The draw was made at Hampden on Sunday evening following Aberdeen's 1-0 quarter-final win over Partick Thistle at Pittodrie. Celtic sealed their spot by coming from behind to beat St Mirren 4-1 earlier in the day. On Saturday, Rangers beat Hamilton 6-0 and Hibs saw off Ayr United 3-1. The semi-final ties will be played on April 22/23. Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes expects a tough match against Neil Lennon's Hibs, but admitted to a slight sense of relief over the draw. "If we are all being honest, Celtic are the strongest team by a long way," he told BBC Radio Scotland. "So it is a good draw and Hibs will probably see it as a good draw. "Hibs have done really well and are holders and this is the type of game you want to be involved in. "If you look at the level of player Hibs have got, the experience of the manager and the fact they won the cup last year and have that experience, there shouldn't be too much between the teams. "If we are deemed to be favourites, so be it and we just have to do our business on the pitch." Celtic and Rangers meet in the league on Sunday, with Brendan Rodgers' team having won the three matches between the sides so far this season. They followed a 5-1 win at Celtic Park with a 1-0 League Cup semi-final win and a 2-1 Premiership victory at Ibrox. Hibs beat Rangers 3-2 in last season's final to lift the Scottish Cup for the first time in 114 years. They have played Aberdeen 32 times in the Scottish Cup, winning nine times, losing 13 times with 10 matches ending in draws.

Summary: Celtic and Rangers will meet in the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden, while holders Hibernian face Aberdeen in the other last four match.


The Welshman, 31, led Team Sky in the Giro in May, but his hopes were ended when a police motorbike caused a crash on the Blockhaus climb on stage nine. Thomas was forced to withdraw from the race, but he is fit to support Chris Froome's bid for a fourth Tour title. The Tour, which begins in Dusseldorf in Germany, runs from 1-23 July. Spaniard Mikel Landa, who was also involved in the crash at the Giro but recovered to finish 17th, is also in the squad. Britons Ian Stannard and Peter Kennaugh are notable omissions, along with Wout Poels. Dutchman Poels, who played a major role in Froome's victory 12 months ago, suffered a significant knee injury in February and only returned to race at the Route du Sud earlier this month. Stannard and Kennaugh were both in the Sky team in the traditional Tour warm-up race, the Criterium du Dauphine, but have been overlooked in the final selection. That means there are three Britons in the squad, with Froome and Thomas joined by road captain Luke Rowe. Froome is aiming to win the Tour for a third straight year, and fourth overall, following victories in 2013, 2015 and 2016. "We're ready as a team and I can't wait for the Tour to start now," said the 32-year-old. "Honestly, I just love it. It's a feeling that you don't get from any other race." Team: Chris Froome, Sergio Henao, Vasil Kiryienka, Christian Knees, Michal Kwiatkowski, Mikel Landa, Mikel Nieve, Luke Rowe, Geraint Thomas.

Summary: Geraint Thomas has recovered from the injuries he sustained at the Giro d'Italia to be named in Team Sky's squad for next month's Tour de France.


3 June 2016 Last updated at 10:28 BST Many people choose to go to university to learn about subjects they enjoy. They also hope it will help them find better jobs when they leave. We already know that many more girls than boys go to university when they leave school. This new research suggests that, already by the age of 13, more girls than boys want to go to university. A study by the Sutton Trust charity looked at the views of more than 3,000 pupils in England. At age 13-14, almost 65% of girls said they thought it was very important to go to university, compared with 58% of boys. Why is there a gender difference? Children have been telling Newsround their opinions.

Summary: Teenage girls are more likely than boys to think that going to university is a good idea, new research suggests.


Arriva Rail North staff will walk out for three days from 8 July, while Merseyrail staff will strike on 8, 10 and 23 July, the final day of The Open. Workers at Southern also plan to walk out on 10 July. The RMT is in dispute with the rail companies over driver-only-operated trains which they say would be unsafe and lead to widespread job losses. The strike will also clash with the British Style Collective, the Clothes Show's big event in Liverpool from 7 - 9 July. RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said any responsibility for disruption to services lay with the companies and their refusal to enter meaningful talks with the union. "It is that flagrant disregard for the safety issues at the heart of the dispute which leaves us with no option but to press on with the campaign of strike action," he added. However, Richard Allen, deputy managing director for Arriva-run Northern, said he was "deeply disappointed and hugely frustrated" by the announcement of further action. "Only this week we wrote to RMT again, urging them to engage in meaningful modernisation talks with us. "We have been clear that for all our conductors we are prepared to guarantee jobs and current pay, and continue with annual pay reviews, if we can reach agreement with RMT," Mr Allen said. He added fresh industrial action would not solve the dispute. Merseyrail's managing director Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde criticised the timing of the strike which he said was designed to "cause maximum disruption to people attending the last day of the Open Golf at Royal Birkdale". Mr van der Velde claimed the company "brought several new initiatives to the table in the last round of talks, the RMT is unprepared to work with us to find middle ground". "While we, as always, will do our best to minimise disruption, our passengers should not be made to suffer at the hands of the RMT, and the Liverpool City Region should not be caught in the cross-fire of a national dispute directed by unions in London." The latest strike announcement comes as a long-awaited report into the troubled Southern rail franchise has blamed the unions for widespread disruption over the last year.

Summary: Train passengers across England are to be hit by further strike action, RMT officials have said.


Proud went under 46 seconds for the first time, beating his own record in the men's 4x100m freestyle with 45.97. Aimee Willmott won her fourth medal with 400m individual medley gold. Lizzie Simmonds, who set a British record in the 100m backstroke on the opening night, took gold in the 200m in a season's best 2:00.91, just outside her own British record. Proud, 21, of the Plymouth Leander team, broke Mark Foster's 14-year-old short-course 50m freestyle British record on the opening day, clocked 46.69 in the 100m freestyle and on Sunday added the 50m butterfly with a time of 22.39 seconds. Willmott, 22 - who also won gold in the 200m IM and 400m freestyle, plus silver in the 200m butterfly - captured the 400m title in 4:28.26, an impressive six seconds ahead of the rest of the field. Stockport Metro's Liam Selby took gold in the men's 50m butterfly with a narrow victory in a time of 23.56. Anna Hopkin of Bath University lowered the personal best time she posted in the morning heats to win 50m freestyle gold in 24.44. A superb anchor leg from Rebecca Turner guided the City of Sheffield, also featuring Maya Westlake, Darcy Deakin and Ellie Faulkner, to gold in the women's 4x100 freestyle relay in 7:53.70. Calum Tait finished more than a body length ahead of the next placed swimmer in the men's 200m breaststroke, posting a personal best 2:05.42. The women's 200m freestyle final went down to the final touch but it was Loughborough University's Sophie Smith who touched first to take gold in 1:56.03, only 0.02 seconds outside her lifetime best. In the men's 200m freestyle final, Loughborough University's Adam Barrett won in a season's best 1:43.72.

Summary: Ben Proud claimed his fourth British record of the ASA National Winter Meet on the final day in Sheffield.


The Guardian reported that the victim had been held up at gunpoint while enjoying a night on the town in the early hours of Tuesday morning. A spokesman for the British Olympic team confirmed an "incident of theft", adding: "All members of our delegation, including the individual concerned, are accounted for, and are safe and well." GB took 366 athletes to Rio. They have since been reminded of security protocols including not to wear official GB kit outside of the Olympic Village and not to take local taxis, according to the Guardian. It said a letter from GB officials stopped short of issuing a curfew on athletes, but warned them not to carry any valuables and to inform team management of any plans to stay in Rio overnight. United States swimmers Ryan Lochte, James Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger have claimed they were robbed in a taxi at gunpoint in Rio on Sunday but police have queried their accounts.

Summary: A Team GB athlete has been robbed while returning to their accommodation at the Olympic Games in Rio.


The RFU announced on Tuesday that the Exiles had not met the governing body's criteria to be granted a new licence. However, Welsh believe they had satisfied the requirements. The club, who went into liquidation last month, say they will "deal with the ramifications" of the announcement before deciding whether to respond. A phoenix entity, named Rugby 1885 Limited, had been granted a temporary licence on 22 December to play their last two league games after Welsh went into liquidation, although the club were deducted 20 points. On expelling the club from the second tier, the RFU stated the Old Deer Park side were unable to provide a bond or show evidence they would be able to pay rugby creditors in full. Welsh said they had worked "very closely" with RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie, director of professional rugby Nigel Melville and legal and governance director Angus Bujalski in order to to meet the conditions. The Richmond-based club were a Premiership side as recently as 2015, when they were based at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford but were relegated after losing all 22 games. Welsh have suffered financial difficulties since then and had hoped to secure investment from a United States-based group, but that deal collapsed in November. Exiles coach Sonny Parker criticised the RFU of acting "through self-interest" and announcing the decision with "no regard to those impacted". The former Wales international, who is backs coach and team manager, said the decision to remove them from the Championship was made public before players and coaches were informed. "I can live with no licence but not allowing us time to speak to players and staff is unforgivable," the 39-year-old said in a statement on Twitter.

Summary: London Welsh are "extremely disappointed" by the Rugby Football Union's decision to expel them from the Championship and the professional game.


Witness D, now in his 40s, told the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry he was too scared to report the abuse he suffered to the authorities. He was in the home from 1981 until he left care in 1984. His testimony suggested there was widespread abuse of residents by other residents. Much of his evidence was too graphic to repeat but on two occasions he said he witnessed violent sexual attacks on female residents. The perpetrators were older male residents and in one attack, were accompanied by an older male, Witness D said. He said he was sexually abused by two members of staff, William Gilbert and Phil Le Bais, and was also physically abused by Morag Jordan. Gilbert and Le Bais were never charged and are both dead while Jordan was jailed in 2010 for other abuse offences at the home. Witness D said he left care a broken child and the incidents he described were the tip of the iceberg. Consensual sex between teenage residents was so common that it made abuse easy, he said. He told the inquiry: "It was a normal thing that was happening. You'd see it happening and little was done about it." He said he was also regularly abused by an older male he called Child X, but had never reported him to police. The man said he still refuses to name his attacker because he remains scared of him. Asked if there was anything he would like to say to the authorities now, Witness D said: "The general public do not realise how bad it was at Haut de la Garenne. "I hope they have learned that just because you are in a care home does not mean you have done something wrong." The inquiry continues.

