Media playback is not supported on this device Paula Radcliffe, Jonathan Edwards and Colin Jackson are among "collateral damage" says European Athletics taskforce chair Pierce O'Callaghan. But he told BBC Radio 5 live: "There is a bigger picture out there." All pre-2005 records could be rewritten under the new rules, which need to be ratified by governing body, the IAAF. O'Callaghan said: "Apologies to the athletes, we never intended to damage their reputation and legacy. It is intended to give the public belief and credibility in what they are watching in the sport." It's going to affect everybody - and it lumps us all in with the cheats But BBC athletics commentator and former world 1500m champion Steve Cram called the proposals an "easy route out" and "a PR exercise". Cram set world records for the 1500m, mile and 2,000m in the space of 19 days in 1985, and still holds the European records for the latter two distances - although under the proposals those pre-2005 European records would join world records in being reset. He added that the measures are "not going to stop people cheating". Media playback is not supported on this device The IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) has only stored blood and urine samples since 2005 and current records that do not meet the new criteria would remain on an "all-time list", but not be officially recognised as records if the IAAF accepts the proposal. European Athletics president Hansen said he would encourage the IAAF to adopt the proposal at its August council meeting, while IAAF president Lord Coe said the changes were "a step in the right direction". The world records to fall would include Edwards' triple jump mark of 18.29m - set in 1995 - and Jackson's 1994 indoor 60m hurdles world best of 7.30secs, as well as Radcliffe's marathon time of two hours 15 minutes 25 seconds, set in 2003 using two male pacemakers. O'Callaghan compared the changes to English football introducing the Premier League above the First Division in 1992 and rugby union's Five Nations becoming the Six Nations in 2000, and said the records will be "recalibrated". "We hope people look at it in that vein, rather than stripping great athletes like Paula of their records," added O'Callaghan, who said he had spoken to Radcliffe and Edwards. "Unfortunately Paula ran her records in a golden period that happens to be two years before the technology moved on. "People should not look at Paula's records and throw them in with doping records - she achieved her performance, as did Jonathan, with 100% integrity. "This is about the bigger picture of reform in athletics and ensuring the public in events like the London World Championships [in August 2017], that they can believe what they are watching." Media playback is not supported on this device If the proposals are accepted by the IAAF, a world or European record would only be recognised if it meets all three of the following criteria: More than 100 Olympic athletes who competed at the 2008 and 2012 Games have

Summary: British athletes who may lose their world records have received an apology from the man responsible for the controversial anti-doping proposal.


Media playback is unsupported on your device 9 February 2015 Last updated at 07:44 GMT Backstage, he spoke to the BBC's entertainment reporter Lizo Mzimba about working with director JJ Abrams, his co-star Daisy Ridley and why fans should be excited about the latest Star Wars blockbuster.

Summary: John Boyega, who stars in the new Star Wars film - The Force Awakens, presented a prize at this year's Bafta Film Awards.


The area has been selected by the government to host the £5m Great Exhibition of the North in 2018. It was chosen above three other shortlisted bidders - Sheffield, Bradford and Blackpool. Former Chancellor George Osborne came up with the idea as part of his Northern Powerhouse package. Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said she was won over by Newcastle and Gateshead's "ambition", including the organisers' estimate that the exhibition will attract three million people. By Will Gompertz, arts editor The only potential problem I can see at this stage with the Great Exhibition of the North is the title. It sets expectations high, don't you think? What with its echoes of The Great Exhibition (1851), which was a World Fair and therefore rather different. There was also the famous Art Treasures of Great Britain exhibition, which was held in Manchester in 1857. That was a blockbuster show if ever there was one, with around 1.3 million visitors going to take a look at the 16,000 artworks on display. It ran for just over five months. The team behind the Newcastle-Gateshead bid are hoping to attract three million people in two months to their multi-site showcase of the North of England's contemporary arts and enterprise scene. That's an ambitious target. I hope it, together with the hyperbolic title, doesn't overwhelm the event's programmers and lead them down the Millennium Dome-type route of worthy but dull quasi-educational installations. It should and could be a terrific show, leaving visitors to conclude for themselves that it was a great (with a lowercase G) exhibition. "That level of ambition really did stand out," she told BBC News. "But that doesn't mean this is just for Newcastle-Gateshead." The 77-day exhibition will have the overarching theme of The Blazing World - The Fires of Invention. Newcastle and Gateshead's joint bid said: "Inspired by the trailblazers of the north, the exhibition will have several cross-cutting themes for all to respond to, showing how the north's fires of invention continue to transform our world. "Crucially, we will connect artists with scientists and inventors to work closely together, to create new artworks and respond to the great innovations of our time. Arts will meet industry in powerful and memorable ways." The region has already proved it can host major art events, with a record 140,000 people visiting the Turner Prize exhibition when it was staged at the Baltic in 2011. But cultural venues in both Newcastle and Gateshead have struggled in the face of local council funding cuts in recent years. As well as the £5m for the exhibition, the government has pledged £15m for a legacy fund, which will be open to cultural organisations across the north. Mrs Bradley said: "This is an exhibition for the whole north, and certainly through the legacy work, we are looking for bids across the whole of the north of England so we can really show everything the north has to offer." Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or if you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Summary: Newcastle and Gateshead have been selected to host a major exhibition showcasing art, design and innovation from the north of England.


9 December 2014 Last updated at 16:43 GMT Mrs Mujuru, once seen as a future possible leader, has denied plotting against the president. State media and Mr Mugabe's wife, Grace, have conducted a campaign against her for months. BBC Africa reviews the demise of Mr Mugabe's main opponents - in 90 seconds. Video produced by Baya Cat

Summary: President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has sacked his Vice-President, Joice Mujuru, after accusing her of plotting to kill him.


That is the warning in a report from economists at the World Bank. But there are some more upbeat aspects of their assessment. They don't reject the idea that this might just be a temporary soft patch. And they say emerging economies are not as vulnerable as they were in previous decades. The starting point for this report is the marked slowdown in growth that has already taken place in the emerging market economies since 2010. They have grown more slowly than the five years before the international financial crisis. By last year, the growth rate had slipped below the long-term average. China is the most high-profile example and in a way it's a special case. A slowdown there was seen as inevitable after three decade of rapid economic expansion. But many others in this group have also seen their performance weaken including Brazil, Russia and South Africa. (India is something of an exception.) Their slowdown contrasts with a weak but steady recovery in the advanced economies. The central question posed by the report is whether this is a temporary problem or the beginning of a new era of slower growth. There is no definitive answer in this report, but there is a clear sense of unease that it might be the latter, less attractive of the two possibilities. Some of the factors behind the slowdown are likely to be persistent. Many are affected by sliding prices of commodities such as metals and oil. There has also been weaker demand in export markets for their products, which in turn partly reflects what the report calls "anaemic growth in the advanced economies". International trade is likely to stay weak as the rich countries' recovery remains hesitant. Large investments in commodity production in recent years are likely to mean strong supplies which will keep downward pressure on prices. Some, especially oil exporters, have seen a deterioration in government finances as tax revenue has fallen sharply. There also been a marked decline in foreign investment going into emerging economies. It fell by about a quarter between 2010 and 2014. In the first part of 2015 there was a marked increase in capital leaving the emerging economies. There are also domestic factors, including aging populations in many emerging economies. The growth in productivity - the amount that each worker produces - has slowed in many. The report describes the slowdown as "unusually synchronous (affecting many countries at the same time) and protracted". Looking, ahead the report notes the prospect of higher borrowing costs as the US Federal Reserve is expected to start raising interest rates - widely expected to begin as soon as next week. That is likely to lead also to a stronger dollar. That makes money borrowed in dollars more expensive to repay and the amount of foreign currency debt has increased from 30% of emerging economies' national income in 2007 to 36% last year. Declining currencies could also cause an inflation problem - they make imports more costly. There are clearly some reasons to be concerned. But the World Bank's economists also emphasise

Summary: The emerging market countries are at a crossroads, facing the possibility of new era of slower economic growth.


Swedish prosecutors issued a European arrest warrant for Mr Assange after allegations of sexual assault related to a 2010 visit Mr Assange made to Stockholm to give a lecture. He denies the claims. These are the key dates: Below is more information on how events have unfolded: Julian Assange arrives in Sweden on a speaking trip partly arranged by "Miss A", a member of the Christian Association of Social Democrats. He has not met "Miss A" before but reports suggest they have arranged in advance that he can stay in her apartment while she is out of town for a few days. "Miss A" and Mr Assange attend a seminar by the Social Democrats' Brotherhood Movement on "War and the role of media", at which the Wikileaks founder is the key speaker. The two reportedly have sex that night. Mr Assange reportedly has sex with a woman he met at the seminar on 14 August, identified as "Miss W". Some time between 17 and 20 August, "Miss W" and "Miss A" are in contact and apparently share with a journalist the concerns they have about aspects of their respective sexual encounters with Mr Assange. Mr Assange applies for a residence permit to live and work in Sweden. He hopes to create a base for Wikileaks there, because of the country's laws protecting whistle-blowers. The Swedish Prosecutor's Office issues an arrest warrant for Mr Assange on allegations of rape and molestation. Both women reportedly say that what started as consensual sex became non-consensual. Wikileaks quotes Mr Assange as saying the accusations are "without basis" and that their appearance "at this moment is deeply disturbing". A later message on the Wikileaks Twitter feed says the group has been warned to expect "dirty tricks". The arrest warrant is withdrawn. "I don't think there is reason to suspect that he has committed rape," says one of Stockholm's chief prosecutors, Eva Finne. Prosecutors say the investigation into the molestation allegation will continue but it is not a serious enough crime for an arrest warrant. The lawyer for the two women, Claes Borgstrom, lodges an appeal to a special department in the public prosecutions office. Mr Assange is questioned by police in Stockholm and formally told of the allegations against him, according to his lawyer at the time, Leif Silbersky. The activist denies the allegations. Swedish Director of Prosecution Marianne Nye says she is reopening the rape investigation against Mr Assange. "Considering information available at present, my judgement is that the classification of the crime is rape." The Wikileaks founder is denied residency in Sweden. No reason is given, although an official on Sweden's Migration Board tells the AFP news agency "he did not fulfil the requirements". Stockholm District Court approves a request to detain Mr Assange for questioning on suspicion of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion. Ms Nye says he has not been available for questioning. By this time Mr Assange has travelled to London. His British lawyer, Mark Stephens, says his client offered to be interviewed at the Swedish embassy in London or Scotland Yard

Summary: Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since 2012, after seeking asylum there in his bid to avoid extradition to Sweden on a rape allegation.


