Jake Vallely, 24 - who had described himself as "the hardest man in Brecon" - beat 20-year-old Private Matthew Boyd to death in May. Pte Boyd's mother Michelle Rogers said her son's death had caused "unbearable pain". At Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday, Mr Justice Lewis said the killing was a "savage and senseless attack". Vallely was found guilty of murder on 1 December following a two-week trial. After a night of drinking, the former boxer had pursued Pte Boyd through the Powys town before carrying out what Mr Justice Lewis described as a "sustained attack on a young man lying defenceless in the road". Pte Boyd, who is originally from Carrickfergus, County Antrim, had been in the town for training exercises at the infantry battle school. Sentencing Vallely, Mr Justice Lewis told him Pte Boyd was "entirely innocent and did not provoke you in any way. You chased him down and attacked him for no other reason than you wanted trouble". The judge said: "You hit him time and time again until he was unconscious. This was a sustained, savage and senseless attack. "You dragged his motionless body into the street and left him there to die. You showed no remorse then and you have shown no remorse since." Members of Pte Boyd's family were not in court today for the sentencing. They have returned to Gibraltar where they live, but victim impact statements were read out during the sentencing. His mother Michelle Rogers said: "His life was taken in the blink of an eye. My son will not knock at my door again. There are times I text or call his mobile. I cry every night before I sleep, if I sleep. How can I explain the pain in my heart? "It is unbearable, he has taken my son's life and destroyed our family." His stepfather Jeremy Rogers said: "I don't want the pain to go away because if the pain goes away, so will Matthew."

Summary: A Brecon man who murdered a soldier in the town has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 16 years in prison.


In addition to the pylons, eight miles (nearly 13km) of cables would be buried underground in the Meifod valley. National Grid has also identified a preferred "secluded" site for a substation, on the Tir Gwynt wind farm. Montgomeryshire's Conservative MP Glyn Davies said the scale of the entire project was "completely outrageous". The wind farm plans have sparked opposition from campaign groups, while a public inquiry is already under way. National Grid owns and manages the networks that connect people to their energy. It says a new "T-pylon" - which is about 15m (nearly 50ft) shorter than conventional pylons - could be used along the power cable route, which will be 33 miles (53km) long. It says it has developed a draft route to keep away from villages and will use "hills and trees as a natural backdrop to help keep any visual impact to a minimum". About a quarter of the route would be underground. Jeremy Lee, National Grid's Mid Wales Connection project manager, said: "We recognise the rich cultural significance of the Meifod Valley, which includes Mathrafal and Glyndwr's Way, and understand the potential impact a 400 kV steel lattice overhead line could have on the valley - something people told us was very important to them. "We think putting this section of the connection underground is the best way to manage these effects and means this area can be largely kept to how it looks today." Mr Lee said the preferred Cefn Coch substation site was within land that formed the Tir Gwynt wind farm. "We looked at several sites for the substation and we have selected one which we think best balances all of the factors we must consider," he added. "We think it offers strong opportunities to reduce visual impact and puts the substation away from villages and caravan parks in the area." National Grid says it will continue to assess the potential impact of its plans, and wants to hear the views of local people. It plans to hold events as part of a consultation and says more information is available on its website. For the past two years, Montgomeryshire Against Pylons has campaigned against expanding the energy infrastructure in mid Wales, as well as possibly hundreds of new wind turbines. A public inquiry is under way to determine whether those planned wind farms should be allowed. Montgomeryshire MP Glyn Davies said: "The scale of the mid Wales connection is just completely outrageous as far as the impact on mid Wales is concerned. "The whole line is making its way through very beautiful countryside and I think they (National Grid) really have to underground the whole line," he told BBC Radio Wales. The plans in Powys are being revealed two days after people at a public meeting in Carmarthenshire voted against using pylons to connect wind farms to the National Grid. The county council and others want the lines from existing and planned turbines in Brechfa to be buried. Western Power Distribution (WPD) said wood pole overhead lines were preferred for its connection plans but it

Summary: National Grid has revealed plans to use 25 miles (40km) of pylons to connect to controversial planned wind farms in Powys.


The Birmingham-born musician will host Jazz Now alongside singer Emma Smith and Irish trumpeter Al Ryan every Monday night from 4 April. It replaces Jazz On 3, which has been running for 18 years. That show's host, Jez Nelson, will move to Jazz FM. Kinch said he wanted the new show to "shake up our jazz world with a bit of controversy". Its remit is to explore the "vibrant new and underground jazz scene" - broadcasting from car parks and dance music clubs as well as established jazz venues. Kinch's appointment is significant because he bridges the divide between the often closeted world of jazz and contemporary mainstream music. A double MOBO-award winner and Mercury Prize-nominee, he has been described as one of British music's "freshest and most exciting prospects". "Mr Kinch demonstrates what England has to teach [the USA] about narrative Hip-Hop," wrote The New York Times, reviewing his first US show in 2004. The first edition of Jazz Now will feature a concert by the British trio Malija; an interview with Mobo-winners Binker and Moses, and newly discovered recordings of organ legend Larry Young. The following week will see the launch of a regular series of masterclasses by influential musicians, the first of which features saxophonist and composer Patrick Cornelius. Future episodes will include the world premiere of Hans Koller's new composition, Twelve Re-Inventions for George Russell; up-and-coming trumpeter Ralph Alessi; and coverage of the BBC Young Musician 2016 Jazz Award. "The underground and emerging jazz and wider contemporary music scene is really exciting right now," said Alan Davey, Controller of BBC Radio 3. "We wanted to bring that scene to our audiences and through enlisting expert performers such as Soweto, Emma and Al, I am confident Jazz Now will do just that."

Summary: Renowned saxophonist and rapper Soweto Kinch is to front a new-look jazz show on BBC Radio 3.


The 40-year-old has succeeded compatriot Jose Riga, who helped the Addicks avoid relegation from the Championship. Peeters was most recently in charge of Belgian outfit Waasland-Beveren and has also managed Cercle Brugge and Gent. The former striker, who was capped 13 times by Belgium, also had a two-year spell as a player at Millwall between 2003 and 2005. Peeters will work alongside Charlton first-team coach Damien Matthew. Former Charlton assistant manager Alex Dyer will not be part of the new setup and has left the club after after three-and-a-half years at The Valley. Riga, 56, took over as Charlton manager in March following Chris Powell's sacking and had hoped to remain in charge after seven wins from 16 games. But Charlton owner Roland Duchatelet, who also owns Standard Liege, decided against that in favour of Peeters.

Summary: Charlton have appointed former Belgium international Bob Peeters as manager.


Traffic Scotland said the crash near the Gladsmuir junction took place in weather which was causing "dangerous driving conditions". They urged drivers to be aware of potential problems. Police confirmed they were at the scene but said that it was too early to give details of the accident.

Summary: The A1 road in East Lothian has been closed in both directions following a collision.


Trade talks after leaving the EU will need more UK officials with language skills, say the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Modern Languages. There is already a languages skills shortage but currently the UK can rely on other EU nationals "to plug the gap", say the group. Ministers say their reforms are already boosting language learning in schools. Launching a checklist on Brexit and languages, the group say lack of language ability loses the UK an estimated 3.5% of economic performance. The country currently relies on the EU to negotiate trade deals but this will no longer be possible once the UK has left the Union, they add. APPG co-chair Baroness Coussins said: "Brexit must make the UK's language skills a top policy issue. "Language skills are vital for our exports, education, public services and diplomacy." Baroness Coussins called for "a national plan to ensure the UK produces the linguists we need to become a world leader in global free trade and on the international stage." The group identify a need to boost skills in both European and non-European languages for the purposes of trade, international relations and security. In particular, they fear the loss of European language skills if EU nationals already living in the UK are not guaranteed residency status post Brexit. They also want the UK to continue full participation in the Erasmus+ scheme, where young people study, work volunteer and train abroad in Europe, some working as language assistants in schools. The checklist includes calls to: "It is essential that schools continue to be able to recruit EU nationals post-Brexit," said Malcolm Trobe, interim general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders. "There is already a critical shortage of language teachers and the last thing that we need is anything which makes this situation worse. "We understand that Brexit means Brexit but it is vital that it does not also mean a full-blown crisis in language teaching." Mike Buchanan, head of Ashford School and chairman of the Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference, said independent schools were proud of their "increasingly central role in ensuring the survival of languages in British universities". "But more is needed to reverse this trend. The national situation is parlous," said Mr Buchanan. Sara Davidson, head of modern languages at the private Oundle School and chairwoman of the Independent Schools Modern Languages Association, said she did not know of a language department that did not employ native speakers. "Native speakers are helping us out amidst a major recruitment crisis in modern language teaching. "We simply do not currently produce enough linguists in this country to fill the modern language teaching vacancies we have." Ruth Sinclair-Jones, UK director of Erasmus+, said the value of the scheme to the UK "cannot be underestimated". "Losing UK participation would limit the future prospects of young people and the country as a whole," she said. And Mark Herbert, head of schools programmes at the British Council, said: "Learning a language isn't just a rewarding way to connect with another culture but boosts individual job prospects, as well

Summary: The government must plan now to avoid a post-Brexit languages crisis, say a cross-party group of MPs and peers.


30 December 2014 Last updated at 14:11 GMT Keepers have named the female Rothschild's giraffe calf Zahra, which means 'flower' in Swahili. The 1.8m tall calf was born to mum Aiofe and dad Meru. Rothschild's are one of the world's most endangered sub-species of giraffe, with experts predicting that there are less than 1,100 left in the wild. "We're happy to report that our new, not-so-little, youngster is doing well and is already confident on her long legs," said Tim Rowlands, the curator of mammals at Chester Zoo. The zoo now has a herd of eight Rothschild's giraffes - Meru, Aoife, Dagma, Orla, Tula, Kanzi, Millie and Zahra.

Summary: Visitors to Chester Zoo are getting their first glimpse of a rare baby giraffe born just before Christmas.


