Foe died after collapsing on the pitch during the 2003 semi-final against Colombia in France. The 28-year-old was later found to have suffered from a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The Indomitable Lions will end their 14-year absence from the Confederations Cup when Fifa's World Cup dress rehearsal kicks off this weekend. Cameroon open their Group B campaign against Copa America winners Chile on Sunday 18 June, in Moscow, before meeting Asian champions Australia four days later and then the world champions themselves, Germany, on 25 June. Despite the passage of time, the memory of Foe - a Manchester City player at the time of his death - will be uppermost in their minds as the African champions take to the field in Russia. We want to play well for him - to honour and respect what he did for Cameroon "We want to play well for him - to honour and respect what he did for Cameroon," midfielder Arnaud Djoum told BBC Sport. "We want to show a good image of Cameroon for him first. "In the dressing room, we try not to speak too much about it out of respect for him and his family. "It's something we keep really quiet but we know from each other that we have to give everything and play from heart - like he did." Scotland-based Djoum, who won the Nations Cup just five months after making his Cameroon debut, may feel the connection more closely than others given that he wears number 17 on his Indomitable Lions jersey - just as Foe did many years before him. But instead of feeling any burden, the 28-year-old calls it "special" and "an honour" to wear the shirt - even though he says "it's not an easy number to wear in this national team." Memories of Foe aside, Cameroon may also be mindful that their last appearance on the global stage was little short of disastrous. Ahead of the 2014 World Cup, a bonus row initially delayed the Cameroon squad's flight to Brazil where the team promptly crashed out after just two games. Players clashed among themselves on the pitch during a 4-0 defeat by Croatia, which later became the subject of a match-fixing investigation - although nothing has ever been proven. That World Cup came during a spell when Cameroon were in the relative doldrums - having failed to qualify for both the 2012 and 2013 Nations Cups - but their 2017 triumph in Gabon ended that lack of success in spectacular fashion. Russia will be a true test of where this team are under Belgian coach Hugo Broos because African kings they may be, but how will they fare against the world's finest? "In the whole of the German team, they have great players - big, big players - so it will be interesting to see the level and compare if we are near this level or not," said Djoum. "Our team has a lot of confidence now, after the Nations Cup, and we want to prove that we deserved to win the trophy."

Summary: Cameroon will be driven by the memory of Marc Vivien-Foe when they contest the Confederations Cup for the first time since the midfielder's death.


The party said it was aware the site had been taken over by its website host who has "turned on them", and they were unable to access it. The site now reads: "What happened to The LabourBristol website? I think the more important question is, what happened to the Labour party?" A party spokesman said action was being taken against the person responsible. "The comments there do not represent the views of the Bristol Labour Party," the spokesman added. "It's been referred to our compliance and legal team." The attack on the hacked website goes on to say Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is "ill equipped to lead the party, let alone be prime minister". It also attacks the leaders of the Momentum group which supports Mr Corbyn. The site's owner, Lyle Hopkins, told the BBC he had spent "lots of time and a few thousand pounds" revamping the website. and had tried unsuccessfully to get the local Labour Party to take ownership of it. He said he had altered it because he had "lost all confidence" in Mr Corbyn and had "had enough". He claimed he had witnessed "first hand at the Bristol West labour party meeting just how unpleasant and aggressive the Momentum activists were". "I'm no longer willing to support the party with my time and effort as long as Corbyn is leader."

Summary: Text on Bristol Labour Party's website has been replaced by with attack on Jeremy Corbyn and his supporters.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down 12.53 points at 18, 268.50. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 9.17 points lower to 5,306.85, while the S&P 500 gained 1.04 points at 2,160.77. Social media website Twitter, plunged 20.10% on reports that Google and Apple were unlikely to bid for the company. Friday's employment report is expected to show whether the economy is strong enough to absorb an interest rate hike. A growing number of US Federal Reserve officials have argued for higher rates as the labour market remains solid and inflation inches towards the central bank's 2% target. "At the moment, what is driving the U.S. market is a repricing around expectations of near-term Fed action," said Bill Merz, investment strategist at US Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis. On Wednesday, shares in Twitter had closed 5.74% higher after a report in the Wall Street Journal said the website was expected to receive takeover bids this week. Salesforce is now thought to be the most likely buyer of the business after its chief executive was implicated as a suitor earlier this week. Chief executive Marc Benioff told CNBC on Wednesday that he would not "start a precedent by having to address specific deals". He then added: "The reality is we have to look at everything, but we're going to pass on most things.". Salesforce.com's shares closed up 4.15% at $71.26. Retailer Wal-Mart, saw its shares end the day down 3.22% after saying its profits would be flat next financial year.

Summary: (Close): US stocks were little changed on Thursday ahead of crucial jobs data which are expected to give more insight into whether there will be an interest rate cut by the end of the year.


The airport's submission to the Davies Commission, which is looking at raising airport capacity, outlined a runway to the north, north-west or south-west of the existing airport. It said a new runway could be in place by 2029, allowing 260,000 more flights. Residents, environmentalists and the London mayor oppose Heathrow's plans. Heathrow submitted its options to the government-appointed Airports Commission, headed by former Financial Services Authority chairman Sir Howard Davies. It is reviewing how the UK might expand its airport capacity in south-east England and interested parties have until Friday 19 July to submit their preferred options. By Robert PestonBusiness editor Ahead of submitting its proposals on Friday, Gatwick bosses said this week that they would prefer "a constellation system of three London airports - keeping Heathrow open, whilst building an additional runway at Gatwick, and then perhaps in time a new runway at Stansted". On Monday, Mayor of London Boris Johnson published proposals for three possible replacement hubs - an artificial island in the Thames Estuary dubbed "Boris Island", a major expansion at Stansted, or an airport at the Isle of Grain in north Kent. The commission is expected to recommend options by the end of this year, but will not submit its final report until summer 2015 - after the next general election. According to Heathrow's submission, building a new runway would deliver extra capacity at the airport by 2025-29 and would allow it to operate 740,000 flights a year - up from the current limit of 480,000. Heathrow's preferred option would be to place a new runway to the north-west or the south-west of the airport. This would "deliver a full-length third runway while minimising the impact on the local community". The submission also detailed how a new westerly runway would help reduce noise pollution because planes would not have to fly so low over London. It predicted that, even with a third runway, there would be 10-20% fewer people affected by noise under its new plans. Each of the options would mean the compulsory purchase of some properties and some property demolitions, as well as potentially major work on the M25. Stanwell Moor is a village near Heathrow and one of its councillors said it would "get completely destroyed" under one of the options. By Richard WestcottBBC transport correspondent I've just been looking back through my notes from last year, when I talked to government officials about the prospect of building a third runway at Heathrow. They told me it was "dead and buried" and said they'd look at "all ideas bar a third runway". Back then we also had a Transport Secretary, Justine Greening, who lived under the flight path and had campaigned against the plan. What a difference to today, when a third runway at the UK's biggest and busiest airport is very much back on the table. This is a big week for airports. By Friday, we'll know all the different suggestions on how they could expand. But don't let all this apparent momentum fool you. This is one of the thorniest issues in politics,

Summary: Heathrow Airport has unveiled three options for a new runway, saying each one would be "quicker and cheaper" than plans for a rival hub airport.


The 53-year-old was given the job on a temporary basis in February, following the sacking of Claudio Ranieri. Shakespeare, who has only worked as caretaker or number two, was Ranieri's assistant after joining the club under former Foxes boss Nigel Pearson. "This is a really exciting opportunity for me to continue along this new path in my career," said Shakespeare. "Our preparations for pre-season and the new Premier League campaign have been ongoing for some time, but we can now move on with certainty and ensure we are well equipped to compete at the levels now expected of a club like Leicester City." Shakespeare won eight of his 16 games in charge last season, leading the club to the Champions League quarter-finals. As reigning Premier League champions, Leicester were one point above the relegation zone with 13 matches left when Ranieri departed. But Shakespeare collected 23 points, including wins in all his first five games, to guide the club to 14th place. Leicester beat Sevilla in the last 16 of Europe's elite club competition, but were knocked out in the next round by Atletico Madrid. City vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha added: "Craig has shown all the qualities in leadership, motivation and talent management that are required to be successful in this role. "Those qualities, aligned with his first-class coaching acumen, his knowledge of Leicester City and its philosophy, and the respect he has earned at every level of the club make him the ideal choice to help take us forward."

Summary: Leicester City have named caretaker boss Craig Shakespeare as their permanent manager on a three-year deal.


