It saw about 500 people evacuated from the terminal on Friday - some suffering with breathing difficulties - and the temporary closure of the transport hub. The suspect was held on Saturday accused of "using a noxious substance to cause serious damage". He has since been released on bail until late November. The force said in a statement: "The man, 25, was arrested at a residential address in east London and taken to a west London police station. "He was arrested on suspicion of using a noxious substance to cause serious damage - an offence under section 113 of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001." Two people were taken to hospital during the alert and 25 others were treated at the scene. The airport's closure led to travel chaos as all flights were suspended, with several incoming flights being diverted to other airports.

Summary: A 25-year-old man has been arrested after a chemical alert that led to the evacuation of London City Airport.


Media playback is not supported on this device However, non-league Sutton United's draw against Leeds United, who are third in the Championship, does have a ring of glamour. Three-time English champions and 1972 Cup winners Leeds were handed a trip to a side 84 league places below them, with giant-killing history and an artificial pitch. Sutton's current part-timers are aiming to emulate the club's most famous FA Cup moment, which came in 1989 when they beat Coventry City 2-1 in the third round at Gander Green Lane. Coventry may have now fallen to the foot of League One but back then they were in the middle of a 34-year spell in the top tier, and had won the FA Cup just 18 months before. "Playing-wise, it was the biggest day I experienced. No other day would come close, apart from the birth of my children," Matt Hanlan, the scorer of the winning goal that day, told BBC Sport. "The fact I am still taking about it all these years later is testament to that upset." After dumping out the Sky Blues, Hanlan and fellow goalscorer Tony Rains received national media attention. "From the minute the game ended it spiralled out of control," added Hanlan, now 50 and working in construction. "On the Sunday, in the days before the internet and Twitter, we had reporters from all the papers round my mum and dad's house. "To get up and go to work on the Monday morning was a bit of a chore. I was working as a bricklayer and the monotony was broken up by a couple more papers turning up on site. "At midday we got a call to go home and I then found out the BBC had called and I was required to go on Terry Wogan's show that evening. "I wouldn't swap a long career in the professional game for the recognition and accolade you get from scoring just one goal - and being part of a team which did something." The victory over the Sky Blues has gone down in Sutton and FA Cup folklore. It took 24 years for another non-league side to beat top-flight opposition, when Luton knocked out Norwich in 2013. However, the current U's side are writing new FA Cup history - to the delight of chairman Bruce Elliott. The National League club have already knocked out two Football League sides, Cheltenham and Wimbledon, en route to reaching the fourth round. "Only the FA Cup can get this type of profile for a non-league club," Sutton manager Paul Doswell told BBC Radio London. "It has been a once-in-a-lifetime experience for us. We have been able to create some more recent memories." Sign up for the 2017 FA People's Cup and take your chance to win tickets to the FA Cup final and achieve national five-a-side glory. Members of the 1989 side still keep in touch and several will be in attendance at Gander Green Lane on Sunday, hoping Sutton can make the fifth round for the first time. "A few of us were there

Summary: This season's FA Cup has not thrown up too many blockbuster minnow-at-home-to-giant ties since the Premier League and Championship sides entered the competition in round three.


The "distinctive" thief was wearing top-to-toe fluorescent clothing when he entered the Coral shop in Emmanuel Street. He put his hand in his pocket as though he had a weapon, but when staff said they had no money, the thief fled. Police admitted he "was not trying to blend in" and appealed for witnesses. An officer said staff at the shop were left shaken by the ordeal on Sunday evening, but were not hurt. More on this and other stories from Cambridgeshire

Summary: An umbrella-wielding thief was thwarted when staff told him there was no cash at the bookmakers' he was attempting to rob in Cambridge.


The low-frequency active sonar, approved in 2012, is used to detect enemy submarines. But it can also harm whales, dolphins and walruses that rely on underwater sound for navigating, catching prey and communicating, according to environmental groups. The case will now be sent back to a lower court for further consideration. In 2012, the National Marine Fisheries Service permitted navy sonar use but required it to shut down or delay use when a marine mammal was detected near the ships. Loud sonar pulses were also banned near coastlines and in certain protected waters. Environmental groups, led by the Natural Resources Defense Council, filed a lawsuit in response, claiming the approval violated the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The San Francisco federal appeals court ruled that the approval rules granted to the US Navy failed to meet a section of the protection act that required the programme to have "the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammals". While it said it believed the navy had attempted to follow guidelines, it concluded that the fisheries service "did not give adequate protection to areas of the world's oceans flagged by its own experts as biologically important". According to experts, the sonar systems used by the navy generate sound waves that can reach 235 decibels - a loud rock band reaches around 130. These sound waves can travel for hundreds of miles under water and can retain an intensity of 140 decibels as far as 300 miles from their source. Although direct correlations are hard to find, some scientists believe that the use of sonar has changed the behaviour of whales which have been observed swimming away, sometimes hundreds of miles, rapidly changing their depth and beaching themselves.

Summary: Sonar approved for use by the US Navy broke marine laws, a US appeals court has ruled.


The 113, including children and pregnant women, landed in Nuevo Laredo on Tuesday. They were among thousands stranded in Costa Rica after neighbouring Nicaragua denied them passage north. Cubans are allowed automatic residence when they set foot in the US. But after the two counties normalised ties following years of animosity, the number of Cubans trying to reach the US surged amid fears the policy would be dropped. Central American nations reached a deal last month allowing migrants stranded in Costa Rica to continue on to the US. The first flight carrying about 180 flew from Costa Rica to El Salvador in January.

Summary: A group of vulnerable Cuban migrants have been flown by the Costa Rican authorities to a Mexican border town, from where they are expected to enter the US.


Former PSV Eindhoven trainee Sanoh will officially join the Reds at the end of his contract on 1 July. The Dutchman, 21, made 26 appearances last season, scoring five goals. He is Crawley's first signing since the League Two club appointed former Liverpool and Leeds star Harry Kewell as head coach on 23 May. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Crawley have signed midfielder Moussa Sanoh on a two-year contract after he was not offered a new deal by Dutch second division side RKC Waalwijk.


The world champion described it as "probably the worst qualifying session I've ever had". His error-strewn late afternoon driving on Saturday on the demanding new street track in Baku, Azerbaijan, left him 10th on the grid. Because he was back there, his Mercedes engineers told him to use a specific engine mode for the race, which was supposed to give him more power but instead gave him less, because it had been configured wrongly. That made his progress through the field slower than it would have been, so he burned up his tyres more quickly than he would have done and he could not do better than fifth place. Hamilton's problems left his team-mate Nico Rosberg with as easy a cruise to the flag as is possible around a track that has traps waiting for a driver at literally almost every turn. The cliche that no grand prix win is easy is just that because it is true. But Mercedes had a pace advantage so great in Baku that all Rosberg had to do was keep it out of the walls and victory was his. With it, as things turned out, came a 24-point lead in the championship. Why did Hamilton drive as badly as he did in qualifying? No-one knew. He had been blistering in Friday practice but come Saturday, while still the fastest thing out there, he was locking wheels everywhere. "I couldn't push on the brakes," he said. "I just went straight on all the time." The engine-mode problems that hit both Mercedes drivers in the race - Hamilton worse than Rosberg - were rooted in what boss Toto Wolff described as a "messy Friday". On top of that, the track grip levels changed with the extra heat on Saturday. Mercedes made a set-up change and suddenly Hamilton felt less confident. His individual sector times were so good, pole looked like a given. But he could not string a lap together. It looked as if, had he backed it off by 0.2secs or so, he still had enough to take pole. That would certainly have been the wiser approach in hindsight. But as Wolff put it: "That's not in his make-up." The result was a series of lock-ups and errors and, eventually, a crash. It was an unusually - almost shockingly - poor performance from a man of such sublime talent. And from that moment on the race was Rosberg's to lose. Neither Hamilton nor Mercedes had an explanation for his unruly driving. But one senior team figure said: "Maybe that's part of his genius. Sometimes you just have to accept the flip side of it is that he is going to have an off day." For the start of the race, Hamilton was told to put his engine in a specific setting that should have guaranteed him more power, to make it easier to pass the cars in front of him. Rosberg was not - because the Mercedes was so superior he did not need it. But from lap four, Hamilton noticed that the engine was "de-rating" -

Summary: Will Lewis Hamilton come to rue his awful performance in qualifying for the Grand Prix of Europe?


Fury will face New Zealand's Joseph Parker for the WBO heavyweight title in April, with a venue yet to be decided. Parker beat Mexican Andy Ruiz Jr in December to claim the belt that was vacated by Tyson Fury in October. "Hughie is an exceptional character. He doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke, he doesn't do anything," Peter Fury said. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live, he added: "I don't see where he can fall out of bed or go wrong. "He is a nice young man in and out of the ring. He doesn't put on any image or front. He is a just a consummate professional - totally dedicated." Tyson Fury said last year he had taken cocaine to help him deal with depression, and then gave up his WBO and WBA world heavyweight titles before having his licence to fight temporarily revoked. "I am highly confident Hughie will toe the line," added Peter Fury. "He will be sensible - but, then again, I didn't think Tyson would ever do the things he has done. "I'm not saying he's a quiet lad, but he is just normal. He is very pleasant, he's got no pressures. He's not married. He is totally dedicated to his sport." However, Peter, who trained Tyson, hopes his nephew will return to the ring - with or without him in his corner. "There has been a lot mistakes made after winning the world title. He has made a lot of bad judgements," he said. "Whatever he does in the future, I am very proud of him for what he achieved in the sport."

