Shark attacks; a plane crash; and surreal interludes that delve deep into a dog's subconscious mind - no plotline is off-limits for Australia's longest running soap. But although for devoted fans the likes of Karl Kennedy and Harold Bishop are the real stars of Ramsay Street, Neighbours has proved a steppingstone to profitable global stardom. Although it's never been confirmed many believe Crowe based his gladiatorial Maximus Decimus Meridius, on Kenny Larkin - the mulleted, ex-con who appeared on Ramsay Street for four episodes back in 1987. Minogue's love of music can be traced back to her days spent under over a car bonnet as Erinsborough's resident mechanic. The pint-sized pop star found fame dressed in dungarees and sporting a huge perm as Charlene Mitchell in 1986. When her character married Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan) in 1988, 20 million people tuned in to watch in the UK alone. We reckon Miley first set eyes on her ex when he was playing Josh Taylor back in 2007. Josh was involved in a classic soap love triangle. He fell in love with Bridget Parker, who was also being chased by Declan Napier. So, in a bid to win dear Bridget's heart he roped in Margot Robbie (more on her later) to make her jealous. Her performance in The Wolf of Wall Street saw her working with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and director Martin Scorsese. But it was as Donna Freedman that Margot Robbie made her name. Donna experimented with her sexuality, tried to track her biological father and then 'conveniently' went to study fashion in New York just before her Hollywood career took off. A 1990s pin-up, Spencer's Billy Kennedy adorned the walls of many a teenage bedroom. For six years he broke hearts and hung out with best-mate Toadie, before ditching Australia to play a young doctor alongside Hugh Lawrie in hit TV series House. Proving soap stars can not only make it to Hollywood, but have the staying power to stick around too, Guy Pearce is arguably Ramsay Street's most successful export. The Hurt Locker, LA Confidential and The King's Speech are amongst the titles in his impressive back catalogue. His training for such prestigious roles? Playing Mike Young - the son of an abusive father who went on to train as a teacher and have an affair with one of his pupils. Classic soap stuff. Holly Candy (formerly Valance) starred as Flick Scully from 1999 to 2005. Towards the end of the stint on the street she managed to rip the Scully family apart by bedding her sister's fiancÃ©e. With their differences irreconcilable, Flick left the soap to follow in the footsteps of Kylie and pursue that well worn path to pop stardom. It didn't quite work out, with a charity single Kiss Kiss about as good as it got. Delta did manage a credible pop career. She'd already signed a record deal with Sony when she started playing Nina Tucker in 2002 and went on to achieve multi-platinum-selling status, with eight number one singles and three number one albums in

Summary: For 30 years the residents of Erinsborough's premier cul-de-sac have kept us entertained in that awkward half-an-hour before dinner.


Jennah Bawa, eight, had been on a shopping trip with her Kenyan-born mother, Zahira, on Saturday. Businessman Louis Bawa, of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, said he had spoken to them on Friday but "didn't get a chance to catch up with them" again. "This time they didn't come home." The official death toll stands at 62, with more than 170 injured. The UK government says five of the dead people have been confirmed as British, with another one thought to be British. Meanwhile, the Foreign Office said it was aware of comments by Kenya's foreign minister that a British woman was among foreign nationals involved in the attack. Amina Mohamed said the Briton was a woman who has "done this many times before" and two or three Americans were also among the suspected militants. A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We continue to liaise very closely with the Kenyan authorities and to support their investigation into this attack." Kenyan security forces say they have now taken control of all floors of the shopping centre in Nairobi, although an explosion and gunfire was heard from there on Tuesday morning. The Somali Islamist movement al-Shabab says it carried out the attack at the Westgate shopping mall in retaliation for Kenyan military operations in Somalia. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Mr Bawa, 43, said his wife and daughter were both Muslims but were killed by "animals" who were using "religion as an excuse to kill people... They're saying that they were targeting certain people, but they were targeting anyone". The family lived in Leamington Spa until last year, when lawyer Mrs Bawa is reported to have returned to Kenya to look after her mother. Mr Bawa then took a job as the chief executive of a marketing company in Dubai and began commuting to his family in Nairobi at weekends. He told the paper: "The last time I spoke to them was on Friday evening, I didn't get a chance to catch up with them on Saturday morning. They were going to Westgate to do what they always did, grocery shopping. This time they didn't come home. "I think our last conversation was about just normal things, school fees, something like that, I can't remember. I don't know exactly what happened but it looks to me that they were gunned down ... they were just shot." Mr Bawa began waiting outside the mall on Sunday for news of his family. Describing the moment he realised they were among the victims, Mr Bawa said: "At first I was convinced that they would be OK. I had hope. Then on Sunday night there was a team that went in to bring out some bodies and they took photographs of other bodies. "We all had to look at these pictures - something I would never want anyone to have to do - and identify them. That was how I knew. My heart just stopped, that was the last news in the world I wanted to hear. It's like nothing else, I can't fathom it, even now." He added

Summary: A British man, whose wife and daughter died in the Kenyan shopping centre attack, has recalled the last time he spoke to them and the "heart-stopping" moment when he found out they had died.


Helen Bailey, who wrote the Electra Brown series, was last seen walking her dog near her home in Royston, Hertfordshire, on 11 April. There has not been any trace of the 51-year-old or her pet despite searches. Her partner Ian Stewart said: "Whatever has happened, wherever you are I will come and get you." Read more on this story and others from across Hertfordshire Northumberland-born Ms Bailey, who lived with her partner, had gone for a walk with her miniature dachshund Boris and had reportedly said she "needed a little time to herself". She was reported missing on 15 April. As well as the teenage book series, she started a blog called Planet Grief after her husband of 22 years drowned on holiday in Barbados in 2011. Officers searching for the author have carried out extensive searches of the local area and checked hundreds of hours of CCTV footage. They have said there is nothing to indicate "foul play"". In a statement, Mr Stewart said he hoped she would hear his message and "listen carefully". "We miss you and Boris so much... We are shattered in so many ways," he said. "You not only mended my heart five years ago but made it bigger, stronger and kinder. "Together we learnt to live with our grief and move forward with our lives but never forgetting. Now it feels like my heart doesn't even exist. Our plans are nowhere near complete and without you there is no point." Ms Bailey's brother, John, said it had been an "extremely difficult time" for her family. Making a direct appeal to his sister, he said: "I know you had said you wanted some time and space and we don't want to intrude on that unless you want us to... All we need is some information that you are OK." Chief inspector Julie Wheatley said it was a "highly unusual case" because Ms Bailey "seems to have simply disappeared". "We literally have no trace of her despite extensive searches and inquiries which have been on-going since she was reported missing," she said. "Whilst this very much remains a missing person's inquiry... as the days and weeks pass we and Helen's family and friends are becoming increasingly concerned for her welfare." The force has asked for Ms Bailey, or anyone who knows where she might be, to contact them.

Summary: One month after a missing children's author was last seen, her partner has said her disappearance has "shattered" the family.


Net profit rose to $335m (Â£196m) for the period, up from $222m a year ago, EA has also benefitted from the launch of gaming consoles, which has driven up demand for its video game titles. However, the firm said it was delaying the launch of its title Battlefield Hardline from October to early 2015. It said it was looking to make improvements to the game based on user suggestions and feedback on the test version. Andrew Wilson, chief executive of the firm, said in a statement the firm was "testing and implementing several new features that will help to make Battlefield Hardline a game that players can enjoy for many years to come". The firm also reported that its revenue from gaming on mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, rose 18% to $120m during the period. A large part of that growth was driven by the so-called "freemium" model - which offers free content but then charges users for additional digital goods. EA said $105m of its mobile revenue during the period "comprised of digital extra content and advertising revenue, reflecting the shift to the freemium business model". That was up 39% from a year ago. "We continue to view mobile as a business with tremendous opportunity as the market is experiencing significant global growth in smartphones and tablets," Blake Jorgensen, chief financial officer of the firm said. Meanwhile, its full game PC and console downloads were up 90% from a year ago to $71m.

Summary: US video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA) has reported a 51% jump in profit for the April-to-June quarter, boosted by strong sales of titles like Titanfall and FIFA 2014.


The victim was found with serious injuries at a house in Unsworth Way in Oldham, Greater Manchester, at about 19:50 GMT on Thursday. He was taken to hospital and died a short time later. Details of his injuries have not yet been revealed. The house was cordoned off while police carried out an investigation. A 58-year-old woman has been taken into custody for questioning.

Summary: A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 56-year-old man.


The Buddies' Lawrence Shankland missed a second-half penalty before Paul Cairney gave Ayr the lead. But the Honest Men were reduced to 10 men with a red card for Jamie Adams. And, within three minutes, St Mirren were level through a Sutton header and Ryan Hardie came close to a winner with a shot off the Ayr crossbar. It was a game after which the home side will be disappointed not to have maintained their recent winning run. With the visitors content to hit on the break, it was St Mirren who had the majority of the first-half chances, including a Gary MacKenzie header cleared off the line. Despite the home dominance, Ayr were creating chances, but the big talking points came after the break. St Mirren spurned the opportunity to go in front from the spot after 59 minutes when Jason Naismith was brought down and Shankland screwed the penalty low past the post. The miss was compounded five minutes later when Ayr took the lead with a clinical finish from Cairney for his third goal of the season. Adams received a straight red card from referee Greg Aitken after 77 minutes for a foul on Kyle McAllister and substitute Sutton soon contributed his eighth goal of the season from David Clarkson's cross. Hardie smashed a 20-yard effort off the crossbar as the home side pressed for the win. However, the Buddies had to make do with a second 1-1 league draw with Ayr this season, while the visitors drop to second bottom following Dumbarton's win over Falkirk. St. Mirren manager Jack Ross: "We had a lot of opportunities to win the game, but if we can keep picking up seven points out of nine from each three-game segment over the next few weeks, we will certainly climb the table. "Our reaction to going a goal down was good, but the players are frustrated not to continue the winning run." Ayr United manager Ian McCall: "Under the new rules, the red card for Jamie Adams was probably correct - one of the few decision the officials got right. "The decisions cost us two points and the players a win bonus." Match ends, St. Mirren 1, Ayr United 1. Second Half ends, St. Mirren 1, Ayr United 1. Attempt saved. John Sutton (St. Mirren) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Ross Docherty. Attempt missed. Stephen Mallan (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Ross Docherty. Attempt missed. Stephen Mallan (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Attempt missed. Kevin Nisbet (Ayr United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Foul by David Clarkson (St. Mirren). Ross Docherty (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Greg Fleming. Attempt saved. Ryan Hardie (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of

Summary: John Sutton's equaliser for St Mirren ensured that they and visitors Ayr United occupy the bottom two spots in the Scottish Championship.