Making a G20 summit statement, the PM refused to give a "running commentary" or "reveal our hand prematurely". She was speaking in the Commons after Australia and the UK began "preliminary discussions" about a new trade deal. Australian trade minister Steven Ciobo predicted an agreement between the countries "when the time is right". But with the UK unable to sign deals while still in the European Union, he said an agreement would not be able to happen until the UK left the EU in two-and-a-half years' time. Australia has been earmarked as the first potential new trade partner for the UK once it leaves the EU. Addressing MPs, Mrs May said India, Mexico, South Korea and Singapore were also keen to remove trade barriers. She pledged to "think through the issues in a sober and considered way", adding: "So we will not take decisions until we are ready. We will not reveal our hand prematurely and we will not provide a running commentary on every twist and turn of the negotiation." During her statement, Mrs May was urged to set out what the government wanted to achieve from Brexit negotiations, with the SNP's Westminster leader Angus Roberston asking: "Does she seriously expect to be able to hold out for years in not confirming whether she wants the UK to remain a member of the single market?" Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said it was "unclear" what the government was "trying to do". He accused Mrs May of supporting "free trade dogma" rather than a policy that "values human rights and human dignity". The Labour leader later faced calls to clarify whether he supported the UK's continuing membership of the EU single market. Labour sources said Mr Corbyn thought the UK's Brexit negotiations should aim to secure "full access to the single market" in goods and services. But a spokesman for the Labour leader said Mr Corbyn had campaigned against aspects of the single market and would oppose a deal that included "aspects of the existing architecture" that were damaging to working people and public services. Asked if Mr Corbyn wanted the UK to remain a full member of the EU single market the spokesman said there was a question about what "membership of the single market" actually meant. Labour MP and Remain campaigner Chuka Umunna called for clarity from his party, saying: "Labour should be fighting for Britain to stay in the single market, not turning a blind eye to its advantages." The government does not plan to begin the formal two-year Brexit process by triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty until the start of next year at the earliest. Brexit Secretary David Davis has predicted a "round of global trade deals" will be "fully negotiated" within 12 to 24 months, coming into force when the UK leaves the EU. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme after meeting UK International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, Mr Ciobo said the UK-Australia deal could only happen "when the time is right", adding that there had been "good alignment" between the two sides. "The timing

Summary: Theresa May said the UK could become "the global leader in free trade" as she faced calls to clarify the government's post-Brexit vision.


But is it possible dragons could ever exist beyond the pages of Celtic mythology or the celluloid of fantasy film? Academics have suggested in a recent essay the creation of large, winged dragons using cutting-edge genome editing is not beyond the realms of possibility. Is the seemingly far-fetched idea a flier or, like dragon's breath, just hot air? The BBC asked the authors. The essay in The American Journal of Bioethics said spectacular animals could be brought to life using a targeted gene-editing system known as CRISPR-CAS9. Co-authors Prof Hank T Greely, director of the Centre for Law and the Biosciences at Stanford Law School, and Prof R Alta Charo, Professor of Bioethics and Law at Wisconsin Law School, said their dragon suggestion was "somewhat tongue-in-cheek" but "not impossible". "There are the possibilities of spectacles," they wrote. "Animals and plants not created for personal use but to be exhibited. "Consider, for example, the dragon. Basic physics will almost certainly combine with biological constraints to prevent the creation of flying or fire-breathing dragons. "But a very large reptile that looks at least somewhat like the European or Asian dragon (perhaps with flappable if not flyable wings) could be someone's target of opportunity." And it may not be as improbable as it seems at first blush. CRISPR and other similar techniques involve DNA being inserted, replaced, or removed from a genome using artificially engineered nucleases. The method has been adopted by scientists around the world. CRISPRs (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) are sections of DNA, while CAS-9 (CRISPR-associated protein 9) is an enzyme. They are found in bacteria, which use them to disable attacks from viruses. They have led to the creation of patented "GloFish" that shine under UV light, the eradication of horns from certain cattle species, manipulation of crops and attempts to produce hypo-allergenic cats. Artist Eduardo Kac even commissioned a French geneticist to create Alba, a genetically modified "glowing" rabbit. Debate has raged over whether CRISPR, which occurs as part of a bacterial process, could be safely and ethically used on humans since 2012. But professors Greely and Charo argue its potential to produce "CRISPR critters" is "likely to be overlooked" by legislators and regulators "because they are unexpected". The method is "cheaper and easier" than older forms of genetic engineering and can be done "outside the traditional laboratory setting". Their essay looks at the possible uses of CRISPR for de-extinction of wild species - such as 700,000-year-old horses - for domestic de-extinction - such as tomato species - and for making creatures of "personal whim". They point out that Harvard geneticist George Church is using CRISPR to edit Asian elephant cell lines to give them some woolly mammoth genes. Asked about the likelihood of dragons, the co-authors said: "We imagine it would be low although not impossible with respect to appearance (the fire-breathing and flying aspects are undoubtedly beyond any plausible genetic engineering). "In the US, the determining factor is usually cost as compared to return-on-investment, where cost can be substantial given the regulatory hurdles. "Does this mean some

Summary: The mythical dragon has been associated with Wales for more than a millennium and famously graces the national flag.


Michael Garcia, who conducted a two-year inquiry, said the report "contains numerous materially incomplete and erroneous representations". The report cleared World Cup hosts Russia and Qatar of wrongdoing. It also accused the English Football Association of flouting bid rules. But Garcia's statement, issued less than four hours after the report was published, has reopened the debate about the validity of the bidding process for both the 2018 and 2022 competitions. Media playback is not supported on this device Simon Johnson, who led England's 2018 bid team, described the twist in the saga as "farcical". Speaking to BBC sports editor Dan Roan, he added: "Before that statement by Mr Garcia, I was saying that it's very difficult to have confidence in the conclusions of Mr Eckert's report and that it looked like a politically motivated whitewash. "Now that I have seen Mr Garcia's statement, I am absolutely convinced that the report is a politically motivated whitewash." Garcia's statement will embarrass Fifa and raise concerns about the work of Hans-Joachim Eckert. Fifa's independent ethics adjudicator was responsible for drawing up the report that was published by Fifa at 0900 GMT on Thursday. Eckert based his findings on the work of Garcia, who had been appointed by Fifa to conduct an independent investigation into claims of corruption. But Garcia, a former United States federal prosecutor, says Eckert, a German judge, has erred and plans to appeal, a move that Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke described as "sad". Fifa had hoped Eckert's report would bring closure to what has been a damaging episode, but there are now calls for Garcia's own report, which runs into hundreds of pages, to be published in full. "Fifa has no choice but to publish Michael Garcia's report in full if it expects anyone to believe their claims that there has been no cover-up over allegations of corruption in the World Cup bidding process," said British MP Clive Efford, Labour's Shadow Minister for Sport. Another British MP, Damien Collins, had already labelled Eckert's report "a whitewash" before Garcia's statement was issued. Collins has campaigned for Fifa reform and in 2011 used Parliamentary privilege to allege that bribes helped secure Qatar the 2022 tournament. He said those allegations remained unanswered. "It is a whitewash as it is an attempt to con people that there has been a full and independent investigation when there has not been," he said. "The result is that allegations of bribery and serious wrongdoing remain unanswered and they are still suppressing the full report." Following the publication of Eckert's report, Britain's Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce said it was now time to move on. However, his stance changed after Garcia's statement. "In view of the fact Michael Garcia has now stated he is not happy with the findings and is to appeal, I await with interest to see what further disclosures will be made," said Boyce. "I have always said as much of the report as it is legally possible to publish should be made public." Qatar's bid team has always denied allegations of corruption. The decision to award

Summary: Fifa's report into allegations of corruption during the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups has been questioned - by the man who investigated claims of wrongdoing.


Former multi-millionaire pig farmer Robert Pickton was convicted in 2007 of murdering six women. Charges relating to 20 other deaths were suspended. Another inmate helped him smuggle the book out of prison, CTV reported. The publisher requested its removal from retailer Amazon and apologised to victims' families, reports said. Officials in British Columbia had earlier vowed to prevent Pickton, who says he is innocent, from profiting from sales of the memoir, entitled Pickton: In His Own Words. "It is not right that a person who caused so much harm and hurt so many people could profit from his behaviour," said the province's Minister for Public Safety, Mike Morris, in a statement. Vancouver's dirty little secret City's vanished women British Columbian officials also asked Amazon to stop selling the memoir, which was published by Colorado-based Outskirts Press, a firm that specialises in helping authors self-publish books. Amazon users had also called for it to be removed and gave it the lowest possible rating. The company has not yet commented on the book's appearance on its site. Canadian Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said an investigation had been launched into how Pickton's manuscript was smuggled out of the maximum security Kent Institution prison where he is being held. But CTV reported that Pickton bypassed checks on his own correspondence by passing the book to a fellow inmate, who sent it to a friend. In the book, the serial killer said he was innocent and was framed for the killings by Canadian police, the Vancouver Sun reported. Ernie Crey, whose sister Dawn's DNA was among that of 33 women found at Pickton's Port Coquitlam pig farm, said he was "deeply troubled" by the book. Lori Shenher, who helped bring Pickton to justice and wrote her own book on the case, wrote that she hoped people would ignore it "in the interest of common decency". Pickton was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years after initially being charged with the murders of 26 women from a total of 69 who had gone missing. He killed the women at his farm and fed some of their remains to his pigs. During the trial, prosecutors claimed Pickton had confessed to 49 killings to an undercover police officer posing as a cellmate.

Summary: A memoir apparently written by a Canadian serial killer has been withdrawn within hours of appearing for sale online.


Local residents said they heard gunfire and several explosions but police said there were no civilian casualties. The attack on the large compound, known as the Green Village, is the second this week targeting foreign workers. On Monday, two Afghan security guards were killed in a Taliban attack on another Western compound. "Four suicide bombers have been killed, there was no harm to civilians," Deputy Interior Minister Mohammad Ayub Salangi told reporters. A Taliban spokesman said the group was behind the attack. The attackers tried to break into the Green Village by detonating a car packed with explosives at the entrance to the compound, which houses foreign contractors and security staff. "Since the Green Village had been targeted several times in the past, the place was heavily guarded and the attackers failed to reach their intended target," Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said. The compound was last targeted in October 2013 when a suicide bomber killed two passers-by. Another attack in 2012 killed seven guards and civilians. Attacks on foreign workers, government officials and security forces have intensified in recent weeks as Western troops end their operations. Last week, a suicide bomber targeted a prominent female Afghan politician, killing three civilians and wounding others in an attack on a Kabul convoy. A week earlier, another suicide attacker entered the offices of Kabul's police chief and killed a senior officer.