Summary: Consensual sex and sexual abuse were both common at the Haut de la Garenne children's home in the 1980s, a care inquiry has heard.


The Pope appealed to Catholics and Lutherans to "mend" history and look with honesty at the past, "recognising error and seeking forgiveness". By tradition, on 31 October 1517 the German theologian Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of a church. The papal visit kicks off a year of events to mark the quincentenary. Pope Francis and Lutheran leaders presided over an ecumenical prayer service in Lund cathedral in southern Sweden on Monday. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church praised the Reformation for helping to give greater centrality to scripture in the church's life. Luther's pamphlet attacked excesses and abuses within the church, and his actions and writings were hugely significant in the schism which developed in Western Christianity, which became known as the Reformation. Luther was subsequently excommunicated, but his teachings spread throughout northern Europe. Decades of religious wars in Europe followed. The Church of Sweden is part of the Lutheran branch of Protestantism, though the country is largely secular. In a joint statement, the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation said that both partners "are no longer strangers" and that their joint goal was to bring members of the two churches together at the Eucharistic table. Pope Francis has previously praised Luther for his fight against corruption and greed in the church of the time. He has also criticised his own church, calling on it to shun greed.

Summary: Pope Francis has taken part in events to commemorate the anniversary of the Protestant Reformation during his trip to Sweden.


Pettini and Aadil Ali put on 104 for the second wicket, while Tom Wells hit 67 off 44 balls as Leicestershire reached 363-7 from their 50 overs. Warwickshire opener Sam Hain made 103 from 107 balls, adding 118 for the fourth wicket with Tim Ambrose (83). But no other batsman was able to score 30 or more as the visitors were bowled out for 260 in the 44th. Leicestershire's total was their highest in limited-overs cricket against another first-class county, beating the 344-4 set against Durham in a 45-over competition in 2004. The Foxes have now won two of their opening three games in the competition, while defending champions Warwickshire have lost twice in their first three games. Leicestershire all-rounder Tom Wells told BBC Radio Leicester: "We knew it was a good pitch and that we needed to start well, but Mark Pettini and Cameron Delport complement each other really well up at the top of the order and they gave us momentum. "Aadil Ali has come into the team and taken his chance, and those three set the platform for us to come in and have a dip at the end. "The way the game is going these days you never know if you've got a defendable score. People are chasing down scores of 400, but we knew a couple of tight overs could build a bit of pressure, and in the end that told - and Aadil's catch running back to dismiss Sam Hain was brilliant. Warwickshire coach Jim Troughton told BBC WM: "In the last couple of games, we've been chasing above-par scores. It hasn't gone well with the ball, and scoreboard pressure has got the better of us. "It's not for want of the guys putting in the work and trying to nail the skills, but we have to get them right as soon as we can so we give ourselves a better chance with the bat. "The wicket may have got a little bit tired as the day went on, but they played good shots, came at us hard and, with Pettini scoring a big hundred, guys could play around him. That's how you get to a big total like that."

Summary: Mark Pettini hit a career-best 159 from 135 deliveries to help Leicestershire beat Warwickshire in the One-Day Cup.


Media playback is not supported on this device Tests were scheduled in Samoa and Tonga in June, but they have confirmed games could yet be moved to New Zealand. The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) say it wants to play on the islands, but will pursue alternatives if guarantees over player welfare are not met. "There is no issue with Samoa as a venue," World Rugby told BBC Wales. Wales are scheduled to play against Samoa on 24 June 2017 at Apia Park, Apia. The sport's governing body helps tier two countries meet costs of hosting tier one nations. World Rugby helped with appropriate medical cover when New Zealand played Samoa in Apia in 2015. A delegation from World Rugby is scheduled to travel to Tonga and Samoa to assess whether facilities in each country are fit for purpose. "Several other international sides have played in Samoa successfully in recent years," World Rugby explained. "As regards Tonga, a new venue is due to be constructed there and we need to assess whether it will be completed in time for the fixture to take place as planned. "In addition, from a due diligence point of view, we will be conducting a site visit in Tonga within the coming weeks to ensure that other facilities in Tonga are of the appropriate level to host a match of this nature. "This would include accommodation, training facilities and medical provisions. As always, our number-one priority is player welfare. "No decision has yet been taken on this. By way of contingency, it is possible the match could take place in Auckland if we cannot proceed with Tonga." The original itinerary for Wales' tour was thought to include a third Test in Fiji, but BBC Wales understands this is no longer part of the schedule. Fans and travel companies are currently in a state of limbo, with hundreds having registered for the tour. Wales last toured the Pacific Islands in 1994. The WRU say it expects a final decision to be made by the end of October. A spokesman for the Samoan Rugby Union said: "At this stage we can't comment as the match has not yet been confirmed by World Rugby." The Tongan Rugby Union has also been asked to comment, but has not yet responded.

Summary: World Rugby have moved to allay fears that Wales's 2017 South Pacific tour is in doubt because of concerns over facilities and medical cover.


The Independent Monitoring Board report said between September 2013 and August 2014 less-experienced officers were supported by fewer senior officers. Board chairman Nick Adams said he was concerned senior staff were leaving while cheaper employees are taken on. The Ministry of Justice said new prison officers were being trained. The spokesman said after receiving extensive training, they are mentored by an experienced staff member for at least a year. The report said there were also "significantly fewer" officers on each wing to care for and manage prisoners. It said the reduction of experienced supervising officers has had a "significant negative impact on the care and safety of prisoners". Observations by board inspectors suggest the "incidence of bullying, low-level violence and disobedience by prisoners has increased". Nick Adams, chairman of the monitoring board, said: "There have been very large cuts to budgets available to the prison service. "One way to reduce the cost is to pay off large numbers of experienced staff and employ younger people starting on lower salaries."

Summary: Budget cuts are leading to a large drop in the number of experienced officers at Chelmsford Prison, harming the care of inmates, a watchdog has warned.


De Villota lost her right eye at Duxford Airfield while testing for Marussia and died a year later aged 33. The HSE said the driver's family had been informed of its decision. Manor Grand Prix Racing, which operated Marussia and now runs the Manor team, has yet to comment. De Villota, the daughter of 1980s F1 driver Emilio de Villota, was injured when the MR-01 race car she was driving hit a support truck on 3 July 2012. She had been driving at up to 200mph (322km/h), but was travelling considerably slower at the time of the crash. It was the first time the Spaniard had driven the car for Oxfordshire-based Marussia, which folded in 2014. Despite losing her eye, she was cleared to drive again in early 2013, but died the following October "as a consequence of the neurological injuries she suffered". Soon after the crash, Marussia said an internal investigation "excluded the car as a factor in the accident". An HSE spokesman said: "The investigation is now complete and no enforcement action is being taken. "Both the company [Manor Grand Prix Racing] and the DP's [deceased person's] family have been informed." He said HSE had investigated "all reasonable lines of enquiry". I was due to interview Maria and was standing with her mechanics when she came back in after a test run. Her car slowed for it to be reversed into the pits, but at the last second it suddenly accelerated again. By the time it hit the tailboard at the back of a truck, it was doing 30 or 40mph. I could see the collision impacted directly on her helmet and I feared the worst. It took almost an hour for ambulance staff to feel confident enough to take her out of the car. It was an awful moment. I was surrounded by people who knew her very well, including family, friends, engineers and her manager. Asked whether driver error had caused the crash, the spokesman said it was "not appropriate to disclose". He added: "However, as with all accidents there are a number of underlying causes." Speaking in October 2012 after leaving hospital, De Villota said: "I want to keep fighting because I believe so strongly in women being part of motor racing."

Summary: No action is to be taken against a former Formula 1 team after test driver Maria de Villota suffered a severe crash in Cambridgeshire in 2012, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said.


The 5.2cm (two inch) solid silver Declaration Pound dates from 1643, a year after the English Civil War broke out. It was struck in Oxford, at a new mint created to launch an official currency under Royalist control. The coin's owner, from Dorset, took it into a Dorchester auction house, unaware of its significance. Timothy Medhurst, a coin specialist at Duke's Auctioneers, said: "The coin has been handed down through several generations to the current owner, who had no idea of its value. "It is a coin which is rare to find and it will cause a stir in the coin collecting world." Its owner does not know how long it has been in their family or where it originally came from. The coin marks Charles I's attempts to regain his failing power from the Parliamentarians led by Oliver Cromwell. A legend inscribed on the back of the coin in Latin reads: "Let God arise and let his enemies be scattered". It is seen as a declaration of the king's power and his belief in absolute monarchy. The coin will be auctioned at Duke's on 12 March. According to the National Archives, £1 in 1640 would have been worth £85.80 in 2005.

Summary: An "extremely rare" £1 coin is expected fetch up to £50,000 when it is auctioned off.