Carbon nanotubes have long been known to have electronic properties superior to current silicon-based devices. But difficulties in manipulating them have hampered nanotube-based chips. The experiments, reported in Nature Nanotechnology, show a kind of two-part epoxy approach to individually place the nanotubes at high density. The race is on in the semiconductor chip industry to replace current silicon technology - methods to make smaller and therefore faster devices will soon come up against physical limits on just how small a silicon device can be. Study co-author James Hannon, a materials scientist at IBM, said that there are few realistic successors to silicon's throne. "The problem is you have to put it in to production on a 10- or 15-year time scale, so the kinks have to be worked out in the next few years," he said. "If you look at all the possibilities out there, there are very few that have actually produced an electronic device that would outperform silicon - there are exotic things out there but they're all still at the 'PowerPoint stage'." Though single nanotubes have shown vastly superior speed and energy characteristics in lab demonstrations, the challenge has been in so-called integration - getting billions of them placed onto a chip with the precision the industry now demands. Current chips are made using lithography, in which large wafers of silicon are layered with other materials of different electronic properties and then devices are simply "etched" out using a focused beam of electrons or charged atoms. To address the integration challenge, Dr Hannon and his colleagues came up with a solution - two of them in fact. The first was a chemical that coats nanotubes and makes them soluble in water. The second was a solution that binds to the first chemical and to the element hafnium, but not to silicon. The team used standard techniques to etch a pattern of channels in hafnium deposited on silicon. Then they simply "double-dipped" the chip into the two solutions - one chemical stuck to the hafnium, and the other chemical acted as the second part of a two-part epoxy, tightly binding nanotubes to the hafnium regions on the chip but not to silicon. The result was a series of neatly aligned nanotube devices, already wired up within the pattern, at a density of a billion per square centimetre. "That's one nanotube every 150 or 200 (billionths of a metre) or so," explained Dr Hannon. "That's not good enough to make a microprocessor yet - it's a factor of 10 away. "But it's a factor of 100 better than has been done previously." The demonstration is a "huge improvement", but Dr Hannon said several issues are still to be solved. They incude finding more efficient ways to sort through nanotubes - which are made in a wide variety of sizes and types - to select in large quantity and high accuracy the kind suitable for devices. The etching process that sets the ultimate size of a transistor on the chip must also be improved. For now, the team has modelled what it

Summary: Scientists have demonstrated methods that could see higher-performance computer chips made from tiny straws of carbon called nanotubes.


The court is considering its verdict in an infringement hearing about emissions from coal-fired Aberthaw. It is alleged the site has been pumping out more than double the legal amount of toxic nitrogen oxides for seven years. The UK Government argues the power station is not in breach of the rules. It further claims that the Vale of Glamorgan plant has made major investments to try to improve its performance. In a document summarising his opinion of the case, advocate general of the European Court of Justice, Michal Bobek, says he finds the arguments put by the UK to be "untenable". He proposes that the court find the UK to be in breach of its obligations under EU rules to limit pollution levels. Director of Friends of the Earth Cymru, Gareth Clubb, said: "Since at least 2001, Aberthaw power station has had no legal justification for emitting horrific amounts of toxic pollution into the atmosphere. "The judgement spells disaster for Aberthaw. It's very difficult to see how it can avoid permanent closure once the Court of Justice reaches its final verdict." In April, BBC Wales revealed that Aberthaw's operator, RWE, is set to downgrade the plant so that it only generates electricity at times of peak demand. The UK government has said it wants all coal-fired power stations to close by 2025. RWE said it was "disappointed" with the advocate general's opinion but would await the final EU court judgement. The UK government had claimed that an exemption in the law around air pollution for plants burning low volatile coal was aimed at sites such as Aberthaw, given that the anthracite coal it uses is sourced locally, harder to burn and important to the local economy. "Aberthaw Power Station was specifically designed to burn Welsh, regional, low volatile coal and historically, 60% of its fuel diet is Welsh," a RWE spokesperson said, adding that "the station has always been compliant with its operational permit." "Following a successful installation of new technology to one unit at the plant the nitrogen oxide emissions have been substantially reduced. RWE has committed to further reduce emissions and increase fuel diversity, despite very difficult market conditions."

Summary: A senior legal adviser at the European Court of Justice has said the UK's position on pollution levels at a south Wales power station is "untenable".


Matthew Cryer, 17, from Killamarsh, north Derbyshire, suffered head injuries outside a bar in the beach resort of Laganas in 2008. At the time, Greek police said he died from excessive drinking, but a UK inquest heard evidence he had been attacked and sustained 20 injuries. Lawyers for Matthew's family have now said charges could be imminent. His family has campaigned for justice since his death, and in 2011 police on the Greek island reopened the case. This week, his mother Jo Froud said she had been told that prosecutors are close to charging suspects with exposure to harm. Mrs Froud said if a prosecution went ahead, it would then be for a judge to decide whether the case should go to a trial. "There's still a small possibility that it might not go ahead so we can't get our hopes up just yet," she said. "We have waited for so long now. Over the years we have had to develop patience and the art of compromise. "Matthew will always be missing from our lives and there's nothing we can do about that, but if we can get this court case and what we think is a reasonable kind of justice for him, then we can move forward." An inquest in Chesterfield in 2009 found Matthew was unlawfully killed. A coroner said he had been dragged from inside the nightclub, attacked and allowed to fall down steep steps outside. The coroner at the time criticised Greek authorities saying no attempts were made to find out how Matthew sustained his fatal injuries.

Summary: The family of a teenager who died while on holiday in Zante five years ago are hopeful of a breakthrough in the case.


The ostensible trigger for this warning from Pyongyang has been a two-week-long set of extensive joint military exercises involving primarily some 13,000 US and South Korean forces on the Korean peninsula, scheduled to start on 11 March. The threat comes on the back of an earlier warning from the North to abrogate the Armistice Agreement of 1953 marking the cessation of hostilities between North Korea and the US and its allies during the Korean War. Notwithstanding the North's strident claims that the US is planning an unprovoked assault on the North, the exercises - known as Key Resolve and Foal Eagle - are defensive in character and have been taking place routinely, in varying form, since the 1970s. This year's exercise marks a departure only in being directed by the South Korean joint chiefs of staff rather than by the Combined Forces Command linking together US and South Korean top military officials. A more plausible explanation for Pyongyang's bellicose, provocative rhetoric is the unanimous passage of a new UN Security Council Resolution (2094), sharply condemning North's Korea's rocket launch of December 2012 and its apparent detonation of a nuclear device on 12 February. Historically, the North has routinely used belligerent statements when the council has been about to pass resolutions, possibly in an effort to discourage it from reaching an agreement. If blocking an agreement was the North's goal, it appears to have signally failed to achieve this. Resolution 2094 was passed unanimously by all 15 members of the Security Council. It significantly tightens existing sanctions intended to restrict the North's development of its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programme, while introducing a more extensive set of new measures focusing on freezing the North's financial transactions, prohibiting the opening of bank branches, limiting bulk cash transfers (a common way for the North to gain access to finance), and restricting trade connected to any of the North's illicit activities. The resolution also targets individuals and institutions explicitly connected with the North's WMD program, strengthens interdiction measures to limit the transfer of WMD technology by land, sea and air, and also prohibits the transfer of luxury commodities - such as jewellery, yachts and cars - to the North. While 2094 has important declaratory weight in signalling the international community's clear opposition to the North's recent provocations, it is unclear how effective the new measures will be in impeding or reversing the North's nuclear programme. Targeting luxury commodities may impose temporary pain on the North's leaders, but it is questionable whether the list of commodities is sufficiently extensive to make a difference. Tightening controls on the flow of cash to the North may make it more difficult for the regime to protect its assets, but the North's leadership has become more agile in eluding financial restrictions since 2005 when the US treasury successfully closed down access to some of the bank accounts of senior North Korean officials. Most importantly, the interdiction provisions involve conditional language that could function as a loophole for non-compliance, mandating states to inspect cargo, but only if they have "reasonable grounds"

Summary: North Korea has threatened to defend its sovereignty by launching pre-emptive nuclear strikes against both the United States and its ally, South Korea, claiming that Washington is itself preparing to attack the North with nuclear weapons.


However, Wood has been given a warning after his shin made contact with Williams' head as he tried to secure possession for Wales in the 28-25 win over the hosts at Twickenham. A warning equates to a yellow card. Three yellow cards in the tournament lead to a disciplinary hearing. On Sunday, Wood apologised to Williams with a message on Twitter. Wood wrote: "Really relieved to hear you're back on your feet OK mate. Horrible to see you stretchered off because of me. Hope you have a speedy recovery." Full-back Williams, 24, though, could pay a heavier price for the clash as he can only make a gradual return to play under head injury protocols. These could see him ruled out of Wales' remaining pool matches against Fiji and Australia. Williams's potential absence adds to Wales's injury problems with centre Scott Williams (leg) and winger Hallam Amos (shoulder) set to be ruled out of the tournament. Wales play Fiji in Cardiff on Thursday, before England host Australia at Twickenham on Saturday.