Summary: Officials in Kabul say police killed four Taliban suicide bombers during an attack on a compound housing foreign workers in the Afghan capital.


The number of Welsh seats in the House of Commons would fall from 40 to 29, with the size of Westminster constituencies increasing. Labour - which won 25 Welsh seats at the last election - is likely to feel the biggest impact. Voters have been invited to have their say during a 12-week consultation, with the final report due in 2018. The new constituencies have been drawn up by the independent Boundary Commission for Wales under a formula set down under the previous Tory-Lib Dem coalition government. Constituency boundaries will change across the UK, reducing the size of the Commons from 650 to 600 seats. But Wales will see the biggest proportional cut among the four nations. All of the new constituencies must have at least 71,031 voters. At present in Wales, all but one of the existing seats have electorates smaller than that. If introduced in time for the 2020 general election, the review would mean the Commons and the Welsh Assembly no longer share the same constituencies. The Boundary Commission said it had tried to preserve community links, but did not take political considerations into account. Steve Halsall, secretary of the Boundary Commission for Wales, said it was an initial set of proposals. "It has also taken into account other relevant factors and has sought to identify the solutions most suitable to local needs within Wales," he said. Welsh Labour accused the Conservatives of "trying to stack the deck in their favour" by pushing ahead with the new boundaries. The party claimed these did not take into account the millions of extra people who registered to vote in the EU referendum. Labour MP Stephen Kinnock, whose Aberavon constituency would be split up, called the proposal a "bare-faced gerrymander". Conservative MP Glyn Davies, whose Montgomeryshire seat would also disappear, said it was "massively disappointing" for him personally but that, in general, the changes were "pretty well inevitable". He said he was concerned that rural MPs would "lose the familiarity with their constituents" if their seats grow bigger, "bit like MEPs at the moment". "No matter how hard they work people in my constituency just don't know who they are," Mr Davies said. "Indeed, assembly members will become the dominant representative." Boundaries for Welsh Assembly elections will remain as they are now. Plaid Cymru's leader at Westminster, Hywel Williams, said Wales "should not disproportionately lose out" in the Parliamentary changes. "As it stands, Welsh powers are far weaker than those of both Scotland and Northern Ireland," he said. "Westminster is still responsible for major areas of policy affecting Wales and our nation will have less of a voice if these proposals go through." Tory peer Lord Hayward, a boundary review expert, said Wales was in effect receiving a double hit at once in terms of its reduction. "We have an oversized legislature, by any measure," he said. "Both the House of Commons and the House of Lords are too big. "Wales is hit particularly hard because, whereas Scotland's representation at Westminster was reduced in 2005 when it got its own parliament, Wales

Summary: A new Parliamentary map outlining plans to cut the number of Welsh MPs by more than a quarter has been published.


SABC says the move, which has been hailed by local musicians after years of campaigning, will promote South African culture and heritage. There will be a special focus on jazz, kwaito (local house-style dance music), and gospel music, SABC says. There is no limit to the amount of foreign music commercial stations play. "We believe that is important for the people of South Africa to listen to the music that is produced for them by the musicians in South Africa," SABC spokesman Kaizer Kganyago told the BBC, explaining the decision. Jazz musician Don Laka, one of the leaders of the quota campaign, celebrated on his Facebook page, thanking SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng. "Today I am proud to be South African. This man Hlaudi made me share a tear for the first time in many years... Freedom at last!" Local hip-hop star Slikour described it as the music industry's version of "Nelson Mandela coming out of jail". The governing African National Congress also welcomed the decision, saying it will empower local artists and help spread African culture at home and throughout the world. Many South Africans have taken to social media to celebrate the announcement, saying it will help to showcase the country's musical diversity. SABC, which has about 30 million listeners a week to its radio stations, says the decision comes after extensive consultations with those involved in the country's music industry. Stations here have been criticised in the past for playing mostly Western music and not supporting local artists. Although this is just for the next three months - subject to whether the listeners want it to be a permanent move, industry insiders are hoping that it will help boost the profiles of local artists. South African musicians often perform with musicians from other parts of the continent, so this will be a chance for those collaborations to be heard at home. The new playlists will include music in a number of the country's 11 languages and various genres. It's great news for local artists, who stand to profit from a boost in sales of their music. And for many listeners too, the decision seems to have struck the right note.

Summary: South Africa's national broadcaster SABC has brought in a new quota system, requiring 90% of the music played on its 18 radio stations to be homegrown.


Welcoming the 163 refugees, new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country was "showing the world how to open our hearts". The newly elected Liberal government has pledged to take in 25,000 refugees by the end of February. Canada's stance on the issue differs sharply to that of the US, which has been reluctant to take in migrants. Another plane is due in Montreal on Saturday. Immigration Minister John McCallum said all 10 provinces in Canada are in favour of accepting the refugees. "This is a great moment for Canada," he said. "This shows the way we really are. It truly is a non-partisan, national project." Since early November, hundreds of Syrians have already arrived in Canada via commercial aircraft. A total of about 300 Syrians will arrive this week. The Toronto Star, the country's largest-circulation daily newspaper, ran a cover story on Thursday welcoming the refugees. The US administration has said it will take in 10,000 refugees over the next year. Some Republican governors have unsuccessfully tried to keep them from coming to their states after deadly terrorist attacks in France and California. Leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said after the California attacks that all Muslims should be blocked from coming to the US, drawing condemnation across the globe. Global News reporter Mike Armstrong has been taking photos of refugees at Canada's refugee processing centre in Amman, Jordan. Some families have been told they may move in weeks, he tweeted. About 800 refugees are going through screening tests in Lebanon and Jordan daily, Mr McCallum said. Mr Trudeau, who swept the 19 October Canadian elections, has a different stance on refugees from that of his predecessor, the conservative Stephen Harper, who did not wish to resettle more people. Unaccompanied men will be excluded from the resettlement programme but officials said this had nothing to do with national security concerns. "We want them to have a roof over their head, and the right support," said Mr McCallum. "It takes a bit of time to put that all in place. We're happy to take a little more time than originally planned to bring our new friends into the country." Those who will be considered refugees include families, women deemed to be at risk, and gay men and women.

Summary: The first military plane carrying Syrian refugees to be resettled in Canada has arrived in the country.


Hughes, 19, was born on the British overseas territory of Anguilla, but has held a British passport since birth. "I have always known that if I was to run at the Olympics it would be in a British vest," he said. In March 2014, Hughes broke Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake's 100m junior record with a time of 10.12 seconds and almost beat Bolt in the 200m recently. He was edged out at the New York Diamond League meeting in June with the Jamaican 100m and 200m Olympic champion Usain Bolt clocking a time of 20.29. Anguillans can compete at the Commonwealth Games and World Championships, but athletes from the island are unable to enter the Olympics as Anguilla is not recognised by the International Olympic Committee. Hughes said in 2014 that competing for Team GB "would be the best choice", something which he is now eligible for. American Cindy Ofili (100m hurdler) has also held British nationality since birth, while compatriots Shante Little (400m hurdler) and Montene Speight (400m runner), plus Swedish-born high jumper Victoria Dronsfield, all hold British nationality. Ofili, the younger sister of hurdler Tiffany Porter, ran a personal best of 12.60 seconds in Eugune in June - the seventh fastest time in the world this year. However, the announcement was criticised by British athlete Richard Kilty, while former heptathlete Kelly Sotherton said she was "not sure about it".

Summary: Highly rated sprinter Zharnel Hughes has been ruled eligible to compete for Team GB.


All the main political parties are urging a Yes vote, while the Catholic Church and many social conservatives want a No. The fictional Mrs Brown, Ireland's mammy-in-chief, has made a video calling for a Yes vote in the referendum. In it, Brendan O'Carroll's character tells the audience that when she "was a young girl there was a big hoo-ha about mixed marriages, Catholics marrying Protestants and black people marrying white people. "But, you know what, they still went and got married and the world didn't end. And we all grew up a little bit." Keith Mills doesn't agree with the video's core message. He is a gay man opposed to same-sex marriage. "I've had a relationship with a woman and had that progressed I would be a father and have children," he said. "I've had relationships with men in the last few years since I came out and it's a totally different dynamic to the relationship. "We're being asked to say they are the same and they are not. We should provide equality for same-sex couples through civil partnerships, but preserve marriage for a mother, a father and their children. Back home after a day campaigning for a Yes vote, Denise Charlton and her civil partner Paula Fagan catch up. A lesbian couple with two young boys they want to marry and say "I do" to each other. Denise said it's all about equality and invokes the civil rights struggle of African Americans. "Rosa Parks was allowed on the back of the bus. She could travel from A to B on the same bus. "But there was an outcry about it because it was lesser and people recognised that," she said. "I think Irish people increasingly are recognising that it is discriminatory not to allow people to have access to this wonderful institution. And giving an alternative institution with less rights is not equality." Paula agreed and said a Yes vote would make it easier for young gay people to come out and be accepted and make families like theirs more complete to their young sons. "They love us and they think our family is great. "Our nine-year-old has said to us 'Everybody is voting Yes' because everyone in his class has told him their parents are voting Yes," she said. "I think it would be devastating for them if there was a No vote because they love their family." No campaigners have also taken to social media to get their message across. One of their videos says: "If we vote Yes on 22 May we will be forced to pretend that two fathers or two mothers are just the same as a father and a mother. "This is why marriage equality is really inequality for children." All of the main political parties disagree with that and are urging a Yes vote. But Senator RÃ³nÃ¡n Mullen is one of the few parliamentarians to say he's a No and he believes that he's part of a silent majority - shades of shy Tories. "It may be that there are many Irish people who

Summary: On Friday, voters in the Republic of Ireland could make history by introducing same-sex marriage by the ballot box rather than by a parliamentary vote or a judge's decision.