While selling bloodstock to help pay his way through a PhD, he met the woman that would change his life - both personally and professionally - in 2010. At the time, Lucy Wiegersma was getting over the heartbreak of missing out on the 2008 Olympics in Beijing - an injury to her horse meant she had to forgo her place on the British team. "Lucy came to see one of the horses I had for sale," remembers McCarthy, who had always been a showjumper. "She quite liked the horse and she wanted to come back and see more and then she asked me out for dinner. That's how I ended up here." The 38-year-old Tipperary native is now a long way from home. 'Here' is a farm in rural Devon where the Wiegersmas breed and train some of the best three-day event horses in the land. A former showjumper in his youth, McCarthy is now eyeing a place in the Irish three-day eventing team for Rio 2016. "I guess he wouldn't have got involved in the sport if he hadn't have met me, but he's got a huge amount of natural talent and determination," says his now wife Wiegersma. "From when I set him off at his first event, it's all been his will that he's got this far." As well as missing out on Beijing in 2008, the 2006 national champion also had heartbreak four years ago in London when she was first reserve for the British side which won a team silver medal. "I'll get there one day," she tells BBC Sport about her Olympic prospects. But having had a baby in April 2015, Lucy has taken a back seat as her husband has come to the fore, having seen him rise from 101 to 65 in the world rankings. It leads to a fascinating dynamic - the man who has fallen into the sport could go the the Olympics before his wife who has worked on getting there since she was a girl. "I'm very new to the sport and it's very exciting. I'm getting the opportunity to do things that I wouldn't possibly have got in showjumping," he says. "She's delighted to see me come in and do so well in a short time, I think she gets a big kick out of that." But Lucy says she can see a time where they could be competing against one another. "Our careers have kind of crossed at the right moment," she explains. "I've been taking a natural step backwards over the last couple of years and he's only really come into his ascendancy in the last year, so we've not really been competing against each other at the top level, yet. "But I'm hoping to come back to it, so we'll have that joy to come in future years I hope. "He's a fascinating person to watch on a horse. He has a huge amount of technical skill from years and years of showjumping, but he's not had so much experience cross country. "He's very natural at cross

Summary: They say that your whole life can turn on one chance event or meeting, and nothing could be truer for Irish rider Padraig McCarthy.


The Community union said it expected to hold talks on the industry generally with the steel company this week. Union officials said they expected Tata's Port Talbot plant to be "high on the agenda" as concerns grow over potential job losses. Some 4,000 people are employed at the works, and Tata employs 6,000 in Wales. It puts ??200m a year into the economy in wages. Tata Steel Europe, which employs 17,000 in the UK, is in the throes of a wide-scale reorganisation of its business, prompted by a slump in the price of steel. Alan Coombs, the president of the steelworkers' union Community, and chairman of the multi-union group at Port Talbot, told BBC Wales: "Without doubt there'll be restructuring on the cards - that's if we are in a position to restructure. "There is concern that we are running out of time". Mr Coombs said the steel industry was changing quite rapidly, and he thought job losses were "inevitable" at Port Talbot - the UK's largest steelworks. He said there was always a knock-on effect from Port Talbot on other parts of the steel industry in Wales. A spokesperson for Community added: "These reports of potential job losses at Port Talbot should serve as a stark reminder of the ongoing steel crisis and the urgent need for government to deliver upon the agreed steps to protect this vital foundation industry. "We need a level playing field for UK steel makers, especially on issues like business rates and energy costs." Councillor Tony Taylor, who represents the Aberavon ward in Port Talbot and worked at the steelworks for 44 years before retiring last year, said there had been rumours about potential job losses in the area "for weeks". "The government needs to help the industry now," he said. "It's OK for AMs and MPs to talk the talk, but we need to see action before it's too late. "We have to keep the steel industry going in Britain - it's too important to lose." There have been waves of job losses in the steel industry in the UK, which the sector has blamed on cheap Chinese imports and a collapse in prices. In October, Tata Steel announced nearly 1,200 roles were to be axed in Scunthorpe and Lanarkshire.

Summary: The future of the Port Talbot steelworks will be discussed when Tata Steel bosses meet union officials in the coming days, the BBC has been told.


Mr Murphy, who was hit by eggs on Thursday, claimed the Yes Scotland campaign was organising "mobs" to intimidate him and undecided voters. The campaign for independence condemned "all forms" of abusive behaviour. Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond and Prime Minister David Cameron also spoke out against the egg attack. Mr Murphy, the shadow international development secretary, has been on his 100 Towns in 100 Days tour, on behalf of the Better Together campaign to keep the Union. After being egged while speaking in Kirkcaldy, Fife, the Scottish MP said he was suspending the tour for 72 hours to take police advice on the safety of continuing. In the meantime, he also called on "Yes" campaigners to "call off their attack mobs". Mr Murphy said his claims had been backed up by footage released by Better Together, which the campaign described as a compilation of several 100 Towns in 100 Days events, including dates in Ayr, Motherwell and Glasgow. In the footage, the MP is seen being loudly jeered by members of the public, some of whom accuse him of being a "traitor", "parasite", "terrorist" and "quisling". Mr Murphy told the BBC the first 70 dates of his tour had been "good fun" and "passionate", but recently had taken a "sinister turn for the worse". "In the past 10 days or so, the Yes Scotland campaign has organised mobs to turn up at every meeting that I'm taking part in to try and silence undecided voters and to try and intimidate me," said the Scottish MP, who pointed to evidence on social media sites to support his claims. "This isn't about people throwing eggs, this is about a mob mentality trying to silence a quiet patriotic majority. "It won't work. It turns off undecided voters and it embarrasses the vast majority of good, decent 'Yes' campaigners." The egg incident was witnessed by Allan Crow, editor of the Fife Free Press newspaper, who tweeted that "Yes" supporters had chanted over Mr Murphy as he attempted to speak. The prime minister, who has been campaigning in Scotland, said people who threw things at politicians had no place in the democratic process. "I think the responsibility for the people doing these things lies with the people doing these things," said Mr Cameron, who was visiting a Royal Navy supplier in Midlothian. "I've always thought that it isn't right to throw eggs at people - I had one myself in Cornwall once, it's an interesting experience - and I'm sure other party leaders would take the same view." The prime minister added: "It's a vigorous debate with lots of argument, there's nothing wrong with a bit of heckling but throwing things isn't necessarily part of the democratic process." Mr Salmond said people had "every entitlement to peaceful protest", but added: "People shouldn't throw eggs at somebody full stop, that's something that happens in elections. "I remember John Prescott getting a bit energised about it in a UK election. It shouldn't happen - I don't think it's at the serious end of things - but it shouldn't

Summary: Labour MP Jim Murphy has suspended his Scotland-wide tour ahead of the independence referendum, citing "co-ordinated abuse" from "Yes" voters.


Shock 2015-16 Premier League winners City also have a Champions League last-16 tie with Sevilla on the horizon. Rams assistant boss Powell told BBC Radio Derby: "The season they had was quite unique, it won't happen again. "They're now having their Champions League excursion and that's something we aspire to." Powell, who reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup as a Derby player in 1997, ended his career with Leicester in 2010, before briefly being part of the Foxes' coaching staff. He is excited by the prospect of facing the Foxes on Friday and said their current struggles, coupled with Derby's home advantage and impressive form in the Championship, made the televised tie a tight one. The Rams have lost just three of their matches since Steve McClaren became boss in October, while Leicester have lost 11 of their 22 Premier League matches this season. "It's going to be some game," Powell added. "People may say Leicester are the favourites. But with home advantage, and what Leicester are going through, it's an opportunity for us to take advantage." After stints in charge of Charlton and Huddersfield, Powell returned to Derby in May as number two to Nigel Pearson and retained that role when McClaren took over. Having been a player, coach and caretaker-manager of both East Midlands rivals, Powell said he could see parallels between the clubs. "For passion, and for supporting your team, they are very similar," he said prior to the fourth-round tie at Pride Park. "Up until quite recently, their history was kind of similar as well. "But of course Leicester have surpassed what most clubs, apart from the traditionally big clubs, have done."

Summary: Chris Powell hopes Derby County can emulate his ex-club Leicester City's achievements as the East Midlands duo prepare for Friday's FA Cup meeting.


It happened at 09.30 BST on Saturday at the junction of Cheapside and Bridlesmith Gate, blocking both roads. Police cordoned off the scene but said clearing it was complicated due to overhead power lines. There are no reports of injuries. Services were suspended between Nottingham Station and Royal Centre until shortly before 13:00 with continued disruption to the timetable. A nearby branch of Barclays bank was evacuated as a precaution.

Summary: A tram and a lorry have collided in Nottingham city centre.


Since then, the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine has been rolled out across 130 countries and halved the number of new cervical cancers. The HPV vaccine also protects against cancers in the throat and mouth in both men and women. Prof Ian Frazer said the vaccine could eradicate cancers caused by HPV within 40 years. "It helps not only control cervical cancer but also the oropharyngeal cancer - the cancers inside the mouth that are caused by these viruses," Prof Frazer, chief executive of the Translational Research Institute, said. "If we vaccinate enough people we will eliminate these viruses because they only infect humans. And in Australia there's already been a 90% reduction in infections in the 10 years the programme has been running." HPV is a very common virus that lives on our skin and other areas of the body, including the mouth, genital areas and anus. It can be passed through skin-to-skin contact and genital contact. The virus is most often passed during vaginal and anal sex, but can also be transmitted through oral sex. "The papilloma viruses that cause cancer are very common indeed," Prof Frazer said. "Most people get rid of the virus themselves without knowing they've contracted it, but 1% of the population that get it get persistent infection that lasts over five years. If they do that they've got a very good chance they'll get a cancer." Prof Frazer, the late molecular virologist Dr Jian Zhou and a research team used genetic engineering to build a virus replica to create the vaccine. With millions of doses of the vaccine administered worldwide, the number of new cases of cervical cancer has reportedly halved. "We know that 170 million doses of vaccine have been given out," Prof Frazer said. "If you do the sums on that, one in a hundred people were going to get a cancer that could kill them." Some parents have reservations about their children being vaccinated on the grounds that it may encourage promiscuity. Others object to vaccinations over safety fears. "In countries like the US where the vaccine isn't so widely taken up, that's a little bit disappointing because cervical cancer still kills several thousand women in the US," he said. "Then, of course, we've got the problem of the 250,000 people that die from cervical cancer in the developing world." Researchers are continuing to refine the effectiveness of the vaccine and ensure more widespread inoculation. "We're moving from a vaccine that protects against two common strains of the virus that cause cancer to a vaccine that protects against nine common strains," Prof Frazer said. "If we get that rolled out we will eventually get rid of all cancers that get caused by this virus."

