of the Social Democratic Party. Acting Labour leader Harriet Harman told the BBC that whoever won the contest there "must not and would not be a split in the Labour Party". "In a hotly contested leadership race stakes run high and things get said which raise the temperature and they shouldn't," she said. "What we need is a proper debate." A poll by Research Now found Mr Burnham was the preferred Labour leader among members of the public. Of the 1,001 people questioned, 30% of those who expressed an opinion picked Mr Burnham as the best leader. Mr Corbyn and Ms Cooper both got 24%, and 21% chose Ms Kendall.

Summary: Jeremy Corbyn is the most popular candidate for Labour leader among local constituency groups, according to the latest party nomination figures.


Lucas Bigley, 19, stabbed Matthew Wilson to death in Sheffield on 28 May in a "violent and brutal attack". Hull Crown Court heard the two men had fallen out after Mr Wilson, also 19, began a relationship with Bigley's mother. Bigley, of Wadsley Lane, Sheffield, was told he must serve at least 22 years in jail. More stories from across South Yorkshire Hull Crown Court heard Bigley was still wearing his heavily blood-soaked clothing and attempting to wash the blood from his hands when was arrested in the early hours of 28 May. Det Ch Insp Craig Jackson said: "This was a violent and brutal attack on Matthew, a young man whom Bigley once considered his friend. "The court heard how both he and the victim knew each other for many years, but their friendship broke down after Matthew began a romantic relationship with Bigley's mother. "His anger and frustration came to the fore in the early hours of that morning in May and a young man who had everything to live for has now tragically lost his life." Mr Wilson's family said in a statement they were "satisfied" with the jury's verdict. However, they added: "While we regard the sentence Bigley has been given as fair, no sentence will ever bring Matt back to us. "We too have been handed a life sentence."

Summary: A man has been jailed for life for murdering a former friend who was having a relationship with his mother.


Ministers approved the grant despite warnings from senior civil servants about the charity's finances. Mr Cameron said the grant had given the charity a final chance to restructure and to "continue its excellent work". Meanwhile, the charity's supporters have taken part in a march in London. About 150 people walked from the charity's former centre to Parliament to raise awareness of the vulnerable people who used the support service. Kids Company closed on Wednesday after ministers said they wanted to recover the £3m grant. The Cabinet Office said it believed conditions attached to the use of the money had not been met - but the charity's founder has repeatedly rejected claims of financial mismanagement there. Speaking to Channel 4 News, Camila Batmanghelidjh said she had "confirmed in writing" with Cabinet minister Oliver Letwin last year that he had agreed to find £20m for the charity. But she said: "I honestly believe that they didn't want us to go under before the election because it wouldn't look good, and then post-election, I think, they were prepared for it to go under." Ms Batmanghelidjh said the "necessary, genuine, and deep-thinking commitment to solve the problem of large-scale childhood maltreatment in this country is not there inside the current government". A government spokeswoman said: "Successive governments have supported Kids Company over the last seven years to help it deliver services for vulnerable young people and so we are disappointed it has been unable to move to a sustainable financial position." Speaking earlier, during a visit to the National Citizen Service - a social enterprise that helps teenagers with training and life skills - Mr Cameron said he was "sad" the charity had "come to an end". He said: "The government thought it was the right thing to do to give this charity [Kids Company] one last chance of restructuring to try and make sure it could continue its excellent work. "Sadly that didn't happen, not least because of the allegations that were made and private donors withdrawing their money. "But I think the government was right to say 'Let's have one last go', to try and keep this charity going, given the excellent work it's done for so many young people." It provided services including counselling, walk-in centres with hot meals and help with housing and healthcare for children and young people whose parents were often unable to care for them. It had branches in London, Bristol and Liverpool and employed 600 paid staff, as well as working with a pool of about 8,000 volunteers and 500 students. What went wrong at Kids Company? 'It feels like we've lost a parent' Kids Company has also faced accusations by former staff that the charity failed to deal with allegations of serious incidents, including sexual assaults. The Metropolitan Police's sexual offences, exploitation and child abuse unit is investigating a number of allegations of crime involving the charity. Ms Batmanghelidjh told Channel 4 News: "From what we have been told, there this no case to answer so far on the part of Kids Company." Local Government Association spokesman

Summary: Prime Minister David Cameron has defended the government's decision to give charity Kids Company £3m one week before its closure, saying it had been right to give it "one last chance".


