Laurent Blanc's runaway leaders moved on to 92 points with two games of the 38-match season remaining. Uruguay forward Cavani, 29, broke the deadlock with a perfectly placed header before his clinical finish made it 2-0. He completed his hat-trick with another header before Zlatan Ibrahimovic completed the rout in stoppage time. The win keeps PSG 27 points clear of nearest rivals Lyon, who thrashed third-placed Monaco 6-1 and have played one game more. Forward Alexandre Lacazette scored a hat-trick for Lyon, while former Newcastle United defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa got two and midfielder Rachid Ghezzal also found the net. PSG's last two league games are away to mid-table Bordeaux on Wednesday before they host Nantes on 14 May. Blanc's side, who have also won the French League Cup, meet Marseille in the Coupe de France final on 21 May.

Summary: Edinson Cavani scored a hat-trick as champions Paris St-Germain set a new record points total in Ligue 1 after an easy win against Ajaccio in Corsica.


The American world number one shot seven birdies and an eagle as he moved to 16 under and overtook Patrick Reed. Reed (69) is joined on 12 under by fellow American Kevin Kisner (65) and Argentina's Fabian Gomez (66). Irishman Padraig Harrington (68) is eight under and Australia's US PGA champion Jason Day is three under (73), alongside Scotland's Russell Knox (72). Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell is one under after a 70 at the Plantation Course in Kapalua. Masters and US Open champion Spieth, who is bogey-free after his first two rounds, said: "It is nice to have no blemishes on the card. I want to prepare and start the year with a bang, but I'm only through 36 holes. There's a long way to go." Rickie Fowler (67) is on 10 under, while two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson (68) is a shot further back.

Summary: Jordan Spieth leads the Tournament of Champions by four shots after shooting a nine-under second-round 64 in Hawaii.


Joseph Keighley, 42, was a full-time firefighter with Essex Fire and Rescue Service and based in Basildon. An independent fire service report found no evidence bullying contributed to his death in July. His twin Jeffrey said Joseph had told him he was being bullied. An inquest in Chelmsford recorded a verdict of suicide. The inquest heard Joseph Keighley had left a note in which he said: "I am sorry to all but I can't carry on in this life. It's too hard, too tough." A wider investigation into an alleged 'intimidatory culture' at Essex Fire and Rescue is under way.

Summary: The twin brother of a firefighter says he complained of bullying at work in the weeks before he killed himself.


Since docking with the ISS in a Soyuz craft in December, the 53-year-old station commander has kept hundreds of thousands of followers back on Earth informed and entertained from orbit. He has tweeted from the space station at least 1,500 times, capturing remarkable images of many corners of the world. His first photograph came in his first tweet from the ISS: "Space Station! Floating free, buoyed up even more by my smile :)" His first days were marked by a series of photos detailing life inside the space station. But he soon branched out into striking orbital landscapes of the planet below. We have collected just a few of Cmdr Hadfield's tweeted shots and captions here - more are available by browsing his Twitter feed @Cmdr_Hadfield. A former fighter pilot, Chris Hadfield became a trainee astronaut in 1992 after winning selection from a field of 5,330 applicants, according to Nasa. He flew on board the space shuttle, docking with the Russian space station Mir and as part of an assembly flight to the ISS in 2001. He eventually won his own slot on board the ISS in 2010, training for his current mission until lift-off in December 2012. After gathering hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers during his months on board, he made one final hit as the time came for his departure from the ISS. He posted a striking video to YouTube of him performing a version of David Bowie's renowned 1969 hit song Space Oddity. The video quickly went viral, and even prompted a response from Bowie's own official account: "Hallo Spaceboy..."

Summary: Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is due to return to Earth on Tuesday from a five-month stint on board the International Space Station.


Paul McWhir, 51, of Castle Douglas, admitted four charges including rape and acting in a lewd and libidinous manner. The abuse mainly took place at a farm in Dumfriesshire in the early to mid-1990s. Sentence was deferred until next month at the High Court in Glasgow. McWhir preyed on the child for more than three years starting when she was just 10, the court was told. However, it was only last year that the victim disclosed her ordeal to police. McWhir was then confronted by his own relatives who demanded he hand himself in. The court was told the abuse had had a "significant impact" on his victim.

Summary: A court has heard how a child abuser was forced to go to police by his own relatives after it emerged he had attacked a young girl.


Cosmetics which claim to lighten skin by using cancer-linked chemical hydroquinone were banned in the EU in 2001. A BBC reporter was able to buy six creams and three tested positive for hydroquinone. Analytical chemist Andrew Reid said of the chemical: "It kills cells. It's the sort of thing used to clean toilets." Reaction to skin bleaching investigation, plus more Coventry news The undercover BBC Coventry & Warwickshire reporter visited 13 shops that predominantly serve people from Afro-Caribbean and Asian communities in and around Coventry. They bought six illegal skin bleaching products from six of the shops. Mr Reid, head of life sciences at Coventry University, said: "Three out of the six products we tested did indeed contain the nasty chemical hydroquinone. "That's a dangerous substance which will destroy the melanin producing cells. "The sun will damage your skin and you could end up with a cancers like melanoma or leukaemia." Aspiring model Mutsa Chikwana, 24, of Holbrooks, Coventry, said she started using a skin lightening product after a photographer edited pictures to show her skin a few shades lighter. "He said [the photographs] had to be a certain shade," said Ms Chikwana. "It's quite shocking. It did not look like me. "But if you look at the pageants it's always the light skinned girl that's won, or it's always the light skinned girl that's got that top job." A social media campaign - #unfairandlovely - is working to challenge the widely-held belief in many parts of the world that fair skin is the most attractive. Prof Steve Garner, head of criminology and sociology at Birmingham City University, is studying the use of skin lightening products in England. A study in Birmingham, Bristol and London found the majority of Black or Asian woman using the creams were aged 16-24. He said: "This problem is going to get exponentially worse unless we deal with it... and that's in terms of public health and regulating the laws that do exist. "The ideas around using skin lighteners to change your appearance are, in some cases, borderline mental health issues." National Trading Standards has joined with UK Border Force officials to tackle banned skin lightening products getting into the country. Warwickshire Trading Standards officer Eleanor Lake said the authority had seized 1,000 illegal skin lightening products at Coventry airport since May. "We've found that some of them have contained up to 13% hydroquinone and significant amounts of mercury and these are dangerous substances which can lead to cancers," said Ms Lake. "The idea is that they're putting these products on their skin to make themselves more beautiful - but ultimately they're causing themselves harm."

Summary: Illegal skin bleaching products are being sold in shops in Coventry, a BBC investigation has found.


Alfio Anthony Granata pleaded guilty to multiple rapes, threats to kill, and intentionally causing serious injury. He held the backpacker in his Melbourne hotel room in 2012 after they had sex and took drugs with his partner. She was freed only when she tried to kill herself, prompting Granata and his partner to call emergency services. A judge on Monday described Granata's actions as "akin to torture", and that he had "degraded and humiliated" his 21-year-old victim, who has not been named. Granata and his partner, Jennifer Peaston, had met the backpacker at a party in November 2012 and invited her to their hotel room. The backpacker was forced to live in the shower. Granata, with the help of Peaston, beat the woman with various objects including a meat tenderiser and rolling pin, and performed bizarre rituals on her. The judge said the woman was left a "reclusive and frightened" individual. Earlier this year, a judge found that Peaston was traumatised and had also been a victim of abuse by Granata. She avoided jail and was given a good behaviour bond without conviction.

Summary: An Australian man who imprisoned a Dutch backpacker in a hotel room for six weeks and repeatedly raped and beat her has been jailed for 17 years.


Thanks for sending us your photos and comments. This chat page has now closed. "We looked through pinhole viewers and colanders. We also made a viewer out of a poster tube. We saw the sun turn into a tiny crescent and we got really chilly! It was amazing!" Kestrels Class, Welford Sibbertoft and Sulby primary school, Northamptonshire

Summary: Many parts of the UK have experienced a very rare partial solar eclipse, one of the most spectacular in years.


Due to face Arsenal on Sunday, Notts' players were told the Women's Super League One club cannot stay afloat 15 minutes before Friday's announcement. Previously known as Lincoln Ladies before relocating in 2014, the squad included England's Carly Telford, Laura Bassett, Jade Moore and Jo Potter. Notts finished sixth in WSL 1 in 2016 after reaching the 2015 FA Cup final. In March, a winding-up petition against the club was adjourned for a second time, giving Notts until 3 July to pay debts owed to HM Revenue and Customs. Local businessman Alan Hardy purchased Notts County's men's and women's clubs in December, aiming to clear debts owed to HMRC by both outfits. A club statement said: "Alan Hardy has reluctantly admitted defeat in his bid to save Notts County Ladies Football Club after facing a near-£1m bill to keep the club afloat this season. "The Notts County chairman and owner had hoped to restructure six-figure HMRC debts inherited from Ray Trew and fund ongoing projected losses this season of half a million pounds. "Despite weeks of negotiations with lawyers, HMRC and the Football Association, Hardy has now called time on his plans to save the Ladies set-up. "The club has today been officially withdrawn from the Women's Super League and will play no matches in the Spring Series, including this Sunday's away fixture at Arsenal." Reacting to the news, Notts and England goalkeeper Telford posted on Twitter: "CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT I HAVE JUST WITNESSED!!! NOTTS COUNTY LADIES NO LONGER EXISTS!!!" Midfielder Danielle Buet added: "Thanks @Official_NCFC left jobless and homeless." Former Arsenal winger Rachel Yankey, who had a spell on loan with Notts in 2016, posted: "Totally gutted for the @Official_NCLFC players, staff and supporters. I hope the @PFA and @fa are doing everything they can to support them." An FA spokesperson said: "The FA is aware of the situation and is liaising with all involved parties. "Our priority is the welfare of the players and we will work closely with them, the PFA and wider stakeholders to support them through this time." With the WSL transfer window having closed, it is not yet clear if any of the Notts squad will be able to sign for another English top-flight club this season. "I am devastated that we cannot continue the Ladies project but the numbers simply do not stack up," said Notts County chairman Hardy. "Continuing would have been little short of financial suicide. "When I took over the club, HMRC and other creditors had in excess of £350,000 of unpaid liabilities. Additionally, I was extremely concerned that to operate Notts County Ladies for the current season was going to cost us approximately £500,000 - a figure principally made up of player and coaching salaries. "Our total projected incoming revenue from attendances and sponsorship was £28,000. "It's a very sad day for me personally and supporters should rest assured I have left no stone unturned in my quest to save the club. "However, having taken all factors into consideration, the only possible outcome is to discontinue our Ladies club. "I would

Summary: English top-flight club Notts County Ladies have folded, two days before their first match of the Spring Series.