Hywel Dda University Health Board held a public meeting in Llanelli on Thursday and agreed the reduction should be made with "immediate effect". It means the paediatric ambulatory care unit (PACU) at Withybush Hospital will be open from 10:00 GMT to 18:00 instead of 10:00 to 22:00. The health board said it had experienced recruitment problems. The move means sick children who require assessment after the new closing time will be referred or transferred by ambulance to Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen. Speaking on behalf of the health board's Community Health Council, Alyson Thomas said: "It's incredibly disappointing the people of Pembrokeshire are now in this situation. "We are concerned about the health board's handling of the situation." The health board's medical director, Dr Philip Kloer, told the meeting there had been "difficulties for some time" with the recruitment of paediatric consultants. "The action taken to address recruitment during the middle of the year was not as successful as hoped," he said. The health board's chair Bernadine Rees said the recommendation was accepted with a "heavy heart," but that it was being done on an "interim" basis in the interest of safety. Plaid Cymru AM Simon Thomas said a "further reduction of services" left him "very concerned at the long term safety at Withybush". "As a parent I would not have confidence with this service," he said. "I'm asking for the cabinet secretary for health to take action for the people of Pembrokeshire." The Welsh Government said the move was so the health board could provide a safe, reliable service. "What would be unacceptable is for the health board to run a service they know is unsafe," a spokeswoman said. "It is important to note that the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health's review of November 2015 concluded that it would make "no clinical sense" to revert to the previous 24/7 paediatric service model." Labour AM Eluned Morgan said: "A lack of early action has meant that board members have had no option but to cut PACU by four hours each day. "I am encouraged that the board has listened to my concerns over taking a more serious and focused approach to managing this service long-term. "They have provided their assurance that they will work hard to return a 12 hour service for families in Pembrokeshire."

Summary: Plans to temporarily reduce the opening hours of a children's care unit in Pembrokeshire have been backed.


The annual June event - known as the Hoppings, after an old English word for dance - features more than 300 rides, sideshows, and other amusements. The Discovery Museum exhibition explores the fair's history and the lives of the travelling showmen. Visitors will also be able to play on vintage slot machines. The gathering began as a Temperance Fair in 1882, in what was seen as an antidote to the Newcastle Races which had, up to then, been held on the Town Moor. Through the years, generations of travelling families from all round the country have taken part in what is believed to be the largest such event in Europe, and it continues to attract tens of thousands of visitors. The Discovery Museum exhibition - which runs until 1 October - features more than 50 vintage working amusement machines, from What the Butler Saw (early moving pictures) to pinball and fruit machines, which visitors can play using old pennies purchased from the museum. Carolyn Ball, Museum Manager said: "The Hoppings is firmly placed in Tyneside's events calendar and has been loved by people in the area for generations. "The exhibition will celebrate the history of the famous fair and visitors can step back in time and have a go on lots of rare vintage amusement machines."

Summary: An exhibition celebrating the 135th anniversary of what is billed as the largest travelling funfair in Europe has opened in Newcastle.


Vehicle tyre deflation rounds were used to immobilise two vehicles during the arrest of five men on 12 February. The Police Investigation and Review Commissioner (PIRC) said two vehicles were damaged during the incident, but no members of the public were injured. A report will be submitted to the Deputy Chief Constable. Five men subsequently appeared at Forfar Sheriff Court on 15 February in connection with the theft of an ATM in Carnoustie. The men, who are all from the Birmingham and Liverpool areas, are alleged to have stolen a car from an address in Arbroath, broken into the Co-op store in Carnoustie's Barry Street and stolen an ATM. It is also alleged that one of the men drove a stolen car with false licence plates and repeatedly reversed into another car at the Westway Retail Park in Arbroath while police were standing behind the vehicle. All five men were remanded in custody and the case was continued for further examination.

Summary: Scotland's police watchdog is investigating officers' use of firearms during an operation outside a McDonald's restaurant in Arbroath.


Media playback is not supported on this device After much deliberation, McIlroy last month opted out of the Games, saying he was concerned about the Zika virus. Speaking ahead of this week's Open, McIlroy said he was "very comfortable" with his decision to pull out of the Olympics, adding he may not bother watching the Rio golf action on TV. "I'm very happy with the decision I've made, I have no regrets," said McIlroy. "I'll probably watch the Olympics, but I'm not sure golf will be one of the events I'll watch." Asked which events he'd watch, McIlroy replied: "Probably the events that…track and field, swimming, diving, the stuff that matters." McIlroy rejected suggestions that the decision of several top players to withdraw from the Olympics was "letting the game down". The sport is making its return to Olympic competition after an 112-year absence. "I don't feel like I've let the game down at all. I didn't get into golf to try to grow the game, I tried to get into golf to win championships," he told a pre-Open Championship news conference at Royal Troon. "All of a sudden you get to this point and there is a responsibility on you to grow the game, and I get that. "But at the same time that's not the reason that I got into golf. I got into golf to win. I didn't get into golf to get other people into the game." Also in his news conference, McIlroy said that golf had to improve is drug testing policy because it is "some way behind the other sports". The World Anti Doping Agency's (Wada) most recent report from 2014, revealed 507 tests were carried out on golfers with eight testing positive. "On average, we get tested four or five times a year. It's very little compared to other Olympic sports," said McIlroy. Northern Ireland's world number four added: "I have been tested once for drugs this year, the day before the US Open. It was only a urine test, not a blood one. "But I don't think there are drugs that can make you better across the board. "There are drugs that can make you stronger and make you concentrate more but not that can make you a better all-round golfer, as far as I am aware. "I could take HGH (Human Growth Hormone) and get away with it."

Summary: Rory McIlroy has suggested that golf will not be one of the sports that "matter" at next month's Rio Olympics.


Portrait of Caterina, dated to 1657, has been at Penrhyn Castle, Llandegai, Gwynedd, since 1860 before being provisionally sold. But the UK government withheld the export licence until February. This was to enable a UK buyer to raise the money to buy the painting. Auction house Sotheby's has now confirmed that the overseas buyer has withdrawn an application to take the picture out of the country. It may be loaned to a museum or art gallery. The subject of the portrait, Catrina Hooghsaet, was a wealthy Amsterdam Christian Mennonite who was married but separated from her husband. In a statement, the Art Fund said the painting was of "supreme national importance" and its future was still "perilously unsafe". It had started fund raising to buy the picture for the nation. Art experts say it is one of the Dutch master's finest portraits.

Summary: A £35m painting by Rembrandt, which has been in Wales for 150 years, will stay in Britain for the time being after an overseas buyer withdrew an application for an export licence.


The number of active users on the social network reached 255 million in the first three months of 2014, up 5.8% on the previous quarter but below analysts' expectations. Twitter also reported a net loss of $132m (Â£78m) for the latest quarter. But it posted revenue of $250m, $226m of which came through advertising. Despite higher user growth than the previous quarter, when Twitter saw just a 3.8% rise, Twitter's stocks fell by more than 11% in after-hours trading, sending the price below its initial public offering of $38.80 per share. The rise in Twitter active users comes after four consecutive quarters of declining growth, but the turnaround was not strong enough to convince investors. Twitter's chief executive Dick Costolo highlighted the company's revenue increase, and said it was "fuelled by increased engagement and user growth". The integration of advertising management software MoPub had helped Twitter "reach more than 1bn iOS and Android users each month", he added. Another measure of user engagement, timeline views, increased 15% in the first three months of 2014 to 157 billion. But the number of Twitter users is still well below its most high-profile competitor, Facebook, which boasts 1.28 billion active users. WhatsApp, the messaging app Facebook bought for $19bn, recently passed the 500 million user milestone.

Summary: Shares in Twitter dropped to their lowest levels since the company's stock market flotation, as it reported slower than expected user growth.


Former Celtic boss Neil Lennon was quoted saying: "Nothing will prepare Warburton for his first taste of the Old Firm as a manager." Warburton responded: "My background is one that's involved many pressurised situations in and out of football. "If I can't deal with it, I shouldn't be doing the job, simple as that." Rangers lost to Glasgow rivals Celtic in last season's League Cup in what was a one-sided contest. Both sides lead their respective leagues, with Warburton close to clinching promotion to the top flight in his first campaign at Ibrox. Asked about Lennon's comments, he continued: "I'm sure certain managers will say they have been misquoted or things have been taken out of context. "You can't turn round and say you are ready for it but I'm also somewhat bemused by people who say you won't be able to deal with it. "The fact is we've dealt with it all season. It's another game of football. We understand the significance of it. It's a highly-important game for the fans and it's a semi-final. I get all of that. "But if you can't deal with that, don't be in the business." Lennon also suggested Celtic will have the upper hand due to superior strength but Warburton does not fear being outmuscled at Hampden. "Football is a game of opinions and that's the beauty of the sport, it incites so much opinions," said the former Brentford boss. "But the fact is that we are very confident in our side and how we have fared this season. Our physicality in our minds is not in question." Victory away to Raith Rovers on Saturday, coupled with a defeat for Hibernian at St Mirren, would deliver the Championship crown for runaway leaders Rangers. "Raith are on a very good run of form right now so we need to go there and deliver a performance, otherwise we'll get hurt," added Warburton. "The focus is very much on what we do. What happens away from us we can't control but what we can control is our own performance. "On Saturday and Tuesday [at home to Dumbarton], the lads have the opportunity to take the club back to the top tier of Scottish football, so they are well aware of the significance and the expectations of the fans, the desire to get Rangers back to where they need to be. "They recognise the opportunity but they've got to enjoy it. We don't want to limp over the line. We want to finish in a convincing manner."

Summary: Rangers manager Mark Warburton insists he has the experience to deal with the pressure of facing Celtic in next month's Scottish Cup semi-final.