Summary: England flanker Tom Wood is free to play against Australia after he was not cited for the incident which saw Wales full-back Liam Williams knocked unconscious on Saturday.


Rudy Bruynius' two-year old daughter Mckayla is in a serious condition after the family was knocked off rocks at the beach while holidaying in Newquay. Friends are now raising money to help Mr Bruynius' widow Lisinda and the couple's three children. His death came on a weekend of fatalities off the coast of the UK amid stormy conditions. A friend of the Bruynius family, Madelein Jansen Van Noordwyk, has set up a crowdfunding page, which has already raised more than Â£13,000. On the JustGiving site, Lisinda Bruynius said her daughter Mckayla had been moved from the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro to the Bristol Children's Hospital. The two-year old's condition was stable during the ambulance journey. Mrs Bruynius wrote: "Pls continue to pray for my miracle baby...for her to pull through. "As they can't give me a certain indication of how much brain damage occurred during her time in the water." The family, from Surrey, were swept out to sea at South Fistral Beach at 17:20 BST on Friday. An RNLI sea scooter was used to rescue Mrs Bruynius, while a lifeboat was deployed to recover Mr Bruynius and Mckayla. They were flown to hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police said two other children managed to get back on to the rocks and were located by the coastguard. Mrs Bruynius received hospital treatment for minor injuries. The RNLI said the sea conditions changed considerably between 16:00 and 17:30 and crews were called to three rescues. James Instance from Falmouth Coastguard said: "At about 16:00 BST, there were normal conditions. "By 17:00, the swell had picked up to eight to 10ft and that massive increase in such a short period has caught quite a few people unawares." Mr Instance warned people to take extra care near the coast. "What should be an enjoyable experience could so easily take a traumatic turn," he said. "Please do listen to warnings and stay at a safe distance from the water." Visitors to the UK coastline have been urged to stay away from areas where surging waves could sweep people off their feet and to be careful of tides, as strong wind conditions mean the sea could reach higher levels than expected.

Summary: An appeal has been set up to help the family of a man who died after he was swept into the sea by a large wave.


The motorcyclist, a woman in her 50s, and the driver of a Fiat Doblo crashed at traffic lights at the junction in The Avenue, Fareham at about 13:00 BST. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman driving the Fiat was not seriously injured. The eastbound carriageway was closed for several hours with drivers urged to follow diversions. The westbound carriageway remained open.

Summary: A motorcyclist has died in a crash with a car in Hampshire.


Farieissia Martin, 22, had denied killing 21-year-old Kyle Farrell, who was knifed in the chest at the house in Charlecote Street, Dingle. But a jury at Liverpool Crown Court found Martin guilty. She is due to be sentenced on 9 June. Mr Farrell died in hospital after suffering a single stab wound early on 21 November 2014. His family said he was a "devoted father and loving son" who will be missed by all his family and friends.

Summary: A woman accused of stabbing a man to death at her house in Liverpool has been convicted of murder.


Scrum-half Takulua kicked two penalties to put Newcastle 6-0 up at half-time against a wasteful Worcester side. A third penalty edged Falcons further ahead before Will Welch was sin-binned as Worcester grabbed a penalty try. Wynand Olivier's score edged Worcester ahead, but Tongan scrum-half Takulua converted his own try to seal victory. The win does enough to mathematically keep Falcons in contention for a place in European club rugby's top competition for the first time in 12 years, as the team finishing seventh in the table earn the chance to qualify through the play-offs. However, a win for Northampton at Exeter on Saturday ends all hopes, which also come with other permutations outside their final league standing. Falcons' aspirations were under real threat throughout at Kingston Park, with Worcester seeing a number of good chances go begging before the break, the best of which saw Perry Humphreys knock-on close to the line. A penalty try from a maul, which also saw Newcastle's Welch yellow-carded, was their first response after going 9-0 down. Olivier's try edged the visitors ahead for the first time, with both sides momentarily a man down soon after as Will Spencer was sin-binned for the hosts. And as Worcester closed in for their first away league win for 13 months, Takulua dived over and kept his cool when adding the extra two points to cap a fine individual display. Newcastle: Watson; Goneva, C Harris, Socino, Sinoti; Hodgson, Takulua; Vickers, Lawson, Welsh, Green, Robinson, M Wilson, Welch (capt), Chick. Replacements: Cooper, B Harris, S Wilson, Fonua, Witty, Egerton, Willis, Tait. Worcester Warriors: Pennell; Heem, Olivier, Te'o, Humphreys; Mills (capt), Hougaard; Rapava Ruskin, Taufete'e, Alo, Vui, Spencer, Potgieter, Lewis, Mama. Replacements: Singleton, Bower, Milasinovich, Barry, Faosiliva, Baldwin, Lamb, Vuna. Referee: Greg Garner For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter.

Summary: Sonatane Takulua scored all of Newcastle's points to beat Worcester, and maintain slim hopes of challenging for a European Champions Cup spot.


Media playback is not supported on this device The 15-year-old clocked one minute 50.23 seconds over her two runs, 0.96 seconds ahead of Germany's Hannah Neise. Pittaway's triumph follows fellow Brit Madi Rowlands, who won gold in the ski halfpipe on Sunday in Lillehammer. Rowlands, 15, added a bronze in the women's ski slopestyle final on Friday. "When I first crossed the line I couldn't believe it," said Pittaway. "I felt like I was standing next to me watching me finish - it was so surreal and just like a movie. "Hannah [Neise] is one of my best friends and we're really happy to be on the podium together. That's been our dream together for four years." Media playback is not supported on this device

Summary: Ashleigh Pittaway claimed Great Britain's second gold medal of the Winter Youth Olympics, winning the skeleton bob event in Norway.


The 21-year-old - along with diving partner Chris Mears - won Britain's first Olympic diving title in the men's synchronised 3m springboard. Jack's father David watched Wednesday's victory from the family's home at Ripon, North Yorkshire. He said he was "banned" from Rio because he gets too nervous watching. Read more about this and other stories from across North Yorkshire Mr Laugher, whose wife is in Rio, admitted waiting for his son's event to start on Wednesday evening had been difficult. He said: "The waiting got to me and I burst into tears. It was just the tension I think. Four years' wait and here we are. "I was watching with our dog Alfie - I had my hands over my eyes. "As Jack said, they have worked almost every day for the last four years to get to this position." Jack told BBC Radio York it had been a "long road" to Rio. Mr Laugher said: "Jack started when he was seven. "He moved out a couple of years ago to Leeds, so that took the pressure off us. But for the first ten years it was pick him up from school, drive him across, wait around for a couple of hours while he trained, then home at about half-past-eight for dinner, homework and bed. "That was pretty much our life, but we have never regretted a single moment of it, certainly not with this outcome." Jack currently trains with diving partner Chris at the City of Leeds Diving Club, but he began as a seven-year-old at the Harrogate and District Diving Club. One of his former diving coaches in Harrogate, Sophie Howard, said: "I am just so pleased, not just for Jack but for his whole family. "The sacrifices they have all made and that dedication - and it all comes together on a night like last night."

Summary: The family of Olympic diver Jack Laugher said his Rio gold medal was "thoroughly deserved" after years of hard work.


Giving evidence, the anonymous 72-year-old said Brother Lawrence Murphy took him in to his bedroom twice, forcing him to perform sex acts. If I had told anyone, I would have been belted or got the strap, he said. Castledare orphanage near Perth, run by the Christian Brothers order, was like "a legal paedophile ring", he said. The witness told the inquiry: "If someone did it in the public eye, he'd go to court, he'd get sentenced and he'd serve time. "If he'd got a habit on, if you're a Christian Brother then it seemed to be a free-for-all. "We knew what would happen if you told somebody, especially in authority, they would say 'this doesn't happen here.'" The abuse scandal of the British children sent abroad 'Name the villains', abuse inquiry told He went on to claim that Brother Murphy was later "transferred from place to place" to effectively hide him. He said his time at the orphanage still haunted him and was "probably something I will never forget". He had bottled it up for nearly 30 years and had only chosen to speak out when he found out about the inquiry, he added. Life for the orphans involved hard physical labour including pulling down trees, clearing land, digging out a swimming pool and building a handball court by chipping bricks. "You had to chip X amount of bricks before you can knock off, before you had something to eat," he told the inquiry, which is looking into abuse in England and Wales. The boys wore only a grey shirt and shorts, no matter what the weather, he said. There were no underpants and shoes were only worn when somebody important visited, otherwise feet were bare, he added. Brothers would be fully clothed with shoes and gloves while the boys shivered in the cold, he said. The inquiry also heard from another former child migrant, Oliver Cosgrove, who is now in his late sixties and who also lived at Castledare. He said the Christian Brothers, who ran the home, would visit the children's beds at night. "We were told at Castledare that we always had to sleep on our right hand side so that the heart was closer to heaven," he said. Brother Murray had fondled him and had also "come to my bed and forced me to give him oral sex," the Inquiry was told. Mr Cosgrove only fully remembered some of the abuse in 2014 after reading documents connected to an Australian abuse inquiry. He said: "The memory of this caused me to have several days of sobbing in my apartment, the apartment walls are not very thick. I used to drive down to a riverside reserve which is nearby and just sob for several hours in the night." How will the inquiry work? The first phase of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse is looking at the way organisations have protected children outside the UK. Between 7,000 and 10,000 children were moved from the UK to Australia after World War Two. They were recruited by religious institutions from

Summary: A former child migrant, sent from Wales to an Australian orphanage, has told a child abuse inquiry how it was a "feast of kids" for paedophiles working there.