Members of the Aslef union have backed three days of action next week in a dispute over driver-only operated trains. But Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which has claimed all Southern services could be halted, have argued the strike would breach customers' rights. A separate Southern network strike by RMT members has entered its second day. Southern has said the hearing, which started earlier, will continue into Thursday with a judgement expected at 14:00 GMT. Aslef members have also launched an indefinite ban on overtime which, coupled with the RMT action over changes to the role of conductors, led to about half of Southern's services being cancelled on Tuesday. The long-running RMT dispute, which has seen several strikes throughout 2016, is set to continue in the run-up to Christmas. Southern refund: What you need to know Southern commuters' tales of 'hell' Your questions answered Maria Caulfield, the Conservative MP for Lewes, has warned of the impact a strike by Aslef drivers would have in Sussex. She said: "Southern has said if the Aslef strike goes ahead next Tuesday, they won't provide any trains whatsoever." She said Gatwick Express and Thameslink services would be unaffected, but in areas only served by Southern there would be no trains. The latest strike began on Tuesday and is due to finish at 23:59 GMT on Thursday. A spokesman for Southern said the company had "led the way" in trying to resolve the dispute but claimed the RMT would not move on the "fundamental issue" of helping Southern "modernise" its train service. Gary Hassell, from the RMT, said: "We are definitely prepared to talk, as far as I'm aware Southern haven't spoken to us for months. "But we won't be stopping the strike because we've got a mandate from our members." 00:01 Tuesday 6 December to 23:59 Thursday 8 December (RMT) 00:01: Tuesday 13 December to 23:59 Wednesday 14 December (Aslef) 00:01 Friday 16 December to 23:59: Friday 16 December (Aslef) 00:01 Monday 19 December to 23:59 Tuesday 20 December (RMT) 00:01 Saturday 31 December to 23:59 Monday 2 January (RMT) 00:01 Monday 9 January to 23:59: Saturday 14 January (Aslef)

Summary: The parent company of Southern rail has gone to the High Court in an attempt to stop a drivers' strike.


The company has not said what the meeting is for, but political sources have told the BBC "bad news" is expected. The factory, which has been operating in the town since 1969, employs about 1,000 people. It makes truck and bus tyres mainly for export to the US. In recent years, Michelin executives had warned that high energy costs in Northern Ireland have been making the Ballymena plant uncompetitive. BBC News NI Business Editor John Campbell said he had been told by a source at Michelin that production was to stop at 11:00 GMT for a briefing at 12:00 GMT and that there would be no production on Tuesday night. Otherwise, he said the source did not know what was happening.

Summary: All staff at the Michelin factory in Ballymena, County Antrim, have been called to a meeting at 12:00 GMT.


The computer, about the same size as a credit card, was first released in 2012 and is widely used as an educational tool for programming. However, it can also be used for many practical purposes such as streaming music to several devices in a house. A new starter kit for Raspberry Pi, including a keyboard and mouse, has been released to celebrate the success. The kit also includes an SD storage card, official case, power supply, HDMI cable, mouse, keyboard and guidebook - it costs Â£99 plus VAT and will be available in the coming weeks. The Pi, which is manufactured in Wales, has been adopted by pupils, programmers and inventors around the world. Many have received versions for free via the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a charity. British astronaut Tim Peake even took two to the International Space Station. "We thought our lifetime volumes might amount to 10,000 units - if we were lucky," wrote founder Eben Upton in a blog. "There was no expectation that adults would use Raspberry Pi, no expectation of commercial success and certainly no expectation that four years later we would be manufacturing tens of thousands of units a day in the UK and exporting Raspberry Pi all over the world." The latest sales figures were "fantastic", said tech industry analyst Chris Green - who owns four of the computers himself - at business consultancy Lewis. "It's more than just a geeky coding tool - it's increasingly proving itself as a useful computer," he told the BBC. The Raspberry Pi Zero, a version of the computer that costs Â£4, was ideal for use in developing countries, he added. "They can run off batteries so where there isn't an abundance of electricity you still have a computer that can be used for teaching." Although the Raspberry Pi has been used in many schools, it was more complicated for children to get to grips with than the BBC Micro Bit, argued Bethany Koby, co-founder of education-focused start-up Technology Will Save Us, which helped design the BBC's device. "[The Raspberry Pis are] incredibly powerful but they're hard to use," she told the BBC. "That being said, the resources are amazing." One million BBC Micro Bit computers were delivered free to every Year Seven student in England and Wales earlier this year.

Summary: The Raspberry Pi has sold 10 million units - continuing its success as the most popular British computer ever.


Cardiff Civic Society has asked Planning Minster Carl Sargeant to "call in" a planning application for part of the Cardiff Central Square development. Cardiff councillors are due to vote on the plans on Wednesday. The Welsh government said it had yet to make a decision. Cardiff planners have recommended the plans go ahead, saying concerns have been addressed. BBC Wales plans to take the tenancy of the planned new media centre building in Central Square - where the current bus station is situated - from developers Rightacres Property Ltd. Rightacres is also applying to demolish the nearby ageing Marland House office and retail building, build basement car parks and landscape the square. A council report to the committee said the application seeks to "demonstrate that the development does not compromise the delivery of a new bus station on the Marland House/ NCP car park site, and that the environmental impact of relocating the bus station is acceptable". However, the application does not include any plans for the permanent replacement of the bus station. In its letter to ministers, the civic society said the application failed to address the need for a transport hub close to the railway station and asked for the decision to be taken out of the hands of councillors. It claims the development will "destroy the central bus station with no replacement provided for at least two and a half years". Paul McCarthy, chief executive of Rightacres Property, said although the current application did not include the transport plan, details of a new hub would be revealed in the near future. A Cardiff council spokesperson said: "Any mention of the bus station in the current planning documentation for the demolition of Marland House and the BBC headquarters is incidental and lacks significant detail, as it isn't part of this application." Network Rail has also raised concerns about the loss of current taxi parking and passenger pick-up and drop-off points, as a civic square could be built between the planned development and Cardiff Central rail station. In a statement to planners, it said: "This proposed development will remove a key rail customer facility on the northern side of the rail station and will necessitate its relocation away from the station's main entrance."

Summary: Permission for a new BBC Wales headquarters in Cardiff city centre should not be granted until plans for a new bus station are in place, a conservation group says.


She was summoned for questioning after a video of her dressed in "indecent" clothing sparked a heated debate in the Muslim country. Some demanded she be punished for breaking the strict Saudi dress code. But the public prosecutor has now closed the case, the ministry of information said. She was released on Tuesday after being questioned, having admitted walking through the site with her hair uncovered and wearing a skirt. Women in Saudi Arabia must wear loose-fitting, full-length robes known as abayas in public, as well as a headscarf if they are Muslim. However, there are no restrictions on what women can wear under their abayas. According to the ministry, she did not know the video had been uploaded. It was first shared on Snapchat over the weekend by a user called "Model Khulood". It shows a woman walking along an empty street in a fort at Ushayqir Heritage Village, about 155km (96 miles) north of the capital Riyadh, in Najd province. End of Twitter post by @50BM_ Najd is one of the most conservative regions in Saudi Arabia. It was where the founder of Wahhabism - the austere form of Sunni Islam that is practised by the Saudi royal family and religious establishment - was born in the late 18th Century. The video was quickly picked up by Saudis on Twitter, where critics used the hashtag "demand_the_trial_of_Model_Khulood". Others came to the woman's defence, praising her "bravery" and insisting that she ought to be allowed to wear what she wanted. Women are also banned from driving, are separated from unrelated men, and must be accompanied by or receive written permission from a male guardian - usually a father, husband or brother - if they want to travel, work or access healthcare.

Summary: Saudi police have released a young woman who appeared in a video wearing a miniskirt and crop-top in public without charge.


The 25-year-old Algerian, who helped Leicester to the Premier League title, is also the PFA Player of the Year and BBC African Footballer of the Year. Borussia Dortmund's Gabonese forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was second and Senegal and Liverpool striker Sadio Mane came third. "It's never easy to win a big award like that," Mahrez said. "I'm very happy to win because obviously it was against two big players. "What happened last season was amazing, we knew it wasn't going to happen again - and it won't happen again I think, for a small team like Leicester," added the first Algerian and North African to win the prestigious individual honour since its inception by Caf in 1992. Arsenal and Nigeria forward Alex Iwobi, 20, won the young player award. Countryman and Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho, 20, won the most promising talent award. South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Denis Onyango, 31, was named Africa-based player of the year and Nigeria forward Asisat Oshoala, 22, was named female player of the year. It was Oshoala's second title after winning in 2014 in Lagos. And it was double delight for her as the Super Falcons were adjudged Women's National Team of the Year following their record-extending eighth title at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon in December 2016. Two more awards came the way of Sundowns, who were named club of the year with Pitso Mosimane winning coach of the year. Uganda's qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations after a 39-year wait was recognised with the national Team of the year award. Gambian official Bakary Papa Gassama was named referee of the year for the third time in a row. Manuel Lopes Nascimento, president of Guinea Bissau Football Federation was named football leader of the year - his country qualified for their first major continental championship by reaching the Nations Cup in Gabon. Ivorian striker Laurent Pokou, who died in November, was post-humously recognised with the African Legend award, together with Cameroonian Emilienne Mbango, one of the pioneers of women's football on the continent. The Platinium Award went to President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari.