However, the first of the Seattle bands which made up the grunge music scene - a fusion of punk, indie and rock - Soundgarden, released their most successful album, Superunknown, that year. The Grammy-winning album produced the hit singles Black Hole Sun and Spoonman, and helped the band achieve worldwide sales of more than 20 million records. The re-mastered digital version of the album will be released this year to mark its 20th anniversary of release. The group, which reformed in 2010 after a 13-year hiatus, also played the album in its entirety for the first time at the iTunes festival in Austin, Texas, last month. "We were touring at the time of Kurt's death," lead singer Chris Cornell recalls, "and we just came off stage to be told of the reports that they had found Kurt, and he was dead. "We were very emotional. All of the bands in Seattle had grown up together, we were all friends. I wanted to deny it, I didn't want to believe it was true. It was one of the most difficult things I've ever had to hear." Guitarist Kim Thayil adds: "In some ways, I agree, grunge was already coming to an end at the time of Kurt's death. "Sure, we released Superunknown that year, but all of us, the successful grunge bands, had left Seattle and were endlessly on the road. In the meantime the city was full of musicians moving there, wanting to make it in the industry. It was like LA during the '80s, the Sunset strip and hair metal. It had lost its vibe." In the past, Cornell has described Soundgarden, who formed in 1984, as "the band that created the soundtrack" for grunge music. Out of all the groups that formed in Seattle in the late 1980s - most famously, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Mudhoney - they were the first to sign to a mainstream label. But it was the release of Nirvana's Nevermind album, in September 1991, which put the city, and its then-unique style of music, on the musical map. "I don't think there ever can be those conditions in the industry again to produce something like the Seattle band scene, of which Nirvana were the cultural event," he says. "Seattle was an isolated and provincial place that was left alone for years to develop its musical scene. None of us had overnight success, it's not like suddenly one day Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam all formed. "It all changed after Nevermind, it became commercialised. Everyone wanted to discover the next big thing." "I don't think the grunge movement was actually original," continues Thayil. "It was just a a synthesis of different underground music genres. What made it original was the kind of people doing it - it was our extreme youth. I think most of us were trying to fit in with the rock scene in the city, but because we were also fans of darker music - British bands like Joy Division, Killing Joke, Bauhaus, The Smiths - our shows reached a

Summary: The death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain on 5 April 1994 in Seattle, Washington, has sometimes been described as the event that marked "the end of grunge".


The BBC said on Thursday it had "parted company" with the Radio 2 DJ because he had not co-operated fully with the Jimmy Savile sex abuse inquiry. Mr Blackburn strenuously denies any wrongdoing. The BBC said the corporation and Mr Blackburn were "clearly in disagreement on a range of issues". The inquiry, by Dame Janet Smith, concluded that Mr Blackburn had been questioned by the BBC in 1971 about a complaint by a teenage girl. The DJ insists he was not. Dame Janet Smith report: Key sections Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House, in an interview to be broadcast on Sunday, Mr Blackburn said he had been told that by resigning "you don't cut off all ties, and we can probably bring you back in a few months". But he said he had refused, adding: "I said: 'No I wouldn't do that, because I've got nothing to hide'." Mr Blackburn said the inquiry - which looked into abuse by the late DJ Jimmy Savile and broadcaster Stuart Hall - included an accusation he had been among celebrities who had "seduced" a 15-year-old girl who later killed herself. The 73-year-old denies the allegation and says he was cleared of wrongdoing. Dame Janet said both senior BBC executive Bill Cotton and a senior lawyer said they had had conversations with the DJ. She rejected evidence Mr Blackburn had given, in which he had said he had not been asked at the time about the allegation. BBC director general Lord Hall said Mr Blackburn, who had most recently presented the Saturday afternoon Radio 2 show Pick of the Pops, "fell short of the standards of evidence that such an inquiry demanded". But Mr Blackburn, who has said he will sue the BBC, where he worked for nearly 50 years, said he had told the truth. "Now it's, I suppose, my word against a judge's - I've got no idea," he said. "I was by myself, I told the truth, now if that's not up to BBC standards, I don't know what he [Lord Hall] means by that." Mr Blackburn added that he wished he had been "investigated properly" in 1971 "because we wouldn't be in the mess we are now". Mr Blackburn, who was the first DJ to broadcast on Radio 1 when it launched in 1967, also told the Daily Mail he would return to his job at the BBC "without any hard feelings" if he was offered it back. He added: "If the BBC said: 'Let's wipe the slate clean and start again', I'd forget it. Absolutely. "I'd shake the director general's hand and say: 'If the whole thing's been a mistake, let's say no more about it.'" A BBC spokesman said: "Clearly Mr Blackburn and the BBC are in disagreement on a range of issues. Our position hasn't changed. "As matters are potentially subject to a legal process, we have nothing further to add at this stage." The full interview with Mr Blackburn can be heard on Broadcasting House on Radio 4 at 09:00 GMT on Sunday.

Summary: DJ Tony Blackburn has claimed he was offered the chance to resign from the BBC and return to work "in a few months", before he was sacked.


Gytis Griskevicius, 32, was found guilty of murdering Marina Erte, 33, at her Boston flat on 20 May 2016. The jury in the trial at Lincoln Crown Court heard he was jealous of her relationship with a new boyfriend. Lithuanian national Griskevicius, of St Ann's Lane, Boston, was told he must serve a minimum of 23 years. Read more about this and other stories from Lincolnshire Sentencing him, judge Michael Heath said: "I have detected not a shred of remorse in your body. "You inflicted upon your wife a brutal assault. She suffered a traumatic brain injury. You weren't satisfied with that and you finished her off." The court heard Griskevicius tried to set fire to the flat after killing Ms Erte, who worked at a fruit packing plant in Spalding, but the flames failed to spread. In a statement, Ms Erte's family described her as a "much loved mother, daughter, sister and friend". They said her death "left a big void" in all their lives. Ms Erte's injuries included fractures to both eye sockets, her nose and her jaw. Her naked body was found in the bath by firemen who had been called out by neighbours. Griskevicius, who denied murder, had been celebrating his birthday before heading to Ms Erte's flat. He told police the couple had sex at her flat and she was "fine" when he left her, the jury heard. The couple married in 2010 but had begun divorce proceedings in January 2016.

Summary: A man who killed his estranged wife by drowning her with a shower attachment in a bath after badly beating her has been jailed for life.


Jamieson, who lost his place to on-loan Rangers 20-year-old Liam Kelly, had been sent out on loan to junior outfit Bo'ness United earlier this month. He would become Accies' third goalkeeping addition of the summer. Gary Woods was signed permanently from Leyton Orient and Remi Matthews on loan from Norwich City. The Premiership club lost Michael McGovern to Norwich this summer after his Euro 2016 displays for Northern Ireland. Meanwhile, 16-year-old Jon McCracken followed him from New Douglas Park to Carrow Road earlier this month. Jamieson had made 101 appearances for Livingston, 16 while they were in the Championship last season.

Summary: Goalkeeper Darren Jamieson has been released by Livingston, with the League One club saying that the 25-year-old is to join Hamilton Academical.


Media playback is not supported on this device David Kenworthy, chairman of UK Anti-Doping (Ukad), told the BBC: "We've been told to expect cuts of up to 25%. "Ukad would be in jeopardy if we had large cuts like that because the purpose for which we're here, I'm not sure we could fulfil it properly." The warning comes in a year when sport has suffered widespread doping claims. "We've got to have the time and means to try to make up that income if we're to survive - if we don't, the integrity of UK sport is at risk," said Kenworthy. "That would be desperate. With the amount of money invested in the integrity of sport over the years, to get it to where it is, that would be a huge blow to UK plc." Last year Ukad, which is responsible for protecting clean athletes, conducted 8,728 tests across 40 sports. The organisation has a budget of £7m - largely made up of state funding - which is less than when it was established in 2009, but has now been told to plan for a possible further cut of up to 25%. A government spokesperson said: "The government is clear that Ukad works tirelessly to ensure athletes and sport are clean, and continues to be recognised internationally for its work. "Decisions on future funding are rightly for the spending review on 25 November, but we have also been clear that all parts of the public sector will be required to find savings through efficiencies and reforming the way things are done, so that we deliver more with less. "It's part our plan to build a strong and stable economy for working people and ensure the sustainability of our priority public services." But Kenworthy described the proposed cut as "drastic", and added: "Something's got to give, so the testing would certainly go." "Tests are very expensive. The standard urine sample to be tested costs £371, the athlete biological passport costs £439 for each test. "I think we'd be almost dead in the water frankly - you can't function on that basis. It would be an appalling cut, and appalling waste of our experience that we have built up. " As well as testing athletes, Ukad has been investing increasing amounts of time and money into intelligence-based work, joining forces with the National Crime Agency as it looks to cut off the supply of imported, illicit supplements at source. As part of Operation Bloodthirsty, Ukad has been raiding underground drugs labs in Britain as it tries to crack down on the illegal trafficking of steroids. "I'd be horrified if we had to reduce our intelligence and investigations because we are dealing there with not just athletes but suppliers, coaches and people encouraging athletes to dope," said Kenworthy. "Testing is a very blunt tool. So we target test based on intelligence. We're looking at a health problem. People in gyms have no idea what they're buying." Kenworthy says if its budget is cut, Ukad may be forced to ask the sport industry - which generates

Summary: The head of the UK's national anti-doping agency says the body is "in jeopardy" because of potential government funding cuts.