The 'strategy group' of the sport's leading figures is having its latest meeting ahead of this weekend's German Grand Prix and the 'halo' is one of the main items on its agenda. The key decision is whether a device aimed at addressing the single biggest area of vulnerability for drivers should be adopted in 2017. On the face of it, the answer might appear simple. The halo undoubtedly improves safety. It exists. It has passed all the tests. It does what it is meant to do. And the 2017 cars are being designed for it. Media playback is not supported on this device But the debate that has raged about it - and will be addressed by the strategy group - goes beyond that, into aesthetics and the central philosophy of what F1 should be, and be seen to be. The idea of the halo was initially proposed by Mercedes, and has been further developed fundamentally by Ferrari under the aegis of governing body the FIA, to address the single biggest safety failing of F1 cars. Safety has improved dramatically and consistently over the last couple of decades, since the death of Ayrton Senna in 1994 led to a renewed and more focused approach to the issue. The cars have got stronger, safety systems have improved and the biggest risks have been removed from circuits. But one major anomaly has remained - the driver's head sticks out of the car, and is protected only by a helmet. The risks are obvious - flying debris can hit the driver's head; an inverted car can land on a wall upside down; and on and on. These sorts of incidents have been the central cause of all the major injuries and deaths that have occurred in forms of motor racing in the last few years. So rule makers set themselves a simple task - come up with a device that deflects large objects that could otherwise encroach on the cockpit. The halo is the answer - made of titanium, in an oval, or halo, shape above the driver's head, secured at three points, one directly in front of him and two at the back of the cockpit. If it is adopted, all teams will use a single design, and it is not expected to have any effect on the racing. As an engineering solution, it is elegant and effective. But not everyone is happy about it. The drivers, through their union the Grand Prix Drivers' Association, have made it clear they would like to see some form of additional head protection introduced as soon as possible. They recognise the limitations of the halo - it is unattractive, some would say ugly; looks like a bit of an after-thought - but also its strengths - it is very effective at doing what it was designed for. For them, it works, it is available, it is the best system for the moment, so introduce it. There have been some dissenting voices - among them world champion Lewis Hamilton, who in March called it "the worst-looking modification in

Summary: The introduction of the controversial new 'halo' cockpit head protection system into Formula 1 hinges on a critical meeting to be held on Thursday.


Now, 30 years on, the writer of that film says she's ready to bring Baby and Johnny back to the big screen. "I am now thinking I might be ready to do a sequel," Eleanor Bergstein told the BBC. She added her characters were "very particular people who find a very particular reality with each other, and I do want to explore that now". Set in 1963, Dirty Dancing told of a teenager, Frances "Baby" Houseman, who has an affair with dance instructor Johnny Castle while staying at a Catskill Mountains resort. The film starred Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze and won an Oscar for the song (I've Had) The Time of My Life. Audiences fell in love with the movie's characters, music and its iconic dance routines, including the famous "lift". In an interview to be aired on BBC Radio 4's Front Row, Bergstein pointed out that her film also included an illegal abortion that has become all too topical in the wake of US President Trump's election. "All these things have come around again," she told Samira Ahmed. "All these battles we thought in some way had been won... it's come back now." Bergstein also said that were Baby around today, she would be out marching for women's rights and Black Lives Matter. "The thing that is so moving to me is that in cities all across America... everyone instinctively dropped their lives and went out on the streets. "That's what Baby would be doing now." Swayze, who died in 2009, made a cameo appearance as a dance teacher in 2004 prequel Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. A TV movie remake of the original film, starring Abigail Breslin and Nicole Scherzinger, is set to air later this year. Listen to the full interview on Monday's Front Row at 19:15 GMT. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Summary: We last saw them having the time of their lives in Dirty Dancing, 1987's sleeper hit about finding love, coming of age and learning to mambo.


With more than 40 firms now offering gas and electricity deals it warns of the danger of one becoming insolvent. At present anyone who is in credit with their energy supplier could lose out. The watchdog wants the cost of a safety net to be paid for by customers, which would have "a small impact on bills", it said. Ofgem's senior partner for consumers and competition, Rachel Fletcher, said: ""We are proposing a safety net to protect customers' credit balances in the unlikely event of a supplier failure." Under current rules, if a gas or electricity supplier becomes insolvent Ofgem appoints a replacement to ensure that customers continue to be supplied with energy. But it warns that "there may be financial implications for the failed supplier's customers". That is because as direct debit energy payments spread the cost evenly across the year, customers are often in debit during the winter and build up credit in the summer. Ofgem reckons that a typical customer's credit balance peaks at a little over Â£100 each year. But it warns that without regulatory intervention, customers are unlikely to receive all - or possibly any - of their money back if their supplier fails. Some industries already have a financial safety net for consumers. If a financial services firm goes bust, for instance, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme protects people's savings with authorised firms up to Â£75,000. The scheme is paid for by a levy on all financial services companies. Meanwhile if a travel company collapses, customers are protected if it was a member of travel trade association ABTA. The scheme is funded through a bond on members. Ofgem wants similar protection for energy customers and is proposing to allow, on a case-by-case basis, the costs of reimbursing credit balances to be spread across all energy customers. "This would better protect customers' money and have a small impact on bills," it said. The watchdog was keen to stress that it does not expect any suppliers to go out of business. "These proposals are for reassurance and to give customers the confidence to shop around and get the best energy deal," Ms Fletcher said. But it points out that while competition benefits consumers, it can lead to suppliers to fail in the same way as companies can in other markets. More than one in six - 17.4% - dual-fuel households are now with an independent provider, according to research from Cornwall Energy. It says 7.1 million customers have switched to one of the energy market's newest players since 2011.

Summary: The energy watchdog Ofgem has proposed adding a small levy to bills to ensure that consumers do not lose out if their supplier goes bust.


One of their clubs will be consigned to automatic relegation after Saturday's final Scottish Premiership fixtures, with Accies presently ahead by a point. Manager Canning said "it means everything to everybody" at his club. But he said: "Richie's saying what I would expect him to say, but the pressure is still on Inverness." Caley Thistle's 2-0 win over Dundee on Wednesday - their second victory in three games - has resurrected their hopes of avoiding automatic relegation as they prepare to host Motherwell. Accies have, meanwhile, lost four games in a row and presently occupy 11th spot, which comes with it a play-off against the winners of Friday's semi-final between Championship clubs Falkirk and Dundee United for a top flight berth. "I said a long while ago it would probably come to the last game," said Canning, whose side entertain Dundee. "But I didn't think it would be only ourselves and Inverness involved in it. "He (Foran) is trying to take all the pressure off his team and on to our team, which is a natural thing to do. "But, trust me, there's still a load of pressure on Inverness because they have still got to win their game and if we win our game and take care of our job then it doesn't matter what they do. "For the first time, they've got an opportunity to catch us, but they have got to go and win their game still." The frustration for Canning is missed opportunities in recent matches, including Tuesday's 3-2 defeat away to Ross County which the hosts won courtesy of Jonathan Franks' stoppage-time goal. "The Ross County game was the worst I've ever been involved in in terms of getting a feeling that every break is going against you," said the Accies boss. "We played really well and had a lot of opportunities and didn't get one break. Hopefully they come on Saturday. "The last couple of games have been tough on us. "If we can replicate that performance from the other night then hopefully that's enough to get the three points." Canning retains belief in his players' ability to avoid relegation. "It has been in our hands and we have lost four games in a row, which isn't acceptable at this stage of the season, and that's going to put you in trouble," he added. "For us, yes, there is pressure, but it is no more so than it was on Saturday and on Tuesday. "We need to make sure we go and win and, if we get three points, it doesn't matter what Inverness do."

Summary: Martin Canning has dismissed as mind games Inverness counterpart Richie Foran's suggestion that the relegation pressure is on Hamilton Academical.


Iain Robertson is a graduate of Heriot-Watt University's Brewing and Distilling School in Edinburgh. He has been appointed distiller of R&B Distillers' Raasay Distillery, which is being constructed at the site of a former Victorian hotel. In the past, whisky was made illegally on the island off Skye using illicit stills. The new distillery is to due to open in September.

Summary: The tiny island of Raasay is to have it first legal whisky distiller.


The military is the last Turkish institution to see the ban removed. It has long been seen as the guardian of Turkey's secular constitution. Wearing headscarves in public institutions was banned in the 1980s. But Turkey's Islamist-leaning President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, argues that the ban is an illiberal vestige of the past. The issue has been controversial in Turkey for many years. Secularists regard the headscarf as a symbol of religious conservatism and have accused President Erdogan of pushing an Islamist agenda, converting many public schools into religious ones as part of his pledge to raise "a pious generation". Over the past decade the ban has been removed for schools, universities, the civil service and in August for the police. The BBC's Mark Lowen, in Istanbul, says the secular side of Turkey now feels largely ostracised, accusing Mr Erdogan of governing just for his conservative, religious support base. The conservatives respond that they were long seen as second-class citizens and the headscarf is an expression of individual liberties. Our correspondent says that Turkey's religious-secular divide is as old as the republic itself, but is now arguably deeper than ever. Witness: Turkey's headscarf row The new rules apply to regular women military officers, non-commissioned officers and female cadets. They will be allowed to wear a headscarf under their caps or berets as long as they are the same colour as their uniforms and are not patterned, Hurriyet Daily News reported. The military's opposition to the government's move has been weakened after President Erdogan's supporters increased their authority over the armed forces following the failed 15 July coup last year. The changes will come into effect once they are published in the official gazette. Turkey has had a secular constitution with no state religion since 1920. Most people in Turkey are Sunni Muslims.