Summary: Hughie Fury will not make the same mistakes as his cousin, former world heavyweight champion Tyson, says his dad and trainer Peter.


They have seen that a receptor for stress hormones appears to undergo a biological change in the unborn child if the mother is highly stressed, for example, because of a violent partner. And this change may leave the child less able to handle stress themselves. It has already been linked to mental illness and behavioural problems. The findings, published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, are based on a small study of 25 women and their children, now aged between 10 and 19. And the researchers point out that the women involved in the study had exceptional home circumstances and that most pregnant women would not be exposed to such levels of stress day in and day out. Furthermore, the researchers say the findings are not conclusive - many other factors, including the child's social environment while growing up, might be involved. But they suspect it is the child's earliest environment, the womb, that is key. For their study, they looked at the genes of the mums and the adolescents to find any unusual patterns. Some of the teens had changes to one particular gene - the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) - that helps regulate the body's hormonal response to stress. Such genetic alterations typically happen while the baby is still developing in the womb. And the scientists believe they are triggered by the mum-to-be's poor state of emotional wellbeing at the time of the pregnancy. In the study, these mums had been living with the constant threat of violence from their husband or partner. And it would appear this continued stress took its toll on the pregnancy. When the babies were followed up one to two decades later as adolescents, they had changes in the genetics of their GR that other teenagers did not. This "methylation" of GR appears to make the individual more tuned in or sensitised to stress, meaning that they will react to it quicker both mentally and hormonally. As people, they tend to be more impulsive and may struggle with their emotions, explain the researchers, who carried out detailed interviews with the adolescents. Professor Thomas Elbert, one of the lead researchers at the University of Konstanz, said: "It would appear that babies who get signals from their mum that they are being born into a dangerous world are faster responders. They have a lower threshold for stress and seem to be more sensitive to it." The investigators now plan to carry out more detailed investigations following larger numbers of mothers and children to see if they can confirm their suspicions. Dr Carmine Pariante, an expert in the psychology of stress at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, said: "This paper confirms that the early foundation years start at minus nine months." He added: "Pregnancy is uniquely sensitive to a challenging maternal psychosocial environment - much more than, for example, after the baby is born. As we and others have been advocating, addressing maternal stress and depression in pregnancy is a clinically and socially, important strategy."

Summary: A mother's stress can spread to her baby in the womb and may cause a lasting effect, German researchers propose.


The office of Premier Li Keqiang said that emissions "will peak by around 2030" and China would work hard to achieve the target even earlier. The statement echoes China's declaration last November following a US-China summit. China's pledge comes ahead of talks late this year in Paris to seek a new global deal on climate change. The statement, released following a meeting in Paris between Li and French President Francois Hollande, said China aimed to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by 60-65% by 2030, from 2005 levels. The carbon intensity target builds on a previous plan to cut carbon intensity by 40-45% by 2020. China also aimed to increase the share of non-fossil fuels in its primary energy consumption to about 20% by 2030, the statement added. Beijing previously set a goal of getting around 15% of its energy from clean sources by 2020. Analysis by the BBC's science editor, David Shukman This is a significant moment in international climate negotiations. For years China argued that it was too poor and underdeveloped to even consider accepting any obligations to curb its greenhouse gases. Now we're witnessing the world's largest emitter playing by the UN's rules and promising even deeper cuts that those suggested some months back. For diplomats and ministers hoping to see a meaningful deal at the climate summit in Paris at the end of the year, this will be a welcome step. The size of cuts, and the timescale, will of course be judged by many as too little and too late. But for anyone who endured the collapse of talks at the Copenhagen summit six years ago, China is playing a very different and far more constructive game. Will it actually make any difference to global warming? Scientists always say it does not matter to the atmosphere where the emissions come from and China's will continue to rise for the next 15 years or so, and on their already gargantuan scale. And today's announcement does not mean that Chinese use of fossil fuels is coming to an end any time soon. On the same day that China has announced this climate plan it also began construction of a massive pipeline that will bring it a lot of gas from Russia. All countries involved in UN climate talks must submit national plans for cutting emissions ahead of the key Paris talks. China joins several other countries, including the EU, US and Mexico, that have already committed their plans for tackling climate change, formally known by the UN as INDCs (intended nationally determined contribution). With China's announcement, the world's biggest polluters - China, the US and the EU - have now all detailed their climate plans ahead of the global climate conference. Commenting on the statement, Li Shuo, climate analyst for Greenpeace China, said for success in Paris, all players - including China and the EU - needed to up their game. "Today's pledge must be seen as only the starting point for much more ambitious actions. "It does not fully reflect the significant energy transition that

Summary: China - the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases - has announced details of its climate action plan.


16 May 2016 Last updated at 06:45 BST The athletes will wear the outfits at special events at the games in Rio this summer. Children across the UK were asked to send in their messages of support for Team GB and then 10 of the best were chosen. Leah was at a special photo shoot to meet the athletes wearing their new gear. This report contains some flash photography.

Summary: Team GB have been showing off their new suits that have good luck messages from children printed inside.


The 11-year-old's recording of If Every Day Was Christmas received its first radio play on Wednesday before being made available online. Profits from the song's sales will go to Global's Make Some Noise charity, which supports disadvantaged young people in the UK. Beckham is being managed by Scooter Braun - who also signed Justin Bieber. You can follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, and on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. Bieber was 13 years old when he released his first single One Time in 2009. Earlier this week, the young Beckham launched his own Instagram account, where he has been posting images to promote the single. He also used the page to upload videos of himself singing. In one clip, he is seen performing a cover of Hopeful by Twista featuring Faith Evans. Beckham Jr also uploaded a cover of When I'm Gone - originally recorded in 1931 by the Carter Family but made famous more recently by Anna Kendrick, who performed it in the film Pitch Perfect. Speaking to Capital presenter Dave Berry about his debut single, the 11-year-old said it combined "two of my favourite things - singing and Christmas". His father David, who was in the room when he was being interviewed, said he was "really proud" of his son for venturing into music, adding: "He's having fun, he's enjoying it." But the move was criticised by Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan, who said: "Why don't you go to school, mate, because you're not famous, your parents are famous... stop putting these kids into the public domain while simultaneously saying privacy." Scooter Braun hit back on Twitter, saying of Cruz: "He is an 11-year-old who wanted to make a song to help other kids. Once again Piers shows why he is a jackass and why his [US] show was cancelled. "Some people in this world make a living out of finding the worst in every situation. It means they have a career... not class. Just a career." Last week, Beckham's older brother Brooklyn announced he is to release his own photography book.

Summary: Cruz Beckham, the son of David and Victoria Beckham, has released his debut single.


The rapper and songwriter said she would never condone Nazism in her art. She added that both the producer and the person in charge of the video "happen to be Jewish". The video also features rapper Drake, who is half Jewish. Minaj said the video had not been influenced by Adolf Hitler's party but by a cartoon called Metalocalypse and also by Sin City, the comic book that was made into a film. The director Jeff Osborne has been retweeting both positive and negative reviews of the video. Her apology came after Anti-Defamation League, one of the top civil rights agency in the US said the video used "Third Reich imagery". They argued the video was "a trivialization of the history of that era". In the video Nicki Minaj is portrayed wearing a black body suit with stylised black letters on her chest. Some fans said this resembled a swastika. Long red banners bearing the logo hang above her as she sits at the end of a corridor of tanks. Guns fade across the screen as a drawing of Chris Brown in an authoritarian uniform flashes up, the logo emblazoned on his cap. Troops in futuristic outfits are also drawn into the video, as well as grim reapers, futuristic flashing gas masks and storm trooper-type characters who appear to fan Minaj. The ADL welcomed her apology, adding "We hope that she will take further steps to educate herself and her fans about who the Nazis were and why we should never take genocide or the Holocaust lightly." Her full Twitter comments can be seen below.

Summary: Nicki Minaj has apologised after the lyric video for her 'Only' track was accused of containing Nazi imagery.


The Finn said his own performance as coach has not been good enough as the Tannadice outfit slipped to a 3-1 home defeat to fellow relegation candidates Hamilton Accies. "It's simply not good enough." Paatelainnan told BBC Scotland. "I always question myself, my fellow coaches and what mistakes I have made." Goals from Grant Gillespie and a double from Carlton Morris ensured an easy win for Hamilton, despite a late consolation from Simon Murray. The defeat means United's drop to the Championship could be confirmed next week when they take on their city rivals Dundee at Dens Park. "I have been here a long time and work my socks off with the players," explained Paatelainen. "Of course I have made mistakes and look at myself very closely. But like I said, I am in the same boat as the players and it is simply not good enough." Paatelainen said he could not understand why his team began so poorly after hearing they had the chance to reduce the gap on second bottom Kilmarnock to five points after the Rugby Park side lost to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. The United boss questioned: "How can it mean more to Hamilton than our boys? "We said this was our chance. This was a great opportunity to claw back the difference to a level we could really put pressure on Kilmarnock. "And then we are nowhere near the intensity or the desire to be on the ball. We should be really disappointed with that." A group of around 200 United fans demonstrated outside the ground at full time, and the United boss said he sympathised with the fans and their frustrations. "We deserve exactly whatever is given to us," he said. "It's not good enough. It's poor, we take the second prize out there individually when we go into battles. "It's very difficult to make a winning team consistently if you lose your individual battles and are too soft consistently." Meanwhile Hamilton player-boss Martin Canning was full of praise for his team as they eased five points clear of second-bottom Kilmarnock in the race to avoid the play-off spot. "That's almost back to near our best," he said. "It was a big game, for what was at stake in the game and results are the most important thing at this stage of the season. "

Summary: Dundee United manager Mixu Paatelainnan says he is in the same boat as the players when it comes to criticism of the team this season.