Mr Brazeau, who was already suspended from the senate, and Mr Harb, who resigned in August, were also charged with breach of trust. They, along with two other senators, were the focus of outside audits of their expenses last year. The two men deny the charges. Authorities say the senators claimed reimbursement for travel and housing expenses for secondary residences near the national capital, Ottawa, even as they in fact lived there full-time. "Canadians expect the RCMP to be exhaustive and unbiased in our investigations," Gilles Michaud, the RCMP's assistant commissioner, said in a statement on Tuesday. "These investigations were detailed and involved careful consideration and examination of evidence." Mr Harb, a Liberal Party senator from Ontario and former MP, left the Senate in August 2013, dropping his challenge against an order that he repay 231,000 Canadian dollars ($220,000; Â£141,000) for improperly claimed expenses. The remaining three, Mr Brazeau, Mike Duffy, and Pamela Wallin, all Conservatives, have been ordered to pay back thousands in expenses and were suspended from the chamber by a vote in November. Mr Harb and Mr Brazeau, who represents the Repentigny, Quebec, division, were the only two charged on Tuesday. It is unclear if RCMP officials will bring charges against Mr Duffy, representing Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, or Ms Wallin, representing Saskatchewan, in the future, but Mr Michaud said the RCMP was continuing its investigation. Mr Harb's lawyer, Sean May, told broadcaster CBC it was "disappointing that charges are being laid. He's going to be prepared to respond in court and he looks forward to that." Mr Brazeau has previously said he will fight any charges. Canadian senators are appointed by the governor general of Canada - the Queen's representative - on the advice of the prime minister. They typically join either the government caucus or the opposition caucus, or sit as independents.

Summary: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have charged Senator Patrick Brazeau and ex-Senator Mac Harb with fraud, saying they claimed improper living and travel expenses.


Jurors could not reach a verdict after four days of deliberations in the case against former North Charleston patrolman Michael Slager, 35. A bystander filmed the officer opening fire on 50-year-old Walter Scott after he fled an April 2015 traffic stop. The jury of 11 white people and a black man heard four weeks of testimony. Charleston County prosecutor Scarlett A Wilson said her office would retry Mr Slager, who is also scheduled to stand trial in federal court next year. "We hope the federal and state courts will coordinate efforts regarding any future trial dates but we stand ready whenever the court calls," she said in a statement, referring to his federal trial. The case gained national attention after video emerged appearing to show the moment the officer opened fire on a fleeing Mr Scott. Mr Scott was fatally shot five times in the back as he tried to run away after he had been pulled over for a broken tail light. Mr Slager was fired from the police force after the shooting. He pleaded not guilty to murder, but jurors were also allowed to consider a voluntary manslaughter charge against him as the trial came to a close last week. The jury announced on Friday they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict, but the judge sent them back to continue deliberations. One of the jurors wrote Judge Clifton Newman a letter saying he could not "in good conscience approve a guilty verdict" and would not change his mind. On Monday, a note from the jury said "the majority" of jurors were still undecided. The panel also submitted a number of questions, including why voluntary manslaughter was added as a possible verdict and whether the definition of self-defence is different for police than for civilians. Mr Slager had testified that he feared for his life during the encounter. "Like so many others in our community, I'm deeply disappointed by the jury's inability to reach a unanimous verdict", Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg said in a statement. "However, despite that disappointment, I also understand that justice is not always delivered by a single jury, in a single courtroom, on a single day. Justice is often a journey. And the journey to justice in the Michal Slager case is far from over." The former police officer would have faced 30 years to life in prison on a murder charge while a manslaughter conviction would have carried a sentence of two to 30 years behind bars. The North Charleston City Council reached a $6.5m (Â£5.1m) settlement with Mr Scott's family in October 2015 over the incident.

Summary: The case of a South Carolina police officer accused of murdering a fleeing black motorist by shooting him dead has ended in a mistrial.


Charles Owenson, 62, and James Costello, 44, received bribes from ABC Ltd staff members Kevin Balmer, 52, and Brendan Cantwell, 44. For cash, the council workers helped award contracts to the Edinburgh firm. The charges related to the maintenance of Edinburgh Council buildings between 2006 and 2010. The council workers pleaded guilty on Tuesday at Edinburgh Sheriff Court to breaching the 1889 Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act. The men also admitted committing fraud and breaching proceeds of crime charges at a hearing before Sheriff Michael O'Grady. During the hearing, depute procurator fiscal Keith O'Mahoney told the court the scam was so complicated he would need another day in court to explain how it worked. However, the contents of a legal document given to the press detailed the nature of the charges against Owenson and Costello, both of Edinburgh, and Balmer and Cantwell, both of Livingston, West Lothian. The first charge details how between 6 January 2006 and November 10 2010, Balmer and Cantwell corruptly gave £42,521 to Owenson and Costello at various locations in Edinburgh. The two ABC Ltd employees also gave Owenson and Costello £30,249 in hospitality as an inducement to secure contracts for the repair and maintenance of Edinburgh City Council buildings. The second charge states Owenson acted corruptly whilst working as an officer at the local authority's Property Care Services Ltd. It states that he received £28,387 at various locations in Edinburgh between 2006 and 2010 as a reward for the council awarding contracts to ABC Ltd. The third charge states Costello acted corruptly whilst acting as an officer in the same department and received £14,134 as a reward for the council awarding contracts to ABC Ltd. Between 18 April 2007 and May 2010, at various locations in Edinburgh, Balmer fraudulently caused Edinburgh City Council to pay ABC Ltd £67,923 for work the company carried out on behalf of the local authority. Balmer took £22,641 from the fraudulent scheme. Between 19 May 2007 and 29 December 2011, at various locations in Scotland, Owenson breached Proceeds of Crime legislation by laundering £28,387 by purchasing cars. Costello carried out the same scam between June 2007 and April 2012 at various locations in Scotland. Sheriff O'Grady adjourned the case until Friday.

Summary: Two Edinburgh City Council employees have pleaded guilty to receiving tens of thousands of pounds worth of bribes from building company workers.


"Islamists were starting to attack girls in the street," she says. "I had to think about my daughters, so I decided to move to Canada." This was back in 1990, and Algeria was about to descend into more than a decade of civil war between a secular government and various Islamist groups. Morocco-born Daniele was 34 at the time, and she and her Algerian husband lived a comfortable life with their four children. She worked as a political and economic adviser for the US consulate in the coastal city of Oran, while he was engineer. But they gave up everything, almost overnight, to seek asylum in Canada. The family arrived penniless in the city of Montreal in the middle of a bitterly cold Canadian winter, a snowstorm in full swing. "Before moving, the immigration department of Canada had told us that my husband and I would easily find work," says Daniele. "In reality, things turned out to be very different." While her husband Ahmad couldn't secure any work in his field, Daniele spent seven years scraping a living earning 75% less than she had done in Algeria. She did everything from working as a secretary, to selling lunchboxes, to trying her hand with an estate agents firm. Daniele says she felt "rejected and worthless", but her life was to transform again for the better in 1997 when she decided to start her own business selling health and beauty products. She says she wanted to be her own boss because she was "tired of being exploited". Her eponymous company has gone on to make her a multi-millionaire, and, today the 60-year-old is one of the best-known business leaders in the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec. Born to a Moroccan mother and a German father whom she never met, Daniele was raised in Algeria. At the age of 18 her mother forced her to have an arranged marriage with the best friend of her older brother. "When my mother told me I had to marry Ahmad I screamed and cried. I was furious," says Daniele. "I didn't want to get married, but I wanted to stay close to my family, so I eventually agreed. I was married within two weeks." Although she hadn't wanted the relationship, Daniele says she soon learned to love her husband. "He was the perfect man. He was generous, smart and very loving." While he was a successful engineer, she quickly rose through the ranks at the US consulate after initially getting a low-grade job allocating visas. So the couple built a happy life together in Algeria, until they were forced to flee the country. In Canada, however, the marriage came under strain, which Daniele says was caused by Ahmad being unable to find work as an engineer. Ultimately they divorced, which she says made her feel "very guilty". With four children to feed this put extra pressure on Daniele for her business to succeed. Her idea was to create an exfoliating glove inspired by those used in Algerian and Moroccan bathhouses. Made of plant fibres (eucalyptus and spruce), the

Summary: Daniele Henkel decided she had to flee Algeria because she felt her children were no longer safe.


Dr Reg Bunting, who died in 2013, was the chief medical officer at Avon and Somerset Police between 1990 and 1997. A probe was launched after a number of complaints by retired police officers. Deputy Chief Constable Gareth Morgan said had Dr Bunting been alive there was enough "evidence to interview him under caution as a criminal suspect". The matter was initially referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which recommended an investigation. The IPCC is carrying out its own inquiry into the claims. Concerns were raised in April 2015 about the way medical examinations between 1987 and 2004, were carried out. Avon and Somerset Police commissioned an independent investigation, carried out by recently retired Det Supt Tim Keelan, of Merseyside Police, and 835 people were interviewed, with 212 providing statements. A force spokesman said of 112 cases examined, 44 contained elements where the medical examination "fell below a common or acceptable standard for the time". He added a further 10 cases fell "woefully or grossly below common and acceptable standards of the time". Mr Morgan apologised "unreservedly" for those affected and said those who came forward with concerns "absolutely did the right thing". "Anyone requiring a police medical examination held on police premises by a police doctor should have had an expectation of being safe," he said. The report also identified concerns over examinations carried out by other physicians. Five doctors have been identified, one of whom has also since died. Avon and Somerset Police said none have been charged with any criminal offence but the force has notified the General Medical Council about the allegations against those concerned.

Summary: A former police surgeon conducted "woefully or grossly" unacceptable medical examinations, an independent investigation found.