Summary: Leicester forward Riyad Mahrez has won the Confederation of African Football's player of the year award.


She is one of only two women on the Bank's nine-member Monetary Policy Committee, which sets interest rates. Ms Shafik will step down at the end of February. She joined the Bank as deputy governor for markets and banking in August 2014 after stints at the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Bank of England governor Mark Carney said Threadneedle Street would say "farewell to Minouche with gratitude and regret". "She helped drive vital reforms on the domestic and international stages, perhaps most prominently in the successful completion of the Fair and Effective Markets Review, which she co-chaired," he said. "She has overseen a transformation in how we manage our balance sheet and is modernising our high-value payments system. This has been alongside the invaluable insight she brings to all three main policy committees of the Bank and the inspirational leadership she gives to her colleagues. In her work and by her example, she leaves an important legacy." Ms Shafik said it had been a privilege to work at the Bank of England and that it was impossible to resist the chance to run the LSE. "I have especially enjoyed connecting the dots and the people across the Bank's monetary, macro-prudential and micro-prudential policy responsibilities," she said. "I leave the Bank with a deep appreciation for its work and much admiration of its staff." The LSE is familiar territory for the former IMF deputy managing director as she earned a Master's in Economics at the school, which is part of the University of London. Ms Shafik, who was born in Egypt and emigrated to the US with her family at the age of four, is the first woman to run the LSE on a permanent basis and its 16th director. Prof Julia Black will continue to run the LSE until the new director starts in September 2017 after a post-Bank cooling-off period. US academic Craig Calhoun said in February he was leaving before the end of his five-year term as LSE director to run the Berggruen Institute, a political and philosophical think tank set up by billionaire investor Nicolas Berggruen. Ms Shafik previously held academic appointments at the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania and Georgetown University's economics department. She was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honour's list last year. The Treasury, which is responsible for recruiting a successor, will advertise the deputy governor role in the coming months. The Bank of England has another three deputy governors: Ben Broadbent (monetary policy), Sam Woods (prudential regulation) and Sir Jon Cunliffe (financial stability).

Summary: Minouche Shafik, one of the Bank of England's deputy governors, is leaving to become the director of the London School of Economics.


Media playback is not supported on this device Hosszu's time of four minutes 26.36 seconds took more than two seconds off the previous best set by China's Shiwen Ye at London 2012. Scotland's Hannah Miley, 26, finished fourth after being pipped to bronze by Spain's Mireia Belmonte Garcia. Fellow Briton Aimee Willmott, 23, finished seventh. Miley, ranked second in the world behind 27-year-old Hosszu, said she had "nothing left" to stop Belmonte overtaking her on the final leg. "I could see her. I knew she was coming back at me. I gave everything I had," Miley, who won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, told BBC Sport. "It is such a mixture of emotions. I was so close to getting it. It is happy and disappointment all coming together." Rebecca Adlington, double Olympic gold-medal winner Find out how to get into swimming with our special guide. "I am so angry. I was like, 'Hannah what were you doing?' In the last 50 metres, she did not breathe and look at Belmonte once. "If you know someone is coming up, you can give that extra tiny bit if you breathe and think 'she is right there'. "I am devastated for her because that was her opportunity. All she had to do was breathe once." Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Summary: Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu set a remarkable new world record as Britain missed out on a medal in the women's 400m individual medley at Rio 2016.


Cezary Sobiewski, 40, murdered Barbara Baraniecka weeks after she confided concerns about his drinking to friends. A judge said Sobiewski went to buy cider after the "sustained and brutal attack" at the couple's home in Tipton, West Midlands. Sobiewski admitted Ms Baraniecka's murder on Monday. He entered the plea on what would have been the start of his trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court. Updates on this and other stories in Birmingham and the Black Country The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Ms Baraniecka had told Sobiewski she wanted to end their relationship last October, a month before her death. She had already confided in friends she had concerns about his increased alcohol consumption. Police said Sobiewski, who had moved to the UK from the US in 2010 to live with Ms Baraniecka, was arrested at the scene. Her 25-year-old daughter found her covered in blood on her bed as Sobiewski sat in the kitchen. Paramedics confirmed she had been dead for several hours. Sentencing him, Judge John Wait said: "Having killed Barbara Baraniecka in the course of a sustained and brutal attack, you went out to the supermarket, bought cider and sat at home drinking it, leaving Barbara's daughter to find her mother's body and call the emergency services. "You took the life of someone who had many friends and who was the mother of two daughters." Speaking after Sobiewski's guilty plea on Monday, Det Insp Jim Munro said: "I very much hope that now this case is over, it will in some small way allow Barbara's daughters to start rebuilding their lives after the terrible events of November last year." "Cezary Sobiewski could not control his drinking or his jealousy and his actions have resulted in the death of a completely innocent woman."

Summary: A "jealous" man who stabbed his partner 13 times because he could not accept their relationship was over will serve a minimum of 20 years in prison.


Media playback is not supported on this device The Imps have reached the last 16 for the first time in 130 years. Victory on Saturday would see them become the first non-league team to reach the quarter-finals since 1925. "If we're realistic, we'd probably only beat them once in a hundred times but we've got to believe this is that one game," boss Danny Cowley said. "We're going to be brave, we're going to fight and give it one hell of a go. If we do all of those things, we might give ourselves that chance. "We've achieved the impossible to get here, we've just got to go and do it again." Lincoln beat League One side Oldham and Championship teams Ipswich and Brighton to become the third non-league team to reach the fifth round since the turn of the century, after Crawley Town in 2010-11 and Luton Town in 2012-13. Cowley, whose assistant at Lincoln is his brother Nicky, said that the competition had "fast-tracked our development." "It's been brilliant and whenever this cup run ends, we will cherish what we have learned from it," he added. "It will hold us in really good stead for all of our futures." Media playback is not supported on this device It's not too late to enter this year's FA People's Cup - as long as you do it by the deadline anyway - and that is at midnight on Sunday. Entry is completely FREE, there are categories for everyone AND you can enter either as a team or an individual player. Find out all the details here.

Summary: National League leaders Lincoln City will aim to "achieve the impossible" against Premier League side Burnley in the FA Cup fifth round.


Omaree Lindsay, 19, of Cecil Road, Croydon, rode into Co-Op in Streatham Road, Mitcham, on 6 September. He appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to a number of offences. He was sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work for offences including theft, failing to comply with a court order and driving a vehicle on the pavement. District Judge Adrian Turned also ordered Lindsay to pay Â£150 in costs. The court order Lindsay had failed to comply with was an order to complete unpaid for work in the community issued on 28 of August for a driving offence.

Summary: A teenager who used a "hoverboard" to enter a supermarket and steal a crate of Lucozade, has been spared jail.


The meetings will take place in October at a mountain resort in North Korea. The decision follows an agreement last month that de-escalated tensions sparked by a border mine explosion that injured two South Korean soldiers. Thousands of Korean families have been separated with little or no contact since the war ended in 1953. The highly emotional reunions of family member who have not seen one another in decades have been infrequent, and depend hugely on the state of relations on the peninsula. The BBC's Stephen Evans in Seoul says the reunions, which started in 1988, used to be annual but have often been cancelled in recent years as relations frayed. The last round was held in February 2014. About 66,000 South Koreans remain on the waiting list to see their relatives, many in their 80s and 90s, our correspondent adds. The upcoming reunions, slated to be held at the Diamond Mountain resort in Mount Kumgang from 20 to 26 October, will see 100 people from each side selected. Source: Korea Red Cross The decision came after Red Cross officials from both countries held talks earlier this week at the border village of Panmunjom. Communication between relatives across the border is highly restricted and almost non-existent. The two countries remain technically at war as the Korean War ended with an armistice.

Summary: North and South Korea have agreed to hold rare reunions for families separated by the Korean War, according to Seoul.


Ice Arena Wales will hold 3,088 for Devils home games, a big increase up from the 2,300 capacity at their current Cardiff Bay Ice Arena base. The Big Blue Tent has been a temporary home since 2006 following the demolition of the Wales National Ice Rink. "The facility is stunning," Devils managing director Todd Kelman said. "We are very pleased with it and I know our fans are going to love it. "There are a few things that still need to be completed, but it is nearly there." Devils are currently top of the Elite League and host Blaze in the league and Belfast Giants in the Challenge Cup in back-to-back home games this weekend.

Summary: Cardiff Devils will play the first game at their new home against Coventry Blaze on 27 February.


Read the team news for Saturday's matches below. Kick-off 15:00 unless stated. All times GMT. Manchester City v Chelsea (12:30) Crystal Palace v Southampton Stoke City v Burnley Sunderland v Leicester City Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City West Bromwich Albion v Watford West Ham United v Arsenal (17:30) Birmingham City v Barnsley Blackburn Rovers v Huddersfield Town Bristol City v Ipswich Town Burton Albion v Rotherham United Cardiff City v Brighton and Hove Albion Fulham v Reading Norwich City v Brentford Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End Wigan Athletic v Derby County Leeds United v Aston Villa (17:30)

Summary: Four of the Premier League's top five are in action on Saturday, while there is a packed programme in the Championship.


Christine Wilson, 25, was eventually found out by the pair, who thought she was male, and was then charged. Defence advocate Shelagh McCall told the High Court in Edinburgh that Wilson has Gender Identity Disorder. Judge Lord Bannatyne deferred sentence in order for the court to obtain reports. Jane Farquharson, prosecuting, told the court that Wilson had problems with her sexuality. "The accused has by her own admission experienced some confusion about her sexuality. She has since childhood presented as a boy," said Ms Farquharson. "Both complainers believed they were in a relationship with a boy." Defending, Ms McCall stated that Wilson was hoping to undergo gender reassignment therapy at some point in the future.