Summary: The world's first cancer vaccine was administered in Australia exactly 10 years ago.


Leaders from both nations confirmed a conclusion had been reached after talks that spanned more than two years. The deal is expected to be signed on Monday and covers 17 areas such as e-commerce, Chinese officials said. China is South Korea's largest trading partner and their bilateral trade grew to $228.9bn (Â£143bn) in 2013. South Korea has been running a trade surplus with China since 1993, and the surplus was $62.8bn last year, according to South Korean data. "South Korean and Chinese leaders today declared an effective conclusion of the FTA at a summit meeting held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing," said a statement from Korea's presidential office, referring to a meeting of South Korean President Park Geun-hye with China's President Xi Jinping at the Apec summit. Local media reports said the deal included a move to remove tariffs on over 90% of goods in the next two decades. With China and South Korea the world's first and seventh largest exporters respectively, a tie-up between the two is key for the region's economic growth. South Korea, Asia's fourth largest economy, already has trade agreements with the European Union and the US.

Summary: China and South Korea are set to sign a free trade agreement that aims to remove most barriers to trade between the countries.


The former Real Madrid youth player has been on goalscoring form for Atletico Malagueno, Malaga's reserve team, who top Group 9 of the Spanish third tier. Kilmarnock's Greg Taylor and Celtic's Jamie McCart, on loan at Inverness Caledonian Thistle, are the new additions in defence. St Mirren's Stephen Mallan is among the new crop of midfielders. Motherwell's Dom Thomas and Celtic's Joe Thomson are rewarded for their loan spells with Queen of the South in the Scottish Championship by being included in the squad for the friendly at Paisley 2021 Stadium on 28 March. St Mirren's stadium will be a familiar venue for Celtic's Paul McMullan, who had a spell there on loan before his present stint with Dunfermline Athletic, and the Buddies' Lewis Morgan, who are the new forwards along with Harper in Scot Gemmill's squad. Wolves' Jack Ruddy, who began his career with Real Murcia, is one of two uncapped goalkeepers. The other is Devlin Mackay, who is on loan to Berwick Rangers in Scotland's League Two from Kilmarnock. Goalkeepers: Ryan Fulton (Liverpool, loan to Chesterfield), Devlin Mackay (Kilmarnock, loan to Berwick Rangers), Jack Ruddy (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Defenders: Alex Iacovitti (Nottingham Forest), Zak Jules (Reading, loan to Motherwell), Jamie McCart (Celtic, loan to Inverness CT), Jordan McGhee (Hearts, loan to Middlesbrough), Liam Smith (Heart of Midlothian), Greg Taylor (Kilmarnock) Midfielders: Chris Cadden (Motherwell), Liam Henderson (Celtic), Stephen Mallan (St Mirren), James Jones (Crewe Alexandra), Dominic Thomas (Motherwell, loan Queen of the South), Ruben Sammut (Chelsea), Joe Thomson (Celtic, loan to Queen of the South) Forwards: Ryan Hardie (Rangers, loan to Raith Rovers), Jack Harper (Malaga CF), Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City), Paul McMullan (Celtic, loan to Dunfermline Athletic), Lewis Morgan (St Mirren), Craig Wighton (Dundee)

Summary: Malaga forward Jack Harper is among 10 uncapped players named in the Scotland Under-21 squad to face Estonia.


Usually there are nine cases of microcephaly, the condition linked to the virus, in Brazil's Pernambuco state each year. When Dr Vanessa van der Linden examined five cases in two weeks at the end of August last year, her concerns were raised. Brazil is at the centre of the Zika outbreak and has reported around 4,000 suspected cases of microcephaly since last October alone. Here are some of the questions you have been asking Dr van der Linden on the BBC News Facebook page. "It was strange to see such a high number of babies with small heads being born all of a sudden," Dr van der Linden says. Within a few weeks in August and September last year there were 20 cases in two of the state's hospitals, she says. That is more than twice the number usually reported in a whole year. "We tried to explore what happened to the babies. The patterns of our tests pointed to a congenital infection, one that we had not seen before." Dr van der Linden says that microcephaly is often misunderstood as disease. "Microcephaly is only a symptom, it is not the disease. The disease is what causes damage to babies' brains and results in small heads," she says. Microcephaly can have different causes, including genetic disorders and infections like syphilis or toxoplasmosis, Dr van der Linden says. "When we examine a baby with microcephaly, we analyse their brain scans. Some malformations, such as scars in the brain, point us towards congenital infections." The link between microcephaly and the Zika virus has not been confirmed. Doctors also found that some babies who died had the virus in their brain and it has been detected in placenta and amniotic fluid too. According to Dr van der Linden, there are still more questions than answers about the Zika virus. But she says that future pregnancies are probably not affected by having contracted the virus previously. At present, doctors estimate that the virus only stays in the body for two weeks. "After a Zika infection, it is likely that women will develop immunity to the virus. That would mean that there is no risk of contracting Zika during a future pregnancy," Dr van der Linden says. Several Latin American and Caribbean governments have advised women to delay pregnancies for up to two years. The WHO has not recommended travel bans with affected countries, but says it is drawing up advice for pregnant women. The symptoms of microcephaly depend on the severity of the condition, Dr van der Linden explains. "There are some babies with a mild form of microcephaly who develop normally." The most severe cases cry a lot, are very agitated and barely sleep, she says. "The virus causes the damage during the pregnancy. The baby is born with the consequences and we cannot reverse those," Dr van der Linden says. There is no cure for microcephaly, she explains, and what can be achieved in terms of treatment depends on the severity of the condition. "For some babies, rehabilitation can only improve the quality of

Summary: One of the first doctors who identified the likely link between the Zika virus and thousands of babies being born with underdeveloped brains has been answering your questions.


Alistair Roy missed a good chance to give the hosts the lead early on, pulling his shot wide. Jonathan Page tested Shire's Richard Barnard with a close-range header and nodded another effort over. Kinnaird fired in what proved to be the winner after increased pressure from the home side in the second half.

Summary: Lloyd Kinnaird's second-half strike helped East Stirlingshire defeat East Fife on the opening day of the Scottish League Two season.


Food sales increased in February but overall Scottish sales declined year-on-year by 1.9%. The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) said 2017 had "got off to a somewhat sluggish start" following a second successive month of falling sales. It suggested consumers were responding to a combination of moderate wage growth and rising overall inflation. SRC director David Lonsdale said: "In recent months we've seen a polarisation in the performance of food and non-food categories, which continued in February. "Food sales continued to edge up, helped by good sales of wine and chocolates for St Valentine's Day as well as stronger demand for grocers' meal deals, which perhaps hints at less eating out during the period as consumers reined in spending. "By contrast, non-food categories fell back once again, particularly clothing, footwear and household appliances, though there was continuing interest in mobile phones, wearable technology and a revival in gaming products." He added: "These figures suggest Scottish consumers are maybe beginning to tighten their belts and acknowledge the strain from rising overall inflation and moderating wage growth, with council tax set to creep up soon too."

Summary: Scottish retail sales fell last month as consumers started to "tighten their belts", according to new figures.


The former Deputy Chief Constable was confirmed in the top job at a meeting of Strathclyde Police Authority in Glasgow on Monday. The post vacated by Mr Corrigan will now be filled by former Assistant Chief Constable Rhuaraidh Nicolson. In turn, his position will be filled by Chief Superintendent Russell Dunn. Mr House was appointed last week to head up Scotland's new single police force, which comes into being in April next year. He has already said that as many as 3,000 support staff could be lost as he seeks to merge eight forces into one.

Summary: Campbell Corrigan has been named acting Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police following Stephen House's appointment to head Scotland's new single force.


Abdul Nabi, 30, is described as black - of Asian appearance - about 5ft 7in tall and skinny, with short curly hair. Anyone who spots him has been asked to call 999. Officers were searching land around Midpark Hospital and Maidenbower near the Crichton university and business complex. Premises in the immediate area were alerted. The search subsequently moved on to the Calside and Georgetown areas of the town and pupils at Georgetown Primary School had their sports day interrupted. Police dogs and the police air support unit also joined efforts to try to trace Mr Nabi. "This is a missing person inquiry and we want the public to be alert, however not alarmed," said a spokesman. "We are asking that if he is seen he is not approached and you contact the police." Insp Rory Caldow said officers had been carrying out a large-scale search since about 12:30. "We did have early concerns that he may have been in possession of a knife, however we understand that this is not now the case," he said. "Mr Nabi is a vulnerable missing man and our concern for the safety of the public centres on the uncertainty of his reaction should he be approached. "We ask the public to be vigilant and report any sightings, without making an approach to him, on the 999 emergency number."

Summary: Police have warned the public not to approach a man reported missing from a psychiatric hospital in Dumfries.


Chester's Ryan Lloyd cancelled out Kieran Murtagh's first-half opener, but Joey Jones gave Woking an interval lead and Chigozie Ugwu added a third in the second half. Visiting goalkeeper Jon Worsnop was forced to push Woking right-back Jake Caprice's dangerous low cross on to the post in the ninth minute before Murtagh fired the home side ahead with a 25-yard drive into the bottom corner. The visitors were back on level terms within eight minutes when midfielder Lloyd glanced home Johnny Hunt's cross, but Woking went in at the break 2-1 ahead as Max Kretzschmar's ball was headed in by Jones in the 28th minute. Worsnop parried Kretzschmar's header and Woking substitute Zak Ansah fired into the side netting before the Cards went 3-1 ahead in the 75th minute through Ugwu's powerful drive. Report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Woking 3, Chester FC 1. Second Half ends, Woking 3, Chester FC 1. Gozie Ugwu (Woking) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Substitution, Woking. Fabio Saraiva replaces Ismail Yakubu. Substitution, Woking. Charlie Carter replaces Max Kretzschmar. Goal! Woking 3, Chester FC 1. Gozie Ugwu (Woking). Zak Ansah (Woking) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Substitution, Chester FC. James Akintunde replaces Jordan Chapell. Substitution, Woking. Zak Ansah replaces Charlie Penny. Evan Horwood (Chester FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Jon Worsnop (Chester FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Substitution, Chester FC. Elliott Durrell replaces Blaine Hudson. Substitution, Chester FC. Sam Hughes replaces Johnny Hunt. Second Half begins Woking 2, Chester FC 1. First Half ends, Woking 2, Chester FC 1. Max Kretzschmar (Woking) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Goal! Woking 2, Chester FC 1. Joey Jones (Woking). Johnny Hunt (Chester FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Goal! Woking 1, Chester FC 1. Ryan Lloyd (Chester FC). Goal! Woking 1, Chester FC 0. Keiran Murtagh (Woking). First Half begins. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Summary: Woking saw off Chester to secure their first National League win of the season.