In 14 previous Games, GB has never finished lower than fifth in the medal table, and has come second seven times. But London 2012's third-place finish ended a run of three second places and Rio 2016 is set to be more challenging. "It's getting harder and harder because other nations are picking up on this and investing more money," said GB Wheelchair Tennis' Geraint Richards. "There will be a time when we can't keep increasing the medal tally but we can stay at the top end of the table." Richards, head of disability player performance at the Tennis Foundation, said he is optimistic about star performer Jordanne Whiley's chance of gold in the singles and doubles events in Rio, but was reluctant to put too much expectation on the 23-year-old in a sport that gets "tougher and tougher". It is a similar story for his counterpart at the British para-swimming team, Chris Furber. The former head coach of the successful British para-cycling team, Furber has overhauled the swimming set-up: bringing in new coaches, centralising the team in Manchester and investing in infrastructure. He is confident the team will "contribute a hefty number of medals" to the target of 121 - one more than was won in 2012 - that is the "aspirational goal" for the agency that funds Olympic and Paralympic sport, UK Sport. However, he said medal tallies are "really hard to predict", pointing to the London Games as an example. "It's not the same as Olympic sport where you get a level of performance over the four years," said Furber. "China turned up with a very strong team off the back of their home Games, Russia and Ukraine had heavily invested and Brazil were looking to their home Games, so London was challenging and Rio will be no different." "Our entire four-year cycle has been about producing a lifetime-best performances under the greatest pressure." Tim Hollingsworth, the British Paralympic Association's chief executive, has welcomed rising standards, even if it does make it harder for the British team to deliver medals. "The standard of competition globally in the Paralympic movement is changing rapidly," said Hollingsworth. "It's going to make the winning of the medals even tougher but we're on the cusp of something great with the Paralympics - London was tremendous, we're very keen to see that go forward."

Summary: British Paralympic leaders say Britain can continue to deliver medals despite increased global competition.


Greg Docherty volleyed Accies in front after Alexandre D'Acol's header was blocked following a free-kick. Saints goalkeeper Zander Clark saved well to deny Docherty a second, then at the other end Danny Swanson hit the bar. Liam Craig equalised in the final 10 minutes when he pounced on the rebound from Blair Alston's shot. St Johnstone rang the changes in the wake of their Betfred League Cup defeat by Aberdeen but were forced into another switch early in the game. Richard Foster was injured with just a minute gone and could not continue. He was replaced by Aaron Comrie. All that on top of the fact they were missing Steven McLean, who does not play on synthetic surfaces. The incentive was there for both clubs - a win would have taken Saints second - but you would not have believed that given the opening spell. Media playback is not supported on this device The goalmouth thrills were slow in coming although Graham Cummins was left totally unmarked on the end of a free-kick from the left side, only to screw his header beyond the right-hand post of the Accies keeper. Remi Matthews, though, was not quite as comfortable with a low shot from Craig which he spilled, only to be rescued by a team-mate. But then work from the training ground undid St Johnstone. Ali Crawford floated a free-kick for D'Acol to head back across the goal. A Saints head won the second ball but it fell only for Docherty, who lashed it into the net. It was his first goal of the season. And moments later Docherty was the hero again, clearing off the line a goalbound header from Joe Shaughnessy. Now the game was alive. The players had to endure pounding rain in the second half but it encouraged pace on the plastic pitch and Swanson capitalised with flashes of class, including a double nutmeg which set up a Saints chance. Accies, too, knew how to play the conditions. Dougie Imrie zipped a shot across the goal which was a hair's breadth away from a touch from Eamonn Brophy on the slide. The game ebbed and flowed until its death, but you did feel a Saints equaliser was coming. Alston nearly grabbed it, but Matthews denied him with a spectacular save, only for the rebound to be driven into the net from the edge of the box with great composure. Both sides went in hunt of a late winner at the end of a second half which was both entertaining and competitive, but a draw was just about right. Hamilton's Martin Canning: "There wasn't a lot in it and in the second half they had us pinned back a bit. "But it's been the story of the season for us so far; we have a great opportunity to go 2-0 up and we don't take it. "I feel like I'm repeating myself. The guys are putting in a lot of work but we are not putting the ball in the net enough." St Johnstone's Tommy Wright: "I didn't think we

Summary: Hamilton moved off the bottom of the Scottish Premiership but had to settle for a point at home to St Johnstone.


The 25-year-old is set to have a medical at the Premier League club on Tuesday. Gabbiadini, who has six caps for Italy, joined Napoli from Sampdoria in 2015 and has scored 15 goals in 55 league appearances. However, he has struggled for a first-team place in recent weeks and has not started a Serie A match since November. Southampton are looking for extra forward cover, with Charlie Austin expected to be out for another three months with a shoulder injury. Keep up to date with all the Premier League transfers in January as we track and profile all the players leaving or joining a club this month. This site is optimised for modern web browsers, and does not fully support your browser

Summary: Southampton have agreed a fee of about £14m for Napoli striker Manolo Gabbiadini.


