The men, from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, were on duty on Tuesday morning in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand province, when the Afghan opened fire. One is believed to be a Nepalese Gurkha and the other two were UK nationals. Prime Minister David Cameron condemned the "appalling" killings, but said UK and Afghan troops should work together. The Taliban has claimed the Afghan soldier had joined its insurgency. An investigation is under way and next of kin have been informed. Meanwhile, in a separate incident a Royal Marine from 40 Commando was killed in Helmand, the MoD said. Family have been told. He was shot dead on Tuesday while on foot patrol in the Sangin district. The number of British military personnel killed on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 now stands at 318. Mr Cameron said the current strategy of working alongside local security forces should go on. "It is absolutely essential that we don't let this terrible incident change our strategy. It is the right thing to do to build up the Afghan national army," he said. He went on: "We need to make sure that we build up that army because that, in the end, is the way that we are going to be able to bring our troops back home." Similarly, Defence Secretary Liam Fox said: "Training and developing the Afghan National Security Forces is vital to the international mission in Afghanistan and today's events will not undermine the real progress we continue to make. British and Isaf forces are working shoulder to shoulder with Afghans and will continue to do so undeterred." Afghan President Hamid Karzai has apologised to the UK after the incident and a defence ministry spokesman said a soldier from the Afghan National Army (ANA) was being sought. By Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent, BBC News This is not the first time this kind of incident has happened. Last November a member of the Afghan National Police opened fire on British soldiers he was serving alongside. He killed five and seriously injured half a dozen others. But the Ministry of Defence is anxious to highlight how rare these kinds of incidents are. Since 2006, British forces have trained 130,000 Afghan troops. Some 5,000 of the 10,000 British servicemen currently deployed in Afghanistan are working alongside members of the Afghan Security forces day in and day out. The training and mentoring of Afghanistan's army and police is essential to the goal of eventually leaving an Afghanistan capable of looking after its own security. That is why Liam Fox is stressing that, despite this tragedy, British forces will "continue to work shoulder to shoulder with the Afghans" and will not be deterred. Royal Marine dies in Afghanistan Mr Cameron said he spoke to President Karzai on Tuesday morning and both men agreed that an urgent investigation was required. President Karzai's spokesman, Waheed Omar, said the Afghanistan government was also investigating the killings and the government would "do everything to ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice". The BBC understands that one of the soldiers killed was shot and the

Summary: Three British soldiers have been killed and four injured by a renegade Afghan soldier in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.


The bomb, measuring 5ft in length and weighing 1000lb, has been found in Southwark by builders, the Met Police said. The force said officers were called to a building site in Grange Walk at 09:18 GMT. Two schools have been evacuated. A cordon and a 400m exclusion zone have been put in place as a precaution. Traffic is being diverted and several roads are closed. The council said there was "major disruption" in the area especially around Tower Bridge and Grange Walk. It advised people to find other routes home. The Met said it was working with the London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service and Southwark Council. Leader of Southwark Council, Councillor Peter John, said: "I can understand how worrying this is for local people, and the council is doing all we can to support them while the emergency services make the area safe." He said there were "well-rehearsed" emergency plans in place and urged residents to go to one of the council's rest centres in Canada Water for hot meals, tea and coffee.

Summary: More than 1,000 homes in south London have been evacuated after an unexploded World War Two bomb was found on a building site.


Resuming on 142-9 after a rain-hit day one, Derbyshire added just eight runs as Ben Cotton fell to Steve Magoffin. Sussex's openers made a 113 partnership before Chris Nash (65) was bowled by Wayne Madsen (2-65), but Joyce (106), Wells (104 not out) and Ross Taylor (54) helped the hosts build a big lead. Matt Machan was out to the final ball of the day as Sussex closed on 342-4.

Summary: Sussex built a commanding first-innings lead over Derbyshire on day two at Hove as Ed Joyce and Luke Wells made tons.


He is Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born British man in his mid-20s from west London, who was previously known to British security services. British police declined to comment, citing ongoing investigations. Emwazi first appeared in a video last August, when he apparently killed the US journalist James Foley. He was later thought to have been pictured in the videos of the beheadings of US journalist Steven Sotloff, British aid worker David Haines, British taxi driver Alan Henning, and American aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig, also known as Peter. In each of the videos, the militant appeared dressed in a black robe with a black balaclava covering all but his eyes and top of his nose. Speaking with a British accent, he taunted Western powers before holding his knife to the hostages' necks, appearing to start cutting before the film stopped. The victims' decapitated bodies were then shown. Earlier this month, the militant featured in a video in which the Japanese journalist Kenji Goto appeared to be beheaded. Hostages released by IS said he was one of three British jihadists guarding Westerners abducted by the group in Syria. They were known collectively as "the Beatles". Mohammed Emwazi timeline: Source: Cage, London-based campaign group 'Jihadi John' movement mapped Emwazi "claimed harassment" In a news conference, Asim Qureshi, the research director of the London-based lobby group Cage, which had been in contact with Emwazi over a number of years, explained how he had been approached by the Washington Post for the story and detailed the difficulties Emwazi had had with security services in the UK and overseas. Mr Qureshi said Emwazi, who is understood to be about 27, had been "extremely kind, gentle and soft-spoken, the most humble young person I knew". He said he could "not be 100% certain" Jihadi John was Emwazi although there were "striking similarities". Emwazi's difficulties began when he travelled to Tanzania in May 2009 following his graduation in computer programming at the University of Westminster, Mr Qureshi added. He and two friends had planned to go on a safari but once they landed in Dar es Salaam they were detained by police and held overnight. Emwazi then ended up flying to Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, where he claimed to be met by British intelligence agents from MI5 who accused him of trying to travel to Somalia, where the jihadist group al-Shabab operates. He denied the accusation and said the agents had tried to recruit him before allowing him to return to the UK. Analysis: Frank Gardner, BBC News US and British counter-terrorism officials discovered the identity of "Jihadi John" as far back as last September. The FBI, Britain's MI5 and other intelligence agencies used a combination of voice recognition software, interviews with former hostages and on-the-ground research in London to build up a profile of the man now revealed to be Mohammed Emwazi. They have always declined to reveal the name for "operational reasons". Now that it's out in the public domain, it's emerged that Emwazi was well-known to MI5 and that it even tried to recruit him as an informer,

Summary: The masked Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John", who has been pictured in the videos of the beheadings of Western hostages, has been named.


Khalid Mohamed Omar Ali, 27, was arrested on suspicion of offences under the Terrorism Act and possession of offensive weapons on 27 April. He was detained as part of an intelligence-led operation after a concerned family member is believed to have contacted the police. Police said he remains in custody and can be questioned until 11 May. It comes after a warrant of further detention was granted at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. Mr Ali is thought to be a UK national - but born overseas - and to have gone to school in Tottenham, north London. He was arrested in Parliament Street, at the junction with Parliament Square, following a stop and search as part of an ongoing operation, police said.

Summary: Police have been granted another week to question a terror suspect arrested near the Houses of Parliament.


The gelding won 23 of his 41 races, including five King George VI Chases. The 15-year-old moved to dressage after retiring from racing in 2012. His rider Laura Collett said: "Devastated to announce Kauto Star sustained injury in the field, with his best interest at heart a decision was made to put him to sleep." Owner Clive Smith told BBC Radio 5 live: "It is really devastating - he was looking fit and well at Laura Collett's yard. The main injury was to the neck, as it gets worse it attacks the spinal cord. He also fractured his pelvic bone. A really sad time indeed. "He had a great talent for never giving up. He wanted to win. With jockey Ruby Walsh riding him, he put this massive effort in at the end of races. He had a heart of a lion." He added: "The vets made him comfortable but the kindest thing was to euthanise him. It was a horrible moment. He was such a wonderful horse, but he did not suffer." Paul Nicholls, who trained Kauto to his famous victories, told BBC Somerset: "Kauto was such a big part of that team. We'll never have one as good as him. Sixteen Grade One wins on all those plaques [referring to those honouring the horse at his yard]. "He touched a lot of hearts. People like to follow a horse and they could do that with Kauto a number of years. You can see the reaction on social media - it's absolutely incredible." And 20-time champion jump jockey AP McCoy told BBC Radio 5 live Kauto Star was the "complete horse". Edward Gillespie, who was in charge of Cheltenham Racecourse during Kauto's successes in 2007 and 2009, told BBC Radio Bristol: "I was at Paul Nicholls' yard yesterday and saw the plaques for winning horses - Kauto has an entire wall. "Some of us are old enough to remember three-time Gold Cup winner Arkle. Kauto is the only horse you can talk about in the same breath as Arkle. Racing will be mourning today." Kauto Star became the first horse to regain the Cheltenham Gold Cup after losing it to Denman in 2008, and also made history by winning a fifth King George VI Chase, on Boxing Day in 2011. Walsh, who guided Kauto Star to 17 of his 23 career wins, said he had felt honoured to ride him. "He's the horse of my lifetime. I'm very lucky to be the one who got to ride him," he said after Kauto's retirement in 2012. "He was an amazing horse to ride and an amazing horse to be part of and I loved every minute of riding him."

Summary: Two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kauto Star has been put down after suffering neck and pelvis injuries in a fall.