But that appears to have come to an end in 2001, when Kim was caught sneaking into Japan on a fake passport. It was, it was later claimed, because he wanted to visit Disneyland. Whatever the reason, Kim appears to have been cast aside, and lived a life in exile until his death in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 13 February - more than five years after his youngest half-brother, Kim Jong-un, took control of the world's most secretive state. In that time Kim Jong-nam became one of the regime's highest-profile critics, openly questioning the Stalinist policies and dynastic succession his grandfather Kim Il-sung began crafting in 1948. Kim was his father's oldest son, born on 10 May 1971 to Sung Hae-rim, a married actress his grandfather disapproved of. For that reason, the young Kim would be kept behind closed doors, a secret son doted on by his father and paternal aunt Kim Kyung-hee, who went as far as trying to adopt her nephew. It would later be reported he was also close to his aunt's husband, Chang Song-thaek, who rose to become one of North Korea's most powerful men, before being executed in 2013 by his youngest nephew. Despite Jong-nam's closeness to his father's family, he was sent away for a decade, studying in Russia and Switzerland, becoming fluent in French and English, before returning to Pyongyang full-time in the late 80s. It was here cracks began to show in his relationship with his father, with Kim Jong-il reportedly becoming so incensed with his son he threatened to send him to one of North Korea's political prisons, or down a coal mine. For Jong-nam's part, it seems 10 years away from the strict confines of Pyongyang had given him a taste for the outside world. After his death, it was revealed his Facebook profile - created under the name "Kim Chol" - said his favourite musicians were French singer Serge Gainsbourg and Japanese singer Hiroshi Itsuki. Kim Jong-nam never ended up in a political prison, but after his fall from favour in 2001, it is thought he relocated to Macau, where he is said to have enjoyed the slot machines, although other reports suggested he might be living in Singapore. After a few years away from his family's power base, he began to openly criticise North Korea. He was quoted by Japanese media in 2010 as saying he opposed ''dynastic succession''. Following his father's death in December 2011, he appears to have become bolder. Kim's comments about his younger brother's ability to maintain "absolute power" to a Japanese journalist singled him out as his highest-profile critic. Kim told Yoji Gomi the country would collapse without reform, but reform would lead to the collapse of the Kim dynasty, while noting his brother would be little more than a puppet figure, used by the ruling elite. Whether or not Kim was ever actually in line for succession is unclear. But his son, Kim Han-sol, who was born in Pyongyang in 1995 and never met his grandfather, suggested Jong-nam was not interested in the role

Summary: For many years, it was believed Kim Jong-nam was being groomed to succeed his father Kim Jong-il as the next leader of North Korea.


Jeffrey Tansey, 40, was a teacher at Aylesbury Grammar School when he contacted the girl on a dating website. A National College for Teaching and Leadership panel heard he first thought she was 18 or older but then met her despite knowing her true age. Mr Tansey denied his behaviour in 2012 was of a "sexual nature". During the conduct hearing, Mr Tansey said he only met up with the girl - who was not a pupil at his school - "in order to assess her vulnerability, offer her support" and to help prevent "her from putting herself at risk in the future". However, the panel said it did not find his explanation "credible", adding he had referred to the meeting as a "date", held hands with her and twice exchanged "closed mouth kisses on the lips". In finding Mr Tansey guilty of acting in a way that might bring the profession into disrepute and showed a "serious lack of judgement", the panel banned him from teaching in England. Aylesbury Grammar said in a statement: "The school acted promptly in suspending the teacher pending both a police and internal investigation. "He was subsequently dismissed from his teaching role at the school in November 2012."

Summary: A grammar school teacher has been banned from working in schools after he went out with a 15-year-old girl he met on a dating website.


Koy Bentley was fatally wounded on the fifth floor of a block of flats in Watford on Monday afternoon. Hertfordshire police initially said the death was "suspicious". No arrests have yet been made. Det Insp Pushpa Guild said: "Extensive inquiries are continuing at this time to establish the exact circumstances surrounding Koy's death." An appeal for information has been launched.

Summary: The death of a 15-year-old boy found stabbed in the chest is being treated as murder, police have confirmed.


It reported underlying pre-tax profits of Â£381m in the year to 2 May, with revenues up 6% to Â£9.9bn. The firm was formed last year by the merger of Carphone Warehouse and Dixons Retail. "This has been a terrific first year for Dixons Carphone," said the firm's chief executive Sebastian James. "We have seen excellent increases in both sales and profitability and we have made very encouraging progress with the tricky job of integrating these two great companies," he continued. In the UK and Ireland, where it trades under the Carphone Warehouse, Currys and PC World names, sales rose by 8%. UK sales were helped by the failure of rival mobile retailer Phones4U, which collapsed last September. Keith Bowman, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers: "Profitability at the group's core UK and Irish operations has enjoyed a solid increase, aided by gains in market share, whilst merger cost savings remain on track." In Greece, where Dixons Carphone trades under the Kotsovolos name, the firm said it recorded an increase in like-for-like revenues, with strong demand for large screen TVs. "We have a fantastic team in Greece," Mr James told the BBC. "They've been very entrepreneurial in thinking about every possible outcome, and how we would react to it." However, trading in southern Europe had struggled with like-for-like sales down 5%. The firm said its business in Spain continued to operate in a "tough marketplace". Earlier this month, Dixons Carphone announced a deal with US telecoms firm Sprint, which could lead to a joint venture opening up to 500 stores in the US.

Summary: Dixons Carphone has reported a 21% jump in profits in its first annual results since the merger that created the mobile phone and electrical goods firm.


Hodgson resigned immediately after England were knocked out of Euro 2016 following a shock defeat to Iceland in the last 16. Rodgers was named Celtic manager in May after leaving Liverpool in October. "I've just landed my dream job. The team I've supported all my life," Rodgers said. "I'll be at Celtic, that's for sure." England under-21 manager Gareth Southgate was installed as the favourite to succeed Hodgson, but he, like Rodgers, has said he is not interested in the job. Rodgers will be in the Celtic dugout for the first time on Thursday as the Scottish champions take on NK Celje in Slovenia in a pre-season friendly. Their first competitive action will be in the second week of July against either Estonian side Flora Tallinn or Lincoln of Gibraltar in the Champions League second qualifying round. "I haven't even walked out for my first game," Rodgers continued. "Imagine me as a Celtic supporter having walked out on the job at Parkhead! Media playback is not supported on this device "Is it flattering (being linked with England)? It's football. There are very few professions where one minute you're up, then down, then up again - that's just how it goes. "If people think I can do jobs at a high level, then that's fine. But I'm busy here, worrying about what I have to do here." Hodgson and the England players have come in for fierce criticism in the wake of the Iceland defeat, and Rodgers believes there will be enormous pressure on whoever is chosen to take the national team forward. "It's a tough job, England. They've got a lot of good players but there is huge pressure, huge expectancy. "There is a great group of players there. They've got some wonderful talents in that England squad, but it has been difficult for them at this tournament - and it has been like that for a few tournaments. "So it's unfortunate how it ended for Roy because he's a good man, a very good coach. "They now obviously have to appoint someone and look at creating an identity, a way the team can play."

Summary: Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has ruled himself out of the running to replace Roy Hodgson as England manager.


Media playback is not supported on this device Gotze, 24, made 83 Bundesliga appearances for Dortmund before joining Bayern Munich in 2013. The size of the deal is unknown, although reports have suggested it is in the region of £20m. "I have since his departure in 2013, always hoped that he will one day return to us," Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke told the club website. Gotze helped Bayern to three Bundesliga titles, as well as scoring Germany's winning goal at the 2014 World Cup. His move to Bayern for a reported 37m euros (£31.5m) was the most expensive German transfer at the time. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Borussia Dortmund have re-signed forward Mario Gotze on a four-year deal, subject to a medical.


AutoRip, which is only available in the US, will automatically keep a digital copy of eligible CDs in a customer's cloud storage account. Customers will be able to access the music via Amazon's Cloud Player on the web or via tablet and smartphone apps. Amazon has drawn up a catalogue of 50,000 CDs that are eligible for AutoRip. The catalogue has been compiled from those albums that have proved most popular with Amazon customers in the last 15 years. The list includes "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd, "Thriller" by Michael Jackson and "21" by Adele. Any customer who has bought a CD in the catalogue from Amazon since the firm started trading in 1998 will be eligible to get a free MP3 copy of it. Amazon said it anticipated creating copies of millions of CDs. "When we picked those 50,000 titles we focused on having a substantial majority of our physical CD sales covered," said Steve Boom, head of digital music at Amazon in a statement. The service potentially makes it much easier for people to build up a library of digital music. Before now most CD owners had to rip the songs themselves to create digital versions. The Amazon Cloud Player can be accessed a web browser, as well as on Android phones, iPhones, Kindle Fire tablets and other devices. The move is widely seen as an attempt to take market share from arch-rival Apple's iTunes music store. The Cupertino giant has similar cloud storage services for music and leads the market with more than 50% of the market share, while Amazon has less than 15%. Google offers a similar service.

Summary: Online retailer Amazon has launched a service that stores free digital versions of CDs bought via its store.


A spokesperson told the BBC that 10 of the dead were civilians, and that eight people were injured. The Taliban has said it carried out the attack, which happened as offices closed for the day. Earlier, an attack near a market in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar killed at least 11 people, officials said. It remains unclear exactly how the Kabul attack unfolded, although officials said the attacker was on foot. In Kunar, the provincial governor's office said the bomber rode up on a motorcycle to the entrance of a government office in the provincial capital, Asadabad, before detonating his device. Some of the victims were reported to be children playing in a nearby park. Reuters news agency reported that a tribal elder and militia commander named Haji Khan Jan was among the dead. He had been closely involved in a number of operations against the Taliban last year. In recent months, there has been an upsurge in fighting between the Taliban and government forces. President Ashraf Ghani was quoted by local media as saying he will not hold peace talks with groups that kill civilians.

Summary: A suicide bombing near the defence ministry in the Afghan capital of Kabul has killed at least 12 people, the government says.


The 10-year-girl suffered multiple injuries following the crash on Manchester Road, Denton, on Friday. She is in a serious, but stable condition, police said. Murat Polat, 26, of Burlington Street, Ashton-under Lyne, will appear before Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Monday. He is also charged with having no insurance.

Summary: A man has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a child was badly hurt in a crash.