MPs gave notice only this morning that they would visit the Derbyshire site. The committee has investigated working practices at Shirebrook, and wanted to see if improvements had been made. After a three hour tour, they gathered in a private room when they said a recording device was found. The company had been expecting a visit from MPs, but was not told when the spot check would be. One of the six, Anna Turley, MP for Redcar, said: "At the end of the meeting, we sat down to have a private conversation in a room by ourselves. "A lady came in with some sandwiches, which was very kind. I saw her take too long to do it, she put it down and I saw her put a recording device on the floor. "She left the room and I went over to pick up the device and there it was: a camera and a recording device for the conversation that we were having privately. "I'm very disappointed." A spokesman for Sports Direct declined to comment. The committee chairman, Iain Wright said he spoke to Sports Direct's chief executive, Mike Ashley, on the phone after the MPs left the warehouse. He said: "I don't think it was a particularly pleasant conversation for either of us. "I want to work with Mike Ashley in a constructive manner. I don't think he wants to work with us at all any more." The company, which has around 450 retail outlets, came under the spotlight after a BBC investigation uncovered a culture of unorthodox and illegal working practices at the warehouse. Among issued raised were staff being kept on site at Shirebrook after their shifts for body searches, putting them below the legal minimum wage. Concern about working conditions led to Sports Direct's founder Mike Ashley being called to appear in front of the Business and Skills Committee. He admitted at the hearing that control of the company had slipped beyond him. Mr Ashley denied knowing about the day-to-day operation at Shirebrook. Sports Direct has promised a number of changes since Mr Ashley's appearance at the committee. Mr Ashley is thought to be on holiday and was not at Shirebrook during the visit.

Summary: Six MPs from the Business and Skills Committee claim an attempt was made to record their private discussions after a surprise visit to Sports Direct's Shirebrook warehouse.


The lorry then crashed into a house in Bolney Road, Ansty, West Sussex. The cottage's occupants were unhurt, but the building has structural damage. A 72-year-old man who was driving a VW sustained serious injuries. The other drivers were also taken to hospital. The A272 Bolney Road was closed at the junction with Bishops Lane and Pickwell Lane until the early hours, following the crash on Saturday afternoon. Ricky, the owner of the property - who did not want to give his full name - told the BBC he had only just finished renovating the house. "We started in September and finished it on Saturday morning, and now we've got to start all over again. "The downstairs is wrecked and the front top room is also damaged." He said his wife's grandparents, who are in their 90s, were in the property at the time and were very "shaken up". "Luckily they managed to get out... a few cuts and bruises but otherwise OK," he said.

Summary: A motorist was seriously injured in a crash involving a lorry and two cars.


Officers found an explosive device, thought to be a "flashbang" grenade, when they were called to Elgin Street, Leith, at 12:50. Police are treating the death of the 51-year-old woman as unexplained and have launched an investigation. A spokesman said the device was made safe but a controlled explosion was not required. He said: "Inquiries into the death are ongoing. "The death is currently being treated as unexplained but the circumstances are not thought to be suspicious. "A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal."

Summary: A bomb disposal team was called out after a woman was found dead at a house in Edinburgh.


His British Bloodhound Super-Sonic Car (SSC) is aiming for 800mph (1,290km/h). To achieve this extraordinary speed, the RAF man will depend on many cutting edge technologies and components - not least the actual "floor" itself. This piece of titanium panelling will be one of the hardest working engineering elements on the vehicle. It has to protect the underside of the car from the blizzard of dust and grit that will be produced as Bloodhound streaks across the dry lake surface of Northern Cape's Hakskeen Pan. One of the strongest primary shockwaves will form right between the supersonic vehicle's front wheels. This will turn and churn the dried mud, and, with the help of the spinning wheels, shotblast Bloodhound's body. When Andy Green set the existing record of 763mph (1,230km/h) in 1997, his Thrust machine was badly eroded by the playa it kicked up in its path. Thrust's aluminium floor was polished to a high-sheen finish and rubbed wafer thin in places. The new titanium floor just finished at Bloodhound's technical centre in Bristol hopes to perform much better in even more demanding circumstances. "At Swansea University, we set up a test rig where we took the same material from Hakskeen and fired it at different panels to find the material that would cope in this high-speed eroding environment - and that was titanium," explained Conor La Grue, the components chief on the Bloodhound project. The new floor was assembled by a team from 71 Squadron, whose normal day job is to keep the jets of the Royal Air Force in a state fit to fly. The structure contains about 240 primary parts and has required roughly 1,000 worker hours to put together. As well as two broad titanium skins, the floor structure incorporates a multitude of other sections, including ribs, stiffeners, stringers, edge members, straps, buttstraps, doublers, brackets and cover plates. And the whole structure is held together by 54 anchor nuts, bolts, washers and bushes, and 4,547 aerospace grade rivets. These rivets require immense patience to emplace. Each rivet hole involves pilot drilling, de-burring, pinning, drilling out to full diameter, de-burring again, pinning again, counter sinking and de-burring a final time. "71 Squadron have been incredible. Their skill of hand is quite extreme, and they're amazing to watch," observed La Grue. And yet, all of this exquisite work will essentially be seen by no-one because it will be hidden under the car. But work, it must. It is quite possible that the shockwave created between the front wheels will travel ahead of the car, pulverising the desert surface layer fractions of a second before Bloodhound arrives, creating even more mess for the floor to deal with. "There's an interesting premise here that the shock energy will travel faster through a solid than through air," said La Grue. "So, potentially, the ground ahead of the car could already be coming apart before the car gets to it. We won't know that for sure until we start running, but it would only make the scenario worse because you'd already have loose material available

Summary: When Andy Green "floors it" in the South African desert later this year, he expects to be able to break his 18-year-old land speed record.