The Scottish comedian and actor started out as a folk singer before developing his stand-up act. The 72-year-old often travelled with his banjo but now says he can no longer play as he prepares to travel across the US by rail for a new TV series. Connolly said Parkinson's had particularly affected the use of his left hand. When he was on Desert Island Discs, Connolly chose a banjo as his luxury item and he also has a banjo tattoo on his left hand. In an interview in Canada to promote his stand-up tour, he said: "I'm starting a documentary series in a month's time following the railways around America. I'm going to festivals and state fairs and all that. "I've been longing to do it for a long time. The only trouble is that we're going to bluegrass festivals and I've got Parkinson's Disease and it's really affected my left hand and I can't play the banjo or guitar any more, but I'll join in on the singing at least. "It's been a rough go between that and the cancer. I kept telling my wife that haemorrhoids couldn't be far behind." Connolly disclosed in 2013 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's and prostate cancer on the same day. He has since been given the all-clear from cancer and will travel through 28 states and 8,000 miles by train later this year in new ITV documentary series Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America.

Summary: Billy Connolly has been forced to give up playing the banjo and guitar because of Parkinson's Disease.


The former Liverpool midfielder struck a sweet 20-yard volley in the 37th minute after United had dominated the opening stages. Striker Leon Clarke should have scored with an early header and narrowly missed tapping in a cross from the lively Mark Duffy, before Spearing, then later booked, fired in his first goal since last February. Both sides kicked off the season with new managers; Phil Parkinson for Wanderers and one-time Bolton target, Chris Wilder, in charge of the Blades. And with nearly 4,500 visiting fans watching on this was not the start Wilder anticipated. However, Bolton had not lost a home league game to their South Yorkshire visitors since 1977. And they nearly doubled their advantage but for goalkeeper George Long's fine save to keep out a Darren Pratley header after 64 minutes. Parkinson's only disappointment was the early exit on a stretcher of skipper Pratley with a leg injury. Report supplied by the Press Association. Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers). Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Liam Trotter replaces Jay Spearing because of an injury. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Dean Moxey. Attempt missed. Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jamie Proctor replaces Gary Madine. Foul by Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers). Che Adams (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Substitution, Sheffield United. Stefan Scougall replaces Mark Duffy. Substitution, Sheffield United. Che Adams replaces Matt Done. Attempt missed. Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Attempt saved. Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Attempt missed. Mark Duffy (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a fast break. Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Mark Davies replaces Chris Taylor. Foul by Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers). Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Mark Howard. Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is high and wide to the left. Attempt missed. Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Attempt blocked. John Fleck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Foul by Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers). Mark Duffy (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Second Half begins Bolton Wanderers 1, Sheffield United 0. First Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Sheffield United 0. Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers). Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing. Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Jack O'Connell. Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) header

Summary: Jay Spearing scored the only goal as Bolton began life back in English football's third tier with a 1-0 win over Sheffield United.


Fintan Treanor, 20, was walking home in the early hours of Sunday, 26 June 2011, when he was struck by a vehicle at Lemgare, Clontibret. He had been walking home after a night out in Castleblaney. Police appeals have centred on an Audi A4 1995 to 2001 model missing its front lower air-vent grille. "Five years have passed and the driver of the car involved has not been located," a gardai (Irish police) spokesperson said. "Perhaps now after five years some person knows a person who disposed of an Audi A4 around that time. "In five years, loyalties, friendships and relationships change and perhaps someone that felt unable to come forward before is now in a position to provide the investigation team with the vital information that would locate the driver."

Summary: Police have renewed their appeal for information on the fifth anniversary of a fatal hit-and-run collision in County Monaghan.


It is a crime for Australian citizens to travel to parts of Syria, including areas controlled by the Islamic State (IS) militant group. New South Wales Police said the man was arrested at 10:00 local time on Thursday (midnight GMT). They said it was part of an ongoing investigation and there was no impending threat to the public. The police shared a picture on Twitter showing two plainclothes officers outside the terminal leading the man in handcuffs. He was known to police for minor matters and had been under surveillance in the five months leading up to his arrest. NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Dave Hudson said the man was expected to be charged with preparations for incursion into a foreign territory to commit acts of violence. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. "It appears he was radicalised online," Dep. Comm. Dave Hudson said. "We will allege that this 22-year-old man was going to leave Australia this morning in an attempt to get to Syria to fight for Islamic State."

Summary: A 22-year-old man has been arrested at Sydney Airport as he was allegedly attempting to leave for Syria.


The exhibition called Metamorphosis is divided into seven ages, which is a reference to the "Seven Ages of Man" speech from the play As You Like It. Visitors to the university's Senate House Library can see some of the sources of inspiration for Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. They can also examine his four folios and consider how he became such a cultural giant, the world over. When Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616 there were no officially recognised versions of his plays or sonnets, Senate House librarian Jackie Marfleet said. The first time his works were collected together and published as a printed volume (folio) was in 1623. The first folio is believed to be based on play manuscripts and memories of his performances. By 1685 a fourth edition had been published with some 3,251 changes from the original, aimed at making his work easier to read for a wider audience. Modern scholarship now suggests seven plays contained in the third and fourth folios were not in fact penned by Shakespeare. Towards the end of the 18th Century, Samuel Johnson, author of the Dictionary of the English Language, produced his own edition of the Plays of William Shakespeare that included details of Shakespeare's will. It also elevated the importance of the first folio which he said was closest to the author's original text. Meanwhile on stage, Shakespeare's plays were being purged of regional accents and were held up as "a paragon of phonetic propriety". The practice contributed to the establishment of a standard English accent, Sonia Massai, professor of Shakespeare studies at Kings College London said. In print, Victorian readers became acquainted with illustrations by John Gilbert which brought to life many scenes that had not been sketched before. He illustrated other renowned literary works but his Shakespeare illustrations earned him by far the greatest fame. As Shakespeare's fame grew, collectors sought to buy editions of his books primarily to display, as opposed to read. Ernest Nister's edition of A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1888 was produced on pages as thick as cardboard with 28 sepia illustrations and gilt edges. His appeal has endured and modern audiences can access Shakespeare online. A first folio was found in St Omer, northern France, in 2014 and has been digitized to give free access to all. You can also see it the old fashioned way, with your own eyes and in person. The free exhibition runs until 17 September.

Summary: A collection of 30 rare Shakespeare texts on display at University of London offer an insight into how his work has evolved in the four centuries since his death.


The Scottish government is to change the law to make sure children spend a minimum of 25 hours a week in class. It follows rows over attempts by some councils to reduce the length of the school week to help balance their books. Nobody in the mainstream has seriously argued that a cut in the school week would actually help improve children's attainment. Councils which have looked at the idea would argue they have done so out of financial necessity. Their argument has, essentially, been that a cut in the school week for some is a "least worst option". When West Dunbartonshire advanced the idea earlier this year, they argued that the cut would affect things such as assemblies and "golden time" - not actual teaching time in the classroom. The savings come, for instance, by reducing the number of hours when the building itself is open. Parents have often reacted angrily to the proposals though. Quite apart from any concern they may have about their children's education suffering, some would face practical problems with childcare. With local government funding tight, the problem comes with the amount of flexibility councils have to find the best ways to balance their books. Education in Scotland is, essentially, a national service which councils are entrusted to deliver. There are many nationally set rules and guidelines. For instance, teachers' pay and conditions are standardised across Scotland and there are already minimum requirements on the number of days when schools have to be opened. Councils get the bulk of their money from the Scottish government and the latest funding deal commits councils to maintaining the number of teachers - even though some had argued that was not necessarily the best use of their resources. Councils are under a legal obligation to balance their books. If one potential option for savings is closed, inevitably, it could lead to greater pressure on another service. Local government organisation Cosla is also angry about the government's announcement, claiming there had been a lack of consultation. Some in local government argue councils need greater financial freedom to be able to properly respond to local needs. They see the current financial settlement as something of a straightjacket because they have little real control over the overall size of their budget. A report in the next few weeks by a commission set up by the Scottish government and Cosla will outline various alternatives to the council tax - the tax which typically raises around 15p of every pound councils spend. In some council chambers, there will be disappointment if the debate is not widened to also look at whether councils should be less dependent on central government for cash and have more options on how to raise money locally.

Summary: The reaction by some in local government to moves to stop the length of the primary school week being cut is, ultimately, more about money than education.