The Team Sky rider went down around 35km from the finish after a touch of wheels on the category two ascent of Cote de Saint-Uze. The Welshman was quickly back riding and finished 11th to remain 19 seconds behind overall leader Michael Matthews. "He was able to stand up straight away and get back on the bike," said Team Sky sport director Nicolas Portal. Cofidis rider Nacer Bouhanni, who was demoted from first to third on stage two after changing his line in the bunch sprint, rode cleanly to victory in Romans-sur-Isere. Trek rider Edward Theuns was second and Lotto Soudal's Andre Greipel third, with Britain's Ben Swift sixth for Team Sky. The riders tackle Mont Ventoux in Provence in Friday's 195km stage. The legendary mountain pass comes early in the stage to Salon-de-Provence. Stage four result: 1. Nacer Bouhanni (Fra/Cofidis) 4hrs 42mins 29secs 2. Edward Theuns (Bel/Trek) Same time 3. Andre Greipel (Ger/Lotto) 4. Alexander Kristoff (Nor/Katusha) 5. Michael Matthews (Aus/Orica) 6. Ben Swift (GB/Team Sky) 7. Nikolas Maes (Bel/Etixx - Quick-Step) 8. Tony Gallopin (Fra/Lotto) 9. Youcef Reguigui (Alg/Dimension Data) 10. Roy Curvers (Ned/Giant) Selected: 11. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Sky) Same time Overall classification after stage four: 1. Michael Matthews (Aus/Orica) 14hrs 24mins 15secs 2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Giant) +14secs 3. Patrick Bevin (NZ/Cannondale) +19secs 4. Jon Izagirre (Spa/Movistar) 5. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Sky) Selected: 9. Richie Porte (Aus/BMC Racing) +27secs 17. Alberto Contador (Spain / Tinkoff) +33secs 18. Simon Yates (Britain / Orica) +37secs

Summary: Britain's Geraint Thomas remains fifth in the Paris-Nice race despite crashing on stage four.


The family is suing the home's previous owners for not telling them about it before the sale, claiming they had received letters too. In letters "the Watcher" wrote that the home "has been the subject of my family for decades." "I asked [the previous owners] to bring me young blood," the Watcher wrote. Content from the letters are included in a complaint filed to a New Jersey Court. The house is worth $1.3m (Â£826,131). The stalker wrote that he has been in control of the house for two decades and he asked the previous owners to sell it. "You have changed it and made it so fancy...it cries for the past and what used to be in the time when I roamed its halls," the stalker wrote. "And now I watch and wait for the day when the young blood will be mine again." Westfield mayor Andy Skibitsky, speaking at town hall meeting in Westfield on Tuesday, said "The Watcher" is a mystery, ABC News reports. "When, over a year ago, this matter was reported to the police, our police department conducted an exhaustive investigation," Mr Skibitsky said. "Such efforts, however, have not yielded information leading to charges being filed and, therefore, this case is pending introduction of any new evidence."

Summary: A New Jersey family will not move into their new million-dollar home after receiving threatening packages from a mysterious sender called "the Watcher".


The Ireland front row was suspended for two games by European Champions Cup organisers following an incident in the defeat by Toulon in France last Sunday. Leinster have appealed, arguing that Healy was cited for one offence yet suspended for another. As the appeal cannot be heard until after Saturday, he is free to play. The 28-year-old could still miss the Pro12 meeting with Munster at Thomond Park on Sunday, 27 December. "Leinster believe this is a failure to follow due process and is unfair to Cian Healy," the Irish province said. Healy was handed the ban for dangerous play after being charged with striking Toulon hooker Guilhem Guirado with his knee during the 24-9 defeat in France. The striking charge was found to be not proven but the incident was deemed to be foul play. "As a written decision of the judicial officer is not available, it has not yet been possible to hear the player's appeal nor set a date for the appeal," said organisers European Professional Club Rugby. "The player is therefore free to play until the outcome of his appeal."

Summary: Leinster prop Cian Healy is available for Saturday's game with Toulon after it was ruled he can play until his appeal against a two-game ban is heard.


Top-flight clubs will share more than £5bn from 2016 to 2019, a 71% increase on the previous three-year deal. Gylfi Sigurdsson and Andre Ayew have been linked with moves away from the Liberty Stadium, but Taylor says the club will not need to sell their stars. "Teams don't have to sell like they used to," said Wales' Taylor. "I think what you're going to find is that with the money coming to the Premier League teams don't have to sell. That might mean a few more clubs hanging on to their best players." Swansea head coach Francesco Guidolin has said he expects interest in midfielder Sigurdsson this summer. The 26-year-old Iceland international won Swansea City's supporters' and players' player of the year awards after scoring 11 goals in the club's successful fight against relegation. He is under contract at Swansea until 2018, but has been linked with a number of big clubs, while Ayew has said his future depends on a summer discussion with chairman Huw Jenkins. "It's the same every year for our club, we have players that come through, they do well," said Taylor, who was visiting his old school Ysgol Brynhyfryd in Ruthin before joining up with the Wales squad for their training camp in Portugal. "Gylfi is someone that has come now in two spells and done well for us. We want to keep hold of them obviously, Andre has scored goals. "But just like when we lost Wilfried Bony and people down the years and we lost Sigurdsson the last time, we do lose important players because they get poached by bigger teams. "It's important that we try and keep them and add to that this season because we've realised how hard it is." Swansea have been linked with summer moves for two of their former players - Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony and Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen. Ivory Coast international Bony joined City from Swansea for £25m in 2015, while Allen left for Liverpool for £15m in 2012. Both have struggled to nail down starting places at the north-west clubs and Taylor admits he would be delighted to see them return to west Wales. "There is a lot more work to be done than just somebody to say that we want them back. You have to talk about money, you have to talk about whether the players want to come back here," Taylor said. "They are both at big football clubs that are fighting for trophies, like Liverpool in the Europa League. There's a lot more to happen before we bring those players in but people of that ilk are definitely people that we should be looking at."

Summary: Swansea City defender Neil Taylor says the club is under less pressure to sell players due to the money coming in from the new Premier League television deal.


The artist and photographer David Gwinnutt was part of the 1980s art scene that centred around the Blitz club in London's Covent Garden, leading to the creatives who frequented it being dubbed the "Blitz kids". Although they were known for their flamboyant makeup and performances, Gwinnutt captured these young men and women relaxing around their homes, which were often squats or rented council houses. Against a backdrop of the economic recession and unemployment of the early 1980s, some of these club-goers went on to become established artists and film-makers in their own right. "Derek Jarman [the experimental British filmmaker] really liked the photographs I had taken of him and asked me who I'd most like to photograph. I said David Bowie," Gwinnutt remembered about this photograph. "He laughed and said I should photograph John Maybury." Maybury was also a film-maker, who used theatrical themes and visuals in his work. The portrait above was taken as he smoked his first cigarette of the day in his Camden flat. Gilbert & George are artists who have spent their lives as "living sculptures", wearing sharp suits and making their entire existence a performance, down to claiming to eat in the same Turkish restaurant every evening. Gwinnutt met them at Planets nightclub in Piccadilly and, noticing how they stood out from the crowd in their neat suits, asked to photograph them in their East London home. The artist Cerith Wyn Evans stands on the set of his film Epiphany, which took inspiration from the London club scene and starred friends such as the flamboyant performance artist Leigh Bowery. In the image below, the artist Maggi Hambling looks in the mirror while smoking at a sink. She is best known for her sculpture on Aldeburgh beach dedicated to Benjamin Britten, as well as another sculptural "conversation" with Oscar Wilde, located near Trafalgar Square. In this photograph (above), co-founder of the fashion label BodyMap, David Holah, reclines on a sofa during a dinner party in Bloomsbury. At the time of this photograph below, Norman Rosenthal was the Exhibitions Secretary of the Royal Academy in London. Sensation, an exhibition he curated for the Academy in 1997, featured the work of Cerith Wyn Evans amongst others. The picture was taken in Rosenthal's flat opposite the Academy, which was so sparsely furnished the curator and art historian was forced to sit on the floor. Although Rosenthal was reclining, Gwinnutt recalled, "I felt all the time that he was observing me." The film producer Alison Owen, mother of singer Lily Allen, stands in a doorway in the mid 1980s. Since this was taken, she has worked on films such as Shaun of the Dead, The Other Boleyn Girl and Brick Lane. Although known for his flamboyant dress sense and immaculate makeup, fashion designer Stephen Linard is seen below in bed in his Kings Cross flat. On graduating from St Martin's School of Art, his first catwalk show of "mean and moody menswear" propelled him to overnight success. The man at the centre of this artistic scene, Derek Jarman [below] stares intensely down

Summary: David Gwinnutt: Before We Were Men runs at the National Portrait Gallery from 16 March-24 September 2017.


After more than two years without a goal, the 27-year-old has now scored five times in 11 appearances. "For me, it's just brilliant to be playing again," he told BBC WM. "The manager (Gary Rowett) has been good in indicating he is particularly keen to make it permanent." He added: "I'm not 100% sure what the ins and outs of this so-called option are. "But it has been noted that the international break is the time for people to sit down and talk about situations." Southampton-born Jutkiewicz, who has three times commanded a seven-figure fee in his 10-year professional career - for Everton, Middlesbrough and Burnley - was joining his 10th club when he came to St Andrew's. Prior to coming to the West Midlands on 31 August, Jutkiewicz had gone more than two years without scoring a goal. In fact, his last goal, on loan from Middlesbrough to Bolton Wanderers in May 2014, was the one that almost sent Blues down to League One, but for an injury-time Paul Caddis equaliser. "First year in the Premier League with Burnley, I didn't play many games and almost the whole of last season I spent on the sidelines injured. "I'm quite a cerebral person in my spare time and you do analyse things when you're sidelined. Maybe sometimes you over-analyse things. But I knew, if I could play regularly, everything would fall into place. "If you have a right mind, it can only benefit you on the pitch. From my point of view, I just wanted to go and play football and let the rest sort itself out. And the lads have made it very easy for me to fit in. "I've had a few bumps and bruises, but, for any centre-forwards or centre-half, that's what you get in a physical league like this when you put your body on the line. And I just take it on the chin."

Summary: Birmingham City's on-loan Burnley striker Lukas Jutkiewicz is happy to make his move to St Andrew's more permanent after rediscovering his goal touch with the Championship club.