The former Forest Green Rovers striker, 26, has netted 28 times in all competitions for Rovers this season. His goals have helped the club up to fourth ahead of the season's final day. "We have an understanding that, if he comes to us and he's got an offer, we'll have a chance to match that offer," Hamer told BBC Radio Bristol. "If that offer, unfortunately, is so incredibly good for Matty but not very good for Bristol Rovers Football Club, we'd probably have to decline matching it. "Because, if you're so lopsided, it can de-stabalise the rest of the squad because somebody's on an amount of money. "He's got an agent that's doing the best job he can for him. But that's not to say we're going to give that one up without fighting." Hamer also revealed the club would discuss a new contract with manager Darrell Clarke at the end of the season, with Rovers guaranteed at least a play-off spot, lying one point off the top three ahead of Saturday's visit of relegated Dagenham & Redbridge. "At the moment, we're not distracting him (Clarke) from the job in hand," Hamer said. "As soon as that's over, we'll sit down and have a chat with him. There's no reason why we can't come up with something that's going to please him and please us. "The job he has done is remarkable. Having got to know him, I think he could go a long way in this game. He's tactically very aware. "It would be nice to think he can get to where Eddie Howe is at Bournemouth. There is no reasons why he can't. "I'd like to think he'll join us on an exciting journey that we've got going forward, but who knows?" Clarke says Rovers' rivals have "everything to lose" on Saturday and his side would be "very unfortunate" not to go up if they finish on 85 points.

Summary: Bristol Rovers will have the chance to match offers made by other clubs for League Two's top scorer Matty Taylor this summer, says chairman Steve Hamer.


Poo left behind by the creatures is turning the white marble walls green! The problem's been caused by insects breeding in a nearby polluted river - and there's been a rise in the amount of them. Cleaners scrub the Taj Mahal's walls every day, but there are worries their elbow grease could ruin the beautiful marble and mosaics. Authorities are looking for a way to solve the problem as quickly as possible. "Officials have been asked to investigate as why there is sudden increase in the number of these insects and how to control their population," local official Navneet Sehgal said. The insects are a type of fly that look like a mosquito. The incredible building is actually a huge tomb built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife in the 1600s. It is visited by millions of people every year, including royalty.

Summary: Swarms of insects are using India's top tourist attraction, the Taj Mahal, as a toilet.


Estate agent George Low, 22, from Dartford, was killed near a nightclub in Ayia Napa in Cyprus on 14 August. Speaking after Mr Low's funeral, Ben Barker, 22, said: "I'm up and about and moving. I'm unbelievably lucky to have survived what I did." "I wish that some of that luck could have been with George as well," he said. More than 300 people attended Mr Low's funeral in Darenth, Dartford, including friends who had been in Ayia Napa with him when he was killed. Mr Barker said Mr Low would "never be forgotten". "It's overwhelming the number of people here showing their love for George." Speaking after the funeral service, Mr Barker said: "He would have loved the amount of attention he was getting, without a doubt." Jason Woods, who was also in Ayia Napa with Mr Low and Mr Barker, said: "He would have been pleased to see everyone come out together to show support to his family and friends. "You always knew when you around him that everyone loved him." Mr Barker suffered stab wounds to his back in the deadly attack in Grigori Axfentiou Street. Arrest warrants were issued for Mehmet Akpinar, 22, and Sali Ahmet, 42, who fled to the Turkish-controlled north and were arrested for an unrelated offence. Deputy police chief George Economou said no-one had been handed back from northern Cyprus for many years.

Summary: A British holidaymaker who survived a stabbing in which his friend was killed has said he is lucky to be alive.


The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) wants to replace the lifeboat building on South Marine Drive in Bridlington with a new one 500m away on Spa Promenade. The RNLI said the 1903 building was "cramped and outdated". East Riding of Yorkshire Council will decide whether to pass the plans on 8 January. The council had previously agreed the promenade south of Bridlington Spa could be widened by up to seven metres so the current lifeboat can be launched more safely and effectively. Michael Oakes, of the RNLI, said the new site, which is between Bridlington Spa and the pumping station, would mean all the lifesaving equipment could be kept together in one place instead of the inshore lifeboat and equipment being kept a short walk away in a separate building on Princess Mary Promenade. Mr Oakes said it would also mean quicker launch times because the lifeboat would not need to cross the road and the Shannon-class lifeboat, which is due to replace the current Mersey all-weather lifeboat by 2018, could be kept inside coupled with its launch vehicle. Plans for the two-storey building include public viewing areas, a mechanic station and a shop, as well as improved changing and equipment facilities. The RNLI has other lifeboat stations at Flamborough, Bridlington, Withernsea and Humber in East Yorkshire.