Widnes led early on through Charly Runciman's try, but Jermaine McGillvary crossed to put Giants 6-4 ahead. The visitors dominated from then on, as further tries from McGillvary, Lee Gaskell and Tom Symonds gave them a 14-point lead at half-time. Stefan Marsh and Rhys Hanbury went over for Widnes, but tries from Aaron Murphy and Leroy Cudjoe sealed Giants' win. Vikings finished seventh in Super League last season, but they have since seen influential stand-off Kevin Brown join Warrington, while scrum-half Joe Mellor will miss the first two months of the season through injury. The hosts were punished for their inability to handle Giants' kicking game in the first half, as a number of spilled catches gave Giants good field position to punch over the line. Huddersfield secured their position in Super League through the Qualifiers last season, but will hope for better this campaign after winning their first first season opener since beating Wigan in 2014. Widnes head coach Denis Betts told BBC Radio Merseyside: "You could see it unfolding in front of your eyes, we were solid, defended well and controlled the collisions. We scored a really good try, I thought the practice is coming together and then we gave a couple of penalties away and Danny Brough's kicking game caused us problems. "We were getting left on the floor and suddenly all the things we'd spoken about determination energy and effort we needed through the middle to control their hard-running middle unit went away. "We're a decent side, run into a couple of things with injuries, but that was a good enough side that should have given us a performance to win the game. We're a miles better side than what we showed tonight." Huddersfield Giants head coach Rick Stone told BBC Radio Leeds: "It wasn't too bad, we controlled the first half well, made a few little errors and Widens came pretty hard in the second half so there's a little bit to work on. But it's nice to go away and get a win in the first half. "We had some good intent, played nice and direct and had good intent, some good last tackle options through Danny Brough. "We came up with some decent plays to score some points and give ourselves a buffer that we needed in the end." Widnes: Hanbury; Thompson, Armstrong, Runciman, Marsh; Bridge, Gilmore; Dudson, White, J Chapelhow, Whitley, Houston, Leuluai. Replacements: Heremaia, Cahill, Olbison, T Chapelhow. Huddersfield: Gaskell; McGillvary, Cudjoe, Mellor, Murphy; Brough, Brierley; Ikahihifo, Hinchcliffe, Ta'ai, Symonds, Ferguson, Lawrence. Replacements: Wakeman, Leeming, Roberts, Clough. Referee: Jack Smith.

Summary: Huddersfield opened their Super League campaign with a comfortable 28-16 victory at Widnes Vikings.


A stark warning issued by the UN's humanitarian office, Ocha, said the malnutrition situation is "alarming". It added that nearly one million Somalis, one in 12 of the population, "struggle... to meet their food needs". The drought in Somalia has been partly caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon which has affected east and southern Africa. Africa Live: BBC news updates Does Ethiopia need aid to cope with drought? The worst-affected areas of the country are parts of Puntland and the self-declared republic of Somaliland. Many of those in need of help are people who have been displaced by years of conflict in the country. In all 4.7 million people, nearly 40% of the population, need some sort of humanitarian assistance. As the drought is intensifying there "many more people risk relapsing into crisis," said the UN's Humanitarian Coordinator in Somalia Peter de Clercq. Highlighting the condition of the children, he said that 58,300 will die "if they are not treated". Mr de Clercq appealed for more funds so they can be helped quickly. In neighbouring Ethiopia more than 10 million people need food assistance following the failure of the rains. And Zimbabwe has declared a state of disaster in some drought-affected areas of the country.

Summary: More than 50,000 children in Somalia "face death" because of the ongoing drought there, the UN says.


There are more than 1,000 Amazon Lockers in locations such as shopping centres, convenience stores, airports, train stations, and universities. They enable customers who are unable to wait at home for orders to collect them from a location of their choice. Amazon customers receive a unique barcode, which they enter or scan to retrieve their product at the locker. Trevor Strain, chief financial officer of Morrisons, said he believed the option to pick items up "from one of our hundreds of conveniently located supermarkets will be attractive". Meanwhile Amazon said the supermarkets were in "ideal locations" for customers to collect their items.

Summary: Morrisons says it plans to install hundreds of Amazon lockers in its supermarkets this year.


Mustafizur Rahman took 6-43 for Bangladesh as they bowled India out for 200, with opener Shikhar Dhawan top-scoring with 53 off 60 balls. In reply, Shakib Al Hasan made 51 not out as Bangladesh comfortably won with nine overs to spare. Bangladesh beat India by 79 runs in the first ODI on Thursday. The result caps a remarkable period for the side who knocked out England of the World Cup in March. Bangladesh beat the English by 15 runs in Adelaide, with coach Peter Moores being sacked two months later. Despite one game still left to play, Bangladesh clinched their first ever series win over India, aided by pace bowler Mustafizur's 11 wickets in the two matches so far.

Summary: Bangladesh beat India by six wickets on the Duckworth-Lewis method to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in their one-day international series.


A full 21 years later, on 1 October 2016, women who were not even born in her lifetime were left distraught when a MAC make-up line released in her name sold out completely within 24 hours of its launch. MAC is a cult brand, and it is not uncommon for well-hyped celebrity make-up ranges to sell out online within a day - but for that to happen when the pop icon has been dead for two decades is a striking testimony to her legacy. Those unfamiliar with Tejano (Mexican-American) music may never have heard of Selena, who was just hitting the US mainstream when she was murdered. But for many Latina women, she is an inspiration - the first Tejano singer to debut at the top of the Billboard chart when her posthumous crossover album, Dreaming of You, was released in 1996. In 1990, her second album, Ven Conmigo ("Come With Me"), was the first Tejano record to achieve gold status, meaning it sold more than 500,000 copies. And in 1993, the album Live! won her a Grammy Award for Best Mexican/American Album. Her story was brought to life in the 1997 film Selena, which gave Jennifer Lopez her break-out acting role. It depicts the flamboyant singer's rise from 10-year-old star of her family's band, Selena y Los Dinos, and how she learned Spanish to connect with the Latino community. Though her father was not keen to include the scene where 20-year-old Selena eloped with her lead guitarist Chris Perez and married him the same day, he was talked into keeping it to reflect their love story honestly. While the film focuses on her life, it includes how she was lured to a motel and shot dead by Yolanda Saldivar, the former president of her fan club, when the Quintanilla family found evidence Saldivar had embezzled $60,000 from Selena's fan club and boutiques. The film became the 11th highest-grossing musical biopic of all time, taking $35,281,794, enabling Jennifer Lopez to become the new highest-paid Latina actress, netting a million dollars. Determined to do the role justice, Lopez moved in with the Quintanilla family to understand Selena's life better. A stadium scene depicting Selena's final concert featured an astonishing 35,000 extras - many of whom were fans. As of 2012, Selena had sold over 60 million albums worldwide. Her ongoing relevance was underlined in July, when the Hollywood Hall of Fame confirmed she would get her own star in 2017. Eva Longoria, the Latina actress who became a household name with the TV show Desperate Housewives, was nominated at the same time. Writing on Instagram, she said she was especially overjoyed to share the honour with Selena. "The same year I receive my star, so does my idol, my inspiration, my fellow Tejana, my fellow Corpus Christi native, Selena Quintanilla. She was the reason I even dared to dream that a better life was possible," Eva wrote. "She blazed the way for all of us and I will be forever grateful to her for not only that but for the pure joy I

Summary: On 31 March 1995, at the age of 23, rising Latina superstar Selena Quintanilla-Perez was shot dead by the manager of her fan club at a motel in Corpus Christi, Texas.


Media playback is not supported on this device Gilchrist, 24, captained Scotland twice on their summer tour - against Argentina and South Africa. The only uncapped player selected by head coach Vern Cotter is centre Mark Bennett, one of 17 Glasgow Warriors players included. However, former captains Kelly Brown and Al Kellock are absent. "You only have to meet him and talk to him to understand that he is a leader," said Cotter of his skipper. "People follow him. "He likes making decisions, he likes being involved and creating outcomes. Even if he is only 24, he shows these qualities, I think he was born a leader and he gets the role." Saracens lock Jim Hamilton, capped 56 times, is another experienced player to miss out, as does Castres wing/centre Max Evans. Glasgow number eight Adam Ashe, 21, keeps his place after a late call for the final game of the summer tour; a 55-6 mauling by the Springboks. Hooker Fraser Brown is another player looking to add to his solitary cap, while prop Gordon Reid, flanker Blair Cowan and fly-half Finn Russell are retained after making their debuts in June. Matt Scott, David Denton, Ryan Grant, Ruaridh Jackson, Ross Rennie, Jon Welsh and Ryan Wilson are sidelined by injuries. "The most important thing for us, other than showing improvements in key areas, is developing an attack that will give us opportunities to score tries or earn points through teams being forced to infringe," said Cotter. "We want to develop, and impose, our style, will, and strategy on our opposition." The series kicks off with Argentina visiting Murrayfield on 8 November, with New Zealand in Edinburgh a week later, while the Tonga clash is at Kilmarnock's Rugby Park on 22 November. "Argentina will offer us a very stern test, especially at scrum time," said Cotter. "They have good variety and move the ball well from nine, through the middle of the paddock and out the back. "The All Blacks have just won the Rugby Championship and are the best team in the world, so we'll have to be on our toes. "Tonga will be the final big test psychologically, having come through two big games. It's essential that we show maturity, mental strength and adaptability throughout the series. "We have a good group, but the most important thing is that we play for each other, we play for the shirt, and we enjoy what we do." Allan Dell and Hamish Watson of Edinburgh and Glasgow's Zander Fagerson have been invited to train with the squad. Scotland squad: Forwards: Adam Ashe (Glasgow Warriors), Johnnie Beattie (Castres), Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Blair Cowan, Geoff Cross (both London Irish), Alasdair Dickinson, Ross Ford (both Edinburgh), Chris Fusaro (Glasgow Warriors), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh, capt), Robert Harley, Jonny Gray (both Glasgow Warriors), Richie Gray (Castres), Scott Lawson (Newcastle Falcons), Kieran Low (London Irish), Euan Murray, Gordon Reid (both Glasgow Warriors) Alasdair Strokosch (USA Perpignan), Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors). Backs: Mark Bennett (Glasgow Warriors), Chris Cusiter (Sale Sharks), Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors), Dougie Fife, Tom Heathcote (both Edinburgh),

Summary: Edinburgh lock Grant Gilchrist has been named captain of Scotland's 33-man squad for the autumn Tests against Argentina, New Zealand and Tonga.