Summary: An Aberdeen woman has admitted fraud by pretending to be a boy to become sexually intimate with two unsuspecting teenage girls.


Betsi Cadwaladr health board has been awarded Â£500,000 for the unit at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan. It has already received Â£1.4m for electrical infrastructure upgrades and to pay for an extra transport incubator for transferring critically-ill babies. The Sub Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Centre (SuRNICC) is due to open in two years' time. Health Minister Mark Drakeford said: "We have now taken a further step that will help the health board to develop the final business case for the SuRNICC through which we want to provide the best possible standards of care for mothers and babies across north Wales." Tina Donnelly, director of the Royal College Nurses in Wales, said: "Neonatal care across Wales has been an area of specific concern to the RCN. The government has listened to the evidence-based advice of health care organisations, service users, clinicians and independent advisers. "This is excellent news for mothers and babies because there is a commitment to providing a safe and effective neonatal service in north Wales."

Summary: Plans to develop a new neo-natal baby care unit in north Wales have been approved by the Welsh Government.


The Hammers took the lead when Manuel Lanzini beat Thibaut Courtois with a sumptuous curling effort from 25 yards. Fabregas's superb set piece on the stroke of half-time pegged them back. Substitute Andy Carroll looked to have won it for West Ham, before Fabregas snatched a point after Michail Antonio fouled Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Victory would have moved West Ham in front of Manchester City into fourth place, but Slaven Bilic's side were unable to add Chelsea to Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal on their list of away scalps this season. Chelsea, who remain unbeaten in the league under interim boss Guus Hiddink, stay 10th. Media playback is not supported on this device After Carroll finished clinically from Dimitri Payet's superb through-ball, West Ham were two minutes plus added time away from their first victory in Stamford Bridge at 14 years when substitute Loftus-Cheek tumbled in the area. Referee Robert Madley pointed to the spot, but replays appeared to show that rather than being clipped by Antonio, the midfielder tripped over his own feet. In addition, Antonio - who had scored in each of his previous three league matches - appeared to be outside the box when Loftus-Cheek went down. "To concede that late is gutting, but to concede it from a penalty that is not a penalty is unacceptable," Bilic said. "It was not close to the line. It was way out. It was not a penalty. We are gutted and we are not getting these decisions." Following last week's defeat by Everton in the FA Cup, reigning league champions Chelsea have nothing left to play for this season - but they showed plenty of battling spirit to take a point from this match. The Blues were not at their fluent best but 18 crosses and 22 shots told the tale of their unstinting endeavour in forward areas. Fabregas, a superb performer last season, has endured a much more difficult campaign this time round, and has sometimes been accused of going missing in difficult matches, but here he was at his influential best. His free-kick was masterful, getting the ball up and down from 25 yards and beating the dive of Adrian after Winston Reid had fouled Oscar. But his performance was about much more than goals - the 28-year-old Spaniard also had more shots, passes and touches than anyone else on the pitch. Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink: "We stared well in the first 10 minutes but we then started losing the possession too easily. We reacted just before half-time, especially with the beautiful Fabregas free-kick. In the second half we got caught on the counter, but we reacted perfectly to get the draw. "This is a very good West Ham side. They are knocking on the door for the top four. I was happy with the late penalty decision. It's difficult for me to make a judgement - I think he was tripped on the line. On the line is part of the box." Media playback is not supported on this device West Ham manager Slaven Bilic: "I don't look too

Summary: Cesc Fabregas scored a free-kick and a late penalty as Chelsea earned a point to frustrate West Ham's Champions League ambitions.


The Big Gaelic Survey has been commissioned by the language's development body, Bòrd na Gàidhlig. The study of media, such as BBC Alba and BBC Radio nan Gàidheal, has three questionnaires. They are aimed at Gaelic speakers, Gaelic learners and people who are interested in learning Gaelic in the future. Shona MacLennan, of Bòrd na Gàidhlig, said: "Bòrd na Gàidhlig wants to understand better how people learn and enhance their Gaelic skills. "It is paramount for planning and developing the language that we understand how the media helps Gaelic speakers, learners, and those interested in learning access the language. "This is the first time research such as this has been undertaken and it will enable us to measure just how important the media is in growing Gaelic."

Summary: The influence of Gaelic media on learning of the language is being examined.


Antonio Horta-Osorio told shareholders that the bank is "just days away" from returning to full private ownership. A sale of the final 0.25% stake would be a "major milestone", he added. The government said recently that the value of its share sales had surpassed £20.3bn, although this did not account for inflation. Mr Horta-Osorio described 2016 as a "significant year" for Lloyds during which the government substantially reduced its shareholding in the lender. He said: "We take great pride in the fact that the government has already received more than its original investment of £20.3bn. "With further proceeds to come as the sale is completed, this will ensure that the UK taxpayers get back at least £500m more than was originally put in." In 2008, Lloyds rescued HBOS but then had to seek a bailout from the government which gave the state a 43% stake on the bank. The Lloyds boss said: "Looking at the group now, it is perhaps easy to lose sight of the fact that just six years ago this was a bank in crisis. "Six years on we have turned the business around and we are now a strong, safe and UK-focused bank." However, the bank still has to deal with the aftermath of a £245m money laundering scandal that was uncovered at its Reading office which led to the jailing of two former employees. Lloyds has set aside £100m to compensate some 64 victims of the fraud which include Deal or No Deal host Noel Edmonds. Mr Edmonds is seeking £50m from the fund to compensate him for the "deep distress and public humiliation" he suffered because of the scandal. Lloyds chairman told shareholders at the meeting that he was "determined" to ensure the victims in that case were "fairly, swiftly and appropriately compensated" within "weeks rather than months". He said: "We remain committed to learning from our mistakes and following through our strategy to be the best bank for customers, shareholders and UK." Lloyds's progress is in marked contrast to Royal Bank of Scotland, which was also bailed out in 2008 at a cost of £45bn. Chancellor Philip Hammond recently admitted that it is likely the government will sell its shares in RBS at a loss and it will only begin to divest once legacy issues at the bank are resolved.

Summary: The taxpayer will make a profit of about £500m on the £20.3bn bailout of Lloyds Bank Group during the financial crisis, its chief executive said.


Analysis shows the average rent of a one-bedroom property in almost half of all districts, boroughs and cities would cost more than 30% of the median take-home salary for the area. The problem is most acute in London and the South East. The government said it was committed to building more affordable homes. BBC England's data unit analysed the average rents for different types of property in each local authority area and the median weekly wage for those areas, using figures published by the Office for National Statistics. According to Shelter and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, spending more than a third of your disposable income on rent or a mortgage means you may not be able to afford other basic needs. Based on average rents and median weekly wages, our investigation found: Dan Wilson Craw, a policy manager at Generation Rent, which campaigns for affordable housing, said: "Across London and the South East, the only option for average earners is to squeeze themselves into ever more crowded flat shares. "This might work for some, but it's a completely unsustainable situation for anyone who wants to settle down. Unless rents start coming down, the capital and its hinterland will start losing workers and that will weaken the national economy." Kerry Taylor works as a teaching assistant in a special school in Stratford, earning about £350 a week in take-home pay. She pays £825 a month to rent a room in a shared house in Lambeth, south London, where she has her own bathroom and kitchen. She said: "I would like to get on the housing ladder but I have resigned myself to the fact that working in social care isn't going to get you the right salary, let alone give you the chance to save up for anything. "I would love to own a home so that no one can kick me out, as I now have to leave my house as the landlady wants to sell. "I've lived in Manchester, Edinburgh and my home town in Yorkshire but I've never been happier and more comfortable than in London. This is really important to me and I have created a great network of friends so the idea of moving and starting again somewhere else, as I've done twice before, is too exhausting to think about. "I hope it doesn't come to having to leave but I suppose I can't rule it out completely if it gets that desperate." Freelance musician and composer Matt Winkworth has been renting houses around Oxford for 10 years, but to gain security he has decided to buy a narrow boat, which he intends to live in. The 31-year-old said: "Buying a boat is something that I've been thinking about doing for a long time. "I've thought about getting a mortgage, but I would have to move out of the area that I work [in], it's impossible to buy anywhere in the South East. "[Living in the boat] will be the first time I have lived on my own." Sophie Mogridge moved to Oxford last year and lives in

Summary: People spend more than a third of their disposable income on rent across large parts of England, a BBC investigation has found.


Bev Doran, 37, of Shipley, West Yorkshire, was in bed when she received an email urging her to check her lottery account. Ms Doran said the fact she had won 17 February's EuroMillions jackpot had taken a while to "sink in". The mother-of-four had already won £50 on a draw earlier in the week and said her mother thought it might be a scam. Read more about this and other stories from across West Yorkshire "I was still waking up when I logged into my account," she said. "I could see the jackpot amount but could not work out what I had won." She said eventually she realised there was just one UK winner and that it was her. "It was taking a very long time to sink in. I jumped out of bed and burst into my eldest son's bedroom. "He was asleep but I was shouting 'I've won the Euros. I'm a millionaire.' "All he came back with was 'what you on about?'" Ms Doran, who lives in a council-owned property, said buying a family home would be a priority. She said; "I come from a council estate in a three-bedroom house with five of us, so it's pretty cramped. "So for them to have their own rooms will be nice, but I am not moving far."

Summary: A lottery winner said she "leapt" out of bed when she was told she had won £14.5m.