Wayne Rooney Sr and seven other men had been held at addresses in Merseyside. Motherwell FC player Steve Jennings had been arrested at his home in Glasgow. Police said the men had been arrested for conspiracy to defraud. The probe relates to alleged betting irregularities surrounding a game between Motherwell and Hearts. Concerns about the game, on 14 December 2010, were raised by the Association of British Bookmakers after a number of bets from the Liverpool area were placed on there being a sending off. During the match Jennings, who had already been booked, was shown a straight red card for foul and abusive language aimed at referee Stevie O'Reilly late in the 2-1 home defeat. The 26-year-old, who is from Liverpool and joined Motherwell from Tranmere two years ago, has denied any wrongdoing. It is believed that Manchester United and England striker Rooney's uncle Richie, 54, was also among those detained. Stewart Regan, SFA chief executive, said: "While the investigation involves several other individuals outwith Scotland, it is important to stress that the evidence gathered throughout this thorough period of investigation has involved only one Scottish match. "Motherwell FC are aware of the situation and will issue a response in due course." In a statement, Merseyside Police said: "Detectives have today executed warrants at 10 addresses across Merseyside and Glasgow and arrested nine men as part of an investigation into suspicious betting activity. "The arrests are the culmination of a joint operation with the Gambling Commission and the nine who have been arrested for conspiracy to defraud are being interviewed by detectives. "Those arrested are a 29-year-old from Bootle, a 48-year-old from West Derby, a 54-year-old from Norris Green, a 26-year-old from Croxteth, a 22-year-old from Kirkdale, a 31-year-old from Litherland, a 68-year-old from Fazakerley, a 36-year-old from Kirkby and a 26-year-old from Glasgow. "The investigation relates to a match between Motherwell and Hearts on December 14 2010."

Summary: Nine men, including Wayne Rooney's father, who were arrested in a probe into betting irregularities have been released on bail.


Mr Gordhan will be replaced by Malusi Gigaba, said a statement issued late on Thursday by the preisdent's office. Earlier this week, President Zuma recalled Mr Gordhan from planned events in the UK and US. Sfiso Buthelezi will become Deputy Finance Minister, replacing Mcebisi Jonas. "I have directed the new ministers and deputy ministers to work tirelessly with their colleagues to bring about radical socioeconomic transformation and to ensure that the promise of a better life for the poor and the working class becomes a reality," President Zuma's statement said. Last October, Mr Gordhan was charged with fraud - but the charges were later dropped. He has described the allegations as politically motivated. Mr Gordhan has been seen as standing up to President Zuma in cabinet and has warned against corruption becoming rampant. The South African Communist Party, an ally of the governing African National Congress, had earlier lodged a formal objection to plans to dismiss Mr Gordhan, who is widely respected internationally. Many senior ANC figures also opposed the finance minister's removal.

Summary: South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has dismissed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan after days of speculation that rocked the country's markets,


Jordan Dawson, 19, from Guisborough, North Yorkshire, was killed in the crash, in February 2014, on the A174 Loftus bypass. Cleveland Police said a 20-year-old man, also from Guisborough, had been charged earlier on Monday. The man is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court on 27 February.

Summary: A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, almost a year after a teenager died in a car crash.


Photos shared by local media show copies of the Islamic holy book in three toilet bowls. Campus police say the case is "strange" and "very unusual" due to the religious and ethnic diversity at the school. Police are trying to identify one of six people seen entering the toilet on the evening of the incident, 28 March. Investigators have been reviewing security footage to find a suspect. X-Men artist fired over Koran verse A reflection room where multi-faith prayer books are kept on the building's ground floor was not touched, according to investigators. Police Chief Larry Zacharias told the Dallas Morning News: "No one knows who owns the books, so that makes it difficult." Mohammad Syed, president of the college's Muslim Student Association, told local media the case was "definitely saddening and a little disturbing as well". "While there is a little voice of hate, there is an overwhelming voice of love and support and we definitely appreciate that," he said. Why was Koran ripped up at school meeting? He added that the university is "a very welcoming environment". The Korans were discovered by members of the student government after an evening meeting. "I was appalled," said Jonathan Schuler, who found the sacred texts in the toilets. "It made a lot of the hate I had been hearing and seeing on national news real, and very present." The student senators have released a statement calling it an isolated incident that does not represent the university community. 'I escaped death by reciting from the Koran'

Summary: Police are investigating after copies of the Koran were found in toilets in the student union building of the University of Texas at Dallas.


Kieren Church, 30, died after bottles he was hiding broke when he was tackled by a store guard in a shopping centre car park on 9 February. The 20-year-old guard was arrested the following day after the incident at The Shires shopping centre in Trowbridge. Wiltshire Police said a report would be passed to the coroner. A post-mortem examination showed the provisional cause of Mr Church's death was glass injuries to his abdomen.

Summary: A security guard arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after an alleged shoplifter bled to death will face "no further police action".


Local co-ordinates, used to produce maps and measurements, and global ones differ by more than 1m. The body responsible for the change said it would help the development of self-driving cars, which need accurate location data to navigate. Australia moves about 7cm north annually because of tectonic movements. Modern satellite systems provide location data based on global lines of longitude and latitude, which do not move even if the continents on Earth shift. However, many countries produce maps and measurements with the lines of longitude and latitude fixed to their local continent. "If the lines are fixed, you can put a mark in the ground, measure its co-ordinate, and it will be the same co-ordinate in 20 years," explained Dan Jaksa of Geoscience Australia. "It's the classical way of doing it." Because of the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates, these local co-ordinates drift apart from the Earth's global co-ordinates over time. "If you want to start using driverless cars, accurate map information is fundamental," said Mr Jaksa. "We have tractors in Australia starting to go around farms without a driver, and if the information about the farm doesn't line up with the co-ordinates coming out of the navigation system there will be problems." The Geocentric Datum of Australia, the country's local co-ordinate system, was last updated in 1994. Since then, Australia has moved about 1.5 metres north. So on 1 January 2017, the country's local co-ordinates will also be shifted further north - by 1.8m. The over-correction means Australia's local co-ordinates and the Earth's global co-ordinates will align in 2020. At that point a new system, which can take changes over time into account, will be implemented. "We used the old plate fixed system to make life simple, but we don't want to do this adjustment every so often," said Mr Jaksa. "Once we have a system that can deal with changes over time, then everybody in the world could be on that same system."

Summary: Australia is to shift its longitude and latitude to address a gap between local co-ordinates and those from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).


Andrejs Trofimovics, 25, was found stabbed at a flat in Cleveland Road, in the Springbourne area of the town. Vladislav Pomozov, 45, of Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, was found guilty of murder and of wounding with intent. He was remanded in custody and is due at Winchester Crown Court for sentencing on 6 July. Mr Trofimovics, from Riga in Latvia, died from a single stab wound, a post-mortem test concluded. Dorset Police said Latvian national Pomozov was the partner of Mr Trofimovics' mother. The stabbing followed a "minor confrontation" between Mr Trofimovics and Pomozov at a New Year's party, which was held at Mr Trofimovics' father's flat, police added. Pomozov was found not guilty of the attempted murder of Mr Trofimovics' father Jevgenijs who sustained non-life threatening injuries. Following the conviction, Det Sgt Mark Jenkins described Mr Trofimovics' death as "tragic and avoidable".

Summary: A man has been found guilty of murder after a man was stabbed to death at a flat in Bournemouth on New Year's Day.


The zero-fuel aircraft arrived in Dayton at 21:56 local time (01:56 GMT) having flown from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 1,113km journey took pilot Andre Borschberg about 16 hours to complete, a relatively short hop for the plane. Solar Impulse is aiming to get to New York in the next couple of weeks before it crosses the Atlantic - the last big leg in its global endeavour. To complete the circumnavigation, the aeroplane needs to get to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates where the journey started in March last year. As well as setting new aviation milestones, the stated purpose of the project is to demonstrate the capability of clean technologies. The plane gets all its energy from the sun, captured by 17,000 photovoltaic cells on its top surfaces. These power the craft's propellers during the day but also charge batteries that the vehicle's motors can then call on during the night. The craft is wider than a 747 jumbo jet but weighs just 2.3 tonnes. Low flight speed means mission legs can take several days and nights of continuous flight. The pilot is permitted only catnaps of up to 20 minutes, and the cockpit is little bigger than a public telephone box. LEG 1: 9 March. Abu Dhabi (UAE) to Muscat (Oman) - 772km; 13 Hours 1 Minute LEG 2: 10 March. Muscat (Oman) to Ahmedabad (India) - 1,593km; 15 Hours 20 Minutes LEG 3: 18 March. Ahmedabad (India) to Varanasi (India) - 1,170km; 13 Hours 15 Minutes LEG 4: 18 March. Varanasi (India) to Mandalay (Myanmar) - 1,536km; 13 Hours 29 Minutes LEG 5: 29 March. Mandalay (Myanmar) to Chongqing (China) - 1,636km; 20 Hours 29 Minutes LEG 6: 21 April. Chongqing (China) to Nanjing (China) - 1,384km; 17 Hours 22 Minutes LEG 7: 30 May. Nanjing (China) to Nagoya (Japan) - 2,942km; 1 Day 20 Hours 9 Minutes LEG 8: 28 June. Nagoya (Japan) to Kalaeloa, Hawaii (US) - 8,924km; 4 Days 21 Hours 52 Minutes LEG 9: 21 April. Kalaeloa, Hawaii (US) to Mountain View, California (US) - 4,523km; 2 Days 17 Hours 29 Minutes LEG 10: 2 May. Mountain View, California (US) to Phoenix, Arizona (US) - 1,199km; 15 Hours 52 Minutes LEG 11: 12 May. Phoenix, Arizona (US) to Tulsa, Oklahoma (US) - 1,570 km; 18 Hours 10 Minutes LEG 12: 21 May. Tulsa, Oklahoma (US) to Dayton, Ohio (US) - 1,113 km; 16 Hours 34 Minutes

Summary: Solar Impulse has landed in the US state of Ohio following the 12th stage of its circumnavigation of the globe.