Summary: A ban on female army officers in Turkey wearing the Muslim headscarf has been lifted by the government.


The 48-year-old retired in 2005 after an illustrious career, scoring 168 goals for the Italian club and 56 times for his country. But he told Fifa.com he has "difficulty walking" because of the effort he put into his game. "I gave much more than I actually had to give," Batistuta said. In 2014, Batistuta revealed he had asked doctors to amputate his legs because of the severe pain he was suffering. After surgery to relieve the pressure on his cartilage and tendons, his condition improved, but he has been left with mobility problems.

Summary: Former Argentina and Fiorentina striker Gabriel Batistuta has revealed he struggles to walk after his 17 years in football.


Ian Stewart, 56, was convicted of secretly drugging and suffocating Ms Bailey in a plot to inherit her near-Â£4m fortune. Her body was found under their home in Royston, Hertfordshire, last July. Judge Andrew Bright QC said it was "difficult to imagine a more heinous crime". After the sentencing, the family of Stewart's late wife, Diane, said they supported a police re-investigation into her sudden death in 2010. Stewart reported Ms Bailey missing three months before her body was found in the "foul-smelling" cesspit alongside the corpse of her dachshund Boris. Murdered author 'more than a victim' A life shaped by death Sentencing at St Albans Crown Court, Judge Bright QC said Stewart had spun a "calculated and callous series of lies" in a bid to convince police, relatives and friends that his bride-to-be had genuinely gone missing. Ms Bailey had been "excitedly making arrangements" for the pair's wedding while Stewart was "planning how to kill her, hide her body and explain her disappearance as a case of an anxious woman running off because she could no longer cope with the more stressful aspects of her life", the judge said. Stewart, who wooed the widow after meeting her via a bereavement website, employed a "significant degree of planning and premeditation" before the killing, the court heard. During his trial, the prosecution said Stewart had played "the long game" in order to inherit Ms Bailey's fortune, made from the publication of more than 20 books. He plied her with the sleeping drug zopiclone in the weeks leading up to her death, and killed her beloved dog to make his "wicked lies...sound credible to those who knew her well", Judge Bright QC said. As he handed Stewart a life sentence, the judge said financial gain had been the "principal motive" for the killing. "You knew Helen Bailey to be a wealthy woman but were not content with having to share in her wealth as her husband. Instead you wanted it all for yourself," the judge said. "I am firmly of the view that you currently pose a real danger to women with whom you form a relationship," Judge Bright QC said. Ms Bailey penned the Electra Brown series of teen novels, and was also praised for her blog - Planet Grief - in which she talked about the death of her husband John Sinfield. "The world has lost a gifted author and her family and friends will have to live the rest of their lives with the deep sense of loss your wicked crime has inflicted upon them," the judge told Stewart. As a result of the case, detectives are now re-examining the death of Stewart's wife Diane, who died after an epileptic seizure at the couple's home in Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, in 2010. Stewart, who refused to appear via videolink from prison, was also found guilty of preventing Ms Bailey's lawful burial, fraud and three counts of perverting the course of justice. He had denied murder, claiming two men called Nick and Joe had kidnapped Ms Bailey in April last year and blackmailed him

Summary: The "wicked" fiance of children's author Helen Bailey, who murdered her and dumped her body in a cesspit, has been jailed for 34 years.


The left-hander made 114 not out after the start of play was delayed until 14:00 BST because of a wet outfield. He shared a stand of 142 with Kumar Sangakkara, who was caught behind off Jake Ball for 83 soon after tea. Pace bowler Ball claimed 3-77, but Surrey, having followed on, reached the close on 297-5, a lead of 76. Harinath scored 568 runs in eight first-class appearances for Surrey last summer, including two centuries. He again showed a clam temperament to hold the innings together with one six and 15 fours after Rory Burns (17) was lbw to Ball in only the second over of the day. Sangakkara also looked in good touch before he and Steven Davies departed in similar fashion in the same Ball over. Jason Roy made a typically assertive 37, but was then lbw to Brett Hutton, leaving Harinath to bring up his century with a sweep for three off Samit Patel.

Summary: Opener Arun Harinath hit an unbeaten century as promoted Surrey avoided the prospect of an innings defeat on day three against Notts at Trent Bridge.


Scottish Secretary David Mundell will open The Trussell Trust facility in Dumfries on Friday. The MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale has previously questioned claims of a link between foodbank use and his party's welfare reforms. The Trussell Trust said it was "standard practice" to invite the local elected MP to a foodbank launch. In a statement issued by the charity, a spokesman said it had opened 50 foodbanks in 27 of Scotland's local authority areas. He added: "When a foodbank is due to launch, it is standard practice to invite the local elected Member of Parliament to say a few words about the opening of the local foodbank." Other local elected representatives had also been invited to the launch, he said. He added: "We believe it is important for him [David Mundell], as well as the elected representatives from all other political parties, to be aware of the implications hunger has on the people of his own constituency. "We welcome his willingness to participate in the launch and hear from the people who will be working to tackle food poverty in the area." The charity spokesman said: "The Trussell Trust supports a robust and resilient welfare system and is keen to engage with elected representatives from all political parties to raise the challenges of insecure employment, decreasing or static incomes, increasing living costs and welfare reform, which are among the key drivers that lead to hunger. "We have met with David Mundell to discuss these issues previously and are keen to continue to ensure he is aware of the impact they have on his constituents. "We will ask that he takes our evidence on the drivers of food poverty and our proposed solutions back to his colleagues in Westminster." Earlier this year, another foodbank in Dumfries, run by the First Base Agency, claimed Tory policies were directly contributing to poverty and foodbank use. Mr Mundell said the claims of Mark Frankland, a volunteer with the First Base Agency, "should be taken with a pinch of salt" because he was an outspoken Scottish independence supporter. His views were criticised by SNP and Labour MSPs.

Summary: A charity has defended its decision to invite Scotland's only Conservative MP to open a new foodbank.


It is believed Darren Rodgers, who was 24 and from Ballymena, was on his own and fell about 26ft (8m) from a promenade onto a rocky beach in Nice. Supt Nigel Goddard, who is leading the PSNI team in France, said he was told it was an accident and not in any way disorder related. Tributes have been paid to Mr Rodgers by his friends, fellow fans, and by the Irish Football Association (IFA). The accident happened in the early hours of Monday, shortly after Northern Ireland played its first match of the Euro 2016 finals against Poland in the city on Sunday night. Mr Rodgers was from the Meadowvale area of the County Antrim town and was a former pupil of Cambridge House Grammar School. In a statement, his family thanked the local community for their support. Supt Goddard said: "I was informed this morning by my French counterparts of this tragic news "I believe it was an accident." Northern Ireland's first and deputy first ministers, Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness, issued a joint statement. "It was with great shock and sadness we learned this morning of the death of Darren Rodgers in Nice last night as the result of a tragic accident," they said. "The loss of a young life in these circumstances is truly heartbreaking and our thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family at this extremely difficult time. "This sad news is in stark contrast to the jovial carnival atmosphere just hours before at the game against Poland." DUP North Antrim MLA Paul Frew said he had spoken to Mr Rodgers on Sunday. He described him as a "great lad with a big heart". "Darren played for Braid Utd. Would have ran through a brick wall for his mates. Whole team is in shock, simply can't believe it," Mr Frew tweeted. Patrick Nelson, the chief executive, of the IFA said: "On behalf of the board, management, players and staff of the Irish Football Association, I would like to express my deep sadness at the tragic death of a Northern Ireland supporter in Nice in the early hours of this morning. "The thoughts of everyone at the association are with his family and friends at this time." Gary McAllister of the Amalgamation of Northern Ireland Supporters Clubs said: "I'm sure that every Northern Ireland fan, both here in France and at home, will be thinking of Darren and his loved ones at this very sad time."

Summary: A Northern Ireland football fan has died in an accident in France.


Former Humberside Police Det Ch Supt Colin Andrews allegedly carried out the rape in a hotel room in December 2003. The 58-year-old pleads not guilty to seven charges including rape, stalking and harassment. Manchester Crown Court heard he denied putting his hand over the mouth of a woman while he raped her. Cross-examining Mr Andrews, prosecutor Owen Edwards said to him: "You wanted sex whether she wanted it or not." The father-of-one replied: "No. that's not me." Mr Edwards then asked: "You got on top of her didn't you?" "No, there was no sex at all, of that I am certain. No sex that night, absolute fact," replied Mr Andrews. Mr Edwards said: "When she screamed you put your hand on her mouth and had sex with her. Is that rape?" "I would say so but that is not what happened. I did not rape her, that did not happen," replied Mr Andrews. "I have never put my hand on any female's mouth ever during sex. "Whatever she's describing, I never had sex with her. I never attempted to have sex with her. I have never forced myself on anyone, I would never do that." Since the start of the trial, the court has heard Mr Andrews described as "controlling, manipulative and bullying". The jury has been told the defendant held his hand over the woman's mouth while he raped her. They also heard accusations of him pursuing a campaign of stalking and harassment against another woman in the summer of 2013, during which he sent thousands of text messages and emails. Giving evidence in his defence on Thursday, the former detective broke down in court as he told the jury about his early police career. The court also heard how he was the force's most decorated officer and was described as "loyal and dedicated" by a former colleague. Mr Andrews also denies two counts of common assault, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and witness intimidation. The trial continues.

Summary: A senior detective accused of raping a woman after a Christmas party has said in court he "never forced myself on anyone".