Jim Murphy was responding to former Tory chairman Lord Baker's view that there could be a deal between the two rival parties after May's election. However, the Labour MP has not ruled out some kind of deal with the SNP. Mr Murphy told BBC political editor Brian Taylor that it was "disrespectful" to discuss political deals before the general election. On the suggestion of his party entering into a Conservative arrangement in the event of a hung parliament, Mr Murphy was very clear. He said: "We don't need lessons from Tory dinosaurs about how to run Scotland, what a ludicrous idea." Mr Murphy added that the differences between the Labour Party and the Conservative Party were bigger than "I have seen for a number of years". Writing in The Independent, Lord Baker of Dorking said a Labour minority government reliant on the SNP would be a "nightmare" situation at Westminster. He added that such an arrangement could "stretch the constitution of our country to breaking point". However, the SNP said it was trusted more than Labour to keep the Tories out. Asked if a deal with the nationalists was possible, Mr Murphy said he did not want to get into a "post-match analysis on an event that has not yet taken place". He told Brian Taylor during a half-hour webcast: "As I say, if the SNP want to vote for our policies in the House of Commons, it's up to them - some time they have done that in recent times, quite often they have sided with the Tories against Labour." Mr Murphy said he had no desire to focus on the "politics of pessimism" because he wanted his party to win government. The debate over coalition deals has arisen because polling suggests neither Labour nor the Conservatives would gain an overall majority in this year's election. If that is the case a coalition deal with smaller parties could be possible or a so-called "confidence and supply" arrangement could be agreed whereby the smaller party supports the larger party in key votes. During the webchat Mr Murphy was also asked about tuition fees, the Scottish independence referendum and his decision to fight his East Renfrewshire seat in May.

Summary: The leader of the Scottish Labour Party has called the idea of a Conservative-Labour coalition "ludicrous".


The police said a car was set on fire in Main Street, Crumlin, between 03:20 BST and 03:40 BST on Saturday and the blaze spread to the takeaway. Residents from flats above the takeaway escaped without injury. Other premises on the street have been damaged. The police said, at this stage, they were not treating the incident as a hate crime. SDLP councillor Thomas Burns said it was unclear what had actually happened but it looked like the car had been rammed against the shutter of the restaurant. "This is an absolute disgrace," he said. "Whether this vehicle has been moved or burnt and has been rammed against the shutters of this takeaway, for the people living upstairs, it could have been an absolute disaster. "If the blaze had got going, if the people had not got out, the smoke could have killed them, never mind the fire. "I'm horrified that these Chinese people have been targeted. Why it was them, is a question that is being asked." Councillor Mervyn Rea of the Ulster Unionist Party said: "That vehicle could have exploded, it could have caused damage where it was parked, it could have caused injury to anyone on the street and, equally so, when it propelled into the shop and set the shop ablaze. "It could have caused a nasty accident when it was veering across the street." Anne-Marie Logue, Sinn FÃ©in councillor, said people in the area were "aghast as to why this has happened". "We are very annoyed for the business involved as well and the family are devastated," she said. "It's obviously put them out of business for quite a few weeks. "Opportunists decided to break into the car. The car was put on fire and unfortunately it was directed towards this shop. I'm just glad that nobody has been hurt." She said Â£700,000 had recently been invested to upgrade Crumlin Main Street. The police are treating the incident as a suspected arson attack and have appealed for information.

Summary: A Chinese restaurant in County Antrim has been destroyed in an arson attack.


All 25,000 seats for the four-night event in the grounds of Windsor Castle had been bought within five hours of going on sale at 09:00 GMT. It will take place between May 12 and May 15 next year, with members of the Royal Family due to attend each night. The Queen herself will attend a performance on the final evening, which will be broadcast live on ITV. Singer Katherine Jenkins will be among 1,500 participants including musicians, dancers, famous actors and artists. The event will also feature 900 horses. Tickets were priced from Â£55 to Â£195, with the most expensive seats situated next to the Royal Enclosure. Some 5,000 free tickets will be available which will allow guests to see celebrities arriving on the red carpet. Details of how to apply will be announced in the new year. The final night's show was the first to sell out. The Queen turns 90 on 21 April 2016. A spokeswoman for the event organisers said: "They were selling very, very quickly. By 9.30am, 4,000 tickets had already been sold." The celebration at Windsor is a not-for-profit event and aims to raise a surplus to donate to charities. National commemorations will centre on her official birthday weekend in June with a mass street party in The Mall, a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral and the traditional Trooping the Colour ceremony.

Summary: Tickets for a celebration to mark the Queen's 90th birthday sold out within hours of going on sale.


But he's not an aid worker, nor a medic - he's the boss of a gaming studio, Momentum Core, in Kenya's capital Nairobi. His firm specialises in developing games with an educational twist. Players of the game Mosquito Hood are tasked with killing increasingly pesky mosquitoes. When a player completes all levels of the game, the Kenyan government has agreed to donate one mosquito net to a family living in a malarial zone. Malaria is the leading cause of mortality in Kenya, and is particularly deadly among young children. Mr Mukhwana has also created games aimed at raising awareness about HIV, as well as educational games for children. "We aim to make learning about these important topics fun and engaging to players," he says. Momentum Core is just one of several games developers aiming to raise the profile of African gaming. The market is very much still in its infancy on the continent - video games don't have much uptake among the population, especially on PCs and consoles. Kenya's video games market was worth $44m (£28m) at the end of 2013; Nigeria's was valued at $71m, according to research by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Compare this to the size of the US market in 2013 - $20.5bn - and the African markets seem minuscule. But over the coming years, all the African gaming markets are expected to see annual double-digit growth, and gaming enthusiasts like Allan Mukhwana are ready for the market to take-off. But it will be the mobile phone that dominates as the gaming device of choice, not consoles and computers, experts believe. "Because of the portability and accessibility of mobile phones, mobile is the best medium for gaming in Africa," says Mr Mukhwana. "Most people are engaged with their mobile phones. Also, not everyone wants fancy games that cost hundreds of dollars and that require a lot of commitment to play. "Since mobile games often cost a dollar or less and can be downloaded in a pinch, even people who aren't avid gamers can still enjoy a quick game during a break from work, or when they're sitting on the bus," he says. Over in Nigeria, Abiola Olaniran, founder and chief executive of Gamsole, agrees that mobile is the present and future of the African gaming market. Gamsole specialises in creating games for the Windows Phone platform, and has seen its games downloaded over 10 million times in the last 18 months. The company is now looking to expand its products to other mobile systems, including feature phones - as basic, low-cost phones are called. "Gaming is still a nascent industry in Africa," says Mr Olaniran. "Due to the high rate of mobile device penetration, mobile can serve as a converging point for both casual and hardcore gamers. "Mobile is the single channel that cuts across all demographics of gamers." Gamsole creates games with an African flavour - based in African cities, telling African stories, with local characters. "African-themed games can be the future of gaming if people can relate with the content on a personal basis, based on their daily life

Summary: Allan Mukhwana has been instrumental in ensuring that more than 1,400 households in high-risk malaria zones in rural Kenya receive insecticide-treated mosquito nets.


Mr Liu's family had been informed of the situation, medical staff in the north-eastern city of Shenyang said. The dissident was diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer in May. He was imprisoned in 2009 on charges of inciting subversion against the state after he helped to write a petition calling for political reform in China. "Liu Xiaobo's liver function has worsened, his bilirubin levels are gradually rising," the hospital said in a statement. Bilirubin is produced by the liver, and high levels of it can indicate liver failure. A photograph showing the dissident looking frail was shared among friends and fellow activists on Thursday. He is standing beside his wife, Liu Xia. In an open letter to the authorities, his friends have asked to be allowed to visit him on a "humanitarian basis". "We feel this is deeply tragic and realise that Liu Xiaobo has few days left and fear he is near death," it says. "At this moment, we urgently need to go to visit him to bring to Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia their friends' care and well wishes." On Wednesday, China invited medical experts from the US and Germany to help treat Mr Liu. Authorities said the decision was made at the request of his family. The decision came ahead of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany. Diplomatic sources in Beijing say China has been nervous the issue might overshadow President Xi Jinping's appearance at the summit, Reuters reports. Mr Liu, who was a key leader in the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, won the Nobel peace prize in 2010. His wife Liu Xia has been under house arrest since then - but she has never been charged. Mr Liu has three years left to serve of his sentence for "inciting subversion" after drafting Charter 08 - which called for multi-party democracy and respect for human rights in China. Amnesty International has said he should never have been jailed.

Summary: The Chinese hospital treating imprisoned Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo for advanced liver cancer says his condition has worsened.


Georgina Le Fjord was out with a friend celebrating the end of her exams when the accident happened on Llantwit Major beach, Vale of Glamorgan, in June. The inquest in Cardiff heard she would have died instantly. Assistant coroner Thomas Atherton recorded a conclusion of accidental death, calling it a "terrible tragedy". Ms Le Fjord - who grew up in Salisbury, Wiltshire, but had been living in the area - was "the happiest she had ever been" after suffering from depression, the inquest was told. That day, she was with her friend Martha Ormerod, 25, marking the end of her A-levels when debris from a cliff gave way. In a statement read to the hearing, Ms Ormerod said they were sat about 15ft (4.5m) away from the rocks. "As we were sat down enjoying our picnic I heard a sudden noise behind me. I turned around and saw Georgie lying on her front," she said. "At first I thought she had managed to dive out of the way." Eyewitnesses tried to help Ms Ormerod administer first aid. One, Claire Louise Hobson, said there had been a rock fall there a few days before. "I think perhaps about three or four large rocks hit her. At the time I did not think that she was that badly hurt," she added. PC Mark John, who later broke the news to boyfriend Paul Biggs, said it was the most distressing incident he had seen in his police career. Ms Le Fjord's mother Jackie Cleary, 53, described her daughter as inquisitive with a passion for knowledge, adding: "The last few years of her life she was truly at her happiest." Reaching his conclusion, Mr Atherton said the death served as a reminder of how dangerous rocks near cliffs can be, especially as they can fall "without warning".

Summary: A 23-year-old woman killed by a falling rock on a south Wales beach was "in the wrong place at the wrong time", an inquest has heard.