The world number seven will feature alongside seven other players, including Maria Sharapova. All matches in the event, which begins with a round-robin stage, comprise a single tie-break to 10 points. "Tie-breaks provide so many pressure-filled moments and it will be fascinating to see who handles it best," said Konta, 25. The winner of the inaugural women's tournament will receive $200,000 (£161,000), with an additional $100,000 (£80,547) donated to a charity working to combat domestic violence. The men's tournament, which features US Open champion Stan Wawrinka and world number seven Kei Nishikori, runs alongside the women's event. Britain's Andy Murray has reached the final of the past two events, losing to compatriot Kyle Edmund in London, and Austria's Dominic Thiem in Vienna.

Summary: British number one Johanna Konta will play in the first women's Tie Break Tens event, in Madrid on 4 May.


"I love writing, cooking and baking. I'm enjoying what I'm doing and I don't want it to be taken away from me," the Junior Bake Off judge told the BBC. When asked if Channel 4 had approached her about the show, which is moving from BBC One, she told Newsround: "No." Channel 4 signed a three-year deal earlier this month with Love Productions, which makes the programme. But judge Mary Berry will not move after she quit The Great British Bake Off last week out of loyalty to the BBC, a few days after presenters Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins also decided not to make the move to Channel 4. Paul Hollywood is the only Bake Off star to have agreed to stick with the show and switch to Channel 4, so there is speculation as to who will present and judge the show. It was announced last month that Hussain, who won in 2015, was to judge the CBBC junior version of the show, alongside chef and food writer Allegra McEvedy. Channel 4 will begin airing the programme in 2017, starting with a celebrity special in aid of Stand Up To Cancer. Hussain was asked by BBC Breakfast about her views on Bake Off changing channel, but responded by saying: "It's old news. "Change happens, change comes, wherever it [the show] goes I just want it to do well, whatever happens, wherever it goes." But when asked about the importance of Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins to the show, she said: "Mel and Sue are so important to the show. Every time I was falling apart they'd come and say, 'It's just cake, come on you can do this.'" She added it is "the least competitive competition in the world" and that "you like each other, there's camaraderie in the competition, you don't see that anywhere else." She said: "You want to win and do really well and you want everyone to do well as well." The BBC and Channel 4 clashed over Bake Off on Tuesday at the Royal Television Society London Conference. James Purnell, the BBC's director of strategy and education was in a debate with Channel 4's chief creative officer Jay Hunt. Hunt said: "I understand that you feel aggrieved about Bake Off although it is worth remembering the BBC lost Bake Off. Channel 4 didn't take Bake Off." Purnell told her: "You have a remit which you describe yourself as 'born risky'. I think there's real questions about whether buying Bake Off qualifies for that." The Great British Bake Off began life on BBC Two in 2010, where it became a firm favourite with viewers before moving to BBC One in 2014. Last year's final was the UK's most watched television programme of the year, with 13.4 million viewers tuning in to see Hussain win the competition. Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Summary: Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain said she has had "no offers" from Channel 4 to join the show.


The 33-year-old has suffered persistent hamstring trouble in the last year and was ruled out of the recent Test series with India to have more surgery. After his latest injury setback, he admitted his career could be in doubt. National selector Rod Marsh said Clarke would be replaced if he was not fit by Australia's second World Cup match, against Bangladesh on 21 February. Clarke, who made his international debut in 2003, is not expected to feature in the preceding one-day tri-series against England and India which begins on 16 January. The Australians begin their World Cup campaign against England in Melbourne on 14 February, and play Bangladesh a week later. "We have said that if Michael has not recovered by our second match of the tournament against Bangladesh on 21 February, we will replace him in the squad," said Marsh. "He understands that and is working tirelessly with medical staff to get back to fitness. "Our medical staff are pleased with his progress and he continues to undergo thorough rehabilitation work with a view to being ready to play an important role in the World Cup." A stand-by for Clarke has not been announced, although Marsh said that if the captain became unavailable, regular deputy George Bailey would lead the side in his absence. Marsh also said Western Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh is on track to be fit for the start of the World Cup. "Mitchell is progressing well with his rehab and we expect him to be available at some stage during the tri-series with the aim to have him well prepared for the World Cup," he said. Elsewhere in the squad, Brad Haddin is preferred to Matthew Wade as wicketkeeper, while Nathan Lyon misses out in favour of Xavier Doherty for the solitary spinner's slot. Lyon has played just eight one-day internationals, but made a late push for selection with 23 wickets in four Tests against India. Australia are seeking a record fifth World Cup after winning the tournament in India in 1987, England in 1999, South Africa in 2003 and the West Indies in 2007. Australia World Cup squad: Michael Clarke (capt), George Bailey (vice-capt), Patrick Cummins, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin (wk), Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Shane Watson. Click here for a list of all the World Cup squads

Summary: Michael Clarke has been declared fit to captain co-hosts Australia at the World Cup which begins next month.


Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, the new UN envoy for the Sahel, said Nigeria, Libya and Mali were worst affected. But overall "terrorist acts" in the Sahel and the Maghreb had increased by 60% in 2013, she said. Her report said extreme poverty and unemployment were part of the problem. Last year there were 230 terror incidents in the Sahel and Maghreb, Ms Sellassie, who was appointed as the UN Sahel envoy in May, said in his report which he presented to the UN Security Council on Thursday. This was an "alarming increase" of 60% compared with 2012 - the highest annual total in the region for the past 12 years, she said. The deterioration of the political and security situation in Libya; the political impasse and security challenges in Mali, where French and African troops ousted Islamist militants from northern towns last year; and increasing attacks and kidnappings by Nigeria's Boko Haram militants continued affect civilians and local economies, the report says. For most people, the extremism highlighted in this report is hidden until something spectacular happens. Reporters like myself take some responsibility for this. I only went to Mali, for example, when the French army dramatically expelled violent Islamists from the northern towns in early 2013; when I visit Nigeria, it is invariably for a Boko Haram crisis. But the slow-burning background factors that can feed extremism are there all the time. Chronic unemployment makes young men particularly vulnerable to radicalisation, the UN report says. It is estimated that across west and north Africa, only about 30% of people have access to modern courtrooms - and so the possibility of justice if they are wronged. The report also says, extraordinarily, that only a little over a half of all children in the region are officially registered as having been born - surely the most basic prerequisite to becoming a participating citizen. The increase in violence has coincided with a UN plan to tackle insecurity and underdevelopment in the region - called the Integrated UN Strategy for the Sahel - that began two years ago. Unemployed young men were particularly vulnerable to religious radicalisation, Ms Sellassie said. "Organised criminal groups take advantage of the vast and porous borders of the countries of the region, making effective patrolling extremely difficult," the report said.

Summary: The growth of Islamist violence in the Sahel is threatening the stability of the entire region that runs south of Africa's Sahara Desert, a UN envoy has told the Security Council.


The UNESCO World Heritage Site is under threat from landslides and slippage which could seriously damage the historic iron bridge and gorge. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said: "It is vital that we do not let places like Ironbridge Gorge deteriorate or slide out of sight." The world's first iron bridge was built there in 1779 by Abraham Darby III. Mr Pickles described the area as a monument to the industrial revolution and "a testament to British ingenuity and ambition". Telford and Wrekin Council has welcomed the government grant but has said that "around £80m" will be needed to fully protect the gorge. The council said the money will help the Council undertake work between the Jackfield Tile Museum and the Boat Inn. The work, which will involve drilling and grouting old mine workings and strengthening slopes and the river banks, will take four years, the council said. A spokesman said land instability in the gorge "is nothing new" with reports of ground movement being recorded over the past 235 years. Councillor Richard Overton said: "The bill we face to do this is beyond our means, so we are pleased that Government has found this money to go towards tackling this most pressing need." The council said it has spent more than £16m on tackling land instability in the gorge since 2001. Cracking was first reported on the iron bridge as early as 1784, and it has needed constant repair and maintenance. The bridge suffers structurally due to land movement in the valley it was built in. There were plans in the middle of the last century to demolish the original bridge and build a new one. In 1967 the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust was set up to preserve the remains of the Industrial Revolution in the six square miles of the Ironbridge Gorge. Between 1972 and 1975 £147,000 was spent on repairing the bridge, re-enforcing it and resurfacing it. More than 550,000 visitors now come to the 10 Ironbridge Gorge museums every year from all over the world.

Summary: Funding of £12m has been promised by the government to help preserve the Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire.


Wednesday's win for the Asian champions from South Korea means they claim fifth place in Japan ahead of Sundowns. Kim Bo-kyung, Lee Jong-ho and an own-goal from Ricardo Nascimento gave Jeonbuk a 3-0 lead before half-time. Percy Tau scored for Sundowns early in the second half before Kim Shin-wook's header sealed the win. Sundowns lost to Japanese champions Kashima Antlers 2-0 in their other game on their debut at the tournament on Sunday.

Summary: African Champions League winners Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa lost again at the Club World Cup going down 4-1 to Jeonbuk Motors in Osaka.