It is Samsung's equivalent of Apple's Siri and Google's Assistant - which is pre-installed already in Samsung phones as they run the Android operating system. Bixby will initially be available in only two languages - US English and South Korean. The launch had been delayed since April. Samsung did not give a reason at the time but early testers of a limited demo model - including the BBC - had reported that it failed to understand commands. The firm's latest device, the Galaxy Note 8, is due to be launched on 23 August. What makes Bixby different from other voice assistants is that it is deeply integrated with functionalities unique to Samsung devices, said Ian Fogg, analyst at IHS Markit. "Samsung always differentiates its phones by adding a lot of its own features to Android," he said. These include tailored support for its own hardware such as the curved edge screen, stylus, VR support and camera. Mr Fogg added that over time Bixby could also be included in other Samsung products which do not run on the Android operating system. "A lot of people believe one voice agent will become the sole agent everyone will use," he said of the rivalry among the tech giants over digital assistants. "But in life we don't have one single expert that we trust for everything. It might be they are good at different things. "For the user it's just as easy to say Alexa, or Cortana, or Siri - there is no barrier to choosing an alternative voice agent." However, he added that the technology will only be successful if it is dependable. "To make it work you have to be able to understand speech reliably. If you don't do that nothing else happens. That should be a given".

Summary: Samsung's voice-controlled digital assistant Bixby is being rolled out in 200 countries from today.


He owns a private zoo stocked with zebras and flamingoes and has one of the world's most valuable art collections. He lives in a futuristic steel mansion, with a helipad and fake waterfall, that looks like a James Bond film-set. But in the action-packed movie of Georgian politics, it is not yet quite clear whether Mr Ivanishvili is the hero or the baddy. "I have come into politics to save my country," he told the BBC during an interview in his palatial Tbilisi headquarters, as he gave an impromptu tour of his $1.3bn (Â£800m) art collection. He owns works by Roy Lichtenstein, Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst - one of whose pieces he commissioned specially for a particular wall. In 2006 he bought Picasso's Dora Maar with Cat for almost $100m - at the time the highest amount paid by anyone at auction. For the 153rd richest person on the planet, it was a bargain. But in person he is not quite as flamboyant as all this suggests. Softly spoken and polite, he is not what you would expect from a person who has ousted Georgia's powerful ruling party and inspired feelings of fanatical devotion and distrust in equal measure. Before the first interview he gave the BBC in 2011, just after he had announced his political ambitions in October, he seemed nervous. And he confessed he did not know how to stand in front of the camera. Since then, he has repeatedly said he is not interested in, nor does he fully understand, politics. And he has said on several occasions he wants to only serve as prime minister for two years before leaving politics for good. This apparent honesty has charmed many Georgian voters who often distrust politicians. They see him as one of them. He may be much richer but he started off dirt-poor, running round without shoes in a village in rural Western Georgia. Very different, some voters feel, to President Saakashvili's all-powerful political elite, which is a close team of pro-Western and culturally liberal urbanites in their thirties or forties. They go down well in Washington and Brussels but they think very differently to many ordinary Georgians, who have strong traditional family values and a high regard for the culturally conservative Orthodox Church. And after almost a decade of unopposed power, President Saakashvili's party is often seen as arrogant and out of touch. But while Mr Ivanishvili's statements seem genuine and honest to some, to others they are extremely worrying. This will be the first time he has held political office and there are doubts whether he is experienced enough to control a coalition, made up disparate parties with conflicting ideologies. There are controversial figures within his Georgian Dream coalition. Some of them are accused of having links to the crime and corruption of Georgia's past while others have made xenophobic, nationalistic or homophobic comments, unchecked by Mr Ivanishvili. And his plan to serve as prime minster for just two years comes across as dilettantism - a particular concern in a country which over the last 20

Summary: He is Georgia's richest man and his followers have just ousted President Mikheil Saakashvili's ruling party from power in a shock election result, so what else do we know of Bidzina Ivanishvili?


Finance Minister Jane Hutt told AMs the 2016/17 draft budget backed Labour's "priorities for Wales and its future". Total health spending rises by 4.1% while education and skills goes up by 1.1%, but local government faces a cut of 2%. The Conservatives said the spending plans offered "too little, far too late for our hardworking NHS staff". Ms Hutt said the Welsh government had faced a 3.6% cut in UK government funding over five years, once the effects of inflation were taken into account. About £260m will go on day-to-day, or revenue, funding for the NHS and another £33m will be spent on infrastructure, maintaining the NHS estate and equipment. There will, however, be a reduction of £15m from other parts of the health budget, giving a net figure for the NHS of £278m. Although the education and skills funding is getting an increase, the body which funds Welsh universities said its budget was being cut by £41m, nearly a third of the total. The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales had already warned not enough money was available to Welsh universities, because of the way tuition fees are funded. Boosts to the Communities, Economy and Natural Resources budgets are largely made up of capital spending increases, for example housing and flood defence projects. Their day-to-day, or revenue, budgets, are being cut. Ms Hutt said her aim was to protect the services that mattered most to people, within the financial constraints. "It has been another challenging settlement which has been set against the backdrop of successive real terms cuts to our Budget over the last five years," she said. "We have continued our record investment in health with more than a quarter of a billion pounds going to the Welsh NHS in 2016-17 - demonstrating our wider approach to the health and social care and the value of preventative spend." The lion's share of the Welsh government's total expenditure of £15.9bn comes from the UK Treasury, apart from about £1bn raised in business rates. Almost half of the budget is spent on health, which has seen above-inflation increases since October 2013, when the Welsh government reversed its controversial decision not to protect the NHS budget between 2011 and 2013. Conservative Shadow Finance Minister Nick Ramsay said Labour's latest budget boost for health could not make up for previous cuts to NHS funding. "Hospital downgrading, huge delays in waiting times, a failure to recruit staff; this chaos is a direct result of Labour's record-breaking NHS budget cuts," he said. "By failing to protect the budget, our health service has been starved of £1bn since 2010/11." However, Plaid Cymru AM Alun Ffred Jones "warmly welcomed" the extra NHS cash. "I do very much hope that this will enable waiting lists to be substantially reduced, in light of the harsh criticism of the Royal College of Surgeons in their statement yesterday," he said. Liberal Democrat Peter Black highlighted an extra £1,150 each school would receive for every pupil eligible for free school meals, as part of a two year deal his party had struck with

Summary: The NHS is to receive a net boost of £278m under the Welsh government's spending plans.


Owen and Karl Oyston, owner and chairman of the club, were in dispute with businessman Valeri Belokon. The League Two club owners may have to pay out almost £3m ($3.75m) after a judge at Manchester Civil Justice Centre ruled in Mr Belokon's favour. He invested £4.75m in 2008 to develop the club's South Stand and the dispute was over his share of profits from it. A forensic accountant will work out the exact figure the Oystons have to pay at a later date, the hearing was told. The final figure is believed to be between £1m and £2m plus £900,000 costs. The Oystons and Mr Belokon disagreed over the income and profits generated following the development of the South Stand. The row also centred on the deduction of legitimate expenditure, including a loss-making Blackpool hotel, from what Mr Belokon believed he was owed under the commercial agreement. The three men involved were not present in court. Eric Shannon, representing the club, applied for leave to take the case to the Court of Appeal, but this was refused by Judge Jane Moulder. Thousands of fans have been boycotting their home games in protest at the ownership and running of the club by the Oyston family. In January, fans staged a joint protest with Blackburn Rovers at their FA Cup clash. The team has plunged down the Football League to the fourth tier just six years after being in the Premier League. Mr Belokon bought shares in the club in 2006 and was heavily involved in their rise through the ranks culminated in promotion to the Premier League in 2010. In a rare public appearance last July, Owen Oyston said the club was not for sale.

Summary: The owners of Blackpool FC have lost a multi-million pound court battle with a Latvian investor.


Media playback is not supported on this device Captain Mithali Raj made 42 off 35 balls, Harmanpreet Kaur 40 from 29 and Vellaswamy Vanitha 38 off 24 in India's 163-5 in Bangalore. Anuja Patil claimed 2-16 and Poonam Yadav 2-17 as Bangladesh managed only 91-5 en route to their second heaviest T20 defeat in terms of runs. New Zealand, twice runners-up, opened their campaign with a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Delhi. Sri Lanka were well placed when Dilani Manodara and Yasoda Mendis shared 53 for the second wicket, but slipped from 81-2 in the 13th over to 110-8. New Zealand raced to their target with 25 balls to spare, captain Suzie Bates making 37 at a run a ball and Sara McGlashan ending unbeaten on 21 from 14 deliveries. England, winners in 2009, face Bangladesh at 10:00 GMT on Thursday.

Summary: India opened the Women's World Twenty20 with a 72-run victory over Bangladesh.


Gerrard, 36, is leaving MLS club LA Galaxy and claims he is considering "options on and off the pitch". Lawrenson feels Gerrard could "definitely play in this Liverpool team" and be used in a coaching role. "They will not have to pay him fortunes - they can tell him if they need him he'll play," said Lawrenson. "The most important thing in all this, though, is that he would not be seen as a threat by Jurgen Klopp if he was on the coaching staff. "He would be brilliant to have around the club because he would be in awe of Klopp, so that is just not a worry. I am sure Klopp would love it too - the only effects would be positive. "He has already coached Liverpool's under-16 team for a while in 2015 and really enjoyed it," added Lawrenson, who made 356 appearances for the club. "If you are an under-16 and getting coached by Stevie G, then how good is that?" Gerrard is pursuing his Uefa A coaching licence - the second-highest qualification offered - and has punditry commitments lined up. But Lawrenson believes Gerrard would "definitely be open" to being registered as a player. He left Anfield in 2015 after spending 17 years in the first team, making 710 appearances, scoring 186 goals and winning eight major trophies. The midfielder played 34 times for Galaxy over two seasons and insists he will be back in football in some capacity. He has been linked with moves to Celtic and Newcastle in recent weeks. Klopp allowed Gerrard to train with the first team during the MLS off season and has previously said the former Reds' captain is "always so welcome" at the club. Lawrenson also wants the club to utilise Jamie Carragher, who retired in 2013 after 737 Liverpool appearances, insisting drawing on the experience of two former greats is "a no brainer". He added: "I would let those two come in and take a couple of training sessions at Anfield as well. They would offer a different voice and a different point of view, without undermining the manager. Can you imagine them in the coaches room with Klopp? It would be great."