Scotland's Information Commissioner has described proposed reforms to freedom of information law as setting a "worrying precedent". Rosemary Agnew is due to give evidence to Holyrood's Finance Committee. It is looking at changes to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Bill. As part of the reforms, ministers want to give an "absolute" exemption to communications between the Scottish government and senior members of the royal family. At the moment, information about the Royal Family can be published in Scotland if it passes a public interest test. Ministers want to remove that test thereby banning any release and bringing the situation in Scotland into line with legislation in other parts of the UK. The amendment would exempt communications with the monarch, the heir to the throne or a member of the royal household acting on their behalf. But in her response to the proposed changes, Ms Agnew said: "The amendment will create a provision which requires absolute secrecy in relation to any aspect of communications with senior royals in all circumstances - regardless of how far removed the information is from the content of communications, or of the weight of the public interest in favour of release. "It is my considered view that it will... have the effect of unnecessarily restricting rights and create a worrying precedent with the introduction of a wide-ranging absolute exemption which sets aside the public interest. "The amendment is therefore in direct conflict with the public interest." Ms Agnew believes current protections for communications between ministers and the royals are sufficient. A spokesman for the Scottish government said: "The amendment on correspondence on (or behalf of) Her Majesty provides for consistency of approach across the UK and in doing so ensures an appropriate level of protection for Scotland's current and future heads of state by safeguarding the well established conventions of confidentiality. "Key elements of the Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill include greater flexibility in reducing the lifespan of exemptions paving the way for more information to be made public earlier. "The bill also makes the legislation stronger by making more effective the ability to bring a prosecution where requested information has been deliberately altered, destroyed or concealed."

Summary: Plans by the Scottish government to keep any communication between ministers and the royal family secret are in direct conflict with the public interest, MSPs are to hear.


Among the victims of Sudan's conflict were 27,000 boys orphaned by the fighting. Known as the Lost Boys, some were forced to fight as child soldiers, while others fled and became refugees. An estimated 1.5 million people were killed and another four million were displaced in what became Africa's longest-running conflict. The refugees fled to camps in Ethiopia and other neighbouring countries. It was a dangerous journey - many drowned or died from hunger. Others were killed by wild animals. Some of those who survived ended up far away, in countries such as the US. More than two decades of fighting ended in a peace deal in 2005 which led to the people of South Sudan voting for secession in a referendum. As the new nation starts building its future, three of these Lost Boys have told their stories to BBC Two's This World, speaking about what independence means to them and their hopes for the future. Along with about 4,000 other Lost Boys, Kuol Awan was resettled in the United States in 2000. The 32-year-old has been living in Arizona, managing the Arizona Lost Boys' Centre. It is the largest centre of its kind, helping its 600 members to adjust to life in the US. Independence for South Sudan provided a chance for Mr Awan to return to the country of his birth. He wanted to revisit the village that was his home until the age of eight and which he had not seen since. He was keen to search for any relatives who may have remained. But much had changed. Shortly after he left, the village was burnt to the ground and people have only recently returned to rebuild their homes. "It used to be a very close village. The way I left it is not the way it is [now]," he says. Mr Awan tried to visit his mother's grave to pay his respects, but it had been buried in the sand and he was unable to find it. "It's hard to kind of conceive. Where I used to play and see my family, now nobody is here," he said. "I feel like someone who has been away from home for a long time." He feels that independence promises a new start and a chance to make the country peaceful and prosperous. Lam Tungwar was recruited into the rebel Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) when he was seven years old. He was promised an education, but instead he was taught how to fight. "I didn't know why I was fighting. No-one could answer me," said Mr Tungwar. "I learned a different lesson, a lesson of war, a lesson of death, a lesson of killing people." Today, he is one of South Sudan's biggest pop stars. He was heavily involved in organising some of the cultural events staged to celebrate independence. He wants to put his own past behind him and believes the country should do the same. "We are tired of being oppressed. We're tired of our dignity not being recognised. We still have a lot to do ahead,

Summary: When South Sudan was created as an independent country in July, it offered a new hope and possibilities for a whole generation whose childhood was blighted by civil war.


The winners have been announced for a photography competition capturing wildlife and scenery from across the Galapagos Islands.

Summary: All images are subject to copyright.


Germany had said it is reviewing all arms deals with Turkey, saying it must consider human rights when making export decisions. "You (Germany) do not have the power to smear Turkey," Mr Erdogan said. The German government had warned its citizens they risked "arbitrary" arrest in Turkey. Finance Minister Wolfgang SchÃ¤uble accused the country of acting like Communist East Germany - arresting people and denying them consular help. "People who are travelling to Turkey for private or business reasons are urged to exercise increased caution," the German foreign ministry said on Thursday. But Mr Erdogan described the warning as "baseless and malicious". Frosty relations between the two Nato partners have chilled further in recent days over the Turkish authorities' recent wave of arrests. A German citizen, Peter Steudtner, and Amnesty International's Turkey director, Idil Eser, were among those detained. Responding to German criticism over the rights situation in Turkey, Mr Erdogan claimed that Turkish courts were "more independent" than German ones. "Germany should sort itself out," he added. Turkey has repeatedly accused Germany of harbouring Kurdish militants, as well as suspects wanted over last year's failed coup. Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek meanwhile denied reports that German firms were being investigated over terrorism. "I want to assure the German business community that German companies aren't subject to any investigations for terrorist financing by Turkish authorities," Mr Simsek said. He said his country was committed to improving the investment climate, strengthening the rule of law, enhancing standards of democracy, and converging with European Union standards. Germany's Die Zeit website had reported that Turkey handed Angela Merkel's government a list of 68 German companies and individuals accused of supporting the "terrorist" movement of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Turkey's president blames for a failed coup against him. Industrial giants BASF and Daimler were reportedly on the list, as well as various small firms. Die Zeit said German officials had dismissed the list as "absurd". Turkey's President Erdogan has been condemned internationally for a huge purge of state institutions after rogue military officers tried to topple him a year ago. More than 50,000 people have been arrested since 15 July, 2016, including more than 170 journalists and many opposition politicians, academics and activists. Turkey's detention of Deniz YÃ¼cel, a German-Turkish journalist with the Berlin daily Die Welt, is another sore point in the two countries' relations. He was arrested in February on terror charges, which he has denied.

Summary: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told Germany it cannot scare Ankara with threats, in a growing row over the arrest of six human rights activists.


Police Scotland said they had searched four properties and had seized drugs worth about Â£65,000 and a four-figure sum of cash. An air weapon was also recovered during the operation. The drugs seized are believed to be cocaine. Three men, aged 65, 38 and 18, and two women, aged 68 and 39, were arrested for alleged drugs offences. They are expected to appear at Paisley Sheriff Court on Monday. A 64 year-old woman and a 66 year-old man will also be subject of a report to the procurator fiscal in connection with the air weapon. Officers said they had searched homes in Cameron Avenue in Bishopton, Ryat Linn and Sconser in Erskine, and Merlinford Crescent in Renfrew at about 15:30 on Friday.

Summary: Five people have been arrested after a series of drugs raids at homes across Renfrewshire.


The spacecraft, which takes visible and infrared pictures of the Earth, was launched in June and is now undergoing a period of commissioning. The observer is the second dedicated mission to fly in the European Union's Copernicus programme. This will see a multi-billion-euro series of satellite sensors put in orbit over the next few years. Sentinel-2a, however, will be the system's backbone, producing a wide range of imaging products that will focus predominantly on the planet's land surface. The European Space Agency, which led the development of the platform, released a taster on Monday of what to expect. These views ranged from cities and forests to glaciers and coral reefs. "They are stunning," said mission manager Bianca Hoersch. "Okay, we still have some calibration work to do, on co-registration between visible and shortwave infrared bands, but I think you can see just from this release that the quality is going to be really excellent." Sentinel-2a is the European equivalent of America's Landsat mission, which has been imaging the surface of the Earth for 40 years. The US satellite's data is free and open, which has driven a multitude of applications. Most people will probably know it best from the map tools they use on their computers and smartphones. These all incorporate Landsat pictures. Sentinel's data has been designed to be complementary, but the platform also represents a big jump in capability. Its imaging instrument will be sensitive across more bands of light (13 versus Landsat's eight), allowing it to discern more information about the land beneath it; and Sentinel-2a will "carpet map" a much wider strip of ground (290km versus 185km). In addition, its colour images have a best resolution of 10m, versus Landsat's 30m. Given that today, non-specialist use of Earth imagery overwhelmingly relies on Landsat data, it is more than probable that Sentinel products will be in big demand. The European Commission will be using Sentinel pictures in its Copernicus programme to run variety of services, reaching across agriculture and forestry, urban planning and disaster mitigation. Agriculture, though, is certain to be a big user. The satellite's camera sensor has been designed to detect very specific wavelengths of light that detail the health of plants. In normal operation, Sentinel-2a will be producing 1.7 terabytes of processed data per day. And this will double when the sister satellite, Sentinel-2b, is launched next year. "The data volume is incredible," Dr Hoersch told BBC News. "Of course, we all knew it would be like this, but when you sit there with your computer and try to download it, it's massive - gigabytes of data. I had to go out at the weekend and buy a hard disk to store all these products for my presentations." Esa will launch Sentinel-3a at the end of 2015. This satellite is dedicated to observing the oceans. Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos

Summary: Europe's Sentinel-2a satellite is on course to go into full operation in early or mid-October.


Bruno Travalja, 52, was kneeling to take a measurement on the 42nd floor of the Manhattan building when he stood up and felt "dizzy", say police reports. His body was found between 52nd and 53rd streets in midtown on Thursday afternoon, according to local media. Officials are investigating whether faulty equipment or any violated safety protocols were factors in the death. It is thought the New Jersey architect fell from the former Flatotel, which construction crews are converting into condominiums and offices. The NYPD and the city's Department of Buildings are investigating the incident. Mr Travalja was the owner of Crown Architectural Systems, according to his Facebook page. Cetra/Ruddy, the architectural firm of record on the project, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Summary: An architect has fallen to his death from a New York City skyscraper after losing his footing while at work.