More than 80 people attended Save Newcastle Wildlife's protest at the Havannah Nature Reserve in Hazlerigg to oppose the Banks Group's plans for a new estate across the road. Campaigners said the homes would mean more pets attacking the squirrels. Banks' surveyors suggested several schemes to minimise any impact. A spokesman for Save Newcastle Wildlife said: "Such a high density development is likely to attract grey squirrels to the area, as many people feed grey squirrels in their gardens, threatening the existing red population and increasing the likelihood of predation from domestic pets. "If approved, this development will see a steep incline in disturbance from human activity within the nature reserve." Amec Foster Wheeler carried out a survey of the squirrels for Banks. Their report concluded that the squirrels already suffer some disturbance from visitors to the nature reserve and, while acknowledging nearby homes could mean more people going to the site, extra disturbance could be mitigated by footpaths keeping people away from the squirrels' habitats. The report also said there would be no "direct impact" on the squirrels but there could be "indirect effects" such as the squirrels going to the houses for food. The surveyors suggested planting hedgerows suitable for red squirrels to forage in closer to the reserve to negate the need for them to hunt further afield for food. About 290 people have written to the council to object to the plan while 29 have written in support. More than 6,500 people have signed an online petition opposing the development. The plans are being considered by Newcastle City Council but no date has been given for a decision.

Summary: Wildlife campaigners are opposing plans for 460 new homes near Newcastle amid fears they could harm neighbouring red squirrels.


The undefeated pair have exchanged obscenities on social media in the run-up to their so-called "Bad Blood" title contest at Braehead Arena on 8 July. But Londoner Davies, 25, played down the hostility that continued at their media conference in Glasgow this week. "He's been told to sell the fight. I don't blame him for any of his antics," said the WBC Silver title holder. "I'm a cool guy. I believe that you live and you learn. I've been wild but now it's just about going to the gym, enjoying camp, enjoying the fight night. This isn't nothing, really. It's just business for me. "Social media is good to sell the fight. I'm not trying to sell the fight, I'm just trying to be me. "I was a lot more arrogant in my last fight. For this fight I'm in a whole different mood." Davies refused to react to the four-letter taunts from Commonwealth champion Taylor, 26, when they came face to face in a Glasgow hotel to promote next month's bout. At one point, Shane McGuigan-trained Taylor tried to remove Davies' sunglasses and the East Lothian fighter later told BBC Scotland he could "detect fear" in the Englishman's eyes. However, Davies played it down at the event, though reverted to online abuse later in the day. "I know that's not him," said Davies, who is trained by Tony Sims. "I know that he's been told to sell the fight and all that stuff, taking off my glasses and trying to provoke me. If I really got to know him, he'll be a cool guy. I'm not going to be angry. "I make of him what I've always made of him. He's a good fighter and on 8 July, we're going to have a good fight. "This definitely will be my toughest fight so far - well, I hope it is. My past two fights, I found them quite easy and I want a real challenge. I want to go in there with someone that's got the capabilities of beating me. That's what we're in the game for." Davies defeated Italy's Andrea Scarpa over 12 rounds at Wembley last November to win the WBC Silver belt and in March took three rounds to dispose of Derry Mathews, again in London.

Summary: Super-lightweight Ohara Davies feels Josh Taylor is acting out of character with his abusive comments towards him.


Media playback is not supported on this device Midfielder Stefano Mauri, 32, was held along with former Genoa midfielder Omar Milanetto, police said. Juventus coach Antonio Conte, who just led the club to the Serie A title in his first season in charge, is among those being questioned by police. Officers also visited Italy's pre-Euro 2012 training camp to question left-back Domenico Criscito, 25. Police are searching more than 30 homes, including those of players, trainers and administrators of clubs in Serie A, Serie B and lower divisions. For many months now this investigation into match-fixing in the Italian game has been widening and deepening. While up to now much of the suspicion has fallen on teams and players in the lower divisions of the game, the prestigious Serie A is increasingly being drawn into the scandal. None of this will come as any great surprise to those who are following this scandal closely. More painful and damaging, allegations and revelations lie ahead. Of course the fans hate it all, but many will continue to believe that the great bulk of players are clean. And some will argue that at least Italy is trying to tackle the match-fixing issue - while leagues in other countries may be choosing to look away. Five people were also arrested in Hungary on suspicion of being part of an illegal international betting ring. Police said Conte was being investigated on suspicion of sporting fraud and fraudulent association over allegations concerning a match between his previous club Siena and Novara in April 2011. However Conte's lawyer, Antonio De Rencis, said: "Conte's reaction is that of someone who is completely innocent and strongly determined to prove his total innocence." Later on Monday Italian football federation vice president Demetrio Albertini announced that Cristico, a former Genoa and Juventus defender who is now at Zenit St Petersburg in Russia, would not be selected for Euro 2012 'in order to clear his name'. "We are disappointed but we have to remain close to the player," Albertini said. "Arrests have been made today but until proven otherwise, we are talking about innocent people even though they are considered suspects. "I know Domenico and he is incredulous. He is an extraordinary guy and he has already seen his lawyers this morning. It is a strange day for us. "These are things that we would not like to have had to go through." Monday's operation was part of a wider investigation which has already seen a number of arrests of current and former Italian players. In June last year, the Interior Ministry set up a special match-fixing task force in response to a number of high-profile cases. Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci has also been linked to match-fixing in testimony from a probe in Bari, where he used to play, but is not under formal investigation and will go to the tournament in Ukraine and Poland. Former Atalanta captain and Italy midfielder Cristiano Doni was banned for three-and-a-half years in August for his part in the 'Calcioscommesse' scandal involving Serie B matches last season. He

Summary: The captain of Lazio has been arrested by police investigating claims of match-fixing.


Two people were pulled from the wreckage alive but one of them later died, leaving a young boy as the only survivor, the Red Cross said. The Antonov An-12 plane was heading to Paloch, Upper Nile State, and crashed 800m (half a mile) from the runway. In a statement, Ukraine-based Antonov said the plane had not been airworthy. It said the plane, which was built in 1971, "was is no state to fly because it failed to undergo timely technical servicing... that should have included work on extending its resources and exploitation timeframe", AFP news agency reported. South Sudan authorities warned that the death toll could rise as the debris was cleared. The plane crashed into a farming community on an island on the White Nile River but so far all the victims recovered were from the aircraft, the Red Cross said. Presidential spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny said all of the plane's passengers were from South Sudan. He said five of the six crew members were Armenian, while the sixth member was Russian. Armenia's foreign ministry has confirmed that five of its nationals were killed. The head of the Civil Aviation at Juba airport said emergency officials had secured the site of the crash and were "in the stage of recovering bodies and black box [flight recorder]". While the cause of the crash is still unclear, the presidential spokesman told a news conference that it might have been down to engine failure. Witnesses said bodies, debris and cargo were strewn over a wide area along the river bank. A man who saw the plane come down said he thought it might crash into a market area, but the pilot seemed to divert at the last minute. A local farmer described the moment the plane started to go down, telling AFP: "The sound was so loud... the plane started descending and landed near my door. "One of the tyres broke off and ran into the house - but thank God it did not injure anyone." Cargo planes flying to remote parts of South Sudan often carry passengers too. The plane's first flight was in 1971, the Aviation Safety Network reported. It was being operated by Allied Services Limited, a logistics company based in South Sudan, at the time of the crash. However, the plane belonged to the Tajik company Asia Airways, Tajikistan's Transport Ministry told the Ozodagon news agency.

Summary: A cargo plane has crashed on take-off near the international airport in South Sudan's capital Juba, killing at least 36 people.


A letter from Petitions Committee chairman William Powell to the education minister said there was widespread confusion over the policy. The committee is investigating after thousands of complaints from parents. It comes as figures show the number of fines varies between councils. A BBC Wales Freedom of Information request found Cardiff council issued 370 fixed penalty notices between January and May. During the same period, 10 other councils, including Monmouthshire which has not yet introduced fines, did not issue any. In his letter to Huw Lewis, Mr Powell said the committee was concerned many councils were incorrectly advising schools only to authorise term-time holidays in "exceptional" circumstances, with some asking head teachers not to authorise any at all. Speaking on the issue, before the letter, Mr Powell said: "The relationship between parents and schools is absolutely crucial and I think it's potentially very damaging to have this rather aggressive approach being brought in. "We need to have a degree more common sense." The Welsh government has said parents do not have an "automatic right to withdraw pupils from school for a holiday and they must apply for permission in advance". But it does give schools "discretionary power to authorise up to 10 days absence during a school year for family holidays during term time". Two campaign groups have drawn up petitions calling for children to be allowed term-time holidays. The largest petition, with 18,000 signatures, is from a group called Let Children in Wales Have a Family Holiday During Term-Time. The other petition has been drawn up by Pembrokeshire Parents Want a Say. Campaigner Bethany Walpole-Wroe, from Llanybydder, Carmarthenshire, said many families could not afford to go away during school holidays. "The prices more than double usually in July and August, so they either can't afford them or they can't get time off due to various circumstances," she said. But the Welsh government said school attendance should come first. Education Minister Huw Lewis said: "Prolonged absence from school really does damage the attainment prospects of young people and that's why I, and I think most parents, would put learning as a priority." Head teachers' union National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) Cymru said while everything possible should be done to ensure children have the least amount of time out of school, it would not encourage its members to fine parents. Campaigners will find out in the new year if the committee intends taking any action.

Summary: Some parents who have been fined for taking holidays in term-time may have been dealt with unfairly and unlawfully, an assembly member has claimed.