Hilary McClintock was elected as mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council on Monday. The SDLP's Jim McKeever is the new deputy mayor. In 2012, the DUP mayor of Londonderry Maurice Devenney refused to hand his chains to Sinn Féin's Kevin Campbell. Mayor McClintock said it was "significant" but things had moved on. "Its part of the process towards normality, the same thing happened in Belfast council a few days ago," she said. "It was something that we discussed locally and it wasn't really a big deal so we're quite happy to accept it (mayoral chains) from the outgoing mayor." The Drumahoe based councillor said that during her term she wants more investment because people in the north west feel like "second class citizens". "I don't want us to be second class I want us to punch a bit higher and I will hopefully lead on that," she said. "I don't think it's even a party thing. I think west of the Bann we sometimes do feel neglected. "There's a lot more that can be done for the city, in terms of unemployment we have absolutely woeful figures. "We do need to bring more jobs and more infrastructure," she added. Family, friends and councillors from different parties clapped and cheered as former mayor Elisha McCallion placed the mayoral chain around Mrs McClintock's neck. The former mayor told BBC Radio Foyle she was delighted to be able to do so. "I'm delighted everything went well for the new mayor and I want to wish her all the best for the future, and the deputy mayor as well," Mrs McCallion said. "Its a very symbolic day because that was actually the very first time a DUP mayor has accepted a chain from a Sinn Féin ex-mayor. "It just goes to show you where we are as a society here in this city so I was delighted to do that honour," she said. Mrs McClintock, who is married with two daughters, has previously worked as a civil servant and a classroom assistant.

Summary: For the first time in Londonderry an outgoing Sinn Féin mayor has placed the chains of office around the neck of a DUP successor.


Media playback is not supported on this device The 17-year-old was named in the senior squad for the World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland. But his club boss has been left perplexed he was not consulted and believes the call-up has come too early. "Actually, I was surprised about this," said Klopp. Nottingham-born Woodburn, who qualifies to play for Wales through his maternal grandfather, has played for Wales at under-16, under-18 and under-19 level. But Klopp believes he should have been in the loop when Coleman decided to move him up to the seniors. Klopp added: "I don't know exactly how normal it is here. "This should not be a criticism, but usually when you call up a player, a 17-year-old player, I thought it would be possible to call me. "I'm not sure if he knows him well. He didn't play in the team so far for Coleman I think." Media playback is not supported on this device Despite the fact he does not believe now is the right time for Wales to call on Woodburn, Klopp expects the youngster to deal with the situation. "Obviously Ben is happy about it, so I am happy about it so that is the first thing," Klopp said. "Do I think [Woodburn's selection for Wales] should it be now? I would say probably not. But is it a problem? No. "Ben is a wonderful kid and he can deal with it 100%. He understands it all and knows really what he still has to learn and I can understand." Woodburn has played seven games for Liverpool this season and became their youngest scorer when he netted against Leeds in the EFL Cup in November. Wales had been urged to go to 'war' with England to claim Woodburn, but Coleman says the decision to select the youngster was his alone and Liverpool did not intervene. "I make my own mind up about a player," Coleman said after announcing his squad on Thursday. "I understand when you pick young players then clubs go, 'Oh, calm down,' but I make my own mind up. "No matter how old he is, if he is good enough and I think he has something to offer us and can help us in this challenge then I am going to pick him. "That's no disrespect to Jurgen or anybody else who say maybe he's not [ready], but that's their opinion." Wales are third in their 2018 World Cup qualifying group and face a crucial tie against the Republic on 24 March and Coleman insists Woodburn "belongs" in his squad. "He belongs to them [Liverpool], but I've got a job to do for Wales and I have to pick my strongest squad," Coleman said. "At the minute, from what I have seen, he belongs in our strongest 23. That's why he is there." Meanwhile, Klopp says he is happy to share Woodburn's development as a player with Coleman. "I heard the manager said he's one of the best 23 players in Wales so he needs to be there, so that

Summary: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he was surprised Wales boss Chris Coleman did not contact him before calling up teenager Ben Woodburn.


Those held in a series of raids in the capital Kuala Lumpur were mainly from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, officials said. Machines to make fake passports and to forge Malaysian immigration documents were among the items seized. Security in the city is being tightened up ahead of the Southeast Asian Games which begin in just over a week's time. Monday's raids saw police break down doors and lead scores of people away in handcuffs to waiting buses. They were taken to police stations for investigation and screening. Authorities said they were targeting anyone with missing or fraudulent travel documents or who was believed to be affiliated with terror groups in Syria and Iraq. "We will detect and take action against foreigners suspected of having links with terrorists, especially those involved in activities in Syria," police counter-terror official Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay, said, quoted by Free Malaysia Today. Officers were also equipped with devices to detect radioactive materials, police said, although no such items were found.

Summary: More than 400 people have been detained in a counter-terrorism operation in Malaysia, authorities say.


The film director had originally meant to shoot the sunset, but pointed the drone downwards to return home when the battery ran low. It wasn't until he was going through his footage later that he saw the shot. Mr Li says he posted it online in a bid to find out who the pair are, but the photo is not entirely what it seems. "I was with a friend trying to get a good shot of the sunset but the drone battery was running low so we just pointed it down as it returned home, and I thought we'd just keep the camera rolling," Mr Li told the BBC. "I didn't notice anything interesting until I went through the footage later and saw this grassy rooftop." Mr Li, who was raised in the US but has family in Hong Kong, then posted the picture on Facebook hoping one of his friends would know the couple. From then, it "kinda just took off", he says. The shot, which he believes shows the roof of the J residence apartments in Hong Kong, was definitely not staged, says Mr Li. "So many people think that I staged the photo," he says. "I'm a filmmaker not a wedding photographer so I don't really have an incentive. It's really just a lucky catch." But he did make some adjustments to the original photo, which was taken on 28 September. The photo he captured shows two people standing near the couple's feet, presumably photographers, who Mr Li airbrushed out to make the couple stand out more. A person sprawled out on some seating in the corner, however, was spared the cut. Mr Li says he applied some colour correction to the image as well. For now, the identity of the couple - who might in real life not actually be a couple - remains a mystery, though Mr Li has made enquiries with the building's management who have yet to respond. But even if the photo fails to make it into the wedding books, he thinks it's a great metaphor for life in Hong Kong. "You usually see these really cold pictures of Hong Kong looking really crowded and grey, and here's this moment where two people are doing something very good and joyous. "It's like making your own oasis of joy in the city."

Summary: A "lucky catch" is how Brandon Li describes the accidental drone shot he captured of "newlyweds" on a rooftop in Hong Kong.


Prosecutors said the aim was to prevent evidence being destroyed. Police seized luxury cars from the home of the former Brazilian President, Fernando Collor de Mello. The bribery scandal has undermined the standing of the current President, Dilma Rousseff. Mr Collor denied any wrongdoing and posted on social media that "the measure was invasive, arbitrary and flagrantly unnecessary considering that the facts of the case have been investigated for at least two years... and I have never even been called to give any clarification." Fifty-three searches were carried out "in homes, offices, company headquarters, law firms and public institutions." the police said in a statement. Brazilian media said a senator, Ciro Nogueira, a congressman, Eduardo da Fonte and the ex-Cities Minister, Mario Negromonte, were also being investigated. The police said the operation had taken place in the Federal District of the capital Brasilia and six states. Since March last year the Petrobras investigation, nicknamed by police "Operation Car Wash", has placed former Petrobras executives and some of Brazil's most powerful construction contractors behind bars. Thirty-four congressmen and one state vice-governor are under investigation. Investigators allege firms paid corrupt officials in order to get lucrative Petrobras contracts. The scandal has rocked Brazil's governing Workers' Party, with top politicians in several parties accused of taking bribes. But President Rousseff, who chaired Petrobras when much of the corruption is believed to have taken place, has been cleared of involvement.

Summary: Brazilian police have searched properties linked to politicians suspected of taking bribes in a scandal involving the state-run oil company, Petrobras.


John Barclay is one of the few men who played then and who's still playing now. Whenever the game is mentioned and he's asked if it feels like half a decade ago, he smiles and says, no, it doesn't, it feels a whole lot longer ago than that. It does. Barclay's partners in the back-row that day were Alasdair Strokosch and Ross Rennie. Nick de Luca was in the midfield, Joe Ansbro on the wing. Tom Brown won his one and only cap in that match. Tom Ryder was the back-up lock on the bench. That Scotland side didn't possess much in the way of an attack compared to this one. Scotland didn't score a try in Newcastle and yet they won. In their last two meetings with the Australians, the Scots have scored six tries and lost them both. As they left Singapore after a pleasing performance in the win over the Italians, Gregor Townsend's team arrived in Sydney for a proper Test against a side that has caused them no end of strife in recent times. They'll have travelled in good heart. Some of the stuff that Scotland produced against Italy was really good, but it has to be viewed in the context of a woeful opponent. It was a solid win laced with some excellence in difficult conditions. It got things off to a nice beginning under Townsend, but Italy are so lamentable these days that nobody in the Scotland camp will be fooling themselves about the significance of the win. There were obvious successes. Some players - Damien Hoyland and Ben Toolis - that have previously been bit-part, or no-part, performers stepped up impressively. An old soldier, WP Nel, returned. A class act, Duncan Taylor, reappeared. What will have gladdened Townsend's heart wasn't just the way the five tries were constructed, it was the way his player options now look to be increasing. Australia will be an infinitely bigger test of that theory in Sydney next weekend, but if Townsend is going to take this thing where he wants to take it then building depth is paramount. Stuart Hogg, Tommy Seymour, Greig Laidlaw, Huw Jones, Sean Maitland, Mark Bennett, Alasdair Dickinson, Richie Gray, Jonny Gray, Hamish Watson and John Hardie were absent against Italy. Most of them won't be involved in Sydney either. That's another dimension to what should be an intriguing Test match. Can Scotland beat an eminently beatable Wallabies side while missing so many go-to men? What do we know of Australia? We know that they are experimenting with selection right now, we know that they played Fiji on Saturday and put them away 37-14 after racing into an 18-0 half-time lead. We know that the wondrous attacker, Israel Folau, who hadn't scored a try for his country in a year, scored two against the Pacific Islanders. We know that, despite the dire straits of some of their clubs in Super Rugby, they can still pick a squad of 23 that is formidable. They are also flawed, however. They're not to be feared. They were good

Summary: Five years - and a whole lot of pain - have passed since Scotland last beat the Wallabies, a 9-6 gruntathon in the monsoon of Newcastle in New South Wales.