Starting on Sunday, an eight-day surfing safari will take a group of tourists into North Korea to experience its remote, sandy beaches. The expedition, led by Italian champion surfer Nicola Zanella who also coaches China's national surf team, will explore, map and evaluate surf spots along the east coast. But what kind of experience will it really be to surf in the hermit kingdom? A potentially "dangerous one", according to North Korean expert and former Associated Press Pyongyang bureau chief Jean Lee in Washington DC. "The country does have some beautiful, white sandy beaches along its east coast but I can't think of a place that is more antithetical to surfing's 'hang loose' culture." Mr Zanella, who lives in China's island province of Hainan, will be visiting North Korea for the first time. "There are many reasons to surf in North Korea. Waves are empty, un-surfed and they break on pristine beaches where few foreigners have set foot," he said. He also told the BBC that the tour aims to educate young North Koreans on water safety and will help build "a solid local surf culture". The surf tour has received "official approval from the North Korean government" and will kick off in the capital, Pyongyang, according to Andrea Lee, tour group organiser of the US-based Uri Tours which regularly takes groups to the North. Surfers will be taken to several prominent monuments to pay respects to late leaders Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung as part of "official protocol", she explained, before the sport begins. "We are always looking to diversify our tour offerings to give travellers unique ways to experience North Korea. We are also big proponents of sports tourism; our past tours included skiing and running in the Pyongyang Marathon and that allowed our tourists the greatest interaction with locals." She also told the BBC the response so far had been "overwhelming and encouraging". "We've been contacted by surfers from all over the world who want to join the tour so we already have a pretty diverse group of all skill levels." The heavily patrolled waters of North Korea's east coast lie between the seas of Japan and Russia. Satellite images show the remote coastal communities of Sijung and Hamhung, both dotted by outlying islands and boasting clear blue seas. But according to Jean Lee, North Korean waters wouldn't deliver any "promising surf". "I've gone swimming at Majon beach and have been to Sijung; this isn't big surf. The waves are pretty flat this time of year." She also said that while some North Koreans love going to the beach, she has never seen a surfer. "Most of the people I met at the public beaches were factory workers or farmers who were visiting for the day. There are fisherman working along the coast too, but they don't live at the beach," she said. "Korea may be a peninsula but watersports isn't part of tradition. But if North Korea wants surfers, they'll certainly assign that challenge to their young athletes so that they're catching waves by September." North Korea has

Summary: Forget Namibia, Antarctica or even England's Severn Estuary; is North Korea about to become one of the world's most unusual surf destinations?


Greater Manchester Police said the girl was attacked in Crow Croft Park, Levenshulme, Manchester at about 23:20 BST on Thursday. Officers were called to the scene following reports of "concern for a teenage girl", said a police spokesman. He added that police were carrying out inquiries at the scene, which has been cordoned off.

Summary: A 12-year-old girl has been raped in a late night attack at a park, police have said.


Saturday's fixture - abandoned after 60 minutes amid torrential rain - will be replayed on 20 September, with no refunds offered for the original match. Rovers boss Darrell Clarke called the move "shocking" and Swindon were urged to "rethink" by their Supporters Trust. Rovers have offered returning away fans free coach travel to the County Ground. "While we understand supporters' frustration, what happened on Saturday afternoon was an act of God and beyond the club's control," Power said in a statement on Swindon's website. "I must stress that the club still has a number of costs to meet on a matchday. These costs have increased dramatically due to the fact that this is a derby match. "Clubs do not usually offer any form of refund when the game is abandoned after half-time and not before." Adult tickets for the rearranged match on 20 September will cost £19-25, although Swindon's season ticket holders will be admitted for free. On Tuesday, Mike Welsh, vice-chair of Swindon Town's Supporters' Trust had told BBC Wiltshire: "Supporters were asked to keep their ticket stubs. "We thought the club could have reached out to the fans and sought some middle ground. We encourage them to come back, have a rethink and see if we can meet the fans halfway."

Summary: Swindon Town chairman Lee Power is standing by his club's decision to charge fans for new tickets for a rearranged game against Bristol Rovers.


Its brutal tactics, including mass killings and abductions, as well as the beheadings of soldiers and journalists, have caused fear and outrage and led to US military intervention. IS is also known as Isis and some companies have changed their names to stop themselves being associated with the group in any way. The latest people to announce a rebrand are the team behind Archer but there are many more organisations who are associated with the name Isis. The spy comedy has been focused on the work of the International Secret Intelligence Service. At Comic Con over the weekend, the creators confirmed that the fictional organisation would be phased out in the upcoming sixth series and instead the team would be working for the CIA. They also revealed vast quantities of merchandise with the Archer Isis logo would have to be scrapped. The high street adult shop launched a range of lingerie recently which was branded with the word Isis. The range of black and white underwear is still available on their website, although some of it is in the sale. The Crawley family dog, who features in the opening credits of the ITV show, is called Isis, in reference to the Egyptian God. There have been no suggestions that the production team will be changing the pet's name. With sites in London, Brighton, Oxford, Toronto and Canada, Isis Schools have been teaching English for more than 20 years. There is no indication on their website or on social media that they are planning to alter their name and a request by Newsbeat for a comment was not returned. Now known as Thairish Cafe, owners Bernadette Lyons and Sa-Nguan Lyons changed the name of their Levenshulme restaurant after the death of Alan Hennings. Bernadette says they received warnings from the police that the name might attract trouble to the cafe. The new name reflects the owners' Thai and Irish backgrounds. Another company which has decided to change its name is Isis Equity Partners, a firm which supplied investment to UK businesses. They've yet to reveal the new name they are going with and are still listed online under the name Isis. This isn't the first time in history that international politics and conflict have conspired to create brand identity problems for a company. Back in the 1930s SS Cars became a successful sports vehicle brand. With the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party in Germany, the name SS became increasingly associated with the SchutzStaffel, the primary organisation responsible for the Holocaust. In 1945 SS Cars was launched under the title Jaguar. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Summary: The rise of Islamic State (IS), the jihadist militant group that has seized large parts of Syria and Iraq, has sent shockwaves around the world.


Jobbik came second in 18 out of 19 counties, ahead of the Socialists, as in the May European elections. It won control of 14 towns and villages. The party has been accused of anti-Semitic and anti-Roma rhetoric. Fidesz won all but six districts of the capital Budapest, where its mayoral candidate Istvan Tarlos was re-elected. It has a two-thirds majority in the national parliament and the local election consolidated its grip over the country's politics. It came top in nearly all the big towns and cities. Jobbik is the third-largest party in Hungary's parliament and has three MEPs. It has tried to soften its image recently, but remains committed to defending conservative Hungarian values and thwarting integration of Roma communities, many of whom are desperately poor and marginalised. The BBC's Nick Thorpe in Budapest writes: "From 2018, Jobbik will govern this country," Jobbik leader Gabor Vona told cheering supporters in Budapest as the election results came in. But he faces an uphill task to overtake Fidesz. His main problem is that Prime Minister Orban has stolen most of his Eurosceptic clothes. Jobbik did well in this election, but not as well as it hoped. In 18 of 19 counties, it came second to Fidesz, proving that it now has nationwide support. In the countryside, Jobbik won five towns and nine villages, up from one town and three villages in 2010. Most spectacularly, it won narrowly in the northern industrial town of Ozd, which has a large Roma population. Jobbik's initial success was largely based on its ability to tap into widespread fear of the Roma in the Hungarian countryside. In all three elections this year - parliamentary, European and municipal - it has considerably toned down its rhetoric. It is now trying to appeal to middle-class voters who have abandoned Fidesz, as their standard of living stagnates and their children leave to work abroad.

Summary: The far-right Jobbik party in Hungary has made gains in local elections won convincingly by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling nationalist Fidesz.


The heavyweight boxer is hoping to fight for the constituency, currently held by Conservative David Morris. He told the BBC it was a genuine ambition and he would stand as an Independent. Mr Fury said there was too much focus on immigration and not enough on "our own brothers and sisters who are on the streets and abusing drugs and alcohol". "I want to make a change for the better for the place I live," he said. "I believe that I will succeed because of the influence I have over the people from the town." He said he had been thinking about entering politics over the past month or so. The political ambition was separate to his dressing up as Batman last week for his heavyweight title fight against Wladimir Klitschko, he said. Fury was due to take on the Ukrainian boxer, 39, for his WBA, IBF and WBO titles in Dusseldorf, Germany, on 24 October before the champion pulled out with an injury. Fury said he now planned to meet David Morris and Lancashire County Council to discuss his political plans, and said: "I should be elected in five years' time." Despite his roots in the travelling community, which is often said to be subject to abuse and discrimination, he said he believed there was too much focus on immigration. "What about people who are born and bred here?" he said. "We need to build on the foundations we have steadily to make change." Fury said he had no political experience, and no views on previous political scandals involving expenses. "I feel that coming from a travelling background, I am used to politics and arguing," he said. "My opinions on travellers are different to refugees - we are not talking about people coming over from Romania - they are British people." On the economy, he said it was "slightly better" than it had been over the last three years in terms of unemployment and people having more spending power, "and coming back to pubs and bars". He said he did not want the UK to be part of the European Union, citing what he said were the financial problems of Spain, Greece and Italy.

Summary: Boxer Tyson Fury has revealed that he has ambitions to be the next MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale.


The Baby Blacks - who won the tournament from 2008 to 2011 - ended England's two year hold on the trophy. England went in front through Max Clark, who burst through, before New Zealand hit back through Vince Tavae-Aso to lead at half-time. Akira Ioane went over from close range to extend their advantage, as Otere Black added four penalties. England beat South Africa in the semi-finals, while New Zealand went through to the showpiece after thrashing France in the last-four. The New Zealand juniors performed the haka before kick-off, but England started confidently, going ahead through Bath centre Clark. After a slow start, New Zealand got back into the game as Tavae-Aso powered over for a narrow 11-10 half-time lead. Ioane bundled himself over early in the second half, before being sent to the sin bin, and although Rory Jennings kicked four penalties for England, they relinquished their hold on the trophy.