The Exiles were reduced to 10 men on 36 minutes when goalkeeper Joe Day was dismissed for bringing down Plymouth forward Jordan Slew. Argyle's Graham Carey converted the penalty and added another from the spot when he was fouled by Darren Jones. A fabulous 25-yard volley from County's Jon Parkin had levelled matters earlier on, but Slew's late strike sealed it. Match ends, Newport County 1, Plymouth Argyle 3. Second Half ends, Newport County 1, Plymouth Argyle 3. Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Darren Jones. Rhys Healey (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Rhys Healey (Newport County). Yann Songo'o (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Scot Bennett. Attempt blocked. Jordan Slew (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Attempt saved. Reece Grego-Cox (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Attempt missed. Ben Tozer (Newport County) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Yann Songo'o. Attempt blocked. Sean Rigg (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Ryan Donaldson replaces James Spencer. James Spencer (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by James Spencer (Plymouth Argyle). Sean Rigg (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Yann Songo'o (Plymouth Argyle). Attempt missed. Sean Rigg (Newport County) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Goal! Newport County 1, Plymouth Argyle 3. Jordan Slew (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Graham Carey. Substitution, Newport County. Jack Compton replaces Jordan Green. Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Yann Songo'o. Attempt saved. Graham Carey (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Connor Smith replaces David Fox. Rhys Healey (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Gary Miller (Plymouth Argyle). Rhys Healey (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Jake Jervis (Plymouth Argyle). Jordan Green (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Jordan Slew (Plymouth Argyle). Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Jake Jervis replaces Craig Tanner. Substitution, Newport County. Rhys Healey replaces Jon Parkin. (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Dangerous play by David Fox (Plymouth Argyle). Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Darren Jones. Attempt blocked. James Spencer (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Attempt missed. David Fox (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Goal! Newport County 1, Plymouth Argyle 2. Graham Carey (Plymouth Argyle) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. Penalty conceded by Darren Jones (Newport County) after a

Summary: Newport County's plight at the bottom of League Two worsened as they were beaten by leaders Plymouth.


The move was part of a plan to clear a 100m (328ft) security zone around the camp's perimeter, an official told AP. But some migrants and activists said the places of worship had not been included in the demolition plans, local media reported. The Jungle is used by about 5,000 migrants who say they want to reach the UK. The church's pastor clashed with police during the demolition but the mosque had already been abandoned and there were no protests, the unnamed official said. No-one was hurt and the migrants were free to build new churches and mosques, the official added. However, civil society groups working in the camp claimed the authorities had promised not to demolish them in the first place. "It was agreed that the church and the mosque would stay. By demolishing them, the authorities are showing contempt for NGOs (non-governmental organisations) and are seeking conflict with the migrants who used these places," said Christian Salome of the NGO Auberge des Migrants, the Voix du Nord newspaper reported. Tea, rivalry and ambition at 'Jungle hotel' Jungle migrants prepare to move Migrants resist relocation to containers There is still a church and about six mosques in the Jungle, Mr Salome added. The French authorities have been clearing a 100m zone between the Jungle and a nearby motorway. They have also encouraged the migrants inside the camp to move into new accommodation made from shipping containers. The 125 converted containers are equipped with electricity, heating and bunk beds, and each one can accommodate 12 people. About 1,000 migrants have taken up the offer, but others refused and moved their tents further inside the Jungle, despite the poor living conditions.

Summary: French authorities have demolished a makeshift church and mosque at the Calais camp known as the Jungle.


Dean McIlwaine, from Newtownabbey, was last seen in the Carnmoney Road area of Newtownabbey on Thursday, 13 July. Hundreds of people joined a search in Belfast on Monday night in a bid to find the 22-year-old barber. His cousin, Jordan Malone, told the BBC that the family has barely slept since Mr McIlwaine's disappearance five days ago. He said that he was very close with Mr McIlwaine, as they are both barbers - and that the family cannot understand why he would suddenly go missing. "Despite the search last night, we've still heard nothing - we're just going up against a brick wall," said Mr Malone. "Dean and I talked every day, he would never do something like this. Someone would normally know where he is." The police said Mr McIlwaine was last spotted on the Carnmoney Road on 13 July at about 13:00 BST, wearing a light coloured t-shirt, blue denim shorts and flip-flops. They have been carrying out searches in the Carnmoney area and across Belfast and renewed their appeal on Tuesday evening. Hundreds of people, including Mr McIlwaine's father and brother, also took part in a search in Belfast on Monday evening, organised by the Belfast City Council. Mr Malone said his aunt and uncle have barely slept since their son's disappearance, and are finding it incredibly difficult to cope. "I think they've had three hours of sleep between them since last Thursday, his brother is like a sheet - he can't take it in," added Mr Malone. "His mum can't speak. Every time the phone rings or the police arrive, she's afraid it's going to be the worst news." Mr McIlwaine is described as being 5ft 8 ins tall, of medium build with brown eyes, dark hair and a beard. He has sleeve tattoos on both arms. Mr Malone said the family had taken comfort in the support they have received from people since his cousin vanished, and added that they are "so determined" to keep searching for him. "We'll not give up, we'll keep searching, but as the days go on it does look more negative - there is just no trace of him," he added. He also had a poignant message for his cousin, in the hope that Mr McIlwaine eventually makes contact with the family. "I just want to say to him no-one is angry or mad at you. Whatever is going through your head we can help you, we just need to know you're safe. "We just need to hear from you." The police have asked anyone who may have seen Mr McIlwaine to contact them on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 121 of 14/7/17.

Summary: The family of a missing County Antrim man have said they are determined to "keep searching" until he is found.


It will prevent light aircraft flying over the area below 10,000 ft (3,048 m) between the 3-5 September. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) imposed the restriction following a request from police. The ban will not affect emergency services, or commercial flights travelling to and from Cardiff and Bristol airports. In an advisory sent out to pilots, the CAA said the restriction was part of the security operation being put in place to protect heads of state, including President Barack Obama, who are attending. Unauthorised aircraft will not be able to fly over the area from Newport, Cardiff and the Gwent valleys, to Ross-On-Wye, Bristol and Minehead. Flights which breach the ban will be intercepted by police air support.

Summary: A no-fly zone has been put in place for parts of south Wales and Bristol during the three-days of the Nato summit.


Up to 30 men, some with false beards and one masquerading as a pregnant woman in a wheelchair, entered the hospital in Hebron overnight. They took away a suspect in a recent stabbing near Hebron after shooting dead his cousin in an altercation. Ten Israelis and dozens of Palestinians have been killed in recent unrest. Many of the Palestinian fatalities were attackers in near-daily stabbings of Israelis, shot by their victims or security forces. The surge in violence began in September when tensions at a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem revered by Jews and Muslims boiled over, amid rumours that Israel planned to relax long-standing rules to strengthen Jewish rights at the complex. Israel has repeatedly denied such claims. Closed-circuit television footage from al-Ahli hospital showed a large, armed group disguised as Arab men and women making their way down a corridor, pushing the wheelchair, shortly before 04:00 (02:00 GMT). They point the guns at hospital staff, apparently ordering them to stay back. Minutes later they are seen making their way back with the suspect, 20-year-old Azzam Shalaldeh, in the wheelchair. Mr Shalaldeh is alleged to have stabbed and wounded an Israeli on 25 October before escaping after being shot by the victim. Palestinian officials said Mr Shalaldeh's 27-year-old cousin, Abdallah Azzam Shalaldeh, was shot and killed in Azzam Shalaldeh's hospital room. Israel's Shin Bet security agency said he was shot after attacking the Israeli forces. Azzam Shalaldeh's brother Bilal, who was also in the room at the time, said Abdallah Azzam Shalaldeh was shot without warning when he emerged from a bathroom. Shin Bet said Azzam Shalaldeh belonged to "a family of Hamas militants", AFP news agency reported. The Israeli military operates an undercover unit colloquially known as Duvdevan, which sometimes mingle undetected with Palestinians during riots before snatching suspects. An undercover team also carried out a raid on a hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus last month, seizing a suspect in the murder of an Israeli couple days earlier.

Summary: Undercover Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian and seized a stabbing suspect in a raid on a West Bank hospital, Palestinian officials say.


The Wall Street Journal - owned by Rupert Murdoch, who also owns Fox News - reports the network is "preparing to cut ties" with the presenter. Pressure on Fox has mounted since recent reports that five women received $13m in payouts because of Mr O'Reilly. More than 50 sponsors have withdrawn ads from his show, The O'Reilly Factor. US media report that the board of 21st Century Fox will hold a meeting about the matter on Thursday. According to New York Magazine, executives were holding emergency meetings on Wednesday morning to discuss how to get rid of Mr O'Reilly. The presenter, who has been with the network almost since its inception, has denied all of the allegations. On Tuesday evening a lawyer for a former African-American clerical worker at Fox alleged her client had been harassed by Mr O'Reilly in 2008. Lawyer Lisa Bloom said the Fox News host had referred to the unidentified woman as "hot chocolate". "He would leer at her," said Ms Bloom. "He would always do this when no one else was around, and she was scared." Analysis: Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Washington The sexual harassment charges against Bill O'Reilly aren't new. They've bubbled up before and have been quietly ushered from view, thanks to multimillion dollar legal settlements. Now, however, they appear poised to bring the top-rated conservative talk show host down. So what changed? Was it lurid details of his alleged behaviour? The protests? Commercial sponsors abandoning his show? The impact the scandal could have on 21st Century Fox's attempts to purchase European broadcaster Sky? All probably contributed to O'Reilly's impending exit. The crack in the proverbial dam, however, came when Fox News head Roger Ailes was sacked for his own sexual harassment scandal. If Mr Ailes, who built the conservative television empire, could be laid low by his tawdry behaviour, no one was untouchable - even Mr O'Reilly. Welcome to Fox News in the Donald Trump era. Mr Ailes is out. Mr O'Reilly is nearly gone. Presenter Megyn Kelly has bolted to NBC. The only giant left standing is Trump super-fan Sean Hannity. A network that defined itself by blanket opposition to Barack Obama now appears adrift, challenged by more aggressive conservative media outlets and toxic to the left. It's a tricky position to occupy - a victim of its own success… and hubris. Mr O'Reilly's attorney, Marc Kasowitz, said the latest accusation was part of a "brutal campaign of character assassination that is unprecedented in post-McCarthyist America". Mr Kasowitz said this was being driven by "far-left organizations bent on destroying O'Reilly for political and financial reasons". Protesters - including self-described survivors of sexual assault and harassment - turned up on Tuesday outside Fox News headquarters in New York. They demanded the network fire the host, who recently signed a $20m-a-year contract. Planes flew overhead with banners attached that read: "Fox: #dropOReilly, the sexual predator." Conservative blogger Matt Drudge also weighed in in his first-ever posting on his personal Twitter account, seeming to bid farewell to Mr O'Reilly. "O'Reilly has had tremendous run," he posted.