Media playback is not supported on this device Along with Argentina, Ukraine, Bolivia, Andorra and Israel, it has been deemed "non-compliant" by Wada. Brazil, Belgium, France, Greece, Mexico and Spain have been placed on a 'watch list' and must meet strict conditions by March 2016 or face similar action. Meanwhile, Kenya has been ordered to explain its doping controls or join those countries under scrutiny. Wada said that if Kenya's answers are "unsatisfactory", it could also face sanctions. There are 15 Kenyans currently banned for doping by athletics' governing body the IAAF. The "non-compliant" countries have failed to respond fully to Wada's request for information and Argentina, Bolivia and Ukraine have been found to be using non-accredited laboratories, which is a breach of the code. Andorra and Israel did not have correct rules in place. Drug testing will continue, but it will be carried out independently and the country in question will foot the bill. This will continue until the country reinstalls quality anti-doping programmes. Wada cannot prevent athletes from "non-compliant" countries competing - such a decision is taken by organisations such as the IAAF and International Olympic Committee. Russia's athletics federation is already provisionally banned from international competition for its alleged involvement in widespread doping. The IAAF imposed the sanction after a Wada independent commission report accused the country of "state-sponsored doping". The head of the Russian doping laboratory accused by the Wada report of destroying more than 1,400 blood and urine samples, has left his position, and the laboratory has had its accreditation suspended. Media playback is not supported on this device However, the report's co-author Dick Pound said it would be "child's play" for Russian athletics and Rusada - the country's anti-doping organisation - to meet the conditions in time to compete in Rio. "I don't think you'll get the culture fixed in nine months but you can do actions that will come to the same result," Pound said. "In a sense, I don't care whether you're there with clean athletes if the only reason is fear of getting caught, as opposed to thinking that's the right thing to do. Listen, Russia built Sochi in seven years. This is child's play." The country's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Russian athletics will co-operate "in any way" to prove it is clean. Pound's report stated Russia was not the only country with anti-doping issues, and that athletics was not the only sport with those problems. Pound also alleged Kenya has a "real problem with doping". However, during a two-day meeting in Colorado Springs in the United States, Wada said it was "encouraged" by reports the Kenyan government is committing funding to its national anti-doping programme. Last week, the country approved the immediate establishment of an anti-doping agency. The government said the new agency will carry out testing and ensure compliance with doping rules. The head of Kenya's Olympic committee, Kipchoge Keino, has accused his government of complacency. Travis Tygart, chief executive of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, said athletics is "at a crossroads" and declared the current investigation is the biggest

Summary: Russia is one of six countries ruled to be in breach of the World Anti-Doping Agency's codes.


Mohini Arora, 25, died in a crash on the M20 in Kent on 13 November last year when her BMW was in collision with a Peugeot 206 driven by Ion Rusu, 25. Rusu, of College Avenue, Gillingham, was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court. He admitted causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by careless driving while over the prescribed alcohol limit, and driving while over the prescribed limit. Rusu was also banned from driving for eight years.

Summary: A drunk driver who caused a motorist's death has been jailed for six years.


Vikki Thompson was being held at Armley where she was found dead on Friday. She told her friends she would kill herself if she was sent to a male prison. The incident prompted the prisons minister to respond to an urgent question in the House of Commons. Andrew Selous told a debate they are "reviewing prison service instruction". Updates on this story and more from around West Yorkshire Tim Farron, Lib Dem leader, tweeted: "We must reform the law urgently." Cat Smith, shadow minister for women and equalities, asked if the policy guidelines for transgender prisoners were adequate, and if they are being properly applied. Mr Selous responded: "Her death like all others in custody is a tragedy and we are totally committed to reducing the number of deaths in prisons. "We believe that Vikki Thompson was being looked after in accordance with the relevant procedures, but that is now a matter for the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman and Coroner." He said a review of the policy relating to the care of transgender prisoners had begun earlier this year, and revised policy guidance will be issued and implemented "in due course". It is estimated there are around 80 transgender prisoners in the UK, although the Ministry of Justice does not keep precise figures. The debate also follows a transgender woman being sent to a men's prison in Bristol. 80 is the current estimate of transgender people in UK prisons 85,977 prisoners are men, according to the latest figures 3,935 prisoners are female Tara Hudson, from Bath, was later transferred to a female prison after a campaign to get her moved. Ms Smith said: "I first raised the issue of Tara Hudson, a young trans woman who was placed in a men's prison on the floor of this house on the 3rd of November. "It's a tragedy that within three weeks of that, we are once again discussing the issue of trans prisoners." Jackie Brooklyn, Ms Hudson's mother, said her daughter was "absolutely heartbroken and disgusted" when she heard about Vikki Thompson's death. She said: "I just think if she was living as a woman she should have been put in a ladies' jail, possibly under segregation for her welfare." Greg Mulholland, Liberal Democrat MP for Leeds North West, said: "It really seems like something from another era to be putting a transgender woman into a man's prison. "The tragic consequences of that is there needs to be an inquiry into how this happened. It's certainly time to change the guidelines to avoid this happening again." Thompson, from Keighley, West Yorkshire, was handed a 12-month jail term in August which was suspended for 24 months. The BBC understands she later breached the terms of the sentence and was remanded in custody at Bradford Crown Court. An investigation into her death has been launched, the Prison Service said. West Yorkshire Police said her death was not being treated as suspicious. An inquest into Vikki Thompson's death is expected to be opened next week in Wakefield. Source: The Care and Management of Transsexual Prisoners, Ministry

Summary: The government has announced it is re-examining its policy on transgender prisoners following the death of a woman in a male prison in Leeds.


The picture sees 163 of this year's nominees gathered together and smiling away, but zoom in and there is a whole lot more going on. Here are just seven of the things we spotted in this year's photo. 1. Pharrell Williams didn't exactly dress for the occasion All of this year's male nominees are dressed smartly in tuxes and suits. Well, almost all. The "dress code" memo must have gone into Pharrell's junk email inbox, because he turned up wearing a green baseball cap and grey sweater. To be fair - the sweater does have the Nasa logo on it, a reference to best picture nominee Hidden Figures. Pharrell wrote several songs for the soundtrack to the film, which tells the story of three African-American women who worked behind the scenes at the space agency in the 1960s. 2. Michelle Williams is upstaged by Casey Affleck's facial hair Casey Affleck's facial hair is fast becoming the eighth wonder of the world. It gets longer with every awards ceremony he appears at this season. It's now on the verge of totally eclipsing poor Michelle Williams, Affleck's co-star in Manchester by the Sea, who has to peep out from behind his mane. She must be used to Affleck stealing her limelight. The actor appears in nearly every scene in the 137-minute movie, while Williams's screen time clocks in at 11 minutes. 3. The writer of Moonlight wants you to know how many nominations it has Tarell Alvin McCraney brightens up the back row of the photograph with his winning smile. He's the man behind the stage play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue - which went on to become Moonlight, one of this year's most hotly-tipped Oscars contenders. McCraney is so pleased with the film's success he wants to let you know just how many Oscar nominations the film has received, and he is seen here holding up eight fingers. (There is, of course, another explanation. He could be making the "305" hand gesture - which is the area code for Miami-Dade county, his home and the place where Moonlight is set.) Also - hats off to Shawn Levy (who's standing next to Tarell), who wins the award for the most delightfully bright smile of the whole photo. He is the producer of Arrival, which is nominated for best picture. 4. Justin Timberlake needs to sack his tailor "What's your inside leg measurement, Justin?" "I don't know, maybe 32 inches?" "Hmmm, I don't have enough material for that. Have a 28-inch pair of trousers instead." "Great, that'll do, thanks Derek." 5. The front row is so where we wanna be Emma Stone, Matt Damon, Natalie Portman, Octavia Spencer are all sitting together in the front row. Can someone please organise for us to join this BFF group, that'd be great, thanks. Extra respect for Octavia Spencer for wearing a pair of white trousers while so many of the other female nominees are in a dress or skirt, and for Natalie Portman, who manages to create the illusion she's impressively wearing high heels even while

Summary: This year's Oscars "class photo" has been released - and as usual there are several quirks and questionable outfits.


Students from 12,000 schools nationwide will be told not to do their weekend homework for the month of November. The Spanish Alliance of Parents' Associations (CEAPA), which called the strike, argues that homework is detrimental to children. Spain was high up on a homework league table in a 2012 education report. The PISA study, by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, found that Spanish children and teenagers have 6.5 hours of homework a week, compared with an average of 4.9 from a group of 38 countries. Spain ranked 11th on a list of 64 countries or locations in a PISA table covering the amount of homework given. The workload does not necessarily translate in better results for Spanish students - they have traditionally scored low results in maths, reading and science in other PISA reports. By contrast, in Finland and South Korea, two of the countries with the best student performances according to PISA - the average time spent on homework every week was less than three hours. So what does this say about the learning methods used in Spain? CEAPA president Jose Luis Pazos says education in Spain has been very reliant on the traditional method of rote-learning - memorising work. He stresses that what children have to learn is how to manage information and how to decide what to memorise and what not. "Society has changed deeply, but the environment in the classroom hasn't," he says. The homework debate has been raging in other countries too, and it is not just parents who are concerned. In the US state of Texas, a secondary school teacher near Dallas sent a letter to parents telling them that she will not be assigning homework to students this year. Instead, she said she wanted them to spend more time with their families. A high school in Britain scrapped traditional homework at the start of term in favour of a more "independent" approach to learning. And even in South Korea, the authorities are considering reducing homework for younger pupils even further. The Yonhap news agency reported in August that the city education office in Seoul was banning primary schools from giving homework to lower grade students, starting next year.

Summary: Thousands of parents in Spain are going on strike against state schools this weekend over the large amount of homework given to their children.


8 November 2016 Last updated at 10:40 GMT It's about 30 metres long and it's thought it may have been caused by work on an underground train line in the city of Fukuoka on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu. It began with two smaller holes that grew steadily until they formed one huge crater. Nobody has been hurt by the sinkhole but it has affected power, water, and gas supplies. People who live and work nearby have been evacuated. Check out this video.