Dover took the lead on 15 minutes when Miller turned well and slotted the ball into the bottom corner. Moments later Guiseley almost equalised but Kevan Hurst's corner was headed wide by Jake Cassidy. Hurst then had a couple of attempts of his own, including a 40-yard effort, while Miller lashed an effort just wide as the visitors looked to double their advantage. Miller also hit the post after the break but the Whites did make it 2-0 on 67 minutes as Ricky Modeste headed home from close range. Miller grabbed his second with a penalty on 81 minutes and Ross Lafayette added a spot-kick of his own in added time to seal a comprehensive victory. Match report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Guiseley 0, Dover Athletic 4. Second Half ends, Guiseley 0, Dover Athletic 4. Goal! Guiseley 0, Dover Athletic 4. Ross Lafayette (Dover Athletic) converts the penalty with a. Substitution, Dover Athletic. Mitchell Pinnock replaces James Hurst. Substitution, Dover Athletic. Chris Kinnear replaces Ricky Miller. Goal! Guiseley 0, Dover Athletic 3. Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic) converts the penalty with a. Substitution, Dover Athletic. Ross Lafayette replaces Moses Emmanuel. Substitution, Guiseley. Derek Asamoah replaces Kevan Hurst. Substitution, Guiseley. Michael Rankine replaces Ashley Palmer. Goal! Guiseley 0, Dover Athletic 2. Ricky Modeste (Dover Athletic). Substitution, Guiseley. Alex Purver replaces Simon Walton. Simon Walton (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card. Second Half begins Guiseley 0, Dover Athletic 1. First Half ends, Guiseley 0, Dover Athletic 1. Goal! Guiseley 0, Dover Athletic 1. Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic). First Half begins. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Summary: Ricky Miller scored twice as Dover boosted their National League play-off hopes with victory at in-form Guiseley.


Sylvia Bradshaw, of Fakenham, Norfolk, heard an appeal by Gamble Plant Skip Hire to find relatives of Gwendoline Harding, whose remains were found in a metal urn in one of its containers. She had been cremated in March 1996 at West Hertfordshire crematorium. Ms Bradshaw thanked the skip firm for being "decent human beings". "They've done a tremendous thing," she said. She heard her relative's name on a BBC Radio Norfolk appeal, where skip firm office manager Alex Dunmore said it was doing all it could to trace the family. He said the firm had contacted the people who ordered the skip but they did not recognise the name. Ms Bradshaw said she was "at a complete loss" as to how the remains ended up in the skip. She believed the urn had been with her father, Allan Bradshaw, in Little Snoring. Mr Bradshaw is no longer alive. Her grandmother had lived in Elstree for many years and was living in a Harrow retirement home when she died, aged 83. The ashes had been brought to her son - Mr Bradshaw - in Norfolk. Ms Bradshaw now plans to take the urn to her aunt Julie Hall, her grandmother's eldest daughter. She once took the ashes on an Orient Express trip, as that had been her mother's lifelong ambition. "I feel like she's has lots of journeys now, after this," Ms Bradshaw said. "It'll be just nice that she'll be back with her family. "It's an emotional day - I'm happy, tearful and sad at the same time."

Summary: The granddaughter of a woman whose ashes were found in a skip said it was a "massive shock".


Malcolm Wright, 56, was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with serious injuries following the incident in the Peter Buchan Drive area last month. He died later. Gary Crossan, 30, of Peterhead, appeared at the town's sheriff court charged with murder. He made no plea and was remanded in custody.

Summary: A man has appeared in court charged with murder in Peterhead.


She was at home and had just been listening to a visitor remark on the serenity of the surrounding landscape, when they were interrupted by a mighty roar. "I went to the window and across the valley I could see a wall of mud 20ft (6m) high and travelling at what seemed like 100mph (160km/h). The next thing I knew we were hit. We were hit and we were moving." The blast ripped her home from its foundations and sent it careering down the hillside. By the time it came to rest - a quarter of a mile away - the torrent of mud and rock was threatening to engulf her. But 63-year-old Ms Youngblood - whose ancestors helped establish the town of Oso - somehow managed to claw her way out from beneath a huge pile of furniture and raise the alarm. Scanning the horizon from a rescue helicopter a short while later, she realised that the entire town had been swept away. Ms Youngblood is not the only resident of this scenic lakeside town to have witnessed the kind of scenes that are normally confined to nightmares. At a Red Cross shelter in the nearby town of Darrington I met James Michael. The 13-year-old was playing outside at his friend Elijah's house when they heard what sounded like several bulldozers bearing down upon them. James looked round to see homes being torn in two and people being sucked into a giant sea of mud. "I thought: This is it, I'm going to die," he told me. "And then it just stopped." It stopped and everything fell silent. And that was when a four-year-old boy clambered onto a rooftop. Jacob Spillers was upstairs at his home when it was hit by the deadly tide of mud and rock. His father and three siblings were watching TV downstairs. A helicopter rescue team spotted Jacob up to his knees in mud, and winched him to safety. And that is where he met Robin Youngblood. "He was shaking like a leaf so I wrapped him in a blanket and put him on my lap," Ms Youngblood said. "He kept asking for his mummy and I told him: "We're going find her." Jacob was eventually reunited with his mother, but there has been no sign of the rest of his family since the mudslide wiped their town off the map. The same goes for some 90 other members of this tight-knit community. Nothing's been seen or heard of them since Saturday. I met Ms Youngblood at her new home - a hotel room in the nearby town of Marysville - just as reports had started to emerge that suggested the mountains around Oso were an accident waiting to happen. It seems a government scientist warned of the dangers of a major mudslide in the area some 15 years ago, only for home building and other commercial activities to continue apace. Understandably perhaps, Ms Youngblood was angry, not only because she wasn't informed of the dangers when she moved back to Oso two years ago, but

Summary: Robin Youngblood will never forget the moment the mudslide hit.


The 36-year-old made 14 appearances in the County Championship last season as Middlesex won the Division One title for the first time since 1993. "James remains a high-quality cricketer," said managing director of cricket Angus Fraser. "As a senior player he sets a wonderful example and he remains motivated." He added: "James worked as hard as anybody in helping the club win its first Championship title for 23 years." Franklin joined Middlesex in 2015 and has featured 70 times for them in all formats of the game. The left-hander played 31 Tests for New Zealand, 110 one-day internationals and 38 Twenty20 games between 2001 and 2013.

Summary: Middlesex captain James Franklin has signed a new contract, which will keep the former New Zealand all-rounder at Lord's until the end of 2018.


Fire crews were called to Walford Road, Sparkbrook, at about 23:30 BST on Monday. The committee which runs the mosque said work had been under way to replace the building's floors. A specialist dog unit from Leicestershire was brought in to search the area for possible casualties. The all-clear was given at about 03:00 BST. Walford Road was closed for several hours and police asked people to avoid the area. Birmingham City Council said the immediate danger had been cleared from the site, including remnants of the roof structure and loose masonry. Abid Shah, who lives opposite the mosque, said the sound of the collapsing roof was like "a big lorry had driven past - there was no explosion". "I came outside and there was dust in the air and rubble was across the road," he said. Usman Khan, part of the committee who run the mosque, said building work was under way to replace the original wooden floors with ones made from concrete and steel. "Some of the older walls were taken out and supported by a cage of steel - in that process the roof was being supported by scaffolding [which] last night for some reason slid to one side," he said. The mosque, which is used by about 60 worshippers, was already closed because of the building work, he added. Mr Khan said the mosque will be liaising with its contractors and the city council to see when the work can start again. Birmingham City Council said its building control is handled by a professional services company, Acivico, who were called to the scene last night. An Acivico spokesperson said: "A meeting is taking place with a demolition contractor to assess the immediate danger and to survey the building - remedial work to make the building safe will then commence." West Midlands Police said the collapse was "not a police matter". The road will remain closed while debris is cleared, a spokeswoman added.

Summary: A mosque in Birmingham was undergoing renovations when it collapsed, it has emerged.


On Friday, we saw signs of what shape such a shift may take. In a post on the platform he runs, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman suggested the technology industry - and the complex spider's web of relationships within it - needs to agree on what he's called a Decency Pledge, a code of conduct most would consider to just be responsible, professional behaviour, but in the technology business apparently needs to be hammered home. Mr Hoffman's post - which I'll go into more detail about in a moment - followed a damning report published on Thursday by The Information - a subscription-only tech news service. It shared details alleging several instances of sexual harassment by a prominent venture capitalist, Justin Caldbeck, who by Friday afternoon had taken a leave of absence from Binary Capital, where he is/was a managing partner. The Information quoted several women, some of whom chose to make their identities public - a stance not often taken in this industry, but one buoyed by the efforts of Susan Fowler, the former Uber employee who blogged about her treatment at the firm, kicking off Uber's torrid phase. From the report: "The women who made the allegations include Niniane Wang, who co-created Google Desktop and served as CTO of Minted, and Susan Ho and Leiti Hsu, co-founders of Journy, a travel planning and booking service. "Ms Wang alleges Mr Caldbeck, while informally trying to recruit her for a tech company job, tried to sleep with her. "Ms Ho said that Mr Caldbeck, while discussing investing in their start-up, sent her text messages in the middle of the night suggesting they meet up. Ms Hsu says that Mr Caldbeck groped her under a table at a Manhattan hotel bar." Mr Caldbeck responded to the allegations on Friday afternoon. "The past 24 hours have been the darkest of my life," he said in a statement first reported by Axios. "I have made many mistakes over the course of my career, some of which were brought to light this week. To say I'm sorry about my behaviour is a categorical understatement. Still, I need to say it: I am so, so sorry." He said he apologised for contributing to a "gender hostile" environment. "The power dynamic that exists in venture capital is despicably unfair," he continued. "The gap of influence between male venture capitalists and female entrepreneurs is frightening and I hate that my behaviour played a role in perpetrating a gender-hostile environment. It is outrageous and unethical for any person to leverage a position of power in exchange for sexual gain, it is clear to me now that that is exactly what I've done." Unlike Uber, a service used by millions around the world, the allegations against Mr Caldbeck will not generate many headlines. While well-known among the movers of Silicon Valley, like many big-time investors here, Mr Caldbeck operates in a world the majority of the public don't get to see. But the ramifications of this fall from grace, coming as it does so soon after the Uber scandal, point to a

Summary: We may look back and see the events of this week, where multiple scandals at Uber saw Travis Kalanick removed as chief executive, as the beginning of a culture change across Silicon Valley as a whole.