Summary: Liverpool should re-sign Steven Gerrard as a player and coach as the "only effects would be positive", says the club's former defender Mark Lawrenson.


Barker has worked alongside Karl Robinson at League One Charlton since December 2016 but was approached by Rotherham last week. The 41-year-old had three spells with the Millers as a player, scoring 13 goals in 153 league games. Rotherham will join Charlton in League One next season following their relegation from the Championship. Barker and Warne were team-mates when the Millers won promotion to the second tier 2000-01.

Summary: Rotherham United have appointed their former player Richie Barker as assistant to manager Paul Warne.


The contract - reportedly worth $10bn (Â£6bn) - was agreed on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. Ukraine is believed to have some of the largest shale gas reserves in Europe. New technology means they are more easily recoverable, but opponents warn of a high risk of pollution. The deal between Ukraine's state company Nadra Yuzivska and Shell was signed by the energy giant's CEO Peter Voser and Ukrainian Energy Minister Eduard Stavytsky on Thursday. "We have witnessed a great event today. I believe we have become almost relatives," said Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who was present at the ceremony. The 50-year production sharing deal is believed to be the biggest contract in Europe to extract natural gas trapped underground in shale rock. However, experts say that production in Ukraine is several years away and much will depend on results from test wells. Kiev is hoping that the deal would help it escape dependence on Russian natural gas. Ukraine "might even go into surplus," Mr Stavytsky said. Kiev's gas imports from Russia have long been a thorny issue. In 2006 and 2009, rows over the gas price led to Russia halting gas supplies to Ukraine during a bitter winter, causing temporary gas shortages in a number of EU countries.

Summary: Ukraine has signed a major shale gas deal with Royal Dutch Shell - a move seen as an attempt by Kiev to reduce its dependency on Russian gas imports.


This is an attempt to set up what will be called the TFTA (Tripartite Free Trade Area). It will be signed between the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the South African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC). Now there's been great fanfare in the press about this, mainly pushed by the politicians who are made to look good by this kind of thing. But the headlines of "Common Market for Africa" or "EU-style bloc emerges in Africa" are misleading. If the TFTA functions properly, it will be a free trade area, not a common market and certainly nothing approaching what the EU is. The trouble is not all the players involved function properly themselves. COMESA still has certain tariffs within it, while inside the EAC (arguably the most integrated of the blocs) there are still issues between Kenya and Tanzania on things like share ownership. And South Africa tends to dominate SADC. But that's not to say that this tripartite agreement is a waste of time. Free trade from Cape to Cairo has been a goal since colonial times (Cecil Rhodes talked about it) and this agreement is a baby step towards that. In theory, it'll boost intra-African trade, but that depends more on the capacity of African countries to make what each other want at competitive prices, rather than a simple lowering or scrapping of tariffs between the 26 members. The devil will be in the details of this agreement. There have been concerns over protectionist measures for local industries and a method of settling trade disputes. But it may boost intra-Africa trade. At the moment, trade between African countries amounts to just 13% of total African trade. Some academics have said that this tripartite agreement could boost it by 30% over the next few years. But there will be challenges on the ground. For a start, customs officials and getting across borders is notoriously cumbersome in Africa. Also, manufacturing on a local level needs to be boosted. The UN said three years ago that the best way to boost African trade was to concentrate on developing local capacity, rather than just lowering tariffs. That way, Africans would have things to sell to each other at prices that are more competitive than outsiders. If that happens within a new free trade area, that's what would boost intra-African trade. Also there are various disputes between the members of this agreement, from gripes to outright hostility. So, while there's a good deal of political will behind the TFTA, how it works on the ground will be the proof of the pudding. And that won't be apparent for months or years to come. Pardon my cynicism, but the three blocs involved in this are by no means functioning perfectly. With all the hype surrounding this TFTA, you'd think it was the panacea to all of Africa's economic and trade problems. It's not. But it is a tiny step in the right direction.

Summary: Some of you will have seen the news that a three-bloc trade deal is being signed between 26 African states in Egypt today.


Investigations by the Daily Telegraph newspaper have revealed several cases of alleged fraud in English football. "It's high time that it's been exposed," said Lennon, who left Bolton in March after 17 months as manager. "People are taking money out of the game and it leaves a really bitter taste." Sam Allardyce lasted 67 days as England manager, with the Telegraph filming him apparently offering undercover reporters posing as businessmen advice on how to "get around" transfer rules. Barnsley assistant manager Tommy Wright has been sacked for allegedly accepting money in return for trying to persuade the Championship club to sign certain players. And former Scotland striker Eric Black, the assistant manager at Southampton, is denying claims he gave undercover reporters advice on how to bribe officials at other clubs. "It's not just managers or assistant managers, it's people that you don't see in the public eye," explained Lennon. "These people are doing deals that they shouldn't be doing and walking away with thousands; millions of pounds at times. "I feel a bit of sympathy for Sam, but it's time this was stopped. If you break the rules, it will eventually catch up with you. "You hear whispers from players and managers and agents. There have been rumours for a long, long time about other people. High-profile people. "It's these unlicensed agents that are making money through third-party ownership, doing deals with cash involved and giving the game a bad name. "You have to look at the owners or chief executives who are speaking to these people and have been doing it for a long time." Lennon, who managed Celtic for four years, said that he had never been approached to break regulations. "In my time at Celtic, I spoke to agents, but when it came to negotiations, I left that to other people and I've done the same thing at both my other clubs," he told BBC Scotland. "I'm not aware of any issues in Scotland and I've been up here for a long time. "I'm not sure clubs could afford to pay extra money to these shadowy figures in the background." Kilmarnock manager Lee Clark, a former Newcastle United, Sunderland and Fulham player who managed Huddersfield Town, Birmingham and Blackpool, says he is "surprised and disappointed" by the corruption scandal. "I've never heard a thing," he told BBC Scotland. "You like to think everyone does right by the game. "It's been a terrible week with the allegations that have been made. "From a personal point of view, I've never been involved in anything like that or been in that situation."

Summary: Hibernian boss Neil Lennon insists there is no "bung culture" in Scottish football but says he was aware of a problem during his time in England.


Norwich Crown Court was told Malcolm Blissett changed a foster carer's records over a two-year period. He had been told to remove any material that "incriminated carers". Leia Dowsing, of Suffolk Police, said most changes were in fact to spelling, grammar and punctuation but documents should not have been altered. She told jurors words had also been changed, chunks of test were missing and questions to the children had been removed from the record. The court heard Mr Blissett had been told to ensure all reports were "grammatically correct with no spelling mistakes and there was nothing that incriminated the carers". "That is what he told me," said Miss Dowsing, who added that making such changes was "entirely wrong". Ann Cotcher QC, defending one of the accused, Michael Rogers, said: "The majority of changes were not really relevant. "Some were punctuation, some were spelling; changes or restructuring of sentences; removal of words; addition of words, and there was removal of leading questions." The abuse is said to have been carried out against two boys and three girls in and around Norwich and London. The defendants are Marie Black, 34, from Norwich; Mr Rogers, 53, from Romford, Carol Stadler, 59, Anthony Stadler, 63, Nicola Collins, 36, Andrew Collins, 52, Judith Fuller, 32, Denise Barnes, 34, Kathleen Adams, 84, and Jason Adams, 43, all from Norwich. All deny all the charges they face, except Mr Adams, who admits four of five child cruelty charges. The trial continues.

Summary: A social worker made more than 250 alterations to the accounts of children making sexual abuse allegations against 10 people, a court has heard.


Martial has been linked with a move to Inter Milan as part of a deal that would see Ivan Perisic leave the Italian club. The 21-year-old created Jesse Lingard's first-half opener in the 1-1 friendly draw with Real Madrid in Santa Clara. "He is a young player. He still has time to learn, to improve and develop," said Mourinho. "We want more consistency in his talent." United have not managed to get the best out of 21-year-old Martial since his £36m move from Monaco in 2015. He set up Lingard's goal in California on Sunday with a fabulous piece of skill that took him past Luka Modric and Daniel Carvajal. United won the game 2-1 on penalties. "I can say he is training better than before and is working harder than before," added Mourinho. United, who are unbeaten in four pre-season games, have one match remaining in the United States, against Barcelona on Wednesday. They flew out of California straight after the game to Washington DC, where they will spend the next three days before the trip home. It is a major difference to 12 months ago, when Mourinho and his squad went to China and had a planned match against Manchester City in Beijing cancelled due to the poor state of the pitch at the Bird's Nest Stadium. Mourinho said: "We were based in Los Angeles for 15 days, which was fantastic. We were always in the same hotel and on the same training ground. "Now we go to DC which is halfway home almost. These next three days are a good thing for us on our way back. "If Juan Mata (ankle) and Ander Herrera (hip) are not a real problem in terms of injuries, I would say it has been a perfect pre-season for us." Prior to the game, Mourinho said it would be "mission impossible" to try and sign Gareth Bale from Real Madrid, so he had not even tried. Speaking after the match, whilst perfectly polite, it was clear Bale was not interested in talking about his future in Madrid. Question: Jose Mourinho says it would be mission impossible to get you to Manchester United. Answer: There you go. Question: Is that the way you see it? Answer: I haven't said anything. Question: You continue to be happy at Real Madrid? Answer: Yes.

Summary: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has told forward Anthony Martial he needs to be more consistent.