Summary: New Zealand won the World Rugby U20 Championship for the fifth time after beating England 21-16 in Italy.


It's a point she made in the Northamptonshire MP's first speech as Secretary of State for the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs. She represents a rural constituency, which she praised: "I know from my own constituency of South Northamptonshire that the British countryside is some of the most beautiful in the world." Mrs Leadsom also warned that rural communities should not be left behind: "I want people living in our market towns and villages to have the same life opportunities as those who live in our cities," she said. Mrs Leadsom ended up in the job after this summer's bruising leadership contest and joked at her own expense that Jeremy Corbyn could have come to her for advice on how to ensure a short lived campaign. That went down well with the audience who welcomed her warmly onto stage as one of the leading lights of the Leave campaign. The grinning Secretary of State told the hall that we are selling naan bread to India, and coffee to Brazil and received applause for the fact that the French voted British Lamb their product of the year. She smiled purposefully before making pointed references to her joy at the chance "to plot a new course in the world" post Brexit. Mrs Leadsom promised to lead on the environment "committing to being the first generation to leave it in a better state than when we found it. Still smiling she announced that it was crucial to provide farmers with certainty and continuity. "It's important that we are able to confirm the same level of agricultural support until 2020." "I am convinced that outside the EU they have an even brighter future." The question is whether that will put a smile on the farmers' faces.

Summary: One in eight people work in farming and it is a bigger industry than the car and aerospace industry combined, Andrea Leadsom tells the Conservative Party Conference.


Residents in Kemble said they heard "explosions" and one woman said her home shook with the force of the noise. Witnesses said they believed the noises after 22:00 GMT on Tuesday were linked to the nearby Cotswold Airport. Gloucestershire Police have apologised for the disturbance. The booms, heard from Kington St Michael to Malmesbury and Calne in Wiltshire. sparked calls to BBC Wiltshire and BBC Radio Gloucestershire as well as dozens of posts on social media. Writing on Facebook. Sophie Wyatt described "a massive bang and a flash" as she was out near Kemble. She said she saw "a crowd of people hanging around a lit-up aircraft further into the airbase". Nick Howard, Cotswold Airport manager, said the booms were part of "a high level and very rare police and emergency services exercise". He said he would not comment further "due to the nature of the exercise". Paul Shanley, 51, who lives just outside Kemble village described the booms as "very disturbing - worrying". "There was an enormous explosion - really deep explosion - it was enough to wake up my daughter," he said. Mr Shanley, who lives just outside Kemble, said his family had heard similar booms "three times before this but we've never got to the bottom of what it was". He said when he went outside to look there was "a lot of action going on over at the airfield" but when he rang police asking what was happening he was told "they weren't allowed to talk about it". Angie Abingdon posted on Facebook: "Our house shook! There were concerned people standing outside after the first. I think we should have been given some warning." A spokesperson for Gloucestershire Police said: "We would like to reassure residents that the explosion heard in Kemble yesterday was part of routine operational training for police. "We apologise for the disturbance caused."

Summary: Late-night loud booms in parts of the Cotswolds which sparked complaints on social media were apparently down to "a high level and very rare police and emergency services exercise".


Australian Browne stopped defending champion Ruslan Chagaev to win the title in Russia earlier this month. The 36-year-old delivered a positive sample for clenbuterol after the fight, his management company have revealed. "I would like to assure all fans, the whole of the boxing world and all of Australia that I am not a drug user or a drug cheat," said Browne. Sydney-born Browne was knocked down in the sixth round but floored Uzbekistan's Chagaev with a big right to improves his record to 24-0. He added: "I will fight for as long as it takes to clear my name. I have never heard of the drug clenbuterol and had no idea what it is used for. "I am now aware that it is essentially a weight-stripping drug and as a heavyweight boxer, the idea of me using it is utterly ridiculous. "My team and I were well aware of the many risks involved in going to a place like Chechnya to fight a reigning champion and believed we had taken sufficient precautions. "In addition, it was at our insistence that Vada [Voluntary Anti-Doping Association] testing was implemented for the fight." Clenbuterol is a powerful drug used to treat asthma, but it can also help build up lean muscle mass and burn off fat. The drug's growth-promoting ability has also found favour with beef farmers, particularly in China and Mexico. The fact that humans can ingest the substance inadvertently by eating beef has in the past put pressure on anti-doping rules, which deem the slightest trace to be a doping infringement.

Summary: WBA heavyweight champion Lucas Browne says he is "shocked and devastated" after failing a drugs test.


Hovertravel has said it will offer refunds after delays and cancellations in recent weeks on its services between Southsea and Ryde. Commuters with season tickets will have up to two weeks added when they renew. The operator said it was also temporarily bringing its Island Express craft back into service. The firm said one of the new hovercraft, the Island Flyer, was currently out of action after suffering a transmission fault at Southsea on Wednesday. Hovertravel said: "We are sorry for any disruptions as we introduce our new craft. We are confident that we will get there." The new Solent Flyer and Island Flyer, costing Â£10m, were launched in the summer. The firm said the compensation policy would remain in place until 31 March. Hovertravel has been running ferries between Southsea and Ryde since 1965.

Summary: Passengers who suffer cancellations caused by "technical issues" with two new hovercraft are to be offered compensation.


The Celtic left-back was handed the role in Scotland's crucial World Cup qualifier against Slovenia. And Tierney could continue there against England at Hampden on 10 June. "It's up to the gaffer, whatever he thinks is best and whatever he thinks the team that is going to give us the best chance of winning," said Tierney. Scotland had been left short at right-back after Alan Hutton retired from international football and Callum Paterson suffered cruciate ligament damage. Derby County winger Ikechi Anya had impressed at right-back against England and Canada. But, as Hull City's Andy Robertson revealed after the 1-0 win over Slovenia, head coach Gordon Strachan decided to move one of his three left-backs over to the left. Media playback is not supported on this device Rangers' Lee Wallace missed out through injury, Robertson was chosen on the left and Strachan showed his faith in 19-year-old Tierney for a debut in the right-back role. "I have been training there all week, so I had a feeling I'd be playing there," said Tierney, who was winning his third Scotland cap. "The manager and the coaching staff have been giving me pointers. I enjoyed it." Strachan said before the game that his side needed three points to retain hopes of qualifying for the 2018 finals in Russia. Instead, the victory moved the Scots two points off second-top Slovakia and gave them a fighting chance of making a play-off. It was a big occasion for Tierney's Celtic team-mate, Stuart Armstrong, to win his first cap and the midfielder responded by setting up Chris Martin's 88th-minute winning goal four days before his 25th birthday. Asked about his role in the winner, the former Dundee United player said: "It feels good, but what feels better is to have contributed in a positive way to three points, which we needed to put us in a very good position in the group," he said. "Kech [Ikechi Anya] has made a really good run on the outside just to drag that defender and Chris has held a really good position in the box and has done brilliantly to turn and finish." Armstrong also collected the man-of-the-match award, while Strachan declared it the best Scotland debut he could remember. Clutching his cap, he said: "It's a proud moment to hold this. "It's a proud moment for my family. To cap that off with three points is great." Strachan was widely expected to quit as team boss had they failed to win, but Armstrong thought the side responded well to such pressure. "We had trained well all week, there was a good atmosphere, and it's important sometimes to stay positive when things aren't going the way you want them to," he said. "And I think we responded really well."

Summary: Kieran Tierney is prepared to continue as Scotland's auxiliary right-back after coming through a high-stakes experiment with flying colours.


Horne won her first national title in the team pursuit at the National Track Championships in Manchester last week. The 26-year-old says she is leaving her road cycling team in order to turn her attention to the 2016 Rio Games. "This is the right thing for me to do now and put my eggs into one basket and try and make the Games," Horne said. Warwickshire-born Horne, who represented Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, won the national team pursuit title with Joanna Rowsell Shand, Dame Sarah Storey and Katie Archibald. Horne has spent four years working alongside Storey, who has announced her team Podium Ambition will turn professional for the start of the Women's World Tour in 2016. But with just four competitions left to gain selection, Horne insists her main concern is being part of the team pursuit in Rio. "For me moving forward, the main focus between now and Rio, will be team pursuit," Horne told BBC Radio Wales Sport. "Everything is about going quicker over that 4km distance with the girls. "The smartest thing to do is to focus solely on that and leave the road."

Summary: Welsh cyclist Ciara Horne is giving up the chance to ride professionally on the Women's World Tour next year in a bid to win an Olympic title.


William Lauder, 48, of Buccleuch Street, Hawick, was found guilty after trial in April of stealing jeans, jackets and other items. He took the goods from Aero Leather Clothing Ltd in Galashiels, Hawick and elsewhere between 2004 and 2013. Sheriff Alistair Noble jailed him at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. "You were held in high esteem and trusted completely and you betrayed that trust," he told Lauder. Defence advocate, Victoria Dow, told Sheriff Noble that her client continued to deny the allegations against him. He lived in Hawick with his wife and son and she said the financing of their home "could be compromised by any element of custody". Lauder, she added, had no previous convictions and was assessed as being at low risk of re-offending, adding: "Therefore he is suitable for a community-based disposal. "He is fit, able and capable of carrying out such a disposal." A large amount of the materials taken had been recovered, she told the sheriff. However, the sheriff told Lauder: "You were convicted of stealing just under £195,000 of property from a company of which you were the managing director. "In part, this may have been you felt you were being insufficiently rewarded for the work you were doing for the company. "You had been in substantial control of the company and it is clear you were held in high esteem and trusted completely. You betrayed that trust." Sheriff Noble acknowledged that a substantial amount of the property had been recovered. He said: "Despite these factors, it is clear in my view the offences can only be dealt with by a custodial sentence. "Giving you as much credit as I can, you are sentenced to 21 months imprisonment from today."

Summary: A managing director of a Borders clothing firm has been jailed for 21 months after stealing goods worth nearly £195,000 from the business.


