The six-time major winner from England, who would be 59 when the event is staged, designed the course in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. "I wouldn't mind giving it a go - I'd love to, that would be a cool thing to do," said Faldo. Faldo has fond memories of competing in the Irish Open, winning three titles in a row from 1991. He also won the Open Championship three times while his third victory in the US Masters came in 1996. Media playback is not supported on this device The former European Ryder Cup captain now works as a television analyst in the United States. "I might tee it up and I'll only be 59. I'll see if I can get my TV schedules worked out and get in a bit of practice," added Faldo, speaking after the US Masters finished on Sunday. George O'Grady, European Tour chief executive, said Faldo would be given a place in the tournament. "You know he wouldn't just pitch up to make up the numbers - he would go and work on his game to make sure he is a competitor," added O'Grady. "You don't make rules for players like Nick Faldo." The Lough Erne course will be staging the Irish Open for the first time, two years after the tournament is held at Royal County Down. The Irish Open returned to Northern Ireland after a 59-year absence in a hugely-successful staging of the event at Royal Portrush in 2012.

Summary: Sir Nick Faldo wants to compete in the Irish Open when it comes to Lough Erne for the first time in 2017.


The Uppal family home in Wolverhampton was damaged after a suspected gas explosion destroyed the property next door on 28 December last year. The blast totally destroyed Wendy Ayoub's home. She was rescued from the site and treated for cuts and a broken ankle. Neighbour Daljit Uppal said his family hoped to return by February. Mr Uppal said the explosion "took the side of my house out". "We had to have one side demolished and it was rebuilt." "It's frustrating, I would have liked to have been back in the house for Christmas, unfortunately it has taken a lot longer than what we anticipated," added Mr Uppal. Following the explosion, emergency services said Mrs Ayoub, who was trapped for about two hours, appeared "to have been saved by her washing machine holding back additional rubble and timbers". She hopes to move back and plans have been submitted for a new two-storey property at the site. Mr Uppal said his extension had now been completed and the inside of the home was being furnished. The cause of the blast remains unknown. National Grid investigated and found none of its pipes or meters were at fault.

Summary: A man whose home was badly damaged after an explosion says his family are still waiting to return one year on.


Stuart Brownhill, 59, was absent during a roll-call at 05:00 BST at the North Sea Camp prison, near Boston, police said. He murdered Lynne Taylor while her 11-year-old son slept in their home in Werneth, Oldham, in 1984 and was jailed for life at Manchester Crown Court the following year. Police have asked the public not to approach him. More on this story and others news in Lincolnshire Brownhill met Ms Taylor on a night out and later set fire to her home. He admitted he strangled Ms Taylor after trying to rape her and that he knew the boy was asleep in the property when he started the fire. He is described as 5ft 8in tall, bald, and has a green right eye and a blue left eye. Officers believe he may be wearing a brown jacket and black boots. The force have appealed for anyone who sees him to contact them immediately by dialling 999. Officers said anyone with information on his whereabouts should call 101.

Summary: A convicted murderer has absconded from an open prison in Lincolnshire.


The girl said during a TV interview the child would be "like having a doll". Experts criticised Mr Pinera's comments as having no scientific foundation. Mr Pinera supports Chile's abortion laws, which outlaw the practice in all circumstances. His critics want it legalised in cases of rape, and want the girl to be allowed an abortion. The 11-year-old girl appeared in a TV interview on Monday, saying: "I'm going to love the baby very much, even though it comes from that man who hurt me. "It will be like having a doll in my arms." The girl was raped repeatedly over a two-year period by her mother's boyfriend, who has since been arrested. Mr Pinera said he had asked the health minister to personally look after the girl's health. "She surprised us all with words showing depth and maturity when she said that, despite the pain caused by the man who raped her, she wanted to have and take care of her baby," he said. Forensic psychologist Giorgio Agostini said the girl would not have the mental or emotional capacity to understand her situation. Sources: World Health Organization, Guttmacher Institute "What the president is saying doesn't get close to the psychological truth of an 11-year-old-girl," he told the Associated Press news agency. "It's a subjective view that is not based on any scientific reasoning." The girl's case has already sparked a public debate about abortion. Campaigners argue that the laws, which date back to the authoritarian rule of Gen Augusto Pinochet, should be changed to allow for abortions in cases of rape or when the mother's health is at risk. Michelle Bachelet, the likely presidential candidate next year for the left-leaning opposition, supports the campaign. Ms Bachelet earlier commented that the 11-year-old girl need to be protected. "I think a therapeutic abortion, in this case because of rape, would be in order," she said. Chile is one of seven Latin American countries where abortion is completely banned. Last month, the case of a seriously ill woman in El Salvador made international headlines when the courts upheld the ban on abortion even though the woman's life was at risk and the foetus was unlikely to survive. She was eventually allowed to have a caesarean section.

Summary: Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has praised as "brave and mature" a pregnant 11-year-old rape victim who said she was happy to have the child.


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But chairman Bill Kenwright says he will not make a snap decision. "Eleven years ago I made a decision [to appoint Moyes] and it was an instant decision. I don't think that can happen this time," he said. Media playback is not supported on this device "We have to see what candidates are out there to take the club forward." Laudrup, 48, led Swansea to the League Cup trophy this season - the club's first major silverware - while Martinez, 39, has been at Wigan since 2009. Departing captain Phil Neville, 36, may also figure in Everton's plans. Kenwright will take on board the views of the fans before making an appointment and said: "I will be looking to the fans to get that guidance. "I can't individually poll each one of them but it is important that they get the right manager. "The fans know the adventure they have had for 11 years. A very important part of my life is to see they are not let down because I don't want Evertonians let down." Kenwright praised Moyes for his contribution at Goodison Park over the last 11 seasons. "Manchester United are very lucky," he said. "It will be tough for all Evertonians to say goodbye to him, a great manager. Everton were shocked by the speed of events that have taken David Moyes to Old Trafford. The manager was planning for next season and even held meetings about transfer targets earlier this week before Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement. There was a quiet confidence behind the scenes that, in the apparent absence of attractive offers, Moyes would stay at Goodison Park after his contract expires this summer. Now owner Bill Kenwright must find a successor to the man who has led Everton for 11 years. Swansea's Michael Laudrup and Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez head the list but other candidates will merit discussion, such as departing Everton captain Phil Neville. If the decision on who succeeded Ferguson was crucial to Manchester United, the same can be said for Everton as they seek to replace the manager who has been central to the workings of the club since 2002. "We could not stand in his way because he was out of contract. It was his decision; he has made it." Neville, who may yet emerge as a candidate to join the new managerial team at Old Trafford, announced last month that he would leave Goodison at the end of the season. He is highly respected at the club and will gain coaching experience with England at the European Under-21s Championship in Israel this summer. Former Barcelona and Real Madrid midfielder Laudrup started his managerial career at Danish club Brondby, guiding them to the title and Danish Cup twice during four years in charge. He then had spells at Spain's Getafe and Spartak Moscow in Russia, before being appointed Real Mallorca manager in La Liga in July 2010. He joined Swansea City last summer, replacing Liverpool-bound Brendan Rodgers, and has enjoyed a successful first season in England, guiding the Welsh side to their

Summary: Swansea's Michael Laudrup and Wigan's Roberto Martinez are the frontrunners to replace David Moyes as Everton boss when he takes over from Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in July.


The 31-year-old striker spent the second half of last season at Fir Park and helped Well avoid relegation. "It is quite easy for me to make that choice, but I have got other options further afield - abroad," he said. "I did state I want to get back down to England again - I do feel there's some unfinished business there." McDonald revealed there had been talks with clubs in England as well as Motherwell but suggested it was "early days" as many managers and chief executives had only just returned from summer holidays. "Obviously it's nice to have a few offers, because we know that in football at the moment it's difficult times for a lot of players," he told BBC Scotland. "It will be decided with me and the family. My wife's pregnant again, a big bearing on everything, so it's taking a bit more time than usual to get it over the line on what we want next." McDonald, who won 26 caps for Australia, spent three years with Motherwell and had a similar spell at Celtic before time in England with Middlesbrough and Millwall. He returned to Fir Park after being released by the Lions and scored five times in 13 appearances before Motherwell beat Rangers in the play-off final. "Motherwell have been very good to me over the time I was there - this time and the time before," said McDonald, who added that the club had a strong place in his heart. "We've always loved living in Scotland, me and my family, and I still have my house up there as well." John Sutton has left Well for St Johnstone and Lee Erwin has joined Leeds United this summer, with manager Ian Baraclough already recruiting David Clarkson after his exit from Dundee and fellow striker Wes Fletcher after his release by York City. McDonald was full of praise for the man who took over from Stuart McCall midway through the season. "It was obviously difficult circumstances, but thankfully we got through it in the end and it was a fantastic ending to what was probably a disappointing season all round for the club," he said. "I fully believe that, with the manager in place, and the assistant that's there now, the club's in great hands and I think it's on the up again."

Summary: Scott McDonald suggests there is "a huge chance" he could return for a third spell with Motherwell but says there is interest from other clubs.