As well as the tech giant, the inquiry centres on Hachette Livre, Penguin, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster and Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holzbrinck. The Commission said it would focus on alleged illegal agreements restricting competition in the EU. The UK's Office of Fair Trading has already carried out a similar inquiry. The character and terms of agreements that the companies made with agencies are to be examined for breaches of EU rules on cartels, the Commission said. The Office of Fair Trading has now finished its own investigation, but continues to work closely with the Commission, which is extending the scope of the inquiry across the whole of Europe. The Commission carried out "unannounced inspections" on the companies in March 2011 as part of its investigations at premises in several European countries. Apple's iBook store, which supplies e-books to the company's iPad tablet computer and the iPhone, is likely to come under scrutiny. The EU announced an investigation into Google for potential anti-competitive behaviour in November.

Summary: Apple and five publishers are to be investigated over anti-competitive practice in the e-book market, says the European Union's anti-trust watchdog.


The 29-year-old was jailed for six years last March for sexually touching and grooming the 15-year-old fan. He was refused leave to appeal his conviction and sentence in July, but launched a second bid late last year. A panel of three appeal judges turned down the former Sunderland player's latest bid. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts.

Summary: Ex-England footballer Adam Johnson has lost a Court of Appeal challenge against his conviction for sexual activity with a schoolgirl.


Kurdish elements of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) would be equipped to help drive IS from its stronghold, Raqqa, a spokeswoman said. The US was "keenly aware" of Turkey's concerns about such a move, she added. Turkey views the Kurdish rebels as terrorists and wants to stop them taking more territory in Syria. The Pentagon later said US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis had spoken by phone to his Turkish counterpart, Fikri Isik, but gave no details of the conversation. Turkish officials have not yet responded publicly. SDF forces, which comprise Kurdish and Arab militias, are already being supported by elite US forces and air strikes from a US-led coalition. The US has previously supplied light weapons and armoured vehicles to the Arab element of the SDF, known as the Syrian Arab Coalition. The SDF is currently battling IS for control of the city of Tabqa, an IS command centre just 50km (30 miles) from Raqqa. The Kurdish fighters are from the Kurdish Peoples' Protection Units (YPG), which Turkey sees as an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a group it has been fighting for decades. Last month, Turkey carried out air strikes on YPG positions in Syria which it described as "terrorist havens". The US believes the Kurdish fighters will be essential to Raqqa's downfall. The Pentagon sees them as the most disciplined and organised of the anti-IS groups but Turkish opposition has meant Washington has had to tread a fine line. The imminence of the fight for the city means delay is no longer an option and the Kurds will be getting a range of equipment. US sources say they have received assurances from the Kurds that they will leave Raqqa to be governed by Syrian Arabs after the battle. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due in Washington next week - he will not be a happy visitor. A Pentagon source told the BBC the equipment would include ammunition, small arms, machine guns, heavy machine guns, construction equipment such as bulldozers and armoured vehicles. The source added that the US would "seek to recover" the equipment afterwards. No timeline has been given for when the weapons would start to be supplied. "We are keenly aware of the security concerns of our coalition partner Turkey," said Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White, who is travelling with Mr Mattis in Lithuania. "We want to reassure the people and government of Turkey that the US is committed to preventing additional security risks and protecting our Nato ally."

Summary: US President Donald Trump has approved supplying weapons to Kurdish forces fighting so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria, the Pentagon says.


The date was 23 February 1957, an era now dim in the memory. Harold MacMillan had just become prime minister following the Suez crisis. The Reverend Martin Luther King of Montgomery, Alabama, graced the cover of that week's Time magazine for the first time. In Coatbridge that weekend, the weather was bad, with a blizzard blowing in, but as she stepped out into the street, Moira was wrapped-up well, in her navy school coat and a knitted hat. She was a slight, pretty girl with fair hair and blue eyes, something of a tomboy, who enjoyed swimming and playing marbles. The Co-op in Laird Street was a short distance from Moira's gran's house in Muiryhall Street, but there is no evidence that Moira ever arrived at the shop. As the hours and then the days passed the people of Coatbridge, horrified by the mystery of the missing girl, searched and searched but not a trace was ever found. Moira's family never saw her again and, for many years it seemed likely that no-one would ever know what had happened to her. Townsfolk criticised the efforts of the police and, in the absence of hard evidence, suspicion fell, unfairly, on Moira's family. In fact officers did have one important lead - witnesses had seen Moira boarding a local Baxter's bus. But detectives appear to have failed to follow it up properly. Had they done so, they would have discovered that the bus driver was Alexander Gartshore, who was on bail at the time facing charges of raping his children's babysitter. Gartshore, a freemason in a lodge where many local policemen were also said to be members, had long been suspected of being a "flasher" in local parks. On 23 January 1957 he had been charged with "having carnal knowledge of a minor and other offences of a sexual nature." In February Moira went missing. In April, Gartshore was convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison. But it was not until his estranged daughter, Sandra Brown, discovered this terrible family secret that the search for the truth really began. Even then it took many more years to find it. Recalling events in her book "Where There is Evil", Mrs Brown describes how, in 1992, she confronted Gartshore about his failings as a father. To her astonishment, she writes, he told her that his own father "wouldn't forgive me for Moira Anderson". "Grandpa was always convinced I'd done it," he told his daughter. "He said to me tae tell the polis where I'd put the wee lassie. "...I was the driver of the bus the day she went missing. I told Grandpa I didn't even know her, but she got on my bus, in all the snow. I was the last tae speak tae her. I was the last person tae see her..." Horrified by the conversation, and suspecting that she now knew the killer, Mrs Brown began a long campaign to bring her own father to justice. When he was interviewed by police in 1992, Gartshore claimed that Moira had boarded his bus

Summary: It was a bitter, snowy Saturday evening when Moira Anderson left her grandmother's house in Coatbridge to buy some butter.


The permanent structure will replace a temporary barrier which has been in place since 2013. Work on the trap is a collaboration between Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and the City of Edinburgh Council. Construction will begin on Monday and is scheduled to last until March 2016. The trap consists of a wall about 3ft (1m) high, topped with metal railings. HES director of heritage management Barbara Cummins said: "It's important that the public are assured that we have no immediate concerns regarding the rock face, however as impenetrable as the castle rock might appear, it's not immune to the effects of the weather. "The constant freeze and thaw during the winter months can open up cracks in the rock face, which then allows a plant known as valerian to take root. "Once this germinates the bulb expands and, over long periods of time, this process can cause rocks to fracture and fall." There will be some traffic and parking restrictions on Johnston Terrace while the work is carried out. Ms Cummins added: "At the moment we have a temporary structure in place which offers significant protection, and we supplement that by having our highly trained staff abseil down the rock on a regular basis to carefully remove loose fragments from the surface. "Whilst these measures help to minimise the risk of rock falls, the regular monitoring and scaling is time consuming and ultimately disruptive to visitors to the castle and drivers on Johnston Terrace, which has to be closed whilst work is being carried out. "The new rock trap will enhance our current risk control arrangements and reduce disruption in the process."

Summary: A new rock trap is to be constructed at Edinburgh Castle.


United boss Louis van Gaal is trying to strengthen his squad after they finished fourth in the Premier League. Germany international Schweinsteiger, 30, and 29-year-old Spain player Ramos are among those who interest him. Ramos' contract with Real expires in 2017, while Schweinsteiger's Bayern deal runs until 2016. Scorer of Real's injury-time equaliser in their Champions League final victory over Atletico Madrid in 2014, Ramos has made 445 appearances for the club since joining from Sevilla in 2005. He has 128 Spain caps and was in the starting line-up as they won Euro 2008, Euro 2012 and the 2010 World Cup. Schweinsteiger also has a World Cup winners' medal - starting for Germany in their victory over Argentina last year. He has been with Bayern all his career and won his eighth league title in May. He also won the Champions League in 2013. Real's interest in goalkeeper David De Gea will be used by United in their attempt to sign Ramos. Van Gaal said at the end of last season it would not be easy to keep De Gea - United's player of the year for the second successive year. The 24-year-old Spain international has refused to extend his contract beyond 2016. The Red Devils have been linked with several potential replacements during what Van Gaal said could be a "rough" summer for some of his players given the changes he anticipated. "A club like Manchester United has to be like that," said Van Gaal in May. "When you purchase other players you get a stimulus." Van Gaal is particularly keen to recruit a right-back, central defender, central midfielder and striker. United, who have already bought PSV Eindhoven winger Memphis Depay for £31m, are also interested in Tottenham forward Harry Kane. Barcelona full-back Dani Alves also interested them, but he has signed a new deal at the Nou Camp.

Summary: Manchester United are interested in signing Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos.


The nine members of the team, who will compete across the four events, all won medals at last year's World Championships while two have already won Paralympic gold in the sport. Tom Aggar won single sculls gold in Beijing while Pam Relph was part of the victorious mixed coxed four in London. Rachel Morris will compete in her second sport after winning handcycling gold in Beijing and bronze in London. The 37-year-old double amputee transferred to rowing in 2013 and won silver at the 2015 World Championships in France. Relph, 26, is the only remaining rower from her 2012 boat and teams up with debutants Grace Clough, James Fox, Daniel Brown and cox Oliver James. The boat is unbeaten since the 2011 Worlds and the current crew are two-time World champions. "The team that has been selected is far stronger than any I have been a part of in my six years of rowing for GB," Relph said. There is also a new look in the double with Laurence Whiteley and Lauren Rowles hoping to make an impact in their first Games. Whiteley, 24, spent two years waiting for a suitable partner to come along but his patience was rewarded when wheelchair racer Rowles, 18, who has just finished her A Levels, tried out early last year. The partnership yielded a silver medal at the 2015 Worlds in their first major competition together. Squad: Tom Aggar, Rachel Morris, Laurence Whiteley, Lauren Rowles, Pam Relph, Grace Clough, James Fox, Daniel Brown, Oliver James.

Summary: Great Britain have named an experienced rowing squad for the Rio Paralympics.