Summary: Fox News is reportedly about to drop the country's top-rated cable news host, Bill O'Reilly, amid claims he sexually harassed female colleagues.


The two athletes had been competing in the 3000m women's-track final - which Decker, who was running for the US, had been widely tipped to win. But she fell after a collision with Budd, who was part of the British team. Budd, who was born in South Africa and aged 17 at the time of the race, was later accused of tripping her up. The crowd's hostile reaction after Decker's fall caused Budd, who famously ran barefoot and had been winning the race, to finish seventh. Decker, who had fallen into the infield grass clutching her right thigh, was carried from the track in tears. Budd had already received international attention after her application for British citizenship was fast-tracked earlier in 1984, in time for her to compete at the Los Angeles games. As a South African, Budd would have been ineligible to compete as the country had been banned from international sport because of its policy of apartheid. The new film will feature archive footage as well as new interviews with Budd, Decker and others who were close to the events leading up to the race. On reuniting with Decker in the documentary, Budd commented: "I knew making this film would be opening up the black box in my mind which I haven't opened since that day. I thought it was time." Decker added, "I still think about that race every day. Making this film has been cathartic." The 90-minute film, called The Fall, will premiere on Sky Atlantic on 29 July.

Summary: Zola Budd and Mary Decker are to be reunited in a new documentary for the first time since their famous collision at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984.


South Western Ambulance Service said it did not know how the incident involving the man - thought to be in his 20s - happened. Great Western Air Ambulance flew him to Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham after the ambulance service was called at about 17:10 BST. Wiltshire Air Ambulance had also been called after the man suffered significant burns at the Somerset site. Final preparations are taking place for the 2016 edition of the festival which opens its doors to the public on Wednesday.

Summary: A man has suffered severe burns at the Glastonbury Festival site.


In 2015, the Department for Transport said electrification of the whole link - which goes through Manchester, Leeds and York - would be complete by 2022. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has since said electrification will instead be used "where it makes a difference". Shadow rail minister Rachael Maskell has called it "a slap in the face". In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Mr Grayling said: "We are not abandoning electrification, what we are doing is using electrification where it makes a difference. "What we've got on the railways is technology we didn't have five or six years ago." He said the use of bi-mode trains, which can travel on both electrified and non-electrified sections of a track, meant there were "places on the network you don't actually need to start digging everything up and putting in place overhead cables". The project to electrify the route between Manchester and Leeds was announced in 2011 as part of the then chancellor George Osborne's ambition to create a northern economic "powerhouse". The government said it would deliver more passenger capacity and shorten journey times. However, the electrification was controversially paused in 2015 when a review into its costs and plans was carried out. Speaking about this latest development, Ms Maskell said: "This is a slap in the face for the commuters and businesses in the North, including those in my constituency of York Central. "Just six weeks ago the Tories promised the electrification of the TransPennine route as an integral part of the government's 'Northern Powerhouse'." In an open letter to Mr Grayling, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said the north had "put up with second-class transport for too long". He said the possible changes "would represent a major broken promise... and the derailment of the Northern Powerhouse". Mr Grayling's announcement comes days after the government scrapped the planned electrification of three railway lines. They included the routes between Cardiff and Swansea; between Windermere and Oxenholme in the Lake District; and between Kettering, Nottingham and Sheffield. A Department for Transport spokesman said: "We are investing around Â£40 billion in our network as part of the biggest rail modernisation programme for over a century to provide faster journeys and more comfortable trains. "This includes delivering improved journeys for passengers right across the North."

Summary: The railway route between Liverpool and Newcastle may not be fully electrified despite a promise by the previous government.


Louise Wright, from Mapperley, died after she was hit by a lorry in Nottingham city centre earlier this month. A bike which has been painted white, known as a ghost bike, has been left at the scene along with floral tributes. Her partner James Faulkner said he hoped it would promote cycle safety. Ms Wright, who worked for fashion firm Paul Smith, died on 3 July after the crash involving an HGV in Lower Parliament Street. The ghost bike, thought to be the first in the East Midlands, appeared recently along with tributes to the popular 29-year-old. Mr Faulkner said he and Ms Wright's family had taken comfort from many well-wishers' kind words. "We still don't know the circumstances of the accident yet, but I hope that the ghost bike will help raise awareness of cyclists on the roads," he said. "If it can help prevent any future accidents, then it will have served a purpose and could help save a life." Tributes were also paid to Ms Wright on Facebook, including by the Nottingham Roller Girls roller derby team who described her as beautiful, vibrant and funny. Mike Hallam, duty manager at business Machine Mart next to the crash scene, said some people had reservations about the memorial. "I dare say most people were touched but there were a few mixed reactions, whether it was tasteless or not," he said. "Personally I think it was a very good idea." Leaving a white bike at the scene of a fatal crash started in the United States but has been a growing phenomena across the UK over the last few years.

Summary: The partner of a cyclist who died in a crash involving a lorry said he hopes a "ghost bike" memorial to her will help prevent more deaths.


Georgina Edmonds, 77, was found dead after being tortured at her home near Eastleigh in Hampshire in 2008. Matthew Hamlen, of nearby Bishopstoke, told the court he was "not an expert" but said if DNA found on the blouse was his "it didn't get there at the time". Mr Hamlen, 36, denies murder in the trial at Winchester Crown Court. Prosecutors claim DNA found on Mrs Edmonds's clothing and on the rolling pin was that of Mr Hamlen. He was asked: "The matching results are approximately 26 million-times more likely if the DNA has originated from you, than if it is from someone unrelated to you - how did it get there?" Mr Hamlen replied: "I know I didn't do this, I could not do something like this. "As far as the DNA goes, I'm not an expert. All I can tell you is, it didn't get there at the time, if it is mine." The jury was previously shown CCTV footage of a man in a high-visibility jacket attempting to withdraw money with Mrs Edmonds's debit card on the day she was killed. When asked if it was him in the images, Mr Hamlen replied: "No." During cross-examination, the defendant was also asked about his relationship with his partner at the time of the killing. He admitted it had not been good, that his partner had been violent, and he told police in an interview that during one incident he hit her around the face with an ironing board "a few times". The 36-year-old is on trial for murder for a second time after being acquitted of the same crime in 2012. The trial continues.

Summary: A man accused of beating a pensioner to death with a marble rolling pin has cast doubt over the reliability of DNA evidence found on the victim's blouse.


The government had previously denied they were missing, saying all patients had been moved to another facility. The Ebola outbreak, which has spread from Guinea to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, has killed at least 1,145. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for exit screenings on all travellers from affected countries. It wants checks at airports, sea ports and major land crossings. Several airlines have already stopped flying to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Cameroon has closed its land, sea and air borders with Nigeria, reports say. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the world's deadliest to date. The disease has no known cure. Meanwhile, the UN's chief co-ordinator in Sierra Leone, David McLachlan-Karr, told the BBC that Ebola had spread to 12 out of 13 of the country's districts. "While Sierra Leone was the last affected of the three Mano River countries [Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone] to have confirmed [cases] of Ebola, now it's the country with the most cases," he said. There have been at least 810 cases of Ebola reported in Sierra Leone, including 348 deaths, according to WHO figures. The attack on the quarantine centre in Liberia, in Monrovia's densely populated West Point township, took place on Saturday evening. There are conflicting reports over what sparked the riot, in which medical supplies were stolen. Assistant Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah said the protesters were unhappy that patients were being taken there from other parts of the capital. Other reports suggested the protesters had believed Ebola was a hoax and wanted to force the centre to close. A senior police officer, speaking to the BBC on condition of anonymity, said blood-stained mattresses, bedding and medical equipment had been taken from the centre, potentially furthering the spread of the virus. On Monday, Liberia's Information Minister Lewis Brown told the BBC that 17 of 37 inmates from the quarantine centre had gone "back into their communities". He said the authorities were now trying to track them down but said he was confident they would return. "Most of the people that went into this holding facility came there voluntarily," he told the BBC. "So our impression is that they still want to be [there], but they were forcibly removed by vandals and looters, not because they wanted to leave; so we are sure that they will return." He said the attack on the quarantine centre was Liberia's "greatest setback" since the Ebola outbreak began. Lindis Hurum, from medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), says there is an urgent need for a massive public awareness campaign in Liberia. "Some people don't believe that it exists. Definitely, as the situation is getting worse and more people are getting sick, more people also start to believe it," she told the BBC. "But they don't necessarily understand or know how they should prevent it." MSF says the Ebola outbreak has had a terrible impact on Liberia's entire healthcare system, which it says is more or less falling apart. Many health facilities have closed, with patients as well as medical staff, too scared to turn

Summary: Seventeen suspected Ebola patients are "missing" in Liberia after a health centre in the capital was attacked, the government says.