The problems began early on Thursday when NIR's 06:15 BST service from Belfast to Newry broke down across a set of points at Central Station. The position of the train meant that NIR could only operate one of its four platforms at Central Station. The train has now been moved and services are returning to normal. The rail junction had been blocked for several hours on Thursday morning. A Translink spokeswoman said the knock-on delays had affected train services between Belfast and Newry, Bangor, Portadown, Larne and Londonderry. The company apologised to its passengers and said it had been working hard to "keep delays to a minimum".

Summary: A broken down train that caused long rush-hour delays on all of Northern Ireland Railways' services is no longer blocking the line at a Belfast station.


After 10 months, Sudan's Ministry of Health finally confirmed that there have been 265 deaths and more than 16,000 infected cases of "acute watery diarrhoea" in 11 of the country's 18 states. A half-admission that came only after the disease pierced the bubble of Sudan's capital, Khartoum. Medical professionals have long diagnosed the cases as cholera, despite the euphemisms the government has insisted on to downplay the severity of the crisis. But cholera by any other name is still cholera. The Federal Minister of Health, Bahar Abu Garda, told parliament that cases of "watery diarrhoea" were not his business - shifting blame to the Ministry of Water Resources and State Ministers. The private hospital of Khartoum's State Minister of Health, Mamoun Himeda, has a printed sign on the door, refusing the admission of any cases of watery diarrhoea. In April, journalist Ammar El-Daw was detained for reporting on the outbreak and accused of defamation by the minister of his home state, Gaderef. While the country's politicians continue to shirk responsibility and avoid action, the number of cases continues to climb. The first infections were confirmed as early as August 2016, in the White Nile state where the cluster of South Sudanese refugee camps has been identified by the government as the source of the outbreak. Whatever the origins, Sudan's crumbling infrastructure and underfunded healthcare system made conditions rife for the disease to spread. Poor sanitation, meagre emergency services and underpaid doctors, striking intermittently since October 2016, have left the nation extremely vulnerable. Medics have highlighted the lack of quarantine spaces and photos have been shared online of brackish water pouring out of taps across the country. Yousra Elbagir: Once again, the Sudanese community must rely on itself to fulfil its basic needs. Imams are spreading awareness at Friday sermons in mosques across the capital Khartoum, calling for the government to address the issue and praying to God to prevent a disaster. Citizens are handing out health and safety pamphlets throughout the capital and activists are taking to Twitter and Facebook to spread awareness and criticise the government's approach. And protests have broken out at cemeteries after the mass burial of tens of bodies, all victims of cholera. Locals have organised two sit-ins in the White Nile state. All of which seems to have fallen on deaf ears. The World Health Organization has been ominously silent in the face of the growing crisis. Many assume that pressure from the government - never shy to expel a UN official for saying the wrong thing - has left them at a loss for words. In this case, "cholera" seems to be the trigger word. Sudanese Twitter users have been using the hashtag #CholeraInSudan, hoping to attract international attention and pressurising the government to act - the same international pressure that forced the Sudanese government to restore subsidies on imported medicine back in November. Once again, the Sudanese community must rely on itself to fulfil its basic needs. Sudanese fight for their African identity How poets are fighting censorship in Sudan Why Sudanese people still feel

Summary: In the latest of our series of letters from African journalists, Yousra Elbagir criticises the Sudanese government's failure to get to grips with a cholera outbreak.


The Swiss-based drinks bottling firm rose 3.46% in early trading. Broadcaster ITV and DIY group Kingfisher were both up more than 1%, while oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and BP both fell by less than 1% On the currency markets, the pound was down slightly against the dollar, falling 0.15% to $1.5752, and down 0.04% against the euro.

Summary: (Open) The UK's benchmark FTSE 100 index opened 0.26% higher at 6,991.36 points, led by Coca-Cola HBC AG.


Farzana Parveen was bludgeoned to death by her family for marrying a man of her own choice. Police say she had died by the time they were able to intervene. Ms Parveen's husband Muhammad Iqbal has maintained that officers stood by as the attack took place. Meanwhile, Iqbal himself has admitted killing his first wife six years ago in order to marry Ms Parveen. Ms Parveen, who was three months pregnant, was pelted with bricks and bludgeoned by relatives furious because she married against their wishes. In a report given to the chief minister of Punjab state on Friday, police say one of Ms Parveen's relatives accosted her "several hundred feet" from the court premises and shot her in the shin. There was no police deployment in that area, the report says, but a police inspector happened to be nearby and managed to snatch away the gun. However, according the police, a scuffle ensued between about 20 members of Ms Parveen's family and 10 to 15 of Iqbal's, during which one of Ms Parveen's brothers struck her with a brick three times, wounding her fatally. Police say one of Ms Parveen's uncles, two of her cousins, and the driver who brought them to Lahore were arrested on Friday. Her father surrendered to police shortly after the killing. 'Honour' killings in Pakistan •In 2013, 869 women murdered in so called "honour killings" •Campaigners say real number is likely to be much higher •Of these, 359 were so called "Karo Kari" cases, whereby family members consider themselves authorised to kill offending relatives to restore honour •Rights groups say conviction rate in cases of sexual and other violence against women is "critically low" Source: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan annual report 2013 Further reading: Why do families kill their daughters? Ms Parveen's relatives had filed a case against Iqbal at the High Court, accusing him of abducting her. The newlyweds were at the Lahore court to contest this case. Ms Parveen had already testified to police that she had married of her own free will. Analysis - M Ilyas Khan, BBC News, Islamabad The twists and turns in the events since Farzana Perveen's murder on Tuesday have transformed a case of honour killing into a tricky tale of love, greed and murder. We have a man who now admits to have killed an earlier wife, and a woman who the police claim was already someone else's legally wedded wife - which would make her an adulteress under Pakistani law. In addition, the father, brothers and cousins who are accused of murdering Farzana are also said to have killed a woman of the family before. A recent police report does little to explain this, except for its emphasis on the point that the Farzana case was not a case of stoning, suggesting that it did not merit the attention it got. This is reflective of a deeply conservative society which tends to condone such crimes, and is helped by a set of Islamic laws dating from the 1980s that "privatise" murder as a crime against the

Summary: Pakistani police have denied they did nothing to stop a so-called honour killing in front of a court in Lahore.


Despite returning 80 more councillors, 184 in total, at Thursday's local elections in Wales, the party only took control of Monmouthshire. Welsh Tory chairman Jonathan Evans said June's poll will be regarded as a Theresa May-Jeremy Corbyn battle. Welsh Labour's Chris Evans said the local election results gave the party a "firm foundation" to build on. Although Labour lost more than 100 councillors in Wales, taking its tally down to 472, and lost control of both Bridgend and Blaenau Gwent councils, the results were not as bad for the party as had been predicted. Labour was also three seats short of a majority in Merthyr Tydfil, but polling has been delayed until next month in the Cyfarthfa ward following the death of a candidate. It means a five-week wait before the council's final political makeup is clear. The ward elected two independents and one Labour councillor in 2012. Ex-MP and general election candidate in June Chris Evans said: "What's quite clear is Labour in Wales is much stronger than the polls are telling us at the moment. "People haven't deserted the Labour Party - people still have faith and they're still strong with the Labour Party and that is what we will build on in the next four weeks." Jonathan Evans, who is running the Conservative general election campaign in Wales, told the BBC's Sunday Politics Wales programme there had been a range of alternatives to Labour in Welsh elections. But he said: "In the general election it's my expectation that people will see this as a two party contest. "The election has been presented as a choice between Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May. "I see it that way, and the public see it that way as well and I think that is going to be very helpful for the Conservative Party in these elections." Plaid Cymru said gaining more than 30 councillors, meaning the party now has 202, was "great news". It said voting patterns in some local election areas were a cause for optimism ahead of the general election. Ynys Mon AM Rhun ap Iorwerth said it was "pleasing" to see gains "in places where we aren't seen as traditionally strong". "Looking across the board it's got to be seen I think as a pretty solid result for Plaid Cymru and bodes well for the poll which is coming up in just a few weeks' time." The Liberal Democrats lost 11 council seats and now have 62 councillors in Wales in what Lib Dem AM and Welsh Government Education Secretary Kirsty Williams called "a mixed set of results". But she said local election voting should not be seen as a prediction of what will happen on 8 June. "I think we have to be very careful not to make a direct read across from local government elections to the general election," she said. "What's absolutely clear is that politics is in a state of flux and there are arguments to be made on doorsteps in the weeks to come." UKIP AM Gareth Bennett said his party still had a key

Summary: Welsh Conservatives will benefit from a general election seen as a two party contest, a senior Tory has said.


Titled "Albert Finney was never a member", it debunks myths while also celebrating past events at the venue. Project manager Leslie Holmes said: "Our plaques are a bluey green, to be a bit different from the official English Heritage scheme." It is being held in conjunction with the Manchester International Festival. Mr Holmes said: "Whenever I go to London, I'm always amazed by how many blue plaques there are about the lives of the rich and famous, but hardly any in Salford, so I thought it would be good to change this - even for the weekend - and put 20 plaques here at Salford Lads Club." He said the exhibition's title was "a humorous way of putting the record straight" on a myth that Salford-born actor Finney, who appeared in Skyfall and The Bourne Ultimatum, was a member when he was a boy. The plaques, designed by the artist Amber Sanchez, will be on display at the venue until Sunday afternoon.

Summary: A display of spoof blue plaques on celebrities' links with Salford Lads Club, which famously appeared on an album by The Smiths, has gone on show.