Francisco Marcolino married his maid of decades, Rita Monteiro, 52, in northern Portugal on 4 May. But three children from his previous marriage claim she is eyeing his €2m (£1.7m; $2.2m) estate and that he is not of sound mind. "If he had wanted to marry, he would have done it when he was capable," his son told Portuguese media. The children are trying to annul the marriage on grounds of incapacity - though a fourth is refusing to join the action and has not commented. Ms Monteiro was hired by Mr Marcolino's wife 30 years ago, two years before she died. According to Manuel Marcolino de Jesus, one of three children who have filed the lawsuit, his father's health has sharply deteriorated over the past few years. His father has made several emergency trips to the local hospital, where his files say he suffers dementia and is totally dependent, Manuel Marcolino said. "They have lived in [Ms Monteiro's] house since he became incapable five years ago, and that is when she started to take over everything," he told Portugal's CM Jornal. "Since then, more than €319,000 has gone missing from one [bank] account and more than €200,000 from another," he alleged. Last December, the three lodged two criminal cases of abuse of trust against Ms Monteiro and listed Mr Marcolino's assets. A psychological assessment was under way to see whether Mr Marcolino should be appointed a representative to manage his affairs. But they say they were caught by surprise when they found out their father had married. They say officials at a register office 80km (50 miles) away refused to marry the pair, forcing them to travel to another one 150km away. Portuguese news agency Lusa has repeatedly contacted Ms Monteiro's lawyer, but her lawyer says she has "no questions to answer". You might also like: German schools get tough Prince Harry English exam changed Dutch King Willem-Alexander reveals secret flights as co-pilot French host humiliated gay men on live TV

Summary: The children of a 101-year-old man have legally challenged his marriage to his ex-maid, who is just over half his age.


Lulzsec has claimed a new scalp - releasing confidential material taken from the Arizona police department. The anonymous hacking group says they've not been knocked off course, or successfully exposed, by rival hackers who claim to have named them online - apparently because they object to their agenda. This agenda seems to have evolved. When they started out, two months ago, they said they were mainly hacking "for laughs". In an online Q&A, Whirlpool, the spokesman for Lulzsec, who describes himself as "captain of the Lulz Boat", agreed that their goals now go beyond that: "Politically motivated ethical hacking is more fulfilling". We weren't able to talk to Whirlpool in person, but met in cyberspace in a private online chat room. In those circumstances it's almost impossible to verify with absolute certainty who you are speaking to, but Newsnight was able to verify that this person had access to the @Lulzsec Twitter feed. Here are some other edited highlights from the online chat, which began with a question about the Antisec movement to which Lulzsec seem recently to have aligned themselves. What is Operation Antisec in your own words? Operation Antisec - our energy has manifested from single-drop personal operations to a global hacker movement against the common people who deem themselves oppressors, namely the world governments... Our Lulz Boat has gathered allied ships in Anonymous and several rogue hacker groups, including prominent Brazilian, Iranian, and Spanish groups. We saw the Arizona material should we expect more today? We're hoping to load payload bay #1 with delicious booty and release more material early next week, preferably Monday. What do you mean by "who deem themselves oppressors"? Those who materialise rules to govern the oceans aren't corrupt in nature, but they soon realize that nobody will question rules that they put out, so they use this system to abuse the public. People fear new rules, people fear the "higher-ups", and we're here to bring them down a few notches. Is it the wrong rules? Or the wrong people making the rules? Would you be ok with rules, but more transparency also? Rules are rules and we, as a people, are OK with dedicated individuals to moderate them (politicians, officials, etc) - and that's fine. However, when our boat wants to sail into a book store, we're not going to pay Apple for a mobile reading device and subsequently purchase an application allowing us to read books, and then purchase the rights to read the book in text format. Copyright laws - a no-no. Copywrong is a constant enemy of the seas. So copyright is one of your issues, but that's not why you attacked Arizona police. Can you explain? Our hit on the Arizona police was to expose the corruption and racial profiling of their battle fleet. In one of the e-mails leaked, they refer to Mexicans as "illegal aliens" and that they need to build a bigger and bigger wall to keep them out. We have hundreds more documents ready to drop on similar corrupt states. So immigration- quite a leap from

Summary: The Lulz Security hacking group that has claimed attacks on high-profile targets including the CIA and Sony in recent weeks has exclusively told the BBC's Newsnight programme that it wants to target the "higher ups" who write the rules and "bring them down a few notches".


Yvonne Mosquito was suspended last month over allegations she visited a murder victim's family without informing officers. But Maxie Hayles said Ms Mosquito was "an ordained minister giving condolences to a grieving family"â€Ž and a councillor for the area. He chaired a meeting of more than 100 people to discuss the suspension. Monday's public meeting at the Afro-Caribbean Millennium Centre in Winson Green, Birmingham, discussed community concerns over the suspension. Kenichi Phillips, 18, was killed as he sat in a car in St Mark's Crescent, Birmingham, on 17 March. Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson previously said he took the "very difficult decision to suspend the deputy PCC" with immediate effect, pending an internal investigation into potential gross misconduct. Allegations against Ms Mosquito were reported by a "senior officer from the force" and if proven "could have potentially hindered and jeopardised a complex, sensitive and ongoing murder investigation", he said. The union Unite said it was "appalled" more detail about the allegations "that should be private and confidential" had been put into the public domain by the PCC. The BBC later revealed Ms Mosquito had complained about the PCC four weeks before her suspension. There was "no connection between the decision [to suspend] and any other issues," the PCC's office has said. Peter Pennant, local pastor from the Council of Black Majority Churches, told Monday's meeting Ms Mosquito's visit was not in her capacity as deputy PCC, but in a "church pastoral capacity". Ms Mosquito has not yet commented.

Summary: The suspension of the West Midlands Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner was "heavy-handed", a meeting heard.


The indoor complex in Middlehaven will include a 557ft (170m) ski slope, climbing area, indoor sky-diving centre, shops and cafes. Developer Cool Runnings (NE) expect the centre to attract 2.5m visitors a year. Building work is expected to start early next year, with a forecast opening by the summer of 2019. Middlesbrough Council described the scheme as a "massive step" in the town's regeneration plans. Paul Mosley, of Cool Runnings NE, said: "This is fantastic news for us as developer and for Middlesbrough as a whole. "The feedback we have had from local people has been superb. People have been screaming out for something like this in Middlesbrough. "There is already a lot of development in Middlehaven and this will just be the icing on the cake." The project is the latest phase in the regeneration of Middlehaven, with more than £150m already being spent on housing, leisure and business developments. The nearest snow centre to Middlesbrough is currently in Castleford, West Yorkshire.

Summary: Plans for a £30m snow and leisure centre, which is expected to create more than 300 jobs, have been approved by councillors in Middlesbrough.


Jodie Simpson, 38, fell into a vegetative state after taking an overdose of drugs at her home in Barrow, Cumbria, in 2012. She died in June after her family fought for a legal ruling to withhold nutrition and hydration. The coroner ruled she died of a brain injury resulting from the overdose. Ms Simpson's brother Michael Devlin told the inquest his sister had a history of drink and drug use and had been on a "weekend bender" before he found her collapsed at her home. She ended up in a vegetative state with no sign of consciousness. She was able to breathe without assistance but needed to be fed and given liquid through a stomach tube. Her mother Jean Simpson said: "I knew from the beginning there was no hope, my worst fear was that she was actually minimally unconscious. "No one would want to live like that." Doctors agreed there was no chance of recovery yet the legal application to allow her to die was subjected to years of delay. She told the inquest her family was "treated as insignificant" by the authorities and she had lost faith in professionals. Cumbria Care Commissioning Group has since apologised for the process taking so long. The coroner said looking back to the events of 2012, there was no evidence Jodie Simpson intended to take her own life.

Summary: A woman who spent four years trying to get permission to allow her daughter to die has told an inquest the delay was "excruciating".


Harvard researchers say replacing red meat with a combination of beans, peas and lentils, poultry, nuts, and fish may reduce the risk in younger women. But UK experts urge caution, saying other studies have shown no clear link between red meat and breast cancer. Past research has shown that eating a lot of red and processed meat probably increases the risk of bowel cancer. The new data comes from a US study tracking the health of 89,000 women aged 24 to 43. A team, led by Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, analysed the diets of almost 3,000 women who developed breast cancer. "Higher red meat intake in early adulthood may be a risk factor for breast cancer," they report in the British Medical Journal. "And replacing red meat with a combination of legumes, poultry, nuts and fish may reduce the risk of breast cancer." Dr Maryam Farvid and colleagues described the risk as "small". Prof Tim Key, an epidemiologist at the University of Oxford, said the US study found "only a weak link" between eating red meat and breast cancer, which was "not strong enough to change the existing evidence that has found no definite link between the two". "Women can reduce their risk of breast cancer by maintaining a healthy weight, drinking less alcohol and being physically active, and it's not a bad idea to swap some red meat - which is linked to bowel cancer - for white meat, beans or fish," he added. Prof Valerie Beral, director of the Cancer Epidemiology Unit at the University of Oxford, said dozens of studies had looked at breast cancer risk associated with diet. "The totality of the available evidence indicates that red meat consumption has little or no effect on breast cancer risk, so results from a single study cannot be considered in isolation," she said. Sally Greenbrook of Breakthrough Breast Cancer said the charity would welcome more research into the impact of red meat on breast cancer risk. "It's already been proven that women can reduce their breast cancer risk by maintaining a healthy weight, reducing alcohol consumption and increasing the amount of physical activity they do," she said. Jackie Harris, a clinical nurse specialist at Breast Cancer Care, said: "This study is interesting because it looks at young women's eating habits and supports the growing body of evidence of the importance of eating a well balanced diet. "Doing exercise and keeping a healthy body weight can also help reduce your risk of breast cancer. "However it is important to remember that it can't prevent it completely. "Being female, increasing age and having a significant family history are the three main risk factors for developing breast cancer." Evidence has shown that there is probably a link between eating lots of red and processed meat, and the risk of bowel cancer. The Department of Health has advised that people who eat more than 90g (cooked weight) of red and processed meat a day cut down to 70g. Guidelines from the American Cancer Society also suggest limiting how much processed and

Summary: Eating a lot of red meat in early adult life may slightly increase the risk of breast cancer, according to a US study.