The government is seeking support from Labour MPs to extend the RAF's air campaign to strikes against IS targets in Syria, as well as Iraq. Labour has hinted it would not oppose action in Syria, as it did in 2013. Ms Harman will join senior ministers and military chiefs at Tuesday's National Security Council meeting. The last time a Labour leader received such an invitation was in 2013. The prime minister believes IS fighters need to be confronted in Syria, where the US are conducting operations, but will not take military action without a Commons vote. Some Conservative backbenchers have expressed doubts about further action in the absence of a wider diplomatic strategy so Mr Cameron is reluctant to ask MPs to vote to extend the campaign unless he has Labour's backing. A Number 10 spokesman said: "The PM thought it was important to ensure the leader of the opposition was fully briefed on the current situation." Shadow defence secretary Vernon Coaker has also been invited. Earlier this month, Ms Harman said Islamic State had to be "stopped" and Labour would look "very seriously" at any proposals brought forward by the government. She said the situation was different from that in 2013, when Labour voted against air strikes in Syria, because IS was a terrorist organisation, while President Bashar al-Assad was the head of a government, albeit a "terrible regime". Labour had been concerned about "what would fill the space" if the Syrian president had been toppled, Ms Harman added. Mr Cameron was defeated in the Commons in 2013 when Tory rebels joined forces with Labour to oppose air strikes on Syrian government targets designed to deter the use of chemical weapons. The 2013 vote focused on the Syrian president, not IS militants. Parliament approved UK bombing of militant positions in Iraq last year. However, MPs were not asked at the time to authorise strikes across the border in Syria. The National Security Council meeting comes as ministers are facing criticism for advising UK holidaymakers to come home from Tunisia amid fears of another terror attack. Last month 30 Britons were killed when a gunman opened fire on tourists staying in a popular Tunisian holiday resort. IS said it carried out the attack. Tunisia has accused the UK of playing into terrorists' hands and some tourists complained they were being ordered out of the country. After the Tunisian beach attack, Mr Cameron said IS posed "an existential threat" to the West, and its members in Iraq and Syria were plotting "terrible attacks" on British soil and elsewhere.

Summary: David Cameron has invited acting Labour leader Harriet Harman to a high-level security meeting about the threat posed by Islamic State (IS) extremists.


"New signing Andrew Robertson will wear the number 26 next season," it read. But the very fact those words have been typed by that club underlines the jump the 19-year-old full-back has made. This time last year Robertson should have been unassumingly preparing for a second year as part of Third Division side Queen's Park's under-19 team. However, a slightly higher calling with the first-team was on the cards. The former pupil of East Renfrewshire's St Ninian's High School was one of a clutch of youngsters called to do pre-season with the Spiders' first-team and he went on to make an impressive debut in an August League Cup victory over Airdrie. "From then Andy remained virtually an ever-present in the team," explained Queen's Park manager Gardner Speirs. "Throughout the season there was continual improvement with him. He was always decent on the ball, always looking to go forward and take part in the attacks. But his defending improved considerably towards the end of the season. "For him to come in, while still able to play at under 19, and to play a whole season in the first team was excellent." And Robertson wasn't the only one catching the eye. "I wouldn't say they were similar, no. I would say they're equally intelligent about the game. They have a good understanding of the game, which will allow them to play at a higher level. Aidan tended to be the type that would dip his shoulder and get himself a yard and either play an incisive pass or have a shot or put a cross in. Whereas Lawrence, he was a wee bit more physically better built and could ride tackles better. He could also hold off defenders and create openings. So, similar in effectiveness I would say but not particularly similar in style." Gardner Speirs Queen's Park manager His three-tier leap up from Third Division to Scottish Premier League was matched by two other even younger Queen's Park comrades. Forward Aidan Connolly, son of former Dundee Utd player Paddy Connolly, will also do his thing at Tannadice in the 2013-14 campaign, while 14-goal striker Lawrence Shankland has gone further up the A90 to Aberdeen. Those two will still be 17 years-old when the new league season begins on 3 August. "Lawrence came on in that game against Airdrie and scored a cracking equaliser," recalled Speirs. "Then against Partick Thistle at Hampden he scored another cracker. He scored a number of goals for us, particularly early on in the season. "He finished top goalscorer which was excellent for a lad we'd taken straight from the under-17s - he hadn't gone to the under 19s - we took him straight into the senior squad. "He's got great ability, good confidence and temperament. "Aidan came in slightly later and initially made an impact coming on from the bench until eventually he earned starting places. "Again, to begin with [he] was magnificent, scored a number of goals - one or two important goals for us. "All three of them are going into something completely new in terms

Summary: There will be more exciting Dundee United tweets than the one they unleashed on 1 July.


Rail union RMT said it was speaking to its 523 members over plans to hire security contractors on the company's trains. London Midland told the union it stopped using contractors last month. RMT said the decision was "a major victory", while London Midland said it was pleased passengers would not be affected by "unnecessary" strikes. More updates on this and other stories from Birmingham and the Black Country. The union said its national executive committee decided to cancel the strike ballot and end the dispute after receiving "written assurances" from London Midland the use of contractors would stop after 30 January. General secretary Mick Cash said train security and passenger safety was only possible with "professionally trained and equipped" employers and "an adequate number of conductors. "RMT remains eternally vigilant in the ongoing fight to stop the casualisation of rail workers' jobs and any moves that undermine permanent staffing arrangements," he said. A spokesman for London Midland said it "decided to review our current arrangements" after speaking to staff. "We all share the same objectives of improving safety and reducing ticketless travel," they said. "Our focus now is to work together on how best to achieve this."

Summary: Train conductors have called off balloting for strike action on London Midland's service.


Profits in the first three months of the year were $2.4bn. But the media giant's revenue gains more muted, up 3% year-on-year to at $13.3bn (Â£10.3bn). The firm remains on track for modest growth, in spite of subscriber losses at its sports television network ESPN. "We're extremely pleased with our results," said Disney boss Robert Iger. Disney's business ranges widely, including movie studios such as Marvel and Pixar, theme parks, merchandise - even a cruise line. Its television networks, which include ABC, Disney and the sports-focused ESPN, are the biggest earners, together accounting for more than 40% of the firm's total revenue in the last financial year. However, ESPN has struggled with millions of subscriber losses and advertising declines in recent years, as live sports services have begun to feel the pressure from online television and viewer demands for cheaper cable packages. This spring, ESPN laid off more than 100 people, including writers and on-air personalities. Mr Iger said the company is confident of the demand for ESPN and pleased with the traction it is gaining on platforms such as television streaming service Hulu. Revenue in the media unit increased 3% year-on year. Mr Iger said the firm is focused on its mobile audience, aiming for an increasingly customised experience that allows fans to focus on news about their favourite teams. The company plans to sell ESPN-branded streaming directly to viewers by the end of the calendar year, and that kind of personalisation is also likely to be part of the package, he added. "Consumers will be able to buy the sports they want, when they want," he said. Mr Iger asked analysts for "a little bit of credit" for being candid with its thinking as it grapples with the changes. "We wanted to signal that we had our eyes wide open about what was going on," he said. Disney to buy most of Euro Disney The true stories behind Beauty and the Beast and other Disney stories Revenue at Disney's studio operations declined 1% year-on-year, as strong audiences at Beauty and the Beast couldn't match the firm's success last year with films such as Zootopia and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Strong visitor numbers at Disney theme parks and its new Shanghai resort in China helped lift the results, Mr Iger said. The park is on track to welcome its 10 millionth guest as it nears its first anniversary, he said. "Attendance is outpacing our most optimistic projections," he said.

Summary: Profits at Walt Disney jumped 11% in the first three months of 2017, bolstered by attendance at its theme parks and resorts.


The blaze at The Swan in Waters Upton, on the outskirts of Telford, started at about 00:50 BST and was brought under control within four hours. The roof was "very badly damaged" and slates were lying shattered on the pavement outside the pub, BBC Radio Shropshire reporter Ian Perry said. The cause of the fire at the property, which closed in 2007, is not known. An investigation is under way. About 40 firefighters from from seven stations - Bridgnorth, Hodnet, Shrewsbury, Telford, Telford Central, Tweedale and Wellington - were deployed.

Summary: A fire broke out at a disused pub in Shropshire in the early hours.


The state is the biggest in the US. The Forestry Division says the fires were started by ''human activity'' but it's unclear if they were accidental or deliberate. They say the specific cause is still under investigation. Many people have had to move out of their homes. Some houses have been ruined and huge areas of land have been destroyed. 40 miles north of Anchorage is where the Iditarod, Alaska's famed sled-dog race, typically kicks off. Listen to this man talking about the efforts to make sure the teams of dogs living and working there, stay safe. There are many separate fires in different areas. Water-scooping aircraft and helicopters with water buckets have joined hundreds of firefighters to try to stop the fires spreading further. There has been a late spring heat wave after record breaking temperatures in May. There have been lots of thunderstorms. Alaska Govenor Bill Walker says, '' It's pretty powerful. The fire itself is very powerful but the human response has been, I think, equally powerful to me. To fly over and see what's been burnt and what's been left boy, we are so sorry about the losses of structures that have taken place. I'm very pleased there has been no loss of life, I know we've lost some animals in the process and that's most unfortunate."