Sorrell Leczkowski, from Adel, was among 22 people who died when a suicide bomber attacked concertgoers on Monday. Her mother and grandmother were also injured in the attack and are both being treated in hospital. In a statement issued on behalf of the family by Greater Manchester Police, Michael Healey described his granddaughter as "our rock". He said she was a "clever, talented, creative girl" who dreamed of becoming an architect. She had planned to go to Columbia University in New York to study "so that she could build hotels with slides coming out of the rooms and so that she could build her mum a house". Mr Healey said his wife Pauline remains in intensive care and Sorrell's mother Samantha is recovering from surgery "as she tries to make sense of the devastating loss of her daughter". The BBC understands Sorrell and her mother and grandmother were not at the Ariana Grande concert but had gone to collect her sister who was not injured. Sorrell was a year nine student at Allerton High School. In a letter to parents informing them of Sorrell's death, head teacher Elaine Silson said she was "deeply saddened" by the news. "Sorrell was a delightful member of the school community. She enjoyed her studies, had a lovely group of friends and was a real asset to Allerton High School," she said. "Our whole school community is extremely shocked and saddened by this and our thoughts are with Sorrell's family and friends at this very difficult time." She said staff and students were being supported by Leeds City Council, West Yorkshire Police and other external agencies. Liberal Democrat candidate for Leeds North West Greg Mulholland tweeted to say: "My condolences thoughts and prayers are with the family of 14-year-old Sorrell Leczkowski from Adel, Leeds, a victim of the Manchester attack." He said he had attended vigils in Leeds and Otley on Tuesday to remember the victims and those still missing. "It is heartbreaking that amongst the victims is a 14-year-old girl from Adel," he said. "My thoughts and prayers go out to her family and to the families of Wendy Fawell [from Otley] and [Leeds Beckett University student] Courtney Boyle, who are also missing and to the three local women who are receiving treatment for serious injuries." Two online fundraising campaigns have been set up to raise money for Sorrell's mother and grandmother. Since the pages were set up on Wednesday a combined total of more than Â£8,000 has been raised.

Summary: A 14-year-old girl from Leeds has been named as a victim of the Manchester Arena bomb attack.


Sixteen candidates stood for 16 vacancies on the island's government the Chief Pleas last December, so there was no vote. Howard Knight, who was commissioned by the Chief Pleas to oversee the election, said it was not a good result for democracy. The Chief Pleas said his report would be discussed next month. The Chief Pleas has a total of 28 members or conseillers which govern Sark, one of the smallest of the Channel Islands, with a population of about 600. Instead of the election, there was a ballot on which candidates would serve for four years and which would serve two. However, Mr Knight said he found that there was no "conspiracy" and that the unusual situation was a coincidence.

Summary: Sark needs to improve the health of its democracy, says an election observer after the last election was scrapped.


The blaze at Wythenshawe Hall on Tuesday ripped through the roof and upper floor of the Tudor building and was tackled by 50 firefighters. A campaign to save the timber-framed hall built in 1540 has now been launched by local Labour MP Mike Kane. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) say they "believe" the fire was arson, but are "investigating all possibilities". Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue search dogs were taken into the building on Wednesday to try and identify how and where the fire started. Insp Luke Breakspear, of GMP, said: "We have reason to believe the fire was arson. We are doing all we can to get to the bottom of what happened. "We are still appealing for anyone with any information to come forward." The running of the building, which is owned by Manchester City Council, was recently taken over by the Friends of Wythenshawe Hall. Members of the group applauded firefighters after they tackled the blaze. The group's vice chairman Paul Selby said: "I got the call in the morning to say the hall was on fire. It was one of the worst calls I've had. "Just below the roof is the Withdrawing Room - one of the most spectacular rooms in the building. It was all set up with period costumes." Mr Kane, MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East, has vowed to save the hall which was home to the Tatton family for hundreds of years. He told BBC Radio Manchester: "We are already setting up meetings with the council, the friends group and councillors to form a plan as to how we can secure the necessary funding to restore the hall. "I have brought the issue to the attention of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. "The community in Wythenshawe will be right behind the campaign."

Summary: The fire that partially destroyed a 16th Century hall in Manchester was arson, police have said.


A number of systems are now on sale in the UK, and they promise big savings. One being launched this month claims it can save you as much as £400 a year on your energy bill. Certainly the internet giant Google seems to have recognised the potential for the technology, having just snapped up the US manufacturer Nest for about £2bn. But how real are the savings, and who could benefit? All these systems work by maximising the time your heating is switched off. And switching it on only when you need it. So think of the last time you went out for the evening and left your heating on. Or got home late from work. Or maybe you did not need the hot water, having showered at the swimming pool. But many of these devices are far more sophisticated than simply switching your heating off and on remotely. Using GPS technology, phones now know exactly where you are, and using that knowledge, systems can anticipate when you are likely to get home. So when Will Moore begins his journey home from London to Kent, his boiler in effect tracks his progress, and makes sure the house is up to temperature only at the moment he walks through the door. It will even take account of the local weather forecast, and adjust itself according to expected temperatures. He paid £250 to have the system installed two months ago, but he has already noticed the savings. "It's saving us, I think, about 20% to 30%," he told the BBC. "Based on that it should pay for itself within about three years." Tado, the German manufacturer, claims savings of up to 27% on annual bills. If you are prepared to pay a little more, the potential savings can be even bigger. First, think of the times of day that rooms are heated unnecessarily in your home. Is the heat blasting out in your sitting room at six in the morning, when no-one will actually sit in there until six in the evening? Is your bedroom cosy and warm at 19:00, just when you are in the kitchen having dinner? For around £850 for a three-bedroom house, you can install a system that will allow you to heat each room individually. Using your smartphone, or a central control panel, you can work out temperature profiles for every room in the house, and of course adjust them from anywhere in the world, providing there is an internet signal. Honeywell, which makes the hardware in Scotland, claims you can save up to £400 a year on your energy bill by "zoning" your home in this way. And it says the system should pay for itself in two or three years. So how realistic are the savings claims being made? The answer will depend on the size of your house, your lifestyle, and the energy-saving measures you have already taken. Those with large houses can certainly save more. Stephen Passmore, from the independent charity the Energy Saving Trust, is enthusiastic about the whole concept, but warns that those

Summary: Have you ever thought about using a smartphone to control your central heating?


Luis Suarez scored four goals, while Lionel Messi also helped himself to a hat-trick and Neymar missed a penalty. Valencia's cause was not helped when defender Shkodran Mustafi was sent off for fouling Messi in the first half. Neville is also without a league win in eight attempts since taking over the club in December. Former England and Manchester United full-back Neville was returning to the scene of one of his greatest triumphs. As a 24-year-old he was part of the United team who won the Champions League with a spectacular late comeback against Bayern Munich in the 1999 final at the Nou Camp. This time there was to be no miraculous turnaround. These are testing times for the 40-year-old who was already under pressure before the game against the European champions. The Copa del Rey had hitherto offered eight-time Premier League winner Neville some solace after five draws and three defeats in La Liga. All four of his wins from 14 games in charge in Spain have come in this competition - yet this was nothing short of embarrassing. Valencia were shocking from start to finish and there was only going to be one outcome once Barca went 2-0 up in 12 minutes. Suarez broke the deadlock after racing on to Neymar's pass before the former Liverpool player doubled the lead, curling home from 10 yards after a breathless move. Messi completed a delightful move to make it 3-0 before a frantic end to the half. The Argentina star was denied by the bar and Neymar hit the post from the penalty spot - after being fouled by Mustafi, who was sent off. It went from bad to worse in the second half, Suarez's back-heel allowing Messi to pick his spot inside the area and take his career tally to 500 goals. Terrible defending by Valencia allowed Messi to complete his hat-trick and make it 5-0 after winning the ball back before firing past the keeper, who should have saved. Suarez's hat-trick goal was a close-range header and there was still time for the Uruguay international to get his fourth - and Barca's seventh - as he found the net via the near post. The return leg takes place at the Mestalla next Wednesday. As bad as Valencia were, Barcelona produced an exhibition of exquisite football, a masterclass in finishing. Luis Enrique's name was chanted by the home fans who are starting to believe their team can end the season with five trophies. Having already sealed the Uefa Super Club and Fifa Club World Cup, they are three points clear at the top of La Liga with one game in hand. They also face Arsenal in the last 16 of the Champions League. Barca are in terrific form at the right stage of the season, sweeping aside all before them. They look an unstoppable force. It is perhaps just as well Valencia are not at home on Sunday - Neville's team travel to face Real Betis in La Liga on Sunday. Barcelona are away at bottom club Levante on the same

Summary: Gary Neville's Valencia suffered a humiliating defeat as they were crushed by Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg at the Nou Camp.