Northampton Borough Council lent money to Northampton Town FC but work on the Sixfields Stadium stalled and the club has since been taken over. The council was in talks with the new owner about land around the ground. Mary Markham, Tory council leader, said: "The debt is still there and we will recover [it] through the land." The council, which owns the stadium site, made the deal with former club chairman David Cardoza so parts of the stadium could be rebuilt. Land around Sixfields was meant to be developed for leisure by the club to fund the repayment of the loan. Read more on this and other news from across Northamptonshire Construction work on the East Stand halted and the club said it could not repay the loan. The Buckingham Group, which was constructing the East Stand, said it had carried out £3m of work for which it had not been paid. It is in talks with the club's new owner Kelvin Thomas. Mrs Markham said: "We will do all in our power to recoup the money and pursue the people involved." A memorandum of understanding has been agreed between the council and Mr Thomas that would see Northampton Town's debt wiped out with the council acquiring the land around Sixfields for development in return. The football club has been asked to comment.

Summary: A council has said it has received a "number of offers" on land it claimed in return for an unpaid £10.25m loan for football stadium development.


5 February 2016 Last updated at 13:10 GMT It shows cast members, including Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier and Clive Dunn interviewed in character as they attended a vintage vehicle rally in Brighton in 1974. The BBC South Today film report, which has not been broadcast for more than 40 years, was found in the library at BBC Broadcasting House in Southampton. A film version of the legendary TV sitcom, directed by Oliver Parker and staring Toby Jones and Catherine Zeta Jones has been released.

Summary: News footage of the original cast of Dad's Army being interviewed has been unearthed.


Defence Minister Mark Francois said no posts would be lost but 183 people from 1 Force Protection Wing and 3 Squadron at RAF Wittering would be assimilated into four other bases in the UK. He said the move was the latest in a reorganisation that saw disbandments at RAF Leuchars in St Andrews. North West Cambridgeshire MP Shailesh Vara said it was "regrettable", but was pleased that no jobs would be lost. He added he had received assurances from Mr Francois that the number of people affected would not increase and that it was not a prelude to the eventual closure of the base. RAF Wittering is a logistics and engineering hub and currently has about 1,500 service and civilian personnel. Up until 2010 it was the home of the Harrier jet. Mr Francois said the staff would be transferred to Honington in Suffolk, Marham in Norfolk, Coningsby in Lincolnshire and Lossiemouth in Moray. The move will start in spring 2015.

Summary: Nearly 200 members of the RAF based in Cambridgeshire are to be disbanded.


Shillingford, 30, and team-mate Marlon Samuels were both reported to the ICC for suspected illegal actions during last month's Test series in India. Meanwhile, Samuels, 32, has been banned from bowling his quicker deliveries. Shillingford's arm was found to extend more then the permitted 15 degrees for his off breaks and doosras. Samuels exceeded the 15-degree limit for his quicker balls, but he is allowed to continue bowling his standard off breaks. A batting all-rounder, he has played for the Windies as a specialist batsman before now, although Shillingford - a specialist bowler - now faces withdrawing from international cricket until he remodels his action. The pair have 14 days to lodge a written appeal to the ICC, although West Indies are currently in the middle of a Test series in New Zealand. Shillingford and Samuels both played in the first two Tests, although Samuels did not bowl. The third Test begins in Hamilton on Thursday, with one-day and Twenty20 internationals to follow. Both players have previously been suspended from bowling in international cricket for illegal actions. However, they were allowed to resume bowling after undergoing remedial work and further testing. Samuels was banned from bowling in February 2008 because his arm extended more than the permitted 15 degrees for off-breaks and quicker deliveries. Although the Jamaican continued to play as a batsman, he did not resume bowling in international cricket until September 2011, having served an unrelated two-year suspension from cricket between May 2008 and May 2010 for passing information to a bookmaker. Shillingford, from Dominica, was reported after his international debut in November 2010 and banned a month later when his average elbow extension was found to be 17 degrees. He was cleared to return in June 2011.

Summary: West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford has been suspended from bowling in international cricket by the International Cricket Council (ICC).


Down 0-15 0-14 Derry Armagh 2-19 0-09 Queen's Antrim 0-09 2-20 Monaghan St Mary's 0-13 2-13 Fermanagh Donegal 1-06 2-14 Cavan Tyrone 2-17 1-07 UU

Summary: Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup results


Officials said security camera footage showed two white males placing the flags on the ground at the church. They were discovered by maintenance workers on Thursday morning. One of the church's pastors said it was "a hateful act" meant to intimidate churchgoers. The flag is very divisive in the US and seen as a symbol of slavery by critics. Staff were disturbed when they came across the flags at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, according to the Reverend Shannon Jones. "Our groundsmen were so upset, they took pictures and then they moved them," she told reporters. She said the church has been holding a conference on the role of black churches in social justice issues this week. "We do have images of two white males placing those flags on the campus," police chief George Turner said at a news conference. There were no more details about the suspects but Mr Turner said the video would be released to the public soon. "We've seen this kind of ugliness before," he said, adding that it was disgusting but not surprising. He said they had "good, strong physical evidence" and were not ruling it out from being a hate crime. Rev Raphael Warnock, a senior pastor at the church, said: "It is a hateful act. I view it as an effort to intimidate us in some way, and we will not be intimidated." Mr King once preached at the church in Georgia's capital. The Confederate flag is the battle emblem of the southern states in the US Civil War, and its supporters today say it is an important part of southern heritage. The backlash against it grew when nine black people were shot dead at a South Carolina church in June. The man charged with the killings, Dylann Roof, was pictured holding the flag.

Summary: US police are investigating after four Confederate flags were found on the grounds of a church near the Martin Luther King Jr Center in Atlanta.


The 65-year-old was cleared of eight other indecent assault charges by a jury at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court. He was accused of abusing four former pupils at Altrincham Grammar School in Greater Manchester and a fifth schoolboy from the Newcastle area. Talbot was remanded in custody for sentencing on 13 March. Judge Timothy Mort told Talbot, from Bowdon in Greater Manchester, his sentence should start immediately bearing in mind his "abuse of trust". The Edinburgh-born former ITV star displayed no obvious reaction while the verdicts were read and nodded at the judge as he was taken down to the cells. He had denied abusing boys aged 14 to 17, but was found guilty of two counts relating to former pupils at Altrincham Grammar School on canal boat trips. The jury heard Talbot staged a naked orgy involving 10 drunken schoolboys on a canal barge. He was said to have asked some of the pupils to pretend they were girls and lie on top of each other as photographs were taken. One victim, who said he thought he was 14 at the time, said Talbot abused him after he was told to share a bed with him. Another boy was abused on another barge trip in similar circumstances. He said boys would take turns to sleep in Talbot's bed during the trip and when it was his turn Talbot "started talking to me about sexual stuff". The incidents are said to have taken place on school trips in the 1970s. It can now be reported that a number of similar complaints against Talbot have been passed by police to the Procurator Fiscal about alleged offences said to have been committed in Scotland. Talbot was also questioned by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) about a serious sexual assault allegedly committed on a former pupil but the matter was withdrawn after the complainant died. Talbot worked as a biology teacher at the boys' school until May 1984. The court heard his teaching career came to "an abrupt end" following an indecent proposal he made to two pupils he invited to his home to look at his telescope. The jury was told he was said to have been "obsessed" with teenage boys throughout his teaching career and "could not help himself" around them when under the influence of drink. During the investigation, police seized a number of diaries Talbot kept during his teaching career. Police found entries "highly suggestive of inappropriate behaviour". Det Con Chris Doggart, of GMP, said: "Talbot was an extremely popular and well liked individual - both as a celebrity weatherman and formerly as a science teacher - who earned not only the trust and adulation of many of his peers and pupils, but also much of the nation. "Now he has been exposed as an opportunistic sex offender and that reputation is rightly in tatters. "Even when he was not committing offences against the two vulnerable young boys, his behaviour was wholly inappropriate and so far removed from his duty as a teacher to nurture and safeguard those under his care it

Summary: Ex-TV weatherman Fred Talbot has been found guilty of indecently assaulting two teenage boys when he was a teacher.


The deal would only go ahead if Zurich felt it was getting a fair deal, said chief executive Martin Senn. His comments came as Zurich reported a 1% dip in net profits for the April to June quarter to $840m (Â£538m). Separately, RSA reported pre-tax profits of Â£288m for the first half of 2015, beating analysts' estimates and dwarfing 2014's results. RSA is amid a turnaround process under chief executive Stephen Hester. The firm said it planned to have "substantially completed" that process by the end of the year. Last month, Zurich said it was considering a bid for RSA, the owner of the More Than brand, which has a market value of about Â£5.3bn. Zurich is Europe's third-largest insurer and has often been linked with a bid for RSA. The Swiss firm said that its second quarter results were hit by "large losses" in the UK and at its global corporate business in North America, and "higher levels of catastrophe and weather related losses".

Summary: The head of Swiss insurer Zurich has said he sees "significant benefits" in buying UK rival and bid target RSA.


It is understood proposals for a £12m project at Fairy Glen would mean half an acre of wood is destroyed, Coed Cadw has claimed. It has asked Snowdonia National Park Authority to reject RWE Innogy's plans. The scheme would be capable of generating up to 13,000 megawatt hours of electricity each year, enough to supply around 2,700 households. RWE Innogy revealed the plans three years ago and the authority has been carrying out a consultation. It would involve getting water from the river above Penmachno bridge and diverting it through more than half a mile (1km) of pipeline around Fairy Glen, before returning it to the river near the River Lledr junction. Rory Francis from Coed Cadw said: "When woodlands such as this, which are centuries old, are lost they cannot be replaced. "We urge the Snowdonia National Park planning committee to say no to the proposal and for the company involved to think again." RWE Innogy said a consultation had taken place, and that the project had been designed to to minimise any environmental impact. A spokesman said: "Let's not forget that one of the biggest threats to the environment and wildlife is climate change itself, and so it is important that we are able to deliver projects like this which make an important contribution towards tackling climate change."

Summary: Woodland in Conwy is "under threat" if a hydro-electric scheme goes ahead, a charity has said.