Youngsters face a culture of suspicion, and authorities try to avoid taking on their care, a Lords EU committee said. Their "harrowing" circumstances have led them to lose faith in national authorities, making them easy prey for smuggling gangs, witnesses told peers. The Home Office says it is helping resettle such children under a new law. More than 10,000 migrant children are believed to have disappeared after arriving in Europe over the past two years, the EU's police intelligence unit says. The European Union Committee of the House of Lords criticised the UK government for a "continuing reluctance... to show solidarity with its European partners in helping to relocate such children". What happens to lone child migrants? 10,000 child migrants 'missing' Safid's story: 'I don't have any hope left' Nearly 90,000 lone minors sought refuge in the EU in 2015 - a sharp increase compared with just over 23,000 in the previous year. In the UK last year there were 3,043 applications from unaccompanied asylum-seeking children - an increase of 56% on the number in 2014. The committee also said: Committee chairwoman Baroness Prashar said the current refugee crisis was the greatest humanitarian challenge the EU had faced in its lifetime, but member countries were failing to shoulder their "fair share of the burden". "At the sharp end of this crisis are unaccompanied migrant children, who are being failed across the board," she said. "We found that these children face suspicion on arrival. They are seen as 'somebody else's problem', and the conditions they live in were described to us as deplorable and squalid." Under a scheme announced in May, the government said lone child refugees registered in France, Italy or Greece before 20 March could be resettled in the UK. Ministers had been under pressure to accept 3,000 unaccompanied child refugees from Europe, but then-Prime Minister David Cameron said numbers would depend on what local councils could cope with. The Home Office said the new policy - which is underpinned by the Immigration Act 2016 - had made "crystal clear" its commitment to bring vulnerable children from Europe to the UK. More than 20 children have been accepted for transfer to the UK since the Act was given royal assent and the majority of those have arrived, a Home Office spokeswoman said. The government is in discussions with the United Nations and the Italian, Greek and French governments "to strengthen and speed up mechanisms to identify, assess and transfer children to the UK and ensure this in their best interests", she added. Meanwhile, Downing Street has defended Theresa May's decision to scrap the post of Syrian refugees minister - a move criticised by a number of MPs, including Conservative backbencher Heidi Allen. The prime minister's official spokeswoman said the Home Office would retain responsibility to meet the government's promise to take in 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020.

Summary: Thousands of lone migrant children are living in squalid conditions after being let down by European countries including the UK, a report has warned.


Friend, 28, was withdrawn during the 1-0 defeat by Nottingham Forest on 23 January after landing awkwardly. Former Doncaster and Wolves full-back Friend has missed just one league game this season, scoring once. Boro are already without centre-back Ben Gibson with a hip injury, who can also play wide, while full-back James Husband is on loan at Huddersfield.

Summary: Middlesbrough defender George Friend will be out for approximately four weeks after fracturing a shoulder.


The Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy includes the ambition of doubling the number of people using bikes by 2025. Transport Minister Robert Goodwill said "sustained investment in cycling and walking infrastructure" was needed. Cycling campaigners warned the strategy "won't be worth the paper it's written on" without sustained funding. A consultation has been launched to seek views on the plans and will close on 23 May, with a final strategy published in the summer. The Department for Transport (DfT) said it wanted walking and cycling to be the "natural choice" for shorter journeys, or as part of a longer journey, by 2040. This would be done through providing "safe and attractive infrastructure" to encourage journeys on bike and foot, it said. The DfT said the strategy marked a "major shift from short term funding streams for cycling and walking to a strategic long term approach". Mr Goodwill said the plans would "benefit the whole of society by boosting the economy, improving health, cutting congestion and improving air quality". He added: "Realising our ambition will take sustained investment in cycling and walking infrastructure. "That's why we have committed over £300m to support cycling and walking over this Parliament and this will increase further when spending on enhancing and maintaining existing infrastructure is taken into account." But British Cycling and CTC, the national cycling charity, have called for the objectives and funding proposals in the draft strategy to be strengthened. They point to the parliamentary Get Britain Cycling report, which called for investment in cycling of at least £10 per person annually, rising to £20, in order to boost cycle use to 10% of trips by 2025, and to 25% by 2050. The draft Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy provides central government funding of £300m over the period 2015-2020, amounting to £1.39 per person outside London, the campaigners said. Chris Boardman, the 1992 individual pursuit Olympic champion and policy adviser for British Cycling, said "far more ambition" was needed if Britain was to create a cycling and walking culture to rival countries like Denmark and Holland. Mr Boardman said: "The truth is that without sustained funding, this strategy won't be worth the paper it's written on. We know that when faced with other priorities like road maintenance, saving bus routes and new housing developments, cycling and walking will be put at the bottom of most councils' to-do lists." The DfT said it would issue guidance to local bodies on developing local plans when the final strategy is published. A new independent expert committee will be established by October 2016 to advise on the strategy and its implementation, it added.

Summary: The government has unveiled proposals to encourage people to cycle and walk more in England.


The ex-England hooker, 57, won the competition with Devon in 2004 as a player and as coach in 2007, and played in Cornwall's triumphant 1991 campaign. Dawe has been Cornwall head coach since 2013, leading them to victories in the 2015 and 2016 Twickenham finals. "It's a nice local game for me, but I'm travelling as a Cornishman," he said. "I'm 100% behind Cornwall, there's no emotion at all." The game will be played at Ivybridge on Saturday, with Cornwall favourites as they continue their pursuit of a hat-trick of County Championship titles against a Devon side who were only promoted to Division One because of a restructuring of the competition. Devon head coach Dan Parkes played under Dawe at Plymouth Albion, and acknowledges his side are underdogs. "It's going to be hard, the boys are going to be up against it," he told BBC Sport. "For Graham the pressure is on, but I'm sure they'll get to their third final. "The better we can do, the more likely we can attract players next year. Players play for Cornwall because they know they have a great chance of reaching Twickenham."

Summary: Graham Dawe says he has "no emotion" ahead of his Cornwall side's County Championship game at Devon, who he previously played for and coached.


Andrew George, who was re-elected Liberal Democrat MP for St Ives in May, is one of four MPs to have tabled an amendment to the finance bill. It follows the government's budget announcement that from 4 January VAT will rise from 17.5% to 20%. Mr George wants the government to assess the impact of such a rise on businesses, charities and households. The other three Liberal Democrat MPs who have put their name to the amendment are Bob Russell who represents Colchester in Essex, Mark Williams who is MP for the Welsh region of Ceredigion and mid-Wales and MP Roger Williams, whose constituency is Brecon and Radnorshire. Mr George said: "I am not trying to trigger nuclear war and break up the coalition, it's perfectly normal for two parties to have different approaches and values. "I just want to express my unhappiness with the move and have an open debate." Mr George also said he hoped a government minister would respond to the amendment on Monday and added he would continue to look for opportunities to press his case.

Summary: An MP from Cornwall is calling for an investigation into the impact of increasing VAT to 20%.


Local media reported that the man was driving the car when it crashed and later took his own life. The men from New Zealand, aged 24 to 25, were on a hunting trip and not wearing seat belts, reports said. Their families have reportedly arrived in Australia to arrange for their bodies to be flown back. Police said they were preparing a report for the coroner. The men were named by Australian and New Zealand media as Kadin Wallace, Jeremy Vergeer, and Dylan Sherriff, and were reportedly working on farms in the Esperance region. Kadin Wallace, who was believed to be driving, survived the crash but is understood to have taken his own life before emergency services arrived, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Mr Vergeer got engaged just weeks ago and was the father of a child from a previous relationship. His fiancÃ©e, Lauren Withers, posted a message to social media describing him as "my soulmate, my best friend, my everything". "The future seemed so promising for us... 2016 was going to be the best year for us, buying our first home, getting married and moving to NZ to start our family," Ms Withers said.

Summary: A man who survived a crash that killed his two friends on a remote Australian highway died hours later from injuries unrelated to the accident, police said.


The man escaped with a three-figure sum of cash after raiding the shop in East Muiryhall Street, Coatbridge, at about 21:20 on Tuesday. The staff member, whose daughter was in the shop at the time, was uninjured but both were left "extremely distressed". Police have asked anyone with information to contact them. The suspect is described as white, about 5ft 7in tall, with a medium build. At the time of the robbery, he was wearing a dark hooded jacket and dark trousers. He was also wearing a balaclava to disguise his face and he had a local accent. Officers will be carrying out door-to-door inquiries and gathering CCTV images from the local area. Det Con Emma McLaughlin, of Police Scotland, said: "There are other stores, such as a takeaway and a local shop nearby and it's possible someone may have seen the man before the incident, perhaps he was loitering outside, maybe you saw him acting a little suspiciously. "If you have any information or knowledge of the incident or the suspect, then please do contact us."

Summary: Police are attempting to trace a man who robbed a William Hill bookmakers in North Lanarkshire after threatening a member of staff with a weapon.


Heavy rain in Brisbane also led to the women's Test being postponed. The ladies' fixture will kick off at 05:00 BST, with the men's match taking place at 07:00 BST (16:00 local time). "There were a number of considerations for this decision, primarily player safety as well as supporters," NRL head of football Todd Greenberg said.

Summary: Australia and New Zealand will play their Anzac Test fixture at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday, after a waterlogged pitch forced a postponement on Friday.