Butane hash oil is made using large amounts of the flammable gas, which can explode with devastating consequences. A BBC investigation has learned of two deaths and 27 people being injured across the UK since 2014, as a result of making the drug. The warning comes on the same day a Glasgow man was jailed for more than six years after his drug lab exploded. Butane hash oil (BHO), which is illegal in the UK, is also known as honey oil, dabs or shatter. It is pure and strong and made by using solvents to strip out of cannabis plants one of the active ingredients of the drug - THC. Producers often use butane gas, which can ignite and cause a fireball. It has become popular in the US, especially in states where cannabis has been partly decriminalised. In Colorado there were more than 30 explosions linked to BHO in 2014 alone. Now there is evidence that it is coming to the UK. "They're using the butane as a solvent to extract the products they require," explains John Galvin from Fire Investigations UK. He demonstrates how the production process works. The gas is heavier than air, sticks to clothes and pools on the floor. Mr Galvin also explains that it takes very little to ignite it. "Flicking a light switch, or it could be a fridge switching on and off," he adds. Several people were badly injured and a dog and cat were killed when a home-made drug lab exploded, causing damage estimated at Â£1m to a Glasgow tenement, a court has heard. Scott Peden, 30, was bidding to make a super-strength form of cannabis at the flat in Tollcross when the equipment caught fire and blew up on 21 March. He has been jailed for six years and four months. The High Court in Glasgow was told gas released during the drug-making process ignited and caused an explosion, possibly due to a light being turned on. Windows and the front door of the flat were instantly blown off in the blast. Passing sentence, judge Lord Armstrong told Peden that he had shown "gross irresponsibility" and that his actions had had "traumatic and devastating consequences". Man jailed over drugs lab explosion There were just four injuries from production of the drug in the UK between 2010 and 2014. Alex Fraser, who has been campaigning for medicinal use of cannabis to be legalised, says BHO is becoming increasingly popular. "It's huge - comparative to last year, it's 10 times bigger and I expect it will be 10 times bigger next year." But he fears more people may try to make it themselves and get injured. An explosion at house in Birmingham in November 2014 left one man dead. The house was destroyed and hundreds of butane canisters were found in the property. West Midlands Fire Service investigator James McDonald calls the people who make BHO "YouTube chemists". There have been six explosions in his area since 2014 - two in the last month alone. His message is simple: "Do not try this... the

Summary: A highly dangerous method of producing super-strength cannabis is emerging in the UK, police and firefighters say.


The British Medical Association (BMA) Wales questioned GPs about their workload and work-life balance and plans to stay in post or not. It said GPs had voiced serious concerns over the sustainability of practices, with more than 80% worried. The Welsh Government said it was launching a major recruitment drive. Last month, the BMA said a crisis facing GP services in some parts of Wales was getting worse, as figures suggested a spike in the number of practices being handed back to health boards to manage. The BMA is launching a campaign, An urgent prescription for general practice in Wales, as the report is published. The survey was sent to all its GPs in Wales and 244, or a fifth of those asked, responded, with a relatively even response rate across the country. The BMA said it was "confident" the level of response would have delivered "representative results". Of those, 65, or 27%, said they were considering a career change and nearly 14% (13) were planning to work abroad within the next 12 months. Worries about understaffing were high up the list, with some practitioners considering reducing their working hours to cope with growing pressures. More than 60% of respondents said they did not have a good work-life balance, with 58% saying that balance had worsened over the past year. Three-quarters said the health of staff within their practice had already been negatively affected by the workload, and nearly half would not recommend a career in general practice. Dr Charlotte Jones, chairwoman of BMA Wales' GP committee (GPC) said: "There is a significant gap between the demand placed upon general practice and its capacity. "The profession is forced to try and cope with inadequate resources, an unsustainable workload and a workforce under considerable strain, across the whole of Wales. "The survey findings have identified clear trends in GPs' areas of concern and highlights just how immediately action needs to be taken. GPs continue to remain committed to the profession but for it to turn around, they need the tools, resources and support of Welsh Government." A Welsh Government spokeswoman said: "As the BMA are aware, we will be launching a major national and international recruitment campaign at the end of October to market Wales and NHS Wales as an attractive place for doctors, including GPs and their families, to train, work and live. "We continue to invest in primary care and will shortly be entering into discussions with GPC Wales about changes to the General Medical Services Contract." The report was released the same day as a conference on rural primary care is being held in Gregynog Hall, near Newtown, Powys, hosted by Montgomeryshire Medical Society, to discuss what it called a crisis in GP services in many rural parts of Wales and the UK. Dr Michael Lewis, a Welshpool GP, said: "Recruitment campaigns have had little or no success, so together Powys Teaching Health Board and general practices are looking at new ways of providing primary care. "This often depends on working with other healthcare professionals or new technology and has

Summary: More than a quarter of GPs surveyed in Wales are considering leaving the profession, a report by a doctors' group has said.


Firefighters, police and ambulance crews were called to the property in Hollington Old Lane, St Leonards, at 02:00 BST. The man was recovered from the house but was later pronounced dead, Sussex Police said. An investigation is being carried out by East Sussex Fire and Rescue and police but the cause of the blaze is not being treated as suspicious.

Summary: A man has died in a fire on the first floor of a house in East Sussex.


Police said it was discovered at Maeve House in the New Lodge area on Monday after a report from a member of the public. Army bomb disposal experts were called to the scene and the suspected explosives taken away. The explosives are said to be enough to make three under-car booby-trap bombs. Det Insp Stuart Griffin said considerable inconvenience had been caused to residents and he thanked them for their co-operation. "Thankfully these suspected explosives are no longer in the public domain," he added. The find comes two years after a similar discovery at Maeve House. Two and a half kilos of the explosive was found in a cupboard at the building in May 2014. Speaking about the latest seizure, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said he was "hugely relieved and delighted that these explosives have been recovered and made safe". "I'm disappointed but not surprised that there are still people within our society who believe that they have the right to attempt to point us all back to the past through attempts to kill people," he told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster.

Summary: One and a half kilograms of what is believed to be Semtex plastic explosive have been found at a block of flats in north Belfast.


His refusal came after Tory MP Sir Nicholas Soames said he had "vilely traduced" the former home secretary. But Mr Watson told the Commons he was "right to demand that guidelines were adhered to", and said abuse survivors had been "belittled for too long". Lord Brittan died unaware that police had dropped a rape inquiry against him. The Crown Prosecution Service found in July 2013 that there was not enough evidence for a prosecution over the claim Lord Brittan had raped a 19-year-old female student in 1967. Mr Watson later called for a full review of all abuse allegations made against the peer, who died in January. Defending his conduct, Mr Watson told the Commons he was right to raise the issue. "I understand MPs feel aggrieved Leon Brittan was interviewed by the police and they are angry with my use of language but I am sure they would also agree that when someone is accused of multiple sexual crimes by numerous completely unrelated sources the police have a duty to investigate, no matter who it is," he said. Mr Watson made reference to remarks made by Prime Minister David Cameron earlier, who urged him to "examine his conscience" over his actions, after Lord Brittan's brother called for an apology over "unfounded accusations". "I think we all need to examine our consciences in this House, we presided over a state of affairs where children have been abused and then ignored, dismissed and then disdained. "If anyone deserves an apology it is them," Mr Watson added, to cries of "shame" from the Conservative Party benches. Sir Nicholas, who had demanded an apology to Lord Brittan's family in a point of order, said afterwards that Mr Watson's statement was a "non-apology" and that his conduct was "completely unacceptable". "He has become the witch-finder general," he told BBC Radio 5 live. "I really do think we have got to bring some order to this debate which is running out of hand." Meanwhile, BBC News has obtained a letter written by Mr Watson to the Director for Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders in April 2014 about the rape allegation against Lord Brittan. In the letter he said he was "driven to the unpalatable conclusion that the identity of the alleged perpetrator - Leon Brittan - may in some way have influenced treatment of the case". Mr Watson also made it clear he was writing the letter following complaints from the alleged victim over the way the case had been handled and urged Ms Saunders to look at it again. The BBC also understands that four Conservative MPs have asked Home Affairs Select Committee chairman Keith Vaz to put Mr Watson's actions on the agenda when it meets on Tuesday. The prime minister told LBC radio: "The House of Commons select committees are quite rightly going to ask him some questions so I'm sure he should answer those questions and examine his conscience about whether he's said enough so far." On Friday Mr Watson admitted he should not have repeated a claim that Lord Brittan was "close to

Summary: Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has refused to apologise for demanding that police investigate sex abuse claims against the late Lord Brittan.


Khalid Alahmadi, 23, took advantage of the 19-year-old's "vulnerability and intoxication" on 24 September 2015, a jury heard. She said she recalled becoming conscious while slumped against a tree as Mr Alahmadi was pressed against her. He denies sexual assault and the trial at Newport Crown Court continues. On Tuesday, the jury was told the alleged attack took place in Gorsedd Gardens in front of the national museum in Cardiff. The student told the court she spent the night with friends at the Tiger Tiger nightclub. She said she recalled meeting people and dancing, but because of the amount she had drunk, she had a limited recollection of what happened at the end of the night. Prosecution barrister Matthew Cobbe told the jury Mr Alahmadi became aware of the woman's "vulnerability and intoxication and took advantage of that". He said Mr Alahmadi intentionally touched the woman in a sexual way without consent and without believing she consented. When interviewed by police, the woman said she had been "very drunk" and "unable to hold myself up". She said when she came to, she ran away and the man made no attempt to follow her. When she arrived at a friend's house, she said what had happened and her friend contacted the police.

Summary: A student has described coming to as a man was attacking her in a Cardiff park after a night out during freshers' week.