Summary: An East Yorkshire seaside town could get a £3m lifeboat station if plans are passed by a council.


The party called for an armed forces commissioner and better assessment to deliver the services veterans need. Social justice spokesman Mark Isherwood said it was "time for us to reflect as a society" on treatment of veterans. Communities Secretary Carl Sargeant said the Welsh Government was "fully committed" to providing support. The debate on Wednesday comes amid continued concern that many military veterans suffer from mental health issues, loneliness, welfare or addiction problems, or have trouble finding work or housing. "It's not enough just to rely on organisations like the Royal British Legion to raise money and campaign for the 385,000 members of the current and former service community currently living in Wales," Mr Isherwood said. "As politicians we have to raise our game, and make sure that each and every level of government is playing its part. "We are 100 years on from the Battle of the Somme," he added. "The commemorations this year have been a poignant reminder of the need to protect these heroes, and to ensure that those who have served in the armed forces, and their families, are treated with fairness and respect." Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said: "All Welsh public bodies have signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant, but it's clear that we have a long way to go to redress the disadvantages faced by this section of the community. "In Scotland, a Veterans Commissioner champions the needs of the armed forces community. "We want to go one step further here in Wales, and create an armed forces commissioner for Wales, dedicated both to veterans and the wider armed forces community." Communities Secretary Carl Sargeant outlined the Welsh Government's support for the armed forces to the Senedd on Tuesday. It included support on health needs, housing and employment. "This time of the year particularly reminds us of all those who have fought in conflicts to preserve the way of life we have today," he said. "This year we have commemorated some of the biggest battles of the First World War. We remember those who lost their lives at Jutland and during the Battle of the Somme, especially in Mametz Wood; thousands of Welsh Servicemen made the ultimate sacrifice. "Through our Programme for Government we remain fully committed to providing ongoing support and services for our present Armed Forces community."

Summary: War veterans and members of the armed forces need to be treated better by society, the Welsh Conservatives have said ahead of a debate in the Senedd.


Labour peer Baroness Royall is looking into claims of anti-Semitism at Oxford University Labour club, as part of a review of Labour's youth wing. She will now also consider a complaint relating to a Labour student at LSE, it is understood. MP John Mann called on leader Jeremy Corbyn to take "decisive action". He told BBC One's Sunday Politics: "It's not a big problem, but a small problem when it comes to racism needs to be dealt with." The complaint at LSE - London School of Economics - relates to student Rayhan Uddin, who is in the Labour group there and recently ran for election as the student union's general secretary. He was criticised for a Facebook post that emerged during the campaign in which he wrote that "leading Zionists" wanted to take over the student union to "make it right wing and Zio again". Mr Uddin has since apologised "unreservedly" for his use of language, saying it is "utterly repugnant to me to think I may have unwittingly appeared to endorse in any way the foul ideology of anti-Semitism". The BBC has contacted Mr Uddin for a comment but he has declined to be interviewed. On the Sunday Politics, Mr Mann, who chairs the all-party parliamentary group against anti-Semitism, said there was "no space for anti-Semitism" in the Labour movement. "We cannot tolerate a situation where any part of society doesn't feel that a major political party like the Labour Party is not the place for them, which is why prompt effective action and vigilance on this is required, including from Jeremy," Mr Mann said. Asked whether Mr Corbyn was doing enough, he said it was "clear" the leader "does not tolerate or support" anti-Semitism. But he added: "What he has to do is follow that through with actions and ensure that others in the Labour Party follow it through with actions. "Because the kind of thing and the atmosphere that's been created in Oxford University is not a one-off. This has been happening elsewhere as well." ÂThe Bassetlaw MP likened the situation to 30 years ago, when extremists tried to ban student Jewish societies in some universities. "Some of that's crept into the Labour Party and it needs to be removed," he told the BBC. Asked what had caused the apparent resurgence in anti-Semitism, Mr Mann pointed to an increase in the party's membership and said that some new members "have attitudes that are very outdated - they're prejudiced". He said Labour's internal inquiry needed to lead to "decisive action", saying "there are many of us who will only accept the highest standards... words aren't good enough". The Parliamentary Labour Party is currently carrying out an investigation into allegations of anti-Semitism in the Oxford University Labour Club. Alex Chalmers resigned as club co-chairman last month after it voted to support Israel Apartheid Week. Oxford University Labour Club has said previously in a statement: "We are horrified at and whole-heartedly condemn anti-Semitic behaviour in all its forms."