Inamulhaq Anwar, 34, and Akeel Ahmed, 41, had denied stepping up religious influence in education at Park View Academy in Alum Rock, Birmingham. A professional standards panel handed the men interim teaching bans in 2015. Mr Anwar and Mr Ahmed can apply to have their new bans set aside but only after minimum terms have elapsed. The men had denied a central allegation they had agreed with others to the inclusion of "an undue amount of religious influence in pupils' education". The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) said Mr Anwar would serve an indefinite ban for a minimum period of six years. Mr Ahmed will serve a ban with a three-year minimum term. Neither man is allowed to teach in any school, sixth form college, youth accommodation or children's home in England. They have 28 days to appeal against their bans to the High Court. Last November, a panel recommended teaching bans, after concluding pupils had been "immersed in orthodox Islamic doctrine" through measures including the use of the school loudspeaker system to broadcast a daily call-to-prayer to Park View's pupils. The panel also found while there was no formal agreement to change the character of the schools involved, there had been a co-ordinated attempt at the state-funded schools to include "undue religious influence". It further found no evidence of Islamic "extremism" at work in the classrooms. Thirteen former staff members including ex-head teachers at Park View Educational Trust (PVET) and Oldknow Academy have been facing misconduct hearings, as a result of the scandal's fallout. The panel said it had heard "credible" evidence from a staff member who described the two men's roles as that of "generals" in contributing to making sure pupils were "fed a diet of Islam". The panel also found their conduct tended to undermine tolerance and respect for the faith and belief of others. Separately, Mr Anwar was also found to have breached proper recruitment procedures at Park View's sister school Nansen Primary. Park View, part of PVET, was at the centre of anonymous allegations which claimed there was a wider plot by Muslim hard-liners to take control of several Birmingham schools. The allegations sparked investigations by several agencies, including the Department for Education and Ofsted. Following the scandal, Park View Academy was placed in special measures by Ofsted. It has since been renamed Rockwood Academy.

Summary: Two teachers who worked at the school at the centre of the "Trojan Horse" scandal have been banned from the classroom for life.


Not many people have made such a leap, but he had the satisfaction of moving up from a tiny, freezing-cold prison cell to the most coveted office in Scotland. His old prison, Calton Jail in Edinburgh, was razed almost to the ground - and one of Scotland's swankiest 1930s buildings took shape above - St Andrew's House on Calton Hill. Woodburn's new office when he arrived in 1947 as Labour Secretary of State for Scotland was a walnut-panelled art-deco marvel to die for. But it didn't begin like that. Arthur Woodburn was born in Edinburgh in 1890, the youngest of eight children. He did not begin World War One as an objector but his job as a clerk at the London Road foundry showed him how the arms trade worked at that time. He was appalled that firms were profiting from misery, making huge fortunes while men were fighting at the front losing their lives. It began to turn Woodburn's views and, anyway, he had his elderly mother to look after and a kidney condition that affected his fitness. Arthur did not go to war when it began but, in 1916, the war came for Arthur. The Military Service Act of January 1916 called up all single men between the ages of 18 and 41 unless they were given an exemption by local military tribunals. Woodburn was 25 and had an easy way out, he was in an exempt occupation that helped the war effort. But this was too easy for a man with such a strict conscience. How could he ask others to risk imprisonment for refusing conscription when he had a get-out-of-jail free card? Woodburn told the authorities in writing that he would resist conscription. He was now a marked man. There were four categories for exemption - obvious ones for ill health, hardship and essential war work, and then the most controversial one: "conscientious objection to the undertaking of combatant service". This last category was really for people who had strong religious objections and it did not cover political objection. Though Woodburn was religious, his anti-war views were deeply rooted in his Independent Labour Party politics, so his chances of escaping call-up were slim. Those slim chances vanished when a Zeppelin bombed Edinburgh the day before his final appeal. Soon Arthur was on the path to Calton Jail, which in his case went via Glencorse Barracks, Wormwood Scrubs and even a short stay in the Tower of London before being sent back to Scotland. Then, as now, trains pulling into Edinburgh Waverley from the east arrived under an impressive set of walls, jutting out of Calton Hill. They are not there to hold the rocks back or to make it look picturesque for the tourists. They were built to stop criminals escaping. A century ago, you would have seen towering above them, not St Andrews House, but the jail Woodburn described as '"the poorhouse of all prisons with the cold chill of a grim fortress". It was famously cold. The food was revolting. According to another conscientious objector it

Summary: Arthur Woodburn rose from being a despised World War One conscientious objector to become Secretary of State for Scotland.


For any new wave of grammar schools to be palatable to a broad section of MPs and peers, Mrs May has to tackle head-on claims that they have become the preserve of pushy, middle-class families. They need to become the engines of social mobility that they were once seen as. Following the ban on new grammar schools in 1998, the fight for places, especially in areas where there are just one or two schools, has become more intense. And this has led to wealthier families with the ability to pay for tutoring and preparation for the 11-plus exam - a set of tests very different from the usual ones taken by primary pupils in England. Research suggests grammar schools have just 3% of pupils from very poor backgrounds - those on the pupil premium who are basically from families in receipt of certain benefits or earning less than Â£16,000 a year. Nationally, 14% of pupils are in this category. Even the chairman of the National Grammar Schools Association, Robert McCartney, says: "They will have to introduce some conditions that will prevent these schools being swamped by families with money." Hence the new requirement for any new selective school/grammar to take a proportion of disadvantaged pupils, establish a "high quality, non-selective free school", set up or sponsor a primary feeder school in a deprived area or sponsor an underperforming academy. Grammar school heads have been talking to the Department for Education for some years about the ways in which they might do this. Of the 163 grammar schools in England, more than 70 are planning to give some form of priority to disadvantaged pupils from next year, says Jim Skinner of the Grammar School Heads Association. This year, it is about 30 schools. This is most likely to be through a quota system based on recent new rules allowing schools to give priority in admissions to children on the pupil premium. The Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham, a chain of five schools, has led the way, having just admitted its second cohort of pupils with a quota for children on the pupil premium. In this case, they have lowered the test requirements for disadvantaged pupils. This may be the way it goes in some areas with a patchwork system of selective and non-selective schools. But as the law stands this method will serve only the very poorest of families. For it to go further and include a broader range of low-income families, another change in the admissions code will be required. However, in areas where the local authority administers the 11-plus test, the council could decide to prioritise low-income children, potentially by broadening the ability range that might secure a grammar place. Areas such as these are sending between 20% and 25% of their most able children to grammar schools. Currently, there is also a system of head teacher review in some selective counties. This is where primary school head teachers put forward a number of disadvantaged children who may not have done well enough in the test, but who they

Summary: As the prime minister sets out plans for a new wave of grammars and selective schools, we ask how they might look.


One lane of a busy road was closed to traffic due to emergency repairs on Wednesday during rush hour. A number of businesses reported problems with their water supply and some were even forced to close for a short time. NI Water said that it had now successfully completed the repairs in the city centre area and was working on another burst on the Grosvenor Road. They said work should be completed by midnight. "Restoring customers' supply has been our first priority," the spokesperson added. "Unfortunately, burst water mains are by their nature unplanned and NI Water would like to thank the public for their patience during this time. We appreciate how busy businesses are at this time of year and we apologise for the inconvenience. "It is possible that there may still be some water discolouration, although this should clear in the near future." Simon McCance of Ginger Bistro was among the restaurants in Belfast that had to close earlier. However, he said his water was back on at about 17:20 GMT and his restaurant had re-opened. "Aside from loss of revenue, it's just really disappointing because we've had a good year, but, what can we do?," he said. Mr McCance said he had about 70 people booked in for the evening and expected about 30 more 'walk-ins'. "It's a pain more than anything, it's a disruption on a very busy week," he said. NI Water has apologised for any inconvenience and has urged customers to contact Waterline on 03457 440088 or go to its website for further updates.

Summary: Disruption caused by burst water pipes in Belfast city centre has ended.


Shadow chancellor John McDonnell will vow to protect low and middle earners by also ruling out rises in VAT and employee national insurance rates. But he will say the top 5% of earners would pay more to fund public services. The Tories, who have also ruled out a rise in VAT, say there is a £45bn black hole in Labour's tax proposals. Theresa May has said she has "no plans" to raise other taxes after the election, but has so far declined to say whether a manifesto pledge not to raise direct taxes ahead of the 2015 election will be retained. Chancellor Philip Hammond appeared to distance himself from the commitment when he said recently that "greater flexibility" would be needed in future to pay down the deficit and reduce levels of debt. After a poor showing in Thursday's council elections, Labour has admitted it faces a "historic" challenge to win the snap election on 8 June, but Mr McDonnell has urged the party to "come out fighting". In a major speech on Sunday, he will argue Labour is on the side of working families and seek to reassure middle earners about his plans. At the same time, he will accuse his opponents of keeping people "in the dark" about their own intentions. He will say that if Labour wins power, 95% of taxpayers would see no rise in their overall tax burden until 2022 - the end of the parliamentary term. This would be achieved by ruling out increases to the standard 20% rate of VAT, personal national insurance contributions and income tax rates for those earning under £80,000. However, he will say those earning more than £80,000 would have to pay more, without giving specific details. At the moment, those earning more than £150,000 a year pay 45% tax on earnings above that level. "The choice at this election is very clear on tax as there is currently only one party which is committing not to raise taxes on middle and low earners," he will say. "The Tories are the party of tax handouts for the super-rich and big corporations." Mr McDonnell will contrast the certainty around Labour's plans with what he says is obfuscation from the Conservatives. "Every time Theresa May and the Conservatives are asked whether they are planning tax increases if they are re-elected on 8 June, they run and hide," he will say. Labour's spending commitments so far include: The majority of these, it says, will be covered by the reversal of cuts to corporation, capital gains and inheritance taxes. The Conservatives are not expected to confirm their own plans until their manifesto launch later this month. Mr Hammond abandoned proposals in March's Budget to increase national insurance contributions for the self-employed following a Tory rebellion, with MPs claiming the move breached its 2015 manifesto. During the coalition years, the focus of Conservative policy was steady increases in the personal tax allowance, the point at which people start paying income tax. The threshold rose to £11,500 last month and is due to increase to £12,000 by

Summary: Labour is pledging not to raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year as part of a "personal tax guarantee" for 95% of taxpayers.