Summary: Teams of firefighters and special aircraft are working around the clock to try to put out huge wildfires that are raging across parts of Alaska.


Bangor Crematorium's chapel will be shut from 5-24 September. Funerals will not be held but cremations can still be carried out while improvements are made to keep the facility up to standard. Crematoriums in Colwyn Bay and Aberystwyth have been told about the closure and to expect more funerals at those facilities. Gwynedd council's cabinet member for the environment, John Wynn Jones, said: "Every effort is made to minimise such work on the efficient running of the facility, however on this occasion the scale and location of the work combined with the need to remove asbestos materials means that we unfortunately have no option but to temporarily close the chapel facility."

Summary: A crematorium's chapel in Gwynedd will close for three weeks for asbestos removal and repair work.


The 36-year-old, who has won 94 caps for his country, leaves Munster after 270 competitive appearances in 17 seasons for the Irish province. "Donncha has tremendous know-how at the highest level," boss Dean Ryan said. "To bring in someone with such international and European experience is a real coup for the club." O'Callaghan, who also made four appearances for the British & Irish Lions in 2009, has played in three consecutive World Cups for Ireland and helped to win the Six Nations Grand Slam in 2009. He has also picked up two Heineken Cup winners' medals, along with two Magners League titles, for Munster. "I'm very grateful to Munster for all that they've done for me," he said. "But now I'm hungry for my new challenge. "I watched the Bristol game where Warriors turned it around in the last seven minutes at the end of last season, and that was really impressive." There may be more new signings at Sixways before the new Premiership season kicks off at home to Northampton on Friday, 16 October. Experienced Springbok centre Wynand Olivier is also reportedly set to sign on a two-year deal following his release by Montpellier.

Summary: Worcester Warriors have made their 11th pre-season signing by bringing in vastly experienced Munster and Ireland lock forward Donncha O'Callaghan.


Swansea, two points adrift of safety, have beaten United four times in the last three years including two of their last three games at Old Trafford. "We need to believe we can go up there and win because we've done it previously and it's not impossible," Britton told BBC Wales Sport. "We can take confidence from that." Britton, 34, played in Swansea's 2-1 FA Cup third round win in January 2014. And on the opening day of the following 2014-15 season Swansea won by the same scoreline in what was Louis van Gaal's first competitive game as United boss. "The record for ourselves isn't too bad," Britton said. "It's a stadium that's been a fortress for Man United for many, many years but we've won twice up there. "They're on a very good run under Jose Mourinho and are very tough to beat. "They've got a few injuries which won't have helped them and a game on Thursday against Manchester City. "They've got a busy period so we need to try and take advantage of that if we can." Britton, whose appearance in last Saturday's win over Stoke City was his first game since December, admits this season has been Swansea's toughest yet in the Premier League. Swansea, promoted in 2011, have had three managers during a campaign which has seen them in or around the relegation zone for most of the season. "We've had situations where we've flirted with relegation and never been in the bottom three," Britton said. "When Michael Laudrup got the sack [in 2014] there was a situation where we were on the verge of being dragged in but never did get dragged into the relegation battle. "But this year, from very early on, we've been involved so without doubt this has been the toughest season we've had in the Premier League. "It's been a difficult year for everyone." Swansea beat Stoke 2-0 on Saturday to end a six-match winless run. Media playback is not supported on this device But Hull City's victory over Watford kept the Swans in the relegation zone, still two points adrift of the Tigers and safety. Britton believes the battle to stay in the Premier League could go down to the final day of the season on 21 May when they host West Brom. "It's very, very tight but we can take a lot of heart from the performance at the weekend against Stoke, not just the win but the way we played," Britton said. "The previous five or six games we had dropped below the standard that had been set when Paul first came in. "But hopefully there's a belief back in the changing room after the weekend and we need to take that into the last four games. "As players you don't want relegation on your CV's. You don't want to be involved with that because when you get relegated it's a failure."

Summary: Midfielder Leon Britton says Swansea City can take confidence from previous wins over Manchester United ahead of Sunday's Premier League game.


Last week, it was the Daily Mail's turn, in a reference to Operation Midland, the investigation into allegations involving members of the establishment, it said: "'Shambolic' VIP child sex abuse and murder inquiry to close". In January, the Daily Telegraph weighed in, highlighting the controversy over the commissioner's Â£65,000 Range Rover: "Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe criticised for taking new luxury car amid police cuts row". And last September, in one of a number of critical articles in the Times, the Thunderer column said: "The Met Police's record on big investigations is dreadful." It should come as no surprise the press highlights police failings, blunders and unusually large items of spending - that is news. Readers are not interested in police inquiries that tick along nicely, crimes solved without fuss and senior officers who never change their car. But over the past year or two, I have found myself asking whether the media, myself included, are giving disproportionately negative coverage to Scotland Yard. After all, the Met's record on crime, in keeping with other constabularies, has been largely positive. Between 2000-01 and 2014-15, the total number of offences logged by the force plunged from 994,233 to 709,174, a reduction of 29%. Murders fell from 171 to 93 - the lowest figure since the 1970s, though it has edged up in the past nine months. Confidence in the UK's biggest police force increased to a record level in 2014. And, despite a number of hugely controversial cases - Stephen Lawrence, undercover policing, Mark Duggan - independent inspectors have not pressed red warning lights on the Met's performance, as they have done with some other, far smaller, forces. In a city with a population of 8.6 million, and growing, where in some boroughs 100 different languages are spoken, and where the vast majority of police officers patrol the streets without guns, unlike New York or Paris, that is quite some achievement - even more so given the bruising budget cuts the Met has had to make since 2010. "The Met represents all the problems the police have - on stilts," says the criminologist Roger Graef, an independent adviser to the force, who has made award-winning police documentaries. "What they're trying to do is incredibly hard," he says, adding that over the past 20 to 30 years, Scotland Yard has slowly begun to change its culture to be more professional, less corrupt and less racist. The force has been praised, for instance over its investigation into the killing of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, but there is undoubtedly a sense within its St James's Park headquarters that the media tend to gloss over its successes, such as: Profile: Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe Instead, the force appears to be continually on the back foot - no more so than with Operation Midland. The Met made a mistake by initially describing the allegations from its key witness, known as Nick, as "true". It was unwise for police officers to make such a judgment at the start of an inquiry. Indeed, Scotland Yard later acknowledged it may have given the false

Summary: Barely a day goes by without a newspaper headline condemning the Metropolitan Police or its Commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe.


The music industry body said that 26.6 million downloaded albums were sold, a 24% rise on the previous year. However, CD album sales fell by 13% to 86.2 million discs. Overall, 6% fewer albums were sold than in 2010. The BPI blamed the decline on piracy and accused the government of taking too long to tackle the problem. Digital downloads have recorded rapid growth over recent years. In 2007, only 6.2 million albums were bought as files over the internet according to The Official Charts Company. The year 2011's tally was more than four times that amount. Fifteen albums sold more than 100,000 digital copies, with Adele's 21 proving the most popular. However, shoppers still showed a preference for CDs, buying more than three times the number of albums on disc than downloads. The BPI said that "physical ownership" still played an important role, but said "a backdrop of chronic piracy" posed risks to the music industry. "While other countries take positive steps to protect their creative sector, our government is taking too long to act on piracy, while weakening copyright to the benefit of the US tech giants," said Geoff Taylor, the BPI's chief executive. "The UK has already fallen behind Germany as a music market. Unless decisive action is taken in 2012, investment in music could fall again - a creative crunch that will destroy jobs." The government is pursuing a plan that would involve rights holders sending lists of internet addresses suspected of illegal downloads to internet service providers (ISPs). 1. 21 - Adele 2. Christmas - Michael Buble 3. Doo-Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars 4. 19 - Adele 5. Mylo Xylo - Coldplay 6. Loud - Rihanna 7. Born This Way - Lady Gaga 8. Who You Are - Jessie J 9. + - Ed Sheeran 10. Talk That Talk - Rihanna The ISPs would then send a letter to suspected account holders, saying that their account had been identified as being used to download copyright infringing material. They would offer advice on how to prevent such illegal activity, but would not make demands for money or threaten disconnection. By contrast, France has passed a law that allows pirates to be blocked from the net from one year after three infringements. A spokesman for the UK Department for Culture Media and Sport said: "We will continue to work with industry on how they can better tackle online piracy but this is not an issue that ISPs or rights holders alone can deal with". "All elements of the internet industry - payment companies, advertisers, search engines, ISPs and rights holders - need to play their part in tackling unlawful activity online." While piracy may be partly to blame for the drop in album sales, the data also suggests changing buying habits. Sales of singles rose for the fourth successive year to 177.9 million copies, versus 86.6 million in 2007. Downloaded copies accounted for 98% of the sales. Each of the top 20 singles of the year sold more than 500,000 copies. One industry watcher said this underlined the

Summary: Digital download music sales continued to rise in the UK in 2011, but not by enough to prevent an overall decline in album sales, according to the BPI.