Summary: Check out this giant sinkhole in a road in Japan!


They will also face Montpellier, now coached by former Scotland team boss Vern Cotter, and Leinster, who were second in the Pro12 table last season. Montpellier finished third in the French Top 14. The first pool match will be on either 12/13/14/15 October, with the final on Saturday 12 May in Bilbao. Glasgow reached the quarter-finals for the first time last season after home and away victories over both two-time European champions Leicester and French giants Racing 92 in the pool stages. The Warriors finished runners-up to group winners Munster, and were beaten by eventual champions Saracens in the last eight. Glasgow beat Montpellier home (21-10) and away (15-13) when they met in the pool stages of the 2014-15 Champions Cup, and also overcame Exeter twice in their group the previous season, winning 20-14 at home and 15-10 at Sandy Park. Leinster are familiar foes in the Pro12, with Warriors beating the Irish province 33-25 at home last season, before losing 31-30 at the RDS in Dublin in late April. The last time they met in Europe in 2011-12, Leinster prevailed home and away to finish top of the group on route to their third European title in four seasons. Glasgow were distant runners-up, having also beaten Montpellier at home and drawn away in the same campaign. Glasgow's new forwards coach Jonathan Humphreys, who worked alongside Cotter with Scotland before moving to the Warriors this summer, said he had a sense of inevitability about the draw. "We talked to Vern about this a fair bit during the Six Nations - we were convinced it was going to happen!" he told the Warriors website. "We've worked together for a long time, so we know what the strengths and the style of play of Montpellier will be, although we said we would double-bluff each other. "It's a really exciting group and we're looking forward to it. Leinster, Exeter and Montpellier all want to play a good brand of rugby."

Summary: Glasgow Warriors have been drawn against English Premiership champions Exeter Chiefs in their four-strong European Champions Cup pool.


Davis, 20, has made three Championship appearances this season, with his 7-146 against Glamorgan the best 2016 figures by a Derbyshire bowler. Hemmings, also 20, made his first-class debut against Worcestershire in June. "They will benefit greatly from another winter working with the first team," head coach John Sadler said.

Summary: Derbyshire pace bowler Will Davis and all-rounder Rob Hemmings have signed two-year contracts, keeping them with the county until 2018.


Inverness Castle Viewpoint allows for 360 degree views of Inverness and surrounding area. High Life Highland, which runs leisure sites on Highland Council's behalf, said all the free slots were booked by lunchtime on Tuesday. Entry fees to access to the viewpoint on the North Tower begin on Saturday. After Easter Monday's opening day, 1,100 slots were available. High Life Highland said all the slots have been booked. Highland Council, which owns the tower, said the viewpoint was the first phase in transforming Inverness Castle into a major tourist attraction. The 175-year-old property is currently the base for the city's courts service, which is to be moved to a new building.

Summary: All slots giving free access to a new viewpoint on a historic building were booked up less than 24 hours after it was first opened to the public.


Humberside Police said disbanding the unit, based in Walkington, by March 2014 would save it Â£500,000 a year. The force said the saving would allow it to maintain frontline services as it faces making savings of Â£30m by 2016. Chief Constable Tim Hollis said the force would buy in mounted officers from other forces when needed for operational purposes. The Humberside unit has only six horses and is one of the smallest mounted units in England. Mr Hollis said: "I realise, of course, that the public and many officers and police staff, serving and retired, will regret the loss of a mounted section which has been an integral part of policing across Humberside for so many years. "Personally, I share that sadness but we are in a period when sentiment has come up against austerity and hard decisions must be made." He said the base at Walkington in East Yorkshire would be sold after the unit's disbandment.

Summary: A police force is to axe its mounted unit in order to cut costs.


Historic Scotland has pledged £500,000 towards the scheme which also has council and private sector support. The project is due to get under way in April and finish in 2021. It will include the refurbishment, improvement and reuse of historic buildings in the town centre. They include Stranraer Museum, the former Harbourmaster's Office and Gillespie's Bakery. Grants will also be available to property owners to allow them to undertake essential external repairs to their premises and contribute to the wider improvement of property condition across the town. Dumfries and Galloway Council said the cash injection would ensure major improvements and restoration of some of the most historic parts of the town.

Summary: The final element of a £1.7m investment package has been secured to finance a regeneration programme for conservation areas within Stranraer.


Media playback is not supported on this device The visitors took an early lead when Joel Lynch put the ball into his own net after Matt Ingram had saved Sam Gallagher's header. Liam Feeney tapped home from close range to double the Rovers lead before Jake Bidwell pulled one back from the penalty spot after Yeni Ngbakoto was fouled in the area. Jordan Cousins had a chance to equalise for the hosts but shot wide late on. Blackburn have now progressed to the fourth round for three successive seasons. QPR, who have won their last two in the league, pushed for a late leveller but have now been beaten at the third round stage 48 times in their history - an unwanted record they jointly hold with Plymouth. QPR boss Ian Holloway: "That team, who haven't played before, will never be picked again. Simple as that. "I wanted that team to fight and do it for each other. Unfortunately they couldn't do it. "Simple things we don't do well enough as a group. It's very disappointing. "There will be changes. You've got to get your foot in and we didn't do it well enough. Jamie Mackie did - he tackled everybody. But where's the rest? Come on. "I've made some changes but I wanted to win and I thought that was a strong enough team." Blackburn boss Owen Coyle: "I always say that at the top end of the pitch you want players who can influence games by having assists or scoring goals, which is the best thing in the game. "We say to wide players that they've got an onus on them to get in there and score goals. You can never have enough goalscorers at your club. "So it was great that Liam Feeney got on the end of that and he earned it because his performances have been of a very high standard." Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Blackburn Rovers 2. Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Blackburn Rovers 2. Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by James Perch. Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Wes Brown replaces Sam Gallagher. Foul by Joel Lynch (Queens Park Rangers). Anthony Stokes (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Jordan Cousins (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers). Attempt missed. Jordan Cousins (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Anthony Stokes replaces Danny Graham. Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by James Perch. Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Jordan Cousins replaces Massimo Luongo. Attempt missed. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Foul by Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers). Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing. James Perch (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers). Foul by Joel Lynch (Queens Park Rangers). Sam Gallagher

Summary: Blackburn beat fellow Championship side QPR in the FA Cup third round.


16 January 2017 Last updated at 12:32 GMT The ceremony is called the inauguration. At the event, he will make a promise to do the best for the country and will give a speech known as the inaugural address. There are a few traditions passed down, which he must observe on his inauguration day. Leah takes a look at what's going to happen throughout the day...

Summary: On Friday, Donald Trump will officially become the next president of the United States.


A 40-year-old man faces charges of possessing the drug with intent to supply as well as having criminal property and concealing it. A 25 year old faces charges including cultivating cannabis, supplying the drug and concealing criminal property, Police said the drugs were found after a car was searched at Trench Road, Londonderry, on Thursday 22 September. About £10,400 in cash was also seized during the search of a van on the Toomebridge Bypass at Hillhall Road.

Summary: Two men have been charged in connection with the seizure of cannabis worth an estimated £280,000 in Londonderry.


England's Paul Casey (68) and South Korea-born New Zealander Danny Lee (69) are joint second on seven under. Simpson, the 2012 US Open champion, survived another windy day to post a nine-under 201 total at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth. The 31-year-old also saw a 15-foot birdie putt lip out at the final hole. Americans Stewart Cink (66) and Kevin Kisner (70) are three off the pace, while defending champion Jordan Spieth (68) and Masters champion Sergio Garcia (71) are both five shots behind. Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell dropped shots at three consecutive holes on his front nine as he shot a two-over 72 to fall seven strokes adrift. World number 14 Casey, without a PGA Tour victory since 2009, began the day in a group with Garcia one behind a four-way tie for the lead. The 39-year-old had three birdies in four holes at the start of the back nine, sending his tee shot to within four feet at the par-three 13th. After finishing with a 23-foot putt for a birdie at the last, he said: "Weeks I've putted well I've always had a chance to win, or won. We can't predict the future but I'm very excited with how I've been playing." Former world number one Spieth played the final seven holes with trainer Damon Goddard carrying his bag after regular caddie Michael Greller fell ill in the oppressive heat and humidity. "Michael went down with heat exhaustion," said Spieth, who finished with two birdies in the last three holes and is in a share of eighth. "When we were walking down the 11th, he said: 'This is my last hole.' I thought he was acting a little strange, a little quiet."

Summary: American Webb Simpson carded a three-under-par 67 to open a two-stroke lead after the third round of the Dean & Deluca Invitational in Texas.


Its developer Activision Blizzard has just announced the first seven team owners for a forthcoming league. It believes, in time, the tournament could prove more lucrative than the UK's Premier League - football's highest-earning competition. Several of the successful bidders have made their mark with traditional sports teams, and the buy-in price has not been cheap. The BBC understands the rights cost $20m (£15.5m) per squad. For that, owners get the promise of a 50% revenue split with the Overwatch League itself for future earnings. The fast-paced cartoon-like shooter was designed to appeal to both players and spectators. It's low on gore and features a racial mix of male and female heroes, including a gay character - a relative rarity in gaming. Unlike most e-sports competitions, each team will be based in a different major city to help owners attract home crowds. And they will pursue the world's biggest consumer brands as sponsors, rather than the kind of games-related businesses usually associated with e-sports. "If you want to reach 18-to-35-year-olds, you really need to be where they are, and they are playing games," Activision Blizzard's chief executive Bobby Kotick told the BBC. "The other thing that we offer uniquely is that Overwatch is a very family-friendly game experience. It's a teen-rated game; it's super-colourful, super-friendly. "And if you look at the geographical diversity of the maps or the ethnic and racial diversity of the characters, those are all things that we took into consideration in the construction of what we thought would be a globally appealing experience." To start with, teams are expected to make use of existing venues, but in time Activision Blizzard believes owners will build huge dedicated stadiums of their own. Fixtures will also be streamed online, and be made accessible from within the game itself. The first-person shooter features about two dozen characters who engage in team-based battles set across a near-future Earth. Each character has a distinct personality - including a genetically engineered scientist ape, a cowboy-styled bounty hunter and a nerdy-looking climatologist - and unique abilities. The heroes divide into four broad categories: Squads of six characters are pitched against each other in a range of challenges, including protecting/capturing a location; defending/destroying a vehicle as it is driven across a zone; and being first to wipe out the enemy team. Overwatch launched more than a year ago. Numerous awards and a thriving community of about 30 million players prove it has appeal. Even so, the new league is not guaranteed to succeed on the scale Activision Blizzard hopes. Critics suggest some potential investors have been put off by a demand that the firm gets a reported 25% cut of any team sale. And there is concern that ticket and sponsorship sales could be hit by plans to launch a similar venture based on its Call of Duty titles. Moreover, existing e-sports competitions have yet to collectively make more than £1bn a year - by contrast Premier League clubs jointly earned £3.6bn in the 2015-16 season, according to a recent study. "I think it's a bunch of

Summary: Could Overwatch be the game to take e-sports mainstream?