Fans ran on to the pitch and scuffles broke out as England celebrated a and Euro 2013 qualification. Rose, 22, said he was subjected to monkey chants throughout the game, starting in the warm-up. He told Sky Sports: "I had two stones hit me in the head when I went for a throw-in." Media playback is not supported on this device Connor Wickham's 94th-minute goal secured a 2-0 aggregate victory in the second leg of the qualifying play-off. Sunderland's Rose was sent off after the final whistle for kicking the ball away in reaction to the abuse he was receiving. Prime Minister David Cameron led the calls for Uefa for to impose "tough sanctions" on racism while sports minister Hugh Robertson has written to Uefa president Michel Platini following "extreme provocation and racism" following Tuesday night's game. Rose described how the chanting started in the warm-up and gradually got worse as the match went on. "After 60 minutes my mind wasn't really on the game. I was just so angry and it was so hard to concentrate," he said. "Then we scored and after 90 minutes' worth of abuse, I expressed my emotions as soon as we scored. "Next thing I know, all the Serbia players were surrounding me, pushing me. I remember getting slapped twice. I got ushered away and that's when I kicked the ball - and then the referee sent me off. "I don't understand - the game had finished. And then there was more monkey chanting. They should be banned." The Football Association reported "a number" of racist incidents to Uefa. England defender Nedum Onuoha was racially abused during the 2007 Under-21 European Championship game against Serbia in the Netherlands, for which Serbia were fined £16,000 by Uefa. Professional Footballers' Association chairman Clarke Carlisle said Serbia should received a "significant" international ban, adding that it was "farcical" that Rose was sent off for reacting to being racially abused. "Serbia should be banned because it's a repeat offence," he told BBC 5 Radio live. "Banning them for a start, from any tournament, would be progress but I think if it's significant - if it's a couple of tournaments - then that would cause that nation to address the issue that has deprived them of international competition." PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor said: "The PFA condemns the appalling racist abuse endured by our Under-21 team in Serbia which evoked memories of scenes we all hoped had been consigned to the past. "Fifa and Uefa need to get tough and deduct points or disqualify teams from competitions." Former England midfielder Paul Ince, whose son Tom played in the game, told ESPN: "It's disgraceful to see these scenes. "If it was me, they [Serbia] would be kicked out for the next five tournaments - European, World Cups - but they will get a little ban and that will be it." Sunderland's chief executive Margaret Byrne said: "The scenes in Serbia last night shocked everyone and Sunderland Football Club wholeheartedly backs the Football Association's stance on the matter." Reading striker Jason Roberts told

Summary: England Under-21 defender Danny Rose called for Serbia to be banned after claiming he was racially abused by fans in Krusevac.


A number of actions have been launched attempting to prevent the government from formally triggering Brexit without Parliament's authorisation. During the opening hearing, government lawyers told the High Court Prime Minister Theresa May did not intend to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty before the end of 2016. Article 50 begins the Brexit process. A hearing in October will allow time for a possible appeal to be completed before the government seeks to leave the EU in line with the 23 June referendum result, the court heard. The hearing will take place over two to three days. Government lawyers are expected to argue that the prime minister can use historic Royal Prerogative powers to start the process of withdrawing from the EU, a course the challengers say is unlawful. They say Parliament must give its authorisation. The judges heard that one of the law firms involved, Mishcon de Reya, had received letters of abuse which led to potential clients who had wanted to join the action withdrawing their names. "It is racist abuse, it is anti-Semitic abuse and it is objectionable abuse," Lord Pannick QC, instructed by Mishcon, told the court. The judges ruled that the lead case in the action should be that of Mishcon client Gina Miller, 51, an investment manager and philanthropist living in London who voted Remain in the EU referendum. Other applicants include London hairdresser Deir Dos Santos, 37, as well as Britons living in France campaigning as Fair Deal for Expats. Mrs May has said she will not trigger Article 50 - which sets in place a two-year process for leaving the EU - until the end of the year. The recently-appointed Brexit Secretary, David Davis, has said Brexit should be triggered "before or by the start of next year". EU leaders have urged the UK to do so as soon as possible.

Summary: A legal challenge over the UK leaving the EU will be heard by the High Court in October, two judges have decided.


Unite said 1,000 of its members would walk out from 02:00 BST next Tuesday. The union accused First of taking an "extremely aggressive" stance by sacking a branch secretary and two other workers for "legitimate trade union activity". First Leeds said the "unjustified action" would affect tens of thousands of people across the city. Drivers have already held two 24-hour strikes, with Unite claiming they earn Â£2 less an hour than other First drivers in the region. The firm dismissed this as "nonsense" and said the union had failed to back up "this ridiculous suggestion". First Leeds also disputed the "aggressive" stance alleged by Unite and said it was investigating some very serious allegations. No members of staff have been disciplined for taking part in industrial action or for any legitimate trade union activity, it said. First Leeds offered a 38p per hour rise frozen until May 2018, which Unite described as "insulting". Unite regional officer Phil Bown said: "The management needs to stop ducking and diving and commit to holding genuine and meaningful talks, otherwise this strike could go on for some time with an adverse impact for bus users in Leeds - something we have desperately sought to avoid." Paul Matthews, managing director of First Leeds, said: "I'm very disappointed and deeply frustrated that Unite plan to cause such huge disruption for our customers in Leeds. "This is not a last resort as Unite claim - not only do we have a planned meeting before Tuesday to try and resolve the dispute, but Unite have repeatedly refused to let all staff vote on our above inflation offers." The bus provider plans to provide a reduced service in Leeds, with buses in Bradford, Huddersfield and Halifax all unaffected.

Summary: Bus drivers and other workers for First Leeds are to stage an indefinite strike in a worsening row over pay.


Sophie Tucker, 23, from Devon, admitted making up the allegation that he forced her into a sex act after the fiance saw his boss leaving her home. Police later found intimate photos and messages she had sent to the man. Tucker was ordered to attend a thinking skills course, by the judge at Exeter Crown Court. Judge Ian Lawrie called her "selfish and cowardly". The court heard she had invited the 50-year old to her home. The man spent almost seven hours in custody and had to submit to having samples taken by a nurse. The court was told his business suffered. Judge Lawrie told Tucker: "You must have known what you were doing was going to make life very difficult for [the victim]. "You showed selfishness and cowardice which are deeply unappealing." She said: "I am thoroughly sorry about what I did and if I could do something to help him I would. "It was a stupid thing to do. He has not done nothing. I wish I could undo it."

Summary: A woman who falsely accused her fiance's boss of a sex attack was given an 18-month suspended sentence for perverting the course of justice.


James Fairburn gave evidence to a Westminster committee on Tuesday. In February, a consignment of beef being stored at Freeza Meats was found to contain horsemeat. It did not belong to Freeza Meats and none of their products tested positive for horsemeat. Mr Fairburn, who is now retired, said the beef belonged to another company, McAdam Foods, and that his firm has suffered. He told MPs the scandal had led to his firm missing out on multi-million pound orders and had resulted in 31 jobs being lost in Newry. Quizzed by MPs on the Environment and Rural Affairs Committee about the horsemeat scandal, Mr Fairburn described it as a "fraud" and said it was "being perpetrated by a big organisation". He also said he suspected it had been "going on for some time". He told MPs that the illegal meat trade originated in other parts of Europe and did not come from the UK or Ireland. He rejected a suggestion from the Conservative MP Anne McIntosh that "all roads lead to Ireland". Asked if the scandal originated in Ireland, Mr Fairburn said "not at all". Mr Fairburn faced questioning from Conservative and Labour MPs and the South Down SDLP MP Margaret Ritchie. MPs also heard evidence from the Food Standards Agency. Tests carried out on the meat stored at Freeza Meats found that samples from the consignment contained about 80% horsemeat. It followed the discovery of horse DNA at a plant in the Republic of Ireland. Newry and Mourne Council confirmed that tests on Freeza Meats' burgers were free from horsemeat DNA. Martin McAdam, whose firm owned the contaminated meat, said there was "clearly an issue" with their Polish supplier.

Summary: The former director of a Newry food company which was at the centre of the horsemeat scandal has said his firm did nothing wrong.


Evan Ebel's bracelet, worn as a condition of his release to confirm he was obeying curfew, signalled on 14 March that it had been tampered with. But officials did not determine he had absconded until five days later - hours before Tom Clements was shot dead. Ebel, 28, was killed in a shootout with Texas police three days after that. Also, on Monday Colorado officials acknowledged Ebel was released from prison four years too early due to an apparent courthouse clerical error. The confusion stemmed from whether he had been ordered to serve a consecutive or simultaneous prison sentence for assaulting a prison officer while incarcerated for an earlier crime. Clements's death was the second in a series of three killings of US justice officials, including a Texas prosecutor and his deputy, just weeks apart. According to court documents released on Tuesday in Colorado, Ebel had followed the conditions of his parole without incident since his release in January, checking in by phone every day and even once calling parole officials because no-one had requested a weekly drug test. He worked for his father, a well-connected lawyer, and lived in housing his father had found. "From 28 January to the middle of March, we had an individual who was calling in every day, who was employed, who showed no indication that he would do the kind of things that we now know," said Tim Hand, a spokesman for Colorado's parole division. But on the afternoon of 14 March, the electronic radio monitoring bracelet he had been ordered to wear registered a "tamper alert". Later, he failed to report to officials as required to have the device repaired. Parole officials did not speak with Ebel's father until 18 March. He told them he feared his son had absconded and gave them permission to search the younger Ebel's apartment. The next day, officers found Ebel had fled - and taken a large amount of clothing. They listed him as absconded and obtained a warrant for his arrest. That evening Clements, 58, was gunned down after he was called to the front door of his home near the city of Colorado Springs. Authorities now say Ebel used the same gun to kill Clements that he used in the 21 March shootout in Texas in which he was shot dead by police. Ebel is also suspected in the 17 March killing of Nathan Leon, a pizza delivery man and father of three. Ebel first went to prison in 2005 for robbery, assault and car jacking. He was sentenced to three separate prison terms, all to be served at the same time, and scheduled for release this year. While in prison he is said to have joined a violent white supremacist prison gang, and official documents state his body was covered with Nazi-themed tattoos. Also while incarcerated, in 2008 he pleaded guilty to assaulting a prison officer and threatening his family. For this he was sentenced to up to four additional years. According to court transcripts, Ebel told the judge that would make him 33 when he

Summary: An ex-convict suspected in the death of Colorado's prisons chief shed a parolee monitoring device days before the murder, officials have said.