The body of James Chadwick, 37, was found at an address in Holland Street last Wednesday. At Aberdeen Sheriff Court, Ryan Gibb and Cameron Laurie, both 30, were charged with murder and attempting to defeat the ends of justice. They made no plea and were remanded in custody. They are due to appear in court again next week.

Summary: Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Aberdeen.


Heather Farmer told the jury that in the five years she had been a registered childminder, Liam was the only child she had concerns about. Rachel Fee, 31, and her partner Nyomi Fee, 28, deny murdering Liam in March 2014 at a house in Glenrothes, Fife and ill-treating two other boys. Ms Farmer said she had looked after Liam since the summer of 2012. The jury heard Ms Farmer kept a diary during the time she looked after him, noting he had bruises on a number of occasions. She said by Christmas 2012 she had begun to have doubts and contacted the Scottish Childminding Association for advice because she thought " somebody was hurting Liam." Rachel Fee and Nyomi Fee, who are originally from Ryton, Tyne and Wear, are accused of murdering Liam in March 2014 and attempting to defeat the ends of justice by blaming the killing on a young boy. The couple are also charged with a catalogue of allegations that they neglected Liam and abused two other children, one of whom they blame for killing Liam, in their care over a two-year period. They deny all the charges against them. The trial at the High Court in Livingston continues.

Summary: A childminder has been telling the Liam Fee murder trial that she had concerns about the toddler.


Dr Margaret Ann Rous, who was 37, and her 28-year-old husband David Rous were killed when a light aircraft struck the ground in Glen Etive. The couple, from Newport-on-Tay in Fife, had been flying from Dundee to visit relatives on Tiree. The emergency services had been alerted when contact was lost with the Piper Cherokee at about 13:50 on Saturday. Police Scotland said the wreckage was discovered on the northern aspect of Glen Kinglass at 20:00, along with the remains of the two people on board. Dr Rous' sister Johann Maclean paid tribute to her on social media. She posted on Facebook: "Today has been the hardest day of my life, I love you Minnie xxxx" She also thanked friends and family for their sympathy messages. "Thank you all for the heartfelt messages, phone calls and visits," she wrote. "We appreciate your thoughts at this heartbreaking time xx." Following the discovery of the wreckage, specialist officers remained at the scene in the Beinn nan Lus area of Glen Kinglass. Inquiries are continuing into the cause of the accident.

Summary: Tribute has been paid to a Dundee GP and her engineer husband who died in a plane crash in Argyll.


Nick Alexander, 35, from Weeley in Essex, was killed on 13 November, 2015, at the nightclub in Paris. Artists including Fran Healy from Travis and Supergrass' Gaz Coombes performed at Shepherd's Bush Empire on Tuesday. There was also a minute's standing ovation in Nick's honour. LIVE: For more on this and other Essex stories Mr Alexander was selling band merchandise for Eagles of Death Metal, who were performing at the nightclub, when he was killed. The concert - called Peaceful Noise - marked the official launch of the Nick Alexander Memorial Trust, which will provide musical equipment to small charities and vulnerable groups across the country. Mr Alexander's older sister Zoe, 43, said the event was "really personal" to Mr Alexander and included performances by artists who had toured with her brother or were friends with him. She said she would remember her brother as someone who "approached life head on". "He packed a lot into those 35 years so we will remember him in that way - as somebody who embraced life and forged their own path," she said.

Summary: Hundreds of people have attended a concert held in honour of the only Brit killed in the Bataclan terror attack a year ago.


Media playback is not supported on this device The 33-year-old Swiss announced he was "not match-fit" as he apologised in person to the crowd at the O2 Arena. Federer beat Stan Wawrinka 4-6 7-5 7-6 (8-6) on Saturday in a thrilling semi-final lasting two hours and 48 minutes. It is Djokovic's fourth victory at the season-ending event and he also becomes the first man to win three titles on the trot since Ivan Lendl in the 1980s. Federer - who has won the tournament six times - confirmed his withdrawal following the doubles final on Sunday afternoon, won by American brothers Bob and Mike Bryan. "I'm sorry I'm not fit to play," he said. "I hope you understand. I wanted to come out personally and explain. "I did everything I could. I took pain-killers, had rest until the very end, but I just cannot compete at this level with Novak. "At my age it would've been a risk. "It's not that much of a surprise. This back spasm, whatever it might be, it's just not a fun thing to have during the day. It's just uncomfortable. But I'm positive and I'm hopeful that it's going to go away soon." Tournament organisers arranged two exhibition matches to take the place of the final. Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 8-5 in a pro set in the first match and the British number one then paired up with John McEnroe to beat Tim Henman and Pat Cash 8-6 in a doubles contest. Djokovic, 27, who finished the year with only eight defeats from 66 matches, collected the ATP World Tour Finals trophy before his exhibition with the Briton. "It's clearly not the way I wanted," he said. "It's an incredible achievement, but at this moment it's hard to talk about it. I'm not one of the players that celebrate this particular type of win. "I have to reflect on the whole season and this trophy is the crowning moment for the efforts this year. I'm very happy to be able to stand here and finish off with a trophy." Federer is scheduled to join Switzerland team-mate Wawrinka for the Davis Cup final against France next week and said his immediate plan was for "recovery" and then "travelling to France and getting ready for the clay". He suffered with a back problem in 2013, and there were signs in the closing moments against Wawrinka that he was struggling again. Federer did not complete his post-match media duties until after 01:00 GMT on Sunday, and missed his scheduled practice session at O2 Arena in the afternoon. Media playback is not supported on this device

Summary: Roger Federer has withdrawn from the ATP World Tour final against Novak Djokovic because of a back injury.


McInnes felt the Dons were "pushed about" too easily in Perth as their title dream all but ended with their defensive frailties exposed. "We got dominated at both ends of the pitch and the more determined team won," McInnes told BBC Scotland. "I know what I need to get in but there won't be wholesale changes." With Ash Taylor injured, McInnes handed a debut to 20-year-old defender Michael Rose, but he went off injured at half-time with Aberdeen 2-0 down following a David Wotherspoon free-kick and Steven MacLean adding a second. More defensive mistakes followed as Liam Craig took advantage of a Mark Reynolds error to make it three. "We were lacking in physicality, we were vulnerable at every set play," said McInnes, whose side remain eight points behind Premiership leaders Celtic. "We didn't win enough headers. When we don't have Ash Taylor in the team - he gives us real size and aggression at centre-back - we never had that dominance there. "There's been a few games this season where we've lacked that physicality, strength and size. We need to make sure we get more players in the building in the summer that can deal with that and stand up to that. "The introduction of [Barry] Robson, a guy at 37 and a young boy at 16, Connor McLennan, making his debut - they played the game with the enthusiasm and determination that everyone should have treated the game. "When the game is a technical game we can take on anybody. But tonight we needed more strength of character, we needed more first headers, we needed physicality because we got pushed about tonight and the best team won." St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright saw his side move into fourth in the Premiership and was delighted with their dominant performance. "Tonight we made it so difficult for them from the first whistle in terms of the pressure we put them under and how hard we worked," said Wright. "That gave us a platform to go and play well; lots of good possession, lots of good balls into the box. It was a really good performance and when we're like that we're a match for anybody. "I thought [Graham] Cummins was good tonight, that is him back to his best. MacLean gives us what he gives us all the time and young Joe Shaughnessy at the back I thought was strong. "Overall I thought everybody played extremely well."

Summary: Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes will attempt to sign more physical players this summer after they were swept aside 3-0 by St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.


The 10 letters were penned between 1951 and 1960 to her mentor and lifelong friend Sir Felix Aylmer. They reveal details of a dramatic decade of the screen siren's life as she rose from an unknown ballerina to Hollywood fame. In them she mentions her broken-off engagement, marriage, miscarriages and the birth of her first child. The letters are estimated to sell for up to Â£4,000. In one of the letters, dated 1951, a then 22-year-old Hepburn, wrote: "Would you believe it. I'm in Monte Carlo working on a French picture. The place is heavenly and this is the best thing that's ever happened to me." The actress was referring to filming Monte Carlo Baby, one of her very first movies. A year later she wrote that "with a heavy heart" she had broken off her engagement to socialite James Hanson. "It is all very unhappy-making," she said. "I fear I thought it possible to make our combined lives and careers work out." This was followed by joy at finding her future husband, actor Mel Ferrer, whom she married in private in 1954. "We want to keep [the wedding] a dark secret in order to have it without the 'press'," she confided a few weeks before the ceremony, which was to be held "in a tiny chapel with a wedding breakfast after". Hepburn and Ferrer went on to become co-stars in films such as Sabrina (1954) and War and Peace (1956) after they were married. Following two miscarriages the final letter in the collection ends on a celebratory note as the actress celebrated the birth of her first child, Sean Ferrer. "Sean is truly a dream. I find it hard to believe he is really ours to keep. I long to show him to you. We all three send our love and kisses, Audrey," she wrote. The letters will go on sale at the Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia sale in London on 29 June.

Summary: A series of never-before-seen letters written by Audrey Hepburn will be auctioned later this month.