Some 121 patients called at the hospital on 4 and 5 January - up 46 on the previous year. The spike coincided with a flu outbreak which forced the closure of ward 12. General Manager for Diagnostics, Nicole Hamlet, said the hospital had continued to provide "high quality care" at the "most challenging part" of the year. She said dealing with illness over winter months brought "additional challenges" such as ward closures. "We have robust planning measures in place to respond to this peak in activity," she said. "Contingency measures have been in place over recent weeks to cope with the anticipated extra demand on the service, particularly over the festive break. "We had planned to keep our non-urgent elective operations to a minimum at this busy time." She said that despite admission pressures they had been able to "maintain patient flow throughout the service". Ms Hamlet said that was due in "great part" to the "dedication and commitment" of staff across the NHS and their partners. "Their dedication, support and ability to work under pressure have proved invaluable," she said.

Summary: NHS chiefs have praised staff who helped to cope with a 60% surge in emergency admissions to Dumfries Infirmary at the start of the new year.


The move was initially criticised by Colombia, which complained that it had not been consulted. But Colombian Defence Minister Luis Carlos Villegas has now published a review hailing the results. The number of murders in the border area has dropped by 10%, he said. More than 150,000 gallons of petrol and 400 cattle have been seized by Colombian forces since Venezuela's border security operation was launched on 19 August, added Mr Villegas. "We have reached a new era of co-operation with Venezuela's defence minister," he said. The report was presented to President Juan Manuel Santos and his cabinet during a meeting in the border department of Arauca. Mr Villegas praised the results of the operation launched unilaterally by Venezuela, but said Colombia was already successfully tackling criminal activities in the area. "I can affirm today that the border with Venezuela on the Colombian side is safer now than a year ago," he said. "And I can undoubtedly affirm that the border is safer today than 60 days ago." Venezuela surprised Colombia on 21 August when it deployed more than 1,000 troops and closed the main crossings along the 2,200km (1,400-mile) border. The move followed a shootout in which several Venezuelan soldiers were wounded by smugglers. Other troops were taken to the area in the following days to tackle crime and smuggling. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that for many years Colombia had overlooked the problem, which was hurting the Venezuelan economy. Items subsidised by Venezuela's socialist government, including cheap petrol, are smuggled and sold at huge profit on the Colombian side of the border. Mr Santos recalled his ambassador to Caracas shortly after the operation was launched, complaining about the treatment of Colombians who lived illegally in Venezuela. More than 1,500 of them were expelled and thousands more fled in the following days. "I agree that criminal organisations working in the border area are a big problem, but the best way to deal with it is by working together," said Mr Santos. The two presidents met in Ecuador on 17 September and agreed to "a progressive normalisation" of their common border.

Summary: The Colombian government has acknowledged that crime and smuggling have gone down since Venezuela deployed thousands of troops along their common border two months ago.


A woman shows her political allegiance at the national congress of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party in the capital, Harare, on Saturday. More than 10,000 delegates re-elected President Robert Mugabe, 90, as party leader while his wife Grace was chosen to head the women's wing. Nigerian leader Goodluck Jonathan's image is printed on the clothes of delegates at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary elections at Eagle Square in the capital, Abuja, on Wednesday. Mr Jonathan, 57, was endorsed as the party's candidate in next year's presidential election... The next day, a woman kisses a photo of ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari in the main city, Lagos. Mr Buhari has been chosen as the presidential candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Jonathan beat the 71-year-old former general in the 2011 election. On Friday, models present creations by Zimbabwean designer Sabina Mutsvati at the Swahili Fashion Week in Tanzania's main city Dar es Salaam. Twenty-four designers showcased their work at the event. A supporter of Moroccan football champions Moghreb Tetouan is disappointed on Wednesday after his team's defeat at the hands of Auckland City in a match played in Rabat, as part of the 2014 Fifa Club World Cup. The Oceania club champions won 4-3 on penalties. Girls from the Pokot ethnic group take part in an initiation ceremony in Kenya's Rift Valley on Saturday to mark their passage into womanhood. The girls sing and stay standing from the afternoon until the morning and remain out of the sight of men. A member of the Egyptian parkour group, EGY PK, practises a jump in front of the Pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo on Tuesday. EGY PK, one of the first parkour groups in Egypt, is training for performances, aimed at tourists, during the Christmas season... A day later, an ostrich is fed at the Giza zoo in Cairo. Khedive Ismail, Egypt's ruler from 1863-1879, built the zoo and planned the opening to coincide with the inauguration of the Suez Canal in 1869 but missed the deadline. The zoo officially opened only in 1891, covering an area of 80 acres. A view over the village of Portela being covered by a lava flow on the Cape Verde island of Fogo on Sunday. Hundreds of residents were evacuated from the village as the volcano erupted on the island for the first time in 19 years. And in this photo people are seen crossing the Dawa river near Kenya's north-eastern town of Mandera. Militant Islamist group al-Shabab recently killed 64 people in two attacks in the region, forcing many non-Muslims to flee.

Summary: A selection of photos from around the African continent this week:


Roy Burke said the expiry of an agreement with Dutch company Verweij and Partners meant no-one now had exclusive rights to work on the site. The company had originally pledged to start redeveloping Fort Tourgis by the end of 2012. Plans for the Victorian fortification include a hotel and conference centre. Mr Burke said: "Verweij and Partners no longer have exclusivity on Fort Tourgis... nobody has the right to build or develop Fort Tourgis." He added: "If they come along with plans tomorrow, the States of Alderney would have to relook at those plans and decide whether or not they want to proceed with that development." Verweij and Partners entered into negotiations with the States of Alderney in 2007. The company submitted plans for a resort, which would include spa facilities and 50-70 bedrooms. Mr Burke said any development would need to involve much work to the inside of the fort, due to the fact that many of the floors have rotted and collapsed. He said: "Virtually all the original features will have to stay. "From an economic perspective there's no doubt it will be a great boon for Alderney." Mr Burke said he would be meeting a representative of Verweij and Partners in a few weeks, and was expecting an update on the development. He said following an announcement earlier in the year that part of the company had been declared bankrupt, he was examining its finances. Attempts to contact Verweij and Partners were unsuccessful, with the company's phone lines in the Netherlands appearing to have been disconnected.

Summary: An agreement on the redevelopment of Alderney's derelict Fort Tourgis has lapsed, according to the chief executive of the island's States.


The Argentine, 36, shot a seven-under-par 65 to finish 17 under and win his first European Tour title for 10 years. Bland, 44, who shared the overnight lead with Spain's Sergio Garcia, carded a three-under 69 on Sunday to finish one shot adrift of Romero. Masters champion Garcia and Belgium's Thomas Detry also finished on 16 under at the Golfclub Munchen Eichenried. Romero's only other European Tour win was the Players Championship of Europe in 2007, the year he finished third at The Open. Three strokes off the lead before the final round, he made seven birdies, including one at the 18th to win. Four players were tied for the lead at one stage, but Detry was unable to match Romero on the final hole. Bland, who has never won on the European Tour, carded five birdies but dropped a shot on the par-five sixth and another on the 17th. He was playing in the final pairing of the day alongside Garcia, who was competing in Europe for the first time since he won the Masters in April. Both needed to eagle the last hole to force a play-off, but Garcia narrowly failed to chip in with his third shot before Bland's 15-foot putt slid wide.

Summary: World number 837 Andres Romero won the BMW International as England's Richard Bland tied for second in Munich.


Adur District Council said it was looking into the possibility of a memorial walk along the River Adur. People are being invited to submit their thoughts and suggestions to the shorehamremembers.org website. A shortlist of ideas will be created in January, followed by a public consultation in March. Eleven men were killed on 22 August when a vintage Hawker Hunter plummeted into the A27 in West Sussex during the Shoreham Air Show. In a statement, Adur District Council said: "It has been suggested that a new memorial, close to both the river and the proposed site for a new slipway, could form the start and finish of a beautiful walk between the recreation ground and Old Tollbridge. "This idea potentially also incorporates the temporary memorial board and archway erected by the county council in a meaningful way, and could create a multitude of spaces and perspectives for reflection along the walk's length." It continues: "While other ideas are being invited this particular one appears to be currently gathering support throughout the community." In the days after the crash, thousands of flowers, cards, pictures and messages of condolence were left on the Old Shoreham Toll Bridge, which became known as the "Bridge of Flowers". A memorial service was held at Lancing College's gothic chapel on 22 November, three months after the disaster. During the service, the Bishop of Chichester, The Right Reverend Dr Martin Warner, praised the "human courage, generosity and compassion" of the emergency services and said this was a time when "grief must blend with love" in a celebration of those who died.

Summary: A permanent memorial is to be created as a "fitting, lasting tribute" to the 11 men who were killed in the Shoreham air disaster in August.