Summary: Labour is widening its inquiry into allegations of anti-Semitism among its university organisations, the BBC understands.


In March, Premier League clubs agreed to cap away ticket prices at £30. But seven of the Championship's 24 teams will be charging more than that for their first away game this season. Aston Villa fans at Sheffield Wednesday face the highest cost, with the cheapest adult ticket selling for £42. The cost has prompted Villa fans to arrange protests at the game, with some planning to attend wearing robbers' masks at Hillsborough. The Premier League's decision to cap prices at £30 for the next three seasons came in during a campaign in which admission prices for away fans peaked at £85 for the most expensive adult ticket. A spokesman for the Football Supporters' Federation, Liam Thompson, says some clubs outside the top flight "treat away fans as an opportunity to make as much money as they possibly can". In League One, Sheffield United's supporters are paying the most of any team in their division for their season opening trip to Bolton Wanderers, with entry to the Macron Stadium costing £30. Huddersfield Town, Burton Albion and Reading offer the cheapest tickets to visiting fans in the Championship for their first home games at £20, while Gillingham and Crawley charge the lowest amount in League One and League Two respectively at £16. "There's a lot of anger at the moment I think this season, particularly because the prices in the EFL [the new name for the Football League] have been thrown into sharp contrast against the Premier League," Thompson told BBC Sport. "But there's lots of clubs who are doing a lot of good things, Reading have capped their away ticket prices at £20. "So there are clubs in the Championship and in the EFL who have shown it is possible to give affordable away tickets to fans even outside of the Premier League's TV money bonanza." In contrast to falling prices in the top division, Aston Villa fans travelling to Hillsborough will pay £12 more than the £30 Premier League cap. At £42, entry costs three pounds more than the most expensive away ticket in the second tier last season. But a spokesman for the EFL said in March that its clubs offered "excellent value for money", and added that ticket sales make up a greater proportion of revenue for teams outside the Premier League. A statement from Sheffield Wednesday said pricing for their season opening game was dictated by demand and calibre of opposition, with Villa playing in the second tier for the first time since 1987-88. "Sheffield Wednesday have in place a flexible ticketing structure that we implemented last season, whereby each fixture is categorised and priced respectively," the club said. "This strategy worked very successfully amongst our fan base in 2015-16, borne out by a significantly increased average attendance at Hillsborough, and as such will be extended into the new season. "The first game of what promises to be an exciting campaign for both ourselves and Aston Villa was priced accordingly and we are pleased to say there will be an attendance in excess of 28,000, with fantastic support

Summary: A supporters' group says English Football League fans are "angry" about the cost of tickets for away games, with some paying 40% more than Premier League prices.


The protesters were also angered by CY Leung's recent comments, where he argued that poorer residents should not be given too much political influence. Pro-democracy protesters have been on Hong Kong's streets for three weeks, paralysing some key roads. Activists and government officials held talks for the first time on Tuesday. However, the first round of talks showed little signs of ending the impasse. Correspondents say about 200 protesters marched to Mr Leung's official residence, Government House, on Wednesday. Many were angered by Mr Leung's comments in an interview on Monday, where he said fully democratic elections would lead to populist policies, as poorer residents would have a dominant voice in politics. "If it's entirely a numbers game and numeric representation, then obviously you would be talking to half of the people in Hong Kong who earn less than $1,800 (Â£1,110) a month," he said. These startlingly frank remarks have not gone down well with many demonstrators, who see it as proof that the political system is rigged on behalf of the rich, the BBC's Juliana Liu in Hong Kong reports. It tallies with the narrative of the city as a place where the gap between rich and poor - which is one of the highest in Asia - is rising, our correspondent adds. On Wednesday, the government issued a statement saying that Mr Leung was required to "take into account the needs of all sectors with equal importance... instead of just the needs of the largest community". It added that he attached "great importance to the livelihood of the grassroots". The pro-democracy demonstrators are angered by a Chinese government ruling that said all candidates for Hong Kong's 2017 chief executive elections must be vetted by a nominating committee dominated by pro-Beijing groups. They have described this as a "fake democracy". The protests, known as the Occupy Central movement, drew tens of thousands to the streets at their peak. Numbers have dwindled since then, but hundreds remained at protest camps in the districts of Mong Kok, Admiralty and Causeway Bay. Local businesses and residents have criticised the disruption caused by the protests. On Wednesday, there were brief scuffles as a group of men tried to dismantle the barricades set up by protesters in Mong Kok, prompting the police to separate the two sides. A poll has suggested that public opinion on Occupy Central is split, with 38% supporting the protests, and 36% opposed, local media report (in Chinese). On Tuesday, government representatives met student leaders who were representing the protests for two hours of televised talks. Government negotiators said the protesters' demands were impossible, while student activists accused the government of being "vague". Hong Kong's Chief Secretary Carrie Lam told the students that the government would send a report to Chinese government officials reflecting the protesters' views, and set up a platform to facilitate dialogue on future constitutional changes. However, she stressed that Hong Kong could not "decide on its own its political development" because it was a special administrative region within China. The student leaders, meanwhile, argued that the public should

Summary: Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong have marched to the residence of the territory's leader, criticising his stance on democratic reform.