Based on a video game series, Assassin's Creed stars Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard and was directed by Justin Kurzel. The movie follows Fassbender's Cal Lynch, a convict facing a death sentence but given a second chance by a mysterious organisation, Abstergo Industries. Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks the genetic memories contained in his DNA, Lynch is sent back to 15th Century Spain. There he lives out the experiences of his distant relative, Aguilar de Nerha, a member of a secret society known as the Assassins who fight to protect free will from the power-hungry Templar Order. Much of the film's action scenes, including a series of spectacular leaps across roof tops, were shot on Malta. But it was another island that played a key part in bringing Assassin's Creed to the big screen. On the Isle of Skye, Fassbender - who had just finished making Slow West with Scots film-maker John Maclean - Cotillard and Kurzel came together to make a film adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth. The filming was done on the island early in 2014, in often challenging weather. Fassbender, who starred in the lead role, later described Skye as "cold, wet and beautiful" and said the production encountered "rain, sleet and snow - all the wetness of the elements". Cotillard, who plays Lady Macbeth, fell down a hole in a bog during filming. Fassbender said: "One minute she was there, the next she was gone." The experiences of making Macbeth forged strong bonds between Cotillard, Fassbender and Kurzel. "There's a trust that was built from working on Macbeth and Macbeth was a very intense and very unique project," says Cotillard. "We had the chance to work for more than a month together before we started shooting. We shared this time of exploration of the story, of our characters, and it's really rare to kind of attend the secrets of making a movie of bringing a character to life." The French actress adds: "It created this very, very strong relationship that we have." Cotillard says Kurzel's approach to movie-making and Fassbender's to acting helped to overcome challenges in adapting Shakespeare's play. "Justin's actually one of the best directors I worked with and definitely one of the best directors for actors I worked with," she says. "And attending an amazing actor such as Michael. Attending his preparation and his exploration of the character, I mean, it created something very, very special and very, very strong. "Macbeth was very stressful for me because of the language, but I had a lot of joy working with them (Kurzel and Fassbender) and I knew that working on a different project would bring the same amount of joy. "There's this simplicity that is there because we know each other and we already had an amazing experience together." Kurzel says Assassin's Creed presented Fassbender with physical challenges, adding that Macbeth showed that the actor had the abilities to cope with them. "In Macbeth we saw a little bit of action from him, but this is of a whole new level," says Kurzel. "For him to

Summary: New action movie Assassin's Creed arrives in UK cinemas in the New Year, in part thanks to Shakespeare's "Scottish Play" and the Isle of Skye.


Media playback is not supported on this device The 50-year-old Portuguese, who first managed the Blues between 2004 and 2007, was officially announced as Chelsea's new boss on 3 June. "I am the Happy One," said Mourinho at a Stamford Bridge news conference. Career record up to 1 June 2013 "Calmer? I believe so. I'm in the best moment of my career in terms of knowledge." He added: "I began management in 2000. I thought I knew everything, but after 13 years you realise you know nothing and have to learn every day. My adventures around Europe were fantastic for me, different countries, different cultures, different media. It was fantastic. "At 50, I think I am still very young as a manager and I think it is like the beginning of a new period. Do I have a different personality? No, but for sure I have a different approach and perspective." Former Real Madrid boss Mourinho, who replaces Rafael Benitez at Stamford Bridge, has signed a four-year deal and said he wants to stay for the entire term. "I hope I can go to the last day of the contract. If the club is happy and the club wants me to stay then I'll be more than happy to stay." When asked whether he was disappointed that neither Manchester United nor Manchester City had approached him about their managerial vacancies, he said: "I am where I want to be - I wouldn't change it for anything." The former Porto and Inter Milan boss helped Chelsea win five major trophies during his first spell at the club - two Premier League titles, two League Cups and an FA Cup. He believes he can emulate that achievement. "I want to believe it is possible - I always trust my work," added Mourinho. "I know many people who belong to the club and I know the type of mentality and ambition people have. "My career has been built and raised on success. I was able to achieve success and win trophies and leave different types of legacies at every club. I have to believe in that." When Mourinho left the Blues in 2007 it came as a surprise to many, although it was widely reported that his relationship with owner Roman Abramovich had become strained. But the Portuguese boss stressed on Monday: "That is not true. "I read and keep reading that I was fired and we had a complete breakdown in relationship. At the time we thought it was the best for both of us [to go our separate ways]. "Jose Mourinho produced none of the fireworks that marked his first arrival at Stamford Bridge. This was a studied Mourinho, a mature Mourinho, a Mourinho intent on hammering home that this was an older, wiser manager. "And he was at pains to stress how happy he was to be back. So happy he repeated it countless times, although his subdued manner did not exude joy. "Mourinho, the master controller, perhaps knew the media expected an equally spectacular performance on his second coming. And he

Summary: Jose Mourinho proclaimed that he is "the Happy One" on his return to Chelsea, adding that he is calmer and a better manager than he has ever been.


Wright picked up the injury against League Two leaders Northampton Town on Tuesday and was replaced by Chey Dunkley for the final 14 minutes. "It looks like a grade one tear to his hamstring, which rules him out for around 10 days to start with," manager Michael Appleton told BBC Radio Oxford. "It's a blow from a playing point of view and also because he's a leader." Wright, 29, has made 30 appearances in all competitions for Oxford this season. On Saturday they host fourth-placed Accrington, who are six points behind Appleton's side with two games in hand.

Summary: Oxford United captain Jake Wright is set to be out for three to four games with a hamstring tear.


Media playback is not supported on this device The Reds are fifth in the Premier League and lost to Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-finals last weekend. Rodgers, 42, is the first Liverpool boss not to win a trophy inside three seasons in charge since the 1950s. Asked if he expected to be manager next season, he replied: "Very much so, yes. I don't think there's anyone better." He added: "That's the reality of how I see it. Three months ago I was a tactical genius, performing to a good level. "We lost a couple of games, some important games, and now you're not so good. But that is football, that's what will happen, people will speculate." Rodgers succeeded club legend Kenny Dalglish as Liverpool manager in the summer of 2012 and guided the club to runners-up spot in the Premier League in his second season. Outgoing Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp has been linked with Rodgers' job, but the Northern Irishman says he is unaffected by the speculation. "There will always be people linked with this job because it's such a great club," Rodgers added. "In my time alone there have been lots of names mentioned. "This is a club that's worldwide so there's absolutely no problem, it's something that happens all the time if you lose a couple of games. "We've had former managers linked here with the job before and that will continue for however long I'm here - whether you're doing good, bad or indifferent." "Their representatives are speaking to the club but no update on them," Rodgers said. "The likes of Jordon Ibe and Raheem Sterling are very important players for us and the club are working very hard behind the scenes to make sure we sign these players. "It's very important you nail them to the club and that they're here for the best part of their careers. Raheem's representatives will speak to club and we hope to get that sorted." "There was a lot of money spent last summer and a lot of players coming in. If you take the emotion out of last weekend, this was a team that probably overachieved last year," Rodgers explained. "We brought in some players because we needed to improve the squad and where we sit now at this moment in time - fifth place, two cup semi-finals - it's probably on par with where we're at. "The ambition is, of course, to be much greater than that so we have to be planning forward and that means bringing in players in the summer. That's something that's well under way and we'll look forward to that."

Summary: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says there is "nobody better" than him to lead the club and "very much" expects to be in charge at Anfield next season.


Evacuation advice has been issued to Kennett River, Grey River and Wongarra. Most residents have left their homes. But a wind change on Thursday afternoon eased the threat to these communities, fire authorities said. Firefighters and aircraft from NSW and New Zealand are on standby in case the fire breaks containment lines. The fire is the same one that destroyed more than 100 homes at Wye River and Separation Creek over Christmas Day. It now covers around 2,800 hectares (7,000 acres) and is likely to pose a threat to communities along the famous Great Ocean Road for months. In South Australia a fire is threatening homes at Mosquito Hill south of Adelaide. Aircraft have been sent to the area but the fire is burning very fiercely, South Australia Country Fire Service spokesman Brenton Eden told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Mr Eden said residents in the area should execute their emergency plans.

Summary: More than 500 firefighters are set to battle a blaze in the Australian state of Victoria, one of the world's most fire-prone regions on New Year's Eve.


Dijkhuizen's assistant, Roy Hendriksen, has also left the Championship club. Brentford won only two of their eight league games under the Dutchman, 43, and are 19th in the table. Former Blackburn, Coventry and Everton midfielder Carsley, 41, had been working as manager of Brentford's development squad. Media playback is not supported on this device Dijkhuizen was appointed head coach by Brentford in June, following the controversial departure of previous boss Mark Warburton. It was confirmed in February that Warburton, who went on to lead the Bees into last season's play-offs, would leave the club at the end of the campaign. Warburton had guided Brentford to promotion from League One the previous season. A former striker, Dijkhuizen had previously been manager at Excelsior in the Netherlands, where his side finished 15th in the Dutch Eredivisie. Ex-Republic of Ireland midfielder Carsley will be assisted by Paul Williams and will take charge of the Bees for the first time when they host one of his former clubs, Birmingham City, on Tuesday. "The club believes Lee deserves the opportunity to step up and help shape Brentford FC's future on the pitch," said a statement from Brentford. Dijkhuizen's departure comes just days after he said he "felt no pressure" about his job despite Brentford's stuttering start to 2015-16. His final game in charge at Griffin Park was a 2-1 defeat by Sheffield Wednesday, the club's third at home in all competitions this season. "A chaotic start to English management comes to an abrupt end for Marinus Dijkhuizen. "During his brief tenure, he has had to deal with matters out of his control, such as problems with the pitch leading to a postponed fixture. "On the pitch it has been far from a successful spell, with last season's Championship play-off semi-finalists winning just two of their opening eight league games. "In his defence, Dijkhuizen has been unlucky with injuries and has had to deal with the departure of some key players. His undoing may well be that he was indeed too honest in interviews with the media, something that may well have irked owner Matthew Benham. "Question marks also hovered over whether he had a strong enough relationship and rapport with players who he didn't sign."

Summary: Brentford have sacked head coach Marinus Dijkhuizen after nine matches and placed Lee Carsley in charge until the end of the season.


The 41-year-old has been out of work since leaving Alloa in March. Chris Barker, who has been in caretaker charge since Andy Scott was sacked in January, will remain with the Shots as player-assistant manager. "Barry is ambitious and has great experience of developing young players," said chairman Shahid Azeem. Smith began his playing career at Celtic and then spent 11 years at Dundee, captaining the side between 1997 and 2006. Media playback is not supported on this device He returned to Dens Park as manager in 2010 and spent almost two and a half years in charge before parting company with the club in February 2013. He was appointed Alloa manager in January 2014 but resigned last month, with the Wasps bottom of the Scottish Championship following a run of one win in 13 league matches. "I see Aldershot as a great club with the same aspirations as myself. It felt an ideal fit," he said. "We are looking to build a new squad and we have to build slowly. Ultimately we want to take the club back to the Football League." Centre-back Barker, 35, won five of his 15 games in charge of the Hampshire side and led the Shots to an 18th-placed finish in the table.