The company has been criticised for its treatment of the family of Christi and Bobby Shepherd, who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in 2006. Harriet Green, the firm's former chief executive, said she will donate a third of her shares to charity. An inquest ruled the pair were unlawfully killed. The children, from Horbury, near Wakefield, were on holiday with their father, Neil Shepherd and his now wife, Ruth, when they were poisoned by a faulty gas boiler at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel. Ms Green said reports that she refused to meet Christi and Bobby's parents to apologise were false. She also said claims she had started the process to seek damages over the incident for Thomas Cook were also false. Ms Green is due to receive seven million Thomas Cook shares, currently worth around £10m. She said: "I have now reached out to the parents of Bobby and Christi Shepherd. "On the basis that Thomas Cook are due to give me seven million shares in July, I have told the parents that I will donate one third of that seven million to a charity of their choice." In 2010 three people, including the manager of the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel and two members of staff, were found guilty of manslaughter by negligence and sentenced to seven years in prison. Eight other people were cleared, including two Thomas Cook travel reps. The inquest heard the faulty boiler had been housed in an outbuilding attached to the side of the bungalow where the family had been staying. The children's mother Sharon Wood and their father Mr Shepherd had previously criticised the tour firm for not apologising to them directly during the two-week hearing in Wakefield earlier this month. After the inquest, the company's chief executive Peter Fankhauser said it had not handled its relationship with the family well. He said: "During the past nine years, we failed to show the compassion that we should have shown to the family." Last week, the firm revealed it had donated £1.5m to the children's charity Unicef. The money was the remainder after legal costs of a £3m damages settlement from the Greek hotel.

Summary: The ex-boss of Thomas Cook is to donate part of her share payout to a charity chosen by the parents of two children who died on holiday in Corfu.


The ex-England boss, 54, was due to meet the Rams hierarchy on Friday. But the meeting has been brought forward following Derby's failure to reach the Championship play-offs and growing unrest about McClaren's link to the manager's job at Newcastle. McClaren is understood to be resigned to leaving the club. Only last week Rush said the season review should not be too "draconian". But McClaren's refusal to completely rule out a move to Newcastle when the rumours first began upset some of the board members, including director Mel Morris who is set to take over from chairman Andy Appleby. And although McClaren did reject the chance to take over as Magpies manager in May, and said he was "100% committed to Derby", there is a feeling that his refusal to quash the rumours in the first place played a part in the club's poor end-of-season run. The Rams were leading the Championship in late February but won just two of their final 13 games and missed out on the play-offs on the final day of the campaign when they lost 3-0 at home to Reading. Morris, who was last year appointed to the club's board, is set to be confirmed as the club's new chairman in the coming weeks.

Summary: Derby head coach Steve McClaren is to hold talks with chief executive Sam Rush on Thursday amid speculation he may be sacked, BBC Derby Sport reports.


Yoann Barbet fired the hosts in front from a Jota corner before the Spaniard doubled the lead from the spot after Maxime Colin was fouled by Joel Lynch. Lynch then pulled a goal back by heading past keeper Daniel Bentley. But Jota restored the Bees' two-goal advantage soon after as he beat two players before firing low into the net. Lasse Vibe had gone close to opening the scoring early on when he turned his way past Nedum Onuoha before firing the wrong side of the post. Lynch was then denied by Bentley at the other end before Barbet drilled the ball into the ground and over keeper Alex Smithies to give ninth-placed Brentford the lead. QPR, who are five points above the bottom three but not yet safe from relegation, were unlucky not to be level at the break with Matt Smith's header being turned away by Bentley and Massimo Luongo hitting the bar from 30 yards in added time. The visitors thought they had an equaliser when Barbet cleared Conor Washington's effort off the line but the Bees then claimed their second of the afternoon as Jota fired in from the spot after Lynch brought down Colin in the box. Rangers responded immediately when Lynch headed Luke Freeman's free-kick past Bentley before, just two minutes later, Jota finished his solo-run to claim his 12th goal in 21 games by rolling the ball under Smithies. Brentford boss Dean Smith: "We know what we are about and we get our heads down and get on with our job. People will always have opinions but all we can do is keep working hard. Results like this mean we can go about our jobs with smiles on our faces. ""It was a comfortable and fully deserved win without us ever really getting near our usual levels. I told them to have clarity about what they do, to have clear heads and no ill-discipline and not to let emotion get involved in the game. They did that. "We deserved to win but we weren't perhaps as clinical as we have been." QPR manager Ian Holloway: "We need to think clearly under pressure and we have to get back to doing that every week. We have to dust ourselves down, start again and find a way of playing that's nailed down. "Brentford played well, I hate to say it, but now it's about how much you care and how you do it. Six games ago we were top of the form table and since then we've had one win to get and we still need it. "For me it's simple. We have to draw or win next week. We still have work to do. Anyone who is a real QPR fan has to take this one on the chin with dignity because we have to come together to beat Forest." Match ends, Brentford 3, Queens Park Rangers 1. Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Queens Park Rangers 1. Attempt missed. Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted

Summary: Two goals in four second-half minutes from midfielder Jota helped Brentford see off struggling London rivals QPR in an entertaining game at Griffin Park.


6 February 2017 Last updated at 09:46 GMT British player Kyle Edmund was beating Denis Shapovalov from Canada, when frustration got the better of him. The 17-year-old Canadian whacked the tennis ball in anger, only to hit the umpire in the eye! As a result the match could no longer continue, meaning Great Britain won by default. Kyle will now go on to face off against France in April. Shapovalov apologised to the umpire after the match, and his coach hopes he will learn a lesson from it.

Summary: Great Britain are through to the Davis Cup quarter-finals, after a Canadian player accidentally hit the umpire with a tennis ball.


Darrell Clarke's side clinched third in League Two with a last-gasp winner on Saturday against Dagenham & Redbridge. New Zealand forward Rory Fallon, 34, is to be released after making just three first-team appearances this season. Defenders Lee Brown, scorer of the late winner over Dagenham, and Tom Lockyer already signed new contracts in April. Having secured back-to-back promotions, securing top scorer Matty Taylor's services for at least another season would be seen as a major boost for the club if he was to agree a new deal. After Saturday's victory, the striker told BBC Radio Bristol he would speak to club's president regarding a new deal. Chairman Steve Hamer has said the club will have the chance to match offers made by other clubs for Taylor this summer.

Summary: Promoted Bristol Rovers have offered new contracts to all but one of their senior professional players after their dramatic finish to the league season.


In a campaign tagged "We deserve better", about 1,000 people came out in the western city to chant "neither Le Pen nor Macron". Riot police used tear gas to stop them reaching the historic city centre. The far right's Marine Le Pen has spoken in Nice and centrist Emmanuel Macron visited a troubled Paris suburb. Opinion polls taken since the first round on Sunday suggest Mr Macron, candidate of the En Marche (On The Move) movement, will easily beat Ms Le Pen, who has temporarily stood down as leader of the National Front (FN), in the second round on 7 May. However, Ms Le Pen upstaged her rival on Tuesday when she turned up in his northern home town of Amiens just as he was visiting himself. Ms Le Pen found herself under fire again on Thursday as EU sources accused her of defrauding the European Parliament of about €5m (£4m; $5.4m), allegedly paying FN assistants who were not really working for MEPs but were engaged in party work in France. % Emmanuel Macron % Marine Le Pen Please enable Javascript to view our poll of polls chart. Last updated April 25, 2017 The polling average line looks at the five most recent national polls and takes the median value, ie, the value between the two figures that are higher and two figures that are lower. In Rennes, between 950 and 1,500 demonstrators marched in the city centre, French media report, after a peaceful rally. When a group of about 50 tried to occupy the railway station, police used tear gas and one officer cut off from the rest briefly drew his pistol to protect himself, Le Parisien daily reports (in French). Unrest continued in the city centre, with police bringing in a helicopter to survey the crowd, AFP news agency says. Placards read "Expel Marine Le Pen, not immigrants" and "We don't want Macron or Le Pen". Other unrest was reported in the western city of Nantes and parts of the capital Paris. Since Mr Macron and Ms le Pen narrowly won the first round on Sunday, some supporters of the losing candidates have advocated a protest vote against both on 7 May. Mr Macron visited the deprived Paris suburb of Sarcelles on Thursday to meet local people in a stadium where he played football briefly with delighted children. Sarcelles, home to large Muslim and Jewish communities, saw riots in the summer of 2014 in which Jewish-owned businesses and a synagogue were targeted. Mr Macron accused Ms Le Pen of not being willing to visit "a district like this". "France is not hatred and rejection of others," he said. Speaking later in an interview for the TF1 channel, he said France's biggest challenge was mass employment and it needed a policy "which allows companies to hire and invest". He promised, if elected, fundamental reform of labour laws this summer. Elsewhere in the interview, Mr Macron vowed to: Ms Le Pen gave her first big rally of the second round in the southern city of Nice, which was traumatised by the Bastille

Summary: Teenagers in Rennes and other French cities have held rallies or blocked schools in a protest against both presidential candidates.


It says some older patients miss out on vital treatment because of their age. Age discrimination in the NHS has been made illegal but the report says it may still happen when budgets are tight. Doctors should look at the overall health of a patient instead of using cut-off ages for procedures, it said. The report, Access All Ages, points out that there are valid reasons why an older patient might not be considered for surgery - because they have other health problems that increase the risk of operations, or that they themselves prefer not to go under the knife. However, the report said: "While there may be legitimate clinical reasons why an older person may not benefit from surgery, it remains the case that some patients may be missing out. "Decisions may not always be made on the basis of a comprehensive and objective assessment, but on a series of assumptions about fitness in older age." It said some doctors may have "outdated perceptions" and a "lack of awareness" about older patients and their ability to cope with surgery. It highlighted rates of breast cancer, which are at their highest in women above the age of 85. However, the highest surgery rate was in women two decades younger. Michelle Mitchell, from Age UK, said: "When it comes to people's health, their date of birth actually tells you very little. "A healthy living 80-year-old could literally run rings round someone many years younger who does not share the same good health. "Yet in the past too many medical decisions, we believe, have been made on age alone with informal 'cut-offs' imposed so that people over a certain age were denied treatment." Age discrimination by NHS hospitals was outlawed at the beginning of October in a decision that applied across England, Wales and Scotland. Patients will be able to sue if they are denied care solely because of their age. Health Minister Dan Poulter said there was "absolutely no place" for assumptions about age in the health service and that patients should receive care "that meets their healthcare needs, irrespective of their age". The NHS Confederation's chief executive Mike Farrar said the report was "worrying". He added: "We know that prejudicial attitudes against older people still pervade through society, but the NHS and its staff should close the door to such unacceptable behaviour." The president of the Royal College of Surgeons, Prof Norman Williams, said: "It is alarming to think that the treatment a patient receives may be influenced by their age. "There are multiple factors that affect treatment decisions and often valid explanations as to why older people either opt out of surgery - or are recommended non-surgical treatment alternatives. "The key is that it is a decision based on the patient rather than how old they are that matters."