The Oxford Temple and Community Centre Project wants a place of worship for the 10,000 Hindus in the county. Volunteers are now appealing to Hindu families to provide regular donations in order to be accepted for a mortgage. Chairman Gyan Gopal said: "Of all the major faiths of the world, Hinduism is the only one not to have a place for communal worship in Oxfordshire." The project has raised £110,000 in six years and aims to raise £500,000, but volunteers are now exploring the option of using their raised funds towards a mortgage on a property. Currently 15 families are contributing every month but the project needs more families to make regular payments rather than one-off donations. Mr Gopal said: "To acquire a mortgage we need to show the financial institutions that we have a regular income coming in in standing orders to meet the interest payments." Applications for funding from Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council have been unsuccessful. The project organises the annual Oxford Mela which raised £4,500 last year. Mr Gopal said the ideal location would be an industrial estate. "Our events usually happen in the evenings and on weekends so we don't want to disturb anyone," he said. Another option is to buy land and start with a "prefab hut". Mr Gopal said: "The biggest cathedrals started off like that".

Summary: Campaigners for a first Hindu temple in Oxfordshire have made a fresh appeal for funds.


An average 10.2 million viewers watched Portugal beat France on BBC One, with a further 1.9 million tuning into ITV's coverage of the football match. Andy Murray's second title-winning performance at the All England Tennis Club was seen by an average of 9.2 million viewers. Both events drew about 55% of the audience available at transmission. The build-up to the Wimbledon Men's Final on BBC One was watched by about 2.2 million viewers. Sport featured heavily in the ratings, with BBC Two's Today at Wimbledon and Golf: Scottish Open Highlights being the third and fifth most popular shows on the channel, while Channel 4's highlights of the Formula 1: British Grand Prix being its fourth most popular programme. BBC Two's largest audience was 1.2 million for a showing of Oscar-winning film The Help, while Channel 4's came for Paul O'Grady's 100 Years of Movie Musicals, which drew about 1.1 million viewers. Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Summary: The Euro 2016 final drew nearly three million more viewers than Andy Murray's win at Wimbledon on Sunday.


Your name in lights, perhaps. Your first award, maybe. But when you have the director of the biggest film of the year - and maybe of all time - asking you to play a part in his movie, that is as good a sign as any. Such was the case for three Indonesian actors who millions of people will see in Star Wars: The Force Awakens this weekend. All three - Yayan Ruhian, Iko Uwais and Cecep Arif Rahman - starred in the widely-praised 2012 Indonesian action film The Raid, or its 2014 sequel. And it was thanks to Star Wars director JJ Abrams' enthusiasm for the films that they got the call to take part. It was only in the past week that their appearances - as intergalactic smugglers - were confirmed. (No major spoilers ahead!) "I was just a fan. It was an opportunity," Abrams told the website Slashfilm. "I knew we needed people for this one sequence that would be particularly fun to see a group of people working together. "I thought 'God, I wonder if the dudes from The Raid would be available?' And to my amazement, and they were willing, and they were incredible. They showed up and did a terrific job." Their roles are not as substantial as Harrison Ford's, or the robot C3PO's for that matter, but they play important enough a part to justify having Lego figures made in their image. Being on the Star Wars set presented challenges to the actors, said Rahman, who is also credited as a stunt choreographer. "Our filming schedule fell during the month of Ramadan and the three of us were fasting," he told the Jakarta Globe newspaper. "It was one of the toughest fasting months for me, because we couldn't eat and drink for almost 19 hours. But the crew always made sure to prepare food for us to break the fast and to make sure we got some time to rest." Their casting has proven popular with fans in Indonesia. One wrote on Twitter: "Caucasian characters work for Star Wars, but we're proud to have you guys in there!" Another Indonesian actor from The Raid 2, Joe Taslim, starred in the 2013 film Fast and Furious 6, and will appear in the next instalment of the Star Trek series next year. The Raid films, directed by Welshman Gareth Evans, follow Uwais' character Rama, a Jakarta policeman, as he battles against the city's underworld. The films were released to critical acclaim, with the first winning the audience award at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. The Force Awakens opened across Indonesia on Friday, but Uwais, for one, might find it difficult to catch the reaction, as he is filming deep in the Indonesian jungle, and was unavailable for interview. As for whether they will appear in the many Star Wars sequels and spin-offs to come, Ruhian told the Coconuts Jakarta website he had to stay quiet thanks to a non-disclosure agreement. "One can only hope," he said. "For the last one, we had to be quiet about

Summary: As a film actor, there might be a few signs that you have made it into the big time.