The 25-year-old Spain international joined the Potters from Barcelona for an undisclosed fee in July 2014. Bojan, who missed the second half of last season with a knee injury, has scored 10 goals in 41 games for Stoke. Chief executive Tony Scholes said: "Bojan has made no secret of the fact that he now regards Stoke as his home in a football sense." Bojan said: "I am very happy and motivated. Stoke City gave me the opportunity to play in the most competitive league in the world, and I have only words of gratitude for their trust and for the way they have treated me. "Mark Hughes convinced me to come to Stoke, he has helped me and showed his trust in me from the beginning. "He followed closely the recovery process from my injury and there is no doubt I have signed an extension of my contract thanks to him."

Summary: Stoke City forward Bojan Krkic has signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with the Premier League club.


Graham Stringer and Andrew Miller fear standards have slipped since the Forensic Science Service shut in 2012. Much of the work is now done by in-house police laboratories, many of which have not been accredited to a recognised international standard. The Home Office said: "We continue to ensure forces have access to the best possible forensic services." Figures obtained through Freedom of Information requests by The Sunday Post show North West police forces have cut their forensic science budgets by nearly £10m over the past five years. Greater Manchester Police has seen the biggest reduction, down from £18.7m in 2010-11 to £13.8m in 2013-14. Budget projections from Greater Manchester's Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd reveal plans to cut a further £1.6m by 2017. Lancashire Constabulary, meanwhile, has cut its forensic science budget from £3.3m in 2010-11 to about £990,000 in 2013-14. Mr Stringer, Labour MP for Blackley and Broughton, claimed "murderers and rapists are likely to go free" because of the cuts. He said it was "good news for criminals" and has made "a very bad situation worse". Mr Stringer said the range of forensics services now available through police laboratories and the private sector were limited and it was a "really worryingly situation". Ellesmere Port and Neston MP Mr Miller said: "There's a real fear that somebody is going to end up on the wrong side of the bars, either someone wrongly prosecuted or wrongly acquitted, because of this cost-cutting approach that has been adopted." The Labour MP said there was a lack of transparency on how money was spent, and added: "There is a real risk that in-house police laboratories will undermine the integrity of the whole industry of forensic science." Six of the forensic science services undertaken by GMP and seven of those performed by Cheshire Constabulary do not have accreditation from the International Standards Organisation. In December, a National Audit Office report raised doubts about the effectiveness of Home Office oversight, pointing to what it described as a lack of data on forensics spending by police forces. The Home Office said police reform was working and that "it is for police and crime commissioners and chief constables to decide how to spend their budgets". December 2010: The government announces plans to close the Forensic Science Service (FSS), a government-owned company which employs 1,600 staff. The government says it is losing about £2m a month July 2011: An MPs' inquiry concludes that the government did not consider the wider impacts of closing the FSS, and that financial reasons took precedence October 2011: In its official response to the inquiry, the government argues that allowing the FSS to enter administration would have caused serious damage to the criminal justice system March 2012: The FSS officially shuts its doors, with operations transferred to private companies and in-house police laboratories. July 2013: A follow-up inquiry by the Commons' Science and Technology Committee concludes that major crimes could go unsolved unless the government does more to support forensic science November 2013: The government launches a consultation over plans to boost the powers

Summary: Cuts in forensic science spending risk serious mistakes being made in criminal cases, two North West MPs have warned.


Hernandez hanged himself at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center and was pronounced dead later at hospital. The former New England Patriots tight end, 27, was serving a life sentence for killing a man who was dating his fiancee's sister. Last week he was acquitted of a drive-by double murder prosecutors said began over an argument about a spilled drink. Hernandez had cried in court as that verdict was read, saying he was "very happy". His death comes on the day members of his former team visited President Donald Trump at the White House to be commended for their Super Bowl victory over Atlanta in February. Former team-mates and NFL players have been posting their reaction online to the death. Miami Dolphins centre Mike Pouncey, who played with Hernandez at the University of Florida wrote: "To my friend my brother! "Through thick and thin right or wrong we never left each other's side. Today my heart hurts as I got the worse news I could have imagined." Former wide receiver Donte Stallworth wrote that his thoughts are with Herandez's "sweet little 4 year old baby who has to grow up with this". Jerel Worthy of the Buffalo Bills wrote on Twitter: "Waking up to terrible news. If you have a chance to right your wrongs. Please jump at the opportunity turn over a new leaf and live!" Massachusetts Department of Correction said Hernandez had tried to block the door to his single cell before hanging himself. Lifesaving techniques were performed on Hernandez and he was taken to UMASS Leominster hospital where he was pronounced dead at 04:07 local time (08:07 GMT). State police are on the scene and his next of kin have been notified, officials said. State Department of Correction spokesman Christopher Fallon said in a statement that he was not aware a suicide note had been written and that officials had not been concerned that Hernandez would take his life. Does the NFL have a crime problem? Although Hernandez was acquitted of the double murder last week, he was found guilty of illegally possessing a firearm and the judge added five years to his sentence. Hernandez had been accused of the fatal shooting of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado outside a Boston nightclub in 2012, one month before he signed a $40m (Â£32m) contract extension with the Patriots. Hernandez had been found guilty in April 2015 of the first-degree murder of his friend, another American footballer, the semi-professional Odin Lloyd, in 2013. Lloyd's body was found with six bullet wounds less than a mile from Hernandez's home. Within hours of his arrest for the 2013 shooting, the Patriots sacked Hernandez, considered one of the top tight ends playing the game. Hernandez was given a life sentence without parole.

Summary: Former NFL footballer Aaron Hernandez has been found dead in his cell in Massachusetts, officials say.


A study in the International Journal of Obesity found energy used at rest was 25% lower in 15-year-olds compared with when they were 10 - a fall of 500 calories a day. This is equivalent to cutting out an hour's strenuous exercise every day. The study said the findings were unexpected but could help explain why a lot of teenagers put on excess weight. Most of the energy people burn is just to keep their bodies ticking over - using the brain, heart, liver and kidneys - rather than through physical activity. In a decade-long study following 279 children, researchers from the University of Exeter Medical School were surprised to find the number of calories the children burned at rest fell sharply during puberty. This is a period of rapid growth, which usually uses up lots of calories, but it was only around the age of 16 that the number of calories burned at rest started to rise again. During puberty there was also a noticeable drop in physical exercise, particularly among girls, which could add to weight gain, the researchers said. About a third of school children aged 10-11 in England are overweight or obese. Prof Terry Wilkin, from the University of Exeter Medical School, said: "Child obesity and associated diabetes are both among the greatest health challenges of our time. "Our findings can explain why teenagers gain excess weight in puberty, and it could help target strategies accordingly." Prof Simon Capewell, vice-president of the Faculty of Public Health, said the findings showed there was an even greater need to improve children's diets and protect them from junk food and sugary drinks. "Adolescents sitting around using their smartphones and iPads are being bombarded with junk food marketing - while using even fewer calories than we previously thought. "Last month's government strategy on childhood obesity confirmed the duty on sugary drinks, but was otherwise a disastrous missed opportunity. "We need much tougher regulation around the marketing of junk food to children - particularly on TV and online."

Summary: A sharp drop in calories burned off while resting during adolescence could be contributing to the rise in obesity.


Eric Prokopi, 39, had admitted three charges when he appeared in court in December 2012. Prosecutors in New York described him as "one-man black market in prehistoric fossils". The Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton was returned to Mongolia in May 2013. Prokopi had sold it at auction in May 2012 for more than $1m ($600,000) but it was then seized by the US government. Prosecutors said that from 2010 to 2012, Prokopi misrepresented the contents of dinosaur fossil shipments to the US from Mongolia. He also admitted illegally importing a Chinese flying dinosaur, two oviraptors and a duckbilled creature known as a Saurolophus. One of the Saurolophus skeletons was sold at an auction in California for $75,000 but was later confiscated by authorities. Prokopi - described as a commercial palaeontologist who sold coral, fossils and other items from his home - was arrested in October 2012. "I sincerely love fossils," Prokopi told US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan on Tuesday. "What I did was wrong, and I failed to appreciate the gravity of what I have done." Prokopi's home address was given as Williamsburg, Virginia, although at the time of the offences he was living in Gainesville, Florida. Judge Hellerstein said a prison term would send a message to others in the commercial palaeontology field. "He is clearly not a bad person, but he has done a bad thing," Judge Hellerstein said. Assistant US Attorney Martin Bell said Prokopi had helped investigations into possibly illegally imported fossils that were continuing in Wyoming, California and New York. Mongolia said the near-complete Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton was stolen from the Gobi desert.

Summary: A US fossils dealer has been jailed for three months for smuggling dinosaur bones including those of a 70-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus bataar from Mongolia.


The 75-year-old was rumoured to be favourite to perform the duty which has previously been carried out by other sporting greats such as Muhammad Ali and Cathy Freeman. The three-time World Cup winner has been suffering from muscle pains and had hip surgery earlier this year. "I'm not in physical condition to take part in the opening ceremony," he said. Coverage of Friday's opening ceremony at Rio's Maracana Stadium begins at 23:35 BST on BBC One. The problem is that if he sits in a chair you need a winch to get him out of it Pele added: "Only God is more important than my health. In my life, I've had fractures, surgeries, pain, hospital stays, victories and defeats. And I've always respected those who admire me." The former Santos player added that it was his "own decision". Pele's spokesman Pepito Fornos added: "He is walking with a cane. The problem is that if he sits in a chair you need a winch to get him out of it. "His doctor thought it best that he continues physiotherapy, that he rests and we hope that he will be able to appear at the [Olympic] closing ceremony." Earlier this week, Pele said he was asked to light the cauldron by the organisers, however he had "an international commitment with an English company". The former footballer added that if he could change his travel plans it would be an "honour" to carry out the task. In June, Pele was awarded the Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) - the movement's highest honour. He was named "Athlete of the century" by the IOC in 1999 despite never competing at a Games because professional players were barred from doing so during his playing days. Pele, who won his first World Cup winner's medal at the age of 17, is regarded by many as the greatest footballer of all time. Since retiring in 1977, he has taken up ambassadorial roles both in and outside football, and was involved in politics as minister of sport in his home country for a three-year period from 1995. And in 2012 Pele was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh for his "significant contribution to humanitarian and environmental causes", having worked as a United Nations ambassador for ecology and the environment. Earlier on Friday, hundreds of demonstrators blocked roads in Copacabana - protesting against the government and the cost of hosting the event - which resulted in a change of route for the Olympic torch relay. The Olympic torch began its final journey to the Maracana beneath the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue that overlooks Rio. Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Summary: Brazil football legend Pele will not light the Olympic cauldron at Friday's opening ceremony in Rio.