Summary: Assumptions about fitness in older people should not be used to decide whether patients have surgery, according to a report by the Royal College of Surgeons and Age UK.


Col Israel Shomer fired at Mohammed Kasbeh after the 17-year-old threw a stone at his vehicle in the West Bank. Israel's military said at the time that Col Shomer felt his life was in danger. But the video released by B'Tselem appears to show the teenager running away after attacking the vehicle. Soldiers then jump out and pursue him. B'Tselem also said medical evidence suggested that he was shot in the back. The Israeli military has not commented on the video, but the Times of Israel reported that Col Shomer had been interviewed under caution by military police investigating the shooting following its release. The incident took place on 3 July at the Qalandiya checkpoint between Jerusalem and Ramallah, the scene of frequent clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops. A vehicle carrying Col Shomer, commander of the army's Binyamin Brigade, was hit by stones thrown by a group of youths, shattering its windshield. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said at the time that the colonel got out of the vehicle and ordered the stone-throwers to stop, firing a warning shot into the air. When the attack continued, he opened fire at the main perpetrator, it added. The IDF stressed that Col Shomer believed he was in "imminent mortal danger" and several members of the government praised his actions. But witnesses cast doubt on the commander's account. Ahmed Taher, 17, who was throwing rocks beside Kasbeh, told the Washington Post after his funeral: "We were running away." Fahdi Ziad, who works at a nearby petrol station, told the Guardian that three Israeli soldiers - two wearing a helmet, and one without one - chased after the teenagers and opened fire. Mr Ziad said Kasbeh was about 10-15m (33-49ft) from the soldiers when he was shot. "After he fell on the ground the soldier without the helmet went and checked him and kicked him," he added. Palestinian doctors also said the teenager was shot in the back and the side of the head. On Monday, B'Tselem released video footage recorded by a security camera at the petrol station showing the moments before the shooting. It shows a person believed to be Kasbeh running at the Israeli army vehicle as it passes by and throwing a stone. He then runs away as the car then brakes suddenly and at least two soldiers get out, brandishing weapons. In a statement, B'Tselem said the footage showed Col Shomer's claim of self-defence was "unreasonable". "There is no doubt that the shattering of the jeep's front window with a stone endangered the passengers when it happened. However, Kasbeh was shot in the back after the fact, when he was already running away and posing no 'mortal threat' to the soldiers. Feeling a sense of danger is not enough to justify any action." The rights group also noted that the video contradicted the IDF's claim that Col Shomer had carried out "suspect-arrest procedure". "Military open-fire regulations permit shooting at the legs of a suspect in order to facilitate his arrest. They do not permit killing him by firing three

Summary: An Israeli human rights group has published a video it says contradicts the account of an Israeli army officer who shot dead a Palestinian teenager.


The 11-month-old's parents had returned to the High Court to seek permission to take him home for "a few days of tranquillity outside the hospital". But Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) said there were practical problems with that proposal, for example his ventilation equipment would not be able to fit through their front door. The judge will rule on Wednesday. At Tuesday's hearing, the judge said hospital managers had suggested a hospice would give Charlie and his parents the space, privacy and protection they needed. Chris Gard and Connie Yates have pleaded for a paediatric intensive care doctor to come forward to help their son die at home. "We promised Charlie every day we would take him home. It seems really upsetting after everything we've been through to deny us this," Ms Yates said. Grant Armstrong, representing the parents, told Mr Justice Francis that his clients' "last wish is that Charlie dies at home". He suggested a portable ventilator and oxygen supply could be used but accused GOSH of "putting up obstacles". Lawyers for the hospital told the judge they "would like to be able to fulfil the parents' wishes... if it is safe and practicable and in Charlie's best interests". However, Katie Gollop QC, who leads the hospital's legal team, said providing intensive care for Charlie away from a hospital was not simple. Charlie's condition requires air to be forced into his lungs. She said as far as the hospital was aware invasive ventilation was only provided in a hospital setting. Ms Gollop said Charlie would need to be "monitored by an ITU trained nurse at all times, with an ITU doctor on call and close at hand". Such resources "cannot be provided by GOSH to Charlie at his parents' home", she said. Mr Justice Francis said: "If going home can be achieved within reason then I would like to achieve that for them." He said he would make a final decision, about whether Charlie can be taken home, at 14:00 BST on Wednesday. Charlie's parents, from Bedfont, west London, said they had been spending their "last precious moments" with their son. Charlie has encephalomyopathic mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome. He has brain damage and cannot move his arms or legs. His parents had asked Mr Justice Francis to rule that their son should be allowed to undergo a trial of nucleoside therapy in New York, a move opposed by medics at GOSH who argued the treatment would be "futile". The Family Division of the High Court heard on Monday that US neurologist Professor Michio Hirano was no longer willing to offer the experimental therapy after he had seen the results of a new MRI scan. In a statement to the High Court, GOSH said Professor Michio Hirano had not taken the opportunity to see Charlie until last week, despite being offered the chance to do so by the hospital in January. The hospital said it was also concerned the professor had declared a financial interest in some of the treatment he had proposed prescribing for Charlie. Timeline of legal battle

Summary: Moving Charlie Gard to a hospice to die would be the best option for the terminally-ill baby, a court has heard.


Dave Hartnett, who was head of tax at HM Revenue & Customs, said: "I'd always expected there to be be more." Mr Hartnett, who left HMRC in 2012, was giving evidence to the Commons Public Accounts Committee. HSBC has come under fire over what it knew about some clients' tax affairs. Details of some 30,000 accounts at HSBC's Geneva-based private bank were leaked to the French authorities by a whistleblower, Herve Falciani, in 2007. Information about 3,600 UK account holders were passed to HMRC. Both HSBC and HMRC have been accused of not doing enough to investigate if these accounts were held for the purposes of tax evasion rather than legitimate avoidance. Mr Hartnett told the committee: "I'd like to understand why there weren't more criminal prosecutions. I'd always expected there to be more. I'd have liked to understand what would have happened if more resources were diverted to [investigating the leaked details]." He said there were discussions with the French authorities before the leaked information was passed to the UK, and there were also discussions with HSBC. But he never got involved in the detail, "to pressure the integrity of the investigations taking place". But HMRC tax assurance commissioner Edward Troup insisted that his department had been "diligent" in pursuing the information received from the French. "I don't think there is anything... which suggests that we have not been diligent," he told the committee. "We have collected Â£135m. We believe we have collected all the tax, all the interest, and a significant amount of penalties." Mr Hartnett now works for HSBC. He said that he had followed the rules for former senior officials on taking appointments outside the civil service "to the letter". He said: "Colleagues checked it, the Cabinet Office checked it, the committee checked it, it went to the Prime Minister, and the Financial Conduct Authority also had to approve my appointment."

Summary: A former senior tax official has expressed "surprise" that just one person has been prosecuted in the UK over alleged tax evasion by clients of HSBC's Swiss banking division.


The march itself, which was attended by thousands, was peaceful, police said. Four journalists were injured when protesters threw stones and petrol bombs at police after the march. The run-up to the 11 September anniversary of the 1973 coup, when Gen Augusto Pinochet overthrew Salvador Allende, is often marked by violence. In 2012, one police officer died during clashes. On Sunday, thousands of Chileans marched through the streets of the capital, Santiago, to the memorial to the disappeared. They were carrying banners with the names and pictures of people who disappeared under Chile's military rule. According to official figures, 40,000 people were victims of human rights abuses under the dictatorship and more than 3,000 were killed or disappeared. Police said a small group of hooded protesters threw stones and sticks at police after the march had reached the cemetery where the memorial to the disappeared is located. Government spokesman Alvaro Elizalde said those who had been involved in the violence would be charged. "These are serious offenses, which we strongly condemn and which can't go unpunished." A journalist from Chilevision was hurt when he was hit by a molotov cocktail in the head, another journalist and two cameramen were also injured. Mr Elizalde stressed that those causing trouble were part of a "very small group". He said police would be out in force on 11 September, when more marches are planned.

Summary: Police and protesters have clashed in Chile's capital following a march to remember those who disappeared under military rule from 1973 to 1990.


The centre-back, 28, was jeered by a section of Spain fans during Saturday's Euro 2016 qualifier win over Slovakia, and was subjected to similar during the previous internationals break. "The last thing I would do is leave the national team," he said. "I won't change regarding club rivalry. I always wish Real Madrid to do badly." It was reported that England's friendly in Spain on 13 November was moved from Real's Bernabeu Stadium to Alicante because of concerns over the possible negative reaction to Pique's involvement. In June, the former Manchester United defender sarcastically thanked Colombian rapper Kevin Roldan for playing his part in Barca's success last season. The performer posted photos on social media of Real team-mates celebrating Cristiano Ronaldo's 30th birthday in February just hours after a 4-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid. The players were consequently criticised. Barcelona went on to win the league, Copa del Rey and Champions League. "I don't regret anything that I have said and I would repeat it a thousand times and more," added Pique. "I am like that, I want Madrid to always lose. That is the sporting rivalry that has always existed in Spain."

Summary: Barcelona defender Gerard Pique will stick by his anti-Real Madrid stance and continue playing for Spain despite being booed by supporters.