Seven people were arrested by Avon and Somerset Police last week after trouble between fans in Cardiff last October. South Wales Police are investigating an assault on a steward and serious disorder which occurred at the game. Both forces said they would crack down on anyone "causing problems before, during or after the game". Insp Rob Millican, from Avon and Somerset Police, said it would "not tolerate disorder". "We have arrested a number of Bristol City fans and will now put these people before the courts," he said. "Successful convictions should result in football banning orders which will mean they will no longer be able to attend games or follow their national side abroad. "We urge all attending this weekend's match to enjoy themselves but we will not tolerate poor behaviour." Fans have been warned anyone carrying, lighting or throwing such items as flares or smoke bombs will be arrested and could be prosecuted. Saturday's Championship game between Bristol City and Cardiff City, kicks off at 12:00 GMT.

Summary: Bristol and Cardiff City fans have been warned to behave at Saturday's Severnside derby following a previous clash between the clubs.


Ashya King was taken out of Southampton General Hospital by his mother and father against medical advice. Hampshire Police believe he may have been taken to Spain and police are at a Marbella property owned by the family. Officers said they now thought his family had "taken steps to be able to feed him". It was unclear precisely what they meant but Hampshire Assistant Chief Constable Chris Shead added: "The feeding system that Ashya needs and the other associated medical care is complex, and I would appeal to Ashya's family not to think that they are able to administer this care themselves." It is feared the battery on his medical feeding unit, which is designed only for temporary use and is not easy to replace, has now run out. He said it was unclear whether Ashya's parents had spare batteries. "Without properly administered food Ashya's situation is very serious," he said. Ashya and his family were last seen on a ferry to France on Thursday evening. Mr Shead cautioned it was possible the family may not have travelled on to Spain and asked people across Europe to remain vigilant. According to Ian Pople, a consultant neurosurgeon, the battery in the feeding machine used by Ashya can't be changed easily. It is integrated within the machine, much like an iPhone, and it means the machine has to be taken apart to replace the battery. It's also not designed to be run on batteries for a long period and is usually plugged into the mains. In other words, it's only battery-reliant for short periods, such as going to the toilet, or moving between wards. Although the arrest warrant was "based around neglect", Mr Shead said this did not necessarily mean the parents would be charged with that offence. "It purely gives us the power to arrest and then we will be able to speak to them," he said. Ashya's paternal grandmother, Patricia King, said the couple were "wonderful" and had been distraught at their child's illness. Ms King, who lives in Southsea, said her son was "the most caring and wonderful father you could ever have". She also praised her daughter-in-law, saying she had kept a bedside vigil while Ashya was in hospital. "We are a very close family," she said. Mr Shead said his force was considering sending officers from Hampshire to assist Spanish police in Marbella. He also thanked the Spanish authorities for their help with the search for the family and urged any medical professionals to be on the lookout for the family. Mr Shead said the latest information was "positive", adding: "There have been widespread media alerts across Europe. "We would now encourage anyone with links to Spain particularly, to also help us spread the appeal via social media." Interpol has issued a missing persons alert to all 190 of its member countries and said it was treating all information on the case as "high priority". Brett King, 51, and Naghemeh King, 45, removed Ashya from the ward on Thursday. A spokesman for the hospital, which contacted police six hours

Summary: A European arrest warrant has been issued for the parents of a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour, missing from hospital since Thursday.


The site, on Newington Causeway near Elephant and Castle, will contain 38 flats and three floors of shops. Southwark Council's planners approved the scheme by four votes to three. The club said it was "extremely disappointed" and thought the decision was "wrong". It had fought the proposals, fearing people moving into the flats could submit complaints about noise levels which might lead to the venue closing. The council said the new block was in "a prime location" in central London and part of the regeneration area around Elephant and Castle. "Any improvement to this area would be of great benefit to local people," said Councillor Fiona Colley, the borough's cabinet member for regeneration. "We appreciate that the Ministry of Sound is a valued club, business and local employer which we have no intention of seeing close. "I believe the club can and will remain open alongside new residential developments," she added. But Lohan Presencer, the venue's chief executive, said his firm was taking legal advice "and will be doing everything we can to prevent this catastrophic threat to the future of our business". "We believe that the council has mishandled this application, failed to understand or acknowledge its implications at every turn and that they have now misdirected their councillors to the wrong decision," he said. The club collected 25,000 signatures when opposing the previous development, which proposed 315 homes on the same street. The musician Example was among those speaking out about the proposal, which the council rejected on the grounds of noise and as it did not meet requirements for affordable housing.

Summary: A 22-storey tower block has been approved close to the site of the Ministry of Sound nightclub in south-east London, three weeks after another development nearby was rejected.