Greybull Capital, a UK-based investment firm, is to plough up to £400m into the plant - but workers had to accept a pay cut and smaller pension contributions. In an earlier ballot, Community, Unite and GMB members accepted temporary changes to their terms and conditions. Officials said it was a positive step in "securing a sustainable future" for the plant. More on this and other local stories in Lincolnshire Unite's National Officer, Harish Patel, said: "This will have been a difficult decision to take for many, but by agreeing to make these short-term sacrifices, members have secured a future for steelmaking in Scunthorpe and the long product division's other sites. "Government ministers need to make sure that the sacrifices are not being made in vain by taking decisive action to support the steel industry and allowing steelworkers to compete on a level playing field with their global competitors." Steve McCool, from the union Community, echoed calls for Government action. "He said: "The steel made at Scunthorpe and across the north of England is some of the best in the world and is absolutely vital to the infrastructure and construction industries." "When Britain builds, we must always build using British steel," he said. The Government is yet to respond to a request to comment on what the union leaders have said. Ahead of the vote, steelworker Charlotte Upton said the proposed deal meant "job security for me so I can stay where my family is, near my home". "It means I can continue to be a steelworker, I love my job." The proposed temporary changes to terms and conditions include a one year, 3% reduction in pay, and a one year, 3% reduction (from 6%) in both employer's and employee's pension contributions. The Tata signs will be also removed and replaced with ones saying British Steel. The Scunthorpe steelworks is part of Tata Steel's long products division, which was put up for sale in 2014.

Summary: Workers have voted to accept a deal which will safeguard about 4,400 jobs at Tata's steelworks at Scunthorpe.


Liberal Democrat Robin Bradburn had lost his seat on Milton Keynes Council before details of Nadeem Ahmed Kiani's convictions emerged in August 2014. But Milton Keynes Taxi Association said he should not have been selected as a candidate in Bradwell. Mr Bradburn has refused to comment on his role in the affair. The council revoked Kiani's licence last year after it was revealed he had been given a private hire licence by the licensing committee in 2011. A second committee lifted a suspension on his licence in 2012, despite Thames Valley Police having written to the authority giving more details of Kiani's convictions for raping and assaulting prostitutes in London, in 1994. Councillors Stuart Burke and Gladstone McKenzie resigned from the council's licensing committee as a result. Labour's Mr McKenzie has also stood down from the council. Subhan Shafiq, who had vouched for Kiani as a friend in 2011, resigned as mayor in August. He then quit as a councillor when the council released a report into the affair in November. Mr Bradburn had sat on both of the committees, before he lost his seat in the Bradwell ward in May 2014, three months before the scandal broke. As a result, he escaped much of the media inquiries that followed. When asked by the BBC if he would like to comment as to why he had allowed Kiani a licence, he said: "Not at the moment, no." The council's report revealed Mr Bradburn told investigators "everyone is saying [Kiani] was a risk but he has not done anything in the 14 years since his release". He also told the council he was "confident the right decisions were made. So were the other members, but their leaders told them to apologise". But Dennis Edwards, chairman of the taxi association said it was "unacceptable" Mr Bradburn was standing for election again. He said: "What he did was appalling. Why would anyone want to vote for someone who put them at risk?" Cari Mitchell, of the English Collective of Prostitutes, condemned Mr Bradburn's decision to give Kiani a taxi licence. She said: "It is this blatant devaluing of sex workers lives which makes us vulnerable to violence." Mr Bradburn will stand in Bradwell against Rachel Cadger from the Green Party, Conservative Max Chaudhry, Labour's Rachel Pallett, Katie Simpson from the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition and UKIP's Cathy Kitchiner. Lib Dem Mr Burke is seeking re-election in Shenley Brook End ward, where he will stand against Labour's Binta Bah-Pokawa, Conservative Hiten Ganatra, the Green's Michael Gurner and Geoffrey Winter of UKIP.

Summary: A former councillor who stood by his decision to allow a serial rapist to get a licence to drive a taxi is standing for election.


Morton had the best chance of the game, Bobby Barr's shot going through the legs of Hibs goalkeeper Mark Oxley and rebounding off the post. Hibs looked tired and struggled to create clear-cut chances. The result is a huge blow to the Edinburgh side's hopes as they attempt to pip Falkirk to second place in the Championship. Manager Alan Stubbs rested midfielder John McGinn, who had been struggling with a back problem. But Stubbs had to introduce the player midway through the second half as the visitors searched in vain for victory. The first chance arrived on the quarter-hour mark, and it came for Morton - Mark Russell's long-range effort comfortably saved by Oxley. Immediately after that, Hibs should have taken the lead. Liam Henderson was played through one-on-one with Derek Gaston, but the on-loan Celtic midfielder dinked his effort over the keeper and the bar. Just before half-time Morton had a great chance to take the lead after a cross from Barr found the head of Declan McManus, but he failed to get enough on it and the ball trickled wide. Hibernian struggled to create chances with the strike force of Jason Cummings and Anthony Stokes failing to click. In the second half Stokes did produce a moment of real quality from 20 yards, a looping shot which Gaston did well to palm over. Cummings then fired into the top corner of the net after being played in by Lewis Stevenson, but the assistant referee had his flag up for offside. Morton almost took the lead after a mistake from Niklas Gunnarson allowed in Barr. His shot went through Oxley and came back off the post before Hibs scrambled to safety. Hibs needed to add energy to their play and Stubbs introduced McGinn to the fray. The Scotland cap almost made an immediate impact, his shot from the edge of the area flying just over the bar. But Stubbs' men failed to make that vital breakthrough against a resolute Morton side that looked solid throughout.

Summary: Hibernian were held to a draw by a Greenock Morton side that more than merited a point.


The second bomb, which dropped 70 years ago during World War II, hit the Herefordshire home of his father, Ernest Hursey, who was in charge of security at the Rotherwas factory at the time. Mr Hursey said it was "fate" he was in the back of the house in the early hours because the family had visitors and the front bedrooms were taken. He said: "While [time has] healed, it hasn't really stopped the picture of the aircraft coming over and dropping its bombs. "What's in the bomb bounced out of the factory area along the ground into our house... It will always remain very prominent in my mind." Thousands of women worked at the Royal Ordnance Factory during the two world wars, said Herefordshire Lore, which publishes local memories in a newsletter and online. It was believed 17 people died in the factory in the incident on 27 July 1942, the group added. Mr Hursey said: "About 6 o'clock in the morning - a lovely sunny morning, beautiful - and the sirens went and of course in Hereford nobody took any notice of the sirens. "I saw the bomb bays were open and two bombs dropped out. "One landed sort of in the middle of a row of sheds and exploded and the other one went into the end shed nearest our house, which was probably about 200, 300 yards away." Mr Hursey said he did not know if he was knocked unconscious, but "over a period of time... everything was so quiet". He added: "I couldn't understand why [there was] no noise, nothing was happening and then eventually I heard somebody running down the road and shouting 'is there anybody about?' "They came and gradually dug me out of all the debris." His father Ernest and French mother Bertha - both in their late 50s - died along with his 22-year-old brother Ron, who was on leave from the Army, and his brother Ernest's wife and mother-in-law. Ernest junior, an RAF pilot, was killed in action in his mid 20s about a year after the Rotherwas tragedy. The family house was demolished after the Rotherwas factory incident, but Ken Hursey - the youngest brother - "just had a couple of little scratches". After the bombing the apprentice electrician, who had left school at 14, lived with his uncle, Bob Hursey, and his wife before later joining the Fleet Air Arm and the police in 1949. Now aged 86, Ken Hursey has been married to Margaret for 67 years and has three children and four grandchildren. But he clearly remembers his "great" parents who met in France while his father was serving in the Army during World War I. He said: "We had a wonderful upbringing... I wouldn't have changed anything. "Something happens and it causes a lot of upset, terrible strife, but you've just got to get on with it and get over it." Asked if he ever thought about the pilot, Mr Hursey said: "I can't bear any animosity against them. They were only doing their job, the same

Summary: Ken Hursey was 16 when two 250kg bombs were dropped on a munitions factory, killing several members of his family.


It amounts to £1.5m in the UK and $2.4m in the US for individuals with the highest needs, say UK and US experts. Autism cost the UK more than heart disease, stroke and cancer combined, said an autism charity. But only £6.60 per person is spent on autism research compared with £295 on cancer, according to Autistica. The research looked at the costs to society of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in both the UK and US. Autism cost the UK at least £32bn a year in terms of treatment, lost earnings, and care and support for children and adults with ASD, found the study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics. This compared with £12bn for cancer, £8bn for heart disease and £5bn for stroke, said Autistica. The figures showed a clear need for more effective interventions to treat autism, ideally in early life, to make the best use of scarce resources, said lead researcher Prof Martin Knapp, of the London School of Economics and Political Science, in London. "We need to use our resources earlier, identify people earlier and try to provide therapies and support that makes it easier to manage the condition," he told BBC News. He said new government policies were also needed to address "the enormous impact on families". Christine Swabey, chief executive of the autism research charity, Autistica, said there was an "unacceptable imbalance" between the high cost of autism and the amount spent on research. "The right research would provide early interventions, better mental health, and more independence," she said. "But right now we spend just £180 on research for every £1m we spend on care." Commenting on the study, Prof Emily Simonoff, of King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, said the finding was important because of the "relatively low amounts of research funding that go to mental health, despite its huge burden". More than 600,000 people in the UK have autism, a developmental disorder that can cause problems with social interaction, language skills and physical behaviour. The disorder varies from mild to so severe that a person may be unable to communicate and need round-the-clock care. Follow Helen on Twitter.