The Leinster full-back damaged his bicep towards the end of Saturday's 63-10 win over Italy in Rome. The Irish Independent has reported that the injury could require surgery and Kearney is set to miss this week's three-day training camp in Monaghan. Ireland have declined to comment on the extent of the injury but will issue an update on the situation on Friday. The 30-year-old is in a race to be fit for the matches against France, Wales and England. Simon Zebo is the most likely candidate to assume the number 15 jersey should Kearney be missing, with Ulster's fit-again Andrew Trimble coming on to the wing. Robbie Henshaw is set to train this week despite suffering a dead leg. The centre was forced to retire hurt with the injury against the Italians but is likely to join the Irish squad when they get together on Wednesday. Flanker Peter O'Mahony, who was not considered for Ireland's opening two Six Nations games because of a hamstring injury, trained with Munster on Monday, but will not play for the province against the Ospreys on Saturday. Meanwhile, Jamie Heaslip has agreed a new contract with the Irish Rugby Football Union, which will see him continue to play for Leinster and Ireland until the end of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The 33-year-old number eight has won 93 caps for Ireland, scoring 13 tries and has started 36 of Ireland's last 41 Test matches.

Summary: Rob Kearney could be ruled out of the remainder of Ireland's Six Nations campaign with an arm injury.


The apprenticeship levy, pensions auto-enrolment and a new higher minimum wage have increased business costs. The BCC's annual workforce survey interviewed some 1,400 businesses. The trade body wants the government to ensure no new upfront costs or taxes are imposed on businesses for the remainder of this Parliament. The changes to employment legislation were designed to help improve wages and prospects for workers, but the BCC is concerned that high employment costs will have a negative impact on employees. The Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts that the National Living Wage will increase to Â£8.75 per hour by 2020. "Higher employment costs impact on the bottom line and reduce the resources available to invest in the business and its people," said Jane Gratton, the BCC's head of business environment and skills. "Our survey shows that two-thirds of businesses will need to take action in response to proposed increases in the National Living Wage over the next three years. Firms are most likely to respond by raising prices or adjusting employee pay growth and wider benefits. "There comes a point at which rising employment costs can no longer be absorbed through reduced profits." The survey found that: To deal with minimum wage increases: "Employment is just one element of the high upfront cost of doing business in the UK," said Ms Gratton. "It is the cumulative impact of all of these changes, and the pace at which they are being introduced, that causes the greatest concern and poses the biggest risk. "There is little scope for firms to absorb any further costs without there being damaging effects on competitiveness, growth and opportunities for people in the workforce. "The government must ensure that there are no upfront further costs or taxes on businesses and entrepreneurs for the remainder of this parliament."

Summary: Four out of five UK businesses have seen costs rise because of changes in employment legislation, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) reports.


Wenger's side have developed an unwanted reputation for failing to win the league from promising positions. However, he believes Arsenal are better placed now as there is no squad unrest. "When we went into April in 2010, some of the players were tapped up to go somewhere else and it was difficult to maintain the focus," he said. "That's not the case at the moment." Arsenal - who are five points behind leaders Leicester going into Sunday's game at Manchester United - last won the Premier League in 2004, when they went through the 38-game campaign without defeat. They were runners-up to Chelsea the following season, and have finished either third or fourth every year since. A number of significant challenges for the title in the last 12 years have failed to bring the Premier League trophy to the club. In February 2008, they were five points clear of Manchester United with 12 games left, but were derailed by a 2-2 draw at Birmingham in which striker Eduardo suffered a bad leg break and captain William Gallas remained sitting on the pitch at full-time in a public show of anger. Two seasons later, Wenger's side were top of the table with seven matches to play, but won only two of those games and finished third. They were in a strong position to push Manchester United in 2010/11, but began to crumble in February as they let slip a four-goal lead in drawing 4-4 at Newcastle, and ended up dropping from second place to fourth. And two seasons ago, Arsenal were top in early February, but a 5-1 defeat at Liverpool began a run of just two wins in nine matches, and they again ended in fourth place. "What is different is that at that time we were losing momentum," Wenger said. "This time it's the opposite. "Also we were very young at that time, with the famous incident with Gallas at Birmingham. And the mood of some players was more to get the next contract somewhere else than to win the championship because at the time we had to sell our players. "Now we do not have that problem. All the players are focused and want to win and have great solidarity. It's down to showing how good we are. The psychological situation is completely different today than it was in 2010. "In 2010, I would say we lost it because the spirit was not exactly what it should be because of individual tap ups. At the moment, on the spirit front we are all right."

Summary: Some of Arsenal's recent Premier League title challenges have been damaged by their players being approached by other clubs, manager Arsene Wenger says.


Michael Ryan made the comments in an interview with the Bloomberg financial news service. In October, the Quebec state government pumped $1bn (£655m) into a partnership set up to complete the CSeries. The wings for the CSeries are made in Northern Ireland. "The quid pro quo was that final assembly and marketing would stay in Quebec, but that was all," Mr Ryan said. The CSeries will employ at least 800 people in Belfast at full production, out of 5,500 in total. Mr Ryan told Bloomberg that the Northern Ireland plant had skills in composite manufacturing that made it a world leader in wing production, safeguarding its status. The development of the narrow-bodied CSeries passenger plane has placed a major strain on Bombardier's finances. The project has been repeatedly delayed, is over-budget and orders have been slow.

Summary: The manager of Bombardier's Northern Ireland operation has said the Canadian bailout of the firm's CSeries project poses no threat to the Belfast plant.


4 October 2016 Last updated at 10:16 BST They've have been answering your questions about the animals and the threat they're under because of the ivory trade. Hear what they have to say...

Summary: Jenny's been to meet some school children in South Africa who live near to nature reserves with elephants in.


Edison Cavani opened the scoring from the penalty spot on Saturday, with 18-year-old Jonathan Ikone doubling PSG's lead before half-time. Lucas Moura and teenager Odsonne Edouard completed the rout in the second half at the StubHubCenter. The Foxes face Barcelona next in the competition in Stockholm on Wednesday. Claudio Ranieri's side, who start their Premier League campaign at Hull City on 13 August, beat Celtic 6-5 on penalties in their first International Champions Cup game last week. Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Summary: Premier League winners Leicester City suffered a 4-0 loss to French champions Paris St-Germain in the International Champions Cup in Los Angeles.


There are 59 cameras covering public areas in Rhyl, 18 in Prestatyn and four in Rhuddlan, all linked to a control room in Rhyl police station. Funding for council staff to monitor camera footage 24 hours a day ends in March, saving Â£200,000 in 2016/17. Cameras will still run, but footage will not be monitored, and a consultation on job losses has begun. The plans will be discussed at a Denbighshire council meeting next week and the present service is due to end on 31 October.

Summary: CCTV camera footage from Denbighshire towns will no longer be monitored by operators in a money-saving scheme.


The trial of Edwin McLaren began in September 2015 with the 15 jurors needed for a Scottish criminal trial and ended more than a year and a half later with just 12. There were concerns that if they had lost another juror the case would have collapsed. That is what happened with another mammoth fraud case at the Old Bailey in London in 2005. The London Underground Jubilee Line case heard evidence for about 140 days over a 21-month period before one juror "went on strike". The court had already lost two jurors when one became pregnant and another was arrested for benefit fraud. After missing work for almost two years one juror became aware that he owed thousands in pension contributions, which his employer had not been liable for while he was on the jury. He refused to take part in the jury until his financial situation was sorted out, claiming loss of earnings threatened his ability to pay Oxford university fees for a course he was due to start. The Attorney General in England at the time, Lord Goldsmith, brought forward legislation to allow complex fraud trials to be held without juries. It was defeated in the Lords two years later with peers arguing that trial by jury was a bedrock of the criminal justice system. The UK government had said major trials put too much pressure on jurors. "The use of a jury is a bulwark of not just Scottish justice but British justice and I would say there should be a presumption that the jury system continues," Douglas Mill, former chief executive of the Law Society of Scotland, told the BBC. But Mr Mill added that fraud was now so "specialised" that the police, the Crown office prosecutors and defence lawyers all had experts who dealt only with such cases. He said the only people who were not specialists were the jury. "It is left to 15 very lay people who are being asked to assimilate vast numbers of documents over an endless number of days," he said. "Is that in the interests of justice? Big question." Law lecturer Andrew Tickell also said fraud cases were complex and difficult to follow. In the case of Edwin McLaren, the indictment carried 29 separate charges and it was the Crown's job to prove every one. This required a large number of witnesses and mountains of documents. The Glasgow Caledonian University law lecturer said: "If the Crown is going to bring forward a mega case then it really has to bring forward quite substantial evidence to buttress that claim. "Juries have to decide on the guilt in the cases and so have to sit through many months of evidence. That has real challenges for them and challenges for the justice system as a whole. "Certainly in terms of very serious cases involving complicated financial concepts and instruments that the ordinary person might not be familiar with then you might well ask 'is it right for 15 ordinary members of the public to spend a year of their life trying to get

Summary: A fraud trial has just concluded at the High Court in Glasgow after 20 months, raising questions about whether juries should be used in such complex cases.