The A38 St Chad's and Queensway tunnels will be closed from 22:00 GMT until 06:00 GMT from 1 April until 8 May. Contractors Amey said the work should "minimise the number of future closures". The tunnels were completely closed for renovation work in 2013 and 2014. Birmingham City Council said its traffic management plans during the closures have been coordinated with the current works on Paradise Circus and the M6 Junction 6. There will be a break in the closures on the evening of Saturday 2 May to allow for preparations for the Great Birmingham 10k Run, the council said. The tunnels were officially opened by the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh in April 1971.

Summary: Road tunnels through Birmingham city centre will be closed overnight for five weeks for "remedial works" and "structural inspections", the council has said.


A letter to Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford warns they may be forced to cut frontline police budgets or lower training standards below England's. They are particularly concerned that the £2m they pay in the apprenticeship levy is not spent on police training. The Welsh Government said the levy does not cover Treasury funding cuts. North Wales commissioner Arfon Jones, who chairs the All-Wales Policing Group, said in the letter that Welsh forces were "now at a serious financial disadvantage and in future will be disadvantaged in terms of training compared to our English counterparts". He warned that Wales faced a bill of £8.9m for the Police Education Qualifications Framework (PEQF) by 2020-21. While English forces only had to meet 8% of training costs with the rest covered by the apprenticeship levy, Mr Jones said forces in Wales faced paying 95% to 100% from their own budgets. A shortfall of £10m would be equivalent to 200 fewer officers in Wales, he added. Welsh forces had already lost 2,500 police officers and staff since 2010, Mr Jones said, "equivalent to the entire resources of North Wales Police". "Under such pressures, Welsh forces might have to lower the standard of training and it would be regrettable to break away from the uniform standards that are currently in place," Mr Jones said. "Being forced to fund the training from existing resources would inevitably have an impact on frontline policing." A Welsh Government spokeswoman said ministers had written to Home Secretary Amber Rudd about the issue of police training. "While we are supportive of the PEGF in principle, we have been clear that responsibility for operational policing matters, including training, rests solely with the Home Office and it should fund training until policing is devolved," she said. As for the apprenticeship levy - 0.5% payable on annual wage bills of more than £3m - the spokeswoman said it was a UK government employment tax "which directly conflicts with areas of devolved responsibility". As skills policy is devolved, the money is not necessarily spent on apprenticeships in Wales. Instead, the Welsh Government is entitled to a population-based share of the proceeds under the UK Treasury's Barnett formula, to be spent as ministers in Cardiff see fit. The spokeswoman said such money had been "largely offset by cuts made elsewhere, meaning there is no significant new money to invest in services as a result of the apprenticeship levy". A Home Office spokesman said: "All police forces pay the apprenticeship levy, and in Wales those funds are passed back to the Welsh Government through an arrangement agreed with HM Treasury."

Summary: Wales could have 200 fewer police officers than it should by 2021 due to a shortfall of up to £10m in training cash, police chiefs have claimed.


David Capstick was walking in the mid Wales national park Saturday when he met the soldiers in a distressed state. Relatives of L/Cpl Craig Roberts, 24, from Penrhyn Bay, Conwy, paid tribute saying he had died "in the pursuit of his dream". Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced a full inquiry. We, Craig's family, would like to thank all our and Craig's friends for their kind thoughts and support. We are all devastated at the loss of our beloved Craig; this has left a massive hole in all our lives. We wholeheartedly supported Craig in his military endeavours and it gives us some comfort, though great sadness, that he died in the pursuit of his dream. Next month Craig was due to start a new post in the office of the secretary of state for education and we were all very proud of him. We would like to thank the Ministry of Defence family liaison officer for all his help and support in these trying times. Speaking to Channel 4 news, Mr Capstick described how he was walking in the Beacons when he was passed by a line of soldiers moving in the opposite direction at five or 10-minute intervals. "We then came across two soldiers who had clearly broken that intended mode of operation and were proceeding slowly together, and one of the soldiers made a compassionate plea for some drinking water for his colleague," he said. "He was upset," he added. "The other soldier was trying to make the best of the situation and asked if we could spare any water for his colleague, not for himself." Mr Capstick added that it "certainly was slightly odd" that the two soldiers in particular had bunched together and were "clearly in distress." In a statement issued through the Ministry of Defence, Mr Roberts's father Kelvin said: "We are all devastated at the loss of our beloved Craig; this has left a massive hole in all our lives." He said he had died "in the pursuit of his dream". Mr Roberts, who had worked as a teaching assistant in London, was due to take up a job in Whitehall in the office of Education Secretary Michael Gove. He had served with the Territorial Army (TA) for more than five years and was a member of the 3rd Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment. It is believed he served as a reservist in Iraq and Afghanistan, and had taken part in several exercises including a training mission in Texas with the American National Guard. He had taken part in a four-week trial for the TA SAS reservists ending in a 40-mile (64km) hike over the Brecon Beacons. L/Cpl Roberts was described as being "the salt of the earth" by one friend, who added that the soldier was "extremely dedicated". The University of Leicester economics graduate was described by Professor Ali al-Nowaihi as a "very promising young man - independent, strong willed and determined". BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner said he understood the deaths occurred after the SAS training and preparation phase, right at the start of the

Summary: A walker said he encountered soldiers making a plea for water on the day two reservists died during SAS selection training in the Brecon Beacons.


So called "tandem burials" happened at a limited number of hospitals in the Republic of Ireland up to the 1980s. It is understood this happened in what the authorities called "exceptional circumstances". This might be if a newborn baby died and options for burial in a hospital or religious plot were not selected. The remains would then be placed in the coffin of an adult who had died. Details of such burials were set out in documents obtained by RTÉ News under the Freedom of Information Act. In a letter to the former secretary general of the Department of Health, Dr Ambrose McLoughlin in August, Irish Health Service Executive director general Tony O'Brien said it was not certain that the families of both of the deceased would always have been informed of the practice. In the letter, Mr O'Brien said: "Our understanding is that the remains would have been placed with adult remains and that, ideally, the awareness and understanding of both families involved would have been sought, though this is not guaranteed." It is understood that the practice may have occurred in a number of cases to ensure that a baby was buried in consecrated ground. At a time in Ireland, the Catholic Church's tradition stipulated that if a baby was born and died before baptism, they could not be buried on sacred ground in a cemetery. The souls of such babies would go to Limbo - an in-between place where they could neither see God nor be reunited with their parents. In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI revised the concept of Limbo.

Summary: In Ireland, dead babies have been buried in the coffins of adults to whom they were not related, according to Irish broadcaster, RTÉ.


We're the same age, and we have both been assailed and corroded by the bracing weather around the Firth of Forth. Both have been carrying somewhat more of a load factor than is either assumed or advisable in the design spec. There are significant differences, though. I have not been closed until the New Year, while essential repairs are carried out. Nor have I become indispensible to the Scottish economy. Oh no. The closure of the bridge represents a significant challenge to those on both the North and South Queensferry sides, and extending a long way around. Hauliers use it to go north, and not only to Fife, but to Dundee and beyond, to Aberdeen and the north east. Likewise, they bring goods south in supply chains affecting the Lothians and beyond. One of those supply chains is to households, in that a lot of Christmas shopping is being done by road freight. This is by far the busiest time of year for the Amazon 'fulfilment centre' (warehouse) in Fife. Inbound and outbound deliveries look a lot more expensive. Among many others, the route is important to Diageo's gigantic bottling plant in Cameronbridge. It trucks containers of whisky and its other spirits to Grangemouth and the Clyde for export, and south to distribution depots in the English Midlands. Hauliers going round by Dunblane or the Kincardine or Clackmannanshire bridges face extra cost in both extra miles and traffic delays. That's just the commercial traffic. The road bridge has also become a vital link for workers, most commuting from northern homes to south workplaces, but some going the other way. Fife has some big specialist employers, including Babcock's Rosyth dockyard, Sky's contact centre, Bank of Scotland card processing at Pitreavie and the Raytheon weapons systems in Glenrothes. (The latter makes the Paveway bombs which are now being dropped on Syria by RAF Tornados.) The busier south-bound traffic in the morning demonstrates one of the big shifts that has taken place in the Scottish economy in recent decades: Edinburgh has been transformed from a modestly-sized city into a large travel-to-work region. That, in turn, has re-shaped southern Fife, as you can see in dormitory estates from Dunfermline to Dalgety Bay and beyond. On BBC Radio Scotland's Newsdrive, the call went out from the Scottish government for employers to be understanding of the difficulties now facing commuters who would normally use the Forth Road Bridge, or whose train services across the rail bridge face becoming impossibly busy. Transport minister Derek Mackay suggested altered shift patterns and car sharing. There could also be more home working. And that's where - in the dark days of a traffic-stricken December - there could be a silver lining to this large logistical cloud. Recent research shows that when people are forced to re-think their travel plans, a significant number discover that they prefer the new routes. This was based on the London Tube strike in February of last year, using the big data sets available from the Oyster cards, which track Londoners use of the Underground. The strike closed

Summary: The Forth Road Bridge and I have a sort of affinity.


Police were called to a ground floor flat on Falkner Street shortly before 19:30 BST. A 30-year-old man was detained before being taken to hospital after falling ill. Merseyside Police believe the incident is domestic related. They are not looking for anyone else. The force added that a post mortem examination will be carried out to establish the causes of death. As a precaution, and on advice from Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service following a report of a fuel leak inside the property, buildings on Falkner Street were evacuated. Residents have been allowed back into their properties, with the exception of the properties either side of the address. Detectives are appealing for anyone who may have information to contact them.

Summary: A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the bodies of a woman and two children were found at a flat in the Toxteth area of Liverpool.