Summary: The economic cost of supporting someone with autism over a lifetime is much higher than previously thought, research suggests.


The Ashmolean has raised £860,000 to acquire J M W Turner's The High Street, Oxford but hopes the public will help contribute towards the final £60,000. On loan from a private collection since 1997, it has been offered to the nation in lieu of £3.5m inheritance tax. Director Dr Alexander Sturgis described it as the "greatest painting of the city that has ever been made". He added: "The importance of keeping this beautiful painting in Oxford cannot be overstated. "High Street, Oxford is the young Turner's most significant townscape... if the Ashmolean does not acquire the painting, it will be sold on the open market. "All major oil paintings by Turner that have been offered at auction in recent years have been bought by foreign buyers." Turner created the painting of one of Oxford's most picturesque streets in 1810 after being commissioned by Oxford printseller James Wyatt for 100 guineas. He painted more than 30 watercolours of Oxford in his lifetime, and is credited with inventing new techniques in landscape painting, such as making skies and clouds look luminous and expressive. The museum has received a £550,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards the painting, as well as £220,000 from the Art Fund, and £30,000 from the Friends and Patrons of the Ashmolean. Stuart McLeod, head of HLF South East England, said it would be "unthinkable" if it did not remain on public display in Oxford. Stephen Deuchar, director of the Art Fund, said: "This most important picture simply must be saved by the Ashmolean." A previous campaign by the museum in 2012 was successful in keeping Edouard Manet's portrait of Mademoiselle Claus in the UK.

Summary: A museum has launched a fundraising campaign to keep the "greatest" ever painting of Oxford on show in the city.


Prince William made the comment when asked how many children he would like, during the second day of the couple's Diamond Jubilee tour to Singapore. A teenager at one walkabout said the prince had responded by saying "he was thinking about having two". The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also said they would like their "superhero superpower" to be invisibility. The prince, who married Catherine Middleton in April last year, has spoken before about starting a family, but has not mentioned numbers. After the couple's visit to the Gardens by the Bay attraction, Corine Ackermann, 17, said: "Someone asked him how many children he would like to have, and he said he was thinking about having two." Jaz Heber Percy, 13, asked the prince what superpower he would like to have if he could be a superhero. The prince replied: "That's a hard question - I'm not sure. I'll have to think about it. I think invisibility." The duchess had agreed that she would need to be invisible too, "otherwise he would be able to sneak up on her," Jaz said. Several people in the 1,000-strong crowd fainted as they waited in sweltering heat for three hours to see the royals. Local children who had been given the morning off school chanted: "Will, you're brill. Kate, you're great". The royal couple planted a Pachira glabra variegata tree to mark their visit. They also visited a Rolls-Royce jet engine factory, where the prince praised the "cutting-edge aerospace technology developed by one of the United Kingdom's great global companies". During the visit, the duchess fitted the last of 24 fan blades to a Trent 900 engine.

Summary: The Duke of Cambridge has reportedly revealed he would like to have two children with his wife.


People are twice as likely to survive for at least a decade after being diagnosed than they were at the start of the 1970s, the charity said. It said better treatments and speedier diagnoses are among the reasons. But cancer can leave a legacy of side effects such as depression and financial difficulties, it also warned. The report, called Cancer Then and Now, estimates around a quarter of survivors will have long-term issues that need support. Helen Taskiran told BBC News she suffered from depression as a result of surviving cancer, and has even missed out on job opportunities because of it. She was first diagnosed in 1991 with bowel cancer, which she survived, but since then has been diagnosed with four other cancers, including breast, skin and womb. "They've left me with swollen arms and legs, tiredness, sometimes depression, [making me] dubious about going for other jobs," said Helen, whose son was just three years old when she was first diagnosed. "Your self-esteem goes down, you're wondering whether people will judge you. "I've had job interviews where people have turned me down because I've had cancer - so that all adds to the depression. I've been offered jobs and then when I've filled in medical forms all of a sudden the job has disappeared before it's even started," she added. A total of 625,000 people in the UK are currently suffering with depression after cancer treatment, Macmillan Cancer Support said. Greig Trout survived cancer at the age of seven, and again at 30, but he says the worst part of his battle was after his second all-clear. He says he became "gripped by anxiety, and the fear of cancer coming back, or the fear that maybe it hadn't gone". "I felt guilty, angry at myself," says Mr Trout, now 37 and from Thames Ditton in south-west London. "At times I was thinking 'am I ungrateful for feeling this way after having survived when so many others don't?'." Read more about his story Prof Jane Maher, chief medical officer at Macmillan Cancer Support, said: "We now see fewer of the big side-effects, such as an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, we saw after treatment in the 1970s and 80s. "But some of the effects doctors consider 'small', such as fatigue and poor bowel control, can have a profound impact on someone's quality of life. "Sadly there is no cancer treatment available at the moment that does not carry a risk of side-effects." The charity said although a growing number of people are surviving long-term with cancer, more needed to be done to make sure they got the right care. The organisation says it has evolved from being a handful of nurses providing end-of-life care in the 1970s to a much bigger network that even includes benefits advisers. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the fact more people were surviving cancer was "excellent news" and credited the work of NHS staff carrying out diagnosis, treatment and care to help patients. "To help, we announced last year that by 2020 people diagnosed with

Summary: More than 170,000 people in the UK who were diagnosed with cancer up to 40 years ago are still alive, a report by Macmillan Cancer Support has suggested.


Archant, owner of Mustard TV, is planning to sell to the That's TV Group, which already runs channels in 10 different regions. If the sale goes through, it is understood current staff will not be needed to operate the Norwich station. An Archant spokeswoman said: "We have consistently said the success of local TV will come from consolidation." Mustard TV has broadcast from Norwich for the past three years and was set up as part of a UK-wide government scheme. Its presenters include former Norwich City player Darren Eadie and ex-Anglia TV presenter Helen McDermott. As part of the deal, Archant will take a stake in the That's TV Group. In a letter to Mustard TV staff, seen by the BBC, Archant chief executive Jeff Henry said the sale was anticipated to be completed in September. "We expect that That's TV will broadcast from Prospect House for a year after completion of the share sale, but that, operationally, the Norwich station will work closely with its new sister station in Cambridge," it said. Mr Henry said Mustard TV had failed to turn a profit since its launch. "I have consistently said that the success of local television will come from consolidation which can bring the right mix of shared investment and skills needed to make this financially viable; we simply can't afford this on our own," he said. An Archant spokeswoman said: "Archant can confirm it has started a consultation period with the affected members of staff."

Summary: The owners of Norfolk's local TV station are proposing its sale, which could lead to potential job losses.


It had submitted plans for a new short-term holding facility near Glasgow Airport, which would have replaced the Lanarkshire detention centre. But Renfrewshire Council rejected the planning application for the new facility. As a result, the Home Office said it will retain Dungavel House for people who are facing removal. The Home Office said it had been "disappointed" by the council's decision to block a new holding centre. It said the Glasgow Airport plan would have created a "modern and secure facility" for "those with no right to be in the UK". A spokesman said: "We always made clear that the closure of Dungavel immigration removal centre was dependent on the opening of a new short-term holding facility in Scotland. "As the application for a new facility at Paisley was rejected, Dungavel will remain open." The replacement would have used to detain people under immigration powers for up to seven days before they were moved on to an airport for deportation or to an immigration removal centre. The Home Office has said it believes detention and removal are essential parts of effective immigration controls but insists they are carried out with dignity and respect. Officials say that when people are detained, it is for the minimum time possible. They pointed out the most recent inspection of Dungavel by Her Majesty's Inspector of Prisons found that the centre was a safe place where detainees are given the support and help they need. The Lanarkshire detention centre has attracted protests from opponents who described it as "racist and inhumane".

Summary: The Home Office has abandoned plans to replace the immigration removal centre at Dungavel House.


The Hammers said they chose the group for its "close links to the community". Vice-chairman Karren Brady said the deal demonstrated the club had kept its promise to regenerate two areas of east London through its stadium move. The developer plans to build new homes on the site as well as retail and leisure facilities by 2018. It has also been in talks with the family of former West Ham and England captain Bobby Moore about the possibility of placing a landscaped garden named in his honour at the centre of the site, as well as a statue of him. In a statement, Moore's daughter Roberta Moore said: "I have always believed that there should be some form of permanent West Ham United presence at the Boleyn Ground site after the team leave and I'm really pleased that the centre point of the development is planned to be named in honour of my father."

Summary: West Ham have agreed to sell Upton Park to London developer the Galliard Group once they have completed their move to the Olympic Stadium in 2016.