Summary: Aldershot Town have appointed former Dundee and Alloa Athletic boss Barry Smith as their new manager on a one-year rolling contract.


It is Vitesse's first major trophy in their 125-year history. Striker Van Wolfswinkel, 28, headed home his first after 80 minutes and followed it up with a second two minutes from time. Vitesse, who sit sixth in the Dutch League, qualify for the Europa League group stage next season. Their cup final team included three players on loan from Chelsea - Brazilian midfielder Nathan, 21, United States defender Matt Miazga, 21, and 22-year-old midfielder Lewis Baker. AZ Alkmaar's team included goalkeeper Tim Krul, 29, who is on loan from Newcastle United.

Summary: Former Norwich City striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel scored two late goals as Vitesse Arnhem beat AZ Alkmaar 2-0 to win the Dutch Cup final in Rotterdam.


Could they be trusted to get the public finances "back in order". It was an age-old attack narrative used by the Conservatives over the decades - to great success. Labour breaks the national bank, eventually, it was claimed. And the Conservatives are voted in to sweep up the mess. It was a policy that became known by a single word - austerity. In the Budget of 2010, Mr Osborne, the Chancellor, announced £81bn of cuts over four years, some of the sharpest reversals in public financing seen for decades. "It is a hard road, but it leads to a better future," he said. The argument held, just, in 2015. Ed Miliband relentlessly attacked the Conservatives on the issue of "cuts". And was rejected at the ballot box. Yesterday, a change, and economically as well as politically, a pretty fundamental one. Yes, Labour didn't win the election. But Jeremy Corbyn - on a vision of higher spending, higher taxes and higher levels of investment - came closer than almost everyone, apart from maybe Jeremy Corbyn, believed possible. So close that Theresa May will need the support of the Democratic Unionist Party to maintain her government. What next for the "sound money" pledge contained in the Conservative manifesto, the idea that cuts would continue for the sake of the health of public finances? Well, like a number of pledges made by Mrs May, let's say it might well be flexible. One Tory close to Number 10 told me that the message would need to change or Mrs May would not be able to convince non-Conservative voters to back her. "It's time for the austerity policies to shift," he said. Nick Macpherson, the former permanent secretary at the Treasury, tweeted the election result "guarantees a higher deficit". In short, many economists believe the government will be obliged to borrow more as political uncertainty weighs on growth, leading to less wealth creation and therefore the need for higher borrowing. Mrs May and her chancellor were already saying before the election - most clearly in private - that the age of constant cuts was harder to sell to the public. But rather than make an increase in spending the focus of their "offer" to the voter - as Labour tried to do - they allowed the whiff of tax rises to hang over their campaign. The triple tax lock of 2015 (no increases in income tax, national insurance contributions or VAT) was dumped in favour of a single lock on VAT and a vaguer pledge to lower taxes generally. Mrs May also abandoned the pensions triple lock, which guaranteed a rise in the annual pension of at least 2.5% a year. And said nothing about curtailing the public sector pay freeze or reversing any of the in-work benefit reductions announced in previous Budgets. Cuts to public services would continue, Mrs May suggested. Cuts so deep that the Institute for Fiscal Studies wondered whether they were actually deliverable. The "tough" party was still on show, and with poll leads storming above 20%, it seemed like a tactic that

Summary: Before the 2010 election, David Cameron and George Osborne believed they would be tested on one issue.


It follows a damning report into the Tawel Fan ward at Glan Clwyd Hospital. Simon Dean, interim chief executive of Betsi Cadwaladr health board, confirmed nine staff have been reported to the Nursing and Midwifery Council and three to the General Medical Council. He will give an update on action being taken at a meeting on 11 August. Nine members of staff have been suspended, another four redeployed and three placed on restricted duties.

Summary: The number of staff reported to their professional bodies over care at a Denbighshire mental health ward has risen to 12.


Loosehead Barrington, 26, has featured 82 times since joining Sarries from Jersey in 2013, and has agreed a three-year contract at Allianz Park. USA international Lamositele, 21, has signed a new two-year deal. "Both Richard and Titi are valuable members of our squad," director of rugby Mark McCall said.

Summary: Prop forwards Richard Barrington and Titi Lamositele have signed new deals with Premiership and European Champions Cup winners Saracens.


The Vue chain ditched a scheme granted planning permission in 2012 for a cinema in the Buttermarket centre. But the borough council has approved a new proposal for a 16-screen multiplex, gym, new shops, restaurants and bars. The centre, which opened in 1992, was bought in March for £9.2m by Capital & Regional and Drum Property Group. The application has been granted subject to a number of conditions. It is hoped the multiplex will increase visitor numbers to the town, especially in the evening. Hugh Scott-Barrett, chief executive of Capital & Regional, said: "We believe our proposals will revitalise not just Buttermarket shopping centre but Ipswich town centre as a whole by introducing a tailored mix of retail and leisure facilities." The new scheme also includes the widening of the St Stephen's Lane atrium inside the centre and six new restaurants and bars on the ground floor. The new 16-screen cinema will span the building's three floors. An area for a large store will remain on the ground floor but there will also be seven other shops, restaurants and bars. "We have a real opportunity to develop Buttermarket into a vibrant shopping centre everyone can be proud of," Mr Scott-Barrett said.

Summary: An Ipswich shopping centre is to be transformed with a multi-screen cinema after previously abandoned plans were altered.


Police said there was "an altercation" between a motorcyclist and a car driver after the collision in North Wingfield Road, in Grassmoor, Chesterfield, at about 21:00 BST on Tuesday. The 74 year-old man, who was driving the car, died in hospital. The biker is in police custody being questioned. A murder investigation is under way into the death. Det Ch Insp Gareth Meadows, who is leading the investigation, has asked anyone who witnessed the crash outside the Boot and Shoe Inn to contact the force. More on this and other stories from across the East Midlands

Summary: A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following an argument after a crash in Derbyshire.


Sarah Cooke was principal of Foxhole Academy in St Austell where Peter Cooke carried out occasional maintenance. A disciplinary panel found she did not tell bosses of a possible safeguarding issue relating to a 2012 police caution to Mr Cooke for stealing underwear. The panel found she breached professional standards and recommended a prohibition order. The education secretary is to make a final decision on the case in due course. Mrs Cooke resigned after her husband of 30 years was arrested early last year, this time over an allegation of outraging public decency in front of a teenage boy. The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) professional misconduct panel found Mrs Cooke had showed "a lax attitude" and "complete disregard" for safeguarding her pupils, and stated she was guilty of five charges of wrongdoing. It found she had "displayed behaviour of serious dishonesty" in lying to her bosses that she had filled in child safeguarding paperwork. She also failed to carry out proper staff background checks for both her husband and herself. The panel was told Mrs Cooke failed to carry out a check for her husband, despite being reminded three times in the space of six months that it was her job to do so. She was also found to have allowed her husband to continue working at the school, despite knowing of his police caution for theft. Peter Cooper, NCTL panel chairman, said Mrs Cooke should have known that her husband "had the potential to pose a significant risk to the children in her care". An allegation Mrs Cooke failed to disclose to employers that her husband was under investigation last year for outraging public decency was found not proven. Mr Cooke, of Newquay, was given a suspended three-month jail term at Truro Crown Court in November after being found guilty of the offence. The panel was told that he was seen by neighbours, a teenage boy and the boy's mother, watching pornography and masturbating in the garden. Panel members decided his wife did not know the exact detail of the criminal inquiry at the time, but should have taken independent advice so a risk assessment could be undertaken.

Summary: A head teacher who failed to disclose her school caretaker husband's police caution is facing a classroom ban.


The defending champions were all out for 282 on day one, but were 51-6 at one stage during the morning session. Hodd put on 132 with Azeem Rafiq (74) and 88 with Jack Brooks (48) but was left on 96 not out when Brett Hutton (3-67) had Ryan Sidebottom lbw. Notts lost Jake Libby and debutant Tom Moores as they closed on 38-2 in reply. Yorkshire went into the game second in the table, but needing a victory to close the 26-point gap between themselves and leaders Middlesex, who are not playing this week. Steven Mullaney (3-57) ran out Adam Lyth backing up in the ninth over and then proceeded to remove Alex Lees, Jake Lehmann and Tim Bresnan with his medium-pace. Hodd and Rafiq, who was capped during the day, led the fightback over the next 33 overs before the latter was lbw to Samit Patel. Brooks, however, played his part in their revival with his highest score of the summer before sending back Libby lbw with his opening delivery of Notts' reply, and Bresnan had Moores caught at slip with the final ball of the day.

Summary: Andrew Hodd ran out of partners just short of a century after rescuing Yorkshire from a dismal start to their Championship game at Scarborough.


Media playback is not supported on this device Swans fans called for the American to be sacked during Boxing Day's 4-1 home defeat by West Ham. Bradley was only appointed in October but has lost seven of his 11 matches in charge, leaving Swansea second from bottom. "I believe in my work and the message I give to the players," he said. "Having said that, there is no getting around the fact when things go against us and when the margins are small, it makes it difficult. "I have been in difficult situations before. "I continue to look the players in the eye, challenge them and tell them the only way we can do this is if we all stick together and keep going." Prior to the West Ham match, Bradley had admitted his future could depend on the outcome of the Boxing Day fixture and the home encounter with Bournemouth on New Year's Eve. Defeat by the Hammers was Swansea's third in succession, and the heavy manner of the loss means Swansea have conceded 29 goals in Bradley's 11 games at the helm. The Liberty Stadium crowd turned on the 58-year-old after West Ham's second goal, with chants of 'we want Bradley out' and 'you don't know what you're doing'. The Swans are now four points adrift of safety in the Premier League, having conceded 19 goals in their last six games. "At the moment, we are our own worst enemies. No matter what do, we seem to put ourselves in terrible spots," Bradley added. "We all heard the response in the stadium today. It doesn't feel good but sometimes in football, you have to fight when everything is going against you. "There is no magic formula, other than having a bunch of guys who don't give up and find a way to turn things in a better way. "I said when I came here, I understood it was a difficult situation. "I committed myself to the club, to work, fight, to do the job. I continue to be fully committed to that." West Ham manager Slaven Bilic had some sympathy for Bradley, saying: "It would be crazy for them [Swansea] to change the manager again." Former England captain Alan Shearer: "Swansea just aren't working hard enough. There's no excuse for the second goal. Winston Reid gets above the two defenders - there's no way he should win the ball - but he gets above them because he wants it more, it means more to him. "It was a big punt bringing Bob Bradley in, with his lack of experience of Premier League players and lack of experience in the Premier League. It was always going to be a big ask of him to keep Swansea up."