It comes as the Sun reported thousands of pounds of Foreign Office aid was spent on a TV gameshow and on finding female mates for an endangered fish. The Foreign Office said most of its aid promoted prosperity and stability, but the review would ensure every penny represented "value for money". The UK government's total overseas aid budget last year was £12bn. About 87% of the government's aid budget is managed by the Department for International Development, with the remaining money distributed by other departments - including the Foreign Office. The government says international aid is used to help an estimated 1.4 billion people around the world living in poverty. A list published by the Foreign Office showed almost £14,000 for its aid budget was spent producing a gameshow for Ethiopian television that aims to teach young people there about British values. A project to measure the carbon footprint of the Dakar rally cost more than £13,000. According to the Sun, almost £7,000 was used in an anti-litter drive in Jordan, while a project to promote "safe and responsible" use of Facebook in Laos, south east Asia, cost £970. A project to help find female mates for endangered Mangarahara cichlid fish in Madagascar cost £3,400, the paper said, while £5,000 was allegedly spent on workshops about Shakespeare's Hamlet, in Ecuador. BBC political correspondent Chris Mason said a source close to the Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told him there had "clearly been a lack of scrutiny on some expenditure". A Foreign Office spokesman said: "The Foreign Secretary has ordered a review so that we can be sure that every last penny of the FCO's aid spending around the world is effective and represents value for money. "Building closer relationships with growing economies is important. "The vast majority of aid spending promotes UK prosperity and broader stability but there will be a crackdown on projects that cannot show taxpayers' cash is being spent wisely." In March, legislation was passed making it a legal requirement for 0.7% of UK's annual national income to be spent on international development. The private members bill was originally tabled by former Scottish Secretary Michael Moore in the Commons and received Royal Assent on 26 March.

Summary: The Foreign Office has launched a review into whether its overseas aid is being used "effectively".


The promotion of Trollope, 43, was confirmed on Wednesday with Dalman promising him full control of the first team and funds to bolster his squad. Trollope worked as Slade's assistant from February 2015 and has been told the Bluebirds hierarchy expect a top six finish. "It is not us taking the cheap option," Dalman told BBC Radio Wales Sport. "It could turn out to be a very expensive option." Slade has taken up a new role as head of football, in which he will oversee scouting, among other duties. Trollope will not report to Slade, and has already started to change his backroom staff with coach Scott Young being moved from first team duties. Dalman believes Trollope's appointment underlines Cardiff's commitment to stability and has explained the club will allow the former Bristol Rovers manager to be his own man. "We have [had] stability over the last 18 months. The team is not far off, let's be honest about that," he said. "Paul is absolutely able to bring in his own coaching team, it is entirely up to him how he builds that and I will support him with club resources." Dalman entirely dismissed the notion the club missed a trick by appointing from within. "First of all, we interviewed candidates from outside of the club as well, and some very, very good candidates actually. I was genuinely very surprised and impressed by the number of people who have shown interest," he said. "We felt that when you look at the history of the club and the disruptions and difficulties that we have had, we felt continuity was important. "And the resources we are about to have we want to put into the squad, rather than anywhere else. There will be money available for Paul, absolutely." Trollope has been told clearly he is expected to finish in the top six next season after the Bluebirds finished this campaign eighth in the Championship. "We need to get promoted and we will do the best that we can," Dalman said. "It is challenging, especially with the teams coming down - Aston Villa, Norwich City and Newcastle United, these are not the sort of teams you take lightly. "I think Paul has a real task ahead of him, but you've got to expect us to be at least in the top six, if not in the top four, if we make the investments we are planning to make." Trollope will not be reporting to Slade as he takes control of all aspects of the first team at Cardiff City Stadium. "Russell has now gone to head our football side; he will be helping us with all football matters, apart from the first team," said Dalman. "Paul Trollope will report directly to our CEO Ken Choo and very much has a free hand. "And that is the big significant change, that we are allowing Paul to express himself on the pitch. I think he will do a good job for us."

Summary: Chairman Mehmet Dalman says Paul Trollope is not a "cheap option" to succeed Russell Slade as Cardiff boss.


29 May 2016 Last updated at 00:05 BST It lasted 300 days and as many as 800,000 troops were killed, wounded or went missing.

Summary: France is commemorating the 100th anniversary of The Battle of Verdun, World War One's longest battle.


The beavers were temporarily captured for testing from the River Otter in Devon, where they have been living wild for at least three years. Tests revealed they were free of bovine TB and a parasitic tapeworm. Devon Wildlife Trust said it was "delighted" the animals had returned to the river. DNA tests also confirmed the animals were Eurasian beavers, a species found in the UK before being hunted to extinction several hundred years ago, rather than North American beavers. Evidence emerged in 2014 they had produced young, known as kits, and ministers said they intended to trap the beavers, test them for disease and rehome them in captivity. The move was opposed by wildlife experts, who put forward plans for a five-year trial monitoring them in the wild, with the support of local people, and Natural England, who gave the scheme the go-ahead subject to the mammals being found clear of disease. The five beavers - two adult pairs and one kit - have been temporarily homed in captivity in Devon with access to water and artificial lodges. Devon Wildlife Trust's Peter Burgess said: "Today's re-release means that these beavers are back where they belong, in the wild on the River Otter. "We're delighted and relieved they've coped very well with a short period in captivity and have been given a clean bill of health. "They've tested free of serious infectious diseases and we're now looking forward to starting the next phase of our work: studying the long-term effects of these wild beavers on the local landscape, on local communities and local wildlife."

Summary: The only wild beavers in England have been released back into their river home after being given a clean bill of health.


In 2014/15 just over 48% of babies were being breastfed at the time of the first child health review visit at about 10 days old. The figures have been published by ISD Scotland. They showed a rise in the number of babies fed a mix of both breast and formula milk since 2005/06. Earlier this year the Scottish government hosted a summit aimed at encouraging more mothers to breastfeed their babies. The report from ISD Scotland, which compiles health statistics for the government, looked at rates for babies born in the last financial year. It said there is good evidence that breastfeeding in infancy has a protective effect against many childhood illnesses. It said breastfed infants were also likely to have a reduced risk of infection while other probable benefits included improved cognitive and psychological development, and a reduced risk of childhood obesity. Reporting its key findings, the publication concluded: "Across Scotland, the overall breastfeeding rate has remained at a broadly similar level over the last decade." In 2014/15, 48.3% of babies were breastfed at the first visit review. This rate included 35.2% of babies who were exclusively breastfed and 13.1% who were fed both breast and formula milk. This compares with the figures for a decade ago when 38.3% were exclusively breastfed and 6.4% were mixed fed. The statistics for last year also showed that by the time of the six to eight week health review the breasting rate had fallen to 38%. The World Health Organization recommends all children are exclusively breastfed up to six months, and breastfeeding alongside other appropriate foods continues up to and beyond two years. In other findings, the report highlighted a "clear association" between low levels of breastfeeding and deprivation. Mothers in the least deprived areas were nearly three times as likely to breastfeed exclusively at six to eight weeks compared with mothers in the most deprived areas. But there has been an increase over the last decade in overall breastfeeding rates in the most deprived areas at the first visit from 26% to nearly 33%, the statistics showed. Researchers also found that mothers who did not smoke were about three times more likely to breastfeed than smokers. Breastfeeding rates were also found to vary by geographical area in 2014/15. Exclusive breastfeeding rates ranged from 24.3% in NHS Lanarkshire to 59.4% in NHS Shetland, for example.

Summary: The overall breastfeeding rate in Scotland has stayed relatively static over the last 10 years, despite efforts to highlight the benefits.


The 54-year-old, who led the Royals to promotion to the Premier League in 2012, succeeds Steve Clarke. "My gut feel was really important for coming back. It just felt right and I'll do everything I can to be successful," McDermott said. He left Reading in March 2013 after just over three years in charge. He rejoins the Royals, who are 13th in the Championship table and seven points outside the play-off places. Wednesday's 2-1 defeat at Hull was the club's fourth in a row. At the time of McDermott's departure, the club were in the top flight relegation zone. He then spent 13 months as Leeds manager before scouting for Arsenal. McDermott admitted he spoke to Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe about football's "never go back" philosophy. "I rang Eddie about it, look what he's done back at Bournemouth," he added. "I haven't come back (to Reading) for sentimental reasons, it's professional. "We've got some really strong players and there's a great squad out there who will all work together. "We need to get some momentum, that's the most important thing. This league is all about momentum. "If you can get a result on Saturday, you can roll on and get one on Tuesday." Former AFC Wimbledon manager Terry Burton will join Reading as McDermott's assistant manager. Chairman Sir John Madejski described McDermott's return as "the best Christmas present the club could have wished for". "I'm proud we've got Brian back," he said. "He will get a great reaction from the fans on Sunday (against Blackburn)." Media playback is not supported on this device McDermott first joined Reading as chief scout during Alan Pardew's spell in charge in 2000, having previously managed non-league sides Slough and Woking. He first took charge as caretaker manager in December 2009, replacing Brendan Rodgers, with the club languishing just above the Championship relegation zone. The former Arsenal midfielder was given the job on a full-time basis a month later, before steering the Royals to a ninth-placed finish. A year later, Reading lost out in the Championship play-off final to Rodgers' Swansea side, before gaining promotion to the top flight in 2012. Reading also enjoyed considerable cup success under McDermott, reaching the FA Cup quarter-finals in 2010 and 2011. McDermott's first game back as Royals boss will be Sunday's visit of Blackburn.

Summary: Reading have appointed Brian McDermott as their new boss on a two-and-a-half year deal, just under three years after he was sacked by the Championship club.


Portsmouth Police tweeted residents took refuge on the roof of the building while awaiting rescue. People were told to avoid the area as firefighters from Hampshire Fire and Rescue worked to get the blaze on the fourth floor under control. The fire was put out shortly before 15:00. Hampshire Fire and Rescue tweeted "everyone was safe". The people on the roof were advised to wait until the smoke had dispersed to come down. The fire service said it is believed the fire started in the kitchen. An onlooker tweeted it was "chaos" in the area as the car park at Gunwharf Quays - a waterfront shopping outlet - was closed. People living in nearby buildings were advised to keep windows and doors shut.

Summary: Firefighters tackled a large fire in a high-rise building in the Gunwharf Quays area of Portsmouth.