The Australian impresario's death was confirmed on Facebook by Spencer Gibb, son of Bee Gees star Robin Gibb. A cause of death was not immediately available. Andrew Lloyd Webber was among those paying tribute, describing Stigwood as a "great showman" who "taught me much". Spencer Gibb called him "a creative genius with a very quick and dry wit" adding that "Robert was the driving force behind The Bee Gees career". Stigwood started out as an advertising agency copywriter in his native Australia before moving to the UK at the age of 21 There, he made his name representing English singer John Leyton, securing him a role on the TV show Harpers West One. The deal allowed Leyton to perform a song - Johnny Remember Me - which spent four weeks at number one in 1961. By 1966, after a period of bankruptcy, he became a booking agent for The Who, luring them onto his own Reaction Records label, where they recorded the hit single Substitute. He went on to manage Cream and Eric Clapton, before signing the Bee Gees in 1967 and steering them to international success with an intensive promotional campaign for the single New York Mining Disaster 1941. By the early 1970s, though, the Bee Gees had fallen out of favour, and Clapton was inactive due to drug addiction. Stigwood turned his attention to musicals, producing the movie version of Jesus Christ Superstar and The Who's rock opera Tommy. Having bought the management rights to Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar, Stigwood was instrumental in cracking down on unlicensed performances of the musicals in the US - including school productions - to ensure profits went into pockets of its creators. He also formed RSO Records (short for Robert Stigwood Organization), where he resuscitated the careers of his two biggest acts - sending Clapton to the top of the charts with I Shot The Sheriff, and rebranding the Bee Gees as falsetto-voiced disco lynchpins on Jive Talking. The Australian's midas touch continued in the late 1970s, when he produced Saturday Night Fever, making a global star of television actor John Travolta and selling 40 million copies of the Bee Gees-powered soundtrack. Stigwood followed it with the evergreen teen musical Grease, and was particularly proud of casting fellow Australian Olivia Newton John in the role of Sandy. But he faltered with the 1978 Beatles musical Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - a fantastical but unfocused movie starring The Bee Gees, Peter Frampton and comedian Frankie Howerd. "If you like the Beatles and you like movies, do yourself a favour and stay away," wrote influential US film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum. Audiences took note, and the film flopped at the box office, although the soundtrack sold well. Stigwood went on to produce the similarly-disappointing sequels Grease 2 and Staying Alive - but found success later in life with the Madonna-starring musical Evita, which won the 1997 Golden Globe for best film. The movie's lyricist, Sir Tim Rice, paid tribute to Stigwood on Twitter, calling him "extraordinary, innovative [and] generous". "[He was] a vital part

Summary: Robert Stigwood, who managed Cream and the Bee Gees before producing the rock musicals Saturday Night Fever and Grease has died at the age of 81.


Dr Antinori has been placed under house arrest and banned from practising pending a police investigation. The complaint, rejected by the doctor's lawyers, was made by a 24-year-old Spanish woman. Dr Antinori shot to fame in the 1990s when he helped a woman give birth at 63, a first at the time. The 70-year-old was arrested at Rome's Fiumicino airport and is now under house arrest in the Italian capital. According to Italian investigators, the Spanish woman, who was temporarily working at Dr Antinori's Matris clinic in Milan, had her mobile phone taken and was forcibly immobilised and anaesthetised before her eggs were harvested. Lawyers for Dr Antinori, nicknamed the "grandmothers' obstetrician", said the doctor was an innocent victim of extortion. Prosecutors believe his may not be an isolated case, according to the Italian media. Donata Lenzi, an Italian MP, said: "The arrest of Severino Antinori is extremely serious because it indicates the existence of a market in eggs that will not stop at anything." Dr Antinori became famous worldwide in 1994 when he gave fertility treatment to Rossana Della Corte, an Italian who at the time became the oldest woman to give birth. He also helped Patricia Rashbrook, who became the UK's oldest mother in 2006. In 2003, the controversial doctor said Italian authorities were persecuting him over his human cloning projects. This followed his announcement that one of his patients would give birth to a cloned baby.

Summary: Well-known Italian fertility doctor Severino Antinori has been arrested after a woman said he had forcibly removed eggs from her at his clinic.


The California-based firm unveiled the five-seater car - its lowest-cost vehicle to date - on Thursday. Mr Musk tweeted the total reflected the orders received by the end of Saturday. Pre-orders of the Model 3 will not necessarily all translate into actual sales when the car is released, with first deliveries in late 2017. It can be ordered in advance in dozens of countries, including the UK, Republic of Ireland, Brazil, India, China and New Zealand. Potential car owners need to put down $1,000 deposits to reserve their vehicles. Such has been the interest that Mr Musk tweeted the company was "definitely going to need to rethink production planning". Mr Musk has said his goal is to produce about 500,000 vehicles a year once production is at full capacity. The basic model will start at $35,000 (Â£24,423) and have a range of at least 215 miles (346km) per charge. Tesla delivered 50,580 vehicles last year. Most of those were its Model S saloon, which overtook Nissan's Leaf to become the world's best selling pure-electric vehicle. But the firm still posted a net loss of $889m (Â£620m) for 2015, partly because it spent $718m on research and development over the period. It left Tesla with cash reserves of $1.2bn, down from $1.9bn a year earlier. The company is facing competition from other electric cars with a similar price and range that will become available first, including General Motors' Chevy Bolt and BYD's Qin EV300.

Summary: Tesla founder and chief executive Elon Musk says pre-orders of the firm's much-anticipated Model 3 electric car currently total 276,000.


And 15 other forces are looking at following Nottinghamshire Police's lead in treating incidents against women in this way, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has learned. One expert said harassment by men was an "everyday experience" for many. Harassment on grounds of race, religion and sexuality is already illegal. Nottinghamshire Police introduced its reclassification of harassment by men against women in July. Its figures, however, cover incidents dating back to April. The force found that there had been 11 misogynistic "hate crimes" - offences including harassment, kidnapping, possession of weapons and causing public fear, alarm or distress. There were also 19 "hate incidents" - behaviour also motivated by misogyny but falling short of criminal acts, such as name-calling and offensive jokes. "We're not saying all men engage in this behaviour, but for some women this has become an everyday experience. A lot of men are not aware of the implications it has on women," said Loretta Trickett, a criminologist at Nottingham Trent University. "Up until now, women have largely not reported this. Women put up with it because it is trivialised in society. People say it's complimentary to be wolf-whistled. "I think the new recording will give women reassurance that if they call the police, their incident will be registered and they will do something." Martha Jephcott, who has trained Nottinghamshire police officers on how to deal with misogyny as a hate crime, said: "Recognising misogyny as a hate crime is important because it acknowledges the world in which women live and the everyday nature of these sorts of incidents." Fifteen police forces will attend a conference in Nottingham on Wednesday, looking at the possibility of adopting similar schemes, which they hope will increase the reporting of harassment. Ms Jephcott said: "I want forces across the country to adopt this. I think it's a matter of equality. "UK-wide, racist and homophobic hate crimes take place and are recognised as such. Women should have that too because, wherever they are, they probably will have experienced this." Nottinghamshire Police define misogynistic hate crime as "incidents against women that are motivated by an attitude of a man towards a woman and includes behaviour targeted towards a woman by men simply because they are a woman". The classification means people can report incidents which might not otherwise be considered to be a crime and the police will investigate. Domestic abuse will not be recorded as a misogyny hate crime because it has its own procedure. A crime that the victim or any other person perceives to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards any aspect of a person's identity. Police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland annually monitor five strands of hate crime: Forces can include their own definition of a hate crime with several recently adding sub-cultures. The Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcast on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News channel.

Summary: A police force that reclassified wolf-whistling, cat-calling and other misogynistic harassment as hate crimes has handled 30 cases in five months.


West Dunbartonshire Council planning chairman Lawrence O'Neill said a "presumption against" new shops meant they would probably be rejected. He accused betting shops "of feeding on the vulnerable". But an industry spokesman said it was heavily regulated and the number of shops had fallen in recent years. Traditionally, bookmakers have been able to open up at a premises previously occupied by businesses such as banks, on the grounds they provided a financial service. Councils are about to get new powers, previously approved through a legislative amendment by MSPs at Holyrood, which will allow them to consider future betting shop applications purely on their individual merits. Asked if he thought the betting shop industry was targeting less well-off areas, Mr O'Neill said places like Clydebank, which has 13 bookmaker shops, had a higher level of multiple deprivation. He told the BBC's Sunday Politics Scotland programme: "To say it would be feeding on the vulnerable, yeah - that's my opinion." On the issue of future betting shop applications in West Dunbartonshire - which has the highest number of betting shops per head of population in Scotland - Mr O'Neill said he was not opposed to them outright. He said: "Each and every one will be taken on its merits. "The likelihood is, given the policy we have in place currently and the legislation in terms of the amendment, the likelihood is that they wouldn't be granted within town centres." Bob's story Bob is a recovering gambling addict. What began with the odd bet on football and horseracing led to something more serious. "Gambling became my be-all and end-all, he said, adding: "It was the most important thing in my life." Speaking anonymously to BBC Scotland, he recalled: "I ran my own business at the time and I should have been there from eight in the morning. But I hadn't left work until six o'clock that morning. "I'd go home and sleep till 12 in the day and at 12 o'clock I'd go straight to the bookmakers again and I'd be there till closing or until I lost my money. "Then I'd go back to work and work through the night and the same routine constantly perpetuated itself." Bob sought help after being overcome with guilt and remorse at not having the money to by his mother a birthday present, and has not gambled for some time. Donald Morrison, from the Association of British Bookmakers in Scotland, said the organisation would work with government and councils to make sure the regulations were applied responsibly. He added: "Betting shops open in busy commercial areas that have high footfall and strong demand and, like any sector, where's demand, there's competition." Mr Morrison said that since the financial crash, bookmakers had moved into empty town centre locations, contributing business rates and creating jobs. He added: "Despite the perception that bookies have actually proliferated, the actual numbers of bookmakers in Scotland and across the UK has been in decline in recent years. "In the last two years or so we've lost 300 shops across the UK, including dozens in

Summary: The council with Scotland's highest concentration of betting shops is to use new powers to limit the number of new premises in town centres.