Summary: Swansea City manager Bob Bradley believes he can save them from relegation and remains "committed" to the Premier League strugglers.


Andrejs Borodins was in charge of the 1,300 tonne cargo ship Frifjord when a pilot from Dundee harbour found him staggering and incoherent. The 53-year-old Latvian had planned to sail the 250ft ship from Perth to Norway in July. Borodins was jailed for four months at Dundee Sheriff Court. The captain's drunken state was discovered when pilot Barry Nisbet came aboard at Balmerino to help steer the vessel past the road and rail bridges on the Tay. He sent Borodins to his bunk to sleep off his intoxication, with the first mate taking the wheel as the ship docked in Dundee. Police attended and arrested Borodins, who failed a breath test. He pleaded guilty on indictment to a charge under the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003. Defence solicitor John Kydd said Borodins had been working at sea for 25 years, having previously done his national service in the Russian military. He said: "It is lucky for him that the pilot did what he did otherwise there could have been a disaster - there could have been an accident. "He was exhausted from doing back to back six hour shifts and that was his reason for drinking. "He says he doesn't normally drink much - this was abnormal for him." Sheriff Alastair Brown jailed Borodins for four months, reduced from six months for his early guilty plea. He said: "This charge is not equivalent to drink driving. "You put yourself in a condition where you were unable to discharge your responsibilities as master of the vessel. "I regard that as very serious - it is a gross breach of your duty."

Summary: A drunken sea captain caught sailing a cargo ship up the River Tay while almost four times the legal alcohol limit has been jailed.


Too many over-65s end up in accident and emergency unnecessarily, says the NHS Confederation's Commission on Improving Urgent Care for Older People. The group said this was because of a lack of help when they fell ill. It called for radical steps, including providing urgent care at home and getting doctors to carry out "ward rounds" in care homes. The commission's report said older people were "poorly served" and "all too often forced to go to A&E". And once in hospital, they faced longer stays and losing some of their independence. The report said older people needed more help navigating the complexities of the health and care system. It pointed to an Age UK scheme in Cornwall, where the frailest people had co-ordinators helping organise their care. It also said GPs could identify and work with patients most at risk of hospital admission. The report also highlighted a scheme in north-east London, where hospital and ambulance staff were working together to provide emergency care in people's homes. Nurses and paramedics assess and treat older people who have fallen but not suffered a fracture. Equipment, such as walking frames, can be arranged. And from April to July last year, seven in 10 of the patients seen had stayed at home. Another project highlighted was in Hertfordshire, where GPs visited care home residents on a regular basis, with rapid response teams on call to attend to residents who needed urgent help. Source: Commission on Improving Urgent Care for Older People Dr Mark Newbold, who chairs the commission, said: "Older people do need to access A&E at times, and the best hospitals tailor their service to meet their needs. "But all too often, older people are forced to go to A&E because the alternative services that would help them be cared for at home are not available at the time they need them." A spokeswoman for the Department of Health in England said the government was fully supportive of the ideas put forward. She pointed out a pot of money known as the Better Care Fund - amounting to Â£5.3bn this year - had been set aside to fund schemes largely focused on keeping people out of hospital. The vision of improving care for older people was "being realised", she added. Meanwhile, the Local Government Association has called for more to be done to tackle loneliness, now a "major public health concern". Councillor Izzi Seccombe said it was increasingly being reported as an issue among older people referred to councils for care. She said the solution lay in supporting befriending schemes and those that tackled social isolation, many of which were run by the voluntary sector. "The impact of loneliness can be devastating," she added.

Summary: Older people in need of urgent help are being failed by the NHS, a group of English and Welsh health leaders say.


The 28-year-old will play Arsenal in a competitive fixture for the first time when Forest face the Gunners in the EFL Cup third round on Tuesday. "Most people don't celebrate when they score and some go absolutely crazy and start chaos, which is fun," he said. "For me out of respect I will celebrate a little bit, but it won't be crazy." Bendtner began his senior with Arsenal and spent nine years with the club, before moving to German side Wolfsburg in 2014. "[Arsenal] feels like a long time away. I had been there a long time but so much has happened since, so it's a little bit of a distant memory," he told BBC Radio Nottingham. "Things happen in football, it's a quick career and you have 15 or 20 years. "I was there at an early age and there's many things - ups and downs - that have happened but it's in the past and I only look to the future." The Denmark international says he has good memories of his time at Arsenal, but hopes his new club can progress to the fourth round of the EFL Cup for the first time since 2004-05. "I am sure I will probably pop into the dressing room after the match," he continued. "In 90 minutes when I go onto the pitch I am focused on Forest to win the match for them and after all the emotions it's a different story."

Summary: Nottingham Forest forward Nicklas Bendtner will not "go crazy" if he scores against Arsenal despite his time at the club being a distant memory.


The deceased was the driver of a white coloured van that was involved in a collision on the Tullyvar Road shortly before 20.30 BST on Saturday. The road was closed for a time but has now reopened. Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision to contact police.

Summary: A man in his 40's has died following a road traffic collision in Aughnacloy, County Tyrone.


Stevenson was under contract until the end of the season, but having started just four games during this campaign, an early release was agreed. The 31-year-old had a spell with Exeter during the 2008-09 season, before a two-year spell with Harlequins. He moved back to Belfast in 2011 to join his home province, Ulster. Lock Stevenson made 89 appearances for the Irish province, scoring one try, which came against Treviso at Kingspan Stadium earlier this season. "I am extremely proud to have played a part in this Ulster team over the last five seasons. Every time I pulled on the shirt it meant something to me" said Stevenson. "However, the time is right for me to face a new challenge and I am excited about being part of Exeter Chiefs again. "I appreciate how Ulster have handled this and I wish them every success for the rest of the season." Ulster's Operations Director, Bryn Cunningham, commented that Stevenson would be "missed both on and off the pitch". "Player welfare is crucial for this club and in dealing closely with his agent and Lewis himself, we believe that this outcome will give him the best chance of furthering his rugby career," stated Cunningham. "It also gives an opportunity during the remainder of the current season for Academy players like John Donnan and Alex Thompson, who have been working with Pete Browne in the 'A' set-up, to move up the pecking order, therefore getting exposure at a higher level, as we continue to develop our young, home-grown indigenous players." "With the addition of the very promising and exciting Kieran Treadwell coming in next season, plus the current impressive displays and continued improvement of Alan O'Connor, this again bolsters our resources of planning for the future in the second row department."

Summary: Second row Lewis Stevenson is to join Exeter Chiefs with immediate effect after being released from his contract with Ulster Rugby by mutual agreement.


Kompany - back after a five-month injury lay-off - left the field by his own choice in injury time after City had made all three substitutions. Gael Clichy's fourth goal in English football had put City in charge before Aleix Garcia swept home a second. Swansea's record signing Borja Baston missed several chances before Gylfi Sigurdsson scored a late consolation. Belgian centre-back Kompany sat out Euro 2016 and had not played since injury forced him off in City's Champions League semi-final defeat by Real Madrid on 4 May. "The doctors are speaking with him, but hopefully it is not a big, big problem. We're going to wait for the result," said City manager Pep Guardiola. "Once they scored the goal, after I said: 'What happened?'. They said that Vincent had gone to the locker room. Hopefully, it will not be a big problem. We will have to wait. If he's injured, he's injured. He cannot stay on the pitch." "It's not easy after a long, long time without playing. Defensively, he was so strong - he played really good." Both sides rang the changes for this game but City showed they have the depth to compete in all competitions - despite Guardiola scoffing at the notion of winning four trophies - with the likes of Kompany, Pablo Zabaleta and John Stones restored by the Spaniard. Swansea made eight changes themselves, and starts for the likes of Jay Fulton and defender Kyle Naughton, as a winger, gave their team an experimental look. A close first half saw chances limited, but City surged ahead after the break through Clichy's deflected goal and might have added to Garcia's smart second after Jesus Navas' pinpoint cross. City twice came close to gifting the Swans a goal, but Borja was denied by Willy Caballero either side of half-time, before Sigurdsson's late consolation effort from close range. Swansea manager Francesco Guidolin: "It is not a good moment for us. Little things are going against us, we are missing chances. "Manchester City are a very good team, even though they changed their players around. But I am optimistic, as I saw my team play a good game. "This is my job. With my experience, I know football is like this. it does not bring any added pressure for me. I have to work with my players, my staff and to pick up better results." Match ends, Swansea City 1, Manchester City 2. Second Half ends, Swansea City 1, Manchester City 2. Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo. Goal! Swansea City 1, Manchester City 2. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Modou Barrow. Attempt missed. Modou Barrow (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Substitution, Manchester City. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Aleix García. Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Vincent Kompany. Fernando (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Leon Britton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by

Summary: Vincent Kompany suffered an injury scare on his return as Manchester City eased past Swansea in the EFL Cup.


The 18-year-old man was taken to hospital with multiple stab wounds following the altercation in Bowleymead in the Eldene area on Saturday. Daniel Peapell, 20, and Zac Doyle, 19, both from Swindon, were charged alongside 19-year-old Raffaele Bretti from Wroughton. The three were remanded in custody by Swindon magistrates. They will all next appear at Bristol Crown Court in July.

Summary: Three men have been charged with the attempted murder of a teenager who was stabbed repeatedly in Swindon.