The PSNI began an investigation after allegations emerged last week that trainees had shared exam questions. Chief Constable George Hamilton has said 54 student police officers must go back to the start of their 22-week training programme and repeat it. He said all concerned received written warnings under misconduct procedures. Several recruits were not allowed to graduate from the PSNI training college at Garnerville, east Belfast, after a whistleblower raised the allegations. In a statement, Mr Hamilton said the cheating claims emerged "the day before last Friday's graduation". "The allegations of impropriety suggested that student officers had individually memorised examination questions and collectively shared this information between themselves with a view to assisting them prepare for any re-sit examinations they might have been required to take." He added: "As chief constable, I am deeply disappointed by the actions of those student officers who have acted in a way that is not in keeping with the standards I expect from aspiring police officers. There have been disciplinary consequences for all of those students who were involved in this impropriety." However, Mr Hamilton also admitted that Policing Board members, who hold the PSNI to account, were "concerned at the action I had taken". He described his meeting with board members on Thursday as "challenging". He added: "I accept that others may not fully agree with my decisions on the matter. "However, I have acted in good faith and with integrity believing that my actions have been proportionate and appropriate in all the circumstances." In a statement, the Policing Board said that the chief constable was questioned for two hours regarding the "actions and decisions taken following this information coming to light". Policing Board Chair Anne Connolly said: "The chief constable has been left in no doubt that board members consider this to be a very serious matter which has caused reputational damage to the PSNI. "It is deeply concerning to the board that so many trainees, at the very start of their careers, have been prepared to engage in this impropriety." She added: "Members questioned the chief constable on their suitability and future credibility to perform the duties of constable and did not agree that the sanctions imposed were appropriate or adequate. "The board is of the unanimous view that a clear, organisational message needs to be conveyed that inappropriate behaviours can simply not be tolerated. "The chief constable has now been asked to ensure the investigation that is already under way is completed expeditiously and a further report is provided to the board when complete." Mr Hamilton said the ongoing investigation, led by Ass Ch Con Alan Todd, would "report to the Policing Board in due course".

Summary: The Northern Ireland Policing Board has said that sanctions imposed on student officers who allegedly cheated in exams were not "appropriate or adequate".


Oscar Munoz said he felt "shame and embarrassment" and vowed it would never happen again to a seated passenger on one of United's aircraft. The embattled aviation boss said the passenger in question, David Dao, deserved "certainly an apology". Mr Munoz initially described Mr Dao as "disruptive and belligerent". United Airline's public relations disaster Why do airlines overbook? "That shame and embarrassment was pretty palpable for me and for a lot of our family," the contrite chief executive told ABC's Good Morning America programme. An online petition calling for Mr Munoz to resign had gained more than 60,000 signatures by Wednesday afternoon. But when asked if he would stand down, he said: "No. I was hired to make United better and we've been doing that and that's what I'll continue to do." Mr Dao was pulled off Sunday evening's flight from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, because the flight was fully booked, and the airline wanted to get four passengers to leave to make room for four staff members. Mr Dao was left bloodied after law enforcement officials dragged him off the plane as he refused to leave. The footage provoked international outrage and the Dao family issued a statement on Tuesday evening expressing gratitude for the "outpouring of support". "This can never, will never happen again on a United Airlines flight," said Mr Munoz in Wednesday morning's television interview. He was asked what the company would do in future if a seated passenger refused voluntarily to leave an overbooked plane based on the airline's compensation offer. "We're not going to put a law enforcement official to take them off," he said. "To remove a booked, paid seated passenger, we can't do that." Mr Munoz was asked if Mr Dao, who has been undergoing treatment at a Chicago hospital, was at fault. The chief executive paused. He said: "No. He can't be. He was a paying passenger sitting on our seat in our aircraft and no one should be treated that way. Period." But on Monday Mr Munoz said Mr Dao's conduct meant employees were "left with no choice but to call Chicago Aviation Security Officers to assist in removing the customer from the flight". Global outrage spread to Vietnam on Wednesday after it emerged that Mr Dao was born there, contradicting earlier reports that he was from China. Vietnamese social media users have called for a boycott, despite there being no direct United flights to the Southeast Asian country. "Watching this makes my blood boil, I'll never fly United Airlines," said one Facebook user, Anh Trang Khuya. A spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry said the government had "noticed the unfortunate incident in the United States". Spokesperson Lu Kang added: "We sincerely hope that this incident will be properly settled." On Wednesday, two of the aviation aviation security officers involved in removing Mr Dao from the plane were "placed on leave", the Chicago Department of Aviation said, adding to one other that was suspended on Monday. The agency added that their actions are "obviously not condoned by the department". The US Department

Summary: United Airlines' chief executive has said he will not quit amid an explosive backlash to video of a screaming man being dragged off a plane.


Researchers from Aberdeen University said their find raised the possibility of bigger finds elsewhere. The discovery is unusual as gold is normally found in "veins" deep in the Earth's crust, which are produced by water flowing at high temperature. Gold has previously been found in red sandstone in England but not to the consistency discovered in Millport. The Isle of Great Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde is off the coast of North Ayrshire. Professor John Parnell, from Aberdeen University's School of Geosciences, said the find within the rocks from Millport was surprising. "In undertaking this research I was initially interested in analysing little structures found within common red sandstone rocks which we took from the beach at Millport, which to the naked eye appear as tiny black spots," he said. "By analysing the structures using a high-powered microscope, we discovered that they contain concentrations of gold, which is unusual because gold normally tends to be concentrated by hot waters rising up through cracks in the Earth. "In this case the gold has been formed and concentrated in a completely different environment, which raises the possibility of similar structures appearing within red sandstone elsewhere but on a much bigger scale." Prof Parnell added: "While there is certainly no prospect of a modern-day gold rush in Millport, this analysis is helping us to understand unusual circumstances where gold can be formed, which in the future may even lead to discoveries that are commercially viable." The Aberdeen University study has been published in the Journal of the Geological Society.

Summary: Tiny specks of gold have been found in sandstone rocks from a beach at Millport on the Isle of Great Cumbrae.


The Warriors have won three Super League games in a row and sit just two points behind leaders Hull FC. "I think we're off it at the moment, I don't think we're anywhere near our potential," Wane, 51, told BBC Radio Manchester. "I was asked a few weeks ago and I said we're four or five out of 10 and I still think the same." He added: "I don't mean to say that in an arrogant way, I genuinely believe that. I know what the players are capable of." Wigan winger Josh Charnley has impressed during their recent run, including a hat-trick in Friday's win at Salford. He has now scored 15 tries in 17 outings in what is his final season with the club before a cross-code switch to Sale Sharks. "I think he's been great," added Wane. "I do think his performances have improved and that shows you the mental strength of Josh Charnley. "He'll be sorely missed by us, but he wants to go out of this season with a bang and the way he's playing at the moment, he's been outstanding. "He has my mentality that we want to win things every single year, and he's playing that way."

Summary: Wigan head coach Shaun Wane believes there is much more to come from his squad in the second half of the season.


The UK government suspended flights to the Red Sea resort in November after the suspected bombing of a Russian passenger jet killed 224 people. So-called Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for the attack. Over 16,000 Britons stranded in the area were brought home on a series of rescue flights amid increased security. No flights have operated between the UK and Sharm el-Sheikh since 17 November, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises against all but essential travel using the resort's airport. British Airways has said it will not operate flights to the Egyptian resort until after 13 February at the earliest, while Monarch services are currently suspended up to 24 January. EasyJet has stopped services until 29 February, while Thomson and Thomas Cook this week both extended their suspension of services until 23 March. The Association of British Travel Agents has said the decision about whether to use Sharm el-Sheikh airport is being made by the UK authorities rather than the airlines. Travel analyst Bob Atkinson, from Travel Supermarket, said the length of the suspension suggested that security issues at the airport were proving difficult to solve. He said services would resume "at some point", but added: "The longer it goes on makes you think, 'Why are they delaying it so long if it's as simple as making sure security checks are in place?'" But the Egyptian authorities would be doing "everything possible within their powers" to give the UK confidence about the safety of its citizens, so as not to lose out on tourist trade, he added. On Tuesday, the Egyptian government announced it had hired global risk and security consultancy firm Control Risks to conduct a review of airports across the country. The announcement was welcomed by British ambassador to Egypt, John Casson, who said he hoped flights would resume "as soon as possible". "Britain was the first to raise security concerns about Sharm airport and Britain wants to be the first to restart flights, so that tourism can lead the revival of Egypt's economy," he said. The crash on 31 October involved an Airbus A321, operated by the Russian airline Kogalymavia, which had taken off from Sharm el-Sheikh for St Petersburg, but crashed into the Sinai desert killing everybody on board. UK investigators believe the crash was caused by a bomb put in the hold of the plane prior to take-off.

Summary: Travel firms Thomson and Thomas Cook have extended a suspension of flights to the Egyptian holiday resort of Sharm el-Sheikh until at least 23 March.


The Met Office, which monitors the weather for the UK, has warned that this Christmas's bad weather isn't over, with a second storm is on its way. Storm Conor is expected to hit northern areas of Scotland on Boxing Day, with winds of up to 90 miles per hour. On Friday, gusts of wind from Storm Barbara reaching almost 120 miles per hour were recorded on the summit of Cairn Gorm in Scotland - one of the highest points in the UK. Elsewhere, high winds created disruptions and cancelations to trains and ferries, and a lightning strike caused power cuts for thousands of homes in Scotland. More snow and ice are expected, and the Met Office has issued weather warnings telling people to be careful, and stay safe.

Summary: Schools were closed and thousands of homes suffered power cuts as Storm Barbara battered northern areas of the UK yesterday.


Sources earlier told BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw that one wing of HMP The Mount in Hertfordshire and half of another wing had been "lost". The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) later said the incident was "resolved" and no staff or prisoners had been injured. A report into the jail published earlier highlighted staffing problems and said violence was an issue. The Mount, in Bovingdon village near Hemel Hempstead, opened in 1987 and is classed as a category C male prison. A "tornado team" made up of riot-trained staff arrived at the jail at about 18:30, equipped with shields and batons while fire, police and ambulance crews were on standby outside. The MoJ said officers had dealt with an "incident involving a number of prisoners". The BBC understands the wings involved were H and L, which house 110 and 117 prisoners. At about 23:45, a Prison Service spokesperson said: "Specialist prison staff resolved an incident involving a number of prisoners. There were no injuries to staff or prisoners. "The offenders responsible will be referred to the police and could spend longer behind bars." Earlier on Monday, the Independent Monitoring Board published its annual review into conditions at Mount Prison and said it had "struggled" with staff shortages. There were 24 vacancies out of a total of 136 officers in February, it added. It also claimed violence "grew considerably" throughout the year and that drugs were readily available, in particular the synthetic cannabis substitute spice. The report says concerns raised last year had not been addressed by the MoJ. The Prison Reform Trust calls this type of institution one where "prison staff think [inmates] will not escape", while acknowledging they "cannot be trusted in an open prison". Prison affairs academic and blogger Alex Cavendish had tweeted on Saturday: "Staff shortages at HMP The Mount (Herts) are so severe that this is the 3rd weekend of total lockdown. Meals given at cell door. Trouble brewing." Mark Fairhurst, of the Prison Officers Association, said staff shortages in UK jails were "an epidemic" and partly due to "poor salaries". "We need to increase the starting salary to incentivise people to join and then we need to give them regular increments to incentivise them to stay," he said. Mr Fairhurst added it was difficult to retain staff because of "adverse working conditions, the violence they face and poor salary". The Mount is built on a former RAF station site and has more than 1,000 prisoners, according to the MoJ. It is described as a "hybrid training and resettlement prison" for inmates in the final six months of their sentences. A 2015 inspection of the prison found The Mount was "reasonably safe and felt calm and well ordered", but chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick added that there was "room for improvement". In March 2016 an inmate at The Mount stabbed a fellow prisoner with a shard of glass from a microwave.

Summary: Riot-trained prison staff were sent to a jail amid reports of violence on two wings.


Media playback is not supported on this device City, unbeaten in the WSL in 2016, beat Chelsea 2-0 on Sunday to win the title with one game to play. Houghton, 28, joined City with England team-mates Jill Scott, Karen Bardsley and Toni Duggan before the 2014 season. "Coming here, it was a massive risk for me. In the first year, it was a bit of an unknown," she told BBC Sport. "We took that risk and we've seen this club grow." Defender Houghton joined City from Arsenal as they were controversially introduced to the WSL for the 2014 season. They were placed in the top division as the competition was expanded to two tiers following a bidding process, in a move which saw Doncaster Rovers Belles demoted to WSL 2. City won the Continental Cup in their first year, were second in the league in 2015 and, on Sunday, secured their first national title in front of a club-record crowd of 4,096 at the Academy Stadium. "That's what I joined the club for - I knew it was going to be about winning trophies and being ambitious," Houghton added on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra. "We deserve this. We've been brilliant all season and every player and staff member has been fantastic." City have kept 16 clean sheets in their 21 matches in all competitions so far in 2016 and will attempt to win another trophy when they face Birmingham City in the Continental Cup final on 2 October. Their starting line-up against Chelsea was made up entirely of British players - nine English and two Scottish. City's victory took them 10 points clear of second-placed Chelsea, who won the league and FA Cup double in 2015. "I'm really pleased that we've won the title - it's what we set out to do," said City manager Nick Cushing. "But I'm more pleased with the performance today. In the second half especially, we were dominant defensively and offensively." BBC television commentator Jonathan Pearce on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra: "Because of the investment they've put into the team - they've really backed women's football at Manchester City - it was inevitable they were going to win the title, whether it was this season or next. "Right from the word go, they've been very, very strong. They've got a real core contingent of players with England as well and that helps, as they stay together with club and country. "It comes down to money, investment and belief. I think Chelsea will come back fighting and they'll have players with points to prove who will come back very, very strongly. "But, unless the other clubs do something remarkable, it will be the big three - and I'm not including Liverpool in that. Unless Liverpool really work hard in terms of investment, then their days of winning WSL have gone, I think, for a while."

Summary: England captain Steph Houghton believes her "risky" move to Manchester City has been justified by their first Women's Super League title.


Earlier this year, Stacy Nichols' small electrical business on Queensland's Gold Coast employed six people. By the time the Australian government announced on 22 October its intention to reduce its support for renewable energy, she was down to just two staff. "I have a van set up for solar work sitting on the street, with no solar work or staff due to [Prime Minister] Tony Abbott," Ms Nichols says. The many companies, such as Ms Nichols' firm, that are involved in the burgeoning renewables industry - mostly wind and solar power operators - were devastated by the government's announcement that it would cut its target of generating 41,000 gigawatt hours (GWh) a year of renewable energy by 2020 to 27,000 GWh a year. The government says the cut in the Renewable Energy Target (RET) takes account of a decline in overall demand for electricity that has been sparked, in part, by higher power prices. It also says the lower target will provide certainty to the renewables sector. The decision is not as drastic as it could have been. A government-commissioned review by businessman and climate change sceptic Dick Warburton had proposed, as one option, scrapping the RET altogether. However, the new target still has to make its way through parliament either with the support of the Labor opposition or of a number of independent senators in the Upper House - neither of which is a sure thing. Until that is settled, businesses such as Ms Nichols' are facing an uncertain future. "We were growing," the mother of two young children said of their family business. "We were looking to put on more people and get another van." Her company, Infinite Lighting & Electrical, decided to specialise in solar electricity work just two years ago as the industry encouraged its members to pursue solar power in a political climate where the sector was supported by an RET entrenched in legislation by the previous Labor government. Ms Nichols invested heavily in training and certification for her staff. But months ago, when it became clear the government would cut or dump the target RET, business began to dry up, she says. It is not only small operators who have been hurt. One of Australia's largest wind turbine tower producers, Keppel Prince Engineering in Victoria, announced last Thursday it had sacked 100 workers because of the government's RET decision. A number of large-scale renewable energy producers had already been affected by the conservative government's lack of commitment to renewable energy, says the sector's peak body, the Clean Energy Council. In July, clean energy solutions provider Pacific Hydro cut its staff by 10%; Hydro Tasmania has said the government's scrapping of the carbon tax would significantly cut into profits, and US company, Recurrent Energy, has reportedly closed its Australian office. The Clean Energy Council says a cut in the RET will kill much of Australia's renewable energy industry, which employs about 21,000 people nationwide. "A substantial reduction of [the] target to around 27,000 GWhâ€¦ would equate to a 64% reduction in future investment and effectively devastate the

Summary: The Australian government has never hidden its scepticism about climate change or renewable energy but its decision last week to cut support for cleaner energy sources still left the renewable energy industry reeling.


"Lets go and see the celery rig," says John Shropshire. I'm intrigued by the Mad Max-style vehicle I can see across the green fields. Green, that is, with celery. The smell of the stuff fills the air, crunches under foot, fills the view up to the horizon, from an ever-so-pastel, whiter shade of green to a green so deep it is almost black. But I'll pause and do some explaining before we get to that celery rig. This farm is in the Fens, one of the areas with one of the highest Leave votes in the country, though it's also not far from Cambridge, one of the highest Remain vote areas. Mr Shropshire has a business to run, but he's spending too much time these days, he tells, me, trying to persuade people what Mrs May mustn't allow Brexit to mean. His company is huge: G's Fresh has a turnover of Â£420m a year, employing 6,000 people worldwide. It owns farms growing lettuce in Spain, spring onions in Senegal, beetroot in the US and, here and in Poland, celery. He employs 2,500 people from Eastern and Central Europe in the high season, and he doesn't think Brexit will change either his need, or the actual supply. "Nobody wants the seasonal jobs - maybe they want the permanent jobs. Let's face it, it is higher status in Britain to be on the dole than to be a cleaner. "It's a nice evening in these fields at the moment, but it can be raining, it can be very hot and after a day on the celery rig you don't need to work out in the gym. Five per cent unemployment is incredibly low. The reason we've got immigration is that we've created too many jobs." He says that's not going to change: the government will find a solution. "We've had access since long before we joined the EU to people from Eastern Europe. There was a seasonal agricultural workers scheme that was brought in in 1948. We need foreign workers to come." He shows me where the workers live. "It's not the Ritz," he says cheerfully. Stefania is sitting by a small table, knees drawn up to her chin, looking rather elfin in front of the cluttered dorm room, narrow but not that long, with six bunk beds, and pots and pans on the shelves. She says the work is not too hard and her English is getting better. But she's sad about the vote. "Not so good, because it's not good for Romanian people. I think we will have to go home." Evelina from Bulgaria thinks there'll be another referendum: "I hope they will make a list of those who want a second vote." Agnieszka from Poland shakes her head. "I honestly don't think so, but I hope things work out. It's not fair, we don't want to go out." Angel from Bulgaria says: "The consequences will be terrible, very big. I don't want to say economic catastrophe, but disaster anyway. People wanted immigrants out of the country, not the country out of

Summary: If Brexit means farmers cannot get the foreign workers they rely on, or it hits efficiency, could more production switch abroad?


"I was expecting it to be quiet, but not that quiet. Even the homeless people were still asleep," Dean Saunderson said of his expedition to capture a unique side of a city. The 21-year-old photography student had been looking for inspiration for his project to make a portrait of his home town, Nottingham. "I came across lots of images of abandoned towns and cities, completely untouched by humans for years, " he said. "Knowing there isn't anywhere like that in the UK, I wondered if I could get close in some way." Getting up before dawn on Christmas Day, he found a city given over to the birds and litter. "It was a big shock. It felt so different, eerie. I kept checking over my shoulder. "There was no one looking at you but it felt like there was no one looking out for you either - like anything could happen to you and no one would know. "It reminded me of those pictures of the city near Chernobyl." His ambition is now to visit a truly deserted place and put together a photo essay chronicling its story.

Summary: Inspired by pictures of deserted cities such as Pripyat, which was vacated in the fallout of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, a photographer has been trying to capture quiet streets closer to home - starting with Nottingham on Christmas morning.


The Spice Girls' Wannabe was the UK number one single for seven weeks and in February 1997, topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks. Two decades on, the group's influence continues to be identifiable in popular culture - and in some unexpected ways. From how TV and newspapers cover music, to the way stars brand themselves, the Spice Girls influenced many of the rules for 21st Century pop stars. Before 1996, manufactured groups were expected to obey management and music label orders. Even though the five were put together by Bob and Chris Herbert, the group soon decided to replace the father-and-son management team with Simon Fuller. And against record company advice, they also chose their first single. "If they decided they wanted to do something, then that's what was going to happen," says Wannabe's co-writer Richard "Biff" Stannard. Visual artist Liz West, a Guinness Book of Records entrant for the world's largest collection of Spice memorabilia (nearly 5,000 items), agrees. "When it was suggested to people what their first single should be, they had already chosen it," she says. Wannabe's release came the year after the battle for chart dominance between the all-male Britpop groups Blur and Oasis. Timing was ripe for an opinionated girl group, says Paul Gorman, the first writer to interview them for Music Week. "Britpop was a bunch of blokes going through their dads' record collections," he says. Wannabe's nursery-rhyme-style hypnotic chant secured a broad coalition of fans including those hard-to-get pre-teens who the music industry had previously considered as a small market. And in the following years, in the run-up to the millennium, the influence of the Spice Girls on this audience, led to the emergence of other acts aimed at a younger market. As a result, acts such as S Club 7, B*Witched, Aqua, Hanson, Steps and Billie Piper started to top the charts. Kim Glover, the manager of girlband B*Witched, who had four number one singles in the slipstream of Spice success says: "They were very different from what had gone before them. Wannabe jumped out the radio - from the very first bar, you were hooked." The single was a springboard for 80m global album sales, and the now ingrained slogan "Girl Power". Yet not everyone was convinced. Girl Power, according to Gorman, was "in many respects an empty phrase". "But it did mark a change in the way strong young British women saw themselves in the '90s and reflected the rise of ladette culture." "Half of it was a marketing man's slogan," says Liz West. "But as an 11-year-old girl, it instilled confidence in me." Glover is more positive. "I personally loved it. As a woman in the music business, it resonated with me." Many current female stars such as Adele, Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Watson have revealed they were and still are fans. Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley told last month's Radio Times that Adele had Spice Girls photos on her fridge. She sang Spice Up Your Life at her June Amsterdam gig. "Adele and other female

Summary: On 8 July 1996, a single from five unknown girls - Victoria Adams, Mel Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell - was released and made them household names around the world.


A Commons Justice Committee report says offenders aged between 18 and 25 are 10 times more likely to have a learning disability or autistic disorder. It said a "lack of action" on these offenders had led many to re-offend. The government said "significant efforts" had been made to prevent young people ending up in prison. The committee's report argues there is a strong case for treating young adult offenders differently because their brains are still developing up to the age of 25 - meaning they are more likely to act impulsively and not weigh up the long-term effects. It also found those still offending into adulthood were more likely to have learning difficulties or communication disorders, or to have suffered head injuries. It said flawed interventions, set up by the Ministry of Justice and carried out by the National Offender Management Service, did not recognise young adults' needs and prevented them getting out of a cycle of crime. The young adults tired of offending The terror of young offender institutions The number of young adults in the criminal justice system, who are mostly men, has fallen in recent years, but figures suggest 18 to 25-year-olds still account for up to 40% of the criminal caseload. They also have the highest reconviction rate, with 75% returning to crime within two years of being released. But the report argued that, while those in this age group offended the most, they also had the greatest potential to stop offending as they "grow out of crime". It said age and maturity should be taken into significantly greater account within the criminal justice system and should presume that up to the age of 25 young adults were typically still maturing. The committee said it welcomed the Ministry of Justice's commitment to develop a maturity assessment when dealing with young offenders but said that not screening for mental disorders and learning and communication needs was a "missed opportunity". "This is short-sighted as such screening would enable a thorough understanding of individual needs and underpin better informed commissioning decisions for the services young adults need to address their offending," the report said. Alex Hewson, of the Prison Reform Trust, said: "A justice system which throws young people off a cliff edge on their 18th birthday, and expects them to fend for themselves in the adult system when they are still maturing and often vulnerable, is not one that is set up to deliver for offenders, victims or local communities." A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said: "Significant efforts have been made to divert young people from custody and this has resulted in a welcome reduction in the prison population - down 40% since 2010. But those in custody are in for longer and for more serious offences. "We recognise the specific challenges associated with this age group and are committed to addressing these."

Summary: There needs to be a major change in dealing with young adult offenders, MPs have said, based on evidence that shows their brains are still developing.


Ben Smith, 34, began his charity attempt on 1 September 2015 and ran 284 consecutive marathons in 284 days. He then developed an umbilical hernia in June which forced him to stop for 10 days to recover before resuming and making up the lost mileage. Mr Smith, from Bristol, was joined by about 350 people who set off with him at 10:00 BST on his 401st marathon. The return loop from Millennium Square in Bristol to Portishead is expected to take the runners about seven hours to complete. Some runners will join the group from Portishead to run the half marathon distance. Before setting off, he said he was feeling "nervous but excited" and expected the run to be emotional. "I'm actually aching today, my legs have been alright for the last 101 days and typical, last day, legs ache, back aches, but I've got one day left," he added. "I'm doing this to raise Â£250,000 for two anti-bullying charities, I was bullied for eight years of my life at school. "It affected my confidence and self-esteem and that led to me trying to take my own life when I was 18." 2,528,500 calories burned Â£163,000 raised in sponsorship 10,506 total distance, in miles 9,485 people who've run with Ben along the way 309 locations throughout the UK 101 schools visited After the run, his team have put together a three-month "cool down" involving a month of back-to-back half marathons, followed by a month of 10km runs and a month of daily 5km runs. Mr Smith has had to cover an extra 2.5 miles a day to make up for the time lost through injury - missing 10 days of running equates to 262 miles. After coming out as gay, the runner wanted to raise awareness of the damage caused by bullying and support his chosen charities, Kidscape and Stonewall. He said: "A key objective of The 401 Challenge has been to involve as many people as possible and create opportunities for children, young people and adults to discuss the difficult topics of bullying and sexuality." By the time he finishes his last marathon he will have covered 10,506.2 miles. Mr Smith's challenge took in 309 locations throughout the UK, with the vast majority of his marathons being distance runs organised by local running clubs.

Summary: A runner who battled a back injury is set to complete his challenge of running 401 marathons in 401 days.


Media playback is not supported on this device The reigning European champion held off Danny Talbot and Zharnel Hughes on a track where he ruptured his hamstring a year ago. British record holder Dina Asher-Smith edged out Desiree Henry and Jodie Williams in the women's event. Matthew Hudson-Smith won the 400m in a European leading time of 44.88 seconds. On his home track, Hudson-Smith pulled away from Rabah Yousif and Martyn Rooney and held his form down the home straight as Yousif came through in second with a characteristic late surge. In the absence of established stars such as Mo Farah, Greg Rutherford and Jessica Ennis-Hill, Andy Pozzi produced one of the other performances of the weekend to win the 110m hurdles with a personal best of 13.31 secs into a headwind of 1.3 metres. Pozzi, taking part in his first British championships since 2012 after four years of injury, sealed automatic Olympic selection, along with Lawrence Clarke, who was second. Gemili had never before won a national title but he powered past Hughes in the lane outside him on the bend and then kept his form as Talbot closed in the last 20 metres to win in 20.44 secs. A seemingly-unfit Hughes could only come fourth in 20.84, meaning he faces a shoot-out with Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake for the third and final Olympic 200m place. Gemili, who missed the British Championships last year through injury, said: "This time last year, I was watching on TV as my hamstring was in two pieces. "That third spot will be tough. Rather them than me. I am glad I booked my place, I wanted to do that automatically. If I didn't then it would have been a tough selection for everyone. "I know those guys aren't 100%, but when they are they can fly." Asher-Smith was given a scare by Henry, looking to put the disappointment of her 100m display on Saturday behind her, her margin of victory - 23.11 secs to 23.13 secs, with Williams a further nine-hundredths of a second back - testament to the depth of talent Britain has in the women's sprints. Athletes needed to finish in the top two in their event this weekend and have two performances inside the qualification standard to be guaranteed a place in the squad for Rio. While that was straightforward for some - Eilidh Doyle dominating her 400m hurdles final in 54.93 secs, Charlie Grice and Chris O'Hare taking an expected one-two in the 1500m - it left others with anxious weeks ahead. The final deadline for qualification times is 11 July and Sebastian Rodger will be one hopeful chasing another quick time after winning the men's 400m hurdles but with only one mark under his belt. But Jack Green, who has battled depression and came off his medication in order to get in the optimum physical shape, will be on the plane for Rio after coming in second with the requisite times already under his belt. There was emotion too for Steph Twell after she won her third 5,000m title to qualify for

Summary: Adam Gemili produced a champion's display under immense pressure to take the British 200m title and win his place in the GB Olympic squad.